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candidacy for D210 School 

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Popping pizza 

Pioneer Grove Educational 

Center partakes in annual 

fundraiser, Page 4 

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FRIDAY 

Get Fit Where You Sit 

10-11 a.m. Oct. 14, Mokena 

Community Public 

Library District, 11327 W. 

195th St., Mokena. Those 

interested in learning more 

about yoga are invited to 

this one-hour session. Marti 

Anne is to help guide the 

students into practicing different 

poses, breathing techniques 

and more. This class is 

open to beginners, as well as 

experienced yogis. Registration 

is required, as the class 

size is limited to 20 people. 

For more information,visit 

mokenalibrary.org or call 

(708) 479-9663. 

Mobile Workforce Center 

1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 

Mokena Community Public 

Library District, 11327 W. 

195th St., Mokena. The Mobile 

Workforce Center travels 

to communities throughout 

Will County assisting 

residents looking for a job. 

Services include access to 11 

computers with Internet for 

online job search, assistance 

to create or revise a resume, 

a job board with listings 

from Will County businesses 

and a trained staff to assist. 

For more information, visit 

mokenalibrary.org. 

Halloween Hollow 

5-9 p.m. Oct. 14; 1-8 p.m. 

Saturday, Oct. 15; and 1-6 

p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Main 

Park, 10925 W. La Porte 

Road, Mokena. The 35th 

annual Halloween Hollow, 

a three-day event, includes 

carnival rides, Monster Market, 

games, food, entertainment, 

scarecrow laboratory, 

contests and more. 

SATURDAY 

“Come Fly with Me” 

1-5 p.m. Oct. 15, Mokena 

Community Public Library 

District, 11327 W. 195th St., 

Mokena. Chicagoland singer 

and entertainer Chris Colletti 

is to perform and pay 

tribute to the music of Frank 

Sinatra. For more information, 

contact Tracy Domzalski 

at (708) 479-9663. 

Chili Cook-off Fundraiser for 

Chris ‘Doc’ Fanelli 

1-5 p.m. Oct. 15, William 

Martin V.F.W. Post # 725, 

19852 Wolf Road, Mokena. 

This event is to help raise 

money for Chris “Doc” 

Fanelli, a Mokena veteran 

who was recently disabled. 

A DJ and raffles are some 

of the features of the event. 

Cost to attend is $10. 

MONDAY 

Village Board 

6 p.m. Oct. 17, Mokena 

Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter 

Street, Mokena. The 

Village Board is to host its 

meeting. 

TUESDAY 

Estate Planning 101 

6-8 p.m. Oct. 18, Mokena 



Mokena. Tom Van Dellen of 

Waddell & Reed and Laura 

Sluis of Wilson & Wilson 

are to lead a free estate planning 

seminar at the library. 

Registration is required to 

attend the event. For more 

information or to register, 

call (708) 479-9663. 

WEDNESDAY 

MOMS Club of New Lenox 

Monthly Business Meeting 

9:30 a.m. Oct. 19, Mokena 



Mokena. Attendees of all 

ages are welcome to attend 

the Halloween open house. 

Children may come in costume, 

and crafts will also 

be provided as an activity. 

For more information, visit 

momsclubnewlenox.com 

or momsclub.org or email 

momsclubnewlenox@yahoo.com. 

Abraham Lincoln National 

Cemetery Open House 

2-6 p.m. Oct. 19, Abraham 

Lincoln National Cemetery, 

20953 W. Hoff Road, 

Elwood. The general public, 

veteran organizations, 

community leaders, funeral 

home representatives, veterans 

and families are invited 

to attend the open house. 

This event is to educate 

about VA burial benefits, as 

well as allow others to see 

displays of equipment, opening 

and closing on grave 

sites and a full Military Honors 

Service. For more information, 

contact the Abraham 

Lincoln National Cemetery 

at (815) 423-9958. 

UPCOMING 

Adult Book Discussion Group 

7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Oct. 20. Join the adult book 

discussion group. Meetings 

take place every third Thursday 

of the month. For more 

information, visit mokenalibrary.org. 

Prescription Drug Take Back 

Event 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 22, Mokena Police 

Department, 10907 Front 

Street, Mokena. Patrons interested 

in safely disposing 

unused or expired medicine 

may do so at the Mokena Police 

Department. For more 

information, call (708) 479- 

3912. 

Active Aging - An Expo for 

Ages 50+ 


Oct. 22, Tinley Park Convention 

Center, 18451 Convention 

Center Drive, Tinley 

Park. Join 22nd Century 

Media and Evergreen Senior 

Living Orland Park for the 

second annual event with 

vendor booths, informational 

talks and musical performances. 

Admission and 

parking are free. For more 


9170 or visit 22ndcenturymedia.com/aging. 

The Deutsch Meisers Band 

1-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 

22, Mokena Community 

Public Library District, 

11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. 

Celebrate Oktoberfest 

at Mokena Community 

Public Library District with 

The Deutsch Meisters Band. 

The group consists of Frank 

Nackman on woodwinds 

and vocals, Chuck Bucsanyi 

on cordovox, J.T. Trimmel 

on trumpet and vocals and 

Glenn Ellison on drums and 

vocals. The group has been 

performing for Oktoberfest 

events for the past 26 years. 

Halloween Bowl Fundraiser 

1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 22, Thunderbowl, 

18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena. Hosted by 

the Multicultural Education 

Foundation, all are welcome 

to attend this fundraiser, 

which benefits the ESL 

scholarships in the community. 

The evening includes 

food, treats, activities and 

bowling for all ages to enjoy. 

Attendees are encouraged 

to wear costumes. Tickets – 

$20 for adults and $15 for 

children 10 and under – may 

be purchased in advanced. 

Tickets sold on the day of the 

event cost $25 for adults and 

$20 for children. For more 

information or to purchase 

the tickets, visit mefempowers.org. 

ONGOING 

Free Kettlebell Classes 

10 a.m. every Saturday, 

Rockfit, 8910 W. 192nd St., 

Suite L, Mokena. Want to 

learn about what a kettlebell 

is, and how to properly use 

it? Rockfit is offering a series 

of free kettlebell classes 

in April. Here is your chance 

to learn first hand how the 

kettlebell can dramatically 

Correction 

In a story titled 

“Boilermakers’ running 

game helps drop Central 

football to .500 in 

SWSC play” in the Oct. 6 

edition of The Mokena 

Messenger, Lincoln- 

Way Central football’s 

conference record was 

incorrect. As of last 

week, the Knights were 

3-2 in the SouthWest 

Suburban Conference. 

The Mokena Messenger 

regrets the error. 

transform your body in just 

a short amount of time. This 

one simple tool can do it all! 

For more information and to 

register for the classes, visit 

www.rockfit.co. 

Genealogy Club 

7 p.m. Wednesdays, Mokena 

Community Public Library, 

11327 W. 195th St., 

Mokena. All those interested 

in finding out more about 

their family history or compiling 

a family tree are welcome. 

For more information, 

call (708) 479-9663. 

Sweet Dreams Pillow Drive 

My Joyful Heart, a Mokena-based 

nonprofit, will 

host a Sweet Dreams pillow 

drive through Nov. 1, 2015. 

The nonprofit will collect 

standard-size pillows and 

pillowcases to give to the 

children in need enrolled in 

the My Joyful Heart program. 

To donate a pillow 

or pillowcase, start a pillow 

drive or donate towards the 

purchase of these items, call 

(815) 806-1700 or email information@myjoyfulheart. 

org. 

To submit an item to the 

printed calendar, contact 

F. Amanda Tugade at (708) 

326-9170 ext. 34, or email 

f.tugade@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. Deadline is noon 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication.

mokenamessenger.com News 

the Mokena Messenger | October 13, 2016 | 3 

Area resident declares intention 

to run for D210 School Board 

Ben Yomtoob 

highlights experience 

as HR technology 

consultant 


Assistant Editor 

On Twitter, Ben Yomtoob’s 

bio is 

short, simple 

and catchy: 

HR technology 

consultant, 

dad, 

husband 

“self-declared 

jack of all 

and 

Yomtoob 

trades.” Like many social 

media users, Yomtoob uses 

his account as a way to communicate 

his expertise, his 

thoughts and his opinions 

with other companies, colleagues 

and professionals. 

Yomtoob, 52, of Mokena, 

said he aims to combine his 

professional and personal experiences 

to become a member 

of the Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 

210 Board of Education, and 

he recently filled out a petition 

packet for the April 4, 2017 

election. The Will County 

Clerk’s Office marked Sept. 

20 as the first day to circulate 

petitions for those interested 

in running for a position in 

various school districts across 

the county. 

The Mokena Messenger 

interviewed Yomtoob, who 

shared his goals of rebuilding 

trust between community 

members and District 210, 

and what he looks forward to 

as a hopeful candidate. 

Editor’s Note: Answers have 

been trimmed for purposes of 

space only. 

What motivated you to run 

for a position on District 

210’s school board? 

Public education is a real 

passion of mine. I come 

from a family of educators. 

My dad has been a superintendent, 

my sister has been 

an elementary school and 

special education teacher. 

And I’ve moved to the community 

just a little less than 

a year ago. 

Before that I was up in the 

Lincolnshire area and was 

on the Lincolnshire-Prairie 

View School Board [for District 

103] for eight years. So 

in addition to the passion, I 

come equipped with a lot of 

experience. 

I feel like [District 210] is 

in a tough place, and I feel 

like a fresh pair of eyes coming 

in can help the district 

move to where it needs to 

more quickly, and most importantly 

begin to rebuild 

trust in the community. 

That’s what I see is the biggest 

challenge right now. 

What was your experience 

like serving as a school 

board member for District 

103? 

I think what I would point 

to is that it was kind of an 

opportunity to change the 

culture of the board and 

school district relationship. 

I came into a situation there 

with a couple of other board 

members where the history 

had been that the school board 

was really just oftentimes a 

rubber stamp for the superintendent 

and didn’t really get 

involved … That to me is kind 

of the heart of a good school 

board/superintendent relationship, 

is that the superintendent 

is able to use the board as literally 

a sounding board... 

So, I would say that the 

impact made over the time 

that I was there, we were 

really able to improve the 

quality of decisions that 

the school district made by 

getting involved, and helping 

out the superintendent 

and administrators was one 

of our biggest accomplishments. 

What made you move to the 

Lincoln-Way area? 

My wife and I were empty 

nesters, and we lived in Lake 

County for about 15 years. 

And we have family in 

Michigan, so this put us an 

hour closer to our family 

in Michigan. As we looked 

around, we really liked Mokena; 

we thought it was a 

great community, and we 

couldn’t be happier living 

here. We think it’s a great 

place to live. 

What are some of the 

things you’d like to change 

if elected as a D210 School 

Board member? 

Number one goal – like I 

mentioned earlier – is building 

trust. The district’s is to 

start undergoing a strategic 

planning process that involves 

the community, and I 

think that’s a great first step. 

And I want to build on that 

by doing other things we can 

to do to help build trust in 

the community. 

I know one of the challenges 

the administration 

has had, as an example, is 

the number of FOIA requests 

that they get from members 

of the community. My goal 

would be to bring that number 

down to zero by making 

sure that as a school district, 

the School Board is providing 

so much information and 

making it so accessible to 

people that there is no need 

to come and ask us for it because 

these things they can 

access on their own. 

I think it’s doing a lot more 

communication; I think it’s 

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Pioneer Grove raises more than double its fundraising goal 

Amanda Del Buono 

Freelance Reporter 

Pioneer Grove Educational 

Center and its Parent 

School Organization have 

hosted fundraisers for the 

past two years, raising funds 

to provide students with additional 

tools and resources 

for their school. 

This year’s fundraiser, 

which ran under a Pizza 

Playoff theme, took place at 

Founders Community Center 

in Frankfort. The evening’s 

activities included all-youcan-eat 

pizza, a vote on the 

best pizzas, raffles, games and 

live entertainment. 

“We’re raising money for 

a Smart Board this year, so 

everything from today will 

go to that,” said PSO member 

Angela McKenna. 

Pioneer Grove principal 

Sue Kaczmarczyk added 

that the school recently conducted 

a trial run of a Smart 

Board, and it was beneficial 

for the students. 

“We’d like to get the newest 

version,” she said. “… It’s 

height-adjustable to permit 

access for all of our students.” 

However, with the success 

of the afternoon, the 

PSO can buy more than just 

a Smart Board. The goal 

for the evening was $3,000, 

which would allow the 

school to make the purchase, 

Kaczmarczyk said. But with 

the help of about 150 people 

in attendance at the event, it 

brought in more than $7,200. 

“It was beyond what I expected,” 

she said in a phone 

interview days after the event. 

“It was really generous. It just 

shows how we could pull our 

community together.” 

With the extra funds, Kaczmarczyk 

said the school 

could possibly purchase a 

wheelchair swing and also 

put proceeds toward programs 

to help lower its fees. 

The PSO changed the 

theme of the fundraiser this 

year, and that may have contributed 

to the success. 

“Last year we had a walk/ 

roll-a-thon, and it went 

beautifully,” Kaczmarczyk 

said. “We thought we would 

try something different this 

year. We’re a small community 

within a big community, 

and we hope to bring attention 

to that.” 

Kaczmarczyk said that the 

support from the community 

was overwhelming, with 

participation from 13 pizzerias 

– many of which also 

provided volunteers – and 

more than 40 raffle baskets 

were donated. Additional 

raffle prizes included $250, 

$500 and two tickets to a 

Chicago Blackhawks hockey 

game. 

Pioneer Grove parents 

also were happy to see the 

support from the community, 

they said. 

“We just love our school, 

it’s an amazing environment,” 

said Kristina Gericke, 

whose 10-year-old daughter 

Mallory has attended Pioneer 

Grove since she was 3 years 

old. “She gets all the services 

she needs. … I feel like we 

get a lot of community support, 

and we want people to 

see we’re here, and we’re a 

big part of the community.” 

Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland 

was present to show his 

support as well. 

“I’m here to show support 

for the great program 

that takes place at Pioneer 

Grove, taking people with 

special needs and giving 

them a brighter future than 

they might have had elsewhere,” 

he said. “There are 

wonderful people, wonderful 

parents and wonderful 

children that deserve the best 

we can give them.” 

“We all do what we do for 

Steve Knade (left) looks on as his granddaughter, Mallory Gericke, who attends Pioneer 

Grove, enjoys a visit from the school mascot Oct. 1 at Founders Community Center in 

Frankfort. Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

the kids,” added Ron Lullo, 

who represents Lincoln-Way 

East on the Lincoln-Way 

Area Special Education District 

843 School Board. “It’s a 

family program, and we support 

them, the teachers and 

the principal and give back to 

them.” 

The evening also included 

special guest Amy Logan, 

author of “A Girl With A 

Cape,” a short story about 

personal empowerment. 

“The story tells the reader 

that you were born because 

the world knew you would 

make a difference,” she said. 

“I was invited and I thought 

it was a great school, and the 

teachers do great things. The 

teachers need to be reminded 

that they are superheroes for 

what they do, and the parents 

need to realize that they 

are superheroes for all that 

they do.” 

Kaczmarczyk said that 

the school is very fortunate 

to have a committed staff, a 

supportive community and 

supportive parents. 

“The students and the hard 

work and devotion of our 

staff are continual inspirations 

to me,” she said. 

D210 

From Page 3 

going on the offense in terms 

of public relations. 

One of the things I’m disappointed 

by is it feels like 

the board and the superintendent 

are so in the position to 

react to what somebody else 

is saying rather than having 

their own communication 

agenda and being on offense 

and telling a story of what 

the district is doing and how 

it’s trying to improve... 

Election Day is many 

months away. What are 

your priorities as you begin 

to petition and learn more 

about the community’s and 

the School Board’s needs? 

I would say I’m not as 

ready as I will be when I actually 

take the office. You’re 

right that it’s early, and I’m 

out there talking with people 

and trying to learn and 

understand much of what’s 

going on. It’s a preparation 

process. 

One of the things about 

being a School Board member 

that I don’t think a lot of 

people appreciate very much 

is that you’re one of seven 

people. An individual board 

member on their own can 

only be as successful as they 

can with understanding and 

working with the six other 

people on the board. 

One of the things that I’m 

going to be doing is talking 

with the current board 

members, be talking with 

other people that emerge as 

candidates because I want to 

figure out how to, as a group, 

be effective as possible and 

what role I can play in that... 

If elected, what would you 

look forward to most about 

being a board member? 

It’s very much of a group 

process, but what I’m excited 

by is because there [are 

five board positions up for 

election], I think it’s an opportunity 

to change the culture 

very quickly and start 

moving in a different direction 

– as opposed to a situation 

where there might be 

only one or two people entering 

the board and [those] 

people kind of have to play 

within the boundaries of how 

the incumbent board members 

have operated and how 

they’ve done things instead 

of trying to change things. If 

the right group of people get 

in, there’s an opportunity to 

start really making the cultural 

transformation that needs 

to happen very quickly. 

How do you hope to help 

District 210’s students of 

tomorrow? 

I think education is the 

most important governmental 

function that we ever 

have. It directly affects the 

future of our society by how 

we educate our children. 

