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New Lenox 

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Getting a leg 

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THURSDAY 

Senior Breakfast & Health Fair 

8-10:30 a.m. Sept. 21, 

VFW Post 9545, 323 Old 

Hickory Road, New Lenox. 

Celebrate National Falls 

Prevention Awareness Day 

with a senior health fair and 

continental breakfast. The 

first 100 seniors will receive 

a free breakfast, and there 

will be door prizes every 

half hour. The Lions Club 

will be conducting hearing 

screenings, and there will 

be balance screenings, blood 

pressure checks, medication 

review, flu shots, and exercise 

demos. For more information, 

call (815) 462-6493. 

Job Fair 

9-11 a.m. Sept. 21, Workforce 

Center of Will County, 

2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. 

Job seekers are invited to attend 

a weekly job fair at the 

Workforce Center of Will 

County. For a list of positions 

employers will be hiring for, 

visit www.will.works/calen 

dar-of-events and select the 

weekly job fair link. 

FRIDAY 

5th Quarter 

Sept. 22 and 29; and Oct. 13 

and 20, Cornerstone Church, 

1501 S. Gougar Road, New 

Lenox. The church will host a 

5th Quarter event after every 

Lincoln-Way West regular 

season home football game. 

There will be free pizza, a 

bonfire, games and professional 

athlete speakers. Henry 

Domercant, who played 

in the European league for 

9 years and now plays for 

the Salt Lake City Stars will 

be speaking at the Sept. 22 

event. There will also be a 

free raffle for an autographed 

ball each event. All students 

and parents are invited. 

SATURDAY 

Pete the Cat Palooza 

10:20-11:30 a.m. Sept. 23, 

New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. The library will be 

throwing a party celebrating 

this groovy cat. Enjoy stories, 

crafts, activities, and games. 

This program is for children 

ages 2-12. For more information 

and registration, visit 

www.newlenoxlibrary.org. 

MONDAY 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. Sept. 25, Village 

Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. For more information 

and meeting agendas, 

visit www.newlenox.net. 

TUESDAY 

The LEGO Club 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 26, 

New Lenox Public Library, 


Lenox. Build-your-own creation 

with friends, or make a 

vehicle to race down a track. 

The library display the creations 

for everyone to see. 

This program is for children 

in kindergarten through 

fourth grade. For more information 

and registration, visit 

www.newlenoxlibrary.org. 

UPCOMING 

Vision Screening 

10 a.m.-noon Friday, Sept. 

29, New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. The New Lenox 

Lions Club will be conducting 

free vision screening for 

children ages 6 months to 6 

years old. Lions Club conducts 

the screening with a 

mobile vision screener that 

provides immediate results. 

A parent permission form is 

required and can be picked 

up at the children’s reference 

desk and must be brought 

with on the day of screening. 

No appointment necessary. 

Park Clean Up 

9 a.m.-noon Saturday, 

Sept. 30, Old Plank Road 

Trail at Constitution Road, 

New Lenox. Clear brush, 

remove invasive species or 

harvest seeds for woodland 

and prairie restoration during 

an upcoming volunteer workday 

hosted by the Forest Preserve 

District of Will County. 

A District representative will 

be at each workday to coordinate 

the day’s activities. 

Registration is required. For 

more information and registration, 

visit (815) 722-7364 

or email rgauchat@fpdwc. 

org. Dress for the weather 

and outdoor work. 

Candlelight Bowl 

6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 

30, Laraway Lanes, 1009 W. 

Laraway Road, New Lenox. 

Join the Lincolnway Special 

Recreation Association for 

a bowling fundraiser event. 

Cost is $30 per person or 

$160 for a lane of six bowlers 

and will include bowling, 

shoe rental and dinner. 

For more information, visit 

www.lwsra.org/bowling or 

call (815) 320-3507. 

Oktoberfest Dinner 

4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 

11, Harry Andersen VFW, 

323 Old Hickory Road, New 

Lenox. Join the New Lenox 

Area Historical Society for 

a homemade, traditional 

German dinner and a silent 

auction to support Schmuhl 

School. To purchase tickets, 

visit the historical Society’s 

office at 205 W. Maple, call 

(815) 485-5576 or get them 

at the door. 

CPR and First Aid 

6-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 

12, New Life Christian Preschool, 

500 Gougar Road, 

New Lenox. This class is 

open to the community, 

however pre-registration is 

required. Class size is limited 

to 20 participants. Cost is 

$45 per registrant. For more 

information and registration, 

call Child Care Resource 

and Referral at (815) 741- 

1163, ext. 263. 

Cheer Clinic and Food Drive 

Register by Friday, Sept. 

22. Event will be held 9:30 

a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, 

Oct. 9, Providence Catholic 

High School, 1800 W Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox. 

Individuals and teams are 

welcome. The cost is $40 per 

participant, which includes a 

PC cheerleading tee shirt and 

a pass to regular PCHS home 

athletic events for the 2017- 

18 season. A light snack will 

be provided during the clinic, 

but asked to bring their own 

water and a non-perishable 

breakfast item to donate to a 

local food pantry. Parents are 

invited to watch their child 

perform a special routine at 

noon. Registration is suggested, 

but walk-ins are welcome. 

For more information and 

registration forms, visit http:// 

il.8to18.com/providence/ 

activities/cheerleading/g or 

email tstanish@providence 

catholic.com. 

Drop-In Bike Clinic 

1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, 

Hickory Creek Preserve – La- 

Porte Road Access, 10537 W. 

La Porte Road, Mokena. The 

Forest Preserve, in partnership 

with FnA Outdoors, will offer 

bicycle safety demonstrations, 

general bike checks, a flat-tire 

clinic and information about 

bike accessories. Registration 

is not required for this free, 

all-ages program. 

Schmuhl School Open House 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 

Oct. 14, Schmuhl School 

- Hickory Creek Preserve, 

20733 S. Schoolhouse 

Road, New Lenox. Experience 

what school was like 

in a one-room school in the 

1930s. At New Lenox Area 

Historical Society, history is 

fun. For more information, 

call (815) 485-5576. 

Pant for the Pantry 

8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, 


Lenox. Use your legs and 

lend a hand at the seventh annual 

Pant for the Pantry 5K 

to benefit local food pantries. 

There will also be a half-mile 

fun run for runners 10 years 

and younger beginning at 

9:30 a.m. Cost for early registration 

with a shirt is $30 for 

runners 18 years and older, 

$15 for runners 15-17 years 

and $10 for runners 14 years 

and younger. Cost for day-of 

registration is $35 for runners 

18 years and older, $20 

for runners 15-17 years and 

$15 for runners 14 years and 

younger. There is no cost for 

runners 14 and under without 

a shirt. Cost for the kids race 

is $10 for early registration 

and $15 on the day of the 

race. For more information 

and registration, visit www. 

pantforpantry.com or any Old 

Plank Trail Community Bank 

location. 

ONGOING 

Donations for Hurricane 

Harvey Victims 

Ongoing through September. 

New Lenox Dental 

Group, 1600 West Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox. New 

Lenox Dental Group will be 

accepting donations of nonperishable 

foods, baby supplies 

(formula/food, wipes, 

bottles, clothes), hygiene 

products (shampoo, body 

wipes, hand sanitizer, feminine 

products, razors etc.) 

and plus-size adult clothing. 

Refrain from donating water/ 

beverages, candy, perishable 

food and toys. Drop Off Times 

are Mondays, Tuesdays and 

Thursdays from 3-6 p.m. 

Blood Pressure Screening 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Silver 

Cross Health Center, 2701 

W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. 

Those interested in getting 

their blood pressured 

checked can do so at the 

health center. Walk-ins are 

welcome. For more information 

call (708) 364-6337. 

To submit an item to the printed 

calendar, contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at (708) 

326-9170 ext. 34, or email 

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Thursdays one week prior to 

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the New Lenox Patriot | September 21, 2017 | 3 

New Lenox Village Board 

Developments for grocery store, 

restaurant and arcade to take place 

Megann Horstead 

Freelance Reporter 

The Village of New Lenox 

is eyeing a new development 

for the northwest corner 

of the intersection joining 

Route 30 and Vancina Lane. 

As such, the Board of 

Trustees unanimously decided 

Sept. 11 to accept a proposal 

requested by an interested 

party for professional 

traffic planning services. 

The three-building retail 

development as proposed includes 

a 65,000 square-foot 

grocery store, 15,000 square 

feet of retail and a 12,350 

square-foot restaurant. It includes 

access by means of 

Route 30 through a restricted 

entryway and off Vancina 

Lane. 

“This parcel has been vacant 

for a long time,” Mayor 

Tim Baldermann said. 

“We’d like to see it developed, 

and we think it has 

great potential with its location 

on Route 30.” 

To date, the parcel of land 

in question is owned by In- 

Site Real Estate and has been 

vacant more than 20 years. 

The services itemized in 

the proposal presented to 

trustees are anticipated to 

cost in the range of $5,500 

and $6,000, with additional 

compensation paid hourly 

for professional staff time 

to attend meetings and hearings. 

The interested party 

intends to contract out the 

work performed to SPACE- 

CO, Inc., an independent engineer. 

The Village is covering 

the cost upfront, and is in 

agreement with the potential 

purchaser of the property to 

be reimbursed by 75 percent. 

“This is a matter of due 

diligence to see if it makes 

sense,” Village Administrator 

Kurt Carroll said. 

Currently, the potential 

Round it up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the Sept. 11 

regular meeting of the New Lenox Village Board of Trustees: 

• Trustees agreed to reject a bid allowing for the 

expansion of wastewater treatment plan No. 2. The 

board’s action will save the Village approximately $19 

million on a project, which might require replacement 

at a later date, Village staff said. 

• The Board of Trustees authorized a fourth 

amendment to a real estate purchasing agreement 

with CVS Pharmacy. That decision allows for a 60-day 

extension to the primary contract terms that will end 

on Oct. 30 without further amendments. 

• Officials OK’d a proposal granting construction 

engineering services for the Cedar Road water main 

replacement project. The Village is to pay an estimated 

$317,000 to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD to 

satisfy this aim. Construction is anticipated for March 

2018 with a completion date set for Nov. 2, 2018. 

• The board went on to authorize a proposal providing 

for the construction materials engineering services for 

the Cedar Road water main replacement project. New 

Lenox officials are allotting $5,300 to cover the cost. 

purchaser is in talks with 

the landlords. There is a 90- 

day timeframe for which 

the contract details are to 

be ironed out. At that point, 

Baldermann said he will announce 

the names of the new 

businesses. 

Trustees grant special use 

for virtual reality business 

The Village of New Lenox 

is closer to adding a new virtual 

reality amusement establishment. 

Josh Schoeling, the owner 

of Genesis VR, LLC, intends 

to do business at 416 Nelson 

Road. 

“It’s a virtual reality headset,” 

he said, referring to his 

business venture. “It does 

have two controllers, as well. 

It gives you two options: you 

can play in the play area or 

if it is handicap accessible, 

you can play in a seated position, 

as well. It does run off 

of a computer system, so the 

games are a little bit more 

advanced… It’s very fun, and 

you know, pretty intuitive.” 

Schoeling went on to say 

the facility is geared toward 

individuals age 16 to 24, 

though all ages are welcome. 

Trustee Annette Bowden 

questioned the petitioner’s 

plan and wanted to know 

how much of a crowd the 

business could draw. 

“The reason I ask that is 

[to find out if] parking is 

going to be adequate because 

of the draw this might 

have?” she asked. 

Schoeling refuted the concern 

and said it’s not a very 

big facility. 

The owner intends to run 

a 1,533 square-foot business 

in a manner that allows four 

people to play at a given time. 

Assistant Village Administrator 

Robin Ellis explained 

further that unlike 

a retail development, the 

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Village Commons turns into one-stop shop at annual rummage sale 

Jason Maholy 


The saying is one man’s 

trash is another’s treasure. If 

that truly is the case, a veritable 

trove of booty was for the 

taking at the Friends of the 

New Lenox Public Library’s 

annual Rummage Sale. 

Clothes? Racks of them. 

Toys? Legos, vintage 

tabletop pinball games and 

the entire Jedi Council from 

“The Phantom Menace,” just 

to name a few. 

Tchotchkes and knickknacks? 

More than could 

ever possibly meet the demand. 

Rummage-salers who arrived 

with plans to find something 

very specific may have 

left disappointed; but those 

who ventured to the New 

Lenox Village Commons on 

Sept. 9 just hoping to find 

something useful at a bargain 

price had come to the right 

place. Hundreds of potential 

buyers milled about as they 

browsed, eyeballed and otherwise 

checked out innumerable 

items sellers at tables 

lining both sides of Veterans 

Parkway were looking to unload. 

Among the more than 50 

vendors was Wendy Konzen, 

who was holding down the 

fort where she was selling 

her own things – as well as 

those of two friends. Much 

of Konzen’s wares were rendered 

expendable because 

she recently moved into a 

smaller home and simply 

doesn’t have storage space to 

accommodate as much stuff. 

Three tables at her station 

contained everything from 

never-opened DVDs and 

several handbags to Christmas 

decorations and a Body 

By Jake Rockaway exercise 

machine. 

“I need to get rid of the 

extra things laying around 

the house,” said Konzen, of 

New Lenox. “There’s a lot 

of things you accumulate 

throughout the years. I’ve 

had garage sales and this is 

the remainder of the things 

from those garage sales.” 

Konzen noted that anything 

vendors failed to jettison 

could be donated after 

the sale – a large truck was 

scheduled to whisk everything 

away – so many sellers 

came with the plan to exit 

the Commons with nothing. 

Konzen wasn’t, however, 

committed to leaving emptyhanded. 

“Some things I’ll probably 

take, just because,” she 

said, with some tentativeness 

in her voice. “I just can’t see 

giving it away yet.”- 

Determined to not leave 

empty-handed were sisters 

Julie Hoekstra and Sherry 

Worley. Hoekstra, of New 

Lenox, was on a mission to 

find a small wooden chair – 

the type in which only a small 

child could sit – she could 

turn into an autumn decoration 

for her front porch. An 

avid crafter, she came up 

with the plan about a week 

prior and the chair was at the 

top of her “find” list. 

“I’m going to paint it, make 

it look cute and decorate it for 

fall,” Hoekstra said assertively. 

“We have a whole day 

planned. It’s a big day, there’s 

a lot going on.” 

“She over-decorates her 

chair for Christmas, so she 

doesn’t want to undecorate 

it for fall,” added Worley, 

laughing. 

Worley’s focus, meanwhile, 

was less specific. 

“Bargains, bargains,” the 

Orland Hills woman said 

she was seeking. “Nothing 

in particular. We just like to 

come to these things and look 

for old stuff we can make 

look good.” 

Kaylin Wallenberg lives 

nearby and was set to head 

out for a morning run when 

she saw the road leading to 

the Commons was blockaded. 

“I didn’t plan to come here, 

but was wondering what was 

going on,” she said. “I had 

seen signs, and I like garage 

sales and stuff like that, but 

it was kind of like, ‘if I’m 

around I’ll do it.’ I was about 

to go for a run and then I 

was like, ‘ooh, maybe I’ll go 

shopping instead.’” 

Wallenberg and her friend, 

Lindsey Wright, didn’t exactly 

have a plan; but Wright, 

also of New Lenox, had her 

eyes open for good deals on 

toys and furniture she can refinish. 

“We’re looking for whatever 

we didn’t know we 

needed, basically,” Wallenberg 

said. 

Hillary Davis came to the 

sale with her son, Declan, 

5, looking for clothes, toys 

and anything else on which 

she could purchase for less 

than what she would pay 

at a store. Davis, of Lockport, 

browsed the goods at 

one vendor booth as Declan 

played with a toy his mom 

agreed to buy him. 

“We always like to support 

the events here on the 

commons, and we knew this 

would be a nice community 

event,” Davis said. “People 

are getting rid of stuff at the 

end of the season before it 

gets cold, and we’re hoping 

we might find a good deal. 

I’ve already found a couple.” 

The vast majority of vendors 

were, like the aforementioned 

Konzen, selling items 

they no longer needed or for 

which they no longer had 

room. Carl Fosnaugh, however, 

was looking to capitalize 

on his talents as a woodcarver 

to make a few bucks. 

Displayed on Fosnaugh’s 

table were clock-holders, 

mailboxes and trivets made 

of black walnut, maple and 

padauk – the latter a type of 

hardwood from a species of 

tree that grows in Africa. 

Fosnaugh, of New Lenox, 

has been retired for 24 years 

from his former career as an 

engineer at IBM. 

“I like to make sawdust 

and whatnot,” Fosnaugh 

quipped. “I decided I worked 

with my brain for 50 years 

and now I’m going to work 

with my hands. I did it before 

to pass the time, now I have 

more time to do it.” 

Village 

From Page 3 

virtual reality establishment 

possesses a lesser parking 

requirement. 

The development as presented 

meets the criteria set 

forth by the Village’s zoning 

ordinance to qualify for a 

special use. 

The Planning Commission 

held a public hearing Sept. 5, 

at which point no objections 

were raised. 

Genesis VR is not intended 

by the owner to sell alcohol 

or food. 

The owner asked Village 

staff to waive the first read 

to allow the Board of Trustees 

to consider granting a 

special use and wanted to 

advance plans to open the 

establishment as soon as 

possible. 

