She played at Boston University from 2015 through 2018 Hammel was a two-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American a two-time NFHCA Northeast Region Player of the Year and a two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Hammel helped lead BU to three Patriot League titles and three trips to the NCAA quarterfinals She played in the 2018 Senior Game and was inducted into the Boston University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024 Women’s National Team in 2019 and competed internationally ever since the 2022 Pan American Cup and represented the United States in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Hammel is an FIH-rated coach and has a USA Field Hockey Level 1 Coaching Certification She coached at HTC Field Hockey from 2012 through 2020 and has been Coaching Director Recruiting Coordinator and Head Coach at DELTA Field Hockey since the summer of 2023 “I am thrilled to welcome Ally Hammel to the Penn State family and our coaching staff,” said Bervinchak Love We could not be happier to have her on board.” Hammel joins Bervinchak Love’s staff which includes current assistants Ayla Halus-Johnson and Amanda Dinunzio Fans are encouraged to follow the Nittany Lion field hockey team online at www.GoPSUsports.com (click teams, click field hockey), on twitter @pennstateFH and on facebook at www.facebook.com/pennstatefieldhockey Nebraska lawmakers will vote Tuesday on switching to a winner-take-all system It would change how the state votes in presidential elections our grade school class was one of many that got to visit John Brown’s Cave in Nebraska City hewn from local cottonwoods before Nebraska became a state underground “cave” — a hand-made tunnel to a nearby ravine that was billed as a hiding spot for slaves escaping bondage in nearby slave states (but was really an effort to increase tourism and the tunnel was never used by escaping slaves) John Brown’s Cave was one of the Missouri River city’s top tourist attractions victims of calamities and a lack of funds while Nebraska City has become a museum mecca It now has eight museums focusing on all kinds of local history The focus of John Brown’s Cave has shifted over the years to the authentically historic Mayhew Cabin which historians believe sheltered up to 14 escaping slaves overnight a top deputy of the famed abolitionist John Brown and a brother of Barbara Mayhew But fallen tree branches and floods from a nearby ravine in 2013 and 2019 have taken their toll A museum building that focused on Underground Railroad history smells of mold and sewer backups with the Foundation blaming the city for failing to maintain a drainage way around the historic Mayhew Cabin and a "historic village" cluster of old buildings; the city claimed it was the foundation’s fault for not keeping a drainage pipe clear of debris and the feud culminated with the Foundation posting a sign outside its then-closed museum stating that the city “killed” the attraction A glimmer of hope came after the State Legislature launched an effort to get the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to take over the site the first location in the state named to a national “Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.” But that hope was pretty well crushed with the release of a recent assessment that put the cost of restoring the structures at an unaffordable cost of $20 million The story of the Mayhew Cabin is part of an important chapter in Nebraska history Some brave settlers in Nebraska City and Falls City helped “freedom seekers” escape enslavement during the late 1850s and into the Civil War Abolitionists also flowed southward through southeast Nebraska – avoiding Missouri a free state – to join the “Bleeding Kansas” fight over slavery Former Omaha World-Herald colleague and columnist Robert Nelson has written some excellent articles about the role his hometown played in equipping abolitionists heading south and helping escaped slaves heading north A site in Falls City is now part of the national freedom trail and a museum is in the works the always informative journal of the State Historical Society featured a fascinating tale by writer Gail Shaffer Blankenau about the harrowing escape in 1858 of two female slaves The history of Mayhew Cabin and its role in the Underground Railroad needs to be told and the Nebraska City site I’ve done more than one story on this sad saga and always walk away scratching my head Now is the time for these spatting parties to drop their differences and starting working together to restore the historic cabin and revive the important story it tells Paul Hammel has covered the Nebraska state government and the state for decades He retired in April as senior contributor with the Nebraska Examiner He was previously with the Omaha World-Herald he loves traveling and writing about the state letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account The farmer’s market a few steps from its front doors was bustling I was stunned to find out the following day as Lula Café won the JBF Award for Outstanding Hospitality to deafening applause that the restaurant was coming up on its 25th anniversary How does a restaurant maintain its magic for a quarter of a century and exude such an easygoing grace after all this time to inquire about the restaurant’s history and see what else he had on the horizon “We’re opening a new space around the corner from Lula,” Hammel began “It’s a little sister project called Loulou multifunctional space for pop-ups and interesting chef talks a small