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courage 

Frankfort resident 

rescues two boys from 

frozen pond, Page 4 

tech tools 

Area residents attend 

technology seminar 

hosted by Rep. Margo 

McDermed, Page 5 

Penelope Sehring, 

of Frankfort, 

dances with her 

dad, Mike, to 

Aerosmith’s “I 

Don’t Want To 

Miss A Thing” 

on Friday, Feb. 

2, during the 

Frankfort Park 

District’s Daddy 

Daughter Dance at 

the Founders 

Community 

Center. 

Laurie Fanelli/22nd 

Century Media 

Taste test 

Chili Cookoff latest event 

in Winter on the Green 

series, Page 11 

Fathers, daughters share special night at annual dance, Page 3 

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THURSDAY 

Senior Valentine Luncheon 

Deadline to register is Feb. 

8. Event will be held from 

noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 

Founders Community Center, 

140 Oak St., Frankfort. Cupid 

is calling! Enjoy live entertainment, 

catered lunch and 

dessert. Wear something red 

and shoes to dance in. This 

program is for adults age 55 

and older. Cost is $12. For 

more information and registration, 

call (815) 469-9400 or 

visit www.frankfortparks.org. 

Campout at the Library 

5:30-8 p.m. Feb. 8, Frankfort 

Public Library, 21119 

S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. 

Beat the winter blues with a 

camp out in the library. Bring 

a tent (kid-sized only, please) 

or come ready to construct 

one. Read stories, sing songs 

around a campfire, and play 

games. Bring a pillow and 

comfy blanket for lights out 

and family reading time. For 


call (815) 534-6178 or 

visit www.frankfortlibrary.org. 

Custom Bottle Openers 

7-8 p.m. Feb. 8, Frankfort 

Public Library, 21119 S. Pfeiffer 

Road, Frankfort. Design 

a personalized bottle opener. 

Carve it out of aluminum and 

walnut using our CNC Mill. A 

non-refundable $5 art supplies 

fee is required and payable online 

at time of registration or at 

the Circulation Desk. All fees 

must be paid prior to program. 

Thank you to the Friends of 

the Frankfort Public Library 

District for sponsoring the library’s 

new CNC Mill. For 


call (815) 534-6173 or 

visit www.frankfortlibrary.org. 

Gal-entine’s Day 

7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Founders 

Community Center, 140 

Oak. St., Frankfort. This Valentine’s 

Day, give yourself a 

treat. This event for participants 

18 and older is full of 

information on taking care 

of yourself (and family) with 

the use of essential oils. Each 

participant will take part in 

making both a sugar scrub 

and roll-on oil. For more information 

and registration, 

visit www.frankfortparks.org 

or call (815) 469-9400. 

FRIDAY 

Coffee with a Cop 

8:30-10 a.m. Feb. 9, Starbucks, 

20811 S. LaGrange 

Road, Frankfort. The Frankfort 

Police Department is hosting a 

“Coffee with a Cop” event. 

Come out and join members of 

the police department for a cup 

of coffee and conversation. No 

speeches, no agenda, just an 

opportunity to meet the men 

and women who serve your 

community. All are welcome. 

St. Anthony WOW 

7 p.m. Feb. 9, Frankfort 

Township Building, 11000 W. 

Lincoln Highway (Rte. 30), 

Frankfort. Join St. Anthony 

WOW, a non-denominational 

social group for widows or 

widowers, for a short meeting 

with entertainment and 

refreshments. New faces are 

welcome. Use the entrance at 

the back of the building. For 

more information, call Mary 

at (815) 469-4351 or Bill at 

(708) 478-6118. 

SATURDAY 

Cupid’s Floats 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 10, 

Old Plank Trail Community 

Bank, 7626 W. Lincoln 

Highway, Frankfort and 

Old Plank Trail Community 

Bank, 20901 S. LaGrange 

Road, Frankfort. Join Old 

Plank Trail Community 

Bank for a special Valentine’s 

Day treat. They will be 

serving refreshing Cupid’s 

Floats and having holidaythemed 

crafts. Visit www. 

oldplanktrailbank.com to 

find a Valentine’s Day coloring 

sheet to bring to the 

bank. 

Winter on the Green 

Noon-2 p.m. Feb. 10, Breidert 

Green, Historic Downtown 

Frankfort. Bring your 

Valentine sweetheart to taste 

a variety of chocolate fondue 

delicacies prepared by the 

Rotary Club of Tinley Park- 

Frankfort. Heartland Blood 

Center will have a mobile 

unit available beginning at 

10:30 a.m. for donations. 

Visit members of Frankfort 

Boy Scout Troop 270 while 

they demonstrate a winter 

campout and sample their 

hot cobbler made in Dutch 

ovens. For more information, 

visit www.villageoffrankfort. 

com or call (815) 469-2177. 

Sew a Lavender Eye Pillow 

2:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 

Frankfort Public Library, 

21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, 

Frankfort. DIY a lavender 

eye pillow during this class 

for teens. It may not take 

the full hour, but it will take 

a full amount of fun. This 

event is for teens and their 

family members. For more 

information and registration, 

visit www.frankfortlibrary. 

org or call 815-534-6178. 

TUESDAY 

Tax Information Seminar 

5-7 p.m. Feb. 13, Village 

of Frankfort, 432 W. Nebraska 

St., Frankfort. Congressman 

Bobby Rush’s office is 

sponsoring a free “Tax Information 

Seminar.” Learn 

about the Earned Income 

Tax Credit eligibility and 

how to claim it. The seminar 

will also cover how the 2017 

Trump Tax Reform will impact 

you and your community. 

IRS representatives will 

be on site advising participants 

of exams, collection 

options, identity theft, scams 

and other services. Space is 

limited. For more information 

and to RSVP, call (773) 

779-2400. 

100+ Women Who Care 

6-7 p.m. Feb. 13, P.B. Mulligan’s 

Restaurant & Bar, 

19433 Renwick Road, Lockport. 

Be involved in greatness 

this year. Every donation 

100+ Women Who Care 

makes has an immediate and 

positive impact the community. 

In 1 hour they nominate, 

present, vote, and donate. No 

event planning, no committees, 

no raffle prize solicitation, 

no telemarketing, no 

volunteering – just a group 

of charity-minded women 

working together to give 

back to our own community. 

For more information, visit 

www.100wwc-will.org. 

UPCOMING 

Yule Ball 

6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 

15, Founders Community 

Center, 140 Oak. St., Frankfort. 

Calling all Muggles, 

wizards and witches! Come 

dressed to dance and celebrate 

the festive event inspired 

by the Yule Ball in 

Harry Potter and the Goblet 

of Fire. Enjoy a magical evening 

of Harry Potter-themed 

craft, wizarding games, enchanting 

music, and spellbinding 

surprises. This program 

is for children ages 

5-12 years. For more information 

and registration, visit 

www.frankfortparks.org or 

call (815) 469-9400. 

Frankfort Area 

Women’s Night 

Deadline to register is 

Monday, Feb. 19. Event 

will be held from 5:30-8:30 

Thursday, Feb, 22, CD&ME, 

23320 South La Grange 

Road, Frankfort. Cost is $35 

for chamber members and 

$40 for nonmembers. For 


visit www.frankfort 

chamber.com/events/fawn. 

ONGOING 

Preschool Registration 

Registration takes place 

Correction 

A photo caption with 

"Golf simulator debuts at 

Prestwick Country Club," 

from the Feb. 1 issue of 

The Station misidentified 

an individual. The man 

in the top right image is 

Chris Clancy, a member 

of the club and president 

of the Board of Directors. 

The Station recognizes 

and regrets the error. 

at the Founders Community 

Center, 140 Oak St., Frankfort. 

All Frankfort Park District 

preschool programs 

run from September 2018 

to May 2019. A copy of the 

child’s birth certificate is required 

at the time of registration 

for new participants. All 

registrations must be done in 

person. A $50 non-refundable 

registration fee is due at 

the time of registration. If tuition 

is paid in full between 

May 1 and July 16, there 

will be a 10 percent discount 

for the entire year. For more 

information or to schedule a 

tour, call (815) 469-9400. 

Chorale Scholarships 

Applications must be submitted 

to the school counselor 

by March 8. To meet 

its mission of enriching and 

enhancing musical opportunities 

in the community, Lincoln-Way 

Area Chorale will 

be awarding a scholarship to 

one senior student from each 

of the Lincoln-Way High 

Schools. The student must 

be planning on majoring in 

vocal performance, vocal 

education, or musical theater 

in the fall semester of 2018. 

Qualifying students should 

see their school counselor 

or music teacher for the application. 

To submit an item to the 

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Amanda Stoll at (708) 

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Dads and daughters journey 'Under the Sea' at annual dance 

Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter 

Dads, daughters and 

dancing – these are the perfect 

ingredients for creating 

memories that will last a 

lifetime. 

On Friday, Feb. 2, and 

Saturday, Feb. 3, the Frankfort 

Park District hosted 

its annual Daddy/Daughter 

Dance series – three dances 

in total – at the Founders 

Community Center. Under 

the Sea was this year's 

theme and, in lieu of a “hot 

crustacean band,” guests 

were treated to pop hits, 

waltzes and ballads from 

a live DJ, Jason Khuen of 

GAC Entertainment. 

Khuen has provided the 

music at the Daddy/Daughter 

Dance for the past four 

years, so he knows what to 

Vince Nicastro, of Mokena, poses for a photo with his 

daughters (left to right) Juliana, Brooklyn and Samantha. 

play to keep the dance floor 

moving. 

“Since it's the Under the 

Sea dance, we'll be playing 

a lot of Disney songs," 

he said. "'Moana' is really 

popular, so we'll play those 

songs. We're also playing a 

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Mark Riendeau, of Frankfort, lifts his daughter, Gabi, up Feb. 2 during the Frankfort Park 

District's Daddy Daughter Dance at the Founders Community Center. 

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Two boys rescued from frozen pond 

Nuria Mathog, Editor 

A Frankfort man saved 

two boys on Jan. 28, after 

they fell through the ice in a 

frozen pond near the Stone 

Creek subdivision. 

Around 4:30 p.m. that afternoon, 

Frankfort resident 

John Lavin and his family 

were in their car, preparing 

to head to Mariano’s, when 

he saw what he initially 

thought were two dogs in 

the pond in front of their 

neighborhood. 

Instead, Lavin discovered 

that two fifth-graders, 

Cruz Genet and Anthony 

Skopick, had fallen into the 

body of water. The boys had 

ventured onto the surface 

of the pond to get a closer 

look at some waterfowl, and 

Skopick had fallen through 

the ice; Genet fell through 

as well after unsuccessfully 

attempting to pull his friend 

to safety, ABC 7 Chicago 

reported. 

“We also noticed that 

there was another truck 

there and other individuals 

kind of on the banks of the 

pond, so we decided that 

we would stop and see if 

we could help,” Lavin said 

in an interview with The 

Frankfort Station. “When 

we parked and got out of the 

car, what I now know was 

one of the boys in the pond’s 

sister was on the parkway 

— she was screaming her 

brother had just fallen in the 

lake and somebody needs to 

save him." 

Lavin said his wife, Desiree, 

asked the girl where 

her parents were, and the 

girl told her they were in a 

house across the street. 

“My wife took off that 

way and she yelled at me, 

‘John, go save those kids,’” 

Lavin said. “And I guess I 

listened.” 

He raced to the end of 

the pond and noticed several 

people tying a rope 

to a buoy. When he saw 

how much the boys were 

struggling, he grabbed 

the buoy and jumped into 

the water. 

“Cruz, the little boy, was 

the first one,” he said. “I was 

there and he was actually 

trying to get me to go get 

Anthony, because he said 

Anthony had fallen in first, 

but he was the first one in 

my path. So, I kind of swam 

out to him, got him, dragged 

him back in and then went 

all the way back out to get 

Anthony. Anthony was a 

fair amount farther out — I 

had to break through some 

of the ice to get to him.” 

Frankfort resident John Lavin poses next to the pond in the Stone Creek subdivision where he rescued two boys on the 

afternoon of Jan. 28. Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media 

The rescue happened 

quickly, Lavin said, adding 

his response to the situation 

was “pure reaction.” 

“I saw the boys in the 

water and kind of thought 

myself, if it was my children 

I’d want someone to 

do the same thing,” he said. 

“So, I saved them — that, 

and that my wife told me 

to go save them. A good 

husband always listens to 

his wife.” 

The two boys were transported 

to the hospital via 

ambulance. Later, Lavin 

said, he returned to his 

house, took a shower, and 

finished his trip to Mariano’s 

to get groceries. 

It was his first time carrying 

out a rescue, he said 

— and he hopes it will be 

his last. 

“Hopefully I’ll never see 

anyone in that situation 

again,” he said. 

Violin group lessons available for children 

Submitted by The Music 

Connection 

The Frankfort Park District 

will offer opportunity 

for students as young as age 

3 and a half years old to begin 

Suzuki violin group lessons. 

“Since coming to Frankfort 

in 2006, I have seen 

the community growing in 

numbers as well as more 

parents who are asking 

about their children starting 

an instrument early. An 

early start, especially with a 

string instrument, is invaluable,” 

said Janet Kuester, 

studio director. “Children 

and parent can find great joy 

in working together when 

the child is little to learn together 

in an atmosphere of 

positivity, fun, and excitement. 

“It is always my hope 

that a child will develop 

enough musical skill and 

sensitivity to enjoy playing 

music for a lifetime. If 

a child starts earlier, they 

can develop skill and passion 

for music so they can 

continue to sustain music 

activities right along with 

their sports, cheerleading, 

and anything else that they 

do.” 

“Frankfort now has a 

string program offered in 

the public schools,” Kuester 

said. “If a student is playing 

at a high level already when 

entering the public school 

program in middle school, 

he or she will be a real asset 

to the school program and 

enjoy playing and performing 

more complex music 

earlier.” 

Suzuki was a music educator 

who believed that all 

people have music ability 

that can be nurtured 

and developed. Children 

and parent attend lessons 

together. The family listens 

to beautiful recordings 

daily of the music the 

child will be playing. The 

parent and teacher work 

together to make sure that 

daily practice is motivational, 

fun, and musically 

satisfying. 