Former 

Lincoln-Way 

Community 

High School 

District 210 

superintendent 

Lawrence 

Wyllie, who Wyllie 

served from 

1989-2013, has been indicted 

on fraud charges, according 

to a press release issued 

Thursday, Sept. 14, by the 

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the 

Northern District of Illinois. 

The federal indictment 

states Wyllie misappropriated 

school funds for his own 

benefit and falsely represented 

the true financial deficit 

from Sept. 14 

Former D210 superintendent indicted on fraud charges 

James Sanchez, Editor 

the district was facing. 

Wyllie participated in multiple 

schemes to obtain money, 

including using $50,000 

of school funds to create 

Superdog — a dog-training 

school — which had no benefit 

to the school, according 

to the press release. The indictment 

also stated Wyllie 

allegedly misappropriated a 

combined $30,500 of school 

funds by falsely representing 

the money as compensation 

for unused vacation days as 

well as paying himself a retirement 

stipend that was not 

in his contract. 

The indictment stated Wyllie 

put the district in $7 million 

of additional debt by alleged 

fraudulent issuance of 

bond funds used toward the 

district’s operating expenses 

and payroll for district employees 

when it was supposed 

to be used for the construction 

and renovation of the Lincoln- 

Way high schools. 

In 2009, when Wyllie was 

challenged about the district’s 

financial health, he allegedly 

misled the public by 

falsely stating the State of Illinois 

was behind $5 million 

in payments, according to the 

indictment. 

The U.S. Attorney’s Office 

has been investigating 

District 210’s financial status 

since 2016 and turned its attention 

toward Wyllie when 

it issued a subpoena seeking 

all records of salary and compensation 

dating back to the 

time he was hired. 

An arraignment in U.S. 

District Court has not yet 

been scheduled. 

In an emailed statement 

sent Thursday afternoon, 

D210 Community Relations 

Director Taryn Atwell said 

district officials have cooperated 

with federal authorities’ 

requests throughout the investigation. 

“Parents and taxpayers 

should be assured that the 

Board of Education is committed 

to protecting taxpayer 

dollars,” Atwell said. “In July 

of 2016, the district hired a 

new director of finance. The 

director oversees day-to-day 

accounting operations and 

transactions. In June of 2017, 

the board approved the hiring 

of an experienced business 

manager to oversee all financial 

operations and budgeting 

services.” 

In the statement, D210 

Board of Education President 

Joseph Kirkeeng added the 

board is “committed to continued 

oversight and assessment 

of district policies and 

procedures.” 

“The board will continue 

to work with the administration 

to move this district forward,” 

he said. 

For more on this and other 

breaking news, visit NewLenox- 

Patriot.com.

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NL family takes on Hurricane Irma 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

After 17 years of dreaming 

and searching, Erik Michor 

and his family finally 

made the big move to sunny 

Florida — just in time for 

Hurricane Irma. 

The Michor family moved 

from New Lenox to Lithia, 

Florida, Aug. 1, just in 

time for the start of the new 

school year and just 30 days 

before Irma started brewing 

near Cape Verde just off the 

coast of Africa. 

Cape Verde storms historically 

form some of the strongest 

hurricanes because of 

their ability to gain strength 

over open water before making 

landfall in the Caribbean 

and southern states. 

Erik Michor, who grew up 

in Frankfort and owns Energy 

Nutrition in the town, and 

his wife, Terri, knew they 

wanted to move to Florida 

eventually and have been 

visiting the area for years 

and scouting locations for 

their new home. 

After much research and 

searching, they finally made 

the decision to move to Lithia 

in the unincorporated area 

of Fish Hawk. They now live 

just 30 minutes from Apollo 

Beach in Tampa Bay. 

Their decision was decided 

by many factors including 

distance from the beach, 

building materials used in 

the house and hurricane 

evacuation zones. 

The homes in their neighborhood 

were all built after 

2012 and are aligned with 

Florida’s updated building 

codes including cinder 

block-reinforced concrete 

walls on the first floor, reinforced 

roof rafters and 

windows and doors rated to 

withstand winds more than 

100 miles per hour. Michor 

said even the shingles are 

nailed in with a different 

pattern to withstand extreme 

weather. 

“The newer neighborhoods 

are pretty well set up 

for these [storms],” Michor 

said. “... Unless it’s a Category 

4 or higher, you’re actually 

pretty safe because it’s 

built so well.” 

Between their location, 

home structure and the 

weakening of Hurricane 

Irma by the time it got to 

them, the Michors had no 

damage to their damage and 

didn’t lose power because of 

the storm. 

In the week leading up to 

the storm, however, the Michors 

experienced the rush 

for bottled water, batteries, 

flashlights and non-perishable 

foods that are all-toooften 

highlighted in the news 

leading up to major storms. 

“It was a long six days last 

week,” Michor said. 

Starting on Labor Day, 

nearly a week before the 

storm came their way, he 

said people were clearing the 

shelves of essential supplies. 

“It was just jammed, and 

everyone was buying cases 

of water and everything,” 

Michor said. “The lines 

were ridiculous, the shelves 

were already empty, and we 

didn’t know what the heck 

that was.” 

At that point, he said they 

were just enjoying Labor 

Day Weekend with friends, 

and the hurricane wasn’t 

even on their radar yet. 

“It was really far away, but 

apparently people down here 

know that, to start stocking 

up,” he said. 

“The week leading up to 

it was pretty chaotic. Anywhere 

you can think of that 

sells batteries or flashlights 

or water, whether it’s CVS 

[or] Ace Hardware, any of 

the little places you would 

think about, somebody had 

already been there, and it 

was just wiped out. Even 

when they got them in stock, 

as quick as they could bring 

pallets out people were just 

grabbing them.” 

Michor mentioned the bizarre 

happenings in Tampa 

Bay, where the areas along 

the coast ran dry because 

of strong winds pushing the 

water away from the coast. 

Other areas experienced a 

rare phenomenon meteorologists 

call hurricane bulge, 

where the low pressure from 

the storm is so strong it actually 

sucks water vertically, 

creating a bulge in the ocean 

beneath the center of the 

storm. 

In preparation for the 

storm and the possibility for 

storm surge and flooding, 

areas along the Gulf Coast 

were evacuated inland, and 

schools were cancelled to 

use them as secondary evacuation 

shelters. 

Michor said people were 

for the most part compassionate 

about stocking up, 

and some families even took 

in people and pets after the 

shelters filled up. 

People in their neighborhood 

cleared debris around 

their houses and walked 

the neighborhood to prevent 

any stray items from 

becoming projectiles in the 

strong winds, and everyone 

stocked up on nonperishable 

food items in case they lost 

power. 

There was a lot of uncertainty 

between meteorologists 

and weather forecasts 

about the path of the storm, 

which made it stressful for 

people all over the state. 

The storm ultimately took 

a turn to the East and curved 

inland, missing Lithia, but 

not before being projected to 

send a direct hit their way. 

“At one point on the news, 

they actually mentioned Fish 

Hawk, that they eye was going 

to go over there at one 

point,” Michor said. Michor 

said his wife, who works 

at an area hospital, was required 

to be in the area to 

relive the teams who stayed 

during the storm after it was 

over. 

Once the storm arrived 

around midnight on Sept. 10, 

his children — Haley and 

Ethan — slept in an interior 

room in their house where 

they had put a mattress up 

against the exterior wall and 

stashed their emergency supplies. 

Their dogs — Boomer, 

Baxter, Dakota and Sadie — 

waited out the storm, as well, 

and were well-equipped with 

tarp and sod that the Michors 

set up in the garage for them 

to do their business during 

the storm. 

While the Michors had 

no damage to their home or 

yard other than a broken tree 

branch, areas near them experienced 

flooding, power 

outages, downed trees and 

schools were closed the following 

week because of water 

damage sustained during 

the storm. 

Michor said the news stations 

were all predicting different 

paths for the storm, 

which was extremely stressful, 

but said it was a whole 

different experience leading 

up to the storm as a Florida 

resident. 

“Because this is our first 

[hurricane], I can tell you it’s 

much different being down 

here versus being up there,” 

Michor said. “Like how my 

family saw it versus how we 

actually were in it was a lot 

different. 

“I know that the State of 

Florida was very much ready 

for it, probably because of 

the problems with Houston. 

... Down here, they’re working 

pretty quickly to get everything 

restored.” 

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NL speakers focus on positive response that followed 9/11 attacks 

Megann Horstead 


Every year on 9/11, Americans 

gather to remember the 

tragedy that shook the nation. 

Yet for all the talk about 

9/11, elements of the attacks 

and the actions leading up 

to it have receded, in part, 

from public knowledge sixteen 

years later. The part of 

the tragedy that continues to 

ring true for many is the way 

people responded in the aftermath. 

That was the message captured 

during the Patriotic 

Day Remembrance and Recognition 

Day, held Sept. 11 

at New Lenox Village Commons 

Fireman’s Memorial. 

The program, moderated by 

the Rev. Jim McGuire of Joliet 

Area Community Hospice, 

began with a presentation of 

colors by American Legion 

Post 1977 and Veterans of 

Foreign Wars Post 9545. 

McGuire welcomed the 

crowd in attendance for 

coming out and asked them 

to stand and join him in the 

Pledge of Allegiance to the 

United States of America. 

They remained standing 

thereafter for the singing of 

the National Anthem. 

Mayor Tim Baldermann 

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thanked the many first responders 

and military members 

for their efforts during 

the morning of 9/11. 

“We can never forget the 

horrific event,” he said. “We 

remember how our country 

came together, and now, 

more than ever, we need to 

focus on that despite our 

differences. We should be 

kinder, more passionate, and 

remember despite those differences, 

we live in the greatest 

country in the world.” 

On the morning of Sept. 

11, 2001, four passenger jet 

airliners were hijacked and 

crashed into the twin towers 

of the World Trade Center in 

New York City, the Pentagon 

Building in Arlington, Virginia, 

and a field in Summerset 

County, Pennsylvania. 

The tragedy took its toll on 

the nation’s people that day 

killing 265 on the four passenger 

planes, including 19 

terrorists; 2,606 in the World 

Trade Center and in the surrounding 

area; 125 inside 

the Pentagon; 343 New York 

firefighters; 23 New York 

police officers; and 37 New 

York port authority officers. 

Sgt. Michael Nuesse, of 

the New Lenox Police Department, 

recounted the time 

he served on the Air Force 

the morning of 9/11 and said 

he was stationed in England 

at the time for routine training, 

preparation and normal 

assignment. 

“Everybody was in disbelief,” 

he said. “The base was 

on lockdown alert. The level 

went to high, and we took 

inventory of loved ones and 

came together.” 

Nuesse had served in the 

Air Force for a seven-year 

span from 1998 to 2005 

and wanted to give his perspective 

on how he and his 

base felt, how other bases 

were locked down, the affect 

it had on armed forces 

around the country, the way 

it changed our way of life, 

and pay tribute to the fallen. 

New Lenox Police Department Sgt. Micah Nuesse, who served in the Air Force at the time 

of the 9/11 attacks, speaks during Patriotic Day Remembrance and Recognition Day at the 

Village Commons. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Members of the American Legion Post 1977 and VFW Post 9545 represent at the ceremony. 

“I want everyone to remember 

not only on the anniversary, 

but to always make 

sure we do that,” he said. “... 

Everybody there [for the memorial 

gathering] was there 

to pay tribute, and the mood 

was appropriate for what we 

wanted to remember.” 

A moment of silence was 

held for the victims of 9/11 

terrorists attacks, followed 

by the ringing of the bell 

and singing of “America the 

Beautiful.” 

The Rev. Andrew Harrison, 

pastor emeritus of St. Lukes 

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Veterans Alan Perkaus (left to right) of Orland Park, Wade 

Krohn, of New Lenox, and Ed Selvas, of New Lenox, pose 

for a picture during the ceremony.

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Freedom Park hosts 9/11 memorial dedication 

Submitted by New Lenox 

Community Park District 

New Lenox Community 

Park District’s Freedom 

Park dedicated a new memorial 

in honor of the 9/11 attacks. 

The memorial honors 

those who lost their lives to 

the terrorist attacks sixteen 

years ago. 

Eighteen-year-old Brett 

Hyink, an Eagle Scout candidate 

with Troup 49, spearheaded 

the Memorial project 

with some help from Parks- 

Maintenance Director George 

Travnicek and his staff. 

“I was 14 when I earned 

the rank of Life Scout and 

began to search for a worthy 

task for my Eagle Scout 

project,” Hyink said. “The 

September 11 Memorial was 

chosen as a rallying symbol 

for the victims of all the past 

and future attacks and the 

brave individuals who do 

their best every day to stop 

this insanity.” 

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Orthodox Chapel in Palos 

Hills, delivered this year’s 

keynote speech and went on 

to reflect on the event’s significance 

16 years later. 

“Certainly, it is heartwarming,” 

he said, referring 

to crowd size. “I’ve seen 

other [remembrance events] 

over the years, and I’ve seen 

the numbers dwindle… I’m 

happy New Lenox is having 

a memorial service on this 

day. A lot of places stopped. 

I was honored to come and 

bring these artifacts.” 

Harrison brought in a beam 

cut from the World Trade 

Center, a rock recovered from 

the Flight 93 plane crash into 

the earth and cement rubble 

from the Pentagon. 

Harrison spoke of how he 

acquired the artifacts and 

said it brings great meaning 

to the church. 

Park District Board President 

Brian Fischer was on 

hand at the dedication to 

thank some of the donors 

and sponsors. 

“Brett and his father put in 

a lot of hard work and were 

very dedicated to the project,” 

Fischer said. “And we 

wouldn’t have been able to 

do it without the help of all 

of our sponsors and donors.” 

The memorial sponsors 

include: New Lenox Community 

Park District, Nu 

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The memorial, shaped 

like a pentagon, also honors 

all branches of the military 

“The year after the 9/11 

attack, many places were to 

have services, and I thought 

it would be nice to dedicate 

the Bell Tower to those that 

died in 9/11,” he said. 

Harrison wore a letter to 

Mayor Bloomberg of New 

York City and subsequently 

received a beam. 

“The reason we were able 

to do that was because of St. 

Nicholas Greek Orthodox 

Church [in New York,]” he 

said. “It was obliterated. I 

mentioned [to Mayor Bloomberg] 

how one of our churches 

was destroyed. That’s why 

we were given artifacts.” 

Harrison stressed the importance 

of never forgetting 

and said we will never forget. 

“This is why we gather,” 

he said. “Ordinary people 

went to work and didn’t come 

home. First responders didn’t 

make it, either. [It’s all about] 

honoring those who died.” 

This year’s 9/11 memorial 

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will be stimulated by 

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and how we must all work 

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as safe as possible,” he said. 

gathering was made possible 

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speaks to the character of 

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Jason Maholy 


Early during his years as a 

student at Lincoln-Way East 

High School, Ryan Hesslau 

fell in with what he referred 

to as “the wrong crowds” 

and caved to the peer pressures 

many youths face during 

a period of life often 

filled with uncertainty, anxiety 

and insecurity. 

Fortunately for Hesslau, 

he was self-aware enough 

to soon realize that his behavior 

was driven by a fear 

of rejection and the need to 

be accepted. He broke away 

from the path he had taken, 

and instead of trying to fill 

his personal voids with superficial 

remedies, substituted 

for those by volunteering, 

mentoring and otherwise focusing 

on “the goodness of 

helping people.” 

“I was going through a 

transitional phase,” Hesslau, 

of Mokena, said about his 

life before his awakening. 

“And I became someone I 

wasn’t intended to be.” 

When he was 16, he created 

a Facebook page he 

dubbed ForeverU, which he 

hoped would bring together 

teens going through tough 

times and being victimized 

by bullies. The grassroots 

club had difficulty gaining 

traction at first – “We had 

meeting after meeting and 

people weren’t showing up,” 

Hesslau said – but people 

eventually took notice and 

started paying attention to 

the work Hesslau was doing. 

Five years after Hesslau 

founded that Facebook page, 

ForeverU on Saturday, Sept. 

9 held its fourth 5k fundraiser. 

More than 50 people 

walked or ran the trail at 

Hickory Creek Barrens, at 

A group of people set out to walk the 3.1 miles of the fourth 

annual ForeverU 5K. 

the northeast corner of Route 

30 and Schoolhouse Road, 

in support of the nonprofit 

organization’s cause. 

Hesslau acknowledged the 

growth and success of ForeverU 

is more than he ever 

anticipated it would become. 

The group – the mission 

for which Hesslau stated is 

“to ensure no student walks 

through life alone” – was recently 

rebranded as a youth 

empowerment organization 

and offers youth development 

programs, cultivates 

peer-to-peer communities 

and encourages students to 

embrace their lives, regardless 

of how imperfect they 

may seem. 

“I just wanted to use social 

media as a tool to deliver 

hope to the hurting, and 

from that point forward I began 

to recognize how much 

of an issue bullying was, 

and also how many students 

were struggling with various 

aspects of mental health,” he 

said. “I really wanted to do 

what I could to be a vessel of 

creating change and delivering 

hope to these students.” 

