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THURSDAY
Christmas in Chicago
2-4:15 p.m. Dec. 8. Public
Library, 14921 Ravinia.
Presenter Dave Clark will
bring back happy memories
of what Chicago’s State
street used to look like.
Department stores used
to compete for the best
Christmas window display.
This presentation will be
held in meeting room 104.
For more information, call
(708) 428-5115.
Coil Clay Pots
4-6 p.m. Dec. 8. The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
make an air-dry clay pot
with 3D designs and paint
it with their favorite colors.
This free event is for teens
in grades 7-12. For more
information, call (708)
532-0500 or visit www.
thebridgeteencenter.org.
Romance Discussion
7 p.m. Dec. 8 Public
Library, 14921 Ravinia. Join
in a discussion of the book
“The Mountain Midwife”
by Laurie Alice Eakes. This
discussion will be held in
meeting room 102. For more
information, call (708) 428-
5100.
FRIDAY
Test Anxiety with Intellect
Learning Center
4:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 9. The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
learn the secrets behind
preparing for test days by
discovering different testing
strategies. This free event is
for teens in grades 7-12. For
more information, call (708)
532-0500 or visit www.
thebridgeteencenter.org.
Book Appetite
7-8 p.m. Dec. 9. Granite
City Food and Brewery,
14035 S. LaGrange Road.
Join in a discussion of the
book, “Free Winds Blow
West” by L.P. Holmes. For
more information, call (708)
428-5100.
Art Studio Night with the
Aaron Williams Band
7:30-10:30 p.m. Dec. 9.
The Bridge Teen Center,
15555 S. 71st Court.
Students can bring their
favorite creative projects
and supplies or use what
The Bridge has to work in
The Bridge’s Art studio.
Enjoy live Indie/Pop music
from the Aaron Williams
Band and free samples from
Panera Bread. This free
event is for teens in grades
7-12. For more information,
call (708) 532-0500 or visit
www.thebridgeteencenter.
org.
The Christmas Bus
7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10.
Civic Center, 14750 Ravinia
Ave. The Orland Park
Theatre Troupe presents a
play about Mrs. Frump, the
director of an orphanage,
who is trying to give her
charges the best Christmas
ever. This adventuresome
play will culminate with
a Christmas more special
than Mrs. Frump could
have imagined. A Sunday
performance on Dec. 11
will go on at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $14 for adults, $12 for
seniors and students, and $10
for children 12 and under.
For more information, call
(708) 403-7275.
SUNDAY
Community Tree Trimming
Event
Noon-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
11. Winter Wonderland,
15600 West Avenue. The
village invites all residents
out for the annual tree
trimming event. Groups
can begin decorating
trees outside the Winter
Wonderland Ice rink at
noon. Santa will arrive at
2 p.m. Participants will
enjoy cookies, holiday
music, and hot chocolate.
This is a free event for all.
The village requests that all
decoration and ornaments
be home made, decorating
guidelines will be provided.
Register at the Recreation
Administrative office
located at 14600 Ravinia
Ave.
WEDNESDAY
Senior Christmas Party
11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14. Orland
Chateau, 14500 South La
Grange Road. The Leisure
Plotters club is hosting a
Christmas party for anyone
who wishes to attend.
Tickets are $20, and includes
a family style dinner as
well as entertainment for
the evening. For more
information, or to purchase
tickets, call Jean Egan (708)
479-8739.
UPCOMING
Village’s Property Tax
Rebate Application Deadline.
5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16.
Frederick T. Owens Village
Hall, 14700 South Ravinia
Avenue. Eligible Village
of Orland Park residents
must apply for the village’s
property tax rebate by the
deadline listed above. Further
information is available at
www.optaxrebate.com or by
calling (708) 403-3086.
Orland Park Theatre Troupe
“Beauty and the Beast”
Auditions
Noon-10 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 18. Orland Park
Cultural Center, 14760 Park
Lane. The Village of Orland
Park Theatre Troupe will
hold auditions for children,
ages 6-15. Adult auditions
will be held from 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. on Dec. 19.
Everyone auditioning must
bring sheet music with 16
measures of a prepared piece
and be dressed comfortably
to learn and perform a
dance audition. For more
information, call the Village
of Orland Park Recreation
Department at (708) 403-
7275.
The Bridge New Year’s Eve
Party 2017
9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31. The
Bridge Center is hosting a
New Year’s Ever party for
students in grades 7-12.
Free food and drink will
be provided. Live music
will be provided by DJ
Zaitrix and Gabe Burdulis.
The party will include
a midnight countdown,
confetti showers, free t-shirt,
games and prizes. In lieu
of admission the center
is asking for a donation
of Clorox wipes or paper
towels. Space is limited.
For more information, or to
sign-up, call (708) 532-0500
or visit thebridgeteencenter.
org.
ONGOING
Find Frosty the Snowman
Nov. 26. Public Library,
14921 Ravinia Avenue.
Starting Nov. 26 Frosty will
be hidden somewhere in
the shelves of the library,
find him before he melts! If
Frosty is found participants
will be entered into a drawing
to win a winter prize. Frosty
will change locations every
Monday morning. For more
information, call (708) 428-
5100.
Donate to Neat Repeats
Resale
Neat Repeats Resale, 9028
W. 159th Street, Orland Park,
is looking for donations.
The list includes but is not
limited to women’s, men’s
and children’s clothing,
housewares, jewelry, toys
and books. The store is
open seven days a week.
All proceeds support
programs for victims of
domestic violence. For more
information, call the store
manager: Orland Park (708)
364-7605 or Worth (708)
361-6860.
Donations needed for All
God’s People
The mission of All
God’s People is to help the
homeless. The organization
is looking for food, toiletries
and clothing donations.
They also look to help
provide others with bicycles,
bicycle locks, women’s and
men’s gym shoes, umbrellas,
bedsheets, sleeping bags and
diapers. For the complete list
of donation suggestions, visit
allgodspeoplechicago.org.
For more information, email
allgodspeoplechicago@
gmail.com.
FOCUS Group
5-7 p.m. Wednesdays,
Orland Township, 14807 S.
Ravinia Ave. This group for
teens will focus on the “Six
Pillars of Character.” It will
also teach teens how to make
better life decisions and how
to become a better citizen in
their community. For more
information, call (708) 403-
4222.
Total Lipid Profile Testing at
Orland Township
8:30-11 a.m. third
Thursday of the month.
Orland Township, 4807 S.
Ravinia Ave., Orland Park.
The price of the test is $25
for residents. Nonresidents
may also undergo a test for
$30. For more information
or to make an appointment,
call (708) 403-4222.
Have an item for calendar?
Deadline is noon Thursdays.
To submit an item to the
calendar, contact Assistant
Editor Brittany Kapa at
(708) 326-9170 ext. 11 or
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
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Consolidated High School D230 Board of Education
Officials boast great returns for students on new curriculum focusing on Period 2
Lee Edwards
Freelance Reporter
Consolidated High
School District 230’s associate
high school principals
reported Thursday, Dec. 1,
during a special meeting
of the Board of Education
the success of a systemwide
curriculum change
that provides structured
in-school opportunities for
students and teachers to
grow together.
Implemented by D230
during the 2011-2012
school year, Period 2 — a
mandatory 35-minute study
hall for all students — originally
was a pilot program
designed to give a select
number of freshmen opportunities
to have additional
academic assistance. By
the 2012-2013 school, Period
2 was fully integrated
in all district high schools
for all grades.
Now, Period 2 occurs
four days a week, offers
student choices, as well
as provides individualized
student assistance, small
group relearning, test, quiz
assignment make-up, independent
study, and enrichment
and leadership opportunities.
Period 2 is broken down
into two categories: advisory
and intervention/
enrichment. The advisory
component is based upon
the American School Counselor
Association model,
which places an emphasis
on four pillars: academics,
social-emotional learning,
transition and college/career.
The pillars are reinforced
by teachers throughout
students’ high school
careers through relationship
development, academic
wellness checks and SEL
curriculum.
Intervention/enrichment
provides students with
times to sign up with their
specific teachers for assistance,
as well as media center
quiet study, group work,
computer labs research/paper/canvas,
physical education
make-up and enrichment,
test prep, and more.
Students identified in need
of immediate academic assistance
meet with deans
and other staff.
Brian Klene, associate
principal at Sandburg; Abir
Othman, associate principal
at Andrew; and Ian MacLeod,
associate principal
at Stagg; all gave their remarks
in support of Period
2. The trio discussed how
Period 2 impacts standardized
test scores, incoming
teachers, parent response
and more.
Klene noted that, prior to
Period 2, not all students
had access to/or sought the
most beneficial methods to
their own success but now
are compelled to do so.
“The key point is we have
all the kids captured now
with some sort of assistance;
whereas, with the old
structure, it was optional,”
Klene said. He said parent
response to Period 2 has
been “positive” thus far.
“I think [parents] love the
fact that all of the kids have
been captured,” said Klene.
“Their sons and daughters
have access to their specific
teacher, and I think
that’s a really important
component of it. If they’re
struggling with something
the night before, they can
schedule to see that teacher
the next day.”
Othman recalled prior to
Period 2 classes, began at
8:30 a.m. instead of 8 a.m.
which did not accommodate
students in need of additional
academic support
but without the means to
come to school early. She
explained this year as the
state of Illinois transitions
to SAT prep from ACT
prep, Period 2 is in place to
help students prepare.
“We’re providing them
opportunities, structured,
with an adult in the room to
help guide them,” Othman
said. “It has actually transformed
our guidance in our
student services for all three
buildings. We have a lot of
college career opportunities
with the kids at this time.”
MacLeod said teachers
new to D230 “love” Period
2 and are partnered with established
teachers to become
acclimated to the schedule.
“In many cases, with the
advisories, we have two
teachers working with our
students, so we’re able to,
in most cases, partner new
teachers with those who
might be veterans,” MacLeod
said. “What we have
found in all of our buildings
is that teachers catch
on right away. They realize
that the advisory piece is
all about the relationships,
and it’s so nice to have that
same group in front of you.”
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Publisher announces return of Holiday Card Contest
The Prairie calls
for entries in 2016
competition
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Jingle bells, winter smells
Help keep it at bay
Oh, cards bring us some
yuletide
In a U.S. postal truck
Hey, jingle bells, winter
smells
Help keep it at bay
Oh, Holiday Card Contest
2016, try your luck?
It is that time again. The
weather starts looking grim,
the daylight only peeks for
long enough to remind us it
exists and we start writing
terrible songs-turned-poetry.
We even think for a splitsecond
they’re not that bad.
(We’re wrong. They are.)
But maybe, oh, just maybe,
your holiday spirit can
bail us out of this doom and
winter gloom once again.
Oh, you didn’t know?
Publisher 22nd Century Media
officially just announced
the return of its Holiday
Card Contest for 2016.
When?
Right now!
We thought it might just
do the trick in cheering us up
and getting us to knock it off
with all these other aspirations
we start having when
we’re cooped up inside.
By now, we hope you’re
familiar with the rules, but
we’re happy to run through
them one more time, just in
case. (We’ve got nothing
better to do. Can you believe
this weather?)
We want to see your coolest
Christmas cards. Homemade
wonders, unique
presentations, sassy jokes,
beautiful envelopes. We also
want to read your year-end
letters: You know the ones
your friends really enjoy
getting that brag about how
wonderfully everyone’s doing
in your family? Yeah,
those letters. We want holiday
photos, be they goofy,
tropical or traditional.
Whatever it is you do for
the people you love during
the holidays (PG-13, please),
simply address these things to
Managing Editor Bill Jones,
and mail them to 11516 W.
183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park, IL,
60467. Make sure the items
somewhere include a name
and a phone number at which
we can reach you, should you
happen to win the contest, as
well as your hometown.
We will accept submissions
through 5 p.m. on
Christmas Eve (this year a
Saturday, every year Dec.
24). They must be received
(not postmarked) by that
day, so please make sure to
give yourself enough time
for holiday mail service.
The entries will be evaluated
by our editorial staff
and judged in two categories
— Best in Show and
Funniest. We will pick one
winner in each of the categories
from across all seven of
the towns covered by 22nd
Century Media’s Southwest
office: Orland Park, Tinley
Park, Frankfort, Mokena,
New Lenox, Lockport and
Homer Glen.
In addition to awarding
prizes, we plan to publish
images or transcripts of our
winners in print, along with
a few of our other favorites.
We do have three important
rules to follow.
• We are only allowing
one entry per household for
this contest.
• The entry must be from
this holiday season.
• Electronic entries are
accepted and can be sent to
bill@opprairie.com.
Prizes will be announced
first on our Twitter platform
(@OPPrairie) over the
course of the next week, and
in full in our Thursday, Dec.
15 issue.
So get to mailing. Remember:
Only you can bring
an end to this terrible poetry!
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Cassandra Berry is a loving
mother of a 4-year-old
son and a newborn baby.
During her pregnancy,
Berry was diagnosed with
Stage 2A invasive ductal
carcinoma after discovering
a lump in her breast. Berry
had to stop chemotherapy for
the month before and after
her daughter was born, but is
now restarting her treatment
and will have to undergo a
double mastectomy and reconstructive
surgery.
Berry lives with her mother
in Peoria, to help her during
this time, while her husband
is an active member in
the U.S. Army, stationed at
Fort Campbell in Kentucky.
He tries to make it to Peoria
every chance he gets, but it
is difficult with the hours
of driving between them.
Berry is hoping that after her
recovery from surgery, the
three of them will be able
to return to Kentucky to be
with her husband.
Berry contacted 3 Little
Birds 4 Life with a wish.
The organization is a nonprofit
dedicated to enhancing
the lives of young adult
cancer patients, ages 18-40,
with any type of cancer, at
any stage. The organization
grants “wishes” that are
funded through the donation
of money, time and services.
Berry listed three possible
wishes: a trip with her
husband, a visit to Six Flags
with her family, and three bicycles
and a bicycle carrier
for her baby.
The organization and S2
Breakthrough think they can
help Berry with this wish.
S2 Breakthrough is a softball
and strength training facility
in Orland Park, and is to host
a Workout 4 Wishes event
Dec. 17 in hopes of raising
$5,000 to grant Berry’s wish.
Workout 4 Wishes events
can be hosted by individuals
or facilities through 3 Little
Birds 4 Life, in which participants
engage in some type of
fitness activity while raising
money for the organization.
S2 Breakthrough will be
inviting any participants from
the community who raise a
minimum of $25 to come to
the event and participate in a
fun workout, as well as raffles,
food and other fun activities.
For more information,
visit s2breakthrough.com/
enrichment.

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Jerling eighth-graders compete in engineering challenge
Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor
Jerling Jr. High School
students recently got a taste
of what engineers go through
on a daily basis.
The students displayed
their skills in the field of
hydraulics and pneumatics
during the school’s eighthgrade
Fluid Power Challenge,
which was held Nov.
29 at the Orland Park Civic
Center.
