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An interesting opportunity Orland<br />
Park Village Board considers working with New Lenox<br />
to book Triple Play act or acts locally, Page 3<br />
Crime doesn’t pay Orland Park Police<br />
announce arrests in gun scare on roadway, series<br />
of wallet thefts at local stores, Page 5<br />
A few for funds Orland Park Rock<br />
Bottom kicks off series of Fire Chief Ale events<br />
to benefit families of fallen firefighters, Page 6<br />
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THURSDAY<br />
International Art - Egypt<br />
4 p.m. March 15, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. Students<br />
grades 3-5 can travel the<br />
world, and explore art<br />
and artists from around<br />
the world. Registration<br />
required with child’s Orland<br />
Park Public Library card.<br />
#Skills: Small Talk<br />
4-5 p.m. March 15, The<br />
Bridge Teen Center, 15555<br />
S. 71st Court. Students<br />
will learn the art of<br />
starting a conversation and<br />
engaging in small talk with<br />
confidence. This is a free<br />
event for teens in grades<br />
7-12. For more information,<br />
call (708) 532-0500 or visit<br />
www.thebridgeteencenter.<br />
org.<br />
Windows 10 Desktop<br />
Basics<br />
6 p.m. March 15, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. For adults.<br />
Demonstration of Windows<br />
10.<br />
Blues Slide Guitar<br />
7 p.m. March 15, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. Donna<br />
Herula and Tony Nardiello<br />
are a Chicago-area acoustic<br />
blues duo who have a<br />
passion for performing<br />
a variety of blues styles,<br />
ranging from Delta blues to<br />
early Chicago blues.<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Senior Coffee<br />
9-10:30 a.m. March 16,<br />
Orland Park Civic Center,<br />
14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Area<br />
seniors are invited to attend<br />
the senior coffee hosted<br />
by Orland Park Village<br />
President Keith Pekau<br />
and Trustee Jim Dodge.<br />
Topics at the free event are<br />
to include public safety,<br />
local property taxes and<br />
economic development at<br />
Orland Square. The event<br />
is co-sponsored by Trader<br />
Joe’s of Orland Park.<br />
Teen DIY Beaded Wind<br />
Chimes<br />
5 p.m. March 16, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. Teens<br />
grades 6-12 can learn<br />
how to make a beaded<br />
wind chime for outside.<br />
Registration required with<br />
teen’s Orland Park Public<br />
Library card.<br />
Internet Basics<br />
6 p.m. March 16, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. Adults can<br />
learn how to search the<br />
Internet.<br />
Showcase: Ben Bedford<br />
7 p.m. March 16, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. The library<br />
welcomes back returning<br />
musician Ben Bedford to its<br />
monthly showcase concert.<br />
His guitar and vocals<br />
deliver intriguing sketches<br />
of America, its individuals,<br />
their victories and their<br />
struggles.<br />
Afternoons at <strong>OP</strong>PL - Ben<br />
Bedford<br />
7 p.m. March 16, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. Ben<br />
Bedford’s guitar and vocals<br />
deliver intriguing sketches<br />
of America, its individuals,<br />
their victories and their<br />
struggles.<br />
Staff vs. Students Luck O’<br />
the Irish Game Night<br />
7:30-10:30 p.m. March<br />
16, The Bridge Teen<br />
Center, 15555 S. 71st<br />
Court. Students will play<br />
a variety of luck-based<br />
games against the staff to<br />
celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.<br />
Free food samples provided<br />
from Burger 21 and live<br />
music by singer/songwriter<br />
Mark Rose. This is a free<br />
event for teens in grades<br />
7-12. For more information,<br />
call (708) 532-0500 or visit<br />
www.thebridgeteencenter.<br />
org.<br />
MONDAY<br />
Pages and Pastries Book<br />
Discussion<br />
10 a.m. March 19, Panera<br />
Bread, 15252 S. LaGrange<br />
Road. The Orland Park Public<br />
Library’s offsite discussion<br />
is to focus on “Young Jane<br />
Young,” by Gabrielle Zevin.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Fiction & Nonfiction Book<br />
Discussion<br />
10 a.m. March 20, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave., Room 104.<br />
The discussion will focus on<br />
“See What I Have Done,” by<br />
Sarah Schmidt.<br />
Keyboarding<br />
11:30 a.m. March 20-<br />
23, Orland Park Public<br />
Library, 14921 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave. Session includes<br />
four classes. Registration<br />
required online or at (708)<br />
428-5171.<br />
Registration required<br />
with adult’s Orland Park<br />
Public Library card. For<br />
more information, visit<br />
orlandparklibrary.org.<br />
Volun-teens: Little<br />
Snapshots<br />
3:45 p.m. March 20,<br />
Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia Ave.<br />
Teens grades 6-12 can help<br />
teach children the ins and<br />
outs of basic photography.<br />
Teens will receive an hour<br />
and a half of service time<br />
each time for each session.<br />
Registration required with<br />
teen’s Orland Park Public<br />
Library card.<br />
Just Keep Swimming<br />
5-6 p.m. March 20, The<br />
Bridge Teen Center, 15555<br />
S. 71st Court. Students<br />
will learn about having a<br />
growth mindset and how to<br />
become a wiser person after<br />
setbacks or mistakes. This<br />
is a free event for teens in<br />
grades 7-12. For more<br />
information, call (708)<br />
532-0500 or visit www.<br />
thebridgeteencenter.org.<br />
The Women of the All-<br />
American Girls Professional<br />
Baseball League<br />
7 p.m. March 20, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave. During the<br />
1940s and 1950s, 96 athletic<br />
and determined women<br />
from Illinois and 37 from<br />
Wisconsin were among the<br />
550 women who played<br />
professional baseball in<br />
the All-American Girls<br />
Professional Baseball<br />
League. Presenter Bob<br />
Kann shares stories about<br />
Midwestern women who<br />
dreamed of becoming<br />
professional baseball<br />
players, even thought there<br />
was no league for women.<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Photoshop Tools<br />
4:15-5:30 p.m. March 21,<br />
The Bridge Teen Center,<br />
15555 S. 71st Court.<br />
Students will learn how<br />
to analyze details of facial<br />
photos while practicing<br />
converting photos using<br />
tools in Adobe Photoshop.<br />
This is a free event for teens<br />
in grades 7-12. For more<br />
information, call (708)<br />
532-0500 or visit www.<br />
thebridgeteencenter.org.<br />
Twitter Basics<br />
6 p.m. Wednesday,<br />
March 21, Orland Park<br />
Public Library, 14921 S.<br />
Ravinia Ave. Patrons can<br />
create an account and<br />
tweet. Prerequisite: Email<br />
account.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Orland Reads @ Mariano’s<br />
9 a.m. Thursday, March<br />
22, Mariano’s, 9504 W.<br />
142nd St. The Orland<br />
Park Public Library leads<br />
an offsite discussion of<br />
“Sycamore,” by Bryn<br />
Chancellor.<br />
Once Upon a Time Family<br />
Storytime<br />
10 a.m. Thursday,<br />
March 22, Orland Park<br />
Public Library, 14921 S.<br />
Ravinia Ave. Children of<br />
all ages can drop in for<br />
stories, music and fingerplays<br />
to build pre-reading<br />
skills. Storytellers make<br />
each storytime experience<br />
unique.<br />
ONGOING<br />
Handmade Jewelry<br />
Throughout March,<br />
Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia Ave.,<br />
center display case. Jewelry<br />
artist Carol Brooks’ work<br />
is on display. It features<br />
artistic and elegant jewelry<br />
and accessories.<br />
Vintage Sheet Music<br />
Throughout March,<br />
Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia Ave.,<br />
freestanding display case.<br />
Musician and collector<br />
Steve Haberichter shares<br />
his collection of vintage<br />
sheet music.<br />
Electronics and Models<br />
Throughout March,<br />
Orland Park Public Library,<br />
14921 S. Ravinia Ave.,<br />
NASA display cases. This<br />
display will house scale<br />
spacecraft models, used<br />
for educational purposes,<br />
hardware used aboard space<br />
shuttles and examples of<br />
the electronic dvices that<br />
NASA astronauts and<br />
scientists use regularly.<br />
The Eclectic Collections of<br />
Marion<br />
March-April, Orland<br />
Park Public Library, 14921<br />
S. Ravinia Ave., lobby<br />
display case. Marion<br />
Nowakowski displays her<br />
collection of knickknacks<br />
and keepsakes, from world<br />
history to pop culture<br />
mementos to the photo<br />
frames and soda bottles of<br />
yesteryear.<br />
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submit an item to the calendar,<br />
contact Editor Bill Jones at<br />
(708) 326-9170 ext. 20 or<br />
bill@opprairie.com.
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Orland Park Village Board<br />
Officials discuss piggybacking<br />
on New Lenox’s Triple Play<br />
concert series at Centennial<br />
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The Village of Orland<br />
Park may soon partner with<br />
the Village of New Lenox<br />
on the Triple Play concert<br />
series.<br />
Orland officials discussed<br />
the possibility March 5 during<br />
a Village Board meeting.<br />
According to the proposal,<br />
Orland Park would host a<br />
concert at Centennial Park<br />
West the Friday before the<br />
New Lenox event, which<br />
hosts acts on three Saturdays<br />
over the course of the summer<br />
months. Staff estimated<br />
5,000 ticket sales at $30 per<br />
ticket, with additional revenue<br />
made from beverages.<br />
Staff also noted it would<br />
need to rent a stage that is<br />
40-feet-by-40-feet.<br />
Staff noted that it needed<br />
to know as soon as possible<br />
if the Village is interested,<br />
because it will need to rent<br />
the stage and inform the Village<br />
of New Lenox to make<br />
arrangements with the bands.<br />
Nancy Flores, recreation<br />
director for the Village, said<br />
Orland Park officials met<br />
with New Lenox Mayor Tim<br />
Baldermann about potentially<br />
partnering with New<br />
Lenox on its Triple Play concert<br />
series.<br />
“At this time, the dates<br />
and the acts for the Triple<br />
Play series have not been<br />
identified by New Lenox,”<br />
she said. “Staff expects to<br />
hear back sometime in the<br />
next month or so.”<br />
Flores said if 5,000 people<br />
bought tickets for one concert,<br />
the Village would wind<br />
up with roughly $4,500 in<br />
revenue.<br />
Round It Up<br />
A brief recap of action and discussion from the March 5<br />
meeting of the Orland Park Village Board.<br />
• Orland Park officials recognized local Special<br />
Olympics athletes who participated at the 2017<br />
summer games.<br />
• Trustees voted 7-0 to approve the appointment of<br />
Gregory Lewis and Jack Coverick to the Technology<br />
Commission.<br />
• During the Parks and Recreation Committee<br />
meeting, trustees voted 3-0 to recommend changing<br />
the fee structure for rental and delivery of Villageowned<br />
picnic tables, super cookers and barriers. If<br />
approved by the full board at a later meeting, picnic<br />
tables would go from $8 to $27, and a minimum of 10<br />
tables would need to be rented; super cookers would<br />
go from $50 to $100; and barriers would be a flat fee<br />
of $50, up from $3. These changes are to put them<br />
inline with the costs to the Village for delivery and staff<br />
time.<br />
Mayor Keith Pekau said<br />
he was involved with the<br />
meetings with Baldermann<br />
“[Baldermann] said he<br />
thinks this absolutely would<br />
not impact his event,” Pekau<br />
said. “They sell 5,000 tickets<br />
just to New Lenox residents<br />
for all three concerts. His<br />
suggestion to us was to not<br />
package them together as<br />
three. That was something<br />
he would do differently —<br />
[sell] them one at a time.”<br />
Pekau added that Orland<br />
Park does not need to partner<br />
with New Lenox on all three<br />
concerts.<br />
“I think he also felt we<br />
could get discounts on the<br />
acts if we do back-to-back<br />
nights,” Pekau said.<br />
The mayor added he<br />
thinks Centennial could<br />
hold up to 10,000 people,<br />
and he was open to the idea<br />
of selling to Orland Park<br />
residents first and then to<br />
the general public.<br />
Trustee Patricia Gira made<br />
comments in favor of partnering<br />
with New Lenox.<br />
“I see no reason why the<br />
residents of Orland Park<br />
wouldn’t feel excited about<br />
the same opportunity,” she<br />
said. “Centennial West was<br />
designed for that, in order to<br />
have a concert there.”<br />
Trustee James Dodge said<br />
he was thrilled with the idea.<br />
“I think I still had hair<br />
when we first brought up<br />
the idea of buying Centennial<br />
Park,” Dodge said. “I’m<br />
glad we got the property, and<br />
I’m glad we’re getting to the<br />
point where we are going to<br />
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“We’ve long talked about<br />
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From Page 3<br />
Dodge said this event<br />
could be “the moneymaker”<br />
for the Village.<br />
Meanwhile, Trustee Carole<br />
Griffin Ruzich said she<br />
was in favor of one concert,<br />
but not necessarily two or<br />
three this year.<br />
Not all of the trustees<br />
were on board with the concert<br />
series, though, including<br />
Trustee Dan Calandriello,<br />
who said he was worried<br />
about the impact this could<br />
have on the budget, particularly<br />
if there is a rainout.<br />
“I’m a little worried about<br />
such a tight budget,” he said.<br />
“We cut City Lights Orchestra,<br />
which cost us $14,000<br />
and was a free event for<br />
residents. If we’re OK with<br />
losing money, why don’t we<br />
have a free event for residents.<br />
That’s just my concern.<br />
I agree that this is the<br />
future for Centennial West,<br />
and we need to get there.<br />
Maybe we need some time<br />
to plan if one goes bad, the<br />
other can make up the profit<br />
margin.”<br />
Trustee Michael Carroll<br />
also said he was concerned<br />
about the budget.<br />
“We just went through a<br />
budget process, where we<br />
cut a lot of programs from<br />
Director Flores’ budget,” he<br />
said. “We cut a lot of things<br />
— the concert for the Fourth<br />
of July, the City Lights Orchestra,<br />
Pandemonium, the<br />
Chilly Willie cook-off. We<br />
went to the public and told<br />
them that in order to meet<br />
our budget for the year, we<br />
had to cut all these programs.<br />
“As much as I love the<br />
idea of having concerts out<br />
there, I can’t get behind<br />
amending the budget or asking<br />
the staff to come up with<br />
[the money] for something<br />
that maybe five years from<br />
now or 10 years from now<br />
… is breaking even.”<br />
Trustee Kathleen Fenton<br />
also said she had concerns<br />
about the budget.<br />
“What is going to be cut<br />
to cover these costs?” she<br />
asked. “Are we not going to<br />
do a park? Are we not going<br />
to do a road? I don’t know.<br />
Where is the money going to<br />
come from?”<br />
Ultimately, Pekau concluded<br />
the conversation by<br />
stating a decision did not<br />
need to be made that night.<br />
“The background work is<br />
done,” Pekau said. “Let’s see<br />
what happens with the negotiations.”<br />
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Guy allegedly scares man, woman on roadway by pointing BB gun at them<br />
Bill Jones, Editor<br />
A Tinley<br />
Park man allegedly<br />
pointed<br />
a BB gun<br />
at a man and a<br />
woman in another<br />
vehicle<br />
March 5 while Ahmad<br />
driving in Orland<br />
Park, leading the two<br />
to contact police for fear for<br />
Woman facing 36 felony charges<br />
stemming from wallet thefts in Orland<br />
Bill Jones, Editor<br />
A Chicago<br />
woman recently<br />
was<br />
incited on 36<br />
charges, all<br />
felonies, stemming<br />
from a<br />
string of wallet<br />
thefts in<br />
Norris<br />
Orland Park.<br />
Temika J. Norris, 34, of<br />
10209 S. Morgan in Chicago,<br />
was charged with six counts<br />
of continuing a financial<br />
criminal enterprise, a Class<br />
1 felony; four counts of identity<br />
theft, a Class 3 felony;<br />
two counts of forgery, a Class<br />
3 felony; six counts of use of<br />
account number in attempt to<br />
defraud, a Class 3 felony; one<br />
count of aggravated identity<br />
theft, a Class 3 felony; nine<br />
counts of use of an account<br />
number in attempt to defraud,<br />
a Class 4 felony, three counts<br />
of theft, a Class 4 felony;<br />
and five counts of unlawful<br />
possession of a credit card,<br />
a Class 4 felony; the Orland<br />
Park Police Department announced<br />
Friday, March 9, in<br />
a press release.<br />
Orland Park Police Lt.<br />
From March 6<br />
From March 9<br />
Ken Rosinski said the difference<br />
between the Class<br />
3 and 4 counts of use of<br />
account number in attempt<br />
to defraud are the amounts<br />
that were charged. Less than<br />
$150 is a Class 4 offense,<br />
while more than $150 is a<br />
Class 3, he explained.<br />
In October 2017, Orland<br />
Park Police reportedly<br />
launched an investigation<br />
into a string of wallet thefts<br />
from purses. The thefts took<br />
place at several different retail<br />
businesses, and cash and<br />
credit cards taken from the<br />
purses were subsequently<br />
used at different businesses<br />
in the Chicago area, according<br />
to the press release.<br />
The thefts primarily occurred<br />
with purses left unattended<br />
in shopping carts,<br />
while victims walked<br />
through stores, police said.<br />
The thefts also were outside<br />
of camera view and left no<br />
direct witnesses, according<br />
to the release.<br />
But in January of this year,<br />
police identified Norris as a<br />
suspect. Rosinski said police<br />
were able to accomplish<br />
this by watching entrance<br />
and exit videos to stores,<br />
being shot.<br />
Hussien A. Ahmad, 20, of<br />
16212 Princeton Ave., was<br />
charged with two counts of<br />
aggravated assault, a Class<br />
A misdemeanor, according<br />
to a press release issued the<br />
next day by the Orland Park<br />
Police Department.<br />
The incident occurred<br />
around 5:19 p.m. on northbound<br />
94th Avenue at 151st<br />
Street, according to the release.<br />
Police received a call<br />
about a man pointing a gun<br />
at another motorist in traffic.<br />
Officers learned that a<br />
man driving a blue BMW<br />
pulled alongside the victim’s<br />
vehicle, gestured toward<br />
the man and woman, and<br />
pointed what they thought<br />
to be a black, Glock-style<br />
handgun at them, according<br />
to the release. The man and<br />
woman reportedly provided<br />
and matching times, dates<br />
and clothing with when the<br />
credit cards were used.<br />
