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THURSDAY
Intro to Yoga
10:30-11:30 a.m. May 17,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327
W. 195th St., Mokena. Join
Marti Anne for this class
that is designed especially
for first time yoga students.
Class size is limited. To register,
call (708) 479-9663 or
visit the events calendar at
www.mokenalibrary.org.
Jazz Concert
7 p.m. 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 Lincoln-Way
Central Music Department
accepts nonperishable food
items for concert admission;
all donations will be sent to
local food pantries.
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Board of Appeals
7 p.m. May 17, Mokena
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St., Mokena. For more
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This concert will be dedicated
completely to percussion
ensemble repertoire. The
Lincoln-Way Central Music
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food items for concert
admission; all donations will
be sent to local food pantries.
SATURDAY
Bingo at the Library
1-2 p.m. May 19, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Get some lucky
charms and daubers ready
for bingo at the library. Winners
will receive fun prizes
and snacks will be served.
Bingo is open to adults ages
18 years and older. To register,
call (708) 479- 9663 or
visit the events calendar at
www.mokenalibrary.org.
Basic Horsemanship Class
3:30-5:30 p.m. May 19,
Nova Quarter Horses, 10129
W. 187th St., Mokena. This
hands on learning experience
to help participants gain confidence
while learning what
goes on “behind the scenes”
of a lesson. Learn barn etiquette,
how to halter and
lead, how to groom and pick
hooves, how to saddle and
bridle and how to adjust reins
and stirrups all while having
fun. Cost is $25 per person.
This is a non riding class. If
you have questions or to register
please call Nova Quarter
Horses at (708) 479-3696.
Shred Event
8:30-9:30 p.m. May 19,
Old Plank Trail Community
Bank, 20012 Wolf Road Mokena.
Do you have personal,
sensitive information that
you would like shredded?
Join Old Plank Trail Community
Bank for a free shred
event. Limit 2 small boxes/2
paper bags per car load. For
more information, visit www.
oldplanktrailbank.com.
SUNDAY
Gentle Yoga Demo Class
Registration deadline is
May 20. Class will be 10-11
a.m. May 22, The Oaks Recreation
& Fitness Center, 10847
La Porte Rd., Mokena. “Active
Older Adult” Gentle Yoga incorporates
flexibility and basic
yoga components to improve
range of motion, decrease
stress and tension, and lengthens
the body. The Last part of
class will focus on relaxation
techniques. This class is for
adults ages 21 and older. Space
is limited, so preregistration is
recommended. For more information,
call (708) 390-2343 or
visit www.mokenapark.com.
Community Youth Band
Fees due by May 20. Concert
will be 7-9 p.m. Thursday,
June 28, Tinley Park Park
District Bettenhausen Recreation
Center, 8125 W. 171st
St., Tinley Park. High school
musicians ages 14 and older,
or those who will be graduating
junior high, are invited.
There is no residency requirement.
For more information,
schedules and fees, visit
www.tinleyband.org or email
tinleyband@gmail.com.
MONDAY
Village Board Work Session
6 p.m. May 21, Mokena
Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter
St., Mokena. The Mokena
Village Board work session
was rescheduled to this
date. For more information,
meeting agendas and minutes
visit www.mokena.org.
TUESDAY
Senior Driving Seminar
10 a.m.-noon May 22, Parker
Road Bible Church, 18512
Parker Road, Mokena. State
Representative Margo Mc-
Dermed will host a senior driving
seminar for older drivers
looking to refresh their memory
of the written driving test,
a necessary step to renewing
their license. Each two-hour
seminar will be taught by an
instructor from the Secretary
of State’s Office. The seminar
will cover an overview of
the contents of the Rules of
the Road booklet and include
a sample test. The seminars
are offered free of charge.
For more information and to
RSVP, call (815) 277-2079.
Business after Hours
5-7 p.m. May 22, Three
Point Health Care, 19805 S.
LaGrange Road, Mokena.
Join the Mokena Chamber of
Commerce for a ribbon cutting
and business after hours
with Three Point Health
Care.
WEDNESDAY
Building People and
Opportunities
7:30-9 a.m. May 23, Mokena
Community Public Library,
11327 W. 195th St.,
Mokena. Join Caroline Portlock
from Will County Workforce
as she speaks about
“Building People and Opportunities
to Grow Business in
Will County.” Learn about the
services available through the
local workforce system to recruit
qualified workers, retain
well-trained and productive
employees and access workforce
planning resources.