The Fluid Power Challenge
is a competition designed
for eighth-grade
students to get firsthand experience
building a machine
to accomplish that year’s
chosen task. Jerling Principal
Kevin Brown wanted to
expand the school’s science
program, and the Fluid Power
Challenge proved to be
the perfect addition, he said.
Bob Hammond, of Deltrol
Fluid Products, hosted
the challenge with representatives
from Mursix and
Bimba Manufacturing. The
challenge is designed to introduced
eighth-grade students
to the initial principles
and science behind hydraulic
and pneumatic devices.
An assembly was held five
weeks prior to the competition
in order to prepare the
students for the expectations
involved in the challenge.
Important concepts were
explained, supplies were
handed out and then each
team worked to develop
their machines through trail
and error.
Judy Stellato and Wendy
Marinier, both eighth-grade
science teachers at Jerling,
worked with their classes
through the preparation stages.
With only three 50-minute
class periods a week for two
weeks, and a final week devoted
entirely to the project,
there was not an abundance
of time to work out issues.
“Science is failure,” Stellato
said. “There is a lot of
failure involved. Even if
they spend the time, they
work, and they get [to the
competition] and the device
doesn’t work ... that’s a
learning experience.”
Some teams failed in
their endeavours on the day,
while others overcame and
achieved. That was just the
nature of the challenge.
Challenge Day
Armed only with their
notes, each team of five students
had just three hours to
complete a machine for the
competition portion of the
day.
This year’s task required
each machine to lift a rectangular
wooden block from the
base of a platform to any of
the three platforms at varying
heights. Each machine
needed to move up and
down, back and forth, and
have an arm rotate enough to
pick up an item.
Plastic syringes filled with
water and tubing were used
as the actuators to power
each group’s machine.
Machines were given point
values based on overall design.
Up to five points could
be awarded, and then additional
points were gained
for the amount of times the
team was able to move the
block onto a platform within
a two-minute time frame.
The higher a group was able
to lift the block up and onto
the platform, the more points
it received.
While every team received
a participation medal, only
three teams were awarded
to honors. Awards for best
journal, teamwork and best
machine were given out for
the group that best fit the criteria.
Hammond said he could
not stress enough how important
having an accurate
record of work is for an engineer,
which is why the Best
Journal award is given out.
Students are required to list
the division of labor, to offer
sketches of their designs and
to answer questions in their
books, which were turned in
once their final projects were
complete.
“As an engineer, when
you’re designing something,
you have to have documentation
and a paper trail of
what you’re trying to convey,”
Hammond said. “They
create this journal, and in
that journal they do a division
of labor ... orthographic
projections and isometric
views of their machines.”
The Results
It seemed that the girls
were on their game during
the competition portion of
the event, as every group
that won exclusively featured
female members.
Monsters Inc. won for Best
Journal, Little Einstein’s
won for Teamwork and the
Hot Oompa Loompa’s took
home the top prize for Best
Machine. It is the first time
in the school’s eight-year
history of competing that an
all-girls team won for best
machine, according to Stellato.
“Rarely did you see an
all-girl team win something,
with the exception of the
journal,” Stellato said with
excitement. “To see the girls
win with the actual machine
performance, that is just so
cool.”
Daria Sickler, Natalia
Diaz, Ana Rose Bialek, Brielle
Morris and Marytherese
Nevin formed the group
Monsters Inc. and were the
winners for Best Journal,
with 33-of-35 points gained.
While their machine worked
in the prototype stage, once
it came time for competition
Jerling Jr. High School students (left to right) Yara Swaiss, Madison Sullivan, Megan
Woods, Abby Powyszynski and Sydney Moreno pose with their winning project Nov. 29 for
Best Machine in the Fluid Power Challenge. Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media
it did not work quite as well.
“[Monsters, Inc.] had an
awesome journal,” Hammond
said. “There was another
33 on a journal, and we
tie-broke it on the interview
questions.”
Abby Powyszynski, Megan
Woods, Madison Sullivan,
Yara Swaiss and Sydney
Moreno were the winning
Best Machine group. With
eight total points, the team
took home the top prize.
For the Future
The Fluid Power Challenge
only fuels principal
Kevin Brown’s desire to
keep developing the school’s
science program and providing
new and exciting challenges
for future classes. Its
success is twofold, not only
for Brown but also for Hammond.
Even during recent harsh
economic times, Hammond
could not stress enough
how in demand engineers
were within the industry.
For a time, Hammond and
his company were trying to
encourage parents to enroll
their children in a program
with Deltrol that would help
them keep track of students
who would later go into the
field of engineering.
Parents, however, did not
like the idea of their children’s
personal information
being kept for long periods
of time, and since then interest
has waned. Hammond
mentioned they know of two
students who participated in
the first program nine years
ago who have entered the
field.
“If I can get two [students]
interested in engineering
later, I’ve won,” Hammond
said.
Stellato said she was surprised
that all three teams
that won were exclusively
girls, but she hoped it would
boost their confidence early
in the field.
“I wonder if they even considered
engineering before,”
Stellato said. “And now they
get that boost of confidence,
and then they think, ‘Yeah,
maybe I can do this.’”
Brown’s overall plan is to
keep incorporating interesting
competitions into the science
curriculum at Jerling.
“It was really neat to see
[students] doing engineering
all day long like that, it was
just amazing,” Brown said.
The next project planned
is the rocket launch, held
at Centennial Park in the
spring.
“As a maiden voyage, so
to speak, I was blown away
at how professional everything
went,” Brown said.
“The people from Deltrol
were just super-super-helpful.
... I could have not been
more happy.”

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Orland Park kicks off holiday season with annual event
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
Santa Claus showed up at
the Orland Park Civic Center
late in the afternoon of
the final Sunday in November,
and with the jolly old
elf’s arrival the holiday season
was officially underway
in the village.
St. Nick was not just
stopping by to let everyone
know only 27 shopping
days remained until Christmas.
His customary visit the
weekend after Thanksgiving
kicked off the Mayor’s
Holiday Festival and Tree
Lighting Ceremony.
The event — held Nov.
27 this year — has become
a tradition in Orland Park,
and regardless of the chill
in the air outside, the number
of people who crowd
into the Civic Center for the
occasion ensures the conditions
inside will be a bit on
the steamy side.
Hundreds of people —
roughly three-quarters of
them children 8 years old
or younger — attended the
free festival, which featured
singing, dancing, a magic
show and, of course, visits
with Santa.
Youths and their parents
waited up to 40 minutes to
spend a few moments with
the iconic man in the red
suit, with the children sharing
their Christmas wishes
and their parents snapping
photos.
A horse-drawn carriage
made it rounds through the
parking lot, providing parents
and their children a
break from the heat inside
and an opportunity to let
the lines of people waiting
for Santa and an elf creating
balloon art to calm.
The festival was punctuated
by the ceremonial
lighting of the Village’s
Christmas tree in the square
south of Village Hall. Also
illuminated at that time on
the adjacent lawn were numerous
other outdoor decorations,
part of the inaugural
“Spectacular Life-Size
Holiday Light Display.”
But before the grand finale,
attendees indoors were
treated to hot chocolate,
with their choice of toppings,
including whipped
cream, candy sprinkles and
marshmallows. They also
watched hip-hop dance and
ballet performances.
The Sandburg High
School Chamber Singers
filled the south end of the
building with the mostly
soft sounds of classic
Christmas carols and holiday
songs.
A magician who introduced
himself as Mr. Andrew
kept children engaged
and laughing with a comedic
but impressive show, during
which he made a bunny appear
in a cage and levitated
a young girl. Several of the
youths in the crowd assisted
Andrew with his tricks.
“It was pretty cool, the
way the balloon popped and
the bunny appeared,” said
Anabelle Roach, who was
among the magician’s helpers.
How did she make the
bunny appear?
“It was magic, I guess,”
the 8-year-old Orland Park
girl said.
Anabelle also visited Santa,
and asked for a piano,
drum set and electric guitar.
She got an acoustic guitar
for Christmas this past year
and learned to play a couple
of songs. She said she wants
to take electric guitar lessons
with her father.
Brady Roach, Anabelle’s
7-year-old brother, has his
Christmas wishes set on a
Lego Death Star and Kylo
Ren mask — and a coffee
mug.
Orland Park resident
Lindsey Bartholomew and
her son Leo, 5, waited in
line to see Santa with and
Hailey (left), 6, and Hannah Kristin (right), 8, of Orland Park, share their wish lists with Santa Claus Nov. 27 during the
Mayor’s Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Orland Park Civic Center.
Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Carol Dispensa (left) paints a snowman on the face of
8-year-old Jacob Doss, of Orland Park, during the festival.
their friends Laura Szymczyk
and her daughter Sky,
also 5, of Willow Springs.
The excitable Leo has an
extensive Christmas list, but
at the top he had a couple of
interesting items.
“I’m asking for a robot,
one that has missiles in it
— big ones — and it cooks
Mayor Dan McLaughlin (left), accompanied by Santa
Claus, waves to the people who came out to celebrate the
holidays Nov. 27 in Orland Park.
food,” Leo explained. “And
I want a remote control
car that’s really fast, and a
drone that has missiles.”
Sky, meanwhile, will be
happy with a “cool robot”
and a Teddy bear.
“And an iPad,” she said.

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Reaching out to OP for help
Orland Park women’s LGMD
fight helped by GoFundMe
efforts
Ryan Esguerra, Freelance Reporter
Often in life, people fail to appreciate
the little things.
For Dawn Kestel-Torsan of Orland
Park, it is the little things she is unable
to do in her day-to-day life that make
the biggest differences.
“I think that a lot of people take for
granted the little things that they are
able to do on a day-to-day basis,” Kestel-Torsan
said. “I have a huge struggle
that I go through each and every day.”
Kestel-Torsan, 47, was diagnosed
with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy —
a disorder that affects voluntary muscles
around the hips and shoulders — at age
3. The disorder has slowly taken its toll
as her age increases. By age 30, Kestel-
Torsan found herself in a wheelchair. In
2008, she had to be connected to a defibrillator
to help her breathing.
“They’re no operations that they can
do to help me, because I am allergic to
narcotics,” Kestel-Torsan said. “I can’t
really move all that much. I have slept
in the same position for over 4 years,
and I have to drink through a straw in
order to eat, so it is difficult for me.”
Kestel-Torsan and her family have
been using a 1996 handicap conversion
van for family outings since 2006.
She said that in September of 2016, her
family van finally broke down, leaving
her without a vehicle.
“Handicap conversion vans are expensive
to fix, because they are so old,”
Kestel-Torsan said. “Finding parts for it
is basically impossible, and paying up
front for a brand new one was out of
the question.
“I am not one to ask for help, but
confronted with forever without transportation,
I had no choice.”
In October 2016, Kestel-Torsan
turned to the social media page Go-
FundMe to tell her story and seek any
help from people who would be willing
to spare some cash. $16,000 dollars later,
and she is one step closer to her van.
“I am so shocked and blessed to see
all of the support that I have received,”
she said. “When I started the page, I
was only planning on around $500. To
see all the close friends, community
Makayla Kestel-Torsan (left) and her brother, Nathan (right), pose for a photo
with their mother, Dawn, who is raising money through GoFundMe for a
handicap conversion van. Photo submitted
members and people I haven’t seen in
20 years donate is amazing.
“It lets you know that there is kindness
and love in the world. Sometimes
we lose sight of it with our busy lives,
but it is there.”
Through the GoFundMe page and
private donations, Kestel-Torsan and
her family have managed to raise nearly
$20,000. She said that the money
that has been raised so far will go into
searching for any type of van she and
her family can get for family outings.
“Even with the money that we have
right now, most vans that we have found
are over 100,000 miles and 10 years
old,” Kestel-Torsan said. “We are currently
working with the MobilityWorks
Foundation, and they are looking for us.
We just have to hope for the best.”
Kestel-Torsan lives at her home in
Orland Park with her two children,
15-year old Makayla and 19-year-old
Nathan, who work together to care
for their mother. Makayla, a sophomore
at Andrew High school, tends to
her mother’s day-to-day bathing and
clothing, while Nathan, a freshman at
Moraine Valley Community College,
drives and buys food for their home.
“My family keeps me going through,”
Kestel-Torsan said. “I owe them everything.
My children, especially, they go
above and beyond for me as my caregivers.”
“I can honestly say that I have the
most loving family and the most awesome
children in the world. So, every
time I get mad, I have to remember my
blessings.”
Despite the uphill battles that Kestel-
Torsan and her family have to face,
they will not give up. She said that she
hopes her story enlightens and helps
other people through whatever they are
struggling with in life.”
“Sometimes, I have my moments when
I am upset, because I don’t have a choice;
I can’t get away from this,” Kestel-Torsan
said. “But maybe, what I am dealing
with will help someone to get through
something that they are struggling with.
“Maybe they say to themselves,
‘Hey, maybe I don’t have it so bad after
all, I can get through this.’ If that is my
purpose in the word, I will accept that.”
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Police Reports
Duo allegedly takes headphones on
four occasions before getting caught
Alycia J. Widlacki, 31, of
17330 Tamar Lane in Tinley
Park, and Christopher J.
Widlacki, 34, of 1219 Cedarwood
Drive, were each
charged Nov. 11 with two
counts of retail theft greater
than $300 and two counts of
retail theft fewer than $300
after they allegedly tried to
take headphones on four
occasions from a store at
Orland Square. Both were
being sought for three prior
thefts from the same store
when they entered Nov. 11,
and Christopher concealed
a pair of headphones valued
at $349.95 in a bag held by
Alycia and tried to leave
the store, police said. They
also reportedly took one
pair of headphones valued
at $299.95, one pair of headphones
valued at $299.95
and two pairs of headphones
valued at a total of $599.90
from the same store over the
course of a month.
Nov 18
• Lisa M. Pietrzyk, 24, of
9750 Ravinia Lane in Orland
Park, was charged with retail
theft after she allegedly tried
to take three makeup items
valued at a total of $98 from
a department store at Orland
Square. She reportedly took
the items off shelves, concealed
them in her purse and
tried to leave the store.
Nov. 13
• Zachary L. Stronach, 23, of
661 Kruk St. in Lemont, was
charged with retail theft after
he allegedly tried to take
three T-shirts valued at a
total of $105 from a department
store at Orland Square.
He reportedly left with the
shirts but was spotted in a
vehicle outside the store.
Jakub T. Witkowski, 19, of
871 Schultz St. in Lemont,
was charged with possession
of stolen property and illegal
possession of alcohol by
a minor, after he allegedly
took one of the T-shirts from
Stronach, knowing it had
been stolen. Police reportedly
spotted Witkowski in
the driver’s seat of the vehicle,
taking a sip of beer, and
found a 30-pack of beer with
eight unopened cans inside it
in the trunk, along with the
T-shirts.
Nov. 8
• Tier Vanessa Spencer, 19,
of 16111 Emerald Ave. in
Harvey, was charged with
felony retail theft after she
allegedly tried to take items
on two separate dates valued
at a total of $769.50 from a
department store at Orland
Square, where she worked.