School districts and education 

are in the midst of 

a massive transformation 

because we’re still kind of 

operating in what I call a 

‘”blackboard model,” where 

the teacher [is] in front of 

the class, students listen to 

the teacher and write things 

down. It’s changed a lot; it’s 

not as much like that as it 

used to be, but we’re in the 

midst of a massive transformation 

to change and improve 

how kids are educated. 

And I want to help speed 

that along. 

I think the first step, like 

I said, is that we have to 

rebuild the trust in the community. 

We have to get the 

finances in order. Those two 

things go together, and then 

we can really start to innovate. 

… I think we can get a 

lot more done if we’re working 

with a community that 

trusts us than one with a lot 

of people that don’t trust us.

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Veteran to receive aid from chili cook-off 



Above all things, Chris 

Fanelli is an artist. The 

54-year-old Mokena resident 

spent a majority of his 

career designing, building 

and making sets and props 

for movies before picking 

up a position as a bus driver 

Lincoln-Way Area Special 

Education District 843 and 

a mechanic at Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210. 

Sculpting and painting are 

just a few of the skills that 

he practiced and developed 

over time, and using his 

hands to make his visions 

come to life played a large 

part in finding and creating 

a signature style. What he 

enjoyed most about his work 

was the different projects assigned 

to him each day, and 

a job that calls for and counts 

on innovation and imagination 

is hard to come by. 

Fanelli credits his confidence 

to pursue his creative 

endeavors and the many 

opportunities that followed 

after him to his six-year service 

in the 127th Armored 

Division for the National 

Guard. 

During his service, Fanelli, 

who served from the mid- 

1980s to early 1990s, was a 

combat medic, which later 

earned him the nickname 

“Doc.” 

“Being in the National 

Guard allowed you to do 

things,” he said of his experience. 

“So, I went to school 

and became a model maker. I 

took auto body repair. I took 

commercial design. I ended 

up with three different associate 

degrees.” 

Immediately after being 

discharged, Fanelli moved to 

Los Angeles and then Florida 

to chase his dreams and 

continue to build his portfolio. 

In 2003, he settled in 

Mokena and entered into the 

realm of researching toys. 

As that industry began to 

change because of its product 

makers and the inclusion 

of technology, Fanelli ultimately 

ended up at District 

210 with a “sweet” offer, as 

he loved working with the 

staff and faculty, as well as 

meeting area families. 

However, these days look 

a lot different for Fanelli, 

who splits most of his time 

at his home, at physical therapy 

or at the doctor’s office. 

For Fanelli – who describes 

himself as “hyper” – 

being unable to move freely 

has not only dimmed his 

spirit, but he has been unable 

to work. Since July, doctors 

have diagnosed Fanelli with 

“idiopathic neuropathy and 

lumbar secular plexus” in 

his right leg, “which means 

I lost half the muscles in my 

leg, all the ones in the front.” 

When close friends Bob 

and Chris Metzger learned 

of Fanelli’s illness, they 

organized a chili cook-off 

fundraiser, which is to take 

place from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 15 at the Mokena 

Veterans of Foreign Wars 

Post 725, 19852 Wolf Road. 

The event is to offer live 

entertainment and raffles for 

attendees, and all proceeds 

earned are to help Fanelli 

with his medical bills and 

day-to-day costs of living. 

“It’s just neighbors helping 

neighbors,” Metzger 

said, noting several businesses, 

organizations and 

restaurants in the town have 

donated food, flyers and 

more to make this fundraiser 

possible. 

“We’re supposed to help 

each other,” she added. “And 

that’s what we’re doing.” 

What is to come 

It is not easy for Fanelli to 

Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser 

for Doc Fanelli 

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Where: Mokena Veterans 

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accept what has happened to 

him. In fact, it all happened 

so fast that when he retells 

the story, he cannot help but 

be overcome by sadness, as 

well as talk about the life 

that he once had. 

“It just happened to me 

outside those steps right 

there,” he recalled of that 

summer evening. “We had 

some guests for dinner; 

we had a few drinks. I said 

goodbye, and I walked them 

outside to the drive way. I 

waved goodbye, and I was 

just walking back to the 

house. And it just happened 

to me. 

“My leg all of the sudden 

just went on fire, went into 

this insane cramp, and there 

were all these feelings like 

burning and pinching and 

stabbing and cramp, cramp, 

cramp! Man, I started crying; 

it hurt so bad. I don’t 

know what it was. I thought 

I’ve exploded a blood vessel 

in my leg or something. 

I had no idea what it was.” 

Not only had the initial 

pain become intolerable as 

the days progressed into 

weeks, but doctors had a difficult 

time identifying what 

was wrong with Fanelli’s 

leg. 

“It was so bad every day,” 

he said of his ailments. “I 

might have gotten like 20 

minutes of sleep every day. 

I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t 

stand.” 

This, too, had been hard 

for Fanelli’s wife Ania and 

Chris Fanelli, who has what doctors have diagnosed as “idiopathic neuropathy and lumbar 

secular plexus,” which has affected the muscles in his right leg, poses for a photo in front 

of his home in Mokena. F. Amanda Tugade/22nd Century Media 

his mother Nadine to understand. 

“I was devasted,” Nadine 

said of her son’s conditions. 

“I didn’t think it was 

something that couldn’t be 

corrected at first. I thought 

maybe he had spinal stenosis 

or back trouble like a lot 

of people had, like I myself 

have had. I thought once they 

did an MRI or if they could 

fix it surgically, it might take 

a few weeks, maybe a month 

of recovery or so. 

“As time went, I realized 

that we were dealing with 

something that was not the 

usual. It didn’t fit any of the 

parameters with what I’m familiar 

with.” 

That became the harshest 

reality for Fanelli who is 

still grappling with the idea 

that his leg may never fully 

recover. 

“I wake up in the morning, 

and I squeeze my knee ... 

‘does it work yet?’” he said, 

noting he knows that his biggest 

challenge is coming to 

terms with his illness and 

figuring out a way to move 

forward. 

Fanelli spends most of his 

days sitting on a chair on 

his front porch. He rests in 

a sea of his own creations, 

small rock sculptures that 

tower over seasonal flowers. 

Fanelli said he finds comfort 

in feeling the warmth 

of the sun against his skin, 

but hearing the cars, trucks 

and buses zip right pass his 

house on Wolf Road makes 

him wish he were able to get 

up and go back to work. 

“I think he’s got a lot of 

spirit, and I think he’s very 

determined to get better,” 

Nadine said of her son. “I 

think the human body is 

amazing. If you work the 

right muscles and you do the 

therapy like they say, with 

determination and time, it’ll 

bring back what you’ve lost, 

or you can compensate with 

other muscles and other systems. 

I know he is so determined 

that he wants to get 

back to work, and that he’s 

going to try his darnedest to 

do it. So, I have faith that he 

will.”

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Woman aims to purchase 

van to help children, 

husband with HHT 



Sept. 7, 2008. 

That is a day Allison Brya will 

never forget. 

“It’s always an emotional thing 

to restart the story again,” the 

46-year-old Frankfort resident 

said of the anniversary date. 

Brya’s daughter, Bella, then 2, 

was to spend that Sunday with 

her grandparents, Rosemarie 

and Maury Melnik, to celebrate 

Grandparents Day early, but the 

plans were interrupted by something 

unexpected. 

“I was home alone,” Brya said. 

“My husband was on a fishing 

trip. [Bella] just said, ‘Mom, I 

need some orange juice [for] my 

fever.’ … Now, I know it was a 

headache, but she didn’t know the 

right word. 

“She just grasped her head and 

started rocking back and forth, 

and she vomited and she went unresponsive. 

I called 911, and the 

Frankfort Fire [Protection District] 

was there – thank God – in 

just a few minutes.” 

Bella was rushed to Franciscan 

Health Olympia Fields and later 

helicoptered to The University of 

Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s 

Hospital. 

“No one [at] that time knew 

what happened to her,” Brya recalled. 

Brya later learned from doctors 

that Bella suffered from a severe 

hemorrhagic stroke caused by 

an Arteriovenous Malformation 

(AVM) rupture – an abnormality 

that causes blood vessels to tangle 

and then burst, resulting in bleeding 

in the brain — which ultimately 

left the 2-year-old confined to 

a wheelchair without the ability to 

eat, speak or move. 

What followed next was a series 

of surgeries, as well as therapy 

sessions to help Bella relearn her 

motor skills. “Bella tries so hard 

to communicate,” Brya said. “She 

was able to walk; she was able to 

talk. So, it’s hard to explain to her 

why she can’t walk now, why she 

can’t talk.” 

Seeking assistance 

Throughout the years, Allison 

and her husband Bill have turned 

to various organizations including 

the Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association for support 

and more resources. The couple 

recognized that their daughter’s 

needs will continue to change as 

she gets older. 

Brya’s mother Rosemarie, too, 

stepped in and looked for ways to 

help. Together, the three noticed 

that without a handicapped accessible 

van, taking the now 10-yearold 

Bella to school at Pioneer 

Grove Educational Center; driving 

to her favorite park; visiting 

the local library; traveling together 

as a family; or even just running 

errands became tough. 

Rosemarie said she began researching 

and reaching out to car 

dealerships in the area so she could 

find out more about purchasing 

a handicapped accessible van or 

possibly converting a minivan to 

accommodate her granddaughter’s 

condition. A brand new van could 

cost more than $40,000, she said. 

“It’s incredibly expensive,” 

Rosemarie said. “That’s money 

that you don’t have.” 

Last June, Rosemarie created a 

GoFundMe page to raise money 

for the van, as well as to share 

Bella’s story with others who 

may be facing a similar situation. 

While they have set their goal 

at $40,000, they have collected 

$10,190 in donations. 

“She’s a lot bigger than she used 

to be,” Brya said. “I have to put 

her in the car, lift her wheelchair 

into the van and do the same thing 

when you get out, so it makes trips 

going anywhere a lot [more] difficult. 

Sometimes, I just have to say 

‘I can’t,’ [or] ‘No, we can’t go.’” 

Daily tasks also become increasingly 

difficult to complete 

with varying weather conditions. 

Byra noted another big-ticket item 

the family also has to buy is a new 

car seat for Bella. 

For More Information 

To learn more about the Brya 

family’s story or to donate, visit 

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“Last winter was tough,” Brya 

said.“Recently, I had to make the 

decision of whether to bring Bella 

or not because we can’t keep lifting 

her in and out. ... I’m not even 

sure how we could get through another 

winter.” 

A family affair 

As of last month, having a handicapped 

accessible van became 

even more of a necessity for the 

Brya family. 

Brya’s husband Bill, 46, underwent 

brain surgery on Sept. 23. 

Bill, too, has AVM, but unlike 

Bella’s, his has not yet ruptured. 

With Bill’s recovery span expected 

to last 30 days, Brya has 

become the caretaker for both her 

husband and her daughter. Brya 

explained that Bill has Hereditary 

Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, otherwise 

known as HHT, a genetic 

disorder that results in the development 

of multiple abnormalities 

in the blood vessels, according 

to the Genetics Home Reference 

website. 

Not only has HHT affected Bella, 

but her brother Liam, 7, is also 

a carrier. 

“[Bill’s] mom passed away 

when she was 54 from complications 

of HHT,” Brya said. “My 

husband’s brother has HHT. So, 

there [are] so many different complications 

that come with HHT. 

My husband and son both get 

nosebleeds from it. They lose a lot 

of blood; it’s uncontrollable.” 

HHT aside, Liam also faces another 

set of challenges that Brya 

keeps a close eye on. Liam has 

been affected by Goldenhar Syndrome, 

a birth defect that causes 

deformities of the face, according 

to the National Craniofacial Association 

website. 

“He was born without a fully 

developed ear, which we had no 

idea about,” Brya said. “He didn’t 

have any hearing out of his right 

side of his ear.” 

Pictured is 10-year-old Bella Brya (right), a student at Pioneer Grove 

Educational Center, and her 7-year-old brother Liam. Bella had a stroke 

at the age of 2 caused by an Arteriovenous Malformation rupture, while 

Liam has been affected by Goldenhar Syndrome. Photo submitted 

She added that Liam, a student 

at Indian Trail School in Frankfort, 

currently uses a Bone Anchored 

Hearing Aid (BAHA) and 

enlists the help of a hearing itinerant 

to assist with his schoolwork. 

While Brya foresees surgeries in 

the future for Liam to help improve 

his hearing, she said it is too 

early to tell, especially since he is 

still so young and his body is still 

developing. 

All of these experiences so far 

have shown Brya, Bill and Rosemarie 

a different side of living, loving 

and growing together as a family. 

“I always dreamed of being a 

mom,” Brya said. “It’s just something 

I’ve always wanted to do. 

Even with the challenges with 

both kids — it’s not easy — it’s 

still such a blessing to me to have 

them to care for, and they both 

look up to Bill and I. There are 

times, yes, that we spend at the 

hospital, [at] lots of different appointments, 

[but] we can still enjoy 

our family. 

“We adapt to our lifestyle just 

the way it is now, and we embrace 

life the way it is. We just cherish 

our family.”



22nd Century Media’s Active Aging Expo coming to Tinley Park 

Expo for ages 50 and 

older to take place Oct. 

22 

Jon DePaolis 


Who says aging has to be dull? 

Presenting sponsors Evergreen 

Senior Living Orland Park and 

22nd Century Media are hosting 

a free Active Aging - An Expo for 

Ages 50+ from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 

22 at the Tinley Park Convention 

Center, 18451 Convention Center 

Drive. 

Additional sponsors are the Du- 

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Specialists and Ingalls Health System. 

The expo, which is in its second 

year in the southwest suburbs, aims 

to offer seniors everything they 

want to know, from financial planning 

to shopping, to assisted living 

and health, wellness and fitness to 

Active Aging Expo Stage Lineup 

• 9:15-9:30 a.m. Ingalls Health System Hospital 

• 9:30-10 a.m. Vascular Specialists 

• 10-10:30 a.m. Evergreen Senior Living Orland Park 

• 10:30-11 a.m. Tinley Park Police Department 

• 11-11:50 a.m. Jazz singer Peter Oprisko 

• 11:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Evergreen Senior Living Orland Park 

• 12:20-12:50 p.m. Sandburg Strings Orchestra 

• 12:50-1:20 p.m. DuPage Medical Group 

real estate and travel options. 

“It’s a new location for this year, 

which has allowed us to grow the 

event even more from last March,” 

said Heather Warthen, chief events 

officer of 22nd Century Media. “I 

know last year we wound up with 

quite a few vendors and we were 

pretty packed. 

“We’re looking forward to bringing 

this event now to the convention 

center, which is located right 

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convenient for a lot of people.” 

With the event in a larger space, 

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options. 

“We’ll have award-winning jazz 

singer Peter Oprisko from 11-11:50 

a.m.,” Warthen said. “We also have 

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from 12:20-12:50 p.m. We’ll also 

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from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and a 

strolling magician and juggler that 

morning. 

“So, we have some fun stuff 

planned. We’ve got a great group 

of vendors.” 

Please see Expo, 18 

Active Aging Expo Vendors 

• Alden Estates of Orland Park 

• Always Home Real Estate 

Services LLC 

• Bath Planet 

• Brookdale Senior Living 

• Chiro One Wellness Centers 

• Clarendale of Mokena 

• ClearCaptions 

• Connect Hearing 

• COUNTRY Financial 

• divvyDOSE Pharmacy 

• DuPage Medical Group 

• Edward Jones Investments - 

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• Evergreen Senior Living 

Orland Park 

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Inc. 

• Great Lakes Caring 

• Gynecologic Surgery & 

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• Humana 

• Ingalls Health System 

• Jewel Osco 

• Mutual of Omaha 

• Nerium International 

• Phyl Good Body and Soul 

• Physicians Immediate Care 

• Primary Insurance Group - 

The Hartford 

• Prudential Advisors 

• Renewal by Andersen 

• Senior Advisors of Illinois 

• The L2 Group at Morgan 

Stanley 

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Living 

• Tinley Park Home Show 

• Tinley Park Police Department 

• Vascular Specialists 

• Waddell & Reed Financial 

Advisors 

• Window Works/Tiger Bath 

• Wyndham Vacation 

Ownership 

• Young Living Essential Oils 

Publisher 22CM seeks readers’ most creative costumes 

Early entrants 

eligible for additional 

prize opportunities 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Halloween is drawing eerily 

near. 

One might say it’s even 

lingering around the corner. 

Or waiting for its chance 

to strike. 

But as you may already 

know, we here at publisher 

22nd Century Media feel 

the world is already a scaryenough 

place. What we like 

about Halloween is the creativity 

that goes into the annual 

dress-up day. 

Whether you modified a 

store-bought costume in a 

clever way, crafted something 

from scratch to make 

sure everyone knows your 

opinions on current events 

(sigh, it is an election year, 

we suppose) or simply made 

the best of a limited budget, 

we want to see it. 

We are returning our Halloween 

Costume Contest for 

2016 with two categories to 

enter: ages 17 and older, 16 

and younger. 

