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16 | November 3, 2016 | The frankfort station news
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Police Reports
Gas station employee charged
with theft of less than $500
Jasmine Bruce, 22, of 55
Timberland Road, Matteson,
was charged with theft under
$500 on Oct. 19 in the
11100th block of Lincoln
Highway. Bruce allegedly
stole more than $300 from
a gas station at which she
worked by pressing a button
on a cash register to issue a
cash refund, then putting the
refund on a gift card for herself.
Bruce received a notice to
appear in court and has been
scheduled to appear on Friday,
Dec. 16.
Oct. 18
• Nygel M. Dean, 20, of
22826 Redwood Drive, Richton
Park, was cited for driving
on a suspended license
at the intersection of Harlem
Avenue and Lincoln Highway.
Oct. 19
• Douglas S. Cullens, 26, of
450 S. Roosevelt, Kankakee,
was cited for driving on
suspended registration at the
intersection of Lincoln Highway
and Wolf Road. Cullens
was held on two “failure to
appear” warrants, according
to the Will County Sheriffs
Office.
• Codey M. Cervantes, 24, of
14428 Highland Ave., Orland
Park, received citations for
DUI, having a blood alcohol
concentration of more than
.08 and improper lane usage
at the intersection of Lincoln
Highway and Windy Hill
Drive.
Oct. 21
• Sarah Rashbaum, 34, of
4400 W. Lake Ave., Glenview,
was cited for driving on
a suspended license at the intersection
of North Street and
Harlem Avenue.
Oct. 22
• Shawn A. Bell, 45, of 8120
S. Kingston Ave., Chicago,
was cited for driving on a
suspended license and having
a loud muffler at the intersection
of Harlem Avenue
and Georgetown Commons
Road.
• A person or persons unknown
burglarized a residence
in the 600th block
of Cottonwood Road. The
offender/s stole miscellaneous
items totaling more
than $1,000. Forced entry
was used and the investigation
is ongoing, according to
the Frankfort Police Department.
• A person or persons unknown
burglarized an unsecured
motor vehicle parked
in a business parking lot in
the 21000th block of La-
Grange Road. The offender/s
stole credit cards, a shoulder
bag and an electric toothbrush
valued at a total of approximately
$500.
Oct. 23
• A person or persons unknown
burglarized an unsecured
motor vehicle in the
21800th block of Blue Bird
Lane. The offender/s stole a
purse and credit cards totaling
more than $50 in value.
Police also took 18 reports
of unsecured vehicles being
broken into in the surrounding
Cardinal Lakes subdivision,
but no items were reported
missing.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Frankfort
Station’s Police Reports are
compiled from official reports
found online on the Frankfort
Police Department’s website or
releases issued by the department
and other agencies. Individuals
named in these reports
are considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in a
court of law.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Organizations raise funds
for adaptive playground
When the Lincolnway
Special Recreation Association
and the Heather Glen
Homeowners Association sat
down to think of an event that
could help build an inclusive,
wheelchair-accessible playground,
they wanted an event
that similarly included everyone.
Officials of both organizations
wanted an event that
would reflect the passions
and values of their communities
in a fun environment.
What they came up with was
the Trick or Trot 5K walk/run
fundraiser, which was held
Oct. 22 in New Lenox.
“It’s a collaborative event
between the two agencies,
because both parties want to
build a playground for the
kids,” LWSRA Executive
Director Keith Wallace said.
“We want to raise money and
gain notoriety while having
fun doing it.”
The LWSRA offers social
programs, trips, special
events and athletic programs
to ensure that individuals
with disabilities have the opportunity
to remain socially
active.
The race fielded more than
130 participants of all ages
from around the community
and raised roughly $2,200
toward the adaptive playground,
LWSRA officials
said.
Heather Glen Homeowners
Association President
Ed Krieger worked directly
with the LWSRA to bring
this event to his community.
Krieger said he was more
than happy with the turnout
and response to the runners.
“We had some of the neighbors
play music throughout
the neighborhood as the runners
ran past their homes,”
Krieger said. “The community
was so accepting. Keith’s
message is all about inclusiveness.
When you get to see
the smile on these kids’ faces,
it makes us feel good to be a
part of events like this.”