She allegedly conspired
with a co-worker to take the
items on Oct. 25 and Oct.
30. On Oct. 25, she brought
clothing to a cashier terminal
where the other employee
was working, police said.
The items were scanned,
their sensors were removed
and they were placed in a
bag, police added. The cashier
rang up six items but
deleted five before charging
Spencer only $2.20 for the
items, before Spencer left
the store with them, police
said.
On Oct. 30, the other
employee brought items to
Spencer at a cashier terminal,
police said. Spencer
reportedly scanned nine
items but only charged the
employee for a candy bar
valued at $2.20, removed the
security sensors and placed
the items in a bag, deleting
the other eight from the sale.
That employee placed them
in a security closet and later
collected them, police said.
The same day, Spencer
brought more items to a
terminal, and the other employee
rang up five items but
deleted four, leaving Spencer
to pay only $2.20 for one
item, police said. Spencer
reportedly put the bag in a
storage closet and later collected
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Editor’s note: The Orland Park
Prairie’s police reports come
from the Orland Park Police
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Announcements
They say it’s your birthday
Photo OP
Iggy
Steve and Kristin
Swintek
Orland Park residents
Photos submitted
Happy happy 5th birthday,
Samantha Joanne! We
love you so very much, to
the moon and back! Xxoo
Daddy and Mommy
And many more
Happy 1st birthday, Henry
Thomas! You are the best
part of every day. We are
so thankful for you and
wish you nothing but love
and happiness today and
always.
Love, Mom and Dad
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This week’s Photo Op comes from Naomi Fortino, of
Orland Park, who took the accompanying photo at
Centennial Park and then sent it to us this past August.
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Iggy is a 7-year-old
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not sure what he’s
mixed with, but he
sure is cute! Iggy
enjoys hiding a
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or in his bed, and
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Mokena earns certificate for
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In case of emergency, the
Village of Mokena is in good
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Mokena was recognized
Nov. 28 at its regularly
scheduled Village Board of
Trustees meeting with a certificate
from the Illinois Law
Enforcement Alarm System
organization for the Village’s
work in improving its emergency
management plans.
Mokena Police Chief
Steve Vaccaro said in 2014,
when he first started in Mokena,
Mayor Frank Fleischer
tasked him with updating the
Village’s emergency operations
plan.
“Through assistance from
ILEAS and Harold Damron
from Will County Emergency
Management Agency,
we were able to update our
emergency operations plan,
which the board approved in
2015,” Vaccaro said. “I had a
lot of help from staff. ... But
the next logical step through
ILEAS was to work through
their emergency preparedness
program, which really
makes us a better agency
when it comes to emergencies
and planning for the inevitable.”
Michael D’Amico, regional
planning coordinator
at ILEAS, presented the certification.
“[This] is a program that
we offer to help police agencies
with to bring their police
departments and communities
up to speed on their ability
to handle major disasters
or large critical incidents,”
D’Amico said. “The most
important component of [the
program] is the emergency
operations plan. Steve did a
marvelous job. I reviewed it,
and, in addition to that, the
county emergency management
agency approved it.”
The certification also
is a rare achievement, as
D’Amico said only 10 percent
of Illinois’ 1,000 law
enforcement agencies have
earned the certificate.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Cache Creek urges families
to adopt pets for the
holidays
Thinking of bringing
home a pet this holiday season?
Cache Creek Animal Rescue
in New Lenox is encouraging
people to consider
adoption instead of buying a
pet this year.
Animals come to the shelter
from animal control,
owner surrenders and other
shelters. Some have come
to the shelter from far-away
places, like St. John in the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
While some pets end up at
the shelter because of abuse
or neglect, Denise Lasater,
who has been volunteering
at the shelter for a yearand-a-half,
said many times
families give up their pets
because of their behavior.
When puppies become
full-sized and have not had
proper training, many people
do not know how to handle
them and give them away,
she said.
According to the American
Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals,
every year roughly 7.6 million
animals enter shelters
and only approximately 2.7
million are adopted.
Lasater said adopting a
shelter dog is a different experience
than buying a dog
from a breeder.
“There is a bond there that
I don’t think you have otherwise,”
she said. “There’s
so many dogs out there that
are excellent dogs that need
a home.”
While adoption numbers
ebb and flow throughout the
year, staff and volunteers at
Cache Creek are hoping to
see an increase in adoptions
for the holidays.
“Our goal is just to get
them out for the holidays,”
said Mary Nebor, who started
volunteering at the shelter
earlier this year. “We just
want them to have a home
for the holidays.”
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
TPHS students, seniors get
into the spirit of Christmas
with annual holiday party
Tinley Park High School’s
gym looked a little different
the morning of Nov. 30.
Several rows of chairs and
tables were placed neatly
on the main floor, and a few
small, white picket fences
decorated with wreaths
marked the boundary between
the audience and the
performers.
Those aspects set the stage
for the annual Senior Citizen
Holiday Party, which showcased
a handful of talent
from the school’s choir, jazz
band and drama club.
Choir director Victor
Pazik led his students into
a mix of Christmas classics
like “O Come All Ye
Faithful” and “Do You Hear
What I Hear?” And the jazz
band turned up the funk, as
band director Vince Aiello
gave them the cue to play
The Temptations’ “Shakey
Ground.” The song’s playfulness
and spunk became
the perfect backdrop for a
dance-off, and staff, students
and seniors gathered to show
off their moves.
Bernadette Wischhover,
of Tinley Park, walked away
the winner of that contest,
and she was awarded a T-
shirt that boasted the band’s
attitude: “Admit it. We help
you get your groove on.”
“It’s so nice to have our
senior community here
in our building to see our
kids, to see our talents, to
just spend a little time with
them,” Principal Theresa
Nolan said.
Reporting by F. Amanda
Tugade, Editor. For more, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Lockport native donates $1
million to UIUC
What started with a $250
scholarship from the Lockport
Woman’s Club in 1963
has resulted in a $1 million
donation to the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
With the help of that $250
scholarship, Robert Carr —
a Lockport Township High
School graduate — earned a
bachelor’s degree in mathematics
and a master’s degree
in computer science from
UIUC. He went on to found
Heartland Payment Systems,
a payments processing company
that recently sold for
$4.3 billion.
Carr founded the Give
Something Back Foundation,
which provides mentors
and scholarships to children
in low-income households.
The organization identifies
students in ninth-grade who
are Pell Grant-eligible and
helps make sure they are
taking the correct college
preparatory classes. It also
provides them with mentors.
When the students reach college,
if they choose to attend
one of the 17 Give Something
Back university partners,
their tuition, fees, and
room and board are paid in
full for four years.
“We’re going after the
neediest kids trying to get
them early,” Carr said. “We
want our kids to graduate in
four years with no debt.”
Reporting by Max Lapthorne,
Editor. For more, visit Lock
portLegend.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Homer Glen native set to
release second book in
paranormal trilogy
There are demons lurking
in the shadows in Homer
Glen — at least in D.A.
Roach’s world.
The Homer Glen native
and Lockport Township High
School graduate has made
her hometown the stage for
a paranormal battleground in
her Demon Hunter trilogy.
She released the first book,
“Between the Bleeding Willows,”
in March and is set to
release the second, “Within
the Darkest Hollows,” Dec.
13.
“It’s like, ‘You’re excited,
you’ve been working hard,
but you don’t know how it’s
going to go or how it’s going
to be received by the public,’”
Roach said. “You’ve
put forward your best. ... I’m
excited but anxious, as well.”
Roach — who has since
moved to a suburb of Zionsville,
Indiana — based
the “Human Realm” of her
books off Homer Glen. She
even likened locations in the
books to local landmarks
such as Bengtson’s Pumpkin
Farm and Bachelor’s Grove
Cemetery in Midlothian,
which serves as the portal
between the human and demon
realms.
The book follows the adventures
of 18-year-old Cassidy
and a mystical ring that
belonged to her boyfriend,
which she discovered after he
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died in a car accident. In the
latest installment, Cassidy is
caught in the middle of a conflict
between her friend and
head Demon Hunter, Killian,
and the Demon Queen, Rya.
Cassidy finds herself being
used as collateral.
“Within the Darkest Hollows”
will be available in
both paperback and eBook
form from www.Barnesand
Noble.com and www.Ama
zon.com beginning Dec. 13.
Reporting by Erin Redmond,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
HomerHorizon.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Armed man reportedly robs
Frankfort bank
An armed man allegedly
robbed a Frankfort bank
Nov. 28, according to a press
release issued by the Frankfort
Police Department.
Old Plank Trail Community
Bank, 20901 S. La
Grange Road, was reportedly
robbed at about 5 p.m.
by a suspect who displayed
a handgun and threatened
an employee in an effort to
get cash, according to FBI
spokesperson Garrett Croon.
The suspect then received
the stolen goods and fled
north on foot, Croon said.
The alleged offender is
described as a thin, white
male between the ages of 40
and 50 years old who stands
about 5 feet and 11 inches
tall, according to an alert issued
by law enforcement. He
wore blue jeans, sunglasses,
and a dark gray or black shirt
at the time of the crime, according
to police.
Croon said anyone with
information should contact
the FBI. A reward up to
$1,000 is available for information
leading to an arrest.
Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard,
Editor. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.

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From the Editor
Much to address, little space
1. 10 Questions with Kennedy Sabutis
2. Standout Student: Erica Kelley, Prairie
School second-grader
3. Fulbright Scholar Program gives Orland
resident opportunity to teach in Spain
4. Orland’s 28th annual Turkey Trot sets record
5. Sandburg boys wrestling takes down H-F to
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BILL JONES
bill@opprairie.com
As this week wound to
a close, I realized I
did not have any one
particular thing that stood
out to address in this week’s
editorial space but rather a
smattering of quick hits.
I also must eschew the
usual fanfare, as I have left
myself with less space than
usual to share my thoughts,
so here it goes.
Make sure to read Assistant
Editor Brittany Kapa’s
News cover story on Jerling
Jr. High School’s engineering
challenge. It is a cool look
at a lot of smart girls who
dominated a local engineering
competition.
My favorite story, however,
has to be our Life & Arts
cover story this week. It’s another
long one, but Freelance
Reporter Jon DePaolis talked
to Joe Dela Pena, an Orland
Park native who recently
took part in Food Network’s
“Christmas Cookie Challenge.”
He also runs Warm
Belly Bakery in Chicago.
While on the longer side, it
is a quick read, because Dela
Pena offered a lot of personality
in his interview, so there
are some fantastic quotes
in that one. And thanks to
the Food Network for a fun
photo to go with it.
Also, we are a little later
than usual with the announcement,
so please make sure to
check out our Holiday Card
Contest on Page 4 and enter
as soon as possible. We’re going
to have some cool prizes
yet again, which are to be announced
first on Twitter feed
@OPPrairie.com. So make
sure to follow us there.
Beyond that, ’tis the season
for charity. Make sure to
check out the story Ryan Esguerra
wrote on Page 9 this
week, about a GoFundMe
campaign for a local resident
in need. Then skip down to
Page 26. There, you’ll find
another story by Kapa, this
one about a local resident
who has a history of collecting
toys for children in need.
We heard about it somewhat
late this year, so today is the
last day to donate, if you
wanted to contribute. Either
way, you should read about
the great things he has done
over the years.
And not to leave out our
Sports section, longtime
Freelance Reporter Randy
Whalen put together a cool
story, on Page 47, that looks
at three former Consolidated
High School Districts 230
students, who despite competing
against one another
on rival teams back then are
now teammates at St. Ambrose
University. Competitive
dance is the name of the
game.
Page 45 also has a nice
recap of Jack Ferraro’s recent
Hall of Fame honor.
Quite honestly, I’ve been
too busy this week to think
about much else, but when
I step back, it’s easy to see
that much of that workload
has led to a solid newspaper
with a lot of interesting
content this week. I’m happy
it worked out.
So please take some time
to read the hard work the
staff has put into this one,
and then get back to your
Christmas shopping. You’re
running out of time.
(Jackie OBoyle has some
tips below.)
The Bridge Teen Center posted the accompanying
photo Dec. 2 with the note, “Thank
you to all of our amazing volunteers and
interns that make The Bridge Teen Center
possible! We couldn’t do it without your
help!”
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Fashion is a Lifestyle
What’s on her list?
Jackie OBoyle
Contributing Columnist
Orland Park resident
It’s a few weeks till
Xmas. Now, is the time
to get moving on your
best girl’s list.
Perhaps she provides one,
perhaps she doesn’t. Either
way, it’s nice to be pleasantly
surprised by something
unexpected in a beautifully
wrapped box.
Women want to feel you
took the time to pick out
something personal for
them. This is not always
easy, I know.
Here are some suggestions,
all of which can be
found locally or online.
For the overachievers, get
into her closet, and check
sizes on tops and bottoms
and shoes. Take a photo of
her with you to the store and
ask for help.
Small, local Orland Park
boutique shopping will offer
a more personalized experience
in finding something
perfect. A good stylist like
myself can find the perfect
outfit, head to toe.
If this is stressing you out,
take a deep breath.
Boots. Over-the-knee
boots, to be exact. For those
shopping for the shorter gal,
opt for booties.
A well-made handbag
also will get applause.
Overwhelmed still? Pop
into the local jewelry store
and get something sparkly.
You’re welcome.
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that of the writer. They do not
necessarily reflect those of The
Orland Park Prairie.
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Sing for the
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choir students offer community
holiday cheer, Page 25
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Small plate
special Dancing Marlin
offers meatier meals with
latest menu, Page 30
Orland Park
native Joe Dela
Pena displays
some of his
work. He runs
Chicago’s Warm
Belly Bakery and
recently took part
in Food Network’s
“Christmas
Cookie
Challenge.”
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Orland Park native Joe Dela Pena recounts opening of Warm Belly
Bakery, Food Network appearance, Page 21

20 | December 8, 2016 | The orland park prairie Faith
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Pastor Column
Can I tell you a secret?
Rev. Caleb Hong
Faith United Methodist Church
Have you ever
noticed that some
people cannot keep
a secret around Christmastime?
I have a friend named
Harry. When Harry was 7
years old, his father took
him Christmas shopping,
and together they picked
out a nice picture frame for
his mother. Harry was so
excited about this gift that
he could hardly contain
himself. But he promised
his father that he would
keep their secret.
So, he did — for about
a day.
The very next day Harry
asked his mother, “Mom,
do you know what dad and
I got you for Christmas?”
His mother responded,
“No, of course not. You
don’t have to tell me if you
don’t want to.”
Harry said, “I don’t want
to, but I can’t hold it in
anymore.”
And he blabbed the secret
to his mother.
Afterward, he asked his
mother if she could keep a
secret.
It’s a good thing Harry
never tried to join the CIA.
We’re in the season of
Advent. I think Advent is
one of the best-kept secrets
of the Church. Most people
(even longtime Christians)
forget the reason for this
season. We think that
Advent is the religious
equivalent of the “holiday
shopping season.” We so
easily forget (or overlook)
the reason for this season.