We’re going to pick just 

one winner across each category 

from all seven of our 

southwest suburban towns: 

Orland Park, Tinley Park, 

Frankfort, Mokena, New 

Lenox, Homer Glen and 

Lockport. So your entries 

need to be good. 

We have just a few rules, 

which you can check out in 

the accompanying sidebar. 

While the competition 

may be tougher this fall, the 

prizes are well worth it, as 

a number of area business 

have stepped up to sponsor 

Please see Contest, 19 

The rules 

1) You have to be the person in the costume. You 

cannot submit for anyone else, with the exception of 

parents who submit their children. 

2) Each person can only submit one costume for an 

entry (basically, you cannot send yourself in multiple 

costumes — pick one), though families can send one 

entry per person (and they can be submitted together) 

from different members of the family. 

3) We understand there may be a bit in the way of 

scary imagery (such is the nature of the holiday), but 

the costumes have to be relatively family friendly to be 

considered and published. Nothing beyond PG-13. 

4) Entries must be submitted no later than 10 a.m. 

Wednesday, Nov. 2, to bill@opprairie.com or 22nd 

Century Media, c/o Managing Editor Bill Jones, at 

11516 W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office Condo 3, Orland 

Park, IL, 60467 (physical entries cannot be returned), 

along with names, email addresses and/or phone 

numbers, and towns for each of the entrants. 

5) The entries will be judged by 22nd Century Media’s 

editorial staff, with winners being chosen based on 

creativity, successful execution of an idea, quality of 

craftsmanship and consideration of the holiday/season. 

6) All entries are subject to being published. 

The Prizes 

A breakdown of the prizes available in 22nd Century 

Media’s 2016 Halloween Costume Contest. 

Best Adult Costume 

• A $25 gift certificate to Artesá Baking Company, 

14045 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen. 

• Two hours of free bowling for up to six people — 

along with a pitcher of pop and a 12-inch pizza — at 

Laraway Lanes, 1009 W. Laraway Road in New Lenox. 

Best Children’s Costume 

• A $25 gift certificate to Odyssey Fun World, 19111 

Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. 

• Four passes good for one free child admission 

apiece at The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn, 5100 

Museum Drive in Oak Lawn. 

Early Entry Prizes 

• Two free admission tickets to the Creepy Hallow/ 

Fawn’s Fall Fest & Pumpkin Farm, 24405 S. LaGrange 

Road in Frankfort. 

• Four passes to the Hayride of Horror in Dellwood 

Park, 199 E. Woods Drive in Lockport. 

• A pass good for one walking 9-hole round of golf 

on Rolling Hills, courtesy of Silver Lake Country Club, 

14700 S. 82nd Ave. in Orland Park.



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held its annual meeting 

at DoubleTree by Hilton in 

Alsip Oct. 5, and its keynote 

speaker was Gov. Bruce 

Rauner. 

Rauner was optimistic 

about the state of commerce 

in Illinois, as a whole, but he 

said he saw a particular opportunity 

for growth in the 

south suburbs. 

“Illinois has the best location 

of any state in America, 

right in the heartland,” 

Rauner said. “We’ve got an 

incredible metropolitan region 

here. And within the 

state of Illinois, the southland 

has the best location for 

economic growth of any part 

of the state of Illinois.” 

Mokena Trustee Jim Richmond 

said he agreed with 

the governor’s assessment, 

noting Mokena’s geographic 

location is ripe for economic 

expansion. 

“Mokena is in a perfect 

position to participate in the 

growth of the Chicagoland 

region, with our access to 

[Interstate] 80,” Richmond 

said. “We have the opportunity 

in the southland to be a 

destination for a lot of hospitality-type 

events.” 

Tinley Park Mayor Dave 

Seaman said that Tinley is 

currently undergoing a rebranding, 

and he hopes to 

use the Village’s location 

and existing venues like 

the Tinley Park Convention 

Center to make it even more 

of a destination. 

Rauner was complimentary 

about the CSCVB’s 

work toward revitalizing the 

economy. 

Gov. Bruce Rauner holds up a “0” to show his Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors 

Bureau audience how many new manufacturing jobs have been developed in Illinois over 

the last six years during his keynote speech Oct. 5 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Alsip. 

Tim Carroll/22nd Century Media 

“You guys are the backbone 

of the Illinois economy,” 

Rauner told the crowd. “Your 

success is Illinois’ success, 

and I’m all in for you. [There 

is] nothing more important 

than growing our visitor industry. 

... You are an economic 

engine, and I’ll do everything 

I can to help you succeed and 

grow even more.” 

According to Rauner, 

the visitor industry added 

10,000 new jobs in Illinois 

last year, and visitors to Illinois 

spent more than $37 

billion. But he said that there 

was room for improvement 

in the manufacturing industry, 

adding that each manufacturing 

job brings with it 

four or five supporting jobs. 

“Since the recession ended 

... [Indiana has] added 

84,000 manufacturing jobs 

in the last six, seven years,” 

Rauner said. “In that same 

time frame, do you know 

how many manufacturing 

jobs Illinois has added? 

Zero. 

“Right here in the southland 

[is] the best location to 

put a manufacturing company 

... a trucking firm, a logistics 

firm, a distribution warehouse 

— best location in 

America to build businesses 

in manufacturing and transportation. 

And we should be 

kicking tails. And you know 

what? We’re going to be.” 

Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland 

said it was important 

that the governor discussed 

the growth of the manufacturing 

industry. 

“To hear [Rauner] talk 

about manufacturing is so 

important to our community,” 

Holland said. “Frankfort 

has an industrial area with a 

number of small manufacturers, 

and we have lots of 

developable land for smaller 

manufacturing companies. 

“These are great-paying 

jobs, and these businesses 

contribute so much to the 

community. So, to hear the 

governor talk about the 

south side of Chicago being 

the best place for manufacturing 

is a pleasure.” 

Richmond said that Mokena 

is already home to a number 

of manufacturing organizations, 

but he said that the 

Village is always looking for 

other opportunities and developments 

to move to and 

grow in Mokena. 

Seaman also said there 

are opportunities for light 

manufacturing, distribution 

and transportation industry 

growth in Tinley Park, especially 

because of its location. 

“We’re in a perfect venue 

to be able to do this kind of 

thing,” he said. “We’ve got 

some great location opportunities 

on I-80, of course. 

So, from a transportation 

point of view, I-80 and I-57 

are big parts of the national 

interstate network.” 

Rauner said that one way 

to stimulate growth in manufacturing 

and transportation 

would be to change the regulatory 

burden on businesses 

and lower workers’ compensation 

costs. 

“We need three types of 

change: we need political 

Tim Carroll, Editor 

Following Gov. Bruce 

Rauner’s keynote speech 

Oct. 5 , when the Chicago 

Southland Convention and 

Visitors Bureau held its 

annual meeting at Double- 

Tree by Hilton in Alsip, the 

CSCVB handed out its annual 

awards. 

The Village of Orland 

Park was awarded the Patricia 

Chase Magon Municipal 

Leadership Award; 

Daniel Fitzgerald, of the 

Tinley Park Convention 

Center, received the Senator 

Aldo DeAngelis Leadership 

Award; and P.J. Ganjanaget 

and Karen Seitz, both of 

Hilton Garden Inn in Tinley 

Park, won the Maintenance 

Employee of the Year and 

Hotel Manager of the Year 

awards, respectively. 

“It’s a great honor to 

be selected among all the 

towns located within the 

Chicago southland,” said 

Orland Park Director of 

reform, we need economic 

reform, and we need government 

reform,” Rauner said. 

“We just have to do this. We 

need to get it done.” 

With regard to political 

reform, Rauner said term 

limits on elected officials 

were a priority. And Homer 

Glen Mayor George Yukich 

agreed, and he was specific 

about one person in Illinois 

government who need to be 

replaced. 

“To me, [Speaker of the 

Illinois House of Representatives 

Michael] Madigan’s 

got to go,” Yukich said. 

“He’s got such a hold on 

this state, and nobody can do 

anything.” 

Yukich said he would like 

Development Services Karie 

Friling, who also serves 

as the treasurer for the 

CSCVB. “This past year, 

we hosted the [2016 U.S. 

Log Rolling Open] ... and it 

was quite successful. 

“I think that, combined 

with the magnitude of the 

regional draw that Orland 

Park is helped us get the 

award, and, again, we saw 

it as a great honor.” 

As Orland Park was receiving 

the award, a slideshow 

that included photos 

of the log rolling championship 

played in the background. 

“Orland Park is a very 

active member in the 

[CSCVB],” Friling said. 

“We recognize that a lot of 

money is generated through 

tourism, and we also recognize 

that Orland Park is a 

regional destination in the 

south and southwest suburbs 

because of the amount of retail 

development we have.” 

to see more manufacturing 

businesses and jobs come to 

Homer Glen, but he said that 

the economic landscape for 

new businesses in Illinois is 

not welcoming. 

Rauner said that he would 

like to create a more welcoming 

environment for new 

businesses, and he concluded 

his speech with a reminder to 

area businesses and officials 

that they should remain in 

contact with him and his administration 

to help make the 

climate more inviting. 

“Let’s keep in close 

touch,” Rauner said. “Our 

success together will make 

Illinois strong and prosperous, 

especially here in the 

southland.”



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Police Reports 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

New NLPL director finds 

her way back to southwest 

suburbs 

Those visiting the New 

Lenox Public Library may 

have noticed a new face. 

Michelle Krooswyk, who 

grew up in nearby Orland 

Park, took over as director 

of the library Sept. 12. Krooswyk 

received her master’s 

degree in library science 

from Dominican University, 

and has worked at libraries 

in Florida and Missouri, as 

well as at nearby White Oak 

Library District. 

Since starting her tenure 

at the New Lenox library, 

Krooswyk said she has received 

a warm welcome. 

“The staff is wonderful, 

and they’ve been amazing,” 

she said. “I’ve been trying to 

make a point of getting out 

onto the floor a few times 

a week to really introduce 

myself to the patrons of the 

library. They’ve been great, 

and it seems like they really 

enjoy their library.” 

Once she and her team 

become a “well-oiled machine,” 

she said she wants to 

get out into the community 

to tell the residents of New 

Lenox about all that the library 

has to offer. 

“I was lucky enough to 

go to the American Library 

Association’s annual conference 

this past year,” she 

said. “A little quote that really 

hit home to me was that 

you always hear that the library 

wants to be the heart 

of the community. Someone 

reversed it and said, no, they 

want the community to be 

the heart of the library. That 

really spoke to me. 

“It’s just a really simple 

mixing of words, but that is 

going to be my real end goal 

— getting out there and letting 

people know what we can do 

for them and the community.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Workshop at Kelvin Grove 

merges science, technology 

The familiar music of 

Ninentdo’s “Super Mario 

Bros.” filled Jessica Lakics’ 

technology classroom at 

Kelvin Grove Sept. 30, but 

instead of mashing buttons 

on a keyboard to control the 

red-hatted plumber, students 

tapped on nickels, dimes and 

quarters to make him run 

and jump. 

The sixth-grade class 

was taking part in a Makey 

Makey workshop, courtesy 

of the University of Illinois 

4-H Extension that was 

taught by extension educator 

Megan Walsh. Makey 

Makey is a project that allows 

students to be innovative 

by using alligator clips 

to transmit electric currents 

to objects that can then be 

used to control a computer. 

The students broke off into 

groups of four and five, and 

started by learning the basics 

of Makey Makey, which includes 

connecting the alligator 

clips to a circuit board 

and using them to complete 

circuits. The students then 

connected the clips to balls of 

Play-Doh and smacked them 

with aluminum foil hammers 

while playing “Whac-A- 

Mole” on the computer. 

Throughout the workshop, 

the students had to 

work in their groups to solve 

problems to get the Makey 

Makey to transmit the correct 

signals. 

“I like that it tied in science 

and technology, because as 

teachers we’re always trying 

to go cross-curricular,” 

Lakics said. 

Reporting by Max 

Lapthorne, Editor. For more, 

visitLockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

More than 100 attend the 

Frankfort Park District’s 

first Mother/Son Dance 

Three-year-old Ryland 

Marquardt, dressed in a little 

vest and tie, rested his head 

on his mother Jen’s shoulder 

as she swayed back and 

forth to the music. After 

only a few minutes, his shyness 

subsided, his feet hit the 

ground, and he danced. 

“We’re having a blast,” 

said Jen, a Frankfort resident. 

“He has a new baby 

brother at home, so it’s our 

special date night. … It’s 

been on our calendar for the 

whole month.” 

The pair was among many 

that filled the dance floor 

at the Founders Community 

Center Sept. 30, when 

the Frankfort Park District 

hosted its first Mother/Son 

Dance. Approximately 108 

mothers and their children, 

ranging in age from 2 to 10 

years old, attended the event 

at the center, which was 

decorated with string lights, 

stars and moons to reflect 

the event’s “I love you to the 

Please see NFYN, 19 

Police: Mokena woman drove 

after drinking, resisted arrest 

Natalie Lazarz, 40, of 

8538 Meadows Edge Trail 

in Tinley Park, was charged 

Sept. 27 with DUI-alcohol, 

two counts of resisting arrest, 

aggravated battery of 

a peace officer and criminal 

damage to government supported 

property. 

Police reportedly received 

a call and responded to the 

Gas N Wash at 8810 W. 

191st Street for a welfare 

check on a woman who was 

walking around the parking 

lot. The complainant 

reportedly told police that 

the woman had gotten into a 

dark minivan, which police 

located when they arrived at 

the gas station. 

Upon speaking with the 

driver, police reportedly observed 

that she had “bloodshot, 

glassy eyes, and the 

strong odor of an alcoholic 

beverage emitting from her 

breath.” Police reportedly 

observed Lazarz put something 

in her mouth and, after 

asking her to exit the 

vehicle, police saw that she 

was holding a pill bottle. An 

officer found a bottle of alcohol 

on the passenger seat, 

police said. 

Lazarz allegedly attempted 

to reenter the minivan 

and push a police officer out 

of the way before being arrested. 

Mokena Fire Protection 

District medical staff 

reportedly were called upon 

to evaluate Lazarz. She allegedly 

kicked at a police 

officer and struck the officer 

in the groin area, in addition 

to trying to bite officers. Police 

reportedly used a stun 

gun to pacify Lazarz and get 

her to cooperate with MFPD 

medical staff. Lazarz reportedly 

was transported to Silver 

Cross Hospital and attempted 

to break free of her 

restraints once there. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Mokena Messenger’s police 

reports come from the Mokena 

Police Department. Anyone 

listed in these reports is 

considered to be innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in a 

court of law. 

From OCT. 4 

Instagram threats against LW Central reportedly made in jest 


A Lincoln-Way Central 

High School student who allegedly 

posted a threatening 

message on Instagram has 

told Will County Sheriff’s 

Office representatives the 

post was a joke, according to 

a press release issued Oct. 4 

by the Sheriff’s Office. 

The message was posted 

at approximately 8 p.m. 

Monday, Oct. 3, according 

to the release. The post reportedly 

contained a photo 

of Lincoln-Way Central and 

stated, “looks like a good 

school to kidnap and kill. 

Be prepared for us. #lwc 

#lincolnwaycentral #clowns 

#aintclowninaround #thisfriday.” 

The Will County Sheriff’s 

Office was notified of 

the message the night it was 

posted. Detectives with the 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

were able to identify the subscriber 

of the Instagram account 

that contained the post 

— reportedly a 14-year-old 

male student at Lincoln-Way 

Central — who was then 

brought to the Will County 

Sheriff’s Office Investigation 

Division, along with his 

mother. Police said that the 

student was cooperative. 

According to the release, 

the teen “made statements 

that he had heard rumors 

about clowns being spotted 

on the trails, and with everything 

that has been going 

around about clowns recently, 

he did this as a joke. 

He did not think that anyone 

would take this seriously. 

The [teen] did state that he 

did not intend on causing 

harm to anyone.” 

After speaking with police, 

the student was released 

to his mother, according to 

the release. 

“At this point, because 

he’s a juvenile, he was released,” 

Will County Deputy 

Chief Rick Ackerson said. 

“Then, the [Will County 

State’s Attorney] will decide 

if there are going to 

be charges pursued against 

him.” 

Because the threatening 

post specifically mentioned 

a target date, Ackerson said 

that preventative measures 

were added around the 

school Friday, Oct. 7. 

“Our Patrol Division just 

sent out an email that they 

were going to request extra 

patrol in and around the parking 

lot of the school on Friday, 

just to make sure nothing 

happens,” Ackerson said. 

According to a release 

posted to the Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 website, the district 

was aware of the post 

and helped alert the Sheriff’s 

Office of its existence. 

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Mokena learns about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 

Mokena Library 

offers presentation 

from author 

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Through the eyes of a 

12-year-old girl separated 

from her family, Mokena 

residents ran through the 

stampede of people who ran 

for their lives as the flames 

of the Great Chicago Fire of 

1871 engulfed much of the 

city. 

On the afternoon of Oct. 

1, the Mokena Community 

Public Library District 

hosted William Pack, author 

of “The Essential Great 

Chicago Fire,” who offered 

a multimedia presentation 

about the Great Chicago Fire 

of 1871. 

