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Meditation sessions: 3 to 4:30 p.m. today, Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights. What is meditation, how and why to mediate. To register, (847) 253-5532. Also, 7:15-8:30 p.m. today, Elk Grove Park Districts Rainbow Falls Community Center, Elk Grove Village. Meditation for improving self respect. Register at (847) 437-9494.

Latin Ballroom Dancing: 4 to 5 p.m. today, indian Trails Public Library, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. Learn steps to show off at weddings, work functions and more. Registration required. (847) 459-4100 or indiantrailslibrary.org.

Jersey Boys at Schaumburg Flyers: 7:05 p.m. today, Alexian Field, 1999 S. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg. Cast from Jersey Boys leads seventh-inning stretch during game against FargoMoorhead Redhawks. (847) 891-2255.

BG Networkers: 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 11 and 25, Buffalo Grove Area Chamber of Commerce office, 50 Raupp Blvd. Continental breakfast served. Bring business cards. (847) 541-7799.

Citizenship Expo: 1:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. Bartlett Character Counts Coalition sponsors its third annual Citizenship Expo. (630) 213-0100.

Book discussion: St. Cecilia Church, 700 S. Meier Road, Mount Prospect, to host talk on novel The Shack, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1-2:30 p.m., the Rev. Bill Zavaski of St. James Church in Arlington Heights will give insights on the book. To register, (847) 437-6208.

The briefs
hersey grads to hold class reunion
John Hersey High Schools Class of 1974 will hold its 35th class reunion Saturday, Aug. 15, at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights. For information, visit jhhs.d214.org and then go to alumni resources, or call Mike Glink at (847) 7675114.

In love forever
Algonquin couple share their marriage advice in book
By Alissa Groeninger
agroeninger@dailyherald.com

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Burglars pried open the front door at a house on the 2600 block of Wilshire Lane between 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 1 and stole gold and diamond jewelry. Burglars broke into a 1998 Lexus on the 1500 block of East Northwest Highway between 11 p.m. July 29 and 8:30 a.m. July 30 and stole a GPS unit. Loss was estimated at $600. Thieves stole a wallet valued at $20 out of a mans locker at a fitness center on the 900 block of East Dundee Road, between 10 and 11 a.m. Aug. 1, and used a debit card in the wallet to purchase merchandise valued at $374 at a Best Buy in Kildeer. Thieves stole a blue gas grill valued at $449 off the patio of a house on the 1700 block of East Euclid Avenue between 11 p.m. Aug. 2 and 5 a.m. Aug. 3.

Zoppe Family Circus coming to Maryville

Maryville Academys Junior Board will be hosting the Zoppe Family Circus on Maryville Academys main campus in Des Plaines Aug. 21-23, according to Joseph Roque, president of the Maryville Academy Junior Board. The Zoppe Family Circus is a great entertainment value and a terrific end-ofsummer outing for the kids before school starts, he said. The circus features aerial acts, clowns, horse and dog. No pets will be allowed. There are shows at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults ($20 at the gate) and $10 for children ($15 at the gate). Children 3 and under are free. Proceeds benefit people served by Maryville Academy. For tickets or information, call (847) 294-1982 or go to maryvilleacademy.org.

United Way Day coming to track

Northwest Suburban United Ways annual Day at the Races event will be from 12:30 to 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Arlington Parks International Room. Proceeds event will benefit 29 communities in the agencys Northwest region. The event includes silent auction items, wine raffle, split the pot raffle, Fancy Hat and Hawaiian shirt contests. Sponsorships will include the Winners Circle that includes premium table seating and a winners circle group photo. For information, call (847) 768-1074 or visit uwnorthwest. org.

Algonquin couple Bob and Rita Boeke say that after 43 years of marriage, they are still in the honeymoon stage. Theres still a distinct chemistry between us that people see, Rita said. The Boekes have written and self-published a book, Forever and a Day: An Invitation to Create a Marriage that Lasts a Lifetime, about enhancing marriages. The book was published on May 6 and is available on Amazon.com. We really see this book as telling our story so other people can have a better story of their own, Bob said. In 1974, the couple took a marriage retreat with friends and by the end of the weekend they were asked to present. After the retreat, the Boekes began working with couples. Bob said they never planned anything but people kept asking them to help. When we talk about our story, they find something about their story, he said. The Boekes went to high school together in western Ohio and Rita, who is a year younger than Bob, was best friends with Bobs sister. Rita had a crush on Bob for years before they started dating her senior year of high school. They moved to the Chicago area when Bob went to graduate school at Northwestern University and to the suburbs when Bob got a job at Harper College in Palatine. I always think its important to know where you come from to determine where you want to go, Rita said. Couples often told them to write a book, but it took their four children, who range from age 29 to 36, to get them going. The couple worked two-tothree weeks every summer for