retail component for art.” Loulou will be a natural extension of the Lula brand and be devoted to fostering creativity in the community balancing the original Lula’s now-entrenchment in serving its diners as a restaurant “My wife and I are artists first and cooks second or even third,” said Hammel referring to his musician partner and Lula co-founder “Lula used to be full of these events and we’d have music regularly and charity events but the restaurant is too busy to do that stuff [Loulou] will be an opportunity to deepen your experience between food And that’s what I want to do with my time now—investigate what it means to live a life through food and hospitality.” Jason Hammel and the near 25-year-old Lula Café which means he opened Lula Café in his 20s Most people who work for me are in their 20s and they’re making their own paths.” Hammel continued which is not something that happens every day we had a block party and I started thinking about the chefs I wanted to invite but I couldn’t invite all of them.” Hammel settled on five chefs per night and a weeklong celebration comparing it to a multi-day long wedding that simultaneously celebrates their community and Chicago connections proceeds will be donated to charities connected with its guest chefs Even as Hammel reports Lula is too busy to accommodate dedicated community events, hence the opening of Loulou, its walls tell another story. “We’ve had an in-house curator since day one and four curators over this 25-year history all artists in their own right.” The curators select the rotating pieces that are displayed on Lula’s walls and sometimes customers purchase pieces off the wall There’s a story that is true but unconfirmed during a freshman orientation at The Art Institute of Chicago At this point, I start salivating (akin to my experience when I was dining upon the succession of beautiful dishes at my brunch in June). I personally have an art career that exists in parallel with my careers as a chef and food writer and editor Hammel and I get to chatting about fiber art practice and how art can frequently comment on the issues in the food landscape—in my case how detrimental synthetic textiles can be to the environment deep dives into foodways—these are hallmarks of Lula and they’re all threaded together with its signature brand of hospitality I asked Hammel about what it was like to accept that JBF Award for Outstanding Hospitality and he responded “It was the highlight of my career for sure This was a team award that touches everybody.” And how does the current Lula Café compare with its first iteration “We’re much better resourced and much larger but the heart is the same.” Chicago and its surrounding neighborhood have also changed significantly since the ‘90s but “it’s independent and Logan Square’s restaurant scene is chef-driven We don’t have a lot of corporate chains and I’m proud of that.” I asked Hammel about his former employees that have gone on to run their own projects and he rattles off a list so long I can barely keep up employees who started distilleries like Letherbee Gin A former bartender just opened a place called Deep Red down the street I have people who are musicians from lots of great bands So many people have done amazing things since they’ve been here.” asking on Instagram what Lula Café meant to them “Lula Café is a special place for me and my husband We often went to celebrate occasions like birthdays or anniversaries,” my college roommate “One of the reasons I miss Chicago,” said someone who had moved away from the city “It was the first place I took my newborn daughter in 2003.” Others celebrated weddings at Lula and the day they picked up their marriage certificates Hospitality consultant Carleigh Connelly said “I grew up in downtown Chicago and fell in love with food because of my mom My mom passed away right before my 12th birthday and a friend brought me to Lula the first year they opened It was unlike any restaurant I had been to I think of my mom—and can’t help but celebrate with a great glass of wine.” Then check out the Chicago Cubs Players Project a community-driven project to discover and collect great information on every player to wear a Cubs uniform You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Sign up for a new account in our community for reasons that should be self-explanatory the skewering screwball comedy Stress Positions editor and musician officially announces herself as a major talent Hammel's road to directing her first film has taken her through many a creative discipline: She studied music technology and sound engineering in school with aspirations of becoming a theater director "But that was never really going to happen," she says now ("Theater is actually not a good synthesis of those two tendencies.") Instead she pivoted to the cult-favorite podcast NYMPHOWARS which she co-hosts with comedian Macy Rodman "Directing movies emerged in a pretty linear way out of doing the radio show," she explains "You're creating a mood in a cinematic way "People only say one of two things to you: They go 'I loved your movie,' which means they liked it or tolerated it 'I absolutely hated it,' Hammel says with a laugh "This is the biggest exposure that I've ever had with anything that I've ever done and it's very hard to gauge actually how people are reacting to it But I have been very gratified by the positive responses and thrilled by some of the negative ones the filmmaker shares with A.frame five movies that influenced her directorial debut "These five are great to put into the discussion with Stress Positions." Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchDirected by: Michael Powell | Written by: Leo Marks Peeping Tom has an old house that's rigged for surveillance and torture and the upper story — which is like the Coco apartment [in Stress Positions] — contains a movie theater which is a space for surveillance and a space for torture and one that you're implicated in just by being present in a house — even though you didn't build the house and even though you didn't install the surveillance equipment The house being an instrument of surveillance Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchWritten and Directed by: Elaine May I think that Ishtar is a very good movie to put on the list clueless Americans abroad in the Middle East It's also just a great movie by Elaine May and it's in the same school of screwball and dialogue comedy It's one that I did give to John in advance of the shoot "Watch this," because Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty in that movie are the sort of goony types we were going for Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchWritten and Directed by: Preston Sturges Sullivan's Travels is about the inability to penetrate into the real world The main character is a very wealthy film director who wants to encounter the real man who wants to go out in the middle of the Depression and see what's happening out in the world It explores this idea of where you are and then the world that you can't actually encounter at all in a very brilliant way because there are always helpers around making sure that he doesn't get into any trouble the character of Bahlul's mother is adamant about seeing the world She strides out into the world in a very deliberate way but I'm personally very skeptical as to whether she encounters that world especially the area of it that she's traveling in Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchDirected by: Josef von Sternberg | Written by: Jules Furthman just because it takes place in a Morocco that doesn't actually exist It's an activation of an idea of someplace that doesn't actually exist in fact Combining that with Sullivan's Travels you might say that the character is wandering in what she thinks of as the real world but is not encountering it because she's lost in a Middle East of her own imagining but it's not one that really connects with reality in a serious way Icon_Audio-Video_-PlayCreated with Sketch.Where to watchWritten and Directed by: Bruno Dumont France is a movie that is germane to Stress Positions but was not an influence on it because I saw it after I had written the script I'd never seen a Bruno Dumont movie before beautiful picture of Léa Seydoux — and that's the whole movie The whole movie is Léa Seydoux giving the most amazing performance I've ever seen by anybody in my entire life and then the attempt is to animate that surface can a non-person be activated to the peak of emotion It really is two things: It's an allegory and it just happens to take place in the domain of media trash it's designed to make you suspicious of the camera itself as an instrument of capturing or penetrating the truth he got to all of this first." Bruno Dumont got to all of this subject matter first Ally Hammel decked out in her Team USA jersey who played field hockey for Boston University from 2015 to 2018 is set to become the first Terrier to represent Team USA in Olympic field hockey Shortly after joining BU’s varsity field hockey team, Ally Hammel made a list of goals for herself: play on the US Women’s National Team a recommendation from field hockey head coach Sally Starr and assistant coach Tracey Paul Sargent’19) says it was the first time she thought: “This is something that I could do.” Hammel will cross off the last of those goals when Team USA takes on Argentina in the pool round at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on July 27 She will become the first Terrier to represent America in Olympic field hockey Seeing her name on the USA roster for the first time brought tears to her eyes “Everything that I have spent a lot of time working for was finally coming true,” she says “I just felt so much pride to be selected to represent the US.” Hammel’s long journey to Paris began in what she calls her “favorite place on Earth”—her hometown of Duxbury Her two younger brothers went on to play ice hockey in college and the three siblings would often be outside playing soccer or basketball after school When Hammel saw her brother Matt play ice hockey for the first time “I want to play that sport.”The multitalented athlete had competed in lacrosse and soccer—but ice hockey quickly became her focus Playing defense for the Duxbury High School Dragons she was a four-time Massachusetts state champion Hammel also became interested in field hockey when her mother started a club field hockey team and asked Hammel to join Hammel soon found herself falling in love with the sport “It was so different from any sport that I had experienced,” she says “I just love how it’s continued to change over time she was faced with a difficult decision: pursue a collegiate career playing ice hockey or field hockey “I just decided that it was something that I was more passionate about,” Hammel says coming from a sport that I had played for so long She first caught Starr’s eye during her senior year of high school when she was playing in a club event at BU’s New Balance Field Starr immediately noticed her poise on the ball After returning to BU for another play day Starr approached Hammel and urged her to come visit BU in the fall (Hammel had elected to spend a postgraduate year at Loomis Chaffee School).  