So, let me blab and share
three reasons for the season
of Advent.
First, Advent is a season
of preparation. It’s a time
for the Church to prepare
for the celebration of Jesus’
birth.
Second, Advent is a
season of proclamation.
It’s a time when Christians
(along with the prophets of
old) proclaim that Jesus is
coming again. Our hope is
not merely in Jesus’ birth
but his return. Our hope
rests on his promise that
he will return one day and
usher in the fullness of
God’s Kingdom.
Third, Advent is a season
of waiting. As Christians
await Jesus’ return, we pray
for that time when wars
will cease, violence will
end and justice will prevail.
We await the day when
“the wolf shall dwell with
the lamb, and the leopard
shall lie down with the kid,
and the calf and the lion
and the fatling together,
and a little child shall
lead them” (Isaiah 11:6).
We pray for the day when
swords will be beaten into
plowshares, spears will
be repurposed as pruning
hooks; when nation shall
not lift up arms against
nation, nor train any more
for war (Isaiah 2:4). Even
as the darkness of winter
settles in, the Church
reminds us to focus on the
“light” of the world.
Can I tell you a secret?
The key to experiencing
true hope and peace in
life is connecting with the
source of true hope and
peace.
The opinions of this column are
that of the writer. They do not
necessarily reflect those of The
Orland Park Prairie.
In Memoriam
Anne E. Bennett
Anne E. Bennett (nee
Oleksyn), 95, formerly of
Orland Park, died Nov. 27.
She was a homemaker. She
is survived by her daughter,
Carole Coyner; son, Garry
Mark (Deborah) Bennett;
granddaughter, Jennifer
(Phil) Dahlem; grandsons,
Ignazio Fiorella, Craig (Jennifer)
Bennett, Chad Bennett
and Cody Bennett; and
great-grandchildren, Jason,
Gavin and Reagan. Visitation
services were held at
Colonial Chapel. Interment
at Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Sandra J. Griffiths
Sandra J. Griffiths (nee
Fredendall), 72, of Orland
Park, died Nov. 25. She was
a first- and second-grade
teacher at Memorial School
in Tinley Park for 10 years
before deciding to stay home
with her children. She is survived
by her husband, Frank;
son, Troy (Megan); daughter,
Tracy (Brian) Pautsch;
grandchildren, Ethan and
Hannah Pautsch; siblings
and extended family. Services
were held privately with
the immediate family. In
lieu of flowers, donate in her
name to the American Cancer
Society, PO Box 22478,
Oklahoma City, OK, 73123.
Ruth Whitlow
Ruth Whitlow (nee Baldock),
98, of Orland Park,
died Nov. 26. She was a homemaker.
She loved spending
time with family and friends,
cherishing all the beauty
mother nature and God offers,
and traveling. She is survived
by her sons, Douglas (Beverly)
Whitlow, Marcus (Gina)
Whitlow; grandsons, Larry Jr.,
Johnny, Tommy (Lisa), Alex,
Marcus H.; granddaughters
Brandy, Kimberly (James),
Amanda, Candice (Eric); 10
great-granddaughters and two
great-grandsons. Visitation
was held at Colonial Chapel.
Interment at Summer Shade
Cemetery in Summer Shade,
Kentucky. In lieu of flowers,
memorials to American Heart
Association appreciated at
www.heart.org.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email Assistant
Editor Brittany Kapa at
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com with information about a
loved one who was a part of the
Orland Park community.
FAITH BRIEFS
St. Michael’s Parish (14327 Highland Ave., Orland
Park)
Women’s Club Trip
3:45-10 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
10. The club will be sponsoring a
Christmas lights tour of downtown
Chicago. Stops will be made at the
planetarium, Millennium Park, and
the Christkinlemarket. The group
will leave St. Mike’s at 3:45 p.m.
via bust. There will be time to eat,
shop and enjoy the holiday season
on this trip. Tickets are $40 per person,
which can be purchased in the
church office or call Mary at (708)
349-5407. For more information,
call Paulette at (708) 460-6535.
Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., Orland Park)
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. The
church theater group will be performing
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
during a two night run, with the
other performance on Sunday, Dec.
18 at 6 p.m. There are no tickets
required, and the performance is
free. Live music will accompany
the performance.
Men’s Barnabas Bible Study
7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays. Study
various books written by Christian
authors. Coffee and light refreshments
are served. For more information,
email info@calvaryop.org.
Stretch and Balance
6:30-7:30 p.m. Every second
and fourth Tuesday of the
month. All are welcome to an
hour session of stretching and
balancing. All are invited to
bring water, beach towel and
yoga mats. For more information,
contact Elizabeth Kolada at el
leof67@att.net.
Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and Wolf
Road, Orland Park)
Bible Study
9:45 a.m.
Wednesday prayer meetings
10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Faith United Methodist Church (151st Street and
80th Avenue, Orland Park
Blue Christmas
2 p.m. Dec. 10. The church welcomes
everyone to this service of
healing during the holiday season.
Veterans Voices
7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the
month. This is a group for veterans.
For information, contact Darryl
Wertheim at (708) 923-0021 or
Darryl.wertheim@gmail.com.
Hope Covenant Church (14401 West Ave., Orland
Park)
Swedish Christmas Breakfast and
Lucia Pageant
10 a.m. Dec. 10. The 21st annual
Swedish Christmas breakfast
will include traditional Swedish
foods such as cardamom coffee
cakes, bond-ost cheese, rice
pudding and lingonberry. Mokena
resident Lena Thompson,
a junior who is home schooled,
has been chosen to play Lucia
Queen for this year’s pageant.
Tickets are $15 and must be reserved
in advance. For more information
or to purchase tickets
email christmas@orland
hope.org or call Dawn Mueller at
(708) 342-6120.
Men’s Bible Study
7:30-8:30 p.m. The one-hour
session includes coffee and conversation.
Presbyterian Church in Orland Park (13401 S. Wolf
Road, Orland Park)
Little Free Library
On the southeast corner of the
parking lot a Little Free Library
has been constructed. All are welcome
to use it, and the library is
operated on the take a book, leave
a book premise. For more information,
call (708) 448-8142.
Have something for Faith Briefs?
Contact Assistant Editor Brittany
Kapa at b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 11.
Information is due by noon on Thursdays
one week prior to publication.

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the orland park prairie | December 8, 2016 | 21
OP native competes in ‘Cookie Challenge’
Joe Dela Pena talks
Warm Belly Bakery
opening, more
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
Orland Park native Joe
Dela Pena has had a lifelong
passion for sweets.
And with the holidays coming
up, the former Lincoln-
Way Community High School
District 210 teacher and Consolidated
High School District
230 alumnus has a distinct
childhood memory of roasting
marshmallows — not
chestnuts on an open fire —
indoors, all by himself.
That may have gotten him
in trouble with his parents
years ago, but it served as
inspiration recently, when
Dela Pena — now the owner
of Warm Belly Bakery, located
at 1148 W. Monroe St.
in Chicago — competed in
the Food Network’s “Christmas
Cookie Challenge.”
A passion for baking
Dela Pena’s interest in
food began at a young age,
with his parents introducing
him to all different types of
cuisine.
“It’s always been a big
part of my life,” he said.
But baking? That love affair
was more recent.
“It must have been six or
seven years ago now, I was
telling my sister and brotherin-law
that I didn’t have any
appliances in my place,” he
said. “I was saying how I
was going to buy a KitchenAid,
and my brother-in-law
gave me his old one.”
Upon receiving it, Dela
Pena started thinking of all
the things he could make
with it, like sausages. But
that seemed “hard and
gross,” he thought, so he
settled on pastries.
“I started fooling around,
trying to develop my own
recipes,” Dela Pena said, as
he got his family and friends
to taste test every new concoction.
But Dela Pena’s culinary
interests were not kept in his
kitchen. Not long after he
developed his new hobby,
Dela Pena did a fundraiser
for the American Cancer Society.
His father is a cancer
survivor, so the cause was
important to Dela Pena’s
family.
“I thought I’d raise a
couple hundred bucks selling
some cookies,” Dela
Pena said. “I ended up raising
a few thousand dollars in
two weeks. I was baking all
these cookies [at home], and
home ovens are not meant to
have to bust out thousands of
cookies in a couple weeks.”
It was at that point that
Dela Pena first began to
think he might have a business
venture in his future. He
kept sharp by catering some
events for his friends, but
did not revisit the idea for
a store until he appeared on
“Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”
in 2013. On the show,
he realized that if he won the
grand prize, he wanted to
open his own bakery.
“I didn’t win the million
bucks, but I did become
friends with a guy who
turned out to be a venture
capitalist,” Dela Pena said.
“[Opening the bakery] was
actually his idea. He said,
‘Why don’t you change careers,
and let’s open a bakery
together.’ He talked me into
it, and I’m pretty happy I
made that decision.”
From the classroom to the
kitchen
Dela Pena earned a master’s
degree in education. He
was a student teacher at Lincoln-Way
East in Frankfort,
before working as a substitute
teacher (and, eventually,
an English teacher) at
the D210 school. He also
coached boys and girls tennis
at Lincoln-Way Central
in New Lenox from 2008-
2012.
“I’m a D230 guy, so it
was a little weird coming
from Sandburg [to Lincoln-
Way],” Dela Pena said. “At
Sandburg, you’re taught to
hate all things Lincoln-Way.
Jumping in headfirst to being
a Knight [was weird], but I
had some great kids there,
and it was awesome.”
But around the time of the
taping for the game show,
Dela Pena started thinking
he might want to try something
new.
“There’s no secret that
Lincoln-Way was going
through some pretty [big]
economic things,” Dela Pena
said. “It was a tough time to
be a new teacher, because
the state budget wasn’t the
greatest.
“I loved teaching, but I
think it was more of a passion
[for baking]. I was single
and didn’t have any kids.
I was still relatively young,
so if I wanted to take this giant
risk, now was the really
opportune time.”
In late 2014, Dela Pena
fully committed to the idea
of opening up his own bakery
with the help of his
friend — the venture capitalist
who pitched the idea to
him a year prior. But getting
the store open took a long
time. Warm Belly Bakery
did not open until February
of this year.
“My business partner and
I thought we could open up
in a few months, but little
did we know that there was
a lot more that goes into it,”
he said with a laugh. “It took
about a year to talk to architects
and design teams to
Orland Park native Joe Dela Pena appears on Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie
Challenge.” Photo courtesy of Food Network
create a space that we liked.”
They also scoured the city
to try to find the right space
in the right neighborhood
that would match their goal,
as well as their budget.
“We ended up looking in
the West Loop and falling in
love with it,” Dela Pena said.
“The West Loop is the food
destination in Chicago now,
so we thought it would be
really neat to open up a new
bakery concept there.”
Bakery begins with a lot of
buzz
Since opening, the bakery’s
success has been trending
upward at a frenetic pace
— as has Dela Pena’s notoriety.
“We won the Chicago
Dessert Fest in the summer
of 2015, ramping up to
our opening,” he said. “So
we had a good buzz. I was
asked to take part in it, and
I was kind of worried, because
I never went to culinary
school and I wasn’t
formally trained. I just kind
of do things on my own and
taught myself. I was going to
be competing against pastry
chefs from amazing places
all around the city.
“My main goal was just
not to embarrass myself.”
For the event, he made
an espresso chocolate chip
cookie, with a raspberry
gelée — which he described
as a viscous sauce, with a
little bit of booze in it.
“We also had hazelnut
quenelle, so it was a chocolate-
and hazelnut-flavored
mousse that we formed into
the shape of a quenelle,” he
said. “We topped it with an
espresso toffee.”
At the Cuisine for Cancer
fundraiser in 2015, Dela
Pena made a Mexican hot
chocolate cookie with cinnamon,
nutmeg and cayenne.
He paired it with an Argentinian
chocolate torte and a
rum-infused mango sauce.
“This is my favorite part
— we topped it with churro
chicharones, so it was cinnamon,
sugar and a fried pigskin,”
he said. “It’s probably
one of my favorite things
I’ve ever made. We converted
a vegetarian, which was
pretty neat.”
He also made a dessert
for the opening of the James
Beard Awards.
Dela Pena said the creative
process of pairing different
items is one of his favorite
parts of the job.
“I can think of flavors and
know in my head what they
are going to taste like together
before I actually make it,”
he said. “I think that’s true for
anyone who works in food.”
Going to TV
Dela Pena said he was
contacted by a producer
from the Food Network’s
“Christmas Cookie Challenge”
in May, asking if he
was interested in being on
the show.
“At the James Beard
Awards, I met so many people
and I crossed paths with
a lot of Food Network people,”
Dela Pena said.
He interviewed with the
producers on Skype, and he
was selected to compete on
the show in Los Angeles.
Dela Pena said the experience
was intense.
“I’ve done TV before,
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Making colorful artwork
Art a la Carte teams up with Bridge for Watercolor Florals program
Photos in motion
Bridge Teen Center’s program marketing associate leads program
Participants in the recent Watercolor Florals work on art with the help of Art a la Carte
owner Kathy Almeda at The Bridge Teen Center in Orland Park. Photo submitted
Making some noise at The Bridge
Teens learn how to drum during program at Orland Park center
Program Marketing Associate Esther Morfoot (far right) leads a recent Cinemagraphs
program at The Bridge Teen Center in Orland Park. Photo submitted
Imparting a message
Bridge co-founder shares ‘Things I Would Tell My Young Self’
during teen program
Connor Brown, of the band the Deadbolts, leads a recent Drums program at The Bridge
Teen Center in Orland Park. Photo submitted
Priscilla Steinmetz, co-founder and executive director of The Bridge Teen Center, leads a Soul
Cafe: Things I Would Tell My Younger Self program at the Orland Park spot. Photo submitted

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‘Fury Road’ Black & Chrome
results as mixed as its cover art
Bill Jones, Editor
In the optional introduction
for the Black &
Chrome Edition of “Mad
Max: Fury Road,” director
George Miller offers an
explanation for draining
the bombastic orange tones
from the best film of 2015
(no matter what the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences said).
And, really, it has a lot to
do with another film.
Miller said he first got the
idea to do a Mad Max film
in black and white after seeing
a cheap color print of
“Road Warrior” while the
composer was referencing
it on a soundstage. He loved
the way it looked and actually
thought that might have
been a better way to release
the film.
Clearly the idea stuck in
his head, and it is easy to
understand why. In the brief
moments black-and-white
footage of “Road Warrior”
is shown during the introduction,
it does look really
cool.
For moments in “Mad
Mad: Fury Road,” it looks
really cool, too. But “Fury
Road” was not the best of
the Mad Max films to drain
of its color; it just happened
to be the one successful
enough to afford Miller the
opportunity to try it.
The experiment is worth
it. “Fury Road” proves interesting
in this format, especially
for die-hard fans.
And there are certain instances
— especially when
the camera is shooting up at
characters against the sky
— that it looks absolutely
brilliant.