“We were finally able to<br />
witness several of the thefts<br />
after new cameras were set<br />
up and others were put in<br />
better positions,” Rosinski<br />
wrote in an email to The Orland<br />
Park Prairie.<br />
He added that there were<br />
“many” wallet thefts in that<br />
time frame, but police could<br />
only develop probable cause<br />
for a few of them tied to<br />
Norris.<br />
“Those few are what led<br />
to all the indictments,” Rosinski<br />
said.<br />
He added that wallet thefts<br />
“ceased at those locations<br />
since her arrest,” of Norris.<br />
Norris was arrested Jan.<br />
24 near her residence by Orland<br />
Park Police and initially<br />
charged with two counts of<br />
identity theft, according to<br />
the release. The indictment<br />
on the 36 charges came Feb.<br />
15, and she is being held at<br />
the Cook County Jail, with a<br />
pending court date of April<br />
4, police said.<br />
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a description of the suspect<br />
and his vehicle, along with a<br />
partial license plate number.<br />
“According to the victim,<br />
the suspect was unprovoked<br />
when he pointed a hand gesture<br />
towards the victim — a<br />
gesture with his hand shaped<br />
like a gun,” Cmdr. Tony Farrell<br />
wrote in an email to The<br />
Orland Park Prairie. “The<br />
victim gestured back with<br />
the standard finger salute, at<br />
which time the offender produced<br />
the gun.”<br />
Officers located the BMW,<br />
parked at Ahmad’s residence<br />
in Tinley Park, police said.<br />
They reportedly made contact<br />
with Ahmad and identified<br />
him as the person who<br />
pointed the gun.<br />
Police found a Stinger BB<br />
gun under the front seat of<br />
the BMW, and Ahmad was<br />
arrested, according to the<br />
release. He reportedly posted<br />
bond and was released,<br />
pending a court date scheduled<br />
for 10:30 a.m. April 12<br />
at the Cook County Courthouse<br />
for the Fifth Municipal<br />
District in Bridgeview.<br />
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other Breaking News, visit<br />
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Rock Bottom brews up firefighter fundraiser<br />
Laurie Fanelli<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Firefighters risk their lives<br />
on a daily basis to keep communities<br />
safe. And the good<br />
people at Rock Bottom Restaurant<br />
and Brewery of Orland<br />
Park honor these local<br />
heroes annually with a series<br />
of Fire Chief Ale events that<br />
benefit a special nonprofit<br />
supporting first responders.<br />
On Thursday, March 8,<br />
Rock Bottom invited guests<br />
to come out for a ceremonial<br />
tapping of its original<br />
brew Fire Chief Ale, the<br />
first installment of a sixweek<br />
initiative presented<br />
in conjunction with Orland<br />
Professional Firefighters<br />
Local 2754. Proceeds will<br />
be donated to the 100 Club<br />
of Chicago, an organization<br />
that provides for families<br />
of fallen first responders in<br />
Cook and Lake Counties.<br />
“We, as a company, do<br />
Fire Chief every year,” explained<br />
Roberta Higgins,<br />
general manager of Rock<br />
Bottom Orland Park. “Every<br />
Rock Bottom does it to<br />
raise money and funds for<br />
whatever charity the local<br />
department wants to work<br />
with. We’ve been raising<br />
money for the 100 Club for<br />
about six years. They are a<br />
great organization that really<br />
cares about the people it<br />
works for.”<br />
Although the Fire Chief<br />
Ale tapping officially did<br />
not begin until 6 p.m., Rock<br />
Bottom staff reported that<br />
people began arriving as early<br />
as 4:30 to reserve tables<br />
for large groups of family<br />
and friends. The entire establishment<br />
felt like a bustling<br />
block party or community<br />
event, where everyone was<br />
united by the camaraderie of<br />
supporting a good cause.<br />
Orland Hills resident Beth<br />
Lasusa enjoyed that the<br />
event provided a reason to<br />
spend time with friends while<br />
Assistant brewer Kyle Morris sets up special Fire Chief Ale<br />
glasses during the event.<br />
thanking first responders.<br />
“I have friends that are on<br />
the department and I think<br />
this is a great cause,” she<br />
said. “I wanted to come out<br />
and support them.”<br />
Orland Park firefighter<br />
Brian Thompson said he appreciated<br />
the opportunity to<br />
do good while enjoying a<br />
night out with colleagues.<br />
“Orland Park is the best<br />
department in the area, and<br />
the community is full of<br />
great people,” Thompson<br />
said.<br />
Patrons were presented<br />
with several opportunities<br />
to raise money for the 100<br />
Club, including purchasing<br />
a $6 commemorative glass<br />
— filled with Fire Chief Ale<br />
— participating in a 50/50<br />
raffle and ordering menu<br />
items, as a percentage of<br />
food sales during the tapping<br />
also helped the 100 Club.<br />
Band of Brothers bagpipers<br />
were on hand to provide the<br />
perfect soundtrack for the<br />
occasion.<br />
While everyone had a<br />
great time at the Fire Chief<br />
Ale Tapping, honoring fallen<br />
firefighters was at the heart<br />
of the event. Dolton Fire Lt.<br />
Scott French placed a tribute<br />
to Lawrence Matthews<br />
— who lost his life fighting<br />
a fire in 2017 — at the restaurant’s<br />
entrance, ensuring<br />
that his sacrifice was remembered<br />
by all in attendance.<br />
“Firefighters risk their<br />
lives because they have an<br />
inherent need and desire<br />
to want to give back,” he<br />
said. “Lawrence was a family<br />
man, active in the community,<br />
a loving husband<br />
and father and one of our<br />
own. We’re not here to celebrate<br />
the fact that firefighters<br />
lose their lives; we’re<br />
here to remember it. This is<br />
a big brotherhood and sisterhood.”<br />
Rock Bottom’s Fire Chief<br />
Ale event series will continue<br />
for six weeks with<br />
25 cents of every glass of<br />
Fire Chief Ale going to the<br />
100 Club of Chicago during<br />
that time. A fundraising<br />
chili cook-off and silent auction<br />
will be held at 6 p.m.<br />
A packed Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery in Orland Park showed its support<br />
Thursday, March 8, during the Fire Chief Ale tapping event.<br />
Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />
Roberta Higgins (left), general Manager Rock Bottom, and Iain Wilson, regional brewer, lets<br />
patrons know about upcoming Fire Chief Ale events.<br />
Thursday, March 29, and A<br />
Day of Tips from 11 a.m.-3<br />
p.m. April 8 will find local<br />
firefighters becoming the<br />
wait staff to raise additional<br />
money.<br />
For more information<br />
about upcoming Fire Chief<br />
Ale events at Rock Bottom<br />
Restaurant and Brewery,<br />
visit www.rockbottom.com.<br />
And 100 Club of Chicago<br />
membership and donation<br />
information is available at<br />
www.100clubchicago.org.
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Chefs’ Auction thrives under direction of The Bridge<br />
Bill Jones, Editor<br />
It would have been<br />
easy for The Bridge Teen<br />
Center’s leadership to go<br />
into panic mode, as many<br />
nonprofits might, when it<br />
learned it was going to lose<br />
government support this<br />
year as the Village of Orland<br />
Park made cuts to its<br />
budget. But that is not how<br />
The Bridge operates.<br />
Both Priscilla and Rob<br />
Steinmetz, the center’s cofounders,<br />
said they had faith<br />
that the Chefs’ Auction —<br />
which started as a Village<br />
fundraiser for the American<br />
Cancer Society and in recent<br />
years shifted to the local<br />
cause that is The Bridge<br />
— could not only survive<br />
but thrive under their leadership.<br />
And they have the<br />
relationships they have built<br />
over the years to thank for<br />
that.<br />
“We have great supporters,<br />
a great team, great volunteers,”<br />
Priscilla said before<br />
this year’s event. “It’s<br />
a team effort.”<br />
That team effort included<br />
Silver Lake Country Club,<br />
which donated its banquet<br />
space for this year’s event,<br />
which took place Thursday,<br />
March 8. It included<br />
the restaurants — from local<br />
regulars like Cooper’s<br />
Hawk, Wooden Paddle and<br />
RoccoVino’s to newcomers<br />
like Tin Roof, of Joliet,<br />
and Connect Roasters —<br />
that offered food sampling<br />
throughout the event and<br />
packages for the live auction.<br />
And it featured countless<br />
donors to the silent auction<br />
and even the volunteer<br />
work of teens who utilize<br />
the center itself.<br />
“It was our goal to be the<br />
charity in Orland Park,”<br />
Rob Steinmetz said of The<br />
Bridge’s goal in the early<br />
going. “We’re it.”<br />
That was evident, first<br />
and foremost, in the ticket<br />
sales. The biggest concern<br />
up front was that the Village<br />
obviously brought something<br />
to the table when it<br />
organized and promoted the<br />
event, Rob said.<br />
“That was a concern for<br />
us — OK, are we going to<br />
be able to make that up?” he<br />
said. “We blink and it sold<br />
out. … That was mind-boggling.”<br />
The restaurant support<br />
came equally as fast. Rob<br />
said the biggest problem<br />
The Bridge faced in running<br />
the event itself for the first<br />
time was that it had interest<br />
from more restaurants than<br />
it could accommodate in the<br />
space.<br />
“What a great problem to<br />
have,” he said.<br />
For Jonathan Cowan, coowner<br />
of Wooden Paddle,<br />
there was no hesitation in<br />
signing up for the event once<br />
again, despite the change in<br />
event management.<br />
“An organization like<br />
this, with such great leadership,<br />
you just want to be<br />
there to help,” he said of<br />
The Bridge.<br />
The event also saw businesses<br />
like Chuy’s and City<br />
Barbeque, which have not<br />
yet even opened their doors<br />
to Orland Park, serving at<br />
the event. Christiane Umphrey,<br />
director of catering<br />
for City Barbeque, said the<br />
business was looking for<br />
ways to support the community,<br />
even in advance of<br />
its April opening. And Jose<br />
Salazar, the general manager<br />
for Chuy’s, which is to<br />
open this month, said there<br />
were two good reasons to<br />
get involved.<br />
“We just wanted guests<br />
to get to know Chuy’s,” he<br />
said. “[And] we look for<br />
things we can help in the<br />
community. I was moved by<br />
the things they do for teens<br />
in the community.”<br />
Priscilla Steinmetz, co-founder and executive director of The Bridge Teen Center, says a few words Thursday, March 8,<br />
during the Chefs’ Auction at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media<br />
Publisher 22nd Century<br />
Media — the parent company<br />
of The Orland Park<br />
Prairie — also served as the<br />
official media sponsor for<br />
the event. Heather Warthen,<br />
chief events officer for the<br />
company, said the company<br />
looks for ways to stay connected<br />
to the community<br />
beyond its news coverage.<br />
“Supporting The Bridge<br />
is something we’ve done<br />
since Day 1,” she said. “It<br />
just makes sense.”<br />
And it turned out money<br />
also was not a problem during<br />
The Bridge’s first time<br />
running the Chefs’ Auction,<br />
as a professional auctioneer<br />
named Keith Jones — no<br />
relation to the writer of this<br />
story — helped The Bridge<br />
shattered all auction records<br />
for the event. Before the<br />
start, Rob Steinmetz said<br />
The Bridge budgeted for a<br />
$50,000 goal for the event,<br />
but he hoped it might raise<br />
$60,000. The live auction<br />
packages alone brought in<br />
more than $68,000.<br />
What’s more, The Bridge<br />
taking control allowed it<br />
to put its own mark on the<br />
event, while reaping its<br />
benefits. The event included<br />
an announcement of the<br />
center’s “new adventure,”<br />
the Bridge Builders Hall of<br />
Fame induction and a new<br />
attendee-voted Best Bite<br />
Award.<br />
“It’s extremely exciting,”<br />
Priscilla said. “It being our<br />
event, we’ve been able to<br />
add some of our things this<br />
time.”<br />
Rob added, “It’s given us<br />
a clean slate, where we can<br />
put our mark on it and make<br />
it our thing.”<br />
Mark Rose provides some entertainment during the Chefs’<br />
Auction.
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Granite City Food giving<br />
back to local communities<br />
with a St. Patrick’s Day<br />
celebration<br />
Granite City Food and<br />
Brewery recently announced<br />
it will be hosting a day-long<br />
fundraiser on St. Patrick’s<br />
Day, donating 10 percent<br />
of store sales to local fire<br />
departments in the communities<br />
of each of its 32<br />
locations. The fundraising<br />
event will be the highlight of<br />
Granite City’s month-long<br />
Irish Fest, which was set to<br />
begin March 1.<br />
Irish Fest was to feature<br />
the launch of two new seasonal<br />
brews: Burning Barn<br />
Irish Red Ale and Raising<br />
Ladders Irish Whiskey<br />
Red Ale. Raising Ladders<br />
is being served in homage<br />
to firefighters everywhere.<br />
New Irish Fest menu items<br />
inspired by these new seasonal<br />
craft beers are slated to<br />
be available all month long,<br />
including Irish Red Ale Reuben,<br />
slow-braised Irish brisket,<br />
Burning Barn-battered<br />
cod sliders and whiskeyglazed<br />
cedar plank salmon.<br />
Additionally, Irish Fest<br />
is to include beer tasting<br />
and tapping events, as well<br />
as live music and contests.<br />
The festivities are to culminate<br />
March 18 with an Irish<br />
brunch, held at each Granite<br />
City location.<br />
Granite City is to feature a<br />
Raising Ladders Irish Whiskey<br />
Red Ale tapping event,<br />
from 4-6 p.m. Friday, March<br />
16; a St. Patrick’s All-Day<br />
Beer Fest Saturday, March<br />
17, with Happy Hour specials,<br />
Irish music, game and<br />
prizes, with 10 percent of<br />
sales donation to local firefighting<br />
organizations; and<br />
an Irish Brunch from open-2<br />
p.m. Sunday, March 18, featuring<br />
Irish red corned beef,<br />
hash, eggs, Irish-whiskeyglazed<br />
salmon, Duke pale<br />
ale, curried mac and cheese,<br />
and Broad Axe Stout prime<br />
rib stew, in addition to the<br />
regularly served brunch<br />
menu.<br />
The Orland Park Granite<br />
City is located at 14035<br />
South LaGrange Road.<br />
To find out more about<br />
Granite City and specific<br />
times for the Irish Fest lineup,<br />
visit www.gcfb.com.<br />
Square Celt to celebrate St.<br />
Patrick’s Day with activities<br />
Square Celt Ale House<br />
& Grill will be celebrating<br />
St. Patrick’s season starting<br />
now through the holiday,<br />
March 17.<br />
Square Celt is located near<br />
the Orland Square at 39 Orland<br />
Square Drive in Orland<br />
Park.<br />
Starting March 1, Square<br />
Celt was to tap Miller Lite<br />
Green Beer, and corned beef<br />
and cabbage are to be served<br />
every day through the holiday.<br />
On St. Patrick’s Day, the<br />
restaurant is to offer corned<br />
beef, shepherd’s pie, green<br />
beer, Irish draft beers and 20<br />
Irish whiskeys. Scheduled<br />
performers are a live Irish<br />
DJ, the Dennehy Irish Dancers<br />
and bagpiper Shannon<br />
Rovers.<br />
The extended schedule of<br />
performers that day is as follows.<br />
• 4:00 p.m. - The Hatfield<br />
Sisters<br />
• 6:30 p.m. - The Lads<br />
• 9:00 p.m. - James Moore<br />
& Dan Pearson<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.squarecelt.com call<br />
(708) 226-9600.<br />
Orland Park Rock Bottom<br />
announces Fire Chief Ale<br />
events<br />
Rock Bottom Restaurant<br />
and Brewery, 16156 S. La-<br />
Grange Road in Orland Park,<br />
recently announced its lineup<br />
of Fire Chief Ale events<br />
benefitting the 100 Club<br />
of Chicago. The remaining<br />
events are as follows.<br />
• 6 p.m. Thursday, March<br />
29: Chili Cook-Off - People<br />
can compete against local<br />
firefighters. First and second<br />
prizes are to be awarded for<br />
best chili. Patrons can sample<br />
all chili entries and enjoy<br />
a pint of Fire Chief Ale for<br />
$10. A silent auction to benefit<br />
the 100 Club of Chicago<br />
is to be held, and the Band<br />
of Brothers bagpipers are to<br />
perform.<br />
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday,<br />
April 8: Day of Tips - Local<br />
firefighters will servers.<br />
Rock Bottom is teaming<br />
up with Orland Professional<br />
Firefighters Local 2754 to<br />
present the 2018 Fire Chief<br />
Ale events. All proceeds<br />
are to be donated to the 100<br />
Club of Chicago, which provides<br />
for families of fallen<br />
first responders in Cook and<br />
Lake counties.<br />
Culver’s of Orland Park<br />
honored With Commitment<br />
to Excellence Award<br />
As one of the youngest<br />
franchise owners in a restaurant<br />
chain that has grown<br />
to more than 650 restaurants<br />
nationally, Michael Scheve<br />
never could have imagined<br />
he one day would own the<br />
Culver’s of Orland Park restaurant<br />
where he landed the<br />
first and only job he has ever<br />
had.<br />
Named owner/operator<br />
last April, Scheve has a lot<br />
to be proud of, including the<br />
second straight year of having<br />
his 159th Street restaurant<br />
earn Culver’s coveted<br />
Commitment to Excellence<br />
Award.<br />
Several team members<br />
recently joined Scheve as<br />
he was presented with the<br />
award during the annual<br />
Culver’s convention held in<br />
Tampa, Florida.<br />
The Commitment to Excellence<br />
Award recognizes<br />
restaurants for consistently<br />
maintaining a high standard<br />
in restaurant operations,<br />
guest experiences, community<br />
relationships and team<br />
development.<br />
Culver’s of Orland Park is<br />
located at 9130 W. 159th St.<br />
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Police Reports<br />
Police: Driver who struck tree and left scene had heroin in vehicle<br />
Armando Benitez, 36, of<br />
535 Pasadena Ave. in Crest<br />
Hill, was charged Feb. 2<br />
with unlawful possession<br />
of a controlled substance,<br />
failure to give information<br />
after a crash, driving while<br />
on a suspended license, operating<br />
an uninsured motor<br />
vehicle and unlawful use of<br />
a weapon after he allegedly<br />
struck a tree while driving<br />
a 2015 Nissan Altima in the<br />
10700 block of Voss Drive.<br />
He struck the tree and left<br />
the scene, but was found<br />
stopped in the roadway in<br />
the 18100 block of John<br />
Charles Drive, police said.<br />
He reportedly was in the<br />
driver’s seat but moved to<br />
the passenger’s seat when<br />
police arrived. The front,<br />
passenger’s-side bumper<br />
and quarter panel were damaged,<br />
and the front, driver’sside<br />
airbag deployed, according<br />