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Business after Hours
5-8 p.m. May 23, Sterk
Family Law, 11508 W. 183rd
Place NW, Orland Park. Join
the Frankfort Chamber of
Commerce and Sterk Family
Law for their fourth annual,
multi-chamber event.
This year’s theme will be the
1950s, so get ready to dust off
those poodle skirts and leather
jackets. RSVPs are requested
at sterkfamilylawannual
event2018.eventbrite.com.
UPCOMING
Golf Outing
Register by Thursday, May
24. Event will be at noon Sunday,
Jun 3, Deer Creek Golf
Club, 25055 S. Western Ave.,
University Park. Support the
Frankfort Square Baseball
League scholarship fund. Cost
is $80 per golfer and includes
golf, cart, range balls, hot dog/
chips/drink at the turn and
dinner. For those who do not
wish to golf, cost is $30 for
dinner. There will be a holi-inone
contest, Par 3 Dixon Challenge,
Par 5 Driver Challenge,
50/50 raffle and auctions. To
register, visit FSBL.net.
ONGOING
Community Garage Sale
Sign up through May 11
for the Community-Wide
Garage sale to be held Thursday,
May 17 through Sunday,
May 20. Applications
are available at 11020 Front
St., Unit A, Mokena. Cost
is $8 per address. For more
information, call (708) 478-
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Friends of the Library holds annual Spring Book Sale
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
The Friends of the Library held
its annual Spring Book Sale at the
Mokena Community Public Library
District Friday, May 11, and
Saturday, May 12.
Thousands of books and other
materials were on sale, many for
just $1. The books were donated
to the sale by the library and from
private collections.
The set up process for an event
this large actually goes very
smoothly, thanks to the many volunteers
the Friends of the Library
have working on getting everything
just right for the sale.
Volunteers began setting up at
9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10, and
were done by 1 p.m., said Friends
of the Library member Marilyn
O’Rourke.
“We have a really good group of
volunteers… That’s our strength is
our volunteers,” O’rourke said.
The Friends of the Library has
Close to 200 members, O’Rourke
said.
And each book sale, which happen
three times a year now, usually
brings in another 20 new or
renewing members, said Friends of
the Library Vice President Sherry
Jourdan.
The Doyle family has been
volunteering for the past 6 years.
Brothers Logan and Dylan Doyle
were on hand to help keep the rows
of books tidy and help people carry
books out to their vehicles.
The brothers said part of the reason
they keep volunteering year
after year is their strong belief in
promoting literacy.
“One of the foundations of an
individual being able to exercise
their free rights is first of all know-
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Brothers Dylan (left) and Logan Doyle help keep things orderly at the Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
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Summit Hill D161 Board of Education
Community group proposes creating new district
Megan Schuller
Freelance Reporter
Community members
and parents of Summit Hill
School District 161 offered
an interesting proposal during
the public comments
section of the May 9 Board
of Education meeting.
Tinley Park and District
161 resident Stephen Cook
was granted the time to discuss
the yearlong research
he and a group of community
members have done regarding
the possibility of acquiring
Lincoln-Way North
for $56 million and restructuring
of D161 into a K-12
unit district.
“We have a $100 million
closed school in our
backyard,” Cook said. “The
students of 161 are being
packed into a school with
800 to 1,000 more students
than Lincoln-Way Central
and Lincoln-Way West. The
students of 161 are entering
the school district of 210
with less opportunities and
larger class sizes. And we
are still paying the mortgage
on Lincoln-Way North.”
The benefit would be mutual
to both school districts,
according to Cook. Not only
would it give D210 a better
Moody’s bond rating, but it
would release their district
and taxpayers of paying for a
school that is not operational.
For D161, it would thin
out the crowded schools, allow
smaller class sizes and
create school facilities that
could be used by the public
when school is not in session.
“We’re not asking for
more money from the taxpayers,”
Cook said.
Cook’s said his research
showed that this proposal
would ideally prevent a tax
spike based on the current
D210 bond issue, and either
maintain or improve home
values within D161.
Prior to closing, Lincoln-
Way North had 24.5 percent
of total district 210 enrollment.
Since closing, most
of the students from D161
schools feed into Lincoln-
Way East, which holds 41.8
percent of the total student
enrollment, according to Illinois
State Board of Education
data.