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Bob and Rita Boeke of Algonquin have written and self-published a book about bettering marriages. Bobs retired from teaching at Harper College in Palatine and Rita teaches at St. Viator in Arlington Heights.
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five years on it, renting a condo in Florida to find inspiration and time with one another. Not much was done outside of summer because both were teaching. Rita is still with the religion department at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights and Bob, who at one time also taught at St. Viator, is retired from teaching physics and math at Harper. The Boekes say that their book is unusual in that most marriage books are written by at least one professional in the field. They also stressed that the book is not about fixing marriages; it is about celebrating them. Paul McMahon, director of youth ministries at Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness, where the Boekes are members, agreed. Its aimed at making good marriages stronger, he said. McMahon, who also taught at St. Viator, and his wife read the book together. It is for busy people who want to take some time out to reconnect, he added. Sometimes that See Book on Page 2

Upcoming Bob and Rita Boeke are planning a workshop called Forever and a Day.
When: Sunday, oct. 25 Where: Holy Family Parish in inverness Details: Call Mary Whiteside at (847) 907-3450 They also will be doing a book reading and signing in october at Harper College, but details are still being finalized. it will be aimed at retirees and titled Keeping Retirement interesting: Writing a Book and other Activities that Keep Boredom at Bay.

Officers found several houses with broken windows Aug. 4 in a foreclosed subdivision on Daybreak Terrace. A resident of the 200 block of Willow Parkway reported she received a phone call from a male who called her Grandma and said that he needed money wired to him in Canada because his car broke down. The resident hung up. Police cautioned others to be on a lookout for this scam.

Des plaines
Corey L. Dixon, 21, of the 1300 block of East Ashland Avenue, Des Plaines, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 2 outside his apartment and charged with theft of a womans suitcase, backpack, cell phone and purse. Police gave this account: The female victim left the items on a bench at the Metra depot, 1501 Miner St. She saw a man take the items; Dixon admitted stealing them and officers found the items in his apartment. His court date is Sept. 17. Jorge Valdez, 43, of the 10400 block of Michael Todd Terrace, Glenview, was arrested around 4 a.m. Aug. 3 outside a condominium building on the 900 block of Cora See BloTTer on Page 2

The book
These are the main topics covered in the book Forever and a Day: An invitation to Create a Marriage that Lasts a Lifetime 1. How do you handle finances? How do you make decisions about how to spend money? Who works to make money? Whos money is it? 2. Sexuality beyond a physical relationship Who am I as a woman? Who am I as a man? How do these answers interrelate? 3. How do you deal with jobs and careers? 4. What does each person bring to the marriage from their childhood and family life?

Firefighters collect for MDa effort

The Buffalo Grove Fire Departments Fill The Boot campaign to aide the Muscular Dystrophy Association in its fight against the disease will take place at the following dates and locations: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Lake-Cook Road and Arlington Heights Road. 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Dundee Road and Buffalo Grove Road. 8:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, before the Buffalo Grove Days concert. 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, during the Buffalo Grove Days Parade. Sept. 3-7 at the Buffalo Grove Days First Aid tent.

Kids catch up with Dewayne Wise in Schaumburg

Daily Herald staff report

White Sox outfielder Dewayne Wise laughs with Ben Taczy, 8, and his brother Jack, 5, of Fox River Grove, during an autograph-signing Thursday at Field of Dreams in Schaumburg.

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Everybodys ears perked up when 8-year-old Ben Taczy of Fox River Grove asked Dewayne Wise the question during his autograph signing in Schaumburg. We were wondering, Ben said, if Mark Buehrle got you a thank-you gift for making that catch. The White Sox outfielder laughed and told the dozens who gathered for his autograph signing Thursday at Field of Dreams in Woodfield Shopping Center that Buehrle had promised him three thank-you gifts for the ninthinning catch that saved Buehrles perfect game last month. He added though that Buehrle

Perfect catch has become part of Dewayne Wises autograph, which the White Sox player signed for fans in Schaumburg Thursday. His amazing catch in the ninth inning saved pitcher Mark Buehrles perfect game.

hadnt yet delivered or told him what theyd be, said Bens mom, Heather Taczy. She said Wise couldnt have been friendlier to Ben and his brother, Jack, 5, who inherited their love of the White Sox from their dad, Mike, a South

Side native. They know everything about every player. They sit and watch every game, Heather Taczy said of her sons. I hope I can get them to sit and do their homework like that someday.