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Will County Department
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Ongoing need
TLC Animal Shelter seeks
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Page 8
New adventure
park set to open
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THURSDAY
Homer 33C Kindergarten
Registration
4:30-7:30 p.m. March 15,
Luther J. Schilling School,
16025 Cedar Road, Homer
Glen. For Homer 33C families
with children turning 5
on or before Sept. 1, 2018.
Bring the child’s certified,
County-issued birth certificate,
any court documents
related to guardianship and
proof of residency. Residency
documents should include
one of the following:
most recent real estate tax
bill; mortgage document or
statement (dated within the
last 60 days); signed current
lease; military housing
letter; or Section 8 housing
letter. Also bring three of
the following: Illinois driver’s
license/state ID (must
be one of the three items);
utility bill; vehicle registration;
auto, homeowner’s or
renter’s insurance statement;
or Medicaid card. All documents
must be current (within
the last 60 days) and include
the parent/guardian’s
name and Homer 33C address.
For more information,
visit the district’s website at
www.homerschools.org.
LTHS Choir Spring Concert
7 p.m. March 15, Lockport
Township High School
East Auditorium, 1333 East
Seventh St., Lockport.
FRIDAY
Bingo for Adults and Seniors
1-3 p.m. March 16, Homer
Township Public Library,
Community Meeting Room,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. Enjoy playing multiple
rounds of bingo. Free
prizes are awarded and no
registration is necessary.
MONDAY
New Nonfiction Book
Discussion Group
7-8 p.m. March 19,
Homer Township Public Library,
Quiet Reading Room,
14320 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. A nonfiction discussion
group has now been
added to the library’s lineup
of book discussion groups.
This group will read and discuss
an array of non-fiction
books. This month’s book is
“Truevine” by Beth Macy.
Registration is required. For
more information, call (708)
301-7908.
UPCOMING
Lockport Lions Club Easter
Egg Hunt
1 p.m. Saturday, March
24, Lockport Township
High School(Main on Farrell
Road on the northwest
side of the field). This is a
free event open to the public.
Lockport Lions Club will be
celebrating 79 years of existence,
having been chartered
on April 27, 1939.
Homer Glen Junior Women’s
Club Meeting
7-9 p.m. Monday, March
27. Homer Glen Village Hall
14240 W. 151st St.
Cupcake Decorating
7-8 p.m. Tuesday, March
27, Homer Township Public
Library, Community
Meeting Room, 14320 W.
151st St., Homer Glen. This
class is a great introduction
to cupcake decorating. Attendees
will learn different
ways to utilize tips and other
tools to achieve countless
decorations. Registration is
required. For more information,
call (708) 301-7908.
Lemont Artist Guild:
Computer Graphics
7-8 p.m. Wednesday,
March 28, Homer Township
Public Library, Community
Meeting Room, 14320 W.
151st St., Homer Glen. Judith
Mayer will talk about
artists and creating their
marketing material on the
computer. She has been a
designer/illustrator for 25
years, 19 of which were in
her own practice. Registration
is required. For more
information, call (708) 301-
7908.
Habits of Happy People
10-11 a.m. Wednesday,
March 28, Homer Township
Public Library, Community
Meeting Room, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Learn some day to day habits
that optimists tends to
have in common. Happiness
is about balance. Registration
is required. For more
information, call (708) 301-
7908.
Free Community Easter Egg
Hunt
10 a.m. Saturday, March
31, Cross of Glory Church,
14719 W. 163rd St., Homer
Glen. The annual egg hunt
will be split up between
age groups. Enjoy treats
and crafts following the egg
hunt. The Easter Bunny will
also stop by for a visit. The
event will be held rain or
shine.
TLC Animal Shelter Comedy
for the Critters Fundraiser
7-10 p.m. Saturday, April
7, New Lenox VFW, 323 Old
Hickory Road, New Lenox.
This event will be hosted by
Mike Toomey, who is the
WGN Morning News announcer,
with Jim Flannigan
and John Da Cosse performing.
Tickets are $25 a person
and can be purchased
at the shelter in advanced at
13016 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen or online at www.tlcani
malshelter.org. There will be
a 50/50 raffle, and food and
beverages can be purchased
during the Comedy for the
Critters event.
Shady Oaks Camp’s 10th
Annual Dinner Dance
6 p.m. Friday, April 20,
Orland Chateau Banquets,
14500 S. La Grange Road,
Orland Park. Come dressed
in cruised-theme attire.
There will be a silent auction,
raffle baskets, an open bar, a
family-style dinner, dancing
and more. Tickets are $75 a
person, or $65 a person with
a group reservation of eight
or more. For tickets, contact
Sallie at (708) 404-1172.
ONGOING
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.healthykidsrun
ningseries.org.
Cards for Children and
Seniors
6-8 p.m. second Thursday
of every month, Homer
Township Public Library,
Teen Room, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. This event
is for students in sixth to
12th grade. Create handmade
cards or letters that
will be sent to Cards for
Hospitalized Kids and Love
for the Elderly charities. For
more information, call (708)
301-7908.
Heritage Village
Noon-4 p.m. Heritage
Village, 249 W. 2nd St.,
Lockport. Costumed interpreters
on Saturdays; open
to the public daily. Heritage
Village includes historical
buildings: Wells Corner
Schoolhouse, the Symerton
Depot, the Greenho Farmhouse,
the Mokena Jail and
other small buildings. For
more information or tours,
call (815) 838-5080 or visit
www.willhistory.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.
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment
6-7:30 p.m. every third
Monday of the month,
White Oak Library, 121 E.
8th St., Lockport. CARE, a
nonprofit and all-volunteer
organization, will discuss
environmental and healthrelated
issues in Will County
and the surrounding areas.
Vintage Hats, Will County in
War Exhibits
Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays
through Sundays, Will
County Historical Museum
and Research Center, 803
S. State St., Lockport. A
new exhibit “Vintage Hats”
is on display, as well as a
19th century doctor’s office,
“Will County in War” and
early textiles. For more information
or tours, call (815)
838-5080 or visit www.wil
lhistory.org.
Eyeglasses and Hearing Aid
Donations
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday,
Homer Township
Administration Office,
14350 W. 151st St., Homer
Glen. The Lyons Club is
sponsoring the donation of
gently used eyeglasses and
hearing aides, which will
be distributed to residents in
need.
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Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at
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the Homer Horizon | March 15, 2018 | 3
Adventure seekers to have
new conquest in Lockport
Legacy Adventure
Park owned by LTHS
grad to open April 14
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
When storytellers brainstorm
together, anything is
possible.
Creating new worlds that
haven’t been discovered and
designing ways for people to
experience those worlds is
exactly what Zombie Army
Productions does, and will
be doing, for the new Legacy
Adventure Park opening
April 14 in Lockport.
Co-owner, creative director
and operations manager
John Laflamboy, is also
co-owner of Zombie Army
Productions, which operates
HellsGate Haunted House
in Lockport next door to
Legacy Adventure Park. The
LTHS alum wanted to create
a place that offers something
for everyone in the community.
“We are creating all these
different micro-adventures
that you can have out here,”
Laflamboy said.
Throughout the 66 acres of
forest and trails, guests can
play paintball, archery tag,
outside laser tag, zombie tag
and engage in a zombie hunt
and treasure hunt. Many of
the games include the use of
radiofrequency equipment,
which require the players
to wear an electronic device
to track their progress in the
games.
Players in zombie tag
are assigned the task to escape
the zombies, played
by real-life actors. The radiofrequency
device will let
the player know when zombies
are close, or when they
Kyle Laflamboy looks over one of the paintball fields at
Legacy Adventure Park, which is set to open April 14 in
Lockport. PHOTOS BY Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
themselves have turned into
a zombie. The twist: Guests
are playing for cash and
prizes.
“We’re doing these special
events throughout summer
that’s all for cash and
prizes,” Laflamboy said.
The treasure hunts are
geared more toward families
and involve solving riddles
and puzzles as they venture
out through the course. The
zombie hunt, designed specifically
for adults, is a fivehour,
live-action game where
players can find special laser
tag devices throughout the
course, as well as a medical
bag if someone is losing life
based on the results from the
electronic device that each
person will be wearing. By
next year, Laflamboy will
have the zombie hunt developed
into a two-and-a-half
day hunt that spans a weekend.
Recently, the park has purchased
set pieces from CPX
Sports in Joliet, which closed
at the end of February, to be
used for the paintball attraction
at Legacy Adventure
Park. He said the purchase of
John Laflamboy checks out
the gargoyle in one of the
fields at Legacy Adventure
Park.
three apocalyptic buses and
other vehicles and set pieces
from the famous courses at
CPX is a homage for those
in the paintball business before
them.
“It’s a really big deal for
people who play paintball,”
Laflamboy said.
Laflamboy added that
their niche will be focus-
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Animal Care Clinic partners
with Pets of the Homeless
Police: Homer Glen man
charged with three counts
of child pornography
Submitted by Pets of the Homeless
Animal Care Clinic of Homer Glen
was welcomed by the national nonprofit
Pets of the Homeless as a new
donation site. Donations of pet food
and supplies can be taken to the clinic
at 13061 W. 143rd St. in Homer Glen
that will be delivered to a local food
bank, homeless shelter or homeless
encampment.
The program is an ongoing national
effort to regularly supply donated
pet food to local people who cannot
afford to properly provide for their
pets.
Over the course of a year, millions
of people have become homeless,
with numbers rising. Approximately
80 percent of people who experience
homelessness are homeless for
a short period of time and usually
need help finding housing or a rent
subsidy. But unfortunately, for those
with pets, it becomes more difficult,
forcing them to choose between their
pet and a roof over their head.
Surprisingly, most choose to stay
on the streets with their pets for longer
periods of time. Their pets are
their comfort, provide an emotional
bond of loyalty and are nonjudgmental.
It is estimated that one in four
homeless and disadvantaged people
have a pet. Pets of the homeless do
not choose their guardians. A difference
can be made to aid these pets.
More than 17,641 pets have been
medically treated through the assistance
of Pets of the Homeless,
and 534 tons of pet food collected
and distributed. There are more than
467 donation sites nationwide. Pets
of the Homeless has provided over
$675,663 in emergency veterinary
care to pets of the homeless.
Pets of the Homeless believes in
the healing power of companion
pets and of the human-animal bond,
which is very important in the lives
of many homeless. They find solace,
protection and companionship
through their pets. They care for their
pets on limited resources so they
themselves have less.
The nonprofit’s task, nationwide, is
to feed and provide basic emergency
veterinary care to their pets and thus
relieve the anguish and anxiety of
the homeless who cannot provide for
their pets. For more information, visit
www.petsofthehomeless.org.
Animal Care Clinic of Homer Glen
accepts pet food donations yearround.
For more information, call
(708) 301-1661, or call Pets of the
Homeless at (775) 841-7463.
Thomas Czaja, Editor
After investigations
by the Will
County State’s
Attorney’s Office,
a 22-yearold
Homer Glen
man was charged
Feb. 27 with three Plechsmid
counts of child
pornography, according to Will
County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman
Kathy Hoffmeyer.
Phillip Plechsmid, 22, of the
12000 block of W. Rosewood
Drive, was charged after the
State’s Attorney’s Office initial
investigation in February 2017
was alerted to a suspicious IP
address in Illinois, Hoffmeyer
said. A full investigation reportedly
began in May 2017,
and a search warrant was obtained
for child pornography at
Plechsmid’s address in Homer
Glen.
Will County Sheriff’s detectives
and investigators from the
State’s Attorney’s Office entered
the home and spoke with
Plechsmid, and a laptop computer
was seized at the home,
according to police. During a
forensic examination, several
illicit videos were discovered,
Hoffmeyer said.
On Feb. 27, a warrant was
issued for Plechsmid for the
three counts, and his bond was
reportedly set for $50,000, with
10 percent to apply, which was
posted.
He had a court date scheduled
for Thursday, March 8.
ADVENTURE
From Page 3
ing on group events as they
bring all the production experience
to Legacy Adventure
Park that Zombie Army
Productions brings to its
haunted houses. The park
can be used for bachelor
parties, company events,
birthday parties and more.
When it opens April 14, the
park will be designated for
reservations only of groups
of at least eight people. On
May 12, the park will be
open for individuals on the
weekends.
A few years ago, Zombie
Army Productions made a
family film on the property
called “Adventures of Kitty
Zombie,” which is now being
distributed. Currently,
they’re in pre-production
for another film he hopes to
start shooting on the Legacy
Adventure Park property in
2019.
“When I came back [to this
Teresa Walker works on painting 21 coffins that will be
used in paintball fields at the Legacy Adventure Park.
property], it truly felt like I
was going to another land,
another world,” Laflamboy
said. “It felt transformative
driving through this property.”
The more he got to thinking,
the more he wanted to
utilize the land and do something
that hasn’t been done
before.
“What kind of adventures
would we enjoy having out
here?” Laflamboy said.
There’s something for everyone
at Legacy Adventure
Ben Muller (left) and Robert Schmitt clear out debris from one of the fields at Legacy Adventure
Park in Lockport. PHOTOS BY Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Park, which has been a year
in the making.
“I’m not doing anything
on this park that I don’t enjoy
playing,” he said.
The Lockport native has a
special place in his heart for
his hometown and hopes that
he can create a place that the
community calls their own
and that will also bring people
into Lockport.
“If I can bring people from
far away communities to
experience Lockport, then
that’s great,” Laflamboy said.
As the exciting new
worlds on the 66 acres continue
to unfold before opening
day, game lovers and adventure
seekers have a lot to
anticipate until experiencing
the new addition to Lockport.

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the Homer Horizon | March 15, 2018 | 5
Veteran receives donated van from Illinois VFW
Homer resident joins
others in presenting
vehicle at Lockport
VFW Post 5788
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
United States Army veteran
Latondra Green was
at a loss for words March
6. A single mother of five,
Green’s fellow comrades
had come together to change
her life for the better.
“This is what Veterans
of Foreign Wars is about
— this is what we do; we
take care of veterans, the
widows, the orphans,” said
Robert McLeod, who is the
Lockport Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 5788 judge
advocate and the director of
Illinois State Voice of Democracy
for the VFW Department
of Illinois.
After months without a
vehicle, Green received a
donated 2004 Honda Odyssey
van from a dealership in
collaboration with the VFW
Department of Illinois at the
Lockport VFW Post 5788,
where she is also a member,
on March 6.
“I’m at a loss for words,”
Green said. “I’m grateful,
I’m appreciative. I feel
blessed. I really do.”
The 30-year-old woman
is a resident at Hope Manor
of Joliet, which is supportive
housing for low-income
veterans. It was there in
November of last year that
a worker had noticed Green
didn’t have a vehicle and
started to spread the word to
change that.
“Everyone’s been very involved
in trying to help her
out,” McLeod said.
The VFW Auxiliary Post
5788 has also been supporting
Green by donating diapers
and children’s clothes
for her 7-month-old triplets:
Zieyeal, Darryl and Zeibulon.
A trustee at Post 5788,
Joe Antole, also donated a
three-seat stroller for Green
back in November.
“It chokes me up, because
this is very good,” President
of the VFW Auxiliary Post
5788 and Homer Glen resident
Karen Szynkowski said.
The children’s father was
killed in Chicago last May,
and since then, things have
been difficult for Green.
“It’s just been hard after
the passing of their dad,” she
said.
Green’s previous vehicle
could only seat three other
people, and with the triplets
and her two other children,
10-year-old Nicholas and
6-year-old Nikyah, it was not
practical for the family. The
car eventually had some issues,
and Green was unable
to repair it, leaving her sister
to help her out and take her
where she needed to go.
“Word went out [that she
didn’t have car], and there
were a lot of entities to
get wrapped around this,”
McLeod said.
VFW Post 5788 Commander
and Lockport resident
Ernest Errico said that
the post, along with the auxiliary,
the Veterans Assistance
Commission and the
VFW Department of Illinois,
came together as a team to
help her out.
“This is what we do,” Errico
said. “We do our best not
to leave no veteran behind.”
The VFW Department
of Illinois also paid to have
the title of the car in Green’s
name.
“This is awesome,” Errico
said. “This is what we should
be doing. This is what the
VFW does.”
Even though the VFW
worked to help give Green
the vehicle, Errico wants
veterans to know that they
don’t have to be a member
of the post to get help.
“The VFW, as far as how
Members of the Lockport Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5788 and New Lenox Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9545, along
with Homer Glen resident and President of the VFW Auxiliary Post 5788 Karen Szynkowski, gather with U.S. Army veteran
Latrondra Green March 6 outside the Lockport VFW. Green received a donated 2004 Honda Odyssey.
Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media
helpful they are to veterans
in need, like I really appreciate
it,” Green said. “They’re
the best.”
Green, who served in the
Army from 2005-2008 and
was overseas for a year in
Afghanistan, is looking to
move to the VFW National
Home for Children in Eaton
Rapids, Michigan.
“Unfortunately, it’s one of
the best-kept secrets the Veterans
of Foreign Wars has,”
McLeod said. “It’s a place
where if something happens,
it’s a place where [kids] can
get help and assistance, and
it’s also a place for families
to go. So, that’s what we’re
trying to do right now is to
get her up there.”
According to its website,
“The VFW National Home
for Children’s mission is to
provide children, youths and
families of veterans, activeduty
military, and members
Lockport VFW Post 5788 Commander Ernest Errico gives Latrondra Green a hug after she
gets emotional when receiving her van.
of the VFW and its Auxiliary
opportunities for growth and
development in a nurturing
community, and by doing so,
serves as a living memorial
to all veterans.”
The community has 42
single-family homes, with
facilities including a gym, library,
computer lab, day care
center and much more.
Until Green is able to live
at the VFW National Home
for Children, she continues
to receive all the support
from those around her.
“[All the support has] been
overwhelming, but like I
said, I’m at a loss for words,”
Green said. “I’m very appreciative
of everything.”

