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Scholastic Bowl allows Lockport Township High School students a
chance to increase knowledge, compete in fun, game-like setting,
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Upholding an
objection
Homer Township Officers
Electoral Board rules against
clerk candidate, Page 4
Maintaining
ambition
Young adult entrepreneur
grows with his landscaping
business, Page 6
To his own beat
Homer Glen native finds
success as DJ, Page 7
Josh Drogemuller (third from left) answers a question while teammates (left to right) Krystian Gajdas, Stephen White and Brendan Timmel wait to
see if he is correct during the Jan. 18 Scholastic Bowl meet at Lockport Township High School’s East Campus. Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
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Thursday
Polish/English Story Time
1:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Homer
Township Public Library,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. An independent program
for children ages 3-5
that features books, flannel
stories, music and rhymes
presented in Polish and
English. An art project also
rounds out the program. An
adult caregiver is to remain
in the library during Story
Time. Registration required.
Contact Youth Services at
children@homerlibrary.org
or (708) 301-7908 for more
information.
Autism Awareness
6:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Young
School library, 16240 S. Cedar
Road, Homer Glen. Join
Homer Community Consolidated
School District
33C psychologists and social
workers for a discussion
about autism, including the
signs of autism and its varying
degrees.
Saturday
Prom Dress Resale
10 a.m. Jan. 28, Lockport
Township High School, 1323
E. 7th St., Lockport.
Sunday
Prom Dress Resale
10 a.m. Jan. 29, Lockport
Township High School, 1323
E. 7th St., Lockport.
Monday
Basic Yoga For Teens
6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 30,
Homer Township Public Library,
14320 W. 151st St.,
Homer Glen. Learn gentle
poses, postures and positions
designed to calm the body
and the mind. This will be a
very easy, chill night. Guests
are asked to bring a yoga mat
if they have one. Otherwise,
one will be provided during
the class. For teens in
grades 6-12. Registration required.
Contact Heather Colby
for more information at
(708) 301-7908 or at
teens@homerlibrary.org.
Tuesday
33C School Board Meeting
7:30-9 p.m. Jan. 31, Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C office,
15733 Bell Road, Homer
Glen. Regular meeting.
Wednesday
Preschool Roundup
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb.
1, Homer Township Public
Library, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. Learn
about local preschool opportunities,
including Homer
33C’s Little Learners preschool
program for ages
3-5. Contact Pat Ryan at
pryan@homerschools.org or
call (708) 226-7649 for more
information.
Upcoming
February Coffee
Thursday, Feb. 2, Montessori
School of Lemont,
16427 W. 135th St., Lemont.
An informational coffee
session will be held for
prospective parents. RSVP
to info@lemontmontessori.
com to ensure the school
has enough materials. For
more information, visit
www.lemontmontessori.com.
Discover Your Unclaimed
Property
9 a.m.-noon, Friday, Feb.
3, Homer Glen Village
Hall, 14240 W. 151st St.,
Homer Glen. The Illinois
State Treasurer’s office is
safeguarding more than $2
billion in unclaimed property
belonging to millions
of Illinois residents. Visitors
can stop by to check and
see if they have unclaimed
property. For more information,
contact Village Hall
at (708) 301-0632 or visit
www.homerglenil.org.
Taste of Mardi Gras
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
4, Homer Township Public
Library, 14320 W. 151st St.,
Homer Glen. Spend a Saturday
morning filled with flavor
and entertaining instruction
as Chef Maddox takes
attendees through the flavors
of Mardi Gras. Registration is
required. Contact Adult Services
(708) 301-7908 or email
askalibrarian@homerlibrary.
org for more information.
Chocolate Candy Making
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
8, Homer Township Public
Library, 14320 W. 151st St.,
Homer Glen. Learn how to
make chocolate treats, including
chocolate turtles,
chocolate covered pretzels,
chocolate nut clusters,
chocolate raisin clusters,
chocolate-covered Oreos
and other specialty chocolate
treats. Participants
will leave with the candies
they make. Registration required.
Contact Adult Services
at (708) 301-7908 or
askalibrarian@homerlibrary.org
for more information.
Used Book Sale
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 10-
13, Homer Township Public
Library, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. It is time
for our semi-annual Used
Book Sale. Book sale items
include paperback and hardcover
books, cookbooks,
children’s books, DVDs and
more. Visit www.homerlibrary.org
for more information.
100+ Women Who Care of
Will County Meeting
5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 14, Embers Tap House,
933 S. State St., Lockport.
The quarterly meeting of a
group of local women who
are interested in supporting
our communities by
contributing to local charities
together as a group. For
more information, contact
Maribeth@100wwc-will.
org.
Pyrography Demonstration
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
15, Homer Township Public
Library, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. Gail Diedrichson
teaches the art of
pyrography, which is essentially
woodturning with
modern tools. She uses hard
woods, which have a wonderful
scent when burned
and different types of tips
to create fine lines and details.
For more information,
contact Adult Services at
askalibrarian@homerlibrary.org
or (708) 301-7908.
HGJWC Bingo Fundraiser
5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
18, Lockport Moose Lodge
1557, 118 E. 10th St., Lockport.
The Homer Glen Junior
Woman’s Club is hosting its
third annual Take a Chance
for Change Bingo Fundraiser,
which includes Bingo,
Split the Pot and raffles. Food
will be available for purchase.
Must be 18 or older to
play. Tickets cost $25 in advance
and can purchased at
www.homerglenjuniors.
org or by contacting Jody at
(708) 301-9397. A portion
of the proceeds will benefit
CASA of Will County and
GiGi’s Playhouse.
Cub Scout Pack 64 Annual
Pancake Breakfast
7 a.m.-noon Sunday,
March 5, Lockport VFW
Post 5788, 1026 E. 9th St.,
Lockport. The cost is $7 per
person — children 3 and under
are free — and includes
pancakes, scrambled eggs,
bacon, sausage, coffee, orange
juice and milk.
Ongoing
HGJWC 2017 Scholarship
The Homer Glen Junior
Woman’s Club will present
a $1,000 Scholarship
Award to a graduating high
school senior who has demonstrated
a commitment to
volunteerism in his or her
community. Applications are
being accepted now through
March 1. For more information
and to download the application,
visit www.homer
glenjuniors.org. For more
information, contact Lisa
Johnson at (708) 301-5405 or
LsJohnson5@aol.com.
Book Sale Items Dropoff
Jan. 13-Feb.6, Homer
Township Public Library,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Drop off gently used
books, DVDs and CDs for
sale in the library’s upcoming
book sale. For
more information, visit
www.homerlibrary.org.
Snowman Piñata
Jan. 17-29, Homer Township
Public Library, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Guess how many items
are in our frosty friend.
The person with the closest
guess wins the piñata.
Contact Youth Services
at (708) 301-7908 or
children@homerlibrary.org
for more information.
Teen Volunteer Night
6-8 p.m. First Thursday of
each month, Homer Township
Public Library, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Teens in grades 6-12 can
participate in the volunteer
night which includes tasks
such as cutting items for
story time prep and straightening
shelves. Registration
is required and opens
on the first day of each
month for that month’s session.
For more information,
contact Heather Colby at
heather@homerlibrary.org
or call (708) 301-7908.
Have an item for calendar?
Deadline is noon Thursdays
one week prior to publication.
To submit an item to the
calendar, contact Assistant
Editor Erin Redmond at
e.redmond@22ndcentury
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Porters flex mental muscles at Scholastic Bowl meet
Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor
A fierce battle brewed Jan.
18 inside the halls of Lockport
Township High School’s
East Campus.
The victor was not determined
by brawn, however.
Champions of this contest
needed quick fingers and
even quicker wit.
The Porters proved they
have both.
Though the LTHS Scholastic
Bowl team only went 1-2
in its conference matchups,
that record easily could have
been reversed. The Porters
lost to Stagg by just 10 points
— which equates to one correct
answer — before shutting
down Andrew 280-100. They
then gave an admirable showing
against perennial powerhouse
Bradley-Bourbonnais
but ultimately lost 230-140.
“This was actually one of
our better showings against
Bradley-Bourbonnais in a
couple years,” LTHS varsity
coach William Kane said.
“Usually, Bradley gets 300-
400 points against us. ... This
is my best team in the last
five years. I’m very proud of
them.”
The highlight of the evening
was the first match
against the Chargers. Both
teams exchanged leads, flexing
their mental muscles
on topics ranging from the
“Brexit” vote to Greek philosophers
and everything in
between.
The contest is played in a
“Jeopardy” style, with a tossup
question, which, if answered
correctly, is followed
by three possible bonus questions.
Neither Lockport or
Stagg missed a toss-up question
through the first 18. The
final, game-winning point
was awarded to Stagg on a
bonus question.
“Usually, the games aren’t
that closely matched,” Kane
said. “That was a great example
of two teams that are
evenly matched, and it went
really well. The students got
to show that they have lots of
knowledge.”
But as close as the game
was, neither side took it too
seriously.
“It was really fun,” Porters
captain Josh Drogemuller
said. “You can see the other
people at face value, and
their other captain, we were
looking back and forth at
each other, and the energy
between us was absolutely
ridiculous. We were on the
verge of cracking up.”
If Scholastic Bowl became
too serious, Drogemuller said
he would stop coming — and
his teammates agreed. The
team has several inside jokes,
such as answering “A Streetcar
Named Desire” any time
a question about a play is answered
— which, as it turns
out, is quite frequently — or
introducing themselves in increasing
order of how much
they love Phil Collins.
“There’s always the dead
silence that comes over the
room when they start asking
about 1970s football players,”
Porters’ player Brian
Stapleton said with a laugh.
While they do not take
themselves too seriously,
Lockport does have some
serious talent. Its team features
three players ranked
in the Top 15 in conference,
including Krystian Gajdas,
who was ranked No. 1 following
the Jan. 18 competition.
His teammate, Stephen
White, was ranked No. 6, with
Drogemuller ranked No. 10.
“Although we have star
players, like in other sports
... the wonderful part about
it is that everyone has their
strengths and weaknesses,”
Porters Scholastic Bowler
Krystian Glowacz said.
“Krystian Gajdas excels at
social studies, and I think it’s
a wonderful thing. Brendan
LTHS Scholastic Bowl team members (left to right) Krystian Gajdas, Brian Stapleton, Josh Drogemuller, Payton Godinez
and Stephen White stare down their Stagg opponents while also working out questions during a match Jan. 18 at
Lockport Township High School’s East Campus. Photos by Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
[Timmel], Brian [Stapleton]
and I, we all love music. We
can all participate in our little
ways.”
The students answer questions
on math, science, fine
arts, literature, history and social
studies. Kane gives them
study guides, which they
divide among themselves
based on areas of interest.
“I think a lot of it, you really
can’t prepare for; you
either know it or you don’t,”
Drogemuller said. “A lot of
it is the mental preparation,
because you have to be in the
zone. You have to be ready to
buzz in. You can’t be wishywashy.”
The Porters will now prepare
for the regional competition
March 6. Success there
will earn the Porters a trip to
the sectional meet March 11.
Lockport Scholastic Bowl players Stephen White (left) and Zach Rodriguez interact during
the competition.

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After three separate hearings,
the Homer Township
Officers Electoral Board
has made a decision: Marcela
Cuevas, a candidate for
clerk in the upcoming April
4, 2017 Consolidated Election,
is off the ballot.
The board met for the
third time Thursday, Jan.
19 to announce its decision
to sustain the objection filed
by Renea Wojnowski, a resident
of Lockport and Homer
Township, that stated Cuevas
was not eligible to run
for the office of Township
clerk at the time she filed
her candidacy paperwork.
Township Supervisor Pam
Meyers and Trustee John
Kruczek voted to sustain
the objection, while Trustee
Vicki Bozen dissented.
“Any time you have a ...
decision on a political question,
there’s always two
sides: one that wins and
one loses,” Homer Township
Attorney Jerry Sramek
said. “We are the initial form
for the decision of this, so I
think it’s very important that
part of our job is to clearly
articulate the reasons for the
decision being made, so that
if this is not the final form
for review, there’s an adequate
basis of understanding
for what we did and why we
did it.”
While the board and both
parties were in agreement
that Cuevas was a resident of
Homer Township for a year
when she filed her candidacy
paperwork Dec. 16, 2016,
— as it was determined at
the previous meeting she
moved into the Township
Dec. 17, 2015 — Meyers
and Kruczek were guided
by the Schumann v. Fleming
decision, which states a
“qualified” candidate must
be a resident for a year.
The written decision stated
that the board believed
Cuevas was not a “qualified”
candidate when she was receiving
petitions to run for
office or when she signed
her Statement of Candidacy
Nov. 23, 2016.
“The candidate swears at
the time of signing that he
or she is qualified — not
that he or she will be qualified
by the time the Statement
of Candidacy is filed,”
Sramek read from the written
decision. “ ... Marcela
Lynn Cuevas is not eligible
for the candidacy of Homer
Township clerk in the Consolidated
Election of April
4, 2017, and, therefore, her
name should not appear on
the ballot for said office for
said election.”
Cuevas was running with
the Homer Township Independent
Party against the
winner of the Republican
primary, which will be held
Feb. 28. That race includes
current Clerk Linsey Sowa.
Cuevas’ attorney, Thomas
Condon, filed a motion to
strike the objection at the Jan.
11 public hearing, but it was
unanimously denied by the
board, prompting a trial. Evidence
provided by Wojnowski
in the form of a mortgage
document provided indisputable
evidence that Cuevas
was a resident as of Dec. 17,
2015. What was up for debate,
however, was the timeframe
in which the residency
requirement is fulfilled.
Because 2016 was a leap
year, Cuevas argued that the
file date — Dec. 16, 2016 —
fulfilled the one-year residency
requirement.
Bozen wrote in dissent that,
based on the evidence, she did
not believe Cuevas moved to
Homer Township with the
sole purpose of running for
office, citing the $35,000
down payment she made on
her home in July 2015.