was convinced BU was the right fit for her “They treated me like I was part of the team already,” Hammel says “and that completely set BU apart from the many schools I had visited.” “She was somebody who absolutely set high goals for herself and that’s contagious when you have somebody like that on your team,” Starr says A midfielder in high school, Hammel started at BU as a forward, where she tied for the ninth-most goals in the conference and recorded a hat trick against Holy Cross. But her coaches thought she would thrive on the other end of the field, as a central defender. During her sophomore year, she switched to the defensive end of the field the Terriers’ defense led the nation in goals against average Hammel became the first BU back ever to be named a National Field Hockey Coaches Association First Team All-American and was crowned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year As a senior, she repeated those two honors—the first two-time honoree in program history but she was an outstanding back,” Starr says “I just remember if someone had a breakaway and Ally was back there, I knew that Ally could handle it. She was a brick wall,” recalls teammate and cocaptain Allie Doggett (Questrom’18) “She was just someone we could rely on both on the field and off the field.” Hammel competed on the US Women’s National Development Squad in her junior and senior years at BU before officially joining the US Women’s National Team after graduation I wasn’t sure if this was right for me to continue because it’s such a hard adjustment,” Hammel says against Argentina in 2020 remains a highlight of her career because of the huge crowd and passionate fans that Argentina draws Another favorite memory is the Olympic qualifiers in India earlier this year.  Hammel’s favorite movie is 2004’s Miracle which recounts the 1980 US men’s hockey team’s unlikely victory over the heavily favored Soviet Union en route to Olympic gold That theme of being an underdog followed Team USA field hockey after they failed to qualify in the 2020 Olympics.  “That was a big story for us going into the Olympic qualifier this year,” Hammel says and I think we collectively took that story as growing our connection.” In the weeks leading up to the Paris Olympics as coaching director for the Connecticut-based DELTA Field Hockey or paddleboarding with her fiancé and her chocolate lab as she prepares for the biggest athletic event of her career Hammel says she’s already looking ahead to new challenges Having nearly completed all of the goals on her initial list she’s already compiled a second one with new goals including making it to 100 caps and competing in another Olympics or a World Cup.  she’s savoring the opportunity to compete alongside the world’s finest athletes.  but I’m just so thrilled for the opportunity to compete at the Olympics… I hope to go out there and show everyone what they’ve helped me achieve and what I’m made of.” Hammel isn’t the only former BU Terrier competing at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Swimmer Julimar Avila (Sargent’19) will compete for Team Honduras in the 200-meter freestyle. This is Avila’s second Olympics. She competed in the 200-meter butterfly for Team Honduras at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo The 200-meter freestyle heats take place Sunday Team USA women’s field hockey will begin play at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics against Argentina on Saturday The match will be streamed live on Peacock and CNBC Paris 2024 Olympics field hockey pool round From Comm Ave to Paris—Ally Hammel’s Journey to the Olympics Pioneering Research from Boston University A post shared by PanAm Aquatics (@panamaquatics) A post shared by Comité Olímpico Hondureño (@comiteolimpicohn) A post shared by Julimar Avila (@july.c.avila) A post shared by NCAA (@ncaa) Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m February 8 at the Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent MN with a family eulogy to be read beginning at 10:45 a.m Burial will follow in the Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery Visitation for Suzanne will be held at the church from 9:30 a.m She was the first born of Ralph and Stella (Collins) Hammel January 6 She grew up on a large family farm outside of Dorchester helping with her younger siblings and attending a rural one-room schoolhouse until her high school years Suzanne was a lifelong nurse as her career profession Everything she did in her adult life was to champion her sons and they likewise would do anything for her She loved them through everything as children and as adults never passing judgment and always being their biggest supporter Together they enjoyed winters in Florida and trips on the Harley Davidson until he passed away December 3 Verland brought so much love and joy to her life and she missed him every day since he passed Jump back to navigation Copyright 2012 | The Standard Newspaper | All Rights Reserved Thanks for visiting 2025 at 6:12 pm CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}"Officer Mosier recognized a booking photo as a subject that was walking the trail by himself in a jacket with white sleeves," Will County court files reflect (Image via Google Maps )SHOREWOOD — The Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow has filed another civil forfeiture in recent days this time seeking to turn the black Ford 150 pickup truck