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Roadway 

resolutions 

Illinois Department of 

Transportation hosts public 

meeting to discuss I-80 

improvements near New 

Lenox, Page 3 

I-355 accident 

Man dies after losing 

control of semi-truck on 

I-355 ramp, Page 6 

A piece of 

history 

Flower bud from Abraham 

Lincoln’s funeral to be 

unveiled at Will County 

Historical Society, Page 11 

LWC Music 

Boosters host 

first-time event 

to raise money 

for school’s 

music program, 

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Lincoln-Way Central Music Boosters President Karen Bussean poses for a photo with a food and wine pairing Friday, Feb. 2, during the trivia contest, 

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FRIDAY 

MOMS Club 

10 a.m. Feb. 9, Mokena 

Public Library, 11327 195th 

St., Mokena. Join MOMS 

Club of New Lenox, including 

Mokena, Manhattan, 

and Wilton Center. All ages 

are welcome. There is no 

cost to attend. Bring your 

children; there will be a fun 

Valentine’s Day craft to do. 

This is a great way to meet 

other moms in the area and 

for your children to meet 

other children. For more 

information, visit www. 

MomsClubNewLenox.com 

or www.momsclub.org or 

email momsclubnewlenox@ 

yahoo.com. 

SATURDAY 

Pancake Breakfast 

8-10 a.m. Feb. 10, New 

Lenox Fire Protection District, 

Station 1, 261 E. Maple 

Street, New Lenox. Join the 

New Lenox Fire Protection 

District Foundation for a 

pancake breakfast. For more 

information, call (815) 462- 

0023. 

Cupid’s Floats 

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

Old Plank Trail Community 

Bank- 280 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox. Join 

Old Plank Trail Community 

Bank for a special holiday 

treat as they celebrate Valentine’s 

Day. They will be 

serving refreshing Cupid’s 

Floats and having holiday 

themed crafts for the kids 

to enjoy. Visit www.oldplanktrailbank.com 

to find 

a Valentine’s Day coloring 

sheet to bring to the bank 

for a special treat. 

TUESDAY 

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. 

Identity Theft Prevention 

6-8 p.m. Feb. 13, New 

Lenox Park District, 701 W. 

Haven Ave., New Lenox. 

Join NuMark Credit Union 

for a free seminar on identity 

theft prevention. Attendees 

will learn how to protect 

themselves from identity 

theft scams; identify how 

thieves get your personal 

information; minimize risk 

of identity theft online and 

offline; learn warning signs 

that you may be a victim; 

and learn the steps to follow 

if you are a victim. Space is 

limited. Reserve a seat online 

at numarkcu.org or call 

(815) 729-3211. 

UPCOMING 

Senior Driving Seminar 

10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, 

Feb. 20, New Lenox Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. State 

Representative Margo Mc- 

Dermed will provide four 

senior driving seminars 

over the course of the year 

for older drivers looking 

to refresh their memory of 

the written driving test, a 

necessary step to renewing 

their license. Each two-hour 

seminar will be taught by 

an instructor from the Secretary 

of State’s Office. The 

seminar will cover an overview 

of the contents of the 

Rules of the Road booklet 

and include a sample test. 

The seminars are offered 

free of charge. For more information 

and to RSVP, call 

(815) 277-2079. 

ShareFest Meeting 

Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Feb. 22, Community 

Room at the New Lenox 

Village Hall, 1 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox. Join 

ShareFest as a representative 

from your church, 

organization, business, or 

community for another year 

of sharing and caring for 

neighbors in need. For more 

information, call (815) 

342-2199 or email gary@ 

sharefestnewklenox.com. 

Business Success Workshops 

Noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

Feb. 27. Join Business Success 

Facilitator Reneé Perry 

for her free monthly Business 

Success Workshops. 

Reneé has been helping business 

owners to reach new 

heights in their businesses 

since 2004. Topics covered 

include effective communication, 

marketing strategies, 

building a mission statement 

and overcoming obstacles. 

These workshops are accessible 

online. To register, visit 

www.reneeperrybusiness. 

com/workshop. 

Comedy for a Cause 

6:30 p.m. Saturday, 

March 3, New Lenox VFW 

Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory 

Road, New Lenox. The 

Lincoln-Way West Athletic 

Boosters will present their 

Comedy for a Cause featuring 

comedians John Dacosse 

and Mike Preston. Proceeds 

will support athletic scholarships 

and equipment 

costs. Cost is $20 for this 21 

and older show. There will 

be a cash bar, split the pot 

raffle and raffle baskets as 

well. Tables of 10 are available. 

For tickets, email lw 

wboosters@gmail.com. 


8-10 a.m. Saturday, March 

10, New Lenox Fire Protection 

District, Station 1, 261 

E. Maple Street, New Lenox. 

Join the New Lenox Fire Protection 

District Foundation 

for breakfast. For more information, 

call (815) 462-0023. 


7:30 a.m.-noon Sunday, 

March 18, New Lenox VFW 

Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory 

Road, New Lenox. Join Boy 

Scout Troop 49 for a pancake 

breakfast with pancakes, sausage 

and eggs as well as a 

bake sale and raffle table. Cost 

is $6 for ages 12 and older, $5 

for seniors and children 6 and 

younger eat free. Proceeds 

benefit Troop 49 scouts. 

ONGOING 

Chess Club 

10 a.m. Thursdays, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Group meets on the 

second floor, southwest side 

until after noon. Open to 

anyone, from beginner to 

master, who enjoys playing 

chess. For more information, 

call (815) 485-7425. 

Lincoln-Way Half Marathon 

Registration is open for the 

2nd Annual Lincoln-Way Half 

Marathon. Race will be at 7 

a.m. Sunday, April 22 and will 

begin at Breidert Green, 123 

Kansas St., Frankfort. After 

2.7 miles of running on the 

scenic, tree-lined Old Plank 

Trail, runners will turn off 

into the Hickory Creek Forest 

Preserve. The hills of the forest 

preserve will provide a picturesque 

tour as they reach the 

halfway and turn-around point 

in the race. Current registration 

cost is $70. Volunteers are being 

sought for the race as well. 

For volunteer sign-up and race 

registration, visit lincolnway 

halfmarathon.com. 

Women’s Club Scholarships 

Applications must be postmarked 

by Feb. 15. The General 

Federation of Women’s 

Clubs Illinois is offering 

scholarships, through the 

GFWC Mokena Woman’s 

Club sponsorship, for students 

planning on enrolling in 

an Illinois college, university, 

trade or vocational school 

for the Fall Semester 2018. 

Applicants are not limited to 

current high school seniors. 

Applications are available 

on the Lincoln-Way High 

Schools, Providence Catholic 

High School, Mokena Public 

Library and Frankfort Public 

Library websites. Mail applications 

to: Judy Rader, 132 

11th St., Lincoln, IL 62656. 

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. 

Youth Winter Reading 

program 

Ongoing through Saturday, 

Feb. 24, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Children up 

to 12 years old are invited to 

join the Chicago Wolves Read 

to Succeed Winter Reading 

Club. Due to popular demand, 

Youth Services will once again 

participate in the reading program 

sponsored by the Chicago 

Wolves ice hockey team. 

Participants may win ticket 

vouchers for a game or other 

Wolves memorabilia. Pick up 

a reading log at the library. 

To submit an item to the printed 

calendar, contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at (708) 

326-9170 ext. 34, or email 

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Thursdays one week prior to 

publication.

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IDOT identifies possible alternatives to address I-80 concerns 

Megann Horstead 

Freelance Reporter 

As part of the Illinois Department 

of Transportation’s 

plan to reconstruct Interstate 

80 from Ridge Road to the 

west to Route 30 to the east, 

a public meeting was held 

Jan. 31 to seek the public’s 

feedback on the range of potential 

alternatives they’ve 

identified to address concerns 

for 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 

three categories of 

alternatives to receive further 

evaluation with possible 

opportunities for corridorwide 

reconstruction, reconstruction 

of bridges or reconstruction 

of interchanges. 

The first option was studied 

in three different ways, 

one of which creates additional 

lanes along the entire 

corridor and is no longer being 

considered due to funding 

constraints. Two other 

alternatives involve replacing 

pavement and adding or 

extending auxiliary lanes. 

The second option takes 

a look at bridge widening, 

major repairs and rehabilitation, 

as well as additional 

bridge replacements. As part 

of this plan, IDOT officials 

are evaluating the lowering 

of the Joliet Junction Trail 

Bridge, which crosses over 

a multi-use trail. In a related 

development, the Des 

Plaines River Bridge, which 

is a truss bridge and cannot 

be widened to add lanes or 

shoulders the way it is currently 

configured, would 

require a new alignment. 

There are several options 

that could help by enabling 

a shift to the north, to the 

south or to the refined north. 

The latter avoids impacts 

to wetlands and requires a 

greater number of residential 

and commercial relocations, 

whereas the other two configurations 

do not. 

A third possibility involves 

improvements to interchanges. 

Under this plan, 

reconfigurations are proposed 

at Interstate 80 and Interstate 

55, Interstate 80 and 

Center Street, and Interstate 

80 and Chicago Street. 

“The New Lenox area, 

we have what’s shovelready 

but is currently not 

in the program,” said Steve 

Schilke, project manager for 

IDOT. “We have a previous 

phase I of preliminary 

engineering that’s advanced 

through phase II, so it’s currently 

shovel-ready for the 

Guests look at a map of I-80 Jan. 31 during IDOT’s 

public meeting at Joliet Junior College regarding I-80 

reconstruction possibilities to make roadways safer. 

Megann Horstead/22nd Century Media 

interchange at U.S. [Route] 

30. Between U.S. [Route] 

30 to Briggs, we are showing 

improvements to Briggs 

Street. [The] Briggs Street 

bridge, itself, is in the program, 

but not the ramps.” 

It is in this area that IDOT 

is also looking into the reconstruction 

of pavement, 

setup of curves and correction 

of super-elevation. 

