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Retail redo
Redtail reworks the way
retail is done, Page 3
Bowl o’ Love
Mokena Community Park
District connects mothers,
sons with Valentine’s
bowling outing, Page 4
At attention
Lincoln-Way Central’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps team takes first in
SouthWest Suburban Conference invite, Page 5
The world is
their oyster
Tribes Beer Company’s
annual oyster fest has
patrons happy as clams,
Page 10
Lincoln-Way Central
Armed Exhibition Cmdr.
Vincent Senese walks
between fellow cadets
who toss rifles to each
other Feb. 6 at the
SouthWest Suburban
Conference invite in New
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THURSDAY
Planning Committee/Zoning
Board of Appeals
7 p.m. Feb. 16, Mokena
Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter
Street, Mokena. The Planning
Committee/Zoning Board of
Appeals is scheduled to meet.
For more information, visit
www.mokena.org.
Frankfort Square Park
District Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 7540
W. Braemar Lane, Frankfort.
The Frankfort Square
Park District Board meets on
the third Thursday of each
month. For more information
and meeting agendas
visit www.fspd.org.
Friday
Mobile Workforce Center
1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 17,
Mokena Community Public
Library, 11327 195th St.,
Mokena. The Mobile Workforce
Center travels to communities
throughout Will
County assisting residents
who are looking for a job.
Services include access to
eleven computers with Internet
for online job search,
assistance to create or revise
a resume, a job board with
listings from Will County
businesses and a trained staff
to assist you.
SATURDAY
Historical Society
8:30 a.m. Feb. 18, Mokena
Village Hall, 11004
Carpenter Street, Mokena.
NOTE: date of the February
Mokena Area Historical Society
meeting has changed.
The meeting is normally
held on the second Saturday
of each month.
Daddy/Daughter Dance
6-8 p.m. Feb. 18, Community
Center, 7540 W. Braemar
Lane, Frankfort. Join
the Frankfort Square Park
District for a daddy/daughter
dance. Cost is $15 per person.
Registration required. For
more information and registration,
call (815) 469-3524.
Monday
CPR Class
6-9:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Mokena
Fire Station #1, 19853
S. Wolf Road, Mokena. The
Mokena Fire Protection District
offers monthly CPR
classes for the public. The
cost covers books, materials
and instructor fees. Students
are instructed in adult, child
and infant CPR and AED.
Cost is $35 for community
members and $40 for healthcare
providers. Register online
at www.mokenafire.org
or in person at Fire Station #1.
Village Board Work Session
6 p.m. Feb. 20, Mokena
Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter
Street, Mokena. The Mokena
Village Board is scheduled
to have a work session.
For more information, meeting
agendas and minutes
visit www.mokena.org.
TUESDAY
Reading with Mandy
4-5 p.m. Feb. 21, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327 195th St,
Mokena. Students in grades
1-8 can sign up for a time to
read with Mandy, a certified
therapy dog. For more information
and registration, call
(708) 479-9663.
Babysitting Clinic
6-9 p.m. Feb. 21 and 22,
Mokena Fire Station #1,
19853 S. Wolf Road, Mokena.
Join the Mokena Fire
Department for a lot of fun
and learn very valuable information
for anyone who
babysits. Course is for boys
and girls ages 10-18. Students
must attend both nights
in the session to receive certificate
of completion. Enrollment
is limited. Cost is
$15. For more information
and registration, call (708)
479-5371 or visit www.mokenafire.org.
UPCOMING
Group Exercise Open House
Friday, Feb. 23, The
Oaks Recreation and Fitness
Center, 10847 W La
Porte Rd, Mokena. Try out
free classes that can add variety
to your workouts and
bust through plateaus with
a fun social atmosphere
and motivating instructors.
Non-members do not need
to be present with a member
to participate. First-time
guests only. Visit www.mokenapark.com/oaks
for a
schedule of classes.
Community Business
Expo & Health Fair
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 25, The Oaks Recreation
and Fitness Center,
10845 LaPorte Road, Mokena.
Event offers blood
pressure checks, diabetes
screenings, body fat ratio
measurements and more.
Find a dentist, plumber,
sports team, dance class,
home repair service, bank,
restaurant, insurance and
more at the expo.
Jumpfest
1-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
25, Linoclnway Special
Recreation Association,
1900 Heather Glen Drive,
New Lenox. Enjoy a gym
full of inflatables and multiple
LuLaRoe vendors while
helping to raise money for
Lincolnway Special Recreation
Association. The cost
is $10 per child payable at
the door. This is a family
event open to the community
and all children must
be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, visit
www.LWSRA.org/jumpfest
or email kreczek@lwsra.
org.
Sounds of Mardi Gras
1-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
25, Mokena Community
Public Library, 11327 195th
St., Mokena. Join the Mokena
Public Library and Mo’
Beat Blues as they gear up
for the annual celebration
of Fat Tuesday and Mardi
Gras. Enjoy an afternoon of
New Orleans style blues and
jazz as you’re transported
to the French Quarter for
some Mardi Gras fun. Refreshments
and party favors
will be available. For more
information and registration,
call (708) 479-9663 or
email tdomzalski@mokena.
lib.il.us.
Showcase of Art
Feb. 25-26, The Oaks
Recreation and Fitness Center,
10847 W La Porte Rd,
Mokena. Join the Mokena
Park District for the Annual
Showcase of Art, displaying
the work of young artists
enrolled in park district art
programs. Enjoy this diverse
display of art from oils,
acrylics and watercolors to
sand castles and clay sculptures.
The exhibit will remain
open during the entire
weekend. For more information,
call (708) 390-2401.
Preschool Registration
8-11 a.m., Monday, Feb.
27, Lincoln Way Central,
1801 E Lincoln Hwy, New
Lenox. Registration for
Lincoln-Way High Schools
2017-2018 preschool programs,
sponsored by the
Family and Consumer Sciences
Early Childhood Education
classes, will be held
in room D119. 16 children
between the ages of three
to five will be selected to
attend a morning session.
Children must be three years
old by September 1, must be
toilet trained, and must reside
within the district to be
eligible. Cost is $30.00 per
month, or $240.00 per year.
A nonrefundable deposit of
Correction
In a story titled “St. Mary
Catholic School tips
off tournament” in the
Jan. 26 edition of The
Mokena Messenger,
a caption identified
a Noonan Academy
basketball player
incorrectly. The Noonan
basketball player’s name
is Joseph Burchett. The
Mokena Messenger
regrets the error.
In the Standout Student
section of the Feb. 9
edition of The Mokena
Messenger, a photo of
the wrong student was
printed. The Mokena
Messenger regrets the
error.
$60.00 will be required of
those selected into the program,
and will be applied to
the first two months of preschool.
For more information,
call (815) 462-2187.
ONGOING
Winter Reading Programs
Ongoing through Friday,
March 3, Mokena Community
Public Library District,
11327 195th St, Mokena.
Tis’ the season to cozy up to
a good book or stop by the
library to see what warm
and appealing things the library
has to offer this winter.
Reading programs are
geared towards both children
and adults. Earn prizes
for reading books, attending
programs and trying out the
new virtual reality station.
For more information, stop
by the library, call (708)
479-9663, or visit www.mokenalibrary.org.
To submit an item to the
printed calendar, contact
Amanda Stoll at (708)
326-9170 ext. 34, or email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com. Deadline is noon
Thursdays one week prior to
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Dollar Doe$ It to rebrand as Redtail Market
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
When Brenda O’Brien and
Tammy Dean opened Dollar
Doe$ It four and a half years
ago, they never could have
known that two major dollar
store chains would soon
open locations within a few
miles of theirs.
In addition to Dean moving
to Michigan, O’Brien
said she’s been struggling
to keep Dollar Doe$ It open
because of the new competition,
as have other locally-owned
dollar stores in
Frankfort and New Lenox.
Instead of closing and
breaking the lease, O’Brien
is rebooting her store with
an entirely new concept —
something she said is hard to
describe because she’s never
seen anything quite like it
before.
Her vision includes white
shiplap walls and black valances
on the windows. It’s a
look she said was inspired by
Chip and Joanna Gaines from
HGTV’s “Fixer Upper.”
The name, which is expected
to be Redtail Market,
was partially born of necessity,
since her lease dictates
that she must use the same
block letters as she currently
has. With a bit of rearranging
and some inspiration,
she came up with Redtail.
While she said there were
lots of variations of those letters
she could have picked,
Redtail seemed right because
it reminded her of when she
and her family first moved to
Mokena nearly 23 years ago
and used to see red foxes.
Inside, she will host vendors
selling a variety of
goods ranging from candles
and candies to refurbished
furniture and home decor, as
well as homemade items and
gifts.
Despite the separate vendors,
she said she does not
want it to feel cramped or
sectioned off like many antique
or resale shops — two
Featured is the current site of Dollar Doe$ It, which is set to
rebrand as a space for a collection of boutique vendors and
called Redtail in early April. Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
things she said Redtail Market
will not be.
O’Brien has a very specific
vision of what she wants —
as well as what she doesn’t
— for her clean, modern,
boutique-style shop, one of
which is to have an upscale
boutique feeling without
the boutique price tag. She
meets with potential vendors
and views their goods before
approving them for her store.
With the space she has at
the current Dollar Doe$ It,
O’Brien said she thinks she
can house up to 60 vendors,
depending on how much
floor space they each need.
Some may need a larger
space if, for instance, they
are selling furniture, while
others may need smaller areas
to sell jewelry or candles.
“I want to get a lot of variety
in here,” O’Brien said.
Some of the vendors she
already has signed on include
Young Living essential
oils, clothing by BoyMom
and Honey & Lace, and vendors
who sell jewelry and
refurbished furniture.
Originally, O’Brien said
she had planned to close
Dollar Doe$ It the last week
of February and reopen as
Redtail Market on March
1, but her timeline has been
pushed back to an April 1
opening.
Customers have been
slower than anticipated to
clear the shelves at Dollar
Doe$ It despite her closing
sale, and she said work on
the sign is taking longer than
she expected.
“God has a plan. I just
know He has a plan,”
O’Brien said. “What do I
do? It’s called reinventing
myself. And survival.”
While it has been hard for
her since making the decision
to close Dollar Doe$ It,
she said she won’t let sadness
get to her and is looking
at this new chapter with
positivity and excitement.
“Opening my own business
was a dream I’ve always
had,” O’Brien said.
The new store will be open
Monday through Friday from
9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday
and Sunday from 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Until then, she’ll be closing
up shop at Dollar Doe$ It
and getting things ready for
her vision for the future.
She said she’s been posting
on Facebook, including the
Dollar Doe$ It page, and other
local sites looking for vendors,
as well as finding people
through word of mouth.
For anyone interested in
becoming a vendor at Redtail
Market, contact O’Brien
at redtailmarket@gmail.
com.
Hearts In The Right Place:
Getting To The Heart of Healthy Habits
A healthy heart requires essential ingredients to work at its best. Learn to perfect your recipe
to achieve optimal heart health. Join Ingalls from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at the
Ingalls Family Care Center, Flossmoor (19550 Governors Highway) for a heart health event.
Hearts In The Right Place will include timely heart
health and nutrition presentations.
Featuring: Zumba
Cooking Demo
Chair Massages
Giveaways & Light Refreshments
This event is FREE, but registration is requested.
Please Call 708.915.CARE (2273) or register online at Ingalls.org
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*Can't make it to the event?
Take our FREE online Heart Health Assessment at:
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Saturday,
February 25
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Park District’s Valentine’s Day mother-son bowl grows in attendance
Amanda Del Buono
Freelance Reporter
Like many mothers, Mokena
resident Kathy Hummitsch
is excited for any opportunity
to spend time with
her 11-year-old son, Cameron,
before he gets into his
teenage years.
Taking pictures and joking
with one another, the
two were able to spend time
bowling and bonding Saturday,
Feb. 11, at the Mokena
Community Park Distrct’s
annual mother-son bowl.
“It’s just nice for us to do
[activities] together,” Kathy
Hummitsch said. “He still
wants to do this kind of stuff
with me, and I take advantage
of it while I can. … I
joke that I give myself another
year of it.”
The event took place at
the Thunder Bowl. This
year’s event increased in
size, as 36 bowlers were
present, while in years past
about 26 bowlers participated,
according to Rebecca
Phetteplace, recreation supervisor
of special events at
the park district.
While the event has grown
in size, it remains much anticipated
by those who have
come for several years,
Phetteplace said.
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it’s the same families that are
coming back,” she said. “For
a lot of them, it’s become a
tradition. This year, a lot of
husbands signed their wives
up as a surprise, too.”
Linda Jacobson, of Mokena,
was one of those who was
surprised by her husband and
son, Gavin D’Asto, 7.
“My husband surprised
me with it. He booked it, and
[Gavin] made me a card this
morning that said we were
going bowling today,” Jacobson
said. “… I think it’s
really sweet that [the park
district does] this. It’s a really
sweet thing to do.”
Along with lunch, dessert
and two hours of bowling,
attendees received gift
bags. Mothers received gift
cards for a free 30-minute
massage and a free 20-minute
acupuncture session,
which were donated by
Orland Park’s Brannigan
Chiropractic Center, while
the sons received a gift bag
with children’s activities,
Phetteplace said.
The event attracted mothers
and sons from outside of
Mokena, as well. Frankfort
residents and friends Mandy
Grant and Andrea Johnson
brought their sons to enjoy
time together as a group.
“It’s hard to find time to
spend together doing something
fun,” Grant said. “He’s
too embarrassed to dance, so
this is right up his alley.”
Johnson added that she appreciated
the opportunity that
the park district provides for
mothers and their sons.
“It’s such an affordable
option for families. It’s really
very thoughtful,” she
said. “It’s great, as a mom,
that we don’t have to put this
all together.”
“In the future, I’d like to
do more mother-son events,”
Phetteplace said. “… I’d like
to open it up to more people
and making the event a little
bit bigger.”
The park district will host
Erin and Gavin Smith, of Mokena, pose for a photo in the
park district’s hashtagged cutout during the event.
Cameron and Kathy Hummitsch, of Mokena, hug between
frames.
two events taking place on
March 30. From 2-7 p.m. at
The Oaks Recreation & Fitness
Center, children ages 2
to 15 years old are invited
to Spring Break Jump Fest.
Additionally, those ages 10
to 18 years old are invited
to the Flashlight Egg Hunt
at Main Park Picnic Grove
from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Registration
is required for the
egg hunt and must be completed
by March 22.

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Senior dazzles with rifle, saber in final home competition
Senese, Knights
JROTC team take
first in SWSC invite
Frank Gogola
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way Central’s Vincent Senese performs his solo with both a rifle and a saber Feb. 6
during the SouthWest Suburban Conference invite at Central.
Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Lincoln-Way Central senior
Vincent Senese wasn’t
going to let his final home Junior
Reserve Officer Training
Corps invite go by without
putting on display the skill
he had been working on since
his junior year.
Senese wowed the crowd,
fellow competitors and
judges when he closed out
his armed solo routine by
performing with a rifle and a
saber simultaneously for the
first time ever in competition.
“This being my home
meet, I had to give it my absolute
all because you’re representing
your school at your
own school,” said Senese, the
lone solo or duet competitor
to use a saber. “You have to
bring your best. That’s what I
intended on doing.”
His performance was one
of two event victories for
Central, which earned its
initial first-place finish of
the season at the four-team
SouthWest Suburban Conference
invite on Feb. 6 in New
Lenox. Central led all teams
with 6,342 points, Lincoln-
Way East was right behind at
6,322, and Lockport placed
third with 5,893 points.
This was the final tune-up
before the SWSC championship
meet in a season that has
been a learning process for
both the instructors and the
teams. There were originally
eight SWSC teams, but that
number went from six last
year to four this season.
The teams now have only
two regular-season conference
invites instead of four.
The championship meet used
to take into consideration
points earned during the conference
season, but this year’s
champion will be decided by
who is the best at the one-day
event. The SWSC championship
meet will be on Feb. 25
at Bolingbrook.
“It’s a totally different
ballgame,” said Maj. Steve
Brown, Lockport’s JROTC
instructor. “You used to come
to each school, accumulate
points to make a difference.
Now, it’s getting your teams
experience and comfortable
with routines to be razor
sharp for that one day.”
“We treat these meets as
competitive practices for the
conference championship,”
said retired Col. George
Ramey, Central’s JROTC
instructor. “Through all of
these events, the JROTC
drills to develop unity, teamwork
and discipline.”
The varsity teams compete
in nine events: unarmed
infantry drill regulation,
armed IDR, unarmed exhibition,
armed exhibition, color
guard, inspection, unarmed
duet, armed solo and armed
duet. In armed events, competitors
use approved performance
weapons, mainly
rifles.