of Plainfield area resident Roberto Flores into a forfeited asset for the police in the 2800 block of Ruth Fitzgerald Drive Flores parked his black Ford 150 in the Hammel Woods Route 59 Access and Officer Caitlin Mosier of the Will County Forest Preserve District Police saw the 2014 truck She ran the registration and learned that Roberto Flores was the owner She also learned that Flores had a revoked driver's license and "Officer Mosier recognized a booking photo as a subject that was walking the trail by himself in a jacket with white sleeves," court files reflect the Forest Preserve police officer saw Flores begin to drive his pickup at Hammel Woods and that's when she turned on her emergency lights and made him pull him over Dispatch confirmed that Flores had a revoked driver's license and Mosier gave Flores a citation for driving while license suspended The Will County Forest Preserve police had Flores' pickup truck towed away from Hammel Woods Flores had his driver's license suspended by the state of Illinois for a DUI conviction Joliet Patch found that Flores has had a lot of scrapes with the law notably Joliet police and Will County Sheriff's Office Flores was charged by the Will County Sheriff's Office with aggravated domestic battery and two counts of domestic battery Flores was accused of trying to strangle a woman and grabbing her by the neck and sticking a vape pen into her neck Flores entered a guilty plea as part of a plea bargain and two of the original charges were dismissed The court file noted that Flores already had a 2020 domestic battery conviction here in Will County Flores was convicted of the felony crime of aggravated DUI in connection with a December 2022 criminal case involving the Joliet police Joliet Patch reported on that crime when it happened, informing readers that Joliet police arrested Roberto Flores on charges of aggravated driving under the influence/revoked license Joliet police went to the 2200 block of Douglas Street for a crash Flores was driving a Buick sedan when he collided with a parked Flores was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and later released and brought to the Will County Jail a forfeiture hearing on the defendant's black Ford 150 pickup truck is set for May 14 at Will County's Courthouse Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Bob Hammel, a former sports editor at The Herald-Times who covered Indiana University sports for 40 years and was 16-time Indiana Sportswriter of the Year said recently he's always "relished being surrounded by books." When Hammel and his wife recently downsized to a smaller residence he said it was "almost terrifying" having to decide which books stayed and which needed someone else to read them So many of Hammel's books and other items will be for sale at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank's annual book sale that it's been renamed the HHFB 40th Anniversary Bob Hammel Community Book Fair 17-22 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds and will begin with a special reception Hammel was a regular patron of Monroe County book fairs which were first sponsored by the American Red Cross When that agency announced it would no longer conduct the book fair Hoosier Hills Food Bank's executive director Julio Alonso said his organization would take over "I am so indebted to the book fair," Hammel said giving praise to the American Red Cross workers and volunteers as well as those with HHFB "A lot of these books are going home," Hammel said Oftentimes Hammel spent two or three hours perusing the aisles selecting enough volumes to fill up two boxes to pick up copies of the New York Times and Associated Press stylebooks "The Elements of Style" and other writing guides for colleagues and young authors Hammel's not just giving books to this year's fair. He's also donating memorabilia from his coverage of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany who won seven gold medals — each for a world-record "Spitz was the story going in," Hammel recalled "That was unusual; swimming was not considered one of the big sports no one had won more than four medals in any (swimming events)." The 1972 Olympics were the first Hammel covered for the newspaper Parting with more personal items has been difficult for Hammel who was still deciding if some would be included — from signed books written by friends to items related to IU athletics "There are probably 10 to 20 that have personal attachments," he said but I'm still making up my mind on which." Is Hammel planning to shop the book fair this year "I probably won't spend the hours I used to out there" but he's looking to add to the shelves of a new bookshelf where he now lives this year's book fair will begin the evening before Speakers will include representatives from IU Athletics Attendees will get a look at many of the items in the book fair although the exact number hasn't been determined There are no tickets and no admission charge although there is a suggested donation of $20 per person that will be applied to the opening day admission fee for the book fair "We encourage people to get there early," said HHFB executive director Alonso The special preview and reception honoring Hammel will be 5-7 p.m Alonso said it took multiple trips to Hammel's home to collect the more than 2,500 items that will be part of this year's book fair Posters (including from Indiana University's Rose Bowl game in 1967) and memorabilia from the 1972 Summer Olympics will be for sale Abraham Lincoln and photos of IU sporting events are