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Policing with poultry<br />

Lockport police give out Thanksgiving meals<br />

in lieu of tickets, Page 5<br />

Tip top trees<br />

Festival of Trees invites organizations to put<br />

their decorating skills to the test, Page 8<br />

Cheers to another year<br />

Publisher 22nd Century Media’s annual Cheers to<br />

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2 | November 30, 2017 | The Lockport Legend calendar<br />

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Sound Off.....................17<br />

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SATURDAY<br />

Breakfast with Santa<br />

8:30-10 a.m. Dec. 2, Prairie<br />

Bluff Golf Club Banquet<br />

Room, 19433 Renwick<br />

Road, Lockport. Families<br />

are invited to a holiday<br />

breakfast with Santa. Registration<br />

is required. Children<br />

2-11 years old are $13,<br />

children and adults 12 years<br />

and older are $18. For more<br />

information, visit lockport<br />

park.org.<br />

Brunch with Santa and<br />

Friends<br />

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec.<br />

2, Prairie Bluff Public Golf<br />

Club Banquet Room, 19433<br />

Renwick Road, Lockport.<br />

Families are invited to dine<br />

on a brunch buffet while<br />

visiting with Santa. Crafts<br />

will be available. Registration<br />

is required. Children<br />

2-11 years old are $18 and<br />

children and adults 12 and<br />

older are $25. For more<br />

information, visit lockportpark.org.<br />

Midwest SOARRING<br />

Foundation Open House<br />

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 2 and<br />

Dec. 16, Native American<br />

Cultural Center, 133 W. 13th<br />

St., Lockport. Meet Midwest<br />

SOARRING members<br />

and learn about their work,<br />

view displays of Native<br />

American cultural objects<br />

and see the photo exhibition<br />

on “The Repatriation<br />

of Iron Tail’s Possessions,<br />

the Face on the Indian Head<br />

Nickel.” Attendees can also<br />

browse through a selection<br />

of unique, handmade<br />

Native-themed gift ideas.<br />

Enjoy a warm coffee or hot<br />

chocolate as well. For more<br />

information, visit www.mid<br />

westsoarring.org.<br />

SUNDAY<br />

Breakfast with Santa<br />

9 a.m.-noon Dec. 3,<br />

Homer Jr. Higher School<br />

cafeteria, 15711 S. Bell<br />

Road, Homer Glen. Enjoy<br />

a delicious breakfast with<br />

santa that includes sausage,<br />

eggs, pancakes, fruit, and<br />

beverages. Tickets are $7<br />

in advance for adults and<br />

$8 at the door. Seniors and<br />

children ages 4-12 are $6<br />

in advance and $7 at the<br />

door. Children age 3 and<br />

under are free. Tickets can<br />

be purchased at Our Mother<br />

of Good Counsel Parish office,<br />

16043 S. Bell Road.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(708) 301-6246.<br />

Santa Delivers for Bags of<br />

Hope Vendor Fair<br />

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 3,<br />

Embers Tap House, 933 S.<br />

State St. Lockport. Enjoy a<br />

day with family and friends<br />

while supporting a local<br />

charity providing food to<br />

students in Joliet, Lockport<br />

and Plainfield communities.<br />

There will be food, drinks,<br />

raffles and a visit from Santa.<br />

Non-perishable food and<br />

monetary donations will be<br />

accepted for Bags of Hope.<br />

For more information, visit<br />

http://boh2016.org.<br />

TUESDAY<br />

Holiday Luncheon<br />

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.<br />

Dec. 5, Public Landing<br />

Restaurant 200 W. 8th St.<br />

Lockport. The Homer Glen<br />

Area Chamber of Commerce<br />

and the Lockport<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

are hosting the luncheon.<br />

Tickets are $25 per person<br />

for members and $30 for<br />

non-members. Guests can<br />

enjoy a meal while listening<br />

to the Lockport Township<br />

High School Madrigal<br />

Choir. RSVP online by Dec.<br />

1 at www.lockportchamber.<br />

com or www.homercham<br />

ber.com.<br />

Lockport Holiday Open<br />

House<br />

5-8 p.m. Dec. 5, White<br />

Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St.,<br />

Lockport. Attend the holiday<br />

open house for crafts, refreshments,<br />

music and a visit<br />

with Santa and Mrs. Claus.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(815) 552-4250.<br />

Lockport Township High<br />

School Holiday Concert<br />

7 p.m. Dec. 5, LTHS East<br />

Campus auditorium 1323<br />

E. 7th St., Lockport. The<br />

freshman band and symphonic<br />

band will perform<br />

their holiday concert. There<br />

is no cost to attend. For<br />

more information, contact<br />

Brian Covey at bcovey@<br />

lths.org.<br />

UPCOMING<br />

Lockport Township High<br />

School Holiday Concert<br />

7 p.m. Dec. 7, LTHS East<br />

Campus auditorium 1323<br />

E. 7th St., Lockport. The<br />

concert band and wind symphony<br />

will perform their<br />

holiday concert. There is<br />

no cost to attend. For more<br />

information, contact Brian<br />

Covey at bcovey@lths.org.<br />

5K Jingle Bell Walk-A-Thon<br />

10 a.m.- Noon Saturday,<br />

Dec. 9, Challenge Fitness<br />

Walking Trail, 1119 S. Lawrence<br />

Ave. Lockport. This<br />

5K is a fundraiser for those<br />

affected by Hurricane Maria.<br />

Donations are going to<br />

the Convoy of Hope organization<br />

and can be given<br />

at fundraise.convoyofhope.<br />

org/fundraiser/1182063.<br />

Participants are asked to<br />

dress in red, green, white<br />

or other Christmas attire.<br />

Registration is free at tinyurl.com/jinglebellwalk.<br />

For more information contact<br />

Tasha Pitchford at<br />

(815) 573-4461 or kzmommy365@gmail.com.<br />

Craft Show/Vendor Fair<br />

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 9, Lockport Women of<br />

the Moose #575 118 E. 10th<br />

St. Lockport. Get a head<br />

start on your holiday shopping<br />

and browse a great<br />

selection of gifts and decorations.<br />

A homemade lunch<br />

will be avaialble for purchase<br />

as well as homemade<br />

baked goods. For more information,<br />

call (815) 838-<br />

3944.<br />

22nd Annual Swedish<br />

Christmas Breakfast and<br />

Lucia Pageant<br />

10 a.m. Saturday Dec.<br />

9, Hope Covenant Church,<br />

14401 W. Avenue, Orland<br />

Park. Natalie Lif, a senior<br />

at Lockport Township High<br />

School, has been chosen as<br />

Lucia Queen for this year’s<br />

pageant. There will also be<br />

Swedish foods served such<br />

as cardamom coffee cafe,<br />

sweet rye, and much more.<br />

Tickets are $15. To purchase<br />

tickets and for more infomration,<br />

contact Heather Joh<br />

nson at (708) 229-2396.<br />

VFW Post 5788 Pictures<br />

with Santa<br />

10 a.m.-2p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 9, Lockport VFW,<br />

1026 E. 9th St, Lockport.<br />

Families, kids and even pets<br />

are welcome to take pictures<br />

with Santa. For $6 guests<br />

can get a 4x6 photo and<br />

emailed photo. Hot chocolate,<br />

hot cider and cookies<br />

will be available. Proceeds<br />

from the event will benefit<br />

the girls and boys of Venture<br />

Crew. For more information,<br />

contact Brandon Sadowski<br />

or Sharyl Sadowski at (773)<br />

339-6309 or starfyre1@sbc<br />

global.net.<br />

Pancake Breakfast with<br />

Santa<br />

8-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />

10, American Legion Post<br />

18, 15052 Archer Ave.<br />

Lockport. The Lockport<br />

Cub Scout Pack 61 is hosting<br />

their annual Pancake<br />

Breakfast with Santa. Advance<br />

tickets are $6 per person<br />

and $7 at the door. For<br />

more information, contact<br />

Chris at girlchris_1@yahoo.com.<br />

Holiday Pancake Breakfast<br />

8-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />

10, VFW Post 5788, 1026 E.<br />

9th St, Lockport. Boy Scout<br />

Troop 50 is hosting their annual<br />

fundraiser. Take photos<br />

with Santa, purchase baked<br />

goods, enjoy raffle baskets<br />

and crafts for kids. Tickets<br />

are $7 at the door. Children<br />

under 4 are free. For more<br />

information, call (815) 838-<br />

2651.<br />

ONGOING<br />

Santa Claus is Coming to<br />

Town<br />

Saturday, Dec. 9; Friday-<br />

Saturday, Dec. 15-16. The<br />

Lockport Park District is<br />

offering special opportunity<br />

for residents to schedule a<br />

meet-and-greet at home with<br />

Santa Claus. Twenty-minute<br />

home visits can accommodate<br />

up to 10 children. For<br />

more information, visit lock<br />

portpark.org or call (815)<br />

838-1183 ext. 208.<br />

Vintage Hats, Will County in<br />

War exhibits<br />

Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays<br />

through Sundays, Will<br />

County Historical Museum<br />

and Research Center, 803 S.<br />

State St., Lockport. A new<br />

exhibit “Vintage Hats” is<br />

on display as well as a 19th<br />

century Doctor’s Office,<br />

“Will County in War” and<br />

early textiles. Open to the<br />

public; group tours available<br />

by reservation. For more information<br />

or tours call (815)<br />

838-5080 or visit www.will<br />

cohistory.org<br />

Have an item for calendar?<br />

Deadline is noon Thursdays<br />

one week prior to publication.<br />

To submit an item to the calendar,<br />

contact Assistant Editor<br />

Jacquelyn Schlabach at (708)<br />

326-9170 ext. 15 or email<br />

j.schlabach@22nd<br />

centurymedia.com


lockportlegend.com news<br />

the Lockport Legend | November 30, 2017 | 3<br />

Christmas in the Square kicks off holidays in Lockport<br />

Laurie Fanelli<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Pictures with Santa Claus,<br />

holiday games, train rides<br />

and wood carving demonstrations<br />

are just a few<br />

of the activities that drew<br />

people from Lockport and<br />

beyond to the annual Christmas<br />

in the Square event on<br />

Saturday, Nov. 25.<br />

The Festival of Trees,<br />

on display inside the Gladys<br />

Fox Museum, and the<br />

Chamber of Commerce’s<br />

Passport to Christmas in the<br />

Square program provided<br />

even more free fun for all in<br />

attendance.<br />

Sunny skies and warm<br />

weather encouraged many<br />

to stay throughout the afternoon’s<br />

events — sponsored<br />

by the City of Lockport,<br />

Lockport Township<br />

Park District, and Lockport<br />

Township Government —<br />

until the grand finale tree<br />

lighting illuminated the<br />

grounds of City Hall with<br />

thousands of brightly-colored<br />

twinkling lights.<br />

“It’s the same fun concept<br />

every year, and we continue<br />

to try to make it bigger and<br />

better,” said Sarah Aspel,<br />

recreation supervisor for the<br />

park district. “The big ornament<br />

is a new feature in the<br />

Christmas tree lighting, and<br />

also new this year, Ozinga<br />

brought out their cement<br />

Ready Mix Truck to do a<br />

touch-a-truck exhibit for the<br />

kids.”<br />

The Austin Family of<br />

Plainfield – mom Stephanie,<br />

dad Will, Savannah<br />

(9), and Bennett (6) – come<br />

Please see HOLIDAY, 4<br />

Lockport residents Calianna Ruzanski (front) and Ariana LaRocco look at a Christmas ornament Saturday, Nov. 25, during<br />

the Christmas in the Square event in Lockport. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />

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4 | November 30, 2017 | The Lockport Legend NEWS<br />

lockportlegend.com<br />

Police Reports<br />

Lockport woman cited in Nov. 2 fatal crash<br />

Enriqueta Smith, 26, of<br />

2118 Arthur Ave. in Lockport,<br />

was charged by the Will<br />

County Sheriff’s Office with<br />

failure to reduce speed to<br />

avoid an accident Nov. 2 after<br />

the vehicle she was driving<br />

struck the corner of Bethlehem<br />

Apostolic Church on the<br />

800 block of Princeton Avenue.<br />

Passenger Ashley May<br />

Miller, 21, of Romeoville,<br />

was later pronounced dead<br />

at Silver Cross Hospital from<br />

injuries she sustained in the<br />

crash, and Smith was treated<br />

for a fractured leg and other<br />

minor injuries, according to<br />

police.<br />

Will County Sheriff’s Office<br />

Oct. 31<br />

• Eric Milton Pinnick, 58,<br />

of 122 Riverview Ave. in<br />

Lockport, was charged with<br />

resisting a police officer on<br />

the 100 block of Riverview<br />

Avenue. Deputies activated<br />

their emergency lights after<br />

seeing Pinnick riding a bicycle<br />

in the middle of Barry<br />

Avenue, and Pinnick rode<br />

into the backyard of a residence<br />

and fled on foot, police<br />

said. Deputies stopped<br />

Pinnick and he continued to<br />

resist as deputies attempted<br />

to gain control of him, according<br />

to the police.<br />

Nov. 12<br />

• Kameron Tucker, 21, of<br />

423 Oak Ave. in Lockport,<br />

was charged with obstructing<br />

identification on the<br />

400 block of W. Oak Avenue.<br />

• Bing Kates, 24, of 22442<br />

Lawndale Ave. in Richton<br />

Park, was charged with disobeying<br />

a stop sign, driving<br />

with a suspended driver’s<br />

license and operating an uninsured<br />

motor vehicle in the<br />

area of S. Gougar Road and<br />

Golfview Drive.<br />

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport<br />

Legend’s Police Reports<br />

are compiled from official<br />

reports found online on the<br />

Will County Sheriff’s Office or<br />

Lockport Police Department’s<br />

website or releases issued<br />

by the department and other<br />

agencies. Individuals named<br />

in these reports are considered<br />

innocent of all charges until<br />

proven guilty in a court of law.<br />

HOLIDAY<br />

From Page 3<br />

out to Lockport’s Christmas<br />

event every year for<br />

many reasons, but for them<br />

the biggest draw is the live<br />

reindeer from Summerfield<br />

Zoo.<br />

“We come here from<br />

Plainfield – instead of seeing<br />

our own tree festival<br />

– because the crowds<br />

are a little bit better and<br />

more festive, it’s easier to<br />

park and they have reindeer,”<br />

Stephanie Austin<br />

said. “We definitely wanted<br />

to see the reindeer.”<br />

Bringing their daughter<br />

Zoe to meet Santa Claus<br />

was the top priority for<br />

Lockport residents Jodi and<br />

Joe Zalewski as she wanted<br />

to ask Jolly Old St. Nick to<br />

bring her a Hatchimal and a<br />

TV for her room for Christmas<br />

this year. Jodi Zalewski<br />

explained, “This is our<br />

fourth year coming out to<br />

this event, so it’s become a<br />

tradition for us.”<br />

City of Lockport staff<br />

member Jodi Herman enjoys<br />

seeing residents attend<br />

and enjoy Christmas in the<br />

Square each year.<br />

“It’s a fun and free family<br />

event that kicks off the<br />

holidays,” she said. “We recently<br />

– within the last few<br />

years – have partnered with<br />

the chamber for the shop local<br />

program too so it brings<br />

people into the stores in<br />

Downtown Lockport.”<br />

It’s no coincidence<br />

Christmas in the Square<br />

coincided with Small Business<br />

Saturday as organizers<br />

hoped attendees would<br />

stop by local businesses to<br />

start their shopping while<br />

supporting independentlyowned<br />

stores. Twelve Lockport<br />

businesses participated<br />

in the Passport to Christmas<br />

in the Square program offering<br />

event-goers even<br />

more holiday cheer along<br />

with the opportunity to win<br />

a PS4 game console.<br />

Cari Potter of PotterCo<br />

Real Estate — who also<br />

serves as secretary on the<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

board — explained, “We<br />

gave businesses the opportunity<br />

to host a craft or<br />

a snack today in order to<br />

have their business added to<br />

the passport. The children<br />

stopped by each location<br />

to participate in the activity<br />

and get their passports<br />

stamped. In the end, we’re<br />

offering a PS4 as a raffle, so<br />

when they bring their passport<br />

back they are entered<br />

into that drawing.”<br />

The PS4 raffle took place<br />

right before the tree-lighting<br />

ceremony in the heart of<br />

Christmas in the Square.<br />

Families can look forward<br />

to many more opportunities<br />

to soak in the holiday cheer<br />

right here in Lockport.<br />

“Next weekend the park<br />

district is hosting the Santa<br />

breakfast and Santa brunch<br />

up at Prairie Bluff so families<br />

can register for that before<br />

it comes up on Dec. 2,”<br />

Aspel said.<br />

As the 2017 edition of<br />

Christmas in the Square<br />

came to an end, Herman<br />

and Aspel had one final<br />

message for attendees, saying,<br />

“Happy holidays from<br />

all of us.”<br />

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lockportlegend.com NEWS<br />