With roughly 30 residents 

in attendance, the spirited storyteller 

told attendees about 

the events leading up to, during 

and after the Great Chicago 

Fire. As images, illustrations 

and maps were projected 

onto a screen, he explained 

that the city was built almost 

completely of wood — from 

the buildings to the streets 

and sidewalks — and the Chicago 

Fire Department was illequipped, 

with approximately 

185 firemen. 

In the presentation, he also 

said that the source of the fire 

was undetermined, according 

to the fire investigation 

reports, and that the story of 

Mrs. O’Leary’s cow tipping 

over a lamp in her barn was 

likely a myth developed by 

newspapers. 

Additionally, Pack detailed 

the many mistakes 

that were made after the fire 

began as his story followed 

the 12-year-old girl as she 

ran through the city trying 

to find somewhere safe or 

someone she knew. 

His voice changed as he 

offered dialogue from various 

surviving residents, firemen 

and newspaper reporters, 

and it turned soft with an 

essence of loneliness when 

he offered the accounts from 

the lost girl. 

After the flames finally 

were extinguished, the city 

began to rebuild, aiming to 

be bigger and better than 

ever, Pack said in the presentation. 

As for the lost 12-year-old 

girl, she waited in the rubble 

of what she thought was her 

house for hours. After giving 

up and walking away, she 

found her father and realized 

she had been at the ruins of 

the wrong structure. 

Having spent his life in the 

suburbs of Chicago, Pack 

said that the city has some 

impact on the lives of the 

residents in the suburbs — 

both then and now. 

“People love Chicago history,” 

he said. “I hope [the 

attendees] learn something 

interesting about Chicago 

history and get a little better 

appreciation for the city they 

live near.” 

Although his book was 

published in 2014, Pack, a 

historian, has offered library 

presentations on the topic for 

roughly six years, he said. 

“I do ten programs at 80 

libraries a year,” he said. 

“My dream was to do a Ken 

Burns-type documentary 

live. I don’t think I’ve quite 

achieved that, but it’s as 

close as I can get.” 

Among those in attendance, 

Kevin and MaryJo 

Doyle brought their four children 

for a reminder of this 

episode of Chicago history. 

“We home educate, and 

last year we covered Illinois 

State history and the Great 

Chicago Fire in a small 

amount… We wanted to get 

another perspective,” Mary- 

Jo Doyle said. “It’s nice to 

have the firsthand accounts, 

and I never realized the Lincolns 

were involved in any 

way. It gives me a new perspective 

on the city.” 

The family utilizes many 

of the library’s programs and 

emphasizes the importance 

of history, they said. 

“History continues to repeat 

itself,” Kevin Doyle 

said. “We’re fools not to recognize 

the dangerous signs.” 

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Remembering to research this election season 



In the fall of 2008, I was 

16 years old and a junior 

in high school. 

Back then, my life 

revolved around studying, 

hanging out with 

friends and, really, just 

being a teenager. But that 

all changed as the months 

progressed. 

I was taking AP U.S. 

History at a time when 

the country was shifting 

economically, socially and 

politically, and my teacher 

— as well as my peers — 

did not waste any time in 

discussing. That classroom 

became a space for all of 

us to lay out our ideas, our 

thoughts and our values. 

The day of Nov. 4, 2008, 

became a defining moment 

in history, as Barack Obama 

was elected as America’s 

first black president. 

While I was too young to 

vote, I was not too young 

to understand what had 

happened or how Obama’s 

presence in the White House 

had significantly changed 

the conversation for people 

of color moving forward. 

Talking about policies, 

figuring out strategies, 

raising questions, listening 

to both sides of the argument 

and campaigning are 

aspects that have fueled 

debates. And if you asked 

me then what stood out 

most between Obama and 

his opponent, Senator John 

McCain, I couldn’t really 

tell you. That, I would have 

to just charge to age and 

my inability to see what 

things would affect me, my 

family and even my future 

children. 

Here I am at 24, now six 

years into my adulthood. 

Obama’s term is coming 

to close, and our country is 

facing another tidal wave of 

changes with presidential 

hopefuls Hillary Clinton and 

Donald Trump. 

All of these thoughts 

stem from my conversation 

with Mokena resident Ben 

Yomtoob (Page 3), who 

plans to run for Lincoln- 

Way District 210 Board of 

Education in April. Candidates 

have begun declaring 

their intentions to run for 

mayor of Frankfort in the 

spring, as well, and many 

Will County candidates will 

face re-election in a matter 

of weeks. 

What I would like to 

stress is that any time election 

season rolls around 

— whether presidential, 

Village or school board — it 

is important for you to pay 

attention. It is important for 

you to participate and to be 

active. It is important for 

you to take a closer look at 

candidates and the issues for 

which they stand. 

I encourage you to chat 

with your friends, families 

and even coworkers. Share 

viewpoints. But don’t forget 

to fact check! Please don’t 

rely on Facebook or other 

social media platforms for 

political news and updates. 

There are a variety of media 

publications that are available 

for you to read and 

from which to learn. 

All in all, be proactive in 

taking on the effort to know 

the people that might represent 

you and might speak on 

your behalf. 

St. Mary Catholic School Mokena shared this 

photo on its Facebook page Oct. 5. 

“8th grade girls RED team wins the Holy Family 

Parish volleyball tournament. Congratulations! 

#smsmokena” 

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“Light up the Victory sign!! The Volleyball 

team defeated Andrew tonight in two 

games!!” 

@LWCKnights on Oct. 6. 

Follow The Mokena Messenger: @mokenamessenger 

Contest 

From Page 11 

our two categories (the prizes 

are detailed in the other 

accompanying sidebar). 

In addition to the usual 

prizes, however, three locals 

businesses donated passes to 

their haunted attractions (as 

NFYN 

From Page 16 

moon and back” theme. 

“We got a request from 

a mom for a Mother/Son 

Dance,” said Cali DeBella, 

special events coordinator 

for the Frankfort Park District. 

“It’s a special night for 

moms and their sons. We 

have a professional photographer 

here, light refreshments 

and dancing. 

well as one “seasonal” activity) 

which would not do 

winners much good after the 

holiday. So we’re going to reward 

three people who enter 

the contest early this year. 

Anyone who enters by 5 

p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, — 

entries must be received by 

then — will be entered into 

a side drawing, from which 

“We’re very excited that 

[the event] was so popular 

and hope this will be able to 

be an annual event.” 

Reporting by Amanda 

Del Buono, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit 

FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Police looking for man who 

allegedly attempted to lure 

teen into vehicle 

three names will be picked at 

random to receive one of the 

three pass packages (editorial 

team’s pick) highlighted 

under the “Early Entry” section 

of the prizes sidebar. 

Questions can be directed 

to Managing Editor Bill 

Jones at bill@opprairie.com 

or (708) 326-9170 ext. 20. 

The Tinley Park Police 

Department is seeking information 

related to an alleged 

incident that occurred Oct. 

2 in which a man believed 

to be in his 50s tried to convince 

a teenage girl to enter 

his car, according to a press 

release issued Oct. 4 by the 

Village of Tinley Park. 

Reporting by Michael Gilbert, 

Editor. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

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Morning Delights 

White Street Café in Frankfort adds 

breakfast items to its menu, Page 32 

Mokena’s new 

Curtain Call Theatre 

to perform first 

production Friday, 

Oct. 21, Page 25 

Half the cast of “The Mousetrap,” (left to 

right) Cassi Russell, Brandon Vlach, Mark 

Frost and Shane Tierney, poses for cast 

photos Oct. 6 at Curtain Call Theatre. Tim 

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22 | October 13, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger Faith 


Faith Briefs 

Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte 

Road, Mokena) 

Family Costume Party 


Oct. 29 at the church parking 

lot. Families are invited 

to the costume party. Food, 

fun and activities are to take 

place to complete the evening. 

Narcotics Anonymous 

7-9 p.m. Mondays. All 

those struggling or who have 

struggled with a narcotics 

addiction are welcome. All 

meetings are confidential. 

For more information, call 

(708) 479-0300. 

Spanish Church 

12:30 p.m. every Sunday 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. every Sunday. All 

are welcome. 

Women’s Bible Study 

8:45-9:45 a.m. every Sunday 

and 2-3 p.m. every Tuesday 

St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100 

Second St., Mokena) 

St. John’s Annual Turkey 

Dinner 

4-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, 

St. John’s United Church of 

Christ Christian Community 

Center, 11046 Second Street, 

Mokena. Frankfort residents 

are invited to St. John’s turkey 

dinner. Tickets – which 

will be sold at the door – are 

$12 for adults; $5 for children 

between ages 5 and 11; 

and $2 for children between 

ages 2 and 4. For more information, 

call (708) 479-5123. 

Traditional Service 

8 a.m. traditional service, 

9:45 a.m. contemporary & 

traditional music in a service 

of praise and reverence. Supervised 

childcare available. 


(708) 479-5123. 

Garden Club 

8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more 


5123. 

Marley Community Church (12625 W. 

187th St., Mokena) 

Senior High Youth Group 

7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

For more information, email 

marleycommunitychurch@ 

gmail.com. 

Junior High Youth Group 

6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For 

more information, email 

marleycommunitychurch@ 

gmail.com. 

Church Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare 

is provided 

Sunday School 

9-10 a.m. 

Men’s Group 

6 p.m. Sunday nights in 

the church basement. All 

men are welcome. 

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 

(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena) 

LWML Zone 25 Fall 

Workshop 

9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 22 at the Trinity Lutheran 

Church in Tinley Park. 

The workshop includes attending 

Bible study, packing 

meals for Feed My Starving 

Children, making cards for 

veterans and gathering gifts 

for St. Matthew Church, as 

well as the Chicago and Crisis 

Center For South Suburbia. 

Patrons may donate the 

following winter clothing 

items for children and adults: 

hats, scarves, mittens and 

gloves and socks. Baby items 

will also be collected, which 

consist of diapers in all sizes, 

baby wipes, baby wash (no 

shampoo), baby lotion (no 

oil), powder and diaper rash 

ointment, pacifiers, bottles 

and bottle cleaners, baby 

food (cereal, juice, vegetables), 

socks, sippy cups and 

toddler utensils. Registration 

to attend this workshop is 

required. For more information, 

contact Barb Belanski at 

(708) 995-5375. 

9th Annual Trunk-or-Treat 

4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, 

Oct. 31. The Trunk-or-Treat 

is to take place. The church 

is looking for participants to 

help tend to the parking lot, 

serve food and more. Those 

who cannot volunteer on the 

day of can still help by donating 

candy. Peanut or peanut 

butter-based treats are 

not allowed. Those interested 

can sign up on the poster 

in the narthex. A box will be 

placed at the narthex, as well 

for candy donations. 

Fall Fest & Roast Beef 

Dinner 

Saturday, Nov. 12. Patrons 

are invited to donate 

to the “Country Kitchen,” 

which include baked goods, 

homemade canned products 

and preserves and more. 

Those working on craft 

items are asked to make a 

few extra. The Fall Fest is 

sponsored by the Ruth Society. 


contact Carole Sluis at 

(708) 479-2833. 

Contemporary Worship 

5 p.m., Saturday 

Worship 

9 a.m., Sunday 

God’s Kids Club 

10:15 a.m., Sundays. This 

club is open to those between 

the ages of 4-17. 

Adult Bible Study 

10:15 a.m., Sunday 

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th 

Ave., Mokena) 

Oktoberfest 

6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. 

Join in on the fun and celebrate 

German culture and 

tradition at Oktoberfest. 

Church Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m, 

9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6: 

p.m. Sundays 

Adoration and Holy Rosary 

6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays 

Mokena United Methodist Church (10901 

LaPorte Road, Mokena) 

Service and Sunday School 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. 

Church service and Sunday 

school will be held. For 

more information, call (708) 

479-1110. 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays 

Breakfast 

9 a.m. every third Saturday 

of the month 

Walking Club 

7 p.m. Mondays 

Weight Watchers 

Wednesday 

Weigh-ins take place at 

6:30 p.m., while the meeting 

is at 7 p.m. 

Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th 

St., Mokena) 

Faith That Stands 

5 p.m. every Sunday. Join 

the service which takes a 

closer look at the book of 

First Corinthians. For more 


2279. 

Ladies Bible Study 

7 p.m. every Thursday. 

Meetings take place at The 

Talking Shirt Boutique, 

19805 S. LaGrange Road in 

Mokena. For more information, 

call (312) 350-2279. 

Men’s Bible Study 

The men’s bible study is 

held quarterly at Cracker 

Barrel, 18531 N. Creek 

Drive in Tinley Park. The 

meetings are held at 9 a.m., 

and men will enjoy studying 

the Bible over breakfast. 

Discipleship 

10:15-10:45 a.m. Sundays. 

The pastor or church 

leaders are available to meet 

with patrons to talk about 

discipleship. This meeting 

is for those interested in getting 

questions answered and 

starting a journey of faith. 

Sunday Services 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For 

more information, call (312) 

350-2279. 

Sunday School 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena 

Baptist offers Sunday 

School classes for all ages. 


(312) 350-2279. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor F. Amanda Tugade at 

f.tugade@22ndcenturymedia. 

com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

34. Deadline is noon Thursday 

one week prior to publication. 

In Memoriam 

Edward T. Daley Sr. 

Edward T. Daley Sr., of Mokena, 

died Sept. 23. He is survived 

by his wife of 58 years, 

Sharon; sons, Edward T. (Jennifer) 

Daley Jr. and Kenneth J. 

(Debra) Daley; six grandchildren; 

six great-grandchildren; 

and many friends. A family 

gathering will be held Sunday, 

Oct 16 at 1 p.m. at the Lutheran 

Church of the Resurrection. 

Interment private. In 

lieu of flowers, contributions 

to the charity of the giver’s 

choice in Ed’s memory would 

be appreciated. 

Louis John Katula 

Louis John Katula, 77, 

of Mokena, died Sept. 29. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Nanci; sons, Michael (Concetta 

“Connie”), Dr. Garrett 

(Deborah), and Dr. Jeffrey 

(Kristen); sister, Mary Anne 

Eggert; brother, Thomas 

(Judi); grandchildren, Daniel, 

Timothy, Kimberlee, 

Elizabeth, Joseph, Rebecca, 

Zachary, Khloe, Caden and 

Kyle; and many nieces and 

nephews. Visitation and a 

funeral Mass were held at 

St. Mary Catholic Church. 

Interment private. In lieu of 

flowers, memorials to the 

American Cancer Society 

would be appreciated. 

Robert E. McGarry 

Robert E. McGarry, 68, 

of Mokena, died Oct. 6. 

He is survived by his sister, 

Ellen (Gary) Schneider, 

and many nieces, nephews 

and great-nieces and nephews. 

Visitation will be held 

Thursday, Oct. 13, at Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel. Funeral 

services will be held privately. 

Harry R. Mistro 

Harry R. Mistro, 73, of 

Mokena, died Oct. 3. He is 

survived by his wife, JoAnn; 

children, Denise (Tom) 

Padanilam and Chris (Tom) 

Gallagher; grandchildren, 

Ben, Matt, Michael, Luke 

and Drew; siblings, George 

(Pauline) Mistro, LeRoy 

Mistro, Janet (Ray) Norkus, 

Elaine (Jim) Corkery and 

Raymond (Janice) Mistro. 

Visitation was held at Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel. A funeral 

service was held at St. Jude 

Catholic Church. Interment 

Good Shepherd Catholic 

Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, 

donations to the National 

Cancer Institute, www.cancer.gov, 

would be appreciated. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email Editor Tim 

Carroll at tim@mokenamessenger.com 

with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the Orland Park community.



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24 | October 13, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger Life & Arts 


Munchies 

Is there another use for broccoli slaw? 

beth krooswyk 

Contributing Columnist 

What do you do 

with broccoli 

slaw? Where do 

you find broccoli slaw in the 

store? What even is broccoli 

slaw? 

All valid questions! 

Broccoli slaw is a mixture 

of julienne-cut broccoli 

stems combined with similar 

matchstick-cut carrots. 

It’s kind of plain-Jane all by 

itself, but it can be transformed 

into something delicious 

in certain recipes. 

I didn’t know broccoli 

slaw existed, either, until 

I had to find it for a recipe 

that I featured in the April 

2012 Munchies column, 

Thai Chicken Wraps. That’s 

also when I realized it’s near 

the packaged salad greens in 

the refrigerated cases of the 

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Then, recently I discovered 

another yummy use for 

broccoli slaw when I came 

across this week’s fresh 

side dish option, Cranberry 

Almond Broccoli Slaw. 

I randomly found the 

original recipe at theperfectpantry.com, 

and tweaked it 

a bit to reflect what I usually 

have on hand in my pantry 

and fridge. 

I’ve made it several times 

now, and we’ve found that 

it pairs well with burgers, 

steaks, ribs, sausages, 

chicken or really any meat 

that comes off the grill. This 

Cranberry Almond Broccoli 

Slaw is good with a simple 

Broccoli Slaw 

Ingredients 

• 1 (12 ounce) bag 

broccoli slaw 

• 1/3 cup slivered 

almonds, toasted 

• ½ cup dried cranberries 

(or dried cherries or 

raisins) 

• 2 tablespoons olive oil 

• 2 tablespoons white 

vinegar 

• 2 tablespoons honey 

• 2 tablespoons mayo (or 

plain yogurt) 

• 1 tablespoons Dijon 

mustard 

• ¼ teaspoon salt 

• ¼ teaspoon pepper 

sandwich or sloppy Joes, 

too. 

