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THURSDAY
Math Majors
3:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Grades K-2
can have 30 minutes of
silliness, games and math.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park library
card.
Archery w/Bowdoc Archery
4-6 p.m. Oct. 5, The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
learn the art of shooting a
bow and arrow, and practice
target accuracy at an indoor
archery range. This is a free
event for teens in grades
7-12. For more information,
call (708) 532-0500 or visit
www.thebridgeteencenter.
org.
Advanced Writing: Be An
Original Writer
4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 5, The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
learn how to avoid many
of the common pitfalls that
young writers encounter
today. This is a free event
for teens in grades 7-12. For
more information, call (708)
532-0500 or visit www.
thebridgeteencenter.org.
An Evening with Claude
7 p.m. Oct. 5, Orland
Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave.
Claude Bourbon is known
throughout Europe and
America for amazing guitar
performances that take
blues, Spanish, Middle
Eastern and Russian styles
into uncharted territories.
FRIDAY
Super Senses! Sensory
Storytime
10 a.m. Oct. 6, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Ages 3-5.
Children can partake in
this interactive storytime
that focuses on sensory
play activities that promote
motor skill development.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park Public
Library card.
Top Chef-Pudding Creation
Challenge
5 p.m. Oct. 6, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Participants
are to make yummy
creations using pudding,
candy, cookies and more,
competing to see who can
make the yummiest, most
creative, most wormy and
more. Registration required
with teen’s Orland Park
Public Library card.
Meet the Artist - Antonia
Ruppert
7 p.m. Oct. 6, Orland Park
Public Library, 14921 S.
Ravinia Ave. Through this
collection of paintings and
drawings, Antonia Ruppert
explores redemption and
restoration by sharing each
mother’s story visually.
Her goal is to engage the
community by creating a
body of work that moves
and resonates with others.
SATURDAY
Drive Out Bullying Service
Day
10-4 p.m. Oct. 7, The
Bridge Thrift Store, 15605
S. 71st Court. October is
National Bullying Prevention
Awareness Month, and The
Bridge Teen Center is asking
the community to help
“drive out” bullying in the
community by volunteering
as an individual, family or
group, or hosting a donation
drive. Donated goods will
be sold at The Bridge Thrift
Store in support of the
The Bridge’s free holistic
programs that proactively
combat bullying on a daily
basis. For more information,
contact Rachel Blunier at
(708) 532-0500 or rachel@
thebridgeteencenter.org.
International Art - India
11 a.m. Oct. 7, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Grades 3-5.
Learn about arts and crafts
from around the world.
Participants are to make
something special to display
at home or give as a gift.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park Public
Library card.
SUNDAY
Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk
9 a.m. Oct. 8, Centennial
Park, 15600 West Ave. This
walk for the south suburbs
is meant to raise awareness
and funds to save lives
from breast cancer. This is a
noncompetitive 3- to 5-mile
walk. For more information,
visit makingstrideswalk.org/
southsuburbanil.
Orland Grassland Fall
Migration Bird Walk II
4:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Orland
Grassland, 167th Avenue
and LaGrange Road. The
bird walk will be led by
two Orland Grassland
Volunteers: Mike McNamee
and Marnie Baker. The
group will be looking for
warblers and ducks at the
newest Audubon Important
Bird Area. Flyover
migrating sandhill cranes
and other sightings have
been made recently. Wearing
long sleeves, long pants and
sturdy shoes for walking on
natural terrain is strongly
recommended. Participants
should bring bug spray,
binoculars and enthusiasm.
MONDAY
Toddler Art
10 a.m. Oct. 9, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Ages 24-
47 months, with a parent
or adult caregiver. Toddlers
will explore with all their
senses to create a beautiful
take-home art project.
Registration required with
child’s Orland Park Public
Library card.
Project Serve: Halloween
Thrift Store
2-4 p.m. Oct. 9, The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students
will help sort and stock
Halloween items at The
Bridge Thrift Store. This is a
free event for teens in grades
7-12. For more information,
call (708) 532-0500 or visit
www.thebridgeteencenter.
org.
Teen Inc. Service Club
Halloween Program
5 p.m. Oct. 9, Orland
Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave. The
library is looking for hardworking
teens to come
each Monday and plan and
run a Halloween program
for children. Program will
be supervised by the teen
librarian. Snacks will be
provided at each meeting.
The 30th will be the event
day. Teens will be here 4:30-
6:30 that day. Registration
required with teen’s Orland
Park Public Library card.
DIY Drop-In Crafts: Book
Frames
7 p.m. Oct. 9, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. In Book
Frames, participants turn a
hardcover into a photo book
during a hands on paper craft
workshop. No reservation.
Seating first come, first
served. Space is limited.
Orland Park Theatre Troupe
Holiday Show Auditions
7-10 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10,
Cultural Center, 14760 Park
Lane. All actors ages 8 and
older are invited to audition
for the village theatre
troupe’s holiday show,
“The Family Fruitcake.” Be
prepared to read from the
script. Once cast, members
must pay a $35 registration
fee. For more information,
call the Recreation
Department at (708) 403-
7275.
TUESDAY
Once Upon a Time Family
Storytime
10 a.m. Oct. 10, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Children
of all ages can drop in for
stories, music and fingerplays
to build pre-reading
skills. Songs and dancing.
Story tellers make each
storytime experience unique.
WEDNESDAY
Orland Park Memorial
Cemetery Tour
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 11,
through Orland Park History
Museum. Adults ages 18
and older are invited to
bring flashlights and take
an evening stroll through
the cemetery at 153rd
Street and West Avenue.
Learn about the many
people who are part of the
community’s history. Dress
for the weather. The cost
is $9 for Village residents
and $14 for nonresidents.
Pre-registration for the tour
is required at Recreation
Administration, 14600
S. Ravinia Ave) or at the
Village’s Sportsplex, 11351
West 159th Street. Day of
registrations will not be
accepted.
UPCOMING
Active Aging - An Expo for
Ages 50+
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 21, Tinley Park
Convention Center, 18451
Convention Center Drive.
Join 22nd Century Media,
publisher of The Orland Park
Prairie, for its third annual
expo, complete with vendor
booths, entertainment, bingo
and more. Free admission
and free parking. For more
information, call (708)
326-9170 ext. 16 or visit
www.22ndcenturymedia.
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Daughter carries on father’s Wreaths Across America legacy
Fundraiser to
continue through
end of October
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
Following her father’s
death earlier this year, Julie
Armstrong said she remembers
the outpouring of love
and memories that were
shared in honor of the late
Ron Armstrong.
Ron, a veteran of the Vietnam
War, was a member
of the Orland-Palos VFW
Post No. 2604. But his life
touched many others, leading
to a packed funeral at
which Julie and her siblings
heard stories about their father
from people they previously
had never met.
“So many people were
coming up to me and telling
me, ‘Your dad did [this
or that], and he really helped
me,’” Julie recalled. “He
did so much, and everybody
loved him. He was always
there.”
Julie also learned just how
charitable her father was
when it came to veterans.
“There were so many organizations
that he was a
part of: Honor Flight, the
VFW, volunteering at the
cemetery,” she said. “We
were very aware of those activities,
but Wreaths Across
America was something I
never knew he participated
in. I didn’t even know about
the program [previously] or
what it was.”
National Wreaths Across
America Day takes place in
December and involves volunteers
laying wreaths at the
graves of veterans at the Arlington
National Cemetery,
as well as at 1,200 other locations.
Julie plans to pick up
where her father left it —
raising money for Wreaths
Across America through the
end of October, so that departed
veterans are remembered
for the sacrifices they
made to their country.
Julie’s participation came
after one of Ron’s close
friends reached out to let her
know that Ron took part in
Wreaths Across America.
“He said my dad was dedicated
to it and always making
sure that families that
couldn’t afford it or for those
who didn’t have a sponsor
that [my dad] always made
sure they got one,” Julie
said.
Once she read about the
organization’s mission, Julie
said she felt it was important
to participate this year.
“It’s not just decorating
someone’s grave for Christmas,”
she said. “They want
you to say the person’s name
to keep their memory alive,
and to take a moment out of
your day during a busy time
of year to remember that
person’s life and the sacrifices
that they made.
“I think that ties into, really
well, what was important
to my dad.”
Originally, Julie said she
hoped to raise $250-300.
Approximately $15 covers
the costs of one wreath, so
her initial goal would put her
around the 16-20 range.
She put a fundraising page
on Facebook, and in roughly
five minutes someone donated.
“In less than 24 hours, I
was already at my goal,” she
said. “When it first started,
every single time I read that
somebody had donated, I
was in tears. The fact that
people got me to my goal in
less than 24 hours — I was
beside myself.”
As of Sept. 1, the fundraiser
had collected $915 —
enough money to sponsor 61
wreaths.
“It’s incredible and more
than I thought I could do,”
she said.
Julie said she feels like she
is doing something of which
her father would be proud,
and that makes her happy.
“I enjoy it, because it
makes me feel connected to
him,” she said. “I feel like
he did so much. What I’m
doing doesn’t even hold a
candle to anything he did.
But I feel like I personally
wanted to take this on, because
there’s a void now. He
was doing so much stuff for
so many people.”
On Dec. 16, she also plans
to take part in the Wreaths
Across America Day event
at the Abraham Lincoln National
Cemetery in Elwood,
adorning the gravesites with
wreaths — including her father’s.
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T.J. Kremer III
Conrtributing Editor
Not everyone looks forward
to going to the dentist.
But, when the appointment
is free, that might lessen the
anxiety enough to get in the
chair.
Mokena Crossings Family
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from its sister offices in Orland
Park and Romeoville,
held a Free Dentistry Day
on Friday, Sept. 22, during
which people could visit
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“I’ve been volunteering
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Pitts, an Oak Forest
native who has been coming
to Jarvie for more than
30 years.
Pitts was the Free Dentistry
Day to fix a loose
filling and said she was
thankful for the work Jarvie
provided.
“I have been retired now
for two years, and I don’t
have any dental insurance
anymore,” Pitts said. “So,
everything I have done now
is out of my own pocket.”
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and her husband, Isaac Haas
— who drove up from their
home in Charlotte, North
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parents in Flossmoor when
Jennifer suffered a broken
Dr. April Kennedy (left), of Family Dental in Orland Park,
helps with a filling for Sharon Broughan, of Mokena, on
Friday, Sept. 22, during Free Dentistry Day at Mokena
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tooth at dinner — the free
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Orland Park History Museum to offers
Halloween-themed events in October
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
Village of Orland Park
History Museum is inviting
the community to its second
cemetery tour Oct. 11, as
well as a Halloween-themed
presentation Oct. 28.
On Wednesday, Oct. 11,
the history museum is to
present an evening cemetery
tour at Orland Park Memorial
Cemetery, at 153rd Street
and West Avenue.
Sarah Konzen, the museum
curator, said the tour
will include visiting the
headstones of Orland Park’s
first mayor, John Humphrey,
as well as highlight other
significant Orland Parkers,
dating all the way back to
the 1800s.
Konzen is to give the informational
tour, and she
said the tour will not have
any scary elements.
The tour runs from 6:30-
7:30 p.m. at the cemetery.
The tour is open to those ages
18 and older, and all participants
are urged to dress for
the weather.
Cost is $9 for residents
and $14 for non-residents.
Museum members receive a
discount.
On Saturday, Oct. 28, children
ages 12 and older are
invited to attend the interactive
and fun “Legendary Halloween
Tales of Washington
Irving” presentation from 2-3
p.m. at the history museum,
14415 Beacon Ave.
Guests will be treated to an
interactive show, with Terry
Lynch dressing the part of
the 19th century American
author.
Lynch’s Washington Irving
presentation will transport
students back in time to learn
about the life of the author
and his three short stories,
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,”
“Rip Van Winkle,” and
“The Devil and Tom Walker.”
Lynch, an Orland Park
resident, started Histories for
Kids more than 15 years ago.
He travels the country giving
historical presentations
for all ages.
The event is free; but
guests are encouraged to register
by Oct. 25.
Registration for both museum
events is open and available
in person at the Recreation
Administration Office,
14600 S. Ravinia Ave.; the
Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th
St.; and online at apm.active
communities.com/orlandpar
krecreation/Home.
Use keywords “cemetery”
or “halloween” when searching
for either event.
For more information, contact
the history museum at
(708) 873-1622.

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History Museum finds symbolism in cemetery
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Headstones come in all
shapes and sizes, and the inscriptions
carved into each
burial marker reveal details
of someone’s life.
From their years spent on
earth to their religious affiliations
to their important relationships,
the words found
on tombstones can give a
glimpse into the individuals
they represent, but even
more personal history can
be discovered if one knows
where to look.
On Sept. 23, Orland Park
History Museum curator
Sarah Konzen led the inaugural
Cemetery Symbolism
& Preservation tour at Orland
Memorial Park Cemetery
and uncovered the
meaning behind many of
the common images, adornments
and signs found on
headstones from the 1800s
to present day. She also discussed
the background of a
variety of tombstone shapes
and materials, while highlighting
the importance of
preserving these markers for
future generations.
“People see crosses, hands
pointed upward or shaking
hands; and things like
cardinals, wheat and trees;
and wonder, ‘What does it
mean,’” Konzen said. “So,
that’s what I’m going to be
discussing on today’s tour. I
hope people learn a lot about
symbolism that they don’t
realize.”
Curiosity about headstone
engravings inspired Orland
Park residents Dennis and
Andrea Adams to sign up for
the tour.
“I’ve often thought about
these symbols, and now I’ll
find out what they mean,”
Andrea said. “I’d just like to
learn a little bit more about
how people thought in those
days.”
Konzen began the tour in
Section 1 of the nondenominational
cemetery, which has
been active since 1859, and
pointed out markings.
Orland Park History Museum curator Sarah Konzen welcomes everyone to the Cemetery
Symbolism & Preservation tour Sept. 23 at Orland Memorial Park Cemetery.
Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
Trees were a common
theme throughout the tour.
A pair of headstones marking
the graves of members
of the Schussler family actually
were made in the shape
of tree trunks, which Konzen
said represent life cut short.
She added the stones’ ivy
embellishments represent
regrowth in the afterlife.
In addition to discussing
the symbols of the cemetery,
Konzen detailed the history
behind the materials used to
create headstones.
“Granite has become popular,
mainly because it’s a
stronger rock than slate and
sandstone, more durable and
easier to etch with engravings
and pictures,” she said.
Nancy Shifrin, of Orland
Park — joined by her friend
and fellow resident Lynn
Howard — said she was
motivated to take the tour to
learn more about the village
she calls home.
“I’ve decided that I’m
going to do some of the interesting
things that you see
in Orland and get a little bit
more involved in the history,”
she said. “I’ve been here
for 28 years. It’s about time I
got to know the area.”
Residents will once again
get an opportunity to learn
about the history of Orland
Park and its early settlers,
when the museum hosts its
evening tour throughout the
Orland Memorial Park Cemetery
Oct. 11.
“Previous mayors are buried
here, so we’ll talk about
them,” Konzen said. “That
tour will be a more in-depth
look at the history of Orland
Park, its pioneers and the significant
people to the area.”
Chicago resident Fred
Persak said he likely will return
for future tours.
“What’s more fun than
coming to a cemetery,” he
said with a laugh.
For more information regarding
the Oct. 11 tour, visit
www.orlandpark.org.
Drive-thru clinic coming Oct. 14
Submitted by Orland
Township
Adults ages 19 and older
can get their flu and pneumonia
shots together at Orland
Township’s 2017 clinics.
Both Pneumovax 23 and
Prevnar 13 will be available
at all clinics. It is recommended
that people consult
their doctors to find out what
they need.
Flu Shots will be administered
from 3-6 p.m. every
Monday and from 4-7 p.m.
every Wednesday, through
Oct. 30.
Pneumonia vaccine prices
are as follows.
• Pneumovax 23 — Adults
50 to 64, and 65 and older
without Medicare B: $100
• Prevnar 13 — Adults 19
and older, without Medicare
Part B: $195
• Adults 65 and older with
Medicare Part B: Free
An appointment is needed
for a pneumonia shot. To make
one, call (708) 403-4222.
Quadrivalent flu vaccine
prices are as follows.
• Children 6 months of old
to 18 years old (eligibility
requirements apply): Free
• Adults 19 to 64: $25
Senior high-dose flu vaccine
prices are as follows.
• Adults 65 and older with
Medicare Part B: Free
• Adults 65 and older without
Medicare Part B: $40
Proof of residency is required.
Quadrivalent protects
against four different flu viruses.
A Medicare Part B card
must be presented at the time
of vaccination. Those with a
Medicare Advantage plan
are not eligible for a free
vaccination.
The next drive-thru clinic
is schedule from 9 a.m.-
12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
14, at the Orland Township
office, 14807 S. Ravinia
Ave. in Orland Park.
For more information,
(708) 403-4222 or visit
www.orlandtownship.org.
Spellers wanted for Orland’s Open Spelling Bee
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
A long-standing Orland
Park tradition is to return
Sunday, Oct. 15, when the
Presbyterian Church of Orland
Park and the Village of
Orland Park co-host the 39th
annual Orland Park Open
Spelling Bee.
Retired school superintendent
Dr. Bill Smith has
been overseeing the annual
contest for nearly four decades.
He credits Laura Ingalls
Wilder’s “Little House
on the Prairie” for prompting
the idea of a community
wide spelling bee.
Orland Park Village officials
serve as judges for the
contest each year.
Those ages 8-10 compete
at 2 p.m., followed by ages
11 through high school at
2:45 p.m. Adults compete at
3:30 p.m., with the awards
presentation at 4:30 p.m.
The competition is held at
the Presbyterian Church,
13401 Wolf Road in Orland
Park.
Winners are determined
according to age groups,
with 12 trophies and 24
medals presented to the winners.
First, second and third
place trophies are awarded
for four categories — three
divided according to age and
the fourth category of overall
winners.
There is no charge to
participate; however, preregistration
is strongly encouraged.
The competition
is open to everyone ages 8
through seniors and participants
need not live in Orland
Park. Ribbons and trophies
will be awarded to top finishers.
Participants can register
via email by writing to pcor
land@gmail.com. Include
the name of the speller, home
address, phone number, age
and school attending. Or
participants may register by
phone by calling the church
at (708) 448-8142.