“Whether or not we have 

that [auxiliary] lane component 

at that time, that’ll be 

looked at that time,” Schilke 

said, noting that funding 

is not yet available to 

start making improvements. 

“Certainly, we want to address 

our bridge conditionings 

first, safety issues first, 

then we’ll start getting into 

capacity type of things.” 

Schilke 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. 

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LWC Music Boosters host trivia night fundraiser 

Laurie Fanelli 


Greg Battistella high-fives teammates after giving a correct 

trivia answer. 

While sports fans were 

gearing up for the Super 

Bowl, supporters of high 

school music were engaging 

in an epic competition 

of their own during a fundraiser 

on Friday, Feb. 2. 

Trivia was the MVP of 

the Lincoln-Way Central 

Music Boosters first-ofits-kind 

fundraiser – which 

took place at The Alley 

Grill & Tap House – and 

the delicious food-and-wine 

pairings served during the 

event were all-stars in their 

own right. Prizes and splitthe-pot 

added to the fun and 

gave attendees additional 

ways to raise money in support 

of the music programs 

at Lincoln-Way Central. 

Central Music Booster 

Treasurer-Elect Linda Marquardt 

explained that the 

fundraiser was designed not 

only to raise money for the 

school’s music program, but 

also as a way for parents to 

spend time together. 

“We wanted to have an 

adult event that would give 

parents a chance to meet 

each other and greet each 

other, and have a good night 

together while raising funds 

for our kids,” she said. 

Entry to the event cost 

$40 and included five tickets 

for food, wine and 

beer, and additional funds 

were raised throughout the 

trivia competition as players 

could purchase “mulligans” 

to eliminate wrong 

answers. Money raised will 

go towards supporting the 

students in Lincoln-Way 

Central’s music program 

as they grow as singers and 

musicians. 

“We give scholarships for 

summer camps and private 

lessons and we just commissioned 

a piece of music,” 

Marquardt said. “Lincoln-Way 

Central is hosting 

the Mid-America Guitar 

Festival and the Boosters 

commissioned a piece that 

they are going to debut at 

that event.” 

Sharon and Keith Koc 

were among the 60 attendees 

at the fundraiser. Their 

son, Joey, is a percussionist 

at Mokena Junior High and 

he will be attending Lincoln-Way 

Central for high 

school. 

“This is going to be his 

future, and Lincoln-Way 

Central will be his school,” 

said Sharon, adding that the 

event itself was also a motivating 

factor in attending 

the trivia night. “We would 

love to see him stay involved 

with music. 

“We’ve got some really 

good friends who are already 

involved in the LWC 

Booster program as well, 

and, add a little trivia, food 

and wine, we thought it 

would be a fun night.” 

Brad Aronson, of Pub 

Trivia USA, hosted the trivia 

portion of the evening during 

which guests were able 

to enjoy food along with 

drink pairings from Louis 

Glunz Wines. Everyone 

was divided into six teams 

and whichever team had the 

most points at the end of the 

competition won a prize. 

“I ask a variety of questions 

in a variety of categories 

as easy as a first-grader 

can answer and as hard as 

your high school kid would 

say, ‘Who knows that?” Aronson 

explained. “The first 

round has a wide range of 

categories, including History, 

Children’s Literature, 

One-Sentence Movies, 

Sports Venues and American 

History.” 

Parents had a great time 

during the competition but, 

ultimately, the event was 

about the youth. 

“I have two sons that 

have been in the music program. 

Jason is in Orchestra 

and Will is in the Chorale. 

We just want to support 

them,” Marquardt said. 

“That’s what we do, that’s 

what all the LWC Booster 

parents do, and we want to 

raise funds to help them get 

the best musical experience 

possible.” 

Joe and Julie Kirkeeng, from team “Let’s Get Quizzical,” think about a tough trivia 

question Friday, Feb. 2, during the Lincoln-Way Central Music Boosters’ trivia night hosted 

at The Alley Grill & Tap House. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Outside of the trivia, food-and-wine pairings were served at the event. Greg Grzadzinski 

(right), from Louis Blunz Wines, pours a glass to Sharon Koc.

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LWSRA raises funds for programs, 

promotes inclusivity through Jumpfest 

Megann Horstead 


To help ensure that local 

children do not succumb to 

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 

much the [same] reasons 

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. 

“We actually had our staff 

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. They offer 

Special Olympic and adaptive 

sports, as well as social 

recreation programs for individuals 

who have physical 

and cognitive disabilities 

through a special cooperative 

agreement with the 

Frankfort, Manhattan, 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 

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 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 communities’ 

need. 

“Even today was a really 

nice, it’s just nice to be able 

to have the kids come out 

and do something locally,” 

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. 

“We had an awesome 

turnout,” she said. “We had 

28 volunteers come out. I 

put them into two shifts, and 

they’ve just been phenomenal. 

… I couldn’t run this 

out without the volunteers.” 

Kerry Marshall takes a photo of her son, Gavin Marshall, 

who is bouncing inside a jumpy. 

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

during LWSRA’s Jumpfest Jan. 27. Photos by Megann Horstead/22nd Century Media 

More than 

200 jumpers 

took part in 

this year’s 

Jumpfest, 

which included 

activities such 

as this bounce 

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Semi-truck 

driver dies 

after rolling 

over I-355 

ramp 

James Sanchez, Editor 

A man died and another 

passenger was injured Tuesday, 

Jan. 30 afternoon, after 

the semi he was driving 

rolled over a concrete barrier 

on the Interstate 355 ramp 

going eastbound to Interstate 

80, according to the Will 

County Coroner’s Office. 

Serghei Balint, 33, of 

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pronounced dead at 4:54 

p.m. at the scene. 

Illinois State Police is still 

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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 

ranging 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 

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Carol Winemiller, of Homewood, and Judy Totosz, of Frankfort, update the privacy settings 

on their Facebook accounts Feb. 1, during the Senior Technology Seminar hosted by State 

Rep. Margo McDermed’s office 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. 

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. 

Upcoming senior 

driving seminars 

Seniors will get a chance 

to review the rules of the 

road before taking their 

driver’s license renewal 

test. Instructors are from 

the Secretary of State’s 

Office, and participants 

will be provided with 

a study book and a 

sample test during 

these free seminars. For 

more information and 

registration, call (815) 

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A light goes out as town says farewell 

NL native, Marley 

Candles owner dies, 

leaves behind legacy 

of perseverance 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

It seems some people begin 

life with a natural tendency 

to shuffle around this 

Earth, constantly in search 

of the next adventure or 

challenge to occupy their 

time here. And so it was 

with John Fixari, the longtime 

owner of Marley Candles, 

before he died Dec. 25. 

The oft-traveled Fixari — 

who, at various times, has 

called New Lenox, Lockport, 

Minooka and Stark, 

Florida, home — claimed 

careers in construction, the 

bar industry, horesery, the 

hotel industry and trailer 

park owner, not to mention 

a tour in WWII as a Navy 

pilot and flight instructor, 

and, later, a private flight 

instructor. 

“He had never been not 

self-employed; he had a 

hard time working for other 

people,” said Fixari’s 

I-80 

From Page 3 

travel I-80 as much. I commuted 

to the Joliet train station 

and back for four to five 

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 [at 

the thought of it.]” 

When asked which of the 

three proposals she feels is 

most appropriate, Kijowski 

said it’s too early to say if the 

improvements would help. 

“I felt I could have something 

to contribute,” she 

said. “I have experienced 

John Fixari, longtime owner 

of Marley Candles, died 

Dec. 25. Photo Submitted 

daughter, Nancy Fixari, 

who now runs Marley Candles. 

The late Fixari purchased 

Marley Candles in 

1979, just after his stint as 

a hotel owner in Florida. At 

first, the idea was it would 

make a nice way to enjoy 

retirement, Nancy said. 

But that quickly changed 

as John poured his typical 

go-all-the-way attitude 

into the business by building 

additions to the store, 

“re-inventing the wheel” 

by coming up with faster, 

more efficient ways to produce 

candles, and adding as 

many as 16 employees in 

the early ’90s. 

“In the beginning, it was 

manageable, it was fun,” 

Nancy said. “... Then things 

started to grow and grow, 

and we had to have a lot 

more employees … And my 

parents were very adverse 

to hiring more people; let’s 

just work harder.” 

And work harder he did, 

shattering any idea of an 

easy retirement with his 

quest to produce more and 

more candles. 

“My dad would tell me 

and my sister, ‘You kids ruined 

the business,’” Nancy 

jokingly said, laughing as 

she fondly recalled memories 

of her father. 

But that strong work ethic 

was seemingly just what 

John’s nature was: Even in 

post-retirement retirement, 

John felt the need to have 

a “hobby,” and so in March 

when he moved into Clarendale 

of Mokena he began 

[concerns for safety.]” 

Teresa Pope, of Joliet, was 

motivated to drop in for the 

meeting for a few reasons. 

“[I came out] because I 

reside in the area they’re 

talking about reconstructing 

between Center [Street] 

and Wheeler [Avenue],” she 

said. “[There’s] congestion. 

[From my house,] I can hear 

accidents, and I can feel the 

semis when they hit a bump. 

It’s affecting the structure of 

my house.” 

Pope has lived in her current 

home for nearly 20 years and 

is a lifelong resident of Joliet. 

“I was considering moving, 

if [the proposed improvements] 

won’t affect 

where I stay,” she said. “If 

not, I know what I need to 

work toward.” 

IDOT’s study of the Interstate 

80 corridor is anticipated 

to reach completion by 

the fall. 

If unable to attend the 

meeting and interested 

in providing input, visit 

www.I-80Will.com or send 

written comments by mail 

to the Illinois Department of 

Transportation, Attn: Steven 

Schilke, Bureau of Programming, 

201 W. Center Court, 

Schaumburg, IL 60196- 

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Nancy said she has 

thought about selling Marley 

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the business a new generation 

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Flower bud from Abraham Lincoln’s funeral discovered in Lockport 

Flower to be 

unveiled Feb. 17 

at the Will County 

Historical Society 

Jacquelyn Schlabach 

Assistant Editor 

One-hundred fifty years 

ago, Abraham Lincoln, the 

16th president of the United 

States, was assassinated. 