the Lockport Legend | November 30, 2017 | 5<br />

Lockport Police Department gives turkeys instead of tickets<br />

Tuffy Tire & Auto<br />

Service donates<br />

turkeys for unique<br />

holiday partnership<br />

Jacquelyn Schlabach<br />

Assistant Editor<br />

Getting a ticket during<br />

the holidays can really put a<br />

damper on the spirit of the<br />

season.<br />

Ticket or Turkey, a partnership<br />

with the Lockport<br />

Police Department and local<br />

business Tuffy Tire &<br />

Auto Service, changed the<br />

demeanor of a traffic stop<br />

Nov. 21 when drivers received<br />

a turkey and a warning<br />

instead of a ticket. The<br />

officers stopped drivers<br />

with minor traffic violations<br />

including speeding, having<br />

no lights on and using a<br />

cellphone while driving.<br />

A young man who was<br />

stopped for a traffic violation<br />

said his children would<br />

be so excited to see what he<br />

brought home. A Lockport<br />

couple was on their way to<br />

Walmart to purchase their<br />

Thanksgiving meal when<br />

they were stopped. Another<br />

man said he would not<br />

have been able to afford a<br />

Thanksgiving meal this year<br />

had it not been for the turkey<br />

he received during the<br />

traffic stop.<br />

A turkey was all it took to<br />

brighten the day of 25 drivers<br />

in Lockport.<br />

Susan Fiedler, owner of<br />

Tuffy’s, approached the<br />

police department with the<br />

idea for Ticket or Turkey<br />

when the police department<br />

in her hometown of Sugar<br />

Grove did the same thing<br />

the week before.<br />

“There’s so much negativity<br />

out there about the<br />

police, and I thought what<br />

a great way to build a community<br />

relation between the<br />

police and the residents, because<br />

not only the people<br />

Three police cruisers were stocked with turkeys to give out<br />

instead of tickets.<br />

that get a turkey, but everyone<br />

that hears about it will<br />

just get a good feeling about<br />

[the] Lockport Police Department,”<br />

Fiedler said.<br />

Five Lockport officers<br />

participated in bringing<br />

awareness to safe driving<br />

by giving drivers a warning<br />

instead of a ticket- and<br />

of course a frozen turkey.<br />

Officers Vincent Vitacco,<br />

Tom Pakula, Jaren Szmergalski,<br />

Sergeant Brian<br />

Phelan and Chaplain Steve<br />

Bednarcik patrolled the<br />

Lockport area.<br />

“[Ticket or Turkey] is<br />

important because it raises<br />

awareness to safe driving<br />

and also gives back to<br />

the community on behalf<br />

of Susan and her business<br />

Tuffy’s,” Vitacco said. “It<br />

closes any gap between the<br />

police and community. It’s<br />

nice that Susan can help<br />

bridge that gap.”<br />

Chief Terry Lemming<br />

said this is a great way to<br />

engage members of the<br />

community.<br />

“This is another great<br />

way for the public to know<br />

that we have a sense of humor,<br />

and we’re just like the<br />

citizens of Lockport, but<br />

sometimes that’s not the<br />

image people have in their<br />

mind,” Lemming said.<br />

Fiedler also thought<br />

Ticket or Turkey would be<br />

a great opportunity to give<br />

someone who would have<br />

otherwise gotten a ticket, a<br />

turkey a couple days before<br />

Thanksgiving.<br />

“Sometimes it kind of<br />

gets old giving out tickets,<br />

and it’s nice to see people’s<br />

reaction and appreciation<br />

when they get that warning,”<br />

Vitacco said.<br />

Before heading off for the<br />

morning of turkey giving,<br />

all police officers said they<br />

were most excited to see the<br />

reactions of people when<br />

handing them a turkey.<br />

Some drivers laughed,<br />

others were in shock and a<br />

couple shed tears because<br />

of their appreciation for the<br />

gesture.<br />

“Giving the turkey to<br />

drivers can’t be bad, any<br />

time of the day or year,”<br />

Lemming said.<br />

Lemming said he would<br />

like to continue Ticket or<br />

Turkey for next year.<br />

“I think it’s unique and<br />

nothing but good,” Lemming<br />

said.<br />

Lockport Police Chaplain Steve Bednarcik (left) has a laugh with Amanda Meyers, of Mokena,<br />

Nov. 21 after giving her a turkey instead of a ticket as part of the department’s Ticket<br />

or Turkey partnership with Tuffy Tire & Auto Service. Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd<br />

Century Media<br />

Lockport Police Officer Tom Pakula (left) and Chaplain Steve Bednarcik (middle) watch<br />

Homer Glen resident Michael Antoszek’s reaction after being given a turkey instead of a<br />

ticket.


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Tremendous trees<br />

Local organizations show off decorating skills at Festival of Trees<br />

The Tracy family (left to right) Tina, Zach (16), Ajay (8) and Ron check out some of the<br />

trees.<br />

The Festival of Trees was on display Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Gladys Fox Museum in Lockport.<br />

Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />

Attendees check out the various trees at the event.<br />

Lockport residents Evelyn (left) and Nolan Dillman look at historic photos upstairs at the<br />

Gladys Fox Museum during the Festival of Trees.


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Reed School celebrates Family Literacy Week<br />

Not just for kids<br />

Submitted by Reed School<br />

Reed School kicked off Family<br />

Literacy Week on Nov. 13 with storyteller<br />

Chris Fascione who mesmerized<br />

students with his engaging<br />

stories and humorous wit.<br />

His message was simple: reading<br />

books and using your imagination<br />

can take you anywhere. The fun<br />

continued all week with Westernthemed<br />

school spirit days, including<br />

Hats Off to Our Favorite Author,<br />

Be a Super Reader/Super Hero<br />

Day, Slip Into a Good Book, Lasso<br />

a Good Book and Everyone at Reed<br />

School Reads Day.<br />

Throughout the week, students had<br />

an opportunity to visit the Book Fair<br />

as did parents during Family Literacy<br />

Night and Parent Teacher Conferences.<br />

On Nov. 16, staff hosted their<br />

annual Family Literacy Night.<br />

With a variety of stations to<br />

choose from, students, their parents,<br />

and siblings spent the night<br />

competing in Battle of the Books,<br />

taking photos in the photo corner,<br />

creating crafts, playing Book Bingo,<br />

searching the building for Scavenger<br />

Hunt clues, and taking part in<br />

a Book Walk.<br />

With more than 100 families<br />

having attended the event, Reed<br />

School’s Family Literacy Night<br />

Committee is eager to begin planning<br />

for next year.<br />

Sean Reilly Jr. gets into the Wild West theme Nov. 13<br />

at Reed School’s Family Literacy Night.<br />

Students (left to right) Annabelle, Leah, Sidney, and<br />

Reese Corrigan show off prizes they won at Family<br />

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Students<br />

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and Nicholas<br />

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Night event<br />

along with<br />

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Photos submitted<br />

Several events for<br />

adults coming to<br />

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Park District<br />

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The Lockport Township Park<br />

District is to offer Young Timers<br />

Club, Adult Spanish and Adult<br />

Tap Class in the coming weeks.<br />

Young Timers Club is open<br />

to all seniors ages 50 and older,<br />

and is to be held Jan. 16 from<br />

noon-2 p.m. Attendees will be<br />

welcome to a buffet followed<br />

by Bingo and socialization.<br />

Participants are to use their own<br />

money to play Bingo. The prices<br />

for Bingo are $.05 per card<br />

per game and $.10 per card for<br />

coverall. The fee to register for<br />

the club is $8 if pre-registering<br />

and $12 if paying at the door.<br />

Adults ages 55 and older can<br />

also participate in the Adult<br />

Spanish Class that is to be held<br />

on Wednesdays from Jan. 17-<br />

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231 E. 9th St. in Lockport.<br />

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3 p.m. Attendees are to learn<br />

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and phonetics in a relaxed environment.<br />

Fees are $85 for residents<br />

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9th St. in Lockport, from 8-8:45<br />

p.m. Anyone who is age 18 or<br />

older can participate. The class<br />

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Dec. 21<br />

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OK, we admit it. Last<br />

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bit of a front.<br />

We said we were feeling<br />

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needed your Holiday Card<br />

Contest entries to lift our<br />

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We love the holidays! And<br />

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just say, “Listen, we think<br />

you’re cool, and we’d really<br />

appreciate it if you sent us<br />

something around the holidays.”<br />

With that in mind, publisher<br />

22nd Century Media’s<br />

2017 Holiday Card Contest<br />

is well underway. Here are<br />

the details.<br />

We want to see your custom<br />

Christmas cards (homemade<br />

wonders, unique, full<br />

of jokes, beautiful envelopes),<br />

read your year-end<br />

letters, and check out your<br />

holiday photos and drawings.<br />

Whatever it is you do for<br />

The good stuff<br />

A look at the prizes to be<br />

awarded to one winner in<br />

each of the categories.<br />

Best in Show<br />

• A certificate good for<br />

two tickets for the Blue<br />

Man Group at the Briar<br />

Street Theatre in Chicago<br />

(some restrictions apply).<br />

• A gift card valued at<br />

$50 for Mr. Benny’s Steak<br />

& Lobster House, 19200<br />

Everett Lane in Mokena.<br />

• A five-class pass ($70<br />

value) for Gawea Yoga,<br />

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• Four Play Passes for free<br />

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• A gift certificate valued<br />

at $25 for Chesdan’s<br />

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Bell Road in Homer Glen.<br />

• Four unlimited play<br />

Power Cards for Dave &<br />

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the people you love during<br />

the holidays (PG-13,<br />

please), simply address these<br />

things to Managing Editor<br />

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to 11516 W. 183rd St. Unit<br />

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the items somewhere include<br />

a name and a phone number<br />

at which we can reach you,<br />

should you happen to win<br />

the contest, as well as your<br />

hometown.<br />

We will accept submissions<br />

through 5 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Dec. 21. (You get your<br />

cards out before then, right?)<br />

They must be received (not<br />

postmarked) by that day,<br />

so please make sure to give<br />

yourself enough time for<br />

holiday mail service.<br />

The entries will be evaluated<br />

by our editorial staff<br />

and judged in two categories:<br />

Best in Show and Funniest.<br />

We will pick one winner<br />

in each of the categories<br />

from across all seven of<br />

the towns covered by 22nd<br />

Century Media’s Southwest<br />

office: Orland Park, Tinley<br />

Park, Frankfort, Mokena,<br />

New Lenox, Lockport and<br />

Homer Glen.<br />

In addition to awarding<br />

prizes (detailed in the sidebar),<br />

we plan to publish images<br />

or transcripts of our<br />

winners in print, along with<br />

a few of our other favorites.<br />

We do have three important<br />

rules to follow.<br />

• We are allowing only<br />

one entry per household for<br />

this contest.<br />

• The entry must be from<br />

this holiday season.<br />

• Electronic entries are<br />

accepted and can be sent to<br />

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Publisher’s Cheers to Charity returns to Rock Bottom<br />

Annual event<br />

benefits area food<br />

pantry, Toy Box<br />

Connection<br />

Jason Maholy<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Thanksgiving was still<br />

two days away, but visitors<br />

to Rock Bottom Restaurant<br />

and Brewery in Orland Park<br />

might have thought they<br />

were smack dab in the heart<br />

of the holiday season.<br />

Servers and bartenders<br />

clad in the traditional red<br />

and green of Christmas;<br />

Rudolph the Prairie Red on<br />

tap and being served in souvenir<br />

glasses adorned with<br />

the likeness of the most<br />

famous reindeer of all; and<br />

the Sandburg High School<br />

Chamber Singers wearing<br />

red sweaters and entertaining<br />

diners with Christmas<br />

carols.<br />

Those were the sights at<br />

22nd Century Media’s annual<br />

Cheers to Charity, held<br />

Nov. 21. The event benefited<br />

the Orland Township Food<br />

Pantry and Orland Parkbased<br />

Toy Box Connection.<br />

Publisher 22nd Century<br />

partnered with Rock Bottom<br />

several years ago to hold the<br />

event for the benefit of the<br />

two local charitable groups.<br />

“The organizations that<br />

benefit from this tonight are<br />

local, which drives home<br />

with what we do as a local<br />

newspaper,” said Heather<br />

Warthen, 22nd Century Media’s<br />

chief events officer.<br />

“The Orland Township Food<br />

Pantry helps a lot of people<br />

in this area who may not<br />

have the means to get food,<br />

or maybe at Christmas they<br />

need a little extra boost.<br />

Anything that we can do for<br />

a local organization, we love<br />

to help.”<br />

Garbage can-sized bins for<br />

canned goods and toys were<br />

already filling up 60 minutes<br />

The Sandburg High School Chamber Singers serenade the<br />

crowd at Rock Bottom.<br />

into the four-hour event.<br />

“Usually, by the end of the<br />

night, they’re overflowing,<br />

which is awesome,” Warthen<br />

said. “People are very<br />

giving.”<br />

Customers who brought at<br />

least three canned food items<br />

or a new, unwrapped toy for<br />

the Toy Box Connection received<br />

$5 off their bills that<br />

evening. Rock Bottom also<br />

donated 10 percent of all<br />

food and beverage sales —<br />

and 25 cents of every pint<br />

of Rudolph the Prairie Red<br />

— that evening to the pantry.<br />

The brewery is to, through<br />

Dec. 15, give to the pantry<br />

25 cents for every glass of<br />

Rudolph sold.<br />

The Toy Box Connection<br />

also received a big holiday<br />

boost from Leadz, a networking<br />

organization for<br />

business professionals. The<br />

group announced it will<br />

make a $500 donation to the<br />

Toy Box.<br />

“Obviously, the holiday<br />

spirit, we’re moved by this<br />

and we thought it would be<br />

fitting for us to give a $500<br />

donation to Toy Box Connection<br />

to really help them<br />

out this holiday season,”<br />

Leadz Co-President Mike<br />

Hardek said.<br />

The donation was the organization’s<br />

second this<br />

holiday season, as it already<br />

had pledged another $500 to<br />

a single mother with medical<br />

issues and two young children,<br />

Hardek said.<br />

Bill Paglia, an Orland Rotary<br />

Club board member and<br />

owner of Wild Blue Yonder<br />

Travel Club, donated canned<br />

goods and a new toy, and<br />

was happy to be part of the<br />

evening.<br />

“This is an awesome<br />

place to be to give back<br />

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said. “I’m always looking<br />

for ways to give back<br />

— to the kids, especially.<br />

So, when you see a chance<br />

to give any kind of food<br />

or toys, it’s always a good<br />

thing. So, to me, that was a<br />

no-brainer, and you’ve got<br />

to come out and do that.”<br />

Cheers to Charity for<br />

the first time this year also<br />

incorporated the Military<br />

Mama Network, which collected<br />

cards that will be sent<br />

to soldiers serving overseas.<br />

The Military Mama Network<br />

supports soldiers and<br />

their families by sending<br />

care packages to deployed<br />

troops, providing moral support<br />

and training for families,<br />

and providing informational<br />

and relational support<br />

for the families of veterans<br />

and soldiers.<br />

Meghan Preston, of Orland Park, makes a donation to the Orland Township Food<br />

Pantry Nov. 21 at 22nd Century Media’s annual Cheers to Charity event at Rock Bottom<br />

Restaurant and Brewery in Orland Park. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />

Frankfort resident Andy Varga (left) orders a drink from Rock Bottom bartender Christina<br />

Nykiel during the event.