Hesslau’s message to 

youths facing challenges in 

their lives is to rise up and 

understand they are not defined 

by those battles, but 

Ryan Hesslau, a Lincoln-Way alumnus, speaks to participants of the ForeverU 5k on Sept. 

9. Hesslau founded ForeverU as a Facebook page in 2012 as a means to provide support 

for teens facing bullying and other challenges in their lives. 

Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

Debbie Ribbons leads a pack of runners at the start of the ForeverU 5K, held Sept. 9 at 

Hickory Creek Barrens in New Lenox. 

can use those personal trials 

to help refine their perspectives 

on life. 

“We want to empower 

them to be courageous with 

that story they’re living, and 

how to show this world what 

they’re made of; even though 

there are times we feel we’re 

going through pain, hurt and 

hang-ups,” he said. “We’re 

teaching students it’s OK to 

not be OK. We all have our 

problems, but we’re living 

one heck of a story, a wild 

adventure and wild journey.” 

Hesslau is a senior majoring 

in entrepreneurial management 

at Trinity Christian 

College in Palos Heights. He 

plans to make ForeverU his 

full-time gig after graduation. 

Alyssa Whyard was one of 

several Trinity students who 

attended the 5k to support their 

friend and his organization. 

“I think it’s just a good way 

to promote that you’re more 

than what the world may say 

you are, and that you have 

value in your life,” Whyard 

said of ForeverU. “There’s 

trials that you’re going to go 

through, but you can always 

pull through them.” 

Mokena resident Kathy 

Wilson walked the 3.1 miles 

with three friends, and was 

particularly drawn to ForeverU’s 

cause because of its antibullying 

efforts. She said she 

appreciates the organization’s 

messages of strength in numbers 

and people empathizing 

with one another to let them 

know they’re not alone. 

“It’s a fabulous organization 

and it’s a great message 

that needs to be heard,” 

Wilson said. “Kids get bullied 

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that can be taken to bully, it 

happens even worse now. I 

was bullied in high school, 

and I feel for these kids that 

have to deal with it on social 

media.” 

Jennie Sweeney is a fourthgrade 

teacher in Dolton, and 

sees first-hand the effects of 

bullying on children. 

“I see the tears, and I just 

try to explain to the kids it’s 

not acceptable, and it is hurtful,” 

said Sweeney, of Mokena. 

“When we grew up we 

had ‘sticks and stones may 

break my bones, but words 

will never hurt me,’ but it 

does hurt and it’s something 

that’s permanent. Even as 

an adult I can remember the 

kids that picked on me. We 

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158-mile race runs 

through New Lenox 

Jon DePaolis 


What started as a conversation 

between brothers on 

the way back from a marathon 

has turned into a charitable 

effort that has spurred 

tens of thousands of dollars 

in donations toward finding 

a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. 

And for area residents Jeff 

and Brian Dryfhout, the effort 

is personal. Their family 

has been inextricably affected 

by Alzheimer’s. 

But together, along with 

friends, family and supporters, 

the brothers started the 

Run Across Illinois event 

to raise money for the Alzheimer’s 

Association in 

2015. The third annual Run 

Across Illinois, a relay race 

which is to span 158 miles, 

is scheduled to take place 

Sept. 23-24. 

Affected by Alzheimer’s 

The Dryfhouts have a long 

history with Alzheimer’s 

disease. 

“My mother, Jan, was diagnosed 

with it at 62,” said 

Brian, a Frankfort resident. 

“She had to retire early. She 

was an elementary school 

teacher. Her mother was diagnosed 

with it at the same 

age.” 

Brian remembers his 

grandmother moving in with 

the family when he was in 

kindergarten. 

“I saw her live with it all 

the way through eighth grade, 

when she passed,” he said. 

“But my grandmother had 

nine siblings. Seven of those 

siblings either had some form 

of dementia or Alzheimer’s. 

It’s something that was always 

in our family.” 

That family history led 

Jeff, an Orland Park resident, 

to run and raise money 

for the Alzheimer’s Association 

during the Chicago 

Marathon. On the way home 

from the 2014 marathon, Jeff 

remembers thinking about 

how many people donated to 

the cause. 

“And people wanted to do 

more than just give money,” 

Jeff said. “I kind of had the 

idea, literally, on the drive 

home. I wondered if there 

was a different way we could 

do something bigger. I came 

up with the idea of running 

across the whole state and 

did it as a relay. Not everyone 

can run or marathon 

— or even want to — but 

a lot of people can run 3, 4 

or even 10 miles. That was 

a great way to get a lot more 

people involved.” 

Thus, planning for the first 

event began. Goals were 

small at the beginning, but 

the reach kept getting bigger 

and bigger. 

“That first year, we just 

set a goal of $5,000, but it 

took off,” Brian said. “I think 

when we crossed the finish 

line ... that first year, we were 

at like $17,800. And right as 

we hit the finish line, we were 

at $18,000. We got some donations 

afterward, too.” 

Last year, they raised 

close to $21,000. 

“This year, we’re at 

$6,000 or $7,000 right now 

[in early September], but it 

normally kicks up that weekend 

of the run,” Brian said. 

“We get most of our donations 

[then].” 

Jeff said the response they 

have received for the race 

has been touching. 

“The story we have with 

how our family has been 

touched by Alzheimer’s is 

a story other people have, 

as well,” he said. “Almost 

everyone that is part of Run 

Across Illinois who runs or 

donates or helps in any way 

has a connection, a loved 

one, who has been touched 

by Alzheimer’s. It’s just really 

cool to see how everyone 

continues to rally around 

this [event].” 

Meeting new people 

Jeff and Brian both said 

they are always surprised by 

how many people support 

the race — even people they 

have never met. 

“Last year, we had a girl 

who ran 30 miles, and that 

was somebody we had never 

met before in our lives,” 

Brian said. “It was someone 

who heard about [the event] 

through the Alzheimer’s 

group, and she signed up and 

ran the 30 miles.” 

But the race also includes 

a lot of family and friends of 

the Dryfhouts, like Frankfort 

resident Joyce Przybylski, 

who worked with and became 

friends with Jill Dryfhout, 

of New Lenox. 

When the first Run Across 

Illinois took place, the two 

made a deal. Jill would run 

the Frankfort Half-Marathon 

with Joyce if she did the Run 

Across Illinois event with 

Jill and her family. 

“I was going to do 10 

miles, and she was going to 

do 3,” Joyce said of that first 

race. “When I started to do 

fundraising, I then found out 

that my mother-in-law had 

Alzheimer’s.” 

Joyce’s mother-in-law is 

in an advanced stage of the 

disease now. With the news 

of the diagnosis, that first 

race became a much bigger 

deal to Joyce. 

“As I started to fundraise 

for the race, I found so many 

people, even at work, who 

are impacted [by the disease], 

who have parents or 

grandparents or aunts [who 

have been touched by it],” 

she said. 

Now, she has approximately 

25 names of people 

for whom she runs who 

have donated to the cause. 

The company for which she 

works also matches her donations 

raised. 

“I’m thankful that they 

started this [event],” Joyce 

said. “I’m very thankful to be 

part of this team and part of 

the fundraising. To see how 

much we’ve been able to 

accomplish, even as a small 

group. It gives a nice sense 

of pride and ownership to be 

part of what they created.” 

Still running 

This year, there are 20 

people who signed up to 

run, which has booked all 

158 miles, Brian said. 

“The age range throughout 

the years has been from 

7 years old up to someone 

59 years old running this 

year,” he said. “We run the 

same route every year. We 

drive out two weeks before 

and test it to make sure 

nothing is under construction.” 

One thing Jeff said he is 

looking forward to this year 

is the group’s run through 

Prophetstown. 

“Last year ... the mayor 

was out there, and he came 

and greeted us,” Jeff said. 

“He said the next time we 

were out there to let him 

know. So, we’re actually 

going to run through one of 

the local bars there, because 

they said they love what 

we’re all about. It’s neat 

little things like that.” 

And while running for the 

cause is one way of being 

on the Run Across Illinois 

team, for people whose purview 

does not involve racing 

around the state donating 

is just fine, too. 

“We’re not raising the 

money to cure my mom,” 

Brian said. “We’re raising 

the money because we 

want to find a cure for this 

disease. Everybody knows 

somebody who has been affected 

by this. 

“Watching my father now 

be a caregiver — I don’t 

want my wife to have to do 

this for me, or my sister-inlaw 

to have to do this for 

Jeff,” Brian said. “Let’s get 

Jill Dryfhout (left) and Joyce Przybylski, of Frankfort, take 

part in Run Across Illinois in 2015. The pair will participate 

again in this year’s event from Sept. 23-24 starting from 

Fulton, Illinois toward the Indiana border in Lansing. 

Photos Submitted 

Friends, family and participants pose at the finish line of 

last year’s event. 

the research and the funding. 

I don’t want to see my 

kids have to go through 

what I had to go through 

with my mom and grandma. 

“It’s a slow, ugly ... death 

that is just sad. And there’s 

no cure. 

“We’re trying to do our 

part. I’m not a celebrity. I 

can’t be like J.J. Watt, who 

can raise [millions of dollars], 

but I can drive an RV 

and run a couple of miles 

and try to get some funds 

raised.” 

To learn more about the 

event or to donate, visit 

www.gofundme.com/Run 

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Police Reports 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Owner of Lockport Township 

car dealership arrested 

A Lockport Township car 

dealership owner was arrested 

Sept. 11 by Secretary 

of State Police for a number 

of alleged misdemeanors related 

to his dealership. 

Joe Tessone, owner of 

Tessone Motors, 801 S. State 

St., was issued 10 total violations 

after the Secretary of 

State Police received four 

complaints that the dealership 

had not issued a title to 

new car owners within 20 

days of purchase, according 

to Lt. Elmer Garza, of the 

Secretary of State Police. 

After receiving the complaints 

about Tessone Motors, 

police launched a dealer 

inspection, Garza said. 

While conducting the dealer 

inspection Sept. 11, police 

found “numerous violations 

of the Illinois vehicle code,” 

Garza said. Tessone was issued 

four citations for failure 

to transfer title within 20 days. 

Police also charged Tessone 

with a Class A misdemeanor 

for failure to maintain 

a dealer plate record 

after it was discovered the 

dealership had no record of 

dealer plates and “had no 

idea where the dealer plates 

were,” Garza said. 

Tessone also was charged 

with one Class B misdemeanor 

and three Alass A 

misdemeanors for failure to 

maintain records acquisition/ 

disposition after police reportedly 

found there were four 

missing entries in the dealer’s 

general bound ledger. Dealerships 

are required to maintain 

records about where they acquire 

cars and to whom they 

are sold, Garza said. 

Tessone also was charged 

with failure to maintain records 

of temporary registration 

permits, according to 

Garza. 

The Secretary of State 

Police also immediately revoked 

Tessone’s dealer license, 

Garza said. 

Reporting by Max Lapthorne, 

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From THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Toy drive has record year 

In its ninth year, the Sean 

Duggan Foundation’s Never 

Back Down Toy Drive continues 

to grow. 

So much so, in fact, that 

this past August’s toy drive 

raised the most donations 

in the drive’s history — 

with more than 1,700 toys 

collected to be donated to 

children undergoing cancer 

treatment. 

“We had our biggest year 

yet, which was totally unexpected,” 

said John Duggan, 

whose son, Sean, died in 2009 

after battling rhabdoid cancer. 

“We had 1,700 toys donated. 

I think our previous highest 

number was around 1,200 

for a single year. To have 

the highest year ever be nine 

years in is pretty amazing.” 

Duggan said he thinks this 

year’s success can be attributed 

to the word being out 

on the toy drive. 

“Every year now, people 

know the toy drive is coming 

around [this time of year],” 

he said. “So, between people 

that donate to it every year 

and the new people hearing 

about it and getting involved, 

it seems to be growing.” 

He said the experience is 

humbling. 

“Each one toy is going to 

make a child’s day better, 

with everything they are going 

through,” Duggan said. 

“To know that you can multiply 

that experience 1,700 

times over from one event 

that was held in the community 

is amazing.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

New executive director 

hopes to lead Tinley Park- 

Park District into ‘21st 

Century’ 

Shawn Roby has one goal 

in mind for the Tinley Park- 

Park District. 

“I’m going to guide the 

[park district] — with the 

help of staff — to push our 

organization into the 21st 

century,” said Roby, who 

New Lenox man charged after spraying graffiti on bridge 

Kevin B. Carter, 38, of 245 

Locust Lane in New Lenox, 

was charged with criminal 

defacement of property and 

possession of drug paraphernalia 

Sept. 6 at East Maple 

Street and Prairie Road. 

Police reportedly arrived 

at the scene after a report of 

a man spray painting graffiti 

on the concrete supports 

of a bridge. They met with 

Carter who, matched the 

description of the person 

who spray painted the concrete, 

and was taken into 

custody, police said. 

Sept. 9 

• Shalonda M. Bowen, 26, of 

1016 Richards St. in Joliet, 

was charged with retail theft 

at the Walmart on the 500 

block of East Lincoln Highway 

after she allegedly stole 

children’s clothing, shoes 

and a swimsuit, totaled at 

$66.82. 

• Personal information reportedly 

was stolen and used 

to open a Target credit card. 

• Numerous clothing items 

reportedly were stolen from 

Walmart on the 500 block of 

East Lincoln Highway. 

Sept. 8 

• Personal information reportedly 

was stolen and used 

to open multiple credit card 

accounts. 

Sept. 7 

• A backpack with a laptop in 

it reportedly was stolen from 

an unlocked vehicle parked 

at the 1500 block of Nelson 

Road. 

Please see NFYN, 17 

Sept. 4 

• A vehicle mirror was damaged 

as it was parked on the 

100 block of Third Street. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The New 

Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

New Lenox Police Department’s 

website or releases 

issued by the department and 

other agencies. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law.

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Sympathizing with those dealing with hurricane season 

Amanda Stoll 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com 

I 

swear, hurricanes have 

been on my mind for 

almost a month now. 

Between watching coverage 

of the storm bearing 

down on Texas, to getting 

constant updates from my 

parents on the Gulf Coast of 

Florida, it’s been constant. 

I can’t even imagine the 

stress involved for people 

who live there though. 

Like the Michor family 

who recently moved to 

Florida from New Lenox, 

my parents had no damage 

to their home, but the week 

leading up to the storm was 

trying. 

While the Michor family 

decided to stick out the 

storm, my parents decided 

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NFYN 

From Page 16 

recently was named the park 

district’s new executive director. 

“They’re already 

highly functional. Everyone’s 

eager and willing.” 

Roby officially took on 

the role in early June, bringing 

with him his experiences 

in the restaurant industry, as 

well as a decade-long career 

with the Village of Antioch’s 

Parks Department. 

they wanted to endure. 

They had some hotel 

points to burn, so why not 

take a few hours trip north 

and enjoy the pool and sunshine 

while they still had it? 

For people living further 

south, like in the Keys; 

however, it was a much 

different story. Mandatory 

evacuations are serious 

news in Florida, where most 

residents have waited out 

their fair share of hurricanes 

and tropical storms. 

People are generally 

well-prepared with water, 

food and evacuation plans. 

They watch the news, listen 

to the radio and keep a close 

watch on changing conditions. 

Of course, natural disasters 

are largely unpredictable, 

like what these past 

two hurricanes demonstrated 

for us. Flooding trapped 

people in their homes in 

Houston, and the devastation 

caused by Harvey only 

set to make the anticipation 

of Irma that much worse. 

Maybe you don’t know 

anyone affected by the two 

storms, maybe you do. 

Chances are, you know 

someone who knows someone, 

though. 

Regardless, this is an 

opportunity for you to make 

John Curran recently held 

the Tinley executive director 

position and had dedicated 

nearly 20 years of service to 

the park district. But by the 

end of June, Curran stepped 

away to start his retirement. 

“I tell everybody I gained 

the keys to a sports car,” he 

said of joining the park district 

and becoming the executive 

director. “You can 

add new paint, wheels and 

surround-sound speakers; 

you can’t ask for a better position.” 

a difference in the lives of 

people living in our own 

country and to a state that, 

likely, is a favorite vacation 

spot. 

Not only will donations 

be helping families recover, 

they will help parts of the 

state get back on its feet. 

Businesses and vacation 

rentals have been all-but 

leveled in the Keys, boats 

have been destroyed and 

you better bet that all of 

those things make up the experience 

you have when you 

visit the Sunshine State. 

Florida and Texas have 

taken hits before, and 

they’re sure to take hits 

again, but that’s the cost of 

living and vacationing in the 

sunny, warm places we love. 

I encourage everyone who 

is able to make a donation 

to the Red Cross or one of 

the many GoFundMe pages 

that have been set up. 

You may be asked to donate 

at checkout when shopping 

for groceries or buying 

something on Amazon. Use 

that opportunity to send a 

few dollars to people across 

the country who are in need. 

There are so many ways 

you can help that I can’t 

possibly outline all of them 

here for you, but I’m sure 

you can find a way. 

Roby said that in his limited 

time with the district, 

he has been impressed with 

the Tinley Park community, 

where he now resides. 

“My wife and I have two 

kids, and they’re in Tinley 

schools,” he said. “We hope 

to remain in the area for a 

long time.” 

Reporting by Megann 

Horstead, Freelance Reporter. 

