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THURSDAY 

Band Concert 

7 p.m. May 10, Lincoln- 

Way Central, 1801 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox. 

The performance will feature 

the Lincoln-Way Central 

Wind Ensemble, Symphonic 

Band and Percussion Ensembles. 

The Lincoln-Way 

Central Music Department 

accepts nonperishable food 

items for concert admission; 

all donations will be sent to 

local food pantries. 

FRIDAY 

MOMS Club 

10 a.m. May 11, Firefighter 

Park, 1 Manor Drive, 

New Lenox. Join the MOMS 

Club of New Lenox (including 

Mokena) for their 

monthly social. Events are 

free, and all ages are welcome 

to attend. Meeting locations 

change monthly. For 

more information and meeting 

locations, visit www. 

momsclub.org or email 

momsclubnewlenox@ya 

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SATURDAY 

Stamp Out Hunger 

May 12. The National Association 

of Letter Carriers will 

conduct its 26th annual Stamp 

Out Hunger Food Drive. It is 

the nation’s largest single-day 

food drive. Leave their nonperishable 

food donations in 

a bag near your mailbox before 

the letter carrier arrives. 

Food collected during Saturday’s 

drive will be delivered 

to local community churches, 

food banks and food pantries 

for distribution. While all 

non-perishable donations are 

welcome, foods that are high 

in protein are most needed. 

Canned fruits and vegetables, 

whole grain, low sugar cereals, 

macaroni and cheese dinners 

and 100% fruit juice also top 

the list of most needed items. 

Student Plant Sale 

9 a.m.-noon May 12, Lincoln-Way 

Central greenhouse, 

1801 E. Lincoln Highway, 

New Lenox. This year’s stock 

features petunias, begonias, 

zinnias, salvia, marigolds, impatiens, 

celosia, gazania, geraniums, 

coleus, vegetables, 

spiderwort, Swedish ivy, spider 

plants, citronella and aloe 

vera. All proceeds from the 

sale will be reinvested into 

the Lincoln-Way Transition 

Program. 

Schmuhl School Open House 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 12, 

Schmuhl School, Hickory 

Creek Preserve, 20733 S. 

Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox. Experience what 

school was like in a oneroom 

school in the 1930s. 

Fun for all ages. For more 

information, contact the office 

at (815) 485-5576. 

Join Cub Scout Pack 6 

9 a.m.-10 a.m. May 12, 

United Methodist Church, 

339 West Haven Ave., New 

Lenox. Join New Lenox Cub 

Scout Pack 6 for their annual 

spring time enrollment for 

children who will be entering 

kindergarten through 

fifth grade. Cub scouts is an 

excellent program to learn, 

camp, hike and make new 

friends. Scout leaders will 

be available to answer questions 

and help with sign ups. 

For more information, visit 

nlcubscoutpack6.wixsite. 

com/website or email new 

lenoxpack6@gmail.com. 

SUNDAY 

Candlelight Pajama Bowl 

Sign up by May 13. Event 

will be held from 6-10 p.m. 

Saturday, May 19, Laraway 

Lanes, 1009 West Laraway 

Road, New Lenox. The Sons 

of the American Legion 

and the Auxiliary are teaming 

up for Veterans with this 

fundraiser. Wear pajamas, if 

you’d like, and be a part of 

the bowling party of the year. 

Raffle prizes include men’s 

and ladies baskets, Lottery 

“scratch-off” tickets, raffle 

board and the Ultimate YETI 

Cooler package. There will 

be a cash bar. Dinner will 

start at 6 p.m., with bowling 

starting at 7:30 sharp. Cost if 

signed up by May 13 is $20 

per person or $40 per couple. 

After May 13, the cost is $25 

per person or $50 per couple, 

which includes dinner and 

bowling. Cost for dinner only 

is $15. Sign up in the bar at 

the American Legion, 14414 

Ford Drive, New Lenox. 

MONDAY 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. May 14, Village 

Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. For more information 

and meeting agendas, 

visit www.newlenox.net. 

Strings Concert 

6:30 p.m. May 14, Lincoln-Way 

Central, 1801 

E. Lincoln Highway, New 

Lenox. The performance will 

feature the combined Orchestras 

and Guitar Studios 

of Lincoln-Way Central and 

Lincoln-Way West. Students 

will perform a variety of classical 

and popular music. The 

Lincoln-Way Central Music 

Department accepts nonperishable 

food items for concert 

admission; all donations will 

be sent to local food pantries. 

TUESDAY 

Sinus and Allergy Solutions 

6:30-7:30 p.m. May 15, 

Silver Cross Hospital Conference 

Center, 1890 Silver 

Cross Blvd., New Lenox. 

Join Dr. Ankit Patel, ear, 

nose, throat, head and neck 

surgeon, to learn the latest 

treatments for allergies and 

chronic sinusitis, including 

image-guided endoscopic 

sinus surgery allowing for 

faster healing and less postoperative 

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Wednesday 

5K Color Run 

Register by May 16 for preregistration. 

Race will be held 

at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 

Nelson Campus, 2470 Nelson 

Road, New Lenox. Runners 

and walkers will be showered 

with colored powder, made of 

food-grade corn starch, at four 

separate stations throughout 

the race course. Start the race 

wearing white and cross the 

finish line in colors so bright. 

Cost for adults is $25 by May 

16 or $30 the day of the race. 

Preregistration cost for students 

in kindergarten through 

eighth grade is $15, while 

day-of cost is $20. Register 

online at www.newlenoxpto. 

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DIY Coasters 

5:30-7 p.m. May 16, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Create your own coasters 

for your table. The library 

will supply the tiles, paint 

and different types of decorations. 

Registration is required. 

Sign up online at www.new 

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UPCOMING 

Jazz Concert 

7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 

Lincoln-Way Central, 1801 

E. Lincoln Highway, New 

Lenox. The performance 

will feature Lincoln-Way 

Central’s jazz bands and 

vocal jazz ensembles. The 

Music Department accepts 

nonperishable food items for 

concert admission; all donations 

will be sent to local 

food pantries. 

ONGOING 

New Lenox Toastmasters 

This group meets on the 

second and fourth Saturday 

of the month at New Lenox 

New Life Church (media 

room), 500 S. Gougar Road, 

New Lenox. For more information, 

email jrselbor@ 

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the New Lenox Patriot | May 10, 2018 | 3 

Station 2 reopens with help of Village loan 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

There are once again firefighters 

and fire engines on 

duty at Station 2 on Cedar 

Road in New Lenox after 

the New Lenox Fire Protection 

District received a 

$450,000 loan from The 

Village of New Lenox. 

The funds will allow the 

station at 1205 N. Cedar 

Road to remain operational 

until the end of the year, but 

without a successful referendum 

New Lenox Fire 

Chief Adam Riegel said it 

will likely be closed again. 

Between when the station 

was closed on March 30 

and reopened on April 25, 

many of the staff members 

who had been let go had already 

found other employment 

or been reassigned 

through Kurtz Paramedic 

Services, through whom the 

NLFPD contracts full-time 

firefighter/paramedics. As 

such, the department is currently 

slightly understaffed 

and district firefighter/paramedics 

have been working 

overtime to adequately staff 

Station 2. 

Riegel said the closure 

resulted in a “ripple effect” 

across the district, with fewer 

personnel to cover calls 

for aid. 

“There were multiple 

times we had to call mutual 

aid to help handle calls in 

town while the station was 

closed down,” Riegel said. 

“Not necessarily just does 

it affect people in Station 2 

still district and nearby. 

“It’s a ripple effect 

throughout town. As we get 

busier it takes longer and 

longer to get to people, and 

once you use up those companies, 

they’re gone. Then 

you have to rely on neighbors 

to help.” 

Calls for mutual aid are 

not uncommon between are 

towns, especially for larger 

fires like the two experienced 

in town during the 

station’s closure, but having 

fewer people increases the 

need for help from neighboring 

towns when multiple 

calls come in at the same 

time. 

In response to the failed 

vote in March, which was 

supported by nearly half of 

voters, Riegel said the department 

is looking at how 

they can better inform the 

Please see FIRE, 4 

Following a failed referendum during the April election, Station 2 was closed and several fulltime, 

contracted firefighter/paramedics and part-time firefighter/paramedics were laid off. A 

loan from the Village allowed the district to reopen the station temporarily with the intention 

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State officials to provide how county will fight opioid epidemic 

2018 Hero Helps 

Community Summit 

starts at 7:30 a.m. 

Friday, May 11 

Submitted by Office of Will 

County State’s Attorney 

James Glasgow 

The 2018 Hero Helps 

Community Summit, slated 

for Friday, May 11 at the Edward 

Hospital Athletic and 

Event Center in Romeoville, 

will feature Maria Bruni, assistant 

secretary of programs 

for the Illinois Department 

of Human Services, and Dr. 

Nirav Shah, director of the 

Illinois Department of Public 

Health, both of whom 

will share the Governor’s 

new Task Force Recommendations. 

The Illinois Department 

of Human Services, Division 

of Alcoholism and Substance 

(IDHS-DASA) was 

awarded a federal grant for 

more than $16 million to 

fight Illinois’ opioid crisis. 

The grant is funded through 

the 21st Century Cures Act, 

which includes an estimated 

$1 billion to states over the 

next two years to combat the 

nation’s opioid crisis. Investment 

plans for these dollars 

will be presented. 

“Thanks to the efforts of 

these agencies, Illinois and 

Will County will receive 

critical resources to our community 

to fight the opioid 

epidemic,” said Paul Lauridsen, 

event co-chairman. 

The State of Illinois Opioid 

Action Plan is the result 

of a collaboration with Lt. 

Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, the 

Department of Human Services, 

(IDHS/DASA), the 

Department of Public Health, 

state agency officials, stakeholders, 

and other advocates 

resulting in a strategic framework 

that outlines approaches 

to address the opioid crisis 

in Illinois and its importance. 

The goal of the plan is to reduce 

the anticipated number 

of opioid-related deaths by 

33 percent over the next three 

years. 

The event is free and open 

to the public. A resource fair 

with 40 vendors and Narcan 

training will also be part of 

the summit. Up to four free 

continuing education credits 

will be offered. Pre-registration 

is required for the Narcan 

training. 

For more information or 

to register for the Narcan 

training, visit www.Hero 

HelpsSWC.org. 

FIRE 

From Page 3 

Recently re-opened New Lenox Fire Protection District Station No. 2 is located at 1205 North Cedar Road. 

community of their needs 

and convince them to support 

the referendum. 

He said they have reached 

out for advice from other 

districts that have successfully 

passed referendums in 

the past and are putting together 

a group to get input 

from members of the community. 

“We think we have a 

pretty good case for why 

we need the money,” he 

said, “but ultimately it is up 

to the people to decide the 

level of service they want.” 

In addition, he said it 

is hard to see what the 

firefighters went through 

with the layoffs, knowing 

they might be faced with 

the same situation come the 

end of the year. 

“These guys are good at 

what they do and love what 

they do, and you hate to see 

them going through it,” Riegel 

said. 

He said the district is always 

looking at ways to 

save money, including a 

recent grant application to 

help cover the cost of converting 

to LED lighting. 

That would save the district 

an estimated $20,000 a year 

in electricity costs. 

While Riegel said that 

would be a small amount 

when compared to the overall 

budget, it is still something 

they can do to help 

reduce costs. 

The New Lenox Fire 

Protection District also recently 

signed an intergovernmental 

agreement with 

the Frankfort Fire Protection 

District to share vehicles 

back in forth if either 

of them is down an ambulance 

or fire engine at any 

point. 

With an extra ambulance 

in New Lenox and 

an engine on reserve in 

Frankfort, Riegel said both 

towns can benefit and save 

money in case of a breakdown. 

“We figure the bigger 

pool you can get of it, the 

better off you are because 

it’s more availability of resources 

to look at if something 

happens,” said Riegel, 

who said the NLFPD is also 

in the considering an agreement 

with the Homer Glen 

fire department as well. 

“We’re trying to live 

within our means,” Riegel 

said. “We need to either get 

more money or [go] back to 

what we can spend.” 

For those resident who 

may have questions or 

concerns about the department’s 

budget or spending, 

Public Information Officer 

Marisa Schrieber said the 

district would be willing to 

sit down with them and go 

over the numbers. 

“We have our budget and 

audit information up on our 

website,” Schrieber said. 

“...If anybody really wanted 

to look through, we’d be 

happy to have them come in 

and talk to us about it and 

would explain everything to 

them.” 

If a referendum is successfully 

passed in November, 

the New Lenox 

Fire Protection District will 

begin to pay back the loan 

from the Village at a rate of 

$50,000 per year over the 

next 9 years. Riegel said 

repayment does not have to 

begin until the fire district 

passes a referendum, which 

could be this year or sometime 

in the future.

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NLSD 122 PTO Vendor and Craft Fair rings in spring 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

From dads and grads, to 

mothers and significant others, 

the perfect gift for anyone 

and everyone could be 

found at New Lenox School 

District 122 PTO’s Spring 

Vendor and Craft Fair. 

The April 27 event – held 

from 5 - 8 p.m. at Martino Jr. 

High – featured an array of 

crafters and vendors offering 

baked goods, jewelry, beauty 

supplies, artwork and much 

more. The $2 entry included 

a raffle ticket for door prizes, 

and the proceeds benefit the 

PTO and its continued support 

of all things District 122. 

The inaugural PTO Spring 

Vendor and Craft Fair built 

on the success of the Fall 

Fair held earlier in the school 

year and included even more 

ways to shop with more than 

55 booths of unique items to 

choose from. PTO member, 

fair organizer and Perfectly 

Posh vendor, Cara Weingartner, 

was excited about the selection 

of products available 

at the event. 

“We have a variety of 

jewelry, both handmade and 

items, that are from direct 

sales vendors,” she said. “We 

have bath items, The Macaron 

Shoppe, tupperware, 

clothing – both LuLaRoe 

and P!phany – a little bit of 

everything.” 

New Lenox resident Shay 

Atzhorn was on hand selling 

handcrafted bows, blankets, 

clips and other unique items 

for children and moms at 

her Sophia Cooper Designs 

booth. 

“We’re two moms, and we 

make everything so it’s really 

fun,” she said. 

Atzhorn often finds inspiration 

in her own children 

when creating new items for 

her business. 

“My daughter is really into 

Disney right now,” she said. 

“We went on a trip to Disney 

last year, and unicorns 

New Lenox resident Carmella Stanhibel shows off some arm art she had done at the 

Painted Smiles by Karen booth April 27 during the New Lenox School District 122’s Spring 

Vendor and Craft Fair at Martino Junior High. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

Suzanne Nissen, of New Lenox, perfects her display at her Scrap & Burlap Designs by 

Suzanne booth. 

are huge for her, so we made 

unicorn headbands and a unicorn 

towel inspired by her.” 

Weingartner coordinated 

the event with moms and 

more in mind, so it could be a 

one-stop shop for attendees’ 

gift-giving needs. 

“It’s [before] Mother’s 

Day so if someone needed 

a gift to be ordered or made 

special they would still have 

enough time to pick it up before 

Mother’s Day,” she said. 

“Teacher Appreciation Week 

is coming up so that’s another 

theme that inspired vendors 

to come up with ideas 

for $10-$15 items that are 

little bit more affordable.” 

Daisy Bags – created by 

Elk Grove Village resident 

Jill Scales – offered a purse 

for every occasion, perfect 

for new moms and busy 

teachers with several sizes 

and customizable options. 

“We have a medium size 

that is a great everyday handbag 

and the big ones can be 

used as a carry-on during 

travel or as a diaper bag,” 

Scales said. “I just started 

doing bags specifically for 

knitters. I have one that says 

‘Knit Girl’ that you can put 

all your projects in.” 

Nelson Ridge student 

Grace O’Brien – who attended 

the fair with her mother, 

Chris O’Brien, and grandmother, 

Candice O’Brien 

– was excited to stop by the 

Jung’s Champion Taekwondo 

booth as she loves taking 

classes at the New Lenox 

martial arts studio. 

Different booths may have 

appealed to different people, 

but everyone in attendance 

had a shared desire to help 

New Lenox School District 

122. Weingartner enjoys volunteering 

with the PTO as 

it supports the schools and 

provides her with the opportunity 

to give back. 

“I started with the PTO 

in September because my 

youngest is in kindergarten 

now so I can get out a little 

bit more and help,” Weingartner 

said. “I’ve always 

New Lenox residents (left to right) Amani, Jameka and Alia 

Muhammad posing for a photo by their Purposely Re- 

Purposed booth. 

Gourd art, bird feeders and more were on display at 

Skinner Gourd Farms’ booth, which is based in New Lenox. 

enjoyed working with nonprofits. 

That’s what I had 

done prior when I was working 

at my job, so it is nice to 

get out and do things to help 

the school district. There’s 

less funding so they need 

more help from people who 

are willing to come in and 

volunteer their time.” 

More information about 

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Lenox School District 122 

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Plant sales benefit Lincoln-Way students with special needs 

Amanda stoll, Assistant Editor 

Annual growing project 

builds skills, raises money 

for programs 

Once or twice a week 

Transition student Bill Moy 

has gone to the greenhouse at 

Lincoln-Way Central to water 

the plants. 

But the greenhouse programs 

at Central and East are 

about more than pretty flowers 

or tasty vegetables — 

both of which are flourishing 

under the students’ watch. 

The skills they are learning 

by caring for plants and 

operating a greenhouse are 

the kinds of things they will 

be able to use in any job they 

may seek after their time in 

the school district. 

At Lincoln-Way East, the 

greenhouse work is part of 

the prevocational program 

for high school students, and 

is done during a class period. 

At Central, the Transition 

Program is for students with 

special needs who have graduated 

from one of the three 

district’s schools to continue 

to develop skills for life after 

they turn 22. 

