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Weathering 

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Road District 

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Stepping 

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Homer 33C 

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be June 30, Page 6 

For Emily 

Community rallies 

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New Life 

Community 

Church in Homer 

Glen puts on 

Celebrating Love 

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at the photo booth at the 

Celebrating Love function 

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FRIDAY 

Hadley School Benefit 

Concert 

5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 

Hadley Middle School 

gymnasium, 15731 S. Bell 

Road, Homer Glen. Hadley 

Middle School teachers and 

musicians Joe Cernak and 

Kenton Brace will perform 

covers of pop hits. Cernak 

and Brace are musicians in 

the band Hi-Fi Stereotypes. 

The price of admission is a 

new toy, which will be donated 

to Comer Children’s 

Hospital. 

SUNDAY 

Lockport Boy Scout Troop 65 

Pancake Breakfast and Bake 

Sale Fundraiser 

8-11 a.m., Feb. 18, American 

Legion Post 18, 15052 

Archer Ave., Lockport. 

Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 

at the door, ages 4 and under 

free. A bake sale and raffles 

will also help raise funds for 

the Scouts to attend summer 

camp, as well as help provide 

Troop equipment and 

supplies. For more information, 

to purchase tickets 

or to join Scouting, contact 

Scoutmaster John Szpicki at 

(708) 275-7570. 

Venture Crew 63 Chili Cookoff 

Fundraiser 

Noon-5 p.m. Feb. 18, 

VFW Post 5788, 1026 E. 

9th St., Lockport. Calling 

all chefs to put their cooking 

skills to the test to compete 

in the chili cook-off fundraiser. 

There is an entry fee 

of $15, and it must be submitted 

by Feb. 11. It is $8 

for those to attend and enjoy 

all-you-can-eat chili while 

voting on the best. For more 

information and to sign-up, 

contact Chris at ckcarbe 

rry@ameritech.net. 

WEDNESDAY 

Lemont Artist Guild: Water 

Color Interactive 

7-8 p.m. Feb. 21, Homer 

Township Public Library, 

Community Meeting Room, 

14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Attendees will hear 

from Cyn O’Brien, who has 

been a freelance artist specializing 

in Watercolor Portraits 

for the past 15 years. 

She is a longtime member 

of the Lemont Artist Guild. 

Attendees will leave the 

event with a small finished 

work of their own. For more 

information, call (708) 301- 

7908. 

Illinois 3rd Congressional 

District Candidate Forum 

7-8 p.m. Feb. 21, Moraine 

Valley Community College, 

9000 College Parkway, 

Palos Hills. This candidate 

forum will be between Marie 

Newman and Dan Lapinski. 

UPCOMING 

Homer Glen Junior Woman’s 

Club Bingo Fundraiser 

5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 

24, Moose Lodge, 118 E. 

10th St., Lockport. The 

fourth annual Take a Chance 

for Change Bingo FUNdraiser 

is now accepting reservations 

for the event. There 

is a $25 non-refundable donation 

per person, which includes 

10 bingo games and 

entry tickets for door prizes. 

Participants must be 18 or 

older to play. There will be a 

cap of 200 reservations sold. 

To save a spot, visit www. 

homerglenjuniors.org and 

fill out the form. A portion 

of the proceeds will benefit 

To Write Love On Her Arms 

and Homer Glen’s own Kidz 

Play. 

Chris Posen Finnegan 

Benefit 

3-9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 

25, Chicago Gaelic Park, 

6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest. 

Friends and family of 

Chris Finnegan are hosting 

a benefit to support Chris 

and her family as she lives 

with ALS. Her family have 

been residents of Homer 

Glen for more than 26 years. 

The money raised will help 

alleviate the cost of medical 

expenses, caretakers, technology 

and other equipment 

that is not covered by insurance. 

Checks can be made 

out to Chris Posen Finnegan 

Benefit, U.S. Bank, 11901 

W. 143rd St., Orland Park. 

60467. Admission to the 

benefit is free. There is a 

free buffet dinner, dessert, 

live and silent auctions, 

live entertainment and raffles. 

For more information, 

contact Eileen Finnegan at 

(312) 520-6608 or chrisp 

osenfinneganbenefit@ 

gmail.com. 

Bill Cook’s Magic Show 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

Feb. 27, Homer Township 

Public Library, Community 

Meeting Room, 14320 W. 

151st St., Homer Glen. This 

evening will be full of wonder 

and magic. Come watch 

a thrilling and entertaining 

magic show. The show combines 

comedy, drama and interactive 

audience participation. 

All ages are welcome, 

but children 6 and under 

must be with an adult. No 

registration is required. For 

more information, call (708) 

301-7908. 

Armchair Travelers: South 

Africa 

2-3 p.m. Friday, March 

2, Homer Township Public 

Library, Community Meeting 

Room, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. This event 

focuses on South Africa, the 

influence of Nelson Mandela 

and Mahatma Gandhi, and 

a grand train ride from Cape 

Town to Johannesburg. No 

registration is required. For 

more information, call (708) 

301-7908. 

Boys Scout Troop 63 

Pancake Breakfast 

8-11 a.m. Sunday, March 

4, American Legion Post 18, 

15052 Archer Ave., Lockport. 

Tickets are $8 for adults 

and $6 for children ages 5 to 

10, and can be purchased 

at the door. Children 4 and 

under are free. There will 

be raffle items and a baked 

goods sale. Proceeds from 

the event help the scouts attend 

summer camp and high 

adventure trips, as well as 

aid the troop in getting new 

camping equipment and 

covering other costs. For 

more information, contact 

scoutmaster Jim Zacharias 

at (815) 838-0848. 

Walsh School Full-Day 

Kindergarten Registration 

Wednesday March, 7 and 

Thursday, March 8, Walsh 

School, 514 N. MacGregor 

Road, Lockport. Registration 

will be held at the 

school from 9:30 to 11 a.m. 

Wednesday, March 7, for 

morning registration hours; 

from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, 

March 7, for afternoon 

registration hours; and from 

4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, 

March 8, for evening registration 

hours. Parents with 

children who will be 5 years 

old on or before Sept. 1, 2018 

will need to bring the child’s 

government-issued birth 

certificate. In addition, there 

will need to be three proofs 

of residency, including one 

of the following: a current 

real estate tax bill, a signed 

lease, a closing statement on 

house (if home purchased 

within one year) or a notarized 

third-party (available 

at school office if one lives 

with the third party). Two 

of the following will also be 

needed: a driver’s license, 

a public aid card, a utility 

bill, automobile registration, 

home/apartment insurance 

certificate and a bank/credit 

card statement. Parents will 

be asked to complete registration 

forms and pay a registration 

fee. There is a $10 

deduction given to students 

who pay at registration or 

before May 18, 2018. 

ONGOING 

Kindergarten Pre- 

Registration in Homer 33C 

Parents whose children 

are turning 5 on or before 

Sept. 1, 2018 are encouraged 

to pre-register their child for 

kindergarten online. The 

pre-registration form can be 

found on the district website 

at www.homerschools. 

org. Click on the “Parents 

and Students” tab at the 

top of the page, and then 

scroll down to “Registration.” 

This information will 

be used to help expedite the 

formal registration process 

on Thursday, March 15, at 

Luther J. Schilling School. 

Healthy Kids Running Series 

Registration 

Parents can now register 

their children for the spring 

2018 series of Healthy Kids 

Running Series. The series 

is returning to Stonebridge 

Park beginning April 8. It is 

a five-week youth running 

program designed to combat 

childhood obesity, while 

providing children with a 

positive, educational, and 

fun introduction in the world 

of running. To register, volunteer 

or become a sponsor, 

go to www.healthykidsru 

nningseries.org. 

Fish Fry 

5-8 p.m. Fridays. John 

Olson American Legion 

Post 18, 15052 Archer Ave., 

Lockport. Dine in or carry 

out. For more information, 

call (815) 838-4515. 

Have an item for calendar? 

Deadline is noon Thursdays 

one week prior to publication. 

To submit an item to the 

calendar, contact Assistant 

Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at 

j.schlabach@22 

ndcenturymedia.com or call 

(708) 326-9170 ext. 15.

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the Homer Horizon | February 15, 2018 | 3 

New Life Community Church celebrates love with event for couples 

Attendees enjoy time 

with their valentine 

with night of dinner, 

games and dancing 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

Joy, fellowship and a 

touch of romance were in 

the very snowy air at New 

Life Community Church’s 

Celebrating Love event on 

Friday, Feb. 9. 

The dinner for couples 

gave parishioners the opportunity 

to enjoy an evening 

out with their valentine 

while celebrating God’s 

blessings with their community. 

The old adage “love conquers 

all” served as an impromptu 

theme for the evening, 

as the pairs who came 

out braved a mighty winter 

storm to honor the one who 

holds their heart. 

“The snow is just another 

reason to come in and warm 

up with your loved one,” 

said the Rev. Eric Marquez, 

who has been at New 

Life Community Church of 

Homer Glen since last year. 

Marquez, along with his 

wife, Connie, wanted to host 

this first-time dinner for couples 

as a way to honor love 

in all its forms. 

“What we’re trying to 

do today is celebrate love, 

which is the name of the 

event,” Marquez said. 

“There’s much to complain 

about in our world and in our 

economy, and this is a time 

to remember that God has 

blessed us with so much. 

“It’s really an act of gratitude 

to help us focus on what 

really matters, what’s really 

important. It’s a demonstration 

of God’s love for us.” 

Along with a candle-lit 

meal featuring Italian food 

from Little Joe’s Famous 

Pizza and Restaurante, of 

New Lenox, Celebrating 

Love attendees were treated 

to a variety of games, dancing 

and a table of sweet desserts 

that even included a 

chocolate fountain. There 

was also a photo booth and a 

video station where “Do you 

remember when?” prompts 

encouraged couples to reminisce 

about how they first 

came together. 

Diane and Brian Schmidt 

attend New Life Church, 

and they thought Celebrating 

Love was a perfect date 

night. Diane even helped 

on the committee, planning 

a newlywed game and fun 

teamwork challenges for 

couples to participate in following 

dinner. 

“I think it’s a great idea 

for couples to celebrate their 

marriage and have a date 

night and enjoy each other,” 

Diane said. 

Brian added, “And it’s 

a good way to get to know 

some of the other couples in 

the church, too.” 

This happy couple had 

differing opinions on the 

romanticism of the over 10 

inches of snow blanketing 

Homer Glen. For Brian – 

who’d been out shoveling all 

day – the winter weather was 

a less than positive addition 

to the evening’s agenda, but 

Diane thought it was downright 

beautiful. 

“I like the snow,” she said. 

“I like driving in it, and I do 

think it’s romantic when it’s 

freshly fallen.” 

Soon enough, the snow 

will be gone, and spring 

flowers will begin to bloom 

just in time for the Easter 

season. 

“We’re about seven weeks 

away from Easter,” Marquez 

said. “That’s a great 

time when people who are 

unchurched come back to 

church. New Life Community 

Church is going to be 

Couples (left to right) Juleah Puccinelli and Caleb Tolleson, along with Manny Marquez and Hannah Page, toast to love 

Friday, Feb. 9, at New Life Community Church. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Diane and Brian Schmidt relish spending time together at 

the event. 

reaching out to those in this 

community who may not 

be churched this Easter and 

Good Friday.” 

As the dinner for couples 

progressed, Marquez was 

looking forward to taking 

time out to honor his wife and 

celebrate the love they share. 

“I know she’s been working 

really, really hard on all 

of this, so I hope she gets a 

chance to relax, be with me 

and have some fun,” he said. 