expected to go quickly "There are going to be a number of books that are signed," Alonso said adding inscriptions in many include thanks from the authors for Hammel's help in reviewing the book there will be a large selection of music on CD from artists worldwide as well as country music LPs Constellation Stage and Screen will promote an upcoming show on Saturday and will give a free copy of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," to the first 50 kids on Oct The story is the basis for Constellation's performance Oct Chocolate Moose ice cream will be available daily and food trucks will sell food on limited days Anyone who wants to donate books to the Hoosier Hills Food Bank is asked to wait until after this year's book fair ends to do so 2025Art: Joshua Vogel /Process Painting/ BCMT GallerySave this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links a hardwood specialist whose mill is in Pine Plains “The rooflines of these buildings were a total eyesore but the property was really special,” he adds Architect Rafe Churchill advised him not to purchase it. “It’s got five generations of renovations. I could see that there was going to be rot, and that the framing is going to be very iffy because it wasn’t done by top-notch builders,” recalls the principal of Sharon, Connecticut–based and AD PRO Directory firm Hendricks Churchill and their family began spending time at the historic hodgepodge residence a halfway point between the mill and their home base in the city knowing it would need an update eventually To optimize the now 5,500-square-foot layout Churchill demolished a dangerous secondary stair freeing the hayloft level to become the generous primary suite where Hammel extended original timber barn framing with reclaimed sawn softwood beams Ford balanced a geometric Apparatus pendant overhead with handcrafted furnishings by Sawkille Co Dormer windows pull light into the home’s second story while maintaining its barn feel Each volume has a historic stone fireplace a 100-foot-tall Eastern white pine tree stands guard over the pool Other architectural changes included opening up the cramped guest suite and jackhammering down into the lower level to increase its head room by several inches Extending the roofline of one of the barns gave the piecemeal home a dominant volume made of durable Western Red cedar painted Benjamin Moore’s brown-gray Dragon’s Breath the Hudson Company designed and sourced all the wood surfaces and flooring in Hammel’s home taking extreme care to match existing antique character with reclaimed timbers Underfoot on the entire first floor and up the new stair treads is antique Heart pine salvaged by the Hudson Company from the 1891 Terminal Warehouse in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood Laid in a parallel pattern interrupted by a single plank border the wood features its original patina and saw curve marks “We make about 700 floors a year and I can honestly and humbly say this is among the nicest floors we’ve ever made,” notes Hammel Flooring across the home’s first story is made of Heart pine with its original patina reclaimed by the Hudson Company from the 1891 Terminal Warehouse in New York City which once stood in Hammel’s childhood home in Reading “The house has a real sense of place and authenticity about it,” says Ford The exposed ceiling beams are made of reclaimed sawn softwood from the Hudson Company Not a subscriber? 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I can still remember vivid experiences from my pre-school days: Winter Social performances or reading a picture book in my favorite corner of the room All that happened at Montessori Children's House of Sheboygan I was able to reunite with my former teachers this week — the ones who gave me some of my first memories “Everyone who comes here is like family," said Lisa Keglovits owner and director of Montessori Sheboygan Watch: Back to basics - Mikenzie Hammel spends some time at her former daycare in Sheboygan: "Even children and families have come back to Sheboygan to visit...like you.” The exciting yet calming energy felt most familiar holding up their favorite toys and sharing random facts about their families One sweet boy even handed me a glass of homemade lemonade (which was delicious) to let them know what my siblings and I were up to The school has been owned and operated by Ms Her parents helped her buy the building and her two younger sisters are part of the childcare team "I think back at how many lives I’ve touched which stems from its namesake — Maria Montessori She was exiled from her home in Italy during Benito Mussolini's fascist rule for her belief that children are peacekeepers and that education is the only way to get rid of war Maria founded the first Montessori school in Rome in 1907 which just so happens to be the building number for the Sheboygan location “They don’t have a family like ours sometimes when they go home," Ms She estimates she's cared for more than 4,000 children in her 30-year run we know that they're loved and they’re protected and they’re safe.” “I just want to keep going and keep touching lives and helping the community out and make it a better world.” Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for “TMJ4” on your device Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more. Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip Report a typo Thanks for visiting DUXBURY -- Ally Hammel just returned from a whirlwind month-long tour of France for the Olympics The Team USA women's field hockey defender was understandably exhausted and still trying to shake off a bit of jet lag You don't get to play the sport on the world's biggest stage unless it's encoded into your DNA Hammel was out there on the turf at Raymond P Chandler Field bright and early on Thursday morning helping the current varsity team at her alma mater go through the paces during the first session of a two-day preseason clinic Despite a somewhat sleepless night -- did we mention the jet lag who in turn were a little wide-eyed at having an Olympian critiquing their games on the eve of the 2024 season "It's a little surreal," senior defender Colleen Clancy said "Having someone on the national team (talk to you) is super cool It's an opportunity that not many people get for their sports Being able to see where you can take this sport and all the opportunities that come with it you don't really think about that with field hockey You think about it with baseball and all the (other sports) that are on TV." More: Here's how coaches, players and trainers make high school football more safe More: Five questions facing South Shore high school football ahead of 2024 was greeted by a large white "Congrats Ally" banner that was hung from the front of the bleachers and was signed by all the Duxbury players She also told them of the team motto "Fly As One," which was quickly adopted as the Dragons' rallying cry for this season "We feel so honored to have her here," said assistant coach Erin Martin "We're so lucky that she'd take time out of her busy schedule to be with us and give back to the program." "It was really inspiring seeing someone from our town go so far," noted senior forward Caitlin Hussey Her coming right back from the Olympics and hearing about her whole experience is really interesting We were asking about Simone Biles and if she met her." They were in adjacent ice baths during recovery periods from their respective sports that's Simone Biles right there!'" Hammel said with a laugh Hammel didn't win a medal herself -- the U.S finished ninth in field hockey -- but she did get to see them up close during the parade of athletes at the closing ceremony in Paris that's a silver medal right there!'" Hammel said Hopefully in the future (I'll get my own)." Hammel, who starred at Duxbury and Boston University, grew up dreaming of being an Olympian worshipping the likes of soccer star Mia Hamm Finally getting to represent her country was as big a rush as you might expect "I think it'll take me some time to fully feel the impact of it all to have all of (the Team USA field hockey players) be first-time Olympians to see people whom I've worked with for a very long time achieve their dreams .. More: Find all South Shore, Brockton-area high school football coverage right here a draw and three losses in its five group-stage Olympic games and failed to advance to the knockout round just being there -- thanks to a silver-medal performance at a qualifying tournament in India in January -- was a big deal considering that the Americans missed out entirely on the 2020 Tokyo Games which were pushed back to 2021 due to the pandemic "To see this program achieve that and to be there and be a part of it besides my fiancé proposing to me it was probably one of the best memories of my life," Hammel said Team USA was young -- Ashley Sessa (age 20) Abby Tramer (21) and Phia Gladieux (22) accounted for four of the team's five goals at the Olympics -- and Hammel loved the fight they showed including in a 1-0 win over South Africa in their finale when they knew they weren't advancing "It's just a stepping stone," she said of the showing "We're continuing to build that foundation for future generations to grow off of that's what drew Hammel back to her alma mater on Thursday Team USA flew from France back to its home base of Charlotte and Hammel had jetted up to Massachusetts the following day She was headed back to Carolina over the weekend but still found time to squeeze in a visit to Duxbury High to pass on some wisdom I feel like giving back to the sport that's given me so much" is the right thing to do "My knowledge is useless if I don't give it to others This is so important for me and I'm so happy to be here and help the girls achieve what they're looking to do this season." who already is eying the field hockey World Cup in 2026 said her Olympic quest "started with a dream." "I dreamt that I could do something like this," she said "and I had some great support systems around me that allowed me to take that dream and keep working with it I wouldn't be here without (all the people who helped me) so I'm excited to (inspire the Duxbury High girls) and to see what they can do in the future whatever it is -- in field hockey or outside of field hockey This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page 2024 at 3:48 pm CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The criminal charge of child sex offender in a public park was filed against Javier Bailey last week at the courthouse by David Barrios (Mugshot via Illinois State Police registry )SHOREWOOD — One of the rules put in place for Illinois registered sexual offenders is that they are forbidden from making visits to public parks and forest preserves the Will County State's Attorney's Office has filed criminal charges against 50-year-old Joliet resident Javier Bailey according to the Illinois State Police registry "Sexual Predator Present In Public Park Prohibited," declares the citation given to Bailey by Will County's Forest Preserve Police who lives in the 1400 block of Boston Avenue visited the Hammel Woods Crumby entrance off Black Road The criminal charge of child sex offender in a public park was filed against Bailey last week at the courthouse by David Barrios deputy chief for Will County Forest Preserve Police According to the registry, Bailey was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault in Cook County Bailey remains free pending his next court appearance the charge of child sex offender in a public park is not detainable under the new SAFE-T-Act Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. She has grown and flourished within the national team program but hasn't forgotten where she came from. In her Longstreth field hockey sponsored player bio Hammel noted that her favorite place to travel to is “back home to Duxbury.”  