“These are young adults 

who will soon be entering the 

community in a few years, 

since they only have a few 

more years left of being in 

the transition program,” said 

Josh Kreske, a teacher in 

the Transition Program, “so 

I think it’s good to support 

them as they prepare for life 

after they leave the Transition 

Program as employees [and] 

as community members 

themselves.” 

Kreske said the money 

from the plant sale at Central 

goes back to support 

the “general wellbeing of 

the program.” In addition to 

learning those job skills associated 

with the greenhouse 

and the card-making business, 

students also learn valuable 

life skills like cooking 

during the school day, which 

has a different schedule than 

Special Education teacher Jason Berg picks out plants. 

Some of the plant varieties that will be sold this year 

include zinnias, petunias, coleus, snapdragons and 

begonias as well as grape tomatoes, bush early girl 

tomatoes and a variety of pepper plants. 

that of the high school. 

At East, Sarah M. 

O’Connell, special services 

department chair, said she 

enjoys seeing students in 

the special eduction classes 

building confidence in the 

prevocational classes, one of 

which is in the greenhouse. 

“It teaches them transferable 

soft skills like following 

directions, completing a task, 

working with others, time 

management, problem solving 

skills, communication, 

things like that,” O’Connell 

said. “All of those things can 

be transferred to different 

vocational-type tasks.” 

She said while some students 

prefer to work with their 

hands in the greenhouse, others 

prefer to work on the business 

side doing things such as 

processing orders and sending 

email communications. 

“You get to see tremendous 

growth in that independent, 

problem solving that takes 

place,” she said. “Quite often 

at the beginning of the school 

year, students are waiting for 

the [paraprofessionals] or the 

teacher to tell them what to 

do next.” 

After having help in addressing 

different situations, 

she said students start to take 

the problem solving into their 

own hands and make decisions 

based on past experience. 

“A lot of our life skills students 

struggle with the confidence 

to be able to do that, 

and that’s probably the best 

part in seeing that kind of 

growth,” O’Connell said. 

She said many people 

think about education in the 

traditional sense, but not all 

students follow the same 

track. The plant sale, then, is 

a good chance for members 

of the community to support 

the program financially while 

learning more about the work 

the students are doing to develop 

skills they can use for 

the rest of their lives. 

“These are kids that may 

have struggled academically,” 

she said. “So for them to 

experience success in school 

in a different way — and really 

with a skill that’s very 

important for the rest of their 

lives — that makes me happy 

to see that.” 

For Moy, the Transition 

program has helped him create 

goals for himself including 

getting a second part-time job, 

working to get his driver’s license 

and saving up for a car. 

Each student is different 

and their lives will take them 

in different directions, but 

they are all working on the 

skills needed to become more 

independent and confident. 

Josh Kreske (left), a teacher in the Lincoln-Way Transition Program, and Bill Moy, a student 

in the program, stand among some of the plants grown by students in the program for 

their annual spring flower and vegetable sale. The sale will take place from 9 a.m.-noon on 

Saturday, May 12 in the Lincoln-Way Central greenhouse. 

Photos by Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

Jack Major waters plants in the greenhouse in preparation for the Special Services annual 

spring plant sale. All proceeds from the sale go back to benefit House of Blooms, Lincoln- 

Way East Special service’s prevocational program.

8 | May 10, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot NEWS 


Offers aplenty from 24 businesses for Bring on Spring 

Sales promotion 

throughout town 

runs through 

Tuesday, May 15 

James Sanchez, Editor 

Before looking for graduation, 

Mother’s Day, wedding 

and baby shower gifts 

and more, the Village and 

Chamber of Commerce want 

to make sure shoppers check 

out what’s in town first. 

The two teamed up for 

the second year of Bring 

on Spring in New Lenox!, 

Calling all 

PET BOUTIQUES 

WALKERS 

GROOMERS • BOARDERS & MORE! 

which lasts through Tuesday, 

May 15. Twenty-four local 

businesses latched onto this 

promotion that provides an 

array of special offers. 

As much as this is a way 

to promote local businesses, 

Village Economic Development 

Coordinator Nancy 

Dye said this gives the 

chance for shoppers to check 

out stores in their own backyard 

that they may have never 

heard of or been to. This 

year, eight more businesses 

joined Bring on Spring. 

“The Village wants to retain 

its existing businesses as 

much as it wants to bring in 

new businesses,” Dye said. 

“It’s easier to keep a customer 

than it is to find a new 

one – that kind of school of 

thought. 

“We’ll see, say on a website 

or What’s Happenin’ 

New Lenox? (local Facebook 

group), someone in 

search of a type of business 

when there’s plenty of them 

here in New Lenox. People 

always are looking for something 

different when we’ve 

got a lot of good things right 

here in the community. So 

from a gas perspective, traffic 

perspective, convenience 

perspective, it makes a lot 

Cutting 

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more sense [to shop locally].” 

The Village and Chamber 

of Commerce are now 

in their second year of running 

seasonal promotions 

throughout the year rather 

than having one big sales 

event in winter, which was 

called Celebrate & Shop 

New Lenox, years prior. 

Bring on Spring is the first 

of three in 2018. Restaurant 

Bring on Spring in New Lenox 

Through Tuesday, May 15 

Local offers: 20 percent off (exclusions 

apply) 

• Bella Fiori Flower Shop, 1888 E. 

Lincoln Highway (permanent botanicals 

only) 

• Crest Lighting, 1918 Ferro Drive 

• JF Bowling Pro Shop, inside Laraway 

Lanes at 1009 Laraway Road (bowling 

balls only) 

• Raffy’s Candy Store, 2571 E. Lincoln 

Highway (excludes gift cards) 

• ReClaim Fitness, 1325 E. Lincoln 

Highway (personal training for new 

clients) 

• Star Nails and Spa, 2111 Calistoga 

Drive 

• StylaPet, 1271 N. Cedar Road 

• Super Wash Car Wash, 451 Vine St. 

(call 815-772-2192 ext. 221 for details) 

• Trina Matthews Hair & Nails, 328 E. 

Lincoln Highway (any chemical service/ 

color or texturize service; by appointment 

only and offers can’t be combined) 

• Tucker’s Doggie Delights, 2011 

Calistoga Drive 

• Whatz Apparel (use coupon code 

“NLSPRING20” at www.whatzcute.com 

• Zembar Jewelers, Inc., 2457 E. Joliet 

Highway 

Buy one, get one offers (exclusions apply) 

• Bella Fiori Flower Shop – buy two 

Caspari paper products, get one free 

• Dollar Stop Plus and Party, 426 Nelson 

Road – greeting cards only 

• Grounds Guys of New Lenox, 202 Ford 

Drive, Suite C – buy a 5-step Fertilization 

Program, get free Grub Control Treatment 

• M&M Custom Flooring, Inc., 336 W. 

Maple St. – buy one room of Carpet, get 

Week runs in fall, and Shift 

Your Shopping takes place 

in winter. 

Dye said the seasonal format 

is much more effective, 

and it allows more businesses 

to participate. Bring on 

Spring participant Grounds 

Guys of New Lenox, which 

is a lawn treatment service, 

likely wouldn’t latch on to 

the old format. Now, outdoor, 

lawn treatment and 

cleaning services and other 

businesses more relatable 

to spring and summer won’t 

feel excluded. 

“We’re much more timely, 

and we’re broadening 

the businesses that could be 

touted by the Village and the 

Chamber,” Dye said. “Restaurants 

used to be in Shift 

Your Shopping, and now 

they got their own time period, 

and I think they like that.” 

bottle of stain remover free 

• MorningStar Thrift Store, 2571 E. 

Lincoln Highway – spend $15, get $5 off 

• Nite Time Decor, 202 Ford Drive, Suite 

B, – buy a lighting system, get $200 off 

(minimum orders apply) 

• StylaPet – buy any individual treat bar 

item, get one of equal or lesser value 

free 

• Top Shot Archery, 600 E Lincoln 

Highway – buy any bow, get sight, quiver 

and stabilizer for free ($375 value) 

• Trina Matthews Hair & Nails – buy one 

hair product, get one of equal or lesser 

value for free (offers can’t be combined) 

• Tucker’s Doggie Delights – details 

available in the store 

Gift cards available 

• Bella Fiori Flower Shop 

• Berkot’s Super Foods, 2141 Calistoga 

Drive, – purchase a $50 gift card for $45 

at the service desk (valid in New Lenox 

only) 

• Cruise Planners – Principle Travel, 

202 Ford Drive, Suite B – get a $50 

American Express gift card when booking 

a qualified trip 

• Hair Cuttery, 410 Nelson Road and 

2061 E. Laraway Road 

• JF Bowling Pro Shop 

• MorningStar Thrift Store 

• Raffy’s Candy Store 

• Red Wing Shoes, 208 E. Maple St. 

• Seigle’s Cabinet Center, 1918 Ferro 

Drive – get a $250 gift card with any 

cabinetry and/or countertop purchase of 

$3,000 or more 

• StylaPet 

• Trina Matthews Hair & Nails 

• Tucker’s Doggie Delights 

• Zembar Jewelers, Inc.

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New Lenox comedian finally shares stage with comedian brother-in-law for fundraiser 

JEFF VORVA, Contributing Editor 

National comedians Mike 

Toomey and Tim Cavanagh 

are brothers-in-law. 

But both have their own 

schedules, and while they 

yuk it up during holidays 

and family parties, they 

don’t often get to share a 

stage together. 

Toomey, who lives in New 

Lenox, and Cavanagh, who 

lives in Orland Park, finally 

got to share a stage for the 

first time in 12 years when 

the two co-headlined the 

PAWS of Tinley Park Spayghetti 

& Laugh Their Balls 

off Comedy Dinner on April 

28 at the Palos Country Club. 

Toomey is a standup comedian 

who is a key member 

of the WGN Morning News 

team. He has been on HBO, 

MTV and A&E. He has 

backed up Wayne Newton, 

Crosby Stills & Nash, Reba 

McIntyre and George Carlin. 

He’s been making people 

laugh since 1982. 

“I love doing it,” Toomey 

said. “You go out and have 

fun and make people laugh. 

It’s rewarding.” 

Cavanagh married Chris 

Barclay and she has been his 

manager and promotional 

director since 1983. 

They introduced Toomey 

to her sister, Beth, and they 

hit is off. 

“I’ve been friends with 

Tim for years, and they 

threw us together and it 

took,” Toomey said. 

Holidays together are full 

of merriment. 

“There are a lot of personalities 

in the family - it’s not 

just us,” Toomey said. “But 

it’s always a lot of fun.” 

This was the third running 

of the event and second at 

the Palos Country Club. 

The organization was hoping 

to raise $25,000 

“It’s a big night,” PAWS 

President Paul Egan said. 

“Every cent goes the animals. 

We pay their medical 

bills. Spaying and neutering. 

Feeding them. Electricity.” 

Officials estimated that 

medical bills alone cost 

$275,000 in 2017. 

Cavanagh said he was 

glad to be a part of this 

year’s event. 

I am so happy for PAWS 

that they had a complete 

sellout,” he said. “And I am 

so happy for me and Mike 

Toomey that the audience 

was so positively responsive 

to our comedy. I had a great 

time performing for such an 

appreciative audience.” 

The night also featured 

the retirement of Waylon, 

the golden retriever who has 

been a staple of PAWS and 

other charitable events for 

the past 12 years. 

Waylon’s appeal was a 

trick he would perform. 

Patrons would hand him 

paper money and he would 

grab the with his mouth and 

deposit it in a basket nearby 

and that money would go 

for the charity. 

“Waylon has been at hundreds 

of shows and made 

thousands of dollars,” Michael 

LaMantia, the emcee 

of the event told the crowd. 

“He will be missed.” 

Broker - Management Team 

“10” 

Waylon, a 12-year-old golden retriever, retired from making money for charity at the PAWS 

dinner and comedy show on April 28. He made thousands of dollars over the years with his 

trick of putting money in a basket. 

(Left to right) Mike and Beth Toomey, and Tim and Chris Cavanagh pose for a picture April 

28 after the PAWS of Tinley Park Spayghetti & Laugh Their Balls off Comedy Dinner at the 

Palos Country Club. Photos by Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media



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and why? 

I’d say my favorite class is 

AP Human Geography. Ms. 

[Claire] Concannon’s class 

is discussion-based, so I 

learn not only from textbook 

material, but the perspectives 

of my fellow peers, as 

well. Ms. Concannon makes 

learning about Human Geography 

relevant to our everyday 

lives and encourages 

us to make connections on a 

global scale. Rather than lecturing 

at us, she teaches us, 

and that’s what makes it so 

enjoyable. 

What is your dream job? 

My dream job is to be a 

surgeon, specifically an ophthalmologist. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

People don’t know that I 

often travel abroad to places 

like Guatemala or Pakistan 

to volunteer at free surgery 

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why? 

I look up to Michelle 

Obama, for her strength, 

perseverance, and striving 

for progress. I admire her 

outspoken nature to speak 

out against what she knows 

to be wrong, even when it 

may cause various problems. 

What’s your best memory 

from school? 

One of my favorite recent 

memories was my 

Project Week trip this year 

to New York. The best 

part of the trip – besides 

the multiple outstanding 

Broadway shows and immense 

amount of shopping 

– was dancing at dinner at 

the Italian restaurant Puglia, 

and then walking over 

to experience the amazing 

views of the Empire State 

Building. What I learned 

on my trip, apart from 

the easiness of navigating 

through the city, is that although 

people may come 

from all different walks of 

life, all people in New York 

come together and enjoy 

life in the beautiful city. 

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Lincoln-Way Central’s Anatomy & Physiology Medical class pose for a picture with their 

lab coats. The classes shadowed different department at nearby hospitals throughout the 

semester. Photos Submitted 

Lincoln-Way science students 

participate in hands-on learning 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

Lincoln-Way West’s Anatomy & Physiology Medical class 

poses for a photo. 

Over the past two decades, 

Lincoln-Way District 210 

has supported a motivating 

and experiential Anatomy & 

Physiology Medical (A&P 

Medical) class. This class 

has worked closely with the 

Lincoln-Way community by 

fostering relationships with 

nearby hospitals, including 

Presence St. Joseph, St. 

James, and Silver Cross. 

“It is unbelievable how our 

community embraces our 

students,” said Lincoln-Way 

Central Science Department 

Chair, Sarah Highfill. “The 

local hospitals open their 

doors to the future nurses, 

doctors, medical administrators, 

physical therapists 

and physician assistants to 

an experience, which helps 

cement their interest and 

dreams.” 

The program began with 

Lincoln-Way Central students 

visiting Presence St. 

Joseph in the mid-1990s. 

Since then, partnerships 

have formed between other 

area hospitals as well. Lincoln-Way 

East students attend 

St. James Hospital in 

Olympia Fields and Silver 

Cross Hospital, and Lincoln- 

Way West students attend 

Presence St. Joseph, as well. 

The program accepts senior 

A&P Medical students 

through an application and 

interview process. 

“Each week at the hospital, 

we shadow different 

departments to understand 

the different day to day tasks 

that take place and what the 

reality of each job is,” said 

senior Katherine Kedzior. 

“…I am able to experience 

actual patient to employee 

interactions and gain a better 

understanding of what 

type of field I would like to 

go into.” 

The experiential learning 

aspects of the course draw 

the interest of many. The 

class meets for two periods 

per day, giving students time 

to examine and study each 

topic in-depth. During the 

first semester, students complete 

the coursework; during 

the second semester, students 

travel to the hospital 

during class to complete the 

observations. While visiting 

the hospital facilities, students 

are able to see classroom 

lessons put into action 

by speaking with medical 

professionals in the facility, 

shadowing staff and interacting 

with patients.

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Tinley Park police chief retires, 

interim named as national search 

begins 

Tinley Park Deputy Police Chief 

Charles Faricelli was officially appointed 

to the position of interim 

police chief May 1, following the 

retirement of former Police Chief 

Steve Neubauer who held the position 

for over six years. 

Neubauer, 65, submitted a twoweek 

notice of resignation, effective 

April 27, according to a memo 

dated April 18 from Mayor Jake 

Vandenberg to Village Manager 

David Niemeyer. Prior to joining 

TPPD in 2012, he had served as 

chief of Elmhurst Police Department 

for eight years. He began his 

law enforcement career there as a 

patrol officer in 1974. 

Neubauer began his tenure in 

January of 2012, following the 

death of former Police Chief Mike 

O’Connell, who had served in the 

position since 1995, in May of 

2011. Faricelli, a deputy chief for 

the last four years, has been with 

the department since 1999. 

“I have evaluated his work and 

deemed him qualified to serve as 

deputy police chief as of April 28, 

2018,” Mayor Vandenberg wrote. 

“His long record of police work 

within our Village has been very 

promising, and I look forward to 

seeing what he will do as interim 

police chief.” 

On May 1, Tinley Park officials 

announced a nationwide search to 

select a permanent replacement 

that would include internal and 

external candidates. Neubauer was 

previously chosen from a candidate 

field of approximately 100 

applicants. During the 2011 search 

the Village used a consulting firm 

to assist with the process, but has 

not announced any plans to use one 

this time. 

Reporting by Cody Mroczka, Editor. 

For more, visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Distracted, impaired driving 

simulations help teen drivers 

understand dangers 

Accelerate Indoor Speedway in 

Mokena were to team up Monday, 

May 7, with the Mokena Police 

Department and the Illinois Department 

of Transportation to hold 

a pre-prom safety demonstration 

to area high school students in an 

effort to prevent teenage driving 

incidents. 