It wouldn’t be until December 

2017 that the flower 

laid on his funeral bier in 

Washington, D.C., in April 

1865 would be discovered in 

— of all places —Lockport. 

Executive president at the 

Will County Historical Society 

Sandy Vasko discovered 

a dried pale rose bud inside 

a box that was stored in one 

of the rooms of the building. 

She was working by herself 

one afternoon when she began 

exploring the room and 

found a box that had items 

belonging to James G. Elwood, 

who served in the 

Civil War, and whose father 

was the first mayor of Joliet. 

Inside the box were documents, 

ribbons from conventions, 

and medals from various 

organizations and time 

periods, mainly from 1900- 

1919, Vasko said. 

There was a smaller, 

sealed box inside the cardboard 

box full of artifacts 

that had a clear casing where 

Vasko could see the dried 

rose bud. A note was secured 

tightly under the rose bud 

that she tried to read from 

the outside. 

“Under the flower was this 

note, but it was folded up and 

I couldn’t read anything of it 

but the word flower, which 

I knew, and bier, which is 

where a coffin is. That was 

about all I could decipher,” 

she said. 

Vasko turned the box over 

and noticed that it had been 

sealed and there was writing 

in 19th century script. 

General J.S. Todd, who was 

Will County Historical Society Executive Director Sandy Vasko stands beside the display case that contains the flower bud from Abraham Lincoln’s 

funeral bier that is to be unveiled Feb. 17. Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

the cousin of Lincoln’s wife 

Mary Todd, had given the 

rose bud to General I.M. 

Haynie, who was from Illinois, 

and Haynie had 

then passed it onto James 

Elwood’s wife, “Mrs. Jas 

G. Elwood (nee Pearce),” 

which was how it was written 

on the bottom. Todd and 

Haynie both visited Lincoln 

on the day of his assassination 

and were with him when 

he was on his deathbed. 

Vasko was amazed at what 

she had found. 

“I thought that I didn’t 

read it right,” Vasko said. 

“That day I was tired, I put 

my jacket on, I went outside 

and thought ‘that would be 

impossible.’” 

According to The National 

Museum of American History, 

about 25 million Americans 

attended the memorial 

services for President Lincoln 

in Washington D.C. His 

body traveled to Springfield 

on a nine-car funeral train, 

and in 10 cities along the 

destination route, the casket 

was removed from the train 

for memorial services and 

public viewings. The train 

reached Springfield on May 

3, 1865, and Lincoln was 

buried on May 4. 

“So far, my research 

shows there are some dry 

flowers at the Library of 

Congress from [Lincoln’s] 

funeral event,” Vasko said. 

The Philadelphia Inquirer 

wrote an article regarding 

Lincoln’s funeral in 1865, 

and mentioned that there 

were white japonicus’ and 

roses on the bier, according 

to Vasko. The Will County 

Historical Society sent photos 

of the rose bud to the 

Abraham Lincoln Presidential 

Library and Museum 

who verified that the rose 

was authentic. 

However, there are still 

some unanswered questions 

according to Vasko: Why 

did General Todd give the 

rose to Mrs. Elwood? How 

did they know each other? 

Why was her maiden name 

mentioned on the bottom of 

the box? Was it referring to a 

different Mrs. Elwood? And 

of course, the big question 

is, who gave the artifacts 

belonging to James Elwood 

to the Will County Historical 

Society? 

“At this point, we don’t 

know who gave this collection 

to us,” Vasko said. 

“We may have to go delving 

back.” 

Vasko hopes to have 

those questions answered 

in time for the Lincoln Funeral 

Flowers: A Sneak Peek 

Event on Feb. 17 at the historical 

society, where the 

flower will be unveiled to 

those who attend. There is 

a limit of 50 attendees for 

the showing. Tickets will 

be $50, and include a buffet 

dinner, silent auction, and 

an Abraham Lincoln-related 

speaker. Proceeds from the 

event will go toward the restoration 

of the log cabin belonging 

to the Brown family, 

who were early pioneers of 

Jackson Township. 

The rose bud will be secured 

in a safe at the Will 

County Historical Society 

due to its Joliet connection 

with James Elwood.



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School news 

Lincoln-way west high school 

West names Illinois State 

Scholars 

Lincoln-Way West recently 

hosted a breakfast 

to recognize Illinois State 

Scholars. Nearly 80 students 

attended the event to be recognized 

for their superior 

academic performance. 

The Illinois State Scholar 

program is awarded to high 

school seniors based on state 

test scores, class size and unweighted 

class rank, as well 

as grade point average. 

Approximately the top ten 

percent of graduates from 

approved high schools are 

announced as State Scholars 

each year. 

Scholars from West include: 

Emily Adlington, Erin 

Albert, Cullen Barry, Kevin 

Beallis, Gabriella Briseno, 

Allison Caskey, Erin Champlin, 

Raquel Chavez, Jared 

Clutter, Elizabeth Condon, 

Andrew Daletski, Kristin 

Deacon, Erica Dice, Casey 

Dion, Nathan Dluzak, Jaclyn 

Dolan, Gabriel Doyle, Una 

Farrell, Benjamin Floyd, 

Sophia Foote, Ryan Gentile, 

Olivia Grubisich, Liam Hall, 

Amanda Hartmann, Kate 

Honan, Hannah Horvath, 

Andrew Hunsaker, Dua-E- 

Fizzah Jaffer, Luke James, 

Madison Jenkins, Emily 

Karalus, Connor Kettelson, 

Katelyn King, Erik Knutsen, 

Nicole Koschnitzki, Alexandria 

Krupske, Timothy 

Lange, Daniel Lenz, Mark 

Lorenz, Austin Luckett, 

Roman Macie, Mackenzie 

Mahy, Luke Mangerson, 

Nicole Martorano, Mhari 

McGhee, Angelo Minetti, 

Brennan O’Brien, Katherine 

O’Hara, Milan Opsenica, Jacob 

Pakula, Peyton Paschke, 

Katherine Pavlak, Mason 

Perillo, August Petrungaro, 

Louis Petrungaro, Shelby 

Pichla-Thompson, Katelyn 

Piwowar, Zoe Richardson, 

Christopher Ries, Ryan 

Robbins, Sara Schelinski, 

Lauren Schultz, Phelan Simkus, 

Noah Simpkins, Alaina 

Singh, Andrea Skinner, Jessica 

Smith, Abigail Stepien, 

Adrianna Strozak, Abigail 

Sutter, Sara Swanberg, Marcus 

Thomas, Erik Vallow, 

Lauren Widelski, Isabella 

Wilkes, Rebekah Wirth and 

Tayler Wollek. 

Davenport University 

Trolian makes the 

president’s list 

New Lenox resident Nicholas 

Trolian was recently 

named on Davenport University’s 

president’s list for 

the fall semester. 

To achieve recognition, 

a student must maintain a 

minimum 3.8 grade point 

average while enrolled in at 

least nine credits of regular 

coursework. 

Dayton university 

Locals make dean’s list 

Adam Iori and Martin Palmasani, 

both of New Lenox, 

were recently recognized on 

Dayton University’s dean’s 

list this past semester. 

To earn this recognition, a 

student must achieve a minimum 

3.5 grade point average 

for the semester. 

Knox College 

Lincoln-Way Central alum 

makes school dean’s list 

Michael Cepolski earned 

dean’s list honors from Knox 

College in Galesburg for the 

fall semester. 

To be named to the dean’s 

list, a student must have 

earned at least 2.5 credits in 

the term, with a grade point 

average of 3.6 or better. 

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 

Martin makes the dean’s list 

New Lenox resident Ryan 

Martin was recently named on 

Marquette University’s dean’s 

list for the fall semester. 

Martin is majoring in Finance. 

McKendree University 

Pair of locals make 

school’s dean’s list 

Kelly Hughes and Carissa 

Lorenz, both of New 

Lenox, were recently named 

on McKendree University’s 

dean’s list for the fall semester. 

To earn this honor, McKendree 

students must earn a 

grade-point average of 3.6 or 

higher for the semester. 

Millikin University 

Four New Lenox residents 

makes dean’s list 

Isaac Hopper (junior, History), 

Maxine Krol (senior, 

Athletic Training), Jack Mahoney 

(senior, Music Business) 

and Callaghan Pohrte 

(sophomore, Sport Management) 

were all named on 

Millikin’s dean’s list for the 

fall semester. 

Students who attempt 12 

graded credits during a fall 

or spring semester and earn a 

grade point average of 3.5 or 

higher earn this recognition. 

QUINCY UNIVERSITY 

Local makes Quincy’s 

dean’s list 

Jacquelyn Farbak was recently 

named on her school’s 

dean’s list for the fall semester. 

Honorees must earn a semester 

grade point average 

of at least 3.5 to be included 

in the biannual dean’s list. In 

total, 338 students received 

the honor during the fall 

2017 semester. 

School News is compiled by 

Editor James Sanchez, james@ 

newlenoxpatriot.com. 

Lincoln-Way Foundation for Educational Excellence makes $100K donation 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

Executive Director Bob 

Kennedy and board members 

of the Lincoln-Way 

Foundation recently presented 

the Lincoln-Way Superintendent 

Dr. R. Scott Tingley 

with a check in the amount 

of $100,000. In addition to 

the donation, the Foundation 

raised more than $5,000 for 

the Lincoln-Way Transition 

Program, bringing the grand 

total donation to $105,670. 

“From the funds donated 

in 2017, we have made a 

huge technological impact 

that benefits thousands of 

students at all three schools, 

as well as those students in 

the Transition program,” 

Kennedy said. 

The funds were raised 

through various products 

and events hosted by 

the Foundation. Sales of 

Lincoln-Way school calendars 

and commemorative 

bricks, local business support 

through the Foundation 

Partner Program, as well as 

the Lincoln-Way Half Marathon 

and Gala Dinner events 

all contributed to the grand 

total. 