For more, visit TinleyJunction. 

com. 

As a reminder, when 

making donations online, always 

check that it’s through 

a reputable company and on 

a web page that starts the 

address with https://, which 

means it’s a secure website. 

There are multiple local 

efforts underway to assist 

the victims of this month’s 

two devastating storms, as 

well. 

The Lincoln-Way Central 

cheerleading team is collecting 

cash and gift card donations 

for families affected 

by Hurricane Harvey in 

Texas, and the New Lenox 

Dental Group is taking 

donations of food, hygiene 

products, baby supplies and 

plus-size adult clothing to 

send to Texas. 

Anything you can do to 

help out will be appreciated, 

and, even though you won’t 

likely get a thank you card 

or a hug from a victim, it 

feels good helping people. 

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Pastor Column 

A celebration one 

should be a part of 

The Rev. Douglas Hoag 

Trinity Lutheran Church 

In commemoration of 

the 500th anniversary 

of the Reformation of 

the Church, I would like to 

extend a cordial invitation 

you, dear reader, to a viewing 

of the brand-new action 

documentary “Martin Luther: 

The Idea That Changed 

the World.” It will be 

shown on Sept. 20 at 6:30 

p.m. at the AMC Showplace 

New Lenox 14. Tickets are 

available for $12 (plus a $1 

service charge) and can be 

obtained online at http://lu 

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On October 31, 1517, an 

Augustinian monk by the 

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a document, called the 

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He had no idea that 

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spark of a huge firestorm 

that would shake the foundations 

of the Church and 

the Holy Roman Empire. 

The new film documents 

the religious, social, and 

political ramifications of 

The Reformation. With 

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pivotal events that will keep 

you on the edge of your seat. 

Being a Lutheran, the 

Reformation is part of my 

spiritual heritage. I claim 

the good, the bad, and the 

ugly, and there was plenty 

of all of those. Luther was a 

prolific writer. Most of what 

he wrote was very good and 

insightful. These I refer to 

and use. Some of his writings 

were dark and (dare I 

say) very unchristian. These 

I denounce. But Lutheranism 

is not about Luther and 

his writings, or any of his 

proteges and their writings. 

It was, and still is, about 

Jesus Christ! It’s about the 

Gospel, the good news that 

Jesus appeased the wrath of 

God and freed us from the 

bondages of sin, death, and 

Satan. He did this by becoming 

sin for us, dying our 

death, and crushing the head 

of Satan. It is appropriated to 

us, not based on our acceptance 

or merits, but solely 

by the grace of God through 

faith (itself a gift of grace) in 

Jesus Christ given through 

Word and Sacrament. 

You do not have to be Lutheran 

to see the documentary. 

No one will attempt to 

get you to join Trinity. In 

good Lutheran fashion, you 

will not be asked to accept 

Jesus Christ as your Lord 

and Savior. Just come, hit 

the snack bar, take your 

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Remembrance Service 

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St. Jude Elizabeth Ministry 

invites all who have been 

touched by the loss of a child 

through infant death, stillbirth, 

SIDS, miscarriage, illness 

or other childhood death, 

failed adoption or infertility. 

Mothers, Fathers, Grandparents, 

Siblings, Relatives and 

Friends are encouraged as we 

support each other. To RSVP, 

email ElizabethMinistrySt 

JudeNL@gmail.com. 

Mass Schedule 

7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 

7 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 a.m. 

Monday-Saturday; 5 p.m. 

Saturdays and 8:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays. 

United Methodist Church of New Lenox 

(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox) 

Family Night 

5-6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 

24. This event is held to help 

families grow spiritually 

together. Non-traditional 

families welcome. Enjoy 

dinner, music and an activity 

for Pre-K to adult. It is 

a great way to connect with 

our church family. RSVP at 

evite.me/rNkj3T6A7B. 

In memoriam 

Rosemary Segiet 

Rosemary Segiet 

(Strzycki), 73, of New 

Lenox, died Aug. 30. She 

is survived by her sons, 

Jerry (Sue) Segiet and Gary 

Segiet; grandchildren, Alissa 

Segiet, Chris Segiet and 

nephew J.M. Watts. Rosemary 

was preceded in death 

by her parents, Frank and 

Rose Strzycki (Matuszyk); 

husband, Jerome M. Segiet; 

and siblings, Bobby Strzycki 

and Barbara Watts. Rosemary 

was a member of St. 

Jude Catholic Church in 

New Lenox. Family received 

friends at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel. Followed by funeral 

service at St. Jude Catholic 

Church. Internment was a t 

Worship Schedule 

Traditional worship is at 

9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on 

Sundays, and contemporary 

worship is at 10:20 a.m. every 

first and third Sunday of 

the month. 

Musical Opportunities 

Join the vocal choirs, bells 

choirs, or praise team. There 

are opportunities for children, 

teens, and adults. Rehearsals 

are on Wednesday 

or Thursday evenings. For 

more information, call (815) 

485-8271. 

Lincolnway Christian Church (690 E. 

Illinois Highway, New Lenox) 

Worship Team Auditions 

6-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 

25. Visit lincolnway.org/audition 

to find out about the 

audition process and to sign 

up for an audition. 

A Matter of Balance Classes 

9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, 

Sept. 28-Nov. 16. A 

Matter of Balance is designed 

to reduce the fear of 

falling and increase activity 

levels among older adults. 

For more information and 

registration, call (815) 462- 

6493 or email dmartin@ 

newlenox.net. 

Resurrection Cemetery. In 

lieu of memorials, donations 

to P.A.W.S. of Tinley Park 

www.pawstinleypark.org 

would be appreciated. 

Irene F. Fay 

Irene F. Fay (nee Zadylak), 

97, of New Lenox, died 

Aug. 28. She is survived by 

her daughter, Nancy (Wayne) 

Palmquist; granddaughter, 

Lynn Palmquist; and many 

nieces and nephews. She was 

preceded in death by her parents 

Vincent and Sophia (nee 

Tokarz) Zadylak; husband, 

Harold W. Fay; son, Warren 

Fay; and brother, Milton Zadylak. 

Family received friends 

at Kurtz Memorial Chapel. Interment 

was private. 

Worship Services 

9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Cornerstone Church (1501 S. Gougar 

Road, New Lenox) 

5th Quarter 

The church will host a 5th 

Quarter event after every 

Lincoln-Way West regular 

season home football game: 

Sept. 22 and 29, Oct. 13 and 

Oct. 20. There will be free 

pizza, a bonfire, games and 

professional athlete speakers. 

Henry Domercant, who 

played in the European 

league for 9 years and now 

plays for the Salt Lake City 

Stars will be speaking at the 

Sept. 22 event. There will 

be a free raffle for an autographed 

ball each 5th Quarter. 

All students and parents 

are invited. 

Worship Service 

8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. 

every Sunday. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

34. Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

Charles Marquardt 

Charles Marquardt, 56, 

of New Lenox died Aug. 

18. He is survived by his 

children Chuck (Stephanie), 

Kari (fiancé James) 

and Larry; grandchildren 

Emma, Zoey, Reiss, Lucas 

and Grace; siblings Nancy 

(Norm); and niece Lauren. 

Family received friends at 

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral 

Home. Interment was 

at St. Mary Cemetery. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email Editor James 

Sanchez at james@newlenoxpatriot.com 

with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the New Lenox community.

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Delivering training, supplies to deliver babies 

Burnam to teach 

at midwifery 

conference in 

southeast Asia 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

In her lifetime, Sherry 

Burnam has delivered thousands 

of babies — and 

counting. 

In a few short weeks, 

however, she will be taking 

a trip to teach women how to 

do so in a very different environment: 

Myanmar. 

The country, formerly 

known as Burma, neighbors 

Thailand, Laos, China, India 

and Bangladesh. Maternal 

and neonatal mortality rates 

are high in the country, and 

Burnam said in many cases 

that could be prevented with 

proper training and supplies. 

“They’re lacking such basic 

things such as even gloves and 

any sort of techniques or medications 

to prevent something 

such as postpartum hemorrhage, 

which is the leading 

cause of death for pregnant 

women [in Myanmar],” said 

Burnam, who works as a certified 

nurse midwife at Silver 

Cross Hospital. 

She said her goal is to provide 

training and techniques 

to the midwives, who will 

attend a conference hosted 

though Fellowship Associates 

of Medical Evangelists. 

FAME is a Christian organization 

that provides medical 

care and resourcing of hospitals 

and clinics around the 

world, and it is an organization 

that Burnam has traveled 

to Myanmar with in the past. 

For three years prior to 

now, she was part of a group 

from Lincolnway Christian 

Church who traveled to 

Myanmar to staff medical 

clinics in different villages 

in the country. During her 

last trip, she talked with a 

A mother from Myanmar who was pregnant with her fifth child hears her baby’s heartbeat 

for the first time. With her previous four pregnancies she had never had access to 

equipment that allowed her to hear the fetal heartbeat. 

group of midwives who inspired 

her to put together the 

midwifery conference. 

“They were very eager 

when I met with them last 

year to share their stories and 

to hear ways that they can 

provide better care to moms,” 

Burnam said. “Many of them, 

their villages are so remote 

that they have absolutely no 

opportunity to transfer to a 

physician or a hospital. 

“Basically, the lives of 

these mothers and babies lay 

in the hands of these midwives 

who really, again, are 

just terribly under-resourced 

and just don’t have much in 

the way of formal education. 

But, they’re very committed 

to the care of these moms 

and babies. Many of them 

end up actually becoming 

the primary care providers in 

their villages because they’re 

really the only ones with any 

medical experience.” 

She said when she looked 

at the “incredibly high” maternal 

and neonatal death 

rates and the causes of death, 

she found that postpartum 

hemorrhage for mothers and 

birth trauma and prematurity 

for babies were the culprits. 

Blood pressure issues such 

as hypertension are also a 

large problem for pregnant 

women in the country. 

Originally from Mokena, 

the Lincoln-Way Central 

alumna said she has had a 

“heart connection” to Myanmar 

her whole life, and her 

parents supported a missionary 

family to Burma when 

she was a child. 

“I grew up hearing stories 

of Burma and Thailand, and 

had always had this connection 

to there,” Burnam said. 

“So, when FAME decided to 

take it’s first trip to Myanmar 

four years ago, I was on the 

board of directors at FAME, 

and I definitely wanted to be 

a part of that trip. 

“After going there and 

falling in love with the people, 

it’s just a heart connection 

for me with the people 

of Myanmar.” 

She and Lead Pastor Jeff 

Robinson from Lincolnway 

Christian Church have traveled 

to Myanmar three years 

and will again travel there 

this year. He will teach a 

pastor’s conference around 

the same time she is teaching 

the midwifery conference. 

Burnam will be leaving 

Thursday, Sept. 21 and will 

be staying in the country 

until Oct. 6. A few months 

later, in January, a team of 

members from the church 

will also again be hosting 

medical clinics, which Burnam 

helped with in the past. 

“Focusing in on training 

midwives made more sense 

since that’s been my career 

Sherry Burnam (left) smiles with a young girl she met while 

on a previous trip to Myanmar. Photos Submitted 

for thirty plus years and it 

would be a way to potentially 

— at least in certain villages 

— to be able to decrease that 

maternal and neonatal mortality 

rate,” said Burnam, 

who has been a certified 

nurse midwife since 1986. 

She said part of the challenge 

in scheduling the medical 

trips and the conferences is 

accounting for monsoon season 

in Myanmar, which floods 

areas of the country annually. 

“They face challenges 

everyday that we couldn’t 

even imagine, and they embrace 

these challenges with a 

healthy attitude and a sense of 

gratitude for what they have. 

They are the most joyful, 

peaceful, loving people I’ve 

encountered,” Burnam said 

“... It is a different way of life. 

They have learned how to get 

though the challenges of life 

with a positive attitude. 

“Every time I go I am 

humbled, and I learn from 

them, every time.” 

The midwives, who may 

spend days traveling to the 

conference, will mainly 

travel by foot or bus — often 

standing for hours on the bus, 

riding on top of the bus or 

even hanging onto the side of 

the bus just to get a ride. 

Because this is the first 

year FAME is holding the 

midwifery conference, Burnam 

said there is no budget 

to cover food and lodging 

for the midwives or for the 

kits that Burnam will be giving 

them once they get to the 

conference. 

There is a GoFundMe 

page set up to help raise 

funds for the supplies, and 

Burnam said she will be accepting 

donations until the 

fundraising effort is met. To 

contribute to the cause, visit 

www.gofundme.com/fame 

world-org-donate.

22 | September 21, 2017 | The New Lenox Patriot Life & ARts 


TRIAD TALK FOR SENIORS 

Relationship with medicine as he or she ages 

Kathie Johnson 

Director of Family Services for 

New Lenox Township 

As you get older, 

you may be faced 

with more health 

conditions that you need 

to treat on a regular basis. 

It is important to be 

aware that more use of 

medicines and normal body 

changes caused by aging 

can increase the chance of 

unwanted or maybe even 

harmful drug interactions. 

The more you know about 

your medicines and the 

more you talk with your 

health care professionals, 

the easier it is to avoid problems 

with medicines. 

As you get older, body 

changes can affect the way 

medicines are absorbed 

and used. For example, 

changes in the digestive 

system can affect how fast 

medicines enter the bloodstream. 

Changes in body 

weight can influence the 

amount of medicine you 

need to take and how long 

it stays in your body. The 

circulatory system may 

slow down, which can affect 

how fast drugs get to the 

liver and kidneys. The liver 

and kidneys also may work 

more slowly, affecting the 

way a drug breaks down 

and is removed from the 

body. Because of these body 

changes, there is also a bigger 

risk of drug interactions 

among older adults. 

Therefore, it is important 

to know about drug interactions 

with: 

• Other prescribed 

medicines you are currently 

taking. 

• Over the counter 

medications, dietary supplements, 

vitamins, herbals that 

you are currently taking 

• Food and alcohol interactions. 

What are the side effects? 

Side effects are unplanned 

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have when taking a medicine. 

Most side effects are 

not serious; others can be 

more bothersome and even 

serious. To help prevent 

possible problems with 

medicines, seniors must 

know about the medicine 

they take and how it makes 

them feel. 

Talk to your health care 

professionals 

It is important to go to all 

your medical appointments 

and to talk to your team of 

health care professionals 

(doctors, pharmacists, nurses, 

or physician assistants) 

about your medical conditions, 

the medicines you 

take, and any health concerns 

you have. It may help 

to make a list of comments, 

questions, or concerns 

before your visit or call to 

a health care professional. 

Also, think about having 

a close friend or relative 

come to your appointment 

with you if you are unsure 

about talking to your health 

care professional or would 

like someone to help you 

understand and remember 

answers to your questions. 

Here are some other 

things to keep in mind when 

you are going to speak to 

your doctor: 

• Always bring an updated 

list of ALL your current medicines. 

List all prescription 

and OTC medicines, dietary 

supplements, vitamins, and 

herbals you take. This list 

should show name of drug, 

strength, dose, and why you 

are taking the medication. 

Ask your doctor for his list of 

medication schedule. Using 

this information you can 

compare with what you have. 

• All doctors should have 

your current written medical 

history. Keep a written list 

of your health conditions 

that you can easily share 

with your doctors. Your 

primary care doctor should 

also know about any specialist 

doctors you may see 

on a regular basis. 

•Bring an advocate with 

you. This person could 

be a relative, a friend or 

care-giver. Bring that list 

of questions, concerns and 

problems that you have. 

Your advocate can make 

sure these subjects are 

discussed with your doctor. 

The advocate can even take 

notes for you so you can 

concentrate on your discussion 

with your doctor. 

•Tell your doctor if you 

are worried about the cost of 

your medicine. Your doctor 

may not know how much 

your prescription costs, 

but may be able to tell you 

about another less expensive 

medicine, such as a generic 

drug or OTC product. 

• Talk to your pharmacist. 

One of the most important 

services a pharmacist can 

offer is to speak to you 

about your medicines. Your 

pharmacist can help you 

understand how and when 

to take your medicines, 

what side affects you might 

experience or what interactions 

may occur. 

Here are some other ways 

your pharmacist can help: 

• Many pharmacists keep 

track of medicines on their 

computer. If you buy your 

medicines at one store and 

tell your pharmacist all the 

OTC and prescription medicines 

or dietary supplements 

you take, your pharmacist 

can help make sure your 

medicines don’t interact 

harmfully with one another. 

• Ask your pharmacist 

to place your prescription 

medicines in easy-to-open 

containers if you have a 

hard time taking off childproof 

caps and do not have 

young children living in or 

visiting your home. Remember 

to keep all medicines 

out of the sight and 

reach of children. 

• Your pharmacist may be 

able to print labels on prescription 

medicine containers 

in larger type, if reading 

the medicine label is hard 

for you. 

There are many more 

steps you can take to becoming 

a smarter consumer 

and a healthier person. One 

way you can help yourself 

is to attend the Manhattan- 

New Lenox TRIAD meeting 

on Thursday, Sept. 28 at the 

New Lenox Police Station, 

200 Veterans Blvd., New 

Lenox. The guest speaker 

for our September TRIAD 

meeting is Heather Carlton, 

from the Pharmacy Department 

of Jewel-Osco on 

Nelson Road in New Lenox. 