“And, for us to remember the 

fact of how God brought us 

The Rev. Eric Marquez, of New Life Community Church, 

leads a prayer before dinner is served at Celebrating Love. 

together and what he’s been 

doing in our life since. We 

can just be grateful. That’s 

what I hope for.” 

New Life Community 

Church – which is a nondenominational 

Christian 

church – holds worship services 

every Sunday at 10 

a.m., and the services can 

also be streamed on Facebook. 

For more information, 

visit www.newlifecommu 

nity.church/Locations/hom 

er-glen.

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Highway commissioner speaks 

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Jason Maholy 


The Homer Township 

Road District had until last 

week’s winter storms done 

relatively little in the way of 

plowing thus far this season, 

but the man in charge of coordinating 

the snow-clearing 

effort was gearing up for 

what he correctly predicted 

“could be a messy week on 

area roads.” 

Road Commissioner Mike 

DeVivo provided during a 

24-minute Homer Township 

Board meeting on Feb. 

5 some insight into the nuances 

associated with the 

plowing, salting and keeping 

drivers rested during 

a prolonged effort to keep 

roads clear and safe. With 

a network of storms headed 

toward the Midwest that ultimately 

would drop large 

amounts of snow, DeVivo 

anticipated what was ahead 

for motorists and his crew, 

and he reflected on what had 

been a light portion of the 

district’s workload this winter 

to that point. 

Homer Township and the 

surrounding area had prior 

to Super Bowl Sunday, 

Feb. 4, seen only two days 

this winter with measurable 

snowfall. The nearly 

two inches that fell on the 

southwest suburbs and other 

areas before, during and 

after barn-burner between 

the Philadelphia Eagles and 

New England Patriots, combined 

with the three to four 

inches that fell on the area 

the following day and night, 

Feb. 5, exceeded the total 

snowfall of the entire winter 

to that point. 

“We’ve been blessed most 

of this season and a lot of 

last season, but it snowed 

over the weekend and it’s 

snowing tonight,” DeVivo 

told the board as he relayed 

the latest forecast while 

snow fell outside Town Hall. 

“We do what we can to do to 

keep the roads as safe as we 

can, but I’ve got to tell you 

there are going to be some 

difficult times for the travelers 

in our community for the 

next week. 

“It’s not going to be fun.” 

A snow-clearing schedule 

that would be a staple for 

much of the following week 

had been implemented earlier 

that day. Plow drivers had 

hit the roads at 7 a.m. and 

were to be pulled from duty 

no later than 11 p.m., and 

would then strike out at 4 

a.m. the following morning 

to clear roads for the morning 

rush, DeVivo said. 

Plows hit the roads for a 

more prolonged stretch of 

days beginning the evening 

of Thursday, Feb. 8 and ending 

the afternoon of Sunday, 

Feb. 11. 

The Road District’s website 

on Thursday, Feb. 8 

posted a message that echoed 

DeVivo’s words regarding 

the snow removal plan. 

“Snow is forecast to begin 

this evening and not end until 

Sunday midday with only a 

few short breaks in between 

events,” the message said. 

“As of this writing, total accumulation 

by Sunday [Feb. 

11] will be between 10 and 

14 inches of snow, depending 

on just how these storms will 

track across our community. 

“Plows will be out on their 

routes from early morning to 

late evening every day. We 

will shut down plow operations 

during the overnight 

hours when traffic will be at 

a minimum. Residents can 

expect difficult driving conditions 

with snow-covered 

roads throughout the entire 

72- hour period. 

“Updated snow plans will 

be posted on this site as the 

storm progresses.” 

DeVivo acknowledged 

that schedule would contribute 

to snowy roads overnight 

— and added “that may happen 

a lot this week” — but 

the safety and efficiency of 

plow drivers is paramount,” 

he said. “The overall snow 

removal effort is more effective 

without splitting shifts 

and having drivers on the 

roads at all times. 

“If we were to stay this 

storm and try to work it 

through, we’d be in the 20- 

to 24-hour range, and once 

you get beyond 16, you’re 

neither efficient, nor are you 

safe,” DeVivo said. 

The Highway Department 

uses a fleet of 15 trucks all 

working the same shift to 

maintain the Township’s 

150 miles of roads. With that 

manpower, the Township 

can clear the entire network 

of roads in about four hours 

once the snow stops falling, 

he added. 

Splitting his crew into 

shifts would enable the 

Township to keep plows 

on the roads all night, but 

DeVivo said he has learned 

there is no benefit to that approach. 

“Then it takes twice as 

long to do everything; it’s 

just not efficient,” he said. 

Having the entire crew 

work an extended shift has 

its disadvantages, as well. 

Work the drivers too late, 

and they won’t be able to 

come in as early as would 

be ideal, and roads can’t be 

plowed until after the morning 

rush has begun. 

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Homer 33C superintendent announces resignation 

Coglianese has led 

school district since 

being hired in 2014 

Jessie Molloy 


The Homer Community 

Consolidated School District 

33C community was 

informed recently 

of the 

resignation of 

Superintendent 

Kara Coglianese. 

Coglianese 

tendered her 

resignation to Coglianese 

the school board on Feb. 1, 

and her last day will be on 

June 30. 

In letters released to staff 

and parents this week, Coglianese 

called her time at 

District 33C, “One of the 

most rewarding experiences 

to my career, to-date.” 

Coglianese was hired by 

Homer 33C in 2014. She has 

previously worked as the assistant 

superintendent at Fremont 

School District 79 and 

as the director of learning at 

Wheeling School District 21, 

as well as superintendent of 

St. George Community Consolidated 

School District 258 

in Bourbonnais, which was 

her most recent position prior 

to her tenure at Homer 33C. 

In her time at Homer 33C, 

Coglianese spearheaded the 

Preparing Future Ready Students 

initiative, which oversaw 

the 1-to-1 Chromebook 

program, the introduction of 

the school STEAM labs and 

the all-day kindergarten program. 

“The real focus is we 

moved our district from 

good to great,” Coglianese 

said in comments to The Horizon. 

“I was charged with 

the strategic plan, and because 

of the fantastic teamwork 

by everyone in the 

district, we have gotten it 

all done in three years, and 

we’ve already started to see 

our test scores go up. The 

entire school community 

has been extremely generous, 

committed and wholly 

focused on children.” 

The school board held a 

special meeting Feb. 6 to accept 

the resignation and begin 

the process of finding her 

replacement. 

“Kara has led us during 

significant changes at 

the district and has been a 

dedicated champion of our 

schools,” Board President 

Debbie Martin said in a written 

statement. “The board is 

grateful for her service to the 

school district.” 

After hearing presentations 

from two hiring firms 

at the special meeting, the 

board voted to hire the firm 

BWP & Associates to assist 

them in the search for a new 

superintendent. 

“Most school districts use 

search firms to help find new 

superintendents,” explained 

Homer 33C Communications/Public 

Relations Manager 

Charla Brautigam. 

“They are very well-networked. 

So, they take surveys 

in the district and talk 

with the board, and they 

solicit resumes. Eventually, 

they will narrow the field 

down to five or six choices 

and present them to the 

board. The board then conducts 

interviews and makes 

the final selection.” 

Coglianese did not give an 

official reason for her resignation 

in her official statement. 

“I’ve been seeing the conclusion 

of the strategic plan 

coming for some time,” she 

said. “I saw it coming together, 

and I wanted to be 

supportive of the board and 

give them enough time to 

find the next person.” 

While Coglianese addressed 

in her letter that 

her time at the district was 

“shorter than I imagined it 

would be” she said, “I think 

it’s time to go on to my next 

adventure.” 

Though Coglianese has 

not said what that “next 

adventure” will be, when 

asked, she replied, “I’ve got 

quite a few ideas. I’m going 

to wait and see which is the 

best option for me. 

“I can’t say enough how 

much I’ve enjoyed working 

with this community,” she 

added. “Not just the students 

and staff, but the parents and 

the partnerships we made 

with the village, as well. I’ll 

always have a very special 

place in my heart for Homer.” 

The board hopes to name 

the next superintendent by 

this spring, according to the 

written statement. 

Sheriff ’s Office issues warning 

about continual phone scams 

Police ask public to 

exercise caution with 

suspicious calls 

Submitted by Will County 

Sheriff’s Office 

The Will County Jury 

Commission has once again 

advised the Sheriff’s Office 

that several citizens have 

notified them that they have 

received calls from people 

who claim to be a deputy 

or deputy chief from the 

Will County Sheriff’s office. 

These individuals state that 

because the person did not 

show up for jury duty, they 

will need to pay a fine or a 

warrant will be issued for 

their arrest. 

The most recent reports 

that have come into the Sheriff’s 

Office are from local 

doctors who have informed 

us that the caller identifies 

themselves as Deputy Dave 

Adams. The fraudulent 

number is (815) 202-4023. 

Past numbers used by these 

scammers are (815) 733- 

8238 and (815) 733-1909. 

These individuals threaten 

the person with being arrested 

if they do not go to their 

local store, purchase specific 

gift cards and call them back 

with the gift card numbers. 

These scammers are aggressive 

and even appear legitimate 

by using docket numbers 

and other legal terms in 

order to scare the person into 

believing them. 

The Will County Sheriff’s 

Office and the Will County 

Jury Commission want residents 

to be aware that they 

do not call citizens regarding 

jury duty no-shows or 

to threaten issuing an arrest 

warrant for any individual. 

Residents are asked to not 

fall victim to these individuals 

and their threats. Do not 

give out any personal information 

or agree to purchase 

gift cards or send money. 

Just hang up the phone. 

If anyone receives one of 

these calls, they can make 

a police report with the law 

enforcement agency that is 

under their jurisdiction. 

Visit us online at Homerhorizon.com 

TOWNSHIP 

From Page 4 

was going to stop at 9 p.m. 

[Monday], and I say, ‘OK, 

we’re going to work until 

midnight,’ and then it snows 

until midnight, then we’re 

screwed because then we 

can’t get in at 4 a.m. because 

we need to rest.” 

After plowing, the next 

step in the effort to keep roads 

safe for travelers is salting. 

The Highway Department 

has 2,000 tons of salt in its 

salt storage dome and needs 

as much as 400 tons to salt all 

150 miles of roads under its 

jurisdiction, DeVivo said. 

“We need 180 tons, minimum, 

but you put more salt 

than that on your tomatoes,” 

he joked. 

All Highway Department 

plows are outfitted with salt 

spreaders, but it is not effective 

to salt while snow 

is falling because that salt 

will simply be plowed away 

within a couple hours, DeVivo 

explained. 

“We’re not going to completely 

clear and [salt] down 

a road if it’s only going to last 

five hours,” he said. “We’ll 

salt hills and maybe intersections, 

but if you salt [during 

a storm], the plows will just 

push it into the ditch.” 

Motorists can do their 

part by exercising caution 

when driving in wintry conditions 

when roads can be 

slippery and visibility can 

be reduced. DeVivo noted 

that outside of the country’s 

major metropolitan areas, in 

places where snow falls as 

many as six months of the 

year, salt is not used and motorists 

drive on hard-packed 

snow from Thanksgiving 

through Easter , or however 

long snow is on the ground. 

“You get into a major metropolitan 

area, and people 

expect [salted] roads during 

an event — not after, during 

— and it just can’t happen; 

it’s unrealistic,” he said. 

Truck, accessories to be 

purchased 

In other Homer Township 

news, officials at the 

board’s meeting Feb. 5 

voted unanimously to approve 

spending $41,547 

toward a truck and accessories. 