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Showing off Orland’s agricultural history
Stellwagen Family Farm tours offer insight into village’s past
Annual Durbins Cares
for Kids with Cancer to
benefit Treasure Chest
Jim Stellwagen explains how they use the elements to dry
out their feed corn Sept. 23 during a tour offered by the
Stellwagen Family Farm Foundation.
Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
The Stellwagen farmers taught visitors Sept. 21-24 during
fall tours about the process of harvesting corn.
Betty Stellwagen Maue shares the history of the Stellwagen
Family Farm inside the family’s former home. The Village
offered tours Sept. 21-24 of the farm, which has been
located at Louetta Lane and 108th Avenue since 1860.
Ben St. Leger, of Joliet, asks questions during a tour of the
Stellwagen Family Farm.
Event to take place
Oct. 14 in Evergreen
Park
Submitted by Pediatric
Oncology Treasure Chest
Foundation
Durbins in Evergreen Park
is giving to children and teens
fighting cancer.
The bar is sponsoring its
seventh annual Durbins Cares
for Kids with Cancer Benefit
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017.
All proceeds will benefit the
Orland Park-based Pediatric
Oncology Treasure Chest
Foundation, a nonprofit organization
that provides comfort
and distraction from painful
procedures to children and
teens diagnosed with cancer
by providing a toy, gift or gift
card in 51 treatment centers
nationwide.
There will be no cover
charge for admission to the
event. Adults and children are
welcome.
Highlights are to include
free food, exciting raffles, a
special split-the-pot drawing
and entertainment compliments
of Acoustically
Skewed.
The event is to run from 4-7
p.m. at Durbins Pizza, 10240
S. Kedzie Ave. in Evergreen
Park.
Last year, the Durbins
Cares for Kids with Cancer
raised more than $2,600 for
the Treasure Chest Foundation.
Over the past five
years, the Durbins Cares
Benefit has brought more
than $20,500 to the Treasure
Chest Foundation.
Colleen Kisel founded
Treasure Chest in 1996 after
her then 7-year-old son Martin
had been diagnosed with
leukemia in 1993. She discovered
that giving her son a toy
after each procedure provided
a calming distraction from his
pain, and his new world filled
with doctors, nurses, chemotherapy
drugs, surgeries and
seemingly endless painful
procedures. Martin celebrated
his 24th anniversary of remission
from the disease earlier
this year.
For more information about
the Treasure Chest Foundation
or the event, contact Kisel
at (708) 687-8697 or Durbins
Pizza at (708) 499-0022.
Cause and effect in Orland Park
Area residents,
events look to make
big impacts
Bill Jones, Editor
One does not have to look
farther than Orland Park to
find great people working to
support great causes. Sometimes,
it may seem like there
are too many to count, but
they remain ever-important.
This weekend, there are
three big causes with direct
ties to Orland Park. Here is
what they are all about and
how readers can support
them, in a nutshell.
Ibrahim’s 20th
Transplanniversary
Timeline: The event takes
play from 6-10 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 7, at Elements
Conference & Banquet
Center, 16235 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park.
Who Benefits: Miracles
Made Thru Research, which
plans to donate the proceeds to
Lurie Children’s Hospital and
Yale New Haven Children’s
Hospital for research projects
in the area of pediatric chronic
liver immunity diseases.
Who’s Organizing It: Ibrahim
Haleem, the nonprofit’s
president
How to Help: Attend
the event, which is to feature
comedians, dinner, a
raffle and a silent auction.
Tickets are available at
Please see Cause, 8
Registration open for Citizens’ Police Academy
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
Adults who have an interest
in law enforcement or
those who simply want to
know more about law enforcement
in Orland Park
are invited to register for
Orland Park Police Department’s
Citizens’ Police
Academy, to be held on Saturday,
Oct. 14.
The one-day class runs
from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the
Orland Park Police Department,
15100 S. Ravinia
Ave. There is no charge for
the class, and lunch will be
provided.
The class is limited in size
and is open to adults ages 18
and older. A criminal history
review will be conducted on
each registrant prior to acceptance
into the academy.
The academy curriculum
includes the functions of the
department’s Patrol and Investigations
Divisions. Participants
also will meet officers
serving in the Traffic
Unit, DARE Program and
schools. The department’s
K-9 Unit will conduct a
demonstration, and students
may participate in mock
traffic stops, along with other
simulations.
Registration forms can
be downloaded and printed
from the Village’s website at
http://orlandpark.org/Docu
mentCenter/View/28431.
For more information,
contact Sgt. Wayne Lee at
(708) 349-4111.

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Loyola Medicine and Palos Health are partnering to expand
academic specialty services at the South Campus location.
The Loyola Center for Cancer Care & Research at Palos
provides access to clinical trials and the latest cancer care
to Orland Park and surrounding areas.
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2–4 PM
Festivities
Costume Contest • Trunk or Treat
Decorated and Carved Pumpkin Voting
Kid-Friendly Games • Fall Treats
Halloween-Style Bingo
Halloween Style
Bingo at 3 PM
Join us at this intergenerational celebration where autumn comes alive with fun,
fall festivities for the whole family to enjoy. Come on over in costume! Enjoy treats,
contests and Halloween happenings right here within our beautiful campus.
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Pekau decries sweetened beverage tax before Cook County commissioners
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
Orland Park Mayor Keith
Pekau said he thinks Cook
County’s sweetened beverage
tax has hurt local businesses.
MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Open House
All potential students welcome
Discover why Moraine Valley
is your best choice!
Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-Noon
9000 W. College Parkway • Palos Hills
Building S
n Hear a short presentation about the college,
admission and financial aid process, student
life, and more.
n Learn about the transfer process – Complete
the first two years of your bachelor’s degree
here and save thousands of dollars!
n Meet faculty from some of our career programs.
n Take a tour of the campus.
On Sept. 13, Pekau had
no qualms about testifying
at the Cook County Board
of Commissioners meeting
about the effect the recently
enacted tax has had on Orland
Park.
There also will be information available for adult learners.
RSVP
(708) 974-5355
morainevalley.edu/openhouse
morainevalley.edu
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The tax was approved in
November 2016 at the rate
of 1 cent per ounce of all
sweetened beverages sold
in Cook County.
“Yesterday, it was punted
back to the Finance Committee,”
Pekau said to the
commissioners. “I think
that they weren’t sure they
had the votes to get it repealed;
so, they elected
to [let it] go to the finance
committee, which basically
pushes everything back a
month. From that perspective,
that’s how their process
works. Maybe they
will get some financial information
from the State
regarding the sales tax that
has been collected. I’m not
sure if they will have that
yet or not, to see how that is
decreasing.”
But in the absence of hard
data, Pekau said he has anecdotal
evidence from just
the short time the tax has
been implemented.
“What I’ve heard is that
it is definitely impacting
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our businesses, and it is
definitely impacting our tax
collection — because there
is less business,” Pekau
said. “People are driving
across to Will County.”
That is one of the points
Pekau said he made to the
board.
“I can stand in Cook
County and throw a baseball
through a gas station,
convenience store or restaurant
window [in Will
County],” he said. “People
in our community have for
a long time been driving
outside of it to go get gas,
for example. Now, people
are driving out of it to go
get groceries. They are not
just going to buy their pop
outside of town — they are
going to buy there other
stuff outside of town, too.”
Pekau said Orland Park
is the third largest generator
of sales tax revenue for
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Cook County — trailing
only the City of Chicago
and Schaumburg.
“We sit on a border [with
Will County], and it’s not a
problem for people to drive
across that border,” he said.
Pekau also refuted the
idea that the tax was created
to promote better health.
“If it is for health benefits,
then why is 100 percent
fruit juice being taxed,” he
asked. “Why is vegetable
juice being taxed? Yet, at
the same time, you’re not
taxing Ho Hos, Ding Dongs,
cakes or any processed
foods. Where does it end?
When does the government
get out of our pockets and
let us make decisions on
what we purchase and what
we don’t purchase? That, to
me, is critical.”
He said the tax is driving
economic activity out of the
county.
Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer
Timeline: Registration begins
at 8 a.m., and the walk
begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct.
8, rain or shine.
Who Benefits: American
Cancer Society and those it
serves by investing in research;
providing free, comprehensive
information and support to
those touched by breast cancer;
and helping people take
steps to reduce their breast cancer
risk or find it early, when it
is most treatable.
Who’s Organizing It:
American Cancer Society
and plenty of local teams
featuring more than a thousand
local breast cancer
survivors, caregivers, volunteers,
and corporate and
community members.
How to Help: Attend the
5K, which is a noncompetitive,
inspirational event,
raising awareness and funds
for a world without breast
cancer. It happens at Centennial
Park, across from the
Metra train station, at 10401
W. 153th St. in Orland Park.
Love For Lana
Timeline: Ongoing, but
a team is to walk Saturday,
Oct. 8, at Centennial Park
during the Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer Walk
in support of the cause.
Who Benefits: A 45-yearold
mother of three from
Orland Park who was diagnosed
with HER2 positive
breast cancer, as well as
bone cancer.
Who’s Organizing It: Her
friends and co-workers
How to Help: Visit www.
gofundme.com/23nqcabg.

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The Rev. Walter Ledogar, 79, led Orland Park church for 50 years
Pastor remembered
for devotion to his
family, community
involvement
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
The Rev. Walter Ledogar,
79, served as pastor of
Christ Lutheran Church in
Orland Park for more than
50 years, but he will be best
remembered as a devoted
family man and member of
the community.
He died Sept. 20.
Ledogar was born May
21, 1938, in Newark, New
Jersey. According to his
son, Mark, Walter knew
from an early age that he
wanted to serve his faith.
“He wanted to be able
to connect what he did every
day to his beliefs and
his faith,” Mark said. “He
found that there was a really
good connection between
his really strong organizational
skills and his
communication skills, and
how those could be empowered
to do the Lord’s
work as a minister.
“My dad’s faith was anchored
and fed by the faith
his parents instilled in him,
and that included his involvement
in a very vibrant
congregation outside of
Newark, New Jersey. Dad
spoke often of that community
of faith and how that
was part of his life.”
As a child, Ledogar was
involved in a bicycle accident
that left him near
death. It was so bad that
doctors had to perform a
brain surgery.
“He talked often about
the thanks that he had for
that experience and that
he lived through it,” Mark
said of his father. “Whether
or not he connected that experience
with giving thanks
back to God through ministry,
he never made that
connection [to us]. But
I’ve often wondered if that
life-and-death experience
planted seeds [in him] that
there is something more to
life than just what we do
day in and day out.”
Ledogar was commissioned
as chaplain at the
United States Navy Reserve
School in Newport,
Rhode Island, and he graduated
from Concordia Seminary,
located in St. Louis,
Missouri.
In August 1964, Ledogar
married Carol Crane. A
year later, he was called
to serve as pastor of Christ
Lutheran Church in Orland
Park. The Ledogars spent
the next 50 years serving
the community.
Mark said he feels a
sense of gratitude to Orland
Park for supporting his parents
for so long.
“They loved my mom
and dad so dearly, and they
loved Orland Park back,”
Mark said. “I don’t know
how many people know
this, but when my dad was
called to Orland by the
Lutheran church, he was
called to close down Christ
Lutheran. They said it was
a community that was not
going anywhere. It was a
farming community, and
he came out with the full
preparation by the church
to begin to close it down
and transfer them to other
places.
“But when he came out,
and he saw these people
and how lovely they were
and how committed they
were, he said, ‘No. This is
a place where God is working.
This isn’t going to be
sending people elsewhere.’
“For the community to
support my mom and dad
in this effort, just as my
mom and dad supported the
community, it was a great
partnership. I can’t imagine
it happening it any better.”
The late Rev. Walter Ledogar is pictured in 1964 (left) and
2015. He led Christ Lutheran Church in Orland Park for 50
years. Photos submitted
“He was fearless when it came to
putting himself in places where
people needed support the most.”
Mark Ledogar — son of the late Rev. Walter
Ledogar, on his father’s role as a chaplain
Welcoming Orland Park
Mark said his father’s
hallmark as a pastor was
what Walter called “practical
ministry.”
“Certainly, he was a great
preacher — good on the
pulpit, a good communicator,
and very organized and
detail-oriented,” Mark said.
“He was meticulous in how
the church organization was
run, and how it looked, and
how it was neat and tidy and
welcoming to people.”
That last part — the welcoming
— was apparent in
how Walter remembered
the names of those who attended
the church, whether
or not they were regulars.
He also extended his
service to the community,
acting as chaplain of the
Orland Park Police Department
and Orland Fire Protection
District, as well as
director of the Orland Park
Civic Center Authority and
director of Metropolitan
Family Services.
“He was fearless when it
came to putting himself in
places where people needed
support the most,” Mark
said. “He was the chaplain
for many years for the police
department and the fire
protection district. He was
often called on to join police
and fire professionals
in the most sad of circumstances
and sharing news
with family members about
the death of a loved one, often
tragically.
“Dad was never afraid
of that. He leaned into that
practical ministry as a way
to empower him to bring
God’s grace and love to
people.”
Police Chief Tim Mc-
Carthy started at the Orland
Park Police Department
in 1994. By then, Ledogar
already was serving as the
police chaplain. They overlapped
until Ledogar retired
around 2001.
“It was always helpful to
have someone like Pastor
Ledogar assist our officers
when you’re going to visit a
family member to tell them
they’ve lost someone,” Mc-
Carthy said. “He would arrange
for any follow-up that
they’d want to have with
their own minister or other
counseling services they
might want.”
McCarthy said chaplain
service is important to a police
department.
“Walter was just such a
personable, wonderful man,
and he really filled the bill
in so many ways,” McCarthy
said. “He simply lived
his faith, and he lived it
24/7. It didn’t matter who
you were or what religious
denomination you were a
part of, he lived his faith for
everyone, and he gave much
more than he got, without a
question. He was there to
help whenever he could
for whomever needed it.
That’s really the measure of
a man or woman. Did they
give more than they got?
He would go out of his way
any time to assist us as we
needed it.”
Orland Park Trustee Patricia
Gira also interacted
with Ledogar by way of the
Cub Scouts. Her husband is
the Cubmaster for Pack 372
in Orland Park, and she,
herself, was a den leader.
“Ledogar was the minister
that was part of our
group,” Gira said. “He came
to our Blue and Gold Dinners,
and he gave an invocation
for the boys. He was
just always so willing to be
a part of the community.
Pastor Ledogar was a special
man.”
Mark said his father’s
commitment to “really walking
with people, not being
separated from them,” was
the truest sense of ministry.
“Some refer to that as the
parish,” Mark said. “The
parish extends far beyond
the walls of the church. It
really talks about that community
around the congregation.
I think my dad had
a really strong sense of parish,
even though he didn’t
use that word. That was
reflected in his leadership
in a variety of community
events and activities.”
‘He grieved for people’
Mark also got to see another
side of Ledogar: the
role of parent.
“He had a great heart,”
Mark said. “He was emotional.
He grieved for people.
We would see that in my
dad. He’d come home, and
he’d really grieve for people
who were really hurting.
That was, for my brother and
me and my mom, a privilege
— to see this person be so
strong for people and support
them but doing so only
because you allow yourself
to be supported. That’s pretty
awesome. It was a major
lesson for me and my brother
and my mom.”
Mark said Ledogar also
was an incredibly supportive
parent. Often, Ledogar
would tell Mark and his
brother a saying that Ledogar’s
own father had said to
him, “Do your best, and God
will take care of the rest.”
“That was very liberating,”
Mark said. “It was both
inspiring to want to do your
best but also not be so oppressive
to where you’d freak out
if you weren’t going to win or
accomplish something. You
realized you weren’t alone in
that endeavor.”
Memorials in Ledogar’s
name may be made to Christ
Lutheran Church for the
Home Welfare Fund, 14700
S. 94th Ave., Orland Park,
IL, 60462.