Heather will be there to 

discuss medication safety 

and other topics for older 

Americans. The Pharmacy 

Department of Jewel-Osco 

will also be offering vaccinations. 

If you are interested 

in receiving a vaccine, 

you may plan to arrive early 

the day of the meeting or 

stay after the meeting to 

receive one. 

Note: Please bring your 

Medicare Card or your 

insurance card with you. 

The Manhattan-New Lenox 

TRIAD is a non-profit organization 

from Will County and 

New Lenox Police Departments 

and several other organizations 

from each community. All 

are welcome. No membership 

or costs. Any questions? Call 

Kathie Johnson at New Lenox 

Township, (815) 717-6221.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Quench one’s thirst 

6. Mil. defense grp. 

9. Seed again 

14. Cashew family 

tree 

15. “Kill Bill” star, 

Thurman 

16. Host 

17. Explosive liquid 

18. H+, e.g. 

19. “On Golden Pond” 

birds 

20. New Lenox golf 

course 

23. Crawler 

24. They’re quite 

lenient 

26. Foreboding atmosphere 

29. State bird of 

Hawaii 

30. Quirky 

31. Chicago’s University 

Apartments 

designer 

34. A breeze 

38. Michigan city, 

with Grand 

40. Breakfast fare 

41. They parallel radii 

42. Interstate hauler 

43. Bow’s opposite 

45. ___ whim 

46. Software delivery 

model 

49. Music downloader 

51. Book starters 

54. __ de-toilette 

56. Chinese restaurant 

in Mokena 

58. Furnished patio 

60. Get wet 

61. Put to the test 

64. Whale show 

65. Compass point 

66. Conger catcher 

67. Indian state 

68. Rapid connector to 

an ISP 

69. Bottom of the 

barrel 

Down 

1. Fig. in identity theft 

2. George Sand’s “Elle et 

___” 

3. Recipe info, abbr. 

4. Goldsmith’s units 

5. Concerning finance 

6. Hotel offering 

7. French love 

8. Member of a Biblical 

people 

9. Use for support 

10. Whiny music genre 

11. Sean Connery and 

others 

12. Wine: Prefix 

13. Miss Mae 

21. Go silent (up) 

22. Rd. or hwy. 

25. Fishing rod attachment 

26. Uncontrollable 

masses 

27. Eric who wrote the 

book for “Spamalot” 

28. Husband of the first 

lady 

32. Spellbound 

33. Bother, with “at” 

35. Most quoted author 

36. Healthy mind 

37. Affirmative votes 

39. “Not yet final,” 

legally 

41. Brand-new 

44. Actress Diana 

47. Church courtyard 

48. The “greatest” boxer 

50. Loan shark? 

51. Aquatic cracker toppings 

52. Certain subatomic 

particles 

53. Sweetheart 

54. Literary lioness 

55. Sounds of relief 

57. “Death on the ___” 

mystery thriller 

59. U.S. med. group 

62. Neurology abbreviation 

63. E.R. figures 

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Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan 

answers 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

5-8 p.m. Tuesdays: Piano 

Styles by Joe 

LOCKPORT 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport; 

(815) 836-8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Quartermania 

■7-10 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Cosmic Bowl 

HOMER GLEN 

Mullets Sports Bar and 

Restaurant 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort Square 

Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena; 

(708) 478-8888) 

■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., Mokena; 

(708) 479-6873) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Avenue, Psychic 

night - second Tuesday 

every month. 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

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24 | September 21, 2017 | The New Lenox Patriot Life & Arts 


NL firefighters raise nearly $7,900 

during annual Fill-the-Boot Drive 

Submitted by New Lenox Fire 

Protection District 

For three consecutive 

Fridays in August, the New 

Lenox Fire Protection District 

firefighters took to the 

streets of New Lenox at two 

area intersections in order to 

“Fill the Boot” with coins 

and cash for the Muscular 

Dystrophy Association. 

“It was a total team effort,” 

said Lt. Brian Applegate, cochair 

of the NLFPD Fill the 

Boot committee. “Everyone 

that participated did a great 

job raising money for the 

drive. Every dollar and cent 

counts and car really add up 

to do great things.” 

Every year the MDA 

partners with fire districts 

throughout the United States 

to help raise funds for their 

Fill the Boot program. All 

proceeds from the program 

go directly to the families of 

MDA to help finance medical 

treatments and any physical 

therapy needs that are 

required for the individuals 

affected by the disease. 

“This year, New Lenox 

firefighters raised $7,849.87 

New Lenox 

firefighters 

Greg Gaj (left 

to right), Lucas 

Stock and Trey 

Kelly pose for a 

picture with the 

boots they use 

to fill money 

with from local 

donors. Photo 

Submitted 

thanks to the generosity 

of the residents of New 

Lenox,” said NLFPD Fire 

Chief Adam Riegel. “This is 

the best the district has ever 

done for Fill the Boot. We 

really want to thank everyone 

who donated for their 

support this year during the 

Fill the Boot drive for the 

MDA.” 

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Southwest Suburban Home Builders Association 

Launches 2017 Tour Of Homes September 22. 

Friday, September 22 

marks the start of the 

2017 Tour Of Homes presented 

by the Southwest 

Suburban Home Builders 

Association (SSHBA). The 

Tour Of Homes runs for two 

consecutive weekends with 

builder model homes on 

display from noon until 5 

p.m. Friday, Saturday and 

Sunday. Admission is free. 

“The Tour Of Homes gives 

home shoppers an unprecedented 

opportunity to see 

some of the best new housing 

options in the south and 

southwest suburbs,” said 

Shannon Rocha, SSHBA 

executive officer. “The 

models represent designs 

that are available in each 

neighborhood…and some 

are even ready for sale now 

with quick move-in.” 

In all, 20 homes will be 

available for the public to 

tour in communities spanning 

from Palos Park to 

Manhattan and from Plainfield 

to Frankfort. They 

range in size from 1,692 

to more than 8,000 square 

feet and in price from the 

$300,000s to more than 

$1 million. 

The 2017 Tour Of Homes 

showcase builders include: 

• T.J. Cachey Builders, 

Inc.—25532 Riley Erin 

Road in Leighlinbridge 

in Manhattan 

• J. Michael Builders—25913 

West Canyon 

Boulevard in The Preserve 

in Plainfield 

• Gallagher & Henry 

—9041 Gloucester Road 

in Farmingdale Village in 

Woodridge 

• Ascend Real Estate 

Group—12895 Rosa Lane 

in Estates of Montefiori in 

Lemont 

• Ascend Real Estate 

Group—12894 Rosa Lane 

in Estates of Montefiori 

Lemont 

• A & J Construction—15310 

S. Oak Run Court in 

Creekside Estates South 

in Lockport 

• M/I Homes—16015 W. 

Pennyroyal Lane in Sagebrook 

in Lockport 

• Riverview Builders, Inc.— 

16936 Lilac Lane in Parkside 

Estates in Lockport 

• M.C. Custom Homes 

—16735 Deerwood Drive 

in Oak Creek in Lockport 

• Brian Wille Construction—15810 

Mueller Way 

in Prairie Ridge in New 

Lenox 

• PDH Builders, Inc.— 

13905 Breanne Lane in 

Stonebridge Woods in 

Homer Glen 

• M/I Homes—13651 Amelia 

Drive in Kettering Estates 

in Lemont 

• Beechen & Dill Homes, 

Inc.—13889 Creek Crossing 

Drive in Greystone 

Ridge in Orland Park 

• D.B De Paulo Construction—12413 

S. Hobart Ave. 

in Palos Park 

• Flaherty Builders, Inc. 

—14342 Fawn View Circle 

in Deer Haven in Orland 

Park 

• Beechen & Dill Homes, 

Inc.—10022 Franchesca 

Lane in Parkside Square 

in Orland Park 

• Charleton Highlands Development, 

LLC—16331 

Emerson Drive in Charleton 

Highlands in Orland 

Park 

• Gallagher & Henry— 17531 

Humber Lane in Radcliffe 

Place in Tinley Park 

• Crana Homes, Inc.—19839 

Mulroy Circle in Brookside 

Meadows in Tinley Park 

• Flaherty Builders, Inc. 

—8483 Dungarven Road 

in Frankfort Meadows in 

Frankfort 

According to Rocha, models 

in the Tour Of Homes 

run the gamut from elegant 

ranches to classic two-story 

designs to a one-of- a-kind 

custom residence. Those 

who walk through all of the 

homes can experience the 

variety of floor plans and 

housing styles that make 

Chicago’s southwest suburbs 

a popular choice for 

today’s homebuyers. They 

can see what’s in fashion for 

finishes and features, check 

out the latest products and 

trends, and feel the building 

quality. 

They also can learn about 

all the advantages of new 

construction—such as energy 

efficiency, flexible floor 

plans, personalization options, 

fewer repairs and less 

maintenance, advanced 

technology, and overall 

comfort. 

For more information on 

each of the models and 

builders in the 2017 Tour 

Of Homes, visit www.SSH- 

BATourOfHomes.com. 

SSHBA is a professional 

organization that supports 

the American dream of 

home ownership and promotes 

high standards, professionalism 

and service 

within the building industry. 

SSHBA builders also 

are members of the Home 

Builders Association of Illinois 

(HBAI) and the National 

Association of Home 

Builders (NAHB). 

The group is proud to 

sponsor the 2017 Tour Of 

Homes, which is being held 

September 22nd through 

24th and September 29th 

through October 1st. Models 

will be open from noon 

to 5 p.m. each weekend. 

For an interactive map 

that can guide you to all 

communities and home 

locations, log onto www. 

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Customer Satisfaction through the Roof at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Excellent Communications translates into positive home buying and building experience 

Distinctive Home Builders continues 

to add high quality homes 

to Manhattan at Prairie Trails; 

its latest new home community, 

located within the highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way School District. 

Many families are thrilled to call 

Prairie Trails home and couldn’t 

be happier. 

“Homes are one of the last truly 

hand made major purchase there 

is,” said Bryan Nooner, president 

of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“Many of our skilled craftsmen 

have been working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

giving us one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

“But don’t take our word for it ask 

our homeowners,” urges Nooner. 

Nancy Schueler and her husband 

Jim purchased an Ashley ranch at 

Prairie Trails last year. “We raised 

four sons in a large five-bedroom 

home in Mokena. We knew and 

liked the area but could not find 

what we were looking for in New 

Lenox or Mokena. We went a little 

further to Manhattan and saw 

this home on an oversize lot with 

pond views, met with Bryan and 

Lynne and liked what we heard. 

Bryan sat down with us and allowed 

us to make changes we 

thought we might like such as 

enlarging the width of the home 

to accommodate a larger kitchen 

and we bumped out a three car 

garage because my husband likes 

to woodwork and needed the extra 

space,” said Nancy Schueler. 

“The building process was 

great,” continued Schueler. “We 

had a picture of a home we wanted 

to buy in Colorado and Bryan 

customized the facade of our new 

home to replicate it. We also liked 

the fact that Bryan lived locally 

and that we worked with a family 

company. He had a good handle 

on what we were looking for even 

making suggestions about things 

that we didn’t even think of. It was 

overwhelming but we would do it 

all over again. Everything Distinctive 

said they would do they did. 

If anything wasn’t kosher with us, 

they changed it. Distinctive was 

so willing to make us happy, was 

always present to walk us through 

our home under construction and 

answer any questions.” 

Karie and Jason Emerson recently 

built a Prairie model at 

Prairie Trails. “Our experience 

with Distinctive Home Builders 

could not have gone more 

smoothly,” said Karie Emerson. 

“Everyone says building a home is 

one of the most stressful experiences 

but ours could not have been 

better. Our initial home search 

was for a resale home with not 

much luck, then we saw an article 

in the newspaper for new homes 

in Manhattan. We went there and 

met Lynne and we were SOLD. 

“We found a great lot, a perfect 

model for us and worked closely 

with Lynne and Bryan on the 

design and without their help we 

would not have been able to build 

such a beautiful home,” continued 

Emerson. “We made a lot of modifications 

to the standard Prairie 

model which was never a problem. 

We loved that we were able to see 

the progress on their client portal 

and Distinctive delivered our 

home in the time frame promised. 

All of the subcontractors treated 

the building of our home as if it 

was their own. Thank you Bryan, 

Josh, Lynne, Jeff and everyone 

that we came into contact with 

at Distinctive Home Builders you 

gave us our Dream Home.” 

Tony and Nikki Uranin lived on 

the other side of Manhattan and 

wanted a new home they could 

grow into with their two young 

children ages 2 and 4 – with more 

space and new trees. Nikki was 

born and raised in Manhattan 

and was previously a teacher in 

the Manhattan school system. 

They also have a lot of family 

living nearby. 

“We checked out many builders 

in the area and Distinctive 

had the floor plan and upgrades 

we were looking for within our 

price range,” said Nikki Uranin. 

“From the moment we met with 

Lynne we were connected - our 

kids loved her and she was not 

pushy. The key decision were the 

layouts compared to what else was 

out there. We even had a home to 

sell and they held our lot for us.” 

“There was also great communication 

throughout the process,” 

she added. We met with Bryan, 

the owner, and reviewed designs 

and wanted to extend our loft 

upstairs. Bryan worked on the 

floor plan with us and we were 

able to do it! 

“There is even an App on your 

phone where they posted building 

progress. Everything went 

smoothly. It was a breeze making 

selections with the vendors - they 

told us that Distinctive was great 

to build with. Distinctive was very 

responsive after we moved in 

when we had a leak from a storm. 

They came out the next day and 

took care of the issue right away.” 

Harold and Molly Hewitt lived in 

New Lenox the last 20 years and 

initially had no interest in building. 

“We then put a deposit down 

with another builder and soon 

after had to cancel,” explained 

Harold Hewitt. “When we came 

back to them we lost all of our 

incentives. We found out that 

Distinctive Home Builders offered 

incentives and after meeting with 

Lynne; who took us through many 

different homes, we put down a 

deposit.” 

The Hewitts built a Foxgrove 

model and took advantage of the 

customization from Distinctive 

Home Builders. “We did three 

custom changes: We moved the 

master suite from the front of 

the house to the back so we could 

enjoy the lake views, made the 

loft bigger and added a bathroom 

downstairs. Our old house lacked 

natural light so we added additional 

larger windows throughout 

our new home,” said Hewitt. 

“The building process went 

fast for us because the weather 

was on our side and we moved 

in last May,” Harold continued. 

“Lynne explained all of our options 

and she and Bryan went 

over everything at a later date 

pretty much seamlessly. We knew 

what we wanted and appreciated 

Lynne’s suggestions and accessed 

the online portal for construction 

updates and pictures. We have one 

child, age 16 still living at home 

currently attending Lincoln Way 

West, a fine school.” 

Frazer and Linda Gulli closed 

eight months ago on an Arbor 

ranch. Two of their grown children 

live across the street in another 

subdivision and a third not 

too far from there. “When Distinctive 

opened up we were curious,” 

said Linda Gulli. “We wanted to 

be close enough to help with the 

kids but not too close. We built 

a ranch, made custom changes 

and have plenty of room for us. 

We modified the master bath and 

replaced the second closet with 

a walk-in shower. We also added 

a lot of canned lighting; so far 

we have been told that we have 

the most canned lighting in the 

subdivision! 

“We previously built a townhome 

so we were familiar with building,” 

Gulli continued. The process 

was fine with Distinctive, they 

were accommodating and willing 

to meet us after work. Distinctive 

also has a web site where we 

logged in to check progress and 

pictures as our home was being 

built. Even though we drove by 

often it was a nice convenience 

and understand how some people 

who live further away can appreciate 

it. Lynne and Josh are so nice 

and helpful! We appreciate all the 

help throughout the whole process 

from both of them! Everyone at 

Distinctive is nice and even now 

that we are moved in they still 

wave to us when they drive by! We 

can see the lake from our home, 

the neighbors are very friendly 

and we absolutely love the fact 

that the Wauponsee Glacial Trail 

is so close for us to just hop on 

with our bikes.” 

There are 13 ranch, split-level 

and six two-story single-family 

home styles to choose from each 

offering three to eight different 

exterior elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature two 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick exteriors 

on all four sides of the first 

floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood floors 

in the kitchen, baths and foyer; 

genuine wood trim and doors 

and concrete driveways can all 

be yours at Prairie Trails. All 

home sites at Prairie Trails can 

accommodate a three-car garage; 

a very important amenity to the 

Manhattan homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, as 

well as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie Path 

that borders the community and 

meanders through many neighboring 

communities and links to 

many other popular trails. The 

Manhattan Metra station is less 

than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has built 

homes throughout Manhattan 

in the Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as 

in the Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being offered 

and the available lots. Call 

Lynne Rinck at (708) 737-9142 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails new home information 

center is located three 

miles south of Laraway Rd. on 

Rt. 52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact a 

Distinctive representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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The seller purchased this great townhome 

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Where: 2281 Wellington Court in New 

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Amenities: Open kitchen overlooks the 

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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, #1 brokerage Chicagoland, closed transactions 

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July 7 

• 137 Kimber Drive, New Lenox, 60451- 

1131 - Michael Gallagher to Rafal Solarski, 

$201,500 

• 145 Sunset Trail, New Lenox, 

60451-2597 - Hud to Christine Butkus, 

$131,300 

• 146 Pleasant St., New Lenox, 60451- 

2071 - Stratton Enterprises Llc to Robert 

W. Piane, Adrienne Piane $237,500 

• 2892 Cole Lane, New Lenox, 60451- 

2634 - Joseph A. Dallio to Zachary J. 