In IDR events, competitors
all perform the same specific
routine, while teams in exhibitions
get to create their own
routines.
The SWSC decided not to
do armed inspection and unarmed
color guard this year.
It did add unarmed duet after
Joliet Central and Joliet West
left the conference, since the
four remaining teams are all
Air Force JROTC programs.
“We’re doing that because
since we’re all Air Force and
want to get to [AFJROTC]
Nationals, we don’t want to
have a separate set of SWSC
rules and sequences,” Ramey
said.
Having all AFJROTC
teams streamlines the scoring,
as each service branch
drills, marches and executes
commands differently.
“It’s all about teamwork,
precision and concentration,”
said Sgt. Dale Steen, East’s
JROTC instructor.
Senese highlighted Central’s
first-place finish by
winning the armed solo
event. His 727 points were 21
more than runner-up Kenny
Smith (706) from East.
Senese closed his routine
by switching a rifle and saber
between hands while simultaneously
spinning the mixed
weapons around his body
near chest level.
“The real trick is the weight
difference,” Senese said.
“One of the main benefits I
have is I’m ambidextrous, so
I have separate control over
each arm. Being able to use
that to determine which hand
The Lincoln Way Central color guard performs its routine.
The Knights went on to take first place in the event.
has the lighter object and also
the different balance points.
The saber balance point is
closer to the handle. The
rifle is in the exact middle.
You have to determine how
you’re going to throw it before
you even get it into your
hand.”
“Whenever I think I’ve finally
seen it all with him, he
steps it up another level,” Ramey
said.
Central’s team, which is
made up of students from
both Lincoln-Way Central
and Lincoln-Way West, also
won the color guard event,
then placed second in armed
infantry drill regulation, unarmed
exhibition, unarmed
IDR and inspection.
They took third place in
armed exhibition. Chris Kuczero
and Matt Butler were
third in armed duet with 599
points, finishing 82 points behind
second-place Lockport
(681) and 27 points ahead
of fourth-place Bolingbrook
(572).
The unarmed duet of senior
Maddy Willson and Jade Espinoza
was fourth in the event
with 547 points, just 36 points
behind third-place East (583).
East senior cadet colonels
Tim Lutz and Kenny Smith
highlighted the Griffins’ three
first-place finishes, the most
by any team at the invite.
Lutz and Smith overcame
a pair of rifle drops to win
the armed duet by five points
over Lockport seniors Noah
Frandsen and Antonio Lange.
They went directly after Senese
put his rifle and saber performance
on display.
“Watching that, and trying
to go up against that, it’s difficult
to keep nerves down
because everybody’s expecting
you to be that good,”
Smith said.
“It definitely wasn’t our
best performance,” Lutz
added.
The duo agreed it was the
most difficult routine of the
four they’ve performed this
season. Even with the drops,
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The good old days
Second-graders
dress as 100-yearolds
for 100th day
Submitted by Summit Hill
School District 161
Those Frankfort Square
School second-graders sure
grow up quickly.
For the 100th day of
school on Feb. 1, the students
dressed up as centenarians
and participated in
challenges.
Students visited 10 different
stations, each with a different
task to complete. The
students tried to complete
as much of the challenge as
possible within 100 seconds.
All second-graders took part
in the 100th Day Challenge.
Frankfort Square School second graders (front row left to
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Will County is taking more
measures to prevent further
opioid-related deaths.
The County recently received
a five-year grant from
the Illinois Department of
Human Services.
DHS is the recipient of a
federal grant from Substance
Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration to
reduce the number of prescription
drug/opioid overdose-related
deaths.
“Will County has been
very proactive in addressing
the issue of heroin use and
resulting deaths in our county
since 2011,” Will County
Executive Larry Walsh said.
“We are educating our school
children, parents and the
community about the dangers
of opioid use while at the
same time training our law
enforcement officers how to
administer Narcan, an opioid
antidote. This new grant will
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to create a comprehensive
approach to stop our young
adults from dying.”
With the support of the Will
County Board, Dr. Kathleen
Burke will be hired as full
time project director for the
initiative. Her scope of work
will include grant-related
activities, as well as a range
of other outreach efforts that
will serve as a clearinghouse
for a range of opioid-related
preventive efforts and harm
reduction strategies.
“We have been working
with Dr. Burke for a couple
of years on heroin prevention
efforts,” Walsh said.
“She is an expert in the field
of addiction and will be extremely
effective as director
of this grant. She has done
great work in educating our
police officers about the use
of Narcan and has extensive
experience in creating prevention
curriculums.”
Burke’s duties will include
expanding the availability
of Narcan, a powerful
antidote that can reverse a
heroin overdose, and continuing
educational efforts
across the county and within
the school system while establishing
long-term sustainability
of the project.
“Opioid addiction is a
crisis in the United States,”
Burke said. “Will County
has been a leader in heroin
prevention efforts, and now,
with this new funding, I will
be proud to help continue
and build upon these programs
to prevent opiate addiction.
These new programs
will save lives. ”
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JROTC
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they plan to up the difficulty
for the conference championship
meet.
“We have a couple things
to add to up the difficulty,
polish up a few things,” Lutz
said. “Just work on that difficulty,
bring something new
[and] unexpected to each
competition to give us the
edge.”
“We’ve been trying to amp
it up every time,” Smith said.
The Griffins also won the
armed exhibition and armed
infantry drill regulation.
Smith placed second in
armed solo with 706 points.
He finished 21 points behind
first-place Senese (727) and
12 points ahead of third-place
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East took third in unarmed
infantry drill regulation and
unarmed duet. The Griffins
were fourth in color guard,
unarmed exhibition and inspection.
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New oyster stout headlines Oyster Fest lineup
Tribes adds beer to
popular event
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
Oyster Fest isn’t a new
thing for Tribes Alehouse
and Grill, but its oyster
stout is.
The festival was held at
the Mokena Tribes location
this past Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 9-11,
and owner Niall Freyne said
he wanted to try something
new this year, since Tribes
started brewing its own
beers just 18 months ago.
He said and oyser stout
isn’t necessarily a new
thing, but it is uncommon in
the craft brew business, and
certainly in the Midwest.
The brewing process
starts out the same as a
typical dry Irish stout, but
then he said the brewers
add close to 150 pounds of
shelled and shucked oyster
to the boil.
“It’s quite unique,” said
James Galdikas, general
manager of Tribes Alehouse
and Grill in Mokena. “It’s
very good, and I think it
will go really well with the
oysters that we’re serving.”
“It’s not going to taste
like oysters,” said Freyne,
who noted that the addition
gives it a crisp taste.
Although the beer doesn’t
taste exactly like oysters,
Freyne said it’s still best for
vegetarians and people will
shellfish allergies to stay
away.
The brewers kegged the
beer fresh on Thursday for
people to enjoy during Oyster
Fest that evening and
throughout the weekend.
Freyne said since starting
the brewery at their Mokena
location, Tribes has been
very successful, and the
company even sells its beers
to about 100 other places in
the Chicagoland area.
“We hired a great brewer
with a lot of experience,”
Freyne said.“He came out
“We hired a
great brewer
with a lot of
experience. He
came out of the
gates rockin’
with good beer.”
Niall Freyne — Tribes
Alehouse & Beer Company
owner, on why the
company brewing its
own beer, such as the
oyster stout, has been
successful
of the gates rockin’ with
good beer.
“We like beer that tastes
like beer; we want beer that
people want to come back
and drink a second one.”
He said many of their
beers have a “hop forward”
flavor, as opposed to many
other craft beers that are
made with food ingredients.
Now, they have more than
a dozen beers on tap — all
of which are brewed at
Tribes in Mokena.
Freyne has been doing
Oyster Fest for almost 10
years, and he said people
look forward to it every
year. And every year, he
said he sees new faces as
well.
For New Lenox residents
Greg and Nancy Crossett
and their son Chris, who
lives in Frankfort, Oyster
Fest is a yearly event that
they put on their calendars
as soon as they can.
“It’s the freshest oysters,
and they have a big selection,”
Greg Crossett said.
The couple and their son
said they have been eating
oysters for decades, and
they definitely plan to return
Attendees ( left to right) John Molchin, Sean Parsons, Jim Sleeman and Dick Schofield enjoy drinks during Oyster Fest on
Thursday, Feb. 9, at Tribes Alehouse & Beer Company. Photos By Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
Niall Freyne, owner of Tribes Alehouse & Beer Company, prepares orders of raw oysters
during the annual Oyster Fest.
next time to down some
more oysters.
The Crossetts were joined
by their friends Jim and
Cindy Clarke, for whom it
was their first time trying
oysters.
“With the experts, I’m
learning a lot I didn’t know
before,” Jim Clarke said
jokingly of the Crossetts.
One of the things Galdikas
said makes Oyster
Fest at Tribes different is
that people can buy one of
something, instead of having
to order a dozen or halfdozen
like at many other
places that serve oysters.
“[Oyster Fest] is kind
of unique in that it gives
people the opportunity to
get oysters in an area where
they’re not readily available,”
Galdikas said.
He said it gives people the
opportunity to try different
oysters from the West Coast
and East Coast and find out
what they like.
“The raw bar gives an extended
dining experience,”
Galdikas said.
Freyne said they go
through about 2,500 oysters
every year during the threeday
event. Of the eight to
10 varieties they serve each
year, about half are brought
in fresh from each coast.
For Freyne, Oyster Fest
is an extension of his roots.
He was born in Ireland and
moved to the United States
when he was 5 years old.
Galway, Ireland, is the
home of the world-famous
Galway International Oyster
Festival, which is a huge
affair with live music, dancing,
food, competitions and,
of course, Guinness.
While he said he did attend
the festival once as a
young child, he doesn’t re-
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Swimsuit cost at center of Lincoln-Way discrimination complaint
Kirsten Onsgard
Contributing Editor
A federal complaint alleges
that Lincoln-Way Community
High School District
210 treated female students
unequally by charging them
more for swimsuits.
The U.S. Department of
Education’s Office for Civil
Rights notified the district in
a Jan. 23 letter that it is investigating
whether “charging
[female students] more
than male students for required
physical education
swimsuits” violated Title IX
regulations, which prohibits
discrimination on the basis
of sex.
The complaint also alleges
that Lincoln-Way does not
properly communicate nondiscrimination
policies or
how to contact the district’s
Title IX coordinator.
“The District does not
widely disseminate a Notice
of Nondiscrimination that
meets the requirements of
Title IX, including referring
inquiries to the Title IX coordinator
or to OCR, and notifying
all of its students and
employees of the contact information
for the District’s
‘Title IX Coordinator,’” according
to the complaint.
Schools, colleges and
universities that receive
federal funding must comply
with Title IX and similar
policies — such as those
prohibiting discrimination
based on race, age, national
origin and disability — and
must notify students of their
policies.
The district requires all
freshmen to take swimming
for one quarter. While they
are not required to purchase
the swimsuits the district offers,
boys suits are sold for
$25 and girls suits for $40,
lower than the retail prices
of $38 and $65, respectively,
according to Superintendent
R. Scott Tingley.
The price of girls swimsuits
is higher because they
cost the district more to purchase,
he said.
“The selling of swimsuits
is not designed to generate
profit for the district,”
Tingley said in a statement
through a district spokeswoman.
In response to the second
complaint, Tingley pointed
to Title IX information
published in the district’s
parent-student handbook,
policy manual and website.
A search of the district’s
website found at least a
dozen nondiscrimination
notices, including board
meeting packets, employee
applications and the 2016-
2017 handbook.
The issue was initially
brought to Title IX Coordinator
Rob Schiffbauer on Sept.
10, 2016, Tingley said. The
person “was agreeable to our
response,” Tingley said, but
filed a complaint with the Office
for Civil Rights.
District spokeswoman
Taryn Atwell said Tingley
had “no recollection” of
other Title IX complaints
brought against the district,
and could not find any record
of a complaint. An attorney
and representatives
from the U.S. Department
of Education’s Office for
Civil Rights did not immediately
return a request for
comment.
If the Office for Civil
Rights finds the district discriminated
against female
students, it will attempt to
find a resolution with the district
to remedy the violation.
Lincoln-Way was required to
explain why it charges more
for girls swimsuits and how it
communicates nondiscrimination
protocol in a response
to the Office for Civil Rights.
Atwell said the district
believes it is in compliance
with the law.
“We are disappointed that
it has come to this point, as
we have addressed all concerns
of the complaint, and
this has never been an issue
in the past,” Tingley said in
a statement.
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ally remember it and hopes
to go back someday to fully
enjoy it.
As an adult, Fryne worked
in the hotel and restaurant
industry for many years
before deciding to open his
own restaurant and bar.
“I think every restaurant
guy, chef guy, male, female
— doesn’t really matter —
they want their own thing,”
Freyne said. “It was time
to stop working for other
people and start working for
myself.”
He said owning his own
business allows him room
to to experiment and try
new things — like producing
an oyster stout — without
someone telling him
what to do.
Many of the members
of his staff have worked at
Tribes since it opened in
2009, which is something
Freyne said makes them
more like family than coworkers.
“My passion kind of
gets contagious with these
guys,” he said.
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Chris, Greg and Nancy Crossett and Cindy and Jim Clarke enjoy crab legs during Oyster Fest Tribes Alehouse & Beer
Company.
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The mokena messenger’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
Karina Rydecki,
Mokena Junior High
School eighth-grader
Karina Rydecki was picked as
this week’s Standout Student
because of her academic performance.
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
I must have music while
I study. It keeps me focused
on my work, and I’m able to
tune out any distractions.
What do you like to do when
not in school or studying?
I love music, and I incorporate
band, choir and
marching band into my day.
I also am in the school musical,
“The Music Man.” I
am currently a member of
the MJHS Poms squad. I
also love horseback riding at
Nova Quarter Horses.
What is your dream job?
My hope is to get a job
in the music field, possibly
teaching music.
What is something people
don’t know about you?
A lot of people don’t know
that I’ve been to four countries
in Europe and that I
hope to go to the University
of Illinois.
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my mom and
my aunt. My mom inspires
me by doing the difficult
task of juggling work and
raising me. My Aunt Stephanie
motivates me to keep
moving forward, even when
it gets tough.
Who is your favorite teacher
and why?
Photo submitted
My favorite teacher is Mr.
Shaughnessy because he
helps me understand what
I’m learning, and he does it
in a fun, interesting way.
What’s your favorite class
and why?
My favorite class is Spanish
because it is a very interesting
language, and I learn
something new every day.
What’s one thing that stands
out about your school?
One thing that stands out
about our school is our great
music program and all the
extracurriculars students
have the opportunity to participate
in.
If you could change one thing
about school, what would
it be?
The only thing I would
change is the length of the
passing periods. Instead of
three minutes, it would be
four or five minutes so I
wouldn’t have to rush.
What is your best memory
from school?
The best memories from
school I have include being
selected as the drum major
for the MJHS marching
band, and also all the fun I
had in the musical “Bye Bye
Birdie” last year.
Standout Student is a weekly
feature in The Mokena Messenger.
Nominations come from
Mokena area schools.
School News
Providence Catholic High
School
Providence names January
students of the month
John Harper, Principal of
Providence Catholic High
School, recently announced
the school’s “Students of the
Month” for January.
Among those honored was
junior Emily Sicinski, of Mokena,
who earned the award
for her work on fine arts.
“We are very proud of
these students who were
recognized for achievements
and/or improvement
in school courses as well as
other school-related activities,”
Harper said.
Every month, each academic
department chairperson selects
one student as its student
of the month from a number
of students nominated by faculty
and staff. Students of the
month receive a certificate of
recognition, have their photos
displayed in Providence Catholic
High School’s main hallway
for the following month
and are invited as a group to
have lunch with the principal
and assistant principal, Janlyn
Auld.
Cornell College
Cornell College names
Mokena residents to dean’s
list
Cornell College recently
named more than 200 students
to its dean’s list for the
Fall 2016 semester.
Among those honored with
dean’s list designation were
Mokena natives Charlotte
Imlach, who earned highest
honors, and Joseph Sterchele,
who earned honors.
Honors signifies a semester
grade point average
of 3.6 to 3.79; high honors
signifies an average of 3.8
to 3.99; and highest honors
signifies a 4.0 grade point
average.
Illinois Sate University
Mokena students earn
dean’s list designation
The Illinois State University
Mennonite College of
Nursing recently named students
to its dean’s list.
Among those honored for
the fall semester were Maura
Kenny and Mackenzie Widule,
both of Mokena.
To be eligible for the dean’s
list, students must have completed
12 or more graded
hours during the semester.