“...Had the candidate
signed her Statement of
Candidacy and petitions on
Dec. 16, 2016, there would
not be an issue, unlike the
Schumann case where the
candidate moved into the
Township three months before
filing for elected office,”
Bozen’s dissent stated.
Condon appeared to express
disdain that written
statements were prepared
ahead of time and that no
public deliberation was
made during the meeting.
He asked Sramek to ensure
that no deliberation was
made outside of the meeting,
to which the Township
attorney assured him he only
provided legal counsel.
While the decision was
not unanimous, Wojnowski
expressed gratitude one was
made.
“I am thankful that it’s
done today,” the objector
said. “I was just really
thankful as a citizen of the
Township to have the opportunity
to participate in
these kinds of things and say
how you feel and try to do
what’s right. I’m just happy
that things went the way that
they did, and I was able to
have my word heard.”
Condon and Cuevas declined
to comment after the
meeting on if the Homer
Township Independent Party
would attempt to further appeal
the board’s decision.
For more on this and other
Breaking News, visit Homer
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Lockport City Council
LTHS building additions for East
Campus unanimously approved
Meredith Dobes
Freelance Reporter
During its regular meeting
Jan. 18, the Lockport City
Council unanimously approved
a special use permit
and final development plans
for two building additions
for the west and south sides
of Lockport Township High
School East Campus, with
all council members present.
At the council’s last meeting,
it tabled discussion of
the permit and plan approvals
because of a separate
issue regarding a sidewalk
project the City had in the
past.
At the Jan. 18 meeting,
Lockport Mayor Steve Streit
said what happened at
the Jan. 4 meeting was not
the best way to handle an
unresolved issue, and he
would like to form an intergovernmental
committee
composed of members from
all of Lockport’s governing
bodies.
He asked Alderman Jim Petrakos
to lead the committee.
“It gave the connotation
that the school district and
the City don’t work well
together, and that’s not the
case at all,” Streit said of the
last meeting.
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The Northwest Homer
Fire Protection District and
Homer Township Fire Protection
District each recently
received a $700 grant from
Illinois American Water earlier
this month.
The Illinois American
Water 2016 Firefighter
Grant Program provides
financial assistance to fire
and emergency organizations
serving communities
in its service areas.
This year, approximately
$49,600 will be awarded
to 62 fire districts. To date,
the program has resulted in
350 grants totaling more
than $342,000 awarded
across the state.
Grants of up to $700 are
awarded to cover costs associated
with personal protective
gear, communications
equipment, firefighting
tools, water-handling equipment,
training and related
activities/materials used to
Please see grant, 6
A check is presented to Northwest Homer Fire Protection
District recently from Illinois American Water for $700 to be
used for upgrading a set of firefighter gear.
Photos submitted
An equal grant is given to Homer Township Fire Protection
District, who in turn will use it for new safety vests.
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Young landscaping entrepreneur sets lofty goals
Summer, winter
lawn maintenance
jobs raise business
acumen of owner
Ron Davis, Freelance Reporter
Robbie Vander Woude is
23-years-old,
his own boss
at his own
company and
works closely
with one of
his friends.
He is the Woude
founder of
Robbie’s Landscape Maintenance
in Homer Glen, servicing
the areas of Homer,
New Lenox and Bolingbrook.
He does not hope but
expects that his business
will continue to expand
over the years in residential,
commercial, residential
lawn maintenance,
snowplow and everything
in between.
Vander Woude offers a
free estimate on a potential
customer’s lawn and hopes
that he or she will bite
on a weekly program of
cutting grass. The average
lawn costs about $30 a
week. From there, he offers
add-ons such as spraying
weeds and spreading
mulch.
Vander Woude drives to
continue cashing checks
and aspires to be the most
successful of his Providence
Catholic High School
Class of 2012 peers, hoping
to someday be on the
“Forbes” 30 Under 30 list
that highlights some of the
“brightest young entrepreneurs,
leaders, stars” under
Coming in February
the age of 30, according to
the magazine.
“I really like the money
aspect,” Vander Woude said.
“I’m very competitive.”
He recalls memories of
walking down in the streets
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A snowplow for Robbie’s Landscape Maintenance readies
for a job.
in the subdivisions of
Homer Glen in the summer
and winter as a 16-yearold,
knocking on doors
to pitch his business. He
made advertisements on
6x6 sheets of paper, fliers
utilized as an attempt to get
the word out.
After receiving good reviews
and experiencing
growth in his company,
Vander Woude hopes that
a business management degree
with an emphasis in
entrepreneurship from De-
Paul can take his business to
the next level. One account
led to another. Multiple accounts
led to commercial
accounts.
“I’m trying to keep everyone
happy,” Vander Woude
said of his customers. “Every
person is different.”
The personal touch that
Vander Woude attempts to
Robbie Vander Woude’s Homer Glen business, Robbie’s
Landscape Maintenance, continues to grow thanks to the
young entrepreneur’s work ethic and vision.
Photos submitted
have with his customers
has led to more business.
He said that he still uses
Facebook and Google to
advertise but has found that
word-of-mouth works best.
If Vander Woude has a good
experience with one business,
he will likely make
another connection through
them, he said.
The only obstacle Vander
Woude sees in his way are
other small time law maintenance
startups that try to
do its work on the weekends.
That only motivates
Vander Woude to work that
much harder and strategically
plan his advertisements.
For the job itself, not
much has changed since
Vander Woude launched
his company. He only
sees the numbers getting
bigger.
“There’s nothing better
than going cashing those
checks and making money
and seeing the account balance
go up,” he said. “Having
the freedom [of being
his own boss] is priceless.”
Vander Woude said landscaping
is not a 9-5 job, but
rather a 24/7 job.
“Whatever needs to be
done, you do it,” he said.
“You do whatever it takes.”
At 2 p.m. for lawn treatment
or 2 a.m. for heavy
snowfall, Vander Woude
said he is ready to take the
call.
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for more funds to fill
in gaps in the budget while
relieving additional taxes to
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Homer Glen native makes noise in electronic music scene
21-year-old’s latest
single receives more
than half a million
views on YouTube
Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor
The rising electronic dance music artist performs during
the Freaky Deaky concert in October in Bridgeview.
Brett Stogsdill has traded
one base for another.
The Homer Glen native
and Lockport Township
High School graduate had
big dreams of playing baseball
in college. But after
injuring his arm, Stogsdill
went from running the bases
to dropping the bass on his
tracks.
Now, Stogsdill — better
known by his artist name,
Mielo — is making noise
on the electronic dance music
scene. The 21-year-old’s
latest single, “Pretty When
U Cry,” has more than
500,000 views on YouTube
and debuted on 103.5 KISS-
FM in November.
“We were sitting in the
living room waiting for it
to come on,” Stogsdill said
with a laugh. “It was supposed
to come on at 8:01
p.m. ... and then a Maroon
5 song came on, and I just
thought, ‘well, maybe
they’re just not doing it,’ but
they played it like a halfhour
later. It was cool.”
It has been a whirlwind
last few months for Stogsdill.
In addition to the release
of his single, he also
opened for chart-topping
EDM artists the likes of
Diplo and Griz in front of
thousands of screaming
fans at events like 515 Alive
Music Festival and Freaky
Deaky. But the highlight
was opening for two of his
biggest inspirations, Porter
Robinson and Madeon, in
October.
“These are the savant
15-year-old kids who blew
up and have toured the
world five times over, and
they’re still only 21,” Stogsdill
said. “They’re my age,
but they’re gods in their
own realm ... I probably
won’t top it until I play with
them again.”
Stogsdill has been involved
in music from a
young age. His father encouraged
him to play the
trumpet in fifth grade, as he
firmly believed that music
aides the developing brain.
And while he played in the
LTHS band until his junior
year, Stogsdill said he never
really took it seriously,
since he was firmly focused
on baseball.
But after his arm injury,
Stogsdill said he needed to
find a new hobby. He was
turned onto the EDM scene
by friends who listened to
it and started DJing during
his freshman year of college
at the University of Iowa.
While he had some success
in Iowa, it was not until he
took a year off to work on
his own music that things
really took off.
He reinvented himself
under the name Mielo — a
take on his father’s middle
name, Milo — and quickly
gained recognition after
publishing some music online.
Not too long after, he
played his first show at the
Concord Music Hall in Chicago,
opening for Griz in
front of a sold out crowd.
“Obviously I didn’t really
have anything to do with
it being sold out ... but
when I went on, the crowd
was super into it,” he said.
“It was really cool; I was
super nervous. I came back
and played that venue a
couple times now, and it just
keeps getting cooler and
cooler.”
He has gone on to play
bigger shows, giving him
the opportunity to rub elbows
with the genre’s elite.
And while he may not be on
their level just yet, Stogsdill
said the best part has been
learning from these artists,
which has helped him hone
his craft.
“I asked them, ‘How do
you develop good song
ideas and finish them?,’”
he said. “My biggest thing
has always been, ‘How do
I finish this song? And how
do I get it to a point where
people want to listen to it?’
A lot of them say don’t ever
rip someone off, but it’s a really
smart idea to take what
you like in other people and
see if that’s something you
want to be incorporated [in
your music].”
Homer Glen native Brett Stogsdill, also known by his stage name, Mielo, performs during
the Summer Set Music and Camping Festival in Somerset, Wisconsin. photos Submitted
Brett Stogsdill performs as Mielo at a recent show.
Things are not about to
slow down for Stogsdill any
time soon, either. He has a
remix coming out Friday,
Jan. 27 and recently announced
his first string of
headline shows. He is slated
to play at the Blue Moose
Feb. 17 in Iowa City and
at Hanger 9 Feb. 18 in Carbondale,
with more dates to
be announced soon.
“This is the year I really
want to transition into a lot
of really original music,”
he said. “A lot of things are
happening right now. I’m
really excited.”

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Eastern Illinois University
Student from Homer Glen
earns scholarship
The Eastern Illinois University
Family McCoy Family
Scholarship Award has
been presented to Eric Duzan,
of Homer Glen.
This award, established by
Sherry McCoy, is administered
through the EIU Foundation
and presented to an
EIU undergraduate enrolled
in at least 12 semester hours
and majoring in finance, accounting
or education. The
recipient must have at least a
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LTHS students named Illinois
State Scholars for Class of
2017
The following Class of
2017 Lockport Township
High School students were
named Illinois State Scholars:
Yasmeen Abdallah,
Robert Adamski, Luke Anderson,
Melanie Anderson,
Christopher Andrade, Jake
Barnes, Bret Bateman, Jorie
Beaumont, Jacob Beavers,
Kevin Becker, Benjamin
Belczak, Jessica Blanchard,
Adam Blaszkiewicz, Morgan
Bollinger, Mary Buchheit,
Thomas Calderaro,
Alex Chomiak, Emily Clark,
Joseph Colarelli, Sarah
Conger, William Curtis,
Emily Daly, Catherine
Davidson, Ashley Dominici,
John Downey, Joshua
Drogemuller, Alexis Duda,
Amanda Dunagan, Dalton
Dwyer, Rebecca Elsen,
Sydney Engberg, Niklas
Evans, Katelyn Ferrin, Amy
Fleszewski, Noah Frandsen,
Hannah Frank, Jenna Franzen,
Alexa Gajda, Krystian
Gajdzis, Emily Galfano,
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Mia Gomora, Jaclyn Greci,
Jake Harris, Lauren Helenthal,
Julie Heniff, Victoria
Hennessey, Laura Hernandez,
Mariana Hernandez,
Michael Hippleheuser, Daniel
Houlihan, Luke Ignell,
Thomas Inczauskis, Kayla
Janssen, Dominik Jaskowski,
Serene Jones, Meghan
Karbarz, Andrew Keefe,
Katelyn Kendziora, Adam
Klein, Joshua Knize, Sylvia
Kordaczka, Makayla Kraus,
Kristen Krupinski, Michael
Kucharski, Elizabeth
Kuhn, Patrick Kunst, Rachel
Lallky, Aubrey Rose Lazarz,
Austin Lenzi, Stephanie
Luna, Leah Macey, Rachel
Maida, Saif Malik, Tomi
Jo Mansell, Rachel Martin,
Jonathan Mattingly, Sara
Mazrimas, Sean McCarthy,
Ryan Michet, Alex Middleton,
Bret Miller, Shannon
Moore, Megan Moran, Abby
Morgan, Luke Nance, Eilish
Newcomb, Brendan
O’Dwyer, Benjamin Ogrey,
Athena O’Rourke, Allison
Oster, Max Paulson, Jillian
Pearson, Lucas Pindak,
Erik Pintoy, Paige Plebanek,
Jacob Podczerwinski, Allison
Polinski, Rachel Pollock,
Hannah Porrey, Daniel
Provenzano, Jasmine
Raudys, Silas Rea, Michael
Reaney, Grace Reason,
Elizabeth Rodgers, Zachary
Rodriguez, Sarah Rollins,
Thomas Ruane, Jarod
Ruschill, Tiana Samardzija,
Thomas Shields, Roxanne
Siuda, Noah Speechley,
Mikala Spencer, Brian
Stapleton, Emily Statzer,
Joshawa Stell, Maria Stevens,
Daumantas Tamulaitis,
Mitchell Trafton, Brian
Trochuck, Monica Turski,
Christina Uhrenbacher, Felipe
Valladares, Brandon
Wenzel, Dale Westberg,
Cara Wiemeyer, Cassidy
Williams, Katelyn Winge,
Amanda Winkelman, Jessica
Wirtz, Elisa Witt, Kyle
Wright and Bradley Zimmerman.
Lockport Class of 2017 AP
Scholars recognized
The AP Scholar Award
was granted to the following
students who received
a score of 3.0 or higher on
three or more AP Exams:
Yasmeen Abdallah, Melanie
Anderson, Matthew Beyer,
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John Downey, Joshua
Drogemuller, Alexis Duda,
Robert Elwood, Katelyn
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Lauren Helenthal, Daniel
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Deanne Isa, Kayla
Janssen, Dominik Jaskowski,
Nicole Krupa, Kristen
Krupinski, Patrick Kunst,
William Lavery, Jeremy Lochow,
Stephanie Luna, Anna
Malfeo, Sean McCarthy, Eilish
Newcomb, Allison Oster,
Max Paulson, Allison Polinski,
Rachel Pollock, Hannah
Porrey, Thomas Ruane,
Katarzyna Szeliga, Amanda
Winkelman, Elisa Witt and
Bradley Zimmerman.