“We would not be here
tonight if we didn’t think it
was possible,” Cook said.
“Financially this can be
done.”
Cook explained the plan
utilizes the assets of D161 to
achieve the highest level of
education at the lowest possible
cost to the taxpayers of
D161 and D210.
“I have to give everyone
time to digest this before we
can give any form of direction,”
Board President Rich
Marron said to Cook following
his presentation. “I look
forward to reviewing this.
I thank you and the people
you worked with on this for
clearly the amount of time
you put into this and the data
you got,”
If eventually approved and
implemented, the proposal
would open Lincoln-Way
North for the 2021 season.
Feasibility studies cost up to
$12,000; however, the ISBE
will pick up roughly half of
the bill.
D161 Superintendent
Barb Rains said the district
plans to review the details
of the proposal. D210 Community
Relations Director
Taryn Atwell issued a,
“no comment,” because the
board has not yet seen the
group’s proposal.
Security upgrade survey
approved
Security was also a hot
topic of discussion at the
meeting. The board unanimously
passed a building
security survey that will be
conducted by Brook Technologies
for all seven district
buildings at a total cost
$10,500, and six new cameras
totaling $1,800.
“We’re becoming more
sophisticated with want we
want to put in place but we
want to map it out first,”
Superintendent Barb Rains
said.
The survey will examine
and map out the security
plan of the entire district and
determine things such as the
best placement of cameras
and test how secure the entry
access points are.
“It’s well worth hiring
people that know exactly
what they’re doing and what
is out there to get a system
Round it Up
A brief recap of other items discussed at the May 9
D161 board meeting
• Students from the spelling bee, math team,
scholastic bowl and the state science fair were
recognized for their outstanding achievements in
competition.
• Several teachers were recognized by the board due
to positive feedback they had been given from parents.
• Jennifer Winefka was approved for the position of
assistant principal of Summit Hill Junior High.
• Enrollment is holding steady in all grade levels and in
all schools, serving a total of 2,969 students.
that works seamlessly. It
seems like a lot of money,
but its money saved in a lot
of ways,” said board member
James Martin.
Board member Stacy Borgens
suggested the discussion
regarding the Crisis
Go Software be tabled until
the survey comes back from
Brook Technologies. The
software would facilitate a
safety system to make emergency
plans and class lists
accessible from any phone
or tablet in the case of an
emergency. The initial cost
would be $8,500, decreasing
to $6,900 annually.
D843 liaison replacement
named
After Marron removed
himself as the Summit Hill
liaison to District 843 governing
board during the
April 25 meeting, Martin
was appointed to step in and
take that place.
“Mr. Martin I am quite
certain that you are qualified
to watch out for the
educational needs of District
843,” Marron said before
the vote which passed
anonymously.
The next regular board
meeting is scheduled for 7
p.m. on May 23.
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ing them,” Dylan said. “To
know your rights, you have
to be able to understand the
laws, which are written.
And if you can’t read and/
or write, then that makes
understanding things like
that a very large problem.”
Judith and Dennis Grzesiak,
of Orland Park, took
advantage of a special sale
going on within the book
sale on Saturday; they
purchased a brown paper
grocery bag for $3, which
allowed them to pick up
as many books as the bag
would hold. This time
around, that meant stocking
up on James Patterson
books and other similar authors.
“I usually do come to this
library because it’s very
convenient and they have
great programs,” Judith
said. “I was just here for the
safe driving one. They’re
super, and I always get my
books here.”
“They have a good selection
and the price was
right,” Dennis said.
Unsold books get donated
to various organizations,
including the Manteno Veterans
Home and a domestic
abuse shelter for women,
and local teachers who
can use the materials in
their classrooms, O’Rourke
said.
“We always feel good
about that,” she said.
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Mokena man pleads guilty
in revenge porn case
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
A Mokena resident has
pled guilty to an attempt of
nonconsensual dissemination
of private sexual images,
according to State’s
Attorney of Will County
spokesperson Chuck Pelkie.
Stephen Soderborg, 30,
of 19508 Parker Road, in
Mokena, reversed his earlier
plea of not guilty after an
unsuccessful attempt by his
lawyer, Jeff Tomczak, to argue
that the law under which
Soderborg was charged was
unconstitutional, court records
show. Tomczak has
not returned a request for
comment on the matter.