Illinois Wesleyan University
Mokena native to perform
solo at Wesleyan’s Concerto-
Aria
Mokena native and Illinois
Wesleyan University
student Kelsey Maka was
recently selected as a soloist
for the annual Henry Charles
Memorial Concerto-Aria
Concert, which will be presented
Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
The Concerto-Aria concert
showcases Illinois
Wesleyan students on their
primary instruments. Maka
auditioned in front of Illinois
Wesleyan faculty members
and before a panel of judges
from outside of the School
of Music.
The vocal performance
and International Studies
double major said the
first thing she did when she
found out the results was call
her parents.
“I felt very happy that all
the hours I spent practicing
and preparing came through
in my audition,” she said.
“It really means a lot to be
chosen as a Concerto Aria
soloist because the level of
talent at Illinois Wesleyan is
exceptionally high.”
Maka will be performing
“Senza mamma” from Suor
Angelica by Puccini.
Maka is also involved in
the Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate
Choir and Opera
program, as well as internationally
oriented student organizations.
“I would not have been
able to experience the things
I have experienced had I
been at any other college,”
said Maka. “I have performed
in beautifully written
operas, been challenged and
encouraged by amazing professors
and have traveled the
world, all thanks to Illinois
Wesleyan.”
Illinois Wesleyan is a national
liberal arts university
that is exclusively undergraduate,
enrolling approximately
1,770 students from
33 states and 22 countries.
It is one of the few universities
in the country where
young musicians can combine
rigorous training of an
accredited school of music
with a liberal arts education.
Illinois Wesleyan’s School
of Music recently celebrated
its 150th anniversary and
enjoys a national reputation
for producing talented musicians,
vocalists, composers
and music educators. Illinois
Wesleyan is located in the
central Illinois community
of Bloomington-Normal.
University of Iowa
Mokena natives graduate
from Iowa
The University of Iowa
recently announced the students
who completed degrees
and participated in its
Fall 2016 commencement.
Among those who graduated
were Mokena natives
Matt Folgers, who received
a MAC degree in accounting,
and Andrew Napoli,
who received a BBA degree
in finance.
Iowa announces Mokena
natives named to dean’s list
The University of Iowa
recently announced the students
who were named to the
dean’s list for the Fall 2016
semester.
Among those were Alexa
Egan, Kathryn Garvey, Matthew
Hayes, Jessica Hossa,
Grant Leonard, Shane
McDevitt and Andrew Napoli,
all of Mokena.
The University of Iowa
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dedicated to academic
excellence, groundbreaking
discoveries and creations,
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the world, and a culture that
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Police Reports
Police: Man stole cigars
from tobacco shop
Wesley T. Yancey, 56,
of 10643 Shilling Road in
Frankfort, was charged Jan.
25 with retail theft after he
allegedly stole 57 cigars,
valued at $726.19, from a
tobacco store in the 11200
block of W. Lincoln Highway
during incidents that
occurred Jan. 2 and Jan. 17.
After coming into the police
station on Jan. 31, Yancey
reportedly returned seven of
the cigars he allegedly stole.
According to the report,
Yancey told police he took
cigars that were damaged
and not fit for sale.
Feb. 5
• Stephanie J. Bermudez,
20, of 1123 Oakland Ave.
in Joliet, was charged with
operating an uninsured
vehicle, driving on a suspended
driver’s license and
improper lighting after police
reportedly observed her
driving in a black Chevrolet
Cavalier with only one
working headlight at night.
After initiating a traffic
stop, police discovered that
her driver’s license was
suspended and she did not
have valid insurance on the
vehicle.
Jan. 30
• Abedelkarim Karan, 24,
of 8936 Lynze Lane in
Frankfort, was charged with
possession of hypodermic
needles and served an instate
warrant after police
reportedly responded to
a customer of the Gas N’
Wash at 8810 W. 191st St.
who was concerned about
another driver. Police arrived
at a blue Nissan Versa
parked at a gas pump and
observed Karan sleeping in
the vehicle, according to the
report. After speaking with
the subject, police reportedly
discovered that he had
an active warrant for failure
to appear in court. After
searching Karan, police discovered
a capped, apparently
used syringe, according
to the report. Karan allegedly
possessed the syringe
without a valid prescription.
Jan. 26
• Christine A. Meyers, 27,
of 17739 Ridgeland Ave. in
Tinley Park, was charged
with retail theft after she
allegedly stole seven fourpack
cases of Red Bull
8-ounce cans, valued at
$52.60, from a convenience
store in the 19100 block of
La Grange Road in Mokena.
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It’s a girl!
Alyssa Jones (nee Novak) and husband Andrew announce the birth of their first child, a
daughter. Eleanor Parker Jones was born Dec. 22 in Durham, North Carolina. Eleanor
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
New Lenox to become
village-wide obstacle course
The New Lenox Community
Park District took the
term “obstacle course” and
turned it up a notch.
For the past several years,
the park district hosted The
Amazing Race Challenge,
similar to the television
show “The Amazing Race”
— in which teams go to different
locations — but on
a local scale, to complete
challenges that lead to the
finish line.
But for this year’s event,
competitors will have to take
a more calculated approach.
Each station will be worth
different amounts of points
to divert it from being a race.
“It was automatically
given who the winners were
when people got back in the
order they came in,” said
NLCPD Recreation Supervisor
Tracy Wrase. “The way
we’re doing it now, there
will be different points at
different stations, so teams
won’t know when they get
back right away who the
winner is. It’ll be a more suspenseful
thing.”
Now named the Road
Rally Adventure, the event
is set to take place from 5:30
p.m.-midnight Saturday,
March 11 (Feb. 24 being the
soft deadline to register).
Roughly four hours will be
spent finishing challenges all
over the New Lenox village
limits. Then, teams are to enjoy
food, games, open bar, a
photo slideshow of the night
and an awards ceremony.
The cost is $260 per team
of four. All must be 21 or
older. The winners will get
their money back, along
with a trophy.
“This is something different,”
she said. “It’s not your
average scavenger hunt.”
Reporting by James Sanchez,
Editor. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Eagles boys basketball
shows unity in tough loss to
Lincoln-Way East
Lincoln-Way East’s Sam
Shafer scored 22 total points
— 15 in the second half —
to lead the Griffins Feb. 7 in
blowing out the Eagles 56-
36 in a SouthWest Suburban
Conference matchup.
But the Eagles found a
moment of team unity late in
the game, when reserves got
in, with Sandburg’s starters
voraciously cheering on
their teammates.
“We have a good group
of kids, and I enjoy coaching
them,” Allen said of that
team unity. “It’s good to
get those kids some playing
time, because they bust their
butts just like everybody
else for six months during
the season. It’s unfortunate
it had to be in this type of
situation, but it’s good to get
them in.”
Beyond that moment, the
Eagles also found something
to talk about in the performance
of Edmond Mila.
Mila scored 15 points and
had two rebounds.
“Edmond played really
well against them the first
time, too,” Allen said. “He
shot the ball well, and he’s
been struggling a little. So, it
was good to see.”
Barlow Alleruzzo finished
with eight points and five rebounds,
while Jason Pygon
added four assists and two
steals. Chris Toth and Max
Winans each scored two
points.
“Unfortunately, 36 points
is not going to beat a good
Lincoln-Way team,” Allen
said. “Defensively, I didn’t
think we were very good in
the second half. We’ve got
to keep the game in the 40s
for us to have a chance. We
just weren’t able to do that
tonight.”
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
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Tinley Park officials opt out
of Cook County ordinance to
raise minimum wage, offer
paid sick leave
The Village of Tinley Park
will not be implementing
Cook County’s ordinance
that looks to raise minimum
wage and offer paid sick
leave for employees.
At the Feb. 7 regular
board meeting, Tinley Park
officials voted unanimously
to opt out of the county’s
recently passed ordinance,
but they plan to still uphold
minimum wage laws set by
the State and federal government.
In October 2016, Cook
County adopted the “Earned
Sick Leave” Ordinance. This
measure allows employees
to earn an hour of paid
sick time for every 40 hours
worked. Employees also
have the opportunity to earn
up to 40 hours of paid sick
leave per year. Using the
county’s measure, employees
are to see an increase in
minimum wage to $10 by
July 1 and $13 by 2019.
“This particular ordinance,
I see problems for our
Village,” Trustee Michael
Pannitto said, noting the ordinance
is “too aggressive”
and would drive businesses
out of Tinley.
Because Tinley Park
shares a border with Will
County, Pannitto said he
was concerned that business
owners would have to raise
their prices to account for increased
financial burden.
“It would have put the
business in our Village at
a disadvantage,” Pannitto
said. “There would be less
jobs, and it would hurt everybody.
If there was a sick
leave [ordinance] that didn’t
mandate so much, I might
be for it, but this one wasn’t
the right one for our community.”
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Lockport Resource Center
looks to expand in fifth year
Cean Magosky stands next
to a shelf full of trinkets at
the Lockport Resource Center
and Thrift Shop, phone to
his ear, while Anne Magosky
sits across from him, scrolling
through the contact list
on her phone.
The pair is racking their
brains to figure out how to
help a Lockport resident in
need of finding an affordable
place to live, so that her
15-year-old daughter can
stay in the Lockport Township
High School district.
This effort is just one example
of the variety of services
provided by the Lockport
Resource Center.
The LRC was to celebrate
its fifth anniversary Tuesday,
Feb. 14, and since its
opening the organization
has made a significant impact
in the community. But
Cean, the president of the
LRC Board of Directors, and
Anne — his wife, a board
member and thrift store director
— want to expand the
LRC’s reach even further.
“What we’re trying to do
as we go into our fifth year,
is break away from [being]
just a thrift shop, because so
many people see us as just
the thrift shop,” Cean said.
The LRC offers emergency
relief loans for car repairs,
rent and home repairs as
well as a scholarship called
the Transformation Scholarship.
The organization also
works as a referral source
to the Will-Grundy Medical
Clinic. Those efforts are
funded through the thrift
store, which is the “face” of
the organization, Cean said.
Reporting by Max Lapthorne,
Editor. For more, visit
LockportLegend.com.
of 100th birthday
In 1917, the United States
declared war on Germany
in World War I, the Chicago
White Sox won their second
World Series championship
and Eugenie Lenc was born.
The third event on that list
occurred on Feb. 20, 1917.
Soon, the Homer Glen resident
is to celebrate her 100th
birthday.
Lenc’s milestone was
recognized during the Feb.
8 Village Board meeting,
where she was given a
proclamation from Mayor
George Yukich and the
Board of Trustees designating
her birthday as Genie
Lenc Day in Homer Glen.
“Feb. 20, 2017 is your
day,” Yukich said, wrapping
one arm around Lenc. “Enjoy
your special day.”
Lenc uttered a simple
“thank you” and received
a thunderous round of applause
upon receiving the
proclamation. She posed for
pictures with the mayor and
welcomed celebratory hugs
from her daughter, Mary
Thompson; son-in-law,
Mark; and caregiver, Theresa
Przygoda.
“It was a thrill; I was very
excited,” Lenc said. “[My
family] shares everything
with me — the good and the
bad.”
The proclamation was
organized by her longtime
friend, Judy Friebel. She
said she could not let Lenc’s
birthday pass without her receiving
proper recognition.
“I knew she was turning
100,” she said. “So, I wanted
to do something special for
her.”
Lenc’s greatest joy, she
said, comes from spending
time with her family.
“It was a special evening,
and now I can talk about it
to my friends and relatives,”
Lenc said.
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Letters to the Editor
Feeling grateful for the
opportunity
As I look forward to the
new year upon us, I feel
grateful, fortunate and eager.
First and foremost, I am
grateful for the community of
members within the Mokena
Chamber of Commerce, its
board of directors and its employees.
I am especially grateful
to our immediate past president,
Dennis Buxbaum. His
tireless work ethic, dedication
to volunteer causes and
willingness to put others’
needs ahead of his own for
the past three years has left
the Chamber on solid footing
with a bright future.
Thank you, Dennis. The Mokena
Chamber of Commerce
owes you a debt of gratitude.
From the editor
Get out of that comfort zone
Tim Carroll
tim@mokenamessenger.com
You have to try new
things.
Here’s an example:
it turns out oysters
are great.
I’d had them fried from
local seafood places in the
past, but my first experience
with real oysters — you
know, fresh and on the half
shell — came not too long
ago.
You see, it was 1814, and
we took a little trip along
with Colonel Jackson down
the Mighty Mississipp’. We
took a little bacon, and we
took a little beans, and we
caught the bloody British in
the town of New Orleans.
Nope. Sorry, folks. Got
into one of my reveries
again. That’s actually Johnny
Horton’s “The Battle of
New Orleans.”
But I was in New Orleans
at the beginning of the
month, and my goodness,
were those oysters good.
I feel fortunate for the
growth of Mokena’s thriving
business community. The
development of new businesses
within Mokena has
allowed the membership to
grow and let everyone know
the Village of Mokena is a
great location.
I am eager to get to work
continuing the legacy built
by the past presidents and
I take some time to warm
up to new things, I guess,
because I did not have any
of the raw oysters. Instead,
I went with the chargrilled
oysters at two different
restaurants in New Orleans,
both of which were phenomenal.
While I will miss the
spicy, delicious, abundant
cuisine of New Orleans, I
am glad to find out that I
can still get a good, quality
oyster closer to home, like
at Tribes Beer Company’s
Oyster Fest (Page 10).
No sugarcoating here,
friends. This is definitely me
taking the chance to write
a little bit about my trip to
New Orleans, probably my
first real vacation in about
eight years.
But this is also a chance
to write a bit about getting
out of one’s comfort zone
and trying new things.
Oysters, even in the delicious,
chargrilled construction,
were pretty new to me.
Most things fried taste pretty
much the same. Don’t get
me wrong; that mostly same
taste is pretty good. But the
chargrilled experience was
definitely quite different. It
turned out I looked hard at
the rest of the menu before
deciding to give them a go.
The rest of the trip included
some ventures out of my
board members. It is a legacy
of building connections
But more than anything
else, I am thankful. I am
thankful for and very much
look forward to the opportunity
to serve as president
of the Mokena Chamber of
Commerce and to work with
its members and board of directors
throughout 2017.
If there is any way you
believe we can improve the
Chamber or further aid the
community, please do not
hesitate to let us know.
We appreciate your continued
support of the Mokena
Chamber of Commerce.
Troy Griffiths
Mokena Resident and 2017
President of the Mokena
Chamber of Commerce
comfort zone, as well. For
instance, we spent a fair bit
of time on Bourbon Street,
which was just a block away
from our hotel.
That was kind of a
change of pace for me
because I tend to enjoy the
more mellow, harmonious
life to the hopping, chaotic
scene. But I gave it a go,
and just like oysters, I was
rewarded for exiting my
comfort zone.
I am not used to all that
hustle and bustle, and I
don’t know that I ever really
want to get fully used to it.
It was probably more fun
as a result of it being so
foreign to my everyday life.
But I really enjoyed it.
I still disliked being in
a crowded space, if only
because I hate the feeling
that I’m constantly in other
people’s way. But I was
able to push that thought
away and embrace the
unplanned — as a guide on
our haunted pub crawl put
it, the “usual unusual” —
of New Orleans in general
and the French Quarter
and Bourbon Street more
specifically.
Venturing beyond one’s
comfort zone is not always
going to be a great experience.
For instance, I didn’t
love absinthe. It’s not that
the rumors of it as a hallucinogenic
are true; it’s just
that it has a pronounced
anise taste that is really
unpleasant, in my opinion.
But still, I am glad I tried
it.
And I plan to do myself
a favor and try more new
things when such opportunities
arise. I think I always
knew untrampled ground
could be the most fertile,
but my trip to New Orleans
reinforced that notion and
served as a reminder that it’s
good to venture out every
once in a while.
As a rededicated proponent
of trying new things,
of getting out of one’s own
comfort zone, I guess I’ll
have to do just that next year.
If I haven’t already tried
them by that time, look out,
Tribes.
I’ll be there this time next
year, (hopefully) enjoying
my first raw oyster.
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A smattering of smooth
Mr. Smooth pays visit to Mokena Library,
tribute to crooning greats, Page 27
Some sage advice
The Dish looks at the complex flavor profile
of Bonefish Grill’s latest cocktail, Page 30
Mokena
Public Library
demonstrates candy
arts for patrons,
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Sue Peltzer, a Mokena resident and owner of Delicious Creations in Hickory Hills, tests her chocolate’s consistency before showing fellow residents the candy-making process.
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In Memoriam
Agnes M. Greene
Agnes M. Greene, 90, of
Mokena, died Feb. 3. She
is survived by her children,
Patrick (Kim) Greene and
Phillip (Pamela) Greene;
and grandchildren, Kelly,
Kevin and Tony (Melisa)
Greene. Visitation and a
memorial were held at
Hickey Memorial Chapel.
