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Fire crews search an area of the Fox River near the Geneva dam after two men were carried over the dam Saturday. One of the men died, the Geneva Fire Department said.

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Coroner’s office plans open houseGENEVA – The Kane County Coroner’s Office will host an open

house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3. It is located on the Kane County

Government Center at 719 S. Batavia Ave. in Geneva. Tours will be

available of the coroner’s office and morgue and will be age-appropri-

ate and sensitive to all who enter.

Free study night at Baker Community CenterST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Park District has planned a free study

night event, from 6 to 7:45 p.m. May 6 at Baker Community Center,

101 S. Second St., St. Charles. After studying, there will be pizza and

drinks provided by the St. Charles Noon Kiwanis Club. It is for ages 11

to 19. Advance registration is required at www.stcparks.org.

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By CHARLES [email protected]

GENEVA – A 26-year-oldman riding in a kayak died Sat-urday after getting caught inthe boil at the Geneva dam, Ge-neva Fire Lt. Todd Loomis said.

The man was in a two-personkayak riding with another manof similar age on the Fox Riv-er near the dam, Loomis said.The Geneva, Batavia and St.Charles fire departments weredispatched at 4:27 p.m. Saturdayto a report of someone in thedam, Loomis said.

Bystanders said that twopeople lost control of theirtwo-person kayak shortly afterlaunching it into the Fox River.The strong current carried thekayak and the two boaters overa low head dam, according to aSaturday Geneva Fire Depart-ment news release.

The man who survived wasthrown out of the boil in frontof the dam, Loomis said. Hewas found unconscious floatingdownriver from the dam andwas rescued by Kevin O’Con-ner of Ottawa, Mark Stankus ofWest Chicago and respondingGeneva firefighters, accordingto the release.

The unconscious man wastransported by Geneva Fire De-partment paramedics to DelnorHospital and was reported Sat-urday night to be recovering,the news release said.

“The two men who went overthe dam were from a group ofsix friends from the Blooming-ton, Ill., area and who had rent-ed three two-person kayaks fora trip on the river,” the newsrelease said.

The news release did notname the men, and Loomis de-clined to reveal their identities.The fire department continuedto withhold their names Sun-day.

“Unfortunately, the next ofkin have not been notified, andwe cannot release patient in-formation under HIPAA,” FireChief Steve Olson said in anemail Sunday morning.

The four other friends werenot injured and remained on thescene during recovery opera-tions. They were provided assis-tance by staff members from theAmerican Red Cross, accordingto the release.

Fire crews were able to getthe deceased man from the boilat about 6 p.m., Loomis said. He

was pronounced dead by para-medics after consultation withDelnor’s emergency room staff,the release said.

“It’s a very dangerous oper-ation to retrieve someone fromthe boil,” he said.

A large group of peoplewatched from the bridge andthe east and west sides as boatsswept the river between the damand the Route 38 bridge. Amongthose observing the fire crewswas Jackie Goti of Winfield.

Goti said she was on thebridge at about 4:30 p.m. Satur-day when she saw two males ina red kayak on the river nearthe top of the dam.

“They were trying to go theother way, but the dam justpulled them over,” Goti said.

OUT AND ABOUT

Fox Trot 5K and 10K races set in BataviaBATAVIA – The Batavia Mothers’ Club Foundation will

host its 14th annual Fox Trot 5K and 10K race Saturday atthe Batavia Riverwalk, Island Avenue and Houston Streetin Batavia. The race features a new 10K route. Both racesfeature courses along the Fox River in downtown Batavia.Participants can register online before the event or at theevent on race day. The start time for both the 5K and 10Kis 8 a.m. There are awards for the winners of both racesin all age groups following the race. The Fox Trot also fea-tures a noncompetitive Kids’ Fun Run. There are two racesdesigned especially for children. Preschoolers and childrenthrough first grade are encouraged to try the Junior Jog.Second- through fifth-graders are encouraged to try theYouth Mile event. The kids’ events begin at approximately8:45 a.m. Advance registration for all events is encour-aged. The advance registration cost for the 5K is $25 arunner, and the advance registration cost for the 10K is$35 a runner. There is no charge for either Kids’ Fun Run,but a donation of $10 a child is suggested. Funds raisedthrough this event will support Batavia schools and othereducational opportunities for local families. The first 350registered participants are guaranteed a T-shirt and good-ie bag. Participants may register online at www.signmeup.com/98137. In-person registration will be accepted onrace day from 6:30 to 7:40 a.m. at the event. For informa-tion, visit www.bataviamothersclub.org.