The AP Scholar with
Honor Award was granted
to the following students
who received an average
score of at least 3.25 on all
AP Exams taken, and scored
3.0 or higher on four or more
of these exams: Robert Adamski,
Kevin Becker, Adam
Blaszkiewicz, Emily Daly,
Niklas Evans, Noah Frandsen,
Nolan Gilbertsen, Andrew
Keefe, Austin Lenzi,
Rachel Maida, Saif Malik,
Athena O’Rourke, Brendan
O’Dwyer, Roxanne Siuda,
Maria Stevens, Brandon
Wenzel, Katelyn Winge and
Aminta Zea.
The AP Scholar with Distinction
Award was granted
to the following students
who received an average
score of at least 3.5 on all
AP Exams taken, and scored
3.0 or higher on five or more
of these exams: Mary Buchheit,
Emily Clark, Ashley
Dominici, Sydney Engberg,
Michael Hippleheuser, Luke
Ignell, Joshua Knize, Tomi
Jo Mansell, Jonathan Mattingly,
Shannon Moore,
Erik Pintoy, Paige Plebanek,
Zachary Rodriguez and Cara
Wiemeyer.
School News is compiled by
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Singer, songwriter reveals
‘hidden talents’ through
first album
Every album tells a story.
For New Lenox resident
Molly Rose, it just so happens
that her first full-length
album of original music tells
the story of a lifelong love
affair with music.
Rose, 30, recently released
“Hidden Talents,” which is
available on her website,
mollyrosemusic.tumblr.
com; at her live shows; or
at Down Home Guitars in
Frankfort, where she is a
teacher.
Rose said her desire to record
an album dates back 10
years. The process, however,
was not always smooth sailing.
During her junior and
senior years in college, she
began taking composition
classes.
“I started to really delve
into jazz writing in my second
half of college,” Rose
said. “The songs [on ‘Hidden
Talents’] were written
over the course of several
years. Some I wrote in college
and had just stashed
away in a closet.”
Others were more recent
works that she started once
she made up her mind to accomplish
her recording goal.
“The title, ‘Hidden Talents,’
was [selected] for a
lot of reasons,” Rose said.
“It has to do with the way in
which I compose. I think of
composing as sort of discovering,
and letting songs and
chords and melodies emerge
from all of the ingredients
and inspirations that are
stewing around. I see what
rises to the top.”
Another reason for the
title was that no one knew
she was writing music at the
time.
“Some of these songs
have been buried away, and
nobody really knew … so,
it was a fun little play on
words to call it ‘Hidden Talents,’”
Rose said.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frankfort adopts downtown
preservation initiative
Frankfort Village Board
recently adopted a measure
it hopes will encourage residents
to maintain and beautify
their downtown homes.
The Downtown Residential
Incentive for Preservation
Program, approved
Jan. 17, waives permit fees
for residents who remodel
or enhance their downtown
homes without compromising
their architecture.
“Our community values
the preservation and character
of our historic downtown,”
Mayor Jim Holland
said. “This one measure that
we’re working on … will
incur that preservation.”
All applicants for building
permits within the
downtown district will be
eligible for the waiver,
which includes review, permit
and inspection fees.
Property owners also will
be recognized for beautification
efforts in three
tiers, corresponding with
the amount of improvement.
Rewards include a
letter signed by the mayor,
a signed and sealed certificate,
or a plaque at the highest
level of beautification
efforts.
The program will cost
the Village a few hundred
to few thousand dollars in
waived fees, in addition to
costs associated with rewards.
“The overall benefit to
encouraging residents to
preserve and upgrade properties
in the historic district
is a huge thing in relation
to the minor expense we’re
foregoing on these permit
fees,” Trustee Robert Kennedy
said.
Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard,
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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Lockport Township
celebrates opening of new
building
After four long years of
searching, planning and renovating,
the Lockport Township
government finally has
a new home.
On Jan. 18, Lockport
Township held a ribbon cutting
ceremony at its new location,
1463 S. Farrell Road
in Lockport, officially opening
the space to the public.
“I want everybody to always
feel welcome here,”
Lockport Township Supervisor
Ron Alberico said to the
crowd of roughly 100 people
who attended the ceremony,
which included members
of the Lockport Township
Fire Protection District, the
Lockport Police Department
and the Lockport Chamber
of Commerce, just to name
a few.
Lockport Township
purchased
the
25,000-square-foot building
on seven acres for $1.1
million in December 2015,
which stirred up a lot of
controversy at the time.
Some residents believed
too much money was spent
purchasing the former site
of Parkview Community
Church, with a handful
turning out to the ribbon
cutting with signs urging the
Township to cut spending.
Alberico, however, said
the Township saved a significant
amount of money
by purchasing the space.
He said the total cost for the
project was roughly $2.5
million dollars, which included
renovating the space
with a new elevator, moving
walls and installing new carpeting
and paint, down from
the original figure of $6 million
the Township estimated
it would have cost to build a
new facility.
Reporting by Erin Redmond,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Trinity Lutheran students
donate to Ronald McDonald
House
It all started with a dollar
and a challenge.
Trinity Lutheran teacher
Katrina Kloess walked into
her fifth-grade classroom
Dec. 19 – just four days after
she learned her sister Katie
died in a vehicular crash.
Despite her grief, Katrina
was quick to return to
school. Keeping Katie in
mind, Katrina was on a mission
to show her students the
true meaning of faith in God,
and that through him there is
light even in the darkest of
times.
Katrina distributed $1
to each one of her 25
students, and all they had
to do was find a way to
make a difference. That
made the challenge open to
interpretation.
“Once she said that, we
looked at each other and we
were like, ‘We want to do
this together,’” student Delaney
Krause said.
Krause, 11, rounded up
her best friends Shannon
Parsons, also 11, and Cailey
Petro, 10.
With $3 in hand, the three
came together and planned
their project. They chose to
partner with the Ronald Mc-
Donald House in Oak Lawn.
The trio took to YouTube
to reach more community
members, and after a week
they raised $418. They purchased
toys to give to area
children.
On Jan. 17 — after more
than a month of fundraising
— Krause, Parsons and
Petro presented their collection
to the Ronald McDonald
House.
“It feels good, because
we’re kids, and we’re helping
families and kids in
need,” Krause said.
Reporting by Assistant Editor
Brittany Kapa. For more, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
Police: Mailbox
stolen, light
fixtures and vehicle
tarp removed
A custom-made wooden
mailbox was stolen from
a residence Jan. 3 on the
13000 block of S. Doonaree
Circle, according to
police. Four outdoor light
fixtures and a vehicle tarp
from a car also were reportedly
removed and put into a
garbage can. The gas meter
was found without its interface
unit, and a cable housing
box was removed from
the outside wall, police said.
The outside water also was
reportedly turned on and left
running, though no water
damage was caused to the
residence.
Jan. 7
• Daniel Janik, 21, of 15165
S. Olympic Lane in Lockport,
was cited for allegedly
speeding, driving while his
license was revoked and obstructing
identification at W.
143rd Street and S. Town
Center Drive.
Jan. 6
• Two tires were reportedly
punctured on a vehicle that
was in the parking lot of Davidson’s
Bar & Grill, 14136
S. Bell Road.
Jan. 5
• Two copper bars and 12
copper wires were reportedly
stolen from the AT&T
cell phone tower at 16030 S.
Cedar Road.
Editor’s note: The Homer
Horizon’s police reports come
from the Will County Sheriff’s
Department’s online news bulletin
service. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.

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Social snapshot
Top stories
From HomerHorizon.com from Friday, Jan. 20
From the Editor
Taking the reins of entrepreneurship
1. LTHS teacher charged with putting private
photo of ex online
2. Homer Glen Village Board: AEDs to be required
in large businesses as result of ordinance
3. BREAKING: Township Electoral Board removes
clerk candidate from ballot for April election
4. Competitive Dance: Lockport dances its way to
third place at conference meet
5. Studio crafts colorful, ornate pieces
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Thomas Czaja
tom@homerhorizon.com
At the end of my last
column focused on
maintaining New
Year’s resolutions, I briefly
touched upon entrepreneurs
starting their own businesses.
I said maybe some have
always had that dream, that
2017 could be the year to
make that a resolution and
get that going. Due to space
limitations with the column,
however, I feel I did not
quite finish the point, so I
will here.
I think Homer Glen has
always had a lot of bright
minds ready to potentially
launch their own business or
sell some product or piece
that was dreamt up with
originality, knowledge and
vision.
Of course, every now and
then we feature different
businesses in these pages
that are just getting started,
reached some new achievement
or have an interesting
backstory to explore. It
seems lately we have seen
an uptick in these, like the
story of Health by Juli and
its owner, Juli Polino, on
Page 17 of this issue.
Last issue, we had Sheri
Law Art Glass Ltd featured
for its work with ornate
stained glass creations. Prior
to that, we summarized the
background of a Homer
Glen co-owner of several
Pop’s Italian Beef & Sausage
restaurants.
This week, you also see a
feature on Page 6 of a young
adult who has quickly
grown a landscaping business
and has big goals for
his future. It is impressive
and inspiring to see these
entrepreneurs of different
ages and backgrounds have
a common trait of following
their dreams and making
these things happen.
I hope we will keep being
able to tell those stories.
We always seek out stories,
and I invite anyone with
a business to reach out to
tom@homerhorizon.com if
they are in this position of
starting up, if they do have
a timely angle going on or if
they feel there is something
about their work that our
readers should know more
about.
Letters to the Editor
Making improvements while
keeping residents in mind
With the continuing battle
in Springfield for a state
budget, and the continuing
need for true reform in the
State of Illinois, it is increasingly
difficult for any
property taxpayer to understand
where their money
goes and how it is spent. We
use one sole determination
for our annual tax levy request:
public safety as a top
priority.
Homer Township Fire
Protection District is continuously
faced with numerous
unfunded mandates
by the State of Illinois. Fulfilling
those requirements
requires us to look at all
funding sources. The mandates
include required 10-
year replacement cycles for
PPE/Gear ($1,950), SCBA
Gear ($5,000), stretchers
($10,000) and cardiac monitors
($31,000).
In order to meet the mandates,
the district and trustees
must look at all revenue
sources to ensure that we
“On Thursday, Jan. 12, our residents
were treated to a special night of bingo
with the students from a neighboring
parish. The kids were very friendly, and
the residents really enjoyed getting to
know them. It seemed like everyone
had a great time!”
Victorian Village from Jan. 16.
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“As we remember Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. on this national holiday, please
join us in praying that we can all take
his wise words to heart.”
@parkviewcc, Parkview Christian
Church, from Jan. 16.
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provide emergency services
to the citizens of our district
while also meeting the strict
requirements of the Property
Tax Extension Law
Limit. The district is limited
to the CPI for its increase in
tax revenue; recently, this
limit was 0.8 percent. We
believe that continued smart
commercial growth in the
district will enable taxpayers
to see an easing of their
burden moving forward.
Understanding this,
we submit applications
for grants, receiving over
$238,400 that can offset expenses.
One of our recent
grants awarded a muchneeded
ATV to use for
emergency rescue and use
at the many festivals held in
Homer Township for EMS
services. We recently submitted
applications for a replacement
of our 1995 water
tanker, which is important to
our rural properties, and updates
and modernization to
our communication equipment.
If we are successful,
this is further evidence of
easing the tax burden.
Further, the firefighter’s
union has assisted us
with substantial savings
in manpower costs in the
past two contracts, totaling
nearly $1 million. We also
congratulate the firefighters
on their recent donation of
$3,300 in education funds
toward a vital $12,000
emergency cutter and
coming together to fund
an $8,000 thermal imaging
camera. These donations
are safety priority one. We
congratulate them for their
efforts.
We approved a maintenance
program to review
the fleet, reducing maintenance
and insurance costs
incurred by the district. We
established a reduced rate
vehicle maintenance program,
allowing substantial
savings and improved reliability.
We outsourced our
ambulance billing, reducing
administrative overhead
and increasing revenue for
the district.
We have done all of this
with the clear realization that
our property taxpayers expect
fire protection, EMS and
fire prevention services 24/7.
Mark Lobes
Homer Township Fire Protection
District Board of
Trustees Secretary
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Business gets start
from recipe for
Italian balsamic
dressing, Page 17
Juli Polino, owner of Health by Juli,
perfects one of her products Jan. 18 at
her commercial kitchen in Homer Glen.
Maggie Polino Photography
Expressive art
Homer native creates tapestry that portrays diversity,
unity, Page 18
The stuff diners crave
Special French toast combos among variety offered for
breakfast, lunch at Teardrop Cafe, Page 20

16 | January 26, 2017 | The Homer Horizon faith
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Pastor Column
Tips for married couples
in the dog days of winter
THE REV. THOMAS LOYA
Annunciation Byzantine
Catholic Church
We have entered
the dog days of
winter, the days of
cabin fever and maybe even
of getting on each other’s
nerves. Here are just a few
tips that can be helpful for
married couples during
these days:
1. Rediscover or discover
for the first time two things
that exist for their own sake,
two things that in our culture
we are tempted to see as useless:
prayer and play. There
is nothing more essential for
a happy marriage than for a
couple to share a faith-based
perspective toward the sacrament
of marriage. It may
sound trite, but a couple who
prays together does have a
much better chance of staying
happily together. Renew
or start anew a faith-based
marriage. Marriage was “invented”
by God as His way
of allowing humans to love
as God loves, to actually
participate in God. The Bible
provides a detailed manual
on how to live out what God
“invented.”
Most married couples
need to play more. This
means rediscovering the
devil-may-care, carefree
timelessness of the early
days of marriage and the
days of dating. This may
change over the years, but
the essence of it should be
retained throughout the marriage.