Classes for 3-and-a-halfto 

5-year-olds are offered 

Tuesday mornings from 

10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. and 

Friday mornings from 9 

a.m.-9:45 a.m. For children 

4-7 years old, classes 

are available from 4 p.m.- 

4:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and 

for children 6-12 years 

old, classes are available 

Tuesdays from 5 p.m.- 

:45 p.m. 

For further information, 

call the Frankfort Park District 

(815) 469-9400 or visit 

the website at www.frank 

fortparks.org.



Seniors take on technology during McDermed, AT&T seminar 

Second senior 

technology seminar 

well attended by 

area residents 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

We live in a time where 

technology is ubiquitous, 

and those without access to 

it are being more and more 

left behind. 

To combat some of the 

confusion and, sometimes 

even fear, that can come 

with new technology, State 

Rep. Margo McDermed 

sponsored a second senior 

technology seminar on Feb. 

1. AT&T representatives 

assisted seniors with their 

devices and answered questions 

from privacy settings 

to software updates. 

“It’s really important for 

seniors to be able to comfortably 

utilize all the technology 

and tools that are 

out there for them to keep 

them connected, to keep 

them safe and to improve 

the quality of life and fun 

and connection with family,” 

McDermed said. “So, 

we don’t want people to be 

intimidated by it. We don’t 

want people to be bullied 

or taken advantage of when 

they’re using their technology. 

We want it to be a fun 

connection for them.” 

Many families, including 

hers, are spread across the 

country, or even the world, 

and McDermed said technology 

and social media are 

great tools for people to use 

to stay connected with the 

ones they love. 

“Grandma and grandpa 

can be part of their grandchildren’s 

lives with Skype, 

with Instagram [and] with 

some of the other technologies 

that are available to 

us,” she said. 

In addition to helping seniors 

stay connected, Mc- 

Dermed noted how using 

mobile banking and bill pay 

can help seniors during the 

winter months. 

Freezing temperatures and 

icy surfaces can put people 

at risk for falls during the 

cold season, and seniors are 

at an increased risk for serious 

injury from such a fall. 

“These are all things that 

make your life simpler and 

easier and more convenient,” 

McDermed said, “so 

to be able to use those fearlessly 

is a big advantage.” 

One of the most talked 

about topics was social media, 

which Jeff Adducci, director 

of external affairs at 

AT&T, said didn’t surprise 

him. 

“We’re seeing that seniors 

are connecting with their 

families through social media 

[and] connecting with 

their friends through social 

media,” Adducci said. 

While sites and apps 

like Facebook, Instagram 

and Snapchat are great at 

helping keep seniors from 

feeling isolated, especially 

those with limited mobility, 

Adducci discussed the importance 

of online security 

and demonstrated how to 

use the privacy settings on 

popular sites. 

Most, if not all, of the 

seniors at the seminar were 

well-versed on phone and 

email scams going, but Adducci 

said it is always good 

for them to get updates on 

new techniques being used 

by criminals to steal personal 

and financial information. 

“Scammers have new 

scams coming out every 

day so we were just talking 

about some of the ones that 

they were experiencing,” 

Adducci said. 

Adducci said more than 

60 percent of seniors are 

using some form of technology 

to get online. 

“I think it’s important that 

they use it, but they need to 

be comfortable with it,” Adducci 

said. 

Please see tech, 7 

Carol Winemiller, of Homewood, and Judy Totosz, of Frankfort, update the privacy settings on their Facebook accounts 

during the Senior Technology Seminar hosted by State Representative Margo McDermed’s office on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 

the Frankfort Township building. Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

Jeff Adducci, director of external affairs at AT&T helps Monee resident Pete Rogers update his laptop software during the 

seminar.

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Explorer Day Camp available 

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Submitted by Frankfort 

School District 157-C 

Camp Manitoqua will host 

an Explorer Day Camp for 

District 157-C students as 

an option for parents needing 

childcare during the few 

days that Lincoln-Way East 

High School starts school 

prior to District 157-C’s 

start. 

The camp is for students 

entering grades K-8 and will 

take place Aug. 13-17 from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended 

hours available for an 

additional fee. District 157- 

C has made special arrangements 

with Camp Manitoqua 

to offer an additional 

day on Aug. 20 to District 

157-C students only. To take 

advantage of this extra day, 

please call the District office 

at (815) 469-5922 after Feb. 

1, 2018 to receive a personal 

code to use while registering 

via Manitoqua’s online 

registration program. Registration 

will not be available 

without this code. 

Registration begins Feb. 

1, 2018 and will be conducted 

directly through Camp 

Manitoqua. To register, 

please complete the online 

process at www.Manitoqua. 

org. No registrations will be 

District 157-C kindergarten 

taken over the phone. 

The camp is a great way 

for campers to make new 

friends and enjoy outdoor 

recreation. All activities 

are supervised by Manitoqua 

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Frankfort School District 

157-C kindergarten 

registration will be held on 

March 5, 2018 from 8:30 

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on 

March 6, 2018 from 3:30 

p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Registration 

will be held in the 

small gymnasium at Grand 

Prairie Elementary School, 

10480 W. Nebraska Street 

in Frankfort. Parents will 

need to provide required 

documentation before registration 

and payment can be 

completed online. 

All children who will be 

five years of age on or before 

Sept. 1, 2018 are eligible for 

entry into kindergarten in 

the fall. District 157-C administrators 

ask parents to 

please make arrangements 

to register if they have a 

child who qualifies for kindergarten. 

The information 

gathered from kindergarten 

registration provides 

the administration with the 

data required to plan for the 

upcoming school year. Registration 

numbers are used 

to determine class sizes 

and the number of required 

kindergarten sections. Administrators 

also ask parents 

to share this registration 

information with any 

families they know within 

our school district who will 

have kindergarten age children 

and do not receive the 

school’s newsletters. 

District 157-C staff 

members will conduct kindergarten 

registration and 

there will be a “Meet the 

Principals” station. There 

will also be representatives 

from the Family School 

Partnership (FSP) organization 

with school supply lists 

and information on the purchase 

of Spirit Wear. The 

school nurses will provide 

information about school 

physicals, forms and information 

about medication, 

504 plans and health plans. 

A representative will also 

be available to answer bus 

questions. 

For kindergarten registration, 

a legal birth certificate 

is required. A legal 

birth certificate is available 

from the county clerk in the 

county where the child was 

born. In addition, parents 

must provide three pieces 

of evidence verifying residency: 

one primary proof 

and two secondary proofs 

of residency. Articles that 

will be accepted as primary 

proof of residency include 

the most recent real estate 

tax bill, a signed lease, or 

a closing statement for the 

purchase of said property. 

Articles that will be accepted 

as the secondary proofs 

of residency may include 

a driver’s license, a gas, 

telephone or electric bill, a 

Public Aid card, a voter registration 

card or an application 

for a voter registration 

card, a home/apartment insurance 

certificate or a State 

of Illinois automobile registration. 

Proofs of residency 

from an older sibling’s 

cumulative folder will not 

be accepted as the state requires 

current dates. 

Other important dates 

for incoming kindergarten 

students include “Kindergarten 

Round Up” on 

March 1, from 1:15 to 2 

p.m., and “Kindergarten 

Here We Come” on April 

3, May 1 and May 22 at 

1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 

at 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at 

Grand Prairie Elementary 

School, 10480 West Nebraska 

in Frankfort. These 

events allow parents and 

children an opportunity to 

come into Grand Prairie 

for possibly the first time 

and hear from the staff and 

the teachers. The children 

experience activities with 

teachers at each event, 

while the parents hear pertinent 

information to help 

them prepare for next year. 

Parents can attend each of 

these programs since staff 

will be covering a different 

topic each day. 

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kindergarten registration 

process should be directed 

to the District office at (815) 

469-5922.

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daughters Julianna (8), Samantha 

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girls, especially Julianna, 

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Along with dancing, 

guests – approximately 375 

dads and daughters between 

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pizza from Palermo's Pizza 

along with chips, dips, 

cookies, cupcakes and fruit 

trays. Goody bags filled 

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candy were 

also a hit with all in attendance. 

“We try to go with a different 

theme every year, 

so we thought Under the 

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Events Coordinator Cali 

DeBella said. “It's a little 

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under the sea. We want it to 

be a fun evening for dads 

and daughters.” 

Hula hoop contests, musical 

games and the magical 

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blue and green streamers, 

fish cut-outs and paper 

seashells transformed the 

Founders Center into an 

ocean paradise – added to 

the fun event. 

The weekend was all 

about dads and daughters, 

but the Frankfort Park District 

has plenty in store for 

moms, as well. 

“In May, we have our 

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and we also host a Mother/ 

Daughter spa on the day before 

Mother's Day,” DeBella 

said. “And, in September, 

we'll have the Mother/Son 

dance.” 

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upcoming events at the 

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Students visit museum to learn about STEM 

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Fourth grade students at 

Indian Trail School have 

been digging deep into 

the STEM curriculum this 

school year. As an extension 

to these classroom discussions 

and activities, students 

took a field trip to the Museum 

of Science and Industry 

in downtown Chicago. 

Students had the opportunity 

to explore various sciencerelated 

exhibits. 

Some enjoyed learning 

about DNA and genetics, 

while others enjoyed seeing 

models and learning about 

diverse types of transportation 

over the years. One 

weather exhibit collects 

forces of nature allowing 

students to observe and experiment 

with seven natural 

phenomena: lightning, fire, 

tornadoes, avalanches, tsunamis, 

sunlight, and atoms 

Indian Trail School students Payten Sorensen, Tara McIntyre 

and Allison Kerlin interact with an exhibit at the Museum of 

Science and Industry in Chicago. Photo submitted 

in motion. Students also had 

the opportunity to explore 

the special exhibit Robot 

Revolution. In Robot Revolution, 

students discovered 

the ways in which robots can 

contribute to our lives, now 

and in the very near future. 

The exhibit features four 

areas of robotics design (cooperation, 

smarts, skills, and 

locomotion), each an aspect 

of the roles robots can play 

as they interact with — and 

take cues from — humans. 

Students were able to learn 

about robots, while also participating 

in fun activities 

such as a tic-tac-toe game 

against a robot. 

Lincoln-Way students participate 

in regional bridge building contest 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

The Chicago 2018 Regional 

Bridge Contest took place 

at the Illinois Institute of 

Technology (IIT) on Tuesday, 

Jan. 23. Participants from all 

three Lincoln-Way campuses 

represented their schools 

well, designing bridges made 

from balsa wood which were 

able to hold up to 45 kilograms 

— or just under 100 

pounds — of mass. 

Winners of the competition 

are ranked by bridge efficiency, 

which is determined by the 

ratio between the bridge mass 

and how much the bridge can 

hold before breaking. All Lincoln-Way 

students competed 

against the best scholastic 

bridge builders from Illinois. 

A total of 32 bridges were entered 

into the 2018 Regional 

Bridge Contest. 

Sponsors from Lincoln- 

Way included engineering 

physics teachers from each 

building; the top four student 

finishers from each school’s 

annual Bridge Competition, 

held in December 2017, were 

invited to participate in the 

Regional Bridge Competition. 

Lincoln-Way Central’s 

Sydney Samolska, Casey 

Dudek and Daniel Clark 

placed 12th , 13th and 14th 

respectively. Student Joe 

Fulkerson rounded out another 

successful bridge building 

season, placing 24th. 

“It is amazing watching all 

the hard work and engineering 

being destroyed,” teacher 

Todd Drumheller said. 

At Lincoln-Way East, student 

Hunter Sakiewicz took 

second place overall with a 

bridge efficiency of 3552. 

Spencer Martin took fourth 

place overall, Ryan Utt took 

fifth place overall and Will 

Cooley took sixth place overall. 

Competing from West 

were students Jack Taylor, 

Ben Radeke, Hunter Lash 

and Sam Stencel. Warrior 

Jack Taylor finished third 

overall. 

“I was nervous loading the 

bridge, but it was also exhilarating 

because there was so 

much load,” Taylor said. “I 

jumped when the judge got 

excited and clapped because 

I thought the bridge had collapsed.” 

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Zachary Martin, 

Lincoln-Way East 

High School senior 

Zachary Martin was chosen as 

this week’s Standout Student for 

his academic excellence 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying 

and why? 

Music. It helps me focus 

and keeps me interested 

when I have to study for longer 

lengths of time. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

I play on several of the 

school’s sports teams. Tennis, 

hockey, soccer — no 

matter the season, you can 

always find me on the field, 

court or ice. 

What is your dream job and 

why? 

As I plan to study materials 

science, I would love to 

have a job with a technology 

company, wherever that may 

take me. 

What are some of your most 

played songs on your iPod? 

“Otherside,” “Californication.” 

Red Hot Chili Peppers 

classic rock is always great, 

especially when studying. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

While in band I play 

the trombone, many don’t 

know that I am also a pianist. 

I have played since first 

grade and have continued it 

throughout the years. 

Whom do you look up to and 

why? 

My grandfather. From an 

early age he drove me to 

create and pursue science 

— without him I may never 

have become involved in the 

research at Argonne I do today. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

Books, textbooks, novels, 

you name it. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

Dr. Flitcraft. She has been 

my math teacher for two 

years in a row now, and she 

pushes her students to succeed, 

but simultaneously 

keeps class lively, interesting 

and amicable. 

What is your favorite class 

and why? 

My favorite class has to be 

AP Physics. More than any 

other class you have to think 

out of the box, as in labs and 

on tests you are responsible 

for combining the basics 

learned in class into meaningful 

ideas and derived 

equations. 

What’s one thing that stands 

out about your school? 

The faculty. Over my four 

years at LWE the faculty has 

done a great job all across 

the board and each one has 

in some way helped me 

achieve my academic goals. 

What extracurriculars do 

you wish your school had? 

A ping pong team. It may 

sound strange, but as a tennis 

player I would love nothing 

more than to play, well, 

table tennis competitively. 

What’s your morning 

routine? 

There’s not much to my 

mornings: a glass of milk, 

a bagel and then it’s off to 

Photo submitted 

zero hour where I unlock the 

locker room as a PE leader. 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

Definitely the start time. 

As an athlete and a student, 

I often have to stay up late 

studying or practicing and 

the only thing I could possibly 

want is more sleep. 

What is your favorite thing 

to eat in the cafeteria? 