6 | March 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon NEWS
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Will County Department of Transportation elaborates on 143rd Street widening
Hadley School
meeting elicits
resident feedback
Thomas Czaja, Editor
A steady flow of residents
came to hear the latest on the
plan to widen 143rd Street
from Lemont Road to Bell
Road from two to four lanes
in an effort to meet with increased
traffic demands and
the potential to reduce vehicle
accidents at a presentation
by the Will County Department
of Transportation
March 7 at Hadley Middle
School.
Officials from WCDOT
were present to give an update
on the project status, including
changes made since
the first public meeting on
the topic in January 2014, as
well as obtain comments on
the revisions.
Christina Kupkowski,
project engineer and Phase
I Project Manager for WC-
DOT, said since the 2014
meeting, when officials received
feedback that a potential
barrier median was
not wanted by the community
for the road, they have
worked on the redesign presented
at the most recent
meeting.
“We made the decision
for safety purposes it wasn’t
necessary to have a barrier
median,” Kupkowski said.
“We still needed a positive
separation between directions
of traffic.”
That said, the updated
plan also calls for a new,
paved, mountable median
and channelized left-turn
lanes. Officials said that the
increased roadway capacity
will serve to improve mobility
and decrease vehicular
delays and travel times,
according to a handout
provided to residents at the
meeting.
The handout also stated
that within study limits,
rear-end crashes were identified
to be the most common
crash type on 143rd
Street in the past five years.
WCDOT believes the project
will reduce the potential
for accidents by increasing
roadway capacity, improving
signal operations and
adding and lengthening leftturn
storage bays throughout
the corridor.
Kupkowski estimated the
current costs for the project
across all phases to be
$35 million. She added the
County has received some
federal funds for the preliminary
engineering study,
which it is currently in the
process of, and has also secured
federal funds for the
construction of the segment
between Lemont Road and
Crème Road. The project is
eligible for federal dollars,
making it easier for WC-
DOT to pursue future federal
funding opportunities.
The project is scheduled
to be broken into three phases.
The roughly three miles
of 143rd Street from Lemont
Road to Bell Road will have
each third of construction be
roughly a mile. The first segment,
from Lemont Road to
Crème Road, is tentatively
scheduled to start in 2020.
The second segment, from
Crème Road to Parker Road,
would begin several years
after that, followed by the
final segment from Parker
Road to Bell Road.
Factors like contract plan
preparation and right-of-way
acquisition will continue to
determine the timeline going
forward, Kupkowski
said. The proposed improvements
also include modernized
existing traffic signals,
a new traffic signal at Crème
Road, roadway culvert replacements
and stormwater
detention stored in oversized
piping, along with a 10-footwide
“shelf” behind the curb
on either side of the roadway
to accommodate a future
sidewalk.
One common thing the
Phase I project manager said
they heard from residents
was discussion on the noise
increase with the additional
trucks and vehicles that
would be passing by as a
result of the widening of the
street, coupled with the fact
the passing vehicles would
then also be closer to their
properties.
“There are options in
place for folks between
Saddle Brook Lane and S.
Provencal Drive,” Kupkowski
said of noise abatement.
The stretch of 143rd
Street between those streets
is the spot WCDOT has recommended
noise wall locations
in the plan. “Unfortunately,
the rest of the length
of the project doesn’t qualify
from noise analysis for noise
abatement.”
Kupkowski said they will
again still review the comments
received from this
meeting and look at things
for road safety and improvements.
Some residents still have
other concerns about the
increased traffic that may
potentially be speeding
through the neighborhood,
further endangering wildlife
and diminishing the harmony
of community and nature
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TLC Animal Shelter in need of donations to cover medical expenses
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
A little over 20 years
ago, TLC Animal Shelter
in Homer Glen received
a stray dog named Bertha
from animal control. Bertha’s
physical appearance
made those at the shelter
believe she was pregnant
and anticipated the delivery
of her pups any day. Unfortunately,
the situation was
much worse.
“We took her into the vet,
and it was the heartworm
that was that bad; it was filling
her with fluids,” Janine
Carter, one of the founders
of TLC Animal Shelter, said.
Heartworm is transmitted
to dogs via a mosquito bite.
The disease can result in severe
lung disease, heart failure
and death. However, it
is not contagious and can’t
be spread by being near an
infected dog. Unfortunately,
for Bertha, the heartworm
had gotten so bad that she
was euthanized. It is in
her memory that the Bertha
Fund at TLC was born,
which helps animals in need
of extensive medical care.
Years later, and with
countless animals helped
since then, TLC is in need
of donations to help with
four dogs between the ages
Big Boy, a 2-year-old domestic medium hair cat, relaxes in
his litter box March 1 at TLC Animal Shelter in Homer Glen.
Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media
of 2 and 6 who came to the
shelter with heartworm.
Fortunately, all four dogs
have since been adopted,
but TLC still promises to
cover the costs associated
with the medical treatments
for the animals.
“It would only be right,”
Carter said. “They didn’t
know. We didn’t know at
the time of adoption. It
doesn’t happen that often,
but we got hit pretty good.”
It costs between $800 and
$1,000 to treat each dog for
heartworm, according to
Carter. And the longer that
time passes, the worse the
situation gets.
“It’d be better off if they
were in homes where they
can be kept kind of quiet
after the treatment,” Carter
said.
A 4-year-old Rottweiler
who came in as a transport
from Kentucky — but has
since been adopted — is
in need of surgery for a big
growth on his side, which
will cost around $600.
“Our medical needs are
great,” Carter said.
As a result of strong support
from the community,
TLC has been lucky to have
enough food for the animals
to last for the time being.
“[Support from the community
is] real good,” Carter
said.
However, they are always
in need of treats, non-scoopable
cat litter, paper towels,
cleaning supplies, toys,
collars and leashes. When
the animals are adopted out,
the collars and leashes go
with to the new owners.
The shelter will frequently
update its website with a
TLC Wish List that identifies
their needs at the time.
As of March 6, the shelter is
in need of heavy duty mop
heads, O-Cedar heavy-duty
angler brooms, gift certificates
to Home Depot or Menards,
gas cards for Speedway
for the transport van,
Scrubbing Bubbles and, of
course, donations for medical
expenses.
On April 7, TLC will
host their first fundraiser of
the year at the New Lenox
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory
Road in New Lenox. Comedy
for the Critters will feature
WGN announcer Mike
Toomey as the host for the
event and performances by
Jim Flannigan and John Da
Cosse. Tickets are $25 and
Wonder Dog soaks in the sun outside the shelter.
can be purchased online or
at the shelter. There will be
food and drinks available
for purchase, as well as a
50/50 raffle.
TLC has had a good
adoption rate recently, but
every Saturday, they receive
between 20-30 transport
animals that come from
Kentucky. Every year, the
shelter has between 2,500
and 3,000 dogs and cats that
stay at their facility, as well
as exotic animals, such as
turtles, birds and more. For
the lucky ones, they’re adopted
the same day, but for
others, they spend weeks at
TLC. A lot of these animals
come from rough backgrounds
and are searching
for a forever home to show
them love they never knew.
“Your heart kind of goes
out more to those that have
had it rough,” Carter said.
“They’re just so gentle.”
While there are animals
in dire need of treatments
or surgeries, they all are of
course in need of a loving
home. If someone is interested
in adopting a furry
friend or is able to donate to
TLC, they can do so online
at www.tlcanimalshelter.org
or by visiting the shelter at
13016 W. 151st St. in Homer
Glen.
WCDOT
From Page 6
Having lived in Homer
Glen since 2002, Christy
Nahser, owner of the 31-
acre Chrislin Farm located
on 143rd Street, said she attended
the meeting at Hadley
to try to get signatures of
protest against the plan and
still wants to rally residents
to speak out against the proposal.
“This is a rural area,”
Nahser said. “We aren’t
accommodating residents
[with the plan]. We are accommodating
people outside
the community.”
Nahser worries about having
to try to pull out on the
widened 143rd Street with
her large horse trailer with
live animals, as well as how
it will impact the natural
flow of wildlife. She added
with more young families
moving to town, it makes it
more dangerous for them,
too.
“It is treacherous for these
moms with cars full of kids,”
Nahser said. “People come
up under your butt. … People
come off [Interstate] 355
and still think they are on the
tollway.
“Push them back on the
tolls and make them pay for
state tolls.”
Nahser is concerned that
143rd will become like a
“freeway” cutting through
Homer, and she feels similar
is already happening with
the construction on 159th
Street.
Another resident with a
similar viewpoint is Joe Turrise,
who is a member of the
Homer Glen Environment
Committee, Will County
Citizens Against Ruining
the Environment, the Sierra
Club and The Conservation
Foundation.
He would like to see
wildlife crossing signage
put up along 143rd Street to
protect those creatures that
would have a higher chance
of fatalities due to the widening
of the road. Preserving
the wildlife population,
as well as fewer fatalities,
property damage and vehicle
damage is his concern,
he said.
“People are concerned
about environmental issues,”
Turrise said.
When asked about concerns
about additional traffic
leading to more speeding
and the protection of wildlife,
Kupkowski said that
WCDOT utilizes crash reports
from police as part of
the process in determining
how it effectively responds
to the concerns of citizens.
Once given the chance to
look into the concern, the
County will determine the
best course of action moving
forward, she said.
Though the Village of
Homer Glen does not have
final say on the widening
project, since 143rd Street
is under the control of Will
County, it is continuing to
stay involved on updates
with the project and working
with both WCDOT and
residents on the development
of the road.
For more information
on the project, visit www.
homerglenil.org/Civi
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the Homer Horizon | March 15, 2018 | 9
Homer man leads planning for Cruise for a Cause
Upcoming event will
be large fundraiser
for Sertoma Centre
Thomas Czaja, Editor
When Mitch Zeiler was a
student at Lockport Township
High School, he began
to get involved with Best
Buddies and coaching for
the Special Olympics.
The Homer Glen resident
enjoyed his time with both,
getting to make a difference
for those with intellectual
and developmental
disabilities. After college,
he knew he wanted to stay
involved.
Now, as part of Sertoma
Centre’s Associate Board,
he is continuing his involvement
in a big way, planning
a large summer fundraiser
for the nonprofit agency
headquartered in Alsip that
provides for more than 1,200
individuals with intellectual
and/or developmental disabilities
and those living
with mental illness, according
to its website.
Zeiler was the one who
came up with the idea of
renting the Anita Dee 2
yacht to host a cruise on
Lake Michigan. The vessel
— which can hold up
to 450 people — will have
appetizers, drinks and live
entertainment for the event,
which is to be held Saturday,
June 23. Guests will board at
7:30 p.m. for an 8 p.m. departure.
The grand finale of
Navy Pier fireworks will occur
at 10 p.m., and the ship
will return at 11 p.m.
From there, guests have
the option of attending an
after party at The Underground
Chicago, a nightclub
in River North. The cost is
$100 for everything and has
transportation from the ship
to the club and VIP admission
fee to the club accounted
for. All of the proceeds
will benefit Sertoma Centre
and its mission.
“The $100 gets you allyou-can-drink
[on the ship],”
Zeiler said. “It’s top shelf —
Patrón, CÎROC, Grey Goose
— it’s 21 and up and cocktail
attire required. We wanted to
give a higher class look and
feel.”
The glitz and sophistication
will be nice, but the underlying
reason for the event
is the key. Zeiler said he
never knew that when an individual
with special needs
turns 22 they are required to
leave high school, and that
the state no longer provides
for the individual’s education.
Where Sertoma comes
in is with further integral
lessons to be self-sufficient,
whether teaching those with
special needs or those with
intellectual and developmental
disabilities how to
cook or clean for themselves
or about finding jobs and
housing.
“We wanted to create the
best event we could to help,”
Zeiler said. “Chicago’s largest
charity event of 2018.”
Helping lead this endeavor
with him is Lisa Molloy,
special events manager for
Sertoma, whose role incorporates
all of the nonprofit’s
fundraisers, as well as serving
as a liaison to the Associate
Board, she said.
She has been thrilled with
the idea for the fundraiser
and Mitch’s enthusiasm for
the undertaking.
“This idea is not something
we’ve ever done before,”
Molloy said of the
yacht and festivities. “We
talked about it in the past,
but it never came to fruition.
Mitch is a definite go-getter
that came running out of the
gate and is doing a great job
with sponsorships and really
wants to amp it up and have
it be an elegant, but very fun,
event for people to attend.”
There is a clear goal Zeiler
has in mind for the event,
The Cruise for a Cause fundraiser will take place on the Anita Dee 2, which holds 450 people, and will feature drinks,
appetizers and live entertainment. Organizer Mitch Zeiler hopes to raise approximately $40,000 to $50,000 from the event.
Photos submitted
aiming for the $40,000 to
$50,000 range in the total
brought in. The 2011 LTHS
grad, who recently turned
25, hopes along with Molloy
that those funds will
benefit multiple areas of
need going forward, including
targeting capital
projects and providing for
different programs. This
could materialize in ways
from getting iPads for the
autism program so they can
use technology and incorporate
it into programming,
to the hopeful building of a
new community integrated
living home for about six
individuals with disabilities
with a house manager that
oversees the property and
makes sure everything is
taken care of.
The 14-day programs,
which could benefit throughout
Sertoma, teach the aforementioned
everyday living
skills and also include
things like learning about
going shopping and making
change.
“For the event itself, it’s
just exciting to bring some
younger people and involve
them and expose them to the
challenges individuals with
disabilities face,” Molloy
said.
Molloy echoed Zeiler in
that they help provide muchneeded
services to those in
need after they graduate high
school. She added Zeiler is
even hoping popular musicians
or DJs will come to the
Cruise for a Cause and give
of their time and talent.
“Hopefully, it’s going to
be more like going to a red
carpet event and have kind
of like a photo op, paparazzi
backdrop, greeted with
champagne,” Molloy said.
“Kind of out of our regular
norm.
“It’s just going to be a lot
of fun. We are super excited
to bring Mitch’s vision to
life.”
Zeiler summed up what
the cruise — and work of
Sertoma as a whole — will
do, if all goes as planned.
“Create endless opportunities
for those in need,”
Zeiler said.
For more information
and to purchase tickets,
visit www.sertomacentre.
org/cruise. Those interested
can also contact Zeiler with
questions at (708) 408-5779
or email mitch@zeiler.com.
Homer Glen resident Mitch Zeiler, a 2011 Lockport
Township High School graduate, is currently planning
Cruise for a Cause for Sertoma Centre, a nonprofit agency
serving those with intellectual and/or developmental
disabilities.