”The Foundation had 

a successful year in 2017 

thanks to the continued support 

of generous individuals 

and business owners who 

believe in our mission of enhancing 

academic achievement,” 

says Kennedy. “My 

Board of Directors and the 

Lincoln-Way administration 

deserve a great deal of praise 

for their ongoing efforts in 

making the Lincoln-Way 

Foundation one of the finest 

educational foundations in 

the state.” 

The donation will provide 

Lincoln-Way students with 

accessibility to a more digital 

experience. With the addition 

of ten carts and 332 new 

laptops, more than 1,500 

students will benefit from 

the gift. Teachers at each of 

the Lincoln-Way campuses 

will be implementing new 

technology into their classrooms 

nearly every day. Additionally, 

the $5,670 donation 

will provide students of 

the Transition Program with 

equipment to create a “Chat 

and Break” area, individual 

study/computer carrels, student-centered 

work stations, 

and seminar tables to create 

post-secondary learning environments. 

“The hard work of the 

Foundation partnered with 

the support of our Lincoln- 

Way community is unparalleled,” 

Tingley said. “We are 

grateful for their continued 

efforts to enhance the student 

learning experience in 

each of our schools.” 

(Left to right) Lincoln-Way Foundation Executive Director Bob Kennedy, Foundation 

Board Members Matt Van Ordstrand, Kim Jiracek, Jennifer Dore and Beth Ryan, and D210 

Superintendent Scott Tingley pose for a picture with the check recently donated by the 

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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 waterdwelling 

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-year-old 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 

MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

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. 

Blank spent seven hours 

painting the top half of the 

mural that’s of a superhero in 

space, which is part of Young 

School’s superhero theme for 

the academic school year. 

Blank made a grid at the bottom 

of her painting, where 

the students could pick one of 

any of the over 360 squares 

to paint. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn 

Schlabach, Assistant Editor. 

For more, visit HomerHorizon. 

com. 

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 GoFundMe 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 FRANKFORT STATION 

Emil’s Brrrew Fest offers 

craft beers on tap 

There was a golden opportunity 

brewing for the return 

of a wintertime craft beer festival 

in the Village of Frankfort. 

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.” 

Between bits of food and 

conversation, festivalgoers 

enjoyed live music throughout 

the event. 

“It’s just an event where 

people can come out and enjoy 

themselves,” Vaundry 

said. “In the winter, people get 

tired of doing stuff [indoors.]” 

Typically, Emil’s Brrrew 

Fest brings in roughly 300 

attendees. 

“We just feel like we [are 

a solid host of] an indooroutdoor 

event,” Vaundry 

said. “We got all these fire 

pits that really makes it conducive 

to having an indooroutdoor 

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. 

Reporting by Megann 

Horstead, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit 

FrankfortStation.com. 

Police Reports 

Police: Man distracts homeowner while someone else burglarizes house 

A residential burglary reportedly 

took place Jan. 26 

at a home on the 100 block 

of Tall Grass Road. 

The homeowner was in 

her garage when she was 

approached by a man claiming 

that he was supposed to 

be there to do work, said 

Detective Sgt. Louis Alessandrini. 

The man reportedly 

forced his way inside to 

continue talking to her, and 

after he left, the homeowner 

called the police. 

The homeowner reportedly 

discovered jewelry and 

other items were missing. 

Alessandrini said another 

person was likely involved in 

the incident to steal the jewelry, 

while the other created a 

diversion tactic and kept the 

homeowner occupied. 

The incident is still under 

investigation, he added. 

Jan. 28 

• Patrycja M. Przybylski, 

31, of 159 E. Francis Road 

in New Lenox, was charged 

with driving under the influence 

of alcohol when she 

was stopped at 600 block of 

West Lincoln Highway for 

allegedly driving erratically. 

Jan. 27 

• Meats and alcohol reportedly 

were stolen from Jewel/Osco 

on the 400 block of 

Nelson Road. 

• Two vehicles parked on the 

600 block of Southgate Road 

reportedly were vandalized. 

Jan. 26 

• A New Lenox resident’s 

personal information reportedly 

was stolen and 

used to open an account and 

make fraudulent purchases. 

Jan. 25 

• A New Lenox resident’s 

personal information reportedly 

was stolen and used to 

open fraudulent credit card 

accounts. 

• A counterfeit $100 bill was 

used twice within a one-hour 

span at Jewel/Osco on the 

400 block of Nelson Road. 

Jan. 24 

• Daniel J. Miner, 27, of 

1349 Spector Road in New 

Lenox, was charged with 

possession of cannabis (less 

than 10 grams) and possession 

of drug paraphernalia 

when he was stopped on 

East Lincoln Highway and 

Marley Road for an alleged 

equipment violation. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The New 

Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

New Lenox Police Department’s 

website or releases 

issued by the department and 

other agencies. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered 

to be innocent of all charges 

until proven guilty in a court 

of law.

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New Lenox School District 122 posted this 

Jan. 29: 

“Veterans of Foreign Wars hosted a writing 

competition, Patriot’s Pen, for students 

in grades 6-8. Winners were awarded their 

Certificates and prizes at a dinner hosted 

at the New Lenox VFW on Sunday January 

29th. Lila Hadley received first place for the 

New Lenox VFW, Jacob Jackson received 

first place for the Mokena VFW, and Matthew 

McKendry received second place for 

the New Lenox VFW. These students should 

be proud of themselves as they were all 6th 

graders in a 6-8 grade competition.” 

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“Congrats to the Girls Basketball team as 

they defeated Thornton 48-31 last night!! 

Abi Baumgartner led the Knights with 17 

points and 22 rebounds!!!” 

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West girls basketball’s year? 

James Sanchez 

james@newlenoxpatriot.com 

I’ll admit. I was wrong. 

I wrote an editorial in 

the fall previewing my 

projections for the winter 

sports season, and I said the 

Lady Warriors’ basketball 

team was potentially in for 

a down year compared to 

past seasons. It was nothing 

against what I thought of 

the current crop of players 

in the lineup this year. My 

reasoning stemmed from 

who the team lost. 

When you lose two fouryear 

varsity players who 

are 1,000-point scorers in 

Courtney O’Donnell and 

Emily Atsinger, as well as 

another two-year starter in 

Stephanie Athanasoulis, the 

first question that comes to 

mind is, how can this year’s 

team replace that? With 

Emily being the floor general 

the past several years, 

Courtney being a brute 

inside for so long, and 

Stephanie’s spirited attitude 

and 3-point shooting, of 

course I’m going to think 

the following year will be 

tough to top. However, the 

underclassmen stepped 

their own games up in the 

offseason to make up for 

losing those accomplished 

senior leaders. 

West has eclipsed another 

20-plus win season and 

looks to be another high 

seed when regionals begin 

on Feb. 13. It’s a testament 

to the now-seniors 

and underclassmen who 

progressed in preparation 

to fill those holes they lost. 

The stellar sophomore 

Taylor Gugliuzza received 

the torch to be the new 

go-to player along with 

seasoned junior Tara Hastings, 

and both have filled 

in admirably. Gugliuzza 

continues to stuff the stat 

sheets in points, rebounds, 

assists and steals, while 

Hastings continues to be a 

clutch performer, who can 

score and has speed that not 

many can keep up with. 

But then you have sophomore 

Sydney Swanberg, 

who was last year’s sixth 

man, inserted in the starting 

lineup making her natural 

progression. Senior Raquel 

Chavez, who also came off 

the bench last year, is earning 

her stripes as a starter, 

and freshman newcomer 

Tara Gugliuzza has been a 

great addition and another 

scoring option. Hannah 

Barry, Sara Swanberg, Kalie 

Korpitz, Theresa Beck, 

Angela Skonicki, Molly 

Ryan and Kate Honan make 

up the rest of the Lady 

Warrior unit. 

If the Warriors win out 

the regular season, they 

will have a share of the 

SWSC Red title with Bradley-Bourbonnais, 

which 

would mean they had a 

better regular season than 

last year because the Boilermakers 

won it outright 

in 2017. More importantly, 

this unit, depending on 

matchups, has the chance to 

make noise in the postseason, 

which in the past seven 

years the program has been 

unable to do. 

The Warriors ran into 

some buzzsaws in that 

seven-year span, despite 

having solid, high-seeded 

teams themselves most of 

those years. The past four 

years, they’ve fell short 

against Catholic schools – 

2014-2016 against Joliet 

Catholic Academy and 

last year against Marian 

Catholic. I was there 

covering those regional title 

losses the past two years. 

Marian Catholic was just 

a well-oiled machine that 

night, and on top of that, 

Emily Atsinger did not play 

like herself. 2016 arguably 

was a better roster than last 

year’s when you include 

the Mathews twins (Kaitlyn 

and Jenna) in the mix, but 

they ran into JCA’s Nicole 

Ekhomu, who was a dominant 

force. To elaborate on 

how good she was, she was 

named a 2016 Naismith 

High School All-America 

honorable mention, rated 

the No. 4-ranked recruit 

for guards in the nation by 

ESPN and has participated 

in the U18, U17 and U16 

USA Women’s National 

Team. 

This year’s unit can 

finally break that streak, 

and now I’m convinced 

they could. Coach Ryan 

White was convinced from 

the start of the season. I 

remember talking to him 

when I did a preview story 

on the girls. He said they 

were going to surprise 

teams this year. They’ve 

definitely surprised me, 

and hopefully these girls 

will continue to prove me 

wrong. 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

St. Luke Orthodox Chapel (112 Church 

Street, New Lenox) 

Orthodox Divine Liturgy 

10-11:30 a.m. every Sunday. 

Missio Dei Church (123 W. Wood St., New 

Lenox) 

Gathered Worship 

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

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call (815) 

462-0202. 

Revolution Church (1900 Heatherglen Dr., 

New Lenox) 

Weekly Services 

10 a.m Sundays. Services 

are held in a casual atmosphere 

and feature versatile 

music including traditional, 

contemporary and country 

styles. For more information, 

visit www.therevolutionchurch.org. 