I don’t often get food from 

the cafeteria, but when I do 

it’s definitely the French 

fries. They taste good and 

help carry me through seventh 

period. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

The one day of school I 

will never forget happened 

sophomore year thanks 

to Mr. Olson. For weeks 

he had been talking of a 

“guest speaker” coming 

into APUSH and one tired 

Monday we were greeted 

by him dressed as Thomas 

Jefferson. Other teachers 

stopped by and made funny 

comments through the ... interesting 

lecture and it was 

absolutely hilarious. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley Park native training to 

break world record 

Jim Perkins grew up gliding on 

wood. 

Rolling on eight wheels, the 

51-year-old Tinley Park native 

has logged hundreds of thousands 

of miles at the Tinley Park Roller 

Rink and several other suburban 

hardwood floors since he was a 

child, sometimes seven days a 

week. But no amount of experience 

can prepare Perkins for what he is 

striving to achieve — something 

that has never been accomplished 

before. 

On June 20, Perkins intends to 

embark on a 7,000 mile journey 

starting in Lewiston, Idaho, that 

will ideally wrap up 120 days later 

in Kittery, Maine. Along the way, 

he intends to ride through all 48 

continental states, shattering the 

previous Guiness Book World 

Record for longest journey completed 

on roller blades by nearly 

1,600 miles. The mission has been 

a dream for Perkins since he was a 

child further inspired by his father, 

who is currently bedridden and battling 

cancer. 

“It doesn’t matter how old you 

are, you can aspire to be better everyday,” 

Perkins said. “This is an 

opportunity to inspire people every 

day for those people who might 

need a little inspiration. I don’t 

want to break the record; I want to 

crush it.” 

A quest tracking page, aspire2bbetter.com, 

has been set up and 

Perkins has also created a GoFund- 

Me page, www.gofundme.com/ 

skate-the-48, with a goal of raising 

$100,000 to help offset the cost of 

equipment, supplies and a followbehind 

car for safety. 

A portion of the proceeds are 

to be designated to the American 

Cancer Society. 

Reporting by Cody Mroczka, Editor. 

For more, visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Critter Class wraps up turtles, 

tortoises unit 

What is the difference between a 

turtle and a tortoise? 

This was the central question 

for the Mokena Community Park 

District’s Critter Class this time 

around. During the four-week unit 

with Crosstown Exotics, a group of 

children got to encounter the reptiles 

up close. 

While turtles are semiaquatic or 

full-time water-dwelling reptiles, 

tortoises mostly prefer their time 

spent on land. Some have differences 

in their eating habits, as 

well, with tortoises preferring an 

all-plant diet and turtles eating an 

omnivorous diet. 

Last week’s star of the show 

was Mortoise, a 20- to 25-yearold 

African spurred tortoise, also 

known as a sulcata. Other critters 

that made an entrance were 

Tank, a 22-year-old sulcata; Tut, 

a 9-year-old leopard tortoise; and 

the very tiny Ego, a baby Burmese 

mountain tortoise who hatched 

just last August. 

The class is taught by Colin Langenderfer 

and Mike Levins, who 

own Crosstown Exotics. Safety of 

both the children and the animals is 

taught hand-in-hand with the reptilian 

knowledge, and Levins said 

it is especially important during 

feeding time. 

Upcoming Critter Classes are to 

include a unit on snakes, featuring 

boas and pythons, as well as native 

species, hopefully followed by a 

unit on insects. 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, Assistant 

Editor. For more, visit MokenaMes 

senger.com. 

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IDOT identifies possible 

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concerns 

As part of the Illinois Department 

of Transportation’s plan to reconstruct 

Interstate 80 from Ridge 

Road to the west and Route 30 to 

the east in New Lenox, a public 

meeting was held Jan. 31 to seek 

the public’s feedback on the range 

of potential alternatives IDOT 

identified to address concerns 

about transportation infrastructure. 

The study area encompasses a 

number of communities across 

Kendall, Grundy and Will counties, 

including the Village of New 

Lenox. 

IDOT officials have developed 

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receive further evaluation with 

possible opportunities for corridorwide 

reconstruction, reconstruction 

of bridges or reconstruction of 

interchanges. 

Steve Schilke, project manager 

for IDOT, said the proposed improvements 

to Interstate 80 are anticipated 

to last through 2040, given 

the actual and projected growth 

in population, and industrial and 

warehouse developments. 

The meeting brought in a number 

of representatives for transportation 

organizations, State and 

municipal officials, residents, and 

other community members to learn 

more about the project and provide 

feedback. 

“I’m interested in the projects,” 

said Kristi Kijowski, of Shorewood. 

“I no longer travel I-80 as 

much. I commuted to the Joliet 

train station and back for 4-5 years. 

Getting on and off Chicago Street 

[to use] I-80 was unsafe. You’d 

have to merge two times. Every 

time, I was gritting my teeth.” 

IDOT’s study of the Interstate 

80 corridor is anticipated to reach 

completion by the fall. 

Reporting by Megann Horstead, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Young School students paint 

hallway mural with local artist 

Meet Homer Glen resident Amy 

Blank. 

She has been an artist for 22 

years and specializes in painting 

wall murals. She started painting 

murals when she was 16 years old 

and got her professional start when 

she painted a mural inside the business 

that was owned by her friend’s 

father. 

Blank is a full-time artist and 

paints murals mainly in homes but 

also in commercial businesses. 

She prefers oil and acrylic painting 

to water colors, and she studied 

painting at Northern Illinois 

University. 

“I love working with a client 

who has an idea of something, but 

they’re not quite sure what that is, 

and I feel like my particular skill is 

that I can artistically bring to conception 

their idea,” Blank said. 

On Jan. 31, Blank collaborated 

with students at Young School in 

Grades 1-4 to paint a mural in one 

of the school’s hallways. Every 

year, students in Homer Community 

Consolidated School District 

33C get the opportunity to “Meet 

the Artist” through the school program 

that brings in local artists to 

share more about their craft. 

z“I really love this project,” 

Blank said. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Police officer raises money in 

advance of Super Plunge 

When someone told Lockport 

Police Officer Debbie Schenk to go 

jump in the lake, she did not think 

twice. 

On Feb. 16, Schenk is to make 

her first jump into Lake Michigan 

at 1 p.m. and continue jumping 

once each hour for 24 hours. The 

event is called the Super Plunge, 

and it benefits the athletes of Special 

Olympics Illinois. 

“I do this because I have a brother 

with special needs,” Schenk 

said. “My brother’s name is John. 

He lives in a group home in Orland 

Park. He has participated in Special 

Olympics since he was 5 years 

old. Today, he is 46. My brother 

functions at an 8-year-old level.” 

On Jan. 28, Schenk held a spaghetti 

dinner at the Lockport VFW 

Post 5788 to raise funds to participate 

in the Super Plunge. 

“This is the only fundraiser I 

do for the 24-hour Super Plunge,” 

Schenk said. “I do have businesses 

that donate. I have to raise a minimum 

of $2,500.” 

As of press time, Schenk had 

raised roughly $1,000. 

The spaghetti with all the trimmings 

was donated and cooked 

by Schenk’s best friend Merv 

Nolte. That name may be familiar 

to Lockport residents, because 

in addition to owning Sizzles and 

Whizzy Puffs in Lockport, Nolte is 

constantly giving back to the community. 

“We met at a fundraiser, where 

she helped me raise funds in a 

dunk tank,” Nolte said of Schenk. 

“There are a lot of people in Lockport 

who have come together. It’s 

really nice to see.” 

Reporting by Mary Compton, 


LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Community supports veterans at 

annual Chili Challenge 

There were approximately 18.5 

million veterans in the United 

States as of 2016, according to the 

United States Census Bureau. And 

for Orland Park’s John Mackey, a 

U.S. Army veteran and owner of 

Mackeys’ Pub, helping his fellow 

veterans and building awareness 

for them is a necessity. 

On Jan. 28, Mackeys’ Pub hosted 

its fourth annual Chili Challenge, 

which benefited the Disabled Patriot 

Fund and the Village of Orland 

Park Veterans’ Commission. 

“We’re appreciative for anything 

that we can give,” Mackey said. 

“[The veterans] gave so much.” 

After its first year, it was clear 

that the Chili Challenge was a hit, 

Mackey said. So, he got an idea. 

“At first, it was just the competition,” 

Mackey said. “Then, I realized 

we could make a fundraiser 

out of it.” 

The Disabled Patriot Fund supports 

veterans and their families 

who have been adversely affected 

by the War on Terrorism, according 

to its website. 

The Chili Challenge donations, 

along with the other efforts by 

Mackeys’ Pub, help drive the reach 

of the Disabled Patriot Fund, allowing 

it to help more veterans, 

said Gail Blummer, a member of 

the Disabled Patriot Fund Fundraising 

Committee and volunteer 

co-coordinator. 

“It means everything,” Blummer 

said. “The [U.S. Department of Veteran 

Affairs] doesn’t cover much of 

the disabilities that veterans have 

from war … and they have to wait 

for benefits. They do get them eventually, 

but sometimes they take a 

while to kick in, and we’re here in 

the meantime to offer support.” 

Reporting by Amanda Del Buono, 


OPPrairie.com.

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“Fact: The risk of dying in a home fire caused 

by smoking materials rises with age.” 

— Frankfort Fire Protection District from Feb. 1 

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There are times in our 

lives when we have 

to make an unexpected 

decision in just a 

fraction of a second — to 

think quickly on our feet 

and take what we hope is 

the best course of action. 

Frankfort resident John 

Lavin found himself in that 

situation on Jan. 28 when 

he saw two fifth-grade boys 

struggling after falling 

through the ice covering the 

pond near the Stone Creek 

subdivision. Lavin braved 

the freezing waters to pull 

the two boys to safety and 

later told The Station “if it 

was my children I'd want 

someone to do the same 

thing.” Although he didn’t 

know either of the boys 

personally, he didn’t hesitate 

to take action. 

There are many benefits 

that come with being part 

of a community, but by far 

the most important one is 

that we look out for one 

another and we help one 

another. It’s reassuring to 

know that we can rely on 

our neighbors to come to 

our aid in times of need, 

and Frankfort is made all 

the better by having people 

like Lavin among its residents. 

We often hear stories 

about ordinary people who 

run into burning buildings 

to rescue strangers and 

say to ourselves, “I could 

never do that.” But I like 

to think that most of us are 

capable of acting heroically 

even in the face of danger. 

When it comes down to the 

wire, more often than not, 

our love and compassion 

for one another ultimately 

prevails and gives us the 

courage we need to carry 

out otherwise nerve-wracking 

feats. 

I would like to congratulate 

Lavin for his bravery 

and thank him and all the 

other Good Samaritans — 

past, present and future— 

who walk among us. 

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Faith Briefs 

Lighthouse Fellowship (8128 W. Lincoln 

Highway, Frankfort) 

Group Prayer Meeting 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. All 

are welcome. 

Revolution Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. 

This youth ministry is for 

those in grades 7-12. Meet 

for worship, games, food and 

Bible study. Enter through 

the upper-west doors. For 

more information, call (815) 

469-0611. 

Men’s Prayer Group 

8-9 a.m. Saturdays. 

Bible Study 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

These small groups meet at 

the church and are open to 

anyone who wants to attend, 

offering a place to ask questions 

and get answers without 

being put on the spot. 

Coed groups for students and 

adults of all ages are offered 

along with men’s and women’s 

groups. For more information, 

call (815) 469-0611. 

Peace Community Church (21300 S. 

LaGrange Road, Frankfort) 

Worship Services 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. The 

church offers a staffed nursery 

during the service, Sunday 

School programs and 

biblically based teaching. 


www.peaceinfrankfort.org. 

Food Pantry 

Peace’s food pantry is 

open the first Sunday of 

every month. For more information 

on the pantry’s 

services, email deacons@ 

peaceinfrankfort.org. 

Healing Hope 

7:30-8:30 p.m. every other 

Sunday. 

Women’s Bible Study 

9:15-11:15 a.m. and 6:30- 

8 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Men’s Meeting 

7-8:30 a.m. Saturdays in 

the Fellowship Room 

Heritage Baptist Church (21739 S. La 

Grange Road, Frankfort) 

Morning Worship 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Evening Worships 

6 p.m. Sundays. 

Sunday School 


Ladies’ Bible Study 

9 a.m. Tuesdays. 

Truth Trackers 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. This 

group is for students in 

grades K-6. 

International Community Church (200 S. 

Elsner Road, Frankfort) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. Nursery available. 


www.icchurch.us. 

Teen Impact 

7 p.m. Mondays. 

Divorce Care support group 

7 p.m. Mondays. For more 

information about this divorce 

support group, contact 

the church at (815) 469-1966 

or email iccis4me@sbcglob 

al.net. 

Frankfort United Methodist Church (215 

Linden Drive, Frankfort) 

Worship Service 

9-10 a.m. Sundays. For 


469-5249. 

Living Streams / Calvary Chapel (7837 W. 

Lincoln Highway, Frankfort) 

Midweek Bible Study 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. The 

group study will focus on 

Old Testament-II Kings. For 


464-5230. 

Sunday Morning Service 

10 a.m. The weekly service 

will focus on Book of 

Matthew. For more information, 

call (815) 464-5230. 

American Islamic Association (8860 W. St. 

Francis Road, Frankfort) 

Daily Prayer Services 

For service times, visit 

www.AIAmasjid.org. 

Jum’ah Prayer Services 

Fridays. Sermon at 1:10 

p.m. followed by prayers at 

1:30 p.m. 

The Family Hearth (119 Kansas St., 

Frankfort) 

Spiritual Direction 

By appointment. Personal 

spiritual direction session 

for men or women with a 

male/female spiritual director 

who is fully trained and 

experienced with 15 years of 

experience. Free will donation. 

To register, call (708) 

334-1988 or email family 

hearthfrankfort@gmail.com. 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (177 

Luther Lane, Frankfort) 

Special Lent Services 

5-6 p.m. Wednesdays. Beginning 

Feb.14, this Wednesday 

evening series will run 

through March 21. There 

will be a buffet-style dinner 

followed by worship at 6:15 

p.m. Maundy Thursday and 

Good Friday services will be 

at 6:15 p.m. as well. 

Divine Worship Service 

8 a.m. Sundays. 