10 | March 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon NEWS
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Showcasing school spirit
LTHS athletes compete in Special Games at
Lincoln-Way Central
Joey Mansell competes in the throwing accuracy contest.
Lockport Township High School students (clockwise from
left) Alex Hamilton, Patrick Dilger and Logan O’Toole walk
around the track during the opening ceremony of Special
Games Thursday, March 8, hosted at Lincoln-Way Central
in New Lenox. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media
ABOVE: Frankie
Potter (right)
takes aim during
the cornhole contest,
while John
Gallet looks on.
LEFT: Tyson
Schultz competes
in the bowling
event.
Betty Kerr takes her turn in the throwing contest.
Jacob Pagliaro (left) participates in a race, while Dan Pyhala
assists him.
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Homer 33C rolls out more robust registration process for new school year
Submitted by Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C
Homer 33C parents will
need to gather a few extra
documents when preparing
to register their children for
the 2018-2019 school year.
The district has updated
its registration process and is
asking all parents, including
parents of returning Homer
33C students, to present four
documents proving they are
residents of the district. All
documents must be current
(less than 60 days old) and
show the parent’s name and
Homer 33C address.
In the past, parents only had
to present three documents.
Among the documents
parents must present when
uploading information into
the InfoSnap portal are:
• An Illinois driver’s license
or state ID with current,
in-district address
Two of the following:
• Utility bill(s)
• Vehicle registration
• Insurance statement
(auto, homeowner, rental)
• Medicaid card
One of the following:
• Most recent real estate
tax bill
• Mortgage document or
statement (dated within the
last 60 days)
• Signed current lease
• Military housing letter
• Section 8 housing letter
Parents of incoming kindergartners
are asked to complete
the registration process
at Schilling School, located
at 16025 Cedar Road, Homer
Glen, on Thursday, March
15, between 4:30 and 7:30
p.m.
Parents of returning students
(students currently
enrolled in grades K-7) will
receive detailed letters and
emails explaining how to
complete the registration
process online using their
child’s snapcode. The letters/emails
are to be sent to
parents in early April.
Those who submit their
online registration by April
27 are to receive a $30 discount
per student. Those
who submit their online registrations
April 28-June 8
will receive a $15 discount
per student. Full registration
fees apply starting June 9.
Regular registration fees
are as follows:
• $155 for grades K-4
• $185 for grades 5-7
• $215 for grade 8 (including
a $25 graduation fee)
• $35 for Speech and Little
Learners
• $75 for Early Childhood
Pre-Kindergarten and Out of
District
Families who do not own
or rent a home/apartment in
Homer 33C’s boundaries but
live with another family in
the district are asked to complete
an affidavit for enrollment.
The affidavits are longer
and more detailed than previous
years, requiring parents
to fill out a nine-page
form and present three documents,
including an updated,
in-district driver’s license.
In addition, the homeowner
will need to complete a fivepage
form and present one
document and photo ID.
Families who do not complete
the registration or affidavit
process by Aug. 1
may lose their child’s seat,
meaning the student may be
transferred to another building
if a grade level section is
overcrowded.
33C Board of Education reviews security procedures
Reed School Students of the Month for February were
given lawn signs to commemorate their achievement.
Photo submitted
Submitted by Homer
Community Consolidated
School District 33C
Keeping Homer Community
Consolidated School
District 33C students and
staff safe is going to take
more than security cameras,
buzzer systems and card readers,
members of the Homer
33C Board of Education said.
It’s going to take procedural
changes, such as never
propping doors open and
keeping track of who’s in the
buildings after hours.
“It’s great that community
groups are able to come in and
use the buildings after hours,”
said board member Kevin De-
Schaaf. “But we need to make
sure we know who’s in the
buildings and when.”
Just last week, DeSchaaf
and Board member Russ
Petrizzo were at one of the
schools for a Facility Committee
meeting in the late afternoon/early
evening when
they watched a student enter
the building and go upstairs
without checking in with a
staff member or announcing
his intentions.
“We’re going to have to
address that … and make
sure our schools are more
secure,” DeSchaaf said.
The School Board’s Facility
Committee has been
working with Tria Architects
to assess the district’s security
conditions and determine
what can be done to make
the schools even safer.
A list of recommendations
is expected to go to the full
board for consideration later
this spring.
Among the security features
being discussed are
security cameras at each
school and an external buzzer
system that would stop
visitors at the main entrance.
Currently, visitors can step
into a school’s vestibule before
they are buzzed in.
Petrizzo said he would
support arming teachers and
staff, as well as implementing
fines for those caught
leaving a door propped open.
“It’s unfortunate, but
we’re going to have to do
something,” he said. “It’s
something we can’t wait on
any longer.”
Reed School celebrates its
February Students of the Month
Submitted by Reed School
Reed students who demonstrated
responsible citizenship
throughout February
were recently celebrated in a
special way.
Three students from each
classroom were recognized
for their outstanding efforts.
Students nominated for this
prestigious honor demonstrated
the three B’s (Be Respectful,
Be Responsible and
Be Peaceful) consistently
throughout the month.
All students nominated
for the monthly award were
recognized and celebrated at
the school. The District 92
Foundation for Educational
Excellence funded the lawn
signs for this school-wide
project.
Homer 33C superintendent
search survey now open
Submitted by homer
community consolidated
school district 33C
The Homer Community
Consolidated School District
33C Board of Education invites
the community to complete
a survey to assist with its
current superintendent search.
This survey will be open
through Friday, March 16.
Community members can
share what skills and characteristics
are important. The
results will be shared with
the School Board by the
BWP consultants assisting
with the search for the district’s
next leader.
To participate, visit www.
surveymonkey.com/r/ZYD
7MDY.
School News
Moraine Valley Community
College
Homer Glen man inducted
into Alumni Hall of Fame
Dr. Jehad Matariyeh, of
Homer Glen, is one of four
alumni who were inducted
into the 2018 Alumni Hall
of Fame at Moraine Valley
Community College.
Matariyeh, the first in his
family to attend college,
has an Associate of Arts degree
from Moraine Valley, a
bachelor’s degree in political
studies from the University
of Illinois in Springfield, a
master’s degree in political
and justice studies from
Governors State University,
and a doctorate in educational
leadership and administration
from Concordia University
Chicago.
While at Moraine Valley,
he was a student trustee and
earned a leadership award
from the Illinois Community
College Board for his leadership
and dedication to the
Student Advisory Board.
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Okashiwa loved American music, movies,
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After some paperwork, a home visit and interview,
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It was a whirlwind first few weeks for
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and signing up for classes at LTHS. She
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some language barriers, adjusted quickly.
The first few weeks of school were exciting,
yet tiring, for her. While English comprehension
was tough at first, slowing down speech
and using a phone translation application
worked well. Now, Okashiwa’s English has
greatly improved and sounds much like a
typical American teen. While the family was
prepared to deal with a student being “homesick,”
Okashiwa has not struggled with this
at all.
LTHS football and Homecoming were
among the many “firsts” Okashiwa experienced
this past fall. The U.S. holidays were
all new experiences for her. Halloween,
SCHOOL
From Page 11
Matariyeh is employed at
the Universal School in Bridgeview,
where he serves as
dean of students and teaches
American history and American
government. He also
takes students to volunteer at
homeless shelters, arranges
student-led interfaith activities
and has volunteered for
The Evans family welcomed foreign
exchange student Ichika Okashiwa into
their home for the 2017-2018 school year.
Photo submitted
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s
with family from other states were celebrated,
complete with the typical American traditions.
Grace is heavily involved with the
LTHS choir program, and Okashiwa was excited
to also participate. The LTHS Annual
Madrigal Dinner, extracurricular choir and
LTHS concerts have been memorable experiences
for her. Before Okashiwa returns
home at the end of June, a trip to Texas is on
their agenda, along with TWIRP, prom and
more LTHS choir concerts.
While it will be tough to say goodbye,
the Evans family is focused on soaking up
every opportunity to make great memories.
After Okashiwa returns to Japan, Grace will
travel to Japan about a month later to take
advantage of Okashiwa’s knowledge of her
country — a true “cross cultural exchange”
experience for both girls.
Sanad Social Services, an
organization that provides
food and clothing for people
in need in the Chicago area.
Currently, Matariyeh
serves on the board of directors
for the Mosque Foundation
of Bridgeview and the
Southwest Interfaith Team.
He has served as the Community
Iftar Program chair
at the Orland Park Prayer
Center, has been a member
of the Community Economic
Development committee
in Homer Glen, and a member
and treasurer of the statewide
Arab-American Anti-
Discrimination Committee.
Matariyeh was inducted
Feb. 22 at the college.
For more information,
email mcgrealc2@morain
evalley.edu.
Compiled by Editor Thomas
Czaja, tom@homerhorizon.
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Lincoln-Way West alum,
soccer standout takes next
step at pro level
A dream came true for
New Lenox native and Lincoln-Way
West graduate Ian
McGrath when he took the
field Feb. 10 for his first professional
soccer game.
McGrath, who graduated
from West in 2014, recently
signed with Nashville FC,
an expansion team that will
play this season in the United
Soccer League, one level below
the MLS, but is expected
to join the MLS in 2019 or
2020.
Nashville FC played the
first exhibition game in franchise
history Feb. 10, drawing
a huge crowd.
“I walked out of the tunnel,
and there were 10,000 people
in the stands,” McGrath said.
“It was amazing. I took it all
in. I let myself take a second
to think about how far I’ve
come to get here.
“My family got to come
to the game, and when I saw
them in the crowd I got emotional.
They’ve given me
such great support.”
Nashville SC signed Mc-
Grath on Feb. 9.
“Nashville is a phenomenal
city and a great place
for a new soccer team,” Mc-
Grath said. “I’m so excited to
be here. Playing professionally
is something I’ve been
dreaming about since I was
playing youth soccer, and I’m
really happy to have made it
this far.”
Nashville SC is to play
its first regular season game
March 17 in Louisville. It
will mark the official launch
of a career McGrath hopes is
just getting started.
“I’m hoping that I’ll be
able to earn a lot of playing
time,” he said. “I’m just really
excited to get going. I
can’t wait.”
Reporting by Steve Millar,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Two Tinley Park USPS
workers convicted for
marijuana delivery scheme
A federal jury in Chicago
convicted two United States
Postal Service employees
who worked at the Tinley
Park Post Office for scheming
to deliver marijuana
through the mail, the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the
Northern District of Illinois
announced March 6.
Over a five-month period
in 2016, Marvin Jones, 51,
of Hazel Crest, and Angela
Wansley, 44, of Harvey,
while employed at the Tinley
Park Post Office, intercepted
parcels of marijuana and
other controlled substances
that had been mailed to the
post office by a co-defendant,
Jason Smith, 34, of Country
Club Hills, according to
the press release. Jones and
Wansley then furnished the
intercepted parcels to Smith
or a fourth defendant, Courtney
Poindexter, 38, of Country
Club Hills, in exchange
for cash. Smith and Poindexter
pleaded guilty prior to
trial.
According to evidence at
trial, Jones was a letter carrier
and supervisor, while Wansley
worked as a sales associate.
Jones provided Smith
with information about unoccupied
P.O. boxes and customers
who had placed mailhold
requests at the Tinley
Park Post Office. Smith then
mailed the parcels of controlled
substances and provided
Jones with the tracking
information to be intercepted.
After a four-day trial, a
jury convicted Jones and
Wansley of accepting bribes
to perform official postal duties,
conspiring to commit
obstruction of correspondence,
and obstruction of
correspondence. The bribery
charge is punishable by up to
15 years in prison, while the
conspiracy and obstruction
charges are punishable by up
to five years.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka,
Editor. For more, visit Tin
leyJunction.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Griffins’ postseason run
ends at West Aurora
One program was playing
in this game for the 46th time
in its 108-year history. The
other was playing in it for
the first time in its 17-year
history. So, history was not
on the side of the Lincoln-
Way East boys basketball
team in its first sectional appearance
— and, in the end,
neither was the score.
West Aurora pulled away
in the third quarter and went
onto a 70-58 victory over
East on March 7 in the second
semifinal of the Class
4A Romeoville Sectional.
The second-seeded Blackhawks
(24-4) won for the
16th straight time and attempted
to win a sectional title
for the 22nd time in their
history when they played
top-seeded Bolingbrook Friday,
March 9.
Bolingbrook (22-6) outlasted
No. 4-seeded Joliet
Central 94-91 March 6 in an
opening semifinal game.
East (23-6), the No. 3
seed, was playing in a sectional
for the first time. Sam
Shafer capped his outstanding
career for the Griffins
by scoring a game-high 22
points. But East never led in
the second half.
“That could have had
something to do with it,”
East coach Rich Kolimas
said of West Aurora having
tons of program experience,
while the Griffins were in
their first sectional game.
“I don’t know the answer
to that. It’s difficult to tell.
They just played better than
us.
“We didn’t treat it any
differently than any other
game, but with what was at
stake it was a bigger stage.”
Reporting by Randy Whalen,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Guy allegedly scares man,
woman on roadway by
pointing BB gun at them
A Tinley Park man allegedly
pointed a BB gun at a
man and a woman in another
vehicle March 5 while driving
in Orland Park, leading
the two to contact police for
fear for being shot.
Hussien A. Ahmad, 20, of
16212 Princeton Ave., was
charged with two counts of
aggravated assault, a Class
A misdemeanor, according
to a press release issued the
next day by the Orland Park
Police Department.
The incident occurred
around 5:19 p.m. on northbound
94th Avenue at 151st
Street, according to the release.
Police received a call
about a man pointing a gun
at another motorist in traffic.
Officers learned that a
man driving a blue BMW
pulled alongside the victim’s
vehicle, gestured toward
the man and woman, and
pointed what they thought
to be a black, Glock-style
handgun at them, according
to the release. The man and
woman reportedly provided
a description of the suspect
and his vehicle, along with a
partial license plate number.
Officers located the BMW,
parked at Ahmad’s residence
in Tinley Park, police said.
They reportedly made contact
with Ahmad and identified
him as the person who
pointed the gun.
Police found a Stinger BB
gun under the front seat of
the BMW, and Ahmad was
arrested, according to the
release. He reportedly posted
bond and was released,
pending a court date scheduled
for 10:30 a.m. April 12
at the Cook County Courthouse
for the Fifth Municipal
District in Bridgeview.
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor.
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From the Editor
Taking in a new business
Thomas Czaja
tom@homerhorizon.com
People are often happy
to hear about a new
business. It may offer
products they like, be a
good setting for socializing
or it gives back to the community
through charitable
efforts or by supporting
other local places.
When there is already
an existing business that
expands or offers something
completely new besides
what it has become known
for, it can be interesting to
see what shape that ends
up taking. In the case of
John Laflamboy, a Lockport
Township High School graduate
who is the co-owner of
Zombie Army Productions,
which puts on HellsGate
Haunted House in Lockport,
the chance to expand beyond
the haunted house around
Halloween meant taking
the next step and creating
Legacy Adventure Park.
This park sits adjacent to
HellsGate Haunted House.
They had the space and
means to add something
else, and now approximately
66 acres will have the likes
of paintball, archery tag,
outside laser tag, zombie tag
and engage in a zombie hunt
and treasure hunt. It will
open in April, and you can
read the full story about it in
this issue on Page 3.
I know as a young child,
my mom used to take me
over to the park on a fairly
regular basis to play, and
getting older meant spending
time in the neighborhood
with friends and getting
some exercise and fresh
air, whether with playing
sports or just exploring the
area or what have you. We
didn’t have something like
Legacy Adventure Park, to
my knowledge, but we were
always on the lookout for
a place to go with friends.
This certainly seems like it
would have drawn the attention
of many youth looking
to hang out with friends,
as its unique backdrop and
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setting carefully made by its
creators seems like something
out of a movie.
Of course, a community
wants and needs a variety of
businesses — from restaurants
to grocery stores to
other shops and hangout
spots — and something like
this tends to stand out in the
crowd. I think things like
this are just as crucial as any
other attraction, as outdoor
entertainment and sights,
whether the park systems,
an adventure-type park or
something else, are something
people are looking for
many months of the year.
We always try to make a
note to highlight new businesses
that come in the community,
no matter what shape
or form they take. We should
be seeing some new businesses
in Homer Glen that will be
featured coming up soon, too,
in these pages. There can be
a lot of curiosity or excitement
when people first hear
the name of a new business,
speculating on what it may
entail and have to offer.
It is always interesting
to see what businesses will
make their way into the
town and area next, and
how things will continue to
evolve over time.
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A musical showcase
Elementary, high school bands
combine to play show, Page 22
Boiling over Tom Kelly’s gets
ready to sell more than 2,000 pounds of
beef for St. Patrick’s Day, Page 27
Our Mother of Good Counsel creates different programs, events to more fully engage worshipers, Page 23
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish has increased the number of gatherings it offers parishioners to help inspire and build faith, fellowship and evangelization.
Inset: The Rev. Joseph Broudou, Order of St. Augustine, became pastor of Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish in 2016. He wants to have various ways for people to
become involved at the church. Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media