The amount includes 

$34,823 for a 2018 Ford 

F350 XL and an attached 

snowplow, and $6,224 for a 

salt spreader to be installed 

on the truck. The remaining 

$500 is for running boards 

on a 2015 Ford Expedition. 

Committee chairpersons 

selected 

Officials also voted as to 

who among themselves will 

serve as Township committee 

chairpersons for 2018. 

The board voted unanimously 

to approve Homer 

Township Supervisor Pam 

Meyers recommendations 

for the posts: Linsey Sowa, 

Community/Special Events; 

Tom Fijan, Open Space 

Planning & Operations; and 

Ed Kalas and John Kruczek, 

Parks & Recreation; George 

Offord, Citizen & Special 

Needs Advocacy Committee. 

The board also voted to 

approve Lynn McGary and 

Karen Szynkowski as Township 

liaisons.



Homer Glen mother thankful for outpouring of support for sick daughter 

YouCaring page 

surpasses financial 

goal of $15,000 in 

less than a week 


Assistant Editor 

The Cepkauskas family 

from Homer Glen has had a 

rough start to 2018. 

Their 2-year-old daughter, 

Emily, has been in the hospital 

for more than two weeks 

after being admitted to the 

ICU on the day of her birthday 

party Jan. 27 for having 

metapneumovirus. The virus 

produces symptoms such 

as wheezing, fluid in the 

lungs, difficulty breathing, 

fever and dehydration, all 

of which Emily experienced 

the days leading up to going 

to the hospital. It’s a common 

virus in children her 

age, but the main difference 

is that Emily was born with 

a heart defect, which means 

her heart has to work ten 

times more to fight off even 

the common cold. 

“It hit her really hard and 

really fast; she turned a bad 

corner pretty quickly,” Laurie 

Cepkauskas, Emily’s 

mother, said. 

A “fight” is something the 

Cepkauskas’ are unfortunately 

familiar with, as Emily 

has been in and out of the 

hospital since she was born. 

Fortunately, however, the 

Homer Glen community has 

joined in that fight with the 

family and has been behind 

them every step of the way. 

“It’s just overwhelming 

in the most beautiful way,” 

Cepkauskas said. 

As of press time, family 

and friends had donated 

$15,400 to the Cepkauskas’ 

through a YouCaring page 

online to help with medical 

expenses and getting the 

family back on their feet 

after this yet again difficult 

time. 

“There’s no words — it’s 

a bunch of strangers who 

just will message me checking 

up on her and praying 

for her,” Cepkauskas said. 

“It just restores your faith 

in humanity that people just 

care so much about a family 

they don’t even know 

simply because we’re in the 

same community, and it’s 

such a great feeling,” Cepkauskas 

said. 

The YouCaring page had a 

goal set of $15,000 and surpassed 

it in less than a week. 

Cepkauskas said that the 

family and friends who set 

up the donation page picked 

that goal, not thinking it 

would ever get that high. 

Whatever donations are left 

over after being allotted to 

medical and living expenses 

for Emily and the family 

will be given to the Ronald 

McDonald House. 

“I made an initiative 

called Project Little Red 

Wagon, where we give back 

to [Advocate Children’s 

Hospital], and we give back 

to Ronald McDonald House, 

so when we are doing well 

and we’re out of our slump, I 

do my best to pay it back, so 

I just want the community to 

know that I promise to continue 

to pay it forward once 

we are out of our unfortunate 

situation,” Cepkauskas said. 

“As a thanks, I’ll continue to 

pay it forward.” 

Emily was sick in the summer 

of 2016 and spent threeand-a-half 

months in the 

ICU at Advocate Children’s 

Hospital, most of which was 

on life support following 

two open heart surgeries. In 

2017, Emily was in the hospital 

once a month for six 

months straight, and then 

again right before the holidays. 

She is currently on a 

non-invasive ventilator helping 

her breathe. On Feb. 7, 

doctors began slowly weaning 

her off the support every 

eight to 12 hours. The family 

and doctors hoped that Emily 

could return home in the 

next week, marking three 

weeks in the hospital. 

“This virus was just a very 

aggressive one,” Cepkauskas 

said. “Emily hasn’t been 

on this much breathing support 

since her last open heart 

surgery. This one was very 

scary. 

“Last week, I remember 

sitting there; I really didn’t 

know if she was going to 

make it. She was just so incredibly 

sick, and unfortunately 

our Down syndrome 

group that I’m a part of 

through social media and 

in our community, we unfortunately 

have lost three 

children this season due to 

viruses, and of course when 

you’re in that situation, your 

mind goes to the worse-case 

scenario, and I was thinking, 

‘is my daughter going to be 

next?,’ and thank the Lord, 

she fought and she pulled 

through.” 

Cepkauskas said that Emily’s 

surgeon has been very 

involved the past couple 

weeks in terms of monitoring 

her to see how soon 

her next open heart surgery 

might have to be. 

“They’re just keeping a 

very close eye on her and 

they have a very low reserve 

how sick they’re going to 

allow her to get before intervening 

with another open 

heart surgery,” Cepkauskas 

said. 

The only thing keeping 

this Homer Glen family 

going is knowing that they 

have a whole community 

behind them, ready to help. 

“Unfortunately, Emily 

will always have struggles, 

and our family will always 

have struggles, but we have 

so much support and so 

much prayer and so many 

people in our corner that it 

just makes it that much easier,” 

Cepkauskas said. 

To donate, visit www. 

youcaring.com/emilycepkau 

skas-1081060. 

Homer Glen resident Emily Cepkauskas has recently been dealing with more medical 

issues, and a YouCaring page was started to help her and her family during the difficult 

time. Photos submitted 

The Cepkauskas family (left to right) Tyler, Marcus, Emily and Laurie, recently celebrated 

Emily turning 2.

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Homer businesswoman, her husband donate backpacks of items to needy 


Assistant Editor 

Michelle and Ed Kerfin are 

no strangers to helping those 

in need. 

Last year, they started 

two micro pantries in Lockport 

that are stocked with 

an assortment of foods that 

anyone can take for free, no 

matter what time of day it is. 

They’re located on 9th and 

State streets and in front of 

Whizzy Puffs Sweet Spot on 

MacGregor Road. This year, 

they’ve started an initiative 

called Backpacks for the 

Homeless in collaboration 

with the Lockport Police Department. 

On Wednesday, Feb. 

7, Ed Kerfin delivered 25 

drawstring backpacks to the 

Lockport Police Department, 

giving each officer one backpack 

to have in their squad 

car in case they come across 

someone in need. The backpacks 

are filled with hats, 

socks, gloves, water, Gatorade, 

personal hygiene items 

and snacks. 

“The big thing is helping 

the police department help 

the people they’re dealing 

with. The folks they come 

across are usually at their 

worst — the worst time in 

their life or month or who 

knows what,” Ed said. “That 

little extra help goes a long 

way.” 

Ed said he will call the police 

department every week 

or two to see if they need 

more backpacks so the squad 

cars have them. 

“They’re the people who 

might find the guy that happens 

to be under the bridge 

that day,” Michelle, who is a 

State Farm insurance agent in 

Homer Glen, said. 

Lockport Police Chief Terry 

Lemming said the officers 

were excited to be involved 

in Backpacks for the Homeless. 

“Lockport’s a really, really 

nice town, but sometimes 

people are silently suffering 

financially, and we run into 

people like that frequently, so 

those are the ones we want to 

help,” Lemming said. 

Michelle (left) and Ed Kerfin, of Lockport, bring a tub of 

bags filled with candy, personal items, food and more to the 

Lockport Police Department to donate. Michelle is a State 

Farm insurance agent in Homer Glen. Mary Compton/22nd 

Century MediA. 

Lemming said the police 

department will continue to 

be involved in the initiative no 

matter how they can fund it. 

“It’s not just for the homeless, 

it could be anybody — 

someone that just got put out 

of their house, or whatever 

the reason may be, or somebody 

that just doesn’t have 

any money and needs food 

and the police happen to be 

there and give them one of 

these backpacks to help get 

through the night,” Ed said. 

The Kerfins got the inspiration 

for the initiative 

from Michelle’s cousin, who 

makes the wooded micro 

pantries that her and Ed take 

care of. He offered to help 

Michelle and Ed get started 

and gave them the first 25 

bags. Michelle’s cousin does 

this on his own time, as 

well, and the Kerfins have 

followed suit and have kept 

backpacks in their cars for 

the past couple years. 

“There was a family standing 

outside the Costco in 

Orland Park, and they were 

standing there; there was a 

little boy, a baby in a stroller 

and a mom and dad with 

a sign,” Michelle said. “I 

pulled up, and I gave them 

the male and female bag, and 

they wanted to hug me. The 

little boy was like, ‘Thank 

you, thank you,’ and he went 

immediately into the bag.” 

The bags are separated by 

gender, and the items inside 

cater to either females or 

males. There’s also enough 

food inside the backpacks 

to last a couple of days. The 

items put inside reflect the 

weather conditions, and, in 

the summertime, there are 

baseball caps, ChapStick and 

sunscreen. 

“We’re going to have to 

get people to help donate the 

socks, the gloves, the hats, 

the personal hygiene items,” 

Ed said. 

To donate to the initiative, 

people can drop off items at 

Michelle’s State Farm office 

at 14051 S. Bell Road or call 

the office line at (708) 301- 

1800, and Michelle and Ed 

will pick up any donations, 

as well. Donations can also 

be dropped off at Canals and 

Trails Credit Union, 838 S. 

State St., Lockport; Whizzy 

Puff’s Sweet Spot, 110 Mac- 

Gregor Road, Lockport; 

or Sizzles, 571 E. 13th St., 

Lockport. 

“We’ve always been people 

who give ever since I 

opened my office in Homer 

Glen,” Michelle said. “We’ve 

tried to give back to the community 

who’s given to us. 

My success is because of the 

community.” 

The goal for Backpacks for 

the Homeless is that it will 

be here to stay and will help 

people in immediate need. 

“How many things can you 

do that you can say by doing 

this you’ll have an immediate 

impact, positive impact 

on someone’s life?,” Ed said. 

“That’s the micro pantries, 

and hopefully, too, with these 

backpacks.” 

Butler School students pitch product inventions to families 

Submitted by Homer 

Community Consolidated 

School District 33C 

Creativity and ingenuity 

were on full display Jan. 

26 as Butler School fourthgrade 

Discovery students 

pitched their inventions to 

friends and family. 

“Sit back and relax,” one 

student told a captive audience 

as she introduced them 

to her Personal Pet Petter. 

“No batteries needed.” 

Students in Michelle 

Schultz’s Discovery Class 

were challenged to invent 

a product, build a prototype 

and write an audio ad promoting 

it. 

They completed their 

month-long project on Jan. 

26, when they presented 

their inventions to friends 

and family at an Invention 

Convention. 

Their sales pitches resembled 

infomercials, promising 

a buy-one-get-one-free 

deal if they ordered now. 

Products included a 

Touchless Duster, a Desk 

Extender and a Tissue Tote. 

The inventor of the 

hands-free dog brusher even 

offered proof that her contraption 

works by showing 

prospective buyers a video 

of her own dog walking 

through the contraption of 

PVC pipe and brushes. 

Butler School fourth-grader Lauren Bacys explains how her 

hands-free dog brusher, Personal Pet Petter, works. 

Butler School fourth-graders Ryan Pochol (left) and Liam 

Rusniak (right) pitch their inventions to friends and family 

on Jan. 26. Photos submitted

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Love in the air (and on the 

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Amour. Amore. Liebe. 