to the report.<br />
Benitez reportedly tried to<br />
tell police his girlfriend was<br />
driving, but he was identified<br />
by at least one witness.<br />
The emblem from the grill<br />
of the Nissan was missing<br />
from the vehicle and found<br />
on the ground near the scene<br />
of the crash, police said.<br />
In the vehicle, police reportedly<br />
found two bags<br />
containing a white powder<br />
in a sunglasses compartment<br />
on the ceiling, near the<br />
windshield, as well as metal<br />
knuckles in the glove compartment.<br />
The powder field<br />
tested positive for heroin<br />
weighing 1.5 grams, according<br />
to the report.<br />
Feb. 17<br />
• Hayat A. Abouelkheir,<br />
36, of 14739 S. Arboretum<br />
Drive in Homer Glen, was<br />
charged with retail theft and<br />
fraudulent returns after she<br />
allegedly tried to take items<br />
valued at $503 from a store<br />
on Orland Park Place. She<br />
reportedly placed items in a<br />
cart and bag. She then went<br />
to customer service and returned<br />
bedding, luggage<br />
and a handbag for a total<br />
of $189.97 plus tax in store<br />
credit, and used the credit<br />
to purchase two pairs of<br />
sunglasses for $21.99 each,<br />
police said. She also had a<br />
bag containing clothing and<br />
accessories valued at $503,<br />
according to the report.<br />
Feb. 16<br />
• Edward W. Novak III, 45,<br />
of 14611 Raneys Lane in Orland<br />
Park, was charged with<br />
criminal damage to property<br />
after he allegedly struck a<br />
2008 Chevrolet Equinox<br />
with a closed fist near the<br />
intersection of 153rd Street<br />
and LaGrange Road. Novak<br />
was taking video of the vehicle,<br />
and the driver made a<br />
gesture with his middle finger,<br />
according to the report.<br />
Novak ran to the driver’s<br />
side window, began yelling<br />
at the driver and struck the<br />
vehicle with his hand, leaving<br />
a small dent in the vehicle,<br />
police said.<br />
• Rodney I. Miller, 51, of<br />
9800 S. Michigan Ave. in<br />
Chicago, was charged with<br />
retail theft after he allegedly<br />
tried to take 15 items valued<br />
at $661 from a department<br />
store at Orland Square. He<br />
reportedly took items into<br />
a fitting room, concealed<br />
them in two bags and left the<br />
store without paying for the<br />
items. A pair of pants were<br />
found in the fitting room,<br />
with multiple security sensors<br />
stuffed in the pockets,<br />
according to the report. He<br />
ran from a loss prevention<br />
representative but was apprehended<br />
outside of the<br />
mall, police said. He also<br />
had a warrant out of Evergreen<br />
Park for retail theft<br />
and was on parole for aggravated<br />
possession of a stolen<br />
motor vehicle, according to<br />
the report.<br />
Feb. 15<br />
• Michael J. Piccini, 32, of<br />
366 River Road in Chicago,<br />
was charged with retail<br />
theft, unlawful possession<br />
of hypodermic needles and<br />
driver’s license expired<br />
more than one year after<br />
he allegedly tried to take<br />
10 items valued at a total<br />
of $525 from a department<br />
store at Orland Square. He<br />
reportedly took clothing into<br />
a fitting room, concealed it<br />
and left the store without<br />
paying for the items. He<br />
was stopped while driving a<br />
2006 Hyundai Sonata in the<br />
parking lot, according to the<br />
report. He was wearing several<br />
pairs of pants and a few<br />
sweatshirts with tags still on<br />
them, with more clothing in<br />
the backseat, police said. He<br />
was identified and arrested,<br />
according to the report. He<br />
also had two hypodermic<br />
needles in a pouch in the<br />
backseat, police said.<br />
Feb. 10<br />
• Leslie A. Molina, 35, of<br />
7321 175th St. in Tinley<br />
Park, was charged with<br />
DUI-alcohol, failure to reduce<br />
speed to avoid an accident<br />
and illegal transportation<br />
of alcohol after she<br />
allegedly struck an Illinois<br />
Department of Transportation<br />
snow plow while driving<br />
a 2016 Toyota Corolla<br />
near the intersection of<br />
Wheeler Drive and Harlem<br />
Avenue.<br />
The sedan sustained “significant”<br />
front-end damage,<br />
and its airbags deployed,<br />
according to the report. Molina<br />
tried to turn left in front<br />
of the snow plow as it was<br />
traveling southbound on<br />
Harlem Avenue and struck<br />
the rear of the truck on its<br />
driver’s side, police said. An<br />
open bottle of liquor reportedly<br />
was found in the center<br />
console of the sedan. Molina<br />
had an odor of alcohol on<br />
her breath in the ambulance,<br />
police said. She reportedly<br />
was arrested at Palos Community<br />
Hospital. She allegedly<br />
refused blood and urine<br />
samples.<br />
• Marvin Tanniehill, 46, of<br />
13606 Lowe Drive in Riverdale,<br />
was charged with retail<br />
theft after he allegedly tried<br />
to take seven cases of energy<br />
drinks valued at a total of<br />
$73.93 from a grocery store<br />
in the 9300 block of 159th<br />
Street. He reportedly concealed<br />
them in a bag and left<br />
the store without paying for<br />
the items.<br />
• Brion T. Harris, 34, of 132<br />
E. 6th St. in Michigan City,<br />
Michigan, was charged with<br />
retail theft after he allegedly<br />
tried to take three watch<br />
bands valued at a total of<br />
$147 from a store at Orland<br />
Square. He reportedly purchased<br />
another item but left<br />
the store without paying for<br />
the watch bands. He was<br />
stopped in the food court,<br />
according to the report.<br />
Feb. 9<br />
• Philip Baker, 40, of 16802<br />
90th Ave. in Orland Hills,<br />
was charged with criminal<br />
damage to property after he<br />
allegedly struck a landscaping<br />
truck 5-10 times with a<br />
baseball bat outside UFC<br />
Gym, 9050 W. 159th St. The<br />
driver of the landscaping<br />
truck pushed snow behind<br />
Baker’s vehicle while plowing<br />
the lot, at which time<br />
Baker began yelling at cursing<br />
at the driver, according<br />
to the report. Baker threw<br />
snow into the cab of the<br />
truck, went into the trunk<br />
of his vehicle, retrieved<br />
a baseball bat and started<br />
swinging it at the truck, police<br />
said. He reportedly then<br />
entered his own vehicle and<br />
left the scene, before he was<br />
stopped near 159th Street<br />
and 88th Avenue. Police reportedly<br />
recovered the bat<br />
from the seat of the vehicle.<br />
Feb. 6<br />
• Tiffany T. Radtke, 48, of<br />
14223 Springfield Drive in<br />
Crestwood, was charged<br />
with retail theft after she<br />
allegedly tried to take 17<br />
items valued at $62.79 from<br />
a grocery store in the 15700<br />
block of 71st Court. She reportedly<br />
concealed energy<br />
drinks, shampoo, snacks and<br />
cold medication in bag and<br />
left without paying for the<br />
items.<br />
Editor’s note: The Orland Park<br />
Prairie’s police reports come<br />
from the Orland Park Police<br />
Department. Anyone listed in<br />
these reports is considered to<br />
be innocent of all charges until<br />
proven guilty in a court of law.<br />
BUsiness<br />
From Page 8<br />
Gerard O’Malley reaches<br />
career milestone at<br />
Ameriprise Financial<br />
Gerard O’Malley, a private<br />
wealth advisor with<br />
Ameriprise Financial in Orland<br />
Park, has reached a career<br />
milestone through the<br />
company’s Circle of Success<br />
program by achieving years<br />
of consistently high performance.<br />
Less than 7 percent of<br />
Ameriprise advisors have<br />
earned this distinction.<br />
O’Malley was one of only<br />
56 advisors to achieve this<br />
milestone and was to be recognized<br />
at the company’s<br />
2018 National Conference in<br />
San Francisco.<br />
For more information,<br />
contact O’Malley at (708)<br />
342-2639 or visit the Ameriprise<br />
office at 15424 S. Harlem<br />
Ave. in Orland Park.<br />
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,<br />
bill@opprairie.com.<br />
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT<br />
LW West alum, soccer standout<br />
takes next step<br />
A dream came true for New<br />
Lenox native and Lincoln-Way<br />
West graduate Ian McGrath when<br />
he took the field Feb. 10 for his first<br />
professional soccer game.<br />
McGrath, who graduated from<br />
West in 2014, recently signed with<br />
Nashville FC, an expansion team<br />
that will play this season in the<br />
United Soccer League, one level<br />
below the MLS, but is expected to<br />
join the MLS in 2019 or 2020.<br />
Nashville FC played the first exhibition<br />
game in franchise history<br />
Feb. 10, drawing a huge crowd.<br />
“I walked out of the tunnel, and<br />
there were 10,000 people in the<br />
stands,” McGrath said. “It was<br />
amazing. I took it all in. I let myself<br />
take a second to think about how<br />
far I’ve come to get here.<br />
“My family got to come to the<br />
game, and when I saw them in the<br />
crowd I got emotional. They’ve<br />
given me such great support.”<br />
Nashville SC signed McGrath on<br />
Feb. 9.<br />
“Nashville is a phenomenal city<br />
and a great place for a new soccer<br />
team,” McGrath said. “I’m so<br />
excited to be here. Playing professionally<br />
is something I’ve been<br />
dreaming about since I was playing<br />
youth soccer, and I’m really happy<br />
to have made it this far.”<br />
Nashville SC is to play its first<br />
regular season game March 17 in<br />
Louisville. It will mark the official<br />
launch of a career McGrath hopes<br />
is just getting started.<br />
“I’m hoping that I’ll be able to<br />
earn a lot of playing time,” he said.<br />
“I’m just really excited to get going.<br />
I can’t wait.”<br />
Reporting by Steve Millar,<br />
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit<br />
NewLenoxPatriot.com.<br />
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION<br />
Two USPS workers convicted for<br />
cannabis delivery scheme<br />
A federal jury in Chicago convicted<br />
two United States Postal<br />
Service employees who worked<br />
at the Tinley Park Post Office for<br />
scheming to deliver marijuana<br />
through the mail, the U.S. Attorney’s<br />
Office for the Northern District<br />
of Illinois announced March 6.<br />
Over a five-month period in<br />
2016, Marvin Jones, 51, of Hazel<br />
Crest, and Angela Wansley, 44,<br />
of Harvey, while employed at the<br />
Tinley Park Post Office, intercepted<br />
parcels of marijuana and other<br />
controlled substances that had<br />
been mailed to the post office by a<br />
co-defendant, Jason Smith, 34, of<br />
Country Club Hills, according to<br />
the press release. Jones and Wansley<br />
then furnished the intercepted<br />
parcels to Smith or a fourth defendant,<br />
Courtney Poindexter, 38, of<br />
Country Club Hills, in exchange<br />
for cash. Smith and Poindexter<br />
pleaded guilty prior to trial.<br />
According to evidence at trial,<br />
Jones was a letter carrier and supervisor,<br />
while Wansley worked as<br />
a sales associate. Jones provided<br />
Smith with information about unoccupied<br />
P.O. boxes and customers<br />
who had placed mail-hold requests<br />
at the Tinley Park Post Office.<br />
Smith then mailed the parcels of<br />
controlled substances and provided<br />
Jones with the tracking information<br />
to be intercepted.<br />
After a four-day trial, a jury convicted<br />
Jones and Wansley of accepting<br />
bribes to perform official<br />
postal duties, conspiring to commit<br />
obstruction of correspondence, and<br />
obstruction of correspondence. The<br />
bribery charge is punishable by up<br />
to 15 years in prison, while the<br />
conspiracy and obstruction charges<br />
are punishable by up to five years.<br />
Reporting by Cody Mroczka, Editor.<br />
For more, visit TinleyJunction.com.<br />
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION<br />
Griffins’ postseason run ends with<br />
fall to West Aurora<br />
One program was playing in this<br />
game for the 46th time in its 108-<br />
year history. The other was playing<br />
in it for the first time in its 17-year<br />
history. So, history was not on the<br />
side of the Lincoln-Way East boys<br />
basketball team in its first sectional<br />
appearance — and, in the end, neither<br />
was the score.<br />
West Aurora pulled away in the<br />
third quarter and went onto a 70-58<br />
victory over East on March 7 in the<br />
second semifinal of the Class 4A<br />
Romeoville Sectional.<br />
The second-seeded Blackhawks<br />
(24-4) won for the 16th straight<br />
time and attempted to win a sectional<br />
title for the 22nd time in<br />
their history when they played topseeded<br />
Bolingbrook Friday, March<br />
9.<br />
Bolingbrook (22-6) outlasted<br />
No. 4-seeded Joliet Central 94-91<br />
March 6 in an unforgettable opening<br />
semifinal game.<br />
East (23-6), the No. 3 seed, was<br />
playing in a sectional for the first<br />
time. Sam Shafer capped his outstanding<br />
career for the Griffins by<br />
scoring a game-high 22 points. But<br />
it was not enough, as East never led<br />
in the second half.<br />
“That could have had something<br />
to do with it,” East coach Rich Kolimas<br />
said of West Aurora having<br />
tons of program experience, while<br />
the Griffins were in their first sectional<br />
game. “I don’t know the<br />
answer to that. It’s difficult to tell.<br />
They just played better than us.<br />
“We didn’t treat it any differently<br />
than any other game, but with what<br />
was at stake it was a bigger stage.”<br />
Reporting by Randy Whalen,<br />
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit<br />
FrankfortStation.com.<br />
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND<br />
Adventure seekers to have new<br />
conquest in Lockport<br />
When storytellers brainstorm together,<br />
anything is possible.<br />
Creating new worlds that have<br />
not been discovered and designing<br />
ways for people to experience<br />
those worlds is exactly what Zombie<br />
Army Productions does and<br />
will be doing for the new Legacy<br />
Adventure Park set to open April<br />
14 in Lockport.<br />
Co-owner, creative director and<br />
operations manager John Laflamboy,<br />
also is co-owner of Zombie<br />
Army Productions, which operates<br />
HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport<br />
next door to Legacy Adventure<br />
Park. The LTHS alum wanted to<br />
create a place that offers something<br />
for everyone in the community.<br />
“We are creating all these different<br />
micro-adventures that you can<br />
have out here,” Laflamboy said.<br />
Throughout the 66 acres of forest<br />
and trails, guests can play paintball,<br />
archery tag, outside laser tag,<br />
zombie tag, and engage in a zombie<br />
hunt and treasure hunt. Many<br />
of the games include the use of<br />
radiofrequency equipment that require<br />
the players to wear an electronic<br />
device to track their progress<br />
in the games.<br />
Players in zombie tag are assigned<br />
the task to escape the zombies,<br />
played by real-life actors. The<br />
radiofrequency device will let the<br />
player know when zombies are<br />
close, or when they themselves<br />
have turned into a zombie. The<br />
twist: guests are playing for cash<br />
and prizes.<br />
“We’re doing these special<br />
events throughout summer that’s<br />
all for cash and prizes,” Laflamboy<br />
said.<br />
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,<br />
Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />
LockportLegend.com.<br />
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON<br />
TLC Animal Shelter in need of<br />
donations<br />
A little over 20 years ago, TLC<br />
Animal Shelter in Homer Glen received<br />
a stray pit bull named Bertha<br />
from animal control. Bertha’s<br />
physical appearance made those at<br />
the shelter think she was pregnant<br />
and anticipated the delivery of her<br />
pups any day. Unfortunately, the<br />
situation was much worse.<br />
“We took her into the vet, and it<br />
was the heartworm that was that<br />
bad; it was filling her with fluids,”<br />
said Janine Carter, one of the<br />
founders of TLC Animal Shelter.<br />
Heartworm is transmitted to dogs<br />
via a mosquito bite. The disease<br />
can result in severe lung disease,<br />
heart failure and death. But it is not<br />
contagious and cannot be spread by<br />
being near an infected dog. Unfortunately,<br />
for Bertha, the heartworm<br />
had gotten so bad that she was euthanized.<br />
It is in her memory that<br />
the Bertha Fund at TLC was born,<br />
which helps animals in need of extensive<br />
medical care.<br />
Years later, and with countless<br />
animals helped since then, TLC is<br />
in need of donations to help with<br />
four dogs between the ages of 2<br />
and 6 who came to the shelter with<br />
heartworm.<br />
They also are always in need of<br />
treats, non-scoopable cat litter, paper<br />
towels, cleaning supplies, toys,<br />
collars and leashes. The shelter will<br />
frequently update its website with a<br />
TLC Wish List that identifies their<br />
needs at the time.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.tlcanimalshelter.org or the<br />
shelter at 13016 W. 151st St. in<br />
Homer Glen.<br />
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,<br />
Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />
HomerHorizon.com.<br />
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER<br />
Longtime resident reflects on<br />
teaching career, life<br />
As someone who has lived in<br />
Mokena since 1951, Eleanore<br />
Stewart has seen a lot of changes<br />
in the town.<br />
When she and her husband built<br />
their home in 1969, there were no<br />
sidewalks or paved roads, and the<br />
post office did not deliver mail in<br />
their Sunny Acres neighborhood,<br />
just off of 194th Street.<br />
Stewart is best known for being<br />
a second-grade teacher in Mokena<br />
until her retirement in 2000 at the<br />
age of 65. During her teaching<br />
career, she nurtured hundreds of<br />
young minds, all while raising a<br />
family with her late husband, Jim.<br />
“I enjoyed doing it,” Stewart<br />
said. “I went through all those<br />
years of getting my degree, and so<br />
I stayed with it. It was something I<br />
could do with the children, and that<br />
was my main thing: to stay with the<br />
children. My husband and I were<br />
always with them. They were never<br />
alone. I think that’s very, very<br />
important.”<br />
In addition to her three children,<br />
Stewart’s family has grown<br />
through the years to include nine<br />
grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.<br />
Nowadays, she spends her time<br />
writing about anything and everything<br />
that sparks her interest including<br />
animals, gardening, recycling,<br />
and church news for both the<br />
Clarendale newsletter and for her<br />
church newsletter.<br />
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,<br />
Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />
MokenaMessenger.com.
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Photo Op<br />
Shawn Chinchilla<br />
Cathy Gardner-Maher<br />
Orland Park resident<br />
This is Shawn Chinchilla.<br />
He is about 7 years old.<br />
Chinchillas can live to<br />
be 20 years old. So, if<br />
you are considering one<br />
as pet, it is a long-term<br />
commitment. They are<br />
very delicate and require<br />
a lot of care. Chinchillas<br />
come from Chile and Peru<br />
and live in the Andes<br />
Mountains, so they like<br />
cooler temperatures.<br />
Chinchillas are larger<br />
than a squirrel, typically<br />
9-15 inches. A chinchilla<br />
can jump up to 6 feet.<br />
They eat mostly hay and<br />
a grain-based food. They<br />
love raisins. These can<br />
only be given sparingly,<br />
as the sugar is not good<br />
for them. Chinchillas<br />
live in large groups<br />
called herds. They are<br />
primarily nocturnal.<br />
Some chinchilla history<br />
books say an American<br />
mining engineer named<br />
Mathias F. Chapman was<br />
mining in the Andes and<br />
discovered these cute,<br />
friendly animals. He was<br />
so impressed he got<br />
special permission from<br />
the Chilean government<br />
to bring chinchillas to<br />
the United States in<br />
1923. Nearly every pet<br />
chinchilla in the United<br />
States today is a direct<br />
descendant of 11<br />
chinchillas that Chapman<br />
brought to the country.<br />
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This week’s Photo Op came from Oriano Pagnucci, of Orland Park, who captured this<br />
image last September at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center in Willow Springs. “This<br />
hawk is chillin’ during a cloudy afternoon,” he wrote.<br />
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engagement of their son, Tim Pekau,<br />
to Kristen Katner, daughter of Mr. &<br />
Mrs. Keith Katner, of Orland Park. Both<br />
are 2011 graduates of Sandburg High<br />
School. Tim received his Bachelor of<br />
Science degree in engineering from<br />
University of Illinois in 2015. He is<br />
currently employed as an aerospace<br />
engineer at Rockwell Collins in Cedar<br />
Rapids, Iowa. Kristen received her<br />
Bachelor of Science degree in nursing<br />
from Saint Louis University in 2015.<br />
She is currently employed as a neonatal<br />
nurse at University of Iowa Stead Family<br />
Children’s Hospital, in Iowa City, Iowa.<br />
The couple will exchange wedding vows<br />
on Sept. 15, 2018, in Orland Park.<br />
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Bradley Bittner,<br />
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as The Orland Park Prairie’s<br />
Standout Student because of<br />
his academic accomplishments.<br />
What is one essential you<br />
must have when studying?<br />
I always need a snack, because<br />
eating helps me think.<br />
What do you like to do when<br />
not in school or studying?<br />
I like to play sports and<br />
video games, especially<br />
hockey.<br />
What is your dream job?<br />
School News<br />
Brother Rice High School<br />
St. Michael alum gets perfect<br />
score on ACT<br />
Liam Coughlin, a junior at<br />
Brother Rice High School and<br />
2015 graduate from St. Michael<br />
School in Orland Park,<br />
earned a perfect score of 36<br />
on his ACT college admissions<br />
test, a feat achieved by<br />
less than 1 in 1,000 students<br />
taking the exam nationwide.<br />
Coughlin is an AP Honors<br />
student. He is an engineering<br />
enthusiast and has been<br />
a three-year member of the<br />
school’s award-winning robotics<br />
team. The club has<br />
earned recognition as one of<br />
the top high school programs<br />
in the world, placing first in<br />
its region two years in a row,<br />
and 14th among 250 teams<br />
across 17 countries.<br />
Photo submitted<br />
My dream job is to be<br />
an engineer, because I like<br />
building things.<br />
What is one thing people<br />
don’t know about you?<br />
One thing people don’t<br />
know about me is I play the<br />
piano and clarinet.<br />
Whom do you look up to?<br />
I look up to my dad, be-<br />
In the summers, Coughlin<br />
volunteers his time at Edmund<br />
Rice Camp — a free,<br />
one-week camp of artistic,<br />
athletic, recreational and<br />
spiritual activities, held at<br />
Brother Rice for area children<br />
who could not otherwise<br />
afford to attend summer<br />
camp. Coughlin also<br />
participates on the Scholastic<br />
Bowl team, and he is in<br />
the National Honor Society.<br />
cause he is strong, does a lot<br />
for our family, and he teaches<br />
me things.<br />
What is your favorite class?<br />
My favorite class is social<br />
studies, because you learn<br />
about history, and history is<br />
important.<br />
What is one thing that<br />
stands out about your<br />
school?<br />
One thing that stands out<br />
is all the technology and the<br />
way we use it to learn different<br />
subjects.<br />
If you could change one thing<br />
about school, what would<br />
it be?<br />
One thing I would change<br />
would be to have more field<br />
trips.<br />
What is your best memory<br />
from school?<br />
My favorite thing from<br />
school is all the skits we did<br />
in fourth grade.<br />
Standout Student is a weekly<br />
feature for The Orland Park<br />
Prairie. Nominations come from<br />
Orland Park area schools.<br />
Saint Xavier University<br />
Students from Orland Park<br />
named to dean’s list<br />
Saint Xavier University<br />
recently announced its<br />
dean’s list for the fall 2017<br />
semester. The dean’s list recognizes<br />
full-time students<br />
who have earned and maintained<br />
a minimum cumulative<br />
grade point average of<br />
3.75 out of 4.0. Students<br />
must have completed a minimum<br />
of 15 total credit hours<br />
at SXU and be enrolled for a<br />
minimum of 12 credit hours<br />
during the given semester.<br />
Among those named to<br />
the list were the following<br />
students from Orland Park:<br />
Yasmeen Abdallah, Saman<br />
Ahmed, Sabreen Amir,<br />
Janica Arcenal, Karlee Beltran,<br />
Stephani Fabular, Dana<br />
Hamdan, Monica Hudaszek,<br />
Alesia Liashko, Tyler<br />
O’Connell, Kamile Petraityte,<br />
Madison Petrusevski,<br />
Diana Piatek, Mary Rabadi,<br />
Michael Rizzo, Lauren Surin<br />
and Maram Zein.<br />
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,<br />
bill@opprairie.com.
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High Point PFE raises money<br />
with help from Dunkin’ Donuts<br />
Jon DePaolis<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
America may run on<br />
Dunkin’, but High Point<br />
School runs, in part, on its<br />
Parents For Education.<br />
The High Point PFE held<br />
a daylong fundraiser Feb.<br />
28 at the Dunkin’ Donuts located<br />
at 11309 W. 143rd St.<br />
A total of 15 percent of all<br />
the sales generated over the<br />
course of the day will go to<br />
High Point School, according<br />
to PFE volunteer Jennifer<br />
Stefanos, who helped<br />
organize the event.<br />
She said the Dunkin’ Donuts<br />
was decorated in the<br />
school’s colors — black and<br />
yellow — with balloons.<br />
The Dunkin’ Donuts even<br />
decorated food items with<br />
High Point in mind.<br />
“They made ice cream<br />
cakes that had Hornets<br />
[High Point’s mascot] on<br />
them, and they had donuts<br />
that were black and yellow,”<br />
she said.<br />
Also during the event,<br />
from 4-6 p.m., Dunkin’ Donuts’<br />
mascot, Cuppy Coffee,<br />
was on hand to take pictures<br />
with those who passed<br />
through the doors.<br />
But the big draw of the<br />
day came from 4-5 p.m.<br />
“We also had some staff<br />
from High Point, who<br />
worked behind the counter,<br />
passing out donuts,” Stefanos<br />
said. “It was for an<br />
hour, and it was extra special<br />
for the kids.”<br />
The four staff members<br />
were: Grace Prunty,<br />
Noel Cary-Enriquez, Karyl<br />
Duffy and Principal Cheryl<br />
Foertsch.<br />
“There were four of us<br />
behind the counter, bagging<br />
donuts and scooping<br />
ice cream,” Foertsch said.<br />
“Quite a few families came<br />
during that time period, because<br />
they thought that was<br />
pretty fun to see us back<br />
there.”<br />
Foertsch said the event<br />
was a lot of fun.<br />
“It was a great, positive<br />
way to bring our school<br />
community together,”<br />
Foertsch said.<br />
She added that the Dunkin<br />
Donuts seemed busy during<br />
that hour-long portion of the<br />
fundraiser.<br />
Foertsch also credited the<br />
PFE for the work it does.<br />
“I can’t say enough about<br />
the PFE,” Foertsch said.<br />
“They really do support<br />
us in so many ways. We<br />
wouldn’t be able to have<br />
school assemblies without<br />
their help. They pay for all<br />
our school assemblies and<br />
our author visit. At the beginning<br />
of the year, they buy<br />
each student a High Point<br />
folder, so they can start the<br />
year with a new one.”<br />
Foertsch said the PFE<br />
also provides students with<br />
a book every year, and added<br />
the PFE even bought a<br />
digital sign for the school.<br />
Stefanos noted this event<br />
raised $500.<br />
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Whoop It Up! party coming March 24<br />
Submitted by D230<br />
Foundation<br />
On NCAA March Madness<br />
Selection Sunday, the<br />
D230 Foundation is asking<br />
area residents to select supporting<br />
innovative learning<br />
at Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew<br />
high schools.<br />
People can purchase event<br />
and raffle tickets for the<br />
D230 Foundation Whoop It<br />
Up! Regional Finals viewing<br />
party, featuring the Super<br />
Raffle drawing for a $10,000<br />
top prize.<br />
Everyone 21 years and<br />
older is invited to the fourth<br />
annual viewing party Saturday,<br />
March 24, for the<br />
NCAA men’s basketball<br />
tournament at Elements<br />
Conference Center in Orland<br />
Park.<br />
The foundation anticipates<br />
300 guests for two NCAA<br />
Basketball Regional Final<br />
Games televised on giant<br />
screens, unlimited food, beer<br />
and wine, various contests<br />
and prize drawings. Tickets<br />
are just $40 and can be purchased<br />
at www.d230founda<br />
tion.org.<br />
The Super Raffle drawing<br />
at halftime of the second<br />
game is the centerpiece of<br />
the event with a grand prize<br />
of $10,000. Only 1,000 raffle<br />
tickets will be sold. They are<br />
available for $25 at www.<br />
d230foundation.org.<br />
Proceeds from Whoop<br />
It Up! support innovative<br />
learning at Sandburg, Stagg<br />
and Andrew through grants<br />
to teachers from the D230<br />
Foundation. The foundation<br />
is an independent 501(c)<br />
(3) organization dedicated<br />
to supporting Consolidated<br />
High School District 230’s<br />
high schools.<br />
The D230 Foundation<br />
Whoop It Up! major sponsors<br />
include the following.<br />
Platinum Sponsor: University<br />
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Gold Sponsors: Moraine<br />
Valley Community College,<br />
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Attendees asked to<br />
bring non-perishables<br />
to St. Joseph’s Table<br />
Submitted by Orland Park<br />
Trustee Dan Calandriello<br />
A long standing Italian-<br />
American tradition, Saint<br />
Joseph’s Table is to be held<br />
Sunday, March 18.<br />
Orland Park Trustee Dan<br />
Calandriello is to host the<br />
event at the Orland Park<br />
Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia<br />
Ave. The event begins<br />
at 1 p.m. and ends at 3 p.m.<br />
All are welcome to attend.<br />
St. Joseph is the patron<br />
saint of workers and the<br />
protector of the family. He<br />
is honored with a feast day<br />
March 19.<br />
Once again, the Sons of<br />
Italy in America and Orland<br />
School District 135 Trustee<br />
Michael Maratea will be<br />
sponsoring this year’s event.<br />
The St. Joseph Table tradition<br />
dates back to the Middle<br />
Ages, when there was<br />
a severe drought in Sicily.<br />
The people prayed to their<br />
patron, St. Joseph, asking<br />
for relief from the famine.<br />
When the rains returned the<br />
people used their crops to<br />
give thanks and share their<br />
good fortune.<br />
In the tradition of the Saint<br />
Joseph’s Table, attendees<br />
will be asked to bring nonperishable<br />
food items. The<br />
items will be donated to the<br />
Orland Township Food Pantry.<br />
This year’s meal is to be<br />
catered by Papa Joe’s Restaurant,<br />
with desserts provided<br />
by Warm Belly Bakery<br />
of Chicago. There will<br />
be pasta, salad, bread and<br />
desserts, served with pop,<br />
water and coffee.<br />
There are no tickets for<br />
this event,. Attendees should<br />
simply come with a non-perishable<br />
food item.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(708) 606-3005.<br />
Letters to the Editor<br />
Public funds should not buy<br />
treats for public workers<br />
doing normal jobs<br />
Recent spending by Orland<br />
Park Public Library Director<br />
Mary Weimar raises<br />
what I think is an interesting<br />
question: should public employees<br />
of one public body<br />
use taxpayer funds to buy<br />
“treats” for public employees<br />
of another public body?<br />
The spending in question<br />
involved Weimar using library<br />
funds, which are collected<br />
from taxpayers per the<br />
tax levy, to buy Village of Orland<br />
Park public employees<br />
“treats” on at least two occasions<br />
last month, supposedly<br />
because those Village employees<br />
plowed the library’s<br />
parking lot when it snowed.<br />
Plowing the library’s parking<br />
lot is part of the Village<br />
public employees’ normal<br />
job duties, as the library is<br />
one of the mandated areas to<br />
plow when the Village sends<br />
out its plow trucks for routine<br />
snow removal.<br />
So we have a situation<br />
where public employees are<br />
on the clock and already being<br />
well-paid by the Village<br />
to do their assigned jobs, but<br />
then public funds from the<br />
library are also being used to<br />
buy these same Village employees<br />
additional “treats”<br />
on top of their salaries.<br />
The paperwork submitted<br />
by Weimar for this spending<br />
never explains the items<br />
purchased further than calling<br />
them “treats.” This has<br />
been an ongoing frustration<br />
with the <strong>OP</strong>PL, as the library’s<br />
spending authorization<br />
forms have ample room<br />
to write detailed explanations<br />
of what public funds<br />
are being spent on (and why<br />
they are being spent), but I<br />
feel that Weimar chooses to<br />
seemingly write as little as<br />
possible by way of explanation<br />
on these forms.<br />
Are those nebulous “treats”<br />
an expected tip of some kind<br />
that the Village employees expect<br />
for doing their assigned<br />
job of plowing the library’s<br />
parking lot? It seems wrong to<br />
me that taxpayers should have<br />
to pay these Village employees<br />
twice for the same work,<br />
where they collect their Village<br />
salaries for routine snowplowing<br />
but then also expect<br />
“treats” from the library’s coffers,<br />
as well. Why do taxpayers<br />
need to tip Village workers<br />
who are on the clock?<br />
If the library director<br />
wants to do something nice<br />
as a sign of appreciation<br />
for hard-working Village<br />
employees, then why does<br />
she need to spend public<br />
funds to do that? Instead of<br />
spending taxpayer money<br />
on “treats” for public employees<br />
at the Village, why<br />
doesn’t she give them a book<br />
or two from the piles that the<br />
library intends to discard, or<br />
why doesn’t she buy “treats”<br />
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Bridging the gap spectacularly<br />
BILL JONES<br />
bill@opprairie.com<br />
One of my early<br />
assignments as an<br />
assistant editor for<br />
The Orland Park Prairie<br />
was to cover the Chefs’<br />
Auction at Orland Chateau.<br />
Back then, it was run by<br />
the Village of Orland Park<br />
and supported the American<br />
Cancer Society. The<br />
mayor called the auction.<br />
Art was created on site,<br />
people bought tickets for a<br />
silent raffle and restaurants<br />
served their wares.<br />
I’ve heard from a few<br />
reporters over the years that<br />
it is one of their favorite<br />
annual events to cover.<br />
I’m sure that has a little<br />
something to do with the<br />
free food on offer, but it has<br />
always been a fun atmosphere,<br />
an easy cover and a<br />
unique way to raise money<br />
for a good cause, which<br />
changed in recent years to<br />
The Bridge Teen Center —<br />
an Orland Park nonprofit<br />
focused on providing safe<br />
space for youths to take<br />
part in the things they love<br />
and learn about things they<br />
might not yet know they<br />
love.<br />
So, it was equally disheartening<br />
to hear the Village<br />
was dropping the event<br />
as part of a budget revamp<br />
this year and inspiring to<br />
find out there was no pause<br />
on The Bridge’s part in<br />
opting to make the event its<br />
own. Silver Lake Country<br />
Club quickly jumped on<br />
board to offer The Bridge<br />
some space, and the restaurants<br />
that popped up on this<br />
year’s list were a combination<br />
of longtime favorites<br />
and newcomers alike.<br />
To be there Thursday,<br />
March 8, for the first<br />
Chefs’ Auction under The<br />
Bridge’s direction was an<br />
exciting thing. Maybe it<br />
had to do with the new<br />
restaurants; maybe it was<br />
just the fact that the lighting<br />
inside Silver Lake’s<br />
banquet space was brighter<br />
than what I remembered of<br />
prior auctions. But there<br />
was something undeniably<br />
exciting about seeing<br />
the event rebooted, so to<br />
speak.<br />
It was both a new story to<br />
cover (Page 7) and something<br />
familiar. And, as 22nd<br />
Century Media — The<br />
Prairie’s publisher — was<br />
the official media sponsor<br />
for the event, I had a seat at<br />
a table, and got to sit back<br />
to enjoy some of the food,<br />
take in some music and<br />
speeches, and catch a little<br />
bit of the live auction.<br />
I was happy to hear it<br />
was an immense success,<br />
CONTACT<br />
but what struck me most<br />
was the sense of community<br />
that has stayed strong<br />
with the event, despite the<br />
changes. While the Village<br />
was not officially sponsoring<br />
it, to say there was<br />
no Village support would<br />
be unfair. I saw both the<br />
current and former mayor<br />
in attendance, trustees, the<br />
Village clerk and employees.<br />
All in addition to<br />
bountiful members of the<br />
Orland Park Area Chamber<br />
of Commerce, and the<br />
teens who utilize the center<br />
helped run the event.<br />
It was a group effort,<br />
through and through. As<br />
Bridge co-founder Rob<br />
Steinmetz told me, event<br />
fundraising can be a<br />
labor-intensive thing when<br />
compared to the returns<br />
they often see. But he finds<br />
this one important both as<br />
a way to maintain relationships<br />
with the restaurants<br />
that support The Bridge and<br />
an opportunity to show supporters<br />
what The Bridge is<br />
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the change in management<br />
this year.<br />
What a thing it is.<br />
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Storyteller Megan<br />
Wells, of La Grange,<br />
displays handmade Irish<br />
lace crocheted by her<br />
grandmother, during<br />
a Thursday, March 8<br />
program called “Maura’s<br />
Eyes” at the Orland Park<br />
Public Library. Laurie<br />
Fanelli/22nd Century<br />
Media<br />
Orland Park Public Library patrons get history lesson during<br />
narrative presentation, Page 21
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Longtime Orland Park resident Ruth Copeland remembered for kindness<br />
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Ruth Copeland (nee Bigham)<br />
is being remembered<br />
for her kind heart, being<br />
proud of the military and<br />
first responders, and being a<br />
much-loved neighbor.<br />
Copeland died Feb. 15,<br />
just 10 days shy of her 85th<br />
birthday.<br />
One of the 12 children of<br />
Dorothy and Joseph Bigham,<br />
Ruth was born Feb.<br />
25, 1933, and lived in Chicago,<br />
Olive Branch and Fox<br />
Lak as a child. She graduated<br />
from Grant Community<br />
High School in Fox Lake.<br />
Copeland converted to Catholicism<br />
in 1950 and married<br />
John Fox on June 3 of<br />
that year at St. Bede Catholic<br />
Church in Ingleside. The<br />
couple had two children,<br />
Mary and Joseph, named for<br />
Jesus’s parents by their father.<br />
John Fox died suddenly<br />
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children.<br />
Ruth married Jim Copeland<br />
on January 29, 1967,<br />
shortly after the Blizzard<br />
of 1967 and adopted Jim’s<br />
son, Dwight, from a previous<br />
marriage. She became a<br />
stepmom to Jim’s children,<br />
James, Robert, Ethel and<br />
Darlene.<br />
The Copelands moved to<br />
the Orland Park’s Fairway<br />
Estates subdivision in January<br />
30, 1967.<br />
Jim Copeland died January<br />
28, 1989, and Ruth<br />
lived in the same house for<br />
48 years until she moved to<br />
an assisted living facility in<br />
2015.<br />
Ruth Copeland enjoyed<br />
watching her grandchildren<br />
compete in sports and graduate<br />
from college.<br />
A true patriot, she was<br />
proud of all veterans, especially<br />
her husband, Jack,<br />
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who served with the United<br />
States Army during World<br />
War II and earned five<br />
Bronze Stars.<br />
Copeland worked for the<br />
Southtown Economist, at<br />
Western Electric and Itasca<br />
State Bank and at the bakery<br />
in the Orland Park Jewel-<br />
Osco on 159th Street.<br />
Along with her children,<br />
Copeland is survived by 14<br />
grandchildren and numerous<br />
great grandchildren.<br />
Her siblings include Dorothy<br />
(Harold) Hemm, Joseph<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Robert L. Streitberger<br />
Robert L. Streitberger, 92,<br />
of Orland Park, died Feb. 22.<br />
He was born Aug. 3, 1925.<br />
Husband of Ruth Streitberger<br />
(nee Auersch); father of<br />
Sheryl (Tommy) Germany<br />
and Roberta (Kenneth) Hardy;<br />
grandfather of Jeffrey<br />
(Erica) and the late Mark<br />
Germany; great-grandfather<br />
of Ellie and Owen; brother<br />
of Lois (the late Carl) Erickson<br />
and the late Lillian (the<br />
late Roger) Seaman; brother-in-law<br />
and uncle to many<br />
nieces and nephews.<br />
A memorial service is being<br />
(Sue) Bigham, Jesse (Joyce)<br />
Bigham and the late Milton<br />
(JoAnn) Roseman, Virginia<br />
(Jerry) Plumbley, William<br />
(Anna Fae) Bigham, Betty<br />
(Logan) Bass, Leroy Bigham,<br />
Robert Bigham, Michael<br />
Bigham and Larry<br />
Bigham.<br />
Visitation for was held at<br />
Colonial Chapel. A Funeral<br />
Mass followed at St. Francis<br />
of Assisi Chapel at Franciscan<br />
Village in Lemont. Interment<br />
Queen of Heaven<br />
Cemetery in Hillside.<br />
planned for April at the Orland<br />
Funeral Home. Interment<br />
private. Longtime employee<br />
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to Salem United Church<br />
of Christ, 9717 S. Kostner<br />
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or a favorite charity would be<br />
appreciated.<br />
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<strong>OP</strong>PL patrons experience Irish life through ‘Maura’s Eyes’<br />
Laurie Fanelli<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Outreach Department Assistant Cathy DiGiorgio introduces<br />
storyteller Megan Wells for the Afternoons at <strong>OP</strong>PL program.<br />
The Orland Park Public<br />
Library is a place where<br />
books are brought to life.<br />
Whether it is in a reader’s<br />
own imagination or through<br />
an interactive event that<br />
finds patrons discussing<br />
their favorite authors, there<br />
is always a way to connect<br />
with tales old and new.<br />
During the Thursday,<br />
March 8 edition of Afternoons<br />
at <strong>OP</strong>PL, attendees<br />
were swept away in the firstperson<br />
narrative of “Maura’s<br />
Eyes” — a story about<br />
a young miss from Ireland<br />
portrayed by award-winning<br />
storyteller Megan Wells —<br />
as the brave woman journeyed<br />
to America to start<br />
a fresh life. Wells’ original<br />
story highlighted the struggles<br />
of Irish immigrants, the<br />
history of Ellis Island and<br />
her personal connection to<br />
the Emerald Isle.<br />
“Before my mother<br />
passed away, we were going<br />
through her things, which<br />
led to my grandmother,”<br />
Wells explained prior to the<br />
event. “In my grandmother’s<br />
collection was this lace,<br />
which I remembered, and I<br />
had so many memories of<br />
my grandmother crocheting<br />
when I was young. My<br />
mother explained that it<br />
was true Irish lace and the<br />
patterns were brought over<br />
from Ireland by her mother<br />
through Ellis Island. From<br />
there, I began the research<br />
for ‘Maura’s Eyes.’”<br />
Wells started her presentation<br />
by displaying several<br />
beautifully crafted pieces<br />
of lace and explaining how<br />
Ellis Island came to be the<br />
gateway for millions of immigrants<br />
eager to start a new<br />
life in the United States. Her<br />
voice soon shifted ever-soslightly,<br />
and an Irish brogue<br />
emerged, signifying the beginning<br />
of Maura’s story.<br />
“The imagination works<br />
best with words through<br />
the ear,” Wells said. “When<br />
you hear a story being told,<br />
you start to see the movie in<br />
your own head. That is the<br />
most powerful experience of<br />
imagination that we have.”<br />
Palos Heights resident<br />
Mary Sue McWilliams arrived<br />
early with her friend<br />
Marvel LaMontagne, of<br />
Crestwood, to ensure they<br />
would have good seats for<br />
the show.<br />
“I’m Irish, and I enjoy<br />
these types of programs<br />
about the history,” McWilliams<br />
said. “If I see anything<br />
on TV or to read about Irish<br />
immigrants, I’m always interested.<br />
I learn more all the<br />
time, especially about the<br />
famine and why the Irish<br />
immigrants came in the first<br />
place. They weren’t treated<br />
really nice in the beginning,<br />
either.”<br />
LaMontagne does not<br />
have an Irish background,<br />
but she was equally compelled<br />
to attend “Maura’s<br />
Eyes.”<br />
“I like Irish history also,<br />
and thought it would be interesting,”<br />
she said. “And<br />
my mother always said everybody<br />
can be a little bit<br />
Irish near St. Patrick’s Day.”<br />
Afternoons at <strong>OP</strong>PL originated<br />
after library patrons<br />
requested more programs to<br />
be available during the daytime<br />
hours.<br />
“The philosophy of the<br />
program is to entertain a lot<br />
of our seniors in the community,”<br />
explained Cathy<br />
DiGiorgio, <strong>OP</strong>PL Outreach<br />
Department assistant.<br />
“They had asked for more<br />
programs during the day —<br />
because we were doing a lot<br />
at night — and to accommodate<br />
them, we start at 2 p.m.<br />
The sessions usually go for<br />
about an hour and they are<br />
all different. Sometimes we<br />
show a film. Sometimes we<br />
Storyteller Megan Wells sings an Irish lullaby Thursday, March 8, during her “Maura’s<br />
Eyes” presentation at the Orland Park Public Library.<br />
Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />
Orland Park resident Phyllis Gubbins chats with friends she invited to the presentation.<br />
have a musical act or someone<br />
singing, and today we<br />
have a storyteller.”<br />
The storytelling fun is to<br />
continue into next month, as<br />
Martha Mathisen is slated to<br />
share true tales of the Gold<br />
Rush on April 1. More information<br />
about Afternoons at<br />
<strong>OP</strong>PL is available at www.<br />
orlandparklibrary.org. Megan<br />
Wells’ upcoming performance<br />
schedule can be<br />
found at www.meganwells.<br />
com.
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productions, orchestral and<br />
chamber percussion playing,<br />
a drumset session, and world<br />
drumming with a focus on<br />
the Indian tabla drums.<br />
To conclude the day, Matra<br />
is to perform a concert.<br />
The group reflects a range<br />
of genres from jazz, classical<br />
and Indian to bluegrass,<br />
world and prog-rock.<br />
Other activities during the<br />
day include drawings, door<br />
prizes and performances by<br />
the Sandburg percussion ensembles.<br />
Sandburg and the Illinois<br />
PAS Chapter are sponsoring<br />
this event. Admission is $10<br />
for PAS members and $15<br />
for the general public. Individuals<br />
or groups interested<br />
in performing for the “uncontest”<br />
or for additional information<br />
on the day should<br />
visit http://Illinois.pas.org or<br />
contact Sandburg director<br />
of bands, Stewart Bailey, at<br />
sbailey@d230.org.
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Quite the collection of crafts<br />
Carl Sandburg Music Boosters raise funds over two-day event<br />
Carl Sandburg Music Boosters Craft Show coordinator Elise Wehmeier (right) chats with<br />
Orland Park resident Sharyn McCarthy.<br />
Orland Park residents Jeanne Dyer (left) and Mary McInerney check out the Easter options<br />
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26 | March 15, 2018 | The orland park prairie Puzzles<br />
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The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park<br />
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />
Across<br />
1. Porters softball star,<br />
going to play for Southern<br />
Indiana University,<br />
goes with 9 across<br />
5. People for whom a state<br />
is named<br />
9. See 1 across<br />
14. Battery for laser pointers<br />
15. Not one<br />
16. Excludes<br />
17. Indy 500 winner<br />
Mears: 1979 and 1984<br />
18. Fed<br />
19. Below (in text)<br />
20. Chooses beforehand<br />
23. Resident’s suffix<br />
24. Ravel’s “Gaspard de<br />
la ___”<br />
25. Bird word<br />
27. Guy in the black hat<br />
31. Stole<br />
32. Metric meas.<br />
35. Blew it<br />
36. Playwright<br />
39. Ages and ages<br />
40. Hair style<br />
41. Dissolute man<br />
42. Small white legumes<br />
45. Unresolvable, in a way<br />
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47. Mountains, abbr.<br />
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60. Porters bowling ace,<br />
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69. Tear down<br />
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How to play Sudoku<br />
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that<br />
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squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and<br />
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.<br />
LEVEL: Medium<br />
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
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The Dish<br />
Créme bucks convention with low-sugar treats<br />
Max Lapthorne<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
As of March 1, Sarah Ashley<br />
Samara is all in.<br />
Samara opened Créme by<br />
Sarah Ashley — located at<br />
11961 W. 143rd St. in Orland<br />
Park — last June, but it<br />
was not until the beginning<br />
of March that she quit her<br />
job to focus solely on running<br />
the store. Since then,<br />
she has been able to focus<br />
on improving Créme (pronounced<br />
like cream) and<br />
also increase the store hours.<br />
“I just have a lot more time<br />
to focus here, and kind of<br />
push more [items],” she said.<br />
The hours increase has<br />
been the most noticeable<br />
change, going from being<br />
open only four days per<br />
week to six. The most common<br />
early complaint Samara<br />
received from customers<br />
was that the store was not<br />
open enough, so she looks<br />
forward to expanding her<br />
customer base, now that she<br />
will be around more.<br />
“This is the first week<br />
we’re actually open Tuesday<br />
and Wednesday, and I can’t<br />
believe how many people<br />
came in that were newer customers<br />
or existing customers<br />
that said they would come<br />
here more if [we] were open<br />
more,” Samara said during a<br />
March 8 interview.<br />
The 26-year-old Samara<br />
has had her sights set on<br />
owning a bakery ever since<br />
she starting baking on a<br />
whim 10 years ago. She<br />
studied marketing and sales<br />
at the University of Illinois<br />
at Chicago, but told her father<br />
she wanted to pursue<br />
her dream of owning a bakery<br />
when she graduated. Her<br />
dad responded pragmatically,<br />
asking who was going<br />
to fund the venture, leading<br />
Samara to the job she held in<br />
corporate America until several<br />
weeks ago.<br />
Créme by Sarah Ashley<br />
11961 W. 143rd St. in Orland Park<br />
Hours<br />
• 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday<br />
• 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday<br />
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday<br />
For more information ...<br />
Web: cremebysarahashley.com<br />
Phone: (708) 704-2535<br />
Créme existed for roughly<br />
a year prior to the opening<br />
of the Orland Park location,<br />
but that marked Samara’s<br />
decision to really get serious<br />
about making Créme into a<br />
profitable business. And so<br />
far, the business is expanding<br />
even faster than she expected.<br />
“It was not even supposed<br />
to be a storefront, to be honest;<br />
it was more just for me<br />
to bake,” Samara said of the<br />
Orland Park store.<br />
But almost immediately<br />
upon Créme opening, customers<br />
began clamoring for<br />
there to be goodies available<br />
up front at the store for easy<br />
access. Samara obliged, and<br />
now there are a number of<br />
cupcakes on display at the<br />
front counter, with different<br />
combinations of the 35<br />
cupcake flavors available on<br />
a weekly rotating basis. But<br />
if a customer’s favorite flavor<br />
does not happen to be in<br />
rotation, Samara is happy to<br />
whip it up for them.<br />
“If I’m here and you don’t<br />
see a flavor you like, I can<br />
actually make it for you,”<br />
she said. “A lot of other bakeries<br />
don’t really do that, but<br />
we want to accommodate<br />
everyone.”<br />
When it comes to the<br />
menu, Samara is always<br />
willing to act on suggestions.<br />
The most popular cookie<br />
sold at Créme, peanut butter<br />
chocolate ($2.50), was not<br />
even going to be sold at the<br />
store until Samara’s grandmother<br />
suggested it should<br />
be, because she enjoyed<br />
them so much when Samara<br />
whipped them up for her in<br />
the past.<br />
“People asked where the<br />
recipe came from,” Samara<br />
said of the peanut butter<br />
chocolate cookies. “We have<br />
that every week now, because<br />
people keep requesting it.”<br />
The cakes pops are the features<br />
items at Créme. There<br />
are chocolate, vanilla, red<br />
velvet and funfetti flavors<br />
available for $2. And gourmet<br />
flavors such as cookies<br />
n créme, peanut butter<br />
chocolate, mint chocolate,<br />
pumpkin, cinnamon toast<br />
and lemon are $2.50.<br />
“We are known for our<br />
cake pops,” she said. “Cake<br />
pops are something I’ve always,<br />
always done.”<br />
Items such as cake pops<br />
and cupcakes are known for<br />
being chock full of sugar, but<br />
that’s not the case at Créme.<br />
All of the items served there<br />
are low in sugar, which is<br />
fundamental to Samara’s<br />
way of baking.<br />
“Why I do that is because<br />
I absolutely hate the bakeries<br />
that think people really<br />
love sugar and they want so<br />
much sugar in it,” she said.<br />
“A lot of people that have<br />
tried us, they actually prefer<br />
[low sugar], because it’s not<br />
overly sweet.”<br />
Other popular offerings<br />
include the loafs ($4.50)<br />
which come in pumpkin,<br />
pumpkin chip, banana chip<br />
and banana walnut flavors;<br />
as well as the doughnuts<br />
Créme by Sarah Ashley’s birthday cake cupcakes (prices vary by size) feature vanilla cake<br />
baked with rainbow sprinkles, topped with vanilla buttercream and sprinkles.<br />
Photos by Max Lapthorne/22nd Century Media<br />
Créme by Sarah Ashley offers a variety of cake pops, including chocolate sprinkle and<br />
vanilla sprinkle (pictured).<br />
(prices vary by size). Créme<br />
had previously only offered<br />
baked doughnuts, but by<br />
popular demand they are<br />
now venturing into fried<br />
doughnuts.<br />
But do not expect Créme<br />
to turn into a doughnut shop<br />
anytime soon.<br />
“I will never steer away<br />
from being a cake and cupcake<br />
kind of shop, but we<br />
do custom doughnuts and<br />
we fry doughnuts,” she said.<br />
“It’s just an added item.”<br />
Going forward, Samara<br />
is looking to expand the<br />
store’s gluten-free options,<br />
and add some vegan items<br />
to the menu. And while the<br />
increased hours have already<br />
helped bring in more customers,<br />
Samara is still hoping to<br />
get more people in the door,<br />
because she knows once she<br />
does they will come back.<br />
“We know when you try<br />
us, you love us,” she said.<br />
“So, we just need everyone<br />
to try us.”
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Pastor Column<br />
What do you know about mosques?<br />
Imam Kifah Mustapha<br />
Prayer Center of Orland Park<br />
A<br />
mosque, or masjid in<br />
the Arabic language,<br />
is a place for Muslims<br />
to worship God, learn<br />
about their faith, conduct<br />
religious ceremonies or<br />
services, and plan social or<br />
civil activities to serve the<br />
community.<br />
In 2011, a survey estimated<br />
the number of mosques<br />
in the United States to be<br />
around 2,100 and a Gallup<br />
survey stated that Islam is<br />
the most diverse religion in<br />
the U.S.<br />
Muslims are required to<br />
pray five times a day, so<br />
mosques hold congregational<br />
prayer services five times a<br />
day, seven days a week, at<br />
dawn, midday, afternoon,<br />
sunset and evening. Prayers<br />
in a Mosque are led by the<br />
religious leader or imam,<br />
but whoever cannot attend<br />
prayers at the mosque can<br />
pray at home or work or any<br />
place of their choice. The<br />
largest congregational prayer<br />
of the week is the Friday<br />
midday prayer, or Jumu’ah,<br />
which includes a sermon<br />
delivered by the imam.<br />
Education is one of<br />
the major functions of a<br />
mosque. Children learn<br />
how to recite from the Holy<br />
Book for Muslims, the<br />
Quran, and many classes<br />
and programs are offered for<br />
adults and children to learn<br />
about Islamic practices,<br />
religious rulings, and how to<br />
live an ethical life modeled<br />
from the Holy Quran and<br />
the teachings of Prophet<br />
Mohammad, the messenger<br />
of Islam. Imams also are<br />
available to answer people’s<br />
religious questions, provide<br />
counseling sessions, and<br />
arbitrate on many issues for<br />
community members.<br />
Religious services — like<br />
marriage, divorce and funerals<br />
— are all provided to<br />
the community in mosques.<br />
Marriages and divorces<br />
are conducted in conjunction<br />
with the legal requirements<br />
of the state, while<br />
also fulfilling the religious<br />
requirements of Islam. In<br />
the case of deaths, preparing<br />
the deceased for burial, performing<br />
the funeral prayers,<br />
accompanying the deceased<br />
and family to the cemetery,<br />
and attending the wake<br />
or azza, are all part of the<br />
religious services mosques<br />
provide to the community.<br />
But mosques are meant<br />
for more than that. Special<br />
prayers for holidays are<br />
celebrated twice a year. The<br />
first holiday is celebrated at<br />
the conclusion of the fasting<br />
month of Ramadan, and the<br />
second after the pilgrimage,<br />
or Hajj, to the city of<br />
Mecca. Muslims around the<br />
world celebrate these holidays<br />
with a special prayer<br />
service for each, as well<br />
as offering a sacrifice of a<br />
sheep gifted to the poor and<br />
needy after the pilgrimage.<br />
Social and civic services<br />
are also an integral part<br />
of Mosques. Interfaith<br />
relations, building bridges<br />
through common values<br />
and ethical practices for<br />
the general well-being of<br />
the community, as well as<br />
building coalitions for peace<br />
and justice, are some of the<br />
activities that take place in<br />
a Mosque. Social activities,<br />
like family picnics, sports<br />
for youth, community<br />
brunches, blood drives, food<br />
drives, holiday toy drives,<br />
and many other activities<br />
all take place in mosques,<br />
as well as promoting health<br />
and wellness through<br />
various physical and mental<br />
health seminars, services for<br />
community members with<br />
special needs, hospital and<br />
bereavement visitations, and<br />
much more.<br />
The Prayer Center of Orland<br />
Park welcomes anyone<br />
who wants to learn more<br />
about Islam, or would simply<br />
like to visit our mosque.<br />
All are welcome.<br />
For more information,<br />
visit www.orlandpark<br />
prayercenter.org.<br />
The opinions of this column are<br />
that of the writer. They do not<br />
necessarily reflect those of The<br />
Orland Park Prairie.<br />
FAITH BRIEFS<br />
Stone Church (10737 W. Orland Parkway,<br />
Orland Park)<br />
Sisterhood Breakfast<br />
9 a.m. Saturday, March<br />
24. Guest speaker Cheva<br />
Ramos, of “Autism Speaks,”<br />
is to deliver a message<br />
called “Autism: Family,<br />
Faith & Community.” Free<br />
breakfast with an offering,<br />
and donations for “Autism<br />
Speaks.”<br />
Orland Park Christian Reformed Church<br />
(7500 W. Sycamore Drive, Orland Park)<br />
Palm Sunday Choral Cantata<br />
6 p.m. Sunday, March<br />
25. The “We Remember<br />
Calvary” program is to<br />
be a choir-led service,<br />
using powerful words and<br />
beautiful music as the<br />
church reflects upon Christ’s<br />
journey to the cross. There is<br />
no cost to attend. For more<br />
information, call (708) 532-<br />
4900 or email opcrc@opcrc.<br />
org.<br />
Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave.,<br />
Orland Park)<br />
Easter Egg Hunt<br />
10 a.m. Saturday, March<br />
24. The event will be<br />
held come rain or shine<br />
(all indoors). There will<br />
be thousands of eggs all<br />
throughout the building, in<br />
age-divided areas. The hunt<br />
will be geared for toddlers<br />
through fifth-graders. All<br />
receive a little memento for<br />
attending, not including all<br />
the candy and prizes in the<br />
eggs. There will cookies<br />
served after the hunt and free<br />
raffle giveaways.<br />
People should bring<br />
baskets and arrive early. For<br />
questions, contact Tiffany<br />
Johnston at (708) 429-2200.<br />
Men’s Barnabas Bible Study<br />
7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays.<br />
Study various books written<br />
by Christian authors. Coffee<br />
and light refreshments<br />
are served. For more<br />
information, email info@<br />
calvaryop.org.<br />
Sunday Services<br />
9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.<br />
Stretch and Balance<br />
6:30-7:30 p.m. Every<br />
second and fourth Tuesday<br />
of the month. All are<br />
welcome to an hour session<br />
of stretching and balancing.<br />
All are invited to bring<br />
water, beach towel and yoga<br />
mats. For more information,<br />
contact Elizabeth Kolada at<br />
elleof67@att.net.<br />
Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and<br />
Wolf Road, Orland Park)<br />
Bible Study<br />
9:45 a.m.<br />
Services<br />
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.<br />
Teen Programs<br />
7 p.m. Wednesdays; 9:45<br />
a.m., 5 p.m. Sundays<br />
Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th<br />
Ave., Orland Park)<br />
Lent<br />
Lenten communion<br />
services will meet at 11 a.m.<br />
(a lunch after) and 7 p.m. on<br />
Thursdays, March 15 and 22,<br />
under the theme “Prayers of<br />
the Passion.” The messages<br />
will be in dramatic dialogue<br />
form. The evening Lent<br />
services will take place in<br />
Duehr Memorial Chapel.<br />
Zumba Classes<br />
6 p.m. Every Wednesday.<br />
The cost to participate is<br />
$5. Attendees can bring<br />
their own towels and water<br />
bottles.<br />
AA Meetings<br />
7 p.m. Every Thursday<br />
Al-Anon<br />
7 p.m. Every Friday<br />
Services<br />
5 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.<br />
and 10 a.m. Sundays<br />
Men’s Bible Study<br />
7-9 a.m. Every other<br />
Saturday. Breakfast, Bible<br />
study and discussion<br />
is included. For more<br />
information, call (708) 349-<br />
0431.<br />
St. Michael Church (14327 Highland Ave.,<br />
Orland Park)<br />
‘The Shack’ Screening<br />
6:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />
March 15. The Women’s<br />
Club of St. Michael’s will<br />
be showing the movie<br />
“The Shack” in the Middle<br />
Commons. The club also<br />
will be serving corned beef<br />
sandwiches and potato salad<br />
from Winston’s Market.<br />
Members are free. Nonmembers<br />
will be charged<br />
$10. Additional sandwiches<br />
for everyone will cost<br />
$5. Reservations must be<br />
made. To make one, contact<br />
Mary at (708) 349-5407 or<br />
Paulette at (708) 460-6535.<br />
Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S.<br />
Wolf Road, Orland Park)<br />
PUSH Prayer<br />
9:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All<br />
are welcome to take part in<br />
person or take 10-15 minutes<br />
to pray for the country,<br />
church, community and<br />
individual needs. Meetings<br />
take place the second<br />
Tuesday of the month.<br />
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church<br />
(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park)<br />
Overeaters Anonymous<br />
9:30 a.m. Wednesdays.<br />
This is a 12-step program,<br />
patterned after Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous, to help<br />
anyone struggling with<br />
food problems. Members<br />
include people who eat<br />
compulsively, those who<br />
binge and purge and anyone<br />
suffering from anorexia.<br />
There are no dues or fees to<br />
attend meetings, and there<br />
are no weigh-ins or calorie
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counting. For information on<br />
other meetings in the area,<br />
visit www.OA.org.<br />
Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S.<br />
80th Ave., Orland Park)<br />
Witness to Fitness<br />
9-10 a.m. Mondays,<br />
Wednesdays and Fridays.<br />
Walking club for prayer<br />
and exercise. Free. All are<br />
welcome.<br />
Tai Chi<br />
10:30 a.m. Mondays and<br />
Wednesdays. Free classes<br />
offered in church gym.<br />
Power Fitness<br />
7-8 p.m. Tuesdays and<br />
Thursdays. This free event<br />
is a 60-minute class that will<br />
strengthen and tone your<br />
muscles from head to toe<br />
for adult men and women.<br />
Class will include a warmup<br />
segment, muscle-specific<br />
exercises, abdominal work,<br />
balancing and stretching.<br />
All exercises will have<br />
modifications for different<br />
fitness levels.<br />
Veterans Voices<br />
7 p.m. every third Tuesday<br />
of the month. This is a group<br />
for veterans. For more<br />
information, contact Darryl<br />
Wertheim at (708) 923-0021<br />
or Darryl.wertheim@gmail.<br />
com.<br />
Presbyterian Church in Orland Park<br />
(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park)<br />
M<strong>OP</strong>S (Mothers of Pre-<br />
Schoolers)<br />
9-11 a.m. 2nd and 4th<br />
Tuesdays of the month<br />
Thursday Evening Bible<br />
Study<br />
7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays<br />
Gamblers Anonymous<br />
7:30- 9 p.m. Thursdays<br />
Emotions Anonymous<br />
7:30-9 p.m. Fridays<br />
Sunday School<br />
10:15 a.m. Children<br />
ages 3-8 are invited to<br />
Sunday school. For more<br />
information, contact Cindy<br />
at cindypcop@comcast.net.<br />
Children ages 7 and older<br />
can volunteer to be ushers<br />
at Mass on Sundays. More<br />
information is available<br />
in the children’s worship<br />
bulletins.<br />
Hope Covenant Church (14401 West Ave.,<br />
Orland Park<br />
Services<br />
10 a.m. Sundays<br />
Junior High Youth Group<br />
Noon-2 p.m. every other<br />
Sunday. This is an active<br />
group of children from<br />
fourth to seventh grades. It<br />
meets every other Sunday<br />
for a lesson, activity, games,<br />
treats and fellowship.<br />
Cafe<br />
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.<br />
All are invited to share<br />
refreshments, fellowship<br />
and conversation after most<br />
Sunday morning services.<br />
Men’s Bible Study<br />
7:30-8:30 p.m. The onehour<br />
session includes coffee<br />
and conversation.<br />
Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church<br />
(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park)<br />
Bible Study<br />
7 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />
Attendees can learn more<br />
about the Seventh Day<br />
Adventist Church. For more<br />
information, call (618) 556-<br />
8002.<br />
Our Lady of the Woods Church (10731 W.<br />
131st, Orland Park)<br />
Eucharistic Adoration<br />
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays. The<br />
church invites all to spend<br />
some quiet time with the<br />
Lord. Eucharistic adoration<br />
will be held in the Day<br />
Chapel. First hour is vocal<br />
prayer, followed by silence.<br />
For more information,<br />
contact the front office at<br />
(708) 361-4754.<br />
Standing Stone Church (Robert Davidson<br />
Center, 14700 Park Lane, Orland Park)<br />
Sunday Services<br />
9 a.m. and 11 a.m.<br />
Hour of Prayer<br />
6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays<br />
Children and Youth Activities<br />
7 p.m. Wednesdays<br />
St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300<br />
W. 167th St., Orland Hills)<br />
H.O.P.E. Employment<br />
Support Ministry<br />
7 p.m. first Tuesday of<br />
the month in the Parish<br />
Hall. Helpful Outreach for<br />
People seeking Employment<br />
welcomes all faiths and<br />
denominations and offers<br />
support, fellowship,<br />
guidance and information for<br />
the employed, unemployed<br />
or those in a career transition.<br />
Every month, H.O.P.E. also<br />
provide a guest speaker to<br />
support those in transition.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(708) 403-0137.<br />
AA Meetings<br />
7-9 p.m. every Thursday<br />
in the Church Hall.<br />
Rosary Prayer Group<br />
9:30 a.m. every Tuesday<br />
and Thursday. The Rosary<br />
Prayer Group gathers in<br />
the church after mass to<br />
offer intentions with the<br />
intercession of Mary, and<br />
pray the decades of the<br />
rosary while contemplating<br />
the scenes of our Lord’s life,<br />
death and resurrection.<br />
Zion Lutheran Church (17100 S. 69th<br />
Ave., Tinley Park)<br />
Artisan Signs Prayer Group<br />
Noon-1 p.m. Monday-<br />
Wednesdays. Artisan<br />
Sign and Lighting,<br />
15617 71st Court. The<br />
nondenominational prayer<br />
group will meet weekly<br />
and is open to anyone<br />
who wishes to attend.<br />
This group is not affiliated<br />
with any church. For more<br />
information, contact Ruth at<br />
(708) 841-1313.<br />
Have something for Faith<br />
Briefs? Contact Editor Bill<br />
Jones at bill@opprairie.com<br />
or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 20.<br />
Information is due by noon on<br />
Thursdays one week prior to<br />
publication.<br />
Pastor Column<br />
I am third<br />
The Rev. Michael Foley<br />
Our Lady of the Woods<br />
How many times have<br />
we said something<br />
to ourselves such<br />
as, “I would give anything<br />
to lose weight,” or “I would<br />
give anything to be healthier?”<br />
We say it when we<br />
know it is not true.<br />
To lose weight will require<br />
giving up something,<br />
and most of us are not good<br />
at that. To be healthier will<br />
require exercise and diet.<br />
The reason we do not succeed<br />
is because we are not<br />
willing to give everything.<br />
We just say we are.<br />
As a pastor, I often hear<br />
from parishioners the desire<br />
to go to church more regularly,<br />
but I am told that the<br />
many conflicts they have,<br />
especially involving their<br />
children’s schedules, make<br />
this impossible. I find it interesting,<br />
because many of our<br />
most active families also are<br />
most faithful to worship. In<br />
the end, it is about priorities.<br />
All of this leads to the title<br />
of the column today. It is an<br />
expression found in the title<br />
of an autobiography written<br />
by Gale Sayers, the Bears’<br />
running back in the 1960s.<br />
I remember reading it as a<br />
child, and the title stayed<br />
with me. Sayers wrote that<br />
his grandmother had told<br />
him frequently that the best<br />
way to secure a good life<br />
was to remember that God<br />
comes first, other people<br />
second, and you must be<br />
third. She explained that this<br />
was keeping the priorities in<br />
life in correct order, and that<br />
if he never strayed from this<br />
credo he would know he was<br />
on the right path.<br />
“I am third” does not<br />
mean that we do not take<br />
care of ourselves. Taking<br />
care of our needs might be<br />
the best way to have the<br />
strength to care for others.<br />
Yet, imagine a world where<br />
spouses always thought of<br />
their partner’s needs before<br />
their own. Imagine if we<br />
Resident Poet<br />
‘Our Purpose’<br />
Susanne Cabrini Marie<br />
Orland Park Resident<br />
Many are trapped in a great<br />
web of evil,<br />
Enduring persecution like<br />
those medieval!<br />
Some ask, “Oh Lord, what’s<br />
the purpose of our lives?”<br />
“And what shall we pray for<br />
and for what end strive?”<br />
Let us help one another, dear<br />
brothers and sisters,<br />
To build up God’s Kingdom<br />
cared for our neighbors as<br />
much as we cared for ourselves.<br />
Imagine trying to see<br />
another person’s perspective<br />
before imposing our own.<br />
In the Christian credo,<br />
we quote Jesus, who says<br />
that the greatest commandment<br />
is, “You shall love the<br />
Lord your God with all your<br />
heart, with all your mind<br />
and with all your strength,<br />
and you shall love your<br />
neighbor as yourself?” It is<br />
the New Testament reminder<br />
that “I am third.”<br />
As Christians approach<br />
Easter in just a few weeks,<br />
we are reminded that Jesus<br />
gave this same example. He<br />
came to serve and not be<br />
served.<br />
As we each sort through<br />
our personal priorities —<br />
more time with family,<br />
more commitment to our<br />
studies, more involvement<br />
in community, recommitment<br />
to some cause or<br />
whatever we are wrestling<br />
with — it might be good to<br />
remember, “I am third.”<br />
The opinions of this column are<br />
those of the writer. They do not<br />
necessarily reflect those of The<br />
Orland Park Prairie.<br />
as it says in Scripture.<br />
We are gifts to each other,<br />
sent by Him above,<br />
Meant to know each other<br />
and serve each one with<br />
love.<br />
Let us imitate Jesus in all we<br />
say and do,<br />
For this is our purpose, The<br />
Way that’s sure and true!
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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Home Series<br />
At Prairie Trails in Manhattan and WestGate Manor in Peotone!<br />
Two new designs (with more to follow) are a direct result of buyer feedback<br />
Two refreshing designs mark<br />
the beginning of a new series<br />
of Craftsman-style homes<br />
available from Distinctive Home<br />
Builders at its latest new home<br />
communities: Prairie Trails;<br />
located in Manhattan within the<br />
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way<br />
School District and at WestGate<br />
Manor in Peotone within<br />
the desirable Peotone School<br />
District.<br />
“Craftsman homes were<br />
introduced in the early 1900s<br />
in California with designs<br />
based on a simpler, functional<br />
aesthetic using a higher level<br />
of craftsmanship and natural<br />
materials. These homes were a<br />
departure from homes that were<br />
mass produced from that era,<br />
“according to Bryan Nooner,<br />
president of Distinctive Home<br />
Builders.<br />
“The Craftsman design has<br />
made a comeback today for<br />
many of the same reasons it<br />
started over a century ago. Our<br />
customers want to live in a home<br />
that gets away from the “mass<br />
produced” look and live in a<br />
home that has more character. As<br />
a result of our daily interaction<br />
with our homeowners and their<br />
input, we are excited to introduce<br />
these two homes, with additional<br />
designs in the works.”<br />
Nooner, who meets with<br />
each homeowner prior to<br />
construction, has been working<br />
on these plans for a while and felt<br />
that the timing was ideal for the<br />
debut. “Customers were asking<br />
for something different and<br />
simple with less monotony and<br />
higher architectural standards.”<br />
The result was the Craftsman<br />
ranch and the Prairie twostory,<br />
now available at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />
The Craftsman ranch features<br />
an open floor plan with Great<br />
Room, three bedrooms, two<br />
baths and a two-car (optional<br />
three-car) garage. The Prairie<br />
features a two-story foyer and<br />
Great Room, three bedrooms<br />
and one and one-half baths, a<br />
convenient Flex Room space<br />
on the main level and a two-car<br />
(optional three-car) garage. The<br />
Craftsman architectural elements<br />
on both homes include brick and<br />
stone exteriors with cedar shake<br />
accent siding, low-pitched gabled<br />
bracket roofs, front porches with<br />
tapered columns and stone piers,<br />
partially paned windows, and a<br />
standard panel front entry door.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
offers a Craftsman-style trim<br />
package offering trim without<br />
ornate profiles and routers. The<br />
trim features simplicity in design<br />
with rectangles, straight lines and<br />
layered look trims over doors for<br />
example. The front entry door<br />
will have the standard Craftsman<br />
panel style door. Distinctive has<br />
also created a Craftsman color<br />
palate to assist buyers in making<br />
coordinated choices for the<br />
interior of their new Craftsman<br />
home. Colors, cabinet styles and<br />
flooring choices blend seamlessly<br />
with the Craftsman trim package<br />
and are available in gray tones<br />
package and earth tones.<br />
Distinctive offers custom maple<br />
kitchen cabinets featuring solid<br />
wood construction (no particle<br />
board), have solid wood drawers<br />
with dove tail joints, which is<br />
very rare in the marketplace.<br />
“When you buy a new home<br />
from Distinctive, you truly are<br />
receiving custom made cabinets<br />
in every home we sell no matter<br />
what the price range,” noted<br />
Nooner.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
works to achieve a delivery goal<br />
of 90 days with zero punch list<br />
items for its homeowners. “Our<br />
three decades building homes<br />
provides an efficient construction<br />
system,” said Nooner. “Many of<br />
our skilled craftsmen have been<br />
working with our company<br />
for over 20 years. We also<br />
take pride on having excellent<br />
communicators throughout our<br />
organization. This translates into<br />
a positive buying and building<br />
experience for our homeowners<br />
and one of the highest referral<br />
rates in the industry.”<br />
Nooner added that all homes<br />
are highly energy efficient. Every<br />
home built will have upgraded<br />
wall and ceiling insulation<br />
values with energy efficient<br />
windows and high efficiency<br />
furnaces. Before homeowners<br />
move into their new home,<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
conducts a blower door test that<br />
pressurizes the home to ensure<br />
that each home passes a set of<br />
very stringent Energy Efficiency<br />
guidelines.<br />
With the addition of these two<br />
new designs, there are now 15<br />
ranch, split-level and six twostory<br />
single-family home styles to<br />
choose from each offering from<br />
three to eight different exterior<br />
elevations at both communities.<br />
The three- to four-bedroom<br />
homes feature one and one-half<br />
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto<br />
three-car garages and a family<br />
room, all in approximately 1,600<br />
to over 3,000 square feet of living<br />
space. Basements are included in<br />
most models as well. Distinctive<br />
also encourages customization<br />
to make your new home truly<br />
personalized to suit your lifestyle.<br />
Oversize home sites; brick<br />
exteriors on all four sides of the<br />
first floor; custom maple cabinets;<br />
ceramic tile or hardwood<br />
floors in the kitchen, baths and<br />
foyer; genuine wood trim and<br />
doors and concrete driveways<br />
can all be yours at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />
Most all home sites at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor<br />
can accommodate a three-car<br />
garage; a very important amenity<br />
to the Manhattan homebuyer,<br />
said Nooner.<br />
“When we opened Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor we<br />
wanted to provide the best new<br />
home value for the dollar and<br />
we feel with offering Premium<br />
Standard Features that we do<br />
just that. So why wait? This is<br />
truly the best time to build your<br />
dream home!”<br />
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful<br />
place to live and raise a family<br />
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,<br />
as well as direct access to the 22-<br />
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie<br />
Path that borders the community<br />
and meanders through many<br />
neighboring communities and<br />
links to many other popular<br />
trails. The Manhattan Metra<br />
station is less than a mile away.<br />
Besides Prairie Trails,<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
has built homes throughout<br />
Manhattan in the Butternut<br />
Ridge and Leighlinbridge<br />
developments, as well as in the<br />
Will and south Cook county<br />
areas over the past 30 years.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
chose the Will County village<br />
of Peotone for its newest<br />
community of 38 single-family<br />
homes at WestGate Manor<br />
within walking distance of the<br />
esteemed Peotone High School.<br />
Its convenient location between<br />
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route<br />
50 provide easy access to I-80<br />
and commuters enjoy several<br />
nearby train stations and a<br />
35-minute drive to Chicago.<br />
Visit the on-site sales<br />
information center for<br />
unadvertised specials and view<br />
the numerous styles of homes<br />
being offered and the available<br />
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)<br />
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for<br />
more information or visit www.<br />
distinctivehomebuilders.com.<br />
The Prairie Trails and WestGate<br />
Manor new home information<br />
center is located three miles<br />
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.<br />
52. The address is 24458 S.<br />
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.<br />
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00<br />
p.m. Closed Wednesday and<br />
Thursday and always available<br />
by appointment.<br />
Specials, prices, specifications,<br />
standard features, model<br />
offerings, build times and lot<br />
availability are subject to change<br />
without notice. Please contact<br />
a Distinctive representative for<br />
current pricing and complete<br />
details.<br />
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• 8914 W. 174th St, Orland Park,<br />
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• 17351 Deer Trail, Orland Park, 60467<br />
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1003 Help Wanted<br />
Accounting Manager<br />
SW Suburban Manufacturing Company seeks an Accounting<br />
Manager with Direct Experience in all areas of Accounting<br />
and Human Resources. Accounting responsibilities include<br />
preparation & analysis of monthly and year-end financial<br />
statements in a timely manner, a working knowledge of<br />
accounts receivable & payable, prepaid & accrued expenses,<br />
journal entries, cash reconciliation & management, inventory<br />
control, and supervision of the daily operations of the<br />
Accounting Staff. Human Resource responsibilities include<br />
management of health insurance programs, 401k, workers<br />
compensation, payroll taxes, and other HR duties. Must have<br />
minimum 5 years experience in these areas. Successful<br />
candidate should be detail & accuracy-oriented with<br />
advanced skills with Microsoft Office & accounting software<br />
and communication skills to effectively communicate with<br />
management team members.<br />
Competitive Salary and fringe benefits including health<br />
insurance and 401k. Please send resume to:<br />
Email: cstratton@aerorubber.com<br />
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.<br />
8100 West 185th Street<br />
Tinley Park, IL 60487<br />
(708) 430-4900<br />
Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Workers<br />
The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill 2 F/T<br />
seasonal maintenance worker positions. This position<br />
requires physical labor and will assist in maintaining the<br />
grounds of public property.<br />
Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or<br />
GED. Pay rate is $10.50 per hr for approx. 40 hrs. per<br />
week from May to October. Selected candidates will be<br />
required to pass a criminal background check, medical<br />
physical and drug screen.<br />
Interested candidates must complete the job application<br />
found on the Village’s website www.homerglenil.org<br />
Completed applications can be e-mailed to Heather<br />
Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or<br />
mailed to Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather<br />
Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen,<br />
IL 60491.<br />
Outdoor work: F/T<br />
year-round & seasonal<br />
Employment<br />
Potential for paid winters<br />
off. Benefits incl. health,<br />
dental, IRA. Clean driving<br />
record a MUST. Starting<br />
rate: $14/hr. Time and 1/2<br />
over 40 hrs. Apply<br />
in-person 7320 Duvan Dr,<br />
Tinley Park M-F 8a-4p.<br />
Automotive<br />
$52 4 lines/<br />
7 papers<br />
Real Estate<br />
$50 7 7 papers<br />
lines/<br />
Help<br />
Wanted<br />
Help Wanted<br />
$13 4 lines/<br />
per line 7 papers<br />
Merchandise<br />
$30 7 4 papers<br />
lines/<br />
LAWN TECHNICIAN<br />
Professional company<br />
located in Frankfort<br />
looking for reliable<br />
individual to apply dry<br />
fertilizer. Experience a<br />
plus, but not necessary.<br />
For interview call:<br />
(708)479-4600<br />
landscapeassociatesinc.com<br />
Growing Media Company<br />
Seeks Sales Directors<br />
Position Overview:<br />
22nd Century Media, a media<br />
publishing company based in<br />
Orland Park, is seeking Sales<br />
Directors to join their team.<br />
Responsibilities Include:<br />
Proactively prospecting and<br />
qualifying potential new<br />
advertising accounts; handling<br />
incoming leads; guiding ad<br />
copy for clients; identifying<br />
business opportunities and<br />
working with decision makers<br />
to obtain customer<br />
commitment; and achieving<br />
weekly revenue targets.<br />
Qualifications:<br />
Ideal candidates will possess<br />
1–3 years of experience in<br />
local/retail advertising sales<br />
and/or media environment.<br />
Must have a strong work ethic<br />
and ability to work<br />
independently as well as with<br />
a team. Excellent<br />
communication skills,<br />
time-management and<br />
interpersonal skills required.<br />
Next Steps:<br />
For more information or to be<br />
considered for this<br />
opportunity, email a<br />
resume to:<br />
careers@22ndcenturymedia.com<br />
No phone calls please. EOE<br />
INDUSTRIAL SALES<br />
SW Suburban (Tinley Park)<br />
Manufacturing Company<br />
seeks a person with<br />
experience in B2B Sales of<br />
industrial products<br />
(non-chemical).<br />
This is an inside,<br />
consultative Sales position<br />
which will focus on new<br />
product sales development and<br />
existing product sales.<br />
This sales/marketing<br />
function selects and targets<br />
decision makers to discuss the<br />
product features relative<br />
to the prospect’s existing &<br />
potential needs.<br />
Successful candidates<br />
should be proactive and have<br />
strong sales experience.<br />
Excellent salary and fringe<br />
benefits.<br />
Annual performance bonus<br />
potential.<br />
It is NOT an outside sales,<br />
telemarketing, nor a<br />
commission paid position.<br />
Send resume to:<br />
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.<br />
bschatte@aerorubber.com<br />
1003 Help Wanted<br />
SALES ASSISTANT<br />
Due to our rapid growth and<br />
expansion, Tinley Park<br />
industrial mfg. Sales office<br />
seeks exp’d, detail-oriented<br />
Sales Assistant for full-time<br />
position. A Sales Assistant at<br />
ARC does both sales,<br />
secretarial & customer service<br />
functions. This is a very<br />
diversified position in our<br />
FAST-PACED office. The<br />
ideal candidate must be<br />
HIGHLY MOTIVATED and<br />
needs to possess strong<br />
organizational &<br />
communication skills.<br />
Excellent computer literacy<br />
needed, including MS Word &<br />
Excel. Industrial cust. service<br />
exp. req’d. Repeat customer<br />
& supplier contact. No<br />
telemarketing, no cold calling<br />
req’d. Competitive salary &<br />
benefit pkg incl. 401K. Send<br />
letter & resume to:<br />
cstratton@aerorubber.com<br />
Screen Printers &<br />
Warehouse Needed<br />
Experience preferred.<br />
Please apply in person:<br />
Same Day Tees 112 S.<br />
First St, Peotone<br />
(relocating to 9525<br />
Laraway Rd, Frankfort) or<br />
email<br />
pete@samedaytees.com<br />
Landscape Help Wanted:<br />
Valid CDL driver’s license<br />
a + & labor exp. Selfstarter<br />
& quick learner a +.<br />
Pay based upon exp.<br />
English speaking a benefit.<br />
Email resume/info to<br />
cedarvalley07@att.net<br />
Hiring Desk Clerk<br />
(must be flexible w/<br />
shifts) & Housekeeping<br />
(Morning) Needed at<br />
Super 8 Motel<br />
Apply within:<br />
9485 W. 191st St, Mokena<br />
No Phone Calls<br />
P/T Warehouse Labor<br />
Seasonal thru Oct. $13/hr<br />
20-25 hrs/wk. Approx.<br />
3-7pm. Apply in person:<br />
7320 Duvan Dr, Tinley<br />
Park, M-F 8a-4p or call<br />
708.514.0324.<br />
Nancy’s Pizzeria in Mokena<br />
hiring exp. pizzeria/ kitchen<br />
help. Located 1 mi S of I-80<br />
on LaGrange Rd. 30-40<br />
hrs/wk with open availability,<br />
evening hrs. Competitive<br />
wages starting at $10+/hr w/<br />
exp. Contact 708.906.7040.<br />
Landscaping & Lawn<br />
Maintenance Personnel<br />
Experience needed.<br />
$13-18/hr. F/T, Immediate<br />
Hire (708) 687-8091 /<br />
office@threebrothers<br />
landscaping.net<br />
P/T Delivery Driver<br />
CDL req. Exp w/ driving a<br />
6-wheel dump truck req.<br />
Flexible hrs. Apply at Melka<br />
Landscaping,11606 179th St,<br />
Mokena or email<br />
gardencenter@jimmelka.com<br />
F/T Customer Service Rep<br />
$12/hr seasonal thru June<br />
Approx. 8a-4p, M-F<br />
Apply in person at 7320<br />
Duvan Dr., Tinley Park,<br />
M-F: 8a-4p<br />
Lawn Care Service<br />
Looking for responsible,<br />
motivated with driver’s<br />
license. Pay based on exp.<br />
Paid training. 708.226.9322<br />
1003 Help Wanted<br />
P/T Equipment Repair<br />
Specialist. Must be<br />
mechanincally inclined and<br />
have knowledge of small<br />
engine repair or HVAC skills.<br />
F/T avail for right candidate.<br />
$15/hr starting. Send resume<br />
nikkit@performance<br />
chemical.com<br />
P/T Mechanic & Handyman<br />
Exp. w/ Lawn Equip & small<br />
machine repair. Flexible hrs.<br />
Apply at Melka Landscaping,<br />
11606 179th St, Mokena<br />
or email<br />
gardencenter@jimmelka.com<br />
P/T Shampoo Assistant<br />
for Lockport salon & spa.<br />
Th w/ alternating F-Sa.<br />
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230 E. 8th St, Lockport<br />
815.834.0401<br />
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Merchandise<br />
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Automotive<br />
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Orland Park<br />
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Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise<br />
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$13 4 lines/<br />
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$30 7 4 papers<br />
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Caregiver Services<br />
Provided by<br />
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708-364-0449<br />
Rental<br />
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2001 Attorney<br />
1050 Community Events<br />
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Oak Forest Terrace<br />
1090 House for<br />
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Tinley Park, 6626 W. 165th<br />
Pl. Mar 17th 8-3, Mar 18th 8-1.<br />
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Near metra, shopping,<br />
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Larger Two bedroom 1 1/2<br />
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bath $975-995 includes gas,<br />
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Will onFeburary 26, 2018 wherein<br />
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Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,<br />
this 26th day of February, 2018<br />
Nancy Schultz Voots<br />
Will County Clerk<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
2018 pocket calendars $2 or 3<br />
for $5. 1971 Wilton star shape<br />
baking pans $5 ea. 400 Nat’l<br />
Parks map & guide $6. Made<br />
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708.599.6796<br />
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Mary Cate Foley<br />
Mary Cate Foley is a senior on the Sandburg<br />
Co-op girls lacrosse team.<br />
Why lacrosse?<br />
I started playing in fifth grade. The summer<br />
before that I wanted to play football<br />
but my mom said No. They I wanted to play<br />
boys Lacrosse. But my mom said No. We finally<br />
found a girls league and that’s where it<br />
all started.<br />
It’s a violent sport. How do you get<br />
through it?<br />
I probably give more bruises than receive<br />
them. But I’ve received my fair share.’’<br />
How has the sport changed over the<br />
years?<br />
It was gentler when we started but its<br />
gotten more vicious now that we’ve gotten<br />
older.<br />
What is your best moment playing<br />
lacrosse?<br />
Last year we were playing Lincoln-Way<br />
and we had a huge lead but then the last couple<br />
of minutes of the second half we lost the<br />
lead and we were tied. Then Lincoln-Way<br />
scored a goal and there were only one or two<br />
minutes left in the game. I was like “oh, no.”<br />
I’m a defender and I ran down the field and<br />
took a shot and I thought it was going to go<br />
over the bar. But it went under the bar and<br />
I tied it all up. We went into overtime and<br />
won. I was very excited about that one.’’<br />
JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
Panther” is super, super good. But the “Dead<br />
Pool’’ is probably my favorite. I could watch<br />
that almost every day. It’s hysterical and I really<br />
like Ryan Reynolds. He’s an attractive<br />
man. But it’s a very funny movie, too.<br />
Is there a TV show you could watch<br />
over and over?<br />
I just started a new one called “The Resident.’’<br />
“The Flash,’’ “Arrow” and “Supernatural”<br />
are shows I’ve been watching for<br />
awhile.’’<br />
Do you have any pump-up music<br />
before games?<br />
Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” is something I<br />
listen to before almost every game.<br />
THIS WEEK IN...<br />
SANDBURG VARSITY<br />
ATHLETICS<br />
BASEBALL<br />
■March ■ 17 – at Shepard, 11<br />
a.m.<br />
BOYS LACROSSE (CO-<strong>OP</strong>)<br />
■March ■ 17 – hosts Kaneland,<br />
noon, at Andrew<br />
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD<br />
■March ■ 16 – at Bradley<br />
SWSC Indoor at Olivet<br />
Nazarene, 9 a.m.<br />
BOYS VOLLEYBALL<br />
■March ■ 20 – at Brother Rice,<br />
5 p.m.<br />
BOYS WATER POLO<br />
■March ■ 19 – at York, 6 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 20 – hosts Lincoln-<br />
Way Central, 5 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 21 – at Metea Valley,<br />
6 p.m.<br />
BADMINTON<br />
■March ■ 15 – hosts Bradley,<br />
4:30 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 17 – at Palatine<br />
Invitational, 8:30 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 20 – hosts Andrew,<br />
Oak Lawn and Stagg, 4:30<br />
p.m.<br />
GIRLS LACROSSE (CO-<strong>OP</strong>)<br />
■March ■ 15 – hosts Lincoln-<br />
Way East, 6:30 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 16 – at Marist, 6:30<br />
p.m.<br />
■March ■ 20 – hosts Neuqua<br />
Valley, 6:30 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 22 – hosts Montini,<br />
6:30 p.m.<br />
GIRLS SOCCER<br />
■March ■ 17 – at Metea<br />
Valley with Wheaton North<br />
Tournament, 12 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 20 – at Wheaton<br />
Tournament, TBA<br />
■March ■ 22 – at Tinley Park,<br />
4:30 p.m.<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
■March ■ 17 – hosts Moline –<br />
DH, 11 a.m.<br />
■March ■ 22 – at Lady<br />
Southern Classic Tournament,<br />
TBA<br />
GIRLS TRACK And FIELD<br />
■March ■ 17 – at Bradley<br />
– SWSC Indoor at Olivet<br />
Nazarene, 10 a.m.<br />
GIRLS WATER POLO<br />
■March ■ 16 – at Naperville<br />
Central Invitational, 5 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 17 – at Naperville<br />
Central Invitational, 8 a.m.<br />
■March ■ 20 – at Lincoln-Way<br />
Central, 5 p.m.<br />
■March ■ 21 – hosts Metea<br />
Valley, 5 p.m.<br />
Shooters win Lemont Gold title<br />
What is your most embarrassing<br />
moment in the sport?<br />
I lose my stick a lot and once we were in<br />
Florida and my mouth guard flew out and I<br />
dropped my stick. I didn’t know what to do.<br />
Should I just keep running and try to defend<br />
the other girl without a stick and hope they<br />
don’t notice the mouth guard thing? That<br />
was not good. It did not end well.’’<br />
Is there a movie you could watch 100<br />
times and not get bored?<br />
“I love all the Marvel Movies. “The Black<br />
What is your college situation?<br />
I’ve been looking at West Point. I am looking<br />
at the University of Illinois for engineering.<br />
I’ve looked at Iowa, Princeton, Notre<br />
Dame and Vanderbilt. I’ve gotten into Wisconsin<br />
and Purdue.<br />
Is lacrosse in the equation?<br />
I am looking at schools I can play at. I<br />
would probably have to play on a club team<br />
or give it up completely. That would be sad.<br />
Interview by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva<br />
The Southside Shooters eighth grade boys basketball team concluded its 2017-2018<br />
season winning the Lemont Travel League Gold Division Championship. The Shooters<br />
roster is coach Julius Lujano, Sean O’Brien, Julius Lujano, Matt Strama, Dylan Hult, Jibreel<br />
Syouri, Vinny Arunno, Ethan Alvarez, head coach Bill Lammel, Will Lammel, Vinny Rizzo<br />
and Julian Ortiz. Photo submitted
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Sandburg sends some seniors out in style<br />
The Sandburg boys swimming seniors pose in the pool during their final season.<br />
Sandburg’s boys basketball team enjoyed a winning season in 2017-2018 and said<br />
goodbye to a host of seniors. Photos courtesy of D.Nevels Images<br />
ABOVE: Senior<br />
members of the<br />
Eaglettes pose at the<br />
end of the season.<br />
Senior members of the Eagles cheerleading squad pose after a meet.<br />
RIGHT: Sandburg<br />
girls basketball<br />
players (left to right)<br />
Morgan McAuliffe,<br />
Erin Greenfield and<br />
Nicole Poole pose as<br />
departing seniors.