But Miller took such care
with the colors of “Fury
rating: R | genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | run time: 120 minutes
Road” that it absolutely
wowed in color. And it feels
like something is lost in the
explosions, in the character
designs and in the postapocalyptic
landscape in the
Black & Chrome edition.
Certain action elements —
most notably the frenetic
introductory scenes — also
feel less engaging, and the
upped pacing of the early
chase sequence does not
translate well to the format.
The biggest disappointment,
though, may be
the box art. The edition
offered a great opportunity
to do some “Black &
Chrome” art with the box,
but instead it seems Warner
Home Video opted to play
it safe, to make sure potential
buyers know they also
get the color version with
the new set. But the “Two-
Film Collection” branding
does not seem completely
honest, and the split cover
looks like something out of
the bargain bin, rather than
a special edition.
All of that said, while it is
not the definitive edition of
“Fury Road” and not worth
another purchase for longtime
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Soundtrack to the season
Meadow Ridge fifth-graders perform during
‘Vacation for Santa’ program
Santa makes a Pit stop
The jolly one stops by Orland Park’s Sportsplex for meet and greet
The Meadow Ridge School’s fifth-grade choir sings
Thursday, Dec. 1, for its program, called “Vacation for
Santa.” Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Ronan (left), 5 months, and his brother Finn O’Connor, of Homer Glen, visit with Santa Claus Saturday, Dec. 3, during the
Santa’s Pit Stop event at the Village of Orland Park Sportsplex. Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Meadow Ridge students (left to right) Neveen Hassan,
Jordyn Abercrombie, Melodee Harrison and Caleb Arrigoni
sing “Santa Needs a Vacation” during the fifth-grade choir
program.
Klaudia Sieczka joins other fifth-grade choir members as
they sing, “Surfin’ U.S.A. Medley” during a holiday program
at Meadow Ridge School.
Pena
From Page 21
so the being on TV doesn’t
throw me, but the competition
part [did],” he said. “I
was hoping I didn’t embarrass
myself. But it was great,
because everyone else was
awesome and nice. We got
along really well, and we all
rooted for each other.”
He said the competition
aspect is more with the individual
and not with other
chefs.
“You don’t really know
what they are doing or see
what they are cooking,” he
said. “There is no defense in
competitive cooking. It’s not
like they can actually affect
what you’re doing.”
In the three-round competition,
Dela Pena won the
first stage — which called
for making “nostalgic cookies”
in a Christmas past and
Christmas future theme. He
made a s’mores cookie for
the Christmas past entry.
“When I was a kid, my
parents caught me roasting
marshmallows inside
and making a huge mess,”
he said, recalling the childhood
memory. “I probably
could have set the house on
fire, and I got in a little bit of
trouble for that. But I always
remembered that.”
The cookie had a graham
cracker base, stuffed with
marshmallow fluff and dark
chocolate, with a roasted
marshmallow on top.
For the Christmas future
entry, he created raw cookie
dough.
“You’re not supposed to
eat raw cookie dough, because
it is unsafe because
of the eggs,” he said. “But
in the future, I hope that’s
not an issue. So, I made raw
cookie dough, but I replaced
the eggs with yogurt and
sour cream. It was totally
safe to eat raw.”
Dela Pena said the judges
loved it.
In the second round,
however, he was tasked
with making a “snow globe
cookie” — a round that was
geared more toward presentation
than taste.
“My strength is making
things that taste good; my
weakness is that I am by no
means an artist,” he said. “I’ve
got bear paws for hands. They
are not meant for art.”
Dela Pena said his fatal
flaw was infusing liquor into
the icing for his cookie, as it
never fully hardened — affecting
the design of the entry.
“One judge said there was
too much booze, but I don’t
think that’s possible,” he
said. “If you like the taste of
whiskey, you’d have loved
this cookie.”
He said the judges enjoyed
the taste but the design just
was not there. He compared
it to an old “Saturday Night
Live” sketch with Chris Farley
and Patrick Swayze, in
which they played Chippendales
dancers.
“I feel like my cookie was
Chris Farley — he had all the
moves, he just didn’t have the
body,” Dela Pena said. “So,
that [cookie] sent me home.”
Dela Pena said he was
content with his showing
during the competition.
“It was a blast,” he said. “I
made some lifelong friends,
too, from the show. It was
definitely worthwhile.”
As for the future, Dela
Pena said he does not know
what is to come, as he is surprised
by the amount of success
he has had thus far.
“All of these things have
happened to me and to the
business before our first anniversary,
and I couldn’t
have told you when we first
opened in February that all
of these things would have
happened in one calendar
year,” Dela Pena said. “I’m
excited about what the future
holds, but I’m not sure what
it may be.”
For more information about
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Orland Park resident organizes toy drive for 15th year
Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor
Don Ade retired from the
Chicago Police Department
in 2000, and the Orland
Park resident went looking
for a part time job to keep
busy during the day.
Ade contacted the Orland
Park Police Department and
lucked out in finding a position
in the evidence room.
Then, Chief Tim McCarthy
approached Ade about
starting the Orland Park Law
Enforcement Organization
— a place for retired police
officers to come together.
For the past 15 years, Ade
has been having monthly
meetings with the organization,
and November is by far
the biggest meeting. Held at
the Orland Park Civic Center,
the group has the biggest
turnout during November
because of the toy drive Ade
holds.
The toys collected during
the Nov. 17 meeting, along
with those in the donation
box at the Orland Park Police
Department, will be delivered
to excited students
Dec. 9 at Blair Early Childhood
Center in Chicago.
“I always think it’s better
to give than receive,”
McCarthy said. “It’s such
a worthy cause. Everyone
is really looking forward to
this meeting in November.
There’s a social aspect to
it, of course. It’s the biggest
meeting we have every
year.”
Between 75 and 100 people
show up for that November
meeting, and every one of
them brings a toy. Ade, and a
few others volunteers from
the organization, bring the
donated toys to Blair themselves,
along with a special
guest. Santa Claus spends
half the day handed out the
donations from members.
“There’s about 130 [students]
at the school, and
each class comes in at one
time,” Ade said. “There’s
only 6, 7 or 8 [children] in
a class.”
Blair provides small class
sizes for children who suffer
from multiple disabilities,
and multiple families
at the school cannot afford
Christmas presents for their
children. That is why the
members of OPLEO like to
get involved.
“All of them have seen the
dark side through their law
enforcement careers,” Mc-
Carthy said of the OPLEO
members. “I know they like
the idea of helping out these
kids during Christmas. It
brings a little smile to a kids
face and helps them out at
a time of year when they
wouldn’t get a toy under
their tree.”
It is that feeling of helping
those who really need it
that Ade said keeps him motivated
holiday season after
holiday season.
For those who wish to donate
a gift for the children at
Blair school, a box located in
the lobby of the Orland Park
Police Department, 15100
S. Ravinia Ave, will be accepting
gifts until Thursday,
Dec. 8.
Business Briefs
Culver’s of Orland Park’s holiday
toy drive to benefit Advocate
South Suburban Hospital, South
Suburban Family Shelter
Culver’s celebrates this holiday
season by giving back to the community.
Throughout the Chicago
area, more than 30 restaurant locations
will be hosting toy drives for
local hospitals. As a third-year initiative,
Culver’s continues its tradition
of spreading holiday cheer.
Culver’s of Orland Park has
partnered with Advocate South
Suburban Hospital and the South
Suburban Family Shelter for its
drive that will see all toy donations
personally delivered to the
pediatric unit by team members
in mid-December. Until then, the
restaurant will be collecting new,
unwrapped gifts for all ages.
To donate, visit Culver’s of Orland
Park at 9130 W. 159th St.
Orland Park woman among those
honored for marketing, public
relations
The Illinois Society for Healthcare
Marketing and Public Relations
honored marketing, public
relations and communications professionals
from across the state at
its annual Conference and Pinnacle
Awards Presentation in Galena.
Silver Cross Hospital received
10 Pinnacle Awards, including
Best of Show for Silver Cross
Healthy Community Commission’s
partnership with Warren
Sharpe Community Center’s
Green Sprout Urban Farm. The
Commission provided $30,000
in funding to educate area youth
about agriculture, healthy food
choices and entrepreneurship, as
well as increase physical activity
along with supporting the Warren-
Sharpe Community Center’s food
pantry. An additional $3,500 was
donated to sponsor 15 children and
5 adults to travel to Washington
D.C. to tour First Lady Michelle
Obama’s White House garden in
2015.
Each year, ISHMPR sponsors
the Pinnacle Awards to recognize
excellence and achievement in
healthcare marketing and public
relations. This year’s program included
100 entries in 25 project
categories, submitted by hospitals
and healthcare systems from
across the state. Entries were
judged on their own merit by the
Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations
& Marketing Society, in accordance
with established criteria
for project planning, implementation
and overall results.
The Silver Cross Marketing
Team and Community Relations
includes Karen Helman, manager
of marketing and community relations
and an Orland Park resident.
The team received a total of 10
awards.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, bill@
opprairie.com.
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Treasure Chest’s Holiday Toy Drive
to benefit children with cancer
Submitted by Treasure Chest
Foundation
Area residents and businesses
have an opportunity this holiday
season to support children and
teens fighting cancer by donating a
new toy or gift during the Pediatric
Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation’s
annual Holiday Toy Drive.
The POTCF is a nonprofit organization
that provides comfort
and distraction from painful procedures
to children and teens diagnosed
with cancer by providing a
toy, gift or gift card in 50 hospitals
nationwide. Nowhere else in the
nation does such a program exist.
CEO Colleen Kisel founded the
organization in 1996 after her then
7-year-old son Martin had been
diagnosed with leukemia in 1993.
Kisel discovered that giving her
son a toy after each procedure provided
a calming distraction from
his pain, noting that when children
are diagnosed with cancer their
world soon becomes filled with
doctors, nurses, chemotherapy
drugs, surgeries and seemingly
endless painful procedures. Martin
celebrated his 23rd anniversary of
remission from the disease earlier
this year.
Unwrapped, brand new toys or
gifts may be dropped off through
Dec. 23 at the following locations.
• Ameriprise Financial, 15030
S. Ravinia Ave., Suite 39, Orland
Park
• BISA, Bonding and Insurance
Specialist Agency, 13841 Southwest
Highway, Orland Park
• Dave & Buster’s, 49 Orland
Square Drive, Orland Park
• Evergreen Senior Living,
10820 183rd St., Orland Park
• Fernway Park Elementary
School, 16600 S. 88th Ave., Orland
Park
• Let’s Polka U.S.A., 14500 S.
La Grange, Orland Chateau, Orland
Park
• Orland Fire Protection District
Station 2, 15100 S. 80th Ave., Orland
Park
• Orland Fire Protection District
Station 4, 16515 S. 94th Ave., Orland
Hills
• Orland Fire Protection District
Station 5, 8851 W. 143rd St., Orland
Park
• Thomas Place, 15415 S. Harlem
Ave., Orland Park
• Treasure Chest Foundation,
15430 70th Ct., Orland Park
For more information about the
Treasure Chest Foundation, contact
Kisel at (708) 687-8697 or
visit www.treasurechest.org.

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Dave & Buster’s donates appreciation
luncheon for Treasure Chest volunteers
Submitted by Treasure
Chest Foundation
Going for a ride
The Bridge welcomes teens to Horseback Riding program
Dave & Buster’s Special Events Manager April Witte (back
left) and Assistant General Manager Kylah Bishop oversee
the Treasure Chest Foundation volunteer appreciation
luncheon, held recently at Dave & Buster’s in Orland Park.
Photo submitted
The Pediatric Oncology
Treasure Chest Foundation’s
weekly volunteers recently
were recognized for their
commitment and dedication
at the third annual volunteer
luncheon, donated by Dave
& Buster’s in Orland Park.
The Treasure Chest Foundation
is an Orland Parkbased,
nonprofit organization
that provides comfort and
distraction from painful treatments
to children and teens
diagnosed with cancer by
providing a toy or gift card in
49 hospitals nationwide.
Dave & Buster’s Special
Events Manager April Witte
thanked the weekly volunteers
who convene every
week throughout the year for
their gift of service. Every
Friday, the core group of senior
age volunteers arrives at
the Treasure Chest Foundation
headquarters and begins
to prepare hundreds of toys
for shipping to children and
teens battling cancer.
The POTCF is a unique organization
that impacts more
than 10,000 young cancer
patients each month in 49
hospitals across 17 states.
Nowhere else in the nation
does such a program exist.
OTCF Founder and CEO
Colleen Kisel started the organization
in 1996 after her
then 7-year-old son Martin
had been diagnosed with
leukemia in 1993. She discovered
that giving her son
a toy after each procedure
provided a calming distraction
from his pain, noting that
when children are diagnosed
with cancer their world soon
becomes filled with doctors,
nurses, chemotherapy drugs,
surgeries and seemingly endless
painful procedures. Martin
celebrated his 23rd anniversary
of remission from the
disease earlier this year.
For more information
about the Treasure Chest
Foundation, contact Kisel at
(708) 687-8697 or visit www.
treasurechest.org.
Jill Sachs, of Palos Heights, poses for a photo during a recent Horseback Riding program
with The Bridge Teen Center, of Orland Park. Photo submitted
Learning little guitars
The Bridge Teen Center alumnus leads Ukulele program
Central alumni to march in Cali
Three former
students selected in
nationwide contest
Submitted by D146
Three former Central
Middle School students,
now attending Marian Catholic
High School, have been
selected to march in the
2017 Tournament of Roses
Parade.
Ryan Lavin, a junior; Jacob
Kopczyk, a sophomore;
and Kyle Lavin, a freshman;
have been selected by the
nonprofit Music for All to
join the Bands of America
Honor Band at the annual
parade in Pasadena, California.
Ryan Lavin plays the
trombone, Kopczyk plays
the trumpet, and Kyle Lavin
plays the tuba. The three will
spend a week in southern
California to take part in rehearsals.
They will also perform
at Disneyland and the
Tournament of Roses Bandfest
prior to their featured
appearance in the world-famous
parade.
This is the fourth time
Music for All’s Bands of
America Honor Band has
performed in the Tournament
of Roses Parade. The
parade is broadcast on numerous
national networks
and is seen in more than 200
international territories and
countries.
Community Consolidated
School District 146 features
Central Middle School,
Fierke Education Center,
Fulton School, Kruse Education
Center and Memorial
School. Students from
Tinley Park, Orland Park
and Oak Forest attend D146
schools.