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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT<br />

NL resident accomplishes<br />

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Twenty years ago or so,<br />

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Right away, Boyle was<br />

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He remembers one of the<br />

athletes — a woman who<br />

was well known to the sport<br />

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race.<br />

“She was kind of dragging<br />

herself to the finish line,”<br />

Boyle said. “I got caught<br />

up in the drama of it all,<br />

and I thought it was exciting<br />

and cool that she could<br />

go through that. She lost<br />

that year, but she came back<br />

stronger the next year and<br />

won.”<br />

It was in those moments<br />

when Boyle was at or around<br />

the age of 19 that he set a<br />

goal for himself to one day<br />

compete in that same race.<br />

Boyle, now 39, returned<br />

home from Hawaii after accomplishing<br />

that goal of<br />

competing in the Ironman<br />

World Championship last<br />

month. With a 90-degree<br />

day and a lot of other intimidating<br />

course factors, Boyle<br />

endured to finish with a time<br />

of 10 hours, 30 minutes and<br />

30 seconds.<br />

“The race was so hard,<br />

and I felt so drained from<br />

running in the heat and humidity<br />

that I was just thankful<br />

that it was over,” he said.<br />

In his age group, he placed<br />

115th out of 252. Overall,<br />

he was 685th out of 2,232.<br />

But none of that particularly<br />

mattered. His goal had been<br />

to get there, and by sheer determination<br />

and grit Boyle<br />

had done that.<br />

Reporting by Jon DePaolis,<br />

Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />

visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.<br />

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER<br />

Local woman helps collect<br />

supplies for children in<br />

Venezuela<br />

The capital of Venezuela<br />

is nearly 2,500 miles from<br />

Mokena, but home is never<br />

far from the heart.<br />

For Mokena resident Victoria<br />

Heredia, it has been<br />

heartbreaking to see the effects<br />

of the current political<br />

turmoil in the country and<br />

the impact it has had on residents.<br />

Heredia — who was born<br />

in Venezuela but has spent<br />

more than two decades living<br />

in the United States —<br />

teamed up with a friend of<br />

hers named Mary Slick of<br />

Manhattan to try to help provide<br />

for Venezuela’s smallest<br />

citizens: the children.<br />

Heredia said Slick started<br />

collecting items in May to be<br />

shipped to Venezuela to help<br />

provide nutrition and medicine<br />

in an area where those<br />

supplies can be scarce.<br />

The two met in 2014,<br />

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said.<br />

Reporting by Amanda Stoll,<br />

Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE<br />

Cinepolis redevelopment<br />

agreement could mean three<br />

theaters for village<br />

Orland Park is one step<br />

closer to having three movie<br />

theaters in town.<br />

The Orland Park Village<br />

Board voted 4-1 Monday,<br />

Nov. 20, to approve a redevelopment<br />

agreement with<br />

Bradford Orland Park 4.<br />

Mayor Keith Pekau cast<br />

the lone dissenting ballot,<br />

while Trustees James Dodge<br />

and Patricia Gira were absent.<br />

Originally conceived as a<br />

two-story, mixed-use building<br />

with Cinepolis as the anchor<br />

tenant, the project now<br />

calls for a 41,000-squarefoot,<br />

one-story building on<br />

1 acre of land. The theater<br />

would have eight screens<br />

and approximately 600<br />

seats, with a restaurant and<br />

bar, as well as in-theater<br />

dining.<br />

Staff estimates the annual<br />

revenue for the Village<br />

off this development to be<br />

$849,828 — or $5.94 million<br />

over the life of the TIF<br />

district and $16.96 million<br />

over the term of the Cinepolis<br />

lease.<br />

Additionally, as a result of<br />

the building being smaller in<br />

scope, Karie Friling, the Village’s<br />

development services<br />

director, said the Village<br />

will have an extra portion of<br />

land it can sell in the future,<br />

which can lead to more revenue.<br />

After the meeting, Pekau<br />

explained why he voted<br />

against the redevelopment<br />

agreement.<br />

“I was very clear with<br />

them when I met them behind<br />

closed doors,” Pekau<br />

said. “I said, ‘I’m not giving<br />

you a dime.’ We have a<br />

$30 million to $40 million<br />

investment for a [different]<br />

movie theater, where they<br />

are not asking for anything.<br />

Why would we give money<br />

to someone coming to bring<br />

in the same product? It<br />

doesn’t make sense to me.”<br />

Orland Park has a Marcus<br />

Theatres location on La-<br />

Grange Road, and a planned<br />

AMC spot for Orland Square<br />

recently was announced.<br />

Reporting by Jon DePaolis,<br />

Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />

visit OPPrairie.com.<br />

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION<br />

Man from Tinley Park<br />

reportedly shot, killed in<br />

Palos Heights<br />

A Tinley Park man reportedly<br />

was shot to death in<br />

Palos Heights in the early<br />

evening of Nov. 20 in what<br />

police said was not a random<br />

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The deceased was identified<br />

as Murad Talib, 39, of<br />

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at a residence in the 7300<br />

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Talib was shot around<br />

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The shooter reportedly<br />

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Marino, Editor. For more, visit<br />

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From THE FRANKFORT STATION<br />

Frankfort Lions Club<br />

supports those in need<br />

during Thanksgiving holiday<br />

season<br />

To help ensure those in<br />

need do not go hungry during<br />

the holiday season, the<br />

Frankfort Lions Club hosted<br />

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Nov. 19.<br />

Members of the group’s<br />

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“It’s a great organization,<br />

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Barque. “They do great<br />

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member of the Frankfort<br />

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“Working with Trail’s<br />

Edge at Smokey Barque<br />

is imperative as a community.”<br />

The Frankfort Lions Club<br />

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of efforts every year for Easter<br />

and Christmas.<br />

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The reason for the season<br />

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Grapes and grains<br />

Bar event benefits LTHS Foundation, Page 21<br />

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Candy overload<br />

Sweet-tooth satisfaction abounds at Dan’s<br />

Homemade Candies in Mokena, Page 27<br />

Lockport Woman’s Club’s Christmas Crossroads<br />

event draws 10,000 visitors over two days, Page 22<br />

Chicago residents Llora Sullivan (left) and Eileen Durking browse the offerings at the Whispering Wood Carvings booth Nov. 18 at the Lockport Woman’s Club’s annual Christmas<br />

Crossroads craft show held at Lockport Township High School’s East Campus. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media


20 | November 30, 2017 | The Lockport Legend FAITH<br />

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FAITH BRIEFS<br />

First Congregational United Church of<br />

Christ (700 E. 9th St., Lockport)<br />

First Class Kids Preschool<br />

Registration<br />

To register children for<br />

openings contact Sue, call<br />

(815) 838-8133.<br />

Greet & Meet over Treats<br />

10:30 a.m. Sundays.<br />

Children’s Sunday Mornings<br />

9:45 a.m. Second through<br />

fourth Sundays. Stories<br />

with Puppets.<br />

Contemplative Evening<br />

Worship<br />

6:30 p.m. second and<br />

fourth Wednesdays. Casual<br />

blend of music & meditation<br />

over scripture.<br />

Communion<br />

First Sunday of the<br />

month.<br />

Voices<br />

9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s<br />

program which helps<br />

them discover the Messiah<br />

through stories, drama and<br />

crafts.<br />

First United Methodist Church of Lockport<br />

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)<br />

Sunday Worship<br />

9 a.m. Sunday School<br />

10:25 a.m. Worship<br />

Circle of Love<br />

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle<br />

of Love provides diapers,<br />

feminine and incontinence<br />

products to clients<br />

who are qualified to use the<br />

local FISH Food Pantry.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(815) 838-1017.<br />

Communion<br />

First Sunday of the<br />

month.<br />

Gingerbread House Making<br />

6:30 p.m. Dec. 1. The<br />

annual gingerbread house<br />

making night requires an<br />

RSVP to the church office<br />

by Nov. 28 with the number<br />

of houses you plan to build<br />

and how many people are<br />

attending. There is a donation<br />

of $3 per house. Please<br />

bring one box of frosted Pop<br />

Tarts for each house you<br />

build. For more information<br />

contact (815) 838-1017.<br />

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church (21514<br />

W. Division St., Lockport)<br />

Saturday Services<br />

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school;<br />

10:45 a.m. Worship Hour.<br />

Prayer Meeting<br />

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />

Attendees can share their<br />

praise reports and prayer requests.<br />

The call-in number<br />

is (530) 881-1200. When<br />

prompted enter the access<br />

code: 761835 then the #<br />

key. The prayer line is free,<br />

and there is no additional<br />

cost beyond regular phone<br />

charges.<br />

St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St.,<br />

Lockport)<br />

Teen Mass<br />

4:30 p.m. Dec. 9<br />

Christmas Music Concert<br />

3 p.m. Dec. 3<br />

Daily Mass Times<br />

8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday,<br />

Thursday<br />

8:15 a.m. Wednesday<br />

8 a.m. Friday with communion<br />

service<br />

Saturday Mass<br />

4:30 p.m.<br />

Sunday Mass<br />

8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and<br />

11:15 a.m. All are welcome.<br />

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (15625<br />

S. Bell Road, Lockport)<br />

Sunday Services<br />

8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30<br />

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m.<br />

Sunday School. For more<br />

information, call (708) 645-<br />

0652.<br />

THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St.,<br />

Lockport)<br />

Worship Services<br />

10 a.m. service; Meet and<br />

greet with coffee at 9:30<br />

a.m. and Children’s Church<br />

— infant to fifth grade —<br />

also at 10 a.m. New summer<br />

hours; all are welcome to<br />

join for coffee, fellowship,<br />

worship and the word.<br />

Thrive Youth<br />

7 p.m. Wednesdays night<br />

youth gatherings<br />

Women’s Bible Study<br />

7-8:30 p.m. Every other<br />

Monday. The group meets<br />

at Charity McCarthy’s<br />

home in Lockport. For more<br />

information you can reach<br />

her at charitymccarthy1@<br />

gmail.com.<br />

Upper Room<br />

7:30 p.m. Saturday<br />

nights. Upper Room is for<br />

18-35 year olds to gather for<br />

a time of worship, teaching<br />

and fellowship at the Buck’s<br />

home in Homer Glen. For<br />

more information, contact<br />

Phil and Nicole Buck at pnbuck@att.net.<br />

Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 E.<br />

9th St., Lockport)<br />

Sundays Service<br />

9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m.<br />

Saturday Service<br />

5 p.m.<br />

Bible Study<br />

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays<br />

Alcoholics Anonymous<br />

6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for<br />

beginners<br />

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for<br />

established members<br />

All meetings are “closed<br />

door”<br />

First Baptist Church of Lockport (800<br />

Thornton St., Lockport)<br />

God and Country night<br />

10:30 a.m. Nov. 19 at the<br />

church. Retired Navy Seal<br />

Commander Michael Imhof<br />

and the Joliet American Legion<br />

Band Ensemble are to<br />

be at the event, which is a<br />

day for patriotism and worship<br />

of God.<br />

Sunday Services<br />

9:30 a.m. Sunday School;<br />

10:45 a.m. Morning Worship<br />

Angel Food House Food<br />

Pantry<br />

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays<br />

and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />

Open to the public.<br />

Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W.<br />

Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport)<br />

Sunday Service<br />

10 a.m. For more information,<br />

call (815) 838-<br />

9105.<br />

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (312<br />

E. 11th St., Lockport)<br />

Worship Services<br />

8:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy<br />

Eucharist; 9:15 a.m., Adult<br />

and Children’s Formation<br />

(every second and fourth<br />

Sunday of the month);<br />

10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist.<br />

Every Wednesday, 9:30<br />

a.m. Morning worship; 7<br />

p.m. Evening Worship.<br />

Holy Eucharist<br />

8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.<br />

Sundays. For more information,<br />

call (815) 834-1168 or<br />

email office@stjohns-loc<br />

kport-il.org.<br />

Wednesday Services<br />

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays.<br />

12 Step Meetings<br />

8 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m.<br />

and 11:59 p.m. Fridays.<br />

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1500 S. Briggs<br />

St., Lockport)<br />

Divine Worship<br />

5:30 p.m. Saturdays and<br />

9 a.m. Sundays with Fellowship<br />

to follow at 10 a.m.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(815) 838-1832.<br />

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101 W.<br />

Oak Ave., Lockport)<br />

Sunday Services<br />

8:30 a.m. Sunday school;<br />

10 a.m. Morning worship,<br />

Nursery ministry (ages infant<br />

to 4) and Youth church<br />

(ages 5-12); 12 p.m. Adult<br />

Bible Study. For more information,<br />

contact (815)<br />

774-1016.<br />

Have something for Faith<br />

Briefs? Contact Assistant<br />

Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at<br />

j.schlabach@22nd<br />

centurymedia.com or call<br />

(708) 326-9170 ext. 15.<br />

Information is due by noon<br />

Thursday one week prior to<br />

publication.<br />

In Memoriam<br />

Meyers<br />

Francis G.<br />

Meyers “Frank,”<br />

74, of Lockport, died Nov.<br />

20. He was a member of St.<br />

Dennis Church, Lockport<br />

Moose Lodge #1557 and<br />

was a United States Army<br />

veteran. He was a Green Bay<br />

Packers fan, an avid fisherman,<br />

hunter and loved golf.<br />

He loved to play and watch<br />

baseball, basketball, football<br />

and golf. He is survived by<br />

his wife of 49 years Regetta<br />

Meyers; his children Claudia<br />

Meyers, Courtney (Brett)<br />

McCullough and Frank<br />

(Julie) Meyers; his grandchildren<br />

Emma and Aidan<br />

McCullough, Samantha and<br />

Jack Meyers and numerous<br />

cousins. Per Frank’s wishes,<br />

cremation rites were respectfully<br />

addressed. A memorial<br />

gathering celebrating Frank’s<br />

life was held Monday, Nov.<br />

27 at St. Dennis Church,<br />

Lockport. In lieu of flowers,<br />

memorials to Rush University<br />

Medical Center for Johnston<br />

R. Bowman Health Center,<br />

1700 W. VAn Buren St.,<br />

Suite 250, Chicago, 60612<br />

would be appreciated. Family<br />

and friends can sign the<br />

online guestbook at www.<br />

oneilfuneralhome.com.<br />

Hostert (nee Vodziak)<br />

Josephine June Hostert,<br />

78, of Lockport, died Nov.<br />

21. She was a longtime<br />

member of the women’s<br />

auxiliary for the then allvolunteer<br />

Homer Township<br />

Fire Department. She was<br />

an active member of the Will<br />

County School District 92<br />

band boosters. She enjoyed<br />

cooking, gardening, reading<br />

and crossword puzzles. She<br />

is survived by three children,<br />

Judy Harvey, Jean (Jeff)<br />

Hartford, Dolores (Joe)<br />

McGrath; daughter-in-law<br />

Jeanne Hostert; her grandchildren,<br />

Annalyn Hostert,<br />

Mary (Nick) Szalinski, Theresa<br />

(Alex) Hefner, James<br />

Hostert, Hanah Hartford,<br />

Kelly Hartford, Martha and<br />

Joe Harvey; great-grandchildren<br />

Gryffin Hefner, Dean<br />

and Charlotte Szalinski; her<br />

siblings Loretta Hadrys,<br />

Dorothy (James) West, Ronald<br />

(Catherine) Vaughn and<br />

Richard (Beverly) Vodziak;<br />

sisters-in-law Louise Morris<br />

and Marcyann Vodziak; and<br />

many nieces and nephews.<br />

Funeral services were held<br />

Monday, Nov. 27 at St. Joseph<br />

Church, Lockport. In<br />

lieu of flowers, donations to<br />

the Morningstar Mission, the<br />

Alzheimer’s Association or<br />

Friend’s of Sunny Hill Nursing<br />

Home would be appreciated.<br />

Friends and family can<br />

sign the guestbook at www.<br />

oneilfuneralhome.com.<br />

Have someone’s life you’d<br />

like to honor? Email<br />

j.schlabach@22ndcentury<br />

media.com with information<br />

about a loved one who was a<br />

part of the Lockport community.