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FAITH BRIEFS
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church (14719 W.
163rd St., Homer Glen)
Palm Sunday Service
9:30 a.m. March 25.
Seder Meal Worship
6:30 p.m. March 29. Experience
a traditional Passover
Seder Meal in a Christian
setting.
Good Friday Cross Walk
Noon March 30. Join
other local congregations
in downtown Lockport,
stopping at various church
buildings and ending at the
FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY
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decide on cremation.
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rest of the decisions?
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Private, On-site Crematory
15525 S. 73rd Ave.
(155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem)
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Family owned for 40 Years
colonialchapel.com
708-532-5400
The Cremation Experts.
Lockport band shell. First
church starts at Shepherd
of the Hill in Lockport.
Good Friday Worship
7 p.m. March 30.
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.
Welcome Place Preschool
Openings are currently
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available for the fall program.
For more information,
call the preschool at (708)
301-3883
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
children in grades 4-5 during
the service.
Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
ADVERTISE
YOUR
FUNERAL
SERVICES.
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 God
through games, food and
conversation. There is no fee,
but the church will accept a
free will donation towards its
Children’s Ministry.
Contact Jessica Nemec
@708.326.9170 ex.46
www.22ndcenturymedia.com
Yoga & Meditation for
Beginners
9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays.
The hatha yoga class
is open to everyone, but it is
designed for beginners who
may not feel as though they
are ready for a traditional
yoga class. The focus will
be on strength, stretching,
learning basic poses and
coordination of breath. Students
should bring a yoga
mat, a strap, blocks and a
blanket. New students may
borrow equipment from
Tammy.
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.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
REDISCOVER the Mass
7-8:15 p.m. Monday,
March 19. These will be led
by the Rev. Joseph Broudou,
OSA.
Lenten Penance Service
7 p.m. March 22.
In Memoriam
Richard Schutt, Sr.
Richard Schutt, Sr., 90, of
Homer Glen, died March 2.
He was a retired truck driver
for a bakery. He is survived
by his wife, Dorothy Brink
Schutt; his children, Bonnie
(Phil) Heirendt, Richard
C. (Linda) Schutt, Charles
(Bernardine) Schutt; his
brother, Andy (Mert)
Schutt; his grandchildren,
Jennifer Schutt, Andrea
(Patrick) Scheive, Bethany
(Alden) Van Solkema, Allison
(Michael) Oleshko,
Chaz (Jaclyn) Schutt, Jorie
Schutt; his great-grandchildren,
Avery, Emma, Levi,
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. Wednesdays,
March 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.
‘That Man is You’
7 p.m. Mondays. This
talk is for men 21 years old
and older. The talk will address
the pressure and temptations
that men face in a
modern culture, especially
those relating to husbands
and fathers. The program
harmonizes current social
and medical science with the
teaching of the Church and
the wisdom of the saints to
develop the vision of man
fully alive. For more information,
visit www.omgccc.
org.
Daily Mass
8 a.m. Monday-Saturday
Please see Faith, 21
Grahaam; his stepchildren,
Kenneth (Bonnie) Brink,
Janis Brink, Robert Brink;
his step-grandchildren,
Kevin (Linda) Brink, Danielle
Brink; his step-greatchildren,
Kyle, Ashley and
Joshua. Funeral services
were held March 5 at Colonial
Chapel in Orland Park.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
j.schlabach@22ndcentury
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about a loved one who was a
part of the Homer Glen community.

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Local parishes to sponsor presentation on transgenderism
The Rev. Loya
to speak at
Annunciation
Byzantine Church
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Five area
parishes are
sponsoring a
presentation
titled Transgenderism:
A
Compassionate
Approach Loya
on Thursday,
March 15, as part of the
Knowledge and Prayer Series
held throughout the year
at the participating churches.
The series is sponsored
by Our Lady of the Woods,
St. Francis of Assisi and St.
Michael in Orland Park, as
well as Our Mother of Good
Counsel and Annunciation
Byzantine Catholic Church
in Homer Glen. Transgenderism:
A Compassionate
Approach will be held at
Annunciation Byzantine
Church, where The Rev.
Thomas Loya will speak.
The Knowledge and
Prayer Series was created
in response to the sense that
people, not only in the parishes,
but in the communities,
need more opportunities
to learn about their faith, particularly
in regards to issues
revolving around life. Loya
said topics discussed during
these monthly presentations
include abortion, current
events in the government,
marriage, taking care of the
elderly and more. The prominence
of transgenderism in
society sparked the interest to
talk about it with parish and
community members.
“It’s one of the many
events related to life issues,
and it’s a very prominent
topic right now where a lot
of people have questions
about, a lot of confusions
about, so we thought that
now would be a good time to
address it,” Loya said.
Loya said the key aspect to
his presentation is focusing
on the word compassionate.
“I’m going to talk about
that compassionate is a function
of truth, that we have to
really know the truth about
something,” he said. “And
if we’re very, very honest
about something, absolutely
honest about something, that
that’s the only way we can
be truly compassionate. So,
I will explore the truth about
this issue of transgenderism,
this phenomenon, and suggest
then what would be a
way of responding to it that
is most honest, most compassionate.”
This event is geared toward
families and parents,
with Loya presenting what
he believes to be the compassionate,
wise and appropriate
responses toward a child or
someone in their family who
identifies as transgender.
“Their origins are not necessarily
originally in just sexuality;
there are other issues
related to the human person
and human development that
are more fundamental, that
are really at the base of all
this,” Loya said. “You want
to help the person to look at
that, in other words, what’s
behind this. If you are born as
a male person and you want
to be a female, OK, what’s
really behind that thinking,
that desire?”
Loya mentions that he will
discuss how he believes,
“It’s important to not seize
[sexual development] at any
moment and concretize any
expression like that, even
with same-sex attraction.
These things cannot be concretized,
especially during
the developmental periods
of a person that are very
fluid.”
As a result, Loya will explain
to those in attendance
Thursday evening that those
responding to someone identifying
as transgender should
do so in a compassionate
way that is honest with the
person, keeping in mind the
fluidity of development and
the “realities” behind it.
“There’s a why behind
this, why has a person developed
this what is a disconnect
or dysphoria,” Loya
said. “It’s a delusion for a
certain length of time that
this is what you are and to
pretend or imagine you can
be something else. It’s delusionary
and will ultimately
be destructive for the person
and society. So, it’s important
to work with the person
on the why behind it all, to
get to the root of it, and not
to concretize their expression
at any point and not
just simply take it face value.
That’s a very misguided
form of compassion.”
Transgenderism: A Compassionate
Approach will
look at true compassion and
not phony compassion, because
there is no real compassion
without truth and
absolute honesty, Loya said.
All ages are welcome to
attend the free event held 7
p.m. Thursday, March 15,
at Annunciation Byzantine
Catholic Church, 14610 S.
Will Cook Road, Homer
Glen.
FAITH
From Page 20
Weekend Mass
5 p.m. Saturday
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Bible Study
7 p.m. Mondays. Books of
the Bible are read and discussed
to develop a deeper
understanding of Scripture.
For more information, contact
Mati Principe at (708)
301-6246.
Confessions
4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays;
9:30-10:15 a.m. Sundays;
8:30 a.m. every first Friday
Council of Catholic Women
7 p.m. Second Tuesday of
the month.
Women of the parish meet
to discuss its needs. The
group also hosts a monthly
charity bake sale.
St. Bernard Parish (13030 W. 143rd St.,
Homer Glen)
Weekday Worship
9:30 a.m. weekdays. Communion
Service on Thursdays.
Weekend Worship
4:30 p.m. Saturdays. 8:30
a.m., 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.
every Sunday.
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
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
information, call (815) 838-
1017.
Communion
First Sunday of the month.
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)
Transgenderism: A
Compassionate Approach
7 p.m. Thursday, March
15. The Rev. Thomas Loya
will speak on the “Theology
of the Body” to discuss
the issue of transgenderism.
This presentation is part of
the Knowledge and Prayer
series and is sponsored by
the Multi-Parish Respect
Life Ministries.
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m.
Sunday School. For more
information, call (708) 645-
0652.
Adult Bible Study
9-9:45 a.m., first and third
Sundays of the month
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m.
Sunday School. For more
information, call (708) 645-
0652.
New Life Community Church - Homer Glen
(14832 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Weekly Worship Services
10 a.m. Sundays; for more
information, call (815) 838-
1416
Kids Zone Ministry
10 a.m. Sundays.
Children up to fifth grade
can participate in games,
singing, take part in interactive
Bible teaching and participate
in hands-on crafts.
Participants should arrive
5-10 minutes prior to the service
to sign children up for
the group. For more information,
call (815) 838-1416.
Women’s Ministry
9:30 a.m. Fridays. Bible
study for women of all ages.
Prayer Meeting
10 a.m. Tuesdays.
Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glen
(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.
Sunday Services
9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Lemont United Methodist Church (25 W.
Custer St., Lemont)
Palm Sunday Last Supper
7:30 p.m. Sunday, March
25. The play will take place
at the church.
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Communion
Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Contemporary
Worship Service (nursery
available)
Christ Community Church (13400 Bell
Road, Lemont)
Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. Sundays. Worship
is casual.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at
j.schlabach@22ndcentury
media.com or call (708) 326-
9170 ext. 15. Information is
due by noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.

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Junior high, high school bands collaborate
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
The sounds of toe-tapping
music floated through the
Lockport East High School
cafeteria the evening of Friday,
March 9.
From “Caravan” written
by Duke Ellington to “Paquito’s
Revenge” written by
Terry White, four bands performed
for a crowd of more
than 100. The Homer Jr.
High Jazz Band, Oak Prairie
Jazz Band, Lockport Township
High School Jazz Band
and Lockport Township
High School Little Big Band
put their talents on display.
“My favorite piece that
the jazz band performed was
that arrangement of ‘Caravan,’”
said Jason Thompson,
the director of the Homer Jr.
High Jazz Band. “‘Caravan’
has always been one of my
favorite melodies, and that
mambo arrangement makes
it even more interesting.”
Jazz music originated in
New Orleans. The genre
wasn’t born without controversy,
though, as jazz was
referred to as “The Devil’s
Music” by some in the early
1900s. Today, jazz music is
celebrated in all cultures as
was evident with the bands’
performances Friday evening.
“The three pieces we
played Friday night were
chosen for their differences
in style,” Thompson said.
“‘Fat Cat’ is a swing chart
that I like to use to help the
students learn to develop
the concept of playing in
the swing style. “Niobe” is
a bossa nova that has a nice
Latin groove. ‘Caravan’ is
one of my favorite melodies
by Duke Ellington. We have
played many arrangements
of ‘Caravan’ throughout the
years, but the one the kids
played this year is one of
the more interesting arrangements.
It places the melody
on top of a mambo groove
that has some very interesting
background parts, especially
in the trombones and
low woodwinds. It is an interesting
take on a classic
melody.”
There were many soloists
who performed from all the
school bands.
Josh Zdych from the
LTHS Jazz Band did an impressive
solo on his tenor
saxophone.
“We had three soloists Friday
night,” Thompson said.
“Kate Flemming on tenor
sax, Matthew Martinez on
trombone and Nick Costello
on trombone. It is sometimes
very intimidating for middle
school students to stand up a
play a solo, but I think these
kids did a wonderful job.”
As family and friends
watched the concert, another
group was helping out
by selling snacks and water:
The Lockport Township
High School Band Parent
Organization. Without their
time of volunteering and
fundraising, band programs
wouldn’t be as successful as
they are.
“Student activities such as
this need volunteers to make
them thrive,” said Laura
Kriha, LTHS Band Parent
Organization treasurer. “If
the faculty is willing to extend
the effort to provide
these wholesome experiences
for our children, it is
appropriate to provide them
the volunteer support needed
to make these programs successful.
I feel that by volunteering,
I can help minimize
some of the stress associated
with the necessary organizational
tasks so the students
and directors can focus on
honing their skills, and more
importantly, having fun.”
The day after the concert,
members of the organization
and Lockport Township
High School students volunteered
several hours for the
Bill Rank, director of the Oak Prairie Jazz Band, leads his students as they perform “Azule” Friday, March 9, at Lockport
Township High School East Campus. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
IGSMA Music festival at the
high school. It was a middle
school festival, but they
wanted to make sure they
were there to support future
Porters.
“All the late-night balancing
of the budget is all worth
it when you recognize the
moments that will become
lifetime memories for the
students,” Kriha said. “Being
part of the board provides
more opportunity to
see these moments, as well
as some satisfaction that I
was a small part of making
the moment possible. The
friendships that have developed
amongst the board
members is also a benefit. If
I was not involved, I would
have missed the chance to
get to know a wonderful
group of people.”
Thompson also sees benefits
in mixing the junior high
with the high school band
students.
Homer Jr. High student Himani Kamineni performs the song “Fat Cat” during the annual
Lockport Jazz Showcase.
“I think it is important
that the junior high students
do as much as possible with
the high school students,” he
said. “High school is the next
step for them, and anything
that can make the transition
to high school easier, I believe,
is a good thing. Band
is an activity that allows a
student to develop a strong
character and work ethic.
Continuing their music education
into high school only
helps the students continue
to grow emotionally and socially.”
For more information
about the Lockport Township
High School bands, visit
www.lockportbands.org.