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Dressing up is fun with return of 22CM’s annual Halloween contests
Readers can
dress pumpkins
or themselves for
chance at prizes
Bill Jones, Editor
Boo!
Sorry. Couldn’t help ourselves.
Just like Monsters
Inc., “We scare because we
care.”
We care so much, in fact,
that we at 22nd Century
Media Southwest Chicago
are giving you five (5!)
ways to win prizes this Halloween
season. So, whether
you are crafting the best
holiday costume or carving
the most intricate of gourds,
you have a shot at some
wicked swag.
Details for each are below,
but questions can be
directed to Managing Editor
Bill Jones at bill@opprairie.
com or (708) 326-9170 ext.
20.
The Costumes
First, our Halloween
Costume Contest for 2017
features a total of three categories.
Adults 16 and older
have two ways to win, with
awards for scariest costume
and most creative up
for grabs. Children 15 and
younger, meanwhile, will
compete in one category in
which creativity is key.
We’re going to pick just
one winner across each category
from all seven of our
southwest suburban towns:
Orland Park, Tinley Park,
Frankfort, Mokena, New
Lenox, Homer Glen and
Lockport. So, your entries
need to be good.
We have just a few rules.
1) You have to be the
person in the costume. You
cannot submit for anyone
else, with the exception of
parents who submit for their
children.
2) Each person can only
submit one costume for an
entry (basically, you cannot
send yourself in multiple
costumes — pick one),
though families can send
one entry per person from
different members of the
family (and they can be submitted
together).
3) We understand there
may be a bit in the way of
scary imagery (such is the
nature of the holiday), but
the costumes have to be relatively
family friendly to be
considered and published.
Nothing beyond PG-13.
4) Entries must be submitted
no later than 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 1, to bill@
opprairie.com or 22nd Century
Media, c/o Managing
Editor Bill Jones, at 11516
W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park,
IL, 60467 (physical entries
cannot be returned), along
with names, email addresses
and/or phone numbers,
and towns for each of the
entrants.
5) The entries will be
judged by 22nd Century
Media’s editorial staff, with
winners being chosen based
on creativity, successful execution
of an idea, quality
of craftsmanship and consideration
of the holiday/
season.
6) All entries are subject
to being published.
The prizes are detailed in
the accompanying sidebar.
The Prizes
A breakdown of the prizes available in
22nd Century Media’s 2017 Halloween
Costume Contest, by category.
Best Adult Costume-Scary (16 and older)
• Gift certificate valued at $25 for
Chesdan’s Pizzeria & Grille, 15764 S.
Bell Road in Homer Glen
• Four 9-hole Rolling Hills walking
passes from Silver Lake Golf, 14700 S.
82nd Ave. in Orland Park
Best Adult Costume-Creative (16 and older)
• A one-hour massage (valued at $65)
from Aura Bella Salon & Day Spa, 20491
S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort
• A gift certificate valued at $25 to
Sizzles, 571 E. Division St. in Lockport
Best Children’s Costume (15 and younger)
• An 11-week recreational gymnastics
session starting Jan. 22 ($15
registration fee not included) to Gym-
Kinetics Gymnastics, 19220 Ridge Drive
The Pumpkins
Our pumpkin carving
contest returns in 2017 with
a category for adults 16 and
older, as well as one for
children 15 and younger.
In both categories, it is all
about creativity and skill.
We will pick just one
winner across each category
from all seven of our
southwest suburban towns:
Orland Park, Tinley Park,
Frankfort, Mokena, New
Lenox, Homer Glen and
Lockport.
We have just a few rules.
1) You have to be the person
who carved the pumpkin.
You cannot submit for
anyone else, with the exception
of parents who submit
for their children.
2) Each person can only
submit one pumpkin photo
(can feature multiple pumpkins
if there is a theme) for
an entry, though families
can send one entry per person
from different members
of the family (and they can
be submitted together).
3) We understand there
may be a bit in the way of
scary imagery (such is the
nature of the holiday), but
the pumpkins have to be relatively
family friendly to be
considered and published.
(You would be surprised by
some of the sick things we
have seen done with pumpkins.)
Nothing beyond PG-
13.
4) Entries must be submitted
no later than 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 1, to bill@
opprairie.com or 22nd Century
Media, c/o Managing
Editor Bill Jones, at 11516
W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park,
IL, 60467 (physical entries
cannot be returned), along
with names, email addresses
and/or phone numbers,
in Mokena
• Four unlimited play Power Cards for
Dave & Buster’s, 49 Orland Park Place
• One free pizza at Nancy’s Pizza,
19803 South LaGrange Road in Mokena
Best Adult-Crafted Pumpkin (16 and older)
• Two 1-hour racquetball/volleyball
passes for Silver Lake Golf, 14700 S.
82nd Ave. in Orland Park
• Two hours of free bowling for up to six
people, including shoe rentals, along
with a pizza and pitcher full of pop, at
Laraway Lanes, 1009 West Laraway
Road in New Lenox
Best Pumpkin Created by a Child (15 and
younger)
• Gift certificate valued at $25 from
Odyssey Fun World, 19111 Oak Park Ave.
in Tinley Park.
• Four unlimited play Power Cards for
Dave & Buster’s, 49 Orland Park Place
• One free pizza at Nancy’s Pizza,
19803 South LaGrange Road in Mokena
and towns for each of the
entrants.
5) The entries will be
judged by 22nd Century
Media’s editorial staff, with
winners being chosen based
on creativity, successful execution
of an idea, quality
of craftsmanship and consideration
of the holiday/
season.
6) All entries are subject
to being published.
The prizes are detailed in
the accompanying sidebar.
Business Briefs
Smith Crossing invites
caregivers to support group
Smith Crossing in Orland
Park is inviting nearby residents
who are caregivers for
older adults with dementia
or Alzheimer’s disease to attend
free memory care support
groups.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 5, Smith
Crossing at 10501 Emilie
Lane in Orland Park is
scheduled to host an open
discussion led by life enrichment
director Dana
Mahler and resident service
director Amie Swim. The
two are to answer questions
about the onset, diagnosis
and care of dementia sufferers.
To reserve a seat, call
(708) 326-2300 or send an
email to familyandfriends@
smithcrossing.org.
Light refreshments will be
served before the meeting
ends at 7:30 p.m.
Darvin begins anniversary
giveaway registration
Darvin Furniture is celebrating
its 97th Anniversary
with its annual furniture
giveaway celebration,
including in Orland Park.
This year’s giveaway is
the largest ever offered by
Darvin, with more than
$200,000 in furniture prizes,
including entertainment
sets, dining sets, bedroom
sets, sofas, china cabinets
and loveseats.
Anyone who comes into
the Orland Park store and
fills out the entry form will
be entered into a drawing to
win a share of the collection
of prizes. Registration
for the drawing will be open
until 5 p.m. Nov. 27. After
registering for the drawing,
entrants are encouraged to
pick up a copy of the 97th
Anniversary Catalog, which
will also be available online.
The Darvin 97th Anniversary
Giveaway winners will
be selected and announced by
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau
at 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at Darvin
Furniture, 15400 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park.
Entrants must be 21 years
of age or older. One entry
per person. Winners need
not be present.
The new catalog online,
in addition to the new
24/7 e-commerce platform
launched earlier this year,
can be found at Darvin.com.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
bill@opprairie.com.

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Photo Op
This week’s Photo
Op came from Terry
Lavigne, of Orland Park,
who sent it by email. “I
thought this was a nice
picture,” he wrote.
Have you captured something
unique, interesting,
beautiful or just plain fun
on camera? Submit a photo
for “Photo Op” by emailing
it to bill@opprairie.
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W. 183rd St., Office Condo
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60467.
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• 3 chef prepared meals served
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• Private Formal Dining Room
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• Home health care services
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• Walking distance to Tinley
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• Veterans Financial Assistance
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Kiwi
The Ryan Family
Residents of Orland Park
Our 4-year-old parakeet Kiwi is a marvel of nature. We
love his whimsical bird chirps and playfulness. When
out of his cage, he enjoys acting like the king of our
castle, sitting in our bay window and playing on his bird
playground.
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WALT’S
SALE DATES:
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TUES. OCT. 10th, 2017
“All Natural” Pork
Assorted
$
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FOOD CENTERS
STORE HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 7 am to 9 pm
Sun. 7 am to 7 pm
“All Natural” Pork
Lean & Meaty
Steaks
$
1 99
Premium
Gala
Apples
79 ¢
Premium
Seedless
Grapes
$
1 69
View Our Ad & Current Values
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Walt’s Premium
“Natural Beef”
Boneless
Round Steak
Sold As Steak Only
$
3 79
Walt’s Premium
“Natural Beef”
Boneless
Strip Steak
$
7 99
From Our ountry Bakery
$
1 49
Tony’s
Pizzeria Style
Pizza
5/ $ 10
Dean’s
1/2 Gallon
2/ $ 5
Birdseye
10 - 16 Oz.
99 ¢ Fiora
Nestle
Pure Life
Water
24 Pk. .5 Ltr. Btls.
4/ $ 10
Your
Choice
$
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Edy’s Grand
48 Oz.
3/ $ 10
14 Oz.
99 ¢
From Our Deli Hut
$
5 98
$2.99
Granulated
2/ $ 3
Great
for
Stuffing
Green
Bell Peppers
79 ¢
Sweet Red Ripe
Grape
Tomatoes
99 ¢
Walt’s “All Natural”
Boneless
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$
1 88
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Walt’s Premium
“All Natural”
80% Lean
Ground
$
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in store
many times
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Del Monte
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Fruits
10/ $ 10
Romaine
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School News
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts
High School
St. Michael grad named
National Merit Commended
Scholar
Grace Trippiedi​has been
named a National Merit Commended
Scholar. Trippiedi ​is
a S​ister Agatha O’Brien Memorial
Scholar, which recognizes
students who score
in the top 5 percent on the
High School Placement Test.
She also is involved with the
National Honor Society, National​
​English Honor Society​
and Spanish Honor Society,
and is a Catherine McAuley
Honor​s​Scholar. She also
is a member of a Thespian
Society and will participate
in McAuley’s fall musical,
“Les Misérables.” She sings
with the school’s A Cappella
Choir and Liturgical Ensemble.​​Grace
is a graduate of
St. Michael School in Orland
Park.​
VENDORS WANTED
Our Healthy Living Expo will be 9am to
1pm Saturday, January 13th, 2018, at the
Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451
Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park
This event will be the answer to getting the
New Year’s resolution off to a solid start by
offering health screenings, fitness tips,
healthy eating ideas and more to start off
the New Year with a New You.
For more information, call
(708) 326-9170 or visit
www.22ndcenturymedia.com/healthy
Deadline: December 6th, 2017
Providence Catholic High
School
Two from Orland Park
among Students of the
Month
Dr. John Harper, principal
of Providence Catholic High
School, recently announced
the school’s Students of the
Month for September.
Every month, each academic
department chairperson
selects one student as its
Student of the Month from a
number of students nominated
by faculty and staff. Students
of the Month receive
a certificate of recognition,
have their photos displayed
in Providence Catholic High
School’s main hallway for
the following month and are
invited as a group to have
lunch with the principal and
assistant principal.
Among those named to
the list for September were
Colin Ries (Class of 2019),
of Orland Park, for theology;
and Katianne Soltys (2021),
of Orland Park, for physical
education.
University of Illinois
Students from Orland Park
graduate
A total of 8,528 University
of Illinois students graduated
in May.
Among them were Orland
Park students Abdul-
Rahman Abdel-Reheem,
Khalique Ahmed, Jonas
Aleksonis, Claire Allison,
Erika Atkenson, Emma
Barnes, Samantha Barra,
Krystle Binkowski, Nicholas
Bobak, Nicholas Bobak,
Therese Brown, Anthony
Cacciato, Robert Cambalik,
Kaitlyn Cardinal, David
Christel, Brendan Conlon,
Kyle Coots, Kathryn Coyle,
Megan Crowley, Sarah
Crowley, Jacqueline Dahlberg,
Andreya Dart, Alberto
De La Paz Canel, DeAnna
DeHoff, Nicole DelGiudice,
Melanie Demma, Brian
DeWolf, Samantha Donovan,
Daniel Dorsano, Hayley
Drozd, Jennifer Duffner,
Lindsay Duffy, Murad
Elayyan, Mary Kate Feldner,
Margaret Foley, Alec Fountas,
Marysa Frigo, Aaron
Graves, Matthew Hellmich,
Stephanie Holding, James
Hoye, David Hultquist, Eunice
Joh, Steven Jurus, Eric
Kadolph, Emily Kaffel, Brittany
Kane, Helena Kelly,
Shivani Khakhkhar, Amanda
Klimowski, Jessica Kordas,
Arthur Lapin, Katherine Lukas,
Lena Makdah, Kanika
Manchanda, Jason Maska,
Don McKendry, Katherine
Micek, Nora Mokate, Caitlin
Mrumlinski, Erum Nazir,
Michelle Nebel, Alexander
Patsavas, Kendall Riechman,
Josef Sabuda, Rowan
Salem, Eric Saulters, Kevin
Scanlan, Grant Sheely,
Christopher Shroba, William
Sieczkowski, Sarah Sirovy,
Ewelina Slaba, Devlyn
Smith, Mackenzie Smith,
Amy Stubenfoll, Carley
Tarantino, Kristin Theisen,
Matthew Thometz, Michael
Trevino, Elizabeth Villegas,
Ian Weivoda, Jonathan
Wong and Karen Zhou.
University of Iowa
Students from Orland Park
among expected Class of
2019
The University of Iowa
recently welcomed students
to the Class of 2019. Among
them are the following students
from Orland Park:
Matthew Aspan, Brendan
Dempsey, Alexander Egan,
Rachel McDonald, Samantha
Murphy, Alexis Abbeduto,
Ryan Chladek, Sarah Cinquepalmi,
Caitlin Conners,
Morgan Donaghey, Carina
Donne, Kyle Dybas, James
Foley, David Giles], Jeremy
Gill, Kelsey Glascott, Jamie
Hill, Alesia Karuntzos, Erik
Krause, Daniel Kusper, Rachel
Lundgren, MollyMaeve
Lusk, Jake Payton, Trent Sichelski,
Austin Wojtczak and
Olivia Zaczyk.
Youngstown State University
Sandburg grad starts fall
2017 semester
Youngstown State University
recently welcomed
Theodora Anyanwu, of Orland
Park, to campus for the
fall 2017 semester. Working
toward a Bachelor of Science
in biology pre-medical,
Anyanwu joins more than
2,600 other new undergraduate
students. He is a graduate
of Sandburg High School.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
bill@opprairie.com.
The Orland Park Prairie’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
Kristin Lai, Sandburg
senior
Kristin Lai was chosen as
The Orland Park Prairie’s
Standout Student because
she has been a top student
in terms of academics, activities
and service. She is a
winner of the Carson Scholarship,
which is awarded to
students who have excelled
academically and displayed
humanitarian qualities,
as demonstrated through
community service. She has
been active in a variety of
school clubs, including the
student council, First Class,
mathletes, WYSE, Mu Alpha
Theta and National Honor
Society. In addition, she has
completed nearly 200 hours
of community service.
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
One essential that I must
have when studying is paper.
I like to make study guides
that overview each test.
What do you like to do when
not in school or studying?
When I’m not in school, I
really enjoy playing tennis,
drawing and cooking. My
twin sister and I are doubles
partners in tennis.
What is your dream job?
In the future, I have to
hope to have a career in the
medical field. While I’m
uncertain about the specific
job, the most important aspect
to me is that I’m helping
people.
Photo submitted
What are some of your most
played songs on your iPod?
I enjoy listening to music
of the [1960s], ’70s and
’80s, such as Paul McCartney
or Styx. Otherwise, I
listen to disco polo, which is
Polish pop music.
What is one thing people
don’t know about you?
I’m Chinese and Polish,
and this has really shaped
my cultural identity.
Whom do you look up to?
I really admire my parents.
Despite facing obstacles,
they both achieved success
as engineers. I am greatly
motivated by them.
What is your favorite class?
While I don’t have one
favorite class in particular, I
really have enjoyed my math
and science classes, like Precalculus
BC last year.
What is your best memory
from school?
In AP U.S. History, I got
picked out of a lottery to go
see the musical “Hamilton”
downtown, and it was one
of my most exciting experiences
from school.
Standout Student is a weekly
feature for The Orland Park
Prairie. Nominations come from
Orland Park area schools.