Across the globe, there 

are many words for love, 

but nothing quite captures 

the concept like a picture or 

paintings, jewelry and sculptures. 

Through Feb. 24, the walls 

of the Tinley Park-Park District’s 

Vogt Visual Arts Center 

are to be adorned with 

images of endearment for 

its display called “What Do 

You Love?” The opening reception 

the afternoon of Saturday, 

Feb. 3, gave art fans 

the chance to see the show 

and chat with local artists 

about their inspirations. 

Vogt Center instructor 

Carol Chirafisi said she 

loves sharing the joy of art 

through her paintings and as 

a teacher. 

“I mostly love working in 

oils and depicting concepts 

that relate to people, so it’s 

portraiture but it’s not in the 

traditional sense,” she said. 

“It’s figures and the objects 

that pertain to them. It’s narrative 

in a sense. It’s a composition 

of many objects that 

relate to a person’s life. It’s 

about life, but it’s not too direct. 

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meaning out for yourself.” 

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meaning. She not only 

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even included the gallery in 

her wedding when she married 

her husband, Kurt, on 

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Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Pair teams up to take over 

longstanding eatery, expects 

to reopen in March 

Ranch Frostie has been 

delighting New Lenox residents 

for nearly 50 years 

with soft-serve ice cream, 

hot dogs and more. And 

while this spring will usher 

in some changes, new owners 

John Sestak and Jackie 

Potocki want to make one 

thing clear. 

“We’re not changing anything,” 

Sestak said Feb. 6, 

during an interview with The 

New Lenox Patriot at Ranch 

Frostie. “Everything is going 

to stay close to the same.” 

Sestak said he and Potocki 

have lived in the area 

for close to 44 years. While 

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cultural hotspot will require 

a learning curve, he said they 

are going to be ready for it. 

“It’s honestly an honor for 

her and I to keep this place 

open,” Sestak said. “And the 

support [from the community] 

is unbelievable.” 

More than 45 years ago, 

Harold and Teri Hoyt purchased 

what would become 

Ranch Frostie and moved 

it to the other side of Route 

30, located at 1259 N. Cedar 

Road. 

In late 2017, Teri decided 

it was time to move on to 

the next stage of her life. But 

while her time with Ranch 

Frostie was nearing its end, 

she wanted to ensure the 

business would live on. 

When Sestak and Potocki 

approached Hoyt about taking 

over, she said she felt 

good about it. 

“I knew him and his connection 

with New Lenox and 

Frostie,” Hoyt said about 

John. “With his business 

in New Lenox and having 

known him as a child, I had 

really good feelings.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 


visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

Police ReportS 

Man reportedly steals two cellphone cases from Meijer 

A loss prevention employee 

reportedly observed 

an unknown man remove 

two cellphone cases from 

the packaging, and conceal 

them on himself Jan. 28 in 

the electronics department 

of the Meijer at 14169 S. 

Bell Road. Upon being approached 

by the employee, 

police said the man took off 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Orland Park police officer 

praised for going ‘above and 

beyond’ 

An Orland Park police officer 

was recognized Feb. 5 

at the Village of Orland Park 

Board of Trustees meeting 

for going above and beyond 

the call of duty in order to 

help a resident. 

During the recognition 

portion of the meeting, Orland 

Park Police Chief Tim 

McCarthy presented Officer 

Phillip Glecier to the board 

members. 

McCarthy said around 9 

a.m. on a January morning, 

Orland Park police received 

a call from a senior citizen 

about a “possible suspicious 

person near her home … because 

she saw some tracks in 

the snow.” 

McCarthy said Glecier was 

dispatched to the home, did 

an investigation and checked 

the area. While he did not find 

any signs that would indicate 

criminal activity, Glecier listened 

to the woman’s concerns 

about the lock on her 

storm door being broken. 

“Officer Glecier said he 

might be able to come by after 

work to fix that,” McCarthy 

recounted. “After work, 

he did. He went out and 

bought a lock for the door 

and new parts at the Home 

Depot. He came back and 

repaired the door for [the 

woman].” 

The resident wound up 

writing a letter thanking 

the police department and 

Glecier. 

running out the door and entered 

a Mazda before taking 

off. 

Jan. 29 

• James Hourigan, 25, of 

7663 W. Inverary Drive in 

Frankfort, was cited for allegedly 

disobeying a stop 

sign and driving while having 

a suspended license at S. 

“We don’t pat our officers 

on the backs enough 

for those types of things, for 

which we really do receive 

a lot of letters,” McCarthy 

said. 

Mayor Keith Pekau said 

he receives several of these 

types of letters, but he noted 

that this instance was “above 

and beyond.” 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 


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From THE FRANKFORT STATION 

East falls to Bolingbrook in 

last game of regular season 

The stage was simple 

enough, when Lincoln-Way 

East faced Bolingbrook in 

a big girls basketball tussle 

last week. 

In the final regular season 

game for both teams, whoever 

won was the outright 

Blue Division champion in 

the SouthWest Suburban 

Conference. 

Unfortunately for the Griffins, 

it was not them. Gabby 

Smith scored a game-high 

17 points and pulled down 

12 rebounds, as Bolingbrook 

made too many big shots 

and pulled down many more 

second-half rebounds to pull 

away for a 56-46 victory 

over East Feb. 6 at Bolingbrook. 

With the victory, the Raiders 

(21-4, 9-1) won at least 

Parker Road and W. Chicago-Bloomington 

Trail. 

Jan. 25 

• Mia Kammerer, 32, of 

11100 S. 84th Avenue in 

Palos Hills, was cited for reportedly 

speeding and driving 

while having a revoked 

license at W. 151st Street 

and S. Woodcrest Avenue. 

a share of the SWSC Blue 

for the 10th time in the 13 

seasons since it formed. East 

(25-4, 8-2) tied Bolingbrook 

for the SWSC Blue title in 

the 2013-2014 season. But 

that was because of Homewood-Flossmoor 

forfeiting 

all its wins that season. 

H-F, which would have 

won it except for the forfeits 

four years ago, captured 

the conference title 

the past three seasons. This 

season, H-F, now coached 

by former Bolingbrook 

coach Tony Smith, knocked 

off the Raiders 60-59 in 

double overtime Feb. 1 in 

Flossmoor. That set up the 

winner-take-all meeting between 

East and the Raiders 

last week. 

But it was not to be in the 

end for the Griffins, who 

defeated H-F in a pair of 

close games this season but 

lost the previous meeting to 

Bolingbrook 47-46 on Jan. 

18 in Frankfort. 

“I feel as a team we didn’t 

bring forth what we know 

we can,” East senior guard 

Delani Grayer said. “We got 

nervous that we would have 

made school history [as outright 

SWSC Blue champions 

for the first time] if we 

would have won.” 

Reporting by Randy Whalen, 


visit FrankfortStation.com. 

Editor’s note: The Homer 

Horizon’s police reports come 

from the Will County Sheriff’s 

Department’s online news 

bulletin service. 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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From the Editor 

Recognizing all the ways the community shows love 

Thomas Czaja 

tom@homerhorizon.com 

With Valentine’s 

Day having 

just occurred, 

the thoughts of many have 

recently been fixated on the 

likes of chocolates, Cupid, 

roses, hearts and the like. 

When some hear the 

word love, they may initially 

think of the form of 

romantic love. Of course, 

there are various types of 

love, including those for 

God, family, friends, pets 

and maybe even love for the 

little things one appreciates 

in life. 

It is always refreshing to 

see people showcase and 

share acts of love, no matter 

how big or small. Looking 

through these pages, we 

sometimes see difficult stories 

that affect people in the 

community, but we also often 

see a number of articles 

that explicitly and implicitly 

show residents giving love 

both to those familiar and 

strangers alike. 

In a world that does have 

more negativity and division 

than we would care 

for, keeping an eye out for 

all the love can be a faithrestoring 

experience. And, it 

is quite easy to do. 

This issue alone encapsulates 

perfectly the different 

types of love we see present 

in Homer Glen on a regular 

basis. When reading this 

issue, one doesn’t need to 

look further than the front 

cover and on Page 3 to see 

the first love-related story 

on an event aptly called Celebrating 

Love, which was 

held this past Friday at New 

Life Community Church. 

This event was put on for 

the first time and honored 

couples and the love they 

have for one another with an 

evening of fellowship. Even 

the unrelenting blizzard outside 

didn’t keep the couples 

who attended away from 

savoring the time to make 

more memories together. 

We see love through 

generosity with the story 

on Page 9 involving Homer 

Glen businesswoman 

Michelle Kerfin and her 

husband, Ed. Their latest 

venture is giving backpacks 

full of supplies to those in 

need. 

On Page 15, we see some 

of the valentines local 

children took time to draw 

and color for our contest 

but more importantly to ultimately 

send to those who 

served in the military. It is a 

small act of love to brighten 

a day and maybe give that 

extra push of morale. 

Even in sports, we see the 

love that the high school 

athletes have for their 

sports, whether bowling, 

wrestling, cheerleading or 

whatever else, and how the 

love for the game and teammates 

helps bring out the 

best in them, both athletically 

and as people. 

In each instance, there are 

different forms of love. 

Valentine’s Day may 

have been a blast for those 

celebrating with a new significant 

other for the first time 

or with a soulmate for the 

50th time. It may have been 

difficult for those widowed 

or single or feeling lonely or 

going through tough times. It 

may just have been another 

day, regardless of relationship 

status or current life situation. 

The aforementioned stories 

highlight the good times but 

also remind us in some cases 

there are those people out 

there struggling or in need of 

some additional love. Hopefully, 

they continue to inspire 

everyone to keep their hearts 

open to both giving and receiving 

love, not just on Feb. 

14, but always. 

“The infants bring the outside in. They enjoyed 

playing with snow this afternoon!” 

Sandbox of Homer Glen from Feb. 6. 

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“Marty Mustang greets students at HJH 

to help spread kindness. #33cpride @ 

Homer33c” 

@sschroederteach, Shannon Schroeder, 

Homer Jr. High eighth-grade reading 

teacher, from Feb. 7. 

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16 | February 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon FAITH 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church (14719 W. 

163rd St., Homer Glen) 

Cereal Food Drive 

The church is collecting 

boxes of cereal for the local 

food pantry. Drop off 

donations at the church. The 

church is also accepting nonperishable 

food items. 

Worship Service 

9:30 a.m. Sundays, 6:30 

p.m. Wednesday. 

Parishioners may use the 

nursery for their children 

up to age 3 during services. 

There is a Kids Klub for 

FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY 

Kim O’Neil Golob 

Kelli Hartseil Mores 

Kelly Furlong Foresman, Secretary 

It was easy to 

decide on cremation. 

Now, what about the 

rest of the decisions? 

Colonial Chapel 

Funeral Home 

Private, On-site Crematory 

15525 S. 73rd Ave. 

(155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem) 

Orland Park, Illinois 

Family owned for 40 Years 

colonialchapel.com 

708-532-5400 

The Cremation Experts. 

children in grades 4-5 during 

the service. 

Bible Study 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Open to anyone ready to 

discuss the Bible. 

Teen Education for Lifelong 

Leadership (T.E.L.L) 

6:30-8 p.m. Mondays. 

T.E.L.L. is an educational 

program for sixth- through 

12th-graders. The teens 

spend time interacting with 

each other to experience 

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God through games, food 

and conversation. There is 

no fee, but the church will 

accept a free will donation 

towards its Children’s Ministry. 

