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Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Amanda Swedberg, 12, fixes the wreath atop her head during a holiday open house at the Old North Grove School in Sycamore on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Swedberg represented the Swedish St. Lucia and handed out straw ornaments to visitors.
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Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com
Amanda Swedberg, 12, fixes the wreath atop her head during a holiday open house at the Old North Grove School in Sycamore on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Swedberg represented the Swedish St. Lucia and handed out straw ornaments to visitors.

  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Carly Ruggeri, 13, of Geneva dances during a rehearsal for the Nutcracker at the Beth Fowler School of Dance in Genoa on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Beth Fowler (top) and Larry Pool practice a dance during a rehearsal for the Nutcracker at the Beth Fowler School of Dance in Genoa on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Amanda Swedberg, 12, fixes the wreath atop her head during a holiday open house at the Old North Grove School in Sycamore on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Swedberg represented the Swedish St. Lucia and handed out straw ornaments to visitors.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> (From front to back) Dancers Alyssa Meier, 14, Carly Ruggeri, 13, Stephanie Routson, 15, and Sonia Gaytan, 14, practice during a rehearsal for the Nutcracker at the Beth Fowler School of Dance in Genoa on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Alice Whitney, member of the North Grove School Association, replenishes the cookies and cider during a holiday open house at the Old North Grove School in Sycamore on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Whitney attended the one-room school up until sixth grade.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Janice Abizaid admires a handmade straw ornament at the holiday open house at the Old North Grove School in Sycamore on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Abizaid attended Brush School, also a one-room school, in DeKalb as a child. Brush School has since been moved to Burlington.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Beth Fowler (front) and Larry Pool practice a dance during a rehearsal for the Nutcracker at the Beth Fowler School of Dance in Genoa on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Brandon Nikkila, 12, plays ping pong at his family's home in Sycamore on Saturday, November 23, 2013. Nikkila is on the waiting list for a Big Brother match-up.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Brandon Nikkila, 12, plays one-on-one basketball with his mother, Karen Nikkila in front of their Sycamore home on Saturday, November 23, 2013. Brandon is on the waiting list for a Big Brother match-up.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Sandwich Public Library Director Sarah Horn in Sandwich, Ill., Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Blitz, a rescue dog at Raven's Husky Haven and Rescue in Sycamore, receives a training session with manager and trainer Lisa Monge on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The rescue is receiving fundraising suggestions from students in Jim Johnson's executive master's of business administration class at Northern Illinois University.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Raven's Husky Haven and Rescue manager and trainer Lisa Monge interacts with the rescue dogs on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The rescue is receiving fundraising suggestions from students in Jim Johnson's executive master's of business administration class at Northern Illinois University.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Devon, a rescue dog at Raven's Husky Haven and Rescue in Sycamore, is seen inside a kennel on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The rescue is receiving fundraising suggestions from students in Jim Johnson's executive master's of business administration class at Northern Illinois University.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Blitz, a rescue dog at Raven's Husky Haven and Rescue in Sycamore, receives a training session with manager and trainer Lisa Monge on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The rescue is receiving fundraising suggestions from students in Jim Johnson's executive master's of business administration class at Northern Illinois University.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> On Tuesday morning, fifth grade students at Lincoln Elementary School in DeKalb, including (from left to right) Liz Wherman, 10, Eric Williams, 10, and Jacoya Bennett, 10, count food items that will be donated to the Freezing for Food annual food drive on Friday.<br /> <br /> Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Northern Illinois University nursing student Claire Desrosiers looks over some NIU T-shirts at the Village Commons Bookstore in DeKalb on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Northern Illinois University alumna Sandy Lutz of Aurora looks for NIU team apparel at the Village Commons Bookstore in DeKalb on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Lutz will be traveling to Detroit for the Mid-American Conference championship which will be played on Friday night.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Northern Illinois University alumnus Chris Akers of Chicago tries on a sweatshirt while shopping for NIU Huskie gear at the Village Commons Bookstore in DeKalb on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Akers had just picked up his tickets for the Mid-American Conference championship game when he decided to stop by the bookstore to look for some fan apparel.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Kim Phad of Planfield holds up a sweatshirt to show her husband, Jim Phad (not pictured), as the two shopped for Northern Illinois University apparel for their three children that graduated from NIU while at the Village Commons Bookstore in DeKalb on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Linda and Brad Pietens, of DeKalb, enjoy the splendor of decorations at Ellwood House on Wednesday, December 4, 2013.
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