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Cheers to another year 

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SATURDAY 

Breakfast with Santa 

8:30-10 a.m. Dec. 2, Prairie 

Bluff Golf Club Banquet 

Room, 19433 Renwick 

Road, Lockport. Families 

are invited to a holiday 

breakfast with Santa. Registration 

is required. Children 

2-11 years old are $13, 

children and adults 12 years 

and older are $18. For more 

information, visit lockport 

park.org. 

Brunch with Santa and 

Friends 

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 

2, Prairie Bluff Public Golf 

Club Banquet Room, 19433 

Renwick Road, Lockport. 

Families are invited to dine 

on a brunch buffet while 

visiting with Santa. Crafts 

will be available. Registration 

is required. Children 

2-11 years old are $18 and 

children and adults 12 and 

older are $25. For more 

information, visit lockportpark.org. 

Midwest SOARRING 

Foundation Open House 

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 2 and 

Dec. 16, Native American 

Cultural Center, 133 W. 13th 

St., Lockport. Meet Midwest 

SOARRING members 

and learn about their work, 

view displays of Native 

American cultural objects 

and see the photo exhibition 

on “The Repatriation 

of Iron Tail’s Possessions, 

the Face on the Indian Head 

Nickel.” Attendees can also 

browse through a selection 

of unique, handmade 

Native-themed gift ideas. 

Enjoy a warm coffee or hot 

chocolate as well. For more 

information, visit www.mid 

westsoarring.org. 

SUNDAY 

Breakfast with Santa 

9 a.m.-noon Dec. 3, 

Homer Jr. Higher School 

cafeteria, 15711 S. Bell 

Road, Homer Glen. Enjoy 

a delicious breakfast with 

santa that includes sausage, 

eggs, pancakes, fruit, and 

beverages. Tickets are $7 

in advance for adults and 

$8 at the door. Seniors and 

children ages 4-12 are $6 

in advance and $7 at the 

door. Children age 3 and 

under are free. Tickets can 

be purchased at Our Mother 

of Good Counsel Parish office, 

16043 S. Bell Road. 

For more information, call 

(708) 301-6246. 

Santa Delivers for Bags of 

Hope Vendor Fair 

11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 3, 

Embers Tap House, 933 S. 

State St. Lockport. Enjoy a 

day with family and friends 

while supporting a local 

charity providing food to 

students in Joliet, Lockport 

and Plainfield communities. 

There will be food, drinks, 

raffles and a visit from Santa. 

Non-perishable food and 

monetary donations will be 

accepted for Bags of Hope. 

For more information, visit 

http://boh2016.org. 

TUESDAY 

Holiday Luncheon 

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

Dec. 5, Public Landing 

Restaurant 200 W. 8th St. 

Lockport. The Homer Glen 

Area Chamber of Commerce 

and the Lockport 

Chamber of Commerce 

are hosting the luncheon. 

Tickets are $25 per person 

for members and $30 for 

non-members. Guests can 

enjoy a meal while listening 

to the Lockport Township 

High School Madrigal 

Choir. RSVP online by Dec. 

1 at www.lockportchamber. 

com or www.homercham 

ber.com. 

Lockport Holiday Open 

House 

5-8 p.m. Dec. 5, White 

Oak Library, 121 E. 8th St., 

Lockport. Attend the holiday 

open house for crafts, refreshments, 

music and a visit 

with Santa and Mrs. Claus. 


(815) 552-4250. 

Lockport Township High 

School Holiday Concert 

7 p.m. Dec. 5, LTHS East 

Campus auditorium 1323 

E. 7th St., Lockport. The 

freshman band and symphonic 

band will perform 

their holiday concert. There 

is no cost to attend. For 

more information, contact 

Brian Covey at bcovey@ 

lths.org. 

UPCOMING 


School Holiday Concert 

7 p.m. Dec. 7, LTHS East 

Campus auditorium 1323 

E. 7th St., Lockport. The 

concert band and wind symphony 

will perform their 

holiday concert. There is 

no cost to attend. For more 

information, contact Brian 

Covey at bcovey@lths.org. 

5K Jingle Bell Walk-A-Thon 

10 a.m.- Noon Saturday, 

Dec. 9, Challenge Fitness 

Walking Trail, 1119 S. Lawrence 

Ave. Lockport. This 

5K is a fundraiser for those 

affected by Hurricane Maria. 

Donations are going to 

the Convoy of Hope organization 

and can be given 

at fundraise.convoyofhope. 

org/fundraiser/1182063. 

Participants are asked to 

dress in red, green, white 

or other Christmas attire. 

Registration is free at tinyurl.com/jinglebellwalk. 

For more information contact 

Tasha Pitchford at 

(815) 573-4461 or kzmommy365@gmail.com. 

Craft Show/Vendor Fair 

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

Dec. 9, Lockport Women of 

the Moose #575 118 E. 10th 

St. Lockport. Get a head 

start on your holiday shopping 

and browse a great 

selection of gifts and decorations. 

A homemade lunch 

will be avaialble for purchase 

as well as homemade 

baked goods. For more information, 

call (815) 838- 

3944. 

22nd Annual Swedish 

Christmas Breakfast and 

Lucia Pageant 

10 a.m. Saturday Dec. 

9, Hope Covenant Church, 

14401 W. Avenue, Orland 

Park. Natalie Lif, a senior 

at Lockport Township High 

School, has been chosen as 

Lucia Queen for this year’s 

pageant. There will also be 

Swedish foods served such 

as cardamom coffee cafe, 

sweet rye, and much more. 

Tickets are $15. To purchase 

tickets and for more infomration, 

contact Heather Joh 

nson at (708) 229-2396. 

VFW Post 5788 Pictures 

with Santa 

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

Dec. 9, Lockport VFW, 

1026 E. 9th St, Lockport. 

Families, kids and even pets 

are welcome to take pictures 

with Santa. For $6 guests 

can get a 4x6 photo and 

emailed photo. Hot chocolate, 

hot cider and cookies 

will be available. Proceeds 

from the event will benefit 

the girls and boys of Venture 

Crew. For more information, 

contact Brandon Sadowski 

or Sharyl Sadowski at (773) 

339-6309 or starfyre1@sbc 

global.net. 

Pancake Breakfast with 

Santa 

8-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 

10, American Legion Post 

18, 15052 Archer Ave. 

Lockport. The Lockport 

Cub Scout Pack 61 is hosting 

their annual Pancake 

Breakfast with Santa. Advance 

tickets are $6 per person 

and $7 at the door. For 


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Holiday Pancake Breakfast 

8-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 

10, VFW Post 5788, 1026 E. 

9th St, Lockport. Boy Scout 

Troop 50 is hosting their annual 

fundraiser. Take photos 

with Santa, purchase baked 

goods, enjoy raffle baskets 

and crafts for kids. Tickets 

are $7 at the door. Children 

under 4 are free. For more 

information, call (815) 838- 

2651. 

ONGOING 

Santa Claus is Coming to 

Town 

Saturday, Dec. 9; Friday- 

Saturday, Dec. 15-16. The 

Lockport Park District is 

offering special opportunity 

for residents to schedule a 

meet-and-greet at home with 

Santa Claus. Twenty-minute 

home visits can accommodate 

up to 10 children. For 

more information, visit lock 

portpark.org or call (815) 

838-1183 ext. 208. 

Vintage Hats, Will County in 

War exhibits 

Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays 

through Sundays, Will 

County Historical Museum 

and Research Center, 803 S. 

State St., Lockport. A new 

exhibit “Vintage Hats” is 

on display as well as a 19th 

century Doctor’s Office, 

“Will County in War” and 

early textiles. Open to the 

public; group tours available 

by reservation. For more information 

or tours call (815) 

838-5080 or visit www.will 

cohistory.org 

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Christmas in the Square kicks off holidays in Lockport 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

Pictures with Santa Claus, 

holiday games, train rides 

and wood carving demonstrations 

are just a few 

of the activities that drew 

people from Lockport and 

beyond to the annual Christmas 

in the Square event on 

Saturday, Nov. 25. 

The Festival of Trees, 

on display inside the Gladys 

Fox Museum, and the 

Chamber of Commerce’s 

Passport to Christmas in the 

Square program provided 

even more free fun for all in 

attendance. 

Sunny skies and warm 

weather encouraged many 

to stay throughout the afternoon’s 

events — sponsored 

by the City of Lockport, 

Lockport Township 

Park District, and Lockport 

Township Government — 

until the grand finale tree 

lighting illuminated the 

grounds of City Hall with 

thousands of brightly-colored 

twinkling lights. 

“It’s the same fun concept 

every year, and we continue 

to try to make it bigger and 

better,” said Sarah Aspel, 

recreation supervisor for the 

park district. “The big ornament 

is a new feature in the 

Christmas tree lighting, and 

also new this year, Ozinga 

brought out their cement 

Ready Mix Truck to do a 

touch-a-truck exhibit for the 

kids.” 

The Austin Family of 

Plainfield – mom Stephanie, 

dad Will, Savannah 

(9), and Bennett (6) – come 

Please see HOLIDAY, 4 

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

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Police Reports 

Lockport woman cited in Nov. 2 fatal crash 

Enriqueta Smith, 26, of 

2118 Arthur Ave. in Lockport, 

was charged by the Will 

County Sheriff’s Office with 

failure to reduce speed to 

avoid an accident Nov. 2 after 

the vehicle she was driving 

struck the corner of Bethlehem 

Apostolic Church on the 

800 block of Princeton Avenue. 

Passenger Ashley May 

Miller, 21, of Romeoville, 

was later pronounced dead 

at Silver Cross Hospital from 

injuries she sustained in the 

crash, and Smith was treated 

for a fractured leg and other 

minor injuries, according to 

police. 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

Oct. 31 

• Eric Milton Pinnick, 58, 

of 122 Riverview Ave. in 

Lockport, was charged with 

resisting a police officer on 

the 100 block of Riverview 

Avenue. Deputies activated 

their emergency lights after 

seeing Pinnick riding a bicycle 

in the middle of Barry 

Avenue, and Pinnick rode 

into the backyard of a residence 

and fled on foot, police 

said. Deputies stopped 

Pinnick and he continued to 

resist as deputies attempted 

to gain control of him, according 

to the police. 

Nov. 12 

• Kameron Tucker, 21, of 

423 Oak Ave. in Lockport, 

was charged with obstructing 

identification on the 

400 block of W. Oak Avenue. 

• Bing Kates, 24, of 22442 

Lawndale Ave. in Richton 

Park, was charged with disobeying 

a stop sign, driving 

with a suspended driver’s 

license and operating an uninsured 

motor vehicle in the 

area of S. Gougar Road and 

Golfview Drive. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lockport 

Legend’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

Will County Sheriff’s Office or 

Lockport Police Department’s 

website or releases issued 

by the department and other 

agencies. Individuals named 

in these reports are considered 

innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law. 

HOLIDAY 

From Page 3 

out to Lockport’s Christmas 

event every year for 

many reasons, but for them 

the biggest draw is the live 

reindeer from Summerfield 

Zoo. 

“We come here from 

Plainfield – instead of seeing 

our own tree festival 

– because the crowds 

are a little bit better and 

more festive, it’s easier to 

park and they have reindeer,” 

Stephanie Austin 

said. “We definitely wanted 

to see the reindeer.” 

Bringing their daughter 

Zoe to meet Santa Claus 

was the top priority for 

Lockport residents Jodi and 

Joe Zalewski as she wanted 

to ask Jolly Old St. Nick to 

bring her a Hatchimal and a 

TV for her room for Christmas 

this year. Jodi Zalewski 

explained, “This is our 

fourth year coming out to 

this event, so it’s become a 

tradition for us.” 

City of Lockport staff 

member Jodi Herman enjoys 

seeing residents attend 

and enjoy Christmas in the 

Square each year. 