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
VFW ceases showing NFL games
following protests
Following a rapid expansion of
protests during the national anthem,
the National Football League
has lost the support of Lockport
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
5788.
Lockport VFW Cmdr. E.J. Errico
announced Sept. 25 the establishment
will no longer air NFL games
because of the protests.
“I made the decision Monday
night in front of our patrons, saying
that due to Sunday’s involvement
with them kneeling and locking
arms, disrespecting our nation’s
flag, I made the decision that no
longer will we televise any NFL
games,” Errico said. “Everybody
in the bar was in full support.”
Former San Francisco 49ers
quarterback Colin Kaepernick began
kneeling during the national
anthem in 2016 in protest of a
number of police-involved shootings
of African-Americans. Several
players continued to protest in a
similar way earlier this season, but
things escalated during Week 3, after
United States President Donald
Trump publicly said NFL owners
should “fire” players who protest
during the anthem, telling the owners
to, “Get that son of a [expletive]
off the field right now.”
Errico said he agrees with
Trump’s statement the players
should be “fired” for the protests
and took special exception to Oakland
Raiders running back Marshawn
Lynch sitting and eating a
banana during the national anthem
before one of the team’s preseason
games in August.
“They have every right for freedom
of speech, but don’t forget
those players are hired to perform,”
Errico said. “That is a business out
there. They are there to entertain
us, not to disrespect us.”
Reporting by Max Lapthorne, Editor.
For more, visit LockportLegend.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Mayor comments on White House’s
response to protests
New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann
took a moment to address the
controversial national discussion
taking shape between President
Donald Trump and his comments,
and the players in the NFL and
NBA, as it relates to protests involving
taking a knee or staying in
the locker room when the national
anthem is played.
Baldermann stressed Sept. 25,
during the Village Board’s regular
meeting, that there is a time and
place for peaceful protests, but he
said he finds the demonstrations to
be “highly offensive.”
“It’s not a racial issue for me; it’s a
patriotic issue for me,” he said. “This
is about — in my opinion — disrespecting
our flag and disrespecting
our country and those who serve.”
But Baldermann acknowledged
there are “great divides” in this nation
that need to be addressed and
said he cannot support the president
when he suggests there are
good people who belong to Neo-
Nazi group.
“To me, we all need to take a
deep [breath], I think, and take a
step back and realize that we live in
a good country, that people should
be able to express their freedom
of religion, their political persuasion,
their sexual orientation, that
the government is too far reaching
on some of these matters, and that
although we’re entitled to our opinions
we are at each other’s throats,”
Baldermann said. “We are two
things: we’re human beings, and
we’re all Americans. We should be
standing up for each other, defending
each other, and not be fighting
against each other.”
Reporting by Megann Horstead,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
From THE FRANKFORT STATION
Yumz offers tasty flavors, relaxed
atmosphere
While making one of the most
important decisions in his life —
designing an engagement ring —
Todd Hyatt started thinking about
making another leap of faith: starting
a business.
Opening a Yumz Gourmet Frozen
Yogurt had been on his mind for
years, especially since his sister’s
brother-in-law started the franchise,
but it was not until after he heard
about the Emagine movie theater
opening that he made up his mind.
Now, his shop is right down the
parking lot from the theater, tempting
passersby with numerous flavors
of frozen treats and an endless
combination of toppings ranging
from fruits and nuts to candy and
sprinkles.
Hyatt, who owns the shop with
his fiancée, said his favorite flavors
of frozen yogurt are Key lime pie
and salted caramel, and the flavors
offered by Yumz are one of
the things he likes most about the
franchise.
“I really like the flavors that
[Yumz] has,” he said. “I’ve gotten
a lot of really good comments on
how much people really like the
flavors that they have. I just like
the environment. I like the color
schemes, the design stuff, the different
chairs and the decor we have
on the wall. It kind of makes it a
fun, festive [and] lively place.”
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tinley Park yoga studio one of
many to raise funds
This weekend, yoga practitioners
from around the south Chicago
suburbs will come together not
only to financially support victims
of hurricanes Harvey and Irma but
also to send positive vibes.
“I know when we’re all together
we all develop and cultivate this
energy that is just so amazing,”
said Leslie Amadio, of Chicago
Southland Yogis, who teaches
yoga at The Hart Wellness Center
in Flossmoor. “And, when you feel
good inside, you walk out — we
talk about life on and off the mat
— you are a better person for the
world because you feel good.”
Amadio is organizing the event,
called “This is Yoga!” to be held
Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Roma
Sports Club, 9115 Roma Court in
Frankfort. She and other yoga instructors
and fitness instructors are
donating their time and energy to
the event.
“This is Yoga!” also will feature
classes from Barre It All Fitness,
Revival Yoga Studio, Vibe Yoga
Room and more.
Bringing goodness to the world
may not be the first thing people
generally think about when
they think of yoga, but Patricia
Paloumpis, owner of Vibe Yoga
Room in Tinley Park, said yoga
becomes much more than impressive
poses or a desire for increased
flexibility for people who practice
regularly.
Cost is $30 for an all-day pass,
$15 for a two-class pass and $10
for a one-class pass. All proceeds
will be donated to hurricane relief.
For more information and tickets,
visit www.eventbrite.com and
search “This is Yoga!”
Reporting by Amanda Stoll, Assistant
Editor. For more information, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
LTHS grad directs new terrors at
HellsGate
Just as was the case in 2016,
guests start out at the Lockport
Metra parking lot before boarding
a bus to be taken down a dark road.
From there, they are dropped off
in what could be described as a secluded
parking lot before having to
embark down a dim path into the
woods. Along the way, they will
encounter multiple horrors while
crossing a cemetery before finally
escaping and coming up upon a
1920s-era mansion.
Then the real fun — or horrors
— begin.
HellsGate Haunted House, now
in its second year, is a popular autumn
attraction created by Zombie
Army Productions, a company
founded, and still directed and
led, by Lockport Township High
School graduate John LaFlamboy.
The success of its trial run last
year led to vast improvements and
enhancements for this year’s attraction,
according to LaFlamboy.
“We knew there would be interest
in it; we had no idea how
much interest there would be in it,”
LaFlamboy admitted of the overwhelming
turnout and response
last year. “It was amazing. We
had thousands coming from states
away.”
This year, there are more zombies
and longer path in the forest
leading up to the actual house, and
an entire new portion in the basement
has been added toward the
end of the inside track.
The cast of passionate and terrifying
actors also has doubled.
For more information, visit
www.hellsgate.com.
Reporting by Thomas Czaja, Editor.
For more, visit HomerHorizon.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Nighthawk Veterinary Clinic offers
personal touch
When asked whether she is a
dog or cat person, Aarthi Subram
laughed and replied, “I probably
shouldn’t say.”
Truth is, she enjoys working with
both of them at her recently-opened
veterinary clinic in Mokena — she
just prefers living with a dog.
After working at Bremen Animal
Hospital in Tinley Park for 11
years, Subram decided to start her
own practice, which opened July
24 at 11600 Francis Road in Mokena.
Though she works exclusively
with dogs and cats now, she worked
with horses after graduating from
veterinary school and spent time
with the large equine species as a
child.
“Honestly, I’ve wanted to be a
vet since I was a little kid,” Subram
said. “I used to ride horses growing
up. So, I started riding when I was
8 years old, but even before that I
always just kind of knew I wanted
to be a vet.”
Subram, a Mokena resident,
grew up in Flossmoor, studied
animal science at the University
of Illinois and then received her
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris
at University of Pennsylvania. It is
an equivalent degree to a Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine, but the letters
appear in a different order because
the degree is given in the Latin format,
rather than the English one.
The name for her clinic might
lead people to believe it is an emergency
clinic or open during offhours,
but, in fact, the name for the
general practice is the combination
of her children’s middle names.
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
MokenaMessenger.com.

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BILL JONES
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My wife and I
recently celebrated
our sixth anniversary,
and I decided to go
big with a surprise — or, as
much of a surprise as one
can muster when he needs
to make sure someone takes
a couple of days off work,
and two days out fears what
might go wrong if he were
to try to pack a woman’s
suitcase — because why do it
for something obvious, like 5
or 10, right?
I felt like we both had been
working hard. We needed a
break, a change of scenery.
And we needed to let go and
have some fun.
So, I booked us tickets
to New Orleans, reserved a
hotel for a few nights on the
edge of the French Quarter
and had a loose idea of some
things we wanted to see, some
places we wanted to eat and,
of course, some cocktails we
wanted to drink. (We stayed
responsible by walking or
grabbing rides everywhere we
went — no car.)
I have been to New
Orleans before, but my wife
never had. And the idea was
that this, really, was a trip
for her. It was the French-est
place I could take her still
inside the United States, and
had a place called N7 — a
French/Japanese tapas spot
that makes you feel like you
walked into a completely different
world when you walk
through its gates — in mind
for our anniversary dinner. I
knew she was going to love
it.
I only realized the night before
just how much I needed
Now Open in Frankfort, IL
the break, too. The problem
with planning a surprise trip
is the burden is all on you to
make sure everything is ready
to go. And I’ve always approached
things with an odd
combination of early planning
and procrastination. I get
ahead up front, and then use
that to allow myself to put off
a few major details till the last
second, stressing myself.
Add to that the fact that
being away from work on a
Monday and Tuesday meant I
needed to have my paper meticulously
planned, and I had
to have things rolling for the
following week before I left.
The regular workload is a tall
order, so adding to it always
becomes a trying endeavor.
All the work ended up being
worth it, though. When I
finally got to step away from
all worries of the job, when
all the planning was done,
when I gave myself that
permission to stop paying
attention to the news that is
my living for just a few days,
I really enjoyed myself. I
relaxed. I had fun. I enjoyed
the company I was in. I really
explored the place I was
visiting. And time actually
seemed to slow down a bit
when devoid of responsibility.
We all need that sometimes.
If you check out Page
23 in this week’s paper, I
reviewed Gray Malin’s new
monograph, “Escape.” It’s
a collection of aerial photos
from some of those most
amazing places in the world.
It is printed in a large format
to help readers understand the
scope of the work, of those
scenes captured by Malin.
And while I have a few
gripes with it as a piece of art,
as a body of work, there is no
doubt it lives up to its name.
The book is, in and of itself,
an escape one can enjoy from
the comfort of the living
room.
Escapes don’t need to be
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be a book in a comfy recliner
with a candle lit. They can be
a picnic in an oft-overlooked
public park. They can be a
solo stroll through a new
neighborhood that invites
window shopping, some
quality time with a loved one
sans all the worldly responsibility,
or simply hanging out
with your closest friends.
What’s important is not
forgetting what you’re working
toward and making sure
you find your escape now and
again, whatever it may be.
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Editor Bill Jones delves into latest photo
collection from famed aerial specialist
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All smiles
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the orland park prairie | October 5, 2017 | opprairie.com
Local
poets capture
imagination of
Orland Park during
second annual
Poetry Slam,
Page 21
Cheyenne
Robinson, of
Dolton, performs
“This Poem
Sounded Better
in My Head” on
Sept. 23, during
the Poetry Slam
held at Orland Park
Cultural Center. She
earned a perfect
score for the work.
Mary Compton/22nd
Century Media

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FAITH BRIEFS
Stone Church (10737 W. Orland Parkway,
Orland Park)
Harvest of Hope Fundraiser
12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
29. With food, music, games
and inflatable jump houses,
Stone Church, in partnership
with Convoy of Hope, is to
help with hurricane relief efforts.
The afternoon also will
be packing the much-needed
Hygiene Kits for Convoy of
Hope. These will be passed
out to disaster victims in
these areas. The church also
will be asking for donations
of the items needed for these
kits, such as soap, shampoo,
hand towels, toothpaste,
toothbrush, combs and stick
deodorant.
St. Michael Church (14327 Highland Ave.,
Orland Park)
Statue Visit
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Oct.
13. The National Pilgrim
Virgin Statue of Our Lady
of Fatima is to stop by St.
Michael Church. Eucharistic
adoration is to take place
throughout the day. Rosaries
will be recited every hour.
The blessing of articles is
to take place throughout the
day.
Women’s Retreat
8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14.
The women of St. Michael’s
Parish will be hosting their
fall retreat at Our Lady of
the Angels Retreat Center,
13820 Main St. in Lemont.
The theme this year is “Finding
Joy on the Journey,” and
the retreat leader will be Dr.
Mary Amore. The retreat
will begin with a continental
breakfast and gathering from
8-9 a.m. There will be four
sessions, with a break for
lunch, and it concludes with a
Mass at 4:30 p.m. The cost is
$45 and can be paid with registration
at the parish office.
Women’s Club Trip
The Women’s Club of St.
Michael’s is sponsoring a bus
trip from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 19, to Long
Grove. Participants can enjoy
the quaint shops and restaurants,
and get ideas for their
holiday gifts and treats. Tickets
are available at the parish
office for $30.
Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th
Ave., Orland Park)
500th Anniversary of the
Reformation Event
10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10.
A special 500th Anniversary
of the Reformation is
to feature renowned composer
and Lutheran musician
Carl Schalk, who will
make a presentation on his
newly published “A Lutheran
Catechism: Understanding
Church Music in
the Lutheran Tradition.”
His presentation is to be
followed by a Communion
service and luncheon. Participants
will receive complimentary
copies of his
booklet. The event is open
to the public and provided
free of charge. Preregistration
is appreciated by
calling (708) 349-0431 or
emailing Julie@Christlu
theranorland.com.
Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S.
80th Ave., Orland Park)
Power Fitness
7-8 p.m. Mondays and
Thursdays. This free event
is a 60-minute class that will
strengthen and tone your
muscles from head to toe
for adult men and women.
Class will include a warmup
segment, muscle-specific
exercises, abdominal work,
balancing and stretching. All
exercises will have modifications
for different fitness
levels.
Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave.,
Orland Park)
Men’s Barnabas Bible Study
7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays.
Study various books written
by Christian authors. Coffee
and light refreshments are
served. For more information,
email info@calvaryop.
org.
Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S.
Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Living Word Lutheran
Preschool Openings
For the school year of
2017-2018, the school is
admitting children ages
3-4 years old. Two- and
three-day options are available,
with preschool times
running from 9 a.m.-noon
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays. For more
information, contact director
Marisa Walsh at (708)
226-1160 or visit www.
livingwordorlandpark.org
or call the office at (708)
403-9673.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Novena to St. Peregrine
St. Francis of Assisi is offering
a novena to St. Peregrine,
the patron of healing
those who suffer with cancer
and other serious illnesses.
The novena will be held at 7
p.m. Mondays through Nov.
6.
Presbyterian Church in Orland Park
(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park)
The 100th Anniversary of
WWI
7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 5. The
local branch of the American
Association of University
Women will be hosting a
speaker, Tony Hogan, longtime
history teacher and
World War I pundit. Attend
for free and find out how
the United States entered the
war. Open to the public.
Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church
(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Bible Study
7 p.m. Wednesdays. Attendees
can learn more about
the Seventh Day Adventist
Church. For more information,
call (618) 556-8002.
Our Lady of the Woods Church (10731 W.
131st, Orland Park)
Eucharistic Adoration
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays. The
church invites all to spend
some quiet time with the
Lord. Eucharistic adoration
will be held in the Day Chapel.
First hour is vocal prayer,
followed by silence. For more
information, contact the front
office at (708) 361-4754.
Parkview Christian Church (11100 Orland
Parkway, Orland Park)
Parkview Senior Connections
10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. second
Friday of the month. Join for
a lunch and conversation at
the Orland Park Campus.
Program fee is $10. For more
information or to RSVP, call
(708) 478-7477 ext. 272 or
email merry-o@att.net.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Editor Bill
Jones at bill@opprairie.com
or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 20.
Information is due by noon on
Thursdays one week prior to
publication.
In Memoriam
Mary Ban
Mary A. Ban (nee Ksiazek),
82, late of Orland
Park, died Sept. 28.
She is survived by her
children, Fred A. (Joann)
and James E.; grandchildren,
Martin, Devan and Ian; siblings,
Theresa Olszewski
and Aloysius (Rose) Ksiazek;
and many nieces and
nephews.
Wife of the late Fred M.
Ban. Great-grandmother of
the late Ryan James. She
was preceded in death by
three brothers and a sister.
Funeral services were
held at Colonial Chapel. A
Funeral Mass was held at St.
Michael Church. Interment
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
to the Lurie Children’s
Resident Poet
‘O Maria’
Susanne Cabrini Marie
Orland Park Resident
A dreadful hurricane bears
Thy Holy Name.
Whoever called it that
should really be ashamed!
You’re a gentle mother,
The Queen of Peace!
O Maria, help make these
wicked storms cease!
Pity the homeless now, do
pray, hear their plea.
Ask The Lord to push the
water back out to sea.
O Maria, Sweet Virgin,
give swift reply;
And we who are safe,
won’t stand idly by!
Hospital, www.luriechil
drens.org, in Ryan James
honor would be appreciated.
Nancy Jensen
Nancy A.
Jensen, 87,
formerly of
Orland Park,
died Sept. 28.
She
born January
24, 1930, in
Cook County,
was
Jensen
the daughter of Fredrick
and Minnetta (Winegardner)
Kasten. She married Raymond
F. Jensen on Sept. 2,
1949, in Chicago. He died
Aug. 13, 2010. She was a
receptionist for Country
Companies and bookkeeper
for Orland State Bank. She
loved to travel and sing,
singing for 40 years in the
church choir.
She is survived by her children,
Susan L. (Ralph) Radecky,
Glen F. Jensen, Aleen
R. (Tom) Hammond and Carl
K. (Brenda) Jensen; nine
grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her parents,
and sister Dorothy Gerth.
No services are planned at
this time. The family entrusted
Calvert Funeral Home
with cremation rites.
Linda Lamberty
Linda M. Lamberty, 65,
late of Orland Park, died
Sept. 24. Daughter of Rose
Marie and the late Raymond
Sr. Lamberty. Sister of Ellen
Lamberty (Gary Carlson),
Theresa (John) Koppers,
Donna (Wayne) Bulthuis,
Raymond Jr. (Kim) Lamberty,
the late David (Terri)
Lamberty, Janet Foreman
(Bernard Randolph) and
Judith Rice. Aunt to many
nieces and nephews, and
great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were
held at Vandenberg Funeral
Home. Interment in Good
Shepherd Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, memorials to the
American Lung Association,
55 West Wacker Drive Suite.
800, Chicago, IL. 60601, or
www.lung.org.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email Editor
Bill Jones at bill@opprairie.
com with information about a
loved one who was a part of the
Orland Park community.