Soderberg was charged in
January 2017 for posting a
private photo of his ex-girlfriend
online, Will County
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman
Kathy Hoffmeyer said at
Mokena Wendy’s supervisor
charged with sexual abuse
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
A former Orland Park and
current Frankfort resident
was arrested this week, after
he allegedly had a sexual
relationship with a minor
teenager.
Philip W. Buroff, 25, was
charged with two counts
aggravated criminal sexual
abuse/ages 13 to 18 and
two counts of aggravated
criminal sexual abuse after
he was brought in Monday,
May 7, for questioning
in regard to complaints
made by an employee of the
Wendy’s in Mokena, where
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the time. She said then that
the charge was the result of
an investigation which started
in November 2015, when
Soderberg’s ex-girlfriend alleged
he had private photos
of her in his possession and
had posted them online without
her permission.
From May 8
he served as a supervisor,
according to a press release
issued Tuesday, May 8, by
the Will County Sheriff’s
Office.
The crimes included
“inappropriate sexual advancements
over cellphone
texting and a private social
media site and eventually
turned into engaging
in sex,” following the two
working together and becoming
friends over the
course of a year, according
to the press release.
Buroff was set to appear
for a bond hearing Tuesday,
May 8.
Hoffmeyer added at that
time that Soderberg made
statements to detectives
that he had taken the pictures
offline and realized he
shouldn’t have posted them,
though results of a search
warrant still found one image
online, which led to his
arrest.
The conviction, which is
a Class A misdemeanor, carries
two years of court supervision,
a $750 fine, and
requirements to attend anger
management classes, complete
50 hours of community
service at a facility that
benefits women or victims
of domestic violence, and
refrain from contact with the
victim.
Soderborg is a former science
teacher at Lockport
Township High School,
where he taught from 2012-
2017.
Philip Buroff
Photo submitted
Police are asking anyone
with information about
Buroff to contact Detective
Burket at (815) 727-8574
ext. 4965.
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kenaMessenger.com.
Chi-Town Showdown 5K rained out
Megan Schuller
Freelance Reporter
Runners take shelter from the storm beneath the roof of
the restrooms at Mokena’s Main Park Saturday, May 12.
The Chi-Town Showdown 5K was billed as “rain or shine,”
but concerns for safety and a time limit on LaPorte Road
closure led to the event’s cancellation.
Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media
The Chi-Town Showdown
5K and kids dash on Saturday,
May 12, was over before
it began. Participants were
running out of the pouring
rain to take shelter from the
lightning in Mokena’s Main
Park.
Some toughed it out wearing
only their running gear
or South Side and North
Side gear, but many opted
for plastic ponchos and took
shelter beneath the roof of
the restrooms at Main Park.
The event was publicized as
rain or shine; however, lightning
and heavy rain raised
concern for public safety. It
was postponed for 10 minutes,
and eventually cancelled
entirely.
Park District Recreations
Supervisor Rebecca
Phetteplace said they had
not received an all clear and
had to call it after 10 minutes
due to time restrictions on the
closure of LaPorte Road for
the race.
“We couldn’t let people
run in that condition,”
Phetteplace said. “Hopefully
we can still host the event.
We’re just not sure if that’s
possible right now because
we have a lot of different
resources that go into it. We
have to see if it’s a possibility
before we commit to it as an
option.”
Right around the 10 minute
postponement mark ended,
police and forest preserve
rangers showed up and urged
people to take shelter from
the storm. The local law enforcement
then helped bring
volunteers staged at different
points along the race
route back to the starting line
to keep them safe from the
lightning threat.
Many runners who had
stuck it out despite the rain
were disappointed by the
cancellation.
Monee resident Carrie
Hamstra came with her
friends to run the 5K but
ended up waiting beneath the
registration tent for cover until
the event was cancelled.
“I was excited to run it. I
was trying to push my friends
to do it with me because
they’ve never done one,”
Hamstra said. “I wish it were
sunny and beautiful today
because it’s been like that for
training.”
For New Lenox resident
Michael Blake, running in
the race was about testing his
endurance after having donated
a kidney four months
ago.
“I’m disappointed we’re
not racing today,” Blake said.
“I was hoping to see where I
was at this stage in the race.
You pay your money and you
get all psyched up to race and
now you can’t.”
Blake had run 24 marathons
before his surgery, and
has been training for the 5K
to build back up his strength
and endurance so he can participate
in the Chicago Marathon.