Christian Life Church (15609 W. 159th St., 

Homer Glen) 

Sunday Service 

10 a.m. 

Thursday Service 

7:30 p.m. 

EDGE Youth Service 

7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays. 

ADVERTISE 

YOUR 

FUNERAL 

SERVICES. 

Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish 

(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen) 

REDISCOVER the Mass 

7-8:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 

19, Feb. 26 and Monday, 

March 12, March 19. These 

will be led by Father Joseph 

Broudou, OSA. 

St. Augustine and the 

Christian Journey 

7 p.m. March 6 and 7. Father 

Richie Mercardo, OSA, 

will lead this two-day mission 

about St. Augustine and 

the Christian journey today. 

Contact Jessica Nemec 

@708.326.9170 ex.46 

www.22ndcenturymedia.com 

Lenten Penance Service 

7 p.m. March 22. 

Soup Suppers 

6 p.m. Every Friday during 

Lent followed by Stations 

of the Cross at 7 p.m. 

The Choice Wine: 7 Steps to 

a Superabundant Marriage 

6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 28, 

March 7, 14, 21, 28 and 

April 11. This free program 

will put couples on a path 

to superabundance through 

seven simple yet effective 

steps. Register online at 

www.omgcc.org or call Janet 

at (708) 301-0214. 

Ash Wednesday 

8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Mass. 

4 p.m. ash service. 

St. Bernard Parish (13030 W. 143rd St., 

Homer Glen) 

Weekday Worship 

9:30 a.m. weekdays. Communion 

Service on Thursdays. 

Confession 

3:30-4:15 p.m. First and 

third Saturday of the month. 

Confessions are also available 

upon request at any 

time. 

Community Choir Practice 

7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays. 

Parish members ages 16 

and older may join the choir. 

The choir needs vocalists 

and instrumentalists. For 

more information, join the 

weekly rehearsal or contact 

the music director, Julie 

In Memoriam 

Jean L. Rosstedt (nee Appell) 

Jean L. Rosstedt (nee Appell), 

95, of Homer Glen, 

died Feb. 5. She is survived 

by her son, Mark (Lois) 

Rosstedt; her daughter, Lynn 

(David) Dornblaser; her 

grandchildren, Brad Rosstedt 

and Rachel Rosstedt; and 

her many nieces and nephews. 

Funeral services were 

Kane, after Mass on Sundays. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

of Love provides diapers, 

feminine and incontinence 

products to clients who are 

qualified to use the local 

FISH Food Pantry. For more 


1017. 

New Life Community Church - Homer Glen 

(14832 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen) 

Weekly Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays; for more 


1416 

Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glenm 

(14367 W. 159th St., Homer Glen) 

Senior Connections 

10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.. Orland 

Park Campus, 11110 Orland 

Parkway, Orland Park. Second 

Friday of the month, 

chili lunch and program. The 

cost is $10, and Pastor Chaz 

will speak. To RSVP, call 

(708) 478-7477 ext. 272 or 

email merry-o@att.net. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at 

j.schlabach@22 

ndcenturymedia.com or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 15. 

Information is due by noon 

Thursday one week prior to 

publication. 

held Feb. 9 at Colonial Chapel 

in Orland Park. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

j.schlabach@22ndcentury 

media.com with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the Homer Glen community.

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Ready to read 

Used book sale returns to Homer Township Public Library 

Homer Glen resident Steve Black browses 

through some of the selections at the used 

book sale. The biannual sale is held every 

summer and winter, and helps to purchase 

new books for the library. 

Homer Township Public Library Executive 

Director Sheree Kozel-La Ha displays the 

bag patrons filled for $5 on the last day of 

the used book sale. 

Emmy O’Boyle, of Homer Glen, looks at one of the YA offerings Feb. 4 at the used book 

sale at Homer Township Public Library. The sale ran from Feb. 1-5. Photos by Laurie 

Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Hadley students stage concert 

to benefit children with cancer 




Hadley Middle School 

teacher and musician Joe 

Cernak loves to challenge 

his students to work creatively 

on projects that interest 

them. 

So when two students 

came up with the idea of 

staging a concert with his 

band, Hi-Fi Stereotypes, to 

benefit children with cancer 

at Comer Children’s Hospital, 

he couldn’t say no. 

On Friday, Feb. 16, Cernak 

and fellow bandmate, 

Kenton Brace (a music 

teacher at Hadley Middle 

School and Homer Jr. High 

School), will perform covers 

of pop hits from 5-6:30 p.m. 

in the Hadley Middle School 

gymnasium at 15731 S. Bell 

Road Homer Glen. 

The price of admission is 

a new toy, which will be donated 

to Comer Children’s 

What to bring 

Items recommended to 

bring for donation: 

• Uno cards 

• Small LEGO kits 

• Play-Doh 

• Matchbox cars 

• Picture books 

• Board games 

• Plastic toys and dolls 

• Word search puzzle 

books 

Hospital. A list of recommended 

items to bring for 

donation can be found in the 

accompanying infobox. 

Because of safety and infection 

control guidelines, 

the following toys cannot be 

accepted: fabric or handmade 

items; anything with latex; 

small rubber balls; magnetic 

toys; foam/puzzles; anything 

breakable; and candles. 

Toys are to be accepted at 

the door or exchanged for a 

ticket in advance. 

Supporting service members 

D92 students team 

up with Operation 

Care Package for 

donation of items 

Submitted by Will County 

School District 92 

Oak Prairie National Junior 

Honor Society students 

and the District 92 community 

recently donated items 

for service members in cooperation 

with Operation 

Care Package. 

Items collected included 

granola bars, macaroni and 

cheese, peanut butter, tuna, 

hand warmers, shampoo, lotion, 

batteries, board games, 

toothbrushes, books and 

much more. 

Oak Prairie students (left to right) Francesca Frieri, Reagan 

Davidson, Andrew Handzel, John Ryan and Jack Sullivan 

help put the donations in boxes. Photo submitted 

Klaudia Bogacz, Grace Evans, Michael Jostes, Madelyn 

Alvarado and Natalie Mattson were chosen to perform at 

the 2018 Illinois Music Educators Conference All-State 

Conference last month. Photo submitted 

LTHS choir students chosen to 

perform with top Illinois vocalists 

Five students take 

part in three-day 

conference 

Staff Report 

Five LTHS A Cappella 

Choir students attended the 

2018 IMEC (Illinois Music 

Educators Conference) All- 

State Conference Jan. 25-27. 

Claudia Bogacz, Grace Evans, 

Michael Jostes, Madelyn 

Alvarado and Natalie 

Mattson were chosen by audition 

to perform with other 

top high school vocalists 

in Illinois. It was quite an 

honor to be chosen and to 

attend. During the three-day 

conference, the students met 

and sang with the other top 

high school vocalists in Illinois 

and were led by world 

renowned guest conductors.

18 | February 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon LIFE &ARTS 


Publisher announces winners of 2018 

Valentine’s Day Coloring Contest 

Creativity, compassion on 

display across 623 total entries 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Proving once again to be one of the most 

popular annual contests run by 22nd Century 

Media, the 2018 Valentine’s Day Coloring 

Contest saw 623 total entries across three 

age groups and seven towns. 

And while a lucky nine have been chosen 

(see accompanying images and awards) as 

winners, the gigantic collection of entries 

was to be delivered to area veterans with 

the help of a local organization. With that 

in mind, 22nd Century Media would like to 

thank everyone who took the time to enter 

and spread the love this Valentine’s Day. 

As for the contest, this year we picked first, 

second and third in each of the age groups. 

Winners were chosen based on creativity and 

neatness. 

All three of the 9- to 12-year-old winners 

are to receive two hours of free bowling 

for up to six people, including shoe rentals, 

along with a pizza and pitcher of pop, at 

Laraway Lanes, 1009 W. Laraway Road in 

New Lenox. The three 6- to 8-year-old winners 

will get a multi-use pass for the Splash 

Park run by the Mokena Community Park 

District. And the 3- to 5-year-old winning 

entrants will take home a $5 gift certificate 

to Dairy Queen, 950 E. 9th St. in Lockport. 

Publisher 22nd Century Media also would 

like to thank the contest’s generous sponsors. 

Ages 3-5 Ages 6-8 Ages 9-12 

1st Place 

1st Place 

1st Place 

Peter Tadros, Orland Park Rania Siddiqui, Frankfort Gabriella Escobedo, Orland Park 

2nd Place 

3rd Place 

2nd Place 

3rd Place 

2nd Place 

3rd Place 

Lily Kudla, New Lenox 

Ivee Aftanas, New Lenox 

Angelina Tadros, 

Orland Park 

Audriana Lang, Lockport 

Emma Vogler, New Lenox 

Maddie Giampaolo, 

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The DIsh 

Kismet carries on as family business of destiny 

Orland Park eatery 

now run by former 

owner’s nephew 

Thomas Czaja, Editor 

Kismet means destiny or 

faith in Turkish. 

When the Kismet restaurant 

was first opened in Orland 

Park in 1977 by Roy 

Tufekcioglu, it was an act of 

faith — one that materialized 

in four decades and counting 

of selling its signature gyros 

and other food items. 

Last April, Tufekcioglu 

decided to retire and hand 

the reins of the business over 

to his nephew Ervin Ramazanoski, 

who now heads 

the day-to-day operations, 

though he owns it with his 

mother, father and brothers. 

For Ramazanoski, keeping 

the business in the family 

and leading it was a destiny 

he knew he wanted to fulfill. 

“It was destiny for us to 

be here,” Ramazanoski said. 

“We plan on keeping it going 

for another 40 years.” 

Since acquiring ownership, 

Ramazanoski has kept 

the menu largely the same, 

with the aforementioned gyros 

— as well as the burgers, 

beef, chicken, hot dogs, soup 

and salads — but he also 

made a few tweaks. 

He introduced delivery 

service for the first time as 

an added convenience for 

customers. He made the 

catering more extensive, 

utilizing a simple menu, so 

customers can easily pick 

up the phone and get what 

they want, while still being 

able to customize different 

orders, he said. 

Another thing Ramazanoski 

did is add a number 

of items. They decided to 

add a number of wraps, including 

a gyro wrap. They 

also added a honey mustard 

chicken sandwich, beef roll 

and chicken Parmesan that 

all cost $6.99 each. 

He even has eggs and will 

sometimes make a breakfast 

dish for customers, if they 

ask for them, though those 

and none of the other new 

things are officially listed on 

the menu. The owner said 

he plans to have all them 

remain available but not list 

them to keep things simple. 

But Ramazanoski knows 

what will always be No. 1. 

“The gyros were on the 

menu and will always be 

on the menu,” Ramazanoski 

said. “It’s what we’re known 

for. When I took over, I 

had nothing but gyros for a 

month.” 

The gyros are cut fresh 

off the spit, right in front of 

customers. Kismet uses Kronos 

gyro meat — a seasoned 

blend of selected beef and 

lamb — and adds its personalized 

touch. 

“We have a special blend 

of seasonings that we use,,” 

Ramazanoski said. “It’s like 

a Mediterranean, Turkish 

blend.” 

The gyro dinner and 

grilled chicken gyro dinner 

(both feed two and are 

$12.75) are popular choices, 

with the former coming with 

extra meat, extra pita, tomato, 

onion, olives, feta cheese 

and homemade cucumber 

sauce, and the latter the same 

extras and ingredients plus 

lettuce. 