The program was to include a 

rollover simulator, a distracted 

driving simulator, a distracted 

game, a seat belt convincer — 

through which students feel the 

jolt of a 7 mph collision — and 

a fatal vision goggle course, on 

which participants can attempt to 

drive electric karts while wearing 

eyewear that simulates alcohol 

and marijuana impairment. 

“The reason that we put this 

together is Dave Larson from 

Accelerate Indoor Speedway approached 

me, and he was actually 

looking at some sort of preprom 

event that would benefit our 

young drivers,” said Steve Vaccaro, 

Mokena police chief. “This 

is an excellent opportunity for 

some of our young drivers, high 

school kids, to come out and understand 

the dangers of distracted 

driving, driving while impaired, 

by becoming involved in some 

hands-on displays and hands-on 

activities.” 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, Editor. 

For more, visit MokenaMessenger. 

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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Police: Juvenile started fire 

intentionally at Old Navy 

A juvenile offender who intentionally 

set fire to a display wall 

inside Old Navy on Orland Park 

Place is in custody, according to 

a press release issued April 30 by 

the Orland Park Police Department. 

The juvenile — about whom 

no further information is to be 

released — has been charged as 

a juvenile with aggravated arson 

and remanded into the custody of 

Cook County juvenile court authorities, 

police said. 

Police reportedly were dispatched 

at 5:34 p.m. April 29 to 

Old Navy, 105 Orland Park Place, 

for a report of a fire inside the 

store. A clothing merchandise display 

wall near the rear of the store 

was on fire when officers and fire 

officials arrived, police said. 

The fire sprinkler system reportedly 

activated as the building 

filled with smoke. An estimated 

53 customers and 13 employees 

were evacuated from the store 

without injury, and the fire was 

“quickly” extinguished, according 

the release. The business suffered 

extensive smoke and water damage, 

police added. 

Orland Park police and Orland 

Fire Protection District’s arson 

investigators determined the fire 

was started deliberately. The offender 

was seen on security footage 

lighting clothing on fire on the 

display wall, police said. 

A description was aired on police 

radio, and an Orland Park 

officer saw a person fitting the 

description in the crowd watching 

the fire from outside the store, 

according to the release. Further 

investigation determined he left 

the scene toward a business in the 

16300 block of LaGrange Road, 

where he was located and arrested, 

police said. 

The Old Navy store is to remain 

closed during cleanup and restoration, 

according to police. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. For 

more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

LTHS color guard takes 24th at 

international competition 

Most anyone who has attended 

a football game at Lockport Township 

has seen the color guard perform 

at halftime. 

But there is a lot more to the 

Porters color guard than that. For 

starters, its season does not end 

when the football season does. In 

fact, it picks up in the winter, with 

what is termed winter guard. 

Just like the cheerleading and 

competitive dance teams, there 

are numerous competitions in 

which the team performs. Also, 

like cheer and dance, each one of 

those is judged. 

“No, we’re technically not a 

sport,” Lockport assistant color 

guard director Katie Mahoney 

said. “But we have a lot of the 

same aspects. We’re known as 

‘the sport of the arts.’ We dance, 

we perform and there’s even a 

little bit of acting involved. Coach 

John Collier and I like to call it the 

production. We’re going to give 

you a show for 4.5 minutes. 

“We have practice, too — a lot 

of it. We work hard, and we were 

able to show how hard we worked. 

Especially this past season.” 

Their work was rewarded with 

a Top 25 finish in the 2018 Winter 

Guard International World 

Championships. That took place 

between April 12 and 14. In the 

Scholastic A group, which Lockport 

was in, there were 128 participating 

teams. 

Reporting by Randy Whalen, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit Lock 

portLegend.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Ben’s Soft Pretzels raises ‘dough’ 

for veterans on National Pretzel 

Day 

Ben’s Soft Pretzels, of Homer 

Glen, celebrated National Pretzel 

Day with a twist, as the bakery 

treated the community to giveaways 

while raising money for veterans. 

On April 26, each person who 

visited Ben’s from noon-6 p.m. inside 

Meijer received a free pretzel 

with a donation of $1 or more to 

the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, 

an organization that helps military 

personnel suffering from brain injuries 

and psychological health 

conditions get the treatment they 

need. 

Co-owner Lisa Brown — who 

runs the Homer Glen location with 

her mother, Gigi Hall, and friends, 

Valerie and Jim Alfini, all of whom 

live in Orland Park — said she enjoyed 

hosting the day-long pretzel 

party with hopes of topping last 

year’s pretzel day fundraising total 

of $550. 

“What’s so special about that is 

100 percent of the donations that 

we collect go to help our injured 

warriors,” Brown said. “I think 

there are a lot of military families 

that can just use that extra support. 

I think it’s really important to help 

those who have helped us so much 

over the years.” 

Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund treats 

service members at Spirit Centers 

across the United States, and the 

organization boasts an impressive 

rate of success in helping more than 

90 percent of patients continue full 

duty in the armed forces. 

“It’s a great organization,” 

Brown said. 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit 

HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Resident hopes to help local 

businesses with Magical Marketing 

Robin Curtner found her passion 

for marketing at an early age 

— as a teenager attending beauty 

school. 

“I was 18, 19, and going to 

school to be a nail tech,” she said. 

“And I asked the salon owner at 

the time that I was working for, 

I said, ‘Can I be more involved? 

Can I think of different promotions 

and things like that?’ And 

then I was going out to different 

businesses to partner with them. It 

truly all started from there.” 

Years later, the Frankfort resident 

took a “leap of faith” and 

went on to found her own business, 

Magical Marketing by Robin, 

which reached its six-month 

milestone in May and recently 

joined the Frankfort Chamber of 

Commerce. 

“The best thing that I enjoy 

about marketing is that it’s customized, 

business to business,” 

Curtner said. “So, it’s not cookie 

cutter from one business to another 

… whether it’s a mom and 

pop bakery, or a corporate bakery, 

everything has to be customized. 

Otherwise, it won’t be successful.” 

Magical Marketing provides 

services such as as social media 

and email campaigns, in addition 

to producing promotional material 

such as flyers and business cards. 

The business, which just hired 

its eighth employee, is currently 

based out of a home office, but 

Curtner hopes to transition to a 

brick and mortar store in the area 

by the end of the year. 

“I do want to focus a lot on this 

area,” she said. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. 

For more, visit FrankfortStation.com.

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Support students with special needs 

Amanda Stoll 


Chances are, many 

homeowners will be 

buying some plants 

this spring to plant in their 

flower beds, hanging pots 

and vegetable gardens, so 

why not support a good 

cause while you’re at it? 

Every year during the 

spring semester, students in 

the Lincoln-Way Transition 

Program at Lincoln-Way 

Central and students in the 

Special Services Program at 

Lincoln-Way East nurture 

flowers, vegetables and other 

plants to sell. 

It is not just about the 

money, although the sale 

does help to give the programs 

a financial boost. The 

students in these programs 

have special needs or trouble 

with their academics, and 

working in the green house 

is one way for them to 

develop skills they will need 

for employment after they 

leave the programs at the 

schools. 

While not all of the young 

adults will find employment 

afterwards, they are all learning 

to be more independent, 

building the confidence to 

make decisions and work 

with others. 

The first time I visited the 

transition program, I was not 

only stuck by the friendliness 

of everyone there, but also 

by the activities they were 

doing. It was right before 

the holidays and their annual 

poinsettia sale, which is why 

I was there, but they were 

learning to cook a turkey and 

prepare a Thanksgiving dinner 

that day. 

That’s a big job, and it 

made me smile to see them 

tackling that bird with such 

confidence. I did not know a 

single person when I walked 

in the door, but I left wishing 

I could stay and enjoy the 

wonderful meal they were 

preparing in the next room 

and the company of such 

friendly people. 

Cooking skills might come 

naturally to some people. 

But, for many, cooking a 

Thanksgiving meal is intimidating. 

Paying bills can be frustrating, 

and interviewing for 

a job can be downright scary. 

Making those skills more 

accessible for students with 

special needs is something 

so valuable you can not put a 

price tag on it. 

What you can put price 

tags on, though, are plants. 

Each year, I am surprised 

by the lush leaves and 

colorful blooms that greet 

me when I walk into the 

greenhouses. I really should 

not be surprised since I know 

they take great care with 

their plants. 

I guess as a person who 

can barely keep anything 

alive, I am just in awe of 

their work. 

There are many local 

nurseries where people 

buy plants each year, and I 

am all for supporting local 

businesses. The thing is, the 

plant sales at the school are 

not likely to put anyone in 

the area out of business, and 

they have a limited number 

of plants. 

At Central, the transition 

program students will be 

selling petunias, begonias, 

zinnias, salvia, marigolds, 

impatiens, celosia, gazania, 

geraniums, coleus, vegetables, 

spiderwort, Swedish 

ivy, spider plants, citronella 

and aloe vera. 

At East, the special services 

sale will include zinnias, 

petunias, wave petunias, 

marigolds, celosia, coleus, 

snapdragons, salvia, spiderwort, 

geraniums, impatiens 

and begonias, as well as 

grape tomatoes, bush early 

girl tomatoes, garden salsa 

peppers, big bertha peppers 

and golden bell peppers. 

Get them while you can, 

and then continue your shopping 

somewhere else down 

the road where you know 

you are supporting a local 

business. 

Again, the skills the 

students are learning in the 

greenhouse are not necessarily 

meant to prepare them for 

a career in plants, but some 

of them really enjoy it and 

have a knack for it. 

Who knows, in the next 

few years some of the students 

who work in the school 

greenhouses might find 

themselves working at your 

local plant supply store. 

It is important to support 

these students while they 

are in school to help them as 

they become adult members 

of our community. Just 

because some of them will 

eventually be leaving the 

program does not mean the 

work is over. 

I have talked to many parents 

who worry about their 

children with special needs 

and where life will take them 

— or will not take them — 

after they graduate, as many 

of these students will be doing 

this spring. As a community, 

we have an opportunity 

to encourage them and find a 

place for them in our towns 

and our hearts. 

If you are a business 

owner, have you ever 

considered hiring someone 

with special needs? There 

are many capacities they can 

work and even thrive in with 

a little bit of encouragement, 

compassion and direction. 

There is a larger movement 

starting in this country 

to try to accomplish just that. 

Would it not make your heart 

feel good to be a part of that, 

too? 

Check out their great work 

and support the special services 

programs from 9 a.m.- 

noon this Saturday, May 12, 

at Central, and at East from 

8 a.m.-noon this Saturday, 

May 12, and May 19. 

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In memoriam 

Glenn Ohlendorf 

Glenn Ohlendorf, 75, of 

New Lenox, died May 2. He 

is survived by his wife Carol 

(Voebell) Ohlendorf; children 

David (Janine) Ohlendorf, 

Michael Ohlendorf and Brian 

(Penny) Ohlendorf; siblings 

Sharon (Dan) Martiniak and 

Charles (Natty) Ohlendorf; 

grandchildren Nicolle, D.J., 

Andrew, Amber and Natalie; 

and numerous nieces and 

nephews. Glenn was a mechanic 

and was a member of 

U.M.A.R. Racing and I.R.S. 

Midgets. Family received 

friends at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel. In lieu of memorials, 

donations to the Joliet Area 

Community Hospice would 

be appreciated. 

Robert H. Moore 

Robert H. Moore, 82, of 

New Lenox, died April 30. 

Robert is survived by his wife 

Joan (Craig); children Robert 

Jr. (Donna) Moore, Marianne 

(Gerry) Thomas, Michael 

(Lori) Moore, Christine 

(Lawrence) Hensley, Daniel 

(Stacey) Moore and Ronald 

Moore; 18 grandchildren; 19 

great-grandchildren; siblings 

Loretta (late Henry “Shen”) 

Smith and James (Sue) 

Moore and numerous nieces, 

nephews, cousins, in-laws 

and his beloved dog Penny. 

Robert retired from Caterpillar 

in Joliet after 37 years of 

dedicated service. He was a 

man of many talents, and received 

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John (Jack) O’Leary, 79, 

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Mary A. Fronek 

Mary Fronek, 72, of New 

Lenox, died April 23. Mary 

is survived by her husband 

Robert Fronek; children 

Kimberlie (Wayne) Tibble, 

Darren (Janelle) Kiefer; stepchildren 

Denise (Rayme) 

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grandchildren and three 

great-grandchildren. Mary 

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Family received friends 

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Interment was private. 

Michelle I. McKenzie 

Michelle I. McKenzie, 43, 

of New lenox, died April 15. 

Michelle is survived by her 

leaves to cherish her husband 

Terrence Edward Lee; 

children Alyissha McKenzie, 

James Gray III, Quindon 

Gray, Dar’Mony Sims 

and Ky’Marion Gray; stepchildren, 

Terrence Lee, Jr., 

Laterra Lee, Terrenae Lee 

and Brianna Lee; siblings 

Charles Stevens, Jr., Rosetta 

Stevens, Yolanda Knight and 

Nicole McKenzie; grandchildren 

Kayden, Kaylen, 

Mason, Dar’Mony Jr., Denzell 

and Ahmad; god-sisters 

Taniecha Williams and 

Castela McElrath; a special 

cousin, Sharie Summit and 

many special friends. Family 

received friends at Shiloh 

Baptist Church. Interment 

was at Elmhurst Cemetery. 

Jerome Andrew 

Saxon 

Jerome Andrew 

Saxon, 85, of New Lenox, 

died April 9. Jerry is survived 

by his wife Elizabeth 

Saxon and their two children, 

Jeremy Saxon and Charles 

Clifford Saxon; his first wife 

Mary Lou Saxon and their 

three children Louis A. Saxon 

(Marialynn), Kathy Honey, 

Jacqueline Saxon (David); 

grandchildren, Lila Honey- 

Carlson (Clifford), Catherine 

Wilmington (Collin), Jack 

Honey (Brooke), Ed Honey, 

Konrad Honey (Katherine); 

Great-grandchildren, Mano 

and Hugh Carlson and Carolina 

Honey; sister Barbara 

Wyne; sister-in-law Joann 

Saxon, brother-in-law Douglas 

Harlander, and numerous 

nieces and nephews and 

Barnes and Saxon cousins. 

Jerome was a member of the 

U.S. Army, serving during 

the Korean War as a railroad 

engineer. He also worked in 

advertising through Windsor 

Publications for many years 

and retired after working for 

Encyclopedia Brittanica for 

27 years, mainly in their Caribbean 

division out of their 

office in Panama. Jerry loved 

his work, traveling and meeting 

new people. A card carrying 

member of MENSA and 

a lifelong Cubs fan, he also 

made great use of his private 

pilot license for many years. 

He had a deep appreciation 

for astrology, often drafting 

long interpretation of friends’ 

charts to provide them insights. 

He was always working 

on crossword puzzles, 

never missed Jeopardy!, and 

enjoyed fishing and playing 

with his dog, Buffy. Interment 

was at Abraham Lincoln 

National Cemetery. 

Celebration of his life is to 

be held at VFW Post 9545 on 

May 20 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

In lieu of memorials, donations 

may be made to Disabled 

American Veterans. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email Editor James 

Sanchez at james@newlenoxpa 

triot.com with information about 

a loved one who was a part of 

the New Lenox community.

newlenoxpatriot.com FAITH 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Christ Mission Church (22811 S. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Celebrate Recovery 

7-9 p.m. every Tuesday. 

For anyone struggling with 

hurts, habits, or hang-ups. 

For more information, call 

Deb at (708) 516-6318. 

St. John of Chicago Chapel (112 Church 

Street, New Lenox) 

Orthodox Divine Liturgy 

10-11:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Journey to Fullness 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. This 

is a ten-part video introduction 

to the Orthodox Church. 

There will be an open discussion 

with refreshments 

after. Seekers are welcome. 

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

Lenox) 

Women’s Study 

6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays and 

9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays. 

Study materials will cost 

$10.50, and books will be 

distributed before the study 

begins. Payments will be 

collected on the first class. 

Pay by cash or make checks 

payable to Missio Dei 

Church. 

Elder-led Prayer 

7-8 p.m. second Tuesday 

of every month, 123 W. 

Wood St., New Lenox. For 

more information, visit md 

church.us. 

Gathered Worship 

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

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. For 

more information, call (815) 

462-0202. 

Intro to New Life 

Church staff offers a oneday 

Intro to New Life workshop, 

which will provide the 

opportunity for attendees 

to engage in an in-depth 

dialogue about the church’s 

mission, beliefs and approach 

to ministry. To register, 

sign up at newlifenewlenox.org 

or call the church 

office at (815) 462-0202. 

The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox) 

The Landing 

6:30-8:30 p.m. every 

Wednesday. This is a group 

to help teens break free from 

hurts, hang-ups and addictions. 

There is no charge. For 

more information, search for 

Freedom Haus on Facebook. 

Xtreme Church 

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

Sunday. The Hub partners 

with Xtreme Ministries to 

host a church service. There 

is loud music and preaching. 

For more information, call 

(815) 717-8002. 

Parkview Christian Church (2121 S. 

Schoolhouse Road, New Lenox) 


4 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

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

Sundays. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford Drive, 

New Lenox) 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second 

Ave., New Lenox) 

Mass Schedule 

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

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

a.m. Monday-Saturday; 5 

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

Wednesdays. 

Called To Holiness 

7-8:30 p.m. every first 

Monday of the month. This 

is a new young adult faithsharing 

group for Catholics 

in their 20s or 30s in the Chicago 

Southland area. Its purpose 

is to grow in our faith 

through scripture, discussion 

and prayer. For directions 

to the meeting location 

and more information, contact 

Jennifer at calledtoholi 

nessgroup@gmail.com. 

Lincolnway Christian Church (690 E. Illinois 

Highway, New Lenox) 


9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Caregiver Support Group 

11 a.m. Mondays. Receive 

insights from those who have 

been on a similar journey, 

suggestions for dealing with 

various issues, and relief from 

isolation, with confidentiality 

in a non-judgmental environment. 