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Creativity flows through annual Poetry Slam
Brian Laughran
Freelance Reporter
Poets ranging from high
school students to senior
citizens descended upon the
Orland Park Cultural Center
Sept. 23 to take part in the
second annual Poetry Slam.
Poets, or “slammers,”
were invited to come up on
stage with the opportunity to
walk away with some prizes.
“It’s not about the points;
it’s about the poetry,” Patti
Brucki, the evening’s master
of ceremonies and a participant,
explained to the audience
in attendance when reflecting
on the judges’ scores.
Brucki teaches, runs many
poetry and speech events,
and was named Coach of the
Year for coaching various
speech and poetry events.
For Brucki, one of the key
things poetry provides is a
chance for the poet and the
audience to share in a sense
of common ground.
“I hope [the audience]
feels that there is normalcy,
that all of us have our own
intimate thoughts but that we
are all also more alike than
unlike, as Maya Angelou
says,” Brucki said.
Brucki said she also believes
that poetry can provide
audiences and poets
with the opportunity to experience
a wide range of
opinions and possibly even
empathize with those from
different backgrounds.
“I am personally not a
particularly political person,
but I do enjoy when people
bring their politics into [their
poetry], because it gives
them a chance to say it,” she
said. “It’s a little nip. ‘I think
this; what do you think?’ If
we can consider something
from someone else’s perspective,
that’s even better.”
A wide variety of opinions
certainly were on display on
stage, with poems ranging in
subject matter, including gender,
race, politics, nature, love,
self-worth and time itself.
A panel of judges — featuring
three audience members
chosen for their varied familiarity
with poetry — selected
winners based on a system
of points, ranging from 1-10,
based on their own immediate
reactions to the poems. Cheyenne
Robinson, 17, walked
away with the sole perfect
score of the evening for her
work, “This Poem Sounded
Better in my Head.”
A junior at Thornwood
High School and a Dolton
resident, Robinson said her
deeply personal work flows
from her personal experiences
and emotions.
“I suppose I never really
write with a specific point
or theme in mind,” Robinson
said. “But, a lot of it just
stems from me just coming
into my own person and getting
used to these emotions
that I have, and trying to
turn something negative into
something positive — something
that someone my age
or younger or older can relate
to and maybe say, ‘Hey,
she went through it; maybe
it’s not all that bad.’”
Robinson, as well as the
poet who took second place,
walked away with movie
passes for Marcus Theatres,
while the third-place poet
ended up with four free passes
for the upcoming improv
show hosted by Village.
After the formal competitive
aspect of the evening
had ended, a brief musical
interlude provided by local,
award-winning flutist Michele
McGovern, ensued.
Then, the poets who still had
time available engaged in
an open mic session, free of
competition and free to enjoy
each other’s words and
company.
Whitney “Philo” Whitehead, of South Holland, reads “Untitled” at the Poetry Slam held Sept. 23 at the Orland Park Cultural
Center. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Sam Amer, of Orland Park, performs “We Are Reminded by
the Moon” at the Orland Park Cultural Center.
Michele McGovern, of Orland Park, provides entertainment
for the Poetry Slam, as she plays music from her “Falling
Leaves” album.

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Chapter Chatter
Gray Malin’s follow-up to ‘Beaches’ is
stunning work lost in its own scope
Bill Jones, Editor
Photographer Gray Malin
has made quite a name for
himself in the past decade,
predominantly for his bird’seye
views of notable locales
and detailed captures of the
moments occurring at them
(such as his iconic Central
Park lawn image), culminating
in the 2016 release of
“Beaches.” His first monograph,
the 150-page collection
featured shots taken
around the world.
The large prints and travel-hungry
mentality always
spoke to an idea of coffee table
escapism, putting Malin’s
work in a tangible format in
an ever-more-digital age. So,
it is little surprise that his follow-up
is titled simply, “Escape.”
While not abandoning
entirely the beaches that
helped cement his success,
Malin takes his technique
— which regularly sees him
shooting from the open door
of a helicopter — into different
environments, from
the whites of snow-covered
mountains to the shades of
blue in the tides to the burnt
oranges of the desert.
The images remain striking
as ever, with the people
(and their attire) often providing
notable contrast to
the environments. There is
still plenty in each shot that
will have the curious holding
the book to their faces to discern
just what’s happening
in any given spot. And the
variety keeps things fresh
for more than 200 pages this
time around, with diptychs
and triptychs just frequent
enough to mix up the formula.
Malin also tries to offer a
bit of context, advice and life
philosophy in short text entries
littered about the pages,
but it is mostly surface-level
stuff. We also get a few shots
of Malin at work, or Instagram-esque
compositions
with clicking glasses in awesome
spots. But the aerial
photos are the real draw.
Fans of Malin’s will love
the sequel to his first book.
But while the book’s format
is designed more as
something to pick up here
and there, rather than sit
down and read cover to
cover, the collected nature
still hurts it. When encountered
one or two at a time,
the broad scope of Malin’s
work invites viewers to really
take it in, to spend time
with it, examine it as much
for the minor details as the
big picture, to be stunned by
its scope.
But when encountered
page after page, its impact
is lessened. The shots are no
less impressive, but they begin
to blend together, diluted
by their own volume. Unlike
the effect Malin’s shots usually
have, it becomes harder
to appreciate the individual
elements of “Escape” as they
get lost in the whole.
Read a book and want to let
everyone in town know what
you think about it? The Orland
Park Prairie is looking for
residents to review books for its
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auditions happening from
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and Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Orland
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14760 Park Lane.
“The Family Fruitcake”
is a holiday comedy that
includes singing of holiday
carols, but there will not be
vocal auditions.
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The Dish
Happy Bites Burger strives for creativity, quality
New Tinley Park
eatery a labor of love
with plans to give
back to community
Thomas Czaja
Contributing Editor
The Hawaiian BBQ salmon burger ($9.99) is one of the gourmet burgers on the menu at
Happy Bites Burger in Tinley Park. It and features coconut caramelized pineapple, fresh
avocado, lettuce, fresh cilantro, pickles, jalapeño and Swiss cheese. Photos by Thomas
Czaja/22nd Century Media
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Charlie Patel at the tobacco
shops where he worked in
Tinley Park, they often focused
on Patel’s dream to
open a restaurant.
The two became fast
friends, and Patel told Garren
he envisioned opening
a restaurant that sold beef
and hot dogs. But Garren
suggested Patel shift the signature
item of the future restaurant
to gourmet burgers
— something not as prevalent
in the community.
Patel took the advice, and
he took on Garren to manage
the restaurant, which
he ended up naming Happy
Bites Burger. The merry dining
spot opened for business
on Sept. 18 in Tinley Park,
offering customers gourmet
burgers, chicken sandwiches,
wings and more.
“I asked Mike, and he
guided me to make something
special, something creative,
something new, something
different,” Patel said.
Garren recalled that Patel
worked tirelessly for five
years, day in and day out,
scraping together enough
money to open the restaurant.
The premise and goal
was good food at a reasonable
price.
But the dream extends
beyond serving quality eats.
Happy Bites Burger is only
the first step of Patel’s ultimate
plan.
“His goal after getting
enough money from this is he
wants to help Tinley Park residents
who can’t drive, like
older people or handicapped
people, and take them to the
doctor, to the hair salon and
stuff free of charge,” Garren
said. “He’s trying to do nonprofit
stuff with the money he
makes from this.”
Patel added, “This is my
purpose for opening the restaurant.”
Before the duo can get to
that point, the focus remains
on assembling unique burgers.
For example, the chorizo
garlic shrimp burger
($7.99) is made with melted
provolone cheese with garlic
shrimp and paprika mayo.
“We wanted something
for everybody,” Garren said.
“We just wanted to hit all flavors.
It’s always going to be
different parts of the country,
and different parts of different
communities around the
world we are going to be
touching on for inspiration.”
Another example of a
burger not likely found in
other restaurants is the Hawaiian
barbecue salmon
burger ($9.99), enticing palates
with coconut caramelized
pineapple, avocado, cilantro,
pickles, jalapeño and
Swiss cheese. All burgers
include fresh-cut fries.
Other burger selections
include Patel’s favorite,
the blue cheese and baconstuffed
burger ($7.99),
which has blue cheese and
bacon mixed into the meat
patty. It is topped with parsley
and tomato.
“Everything is hand-pattied
and made the morning of
or night before,” Mike said.
“Obviously, we have to make
some during the day, after we
start running low. Our kitchen
isn’t very big, and sometimes
we need to run to the
store to grab more.”
Patel makes two visits per
day for food to make sure
everything is as fresh as can
be, he said. That dedication
is commonplace for the
owner, who constructed the
restaurant itself — placing
the tiles, building the counters,
finishing the walls —
on his own, with the helpful
advice of Garren, and other
family and friends familiar
with different aspects of the
restaurant industry.
The hard work and pride
in Happy Bites has paid early
dividends, as the first day
saw the shop have to close
early at 6 p.m. after selling
out of 250 burgers and 600
wings, according to Garren.
“We’ve been getting a lot
of people [walking] in, reading
about us on Facebook,
and really enjoying the
food,” Garren said. “So, it’s
a good thing.”
While the burgers are the
main items on the menu,
the wings make for a strong
supplementary item to offer
customers.
“Everybody loves our
wings,” Garren said. “So far,
we had people come in and tell
us they’re not going to [Buffalo
Wild Wings] no more.
“That makes us feel good;
[wings] aren’t even our specialty.”
The wings come in nine
homemade flavors — fire
habanero, Thai chili, garlic
Parm, hot original, smokin
Q, mild BBQ, Buffalo bliss,
teriyaki and honey Q. Ranch
and blue cheese are included,
and prices varies whether
getting seven ($4.99),
10 ($7.99), 16 ($13.99),
20 ($16.99) or 30 pieces
($23.99).
Boneless wings, original
wing baskets and tenders
also are available.
Still, the burgers are the
highlight. The mushroom
burger ($6.99) — smothered
with a layer of caramelized
onions and garlic mushrooms
and finished with
provolone cheese, Worcestershire
sauce and Dijon
mustard has been a big seller,
as has the smoky applewood
bacon burger ($6.99),
which comes with smoky,
crispy applewood bacon,
as well as grilled onion and
cheddar cheese.
Rounding out the Top 3
sellers thus far is the juicy
Lucy burger ($6.99), stuffed
with American cheese inside
the patty, with butter, grilled
onion, pickle and Worcestershire
sauce, according to the
owner and manager.
Happy Bites likewise has
introduced a Burger of the
Week selection, further allowing
Patel and Garren to
experiment with flavors inspired
from different places
around the globe.
The homemade wings (price varies by amount) at Happy
Bites Burger come in nine different flavors.
“It’s something different,
so everybody can try new
burgers every week,” Patel
said.
Garren said eventually
they would like to start taking
recommendations from
guests if they have good ideas
for burgers. If the pair agree
it is something great, they are
willing to give it a whirl.
“I like to do a lot of different
stuff on social media,”
Garren said. “Once we get to
have six or seven different
weekly specials, then maybe
we list them and have people
vote [online] to add one permanently
to the menu.
“You want the customers
feeling like they are a part of
what you are doing.”
While open to additions,
the objective is to keep the
menu simple yet creative.
“It’s definitely a learning
experience,” Garren said of
the entire process of starting
and operating Happy Bites
Burger so far. “It’s definitely
something we’re excited
about, and I think people
are excited about it the more
they hear about it.”

26 | October 5, 2017 | The orland park prairie Puzzles
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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. 1983 hit for Duran
Duran
4. Parting words
8. High-hats
14. Political commentator
Coulter
15. Pronounce with
authority
16. Trumpet family
instrument
17. Work for eds.
18. Vitamin tablet
supplement
19. Showed contempt
20. Certify
22. Near-failing grades
24. Handed out cards
25. Not a nice guy
26. Encl. to an editor
29. Deductive
32. Tinley Park sophomore
soccer goalie
34. Aerial maneuver
36. Zola the writer
37. Atlantic City game
41. Should, with “to”
44. Norms, for short
45. Local language
47. Nabokov heroine and
others
49. Kansas city
52. Information in a tree
57. Suffix with social
58. Bloke
60. Shamu and Willy,
e.g.
61. Derisive laughs
62. Lifts upright
63. Frankfort Country
Market day
67. Talk, talk, talk
69. Old World deer
70. Winner’s wreath
71. Close attention
72. Pedestaled vase
73. To relate again
74. The quantity that was
caught
75. Compass direction
Down
1. Big name in hotels
2. Stance section
3. GM’s protection
system
4. One of the Palins
5. Domed portable tent
6. 1970s rock group, abbr.
7. Ships
8. Conceptual pattern
9. Harmful
10. Hosp. areas
11. Put-__: gags
12. Golf driving location
13. Time zone abbr.
21. A Manning
23. Querying responses
26. Exec
27. “___ Lang Syne”
28. Barely budgets
30. Aussie hopper
31. Casual contract
33. Trademarks, abbr.
35. Org. for some drivers
37. Tropical fruit
38. Rework
39. City on the Riviera
40. Expression of bigger
surprise!
42. The good cholesterol
that clears arteries
43. Mai ___
46. Jackson or Jordan
48. Hawaii activity
50. They will
51. Expression of delight
53. Poetic conjunction
54. Build up
55. Sunshine State athletes
56. Ancient Jewish sect
member
59. Demoralize, with
“out”
62. Neutral color
63. Camera type, in brief
64. Emirates, for short
65. Squirrel’s prize
66. Rap doctor
68. Car club
ORLAND PARK
Girl in the Park
(11265 W. 159th St.,
Orland Park, IL; (708)
226-0042)
■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia
■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Live Music
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo
■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live Music
The Brass Tap
(14225 95th Ave. Suite
400, Orland Park; (708)
226-1827)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia.
Prizes awarded
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live music
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(9655 W. 143rd St.,
Orland Park; (708) 349-
2111)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Live entertainment
■7 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live entertainment
and face painter
Papa Joe’s
(14459 S. LaGrange
Road, Orland Park; (708)
403-9099)
■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Gene Infelise and Francesca
■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The
keyboard stylings of
Roger Pampel
Square Celt Ale House &
Grill
(39 Orland Square Drive,
Orland Park; (708) 226-
9600)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Night/Open Mic
Night
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free Trivia
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Country
Night
■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: Live DJ
■10 ■ p.m. Saturdays: Live
Music/Band
■9 ■ p.m. Sundays: Karaoke
Traverso’s Restaurant
(15601 S. Harlem Ave.,
Orland Park; (708) 532-
2220)
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays: Karaoke
To place an event
in The Scene, email
b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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the orland park prairie | October 5, 2017 | 27
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.