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SOFTBALL<br />
After 2017’s quick exit, Eagles ready for big season<br />
RANDY WHALEN<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Ashley Wood would prefer<br />
to focus on the team<br />
goals as the Sandburg softball<br />
squad looks forward to<br />
this season.<br />
“Obviously trying to get<br />
downstate,” Wood said of<br />
her objective in her fourth<br />
and final varsity season for<br />
the Eagles. “I want to make<br />
it a good one, the best one.<br />
We just all have to come together<br />
and play our game.”<br />
Wood burst on the scene<br />
as a freshman shortstop in<br />
2015. As a sophomore she<br />
batted .439 with 19 doubles,<br />
eight home runs and 32 RBI,<br />
while posting a .964 fielding<br />
percentage and helping the<br />
Eagles to another sectional<br />
title. While her numbers<br />
weren’t bad last spring, she<br />
fell short of her sophomore<br />
season. So improvement is<br />
one her mind this season.<br />
“I do have some individual<br />
goals,” Wood said. “I want<br />
to get hits to the gaps and I<br />
want to make All-State.”<br />
Sandburg coach Jim Fabianski<br />
knows Wood has that<br />
type of talent.<br />
“In my mind, she can be<br />
first team All-State, she has<br />
the ability to do it,” he said.<br />
“She was second team All-<br />
State as a sophomore and<br />
[center fielder] Sam Coffel<br />
EAGLES SOFTBALL SOARS<br />
Here is a breakdown<br />
of the past 30 years<br />
of Sandburg’s softball<br />
program:<br />
Regional titles: 26<br />
Sectional titles: 17<br />
State titles: 1<br />
State second-place<br />
finishes: 2<br />
State third-place<br />
finishes: 3<br />
State fourth-place<br />
finishes: 3<br />
Irene Travis is mobbed by Sandburg teammates as she<br />
crosses home plate during a game last season.<br />
was third team. But last year<br />
Sam Coffel [now at Western<br />
Michigan] jumped from<br />
third team to first team All-<br />
State, while Ashley didn’t<br />
make it. She’s playing the<br />
toughest position around, so<br />
she has to keep herself motivated.”<br />
Wood will have another<br />
talented partner on the left<br />
side of the diamond in junior<br />
third baseman Irene Travis,<br />
who is in her third season on<br />
the varsity. Travis is looking<br />
forward to getting the season<br />
underway and helping the<br />
Eagles overcome a bad ending<br />
to last year - a 6-3 loss to<br />
Richards in the title game of<br />
the Class 4A Hinsdale Central<br />
Regional.<br />
“We took that team for<br />
granted,” Travis admitted.<br />
“We have to come out<br />
hard against any team. I<br />
think a key is our chemistry.<br />
I’m looking forward to<br />
our spring trip to the Lady<br />
Warrior Southern Classic [in<br />
Tennessee, March 22-24].<br />
It’s a great chance for the<br />
team to bond and a fun trip<br />
overall.”<br />
Plenty of talent returns<br />
from last season’s team,<br />
that went 23-12. In addition<br />
to Wood and Travis, senior<br />
Heather Vetter returns at<br />
second and can also catch.<br />
As of last week, Fabianski<br />
said that first base was “wide<br />
open.” In the outfield Brianna<br />
Johnson — who showed<br />
home run power last season,<br />
will be in left and fellow senior<br />
Olivia Beveridge should<br />
be in center. Sophomore Sarah<br />
Gonsch could fill out the<br />
outfield and Fabianski hopes<br />
sophomore Morgan Frawley<br />
will step in at catcher.<br />
Pitching-wise, senior<br />
Sarah Fuller, junior Jill<br />
Richmond, and sophomores<br />
Molly O’Sullivan and Elise<br />
Wantiez will try to provide<br />
quality innings.<br />
On the coaching staff,<br />
Amanda [Grigsby] Allison,<br />
who helped the Eagles win<br />
the Class 4A state title in<br />
her senior season of 2010, is<br />
the new assistant coach. She<br />
was an assistant with Lincoln-Way<br />
West last season.<br />
She replaces 2009 Sandburg<br />
grad, Brooke Spencer,<br />
Ashley Wood said she is hoping for a big season for<br />
Sandburg’s softball team. 22nd CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTOS<br />
who was the assistant coach<br />
the past two seasons.<br />
Sandburg players know<br />
that the SouthWest Suburban<br />
Conference Blue competition<br />
is among the toughest<br />
in the state. That includes<br />
last seasons state runnerup<br />
Lincoln-Way East, which<br />
defeated the Eagles by a<br />
combined three runs in the<br />
two meetings last year, and<br />
31-game winner, Lockport<br />
Township.<br />
Sandburg opens the season<br />
at 11 a.m. on Saturday,<br />
March 17 by hosting perennial<br />
power Moline in a doubleheader.<br />
The next week<br />
brings the trip to the Lady<br />
Warrior Southern Classic<br />
with games scheduled between<br />
Thursday, March 22<br />
and March 24.<br />
WRESTLING<br />
Hello Cleveland: Four ex-Sandburg wrestlers looking for NCAA titles<br />
JEFF VORVA Sports Editor<br />
Four former Sandburg<br />
wrestlers will begin their<br />
quests of winning NCAA<br />
Division I championships<br />
starting Thursday, March 15<br />
at Quicken Loans Arena in<br />
Cleveland.<br />
“Having even one qualifier<br />
for a high school is a<br />
big deal and something to be<br />
really proud of,” first-year<br />
Sandburg coach Clinton Polz<br />
said. “But I’m really excited<br />
that this year we have four.’’<br />
Louie Hayes, a sophomore<br />
at Virginia, C,J, Brucki, a<br />
senior at Central Michigan,<br />
his brother Patrick Brucki,<br />
a freshman at Princeton, and<br />
Ricky Robertson, a senior at<br />
Wisconsin, are among the<br />
surviving wrestlers in their<br />
weight classes.<br />
Hayes is seeded 12th at<br />
125 pounds with a 29-6 mark<br />
and faces unseeded Paul Bianchi<br />
of North Dakota State<br />
University (24-13) in the<br />
first round.<br />
C.J. Brucki drew the 16th<br />
seed with a 23-11 mark at<br />
174 and faces unseeded<br />
Sheldon Wright of Old Dominion<br />
(25-10) in the first<br />
round and the winner could<br />
face top-seeded Zahin Valencia<br />
of Arizona State University<br />
(27-0).<br />
Patrick Brucki is unseeded<br />
in the 197-pound class with<br />
a 28-8 mark and faces 16thseeded<br />
Christian Brunner of<br />
Purdue (23-9). The winner<br />
could face top-seeded Kollin<br />
Moore of Ohio Sate (22-2)<br />
in the second round.<br />
Robertson is seeded 11th<br />
in the 184-pound class with<br />
a 24-9 record and faces unseeded<br />
Alexander DeCiantis<br />
of Drexel (18-6) in the opening<br />
round.
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Area LAX athletes hope to be ‘livin’ the life’ in the IHSA<br />
JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor<br />
On a cool, rainy night toward<br />
the end of February, a<br />
guest walked onto the Andrew<br />
High School athletic<br />
field, where lacrosse players<br />
from Sandburg, Andrew and<br />
Stagg were getting ready for<br />
tryouts.<br />
One prospective player<br />
asked the guest how he was<br />
doing. The guest said he was<br />
doing fine and asked the<br />
player how he was doing.<br />
The player yelled, “I’m<br />
livin’ the life! I’m playing<br />
lacrosse!’’<br />
There is a lot for that<br />
player — and a lot of other<br />
lacrosse players throughout<br />
the state — to yell about this<br />
season.<br />
This year, the Illinois High<br />
School Association is recognizing<br />
boys and girls lacrosse,<br />
also known as LAX,<br />
as the 30th and 31st sports<br />
the organization is offering.<br />
There are 78 boys teams and<br />
59 girls teams. It is the first<br />
new IHSA sport since competitive<br />
dance was recognized<br />
in 2012-2013.<br />
Locally, Consolidated<br />
High School District 230<br />
will have a girls team that<br />
will practice and host games<br />
at Sandburg, and a boys team<br />
that will practice and host<br />
games at Andrew. Tinley<br />
Park High is not involved<br />
in a co-op, according to the<br />
IHSA, although Hillcrest is<br />
hosting a co-op team with<br />
Oak Forest and Bremen.<br />
The D230 teams have<br />
played on the club level in<br />
recent years and were known<br />
as the Chiefs for the boys,<br />
Eagles for the girls.<br />
Now, the IHSA is giving<br />
the sport respect, to hear<br />
some athletes talk.<br />
“It was considered an activity,<br />
and now it’s considered<br />
an actual sport,” said<br />
Andrew’s Kailee Tomkins,<br />
a senior on the squad. “It’s<br />
a big difference. The school<br />
and everyone else recognizes<br />
it as an actual sport. It’s<br />
was more like a club. But<br />
now all of the other sports<br />
in the school actually recognize<br />
us. That part is the fun<br />
part.”<br />
“It’s super, super exciting,’’<br />
added Sandburg senior<br />
Mary Cate Foley. “We’re<br />
recognized. We get trainers.<br />
Our coaches are teachers,<br />
just like with every other<br />
sport. We get our own practice<br />
field. Before, we used to<br />
have to come every night after<br />
soccer practice was over.<br />
Every night would be under<br />
the lights, which was nice,<br />
but now it’s nice to be a part<br />
of the school athletics. We<br />
like the equality that comes<br />
with being an IHSA sport.<br />
Andrew boys lacrosse<br />
goalie Chris Houchins has<br />
already seen a new attitude<br />
now that the sport is affiliated<br />
with the state.<br />
“We’re definitely more<br />
focused on winning,”<br />
Houchins said. “It’s not just<br />
a bunch of guys having fun.<br />
We’re here to win. We’re<br />
more respected. People<br />
know that we’re here.”<br />
Sandburg senior Mark<br />
Teschke said his mother,<br />
Donna, was on the Orland<br />
School District 135 board<br />
and the Chiefs board, and<br />
was a supporter of the sport<br />
being affiliated by the IHSA.<br />
She died in January, but was<br />
around when the IHSA made<br />
its decision official in 2016.<br />
“We’ve been fighting for<br />
this for years,” Mark Teschke<br />
said. “My mom fought<br />
for it. Now we finally have<br />
the same respect as all the<br />
other sports.<br />
“We were constantly waiting<br />
for it to happen.”<br />
This move was anticipated<br />
for years as lacrosse grew.<br />
The IHSA was waiting for 65<br />
boys teams and 40 girls teams<br />
to commit. That criteria was<br />
Sandburg co-op girls lacrosse player Jade Hamilton participates in an early-season practice in Orland Park. PHOTOS BY JEFF<br />
VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
finally met two years ago.<br />
“The players are stoked<br />
and this has been a long time<br />
coming,” Sandburg coach<br />
Chris Milo said. “There has<br />
been a lot of groundwork<br />
done to get to this point.<br />
Now that it has reached the<br />
IHSA, it’s expanding quickly.<br />
It’s exciting. What you<br />
see with the girls is that there<br />
is now a sense of ownership.<br />
They see that they have their<br />
own practice field. We can<br />
actually get turf time. We<br />
actually are a part of sports<br />
here. Before, it was like we<br />
were getting the leftovers.<br />
Whatever scraps we could<br />
get, we were going to get.’’<br />
Andrew boys coach James<br />
Ramazinski has spent years<br />
coaching the sport with the<br />
Chiefs and St. Rita High<br />
School. He appreciates<br />
knowing that the state has already<br />
drawn up the postseason<br />
assignments. The boys<br />
will play in the Lockport Sectional<br />
with teams that include<br />
Andrew co-op boys lacrosse players raise their sticks during tryouts. The team features<br />
players from Andrew, Sandburg and Stagg.<br />
the host Porters, Lemont, Minooka,<br />
Lincoln-Way Co-op<br />
and Providence Catholic.<br />
The girls are at a sectional<br />
that does not have a host<br />
yet. Lincoln-Way Central,<br />
Marist, Mother McAuley<br />
and Minooka are some of the<br />
teams in that sectional.<br />
“It’s really cool, because<br />
these kids are representing<br />
their school and they will<br />
be playing against schools<br />
that are already their rivals,<br />
so it will really be exciting<br />
that you will see them in a<br />
playoff setting,’’ Ramazinski<br />
said.
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fastbreak<br />
THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK<br />
Eagles, Bolts, Titans ready for a huge baseball season<br />
JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY<br />
MEDIA<br />
1st and 3<br />
HISTORIC DATES FOR<br />
STATE AND AREA<br />
LACROSSE TEAMS<br />
(ABOVE) .<br />
1. March 12<br />
First contests were<br />
allowed to be held.<br />
The Andrew co-opboys<br />
host Kaneland,<br />
Saturday, March 17.<br />
2. May 18<br />
Sectional play<br />
begins. The Andrew<br />
co-op boys are in the<br />
Lockport Sectional<br />
and Downers Grove<br />
South Supersectional.<br />
The Sandburg<br />
girls co-op team is<br />
playing in a sectional<br />
that does not have<br />
a host, yet. But the<br />
winner will also go to<br />
the Downers Grove<br />
South Supersectional.<br />
3. May 31-June 2<br />
The state finals<br />
begin and both boys<br />
and girls lacrosse<br />
teams will play at<br />
Hinsdale Central<br />
High School.<br />
Jeff Vorva<br />
j.vorva@22ndcm.com<br />
High school baseball.<br />
There is nothing<br />
more frustrating than<br />
high school baseball when<br />
May and June come around.<br />
The way the Illinois High<br />
School Association conducts<br />
its business, there is a single-elimination<br />
tournament<br />
to determine a champion.<br />
There probably isn’t a better<br />
way to do it. A doubleelimination<br />
tournament with<br />
hundreds of teams would be<br />
almost impossible to handle,<br />
even if every day was sunny<br />
and 75 degrees — which it<br />
never is when the playoffs<br />
come around.<br />
One hot pitcher on an average<br />
team at the right time<br />
and the right place can knock<br />
of a superpower very easily.<br />
It’s what make the sport frustrating.<br />
And it’s what makes<br />
the sport intriguing. You can<br />
win 30 some games and lose<br />
a game 1-0 by a pitcher on a<br />
10-20 team to get eliminated<br />
from the playoffs,<br />
I won’t be making any<br />
predictions on who will win<br />
state titles, but I will guarantee<br />
one thing — the three<br />
teams in The Orland Park<br />
Prairie and The Tinley Junction<br />
coverage areas are going<br />
to have strong seasons.<br />
Let’s start in Class 4A<br />
with Sandburg.<br />
Sandburg is stacked. Actually<br />
that should read Sandburg<br />
is STACKED. Wait,<br />
how about this? Sandburg<br />
is STACKED!!!<br />
Get the picture?<br />
The Eagles won 23 games<br />
last year and reached the<br />
Class 4A Supersectional and<br />
return a host of players who<br />
have already made college<br />
choices. That list features<br />
Branden Comia (Illinois),<br />
Andrew DeMatteo (Augustana),<br />
Ryan Hampe (Illinois-<br />
Chicago), Matt Kocinski<br />
(Wisconsin-Osh Kosh), Seth<br />
Masters (Illinois Springfield),<br />
Nick Shelton (Heartland<br />
Community College)<br />
and Evan Tenuta (Notre<br />
Dame).<br />
The Eagles were scheduled<br />
to open their season on<br />
Wednesday, March 14, at<br />
Reavis and is scheduled to<br />
visit Shepard on Saturday,<br />
March 17.<br />
Also in Class 4A, Andrew<br />
is expected to compete with<br />
the big boys again after posting<br />
a 26-8 mark and returning<br />
college prospects Scott<br />
Youngbrandt (St. Louis),<br />
Mike Carey (Austin Peay),<br />
Jacob Plastiak (Wichita<br />
State) and Donovan Nanfeldt<br />
(Indiana University<br />
Southeast). Pitcher Nick<br />
Torres hasn’t signed yet but<br />
had a 5-0 record last year and<br />
Sandburg’s baseball team figures to have many celebration moments this season. 22ND<br />
CENTURY Media FILE PHOTO<br />
a microscopic 0.56 ERA.<br />
The T-Bolts have plenty<br />
of experience but some budding<br />
sophomores could help<br />
the team take things to another<br />
level.<br />
Andrew opens play at Oak<br />
Forest on Monday, March<br />
19, and follows it up at<br />
Plainfield North on Tuesday,<br />
March 20, and hosts Minooka<br />
on Wednesday, March 21.<br />
In Class 3A, Tinley Park<br />
High School is ready to roll.<br />
The Titans have won 20<br />
or more games three seasons<br />
in a row for the first time<br />
in school history and coach<br />
Josh O’Shea has another<br />
team capable of doing it for<br />
a fourth time.<br />
Junior Collin Wilma, top<br />
Titan golfer in the fall and<br />
a pretty good pitcher in the<br />
spring, is expected to lead a<br />
staff that also features live<br />
arms such as Brandon Leonard,<br />
Mike Laib and Jose<br />
Marban.<br />
At the plate, look for<br />
Johnny Gonsalves, Adam<br />
Gaydos and Jake Bergquist<br />
to provide some muscle.<br />
The team is scheduled to<br />
host Romeoville Thursday,<br />
March 15, and the following<br />
two days the Titans head<br />
to Edwardsville to face Edwardsville,<br />
Alton and Salem<br />
in the Prep Baseball Report<br />
Kickoff Classic.<br />
For those looking ahead,<br />
Sandburg visits Andrew on<br />
March 28 and hosts Tinley<br />
Park on April 18. Andrew<br />
visits Tinley Park on May 18<br />
in the Zabrocki Cup.<br />
Homecoming for Coyne<br />
Sandburg graduate Kendall<br />
Coyne is back home and<br />
will be featured in an assembly<br />
at the Orland Park school<br />
on Friday, March 16. She<br />
will be bringing along the<br />
gold medal she won in the<br />
Olympics as a vital member<br />
of the U.S. Women’s Ice<br />
Hockey team.<br />
LISTEN UP<br />
“The players are stoked and this has been<br />
a long time coming.”<br />
Chris Milo — girls lacrosse coach of the Sandburg/Andrew/<br />
Stagg co-op team on the sport being affiliated with the IHSA<br />
What 2 Watch<br />
BOYS VOLLEYBALL - Tuesday, March 22, 5 p.m.<br />
• In a rematch of last year’s Reavis Sectional<br />
championship, Sandburg visits Brother Rice in<br />
Chicago.<br />
INDEX<br />
44 - Sandburg High School seniors<br />
42 - Athlete of the Week<br />
Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, J.vorva@22ndcm.com.
Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | March 15, 2018<br />
Sandburg players don Andrew uniforms for co-op team<br />
as IHSA recognizes lacrosse as official sport, Page 46<br />
THERE WILL BE JUMPING<br />
FOR JOY Vorva predicts big seasons<br />
ahead for area baseball squads, Page 47<br />
ERASING<br />
MEMORIES<br />
Sandburg’s<br />
softball team<br />
tries to forget<br />
last year’s early<br />
postseason exit<br />
and hopes for big<br />
2018, Page 45<br />
Andrew co-op boys lacrosse coach James Ramazinski fires up his team during a night practice in Tinley Park. The IHSA is now recognizing boys and girls lacrosse as sports. Andrew<br />
features players from Sandburg and Stagg. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY NANCY BURGAN, PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA<br />
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