Davy, Melanie R. Davy $357,000 

July 6 

• 705 Schoolgate Road, New Lenox, 

60451-3202 - John M. Ferraro to Michael 

J. Witte, Beata A. Witte $254,000 

• 719 Tauber Road, New Lenox, 60451- 

9585 - Raymond J. Standard to Katharine 

A. Wollek, $143,500 

• 912 Southgate Road, New Lenox, 

60451-3211 - Linda M. Schoudel to 

Raymond J. Standard, $215,000 

• 914 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox, 

60451-2207 - Black Square Funding Llc 

to Ellsworth C. Wolf, $145,000 

The Going Rate is provided by Record Information 

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INDUSTRIAL SALES 

SW Suburban Manufacturing 

Company seeks a person with 

experience in B2B Sales of 

industrial products 

(non-chemical). Our new line 

of products are mainly for use 

in packaging, distribution and 

logistics centers. This is an 

inside, consultative sales 

position which will focus on 

new product sales 

development and existing 

product sales. Outside 

customer contact “as needed”. 

It is not an outside sales nor a 

telemarketing position. This is 

a sales/marketing function 

selecting and targeting 

decision makers to discuss the 

new product features relative 

to the prospect’s existing & 

potential needs. Successful 

candidates should be 

proactive and have strong 

sales experience. Excellent 

salary and fringe benefits. 

This is NOT a 

commission-paid position. 

Annual performance bonus 

potential. Send resume to: 

AERO Rubber 

Company, Inc. 

jkasman@aerorubber.com 

Or 

Fax: 708-430-4909 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

Call 708 429 6477 

M-F, 10am - 1pm Only! 

Construction Laborer 

Wanted. Must have 

driver’s license & 

transportation. Will train. 

Call 708.373.4135. 

Wait Staff & Multiple 

Positions Needed 

Please apply directly to: 

Peppermill Restaurant 

19137 S. Wolf Rd, 

Mokena. 708.478.8748 

Help 

Wanted 

1003 Help Wanted 

P/T Tagger 

We will train the right person. 

Duties incl’d replenishing 

Sales Tags & Office Supplies 

for Tagging Dept., monitor 

quanities of tagging supplies, 

tag merchandise, monitor & 

proof info & benefits for 

showroom merchandise so 

sales staff has necessary info. 

Ensure all advertised items 

are accurately priced by start 

& end of promo. Must have 

attn to detail, be able to walk 

85% of day, proficient 

computer/ data entry skills, 

basic math, able to work 

independently when given 

instructions. Hours: Mon-Fri, 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Apply online, in 

person, or fax resume. 

Darvin Furniture 

15400 S. LaGrange Rd 


Fax: 708.460.4142 

www.darvin.com 

School Bus Drivers Wanted 

Safe, caring drivers needed in 

Homer CCSD 33C, Homer 

Glen, IL. FULL BENEFITS, 

regular & favorable hours, 

work days based on student 

calendar. Opportunity for 

overtime. Call 708.226.7625 

or visit homerschools.org & 

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complete application. 

Hiring Desk Clerk (3-11 

p.m & 11 p.m.-7 a.m.) & 

Housekeeping (Morning) 

Needed at 

Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

Exp. Legal Secretary 

wanted for busy law office. 

Send resume to: 

tmurphy@pettimurphylaw. 

com 

Hamilton’s Pub Lemont 

Now hiring Cooks. Apply 

at 14196 McCarthy Rd, 

Lemont, IL. 630.754.7718 

Days & Weekends 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

Chef or cook needed to join 

our team! Little exp needed; 

we will train you. We will 

work around class schedules. 

elwoodalehouse@gmail.com 

779/324-5589 

6 Elwood St, Frankfort 

Housekeeper F/T or P/T 

Weekends req. Apply in 

person or email 

gm.il015@choicehotels.com 

Sleep Inn 

18420 Spring Creek Dr. 

Tinley Park 

Bartender/Asst. Manager & 

Security needed. Must be 

over 21. Will train. Local 

bar. 708.612.5040 

1004 Employment 

Opportunities 

PAID IN ADVANCE! Make 

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from home! No exp. req. 

Helping home workers since 

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Start immediately! 

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1023 Caregiver 

Caregiver Services 

Provided by 

Margaret’s Agency Inc. 

State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing 

quality care for elderly. 

Live-in/ Come & go. 

708.403.8707 

Heaven Sent Caregivers 

Professional caregiving 

service. 24 hr or hourly 

services; shower or bath 

visits. Licensed & bonded. 

Try the best! 708.638.0641 

1025 Situations 

Wanted 

A retiree, 81, needs his 

billing & ancient history 

writing w/ some foreign 

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(double- spaced). Call 

(708) 460-6060. 

Garage 

Sale 

1052 Garage Sale 

Homer Glen 14644 Edinburgh 

Ct. 9/22-23, 8-3. Household, 

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Mokena 11360 193rd St. 9/22- 

23, 8-5. Tools, antiques, welders, 

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Sat 9/23, 9-1p. Hshld items, 

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New Lenox 1055 Southgate Rd 

9/22-23, 9-3. Huge sale. Too 

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New Lenox 2927 Taylor Glen 

Dr 9/23 9-3pm Black amethyst 

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New Lenox, 1607 S. Reagan 

Rd. 9/21 -9/23, 8-2p. Bikes, 

dishes, china, crystal, german 

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wicker, table cloths, tools, furnace, 

Chevy parts, 80 gal. compressor, 

tons of womens 

clothes & antiques. 

Orland Park 14700 S. 94th 

Ave. Christ Lutheran Church 

9/22, 9-3pm; 9/23, 9-1pm 

Big rummage/bake sale 

Tinley Park 7421 W. 161st St. 

9/22-23, 10-3. Tools, woodworking 

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1053 Multi Family 

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New Lenox 3315 Cascade Ln. 

9/22, Noon-4; 9/23-24, 9-4. 

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SW oak din set ($500). 

New Lenox 5Homes, 9/22-23, 

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38 | September 21, 2017 | The New Lenox Patriot Sports 


This Week In… 

Knights varsity 

athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 22 - hosts Lincoln- 

Way East, 7:30 p.m. 

Girls volleyball 

■Sept. ■ 26 - hosts Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 28 - at Oak Forest, 

5:30 a.m. 

Boys golf 

■Sept. ■ 22 - at Joliet Central 

Invitational, 1 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 23 - at Hinsdale 

Central Invitational, 8 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 - SWSC Conference 

Tournament, TBA 

■Sept. ■ 28 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West/Schuman Cup, 3:45 

p.m. 

Girls golf 

■Sept. ■ 26 - SWSC Conference 

Tournament, TBD 

Girls tennis 

■Sept. ■ 23 - at Lincoln-Way 

West Invitational, 8 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 - at Andrew, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys soccer 

■Sept. ■ 23 - at Sandburg, 11 

a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 24 - at PepsiCo 

Showdown Championship, 

TBA 

■Sept. ■ 25 - at Plainfield 

South, 6:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 - hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 6:15 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 28 - at Thornton, 4:30 

p.m. 

Girls swimming 

■Sept. ■ 22 - at Wildcat 

Championships, 5 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 23 - at Wildcat 

Championships, 5 p.m. 

Boys cross country 

■Sept. ■ 23 - at Bartlett 

Invitational, 9 a.m. 

Girls cross country 

■Sept. ■ 22 - at Naperville 

Invitational, 5 p.m. 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Football 

■Sept. ■ 22 - hosts Homewood- 

Flossmoor, 7 p.m. 


■Sept. ■ 21 - at Stagg, 5:30 

p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 22 - at Rich East 

Invite, 5 p.m. 


Invite, 9 a.m. 


East, 5:30 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Sept. ■ 22 - at Joliet Invite, 5 

p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 - at SWSC meet, 

8:30 a.m. 

Girls golf 

■Sept. ■ 21 - hosts Sandburg, 

4 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 - at SWSC meet, 

9:30 a.m. 

Girls tennis 

■Sept. ■ 21 - at Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 23 - hosts Warrior 

Tennis Invite, 8:30 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 - hosts Thornwood, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 27 - at Joliet Catholic, 

4:30 p.m. 

Boys soccer 


East, 6:30 p.m. 

■Sept. ■ 23 - at Lockport, 9 

a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 24 - at PepsiCo 

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■Sept. ■ 26 - hosts Andrew, 

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■Sept. ■ 21 - at Andrew, 4:30 

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■Sept. ■ 23 - at East Peoria 

Invitational, 9:30 a.m. 

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■Sept. ■ 22 - at Brother Rice, 

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Invite, 9 a.m. 

■Sept. ■ 26 - hosts Bishop 

McNamara, 6 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Sept. ■ 22 - at Don Nichols 


■Sept. ■ 23 - at Sterling 


■Sept. ■ 25 - at Ruth Lake 

Challenge, 2 p.m. 

Girls golf 

■Sept. ■ 23 - at Naperville 

North Invite, 9 a.m. 

Boys soccer 

■Sept. ■ 23 - hosts Bremen, 

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■Sept. ■ 25 - hosts Joliet West, 

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■Sept. ■ 26 - hosts St. Rita, 6 

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■Sept. ■ 23 - at Tinley Park 


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Athelete of the week 

10 Questions 

with Cassidy Wyman 

Cassidy Wyman is a senior at 

Lincoln-Way Central on the 

girls varsity volleyball team. 

How is the season going 

so far? 

Well, last season we kind 

of had a rebuilding year, because 

some of us switched 

from East to Central and everybody 

was all new to each 

other. So we kind of had a 

rough year, but this year we 

started off way better. We 

just started off with a way 

better start and I think we’ll 

have a really good season. 

When did you start 

playing volleyball? 

I started playing when I 

was about 7. My mom basically 

wanted me to do it, so I 

did it and ended up liking it 

and sticking with it. 

Who is your role model? 

I think my mom is my role 

model, because she pushes 

me to work hard and never 

give up. 

What are some of your 

personal goals for the 

season? 

Just to have a great attitude, 

even if we are winning 

or losing, and to always push 

to be the best I could be. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the world, 

where would you go? 

I would probably go to Italy. 

I don’t know, I just think 

it’s cool and there’s a lot of 

cool things to see there. 

What are you most 

excited for this season? 

Playing East and the better 

schools to see how we could 

do against them, because I 

think we’ll be able to put up 

really good games with them. 

Are you looking to play 

volleyball in college? 

What schools are you 

looking at? 

Yes. I’m just looking at 

schools around the area like 

North Central, St. Xavier 

and St. Francis. 

If you could only eat 

one thing for the rest of 

your life, what would 

you choose? 

Probably Chipotle, because 

I go there a lot and I 

really like it. 

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If you could switch 

places with one person 

for a day who would 

you pick? 

Kylie Jenner, I guess, because 

she doesn’t really do 

anything and makes a lot of 

money. 

What is one of you 

favorite memories with 

your team? 

Beating [Joliet Catholic 

Academy] in the game before 

regionals... It was really exciting 

because we broke their 

streak of winning regionals. 

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Girls tennis 

Knights place third at invite in tuneup for sectional 

Randy Whalen 


With the conference and sectional 

tennis meets on the horizon, the 

Lincoln-Way Central girls tennis 

team is looking to continue to improve 

in a very competitive season. 

The Knights certainly had some 

good performances, especially by 

their singles players, as they placed 

third in the Sandburg Girls Tennis 

Invite which was held on Saturday, 

Sept. 16, in Orland Park. 

The invite included three other 

teams that will be in the same sectional 

as Central. 

“We’ve had a tough schedule 

to start off the season,” Central 

coach Sue Schneider said. “But 

that shows our weaknesses and 

what we have to work on. Our top 

singles players are strong.” 

Through last weekend, the 

Knights (7-6 overall, 2-0 in the 

SouthWest Suburban Red) were 

tied with Stagg for first place in 

their division of the SWSC. If the 

standings of the Sandburg Invite 

are an indication, then Central has 

a good chance to capture it this 

season. Since the inception of the 

SWSC in 2005, the Knights have 

never won the conference. 

Last weekend they almost 

matched Lincoln-Way East for second 

at the invite. East has moved 

from the Red to the Blue Division 

of the SWSC this season leaving 

the door open for Central. 

Thanks to an epic 7-6, 7-5 win 

by East senior Rachel Schlike in a 

third place match at second singles, 

the Griffins finished with a total of 

19 points and were in second place 

by themselves. If she would have 

lost the Griffins would have tied 

for second with Central, which 

placed third (18 points). The Sandburg 

Blue team, one of two that 

the Eagles entered, won three of 

the four titles — including senior 

Agnes Florczyk defeating Knight 

sophomore Kiana Sikich 6-1, 6-2 

for the second singles title, to finish 

first with 29 total points. The 

Sandburg Gold team (14 points) 

placed fourth. 

Lemont (12 points) was fifth and 

No. 1 doubles player Natalie Spudic serves the ball. The Knights placed 

third at the tournament. 

Andrew (11 points) and Shepard 

(11 points) tied for sixth. Providence 

(10 points) was eighth, followed 

by Marist (8 points), Stagg 

(7 points), Mother McAuley (4 

points) and Reavis (3 points) 

rounded out the 12 team field. 

Still, Sikich getting to the title 

match helped show the depth of 

the Knights singles players. She 

defeated Schlike 6-1, 6-1 in the 

semifinals. 

“I thought I played pretty good,” 

Sikich said. “I was a little tired at 

the end, but did pretty well overall. 

I want to be more consistent the 

rest of the season. My goal is to get 

to state.” 

That’s also the goal of Central’s 

top singles player, Emma Rimkunas. 

Now a sophomore, she went to 

state last season as a freshman. 

“I’ve done pretty well,” Rimkunas 

said of this season. “I feel 

I’ve done better than last year. I’ve 

worked a lot on my serve. Coming 

in [and being the top singles player 

as a freshman] was a lot to take in 

at first. But I feel like we have a 

better team bond this year.” 

In the Invite, Rimkunas fell to 

Providence senior Sophie Davis 

6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals. But 

bounced back to beat Andrew 

sophomore Lily Darman 6-2, 6-1 

in the third place match. In the No. 

1 singles title match, Sandburg junior 

Anna Loureiro remained undefeated 

on the season with a 6-0, 

6-3 win over Davis. 

Central travels to Andrew for a 

key SWSC Red match on Tuesday, 

Sept. 26, at 4:30 p.m. 

“No, I hadn’t played her, Rimkunas 

said of facing a conference opponent 

in Darmen. “But it’s crazy 

how fast the [conference meet] is 

coming up. We have a lot of people 

in our conference also playing in 

our sectional.” 

In first doubles at the invite, 

Central seniors Kaitlyn Blake and 

Natalie Spudic lost 10-5 in a super 

tiebreaker to Marist senior Caitlyn 

Foggie and sophomore Bella Rabianski 

in the quarterfinals. They 

won their next two matches, including 

toppling the Andrew duo of 

juniors Samantha Guzik and Haley 

Kamholz 6-1, 6-2 for fifth place. 

Shepard seniors Rachel Habbal 

and Brooke Zielke defeated East 

seniors Makenzie Helsel and Cassandra 

Weyker 6-3, 6-2 in the final. 

At No. 2 doubles, Knight senior 

Danielle Mikos and freshman 

Micaela Cesta also lost a quarterfinal 

tiebreaker, this one was 6-4 

to Providence senior Abby Bruno 

and junior Olivia Goodwin. Mikos 

and Cesta eventually placed sixth 

with a 6-0, 6-2 loss to Marist 

sophomore Katarina Balchunasin 

and senior Kaitlyn Meyer in the 

Kiana Sikich gears up for a serve Saturday, Sept. 16, during the 

Sandburg Invitational in Orland Park. photos by geoff Stellfox/22nd 

Century Media 

fifth place match. 

The Sandburg Blue team of Mia 

Strolia and Konstance Delis defeated 

the Sandburg Gold team of 

senior Angie Rooks and junior Celanie 

Peng 6-1, 6-1 for the second 

doubles title. 

Central was edged by 4-3 in a 

SWSC dual meet match against perennial 

power Homewood-Flossmoor 

on Sept. 5 in Flossmoor. But 

a good sign for the Knights was 

they won the top singles matches. 

“Emma is very focused and driven,” 

Schneider said of Rimkunas. 

“She’s very competitive and knows 

how to hold her own. Her goal this 

year is to get a couple of wins at 

state. For Kiana [Sikich], she’s 

been playing well and her goal is 

also to get to state.” 

The Knights travel to Palos Hill 

for a key SWSC Red match on 

Thursday, Sept. 21 at 4:30 p.m. 

This Saturday, Sept. 23, starting at 

8 a.m., they travel down the road 

to participate in the Lincoln-Way 

West Invite. 

All three Lincoln-Way schools, 

along with Homewood-Flossmoor, 

Providence and the host 

Thunderbolts, with be at the Andrew 

Sectional - which will be 

held on Oct. 14.