Reporting by Ryan Esguerra,
Freelance Reporter. For more
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
State Sen. Michael Hastings
is Andrew’s ‘Principal for a
Day’
State Sen. Michael Hastings
visited Andrew High
School the morning of Oct.
25, but he did not come as a
mere guest.
That Tuesday, Hastings,
an Andrew graduate, returned
to his alma mater as
the “Principal for a Day” —
an event curated by the Illinois
Principals Association.
The association’s intent
with the “Principal for a
Day” program is to provide
an opportunity for State and
federal representatives and
legislators to take a closer
look at what is happening in
their school districts, and see
what educational resources
are available for the children,
teens and young adults
of their respective communities.
The school already had
welcomed State Rep. Margo
McDermed Oct. 21, but the
visit from Hastings was
more of a homecoming.
Before serving on the
Consolidated High School
District 230 Board of
Education and becoming the
senator for the 19th District,
Hastings was just a teen
who took pride in playing
football and wrestling for
the Thunderbolts.
“One of the things I take
pride in is that when I served
on the school board that we
set this framework for what
it is now, and for me I know
I did my job,” Hastings said.
“He’s always really kept
us in his heart,” Andrew
Principal Robert Nolting
added of Hastings’ role in
D230 and as an active member
of the community.
Reporting by Brittany Kapa,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Orland Parker writes script
for Gaelic Park Players
Local playwright Lynnea
Mangan is to watch her first
play unfold on the Gaelic
Park stage Nov. 4, bringing
with it all the comedy and
drama that is associated with
“St. Patrick’s Gift.”
The Gaelic Park Players
are slated to present Mangan’s
play at their venue in
Oak Forest over the first three
weekends of November.
There are a lot of firsts for
this play, including the first
time a playwright not from
Ireland has been chosen, as
well as the first time a play
has not been set in Ireland.
It is only one of many
firsts for Mangan, 61, who
comes from a mixed European
background and only
recently learned she has Irish
ancestry. It was seeing her
daughter Sabrina perform
in one of Gaelic Park’s productions
that inspired her to
write her own.
“I really liked the actors;
they were funny,” Mangan
said. “Even a line that wasn’t
that funny, they made funny
by their actions.”
Mangan challenged herself
to write a funnier play than
the one she had seen. It took
three years, multiple rewrites
and advice from the board
members at Gaelic Park to
get “St. Patrick’s Gift” from
page to stage. The board has
a strict selection process, so
Mangan never wanted to get
her hopes up, in case it did
not work out.
The play is loosely based
on Mangan’s life and features
her traits in her characters,
and issues her family is dealing
with are woven into the
plot of the story.
“It’s a slice of life,” Mangan
said.
For more information, visit
www.gaelicparkplayers.org.
Reporting by Brittany Kapa,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Momentum Dance Studio
takes first steps with
23-year-old owner
Lauren Skiniotes grew up
in a dance studio.
She was dancing before
she entered elementary
school, and it soon became a
mainstay in her life throughout
her childhood, studying
at The Dance Studio Ltd.
— first in New Lenox, then
Homer Glen — under owner
Marianne Kyler.
But, as Skiniotes was finishing
her senior year in college
last year, Kyler called
her. She wanted to retire,
and she asked Skiniotes to
take the reins.
Now, the 23-year-old is
running the Homer Glen
business under a new name:
Momentum Dance Studio.
It is a nod to her ambitious
spirit, she said, without
breaking from the space and
people who taught her to
love dance.
The studio, which had a
ribbon cutting ceremony
Oct. 26 and is located at
what was once The Dance
Studio Ltd.’s space at 15760
S. Bell Road, offers classes
for students ages 3 and older
in jazz, contemporary, ballet
and tap, among other styles.
The studio serves approximately
150 students.
Running a business weeks
out of college was a daunting
task at first, Skiniotes
said.
“Is anyone going to take
me seriously, is anyone going
to give me the respect
that a business owner deserves?”
she said of her
initial concerns. “But I was
ready for it, because that’s
just the kind of person that
I am. I like to go big or go
home.”
For more information,
visit www.momentumdancestudio.com.
Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
HomerHorizon.com.