While my son isn’t as 

enamored with it, that’s fine, 

because my husband, daughter 

and I will fight over and 

devour the entire bowl. We 

think it’s that good. 

You might, too! 

Directions 

If needed, toast almonds 

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Curtain Call Theatre finds a new home in Mokena 


Patrons do not have to 

look very hard to see that the 

new Curtain Call Theatre in 

Mokena was once a pharmacy. 

The “Rx” pharmacy logo 

remains prominent just to 

the right of the door to the 

new theater at 11112 Front 

St., but once inside, it becomes 

instantly clear that 

Curtain Call is a venue for 

performing arts, as the lobby 

holds what is clearly intended 

to be (and will soon become 

more defined as) a box 

office, and the theater itself 

contains roughly 70 red velvet 

seats, the unmistakable 

hallmark of a theater. 

Originally located in New 

Lenox, Curtain Call made 

the move to Front Street in 

February after searching for 

just the right type of venue 

to make its new home. 

“We were looking for a 

place that gave us more exposure 

... a place that was 

more intimate, more of a 

black box sort of thing,” said 

David Luecht, the director of 

the Mokena iteration of Curtain 

Call Theatre’s inaugural 

performance, who has been 

involved with Curtain Call 

for six years. 

That first performance in 

Mokena will be an Agatha 

Christie murder mystery, 

“The Mousetrap,” which is 

set for an Oct. 21 opening 

night that was already sold 

out as of Sept. 29. 

“The reason why we 

picked this one is because 

this is the longest continuously 

running play in the 

world,” Luecht said. “It’s 

still actually running in London.” 

Of course, Luecht added, 

the murder mystery theme 

should play well given that 

the production will run right 

around Halloween. 

“The entire show is set up 

[so] that the audience thinks 

that any one of the eight 

characters could be the murderer, 

and at the end of the 

show, it’s revealed who it 

is,” Luecht said. 

Luecht said that Curtain 

Call also wanted its first 

production in Mokena to be 

family friendly. In keeping 

with the theme of welcoming 

and including everyone, 

many in the community have 

helped to get the theater 

ready for opening night. 

“All of the set, all of the 

work done on the entire 

place has been done by volunteers,” 

Luecht said. “So, 

as a community theater organization, 

our volunteer 

group, our patrons came in 

and helped build the seating 

and they helped build the 

set.” 

Adam Griffiths, a native 

of Chesterfield, England, 

who now resides in Mokena, 

plays the part of Major Metcalf, 

“the stiff upper lip, very 

crusty ex-British soldier,” 

according to Griffiths. He 

admits he is not that type of 

person in real life, but he had 

some help in adopting the 

persona. 

“I stole a few characters 

from the British films that I 

grew up watching,” Griffiths 

said. “So, people like Terry- 

Thomas [Major Gowen] out 

of ‘Fawlty Towers.’” 

And while the eight-person 

cast of “The Mousetrap” 

has been working on perfecting 

their characters, they 

have also heard a lot of support 

from community members 

on their first production 

in town. 

“There’s a fantastic buzz 

around the whole community,” 

Griffiths said. “I was 

pleasantly surprised to see 

that opening night is already 

sold out. That was a real 

thrill.” 

Fara Lynn Bingham, of 

‘The Mousetrap’ 

Performance Schedule 

• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 

21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 

• 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 

• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 

28 and Saturday, Oct. 29 

• 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 

Tickets: $15 general 

admission 


visit ccctheatre.com or 

call (708) 607-2281. 

Adam Griffiths, of Mokena, channels his character, Major Metcalf, while posing for cast 

photos Oct. 6 at Curtain Call Theatre in Mokena. Photos by tim carroll/22nd century media 

New Lenox, plays Mrs. 

Boyle, a very fussy character 

who expects the best. For 

Bingham, her role required 

her to adapt, as she had been 

doing almost exclusively 

musical theater prior to “The 

Mousetrap.” 

“This is my first straight 

show in a very, very long 

time,” Bingham said. “It’s 

very interesting to me, because 

I’m used to there being 

song involved.” 

Although she said it requires 

an adjustment, Bingham 

said she is pleased to be 

doing a well-known play. 

“It’s a classic production,” 

she said. “We’re sticking to 

it as it’s written by Agatha.” 

And the way Christie 

wrote the characters was just 

perfect for some of the cast. 

Brandon Vlach, a resident 

of Homer Glen and a 2014 

graduate of Lockport Township 

High School, said he 

heard about the production 

from a friend, and Christopher 

Wren, an eccentric, 

slightly mischievous character, 

stood out immediately. 

“There’s some parallels 

between him and I,” Vlach 

said of his connection with 

his character. “We’re both 

extremely enthusiastic and 

energetic, so it’s really nice 

to be able to kind of channel 

my energy into this character. 

He’s just a very peculiar 

guy.” 

One of the things the cast 

had to work on was sharpening 

their British accents. 

Griffiths was helpful in that 

endeavor. 

“Just through conversation 

with [Griffiths], just 

kind of picking up on his 

mannerisms and the patterns 

in his speech, it just helps 

familiarize with the accent,” 

Vlach said. 

The 20-year-old Vlach 

also said that he appreciates 

the diversity of the cast and 

his castmates’ willingness 

to see him as a fellow performer. 

“I tend to be on the younger 

[side of] the spectrum,” 

he said. “But I appreciate 

that the cast treats me with a 

sense of maturity and understanding 

and professionalism 

that I give them.” 

Griffiths, too, was impressed 

with the cast and its 

Brandon Vlach, who plays Christopher Wren in “The 

Mousetrap,” tries to get a rise out of Molly Ralston, played 

by Grace O’Neill during a Sept. 29 rehearsal. 

members’ unique abilities. 

“This cast is phenomenal,” 

he said. “They are 

amazing. For me, they are 

so encouraging, they are so 

supportive, and I just look 

at them with amazement at 

their professionalism, their 

intensity and passion.” 

Patrons may not have to 

look very hard to see that 

Curtain Call Theatre was 

once a pharmacy. But come 

Oct. 21, it will be plain to see 

that 11112 Front St. is now a 

theater.



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Serbian-Italian violin virtuoso Stefan Milenkovich. 

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LWMB member inducted into All-American Marching Band 

LW Central student 

achieves dream 

after three years 

Jason Maholy 


“I was actually in the car with my 

mom and my sister, and I saw the 

email that was from the Army 

band. ... We were actually in the 

drive-thru of a bank and we were 

all screaming in the car. It was 

really just an exciting moment.” 

Rebecca LiVigni — Lincoln-Way Marching Band 

member, on how she found out she had been accepted 

into the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band 

A Lincoln-Way Central 

student who strived to attain 

her goal of being an All- 

American for three years is 

proof that hard work, focus 

and painstaking dedication 

to one’s craft can pave the 

path to a dream. 

Rebecca LiVigni, a senior 

from Mokena, officially 

joined a select class of high 

school musicians and color 

guard members when she was 

inducted last month into the 

2017 U.S. Army All-American 

Marching Band. LiVigni 

is one of 125 high school students 

from across the country 

and three from Illinois who 

will perform with the band at 

halftime of the U.S. Army All- 

American Bowl, to be played 

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in San 

Antonio, Texas. 

Army representatives 

came to Lincoln-Way Central 

on Sept. 30 for a ceremony 

during which they 

presented LiVigni with an 

honorary jacket in front of 

family members, friends and 

Central students and staff. 

Such events are becoming 

the norm each fall at the 

Lincoln-Way high schools, 

which have produced 12 All- 

American Marching band 

members since 2008. 

The honor was more than 

three years in the making for 

LiVigni, a color guard captain 

of the first district-wide 

Lincoln-Way Marching 

Band. LiVigni was inspired 

during her freshman year by 

Lincoln-Way East graduate 

Caroline McCahey, who was 

named to the 2014 band. 

LiVigni, who plans to 

study neuroscience at either 

Boston University, 

The University of Chicago 

or St. Louis University, attended 

Lincoln-Way East for 

her first three years of high 

school. 

“I always knew I wanted 

to do it,” she said. “It’s just 

a really big honor, and I was 

always inspired by Caroline. 

The person she was is who I 

wanted to be as a senior – the 

captain of the color guard, 

someone you could always 

talk to. I think in that way 

she really embodied everything 

that was an All-American, 

and I saw that and I just 

knew that I wanted to be a 

part of that.” 

LiVigni applied in April to 

be considered for the band. 

The process was “very long” 

and included filling out an 

online application, securing 

a letter of recommendation 

from her marching 

band director, submitting a 

biographical essay, and filming 

two videos – one of her 

“spinning” with the color 

guard, and another talking 

about herself. In July, she 

received an email from the 

Army. 

“I had been anticipating it 

because I knew they came 

out with the inductees in 

early July,” she said. “I was 

actually in the car with my 

mom and my sister, and I 

saw the email that was from 

the Army band. I opened it 

up and saw the word ‘congratulations,’ 

and I didn’t 

even read anything else, I 

just started yelling. We were 

actually in the drive-thru of a 

bank and we were all screaming 

in the car. It was really 

just an exciting moment.” 

The All-American Way 

The application process 

may have been tedious, but 

the road to achieving the 

goal of being an All-American 

Marching Band member 

is a test of will, strength and 

resilience. 

“Marching band and color 

guard are challenging; it’s 

tough on you mentally, physically 

and emotionally,” LiVigni 

said. “Blood, sweat and 

tears truly go into everything 

I do, and so the last couple of 

years have really helped me 

to grow as a person.” 

LiVigni’s color guard instructors 

have been instrumental 

in her development as 

a spinner and a person during 

her formative high school 

years, she said. She recognized 

that the dedication she 

put toward color guard has 

taught her lessons that go far 

beyond the football field. 

“Honestly, they’ve helped 

me to believe in myself and 

do things I never thought 

were possible,” she said of 

her instructors. “And this 

activity is so important to 

Staff Sgt. Jonathon Cardenas (left) and Staff Sgt. Rodondo Parks (right) pose with Rebecca 

LiVigni Sept. 30 during a ceremony inducting her into the 2017 U.S. Army All-American 

Marching Band at Lincoln-Way Central. Photo submitted 

me because I know that I 

wouldn’t be the person I am 

without it. It has allowed me 

to express myself in ways 

you can’t even explain in 

words. It’s absolutely beautiful 

when you get to perform 

something that you’ve 

worked so hard on and put 

all of your time and effort 

into. It’s a feeling that I don’t 

think you really get from any 

other activity in the entire 

world. So it just has a very 

special place in my heart.” 

As is the case in any extracurricular 

or sport, natural 

talent does not inevitably 

translate to success in 

one’s chosen activity. Over 

the past three years, LiVigni 

has experienced growing 

pains and frustrations as she 

worked to master her craft. 

The basics of spinning 

and improving at it can be 

challenging enough, but the 

nuances that come with performing 

in front of an audience 

is an entirely different 

kind of pressure, LiVigni 

said. Spinning requires such 

focus that color guard members 

typically don’t talk to 

one another before performing, 

she added. 

“In the middle of a show 

there is so much you can be 

thinking about, and that’s 

something everyone really 

struggles with no matter 

how good you are,” she 

explained. “There’s the 

pressure of the audience 

watching you, and making 

sure you’re hitting every 

count – you don’t want to do 

something wrong and ruin 

everything. It’s a very stressful 

situation and you have 

to train your brain to not get 

overwhelmed. Just breathing 

– you have to think about everything 

that’s going on with 

your body all at once.” 

LiVigni referred to getting 

into the right state of mind 

and shutting out distractions 

as “putting the blinders on.” 

“You might want to think 

about the one thing you’re 

constantly worried about, 

that thing three minutes into 

the show, but [you] have to 

do what’s right in front of 

you,” she said. “You have to 

be so present and so focused 

that you can’t let anything 

distract you – [like] ‘Oh, I 

see my mom,’ – and that’s 

something I really had to 

work on, snapping back into 

focus and knowing, ‘I need 

to do this right now.’” 

Now a seasoned member 

and captain of the color 

guard, LiVigni has embraced 

the role of mentor and helping 

others through the challenges 

she faced. She attended 

a leadership camp prior to 

her senior year, and as one of 

the first captains of the district-wide 

color guard, she 

took an active role in creating 

an identity for the group 

and an environment in which 

its members could thrive. 

“It’s something I take very 

seriously,” LiVigni said. “It’s 

motivating the guard and 

making sure that everyone 

is not necessarily thinking 

they’re doing everything perfectly, 

but are doing good and 

can continue. Sometimes it 

just feels like you can’t do it 

anymore, and so I just want 

everyone to know they’re 

strong enough to continue. 

That’s the reason I really 

wanted to be a captain.”



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Mokena Community Park District to celebrate 35th Halloween Hollow 

Oct. 13-15 festival to 

offer fun and frights 

for families 


For the 35th time, the 

Mokena Community Park 

District will host Halloween 

Hollow, a festival to celebrate 

the spookiest time of 

year. 

The festival — which is 

scheduled to include attractions 

such as carnival rides, 

a hayride and a pumpkin 

patch — will be held Friday, 

Oct. 14; Saturday, Oct. 

15; and Sunday, Oct. 16 at 

Mokena’s Main Park, 10925 

LaPorte Road. 

And, in celebration of its 

35th year, Halloween Hollow 

will be a little different 

than in previous years. 

“Because it’s our 35th anniversary, 

the carnival company 

is offering an all-day 

wristband special on Saturday, 

which goes from 1-8 

[p.m.] for $35, which is a 

pretty good deal,” Mokena 

Community Park District 

Superintendent of Recreation 

Mary Beth Windberg 

said. “Normally, it’s $25 for 

four hours.” 

She also said that the district 

tries to do something a 

little different every year in 

an attempt to keep the festival 

fresh. 

Windberg and the Halloween 

Hollow staff have made 

a concerted effort to reach 

out to people who have 

special needs. This year, 

the time dedicated to children 

and adults with special 

needs, as well as their families, 

has been extended from 

half an hour to an hour and a 

half on Friday. 

Windberg said that the 

park district sends invitations 

for Halloween Hollow 

to the Lincolnway Special 

Recreation Association and 

Trinity Services, Inc., two 

organizations in the area that 

serve people with special 

needs. And that added time 

is not the only change this 

year. 

An homage to past Halloween 

Hollows will be 

making its return during 

the 2016 edition. The festival 

used to include a haunted 

trail through the woods, 

around which community 

groups used to set up scenes 

for the public. Eventually, 

there were fewer volunteers 

interested in setting 

up scenes, and the haunted 

trail went by the wayside, 

Windberg said. This year, 

though, will be the trail’s 

triumphant return. 

“The public really missed 

it,” Windberg said. “We’re 

bringing back the trail, 

we’re going to have the trail 

open. But instead of having 

a haunted trail, we’re doing 

a nature scavenger hunt, 

a list of things [attendees] 

might see back there on the 

trail, nature things that they 

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While the new version of 

the trail will not be a haunted 

one, there will be haunted 

scenes available for attendees 

who are looking for a bit 

of a fright. 

“We are going to put 

some haunted scenes out on 

our disc golf course, which 

will have a hayride, and the 

hayride will go past those 

scenes,” Windberg said. 

The elimination and subsequent 

return of the trail is 

not the only change Halloween 

Hollow has seen in its 34 

years prior to this one. 

“It’s grown considerably 

since the first Halloween 

Hollow,” Windberg said. 

“That was just like a little 

hour-and-a-half, two-hourlong 

party where they gave 

kids little treat bags and had 

a little costume contest. It’s 

grown by leaps and bounds. 

It’s a whole three-day-long 

event.” 

And although Windberg 

and her team are hoping for 

a substantial turnout, she 

noted that the crowd at the 

A tractor pulls patrons of last year’s Halloween Hollow 

along on their hayride. 

event usually depends upon 

the whims of Mother Nature. 

“If we have great weather, 

the place is packed. If 

we have bad weather, not 

so much. But what are you 

going to do in October?” 

Windberg asked with a 

chuckle. 

Windberg said that the 

Mokena Park District welcomes 

anyone who may 

want to attend. In addition 

to the time that has been set 

aside for children and adults 

with special needs and their 

families, Windberg said that 

there are activities for all 

ages. 

Admission to Halloween 

Hollow is free, and a mega 

parking pass — for those 

who plan to attend Halloween 

Hollow all three days or 

who want to enter and exit 

the parking lot a few times 

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days and all comings and goings. 

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32 | October 13, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger Dining Out 


The Dish 

White Street Café continues to find comfort in food, family 



Pauline Modjeski could 

not help but feel like there 

was something missing in her 

Frankfort neighborhood. She 

was looking for a place where 

she could sit, grab a bite to eat 

and read the newspaper. 

She imagined this place 

was dog friendly, a perfect 

spot for her and dog Cooper 

to stop on their early morning 

walks. 