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the Homer Horizon | March 15, 2018 | 23
Our Mother of Good Counsel grows with fresh programs, events
Church finds need
for individuals to
participate more
actively in their faith
Thomas Czaja, Editor
Our Mother of Good
Counsel Parish in Homer
Glen thinks of itself as a
family.
As such, it is a big family,
one where everyone needs
to stay involved, according
to its pastor, the Rev. Joseph
Broudou, Order of Saint
Augustine, who first came
to the church in September
2016. To always remember
this simple notion, the parish’s
family prayer is read,
calling on themselves to be
the light of Jesus Christ to
lead all to unity with God.
“I am big on more people
being involved than just a
few people doing everything
for a long time,” Broudou
said. “Another thing I am
kind of for is term limits for
people in charge of groups.
… Think about family. … If
just one person does everything,
that’s a bit difficult.
Each one does little parts
that makes life easier.
“Just like in the family,
someone cooks, cleans,
sets up for dinner, dishes,
laundry. Same thing for the
church - everyone needs to
kind of do something.”
That same lesson of doing
one’s part translates to becoming
involved with different
groups at the parish, located
at 16043 S. Bell Road.
In the process, the purpose
is to help those individuals
become better Christians
and better evangelizers to in
turn invite others back to the
church, Broudou said.
The pastor sees one level
of faith as what the parish
can impart, which is why
Broudou has increased the
programs offered at Our
Mother of Good Counsel,
with the goal “to help parishioners
get better at who they
are as sons and daughters of
God.”
By doing so, he said they
then can be prepared as missionary
disciples, following
Jesus’ call from their baptism.
“We need people to be involved
not just in the parish,
but in the world,” Broudou
said.
Broudou, who is a native
of Mauritius, an island nation
off the southeast coast of
Africa, lived in several other
countries before coming to
America and becoming ordained
in 1996 in Omaha,
Nebraska. He has lived and
spent time as an Augustinian
priest there, as well as in
Colorado, Ohio and Wisconsin
before his current post in
Homer Glen.
His journey has been one
of answering God’s call, and
he now is working to help
his local parishioners do the
same.
Lenten learning
The church has things
going on for Lent found at
Catholic parishes all over,
from soup suppers to Stations
of the Cross to an upcoming
penance service. It
also had a Lenten mission
held on March 5 and 6.
The mission focused on
the life of St. Augustine,
who was nonreligious but
eventually found Christ after
hearing St. Ambrose speak.
He had went to church to
hear St. Ambrose to observe
his oratory technique, as St.
Augustine was a great orator
himself.
The mission spoke on
how St. Augustine had that
struggle on whether to follow
God and the spiritual
or the flesh and ways of the
world, Broudou said. St.
Our Mother of Good Counsel parishioners enjoy refreshments at the March 6 portion of the
two-day Lenten parish mission held at the church. The parish believes in dividing tasks
among its family and having different programs to inspire and form others in their faith, so
they can then be inspired to help and evangelize to others. Photo submitted
Augustine chose God, and
he left everything behind to
follow Christ. It is meant to
be an example to those today
that saints, too, had the same
journey to go on.
We face the same struggles,
and with the grace of
God, can overcome them, he
said.
“I remind people we are
sinners on a journey to sainthood,”
Broudou said. “…
We have to go through these
struggles; every day, we
need to say yes to God and
no to our struggles about doing
our own thing.”
In that regard, Broudou
added it is a journey we simultaneously
take on together,
sharing in struggles
united as a family as a community
worshipping and
praying together.
The Choice Wine and That
Man is You
Sticking with the emphasis
on family, Broudou
makes the comparison of the
parish being the bedrock of
the church with family being
the bedrock of society. He
believes in stronger families
being needed for the church
to grow, and the base of the
family is the couple, the husband
and wife.
The Choice Wine is a
program that was started
and has been meeting for
90-minute sessions and will
meet on Wednesday, March
21, as well as March 28 and
April 11, for couples to learn
about their own marital life
and pray while sharing in
fellowship and stories with
other couples.
“If you share mistakes and
success from another couple,
they can learn from it and
use it for themselves,” Broudou
said.
After the completion of the
program, the pastor hopes
to start a possible monthly
meeting for couples to again
share ups and downs in the
family in that same vein of
peer-to-peer ministry.
Another group aimed to
serve a specific portion of
the parishioners is That Man
is You men’s group for those
21 and older. It delves into
the pressure and temptations
men face today, specifically
targeting husbands
and fathers, using a variety
of church teachings, saintly
wisdom and more to push
each other to become better
men.
Mati Principe, the secretary
and bookkeeper for
the parish, has been a parishioner
for 18 years and
been working there since
June 2016, not long before
Broudou arrived. She said
Broudou has done a lot to
help herself in her duties
and bring the parish together
through his hard work and
involvement.
“There are a lot more
programs since [Broudou]
began here,” Principe said.
“… It’s all meant to bring us
closer together. It’s all very
good programs. It’s just a
matter of getting people to
open up to ideas of coming
together. The mission is to
strengthen our relationship
with not only God, but family,
friends and community.
“A lot of these parishioners
have been here a long
time, and there is a lot of
positive feedback on the programs.”
She pointed to other
events, such as the Knights
of Columbus annual spaghetti
dinner and upcoming
Easter Bunny party put
on by the church’s Council
of Catholic Women from
10 a.m. to noon Saturday,
March 17, in the narthex, as
further examples of what the
church does. She added turnouts
have been good for the
Lenten events, and that they
always hope more and more
will continue to come out to
try different things.
“I’ve been coming to the
missions and love the missions,”
Principe said. “For
me, working here and actually
really getting to know
everyone makes such a difference.
When you actually
get to know the people, I
think that’s the most important
thing. … Now I actually
know names and know families;
that just makes such a
big difference.”
From the beginning and
what is ahead
Our Mother of Good
Counsel Religious Education
Coordinator Janet Litterio
attended the first mass of
the parish with her husband
and two sons back when it
started at Homer Jr. High
in the 1990s. She has seen
it come a long way and said
the warmth and vitality of
the parish allow it to have
the range of programs and
things it does.
“We have a lot of people
that want to share that faith
with each other and the rest
of the community,” Litterio
said. “It’s a win-win situation.”
In her role, she oversees
the parish’s biggest faith
formation — the teaching
of the youth. Currently,
that instruction for those in
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Taft Foundation raises money for ‘Grease’ production
Homer children part
of new theater group
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
Arielle Kenny and John Laflamboy hug during the
fundraiser.
When Taft school parent
Patty Colella met Limestone
Stage Director Andrea
Vaughn, a friendship over
children and drama was
born.
On March 3, a community
came together at Embers Tap
House to support the new
theater group called Bragi’s
Players. They came up with
the unusual name with Taft
school’s mascot being a viking,
and Bragi is the Viking
god of acting and poetry.
“Taft School got a large
amount of money into our
Taft School Foundation account
last year,” Colella
said. “It was supposed to
go to the Taft High School
in Chicago. We had to give
it back. The guy felt bad
and came out to Taft. They
gifted Taft School with
‘Grease.’ It turns out he is
friends with Jim Jacobs, the
guy who wrote ‘Grease.’ Jacobs
based Grease off Taft
High school in Chicago.
That’s how we got ‘Grease.’
The school couldn’t take it
on because of lack of funding.”
Without funding, the show
can’t go on.
“Most schools don’t have
a theater program,” Colella
said. “I hooked up with
Andrea Vaughn from Limestone
Stage, she’s a director.
I asked Andrea if she could
help. We wound up putting
together a drama club in
September at Taft School.
We went under the Taft
Foundation. Because we’re
under the Taft Foundation,
we could open it up to the
community. So there’s kids
from Homer, Plainfield and
other districts, not just Taft.
[March 1] was our first day
practicing, auditions were
the week before and [March
3] is the fundraiser.”
There are about 60 students
from kindergarten
through eighth grade in the
program. They are slated to
perform “Grease” June 7-10
at Taft School.
Vaughn couldn’t be more
excited to be part of Bragi’s
Players.
Bob Hartwell provides live music for the inaugural fundraiser for Bragi’s Players held
March 3 at Embers Tap House in Lockport. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
“For Bragi’s, I want so
many of the kids at Taft to
come out to enjoy theater
to learn,” Vaughn said. “A
lot of them have never seen
anything like this before.
They’re starting at zero. I
want to bring them to the
point where they are comfortable
on stage. You could
tell at auditions they were
so new, they were panicking.
They’re already growing.”
Vaughn is no stranger to
theater, as she has performed
in 57 plays.
“I started in plays when
I was 6-years-old,” Vaughn
said. “When I was 6, I was
an understudy for a 12-yearold.
Well, she got mono, and
I became the main part.
“Some of the characters
I’ve played were the Cowardly
Lion in ‘Wizard of
Oz,’ The Giant in ‘Princess
Bride,’ July in ‘Annie the
Musical’ and much more.
When I was in high school,
I started a teen improv group
through the Tinley Park Public
Library.”
In one production, even
family members didn’t recognize
her.
“In one play, I heard my
mom say, ‘Hey who’s that
boy, he’s pretty good.’ And
then I heard my grandma
say, ‘It’s Andrea.’“ Vaughn
laughs. “I could hear them.
I knew I was a good actor
then, because my own mom
didn’t even know who I
was.”
Several members of Limestone
Stage were on hand
at the fundraiser. The supporters
enjoyed live music,
along with a performance by
Limestone Stage’s improv
group Quarried Away.
Vaughn spoke about the
continued need for theater
for children.
“At the end of the day,
storytelling is important,”
Vaughn said. “Theater
brings people together we
need that more than anything
now. I loved my first
show with Limestone. It
was the first time I was back
on stage after a long hiatus.
In college, I was on crew,
then got married, so it was
a while since I had been
on stage... This community
opened its arms to me
because I had just moved
to Lockport. Tonight, they
have opened their arms for
Bragi’s Players.”
Judy Chesser, a parent from
Lockport, has two daughters
who will be performing.
“This group is a great
opportunity for the kids at
Taft School,” Chesser said.
“There has been only one
get-to-know-you session
and a read-through and
have seen their excitement.
One daughter has one line;
she has never done theater
before. When she came
back from school, she said
it was the best day of her
life.
“I’m so happy Patty Collella
began this program. It’s
going to be a great experience
for these kids.”
For more information on
Bragi’s Players, visit Bragi’s
Players, Taft Foundation on
Facebook.
OMGCCC
From Page 23
grades one to eight is still
held Wednesday evenings at
Homer Jr. High, which they
rent the space for on a weekly
basis, not having enough
room at the church to accommodate
all the students.
That is an area Broudou
hopes will change in the
future, envisioning with the
help of the community a parish
center to be constructed
adjacent to the current structure
with a connection between
the buildings. That
way, those in religious education
and those coming for
the increased programs or
any other reason will have
more space to share and to
celebrate fellowship while
building their own faith.
“People need to be formed
and need to have a space for
them to be formed, so they
go out and form other people,”
Broudou said. “People
say, ‘How do I go out and
form other people if I’m
not formed?’ To be formed,
you need a space to be
formed.”
That formation comes
through the different things
the church has available for
those looking to try something
new. Those who gather
there are confident the parish
center and extra room will
materialize in time.
For now, fresh leaders will
continue to emerge in different
aspects of parish life, and
ideas will come from all and
be passed on and down.
“That’s what it’s about,”
Broudou summarized. “We
just need to bring different
aspects of the life of Christ.
We are called to bring about
unity, the family mentality,
to other people.”
For more information on
Our Mother of Good Counsel
Parish and what it offers,
visit www.omgccc.org or
call (708) 301-6246.

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Showing their heart
Butler School students participate in Jump Rope for Heart
Everly Kubis, a second-grader at Butler, scales the rock wall during the event.
Second-grader Abigal Laird takes part in the Butler School Jump Rope for Heart Health
event Feb. 23 at the school’s gymnasium. Photos by Bob Klein/22nd Century Media
Butler School second-graders Ashley Panico (left) and Keira Nenconi jump rope for the
fundraiser.
Second-graders Violet Slowik (left) and Samantha Mandos get into the spirit of the event.
Isabella Sokolowski (left) and Emma McIntyre (right) hold the rope as Shelby Cravens
leaps over it.

26 | March 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon LIFE & ARTS
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Curtain Call Theatre brings ‘Enchanted April’ to life
Homer Glen resident
assists in creating
parts of production
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
Springtime is all about
rebirth and discovery. All
around, nature transforms
from the cold and gloomy
winter into the warm and vibrant
spring.
So, it’s only appropriate
that during the first two
weekends in March, Curtain
Call Theatre presented
its rendition of “Enchanted
April” to the stage, a play
that’s focused on transformation
of the human heart
and spirit.
“It’s a story of self-discovery
and coming to terms
with, if you want to say baggage
and demons and ghosts
in your life,” said the play’s
Director Mark Frost.
Based on the 1922 novel,
“The Enchanted April,” by
Elizabeth von Arnim, the
play follows the lives of four
women who decide to shrug
off dreary post-WWI London
in favor of a holiday in
Genoa, Italy.
Two of the women, Rose
Arnott and Lotty Wilton,
who are acquainted through
sight only at the same church
but are both struggling with
issues in their marriages,
read an advertisement for a
trip to Italy; however, they
can’t afford the trip on their
own, so they get two more
women, the widow Mrs.
Graves and young socialite
Caroline Bramble, to help
share the expenses.
“Everyone is trying to escape
dreary London for this
beautiful enchantment that
you will find at San Salvatore,
[which] is the name of
the castle where they go on
holiday,” Frost said. “And,
so, it’s a story of those interrelationships
with each other,
Katherine Oles, of Homer Glen, was sound engineer for Curtain Call Theatre’s recent rendition of “Enchanted April.” In her
role, she helped add in audio twists to the settings of 1920s London and Italy. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media
but then how they use those
to figure out some things for
themselves, and each one of
them finds some transformation.
And so I think that’s
timeless because all of us,
I think, have at times have
things in our lives that don’t
go the way we exactly plan
them to be and we’re looking
to transform ourselves,
from time to time.”
Making her return as
sound engineer was Katherine
Oles, of Homer Glen.
Oles was also the sound engineer
for “39 Steps.”
The visual differences between
1920s London and Italy
were probably obvious to
audience members, and the
audio twists add to the overall
theme of transformation.
“We have rain for England,
and then there’s no rain
for Italy, Oles said. “There’s
some church bells for Italy,
but no rain.”
Oles said there are a
couple of sound effects that
she thought the audience
would appreciate: A train announcement
in the middle of
the production, and a monologue
near the end.
“I think the train announcement
is going to be interesting
and the same with the
monologue,” Oles said.
Lynn Meller, of Tinley
Park, who played Rose, said
she connected with her character
as a straight-and-narrow
sort who has some disdain for
others not like her, but, by the
end, learns to accept her own
need for change.
“We all go through changes
as we get older, as we find
our place in life and what
we are meant to be doing, or
what we think we are meant
to be doing, and that’s kind
of what’s going on in this
show,” Meller said. “We go
on this trip to try and get away
from people when we realize
that wasn’t the entire point of
what we should’ve been doing:
We should’ve been trying
to find out who we are as
individuals, and then we can
get back together with all of
our friends and family and
start anew in a way.”
Dan McGrath also is from
Tinley Park and made his
return to Curtain Call Theatre
after a hiatus of a couple
years, played Mellersh Wilton,
the husband of Lotty
Wilton, who is an acquaintance
of Rose. McGrath said
his character, at first, represents
a profound resistance
to change.
“He’s very prim and
proper,” McGrath said. “He
tends to think that the world
revolves around him, especially
with regard to everything
in his immediacy, that
he can have any kind of control
and he wants to control
it, including his wife.”
Judie Brugler, of Frankfort,
played Costanza, the
Italian housekeeper. Brigler
said her character is in the
middle of all these transformations
and unusual situations,
and she doesn’t know
quite what to make of it all;
however, even Costanza gets
caught in the transformative
web by the end.
One challenge for Brugler
was the fact that none of her
lines are in English.
“All my lines are in Italian,”
Brugler said.
But, with the help of some
friends from northern Italy,
Brugler was able to prepare
for the role.
“It was wonderful to sit
down and have a glass of
wine with them, and they
would tell me about their
travels in Italy and what the
people were like, and their
thinking and their philosophies,
and that helped me a
lot,” she said.
Joshua Reid, of Mokena,
played Antony Wilding, a
young artist who was raised
British and fought in WWI.
Wilding’s parents and grandparents
owned the castle in
his youth but died while he
was in the war, leaving the
castle to Wilding.
“Enchanted April” was
Reid’s first time on stage as
an actor, but a love of art in
all its forms drew him to try
out for a role.
“This is my first production
I’m ever in, so I’m glad
I took the plunge and decided
to do it,” Reid said. “But,
this one in particular, I think
it’s fascinating that it’s set in
1922, which is, like, a hundred
years ago now. So to be
playing a character that lived
a century ago is, one, a challenge,
but also very rewarding
at the same time. It kind
of exposes you to a different
way of life that you really
wouldn’t have the chance to
explore outside the theater, I
guess. It was a challenge that
I thought would be a fun one
to take on. And I got to do a
British accent, as well.”
June Graffy, of New
Lenox, who co-produced the
production and also serves
as assistant executive director
of Curtain Call’s Board
of Directors, handles the
behind-the-scenes activities
needed to make a production
run smoothly.
She said even though the
story is nearly 100 years old,
the transformative theme
still resonates with audiences
today.
“I think it brings people
back to a point where … it
gives a perspective of what
life was like, and, really, it’s
not that much different than
to now: people wondering
are they on the right path,
are they with the right person,
do they need some time
alone. Same things as now
only in a different time setting,”
Graffy said.
By the end of the play,
all the characters are transformed
in some way; some
through actively searching
for answers, and others simply
by stumbling across a set
of circumstances that they
happen to have found themselves
in.
Reid said he hopes audiences
will walk away from
the show feeling that they
should never give up hope.
“If your life isn’t necessarily
going the way you want it
to, that it’s not outside of our
power to affect some sort of
change to make it better.”