28 | October 5, 2017 | The orland park prairie Classifieds
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1003 Help Wanted
F/T and P/T RESIDENTIAL CLEANING
PROS NEEDED!
START IMMEDIATELY! Up to $13/hr plus tips and
bonuses. APPLY NOW!
15868 WOLF RD, ORLAND PARK
708.873.9044 - MaidPro.com
customer_service_chisw@maidpro.com
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
Exp. Help Wanted
Benjamin Moore paint
store. Must be over 25 yrs
old, be able to lift 50 lbs,
must have valid driver’s
license & have paint
knowledge. 5 day weeks.
Apply in person:
19811 S. LaGrange
Mokena
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
Help
Wanted
Inside Sales, Embroidery,
and Screen Printing
Experience preferred.
Please apply in person:
Same Day Tees
112 S. First St, Peotone
Relocating January 2018
to 9525 Laraway Rd,
Frankfort.
Inventory Associate
Day-to-day inventory mgmt.
2 yrs prior exp, Certified Fork
Lift Driver, able to lift 50lbs,
computer skills req. F/T.
Send resume to:
info@ttsgranite.com
Hiring Desk Clerk (3-11
p.m. & 11 p.m.-7 a.m.),
Maintenance
(9a.m.-3p.m.) &
Housekeeping (Morning)
Needed at
Super 8 Motel
Apply within:
9485 W. 191st St, Mokena
No Phone Calls
Senior Living Community
looking for reliable,
compassionate &
responsible individuals for
the following positions:
Cook-Part-time; Dining
Room Waitstaff. Must
apply in person: 16301 S.
Brementowne Rd, Tinley
Park, IL 60477
P/T Days Front Counter at
small beef stand. Apply
within. Godfather’s Eatery
301 S. State St, Lockport
1003 Help
Wanted
P/T Data Entry
We are looking for a P/T
employee for our Orland
office for data entry. Entry
level job; no exp. req’d.
Keyboard skills a must.
Duties include data entry,
filing, checking claim
status over the phone &
online. Call 708-336-0419
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 &
open “Employment” tab to
complete application.
Now Hiring Oil Change
Techs. Exp pref, but not
required. Apply within.
E. Xpress Lube
7800 W. Lincoln Hwy
Frankfort, IL
Lawn Care
Looking for responsible
individual with driver’s
license. Paid training.
708.226.9322
F/T Mechanic Immediate
opening. 40 hrs + OT.
Health insurance/ 401k.
Valid DL/CDL a plus.
info@arcticsnowandice.com
1004 Employment
Opportunities
PAID IN ADVANCE! Make
$100/week mailing brochures
from home! No exp. req.
Helping home workers since
2001! Genuine opportunity.
Start immediately!
www.MailingCash.net
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
1023 Caregiver
Heaven Sent Caregivers
Professional caregiving
service. 24 hr or hourly
services; shower or bath
visits. Licensed & bonded.
Try the best! 708.638.0641
Retired RN care for
elderly and disabled in your
home. Possible live-in.
Excellent references
815-614-8140
Garage
Sale
1052 Garage Sale
Frankfort 22243 Mary Dr Sat
10/7, 8-2pm Household items,
furniture & too much to list!
Pictures on Craigslist
Frankfort , 10843 Swallow
Tail Ln. 10/6 & 10/7, 8-2p.
Downsizing: furniture, extra
long mattress, clothing, kitchen
items. A little bit of everything!
Homer Glen 14931 Suffolk Ct.
10/7-9, 8-2. Professional Halloween
props, costumes-masks,
antiques-tools, & much more!
Homer Glen, 14352 Heather
Ct. 10/6 & 10/7, 8-3p. Games,
pictures, electronic component,
wall units, clothes & more!
Huge Garage Sale
15750 S. 112th Ct. Orland Park
Thurs. Oct. 5th & Fri. Oct. 6th,
8-3pm. Sat. Oct. 7th, 8-12pm.
Name brand youth & adult
clothing, shoes, books, toys,
battery operated riding razors,
kitchen table & chairs, storm
door, ect.
Lockport 16662 W. Sioux Dr.
10/7, 8-3. Tools, adult clothes,
hunting, furn and more!
New Lenox 1860-1920 Harvard
Ln. 10/6-7, 9-3. Antiques
to junk. Furn, kid’s clothes up
to 5T, toys, hswares, etc.
New Lenox, 792 Vanderbilt
Dr. 10/5-10/7, 8-3:30p. Bathroom
items, bedding, hshld,
clothing, oak cabinet, new
items.
Orland Park 8905 Terry Dr
10/7 8-2pm Craftsman tools &
toolbox, Harley helmet & accessories,
propane heater,
clothes, shoes, coats & more!
1052 Garage Sale
Orland Park, 11121 Laurel
Hill Dr. 10/12-13, 8-2p.
Clothes, Xmas decorations,
collectibles, jewelry, hshld
items & more!
1053 Multi Family
Sale
Lockport, 1325 Newbridge,
October 5th, 6th, & 7th,
9am-3pm. Household items,
clothes & toys!
Mokena, 19412 Woodedge
Ln. Oct. 5th & 6th, 9-2p, Oct.
7th, 8-12. Household, tons of
clothes, furn, holiday & vintage.
Don’t Junk
Your Vehicle!
$$CASH$$ Paid
Vehicles Running or Not
Cars, Trucks, Vans etc.
(708)653-6799
1057 Estate Sale
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2701 Property for
Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS
TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR BY LA-
SALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSO-
CIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESI-
DENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE
PRODUCTS, INC.
MORTGAGE ASSET BACKED PASS
THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES
2007-RP3;
Plaintiff,
vs.
NIAMBI RIGGINS-THOMAS; WIL-
LIE JAMES THOMAS III; UN-
KNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF
NIAMBI
RIGGINS-THOMAS, IF ANY; UN-
KNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF
WILLIE JAMES THOMAS III; UN-
KNOWN OWNERS AND NONRE-
CORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants,
16 CH 1199
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered in the above entitled
cause Intercounty Judicial Sales
Corporation will on Tuesday, October
24, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their
office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite
718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash, as
set forth below, the following described
mortgaged real estate:
P.I.N. 28-22-317-007-0000.
Commonly known as 16551 Lockridge
Avenue, Oak Forest, IL 60452.
The mortgaged real estate is improved
with a single family residence. If the
subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of
a common interest community, the purchaser
of the unit other than a mortgagee
shall pay the assessments required
by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of
the Condominium Property Act.
Sale terms: 10% down by certified
funds, balance, by certified funds,
within 24 hours. No refunds. The property
will NOT be open for inspection
For information call the Sales Clerk at
Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law
Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455
WA16-0031.
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
I3061527
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUS-
TEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICI-
PATION TRUST
Plaintiff,
-v.-
MARIUS DIAC A/K/A MARIUS L.
DIAC, DORINA PELIAN, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORA-
TION, PNC BANK, NA S/I/I TO NA-
TIONAL CITY BANK
Defendants
14 CH 16594
6428 CEDAR ROAD OAK FOREST,
IL 60452
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
on August 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial
Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on November 6, 2017, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
as set forth below, the following described
real estate:
Commonly known as 6428 CEDAR
ROAD, OAK FOREST, IL 60452
Property Index No.
28-18-205-016-0000.
The real estate is improved with a two
story single family home; with a de-

IL 60452
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
which is part of a common interest community,
the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
on 38 August | October 3, 2017, 5, an2017 agent for | The Ju-
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dicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on November 6, 2017, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606,
2701 Property for
Sale
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
as set forth below, the following described
real estate:
Commonly known as 6428 CEDAR
ROAD, OAK FOREST, IL 60452
Property Index No.
28-18-205-016-0000.
The real estate is improved with a two
story single family home; with a detached
two car garage.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid
by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will be accepted.
The balance in certified funds/or
wire transfer, is due within twenty-four
(24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential real
estate pursuant to its credit bid at the
sale or by any mortgagee, judgment
creditor, or other lienor acquiring the
residential real estate whose rights in
and to the residential real estate arose
prior to the sale. The subject property is
subject to general real estate taxes, special
assessments, or special taxes levied
against said real estate and is offered for
sale without any representation as to
quality or quantity of title and without
recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid,
the purchaser will receive a Certificate
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to
a deed to the real estate after confirmation
of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation
as to the condition of the property.
Prospective bidders are admonished
to check the court file to verify all
information.
If this property is a condominium unit,
the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure
sale, other than a mortgagee, shall
pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If
this property is a condominium unit
which is part of a common interest community,
the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order to gain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales.
For information: Visit our website at
service.atty-pierce.com. between the
hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer
Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys,
One North Dearborn Street, Suite
1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312)
416-5500. Please refer to file number
12182.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-
TION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7
day status report of pending sales.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 416-5500
E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com
Attorney File No. 12182
Attorney Code. 61256
Case Number: 14 CH 16594
TJSC#: 37-7816
I3061732
2701 Property for
Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Plaintiff,
-v.-
UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGA-
TEES OF PATRICIA M. BEEMSTER-
BOER, DECEASED, JULIE E. FOX,
AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
FOR PATRICIA M. BEEMSTER-
BOER, DECEASED, ROBERT M.
HOFFMAN, TERRI KARNOWSKI,
CHRISTINE SKIRHA, UNKNOWN
OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCU-
PANTS
Defendants
16 CH 16153
15435 BETTY ANN LANE
Oak Forest, IL 60452
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
on September 6, 2017, an agent for The
Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on October 17, 2017, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
as set forth below, the following described
real estate:
Commonly known as 15435 BETTY
ANN LANE, Oak Forest, IL 60452
Property Index No.
28-16-107-012-0000.
The real estate is improved with a single
family residence.
The judgment amount was $142,888.24.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid
by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will be accepted.
The balance in certified funds/or
wire transfer, is due within twenty-four
(24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential real
estate pursuant to its credit bid at the
sale or by any mortgagee, judgment
creditor, or other lienor acquiring the
residential real estate whose rights in
and to the residential real estate arose
prior to the sale. The subject property is
subject to general real estate taxes, special
assessments, or special taxes levied
against said real estate and is offered for
sale without any representation as to
quality or quantity of title and without
recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid,
the purchaser will receive a Certificate
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to
a deed to the real estate after confirmation
of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation
as to the condition of the property.
Prospective bidders are admonished
to check the court file to verify all
information.
If this property is a condominium unit,
the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure
sale, other than a mortgagee, shall
pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If
this property is a condominium unit
which is part of a common interest community,
the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order to gain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
2701 Property for
Sale
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order to gain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales.
For information, contact The sales clerk,
SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI-
ATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD.,
SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015,
(847) 291-1717 For information call between
the hours of 1pm - 3pm.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-
TION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7
day status report of pending sales.
SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI-
ATES, LLC
2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301
Bannockburn, IL 60015
(847) 291-1717
E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com
Attorney Code. 42168
Case Number: 16 CH 16153
TJSC#: 37-8319
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, you are advised
that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be
a debt collector attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
I3061892
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., S/B/M TO
CHARTER ONE
BANK, N.A.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MICHAEL J. LOVERGINE; JEAN M.
LOVERGINE,
Defendants,
15 CH 17326
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered in the above entitled
cause Intercounty Judicial Sales
Corporation will on Tuesday, October
31, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their
office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite
718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash, as
set forth below, the following described
mortgaged real estate:
P.I.N. 28-18-407-012-0000.
Commonly known as 6625 157th Street,
Oak Forest IL, 60452.
The mortgaged real estate is improved
with a single family residence. If the
subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of
a common interest community, the purchaser
of the unit other than a mortgagee
shall pay the assessments required
by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of
the Condominium Property Act.
Sale terms: 10% down by certified
funds, balance, by certified funds,
within 24 hours. No refunds. The property
will NOT be open for inspection.
For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at
Plaintiff's Attorney, Potestivo & Associates,
P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester,
Michigan 48307. (248) 853-4400
ext 1200. C16-34931
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
I3062446
2701 Property for
Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE
FOR CIM TRUST 2015-2AG MORT-
GAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES
2015-2AG
Plaintiff,
-v.-
ARLENE BOLDIN, ONEMAIN FI-
NANCIAL OF ILLINOIS, INC. F/K/A
AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE,
INC.
Defendants
17 CH 7954
16791 HAVEN AVENUE Orland Hills,
IL 60487
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
on September 13, 2017, an agent for
The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at
10:30 AM on October 24, 2017, at The
Judicial Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
as set forth below, the following described
real estate:
Commonly known as 16791 HAVEN
AVENUE, Orland Hills, IL 60487
Property Index No.
27-27-106-013-0000.
The real estate is improved with a single
family residence.
The judgment amount was $86,485.38.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid
by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will be accepted.
The balance in certified funds/or
wire transfer, is due within twenty-four
(24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the
mortgagee acquiring the residential real
estate pursuant to its credit bid at the
sale or by any mortgagee, judgment
creditor, or other lienor acquiring the
residential real estate whose rights in
and to the residential real estate arose
prior to the sale. The subject property is
subject to general real estate taxes, special
assessments, or special taxes levied
against said real estate and is offered for
sale without any representation as to
quality or quantity of title and without
recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid,
the purchaser will receive a Certificate
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to
a deed to the real estate after confirmation
of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation
as to the condition of the property.
Prospective bidders are admonished
to check the court file to verify all
information.
If this property is a condominium unit,
the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure
sale, other than a mortgagee, shall
pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If
this property is a condominium unit
which is part of a common interest community,
the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order to gain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
2701 Property for
Sale
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order to gain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales.
For information, contact The sales clerk,
SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI-
ATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD.,
SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015,
(847) 291-1717 For information call between
the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please
refer to file number 17-083208.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-
TION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7
day status report of pending sales.
SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCI-
ATES, LLC
2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301
Bannockburn, IL 60015
(847) 291-1717
E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com
Attorney File No. 17-083208
Attorney Code. 42168
Case Number: 17 CH 7954
TJSC#: 37-8595
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, you are advised
that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be
a debt collector attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
I3062785
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ea. Excellent condition. Call
708.614.8148
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each or best offer. Call for Bob
815.464.0708 5pm-7pm.
2 panel of wood horizontal
blinds, Hunter Douglas, 52
width x 84 length, oak color,
very good condition. $100
firm. 708.403.5569
3 boxes of baseball, football or
basketball cards $25 ea. Gilbert
815.462.1455
3 Ralph Lauren mens scarves,
lambs wool, make in England,
brand new with tags $20 ea.
708.403.2473
5HP shop vac, like new $40.
8.25 compound meter saw $45.
708.448.9597.
8 ft. artifical fica tree with
green decorative planter $50.
Must pick up. Call
708.638.4140
Beanie Babies $2. Cubs $2.
Chris 708.203.5667
Beautiful Schnadig love seat,
excellent condition, perfect for
condo, apartment, $50. Oval
coffee table with heavy beveled
glass top $35. Call
708.301.0249. Leave message
for Sharon.
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advantage, non-stick, hard aluminum,
11 piece cookware set,
black. $40. 708.349.1636
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
Collection of Barbie dolls
“Holiday” $20 a piece. Many
to choose from. Call
815.717.6177. 10am to 9 pm.
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plush, good condition $50 for
all 4. Must see! Modern style
with chrome! Call
708.633.5065
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mount 36 in. high. 1/2 in.
chuck, 1/2 HP motor hold,
down guide $100.
708.349.3142
Crown custom gas stove 36”
wide, 4 burner oven heating.
Working when removed $50.
Table, leaf, 4 chairs $40.
815.791.4938
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frame with fencing sides,
measures 30”W x 70”L x 48”H
$50. Air hockey table, like new
$50. 815.464.1804
Electric church organ, neeeds a
new home. Everyting works.
No cost/Free. Presently in my
home. 708.532.6475
Golf clubs, bag & accessories.
Used twice. Asking $100. See
it to belive it! 708.601.1947
Green triangle nut or candy
dish (probably depression era)
with acorn & leaf pattern $6.
Green pedestal candy dish
(same era) with leaf pattern $6.
708.638.4140
Helpemup X-Large dog harness,
paid $125, used 2 days
$100 obo. 815.463.9556
Hooker entertainment center,
walnut finish, center unit, base
unit, 2 end curio cabinets, will
hold 45 in TV, 8 ft long, like
new $100. 708.429.9311
IKEA Inreda bookshelf, halo
lights $5 ea. New, have 10.
MP3 Pro metal detector, used
once, still in box. 708.717.5054
Karcher pressure washer 1800
PSI-13AMP 12OV runs great.
$85. Call Tom 815.464.5232 or
815.600.1023
Kellar ladder, great condition,
must sell $20 obo. Paul
708.403.2525
Local honey, no sugar added,
$15 per quart. Very delicious.
Limited. 708.466.9809
Man’s snowmobile suit sz L
$20. George Forman rotisserie
$20. Men’s suit, cleaned,
36x32, gray $15. 815.478.3870
Old-fashioned looking phone
$10. 2 full face Halloween
masks $7 ea. Blanket rack
(new, still in box) $10.
Rely-On blood pressure monitor
$15. 708.429.0168
Olympia electric typewriter
$75. 708.368.8321