Care provided for your 

loved one during meeting, if 

needed. For more information, 

call Roger and Connie 

at (815) 722-7841. 

HERO Family Support Group 

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

This group is open to anyone 

with a family member currently 

struggling with addiction, 

suspected addiction, or 

currently in recovery. Family 

support meetings provide 

helpful tools and information 

to better equip people to help 

their loved ones through their 

struggle. This group provides 

a supportive environment 

with others who have had 

similar experiences and an 

opportunity to meet and network 

with others. 

Grandparents Raising 

Grandchildren 

6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth 

Thursday of each month. Are 

you a grandmother/grandfather/aunt/uncle 

or other relative 

age 55 or older raising a 

child in place of their parents? 

This support group will assist 

with social and emotional 

support and ideas to help you 

cope with the impact of this 

role on your health, emotional 

well-being, finances, and 

family. Social skills groups 

are also provided for children 

ages 3-12 with a reservation. 

To reserve a spot, call Kimberley 

Tarcak at the Senior 

Services Center of Will County 

at (815) 740-4225. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll at 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

34. Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

Poetry Corner 

Julie Sanders, New Lenox resident 

Golden god 

The father... 

Son, which track in life will you proceed to 

tread? 

Will you gain power, fame, and wealth in 

my stead? 

Head to my past wearing my old pair of 

shoes 

Enter by the back door, there ignite the fuse. 

I snap my fingers, then arrives the servant 

hood 

I’m famous, honored, admired that’s understood 

I can spin the world and it will come into 

view 

I’m at the top of my game, continue to push 

through. 

The mirror reflects, pure genius smiles back 

at me 

Unmitigated power resonates, I’m VIP 

Epic proportions of chronicled episodes 

The Midas touch I have turns everything to 

gold. 

Infused fever pitch, I’m challenged, never 

yield 

Unflinching, I conquer, propose and wield 

Suspenseful encounters, my adrenaline rush 

Corrupt motives culminates not even a 

blush. 

Executive schemes bring awarding validation 

Bigger, better deals equates money creation 

Obscure loopholes met greed’s objective 

Phantom bases secures monies directive. 

This obsessive taste, not so easily satiated 

Bizarre enslavement has been grossly 

activated 

Virtually, there’s no escaping this poised 

reality 

Subdued, I’m paralyzed in this profound 

finality. 

These icy fingers like the feel of gold coin’s 

sting 

Cynically speaking, all earthly treasure it 

brings 

My ears tuned to the rustling sound of paper 

green 

This euphoric addiction is an evil travesty. 

There’s no abandoning this kingdom that I 

built 

Nor forsaking the pride I have, only to carry 

guilt 

This empire, your inheritance to continue 

in line 

I’ll not surrender till all the marbles are 

mine. 

The son... 

Yes sir, you are a tycoon magnate in this 

world 

Your presence emits power which conversations 

swirl 

Your hunger quest for this world’s goods 

and control 

Has cost you everything, your family and 

your soul. 

I’d call you father but another man has 

raised me 

I follow God, His Word, and Jesus who 

saved me 

Sir, I have prayed for you with tears in my 

eyes 

Heavenly treasures, are true riches, the 

prize. 

You’re just a miser, another link in the chain 

of fools 

Risky bizmatic game played by stubborn 

mules 

This obsession in this stunning violation 

Affliction adheres to personal and family 

relations. 

Scripture says take heed, beware of covetousness 

One’s life doesn’t consist in the things he 

possesses 

The love of money is the root of all kinds 

of evil 

To trust in wealth brings about the soul’s 

upheaval. 

As greediness pierces sorrow, God’s grace 

will depart 

When we reject Jesus hardness comes to 

heart 

Remember widows, orphans and poor, 

Scripture states 

Instead of easing their burden, you filled 

your own plate. 

The rhythm of society’s power and greed is 

verified 

Locked into a downward spiral need not be 

clarified 

The spoils of war, to plunder this worlds 

commodity 

Condemns the soul is judged, now hell’s 

novelty. 

To submit a poem to Poetry Corner, email james@ 

newlenoxpatriot.com.

22 | May 10, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot LIFE & ARTS 


New Lenox teen wins national titles 

Rochelle McAuliffe 


Cora Riley (left) and Kye Rivers train together for seven hours five days a week. Riley, who 

is 13 years old, paired up with Rivers when she was 9. Photos Submitted 

Showstopping. 

That’s the only way to 

describe Cora Riley. Barely 

even a teenager at 13, Riley 

has made huge sacrifices to 

train and perfect her routine 

with her partner, Kye 

Rivers, in hopes of winning 

it all. Thanks to their hard 

work, they did. Under the 

coaching command of Ula 

Rivers, who also happens 

to be Kye’s mother, the duo 

has managed to win three 

national titles with just nine 

months of intense training 

at the 2018 National DanceSport 

Championships last 

month in Baltimore. 

The team met at a showcase 

through a mutual friend 

when they were, who had 

suggested to Ula that Kye 

and Cora could dance together. 

At just 10 years old 

when he met 9-year-old 

Cora, it was understandable 

why Kye was hesitant at 

first to the idea of taking on 

a partner. He came around, 

and the two began choreographing 

dances for fun before 

Cora broke her ankle 

and was sidelined for a year. 

“She was out for a year 

and they both decided, ‘Oh, 

we don’t want to dance anymore 

… we don’t want to do 

it.’ They went through this 

whole year [break], and then 

they started dancing together 

again. And at first, I was 

like, maybe we’ll compete, 

maybe not,” Coach Ula recalls 

about their training following 

Cora’s injury. “Then 

in a heartbeat, it just was elevated. 

It crept up and they 

made an audition for Dancing 

with The Stars Kids, and 

that was it.” 

She may not look like a 

teen that you would find ballroom 

dancing, but she may 

look like someone you may 

find competing in “dancesport.” 

Dancesport is the 

name given to competitive 

ballroom dancing, where 

dancers compete among 

other dancers of the same 

age, skill level and dance 

style. There are four major 

styles of dances: International 

Standard, International 

Latin, American Smooth and 

American Rhythm. American 

Smooth, the style that 

the Kye and Cora compete, 

has four other distinctive 

dance styles within it: Waltz, 

Tango, Foxtrot and Viennese 

Waltz. The three titles the 

pair won in Baltimore were 

in the American Smooth 

divisions. Of the three, the 

biggest win was the Junior II 

national title. 

The partners train together 

five days a week from noon- 

7 p.m., and for the last four 

months, have been homeschooling 

through a nationally 

accredited program 

online. In addition to training, 

they still have schoolwork, 

where they both have 

straight A grade-point averages. 

Despite having what 

equates to a full-time job, 

she still has friends and other 

luxuries of teens her age. Ultimately, 

her goals make the 

sacrifices along the journey 

worth it. 

To help cope with the pressure, 

the two are encouraged 

to journal to process and 

cope with the feelings and 

emotions that can be overwhelming. 

It’s emphasized 

that “it’s about the journey.” 

The positivity between 

the two is evident, with their 

coach boasting about the 

duo’s accountability while 

performing and while being 

friend. Even for Riley, her 

favorite part of the 13 competitions 

to travel to hasn’t 

been about the tourism, but 

rather spending time with 

her teammate and family. 

“I like getting to know you 

much better because at first, 

I didn’t really know these 

people, but now you guys 

are like my family.” 

A national title is just the 

beginning for this young 

pair. 

“I want to go international,” 

Riley said. 

“I would love to represent 

the USA at Worlds,” Kye 

added. 

Those who want to know 

more about the duo can follow 

their Facebook page @ 

kyeandcora. They are looking 

for sponsorships, as the 

pair will compete in 13 competitions 

around the country 

through 2018 in hopes to 

qualify for Worlds in 2019. 

Those interested can contact 

their Facebook page. 

New Lenox resident Cora Riley (left) and her partner Kye 

Rivers won three national titles last month at the 2018 

National DanceSport Championships in Baltimore. All three 

wins came in the American Smooth dance style. 

The duo is to dance at competitions throughout the country 

in 2018 in hopes to qualify for Worlds in 2019.

newlenoxpatriot.com LIFE & ARTS 


Weathering the Storm 

Nice end to otherwise 

very cold, snowy month 

Mark T. Carroll 

Contributing Columnist 

April weather in 

review in New Lenox 

Cold. 

That one word 

summarizes our 

weather in April 2018. The 

average temperature for the 

month was 41.2 degrees, 

which was 7.7 degrees 

below normal. 

It was the coldest April 

ever recorded at O’Hare 

International Airport, 

where April average 

temperatures were first 

recorded in 1959. Weather 

records date back to 1928 

for the Midway International 

Airport site (it was 

known as Chicago Municipal 

Airport prior to being 

named Midway). April of 

2018 was the secondcoldest 

April for the 

Midway Airport site, with 

the coldest April being in 

1950. 

Other than a brief 

warmup on April 11-13, 

temperatures were well below 

normal during the first 

three weeks of the month. 

Through the first 18 days 

of April, the temperature 

did not get warmer than 39 

degrees for 10 of those 18 

days. 

On Friday, April 13, a 

warm front settled across 

the Chicago area. In the 

south and southwest suburbs, 

temperatures were 

in the 60s, while north of 

Interstate 88, temperatures 

were only in the 40s. The 

last day of April was the 

warmest day of the month, 

when we reached 80 degrees 

for the first time in 

2018. 

In addition to being the 

warmest day of the month, 

April 30 also was the driest. 

It is rare for the relative 

humidity in our region 

to be below 20 percent. 

The record low relative 

humidity for Chicago is 

13 percent. On April 30, 

the relative humidity got 

as low as 14 percent. Low 

humidity combined with 

high winds that day raised 

concerns for brush 

fires. 

Liquid precipitation was 

more than 1/2 inch below 

normal for the month of 

April. 

Snow for the month of 

April was 2 inches above 

normal. The greatest snow 

amounts during April 2018 

occurred from the evening 

of April 8 into the early 

morning hours of April 9. 

Snow totals reported for 

that event included the following. 

• Homer Glen: 2.8 inches 

• New Lenox 2.5 inches 

• Lockport 2.3 inches 

Our final snow event of 

the month concluded the 

morning of April 19 with 

the following snowfall 

totals being recorded. 

• New Lenox 1.6 inches 

• Homer Glen 1.3 inches 

• Mokena 1.3 inches 

• Lockport 1 inch 

The normal last date for 

measurable snowfall is 

March 31. The last measurable 

snowfall for this 

season occurred nearly 

three weeks after the normal 

date. 

Total snowfall for the 

2017-2018 snow season 

was very close to normal. 

O’Hare Airport recorded 

36.3 inches of snow, compared 

to the normal of 36.5 

inches. Midway recorded 

a total of 39.1 inches for 

the snow season, which 

was two inches above the 

normal of 37.1 inches. 

Temperature during the 

2017-2018 snow season 

was very close to normal 

for the months November 

through March, with April 

temperatures being very 

much below normal. 

The weather for May and 

beyond 

The forecast from the 

National Centers for Environmental 

Prediction was 

not very good for the month 

of April, as it had called for 

near normal temperatures. 

The centers’ forecast for 

May is for above-normal 

temperatures and abovenormal 

precipitation. For 

the summer months of June, 

July and August, the centers’ 

long range forecast is 

for normal temperature and 

precipitation. 

Mark T. Carroll is the president 

of CALM Weather LLC, 

a meteorological consulting 

service based in Oak Forest. 

For more information, visit 

calmwx.com. 

LWC receives national recognition 

for Music Education Program 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

The Lincoln-Way Central 

High School Music Department 

was honored with the 

SupportMusic Merit Award 

from The National Association 

of Music Merchants 

(NAMM) Foundation for its 

outstanding commitment to 

music education. The SupportMusic 

Merit Award recognizes 

individual schools 

that demonstrate outstanding 

achievement in efforts 

to provide music access and 

education to all students. 

To qualify for the SupportMusic 

Merit Award, the 

Lincoln-Way Central High 

School Music Department 

answered detailed questions 

about funding, graduation 

requirements, music 

class participation, instruction 

time, facilities, support 

for the music program and 

community music-making 

programs. Responses were 

verified with school officials 

and reviewed by The Music 

Research Institute at the 

University of Kansas. 

“Learning improves in 

school environments where 

there are comprehensive 

music programs,” said Lincoln-Way 

Central Principal 

Dr. Steve Provis. “It is our 

belief that music and academics 

go hand in hand at 

Lincoln-Way Central High 

School. Musical activities 

help students develop selfesteem, 

self-discipline and 

cooperation skills necessary 

for success in life.” 

This award recognizes 

that Lincoln-Way Central is 

leading the way with learning 

opportunities as outlined 

in the Every Student Succeeds 

Act (ESSA). The legislation 

guides policy implementation 

in the states and 

Several members of Lincoln-Way Central’s band pose for 

a poster that indicates the band winning the SupportMusic 

Merit Award from The National Association of Music 

Merchants. Photo Submitted 

replaces the No Child Left 

Behind Act (NCLB), which 

was often criticized for an 

overemphasis on testing 

while leaving behind subjects 

such as music. ESSA 

recommends music and the 

arts as important elements of 

a well-rounded education for 

all children. 

“Music is transformative, 

uplifting, thought-provoking 

and essential to the human 

experience,” said Music Department 

Chair Stacy Williams-Jackson. 

“Mike Bultman, 

Nate Jackson, Chris 

Mroczek and I are so appreciative 

of the enthusiastic 

support we receive through 

the Lincoln-Way administration, 

Dr. Steve Provis, our 

LWC Music Boosters and 

our community to continue 

to instill a lifelong love of 

music in our students.” 

Research into music education 

continues to demonstrate 

educational/cognitive 

and social skill benefits for 

children who make music. 

A series of landmark studies 

by scientists and researchers 

at Northwestern University 

found a link between 

students in community music 

programs and life-long 

academic success, including 

higher high school graduation 

rates and college attendance. 

In another study 

from the University, it was 

discovered that the benefits 

of early exposure to music 

education improves how the 

brain processes and assimilates 

sounds, a trait that lasts 

well into adulthood. 

Beyond the Northwestern 

research, other studies have 

indicated that music education 

lays the foundation 

for individual excellence 

in group settings, creative 

problem solving and flexibility 

in work situations, as 

well as learning how to give 

and receive constructive 

criticism to excel. 

A 2015 study supported 

by The NAMM Foundation, 

“Striking A Chord,” also 

outlines the overwhelming 

desire by teachers and parents 

for music education opportunities 

for all children as 

part of the school curriculum. 

Those who wish to learn 

more about the NAMM 

Foundation can visit www. 

nammfoundation.org.



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The Dish 

‘Fiesta’ is Spanish for Fat Rosie’s in Frankfort 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

While Cinco de Mayo 

has come and gone, there is 

one Frankfort establishment 

where the party continues 

for the other 364 days: Fat 

Rosie’s. 

The Mexican restaurant 

specializes in “very authentic” 

Mexican cuisine, according 

to head chef Raul 

Arreola, who was born in 

Mexico City and has more 

than 30 years of culinary experience 

under his belt. 

More on that authentic 

cuisine shortly. 

Firstly, because it is the 

first thing customers will notice, 

Rosie’s offers authentic 

party atmosphere. From 

vibrantly colored walls and 

doors to loads of Mexican 

knickknacks — including 

sombreros, boot-shaped 

shot glasses and a talking 

donkey — there is no place 

else around that has the same 

let’s-get-ready-to-party ambiance 

as Rosie’s, and the 

management likes it that 

way. 

Judging by the popularity 

of the restaurant that opened 

in 2015, so do the customers. 

“Especially on the weekends, 

it’s a little bit louder in 

here,” said Joe Christiano regional 

director. “We crank it 

up. You’re here to party. The 

whole point of the restaurant, 

what the owner wanted, 

was a fun, party atmosphere 

where you don’t feel like 

you’re sitting in a restaurant 

in Frankfort, Illinois, 

let alone the United States 

somewhere; he wanted the 

authentic feel of you being 

Mexico, almost.” 

Now, back to that Mexican 

cuisine. 

One of the signature appetizers 

is the ensalada a 

la parrilla ($8), with mixed 

The ensalada a la parrilla ($8) is mixed greens, tomato, 

avocado and chipotle-honey vinaigrette. 

greens, tomato, avocado and 

chipotle-honey vinaigrette. 

Of course, no Mexican restaurant 

would be complete 

without tacos, and Rosie’s 

has several options of those 

from which to choose. 

There are the al pastor ($4 

each), grilled pork shoulder, 

grilled pineapple, guajillo 

pepper, onion and cilantro, 

served on corn tortilla. 

There is the staple carne 

asada ($5 each), with avocado-tomatillo 

salsa, and pico 

de gallo and queso fresco. 

Or, for seafood lovers, the 

camarones Veracruzanos 

($5 each), sautéed shrimp, 

Veracruzana sauce and goat 

cheese, served on corn tortilla. 

Customers needing a little 

more food to help soak 

up some of Fat Rosies’ 

22 ounce margaritas ($9) 

should check out the pollo 

al chipotle ($18), grilled 

chicken breast with creamy 

chipotle sauce, served with 

garlic mashed potatoes and 

grilled green beans, topped 

with crispy onions. 

All of those are great, 

but for a dish that cannot 

be found anywhere else on 

the planet, diners will want 

to go for the enchiladas en 

Fat Rosie’s 

28 Kansas St. in 

Frankfort 

Hours 

• 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Friday and Saturday 

• 10 a.m-2 p.m. Sunday 

Brunch 

• 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday 

Dinner 

For more information… 

Web: fatrosies.com 

Phone: (815) 534-1640 

mole ($18), a special recipe 

that Arreola’s grandmother 

taught him. It’s a grilled 

chicken enchilada with 

queso Chihuahua and mole 

negro, served with rice and 

beans. The recipe is so secret 

that Arreola said he will not 

even let anyone in the kitchen 

when he is preparing it. 