The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox) 

Xtreme Church 

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

Sunday. The Hub partners with 

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church service with loud music 

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call (815) 717-8002. 

Parkview Christian Church (2121 S. 

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4 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 

Sundays. 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox) 

Church Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second 

Ave., New Lenox) 

Mass Schedule 

7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. 

and 6:30 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 

a.m. Monday-Saturday; 5 

p.m. Saturdays and 8:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford Drive, 

New Lenox) 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

United Methodist Church of New Lenox 

(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox) 

Seeking Musicians 

Practice will be held 

from 7-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 

11 with a performance on 

Sunday, Feb. 11. Music and 

directions will be provided 

when signing up at the 

Welcome Center. For more 

information, call 815-485- 

8271. 

Preschool Brunch 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 24. Join Kids & Company 

Preschool for a brunch 

at the United Methodist 

Church of New Lenox. Enjoy 

French cuisine in the 

Café Patisserie (fellowship 

hall). Tickets will be available 

at the door. For more 

information, call (815) 485- 

9504. 

Preschool Registration 

Kids & Company Preschool, 

in partnership 

with the United Methodist 

Church of New Lenox, is 

now accepting registrations 

for 2018/2019 until classes 

are filled. Classes are for 

children two to five years 

old. For more information, 

call(815) 485-9504. 

Worship Schedule 

Traditional worship is at 

9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on 

Sundays, and contemporary 

worship is at 10:20 a.m. every 

first and third Sunday of 

the month. 

Central Presbyterian Church (1101 S. 

Gougar Road, New Lenox) 

Church Service 

10:30 Sundays. For more 

information, call the church 

at (815) 485-5152. 

Lincolnway Christian Church (690 E. 

Illinois Highway, New Lenox) 

Comedy Date Night 

7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16. 

Looking for the perfect date 

night with your Valentine? 

Look no further! The Comedy 

Angels starring Christian 

Stand-up comedians Leslie 

Norris-Townsend, Michelle 

Krajecki, and Tracy DeGraaf 

will be performing a show at 

the church. For more information 

and tickets, visit Lincolnway.org. 


9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 


5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m. 

and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Cherry Hill Church of Christ (2749 

Lancaster Drive, Joliet) 

Sunday Services 

10:30 a.m. every Sunday; 

1 p.m. on the first Sunday of 

each month and 6 p.m. every 

Sunday except the first Sunday 

of each month. 

Worship and Bible Service 

7 p.m. every Wednesday. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox) 

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. Rite II. 9 a.m. 

Christian Formation for all 

ages. 10 a.m. Rite II with 

music. For more information, 

call (815) 485-6596. 

Cornerstone Church (1501 S. Gougar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Worship Service 

8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. 

every Sunday. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at 


com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

34. Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

In memoriam 

Sharon Peterson Togher 

Sharon Peterson Togher, 

57, of New Lenox, died 

Jan. 26. She is survived by 

her siblings Karen (Steve) 

Strimel, Patricia Peterson 

and Leonard (Kathy) Peterson, 

and many nieces and 

newphews. Sharon was also 

preceded in death by her fiance 

Anthony Schillaci. 

Family received friends at 

Hickey Memorial Chapel. 

Internment was private. In 

lieu of memorials, donations 

to the Shiners Hospital for 

Children would be appreciated. 

Ronald A. Studnicki 

Ronald “Ron” 

A. Studnicki, 78, 

of Joliet, died Jan. 26. He is 

survived by his sister Elaine 

Troutman; brother-in-law 

Larry Troutman; aunt Mary 

Reciak; nephew Steven (Ellen) 

Troutman; nieces Lisa 

Ryan and Dawn (Scott) 

Laken; and many great 

nieces and nephews. Ron 

retired from Lincoln-Way 

High School in 1992 where 

he taught P.E., Drivers Ed; 

served as a counselor and 

coached baseball. He also 

enjoyed coaching football 

and girls golf. Ron was a 

United States Vietnam Army 

veteran who proudly served 

his country from 1962-1965, 

serving most of his term in 

Europe. Internment with full 

military honors was at Abraham 

Lincoln National Cemetery. 

Donna A. Doty 

Donna A. Doty, 67, of 

New Lenox, died Jan. 24. 

Donna is survived by her 

children Brian Doty, Jennifer 

(Shawn) Wonnell, Madison 

Doty; siblings Dennis 

(Nancy) Giometti, Louis 

(Rita) Giometti; grandchildren 

Hannah Wonnell, 

Patrick Wonnell, Robert 

Wonell; great grandchild 

Audry Wonnell; and numerous 

nieces and nephews. 

Donna was a school bus 

driver for the New Lenox 

School District for 37 years 

and a former waitress and 

bartender at the White Horse 

Inn in New Lenox. Family 

received friends at Kurtz 

Memorial Chapel. In lieu of 

memorials, donations to the 

family for an education fund 

for Donna’s daughter, Madison, 

would be appreciated. 

Anne E. Kennedy 

Anne E. Kennedy, 81, of 


Anne is survived by her 

daughters Christine Kennedy, 

Patricia Kennedy and 

Julia (Scott) Reich; grandchildren 

Sarah Schubert, 

Jennifer Benedict, Cody 

(Mia) Schubert, Anne Carlson, 

Erin (Jeff) Dwyer, 

Andrea (David) Diamond, 

David Carlson, and Elizabeth 

Carlson; great-grandchildren 

Samuel Benedict, 

Keira Modeer, Eli Schubert, 

Wesley Schubert and Maiya 

Modeer; and sister Donna 

Stoesz. Anne moved to New 

Lenox in 1968 where she 

lived in the same house for 

the remainder of her life. 

Anne worked for Goldblatt’s 

Department Store, 

Rushing Carpet Service, and 

finished her working years at 

The Recorder of Deeds Office 

in Joliet. Anne also did 

accounting work at the VFW 

in New Lenox until she was 

80 years old. Anne enjoyed 

hosting family gatherings, 

gardening, playing cards, 

playing Wahoo and a nice 

glass of wine. She was happiest 

when she was gathering 

vegetables from her garden, 

taking a fish off her line, 

snuggling with her cat, Lady 

Slipper, playing Gin Rummy 

and most of all, spending 

time with family. Internment 

was private. 

Barbara M. Walters 

Barbara M. Walters, 78, 

of New Lenox, died Jan. 

23. She is survived by her 

son Rick (Jeanne) Walters, 

grandchildren Jereme (Natalie) 

Walters, Al Pierce, Erika 

(Mike) Weckler and Brandon 

Mitchell; four greatgrandchildren; 

siblings Janice 

Moody, Howard (Kitty) 

Brandon and Bill Brandon; 

and many nieces and nephews. 

Family received friends 

at Kurtz Memorial Chapel. 

Internment was private. 

James L. Trudeau 

James L. Trudeau, 71, of 


James is survived by his wife 

Bonnie Trudeau (Broom); 

daughter Collette (James) 

Turnbull; brother Bernard 

(Christine) Trudeau; granddaughter 

Cara Trudeau; 

and nieces and nephews Dr. 

Kevin (Carolyn) Trudeau, 

Claudine (Michael) Arseneau 

and Kenneth Trudeau. 

James was a member of St. 

Jude Catholic Church. He 

grew up in Oak Lawn and 

was the first Bone Scholar 

recipient and a graduate of 

Illinois State University. 

James was a math teacher 

and tennis coach at Homewood-Flossmoor 

High 

School for 33 years and 

then taught at University of 

St. Francis for 8-and-a-half 

years and coached there for 

15 years. Family received 

friends at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel. Internment at Holy 

Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu 

of memorials, donations to 

the American Cancer Association 

or the women’s tennis 

team at the University of 

St. Francis would be appreciated. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email Editor James 

Sanchez at james@newlenoxpatriot.com 

with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the New Lenox community.

newlenoxpatriot.com Life & Arts 


A talented bunch 

Providence students 

show off their best 

moves for talent 

show fundraiser 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

Providence Catholic 

High School students sang, 

danced, entertained and even 

beatboxed their hearts out 

during the school’s second 

Provi’s Got Talent Show last 

week at the school. 

All the students were part 

of a group who volunteered 

to put on the show to benefit 

the senior prom, and Assistant 

Dean of Students Jennifer 

Williams said she was 

happy to see a variety of students 

and talents throw their 

hats in the ring. 

Unlike the popular show 

“America’s Got Talent” 

there were no eliminations 

or harsh critiques but, rather, 

a show of never-failing support 

from the students in attendance. 

There were repeated 

standing ovations and the 

students got involved in the 

performances singing along 

with Megan Kulpinski’s 

piano medley and clapping 

to the beat as Gabby Huminsky 

and her friend Francesca 

Lolli Irish Danced around 

the gym floor. 

While the performers 

and spectators were primarily 

seniors, there were 

a few underclassmen in the 

spotlight as well as one of 

Providence’s international 

students. 

“Tommy Gong is one of 

our international students, so 

this is his first year at Providence,” 

Williams said. “So, 

for him to come out and do 

beatboxing was surprising 

for all of us. 

“...I think it really does 

show them being united,” 

Katie Saunders (left) sings, while Natalie Schaefer 

accompanies on the piano. 

Williams said. “By having 

freshmen and sophomores 

come out with all seniors — 

pretty much the whole audience 

was the majority seniors 

— and it takes a lot to 

get up here and sing in front 

of those kids.” 

Although some of the students 

said they were nervous 

about performing in front of 

their peers, they all said they 

felt supported by the other 

students, which was evident 

by the crowd’s thunderous 

response to each and every 

student who performed. 

Sophomore Lauren Carpenter 

said it was her first 

time performing solo in front 

of her peers, and after being 

involved in the school’s fall 

production of “Godspell” 

she had more confidence to 

perform on her own. 

“Originally, I was kind of 

hesitant to perform... I was 

nervous about it but it was 

okay,” said Carpenter, who 

sang “Titanium” by Madilyn 

Bailey. 