“I’m running shorter races
now to get me back to where
I was,” Blake said. “I’ve been
running for a long time. This
is the first race I’ve ever went
to that got cancelled.”
Runners paid between $25
and $30 to participate in the
5K race. There will not be
refunds for the cancellation
because the money went to a
scholarship for a child in the
community to fund their participation
in a Park District
athletic program.
“We already committed
that money to a child to participate
in a program. The
money was donated to them
already,” Phetteplace said.
However, if the race is rescheduled
runners can participate
if they already paid the
fees for the cancelled race.
There was an increase in
registrations for this event
compared to other races
they have done, according
to Phetteplace. More than
200 registered for the walk,
compared to the final count
of around 200 at the last race
they held.
While there was no showdown
race between the Cubs
and White Sox fans, many
came out sporting their
team’s logo and were ready
to run, even in the pouring
rain.
“If it was just in our parks
we would hold off or reschedule
but because we’re using a
major street in Mokena, we
have to hold off,” Phetteplace
said. “I have to talk to the village,
police, and [Emergency
Service and Disaster Agency]
to see if all of our resources
and timing can line up with
volunteers.”

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Library District May 8 so that children, such as 8-year-old Abie McGraw, can develop their
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Rudy is the newest therapy
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He’s a full-bred yellow
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Former LW student helps improve lives for Kenyan children
Fundraiser at
Thunder Bowl
benefits Bethsaida
Children’s Home
Rochelle McAuliffe
Freelance Reporter
Bethsaida Children’s
Home is a nonprofit organization
located just outside
of Nairobi, Kenya. The
home is a permanent residence
for 20 children, and
there are 78 children of both
Bethsaida and the neighboring
slum who attend the K-8
school there.
Last July, Sarah Pajeau
traveled to Kenya to volunteer
at Bethsaida Children’s
Home as a childcare volunteer
for a month and is returning
for her second time
at the end of the month.
When she returns, she hopes
to make a difference in the
lives of the children at the
home through donations
given at the Bowling for
Bethsaida event on May 6
Joey Barnas of Mokena prepares for his turn to bowl during the Bowling for Bethsaida
event. He was there to help raise funds with his mom.
at Mokena’s Thunder Bowl.
The event featured a raffle,
a bake sale, basket giveaways
and dolly grams to
send to Kenya.
Pajeau has spent much of
her life traveling and doing
study abroad programs, but
when she told her mother
Chris Pajeau that she wanted
to volunteer, Chris was
surprised.
Sarah Pajeau shows her photo book from her trip last year
to her eighth-grade math teacher from Summit Hill Jr. High,
Ryan Hagen. Pajeau held a fundraiser May 6 at Thunder
Bowl in Mokena to benefit children in Kenya.
Photos by Rochelle McAuliffe/22nd Century Media
“She always thought that
she wanted to travel extensively,
but last summer, she
said she wanted to travel
and volunteer, but I would
have never guessed in a million
years this is where her
path would have taken her,”
Chris said. “She met those
kids, and those kids are [essentially]
hers.”
After searching online
for a non-religion affiliated
volunteer organization,
Sarah was able to find International
Volunteer Headquarters.
While there were
over 30 countries for her to
choose from, Sarah already
knew she was destined for
Kenya. When she applied,
she was immediately accepted.
While Sarah had previ-
Please see HELPS, 9
Accelerate, Mokena police encourage safety for young drivers
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
With prom just around the
corner, the Mokena police
teamed up with Accelerate
Indoor Speedway to show
students the dangers of distracted
and impaired driving
firsthand.
“Hopefully kids will have
a better appreciation of what
impaired driving can cause,
what distracted driving can
cause and, of course, the inherent
dangers,” said Mokena
Police Chief Steven Vaccaro.
Vaccaro said that although
the department does not respond
to very many calls of
young drivers driving under
the influence, he said distracted
driving is a problem
for many people in the community.
“Distracted driving and
impaired driving are not only
dangerous for [the driver] but
they’re dangerous to the entire
community and any community
[they] drive through,”
he said.
Clare Pfotenhauer, a retired
state trooper who helped
coordinate the event as a traffic
safety liaison for the Illinois
Department of Transportation,
said the event was
an opportunity to experience
the dangers of distracted and
impaired driving in a safe environment.