Restaurant staff pride 

themselves on the freshness 

of the food, Christiano said, 

so most items are prepared 

early in the morning to ensure 

the maximum amount 

of freshness for the customers. 

And they also pride themselves 

on interacting with 

Fat Rosie’s carne asada tacos ($5 each) come topped with avocado-tomitillo salsa, pico de 

gallo and queso fresco on a corn tortilla. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

The pollo al chipotle ($18) is grilled chicken breast with a creamy chipotle sauce, served 

with garlic mashed potatoes and green beans, topped with crispy onions. 

customers — not just the 

waitstaff, but managers and 

chefs will often be found 

walking through the restaurant 

and mingling with 

guests to make sure everyone 

is having a great time. 

So, do not be too surprised if 

out of nowhere you get some 

sombreros tossed on your 

party’s heads and some tequila 

to wash down the food. 

It is all part of the atmosphere 

that makes it feel like 

a party every day of the year.

26 | May 10, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot PUZZLES 


crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Rival of USC 

5. Some donations 

9. Hooded reptile 

14. “Better Call ___” 

TV show 

15. Lug 

16. “Midnight in Paris” 

director 

17. Yen 

18. Arm bone 

19. ___-gritty 

20. New Lenox middle 

school 

23. Last name of the 

“Back to the Future” 

car 

24. Norse capital 

25. “___ favor” 

28. Critical hosp. areas 

30. Bear hardship 

32. High points, abbr. 

35. Japanese city 

38. Russian mountains 

39. Cornerstone abbr. 

41. Moines preceder 

42. Heart’s main artery 

43. Cooking fat 

44. Road bends 

46. Gender 

47. Legless undies 

50. Casual parting 

52. Egyptian cobra 

53. Have ___ for (hold 

a grudge) 

56. New Lenox hospital, 

goes with 62 

across 

60. Decide in advance 

62. See 56 across 

65. Extol 

66. Automobile tycoon 

67. It may be French 

68. Words to Brutus 

69. Elongated slit 

70. Fissures 

71. Progresso product 

72. Fancy marbles 

Down 

1. Like some suspects 

2. Monte ___ 

3. Winter Olympian 

4. New York Islanders 

center Yashin 

5. Person who received a 

University degree 

6. Hit song of The Kinks 

7. He gave his name to a 

doctrine 

8. Sports figures 

9. Civil War weapon 

10. Hodgepodge 

11. Short order, for short 

12. Inactive now, abbr. 

13. “___ Time at All,” 

Beatle tune 

21. One of the brothers 

Grimm 

22. French island 

25. Runs smoothly 

26. Speak from a soapbox 

27. Loosen 

29. “Smooth Operator” 

singer 

31. Pair 

32. Toast 

33. Peter and Paul, but 

not Mary 

34. Bacon bit 

36. Falcon film 

37. Aide-de-camp, 

briefly 

40. Gator or lemon? 

42. Excited 

45. Abated 

48. Gold medals 

49. Canonized Mlle. 

51. Virtually 

54. Runs in neutral 

55. “Groovy!” 

57. Fancy home 

58. Pass on 

59. Gets a break, maybe 

60. Hey! Over here! 

61. Ballet attire 

62. Middle man in the 

NFL 

63. Louis XIV, e.g. 

64. Big galoot 

NEW LENOX 

Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

ORLAND PARK 

Square Celt Ale House & 

Grill 

(39 Orland Square Drive, 

Orland Park; (708) 226- 

9600) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic 

Night/Open Mic 

Night 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Free Trivia 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Country 

Night 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: Live DJ 

■10 ■ p.m. Saturdays: Live 

Music/Band 

■9 ■ p.m. Sundays: Karaoke 

TINLEY PARK 

350 Brewing 

(7144 W. 183rd St., Tinley 

Park (708) 825-7339) 

■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday 

of each month: Laugh 

Riot. Cost is $25 and includes 

dinner, two beers 

and a comedy show. 

The Whistle Sports Bar & 

Grill 

(7537 W. 159th St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 904-4990) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bar 

Bingo 

■2-5 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Happy Hour 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Fridays: 

Teacher Appreciation 

■3-5 ■ p.m. Saturdays and 

Sundays: Happy Hour 

Hailstorm Brewing 

(8060 186th St., Tinley 

Park); (708) 480-2268) 

■Thursdays: ■ Open mic 

night 

LOCKPORT 

Port Noir 

(900 S. State St., Lockport; 

(815) 834-9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

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in The Scene, email 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Home Series 

At Prairie Trails in Manhattan and WestGate Manor in Peotone! 

Two new designs (with more to follow) are a direct result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans for a while and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details. 

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28 | May 10, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot Classifieds 


CLASSIFIEDS 

Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive 

Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise 

Sell It 708.326.9170 | Fax It 708.326.9179 

Charge It | DEADLINE - Friday at 3pm 

1003 Help Wanted 

F/T and P/T RESIDENTIAL CLEANING 

PROS NEEDED! 

START IMMEDIATELY! Up to $13/hr plus tips and 

bonuses. APPLY NOW! 

15868 WOLF RD, ORLAND PARK 

708.873.9044 - MaidPro.com 

customer_service_chisw@maidpro.com 

Are you made for ALDI? 

HIRING EVENT 

We are looking for 

Store Associates and 

Casual Store Associates for 

the following locations: 

Frankfort, Matteson, 

Orland Park, Orland 

Hills and Tinley Park 

Casual and Store Associate 

- $13.10/HR 

(starting wage) 

Please visit the following 

location on 

Monday, May 21st 

between the hours of 

7AM - 12pm, or 

2pm - 7pm 

to complete an application: 

ALDI 

16000 S. Harlem Ave 

Tinley Park IL 60477 

The Cottages of New Lenox 

is Hiring Caregivers 

Seeking caregivers for our 

memory care community. 

Responsible for providing 

personal assistance & routine 

daily care & services. Come 

make a difference, as we want 

you to join our team. F/T or 

P/T. Shifts: 6:45a - 3:00p, 

2:45p - 11:00p & NOC 

10:45p - 7:00a. 

Apply to: 

adminassist@ 

cottagesofnewlenox 

seniorliving.com 

1023 S. Cedar Rd. 


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Help Wanted 

$13 4 lines/ 

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Merchandise 


lines/ 

Growing Media Company 

Seeks Sales Directors 

Position Overview: 

22nd Century Media, a media 

publishing company based in 

Orland Park, is seeking Sales 

Directors to join their team. 

Responsibilities Include: 

Proactively prospecting and 

qualifying potential new 

advertising accounts; handling 

incoming leads; guiding ad 

copy for clients; identifying 

business opportunities and 

working with decision makers 

to obtain customer 

commitment; and achieving 

weekly revenue targets. 

Qualifications: 

Ideal candidates will possess 

1–3 years of experience in 

local/retail advertising sales 

and/or media environment. 

Must have a strong work ethic 

and ability to work 

independently as well as with 

a team. Excellent 

communication skills, 

time-management and 

interpersonal skills required. 

Next Steps: 

For more information or to be 

considered for this 

opportunity, email a 

resume to: 

careers@22ndcenturymedia.com 

No phone calls please. EOE 

Welder/ Fabricator 

Must have valid Drivers 

License, Bilingual a plus. 

Please call Al @ 

630-327-2435 Lockport area 

Tow Truck Driver 

Full or Part Time 

Must have CDL & Some 

Experience 

708-403-2277 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

INDUSTRIAL SALES 

SW Suburban (Tinley Park) 

Manufacturing Company 

seeks a person with 

experience in B2B Sales of 

industrial products 

(non-chemical). 

This is an inside, 

consultative Sales position 

which will focus on new 

product sales development and 

existing product sales. 

This sales/marketing 

function selects and targets 

decision makers to discuss the 

product features relative 

to the prospect’s existing & 

potential needs. 

Successful candidates 

should be proactive and have 

strong sales experience. 

Excellent salary and fringe 

benefits. 

Annual performance bonus 

potential. 

It is NOT an outside sales, 

telemarketing, nor a 

commission paid position. 

Send resume to: 

AERO Rubber Company, Inc. 

bschatte@aerorubber.com 

SALES ASSISTANT 

Due to our rapid growth and 

expansion, Tinley Park 

industrial mfg. Sales office 

seeks exp’d, detail-oriented 

Sales Assistant for full-time 

position. A Sales Assistant at 

ARC does both sales, 

secretarial & customer service 

functions. This is a very 

diversified position in our 

FAST-PACED office. The 

ideal candidate must be 

HIGHLY MOTIVATED and 

needs to possess strong 

organizational & 

communication skills. 

Excellent computer literacy 

needed, including MS Word & 

Excel. Industrial cust. service 

exp. req’d. Repeat customer 

& supplier contact. No 

telemarketing, no cold calling 

req’d. Competitive salary & 

benefit pkg incl. 401K. Send 

letter & resume to: 

cstratton@aerorubber.com 

Fence Installers & Laborers 

wanted for growing fence 

business. Exp preferred but 

will train. Competitive wage 

& benefits incl’d medical 

insurance. Please apply within 

at K Brothers Fence, 19008 

Wolf Rd in Mokena. 

Local company looking for 

Exp. Dump Truck Driver 

Class A & B. Full & part 

time avail. Dump exp. 

necessary. 815-485-2490 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

P/T Data Entry 

We are looking for a P/T 

employee for our Orland 

office for data entry. Entry 

level job; no exp. req’d. 

Keyboard skills a must. 

Duties include data entry, 

filing, checking claim 

status over the phone & 

online. Call 708-336-0419 

Medical 

Building Cleaners 

New Lenox area 

P/T 15 Hrs/wk 

Exp. preferred but willing 

to train, perfect for supplemental 

income. Call: 

708-253-5705 or 

708-478-1353 

Shelby Racing 

Let’s Go Racing 

Retired But Not Tired 

Driver for our Transporter, 

Class C Required. Midwest 

Week Ends: Thurs-Mon 

Per Diem & Expenses 

Have Fun! Hobby Business 

Call Wally: 815-469-2675 

Hiring Desk Clerk 

(must be flexible w/ shifts) 

& Housekeeping (Morning) 

Needed at 

Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

Growing Residential 

Cleaning Co. has openings 

for Cleaning Pros 

Exp. Preferred but Will 

Train. P/T Weekdays. 

No Evenings/Weekends 

815-464-1988 

Administrative Assistant 

Bookkeeping Exp. Req. 

Phone Savvy 

Solid Computer Skills 

P/T Monday-Friday 

lucykate5@aol.com 

P/T Cleaning Help Wanted 

House cleaning. Call on 

Tuesdays & Wednesdays 

(630)853-5753 

HIRE LOCALLY 

Reach over 83% of prospective 

employees in your area! 

CALL TODAY FOR RATES 

& INFORMATION 

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1004 Employment 

Opportunities 

HELP WANTED! 

Make $1000/week mailing 

brochures from home! 

No exp. req. Helping home 

workers since 2001! 

Genuine opportunity. 

Start immediately! 

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1023 Caregiver 

Caregiver Services 

Provided by 

Margaret’s Agency Inc. 

State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing 

quality care for elderly. 

Live-in/ Come & go. 

708.403.8707 

Heaven Sent Caregivers 

Professional caregiving 

service. 24 hr or hourly 

services; shower or bath 

visits. Licensed & bonded. 

Try the best! 708.638.0641 

1037 Prayer / 

Novena 

Oh most Beautiful Flower 

of Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine, 

splendor of heaven, blessed 

mother of the Son of God, 

Immaculate Virgin, Assist 

me in this my neccessity, oh 

star of the sea help me and 

show me herein you are my 

mother. Oh holy Mary, 

Mother of God, Queen of 

Heaven and Earth, I humbly 

beeseach you from the bottom 

ofmyheart to succor 

me in my necessity (make 

request) there are none that 

can withstand your power, 

oh Mary conceived without 

sin, pray for us who have 

recourse tothee (3x). Holy 

Mary, Iplace this cause in 

your hands (3x). Say this 

prayer for three consecutive 

days, you must publish it 

and it will be granted to 

you. MT 

1052 Garage Sale 

Mokena Community 

Wide Garage Sale 

30+ HOMES! 

May 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th 

Flyers available for pickup at 

11020 Front St. Unit A 

Mokena, IL 60448 

Hours available for pickup 

8-4pm Monday-Friday 

Frankfort 21222 Arbour Walk 

Dr 5/11 9-3 5/12 9-2 Vintage 

elec games, furn, home decor, 

kids items & much more! 

Frankfort , 259 Linden Dr. 

5/11 &5/12, 8-2p. Furniture, 

purses, household items, lots of 

clothing, video games & more! 

GIANT GARAGE SALE 

Sat. May 12 8:30a-1:30p 

8221 W. 171st Street 

For event details, call 

708-342-4200 

New Lenox, 851 Lenox/back 

garage 5/10, 5/11 & 5/12. 

9-2pm Clothes, tools, 

antiques, housewares, 

jewelry, rolling aluminum ladder 

& 4 ton hydraulic jack. 

Rain or shine. 

Orland Park, 14482 Streamwood 

Dr.5/10-5/12, 8a-3p. 

HUGE GARAGE SALE! 

Tinley Park, 8106 Nottingham 

Rd. 5/17, 5/18 &5/19, 9-2p. 

Tools, furniture, kitchenware 

& much more! 

1054 Subdivision 

Sale 

Autumn Fields Subdivision 

Garage Sale 

Frankfort: Laraway & Wolf 

Saturday 5/12, 8-2pm 

Pairie Creek on Fallingwater 

Circle Subdivision 

Garage Sale in Frankfort 

Saturday 5/12 8am-5p. Multiple 

Families. Jewelry, furniture, 

clothes, household items, 

Hummals, Department 56 

Houses Collectibles. 

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property... 

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1058 Moving Sale 

Homer Glen, 16858 Comandra 

Cr. 5/10 &5/11 ,8:30-4p. 

High quality items atreasonable 

prices, including dining 

rm set, entertainment center, 2 

wing chairs, bedding, clothes, 

tools, lawn mower. Many 

added items! 

Orland Park, 7625 Wheeler 

Dr. 5/12 &5/13, 12-6p. Furniture, 

household goods, paintings, 

lawn mower, snow 

blower, patio furniture & grill! 

Homer Glen, 13029 Buttercup 

Ct. 5/11 &5/12, 9-4p. Everything 

must go! Collectibles, depression 

glass, & more! 

1074 Auto for 

Sale 

AWD $40,975 

2011 Ram 1500 pickup 4 door 

Leather, loaded, Sport package, 

dual exhaust 87,000 miles 

$23,000 

2014 Chevrolet Corvette 6,940 

miles Red with red leather 

3LT $45,000 

2011 Lincoln Towncar 72,000 

miles $12.975 

2015 Ford Explorer 22,000 

Miles FWD Black $24,000 

19121 85th Court Mokena IL 

www.ChicagoAutoNetwork.com 

815-469-1999 

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Business Directory 

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2003 Appliance Repair 

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2004 Asphalt Paving/Seal Coating 

1061 Autos 

Wanted 

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WE NEED 

CARS, TRUCKS 

& VANS 

Running Or Not 

from Old to New! 

Top Dollar Paid !!! 

Free Pick-Up 

Locally Located 

708 205 8241 

Don’t Junk 

Your Vehicle! 

$$CASH$$ Paid 

Vehicles Running or Not 

Cars, Trucks, Vans etc. 

(708)653-6799 

RealEstate 

1098 Land for 

Sale 

Recreational Compound 

38 Acres, Room for 

Weekend Getaways 

Timber, Pistol Range, Hunting 

Must See! $400,000 

Sister Property, 12 Acres 

$100,000 309-314-3884 

1225 Apartments 

for Rent 

Oak Forest Terrace 

2006 Basement Waterproofing 

1074 Auto for 

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19121 85th Court Mokena 

815-469-1999 

2015 Nissan Altima $10,975 

2002 Cadillac Eldorado Pearl 

white 27,000 miles $13,500 

2007 Chevrolet Conversion 

van 130,000 miles $10,975 

2011 Chevrolet Express 3500 

9 passenger Luxury High Roof 

conversion van 41,000 miles 

$34,975 

10 cargo vans to choose from 

10 passenger vans to choose 

from 

4 conversion vans to choose 

from 

2016 Lexus gs350 f sport 

AWD $40,975 

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2703 Legal 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 154 BENT TREE LANE , NEW LE- 

NOX, IL 60451 (SINGLE FAMILY 

HOME WITH ATTACHED 2 CAR 

GARAGE.). On the 24th day of May, 

2018 to be held at 12:00 noon, at the 

Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 

60432, under Case Title: WELLS 

FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff V.TIM 

CLARK, GUARDIAN AD LITEM 

FOR JOHN EMCCLAUGHRY A/K/A 

JOHN EMC CLAUGHRY; SECRE- 

TARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT; GRAND PRAIRIE 

TOWNHOME OWNERS ASSOCIA- 

TION Defendant. 

Case No. 16CH 1508 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

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

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. Judgment amount is 

$283,712.18 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by subdivisions 

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

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

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

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 


of 800 Belot Lane, New Lenox, IL 

60451, New Lenox, IL 60451 (Single 

Family). On the 17th day of May, 2018 

to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

under Case Title: U.S. Bank National 

Association, as Trustee for the Structured 

Asset Investment Loan Trust, 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 

Series 2005-10 Plaintiff V. SCOTT E. 