“Everything is fresh ingredients,” 

Ramazanoski 

said. “While other people 

cut corners, we sharpen our 

edges. We do not skimp 

on anything. Everything is 

brought in pretty much daily 

... whatever doesn’t get used 

is thrown out.” 

To completely summarize 

or sample Kismet, a patron 

needs to save room for dessert, 

as 16 different flavors 

Kismet 

9931 W. 151st St. in 

Orland Park 

Hours 

• 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday 

• 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: www. 

kismetorlandpark.com 

Phone: (708) 349-2205 

of ice cream are available 

year-round, not to mention 

shakes, malts and other desserts, 

such as Oreo cookie 

balls ($1.78) and baklava 

($1.99). 

“Our ice cream comes 

from Wisconsin and is Cedar 

Crest,” Ramazanoski said. 

“People love the flavors. 

I got birthday cake, butter 

pecan or chocolate vanilla, 

strawberry, if you want to 

keep it simple. ... On top 

of that, you can make any 

shake out of my ice cream. 

... Make it how you like it.” 

Those who venture into 

Kismet Monday through 

Friday can try a daily special 

each day for $4.99. 

Ramazanoski also began 

serving quesadillas — again, 

not on the menu — and said 

they have become a Friday 

special. 

“We have the flour tortillas, 

and we already use 

cheddar cheese, so we just 

put them together,” Ramazanoski 

said of the quesadillas. 

“It came out phenomenal. ... 

It just makes sense.” 

No matter what patrons 

get, they keep coming out. 

When Ramazanoski’s uncle 

first opened the establishment, 

he decided to pay 

homage and show appreciation 

to his customers by 

putting up a collage of their 

photographs on the wall. 

It eventually extended and 

Kismet owner Ervin Ramazanoski holds the gyro dinner ($12.75), which feeds two and 

comes with extra meat, extra pita, tomato, onion, olives, feta cheese and homemade cucumber 

sauce. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

The chicken caesar wrap ($6.33) is another popular dish with patrons at Kismet. 

“blew up” to the many photos 

that still adorn the interior 

of Kismet, according to 

Ramazanoski. 

The current owner plans 

to sustain that tradition. 

“We are in the works of 

getting another [collage of 

photos of customers] made,” 

he said. “We’re going to 

keep it going.” 

Ramazanoski added he 

“stepped in with wet feet” 

for knowing how to run 

things with 13 years of experience 

in the restaurant 

industry. He has thoroughly 

enjoyed getting to know customers 

both old and new. 

“I love it,” Ramazanoski 

said. “I love my customers. 

They’re great. They work 

with me, and I work with 

them. If they want to try 

something different, I’ll always 

help them out. ... I love 

them all.”

22 | February 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon PUZZLES 


crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

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9. Ides rebuke 

13. Prefix with pad 

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16. Mardi Gras, e.g. 

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21. He wrote “The Shogun” 

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26. W.C. 

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30. Frankfort trampoline 

park 

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34. Leisurely walks 

35. Pieces of expensive 

jewelry 

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Adam 

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IDs in New Lenox 

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Foxx 

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details” 

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small scissors 

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communications 

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singer 

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“America” 

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34. Horror writer, Edgar 

Allan 

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■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

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ORLAND PARK 

Dan ‘D’ Jac’s 

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Hills; (708) 460-8773) 

■Thursdays: ■ Friday and 

Saturday: Whirlwind 

karaoke 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

Open mic 

comedy night with host 

Ray Fischer 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 

Orland Park; (708) 349- 

2111) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays, 

Wednesdays and Thursdays: 

Live entertainment 

■7 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live entertainment 

and face painter 

Papa Joe’s 

(14459 S. LaGrange 

Road, Orland Park; (708) 

403-9099) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Gene Infelise and Francesca 

■6-10 ■ p.m. Fridays: The 

keyboard stylings of 

Roger Pampel 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

LOCKPORT 

Port Noir 

(900 S. State St., Lockport; 

(815) 834-9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport; 

(815) 836-8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

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in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

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How to play Sudoku 

Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

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the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans for a while and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details. 

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Serving The Southwest Suburbs since 1947 

15939 S. Bell Rd. Homer Glen 

(Behind the Bonfire Restaurant) 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 14050 S. Cokes Road, Homer Glen, 

IL 60491 (Residential). Onthe 8th day 

of March, 2018 to be held at 12:00 

noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, 

Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: U.S. 

Bank National Association as successor 

by merger of U.S. Bank National Association 

ND Plaintiff V.Ludwik Zubek; 

et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 1744 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified 

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required bysubdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties 

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 


of 14533 Palomino Court, Homer Glen, 

IL 60491 (Single Family Home). On the 

1st day of March, 2018 to be held at 

12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: Deutsche Bank National Trust 

Company, As Trustee for Bravo Mortgage 

Asset Trust 2006-1, Bravo Mortgage 

Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, 

Series 2006-1 Plaintiff V. Maciej 

Jachymiak; Katarzyna Jachymiak; 

Beneficial Illinois Inc., d/b/a Beneficial 

Mortgage, Co. of Illinois; Unknown 

Heirs and Legatees of Maciej 

Jachymiak, if any; Unknown Heirs and 

Legatees of Katarzyna Jachymiak, if 

any; Unknown Owners and Non Record 

Claimants Defendant. 












whose rights in and tothe residen- 

tial real estate arose prior to the sale. All 



County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 

33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

P: 312-360-9455 

F: 312-572-7823 










of 16040 South Messenger Circle, 

Homer Glen, IL 60491 (Single Family). 

On the 22nd day ofFebruary, 2018 to 

be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

under Case Title: Nationstar Mortgage 

LLC Plaintiff V. Caryl L. Henrichs; Villas 

at Messenger Woods Condominium 

Association Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 









2702 Public 

Notices 

Certificate No. 32063 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will onFebruary 7, 2018 wherein 

the business firm of Infuego Furnishings 

located at 14240 SBell 

Road, Homer Glen, IL 60491 is 

registered and a certificate notice 

setting forth the following: 

Angel Shake, 14605 S Bridle 

Court, Homer Glen, IL 60491 

708-227-5980 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois 

this 7th day of February, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

Will County Division 

of Transportation 

PUBLIC MEETING 

The Will County Division of 

Transportation (WCDOT) invites 

you to attend the open house public 

meeting to learn about the proposed 

improvements to 143rd 

Street between Lemont Road (State 

Street) and Bell Road. 

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 

4 P.M. TO 7 P.M. 

HADLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 

15731 BELL ROAD 

HOMER GLEN, IL 60491 

Purpose of Meeting: 

oTo provide an update on the project 

status 

oTo present changes made due to 

comments from the 1st public 

meeting 

oTo obtain comments on revised 

proposed plan 

o To show, discuss, and obtain 

comments on proposed Noise wall 

locations 

Related exhibits, maps, plans and 

reports will be available for public 

review. Additionally, anaudiovisual 

presentation will be shown continuously 

throughout the meeting. 

Written comments will be accepted 

at the meeting, mailed after the 

meeting, or via email. 

Disabled persons planning to attend 

this meeting, who are inneed 

of special accommodations, sign 

language interpreter orother similar 

assistance, should notify 

WCDOT at least five days prior to 

the meeting. For this orany other 

concerns please contact Christina 

Kupkowski at (815)727-8476 

For all written correspondence regarding 

this project, please contact: 

Christina Kupkowski, PE 

Phase I Project Manager 

Transportation Planner 

Will County Division of Transportation 

16841 W. Laraway Road 

Joliet, IL 60433 

Email: ckupkowski@willcountyillinois.com 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

U.S. Bank National Association as successor 

by merger ofU.S. Bank National 

Association ND 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Ludwik Zubek; et. al. 

Defendant. No. 15 CH 1744 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 21st day of June, 2017, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

8th day of March, 2018 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 



sell at public auction to the highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

THE NORTH 100.0 FEET OF THE 

SOUTH 300.0 FEET OF LOT 34 IN 

COUNTY CLERKS SUBDIVISION 

OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTH- 

WEST 1/4, THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF 

THE NORTHWEST 1/4, THE 

NORTHWEST 1/4 OFTHE SOUTH- 

WEST 1/4 AND THE NORTHWEST 

1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF 

SECTION 5,AND THE EAST 3/4 OF 

THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSECTION 

6, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 

11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI- 

PAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 

Commonly known as: 14050 S. 

Cokes Road, Homer Glen, IL 60491 

Description of Improvements: 

Residential 

P.I.N.: 16-05-05-300-011-0000 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 


twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 




County. 



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

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








Property Act. 






to the proceeding advising them of



2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2900 Merchandise Under $100 






FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










) SS. 





Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 

As Trustee for Bravo Mortgage 

Asset Trust 2006-1, Bravo Mortgage 

Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, 

Series 2006-1 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Maciej Jachymiak; Katarzyna 

Jachymiak; Beneficial Illinois Inc., d/b/a 

Beneficial Mortgage, Co. of Illinois; 

Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Maciej 

Jachymiak, if any; Unknown Heirs and 

Legatees of Katarzyna Jachymiak, if 

any; Unknown Owners and Non Record 

Claimants 





cause on the 15th day of December, 

2016, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


1st day of March, 2018 ,commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public 

auction to the highest and best bidder 

or bidders the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 105 IN DERBY HILLS SUBDI- 

VISION UNIT NO. 2, BEING A SUB- 

DIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST 

QUARTER AND THE NORTHWEST 

QUARTER OFSECTION 12, TOWN- 

SHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED MAY 26, 

1978 AS DOCUMENT NO. R78-19448 

AND AMENDED BY LETTER OF 

CORRECTION RECORDED ON NO- 

VEMBER 14, 1978 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R78-45512, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 

Commonly known as: 14533 Palomino 

Court, Homer Glen, IL 60491 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 16-05-12-104-016-0000 













County. 



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

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




and legal fees required by subdivisions 




Property Act. 













TACT: 

THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 

33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

P: 312-360-9455 

F: 312-572-7823 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





Nationstar Mortgage LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Caryl L.Henrichs; Villas at Messenger 

Woods Condominium Association 





cause on the 20th day of November, 

2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 


22nd day ofFebruary, 2018 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 



sell at public auction tothe highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

Unit 6-16040 together with its undivided 

percentage interest in the Common 

Elements in Villas at Messenger 

Woods Condominium asdelineated and 

defined in the declaration recorded as 

Document No. R2005-051101, as 

amended from time to time, in the North 

half of the Northeast quarter of Section 

21, Township 36 North, Range 11, East 

of the Third Principal Meridian, in Will 

County, Illinois. 

Commonly known as: 16040 South 

Messenger Circle, Homer Glen, IL 

60491 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 16-05-21-204-033-1003 













County. 



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

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




and legal fees required by subdivisions 




Property Act. 













TACT: 

Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 


P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 


"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COL- 

LECT ADEBT AND ANY INFOR- 

MATION OBTAINED WILL BE 

USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" 

W17-0867 


12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 


Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Marjorie C. Myers; Unknown Heirs and 

Legatees of 

Marjorie C. Myers, if any; Unknown 

Owners and Non Record Claimants; 

Defendants. 

17 CH 2048 

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION 

The requisite affidavit for publication 

having been filed, notice is hereby given 

to you: 

-Marjorie C. Myers 

that Plaintiff has commenced this case 

in the Circuit Court of Will County 

against you and other defendants, for 

foreclosure of a certain Mortgage lien 

recorded against the premises described 

as follows: 

LOT 55, IN ERIN HILLS UNIT NO. 2, 

A SUBDIVISION OF PART OFTHE 

NORTH 1/2 OFTHE NORTH EAST 

1/4 OFSECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 36 

NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- 

CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED JANUARY 12, 1977, AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R77-1250, IN WILL 

COUNTY ILLINOIS. 