Adult Bible Study 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. The 

group will begin a 5-week 

series titled “Jesus in the 

Book of Genesis,” which 

will go through Feb. 11. In 

Luke 24, Jesus said that Moses 

wrote about him, which 

would include Genesis because 

Moses wrote Genesis. 

The Bible study group meets 

in the fellowship hall. Come 

early for coffee and refreshments. 

Sunday School 


Contemporary Worship 

Service 


Weight Watchers 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

10 a.m.-noon Saturdays. 

St. Peter’s United Church of Christ (12 W. 

Sauk Trail, Frankfort) 

Sunday Worship with 

Communion 

9:30 a.m. every first Sunday 

of the month. 

Sunday School 

9:30-10:45 a.m. Sundays. 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 

a.m. Thursdays. 

Sew What? 

This is an ongoing gathering 

for beginning to advanced 

sewers that alternates 

on Fridays and Saturdays. 

For dates and more information, 

call (815) 469-2220. 

USO Drop-off 

The church serves as a 

drop-off location for donations 

to the USO from 9 

a.m.-1 p.m. every weekday. 

The church accepts 

entertainment items such 

as movies and games; food 

including beef jerky, powdered 

drink mix and coffee; 

hygiene items such as baby 

wipes, shampoo and toothpaste; 

and miscellaneous 

items such as bug spray, sunscreen 

and fabric softener. 

For a list of things that can 

and cannot be donated, or for 


469-2220. 

Hickory Creek Community Church (10660 

W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort) 

Worship Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 

a.m., 11 a.m. Sundays. For 


469-9496. 

Powerzone Kids Ministries 

During worship at 5 p.m. 

Saturday and 9 a.m., 11 a.m. 

Sundays. Children newborn 

to fifth grade will enjoy ageappropriate 

Bible lessons 

each week. For more information, 

call (815) 469-9496. 

Reach Student Ministries 

6:45-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Students from sixth 

grade through high school 

can worship, connect with 

other students, learn about 

God and his word, and enjoy 

high energy activities. For 


469-9496. 

Mixed Bible Studies 

We have many Bible studies 

that meet throughout the 

week in the evenings. Contact 

the church at (815) 469- 

9496 for a current schedule. 

Women’s Bible Study 

Gathering is typically on 

Mondays, Tuesdays and 

Fridays at various times 

throughout the year. Contact 

the church at (815) 469-9496 

for a current schedule. 

Men’s Bible Study 

7:30-9 a.m. Saturdays at 

the church. Session is off 

the last Saturday of every 

month. 

Amazing Love Lutheran Church (21301 S. 

Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort) 

Mornings with Mommy 

10–11 a.m. first and third 

Wednesdays of each month. 

The cost to attend the onehour 

session is $5 per child 

per session, and payments 

can be made by cash or 

check. Registration is required, 

and those interested 

may do so online. For more 

information, contact program 

director Marlena Spurbeck 

at marlenaspurbeck@ 

gmail.com or visit www. 

amazinglove.org/morningswith-mommy. 

Teen Group 

Teens in grades 6-12 are 

welcome to join. There will 

be a meeting with new activities 

every second Saturday 

of the month. For more 

information, visit www. 

amazinglove-ministries.org. 

Women’s Group 

9:30-11:30 a.m. every first 

and third Saturday of the 

month, at the church. This 

semester we will be studying 

“Uninvited” by Lysa Ter- 

Keurst. More information is 

available at the church. 

Men’s Group 

6:30-8 a.m. every second 

and fourth Saturday of the 

month, at the church. This 

group uses the Men’s Fraternity 

curriculum, which is 

currently focusing on “Winning 

at Work and Home.” 

St. Anthony Catholic Church (7659 Sauk 

Trail, Frankfort) 

Mass Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 7:30 

a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 p.m. and 

noon Sundays. 

Reconciliation 

4-4:50 p.m. Saturdays. 

Knights of Columbus 

Meetings 

7:30 p.m. every second and 

fourth Tuesday of the month 

in St. Anthony Hall. 

Pro-Life Rosary Group 

7 p.m. every first Monday 

of the month in the Padua 

Center. This group prays for 

the Rosary of Life for the 

unborn. If interested in joining, 

call (815) 469-3750. 

Bereavement Support 

7 p.m. once a month at the 

Padua Center. For more information, 

call (815) 469-3750. 

Tuesday Morning Rosary and 

Scripture Group 

9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the 

Padua Center. To join, call 

the Parish Office at (815) 

469-3750. 

St. Anthony Seniors 

Wednesday afternoons 

monthly. Seniors gather for 

meetings, bingo and more. 

For more information, contact 

Pat Backus at (708) 720- 

9321. 

To have your church’s 

events included in Faith 

Briefs, email them to Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at 


or call (708) 326-9179 ext. 34. 

Deadline is noon Thursdays 

one week prior to publication.

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Terry Carter and Kyle Ripsch Jan. 27 at Emil’s Brrrrew Fest. Photos by Megann 

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Emil’s Brrrew Fest 

offers craft beers on tap 

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There was a golden opportunity 

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Now in its third year, 

Emil’s Brrrew Fest featured 

more than 45 different beers 

and spirits from more than 

20 breweries. The annual 

event took place Jan. 27 at 

CD & ME in Frankfort. 

“We get a lot of feedback 

on it,” said Dean Vaundry, 

a partner of CD & ME and 

Frankfort Spirits. “They 

like that it’s run really well. 

We try to give people a really 

great experience.” 

CD & ME and Frankfort 

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sample to Marty Nachel. 

“They’re from all over, 

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local breweries,” Vaundry 

said. “We want them to be 

part of it.” 

Between bits of food and 

conversation, festivalgoers 

enjoyed live music throughout 

the event. 

“It’s just an event where 

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American Cancer Society honors Frankfort resident 

Submitted by American 

Cancer Society 

Dr. Kathleen H. Goss, of 

Frankfort, was presented 

with the American Cancer 

Society St. George National 

Award, one of the Society’s 

most prestigious volunteer 

honors. 

Goss is one of 23 inspirational 

individuals from 

across the country who received 

the award for outstanding 

service to the community 

in support of the 

Society’s mission to save 

lives from cancer. Recipients 

were chosen based on their 

continuous leadership, commitment, 

and dedication to 

key initiatives in more than 

one area of fundraising, mission 

delivery, patient support, 

legislative advocacy, 

and special event engagement. 

“Recognizing the outstanding 

work that Kathy 

has done for the Society is 

long overdue,” said Vice 

President, Regional Cancer 

Control of the American 

Cancer Society Carolyn Bruzdzinski. 

“From her professional 

time to her unwavering 

advocacy in Springfield 

and Washington to the effort 

she puts in at Relay For Life 

events, we thank Kathy for 

her dedication to fighting 

cancer at every angle with 

us.” 

Goss is senior science 

writer and director for strategic 

partnerships at the 

University of Chicago Medicine 

Comprehensive Cancer 

Center, and has been a 

volunteer and advocate for 

ACS for more than 15 years. 

As an ACS-funded cancer 

researcher, she served as 

scientific grant reviewer at 

the Division and National 

levels and as a mentor 

and applicant reviewer for 

the Illinois Division High 

School Summer Research 

Program. She is an advocacy 

volunteer and longtime 

ACS CAN member, having 

served as a Legislative 

Ambassador for the former 

Ohio Division and is a current 

ACS CAN ACT Lead 

for the Lakeshore 1st Congressional 

District of Illinois. 

Dr. Goss is a longtime 

Relay For Life volunteer 

and is currently the RFL of 

Frankfort-Mokena Committee 

Chair. She was a former 

member of the Southwest 

Ohio Unit Advisory Board, 

Lakeshore Division Board 

and is currently a member 

and the advocacy lead for 

the Chicago Regional Leadership 

Board. 

Since it was conceived in 

1949 by Dr. Charles S. Cameron, 

former Society medical 

and scientific director, the 

St. George National Award 

has been presented annually 

to Society volunteers nationwide. 

To be nominated, a 

volunteer must have served 

as a leader in the Society’s 

community initiatives for a 

minimum of six continuous 

years and must have made 

a significant impact on the 

Society’s strategic goals and 

mission-driven programs. 

Nominations are made by local 

staff and approved by the 

St. George National Award 

Task Force. 

“These extraordinary volunteers 

deserve to be recognized 

for their dedicated 

leadership and time to eliminate 

cancer as a major health 

problem,” said Arnold M. 

Baskies, MD, FACS, chair 

of the American Cancer 

Society Board of Directors. 

“Their commitment to and 

passion for our mission is 

remarkable.” 

Dr. Kathleen Goss. Photo Submitted 

Hickory Creek Middle School students compete in Geography Bee 



Imagine correctly naming 

continents or countries after 

hearing only short clues to 

answer questions about cultural, 

U.S. and world geography, 

all while being watched 

by the entire student body, 

administrators, teachers and 

several rows of parents. This 

is just what Hickory Creek 

Middle School sixth- through 

eighth-grade students did recently 

when they participated 

in the National Geographic 

School Bee. 

Top scorers who qualified 

to participate in the school 

bee included sixth-graders 

John Mitchell and Madeline 

Dryier; seventh-graders 

Shane Romberg, Ryan Paris, 

Cameron Fultz and Maddie 

Neary; and eighth-graders 

Connor Morale, Shane Crean, 

Ed Walenga and Griffin Bell. 

Following this stiff competition, 

the school champion 

was eighth-grader Shane 

Crean. The second runner-up 

in the school bee was Connor 

Morale. The Geography 

Bee school coordinator was 

teacher Pam Swierczewski. 

The moderator was teacher 

Vanessa Giammarco, the 

scorekeeper was teacher Michelle 

Sommer and the judge 

was teacher Tonia Gatsios. 

Sponsored by the National 

Geographic Society, 

this annual event is held for 

students in fourth- through 

eighth-grades in thousands 

of schools across the United 

States, U.S. territories and 

Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools around 

the world. The contest is designed 

to inspire and reward 

students’ curiosity about the 

world. 

The Hickory Creek contestants 

were excited and 

did an excellent job. The bee 

went down to the last two 

competitors with a singleelimination 

procedure. The 

champion of the bee, Shane 

Crean, correctly answered 

the final question of “What 

is the smallest and most 

densely populated country 

on the South American Pacific 

Coast?” The correct 

answer was “Ecuador.” The 

school is very proud of all of 

its contestants who participated 

in the Geography Bee 

this year. 

As school winner, Shane 

Crean will advance to the 

next level of competition, a 

written examination to determine 

state competitors. All 

school champions are eligible 

to win the national championship, 

which will be held 

in May in Washington, D.C. 

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Girl Scouts make blankets for veterans in Frankfort 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 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 12 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-in-law 

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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To help ensure that local 

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cabin fever during the winter 

months, at which point 

there’s often a lull in community 

event offerings, the 

Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association hosted its 

annual Jumpfest Jan. 27, at 

its New Lenox facility. 

The event was open to the 

community, and it served, in 

part, as the organization’s 

fundraiser. 

“We hold it for pretty 

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why we hold a lot of our 

community events, it’s just 

for awareness,” said Karyn 

Reczek, marketing, outreach 

and fundraising coordinator 

for LWSRA. “We know that 

everybody knows someone 

with special needs.” 

LWSRA dedicated the first 

hour of play for parents and 

children with special needs 

to try everything out. 

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out there talking to the people 

that were there were not 

familiar with us,” Reczek 

said. “We got three of them 

that now want to do some 

[LWSRA] programs.” 

LWSRA prides itself on 

continually looking to make 

its presence known in the 

community. The association 

offers Special Olympic and 

adaptive sports, as well as 

social recreation programs, 

for individuals who have 

physical and cognitive disabilities 

through a special 

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Mokena, New Lenox, Peotone, 

and Wilmington Island 

park districts. 

“We find there’s so many 

people who aren’t aware of 

who we are, so we’re out 

there to tell them who we 

are and what we offer to the 

community,” Reczek said. 

Funds raised through 

Jumpfest support LWSRA 

scholarships. 

“We do get quite a number 

Kerry Marshall takes a photo of her son Gavin Marshall as he bounces inside an inflatable bounce house during the Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association’s Jumpfest on Jan. 27 in New Lenox. photos by Megann Horstead/22nd Century Media 

More than 200 jumpers took part in this year’s Jumpfest. 

of scholarship requests every 

year,” Reczek said. 

Last year, Jumpfest 

brought in 212 jumpers 

to take part in the festivities. 

Reczek said she thinks 

they’re fairly close to being 

on target with that this year. 

Jumpers were met by a 

number of different jumpies 

to try out, with two of them 

set up for smaller children, 

as well as slides, an obstacle 

course and other similar type 

apparatus. 

“It’s just a good time,” 

Reczek said. “It’s a nice way 

for parents to get the kids out 

of the house in the middle of 

winter.” 

Reczek said when there’s 

a lull in activities during the 

winter months for families to 

take part in, the LWSRA is 

happy to meet the community’s 

need. 

“Even today was a really 

nice, it’s just nice to be able 

to have the kids come out 

and do something locally,” 

Volunteer Michael Squires (left) watches as children prepare to descend 

the slide. 

she said. “You don’t have to 

travel far for it, and they can 

just come out and play.” 

Jumpfest is made possible 

thanks, in part, to 

its volunteers. Students 

came out from many of 

the area schools, including 

Providence Catholic High 

School and Lincoln-Way 

East, Central and West high 

schools. 

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turnout,” she said. “We had 

28 volunteers come out. I 

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In memoriam 

Mary Holman Rahm 

Mary Holman Rahm (nee 

Shaw) died Jan. 26, with 

all seven of her children by 

her side. She was a loving 

and devoted wife, mother, 

great-grandmother, sister, 

and friend, always putting 

others before herself. She 

had the most generous, 

loving heart and touched 

many people’s lives with 

her presence. Her family 

and friends will always be 

thankful for the gift that was 

her life. She is survived by 

her children Robert (Peggy) 

Holman, Ellen Stream, 

Marilee (Fred) Jacobson, 

Veva (Dan) Doogan, Cathy 

Jo Dolgner, Lee Richard 

Holman, James (Karie) 

Holman. Grandmother of 

15, great grandmother of 

22, great-great grandmother 

of seven with two more on 

the way. Numerous nieces 

and nephews. 