“What we tried to do is
a mini traffic safety fair for
the students where they can
learn in a controlled environment
about what distracted
driving can do, and drinking
and driving,” Pfotenhauer
said. “So many times they
think, ‘It’s not going to be
me,’ or, ‘I’ve only had two
beers.’”
She said the new focus of
events, such as the one at Accelerate,
is drowsy driving,
which more than just teens
are guilty of.
Officers from the State
Police as well as the Carol
Stream Police Department
teamed up to bring a rollover
simulator and low-speed
crash simulator to the event.
While the rollover simulator
was not interactive in the
sense of actually being able
to experience a crash, the
low-speed impact simulator
was.
“A very little known fact is
that in most rollover crashes
where seatbelts are not utilized
the occupants are throw
from the vehicle or actually
run over by their own vehicle,”
Vaccaro said. “So it’s
very important to wear seatbelts.”
The low-impact simulator
allowed participants to
buckle into a seat, then roll
forward at 7 mph and come
to a sudden stop.
Honee Warren, a junior at
Crete-Monee High School,
said the impact of the lowspeed
crash surprised her and
Lincoln-Way Central senior Austin Danielewicz, who is an
employee at Accelerate, takes out cones on the Accelerate
course while wearing Fatal Vision goggles, which simulate
alcohol impairment nearly twice the legal limit.
Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media
was “way more” than she expected.
“It just made me think,
like, I’m never going to drink
and drive or I’m going to
drive safely and always have
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Police Reports
Police: Pair face weapon, drug charges
Rex J. Stengele, 18, of
2508 Emily Lane in New
Lenox, was charged April 27
with unlawful use of a weapon,
possession of drug paraphernalia
and a traffic sign
violation. Bryan A. Estrada,
18, of 203 E. Woodlawn
Road in New Lenox, was
also charged with unlawful
use of a weapon and possession
of cannabis under 10
grams.
According to police reports,
an officer on patrol observed
Stengele’s vehicle roll
through a stop sign at Kevin
Lane and West 195th Street.
The officer initiated a traffic
stop and reportedly smell
cannabis as the officer spoke
with Stengele and Estrada.
The officer searched the
vehicle and found several
backpacks that contained an
unloaded pistol, an electric
scale, several freezer bags
HELPS
From Page 8
ously traveled to developing
nations, to prepare for
this trip she had to take additional
precautions before
departing, such as taking
malaria pills and getting a
vaccine for yellow fever.
Thinking that she wouldn’t
be able to shower, she
packed lots of Wet Wipes
and was grateful she did.
After she arrived, she saw
the scarcity of feminine hygiene
products available to
women and their price when
they are available, and
she was happy she packed
enough to share some, but
aims to take more her next
trip.
Juliah Wangari and her
husband Hika Kamau are
and vacuum seal bags. The
pair were then placed under
arrest.
At the Mokena Police Station,
Estrada was reportedly
found to be concealing 2.5
grams of cannabis.
April 30
• Anakin J. Gulde, 18,
of 10415 Penny Court in
Frankfort, was charged with
possession with intent to deliver,
possession of cannabis
under 10 grams and possession
of drug equipment.
According to police reports,
an officer responded to the
9500 block of West 191st
Street on a report of a possible
overdose. Upon arrival,
the officer spoke with Gulde,
who reportedly said he was
sleeping and living out of
his car. Gulde refused medical
treatment at that time.
The officer reportedly could
the leaders of the orphanage,
and must rely heavily
on donations from others to
help meet their needs. Sarah
aims to raise enough money
to provide the basic necessities
such as food and water,
school supplies and clothing.
Additionally, money
will be allocated toward
transportation, building updates
and medical related
costs.
The cost of one ticket to
bowl was $25 for the evening,
and 80 percent of
money raised was going directly
to help children living
in extreme poverty.
“It’s $25 for a ticket for
my event and $25 is going
to go to get food for a
week,” Sarah said. “That’s a
lot that somebody’s actually
giving. It doesn’t seem like
smell burnt cannabis coming
from Gulde’s vehicle, and
observed the vehicle’s window
and locking mechanism
panel was loose. The officer
asked to search the vehicle,
to which Gulde allegedly
agreed. The officer found
a baggie with 18 yellow
and blue pills, which later
tested positive for MDMA,
or ecstasy; an airtight container
containing .5 grams
of cannabis; three baggies
with cannabis residue; and a
digital scale. Gulde was then
placed under arrest.