Bridge Teen Center alumnus Kit Tupas (far right) leads a recent Ukulele program at the
Orland Park spot. Photo submitted

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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. Hot spring
4. Tricksters
8. High tech speakers
12. Southwest Asian
13. Herb
15. Not here
16. Little bison
17. Crudity
19. Disparage
20. Modigliani’s workplace
21. Fooled
22. Go through volumes
23. Buy or sell instruction
on the stock market
28. Single cells
30. Real
32. Parsley bit
33. Member of a colony
34. Must have
35. Much recommended
New Lenox Golf Course
39. PDQ
42. Choler
43. Heart link
47. Doctrine of inevitable
social decline
49. Boredoms
50. Marshy stream
51. Sing loudly
53. Established
54. New Lenox middle
school
57. “___ Traffic”
58. Relating to a replacement
body part
62. Blue-pencil
63. Extent of loss
64. Choose
65. Word with dance or
drive
66. Actor Mark of “The
Full Monty”
67. Aplenty
68. KFC piece
Down
1. Artificial tan source
2. With head held higher
3. When Purim is observed
4. Stork-like birds
5. Big underwater ray
6. Pretentious sort
7. Young herring
8. Farm call
9. Hold title to
10. SW Missouri river
11. Iris’ place
12. Buckwheat groats
14. Hawaiian necklace
18. Thug
22. Shankar lilt
24. Writer whose stories
inspired “Guys and Dolls”
25. Go out
26. Mariner’s point
27. A Christmas hue
29. Cafe
30. Kenyan big game
31. Airport posting, abbr.
33. Gnawed
36. Pinch
37. Weep
38. Bloviate
39. Valentine’s Day period
40. A collection of antidotes
41. Porker’s place
44. Knighted British Indian
author
45. Part of a horse-hitching
device
46. Shrewd
48. Sack
49. Picks
51. Hawk
52. Decree
55. Most common in
English
56. Congeal
57. Rat
58. After-school social
59. “Maggie” singer
Stewart
60. Faded
61. Fox-like
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: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
answers
ORLAND PARK
The Brass Tap
(14225 95th Ave. Suite
400, Orland Park; (708)
226-1827)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia.
Prizes awarded
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live music
Dan ‘D’ Jac’s
(9358 171st St., Orland
Hills; (708) 460-8773)
■Thursdays: ■ Friday and
Saturday: Whirlwind
karaoke
■Wednesdays: ■
Open mic
comedy night with host
Ray Fischer
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(9655 W. 143rd St.,
Orland Park; (708) 349-
2111)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Live entertainment
■7 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live entertainment
and face painter
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
Rokwelz Bar Meets Grill
(11265 159th St., Orland
Park; (708) 226-0042)
■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bingo.
Free to play. Progressive
jackpot. Minimum $500
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo
Square Celt Ale House &
Grill
(39 Orland Square Drive,
Orland Park; (708) 226-
9600)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Night/Open Mic
Night
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free Trivia
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Country
Night
■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: Live DJ
■10 ■ p.m. Saturdays: Live
Music/Band
■9 ■ p.m. Sundays: Karaoke
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in The Scene, email
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com.

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The Dish
Adventure inspires Dancing Marlin’s menu
Owner, chefs draw
from experiences,
creativity to craft
changing cuisine
Kirsten Onsgard
Contributing Editor
From Hawaiian shrimp
trucks to Japanese street
food, Dancing Marlin’s
menu is a curated conglomeration
of owner Ed Nemec’s
culinary experiences.
It is enough to warrant
a running list of his ideas,
culled from memorable
meals and food trends.
“I love bringing those flavors
and those experiences
from all over the country —
or the world — to the Dancing
Marlin,” If I have something
amazing in Japan on the
street, and I come back, I’m
like, ‘All right, you guys, this
is what I had. I don’t know
how we’re going to do this.’”
Thanks to Dancing Marlin’s
seasonal evolutions and
the occasional entrée tweak,
Nemec incorporates these
culture-fusing flavors into
his American small plates
restaurant beyond its namesake
fish dishes. Dancing
Marlin made its latest menu
switch just this past Friday.
Dancing Marlin has a few
mainstay, “home run” dishes
Nemec will not shelve,
such as The Fig & The Pig
($11) — bacon stuffed with
sausage, fig and goat cheese
— and crab-stuffed peppers
($15). But even with these
menu changes and no definitive
style on which to fall
back, Nemec said there are
two things at the 3-year-old
restaurant’s core: shareable
dishes and unique takes on
trendy global cuisine.
“What can we bring to our
guests that they just can’t find
anywhere else,” he asked.
“And then make it shareable
at the table, so that whatever
comes out, it’s, ‘Hey, give me
one of those,’ and, ‘Give me
one of those.’”
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Seafood might be Dancing
Marlin’s bread and butter,
but this season includes
heartier meat dishes, too
— a counterbalance to the
lighter summer fare.
That means bratwurst and
kielbasa seasoned, ground
and cased in house by head
chef. It’s a marriage of skill
and flavor — “Jon loves to
make sausage, and I love to
eat it,” Nemec said — and,
served sliced, is inherently
shareable. The restaurant
plans to eventually expand
to apple and boar sausages.
“We’re inspired by what
our butchers say, ‘Hey, I’ve
got this cut of meat that
would be great in a sausage,’”
Nemec said.
Local restaurants and customers
serve as inspiration
for dishes, such as a roasted
chicken, which is cooked
sous vide and topped with a
demi-glace and wild mushrooms.
Nemec was wowed
by a whole chicken at a
Michelin-Starred restaurant,
which in part kick-started his
drive to satisfy guests’ desire
for a chicken dish.
The challenge, he said, is
to do things people have not
had a chance to try yet.
“We don’t want to do
something somebody’s already
done, or is kind of
passé,” Nemec said.
Dancing Marlin’s new,
shell-on garlic shrimp is one
of those. An homage to Hawaiian
food trucks, it is a food
The Dancing Marlin’s chicken dinner is brined, cooked
sous vide and pan-seared for a juicy center and crisp skin.
It is topped with a cabernet reduction and mushrooms.
Photos by Kirsten Onsgard/22nd Century Media
The Japanese scallops at Dancing Marlin, 20590 S. La
Grange Road in Frankfort, are seared, topped with yuzu
pearls and served with potato cakes.
throwing back to Nemec’s
trips to Oahu, enjoying peeland-eat
shrimp on the beach.
Dancing Marlin’s limitedtime
sea bass — as sweet and
flaky as lobster, Nemec said
— also is sourced from Hawaiian
fisheries and shipped
express to the restaurant.
Other dishes making their
debut include a New Havenstyle
clam pizza, pear bruschetta
and eight on-tap cocktails.
Dancing Marlin also
has 18 wines on tap, and is
growing its budding Sunday
brunch with breakfast standards,
seafood and a bloody
mary bar.
But among these shifts is
something even bigger: an
expansion. Nemec said he is
looking into opening a second
restaurant in the suburbs
— one that will be different
while maintaining the ethos
of Dancing Marlin.
“For us to go to store No.
2, the key is, ‘Does all of
this work? Does everybody
get it?’” he said. “After three
and a half years, we finally
feel that we understand this.”
For now, Nemec and his
chefs are looking forward
to the next challenges, such
as fish sticks and tater tots
— without the jarred tartar
sauce and ketchup — for the
Lenten season this spring. It
does not always work right
away, he said, but he and his
staff will be constantly tasting
and tweaking.
“That’s the beauty of what
we do here,” he said. “It just
really challenges us. We love
doing that, that’s all part of
the inspiration and what we
do here.

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Village Seeks Customer Service Representative
Village of Homer Glen seeks a P/T Customer Service
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welcoming style. Minimum 4 years of progressive customer
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work week of 18 hours. Mail or Email cover letter, resume
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Cashiers needed for
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Managerial opportunities
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708.645.0736.
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Amen. This Novena has never
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Frankfort , 11779 Shalestone,
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY
DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
P l a i n t i f f ,
- v . -
EMILIA S. GORSS, CITY OF OAK
FOREST, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants
16 CH 005492
15935 DEBRA DRIVE OAK FOREST, IL
6 0 4 5 2
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in
the above cause on September 26, 2016, an
agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation,
will at 10:30 AM on December 28, 2016, at
The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL,
60606, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, as set forth below, the following
described real estate: Commonly known as
15935 DEBRA DRIVE, OAK FOREST, IL
60452 Property Index No.
28-21-120-005-0000. The real estate is
improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25%
down of the highest bid by certified funds at
the close of the sale payable to The Judicial
Sales Corporation. No third party checks will
be accepted. The balance, including the
Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential
Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is
calculated on residential real estate at the
rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof
of the amount paid by the purchaser not to
exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire
transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.
No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee
acquiring the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and to the residential real
estate arose prior to the sale. The subject
property is subject to general real estate
taxes, special assessments, or special taxes
levied against said real estate and is offered
for sale without any representation as to
quality or quantity of title and without
recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\"
condition. The sale is further subject to
confirmation by the court. Upon payment in
full of the amount bid, the purchaser will
receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle
the purchaser to a deed to the real estate
after confirmation of the sale. The property
will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff
makes no representation as to the condition
of the property. Prospective bidders are
admonished to check the court file to verify all
information. If this property is a condominium
unit, the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property Act,
765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this
property is a condominium unit which is part
of a common interest community, the
purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale
other than a mortgagee shall pay the
assessments required by The Condominium
Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF
YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30
DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF
POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You
Help Wanted
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4 lines/
7 papers
2701 Property for
Sale
will need a photo identification issued by a
government agency (driver's license,
passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our
building and the foreclosure sale room in
Cook County and the same identification for
sales held at other county venues where The
Judicial Sales Corporation conducts
foreclosure sales. For information, examine
the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney:
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030
NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100,
BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876
Please refer to file number 14-16-04637.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day
status report of pending sales. CODILIS &
ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH
FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR
RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail:
pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No.
14-16-04637 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002
Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH
005492 TJSC#: 36-11917 NOTE: Pursuant
to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you
are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed
to be a debt collector attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will be
used for that purpose.
I707977
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY
DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEE TO WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS
MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST
2006-AC1,
ASSET-BACKED
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AC1
P l a i n t i f f ,
- v . -
ROBERT J. VLASAK, ERIKA VLASAK, U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS
TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST
TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE AS
SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS
TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
OF BEAR STEARNS MORTGAGE
FUNDING TRUST 2006-SL3, MORTGAGE
-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-SL3, SOUTHMOOR COUNTRY
CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
D e f e n d a n t s
13 CH 018053
9323 TANDRAGEE DRIVE ORLAND
PARK, IL 60462
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in
the above cause on December 8, 2015, an
agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation,
will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2017, at The
Judicial Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL,
60606, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, as set forth below, the following
described real estate: Commonly known as
9323 TANDRAGEE DRIVE, ORLAND
PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No.
23-34-310-005. The real estate is improved
with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of
the highest bid by certified funds at the close
of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales
Corporation. No third party checks will be
Real Estate
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Sale
p p y
accepted. The balance, including the Judicial
sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated
on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for
each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount
paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in
certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within
twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid
by the mortgagee acquiring the residential
real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the
sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor,
or other lienor acquiring the residential real
estate whose rights in and to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. The
subject property is subject to general real
estate taxes, special assessments, or special
taxes levied against said real estate and is
offered for sale without any representation as
to quality or quantity of title and without
recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\"
condition. The sale is further subject to
confirmation by the court. Upon payment in
full of the amount bid, the purchaser will
receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle
the purchaser to a deed to the real estate
after confirmation of the sale. The property
will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff
makes no representation as to the condition
of the property. Prospective bidders are
admonished to check the court file to verify all
information. If this property is a condominium
unit, the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property Act,
765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this
property is a condominium unit which is part
of a common interest community, the
purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale
other than a mortgagee shall pay the
assessments required by The Condominium
Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF
YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30
DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF
POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You
will need a photo identification issued by a
government agency (driver's license,
passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our
building and the foreclosure sale room in
Cook County and the same identification for
sales held at other county venues where The
Judicial Sales Corporation conducts
foreclosure sales. For information, examine
the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney:
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030
NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100,
BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876
Please refer to file number 14-13-17514.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day
status report of pending sales. CODILIS &
ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH
FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR
RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail:
pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No.
14-13-17514 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002
Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH
018053 TJSC#: 36-13257 NOTE: Pursuant
to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you
are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed
to be a debt collector attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will be
used for that purpose.
I708222

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2701 Property for
Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
D I V I S I O N
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.;
P l a i n t i f f ,
v s .
TAGHRED Z. MOHAMMAD; AMMAR
M O H A M M E D ;
BRIDGEVIEW BANK GROUP; UNKNOWN
HEIRS
AND
LEGATEES OF TAGHRED Z.
MOHAMMAD, IF ANY;
UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF
AMMAR
MOHAMMED,
IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON
R E C O R D
C L A I M A N T S ;
D e f e n d a n t s ,
14 CH 6724
Consolidated with 13 CH 22043
BRIDGEVIEW BANK GROUP, AN
ILLINOIS
BANKING
C O R P O R A T I O N ;
P l a i n t i f f ;
v s .
TAGHRED Z. MOHAMMAD; AMMAR
M O H A M M E D ;
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES,
LLC;
CAPITAL
ONE BANK, N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS
AND NON RECORD
C L A I M A N T S ;
D e f e n d a n t s ,
13 CH 22043 Consolidated with 14 CH 6724
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and
Sale entered in the above entitled cause
Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the hour of 11
a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison
Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash,
as set forth below, the following described
mortgaged real estate:
P.I.N. 27-10-408-012.
Commonly known as 15043 Castlebar Lane,
Orland Park, IL 60462.
The mortgaged real estate is improved with a
single family residence. If the subject
mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common
interest community, the purchaser of the unit
other than a mortgagee shall pay the
assessments required by subsection (g-1) of
Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property
A c t .
Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds,
balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.
No refunds. The property will NOT be open
for
inspection
For information call the Sales Clerk at
Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group,
33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois
60603. (312) 360-9455 W14-0923.
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
C O R P O R A T I O N
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
I708670
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
D I V I S I O N
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS
T R U S T E E
UNDER POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
DATED
AS OF MAY 1, 2007 MASTR
2701 Property for
Sale
A S S E T - B A C K E D
SECURITIES TRUST 2007-HE1
MORTGAGE
PASS-
THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES
2 0 0 7 - H E 1 ;
P l a i n t i f f ,
v s .
UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF
MAHMOUD
ALRUB;
SAFA ALRUB; SAMIRA ALRUB;
FOUNTAIN
HILLS
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION;
FOUNTAIN HILLS OF
ORLAND PARK HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION;
AMAL
ALRUB; MAHMOUD ALRUB, JR.; RULA
A L R U B ;
CYNTHIA SUTHERIN, AS SPECIAL
R E P R E S E N T A T I V E ;
UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF
SAFA ALRUB, IF
ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES
OF
SAMIRA
ALRUB, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS
AND NON RECORD
C L A I M A N T S ;
D e f e n d a n t s ,
15 CH 10490
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and
Sale entered in the above entitled cause
Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the hour of 11
a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison
Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash,
as set forth below, the following described
mortgaged real estate:
P.I.N. 27-32-309-006-0000.
Commonly known as 11022 Haley Court,
Orland Park, IL 60467.