Most married couples
lose this essential ingredient
of marriage very early on
their marriages. God did not
intend life and love to be as
heavy, intense or mundane as
we ourselves make it.
2. Practice deferential
love. Always ask, “How can
I make a gift of myself to
my spouse in this moment?
What does my spouse need
me to be for them in this
moment?”
3. Practically make excuses
for the other person by seeking
first and always the most
benign explanations for your
spouse’s perceptions and
motives. Do not focus just on
the objective act or words,
but always seek the real why
behind the actions or words.
4. Learn to read the “language
of the body” — how
our very bodies as male and
female actually clue us in to
our most legitimate needs
and our worst fears as man
and woman. Seek to meet
the legitimate needs of one
another, and avoid plugging
into each other’s greatest
fears as man and woman.
5. Practice no-fault communication.
Never say things
like, “You made me angry.”
Rather, say that you feel this
or that way when this or that
happens. The no-fault method
prevents defensiveness
and allows objective analysis
and insights to feelings.
6. Remember that marriage
is a venue in which two
people completely expose
themselves to one another,
and a couple must continually
choose to help each other
become the best versions of
themselves.
The opinions of this column are
that of the writer. They do not
necessarily reflect those of The
Homer Horizon.
In Memoriam
Richard F. Gerard
Richard F. Gerard, 77, of
Homer Glen, died Jan. 15.
He is survived by his wife,
Joyce (nee Ferrentino); his
children, Beth (Joe) Wojcik,
Rick (Sue Nichols), Sharon
(Tim) Aldrich and Dianne
(Jeff) Putala; his grandchildren,
Rich (Amanda),
Christopher, Cayla, Connor,
Meghan, Steven, Ashlee
(Justin) and Stacie; and his
four great-grandchildren.
faith briefs
St. Bernard Parish
(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen)
Weekday Worship
9:30 a.m. weekdays. Communion
Service on Thursdays.
Weekend Worship
4:30 p.m. Saturdays. 8:30
a.m., 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.
every Sunday.
Confession
3:30-4:15 p.m. First and
third Saturday of the month.
Confessions are also available
upon request at any time.
Christian Life Church
(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Sunday Service
10 a.m.
Thursday Service
7:30 p.m.
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10
a.m. Sunday School. For
more information, call
(708) 645-0652.
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Sock Drive
New warm socks for
adults and children are to
be donated to MorningStar
Mission. Drop off socks at
the church by the end of January,
if possible.
Services were held Jan. 18.
Lorraine M. Klotz
Lorraine “Cookie” M.
Klotz (nee Cook), 85, of
Homer Glen, died Jan. 14.
She is survived by her daughter,
Patti (George) Andrews;
and her grandchildren, Matthew,
Eric and Caitlyn Andrews
and Samantha Klotz.
Services were held Jan. 20.
Leatrice A. Retis
Leatrice A. Retis (nee
Youth Programs
All youth programs will
start back up in February,
including the teen program,
Holy Communion class and
confirmation class for junior
high.
Community Blood Drive
2-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2.
Call (708) 301-6998 to signup.
Walk-ins also welcome.
Welcome Place Preschool
Open House
4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
8. Bring children to meet
teachers and play in the
classrooms. The program
is for children ages 3-4 before
entering kindergarten.
Registration will be open at
the time of the open house.
For more information, visit
www.crossofglory.com/
preschool or call (708) 301-
3883.
Dinner with Friends
6:30 p.m., Wednesday,
Feb. 15, Chili’s, 14025 S.
Bell Road, Homer Glen.
Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sundays. Parishioners
may use the nursery
for their children up to
age 3 during services. There
is a Kids Klub for children
in grades 4-5 during the service.
Bible Study
7:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Open
Kudlo), 83, of Homer
Glen, died Jan. 16. She is
survived by her children,
Roxane (Ken) Rosko, Pamela
(Ted) Murawski and
Laura (Chuck) Sylvester;
her grandchildren, Andrew
and Jason Roscoe, Nicholas
(Adriann), Joshua (Amanda)
and Jonathan (Christina)
Murawski, Jessica (Steve)
Gecan and Zachary Sylvestor;
her great-grandchildren,
Michael, Elizabeth, Charlie,
to anyone ready to discuss
the Bible.
Teen Education for Lifelong
Leadership (T.E.L.L)
6:30-8 p.m. Mondays.
T.E.L.L. is an educational
program for sixth- through
12th-graders. The teens
spend time interacting with
each other to experience
God through games, food
and conversation. There is
no fee, but the church will
accept a free will donation
towards its Children’s Ministry.
Christ Community Church
(13400 Bell Road, Lemont)
Winter Family Fest
6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 27
IF: Gathering
6:30-9 p.m. Friday, Feb.
3 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 4. A two-day gathering
of Christian women
in the south and southwest
suburbs of Chicago. This is
the third year CCC is hosting
this event. In previous
years, more than 100 women
from 30-plus local congregations
joined together
with one purpose: to dig
deeper into their faith and
walk.
Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. Sundays. Worship
is casual.
Andrew, William, Zachary,
Joseph and Steve; her siblings,
Lillian, Edward, Loretta,
Raymond, Alexander
and Ronald; and her numerous
nieces and nephews.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
e.redmond@22ndcentury
media.com with information
about a loved one who was a
part of the Homer Glen community.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Sacrament of Penance
8:30 a.m. first Friday of
every month, 4-4:15 p.m.
Saturdays, 9:30-10:15 p.m.
Sundays, beginning in December.
Eucharistic Adoration
5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. A
24-hour event, concluding
with mass at 5 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 4.
Saturday Daily Morning
Mass
8 a.m.
Daily Mass
8 a.m. Monday-Saturday
Weekend Mass
5 p.m. Saturday
8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. Sunday
8 a.m. every first Friday of
the month
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10
a.m. Sunday School. For
more information, call
(708) 645-0652.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant Editor
Erin Redmond at e.redmond
@22ndcenturymedia.com or
call (708) 326-9170 ext. 15.
Information is due by noon
Thursday one week prior to
publication.

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Health by Juli dresses up dishes, adds flavors
High-quality
offerings a result
of owner’s holistic
background
Thomas Czaja, Editor
Mother, grandmother,
wife, animal lover, student of
natural holistic health, cook
and gardener.
When beginning to describe
herself, Juli Polino
names herself as many
things, and those respective
backgrounds coalesce into a
positive-thinking, eager entrepreneur
willing to put in
the time to grow and promote
her product.
The proud owner of Health
by Juli, a Homer Glen-based
business, Polino always
loved to cook and knew she
wanted to bring her passions
together, she said. Originally,
she envisioned launching a
business focused on implementing
healthier lunch programs
at private schools.
When that proved too cumbersome,
she realized she had
to simplify her approach, and
an idea came to mind.
“I always got [good] feedback
from family and friends
on an Italian balsamic I used
on my salads daily,” she said.
“What makes it special is I
use very high-quality, real,
cold-pressed, extra virgin olive
oil infused with herbs.”
Upon realizing her careful
recipe of ingredients would
also translate to buyers, Polino
began selling bottles of
the balsamic at the Frankfort
County Market in June 2015.
“I did what was necessary
to start the business,” she said
of the humble beginnings of
starting small and making
sure to get everything from
liability insurance to licensing
to kitchen safety in place.
“I came with that one bottle
of dressing, then everyone
gives you their thoughts and
tells you what to do.”
Others encouraged her
to expand her offerings, so
she at first added prepared
gourmet salads with organic
greens along with a fruit or
nut with the Italian dressing
on the side. By the end of
The business currently offers four different flavors, with a
fifth in the works.
that summer, she released her
second flavor, an avocado cilantro
lime.
With that, the progression
only grew.
“My ingredients are
clean,” Polino said of what
goes into all her flavors. “I
don’t use preservatives. I use
whole food ingredients. The
products are lab-certified to
be gluten-free. We use only
non-GMO prep ingredients.”
The list goes on; so does
the repertoire. A third flavor
of creamy garlic was followed
by a fourth flavor of
sesame ginger. The owner is
currently at work on a ranch
dressing that will round out
the number to five.
But besides just increasing
what is sold, Polino knew she
had to get into health food
stores after that first summer
based on customer response.
She did get into a handful, including
a big one last month.
“What changed in December
[2016] was I got into
Whole Foods,” she said of the
store chain that promotes natural
and organic items. She as
of now is in their Naperville
Please see juli, 19
Health by Juli owner Juli Polino cuts avocados for one of
her dressings Jan. 18 at her commercial kitchen in Homer
Glen. Photos by Maggie Polino Photography
Bookmobile uses dragon theme to educate children, inspire them to read
Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor
This year, the Homer
Township Public Library
wanted to give a little love
to an often overlooked creature:
the dragon.
The library’s Bookmobile
did just that, devoting two full
weeks between Jan. 9-19 to
the scaly, mythical beasts. The
all-ages event was devoted to
teaching Homer Glen youths
more about the creatures and
was centered around World
Dragon Appreciation Day,
which was Jan. 16.
Sadie Eissing, a 5-yearold
Homer Glen resident,
eagerly perused the curated
collection of dragon-inspired
tales when the Bookmobile
made a stop Jan. 10
to her neighborhood.
After entering her name
into the Dragon Day raffle
— which included a basket
of dragon-themed books for
all reading levels, as well as
cuddly stuffed animals —
Eissing picked up dragon
coloring pages and carefully
selected a mythical tale
to read. When asked if she
likes dragons, the youngster
eagerly nodded.
“[The children] like looking
at the facts and all the different
books,” Bookmobile Clerk
Bridie Hearne said. “We have
everything from regular, nonfiction
books about dragons
and mythology, and then we
have J books, which are for
the older kids, and even ‘Puff
the Magic Dragon,’ fairy tales
and all that.”
This was the first year the
Bookmobile has made homage
to dragons, and Hearne
credited Bookmobile Manager
Maryellen Reed for integrating
it into the program
this year.
“We try to find some
holiday that fits into our
programming all the time,”
Hearne said. “We don’t want
to do the same things.”
With Dragon Day complete,
the Bookmobile is currently
in its next program,
the winter reading club. The
mobile library is decked out
in lights and snowflakes,
which is fitting for the theme
of “Snow is Falling, Books
are Calling.”
The winter reading club
runs Jan. 23-Feb. 19.
For more information,
visit www.homerlibrary.org.
Sadie Eissing, 5, looks for a book to read earlier this month
during the Homer Township Public Library Bookmobile’s
Dragon Day event. Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media

18 | January 26, 2017 | The Homer Horizon LIFE & ARTS
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Olivia Havens, a Homer
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College, is a double
major in art and psychology.
Combining her two studies,
she wove a tapestry inspired
by social interactions and
psychological behavior that
was featured in the ninth
annual College Invitational
at the Figge Art Museum in
Davenport, Iowa. The work
was displayed through Jan. 7.
Havens’ tapestry shows
people of different ethnic
backgrounds standing together,
facing one another with a
gold thread cutting through
the center of their fabric.
A plaque accompanied Havens’
tapestry. Written by the
artist, it read in part: “This
work reflects social challenges
and makes reference
to the abundance of racial
tension that underlies most
public debates of this time. It
acknowledges and promotes
the concept of motivation in
understanding and accepting
various cultural ethnicities.”
Havens went on to say by
weaving together similarities
across different genders and
ethnicities, society can with
effort overcome too common
of discriminations still found
in society.
The interests in social jus-
Olivia Havens, from Homer Glen and a senior at Augustana
College, recently had a tapestry she spent 15 weeks
making on display as part of the ninth annual College
Invitational at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa.
Photo submitted
tice, psychology and artwork
originally began during her
time at Lockport Township
High School.
“I was really proud to tell
my family [about having the
tapestry displayed in the museum],”
Havens said. “It was
a really big step and goal for
me. ... It was really rewarding.
... The tapestry weaving
took me a really long time —
15 weeks — to do; so many
hours on end.”
Tapestries consist of colored
threads woven by hand
to produce a design. Havens
considers tapestries to be her
primary art form, though she
said she also enjoys painting.
Inspiration for this particular
piece began during
and leading up to when
Havens studied abroad in
Guatemala last spring. Prior
to her departure, she took a
class about childhood in the
developing world, taking the
time to study other cultures.
“I got interested in studying
different ethnicities and
stuff like that,” Havens said.
“That’s where the idea came
from, having that connection
among cultures.”
The exhibition at the museum
had approximately 60
works of art from students
attending the eight colleges
and universities in the Quad
Cities area. Art professors
from each school had to select
what they considered the
top work from their respective
college or university.
Besides tapestry, some of
the other works included the
likes of ink, collage, stoneware
clay, etching, digital
illustration, watercolor, silkscreen
and found materials.
Having never weaved before
arriving to college, it
took time for Havens to develop
and perfect the long
and sometimes tedious process.
While it may take great
effort and vision to bring
the threads together into a
thought-provoking piece,
seeing the final product
makes it something Havens
wants to continue doing as a
hobby after graduation.
“Knowing [the artwork]
got into the Figge [Art Museum]
was a nice end goal
and good experience,” she
said. “I wanted to do artwork
that reflected some of
the social challenges found
in present day.”

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Deadline quickly approaching for
Valentine’s Day Coloring Contest
Entries to be sent to
active military and/
or those who served
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
In 1984’s feature film “Indiana
Jones and the Temple
of Doom,” a sidekick infamously
told the film’s titular
character that there was “no
time for love.”
In 2017, thankfully, there
still is a little time left.
Time, that is, to spread
some love by entering 22nd
Century Media Southwest
Chicago’s Valentine’s Day
Coloring Contest.
You receive a blank heart.
You color said heart. You return
the heart.
juli
From Page 17
and Orland Park locations. “I
worked on [getting in Whole
Foods] for seven months.
[Their Naperville location]
is the second-largest grossing
revenue in Chicago. I got into
Orland Park; [I’m] not in all
of Chicagoland just yet.