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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Samantha Warchol
Samantha Warchol is a
senior at Sandburg High
School. She plays third
doubles on the Eagles girls
tennis team.
How did you get started
playing tennis?
I started playing tennis at
a young age. I live by tennis
courts, so I took lessons
through the park district. Then,
I stopped in the sport, and I
came back around seventh
grade. When I was younger,
it was just for fun. Once I got
back in seventh grade, it was
for competitive reasons.
What is your favorite
part about playing
tennis?
My favorite thing about
tennis is it’s a team sport
and an individual sport, so
when you’re on the court,
it’s all about you and your
partner, and you’re making
a lot of calls. ... You can’t
really get in your head too
much, because otherwise the
points can really get away
from you. And I like that it’s
a team sport, because your
wins and losses determine
the team’s wins and losses.
What is the strength of
your game?
The strength of my game
[is] definitely my serves. I
have a very consistent serve
that I tend to get in a lot, and
I love placing it and trying to
hit it to people’s backhands
and their forehands.
What did you work on
between last season
and this one?
I worked with my partner,
Maria Pappas. We worked
on our game as a doubles
team. So, we really worked
on being aggressive, poaching
at the net and taking every
opportunity at the net.
What are your goals for
your senior year?
My goal would definitely
be to win conference, hopefully
make it to sectionals and,
if we can, qualify for state.
If you won the lottery,
what would you buy
first?
I would buy a white Jeep
Wrangler with a soft top. It’s
been my dream car since before
I could drive, so I would
buy that if I won the lottery. I
love the look of it ... with the
doors down.
If you could travel
anywhere, where would
you go?
Definitely, Europe. I
would like to go to Europe
because you can visit so
many different cities in a
small amount of time.
What is your favorite
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
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Photo
thing to do when not
playing tennis?
When I’m not playing tennis,
my favorite thing to do
would be probably riding my
bike or just hanging out with
friends. I love being outdoors
and being active, so
any type of physical activity
I like to do.
If you could play a
doubles match with any
celebrity, who would
you choose?
If I could play a doubles
match with any celebrity,
I would play with [Rafael]
Nadal, just because I love his
game. He’s so aggressive,
and he really just takes every
opportunity he can. And he
also has a wicked serve.
Who is your favorite
professional athlete?
My favorite professional
athlete is Serena Williams,
because she’s always so
composed on the court, and I
love the way she plays. She’s
so aggressive, and she really
just slams all of her shots.
Interview by Sports Editor Tim
Carroll
Girls volleyball
Sandburg 25-25, Thornton 7-5
Evy Makris, a junior middle hitter, had six kills and six aces against Thornton. Defensive
specialist Grace Stepanek also contributed nine digs in the dominant win.
Athlete of the Month
Sophomore Sandburg tennis
player is September champ
Bill Jones, Editor
Apparently, all Sandburg sophomore Yianni
Livieratos knows how to do is win.
Livieratos, an Eagles tennis player, this
summer claimed the 15’s crown in the boys
singles division of the South Suburban Tennis
Academy/District 230 tournament.
Now, he is 22nd Century Media’s Southwest
Chicago Athlete of the Month after
winning the September competition.
The Athlete of the Month competition
pits featured Athlete of the Week selections
from our south suburban newspapers
against one another in an online voting contest.
The next contest is to begin Tuesday, Oct.
10.
To vote, visit OPPrairie.com, hover over
the “Sports” menu tab and click “Athlete of
the Month.” Readers can vote once per session
per valid email address. Voting ends at
5 p.m. Oct. 25.
All athletes featured in the September
Athlete of the Week sports interviews are
automatically entered into the contest.
Sports Briefs
Family Fun Nights offer
athletic recreation
Boys and girls age 3-17 are
invited to Faith United Methodist
Church Orland Park’s
Family Fun Nights. The
church is located at 15101 S.
80th Ave., Orland Park.
Activities will take place
6:15-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
Oct. 11, 18 and 25, as well as
Nov. 1, 8, and 15.
Among the activities offered
are bitty basketball for
children 3 to 11 years old to
learn the basics of basketball;
cooking class for children 11-
17 years old; tumbling class
for children 3-5 years old; and
music class for children 3-5
years old.
Compiled by Sports Editor Tim
Carroll, t.carroll@22ndcm.com.
Yianni Livieratos, a sophomore tennis
player at Sandburg, won the September
Athlete of the Month competition for
publisher 22nd Century Media’s Southwest
Chicago branch.
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This Week In ...
Eagles Varsity Athletics
Football
■Oct. ■ 6 - at Stagg, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
■Oct. ■ 5 - at Bolingbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer
■Oct. ■ 12 - hosts Homewood-Flossmoor, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Swimming
■Oct. ■ 7 - at Hinsdale Central Invite (diving), 9 a.m.
■Oct. ■ 7 - at St. Charles North Invite, 10 a.m.
Girls Tennis
■Oct. ■ 6 - SouthWest Suburban Conference Tournament, TBA
■Oct. ■ 7 - SouthWest Suburban Conference Tournament, TBA
Boys Golf
■Oct. ■ 9 - at Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional, TBA*
Girls Golf
■Oct. ■ 10 - at Waubonsie Valley Sectional, 8 a.m.*
Girls Cross Country
■Oct. ■ 7 - at West Aurora Stampede, 8:30 a.m.

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Football
Sandburg worn down by West running game
Tim Carroll, Sports Editor
Friday, Sept. 29, was an
eventful day for Caleb Marconi.
He got his driver’s license,
he had the pep assembly
for homecoming, and
then he went and rushed for
115 yards against Sandburg.
Marconi handled almost
all of the offense for the Warriors
on his 16th birthday,
helping the Warriors beat
the Eagles 27-13. He had 32
carries on the evening, and
the Warriors student section
took notice. By the end of
the game, they were singing
a special song for him.
“It means a lot, especially
when the student section
started singing ‘Happy
Birthday’ to me,” he said.
It was a game that looked
evenly matched after 24
minutes. Lincoln-Way West
drove on its first possession,
with Marconi leading the
way. But the Warriors’ drive
stalled when they reached
the Sandburg 12-yard line,
where senior quarterback
Anthony Senerchia tried
passes to receiver Cullen
Barry and tight end Evan
Weygandt that were broken
up by Sandburg defensive
backs Ricky Kwak and Mark
Fassler, respectively.
That led to a 32-yard field
goal attempt by senior kicker
Brock Krohe, who split the
uprights to put the Warriors
ahead 3-0 with 4 minutes
and 46 seconds left in the
Nicky Shelton, a Sandburg senior receiver, catches the ball
all alone for a score in the second quarter Friday, Sept. 29,
at Lincoln-Way West. Mike Lorenz/22nd Century Media
first quarter. His second field
goal, a 22-yarder that put
West ahead 6-0, came with
11:06 left in the first half.
Krohe was able to make
those field goals and all of
his extra points despite dealing
with some pain.
“He got hurt Tuesday in a
soccer game, and his [kicking
foot is] all taped up” West
coach Dave Ernst said. “... He
wasn’t supposed to be able to
go, but they taped him up, and
the trainers released him.”
Krohe’s were not the only
good special teams plays of
the game. The Warriors also
got a punt block recovery
from Anthony Lullo, who
added a 26-yard punt return.
Matt Murphy also returned a
kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown
for the final score of
the game.
In the first half, Sandburg
got the offense going
in fits and spurts. Following
Krohe’s second field goal,
Sandburg’s Jaimie Marines
nearly broke the kickoff return,
bringing it 34 yards to
the Sandburg 40. After a pair
of runs by running back Andrew
Schab gained 10 yards
and a run by quarterback
Christian Shepherd netted 3
yards, the Eagles went deep.
From 47 yards out, Shepherd
pump-faked on a stopand-go
route to senior receiver
Nicky Shelton. The
defender stopped with the
pump fake, and Shelton was
left all alone in the secondary
for a touchdown. Sandburg
would miss the extra
point, and the teams went
into halftime tied at 6-6.
On the first play of the
second half, Sandburg tried
to catch West unaware. On
a flea flicker attempt, Shepherd
was hit as he threw, and
Warriors linebacker Kevin
Davis took receipt of the
lofted pass. It was one of
three interceptions for the
Warriors. Lullo had one on a
deep ball that gave West possession
back at the end of the
first half, and he took another
late in the second half to
close the door on Sandburg.
As a whole, the Warriors
defense kept the Eagles offbalance.
“We’ve got those four
three-year starters, [defensive
lineman Nick Skentzos,
defensive backs Jake Price
and Murphy, and linebacker
Ryan Robbins], that are the
leaders of the group, and they
just play so hard,” Ernst said.
“They fly around to the ball.”
After Davis’ interception,
West took over at the Sandburg
22-yard line. Marconi
drove down to the 3-yard line,
where on fourth-and-goal, he
was stopped at the line.
“Defensively, we knew
that they want to run the
ball,” Sandburg coach Scott
Peters said. “We knew that
we were going to have to step
up our game a little bit. We
did a really nice job battling.”
A couple possessions later,
Sandburg was forced to punt
from the back of its own
end zone. After a short one
to the 24-yard line, Murphy
brought the ball all the way
to the Eagles’ 6. Three plays
later, Marconi found the end
zone from 4 yards out to put
West up 13-6.
“The O-line got a lot of
push to get me in there, so
it’s really on them,” the running
back said.
“He’s a horse,” Ernst said
of Marconi. “They were hard
yards. They had eight and nine
guys in the box, and they were
doing everything they could
to stop the run. And when
you’ve got a guy like him, he
just keeps pounding away.
The West defense forced
another punt, and the Warriors
took over at their own
48-yard line. On the first
play, senior receiver Alex
Croft beat his defender on
a seam route, and Senerchia
put the ball on him in stride
to put West up 20-6.
Sandburg’s final score came
after a Schab-heavy drive.
The junior running back carried
the ball eight times on the
drive to help the Eagles get
to the 1-yard line, and then
Shepherd kept the snap and
reached over the pile at the
line for a touchdown to bring
Sandburg within a score.
West immediately answered,
however, with Murphy’s
weaving kickoff return
touchdown to cap the scoring
at 27-13.
“The kickoff [was] another
big play for them that really
kind of turned the tide,”
Peters said. “... So, just when
you think you’ve got a little
momentum going and you
get a defensive stop, you
give up something like that,
and that’s a killer.”
The Warriors (4-2) knew
coming in that the Eagles (2-
4) had their backs against the
wall.
“I told the guys this is the
biggest game of the season,
most important game of the
season thus far, because it
was a game [Sandburg] had
to win to get into the playoffs,”
Ernst said.
The win carried a little
something extra for Ernst,
who had coached Peters
when he was a student at
Providence Catholic.
“I love Scott,” Ernst said.
“He was a guy that when he
was playing you knew was
going to be a coach.”
Peters also said it was fun
to coach against his former
coach.
“A lot of those guys over
there, I either played for or
played with, so we had a
good feel for how they like
to do stuff,” Peters said.
And people at the upper
levels of football knew this
was a big game, too. Former
West player B.J. Bello sent
Ernst a message the coach
then read to the team.
“I’ve played in primetime
Big 10 college football
games,” the message reads.
“I’ve played in seven NFL
games now. And none of
that beats walking out with
the band on Friday night at
Lincoln-Way West. Make
sure those guys understand
and know how important it
is. Now, go kick their ass.”
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Lincoln-Way West (4-2) at Thornton (4-2)
Lockport (1-5) at Lincoln-Way East (6-0)
Sandburg (2-4) at Stagg (4-2)
Lincoln-Way Central (5-1) at Waubonsie Valley (3-3)
Providence Catholic (4-2) hosts Fenwick (4-2)
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battle-tested Warriors comfortably
able to get past Wildcats on the
road.
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• Sandburg
• LW Central
• Providence
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just beat Sandburg, and Sandburg
already beat Thornton. That’s just the
transitive property.
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• Sandburg
• LW Central
• Providence
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with grind-it-out road victory.
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• Stagg
• LW Central
• Providence
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• Sandburg
• LW Central
• Providence
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Farley won a one-hole
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to capture the individual title
in the Blue Division of the
SouthWest Suburban Conference
boys golf tournament
Sept. 26 at Coyote Run
Golf Course in Flossmoor.
But Lockport and Sandburg
both came up short
of being team conference
champion. That honor went
to Lincoln-Way East. The
Griffins, led by third-place
finisher senior Kevin Bullington
(74), shot a team
total of 306. Lockport (309)
placed second, Sandburg
(312) third, host Homewood-
Flossmoor (315) fourth and
Bolingbrook (373) fifth.
It was the second consecutive
conference title for Farley,
who captured his first a
year ago under windier conditions
on the same course.
“I won last year with a 78
with a lot of wind gusts,”
Farley said. “Last year,
when I won as a freshman,
I had the goal to win it every
year of high school. I
figured it was harder to win
as a freshman, so I’d set the
goal then.”
It was the first 18-hole victory
of the season for Farley.
“Max finally gets one,”
Sandburg coach Jeff Kwilose
said. “He’s tied for first
in three tournaments now,
but he lost on the scorecard
tiebreaker in the other two.
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year have been under par.
“He’s a great kid and very
even-keeled under pressure.
He makes great decisions.”
For most of his round last
week, Farley was under par.
But he went 3-over on the
final two holes to leave himself
with a 1-over 72. That
tied Weis, who had his career
best with his 72. They went
to a playoff, which started
and ended on hole 10, which
was a par-4.
There, Farley was spot-on
with his shots and tapped in
for a par. Weis, on the other
hand, hit his second shot into
a bunker on the right and that
led to a triple-bogey seven.
“In the playoff, I just had
to keep my focus, even if I
finished poorly [on the final
two holes],” Farley said. “I
had a pretty good tee shot
into the wind, and then I
managed an 8-iron. I didn’t
get it all, but it stayed on the
green. Then, after [Weis’]
second shot went into the
bunker, I wanted to stay aggressive.
So, I sent for it on a
50-foot putt and just missed,
but got par.”
For Weis, the final round
was uncharacteristic of
the rest of his day. He had
13 pars, two birdies and
three bogies in shooting his
18-hole-best 72.
“I’m usually the No. 4 guy
on the team,” Weis said of
his 72. “I’ve never been in
a playoff before, so it was
cool. I felt pretty confident
[going into the playoff]. I
play baseball and have been
in a lot of close games there,
so I felt good under pressure.”
But his second shot into the
sand trap doomed Weis’ playoff
chances. His third shot
sailed long. It took him four
more shots to finish the hole.
“My ball from my second
shot was plugged deep in the
sand,” Weis said. “So, I hit it
a little too hard from there. I
had parred that hole [during
the round], so I felt pretty
confident.”
Lockport coach Matt Eber
saw that confidence.
“He had a really solid
round for us out of that No. 4
spot,” he said of Weis. “He’s
only really had one bad round
all year, and this was his low
round. He’s just consistent,
and that’s good to see.”
With nine strokes separating
the Top 4 teams in the
conference, the tournament
was obviously up for grabs.
But Lockport was still a
slight favorite to win it. The
Porters, however, fell short
in their bid to capture their
first conference crown since
winning back-to-back titles
in 2013 and 2014.
The Porters won the
regular season SWSC Blue
matchup between the two
schools with a 155-158 victory
in a triangular meet,
which also included Lincoln-
Way West (169), on Sept.
6 at Big Run Golf Course
in Lockport. But that result
had no factor in who was the
conference champion.
“I like the fact that it does
not factor in and that there’s
no points given for the dual
meets,” said Eber, who has
only one senior — Reilly
McAdams — in his Top
8 players. “It’s been really
competitive, and I knew it
would be [at the conference
meet]. Sure, it’s somewhat
disappointing. But with regionals
coming up [this
week], it’s a good and important
lesson. You can’t just go
14 holes, you have to take it
to the house. I’ve been proud
of the effort, and we’ve been
consistent. We just have to
have that [this] week.”
In addition to Weis’ 72,
the other carded scores for
the Porters were freshman
Ben Sluzas (75, fifth overall),
junior Nolan Weis (80,
10th overall), who is John
Weis’ twin brother, and junior
Eric Gasienica (82).
Besides Farley, the Top
4 for the Eagles were junior
Matt James (79, eighth
overall), freshman Mitchell
Mazzei (80, ninth overall)
and junior Kyle Matre (81).
The next two Sandburg
scores were by its only seniors
who golfed at conference,
Jake Pineda (84) and
Tony Majchrowicz (85).
But in the end, the Eagles,
who were defending conference
champions, didn’t have
enough consistency.
“There’s a lot of great
young talent out here,” Kwilose
said. “But [at the conference
meet], we didn’t finish
strong enough. There’s
no room for error [in the
regional].”
The conference title for
East was its fourth in the
past six seasons, but first
since it won the Red Division
in 2014. The last time
the Griffins captured the
Blue Division championship
was in 2012. In addition to
Bullington, the rest of the
carded scores for East were
freshman Matt Kelley (75,
sixth overall), junior Scott
Schipiour (77, seventh overall),
and senior T.J. Goetsch
(80, tied 10th overall).
H-F junior Perry Hoag III
(74, fourth) along with teammates
junior Hayden Henry
(80, tied 10th) and freshman
Chris Radosta (80, tied 10th)
also placed in the Top 10.
East, Lockport and Sandburg,
along with Andrew,
Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way
West and Providence,
were all in the Class
3A Lincoln-Way Central
Regional, which was scheduled
for Tuesday, October 3,
at Sanctuary Golf Course in
New Lenox.