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The Dish
Tom Kelly’s in New Lenox all about good times
Upcoming St.
Patrick’s Day event
to bring Guinness,
corned beef, more
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
Tucked behind the Jewel-
Osco near the intersection of
Route 30 and Interstate 80 is
a building that in many ways
looks like a house. And with
its two fireplaces, Tom Kelly’s
Chophouse & Pub feels
like home to many.
That is the kind of atmosphere
owner Kelly Trumpey
said she and her husband,
Brett, have tried to foster
since the business opened 11
years ago this March.
Fittingly, Kelly Trumpey
said they celebrate the business
anniversary around St.
Patrick’s Day, giving them
another reason to throw an
unforgettable party every
year, complete with a heated
tent set up in the parking lot,
and music and entertainment
all day long.
This year, the Irish holiday
falls on a Saturday, and
Trumpey said they will begin
the festivities at 10 a.m.
and the music at noon with
a performance by traditional
Irish fiddlers. There will be
music throughout the day,
and bagpipers are to join the
party at 6 p.m., followed by
the headlining band, Hillbilly
Rockstarz.
“It’s a super-fun atmosphere,
because everyone’s
Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, so
everyone’s just here to have
a good time,” Trumpey said.
“It’s like a sea of green.”
Based on past years,
Trumpey estimates the restaurant
will sell more than
2,000 pounds of corned beef
during the weekend. Last
year, revelers consumed seven
kegs worth of Guinness.
Tom Kelly’s Chophouse & Pub
495 Degroate Road in New Lenox
Hours
• 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Sunday-Thursday (kitchen closes
at 9 p.m. Sunday, 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday)
• 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday (kitchen closes at midnight)
• Noon-2 a.m. Saturday (kitchen closes at midnight)
For more information ...
Web: www.tomkellys.com
Phone: (815) 462-8420
This year she plans to order
10 kegs — the equivalent
of 1,653 bottles of the Irish
brew.
Though the economic recession
hurt many businesses
when it hit hard a decade
ago, Trumpey said Tom Kelly’s
survived because of its
customer service and loyal
customers.
“If you don’t know a
name, you know the drink or
you know what they eat, and
we find that that really got
us through those really hard
recession times,” Trumpey
said.
About four years ago,
Trumpey said business really
started to pick up again,
which allowed Tom Kelly’s
to put the focus back on
menu items, fresh ingredients
and homemade sauces.
She said the restaurant is
known for its food, but 28
craft beers on tap, and a full
whiskey and bourbon bar, do
not go unnoticed.
Tom Kelly’s is popular
with Blackhawks fans during
hockey season and March
Madness, but Trumpey said
recently it has started hosting
children’s events, including
Halloween and Christmas
parties. The next such event,
an Easter party, is to begin at
noon, March 31.
Trumpey said she and her
husband tried to think about
the kinds of things they
enjoy in addition to those
their two youngsters do, and
an event at the restaurant
seemed to fit the bill, with
food and drinks for the parents,
and crafts and activities
for the children.
Keeping with the family
friendly theme, Tom Kelly’s
kid’s menu includes mac and
cheese, chicken nuggets,
mini burgers and grilled
cheese.
For the adults, Tom Kelly’s
appetizer menu includes
American favorites, such as
wings tossed in either BBQ,
garlic, mild or hot sauce;
fried pickles served with
chipotle ranch; and nachos
with beef or homemade chili
or shredded chicken.
Trumpey said among her
favorite things on the menu
are the Reuben rolls. The
sliced corned beef, Swiss
cheese and sauerkraut are
served in a deep fried wonton
for a crunchy, bite-sized take
on the popular sandwich.
For sauerkraut and corned
beef lovers, there are other
Reuben items on the menu,
including the traditional
Reuben sandwich, the Reuben
burger and the 12-inch
Reuben pizza.
The burger options can be
ordered with bison, Angus
beef, grilled chicken breast
or a turkey burger. Prices
vary by item.
Although Trumpey said
the restaurant has added and
changed the menu many
times, the corned beef and
cabbage is an obvious staple
The corned beef and cabbage is at the heart of Tom Kelly’s menu for St. Patrick’s Day
guests. Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
Chicken Parmesan recently was added to Tom Kelly’s menu at the request of customers
who wanted to see more pasta dishes during winter months.
of Tom Kelly’s traditional
Irish fare. Other Irish entrées
include shepherd’s pie, the
Guinness beef stew and the
beer-battered fish and chips.
Trumpey said new specials
are always being tested
out throughout the month. If
popular, she said they may
be added to the regular menu
the next time around.
“I think we can always
continue to grow,” Trumpey
said.

28 | March 15, 2018 | The Homer Horizon PUZZLES
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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Porters softball star,
going to play for Southern
Indiana University,
goes with 9 across
5. People for whom a state
is named
9. See 1 across
14. Battery for laser pointers
15. Not one
16. Excludes
17. Indy 500 winner
Mears: 1979 and 1984
18. Fed
19. Below (in text)
20. Chooses beforehand
23. Resident’s suffix
24. Ravel’s “Gaspard de
la ___”
25. Bird word
27. Guy in the black hat
31. Stole
32. Metric meas.
35. Blew it
36. Playwright
39. Ages and ages
40. Hair style
41. Dissolute man
42. Small white legumes
45. Unresolvable, in a way
46. Word of encouragement
47. Mountains, abbr.
48. Vichyssoise ingredient
49. Sot’s sound
50. Indian silk dress
52. ___ George
54. Threat at sea
60. Porters bowling ace,
Mitchell ___
62. Resembling thick
cords
63. “Combat” painter,
William
64. Arbitration decision
65. “Last train” singer,
Guthrie
66. Barge ___
67. Dishes of many ingredients
68. “___ here long?”
69. Tear down
Down
1. 1994 Costner role
2. Animal house
3. 1984 T.V. movie starring
Phoebe Cates
4. Shoots the breeze
5. Detach
6. “As the World Turns”
actress
7. Execute
8. In the mail
9. ___ polloi
10. Prenatal test, for short
11. Knack
12. Parisian “to be”
13. U.S. intelligence org.
21. “Camelot” character
22. Pond algae
26. Mouths, in zoology
27. Gambling game
28. “He’s ___ nowhere
man” (Beatles lyric)
29. Horde
30. Refuse
31. Clappers
32. Plains Indian
33. Astronaut’s wear
34. Court figure
36. Abbreviations for
certain companies
37. Escape
38. Meadowlands pace
43. ASCAP rival
44. Emulate Albrecht
Durer
45. Dark
48. Victimize
49. Prefix meaning
“water”
50. Chewy treat
51. Sufficient
52. Wail
53. Resort town near
Santa Barbara
55. Egyptian, e.g.
56. Inheritor
57. Volcano in Sicily
58. Encyclopedic range
59. Metric unit of force
60. Comptroller General’s
agcy.
61. Newspaper inserts
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
LOCKPORT
The Outpost Pub & Grill
(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport;
(815) 836-8893)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays: Live DJ and
Karaoke
ORLAND PARK
Dan ‘D’ Jac’s
(9358 171st St., Orland
Hills; (708) 460-8773
■9 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays:
acoustic open mic
night
■9:30 ■ p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Thursdays: karaoke
■9:30 ■ p.m.-2:30 a.m.
Fridays and Saturdays:
karaoke
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
TINLEY PARK
Ed & Joe’s Restaurant &
Pizzeria
(17332 S. Oak Park Ave.,
Tinley Park; (708) 532-
3051)
■7:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Team Trivia
Side Street American Tavern
(18401 N. Creek Drive,
Tinley Park; (708) 928-
8080)
■8:20 ■ p.m. Saturday, Jan.
20: The Band Sundance
■8:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, Jan.
27: Dueling Pianos
■5-8 ■ p.m. Sunday, Jan.
28: Sinatra on Sunday
■8:30 ■ p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10: Midnight Band
■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bingo
■7 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bags
Tournament
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays: Flashback
Friday
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
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.
Distinctive Home Builders
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,
Distinctive Home Builders
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,
Distinctive Home Builders
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.
Distinctive Home Builders
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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1003 Help Wanted
Accounting Manager
SW Suburban Manufacturing Company seeks an Accounting
Manager with Direct Experience in all areas of Accounting
and Human Resources. Accounting responsibilities include
preparation & analysis of monthly and year-end financial
statements in a timely manner, a working knowledge of
accounts receivable & payable, prepaid & accrued expenses,
journal entries, cash reconciliation & management, inventory
control, and supervision of the daily operations of the
Accounting Staff. Human Resource responsibilities include
management of health insurance programs, 401k, workers
compensation, payroll taxes, and other HR duties. Must have
minimum 5 years experience in these areas. Successful
candidate should be detail & accuracy-oriented with
advanced skills with Microsoft Office & accounting software
and communication skills to effectively communicate with
management team members.
Competitive Salary and fringe benefits including health
insurance and 401k. Please send resume to:
Email: cstratton@aerorubber.com
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.
8100 West 185th Street
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 430-4900
Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Workers
The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill 2 F/T
seasonal maintenance worker positions. This position
requires physical labor and will assist in maintaining the
grounds of public property.
Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or
GED. Pay rate is $10.50 per hr for approx. 40 hrs. per
week from May to October. Selected candidates will be
required to pass a criminal background check, medical
physical and drug screen.
Interested candidates must complete the job application
found on the Village’s website www.homerglenil.org
Completed applications can be e-mailed to Heather
Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or
mailed to Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather
Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen,
IL 60491.
Outdoor work: F/T
year-round & seasonal
Employment
Potential for paid winters
off. Benefits incl. health,
dental, IRA. Clean driving
record a MUST. Starting
rate: $14/hr. Time and 1/2
over 40 hrs. Apply
in-person 7320 Duvan Dr,
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LAWN TECHNICIAN
Professional company
located in Frankfort
looking for reliable
individual to apply dry
fertilizer. Experience a
plus, but not necessary.
For interview call:
(708)479-4600
landscapeassociatesinc.com
Growing Media Company
Seeks Sales Directors
Position Overview:
22nd Century Media, a media
publishing company based in
Orland Park, is seeking Sales
Directors to join their team.
Responsibilities Include:
Proactively prospecting and
qualifying potential new
advertising accounts; handling
incoming leads; guiding ad
copy for clients; identifying
business opportunities and
working with decision makers
to obtain customer
commitment; and achieving
weekly revenue targets.
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates will possess
1–3 years of experience in
local/retail advertising sales
and/or media environment.
Must have a strong work ethic
and ability to work
independently as well as with
a team. Excellent
communication skills,
time-management and
interpersonal skills required.
Next Steps:
For more information or to be
considered for this
opportunity, email a
resume to:
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No phone calls please. EOE
INDUSTRIAL SALES
SW Suburban (Tinley Park)
Manufacturing Company
seeks a person with
experience in B2B Sales of
industrial products
(non-chemical).
This is an inside,
consultative Sales position
which will focus on new
product sales development and
existing product sales.
This sales/marketing
function selects and targets
decision makers to discuss the
product features relative
to the prospect’s existing &
potential needs.
Successful candidates
should be proactive and have
strong sales experience.
Excellent salary and fringe
benefits.
Annual performance bonus
potential.
It is NOT an outside sales,
telemarketing, nor a
commission paid position.
Send resume to:
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.
bschatte@aerorubber.com
1003 Help Wanted
SALES ASSISTANT
Due to our rapid growth and
expansion, Tinley Park
industrial mfg. Sales office
seeks exp’d, detail-oriented
Sales Assistant for full-time
position. A Sales Assistant at
ARC does both sales,
secretarial & customer service
functions. This is a very
diversified position in our
FAST-PACED office. The
ideal candidate must be
HIGHLY MOTIVATED and
needs to possess strong
organizational &
communication skills.
Excellent computer literacy
needed, including MS Word &
Excel. Industrial cust. service
exp. req’d. Repeat customer
& supplier contact. No
telemarketing, no cold calling
req’d. Competitive salary &
benefit pkg incl. 401K. Send
letter & resume to:
cstratton@aerorubber.com
Screen Printers &
Warehouse Needed
Experience preferred.
Please apply in person:
Same Day Tees 112 S.
First St, Peotone
(relocating to 9525
Laraway Rd, Frankfort) or
email
pete@samedaytees.com
Landscape Help Wanted:
Valid CDL driver’s license
a + & labor exp. Selfstarter
& quick learner a +.
Pay based upon exp.
English speaking a benefit.
Email resume/info to
cedarvalley07@att.net
Hiring Desk Clerk
(must be flexible w/
shifts) & Housekeeping
(Morning) Needed at
Super 8 Motel
Apply within:
9485 W. 191st St, Mokena
No Phone Calls
P/T Warehouse Labor
Seasonal thru Oct. $13/hr
20-25 hrs/wk. Approx.
3-7pm. Apply in person:
7320 Duvan Dr, Tinley
Park, M-F 8a-4p or call
708.514.0324.
Nancy’s Pizzeria in Mokena
hiring exp. pizzeria/ kitchen
help. Located 1 mi S of I-80
on LaGrange Rd. 30-40
hrs/wk with open availability,
evening hrs. Competitive
wages starting at $10+/hr w/
exp. Contact 708.906.7040.
Landscaping & Lawn
Maintenance Personnel
Experience needed.
$13-18/hr. F/T, Immediate
Hire (708) 687-8091 /
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P/T Delivery Driver
CDL req. Exp w/ driving a
6-wheel dump truck req.
Flexible hrs. Apply at Melka
Landscaping,11606 179th St,
Mokena or email
gardencenter@jimmelka.com
F/T Customer Service Rep
$12/hr seasonal thru June
Approx. 8a-4p, M-F
Apply in person at 7320
Duvan Dr., Tinley Park,
M-F: 8a-4p
Lawn Care Service
Looking for responsible,
motivated with driver’s
license. Pay based on exp.
Paid training. 708.226.9322
1003 Help Wanted
P/T Equipment Repair
Specialist. Must be
mechanincally inclined and
have knowledge of small
engine repair or HVAC skills.
F/T avail for right candidate.
$15/hr starting. Send resume
nikkit@performance
chemical.com
P/T Mechanic & Handyman
Exp. w/ Lawn Equip & small
machine repair. Flexible hrs.
Apply at Melka Landscaping,
11606 179th St, Mokena
or email
gardencenter@jimmelka.com
P/T Shampoo Assistant
for Lockport salon & spa.
Th w/ alternating F-Sa.
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
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12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
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Will County, Illinois.
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of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
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ant toajudgment entered in the above
cause onthe 27th day of September,
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
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12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
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Commonly known as: 14055 Churchill
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Description of Improvements:
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time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the 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-
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605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
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and legal fees required bysubdivisions
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to the proceeding advising them of
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surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
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the absence of an order, until the surplus
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Gracie Voulgaris
Gracie Voulgaris is a senior
at Lockport Township and
a catcher on the Porters
softball team.
What are your
expectations for the
Lockport softball team
this season?
My expectations are to
make it back to the sectional
title game, and this time, I
know we can win it. We have
that drive, we know we can
do it. We believe if we can get
past that, we can win state.
How did you start
playing softball?
I started when I was
around 6. My parents got me
into it, and my sisters, too. I
never played T-ball or anything.
I just played with my
parents, sisters and cousins
[including current softball
teammate Mallory Hollatz].
I just embraced the game
and fell in love with it.
How did your two
older sisters, Gabby
and Zara, influence you
playing softball?
I definitely think that my
older sisters have left expectations
for me. I want
to follow in their footsteps,
not only at Lockport, but
also collegiately, too. My
younger sister, Clover, is in
the sixth grade and is also a
catcher. Even though she’s
quite a bit younger than me,
we work out catching together
and have fun with it.
Your mom [Andra] and
dad [Spiro] played at
Lockport in the mid-
1980s. Do they ever
talk about those days?
Not so much my mom, but
my dad does. He talks about
Lockport football and how he
was always in the paper [Spiro
was the quarterback on the
Lockport football team that
got the school’s first playoff
win in 1985]. So, it’s great,
even if it’s hard to relate to
them in that aspect.
How long have you
been catching?
I’ve been catching since
I was 10 or 11. When I first
caught, I didn’t want to do it,
but I stuck with it, and I’m
really happy I did because
now I love it.
What is it about
catching that makes it
the position for you?
Definitely the leadership
aspect. Everyone on the field
has a leadership role, but the
catcher really has to display
that leadership. That’s because
as a catcher, I can see
everything on the field, and I
can plan for certain scenarios.
What opponent are
you looking forward to
playing the most this
season?
Definitely Lincoln-Way
East [which the Porters have
lost nine-straight games to, including
last season’s sectional
title game]. We’re ready to
come out strong against them.
They’re definitely a strong
team, and I know a lot of people
are looking at that number
[losing streak vs. East], but we
can’t look at that. We can’t let
that number define us if we
meet them again in the sectional
final.
What have you
Photo submitted
learned from softball
Lockport coach Marissa
Chovanec?
She’s definitely a coach
I’ll always remember. She’s
always about the team as one
unit. You always have to be
focused on being together.
You’ve committed to
continue to play softball
at the University of
Maryland. How did that
come about?
It was in late summer before
my sophomore year, and
I was playing a tournament
in Florida with my travel
team at that time [the Beverly
Bandits]. I had just flown out
deep and came back to the
dugout when my coach told
me to go back up again. You
can do that in those showcase
tournaments. I later found out
that the University of Maryland
was looking at me. I
went on an official visit that
October and loved it. I signed
soon after in my sophomore
year. I’m so excited.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
Definitely that we have a
big high school and so many
good athletes and teams. I
love the times when we get
programs in our school together,
such as the “Strikeout
Cancer Game” [on April
14 this season] where we all
come together and support
each other.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen
The Homer Jr. High seventh-grade girls volleyball team recently finished fourth at state
and also won a sectional title by beating Hickory Creek. Photo submitted
Homer Mustangs end
in fourth place at state
Submitted by Homer
Mustangs
The Homer Jr. High seventh-grade
girls volleyball
team beat Hickory Creek by
a final of 25-18, 25-17 to win
the sectional recently hosted
at the school.
Members of the team are
This Week In...
Lockport Township
High School Varsity
Athletics
Baseball
■March ■ 16 host Maroon and
White Scrimmage, 4:30 p.m.
■March ■ 20 host Lemont,
4:30 p.m.
Softball
■March ■ 17 at Batavia Invite,
10 a.m.
■March ■ 17 at Batavia Invite,
noon
Girls Soccer
■March ■ 15 host Crete
Monee, 6 p.m.
■March ■ 19 host Bradley, 6
p.m.
Mary Bresnahan, Alyssa
Cannatello, Megan Consigny,
Colleen Donnelly,
Emma Garner, Lainey
Green, Emma Kocanda,
Mia Krsanac, Peyton
Kryza, Candace Porfilio,
Kylie Ryan, Alexandra
Simkus, Riley Simmons,
■March ■ 21 host Plainfield
East, 6 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■March ■ 17 at SWSC Meet, 10
a.m. at Olivet Nazarene
■March ■ 21 host Lockport
Triangular, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Track and Field
■March ■ 16 at SWSC Indoor
Conference Meet, TBD
Boys Volleyball
■March ■ 16 host Maroon and
White Scrimmage, 6 p.m.
March 20 at Lemont, 6:30
p.m.
Boys Tennis
■March ■ 17 at Triad Invite,
8:30 a.m.
■March ■ 17 at New Trier Top
Mackenzie Stevens and
Kiera Zurek.
The girls went on to compete
at state on Friday, March
9, and Saturday, March 10,
finishing fourth in 4A at the
state finals in Normal.
The team ended the season
with a record of 24-4.
Singles, 5 p.m.
Girls Water Polo
■March ■ 16 at Jones Prep
Invite, TBA
■March ■ 17 at Jones Prep
Invite, TBA
■March ■ 19 host Richards, 5
p.m.
Boys Water Polo
■March ■ 15 at St. Charles
North, 6 p.m.
Badminton
■March ■ 15 host Lemont,
4:30 p.m.
■March ■ 17 at Downers Grove
North Invite, 9 a.m.
■March ■ 20 at Argo, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
■March ■ 20 at Providence, 7
p.m.