The mortgaged real estate is improved with a
single family residence. If the subject
mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common
interest community, the purchaser of the unit
other than a mortgagee shall pay the
assessments required by subsection (g-1) of
Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property
A c t .
Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds,
balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.
No refunds. The property will NOT be open
for
inspection
For information call the Sales Clerk at
Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group,
33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois
60603. (312) 360-9455 WA15-0296.
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
C O R P O R A T I O N
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
I708683
2703 Legal
Notices
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Plaintiff,
-v.-
THERESA R. DAMRATOWSKI, MI-
CHAEL A. GUCWA, MA-
NORHOMES OF SOMERSET PARK
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
2703 Legal
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15 CH 08359
9158 CLAIRMONT COURT
Orland Park, IL 60462
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
on October 19, 2016, an agent for The
Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on January 20, 2017, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive -24th Floor, CHICAGO,
IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, as set forth below, the
following described real estate:
UNIT 124 TOGETHER WITH ITS
UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE
COMMON ELEMENTS IN MANOR
HOMES OF SOMERSET PARK CON-
DOMINIUM NUMBER 1 AS DE-
LINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE
DECLARATION RECORDED AS
DOCUMENT NUMBER 25280578, IN
THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 10,
TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 12,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, IL-
LINOIS.
Commonly known as 9158 CLAIR-
MONT COURT, Orland Park, IL 60462
Property Index No.
27-10-400-042-1108.
The real estate is improved with asingle
unit dwelling.
The judgment amount was $173,885.19.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid
by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will beaccepted.
The balance, including the Judicial
sale fee for Abandoned Residential
Property Municipality Relief Fund,
which is calculated on residential real
estate atthe rate of $1 for each $1,000
or fraction thereof of the amount paid
by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in
certified funds/or wire transfer, is due
within twenty-four (24) hours. Nofee
shall bepaid bythe mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant to its
credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee,
judgment creditor, or other lienor
acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. The
subject property is subject to general
real estate taxes, special assessments, or
special taxes levied against said real estate
and is offered for sale without any
representation as to quality or quantity
of title and without recourse to Plaintiff
and in AS IS condition. The sale is further
subject to confirmation by the
court.
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,
the purchaser will receive aCertificate
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to
adeed to the real estate after confirmation
of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation
astothe condition ofthe property.
Prospective bidders are admonished
to check the court file to verify all
information.
If this property isacondominium unit,
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure
sale, other than amortgagee, shall
pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).
If this property isacondominium unit
which ispart ofacommon interest comp
munity, the purchaser ofthe unit atthe
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order togain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales.
For information, contact Plaintiff sattorney:
WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC,
105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE
1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312)
605-3500 Please refer tofile number
IL-003091.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-
TION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7
day status report of pending sales.
WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC
105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE
1850
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 605-3500
E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com
Attorney File No. IL-003091
Attorney Code. 56284
Case Number: 15 CH 08359
TJSC#: 36-12509
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, you are advised
that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be
adebt collector attempting tocollect a
debt and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
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Like new 7’ artificial Christmas
tree w/ stand $50. Like
new ping pong table, paddles
&balls $50. 708.280.3173 call
or text.
Live house plant -beautiful ficus
tree -nice way to decorate
home, including decoration pot
$100. 708.403.9536.
Maytag quiet series 200 bisque
built-in dishwasher &GE over
the range bisque microwave for
sale $100 for both excellent
condition. Call Tom
815.462.3884
Men’s American made Redwing
soft toe shoes $55 each,
sz 8.5D. Wood ladder, 6ft $12.
708.798.9755
Old antique desk, excellent
condition $20. 708.921.8505
Olympic North Face Denali
Sochi RU 14. Mens size large
$95. 708.301.5136
Pair of stiffel antique brass table
lamps. Excellent condition
$95 for both. New Lenox
815.462.3561
Rare CJ vintage gasoline 5gallon
can &spout by Jayes Can
Company $25. 708.466.9907
Souvenier newspaper Tribune/
Suntimes of Chicago Cubs
World Series. NEW! $50 each.
708.220.1243
Real Estate
$50
7 lines/
7 papers
Merchandise
$30
4 lines/
7 papers
2900
Merchandise Under $100
2new Shimano Spirek spinning
reels in box for sale $40
each. or both for $70. Mokena
location, call 630.865.6366 after
3 PM.
5 drawer dresser, one white,
one dark brown. Like new $50.
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Sports Briefs
Orland Parker helps Eastern
Illinois men’s basketball
team
No. 24 Joe Kuligoski —
6-foot-6, 200-pound senior
from Orland Park — is playing
on the Eastern Illinois
University men’s basketball
team this season. Over his
past five starts in 2016, he
averaged 5 points and 3.6 rebounds.
As a members of the
This Week In ...
Eagles Varsity Athletics
Wrestling
■Dec. ■ 8 - host Lincoln-Way
Central, 6 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 9 - at Lincoln-Way East,
5 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Wheeling Quad,
9 a.m.
■Dec. ■ 15 - host Lockport, 6
p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Dec. ■ 8 - at Lyons Township,
6:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Oak Lawn
Christmas Tournament, 10:30
a.m.
■Dec. ■ 12 - at Oak Lawn
Ferraro
From Page 45
[head coach Mike Wiggins]
that group is really good,”
he said. “Some of them
decided not to play later in
high school and went off to
club or academy or wherever,
but the core of them
stayed, so that was pretty
cool to see happen.”
Wiggins coached against
Ferraro for many years, so
he got to know him as a
competitor.
“The more I got to know
Jack, the more I saw a man
who really cared about the
players he coached,” he
said. “He is a hard worker
who demands a lot of his
athletes. We have been fortunate
to have him with us
over the past six years.”
reserves, he had 4 points in
the season-opener, playing
12 minutes, making 1-of-2
field goal attempts and 2-of-
3 free throw attempts.
Orland Park volleyball
player earns Academic All-
Conference honors
Augustana College recently
announced its 2016-2017
Academic All-Conference
Christmas Tournament, TBA
■Dec. ■ 13 - host Stagg, 6 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 14 - at Oak Lawn
Christmas Tournament, TBA
Boys Basketball
■Dec. ■ 9 - host Stagg, 6:30
p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - host St. Ignatius,
3:30 p.m.
Boys Swimming
■Dec. ■ 9 - host Fenwick, 5
p.m.
■Dec. ■ 13 - host Stagg, 5 p.m.
Boys Bowling
■Dec. ■ 8 - at Lincoln-Way West
(Laraway Lanes), 4:30 p.m.
He said he could be happier
about Ferraro’s Hall of
Fame recognition.
“I know that the boys
here at Hinsdale Central,
along with all of us on staff,
are really excited for him,”
he said. “The IHSSCA has
a very recognized Hall of
Fame, and for Jack to join
that very accomplished list
of individuals is a real credit
to all of the time he has put
into the game.”
It truly was fitting that
Nick Kolliniatis, a 1995
Sandburg grad who was an
All-American player, introduced
Ferraro at the Hall
of Fame ceremony. Coincidentally,
Kolliniatis now
teaches at Sandburg.
While Ferraro’s teams
had so much success on the
field, what was not lost was
what he did off of it to truly
selections for fall sports.
Among them was Claire
Martin, a women’s volleyball
player with a 3.36 grade
point average, majoring in
biology. She is from Orland
Park and graduated from
Mother McAuley Liberal
Arts High School.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
bill@opprairie.com.
Girls Bowling
■Dec. ■ 8 - host Lincoln-Way
Central, 4:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Plainfield North
Strikefest (Town and Country
Lanes), 9 a.m.
■Dec. ■ 13 - at Lincoln-Way
East (Orland Bowl), 4:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 14 - host Andrew, 4:30
p.m.
Girls Gymnastics
■Dec. ■ 10 - at Hinsdale
Central Invite, TBD
Hockey Club
■Dec. ■ 11 - at Oak Park-River
Forest (Ridgeland Common
Ice), 4 p.m.
benefit soccer.
“I always have tried to do
things to promote the sport
and to help make coaches
better,” he said. “When I
was recognized, I was very
humbled by it, but I realize
a lot of people have helped
me along the way. It’s not
just the players, but it’s
their parents and the school
administration.”
While he has accomplished
a lot, he is showing
no signs of slowing down.
“I’ll continue to coach
as long they’ll have me,”
he said. “We’ve got a tremendous
staff, a wonderful
facility and great kids
at Hinsdale Central. It’s a
great place for me to be at
this time. I feel very fortunate
and I plan to continue
coaching here.”
Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Maeve Hennessy
Maeve Hennessy is a senior
at Sandburg, and this is
her second year playing on
the varsity girls basketball
team.
What got you into
playing basketball?
I started when I was 6
years old, and my two older
brothers played. So, I wanted
to play, too.
What’s the most
rewarding part of the
game?
If we’re in a rut as a team
or I’m in a funk. If we really
come together in practice or
go on a winning streak in a
game, It’s rewarding knowing
that you worked out the
kinks together.
What’s the most
frustrating part of the
game?
When you get mad at
yourself when you’re having
a bad game, because you
know you’re bringing down
your team. It’s hard to get
out of that mindset sometimes,
even if your teammates
are trying to tell you
it’s OK.
Who would be in your
celebrity entourage?
Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer
Lawrence and Jimmy Fallon.
They’re all just so funny, and
“The Hunger Games” are
my favorite movies.
If you’re in Walgreens
with a couple dollars,
what do you buy?
I would buy Muddy Buddies.
What’s the most
random thing you’ve
bought at Target that
you didn’t need?
I bought a Dustbuster,
even though my mom had
one at home. Fuzzy socks,
too, I have way too many
pairs of those.
What are you binge
watching on Netflix
right now?
I just finished “Stranger
Things.” What a show! It’s
set in the late [1980s], and
it’s just cool.
What’s your favorite
social media platform to
use?
Twitter. I just laugh at it.
I think people say what they
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really want to say on it.
What’s the best day
you’ve ever had?
Over the summer, I went
on a school trip. We went to
Central America. One day,
we were in Belize and our
tour guide had friends who
lived in this really small village
that was way up in a
mountains. They invited us
into their home and taught us
about their culture, the Mayan
culture, and their way of
life. It was so eye-opening.
What’s your favorite
book?
“The Help.” I love that
book, and the movie, too. I
really like history. I know
it’s a terrible part of history,
but I’m really excited to
learn about it. There are still
so many issues we haven’t
solved.
Interview by Assistant Editor
Brittany Kapa

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Girls Gymnastics
Roe leads the way, but Sandburg-Stagg co-op falls
Frank Gogola
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way co-op gymnastics
coach Kim Lago believes
this year’s squad is the
deepest team she has had in
her four years leading the
program.
That team opened the season
by beating Sandburg-
Stagg co-op 140.6 to 126.95
Nov. 29 at Lincoln-Way East.
Even without its top gymnasts
competing in all events,
that depth helped them overcome
the performance of
Sandburg junior Maddy Roe
— a returning state qualifier
who won two events and tied
for first in another.
Lincoln-Way outscored
Sandburg in all four events,
despite having an individual
win in only one event. It won
35.1 to 30.2 on bars, 34.95 to
30.9 on floor, 35.2 to 32 on
beam and 35.35 to 33.85 on
vault.
But when the team gets to
full strength, Lago said she
thinks it has the depth of talent
to get to the 145-point
mark she wants to see.
“I told the girls that if they
don’t get it done in practice,
they’re not going to be out
there,” Lago said. “The expectations
are set a little higher
this year because we have
more talent than we have in
the past, so I need them to
step it up and produce the
routines I want to see.”
Junior Una Farrell finished
tied for first on bars (9.1),
second on vault (9.15) and
third on beam (8.8) — the
last of which was an event in
which she placed 28th at state
this past season. She will add
floor as the season goes on,
Lago said.
Junior Gabby DeVito
finished third on bars (8.8)
and tied for fourth on vault
(8.6). DeVito sat out the floor
event, which she placed 26th
in at state last season.
On floor, junior Barb Belka
won (9.0) in her lone event,
while sophomore Korina Jarosz
placed third (8.65). Jarosz
also took third on vault
(9.0).
Senior Kara Auchstetter, a
sectional qualifier on beam,
took fourth (8.7) in the event.
Sandburg was led Roe,
who won on beam (9.4) and
vault (9.3), and tied for first
on bars (9.1). Roe’s fifthplace
finish on floor (8.35)
was a team high. She said she
“panicked” and “freaked out”
when she forgot the floor routine
she was performing for
the first time after not cleanly
pulling off her first landing.
“It was a little improv,”
Roe said.
“She was a hot mess on
the floor,” Sandburg assistant
coach Krystyn Misheck said.
Roe’s day started by crashing
into coach Mike White,
who was spotting her on bars.
She transferred from the low
bar to the high bar, and hit
White in the back of the thigh
with her hip on the swing
through. White ducked under
the low bar to get to the other
side of the high bar instead of
going around.
“I’ve never ducked under
like that,” White said. “I just
thought I could get there,
and I was wrong. We both
laughed it off and just moved
on from there. A lot of kids
would get shook and it would
just turn their whole day off
and nothing would go right
the rest of the day.”
Sandburg-Stagg co-op’s Maddy Roe performs Nov. 29
during a meet against the Lincoln-Way co-op.
Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media
Roe is coming off a season
in which she placed eighth
at state on vault and 11th on
beam. She took ninth allaround
at state after placing
21st in all-around as a freshman.
Outside of Roe, no other
Sandburg gymnast placed in
the Top 3 in any event. Sandburg
junior Toni Muzzo, a
sectional qualifier this past
year, didn’t join the team
this year, instead focusing on
getting a scholarship in pole
vaulting, Misheck said.
“It’s hard with just two
weeks and us not having
a gym to practice over the
summer,” Misheck said. “So,
they did pretty well for what
we’ve been given. They surprised
me on beam with how
confident they looked. Floor
and bars is endurance, so
that’s just getting reps.”
Athlete of the Month
Lockport swimmer wins November competition
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Lindsey Merk already has a great way to
show just how talented a swimmer she is,
after taking home the bronze medal in the
100-yard butterfly from this year’s Illinois
High School Association State Swimming &
Diving Finals.
But in the event that she needs an insurance
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Wrestling
Lincoln-West West out-toughs Sandburg on the mat
Lower weights key to
Warriors’ victory over
Eagles
Dave Owen, Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way West’s wrestling
team is getting bigger,
better and tougher.
The Warriors’ impressive
38-17 dual meet win over
Sandburg Thursday, Dec. 1,
featured domination at the
lower weights, as well as
key wins on pins by middleweights
Josh Bohne (160
pounds) and Trevor Schmidt
(182).
And maybe the biggest effort
of all came from heavyweight
Nick Skentzos, who
battled through four overtime
periods before a lastsecond
escape earned him
a 3-2 win over Sandburg’s
Malik Scates.