“With all this, I really have
to crawl before I walk. I’m
just getting my experience
and will slowly but surely
add more stores.”
While the concentration
and goal is to keeping getting
in more Whole Foods in the
area, she is looking to connect
with other stores, as well.
She remains grateful to Whole
Foods for giving her a chance
to have the creations of the
business on their shelves.
When not in her commercial
kitchen making the
dressings — a spot in Homer
Glen she found after a long
search — she often spends
the weekends demoing her
array of flavors. It has been a
labor of love she said she has
We judge your entries, but
the active military members
and veterans likely will not.
It is a premise as old as,
well, this contest.
As Valentine’s Day quickly
approaches, children ages
3-12 are asked to get creative
by downloading the
form from the home page of
HomerHorizon.com, creating
just one outstanding valentine
per entrant and sending
those valentines our way.
Entries must be mailed to
or dropped off at The Homer
Horizon c/o Editor Thomas
Czaja, 11516 W. 183rd St.,
Unit SW Office Condo #3,
Orland Park, IL, 60467.
The deadline to submit
entries is 5 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 8. The Horizon’s staff
let her inner voice guide her
through.
“I do what I think would be
good,” Polino said. “I come
up with flavors I like.”
Proud to head a womanowned
business, Polino highlighted
her family and friends
for their unwavering support,
especially her father, Ken
Moyer, and Jennifer Deless,
a friend and mentor.
“My dad was an entrepreneur
all of his adult life,” she
said. “...He always encouraged
me to go into business
for myself. In addition, he
was always into positive
mental talk and motivational
speakers and goal setting. ...
If had a business problem,
even as an employee working
for someone, he always put a
positive spin on things.”
Deless, meanwhile, gave
her the chance to utilize the
commercial kitchen. She is
the owner of Simply Salsa
who used the same space
Polino now uses for her business,
and she has showed Polino
the ropes of running her
own operation.
will review all entries and
select one winner in each of
three age groups — ages 3-5,
6-8 and 9-12. The top entries
are to be published in The Horizon’s
Feb. 16 edition, and
each of the three winners are
to receive a certificate for a
free Kids’ Meal at Culver’s
Tinley Park, 18248 Sayre Ave.
Winners will be chosen
based on creativity and neatness.
Entries must use and fit
on the form provided.
As in past years, The Horizon
is to team up with an
area organization to help
distribute the finished valentines
— minus the entry
form information — to active
military and/or veterans.
For more information, call
(708) 326-9170 ext. 20.
“She’s been very gracious
with every question I’ve ever
had and just become a business
mentor to me,” Polino
said.
Though the Health by Juli
owner admits navigating the
challenges of entrepreneurship
can be a lot to contend
with, and in spite of the fact
she had what she considers
and up-and-down first year
sales-wise, she is confident
and passionate that she can
keep growing her business.
In the future, she said she
could see eventually having
10 different flavors and
branching into other types of
condiments. She also envisions
a goal of being in all the
Whole Foods in Illinois this
year.
However, it is one milestone
at a time, and Polino is
elated to be where she currently
finds herself.
“I’m happy there is a market
for a good quality dressing,”
she said.
For more information on
Health by Juli, call (630)
697-4565 or visit www.
healthbyjuli.com.
Homer 33C students experiment with 3-D pens
Submitted by Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C
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Hadley Middle School students recently learn how to use a
3Doodler pen by creating a three-dimensional cube.
Photos submitted
A student at Hadley shows what he made with a 3Doodler
pen.
Imagine being able to
draw a three-dimensional
replica of the Eiffel Tower
or a customized case for a
cell phone.
That is what Homer 33C
students will be doing as
they experiment with 3-D
pens in the STEAM labs
at Homer Jr. High School
and Hadley Middle School.
Technology teacher Andrew
Dole purchased six
3Doodler pens through
DonorsChoose, a nonprofit
website that helps public
school teachers secure
funding for learning materials
and experiences.
3-D pens are electric
pens that write with heated
plastic instead of ink
or lead. Users are able to
draw three-dimensional
shapes that dry and harden
within in a matter of
seconds.
The pens arrived during
winter break, and
students in Dole’s sixthgrade
Computer Club were
among the first to try them
out.
The pens are the latest
addition to the district’s
STEAM labs — interactive
learning centers that inspire
integrative learning in science,
technology, engineering,
arts and mathematics.
Once students have had
an opportunity to use the
lab’s 3-D pens and 3-D
printers, Dole plans to have
them compare and contrast
the advantages of each.
708.326.9170 ext. 31
l.healy@22ndcenturymedia.com

20 | January 26, 2017 | The Homer Horizon dining out
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The Dish
Teardrop Cafe serves up decadent, savory breakfast
New Lenox eatery
also open for lunch
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
Despite having a large
main dining space and a
second smaller dining area,
Teardrop Cafe remains a
cozy place to have a bite to
eat and a cup of coffee.
The restaurant, nestled in
the middle of the Laraway
Ridge Plaza, offers casual
breakfast, brunch and lunch
seven day a week.
Morning eats
The sweet cream cheese
stuffed French toast ($8.45)
is piled high with fresh,
sweet strawberries and bananas,
crunchy walnuts and
finished with a dusting of
cinnamon sugar and several
dollops of whipped cream.
“It doesn’t get any better
than a fresh strawberry or a
fresh banana,” said co-owner
Gina Buck, who said they
do not use any canned toppings.
It is all fresh.
The dish also has sweet
cream cheese between and
atop the two slices of warm,
thick French toast, leaving
this popular breakfast somewhere
between French toast
and cheesecake.
Diners can make it
crunchy ($1) with a coating
of Frosted Flakes.
Other breakfast items include
farm fresh egg dishes,
biscuits and gravy, and
plenty of different omelet
and skillet choices, ranging
from the traditional Denver
omelet to the spicy Mexican
skillet. And, for anyone
who is not satisfied by any
of those options, there is always
the build-your-own opportunity.
Staff favorites include any
of the six varieties of waffles
A recent menu addition at Teardrop Café in New Lenox, the
chicken Parmesan panini ($8.95) feature breaded chicken
breasts with marinara sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan
cheeses, sandwiched in between buttery, toasted slices of
bread.
($6.45-$8.95) and the chipotle
eggs Benedict ($9.95)
— two poached eggs served
over Canadian bacon and an
English muffin, topped with
spinach and hollandaise
sauce and served with a side
of hash browns.
The menu offers numerous
a la carte side options,
including various breakfast
meats ($3.95), a bagel with
cream cheese ($2.95) and
bowl of fruit ($3.95).
Afternoon eats
A recent addition to the
menu, the chicken Parmesan
panini ($8.95) features a
hot, breaded chicken breast,
smothered in marinara,
sprinkled with mozzarella
and Parmesan cheeses, sandwiched
in between two buttery,
toasted slices of thickcut
bread.
The clubs, panini and
wraps all come with a side of
traditional or seasoned fries,
and a cup of soup.
Lighter menu options include
a range of salads and
daily homemade soup specials.
Although the soups
change from day to day,
there always is cream of
chicken with rice available
on Sundays.
Teardop Cafe
826 W. Laraway Road in
New Lenox
Hours
• 6 a.m.-3 p.m. daily
For more information ...
Phone: (815) 717-8111
Three years and counting
Owners Gina Buck and
Toni Chester opened Teardrop
Cafe in November of
2013, and not only made it
past the one-year mark —
something with which many
small businesses struggle —
but also recently expanded
to the space next door to offer
increased seating and an
area for large groups.
With the expansion, a
brand new menu and catering
added to their repertoire,
Buck said they have has done
well since opening Teardrop
Catering three years ago.
“It’s been an experience,
because we are enjoying
ourselves,” she said. “We
like going to work. We like
what we’re doing.”
Opening the restaurant was
a dream that came to fruition
after Buck and Chester had
worked together as waitresses
— something they both continue
to do at Teardrop Cafe.
The sweet cream cheese stuffed French toast ($8.45) at Teardrop Cafe in New Lenox is
piled high with strawberry, banana and crunchy walnuts. Photo by Amanda Stoll/22nd
Century Media
The Teardrop Café in New Lenox offers casual, comfortable seating with two dining areas
and space for groups.
Buck said it is something
that makes their place special,
because they spend
time side-by-side with their
staff and interacting with the
customers.
“I want everything to go out
perfect,” said Buck, who noted
it is important to her that
each and every customer is
happy with what they order. If
not, she will gladly help them
find something on the menu to
better suit their taste buds.
Another thing she said is
special about Teardrop Cafe
is that the fruits and vegetables
are always fresh. And in
addition toe the food, people
are a core component of the
business.
“We’re friendly, and people
want to be around friendly,”
Buck said.

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22 | January 26, 2017 | The Homer Horizon PUZZLES
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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. Stench
5. ___while
9. Hack
13. Spanish sparkling
wine
14. It may be fit for a
queen
16. To the left (prefix)
17. Succeeded with
something
18. Bitter-smelling
19. Caspian Sea feeder
20. Printing flourish
22. It’s bad to be behind
it
24. Merchandise
26. Omega or flaxseed
27. Dog
29. Mokena’s police
chief, Steven
33. Beatle wife
34. Fleet
36. Controls
38. Green expanse
40. Wild
42. Barbara Streisand
and Barry Gibb, e.g.
43. ___ out (declined)
45. Hearing related
47. Girls’ organization
(abbr.)
48. Mokena Fitness
Center
50. Zero
52. Subj. of the book
“Silent Spring”
53. Biblical gift
54. Delicate skill
59. Garlic mayonnaise
62. “Who ___?”
63. “Sand-strewn place”
65. Unstable particle
66. Failure
67. Jewish “Month of
Flowers”
68. Egyptian snakes
69. Granola bar ingredient
70. Far from ruddy
71. “___ we forget”
Down
1. Starchy South Andes
plants
2. Freshwater carp
3. Large blackberry bush
covering some flowering
plants, for example
4. Transmits
5. O’Hare info, abbr.
6. Reduces to pieces, in
the kitchen
7. Hindu wrap
8. Math subject
9. City area with a lot of
nightlife areas
10. Queen of the Olympian
gods
11. President’s office
12. Show of hands,
maybe
15. Improvised
21. Quartet
23. Check
25. Unhearing
27. Water ___
28. Not suitable
29. Computer woe
30. Hebrew month
31. Disorderly play,
indoors
32. Well-padded
35. Reach a high
37. Wish on it
39. Superfluous
41. Adorned
44. No Einstein
46. Milano moolah
49. Superhero lost his B?
51. First
53. Talking starling
54. “Show and tell” for
a client
55. Skating gold medalist
Kulik
56. Shampoo in a can
noise
57. Met solo
58. Lead-in to pipe or pit
60. Cuts off
61. Part of MIT (abbr.)
64. Before thing or one
HOMER GLEN
Mullets Sports Bar and
Restaurant
(14903 S. Bell Road, Homer
Glen; (708) 645-7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
LOCKPORT
The Outpost Pub & Grill
(14929 Archer Ave.,
Lockport; (815) 836-8893)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays: Live DJ and
Karaoke
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive,
Lockport; (708) 301-1477)
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mondays: Quartermania
■Fridays: ■ Live bands
ORLAND PARK
Girl in the Park
(11265 W. 159th St., Orland
Park, IL; (708) 226-0042)
■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Live
Music
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo
■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live Music
TINLEY PARK
Intimo Lounge
(7068 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 444-4470)
■Wednesdays: ■
Live music
featuring Justin Griffen
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St.,
Mokena; (708) 478-8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
JNEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road, New
Lenox; (815) 463-1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Piano
Styles by Joe
To place an event
in The Scene, email
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.com.
answers
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

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Build and Move into Your New Home from the low $200s
With Lincoln-Way Schools at Prairie Trails in Manhattan
Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the
highest quality home on the market
Distinctive Home Builders
continues to add high quality
homes to the Manhattan
landscape at Prairie Trails; its
latest new home community,
located within the highly-regarded
Lincoln-Way School
District. Many families are
happy to call Prairie Trails
home and are pleased that
Distinctive is able to deliver a
new home with zero punch list
items in 90 days. Before closing,
each home undergoes an
industry-leading checklist that
ensures each home measures
up to the firm’s high quality
standards.
“Actually our last average
was 81 working days from excavation
to receiving a home
occupancy permit - without
sacrificing quality,” said Bryan
Nooner, president of Distinctive
Home Builders. “Everyone
at the company works
extremely hard to continually
achieve this delivery goal for
our homeowners. Our three
decades building homes provides
this efficient construction
system. Many of our
skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company for
Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model
over 20 years. We also take
pride on having excellent communicators
throughout our
organization. This translates
into a positive buying and
building experience for our
homeowners and one of the
highest referral rates in the industry
for Distinctive.”
In all, buyers can select
from 13 ranch, split-level and
six two-story single-family
home styles; each offering
three to eight different exterior
elevations. The three- to
four-bedroom homes feature
two to two-and-one-half
baths, two- to three-car garages
and a family room, all in
approximately 1,600 to over
3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included
in most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new
home truly personalized to
suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of
the first floor; custom maple
cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen,
baths and foyer; genuine wood
trim and doors; granite countertops
and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails. All home sites at Prairie
Trails can accommodate a
three-car garage; a very important
amenity to the Manhattan
homebuyer, according
to Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails we wanted to provide
the best new home value for
the dollar and we feel with
offering Premium Standard
Features that we do just that.
So why wait? This is truly the
best time to build your dream
home!”
Distinctive offers custom
maple kitchen cabinets featuring
solid wood construction
(no particle board), have solid
wood drawers with dove tail
joints, which is very rare in the
marketplace. “When you buy
a new home from Distinctive,
you truly are receiving custom
made cabinets in every home
we sell no matter what the
price range,” noted Nooner.
Nooner added that all
homes are highly energy efficient.
Every home built will
have upgraded wall and ceiling
insulation values with
Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model
energy efficient windows and
high efficiency furnaces. Before
homeowners move into
their new home, Distinctive
Home Builders conducts a
blower door test that pressurizes
the home to ensure that
each home passes a set of very
stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
Typically a wide variety of
homes are available to tour
that include ranch and twostory
homes.