Preceded in death by her 

parents William and Veva 

(Smades) Shaw, her husband 

Leon Allen Holman, 

sisters Ruth Schemel and 

June Virden, brother Albert 

Shaw, grandchildren Lee 

Holman, Clifford and Lee 

Anne Doogan. Visitation 

was held Feb. 1 at Gerardi 

Funeral Home. The Funeral 

was held Feb. 2 at St. Peter’s 

UCC in Frankfort, followed 

by visitation and service. In 

lieu of flowers, donations in 

memory of Mary to St. Peter’s 

UCC Frankfort or Vitas 

Hospice, 8525 W. 183rd 

St. Suite M, in Tinley Park, 

are appreciated. 

Mary was a women larger 

than life and could be best 

described as resilient, vibrant, 

tenacious, savvy, energetic, 

joyful, loving, passionate, 

friendly, spiritual 

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in the Frankfort Community 

and Church, Mary was 

one of the original founders 

of Frankfort Fire Protection 

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a member of St. Peter’s 

Women’s Fellowship, and a 

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member of SOP (Seniors on 

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Being charitable and philanthropic 

came second nature 

to Mary. She was a 

selfless and compassionate 

person, who over the years 

opened her heart and home 

to many. This included 

sponsoring a family from 

Cambodia, who in turn became 

an extension of her 

own family. 

In addition to being extremely 

hard working and 

industrious, Mary had 

an entrepreneurial spirit. 

She ran the lunch counter 

and pizzeria restaurant at 

the Frankfort Bowling Alley, 

where her famous and 

secret pizza recipe originated. 

The Tomahawk restaurant 

in Mokena, featuring 

her homemade comfort 

food and pizza, was another 

business she owned and operated 

with love and joy. Finally, 

there was Rahmbrant’s 

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savvy and passion for decorating. 

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was. Mary lived at her home 

on White Street for over 

50 years. It was a charming 

home on a perfect corner 

in a wonderful town. It 

was her haven and refuge 

and was curated beautifully 

with objects and items that 

she truly loved, found, refinished, 

crafted, collected 

and treasured. It was merchandised 

impeccably with 

a museum-like quality and 

was a showplace that she 

was so proud of. 

Mary lead a simple life 

but wasn’t a simple woman. 

She’s leaving behind a 

legacy of love, laughter, and 

the true meaning of selflessness. 

She will be greatly 

missed. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email nuria@frank 

fortstation.com with information 

about a loved one who 

was a part of the Frankfort 

community. 

Festivalgoers mingle and sample brews during the annual event. Megann Horstead/22nd 

Century Media 

brewfest 

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said. “In the winter people 

get tired of doing stuff [indoors.]” 

Typically, Emil’s Brrrew 

Fest brings in about 300 attendees. 

“We just feel like we 

[are a solid host of] an 

indoor-outdoor event,” 

Vaundry said. “We got 

all these fire pits that really 

makes it conducive to 

having an indoor-outdoor 

event.” 

Nicole Morgan, of New 

Lenox, had never previously 

attended Brrrew Fest, but 

she was excited to come out 

this time around. 

“Our friends let us know 

that they were coming, so 

we decided to try it out,” 

she said. 

Out of all the beers she 

had tried up to that point, 

her favorite was Goose Island’s 

Bourbon County 

Stout, she said. 

“It’s a dark beer, kind of 

sweet, maybe a little bit of 

chocolate,” she said. 

Morgan said she tends to 

be a fan of dark beers but 

enjoys having the opportunity 

to try others. 

“It’s just a big variety of 

beers, a lot of stuff to try, 

[the] location is great,” she 

said. “You couldn’t ask for 

better weather for January. I 

just love this venue.” 

Breweries commonly 

hold craft beer festivals and 

events of this type, but according 

to Vaundry, this 

separates the distillery from 

the pack. 

“There are different 

breweries that are here 

that we do a collaboration 

with our whiskey and their 

beer, and we create other 

events,” he said. “Frankfort 

Spirits is a great partner 

for creating this type of an 

event.” 

Elsewhere on the festival 

grounds, Peotone’s Jennie 

Werner stood mingling 

with her sister, Amie Gasaway, 

and her husband, 

Tom Gasaway, in front of a 

fire pit. 

“We enjoyed ourselves so 

much last year, we wanted 

to come back,” she said. 

“They have different beers 

that you can sample.” 

Amie was sampling a 

Why We Otta beer brewed 

by Electric Pony after having 

tried a few others and 

said this one was, by far, the 

best. 

“It’s light,” the Manteno 

resident said. “It’s just 

[does] not [have] a strong 

after-taste.” 

Amie said the event had a 

strong appeal for her. 

“I like that [the festival 

is held] during the day on 

a Saturday in the middle of 

January when there’s not 

much to do,” she said. “It 

[has] a fun atmosphere, and 

we keep getting beautiful 

days for it.” 

The hope, Vaundry said, 

is that event organizers will 

work to expand the event in 

the years to come. 

“We can grow it to a 

thousand people because 

we have so much more 

space,” he said. “This is 

something that’s growing 

slowly. It’ll be where we’ll 

have something over 100 

beers. It’s going to eventually 

become one of the biggest 

winter brew fests in 

the area. There are a lot [of 

them] throughout the area, 

but there’s not a lot in the 

winter.”



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32 | February 8, 2018 | The frankfort station dining out 


The Dish 

A culinary adventure comes to New Lenox 

Oy’s Thai Cuisine 

offers affordable 

classic Thai staples 

Nuria Mathog, Editor 

Long before they 

launched their new restaurant, 

co-owners Bryan and 

Churairut “Oy” Hunsaker 

had a single goal in mind: 

to bring the flavors of Thai 

food to the southwest suburbs 

in a convenient, accessible 

way. 

For the New Lenox couple, 

the opening of Oy’s 

Thai Cuisine in January was 

the culmination of a longtime 

dream. 

“Oy has been cooking 

her whole life,” Bryan said. 

“She’s been cooking for 

friends and neighbors for 

the past 27 years, and everybody 

always tells me she 

should start a restaurant. ... 

We’ve talked about it for a 

long time, but we realized it 

was very demanding, so we 

didn’t want to do it until our 

kids were older.” 

Now that the couple’s 

youngest child is to graduate 

from Lincoln-Way West 

in the spring, the Hunsakers 

are investing their time and 

effort into their new business. 

“We want it to be a destination 

where you’d be comfortable 

bringing a friend or 

family member, but we want 

to have the convenience, as 

well,” Bryan said. “And I 

would say it’s authentic. 

It’s fresh food — we’re not 

pulling it out of the freezer 

and putting in the microwave. 

The preparation process 

is quite detailed.” 

The restaurant’s top-selling 

dish is Oy’s Famous Pad 

Thai (prices vary by protein), 

which features rice noodles 

stir-fried with green onion, 

bean sprouts, egg, crushed 

peanuts and Oy’s special 

sauce, which contains six 

different ingredients. 

“Her sauce is different,” 

Bryan said. “You won’t find 

her pad thai anywhere else. 

It is a different flavor, and 

people seem to like that.” 

Another popular dish is 

the stir-fried cashew plate, 

which comes with stir-fried 

meat, cashew nuts, white 

onion, green onion, water 

chestnuts, bell pepper and 

chili peppers, and is served 

with a side of white rice. 

“It’s really a lot better 

when you make it hot,” Bryan 

said. “You tell us you’re 

Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3. 

... We might put in one more 

pepper Level 2 or 3, and the 

sky’s the limit for the rest.” 

He also recommends 

the tom yum soup — a hot 

and sour soup that contains 

mushroom, tomato, white 

onion, green tomato, cilantro, 

lemongrass and lime 

juice — can be served with 

either a clear broth or a 

creamy coconut milk broth. 

As far as appetizers are 

concerned, the fresh spring 

rolls ($5.95) — which 

can come with or without 

shrimp — are another top 

item on the menu. The rolls 

— made with rice noodles, 

carrots, lettuce, bean sprouts 

and cilantro wrapped in rice 

paper — are served with 

a sweet and sour dipping 

sauce made in house and 

filled with crushed peanuts. 

Hunsaker said he enjoys 

all of the dishes served at 

the restaurant, but he is 

particularly fond of the pad 

ped — a “reasonably spicy” 

dish involving meat marinated 

in a curry paste and 

fresh green beans — as well 

as the red and green curries. 

He said he also would like 

to add a Thai version of a 

Oy’s Thai Cuisine 

1880 E. Lincoln Highway, 

New Lenox 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday- 

Saturday 

Closed Sunday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (815) 462-9000 

Web: www. 

oysthaicuisine.com 

Happy hour for 

Lincoln-Way students 

From 3-4 p.m. Monday- 

Wednesday, Lincoln- 

Way students can pay 

$5.99 and get an entrée 

(choice of chicken 

pad thai, chicken fried 

rice, egg rolls or crab 

rangoon) and a soft 

drink in a can. 

dish similar to pho, a Vietnamese 

noodle dish, to the 

menu someday. 

“The Thai [version] has 

a larger variance of vegetables,” 

Bryan said. “You 

have bean sprouts, sometimes 

carrots, a lot of cilantro, 

chopped onions.” 

For diners looking to pick 

up a quick meal during their 

lunch breaks, the restaurant 

offers a $7.99 lunch special, 

served daily until 3 p.m. 

The specials, served daily 

until 3 p.m., come with an 

entrée, steamed rice, two 

fried wontons and the soup 

of the day. Customers can 

choose to substitute beef for 

chicken for an additional 

$1, or add $2 for shrimp. 

Lincoln-Way students can 

take advantage of a special 

happy hour offer, available 

from 3-4 p.m. Monday 

The stir-fried cashew chicken ($10.95) dish at Oy’s Thai Cuisine contains stir-fried chicken, 

cashew nuts, white onion, green onion, water chestnuts, bell pepper and chili pepper, and 

comes with a side of white rice. Photos by Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media 

The tom yum soup includes mushroom, tomato, white onion, green tomato, cilantro, 

lemongrass and lime juice, and can be served with a clear or creamy broth. 

through Wednesday that includes 

an entrée and a soft 

drink for $5.99. 

Ultimately, Bryan said he 

hopes customers will get a 

quality introduction to Thai 

cuisine — and keep coming 

back for more. 

“We’re here for at least 

five years — we’re on a 

five-year lease — and beyond 

that we just hope that 

people will come and that 

we serve food that they 

like,” he said.

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FRANKFORT 

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill 

(21000 Frankfort Square 

Road, Frankfort; (815) 

464-8100) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free N’ Fun Bar Game. 

Free to play. 

TINLEY PARK 

The Whistle Sports Bar & 

Grill 

(7537 W. 159th St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 904-4990) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bar 

Bingo 

■2-5 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Happy Hour 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Fridays: 

Teacher Appreciation 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Saturdays and 

Sundays: Happy Hour 

LOCKPORT 

Port Noir 

(900 S. State St., 

Lockport; (815) 834- 

9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 478- 

3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

(10160 191st St., 

Mokena; (708) 479-6873) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Avenue, Psychic 

night - second Tuesday 

every month. 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Karaoke 

■Fridays ■ and Saturdays: 

Live bands 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

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ORLAND PARK, 

IL (February 8, 

2018)-Improvements 

to healthcare are 

extending life spans for 

millions of Americans 

while presenting a 

new set of concerns. 

It is a delicate balance 

between providing 

care for aging parents 

while still providing 

opportunities for them 

to maintain their 

independence. Related 

living homes are 

gaining in popularity as 

more and more families 

are returning to this 

type of lifestyle as a 

solution that relieves 

parents of the burden 

of home maintenance 

while allowing for them 

to be more active with 

their grandchildren. 

The Carson model 

by T. J. Cachey 

Builders, currently 

under construction 

in the Western 

Trail Subdivision in 

Manhattan, is a perfect 

example of related 

living. 

There are no steps in 

the ranch plan of the 

NEW MAINTENANCE-FREE VILLA RANCH HOME 

AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY 

Carson model 

to navigate, and 

zero threshold 

showers and 

grab bars can be 

added if needed 

or set up to 

anticipate future 

needs. T. J. 

Cachey Builders 

is a semi-custom 

home builder. The 

Carson boasts an 

open floor plan with 

a kitchen overlooking 

the family room, three 

bedroom layout and a 

flex room, and is priced 

from $314,900 to 

$370,000. The master 

bedroom has three 

closets (two are walk-in), 

and a private bath. The 

second bedroom or 

the related living suite 

has a private bedroom, 

bath and kitchenette/ 

living room. It’s a great 

opportunity for Mom 

and Dad to have their 

own space. In addition 

to the Carson model, 

there are three other 

three bedroom ranch 

plans to consider from 

1,500 square feet and 

starting at $240,900. 

Stop by the model to 

call (708) 349-1575 or 

(815) 462-0242 today to 

set up a private tour of 

the Carson. 

The final phase of 

Sky Harbor in New 

Lenox is now open, 

priced from $296,900 

with look-out lots 

and the popular 

Stagecoach 

model available 

for sale, as well 

as one lot left in 

Phase 1. Come 

see the Stage 

Coach model 

in Sky Harbor, 

located at 2198 Alta 

Vista in New Lenox, 

between 11 a.m. and 

3 p.m. on Friday, 

Saturday, or Sunday. 

There are only four lots 

remaining in Cherry 

Hill South starting at 

$240,900, and one lot 

available at Western 

Trail in Manhattan. 

Choose from five other 

home plans or design 

a custom home from 

scratch in any one of 

these communities. 

T. J. Cachey Builders 

also offers duplex ranch 

and two-story villas 

in Manhattan from 

$204,900. Many of 

which include first floor 

bedroom suites. 

Families who purchase 

a home from T. J. 

Cachey Builders can 

take comfort in the fact 

that the company is 

celebrating its 91st year 

in business, survived 

the recent recession, 

is financially secure 

and has constructed 

thousands of homes for 

satisfied homeowners 

in Chicago, South 

Holland, Oak Lawn, 

Orland Park, Palos 

Park, Homer Glen, 

Frankfort, Manhattan 

and Mokena. Tom 

Cachey is a third 

generation president of 

T. J. Cachey Builders 

and former president 

of the Southwest 

Suburban Home 

Builders Association.

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36 | February 8, 2018 | The frankfort station real estate 


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a morning cup of coffee 

or evening glass of wine. 