Gabby Huminsky, a junior 

at Providence, has been Irish 

dancing since age 4, and 

studies Irish dance at Trinity 

Academy of Irish Dance in 

Elmhurst. She and her friend 

Francesca Lolli performed a 

duet for the show. 

“Everyone is so nice at 

Providence. We all get along, 

and there’s no like bullying 

or putting people down. 

It’s just all about supporting 

each other,” said Huminsky. 

Senior Jacob Hilty, of Mokena, 

kept his performance 

under wraps until it was time 

for him to take the stage, 

with nothing other than “surprise” 

listed on the program 

for the event. 

“When people heard I was 

doing the talent show, everyone 

knew it was going to be 

something goofy, something 

funny because that’s just the 

way I am,” said Hilty, who 

performed a humorous rendition 

of Omi’s “Hula Hoop” 

song, which was featured in 

the movie “Despicable Me 

3.” 

He and Billy O’neil, a 

junior at Providence, and 

Joey Dawczak, a senior at 

Lincoln-Way Central danced 

before their peers with multiple 

hula hoop tricks and 

silly dance moves. 

“...I guess in front of a 

big crowd we were nervous 

that we were maybe going to 

make too big of fools of ourselves,” 

Hilty said. 

In the end however, he 

said the family atmosphere 

at Providence resulted in a 

fun and supportive reception 

from the audience members. 

Providence student Megan Kulpinski performs on the piano Jan. 29 during Providence’s 

Got Talent hosted at the school gym. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Providence students (left to right) Billy O’Neil, of Manhattan, Jacob Hilty, of Mokena, and 

Lincoln-Way Central student Joey Dawczak perform their routine.

22 | February 8, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Life & Arts 


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of reflection I came 

to the conclusion that the 

month of January is the 

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NL family gives back to 

foundation that helped them 

Submitted by the Pediatric 

Oncology Treasure Chest 

Foundation 

Twelve years ago, New 

Lenox resident Taylor James 

was diagnosed with a form 

of high risk leukemia, at 3 

years old. 

Within days of the diagnosis 

the James family learned 

their daughter would require 

a bone marrow transplant due 

to her high-risk subtype of 

leukemia and that they needed 

to start looking for a bone 

marrow donor. Their oldest 

son, Matt, was found to be a 

perfect match and within two 

months of her initial diagnosis, 

Taylor was undergoing a 

bone marrow transplant. 

Twelve years later, the 

James family continues to 

give back to the Pediatric 

Oncology Treasure Chest 

Foundation, the organization 

that helped Taylor throughout 

her treatment period, by 

hosting a Christmas party at 

their home in New Lenox to 

celebrate the 12th anniversary 

of her successful bone 

marrow transplant. 

The party attendees were 

asked to bring a toy for children 

currently undergoing 

cancer treatment at Advocate 

Hope Children’s Hospital in 

Oak Lawn and Lurie Children’s 

Hospital in Chicago, 

the two institutions that cared 

for Taylor. Approximately 30 

guests were on hand to celebrate 

Taylor’s 12-year successful 

bone marrow transplant 

anniversary. After the 

party ended, hundreds of toys 

and gift cards were collected 

to directly benefit children 

fighting cancer. 

“We keep doing this because 

the smallest things 

mean the world to kids fighting 

cancer,” Matt said. 

Just seeing the smile on 

Taylor’s face and what a toy 

could do for her was all I 

(Left to right) Maureen James, Luke James, Taylor James, 

Taylor’s best friend, Junie Sichak; Matt James and Patrick 

James proudly display their donation of toys and gift 

cards at the Treasure Chest Foundation’s Orland Park 

warehouse. Photo Submitted 

needed to keep this toy drive 

going every year,” added 

Taylor’s mom, Maureen. 

POTCF Founder and CEO 

Colleen Kisel reflected on 

the moment. 

“My heart was especially 

moved as I could recall the 

day my son was diagnosed 

with leukemia,” she said. “It 

is hard enough to hear the 

word cancer let alone that 

your child needs a bone marrow 

transplant all in the same 

sentence. We feel so blessed 

to have the support of the 

James family along with their 

friends and neighbors.” 

When asked about the 

Treasure Chest, Taylor 

James replied, “It makes me 

happy to do this year after 

year knowing it helps other 

kids through the hard times.” 

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The Dish 

A culinary adventure comes to New Lenox 

Oy’s Thai Cuisine 

offers classic 

Thai staples at 

affordable prices 

Nuria Mathog 

Contributing 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 topselling 

dish is Oy’s Famous 

Pad Thai (prices vary by 

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. 

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 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 

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 

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. 

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 

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.



(Left to right) Providence Catholic seniors from New Lenox Jacob Reyes, Henry Horak and 

Andrew Traven pose for a photo on the bus during their recent trip to Washington, D.C., 

with their classmates. Photo Submitted 

New Lenox students join March 

for Life Rally in Washington, D.C. 

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Thirty-four Providence 

Catholic students, faculty 

and chaperones recently 

traveled to Washington, 

D.C. to participate in The 

March for Life rally and other 

events. 

While some may reduce 

being pro-life to simply opposing 

abortion, Amy Potempa, 

Respect Life Moderator 

& Theology Teacher 

at Providence Catholic High 

School, encourages students 

to be truly pro-life. That is, 

to pray and live in such a 

way as to promote the sanctity 

of life in all phases. 

“I want our students to 

talk about the Catholic values 

that promote human dignity 

at all phases of life and 

this was a great way to do 

that,” Potempa said. “I hope 

that our participation will 

give Providence Catholic 

students a chance to see how 

was can engage in respectful 

dialogue about issues that really 

matter.” 

PCHS traveled to the nation’s 

capital to raise their 

voices for those who have no 

voice, whether they be preborn, 

dying, on death row, 

or living in violence and 

poverty. As they participated 

on Friday, the environment 

was “very positive, very 

uplifting, very joyful,” said 

Molly Houlihan, a PCHS senior 

from Tinley Park. “This 

experience is something I 

hope everyone gets to experience!” 

she said. “It is truly 

amazing to go through this 

experience with your Providence 

family.” 

Houlihan said one of the 

most impressive parts of the 

visit was a large mass held 

at the Verizon Center and 

the amount of young people 

in attendance. “It gives me 

hope that my generation can 

live in such a way to promote 

life and to end abortion,” 

she said. 

The 2018 March for 

Life Rally took place on 

the grounds of the National 

Mall, between Madison 

Drive and Jefferson Drive. 

Following the rally, the 

march begin on Constitution 

Avenue between 12th 

and 14th streets at about 1 

p.m. 

Providence Catholic senior, 

Andrew Traven from 

New Lenox, attended the 

march in the past and was 

excited to return for another 

year. 

“This is a trip that both 

strengthens your faith and 

helps show the value of all 

life,” he said. “When people 

ask me why I march, I tell 

them it is because one-third 

of my generation is missing, 

and I believe that they all 

should have had the chance 

to live. I don’t think there 

is anything more important 

that standing up for the unalienable 

right to life.” 

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■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

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(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 

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■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

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every month. 

■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

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30 | February 8, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Local Living 


ORLAND PARK, 

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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 

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There are no steps in 

the ranch plan of the 

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showers and 

grab bars can be 

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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 

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own space. In addition 

to the Carson model, 

there are three other 

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Stop by the model to 

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(815) 462-0242 today to 

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The final phase of 

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between 11 a.m. and 

3 p.m. on Friday, 

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available at Western 

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Choose from five other 

home plans or design 

a custom home from 

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these communities. 

T. J. Cachey Builders 

also offers duplex ranch 

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in Manhattan from 

$204,900. Many of 

which include first floor 

bedroom suites. 

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the recent recession, 

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in Chicago, South 

Holland, Oak Lawn, 

Orland Park, Palos 

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Frankfort, Manhattan 

and Mokena. Tom 

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generation president of 

T. J. Cachey Builders 

and former president 

of the Southwest 

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Jan. 9 

• 904 Knollside Road, New Lenox, 

60451-3625 - Bank of New York Mellon 

to Raymudo Muro, $207,500 

• 901 Stafford Court, New Lenox, 

60451-2163 - Patrick F. Mclaughlin 

to Mathew J. Scalise, Lindsay Scalise 

$265,000 

• 2426 Kerry Winde Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-2538 - Jig Llc to Jeremy J. Bendy, 

$230,000 

• 2422 Kerry Winde Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-2538 - Lowell B. Oler to Kevin 

Rigsby, Zoi Rigsby $225,000 

• 2 Honey Lane, New Lenox, 60451- 

2186 - Katherine R. Adamson to John 

Whitehead, Carroll Whitehead $219,000 

Jan. 8 

• 224 Ash St., New Lenox, 60451-1404 

- John Allen Guildenzoph to Rebecca 

Stellwagen, $145,000 

• 1260 N. Vine St., New Lenox, 60451- 

1067 - Marian W. Kopay to Alexander 

Szepelak, Julie Szepelak $114,000 

Jan. 5 

• 169 Batson Court, New Lenox, 60451- 

1452 - Robert J. Dilorenzo to Lori Hill, 

$145,000 

• 1816 Elm Drive, New Lenox, 60451- 

1155 - Mark O’Donnell to Cole W. 

O’Donnell, $286,000 

Jan. 4 

• 1611 Glenbrooke Lane, New Lenox, 

60451-3783 - Drh Cambridge Homes 

to Scott D. Crane, Kimberly E. Crane 

$305,000 

• 632 Lisson Grove, New Lenox, 60451- 

9560 - Robert James Dobkowski Jr. to 

Ricardo Tirado, $240,000 

• 2712 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox, 60451-3716 - Big Star Properties 

Inc. to Robert J. Proctor, Porscha K. 