Distinctive is also offering
a brand new home, the
Stonegrove, a 3,000 square
foot open concept home with a
split foyer entry, formal living
and dining rooms, a two-story
great room, four bedrooms
and an upstairs laundry room.
Distinctive also offers Appbased
technology allowing its
homeowners to be updated
on the progress of their new
home 24 hours a day, seven
days a week at the touch of a
button.
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live featuring a
20-acre lake on site, as well
as direct access to the 22-mile
Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through
many neighboring communities
and links to many other
popular trails. The Manhattan
Metra station is also nearby.
Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive
Home Builders has
built hundreds of homes
throughout Manhattan in the
Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well
as thousands in the Will and
south Cook county areas over
the past 30 years.
Visit the on-site sales information
center for unadvertised
specials and view the numerous
styles of homes being
offered and the available lots.
Call (708) 737-9142 for more
information or visit us online
at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails
new home information center
is located three miles south
of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The
address is 16233 Pinto Lane,
Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open
Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Wednesday and Thursday
and always available by
appointment. Specials, prices,
specifications, standard features,
model offerings, build
times and lot availability are
subject to change without notice.
Please contact a Distinctive
representative for current
pricing and complete details.

24 | January 26, 2017 | The Homer Horizon classifieds
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Relationship Banker
Location: Homer Glen
Responsible for sales, service and operations. Works as primary
point of contact for clients and prospects and handles all cash and
personal banking responsibilities. A successful candidate will
have ties within their community, should be comfortable asking
for business from prospects, current customers, and community
partners. Must be able to communicate effectively, integrity,
client experince, sales aptitude and technology proficiency.
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE of 14100 Sheffield Drive,
Unit 402, Homer Glen, IL 60491
(Condominium). Onthe 2nd day of
February, 2017 to be held at 12:00
noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under
Case Title: Federal National Mortgage
Association Plaintiff V. June
Weber; Gallagher &Henry`s Condominiums
at Goodings Grove Association;
Gallagher & Henry`s
Goodings Grove Umbrella Association;
Unknown Heirs and Legatees
of June Weber, ifany; Unknown
Owners and Non Record
Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 1585 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial
Circuit, Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale 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 inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
For Information Please Contact:
THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP
33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140
Chicago, Illinois 60603
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P: 312-360-9455
F: 312-572-7823
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE of 13655 W. Dublin Dr.,
Homer Glen, IL 60491 (Residential).
Onthe 16th day of February,
2017 to be held at 12:00 noon,
at the Will County Courthouse Annex,
57 N. Ottawa Street, Room
201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: QUICKEN LOANS INC.,
Plaintiff V. CLIFFORD C.
LINDHORN A/K/A CLIFFORD
LINDHORN; Defendant.
Case No. 16 CH 1399 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial
Circuit, Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale 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 inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is acon-
dominium, in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an or-
Real Estate
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der, until the surplus is forfeited to
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For Information Please Contact:
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND
ASSOCIATES
230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
P: 312 541-9710
F: 312 541-9711
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
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2703 Legal
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PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Federal National Mortgage Association
Plaintiff,
vs.
June Weber; Gallagher & Henry`s
Condominiums atGoodings Grove
Association; Gallagher &Henry`s
Goodings Grove Umbrella Association;
Unknown Heirs and Legatees
of June Weber, ifany; Unknown
Owners and Non Record
Claimants
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 1585
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 27th day of
October, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will onThursday, the 2nd day of
February, 2017 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.
Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder orbidders
the following-described real
estate:
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402 IN THE GALLAGHER AND
HENRY`S CONDOMINIUMS AT
GOODINGS GROVE AS DE-
LINEATED ON A SURVEY OF
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
REAL ESTATE: LOT 38 IN
GOODINGS GROVE PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT, PHASE
2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF
PART OFTHE SOUTHWEST 1/4
OF SECTION 1,TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
DECEMBER 5, 2002 AS DOCU-
MENT NUMBER R2002-211918,
AND CERTIFICATE OF COR-
RECTION RECORDED JULY 11,
2003 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R2003-163741; WHICH SURVEY
IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A"
TO THE DECLARATION OF
CONDOMINIUM RECORDED
AS DOCUMENT NUMBER
R2005-187331, AND AS
AMENDED, TOGETHER WITH
ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE
INTEREST IN THE COMMON
ELEMENTS, ALL IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
14100 Sheffield Drive, Unit 402,
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Description of Improvements:
Condominium
P.I.N.:
16-05-01-305-004-1014
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale 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 inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is acon-
dominium, in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP
33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140
Chicago, Illinois 60603
P: 312-360-9455
F: 312-572-7823
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-
VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM
IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
QUICKEN LOANS INC.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CLIFFORD C. LINDHORN
A/K/A CLIFFORD LINDHORN;
Defendant.
No. 16 CH 1399
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 14th day of
November, 2016, MIKE KEL-
LEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 16th
day of February, 2017 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at
the Will County Courthouse Annex,
57 N. Ottawa Street, Room
201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 23 IN ERIN HILLS, A
SUBDIVISION OF PART OF
THE NORTH HALF OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF
SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 30
NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME-
RIDIAN, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED IN THE OFFICE OF
THE RECORDER OFDEEDS
AS DOCUMENT NO.
R75-10382, AND SUBSE-
QUENTLY CORRECTED, ALL
IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
13655 W. Dublin Dr., Homer
Glen, IL 60491
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.:
16-05-03-202-008-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)
at the time of sale and the balance
within twenty-four (24) hours;
plus, for residential real estate, a
statutory judicial sale fee calculated
at the rate of $1 for each
$1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser to
the person conducting the sale, not
to exceed $300, for deposit into the
Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial
sale 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 inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the
sale. All payments shall be made in
cash or certified funds payable to
the Sheriff of Will County.
In the event the property is a condominium,
in accordance with 735
ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and
(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are
hereby notified that the purchaser
of the unit, other than amortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and legal
fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and
the assessments required bysubsection
(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Illinois Condominium Property
Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03
(J) ifthere is asurplus following
application of the proceeds of sale,
then the plaintiff shall send written
notice pursuant to 735 ILCS
5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the
proceeding advising them of the
amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty
obtains a court order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND
ASSOCIATES
230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
P: 312 541-9710
F: 312 541-9711
MIKE KELLEY
Plaintiff's Attorney
Sheriff of Will County
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Notice is hereby given that onor
after 2/8/2017 at or after 10:00 am
at 15935 S Parker Rd, Homer
Glen, IL 60491, Parker Self Storage
will sell by public auction the
miscellaneous personal property
stored in units, K13 &U05 Kimberly
Brogran, O03 Richard Kain,
T05 Steve Wasylik, I11 John L
Welge.
LEGAL NOTICE
Hector Rivera
Case No. HG-1701-V
Notice is hereby given that the
Plan Commission for the Village of
Homer Glen will conduct a public
hearing onThursday, February 16,
2017 at 7:00 p.m., in the Homer
Glen Village Board Room, 14240
W. 151st Street, Homer Glen, Will
County, Illinois, on the zoning application
ofHector Rivera. The
purpose ofthis public hearing isto
consider arequest for aVariance to
permit astructure used in connection
with acommercial stable tobe
located 250 feet from any zoned
residential district in lieu of the required
350 feet and for the structure
used in connection with the
commercial stable be0feet from a
property line ofthe owner in lieu
of the required 100 feet [Chapter
220-502B(3) of the Code of the
Village ofHomer Glen]. The subject
property iscommonly known
as 13728 S. Bell Road, Homer
Glen, I llinois (PIN:
16-05-02-200-010-0000). Plans
are available for review at the
Homer Glen Village Hall located at
14240 W. 151st Street. Contact the
Village of Homer Glen at
708-301-0632 for more information.
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34 | January 26, 2017 | The Homer Horizon SPORTS
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Athlete of the Week
This Week In...
Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Boys Basketball
■Jan. ■ 27 at Lincoln-Way East,
6:30 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 31 at Joliet Central,
6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Jan. ■ 26 at Homewood-
Flossmoor, 6:30 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 29 at Richards, 1 p.m.
■Jan. ■ 31 at Sandburg, 5 p.m.
Girls Bowling
■Jan. ■ 28 at Dixon Invite, Plum
Hollow Center, 9 a.m.
■Jan. ■ 31 host Minooka,
Strike and Spare, 4:30 p.m.
Wrestling
■Jan. ■ 28 at Deerfield, 10 a.m.
Boys Swimming
■Jan. ■ 26 host Homewood-
Flossmoor, 5 p.m.
Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
10 Questions
with Colin Onak
Colin Onak is a junior at
Lockport Township High
School.
How did you start
swimming?
I started in the seventh
grade. Basically, I wasn’t
good at any other sport, so I
just decided to do swimming
with my friends.
What do you like about
it?
I just really like being in
the water, and the people
who do it are also pretty
amazing.
What is your goal for
this season?
Our team goal is to win
sectionals. [Individually],
I’d like a big-time drop at
sectionals.
Do you have any premeet
rituals?
I usually just listen to music
and stretch a bit before
my race.
Any songs in particular?
“Formation” by Beyoncé,
anything by Kayne West and
“Oblivion” by Grimes.
If you could go
anywhere in the world,
where would you go
and why?
Probably London, because
I really want to go to
Europe.
What is your favorite
subject in school?
Math just because it
comes easily to me, and I
think everything we learn is
interesting.
What is the most
exhilarating thing
you’ve ever done?
Hiking in the Redwood
Forests. I thought it was a
very breathtaking experience.
If you could meet any
celebrity — living or
dead — who would it
be?
Living, Beyoncé, because
she’s a living legend, and
then dead, Amy Winehouse,
because she’s an amazing
singer.
Do you have a role
model?
I would say my parents
and my older friends.
Interview by Assistant Editor
Erin Redmond
Boys Basketball
Stagg 62, Lockport 50
Matt Smietanski scored 19
points for the Porters Thursday,
Jan. 19, at Stagg, but
it was not enough to lift his
team past the Chargers.
Girls Bowling
Lockport 1,929, Bolingbrook
1,441
Raquel Mirabella led
the Porters, bowling a 379
Thursday, Jan. 19, at Strike
and Spare II in Lockport.
Hope James rolled a 336,
followed by Grace Karraker,
Paige Reiter and Bailey
Delrose, who scored 224,
219 and 215, respectively,
after bowling one game
apiece.
LTHS varsity cheer takes first
at Oak Forest Bengal Invite
Team beats out 15
other squads for top
spot at competition
Submitted by Lockport
Township High School
The Lockport Township
High School varsity cheer
squad won first Jan. 15 at the
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
Oak Forest Bengal Invite,
beating out 15 other teams.
Afterward, the team turned
its sights to conference,
where the Top 5 move on to
sectionals and then the state
finals.
Members of the team include
Allie Maty, Nicole
Costello, Ashley Krzeczkowski,
Rachel Janiak,
The
Lockport
Township
High
School
varsity
cheer
squad
celebrates
Jan. 15
after
winning the
Oak Forest
Bengal
Invite.
Photo
submitted
Taylor Balcaitis, Izzy Van
Kuiken, Izzy Piazza, Jocelyn
Gaydos, Brooke Johnston,
Grace Crosby, Rachael
Howard, Kenzie Fischer,
Casey Kirkland, Aubree Jo
Peters, Nina Piazza, Kara
Skevis, Regan Reposh, Hannah
Park, Halle Sweis, Ariana
Chudzik and Hannah
Rimkus.

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Wrestling
Fernandes, Ramos brothers carry on Porters tradition
Erin Redmond, Assistant Editor
Lockport Township wrestling
has a long history of
brotherhood.
The Osters. The Dietzes.
The Johnsons. The list goes
on and on. This year’s squad
features not one but two sets
of siblings carrying on the
tradition: Payton and Baylor
Fernandes and Brandon and
Matt Ramos.
“The team itself is pretty
close just in general, but then
you have that added closeness
of literal brothers —
not just figurative,” Porters
coach Josh Oster said, who
himself is one of five brothers
to wrestle for Lockport.
“They’ll go out and compete
for each other and be there to
support each other.”
As a team, Lockport is
ranked first in the state by
www.illinoismatmen.com —
and that is due in part to the
quadruple threat these brothers
provide. They have just
one loss between them this
season.
Senior Brandon (138) is
ranked 10th in his weight
class, while his sophomore
brother Matt (106) is ranked
No. 7 in his. Baylor, also a
sophomore, sits at No. 5 for
145-pounders. Payton (182)
sits at No. 10. He has had to
establish himself after being
injured most of last season.
All four won SouthWest
Suburban Conference titles
Saturday, Jan. 21, at Stagg.
The wrestlers have big expectations
not only for themselves,
but their brothers, too.
All four want to end up on
the podium at the state finals
this spring, but said they want
medaling to be a family affair.
“There wouldn’t be anyone
else I’d want to share it with
more than my brother,” Payton
said of competing at state.
“We’re family; we’re going
to be together for the rest of
our lives.”
Brandon Ramos gets the upper hand versus an opponent
from a match earlier this season.
Getting to this level does
not come easily, though, and
the brothers are no strangers
to hard work. Payton
and Brandon have both been
wrestling since first grade,
while Matt and Baylor began
in fourth grade. It has taken
hours of dedication and practice
to hone their craft, but
they’ve always had a partner
to wrestle with — despite a
30-pound weight difference.
“Ever since we were little,
I always beat him up,” Brandon
said with a laugh, while
Brandon chuckled and rolled
his eyes. “It’s always been
like that, and it’ll always be
like that until the end.”
That competitive spirit is
genetic and tends to flare up
when it matters most. Oster
recalls challenging his own
brothers to best him on the
mat and has seen these brothers
do the same.
“You’re always going to
support them unconditionally,
but there’s always that
trash talk, too,” the Porters
coach said. “Like, ‘I went out
and pinned my kid, what are
you going to do now?’...You
always want to beat them, but
you always want them to do
as well as they can, too.”
