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Feb. 13
1. Tinley Park couple opens new candy
shop in Frankfort
2. Andrew junior to attend summer camp at
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3. Orland police reportedly bust Tinley man
for felonious amount of drugs
4. Police searching for man who attempted
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5. Police Reports: Joliet man charged with
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The Village of Tinley Park shared this
Facebook post Feb. 9 of Deputy Village
Clerk Laura Godette’s interview and message
on early voting: “Join Deputy Village
Clerk Laura Godette, as she discusses early
voting options in Tinley Park during a new
video short titled ‘Rock the Vote: What You
Need to Know About Early Voting,’ available
at the link below or by tuning into Tinley
Park Television on Comcast Channel 4 and
U-verse Channel 99.” To view the video,
visit youtube.com/watch?v=wclnnBXsHQc.
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“Wind symphony had a great day at
SWSC festival today! Thanks to our host
Bolingbrook and their outstanding facilities!”
– @VJABands, the official Twitter of Andrew High
School’s Marching Band, tweeted this Feb. 9 and
shared this photo.
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From The Editor
What’s love got to do with it?
F. Amanda Tugade
tugade@tinleyjunction.com
I
was 8 years old when
my father tried to teach
me how to dance. I remember
this particular lesson
because he was trying
to encourage me to join the
annual Lip Sync show at
my grade school.
You see, I had already
planned to join the show
with my two best friends
at the time. At first, we
were going to take on
Britney Spears’ “Baby
One More Time,” but then,
we changed our minds to
tackle Destiny’s Child’s
“Say My Name.” We
choreographed our moves
during recess, and we
looked to J-14 Magazine
for ideas on costume, hair
and makeup.
In the end, our creative
differences put a stop to
our venture. We couldn’t
agree on anything, and our
three-way calls ended with
someone saying, “I’m telling
my mom” before hanging
up. Drama is inevitable
when you’re a young girl.
One night, my father
brought me to the living
room. He plugged Janet
Jackson’s “Design of a
Decade: 1986-1996” in
our boombox and set it to
track No. 5 “Escapade.”
Right before he hit play, he
reminded me that it’s common
to see musicians in a
group fly solo.
Cue the Jackson’s “Escapade”
introduction, which
consisted of bells that transcended
into a symphony
of strings and electronic
keys before segueing into
Jackson’s famous “huh.”
My father began to move.
He began to move his hips,
his arms and his feet in
ways that I never knew he
knew how to.
He effortlessly glided
across the floor and called
out for my mother to join
him.
My father began singing
along to the song, while
my mother pretended to
take on the role of backup
vocalist and dancer. He
knew the song by heart,
and his groove was contagious.
This was one of the first
times I ever saw my father
in a different light. Between
laughs and dramatic
poses, he looked to my
mother to fill in the steps
and ad lib. They, then, recalled
the days when they
were dating.
And even though those
younger days have passed
them, they still got the
moves, my mother said.
It was from my father
that I learned the true
purpose of music: to make
you feel. To this day, he’d
remind my mother the days
when he used to give her
mixtapes, which were full
of love songs. It was from
my father that I learned
that love is unconditional,
thoughtful and sweet.
In this week’s Junction,
you’ll see a story about St.
George School’s first “My
Guy & Me,” a dance that
welcomed fathers, grandfathers
and uncles, too, to
bond with their daughters,
granddaughters and nieces.
In fact, the Tinley Park-
Park District, too, held its
own annual father-daughter
dance a couple weeks
ago.
More than that, these
dances served as teachable
moments for families.
Purposefully timed right
around Valentine’s Day,
together they’ll create an
unforgettable memory and
share a lesson or two on
love, life and happiness.
Also, in this issue, you’ll
find a story about a new
challenge Tinley Park High
School students and faculty
have recently accepted.
Assistant Editor Brittany
Kapa took the lead on the
story, which you will find
on Page 24.
The challenge is pretty
simple. For the next 100
days, the Titans will be
tweeting and sharing the
photos of the things that
make them happy.
Already, students and
faculty have put up photos
of their family, friends,
coworkers and hobbies up
on social media to remind
themselves that happiness
– that love, strength and
hope – are sometimes only
a few feet away.
Just a few more things
Don’t forget to take a
peek at Page 23. We’ve
announced the winners of
our Valentine’s Day card
contests. Congratulations to
our winners!
Also, if you’re still
searching for love, you
should head out to the
“What Do You Love” art exhibit
at the Vogt Visual Arts
Center, which is located at
17420 67th Court in Tinley
Park. The display, which
runs all throughout February,
showcases the artists’
passion for their mediums
of choice.
NFYN
From Page 18
The Mokena Community
Public Library District decided
to treat its guests to
something special during a
recent weekend program.
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 madeto-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.”
Reporting by Ryan Esguerra,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
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