Interment Skyline Memorial
Cemetery.
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Brian J. Heurung
Brian J. Heurung, 65, of
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died Jan. 30. He was
a Lockport High School
graduate. He is survived by
his mother, Barbara Heurung;
wife, Michelle; two
sons, Brad (Lisa) Heurung
and Callan (fiancee’ Katie
Wolf) Heurung; sister,
Lori (James) Hubbs; niece,
Nikki Hubbs; and nephews,
Josh and Jeremy Redmon.
Celebration of life was held
at Fried Green Tomatoes.
James L. Mattas
James L. Mattas, 63, of
Mokena, died Feb. 4. He
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wife, Mary; children, Melissa
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and Stephen (Maddie
Majiski) Mattas; grandchildren,
Amelia Herdman and
Charlotte Mattas; sister, Judith
(Nick) Mokelke; many
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survived by his wife, Doris;
children, Diane Locotosh,
Karen (Clarke) Milne and
David (Sheri) Moutrey;
grandchildren, Jennifer,
Christine, Abraham, Tana,
Sarah, Alex and Eric; greatgrandchildren,
Sydney,
Coleman and Madison; sister,
Loraine Elliott; sisterin-law,
Sandra Moutrey;
and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held at
Contact Jessica Nemec
@708.326.9170 ex.46
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Vandenberg Funeral Home.
A memorial service was
held at Immanuel Lutheran
Church. Interment Skyline
Memorial Park. In lieu of
flowers, donations to Immanuel
Lutheran Church or
American Parkinson Disease
Association, www.apdaparkinson.org,
would be
appreciated.
Faith Briefs
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th
St., Mokena)
Faith That Stands
5 p.m. every Sunday. Join
the service which takes a
closer look at the book of First
Corinthians. For more information,
call (312) 350-2279.
Ladies Bible Study
7 p.m. every Thursday.
Meetings take place at The
Talking Shirt Boutique,
19805 S. LaGrange Road in
Mokena. For more information,
call (312) 350-2279.
Men’s Bible Study
The men’s bible study is
held quarterly at Cracker
Barrel, 18531 N. Creek
Drive in Tinley Park. The
meetings are held at 9 a.m.,
and men will enjoy studying
the Bible over breakfast.
Discipleship
10:15-10:45 a.m. Sundays.
The pastor or church
leaders are available to meet
with patrons. This meeting
is for those interested in getting
questions answered and
starting a journey of faith.
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For
more information, call (312)
350-2279.
Frank J. Slewoski
Frank J. Slewoski, 90, of
Mokena, died Feb. 3. He
was a World War II U.S.
Navy veteran. He is survived
by his wife, Dolores
F. Slewoski; son, Kenneth
(Nancy) Slewoski; grandchildren,
Dan (Jennifer)
Slewoski, Nicole (Ben)
Anderson, Kate (Jeremy)
Robinson and Joe (Heather)
Slewoski; four great-grandchildren;
sisters-in-law of
Theresa Slewoski and Marilyn
Bell; and many nieces
and nephews. Visitation and
a funeral Mass were held at
St. Mary Catholic Church.
Interment private.
Have someone’s life you’d like
to honor? Email Editor Tim
Carroll at tim@mokenamessenger.com
with information
about a loved one who was a
part of the Mokena community.
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena
Baptist offers Sunday
School classes for all ages.
For more information, call
(312) 350-2279.
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100
Second St., Mokena)
Traditional Service
8 a.m. traditional mass,
9:45 a.m. contemporary &
traditional music in a service
of praise and reverence. Supervised
childcare available.
For more information, call
(708) 479-5123.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th
Ave., Mokena)
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:
p.m. Sundays
Adoration
Wednesdays following
8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
until 6:45 p.m.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Amanda Stoll at
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com
or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34.
Deadline is noon Thursday one
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Booking a sale-boat cruise
Friends of the
Library bring in more
than $2,500 in sales
Submitted by Friends of the
Mokena Community Public
Library District
The Friends of the Mokena
Community Public Library
District book sale was
held Jan. 27 and 28 at the
library.
The book sale brought in
$2,572, which exceeds the
same sale held a year ago
and the sale in the fall of
2016.
Because of the success of
this sale and the number of
volunteers, the Friends of
the Library are exploring extending
the Friday hours for
the next sale, which is to be
held May 12 and 13.
The Friends of the Library
are currently conducting a
membership drive for 2017,
A look at the book sale’s extensive collection for purchase.
and they enrolled 146 members.
The benefits of membership
include a free book
at each sale and early entry
into the sales.
All of the revenue collected
during the book sale is
to be used to purchase items
for the library. At the present
time, the library asked that
the Friends of the Library
continue to build its balance
for future purchases.
At the conclusion of the
sale, unsold books were
donated to a local literacy
program, two schools, two
small libraries, three nursing
homes, a resale shop and the
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D210 remembers longtime athletic secretary
Meredith Dobes
Freelance Reporter
It is often those behind the
scenes who do not receive the
recognition or the awards for
the vital work they contribute.
Terri Rossi, a longtime
athletic secretary in Lincoln-Way
Community High
School District 210 and former
First Lady of Frankfort,
could be categorized as someone
whose work was primarily
done behind the scenes,
but her caring, charismatic
personality radiated out for
the Lincoln-Way community
to see.
Today, her personality is
what many remember her for.
Rossi, 63, of Frankfort,
died Feb. 4 at the Joliet Area
Community Hospice House
in Joliet. She leaves behind a
legacy in both the high school
district and the Frankfort
communities.
“We were so fortunate to
have had Terri Rossi in our
lives and in the Lincoln-Way
East football family for over
15 years,” said Rob Zvonar,
East football head coach.
“Terri leaves a legacy of selflessness
and kindness that
will never be forgotten. She
constantly put the needs of
others before herself and did
everything she could to help
the coaches, student-athletes,
parents, faculty and administration
have a better experience
at Lincoln-Way.”
Rossi started her career at
the school district as a financial
secretary at East, transferred
to the role of athletic
secretary at Lincoln-Way
Central and finished as the
athletic secretary at East. She
retired in 2015 and was an
honorary captain of the East
football team.
Her colleagues remember
her as a great friend who
would always put others first
and go out of her way to help.
“She took care of everybody,”
said Brian Papa, former
East girls soccer head
coach. “There was not a time
I met her she wasn’t willing to
help. If I didn’t know something,
and she didn’t know it,
she’d find it out for me. …
She was an awesome person
— a good, good person.”
Rossi also had an impact
on students’ lives at Lincoln-
Way. She worked to organize
and start the Lincoln-Way
East bookstore, Frankfort
Mayor Jim Holland said.
“There’s hardly a studentathlete
at East who didn’t
know Terri Rossi over the last
probably 10 years or so,” Holland
said. “She was outgoing,
friendly and well-liked. ...
The memory of her that I will
take away is the positive impact
she had on the students
and staff at Lincoln-Way East
High School.”
Holland said he remembered
first meeting Rossi
when she was involved in
planning a Save the Water
Tower Ball in the 1990s in
Frankfort — an effort to maintain
the historic water tower
near the Frankfort Chamber
of Commerce building.
Rossi’s husband, Ray Rossi,
was the mayor of Frankfort
from 1993-2005.
“I don’t think I’ve ever
heard anybody say anything
negative about Terri, and that
speaks volumes about who
she was,” Papa said.
In addition to helping out
when needed at East and
demonstrating kindness to
students and staff alike, Rossi
kept things organized and
paid attention to all of the
little details that made things
easier for everyone else, he
added.
Some of Papa’s favorite
memories of Rossi are moments
he would come to her
with concerns or frustrations,
and she would listen and tell
him that everything would
work out.
“People just remember
her,” he said. “I know how
I’ll remember her and the
fond memories I have of how
she helped me get through
instances. It’s usually the
Terri Rossi, who was a honorary captain of the Lincoln-Way East football team after she retired from the district in 2015,
does the coin toss for one of the Griffins’ football games. Photos Submitted
people behind the scenes who
don’t get the accolades, and
she’s one of those people behind
the scenes.”
Zvonar added that Rossi
made the athletic office at
East a better place and made
everyone who entered feel
welcomed.
“Terri had a genuine love,
care and concern for those
whom she was around,” he
said.
Rossi is survived by husband
Raymond “Ray” Rossi;
children Amanda (Michael)
Marshall, Brandon (Kristin)
Rossi, Carmen Rossi and
Drake Rossi; siblings Sharon
(Dave) Pavletich, Floyd (Patti)
Wilson and Scott (Jane)
Wilson; and grandchildren
Brock Marshall, Chase Marshall,
Gianna Marshall, Gage
Marshall, Miabella Marshall,
Madeline Rossi and Tyler
Rossi.
Terri Rossi (center) stands with some Lincoln-Way East football players . Rossi, a longtime
Lincoln-Way employee and avid football fan, died Feb. 4.

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Candy-making event comes to Mokena Public Library
Ryan Esguerra
Freelance Reporter
The Mokena Community
Public Library District decided
to treat its guests to
something special in the latest
weekly program at the
library.
On Feb. 5, the library hosted
Mokena resident Sue Peltzer,
owner and demonstrator
at Delicious Creations, located
in Hickory Hills. Delicious
Creations is a full retail
candy shop open to the public
with a made-to-order bakery
specializing in candy making
and cake decorating.
“We do demonstrations
like this at a lot of the libraries
and churches around the
area,” Peltzer said.
“The librarian was looking
for people to come and
do demonstrations when she
saw my shirt. ... And she
asked what Delicious Creations
was, and it went from
there.”
The class, which was Valentine’s
Day-themed, was
open to people ages 18 and
older who were looking to
make special treats with
someone special. In front of
the group, Peltzer demonstrated
the process of melting
her specialty chocolate down,
as well as a step-by-step process
teaching the class how to
use chocolate to make candy.
With a light-hearted approach,
Peltzer led a lively
class in the creation of
chocolate-covered caramel
turtles, peanuts, raisins, pretzels,
white chocolate orange
crunch bark and chocolatedipped
marshmallows with
sprinkles. Participants were
allowed to take all of their
creations home after the program.
“This was a good group of
people to work with,” Peltzer
said. “I love the fun classes
that are loud, communicative
and make a little trouble with
Sue Peltzer (middle), the owner of Delicious Creations, helps Mokena resident Jim
Cronkhite (left) and Rich Dudek, of New Lenox, make their candy creations Feb. 5 during
a demonstration at the Mokena Community Public Library District. Photos by Laurie
Fanelli/22nd Century Media
each other.”
Peltzer went on to say that
she designs her creations to
be easy enough to make that
they can be made outside the
demonstration room.
“This is just another event,
especially during Valentine’s
Day, that people will participate
in and use when the
class is done,” Peltzer said.
“I would say at least half
the people make at home the
chocolates that they learn to
build here.”
New Lenox resident Betty
Dudek and her husband,
Richard, make it a point to
come to programs hosted
at the Mokena library each
week. Dudek said that this
week’s event, in particular,
ranks high on her list of library
programs.
“I usually go to all of the
events that they have on Saturdays,
and this one ranks
real high up there for me,”
Dudek said. “It was very
interesting, and she did a really
good job. ... I am going
to try to use these recipes in
the future; I am going to go
to her shop, buy some things
Donna Saxton tops her marshmallow cone with sprinkles.
and try.”
The candy demonstration
is one of many programs
hosted at the Mokena Community
Public Library District.
Peltzer, who said she
has attended demonstrations
on how to crotchet, praised
the library for its ability to organize
quality programs that
people can come to for free.
“The library offers great
programs to people,” Peltzer
said. “Stuff like this is nice
for the village because they
offer these programs to people
for free.
“People can come out,
have a good time and not get
charged for it, which is nice.”
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Donna Saxton helps Chester Katarzynki fill his cone with
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A dose of Smooth, a glimmer of Zirconia
Sinatra, Diamond
singers perform at
Mokena Library
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
Singing in a library back
in the day would have been
frowned upon.
Even if the crooner was
performing the timeless
classics of Frank Sinatra,
Bobby Darin and Tony Bennett,
an old-school librarian
with the glasses on the
edge of her nose and wearing
a crocheted shawl over
her shoulders would have
curtly told the unwelcome
offender to pipe down – or,
perhaps, even kick him out.
OK, maybe that depiction
of the librarian is a
caricature, but it was not so
long ago that making noise
above a whisper in a library
was grounds for a reprimand;
but as libraries become
more utilized as multipurpose
venues instead of
solely as places people go
to study in silence, a little
loudness is, on occasion,
tolerated and even encouraged.
Such was the case the afternoon
of Saturday, Feb. 11,
when performers of songs
by Frank, Dean Martin and
Neil Diamond, among others,
had a crowd of more
than 30 people clapping and
dancing in their seats. Even
a few patrons checking out
books within earshot of the
show could not help but
move to the beat.
“Songs of the Legends
with Mr. Smooth” featured
Vincent DiFiore in a Valentine’s
Day-themed performance
that drew primarily
senior citizens looking for a
good time on an unseasonably
warm February day.
DiFiore was joined by Joey
Zirconia, who performed
Joey Zirconia, who joked that his name comes from
“a cheap imitation diamond,” belts out a song by Neil
Diamond during the performance.
spot-on renditions of several
Neil Diamond classics,
and joked his last name
stems from the fact he is “a
cheap imitation diamond.”
The show was part of a
series that runs at the library
from September through
May and will on upcoming
Saturdays include Broadway
show tunes, a Mardi
Gras celebration and a St.
Patrick’s Day jazz concert.
The concept is to bring music
and other arts to library
patrons, library Director
of Young Adults Programs
Wendy Asbridge said.
“We’ve always done the
music side as well as the
educational,” Asbridge said,
noting that the musical acts
have been a huge draw. “We
had 60 people for Elvis in
January. People really like
the legends or the oldies, so
it’s a lot of fun. It’s great.
They’re very appreciative,
and they really enjoy it.”
The two entertainers
kept the audience’s attention
with both music and
friendly banter between
songs. DiFiore frequently
provided background and
history to the songs before
singing — such as when he
noted his performance of
“Unchained Melody” would
be Barry Manilow’s version
— and at one point while he
Vincent DiFiore performs a tune during a “Songs of the Legends” show held Saturday,
Feb. 11, at the Mokena Community Public Library District. DiFiore sang songs by Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin, Barry Manilow and other vocalists. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd
Century Media
was crooning, he passed out
roses to the ladies in the audience.
Leona Kremsner, of Orland
Park, was captivated
by the performers.
“Oh, my gosh, I thought
it was wonderful, just was
fabulous,” she said. “I love
it, I love it. Neil Diamond,
he’s terrific, I couldn’t believe
how good he was, but
I like them all.”
DiFiore, a former electrical
contractor, has been
producing “legends” shows
since 1972. He is a lifelong
lover of music, and as
a youth sang in the school
choir; then as a young
adult had the opportunity
to sing occasionally with a
big band. He took over as
a vocalist full-time when
one night, while producing
an event, his Sinatra performer
balked at opening
the show.
“He said Sinatra never
opened a show,” he recalled.
“So my Elvis vocalist said,
‘What are we going to do?’”
DiFiore coaxed “Frank,”
whose real name was Frank
as well, into performing that
night, but that would be the
reluctant Blue Eyes’ final
show.
“After that I though that,
‘You know, I can do as well
as him,’ and I started singing
Sinatra and Dean Martin.”
The vocalists whose
songs DiFiore performs —
he does not impersonate,
but rather sings in his own
voice — are entertainers
he has admired for years.
Which songs are his favorites
has largely depended
on variables, including the
time of the year and where
DiFiore is in his life at the
time, he said.
“‘My Way’ is always
touching ‘cause it’s a Sinatra
song,” he explained.
“The song that is always a
real hit with me is ‘That’s
Amore,’ because the crowd
really gets into it; I can
probably sing that forever
and no one ever gets tired of
it. Then there’s other songs
that, as your life changes,
they become your favorites.”
DiFiore’s objective when
Library patrons (left to right) Ann Marie Mikaiayunas and
Nancy Healy applaud after a song by entertainer “Mr.
Smooth.”
he performs is to provide
his audience a good show,
engage his listeners and
even touch them in some
way.
“Music touches everyone
in different ways,” he
said. “All I want to do is
make someone happy when
I entertain. This is live, so
there’s good action that happens
with the audience. And
that’s what you want to do,
is touch that audience, have
them remember you after
you’re done.”

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of your home this Spring
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Hearing Clinic _________________________
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Orthopedic ___________________________
Pediatrician ___________________________
Physical Therapy _______________________
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Podiatrist _____________________________
Senior Living __________________________
Urgent Care ___________________________
Vision Center __________________________
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DININg
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Barbecue _____________________________
Beer Garden __________________________
Breakfast ____________________________
Brewery _____________________________
Brunch ______________________________
Buffet _______________________________
Burger _______________________________
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Candy/Popcorn ________________________
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Family owned & operated since 1959
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Deli/Sub sandwiches ____________________
Doughnuts ____________________________
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Gyros _______________________________
Happy Hour ___________________________
Hibachi Grill ___________________________
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Ice Cream ____________________________
Irish pub _____________________________
Italian Restaurant _______________________
Juice/Smoothies _______________________
Mexican Restaurant _____________________
New Restaurant (Feb. 2016-present) _________
Outdoor Dining ________________________
Pizza ________________________________
Pizza - Chicago-style ____________________
Pizza - Most creative ____________________
Pizza - Thick Crust ______________________
Pizza - Thin crust _______________________
Ribs ________________________________
Seafood - Fast Food _____________________
Seafood - Fine Dining ____________________
Soup ________________________________
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Music Lessons ________________________
Personal Trainer _______________________
Wedding Venue ________________________
Weekend Destination Spot ________________
Yoga ________________________________
PETS
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All vacations are approved on a promotional basis and are subject to availability. Blackout dates do
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including both five days prior to and after. Trips are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for
cash. Apple Vacations reserves the right to substitute the vacation with another of equal value, equal
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determined by Apple Vacations. Trips are valid for two adults ONLY per room and do not include any
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W LINCOLN HWY
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Rep ID: 16553
Artist: Rathinakumar for Saranya 22nd Century Media’s Southwest Choice Awards
Rep Name: RARICK,L
QC: Shanmugam prize Pushpavalli - one three-night trip for two (2) adults to Riu Caribe
in Cancun, Mexico, courtesy of Apple Vacations.
Sls Office: ORL
CMR Number:
and Lobster Tail, Perch,
Cust ID: 1213154960
CMR Client:
Catfish, Cod, Calamari, Smelts,
Please see instructions and official rules below.
Oysters, Po’ Boy sandwiches
and so much more!
MON-SAT: 11 am-9pm
Closed SUN
*S9783032131882-101*
1 LB
JUMBO FRIED
SHRIMP
$13.50
Not valid with other
offers. Exp
3/31/17
5438 W. 127TH ST. 7601 S. CICERO AVENUE
ALSIP
FORD CITY MALL
708-897-9192 773-884-0355
Mon-Sat 10 am-9pm
Sunday 11 am-6pm
BOBBIE NOONAN’S CHILD CARE
Preschool, Kindergarten, Day Care, And Summer Camp
Quality Care Since 1964
Our locations:
Alsip Joliet
708-385-2288 815-741-2627
Palos Hills Lockport
708-599-0101 815-838-2855
Tinley Park Frankfort
708-532-5566 815-469-2627
Homer Glen Tinley Park
708-301-3939 (167th St.)
708-532-7676
For Distinctive People
www.bobbienoonans.com
15256 S. LaGrange Rd.
Orland Park
(708) 349-0600
5140 W. 159th St.
Oak Forest
(708) 687-8282
Open Daily 7:00am - 3:00pm
00
$4. OFF
ANY ORDER $30 OR MORE
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Phone Numbers Addresses We have Kids, Web Seniors Address E-Mail Address Spelling Other Names
Photos/Artwork
Valid Mon-Fri Only.
& Carry-out menus. IF CHANGES ARE NEEDED:
Please indicate all changes legibly, then sign & date and return by mail to:
Small party or gathering?
Limit 1 Coupon per Table.
h G Noonan Dba We have a conference room!
Not good with other offers or on
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holidays.
Dex Media • Attn: Graphics • 10200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North • St. Petersburg, chance FL of 33716 winning. Prize is not transferable. No prize substitution except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local
taxes as well as all departure taxes, insurance, fees and fuel surcharges (approximately $350-$415 per person, subject to change) will be advised by Apple Promotional Bookings and must be paid by the traveler to
Pay special attention to phone numbers, addresses, business name, internet addresses (case sensitive), spelling/typographical
errors, placement of text in the Product, photos/artwork and the publications in which you
Apple
want the
Vacations
Product
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SIGNATURE
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Open Daily
AT 11:00AM
Banquets
FOR UP TO 120 GUESTS
BEAUTY
Barber _______________________________
Beauty School _________________________
Day spa ______________________________
Hair Salon ____________________________
Mani/Pedi ____________________________
Massage ____________________________
Tanning Salon _________________________
HEALTH
Assisted Living ________________________
Chiropractor __________________________
Dentist ______________________________
Doctor _______________________________
Emergency Room _______________________
OFFICIAL RULES
SPONSOR: 22nd Century Media, 11516 W. 183rd Place. 3SW, Orland Park, IL 60467.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER: Complete a 2017 Southwest Choice Awards Official Entry Ballot in the February editions of 22nd Century Media’s southwest publications (includes The Frankfort Station, The
Homer Horizon, The Lockport Legend, The Mokena Messenger, The New Lenox Patriot, The Orland Park Prairie and The Tinley Junction). At least 50 categories must be filled in on the Entry Ballot in order to be eligible
for the Prize. Mail entries to: “Southwest Choice Awards c/o 22nd Century Media, 11516 W. 183rd Place 3SW, Orland Park, IL 60467. Hand-delivered entries and online entries will be accepted. No photocopies or
mechanical reproductions. The sweepstakes begins Feb. 2, 2017, and ends Feb. 28, 2017. Entries must be received by no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected,
mutilated, incomplete, illegible, stolen, or postage-due mail or otherwise undeliverable entries. The winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received on or about March 15, 2017. The
winner will be notified by phone within 15 days of drawing. A voucher for the prize will be awarded within 30 days after the winner has been notified and chosen. For a copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed
stamped envelope to “Southwest Choice Awards” c/o 22nd Century Media, 11516 W. 183rd Place 3SW, Orland Park, IL 60467. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.
CONDITIONS: Sponsor is not responsible for printing, production, typographical or other errors or omissions. Prize winner may be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release
before receiving Prize. If affidavit and release are not returned within seven (7) days of the Prize drawing, or if the Prize winner is ineligible, the Prize may be forfeited and an alternate Prize winner may be randomly chosen
from among all eligible entrants. Winner will be required to provide proof of insurance at the time of delivery. • All taxes associated with the Prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. By entering, participants
agree to be bound by the official rules (and the Sponsor’s interpretation thereof) and consent to the use of their name, photograph, and/or likeness for advertising/publicity without further consideration, except where
prohibited by law. Sponsor may prohibit entrants from participating in the Sweepstakes and disqualify entries if they attempt to enter the Sweepstakes through means not described in the rules, attempt to disrupt the
Sweepstakes or circumvent the rules, act in an unsportsmanlike manner or with an intent to annoy or harass any other entrant or Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes should
unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. In the event Sponsor terminates
Sweepstakes due to unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor, Sponsor shall award the Prize in a random drawing of all entrants to one eligible participant, based upon the
rules of eligibility. All decisions are final. • Odds of winning depend upon the number of entries received. Possible entries are unlimited in number and only one prize will be awarded. A purchase will not improve
of your home this Spring
18445 Thompson Court
Tinley Park, Illnois 60477
Hearing Clinic _________________________
Home Health Care ______________________
Hospital ______________________________
OB/GYN ______________________________
Orthodontist __________________________
Orthopedic ___________________________
Pediatrician ___________________________
Physical Therapy _______________________
Place to have a Baby ____________________
Podiatrist _____________________________
Senior Living __________________________
Urgent Care ___________________________
Vision Center __________________________
Weight Loss Center _____________________
DININg
Asian fusion ___________________________
Bakery ______________________________
Barbecue _____________________________
Beer Garden __________________________
Breakfast ____________________________
Brewery _____________________________
Brunch ______________________________
Buffet _______________________________
Burger _______________________________
Business Lunch ________________________
Candy/Popcorn ________________________
Carry-Out ____________________________
Caterer ______________________________
Chicken Wings _________________________
Thank you for voting us
Best Place to Buy
Windows and Doors
Family owned & operated since 1959
708.342.0900
www.schaafwindow.com
Chinese food __________________________
Coffee Shop ___________________________
Date night spot ________________________
Deli/Sub sandwiches ____________________
Doughnuts ____________________________
Family-owned restaurant _________________
Fine Dining ___________________________
Fried Chicken _________________________
Greek Restaurant _______________________
Gyros _______________________________
Happy Hour ___________________________
Hibachi Grill ___________________________
Hot Dogs _____________________________
Ice Cream ____________________________
Irish pub _____________________________
Italian Restaurant _______________________
Juice/Smoothies _______________________
Mexican Restaurant _____________________
New Restaurant (Feb. 2016-present) _________
Outdoor Dining ________________________
Pizza ________________________________
Pizza - Chicago-style ____________________
Pizza - Most creative ____________________
Pizza - Thick Crust ______________________
Pizza - Thin crust _______________________
Ribs ________________________________
Seafood - Fast Food _____________________
Seafood - Fine Dining ____________________
Soup ________________________________
Industry-leading professionals,
ready to make your experience as
rewarding as it is relaxing.
20821 S. LaGrange Rd., Frankfort 60423 • 815-469-0660
15194 S. LaGrange Rd, Orland Park 60462 • 708-364-0660
1243 S. State St., Lemont 60439 • 630-243-0660
Sports Bar ____________________________
Steakhouse ___________________________
Sushi Restaurant _______________________
Thai Restaurant ________________________
EDUCATION
Private K-8th Grade School _______________
Private High School _____________________
Preschool ____________________________
FITNESS & RECREATION
Art Studio ____________________________
Bowling Alley _________________________
Casino ______________________________
Country Club __________________________
Dance Studio _________________________
Driving Range _________________________
Family Entertainment Center ______________
Gaming Center ________________________
Golf Course ___________________________
Fitness Center/Gym _____________________
Hotel _______________________________
Live Entertainment Venue ________________
Movie Theater _________________________
Music Lessons ________________________
Personal Trainer _______________________
Wedding Venue ________________________
Weekend Destination Spot ________________
Yoga ________________________________
PETS
Pet Boarding __________________________
All vacations are approved on a promotional basis and are subject to availability. Blackout dates do
apply. Travel dates are final and will not be extended. Travel is not permitted during holiday periods
including both five days prior to and after. Trips are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for
cash. Apple Vacations reserves the right to substitute the vacation with another of equal value, equal
Apple rating or within the same hotel chain should any unforeseen circumstance occur. Hotel to be
determined by Apple Vacations. Trips are valid for two adults ONLY per room and do not include any
special promotions. NO room upgrades. Winner must be at least 21 years old or traveling with a legal
guardian. Employees of participating companies and its properties, sponsors, vendors and their immediate
families are not eligible to win.
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30 | February 16, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger DINING OUT
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The Dish
Bonefish fashions four-flavor drink in pomegranate and sage martini
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
When it comes to flavor
profiles, drinks usually lean
toward sweet, sour, bitter or,
on rare occasions, savory.
But instead of committing
to just one, the latest
cocktail at Bonefish Grill
in Orland Park tries to capture
all four in one blend for
something that also plays to
the hopefully soon-to-come
spring season by being
“light and refreshing,” according
to managing partner
Nicholas Kapellas.
The pomegranate and
sage martini ($9.10) — unlike
some of the restaurant’s
seasonal repeats, a
completely new offering
— combines Reyka smallbatch
vodka, fresh sage simple
syrup, POM Wonderful
100 percent pomegranate
juice, Cointreau, freshlysqueezed
lemon juice and
Angostura bitters, as far as
the franchise-wide recipe
goes, though Orland Park in
particular makes use of Art
in the Age’s Sage liqueur.
“The pomegranate juice
is a hot thing right now,
with all of the antioxidants
in it,” Kapellas explained.
“We try to use the freshest
products.”
The cocktail also may
use the optional addition
of pasteurized egg whites,
which are designed to act
as a flavor enhancer, bringing
the pomegranate to the
forefront and balancing the
complexity of the flavors in
the mix.
“It also adds that frothy
top to it,” Kapellas said.
The finished mix is topped
with a sage leaf not only for
the sake of presentation, but
also to add to the aroma of
the cocktail.
The pomegranate and
lemon hit the sour taste
buds, while the orange liqueur
and syrup strike the
sweet ones. The sage offers
the savory element, while
the bitters live up to their
namesake.
While the pomegranate
and sage martini offers diners
something undoubtedly
new, it was inspired, in part,
by the great success of the
restaurant’s long-standing
Bonefish Pomegranate Martini,
a house-made infusion
with Fris vodka, pomegranate
and fresh mango.
“That’s a huge hit, but we
wanted to take a little swing
on it,” Kapellas said. “Sage
is a great fresh ingredient
that has a lot of flavor.”
The timing could not be
better, either, for of-age
guests looking to give it a
try. The cocktail is already
on the menu and plans to be
around until May 1. Before
then, however, Bonefish is
running a “Martini Mondays”
promotion through
March 20, so diners looking
to try the latest offering
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The pomegranate and sage martini ($9.10) at Bonefish Grill
in Orland Park features Reyka small-batch vodka, a hint
of sage, pure pomegranate juice and lemon juice, finished
with a fresh sage leaf. Bill Jones/22nd Century Media
on the cheap can get it for
$5 instead of the regular
price by visiting on a Monday.
Best paired with ...
While diners typically
think food, then what
matches it well for a drink,
it is not out of bounds to
handle that choice in the
other direction.
For anyone just dying
to try the new pomegranate
and sage martini, and
then wondering what best
pairs with the drink, Kapellas
recommends Bonefish’s
most-prized appetizer, the
Bang Bang Shrimp.
That said, with the complexity
of the drink itself,
diners looking for something
new to accompany
it are free to let their eyes
wander across the menu.
Prefer bubbles?
For those with a preference
for things like Bellinis,
mimosas or blackberry sangria,
Sunday would be the
day of choice at Bonefish
Grill.
Among the restaurant’s
offerings from 10 a.m.-2
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15537 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park
Hours
• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
• 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
For more information ...
Web: www.bonefishgrill.
com/locations/il/orlandpark
Phone: (708) 873-5170
p.m. on a special brunch
menu is the “Endless Bubbles
Brunch” ($19.90),
which gives the diner his or
her choice of eggs Benedict,
Brunch Favorite or omelet,
as well as an endless supply
of one of the three aforementioned
drinks.
“Brunch is one people
don’t realize we have,” Kapellas
said.
Endless Bubbles also are
available for $6 by the glass
or $12 with any entrée.
Readers are reminded to
brunch responsibly.
Hurry, before it’s gone!
Modern Pomegranate Martini Recipe
Bonefish Grill shares the secrets to making a martini
similar to its recent addition, the pomegranate and
sage martini.
Ingredients
• 1.5 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce sage simple
syrup
• 1 ounce POM
Wonderful 100 percent
pomegranate juice
• .25 ounces Cointreau
or similar orange-flavored
liqueur
• 1 ounce freshly
squeezed lemon juice
• 2 dashes Angostura
bitters
• .5 ounces pasteurized
egg whites (optional)
Method
• Pack a pint glass or a
martini shaker with ice.
• Combine all ingredients
in a shaker tin and shake
until icy cold.
• Strain into a frozen
martini glass.
• Garnish with fresh sage
leaf for garnish.
Making a fresh sage simple
Syrup
Bring 6 cups of water
to a rolling boil. Add 4
cups of sugar in the raw
(for richer texture) or
superfine sugar and stir
until sugar is dissolved.
Add 10-15 fresh sage
leaves and let boil for
two minutes. Turn off
heat and let cool. Cover
and refrigerate for 24-48
hours.
Note: The sage needs
On Bonefish Grill’s special
menu — but only until
it changes again Feb. 28
— is a black cod with miso
($24.90) entrée, featuring
what Kapellas calls a “melt
time to infuse throughout
the simple syrup, so the
longer you infuse, the
brighter your flavor will be.
Helpful hints
• The orange liqueur
(Cointreau or similar)
is going to add a bit of
balance to the martini
but not a ton of flavor,
so tweak the flavor of
cordial that you use to
best accommodate the
flavors that you love. For a
richer flavor, use a liqueur
like Grand Marnier. For a
sweeter orange flavor, use
Cointreau. For something
different, try Solerno
blood orange liqueur.
• For an alternate to
orange liqueur, use
St.-Germain elderflower
liqueur or Domaine de
Canton ginger liqueur.
• Without the egg
whites, pull back slightly
on the pomegranate
juice, depending upon
sweetness desired.
• Do not forget the
bitters. It’s a key element
to the perfect balance in
this martini.
• For perfect aromatics,
clap the fresh sage
between your hands
before garnishing the
martini. This will release
the oils and bring the
aroma to the forefront.
in your mouth” fish featuring
a house-made misoyaki
sauce, served with fingerling
potatoes, fresh baby
bok choy and pickled ginger.

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Valentine’s Day Coloring Contest
draws hundreds of children’s entries
Three Mokena
winners picked from
pool of 53
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Given the opportunity
once again this year, area
youths did not hesitate to
show their love and appreciation
for America’s armed
forces.
Publisher 22nd Century
Media Southwest Chicago’s
Valentine’s Day Coloring
Contest for weeks asked for
area children to download a
blank heart entry form and
color it, with all of the entries
to be sent through an
area organization to active
military, as well as veterans.
When all was said and done
Feb. 8, the seven newspapers
across the branch collected a
total of 557 entries, with 53
of those coming from Mokena
children.
The Mokena Messenger’s
staff judged the entries
across three age categories
based on creativity and neatness.
The three Mokena youths
who rose to the top of the
pile were Giuliana Djikas,
Mya Rompala and Audrey
Feil.
Each of the three winners
are to receive a certificate for
a free Kids’ Meal at Culver’s
Tinley Park, 18248 Sayre
Ave.
Pictured are the winning entries of (left to right) Giuliana Djikas, Mya Rompala and Audrey
Feil for The Mokena Messenger’s 2017 Valentine’s Day Coloring Contest. Images submitted
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The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. “Wanted” poster word
6. Mister
9. Forgo
13. Center of activity
14. Port
16. Cash register part
17. Open and observable
18. Prince Charles’ sport
19. Priests’ robes
20. Tinley Park HS
girls basketball star
22. Ink stain
23. Towel holder
24. Canary colors
26. Stew ingredient
30. ___ if I care!
31. Dry Spanish libation
32. Paella pot
34. Cement
38. Muslim religious
leader
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41. Distinctive air
42. Australian cockatoo
44. Prayer ending
45. Chinese dynasty
46. Heart
48. Tinley Park bar
and grill
50. Shacks
54. Money records
inspector
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56. U.S. composer,
Arnold
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64. Motherless calf
65. Canal
66. In fine fettle
67. Decree
68. NBA team
69. 76 product
70. Work areas
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2. Monetary unit of
Bulgaria
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6. Tropical evergreen
that is the source of
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8. Track event
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10. Hunting call
11. Guitar stroke
12. Cozy homes
15. Hour, canonical
21. Things you don’t do
25. Floral necklace
26. Type of cotton
27. Detail-oriented, to
say the least
28. Italians’ capital
smelling apparatuses
29. Vertical
31. Whit
33. Phone-number intros
35. Uplift
36. Coastal raptors
37. U.N. Secretary-General
Hammarskjold
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43. Temporary beach
residence
47. “Garden of Earthly
Delights” artist
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50. Light measure
51. Accustom (to)
52. Fess up to
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58. Foreshadow
59. Athena’s shield
60. Star-crossed lover in
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34 | February 16, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger LOCAL LIVING
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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
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items in 90 days. Before closing,
each home undergoes an
industry-leading checklist that
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“Actually our last average
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Nooner, president of Distinctive
Home Builders. “Everyone
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our homeowners. Our three
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this efficient construction
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Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model
over 20 years. We also take
pride on having excellent communicators
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organization. This translates
into a positive buying and
building experience for our
homeowners and one of the
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Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor
Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $200s
When it comes to a preferred location,
Peotone is a steadily growing
suburb with a strong infrastructure
and an irresistible small-town charm
with a bright future—which is why Distinctive
Home Builders chose the Will
County village for its newest community
of 38 single-family homes: Westgate
Manor.
“Peotone is a family-friendly village
just south of Chicago and is one
of the best kept secrets among new
home seekers,” said Bryan Nooner,
President of Distinctive Home Builders.
“We expect to attract home shoppers
from northwest Indiana and the
south suburban Chicago marketplace.
We will likely also see buyers from the
Kankakee area because the Peotone
school district is so desirable.”
Several factors attracted Distinctive
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community, not the least of
which was its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 and easy access to I-80. Commuters
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that benefits from ease of access to job
centers in the west and southwest suburbs
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“Affordable land prices in Peotone,
combined with lower construction
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to a similarly-equipped home in
the area,” added Nooner.
Westgate Manor brick and frame
homes offer (features vary per model)
The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows.
2-Story Great Room Prairie Model
three to four bedrooms, two to threeand-
a-half baths, full basement,
formal dining room, vaulted, tray or
nine-foot first-floor ceilings, a large
kitchen with custom maple cabinets,
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can include a living room, den,
dinette, a tray or vaulted ceiling in
the master bedroom, and dual-zoned
heating and air conditioning.
Distinctive Home Builders offers a
wide variety of styles and selections—
buyers can choose among 12 different
designs—each available in three to
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added that “now is the best time to buy,
because you can still take advantage of
preconstruction prices that range from
the low $200s which makes this a terrific
New home value.”
Other premium standard features
included at Westgate Manor are brick
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baths and foyer; and custom maple
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with dove tail joints, which is very
rare in the marketplace.
“When you build a new home with
Distinctive, you truly are receiving a
hand crafted home with custom made
cabinets no matter what the price
range,” noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive
Home Builders is celebrating
30 years building thousands of homes
throughout the Will and south Cook
county areas.
Distinctive Home Builders, an industry
leading innovator, offers the
fastest build times (90 working days)
with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy.
Prior to closing, each home undergoes
an industry leading 100-point checklist
to insure the home measures up to
our high quality standards.
Single-family 2-3BR townhome - The Lennan II, at Brookside Meadows.
Exterior Prairie Model
Customers stay connected to the
progress of their home from start to
finish through Distinctive’s unique construction
portal. “Our customers simply
download our Distinctive HomeBuilders
app and they are in touch with their
new home 24/7 from anywhere in the
world. The app allows our customers
to see the progress of their home and
access their documents at any time,”
Nooner explained. “Our customers really
appreciate the integration of social
media sites directly in our app allowing
them to easily share photos and updates
of their new home with family and
friends,” he concluded.
As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive
Home Builders can modify any of
its standard designs to cater to a customer’s
tastes, which means that moving
walls, adding extra windows or even
extending the garage are all possible.
Nooner added that “All our homes
are highly energy efficient and will be
built to the new National Energy Code
guidelines. Every home we build has
upgraded wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient windows
and high efficiency furnaces. Before our
customers take possession of their new
home, we perform a blower door test to
insure that each home passes a set of
very stringent guidelines which insures
that our homes are tight and energy efficient.
Owning a more energy efficient
means lower gas and electric bills for our
customers each month.”
Peotone was established in 1856 and
offers tree-lined streets and a charming
downtown area complete with diners,
pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season
there is a Farmer’s Market in front
of the American Legion. Also the community
has a popular Fall Fest in front
of the famous Peotone Windmill; once
a thriving flour mill that put Peotone on
the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas
in the Village Festival is another annual
community event that concludes with a
Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now
has an estimated population of just over
4,000. Metra rail service is nearby providing
commuters easy access to downtown
Chicago.
Westgate Manor is conveniently located
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School. The
Westgate Manor new home offsite Sales
and Information Center is located in
Manhattan three miles south of Laraway
Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane,
Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed
Wednesday and Thursday and they are
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. For more
information, call (708) 479-7700 or
(708) 737-9142 or visit www.distinctivehomebuilders.com.

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Asking Price: $285,000
Listing Agent: Eleanor
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485-0304.
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Home ownership is one of the best financial moves available. A
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•10508 Williams Way, Mokena, 60448-
3314 - Walter V. Pascale to Jacob H.
Bledsoe, Kristin A. Bledsoe, $375,000
December 16
•11042 3rd St., Mokena, 60448-1156
- Jason G. Fox to Matthew Gonzalez,
$200,000
•12540 Alpine Ridge Drive, Mokena,
60448-7538 - Tabron Properties LLC
to Anthony Olszta, Denise Olszta,
$504,700
•19640 Kevin Lane, Mokena, 60448-
7981 - Fannie Mae to Armando Esparza
Jr., Alma D. Esparza, $298,000
•21307 Prairie Ridge Drive, Mokena,
60448-1950 - Nebor Construction
Inc. to Arthur J. Sons, Cherie A. Sons,
$465,500
The Going Rate is provided by Record Information
Services, Inc. For more information, visit
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TATE of 11610 Abbey Road,
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Bank, asTrustee under the provisions
of aTrust Agreement dated
August 26,1991 and known as
Trust No. 1517; Joseph S. Weber;
Penny A. Weber; Lincoln Way
Community Bank; Unknown Owners;
Non-Record Claimants; and
Unknown Tenants and Occupants
Defendant.
Case No. 14CH 1796 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
Sell It 708.326.9170
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DEADLINE - Friday at 3pm
2701 Property for
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obtains acourt order for its distribution
or, in the absence of an order,
until the surplus is forfeited to
the State.
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Brookfield, WI 53005
P: 1-847-464-8089
F:
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR
DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-
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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 11855 Stephanie Lane,
Mokena, IL 60448 (Single Family
Home). On the 9th day of March,
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: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company, as Trustee for
Soundview Home Loan Trust
2006-OPT1, Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2006-OPT1 Plaintiff
V. Eric C. Ekstrom; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 15CH 2432 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.
CUSTOMER
APPRECIATION
Month
2701 Property for
Sale
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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
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.
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED 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 OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
The Bank of New York Mellon fka The
Bank of New York asTrustee for the
Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative
Loan Trust 2007-7T2, Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates, Series
2007-7T2
Plaintiff,
vs.
Chicago Title Land Trust Company, as
Successor Trustee to New Lenox State
Bank, as Trustee under the provisions of
a Trust Agreement dated August
26,1991 and known asTrust No. 1517;
Joseph S. Weber; Penny A. Weber; Lincoln
Way Community Bank; Unknown
Owners; Non-Record Claimants; and
Unknown Tenants and Occupants
Defendant.
No. 14 CH 1796
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 8th day of June, 2015,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
2nd day ofMarch, 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 tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-de-
2703 Legal
Notices
scribed real estate:
PARCEL I: THAT PART OF THE
EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER OFSECTION 19, TOWN-
SHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID-
IAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT A POINT ON
THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST
HALF OFTHE WEST HALF OF SAID
SECTION 19, ADISTANCE OF 1345
FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S.
HIGHWAY ROUTE NO. 30. AS
MEASURED ALONG SAID LINE;
THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 17`
44" EAST, 101.06 FEET PARALLEL
WITH THE NORTHERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY OF U.S. ROUTE
NO. 30 TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE SOUTH 76 DE-
GREES 17` 44" EAST, 803.77 FEET,
PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH-
ERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF U.S.
ROUTE NO. 30, THENCE NORTH 42
DEGREES 08` 08" WEST, 579.07
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 56 DE-
GREES 39` 21" WEST, 459.45 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PARCEL II: NON-EXCLUSIVE
EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND
EGRESS AND FOR UTILITY PUR-
POSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PAR-
CEL I, IN, OVER, UNDER AND
ALONG THE WEST 33 FEET OF
THAT PORTION OF THE EAST 1/2
OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 35
NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
THAT LIES NORTH OF THE NORTH
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF U.S.
HIGHWAY ROUTE 30AND LYING
SOUTH OFALINE DESCRIBED AS
BEGINNING ATTHE SOUTH WEST
CORNER OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF
THE NORTH EAST 1/4, THENCE
NORTHEASTERLY TO APOINT ON
THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY
LINE OF WOLF ROAD THAT IS 1000
FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE
OF SAID NORTH 1/2 (AS MEAS-
URED ALONG SAID WESTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WOLF
ROAD) FOR ATERMINUS AS CRE-
ATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT
FROM STANDARD BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE
UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT
DATED APRIL 1, 1988 KNOWN AS
TRUST NUMBER 11684 TO W.
CLINTON OWEN, HIS HEIRS, AS-
SIGNS AND AGENTS RECORDED
JUNE 4, 1990 AS DOCUMENT NO.
R90-298621; AND ALSO ANONEX-
CLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR IN-
GRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR
UTILITY PURPOSES IN, UNDER,
OVER AND ALONG THE NORTH 30
FEET OF THE SOUTH 60 FEET OF
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
LAND; THAT PART OF THE EAST
1/2 OFTHE NORTH WEST 1/4 OF
SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 35
NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DE-
SCRIBED ASCOMMENCING ATA
POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE
EAST 1/2 OF SAID SECTION 19, A
DISTANCE OF 1346 FEET NORTH
OF THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF
WAY LINE OFU.S. ROUTE 30, AS
MEASURED ALONG SAID LINE;
THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 17
MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST,
904.83 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE
NORTHERLY RIGHT OFWAY OF

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Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
U.S. ROUTE NO. 30 TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH
76 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 44 SEC-
ONDS EAST, 427.87 FEET TO THE
EAST LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF
SAID SECTION 19; THENCE NORTH
00 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 05 SEC-
ONDS EAST, 812.55 FEET, TO THE
SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE
LAND CONVEYED BY DOCUMENT
NO. R79-43882; THENCE NORTH 89
DEGREES 00 MINUTES 12 SEC-
ONDS WEST, 416.31 FEET ALONG
THE SOUTH LINE OF THE LAND
CONVEYED BY DOCUMENT NO.
R79-43882; THENCE SOUTH 00DE-
GREES 20MINUTES 05 SECONDS
WEST, 718.42 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING, AS CREATED BY
DEED FROM W. CLINTON OWEN
TO STEPHEN P. WEBER AND JEN-
NIFER L KONING, RECORDED
JUNE 20, 1990 AS DOCUMENT NO.
R90-33546; PARCEL III: NON-EX-
CLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR IN-
GRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR
UTILITY PURPOSES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF PARCEL I,IN, OVER,
UNDER AND ALONG THE FOL-
LOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF
LAND: THE NORTH 30 FEET OF
THE SOUTH 60 FEET (AS MEAS-
URED ON THE EAST LINE) OF
THAT PART OFTHE EAST HALF
OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER
OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 35
NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DE-
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COM-
MENCING AT A POINT ON THE
WEST LINE OFTHE EAST HALF OF
THE WEST HALF OF SAID SEC-
TION 19, A DISTANCE OF 1346
FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S.
HIGHWAY ROUTE NO. 30, AS
MEASURED ALONG SAID LINE;
THENCE SOUTH 75 DEGREES 17`
44" EAST, 904.83 FEET PARALLEL
WITH THE NORTHERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY OF U.S. ROUTE
NO. 30 TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE NORTH 42 DE-
GREES 08` 08" WEST, 579.07 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 56 DEGREES 39`
21" EAST, 459.45 FEET; THENCE
SOUTH 0DEGREES 20` 05" WEST,
668.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-
GINNING.
Commonly known as:
11610 Abbey Road, Mokena, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
single family home
P.I.N.:
19-09-19-100-024-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential
real estate, astatutory judicial
sale fee calculated at the rate of$1for
each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid bythe purchaser tothe 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 tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe 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 CON-
TACT:
J Peteman Legal Group Ltd.
165 Bishops Way Suite 100
Brookfield, WI 53005
P: 1-847-464-8089
F:
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
Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as Trustee for Soundview
Home Loan Trust
2006-OPT1, Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2006-OPT1
Plaintiff,
vs.
Eric C. Ekstrom; et. al.
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 2432
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that
pursuant to ajudgment entered in
the above cause on the 27th day of
April, 2016, MIKE KELLEY,
Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,
will on Thursday, the 9th day of
March, 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 75 IN ROBERT
BARTLETT'S ARBY HILLS, A
SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST
3/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4
OF SECTION 6,INTOWNSHIP
35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 12
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-
PAL MERIDIAN, (EXCEPT
THAT PART THEREOF DE-
SCRIBED BY COMMENCING
AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND
RUNNING THENCE NORTH ON
THE TOWN LINE 815.0 FEET
FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE CONTINUING NORTH
ON THE TOWN LINE 400.0
FEET; THENCE EAST 500.0
FEET ON A LINE WHICH
FORMS A RIGHT ANGLE TO
SAID TOWN LINE; THENCE
SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID
TOWN LINE 400.0 FEET;
THENCE WEST 500.0 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING) IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
11855 Stephanie Lane, Mokena, IL
60448
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home
P.I.N.:
19-09-06-309-016-0000
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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite
100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
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48 | February 16, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger SPORTS
mokenamessenger.com
Athlete of the Week
Competitive Cheer
Celtics maintain winning
culture with fourth-place finish
10 Questions
photo Submittted
with Mason Maze
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
While East came away
with the state title in the
large school division Feb. 4,
it was still a memorable year
for Mokena residents Chloe
Floeckher, Lilly Smith, Rosie
Lagone, Elizabeth Marmo, of
the Providence cheer team.
Providence, which was
second in the large school
division last season, just
missed another trophy, there
were no regrets for the Celtics
either. Their fourth-place
finish was their sixth in the
past seven seasons. They
won the title in 2013 and
were third in 2011 and 2014.
“The kids were very
pleased with their performance
on both days,” said
Providence coach Laura
Duesing, who has been
head coach the past seven
seasons. “There were a lot
of great memories and they
were thrilled to have performed
both days. This year
we have 11 seniors and last
year it was only five.
“It’s great that our surrounding
area is so strong.
We are all there to challenge
each other and there’s a good
camaraderie between all the
[southland] teams and that’s
nice.”
In the preliminary round
the Celtics (87.16) were
fifth. So they moved up a
spot and barely missed out
on third. But there were no
regrets in finishing fourth.
“Our goal was to get in the
Top 10 and on technique and
grips,” Duesing said. “On
day two we didn’t feel any
pressure out there. We just
had fun and performed. The
kids felt that they had their
best two performances of the
season [at state] weekend. It
was a great way to finish the
season.”
Mason Maze is a swimmer on
Lincoln-Way Central’s boys
swimming team. He competes
in the 100-yard backstroke
and multiple relays.
How did you get into
swimming?
My mom was a swimmer,
my dad was a swimmer, and
my older sister was a swimmer,
and I was just kind of
forced into it as a kid.
You also play water
polo. Would you rather
be a pro swimmer or
pro water polo player?
Water Polo, any day. It’s
much more exciting for
me, just being able to score
goals. It’s fun and more of a
team aspect.
What is the best piece
of advice you have
received from head
coach Pat Shaughnessy?
Coach Pat told me before
one of my races this year
when I was really nervous
to not be nervous and to be
confident about my abilities
because I’ve already proved
myself. Just be confident
and know you’re going to do
well, and that always stuck
with me.
What has the transition
been like coming over
from Lincoln-Way East?
I was definitely skeptical
at first, but it definitely
turned out really nice. I think
it’s been a really good transition,
actually.
Who do you look up to?
Probably my parents. My
parents support me really
well and taught me a lot of
good lessons.
What is the most
embarrassing song
you’ve played recently
on your Spotify?
“Fireworks” by Katy Perry.
If you won the lottery,
what is the first thing
you would buy?
Definitely some cool
cars, probably a Ferrari or a
McLaren.
If you could be a
fictional character, what
would you be?
Probably a dragon. Those
are pretty cool because they
could fly and breathe fire.
What are five things
you cannot live
without?
Probably my phone, my
headphones, probably some
fast food, like burgers, a
good book because I like to
read, and pen and paper because
I like to draw, too.
Do you have any
phobias?
I don’t like spiders. Actually,
I can manage them, but
clowns are freaky and probably
heights. I’m not a big
fan of heights.
Interview by Contributing Editor
James Sanchez
This Week In...
Knights Varsity
Athletics
Boys basketball
■Feb. ■ 16 - host Thornton, 6
p.m.
■Feb. ■ 21 - host T.F. South
(Senior Night), 6 p.m.
Girls basketball
■Feb. ■ 17 - host IHSA regional
final, 7 p.m.*
■Feb. ■ 20 - at IHSA sectional,
TBA*
Girls bowling
■Feb. ■ 17 - at IHSA state final*
■Feb. ■ 18 - at IHSA state
final*
Girls Basketball
Bradley-Bourbonnais 63,
Lincoln-Way Central 38
It was a tough game for
the Knights against South-
West Suburban Conference
foe Bradley-Bourbonnais,
Boys track and field
■Feb. ■ 18 - at Proviso East
Invitational, 9 a.m.
Wrestling
■Feb. ■ 16 - at IHSA state
final*
■Feb. ■ 17 - at IHSA state final*
■Feb. ■ 18 - at IHSA state
final*
Griffins Varsity
Athletics
Boys basketball
■Feb. ■ 17 - host Bolingbrook,
6:30 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 21 - at Lockport, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
but sophomore forward Abi
Baumgartner still stuffed
the stat sheet, scoring 17
points and bringing down
eight rebounds. Senior forward
Courteney Barnes was
a point shy of yet another
■Feb. ■ 16 - at IHSA regional,
7 p.m.*
Girls bowling
■Feb. ■ 17 - at IHSA state final*
■Feb. ■ 18 - at IHSA state
final*
Girls gymnastics
■Feb. ■ 17 - at IHSA state final*
■Feb. ■ 18 - at IHSA state
final*
Wrestling
■Feb. ■ 16 - at IHSA state
final*
■Feb. ■ 17 - at IHSA state final*
■Feb. ■ 18 - at IHSA state
final*
double-double, scoring nine
points and corralling 12 rebounds
of her own.
High School Highlights is compiled
by Editor Tim Carroll,
tim@mokenamessenger.com.

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Hockey
Celtics moving on up to Kennedy Cup Finals
Providence sweeps
St. Rita in semifinals
Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor
St. Rita’s fan section came
in strong, loud and like a
scene from ‘Braveheart,’
complete with blue face
paint.
The team’s fans would
leave quieter and much more
reserved than they entered.
On Thursday, Feb. 9, the
No. 1-seeded Providence
Celtics took on the No.
4-seeded St. Rita Mustangs
in the semifinal round of the
Kennedy Cup. St. Rita hosted
Providence at Southwest
Ice Arena in Crestwood
for the second game of the
series. Providence proved
victorious by the end of the
night with a 2-0 win, and
the Celtics swept the series
with back-to-back shutouts.
Providence’s Ryan Iaciancio,
of Tinley Park, kept his
undefeated streak alive in
the Chicago Catholic Hockey
League with a 25-save
performance en route to the
team’s Thursday night victory.
“I knew it was an elimination
game for them, so I
knew that they were going
to bring everything that they
had,” Iaciancio said. “We
prepared; we knew what
they had coming in. Our
defense played great and
helped me get the shutout.”
Iaciancio finished the
game with a few memorable
saves, one of which had him
well out of the safety of the
blue paint.
Senior forward Josh
Mooncotch scored the lone
full-strength goal with 2
minutes and 10 seconds left
in the second period. Mooncotch
was fed a pass from
Jake Vennetti that got St.
Rita’s goalie moving and
Sophomore Graham Garrett, of Mokena, brings the puck
out of the defensive zone.
allowed enough space for
Mooncotch to bury the puck
in the net off a quick wrist
shot. Jake Rott picked up
the secondary assist on that
play.
Mooncotch cited Iaciancio’s
performance as one of
the main reasons his team
was so successful during the
night.
“He stood on his head,”
Mooncotch said. “He’s been
playing great the last two
games. He kept us in and had
two shutouts.”
Providence’s second goal
came at the very end of the
third period after St. Rita had
pulled goalie Mike Iwaniec
in an attempt to even up the
score.
Kevin Horan made sure
that did not happen with a
buzzer beater goal into St.
Rita’s empty net with less
than a second to go.
A common theme
throughout the night for
Providence was the team’s
aggressiveness on the puck
and its willingness to make
good plays. Defensively,
Jake Lawler, of Frankfort,
was able to keep Providence’s
offensive zone time
up with a series of good
keeps at the blue line.
“We try and be as aggressive
as we can, and if [we]
get beat, we’re at least going
to make you make a great
play to beat us,” head coach
Nick Iaciancio said. “Sometimes
we have a tendency to
go too hard and lose our discipline
in there.”
The team’s aggressiveness
did result in four penalties
throughout the game.
Despite being a man short,
the team was always able
to have control of the game.
Mooncotch was called on a
crosscheck violation during
the second period, and
Providence was able to keep
St. Rita from even getting a
shot on net.
“Our fourth line dominated
play for a good portion of
the time, which was a huge
leg [up] for us to give everyone
else a break, especially
when you’re killing penalties,”
Nick Iaciancio said of
his team’s multiple successful
penalty kills.
The coach said he does not
generally like to assign numbers
to his lines, but he cited
fourth-liners Cole Kaup,
of Mokena; Cam Cutler,
of Shorewood; and Shane
Horan, of Orland Park, as
the essential pieces in the
success of killing those penalties.
The team celebrated its
victory after the game, but
Jack McConnell, of Mokena, takes a wrist shot on net Thursday, Feb. 9, during the
semifinals of the Kennedy Cup in Crestwood. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
The Celtics and fans celebrate after their semifinals sweep of St. Rita.
the players know that their
next challenge looms ahead.
Providence is preparing to
take on Fenwick in the Kennedy
Cup finals, and no one
wants to lose focus before
then.
“We know we’re playing
Fenwick in the finals,
and we know they’re going
to bring everything they
have,” Ryan Iaciancio said.
“They haven’t beaten us
this year. Our last game was
pretty close; we know that
this final, anything can happen,
so we have to bring our
‘A’ game.”

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Competitive Dance
Celtics dancers improve at state in transition year
James Sanchez
Contributing Editor
First-year Providence head
dance coach Stephanie Coglianese
admitted she had to
tone down her coaching style
and be patient.
After spending five years
coaching 18- to 22-year-olds
for Calumet College of St.
Joseph’s dance team, she
moved on to coaching incoming
freshmen to seniors
at Providence to be closer to
her husband, Mark, who is
the school’s varsity football
head coach.
With no junior varsity
team, 10 of the 17 Celtics
were freshmen or sophomores.
“I had to step back and
think, ‘how does a 14-yearold
take on corrections as
opposed to a 22-year-old?’”
Coglianese recalled. “I had
put myself back in high
school shoes to coach down
at that level.”
As much as that was an
adjustment for her, the girls
had to do their own. Since
the IHSA included competitive
dance as a sanctioned
sport five years ago,
the Celtics have performed
traditional poms routines.
Coglianese shifted from
that hard-hitting style into a
lyrical, contemporary base
where it was more fluid and
dramatic.
Coglianese said the seniors
seemingly had the toughest
transition after spending
three years doing poms but
began to grasp the new routine
after a month, along with
the rest of the team. It danced
to a remixed rendition of
“California Dreamin’” by
The Mamas & The Papas.
A first-place finish in November
during the team’s
regular season debut at an
Andrew competition set the
tone for what eventually became
a successful season.
“This was the most technically
difficult routine we’ve
had so far at Providence,”
Coglianese said. “It’s a different
ballgame for them,
and they did well, despite
switching genres, which
meant different styles, techniques,
and doing all this
with a new coach.”
The Celtics later placed
second in the Chicago Catholic
League’s inaugural dance
competition, finishing behind
Class 3A school Loyola
Academy. A week later, they
took third at the Class 2A
Mahomet Sectional to advance
to state where they finished
21st out of 30 schools
with a score of 82.74. They
failed to advance to Day 2,
but the outcome was still an
improvement from last season’s
appearance.
“This is our third year
moving up to 2A, dealing
with the big dogs, and this
year, we did score five points
higher than last year and
went five placements up, so
I’m very pleased with that
finish,” she said. “Obviously
being a first-year coach, you
want to improve the program
as much as you can.”
The Celtics’ best finish at
state was third in Class 1A in
2014. They didn’t advance
the following year in their
2A debut but have made it
back-to-back years since
then. Moving forward, Coglianese
expects that winning
culture to continue. She
will only lose four seniors to
graduation this year.
Coglianese said she has
a team full of technicallydriven,
coachable girls, and
that’s going to help when
she plans a harder, more innovative
routine next year.
Looking back, she added
those characteristics made
her transition to Providence
much easier.
“They were 100 percent
respectful of new coaching
and new coaching styles,”
Coglianese said. “Being a
new coach, you could see a
lot resistance from a lot of
high school girls, but all my
girls embraced everything
that I have brought. I could
not have asked for a better
first year with the girls.”
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Alumni Spotlight
Mokena native closing curtain on competitive cheer career
Van Gennep, Grand
Valley State team
gearing up for
Nationals
Ryan Wallace
Freelance Reporter
Not long after completing
four years of competitive
cheer at Lincoln-Way East,
Rachael Van Gennep could already
sense a void in her life.
She’d been competing
since she was 5 years old,
and the Mokena native
wasn’t ready to give it up.
“Something was missing,”
Van Gennep said.
“I couldn’t miss out on a
chance to compete in college.
… I had to try out.”
Now, the 21-year-old
is in the stretch run of her
competitive cheer career at
Grand Valley State University,
a Division II school in
Michigan, and is looking to
go out on a high note.
Van Gennep’s final performance
will take place
April 5-9 at the Division II
National Cheerleaders Association
Collegiate National
Championship in Daytona
Beach, Florida.
Van Gennep, who is a
senior leader for the Grand
Valley State team, said there
was not a singular moment
that made her realize cheering
was her calling. Rather,
it was the pursuit of meeting
personal challenges and the
electric feeling she felt after
a strong performance that
fueled her love.
“I’ve just had a passion
for cheerleading,” she said.
“Watching older people perform,
I just knew this is what
I wanted to do. I love the energetic
atmosphere and being
able to go out on the floor
and show people what we’ve
been working so hard for.”
Van Gennep said the sensation
upon executing a near
flawless routine is like no
other.
“Your body knows what
to do because you’ve built
up the muscle memory, and
you’re just in cruise control,”
she said. “You don’t
hold back, and you keep
pushing though, and at the
end you want to cry because
you hit it.”
Laying the foundation
Van Gennep’s first foray
into competitive cheer came
at Lincoln-Way East.
Her high school teams
competed in seven competitions
each year, which included
conference, sectional
and state competitions. Each
year, the team would attempt
to perfect one routine.
While in high school, Van
Gennep also competed on a
Super All-Star travel squad
consisting of cheerleaders
from a collection of high
schools in Illinois. The Super
All-Stars twice competed
in a national competition
in Orlando.
Van Gennep said the program
at Lincoln-Way East
was just starting to build
some traction during her
four years.
“It wasn’t as elite as it
is now,” she said. “But the
coaches said we laid the
foundation.”
Lincoln-Way East won
state championships in
2013-14 and 2014-15.
Motivated for last shot
Upon joining the Grand
Valley State competitive
cheer team, Van Gennep had
to make some adjustments.
The first thing she tackled
was becoming a better tumbler.
“In high school you didn’t
have to tumble, and when I
started, I was a slow tumbler,
and that can’t fly in college,”
A young Van Gennep, well before she became a leader for
Lincoln-Way East cheer an Grand Valley State, poses for
photos with the Mokena Burros cheerleading squad.
she said. “I had to constantly
push myself until, eventually,
it got easier.”
She also liked that fact that
competitions were drastically
different. In high school,
there was music and vocalization.
But in college, it is
all music, and the cheerleader
just focuses on the routine.
The Lakers cheer squad is
in the midst of preparing for
the national championships.
While the team is working
on its routine, the cheerleaders
are also keeping themselves
busy cheering at basketball
games.
Grand Valley State has
experienced its share of
ups and downs in Daytona
Beach, but Van Gennep said
the team is motivated to
bring home a title, especially
after a disappointing performance
last year.
“We’re had a mixture of
both,” she said about the
team’s finishes. “My freshman
year, I think we were
just excited to be there. Our
second year, we had to change
our whole routine, and it
worked out for the better.
“Last year was horrible.
We had felt we could win,
it was all in our hands, and
we choked on the floor. Honestly,
we are so ready for this
year. We were disappointed,
and last year’s routine still
stings, but we’re ready to
bring back a title at Nationals.
We’re working hard, and
we have great leaders.”
As one of the senior leaders,
Van Gennep said her
role is to be there for teammates
whenever needed and
to run the practices.
“We’re there to motivate
because we all want what’s
Rachael Van Gennep, a Mokena native and Lincoln-Way
East graduate, goes through her routine with her Grand
Valley State cheer teammates. Photos Submitted
best for the team.”
Grand Valley State coach
Brandy Skantze said Van
Gennep is exactly the kind
of competitor her program
wants.
“Rachael is a huge leader
on our team,” Skantze said.
“A motivator both verbally
and by example, and she is
always willing to do extra
reps and stay in the gym longer.
She really pushes her
teammates to do better.
“She is a great asset to our
program, and because of her
and a few other girls, we’ve
started looking to the Chicago,
Illinois, area as far as recruiting
goes because we’ve
had such amazing athletes
from that area.”
Van Gennep said the entire
experience at Grand Valley
State has been beyond
enriching. While her days
as a competitor are winding
down, she knows the people
she has around her aren’t going
anywhere.
“I can honestly say because
of this experience I’m going
to come away with my best
friends,” she said. “We get
along so well and we hang
out together everywhere. We
all share the same passion,
but yet we’re all so different.
I think that’s why it works.”
Van Gennep said she’s on
track to graduate next fall
with a degree in hospitality
and tourism, with a specialty
in meeting and events management.
As for her future in
competitive cheer, she’s not
closing the door entirely.
“This is it, unless I plan
to get into coaching,” she
said. “And that all depends
on where I am and what I’m
doing.”

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Boys Basketball
Robinson returns to avenge previous Andrew loss
Central junior’s
scoring, passing
help Knights win
Frank Gogola
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way Central’s
Chris Robinson was determined
to make his presence
felt this time.
When Central and Andrew
played earlier this season, the
junior guard missed the game
because of a family issue.
The Knights lost by double
digits.
In the rematch, he scored
or assisted on 30 points to
help Central beat Andrew,
67-58, on Feb. 7 in New
Lenox. Central (7-15, 5-4)
held Andrew (12-10, 4-4) to
fewer made 3-pointers and
free-throw attempts in the
rematch, and hit its own free
throws down the stretch to
seal the win.
“It was like I was running
off adrenaline [today] because
I knew my team needed
me last game,” Robinson
said. “I felt like I let them
down last game, so I had to
come through for them this
game.”
Robinson scored a teamhigh
19 points on 8-of-14
shooting after missing his
first three shots. He assisted
on five baskets after coming
in averaging one assist per
game. He added two steals.
Andrew’s Joey Krutilla
scored a game-high 24 points,
but the Central defense was
improved from the first meeting
– a 79-65 Andrew win on
Dec. 13 in Tinley Park. Andrew
was 6-of-14 on 3-pointers
after making double digits
the first game. Both teams
made 14 free throws in the
rematch – the Knights had
eight in the final 64 seconds –
after Andrew made 23 in the
first meeting to Central’s 11
attempts.
“We did what we needed
to do to win the game, and
that was to keep them off
the 3-point line and the freethrow
line and make them
score 2-pointers,” Central
coach Bob Curran said.
In the rematch, Andrew
was without Evan Yerkes, a
6-foot-2 shooting guard who
had been averaging 12 points
per game and shooting 50
percent on 3-pointers. Yerkes
broke his foot in January and
is likely done for the season,
according to Andrew coach
David Wilson.
“He really spread the offense
for us,” Wilson said.
“His basketball IQ is off the
charts. Injuries are not an
excuse because everybody
deals with them, but he’s a
tough one to play without.”
His loss means other players
have had to and will need
to step up if the Thunderbolts
want to reach their goal of
winning a regional championship.
Against Central, it
was Troy Murphy and Carson
Meter, scoring 12 and
10 points, respectively. Mike
DeHaan had six points and
seven rebounds.
Central’s postseason outlook
has been slowly brightening
after rematch wins
over Lincoln-Way West and
Andrew. Robinson’s play
has improved as of late and
will be key heading into the
postseason. He came off the
bench in six of the first eight
games and has started in every
game since missing the
first game against Andrew.
“The last five games, he’s
played really well,” Curran
said. “We’ve been talking
about him being a better assist
guy. We know he can
score the basketball, but he’s
got to get others involved.”
He did that early against
Andrew, dishing out assists
on three consecutive possessions.
Andrew led 12-11 after
one quarter with nine points
from Krutilla.
After being held scoreless
in the first quarter, Robinson
scored four in the second
quarter, including a midrange
jumper in the closing
seconds of the second, as
Central led 24-23 at the half.
He added eight in the third
quarter, and the Knights led
43-38 heading into the fourth.
Robinson hit a 3-pointer
and a jumper on back-toback
possessions to give
Central its biggest lead of
the game, 48-41, with 6:32 to
play. Andrew responded with
an 8-0 run with scores from
four players to take a 49-48
lead, its first since 23-22 late
in the second quarter.
Not to be outdone, Central
responded with a 9-0
run started by a 3-pointer
by Aaron Michalak (12
points). Alex Kogut blocked
a Krutilla layup, which led
to an Andrew inbound pass
– thrown haphazardly into
the backcourt – that Robinson
stole. He grabbed the ball
and quickly shot from seemingly
too close under the basket,
but the ball went in after
bouncing around the rim.
“I thought it was going
out,” Robinson said. “I was
like, ‘No!’”
“That’s absolutely huge
because you give a team that
didn’t have momentum, you
give them momentum,” Wilson
said.
Robinson assisted on two
layups by Joe DiNaso (8
points), and Central led 59-53
when Robinson missed the
front-end of a 1-and-1. The
Thunderbolts rebounded, and
Krutilla hit a 3-pointer to pull
them within 59-56 with 1:10
to play. From there, Central
made 8-of-10 free throws,
most of which came from intentional
fouls by Andrew, to
seal the game.
Bryan Ross scored nine
points for Central. Andrew
Hancock chipped in seven
with two baskets coming off
two slick post moves in the
first quarter.
Lincoln-Way Central’s Brian Ponton (left) and Andrew Hancock position themselves for a
rebound Feb. 7 during a game against Andrew in New Lenox.
Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media
Guard Bryan Ross takes the ball up court to start a fastbreak.

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Lincoln-Way handily wins sectional to advance to state
Frank Gogola
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way co-op and
Sandburg co-op girls gymnastics
dominated at the Oswego
Sectional in their own
ways.
Lincoln-Way’s depth
helped it win the sectional
championship despite the
team having its worst scoring
performance of the
postseason Thursday, Feb.
9, at Oswego High School.
Junior Una Farrell qualified
for state as an individual in
all five events, while junior
Gabby DeVito, sophomore
Barb Belka and freshman
Korina Jarosz qualified in
one event each.
“I’m just proud of the girls
and proud of the season,”
said Lincoln-Way coach Kim
Lago. “They’ve fought so
hard this season. We had a
huge injury [to junior Maddie
Flondor] in December, and
the girls just kept fighting
through and came together as
a team. It just was amazing.”
After finishing second
at sectional the past two
years, Lincoln-Way won its
first sectional title since the
2005-2006 season. The program
will be making its first
state appearance as a team
since the 2007-2008 season.
“I can’t wait,” Farrell said
of going to state with the
team after qualifying as an individual
the past two seasons.
“It’s going to be so much fun
just because everybody’s going
to be there. We’re one
big, happy family. I’m just so
happy I get to experience this
with all of them.”
Lincoln-Way’s 144.075
points were 3.875 points better
than second-place Downers
Grove South’s 140.200.
Lincoln-Way posted the best
team score in vault (36.625),
floor (36.275), bars (35.800)
and beam (35.375).
The 144.075 is a drop
from its regional-winning
score of 145.475, which was
down from a season-high
145.95 to win the South-
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Lincoln-Way’s sectional title is the team’s first since the
2007-2008 season.
championship. It is also the
lowest score of the four sectional
winners: DeKalb put
up a 148.575, Prairie Ridge
posted a 147.850, and Glenbrook
South had a 145.450.
The second-half run has
continued without Flondor,
who suffered a season-ending
knee injury in December.
She was in her first season
competing for Lincoln-Way
after coming over from club
gymnastics, and she was expected
to be an all-arounder.
“She would show up to
practices and push us and
make sure that we were
working hard,” Farrell said.
“We needed to make sure
that we wouldn’t let her
down because she worked so
hard for us.”
Farrell took third in allaround
(36.475), finishing
0.025 points behind the firstplace
tie (36.500) between
Sandburg’s Maddie Giglio
and Lyons Township’s Olivia
Kalata. She placed fourth
on beam (9.075), tied for
fourth on floor (9.200), took
fifth on bars (8.925) and tied
for fifth on vault (9.275).
Last year, Farrell placed
28th at state on beam. She
finished 32nd on vault as a
freshman.
“This is finally her moment
to shine,” Lago said.
“She knows what to expect,
having been at the state series
for two years. For her, this is
the big part of the season, this
is her exciting part, where for
others it’s a lot of nerves.”
Junior Gabby DeVito
placed fourth on vault
(9.300) to advance to state
for the second straight season.
She finished 26th on
floor at state last season.
Sophomore Barb Belka
earned her first trip to state
with a second-place finish
on floor (9.300). It’s her first
year competing for Lincoln-
Way after she spent last year
on a club team.
Freshman Korina Jarosz
will also be making her state
debut after taking second
on bars (9.325). Jarosz, the
SWSC all-around champion,
finished 11th in all-around
(34.800).
“We have yet to have a
meet where we hit 5-for-5
routines,” Lago said. “That’s
really our goal at state is to
show everybody that hey,
Lincoln-Way is a great program,
and we’re somebody
that everybody’s going to
have to watch out for.”
Sandburg, the only other
area team at the sectional,
had a gymnast win all five
events, but the top-heavy,
young Eagles finished fifth
out of six as a team. Freshman
Maddie Giglio won the
all-around title, and she and
junior Maddy Roe qualified
Lincoln-Way’s Barb Belka performs her floor routine
Thursday, Feb. 9, during the Oswego Sectional.
Photos by Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media
Una Farrell, who will make her third consecutive trip to
state, competes in the vault.
for state as individuals in
four events each.
“The two of them together
give us a great 1-2 punch,”
Sandburg coach Mike White
said.
He added: “This is valuable
experience, especially
for those younger ones who
had some falls tonight. We
had seven falls last week,
so I said, ‘Let’s try and cut
it in half,’ and we had eight
on the first event on beam.
That made it easier for me
to lighten the load and say,
‘Let’s have a little fun with
this, let’s work on what we
need to work on.’”
The highest-scoring team
and top five individuals automatically
qualified for
state. At-large advancers
will be announced on the
IHSA website.

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fastbreak
Girls bowling
Young East, Central teams look to next year
22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st-and-3
Prepping for
postseason
1. Chris Robinson
(ABOVE)
The Lincoln-Way Central
junior accounted
for 30 of the Knights’
points, scoring 19 of
his own and assisting
on five more baskets
during a 67-58
win in over Andrew
Feb. 7.
2. Aaron Michalak
As the senior guard
so often does,
Michalak scored
in double figures,
adding 12 points to
Central’s win.
3. Abi Baumgartner
The Central girls
basketball forward
was a bright spot for
the Knights, scoring
17 points and grabbing
eight rebounds
in a 63-38 loss to
Bradley-Bourbonnais
Thursday, Feb. 9.
Griffins, Knights
not able to advance
beyond tough
sectional
Frank Gogola
Freelance Reporter
For the first time this postseason,
things were not coming
easily for Lockport.
The state’s No.-1 ranked
team according to Illinois-
Bowling.net had been in second
place the majority of the
day at the Andrew Sectional
on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Orland
Bowl.
As other teams started to
fade late in the day, strong
play from junior Bailey Delrose
and a lineup change
helped the Porters win the
sectional title and earn their
fifth consecutive trip to state.
“It’s been a fantastic run,
especially these last three
years,” Lockport coach Art
Cwudzinski said. “You don’t
see girls with this ability this
often, and all on the same
team. It’s been a pleasure to
watch them work and mature.
They’ve accepted both
the good and bad breaks.”
Lockport was the only
area school to advance to
state as a team. Andrew’s
Noelle Doody and Danielle
Stefanski qualified for state,
as did Sandburg’s Emily
Schrader. Sandburg’s Sophia
Jablonski advanced to state
in the wheelchair division.
Lincoln-Way West, Lincoln-Way
East, Lincoln-
Way Central and Tinley Park
did not qualify any individual
bowlers. The lowest individual
advancing score was
a 1,259.
The four highest-scoring
teams and five top-scoring
individuals who didn’t advance
with a team moved
on to state. The state finals
are scheduled for Friday and
Saturday at Cherry Bowl
Lanes in Rockford.
Lincoln-Way East sophomore
Angela Juskie closed the
afternoon session on a high
note but missed qualifying for
state as an individual by one
spot, as her team settled for an
eighth-place finish.
“We had a rough start,”
East coach Carlie Premo
said. “We just talked about
having fun, and they were
relaxed after that. We hit one
of our goals of getting 1,000
pins. We also wanted to stay
above 900 each game but
didn’t do that twice.”
Juskie bowled a 1,241 to
finish sixth among individuals
without an advancing
team. She was 18 pins behind
Yorkville’s Hannah Jaros for
the final individual spot. Her
1,241 was 189 pins better
than her 1,052 at regional.
She followed up a 579 in
the morning session with
a 662 in the afternoon. Her
221, 225 and 242 in the third,
fourth and sixth games, respectively,
were her three
best games across the conference
championship, regionals
and sectionals.
As a team, the Griffins
finished in eighth place with
a 5,528 pins. They finished
249 pins behind fourth-place
Oswego (5,777).
They bowled a 2,842 in
the afternoon session after
going for 2,686 in the morning.
Their 1,035 in Game 4
was a season high and their
first game of 1,000 or more
pins this season.
Their series total 5,528
was better than their 4,792
at the conference championship
and 5,170 at regional.
“It’s been a reverse bell
curve type of season,” Premo
said. “We started strong,
had a lull in the middle and
kicked it up when we needed
to these past few weeks.
Sophomore Sydney Tyler
bowled an 1,176. Senior
Olivia Heppeler rolled a
1,081. Senior Mary Toman
had a 1017. Freshman Katelyn
Adamitis put up a 623
in four games, while junior
Cheyanne Sanchez had a
390 in two games.
The Griffins will return
five bowlers, losing starters
Heppeler and Toman
and sub Maritza Sanchez. It
was a bit of a learning season
for Premo and the Griffins,
as Tyler was in her first
year bowling, and the rest of
the bowlers came over from
Lincoln-Way North. The
team’s score of 5,528 was
794 pins better than North’s
last-place finish (4,734) at
last year’s sectional.
“It’ll be a decently young
team, but there should be
some good talent,” Premo
said of next year. “We have to
work on staying relaxed and
having fun. When they get in
their own heads, they tend to
get down on themselves.”
East has never advanced
to state as a team.
Central’s season came to
an end, as its three individual
sectional qualifiers failed
to advance to state.
Senior Maddy Willson
bowled a team-high 1,143 to
finish 17th among individuals
without an advancing
team. Her best games were a
224 and 221 in Games 3 and
4, respectively. However, a
144 in the first game and 154
in the sixth game hurt her
chances.
“The competition was
just so good,” Lincoln-Way
Central coach Steve Paulsen
said. “You almost couldn’t
get away with even one bad
game. You had to have six
solid games. It was just very
good bowling in this sectional.”
Sophomore Kalei Bass
bowled a 1,084. She was
17th overall after a 626 in
the morning session, but a
458 in the afternoon put her
in 27th among individuals
without a qualifying team.
Senior Maria Buck finished
with a 957. She followed up
a 482 in the morning with a
475 in the afternoon.
For Willson and Buck, it
was their final games bowling
for Central.
“You could tell the emotions
got to them,” Paulsen
said. “They were crying,
hugging each other. It got to
me, too, because I’ve seen
them grow up having been
around them for four years.
I’m proud of them and their
perseverance.”
Central will return regular
starters Bass, sophomore
Maddie Conroy and freshman
Marianna Hristakos.
Next year, the team will
have only one senior, Amber
Winemiller, but she has no
varsity experience, having
been on junior varsity.
“Out of all our underclassmen,
Kalei exceeded all the
expectations I had of her,”
Paulsen said. “She was so
above and beyond. There
will be a lot more bowling
for her. We’ll be looking
upon her for leadership
next year, because without a
doubt, we’ll be young.”
Lincoln-Way West coach
Scott Jablonski knew it
would take a minimum score
of 5,700 to be in contention
for a trip to state. That would
require a 950 average.
The Warriors averaged a
942 to finish in sixth place
with a 5,652. They just
missed a trip to state, as they
were 125 pins behind fourthplace
Oswego’s 5,777.
“We have a scrappy team,
and we knew we’d have a
better chance of qualifying
as a team than individuals
qualifying,” Jablonski said.
Listen Up
“It was like I was running off adrenaline [today]
because I knew my team needed me last game.
I felt like I let them down last game, so I had to
come through for them this game.”
Chris Robinson – Lincoln-Way Central boys basketball guard, on
what fueled his performance in a rematch against Andrew.
TUNE IN
Boys basketball
6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21
• Lincoln-Way Central boys basketball
will conclude its regular season home
schedule with a Senior Night matchup
against T.F. South.
Index
49 - Providence hockey
48 – Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Tim Carroll, tim@mokenamessenger.com.

mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | www.mokenamessenger.com | February 16, 2017
Here’s
to you, Mr.
Robinson
Central junior Chris
Robinson helps Knights
avenge previous loss
to Andrew, Page 53
Taking the
cheer lead
Mokena native looks
back on cheerleading
career, forward
to final national
competition, Page 52
Lincoln-Way co-op gymnastics
wins first sectional championship
since 2005-2006, Page 54
Lincoln-Way co-op gymnast Karina Jarosz takes it all in after
finishing her set on the bars Thursday, Feb. 9, during the
gymnastics sectional championship.
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