The foursome share their
coach’s sentiments. Brandon
said watching Matt is
like watching his “clone,”
only better. But the younger
Ramos humbly admitted he
still has a lot to learn from his
brother.
“When I watch Brandon, I
usually look at his match the
most out of everyone on the
team so I can look into what
he does and learn his moves;
I want to learn how to be like
him,” Matt said.
For Baylor and Payton,
however, watching each other
is an exciting, yet nervewracking
experience.
“That’s the one that you
get the most into,” Baylor
said. “You’re on the edge of
your seat the whole time hoping
that they win.”
“It’s definitely the most
stressful match to watch,”
Payton added. “You get into
it the most because you care
about that match the most.”
In a way, the seniors have
become like little brothers
to Oster, too. He has worked
with them since middle
school and has watched them
transform from tykes attempting
takedowns to fullblown
state championship
contenders.
With graduation looming
for Payton and Brandon, the
notion that this is the last time
they will be teammates with
their brothers has certainly
set in — so they are making
this final year together count.
Lockport wrestlers (left to right) Matt and Brandon Ramos and Baylor and Payton
Fernandes are not only teammates, but brothers, who are wrestling for this year’s stellar
Porters’ team. Photos by Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
“I love it right now, because
I’m worried about myself
getting better and about
my brother getting better,”
Brandon said. “We’ve got
a group of brothers who are
ready to win a state championship
this year. It’s a
dream come true.”
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36 | January 26, 2017 | The Homer Horizon SPORTS
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Boys Basketball
Lockport falls to West Aurora in triple overtime
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
By the end of the week,
the Lockport Township boys
basketball team had run out
of moral victories.
A week that started out
on a positive note with a
big overtime victory against
Bloom Township ended with
a pair of Porter losses. The
second of those was a 56-52
triple overtime setback to
West Aurora in a nonconference
clash of old rivals
that once upon a time met
in the Class AA third place
state game in 1973. But this
triple OT thriller took place
on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the
Lockport’s East Campus.
Matt Smietanski led Lockport
(10-9) with 24 points.
But the senior point guard
was the only Porter player to
get to the free throw line all
night — going 8-of-15 from
there. The Blackhawks (14-
6), who lost to Lockport by
the same 56-52 score in regulation
Dec. 30 in the consolation
bracket of the Pontiac
Holiday Tournament,
were paced by 18 points and
seven rebounds from junior
guard Cameron Donatlan.
“The resolve of this team
is never a question,” Lockport
coach Brett Hespell said
following the West Aurora
loss. “But our scoring, our
skills, our rebounding was
not there [against West Aurora].
“No one is impressed by
good losses. We’ve played
enough of these type of
games. We have to be better
than that. I’m disappointed.”
The loss was only the
second of the season for the
Porters in a game decided
by five points or less. They
are still 8-2 in close games,
including 3-1 in overtime
games this season. But there
was little doubt that this one
Matt Smietanski goes up for a layup.
hurt, since they had numerous
opportunities to pull it
out.
“It was sloppy play on our
part,” Hespell said. “That’s
two games in row where we
haven’t executed. We gave
a great effort, but effort will
take you only so far. You
have to execute.
“We haven’t learned our
lesson yet.”
One thing that hurt Lockport
against the Blackhawks
was rebounding down the
stretch. In the fourth quarter
and overtimes, the Porters
were outrebounded 22-13.
That allowed numerous
second-chance opportunities
for West Aurora. But it
was a Donatlan dunk with
43 seconds left in the third
overtime that finally put the
Blackhawks ahead for good
at 54-52. Senior guard Patrick
Cooper missed a 15-foot
jumper that bounced off the
rim, and Donatlan added a
pair of free throws with 12.4
seconds left to clinch it.
In an interesting sidelight,
Donatlan was last season’s
Class 3A state champion in
the high jump, while Lockport
junior John Meyer is
the defending Class 3A state
champion in the shot put.
Meyer (8 points) scored
four points in the overtime
periods — including the tying
layup with 40 seconds
left in the second overtime to
knot the game at 48-48.
“I know we played pretty
tough, but the execution
wasn’t there 100 percent,”
said Meyer, noting he played
in a triple overtime game as
a freshman on the sophomore
team. “We have to
keep fighting the whole way.
“[Overtime] is pretty exciting,
but it almost feels
like a sudden death situation.
The possessions are limited,
and the crowd is really going.
We just have to keep
working to execute and keep
that hard work going.”
Meyer had a layup with
1:14 left in regulation to give
Lockport a 40-38 lead. But
Donatlan drained a 17-footer
from the left side with 49
seconds left in regulation to
tie the game at 40-40. That’s
how regulation ended, as
both teams turned the ball
over in the final 36 seconds
and a wild half-court shot
at the buzzer by Lockport
sophomore Jacob Karli (4
points) hit the backboard.
Donatlan tied it at 44-44
with 37 seconds left in the
opening overtime by draining
another shot from the
same spot as he did in the
final minute of regulation.
The Porters then held for the
last shot, but Karli missed a
3-pointer from the right corner
and a quick followup by
senior forward Chase Travis
(10 points, 5 rebounds)
failed to draw iron at the
buzzer.
Travis scored on a layup
off a Smietanski assist with
1:22 left in the third overtime
to tie the game for the
final time at 52-52. The Porters,
however, never led in
the final two extra periods.
They did have leads of 42-
40 and 44-42 in the opening
overtime.
Lockport led 11-9 after
one quarter and 16-13 with
6:24 left in the second quarter.
The Blackhawks then
went on an 11-3 spurt to lead
24-19 at halftime. Trailing
28-21, the Porters used a
13-4 burst to grab a 34-32
lead with 1:02 left in the
third quarter. West Aurora,
which received 16 points
and 6 rebounds from senior
forward Caleb Siler and 10
points from junior forward
Damian Virgen, knotted it
up at 34-34 heading into the
fourth quarter.
In the game, there were
eight lead changes and 17
ties. There were 13 ties in
the second half, with six of
those in the overtimes.
Lockport opened the week
with a 58-51 overtime victory
over Bloom Township
in another battle of old-time
rivals Jan. 17 at Lockport.
The game was tied 48-
48 at the end of regulation.
But in overtime, Karli (14
points) hit his fourth 3-point
field goal, and Smietanski
(17 points) converted a pair
of free throws to give Lockport
a 53-48 lead.
Travis (8 points) and Meyer
had fourth quarter baskets
Lockport’s Chase Travis looks over the Aurora defense
Saturday, Jan. 21, at Lockport Township High School’s East
Campus. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Lockport’s Patrick Cooper (left) tires to get around the
Aurora defense.
to help the Porters rally from
a 42-35 deficit in the opening
minute of the fourth
quarter. Smietanski converted
an old-fashioned 3-point
play with 1:12 left to tie it at
48-48, and the Blazing Trojans
(12-5) missed a shot at
the end of regulation.
But two days later, on
Thursday, Jan. 19, the Porters
were flat in a 62-50
SouthWest Suburban Blue
loss to Stagg in Palos Hills.
Smietanski led Lockport
with 19 points, but the Porters
(1-3 in the SWSC Blue)
fell behind 18-11 after the
first quarter. They were never
in the game from there,
trailing by as many as 18 and
never getting closer than the
final score down the stretch.
Senior forward Josh Strama
scored 14 points, and junior
guard Josh Blim added
12 for the Chargers (13-6,
2-2), who were without
leading scorer (16 points per
game) John Contant, who sat
out with a sprained ankle.
“Our Blue side of the
SWSC is the best conference
in the state,” Hespell said.
“Every team is over .500
[through Jan. 21]. We had
a tough week with Bloom,
Stagg, West Aurora. But if
we want to be a good team,
we have to win all those
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Boys Bowling
Porters roll into state meet after strong sectional
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
For Eric Ullian, there simply
had never been anything
like this feeling.
“It’s better than anything
I’ve ever done,” he said.
The “it” Ullian was referring
to was being the individual
champion of the
Plainfield North boys bowling
sectional Saturday, Jan.
21, at Town and Country
Lanes in Joliet. Not only did
the Lincoln-Way West senior
roll his best ever six-game
series of 1,425 to win the
individual title of the sectional,
it also happened the
day before his 18th birthday.
The best part for him was the
fact it helped the Warriors to
advance to state for the first
time ever as a team.
“We’ve thought we had
better teams in the past,” Ullian
said. “But on this team,
the chemistry is just on top.
We just pick each other up
and have the best mindset.
This [whole experience] has
been an extra birthday present.”
Ullian held off LaSalle-
Peru senior Nate Stubler
(1,386 - high of 259 in Game
1) by 39 strokes to win the
title.
“I can’t even comprehend
this,” Lincoln-Way West
coach Scott Ullian added.
“I’m so happy for the boys
to make it. We knew this
sectional was tough, and
[the teams] weren’t far apart.
I just can’t say enough about
these guys. It’s so fun to
coach them.”
The Warriors earned their
trip to state this weekend
Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday,
Jan. 28, at St. Clair Bowl in
O’Fallon. That came courtesy
of a second-place overall
finish at the sectional.
Lockport was in second
at the morning break and
still in that position after
four games before falling off
a bit the last two. But with
nearly an entirely new lineup
this season, many wondered
if the Porters could make it
back to state. They have.
The Porters, who were the
2013 state champions and
finished in a tie for fourth last
season, will be making their
fifth consecutive trip to state
and 10th in the 15-year history
of the boys’ state finals.
“At the beginning of the
season, I never thought we
would be in this position,”
Lockport coach Ron Davis
said. “But I have good kids;
they listen and learn. I’m
very happy that we qualified
again.
“We even had a lot of
things going on this [past]
week with ripped thumbs
and kids out with illness.
We had Joe Wagner step in,
bowl all six games and do an
awesome job.”
Wagner, one of two seniors
on the Porter team, did
not bowl in the regional. He
stepped in for sophomore
Dylan Smith who was out
sick and bowled a 1,202
series with a high of 245 in
Game 4 to place 25th overall.
“I feel really good that every
one of my games, except
one, was over 200,” said
Wagner, who had a 158 in
Game 5, but at least a 201
in every other one. “For the
most part, I was consistent.
“I don’t know what it’s
like to make it to state. I
wasn’t on the varsity team
last year, so this is my first
time at state. It felt good to
help the team make it there,
and hopefully we can all do
well.”
Junior Alec Buchhaas
(16th overall, 1,254 - high
of 256 in Game 1) led Lockport.
Senior Andy Sims
(1,202, high of 241 in Game
1) was the only other Porter
to bowl all six games. Freshman
Ray Bufka (1,023 in 5
games, high of 246 in Game
3) bowled the final five
games. Sophomore Caleb
Derrig (779 in four games,
high of 268 in Game 3),
sophomore Andrew Bean
(345 in two games, high of
199 in Game 5), and sophomore
Jimmy Rozhon (170
in Game 1) rounded out the
Lockport lineup.
Minooka won the title, its
third in the last four years,
with a six-game total of
6,179. Lincoln-Way West
(6,078) was second, while
Morgan Park (6,059) was
third. Lockport Township
(6,009) placed fourth, Sandburg
(5,917) was fifth and
Oak Forest (5,900) was in
the sixth and final team spot.
The Top 6 teams, along
with the Top 7 individuals
who are not on a qualifying
team, go to state. Bolingbrook
(5,876), Andrew
(5,872), Lincoln-Way Central
(5,853), Oswego East
(5,702), Chicago Christian
(5,689) and Joliet West
(5,624) rounded out the other
12 teams that were at the
sectional.
In addition to Ullian’s
1,425 — which included at
least a 205 in the first five
games and a high of 278 in
Game 2 — Lincoln-Way
West only used five bowlers.
The others were Nork
(1,215, high of 234 in Game
5), junior Caleb Kirby (1,172
- high of 214 in Game 5), senior
Nick Baber (1,144, high
of 204 in Game 6) and Selof
(1,122, high of 225 in Game
5). Junior George Dennison,
freshman Cameron Jablonski
and junior Alex Kubitz
did not bowl.
While Lincoln-Way
Central finished ninth, the
Knights were only 47 pins
behind the final qualifying
team, which was Oak Forest.
To make matters worse,
the Knights top bowler on the
day, sophomore Jack Davern
(13th overall, 1,257 - high of
226 in Game 4), missed tying
for the final individual qualifying
spot by 10 pins.
Providence’s Jordan
Chavez (12th, 1,265, high of
262 in Game 2) just missed
the cut as he finished two
pins behind Lincoln-Way
East junior Colton Marks for
the final individual qualifying
spot.
This season has been a
magical one for Sandburg.
The Eagles won their first
ever SouthWest Suburban
Conference title and followed
that up by winning the
Bremen Regional Jan. 14 by
469 pins. But they struggled
in the sectional, hanging in
the sixth and final spot from
Games 2 through 5 before
moving up a spot at the end.
Still, all that mattered was
the Eagles, who placed sixth
at state last year, made it for
the third straight season and
fifth time since 2009.
“I’m excited,” Sandburg
coach Jeff Kwilose said. “As
long as you’re first or sixth
[in the sectional], you get
there and get a shot. It was
a grind all day. We hadn’t
struggled like that in awhile,
but the kids came through.”
Brandon Goeringer, a
senior, led Sandburg with
a 1,250 series, including a
team-high 259 in Game 3,
which was good for 18th
place overall.
“It feels good to go three
years in a row,” said Goeringer,
who was on the varsity
as a sophomore and becomes
just the second Eagle
bowler — 2012 individual
state champion Joey Kopera
was the first — to go to state
three straight years. “In the
morning, I used my aggressive
bowling balls, and then
in the afternoon went to my
less hooking balls.
“For us to do well at state,
we just have to keep it up
and make spares.”
Sophomore Cameron
Crowe (1,228, high of 227
in Game 1), senior Tommy
Hayes (1,172, high of 237
in Game 6), Zylo (1,141 -
high of 234 in Game 2), and
senior AJ Svatos (1,126,
high of 216 in Game 2)
rounded out the lineup for
Sandburg.