Hammel returned to host a clinic for the Duxbury High field hockey team and she will do so once again after her return from Paris She offered real and honest advice to the current Duxbury field hockey players that they were worked on all season long which helped lead to the team's first state tournament appearance since 2018 After Hammel’s return to run a clinic for the team Hammel’s high school coach and current Duxbury field hockey coach noticed a definitive effect on her players ‘It's not two months of field hockey season it's a preparation and a love for a game that is always part of your days and your trainings,’” Manley said ‘I think we can make a little more time for our season and be invested in it’ is coming from her too.” More: South Shore native earns Summer Olympic spot on Team USA More: Paris calling: Duxbury High grad Ally Hammel helped U.S. clinch Olympic field hockey berth Hammel encouraged the Dragons to be a more conditioned and disciplined team What ensued was a 10-6-2 season for Duxbury 22 seed in the Division 2 state tournament Her wise words and coaching were referenced constantly throughout the season "Remember Ally told us this,” or “Ally said to do that.”  Duxbury field hockey captains Caitlin Hussey Colleen Clancy and Avery Bridgett are amongst the players who are taking Hammel’s contributions and using them to evolve the team “I know three or four years ago when we were freshmen the consensus around field hockey at our school was that it was something easy to pick up when you’re getting to high school it was not a very popular or respected sport,” Bridgett said “(Hammel’s presence) definitely brought morale up a lot because people get really excited about things like that with the clinics we do.”  Hammel not only gave them positive feedback but also the confidence and hope that they can go far The captains all noted the excitement around Hammel’s clinics and participation in the Olympics and how it shows their dreams can be a reality “There’s definitely people who don’t know field hockey is even a sport at all so to be able to see that just because your sport is not that well known or not that popular doesn’t mean that you can’t take it anywhere,” Clancy said she had the community backing her 3,431 miles back home in Duxbury and the surrounding area is the athletic director in West Bridgewater and has seen immense support from people in her school community as well whether it was Duxbury or West Bridgewater people know Ally through ice hockey or field hockey or just socially everyone was so excited and so supportive,” Jenn Hammel said “I think it's great even for the young athletes my coach and some of the players follow her on Instagram and are super excited about getting together as a team and watching and I know they’re doing that in Duxbury Duxbury Pizza created a message board for anyone to go in and sign to show their support to Hammel and the Chestnut Street Grille in Duxbury held a watch party to stream two of the USA’s pool play games on July 27 and August 1 Manley and the Duxbury captains are especially excited about the buzz of Hammel’s Olympic status and the impact that could have on the world of field hockey in the area “There’s been more people playing on the middle school team and coming from clubs to have more experience in high school which just makes our team better and we grow,” Hussey said As a sport that has seen major growth within recent years hopes of increased interest for Manley’s program is a factor that could be once again directly generated by Hammel peacefully passed away at the Monroe Hospice Home She was united in marriage to Stephen Hammel on September 23 Gloria operated a Home Day Care for 15 years and was employed in food service for many years before retiring from Culver’s in New Glarus Gloria’s family and friends were extremely important to her and she was well known for always doing special things for loved ones on their birthdays and holidays spending time with her kids and grandkids and accompanying them to Disney World Gloria also had a true love for dogs and the family was never without at least one She was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Monroe Gloria is survived by and will be dearly missed by her husband of 45 years She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Gloria’s life will be celebrated with a visitation for friends and family on Sunday memorials are suggested in Gloria’s name to SSM Hospice Home or Resurrection Lutheran Church Sunday School Condolences may be shared at www.newcomerfuneralhome.net The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the SSM Monroe Hospice Home and their amazing nurses for the special care they gave Gloria and her family Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors