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Raising
awareness
LTHS student with
diabetes to speak at
summit in Chicago,
Page 4
Sullivan out
D92 board votes not
to renew contract of
superintendent, Page 6
Hal the
groundhog
featured at Big
Run Wolf Ranch
Groundhog Day
event, Page 3
Helping hands
Girl Scout troop makes
blankets for veterans in
hospice care, Page 8
Renee Cajandig holds
up Hal the groundhog
Saturday, Jan. 27,
at Big Run Wolf
Ranch’s Groundhog
Day Family Day/Open
House event.
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WEDNESDAY
Daddy Daughter Ball
6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 7 Prairie
Bluff Public Gold CLub
Banquet Room, 19433 Renwick
Road, Lockport. Tickets
are $30 each for residents
and $40 for non-residents.
The ball will include a dinner,
DJ, photo booth, raffle
prizes, and a princess performance
followed by a meet
and greet. For more information,
call (815) 838-3621
Ext. 0.
Microsof Excel (2010) Basics
3-4:30 p.m. Feb. 7, White
Oak Library, Computer
Lab, 121 E. 8th St., Lockport.
Attendees will learn
how to create spreadsheets
and open, close save and
print files. Adding and editing
data, as well as formating
a spreadsheet will be
discussed. Basic computer,
keyboard and mouse skills
and minimal experience or
exposure to Microsoft Office
products is required. Registration
is required. for more
information, call (815)-552-
4260.
UPCOMING
Lockport Lions Club Annual
Spaghetti Dinner
4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10, St. Dennish Parish
Center, 1214 S. Hamilton St.
Lockport. Tickets for adults
are $9 and children 12 and
under are $6. Carry-out is
available. There will be a
50/50 raffle and a Valentine’s
wine basket raffle. For more
information and to purchase
tickets, contact Ron Cornolo
at (815) 931-1439
I Heart You Candle
7-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12,
White Oak Library, Meeting
Room A/B, 121 E. 8th St.,
Lockport. Attendees will get
into the spirit of love by making
a fun candle. Participants
will decorate white candles
with festive decor, including
glitter and hearts to brighten
their Valentine’s Day. Registration
is required.
100+ Women Who Care of
Will County Meeting
6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
13, P.B. Mulligan’s Restaurant
& Bar, 19433 Renwick
Road, Crest Hill. During the
one-hour meeting, attendees
will nominate, present, vote
and donate 100 percent of
funds to a selected charity.
Microsoft Excel (2010)
Intermediate
3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 13, White Oak Library,
Computer Lab, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. This class
builds on the material taught
in Microsoft Excel (2010)
Basics. Attendees will learn
about formulas, functions,
filling cells, headers and
footers, and more. Basic
computer and Excel skills
are required. Registration is
required. For more information,
call (815)-552-4260.
The 1836 Event
6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16,
The Public Landing, 200 W.
8th St., Lockport. This event
will have cocktails, a wine
tasting, hors d’oeuvres, desserts,
music and a silent auction.
Proceeds from the night
will go to support the historic
downtown. Tickets are
$50 and can be purchased
online at www.visitlockport.
com.
Venture Crew 63 chili cookoff
fundraiser
Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
18, VFW Post 5788, 1026
E. 9th St., Lockport. Calling
all chefs to put their cooking
skills to the test to compete in
the chili cook-off fundraiser.
There is an entry fee of $15
and it must be submitted by
Feb. 11. It is $8 for those to
attend, and enjoy all you can
eat chili while voting on the
best. For more information
and to sign-up, contact Chris
at ckcarberry@ameritech.
net.
Microsoft Excel (2010)
Advanced
3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 21, White Oak Library,
Computer Lab, 121 E. 8th
St., Lockport. This class
builds on material taught
in Microsoft Excel Levels
1 and 2. Participants will
learn about logical functions,
named cells, graphics,
advanced chart techniques
and more. Basic computer
and Excel skills are required.
Registration is required.
For more information, call
(815)-552-4260.
A Struggle for a Dream: The
Life of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 21, White Oak Library,
Meeting Room A/B, 121 E.
8th St., Lockport. Historian
Jim Gibbons will discuss the
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. The presentation
will focus on his strong nonviolent
beliefs, his turbulent
life and tragic death, and
why Jan. 15 every year is observed
in his honor. Registration
is required. For more
information, call (815)-552-
4260.
Casino Night
7-11:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 24, St. Dennis Catholic
Grade School, 1201 S.
Washington St., Lockport.
Enjoy an evening of eating,
drinking and gambling.
Food will be catered by Real
Urban Barbecue, and there
will be a premium liquor
cash bar and music by River
Road Trio Band. Tickets are
$50 each and include food,
dessert, a coffee bar, gaming
chips and/or raffle tickets.
For more information call
(815) 838-4494.
Homer Glen Junior Woman’s
Club Bingo Fundraiser
5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
24, Moose Lodge, 118 E.
10th St., Lockport. The
fourth annual Take a Chance
for Change Bingo FUNdraiser
is now accepting reservations
for the event. There
is a $25 non-refundable donation
per person, which includes
10 bingo games and
entry tickets for door prizes.
Participants must be 18 or
older to play. There will be a
cap of 200 reservations sold.
To save a spot, visit www.
homerglenjuniors.org. A
portion of the proceeds will
benefit To Write Love On
Her Arms and Homer Glen’s
own Kidz Play.
Bragi’s Players Fundraiser
7-10 p.m. March 3, Embers
Tap House, 933 S. State
St, Lockport. This event
is a fundraiser for the new
children’s theater Bragi’s
Players in Lockport. Bragi’s
Players will be doing
the musical Grease on June
7-10. Limestone Stages Improv
Group Quarried Away
will perform at the fundraising
event. Tickets are $25.
This event is sponsored by
the Taft Foundation. For
more information, email
Patty Colella at colepay75@
gmail.com
Bridges to a New Day Spring
Brunch fundraiser
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday,
March 18, Prairie Bluff Golf
Club, 19433 Renwick Road ,
Lockport. Bridges to a New
Day helps children learn to
deal with bullying issues
through their in-school programs.
They also provide
domestic violence counseling
to women, helping them
break the cycle of violence.
In addition, Bridges to a New
Day helps families cope with
loss, and provide counseling
to underinsured couples to
improve their communication
skills and marriage.
Families are encouraged to
attend this event. There will
be a special appearance by
the Easter bunny. A raffle
and silent auction will be
available. For more information,
call (815) 838-2690.
Breakfast & Egg Hunt with
Peter Rabbit
8:30-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-
12:30 p.m., Saturday, March
24. Prairie Bluff Golf Club,
19433 Renwick Road ,
Lockport. Tickets are $13
for children 2-11 and $18 for
children 12 and over.
ONGOING
Kindergarten preregistration
in Homer 33C
Parents whose children
are turning 5 on or before
Sept. 1, 2018 are encouraged
to pre-register their child
for kindergarten online. The
pre-registration form can be
found on the district website
at www.homerschools.
org. Click on the “Parents
and Students” tab at the top
of the page, and then scroll
down to “Registration.” This
information will be used to
help expedite the formal registration
process on Thursday,
March 15 at Luther J.
Schilling School.
Lockport Senior Men’s Club
Meeting
8:30 a.m. first Tuesday of
the month, Gladys Fox Museum,
231 E. 9th St., Lockport.
The club meets from
September to June beginning
with a buffet breakfast
at 8:30 a.m. followed by
a speaker. For more information,
visit www.lockpor
tpark.org or call (815) 838-
3621 ext. 0.
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Big Run welcomes visitors for Groundhog Day event
Amanda Del Buono
Freelance Reporter
Lions, tigers and bears, oh
my!
These animals, along with
wolves, coyotes and more,
were among those that families
were invited to engage
with and learn about on Saturday,
Jan. 27, at Big Run
Wolf Ranch, located at 14857
Farrell Road in Lockport, for
its Groundhog Day Winter
Family Day/Open House.
For more than two decades,
Big Run Wolf Ranch
has invited families to visit
and learn about the organization
and the animals with
which it works, founder and
president John Basile said.
“I just get a thrill out of
seeing the kids get the thrill
that I used to get from these
animals,” Basile said. “That’s
what keeps me going.”
Big Run Wolf Ranch is a
501 C(3) nonprofit organization
that’s dedicated to education
about and conservation
of North American wildlife.
The ranch currently houses
10 wolves, three coyotes,
two porcupines, two skunks,
a bear, a cougar and a tiger,
among many other animals.
“It’s all educational,”
Basile said. “There’s a lot of
hands-on [activities] here …
It’s more interesting than the
zoo. Kids can pet the skunk,
play with the wolf puppies.”
Throughout the day, Basile
and his volunteer staff offered
presentations about the ranch
and the animals who inhabit
it, including two wolf presentations,
a big cats presentation
and a bear presentation.
In celebration of Groundhog
Day, Hal, one of the facility’s
resident groundhogs, took the
stage to make his annual prediction.
Among the other attractions
were dog sledding demonstrations,
food, raffles, face
painting and a bonfire. All of
the proceeds from the event
will go directly to the facility
and caring for the animals,
Basile said.
“There are many people
who have been coming here
for years,” he said. “We make
it a place for them to come
enjoy the animals.”
Michele Maurizi has
brought her two nieces to
the event for many years.
This year, her brother Tony
Maurizi, came along as well.
“It’s a nice atmosphere, it’s
good for the family,” Michele
said. “… I like to be as close
to my nieces as possible,
[and] I try to think of fun
things for us to do.”
Tony said he was impressed
with the location and
the work that Basile and his
team have done to help the
animals.
Lockport resident Neil
Jagodzinski and his 5-yearold
daughter Emily visit the
ranch whenever the opportunity
is available. Emily
particularly likes to see the
turkeys that roam free at the
ranch, she said.
At this event, Jagodzinski
brought his cousin
Vanessa Newhalfen and her
two children, Sandie, 4, and
Sander, 5.
“I love stuff like this,”
Newhalfen said. “…It’s
contained, but there’s still
stuff to do.”
The cousins enjoy opportunities
like this to bring their
children together to develop
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Saturday, Jan. 27, during Big Run Wolf Ranch’s
Groundhog Day Open House event. Geoff Stellfox/22nd
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lifelong friendships and
memories within their family.
“We remember doing
this kind of stuff together as
kids,” Newhalfen said.
Basile and some of the
animals from Big Run Wolf
Ranch will be at Wild Fest,
which will take place at Lockport
Township High School
on Feb. 25. The ranch’s next
open house is to be April 21.
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LTHS senior to speak on panel at diabetic summit
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Lockport
Township
High School
senior Peyton
Skoczylas
was diagnosed
with Type 1
diabetes on St. Skoczylas
Patrick’s Day
in 2008.
Her mom had noticed
all the common symptoms
pointing to the disease: frequent
trips to the bathroom,
drinking a lot of water, and
increased hunger. Skoczylas
remembers going to the pediatrician
and being told she
has diabetes and had to go to
the hospital.
“It was scary but I was
only 7, [so] I didn’t really
understand a lot that was going
on,” she said.
Her father Dan Skoczylas
took her to the doctor when
she was diagnosed, and said
it was numbing for him to
hear that his daughter had
the disease.
“She was a little young
and didn’t quite understand
what was going on, but I
certainly had a good concept
of it, so it was horrifying,”
he said. “I knew it was
something that was treatable
and she would be able
to deal with, but we had
never really been exposed
to it, and I also knew it was
going to be life-altering for
her, it was going to be a
lifelong commitment most
likely for her.”
Type 1 diabetes is not hereditary,
and Peyton got the
disease by a virus attacking
her pancreas.
“I had to learn how to
manage everything pretty
quickly,” Peyton said. “My
parents were giving me insulin
shots at first, but I would
eventually have to learn to
do that myself.”
At 7 years old, Peyton first
learned to give herself finger
pricks to check her blood
sugar.
“Most 7-year-olds will
sneak candy or have snacks,
if I did that I would be putting
my life in danger,” she
said.
On Feb. 24, Peyton will
speak on a panel at the 2018
Junior Diabetes Research
Foundation Illinois TypeOneNation
Summit in Chicago
about her experience
living with Type 1 diabetes.
“I was very excited [to get
invited to speak],” she said.
“It had made a big impact
on me ever since I went last
year and I was really hoping
to be a part of it.”
The 17-year-old will be
on the panel with other
teens who are living with
the disease. There will be a
question and answer session
where those attending the
summit can ask questions
about Type 1 diabetes. She
attended TypeOneNation
last year as an attendee and
really enjoyed it.
“Seeing so many [diabetics]
in one place and everyone
coming together for a
positive reason, like to share
experiences and talk about
the possibility for a cure and
possibility for new technology,
that was really awesome,”
she said.
The full day of activities
include “inspirational and
educational activities lead by
national and local experts”
designed to help diabetics
and their loved ones better
manage Type 1 diabetes, and
network with others, according
to www.jdrf.org.
Spreading awareness of
the disease isn’t stopping
there for Peyton. She is collaborating
with the school
nurse at LTHS to give a presentation
to the teachers and
staff about what diabetes is,
how it works, what happens
to the pancreas and everything
else that encompasses
diabetes.
“This is just an idea I had
and wanted to kind of leave
an impact on the school,”
she said.
Her hope for this presentation
is that teachers and staff
become aware of what the
disease is and what they can
do in case a diabetic needs
help or there’s an emergency.
“I don’t want to put it on
my teachers, because it’s
not their job to know those
things really, but I feel like
if I can tell them about what
my experiences are like
they’ll understand a little
more,” Peyton said.
Her father said he is proud
of Peyton for devoting her
time to making things better
for students who will attend
LTHS after her.
“I think it’s great [that
Peyton is spreading awareness],”
Dan said. “Peyton
has never really been angry
over this whole thing. I
mean she has her moments
where she gets tired of having
to count carbs every time
she eats something, or try to
figure out why she’s plummeting
low and trying to
correct it, but for the most
part she’s always embraced
educating people and talking
about the disease.”
When it comes to informing
people about Type 1 diabetes,
there are two things
Peyton hopes to clear up; the
difference between Type 1
and Type 2, and that diabetics
can do the same things as
anyone else.
“Diabetes is part of who
I am more than a disability,
that’s how I like to see it
anyway,” she said.
Peyton feels that more
people are educated on diabetes
then when she was first
diagnosed 10 years ago, but
there are still a lot of misconceptions
and confusion.
“As far as the teachers
and the staff go, I certainly
don’t want them to feel like
they need to feel bad for
me or like I’m trying to get
their pity; I just want them
to kind of understand and
learn to a little bit about
it,” Peyton said. “As far as
other diabetics, I just want
them to see that diabetes is
not the end of the world,
that you can go on living,
and it’s definitely a hard
thing but it can be a good
thing, and you can make
friends through it, and you
can learn from it, and that
it’s important to be an advocate,
too.”
Gallery Seven opens in Lockport
Submitted by Gallery Seven
When and where
200 W. 8th St. in
Lockport
Hours
• Noon-3 p.m. Thursday
• Noon-8 p.m. Friday
and Saturday
• Noon- 3 p.m. the first
Sunday of the month
• By appointment on
Wednesday
Gallery Seven has found
a new home in Lockport at
the Gaylord Building. Ten
artists are putting the final
touches on their second floor
gallery.
Gallery Seven is to open
Feb. 1 with the new hours
outlined in the accompanying
sidebar. The gallery is free
and open to the public.
Gallery Seven will host
its Grand Opening from 4-8
p.m. on Feb. 10. Refreshments
are to be served, and
the public is invited to this
free event.
Work from the following
artists are on exhibit: Richard
Ainsworth, Jay Anderson,
Renee Baker, Jon Balke,
Barbara Eberhard, Marianne
Folise, Jim and Karen Mc-
Collum, Donna Nevels and
Jennifer Petric.
Lockport residents can now
go to the historic Gaylord
Building, have lunch or dinner
at The Public Landing Restaurant,
and then go to Gallery
Seven on the second floor to
take in some art without leaving
the Gaylord Building.
Gallery Seven, established
in 2007, is operated by a
group of local artists, and
all exhibited work at Gallery
Seven is for sale.
For more information
about Gallery Seven or its
members, visit www.ga
lleryseven.net, call (815)
483-4310 or email ga
llery7@gmail.com.
RIGHT: The new Gallery
Seven location is the
second floor of the historic
Gaylord Building in Lockport.
Photo submitted

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Lockport Township High School District 205 Board of Education
Program to help at-risk students may be implemented
Porter Academic
Recovery Center
could begin as soon
as this semester
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
The Lockport Township
High School District 205
Board of Education is considering
implementing an
intervention program designed
to help some of the
most at-risk students stay
enrolled in school and ultimately
earn a diploma.
John Greenan and Jennifer
Webb-Rea, the high
school’s East Campus assistant
principals, presented
to the School Board the
proposal for the Porter Academic
Recovery Center at
the board’s Jan. 22 meeting.
Greenan and Webb-Rea are
hopeful the proposed program,
which would utilize
an existing faculty member
and require the hiring of
a paraprofessional, could
begin serving a handful of
students as early as this semester.
PARC would be reserved
primarily for students who
have excessive difficulty
succeeding in a traditional
classroom setting because
of any number of issues,
from those facing expulsion
or with social and emotional
issues, to those who are
homebound or have recently
returned to school after hospitalization,
Greenan told
the board. Students with
severe credit deficiencies
could also be considered as
candidates for the PARC.
“Research suggests that
schools are responsible for a
comprehensive plan for atrisk
students, [a plan] that
is willing to change and is
based on individual needs,”
Greenan said. “We believe
this program will be another
way kids can remain
in school and graduate from
LTHS.”
Greenan and Webb-Rea
emphasized the program
is an “educational opportunity”
that would be personalized
and flexible to
suit the needs of each participating
student. It would
provide an individual learning
plan; monitor students’
academic, social, emotional
and behavioral growth; and
include a transition plan intended
to help the student
reintegrate into a regular
classroom setting, or plot a
post-graduation course of
action.
“The key components that
will make a difference will
be the ability to personalize
the flexibility,” Webb-Rea
said. “Not only in how we
set up the learning opportunity,
but also in how we
make adjustments as we go,
as we see what’s working
and what’s not working.”
“We’re not just placing
the student in there
and leaving them, there’s a
regular process in place for
monitoring how they’re doing
and reviewing what the
best next step should be,”
she said.
Deans, counselors and
administrators would all
be involved in identifying
students who would be
candidates for the program.
School officials would meet
with students and their families
to discuss PARC, why
it may be the best option
and what it can provide, and
to develop a plan. Only students
for whom the program
would be the best option
and the necessary support
could be provided would be
considered, she added.
Greenan and Webb-Rea
cited students who can
no longer attend Lincoln
School or for who the alternative
school has proved to
be ineffective as examples
of those youths who could
be PARC candidates. Lincoln
School offers programs
for students with chronic
truancy, credit deficits and
behavioral problems — including
those eligible for
expulsion — but once a
student has exhausted that
option, for whatever reason,
district officials are often
left wondering what to do to
help that youth, Webb-Rea
explained.
The program would at
first be limited to no more
than 10 students, but if it
proves successful could be
expanded, Greenan said.
Deans and guidance counselors
have had discussions
about specific students who
could be considered for the
program, he acknowledged.
School administrators
have been looking into a
program such as PARC for
more than a year, but at the
beginning of this school
year began intensely exploring
its development and
implementation, Greenan
said. District officials visited
Lincoln-Way Community
High School District 210,
Sandburg High School and
Willowbrook High School
to review similar intervention
programs.
Potential expansive
renovation to athletic
complex
District 205 is also in the
preliminary stages of what
could be an expansive renovation
and upgrade project
at the high school’s athletic
complex — known as
the A-Field — on the east
side of Garfield Avenue
north of Division Street.
The 17-acre site includes
Ed Flink Field — home of
the Porters varsity baseball
team — the varsity and
lower-level softball fields,
four tennis courts, storage
sheds and a gravel parking
lot that accesses both Division
and Garfield. Gordon
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Will County School District 92 Board of Education
Officials vote to not renew
superintendent’s contract
Board declines to
comment on why
contract won’t be
renewed
Megann Horstead
Freelance Reporter
The Will County School
District 92 Board of Education
decided to not renew
Superintendent Pete Sullivan’s
contract at its Jan. 23
special meeting.
In a 5-2 vote, officials opted
to sever their ties. Board
members Tom Adamczyk
and Doreen Sweis were the
dissenting votes.
The special meeting drew
in a number of people seeking
answers as to why Sullivan’s
contract will not be
renewed. Members of the
board and the administration
have chosen to remain quiet
on the subject, to date.
Several people on hand for
the meeting expressed support
for Sullivan and shared
that the community feels
concerned by the process in
which the superintendent’s
contract is being handled.
“Shame on us the community
for not coming out here
to the board meetings [in the
past,] but as it’s been pointed
out, I think if this had been
brought to the community’s
attention, you would have
had a showing even larger
than this at that point in
time,” said Mike Peetz, a parent
and volunteer for District
92’s strategic planning session
in the summer of 2016.
Peetz questioned the district’s
direction and said up
until this point, reciprocal
communication between the
community and the district
is an objective they’ve failed
to meet.
“The overall confidence
and trust is gone,” said Mary
Creek, a teacher for District
92, referring to conversations
shared with fellow colleagues
since learning the
superintendent’s contract is
to not be renewed. “The morale
is terrible, and I’ve been
around a long time. It makes
me sick to my stomach. … I
feel our concerns are not being
heard. We got an email,
as staff, on Nov. 17 stating
that Dr. Sullivan’s contract
had not been renewed and
would not be renewed.”
Creek questioned the
district’s intent to find a replacement
at this point in the
school year.
“I shudder to think what
you’re going to find in four
months,” she said.
District 92 posted the position
vacancy on the Illinois
Association of School
Boards’ website Jan. 19
ahead of the Board of Education’s
decision. The next
superintendent is anticipated
to start as early as July 1.
“The process has been a
long time [coming,] and the
board has been discussing
in closed session, as is appropriate
for any personnel
decisions,” said John Izzo, an
attorney for District 92. “Part
of that was dialogue with Dr.
Sullivan. So, there was a con-
Please see D92, 9
Will County School District 92 Board of Education Vice President Elizabeth Bilotta (left)
and Superintendent Pete Sullivan (right) look on as Board President Michael Messina addresses
those on hand Jan. 23 at a special meeting of the board.
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Panel announces finalists for unLOCK art project
Submitted by the Gaylord
Building
The Gaylord Building,
National Trust for Historic
Preservation, and unLOCK
jury panel have announced
the ten artists who have been
selected to create new works
of art for unLOCK: Merging
Art & Industry in Lockport.
UnLOCK, a citywide
multimedia art experience
in Lockport, is intended to
increase the city’s creative
and commercial activity and
advance local revitalization
efforts by using art to
galvanize the city’s unique
heritage. It is being created
by the Gaylord Building,
utilizing a $50,000 Our
Town Grant received from
the National Endowment for
the Arts.
The Gaylord Building’s
call to artists received an
enthusiastic response with
32 proposals. The unLOCK
jury, with members representing
governmental, cultural,
and commercial organizations
throughout the
region, selected the ten final
participants listed below.
Steve Carrelli – “Harvest,”
an outdoor sculptural
installation that evokes
Lockport’s history as a center
of grain trade in the 19th
century.
Maggie Capettini – “I&M
Canal: Industry, Memory,
Community,” a series of architectural
paintings offers
the community a fresh take
on their surrounding along
with programming and activities
that engage the community
with each other, the
history of Lockport, and
with the evidence of that history
in the present day.
Jaclyn Mednicov – “Accumulations,”
through
fabricated wallpaper combined
with the histories and
memories of the residents of
Lockport, stories will merge
on one surface in a layered
accumulation of images and
text.
Samuel Love – “Lockport
Poetry Project,” an exploration
of Lockport’s industrial
history and culture through
poetry, independent publishing,
and public art.
John McDavitt – “Lockport
by Lockport,” a mural
with the theme ‘Legacy of
Lockport’ will be an interactive
paint-by-number artwork
for the community.
Robert Ryan – “The City
of Lockport...Constantly
Moving Toward a Brighter
Tomorrow,” a public mural
displaying the modes of
transportation and businesses
that defined Lockport as
a crucial part of the region’s
development and success.
Colin Lyons – “Prototype
for the Preservation of Degradation,”
a project that will
inhabit a portion of postindustrial
canal infrastructure
where an off-the-grid
shelter will be created and a
printmaking-powered laboratory
inhabited by the artist
who will assume the role of
surveyor, ecologist, and alchemist.
May Babcock – “Ebb and
Flow: A Papermaking Installation,”
a modular, organic
piece sculpted from paper
created from responsibly
collected, local, plant materials
and handmade papers.
John Siblik – “Garden
in the Sky,” thirty 72-inch
spheres will be installed at
least 15 feet above ground
and tethered in the trees
along the I & M Canal.
Dylan Fish – “From Dolomite
to Dolobyte,” a unique
project which will develop a
fully-functioning cryptocurrency
unique to the town of
Lockport that engages the
history of mining in the region.
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Lockport Girl Scouts make blankets for veterans in hospice
Girls Scout troop
donates 32 blankets
to Heartland
Hospice Care
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
When Belinda O’Brien,
volunteer coordinator at
Heartland Hospice Care in
Frankfort, told her friend
Jennifer Larson, a mother
of two girls in Girl Scout
Troop 70149, that they were
low on blankets to give to
veterans in hospice care,
Larson immediately contacted
troop leader Monica
Dobrzanski to see if the
seventh-grade girls in the
troop could help.
On Jan. 22, 32 blankets
were donated to Heartland
Hospice Care that were
made by all 12 Girls Scouts
in the troop. Each girl picked
out their own blanket design
and made a minimum of two
blankets. It was the first time
Heartland Hospice received
blankets that had the different
branches of military
service as the design. The
blankets are fleece and the
girl scouts tied fringes on the
end of them.
“I thought it was a fantastic
idea,” Dobrzanski said.
“My girls love doing community
service and love
just helping anybody, so if
there’s an opportunity we try
to jump on it just because it
makes them happy and they
love trying something new.”
Each time a veteran comes
onto hospice service, the
nurses do a bedside pinning
ceremony at the patient’s
home within 48 hours as part
of the We Honor Veterans
Program.
“What we do is we give
them a pin and we thank
them for their services,”
O’Brien said. “We also welcome
them home and we
give them a certificate honoring
them and thanking
them and it has the branch
of their service, and then
we have this little poem
with stars that have been
cut out from American flags
that have been tethered and
worn. We get the stars from
starsforourtroops.org and
instead of the flags being
burned, they cut out the stars
and then we put the stars on
this little poem and we put
it into a frame and we give
them that and then we also
give them a handmade blanket.”
The blankets are donated
by community members,
church groups and volunteers
who go visit the patients
in hospice. O’Brien
said that 50-60 blankets are
donated each year for the
veterans, and on average,
four or five are given out
each month.
“Each year we’re getting
more and more veterans on
our service because the Vietnam
veterans and Korean
veterans are getting a little
bit older,” she said.
For the past three-and-ahalf
years that O’Brien has
worked at Heartland Hospice
Care, the We Honor Veterans
Program has continued. The
program is in collaboration
with the Veterans Affairs and
National Hospice and Palliative
Care Organization.
“What they do is they’ve
reached out to hospice companies
and said what can
we do to honor our veterans
when they come onto services,”
O’Brien said. “So with
part of that program, you
know we do the pinning and
everything else, but we also
we make sure that we have
resources for our veterans so
we give them a packet when
they come on service and
it’s who to contact at the VA
for benefits, for burial, and
financial and medical benefits.”
O’Brien said it is an honor
to be a part of something that
The members of Girl Scout Troop 70149 made more than 30 blankets for veterans at an
area hospice care organization. Photos submitted
Claudia Dobrzanski makes a blanket to be donated to veterans in hospice care.
gives back to veterans. Even
if patients aren’t responsive,
Heartland still does the bedside
pinning ceremony for
them.
“But we have had patients
who are awake and alert and
we’ve had some patients
actually breakdown and cry
because they’ve never been
thanked,” she said. “We
have a lot of patients who
come on service who are
Korean or Vietnam veterans
and they were never properly
thanked when they came
home.”
Dobrzanski said it’s a
shame not every veteran is
thanked or acknowledged
for their service.
“It’s a shame that there’s
so many struggling and suffering
veterans that live in
this country that aren’t acknowledged,
and the girls
really love the fact this is a
local area, not that it’s a bad
thing to go somewhere, but
we’re trying to support and
help the people who are near
us, so it’s a little bit more
meaningful,” she said.
Homer Jr. High seventhgrader
and member of Troop
70149 Jessica Larson said
she liked being able to help
out the veterans and had
fun making the camouflage
blanket she picked out.
“It made me feel good that
I helped out,” she said.
Jessica wants the veterans
to know people are thinking
of them and care about them.
Her twin sister Tina, also a
member of the troop, made a
Marines blanket and said she
enjoyed the experience.
“The message I hope [the
veterans] get is that people
care about them and thanks
for everything that they’ve
done for us,” she said.
Their mother, Jennifer,
saw this opportunity as a
way to show not only the
girls, but other people as
well, the importance of
recognizing the men and
women who have made sacrifices
for our freedoms.
“I was hoping we were
able to [make the blankets]
because my husband’s a
veteran and my father-inlaw
was a veteran, so it’s
kind of a subject that’s close
to our hearts,” Jennifer said.
Dobrzanski said she’s
spoken to her troop about
what a veteran is, why there
are veterans and why it’s
important to acknowledge
and thank them.
“You know without them
in our lives, and fighting
for our country, we would
not have all these wonderful
benefits and leisure’s and all
the wonderful things that
we have today,” she said.
O’Brien said she was ecstatic
when she found out
the Girl Scouts were going
to be donating the blankets
for the veterans.
“They’re doing something
really good for somebody
that they don’t even
know,” she said. “They’re
reaching out and helping
someone they don’t even
know and in the end of life,
within hospice, we try to do
everything to make the end
the best that it possibly can,
so little things like this really
go a long way.”

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Priming for preschool
YOU’RE INVITED TO THE
MUST ATTEND CULINARY EVENT OF THE SEASON.
Park district
preschool welcomes
prospective parents
at open house
Submitted by the Lockport
Township Park District
The Lockport Township
Park District’s Learning
Step Pre-School is offering
an open house for parents
to come and learn about the
program and meet the teachers.
The open house is to be
Saturday, Feb. 3, from 9
a.m.-noon at the following
locations: Gladys Fox
museum, 231 E. 9th St. in
Lockport; Richland Center,
2200 Lynnwood St. in
Crest Hill; and Friendship
Center at High Point, 175 S.
High Point Drive in Romeoville.
The Learning Step Pre-
School provides children
ages 3-4 years an atmosphere
that encourages social, emotional,
physical and intellectual
growth in a fun and safe
environment. Children must
be of age by Sept. 1, 2018,
and parents must show a
copy of the birth certificate
at time of registration.
For more information call
(815) 838-3621 ext. 0.
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From Page 5
District 205 purchased
the land on which the A-
Field was built in 1921. Last
April, the district identified
several potential upgrades,
including installing lights
at the varsity softball field,
repairing the cracking concrete
of the tennis courts
and constructing a pavilion
in Gordon Park. Addressing
the parking lot, which is
unpaved and unmarked, is
a priority, and outfitting the
softball field with lights is
“an equity issue that needs to
be remedied,” said District
205 Superintendent Todd
Wernet.
School Board President
John Lukasik referred to the
parking lot as “a disaster,”
while Wernet was more diplomatic
in calling it “a challenge.”
“It’s gravel, it’s potted, it
has no markings,” Wernet
said. “If someone gets there
early and parks incorrectly
... it can really become an
issue. We feel it’s time to invest.
We’ve been exploring
it for a while, and it’s time
to bring it up to standards.”
The total cost of possible
improvements at the
A-Field is $830,000 and includes
parking lot upgrades
($300,000), new tennis courts
($160,000), lights at the varsity
softball field ($150,000)
and improvements to the concessions
and viewing areas at
the softball field ($75,000).
Other improvements could
include new dugouts at the
sophomore softball field and
new batting cages at Ed Flink
Field.
Wernet said it is also imperative
the district replace
the scoreboard at the Porter
football stadium, a project
that carries an estimated
cost of $150,000. Constructing
a pavilion with
a concrete base in Gordon
Park could cost as much
as $45,000, which would
be shared evenly by the
park district, school district
and the Lockport Rotary
Club, Wernet added.
Resurfacing south drive of
parking lot
In other District 205
news, the School Board
voted unanimously to authorize
creating bid specifications
for resurfacing the
south drive of the parking
lot along Farrell Road at
East Campus. Director of
Facilities Management Bill
Thompson estimated the
project, which will repave
the drive that runs on the
south side of the building
from Farrell to the football
stadium, will cost between
$400,000 and $500,000.
Work would be conducted
this summer and is part of
a five-year plan to repave
all lots at East. The Farrell
Road lot and south drive
lot was last paved in 1996,
Thompson said.
Resurfacing the Farrell
Road lot is on the docket
for 2019 and could cost as
much as $1 million, Thompson
said.
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Izzo said that a policy in
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performance evaluations and
the discussion of individuals
and said this is why the
board is electing not to comment
further on the decision.
Sullivan declined to offer
any comment at the conclusion
of the special meeting.
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Declan Kelly wins Homer Jr.
High National Geographic Bee
Student moves
one step closer to
$50,000 college
scholarship
Submitted by Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C
Declan Kelly, a seventhgrade
student at Homer Jr.
High School, won the school
competition of the National
Geographic Bee on Jan. 19
and a chance at a $50,000
college scholarship.
Samantha Bradley finished
in second place, while
Noah Allen and Edward
Dzielski tied for third place.
It was an exciting championship
round, which required
three sudden death tiebreaking
questions.
The school Bee, at which
students answered questions
on geography, was the first
round in the 30th annual
National Geographic Bee, a
geography competition designed
to inspire and reward
students’ curiosity about the
world.
Thousands of schools
around the United States and
in the five U.S. territories are
participating in the 2018 National
Geographic Bee. The
school champions, including
Kelly, will take a qualifying
test; up to 100 of the top
scorers on that test in each
state will then be eligible to
compete in their state Bee on
April 6.
The National Geographic
Society will provide an allexpenses
paid trip to Washington,
D.C., for state winners
to participate in the
Bee national championship
rounds May 20-23. The firstplace
national champion
will receive a $50,000 college
scholarship, a lifetime
membership in the Society,
including a subscription to
Students Declan Kelly (right) and Samantha Bradley
finished first and second, respectively, in the National
Geographic Bee competition held Jan. 19 at Homer Jr. High
School. Photo submitted
National Geographic magazine,
and an all-expensespaid
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to the Galápagos Islands
aboard the new National
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Travel for the trip is provided
by Lindblad Expeditions
and National Geographic.
Second- and third-place finishers
will receive $25,000
and $10,000 college scholarships,
respectively.
National Geographic will
air the final round of the
National Geographic Bee
Championship in May 2018.
It will air later on public
television stations; check
local television listings for
dates and times.
This year marks the 30th
anniversary of the National
Geographic Bee. The National
Geographic Society
developed the National Geographic
Bee in 1989 in response
to concern about the
lack of geographic knowledge
among young people in
the United States. Over three
decades, 1,583 state champions
have traveled to D.C. to
participate in the finals, and
more than $1.5 million in
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Last call for Valentine’s Day Coloring Contest
Entries must be
received by Feb. 7
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
There is less than one
week left to enter the Valentine’s
Day Coloring Contest.
The annual 22nd Century
Media’s competition provides
readers with a blank
heart. Children fill it with
love and creativity. Veterans
receive cards right around
Valentine’s Day. A few lucky
entrants win prizes, and even
more get to see their work in
print.
We are once again asking
children ages 3-12 to get
creative by downloading the
form from the home page of
LockportLegend.com, creating
just one outstanding valentine
per entrant and sending
those valentines our way.
Entries must be mailed to
or dropped off at 22nd Century
Media Southwest Chicago
c/o Editor Bill Jones,
11516 W. 183rd St., Unit
SW Office Condo #3, Orland
Park, IL, 60467.
The deadline to submit
entries is 5 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 7. Publisher 22nd
Century Media’s Southwest
Chicago staff will review all
entries and select winners in
each of three age groups —
ages 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. The
winning entries are to be
published in The Legend’s
Feb. 15 edition, along with
other favorites, at the editor’s
discretion.
For this year’s contest, we
will be picking first-, second-
and third-place entries
from each of the three age
groups. All three of the 9-
to 12-year-old winners are
to receive two hours of free
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including shoe rentals, along
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with a pizza and pitcher
of pop, at Laraway Lanes,
1009 W. Laraway Road in
New Lenox. The three 6- to
8-year-old winners will get a
multi-use pass for the Splash
Park run by the Mokena
Community Park District.
And the 3- to 5-year-old
winning entrants will take
home a $5 gift certificate to
Dairy Queen, 950 E. 9th St.
in Lockport.
Winners will be chosen
based on creativity and neatness.
Entries must use and fit
on the form provided.
As in past years, 22nd
Century Media Southwest
Chicago is to team up with
an area organization to help
distribute the finished valentines
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Lockport residents open first
business of 2018 in Homer Glen
V.I.P Nails & Spa III
had official ribbon
cutting ceremony
Jan. 24
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Lockport resident April
Tran and her husband, Leo
Chen, opened V.I.P Nails &
Spa III on Jan. 3 in Homer
Glen, becoming the first new
business in the village in
2018.
“I’ve been working [as]
a nail technician for awhile,
so it’s nice to have my own
place,” Tran said.
Tran has been a nail technician
for more than 10 years
and is happy to become a part
of the Homer Glen community.
“People here are very
nice,” she said.
Members of the Village
and Homer Glen Area Chamber
of Commerce gathered
Jan. 24 for an official ribbon
cutting ceremony at V.I.P
Nails & Spa III.
“I think it’s a very nice addition
to Homer Glen,” said
Janie Patch, the village’s economic
development director.
The buildout for V.I.P
Nails & Spa III started in
mid-October of 2017.
“They had to do quite a
buildout to make this gorgeous
interior happen,” Patch
said. “It really is nice with
the chandeliers and beautiful
floor.”
As soon as customers walk
through the business’ doors,
large chandeliers are hung on
the ceiling in both rooms of
the building. Relaxing music
is played through the speakers
in the salon to add to the
comfortable environment
that Tran said best describes
her business.
“I feel like I’ve been working
for someone a long time,
Members of the Village and Homer Glen Area Chamber
of Commerce gather Jan. 24 for the official ribbon cutting
ceremony at V.I.P Nails & Spa III. Photos by Jacquelyn
Schlabach/22nd Century Media
Owner April Tran (left) stands at the front desk to greet
customers.
so it’s very nice to have my
own,” Tran said. “I feel comfortable
at my own place and
run things the way I want.”
This is Tran and her husband’s
first location for V.I.P
Nails & Spa III, but she
hopes in the future there will
be more opened within 20
minutes of each other.
“Salons are personal service
business, and as such, they
end up developing relationships
with their clients, so you
have the opportunity to have a
number of different kinds of
salons,” Patch said. “They’ll
have different personalities
and offering their services,
people will be very loyal to
the salons that they love. This
is a beautiful buildout. I think
it’s going to be very attractive
to groups that want to come in
and do parties.”
V.I.P Nails & Spa III will
cater up to 60 people for any
occasion including bridal
parties, birthday parties and
baby showers. They offer facial
waxing, full nail services
including manicures, acrylics
and gel nails and seven different
pedicure services on
one of their 12 spa chairs in
the salon.
“All my employees must
be trained well, and have
good experience,” Tran said.
“And [as for] the quality, I
buy the name brand, and we
have good products.”
Now through the end of
February, V.I.P Nails & Spa
III is offering 20 percent off
any service for customers.
V.I.P Nails & Spa III is
located at 14817 Founders
Crossing in Homer Glen. The
salon is open seven days a
week and can be reached at
(708) 590-6412.
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School News
Lockport Township High
School
Class of 2018 students
named Illinois State Scholars
LTHS students named Illinois
State Scholars were:
Amir Abdallah, Victoria
Adams, Madelyn Alvarado,
Jack Arndt, Sophia Baer,
Sara Bell, Shannon Brannick,
Rachel Bricker, Jessica
Brown, Michael Bugos,
Galilea Bustamante, Cody
Cwik, Adriana Cyganska,
Karyna Damshel, Kyle
Dixon, Emma Drew, Jennifer
Duax, Collin Durbin,
Venunye Dzukey, Grace Evans,
Zachary Fedor, Allyson
Fischer, Aaron Fisher, Ava
Frank, Colin Gamagami,
Ieva Garbaliauskas, Krzysztof
Gasienica-Bednarz,
Grace Gliwa, MaryKate Godinez,
Payton Godinez, Kaitlyn
Graves, Allison Hankins,
Hailey Hartford, Emmylou
Henrichs, Emily Hernandez,
Sean Hockenberry, Kevin
Horan, Noah Houtchens, Joseph
Imburgia, Kaycee Jackson,
Lauren Jankowski, Nia
Jones, James Karavites, Filip
Klapacz, Kylie Knippenberg,
Caitlyn Krueger, Gina
Krynski, Rebecca Latham,
Nicholas Layman, Natalie
Lif, Sarah Lilly, Nicholas
Lindau, Benjamin Lipkin,
Nicholas Malevitis, Lauren
Malito, Cristina Markham,
Kevin Mata, Katelyn
Mathis, Kevin McDevitt,
Patrick McMahon, Amanda
Medina Segura, Jack Michalowski,
Brooke Miller,
Monica Moore Virrey, Zachary
Neuhardt, Colin Onak,
Nolan O’Neil, Shae O’Neil,
Olivia Palumbo, Noah Panos-DeMarche,
George Pappas,
Marissa Parus, Gabriela
Perillo, Keith Pintoy, Noah
Porrey, Halley Price, Mitchell
Price, Tabatha Price,
Stephanie Quigley, Justina
Raleva, Zachary Reese, Hannah
Rimkus, Kate Robinson,
Eric Roche, Krystina Salcik,
Tess Santoro, Amanda Saranga,
Hannah Sass, Kaitlyn
Sinkus, Sarah Sitterly,
Peyton Skoczylas, Klaudia
Smolen, Lindsey Sobczak,
Kyle Steinhoff, Nicholas
Sulich, Jacob Sweis, Emily
Szwab, Grace Tessitore,
Natalie Thomas, Alek Trafton,
Wiktoria Trefon, Kayley
Ann Uy, Sarayah Villasenor,
Ian Waddell, Lauren Watson,
Nolan Wedick, Stephen
White, Mateusz Zalesko and
Karolina Zeglen
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Editor Max Lapthorne, max@
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Methodius Catholic
Church in Joliet was
where Donna Kuma
and Len Adelmann
were united in
marriage on Dec. 28,
1957, during Len’s
leave of absence,
while serving in the
U.S. Army.
They were recently honored with a family party
celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Len and
Donna have been blessed with six wonderful children:
Mark (Carrie), Kevin (Kathy), Dawn Wrobel (Jim), Curt
(Sharon), Bruce (Aline) and Len P. Adelmann (deceased
in 2011). They also have 16 beautiful grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren. Len is a retired electrician and
they reside in Lockport, but enjoy spending quiet time at
their cabin in the north woods of Wisconsin.
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a sweet dog but can get
into trouble at the same
time. She once got on the
kitchen table and ate my
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Oy’s brings authentic Thai
food to New Lenox
New Lenox has a multitude
of restaurants, but the
most recent addition to the
food scene is bringing variety
to the mix.
Dozens of people, including
members of the New
Lenox Chamber of Commerce
and Mayor Tim Baldermann,
gathered Jan. 24
at Oy’s Thai Cuisine, 1880
E. Lincoln Highway in New
Lenox, for its grand opening
celebration.
Owners Bryan and Churairut
“Oy” Hunsaker
opened the restaurant the
week before the ribbon cutting
with a limited menu, but
rolled out the full menu for
the grand opening.
Churairut, who goes by
Oy, is originally from Thailand,
and has been cooking
Thai food for her husband
and their family and friends
for many years — many of
whom have told them they
should open a restaurant.
“Oy’s from Thailand,”
Bryan said. “She’s a very
good cook. She’s been
cooking for friends and
neighbors for years doing
special events — a little
catering here and there. Everyone’s
always told her,
‘You should open a restaurant.’
So, that’s been brewing
for many years.”
New Lenox has a variety
of Italian, Mexican and Chinese
food options, among
other American food establishments,
but Oy’s is the
only Thai restaurant in town.
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
New $200 million TIF
district introduced in Tinley
Park
A new tax increment financing
district that would
replace the Main Street
South TIF with an anticipated
total cost of approximately
$200 million has been
introduced by the Village of
Tinley Park.
Village officials unveiled
the Redevelopment Project
Area plan during a public
hearing Jan. 25 for the
downtown corridor generally
bounded by 172nd Street
on the north, 179th Street on
the south, 67th Avenue and
66th Court on the east, and
69th Avenue on the west.
The New Bremen TIF
Redevelopment Plan and
Project Area includes commercial,
residential, government/institutional,
mixed-use, railroad and
right-of-way land uses, with
275 tax parcels representing
224 parcels of land that encompasses
89 total acres. Of
the 224 parcels, 62 percent
of them contain one or more
primary buildings, while the
remaining parcels are vacant.
The Main Street South
RPA TIF exists much in the
same area of the new district.
The Village adopted that
RPA in 2003, expanded it in
2007 and further amended
the map to remove some parcels
in 2015. It is scheduled
to terminate in 2026 but can
be dissolved earlier by adoption
of the New Bremen TIF.
Officials said there is insufficient
time left on the
Main Street South TIF to
finance redevelopment proposals,
including a mixeduse
apartment project with
ground floor retail space
proposed for the area south
of the train station between
South and 174th streets.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka,
Editor. For more, visit
TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Residential development
talks tabled for future
discussion
A public hearing on a proposed
2.7-acre residential
development was held Jan.
22, during the Village of
Mokena Board of Trustees
meeting.
The Hickory Sage development,
brought forth by
petitioner Jim Paul, of Alps
Enterprises LLC, would be
located at 11215 W. First
St., at the west end of First
Street, near Wolf Road. Paul
wants to develop 15 townhome
units spread across
four buildings, each either
one or two stories tall. The
redevelopment would include
retention and detention
ponds.
“This will involve the annexation
of two properties,
which would subsequently
be zoned to the R-6 multifamily
zoning category,”
said Alan Zordan, Mokena’s
director of economic and
community development,
during the public hearing
presentation. “Then, the Village
would be granting a special
use permit for a planned
unit development that would
apply to these two parcels,
plus one more that is already
in the village and zoned R-6
multifamily.”
During the discussion,
Zordan noted that at an October
meeting of the Planning
Commission, residents
and members of the commission
were concerned with the
traffic impact on Wolf Road
during peak travel times. As
a remedy to the traffic situation,
the Planning Commission
suggested adding more
“Do not block intersection”
signs at the intersection of
Wolf Road and First Street,
as well as adding white striping
to the pavement of the
intersection.
After the public hearing
was closed, the Village
Board members voted 3-0
to table action until a future
meeting.
Trustee Joseph Siwinski
stepped out of the room during
the entire discussion and
vote, and trustees John Mazzorana
and George Metanias
were absent.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
D135: Short-term plan for
next school year addresses
growing enrollment
In the 2018-2019 school
year, Orland School District
135 plans to make a series of
small changes to its operations
to accommodate growing
enrollment.
At the School Board’s Jan.
22 regular meeting, board
members voted 6-0 to approve
a short-term plan for
2018-2019 to move thirdgraders
from Prairie School
to Liberty School, cap class
sizes at their recommended
levels, work with building
administration to determine
the location of related services
and enroll late-coming
students to schools where
possible. Board Member Michael
Maratea was absent.
Superintendent DJ Skogsberg
said the district
has some flexibility with its
transportation for late registration
students, allowing
them to be placed at a school
where more space is available,
though it may not be
the school closest to their
homes. He said he hopes
that practice will not become
the rule, but some schools
— particularly ones with
smaller square footage —
are nearing their maximum
classroom capacity.
Lynn Zeder, assistant superintendent
for teaching
and learning, added that the
district has to look at class
sizes on a case-by-case basis.
Skogsberg said the administration
would have a recommendation
for a plan for
the 2019-2020 school year
and beyond in the fall of this
year. Park School has not
been updated since 1998.
Reporting by Meredith Dobes,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
Police Reports
Police: woman possessed controlled substance with child in the car
Katlyn Hugley, 22, of the
100 block of Illinois Highway
in New Lenox, was
charged with possession of
a controlled substance, not
having a rear registration
light and no child safety seat
Jan. 16 by Lockport police
after being stopped for not
having a rear registration
light, police said. During
the stop, it was observed
that a child passenger was
not wearing a seat belt and
there were multiple pills in
the vehicle that Hugley did
not have a prescription for,
according to police.
Lockport Police Department
Jan. 15
• Victor Baptist, 31, of the
300 block of Heritage Drive
in Bourbonnais, was charged
with using a cellphone while
driving and driving with a
suspended license after he
was stopped for using a cellphone
while driving.
Jan. 17
• Ricky Hernandez, 22, and
Jose Calderon, 23, both of
the 300 block of Margaret
Street in Joliet, were given
civil tickets for cannabis
possession and possession
of drug paraphernalia and
Hernandez was ticketed for
speeding and operating an
uninsured motor vehicle after
their vehicle was stopped
for speeding.
Jan. 19
• Victoria Murphy, 35, of the
1000 block of Milne Drive in
Lockport, was charged with
retail theft at the Walmart located
at 16241 Farrell Road
after she was stopped by
Walmart security for failure
to pay for more than $27
worth of merchandise, police
said.
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
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There are few things
in the world I want
less than six more
weeks of winter.
So Groundhog Day is a
big deal. If that furry little
guy sees his shadow and
decides we need another
month-and-a-half of subzero
temperatures and
waves his magic wand to
make it happen (I admittedly
don’t know much about
the story behind Groundhog
Day, but I assume this is
how it works) I think a lot
of us will be disappointed.
I’m ready for spring to be
sprung and to hang my coat
and boots up for good.
Well the Big Run Wolf
Ranch in Lockport got into
the Groundhog Day spirit
this past weekend with a
Groundhog Day Family
Day/Open House event you
can read about on Page 3.
But on the off chance
that a small animal (or multiple
small animals across
the world? I’m still not sure
how this works) doesn’t
actually decide how long
winter lasts, most of us who
have lived in this area for
an extended period of time
know it would be a minor
miracle if winter lasted
only six more weeks. That
barely puts us at the middle
of March, and although my
thought process is always
“If we can just survive the
frozen nothingness of February,
it’ll be spring,” that
usually isn’t the case.
What March does tend to
bring every year is the first
day that teases everyone
into thinking winter is over.
We all know that day when
the gray clouds part, birds
start to sing, and people
are outside sunbathing in
68-degree temperatures. It’s
a glorious day that I look
forward to annually, but
it’s almost always followed
abruptly by a week of
below-freezing temps and
unseasonably late snowfall.
But that’s nothing new to
Midwesterners.
People from the Midwest
are well aware of the
area’s shortcomings when
it comes to weather, and
as evidenced by the above
paragraphs, they aren’t shy
when it comes to talking
about it. In fact, it’s almost
a point of pride for people
from the Chicago area. Chicagoans
and suburbanites
(myself included) will for
some reason puff out their
chest and tell you about
the two consecutive weeks
the temperature didn’t rise
above 10 degrees. And
whenever someone mentions
something about bad
weather, there’s always the
obligatory “Only in Chicago”
response that we all
give with a wry smile.
But after spending four
years in Michigan for college,
I realized people there
take the same bizarre pride
in the obnoxiously bonechilling
weather. People have
the exact same conversations
and say the exact same thing
when discussing the weather:
“Only in Michigan.”
Bad weather and winters
that last seven months
aren’t unique to Chicagoland
or Michigan, but
that doesn’t mean they’re
any more bearable. And
that’s why Groundhog
Day is so important. If that
groundhog decides (I’m
not sure if he decides or
just observes...You know
what, it doesn’t matter) that
we need six more weeks of
winter, we can all just gear
up for what we expected.
Only in Lockport, right?
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Artistic renaissance
Creative Chat Q&A with woman
who started painting again after
two decades, Page 22
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Outrageous outcasts
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LTHS senior
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her dad John
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opinion on a
potential prom
dress Saturday,
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(700 E. 9th St., Lockport)
First Class Kids Preschool
Registration
To register children for
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(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
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over scripture.
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Bible Intro
For times & dates call office
(815) 838-2091.
Dartball
7 p.m., first, third and
fourth Tuesdays of the
month.
Worship
9:30 a.m. Sundays.
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. For more
information, call (815) 838-
1017.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
Joliet Seventh-Day Adventist Church
(21514 W. Division St., Lockport)
Saturday Services
9:30 a.m. Sabbath school;
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St. Dennis Church
(1214 S. Hamilton St., Lockport)
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.
Teen Mass
4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
13 and 27.
Healing Prayer
Following the Saturday
mass and 9:30 a.m. and
11:15 a.m. Sunday mass. All
are welcome. Contact Parish
Secretary at secretary@
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838-2592 for more information.
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S. Bell Road, Lockport)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
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Sunday School. For more
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In Memoriam
Gary Niehaus
Gary D. Niehaus, 68, of
Lockport, died Jan. 24. He
was an Army Vietnam War veteran,
retired police commissioner of Lockport,
legislative lobbyist for State of
Illinois and chairman of Lockport Veterans
Commission. He is survived by
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
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all are welcome to join for
coffee, fellowship, worship
and the word.
Thrive Youth
7 p.m. Wednesdays night
youth gatherings
Thrive Small Groups
6:30 p.m. Tuesdays night
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.
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Upper Room
7:30 p.m. Saturday nights.
Upper Room is for 18-35
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of worship, teaching and fellowship
at the Buck’s home
in Homer Glen. For more information,
contact Phil and
Nicole Buck at pnbuck@att.
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Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church
(925 E. 9th St., Lockport)
Dave Ramsey’s Financial
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9-10:30 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 3
To register, call (815) 838-
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Saturday Service
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Weight Watchers
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First Baptist Church of Lockport
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Sunday Services
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Wednesday Night AWANA
Clubs
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Grace Baptist Church
(501 N. State St., Lockport)
Sunday Schedule
9:30 a.m. Sunday school;
10:45 a.m. Morning service;
6 p.m. Night service.
Cross Point Church of Lockport
(17530 W. Fox Hollow Drive, Lockport)
Sunday Service
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Prom Dress Resale offers formalwear at affordable prices
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Prom may be a once-ina-lifetime
experience, but
thanks to the LTHS Foundation,
it doesn’t have to be a
once-in-a-lifetime expense.
On the weekend of Jan.
27-28, the Lockport Township
High School Foundation
hosted its seventh annual
Prom Dress Resale, one
of the biggest events of its
kind in all of Illinois. Along
with providing prom attendees
with the opportunity to
purchase beautiful dresses at
discounted prices, the event
also gave past attendees the
chance to recoup their previous
wardrobe expenses.
On top of all that, 25
percent of the sale’s revenue
went toward the LTHS
Foundation to pay for food
and T-shirts for Prom Dress
Resale volunteers.
Kim Brehm, director of
the LTHS Foundation, enjoys
that the event, which
ran from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and
featured more than 1,100
dresses, truly helps students.
“It’s a great service to our
community,” Brehm said. “It
helps girls recoup some of
their prom costs and helps
other girls have a more affordable
way to get to prom.”
Recent mid-year LTHS
graduate Nicole Jones was
one of the first people to
find her perfect prom dress
at the resale. She was looking
for a ball gown with a bit
of glitter while her mother,
Tina Rotto, was hoping her
daughter would go for something
pretty in pink. With a
gorgeous rosy prom dress
in hand, the ladies left with
smiles on their faces as their
mission was accomplished.
“This dress was only
$25,” Jones said. “We probably
saved at least $200. I’m
excited that I will be looking
fantastic at prom.”
LTHS senior Aubrey Friedrich (left ) helps junior Ashley Canny with a prom dress Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Lockport Township High School Foundation
Prom Dress Resale. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
LTHS junior Lauren Johnson
was looking for a dress
for the upcoming turnabout
dance or TWIRP (The Woman
Is Responsible to Pay) as
its affectionately dubbed.
“I’m looking for a TWIRP
dress, so normally they’re
fairly plain, but still pretty at
the same time,” she said.
Lauren’s mom, Donalynn
Johnson, wanted to prioritize
shopping at the Prom Dress
Resale for the deals as well
as to give back to the community.
“They have beautiful
dresses here and they did last
year, too,” Donalynn said.
“The prices are very reasonable
and all the dresses
are pretty clean and in good
shape. We thought, ‘Why
not come check it out?’ We’d
rather help the school and
people in the area rather than
shop somewhere else.”
Along with LTHS students,
dance-goers from
surrounding schools including
Andrew High School,
Lincoln-Way East, and even
Homer Jr. High stopped by
to find the perfect outfit for
their upcoming functions.
Benet Academy sophomore
Fiona Moran was shopping
for her school’s upcoming
turnabout dance, which is
scheduled for Feb. 14.
“I’m looking for a dress
with darker colors and probably
a bit tighter because last
year I had a poofier dress,”
she said.
Moran’s shopping companion,
LTHS sophomore Kirsten
Jacob, also had her eye on a
“tight darker dress” for her
school’s turnabout dance.
Shoppers were able to try
on the dresses in discreet
changing rooms and the
dance studio was available
so students could see themselves
in the mirror.
The 2018 Lockport Township
High School Prom is
scheduled for April 28. More
information about the LTHS
Foundation can be found at
www.lths.org.
Kathy Stapleton (left) takes a photo of her daughter and
Andrew senior Sara Setaro in a prom dress.

22 | February 1, 2018 | The Lockport Legend life & arts
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Getting to know Misty Soderholm
Misty Soderholm has been a
member of The Artist Guild of
Lockport for nearly three years
What media
do you work
with the
most?
Mainly
oils now. I
just learned Soderholm
to love them
at this point. I just started
with acrylics when I started
back up painting again, and
I found that it was a lot more
difficult to blend and really
make stuff more realistic and
kind of pop with acrylics,
so I started learning to love
oils. It’s a love-hate thing
really, but you have to learn
patience with oils.
How did you get into art?
I dabbled with a little bit
of art in high school. I went
to a bunch of art classes, and
things like that but got sidetracked
with my other career.
I also own a wellness center
in Willowbrook called Soderworld
Wellness Center, it’s
our family owned business...
So the last 25 years of my life
have been dedicated pretty
much to the wellness center,
so I kind of lost art in the mix
of it. I still did a lot of writing,
I wrote a lot in the beginning.
I have a lot of poetry that I’ve
done, so during that time I did
a lot of writing because I was
able to do it kind of on a whim
more than I could art. Then,
when I met Larry [Brogan]...
He’s my partner and we live
together now in Lockport, and
so when I met him, it inspired
me to get back into painting
again. I’m seeing him tattooing
and seeing all the art and
it’s hard to be with him and
not be an artist...Really meeting
him was the catalyst that
got me back into art again
other than writing.
Misty Soderholm’s oil painting titled “Misty-Eyed Hawk” is
one of her favorites.
Do you do art full-time or as
a hobby?
I would definitely have
to say it’s more of a hobby
at the moment, although I
have sold a few of my pieces.
They say, “That makes you
an official artist once you
sell something,” but I also
mainly just do it for the passion
and the love of it. It’s
not my main way of making
money although I have made
a little bit of side money with
it. My main focus is my wellness
center, and art has been
this new thing that has kind
of sprouted and taken on its
own life. I’ve been dedicating
more time to it and I’m
the secretary for The Artist
Guild of Lockport, so I have
become more involved in that
way as well. It’s definitely a
hobby, it’s not something that
I make my money at.
What local artists do you
admire?
Really everybody in The
Artist Guild [of Lockport]
has been an inspiration in one
way or another. It would be
hard to pick one person, but
I will say Larry, Ed [Smith]
and Rich [Green], those are
my guys. Those are the ones
who constantly inspire me
to keep painting, [and] keep
doing what I’m doing, so it
would be hard to pick one.
What is the toughest part of
art for you?
Patience for sure, that’s
been huge. The other hardest
part is just trusting in
yourself and just having that
confidence that what’s going
to come out is going to
be beautiful and not kind of
pre-judging things. I have
a hard time— I’ll get into
something and start it and
maybe not like where it’s
at in that moment, but Larry
has to remind me to just
keep working with it [and]
it’s a push and a pull and it’s
like a dance that you’re having
with the paint, and sometimes
you have to walk away
Misty Soderholm’s most recent piece titled “Crimson Bride” was her first attempt at a human
portrait. Photos submitted
and let it be and then come
back and put more layers on
top of it and it evolves. So
just trusting yourself in that
process and knowing that at
some point you’ll get to a
point where you’re satisfied
with it and happy with where
it’s at. It’s just a process and
trusting that process.
What are your future goals
for your art?
I would love to sell more.
I’d love to get out there more
and get prints made. I’m
kind of just doing it more for
fun and for the love of it, and
then the response I’ve been
getting from people and then
people asking me for prints
has really stimulated me to
say, “Hey, there’s something
here and you have a talent.”
So maybe just being able to
share that more, and evolving
more into having the
capabilities where someone
can point and click and buy
a print of mine...I’m excited
for the future, I think I’m
going to have a lot more art
in my future than I had anticipated
prior to meeting
Larry. And now art has kind
of exploded in my life, and
it’s been wonderful. I’m also
working on putting out a series
of kids books based on
the poetry I have written and
with my artwork and photography
within them.
How would you describe
your style?
I’m definitely more of a
nature freak. I really love
nature. I love anything with
animals. A lot of my pieces
have been animal pieces,
and my most recent one for
the Red Show was my first
actual portrait of a person.
It was tough because I have
a hard time with people, I really
struggled with the light
drawing, so I stepped out of
my box a little bit and I’m actually
really happy with this
piece and it’s now one of my
favorites...I can’t say I really
have a particular style, I’m
still trying to find it, so I’m
working on that. I don’t think
I necessarily have a style,
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A he’art’y serving
Closing reception wraps up artist guild’s
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Creative
From Page 22
but all my pieces definitely
have a deeper meaning, elicit
a certain emotion or touch a
spiritual chord in the viewer.
Where do you get your
inspiration from?
Definitely the TAGOL
shows, because they have
different themes behind a lot
of the shows, so when I am
deciding what I want to paint
— because mostly when I’m
painting, I’m painting for the
shows — I’m really just trying
to get inspired and think
of the theme of the show and
kind of close my eyes and
meditate for a second and see
what comes to me. As far as
inspiration for my art overall,
it would definitely have to
be Larry, and just art being a
huge part of our family and
our life...There’s not necessarily
one thing that inspires my
art, I think it kind of depends
on the moment. It depends on
what I’m creating that art for.
What is your favorite part
of the artistic process?
Being done. It is those
moments when you finish,
it’s like a weight off your
shoulder, but as far as during
the process, the hardest
part is probably coming up
with a concept, but during it
is patience, just being able to
allow things to sit and settle
for a little bit if they need to.
Allowing yourself to come
back to it maybe a couple
days later and see how you
feel about it.
What are some of your
favorite pieces you’ve done?
The one that I finished for
the Red Show [titled “Crimson
Bride”], that’s in my
top two now...But also the
owl piece that I did for the
last show, and the hawk — I
made a hawk that I got a ton
of compliments on — and I
think that was the first one in
oils where I really understood
the blending and started getting
it down. Probably my
owl, my hawk and “Crimson
Bride.” “Crimson Bride”
takes the cake for sure. I feel
like it’s one that has a little bit
more of my confidence and
my heart into it.
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The Dish
Around the world in less than 80 dishes
Black Sheep blends
cultural, culinary
infusion with a flair
of attitude
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
A black sheep is normally
defined as someone or something
that is an outcast, different,
not the norm.
Black Sheep in Orland
Park fits right in with that
traditional usage, and the
restaurant is proud of it.
From the exterior, the
place looks like most bars
one might expect to see in
the southwest suburbs. If
features a dark, wooden exterior,
with darkened windows
to keep innocent eyes
from prying.
But inside, customers will
find a blend of industrialtype
decor, mixed with upscale
dining, courtesy of a
repurposed van turned into a
half-food truck.
That is where the magic
happens.
Executive Chef Matthew
Griseta said he wanted to
bring all the culinary experiences
of the big cities to
the suburbs because “suburbanites
deserve and demand
good food now, and I’ll be
more than happy to be the
guy to bring it to them.”
Griseta, who considers
himself a “sponge” of the
culinary sciences, traveled
extensively around the country
and world, becoming inspired
by different cultures’
dishes.
“In any one dish, there’s
a lot of global inspiration,”
Griseta said. “And across
our whole menu, you see
this cultural melting pot ... in
a very unassuming environment.”
Take, for example, Black
“Suburbanites deserve and
demand good food now, and I’ll
be more than happy to be the guy
to bring it to them.”
Matthew Griseta — Black Sheep executive chef
Sheep’s staple dish, the beerbraised
beef tacos (two for
$5). It is a blend of Mexican,
Brazilian and Asian cuisines
— each geographical contributor
with its own distinct
style.
“It’s a labor of love; it
takes a long time,” Griseta
said. “We start with
good quality cut inside bottom
round, cut it into about
2-inch steaks, rub it with
chili and garlic, sear it over
hot flames, and then braise
it for five hours in a guajillo
beer stock. And that’s just
the base of it. I would just
eat that in a bowl by itself.
“But then we try to go
over the top with it, and we
use buttermilk-marinated julienne
onions, toss it in some
season flour, crisp those up.
Those go on top of the beerbraised
beef with a little bit
of chimichurri — which is
like a Brazilian herbal steak
sauce, but as far from A1 as
you can possibly imagine
— and then Cotija cheese —
which is sort of like a Mexican
Parmesan, so it’s a really
umami-rich, stinky cheese
— served on your choice of
flour or corn tortilla.”
Or, there are the crispy
belly tacos (also two for
$5). Sounds simple enough:
Pork, tortilla, toppings,
right? Not at Black Sheep.
“What I did with [the
pork] — instead of using it
as bacon or ramen stock or
braising it or something like
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that — what we do is crisp
it up in the fryer, toss it in
our house-made shichimi
tōgarashi seasoning, and
then glaze it with a little of
our homemade hoisin sauce,
as well,” Griseta said.
“So, it’s like a sticky,
crispy, porky delicious base
for a taco, and we continue
to go with that crunch theme
and throw a little bit of cilantro
lime ’slaw and fresh jalapeño
on top. So, there’s so
many different cultures and
techniques in one dish.”
Griseta and the rest of the
staff — including bartenders
who have friendly competitions
with each other to
come up with new, crafted
cocktails, such as a variety
of margaritas (all made using
fresh, homemade ingredients)
or the cucumber pink
lemonade (made with Effen
cucumber vodka, pamplemousse
liqueur and homemade
flavored soda) — have
Black Sheep Executive Chef Matthew Griseta holds several of the crowd favorites,
including Korean BBQ wings, beer-braised beef tacos and crispy belly tacos.
Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media
A closer look at the Korean BBQ wings (six for $7.50).
a tremendous amount of
flexibility when it comes to
creating menu items.
“It’s a very competitive
restaurant marketplace, and
our niche is, you know, trying
to be a badass, hip place
with our decor and always
trying to get new talent,”
Griseta said.
“We bring ’em in with
one of our many things that
would be of interest to someone
and then just try to get
them with every single aspect
of the hospitality spectrum. ...
We really just try to get somebody
in and then wow them
in every single way that we
can. That’s what we like to
do: get a foot in the door, and
then with everything else,
just blow it wide open, blow
the door up, if you will.”

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. List abbr.
5. Total
10. Dweller along the
Morava
14. Root
15. Green
16. Miscellaneous collection
17. Tiger haunt
18. Stubborn people
19. Italia’s capital
20. Wyatt Earp, for one
22. Check record
24. W. Coast clock setting
25. Raised the curtain,
perhaps
29. Mokena Parks
area with exercise and
health facilities
33. Previous
35. Weird
36. Scorch
37. ___ in victory
38. Swiss river
39. Tie tack
41. Mannerly sort
42. Supporting item
43. Neuter
44. Take cover
45. Word of encouragement
47. Layered
50. African nation
51. Drapers’ meas.
52. “SportsCenter” airer
55. Natural fabric
59. Rip-off
62. Executive Director
of the Mokena Community
Park District,
Mike ____
64. “I’ll get right ___!”
66. Asian juice
67. Nose
68. Long-range threat,
abbr.
69. Military training
pgm.
70. Sports groups
71. Smaller amount
Down
1. Touch-down time
perhaps
2. Job
3. Diva’s song
4. Advance
5. Expose
6. Rides
7. __ death do us part
8. Dec. 24 and 31
9. Take a break
10. Cold dessert
11. Rock group from the
1970s
12. Edge of a canyon
13. Scarf
21. Mani/pedi place
23. Global taxi middleman
26. Acknowledge defeat
27. Actress Plummer
28. Homesteader
29. Brewer’s need
30. Home, figuratively
31. Publisher’s addenda
32. “___ como va, mi
ritmo” Santana
33. Cries at a circus
34. Power __
36. Small, low island
39. Navy noncom
40. Put down
41. Phone trio
43. Government lending
groups
46. Feeble
47. Lecture hall
48. Embraces
49. Colo. clock setting
53. “Hey, over here!”
54. Wild goose
56. Elbow grease
57. “___ bitten, twice shy”
58. Penpoints
59. AARP member
60. Dove’s sound
61. Aardvark’s tidbit
63. Hawaii’s Mauna ___
65. Trademarks, abbr.
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400, Orland Park; (708)
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Prizes awarded
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Traverso’s Restaurant
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2220)
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and Saturdays: Karaoke
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Cuzins Bar
(177th and Oak Park
Ave., Tinley Park; (708)
633-1144)
■■Wednesdays: Live Rock
Band Karaoke
■■Saturdays: Live Music
Ed & Joe’s Restaurant &
Pizzeria
(17332 S. Oak Park Ave.,
Tinley Park; (708) 532-
3051)
■■7:30 p.m. Tuesdays:
Team Trivia
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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$190,000
Dec. 29
•16118 W. Switch Grass
Road, Lockport, 60441-
4115 - Mi Homes of
Chicago LLC to Christina
Lynn Theobald, $217,000
•16139 W. Switch
Grass Road, Lockport,
60441-4116 - Mi Homes
of Chicago LLC to Louis
C. Ruffolo, Kathy Rose
Ruffolo $320,000
•16529 W. Bruce Road,
Lockport, 60441-9713 -
Gregory E. Meisenbach
to Kevin G. Meisenbach,
$184,000
The Going Rate is provided
by Record Information Services,
Inc. For more information,
visit www.public-record.
com or call (630) 557-1000.
Where: 14903 Preserve Drive, Lockport
Amenities: Discover the lifestyle you’ve
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brick townhome, offering a modern
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emphasis on functional living space.
Appointed with chic sophistication,
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upgrades including: 9-foot ceiling
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two-car finished garage with opener,
Kohler and Moen fixtures, wrought
iron staircase, white raised-panel solid
masonite interior doors, white 5-inch
oversized baseboards, tray ceiling in
master bedroom, 3-inch oak flooring
on the main level, custom birch kitchen
cabinets with crown, stainless steel
kitchen appliances, recessed can lights,
granite/quartz counters in kitchen
and baths, ceramic baths, main level
laundry with sink, energy efficient/
maintenance free exterior. Be sure to
view the 3-D tour!
Listing Price: $288,000
Listing Agent: Kim Wirtz, Century
21 Affiliated (708) 516-3050, www.
kimwirtz.com
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2701 Property for
Sale
2701 Property for
Sale
2702 Public
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
Kusay Tax Service
Accounting /Payroll /Financial Planning
Call for an Appointment Today! Drop-Off Returns Welcome.
708-645-1188
“What do you say?...you say KUSAY!”
Serving The Southwest Suburbs since 1947
15939 S. Bell Rd. Homer Glen
(Behind the Bonfire Restaurant)
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 12936 W. 159th Street Unit #1D,
Lockport, IL 60441 (Residential). On
the 8th day of February, 2018 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: BMO Harris Bank N.A. Plaintiff
V. Norma J. Budinger; et. al. Defendant.
Case No. 16CH 2259 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. Nojudicial 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 tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe 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:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 1131 East Treeline Drive, Unit 2,
Lockport, IL 60441 (Condominium ).
On the 8th day ofFebruary, 2018 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: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee
for the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
Dated as of November 1, 2004
Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates Series
2004-WHQ2 Plaintiff V. Robert C.
Nash a/k/a Robert Nash; Cheryl D.
Nash a/k/a Cheryl Nash; Woodlands
Homeowner`s Association, Inc.; Unknown
Beneficiaries of First Secure
Bank and Trust Co., f/k/a Family Bank
and Trust Company, as Trustee under
the provisions ofatrust agreement dated
December 05, 2002 and known as Trust
Number 7-709; First Secure Bank and
Trust Co., f/k/a Family Bank and Trust
Company, as Trustee under the provisions
of atrust agreement dated December
05, 2002 and known asTrust Number
7-709; Unknown Heirs and Legatees
of Robert C. Nash, if any; Unknown
Heirs and Legatees of Cheryl D.Nash,
if any;; Unknown Owners and Non Record
Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 0476 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. Nojudicial 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 tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe 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:
THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP
33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140
Chicago, Illinois 60603
P: 312-360-9455
F: 312-572-7823
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
2702 Public
Notices
Certificate No. 32011 was filed in
the Office of the County Clerk of
Will onJanuary 9, 2018 wherein
the business firm of Interstate Sealcoating
located at 411 Pasadena
Ave, Crest Hill, IL 60403 is registered
and acertificate notice setting
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Thornton, IL 60476 708-238-2025
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
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Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,
this 9th day of January, 2018
Nancy Schultz Voots
Will County Clerk
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the office of the County Clerk of
Will onJanuary 19, 2018 wherein
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Lockport, IL 60441 is registered
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Overland Ct, Channahon, IL 60410
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this 19th day of January, 2018
Nancy Schultz Voots
Will County Clerk
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Will onJanuary 24, 2018 wherein
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Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
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LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
BMO Harris Bank N.A.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Norma J. Budinger; et. al.
Defendant. No. 16 CH 2259
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause onthe 13th day of September,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
8th day of February, 2018 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
UNIT 3-1D OF ONE PARK PLACE
CONDOMINIUM TOGETHER WITH
AN EASEMENT FOR PARKING
PURPOSES IN AND UPON GARAGE
SPACE 3-1D AND ALSO WITH AN
UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTER-
EST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS,
AS DELINEATED AND SET FORTH
IN THE PLAT OF SURVEY AT-
TACHED AS EXHIBIT "C" TOTHE
DECLARATION OF CONDOMIN-
IUM OWNERSHIP RECORDED NO-
VEMBER 28, 1995 AS DOCUMENT
NO. R95-91811 AS AMENDED ON
SEPTEMBER 10, 1996, AS DOCU-
MENT NO. R96-81111, AS
AMENDED FROM TIME TOTIME,
IN THE EAST HALF OF THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC-
TION 14, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH,
RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Commonly known as: 12936 W.
159th Street Unit #1D, Lockport, IL
60441
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.: 16-05-14-411-005-1004
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 inand to the residen-
tial real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe 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 CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., asTrustee for
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
Dated as of November 1, 2004 Park
Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates Series
2004-WHQ2
Plaintiff,
vs.
Robert C. Nash a/k/a Robert Nash;
Cheryl D. Nash a/k/a Cheryl Nash;
Woodlands Homeowner`s Association,
Inc.; Unknown Beneficiaries of First Secure
Bank and Trust Co., f/k/a Family
Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee
under the provisions ofatrust agreement
dated December 05, 2002 and
known asTrust Number 7-709; First Secure
Bank and Trust Co., f/k/a Family
Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee
under the provisions ofatrust agreement
dated December 05, 2002 and
known as Trust Number 7-709; Unknown
Heirs and Legatees of Robert C.
Nash, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees
of Cheryl D. Nash, if any;; Unknown
Owners and Non Record Claimants
Defendant. No. 17 CH 0476
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 2nd day of November,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
8th day of February, 2018 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction to the highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
THAT PART OF LOT 46, IN THE
WOODLANDS UNIT ONE, A SUBDI-
VISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH-
EAST QUARTER OFSECTION 13,

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EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
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time of sale and the balance within
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fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
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whose rights in and tothe residential
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County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
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ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
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that the purchaser of the unit, other than
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required by subsection (g-1)
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if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
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to the proceeding advising them of
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Hannah Rimkus
Hannah Rimkus is a senior
at Lockport Township. She
is a four-year member of
the competitive cheerleading
team and also does pole
vault on the track team.
The state finals are this
weekend for the team,
but how would you say
the season went as a
whole?
I think that this is the season
we’ve had the most consistency.
We’ve focused on not
only being impressive in our
performances, but also consistent.
That’s the main factor.
This is the first season
that the team has been
coed. How has that
been?
Yes, it’s changed, and it’s
been a little intimidating going
into a new division. But the
boys we have on the team have
been really great. Some teams
use them for just strength, but
they fit right into our routine.
How did you get involved
in cheerleading?
When I was younger, I
was really athletic. I’m the
youngest of seven kids, so I
was running around, trying to
keep up with them. I went into
gymnastics when I was 4, and
then started cheerleading with
the Homer Stallions in third
grade. I was around Lockport
cheer, watching them when
I grew up, and that made me
want to be on the team. I liked
to be in cheer because I like to
put something out there to be
judged.
Did you have any older
sisters that were in
cheer?
My sister, Madison, a
2016 Lockport graduate,
was on the JV cheer team as
a freshman and sophomore.
But I actually started cheer
before she did, but still it
was nice to share it with her.
What do you say when
someone tells you cheerleading
is not a sport?
I deal with it a lot. It
doesn’t bother me. The
word sport is just a word. It
doesn’t take away how high
a level [cheerleading] is or
how difficult it is. I always
think of it as a sport, but no
matter what, it doesn’t take
away the high level of competition
it is.
Do you think cheer is
misunderstood?
Yes. People look at cheer
as us being at a football or
basketball game. But that’s
just a small part; that’s our
school spirit. But we do the
competitions. The hurdles,
the stunts, the passes. We
just don’t cheer. You also
have to be a great athlete.
What is it that makes
this area so good for
cheer?
Yes, the Lincoln-Ways are
really good [Lincoln-Way
East has won 3 of 4 titles,
and Joliet West won the
other]. I think it starts at a
young age, and it pushes you
harder going up against each
other, and knowing they’ll
be there motivates us, because
they’re all among the
best in the state.
What have you learned
from Lockport cheer
coach Jenny Krumlinde?
I’ve learned a lot. She’s
the best coach I’ve had, and
Photo submitted
I feel the strongest connection
to her. She knows what
you’re capable of and demands
the best. If you get
a compliment from her, you
know you’ve earned it. She
was a Lockport cheerleader,
too, and knows the sport
back and front.
Are you going to cheer
in college?
I’m going to the University
of Alabama for academic
reasons. I’m going for nursing
and want to be a nurse
practitioner. They have a
great cheer program there,
and it would be difficult to
make it. But I might decide
to try to walk on. We’ll see.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
I also do pole vault on the
track team the last couple
of years, and it’s been nice
to do something new. [The
best thing] is mainly the
coaching. I think a great
coach makes a great team.
Also, the athletes at Lockport
make you work harder
and make you better. It’s
something to represent a
school with so much talent.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen
Athlete of the Month
LW West girls basketball player first champ of 2018
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Tara Gugliuzza is only a
freshman on the Lincoln-
Way West varsity girls basketball
team, but area sports
fans already are taking notice.
Basketball is in her family,
and she has shown no
sign of being intimidated by
players older than her in varsity
competition. Her standout
play also recently earned
her 22nd Century Media’s
Southwest Chicago Athlete
of the Month crown, as she
won the January contest.
The Athlete of the Month
competition pits featured
Athlete of the Week selections
from our south suburban
newspapers against one
another in an online voting
contest.
The next contest is to begin
Saturday, Feb. 10.
Voting
is now
open!
THE FRANKFORT STATION • THE HOMER HORIZON • THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
THE MOKENA MESSENGER • THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE • THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tara Gugliuzza, a freshman on the Lincoln-Way West
varsity girls basketball team, won the January Athlete of
the Month competition for publisher 22nd Century Media’s
Southwest Chicago branch. 22nd Century Media File Photo
voting open
Jan. 18-feb. 12
Help your favorite local businesses take home an
award in the third annual Southwest Choice Awards.
Complete at least 50 categories and be eligible for 22nd Century Media’s Southwest
Choice Awards prize — one three-night trip for two (2) adults to Riu Caribe in
Cancun, Mexico, courtesy of Apple Vacations.
Vote in the ballot inside your 22nd Century Media newspaper
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To vote, visit LockportLe
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“Athlete of the Month.” Readers
can vote once per session
per valid email address. Voting
ends at 5 p.m. Feb. 25.
All athletes featured in the
January Athlete of the Week
sports interviews are automatically
entered into the
contest.

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Moss appointed as Homer Stallions cheer director
Submitted by Homer
Stallions
Lifelong Homer Glen resident
Laura Moss has been
appointed as the cheer director
for the Homer Stallions.
Moss, who cheered for the
Stallions for five years before
going on to the Providence
cheer and poms teams,
has coached for the Stallions
for the past two years. Her
team qualified and competed
in the IRCA State Championship.
She is a former teacher
that served nine years as an
assistant principal in Orland
Park and currently a stayat-home
mom and highly
active volunteer in Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C and
former Young School PTO
president.
She has two children: Michael,
10, who plays baseball
and basketball for Homer
Athletic Club; and Anna, 7,
who is part of Stallions cheer
and tumbling.
Moss believes in a positive,
encouraging atmosphere
while focusing on
athleticism and safety, she
said. She has developed positive
relationships with her
teams and their families. She
told her team “be the bow!”
in referencing the big, sparkly
hair bows they wore that
said “fierce” across them.
She started telling the girls
to “be the bow” [be fierce] to
get them fired up and excited
to perform their challenging
and fun routines in front of
crowds.
Being a Stallions cheerleader
to Moss goes “far
beyond” just being part of
the squad and includes writing
the next chapter in the
community’s rich traditions;
learning that sports are about
being supportive, not just
competing; and that a Stallions
cheerleader wears maroon
and gold with pride and
enthusiasm and is a positive
representation of a strong
athlete.
Moss has made slight
alterations to the program
in her new role which she
said is to provide a more
reasonable commitment for
the families involved while
keeping fees at the previous
year’s amount. One of those
changes is during the school
year, practices will be held
twice a week on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Also, cheerleaders
will only be required
to cheer at “home” games,
and they will participate in
two state-qualifying competitions
with the IRCA.
Stallions cheer and football
registration is open on
www.homerstallions.com.
Any parents with questions
or inquiries regarding
Stallions cheer can contact
Laura directly at stallio
nscheer18@gmail.com.
Laura Moss (right) has been named the Homer Stallions
cheer director. Her daughter, Anna, 7, is part of Stallions
cheer and tumbling. Photo submitted
This Week In...
Lockport Township High School Varsity
Athletics
Boys Swimming and Diving
■Feb. ■ 2 at SWSC Championships, 5 p.m. at
Stagg
■Feb. ■ 3 at SWSC Championships, 10 a.m. at
Stagg
Boys Basketball
■Feb. ■ 2 host Bolingbrook, 6:30 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 6 at Lincoln-Way East, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Feb. ■ 1 at Sandburg, 6 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 6 host Stagg, 6 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■Feb. ■ 1 at Thornton, 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball Victory
Homer Jr. High seventh grade girls volleyball team takes first at
home tournament
RIGHT: The
Homer Junior
High School
seventh grade
girls volleyball
team
celebrates
its first place
finish with
coach Kenneth
Zeimetz, at the
Homer Junior
High Volleyball
Tournament on
Jan. 13. Photo
submitted
A lesson in determination
HJH cheerleaders
compete at state
despite illness
Submitted by Homer 33C
When several Homer Junior
High School cheerleaders
fell victim to the flu or
unexpected circumstances
just days before the state
meet last week, coach Kelly
Klosak wasn’t sure the team
would be able to compete.
They either had to skip the
trip to state — an opportunity
they had worked hard
to achieve — or rework their
routine to cover for their absent
or injured teammates.
After a four-hour practice
session the night before
state, the cheerleaders put it
to a vote. They still wanted
to compete.
And despite the last-minute
changes, the girls placed
seventh out of 17 teams.
The Homer Jr. High cheerleading team placed seventh out of 17 teams at state despite
several team members being sick with the flu. Photo submitted

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Girls Basketball
Griffins too much for Porters in Frankfort
LTHS struggles on
offense, maintains
its energy, effort
throughout game
Jason Maholy
Freelance Reporter
After a grueling stretch of
games that included contests
against some of the state’s
top talent, the Lincoln-Way
East girls basketball team
welcomed a frigid shooting
night by Lockport and coasted
to victory in a South-
West Suburban Conference
match-up.
The Griffins, playing their
seventh game in 12 days,
scored 20 of the game’s first
22 points, allowed just one
field goal in the first half and
ultimately topped the visiting
Porters by a score of 51-
24 on Thursday, Jan. 25, in
Frankfort.
East’s Kaley Sheehan led
all scorers with 14 points,
while Lauren Hunter had 11
points and seven rebounds.
Carolyn Waleski recorded
four of the Griffins’ 15 steals.
Lockport was led by
Payton Grcevic and Elena
Knebel, who each scored six
points. Knebel also grabbed
five rebounds.
The Griffins’ strong defensive
effort was aided by
Lockport’s inability to score
from the field, particularly
in the first half. The Porters
went nearly the first six
minutes of the game without
scoring, finally tallying
when Knebel banked in a
10-foot jumper with 2:15 remaining
in the first quarter.
But it would get worse, as
that would be the last field
goal the Porters made in the
first half.
East led 22-6 at halftime.
Griffins coach Jim Martin
was pleased with his team’s
defensive effort, but he
knew the game could have
had a different dynamic had
Lockport hit just a portion of
numerous open looks.
“We played pretty well defensively,”
he said. “It was a
nice effort on our part, but
they obviously didn’t shoot
the ball very well, so I guess
that helps.”
Lockport finished the contest
9-for-41 (22 percent)
from the field, including
2-for-14 from 3-point range.
The Porters committed 25
turnovers, which East converted
into 19 points.
The Griffins didn’t exactly
light it up from the field,
shooting 20-of-48, but they
did sink 4-of-9 shots from
long range. The 15 steals
and 19 points off turnovers
helped compensate for the
lukewarm shooting performance.
East is at its best when its
defense generates offense.
“Our key is getting stops,
getting out running and getting
good looks and transition
baskets, and when we
do that, we’re pretty good,”
Martin said. “We’ve got to
have that because sometimes
we’re not a good half-court
set team, so we’ll take those
stops and run-outs.”
Martin praised the play of
point guard Katchie Savic,
who provided an infusion of
energy when it appeared the
Griffins’ commanding lead
might lead to complacency.
The contest was never closer
than 15 points in the second
half.
“She does a great job handling
the ball, gets the energy
going when we’ve got to
get it going, and she generated
some steals and layups,”
Martin said. “Obviously,
she’s a playmaker, so when
she goes, our team goes. So,
that second half, she got her
Kaeli Ford (right) fights for the ball for the Porters against
Lincoln Way East’s Lauren Hunter during the contest.
motor running and picked us
up little bit.”
The lopsided score enabled
Martin was able to
rest his starters during the
second half, and every East
player saw the floor. He acknowledged
his team was
feeling the effects of a heavy
schedule that included losses
to Rock Island and 2017 Ms.
Basketball of Illinois Brea
Beal, and a one-point defeat
to conference rival Bolingbrook.
Lockport, meanwhile, entered
the game still searching
for its first conference
victory. The Porters were
coming off an encouraging
performance against Bolingbrook,
a game they lost by
11, and fared better this time
against East, which pounded
Lockport 65-27 in the teams’
first meeting on Jan. 4.
The poor shooting aside,
Porters coach Dan Kelly
was not disappointed by his
squad’s effort.
“We told the girls at halftime,
we got open looks, we
executed some things we
wanted to do on offense, we
just couldn’t get the ball to
go into the hole,” he said.
“We did a decent enough job
on defense, holding Lincoln-
Way East to 22 points at
the half, but when you only
have six points, it looks a lot
worse.”
Lockport could have easily
been discouraged by
Lockport’s Payton Grcevic (left) jumps while preparing
to launch a shot versus the Griffins Thursday, Jan. 25, at
Lincoln-Way East. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century
Media
their shooting struggles, and
while Kelly acknowledged
his players were frustrated,
the Porters came out in the
second half with good energy
and continued to play
hard.
“They want to perform,
and they did perform, but
you didn’t see the result of
that on the scoreboard,” he
said. “But we as coaches
know they were doing what
we expect them to do. We
competed, stayed in it, we
still tried to run our action;
we just couldn’t get the ball
to go in the hole. And credit
a lot to East, they force you
to take some tough shots.”
After back-to-back losses
to Bolingbrook and East,
two talented teams that will
be looking to make deep
postseason runs, Kelly is accentuating
the positives to
his squad. They continue to
work toward goals such as
taking charges and winning
50-50 balls, and continue
to stay motivated and engaged.
The Porters recorded
11 steals against East, led by
Jacqueline Maka’s three in
only nine minutes.
“We have high expectations,
and we haven’t met
that in terms of wins and
losses, but we’re still competing,”
Kelly said.

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Competitive Dance
Porters happy with performance at state
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
All the years of hard work
and dedication paid off for
the Andrew competitive
dance team.
The Thunderbolts turned
in their top performance of
the season and placed fifth
in Class 3A on Saturday,
Jan. 27, in the State Finals
at Grossinger Motors
Arena in Bloomington,
while the Porters came in
20th place.
Lockport Township made
its second straight state appearance
and fourth in the
past five years. The Porters
finished with a total of
86.94 and were just edged
out by fellow SWSC team
and local rival Lincoln-Way
Central (87.00).
“Maybe it sounds bad,
but we’re happy with 20th
place,” Lockport senior
Maddy Smietanski said.
“The competition at state
is very hard. They’re all so
clean and together. Everyone
on our team did what
they had to do. We finished
ahead of [SWSC teams
Sandburg and Stagg (86.52,
21st)]. So to say we’re the
20th best team in the state is
pretty incredible.”
As they had all season,
the Porters performed to
“Something in the Water,”
by Carrie Underwood.
“We took third at the
[Washington] sectional and
we’re happy with how everything
turned out,” Smietanski
said. “We’re really
happy with how everything
turned out.”
Smietanski is one of five
seniors on the team. They
others are Brooke Bellair,
Ashley Doyle, Elyssa King,
and Hannah Sass. The juniors
are: Morgan Bruecks,
Hannah Gallagher, Samantha
McWilliams, and
Madison Ogrey. The eight
sophomores are: Stephanie
Behland, Madison Christopher,
Abbey Knize, Evelyn
Labus, Lauren Mateja, Kailey
Shea, Shea Vance, and
Kaitlyn Wentz. Lauren Bellair
is a freshman.
“I’ll just remember the
whole year in general,”
Smietanski said. “We faced
the best competition and we
self choreographed the routine.
It was a great feeling to
be back at state.”
Meanwhile, it was the
second straight season that
Andrew made it to the final
day and it’s the highest
finish for the T-Bolts, who
placed ninth last year.
“It was exciting,” Andrew
coach Julie Mattix said.
“Each year we have got
stronger and better. We will
work even harder to get on
that podium [Top 3 finish]
next season.”
Mattix has been coach of
the T-Bolts for the past 18
seasons. This is the sixth
season that competitive
dance has been an official
IHSA sport.
On the first day, Andrew
placed sixth with a score of
92.16. There are 30 teams
that compete in each class
on the first day. The Top 12
make it to Day. No .2.
Then on the second day
the judging starts all over.
York, with a score of 96.26,
won its first state title in
the sport. Maine South
(94.72) was second, defending
state champion
Stevenson (93.34) third,
while Lake Park (93.18)
and Andrew (92.56) rounded
out the top five. Bartlett
(92.28) placed sixth, Minooka
(92.04), Huntley
(91.84), Mundelein (91.56),
Naperville North (91.50),
Prospect (90.06) and Barrington
(89.74) were the
Top 12 teams.
It is literally a family
affair for Mattix, as her
freshman son, Nathan Mattix,
is also on the team.
He is the only boy on the
team, but the there is no
limit to the amount of guys
that can be on a team or
coed category like in cheerleading.
“It’s not just a girls sport,
more guys are joining in,”
coach Mattix said. “There’s
a lot more athleticism to
the sport than people realize.
We have things like areal
cartwheels and pinpoint
synchronization.”
Andrew was the South-
West Suburban Conference
Red Division champions
this past month. At state
the T-Bolts finished higher
than any of the other SWSC
teams in either division. But
Mattix wanted to make sure
to credit fellow District 230
schools Sandburg and Stagg
for their sportsmanship and
backing on the final day.
Plus this season isn’t done
yet.
“This coming weekend
[Friday, Feb. 2, and
Saturday, Feb. 3] we’re
going down to Disney in
Orlando for Nationals,”
Mattix said. “Then we will
perform at some basketball
games. to finish off the season.
We’ve got to just keep
working.”
Fellow District 230 team
Sandburg placed 27th at
the Class 3A competition.
The Eagles had a score of
85 even in the preliminaries.
“We had a couple of errors
and didn’t pull off the
best routine,” Sandburg
coach Jill Roberson said. “It
was rough to see we were
27th. Still just to make it
to state is an accomplishment.”
The LTHS competitive dance team competes at the SouthWest Suburban Conference competition.
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Porters take top spot at sectional
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Lockport had never competed
at a sectional competition
as a coed team until last
weekend, but that didn’t stop
the team from taking home
the title.
The Porters continued
their outstanding season
by capturing the sectional
championship in the coed
competition on Saturday,
Jan. 27, at the Andrew Sectional.
The Top 5 teams in
each class at the sectional
qualify for the state finals,
which will be held this Friday,
Feb. 2, and Saturday,
Feb. 3, at Grossinger Motors
Arena in Bloomington.
This is the Porters’ first
season as a coed team. They
have also qualified for state
every season the tournament
has been held, but the first
12 were in the large division.
This is their seventh sectional
title overall.
“It has been a whole different
experience,” Lockport
coach Jenny Krumlinde said
of going to coed. “Just in the
dynamic of the team. But
they all push each other, and
the boys bring a lot of energy.
No matter what, [the sectional
title] is still exciting.”
Lockport (87.96 score)
won last weekend’s sectional
by more than two points.
SWSC Blue rival Homewood-Flossmoor
(85.87)
was second. Shepard (82.04)
placed third, fellow SWSC
team Stagg (76.40) was
fourth and Evergreen Park
(76.27) placed fifth.
“We had tryouts in May
and again in October, and the
boys tried out both times,”
Krumlinde said. “With them
on board, we decided to
compete in coed. You can
have one boy on the team
and still compete in your division,
but having between
two and five is standard in
coed.
“[At sectional] we just followed
up what we’ve done.
We cleaned up some motion
technique, flare and hoped
for a little more emotion.”
The two boys on the team
are junior Jake Martinez and
freshman Grady Travis.
“The best thing is performing
as a team,” Martinez
said. “We’re just like a
family.”
Martinez got influenced to
go into cheer when he was at
Oak Prairie Junior High.
“When I was in eighth
grade, my best friend was
Kaylee Corcoran,” Martinez
said. “She was in cheerleading,
and I though it was the
coolest thing. I had no experience
until I got into high
school. We didn’t think we’d
do this well [as a coed], but
look at us now. There’s no
expectations at state. I just
want to go in and perform
with my team.”
The Porters perform their sectional championship routine
Saturday, Jan. 27, during the Andrew Sectional.
Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
There are seven seniors
on Lockport’s team. They
are: Ariana Chudzik, Grace
Crosby, Kenzie Fischer, Regan
Reposh, Hannah Rimkus,
Sydney Scherp and
Kara Skevis.
“We have seven seniors,
and our [sixth-place placement]
at state last year was
a wake-up call for how hard
we have to work,” Fischer
said. “Right away this season
we realized how good
we could be.
“I feel like this [past]
week at practice before state,
we need to fix some little
things. We’ve been so good,
but we want to keep proving
ourselves.”
The Porters hope to bring
home their eighth state trophy
this weekend.
Boys Bowling
Buchhaas takes third at state after leading pack to end Day 1
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Alec Buchhaas thought
his bowling season was over.
The Lockport Township
senior finished four pins out
of the final qualifying spot
on Jan. 20 at the Lincoln-
Way Central Sectional. He
and Plainfield South junior
Austin Griffith tied for the
eighth spot, while the Top 7
qualified. But so did a pair
of at-large bowlers, and because
the margin was only
four pins, both Buchhaas and
Griffith got to go to state.
So instead of missing the
cut, Buchhaas went to the
finals and flirted with winning
the individual state
championship. He was in
first much of tournament before
placing third overall on
Saturday, Jan. 27, at St. Clair
Bowl in O’Fallon.
“It was incredible,” Buchhaas
said of the whirlwind
that took him from thinking
he missed the cut for state to
leading the individuals with
one game to go. “I thought
that [sectional] might have
been it, that it might have been
over. But once I found out it
wasn’t, I had to come out and
bowl the best I could.”
Lockport coach Ron Davis,
who found out later last
weekend that he was voted
into the Illinois Bowling
Hall of Fame, knew the opportunity
was there for Buchhaas.
“I used this analogy based
on a movie about a guy who
was in a plane crash and
didn’t die,” Davis said of
the 1993 film “Fearless.”
“You have nothing to lose,
you’re not even supposed to
be there.”
On the opening day, Friday,
Jan. 26, he had an
amazingly steady morning
session of 243, 233 and 236
for a 712 total. His opening
afternoon game was even
better with a 268. That was
followed by a 246 and a 216
for a 730 second session and
a 1,442 first-day total. That
left Buchhaas 45 pins ahead
of St. Charles North junior
Blake Miller and 57 ahead
of Bolingbrook senior Alex
Acosta.
“[Friday], Alec made the
shots and played the lanes,”
Davis said. “That was the
best I’d ever seen anyone
bowl here [at state].”
Buchhaas bowled a 171
to start the final day, but he
followed that with a 203 and
a 256 for a 630 morning total.
His SouthWest Suburban
Conference opponent Acosta
gained 42 pins in the morning.
Miller fell off, and it
looked like the two familiar
foes would go down to the
wire for the individual title.
But that didn’t happen,
thanks to Nick Sommer. The
Rockton Hononegah senior
bowled a 773 afternoon session,
which included a 290
in the fifth game. That not
only solidified his team as
the state champions, it gave
him the individual title, too.
He finished with four-straight
strikes to end with a grand
total of 2,715. Acosta (2,713)
was second, and Buchhaas
(2,692), who bowled games
of 200, 227 and 193 in the
afternoon, was third and 23
pins out of first.
“I had an idea that it was
between me an Alex,” Buchhaas
said of heading into the
final game. “But Nick [Sommer]
came in there and made
shots. He deserves it.”
Buchhaas is the eighth
Lockport boys bowler to
medal at state.
“On the final day, the transition
just got ugly, and that
didn’t help.” Davis said of
Lockport senior Alec Buchhaas won third place at state by
finishing with a score of 2,692 on Saturday, Jan. 20, at St.
Clair Bowl in O’Fallon. 22nd Century Media File Photo
the Saturday lane conditions.
“Alec is a finesse player, and
everything has to be very
sharp.
“But it was a pleasure to
coach him. He’s a hell of a
bowler, and I’m going to
miss him.”
While he’s not 100 percent
yet, Buchhaas is learning toward
not bowling in college.
So, his state medalist performance
is likely his last in a
school competition.
“I was happy with how
I bowled; I did the best I
could, and it was just awesome,”
Buchhaas said. “I
can say I bowled at state every
year, and it was great.”

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fastbreak
Girls Bowling
Lockport easily outpaces Waubonsie Valley while fine-tuning its game
22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st and 3
LTHS girls bowling
looks to be firing on
all cylinders
1. Topping the Warriors
The Lockport girls
bowling team
handled Waubonsie
Valley 3,276-2,520
in a nonconference
clash Jan. 23 that
the Porters hosted.
2. Dixon Invite champs
The Porters also
won the 41st annual
Dixon Invitational
held Saturday, Jan.
27. There, LTHS was
first out of 22 teams,
finishing with a
team total of 6,002.
Lockport’s Bailey
Delrose had the
best six-game series
at the invite with a
1,473.
3. A history of winning
Since the state
tourney was first
held in the 1985-
1986 season,
Lockport has
advanced to the
state finals 22
times, including the
past five seasons.
Team determined to
take home another
state trophy this
postseason
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
“Time of the Season.”
In 1968, that was a hit
song for a rock group called
The Zombies. But this is
also the time of the season
the Lockport Township girls
bowling team is at its best.
The Porters kick off the
postseason this Saturday,
Feb. 3, as they are at the
Plainfield North Regional,
which will be held at
Echo Lanes in Morris. The
Top 4 teams advance to the
sectional, which is hosted
by Bolingbrook the following
Saturday, Feb. 10,
at Brunswick Zone in Woodridge.
Since the state tournament
was first held in the
1985-1986 season, Lockport
has advanced to the
state finals 22 times, including
the past five-straight
seasons. In fact, the Porters
have placed first, third
and second the past three
years. If they can finish in
the Top 3 again, they would
bring home a trophy for
the fourth-straight season,
which is unprecedented in
Lockport athletic history.
“We’re in the mode now,”
Lockport coach Art Cwudzinski
said of the upcoming
state tournament. “We’ve
been through conference
[winning the SouthWest
Suburban title for the ninth
time in the past 13 years on
Jan. 20], and now it’s the
state series. We still have
to fine-tune a few things,
including leveling off the
spares.”
As usual, the team is
ready for the challenge.
“We have high hopes,”
sophomore Jessica Ramirez
said. “We’ve come together
and stayed together this
season. Now, we hope to
get through the regional
and sectional and get to
state.”
The Porters (29-1, including
tournaments) started
the final tune-up last week.
They hosted Waubonsie
Valley on Jan. 23 in a nonconference
clash between
programs that have won
state championships. Instead
of the normal 5-on-5,
two-game series that’s done
in SWSC play, the teams
played a 6-on-6, three-game
format. There, Lockport
easily outdistanced the Warriors
3,276-2,520.
Senior Bailey Delrose and
junior Erin Kleffman were
the only two that bowled all
three games for Lockport.
As she has done most of the
season, Delrose led the way
for the Porters with a 659
series, which included a 239
in the third game. Kleffman
came in with a 642 total and
had a high of 225 in Game
3.
“I expect that we can
execute shots and hopefully
come together to take
home a state trophy for the
fourth-straight year,” said
Delrose, a four-year varsity
starter who placed seventh
in the state as an individual
last year. “I didn’t know it
would all come together
like this. I’m really happy
with the results of the team
this season. My individual
goal is to win state. I’ve
worked hard.”
Ramirez bowled the first
two games and totaled a 416
with a high of 232 in Game
2. Freshman Meghan Bacys
also rolled the first two
games and finished with
a 340 and a high of 174 in
the opener. Also starting in
the opener was freshman
Chloe Siezega (151) and
senior Kaelin Miller (172).
The Porters freely substituted
bowlers all match.
In Game 2, junior Hannah
Egner (183) and sophomore
Maci Minarcik
(167) bowled. In the third
game, juniors Olivia Mc-
Cullum (135), Arianna Rodriguez
(112), Talia Roti
(122) and freshman Meghan
Bacys (175) all got in to
bowl.
Waubonsie Valley (4-8
in dual meets) won backto-back
state titles in the
2012-2013 and 2013-2014
seasons. The Warriors
placed third last season,
while Lockport was second.
But longtime coach Marty
Miller, who was there eight
years and brought home five
trophies in the last six seasons,
quit before the start of
this season.
Nichole DePaul-Miller, a
1994 Lincoln-Way graduate
who is a Professional
Women’s Bowling Association
touring player and
worked at Strike N’ Spare
at the start of last decade, is
now the Warrior coach. She
laments that not everyone
came back out for the team
this season. Sophomore
Hailey Springs (481, high
of 173 in Game 2) led Waubonsie
Valley. Junior Hailey
Cairney (469, high of 176
in Game 3), senior Natalie
Cura (464, high of 192
in Game 2), senior Abigail
Liss (411, high of 164 in
Game 1), along with freshmen
Lily Ratledge (405,
high of 157 in Game 1) and
Karla Lares (310, high of
122 in Game 3) rounded out
the Warrior lineup.
With only Delrose back as
a starter from last season’s
team, it was expected to be
a rebuilding season of sorts
for the Porters. Instead, they
have won six tournaments,
finished second once and
fourth once, as well as went
11-0 in dual meets through
Jan. 23.
“I’m really happy with
how we’ve done this year,”
Cwudzinski said. “I didn’t
think we’d be as good as
we have been. But the girls
have really competed and
found a way to win.”
Kleffman was one of the
eight Porter bowlers at state
last February, but she didn’t
get to bowl. She’s happy to
be among the team leaders
this season and expects to
help the team go far.
“We had five of six starters
graduate, and even
though our JV team was
good, I don’t think anyone
expected us to win
like this,” Kleffman said.
“But we’ve taken first at
a lot of tournaments and
proved a lot of people
wrong. They underestimated
us. We just want to
strive to do our best. If we
continue to do what we do
and execute our shots, we’ll
be fine.”
Ramirez, who’s older sister,
Marissa, was a senior
on last season’s Porter team
and is currently bowling at
Saint Xavier University,
agrees.
“We’ve just practiced together,
and we all wanted to
show everyone what we can
do,” Jessica said. “We all
have that good relationship,
and we want to go out with
a bang.”
Lockport ended last week
on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the
Dixon Invite. This week
brought Senior Night festivities
when the Porters
hosted Minooka on Jan. 30
in a final dual meet before
the postseason starts this
Saturday.
The state finals take place
on Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 16 and 17, at The Cherry
Bowl in Rockford.
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“I expect that we can execute shots and hopefully come
together to take home a state trophy for the fourthstraight
year. I didn’t know it would all come together like
this.”
Bailey Delrose — Lockport senior girls bowler, on the season
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Girls Bowling
Ready to roll — Saturday, Feb. 3, at Plainfield North
Regional
• Lockport hopes to take the first step toward
another state trophy by advancing out of the
regional to be held at Echo Lanes in Morris.
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Fantastic Finish
Alec Buchhaas closes out
historic bowling career
with Top 3 finish at state,
Page 46
Solid at State
LTHS dance team
performs well in second
straight appearance at
state finals, Page 45
The Lockport
cheer team
performs its
winning routine
Saturday,
Jan. 27, at
the Andrew
Sectional. Adam
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Century Media
Lockport cheer qualifies for state for 13th straight time, Page 46
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