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Spirits for scholarships<br />

Grapes and Grains event at Embers raises funds for LTHS Foundation<br />

Event attendees Cindy Kroll (left) and Melissa Gonzalez try out some wine Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Grapes and Grains<br />

Around the Globe event at Embers Tap House. Photos by Geoff Stellfox/22nd Century Media<br />

Kathy Fields explores the offerings at the event.<br />

Nab Mrvalevic sorts through some spirits. Carol Hook looks on as her cup is filled at the event. Rich Gubala (left) and Carol Hook peruse the selection of<br />

wine and spirits.


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Lockport Woman’s Club kicks off holidays with annual craft show<br />

Christmas<br />

Crossroads brings<br />

crafters together in<br />

its 47th year<br />

Amanda Del Buono<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Although some kick off<br />

their holiday shopping on<br />

Black Friday, many get<br />

into the spirit of the season<br />

by attending the Lockport<br />

Woman’s Club’s annual<br />

Christmas Crossroads Craft<br />

Show.<br />

Sisters Debby and Pat<br />

Blatzer, of Lemont and Orland<br />

Park respectively, are<br />

among those who attend the<br />

show every year as part of<br />

their family’s traditions to<br />

kick off the season.<br />

“We’ve been coming<br />

for close to 20 years in a<br />

row,” Debby said. “… The<br />

vendors all ask if we’ll be<br />

here. You get to know the<br />

vendors. … We’re actually<br />

friends with them now. …<br />

This is a family tradition,<br />

we always come together.<br />

It kicks off the holidays and<br />

kind of is our family thing<br />

that we do together.”<br />

The quality, handmade<br />

products available at the<br />

show bring the women back<br />

every year, they said.<br />

“Everything is so well<br />

made, and it lasts,” Pat said.<br />

The Lockport Woman’s<br />

Club’s 47th annual Christmas<br />

Crossroads Craft Show<br />

took place Nov. 18-19, at<br />

Lockport Township High<br />

School East Campus, and<br />

featured more than 180<br />

crafters with 10,000 visitors<br />

attending throughout<br />

the weekend, according to<br />

the event website, christmas<br />

crossroads.com.<br />

All of the proceeds from<br />

the event are to be donated<br />

to local charities and causes,<br />

Please see HOLIDAY, 23<br />

Jayla (left) and Jenna Guajardo look at holiday items at Peggy’s Country Crafts booth Nov. 18 at the Lockport Woman’s<br />

Club’s annual Christmas Crossroads craft show held at Lockport Township High School’s East Campus.<br />

Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />

Lockport resident Jake Zacharias (right) – of Boy Scout Troop 63 – checks Pat Rieken’s<br />

coat.<br />

Connie Nickon (left) makes a donation to TLC Animal Shelter while members of Lockport’s<br />

Robotic Club (left to right) Nathan Hesse, Jordan Mariniak and Adriana Watson look on.


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HOLIDAY<br />

From Page 22<br />

said Chris Wallace, current<br />

president of the Lockport<br />

Woman’s Club and member<br />

of the craft show’s committee<br />

for the past 17 years.<br />

“This is our only fundraiser<br />

for the year,” she said.<br />

“All of the money goes to<br />

charities.”<br />

Rosemary Gasper, a<br />

member of the Christmas<br />

Crossroads committee who<br />

has been working the event<br />

for the past 23 years, added,<br />

“Everything that we work<br />

for we give away.”<br />

Yet, this isn’t the only way<br />

the event helps give back.<br />

Christmas Crossroads also<br />

provides opportunities for<br />

local organizations to fundraise<br />

and share their causes.<br />

For example, Lockport<br />

Township High School’s<br />

band sold food during the<br />

event to raise funds, while<br />

the local Boy Scout Troop<br />

ran a coat check, and several<br />

booths were saved for<br />

local organizations.<br />

“We have a number of<br />

booths we save for charities<br />

to have in order to help<br />

them as they fundraise and<br />

spread awareness,” Wallace<br />

said.<br />

About one-third of the<br />

vendors at the show were<br />

new this year, while the<br />

majority are regulars at the<br />

Christmas Crossroads Craft<br />

Show. Jackie Newberry, a<br />

Joliet resident and owner of<br />

Let It Snow-Men — which<br />

offers handmade snowmen<br />

décor made out of wood<br />

— has been a vendor at the<br />

show for the past six years.<br />

In fact, she’s been showing<br />

her products at the Christmas<br />

Crossroads since she<br />

began her business.<br />

“I think the variety brings<br />

a lot of customers, and I<br />

like that it’s all handmade<br />

crafts,” she said.<br />

Chicago resident Sheila<br />

Awong, along with her husband<br />

Chris and daughter<br />

Kayla, has been a vendor<br />

at the show with their company<br />

Budley Bows since<br />

May Xiong paints a clay flower at her May’s Art Clay Flowers<br />

booth. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />

Debbi Sumner (middle) of The Hook and Eye shows designs<br />

to Katie Vertenten (left) and Barb Szpyrka.<br />

2013 and also said the show<br />

draws a great crowd.<br />

“I hear it’s one of the biggest<br />

shows, and it’s welladvertised<br />

and well-organized,”<br />

Chris said. “And<br />

we always have returning<br />

customers.”<br />

In fact, Jaclyn LaPorte,<br />

a Lockport resident, said<br />

she comes to get new bows<br />

from Budley Bows every<br />

year.<br />

“I just like craft shows,<br />

and it’s for a nice cause, it<br />

supports local community<br />

members that are here in<br />

our community,” she said.<br />

After organizing the<br />

event for many years, this is<br />

the last year that the current<br />

committee members will<br />

produce the event, according<br />

to Wallace and Gasper.<br />

Next year, a new group of<br />

women will take charge of<br />

the event. Although Wallace<br />

and Gasper will be on-hand<br />

to help next year, they are<br />

proud of the work they have<br />

done throughout the years<br />

and are ready to step aside<br />

for new leaders.<br />

The Lockport Woman’s<br />

Club has also become involved<br />

with Wreaths Across<br />

America and is selling<br />

wreathes to be placed at the<br />

Arlington National Cemetery<br />

in honor the country’s<br />

fallen heroes. Each wreath<br />

is $15, and for every two<br />

purchased a third will be<br />

donated, Wallace said.<br />

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I like the way the<br />

magazine is put<br />

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The spirit sticks have a variety of designs on them.<br />

Young School<br />

students collect,<br />

trade spirit sticks<br />

Submitted by Homer 33C<br />

The Young School PTO<br />

recently started selling spirit<br />

sticks during lunch periods<br />

at the school.<br />

The sticks are $1, and<br />

each one has a unique design.<br />

Students collect them,<br />

trade them and wear them<br />

on their lanyards or backpacks.<br />

The PTO sells an<br />

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the lunch periods.<br />

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The Dish<br />

A cornucopia of confectionery charm<br />

Dan’s Homemade<br />

Candies offers<br />

favorite sweets<br />

of chocolate<br />

connoisseurs<br />

T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />

So many things have<br />

changed since 1919 that it<br />

is pointless to even begin to<br />

mention what some of those<br />

things are.<br />

But at least two things<br />

have remained the same<br />

in the southwest suburbs:<br />

Dan’s Homemade Candies<br />

and the way those candies<br />

are made.<br />

In 1991, Richard and Carol<br />

Nelson purchased Dan’s<br />

from a family friend. The<br />

Nelsons ran the business for<br />

16 years before turning it<br />

over to their own daughters<br />

in 2007. They continue to<br />

own and manage the store’s<br />

three locations between Joliet<br />

and Mokena.<br />

And it has been a labor of<br />

love for co-owner Kristine<br />

Collins and her sister Kelly<br />

Bostjancic, who manages<br />

the Mokena location, which<br />

opened in 2012.<br />

“I love interacting with<br />

the customers and hearing<br />

their stories of when they<br />

were a kid coming in and<br />

buying candy with their<br />

parents, like the traditional<br />

caramel apples every season<br />

— got to have those caramel<br />

apples,” Collins said. “People<br />

come in happy. Even if<br />

they don’t have a piece of<br />

candy in their mouths yet,<br />

they’re just anticipating,<br />

and they’re happy.”<br />

Those customers have<br />

plenty to be happy about,<br />

too. The Mokena location<br />

makes plain fudge and nut<br />

fudge, English toffee, mint<br />

meltaway centers, caramel<br />

apples — when in season —<br />

and chocolate molds.<br />

Dan’s Homemade Candies in Mokena offers pre-assorted boxes of chocolates, caramels and<br />

creams for around $24.50 for a 1-pound box. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media<br />

The Cass Street store in<br />

Joliet is where the creams<br />

are made, and the Plainfield<br />

Road store — also in Joliet<br />

— makes creams into whatever<br />

flavors are needed and<br />

adds the chocolate covers.<br />

Plainfield Road also chocolate-coats<br />

most other candies<br />

and makes the flavored<br />

popcorn, and each store<br />

makes its own caramel and<br />

clusters. They use the same<br />

chocolate supply company<br />

in Chicago as they did back<br />

in 1919. Chocolates stay the<br />

same year-round, but novelty<br />

candies change with the<br />

holidays and seasons.<br />

One of the more popular<br />

selections is a local candy:<br />

the G-Shaft hard candy<br />

($7.25 per pound), which is<br />

a mint-flavored hard candy<br />

that originated in Coal City.<br />

The legend goes that a<br />

woman whose husband died<br />

started making the candy,<br />

and right outside her window<br />

was a mine — Mine<br />

Shaft G.<br />

Perhaps even more famous<br />

than the G-Shaft is<br />

Dan’s signature caramel,<br />

the recipe for which has<br />

been passed down since<br />

1919 and is kept secure in<br />

a safe.<br />

The caramel comes in a<br />

variety of forms — from<br />

straight caramel pieces to<br />

chocolate-covered, and<br />

pieces with or without nuts<br />

— and sells for $24.50-<br />

$25.50 a pound.<br />

“A lot of people say it’s<br />

[their favorite], because it’s<br />

soft,” Bostjancic said. “You<br />

know, you eat a Brach’s<br />

candy, and it’s a little bit<br />

chewy, and they can’t do<br />

it with dentures or fillings.<br />

Our caramel is softer and<br />

it has a great taste. ... And<br />

that’s a Dan’s original recipe.”<br />

Friendly service and a<br />

quality product are what<br />

keep a lot of customers returning.<br />

And that repeat<br />

Customers also have the option of creating their own assortments<br />

at Dan’s Homemade Candies.<br />

business means the sisters<br />

get to know well what different<br />

customers like and<br />

are able to offer suggestions<br />

for new products.<br />

“I have one woman who<br />

has come in since her little<br />

guy was 2 years old,” Collins<br />

said. “He’s married and<br />

expecting his own kid now.<br />

And it’s kind of cool that we<br />

know our customers personally.”<br />

But that is not even the<br />

best part of owning a candy<br />

store, according to Bostjancic.<br />

“For me, the fun part is<br />

at the beginning of every<br />

holiday, we make chocolate<br />

molds,” Bostjancic said.<br />

“It’s just fun to see, OK,<br />

today we’re doing all the<br />

pumpkin suckers and the<br />

Frankensteins, and that holiday’s<br />

over and now we’re<br />

doing turkeys, and now that<br />

holiday’s over and now I get<br />

to pull out the Santa suckers,<br />

and then the Easter bunnies.<br />

Even though we use<br />

the same molds, it’s just fun<br />

to see them come out, and<br />

it’s like, ‘We made this. We<br />

made these 900 gingerbread<br />

suckers. We did this.’<br />

“I guess it’s a sense of<br />

accomplishment, but also<br />

just how cute everything is<br />

just makes you happy when<br />

you look at your table and<br />

you’re like, ‘This is really<br />

awesome that we have this<br />

and we can do this for people.’”<br />

But the most exciting<br />

part, Bostjancic said, is<br />

when they get a new mold,<br />

like they did this year for<br />

a special Hanukkah mold.<br />

Those chocolate suckers<br />

and other holiday and novelty<br />

candies range from 80<br />

cents for a quarter-pound<br />

bag of gummy snowflakes<br />

to $12.25 for a pound of<br />

peanut brittle.<br />

Candy is sold by the<br />

piece, as well as in bulk<br />

packages. In fact, one of<br />

the first customers at the<br />

Mokena location spent several<br />

weeks coming in and<br />

buying only four pieces at<br />

a time until she had gotten<br />

through all the candies,<br />

so that she could figure out<br />

which were her favorites.<br />

“I thought it was the funniest<br />

thing and the cleverest<br />

thing,” Bostjancic said.<br />

“She tried every product<br />

we had, four at a time, each<br />

week.”<br />

Dan’s Homemade<br />

Candies<br />

11400 W. Lincoln<br />

Highway in Mokena<br />

Hours<br />

•9 a.m.-7 p.m. -<br />

Monday-Friday<br />

•9a.m.-5:30 p.m. -<br />

Saturday<br />

For more information…<br />

Web:<br />

danshomemadecandies.<br />

com<br />

Phone: (815) 464-0827<br />

Dan’s has you covered<br />

when it comes to assorted<br />

chocolates and/or creams,<br />

too. A 1-pound box goes<br />

for $24.50, and Dan’s<br />

Christmas Towers, which<br />

come with an assortment<br />

of candies, sell for $40.99-<br />

$46.99.<br />

And with any luck, Dan’s<br />

could stay in the family for<br />

year’s to come.<br />

“I just hope the kids will<br />

take over,” Collins said.<br />

“That’s my dad’s idea. He<br />

always wanted to keep the<br />

whole family together. …<br />

Now, it’s our turn and we’re<br />

thinking like that, too. We’re<br />

thinking about our kids and<br />

nieces and nephews.<br />

“We just want to keep the<br />

business going and keep<br />

everyone happy, mostly. I<br />

mean, how can you not be<br />

happy waiting on customers<br />

who are happy all day?”


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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />

Across<br />

1. The Kings of the<br />

NBA, on scoreboards<br />

4. Inexpensive magazines<br />

9. Genoese admiral<br />

Andrea<br />

14. Billiard ball stroker<br />

15. “Lord of the Rings”<br />

setting, with “the”<br />

16. Poem with a pastoral<br />

setting<br />

17. Acknowledgment of<br />

the truth<br />

19. “Chasing Pavements”<br />

singer<br />

20. Nothing, in Nice<br />

21. Poetic time of day<br />

23. Dish with melted<br />

cheese<br />

25. Andrew’s girls soccer<br />

coach<br />

30. Mach 1 breaker<br />

31. “O Sole ___”<br />

33. Carolina river<br />

34. Arose suddenly<br />

37. Souvenir shop stock<br />

38. Great place for a<br />

family outing<br />

42. Defraud<br />

43. Elevator alternative<br />

44. Airport surface<br />

47. Keyword improvements<br />

for a website<br />

(abbr.)<br />

48. ___ de Triomphe<br />

51. St. Dennis School<br />

principal<br />

54. More certain<br />

56. Wedding exchanges<br />

57. Hinged joint<br />

58. Battery inventor<br />

62. Good with chicken<br />

korma<br />

66. Stylist’s shop<br />

67. Of a Middle Eastern<br />

country<br />

68. Prefix with athlete<br />

69. Black-and-white<br />

mammals<br />

70. Doughy<br />

71. Demolition compound<br />

Down<br />

1. Bandannas<br />

2. Sound tapes<br />

3. It sets very hard<br />

4. 2nd letter addendum<br />

5. Sounds of hesitation<br />

6. Roman 52<br />

7. TV teaser<br />

8. Spanish “Sir”<br />

9. Jazz singer Reeves<br />

10. Strange<br />

11. Highball ingredient<br />

12. Expressing future intention<br />

13. The A in IPA<br />

18. The Colts, on a scoreboard<br />

22. Kind of theater<br />

24. Strike callers<br />

25. Soil mixtures<br />

26. Fraternity letters, sometimes<br />

27. European border river<br />

28. Vegetable<br />

29. Famous film falcon<br />

32. Irritate<br />

34. Diploma word<br />

35. Trapeze artist’s peace of<br />

mind<br />

36. Grind, as teeth<br />

38. Brazilian berry<br />

39. Rover’s view<br />

40. Fasten a sneaker<br />

41. Lions and Tigers and<br />

Bears<br />

42. They beat Det. to win<br />

the 2006 World Series<br />

45. Indonesians, Filipinos,<br />

for example<br />

46. Mil. authority<br />

48. Newsman Peter<br />

49. Win back, as trust<br />

50. Give recognition<br />

52. Ancient land on the<br />

Aegean<br />

53. Autocrats<br />

55. Neighbor of Russ.<br />

58. Brandy letters<br />

59. Pole with a blade on one<br />

end<br />

60. Corporation type<br />

61. Suited ___ tee<br />

63. “I see!”<br />

64. Compass direction<br />

65. Trash receptacle<br />

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■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and<br />

Saturdays: Live<br />

Band<br />

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:<br />

Open Mic Night<br />

The Outpost Pub & Grill<br />

(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport;<br />

(815) 836-8893)<br />

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and<br />

Thursdays: Live DJ and<br />

Karaoke<br />

Strike N Spare II<br />

(811 Northern Drive,<br />

Lockport; (708) 301-<br />

1477)<br />

■8-11 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />

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■7-10 ■ p.m. Fridays and<br />

Saturdays: Cosmic<br />

Bowl<br />

TINLEY PARK<br />

The Whistle Sports Bar &<br />

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Bingo<br />

■2-5 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />

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■3-5 ■ p.m. Fridays:<br />

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■3-5 ■ p.m. Saturdays and<br />

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■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:<br />

Trivia<br />

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ<br />

Dance Party<br />

■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays:<br />

Live Music<br />

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answers<br />

How to play Sudoku<br />

Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that<br />

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3<br />

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and<br />

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.<br />

LEVEL: Medium<br />

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30 | November 30, 2017 | The Lockport Legend LOCAL LIVING<br />

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Crana Homes’ Finest Triumph: The Repeat Customer<br />

The highest compliment any business can receive is a repeat<br />

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customer_service_chisw@maidpro.com<br />

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- You must be over the age of<br />

23<br />

- Have a clean Motor Vehicle<br />

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Homewood, IL<br />

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Relocating January 2018<br />

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Frankfort.<br />

PT Cashier. Flex hrs.<br />

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12121 W. 159th St.<br />

Homer Glen, IL 60491<br />

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2701 Property for<br />

Sale<br />

2701 Property for<br />

Sale<br />

2702 Public<br />

Notices<br />

2703 Legal<br />

Notices<br />

2703 Legal<br />

Notices<br />

2703 Legal<br />

Notices<br />

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-<br />

TATE of 17451 Sauk Drive, #E,<br />

Lockport, IL 60441 (White vinyl<br />

siding and red brick, two story<br />

townhouse with attached two car<br />

garage). On the 7th day of December,<br />

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon,<br />

at the Will County Courthouse Annex,<br />

57 N. Ottawa Street, Room<br />

201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case<br />

Title: U.S. BANK NATIONAL<br />

ASSOCIATION Plaintiff V.Stacy<br />

a. Sheenan, Unknown owners and<br />

non-record claimants Defendant.<br />

Case No. 15CH 1933 in the Circuit<br />

Court of the Twelfth Judicial<br />

Circuit, Will County, Illinois.<br />

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />

at the time of sale and the balance<br />

within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />

judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />

the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />

real estate pursuant to its<br />

credit bid at the sale or by any<br />

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />

other lienor acquiring the residential<br />

real estate whose rights in and<br />

to the residential real estate arose<br />

prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />

be made in cash or certified funds<br />

payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />

County. Judgment amount is<br />

$145,097.91 plus interest, cost and<br />

post judgment advances, if any.<br />

In the event the property is acon-<br />

dominium, in accordance with 735<br />

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />

hereby notified that the purchaser<br />

of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />

shall pay the assessments and legal<br />

fees required by subdivisions<br />

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />

the assessments required bysubsection<br />

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />

Illinois Condominium Property<br />

Act.<br />

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />

(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />

application of the proceeds of sale,<br />

then the plaintiff shall send written<br />

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />

proceeding advising them of the<br />

amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />

surplus will beheld until aparty<br />

obtains acourt order for its distribution<br />

or, in the absence of an order,<br />

until the surplus is forfeited to<br />

the State.<br />

For Information Please Contact:<br />

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES<br />

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300<br />

Chicago, Illinois 60602<br />

P: 312-346-9088<br />

F:<br />

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />

INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />

WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />

PURPOSE.<br />

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES-<br />

TATE of 333 East 18th Street,<br />

Lockport, IL 60441 (n/a). Onthe<br />

14th day of December, 2017 to be<br />

held at 12:00 noon, at the Will<br />

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.<br />

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,<br />

IL 60432, under Case Title: MID-<br />

FIRST BANK Plaintiff V. DAVID<br />

A COOPER Defendant.<br />

Case No. 16CH 1584 in the Circuit<br />

Court of the Twelfth Judicial<br />

Circuit, Will County, Illinois.<br />

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />

at the time of sale and the balance<br />

within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />

judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />

the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />

real estate pursuant to its<br />

credit bid at the sale or by any<br />

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />

other lienor acquiring the residential<br />

real estate whose rights in and<br />

to the residential real estate arose<br />

prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />

be made in cash or certified funds<br />

payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />

County. Judgment amount is<br />

$49,167.11 plus interest, cost and<br />

post judgment advances, if any.<br />

In the event the property is acon-<br />

dominium, in accordance with 735<br />

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />

hereby notified that the purchaser<br />

of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />

shall pay the assessments and legal<br />

fees required by subdivisions<br />

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />

the assessments required bysubsection<br />

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />

Illinois Condominium Property<br />

Act.<br />

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />

(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />

application of the proceeds of sale,<br />

then the plaintiff shall send written<br />

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />

proceeding advising them of the<br />

amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />

surplus will beheld until aparty<br />

obtains acourt order for its distribution<br />

or, in the absence of an order,<br />

until the surplus is forfeited to<br />

the State.<br />

For Information Please Contact:<br />

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES<br />

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300<br />

Chicago, Illinois 60602<br />

P: 312-346-9088<br />

F:<br />

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />

INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />

WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />

PURPOSE.<br />

Certificate No. 31916 was filed in<br />

the Office of the County Clerk of<br />

Will on November 15, 2017<br />

wherein the business firm of Norwich<br />

Gate Pictures located at<br />

17845 Wilker Drive, Lockport, IL<br />

60441 is registered and a certificate<br />

notice setting forth the following:<br />

Jordan Miczek, 17845 Wilker<br />

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441<br />

630-205-0315<br />

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have<br />

hereunto set my hand and Official<br />

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,<br />

this 15th day of November, 2017<br />

Nancy Schultz Voots<br />

Will County Clerk<br />

Certificate No. 31917 was filed in<br />

the Office of the County Clerk of<br />

Will on November 15, 2017<br />

wherein the business firm of Man<br />

At Hand located at 17845 Wilker<br />

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441 is registered<br />

and acertificate notice setting<br />

forth the following:<br />

Jordan Miczek, 17845 Wilker<br />

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441<br />

630-205-0315<br />

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have<br />

hereunto set my hand and Official<br />

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,<br />

this 15th day of November, 2017<br />

Nancy Schultz Voots<br />

Will County Clerk<br />

2703 Legal<br />

Notices<br />

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />

INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />

WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />

PURPOSE.<br />

STATE OF ILLINOIS )<br />

) SS.<br />

COUNTY OF WILL )<br />

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF<br />

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-<br />

CUIT<br />

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSO-<br />

CIATION<br />

Plaintiff,<br />

vs.<br />

Stacy a.Sheenan, Unknown owners<br />

and non-record claimants<br />

Defendant.<br />

No. 15 CH 1933<br />

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE<br />

Public notice ishereby given that<br />

pursuant to ajudgment entered in<br />

the above cause on the 17th day of<br />

December, 2015, MIKE KELLEY,<br />

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,<br />

will on Thursday, the 7th day of<br />

December, 2017 ,commencing at<br />

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will<br />

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.<br />

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,<br />

IL 60432, sell at public auction to<br />

the highest and best bidder orbidders<br />

the following-described real<br />

estate:<br />

PARCEL 1:LOT 13-1, IN NA-<br />

VAJO COACH HOMES PHASE<br />

1, BEING A RESUBDIVISION<br />

OF LOT 6IN BROKEN ARROW,<br />

BEING A SUBDIVISION OF<br />

PART OFSECTION 30, TOWN-<br />

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11,<br />

ACCORDING TOTHE PLAT OF<br />

SAID RESUBDIVISION RE-<br />

CORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 1995<br />

AS DOCUMENT R95-67518, IN<br />

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.<br />

PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR<br />

THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1AS<br />

CREATED BY DECLARATION<br />

FOR NAVAJO COACH HOMES<br />

ASSOCIATION RECORDED<br />

NOVEMBER 22, 1995 AS<br />

DOCUMENT R95-91128 AS<br />

AMENDED FROM TIME TO<br />

TIME, FOR INGRESS AND<br />

EGRESS OVER COMMON<br />

AREA LOTS CA-1 AND CA-2<br />

AS DEPICTED ON THE NA-<br />

VAJO COACH HOMES PHASE 1<br />

SUBDIVISION RECORDED<br />

SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 AS<br />

DOCUMENT R95-67518,<br />

AFORESAID.<br />

Commonly known as:<br />

17451 Sauk Drive, #E, Lockport,<br />

IL 60441<br />

Description of Improvements:<br />

White vinyl siding and red brick,<br />

two story townhouse with attached<br />

two car garage<br />

P.I.N.:<br />

16-05-30-316-009-0000<br />

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />

at the time of sale and the balance<br />

within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />

judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />

the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />

real estate pursuant to its<br />

credit bid at the sale or by any<br />

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />

other lienor acquiring the residential<br />

real estate whose rights in and<br />

to the residential real estate arose<br />

prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />

be made in cash or certified funds<br />

payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />

County. Judgment amount is<br />

$145,097.91 plus interest, cost and<br />

post judgment advances, if any.<br />

In the event the property is acon-<br />

dominium, in accordance with 735<br />

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />

hereby notified that the purchaser<br />

of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />

shall pay the assessments and legal<br />

fees required by subdivisions<br />

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />

the assessments required bysubsection<br />

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />

Illinois Condominium Property<br />

Act.<br />

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />

(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />

application of the proceeds of sale,<br />

then the plaintiff shall send written<br />

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />

proceeding advising them of the<br />

amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />

surplus will beheld until aparty<br />

obtains acourt order for its distribution<br />

or, in the absence of an order,<br />

until the surplus is forfeited to<br />

the State.<br />

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE<br />

CONTACT:<br />

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES<br />

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300<br />

Chicago, Illinois 60602<br />

P: 312-346-9088<br />

F:<br />

Plaintiff's Attorney<br />

MIKE KELLEY<br />

Sheriff of Will County<br />

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR<br />

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC-<br />

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD-<br />

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM<br />

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT<br />

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO<br />

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />

INFORMATION OBTAINED<br />

WILL BE USED FOR THAT<br />

PURPOSE.<br />

STATE OF ILLINOIS )<br />

) SS.<br />

COUNTY OF WILL )<br />

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF<br />

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-<br />

CUIT<br />

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />

MIDFIRST BANK<br />

Plaintiff,<br />

vs.<br />

DAVID A COOPER<br />

Defendant.<br />

No. 16 CH 1584<br />

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE<br />

Public notice ishereby given that<br />

pursuant to ajudgment entered in<br />

the above cause on the 24th day of<br />

January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY,<br />

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois,<br />

will on Thursday, the 14th day of<br />

December, 2017 ,commencing at<br />

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will<br />

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.<br />

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,<br />

IL 60432, sell at public auction to<br />

the highest and best bidder orbidders<br />

the following-described real<br />

estate:<br />

THE NORTHERLY HALF OF<br />

LOT 1, IN BLOCK 22, IN<br />

SOUTH LOCKPORT, A SUBDI-<br />

VISION IN THE NORTHWEST<br />

QUARTER OFSECTION 26, IN<br />

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH AND IN<br />

RANGE 10 EAST OF THE<br />

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,<br />

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT<br />

THEREOF RECORDED JUNE<br />

13, 1845, AS DOCUMENT' NO.<br />

5461, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-<br />

NOIS.<br />

Commonly known as:<br />

333 East 18th Street, Lockport, IL<br />

60441<br />

Description of Improvements:<br />

n/a<br />

P.I.N.:<br />

11-04-26-129-006-0000<br />

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%)<br />

at the time of sale and the balance<br />

within twenty-four (24) hours. No<br />

judicial sale fee shall be paid by<br />

the mortgagee acquiring the residential<br />

real estate pursuant to its<br />

credit bid at the sale or by any<br />

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or<br />

other lienor acquiring the residential<br />

real estate whose rights in and<br />

to the residential real estate arose<br />

prior to the sale. All payments shall<br />

be made in cash or certified funds<br />

payable to the Sheriff of Will<br />

County. Judgment amount is<br />

$49,167.11 plus interest, cost and<br />

post judgment advances, if any.<br />

In the event the property is a condominium,<br />

in accordance with 735<br />

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and<br />

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and<br />

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are<br />

hereby notified that the purchaser<br />

of the unit, other than amortgagee,<br />

shall pay the assessments and legal<br />

fees required by subdivisions<br />

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and<br />

the assessments required bysubsection<br />

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the<br />

Illinois Condominium Property<br />

Act.<br />

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03<br />

(J) ifthere is asurplus following<br />

application of the proceeds of sale,<br />

then the plaintiff shall send written<br />

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS<br />

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the<br />

proceeding advising them of the<br />

amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />

surplus will beheld until aparty<br />

obtains a court order for its distribution<br />

or, in the absence of an order,<br />

until the surplus is forfeited to<br />

the State.<br />

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE<br />

CONTACT:<br />

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES<br />

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300<br />

Chicago, Illinois 60602<br />

P: 312-346-9088<br />

F:<br />

Plaintiff's Attorney<br />

MIKE KELLEY<br />

Sheriff of Will County<br />

USADVENTURE RVofNaperville,<br />

IL is notifying owner or owners<br />

ofa1977 Airstream International<br />

VIN number 131-B7J-3037<br />

that we are applying for a mechanics<br />

lien tosettle a $6000.00 storage<br />

debt. The trailer has been on our<br />

property since September 9th,<br />

2013. Settlement can be made at<br />

our store, 9740 South Route 59,<br />

Naperville, IL<br />

2900 Merchandise<br />

Under $100<br />

$1,000 wheel chair, heavy<br />

duty, 22” wide, 2 sets foot rests<br />

$25 CASH! Lockport.<br />

815.588.1214<br />

1 exercise bike, large seat,<br />

great condition $75. Ms. Evelyn<br />

708.623.9992<br />

1997 Lincoln Way 14-0 State<br />

Champions XL sweatshirt.<br />

Never worn. Tag still on. $50<br />

or best offer. Singer sewing<br />

machine, wooden case, portable<br />

70 yrs old, FREE!<br />

708.479.9258<br />

3 lighted Christmas buildings<br />

for under tree, ect. Church,<br />

house & barn $20 for all.<br />

708.532.0177<br />

3500 watt wen generators,<br />

hardly used $100. Milt<br />

815.258.7763<br />

6 foot wood toboggan for 4,<br />

$30 obo. Call 815.524.7133


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Fax It 708.326.9179<br />

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Friday at 3pm<br />

Automotive<br />

$52<br />

4 lines/<br />

7 papers<br />

Help Wanted<br />

per line $13<br />

4 lines/<br />

7 papers<br />

Real Estate<br />

$50<br />

7 lines/<br />

7 papers<br />

Merchandise<br />

$30<br />

4 lines/<br />

7 papers<br />

2900 Merchandise<br />

Under $100<br />

2900 Merchandise<br />

Under $100<br />

2900 Merchandise<br />

Under $100<br />

2900 Merchandise<br />

Under $100<br />

2900 Merchandise<br />

Under $100<br />

2900 Merchandise<br />

Under $100<br />

7 ft. artificial Xmas tree w/<br />

stand $30. Two sets outisde<br />

lights, still in box, 24 ft each.<br />

$4 ea. 708.532.6778<br />

8” foam mattress, full size,<br />

new, $15. 708.599.6796<br />

Antique 1930 Brunsick Victorla.<br />

Fair condition, works.<br />

$100 firm. 708.349.1956<br />

Battery charger, Diehard, $35<br />

OBO. Frankfort. Call Pete<br />

708.609.8625<br />

Beanie Babies $2. Chicago<br />

teams baseball cards $2. Chris<br />

708.203.5667<br />

Berne size XLS padded work<br />

bib overall (new!) cost $72,<br />

will sell for $45. 708.460.4406<br />

Camillus year stamp 1960 rare<br />

military Vietnam Infantry survival<br />

utility pocket knife $50.<br />

SwissGear 24” expandable unisex<br />

black travel luggage $50.<br />

708.466.9907<br />

Craftsman block plane, like<br />

new w/extra blades $35. Palm<br />

sanders $15. Tool box, new<br />

$10. New brad nailer $50.<br />

708.214.4022<br />

Craftsman small deluxe router<br />

table $50. 7” tile cutter machine<br />

$35. 8” Skil drill press<br />

$50. 708.479.0193<br />

Dehydrator $10. car waxer/<br />

buffer $10. Bookcase $15. Propane<br />

grill for tailgating $25.<br />

Popeil pasta machine $25.<br />

Frankfort 815.348.2884<br />

Dept. 56 village buildings:<br />

Sterling Jewelers $45, Carnival<br />

Carousel $45. 630.430.6566<br />

Drapes, 3 sets, Earth tone<br />

color, 6panel, 80in. length w.<br />

rods, VGC $65. 708.822.8119<br />

Entertainment center (TV) side<br />

& bottom shelves w/ glass<br />

doors $100. Call Debbie<br />

815.534.5273<br />

Free king size Tempurpedic<br />

mattress, very good condition,<br />

washable, zipper cover<br />

815.836.0035<br />

Full size box spring, still in<br />

plastic $20. Pick up.<br />

708.873.1245<br />

Gas, self cleaning oven, almond<br />

color, perfect shape $75<br />

OBO. Super capacity, Magic<br />

Chef Oven. 708.935.5928<br />

Grundig majestic console AM<br />

FM SW LW, pick up in Lockport.<br />

$100. Call 779.456.2782.<br />

Days Only.<br />

Jamaican wooden head 13”<br />

tall, bought in Jamaica 1974.<br />

$80 obo. Sherri. 815.955.4882<br />

Karcher, pressure washer 1800<br />

PSI, 13 AMP, 120 V, works<br />

great! $65. Call Tom<br />

815.464.5232<br />

Kellar ladder, 6ft. All aluminum<br />

$20 obo. Steve.<br />

708.403.2525<br />

Kitchen table 46”x29” with 4<br />

chairs, black finish, padded<br />

seats, 1 year old $89.<br />

708.205.4625<br />

Ladies jeweled sweaters, variety<br />

of colors. $5 each. Call<br />

708.403.2473<br />

Large dark, blue suede Winter<br />

coat with inside zipper liner.<br />

Large Sopranos leather Winter<br />

jacket with zipper liner. Both<br />

coats never worn. $70 ea.<br />

708.532.4044<br />

Men’s show size 11W(new)<br />

Sperry Top Siders $35. New<br />

Bolane white walking shoes w/<br />

velcro $45. Call 708.460.4406<br />

Mint condition, never used<br />

Montgomery Ward open arm<br />

stretch stitch sewing machine<br />

$55. Royal portable electric<br />

typewriter $20. OBO<br />

815.464.9425<br />

Paper shredding machine $10.<br />

13 deer tree stand climbing<br />

straps $2 ea. 708.614.8148<br />

Petmate Vari Kennel, small,<br />

24x16x14.5, meets airline<br />

travel requirements $15. Pet<br />

seatbelt tether $5. XL Helpmeup<br />

dog harness, used 1day,<br />

paid $125, $75 OBO.<br />

815.463.9556<br />

Pro volleyball set with all accessories<br />

$50. Awesome condition!<br />

Electric drill & circular<br />

saw, each $20. Awesome condition!<br />

708.601.1947. Won’t<br />

Last!<br />

Red Flyer Grow &GoBike,<br />

new with box $20.<br />

708.975.3678<br />

Roll top desk, excellent condition<br />

$80. Microwave $20.<br />

708.203.0089. Orland Park.<br />

Rugs 100% woll, design zen<br />

2606 color: sage, copper,<br />

green, sizes 5’ x 8’. Pillows to<br />

match sofa. 815.717.6508<br />

Say you’re running out of gelato,<br />

here’s the solution: Beautiful<br />

GE chest freezer, 5.3 cu ft,<br />

white, excellent condition.<br />

Asking $100. 815.666.4945<br />

1997 Lincoln Way 14-0 State<br />

Champions XL sweatshirt.<br />

Never worn. Tag still on. $50<br />

or best offer. Singer sewing<br />

machine, wooden case, portable<br />

70 yrs old, FREE!<br />

708.479.9258<br />

3 lighted Christmas buildings<br />

for under tree, ect. Church,<br />

house & barn $20 for all.<br />

708.532.0177<br />

3500 watt wen generators,<br />

hardly used $100. Milt<br />

815.258.7763<br />

6 foot wood toboggan for 4,<br />

$30 obo. Call 815.524.7133<br />

7 ft. artificial Xmas tree w/<br />

stand $30. Two sets outisde<br />

lights, still in box, 24 ft each.<br />

$4 ea. 708.532.6778<br />

8” foam mattress, full size,<br />

new, $15. 708.599.6796<br />

Antique 1930 Brunsick Victorla.<br />

Fair condition, works.<br />

$100 firm. 708.349.1956<br />

Battery charger, Diehard, $35<br />

OBO. Frankfort. Call Pete<br />

708.609.8625<br />

Beanie Babies $2. Chicago<br />

teams baseball cards $2. Chris<br />

708.203.5667<br />

Berne size XLS padded work<br />

bib overall (new!) cost $72,<br />

will sell for $45. 708.460.4406<br />

Camillus year stamp 1960 rare<br />

military Vietnam Infantry survival<br />

utility pocket knife $50.<br />

SwissGear 24” expandable unisex<br />

black travel luggage $50.<br />

708.466.9907<br />

Craftsman block plane, like<br />

new w/extra blades $35. Palm<br />

sanders $15. Tool box, new<br />

$10. New brad nailer $50.<br />

708.214.4022<br />

Craftsman small deluxe router<br />

table $50. 7” tile cutter machine<br />

$35. 8” Skil drill press<br />

$50. 708.479.0193<br />

Dehydrator $10. car waxer/<br />

buffer $10. Bookcase $15. Propane<br />

grill for tailgating $25.<br />

Popeil pasta machine $25.<br />

Frankfort 815.348.2884<br />

Dept. 56 village buildings:<br />

Sterling Jewelers $45, Carnival<br />

Carousel $45. 630.430.6566<br />

Drapes, 3 sets, Earth tone<br />

color, 6panel, 80in. length w.<br />

rods, VGC $65. 708.822.8119<br />

Entertainment center (TV) side<br />

& bottom shelves w/ glass<br />

doors $100. Call Debbie<br />

815.534.5273<br />

Gas, self cleaning oven, almond<br />

color, perfect shape $75<br />

OBO. Super capacity, Magic<br />

Chef Oven. 708.935.5928<br />

Grundig majestic console AM<br />

FM SW LW, pick up in Lockport.<br />

$100. Call 779.456.2782.<br />

Days Only.<br />

Handmade classic wood Alpine<br />

clock 14”x22”. One of a<br />

kind! Crafted 1999. $100.<br />

Steve 708.403.2525<br />

Holiday Barbie, brunette/green<br />

dress, blonde/red dress. New,<br />

in box $35 ea. 708.479.4206<br />

Jamaican wooden head 13”<br />

tall, bought in Jamaica 1974.<br />

$80 obo. Sherri. 815.955.4882<br />

Karcher, pressure washer 1800<br />

PSI, 13 AMP, 120 V, works<br />

great! $65. Call Tom<br />

815.464.5232<br />

Kellar ladder, 6ft. All aluminum<br />

$20 obo. Steve.<br />

708.403.2525<br />

Kitchen table 46”x29” with 4<br />

chairs, black finish, padded<br />

seats, 1 year old $89.<br />

708.205.4625<br />

Ladies jeweled sweaters, variety<br />

of colors. $5 each. Call<br />

708.403.2473<br />

Large dark, blue suede Winter<br />

coat with inside zipper liner.<br />

Large Sopranos leather Winter<br />

jacket with zipper liner. Both<br />

coats never worn. $70 ea.<br />

708.532.4044<br />

Men’s show size 11W(new)<br />

Sperry Top Siders $35. New<br />

Bolane white walking shoes w/<br />

velcro $45. Call 708.460.4406<br />

Mint condition, never used<br />

Montgomery Ward open arm<br />

stretch stitch sewing machine<br />

$55. Royal portable electric<br />

typewriter $20. OBO<br />

815.464.9425<br />

Paper shredding machine $10.<br />

13 deer tree stand climbing<br />

straps $2 ea. 708.614.8148<br />

Petmate Vari Kennel, small,<br />

24x16x14.5, meets airline<br />

travel requirements $15. Pet<br />

seatbelt tether $5. XL Helpmeup<br />

dog harness, used 1day,<br />

paid $125, $75 OBO.<br />

815.463.9556<br />

Pro volleyball set with all accessories<br />

$50. Awesome condition!<br />

Electric drill & circular<br />

saw, each $20. Awesome condition!<br />

708.601.1947. Won’t<br />

Last!<br />

1 exercise bike, large seat,<br />

great condition $75. Ms. Evelyn<br />

708.623.9992<br />

1997 Lincoln Way 14-0 State<br />

Champions XL sweatshirt.<br />

Never worn. Tag still on. $50<br />

or best offer. Singer sewing<br />

machine, wooden case, portable<br />

70 yrs old, FREE!<br />

708.479.9258<br />

3 lighted Christmas buildings<br />

for under tree, ect. Church,<br />

house & barn $20 for all.<br />

708.532.0177<br />

6 foot wood toboggan for 4,<br />

$30 obo. Call 815.524.7133<br />

7 ft. artificial Xmas tree w/<br />

stand $30. Two sets outisde<br />

lights, still in box, 24 ft each.<br />

$4 ea. 708.532.6778<br />

8” foam mattress, full size,<br />

new, $15. 708.599.6796<br />

Antique 1930 Brunsick Victorla.<br />

Fair condition, works.<br />

$100 firm. 708.349.1956<br />

Battery charger, Diehard, $35<br />

OBO. Frankfort. Call Pete<br />

708.609.8625<br />

Berne size XLS padded work<br />

bib overall (new!) cost $72,<br />

will sell for $45. 708.460.4406<br />

Camillus year stamp 1960 rare<br />

military Vietnam Infantry survival<br />

utility pocket knife $50.<br />

SwissGear 24” expandable unisex<br />

black travel luggage $50.<br />

708.466.9907<br />

Craftsman small deluxe router<br />

table $50. 7” tile cutter machine<br />

$35. 8” Skil drill press<br />

$50. 708.479.0193<br />

Dehydrator $10. car waxer/<br />

buffer $10. Bookcase $15. Propane<br />

grill for tailgating $25.<br />

Popeil pasta machine $25.<br />

Frankfort 815.348.2884<br />

Drapes, 3 sets, Earth tone<br />

color, 6panel, 80in. length w.<br />

rods, VGC $65. 708.822.8119<br />

Electric Auto Lift Recliner<br />

Chair To Standing Position<br />

(Med-Lift). Asking $100<br />

OBO. 708-460-6291<br />

TV antennas, HDTV antenna<br />

w/ amplifier, new in box $30.<br />

Outdoor flat HDTV antenna,<br />

new in box $40. Mohu flat<br />

digital antenna, used $10. Clearcast<br />

digital antenna w/ suction<br />

cups, used $10.<br />

708.822.8119<br />

TV 22” LG $45. Call<br />

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This Week In...<br />

Lockport Township<br />

High School Varsity<br />

Athletics<br />

Wrestling<br />

■Dec. ■ 1 host Bolingbrook, 5<br />

p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 2 at Washington Quad,<br />

8 a.m.<br />

Boys Basketball<br />

■Dec. ■ 1 at Lincoln-Way West,<br />

6:30 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 5 at Plainfield North,<br />

6:30 p.m.<br />

Girls Basketball<br />

Wrestling<br />

Porters take fourth<br />

at Moore/Prettyman<br />

Invitational<br />

Matt Ramos and Anthony<br />

Molton led the way<br />

for the Porters as they<br />

were crowned champions<br />

SOFTBALL<br />

From Page 44<br />

Elly started on the sophomore<br />

team at the beginning<br />

of freshman year, eventually<br />

moving to varsity midway<br />

through the season.<br />

“Both of them are incredible<br />

workers,” Chovanec<br />

said.<br />

Schoolcraft would describe<br />

her best friend as a<br />

vocal leader, while Elly said<br />

she would describe her best<br />

friend as reliable.<br />

Both of these traits will<br />

help them succeed as they<br />

play together at USI next<br />

fall.<br />

“When she’s on the<br />

mound and I’m behind the<br />

plate, we have instincts,”<br />

Schoolcraft said. “We know<br />

what each other is thinking.<br />

It makes it so much<br />

easier because we’ve been<br />

playing for so long so we<br />

■Dec. ■ 2 at Minooka, 2:30<br />

p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 5 at Lincoln-Way West,<br />

6:30 p.m.<br />

Girls Bowling<br />

■Dec. ■ 2 at Palatine Invite, 9<br />

a.m. at Brunswick Zone Deer<br />

Park<br />

■Dec. ■ 5 at Sandburg, 4:30<br />

p.m.<br />

Boys Bowling<br />

■Nov. ■ 30 host Plainfield<br />

South, 4:30 p.m. at Strike &<br />

Spare<br />

■Dec. ■ 2 at Oak Forest Bengal<br />

Invite, 8:30 a.m. at Oak Forest<br />

Bowl<br />

high school highlights<br />

The rest of the week in high school sports<br />

just get each other.”<br />

Once college is over, the<br />

pair will have played together<br />

for 10 years.<br />

“I’m excited to see what<br />

college has in store for<br />

Elly and I,” Schoolcraft<br />

said.<br />

Elly said she is most excited<br />

to be a part of the<br />

Eagle family and Schoolcraft<br />

said it would be fun to<br />

make it far in the postseason,<br />

as the Eagles did last<br />

season.<br />

Head softball coach at<br />

USI Sue Kunkle came to<br />

watch a tournament the pair<br />

were playing in and saw<br />

them work together. She later<br />

recruited them as pitcher/<br />

catcher combo.<br />

“They know each other so<br />

well,” Brenda said. “Crafty<br />

knows when something’s<br />

not working and she helps<br />

Elly fix it. They’re really<br />

fun to watch.”<br />

They both immediately<br />

■Dec. ■ 5 at Lincoln-Way Central,<br />

4:30 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 6 at Yorkville, 4:30<br />

p.m. at Yorkville Bowl<br />

Boys Swimming<br />

■Dec. ■ 1 at Lincoln-Way West<br />

Warrior Pentathalon, 4:45<br />

p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 5 at Lincoln-Way Central,<br />

5 p.m.<br />

Cheerleading<br />

■Dec. ■ 3 at Sandburg, 9 a.m.<br />

Dance<br />

■Dec. ■ 2 at Minooka Invite,<br />

8 a.m.<br />

in the 113- and 120-pound<br />

weight classes, respectively.<br />

Lockport had a number of<br />

wrestlers seeing their first<br />

varsity action at the invite.<br />

Also helping Lockport to its<br />

Top 4 finish in the 28-team<br />

tournament were Baylor<br />

Fernandes, who took second<br />

place at 152; Mikey<br />

Kaminsky, who took third<br />

place at 106; Zach Reese,<br />

who placed fourth at 160;<br />

Malik Daghash, who took<br />

sixth at 170; and Chris Mc-<br />

Murtry, who came in 10th<br />

place at 145.<br />

fell in love with the campus,<br />

coach and teammates when<br />

they visited USI.<br />

“I’m excited to play with<br />

Elly because I know her,”<br />

Schoolcraft said. “It calms<br />

the nerves I guess knowing<br />

someone, going so far<br />

away and having someone<br />

you can trust and know<br />

that’s going to make it easier.”<br />

The duo has one season<br />

left as Porters that will<br />

start at the beginning of<br />

March.<br />

Last season, Lockport<br />

made it to the sectional title<br />

game. This year, they hope<br />

to make it even further.<br />

As for the future of these<br />

best friends, their bond will<br />

only grow in college as<br />

they take on the game that<br />

brought them together in the<br />

first place.<br />

“[My advice is] take every<br />

moment in, because it<br />

goes fast,” Brenda said.<br />

Athlete of the Week<br />

10 Questions<br />

with Alec Buchhaas<br />

Alec Buchhaas is a senior at<br />

Lockport Township and the<br />

anchor and elder statesman<br />

on the boys bowling team.<br />

How do you think the<br />

season has gone for the<br />

team so far?<br />

I think since the beginning,<br />

we’ve got a lot better.<br />

As a whole, everyone is<br />

getting their shot down and<br />

figuring it out. We’ve put up<br />

some good scores the last<br />

couple of weeks.<br />

How did you get involved<br />

in bowling?<br />

When I was in the first<br />

grade, my sister, Devan,<br />

started bowling at Lockport.<br />

She was a freshman<br />

and just decided to go out<br />

for the team. Then she was<br />

a member of the 2009 state<br />

championship team. So I followed<br />

what she was doing<br />

and fell in love with bowling.<br />

My brother, David, was<br />

on the 2013 state champion<br />

team here at Lockport, too.<br />

So, I followed him, too, and<br />

always thought, ‘One day, I<br />

want to be as good as them.’<br />

So do you three get<br />

together to all bowl<br />

against each other<br />

now?<br />

We haven’t had a chance<br />

to all get together in quite<br />

some time. But when we do,<br />

it’s quite competitive. Still,<br />

until I get a state championship,<br />

I can’t put myself<br />

on the same level as them.<br />

They’re still ahead of me.<br />

Have you ever bowled<br />

a 300?<br />

Yes. Once in a game setting,<br />

and I think five times<br />

in practice. The game setting<br />

one was in the summer<br />

of 2015 in a league at Strike<br />

and Spare II. I’ve bowled<br />

some 299 and 298 scores in<br />

high school.<br />

What do you tell people<br />

who say that bowling<br />

isn’t a sport?<br />

I also play basketball, obviously<br />

not for the school,<br />

and just with my friends. Although,<br />

I played it at Homer<br />

Jr. High. But bowling is<br />

harder, especially mentally.<br />

You have a team depending<br />

on your shot, and [at the<br />

tournaments] it’s an all day<br />

event. Plus, there’s different<br />

oil patterns that you have to<br />

adjust to, so there’s a lot of<br />

physical things, too. But it’s<br />

a lot more mental than people<br />

imagine.<br />

During a typical tournament,<br />

how many bowling<br />

balls do you bring?<br />

I have a total of nine bowling<br />

balls, and I bring six to<br />

every tournament. I also<br />

bring six to the dual meets.<br />

I used to have a spare ball<br />

that I used just to pick up<br />

spares, but like a lot of other<br />

bowlers, I taught myself to<br />

use my regular ball to pick<br />

up spares. That’s because<br />

I could need all six of my<br />

balls, depending on the lane<br />

conditions.<br />

What is your favorite<br />

bowling alley?<br />

Strike and Spare II. I grew<br />

up there and actually used<br />

to work there. I love being<br />

there. I’m used to bowling<br />

there. It’s what I grew up<br />

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on, so it’s my favorite.<br />

What have you learned<br />

from Lockport boys<br />

bowling coach Ron<br />

Davis?<br />

I’ve learned a lot in the<br />

four years that he’s taught<br />

me. I just soak up everything<br />

he says. He’s made me from<br />

a good bowler to a better<br />

bowler than I ever thought<br />

was good. He’s just made<br />

me so much better the last<br />

four years.<br />

Do you plan on bowling<br />

in college?<br />

Maybe. Right now, I’m<br />

going back-and-forth between<br />

bowling in college or<br />

getting a job with the union<br />

as a pipefitter.<br />

What is the best thing<br />

about being an athlete<br />

at Lockport?<br />

Definitely the people<br />

that are around the school.<br />

Our principal, Mr. [Dennis]<br />

Hicks, found out I was on<br />

the bowing team. So, now he<br />

always stops me in the hall<br />

and asks, “How’s it going?”<br />

and “How did we do?” Plus,<br />

we have great coaches, like<br />

Mr. Davis, and great things<br />

for recognition of the athletes<br />

of the sports, like our<br />

seasonal award banquets.<br />

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Going Places<br />

Porters softball players, best friends to play college ball together<br />

Jacquelyn Schlabach<br />

Assistant Editor<br />

Going to college can be<br />

a big adjustment. But going<br />

to college with a fellow<br />

softball player and best<br />

friend can certainly make it<br />

easier.<br />

Porters seniors Courtney<br />

Schoolcraft and Elly Hagen<br />

will have that luxury as they<br />

signed to play softball at the<br />

University of Southern Indiana<br />

Nov. 13 at the LTHS<br />

Fall Signing Day.<br />

Schoolcraft has played<br />

the sport since she was 8<br />

years old, and Hagen started<br />

playing when she was 6.<br />

“I love competing on<br />

the field, and I love playing<br />

with my best friend,”<br />

Schoolcraft said.<br />

They began playing softball<br />

together for the Lockport<br />

Pride travel team,<br />

coached by Hagen’s mom,<br />

when they were 12 years<br />

old. The friendship only<br />

blossomed from there.<br />

“They’re total opposites,”<br />

Elly’s mom Brenda Hagen<br />

said. “Elly is so obnoxious<br />

and Courtney is so laid<br />

back. They make the perfect<br />

pair.”<br />

It means a lot to Elly to<br />

have her best friend play<br />

softball with her at USI, she<br />

said.<br />

“It’s given me a lot more<br />

comfort going into the<br />

whole college thing,” Elly<br />

said. “The college experience<br />

is a lot for people and<br />

knowing that I’m going to<br />

have her not just behind<br />

the plate catching, but in<br />

the same dorm room as me,<br />

getting food in the cafeteria<br />

and having someone there<br />

everyday is going to be<br />

awesome.”<br />

Schoolcraft is a catcher<br />

and Elly is a pitcher, making<br />

them a best-friend battery.<br />

“I’m so proud of what<br />

Courtney Schoolcraft fires a throw across the diamond during a game last season.<br />

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Celebrating signing day at LTHS are (left to right) Brenda Hagen, Elly Hagen, Courtney<br />

Schoolcraft and Marie Schoolcraft. Elly and Courtney recently signed to play softball at<br />

University of Southern Indiana. Photos submitted<br />

they’ve been able to accomplish<br />

on the field and in the<br />

classroom,” Porters softball<br />

coach Marissa Chovanec<br />

said. “I’m lucky they came<br />

here as players. They are<br />

going to leave here better<br />

than they came.”<br />

Elly Hagen fires a pitch during a game for the Porters.<br />

Schoolcraft started her<br />

Porters career on the varsity<br />

team freshman year, and Elly Hagen (left) and Courtney Schoolcraft have played<br />

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Celtics top Porters by 10 points in season-opener for both teams<br />

RANDY WHALEN<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

A team is not supposed<br />

to play its best basketball in<br />

the first game of the season.<br />

So, the fact that Providence<br />

and Lockport Township<br />

combined to miss 58<br />

shots, eight free throws and<br />

commit 25 turnovers can<br />

be excused because it was<br />

the season opener for both<br />

teams.<br />

But it was Providence<br />

that pulled away in the second<br />

half and emerged with<br />

a 45-35 victory over the<br />

Porters on Nov. 20 in an<br />

opening round game in<br />

the 22nd Annual WJOL<br />

Thanksgiving Classic at the<br />

University of St. Francis in<br />

Joliet.<br />

“A win is a win, especially<br />

at this time of the season,”<br />

Providence coach Tim<br />

Trendel said. “But I’m not<br />

necessarily looking for wins<br />

here. This tournament is going<br />

to make us better toward<br />

the end of the season. There<br />

are no easy games, and<br />

you really learn about your<br />

team. Some tournaments<br />

are set up for wins; this one<br />

helps you at the end of the<br />

season. You can’t ask for<br />

more. We’ve got the pieces,<br />

and once we put them together,<br />

we’re going to be<br />

better.”<br />

Both Lockport and Providence<br />

got a look at how<br />

their teams were going to<br />

be as they played a slew of<br />

players. Providence played<br />

13 guys, with eight of them<br />

scoring. A dozen players<br />

participated for the Porters,<br />

who also had eight players<br />

score.<br />

Adam Taylor led the way<br />

with 11 points, and fellow<br />

junior guard Matt DiNardi<br />

added nine points and three<br />

assists for the Celtics (1-<br />

0). Seniors Ethan Petric (5<br />

rebounds) in the post and<br />

Scott Slocum (4 assists, 4<br />

rebounds) each added six<br />

points, and senior forward<br />

Brian Castelli came off the<br />

bench to register a gamehigh<br />

seven rebounds for<br />

Providence.<br />

“Matt DiNardi came out<br />

in the second half and gave<br />

us a great boost,” Trendel<br />

said. “He’s our emotional<br />

and vocal leader.”<br />

Senior forward Deondre<br />

Cooper led Lockport with<br />

a game-high 13 points. Junior<br />

guards Emmanuel Allen<br />

and Matt Hatzopoulos<br />

— who transferred in from<br />

Providence — each added<br />

six points. Senior guard<br />

Jake Karli led the Porters in<br />

rebounding with five, while<br />

sophomore guard Tommy<br />

Ferriter came off the bench<br />

to play 20 minutes and register<br />

a team-high four assists.<br />

The Porters (0-1) received<br />

a blow when starting<br />

post player Zach Pytlewski<br />

(2 points, 3 rebounds) went<br />

out with an ankle injury<br />

just over a minute into the<br />

second half. He didn’t return,<br />

but he is expected to<br />

be OK, although his status<br />

for the rest of the tournament<br />

was unknown after the<br />

game.<br />

“We are really inexperienced,<br />

and I knew there<br />

were going to be some errors,<br />

both mentally and<br />

physically,” Lockport coach<br />

Brett Hespell said. “Playing<br />

as a group in your first<br />

varsity game can be an eyeopening<br />

experience. We<br />

have a lot of new guys who<br />

have to learn to play at the<br />

appropriate speed.<br />

“We had some good looks<br />

around the basket, but we<br />

missed too many easy shots,<br />

too many layups. We have to<br />

learn how to finish around<br />

the basket. That will come<br />

the more we play, but we<br />

have to find a way to score.”<br />

Neither team scored<br />

much in the first half, and<br />

Lockport never led the<br />

whole game. Taylor hit a<br />

3-pointer 21 seconds into<br />

the game, and the Celtics<br />

led the whole first quarter,<br />

which ended with the score<br />

7-5. The Porters tied it three<br />

times in the second quarter,<br />

the last time at 11-11 with<br />

5:10 to play in the first half<br />

on a steal and layup by Allen.<br />

But Taylor hit a 3-pointer<br />

two minutes later, as Providence<br />

scored the next five<br />

points to take the lead for<br />

good. Ahead 19-18 at halftime,<br />

four different Celtics<br />

scored in an 11-2 burst for a<br />

30-20 lead midway through<br />

the third quarter. Lockport<br />

crept within 33-27 after<br />

three quarters and closed<br />

within five points twice in<br />

the opening moments of the<br />

fourth quarter. The last time<br />

was 35-30 with 6:14 left in<br />

the third quarter.<br />

The Celtics, however,<br />

pulled away to hold on for<br />

the win. DeNardi scored<br />

their final six points in the<br />

last 2:23 of the game.<br />

“One thing we did well is<br />

that everyone focused, and<br />

we shared the ball well,”<br />

Trendel said. ”This is going<br />

to get us ready, and we kept<br />

our poise down the stretch,<br />

That’s something to build<br />

on.”<br />

The Porters completed<br />

pool play with a 54-48<br />

overtime loss to Plainfield<br />

Central Nov. 22, a 46-38<br />

loss to Lemont Friday, Nov.<br />

24, and a 55-29 victory over<br />

Lincoln-Way West on Saturday,<br />

Nov. 25, in the seventh-place<br />

game.<br />

This week, Providence<br />

hosts DePaul Prep at 7 p.m.<br />

Lockport guard Jake Karli hoists a shot Nov. 20 during the 22nd annual WJOL<br />

Thanksgiving Classic at University of St. Francis in Joliet. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd<br />

Century Media<br />

Lockport guard Matt Hatzopoulos protects the ball from Providence guard Scott Slocum.<br />

on Friday, Dec. 1. The Celtics<br />

also are in action this Sunday,<br />

Dec. 3 with a 1:30 p.m.<br />

matchup against Forman at<br />

the Ridgewood High School<br />

Shootout in Norridge.<br />

Lockport resumed play<br />

this Friday, Dec. 1 with a<br />

SouthWest Suburban Conference<br />

crossover game at<br />

scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at<br />

Lincoln-Way West.


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Porters boys bowling topples Andrew by 260 pins<br />

LTHS has four<br />

bowlers shoot over<br />

400 for two-game<br />

scores<br />

Randy Whalen<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

There will be a story to<br />

tell at the 2020-2021 Lockport<br />

Township winter sports<br />

banquet.<br />

That will be of the first<br />

ball thrown by freshman Jim<br />

Kontos last week in his first<br />

boys bowling varsity start.<br />

A gutter ball.<br />

“If I’m still coach here in<br />

three years, I will tell that<br />

story at the winter awards<br />

banquet,” Lockport coach<br />

Ron Davis said. “His first<br />

ball was a gutter ball, and<br />

he picked his game up from<br />

there. He has the ability to<br />

strike. He had four open<br />

frames on the day and still<br />

did very well.”<br />

Kontos sure did, registering<br />

a two-game total of 435<br />

(213, 222) and being one of<br />

four Porters with a 400 or<br />

better score as they toppled<br />

Andrew 2,064-1,804 in a<br />

SouthWest Suburban Conference<br />

dual meet on Nov.<br />

21 at Strike and Spare II in<br />

Lockport.<br />

Senior Alec Buchhaas<br />

bowled an entirely clean two<br />

games and led the way with<br />

a 453 series (238, 215), as<br />

Lockport (4-2, 3-1) remained<br />

among the conference leaders<br />

in the regular season.<br />

“He did very well for his<br />

first varsity match,” Buchhaas<br />

said of Kontos. “We<br />

have a lot of young guys,<br />

and we’re doing well so far.<br />

We’ve become a team, and<br />

we try for that balance.”<br />

A three-year starter who<br />

was brought up to varsity<br />

as a freshman, Buchhaas is<br />

glad to be the seasoned veteran<br />

on this season’s squad.<br />

He polished off the opening<br />

game with six-straight<br />

strikes and opened the second<br />

game with three more.<br />

Of his spares, which he<br />

picked all of them up, Buchhaas<br />

had to convert one pin<br />

on seven occasions, and a<br />

pair of pins on two others.<br />

“I’m glad to take the<br />

leadership spot; I’ve been<br />

waiting for that,” Buchhaas<br />

said. “Everyone just hopes<br />

to keep [the good season]<br />

up. We’ve been successful,<br />

and going to state is the goal<br />

every year. We have another<br />

really good group.”<br />

Junior Ian Ditter with a<br />

415 series (194, 221), senior<br />

Mitch Gajda with a 400 series<br />

(225, 175) that included<br />

a turkey two days before<br />

Thanksgiving to polish off<br />

the opening game and junior<br />

Evan Pleshar with a 361 series<br />

(173, 188) rounded out<br />

the Porters’ scores.<br />

“It is good to have Alec<br />

as a seasoned anchor man,”<br />

Davis said of Buchhaas. “We<br />

placed sixth out of 44 teams<br />

at the Plainfield North Invite<br />

[on Nov. 18], and that’s not<br />

bad at all. We’re figuring out<br />

where the chips are going to<br />

fall. But I’ve been impressed<br />

with what we’ve got so far.”<br />

The state tournament is<br />

just over a month away.<br />

Lockport has made it to the<br />

state finals the past five seasons,<br />

including winning the<br />

state title in 2013, and the<br />

team hopes to qualify again.<br />

The Thunderbolts (3-4,<br />

0-3) saw a seven-season<br />

state qualifying streak end<br />

last season. That stretch included<br />

a state championship<br />

(2012) and a second-place<br />

finish (2014). Against the<br />

Porters, Andrew was led<br />

by junior Trent Smith with<br />

a 379 total (184, 195), who<br />

had a trio of strikes to open<br />

the second game and fired a<br />

final strike to end it.<br />

Lockport’s Evan Pleshar throws a practice ball prior to a match against Andrew Nov. 21 at Strike & Spare II in Lockport.<br />

Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media<br />

Junior Rich Payton followed<br />

with a 374 (195, 179),<br />

Louis Kerfman had a 364<br />

(202, 162), fellow senior<br />

Ethan Kosche shot a 345<br />

(167, 178) and junior Jeff<br />

Serafini with a 342 (172,<br />

170) rounded out the T-Bolt<br />

scores.<br />

“We just don’t have the<br />

depth,” Andrew coach Mark<br />

Lobes said of this season’s<br />

squad. “We only have two<br />

seniors in this group. Two<br />

years from now, we should<br />

have some freshmen that are<br />

phenomenal.<br />

“But we still have time to<br />

prepare this group for January.<br />

Our goal is to get the<br />

team out of the regional, get<br />

to the sectional and see what<br />

happens.”<br />

The Porters closed last<br />

week by participating at<br />

the Plainfield South Invite<br />

on Friday, Nov. 24 at Town<br />

and Country Lanes in Joliet.<br />

The Porters come together as a team before the match against Andrew.<br />

There they placed seventh<br />

overall. Buchhaas (1,269)<br />

placed sixth individually,<br />

and senior Keith Pintoy<br />

(1,204) was 21st overall.<br />

This week was slated to<br />

bring a SWSC Blue matchup<br />

against Bolingbrook on<br />

Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Brunswick<br />

Zone in Woodridge.<br />

This Thursday, Nov. 30 at<br />

4:30 p.m. is a home nonconference<br />

dual meet against<br />

Plainfield South at Strike and<br />

Spare II. This Saturday, Dec.<br />

2 at 8:30 a.m., Lockport travels<br />

to the Oak Forest Bengal<br />

Invite at Oak Forest Bowl.


lockportlegend.com SPORTS<br />

the Lockport Legend | November 30, 2017 | 47<br />

fastbreak<br />

Girls Basketball<br />

Lockport beats Richards to run record to 3-0<br />

Adam Jomant/22nd Century<br />

Media<br />

1st and 3<br />

Lockport boys<br />

basketball comes<br />

up short against<br />

Providence<br />

1. First game of<br />

campaign<br />

The Celtics boys<br />

basketball team<br />

beat Lockport 45-<br />

35 on Nov. 20 in<br />

an opening round<br />

game in the WJOL<br />

Thanksgiving Classic.<br />

It was the season<br />

opener for both<br />

teams.<br />

2. Leading scorers for<br />

each team<br />

Adam Taylor led the<br />

way with 11 points<br />

for the Celtics,<br />

and senior Porters<br />

forward Deondre<br />

Cooper had a gamehigh<br />

13 points.<br />

3. Plenty of chances<br />

to play<br />

Both teams used a<br />

number of players<br />

in the first game. A<br />

dozen players saw<br />

time on the court<br />

for the Porters, and<br />

Lockport also had<br />

eight individuals<br />

score.<br />

Team cuts down its<br />

turnovers in home<br />

victory<br />

Randy Whalen<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Balance beat boom.<br />

The Lockport Township<br />

girls basketball team continued<br />

its nice start to the season<br />

last week by using another<br />

balanced scoring attack to<br />

hold off Richards 50-46 in an<br />

early season battle of unbeaten<br />

teams in a matinee special<br />

Nov. 22 at Lockport.<br />

Taylor Hopkins had 13<br />

points, Taylor Shingler<br />

scored 10 and Destiny Davis<br />

added nine points. But the<br />

all-senior Lockport trio’s 32<br />

combined points was just one<br />

more than Bulldog Halle Idowu’s<br />

31 points. The 5-foot-<br />

10 sophomore swing player<br />

scored 20 points in the fourth<br />

quarter alone, but it wasn’t<br />

enough, as the Porters (3-0)<br />

held on to win.<br />

“She’s a great ballplayer,<br />

and they can score,” Lockport<br />

coach Dan Kelly said of<br />

Idowu and Richards. “But we<br />

worked a ton on being organized.<br />

We knew we had to cut<br />

down on our turnovers [34 in<br />

the previous game, a 47-41<br />

win against Downers Grove<br />

North]. Our goal was 20, and<br />

we had 18, We’d still like to<br />

get it down to 10 to 15 per<br />

game.”<br />

The Porters did have some<br />

turnovers down the stretch<br />

“Everyone can contribute. The<br />

other team isn’t able to focus on<br />

one player. We don’t get as tired<br />

because we can all trust each other,<br />

including the players off the<br />

bench.”<br />

Taylor Shingler — Lockport girls basketball player,<br />

on her team’s depth<br />

but were able to hold on.<br />

They led 38-24 after three<br />

quarters, only to see that lead<br />

cut to 42-36 with 4:19 to<br />

play in the game. But things<br />

looked to be in good hands<br />

when Shingler found junior<br />

forward Cailey Schlink on<br />

a nice pass underneath for<br />

layup and a 48-38 lead with<br />

1:12 to play.<br />

“Our coach says keep the<br />

ball moving,” Shingler said.<br />

“Everyone can contribute.<br />

The other team isn’t able to<br />

focus on one player. We don’t<br />

get as tired because we can<br />

all trust each other, including<br />

the players off the bench.”<br />

The one player on the other<br />

team had other ideas, however,<br />

as Idowu nailed a 3-pointer<br />

and followed that with<br />

a steal and layup. She was<br />

fouled on the play but missed<br />

the free throw with 46.2 seconds<br />

remaining, leaving the<br />

score at 48-43.<br />

Hopkins scored a layup<br />

with 32 seconds left to restore<br />

the advantage to seven.<br />

Idowu, who scored all her<br />

team’s points in the fourth<br />

quarter except for a rebound<br />

basket by senior guard Christine<br />

Philemy, answered with<br />

a 26-foot 3-pointer from the<br />

left wing with just over 16<br />

seconds remaining. Following<br />

a timeout, the Porters<br />

were able to run 10 seconds<br />

off the clock. Although they<br />

missed a free throw at the sixsecond<br />

mark, it was too late,<br />

as Richards miss fired a final<br />

shot at the buzzer.<br />

Lockport had nine different<br />

players score, including<br />

sophomore center Jenna Cotter<br />

with six points.<br />

“We have a lot of kids that<br />

can play,” Kelly said. “We<br />

have a lot of players that contribute<br />

without scoring.”<br />

Hopkins scored five points<br />

in the first quarter, which<br />

Destiny Davis scored nine points for the Porters in the<br />

team’s win over Richards on Nov. 22 in Lockport.<br />

22nd Century Media File Photo<br />

ended in a 13-13 tie. The<br />

Porters pulled out to a 22-<br />

18 halftime lead, as Shingler<br />

scored six in the opening half.<br />

With Lockport ahead 29-24<br />

midway through the third<br />

quarter, Shingler had four<br />

straight points, and junior<br />

guard Payton Grcevic capped<br />

a 9-0 burst with a 3-pointer,<br />

as the Porters opened up the<br />

14-point lead.<br />

Shingler, a softball standout<br />

and center fielder for the<br />

Porters this past spring, will<br />

attend Maryville University<br />

in St. Louis for softball next<br />

fall. But she’s certainly enjoying<br />

another season of basketball<br />

this winter.<br />

“It’s fun,” Shingler said of<br />

the season so far. “We have<br />

a lot of young girls, and it’s<br />

fun to mix with them. We’ve<br />

just all come together to help<br />

the team. I just like how well<br />

we all play with each other.<br />

We’re all friends, and we<br />

pick each other up on and off<br />

the court.”<br />

Long before any of the current<br />

players were born, Lockport<br />

actually played Richards<br />

in the 1986 Class AA state<br />

quarterfinals. There, Richards<br />

rallied in the second half<br />

for a 47-46 victory. The Bulldogs<br />

went on to finish fourth<br />

in the state.<br />

The Porters resumed play<br />

this week with a pair of nonconference<br />

road games, first<br />

on Monday, Nov. 27, at Joliet<br />

West, and then on Saturday,<br />

Dec. 2, at 2:30 p.m. at Minooka.<br />

A good local test for<br />

Lockport will be on Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 5 with a 6:30 p.m. game<br />

against Lincoln-Way West in<br />

New Lenox.<br />

LISTEN UP<br />

“We had some good looks around the basket, but we missed<br />

too many easy shots, too many layups. We have to learn how<br />

to finish around the basket. That will come the more we play,<br />

but we have to find a way to score.”<br />

Brett Hespell — Lockport boys basketball coach, after his team’s defeat to<br />

the Celtics in the opener<br />

Tune In<br />

Boys Basketball<br />

Wrangling with Warriors — 6:30 p.m. Friday,<br />

Dec. 1, at Lincoln-Way West<br />

• The Lockport boys basketball team travels<br />

to New Lenox for its first true road game of<br />

the season.<br />

Index<br />

42 - This Week In<br />

42 - Athlete of the Week<br />

FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor<br />

Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.


lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | November 30, 2017<br />

Lockport boys bowling team<br />

notches early-season victory over<br />

conference foe, Page 46<br />

Tourney time<br />

Lockport does battle<br />

with Providence in WJOL<br />

Thanksgiving Classic, Page 45<br />

Lockport’s Mitchell Gajda throws a practice<br />

ball prior to a match against Andrew Nov. 21<br />

at Strike and Spare II in Lockport.<br />

Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media<br />

Dynamic duo<br />

Pitcher and catcher from<br />

LTHS softball to stay together<br />

in college, Page 44

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