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Girls Golf
Keeping the division championship streak alive
Sandburg wins
fifth consecutive
conference title
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
It’s five in a row for Sandburg.
It’s three in a row for
Hannah Kilbane.
Kilbane shot a 1-overpar
73 to capture her third
straight individual girls golf
conference championship
at the SouthWest Suburban
Conference Blue Division
meet Sept. 27 at Green
Garden Country Club in
Frankfort. In the process,
the Sandburg junior helped
the Eagles to a score of 336,
as they captured their fifth
straight league title.
Host Lincoln-Way East
(350), which was the last
team beside Sandburg to win
the Blue Division title, was
second. Lockport Township
(367) placed third, Homewood-Flossmoor
(404),
which won five straight conference
championships in
different divisions between
2007-11, finished fourth,
and Bolingbrook (452) took
fifth.
But for Kilbane, the individual
championship didn’t
mean as much as helping her
team capture the team title.
“I’m really happy about it,
but I didn’t focus on winning
the individual title,” Kilbane
said. “I just wanted to play
my best and get a low score
to help my team. I know that
we have others on the team
that can score low too.”
Her 73 was a season low
in an 18-hole tournament.
Still, it was a bit disappointing
since she was 1-under
through 16 holes.
“I had two bogeys to end,”
Kilbane said. “That was
disappointing. But the front
nine (35) was pretty good,
and the back nine (38) was
pretty good until the final
two holes. I’m always looking
to improve.”
Sandburg coach Todd Allen
knows that and was very
happy for Kilbane to capture
another conference crown.
“Three years in a row and
great for Hannah,” he said.
“She’s special. She puts in a
lot of time and is very good.
This is our fifth team title in
a row, and I’ve been blessed
with a lot of good girls.”
That was certainly true
this season, as each of the
Top 4 Eagles finished in the
Top 10 overall. In addition
to Kilbane, they were freshman
Athena Kwon (84, third
overall), freshman Joanna
James (86, fifth overall) and
senior Dayna Waner (93,
10th overall).
“We had our two freshman
shoot an 84 and 86,”
Allen said. “So, two good
scores, and Dayna, a senior,
gets a 96. We wanted to be
in the 320s rather than the
330s. But for the most part,
we’re happy. But we have to
improve for the regional and
the sectional.”
Last season, the Eagles
saw their streak of three
straight state trips come to
an end. They would love to
start a new one this year.
“Definitely, our goal as
a team is to get to state,”
Kilbane said. “We all back
each other, and it would be
nice to go to state again.”
East had balanced scoring
and also placed four in the
Top 10 to finish in second
place. Senior Hannah Hill
(78, second overall) led the
way for the Griffins. Junior
Sam Bollman (89, sixth overall),
sophomore Jessica Loera
(91, eighth overall) and senior
Kerigan McAllister (92,
ninth overall) rounded out the
carded scores for East.
While Lockport placed
third, the season-long improvement
for the Porters
showed. Their 367 was easily
their best of the season.
“It’s the best we’ve played
in an 18-hole tournament,”
Lockport first-year coach
Kyle Yaeger said. “We were
16 shots better than our previous
lowest score, which was a
383 and also at Green Garden
at the Oak Forest Invite [on
Sept. 9]. We had two girls finish
in the Top 10 here.”
As she usually has this
season, sophomore Rachel
Kuzel (85, fourth overall) led
Lockport. Sophomore Megan
Kohley (91, seventh overall)
had her lowest score ever
to also place in the Top 10.
Freshman Claire Ancevicius
(97) and junior Kearney Pluth
(98) rounded out the rest of
the Top 4 for the Porters, who
don’t have any seniors.
Kohley, whose previous
best 18-hole score was a 93
at the Homewood-Flossmoor
Co-Ed Classic, used a
simple approach to getting
her best score.
“I didn’t think too much,”
she said. “I thought, ‘Just hit
the ball and go.’ My drives
were good. Plus, I enjoyed
the cooler weather, and the
group I was in was fun.
“Next year, I expect big
things and lower scores.
Hopefully, I will be consistently
in the lower 40s and
even the 30s next season.”
Yaeger believes this season
has been a learning experience
and the future looks
bright. And perhaps the Porters
can contend for their first
SWSC Blue title since 2008.
“We have freshmen and
sophomores playing good,
so that’s great,” Yaeger said.
“Things look good for the
next two to three years, and
we’re ecstatic.”
The postseason teed off
this week. Sandburg was at
the Class 2A Hinsdale South
Regional on Wednesday,
Oct. 4, at Prairie Bluff Golf
Club in Lockport. On the
same day, the Porters were
also in Lockport, but they
were at the Class 2A Providence
Regional, which was
held on the southeast course
at Broken Arrow Golf Club.
Both of those regionals
feed into the Waubonsie Valley
Sectional. That will be
held on Tuesday, Oct. 10,
at Springbrook Golf Course
in Naperville. The Class 2A
State Finals are to be held
Oct. 13-14 at Hickory Creek
Golf Club in Decatur.
Soccer
From Page 46
that was saved by Sandburg
keeper Connor Baker, but
a rebound found its way to
Leyden. Leyden got a shot
off on the rebound that
found the back of the net,
but the goal was disallowed
after it was determined that
a member of the Griffins
was offside on the play.
Undeterred, East began
the second half with the
same attacking intensity,
and it paid off in the 43rd
minute, when Abbasi took
a rebound off the crossbar
and sent a strike past Baker
into the upper right corner
of the net to tie the score at
1-1.
“I found myself open,
and I just placed it,” Abbasi
said.
But Abbasi and Decker
both said there was a mental
letdown following the goal.
Just three minutes after
Abbasi’s goal, Gainer
played a ball down the right
side of the field to Margas,
and he scored his second
goal of the game. Margas received
the ball and worked
his way left across the goal
before getting a shot off.
“I was just trying to make
sure it got on net, because
my momentum was kind of
carrying me, so it wasn’t the
prettiest shot,” Margas said.
“But luckily, the goalie was
kind of leaning [one] way,
so I kind of got it through
his legs a little bit, and luckily
it went in.”
After that goal, it was all
Sandburg again, and Decker
said allowing Sandburg to
get up 2-1 so quickly after
knotting the game will not
continue to happen as his
team matures.
“We’re young,” he said.
“We have five sophomores
who start or get big minutes.”
The Eagles offense continued
to get its chances, but
it was the defense that kept
pressure away from Baker,
and Baker turned away all
the shots he faced after the
Abbasi goal.
“I’m happy with myself,
but I’m more happy with
my back line, because they
helped me out,” Baker said.
“They were talking through
the game, making sure that I
was ready.”
Vuillaume also praised
his defense.
“Our defensive line and
our goalkeeper were amazing
tonight,” he said. “We
really limited their ability to
take shots. And when they
did, we did a good job of
shutting them down.
“Dan Kaleciak really
doesn’t get enough credit.
He’s really the heart of that
back line and controls the
pace of that back line, and
he does a phenomenal job
back there.”
Kroll added a goal in the
61st minute to put the Eagles
up 3-1, and he assisted
on Margas’ hat-trick goal in
the 68th minute to cap the
scoring at 4-1.
While the Griffins had
hoped for a different outcome,
the atmosphere —
with youth clubs playing
on the field at halftime and
split-the-pot raffles taking
place to raise money for
The Super Jake Foundation
— was still fun.
“We did something very
similar [Sept. 21] with
Lincoln-Way West, and it
shows the guys that there’s
bigger things and more important
things than just this
game,” Decker said.
The raffle and donations
at the door, along with T-
shirts sold at Sandburg,
raised more than $2,500 for
The Super Jake Foundation.
“It’s amazing with all the
fans out here and all the
kids,” Baker said. “Raising
the money, it’s really important.
It’s tough for kids with
cancer, so it’s a great cause.
It’s a great atmosphere, being
out here and playing for
everybody.”
The game was bigger than
just a conference matchup,
but the win still should not
be discounted.
“You know what’s
scary about our conference
[schedule]? It’s four
games,” Vuillaume said.
“So, you can drop one and
win the rest, and you don’t
win conference. So, it’s
good to have one under our
belt.”

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The Sandburg boys soccer
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and they played like it from
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a full, solid game against
Lincoln-Way East at home
Sept. 26. And the fact that
they had a bigger crowd
than usual for the annual
pediatric cancer awareness
game and community night
did not hurt.
There were the usual
Sandburg soccer supporters,
East fans and parents, people
interested in donating to
The Super Jake Foundation
— which supports pediatric
cancer research and assists
families with children receiving
treatment — and
there were plenty of young
fans from Frankfort and Orland
Park area youth soccer
clubs.
“We definitely played a
good 80 minutes of soccer
tonight, and I’m glad to see
that,” Vuillaume said. “I
think they had good motivation.
They had a lot of fans
out tonight, and they had
kids to play for. And we talked
about that these kids are
the future Sandburg soccer
stars, so let’s make sure we
have a good show for them.”
The best show was by
Sandburg’s Jimmy Margas,
who scored three goals to
lead Sandburg to a 4-1 victory
in the Eagles’ first South-
West Suburban Conference
Blue Division match of the
season.
The Eagles were only up
Youth club soccer players and Sandburg soccer players
line up together for the national anthem during Sandburg’s
pediatric cancer awareness and community night Sept. 26
in Orland Park. Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media
by a goal after the first half
of play, and Griffins goalkeeper
Victor Porada was
a big reason why. Within
the first 10 minutes, Sandburg
had several legitimate
chances to score, and Porada,
along with the crossbar,
did all they could to give up
only one goal.
In the fourth minute, Margas
slipped a ball to Eagles
forward Colin Kroll, whose
shot ricocheted off the crossbar.
Less than a minute later,
Porada turned away a long
strike by Sandburg’s Charlie
Gainer.
“Victor is one of the best
line goalkeepers that I have
ever worked with,” East
coach Ryan Decker said.
“The kid’s reactions are unbelievable,
[and] his brain in
the box is fantastic. He does
a great job back there. …
He’s fun to watch.”
But in the eighth minute,
the Kroll-Margas connection
proved too powerful for the
East defense. Kroll played a
perfect ball from the corner
back into the box to Margas,
who was left alone and buried
inside the left post for the
first score of the game.
Margas scored two more,
and Vuillaume said he is not
ready to see the senior move
on.
“I hate to see him graduate;
maybe he’s got a year
of eligibility somewhere we
don’t know about,” Vuillaume
joked about Margas.
“He’s always one of our top
offensive players. He can
outrun almost all teams. He
can play almost full games.
He’s one of our most dependable
players up there
— him and Colin Kroll. …
If you leave him alone, he’s
going to make you pay, and
he did it three times tonight.”
Things settled down for
East defensively after the
first 15 minutes of the first
half. The team got its first
shining offensive chance in
the 20th minute, but a header
after a long pass over the top
went over the crossbar.
East forward Jordan Abbasi
and wings Dylan Leyden
and Ryan Corydon saw
the bulk of the offensive opportunities
for the Griffins.
As the attacking pressure
picked up for East to close
out the first half, the Griffins
got their chances.
After a long throw-in,
Corydon got a shot away
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Alumni Spotlight
Stavropoulos reflects on first year of college basketball
Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century
Media
1st and 3
Stars of soccer
1. Colin Kroll (above)
The junior forward
was one of two offensive
stars for the
Eagles Sept. 26. He
scored one goal and
assisted on two of
Jimmy Margas’ three
goals in the contest
to get Sandburg off
to a good start in the
conference.
2. Jimmy Margas
When players have
hat tricks, they are
usually playing pretty
well. That was clearly
the case for Margas,
who scored a firsthalf
goal and tallied
two more in the
second half against
Lincoln-Way East.
3. Connor Baker
The junior goalkeeper
gave props to his
defense, but he gave
up only one goal and
began to be more vocal
during the Eagles’
victory, which could
pay big dividends.
Steve Millar
Freelance Reporter
Orland Park native Victoria Stavropoulos takes the court in her freshman season with
Georgia Southern University. Georgia Southern Athletics
Sandburg graduate Victoria
Stavropoulos called her
freshman basketball season
at Georgia Southern University
“an eye-opener.”
“You can be a good player
in high school,” she said.
“It doesn’t matter when you
walk through those doors
to college. You’re back to
square one. Everything’s
completely different.”
Stavropoulos was blown
away by her first taste of Division
I basketball.
“There’s a lot to learn
when you’re a freshman,” he
said. “The speed of the game
is so much faster than high
school, and there’s so much
more intensity.”
Stavropoulos played a total
of nine minutes over six
games for the Eagles, who
finished 13-17 in the 2016-
2017 season, including 9-9
in the Sun Belt Conference.
The 6-foot forward connected
on 1-of-3 shots and
blocked a shot.
Although her time on the
court was limited, Stavropoulos
found it valuable.
“Every time I step on the
court, that’s pushing me in
the right direction,” she said.
“You need to get experience
to gain confidence, even if
it’s only a minute here and a
minute there.
“Right now, it’s like I got
my first little taste of it, and
now I’m hungry for a lot
more.”
Stavropoulos, a civil engineering
major, thinks she
has found the right place for
herself at Georgia Southern.
“When I went down for
a visit, something clicked,”
she said. “I liked the team
and the coaches. Also, academics
are very important,
and them having an emerging
engineering program was
something I really liked.”
Georgia Southern is in
Statesboro, roughly an
hour’s drive from the Atlantic
Ocean.
“I like that it’s close to
Savannah, because I really
like it there,” Stavropoulos
said. “I wanted to experience
a different lifestyle
and a smaller place, and it’s
definitely a big change from
Chicago.”
Stavropoulos’ post-Sandburg
basketball experiences
extend beyond Georgia
Southern, as well.
This past summer, she
helped the Greece national
team finish second in the International
Basketball Federation
Under-18 Women’s
European Championship.
It was Stavropoulos’ second
stint with the Greek
team, as she also played
for the U16 National Team
while at Sandburg.
“It was a phenomenal experience
last summer, especially
since we did so well,”
she said. “Since it was my
second time with the national
team, I was a lot more
comfortable.
“We got to play in Romania
and Bosnia, and the more
I get to see of the world because
of basketball the better.
I definitely hope to have
more experiences with the
national team in the future.”
As she prepares for her
sophomore season at Georgia
Southern, Stavropoulos
is working on her mental
game.
“That’s a huge part of
it,” she said. “Fifty percent
of the game is mental. You
know there are going to
people better than you. In
high school, there may have
only been a couple players
better. Now, at least at first,
everyone on the team might
be better. You have to find
where you fit in, find your
role and believe in yourself.”
As for the physical part of
the game, she hopes to improve
across the board.
“You can never work too
hard,” she said. “I want to
get better in all phases. I’ve
been working on my shooting
and ball handling, getting
stronger. I really want to
get that sense of confidence
in my head to where I can
just go out there and be myself
on the court and have
fun.”
LISTEN UP
“I hate to see him graduate; maybe he’s got a
year of eligibility somewhere we don’t know
about.”
Desi Vuillaume — Sandburg boys soccer coach, on the prospect of
senior Jimmy Margas moving on after his hat-trick performance Sept.
26
What 2 Watch
Girls volleyball — 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5
• Sandburg faces a road conference test
with this match at Bolingbrook.
INDEX
40 - Athlete of the Week
40 - Athlete of the Month
Compiled by Sports Editor Tim Carroll, t.carroll@22ndcm.com.

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Slowing it
down Sandburg grad,
Georgia Southern forward
gets used to pace of
college basketball in first
season, Page 47
Sandburg soccer makes most
of first conference division
game against East, Page 46
Crowned again
Eagles girls golf earns
SWSC Blue Division title
for fifth year in a row,
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Sandburg senior
midfielder Jimmy Margas
prepares to shoot
during a home match
that supported pediatric
cancer awareness, held
Sept. 26 in Orland Park.
Geoff Stellfox/22nd
Century Media
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