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first race. “When I started to
do fundraising, I then found
out that my mother-in-law
had Alzheimer’s.”
Joyce’s mother-in-law is
in an advanced stage of the
disease now. With the news
of the diagnosis, that first
race became a much bigger
deal to Joyce.
“As I started to fundraise
for the race, I found so many
people, even at work, who
are impacted [by the disease],
who have parents or
grandparents or aunts [who
have been touched by it],”
she said.
Now, she has approximately
25 names of people
for whom she runs who
have donated to the cause.
The company for which she
works also matches her donations
raised.
“I’m thankful that they
started this [event],” Joyce
said. “I’m very thankful to
be part of this team and part
of the fundraising. To see
how much we’ve been able
to accomplish, even as a
small group. It gives a nice
sense of pride and ownership
to be part of what they
created.”
Still running
This year, there are 20
people who signed up to run,
which has booked all 158
miles, Brian said.
“The age range throughout
the years has been from
7 years old up to someone
59 years old running this
year,” he said. “We run the
same route every year. We
drive out two weeks before
and test it to make sure
nothing is under construction.”
One thing Jeff said he is
looking forward to this year
is the group’s run through
Prophetstown.
“Last year ... the mayor
was out there, and he came
and greeted us,” Jeff said.
“He said the next time we
were out there to let him
know. So, we’re actually going
to run through one of the
local bars there, because they
said they love what we’re all
about. It’s neat little things
like that.”
And while running for the
cause is one way of being
on the Run Across Illinois
team, for people whose purview
does not involve racing
around the state donating is
just fine, too.
“We’re not raising the
money to cure my mom,”
Brian said. “We’re raising
the money because we want
to find a cure for this disease.
Everybody knows somebody
who has been affected
by this.
“Watching my father now
be a caregiver — I don’t
want my wife to have to do
this for me, or my sister-inlaw
to have to do this for
Jeff,” Brian said. “Let’s get
the research and the funding.
I don’t want to see my
kids have to go through what
I had to go through with my
mom and grandma.
“It’s a slow, ugly ... death
that is just sad. And there’s
no cure.
“We’re trying to do our
part. I’m not a celebrity. I
can’t be like J.J. Watt, who
can raise [millions of dollars],
but I can drive an RV
and run a couple of miles
and try to get some funds
raised.”
To learn more about the
event or to donate, visit
www.gofundme.com/Run-
AcrossIllinois2017.
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for the aptly named smokin
burger ($9), which is topped
with fried jalapeño, pepper
jack cheese and hot sauce,
and grilled with cream
cheese.
One of the most iconic
items on the menu is geared
toward patrons who may
still be feeling the effects of
their previous night out —
the hangover burger ($9). It
is a more breakfast-oriented
offering, complete with a
fried egg, bacon, American
cheese and shredded hash
browns.
“We want to get them
down,” Patty said of the new
burgers on the menu. “We
tried to hit the different areas,
depending on what you like.”
For those with larger appetites,
the Buffalo burger
($9) is the way to go, as it
features a Buffalo breaded
chicken breast on top of the
half-pound burger patty, and
is topped with blue cheese
crumbles.
The peanut butter pieces
burger ($9) has surprised
Patty with its popularity. The
Reese’s-inspired creation
is stuffed with peanut butter
pieces and topped with
creamy peanut butter and
bacon.
“We’re trying to tweak
it,” Patty said of the menu.
“We’re trying to really get
what the people want.”
While the burgers have
been the main focus recently,
patrons will have more options
in the coming months.
Patty makes homemade
soups, which will be served
in bread bowls and available
as soup-of-the-day options.
She also enjoys whipping up
home-cooked meals, such as
lasagna and meatloaf, and
serving them during halftime
of all Chicago Bears games.
“It’s something we’ve
done since Day 1,” Patty
said. “We always have food
for the Bears games.”
Another constant at Outpost
Bar and Grill since it
opened in 2005 has been a focus
on family. Patty owns the
bar, along with her daughter
Lisa Gerny. Lori Thompson,
Morgan and Brandon’s mother
and the general manager,
works there as well. And
their support of each other is
what has kept Outpost going
through thick and thin.
“It’s all been in the family,”
Patty said. “It’s always
stayed in the family.”
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