Spring work day at Conley FarmKANEVILLE TOWNSHIP – A spring work day event is set

from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Conley Farm, 47W085Main Street Road in Kaneville Township. Each spring,volunteers from across the Kaneland area and beyondmeet at the Conley Farm to ready the property for ConleyOutreach Community Services’ grief events, including itschildren’s Good Grief Day Camp. It was Bruce Conley’svision, more than a decade ago, to develop the farm intoa place of reflection, healing and celebration for this com-munity. Tasks this year include raking, mulching, trimmingtrees, scrubbing furniture and the pavilion, and cleaningdebris out of the creek. A light lunch will be provided, andthe annual Angel Awards presented at noon. Volunteersare encouraged to bring their work gloves and gardeningtools, including clippers, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrowsand small chain saws if possible. Waterproof boots areneeded for anyone working near the creek. Future springand summer projects include building a pergola behindthe horse barn and some painting. Call Conley Outreach at630-365-2880 to volunteer.

STC Underground plans Dodgeball DayST. CHARLES – The STC Underground has planned its

Dodgeball Day event for 6 to 9 p.m. May 2 at the BakerCommunity Center, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles. Therewill be several different variations of dodgeball includingclassic, jailbreak, free-for-all, and three lives. After theevent, enjoy pizza and refreshments. Awards and prizeswill be handed out throughout the night. It is for ages11 to 19. The fee is $10 a person. Advance registration isrequired at www.stcparks.org.

Have news to share?To submit news to the Kane County Chronicle, send a

news release to [email protected].

Charles Menchaca – [email protected]

Fire crews search an area of the Fox River near the Geneva dam after two

men were carried over the dam Saturday. One of the men died, the Geneva

Fire Department said.

GENEVA

Kayaker dies after fall from dam

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Geneva woman dies in motorcycle crashKANE COUNTY [email protected]

PLATO TOWNSHIP – A54-year-old Geneva womandied Saturday when the motor-cycle she was driving went offthe road and struck a guardrailon eastbound Route 20, westof Switzer Road, according toa news release from the Kane

County Sheriff’s Office.According to the release,

Sharon Schultz, of the 700 blockof Lancaster Lane in Geneva,was driving a 2007 Harley Da-vidson motorcycle, when, at 3:10p.m. Saturday, the vehicle leftthe road.

Police said it’s still unknownwhy Schultz’s motorcycle leftthe road.

According to the release,Schultz was taken to PresenceSt. Joseph Hospital in Elgin,where she was pronounced de-ceased. Police said Schultz waswearing a helmet at the time ofthe crash, and that the motor-cycle was the only vehicle in-volved in the incident. Schultzwas the only one on the motor-cycle, police added.

Elburn apartment buildingevacuated for stove fire

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ELBURN – A three-storyapartment building for se-niors was evacuated Sundayin Elburn after a kitchenfire activated an automaticfire alarm, an official said.

Elburn & CountrysideFire Protection District As-sistant Chief Craig Hansonsaid a small stove fire acti-vated the alarm at MeadowsApartments, 318 DempseySt., at about noon.

A sprinkler head in theapartment controlled andextinguished the fire by thetime firefighters arrived,

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mained on the scene to ver-ify the fire was completelyout and to check the resi-dents’ health.

No injuries were report-ed, he said.

Hanson did not yet knowthe extent of the damageand the number of unitsaffected. He said there areabout 50 apartments in thebuilding.

The fire district receivedadditional assistance fromits part-time personnel,Hanson said, noting thehelp was appreciated on aholiday.

Postal workers seek to Stamp Out HungerBy ASHLEY [email protected]

Letter carriers aren’t ask-ing people to do much on May10 – only to help Stamp OutHunger.

Since 1992, the NationalAssociationof Letter Car-riers has des-ignated thesecond Sat-urday in Mayas the datefor its annu-al Stamp Out

Hunger Food Drive.Nationwide, letter car-

riers collected more than74.4 million pounds of food

in 2013, the second-highestamount in the program’s his-tory, according to the associ-ation.

Those wanting to contrib-ute this year should placenonperishable items – includ-ing personal care items andpet food – next to their mail-box by 9 a.m. May 10.

“It’s a painless gift,” saidPaula Yensen, the executive

director of United Way of Cen-tral Kane County. “They’llcome and do the work.”

The United Way of CentralKane County, which workswith the local postal workersto promote the food drive,funds programs that receivethe food, Yensen said.

“We’re seeing very muchof an increased need forfood,” she said, noting the

Salvation Army is provid-ing food for people who wereonce provided donations.

This year, the Stamp OutHunger Food Drive will ben-efit the Salvation Army in St.Charles, which distributesthe food to the Hosanna Food

Pantry, and St. Peter CatholicChurch in Geneva, accordingto the United Way.

“This has been a toughyear,” John Parenti, fooddrive coordinator for the St.Charles Post Office, said ina written statement. “Withpeople losing their jobs, it isessential that we help peo-ple in time of need. Makinga food donation will enhancethe lives of many people.”

To volunteer with the fooddrive, contact Parenti at 630-584-2318.

For information, visitwww.facebook.com/Stam-pOutHunger or follow thedrive at www.twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

By the numbers

The amount of food collected na-tionally through the Letter Carriers’Food Drive in recent years.• 74.4 million pounds in 2013• 70.7 million pounds in 2012• 70.6 million pounds in 2011

Source: National Associationof Letter Carriers

“This has been a tough year. With people losing their

jobs, it is essential that we help people in time of

need. Making a food donation will enhance the lives

of many people.”

John Parenti, Food coordinator for the St. Charles Post Ofice

Photos by Karen Naess for Shaw Media

ABOVE: Kids hurry to gather Easter eggs during an Eas-

ter egg hunt at the Batavia Egg Hop’s on Saturday.

LEFT: Addison Bakker, 19 months old, of Batavia runs

with her Easter egg during the Batavia Egg Hop on

Saturday. The egg hop was sponsored by Batavia Main-

Street and River City Church and held in downtown

Batavia. Other events included face painting, balloons

animals, games, activities, storytime with River City

Church, a dance performance and a raffle.

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HUNT IN BATAVIA

By JAY [email protected]

GENEVA – After the Kaneland soft-ball team won Game 1 of Saturday’sdoubleheader via an Angie Morrowno-hitter, Geneva was going to be hard-pressed to match those kind of stylepoints in the second game.

The Vikings waited until the lateinnings, but ultimately held up theirend of the bargain in the drama depart-ment, storming back from a six-rundeficit to split the doubleheader witha 9-8 win in Game 2, capped by junioroutfielder Madison Keith’s walk-off,three-run home run.

The storyline was all the sweeterfor Keith considering she transferredfrom Kaneland to Geneva after herfreshman year and knows most of theKnights well.

Kaneland won the morning match-up, 3-0, thanks to Morrow’s second ca-reer no-hitter – her first at Kaneland– and the Knights were in superb posi-tion for a sweep in Game 2, leading, 7-1,going into the bottom of the sixth.

But Geneva scored four in the bot-tom of the sixth to pull within 7-5, chas-ing Kaneland starting pitcher Court-ney Davis and bringing in ShannonHerra.

A solo home run by Kaneland sec-ond baseman Morgan Weber puffed theKnights’ lead to 8-5 in the top of the sev-enth, but the Vikings had inched backwithin two runs with a pair of runnersaboard and none out by the time Keithcame to bat in the bottom of the sev-enth.

A home track meet unfolded nearthe softball field, and Keith said sheheard one of her friends on Geneva’sboys track and field team, Grant Hen-derson, predict game-ending heroicsfrom Keith.

“He’s one of the throwers, so he wasjust sitting back there,” Keith said.“He called it, I heard him say it. It waskind of already in my mind, and then ithappened, so that was kind of cool. …It was an awesome game, an awesomeplay right there. Felt good. First walk-off home run.”

Keith spent a chunk of her time be-tween games reconnecting with someof her former Kaneland classmates,but there was little question her stron-gest connection of the day came in theclutch on what Keith called a pitch that“was middle-outside, and it was a littlebit higher, which I like.”

Until her three-run blast to left-cen-ter, Keith was hitless on the day andsaid she was putting too much pressureon herself against her former school.

“She was certainly among the lead-ers of those that were struggling, butthat was a great adjustment,” Genevacoach Greg Dierks said. “She got aheadon the count and she got a pitch to hit,and that was just a great swing.

“We lost to Waubonsie, 6-5, onWednesday, and we had the tying runon second base at the end of the gameafter the two-out rally, and she missedby a hair of putting it out to put usahead. It was really almost the identi-cal situation. She just got it a little bitbetter on this one. That was gone by alongshot.”

Consecutive singles by catcher RyliePorretto and shortstop Kaitlyn Plocins-ki and an RBI double from cleanup hit-ter Molly Wrenn set up Geneva (6-4) forKeith’s memorable home run.

Both teams benefited from sizzlingoffensive performances from a fresh-man in Game 2. Weber homered, dou-bled, singled, walked and laid down a

sacrifice bunt in her five at-bats forKaneland (7-7), while the Vikings’Wrenn went 4 for 4 with a pair of dou-bles and, like Weber, drove in threeruns.

“She has really hit the ball well,” Di-erks said of Wrenn. “The majority ofher hits, I’d say the first five games orso, were singles, but the extra base hitsare starting to show up now. She hasthe ability to drive the ball hard in thegap like she was today.”

There were far fewer offensive the-atrics in the opener as Kaneland rodea splendid pitching performance fromthe hard-throwing Morrow. Morrow,a Burlington Central transfer whomissed last year with a shoulder inju-ry, said her other high school no-hittercame against Hampshire as a fresh-man.

“It means a lot to me for here atKaneland because I really want toprove myself and show them that I’m

here to do that, get ground balls andjust get the outs for the girls,” Morrowsaid.

Morrow struck out six, walked oneand hit two batters. The walk and hitbatsmen all came in the bottom of thesecond, when Morrow worked out ofa based loaded, two-out jam on a line-out from Sarah Baurer to Knights thirdbaseman Meg Cohrs, who had a busyand productive defensive day at the hotcorner.

“I just had to take a deep breath,”Morrow said. “That was my biggestthing. I think I was rushing and gettinga little too into the game. I needed totake a deep breath and I needed to hitmy spots.”

The Vikings didn’t hit the ball out ofthe infield against Morrow, groundingout 13 times in the game as Morrow’sdrop-ball did its job.

Morrow admitted to being per-plexed when Knights coach Brian Wil-lis visited the pitcher’s circle with twoouts and nobody on in the top of theseventh.

“We were just having a little funwith her,” Willis said. “She had ano-hitter going, and I told her I wastaking her out. It was nothing. I wasn’tconveying anything except having alittle bit of fun and lightening the mo-ment in case she was feeling any pres-sure to get the last batter.”

Kaneland took a 1-0 lead in the topof the first of Game 1 on an RBI doublefrom Cohrs off Vikings starting pitcherEmily Plocinski.

That was the only earned runPlocinski allowed. Kaneland’s finaltwo runs scored in the top of the sev-enth when Geneva committed an erroron leadoff hitter Lexi Roach’s bunt upthe first-base line with runners at sec-ond and third and two outs.

All three of Roach’s hits for the daycame in Game 2, while teammate Mor-gan Sikon notched a pair of hits in bothgames for the visitors.

Wrenn, Geneva’s third baseman,picked up the Game 2 pitching winwith minimal effort required. She re-lieved starting pitcher Rachel Fanellaand walked the only batter she facedin the top of the seventh – Lanie Cal-laghan – who was then caught stealingby Porretto on a close play at second toend the inning.

Vikings center fielder Anna Gearyrecorded an outfield assist in the top ofthe sixth, throwing out Sikon at homeplate to keep the Vikings’ deficit at 7-1.

Geary’s throw might not haveseemed like a big deal at the time.Keith’s clout a half hour later made itso.

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Geneva’s Madison Keith receives a hug from teammate Sarah Baurer after hitting a walk-off three-run homer against Kaneland in Game 2 of a doubleheader Saturday in Geneva.The teams split their games.

No-hitter, walk-off winner part of splitKANELAND 3-8, GENEVA 0-9

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Knights nip Vikings in extrasBy JARED [email protected]

MAPLE PARK – CreditJoe Laudont’s walk-off singlein the bottom of the ninth forKaneland’s 7-6 win over Gene-va on Saturday afternoon.

Give an assist to a reversedbalk call in the top half of theinning, which also had a majorimpact on the outcome of thenonconference game.

With no outs and Vikingrunners on second and third,Kaneland reliever Nick Hennestarted to throw a pitch to Ge-neva batter Jason Croci. In-stead of throwing the ball tothe plate, Henne faked a pick-off to unoccupied first base.

The move was called a balkand Brandon Evert was wavedhome from third base withwhat would have been Gene-va’s go-ahead run. Alex Lobril-lo advanced from second tothird.

Kaneland coach BrianAversa appealed the call. Af-ter the three-man umpiringcrew discussed the play, theyreversed the call and orderedEvert back to third and Lobril-lo to second. The officials de-cided that Henne had taken astep backward off the pitchingrubber so the pick-off attemptwas not a balk.

“If he had jumped andstraddled the rubber thenthat’s a balk, but he steppedoff,” Aversa said. “I’m going tobattle for my kids and [Genevacoach Matt Hahn is] going tobattle for his.”

“I have no comment onthat,” Hahn said when askedabout the umpire’s decision toreverse the call.

Henne got out of the inning.The senior right-hander stuckout Croci and Garrett Davis.Sophomore Nick Derr endedthe inning with a flyout to deepcenter field.

Kaneland (7-3) quickly end-ed the game in its half of theninth. Joe Panico led off the in-ning with a double and scoredwhen Laudont, the next batter,laced his single to center.

“I was surprised coachdidn’t call for a bunt, but Joehad a great hit and [Aversa]wanted to keep the momentumgoing,” Laudont said. “Coachsaid to swing aggressive, getmy pitch and hit it up the mid-dle. Do something good withit.”

The appealed balk was notthe only play that aided Kane-land. The Knights capitalizedon Geneva fielding miscues toscore three of their runs.

“Brian’s teams always putthe ball in play. Our defense

really let us down today – thatwas the difference,” Hahn said.“I think I counted six, maybemore, errors.”

Geneva (8-2) took a 4-0 leadin the third on two walks, twosingles and a double off Kane-land starting pitcher NateHopkins.

Davis, who was Geneva’sstarting pitcher, cruisedthrough the first three in-nings. After giving up a lead-off single in the first, thejunior southpaw retired 10Knight batters in a row. Withone out in the fourth, Kane-land reached Davis for fourstraight singles to cut the Vi-kings’ lead to 4-2.

Kaneland took the lead, 5-4,in the next inning when a Dan-ny Hammermeister grounderwas misplayed and allowedthe tying and go-ahead runs tocross the plate.

Geneva pulled back ahead,6-5, in the sixth. Ben Challyscored the tying run on NateMontgomery’s double to left.After Nick Stahl replaced Hop-kins on the mound, Montgom-ery scored when Kanelandcould not handle Nick Porret-to’s infield grounder.

The Knights knotted thegame back up in the seventh.Laudont scored on Hammer-meister’s misplayed grounder.

TODAYBaseball: Kaneland at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.; Marmion at Marian

Central, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Central Catholic at St. Edward, 4:30p.m.; Harvard at Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Christianat Montini, 4:30 p.m.; St. Francis at Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.Softball:Marian Central at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora

Central Catholic at Montini, 4:30 p.m.; Burlington Central atNorth Boone, 4:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at Rosary, 4:30 p.m.;Aurora Christian at St. Edward, 4:30 p.m.Girls soccer: Kaneland at Yorkville, 4:30 p.m.; St. Francis at

Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.; Benet at Wheaton Academy, 6:30p.m.Boys track: Elgin at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Cen-

tral Catholic at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.Girls track: Aurora Central Catholic at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.Boys volleyball:Montini at Wheaton Academy, 5:30 p.m.; St.

Francis at St. Charles North, 6 p.m.Girls water polo:Morton at St. Charles East, 6 p.m.

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WednesdayCoverage of Tuesday night’s Tri-Cities girls soccer showdown

between rivals St. Charles East and St. Charles North.Host North is trying to get off to a fast Upstate Eight Con-

ference River Division start in its bid to repeat as conferencechampions.

FridayCoverage of Thursday’s series finales

in a pair of marquee UEC River baseballseries, Batavia against St. Charles Eastand Geneva against St. Charles North.The teams are slated to square off

against each other Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday as the first week of intra-di-visional play unfolds.

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BASEBALL: KANELAND 7, GENEVA 6 (9 INN.)

BOYS TENNIS: GENEVA INVITATIONAL

Marmion finishes as runner-up at inviteBy THOMAS [email protected]

GENEVA – The GenevaBoys Tennis Invitationalcame down to the last doublesmatch of the day Saturday,featuring Marmion and Lin-coln-Way East.

After three tightly con-tested sets, Lincoln-Way Eastprevailed over the Cadetswith scores of 6-1, 3-6 and 7-5to seal the tournament winfor Lincoln-Way East.

Marmion took secondoverall, and coach JohnTsang was pleased with histeam’s effort.

“I was very encouragedof what I saw today,” Tsangsaid. “You know [there is]

still a lot of room for improve-ment, but I think we had avery strong showing today.”

The Cadets’ John King fin-ished third in No. 1 singlesand Dave Demoll took the ti-tle at No. 2 singles.

St. Charles East finishedthird overall behind the ef-forts of senior standout Jas-per Koenen.

Koenen cruised throughthe bracket and took first inNo. 1 singles. He reached winNo. 94 in his career and iseyeing a round number.

“My first goal of the seasonis get to 100 wins,” Koenensaid, “I got my eyes on 100wins for East and then con-ference, sectionals then on tostate. So, yeah, I am excited

for the rest of the season.”The Saints’ Connor Ander-

son and Colin Jones placedsecond in No. 2 doubles.Coach Rob Livermore waslooking forward to the up-coming challenges.

The host of the tourna-ment, Geneva, took fourthoverall and had both its No.1 (John Potts, Ryan Doeck-el) and No. 2 (Brad Burgess,Nick Simone) doubles teamsfinish third. Oswego, Crys-tal Lake Central and DeKalbtook fifth, sixth and seventhrespectively.

The tournament was splitbetween two locations. Sin-gles play was held at GenevaHigh School, while the dou-bles was at St. Charles East.


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Mom is in assisted livingand is now refusing tobathe, trying not to eat anddoesn’t want to talk to any-one or have visitors. She’sobviously depressed, butrefuses counseling. If shecontinues being uncooper-ative, I’m afraid she’ll haveto go to a nursing homewhere they might let herstarve herself to death.

One sister says I shouldforce Mom to do fun things,but I don’t know what shewants. We used to go out toeat, but she no longer wantsto do that. I have tried tohonor Mom’s wishes, butI’m at a loss about what todo for her. Do you have anysuggestions? – Almost AtWits’ End

Dear Almost: I have one.You and your siblingsshould have your motherevaluated by a geriatricianIMMEDIATELY. It’s appar-ent that she is depressed,but the question is whethershe also has somethingphysically wrong with herthat is affecting her mentalstate. Then let the doctor beyour guide.

Dear Abby: I dated my exfor six years, but we brokeup recently. The problemis, we signed a lease on ourapartment that won’t beup until next year. He stilllives here, and I don’t havethe heart to kick him out.Financially, our living to-gether makes sense, and I’drather live with him thanwith a stranger.

Abby, this livingarrangement has madeit tough to get over him.Our breakup was amica-ble – somewhat – and weremain civil to each other.I have no desire to get back

together with him. I justfind it hard because I’m notsure how to survive thisweird situation I’m in. Is ita good idea to keep livingtogether? – Remaining CivilIn Canada

Dear Remaining Civil: Itdepends upon how highyour tolerance is for pain.If seeing your ex withothers hurts to the extentthat you shed tears on yourpillow, or obsess about whohe’s with and where he’sgoing, then it’s not a goodidea. However, if the situa-tion can’t be changed, thenit’s important that you fillyour time with activitiesand opportunities that al-low you to meet new peopleand make new friends.

Dear Abby: My new hus-band’s family informed himthey were coming to visitus for seven to 10 days. Thiswas eight relatives, andI was not asked whetherthis was convenient or not.They were so noisy that ourneighbors finally asked,“When are they leaving?”

How can I prevent thisfrom happening again inthe future without offend-ing anyone? My husbandsaid after they had left,“You don’t handle chaosand confusion well, doyou?” – Needs To Be Con-sulted In Georgia

Dear Needs To Be Con-sulted: Revisit the questionyour husband asked you.And when you do, tell himthe answer is not only doyou NOT handle chaos, con-fusion and eight surprisehouseguests well, neitherdo your neighbors.

Then set some bound-aries for the next timethey say they are coming.His first response shouldalways be, “I’ll check withmy wife to see if it’s conve-nient.”

• Write Dear Abby atwww.dearabby.com.

JeannePhillips

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It is easy to getcareless

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Harry Vardon, a top Englishgolfer who died in 1937, said,“More matches are lost throughcarelessness at the beginningthan by any other cause.”

More bridge contracts are lostthrough carelessness early inthe play than by any other cause.

So, do not mess up early intoday’s deal. South is in fourhearts. West leads the spadeeight. East wins with his aceand returns the spade four. Howshould South proceed?

The South hand is definitelyworth a one-heart opening. TheNorth hand would have beena perfect game-forcing two-no-trump response in the days ofyore, but this modern pair wasusing the Jacoby Forcing Raise,showing four-card or betterheart support. Some pairs wouldrespond three no-trump to showa balanced 13-15 without fourhearts, but I like this to promise3-3-3-4 or 3-3-4-3 distribution anda soft, no-trumpy hand.

An impulsive declarer wouldtake the second trick on theboard and run the heart jack(the percentage play for only oneloser). But West would win withhis queen and give his partnera spade ruff. Then the heart acewould defeat the contract.

Harry Vardon, if he had beena bridge player, would have re-alized that this was the one riskto the contract. And the way tokeep the ball in play, not flyingout of bounds, is first to cashdummy’s two top diamonds anddiscard declarer’s remainingspade. Then there is no risk of anopposing spade ruff and Southcan play on trumps, here losingone spade and two hearts.

Always pause to considerpotential dangers.

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