KLEPSER; SHARON M.KLEPSER; 

BLUE STONE BAY COMMUNITY 

ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA; Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 










of 301 Stonegate Road, New Lenox, IL 

60451 (Single Family Home). On the 

17th day of May, 2018 to be held at 

12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National 

Association Plaintiff V. Nicole L. 

Fender; et. al. Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










of 236 East Wood Street, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 (Single Family Home). On the 

24th day of May, 2018 to be held at 

12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: Wilmington Savings Fund Society 

as Owner Trustee ofMadison Revolving 

Trust 2017 Plaintiff V.Therese M. 

O'Hare, AKA Therese OHare; Patrick 

G. O'Hare, AKA Patrick OHare; BMO 

Harris Bank National Association FKA 

Harris N.A.; Target National Bank; Discover 

Bank; Barclays Bank Delaware; 

Capital One Bank (USA) NA fka Capital 

One Bank; Velocity Investments 

LLC Defendant. 
















County. 



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

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








Property Act. 




plaintiff shall send written notice pursu- 

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








Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 









2702 Public 

Notices 

Certificate No. 32200 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will County on April 13, 2018 

wherein the business firm of D. 

McCarron Hardwood Flooring located 

at 2750 Daniel Lewis Dr, 

New Lenox, IL 60451 is registered 

and acertificate notice setting forth 

the following: 

Damien McCarron, 2750 Daniel 

Lewis Dr, New Lenox, IL 60451 

815-405-9570 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 13th day of April, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

Certificate No. 32211 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will County on April 18, 2018 

wherein the business firm of Insight 

Fertility Services located at 

315 S Pine St, New Lenox, IL 

60451 is registered and a certificate 

notice setting forth the following: 

Kathleen Decker, 315 SPine St, 


815-212-1907 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 18th day of April, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

2703 Legal 

Notices 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

TIM CLARK, GUARDIAN AD LI- 

TEM FOR JOHN EMCCLAUGHRY 

A/K/A JOHN E MC CLAUGHRY; 

SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT; GRAND 

PRAIRIE TOWNHOME OWNERS 

ASSOCIATION 

Defendant. No. 16 CH 1508 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 20th day of February, 

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

24th day of May, 2018 ,commencing at 

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

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public 

auction to the highest and best bidder 

or bidders the following-described real 

estate: 

THAT PART OF LOT 67 IN GRAND 

PRAIRIE UNIT 2,APLANNED UNIT 

DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE FAM- 

ILY ATTACHED OR DETACHED 

TOWNHOME VILLAS, ASUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OFTHE SOUTH 1/2 

OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- 

CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED NOVEMBER 10, 1994 

AS DOCUMENT NUMBE R 

R94-¬103566, LYING NORTHERLY 

OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOL- 

LOWS: COMMENCING AT THE 

NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 

LOT 67: THENCE SOUTH 00 DE- 

GREES 48MINUTES 26 SECONDS 

EAST 53.24 FEET, ALONG THE 

WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 67, TO 

THE POINT OF BEGINNING; 

THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 21 

MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 115.00 

FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST 

LINE OF SAID LOT 67 THAT IS 

53.58 FEET SOUTH OFTHE NORTH- 

EAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 67, 

FOR THE POINT OF TERMINUS, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 154 BENT 

TREE LANE , NEW LENOX, IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH AT- 

TACHED 2 CAR GARAGE. 

P.I.N.: 15-08-17-405-013-0000 



twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 




County. Judgment amount is 

$283,712.18 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 



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

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





(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the as- 

sessments required by subsection (g-1) 


Property Act. 


if there is a surplus following application 










FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










) SS. 





U.S. Bank National Association, as 

Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment 

Loan Trust, Mortgage 

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 

2005-10 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SCOTT E. KLEPSER; SHARON M. 

KLEPSER; BLUE STONE BAY COM- 

MUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 





cause on the 13th day of February, 

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 








estate: 

LOT 220 IN BLUESTONE BAY UNIT 

FOUR, BEING ASUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR- 

TER OF SECTION 24 AND PART OF 

THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 35 




RECORDED AUGUST 27, 1998 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R98-100554 AND 

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION 

RECORDED MAY 25, 1999 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R99-65452, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 800 Belot 

Lane, New Lenox, IL 60451, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 15-08-24-413-008-0000 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the



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TACT: 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC. 

2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301 

Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 

P: 847-770-4348 

F: 847-291-3434 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Nicole L. Fender; et. al. 





cause on the 4th day of October, 2017, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 








estate: 

LOT 87 IN WINDERMERE WEST, 

UNIT TWO, A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OFTHE SOUTHWEST QUAR- 

TER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 35 




RECORDED MAY 2, 1978, AS 

DOCUMENT NUMBER R78-15635, 

IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 301 Stonegate 

Road, New Lenox, IL 60451 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 15-08-22-314-001-0000 













County. 



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

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








Property Act. 













TACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 











) SS. 





Wilmington Savings Fund Society as 

Owner Trustee of Madison Revolving 

Trust 2017 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Therese M. O'Hare, AKA Therese 

OHare; Patrick G. O'Hare, AKA Patrick 

OHare; BMO Harris Bank National Association 

FKA Harris N.A.; Target National 

Bank; Discover Bank; Barclays 

Bank Delaware; Capital One Bank 

(USA) NA fka Capital One Bank; Velocity 

Investments LLC 



Public notice ishereby given that pursu- 

ant toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 2nd day ofApril, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 








estate: 

Lot 60(Except the East 200 feet therefrom 

and further excepting therefrom 

the west 316 feet and further excepting 

the South 25 feet thereof) in Arthur T. 

Mcintosh's New York acres, being a 

subdivision ofpart ofthe Southwest 1/4 

of Section 15, Township 35 North, 

Range 11, East of the third principal 

Meridian, in Will County, Illinois. 

Commonly known as: 236 East 

Wood Street, New Lenox, IL 60451 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 15-08-15-109-021-0000 













County. 



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

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




and legal fees required bysubdivisions 




Property Act. 













TACT: 

Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 


Packs of Huggies diapers for 

sale! Sizes 3, 4and 5. $5 each. 

708.308.1060 

Queen size, 4pccomforter set, 

muted floral spread, 2pillow 

shams & dust ruffle $50. 

Queen size saten sheet set, gold 

$25. Orland Park. 

708.429.3291 

RockFord vintage heavy duty 

short barrel pneumatic chisel 

air hammer model 705 $35. 

708.466.9907 

Set of World Encyclopedia’s 

with illustrations, includes 

book of the year “1967” great 

for collectors $10. 

708.403.2473 

SKU 7inch electric tile cutter 

$35. Skill drill press $40 

708.479.0193 

Solid maple Ethan Allen drop 

leaf dining table, 48” round 

open, plus two 15” leafs. Good 

condition $35. 815.485.6856 

Tools, all new 12” hacksaw $5. 

New cast alum trowel $4. 19” 

tool box with trays $12. Craftsman 

new USA 12 pc wrench 

set, w/ pouch $35. 

708.460.8308 

Variety of new cermaic items. 

Very nice! Must see! $3-$10. 

708.479.9338. If no answer, 

leave message. 

Whirlpool Cabric gas dryer, 

model W8D5600XW0, 7.5 yrs 

old. Working condition. Smoke 

free/pet free home. $100. 

708.687.6233 

Whirlpool over range microwave. 

Includes backing plate 

for install. Has turntable. Runs 

great! $65. 312.320.4464 

White dishes with basket 

weave border -10 place settings 

$25. Platform rocker with 

foot stool $20. Lincoln Logs - 

3 boxes $15. 708.614.8921 

35 mm Minolta camera, brand 

new $50. 35 mm Canon with 

200 mm lens $50. 

815.354.1199 

72 piece china set $50. Excellent 

condition. Dining room 

chair covers 4-$20. Cardio fit 

$25. 815.478.3870 

Antique doll buggy for a little 

girl. Good condition $100. 

Lockport. 815.342.3146 

Beautiful design Zintex glamour 

area rug, plush, 5’x8’ dark 

blue &white $100. Sells for 

$170. New, never used. 

773.552.7850. Tinley Park, 

Chicago cutlery vintage 8” 66S 

carving slicing knife stainless 

balde & walnut handle $20. 

708.466.9907 

Dog booster bath 48L 25W 

12D on portable stand $75. X 

Large. 708.534.3423 

Dresser/changing table, blonde 

color wood, 4 drawers, 2 

shelves with changing pad in 

great condition$75. Text ifinterested 

-can send you apicture 

708.420.0740 

Electric Easy Cycle (legs & 

arms) $25. Bedside potty $20. 

Guardian 4 footed cane $10. 4 

footed handrail step $10. Invacare 

bath transfer bench w/ 

handrail &backrest 27” L $25 

cash. 815.588.1214 

Farberware stainless steel vintage 

8” blade with oak wooden 

handle chef/butcher knife $18. 

708.466.9907 

Five patio/deck chairs, steel 

construction with full seat and 

back cushions, all in excellent 

condition $75. 708.846.5411 

George Forman electric grill 

$45. 815.838.6198 

Hand tools, staple guns, pliers, 

screw drivers, ect. $0.50-$5. 

Frankfort. 708.609.8625 

Ikea inreda bookshelf halogen 

LTS. New have 10, $5 ea. MP3 

pro digital metal detector used 

once to find ring. Carl 

708.717.5054 

Inground pool cover reel (no 

cover) $75. 708.403.3720. 

Leave message. 

Kitchen table and chairs $99. 

29”x47” table, 4 chairs with 

white seats, 1yrold, perfect! 

$99. 708.205.4625 

Large variety of Craftmans 

tools, take all for $100. 

708.349.3238 

MacGregor Lite golf clubs, 

cast alloy, good condition, 

1980s, lightweight for teens or 

woman $75 OBO. 

708.204.9326. Orland Park 

New ceramic handmade items, 

celery dish, watermelon, chip 

bown, pumpkin bowl, Xmas & 

Thanksgiving napkin holders 

$3-$7. V ery nice. 

708.479.9338 (Mokena) If no 

answer leave message. 

Outdoor canopy swing, excellent 

condition $100. 

708.478.5252 Orland Park 

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10 Questions 

I 

with Ben Gerl 

Ben Gerl is a sophomore and 

one of the starting pitchers on 

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team. 

to do to help the team win. 

Don’t go for a home run every 

time. If you need to put 

down a bunt, then do it. 

I 

I 

How did you get into 

baseball? 

I could swing a bat and 

throw a ball before I could 

stand. It came to me naturally. 

My parents put a bat in 

my hand, and I swung it. 

How did you eventually 

become a pitcher? 

It was very recently. 

Freshman year was when 

I realized my potential as a 

pitcher over a position player. 

14U was a pretty tough 

year in travel ball, but in 

15U it clicked for me. My 

private pitching coach John 

Martin, he’s had over 30 

years of MLB experience, 

and he’s helped me greatly 

with baseball. 

What’s the best part 

about being a pitcher? 

The game is in your control. 

You are the man. You 

have eight guys behind you 

who has to trust you, and 

you have to trust them. Having 

the team behind your 

back is the best part. 

What’s the biggest 

lesson you’ve learned 

from coach Jake Zajc? 

Coach Zajc preaches two 

things. No. 1 is to keep everything 

simple; don’t overcomplicate 

things more than 

you have to. And the second 

thing would be to play as 

a team. Do what you have 

What’s something most 

people don’t know 

about you? 

That I have a leopard 

gecko named Dizzy. Not 

many people know that I 

have a pet. In 2013, I wanted 

a pet. My parents said “alright, 

as long as you’re paying 

for it.” So, I did some 

research, thought a leopard 

gecko sounded pretty cool 

and settled on it. 

Do you have any 

pregame superstitions? 

I have a ton. I have a lucky 

pair of underwear I wear on 

my start days. I have a lucky 

baseball card, which is a 

Bartolo Colon card when he 

was on the Mets, that I keep 

in my bat bag. My third one 

is, ever since the rapper J. 

Cole came out with his album 

“KOD,” I listen to that 

before the game, and that’s 

when I really hit my stride. 

So I listen to that before every 

game to get hyped up. 

Who is your favorite 

teammate? 

Marcus Seguin has been a 

big-time help to me as a firstyear 

varsity guy. He’s been a 

mentor to me. He’s been a 

great friend. He’s taken me 

under his wing and treated 

me fantastically. I can’t say 

enough good things about 

the kid. 

If you can make a 

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dream five-man rotation 

that included yourself, 

who would be in it? 

Nolan Ryan, Corey Kluber, 

Tom Glavine and Bob 

Gibson. 

What’s your favorite 

memory in baseball? 

I was 11 years old, playing 

for St. Joe’s Storm. We traveled 

to Myrtle Beach, South 

Carolina to play in the Cal 

Ripken Tournament. We had 

gone on an absolute tear, got 

to the championship game. 

Bottom of the seventh (final 

inning), we were losing 

7-2 to a team from Virginia. 

Everybody thought we were 

done. Next thing you know, 

it was tied 7-7. We go into 

the eighth-inning and we 

walk it off. It was the most 

insane game I’ve ever witnessed. 

What’s your ideal 

splurge post-game 

meal? 

If my dad made his signature 

ribs, I could snack on 

those for hours. 

Interview by Editor James 

Sanchez.

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Warriors softball show support for retiring assistant coach 

Chris Walker 


Dick Mandella is retiring. 

Actually, it’s probably 

fairer to say that he’s redirecting 

his life a bit. 

Two years shy of the traditional 

retirement age of 

65, the 63-year-old Mandella 

doesn’t look his age nor 

does he feel it, but the time 

is right. 

“I’m not the type to sit 

around,” he said. “I’ve 

made a list of things that 

I might look into doing. I 

don’t feel like I’m 63. I’ve 

got hobbies. I like to fish 

and to work out in the yard, 

and we do have a second 

home in Indiana on a lake 

which is nice.” 

Mandella, who has spent 

his entire life in the area, 

having grown up on the east 

side of Joliet and then lived 

in New Lenox, also has 

three grandchildren he dotes 

on who will certainly keep 

him active and involved. 

For nearly 40 years, Mandella 

has impacted countless 

lives in the New Lenox 

area in the classroom, in the 

counselor’s office, on the 

baseball and softball diamond, 

on the gridiron and 

on the hardwood. 

That includes Tavaras 

Hardy, a 1998 Providence 

Catholic alum who was 

recently named the head 

men’s basketball coach at 

Loyola University-Maryland. 

Hardy considers Mandella 

to be one of the single 

biggest male influences in 

his life. 

“It started the moment I 

walked through the door at 

Providence as a gangly new 

freshman with that Joliet 

swagger about me thinking 

I was big and bad,” Hardy 

said. “He let me know that 

in order to reach the goals I 

was going to set forth, being 

what I wanted to be, I 

needed more discipline, to 

be a lot more humble and 

really focused on attacking 

my dream. He helped calm 

me down and focus on the 

things I need to do to be 

successful.” 

Some of the coaching 

concepts Mandella used on 

Hardy will now be implanted 

in his student-athletes in 

Baltimore. 

“Coach Mandella never 

let us slack on the little 

things, and that’s what I’m 

trying to instill,” he said. 

“Great attention to the details. 

It’s about being your 

best athletically and academically, 

and the jobs I 

had at Providence, cooking 

at Long John Silvers, a 

bus boy at Bob Evans, I had 

those same values.” 

Mandella was recognized 

for his coaching efforts in 

softball and basketball as he 

has been inducted into the 

Illinois Basketball Coaches 

Association Hall of Fame 

and the Illinois Softball 

Coaches Hall of Fame. 

“My first love was football 

and I was the sophomore 

coach at Providence 

for a couple years and then I 

was the offensive coordinator 

for the varsity for a year 

before I got the head basketball 

job so there was no way 

I could continue to do that.” 

He also served as the 

head sophomore baseball 

coach at Providence during 

that time. He moved over 

to the varsity as an assistant 

for Butch Markelz, but 

after Markelz departed for 

a job at Lockport, he took 

a break from the game and 

then landed where he never 

expected – the softball diamond. 

“There was an opening 

for softball and I was asked 

if I would consider it and 

I had no interest,” he said. 

“But I went out to see a 

game and I really enjoyed 

it. I think softball is such a 

great game and it was kind 

of ironic that I got involved 

in it. I would never coach 

baseball again, and I was a 

college baseball player.” 

Mandella ended up coaching 

softball at Providence 

from 1993-2000 before 

doing the same at Lincoln- 

Way Central from 2001- 

2009. He was at the helm 

when the Knights won the 

Class 4A state title in 2008. 

Years later he was on the 

coaching staff of the boys 

basketball team at Lincoln- 

Way West which finished as 

the Class 3A runner-up in 

2016. At the beginning of 

his career, he experienced 

the same in the Class A state 

championship when Providence 

was the runner-up in 

1979. 

Mandella also coached 

girls basketball for a few 

Lincoln-Way West assistant coach Dick Mandella huddles 

up with the softball team. The team celebrated "Dick 

Mandella Day" Saturday, May 5, during a home game 

against Lemont for the soon-to-be retired coach. PHOTO 

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years at Lincoln-Way Central 

and has been an assistant 

softball and boys 

basketball coach at Lincoln- 

Way West since 2009. He 

also was fortunate to get to 

coach his daughter in softball 

for a couple of seasons 

while at Providence. 

“I’ve been really fortunate 

to be in good situations 

with great kids and 

surrounded with good people,” 

he said. “That’s made 

it fun and having the support 

at home. When I was 

at Providence a had young 

kids and was never home so 

I was lucky to be married to 

someone who understands 

what you’re doing and my 

wife has been very supportive 

because a lot ended on 

her plate.” 

His influence hasn’t been 

restricted to athletes as he’s 

impacted thousands of students 

during his teaching 

years and especially as a 

college counselor. 