Johnson $240,000 

• 2402 Daniel Lewis Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-2512 - Big Star Properties Inc. 

to Patrick J. Casey, Kathleen M. Casey 

$240,000 

Jan. 3 

• 691 Gibbons Drive, New Lenox, 

60451-3408 - Ann Marie Heneghan to 

Matthew N Mccann, $315,000 

Jan. 2 

• 2817 Meadow Path, New Lenox, 

60451-1870 - Steven G Robinson 

to Michael S. Cox, Christine E Cox 

$390,000 

• 621 Northgate Road, New Lenox, 

60451-3204 - Francis R. Betz to Joseph 

Strzalka, Renata Strzalka $118,500 

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Certificate No. 32017 was filed in 

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New Lenox, IL 60451 is registered 

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Chau Thi Nguyen, 3150 Rosiclaire 

Ct, S. Chicago Heights, IL 60411 

708-963-3764 

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Dance 

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chow, Emily Peters, Lauren 

Samanic, Sam Ely, Tessa 

Gandy, Abbey King, Natasha 

Jarshow, Jill Grzesiak, Anna 

Labriola, Calista Harvey, 

Hannah Bolden, Lia Sullivan 

and Brittany Fahey. Blackwell 

and Ruzas have been 

with Geary on varsity since 

freshman year. Geary credited 

Samanic, one of several 

Knights who came over from 

Lincoln-Way East last year, 

for stepping up as another 

leader. She was a two-year 

varsity member for the Griffins 

before coming over. 

Looking ahead, seemingly 

West and Central could be 

in the mix again next year 

for a state appearance. Although 

West will lose 12 

seniors, the JV newcomers 

who won the SWSC Red 

title will fill those holes. As 

for Central, only five on the 

Basketball 

From Page 44 

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 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 

Jaclyn Dolan (left) and Olivia Mierzwa are two of the 26 

members on the West dance team. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

current roster will graduate, 

leaving plenty of returning 

talent. This was also the first 

year Central’s JV and varsity 

performed the same genre, 

which will make for a better 

transition for members moving 

up. 

“I have a team where the 

11 girls returning who have 

already seen that floor that 

point guard Kamaron 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 

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.” 

is so different – a marley 

floor compared to performing 

on a basketball court,” 

Geary said. “So just having 

that experience, and then for 

them to show that we are a 

capable team, despite being 

a smaller 3A school and 

still being able to make an 

impact, they definitely got a 

confidence boost in that.” 

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. 

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. 

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 p.m. in Kankakee. 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Kalei Bass 

Kalei Bass, a junior, is one 

of the top bowlers on the 

Lincoln-Way Central girls 

bowling team. 

How’d you get started 

in bowling? 

I joined the bowling club 

over at Martino [Junior 

High] in seventh-grade. My 

friends were doing, so I 

thought, “this sounds interesting, 

I’ll try it.” 

What’s a life lesson you 

could take away from 

bowling? 

Probably to stay out of 

your own head and take 

things with a grain of salt if 

it goes bad. 

Who’s your favorite 

teammate? 

I don’t think I could pick 

just one because we all work 

together pretty well, and it’s 

a great environment. Maddie 

Conroy keeps the team 

laughing, and Amber Winemiller 

and Marianna Hristakos, 

they’re always smiling. 

And Lauren Davern, 

our freshman, always brings 

something new to the conversation. 

What’s the most 

difficult spare to pick up 

besides the 7-10? 

Probably the 6-7-10 because 

you have to hit it just 

right to knock the six pin into 

the seven, and sometimes 

even when you hit it where 

you need to it doesn’t always 

knock the 10-pin down. 

What are your thoughts 

on two-handed 

bowlers? 

I think it’s really cool. Everyone 

does their own thing, 

and it’s interesting to see 

people using their creativity 

and making a new way of 

bowling that’s actually really 

successful. 

What’s your greatest 

accomplishment in 

bowling so far? 

Bowling in the 240s. 

Those are my highest scores, 

and I think it’s really cool 

that those happened all this 

year. I bowled in the 240s 

twice in a tournament and 

another during practice. 

If you won the lottery, 

what’s the first thing 

you’d buy? 

Honestly, I probably some 

for college, and buy myself a 


cool car – probably a Ferrari. 

What is your spirit 

animal? 

Probably a duck because 

I’ve always liked them ever 

since I was little. They’re 

cute and fluffy. 

If calories didn’t matter, 

what would your ideal 

post-game meal be? 

An ice cream sundae – hot 

fudge and sprinkles on vanilla 

ice cream – from Oberweis. 

If you could be someone 

else for a day, who 

would you be? 

I would be Harry Potter 

because it would be really 

cool to go to Hogwartz. 

Interview by Editor James 

Sanchez.

42 | February 8, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Sports 


Competitive Dance 

West, Central teams reflect on state experiences 

James Sanchez, Editor 

One New Lenox school 

continued its dominance in 

Class 2A, while another took 

a major step forward. 

Lincoln-Way West’s Day 

1 score of 90.56 at the state 

competition on Jan. 26-27 

comfortably was within the 

Top 12 teams to advance to 

Day 2 for the third consecutive 

year. The Warriors finished 

tied for seventh with 

St. Francis (89.44). It didn’t 

top their results from the 

past three years where they 

finished fourth twice and 

third in 2015, but to coach 

Melissa Sweeney, being a 

consistent threat year in, 

year out is just as rewarding. 

“I truly could not ask them 

to do any more than what 

they did,” she said. “They 

gave their best performances 

of the season [at the state 

competition]. The field for 

2A competitive dance is incredible, 

so we were just 

honored to be in the Top 10 

at state for five out of six 

years.” 

On the other side of town, 

Lincoln-Way Central qualified 

for state after missing 

it the year before in its debut 

season in Class 3A – the 

highest class in the state. 

The Knights, who are led 

by fifth-year coach Alina 

Geary, were short of making 

it to Day 2, finishing in 

19th place, but their score of 

88 was the highest compared 

to past state appearances 

(2016, 2015). 

The score was also better 

than Lockport and Plainfield 

Central – two teams that 

placed ahead of the Knights 

at the Washington Sectional 

the week before. 

“Based off our scores in 

the sectionals, going [into 

state] we were in 25th place, 

and we ended up in 19th 

place, so we improved, and 

we know it’s so difficult 

because the scores are so 

close,” Geary said. “One 

little mistake will definitely 

impact it.” 

The Knights’ still qualified 

for state, despite being one 

of the smaller 3A schools 

and changing their routine 

from hip-hop the past two 

years to jazz. She described 

her routine as “intense with 

moments of softness.” 

“Basically, looking at our 

bunch, we were stronger jazz 

dancers, so we went with 

what our strengths were,” 

Geary said about the switch. 

“It was a great experience 

for the girls, and preparing 

for it, I knew what more to 

expect now that this is our 

second year in the 3A division, 

so it’s definitely a lot 

different in terms of teams 

and talent – it’s unbelievable.” 

While Central switched 

genres, West’s athletic hiphop 

routines continues to 

flourish. The routines are 

choreographed by assistant 

coach Justine Haw, who 

Sweeney coached back 

when she was at Central. 

This year, the program made 

a slight change, moving 

Haw up to coach varsity after 

spending the past several 

years as the JV coach. 

“We know our strengths, 

individually, and we know 

our students very well, so 

we know who’s going to respond 

to which one of us,” 

Sweeney said. “We worked 

really well together and have 

been around each other for a 

long time.” 

But it’s up to the dance 

members to do their part, 

too, to make everything 

work. West dance members 

include: Olivia Bonnema, 

Sydney Butterfield, Giana 

Cacciato, Emma Creech, 

Kelli Davis, Jaclyn Dolan, 

Lindsey Fron, Grace Grude, 

Hannah Horvath, Grace 

Lincoln-Way Central dance members (left to right) Anna Labriola, Jillian Grzesiak and Lauren Samanic perform their 

routine during the SWSC competition last month. 22nd Century Media File Photos 

The Rhythm Knights finished 19th overall in Class 3A, 

however their score of 88 was the program’s highest score 

at state out of three appearances. 

Johnson, Madilyn Karales, 

Olivia Kirchman, Caitlin 

Lenczewski, Nicole Martorano, 

Claire Mierzwa, Olivia 

Mierzwa, Marie Moore, 

Cailin O’Hara, Peyton 

Paschke, Anwyn Perry, 

Christina Rauwolf, Isabella 

Roesing, Sara Schelinski, 

Abigail Stepien, Abbey 

The Lincoln-Way West dance team made it to Day 2 of the 

state dance competition that concluded on Jan. 27. The 

team tied for seventh overall. 

Tannura and Bella Wilkes. 

Dolan, Bonnema, Stepien 

and Wilkes are members 

who have been up on varsity 

since sophomore year. 

Central carries a smaller 

roster: Kennedy Blackwell, 

Amanda Ruzas, Sophia 

Bonoma, Mackenzie Jar- 

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Competitive Cheerleading 

Knights come close to Day 2, satisfied with 12th-place finish 

Randy Whalen 


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 10 and advancement to the finals. 

Glenbard North (82.53) was 

11th while Prospect (82.64) was 

in the 10th and final spot. Taking 

first was Joliet West, blowing out 

the competition on finals day with 

a 94.44. Marist was runner-up with 

a 90.13. 

“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, 

The Lincoln-Way Central cheerleading team finished 12th overall Friday, 

Feb. 2, in its second appearance to state in school history. Photo Submitted 

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 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.” 

Boys Basketball 

Providence challenges East, falters in the end 

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 stateranked 

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). 

“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 

and 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-pointer 

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. 

Barr added another 

3-pointer in the third quarter, 

which ended with East 

ahead 42-28. The Celtics Providence’s Adam Taylor (20) shoots a floater Jan. 30 during a matchup against Lincoln- 

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Wrestling 

Providence takes down stacked field at regionals 

Nine Warriors, one 

Knight advance 

to sectionals 

Steve Millar 


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 at 

the Class 3A Bradley-Bourbonnais 

Regional Saturday, 

Feb. 3. 

“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 a 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 

Lincoln-Way West 220 pounder Jimmie Olds placed fifth 

Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional. 


team,” Heimlich said. “We 

needed the points.” 