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Former Homer Stallions cheerleader to cheer in national competition at Disney World
Event to be held over
three days this May
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
Mariana Miranda (far left) and her teammates on the Onyx team pose together for a photo.
It’s a dream come true as
a child to visit the happiest
place on Earth. For some, it’s
a once-in-a-lifetime chance
to go as a part of one of 780
cheer teams from across the
country to be invited to participate
in a national competition.
Former Homer Stallions
cheerleader, 14-year-old
Mariana Miranda, and current
member of Dreamz
Elite Competitive All-Star
Cheerleading, is on one of
two teams from Dreamz
Elite invited to cheer at the
D2 Summit Championship
cheer competition at Walt
Disney World May 11-13.
Mariana is a member of the
junior Level 2 Onyx team
that received a bid in early
December to attend the
three-day summit.
“The thought to perform
in Disney is, like, overwhelming,”
Miranda said.
“You have multiple feelings
— like you’re scared, you’re
anxious, you’re nervous, but
then it’s also exciting, because
you’re in Florida to
perform at Disney.”
The competition exclusively
features 780 teams
from 46 states who have 125
athletes or less. Onyx has 11
athletes, and Dream Girls
has nine, and girls range in
age from 7 to 14.
“We were all sitting on
the gym floor, and [the company]
posted a video of who
won, and so we were all sitting
there watching on the
coach’s phone, and when our
team name popped up, we
all screamed and shouted,”
Miranda said.
Her mother, Berenice
Landrove, a Homer Glen
resident, and 11-year-old
brother, Maui, will be joining
Miranda on the trip to
Disney.
“I was at my sister’s house
when I got the text message
[that she was going to Disney],
Landrove said. “I kind
of screamed, and [my sister]
was like, ‘What is going on,
what is wrong?’ I was just
really happy for my daughter.
It was just really exciting.”
The owner of Dreamz
Elite, Kim Scherp, who is
also the coach for Onyx,
said the teams participating
perform a two-and-a-half
minute routine consisting
of moves such as tumbling
and stunting. Both Onyx
and Dream Girls received at
large bids, which means that
half of the cost to attend is
covered. The members of
the teams and their parents
have to raise the remaining
$800. Not all teams make it
to the second day of competition,
but those who receive
at large bids automatically
advance. If a team receives
a wildcard bid, they have to
pay the $1,600 in full and
compete the first day.
“We love to win, of
course; that’s why the parents
pay the money and [the
girls] get the training, but
it’s more than that,” Scherp
said. “It’s mostly about them
growing and being able to
do something that they have
been working on really, really
hard, and all of a sudden,
they master it.”
At the beginning of the
season, Dreamz Elite had 20
athletes among all the teams,
eventually growing to 50.
“From starting with 20
kids in the program and getting
a bid to the summit is
really, really an accomplishment,
Scherp said.
The week prior to the D2
Summit is the D1 Summit,
which consists of teams
across the country that have
more than 125 athletes. With
a smaller gym, however,
comes less advantages compared
to a gym that has more
athletes.
“With a smaller gym, we
have to drill skills harder,
because you might not have
the perfect athlete walk in
the door — you train them
to get to that point,” she said.
Miranda has trained hard
over the past few months
to get to where she is now,
but it didn’t start there. She’s
been cheering since she was
in third grade and also did
Homer Stallions cheer last
summer.
At the end of the D2 Summit,
a winner will of course
be chosen, but just having
the opportunity to attend and
represent their team, win or
lose, is something Miranda
won’t ever forget.
“It’s exciting and scary at
the same time,” she said.
RIGHT: Mariana Miranda
is one of 11 girls on the
Onyx team at Dreamz
Elite Competitive All-Star
Cheerleading that received
a bid to compete at the D2
Summit in Disney World in
May. Photos submitted

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Girls Water Polo
Porters notch 14-10 victory over Warriors in season opener
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
A pair of local girls water
polo teams that are both
expecting improvement
squared off in an early season
clash last week.
In the end, it was Lockport
Township which emerged
with a 14-10 victory over
Lincoln-Way West in a
SouthWest Suburban Conference
meeting on March 6
in Lockport.
It was the season opener
for both teams. The Porters
were 12-17 last year,
while West was 10-14. Both
squads saw good things, and
both also saw things they
need to improve on.
“I’d have to say in the
first half, there were little
things we had to figure out,”
Lockport coach Rick De
Leon said. “But it was the
first game, and we had to
get some of the rust off. We
picked it up as the game got
going, and the result was
good.”
Lockport (1-0, 1-0) led
10-6 after three quarters.
But the Warriors (0-1, 0-1)
certainly didn’t go away,
as Cailey Janosek and her
younger sister, junior Delaney
Janosek, scored backto-back
goals to bring them
within 10-8 with 5:29 left to
play in the game. Senior Riley
Klimek (2 goals, assist)
came back with a tally for
the Porters, but once again,
Delaney Janosek deposited a
goal for West to make it 11-9
midway through the sevenminute
quarter.
Delaney Janosek finished
with a game-high six goals.
“Delaney is one of our
faster girls,” West coach Eric
Pavlacka said. “Her game
awareness is what makes her
so good. If she can get some
spacing, she can get her
teammates to find her and
get some goals.”
Junior Francesca Brunetti,
however, came alive in the
final 2:48 to score a trio of
goals and put the game away
for the Porters, as they extended
to a 14-9 lead. Junior
Josie Torres added a final
goal for West with 34 seconds
to play in the game.
“There was a lot of swimming
out there, and to score
the last few goals was nice,”
said Brunetti, who tallied
a team-high four times on
the day. “I was open, and
[senior] Kayley Uy got me
the ball. It’s nice when the
team works well together.
It’s only our first game after
only a week of practice. I’m
looking forward to scoring
more.”
The Porters scored early
on. West had its only lead
when senior Alex Carter
crammed a goal past junior
Kaya Naskinska (8 saves)
52 seconds into the game.
But Lockport hammered
home the next four goals, as
junior Renee Solis, Klimek,
senior Kennedy Ruther (3
goals, assist) and senior Emily
Adelman bunched their
goals in a two-minute span.
Delaney Janosek answered
to make it 4-2 after a quarter.
Ruther made it 5-2 in favor
of the Porters with an
early score in the second
quarter. But back came Delaney
Janosek with a trio of
goals in just over two minutes
to tie the game at 5-5
with 1:38 left in the first half.
Late goals by Ruther and
Brunetti gave Lockport a 7-5
halftime advantage.
Maeve Bauer, a senior,
closed the Warriors within a
goal as she scored with 3:49
left in the third. But sophomore
Emily Plaszewski put
in all three of her goals for
the Porters in the final 3:13
of the third quarter to give
them the 10-6 advantage
heading into the final quarter.
“Defensively, we settled
in and made some adjustments,”
De Leon said. “I’m
happy with the win. Most of
the varsity team is back from
last year. We just have to get
in rhythm.”
Pavlacka agreed that the
wrinkles need to be ironed
out.
“There were quite a few
momentum swings and, at
times, it was a sloppy game,”
he said. “Once the season
gets going, we can maintain
some things and definitely
do better.”
While it’s two months
away, the Porters also hope
to do better in the postseason.
After making the sectional
semifinals in 2013,
they have gone out in the
first round of the sectional
three times in the past four
seasons, including a 10-8
loss to St. Charles East in the
opener last year.
“Last year, we lost in the
sectional first round by two
goals,” Brunetti confirmed.
“So, I’m excited to see what
the sectional will bring this
year. We want to take it further.”
So does West, which has
only advanced past the sectional
quarterfinals once in
2015. One measurement will
be to see how the Warriors
match up against Lockport
when the two teams meet
again at 5 p.m. on April 17
in New Lenox. The SWSC
went to a schedule where
teams meet up just once
this season. So, why is West
playing the Porters twice?
“We are still playing a
couple of [SWSC] opponents
twice this season,”
said Pavlacka, whose team
is also facing Andrew twice
this spring. “We feel that we
are close with Lockport, so
the next time we play, we
will see where we are and
what we have to work on to
be where we want to be.”
Lockport’s Sabrina Pacione (left) and Lincoln-Way West’s Delaney Janosek race for a
loose ball March 6 during a SWSC match between the two teams in Lockport. Photos by
James Sanchez/22nd Century Media
Emily Adelman looks to shoot from a few meters inside the half-distance line.

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Hockey
Celtics cannot overcome penalties in state quarterfinal
Chris Walker
Freelance Reporter
Penalties have plagued Providence,
while Stevenson has had the
Celtics’ number all season long.
Nothing really changed during
the March 7 quarterfinal game between
the two teams in the Amateur
Hockey Association of Illinois
Red Varsity Division state playoffs
in Bensenville, as the Patriots advanced
with a 5-1 victory.
Providence, the state runner-up
the past two seasons, saw its season
come to an end at 28-17-7.
“The penalties came up and bit us
again,” Celtics coach Nick Iaciancio
said. “All year long, every time we
had any momentum, we were called
for something. We had a power play
and took a penalty, and, come playoff
time, you can’t overcome those
as often as we had to.”
The Celtics, who had tied Stevenson
3-3, and lost 3-1 and 6-2
previously, were cited for nine infractions
this time.
“We were tight against them and
only had the one game that got a
little out of hand,” Iaciancio said.
“The one we tied was in a tournament
when they scored on a last
minute face-off play, so we’ve
played them pretty good.”
Stevenson (54-17-2) converted
its power play chance at the 6:00
mark of the first period when Adam
Offenbach slipped a pass to Trevor
Hilt, who sent a shot out of the
reach of Providence goalie Kameron
Bustos.
The Celtics had chances of their
own to draw even, but attempts by
Dylan Gorski, Cam Cutler, Colin
Ries and Jack McConnell were offline,
deflected or snatched up by
Stevenson goalie Elias Sandholm,
a transfer student from Sweden,
who saved 27-of-28 shot attempts.
The Patriots extended their lead
to 3-0 in the second period on a
transition goal from its leading
scorer, Jackson Leptich, and then a
bit of a lucky goal from Seth Cohen
as the puck caromed among a
crowd of players and slipped past
Bustos.
“I told the guys in between periods
that we outplayed them and
out-chanced them in the first two
periods, but we weren’t getting
bounces,” Iaciancio said. “Sometimes,
you have to make your own
luck, and that’s what we were hoping
to come out in the third period
and try to do. Other than giving up
the goals we gave up, I was happy
with how we played in those first
two periods.”
One thing the Celtics weren’t
blessed with this season was a
bunch of big-time scorers, although
they had a handful of talented
guys that were capable of
finding the net.
Gorski was the lone one to find it
for the Celtics, as he cut their deficit
to 3-1 at the 10:38 mark of the
third period. McConnell and Ryan
Kaup assisted on his effort.
Tom Davis and Shane Horan had
solid scoring chances shortly thereafter
to attempt to draw the Celtics
to within a goal, but both had their
shots turned away from Sandholm.
Offenbach gave the Patriots additional
breathing room when he
scored at the 5:43 mark of the third
period, and Leptich sealed the game
when he delivered just 1:26 later.
“We obviously knew anything
could happen against them, so we
tried to come out at our best, and
I think we did a pretty good job of
that,” Leptich said. “We just tried
to stick what we do best against
them: Defense, floor checking,
blocking shots and staying disciplined,
and that seemed to work
out well for us.”
Despite falling short of a thirdstraight
appearance in the state
title game at the United Center, the
Celtics still finished with a strong
postseason run after losing to
Benet in the Kennedy Cup.
“That was tough, but they came
back and have played well the last
few weeks,” Iaciancio said. “If you
go back eight or nine years ago,
this would’ve been a great finish.
Expectations are a little higher
now, but I think we realize we’re
not going to win every time, but
getting to the Elite Eight year after
year after year is a sign of a successful
program.”
Dylan Gorski scored the lone goal for Providence in its state quarterfinal loss March 7 to Stevenson at Edge
Ice Arena in Bensenville. 22nd Century Media File Photos
Jack McConnell (right) was one of the leading scorers for the Celtics. He assisted Dylan Gorski’s goal.