The master bedroom has 

a full private bathroom. 

The hall bath has been 

updated with new 

fixtures, vanity and Corian 

counters. The basement 

has been finished for 

additional living space and 

still allows for plenty of 

storage. 

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price: 

$249,000 

Listing 

Agent: 

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• 416 Ohio Road, 

Frankfort, 60423-1139 

— Darah G Petersen to 

George Kaspar, $175,000 

Dec. 26 

• 19924 Lily Court, 

Frankfort, 60423-1747 — 

Mary F Banks to Clydell 

Topp, $357,000 

• 538 Aberdeen Road, 


— Pamela Bertrand to 

Michael Shideler, Mia 

Dimaggio, $692,500 

Dec. 27 

• 19851 S. Edinburgh 

Lane, Frankfort, 60423- 

6924 — Cheryl Kelly 

Reynolds to Jordan 

Richards, $150,000 

Dec. 28 

• 622 Prestwick Drive, 


— Randall O Thomure to 

Bryan C Bandyk, Janette C 

Bandyk, $545,000 

• 7918 Big Buck Trail, 


— Christopher Kobrzycki 

to Earl Joseph Mager Iii, 

Allison Christine Mager, 

$460,000 

• 9175 Holland Harbor 

Circle, Frankfort, 60423- 

3158 — First Bank Of 

Manhattan Ttee to 

Timothy O O Shaughnessy, 

Patricia M O 

Shaughnessy, $451,500 

• 21332 Settlers Pond 

Drive, Frankfort, 60423- 

7977 — James F Johns Iii 

to Jill Stagg, $271,000 

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• 20823 S. Frankfort 

Square Road, Frankfort, 

60423-8131 — Joel C 

Hearn Jr to Andrea M 

Sias, $232,000 

• 625 Cottonwood Road, 


— Donald E Farrell to 

James M Couzins, Julie E 

Scianna, $265,000 

• 7550 W. Inverness 


9105 — Kokinda Trt 

to Michael J Oliosi, 

Alexandrea Russell, 

$238,000 

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• 20441 Fallingwater 

Circle, Frankfort, 60423- 

1799 — Timothy Burdick 

to James R Keeney, Jean 

M Keeney, $299,000 

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• 21921 Emily Lane, 

Frankfort, 60423-7886 — 

Kim A Penegor to Israel J 

Muniz, $459,000 

• 22057 Thyme Lane, 


— American International 

Relocat to Leif Matthew 

Rosenquist, Melissa 

Santor Rosenquist, 

$382,000 

Jan. 8 

• 11228 Stoll Road, 

Frankfort, 60423-7990 — 

Angelo R Brown to Kevin 

L Good, Kathryn M Good, 

$351,500 

Jan. 9 

• 11278 Lavender Lane, 


— Pettenon Trust to Kurt 

E Wilamowski, Yvonne M 

Wilamowski, $325,000 

• 19937 S. Edinburgh 


6923 — Ruse Trust to Ann 

M Wisch, $161,000 

• 21333 Windy Hill Drive, 


— Graham S Watson 

to Barbara L Surin, 

$215,000 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 600F Aberdeen Road, Frankfort, IL 

60423 (Single Family Residence). On 

the 15th 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: Deutsche Bank National Trust 

Company, as Indenture Trustee, for 

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 

2005-1 Plaintiff V.Amy J. McLawhorn; 

Sherman W. McLawhorn Jr; Grotta, 

Krydynski &Frigo, P.C. n/k/a Grotta & 

Associates, P.C. , United States of 

America; Citibank (South Dakota) N.A., 

State of Illinois Defendant. 

Case No. 13CH 2403 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: 

Randall S. Miller & Associates 

120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140 

Chicago, IL 60602 

P: 1-312-239-3432 

F: 1-312-284-4820 

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 20511 South Graceland Lane, Frankfort, 

IL 60423 (SINGLE FAMILY). On 

the 1st day ofMarch, 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: Nationstar Mortgage LLC Plaintiff 

V. JOHN A.CONTRERAS; DORA 

LINDA CONTRERAS; UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NON-RECORD 

CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCU- 

PANTS Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 1777 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

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STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 

as Indenture Trustee, for New 

Century Home Equity Loan Trust 

2005-1 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Amy J. McLawhorn; Sherman W. 

McLawhorn Jr; Grotta, Krydynski & 

Frigo, P.C. n/k/a Grotta & Associates, 

P.C. ,United States of America; Citibank 

(South Dakota) N.A., State of Illinois 

Defendant. No. 13 CH 2403 

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Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 17th day of January, 2017, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

15th 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: 

Lot 98inArthur T. Mcintosh and Co`s 

Prestwick Subdivision Unit No. 4being 

asubdivision of part of the Northwest 

1/4 ofSection 25and part of the Northeast 

1/4 ofSection 26, Township 35 

North, Range 12, East ofthe third principal 

meridian, according to the plat 

thereof recorded October 30, 1968, as 

Document No. R68-19116, In Will 

County, Illinois. 

Commonly known as: 600F Aberdeen 

Road, Frankfort, IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 19-09-26-204-001-0000 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 


twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 




County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

Randall S. Miller & Associates 

120 N. LaSalle Suite 1140 

Chicago, IL 60602 

P: 1-312-239-3432 

F: 1-312-284-4820 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE



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TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

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Nationstar Mortgage LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOHN A. CONTRERAS; DORA 

LINDA CONTRERAS; UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NON-RECORD 

CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCU- 

PANTS 

Defendant. No. 16 CH 1777 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 30th day of May, 2017, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

1st day of March, 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 

or bidders the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 3 IN BLOCK 24 IN FRANK- 

FORT SQUARE UNIT NO. 6 ADDI- 

TION, BEING ASUBDIVISION OF 

PART OFTHE NORTH 33 FEET OF 

THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFSECTION 

24, AND PART OF THE SOUTH- 

WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, ALL IN 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 

2, 1976 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R76-9158, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI- 

NOIS 

Commonly known as: 20511 South 

Graceland Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY 

P.I.N.: 19-09-13-308-003-0000 



twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 






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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Trevor Horn 

Trevor Horn is a senior on 

the Lincoln-Way East boys 

swimming team. 

How long have you 

been swimming for, and 

how did you get started 

with the sport? 

I've been swimming for 

about 10 years now, which 

is hard to believe. I started 

swimming in 2008 after 

watching the summer Olympics 

in 2008 and Michael 

Phelps especially. That's 

what sparked my interest in 

the sport. 

Which events do you 

typically compete in? 

200 free and 100 butterfly. 

What do you most enjoy 

about swimming? 

I really enjoy how rewarding 

the sport is at the end 

of the season, regardless of 

how fast you are. It's a really, 

really rewarding experience 

at the very end. 

What are your goals for 

the rest of the season? 

For the rest of the season, 

my goals are to try and place 

really well and get some 

best times in my events and 

hopefully go to state. 

How do you typically 

train for a big meet? 

For a big meet, there's a 

couple of different things. 

Obviously, the practices going 

into that meet, I'll try to 

focus on the events that I 

know I'm going to swim. I'm 

also eating well and trying to 

eat a lot of carbs and a lot of 

protein. 

What would you say 

your strengths are as a 

swimmer? 

I think mentally, as a 

swimmer ...my self-determination 

and my self-motivation 

is my biggest asset. 

Do you plan to continue 

with swimming after 

high school? 

Maybe through clubs, but 

I will most likely not swim 

in college. 

Are there any sports 

or activities you're 

involved with at East? 

Water polo's my main 

sport, I like to think. I really 

enjoy water polo and I'm really 

hoping the season goes 

well. 


What advice would 

you give to next year's 

team? 

The next year's team, I 

would tell them to take each 

day one by one. Each day, 

it may stink, each practice 

might not be fun, but in the 

end to know what your common 

goal is, what you're 

working towards, use that as 

your motivation. 

If you could spend a day 

with any professional 

athlete, who would you 

choose and why? 

I would personally spend 

my day with Michael Jordan, 

because I know from a 

mental and physical aspect 

that he is one of the most 

superior athletes that has 

ever lived, and I love his 

confidence and his self-determination 

and motivation. 

It's something that I would 

really want to see firsthand. 

Interview by Editor Nuria 

Mathog 

swimming 

From Page 52 

kids who were tapering — 

this was their final meet today 

— they did awesome,” 

Porters’ coach Jason Ozbolt 

said. “There were time drops 

all over the place and that’s 

a good sign for sectionals 

coming up.” 

Carter Thoss dominated 

the 100 butterfly for the Eagles, 

winning with a time of 

50.70, which was well ahead 

of LWE’s Rhode, the runnerup 

with a time of 53.51. 

Thoss also took second in 

the 100 backstroke (53.39). 

On the diving side, Lockport 

junior Wrigley Fields 

was the runner-up to the 

champion from Homewood- 

Flossmoor, tallying 406.55 

points. Freshman teammate 

b-ball 

From Page 49 

Smith, who has been out 

with a knee injury. 

“We’ve had lots of injuries 

this season and it’s 

been a tough struggle,” 

said Providence coach Tim 

Trendel, who is in his eighth 

season as head coach at the 

school. “But [against East] 

we showed signs of life. 

We cut it to nine points 

there in the fourth quarter, 

but its a matter of learning 

how to get some defensive 

stops. We just don’t have 

the consistency we need to 

sting a few stops together. 

But good teams make 

big shots. 

“That [East] is a good 

team. They are a No. 1 or 

No. 2 seed in the sectional. 

We had a similar situation 

the game before [on Friday, 

Jan. 26] against Leo. We 

were down by only eight in 

the fourth quarter to a good 

(15-5) team before losing 

(48-32). I’m not much into 

Logan Morgan took third, 

just behind Sandburg freshman 

Cody Thill. East’s Matthew 

Hennessy rounded out 

the Top 5. 

All three teams now shift 

their focus to sectional competition, 

slated for Feb. 17. 

The Griffins and Eagles will 

both play host to a sectional 

meet, while Lockport will 

be reunited with the SWSC- 

Blue champs at the Orland 

Park Sectional. 

All three teams said they 

are focusing on tapering 

their swimmers for the sectional 

and state meets, but 

the Griffins’ coach is also 

hoping to maintain some of 

the momentum his swimmers 

gained at conference. 

“Looking ahead, I’m 

pointing out specific things 

I want my guys to work on, 

but I’m happy with the intensity, 

I’m happy with the 

way they’re swimming,” he 

said. “We’re on taper-mode 

at this point, so a lot of it is 

just going to be rest and fixing 

minor things with their 

strokes. Otherwise, I think 

they’re ready.” 

And for the Porters, 

they’ll be focused on righting 

the ship both in and out 

of the pool. 

“There’s also a lot of 

mental stuff that we need to 

focus in on,” Ozbolt said. 

“This season we’ve kind of 

been all over the place with 

some injuries and other commitments 

out of the pool. 

There’s a lot of things, so 

it’s the two weeks where we 

need to focus in and focus on 

what we need to do and what 

our goals are." 

moral victories, but I could 

tell by this [East] game that 

we’re moving forward and 

that’s a good sign that we’ll 

be alright.” 

Junior guard Adam Taylor 

added eight points for 

Providence, which led 5-0 

in the first two and a half 

minutes and still led 7-6 

with two minutes to play 

in the opening quarter. Senior 

guard Joey Buggemi (9 

points) and senior forward 

Brandon Petkoff (8 points) 

also contributed for the 

Griffins, who used a 12-2 

spurt to lead 12-7 after the 

first quarter. 

“We were tired since 

we just had two really big 

games,” Barr said of coming 

into the Providence 

matchup after the Bolingbrook 

and Joliet Central 

wins. “It’s just been the 

team chemistry [that’s 

helped the success this season]. 

We all get along and 

just have fun. We have to 

keep working hard and keep 

it going.” 

East hoped to keep it going 

at the end of last week 

as it traveled to face Homewood-Flossmoor 

on Friday, 

Feb. 2. H-F handed the 

Griffins their only league 

loss in the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference Blue Division 

with a 78-63 pasting 

in Frankfort. Entering the 

game, Bolingbrook, East 

and H-F were in a 3-way tie 

for first at 4-1. 

SWSC Blue play continued 

this week as the Griffins 

hosted Lockport Township 

on Tuesday, Feb. 6 and then, 

on Friday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 

PM, they host Sandburg. 

The next day, Saturday, 

Feb. 10, brings another trip 

to H-F. This one for the the 

H-F Shootout for a 12:30 

PM game against Westinghouse. 

Providence ended last 

week on Friday, Feb. 2, 

by hosting St. Francis De 

Sales. This week the Celtics 

travel to Marian Catholic on 

Tuesday, Feb. 6 and then go 

against Bishop McNamara 

on Friday, Feb.9 at 7 PM in 

Kankakee. 

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Boys basketball 

Griffins continue winning streak with defeat of Providence 

RANDY WHALEN 


There are many factors 

that have contributed to the 

fact that the Lincoln-Way 

East boys basketball team 

is in the midst of having its 

best season in school history. 

One of those is the contributions 

off the bench. 

That was certainly the 

case last week as Julian 

Barr made the most of his 

playing time. The 6-foot- 

3 junior guard poured in a 

game-high 16 points as East 

staved off a game Providence 

team by a score of 

61-47 in a matchup of local 

teams on Jan. 30 in Frankfort. 

It was the seventh straight 

win for the Griffins (17-3), 

who recently vaulted into 

the rankings in the Chicago 

area with victories over state 

ranked Bolingbrook (75-72 

on Jan. 26 in Bolingbrook) 

and Joliet Central (65-53 on 

Jan. 27 at the Lincoln-Way 

West Shootout). Providence 

(8-14), which is looking to 

get healthy after a slew of 

injuries, hung in all game. 

The Celtics were led by junior 

guard Matt DiNardi (14 

points, 5 rebounds). 

At halftime of the game 

there was a special honor 

for the East football team. 

Many member of the Class 

8A state champion Griffins, 

along with coach Rob 

Zvonar and assistants, were 

honored by MaxPreps. That 

was part of the MaxPreps 

and Army National Guard 

Tour of Champions. Members 

of the Army National 

Guard were there to help 

honor East, which went 

14-0 and was ranked No. 33 

in the Nation by MaxPreps. 