C/K/A: 13552 South Kerry Lane, 

Homer Glen, IL 60491 

PIN: 16-05-03-202-022 

said Mortgage was given by Marjorie C. 

Myers, Mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan 

Chase Bank, N.A., Mortgagee, and recorded 

in the Office of the Recorder of 

Deeds ofWill County, Illinois, as Document 

No. R2012040634. 

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO 

SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IG- 

NORE THIS DOCUMENT. 

By order ofthe Chief Judge ofthe Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit 

Court, this case isset for Mandatory 

Mediation on February 8, 2018 at 1:30 

PM at the Will County Court, Annex 

3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender 

representative will be present along with 

acourt appointed mediator todiscuss 

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Erin Kleffman is a junior at 

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starter on the Porters statequalifying 

bowling team 

and is also a pitcher on the 

Porters softball team. 

What do you expect 

at state bowling this 

weekend? 

It will be good, it will be 

different. That’s because I 

was on the team last year at 

state but didn’t get to bowl. 

Still, I got to see everything 

happen and will be used to 

that. 

How did you get 

involved in bowling? 

My sister, Meghan, a 2014 

Lockport graduate, bowled 

and was on the bowling team 

here. My dad, Jack, bowls, 

too. So, it runs in the family. 

I first bowled when I was 8. 

Have you ever bowled 

a 300? 

No, I never have. My 

highest game is a 278. I had 

the first eight [strikes] in a 

tournament the beginning of 

my sophomore year. But the 

game all went downhill from 

there. 

What is your favorite 

bowling alley? 

Strike N’ Spare II. I’m just 

used to it. I like the people 

there. 

What have you learned 

from Lockport girls 

bowling coach Art 

Cwudzinski? 

I’ve learned how to keep 

my composure. I’ve also 

learned that, when you’re on 

a strike and you split, that 

two is four. That’s because 

if you’re on a strike then 

everything gets doubled. So 

if you split and have four 

pins left, then pick up two of 

them, as that will equal four. 

You’re a pitcher on the 

softball team, too. So, 

which sport do you like 

better — bowling or 

softball? 

Softball. In bowling, I 

feel like I’m playing against 

myself. Then I get mad and 

frustrated with myself. Softball 

is more of a team game 

and I like that. 

The softball season is 

a month away, but the 

Porters should be really 

good this season. What 

are your expectations? 

We have pretty high expectations. 

We’re all older, 

and for most of us, this will 

be our second year playing 

together. We all know our 

strengths and weaknesses, 

and that will help us get past 

the sectional. 

Photo submitted 

In both bowling and 

pitching for softball, 

you throw the ball 

underhand. Do you 

feel like they correlate 

together? 

No, I feel they’re not that 

similar. They are different 

forms, and they don’t go together 

at all. But I feel like 

I’m used to the form in both, 

so it doesn’t affect me. 

You still have another 

year of high school, 

but are you planning to 

play either bowling or 

softball in college? 

I’ve already committed to 

softball for the University of 

Evansville in Indiana. I committed 

to go there last year. I 

wanted to go to a small school 

that really pushed education. 

I’m going to major in economics. 

I really like the softball 

coaches and the campus. 

It’s a good fit. 

What is the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

It’s being part of a team 

and having friends from 

those teams. Plus, at Lockport 

we always have a lot of 

people to cheer us on. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Randy Whalen

36 | February 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon SPORTS 


High-flying performance helps Hadley raise money 




A team of students from 

Hadley Middle School recently 

took on a team of Wizards 

in a game of basketball. 

The Harlem Wizards, an 

entertainment group similar 

to the Harlem Globetrotters, 

visited Hadley Thursday, 

Feb. 8, where they took on 

Jackie Gallagher, Kaleen De- 

Fillipis-Holba, Abel Orelove, 

Matt Hull, Katie Cookman, 

Jen Mitchell, Chris Love, 

Lisa Davis, Carmel Hoak, 

Kristen Bard, Jon Grill and 

Matt Muir. Schilling School 

teachers Melody Johnson, 

Ashley Nelson and Kristen 

Rekruciak also participated, 

while Jane Fojtik served as 

the team’s coach. 

More than 400 tickets were 

sold online prior to the soldout 

event, and another 100 

seats were provided at the 

door. 

The funds raised at the 

event are to go toward a gardening 

and life center for the 

reading gazebo to help with 

science classes. 

Homer Jr. High eighthgrader 

and show choir student 

Talon Athos performed 

the national anthem. 

Nothing Bundt Cakes, 

Creme and Joey’s Red Hots 

helped the fundraising efforts 

by selling food at the event 

and donating a portion of the 

proceeds to the school. 

Leon Sewell, known as Spacejam (left), stops Lloyd Clinton, 

known as Loonatik, from running off with fifth-grade 

teacher Kristen Bard. 

Lloyd Clinton, known as Loonatik, signs autographs for 

Mohammad Abusalah (left) and Caden Harnett Ratkovich. 

Devon Curry, known as Livewire, goes up for a slam Thursday, Feb. 8, during the Harlem 

Wizards fundraising event at Hadley Middle School. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century 

Media 

Teachers get themselves hyped up before the game against the Wizards. 

Going 

green 

LTHS boys swim 

and dive team 

dyes hair ahead 

of postseason 

LEFT: In maintaining with 

tradition, the LTHS boys 

swim/dive conference 

team dyed their hair Jan. 

31 in preparation for 

the postseason. Loretta 

Howard, owner of Corner 

Salon in Lockport, 

once again donated 

the time of her and her 

staff to dye the entire 

conference team’s hair 

a shocking neon green. 

Photo submitted 

This Week In... 

Lockport Township 

High School Varsity 

Athletics 

Wrestling 

■Feb. ■ 15 at IHSA Individual 

State Finals, TBD at University 

of Illinois State Farm Center 







■Feb. ■ 20 at IHSA Team 

Sectional, TBD 

Boys Basketball 

■Feb. ■ 16 at Sandburg, 6 

p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 20 host Stagg, 6:30 

p.m. 

Boys Swimming and 

Diving 

■Feb. ■ 17 at IHSA Sectional, 

TBD at Sandburg

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Platinum Cheer Association empowers young cheerleaders 

Amanda Del Buono 


Encouraging young athletes 

to, “Be Fierce. Be Brilliant. 

Be Platinum!,” Platinum 

Cheer Association is 

gearing up for its first year 

of competitive cheerleading. 

On Jan. 29, all eight of 

PCA’s board members met 

at Front Row in Homer Glen 

for their last meeting before 

registration opened on Jan. 

30. 

“Every person at this table 

really created PCA,” board 

member Lisa Lechtenberg 

said. “… We all come with 

a background in cheer and 

possess a special passion for 

it. … Every single woman 

here is so devoted.” 

Last year, the women embarked 

on the opportunity to 

create a new cheerleading 

program that was not connected 

to a football program. 

Having an independent program 

will allow for a stronger 

focus on cheerleading as 

a sport, giving PCA athletes 

an edge as they move into 

high school cheerleading, 

the board members said. 

“We really love empowering 

the girls; I have a daughter, 

and I like that she gets 

to be at the center,” board 

member Katie Jablecki said. 

Board member and Homer 

Glen resident Jen Wirth 

added, “We’re the first in the 

area to do cheer on a recreational 

level not connected 

to a football program.” 

The board members and 

founders all have children 

who were previously involved 

with another cheer 

program. After discussing 

the benefits their children 

would receive from a cheercentric 

program, they decided 

to create their own. 

“We knew we wanted 

cheer to stand alone as a 

sport,” board member and 

Homer Glen resident Jill 

Roberson said. “We had a really 

strong program before, 

but we saw athletes looking 

to move to all-star levels, 

so we wanted to create a 

program at the all-star level 

without the all-star price.” 

Taking it further, board 

member Tanya Giordano 

said that the program combines 

community outreach, 

fundraising and athleticism 

in order to help shape 

PCA athletes into great high 

school athletes. 

When it comes to community 

outreach, the organization 

already has established 

a relationship with Ronald 

McDonald House Charities 

and Victorian Village in 

Homer Glen as part of its efforts 

to give back. 

“We’ve worked to form 

partnerships with recognized 

organizations that can benefit 

from service,” Wirth said. 

PCA accepts athletes from 

anywhere in the area and 

expects to see many from 

Homer Glen, Lockport, Orland 

Park and other nearby 

towns. 

“We don’t want anyone to 

feel excluded based on what 

town they’re from,” Roberson 

said. 

Not only were the women 

looking to create a cheer organization 

detached from a 

football program, but they 

also wanted to make the 

sport more accessible because 

cheer programs can be 

costly, they said. To help athletes 

and their families, PCA 

offers its Cheer For Free 

program, as well as several 

fundraising opportunities. 

“At PCA, it’s really important 

to us to make it affordable 

for families,” board 

member and Homer Glen 

resident Jennifer Reichardt 

said. “Cheer For Free allows 

families who participate to 

reduce or eliminate fees.” 

Those interested in Cheer 

For Free can download a 

cover letter outline and a 

sponsor letter, which outlines 

the goals of PCA, to 

help get sponsor donations 

to cover the various fees that 

can be associated with competitive 

cheer. 

As of press time, the PCA 

board has raised more than 

$6,000 in sponsorships for 

its athletes, it said. 

“Sponsorships are important 

in keeping affordability 

for families,” Lechtenberg 

said. “They help offset the 

cost for the kids.” 

Additionally, PCA is planning 

two fundraising efforts, 

which are also designed to 

help minimize the costs to 

the athletes and their families. 

“Also, we offer two opportunities 

to fundraise,” 

Reichardt said. “One is a 

mixed bag fundraiser. … It’s 

optional for families, but it’s 

only going to help them afford 

it. PCA doesn’t get any 

of the money. … The popcorn 

fundraiser is to support 

the state fees.” 

She added that all fundraising 

efforts are voluntary 

to the athletes and their families. 

PCA offers a Sparkle program 

for children 4 and 5 

years old, as well as competitive 

teams, which compete 

in the Illinois Recreational 

Cheerleading Association, 

for those in first through 

eighth grades. In total, PCA 

has six teams. 

“Platinum is the element 

that holds the organization 

together, and each team is 

a gem within it: diamond, 

opal, turquoise, sapphire and 

onyx,” Lechtenberg said. 

PCA is also excited to 

create a community where 

friendships can be built 

among both athletes and parents. 

“Friendship is important 

to the athletes,” board member 

and Homer Glen resident 

Jen Kubiszyn said. “My 

daughter has been in cheer 

since second grade, and now 

she’s in seventh. All of her 

best friends are from cheer 

in second grade.” 

The Platinum Cheer Association board and their daughters pose for a photo. The 

association is a new, independent program that will focus on cheerleading as a sport. 

Photos submitted 

Cheerleaders from throughout the area are welcome to join Platinum Cheer Association. 

Kicking off its first year, 

the board is excited to see all 

that it can accomplish. 

“We hope to have a season 

where we kill it on the mat 

and do a lot for the community,” 

Lechtenberg said. 

PCA hosted an open house 

on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 

noon to 3 p.m. at Front Row. 

On Feb. 23, the association 

will be hosting a gathering 

for PCA families from 6:30 

p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Pelican 

Harry’s, located at 14807 S. 