Andrew just missed the
final qualifying spot by 28
pins. That left the Thunderbolts,
who were the 2012
state champions and the
2014 state runnerup, out of
the state finals for the first
time since 2009. They had
gone 11 of the past 12 years,
including seven straight.
But, after a 1,042 in the
opener, they had games of
912 and 854 to finish the
morning with a score of
2,808. That left them in 14th
place, 167 pins out of sixth,
and the afternoon rally fell
just short.
“Our second and third
games were missed chances,”
Andrew coach Mark
Lobes said. “The amount
of missed spares and opens
really hobbled our ability
to advance out of the sectional
as a team. Too many
easy spares were left, leading
to more and more pins
we could not collect. In the
end, the difference between
us and perhaps fifth or
sixth came down to missed
spares.
“This was the toughest
sectional in the state, always
is. A bad game can really
sink anyone’s chances.”
Senior Ethan Gerald (6th,
1,322, high of 269 in Game
1) qualified for state as an
individual. He will have an
opportunity to improve on
his 12th-place individual
finish last season.
“Ethan advancing to state
as an individual is well deserved,”
Lobes said. “He
has had remarkable consistency
for the majority of the
season. He medaled at state
last year, and I look at him
doing that again this year.”
The rest of the Andrew
scores were sophomore
Trent Smith (1,236, high
of 268 in Game 1), senior
Nicholas Du (1,109, high
of 240 in Game 4), Ethan
Kosche (1,103, high of 232
in Game 6), senior Matthew
O’Reilly (924 in 5 games,
high of 229 in Game 4) and
sophomore Richard Payton
(178 in Game 3) were the
Andrew bowlers. Juniors
Louis Kerfman and Jeffery
Serafini did not bowl for the
T-Bolts.
Tinley Park junior Brian
Rady (1,185, high of 216 in
Game 1) bowled as an individual
but did not qualify
for state.
Lincoln-Way East junior
Colton Marks (11th, 1,267,
high of 259 in Game 2) was
in second place (748) behind
Ullian (784) after the
morning session. Although
he leveled off in the afternoon,
Marks made it to state
by two pins over Chavez
for the final state qualifying
spot.
“It’s an exciting moment
for me,” Marks said. “The
last two years I didn’t make
it. I was just hanging in
there. I didn’t know that I’d
be called [as the final qualifying
person]. Now I just
have to keep getting spares,
making strikes and keep my
consistency up.”
DJ Armbrecht (15th,
1,255, high of 234 in ame
2) also nearly qualified for
state for Lincoln-Way East.
But the sophomore fell 12
pins short of tying Marks
for the last spot.

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Porters reign supreme at conference tourney
Seven Lockport
wrestlers victorious
as individuals with
convincing effort
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
Seven Lockport wrestlers
were crowned South-
West Suburban Conference
champions, and four more
finished in the Top 3 at their
respective weights as the
Porters finished first among
15 teams in the annual conference
tournament Saturday,
Jan. 21, at Stagg High
School in Palos Hills.
Lockport tallied 290
points to finish well ahead of
runner-up Sandburg (217.5).
Lincoln-Way West (192)
placed third, Lincoln-Way
East (115) was sixth, Andrew
(113) took seventh and
Lincoln-Way Central finished
ninth (110).
Lockport received titles
from Matt Ramos (106),
Abdullah Assaf (132), Brandon
Ramos (138), Baylor
Fernandes (145), Trevell
Timmons (160), Nick Dado
(170) and Payton Fernandes
(182).
Anthony Molton (113)
placed second, and James
Pierandozzi (120), Yousif
Salah (195) and Ronald
Tucker (285) all finished
third. Brendan Ramsey (126)
placed fourth. The only
weight at which a Lockport
wrestler did not finish in the
Top 6 was at 220 pounds.
Assaf, a two-time state
qualifier, defined his conference
performance as merely
“OK,” but he was satisfied
he kept his mistakes to a
minimum and was able to
execute offensively. He defeated
Lincoln-Way Central’s
Jason Stokes 10-3 in
the title match.
“I’d have liked to opened
it up [offensively] a little
more on some of these guys
... but I got my offense going
most matches,” he said.
“That’s what I was really
focused on coming in – just
learning, opening up, getting
ready for the postseason. A
conference title is great, but
at the end of the day, it’s my
senior year. I’ve been down
to state a couple times already,
and the one thing I
want more than anything is
that state title.”
Assaf said he is physically
“100 percent” after missing
the first quarter of the season
with an injury, and that
his technique is nearing the
same mark. After a disappointing
performance in the
Powerade Tournament in
Pennsylvania in December
– where Assaf suffered his
only two defeats, including
being pinned, and did not
place – he realized he had to
“fix a couple things” offensively.
“I feel like I’ve done that
these last couple weeks,
and I feel like it’s shown
on the mat, too,” he said.
“So, yeah, I feel good, and
I think everything’s starting
to tune up right when it’s
supposed to.”
Lockport coach Josh Oster
said winning conference
is “another stepping stone
along the way” to the Porters’
ultimate goal of winning
a team state title, and
for the individuals who have
state championship aspirations.
“It was good to see everyone
sharp and wrestling
hard,” he said.
Oster noted the significance
of Matt Ramos,
Baylor Fernandes, Payton
Fernandes and Nick Dado
winning tournament titles
for the first time.
“Even though they’re accomplished,
sometimes it’s
good to get that monkey off
Nick Dado (left) holds down Khandon Howse in a match Saturday, Jan. 21, at the SouthWest Suburban Conference
tournament at Stagg in Palos Hills. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media
your back and win something,”
he added.
The Porters carry a swagger
that comes with going
undefeated in duals during
the regular season, and even
the younger guys have a mat
presence akin to that of accomplished
seniors. Oster
said aside from most of them
having started wrestling
at a young age, they have
also benefitted from a tough
schedule that included national
tournament at which
they faced some of the toprated
wrestlers in the country.
“They’ve been battle tested,”
Oster said. “Our schedule’s
really hard. They’ve
wrestled a lot of good kids,
and they wrestle in the summer.”
Some of the younger guys’
success could be aided by
what Oster said is a combination
of intelligence and
obliviousness.
Payton Fernandes (right), of Lockport, locks into his match with Lincoln-Way East’s Nick
Mihaljovich.
“They’re cerebral – practice
for them isn’t going through
the motions. They experiment
with positions, really think
about things. And wrestling’s
kind of a weird sport where
you have to be a little smart
and little dumb at the same
time, and I think they have
that mix. They have that intelligence,
but they’re dumb
enough to not know when
they’re not supposed to win.
“So it doesn’t matter who
they’re wrestling, whether
it’s the best kid in the state.
They’re going to wrestle the
same way.”

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fastbreak
Girls bowling
Porters run away with conference victory
Jason Maholy/22nd Century
Media
1st and 3
Lockport wrestling
takes care of
business at
conference
1. Running away with it
Lockport wrestling
quickly asserted itself
Saturday, Jan. 21,
at the SouthWest
Suburban Conference
tourney at Stagg,
finishing with 290
points, well ahead of
runner-up Sandburg,
who had 217.5 points.
2. Lucky number seven
Lockport also got
individual titles from
Matt Ramos (106),
Abdullah Assaf
(132), Brandon
Ramos (138), Baylor
Fernandes (145),
Trevell Timmons
(160), Nick Dado
(170) and Payton
Fernandes (182).
3. First time tourney title
winners
Matt Ramos, Baylor
Fernandes, Payton
Fernandes and
Nick Dado all won
tournament titles for
the first time at Stagg.
Frank Gogola
Freelance Reporter
There was Lockport, and
then there was everyone else.
The Porters dominated
the lanes to run away with
the SouthWest Suburban
Conference girls bowling
championship Saturday, Jan.
21, at Brunswick Zone in
Woodridge. They took first
place out of nine teams at
the championship meet after
going 8-0 in conference play
during the regular season.
Lockport, the No. 1 team in
the state according to the latest
IllinoisBowling.net rankings,
was a team on a mission.
Its six-game score was
697 pins better than secondplace
Lincoln-Way West.
“We were determined to
prove a point today of how
good Lockport is,” said
Dana Ackerson, Lockport
senior and SWSC individual
champion. “I’m proud of this
team.”
Area bowlers won all 11
of the All-Conference honors.
The bowlers with the 11
highest scores were named to
the All-Conference team.
Each of Lockport’s five
bowlers made the All-Conference
team: Dana Ackerson,
Bailey Delrose, Marissa
Ramirez, Grace Karraker and
Monica Colon.
Lockport placed first with
6,316 pins, followed by
Lincoln-Way West’s 5,619.
Andrew took third place
with 5,511 pins, while Sandburg
was fourth with 5,274
pins. Lincoln-Way Central
(4,809) and Lincoln-Way
East (4,792) rounded out the
Top 6.
Lockport bowled the four
highest-scoring team games
and six of the best nine
games: 1,152, 1,077, 1,076,
1,039, 1,018 and 954. Its single-game
low of 954 in the
first game was higher than six
of the other eight teams’ best
single-game score.
The Porters’ six-game
score of 6,316 pins was the
fifth-highest total in program
history. The three-game score
of 3,305 in the afternoon session
was the third-best mark
in program history.
“I expected us to bowl well
but not this well,” Lockport
coach Art Cwudzinski said.
“We’re very talented and
deep, so I expected us to win
because of this talent, but I
didn’t expect this.”
The Porters were led by
Ackerson, who won the individual
title after taking second
last year. Her six-game
total of 1,383 and three-game
total of 758 pins in the afternoon
session were both career
bests. The 758 was the
second-highest three-game
series in program history.
Ackerson bowled the two
highest individual games with
a 258 in the fourth game and
a 267 in the sixth game. She
did not bowl lower than a 213
after a 175 in the first game.
“I just stayed cool and didn’t
get ahead of myself,” Ackerson
said. “Honestly, my dad
told me ‘It’s your day, you’re
capable of doing this,’ and I
just knew I could make it.”
Right behind Ackerson
was Bailey Delrose in second
(1310). Marissa Ramirez
placed fourth (1239), Grace
Karraker took sixth (1221)
and Monica Colon was ninth
(1163).
“This is the best team
in Lockport history,” said
Cwudzinski, who is in
his 17th year as Lockport
coach. “They win regardless
of whichever five [including
substitute Paige Reiter]
are out there. I thought the
(2014-2015) team [that won
the state title] was the best in
school history, and the next
team has eclipsed that every
year.”
Lockport heads to the
Plainfield South Regional
with fellow SWSC member
Sandburg Feb. 4 at Town and
Country Lanes in Joliet.
“For how great they were
today, this was not perfect,”
Cwudzinski said. “I know we
can do spare shooting better
and just eliminate small mistakes.”
Lincoln-Way West, ranked
No. 13 in the state, needed an
afternoon comeback to pull
off its second-place finish.
The performance was a win
in coach Scott Jablonski’s
book.
“I wanted this team to
win second,” Jablonski said.
“Winning second is like winning
a normal conference
tournament. It’s tough for
small schools to go up against
big ones like Lockport.”
They out-bowled Andrew
1,005-879 in the fifth game
to lead by eight pins heading
into the sixth game. Bowling
on the same lanes with Andrew
in the final game, West
outscored them 1,022-922 to
win by 108 pins, 5,619-5,511.
Andrew ended the conference
championship in third
place as it struggled in the afternoon
session. It bowled a
2,858 in the morning session
to place second at the break,
but followed that up with
a 2,653 in the second set of
three games.
Andrew’s score of 1,000
pins in the third game was the
team’s highest single-game
score of the season. Amber
Furman’s 252 in the second
game was the highest individual
score of the morning
session.
Sandburg junior Emily
Schrader’s performance
highlighted the Eagles’
fourth-place finish. She made
the All-Conference team for
the second consecutive season,
placing third with a sixgame
score of 1,288.
She rolled her two highest
scores of the day (225, 253)
after making a ball change
before the fifth game. She had
been throwing a Code Black
that would hook through the
oil but changed to a Hy-Wire
with less of a hook to adjust
to the changing oil pattern.
Her three-game score of
667 in the afternoon was the
third-best three-game score
of the day.
Central senior Maddy
Willson earned her first career
All-Conference honors
as the Knights took fifth
place. She rolled an 1,191 to
place seventh.
“It was special,” Willson
said of making the All-Conference
team. “Especially in
your senior year, it’s special
to have a good senior year.”
The Knights finished in
fifth place with 4,809 pins.
It reached the 850-pin mark,
Paulsen’s goal for the team, in
just one of the six games, rolling
an 850 in the final game.
East’s Angie Juskie led a
struggling Griffins team that
ended up sixth out of nine
teams. She placed 18th with
a team-high six-game score
of 1,028.
She rolled a 215 in the
sixth game for the Griffins’
only game over 200 pins.
Struggling with consistency,
she mixed in a 123 and 133
with scores of 176, 190, 191
and 215.
A sophomore, she was elevated
from junior varsity
to varsity early in the season
when East coach Carlie
Premo saw her continuing
improvement.
East’s 4,792 pins were 17
pins behind fifth-place Central
but 597 pins ahead of
seventh-place Bolingbrook.
The Griffins reached
800 pins, Premo’s goal for
the team, in four of the six
games. They struggled in the
middle game of each session,
throwing a 739 in the second
game and a 715 in the fifth
game. Its other scores were
829, 846, 844 and 819.
LISTEN UP
“It doesn’t matter who they’re wrestling,
whether it’s the best kid in the state.
They’re going to wrestle the same way.”
Josh Oster — Lockport wrestling coach, on his team’s mentality
when heading onto the mat
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Flying with the Griffins — 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at
Lincoln-Way East
• The Porters head to the hardwood in Frankfort in
search of another win against a familiar foe.
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Lockport’s Abdullah Assaf (left) gains good
position over Lincoln-Way Central opponent
Jason Stokes Saturday, Jan. 21, at the SouthWest
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continues with easy victory at
conference tournament, Page 38
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