“It’s been fun and obviously 

very rewarding,” he 

said. “I’ve been fortunate 

to be in three great schools, 

worked with a lot of great 

people, and more importantly, 

have had the opportunity 

to interact with so 

many outstanding men and 

women. It has just been 

great.” 

Last Saturday, May 5 

was also a great surprise for 

Mandella as Lincoln-Way 

West softball coach Heather 

Novak was the mastermind 

behind a special “Dick Mandella 

Day.” She, numerous 

athletes who played for him 

over the years from Lincoln-Way 

Central, Lincoln- 

Way West and Providence, 

as well as family members 

were on-hand during a 13-8 

victory against Lemont, followed 

by a special ceremony 

between games. 

Signage, a decorated dugout, 

special Mandella-esque 

trivia between innings and 

huge head photos of Mandella 

were all a part of the 

celebration. 

“This has been great,” 

said his daughter Megan 

Wells. “It was great to see 

so many players that came 

back from over the years 

and you could see how 

emotional of a day it was 

for him, especially when he 

gave the little speech.” 

Wells is in the process of 

putting together a memory 

book for his father as a retirement 

gift. She’s already 

received a few dozen letters 

from former students. 

“I’ve probably gotten 30 

to 40 letters already and 

I’m still getting them,” she 

said. “That says a lot about 

the people he coached who 

have reached out to share a 

fun memory.” 

And there are certainly 

tons of great ones during his 

tenure as a coach, a counselor 

and a teacher in the area 

for nearly 40 years. 

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good swing on it.” 

Dermody got a big hug 

from his dad after the game. 

Many of the large contingent 

of Knight fans in attendance 

probably wanted to 

give him a big hug too. 

“This was definitely a 

great environment, especially 

being pushed back 

to a night game,” Dermody 

said of the matchup. “This 

just adds to our momentum. 

We know we’re a good 

team, and we can play with 

the best of them.” 

But Brandon Bennitt bared 

down to get a pair of strikeouts 

and a first-pitch fly out 

to senior Sean Harris in right 

field to end the game. Bennitt, 

a senior right-hander, 

came in to start the seventh 

after going 1-for-3 at the 

plate batting leadoff as the 

designated hitter. 

“I love closing, it’s my 

role,” Bennitt said. “I just 

love the pressure and I had 

to be the calm one out there. 

We looked forward to this 

game all week. We will be 

ready in the playoffs.” 

Matt Helwig got the win 

for the Knights. The senior 

right-hander came in for 

Davis with two outs and one 

on in the sixth. He walked 

senior third baseman Mike 

Wallace (1-for-2, BB) and 

gave up an infield single, 

but he got a ground out to 

end the inning. 

Senior first baseman Mike 

Roat (1-for-3) and senior 

left fielder Danny Gross (1- 

for-3) also added singles for 

the Knights, who stranded 

five runners. 

“It was just that sort of 

special environment,” Nowicki 

said. “It was a great 

game by both teams and a 

really fun one. We had big 

moments in situations and 

made the plays when we 

needed too.”

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Girls Soccer 

Warriors avenge prior loss to short-handed Knights 

Steve Millar 


Lincoln-Way West had to 

wait nearly seven weeks for 

its chance at revenge. 

After falling 2-0 to crosstown 

rival Lincoln-Way 

Central in the second round 

of the Windy City Ram Classic 

on March 15, the Warriors 

got another shot at the 

Knights on May 1 at West. 

“We were definitely fired 

up to play them,” West junior 

midfielder Jane Pinkerton 

said. “They’re our crosstown 

rival, so it’s always 

a big game when we play 

them. Since they beat us last 

time, we were even more 

ready for this one.” 

Pinkerton provided the 

payback for the host Warriors, 

scoring her first goal 

of the season and the only 

goal of the night in the 44th 

minute as West held on for 

a 1-0 SouthWest Suburban 

Red win over Central. 

After holding off the 

Knights (10-8-1, 2-2) while 

playing against the wind in 

the first half, the Warriors (7- 

7-1, 2-2) got aggressive with 

the wind at their backs after 

halftime. 

“We battled the whole first 

half and we were looking to 

bring that energy into the 

second half,” Pinkerton said. 

“We were scrapping really 

hard to get that goal.” 

The Warriors got it when 

Pinkerton capitalized on a 

strong effort by junior forward 

Sarah Wintercorn. 

Wintercorn beat a defender 

and got in alone on Central 

goalkeeper Jenny Farr. Farr 

made a nice save, but the rebound 

bounced in front, and 

Pinkerton was there to tap it 

into the open net. 

“It was really exciting 

to get that goal, especially 

against Central,” Pinkerton 

said. 

West coach Jeff Theiss 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Grace Klevorn (left) tries to stay stride for stride with Lincoln-Way 

West’s Jane Pinkerton in a crosstown matchup between the two teams at West on May 1. 

Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

was confident big things 

were coming for Pinkerton. 

He moved her up to forward 

at the start of the second 

half as the Warriors briefly 

switched to a 4-4-2 formation 

to generate more offense. 

“Jane has been a tank 

in training,” Theiss said. 

“She’s stood out. At halftime 

we told her ‘This is your day. 

Go score one.’ Sure enough, 

she goes out and gets one. 

That was huge for her. It’s a 

huge confidence boost.” 

Pinkerton’s heroics were 

the latest example of an unsung 

player coming through 

for West. 

“That’s been the story of 

late: new players stepping 

up,” Theiss said. “We’ve 

said we can’t rely on just a 

couple players to carry us. 

We had Angela (Skonicki) 

score her first two goals in 

the win against Bradley (on 

April 24) and now Jane gets 

her first goal.” 

Wintercorn continued to 

create offense for the Warriors 

after the goal. She put 

a shot on goal, which Farr 

saved, just 41 seconds after 

Pinkerton’s goal, then set up 

Sara Loichinger for a good 

look, Loichinger firing just 

high. 

“The momentum was 

huge after we scored,” 

Pinkerton said. “It’s super 

contagious when something 

like that happens. We really 

picked it up after that.” 

The Knights did not go 

down without a fight, picking 

up their offense over the 

final 15 minutes. 

After the Warriors avoided 

danger on a Central corner 

kick and a free kick from 

striking distance, forward 

Maddie Melde sent a bouncing 

shot from 35 yards out 

that Grace Pearse saved with 

8:35 to go. 

The biggest scare for 

West, though, came in the 

final minute. 

With the Warriors looking 

to clear the ball and kill 

the clock, Nicolette Gossage 

intercepted a pass 45 yards 

from goal and made a mad 

dash down the middle of the 

field. 

The speedster got behind 

a pair of West defenders and 

looked to be one-on-one 

with Pearse, but defender 

Meghan Schick recovered to 

block Gossage’s shot, directing 

it wide. 

That resulted in a corner 

kick and one last look for the 

Knights as Melde ripped a 

shot just wide with five seconds 

left on the clock. 

“You’ve always got to play 

the full 80 minutes,” Schick 

said. “We talk about that all 

the time. That showed right 

there.” 

Pearse made three saves, 

including a big stop on Gossage 

late in the first half, to 

record the shutout. 

Schick, Sam Sarna, 

Amanda Yaeger, Kylee 

Brandau and Savina Filip 

were among the key defensive 

contributors. 

Jenny Farr made five 

saves for the Knights. She 

recently took over in goal after 

Peyton Vecchiet, a starter 

for one season at Lincoln- 

Way East and the last two at 

Central, suffered a potential 

season-ending back injury. 

“Jenny’s a freshman in 

West goalie Grace Pearse made three saves, including 

one huge save against Central leading scorer Nicolette 

Gossage in the first half. 

Central midfielder Megan Andjelic (left) and West forward 

Sarah Wintercorn engage on the ball. 

a tough situation and she’s 

played well,” Central coach 

Dan Radz said. 

That was one of few bright 

spots for Radz, who was 

frustrated by his team’s performance. 

The Knights, coming off 

participating in the Naperville 

Invitational, arguably 

the toughest tournament in 

the state, are just 1-6-1 in 

their last eight games and 

have now caught the injury 

bug. 

“Team chemistry-wise, 

we’re not there,” Radz said. 

“We’re out of sorts. We 

just didn’t connect passes. 

There’s no composure on 

our squad right now. West 

had the composure and 

we didn’t. That’s the story 

of the game. Congrats to 

West.” 

Radz is hoping Central 

can figure things out before 

the postseason begins May 

15. The Knights are the No. 

3 seed in the Class 3A Reavis 

Sectional, while West is 

seeded fifth. 

“Our problems right now 

are technical,” Radz said. 

“We don’t look together as a 

team. We’ve got a lot to fix.”

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Badminton 

West advances all its sectional players to state 

RANDY WHALEN 


The goal was accomplished. 

The Lincoln-Way 

West badminton team 

was once again sectional 

champs. 

After falling short and 

placing second last year, 

the Warriors won their 

third sectional title in the 

past four seasons. They 

advanced all six players to 

state and finished with 15 

points to capture the championship 

of their own sectional 

on Thursday, May 3 

in New Lenox. 

Joliet Central (9.5 points) 

had its highest placement in 

school history with a second 

place finish. Homewood- 

Flossmoor (8) and Plainfield 

South (8) tied for third. 

Plainfield East (4.5) placed 

fifth and Thornton Fractional 

North (0) was sixth. The 

state finals will be held this 

Friday and Saturday, May 

11 and 12 at Eastern Illinois 

University. 

Last season, West also 

hosted the sectional, but 

finished with 11 points. 

That was 2.5 points behind 

champion - Lockport Township. 

“That was my goal,” 

veteran West coach Donna 

Thompson said of winning 

the sectional. “To win it 

and get everyone through. 

Especially since we were 

seeded to win the sectional. 

I wanted to get another 

plaque on the wall for our 

kids to come back and show 

their kids. 

“It was exciting. It was a 

good sectional. It’s the first 

time for all of them going to 

state.” 

Leading the list of West 

qualifiers for state was 

Haley Burns. The senior 

captured the singles title 

with a 21-18, 22-20 victory 

over Joliet Central junior 

Lauryn Luangsomkham - 

who is the daughter of head 

coach Lisa Luangsomkham. 

“It’s a great way to end 

the season and senior year,” 

Burns said of advancing to 

state. “I’ve been working 

really hard at practice. The 

[title] match was close, but 

I told myself that I couldn’t 

give up. My teammates 

were cheering me on and I 

got it. 

“Getting to the second 

day at state is my goal. 

I’m proud of how the team 

played. [Doubles players] 

Kayla [Wojcik] and Alli 

[Hullinger] are only sophomores 

and they have been 

working so hard.” 

Sara Swanberg is also going 

to state in singles for 

West. After losing in the 

semifinals 21-17, 21-15 to 

Luangsomkham, the senior 

won a tough 20-22, 21-18, 

21-19 game over H-F sophomore 

Laila London in the 

drawback round to advance 

to the third place match. 

There she captured third 

with a 21-14, 21-13 victory 

over Joliet Central senior 

Brooke Long. 

Although both West doubles 

teams lost in the quarterfinals, 

they both won in 

the drawback round and 

played each other for third 

place. There the Warrior 

duo of senior Adriana Strozak 

and Wojcik defeated 

teammates Hullinger and 

Lincoln-Way West No. 1 singles player Haley Burns 

goes for a drop shot during her state-qualifying match 

Thursday, May 3, during the Lincoln-Way West Sectional. 

She eventually placed first at the tournament. James 

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Shaunna O’Malley18-21, had the adrenaline to beat 

22-20, 21-15 to take third. 

“At that point we were 

both happy that we were 

both going to state,” Strozak 

said of facing her teammates 

for third. “We’re both 

capable of beating each other, 

but Kayla and I wanted 

it. Third is third, and we 

them.” 

While the twosome of 

Strozak and Wojcik didn’t 

start the season playing together, 

they teamed up by 

the second week of the season. 

“We know what each 

other are going to do on 

the court,” Wojcik said of 

why the pairing works. “We 

work well, especially when 

I’m in the back and she’s in 

the front. 

“I really couldn’t believe 

it until afterward. Then it 

hit me that we were going 

to state.” 

In the doubles title match it 

was Plainfield South seniors 

Kelynn Brummel and Grace 

Michel with a 21-17, 21-12 

victory over H-F sophomore 

Macy Campin and senior 

Bridget Van Etten. 

In addition to winning her 

eighth sectional championship 

between Lincoln-Way 

Central [between 2002-08] 

and West, another highlight 

for Thompson - who guided 

Central to a second place 

finish in 2008, was that a 

trio of her former players 

or coaches she worked with 

were coaching in the sectional. 

H-F coach Rachel 

Fassl, Joliet Central coach 

Lisa Luangsomkham and 

Plainfield South coach Hannah 

Christie all coached or 

played at one time or another 

under Thompson. 

Baseball 

Pitcher’s duel against Griffins ends up in Knights’ favor 

RANDY WHALEN 


Often times high school 

baseball teams hold back 

their best pitchers and players 

in a nonconference 

game. 

That was not the case Friday, 

May 4. That’s because 

it was Lincoln-Way-Central 

against Lincoln-Way East. 

And it was a classic. 

Led by starter Nate Davis, 

a trio of Knight pitchers 

held East in check in a 

1-0 victory. It was a great 

atmosphere on a beautiful 

night for baseball before 

hundreds of fans under the 

lights in a SouthWest Suburban 

Conference crossover 

in Frankfort. 

Both teams had five hits 

and committed an error. 

But Joey Dermody came 

through with a big pinch-hit 

single in the top of the seventh 

to score the only run 

for Central (15-9). As usual, 

Cole Kirschsieper (7-2) was 

outstanding on the hill for 

the Griffins, who defeated 

Richards 10-3 the next day 

to improve to 20-4 on the 

season. 

But so was Davis, a senior 

lefty who went the first 5 

2/3 shutout innings, allowing 

three hits while walking 

five and striking out nine. 

He departed after throwing 

102 pitches. 

“It doesn’t get any better,” 

Davis said. “This is 

the best rivalry in the area, 

and I believe this is a turning 

point in our season. We 

played them last year in 

the regular season and got 

beat badly [12-1 on April 

21 under the lights in New 

Lenox]. But we rebounded 

and beat them (5-4) for the 

regional championship. 

“I just kept battling [last 

Friday] and did what I could 

do for my team.” 

So did Dermody, who 

came up with two on and 

two out in the top of the seventh. 

The senior smacked 

the first pitch he saw to 

left. Junior left fielder Joey 

Selvaggio nearly made a 

great diving catch, but it 

glanced off his glove for 

an RBI double. That scored 

junior Connor Barry, who 

pinch ran for Jimmy Patock 

(1-for-3). The senior third 

baseman led off the inning 

by bouncing a first pitch 

single up the middle. 

Dermody admitted he 

was a little bit nervous coming 

up in the big situation. 

“Coach [Mitch Nowicki] 

told me my role before the 

start of the game, and I was 

mentally ready. It was a first 

pitch fastball and I put a 

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high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Girls soccer 

Lincoln-Way West 5, Thornwood 0 

Sarah Loichinger scored twice, and Anna 

Kirk, Alyssa Peterson and Kate Honan each 

tacked on a goal during the May 3 win. Grace 

Pearse recorded the shutout in goal. 

Boys Volleyball 

Lincoln-Way Central 25, 27, Bolingbrook 18, 

25 

Jack Yurkanin had 10 kills, Garrett McCrea 

had eight kills, and Brendan McCarthy finished 

with three kills. Aidan McGuire set up 

the offense with 23 assists in the May 3 win. 

Lincoln-Way West 25, 25, Homewood- 

Flossmoor 17, 8 

David Flores had 17 assists, and Tyler 

Holubek added four assists. Ben Pluskota 

finished with six kills, while Chris Dargan 

added four more in the May 3 win. 

Knights finish first in silver bracket of 

Lincoln-Way East Tournament 

Jack Yurkanin and Garrett McCrea combined 

for 107 kills for the Knights on April 

28, as they finished ninth overall but first in 

the silver bracket of the nearby tournament. 

Yurkanin also added 14 digs, seven aces 

and five blocks, and McCrea also got seven 

blocks, nine digs and two aces. Aidan Mc- 

Guire finished with 71 assists and 19 digs in 

the tournament, and Sebastian Olmos led the 

way with 43 digs, nine assists and three aces. 

The Knights opened the tournament losing 

to 25-16, 16-25, 11-15 to Downers Grove 

North, but strung together four straight wins 

to finish the afternoon. They beat West Aurora 

25-22, 25-20; Willowbrook 25-23, 25- 

21; Addison Trail 25-16, 21-25, 15-13; and 

Sandburg 25-12, 25-18. 

Boys Water Polo 

Lincoln-Way Central 12, Stagg 11 

Ryan Burke had four goals, and Jack 

Benzing had three goals, including the game 

winner with 21 seconds to play, in the May 

3 win. 

Softball 

Lincoln-Way Central 11, Lincoln-Way West 1 

Ashley Platek was a force on the mound, 

pitching a six innings, allowing one run 

and striking out two. Kamryn Murphy went 

3-for-4 with two RBI in the May 3 win to 

stay undefeated at 8-0 in conference. 

Lincoln-Way West 6, Sandburg 3 

Dani Callahan went deep and added a 

double to finish with two RBI in the May 2 

win. Melena Stemmler went 2-for-3 with a 

triple, two runs and two RBI; Emma Young 

was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI, 

and Julia Noga was the winning pitcher. 

Lincoln-Way Central 3, Bradley-Bourbonnais 

1 

Ashley Platek went the distance with a 

complete game shutout, striking out seven in 

the process in the May 1 win. Carly Alvers 

went 2-for-4 with two RBI at the dish. The 

win gives the Knights an undefeated 7-0 record 

in conference. 