Founders Crossing in Homer 

Glen. Finally, PCA’s first 

open gym will take place 

March 31 at MPX Elite Fitness, 

located at 15301 S. 

Bell Road in Homer Glen. 

Registration will be open 

through May 1. The PCA 

Board expects teams to fill 

quickly, it said. 

Members of the board include 

Lechtenberg, Jablecki, 

Roberson, Reichardt, Giordano, 

Kubiszyn, Wirth and 

Kelly Boike. 

More information about 

programs, events, affordable 

options and fundraising 

is available at PCA’s 

website, www.platinum 

cheerassociation.com, and 

on its Facebook page, face 

book.com/platinumcheeras 

sociation.

38 | February 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon SPORTS 


LTHS earns sixth-straight sectional title 

Delrose takes the 

individual title, team 

eyes state crown 

Randy Whalen 


Perhaps when a team 

clinches its 23rd trip to the 

state finals since 1986, one 

might think it’s old hat. 

But that wasn’t the case 

for the Lockport Township 

girls bowling team last 

weekend. The Porters had a 

great sense of appreciation 

and excitement as they easily 

captured the title of the 

Bolingbrook Sectional by 

320 pins on Saturday, Feb. 

10, at Brunswick Zone in 

Woodridge. 

Bailey Delrose, Lockport’s 

only returning starter 

from last season’s secondplace 

state team, had a 1,396 

total to win the individual 

title. It was the second sectional 

title for Delrose, a 

four-year starter for the Porters, 

who has committed to 

bowl at Maryville University. 

She also captured the Joliet 

West Sectional championship 

with a total of 1,374 

at Town & Country Lanes in 

Joliet as a sophomore. 

“I’m ready for it,” Delrose 

said of her final trip to state. 

“We prepared ourselves the 

whole season, and now we 

are going to state. [Winning 

the sectional] is a good stepoff 

for my goal to win state. 

Everything we worked for is 

coming up this weekend.” 

The team standings were: 

Lockport (5,991), Oswego 

East (5,671), Sandburg 

(5,581) and Andrew (5,530), 

which edged out Neuqua 

Valley (5,493) for the fourth 

and final state-qualifying 

spot. 

The Top 4 teams, and the 

Top 5 individuals not on 

those teams, advance to the 

state finals. Those will be 

held this Friday and Saturday, 

Feb. 16-17, at The 

Cherry Bowl in Rockford. 

It was the sixth-straight 

sectional championship for 

the Porters, and their 20th in 

school history. 

“This one is one that is 

kind of special,” Lockport 

coach Art Cwudzinski said 

of the 10th sectional championship 

he’s coached. “We 

had one experienced bowler 

back from last year. But 

these girls worked hard over 

the summer, and that hard 

work paid off.” 

Delrose won her 10th 

tournament of the season 

and had the third-highest 

sectional score in the entire 

state behind Yorkville 

junior Katie Orisek (1,415) 

and Lincoln-Way West 

sophomore Kenzie Ullian 

(1,403), who were both at 

the LaSalle-Peru Sectional. 

Delrose knocked it out of 

the park in the morning 

session with a total of 732. 

She then had a high of 277 

in the fourth game before 

leveling off in the final two 

games. Her 1,396 total was 

33 pins ahead of fellow senior 

SouthWest Suburban 

Conference bowler Emily 

Schrader (1,363) from 

Sandburg. 

“Bailey struggled a bit at 

the end, but that just proves 

she’s human now and then,” 

Cwudzinski said. “But she’s 

our leader. She’s special.” 

Some special talent is 

coming up for Lockport, too. 

Freshman Chloe Siezega 

(1,253, high of 235 in Game 

3) and sophomore Jessica 

Ramirez (1,247, high of 245 

in Game 4) placed sixth and 

seventh overall. 

“What more can you ask?” 

Lockport’s Chloe Siezega throws a warmup ball prior to the IHSA Sectional match Saturday, Feb. 10, at Brunswick Zone in 

Woodridge. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Cwudzinski said of Siezega, 

who is the daughter of Porters 

assistant coach Lynda 

Siezega. “Chloe stepped up 

big time [in registering her 

new six-game series high] 

and is bowling like a veteran.” 

Chloe was ready for her 

opportunity. 

“We came here [to Brunswick 

Zone in Woodridge] 

on Wednesday [Feb. 7], so 

we knew what to expect,” 

Chloe said. “I didn’t really 

expect this, but it feels good 

to be part of the state team. 

I feel like I’m contributing a 

lot, and it feels great to be 

with my teammates.” 

Junior Erin Kleffman 

(1,162, high of 211 in Game 

3) placed 16th overall for 

Lockport. Senior Kaelin 

Bailey Delrose fires a warmup shot prior to winning the individual sectional title. 

Miller (139) also started, 

but the Porters substituted 

freely, starting with sophomore 

Samantha Traina (299 

in two games), who rolled 

a 160 in the second game. 

Freshman Maghan Bacys 

(311 in two games) had a 

158 in the opening afternoon 

game, and her old sister, junior 

Katelyn (184), bowled 

the final game for Lockport.

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fastbreak 

Wrestling 

Six qualify for state for Porters out of Alton Sectional 

1st and 3 

Adam Jomant/ 

22nd Century Media 

Lockport girls 

bowling claims 

sectional title to 

advance to state 

1. Top of the pack 

The Lockport girls 

bowling team won 

the Bolingbrook 

Sectional by 320 

pins Saturday, Feb. 

10, with a final score 

of 5,991. 

2. Delrose wins 

individual title 

Lockport’s Bailey 

Delrose, the only 

returning starter 

from last season’s 

second-place state 

team, had a 1,396 

personal total to 

win the solo title. 

She also won an 

individual sectional 

title as a sophomore. 

3. Hitting a career best 

Freshman Chloe 

Siezega rolled 

a 1,253 at the 

sectional, including 

a high of 235 in 

Game 3, to notch 

her new six-game 

series high. 

Reese wins weight 

class at 152 pounds 

Erin Redmond 


Matt Ramos was one point 

shy of making a run at a sectional 

title. 

A 3-2 double overtime 

decision was the difference 

between the Lockport wrestler 

going home with a thirdplace 

finish instead of first 

as he fell to the 2017 state 

runner-up to drop into the 

consolation bracket. 

And he came back with a 

vengeance. 

Ramos became one of six 

state qualifiers for the Porters, 

knocking off last year’s 

113-pound state champion 

with a 10-5 decision en route 

to his third-place finish at the 

Class 3A Sectional Saturday, 

Feb. 10, at Alton. Lincoln- 

Way East also qualified two 

wrestlers for state. 

“[Because of Ramos], 

the returning state champ 

didn’t make it out of the sectional 

tournament,” Lockport 

coach Josh Oster said. 

“Matt’s wrestling really 

well. He’s in that discussion 

to be a state champ next 

week.” 

Of the six qualifiers, only 

one walked away a sectional 

champion: Zach Reese at 

152. 

“It took him awhile last 

year to believe that he belonged 

in that top group of 

kids,” Oster said of Reese. 

Matt Ramos finished in third place for the Porters in his weight class at 113 pounds 

Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Alton Sectional. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

“This year, he [has] been a 

lot more confident, and he 

came in and showed it. It 

was no-nonsense, and he 

took care of business today. 

It was a little bit tighter in 

the finals than he wanted, but 

he wrestled well and stayed 

focused and kept grinding 

away.” 

Lincoln-Way East’s Nick 

Mihajlovich was the lone 

champion for the Griffins, 

too. The 182-pounder 

knocked off Yorkville’s Nick 

Stemmet in the title match 

with a 9-7 decision. 

“Nick had a good tournament; 

he set himself up 

nice,” Griffins coach Tyrone 

Byrd said. “I was pretty 

pleased to see him get one of 

the seeds, and we’ll see how 

that plays out as the other 

sectionals wrap up. He’s a 

junior, so it’s nice to get this 

experience and … he set 

himself up to get All-State.” 

Mihajlovich dominated 

his way through the 182 

bracket, quickly pinning his 

Collinsville opponent in the 

first period of his first match 

of the day. He then squared 

off with Lockport’s Yousif 

Salah, who took the eventual 

champ to wire before being 

pinned with just seven seconds 

left in regulation. 

Salah, a senior, finished 

fourth and punched his ticket 

to state for the first time in 

his four years on varsity. He 

was pinned in the first round 

of the third-place match after 

knocking off his Granite 

City opponent 7-1 to keep 

his state hopes alive. 

Lockport’s Mike Kaminski 

— a 106-pound wrestler 

— will also head to state for 

the first time. The first year 

varsity wrestler took third 

after beating senior Isaiah 

Tapia of Moline 4-2. 

“He was a kid that looked a 

little off in the semis, looked 

like he was a little afraid to 

make a mistake,” Oster said. 

“We had to sit down afterwards 

and tell him to relax, 

it’s just wrestling, it’s just 

another match. He came out 

and wrestled really well after 

that.” 

Anthony Molton took second 

at 120 for the Porters, 

dropping a major decision to 

champ Travis Ford-Melton 

of Marian, who has just one 

loss on the entire year. 

Sophomore Jimmy Pierandozzi 

will also make the 

trip to state after taking third 

at 138. He missed a large 

chunk of the season, but he 

didn’t let that get in his way 

as he squeaked out a 1-0 victory 

over Garrett Bass of 

Belleville West in the thirdplace 

match. 

LWE’s Devin O’Rourke 

placed second in the heavyweight 

bracket, losing due to 

injury to Homewood-Flossmoor’s 

Jeff Griffin. 

O’Rourke reached the 

finals after besting his Lincoln-Way 

West counterpart, 

Nick Skentzos, in a 1-0 decision. 

“I think it was a good way 

for him to wrap up his senior 

season,” Byrd said. “We 

still have a little bit of work 

to do. We want to see both 

those guys on the podium.” 

Lockport’s stellar six and 

LWE’s dynamic duo now 

prepare for the IHSA Individual 

State Tournament, 

which kicks off Thursday, 

Feb. 15, at the State Farm 

Center in Champaign. 

Byrd said that staying 

healthy and remaining confident 

will be the focus for his 

wrestlers as they prepare to 

take the mat in Champaign. 

“They’re both capable of 

getting on that podium,” the 

LWE coach said. “We want 

them as high on the podium 

as possible. They’re both 

great kids and have worked 

hard all year. They deserve 

to be on the podium at the 

end.” 

As the defending state 

team champions, Oster said 

his team will undoubtedly 

have a target on its back at 

state — just as it has all year. 

“It’s something they’re 

used to,” he said. “... If it’s 

hard, it’s OK. Pressure is 

OK, as long as you know 

how to handle it, and we’ve 

been practicing with it all 

year.” 

LISTEN UP 

“I didn’t really expect this, but it feels good to be 

part of the state team. I feel like I’m contributing a 

lot, and it feels great to be with my teammates.” 

Chloe Siezega — Lockport freshman girls bowler, after helping 

the team win the Bolingbrook Sectional 

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Girls bowling 

The final destination — Friday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 

17, at The Cherry Bowl, Rockford 

• The Lockport girls bowling team heads northwest with 

aspirations to win it all at state. 

Index 

36 - This Week In 

35- Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja, 

tom@homerhorizon.com.

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wrestling stays sharp 

at sectional, advances 

handful of state 

qualifiers, Page 39 

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Cheer Association a 

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option for local youth 

cheerleaders, Page 37 

Porters distance 

themselves from rest 

of competition at 

sectional, Page 38 

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warmup ball prior to the 

IHSA Sectional Saturday, 

Feb. 10, at Brunswick 

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