Lincoln-Way East had a 

strong showing to take second, 

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. 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 

gave 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.” 

Lincoln-Way West was 

without three starters, two 

whom 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. 

West had six runners-up 

Saturday, including Telez 

(195), Olds (220), Garrett 

Geigner (120), Payton 

Geigner (126), Nate Dluzak 

(132) and Jacob Cronk (160). 

Also advancing with 

third-place finishes were 

152-pounder Brock Pfeifer 

and heavyweight Nick 

Skentzos. 

“Having (nine) guys going 

to sectionals is pretty good,” 

Glynn said. “Anything can 

happen next week. Rankings 

go out the window. We won’t 

have anyone favored to make 

it to state, but that’s fine. 

We’ll go out and compete. 

“I loved the way our guys 

competed all day (Saturday), 

even in some of our 

losses. We went out to battle. 

The guys that were here 

bought in.” 

Junior Mason Sargent 

was the lone Lincoln-Way 

Central wrestler to advance 

to sectionals, picking up a 

third-place finish at 182. 

Sargent (31-17) battled 

Providence’s Antonio Tuminello 

in a thrilling thirdplace 

match, getting a lastsecond 

takedown to emerge 

with a 10-9 win and keep his 

season alive. 

“I just had to dig deep and 

think about what we’ve been 

practicing all season,” Sargent 

said. “I thought about what 

my coaches taught me, and it 

just all paid off at the end. 

“I knew I just had to get 

that takedown. I couldn’t not 

do it, or else everything was 

for nothing.” 

The win was especially 

satisfying for Sargent after 

he finished fourth at regionals 

last season, failing to advance. 

“This feels really good after 

I didn’t get to go to sectionals 

last year,” he said. “I 

was ready to come here and 

compete this year and make 

it this time.”



‘Everybody pretty much did what they needed to do’ 

Lincoln-Way 

coasts to regional 

title trophy 

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 gymnastics 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 its 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 gymnast Korina Jarosz, from Lincoln-Way West attempts a flip during her beam routine Jan. 29 during the 

Lincoln-Way East Regional in Frankfort. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Sabrina Wenk, from Lincoln-Way West, performs a bars 

routine. 

“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) 

Madison Flonder, also from Lincoln-Way West, takes her 

turn on the beam. 

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.



fastbreak 

Boys swimming and diving 

Central varsity, JV swim away with conference title 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

Dancing like there’s 

no tomorrow 

1. Lincoln-Way West 

(above) 

The Warriors’ dance 

team made it to state 

for the sixth straight 

year and made it to 

Day 2 for the third 

straight year. They 

finished tied for seventh 

with St. Francis 

in Class 2A. 

2. Lincoln-Way Central 

The Knights qualified 

for state after missing 

the year before 

in their first year up 

a class in 3A. They 

finished 19th overall, 

and their score of 88 

was the best in program 

history at state. 

3. Senior support 

West coach Melissa 

Sweeney credited 

Jaclyn Dolan, Olivia 

Bonnema, Abi Stepien 

and Bella Wilkes, 

and Central coach 

recognized Kennedy 

Blackwell, Amanda 

Ruzas and Lauren 

Samanic for their 

senior leadership. 

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West misses runnerup 

by slim margin 

Dave Owen, Freelance Reporter 

The Knights are the kings 

of SWSC Red swimming. 

With Tim Murphy and 

Danny O’Brien each winning 

two individual events 

and freshman Joe Bozzi setting 

a new meet record in the 

500-yard freestyle, Lincoln- 

Way Central sped to 271 

points to easily top closest 

pursuers Andrew (secondplace 

190) and host Lincoln- 

Way West (third, 187) and 

win the Feb. 3 conference 

meet. 

“This meet is just really 

exciting,” said Murphy, who 

won the 100 freestyle (50.77) 

and 100 backstroke (55.60) 

and also joined O’Brien, 

Bozzi and Josh Fox on the 

winning 200 and 400 freestyle 

relays. “It means a lot 

to win conference, so having 

that extra motivation really 

helps you push through – especially 

during a hard week 

of practice.” 

With the rest/taper imminent 

for Feb. 17 sectionals, 

the Knights showed no signs 

of fatigue in a huge performance 

across the board – the 

Central junior varsity also 

won the team title by an 

85-point margin. 

“Varsity came in with 

higher yardage (in workouts) 

this week, so for that 

we swam incredibly well,” 

Central coach Luke Bell 

“The field for 2A competitive dance is incredible, so 

we were just honored to be in the Top 10 at state for 

five out of six years.” 

Melissa Sweeney – Lincoln-Way West dance coach, on the program’s 

consistency against tough competition through the years 

said. “And JV had some 

great swims, as well. Noah 

Ivicic swam his personal 

best in the 100 fly, Will Jager 

in the 500 freestyle dropped 

eight seconds, and Sean 

Murphy, a freshman, swam 

best times. Great swims all 

around.” 

Bozzi’s 500 swim had the 

most historic impact. His 

pre-taper time of 4:51.72 

was well off his season 

best (4:47.01), yet easily 

shattered the four-year old 

SWSC Red record pace of 

4:54.54. 

That league record impressively 

added to his highimpact 

freshman season. 

“It’s a new experience – 

the environment [of high 

school swimming] is completely 

different than club 

season,” Bozzi said. “I just 

want to do my best for the 

team, and be here to help 

out.” 

A 2017 state meet veteran 

along with Murphy, O’Brien 

won both the 200 freestyle 

(1:49.09) and 100 butterfly 

(55.52) as a final tuneup for 

the state series. 

“I thought the meet went 

great,” O’Brien said. “Everyone 

was swimming really 

well. I had some good racing 

out there with Joe, and our 

relays were good. I’m satisfied.” 

The Knights had great 

double efforts in both the 

100 freestyle (Murphy edging 

teammate Fox by just 

6/100ths of a second) and 

the 200 free (as O’Brien 

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topped Bozzi by .2 seconds). 

“Danny swam his heart 

out in the 200 freestyle, 

1:49, a great swim there,” 

Bell said. “And Joe as well 

(second-place 1:49.28 in the 

200) – they both had phenomenal 

swims. 

“And Tim had his best 

time in the backstroke – he 

broke the 56-second mark 

(at 55.52) after being 56.08 

twice this season. And even 

a few kids that have been 

sick the past few weeks had 

great times – Josh Fox had 

an awesome 100 freestyle.” 

Tommy Kirk (2:05.26) 

and Nate Fritz (2:05.82) 

were one-two in the 200 IM, 

and Kirk was also second in 

the 100 butterfly. Kirk also 

teamed with Justin Hearne, 

Matt Senese and Zach Athos 

to win the 200 medley relay 

(1:46.55). 

“All the relays did really 

good – it was a real team effort,” 

Bozzi said. “Everyone 

here did a good job.” 

Athos showed versatility 

by placing third in both 

the 50 and 500 freestyles, 

Senese was third in the 100 

breaststroke and Hearne 

placed fourth in the 100 

backstroke. 

Murphy summed up the 

Knights’ key to success. 

“We train really hard, 

and I think the close team 

dynamic of everyone being 

friends,” he said. “Workouts 

are hard during practice, but 

just being able to push each 

other, knowing what someone’s 

going through and how 

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• Lincoln-Way West is having a down season, so far, but 

there’s plenty of time to improve, starting with a home 

matchup against Thornridge. 

you can get them to work 

even harder – that really has 

made this season more successful.” 

Now the Knights confidently 

prepare for higher 

stakes. 

“It’s different going to 

sectionals,” Murphy said, 

“because we try to cut back 

on yards as it gets closer so 

we can be rested and swim 

as fast as we possibly can.” 

“A couple more days of 

hard practices,” Bell said, 

“and then it’s tapers and see 

what they can do [at sectionals].” 

Lincoln-Way West takes 

third 

While the host Warriors 

missed the runner-up spot as 

a team by a razor-thin threepoint 

margin, signs bode 

well for the squad at sectionals. 

Sean Finley was second at 

the SWSC Red meet in the 

100 breaststroke and third 

in the 200 IM, and has been 

strong all season. 

“He (Finley) was fighting 

a bit of a cold,” West coach 

Eric Pavlacka said. “I think 

that might have been the first 

time he’s lost the 100 breaststroke 

this year, so maybe 

it’s a little bit of a wakeup 

call too, that he knows he’ll 

have to push himself the next 

two weeks if he wants to be 

on top again at sectionals.” 

Another huge positive 

was the effort by senior Josh 

Carlson, who was second in 

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42 – Competitive Dance 

the 500 freestyle and third in 

the 200 freestyle. 

“Our distance guy Josh 

Carlson just came back from 

being out for awhile, but he’s 

back to his season bests,” 

Pavlacka said. “He’s a senior, 

and I think he’ll finish 

out his season really strong. 

“And then some of our 

guys like Josh Bakke (fourth 

in the 50 freestyle and sixth 

in the 100 butterfly) stand 

out. He’s someone you 

wouldn’t expect to place 

high, but he’s sneaking in 

there. That’s exciting, the 

guys who don’t always get 

the awards are finding their 

way up onto the blocks.” 

Bill Tracy was fourth 

in diving, and taking fifth 

places were Joe Valente (50 

freestyle), Jacob Wroblewski 

(100 backstroke), Gavin 

Boomsma (500 freestyle) 

and Lukas Gonda (100 butterfly). 

“Our team swam very 

well,” Pavlacka said. “We’ve 

been battling the flu like everyone 

else has, and we’ve 

had a couple rough weeks. 

But we’re getting back to 

where we want to be, and we 

think we’ll be good to go for 

sectionals in two weeks. 

“Sectionals is the ultimate 

goal,” he added. “What I’d 

like to see is 100 percent 

best times [of the year] at 

sectionals. If everybody is 

performing at their best, 

regardless of where we finish 

team-wise I’ll be happy 

with our season. That’s what 

we’re aiming for.” 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez, 

james@newlenoxpatriot.com.

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