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Boys Soccer 

Celtics score five goals after being tied at half 

Randy Whalen 


Celtics midfielder Cam Cutler (right) and Titans midfielder 

Isaiah Andrade battle for the ball. 

It’s always exciting when 

someone scores a hat trick in 

soccer. 

How about two players 

doing it for the same team? 

That’s what happened for the 

Providence boys soccer team 

last week, as senior forwards 

Scottie Slocum and Silvio 

Gkizas did the trick, literally. 

Slocum scored a seasonhigh 

four goals, and Gkizas 

added three, as the Celtics 

pulled away from a halftime 

tie and went on to a 7-2 victory 

over Tinley Park in a 

nonconference matchup between 

local teams Sept. 11 at 

the Providence soccer fields 

in New Lenox. 

Providence (4-4) ended a 

two-game losing streak by 

blanking the Titans (2-5-1) 

and going on a scoring barrage 

in the second half. 

“It was just our coach telling 

us at halftime that he 

didn’t like the way we were 

playing,” said Slocum of the 

pep talk from Providence 

coach Dan Potempa. “We 

were sleepwalking, we were 

sluggish, and he told us we 

needed to get better. He told 

us we needed to be the guy 

to step up, and that got us 

pumped up.” 

It sure did, as Slocum 

scored a pair of goals in a 

19-second span. On the first 

one, he took a pass from 

sophomore midfielder Carter 

Appleton near the right post 

and crossed it into the back 

left corner. Seconds later, he 

took a pass from Gkizas and 

streaked down the left side 

to deposit another goal with 

36 minutes and 33 seconds 

to play in the game. 

For good measure Gkizas 

fed Slocum again 5 minutes 

or so later, and he blasted a 

top-shelf tally with 30:52 

remaining. That gave Slocum 

a hat trick in a 6-minute 

span and improved his scoring 

total to nine goals on the 

season. 

“This is really our first 

season playing together,” 

Slocum said of being paired 

with Gkizas. “I was on the 

JV team as a freshman, and 

he was injured most of the 

past two seasons. 

“[Against Tinley Park], 

we wanted to make up for 

our missed opportunities in 

the first half. We knew we 

were capable of more. Plus, 

we wanted to get a big win 

against a regional or sectional 

opponent.” 

Both teams were in the 

same Class 2A sectional last 

year. 

Gkizas scored two goals 

in just fewer than 5 minutes 

late in the second half, and 

nearly had a third in that 

span, but it clanked off the 

crossbar. Slocum assisted on 

the second one, which came 

with 12:45 remaining. 

“I missed almost my 

whole sophomore season 

with a concussion and 

missed last year and was out 

for 10 months with a broken 

left leg,” said Gkizas, who 

scored five goals on Sept. 5 

in a 10-3 victory over Brother 

Rice . “But right now, I’m 

in a pretty good spot. I have 

15 goals [through the Tinley 

Park match] and I’m looking 

for a great season.” 

Gkizas agreed that the 

Celtics were lethargic to 

start. 

“Coach gave us a motivational 

speech, and that woke 

us up,” he said. 

Potempa, who has won 

a pair of Class 2A regional 

titles the past two years, 

usually doesn’t like to get 

on his team like that at halftime. 

But in this, case he 

thought they needed it, and 

it worked. 

“I thought we gave the ball 

away too much in the first 

half, and I wasn’t happy,” 

Potempa said. “It rubbed off, 

and they responded. Scottie 

and Silvio have a knack for 

finding the back of the net.” 

Both teams were finding 

the back of the net in the 

first half. Actually, the Celtics 

could have done it more, 

if not for some outstanding 

keeper work by Adam 

Providence’s Silvio Gkizas (right) and Tinley Park’s Sergio Gayton sprint toward a free 

ball Sept. 11 during a match between the two teams in New Lenox. Photos by James 

Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

Gaydos. The junior saved or 

tipped out at least eight shots 

in the opening 40 minutes, 

which ended in a 2-2 tie. 

Most of those were by either 

Gkizas or Slocum. Junior 

midfielder Jacob Purvis was 

robbed a couple times, too. 

“Adam has been playing 

out of his mind and was 

strong for us,” Tinley Park 

coach Pete Sansone said. 

“But Providence is a talented 

team, and we needed 

to clean it up [on defense] in 

the middle.” 

Gaydos got a hand on the 

first goal, which was a rip 

by Gkizas nearly 18 minutes 

into the contest, but it deflected 

into the back of the 

net. 

The Titans, however, 

came back to tie the score 

thanks to some nice footwork 

by Brett Hudak. The 

junior forward had a nice 

dribble past a couple of defenders 

near the right post. 

He then dumped it off to junior 

midfielder Sean Ford, 

who scored in front to tie the 

game at 1-1 with 18:16 left 

in the first half. 

Junior midfielder Isaiah 

Celtics defender Andrew Pellettiere (right) and Titans Sean 

Ford get in position for a header. 

Andrade had his attempt to 

give Tinley Park the lead 

with just fewer than 8 minutes 

left in the half, but it 

was tipped out by senior 

keeper Noel Gurrola. But 

the Titans did take a 2-1 lead 

when Hudak took a pass 

from sophomore midfielder 

Luis Ledema and raced in 

from midfield to bury a shot 

with 3:27 to play in the first 

half. 

But Slocum slammed a 

shot past Gaydos for his initial 

goal with 1:03 to play 

in the first half. Gkizas had 

the assist, and the game was 

knotted at 2-2 at halftime. 

“It was Luis Ledema’s first 

game with us on the varsity, 

and he had an assist,” Sansone 

said. “We lost [senior 

defender] Dan Graves for 

the season [on Set. 7] with 

a torn ACL, so that hurts. 

[Against Providence], it was 

the tale of two haves. I saw 

us getting better in the first 

half, but in the second half 

we had things that we have 

to clean up.”



Girls Volleyball 

Warriors’ serves get Porters out of system 

RANDY WHALEN 


Everything was coming up 

as aces for the Lincoln-Way 

West girls volleyball team. 

Marin Pastoor served six 

aces, Brianna Knezz added 

three and West got its ace 

player back as Kirsten Leitshuh 

returned to the lineup. It 

all added up to a big 25-16, 

25-23 victory over Lockport 

Township in a SouthWest 

Suburban Conference crossover 

on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 

Lockport. 

With Leitshuh, a sophomore 

outside hitter who 

played in the team’s first couple 

of matches before sitting 

out for two weeks with a foot 

injury, back in the lineup the 

Warriors (7-4) look to take off 

after a slow start to the season. 

In the meantime Lockport (6- 

4), which expects big things 

this season, continued to 

struggle with its start. 

“She has been out the 

last couple of weeks,” West 

coach Matt Lawrence said of 

Leitshuh, who had a matchhigh 

seven kills and 10 digs. 

This was a nice coming-back 

party for her, and she played 

well. She led us in kills as a 

freshman, so having her back 

is huge. She was really excited 

[to be back in the lineup]. 

She practiced [the day before], 

but really didn’t jump. 

So in this match she was 

jumping for the first time and 

she felt really good.” 

What also felt really good 

was that West was in control 

in both sets. Thanks to a pair 

of aces by Pastoor, the Warriors 

jumped out to a quick 

2-0 lead. Lockport rallied to 

take a couple of leads, including 

at 9-7. But then Pastoor, 

a senior libero, who added 

two digs, served the final 10 

points of an 11-0 blitz for an 

18-9 lead. Included in that run 

were her other four aces. She 

finished with 14 service points 

in 17 attempts in the match. 

“I just kind of focus on one 

spot on the court or above 

the passer’s head,” Pastoor 

said of her serving strategy. 

“When I put it where I want 

to it seems to work out. It’s a 

big focus with our team. We 

have a lot of strong servers. 

We all worked together 

pretty well. It’s a really good 

win for us.” 

Through the Lockport 

match Pastoor has 28 aces on 

the season. 

“Last year Cassie Ruettiger 

played libero and Marin 

would come in and serve for 

one of the middles,” Lawrence 

said. “So her one role 

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Lincoln-Way West sophomore Kirsten Leitshuh spikes the 

ball Thursday, Sept. 14, during a SWSC matchup against 

Lockport Township in Lockport. Leitshuh had a match-high 

seven kills. Photos submitted 

Warriors libero Marin Pastoor (left) jokes with Noelle Knezz. 

last year was to come in and 

serve. Now she’s the libero, 

and yeah, she still serves. She 

serves rockets. She set the 

tone in this match by being 

aggressive. And then we had 

a lot of other servers have a 

high accuracy to get them inbounds 

aggressively.” 

The Porters tried to rally 

back, closing within 20-14 

on a kill by senior opposite 

side hitter JoDee Kovanda (4 

kills). But couldn’t get closer 

as five service errors and 

many mishits doomed Lockport 

in the opener. 

“In general we’ve been 

up and down,” Kovanda 

said. “[The previous week] 

Against Naperville North we 

played our best [losing 16- 

25, 25-22, 27-25 on Sept. 5 in 

Naperville], and then played 

really flat against Morris [a 

23-25, 25-16, 25-19 home 

win on Sept. 7]. We just have 

to play steady and we didn’t 

do that [against West]. 

“We were passing under a 

two and we had seven missed 

serves [in the match]. We 

can’t have the attitude that 

that’s OK. We have to come 

back and play better.” 

Sophomore outside hitter 

Morgan Schmutzler (4 kills, 

8 digs), junior middle hitter 

Kathy Kwiatkowski (3 kills) 

and junior setter Hannah Pacheco 

(10 assists) also contributed 

for the Porters, who 

did play better in the second 

set, but still fell short. 

West pulled out to a 10-7 

lead in the second set on an 

ace by junior defensive specialist 

Shannon Martin. The 

Porters trailed 22-17 and 

never caught up, but did 

twice close within a point. 

The first time at 23-22 on a 

kill by Schmutzler and then 

at 24-23 on a tip by Kovanda. 

But a line drive kill by Leitshuh 

ended it. 

Brianna Knezz, a junior 

outside hitter, had five kills to 

go with her three aces and her 

older sister - senior setter/opposite 

side hitter Noelle Knezz 

(11 assists, 5 kills) also had 

a good match for the Warriors. 

“We talk a lot about serving 

because it’s one of our 

team’s strengths,” Brianna 

Knezz said. “It’s how we get 

the other team out of system. 

This was great, a big win and 

felt really good. This shows 

what kind of team we are and 

what we can do.” 

On the other side the Porters 

are still looking to consistently 

show what they can do. 

“They served us out of the 

gym,” Lockport coach Nick 

Mraz said of the Warriors. 

“Every match we’ve played, 

that’s what it’s come down 

to. [At one point in the first 

set], they had five aces to five 

missed serves? That’s an entire 

set. They took advantage 

of our poor serve receive. You 

have to give credit to them. 

“We’ve got to change the 

mentality. That competitive 

edge where, if something goes 

wrong, how are we going to 

fix it? We can’t just keep going 

through the motions.” 

The Warriors and Lockport 

could meet up again this 

weekend as both teams are in 

the Rich East Rocket Invite 

on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, 

Sept. 23.

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Girls tennis 

‘The doubles were a tossup’ 

Evenly matched 

Warriors, T-Bolts 

push to the final 

match in New Lenox 

Tim Carroll 

Contributing Editor 

If felt from the beginning 

that the matchup between 

the Andrew and Lincoln- 

Way West girls tennis teams 

was going to be close. 

When the final match of 

the meet stretched until visibility 

started to dissipate 

with the sun Sept. 12, it was 

clear the two teams were as 

even as could be. As if that 

had not already been made 

clear by the fact that all four 

doubles matches went to a 

third set. 

But with the final match 

— a No. 4 doubles competition 

between Lincoln-Way 

West sophomores Hailey 

Czarnowski and Courtney 

Kurtz and Andrew’s Megan 

Petzold and Cassidy Bohne 

— finishing in a tiebreaker 

that went the Warriors’ way, 

West showed its improvement 

from a year ago. 

“Last year, we lost to Andrew 

4-3,” Lincoln-Way 

West coach John Cupp said. 

“And we were in a situation 

— same as this year — 

where we’re in a third-set 

tiebreak for that last match. 

And I think the difference 

was, in some cases, experience. 

Girls moved around 

the court real well. [Andrew 

coach] Mike Maratea has 

done a fantastic job with the 

Andrew group, and his girls 

press, and they press hard 

to the net. And our girls responded 

tonight. So, I was 

very impressed with what 

they did.” 

The Andrew girls tennis 

team, while talented, does 

not have the same experience 

it had a year ago, with 

Lincoln-Way West No. 1 singles player Meghan Maynard sends a backhand over the net 

during her match against Andrew Sept. 12 in New Lenox. Photos by Tim Carroll/22nd 

Century Media 

seven of the Top 8 players 

from 2016 graduating. But 

Maratea said he’s “happy 

with where we’re at.” 

“It was so close,” Maratea 

said. “If we would’ve gotten 

blown out in the doubles, I 

would be a little less happy. 

But I knew what their 

strengths were, and … the 

people that won in singles I 

thought would win. And the 

doubles were a tossup.” 

The Thunderbolts were 

especially strong at first doubles 

and first singles. Leading 

the charge was sophomore 

Lily Darman, who qualified 

for the state tournament in 

2016 as a freshman. She defeated 

Meghan Maynard 6-3, 

6-2, returning everything the 

powerful Maynard was able 

to throw at her. 

“It was a tough match. 

She’s a good player,” Darman 

said of Maynard. “... Usually, 

[against] players who 

hit harder, like she did, I like 

to stay consistent. So, I try to 

be as consistent as I can, and 

I just like to keep the ball in 

play and get back everything 

— hard serves, definitely.” 

The second and third singles 

players for Lincoln-Way 

West were able to do their 

damage. Sophomore Natalie 

Singh defeated Brianna Cozzolino, 

who Maratea said 

has played well this season, 

at No. 2 singles. And Vica 

Maratea got the best of Alex 

Duran in a matchup of the 

teams’ third singles players. 

“For me, it’s mostly about 

strategy,” Singh said of her 

success. “I just try to move 

my opponent around the 

court as best I can, and I try 

to mix up my shot selection. 

The doubles side was even 

closer, and Cupp was very 

pleased with his team’s performance. 

“I think our girls, they’re 

fighting; they’ve got something 

to fight for,” Cupp 

said. “And whenever you 

have something to fight for, 

no matter what sport you’re 

playing, you’re going to push 

as hard as you can, and so 

I’m proud of all of our girls.” 

Maratea moved his Top 2 

doubles teams around, shifting 

the girls who had been 

playing No. 2 doubles to 

the top spot, while the former 

No. 1 team was moved 

to the second slot. Cupp did 

the same with his team, and 

the results were split, with 

Andrew’s top team of Sam 

Guzik and Haley Kamholz 

winning at first doubles, and 

West’s Julia Grygiel and 

Cate Ryan taking the second 

doubles matchup. 

With the three singles 

matches in the books, two 

doubles matches still playing 

and Lincoln-Way West leading 

3-2, Andrew’s third doubles 

team of Mira Mascolino- 

Carr and Kaeli Maas finished 

with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 match 

win to tie the teams at 3-3. 

In dramatic fashion, the 

Warriors doubles team 

of Czarnowski and Kurtz 

walked away with a tiebreaking 

7-6, 5-7, 7-6 win to 

give West the dual victory. 

Overall, the West doubles 

teams won more balls at the 

net. 

“Any coach in high school 

tennis will tell you, if you 

Ann Coddington lets loose a serve in her No. 1 doubles 

match against the Thunderbolts. 

Lincoln-Way West sophomore Natalie Singh sets up for 

a return during her match against Andrew’s Brianna 

Cozzolino at No. 2 singles. 

can control the net in doubles, 

you’re going to win a 

lot of points, and you’re going 

to win a lot of matches,” 

Cupp said. “This year, we’re 

doing a better job at getting 

to the net and putting volleys 

away. It’s not perfect, but it’s 

better; we’ve improved. 

“Tonight was one of those 

nights where our volleys 

paid off.”



‘We had to get revenge’ 

LW Central blanks 

Lockport 42-0, faces 

undefeated LW East 

next in New Lenox 

Randy Whalen 


There was a lot of motivation 

for the Lincoln-Way 

Central football team. 

A huge homecoming 

crowd, playing an opponent 

that had defeated the Knights 

on their home field the season 

before. Not to mention 

that they simply wanted to 

show that they belong. 

Mission accomplished. 

Central scored four touchdowns 

in just over an eight 

minute span in the second 

quarter and went onto blank 

Lockport Township 42-0 

in a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference tussle on Friday, 

Sept. 15, in New Lenox. 

With the win the Knights 

(4-0, 3-0) opened the season 

4-0 for the first time since 

2008. It was Central’s largest 

victory over the Porters since 

a 40-0 shutout in 2006. Lockport 

(1-3, 0-2) lost for the third 

straight week and matched its 

total number of regular season 

losses from last season. 

“We were expecting it,” 

Central senior Devin Smith 

said of the big victory. “We 

wanted that revenge [from a 

16-14 Week 3 loss at home 

to Lockport last year] and 

we also wanted to prove to 

everyone that we’re one of 

the best teams in the state. 