“Just a casual, friendly, 

neighborly environment,” as 

Modjeski described this potential 

site, and since 2013, 

she has aimed to bring that 

vibe to White Street Café. 

The café — located at 11 

E. White Street — is tucked 

inside the Trolley Barn in 

downtown Frankfort. Upon 

entering the restaurant, 

guests are greeted by a light 

blue and crisp white interior, 

small tables made to seat 

couples, friends and families 

— the patio is open for dogs 

and their owners — and a 

countertop complete with 

displays of baked goods. 

Every now and then, 

Modjeski pops out of the 

kitchen and welcomes customers, 

as well as points 

them to a menu board, toward 

a table or in the direction 

of her many coffee urns. 

This daily routine is a change 

of pace for Modjeski, who 

dedicated most of her career 

to working in finance. 

“I had a very successful career 

for a number of years,” 

she said, as she reflected on 

her former work. “I did very 

well, but I never felt as comfortable 

in my shoes as I do 

in this. I liked my career. I 

enjoyed it. I traveled a lot. 

I did very well, but this just 

felt like home.” 

She found inspiration to 

open the café in the closing 

of another business. 

“I was looking for something 

different,” she said. “I 

just so happened to read that 

the [Frankfort Meats and 

Deli] was closing after 30 

years in business, and I had 

this idea. What better time 

to try it than at a time when 

my kids are grown. I had the 

opportunity to do something 

different. There was nothing 

stopping me from trying... 

So, I just went for it.” 

On Oct. 23, the White 

Street Cafe is to celebrate 

its third anniversary, and 

for a first-time restaurateur, 

Modjeski said she is happy 

“we’re still here.” 

“It’s absolutely rewarding, 

building a successful business,” 

she said. “You don’t do 

it to fail. That’s always an option, 

but you do it to succeed. 

Being that we’re coming up 

on our third-year anniversary, 

I think that’s awesome. Not 

all restaurants make it.” 

Finding ‘White Street flair’ 

What drives Modjeski’s 

effort to make White Street 

stand out from other restaurants 

that serve breakfast and 

lunch specialities is her partnership 

with executive chef 

Joe Wojcik. With 30 years of 

experience in his back pocket, 

Wojcik stepped into her 

newfound kitchen and came 

equipped with some ideas. 

“We wanted to be unique 

and different,” Modjeski 

said. “And we also wanted 

to listen to what our customer 

was asking us for. We 

revamped the entire breakfast 

menu, still keeping the 

White Street flair to it.” 

That flair comes in the 

form of omelettes and breakfast 

bowls served with a 

side of oven-roasted red 

potatoes, an English muffin, 

and a choice of toast 

or a buttermilk pancake. A 

few sandwiches round out 

a list of new items. Two of 

Modjeski’s favorite items to 

complete her breakfast are 

the Tex Mex breakfast bowl 

($8.95) and the breakfast 

sliders ($9.95). 

While that omelette stays 

true to its name — a blend of 

chorizo sausage and queso 

fresco cheese, served with 

two eggs, oven-roasted potatoes, 

and sides of salsa and 

sour cream — the breakfast 

slider adds a twist, especially 

for customers on the go. 

In between two mini brioche 

cheddar buns lies a 5-ounce 

pork sausage patty (made in 

house), scrambled eggs and 

pepper Jack cheese, drizzled 

with a buttery syrup glaze. 

The sandwich has not only 

been a hit. 

“People absolutely love 

it,” Modjeski said. 

As for lunch, Wojcik leans 

toward his panini. Examples 

of his creations include the 

Cubano ($9.95) — sliced 

ham and grilled chicken on 

soft focaccia bread topped 

with Dijon mustard, Swiss 

cheese and pickles — and 

the Italian Hero panini 

($9.95), which brings together 

salami, prosciutto and 

capicola with mozzarella, 

oven-roasted tomatoes, arugula 

and pesto mayonnaise 

on country Italian bread. 

Panini aside, Wojcik is 

known for his soups of the 

day, which complement a 

plethora of sandwiches, salads 

and wraps. From potato 

leek to cream of mushroom 

to seafood bisque, Wojcik is 

invested in bringing something 

new to the table for 

others to enjoy. 

‘Good food, good friends, 

good family’ 

One aspect Modjeski and 

Wojcik highlighted about 

their menu is that most of 

their dishes can be made 

gluten free. 

“If we have a ‘GF’ next 

to it, that means there’s a 

gluten-free option for it,” 

Modjeski said. 

“Gluten free has become 

a really big part of our business,” 

she continued. “We 

take it very seriously. My 

White Street Café 

Trolley Barn, 11 S. White 

St. #111, in Frankfort 

Restaurant Hours 

• 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday- 

Sunday 

Delivery Hours 

• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Tuesday-Saturday 

For more information ... 

Web: whitestreetcafe. 

com 

Phone: (815) 277-2790 

sister has Crohn’s disease, 

and she is 100 percent gluten 

intolerant. It’s a big deal for 

a lot of people, and we take 

extra precaution... We ask our 

customers to please, please 

let us know. Even if you’re 

ordering scrambled eggs — 

if you’re gluten-free — let us 

know, because we’ll prepare 

it in a different pan.” 

Taking the time to pay attention 

to their guests’ needs, 

listening to their feedback 

and getting to know them 

are just a few extra things 

that Modjeski, Wojcik and 

their staff do to make their 

customers feel at home, feel 

comfortable at White Street. 

That is why their motto 

“good food, good friends, 

good family” is so fitting, 

and creating that sense of 

environment starts with 

Modjeski and Wojcik. 

“It is a family business,” 

Modjeski said. “My son 

works at the counter. My 

husband helps out a couple 

days of the week. Joe’s 

daughters work for us three 

days of the week. We have a 

husband-and-wife team that 

works in the kitchen.” 

Beyond that, Modjeski 

said she sees many people 

from the area come through 

the cafe, which ultimately 

gives them all the chance to 

connect with each other. 

“You don’t really feel like 

it’s work when you really love 

what you do,” Modjeski said 

The turkey and Havarti sandwich ($9.95) at Frankfort’s White 

Street Café is served on a soft focaccia bread, topped with 

herb mayonnaise, mixed greens, sliced tomato and red 

onion. Photos by F. Amanda Tugade/22nd Century Media 

The country bowl ($9.95) at Frankfort’s White Street Café 

includes two eggs, oven-roasted red potatoes, pork 

sausage and cheddar cheese. The dish is coated with 

sausage gravy. 

The cranberry Gorgonzola salad (small, $6.45; large, $8.95) 

at Frankfort’s White Street Café features mixed greens, 

dried cranberries, Gorgonzola cheese, toasted walnuts and 

crispy prosciutto, served with raspberry vinaigrette. 

of White Street and her journey, 

so far, in the restaurant 

industry. “For me, personally, 

I really found my niche.” 

Other dishes not to miss 

• Smoked salmon toast 

($9.95) — Another addition 

to the breakfast menu came 

of finding different ways to 

use salmon, Modjeski and 

Wojcik said. The country 

Italian toast is embellished 

with scrambled eggs, avocado 

smash, spring mix and 

smoked salmon.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Sicilian lava spewer 

5. Serpents 

9. Related 

13. Prod 

14. Tales and such 

15. Part of a TV transmission 

16. Museum maintained 

by the Lockport 

Township Park 

District 

18. Track team 

member at Lockport 

Township school, 

Jaclyn 

19. Removes from 

office 

20. Beginning phase 

21. Class A trucker 

22. Swindle 

24. They often put 

kids to sleep 

31. Speed ___ 

32. Ambition 

33. Skye for one 

35. S.A tubers 

36. Tangle removers 

38. Sheltered promenade 

in ancient 

Greece 

39. Domesticate 

40. Wee hour 

41. Skilled in 

42. Walmart, e.g. 

46. “___ magic!” 

47. Choose 

48. Enigma 

52. Frog, for one 

56. Some nerve 

57. Color of tomatoes 

and rubies 

59. 1980s singer, 

Branigan 

60. Job for a dermatologist 

61. Petri dish filler 

62. Czech river 

63. Kind of weight 

64. Brit. conservative 

Down 

1. Breakfast fare 

2. Cough syrup ingredient 

3. Curry side 

4. Combines numbers 

5. Former French province 

6. More malleable 

7. Advantages 

8. Driver’s license datum 

9. Phil Collins: “Can’t ___ 

back the years” 

10. Praiseful poems 

11. Ugh bugs! 

12. Just __ __! 

15. “The ___ and the Ecstasy” 

by Irving Stone 

17. Fermentation agent 

22. Cheat sheet, with notes 

23. Electrical resistance 

units 

24. A rechargeable battery 

25. Taste that’s not sweet, 

sour, bitter or salty 

26. Rebels 

27. Chinese official’s place 

28. Bungle 

29. Alcohol or phenol 

compound 

30. Skiers milieu 

31. Movie studio 

34. Wolf down 

36. Rail family bird 

37. Duty 

41. Rose oil 

43. Approx. 

44. Dangerous job 

45. Stylish 

48. Barbershop emblem 

49. Fire or Peruvian follower 

50. Check record 

51. Ireland 

52. Cook on the barbecue? 

53. Paper money of Burma 

54. That’s why 

55. Back end 

57. 100 pounds 

58. Like some runs 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Hard 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

answers 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena; 

(708) 478-8888) 

■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., Mokena; 

(708) 479-6873) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Avenue, Psychic 

night - second Tuesday 

every month. 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort Square 

Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

ORLAND PARK 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; (708) 

403-9099) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Gene Infelise and Francesca 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

HOMER GLEN 

Mullets Sports Bar and 

Restaurant 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

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34 | October 13, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger Local Living 


Crana Homes Begins Brookside Meadows - Phase II 

Crana Homes, developer 

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Brookside 

Meadows community 

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announced Phase II is 

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cluster of single-family 

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home which includes 

most of the features of 

the Fahan II except the 

spacious master suite 

has an optionalcathedral 

ceiling and is 

located on the upper 

level. The Lennan II has 

3,167 square feet of 

total space (including 

1,049’ basement) and a 

two-car garage. 

Set under the stately loft, 

Fahan II’s great room with 

optional fireplace. 

Phase II homes offer a 

choice of fashionable 

options and amenities 

like a fireplace and 

coffered ceilings. 

Skylights provide natural 

light and a soaker 

tub in the master bath is 

an outstanding option. 

All homes at Brookside 

Meadows include costefficient, 

energy-saving 

features like a highefficiency 

furnace and 

Lo-E glass. Other ‘Green’ 

features include an 

Energy Miser hot water 

heater, vented soffits, 

1.75” insulated entrance 

doors, energy efficient 

appliances and Tuff-R 

insulated wall sheathing. 

Lake Michigan 

water is provided to all 

homes. Contact a Sales 

Associatefor other 

choices and energy 

efficiencies. 

Set in a secluded area 

of Tinley Park, Brookside 

Meadows is close to 

shopping, recreation, 

cultural events and 

dining. Hundreds of 

retail choices are - 

minutes away including 

numerous shopping 

centers and Orland 

Park’s malls. Major highways 

are nearby and the 

Metra commuter rail 

line is a short drive 

away. Tinley Park has 

excellent schools, maintains 

40 parks, has over 

Split level single-family three bedroom attached home - 

The Lennan II, at Brookside Meadows. 

Lennan II master bath. 

30 ball fields and maintains 

other recreation 

facilities including the 

Bettenhausen Center 

with an indoor playground 

and much more. 

The Brookside Meadows 

Sales Center along 

with fully furnished and 

beautifully decorated 

models is open 10:00am 

to 4:00pm Monday 

through Thursday, from 

noon to 4:00pm Saturday 

and Sunday and on 

Friday by appointment. 

From I-80, exit La 

Grange Road south for 

just under two miles to 

La Porte Road and turn 

east for one-half mile. 

Phase II at Brookside Meadows 

features large kitchens with plenty 

of work space, cabinets and 

granite countertops. 

GPS users can enter: 

19839 Mulroy Circle 

Tinley Park, IL. 

Phase I will be closing 

fast as Phase II construction 

ramps up. Anyone 

looking to make a move 

this year should act 

quickly before inventory 

runs out and before 

interest rates and prices 

change. Details and 

specs can also change 

so buyers are encouraged 

to speak to a Sales 

Associate at 708-479- 

5111 for any updates. 

Visit online at 

www.cranahomes.com.

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The Frankfort Park District 

is seeking responsible, 

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department. There are two 

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and the other position is 

evenings and weekend 

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Minimum 1 yr. prior exp. 

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in the operation of 

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1003 Help Wanted 

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Snow Plow Operators 

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a.m.- 10 p.m., Thurs 3-10 

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Lost Dog-Reward 

Name: Joey Age: 12 

Short, white fur, male, 7 

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Last seen Sun, 9/25 @ 

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Please call Denise: 

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708.846.4236; Steve: 

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Rain or shine. 

Orland Park 14325 Maycliff 

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Orland Park 8025 Pluskota 

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Orland Park 8650 W. 165th 

Pl. 10/14-15, 8-2. Apparel, 

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New Lenox 135 Twilight. 

10/15. Moving sale. Everything 

must go. Great deals on 

amazing items. 

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y 

be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, 

three Hail Marys and 

glories for nine consecutive 

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all who invoke your aid. 

Amen. This Novena has never 

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Thank you Our Lady of 

Mt. Carmel for prayers 

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Garage 

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Mokena , 10848 Revere Rd. 

10/13-10/15, 10/4. HUGE! Car 

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New Lenox 609 Beech Ln. 

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1053 Multi Family 

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Frankfort, 23504 S. Harlem 

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10/15: 9-3, Sunday 10/16: 

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file cabinets, drafting table, 

toddler bed, boys & girls 

clothing, toys, name brand 

womens clothes, coats, furs, 

work out eqpt, Trek bikes, 

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Mokena , 9230 Birch Ave. 

10/14 - 10/15, 9-3p. Electronics, 

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Mokena/Homer Glen Hunt 

Club Meadows 184th &Haas 

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JBL 8 Ohms center channel 

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drill set $29. 708.460.8308 

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large & tall. $100. 

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This Week In... 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 

Boys Cross Country 

■Oct. ■ 15 - at SWSC 

Conference Meet, TBA 

Girls Cross Country 

■Oct. ■ 15 - at SWSC 

Conference Meet, TBA 

Girls Golf 

■Oct. ■ 14 - at IHSA State Final, 

TBA 


TBA 

Boys Golf 


TBA 


TBA 

Boys Football 

■Oct. ■ 14 - at Andrew, 7:15 

p.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Oct. ■ 17 - at IHSA Regional, 

TBA 

Girls Tennis 

■Oct. ■ 15 - at IHSA Sectional, 

TBA 

Girls Volleyball 

■Oct. ■ 13 - hosts Thornton, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 14 - hosts Autumn 

Knights Tournament, 5 p.m. 

■Oct. ■ 15 - hosts Autumn 

Knights Tournament, 8 a.m. 

Girls Swimming and 

Diving 

■Oct. ■ 13 - hosts Joliet West, 

5 p.m. 

PRESSBOX PICKS 

Our staff’s predictions for 

the top games in Week 8 

Lincoln-Way East (6-1) at Bradley-Bourbonnais (7-0) 

Lockport (5-2) at Stagg (0-7) 

Sandburg (2-5) at Fort Zumwalt West (5-3) 

Providence Catholic (3-4) at Loyola Academy (7-0) 

Andrew (0-7) hosts Lincoln-Way Central (5-2) 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Taylor Miron 

Taylor Miron is a junior for 

the Lincoln-Way Central 

girls golf team. 

Who got you into golf? 

A lot of people in my family 

play golf. They all started 

me, and I like to play with 

my grandpa and my dad, 

especially when I can. … I 

started around 6 or 7 [years 

old], and I got more seriously 

into when I was about 

12 or 13. 

What is the best part 

about the sport? 

The friends I’ve made 

through golf have been really 

important to me, so to 

go out, enjoy it and play 

with people is what I like the 

most. 

Is it still an adjustment 

coming over from 

Lincoln-Way East? 

School-wise, everybody 

has been so friendly and accepting, 

and even more so 

with the golf girls. I fit in 

right in. 

What is it like being 

part of one of the best 

26-9 

Tom Czaja | Contributing 

Editor 

• LW East 34, Bradley 20. The 

Griffins travel south and hand the 

Boilermakers their first loss. 

• Lockport 

• Fort Zumwalt West 

• Loyola 

• LW Central 

teams in the state? 

I’ve become such a better 

player through the last two 

months, and all the girls I 

would consider really close 

friends, so I enjoy it. 

What is the best piece 

of advice you have 

received from a coach? 

You can’t worry about the 

other people you’re playing 

with. If you just try to play 

the course and your own 

game, it usually produces 

the best results. 

Do you have any 

pregame superstitions? 

On the driving range, the 

last three balls I hit are always 

three drives, because 

usually you’ll start on a par 

4, so the last three shots 

should mimic your first shot 

on the course. 

Who do you look up to? 

Golf-wise, I look up to my 

grandpa, because he taught 

me a lot about golf, and I really 

enjoy playing with him. 