“Skentzos was huge beating
a [2015 state qualifier in
Scates],” West coach Brian
Glynn said. “He’s a first-year
varsity kid who could never
break into the lineup, one of
the hardest working guys in
the room, and last week he
beats a really good kid and
this week a state qualifier.
It’s been maturity and his
work ethic.”
Lincoln-Way West’s Jake Price (left) and Sandburg’s Tim
Houston battle at 152 pounds.
Skentzos added, “I just
work hard, try to be stronger
and get the win.”
Skentzos’ win followed
the matchup of the night — a
battle of state title contenders
at 220 pounds. Sandburg’s
Patrick Brucki turned a 2-0
lead after one period into a
15-5 major decision win over
the Warriors’ Jake Dudeck.
“Out of the gate, Bohne
got us going with a pin,”
Glynn said of the night’s first
match. “And then the marquee
matchup with Brucki
— I know Dudeck lost, but
it was closer than the score,
for sure.”
The team score was 12-
11 Warriors after the Brucki
win, but Skentzos’ overtime
battle began a run of six
West wins in the next seven
matches.
Wins by Garrett Geigner
(4-1 decision at 106 pounds),
Payton Geigner (8-2 at 113)
and Chris Kennedy (10-2
major at 120) were the opening
salvos from a strong
lightweight corps.
“At 106 and 113, we have
the freshmen [Geigner]
twins, and they beat two
really kids and also outtoughed
them,” Glynn said.
“After that I knew it was
going to be good for us, because
we have our hammers
in a row [at lower weights].
I knew it was going to get
ugly — in a good way.”
Dominant major decision
wins by seniors Gehrig Simon
(19-4 major at 132)
and Jake DiBenedetto (17-1
major at 138), and a 7-3 win
by senior Joey Schloegel at
145 capped the night for the
Warriors.
West’s already formidable
lineup became even better
with the offseason arrival
of former state qualifiers
Dudeck from Lincoln-Way
Central, and DiBenedetto
from Lincoln-Way East.
“It’s pretty similar,”
DiBenedetto said of moving
to West. “I have really good
partners here, and everybody’s
competing hard every
day. It’s pretty awesome.”
With former state medalist
Tom Buell also in the
lineup at 126, the Warriors
are loaded.
“Everyone pushes each
other,” DiBenedetto said.
“If you’re having a bad day,
someone’s going to beat up
on you. You better be ready
to work.”
In addition to Brucki,
Sandburg wins came from
Alex Hirschfield (2-0 decision
at 170), Cole Bateman
(11-3 major decision at 195),
Pat Nolan (8-5 at 126) and
Tim Houston (8-3 at 152).
Sandburg’s Pat Nolan (right) battles Lincoln-Way West’s
Tom Buell Thursday, Dec. 1, in the 126-pound weight class.
Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
“It was Pat Nolan’s first
match of the year, and he beat
a really good kid for them,”
Sandburg coach Eric Siebert
said. “That was good to see.
And Timmy Houston continues
to be one of our leaders.
He’s a junior that people don’t
know yet, but they will.”
The win capped sophomore
Nolan’s impressive
comeback from an injury
during football season.
“I just worked hard
throughout the week,” Nolan
said. “I came back from
a fractured hip. Today was
my first match.”
After the graduation of state
champions Rudy Yates and
Louie Hayes, Nolan’s emergence
helps fill the big gap for
the Eagles at lower weights.
“Practices have been a lot
harder, and some of the JV
kids are jumping up,” Nolan
said. “Everyone can wrestle
each other and make each
other better.”
Siebert said he expects
better nights for his squad
but knew the West test would
be formidable.
“You have to give them a
lot of credit,” he said. “They
beat us in the top, bottom,
neutral — all phases. They
were unfortunately a little
tougher than us tonight as
well, and that’s something
we pride ourselves on.”
Former Sandburg coach inducted into soccer Hall of Fame
Jack Ferraro still
teaches Eagles, now
coaches Red Devils
Chris Walker
Freelance Reporter
It really was not a question
of whether or not Jack Ferraro
was a Hall of Famer; it
was when he would receive
the honor.
That came on Nov. 17
in Elmhurst, as the former
Sandburg coach was inducted
into the Illinois High
School Soccer Coaches Association
Hall of Fame.
“It means a lot to me,”
Ferraro said. “I can look
back at a lot of fond memories,
but we also had some
pretty good feeders for kids
coming in and we always
tried to be a competitive
team.”
He joined the coaching
staff at Sandburg in 1990
and helped the Eagles win
the title in 1993 — a season
in which they also went undefeated
with a single tie.
The next year, he replaced
Brian Papa as head coach.
“That was a pretty tough
act to follow, with winning
the state championship,”
Ferraro said. “We tried to
keep the winning alive.
I’ve always been concerned
about making our program
competitive and one our
players could be proud of,
and I think we did that during
the time I was at Sandburg.”
During his 16 seasons, the
Eagles compiled a 312-102-
19 record and won a pair of
state titles — back-to-back
in 2001 and 2002, both 1-0
shutouts against Edwardsville
and Evanston.
“With all the great talent,
the All-Americans, when
you have players of that caliber
who should be competitive,
but it’s keeping them
together as a team,” he said.
“We always stressed that
it’s not individual goals but
that the program is bigger
than you, and that’s what I
instilled in my teams.”
Ferraro continues to
teach at Sandburg but now
coaches the freshman boys
at Hinsdale Central.
In 2014, the Red Devils
won the Class 3A state title
and many of the players
from that team played for
Ferraro as freshmen.
“I knew they were a really
talented group, and I told
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Sandburg beats Andrew at the line to take close game
Eagles start season
on a 5-1 run
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
Sandburg players hit three
free throws in the final seconds
of this past Friday’s
contest against Andrew, providing
the margin of victory
in a 35-32 win in a district
rivalry game played before
a packed house in the Eagle
Gym.
Barlow Alleruzzo, playing
in his first home game
as a member of the Eagles,
sunk what proved to be the
winning free throw Dec. 2
with 3.5 seconds to go; however,
his miss of the second
attempt gave the visiting
Thunderbolts a chance to
make a play and get the ball
back, down just one point.
Fortunately for Sandburg
(5-1), the smallest player
on the floor, Eagles junior
point guard Jake Pygon, corralled
the loose ball and was
abruptly fouled. He then hit
both free throws to give the
hosts a three-point cushion
with 2.4 seconds remaining.
Andrew senior guard Joey
Krutilla had a clean look at
the basket on the game’s final
play, but his heave from
just inside half court glanced
off the front of the rim.
Pygon led all Eagles with
14 points. Alleruzzo — a junior
forward who transferred
to Sandburg from St. Rita
this past year but did not
play because of Illinois High
School Association eligibility
rules — scored six points.
“Barlow stepped up,”
Sandburg coach Todd Allen
said. “There was a lot of
pressure on him. It was his
first home game at Sandburg,
so I was happy for him
that he was able to come
through for us and get the
one that put us ahead.
Sandburg’s Jack McNulty (middle) passes the ball to a
teammate over two Andrew defenders.
“But as big a play was Pygon
getting the loose ball on
the rebound.”
After an intense first quarter
in front of a raucous
crowd ended with the score
knotted at 11, both squads
were largely offensively
challenged for the remainder
of the contest. The Eagles
managed only 13 points over
the second and third quarters
combined. For the game,
they hit as many free throws
(11) as they did shots from
the field.
The Thunderbolts (2-5),
however, fell into even bigger
problems. After Krutilla
scored on a layup to tie the
game at 16 with 5 minutes to
go in the first half, Andrew did
not put the ball in the basket
again until Mike DeHaan’s
bucket with 47 seconds remaining
in the third quarter.
“We knew it was going to
kind of be that way,” Allen
said of both teams’ offensive
struggles. “I think it was a
case of both teams being patient
offensively, but I don’t
think either team set the
world on fire. Neither team
found a rhythm offensively
and couldn’t establish any
kind of lead.
“But credit Andrew. I
thought they mixed in some
zone and man, and did a
good job there. They’re
tough kids and well coached.
It was a grind-’em-out district
rivalry game ... and a
game that came down to the
wire. We were happy to get
the win, and we’ll take them
any way we can.”
Despite managing only
eight points over the second
and third quarters and
going scoreless for a nearly
12-minute stretch, Andrew’s
defense held the Eagles in
check and kept the team
in the game. A Krutilla
3-pointer closed the gap to
two points with 55 seconds
remaining, and DeHaan’s
basket with 23 seconds left
Sandburg’s Barlow Alleruzzo shoots Friday, Dec. 2, during a game against Andrew in the
Eagle Gym. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
in the contest tied the score
at 32.
Andrew coach Dave Wilson
said he was pleased
with his team’s effort, coming
off a 71-42 thrashing at
Hinsdale South earlier in the
week.
“The outcome wasn’t what
we wanted, but we were
challenged to come back
from the effort on Tuesday
to keep grinding in practice
and show some fight today,”
Wilson said. “We battled
from the tip all the way to
the end, and in that way, I
felt my team responded after
being blown out of the gym
by Hinsdale South.”
Wilson said the Thunderbolts
are still trying to find
out who they are, and leaned
heavily on their seniors during
practice the two days
leading up to the game versus
Sandburg.
“We knew that this was
going to be a physical battle
and would test our ability
Sandburg’s Jake Pygon (right) runs the ball downcourt
against the Thunderbolts.
to handle that pressure and
adversity, and we were just
a few buckets short of coming
out of here with a win,”
Wilson said. “Good defense
keeps you in every game, but
I have to do a better job of
getting my team in position
to make shots under pressure,
and that starts in practice.
... Right now, we make
shots in practice, but we’re
not making them in games.”
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fastbreak
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Media
1st and 3
Roe-ling over the
competition
1. Recent accomplishments
On. Nov. 29, Sandburg-Stagg
co-op
competitor Maddy
Roe (ABOVE) won on
beam and vault, and
tied for first on bars
again the Lincoln-
Way co-op. She also
finished fifth on floor
for a team high.
2. Last year’s accomplishments
This past season,
Roe finished eighth
at state on vault and
11th on beam as
a sophomore. She
took ninth all-around
at state after placing
21st in all-around as
a freshman.
3. But wait; there’s
more
Check out Freelance
Reporter Chris
Walker’s story on
the team taking on
Lincoln-Way recently,
Page 44 this week.
Former D230 rivals turn dance teammates at St. Ambrose
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
When Taryn Moustakas,
Sam O’Malley and Sydney
Sobkowiak competed in
competitive dance competitions
at Stagg, Andrew and
Sandburg, respectively, they
always wanted to do it at the
highest level — especially
when they competed against
another Consolidated High
School District 230 team.
But now the trio is performing
together and truly
doing it at the highest level.
That is because all three
of them are now on the competitive
dance team at St.
Ambrose University.
This past season, the
Fighting Bees won the dance
portion of the 2016 National
Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics Competitive
Cheer & Dance Invitational.
It was the second straight
season and third time in five
years that the university —
located in Davenport, Iowa
— won the NAIA Championship.
“It was incredible,”
O’Malley said of being on
the title team. “You work so
hard during the season, and
to see all that hard work pay
off ... words can’t describe
it.”
O’Malley is a 2015 Andrew
graduate and a sophomore
on the university’s
team. Moustakas and Sobkowiak
graduated from their
respective high schools this
past spring and are freshman.
“I’ve known Sam since
we little kids,” Sobkowiak
said of her relationship with
“Defending our title means
working hard and working
together. It’s no longer Stagg
versus Sandburg or Andrew; it’s
St. Ambrose University versus
everyone else.”
Taryn Moustakas — Stagg graduate, on competing
alongside former D230 rivals in college
O’Malley. “We went to the
same dance studio, [TNT]
Extreme Dance in Tinley
Park. I found out about [St.
Ambrose] because of her.
I knew she was here, but
when I came on my visit it
convinced me to go here.
“I basically committed
on my visit but didn’t make
it official until a few weeks
afterward. I also love that
the class size here is smaller.
You’re not just a number.”
Even though they competed
against each other in high
school, Moustakas did not
know either of the other two.
“In our first time meeting
as a team, it was like, ‘Hey,
we’re all from the same
area,’” Moustakas said. “I
had never met Sam or Sydney.
I have been dancing
since I was 3 [years old],
but never really took it serious
until high school. Then,
I thought about competing
24/7 when I was at Stagg.”
It is serious for the three
now, as they hope to combine
to bring a D230 flavor
in helping the Fighting Bees
to a third straight National
championship.
“We had to come together
and form a new bond and
have left behind old beliefs,
especially since we
are defending our championship
title this season,”
Moustakas said. “Defending
our title means working
hard and working together.
It’s no longer Stagg versus
Sandburg or Andrew; it’s St.
Ambrose University versus
everyone else.”
The three are not just from
D230; they have other things
in common, too.
“Taryn and I never met,
but it was really cool when
we found out we were from
the same area,” O’Malley
said. “All three of us knew
the same places, the same
restaurants. I also started
dancing when I was 3 and
kept going.”
Sobkowiak added, “I also
started dancing in the age of
3, 4, 5 range. I didn’t really
do it competitively until I
was 8 or 9. But I love it and
don’t want to give it up. I
Former D230 rivals turned St. Ambrose competitive
dance teammates (left to right) Sydney Sobkowiak, Taryn
Moustakas and Sam O’Malley pose for a photo together.
Photo submitted
dance everywhere I go, even
in the store.”
While it has been in place
a number of years, this is
the first season competitive
dance is considered an official
“sport” at St. Ambrose.
That makes it eligible to give
out scholarships. The team
performed poms routines
at the Fighting Bees football
games and has the state
dance competition coming
up in Davenport, Iowa.
The regionals are in February,
and in March the NAIA
Championships is held.
“Dance in college is super
competitive,” O’Malley said.
“We have a winter season, and
then a state competition. Then
if you place high enough, you
qualify out of that you get to
go to nationals.”
Naturally, the Fighting
Bees hope to go to nationals
and bring back another title.
And now the three friends
from the same high school
district hope to keep the
Fighting Bees on top.
“I talked to Taryn and
Sam, and we’ve all connected
so much,” Sobkowiak
said. “We’re like, ‘Wow,
District 230 is here.’”
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“We both laughed it off and just moved on from there. A lot
of kids would get shook and it would just turn their whole
day off and nothing would go right the rest of the day.”
Mike White — Sandburg-Stagg co-op girls gymnastics coach, on recently colliding
with Maddy Roe while spotting her on bars
What 2 Watch
Girls Gymnastics — 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10
• The Eagles take it on the road for the
Hinsdale Central Invite.
INDEX
41 - Athlete of the Week
41 - This Week In
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United in Davenport Former D230
rival dancers compete together nowadays at St.
Ambrose, Page 47
Worrisome Warriors
Sandburg’s wrestling squad downed on the
road by Lincoln-Way West, Page 45
Sandburg hits some final-seconds free throws to beat district rival Andrew, Page 46
The Sandburg boys basketball team celebrates
after breaking a late-game tie Friday, Dec. 2, to
earn a win over Andrew and improve to 5-1.
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