Lincoln-Way Central 3, Joliet Catholic 1 

Carly Alvers lifted the Knights, going 

2-for-4 with a solo home run in the April 27 

win. Ashley Platek and Amanda Weyh kept 

the JCA hitters at bay in the circle. The two 

combined for nine strikeouts in the afternoon. 

Weyh also added an RBI. 

Baseball 

Lincoln-Way West 9, Stagg 4 

Marcus Seguin struck out five in 5 1/3 innings, 

and Ben Gerl finished the final 1 2/3 

innings, striking out three and also adding a 

RBI double. Joe Gonzalez, Nick Andersen 

and Sam Andrade each had two hits, and 

Kevin Davis went 1-for-3 with three RBI in 

the May 2 win. 

Lincoln-Way West 12, Thornridge 0 

The Warriors were clicking on all levels 

against Thornridge in the April 27 win to 

maintain a strong 4-1 record in conference. 

Girls Water Polo 

Lincoln-Way Central 9, Sandburg 12 

Madi Jager and Megan Cales both scored 

three goals in the May 1 loss to Sandburg. 

Lincoln-Way West 3, Lincoln-Way East 15 

Riley Kettelson, Delaney Janosek and 

Cailey Janosek all scored in the tough May 1 

loss to district rivals East. 

Badminton 

Lincoln-Way Central places third at SWSC 

Red meet 

Gillian Underhill, Regan Lo Conte, Emma 

Schueler, Carly Schiene and Katherine 

Kedzior all placed for the Knights to get the 

Top 3 finish at the SWSC Red meet on April 

26. 

High School Highlights are compile by editor 

James Sanchez, james@newlenoxpatriot.com. 

Badminton 

Three Knights claw back to make state 

RANDY WHALEN 


Perhaps Steven Evenhouse 

thought he was 

dreaming. But the first-year 

Lincoln-Way East head 

badminton coach certainly 

wasn’t. 

The Griffins dominated. 

East advanced all of its 

players to the finals in both 

the singles and doubles and 

cruised to the title of its own 

sectional tournament on 

Thursday, May 3 in Frankfort. 

The Griffins (18 points) 

easily outdistanced second 

place Lincoln-Way Central 

(9.5). Sandburg (8) and 

Plainfield North (8) tied for 

third. Bolingbrook (4) and 

first-year program Lemont 

(0) rounded out the field. 

A trio of players from Lincoln-Way 

Central made it to 

state. Junior Gillian Underhill 

placed fourth in singles 

and the doubles team of seniors 

Alyssa Arce and Cora 

Smith also placed fourth. 

The top four singles and 

doubles players advanced to 

the state finals are this Friday 

and Saturday, May 11-12, at 

Eastern Illinois University in 

Charleston. 

With them qualifying 

the Knights continued their 

streak. Ever since District 

210 branched out to two 

schools in the 2001-02 season, 

Central has always 

qualified someone to state 

finals. 

“We play in the badminton 

buzzsaw,” Central coach 

Ryan Pohlmann said of the 

area competition. “It’s such 

a grind, but the regular season 

gets us ready for this 

part.” 

That showed as Central 

won a half dozen dual meets 

this season, but still got half 

its team to state. 

“Alyssa is from Mokena 

and Cora is from New 

Lenox,” said Pohlmann, 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Cora Smith (pictured) and her 

doubles partner Alyssa Arce was the final pair to make it 

to the state tournament in Charleston after finishing fourth 

Thursday, May 3 at the Lincoln-Way East Sectional. 22nd 

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who was the head coach at 

East for three seasons, from 

2014-16, before moving 

to Central last year when 

District 210 realigned with 

the closing of Lincoln-Way 

North. “They are the perfect 

culmination of how the split 

has gone. They came together 

and have bonded well. [To 

get to the final 4], they beat 

a Plainfield North team that 

beat them earlier in the day.” 

Indeed Arce and Smith 

lost to 20-22, 21-18, 21-13 

to Tiger seniors Jacqueline 

Kuffel and Emily Fisher in 

the second round. But the 

Knight duo, which had a 

close call against Sandburg 

seniors Meghan Mattson 

and MaryKate Zoubek before 

rallying for a 18-21, 21- 

17, 22-20 win in the opening 

round, bounced back with 

a 21-11, 21-15 victory over 

Lemont. 

They then had to rally 

to defeat Mattson and 

MaryKate Zoubek 17-21, 

21-16, 21-16 in the next 

consolation round and then 

advanced to the third place 

match with a 21-13, 21-15 

win over Kuffel and Fisher. 

“It means everything,” 

Arce said of making it to 

state. “We worked so hard, 

and you don’t get too many 

second chances. We did 

[against Kuffel and Fisher] 

and had to take advantage of 

that.” 

Although Arce and Smith 

lost to North seniors Soha 

Khan and Jill Klatt 16- 

21, 22-20, 21-18 in the 

third place match, their 

determination to play six 

matches at the sectional to 

advance showed that they 

belonged. 

“It’s great,” Smith said of 

going to state. “We weren’t 

going to give up and it 

worked out wonderfully.” 

Underhill opened with a 

21-10, 21-13 victory over 

Sandburg junior Kate Hudson. 

After losing 21-13, 21- 

15 to eventual runner-up, 

East senior Abby Wierzal, 

she came back with a 21- 

10, 21-11 win over junior 

Gabrielle Marasigan from 

North to advance to the final 

four. There she lost to 

Sandburg junior Kaylynn 

Murray 21-18, 21-13 for 

third place. 

Also playing singles for 

Central was junior Grace 

Herzog. Juniors Layla Dennehy 

and Emma Schueler 

also played doubles for the 

Knights.

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Warriors show grit in second set to complete sweep 

Randy Whalen 


Despite being about eight 

miles apart, the Lincoln- 

Way West and Lockport 

Township boys volleyball 

teams aren’t in the same 

sectional. 

But when the two teams 

met up last week, there was 

a postseason type of feel, as 

both entered the match with 

stellar records. But in the 

end, it was West that kept 

its conference championship 

hopes alive by rallying 

from a big deficit in the 

second set and defeating 

the Porters 25-16, 26-24 in 

a key SouthWest Suburban 

Conference matchup on 

May 1 at the Lockport Central 

Campus. 

West (23-7), which had a 

definite height disadvantage 

in the match, completed the 

comeback and got a measure 

of revenge from a 25- 

22, 25-16 loss to Lockport 

in the same gym last season. 

“I love playing in this 

gym,” West coach Jodi Frigo 

said of the 88-year-old 

“pit”-style gym. “I went to 

college in Indiana, so it reminds 

me of all the old-time 

gyms there.” 

Frigo loved the performance 

of her team even 

more. 

“This team is a bunch 

of fighters,” Frigo said. 

“We’re used to playing 

the big teams. We’ve got 

in the big tournaments, 

like Wheaton Warrenville 

South, the Smack Attack 

and the Lincoln-Way East 

Tournament. Lockport has 

taken [Lincoln-Way] East to 

three [twice]. But this tough 

schedule can only help prepare 

us. 

“We have been playing 

pretty good volleyball lately, 

and we have been working 

on executing at the end 

of matches. Our team really 

battled to come back in the 

second game.” 

Lockport (17-8, 1-2) led 

nearly the whole second 

set and used a 7-2 spurt to 

take a 22-15 lead. The Warriors, 

however, rallied with 

six-straight points. Outside 

hitter Brandyn Cullen, one 

of two seniors on the team, 

started it with a kill and then 

served an ace. The other senior, 

middle/right side hitter 

Jack Ryan (4 kills), rammed 

a block, and then the Porters 

had three-straight errors as 

West closed within a point. 

Sophomore middle hitter 

Jake Maly had a block to 

make it 23-21, but Lockport 

committed two-straight hitting 

errors, and the set was 

tied for the first time since 

5-5. 

Senior opposite side hitter 

Patrick Surane smacked a 

kill to give the Porters a set 

point. But outside hitter Ben 

Pluskota pounded a kill, and 

right side hitter Louden Moran 

mashed two in a row as 

West completed the comeback. 

Moran, who had four 

kills and stands 6-foot-4, 

was the tallest Warrior starter. 

Lockport, on the other 

hand, started five players 

6-foot-3 or taller. 

“Generally, being a small 

team, we have to relay on 

other aspects,” Pluskota 

said. “Being 5-10, I know 

I can’t smash the ball every 

time, so I have to place it. 

We knew we had to block 

well, because they block 

well. But we also pass the 

ball very well. 

“I use my peripheral vision 

and try to see the 

openings when I’m going 

up. Most of [jumping ability] 

is natural. But I’ve also 

worked out in the weight 

room lately, and that helps.” 

Pluskota, one of nine juniors 

on the team, led West 

with eight kills. Libero 

Tyler Vedder (11 digs) is 

the only sophomore on the 

team. 

David Flores (16 assists, 

3 kills, 3 aces) was in control 

from his setter position. 

The Warriors did all this despite 

not having two of their 

middles — 6-foot-2 Chris 

Dargan and 6-foot-7 Jack 

Hrvatin — available to play. 

“I just try my best to get 

to every ball, and my teammates 

just follow the lead,” 

Flores said. “We feel we 

can get to everything. Our 

chemistry is great, and we 

know where everyone is at 

on the court. 

“I take pride in my serving 

because being the setter, 

that is the only real opportunity 

I get to score points. At 

the end, we just had a bunch 

of key serves and kept our 

heads.” 

Trailing 3-2 in the opening 

set, the Warriors took 

the lead for good on a 5-0 

run, as Flores found the 

holes in the serve receive 

for a pair of aces. Ahead 

13-9, Pluskota and Ryan 

had kills in a 4-0 spurt, and 

Lockport never got closer 

than seven points the rest of 

the set. 

“[West] is a good team,” 

Lockport coach Nick Mraz 

said. “They win with defense, 

and they’re smart. On 

our side, we just couldn’t 

finish [in set 2]. Our last two 

swings were tips, and in the 

meantime, [the Warriors] 

are ripping. We have to attack 

the ball. That was not a 

good way to end it.” 

Senior outside hitter Kyle 

Dixon had a match-high 

nine kills for Lockport. But 

senior setter/opposite side 

hitter Anthony Pfeiffer (10 

assists) was limited to three 

kills. Sophomore setter Jacob 

Prince (10 assists), junior 

libero Alex Matteucci (13 

digs) and junior middle hitter 

Jake Whyte (3 blocks) also 

contributed for the Porters. 

Lincoln-Way West middle Drew Shingler raises up to spike the ball May 1 during a game 

against Lockport. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Setter David Flores serves the ball. 

When the postseason 

opens May 21, Lockport is 

in the tough Brother Rice 

Sectional. 

“It didn’t feel like it in the 

first set,” Mraz said when 

asked if it felt like this was 

a sectional atmosphere. “We 

went out and let a good team 

walk all over us. Hands 

down, that was the most disappointing 

set we played all 

season. [In the second set], 

that was the best dedication 

to defense I have seen our 

team play this year up to 

that (22-15) point. We were 

doing everything the correct 

way, but that has to be done 

every time out.”

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fastbreak 

Girls Soccer 

Celtics start fast, defense does the rest against Tinley Park 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

1st-and-3 

West’s winning ways 

1. Danielle Callahan 

(above) 

The University of St. 

Francis commit hit a 

home run and added 

a double to finish with 

two RBIs in a May 

2 win over a formidable 

Sandburg unit. 

Callahan has been a 

threat in the heart of 

the order all season 

for the Warriors. 

2. Jane Pinkerton 

West girls soccer 

coach Jeff Theiss 

said the story of 

its season so far is 

someone stepping up 

each game. Against 

rival Central on May 

1, it was Pinkerton, 

who scored what 

turned out to be the 

game-winning goal to 

avenge a loss from 

earlier in the year. 

3. Louden Moran 

The 6-foot-4 lefty had 

four kills in the May 

1 win over Lockport. 

More importantly, two 

of those came during 

a comeback run in the 

second set that led to 

the victory. 

Steve Millar 


Freshmen have made a big 

impact on Providence’s soccer 

team this season. 

A pair of them combined 

for all four goals Monday as 

the host Celtics rolled to a 

4-0 win over Tinley Park. 

Freshman forward Sierra 

Vidican was the big star, recording 

her first career hat 

trick and adding an assist. 

Freshman midfielder Brooke 

Geary, a Mokena resident, 

also scored. 

“It was pretty exciting to 

get my first hat trick,” Vidican 

said. “I felt like my runs 

were really working and my 

teammates’ passes were really 

on. I was just going to 

the ball.” 

Vidican got the Celtics 

(10-6-2) off to a fast start 

against the Titans (6-7-1), 

scoring less than six minutes 

in. 

Mokena native Brianna 

Geary made a strong run 

down the left side of the field 

and slipped a quick pass to 

Vidican, who finished for the 

quick 1-0 lead. 

“(Brianna Geary) sent it in 

and I just went up and hit it 

with my left foot,” Vidican 

said. “It was great to get off 

to a good start like that.” 

Providence coach Dan Potempa 

said the strong start is 

something he’s been looking 

for recently. 

“We’ve talked a lot about 

getting that early lead and it 

was big to do that today,” he 

said. “That set a tone and put 

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“I take pride in my serving because being the setter, 

that is the only real opportunity I get to score 

points.” 

David Flores – Lincoln-Way West setter, following the May 1 win over 

Lockport where he registered three aces 

Tinley on their heels a bit.” 

Tinley Park kept it a onegoal 

game for nearly the rest 

of the first half, and came 

close to scoring the equalizer 

on a couple occasions, including 

when Alyssa Kudek 

fired just wide off a free kick 

with 9:20 to go. 

The Celtics, though, got 

major momentum and a bit 

of a cushion just before halftime. 

Providence’s Karli Boyd 

drove down the right side of 

the field, pulling defenders 

her way, before crossing the 

ball toward the far post. Vidican 

was there to put it away 

to make it 2-0 with 2:21 left 

in the half. 

“The first thing with Sierra 

was confidence,” Potempa 

said. “This is her first 

time playing with girls three 

years older than her. She was 

a bit timid at first, but she’s 

settled in and let her talents 

take over. 

“She’s working really well 

with Karli and with our midfielders 

to find those runs 

and get open. She’s learned 

a lot about working with this 

team.” 

The Celtics made it 3-0 

with 14:42 left in the match 

when Brooke Geary struck 

for the first goal of her high 

school career. 

It was Vidican doing the 

passing this time as she took 

a corner kick and sent a cross 

toward the middle of the box 

to set up Brooke Geary. 

“Sierra had a really good 

cross,” Brooke Geary said. “I 

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saw it deflect off the goalie’s 

hands and I just went in and 

kicked it in. It was really exciting 

getting my first goal.” 

Brooke Geary said she’s 

enjoyed the transition to 

high school soccer. 

“It’s a really good experience 

playing with older girls 

who are really good,” she 

said. “Getting to play for 

Providence and represent my 

school is really cool, too.” 

Vidican, who scored again 

with 1:35 left to complete 

her hat trick, said Providence’s 

veterans have made 

things easier for her. 

“It’s been really nice,” she 

said. “All the girls are super 

welcoming. They’re always 

willing to pass us the ball. 

They’re good teammates 

and friends and it’s been really 

easy to adjust to playing 

on this team and do good. 

“Everyone’s personalities 

mesh well. It really feels like 

a team.” 

In addition to Vidican and 

Brooke Geary, freshmen 

Emma Kulpinski and Jillian 

Janoyvak have played big 

roles for the Celtics. 

“It’s really exciting for the 

future seeing these freshmen 

play so well,” Potempa 

said. “At the beginning of the 

season, they were a little shy 

and a little tentative. Now it’s 

been nice to see them settle in 

and play their games.” 

Kayla Ambrose made two 

saves as the Celtics recorded 

their eighth shutout of the 

season. 

Janoyvak, Chase McCool, 

Boys Volleyball 

5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 

• Lincoln-Way West will have another stiff test, facing 

state-ranked district rivals Lincoln-Way East in 

Frankfort. 

Senior leader Chase McCool is one of the anchors of the 

Providence defense that recorded its eighth shutout of the 

season on April 30 against Tinley Park. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

Catherine Slade and Regan 

Sauer provided big efforts 

on the back line to help shut 

the Titans down. 

“I really like the way the 

defense is working together 

and covering for each other,” 

Potempa said. “A lot of our 

success is due to our defense. 

If you don’t give up a 

goal, you can’t lose.” 

With the playoffs right 

around the corner, Potempa 

likes the way his team is developing. 

The Celtics are the No. 2 

seed in the Class 2A Lemont 

Sectional, behind the host 

Index 

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40– Athlete of the Week 

Indians, and will open the 

postseason May 15 with a St. 

Laurence Regional semifinal 

against either Marian Catholic 

or Chicago Vocational. 

“We’ve changed as the 

season went on,” Potempa 

said. “We started off as a really 

possession-heavy team, 

always moving the ball 

around, but we weren’t getting 

forward and creating a 

lot of opportunities. As of 

late, we’ve been a lot more 

aggressive and we’re creating 

more opportunities. 

“That’ll definitely bode 

well for us down the line.” 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez, 

james@newlenoxpatriot.com.

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Not a bad 

night West 

badminton sends 

numerous players to state 

tournament, Page 44 

Crosstown 

revenge West girls 

soccer gets payback 

against Central after loss 

in March, Page 42 

Standing at only 5-foot-10, West outside hitter Ben Pluskota leads Warriors 

once again in kills in win, Page 46 

Lincoln-Way West outside hitter Ben Pluskota (right) spikes the ball May 1 during a SWSC matchup against Lockport Township in Lockport. Julie McMann/22nd Century Media

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