Who is a professional 

athlete or celebrity you 

Max Lapthorne | 

Contributing Editor 

• LW East 31, Bradley 21. East 

picks up a huge road win, as the 

playoffs approach. 

• Lockport 


• Loyola 


25-10 

would like to meet? 

It would probably be Rory 

McIlroy, because I enjoy 

watching him play on the 

tour, and I’ve always kind of 

liked him the best compared 

to the other PGA professionals. 

If you were stranded on 

an island, what valuable 

would you bring with 

you? 

25-10 

Tim Carroll | Contributing 

Editor 

• Bradley 30, LW East 27. I saw 

Morion Burtis in person earlier 

this year, and I don’t want to bet 

against him. 

• Lockport 


• Loyola 


21-14 

Joe Coughlin | Publisher 

• LW East 48, Bradley 28. Griffins 

outpace Boilers in track meet. 

• Lockport 


• Loyola 


James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

I would bring something 

that plays music, because I 

love music, I play an instrument, 

and I also dance. 

What is something most 

people do not know 

about you? 

I could break dance. People 

are usually really surprised 

by that. 

Interview by Contributing Editor 

James Sanchez 

18-17 

Heather Warthen | Chief 

Operating Officer 

• Bradley 24 LW East 21 Home 

field advantage will play into 

this one. 

• Lockport 


• Loyola 


V-Ball 

From Page 53 

and freshman libero Rachel 

Krasowski (15 digs, 3 aces) 

also contributed for the Eagles 

on defense. 

The Griffins were without 

starting middle hitter Haley 

Hart, who suffered a concussion 

at practice. She was 

replaced by Jessica Pappas, 

a freshman, who was 

brought up from the sophomore 

team and contributed 

a couple of kills and a block 

in a starting role. 

Senior libero Melanie 

Weller (18 digs) and senior 

setter Madeline Morrow 

(21 assists) also contributed 

for East. 

“We fought hard, but 

Sandburg outplayed us,” 

said East coach Kris Fiore. 

“I thought the key was that 

they got some big digs. 

Something we’ve been 

preaching is to be more 

consistent. We got some 

great runs, but gave up a lot 

of them, too.” 

Earlier in the week on 

Oct. 4, Sandburg rallied 

past District 230 rival 

Stagg 13-25, 25-14, 25-12 

in Palos Hills. That same 

day, East went three sets to 

defeat Homewood-Flossmoor 

25-13, 25-27, 25-21 

in Frankfort. 

Since the SWSC formed 

in 2005, the Griffins have 

won one league title. That 

was in the Red Division in 

2006 

Fiore knew the Oct. 6 

match against Sandburg 

could foreshadow the conference 

championship. 

“We want to push for the 

conference championship, 

and we will still push for 

that,” he said. “But we also 

want to be playing consistent 

going into the playoffs.” 

The next match for the 

Griffins will be at the Lincoln-Way 

Central Autumn 

Knights Tournament Friday, 

Oct. 14 and Saturday, 

oct. 15. The matches are 

scheduled for 5 p.m. and 8 

a.m., respectively.



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Football 

From Page 51 

That hiccup by the East 

defense was in a wild second 

quarter. East raced out to a 

14-0 lead in the first on rushing 

touchdowns by Muhammad 

and Brendan Morrissey 

(6 rushes, 22 yards), but Sandburg 

started its comeback attempt 

early in the second. 

Gaining some tough yards 

in the air, quarterback Collin 

Friedsam found senior Jamare 

Parker (9 receptions, 121 

yards) for a 33-yard touchdown 

strike to make it 14-7. 

After the Griffins countered 

on the next series with a 

10-yard rushing touchdown 

by Muhammad, Friedsam 

connected with four different 

receivers — the last of 

whom, junior Nicky Shelton, 

caught a 1-yard touchdown 

pass with 3 minutes 

and 53 seconds left in the 

half to make it 21-14. 

It was as close as the Eagles 

would get, however, as 

on the next East offensive 

play, Muhammad busted a 

57-yard touchdown run. 

Muhammad said he was 

successful against the Eagles 

because of his offensive line 

and the wide receivers. 

“That’s all I really can say,” 

he said. “It’s always them. 

Like I said last week, it’s them 

blocking and me following 

behind my blockers and hitting 

the hole and going.” 

Muhammad said on the 

57-yard run, he saw the left 

Soccer 

From Page 55 

struck a ball that Central 

goalkeeper Taylor Budzinski 

fumbled and allowed to roll 

past the goal line. 

The senior added a second 

goal 3:08 into the second 

half. He took a touch at the 

right top of the box, saw the 

back post open and drilled 

the ball past Budzinski. 

Flores’ goal came with 

13:52 to play – his first goal 

Sandburg’s Colin Dominski (right) tries to catch East quarterback Max Shafer during 

East’s game against Sandburg. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

side getting clogged up, 

which opened up a gap to his 

right. 

“I saw Sammy [Diehl] and 

all of them over there, and so 

there was a wide-open hole,” 

he said. “So, I just made the 

cut back and took off.” 

After the score, a rushing 

attempt by Friedsam led to 

a fumble that was recovered 

by East’s John Christensen. 

On the next play, Arthur executed 

a double pump fake 

before unleashing a booming 

31-yard touchdown pass 

to senior Jeremy Nelson (3 

receptions, 37 yards). 

Then, right before half, 

Arthur found fellow quarterback 

Max Shafer (2-of- 

5, 21 yards) for a 52-yard 

touchdown pass with 35 

seconds left in the second 

at West – came on a header 

from a long throw-in by junior 

Brock Krohe, one of 

five former Central players 

on West. 

“He’s strong, he’s fast, 

he’s technical,” Fahey said 

of Flores, who he coached 

for two years. “When he 

puts his head down and 

looks to be dangerous, he 

can be.” 

With Central and West 

mathematically eliminated 

from winning the SouthWest 

Suburban Red, the focus is 

to make it 43-14. 

“We did a roll right, and I 

saw Max down the field, and 

there wasn’t anybody within 

50 yards, so I knew to just 

get it out there,” Arthur said 

of the other starting quarterback 

for the Griffins. “Max 

is going to make a play, and 

that’s what he did, and he 

finished it in the end zone. 

“He’s a tremendous athlete, 

and we can put him 

anywhere on the field.” 

The week before, Shafer 

got the majority of the snaps 

at quarterback for East. This 

week, it was Arthur’s turn. 

But an injury also necessitated 

it. 

“Max is so good at receiver, 

it allows us to get both 

kids on the field at the same 

time,” Zvonar said. “Kenny 

on being ready for regionals. 

Central plays at Andrew 

at 5 p.m. Oct. 19. West hosts 

Thornton at 7 p.m. on Oct. 

18. 

“The chemistry, the trust 

is everything right now,” 

West coach Jeff Theiss said. 

“This group has to stay 

humble. It’s about staying 

motivated and focused and 

building off of this moment. 

“Our goal is to be peaking 

at the end of October. 

I think we’re on the right 

path.” 

Anderson had a little ankle 

tweak tonight, so you take one 

6-foot-4 receiver off the field, 

and you’re able to put another 

one on with Max. I think the 

thought process there is that 

they are two of your best players 

and athletes, and you want 

to have them both on the field, 

and maybe that’s the way to 

do that.” 

In the third quarter, Arthur 

found Morrissey for a 9-yard 

touchdown strike. Then, 

Sean Maloney intercepted 

Friedsam, ending the Sandburg 

quarterback’s night early. 

He was replaced by Brian 

Murray, who finished the 

game 3-of-5 for 18 yards. 

In the fourth, East running 

back Chris Wilder scored on 

a 10-yard touchdown run. To 

cap the game, East defensive 

lineman Jaden Hacha recovered 

a fumble by Murray and 

took it back about 8 yards 

for a score to make it 64-14, 

dropping the Eagles to 2-5 

on the season. 

Eagles senior running 

back Grant Glover had a 

nice game, rushing twice for 

14 total yards and catching 

four passes for a total of 31 

yards. Sandburg junior running 

back John Murphy had 

four receptions for 50 total 

yards. 

Contributing for East were 

defensive lineman Kyle Julius 

(2 sacks), wide receiver Nick 

Zelenika (6 receptions, 59 

yards) and running back Ryan 

Scianna (9 rushes, 79 yards). 

For East, Zvonar said the 

team is being led by the offense, 

which is just fine with 

him. 

“They are a special group 

on that side of the ball this 

year,” he said. “It seems like 

there is a lot of weapons and 

sometimes just not enough 

footballs to go around, but that 

is a good problem to have.” 

He said the offensive line 

gets better every week, and 

he pointed to quarterbacks 

Arthur and Shafer as being 

great leaders. 

“To come to Sandburg — 

where we’ve had a great rivalry 

over the years — and 

have a great performance, 

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LW Central takes second place at regional tournament 

Knights move 

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tournament as a 

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Randy Whalen 


The location of last weeks 

boys golf regional said 

Plainfield. But it was New 

Lenox that ruled. 

That is because all three 

of the advancing teams 

were from New Lenox. As 

expected Providence, behind 

a 6-under-par 66 from 

top medalist Ricky Costello, 

shot 290 as a team and 

cruised to its fourth straight 

regional title on Oct. 4 in the 

Joliet Township Class 3A regional 

at Wedgewood Golf 

Course. 

Finishing second with a 

strong showing was Lincoln-Way 

Central (310), and 

in a surprise, Lincoln-Way 

West (326), playing in its 

first Class 3A tournament, 

edged four other teams to secure 

the final team spot. 

The regional highlights 

all started with Costello’s 

performance. The senior, 

who tied for sixth individually 

at the state tournament 

two years ago and tied for 

fourth last season, matched 

the school record for strokes 

under par and was one off 

the overall low score.“It’s 

my lowest round in a tournament, 

so that’s extremely 

good,” Costello said. “It’s a 

good confidence builder going 

into the [final] week.” 

That was helped by two 

eagles on par 5s in the 

round. Those came on holes 

six and 11. Amazingly, Costollo 

shot a 31 on the back 

nine, going birdie, eagle, 

birdie starting on hole No. 

10, then adding three more 

birdies starting at the 15th 

hole. That helped offset a 

bogey and a double-bogey. 

“I’ve never had two eagles 

in an 18-hole round,” Costello 

said. “My irons were driving 

really well...” 

Costello, who has committed 

to Iowa State University, 

certainly hoped to end 

his high school career with 

a fourth straight trip to the 

Class 3A state finals, which 

will be held on Friday, Oct. 

14 and Saturday, Oct. 15, at 

The Den at Fox Creek Golf 

Course in Bloomington. 

“He knew the 6-under 

was the record so he tried to 

break it,” Providence coach 

John Platt said of Costello. 

“We played well, but [in order 

to advance to state] everyone 

[had] to finish their 

rounds, too.” 

Rounding out the top four 

scores for Providence were 

seniors Michael Cascino 

(71), Zach Bilotta (76) and 

Gino Sanfilippo (77). Junior 

Tyler Roat (78) and senior 

Adam Harrington (91) were 

the other Celtic golfers. 

For Central, consistency 

was the key. The Knights’ 

Top 3 golfers were all separated 

by a stroke, and only 

10 strokes separated their 

No. 1 through No. 6 spots. 

Jason White (75) led the 

way while fellow senior Cam 

Pyle (76) was right behind. 

Juniors E.J. Charles (77) and 

Ryan Nolan (82) completed 

the top four scores, but seniors 

Nathan Viola (84) and 

Trent Sorensen (85) were 

there, too. 

“Jason did a great job 

all year of getting himself 

ready for the regional,” said 

Central coach Ryan Pohlmann, 

who coached Lincoln-Way 

East to the state 

finals in 2013. “He was out 

in the same group as Ricky 

[Costello]. Plus, we had 

Cam shoot a 76, and that was 

his best 18-hole score.” 

Central junior E.J. Charles watches his ball soar at the 

regional championship. 

White was two strokes 

off his season best of 73, 

registered on Sept. 10 at the 

Providence Invite, but this is 

what he looked forward to. 

“I love it, because we all 

played well and worked really 

hard over the winter,” 

White said of helping advance 

the team to the sectional. 

“To be able bring it 

out here when it mattered 

means a lot. This is the best 

time of the year.” 

It certainly was for West. 

Moving up to Class 3A this 

fall, the Warriors were competitive, 

but not expected to 

advance out of the regional. 

They, however, were at their 

best last week. 

“We’ve been close all year,” 

West coach Donna Thompson 

said. “The boys have worked 

hard and I am very, very proud 

for them. People kept saying 

to us, ‘Good luck in 3A.’ Here 

we are.” 

The Warriors, with only 

two seniors on the team, 

were paced by one of them. 

That was Nolan Hullinger 

(78), who shot his career 

best by two strokes and tied 

for 10th overall. It was eight 

strokes better than his average 

score (86) coming into 

the tournament. 

“I played really well,” 

Hullinger said. My putting 

Lincoln-Way Central junior Ryan Nolan hits a pitch shot 

onto the green Oct. 4 during the Class 3A regional at 

Wedgewood Golf Course. 

Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

and chipping was really 

good today, a lot better than 

usual. Going into No. 6, I 

was 4-over. But then I made 

a birdie on that hole and that 

did it. That kind of turned 

my round around.” 

Including the birdie on 

No. 6, he was only 2-over 

the rest of the way. Thompson, 

however, gave him specific 

instructions down the 

stretch. 

“I was told not to look at 

my scorecard until the end,” 

he said. “But I [was] excited 

to go [to sectional] and go 

with the team.” 

Juniors Tyler Hubbs (82) 

and Paul Negri (83), along 

with sophomore Collin 

Phelps (83) were the Top 4 

scorers for West. Senior Pat 

Potter (84) and sophomore 

Dylan Adair (90) rounded 

out the Warrior golfers. 

West needed every stroke 

as four teams were very 

close in fourth through seventh. 

Those were Joliet Coop 

(327), Homewood-Flossmoor 

(328), Andrew (329), 

and Lincoln-Way East (331). 

Crete-Monee (381) and 

Thornton Fractional South 

(404) were the other scores.

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Girls Golf 

Bolden shoots 6-under, wins back-to-back regional titles 

Knights win second 

straight regional title 

with 309 

Tim Cronin, Freelance Reporter 

Lincoln-Way Central’s 

Brianne Bolden didn’t 

walk to Wedgewood Golf 

Course’s first tee on the 

morning of Oct. 5 with a 

specific number in mind. 

Late in the back nine, 

though, a gaudy one came into 

the sophomore’s view: 66. 

She had gone out in 3-under-par 

33, a score fueled by 

a binge of four birdies in five 

holes. With her approach 

game on target, putts were 

falling. 

“I was going to the last 

hole, and I thought, ‘If I 

birdie this hole, I can beat 

Ricky [Costello],’” Bolden 

said. 

Costello’s 66 the day before 

at the boys regional at 

the same course for Providence 

Catholic High School, 

became the goal on that back 

nine, and Bolden ended up 

matching Costello’s number, 

her birdie putt at the last just 

missing. 

The 6-under 66, believed 

to be a women’s course record 

– and surpassing her 

4-under 68 at last year’s regional 

– easily made Bolden, 

who captured the Illinois 

Women’s Junior in August, 

the individual winner of the 

Class 2A regional hosted by 

Joliet Central. It also made 

her a favorite for the Oct. 11 

sectional at Broken Arrow 

Golf Course in Lockport. 

Combined with the 2-over 

74 of fellow sophomore 

Grace Curran, a 9-over 81 

from Taylor Miron and a 16- 

over 88 from Hanah Mastandrea, 

the Knights totaled a 

21-over 309 and rolled to a 

28-stroke victory over Providence. 

Knights sophomore Grace Curran, who finished third overall with a 2-over 74, blasts a 

bunker shot. 

The Celtics and Lincoln- 

Way East were the other two 

teams to advance to Prairie 

Bluff, with the Griffins edging 

Lockport Township by 

three strokes. 

“I made everything I 

could,” said Bolden, whose 

eight birdies were highlighted 

by a 25-footer at the 

12th hole, as well as the four 

birdies in five holes starting 

at the par-5 second, including 

flirting with an ace on 

the par-3 fourth, an approach 

that stopped two feet from 

the cup. 

“My iron shots were usually 

10 feet and in, and that’s 

usually the distance that I 

make almost everything. 

And the ‘just OK’ shots were 

20 feet away. And I made a 

few 20-footers too,” Bolden 

said. 

“I didn’t get ahead of myself. 

It was a smooth round 

today. Usually when I play 

good, I get a little fast. I tried 

to get my heartbeat down, 

stayed calm, took it one at 

a time. I didn’t even realize 

how good I was playing until 

the last few holes.” 

Providence was paced by 

Wisconsin-committed senior 

Alyssa Gromala, whose 

season-best 1-over 73 was 

followed by the 11-over 83 

of Ellie Bilotta, the 16-over 

88 of Isabella Corso, and a 

21-over 93 from Kayla Ambrose. 

That added up to 337, 

and second place. 

“I’m getting more consistent,” 

said Gromala, a threeyear 

state qualifier. “There’s a 

few things I could tighten up 

on and go really low, and I’m 

hoping to bring that to sectionals. 