Although the ceremony 

made halftime a little 

longer, it was Barr being 

brought into the game to 

Griffins player Zach Parduhm battles Providence's Luke 

Pell for the ball. 

start the second quarter that 

gave the Griffins a spark. 

“We were a little weary 

and a little fatigued,” East 

coach Rich Kolimas said of 

his squad from the pair of 

big wins the previous weekend. 

“Providence was playing 

energized a tough and 

Julian came in and gave us 

a lift.” 

While the Griffins led 

most of the way, it was 

when Barr came in that they 

got some separation. With 

East up by five after one 

quarter, he hit a 3-pointer 

to open the scoring in the 

second quarter. With the 

Griffins leading 25-17, Barr 

banged home a 3-ball from 

the left corner with 1:16 

left in the second quarter 

and then added a highlight 

reel play to end the opening 

half. That came when 

senior guard Sam Shafer 

(9 points) whipped a perfect 

behind the back pass to 

Barr, as streaked down the 

right side. Barr glided in for 

the layup with four seconds 

left to give him eight points 

in the quarter and also give 

the Griffins a 30-17 halftime 

lead. 

“It was a nice pass,” Barr 

said of the play. “He [Shafer] 

saw me cutting and I 

was able to make the layup. 

The coaches just told us to 

find the open shooters and 

not to force it. They just 

found me open and it was 

my night.” 

It was, but recently Barr 

has set his own personal bar 

high. He and Shafer each 

had 18 points in the Griffin 

76-49 victory over Stagg on 

Jan. 19 in Frankfort. 

Barr added another 

3-pointer in the third quarter, 

which ended with East 

ahead 42-28. The Celtics 

cut the lead to nine on 

four occasions in the fourth 

quarter, the last time at 52- 

43 on layup by senior guard 

Scottie Slocum (7 points) 

with 2:38 to play. They had 

a couple of chances to get 

closer, but couldn’t convert. 

Doing what he does well, 

senior point guard Zach 

Parduhn (11 points, 5 rebounds) 

drove for a trio of 

layups in the fourth quarter. 

Barr capped off his night 

with five more points in the 

East's Sam Shafer (23) aims for the net Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Frankfort while Providence 

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final three minutes to also 

help put Providence away. 

“Zach took over the 

game,” Kolimas said of the 

fourth quarter. “But it was 

just tough. This is a neighborhood 

rivalry and we respect 

[the Celtics]. They 

played us tough and we 

needed Julian and Zach to 

pull us through.” 

Junior guard Adam Taylor 

added eight points for 

Providence, which continued 

to play without starting 

junior point guard Kamaron 

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cheerleading 

Griffins cheerleading team takes seventh place at state 

RANDY WHALEN 


For defending large school 

state champion, Lincoln-Way 

East, there was disappointment. 

The Griffins came out 

spirited, but had a couple of 

errors in the middle of their 

performance on Saturday, 

Feb. 3 at Grossinger Motors 

Arena in Bloomington, and 

that dropped them to seventh 

this season. 

"We have no doubt that 

we worked our hardest with 

this team and they left it on 

the floor," East co-coach Julianne 

Polad said. "Someday's 

it's your day and someday's 

it's not. It wasn't our day. But 

here it's all about the culture. 

You have to win graciously 

and lose graciously." 

Entering this season's tournament, 

East was hoping 

to go back-to-back on state 

titles as it did in the 2013-14 

and 2014-15 seasons. After 

not qualifying for state in the 

2015-16 season, the Griffins 

were back on top last year, 

beating out defending state 

champion Joliet West. 

Despite the disappointment, 

the Griffins - who were 

second in the preliminary 

round with a score of 90.07 

on Friday, Feb. 2, knew what 

they had done and were capable 

of. 

"I'm just really proud of 

what we did with this team," 

East senior Olivia Sterchele 

said. "It's been a long journey 

and I'm proud of what we did 

[at the state finals]. We just 

all wanted it for each other. 

Even [after the errors] we 

were in good spirits and had 

to push through till the end." 

Senior Lauren Burns was 

on the varsity team all four 

years. So she got to experience 

a pair of state championships. 

Although she didn't 

get to bring home a final one 

this season, she has no regrets. 

"I'm proud of what we've 

done this season and I 

wouldn't trade it for anything," 

Burns said. "It wasn't 

the result we wanted, but I 

still wouldn't trade a second 

of it. Just being a part of this 

team was such a great experience. 

This was the most 

unique team I've ever been 

on and a great group to go 

out with." 

The members of the Griffins 

team are Emma Barnard, 

Maddie Brokop, Burns, 

Angelina Gallina, Shannon 

Gaynor, Tiffani Gergely 

Alyssa Goodman, Kelly 

Hausner, Claire Hawkinson, 

Karley Kalchbrenner, Megan 

Moylan, Grace Karana, Kait 

Oritz, Madison Parnello, 

Mary Kate Perisin, Amber 

Pluzycki, Lexy Selvaggio, 

Mia Stewart, Sterchele, Tessa 

Troike, Kylee Underwood, 

Payton Wallace, Kanya 

Washington, and Julie Zelenika. 

Polad is the co-coach with 

her husband Jayson Polad. 

Rachael Foster and Zoey Mucha 

are the assistant coaches. 

"It was such a great weekend," 

Julianne Polad said. 

"Few have the opportunity 

to make a difference and 

we do to our school and our 

community. This is the most 

talented team we've ever had. 

We did so well in the stunts 

and tumbling. We look forward 

to coming back here 

next year and doing well in 

2019." 

For the Lincoln-Way 

Central cheer team, it was a 

breakthrough weekend. The 

Knights were making their 

first state appearance since 

2008 and second in school 

history. They placed 12th in 

the preliminary round, on 

Friday, Feb. 2 with a score 

of 82.23. That was less than 

a half of point from the top 

Competing for the division's top award, members of the Lincoln-Way East cheerleading squad perform Saturday, Feb. 3, at 

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Glenbard North (82.53) 

was 11th while Prospect 

(82.64) was in the 10th and 

final spot. 

"For us to get to state and 

be 12th overall is a fantastic 

accomplishment," Central 

coach Danielle Emmart said. 

"It had been 10 years since 

we've gone to state.We were 

very close to making it [to the 

final day]. If we would have 

been clean, we would have 

made it. But being 12th in the 

state is an accomplishment in 

itself." 

The seniors on the team 

were Brianna Bowers, Taylor 

Cortese, Ryann Hosman, 

Maria Kulchytsky, Gianna 

Ruiz, Emily Sciaccotta, Megan 

Wallace, and Sydney Zakowski. 

"Brianna Bowers, Ryann 

Hosman, and Emily 

Sciaccotta were all at state 

with Lincoln-Way East as 

freshmen," Emmart said. "So 

to make it back to state their 

senior year too was really big 

for them. Also Taylor Cortese 

was at state with Oak Forest 

before she transferred to Central." 

The rest of the Knight 

squad was juniors: Kelly 

Gromnicki, Maddie Powers, 

and Lexi Troy. Sophomores: 

Brooke Aker, Allison Ceh, 

Madison Fields, Sophia Gambino, 

Aubrey Lake, Sydney 

Steffens, and Emily Vargas. 

Freshmen: Katie Engerman, 

Mickayala Kukowski, Elizabeth 

Miller, Jamie Nightingale, 

Abbey Schissler, and 

Samantha Youngren. 

The assistant coach is Samantha 

Taylor and the manager 

is Maura Hall. 

"It really was a rewarding 

season," Emmart said. 

"A lot of school marks were 

made. We placed third at 

Joliet West in December. 

We were pretty consistent 

with how the kids maintained 

their placement and 

got better and better at some 

things. We placed fourth in 

the toughest sectional in the 

state [at Andrew] to get to 

state and that was huge too. 

Emmart, who cheered at 

Tinley Park before the IHSA 

state series was launched, 

was the head cheer coach 

at Lincoln-Way North for 

one year before the school 

closed in the spring of 2016. 

That last season the Phoenix 

placed fifth in the state. She is 

in her second season at Central 

and hopes for much more 

success. 

"I'm excited for the programs 

future and for the 

changes we've made," Emmart 

said. "It's a very exciting 

experience for these kids. 

We have some more talented 

kids coming up and they believe 

in it."



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Boys Swimming 

Griffins take second place at conference meet 

Erin Redmond 


Lincoln-Way East was a 

close second with 228 points 

at the Southwest Suburban 

Conference-Blue Championship 

on Saturday, Feb. 3, 

at Stagg. 

The Griffins closed out 

the meet on a high note, winning 

the 400 freestyle relay 

in a time of 3:16.51 to the 

Eagles’ 3:17.15. Sandburg 

won the meet with 240 total 

points, host Stagg took 

third (183), while Lockport 

finished fourth at 136 and 

Homewood-Flossmoor was 

fifth (133). 

East was neck-in-neck 

with Sandburg, but a strong 

start from Bryce Wyma 

helped give his team the separation 

needed to hold off its 

opponent. 

“At that point, it’s really 

their own motivation to fight 

through and push — they 

knew they were on the cusp 

and they could very well 

beat Sandburg,” Griffins 

coach Steve Anderson said. 

“... [Wyma] came about as 

close to a 47 [-second lap] as 

you’re going to get. Mason 

Rhode comes out and swims 

at 49, continuing on with 

that and building enough of 

a lead so that (Colin) Brady 

was able to hold up — and 

he’s coming right off the 

breaststroke — and then 

Kellen Bachler seals the 

deal.” 

It was the second relay 

win of the day for East. The 

team also held off Sandburg 

in the 200 medley relay with 

nearly the same lineup, only 

swapping out Dante Smith 

for Brady. 

The Griffins’ starter, 

Wyma, took home two individual 

crowns and set a new 

school record, too. He not 

only won, but set the standard 

in the 100 backstroke 

with a time of 52.33. He 

also took first in the 50 free 

(21.72). 

“They did an excellent 

job. ...At the varsity level, 

we’re coming into this meet 

after a pretty solid week of 

practice,” Anderson said. 

“They’re all swimming their 

best times, we won two relays; 

it was an incredible day 

for them.” 

Eagles take conference 

crown 

Sandburg’s Kyle Fox 

didn’t head into the conference 

meet expecting to take 

home two individual championships, 

but that’s exactly 

what he did. 

The Eagles’ senior swimmer 

slashed his times in both 

the 100- and 200-meter freestyle 

events, taking first in 

both to lead his team to capture 

the championship. 

“After the [first] 100 [meters] 

and I was ahead of 

everyone, I just figured at 

that point I have to give everything 

I have and win this 

thing,” Fox said. "The 100 

[freestyle] I was happy to 

win, too.” 

Fox was the only multiwin 

swimmer for the Eagles. 

Lockport’s highest finish 

of the day came from junior 

Jack O’Connor, who was the 

runner-up in the 200 freestyle 

(1:48.12), followed by 

Sandburg’s Peter Bukiri. 

Bukiri found himself well 

ahead of the competition in 

the 500 freestyle, however, 

winning the event in a time 

of 4:51.33 — more than nine 

seconds faster than teammate 

Ethan Miranda-Gale, 

who took second. The Griffins’ 

Jared Bruni took third 

(5:11.06), while Lockport’s 

Erik Firganek finished fourth 

(5:15.00). 

“I think it was good. Our 

Please see swimming, 47 

Lincoln-Way East's Kellen Bachler reaches the wall first to win the 400-meter freestyle relay for his team during the Southwest 

Suburban Conference-Blue Championships Saturday, Feb. 3, at Stagg. Photos by Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media 

Dante Smith competes in the 100-meter breaststroke for the Griffins.



Frankfort resident successful on and 

off the ice at Lake Forest Academy 

Submitted by Lake Forest Academy 

Recently, Frankfort resident Connor Hudziak 

was named to the Academic Performance 

List for the Fall 2017 term at Lake 

Forest Academy. Students on this list have 

been recognized by teachers for their enthusiasm 

for the subject, commitment to excellence, 

positive attitude, seriousness of purpose, 

and reliability in three or more subject 

areas. He is currently a junior at LFA and 

has been attending for the last three years. 

Hudziak earned this distinction while also 

playing on the Lake Forest Academy Prep 

Hockey team. He has been a member of 

this team for the past three years. The Midwest 

Prep Hockey League is made up of ten 

Division 1 level prep school teams across 

the United States and Canada and aids in 

preparing student athletes for college ice 

hockey and other higher levels of hockey. 

The league maintains a competitive level 

of play competing against other schools in 

the league while traveling throughout the 

USA and Canada. Last year the team won 

the Semplice Trophy for the Midwest Prep 

Hockey League. This year the team has 

again placed at the top of their division and 

are heading to Buffalo, NY on Feb. 16-18 

for the MPHL Championship Playoffs. 

This Week In 

Griffins Varsity Athletics 

Girls track and field 

■Feb. ■ 9 – at H-F, Bolingbrook, 

Thornton Homewood- 

Flossmoor Quad 


■Feb. ■ 9 – hosts Sandburg, 

6:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 10 – at Westinghouse 


LWE 65, Joliet Central 53 

Brandon Petkoff netted 23 

to pace the Griffins to victory 

during the Jan. 27 game. 

Girls basketball 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

Shootout 

Girls basketball 

■Feb. ■ 12 – hosts IHSA 

Regionals, TBA 





Connor Hudziak proudly shows off the 

Semplice Trophy. Photo submitted 

Wrestling 

■Feb. ■ 9 – at IHSA Sectionals, 

TBA 

■Feb. ■ 10 – at IHSA 

Sectionals, TBA 

■Feb. ■ 15 – at IHSA State, TBA 

Girls bowling 

■Feb. ■ 10 – at IHSA 

Sectionals, TBA 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

LWE 52, Sandburg 35 

Lauren Hunter had 14 

points and 10 rebounds at 

the Jan. 30 game. 

LWE 64, Stagg 45 

Lauren Hunter had 14 

points and Kaley Sheehan 

had 12 points at the Feb. 1 

game. 

High School Highlights is compiled 

by Editor Nuria Mathog, 


The Hickory Creek Middle School cheerleaders won the large team routine division at the 

Illinois Elementary School Association state championship on Jan. 20. Photo submitted 

Hickory Creek cheerleaders win 

state championship for third time 



The Hickory Creek Middle 

School Cheerleaders 

won the Illinois Elementary 

School Association state 

championship for the large 

team routine division on Jan. 