“It’s a fun and free family 

event that kicks off the 

holidays,” she said. “We recently 

– within the last few 

years – have partnered with 

the chamber for the shop local 

program too so it brings 

people into the stores in 

Downtown Lockport.” 

It’s no coincidence 

Christmas in the Square 

coincided with Small Business 

Saturday as organizers 

hoped attendees would 

stop by local businesses to 

start their shopping while 

supporting independentlyowned 

stores. Twelve Lockport 

businesses participated 

in the Passport to Christmas 

in the Square program offering 

event-goers even 

more holiday cheer along 

with the opportunity to win 

a PS4 game console. 

Cari Potter of PotterCo 

Real Estate — who also 

serves as secretary on the 

Chamber of Commerce 

board — explained, “We 

gave businesses the opportunity 

to host a craft or 

a snack today in order to 

have their business added to 

the passport. The children 

stopped by each location 

to participate in the activity 

and get their passports 

stamped. In the end, we’re 

offering a PS4 as a raffle, so 

when they bring their passport 

back they are entered 

into that drawing.” 

The PS4 raffle took place 

right before the tree-lighting 

ceremony in the heart of 

Christmas in the Square. 

Families can look forward 

to many more opportunities 

to soak in the holiday cheer 

right here in Lockport. 

“Next weekend the park 

district is hosting the Santa 

breakfast and Santa brunch 

up at Prairie Bluff so families 

can register for that before 

it comes up on Dec. 2,” 

Aspel said. 

As the 2017 edition of 

Christmas in the Square 

came to an end, Herman 

and Aspel had one final 

message for attendees, saying, 

“Happy holidays from 

all of us.” 

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Lockport Police Department gives turkeys instead of tickets 

Tuffy Tire & Auto 

Service donates 

turkeys for unique 

holiday partnership 


Assistant Editor 

Getting a ticket during 

the holidays can really put a 

damper on the spirit of the 

season. 

Ticket or Turkey, a partnership 

with the Lockport 

Police Department and local 

business Tuffy Tire & 

Auto Service, changed the 

demeanor of a traffic stop 

Nov. 21 when drivers received 

a turkey and a warning 

instead of a ticket. The 

officers stopped drivers 

with minor traffic violations 

including speeding, having 

no lights on and using a 

cellphone while driving. 

A young man who was 

stopped for a traffic violation 

said his children would 

be so excited to see what he 

brought home. A Lockport 

couple was on their way to 

Walmart to purchase their 

Thanksgiving meal when 

they were stopped. Another 

man said he would not 

have been able to afford a 

Thanksgiving meal this year 

had it not been for the turkey 

he received during the 

traffic stop. 

A turkey was all it took to 

brighten the day of 25 drivers 

in Lockport. 

Susan Fiedler, owner of 

Tuffy’s, approached the 

police department with the 

idea for Ticket or Turkey 

when the police department 

in her hometown of Sugar 

Grove did the same thing 

the week before. 

“There’s so much negativity 

out there about the 

police, and I thought what 

a great way to build a community 

relation between the 

police and the residents, because 

not only the people 

Three police cruisers were stocked with turkeys to give out 

instead of tickets. 

that get a turkey, but everyone 

that hears about it will 

just get a good feeling about 

[the] Lockport Police Department,” 

Fiedler said. 

Five Lockport officers 

participated in bringing 

awareness to safe driving 

by giving drivers a warning 

instead of a ticket- and 

of course a frozen turkey. 

Officers Vincent Vitacco, 

Tom Pakula, Jaren Szmergalski, 

Sergeant Brian 

Phelan and Chaplain Steve 

Bednarcik patrolled the 

Lockport area. 

“[Ticket or Turkey] is 

important because it raises 

awareness to safe driving 

and also gives back to 

the community on behalf 

of Susan and her business 

Tuffy’s,” Vitacco said. “It 

closes any gap between the 

police and community. It’s 

nice that Susan can help 

bridge that gap.” 

Chief Terry Lemming 

said this is a great way to 

engage members of the 

community. 

“This is another great 

way for the public to know 

that we have a sense of humor, 

and we’re just like the 

citizens of Lockport, but 

sometimes that’s not the 

image people have in their 

mind,” Lemming said. 

Fiedler also thought 

Ticket or Turkey would be 

a great opportunity to give 

someone who would have 

otherwise gotten a ticket, a 

turkey a couple days before 

Thanksgiving. 

“Sometimes it kind of 

gets old giving out tickets, 

and it’s nice to see people’s 

reaction and appreciation 

when they get that warning,” 

Vitacco said. 

Before heading off for the 

morning of turkey giving, 

all police officers said they 

were most excited to see the 

reactions of people when 

handing them a turkey. 

Some drivers laughed, 

others were in shock and a 

couple shed tears because 

of their appreciation for the 

gesture. 

“Giving the turkey to 

drivers can’t be bad, any 

time of the day or year,” 

Lemming said. 

Lemming said he would 

like to continue Ticket or 

Turkey for next year. 

“I think it’s unique and 

nothing but good,” Lemming 

said. 

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

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

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

Century Media 

Lockport Police Officer Tom Pakula (left) and Chaplain Steve Bednarcik (middle) watch 

Homer Glen resident Michael Antoszek’s reaction after being given a turkey instead of a 

ticket.

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Local organizations show off decorating skills at Festival of Trees 

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

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

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a Good Book and Everyone at Reed 

School Reads Day. 

Throughout the week, students had 

an opportunity to visit the Book Fair 

as did parents during Family Literacy 

Night and Parent Teacher Conferences. 

On Nov. 16, staff hosted their 

annual Family Literacy Night. 

With a variety of stations to 

choose from, students, their parents, 

and siblings spent the night 

competing in Battle of the Books, 

taking photos in the photo corner, 

creating crafts, playing Book Bingo, 

searching the building for Scavenger 

Hunt clues, and taking part in 

a Book Walk. 

With more than 100 families 

having attended the event, Reed 

School’s Family Literacy Night 

Committee is eager to begin planning 

for next year. 

Sean Reilly Jr. gets into the Wild West theme Nov. 13 

at Reed School’s Family Literacy Night. 

Students (left to right) Annabelle, Leah, Sidney, and 

Reese Corrigan show off prizes they won at Family 

Literacy Night. 

Students 

Gabriel 

Kacirek (left) 

and Nicholas 

Pietrzycki 

(front right) 

participate 

in an activity 

Nov. 13 

at Reed 

School’s 

Family 

Literacy 

Night event 

along with 

Christopher 

Pietrzycki. 

Photos submitted 

Several events for 

adults coming to 


Park District 

Staff Report 

The Lockport Township Park 

District is to offer Young Timers 

Club, Adult Spanish and Adult 

Tap Class in the coming weeks. 

Young Timers Club is open 

to all seniors ages 50 and older, 

and is to be held Jan. 16 from 

noon-2 p.m. Attendees will be 

welcome to a buffet followed 

by Bingo and socialization. 

Participants are to use their own 

money to play Bingo. The prices 

for Bingo are $.05 per card 

per game and $.10 per card for 

coverall. The fee to register for 

the club is $8 if pre-registering 

and $12 if paying at the door. 

Adults ages 55 and older can 

also participate in the Adult 

Spanish Class that is to be held 

on Wednesdays from Jan. 17- 

Feb. 21 at the Gladys Fox Museum, 

231 E. 9th St. in Lockport. 

Classes are to run from 12:30- 

3 p.m. Attendees are to learn 

Spanish conversation, grammar 

and phonetics in a relaxed environment. 

Fees are $85 for residents 

and $90 for nonresidents. 

For more information about 

Young Timers Club or Adult 

Spanish, visit www.lockport 

park.org or call (815) 838-3621 

ext. 0. 

Ms. Priscilla’s School of 

Adult Tap is also to make its return 

on Thursdays from Jan. 11- 

May 3. The classes are to take 

place at Central Square, 222 E. 

9th St. in Lockport, from 8-8:45 

p.m. Anyone who is age 18 or 

older can participate. The class 

is designed to teach attendees 

the basics and the advanced 

steps to make them look like a 

polished dancer. Fees are $118 

for residents and $128 for nonresidents. 

For more information 

about Ms. Priscilla’s School of 

Adult Tap, visit www.lockportpark.org, 

call (815) 838-3621 

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Holiday Card Contest 

running now through 

Dec. 21 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

OK, we admit it. Last 

week, we were putting on a 

bit of a front. 

We said we were feeling 

tired and down, that we 

needed your Holiday Card 

Contest entries to lift our 

spirits. We may have acted 

like we were too cool to just 

say we feel left out when we 

don’t hear from you. 

The reality is that our spirits 

are already there, baby! 

We love the holidays! And 

we’ll swallow our pride and 

just say, “Listen, we think 

you’re cool, and we’d really 

appreciate it if you sent us 

something around the holidays.” 

With that in mind, publisher 

22nd Century Media’s 

2017 Holiday Card Contest 

is well underway. Here are 

the details. 

We want to see your custom 

Christmas cards (homemade 

wonders, unique, full 

of jokes, beautiful envelopes), 

read your year-end 

letters, and check out your 

holiday photos and drawings. 

Whatever it is you do for 

The good stuff 

A look at the prizes to be 

awarded to one winner in 

each of the categories. 

Best in Show 

• A certificate good for 

two tickets for the Blue 

Man Group at the Briar 

Street Theatre in Chicago 

(some restrictions apply). 

• A gift card valued at 

$50 for Mr. Benny’s Steak 

& Lobster House, 19200 

Everett Lane in Mokena. 

• A five-class pass ($70 

value) for Gawea Yoga, 

1000 S. State St. in 

Lockport. 

• Four Play Passes for free 

admission to the KidsWork 

Saturday 

December 2 nd 

8:30am - 2:30pm 

Holiday Pet Photos 

Join us for all the FUN! 

All proceeds will benefit the TLC Animal Shelter 

1328 North Cedar Road • New Lenox, IL 60451 

815.485.4477 • animalclinicnewlenox.com 

Children’s Museum, 11 

White St. in Frankfort. 

Funniest 

• Two hours of free 

bowling for up to six 

people, including shoe 

rentals, along with a pizza 

and pitcher full of pop, 

at Laraway Lanes, 1009 

West Laraway Road in 

New Lenox. 

• A gift certificate valued 

at $25 for Chesdan’s 

Pizzeria & Grille, 15764 S. 

Bell Road in Homer Glen. 

• Four unlimited play 

Power Cards for Dave & 

Buster’s, 49 Orland Park 

Place. 

the people you love during 

the holidays (PG-13, 

please), simply address these 

things to Managing Editor 

Bill Jones, and mail them 

to 11516 W. 183rd St. Unit 

SW Office Condo 3, Orland 

Park, IL, 60467. Make sure 

the items somewhere include 

a name and a phone number 

at which we can reach you, 

should you happen to win 

the contest, as well as your 

hometown. 

We will accept submissions 

through 5 p.m. Thursday, 

Dec. 21. (You get your 

cards out before then, right?) 

They must be received (not 

postmarked) by that day, 

so please make sure to give 

yourself enough time for 

holiday mail service. 

The entries will be evaluated 

by our editorial staff 

and judged in two categories: 

Best in Show and Funniest. 

We will pick one winner 

in each of the categories 

from across all seven of 

the towns covered by 22nd 

Century Media’s Southwest 

office: Orland Park, Tinley 

Park, Frankfort, Mokena, 

New Lenox, Lockport and 

Homer Glen. 

In addition to awarding 

prizes (detailed in the sidebar), 

we plan to publish images 

or transcripts of our 

winners in print, along with 

a few of our other favorites. 

We do have three important 

rules to follow. 

• We are allowing only 

one entry per household for 

this contest. 

• The entry must be from 

this holiday season. 

• Electronic entries are 

accepted and can be sent to 

bill@opprairie.com.



Publisher’s Cheers to Charity returns to Rock Bottom 

Annual event 

benefits area food 

pantry, Toy Box 

Connection 

Jason Maholy 


Thanksgiving was still 

two days away, but visitors 

to Rock Bottom Restaurant 

and Brewery in Orland Park 

might have thought they 

were smack dab in the heart 

of the holiday season. 

Servers and bartenders 

clad in the traditional red 

and green of Christmas; 

Rudolph the Prairie Red on 

tap and being served in souvenir 

glasses adorned with 

the likeness of the most 

famous reindeer of all; and 

the Sandburg High School 

Chamber Singers wearing 

red sweaters and entertaining 

diners with Christmas 

carols. 

Those were the sights at 

22nd Century Media’s annual 

Cheers to Charity, held 

Nov. 21. The event benefited 

the Orland Township Food 

Pantry and Orland Parkbased 

Toy Box Connection. 

Publisher 22nd Century 

partnered with Rock Bottom 

several years ago to hold the 

event for the benefit of the 

two local charitable groups. 

“The organizations that 

benefit from this tonight are 

local, which drives home 

with what we do as a local 

newspaper,” said Heather 

Warthen, 22nd Century Media’s 

chief events officer. 

“The Orland Township Food 

Pantry helps a lot of people 

in this area who may not 

have the means to get food, 

or maybe at Christmas they 

need a little extra boost. 

Anything that we can do for 

a local organization, we love 

to help.” 

Garbage can-sized bins for 

canned goods and toys were 

already filling up 60 minutes 

The Sandburg High School Chamber Singers serenade the 

crowd at Rock Bottom. 

into the four-hour event. 

“Usually, by the end of the 

night, they’re overflowing, 

which is awesome,” Warthen 

said. “People are very 

giving.” 

Customers who brought at 

least three canned food items 

or a new, unwrapped toy for 

the Toy Box Connection received 

$5 off their bills that 

evening. Rock Bottom also 

donated 10 percent of all 

food and beverage sales — 

and 25 cents of every pint 

of Rudolph the Prairie Red 

— that evening to the pantry. 

The brewery is to, through 

Dec. 15, give to the pantry 

25 cents for every glass of 

Rudolph sold. 

The Toy Box Connection 

also received a big holiday 

boost from Leadz, a networking 

organization for 

business professionals. The 

group announced it will 

make a $500 donation to the 

Toy Box. 

“Obviously, the holiday 

spirit, we’re moved by this 

and we thought it would be 

fitting for us to give a $500 

donation to Toy Box Connection 

to really help them 

out this holiday season,” 

Leadz Co-President Mike 

Hardek said. 

The donation was the organization’s 

second this 

holiday season, as it already 

had pledged another $500 to 

a single mother with medical 

issues and two young children, 

Hardek said. 

Bill Paglia, an Orland Rotary 

Club board member and 

owner of Wild Blue Yonder 

Travel Club, donated canned 

goods and a new toy, and 

was happy to be part of the 

evening. 

“This is an awesome 

place to be to give back 

to the community,” Paglia 

said. “I’m always looking 

for ways to give back 

— to the kids, especially. 

So, when you see a chance 

to give any kind of food 

or toys, it’s always a good 

thing. So, to me, that was a 

no-brainer, and you’ve got 

to come out and do that.” 

Cheers to Charity for 

the first time this year also 

incorporated the Military 

Mama Network, which collected 

cards that will be sent 

to soldiers serving overseas. 

The Military Mama Network 

supports soldiers and 

their families by sending 

care packages to deployed 

troops, providing moral support 

and training for families, 

and providing informational 

and relational support 

for the families of veterans 

and soldiers. 

Meghan Preston, of Orland Park, makes a donation to the Orland Township Food 

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

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

Frankfort resident Andy Varga (left) orders a drink from Rock Bottom bartender Christina 

Nykiel during the event.



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NL resident accomplishes 

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Twenty years ago or so, 

Michael Boyle, of New 

Lenox, happened upon the 

Ironman World Championship 

on television. 

Right away, Boyle was 

taken in by the extreme nature 

of the sport. But he also 

was captivated by the emotion 

of it. 

He remembers one of the 

athletes — a woman who 

was well known to the sport 

— was struggling during the 

race. 

“She was kind of dragging 

herself to the finish line,” 

Boyle said. “I got caught 

up in the drama of it all, 

and I thought it was exciting 

and cool that she could 

go through that. She lost 

that year, but she came back 

stronger the next year and 

won.” 

It was in those moments 

when Boyle was at or around 

the age of 19 that he set a 

goal for himself to one day 

compete in that same race. 

Boyle, now 39, returned 

home from Hawaii after accomplishing 

that goal of 

competing in the Ironman 

World Championship last 

month. With a 90-degree 

day and a lot of other intimidating 

course factors, Boyle 

endured to finish with a time 

of 10 hours, 30 minutes and 

30 seconds. 

“The race was so hard, 

and I felt so drained from 

running in the heat and humidity 

that I was just thankful 

that it was over,” he said. 

In his age group, he placed 

115th out of 252. Overall, 

he was 685th out of 2,232. 

But none of that particularly 

mattered. His goal had been 

to get there, and by sheer determination 

and grit Boyle 

had done that. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Local woman helps collect 

supplies for children in 

Venezuela 

The capital of Venezuela 

is nearly 2,500 miles from 

Mokena, but home is never 

far from the heart. 

For Mokena resident Victoria 

Heredia, it has been 

heartbreaking to see the effects 

of the current political 

turmoil in the country and 

the impact it has had on residents. 

Heredia — who was born 

in Venezuela but has spent 

more than two decades living 

in the United States — 

teamed up with a friend of 

hers named Mary Slick of 

Manhattan to try to help provide 

for Venezuela’s smallest 

citizens: the children. 

Heredia said Slick started 

collecting items in May to be 

shipped to Venezuela to help 

provide nutrition and medicine 

in an area where those 

supplies can be scarce. 

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while Slick was working as 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Cinepolis redevelopment 

agreement could mean three 

theaters for village 

Orland Park is one step 

closer to having three movie 

theaters in town. 

The Orland Park Village 

Board voted 4-1 Monday, 

Nov. 20, to approve a redevelopment 

agreement with 

Bradford Orland Park 4. 

Mayor Keith Pekau cast 

the lone dissenting ballot, 

while Trustees James Dodge 

and Patricia Gira were absent. 

Originally conceived as a 

two-story, mixed-use building 

with Cinepolis as the anchor 

tenant, the project now 

calls for a 41,000-squarefoot, 

one-story building on 

1 acre of land. The theater 

would have eight screens 

and approximately 600 

seats, with a restaurant and 

bar, as well as in-theater 

dining. 

Staff estimates the annual 

revenue for the Village 

off this development to be 

$849,828 — or $5.94 million 

over the life of the TIF 

district and $16.96 million 

over the term of the Cinepolis 

lease. 

Additionally, as a result of 

the building being smaller in 

scope, Karie Friling, the Village’s 

development services 

director, said the Village 

will have an extra portion of 

land it can sell in the future, 

which can lead to more revenue. 

After the meeting, Pekau 

explained why he voted 

against the redevelopment 

agreement. 

“I was very clear with 

them when I met them behind 

closed doors,” Pekau 

said. “I said, ‘I’m not giving 

you a dime.’ We have a 

$30 million to $40 million 

investment for a [different] 

movie theater, where they 

are not asking for anything. 

Why would we give money 

to someone coming to bring 

in the same product? It 

doesn’t make sense to me.” 

Orland Park has a Marcus 

Theatres location on La- 

Grange Road, and a planned 

AMC spot for Orland Square 

recently was announced. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Man from Tinley Park 

reportedly shot, killed in 

Palos Heights 

A Tinley Park man reportedly 

was shot to death in 

Palos Heights in the early 

evening of Nov. 20 in what 

police said was not a random 

incident. 

The deceased was identified 

as Murad Talib, 39, of 

the of the 17900 block of 

Drummond Drive in Tinley 

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of the Cook County Medical 

Examiner’s, but Palos 

Heights Deputy Chief of 

Patrol William Czajkowski 

said the man had been living 

at a residence in the 7300 

block of Ishnala Drive. 

Talib was shot around 

5 p.m. inside that Palos 

Heights residence, according 

to information posted by 

the Palos Heights Police Department. 

He reportedly was 

taken to the Advocate Christ 

Medical Center in Oak 

Lawn, where he was pronounced 

dead at 5:53 p.m. 

The shooter reportedly 

fled the scene in a vehicle, 

but no details have yet been 

released describing the suspect 

or vehicle. Czajkowski 

said there were several witnesses 

to the incident, but 

no description of the suspect 

has yet been released. The 

incident does not appear to 

be random and that the suspect 

likely does not post a 

threat to the community, he 

said. 

The South Suburban Major 

Crimes Task Force reportedly 

is leading this ongoing 

investigation. 

Reporting by Amanda N. 

Marino, Editor. For more, visit 

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From THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort Lions Club 

supports those in need 

during Thanksgiving holiday 

season 

To help ensure those in 

need do not go hungry during 

the holiday season, the 

Frankfort Lions Club hosted 

its annual Thanksgiving 

Food Basket Drive on Sunday, 

Nov. 19. 

Members of the group’s 

board of directors, with the 

assistance of Trail’s Edge at 

Smokey Barque, made this 

year’s effort possible. 

“It’s a great organization, 

the [Frankfort] Lions Club,” 

said Tommy Ridings, owner 

of Trail’s Edge at Smokey 

Barque. “They do great 

things. It’s a pretty cool organization, 

and I’m glad to 

be a part of it. To be able to 

help out with the business 

being a downtown Frankfort 

business is important, as 

well.” 

This year, the food is to 

help support 25 families in 

the Frankfort and Frankfort 

Square area. 

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community partnership with 

the local business on this, 

and that’s what Frankfort 

Lions Club is all about,” 

said Margaret Farina, a 

member of the Frankfort 

Lions Club Board of Directors. 

“Working with Trail’s 

Edge at Smokey Barque 

is imperative as a community.” 

The Frankfort Lions Club 

also organizes similar type 

of efforts every year for Easter 

and Christmas. 

Each basket was equipped 

with a turkey and all the fixings 

that a family could use 

over the course of a week. 

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20 | November 30, 2017 | The Lockport Legend FAITH 


FAITH BRIEFS 

First Congregational United Church of 

Christ (700 E. 9th St., Lockport) 

First Class Kids Preschool 

Registration 

To register children for 

openings contact Sue, call 

(815) 838-8133. 

Greet & Meet over Treats 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Children’s Sunday Mornings 

9:45 a.m. Second through 

fourth Sundays. Stories 

with Puppets. 

Contemplative Evening 

Worship 

6:30 p.m. second and 

fourth Wednesdays. Casual 

blend of music & meditation 

over scripture. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the 

month. 

Voices 

9:45 a.m. Sundays. Children’s 

program which helps 

them discover the Messiah 

through stories, drama and 

crafts. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

of Love provides diapers, 

feminine and incontinence 

products to clients 

who are qualified to use the 

local FISH Food Pantry. 


(815) 838-1017. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the 

month. 

Gingerbread House Making 

6:30 p.m. Dec. 1. The 

annual gingerbread house 

making night requires an 

RSVP to the church office 

by Nov. 28 with the number 

of houses you plan to build 

and how many people are 

attending. There is a donation 

of $3 per house. Please 

bring one box of frosted Pop 

Tarts for each house you 

build. For more information 

contact (815) 838-1017. 

Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church (21514 

W. Division St., Lockport) 

Saturday Services 

9:30 a.m. Sabbath school; 

10:45 a.m. Worship Hour. 

Prayer Meeting 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Attendees can share their 

praise reports and prayer requests. 

The call-in number 

is (530) 881-1200. When 

prompted enter the access 

code: 761835 then the # 

key. The prayer line is free, 

and there is no additional 

cost beyond regular phone 

charges. 

St. Dennis Church (1214 S. Hamilton St., 

Lockport) 

Teen Mass 

4:30 p.m. Dec. 9 

Christmas Music Concert 

3 p.m. Dec. 3 

Daily Mass Times 

8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, 

Thursday 

8:15 a.m. Wednesday 

8 a.m. Friday with communion 

service 

Saturday Mass 

4:30 p.m. 

Sunday Mass 

8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 

11:15 a.m. All are welcome. 

Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (15625 

S. Bell Road, Lockport) 

Sunday Services 

8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. 

Sunday School. For more 

information, call (708) 645- 

0652. 

THRIVE Church (1605 Washington St., 

Lockport) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. service; Meet and 

greet with coffee at 9:30 

a.m. and Children’s Church 

— infant to fifth grade — 

also at 10 a.m. New summer 

hours; all are welcome to 

join for coffee, fellowship, 

worship and the word. 

Thrive Youth 

7 p.m. Wednesdays night 

youth gatherings 

Women’s Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Every other 

Monday. The group meets 

at Charity McCarthy’s 

home in Lockport. For more 

information you can reach 

her at charitymccarthy1@ 

gmail.com. 

Upper Room 

7:30 p.m. Saturday 

nights. Upper Room is for 

18-35 year olds to gather for 

a time of worship, teaching 

and fellowship at the Buck’s 

home in Homer Glen. For 


Phil and Nicole Buck at pnbuck@att.net. 

Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church (925 E. 

9th St., Lockport) 

Sundays Service 

9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. 

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. 

Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

6:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

beginners 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 

established members 

All meetings are “closed 

door” 

First Baptist Church of Lockport (800 

Thornton St., Lockport) 

God and Country night 

10:30 a.m. Nov. 19 at the 

church. Retired Navy Seal 

Commander Michael Imhof 

and the Joliet American Legion 

Band Ensemble are to 

be at the event, which is a 

day for patriotism and worship 

of God. 


9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 

10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 

Angel Food House Food 

Pantry 

12:15-1 p.m. Sundays 

and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Open to the public. 

Cross Point Church of Lockport (17530 W. 

Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. For more information, 

call (815) 838- 

9105. 

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (312 

E. 11th St., Lockport) 

Worship Services 

8:30 a.m. Sundays, Holy 

Eucharist; 9:15 a.m., Adult 

and Children’s Formation 

(every second and fourth 

Sunday of the month); 

10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist. 

Every Wednesday, 9:30 

a.m. Morning worship; 7 

p.m. Evening Worship. 

Holy Eucharist 

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

Sundays. For more information, 

call (815) 834-1168 or 

email office@stjohns-loc 

kport-il.org. 

Wednesday Services 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

12 Step Meetings 

8 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m. 

and 11:59 p.m. Fridays. 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1500 S. Briggs 

St., Lockport) 

Divine Worship 

5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 

9 a.m. Sundays with Fellowship 

to follow at 10 a.m. 


(815) 838-1832. 

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (18101 W. 

Oak Ave., Lockport) 


8:30 a.m. Sunday school; 

10 a.m. Morning worship, 

Nursery ministry (ages infant 

to 4) and Youth church 

(ages 5-12); 12 p.m. Adult 

Bible Study. For more information, 

contact (815) 

774-1016. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at 

j.schlabach@22nd 

centurymedia.com or call 

(708) 326-9170 ext. 15. 

Information is due by noon 

Thursday one week prior to 

publication. 

In Memoriam 

Meyers 

Francis G. 

Meyers “Frank,” 

74, of Lockport, died Nov. 

20. He was a member of St. 

Dennis Church, Lockport 

Moose Lodge #1557 and 

was a United States Army 

veteran. He was a Green Bay 

Packers fan, an avid fisherman, 

hunter and loved golf. 

He loved to play and watch 

baseball, basketball, football 

and golf. He is survived by 

his wife of 49 years Regetta 

Meyers; his children Claudia 

Meyers, Courtney (Brett) 

McCullough and Frank 

(Julie) Meyers; his grandchildren 

Emma and Aidan 

McCullough, Samantha and 

Jack Meyers and numerous 

cousins. Per Frank’s wishes, 

cremation rites were respectfully 

addressed. A memorial 

gathering celebrating Frank’s 

life was held Monday, Nov. 

27 at St. Dennis Church, 

Lockport. In lieu of flowers, 

memorials to Rush University 

Medical Center for Johnston 

R. Bowman Health Center, 

1700 W. VAn Buren St., 

Suite 250, Chicago, 60612 

would be appreciated. Family 

and friends can sign the 

online guestbook at www. 

oneilfuneralhome.com. 

Hostert (nee Vodziak) 

Josephine June Hostert, 

78, of Lockport, died Nov. 

21. She was a longtime 

member of the women’s 

auxiliary for the then allvolunteer 

Homer Township 

Fire Department. She was 

an active member of the Will 

County School District 92 

band boosters. She enjoyed 

cooking, gardening, reading 

and crossword puzzles. She 

is survived by three children, 

Judy Harvey, Jean (Jeff) 

Hartford, Dolores (Joe) 

McGrath; daughter-in-law 

Jeanne Hostert; her grandchildren, 

Annalyn Hostert, 

Mary (Nick) Szalinski, Theresa 

(Alex) Hefner, James 

Hostert, Hanah Hartford, 

Kelly Hartford, Martha and 

Joe Harvey; great-grandchildren 

Gryffin Hefner, Dean 

and Charlotte Szalinski; her 

siblings Loretta Hadrys, 

Dorothy (James) West, Ronald 

(Catherine) Vaughn and 

Richard (Beverly) Vodziak; 

sisters-in-law Louise Morris 

and Marcyann Vodziak; and 

many nieces and nephews. 

Funeral services were held 

Monday, Nov. 27 at St. Joseph 

Church, Lockport. In 

lieu of flowers, donations to 

the Morningstar Mission, the 

Alzheimer’s Association or 

Friend’s of Sunny Hill Nursing 

Home would be appreciated. 

Friends and family can 

sign the guestbook at www. 

oneilfuneralhome.com. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

j.schlabach@22ndcentury 

media.com with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the Lockport community.

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Spirits for scholarships 

Grapes and Grains event at Embers raises funds for LTHS Foundation 

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

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

Kathy Fields explores the offerings at the event. 

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 

wine and spirits.

22 | November 30, 2017 | The Lockport Legend LIFE & ARTS 


Lockport Woman’s Club kicks off holidays with annual craft show 

Christmas 

Crossroads brings 

crafters together in 

its 47th year 

Amanda Del Buono 


Although some kick off 

their holiday shopping on 

Black Friday, many get 

into the spirit of the season 

by attending the Lockport 

Woman’s Club’s annual 

Christmas Crossroads Craft 

Show. 

Sisters Debby and Pat 

Blatzer, of Lemont and Orland 

Park respectively, are 

among those who attend the 

show every year as part of 

their family’s traditions to 

kick off the season. 

“We’ve been coming 

for close to 20 years in a 

row,” Debby said. “… The 

vendors all ask if we’ll be 

here. You get to know the 

vendors. … We’re actually 

friends with them now. … 

This is a family tradition, 

we always come together. 

It kicks off the holidays and 

kind of is our family thing 

that we do together.” 

The quality, handmade 

products available at the 

show bring the women back 

every year, they said. 

“Everything is so well 

made, and it lasts,” Pat said. 

The Lockport Woman’s 

Club’s 47th annual Christmas 

Crossroads Craft Show 

took place Nov. 18-19, at 


School East Campus, and 

featured more than 180 

crafters with 10,000 visitors 

attending throughout 

the weekend, according to 

the event website, christmas 

crossroads.com. 

All of the proceeds from 

the event are to be donated 

to local charities and causes, 

Please see HOLIDAY, 23 

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

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

Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

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

coat. 

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

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

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HOLIDAY 

From Page 22 

said Chris Wallace, current 

president of the Lockport 

Woman’s Club and member 

of the craft show’s committee 

for the past 17 years. 

“This is our only fundraiser 

for the year,” she said. 

“All of the money goes to 

charities.” 

Rosemary Gasper, a 

member of the Christmas 

Crossroads committee who 

has been working the event 

for the past 23 years, added, 

“Everything that we work 

for we give away.” 

Yet, this isn’t the only way 

the event helps give back. 

Christmas Crossroads also 

provides opportunities for 

local organizations to fundraise 

and share their causes. 

For example, Lockport 

Township High School’s 

band sold food during the 

event to raise funds, while 

the local Boy Scout Troop 

ran a coat check, and several 

booths were saved for 

local organizations. 

“We have a number of 

booths we save for charities 

to have in order to help 

them as they fundraise and 

spread awareness,” Wallace 

said. 

About one-third of the 

vendors at the show were 

new this year, while the 

majority are regulars at the 

Christmas Crossroads Craft 

Show. Jackie Newberry, a 

Joliet resident and owner of 

Let It Snow-Men — which 

offers handmade snowmen 

décor made out of wood 

— has been a vendor at the 

show for the past six years. 

In fact, she’s been showing 

her products at the Christmas 

Crossroads since she 

began her business. 

“I think the variety brings 

a lot of customers, and I 

like that it’s all handmade 

crafts,” she said. 

Chicago resident Sheila 

Awong, along with her husband 

Chris and daughter 

Kayla, has been a vendor 

at the show with their company 

Budley Bows since 

May Xiong paints a clay flower at her May’s Art Clay Flowers 

booth. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Debbi Sumner (middle) of The Hook and Eye shows designs 

to Katie Vertenten (left) and Barb Szpyrka. 

2013 and also said the show 

draws a great crowd. 

“I hear it’s one of the biggest 

shows, and it’s welladvertised 

and well-organized,” 

Chris said. “And 

we always have returning 

customers.” 

In fact, Jaclyn LaPorte, 

a Lockport resident, said 

she comes to get new bows 

from Budley Bows every 

year. 

“I just like craft shows, 

and it’s for a nice cause, it 

supports local community 

members that are here in 

our community,” she said. 

After organizing the 

event for many years, this is 

the last year that the current 

committee members will 

produce the event, according 

to Wallace and Gasper. 

Next year, a new group of 

women will take charge of 

the event. Although Wallace 

and Gasper will be on-hand 

to help next year, they are 

proud of the work they have 

done throughout the years 

and are ready to step aside 

for new leaders. 

The Lockport Woman’s 

Club has also become involved 

with Wreaths Across 

America and is selling 

wreathes to be placed at the 

Arlington National Cemetery 

in honor the country’s 

fallen heroes. Each wreath 

is $15, and for every two 

purchased a third will be 

donated, Wallace said. 

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Young 

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lunch period at the school. Photos submitted 

The spirit sticks have a variety of designs on them. 

Young School 

students collect, 

trade spirit sticks 

Submitted by Homer 33C 

The Young School PTO 

recently started selling spirit 

sticks during lunch periods 

at the school. 

The sticks are $1, and 

each one has a unique design. 

Students collect them, 

trade them and wear them 

on their lanyards or backpacks. 

The PTO sells an 

average of 250 sticks during 

the lunch periods. 

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The Dish 

A cornucopia of confectionery charm 

Dan’s Homemade 

Candies offers 

favorite sweets 

of chocolate 

connoisseurs 

T.J. Kremer III, Editor 

So many things have 

changed since 1919 that it 

is pointless to even begin to 

mention what some of those 

things are. 

But at least two things 

have remained the same 

in the southwest suburbs: 

Dan’s Homemade Candies 

and the way those candies 

are made. 

In 1991, Richard and Carol 

Nelson purchased Dan’s 

from a family friend. The 

Nelsons ran the business for 

16 years before turning it 

over to their own daughters 

in 2007. They continue to 

own and manage the store’s 

three locations between Joliet 

and Mokena. 

And it has been a labor of 

love for co-owner Kristine 

Collins and her sister Kelly 

Bostjancic, who manages 

the Mokena location, which 

opened in 2012. 

“I love interacting with 

the customers and hearing 

their stories of when they 

were a kid coming in and 

buying candy with their 

parents, like the traditional 

caramel apples every season 

— got to have those caramel 

apples,” Collins said. “People 

come in happy. Even if 

they don’t have a piece of 

candy in their mouths yet, 

they’re just anticipating, 

and they’re happy.” 

Those customers have 

plenty to be happy about, 

too. The Mokena location 

makes plain fudge and nut 

fudge, English toffee, mint 

meltaway centers, caramel 

apples — when in season — 

and chocolate molds. 

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

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

The Cass Street store in 

Joliet is where the creams 

are made, and the Plainfield 

Road store — also in Joliet 

— makes creams into whatever 

flavors are needed and 

adds the chocolate covers. 

Plainfield Road also chocolate-coats 

most other candies 

and makes the flavored 

popcorn, and each store 

makes its own caramel and 

clusters. They use the same 

chocolate supply company 

in Chicago as they did back 

in 1919. Chocolates stay the 

same year-round, but novelty 

candies change with the 

holidays and seasons. 

One of the more popular 

selections is a local candy: 

the G-Shaft hard candy 

($7.25 per pound), which is 

a mint-flavored hard candy 

that originated in Coal City. 

The legend goes that a 

woman whose husband died 

started making the candy, 

and right outside her window 

was a mine — Mine 

Shaft G. 

Perhaps even more famous 

than the G-Shaft is 

Dan’s signature caramel, 

the recipe for which has 

been passed down since 

1919 and is kept secure in 

a safe. 

The caramel comes in a 

variety of forms — from 

straight caramel pieces to 

chocolate-covered, and 

pieces with or without nuts 

— and sells for $24.50- 

$25.50 a pound. 

“A lot of people say it’s 

[their favorite], because it’s 

soft,” Bostjancic said. “You 

know, you eat a Brach’s 

candy, and it’s a little bit 

chewy, and they can’t do 

it with dentures or fillings. 

Our caramel is softer and 

it has a great taste. ... And 

that’s a Dan’s original recipe.” 

Friendly service and a 

quality product are what 

keep a lot of customers returning. 

And that repeat 

Customers also have the option of creating their own assortments 

at Dan’s Homemade Candies. 

business means the sisters 

get to know well what different 

customers like and 

are able to offer suggestions 

for new products. 

“I have one woman who 

has come in since her little 

guy was 2 years old,” Collins 

said. “He’s married and 

expecting his own kid now. 

And it’s kind of cool that we 

know our customers personally.” 

But that is not even the 

best part of owning a candy 

store, according to Bostjancic. 

“For me, the fun part is 

at the beginning of every 

holiday, we make chocolate 

molds,” Bostjancic said. 

“It’s just fun to see, OK, 

today we’re doing all the 

pumpkin suckers and the 

Frankensteins, and that holiday’s 

over and now we’re 

doing turkeys, and now that 

holiday’s over and now I get 

to pull out the Santa suckers, 

and then the Easter bunnies. 

Even though we use 

the same molds, it’s just fun 

to see them come out, and 

it’s like, ‘We made this. We 

made these 900 gingerbread 

suckers. We did this.’ 

“I guess it’s a sense of 

accomplishment, but also 

just how cute everything is 

just makes you happy when 

you look at your table and 

you’re like, ‘This is really 

awesome that we have this 

and we can do this for people.’” 

But the most exciting 

part, Bostjancic said, is 

when they get a new mold, 

like they did this year for 

a special Hanukkah mold. 

Those chocolate suckers 

and other holiday and novelty 

candies range from 80 

cents for a quarter-pound 

bag of gummy snowflakes 

to $12.25 for a pound of 

peanut brittle. 

Candy is sold by the 

piece, as well as in bulk 

packages. In fact, one of 

the first customers at the 

Mokena location spent several 

weeks coming in and 

buying only four pieces at 

a time until she had gotten 

through all the candies, 

so that she could figure out 

which were her favorites. 

“I thought it was the funniest 

thing and the cleverest 

thing,” Bostjancic said. 

“She tried every product 

we had, four at a time, each 

week.” 

Dan’s Homemade 

Candies 

11400 W. Lincoln 

Highway in Mokena 

Hours 

•9 a.m.-7 p.m. - 

Monday-Friday 

•9a.m.-5:30 p.m. - 

Saturday 

For more information… 

Web: 

danshomemadecandies. 

com 

Phone: (815) 464-0827 

Dan’s has you covered 

when it comes to assorted 

chocolates and/or creams, 

too. A 1-pound box goes 

for $24.50, and Dan’s 

Christmas Towers, which 

come with an assortment 

of candies, sell for $40.99- 

$46.99. 

And with any luck, Dan’s 

could stay in the family for 

year’s to come. 

“I just hope the kids will 

take over,” Collins said. 

“That’s my dad’s idea. He 

always wanted to keep the 

whole family together. … 

Now, it’s our turn and we’re 

thinking like that, too. We’re 

thinking about our kids and 

nieces and nephews. 

“We just want to keep the 

business going and keep 

everyone happy, mostly. I 

mean, how can you not be 

happy waiting on customers 

who are happy all day?”

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. The Kings of the 

NBA, on scoreboards 

4. Inexpensive magazines 

9. Genoese admiral 

Andrea 

14. Billiard ball stroker 

15. “Lord of the Rings” 

setting, with “the” 

16. Poem with a pastoral 

setting 

17. Acknowledgment of 

the truth 

19. “Chasing Pavements” 

singer 

20. Nothing, in Nice 

21. Poetic time of day 

23. Dish with melted 

cheese 

25. Andrew’s girls soccer 

coach 

30. Mach 1 breaker 

31. “O Sole ___” 

33. Carolina river 

34. Arose suddenly 

37. Souvenir shop stock 

38. Great place for a 

family outing 

42. Defraud 

43. Elevator alternative 

44. Airport surface 

47. Keyword improvements 

for a website 

(abbr.) 

48. ___ de Triomphe 

51. St. Dennis School 

principal 

54. More certain 

56. Wedding exchanges 

57. Hinged joint 

58. Battery inventor 

62. Good with chicken 

korma 

66. Stylist’s shop 

67. Of a Middle Eastern 

country 

68. Prefix with athlete 

69. Black-and-white 

mammals 

70. Doughy 

71. Demolition compound 

Down 

1. Bandannas 

2. Sound tapes 

3. It sets very hard 

4. 2nd letter addendum 

5. Sounds of hesitation 

6. Roman 52 

7. TV teaser 

8. Spanish “Sir” 

9. Jazz singer Reeves 

10. Strange 

11. Highball ingredient 

12. Expressing future intention 

13. The A in IPA 

18. The Colts, on a scoreboard 

22. Kind of theater 

24. Strike callers 

25. Soil mixtures 

26. Fraternity letters, sometimes 

27. European border river 

28. Vegetable 

29. Famous film falcon 

32. Irritate 

34. Diploma word 

35. Trapeze artist’s peace of 

mind 

36. Grind, as teeth 

38. Brazilian berry 

39. Rover’s view 

40. Fasten a sneaker 

41. Lions and Tigers and 

Bears 

42. They beat Det. to win 

the 2006 World Series 

45. Indonesians, Filipinos, 

for example 

46. Mil. authority 

48. Newsman Peter 

49. Win back, as trust 

50. Give recognition 

52. Ancient land on the 

Aegean 

53. Autocrats 

55. Neighbor of Russ. 

58. Brandy letters 

59. Pole with a blade on one 

end 

60. Corporation type 

61. Suited ___ tee 

63. “I see!” 

64. Compass direction 

65. Trash receptacle 

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(900 S. State St., 

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Open Mic Night 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport; 

(815) 836-8893) 

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Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

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The Whistle Sports Bar & 

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(7537 W. 159th St., Tinley 

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(17731 Oak Park Ave., 

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Crana Homes’ Finest Triumph: The Repeat Customer 

The highest compliment any business can receive is a repeat 

customer. It may be easy for fast food restaurants and shoe 

stores to bring customers back but for a builder of new homes 

a repeat customer is a triumph of stellar customer service and 

exceeding customer expectations. At Crana Homes, with a great 

reputation and 45+ years of experience, repeat customers are not 

uncommon. One visit to their newest development, Brookside 

Meadows in Tinley Park, will show you why. It has all of Crana’s 

signature qualities: nicely arranged, attractive, tremendous value 

and built to last. 

Marketers call it brand loyalty but people simply know a smart 

move when they see it. It’s not unusual for Crana homeowners, 

when the time is right, to upsize or downsize into another Crana 

home. Young people growing up in a community of Crana homes 

frequently want to stay close to family and familiar surroundings 

when buying their first home. Often homeowners will refer a 

Crana Homes community to family and friends. This too is a high 

compliment and a good reason why these homes are quickly sold 

and do not linger on the market for long. 

Brookside Meadows, Crana Homes’ latest community of 

single-family luxury townhomes in Tinley Park, proves the point. 

These attractive homes have high appreciation value and low 

maintenance. They are affordable, well-built and designed with 

plenty of living space and amenities and are tucked into a quiet 

community close to schools, shopping, major roads and rail 

stations. With choice home sites available in Phase II - and prices 

holding in the upper-$200s (including site) - now is the time to buy. 

The floor plans featured in Brookside Meadows are the Fahan II 

and the Lennan II. The Fahan II is a roomy 3,303 total square foot 

luxury townhome (2,087’ living space and a 1,216’ basement) with 

an attached two-car, dry-walled garage and a cement driveway. 

The stately two-story entrance foyer leads into a split level, three 

bedroom floor plan with two and a half baths. 

A fourth bedroom is optional in the Fahan II. An impressive loft 

overlooks a great room - with optional fireplace - and is adjacent 

to an open space kitchen with stunning granite countertops 

surrounded by rows of custom maple cabinetry. The master 

bedroom offers an optional coffered ceiling and an optional soaker 

tub. 

Beautiful oak is used throughout the home – including doors, 

floors, railings and trim. Ceramic tile covers the floors in the foyer 

as well as the bathrooms - which also have maple cabinets and 

granite tops. A full lookout basement and a patio add functional 

and recreational space. 

The Lennan II is a comfortable 2/3 bedroom split level home 

and includes most all the features of the Fahan II except the 

spacious master suite is located on the upper level. The Lennan 

II also has a comfortable dining/family room. It has 3,167 square 

feet of total space (2,118’ living space and 1,049’ basement) with a 

two-car, dry-walled garage and cement driveway. 

All home buyers find ‘green’ energy-saving features throughout 

Brookside Meadows homes including a high-efficiency furnace 

and Lo-E glass. Other ‘green’ features are an Energy Miser hot 

water heater, vented soffits, 1.75” insulated entrance doors, energy 

efficient appliances and Tuff-R insulated wall sheathing. Smoke 

detectors, Lake Michigan water and a sprinkler system are also 

provided in all homes. 

Optional skylights provide natural diffused light and an optional 

walkout basement is another great touch in some layouts. All 

homes have underground utilities, deluxe landscaping and a first 

floor laundry room with maple cabinets. Specs and options can 

change so contact a sales associate for details. 

You don’t have to be a repeat customer to enjoy a new Crana 

home. It all starts with a visit to the fully decorated models at 

Brookside Meadows, open Mon-Thur from 10am-4pm; Sat-Sun 

from noon- 4pm; and Friday by appointment. 

Call 708-479-5111 for information and updates or visit online 

at www.cranahomes.com any time for home designs, descriptions, 

floor plans, features and options. To visit Brookside Meadows take 

I-80, exit La Grange Road south two miles to La Porte Road and 

turn east for one-half mile. If using GPS, enter: 19839 Mulroy 

Circle, Tinley Park, IL. 

Luxury Townhomes in TINLEY PARK from the upper $200’s 

3 Bedrooms Plus Loft, 2½ Baths 

Full Walkout or Lookout Basement & Deck 

Cost-Effective & Energy-Saving Features 

School System is Among the Best in the State 

Chicago Water 

Contact the Sales Center for details at 

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www.cranahomes.com 

Decorated Models are Open 

Mon-Thu 10am-4pm | Sat/Sun Noon-4pm 

Friday by Appt. 

Since 1970 

Exit I-80 at La Grange Road south for just under two miles to La Porte Road and turn east for one-half mile to Brookside Meadows. 

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The Homer Township Fire Protection District is currently 

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2701 Property for 

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2703 Legal 

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2703 Legal 

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2703 Legal 

Notices 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 17451 Sauk Drive, #E, 

Lockport, IL 60441 (White vinyl 

siding and red brick, two story 

townhouse with attached two car 

garage). On the 7th day of December, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, 

at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 

57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 

201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: U.S. BANK NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION Plaintiff V.Stacy 

a. Sheenan, Unknown owners and 

non-record claimants Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 1933 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

judicial sale fee shall be paid by 

the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or 

other lienor acquiring the residential 

real estate whose rights in and 

to the residential real estate arose 

prior to the sale. All payments shall 

be made in cash or certified funds 

payable to the Sheriff of Will 

County. Judgment amount is 

$145,097.91 plus interest, cost and 

post judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

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

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

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

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and 

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

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

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 333 East 18th Street, 

Lockport, IL 60441 (n/a). Onthe 

14th day of December, 2017 to be 

held at 12:00 noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, under Case Title: MID- 

FIRST BANK Plaintiff V. DAVID 

A COOPER Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 1584 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 




















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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 










PURPOSE. 

Certificate No. 31916 was filed in 

the Office of the County Clerk of 

Will on November 15, 2017 

wherein the business firm of Norwich 

Gate Pictures located at 

17845 Wilker Drive, Lockport, IL 

60441 is registered and a certificate 

notice setting forth the following: 

Jordan Miczek, 17845 Wilker 

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441 

630-205-0315 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 15th day of November, 2017 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

Certificate No. 31917 was filed in 

the Office of the County Clerk of 

Will on November 15, 2017 

wherein the business firm of Man 

At Hand located at 17845 Wilker 

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441 is registered 

and acertificate notice setting 

forth the following: 

Jordan Miczek, 17845 Wilker 

Drive, Lockport, IL 60441 

630-205-0315 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 15th day of November, 2017 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

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PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSO- 

CIATION 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Stacy a.Sheenan, Unknown owners 

and non-record claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 1933 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 17th day of 

December, 2015, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 7th day of 

December, 2017 ,commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 



IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

PARCEL 1:LOT 13-1, IN NA- 

VAJO COACH HOMES PHASE 

1, BEING A RESUBDIVISION 

OF LOT 6IN BROKEN ARROW, 

BEING A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OFSECTION 30, TOWN- 

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11, 

ACCORDING TOTHE PLAT OF 

SAID RESUBDIVISION RE- 

CORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 

AS DOCUMENT R95-67518, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR 

THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1AS 

CREATED BY DECLARATION 

FOR NAVAJO COACH HOMES 

ASSOCIATION RECORDED 

NOVEMBER 22, 1995 AS 

DOCUMENT R95-91128 AS 

AMENDED FROM TIME TO 

TIME, FOR INGRESS AND 

EGRESS OVER COMMON 

AREA LOTS CA-1 AND CA-2 

AS DEPICTED ON THE NA- 

VAJO COACH HOMES PHASE 1 

SUBDIVISION RECORDED 

SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 AS 

DOCUMENT R95-67518, 

AFORESAID. 

Commonly known as: 

17451 Sauk Drive, #E, Lockport, 

IL 60441 

Description of Improvements: 

White vinyl siding and red brick, 

two story townhouse with attached 

two car garage 

P.I.N.: 

16-05-30-316-009-0000 




















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

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

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









Act. 













the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 




P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

MIDFIRST BANK 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DAVID A COOPER 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 1584 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 24th day of 

January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 14th day of 

December, 2017 ,commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 



IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

THE NORTHERLY HALF OF 

LOT 1, IN BLOCK 22, IN 

SOUTH LOCKPORT, A SUBDI- 

VISION IN THE NORTHWEST 

QUARTER OFSECTION 26, IN 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH AND IN 

RANGE 10 EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 

ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 

13, 1845, AS DOCUMENT' NO. 

5461, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI- 

NOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

333 East 18th Street, Lockport, IL 

60441 

Description of Improvements: 

n/a 

P.I.N.: 

11-04-26-129-006-0000 


















In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

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

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

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









Act. 










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Sheriff of Will County 

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$1,000 wheel chair, heavy 

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1997 Lincoln Way 14-0 State 

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Antique 1930 Brunsick Victorla. 

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Beanie Babies $2. Chicago 

teams baseball cards $2. Chris 

708.203.5667 

Berne size XLS padded work 

bib overall (new!) cost $72, 

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Camillus year stamp 1960 rare 

military Vietnam Infantry survival 

utility pocket knife $50. 

SwissGear 24” expandable unisex 

black travel luggage $50. 

708.466.9907 

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sanders $15. Tool box, new 

$10. New brad nailer $50. 

708.214.4022 

Craftsman small deluxe router 

table $50. 7” tile cutter machine 

$35. 8” Skil drill press 

$50. 708.479.0193 

Dehydrator $10. car waxer/ 

buffer $10. Bookcase $15. Propane 

grill for tailgating $25. 

Popeil pasta machine $25. 

Frankfort 815.348.2884 

Dept. 56 village buildings: 

Sterling Jewelers $45, Carnival 

Carousel $45. 630.430.6566 

Drapes, 3 sets, Earth tone 

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rods, VGC $65. 708.822.8119 

Entertainment center (TV) side 

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708.873.1245 

Gas, self cleaning oven, almond 

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OBO. Super capacity, Magic 

Chef Oven. 708.935.5928 

Grundig majestic console AM 

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$100. Call 779.456.2782. 

Days Only. 

Jamaican wooden head 13” 

tall, bought in Jamaica 1974. 

$80 obo. Sherri. 815.955.4882 

Karcher, pressure washer 1800 

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great! $65. Call Tom 

815.464.5232 

Kellar ladder, 6ft. All aluminum 

$20 obo. Steve. 

708.403.2525 

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708.205.4625 

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Large dark, blue suede Winter 

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Large Sopranos leather Winter 

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coats never worn. $70 ea. 

708.532.4044 

Men’s show size 11W(new) 

Sperry Top Siders $35. New 

Bolane white walking shoes w/ 

velcro $45. Call 708.460.4406 

Mint condition, never used 

Montgomery Ward open arm 

stretch stitch sewing machine 

$55. Royal portable electric 

typewriter $20. OBO 

815.464.9425 

Paper shredding machine $10. 

13 deer tree stand climbing 

straps $2 ea. 708.614.8148 

Petmate Vari Kennel, small, 

24x16x14.5, meets airline 

travel requirements $15. Pet 

seatbelt tether $5. XL Helpmeup 

dog harness, used 1day, 

paid $125, $75 OBO. 

815.463.9556 

Pro volleyball set with all accessories 

$50. Awesome condition! 

Electric drill & circular 

saw, each $20. Awesome condition! 

708.601.1947. Won’t 

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Red Flyer Grow &GoBike, 

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708.975.3678 

Roll top desk, excellent condition 

$80. Microwave $20. 

708.203.0089. Orland Park. 

Rugs 100% woll, design zen 

2606 color: sage, copper, 

green, sizes 5’ x 8’. Pillows to 

match sofa. 815.717.6508 

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3500 watt wen generators, 

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815.258.7763 


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$100 firm. 708.349.1956 



708.609.8625 

Beanie Babies $2. Chicago 

teams baseball cards $2. Chris 

708.203.5667 



will sell for $45. 708.460.4406 






708.466.9907 

Craftsman block plane, like 

new w/extra blades $35. Palm 

sanders $15. Tool box, new 

$10. New brad nailer $50. 

708.214.4022 




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Frankfort 815.348.2884 

Dept. 56 village buildings: 

Sterling Jewelers $45, Carnival 

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Days Only. 

Handmade classic wood Alpine 

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Steve 708.403.2525 

Holiday Barbie, brunette/green 

dress, blonde/red dress. New, 

in box $35 ea. 708.479.4206 



$80 obo. Sherri. 815.955.4882 




815.464.5232 



708.403.2525 




708.205.4625 



708.403.2473 






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Men’s show size 11W(new) 

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Bolane white walking shoes w/ 

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straps $2 ea. 708.614.8148 






paid $125, $75 OBO. 

815.463.9556 





708.601.1947. Won’t 

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1 exercise bike, large seat, 

great condition $75. Ms. Evelyn 

708.623.9992 







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708.532.0177 


$30 obo. Call 815.524.7133 




$4 ea. 708.532.6778 


new, $15. 708.599.6796 



$100 firm. 708.349.1956 



708.609.8625 



will sell for $45. 708.460.4406 






708.466.9907 




$50. 708.479.0193 





Frankfort 815.348.2884 



rods, VGC $65. 708.822.8119 

Electric Auto Lift Recliner 

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(Med-Lift). Asking $100 

OBO. 708-460-6291 

TV antennas, HDTV antenna 

w/ amplifier, new in box $30. 

Outdoor flat HDTV antenna, 

new in box $40. Mohu flat 

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digital antenna w/ suction 

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708.822.8119 

TV 22” LG $45. Call 

815.922.3690 




815.534.5273 




Chef Oven. 708.935.5928 



$100. Call 779.456.2782. 

Days Only. 

Handmade classic wood Alpine 

clock 14”x22”. One of a 

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Steve 708.403.2525 



$80 obo. Sherri. 815.955.4882 




815.464.5232 



708.403.2525 




708.205.4625 



708.403.2473 






708.532.4044 






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815.463.9556 





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42 | November 30, 2017 | The Lockport Legend SPORTS 


This Week In... 


High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 1 host Bolingbrook, 5 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 2 at Washington Quad, 

8 a.m. 

Boys Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 1 at Lincoln-Way West, 

6:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 5 at Plainfield North, 

6:30 p.m. 

Girls Basketball 

Wrestling 

Porters take fourth 

at Moore/Prettyman 

Invitational 

Matt Ramos and Anthony 

Molton led the way 

for the Porters as they 

were crowned champions 

SOFTBALL 

From Page 44 

Elly started on the sophomore 

team at the beginning 

of freshman year, eventually 

moving to varsity midway 

through the season. 

“Both of them are incredible 

workers,” Chovanec 

said. 

Schoolcraft would describe 

her best friend as a 

vocal leader, while Elly said 

she would describe her best 

friend as reliable. 

Both of these traits will 

help them succeed as they 

play together at USI next 

fall. 

“When she’s on the 

mound and I’m behind the 

plate, we have instincts,” 

Schoolcraft said. “We know 

what each other is thinking. 

It makes it so much 

easier because we’ve been 

playing for so long so we 

■Dec. ■ 2 at Minooka, 2:30 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 5 at Lincoln-Way West, 

6:30 p.m. 

Girls Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 2 at Palatine Invite, 9 

a.m. at Brunswick Zone Deer 

Park 

■Dec. ■ 5 at Sandburg, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys Bowling 

■Nov. ■ 30 host Plainfield 

South, 4:30 p.m. at Strike & 

Spare 

■Dec. ■ 2 at Oak Forest Bengal 

Invite, 8:30 a.m. at Oak Forest 

Bowl 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

just get each other.” 

Once college is over, the 

pair will have played together 

for 10 years. 

“I’m excited to see what 

college has in store for 

Elly and I,” Schoolcraft 

said. 

Elly said she is most excited 

to be a part of the 

Eagle family and Schoolcraft 

said it would be fun to 

make it far in the postseason, 

as the Eagles did last 

season. 

Head softball coach at 

USI Sue Kunkle came to 

watch a tournament the pair 

were playing in and saw 

them work together. She later 

recruited them as pitcher/ 

catcher combo. 

“They know each other so 

well,” Brenda said. “Crafty 

knows when something’s 

not working and she helps 

Elly fix it. They’re really 

fun to watch.” 

They both immediately 

■Dec. ■ 5 at Lincoln-Way Central, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 6 at Yorkville, 4:30 

p.m. at Yorkville Bowl 

Boys Swimming 

■Dec. ■ 1 at Lincoln-Way West 

Warrior Pentathalon, 4:45 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 5 at Lincoln-Way Central, 

5 p.m. 

Cheerleading 

■Dec. ■ 3 at Sandburg, 9 a.m. 

Dance 

■Dec. ■ 2 at Minooka Invite, 

8 a.m. 

in the 113- and 120-pound 

weight classes, respectively. 

Lockport had a number of 

wrestlers seeing their first 

varsity action at the invite. 

Also helping Lockport to its 

Top 4 finish in the 28-team 

tournament were Baylor 

Fernandes, who took second 

place at 152; Mikey 

Kaminsky, who took third 

place at 106; Zach Reese, 

who placed fourth at 160; 

Malik Daghash, who took 

sixth at 170; and Chris Mc- 

Murtry, who came in 10th 

place at 145. 

fell in love with the campus, 

coach and teammates when 

they visited USI. 

“I’m excited to play with 

Elly because I know her,” 

Schoolcraft said. “It calms 

the nerves I guess knowing 

someone, going so far 

away and having someone 

you can trust and know 

that’s going to make it easier.” 

The duo has one season 

left as Porters that will 

start at the beginning of 

March. 

Last season, Lockport 

made it to the sectional title 

game. This year, they hope 

to make it even further. 

As for the future of these 

best friends, their bond will 

only grow in college as 

they take on the game that 

brought them together in the 

first place. 

“[My advice is] take every 

moment in, because it 

goes fast,” Brenda said. 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Alec Buchhaas 

Alec Buchhaas is a senior at 

Lockport Township and the 

anchor and elder statesman 

on the boys bowling team. 

How do you think the 

season has gone for the 

team so far? 

I think since the beginning, 

we’ve got a lot better. 

As a whole, everyone is 

getting their shot down and 

figuring it out. We’ve put up 

some good scores the last 

couple of weeks. 

How did you get involved 

in bowling? 

When I was in the first 

grade, my sister, Devan, 

started bowling at Lockport. 

She was a freshman 

and just decided to go out 

for the team. Then she was 

a member of the 2009 state 

championship team. So I followed 

what she was doing 

and fell in love with bowling. 

My brother, David, was 

on the 2013 state champion 

team here at Lockport, too. 

So, I followed him, too, and 

always thought, ‘One day, I 

want to be as good as them.’ 

So do you three get 

together to all bowl 

against each other 

now? 

We haven’t had a chance 

to all get together in quite 

some time. But when we do, 

it’s quite competitive. Still, 

until I get a state championship, 

I can’t put myself 

on the same level as them. 

They’re still ahead of me. 

Have you ever bowled 

a 300? 

Yes. Once in a game setting, 

and I think five times 

in practice. The game setting 

one was in the summer 

of 2015 in a league at Strike 

and Spare II. I’ve bowled 

some 299 and 298 scores in 

high school. 

What do you tell people 

who say that bowling 

isn’t a sport? 

I also play basketball, obviously 

not for the school, 

and just with my friends. Although, 

I played it at Homer 

Jr. High. But bowling is 

harder, especially mentally. 

You have a team depending 

on your shot, and [at the 

tournaments] it’s an all day 

event. Plus, there’s different 

oil patterns that you have to 

adjust to, so there’s a lot of 

physical things, too. But it’s 

a lot more mental than people 

imagine. 

During a typical tournament, 

how many bowling 

balls do you bring? 

I have a total of nine bowling 

balls, and I bring six to 

every tournament. I also 

bring six to the dual meets. 

I used to have a spare ball 

that I used just to pick up 

spares, but like a lot of other 

bowlers, I taught myself to 

use my regular ball to pick 

up spares. That’s because 

I could need all six of my 

balls, depending on the lane 

conditions. 

What is your favorite 

bowling alley? 

Strike and Spare II. I grew 

up there and actually used 

to work there. I love being 

there. I’m used to bowling 

there. It’s what I grew up 

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on, so it’s my favorite. 

What have you learned 

from Lockport boys 

bowling coach Ron 

Davis? 

I’ve learned a lot in the 

four years that he’s taught 

me. I just soak up everything 

he says. He’s made me from 

a good bowler to a better 

bowler than I ever thought 

was good. He’s just made 

me so much better the last 

four years. 

Do you plan on bowling 

in college? 

Maybe. Right now, I’m 

going back-and-forth between 

bowling in college or 

getting a job with the union 

as a pipefitter. 

What is the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

Definitely the people 

that are around the school. 

Our principal, Mr. [Dennis] 

Hicks, found out I was on 

the bowing team. So, now he 

always stops me in the hall 

and asks, “How’s it going?” 

and “How did we do?” Plus, 

we have great coaches, like 

Mr. Davis, and great things 

for recognition of the athletes 

of the sports, like our 

seasonal award banquets. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

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Going Places 

Porters softball players, best friends to play college ball together 


Assistant Editor 

Going to college can be 

a big adjustment. But going 

to college with a fellow 

softball player and best 

friend can certainly make it 

easier. 

Porters seniors Courtney 

Schoolcraft and Elly Hagen 

will have that luxury as they 

signed to play softball at the 

University of Southern Indiana 

Nov. 13 at the LTHS 

Fall Signing Day. 

Schoolcraft has played 

the sport since she was 8 

years old, and Hagen started 

playing when she was 6. 

“I love competing on 

the field, and I love playing 

with my best friend,” 

Schoolcraft said. 

They began playing softball 

together for the Lockport 

Pride travel team, 

coached by Hagen’s mom, 

when they were 12 years 

old. The friendship only 

blossomed from there. 

“They’re total opposites,” 

Elly’s mom Brenda Hagen 

said. “Elly is so obnoxious 

and Courtney is so laid 

back. They make the perfect 

pair.” 

It means a lot to Elly to 

have her best friend play 

softball with her at USI, she 

said. 

“It’s given me a lot more 

comfort going into the 

whole college thing,” Elly 

said. “The college experience 

is a lot for people and 

knowing that I’m going to 

have her not just behind 

the plate catching, but in 

the same dorm room as me, 

getting food in the cafeteria 

and having someone there 

everyday is going to be 

awesome.” 

Schoolcraft is a catcher 

and Elly is a pitcher, making 

them a best-friend battery. 

“I’m so proud of what 

Courtney Schoolcraft fires a throw across the diamond during a game last season. 

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

Schoolcraft and Marie Schoolcraft. Elly and Courtney recently signed to play softball at 

University of Southern Indiana. Photos submitted 

they’ve been able to accomplish 

on the field and in the 

classroom,” Porters softball 

coach Marissa Chovanec 

said. “I’m lucky they came 

here as players. They are 

going to leave here better 

than they came.” 

Elly Hagen fires a pitch during a game for the Porters. 

Schoolcraft started her 

Porters career on the varsity 

team freshman year, and Elly Hagen (left) and Courtney Schoolcraft have played 

Please see sOFTBALL, 42 softball together since they were 12 years old.

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Boys basketball 

Celtics top Porters by 10 points in season-opener for both teams 

RANDY WHALEN 


A team is not supposed 

to play its best basketball in 

the first game of the season. 

So, the fact that Providence 

and Lockport Township 

combined to miss 58 

shots, eight free throws and 

commit 25 turnovers can 

be excused because it was 

the season opener for both 

teams. 

But it was Providence 

that pulled away in the second 

half and emerged with 

a 45-35 victory over the 

Porters on Nov. 20 in an 

opening round game in 

the 22nd Annual WJOL 

Thanksgiving Classic at the 

University of St. Francis in 

Joliet. 

“A win is a win, especially 

at this time of the season,” 

Providence coach Tim 

Trendel said. “But I’m not 

necessarily looking for wins 

here. This tournament is going 

to make us better toward 

the end of the season. There 

are no easy games, and 

you really learn about your 

team. Some tournaments 

are set up for wins; this one 

helps you at the end of the 

season. You can’t ask for 

more. We’ve got the pieces, 

and once we put them together, 

we’re going to be 

better.” 

Both Lockport and Providence 

got a look at how 

their teams were going to 

be as they played a slew of 

players. Providence played 

13 guys, with eight of them 

scoring. A dozen players 

participated for the Porters, 

who also had eight players 

score. 

Adam Taylor led the way 

with 11 points, and fellow 

junior guard Matt DiNardi 

added nine points and three 

assists for the Celtics (1- 

0). Seniors Ethan Petric (5 

rebounds) in the post and 

Scott Slocum (4 assists, 4 

rebounds) each added six 

points, and senior forward 

Brian Castelli came off the 

bench to register a gamehigh 

seven rebounds for 

Providence. 

“Matt DiNardi came out 

in the second half and gave 

us a great boost,” Trendel 

said. “He’s our emotional 

and vocal leader.” 

Senior forward Deondre 

Cooper led Lockport with 

a game-high 13 points. Junior 

guards Emmanuel Allen 

and Matt Hatzopoulos 

— who transferred in from 

Providence — each added 

six points. Senior guard 

Jake Karli led the Porters in 

rebounding with five, while 

sophomore guard Tommy 

Ferriter came off the bench 

to play 20 minutes and register 

a team-high four assists. 

The Porters (0-1) received 

a blow when starting 

post player Zach Pytlewski 

(2 points, 3 rebounds) went 

out with an ankle injury 

just over a minute into the 

second half. He didn’t return, 

but he is expected to 

be OK, although his status 

for the rest of the tournament 

was unknown after the 

game. 

“We are really inexperienced, 

and I knew there 

were going to be some errors, 

both mentally and 

physically,” Lockport coach 

Brett Hespell said. “Playing 

as a group in your first 

varsity game can be an eyeopening 

experience. We 

have a lot of new guys who 

have to learn to play at the 

appropriate speed. 

“We had some good looks 

around the basket, but we 

missed too many easy shots, 

too many layups. We have to 

learn how to finish around 

the basket. That will come 

the more we play, but we 

have to find a way to score.” 

Neither team scored 

much in the first half, and 

Lockport never led the 

whole game. Taylor hit a 

3-pointer 21 seconds into 

the game, and the Celtics 

led the whole first quarter, 

which ended with the score 

7-5. The Porters tied it three 

times in the second quarter, 

the last time at 11-11 with 

5:10 to play in the first half 

on a steal and layup by Allen. 

But Taylor hit a 3-pointer 

two minutes later, as Providence 

scored the next five 

points to take the lead for 

good. Ahead 19-18 at halftime, 

four different Celtics 

scored in an 11-2 burst for a 

30-20 lead midway through 

the third quarter. Lockport 

crept within 33-27 after 

three quarters and closed 

within five points twice in 

the opening moments of the 

fourth quarter. The last time 

was 35-30 with 6:14 left in 

the third quarter. 

The Celtics, however, 

pulled away to hold on for 

the win. DeNardi scored 

their final six points in the 

last 2:23 of the game. 

“One thing we did well is 

that everyone focused, and 

we shared the ball well,” 

Trendel said. ”This is going 

to get us ready, and we kept 

our poise down the stretch, 

That’s something to build 

on.” 

The Porters completed 

pool play with a 54-48 

overtime loss to Plainfield 

Central Nov. 22, a 46-38 

loss to Lemont Friday, Nov. 

24, and a 55-29 victory over 

Lincoln-Way West on Saturday, 

Nov. 25, in the seventh-place 

game. 

This week, Providence 

hosts DePaul Prep at 7 p.m. 

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

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

Century Media 

Lockport guard Matt Hatzopoulos protects the ball from Providence guard Scott Slocum. 

on Friday, Dec. 1. The Celtics 

also are in action this Sunday, 

Dec. 3 with a 1:30 p.m. 

matchup against Forman at 

the Ridgewood High School 

Shootout in Norridge. 

Lockport resumed play 

this Friday, Dec. 1 with a 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

crossover game at 

scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at 

Lincoln-Way West.



Porters boys bowling topples Andrew by 260 pins 

LTHS has four 

bowlers shoot over 

400 for two-game 

scores 

Randy Whalen 


There will be a story to 

tell at the 2020-2021 Lockport 

Township winter sports 

banquet. 

That will be of the first 

ball thrown by freshman Jim 

Kontos last week in his first 

boys bowling varsity start. 

A gutter ball. 

“If I’m still coach here in 

three years, I will tell that 

story at the winter awards 

banquet,” Lockport coach 

Ron Davis said. “His first 

ball was a gutter ball, and 

he picked his game up from 

there. He has the ability to 

strike. He had four open 

frames on the day and still 

did very well.” 

Kontos sure did, registering 

a two-game total of 435 

(213, 222) and being one of 

four Porters with a 400 or 

better score as they toppled 

Andrew 2,064-1,804 in a 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

dual meet on Nov. 

21 at Strike and Spare II in 

Lockport. 

Senior Alec Buchhaas 

bowled an entirely clean two 

games and led the way with 

a 453 series (238, 215), as 

Lockport (4-2, 3-1) remained 

among the conference leaders 

in the regular season. 

“He did very well for his 

first varsity match,” Buchhaas 

said of Kontos. “We 

have a lot of young guys, 

and we’re doing well so far. 

We’ve become a team, and 

we try for that balance.” 

A three-year starter who 

was brought up to varsity 

as a freshman, Buchhaas is 

glad to be the seasoned veteran 

on this season’s squad. 

He polished off the opening 

game with six-straight 

strikes and opened the second 

game with three more. 

Of his spares, which he 

picked all of them up, Buchhaas 

had to convert one pin 

on seven occasions, and a 

pair of pins on two others. 

“I’m glad to take the 

leadership spot; I’ve been 

waiting for that,” Buchhaas 

said. “Everyone just hopes 

to keep [the good season] 

up. We’ve been successful, 

and going to state is the goal 

every year. We have another 

really good group.” 

Junior Ian Ditter with a 

415 series (194, 221), senior 

Mitch Gajda with a 400 series 

(225, 175) that included 

a turkey two days before 

Thanksgiving to polish off 

the opening game and junior 

Evan Pleshar with a 361 series 

(173, 188) rounded out 

the Porters’ scores. 

“It is good to have Alec 

as a seasoned anchor man,” 

Davis said of Buchhaas. “We 

placed sixth out of 44 teams 

at the Plainfield North Invite 

[on Nov. 18], and that’s not 

bad at all. We’re figuring out 

where the chips are going to 

fall. But I’ve been impressed 

with what we’ve got so far.” 

The state tournament is 

just over a month away. 

Lockport has made it to the 

state finals the past five seasons, 

including winning the 

state title in 2013, and the 

team hopes to qualify again. 

The Thunderbolts (3-4, 

0-3) saw a seven-season 

state qualifying streak end 

last season. That stretch included 

a state championship 

(2012) and a second-place 

finish (2014). Against the 

Porters, Andrew was led 

by junior Trent Smith with 

a 379 total (184, 195), who 

had a trio of strikes to open 

the second game and fired a 

final strike to end it. 

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

Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Junior Rich Payton followed 

with a 374 (195, 179), 

Louis Kerfman had a 364 

(202, 162), fellow senior 

Ethan Kosche shot a 345 

(167, 178) and junior Jeff 

Serafini with a 342 (172, 

170) rounded out the T-Bolt 

scores. 

“We just don’t have the 

depth,” Andrew coach Mark 

Lobes said of this season’s 

squad. “We only have two 

seniors in this group. Two 

years from now, we should 

have some freshmen that are 

phenomenal. 

“But we still have time to 

prepare this group for January. 

Our goal is to get the 

team out of the regional, get 

to the sectional and see what 

happens.” 

The Porters closed last 

week by participating at 

the Plainfield South Invite 

on Friday, Nov. 24 at Town 

and Country Lanes in Joliet. 

The Porters come together as a team before the match against Andrew. 

There they placed seventh 

overall. Buchhaas (1,269) 

placed sixth individually, 

and senior Keith Pintoy 

(1,204) was 21st overall. 

This week was slated to 

bring a SWSC Blue matchup 

against Bolingbrook on 

Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Brunswick 

Zone in Woodridge. 

This Thursday, Nov. 30 at 

4:30 p.m. is a home nonconference 

dual meet against 

Plainfield South at Strike and 

Spare II. This Saturday, Dec. 

2 at 8:30 a.m., Lockport travels 

to the Oak Forest Bengal 

Invite at Oak Forest Bowl.

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fastbreak 

Girls Basketball 

Lockport beats Richards to run record to 3-0 

Adam Jomant/22nd Century 

Media 

1st and 3 

Lockport boys 

basketball comes 

up short against 

Providence 

1. First game of 

campaign 

The Celtics boys 

basketball team 

beat Lockport 45- 

35 on Nov. 20 in 

an opening round 

game in the WJOL 

Thanksgiving Classic. 

It was the season 

opener for both 

teams. 

2. Leading scorers for 

each team 

Adam Taylor led the 

way with 11 points 

for the Celtics, 

and senior Porters 

forward Deondre 

Cooper had a gamehigh 

13 points. 

3. Plenty of chances 

to play 

Both teams used a 

number of players 

in the first game. A 

dozen players saw 

time on the court 

for the Porters, and 

Lockport also had 

eight individuals 

score. 

Team cuts down its 

turnovers in home 

victory 

Randy Whalen 


Balance beat boom. 

The Lockport Township 

girls basketball team continued 

its nice start to the season 

last week by using another 

balanced scoring attack to 

hold off Richards 50-46 in an 

early season battle of unbeaten 

teams in a matinee special 

Nov. 22 at Lockport. 

Taylor Hopkins had 13 

points, Taylor Shingler 

scored 10 and Destiny Davis 

added nine points. But the 

all-senior Lockport trio’s 32 

combined points was just one 

more than Bulldog Halle Idowu’s 

31 points. The 5-foot- 

10 sophomore swing player 

scored 20 points in the fourth 

quarter alone, but it wasn’t 

enough, as the Porters (3-0) 

held on to win. 

“She’s a great ballplayer, 

and they can score,” Lockport 

coach Dan Kelly said of 

Idowu and Richards. “But we 

worked a ton on being organized. 

We knew we had to cut 

down on our turnovers [34 in 

the previous game, a 47-41 

win against Downers Grove 

North]. Our goal was 20, and 

we had 18, We’d still like to 

get it down to 10 to 15 per 

game.” 

The Porters did have some 

turnovers down the stretch 

“Everyone can contribute. The 

other team isn’t able to focus on 

one player. We don’t get as tired 

because we can all trust each other, 

including the players off the 

bench.” 

Taylor Shingler — Lockport girls basketball player, 

on her team’s depth 

but were able to hold on. 

They led 38-24 after three 

quarters, only to see that lead 

cut to 42-36 with 4:19 to 

play in the game. But things 

looked to be in good hands 

when Shingler found junior 

forward Cailey Schlink on 

a nice pass underneath for 

layup and a 48-38 lead with 

1:12 to play. 

“Our coach says keep the 

ball moving,” Shingler said. 

“Everyone can contribute. 

The other team isn’t able to 

focus on one player. We don’t 

get as tired because we can 

all trust each other, including 

the players off the bench.” 

The one player on the other 

team had other ideas, however, 

as Idowu nailed a 3-pointer 

and followed that with 

a steal and layup. She was 

fouled on the play but missed 

the free throw with 46.2 seconds 

remaining, leaving the 

score at 48-43. 

Hopkins scored a layup 

with 32 seconds left to restore 

the advantage to seven. 

Idowu, who scored all her 

team’s points in the fourth 

quarter except for a rebound 

basket by senior guard Christine 

Philemy, answered with 

a 26-foot 3-pointer from the 

left wing with just over 16 

seconds remaining. Following 

a timeout, the Porters 

were able to run 10 seconds 

off the clock. Although they 

missed a free throw at the sixsecond 

mark, it was too late, 

as Richards miss fired a final 

shot at the buzzer. 

Lockport had nine different 

players score, including 

sophomore center Jenna Cotter 

with six points. 

“We have a lot of kids that 

can play,” Kelly said. “We 

have a lot of players that contribute 

without scoring.” 

Hopkins scored five points 

in the first quarter, which 

Destiny Davis scored nine points for the Porters in the 

team’s win over Richards on Nov. 22 in Lockport. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

ended in a 13-13 tie. The 

Porters pulled out to a 22- 

18 halftime lead, as Shingler 

scored six in the opening half. 

With Lockport ahead 29-24 

midway through the third 

quarter, Shingler had four 

straight points, and junior 

guard Payton Grcevic capped 

a 9-0 burst with a 3-pointer, 

as the Porters opened up the 

14-point lead. 

Shingler, a softball standout 

and center fielder for the 

Porters this past spring, will 

attend Maryville University 

in St. Louis for softball next 

fall. But she’s certainly enjoying 

another season of basketball 

this winter. 

“It’s fun,” Shingler said of 

the season so far. “We have 

a lot of young girls, and it’s 

fun to mix with them. We’ve 

just all come together to help 

the team. I just like how well 

we all play with each other. 

We’re all friends, and we 

pick each other up on and off 

the court.” 

Long before any of the current 

players were born, Lockport 

actually played Richards 

in the 1986 Class AA state 

quarterfinals. There, Richards 

rallied in the second half 

for a 47-46 victory. The Bulldogs 

went on to finish fourth 

in the state. 

The Porters resumed play 

this week with a pair of nonconference 

road games, first 

on Monday, Nov. 27, at Joliet 

West, and then on Saturday, 

Dec. 2, at 2:30 p.m. at Minooka. 

A good local test for 

Lockport will be on Tuesday, 

Dec. 5 with a 6:30 p.m. game 

against Lincoln-Way West in 

New Lenox. 

LISTEN UP 

“We had some good looks around the basket, but we missed 

too many easy shots, too many layups. We have to learn how 

to finish around the basket. That will come the more we play, 

but we have to find a way to score.” 

Brett Hespell — Lockport boys basketball coach, after his team’s defeat to 

the Celtics in the opener 

Tune In 

Boys Basketball 

Wrangling with Warriors — 6:30 p.m. Friday, 

Dec. 1, at Lincoln-Way West 

• The Lockport boys basketball team travels 

to New Lenox for its first true road game of 

the season. 

Index 

42 - This Week In 

42 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Contributing Editor 

Thomas Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.com.

lockport’s Hometown Newspaper | www.lockportlegend.com | November 30, 2017 

Lockport boys bowling team 

notches early-season victory over 

conference foe, Page 46 

Tourney time 

Lockport does battle 

with Providence in WJOL 

Thanksgiving Classic, Page 45 

Lockport’s Mitchell Gajda throws a practice 

ball prior to a match against Andrew Nov. 21 

at Strike and Spare II in Lockport. 

Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Dynamic duo 

Pitcher and catcher from 

LTHS softball to stay together 

in college, Page 44

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