And everyone played 

really good today. We’ve 

come a really long way.” 

Much of that is due to 

Gromala’s encouraging her 

teammates to get a little better 

every day. 

“I’m called the mom of 

the team,” Gromala said. 

“It’s funny. We all practice, 

and I give them some drills 

to do, and we all do the same 

drills.” 

Lincoln-Way East advanced 

to sectional play for 

the 10th time in 11 years, as 

the Griffins’ four scores in 

the 80s were led by sophomore 

Claire Moutvic’s career-low-tying 

10-over 82. 

“To shoot an 82 on this 

course was good,” Moutvic 

said. “It wasn’t just one person 

who contributed, who 

got us to sectional. It was a 

team effort.” 

Moutvic’s score was followed 

by Laura Lewis (86), 

Hannah Hill (87) and Carolyn 

Waleski (88) for the 343 

total. 

“If we come together like 

this and really step up our 

game, we hope we’ll be 

able to possibly go further,” 

Moutvic said. 

Lockport’s fourth-place 

finish was spearheaded by 

Erica Long. While bereft of 

birdies, her 82 was a career 

low. 

“I got in a bit of a rough 

patch but finished strong,” 

Long said. “I really can’t 

complain. I stayed positive. 

I really liked my group and 

I know I know how to play 

golf. I play better when I 

play with good players, because 

they challenge you.” 

Lincoln-Way West finished 

fifth at 71-over 359, 

with Hannah Slater (81), 

Sarah Scheer (career-low 

86) and Sydney Valiska (90) 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Brianne Bolden, who shot a 6-under 

66, looks on after her tee shot Oct. 5 during the Class 2A 

regional at Wedgewood Golf Course in Joliet. 

Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

advancing as individuals, the 

latter in a four-for-three sudden-death 

playoff that also 

saw Lockport’s McKenzie 

Ebel and Sydney Loeffler 

move on, and the Porters’ 

Katelyn Kendziora eliminated 

on the first extra hole. 

Long watched that with 

mixed feelings. 

“It’s really tough, when 

they’re all some of your best 

friends,” Long said. 

For the Warriors, the best 

team score of the year wasn’t 

good enough. Slater’s 81, 

featuring a 20-foot birdie 

putt on the par-4 ninth, came 

on the heels of her 80 in the 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

tournament. 

“I was taking it shot-byshot, 

laying up instead of going 

for it,” Slater said. “It’s a 

mental game. I was thinking 

through every shot, playing 

the wind, and things fell into 

place. Save strokes where I 

could. But it didn’t feel as 

good as the 80, even though 

it was the same score, pretty 

much.” 

Bolden and her teammates, 

subsequently, were 

mugging for parents’ cameras 

in front of the scoreboard 

holding the regional plaque. 

It may not be the last such 

photo session. 

“If this team can play 

to our potential, there’s no 

stopping us,” Bolden said.

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Girls Volleyball 

LW East falls to Sandburg in three sets 

Fiore: Sandburg ‘got 

some big digs’ 

Randy Whalen 


Based on history and current 

records, the matchup 

between Lincoln-Way East 

and Sandburg on Thursday, 

Oct. 6, went a long 

way toward determining 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue Division 

champion. 

The showdown certainly 

didn’t disappoint as Sandburg 

emerged with a 25-17, 

23-25, 25-22 victory over 

East in Orland Park. Anna 

Jonynas (16 kills, 11 digs), 

the only senior starter for 

Sandburg (18-9, 2-0), led 

the way for her team. 

The Eagles have won or 

shared the conference title 

every year since 2009 and 

captured it nine times in the 

past 10 seasons. East (18-4, 

1-1) was paced by junior 

Molly Hackett (9 kills, 11 

assists), who plays outside 

hitter, right-side hitter and 

setter. 

“They are definitely one 

of our bigger rivals,” Jonynas 

said of East. “So we 

wanted to go and get it.” 

Sandburg coach David 

Vales agreed. 

“Obviously East is the 

No. 1 rivalry for us in every 

sport,” Vales said. “So we 

always get up for them. We 

were down [in set three], 

but regrouped. I told the 

girls, ‘It’s a long game.’” 

The match actually took 

an hour and 11 minutes to 

play and every minute was 

hard-fought, especially 

at the end. The Griffins 

jumped out to a quick 5-1 

lead in the final set and led 

6-2 on a kill by junior outside 

hitter Hanna Lesiak. 

But Sandburg came roaring 

back with a 13-4 burst 

that included six points off 

of East errors to go ahead 

15-10. Trailing 18-13, East 

tied it on a 5-0 run which 

included a couple more 

kills by Lesiak (4 kills). 

An exchange of tip kills 

tied the score for the sixth 

and final time of the set, at 

19-19. The Griffins were 

then whistled for a lift violation 

to put Sandburg back 

on serve. 

There, sophomore Rachel 

Defries stepped to 

the line and nailed backto-back 

aces, followed by 

another Jonynas kill. That 

established a 23-19 lead for 

Sandburg. 

“I was on the freshman 

team last year and we lost 

to East, so this [win] really 

makes me happy,” Defries 

said. “We were so fired 

up and hyped. We want to 

continue the tradition of 

winning conference every 

year.” 

Vales was impressed with 

how Defries stepped up. 

“She’s a ball player, a 

sophomore who is listed as 

a setter, but is here for defense 

and serving,” Vales 

said. “She did great on 

those serves.” 

The second set also had 

six ties. After five early 

ones, the Eagles pulled 

away in the opener. With 

the score knotted at 7-7, 

they took the lead for good 

on a 4-0 run, with three of 

those points coming on East 

errors. 

Jonyas then jolted a 

trio of kills in a 6-1 spurt 

as Sandburg went up 20- 

14 and the Griffins never 

got closer than five points 

the rest of the way. Junior 

outside hitter Abbie Stefanon 

(7 kills, 2 blocks) 

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East’s Ally Carlson serves during the match against 

Sandburg. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

East’s Kate Bruder prepares 

to bump the ball Thursday, 

Oct. 6, at Carl Sandburg 

High School. 

Lincoln-Way East’s Hanna Lesiak jumps up to hit the ball 

Thursday, Oct. 6, during a match against Sandburg in 

Orland Park. 

East’s Jessica Pappas (left) and Camryn Beltz jump to block the ball during the match 

against Sandburg.



Knights get back on their horse with Brook win 

Jason Maholy 


With Lincoln-Way Central 

holding a 20-7 lead over 

Bolingbrook at halftime, 

Knights head coach Jeremy 

Cordell emphasized to his 

players the importance of 

finishing what they started. 

The second-year boss 

knew the Raiders – despite 

being dominated in the first 

half – weren’t going down 

without a fight. Bolingbrook 

has over the past decade established 

itself as one of the 

premier football programs in 

the southwest suburbs, during 

which time it has qualified 

for the playoffs every 

season while averaging 8.5 

wins per campaign. So, the 

chances were good they 

weren’t going to fade quietly 

into the night in front of their 

home crowd. 

Sure enough, The Brook 

came roaring back, scoring 

two third-quarter touchdowns 

and another just moments 

into the final stanza 

to take a 28-20 lead over the 

stunned Knights. 

“They dug in and gave 

us a fight; the third quarter 

they came back and made it 

a very interesting ballgame,” 

Cordell said. 

Interesting. Exciting. At 

times almost unbelievable. 

Central, staggered but not 

felled by the flurry of punches 

thrown at them in the 

first 13 minutes of the second 

half, scored three times 

in the fourth quarter and 

walked out of Bolingbrook 

with a season-defining 42- 

28 victory. The Knights (5- 

2, 4-2) would likely get into 

the playoffs with five wins, 

because of their strength of 

schedule, but are now one 

victory from locking up a 

berth in the postseason. Central 

battles winless Andrew 

next Friday in Tinley Park. 

“Credit to our kids, what 

they did in the fourth quarter,” 

Cordell said. “In order 

to go and do what you 

want to do in [the playoffs] 

you’ve got to be able to win 

these types of games and be 

resilient and take so many 

counter-punches. Bolingbrook 

threw a heck of a 

counter-punch tonight and 

our kids responded. 

“Our message at halftime 

was that we have to finish, 

and the third quarter we hit 

some bumpy spots, but nobody 

lost their composure on 

the sidelines. We said we’ve 

got to finish the job and find 

a way to do this.” 

The Knights did it with a 

total team effort, and several 

players stepped up to 

play the role of hero. Dynamic 

playmaker Matt Pollack 

totaled 270 yards from 

scrimmage (197 receiving, 

73 rushing) and scored two 

touchdowns; running back 

Mike Morgan rushed for 89 

yards and the clinching 46- 

yard score; and running back 

Zach Stoklosa completed 

both of his pass attempts for 

115 yards and two touchdowns. 

Nico Muto, one of 

the team’s senior leaders 

who missed the past four 

games with an injury, scored 

what proved to be the gamewinning 

touchdown on a 

1-yard plunge with 3:37 remaining 

in the contest. 

“It felt great,” Muto said 

about being back the field. 

“I said ‘it’s about time,’ 

it’s been too long. I was so 

pumped up for the game.” 

Muto’s game-winning 

blast into the end zone was a 

fitting welcome back for the 

240-pound fullback. 

“There was no way I wasn’t 

scoring right there, it felt 

great,” he said. “I missed four 

games already and it was just 

great to score and be a part of 

it – I felt like I was part of the 

win. This was a great win and 

we needed this; this is going 

to help get us far.” 

The Central defense, 

meanwhile, sacked Bolingbrook 

signal-callers five 

times, intercepted a pass, and 

contributed to the scoring 

when Michael Cepolski returned 

a fumble for a touchdown. 

The prevention corps 

appeared to be in shambles 

after allowing three touchdowns 

in a 10-minute span 

in the second half – although 

two of those scores came after 

blocked punts gave the 

Bolingbrook offense short 

fields with which to work – 

but held strong when it mattered 

most. 

The Knights’ ‘D’ seemed 

to draw inspiration from an 

offense that picked them up 

after a tough third quarter. 

After giving up a 13-point 

lead and then falling behind 

by eight early in the fourth, 

the Central offense put together 

a 66-yard drive that 

concluded with the play that 

was the turning point of the 

game. Facing fourth-and-10 

from Bolingbrook’s 35-yard 

line, Stoklosa took a pitch 

from quarterback Hunter 

Campbell and launched a 

high-arcing pass toward the 

end zone. Pollack, who has 

made a habit of making acrobatic 

plays, went up with a 

defender and ripped the ball 

away as the two fell into the 

end zone. 

Pollack gave the credit for 

the play to Stoklosa, who 

played quarterback in youth 

football and has attempted at 

least two passes on half-back 

options in nearly every game 

this season, and has four 

touchdown tosses to show 

for it. 

“He’s a kid that can play 

all over the field – receiver, 

running back, quarterback,” 

Pollack said of Stoklosa. 

“And we just practice that. 

Matt Pollack hones in on a deflected pass and makes the catch en route to a 56-yard gain 

Oct. 7 against Bolingbrook. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

Central’s Mitch Hosman holds off Bolingbrook defender 

Zyon Bell during the win. 

Credit the coaches for putting 

it in, it’s a play that’s going 

to work. He put the ball 

there for me to make a play 

and I was able to make it.” 

Pollack, however, wasn’t 

finished. The Knights, down 

28-26, elected to go for the 

two-point conversion and 

called his number again. 

Campbell threw a fade toward 

the rear right corner 

of the end zone, and Pollack 

– with a defender draped 

all over him – made a onehanded 

grab of a tipped pass, 

at the same time maintaining 

the awareness to get his left 

foot in-bounds before falling 

to the ground. 

“It was a good throw, putting 

it up there for a 50-50 

ball, and I was able to come 

up with it,” Pollack said. 

“I’m trying to do whatever I 

can for my team. I came from 

[Lincoln-Way] East and was 

a wide receiver there, and 

[Central] moved me to running 

back, so whatever I can 

do to help the team is what 

I’m going to do.” 

Stoklosa and Pollack also 

hooked up on the first play 

of the game, when the former 

found the latter wideopen 

on a slant over the middle 

of the field for a 79-yard 

catch-and-run that opened 

the scoring just 18 seconds 

into the contest. 

“It gives the team a ton 

of energy,” Stoklosa said of 

the halfback option – when 

it works. “It always gets the 

team going, shifts the momentum 

for us to play well. 

The defense gets hyped up, 

we all get hyped up and start 

playing well. 

“This [win] shows we 

can do anything we put our 

minds to. We know we can 

beat any team, we just have 

to put our minds to it.”

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fastbreak 

Boys Soccer 

West snaps losing skid with 3-0 win over Central 

Jason Maholy/22nd Century 

Media 

1st-and-3 

Great golfers 

1. Brianne Bolden 

(ABOVE) 

The sophomore’s 

6-under-par 66 

at the regional 

tournament Oct. 5 

at Wedgewood Golf 

Course is believed 

to be a women’s 

course record. 

2. Jason White 

The Lincoln-Way 

Central golfer’s 

75 at the regional 

tournament was just 

two strokes away 

from his seasonbest 

73. 

3. East girls golf 

Claire Moutvic’s 82 

helped the Griffins 

reach their 10th 

sectional in 11 

years. The other Top 

4 scorers were all in 

the 80s, with Laura 

Lewis (86), Hannah 

Hill (87) and Carolyn 

Waleski (88) all 

adding consistency 

to East. 

Frank Gogola 


It wasn’t exactly the Senior 

Night that Lincoln-Way 

West’s Danny Flores envisioned, 

but it was the type 

of performance the Warriors 

needed with the postseason 

approaching. 

Flores tallied one goal and 

one assist and Conrad Bolster 

added a pair of goals 

as the seniors had their best 

games of the season in a 3-0 

victory over Lincoln-Way 

Central on Thursday, Oct. 6. 

Flores thought he found a 

home at Central, where he 

spent the past two years after 

attending Joliet Central as 

a freshman. He earned allconference 

honors last year 

in what he called his most 

successful and most fun year 

of soccer. He was excited to 

finish high school there, but 

redistricting after the closure 

of Lincoln-Way North 

forced him to attend West. 

“My nerves were up because 

this is my old school 

right here,” Flores said. “It’s 

my old school, so I didn’t 

want to beat up on them. 

They’re all still my friends. 

I’m glad that we won because 

we needed to win to 

get that extra push.” 

Flores’ role at West has 

been to set up others for 

goals, and Thursday’s goal 

was his first this season. 

Bolster, who entered the 

game with three goals on 

the season, recorded his first 

two-goal game this year. He 

was determined to lead the 

Warriors to a win after they 

lost on Senior Night the past 

two seasons. 

He and the other two captains, 

Jay Bumstead and 

Kyle Seymour, held a team 

talk the day before the crosstown 

matchup after a 6-1 

loss to Bradley-Bourbonnais 

on Oct. 4. It was West’s (6- 

7-3, 1-3) fourth consecutive 

loss dating back to a 1-0 loss 

to Huntley in the PepsiCo 

Showdown Buddy’s Helpers 

Bracket championship game 

on Sept. 25. 

“We talked about coming 

together as a team and playing 

as one instead of trying 

to play as individuals trying 

to score an amazing goal 

you’d see in the World Cup,” 

Bolster said. 

Central (5-8, 1-3) was 

without senior center back 

and captain Sean Curran as 

it lost for the fourth times in 

five games. 

The Knights were shut out 

for the fourth time in five 

contests, scoring one goal in 

that span. Down 2-0 against 

West, they had three shots on 

goal in five minutes, including 

one by Sebastian Esparza 

that went off the crossbar. 

“It wears on you when 

you create chances and don’t 

finish them,” said Central 

coach Sean Fahey. 

Bolster put West up 1-0 

with 11:45 left in the first 

half. Flores stole the ball 

near the right corner flag, 

raced down the goal line 

and centered to Bolster, who 

Please see sOccer, 49 

Lincoln-Way West midfielder Ezequiel Medellin (left) and Lincoln-Way Central’s Mitchell 

Allen battle for the ball Thursday, Oct. 6 during a crosstown matchup in New Lenox. 

Photos by Bob Klein/22nd Century Media 

Warriors midfielder Danny Flores corrals the ball while Knights Luke Baumgartner (No. 5) 

and Breandon Brannigan (No. 18) collapse on him. 

Listen Up 

“If this team can play to our potential, there’s no 

stopping us.” 

Brianne Bolden — Lincoln-Way Central girls golfer, on the high 

aspirations she has for the Knights in the postseason 

TUNE IN 

Football 

7:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 

• The Lincoln-Way Central football team will 

visit winless Andrew in its penultimate 

regular season contest. 

Index 

46 – This Week In 

46 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Tim Carroll. Send any 

questions or comments to tim@mokenamessenger.com, or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 29.

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Central girls golf wins 

regional tournament, 

moves on to sectional, 

Page 52 

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LW East dominates 

Sandburg in 64-14 win 

in Orland Park, Page 51 

LW Central staves off Bolingbrook attack 

to become playoff eligible, Page 54 

Matt Pollack hauls in a touchdown pass over 

Bolingbrook defender Derrick Robinson Oct. 7 during a 42-28 

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