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Porters track and field uses home triangular to observe progress
Well-rounded group
knows it can excel
across the board
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
It should be a special season
for the Lockport Township
boys track and field
team.
Sure, John Meyer will
headline the Porters as he
attempts to become the firstever
athlete to three-peat as
state champion in the shot
put. The senior will also look
to better his second-place
finish in the discus throw
and capture both throwing
events.
But Meyer is not alone,
as there’s quite a few events
that the Porters should excel
in this spring.
“We have big plans,”
Lockport junior Ray Holland
said. “We’re training
for and expecting big things
from a lot of events.”
But no one is expecting
bigger things than Meyer.
That was evident on Saturday,
March 10, when Lockport
hosted its own indoor
triangular invite. Andrew
and Joliet Central were also
there. The Porters easily won
the open entry event, which
was designed to let some
other people participate.
There were still top people
participating, however.
Headlining them was Meyer,
who had bettered his personal
best in the shot put the
previous two meets. He had
a 68-foot, 4-inch throw on
Feb. 24 at the Olivet Nazarene
Invite, and then bettered
it to 68-foot, 6-inch toss on
March 2 at the Homewood-
Flossmoor Invite. So, with
family and friends looking
on at the last home indoor
meet, many hoped Meyer
would do it again.
Instead, he settled for a
best of 67 feet, 8 inches. But
three of his throws were over
67 feet.
“I’m feeling ready, and
I’ve been more consistent,”
Meyer said. “I broke my record
[at the H-F meet], and
[last Saturday], I threw three
times over 67. That’s not the
record I’m looking for, but
the consistency was there.”
To put a trio of 67-footplus
throws in perspective,
his state title throw last season
was 65 feet, 10 inches.
In last Saturday’s invite, the
Porters had the Top 4 performers.
But Joe Edwards
(45 feet), Alek Trafton (44
feet, 7 inches) and Christopher
Greenfield (43 feet, 8
inches) were all 20-plus feet
less than Meyer.
“John is one of those athletes
that is one-in-a-lifetime,”
Lockport coach Tom
Razo said. “He’s No. 1 or
No. 2 in the nation [in shot
put]. You just have to enjoy
him; he’s just great. Even
to put up 67 feet [last Saturday],
that’s a crazy number.
He’s aiming for 70 feet. It’s
going to happen. It’s just a
matter of when.”
Lockport throwing coach
Wally Shields agreed.
“I thought he could get
to 70 feet [last Saturday],”
Shields said. “But he was
very consistent, and I
thought it was a good meet
for him. His power levels
are definitely up, and he’s
matured a lot this year. He
doesn’t let a bad throw affect
him. He’s 30 pounds heavier
than last year and a lot more
stronger.
“Plus, he’s never missed
a workout, and that includes
optional workouts. He’s
leads by example, but he’s
like, ‘Let’s have fun and
throw far.’”
That’s served Meyer well,
as he’s seen the results.
“I just have to work hard,
and [70 feet] is coming,”
Michael Thompson lands his attempt at the long jump Saturday, March 10, during a meet at
Lockport Township High School’s East Campus. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Meyer said. “I just have to
work on the little things to
get there. I’ve been getting
a little bit too high on my
throws. I’m trying to flatten
that trajectory out and have
to bend my back different
to reach out and go forward
more.
“I just have to stay nice and
easy, stay with a level head.
I’m training well, eating right
and getting enough sleep.
I’m just looking forward to
seeing what the season holds.
It’s going to be awesome.
There’s going to be more of
the team competing at state.”
Someone else who certainly
expects to be in the running
on the final day at state
this season is senior Conor
McCarthy. He’s ranked in
the Top 10 in both the long
jump and triple jump. At last
Saturday’s meet, he easily
won both events. In the long
jump, he had a distance of
22 feet, 2.5 inches to beat
out teammates Tyron Barlow
(2nd; 19 feet, 7 inches)
and Omari Seaberry (3rd; 19
feet, 5.5 inches). In the triple
jump, McCarthy won with a
distance of 42 feet, 6 inches,
and Barlow (37 feet, 9 inches)
was third.
“I know we’re going to
have a good team,” said Mc-
Carthy, who also will run
on the 4x200 and the 4x400
relay teams. “Me and some
of the other sprint guys were
working out and training by
joining the cross country
team last fall and have got
better.”
McCarthy rolled his ankle
before last year’s state meet
and didn’t qualify for the final
day. That’s only driven
him even more.
“My performance at state
wasn’t up to my expectations,”
he said. “So, I worked
hard in the offseason. I didn’t
even start in track and field
until I was a sophomore. I
just wanted to get in shape,
that’s why I came out. Now,
I’m ranked No. 4 in Class
3A in the long jump. I think
I have a good chance to win
it. This is the best team since
I’ve been here, and we have
a good shot at a Top 10 finish.”
Two years ago, Lockport
had its highest-ever state
placement, a sixth-place finish
with 30 points. A lot of
those points came from Derrius
Rodgers, who placed
second in both the 100- and
200-meter dash. He also
helped the Porters to a sixthplace
finish in the 4x200-
meter relay.
The Porters believe this
spring’s relay teams, especially
the 4x200 and 4x400,
will also be good. But they
didn’t field a team in those
events at the invite and ran
an off team in the 4x800 relay.
Coming off helping Lockport
to a Class 3A cross
country state berth last fall,
senior Cade Musich won the
distance events. He captured
the 1,600-meter run by nearly
14 seconds with a time of
4:45.67. In the 3,200-meter
run, his time of 10:07.64
beat out second-place sophomore
teammate Aidan Pajeau
(10:30.16) by nearly 22
seconds.
Also winning events for
the Porters was Marc Schelli
(2:10.35) in the 800-meter
run, where Pajeau (2:15.05)
was second, and Russell
Simmons (2:20.03) placed
fourth. In the pole vault,
Presley Rivera (11 feet, 6
inches) tied Joliet Central’s
Jamie Goin for first. Noah
Panos (11 feet) and Carlos
Ruiz (10 feet) finished third
and fourth for the Porters.
Placing second in the invite
for Lockport was Leslie
Nartey (5 feet, 6 inches) in
the high jump. Holland (8.16
seconds) was second in the
55-meter hurdles, just edging
teammate Jacob Freese
(8.19).
“It wasn’t my fastest time,
but the energy was there,”
Holland said. “I was injured
my freshman year with stress
fractures in both legs, and I
still battle with shin splints.
But as a sophomore, I got
our sophomore record in the
55 and 110 hurdles. I hope
to set our junior records in
those events, and the 300
hurdles outdoors, too.”
Also taking second for the
Porters was Kyle Langellier
(55.69), while Freese (55.78)
was third in the 400-meter
dash. Langellier (6.92)
was third in the 55-meter
dash, and Holland (7:07)
took fourth. In the 200-meter
dash, Michael Walkosz
(24.87) placed third, and
Seaberry (26.42) was fourth.
This was more of a developmental
meet to see and get
kids to progress,” Razo said.
“But it was a good meet with
good times. Conor [McCarthy]
needs to work on the
triple jump a little more, but
he did well. We’ll find out
how good we are in May.
There’s a lot of good teams
out there.”
Lockport will complete
the indoor season with the
SouthWest Suburban Blue
meet on Friday, March 16,
at Olivet Nazarene University
in Bourbonnais. That is
followed by the Top Times
Invite on Saturday, March
24, at Illinois Wesleyan
University in Bloomington.
The outdoor season starts on
Saturday, April 7, at the Belleville
Invite.

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Softball
Eight returners from 31-5 squad lead Porters into season
1st and 3
Adam Jomant/
22nd Century MediA
Lockport boys track
and field shows
great potential at
indoor event
1. Tons of talent
The Lockport boys
track and field
team competed
Saturday, March 10,
at a home triangular
versus Andrew and
Joliet Central. Team
standout John Meyer
had a throw of 67
feet, 8 inches in
the shot put at the
meet, easily the top
performer in the
event.
2. Jump around
Lockport’s Conor
McCarthy is ranked
in the Top 10 in
both long and triple
jump and easily won
both events at last
Saturday’s meet.
3. Going the distance
LTHS’s Cade Musich
captured the
1,600-meter run with
a time of 4:45.67,
winning by nearly
14 seconds. He also
won the 3,200-meter
run with a time of
10:07.64 by nearly
22 seconds.
Seniors know talent
is there on paper to
get to next level
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Coming off its best season
in over a decade, and with
eight starters returning, what
can the Lockport Township
softball team do for an encore?
The Porters hope to take it
another couple of steps further.
Everyone on the team
pointed to that experience as
a key factor as Lockport prepares
for its 46th season as
a program. The Porters have
never had a losing record and
have won 21 or more games
36 times in the past 38 years,
including 10 years in a row.
While there aren’t many
things that are certain in life,
with this year’s talent, it’s almost
for sure that will make
that 11-straight seasons of at
least 21 victories.
After all, the team finished
31-5 last year, losing to eventual
Class 4A state runner-up
Lincoln-Way East in the sectional
final. The 31 wins were
the most since they had 35
and won the Class AA state
title in 2004.
“That was the furthest
we had got in seven years,”
Lockport coach Marissa
Chovanec said of reaching
the sectional title game for
the first time since 2010. “So,
just that experience of being
there. We’ll be more prepared
defensively and in the circle.”
After losing in the regional
the previous two seasons,
the Porters won the regional
championship with a 14-2
win over host Andrew last
season. That broke that regional
title barrier back, and
they hope to break through
the sectional one this year.
“Not a lot of teams can
say they have eight seniors
back,” said catcher Gracie
Voulgaris, who will continue
her softball career at the University
of Maryland. “We all
know what to expect and can
all help encourage each other.
Plus, it’s good for the new
players to see that grit and
determination to do what we
do and how we want to win.”
Not only is Voulgaris one
of the eight seniors that is
back, she’s one of a trio of
four-year varsity players. The
other two are first baseman
Tara McElligott, who has
committed to the University
of Illinois at Chicago, and
shortstop Courtney Schoolcraft,
who has committed to
the University of Southern
Indiana.
“The experience will benefit
us a lot,” Schoolcraft said.
“We have played with each
other, and we all know how
we play. I’m so excited. We
have the best shot to make it
further [than sectional] this
year. We all just have to stay
focused and use that experience
to pass onto the new
girls that are on the team.”
Seniors Lindsey Bangert
[designated hitter, outfield]
and Taylor Herschbach [third
base] are not only both back,
they will both continue to
play softball at Wabash Valley
College next season. Elly Hagen
returns as the Porters top
pitcher in the circle and will
join Schoolcraft at the University
of Southern Indiana.
Fresh off helping the girls
basketball team to its first
regional title in 11 years,
Taylor Shingler returns in
center field. She will attend
Maryville University in St.
Louis to play softball this
fall. Nikki Visvardis, who
Chovanec said “has really
come in as a leader this year,”
rounds out the eight returning
seniors, as she is back at
second base. She hasn’t announced
a college commitment
yet.
Also returning as pitchers
are junior Erin Kleffman,
who will attend the University
of Evansville in the fall
of 2019, and sophomore Gianna
Bauer, who is uncommitted.
A versatile newcomer
is junior Lauren Johnson,
who was brought up for the
postseason last spring. She
has committed to DePauw
University and can play second,
short, catch or be an outfielder.
The talent is all there on
paper. But the Porters, who
scored in double digits runs
an amazing 21 times last season,
know it has to all work
out on the field.
“The biggest thing is we
have to play clean defense
and hit the way we have,”
McElligot said. “If we can,
then [a trip to] state is right
there. We just have to get
a win against Lincoln-Way
East. We have to put the ball
in play against them. Most of
our starters have another year
under their belts, and this is
our best shot.”
Lockport will face tough
competition in its conference,
the SouthWest Suburban
Blue. Last year, it lost to only
three teams — conference
foe Bolingbrook, former conference
opponent Joliet West
and three times to SWSC
Blue champion Lincoln-Way
East.
In fact, a stat that Chovanec,
who has a career record
of 408-140-2 since she
started as head coach in 2003,
doesn’t want to be reminded
of is that the Porters have lost
nine-straight games to East,
dating back to an 11-5 loss in
the 2014 Andrew Sectional
semifinals. Included in that
is a regional title game loss
in 2016 and a 5-0 setback in
the sectional title game last
year. It’s not going to get any
easier this season, as the Griffins
also return a lot of talent,
including ace pitcher Alex
Storako.
“All our girls offer a good
bond with each other,” Chovanec
said of what can get
her team over that hump.
“They all get along out there,
and that will help them push
through. It’s just a matter of
putting it together and handling
that pressure when it
counts.
In addition to the tough
SWSC Conference games,
the Porters will play in numerous
triangular Saturday
games. Included in that is
their annual Strikeout Cancer
triangular on April 14.
A week later, they will host
Joliet Catholic Academy and
Herscher. That will be a special
one for Chovanec, whose
oldest daughter, Noelle, is a
junior pitcher for JCA. Additionally,
on May 5, Lockport
will take a trip down to Rantoul,
Chovanec’s hometown,
to play a triangular with the
host school and Bloomington
Central Catholic.
It should all add up to another
exciting and very successful
season for the Porters.
“Returning players, their
experience and team focus,”
Chovanec reiterated of what
can get them to the next level.
“The team toolbox is full of
tools, and they are ready to
create a fire with the flame
they created last season.
“There’s lots of history and
tradition that continues to run
through [our] veins. I’m super
excited to see what 2018
holds in store for the Porters.”
Lockport is scheduled to
open the season this Saturday,
March, 17, at the Batavia
Invite, with games scheduled
against Huntley and the host
Bulldogs starting at 10 a.m.
The home opener is slated for
4:30 p.m. March 23 against
Plainfield North.
The following Monday, on
March 26, brings a regional
final rematch, as the Porters
host Andrew at 4:30 p.m. in a
SWSC crossover game.
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“I know we’re going to have a good team.
Me and some of the other sprint guys were
working out and training by joining the cross
country team last fall and have got better.”
Conor McCarthy — Lockport track and field member, on the
quality of the team
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Boys Track and Field
Ending indoors — Friday, March 16, at Olivet Nazarene
University
• The Lockport squad wraps up the indoor season with
this SouthWest Suburban Blue meet.
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at the long jump at Lockport Township High School’s East
Campus. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Stepping to the
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believes it can take the next step
this season, Page 47
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Providence hockey wraps up
year in quarterfinal of state
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