Sam Pipiras threw for two 

touchdowns and Justin Ellis 

ran for a pair as the Knights, 

who have outscored their 

opponents 158-23 and have 

two shutouts so far this season, 

are showing that. 

“It was a good team effort,” 

Central coach Jeremy Cordell 

said. “We scored on special 

teams, our defense stripped 

the ball. When you shut out 

a good program, you’ve got 

Knights’ senior Matt Pollack eludes Lockport defenders. 

to be happy. I think it all 

came from the solid week of 

practice that we had. Plus, on 

homecoming, there can be a 

lot of distractions. But our 

kids handled that really well. 

They wanted to come out and 

enjoy the experience and they 

did an incredible job of staying 

focused.” 

After the first three possessions 

of the game ended 

in punts, the Knights got on 

the board first when Pipiras, 

a senior quarterback, found 

senior wide receiver/running 

back Matt Pollack with a 32- 

yard TD pass. That capped a 

61-yard, four play drive. The 

extra point kick was missed, 

but it was 6-0 with 1:48 left 

in the opening quarter. 

But the game turned on 

the next Porter possession. 

With junior quarterback Jacob 

Karli (8-of-15, INT, 78 yards) 

finding senior Austin Hoffman 

(4 catches-59 yards) with 

passes of 26 and 12 yards, 

they moved from their own 

26 to the Central 17. But the 

drive stalled there and junior 

Ryan Barth lined up for a 34- 

yard field goal that would cut 

the lead in half. 

That field goal never had 

a chance, however, as senior 

Peyton Nigro broke through 

and blocked the kick. Junior 

teammate Joel Veihl scooped 

up the ball and raced 72 

yards for a touchdown to 

make it 13-0. 

“If we can get a score on 

Lincoln-Way Central running back Mike Morgan celebrates a TD with teammates during the 

game against Lockport on Friday, Sept. 15. Photos by Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media 

special teams, it changes the 

whole game,” Nigro said. 

“It changes all the momentum. 

Our guys up front [on 

defense] did great. They had 

about eight sacks. They were 

eating up their running backs 

and quarterback. 

“With [Lincoln-Way] East 

coming up [this] week, we 

absolutely did not take this 

game lightly, not after we 

lost to Lockport last year. 

We had to get revenge.” 

The Knights got a bigger 

lead moments later when 

Lockport fumbled the ensuing 

kickoff and Smith recovered 

it. On the next play 

Pipiras (7-of-9, 133 yards, 

2 TD’s) found senior running 

back Mike Morgan for 

a 29-yard TD pass. Pollack 

plowed in for the 2-point 

conversion. That capped a 

15-point outburst in a 16 

second span and gave Central 

a 21-0 lead. 

For Lockport, the blocked 

field goal was certainly the 

turning point. 

“The blocked field goal 

really killed us,” Porter 

coach Dan Starkey said. “It’s 

just something we can’t have 

happen. Then we gave them 

great field position throughout 

the second quarter. We 

made some bad plays and 

I made some bad calls as a 

coach. That helped cost us 

some touchdowns. 

“We’re a better team than 

we showed, but credit Central. 

They played great and 

their play-action passing 

was really good. We’re 1-3. 

We’ve just got to practice 

well. We don’t want the kids 

to focus on they have to win 

four of five. We just want 

them to focus on being a better 

team each day.” 

Ellis (7 carries, 80 yards) 

turned good field position 

into his pair of TD runs, 

which gave him three on the 

season. Those came from 

15 and 20 yards out, the latter 

coming with 1:34 left in 

the first half and putting the 

Knights up 35-0. 

“We’re a pretty fast team, 

and I was just able to get to 

the outside,” Ellis said of his 

touchdown runs. “The offensive 

line always wants to pay 

it forward and they got great 

blocks. 

“We had a lot of motivation. 

Number one it’s homecoming, 

and number two we 

lost the previous game [to 

Lockport]. So we just came 

in here determined.” 

Central was determined to 

get a running clock to start 

the second half and it did. 

Boosted by a 45-yard pass 

from Pipiras to Smith, the 

Knights went 65 yards in six 

plays. Senior Mike Gossage 

capped it off by plunging in 

Knight’s quaterback Sam Pipiras fires a pass. Pipiras 

finished the game 7-of-9 for 133 yards and 2 TD’s. 

from the one with just over 

nine minutes left in the third 

quarter. Senior Dimitri Sereleas 

added the extra point. 

After getting five first 

downs on its first three possession, 

Lockport was held to 

one on its next five. Leading 

rusher Tavares Moore was 

limited to 10 carries for 33 

yards. Spurred by a 35-yard 

run from junior Gabe Stiegler 

(11 carries, 49 yards) the Porters 

had an opportunity at the 

end. But they fumbled the 

ball away at the 1-yard line 

and senior linebacker Matt 

Granberry recovered to preserve 

the shutout for Central. 

Junior Gabe Meyers added 

an interception at the end of 

the first half for the Knights. 

Cordell credited his defensive 

lineman of junior John 

Nowak, along with seniors 

Mark O’Reilly and Jake 

Pott, and senior linebackers 

Nick DeGregorio, Granberry, 

Liam Markham, Nigro, and 

Brett Widule for spurring the 

defense. 

After the game his assistant 

coaches let Cordell 

know the victory was 

his 50th as a head coach. 

Cordell, who is in his third 

season as Central coach after 

being at Glenbard South 

from 2010-14, had “no idea” 

he reached that milestone. 

But he and the rest of Knight 

Nation know what’s coming 

this Friday night when 

Lincoln-Way East comes to 

town for a huge matchup.



Warriors score three TDs in two minutes to thrash Falcons 

Jason Maholy 


Lincoln-Way West scored 

42 points in the final 25 

minutes to turn a what had 

been a defensive struggle 

into a blowout victory over 

Thornridge and move within 

two games of playoff eligibility. 

West senior quarterback 

Anthony Senerchia threw 

for 138 yards and three 

touchdown passes – including 

two within 56 seconds 

to Alex Croft – and sophomore 

running back Caleb 

Marconi also found the end 

zone twice, as West topped 

the Falcons, 49-8, in Dolton 

on Friday, Sept. 15. 

The Falcons (3-1) gave 

the Warriors fits for the 

game’s first 22 minutes, 

as a stout defensive front 

thwarted West’s efforts to 

move the ball on the ground. 

Senerchia also misfired on 

several passes to add to the 

Warriors’ frustrations. 

Warriors head coach Dave 

Ernst credited the Thornridge 

defense for giving a 

strong effort and keeping 

his team out of sorts. The 

Falcons entered the contest 

unbeaten and having shut 

out two of their three opponents, 

while averaging more 

than 50 points a game. 

“That’s a good team, 

they’re coached up. ... 

Those are character kids,” 

Ernst said. “They’re going 

to win a lot of games, 

they’re going to be a playoff 

team, and they did some 

good things against us.” 

Neither team’s offense 

scored for the first 

22 minutes and change: 

West scored when defensive 

back Jake Price recovered 

a blocked punt in 

the end zone, and Thornridge 

tacked on a safety, 

as the two squads slogged 

through the first half. Ernst 

Greyson Grimm looks for running room. 

acknowledged the Warriors 

probably stayed with 

their running game for too 

long, and West finally got 

on track when Senerchia 

started connecting with his 

receivers around the twominute 

mark. 

Senerchia hit Croft with 

a 13-yard touchdown strike 

with 1:09 to go in the first 

half, and after West got the 

ball back deep in Thornridge 

territory following a 

failed fake punt, he found 

Croft again in the end zone 

from 18 yards out. The 

touchdown with 13 seconds 

on the clock gave the visitors 

a 21-2 lead heading into 

the break. 

“Anthony and the receivers 

really stepped up when 

we needed it,” Ernst said. 

“The receivers really took 

it on their shoulders, and 

they won their one-on-one 

matchups and got it done.” 

Ernst said Senerchia 

and West’s receiving corps 

wanted the ball in their 

hands. 

“They had the right attitude 

that they had to take 

it upon themselves and 

change the game, and they 

did,” he added. 

The Warriors carried that 

momentum into the second 

half and broke the game 

open with a 21-point third 

quarter. Marconi, who carried 

the ball nine times for 

53 yards, scored on runs of 1 

and 14 yards, and Senerchia 

threw a 9-yard touchdown 

pass to Egann Wydajewski. 

Running back Greyson 

Grimm scored on a 4-yard 

run with 6:35 remaining in 

the contest to push the lead 

to 40 and institute a running 

clock. 

West’s talented and experienced 

defense has been 

the team’s one constant, as 

a relatively young offense 

has tried to find its way early 

on this season. The Warriors 

have now won two straight 

games and are showing signs 

of progress after being humbled 

by still unbeaten Lincoln-Way 

Central in Week 2. 

“The defense is playing 

really well right now, and the 

offense is working on one or 

two things every week, trying 

to get better at those, and 

they’re doing those things,” 

Ernst said. “So, I’m really 

happy with our guys right 

Lincoln-Way West quarterback Anthony Senerchia throws a pass Friday, Sept. 15, during a 

road game against Thornridge in Dolton. Senerchia finished with three touchdowns on the 

night. Photos by Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

Warriors defensive lineman George Sepsis wraps up a Thornridge player. 

now. I love this group of 

guys, I love coming to practice 

every day. It’s been one 

of the most enjoyable seasons 

I’ve been a part of, and 

it’s because of the type of 

kids we have. They believe 

in each other, and they’re 

starting to believe in themselves 

a lot, too. 

“Like we do every year, all 

we’re trying to do every week 

is get better, get into the playoffs 

and make a run. That’s 

what we’re trying to do.”



fastbreak 

1st-and-3 

James Sanchez/ 


Playing under 

pressure 

1. Natalie Singh (above) 

The sophomore 

answered back with 

a win at No. 2 singles 

after No. 1 singles 

teammate Meghan 

Maynard took a 

tough loss. Every win 

mattered in West’s 

team win Sept. 12. 

2. Hailey Czarnowski 

and Courtney Kurtz 

The tennis match 

was deadlocked at 

3-3 with the No. 4 

doubles still in play, 

and the two sophomores 

took home the 

final match to give 

the Warriors a big 

conference win. 

3. Playing with a purpose 

The Warriors’ girls 

tennis team is having 

a big turnaround 

compared to last 

season. Coach John 

Cupp sees a lot of 

fight in girls, which 

he says translates to 

their success. 

Football 

All phases step up as Providence hands St. Ignatius its first loss 

Chris Walker 


PRESSBOX PICKS 

Our staff’s predictions for 

the top games in Week 5 

Lincoln-Way Central (4-0) hosts Lincoln-Way East (4-0) 

Andrew (2-2) at Lockport (1-3) 

Providence Catholic (2-2) at Brother Rice (1-3) 

Sandburg (1-3) hosts Thornton (4-0) 

Lincoln-Way West (3-1) hosts Homewood-Flossmoor (4-0) 

16-4 

Tom Czaja | Contributing 

Editor 

• LW East 31, LW Central 17. 

Knights are taking a step forward 

this season, but Griffins still too 

much to handle. 

• Lockport 

• Brother Rice 

• Thornton 

• H-F 

There’s an old sports saying, 

“You can throw out 

the records when these two 

teams play.” 

It’s usually uttered when 

two big rivals play, regardless 

if they’re having a good 

or bad season because bragging 

rights are at stake and 

teams have familiarity with 

each other. 

When undefeated St. Ignatius 

stepped onto Bishop 

Kaffer Stadium and Matt 

Senffner Field in New 

Lenox Friday, Sept. 15, they 

didn’t do so as a big rival. A 

case could be made for last 

week though when St. Rita 

did, but at the same time, the 

Wolfpack’s record and start 

to the season had to be duly 

noted. 

The Wolfpack were 3-0 

and had outscored teams 

132-0 while the Celtics were 

riding the high of last week’s 

win over St. Rita to lift them 

to 1-2, but knowing that every 

remaining game is pretty 

much a must-win right now 

if they hope to make the 

playoffs. 

But the Wolfpack had 

played nowhere near the 

competition as the Celtics 

have, and they succumbed to 

several big plays and struggled 

in moving the ball as 

Providence cruised to a 35-6 

victory. 

Providence (2-2) jumped 

ahead 7-0 on its second offensive 

play of the game 

when De’Shon Gavin outran 

the Wolfpack defenders for a 

32-yard touchdown. 

“The offensive line gave 

De’Shon a hole and he 

used his speed,” Providence 

coach Mark Coglianese said. 

“When he gets into the open 

field like that, not too many 

guys are going to catch him.” 

Gavin then put the Celtics 

up 14-0 right before halftime 

when he displayed his physical 

versatility, outjumping 

a defender and running into 

the end zone for a 76-yard 

score on a pass from quarterback 

Caden Kalinowski. 

“Kalinowski made that 

(play) on his own,” Coglianese 

said. “He bought himself 

some time and he made 

the throw, and De’Shon, being 

the athlete that he is, got 

position and made the play.” 

Kalinowski’s 5-yard 

touchdown run early in the 

third quarter extended Providence’s 

lead to 21-0 and then 

his 55-yard touchdown pass 

to Nico Planeta with 3:07 

left in the third quarter broke 

the game open at 28-0. 

“It was where we were 

reading the linebacker,” Kalinowski 

said. “He blitzed 

and I dumped it off and let 

Nico run.” 

The two players read the 

defense well and that was 

the key for technically a 

simple play resulting in six 

more points. 

“Me and Caden have 

pretty good chemistry with 

connecting and know what a 

defense is going to do,” Planeta 

said. “We knew what 

was going to be open, so we 

15-5 

Joe Coughlin | Publisher 

• LW Central. 28, Lincoln-Way East 

24. Longshot, but it’s already a 

historic year for the Knights. Let’s 

double down. 

• Lockport 

• Brother Rice 

• Sandburg 

• LW West 

got on the line and I a saw 

a perfect little hole and was 

able to book it (into the end 

zone).” 

St. Ignatius finally got 

on the scoreboard when the 

game was all but over with 

a little more than three minutes 

left to play. Providence 

junior Brendan Martus then 

joined in on the fun, scoring 

on a 13-yard run in the final 

minute. 

While Providence’s offense 

shined and seemingly 

stole the show on Friday, 

credit also should be shed in 

the direction of the defense, 

which made things difficult 

for a Wolfpack team that 

came in averaging 44 points 

a game. 

“Yeah, with the newspapers, 

usually the defense 

doesn’t get as much credit, 

but that’s OK as long as 

we’re shutting teams down,” 

Providence defensive back 

Jack Halper said. “We just 

had to shut them down, and 

that all started with Dylan 

Davalos as nose guard and 

14-6 

Max Lapthorne | 

Contributing Editor 

• LW East 28, LW Central 13. 

Knights keep it close on their 

home turf, but Griffins impose 

their will in second half. 

• Lockport 

• Providence 

• Thornton 

• H-F 

Tim Carroll | Sports Editor 

stopping their veer. Then 

they tried to go outside and 

passing, and we were awake 

for all that and kept shutting 

them down.” 

Now the Celtics head on 

the road to face a Brother 

Rice (1-3) team that just lost 

a heartbreaking 29-28 game 

to Montini by allowing a 

2-point conversion with 33.8 

seconds remaining. 

“We know what we need 

to keep on doing,” Halper 

said. “We need to keep pushing, 

to keep marching. It’s 

not going to get any easier, 

so we’ll keep going the best 

we can.” 

Planeta agreed with Halper, 

fully realizing that every 

Chicago Catholic League 

Blue game is a battle from 

start to finish. 

“Brother Rice may be 1-3 

but they’ve played three really 

tough teams,” he said. 

“We’re going to be fighting 

for our lives just like they 

are. We’re motivated to go in 

there and hope to go in there 

strong.” 

13-7 

• LW East 27, LW Central 17. East is 

just too deep, and way too big up 

front. I have to pick them until they 

show me I shouldn’t. 

• Andrew 


• Thornton 

• H-F 

13-7 

Heather Warthen | Chief 

Operating Officer 

• LW East 31, LW Central 28. Griffins 

take the rival school victory 

on the road. 

• Lockport 


• Thornton 

• H-F 

LISTEN UP 

“Whenever you have something to fight 

for, no matter what sport you’re playing, 

you’re going to push as hard as you can.” 

John Cupp – Lincoln-Way West tennis coach, on the team’s win over 

Andrew on Sept. 12 

TUNE IN 

Football 

7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 

• Lincoln-Way Central looks to stay undefeated but 

will have a touch matchup against No. 1-ranked 

district rival Lincoln-Way East. Jim Cornelison, who 

is known for singing the national anthem at Chicago 

Blackhawks games, will be performing before kickoff. 

INDEX 

38– This Week In 

38 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez, 

james@newlenoxpatriot.com.

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | www.newlenoxpatriot.com | September 21, 2017 

Warriors stay 

on winning track 

with second 

consecutive road 

win, Page 46 

Locked down Central 

football stifles Lockport’s offense to 

remain unbeaten, Page 45 

Lincoln-Way West running back Caleb Marconi 

outraces a Thornridge tackler Friday, Sept. 15, 

during a game between the two teams in Dolton. 

Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

Leitshuh plays lights 

out Standout West volleyball 

player returns from injury to shine in 

SWSC matchup, Page 42

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