20 at the Peoria Civic Center. 

They placed first out of 

16 teams, with neighboring 

Summit Hill team taking 

second place. 

The coach is Tania Wilson 

and assistant coach is 

Ellen Hogan. Team members 

include Julia Arrigo, 

Ella Banas, Allison Collins, 

Ava Conway, Cali Johnson, 

Savannah Stolarek, Isabella 

Talowski, Kaisyn Wesley, 

Caroline Boyne, Kami 

Malec, Marissa Mangin, 

Lauren VanderKooi, Marian 

Azeez, Sophia Barnard, 

Emma Blau, Jenna Carrier, 

Jenna Casey, Emily Caruso, 

Alexis Chiuccariello, Ashley 

Cichowicz, Courtney Cleveland, 

Leyla Eames, Audrey 

Justic, Meagan O’Connor, 

Megan Phillips and Lauren 

Williams. 

The Hickory Creek Tigers 

also won the State Championship 

the last two years, 

which means they got to 

experience a “three-peat” 

championship. The team 

consisted of eight sixthgraders, 

four seventh-graders 

and 14 eighth-graders. 

Eight of the eighth-grade 

team members were on the 

team last year while in seventh 

grade. 

Coach Tania Wilson stated, 

“This is the first year we 

have had sixth-graders on 

the team, and all of the girls 

blended together like a family. 

The eighth-graders took 

them under their wing, and 

everyone shared big sister/ 

little sister relationships, 

with only the positives. It 

was truly amazing to see. 

These girls are talented, 

hard-working, and so full of 

heart for cheerleading and 

for others.” 

Hogan joined Wilson this 

year as her assistant. Hogan 

shared, “It has been such an 

enjoyable season working 

with Tania and this amazing 

group of girls. Each 

day, they came to practice 

to work hard with a positive 

attitude. We have a group of 

incredible young athletes; 

their talent and dedication is 

truly admirable.” 

Leading up to the championship, 

the girls also took 

third place at the Lincoln- 

Way East/North Pole Invitational 

and first place at the 

Lincoln-Way Central Invitational, 

where they were 

also Grand Champions in 

the morning session. This 

means they had the highest 

score in the session of all junior 

high schools, freshmen, 

and junior varsity teams that 

completed.



‘Everybody pretty much did what they needed to do’ 

Lincoln-Way co-op 

coasts to title trophy 

at regional meet 

Chris Walker 


Madi Flondor has nothing 

against spectators. 

She just doesn’t want to be 

one right now. 

Rather, she wants to be 

one of those gymnasts that 

entertains the fans who are 

packed into the bleachers. 

The Lincoln-Way co-op 

senior took on the reduced 

role of an onlooker as the coop 

went on a fantastic postseason 

run last winter, which 

culminated in a sixth-place 

finish at state in Palatine, 

which was also the team’s 

first appearance in the finals 

since 2008. 

While it was an amazing, 

long overdue season for 

Lincoln-Way co-op, Flondor 

didn’t compete in the postseason 

due to an injury. 

Now she’s healthy and 

trying to get back there during 

her final season. 

She and her teammates 

took the first step to do that, 

cruising to victory in the 

Lincoln-Way East regional 

with 144.9 points on Jan. 29, 

easily in front of runner-up 

Hinsdale South’s 136.525. 

“Coming back from an 

injury has been really exciting 

because I didn’t get to 

compete with the team at 

state and to be a part of everything 

on the floor with 

them,” Flondor said. “So 

it’s a different feeling for me 

now that I’m back with the 

team, which is where I need 

to be. It’s a big confidence 

booster and everyone on the 

team has been supportive 

and we’re all good working 

together.” 

Lincoln-Way co-op simply 

owned the vault and 

beam as it had gymnasts 

place first, second and third 

on vault while snagging the 

top four spots on beam. 

Sophomore Korina Jarosz 

led the way on vault with a 

9.45 and was followed by 

Flondor and freshman Grace 

Kmak, both of whom earned 

a 9.3. 

On beam, it was senior 

Una Farrell leading the way 

with a 9.4 as she edged Flondor’s 

9.35. Jarosz followed 

with a 9.225 and sophomore 

Erika Waaso added a 9.175. 

“Everybody pretty much 

did what they needed to do,” 

Lincoln-Way coach Kim 

Lago said. “There are a couple 

of smaller things to work 

for on bars to get their confidence 

up a bit and once we 

do that we should be good.” 

The team’s highest scores 

came on vault (37.3) and 

beam (37.15) while there 

was a substantial drop on 

bars (34.1) so any boost 

there at sectional would be a 

huge gain. 

Still, the team was consistent 

on bars as its five competitors 

scored between 7.95 

and 8.75. 

“The falls on bars are 

things we can get better on,” 

Jarosz said. “We just want to 

keep doing the best we can 

for each meet and see where 

it takes us.” 

Jarosz edged senior teammate 

Gabby DeVito 9.175 to 

9.15 on floor for top honors, 

although Jarosz shared first 

place with Lyons’ Olivia Kalata. 

Sophomore Allie Reis and 

Farrell provided the team’s 

final two counting scores on 

floor. 

“We’re still trying to break 

that 145 this season and trying 

to overcome that 144.9, 

which we’ve done multiple 

times,” Farrell said. “At the 

regional is when it really 

starts to matter and the pressure 

builds up. 

Lincoln-Way East’s Allie Reis performs a floor routine Jan. 29 during the Lincoln-Way East Regional in Frankfort. 

Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

“How we handled it (on 

Jan. 29) is a good representation 

of how we’re going to 

do it at the sectional. I think 

we’re pretty cool under pressure 

and I think if we keep a 

good head on our shoulders 

we’ll be at state.” 

Kalata won the all-around, 

edging Hinsdale South’s 

Alex Caruso, 36.6 to 36.55. 

Farrell (36.4), Jarosz 

(36.2) and Kmak (35.175) 

followed for Lincoln-Way 

co-op. 

“It was a very consistent 

meet and I think we were all 

proud of our team,” Flondor 

said. “I was happy with the 

way we worked together to 

go out there and put up the 

score that we needed.” 

And now they need to do 

it just one more time to get 

to state. 

Lincoln-Way co-op gymnast Madison Flondor takes her turn on the beam.



fastbreak 

wrestling 

East wrestling shows strong performance at regional 

1st-and-3 


Three things 

to know about 

the Lincoln-Way 

East gymnastics 

regional 

1. Korina Jarosz, 

a sophomore 

member of the 

Lincoln-Way co-op 

gymnastics team, 

led the vault 

scores with a 9.45, 

while teammates 

Madi Flondor and 

freshman Grace 

Kmak each earned 

a 9.3. 

2. Una Farrell 

lead the vault 

scores with a 9.4. 

3. Lincoln-Way 

sophomore Allie 

Reis and Farrell 

provided the co-op's 

final two counting 

scores in the floor 

routine category. 

Steve Millar 


Lincoln-Way East had a 

strong showing to take second 

at the Class 3A Bradley- 

Bourbonnais Regional, led 

by champions Nick Mihajlovich 

(182) and John Christensen 

(195). 

Mihajlovich dominated H- 

F’s Tommy Dantzler to win 

a 9-0 major decision in the 

championship match Saturday, 

Feb. 3. He improved to 

27-3 on the season. 

“I knew he was a good opponent 

and he was tough on 

top,” Mihajlovich said. “So 

I tried to stay away from tieups, 

and tried to get points 

shooting in. 

“It was good to wrestle one 

of the top guys that I haven’t 

wrestled before. It was a 

good learning experience.” 

Mihajlovich said the win 

would give him momentum 

going into the Alton Sectional. 

“This is a big confidence 

booster,” he said. “It shows 

me what I can do against 

other top kids. Hopefully, I 

can go to sectionals and win 

that, too.” 

Christensen (26-10) 

grabbed a big lead early and 

cruised to a 7-3 win over 

Lincoln-Way West’s Jordan 

Telez in the finals. 

“I wrestled him earlier in 

the season and won, so I was 

feeling good, but I couldn’t 

get overconfident,” Christensen 

said. “Just getting to 

sectionals is a big accomplishment, 

but my work’s not 

done yet. I’m looking forward 

to next week.” 

Christensen said winning 

the regional was key in order 

to get a first-round bye at sectionals. 

“It’s big mentally to get 

that bye,” he said. “You get 

to watch whoever you’re going 

to wrestle first wrestle 

someone else before you face 

them, so that helps a lot.” 

The Griffins advanced 

eight wrestlers to sectionals, 

including runners-up 

Gus Christensen (152), Chris 

Wilder (170) and Devin 

O’Rourke (heavyweight), 

and third-place finishers Paul 

Malito (132), Noah Alsguson 

(160) and Jaden Hacha (220). 

Mihajlovich said the Griffins 

have come a long way as 

a team this season. 

“We’re more of a team than 

we’ve been in the past,” he 

said. “We bond well together, 

we help each other out in the 

room, and I think that’s been 

a big part of our success.” 

Providence coach Keith 

Healy knew the Celtics 

would have to be nearly 

perfect to take down highlyranked 

Lincoln-Way West 

and Lincoln-Way East, and 

the rest of a loaded field. 

“We knew we needed our 

full lineup to step up and get 

big wins for us to win this,” 

Healy said. “We needed 

all the kids, not just our top 

guys, to contribute.” 

The Celtics delivered, 

scoring 197 points to capture 

the team title and advance 

to take on Edwardsville in a 

dual team sectional Feb. 20 at 

a site to be determined. 

Providence came into the 

meet not ranked in the top 

25 of Class 3A by the Illinois 

Wrestling Coaches and Officials 

Association, but outscored 

No. 16 Lincoln-Way 

East (171) and No. 4 Lincoln- 

Way West (160.5) to win the 

championship. 

Lincoln-Way Central finished 

seventh with 47 points. 

The championship was especially 

meaningful for the 

Celtics with Healy set to retire 

at the end of the season 

after a 26-year stint as Providence 

coach that’s included 

six state championships. 

“I just want to send (Healy) 

out with a bang,” junior Jake 

Lindsey said. “He deserves it 

after everything he’s done for 

so many people in this sport.” 

Lindsey, a 113-pounder, 

was one of five champions 

for Providence, along with 

Josh Ramos (145), Kevin 

Countryman (152), Cole 

Smith (160) and Logan Anderson 

(220). 

A state champion a season 

ago, Lindsey recently returned 

after missing most of 

the season with a torn labrum 

and rotator cuff in his right 

shoulder. 

He beat Homewood-Flossmoor’s 

Briscoe Watson by 

major decision, 12-3, in Saturday’s 

finals to improve to 

9-1 on the season. 

“I was getting so bored 

not wrestling this season, 

but I was in the room every 

day trying to help my teammates 

out,” Lindsey said. “I 

think I’m as ready as I could 

be. I’ve taken in a lot of extra 

workouts, I’ve got great partners, 

so I feel like I’m just as 

ready as if I hadn’t missed 

any of the season.” 

Anderson, ranked second 

in the state at 220, earned a 

thrilling 9-7 win over No. 5 

Jimmie Olds of Lincoln-Way 

West, scoring a last-second 

reversal for the victory. 

“It’s always good beating 

another ranked kid,” 

Anderson said. “I’d never 

seen (Olds), but I knew he 

was good. I just hate losing. 

I want to find a way to win 

every match.” 

Providence advanced nine 

wrestlers to Saturday’s Alton 

Individual Sectional, including 

Dominick Ambrose, the 

runner-up at 138, and thirdplace 

finishers Nick Matthias 

(106), Ross Heimlich (120) 

and Alonso Serrano (126). 

The third-place finishers 

were vital to the Celtics’ success. 

Heimlich was especially 

impressive. Seeded seventh 

in his bracket, he began the 

tournament with a 12-0 loss 

to Lincoln-Way West’s Garrett 

Geigner, but won four 

straight matches after that, 

three by pin. 

“I had to do it for my 

team,” Heimlich said. “We 

needed the points.” 

Lincoln-Way West was 

without three starters, two 

who were injured last month 

and one who missed weight 

for the tournament. 

Warriors coach Brian 

Glynn felt his wrestlers 

competed well despite being 

shorthanded. 

“I was pretty happy,” he 

said. “We met or exceeded 

most of our seeds. We had a 

good day, but we were missing 

some pieces. We’re a 

team that needs everybody. 

We don’t have those top-tier 

guys that are going to carry 

us. We need all 14 to contribute, 

and we just didn’t have 

that.” 

Kyle Quinn (32-9) was the 

Warriors’ lone champion as 

he topped Wilder 4-2 for the 

title at 170. 

Quinn had faced Wilder 

three times in the regular season, 

going 1-2. 

“I got a quick takedown in 

the first period,” Quinn said. 

“When I hit that, it helped 

me realize that this was my 

match and the only way I 

was going to lose it is if I 

lost it myself. It helped having 

that experience wrestling 

against him. I knew he didn’t 

like low shots, so I went for 

those.” 

Quinn feels he’s in fine 

form heading into sectionals. 

“(Glynn) and all my 

friends are saying I’m wrestling 

the best I ever have in 

high school,” he said. “So, 

I’ve got to just keep it up. 

I’ve got that first-round bye 

at sectionals, and I just need 

to go to work from there.” 

The Warriors will be wellrepresented 

with nine wrestlers 

at sectionals. 

Listen Up 

“Everybody pretty much did what they needed to do. There 

are a couple of smaller things to work for on bars to get their 

confidence up a bit and once we do that we should be good.” 

Kim Lago, — Lincoln-Way co-op girls gymnastics coach 

What 2 Watch 

Girls track and field 

Vs. H-F, Bolingbrook, Thornton Homewood- 

Flossmoor Quad 

Index 

53 — This Week In... 

47 — Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Nuria Mathog, nuria@ 

frankfortstation.com.

Frankfort’s Hometown Newspaper | www.frankfortstation.com | February 8, 2018 

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shots Griffins 

meet Celtics on the 

basketball court, 

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Lincoln-Way co-op gymnast Korina 

Jarosz attempts a flip during her beam 

routine Jan. 29 during the Lincoln-Way 

East Regional in Frankfort. 

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Lincoln-Way co-op dominates at regional competition, Page 54 

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