April 29
• Joshua R. Day, 23, of
17423 Odell Ave. in Tinley
Park, was charged with
DUI-alcohol, DUI BAC
over .08 and speeding. According
to police reports, an
officer on patrol observed
Day’s vehicle travelling
a lot of money, but it’s so
much more for the people
who are actually receiving
it.”
For Sarah’s parents, Sarah’s
humanitarianism was
a change they needed to
adjust to, but they couldn’t
be more proud that their
daughter is a global force of
change.
“I think that we’ve come
to terms with the fact that
— not that we’re necessarily
going to lose her, but I
think this is part of her trajectory.
This is her passion.
It’s​ Just who she is, and I’m
OK with that,” Chris said.
“All it takes is somebody
to care and show interest. ​
I mean, she’s 22 years old.
She’s making the difference
in the lives of kids who have
absolutely nothing. I hope
northbound on Wolf Road at
what appeared to be a high
rate of speed. The officer’s
dash-mounted radar reportedly
showed Day’s vehicle
travelling at 51 mph in a 30
mph zone. The officer initiated
a traffic stop, and reportedly
observed Day’s eyes to
be glassy and bloodshot, and
the officer could smell alcohol.
The officer asked Day
to complete several field sobriety
tests, all of which Day
allegedly failed. The officer
used a portable breath test,
which reportedly showed
Day’s BAC to be .193. Day
was then placed under arrest.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mokena
Messenger’s police reports
come from the Mokena Police
Department. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
that it starts this domino effect
because if she can do
this, my gosh.”
“I think it shows you that
you can also do it; she just
like picked this up and did
it on her own and it shows
that anyone can do something,”
said Peter Judge, a
friend of Sarah’s who came
to the event to help raise
money and support her
cause.
Sarah is scheduled to return
to Kenya for her second
trip May 30. She will
be helping to teach, cook,
clean and even build a well
with the same children at
Bethsaida. If you would like
to help donate to Sarah before
she leaves, please contact
her at sarah.r.pajeau@
gmail.com.
MFPD announces Family Fun Day date
Staff report
Mokena Fire Protection
District is scheduled to host its
annual Family Fun Day noon-
2 p.m. on June 2 at Station No.
1, 19853 S. Wolf Road.
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Forest Preserve District’s Preserve
the Moment Photo Contest begins
Submitted by The Forest Preserve District
of Will County
The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s
2018 Preserve the Moment photo contest
has begun and runs through Dec. 31.
This year, the prizes will be bigger thanks to
sponsorship from The Nature Foundation of
Will County. First place will receive $500,
second place $250 and third place $150.
Participants should upload their photos
monthly. A winner will be chosen each
month by a panel of judges. At the end of
the contest, all eight monthly finalists will be
entered into the overall contest, which will
be judged by online voting via the District’s
Facebook page, Facebook.com/WillCoFor
ests.
The contest is for amateur photographers
age 18 and older. Additional contest details
and a complete set of rules and prizes will
be posted May 1 on the District’s website,
ReconnectWithNature.org.
A photo of a cardinal dusted with snow was the overall winner in the Forest Preserve
District of Will County’s 2017 Preserve the Moment photo contest.
Photo courtesy of John D’Agostino
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Lori is an adorable 2-year-old black lab
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my seatbelt on,” Warren said.
The misconception that a
low-impact crash such as the
simulated one at the drivers’
safety event is widespread,
according to Vaccaro, who
said such a crash would not
likely be enough to deploy a
vehicle’s airbags.
“Many don’t believe you
can cause any damage in a
7 mph crash, but you can,”
Vaccaro said.
Ken Anderson, a Tinley
Park State Farm Insurance
Agent, was there to support
a cause that promotes safe
driving, as well as to talk to
parents about insurance and
answer questions they might
have about the impact their
teen will have on their coverage
and costs.
“[Coverage] is always
more expensive for younger
drivers because statistics
show that younger drivers
have more accidents,” Anderson
said. “Accidents are
going to happen; we just
hope that safe driving tips
help them be less severe
and there’s no injuries or fatalities
as a result of an accident.”
He said although some of
the activities, like driving the
karts on the track, looked fun,
the impact of the simulators
and overall experience were
likely to leave a lasting impact
on students.
“When they see bodies flying
out of a vehicle without
seat belts on, and what would
happen if they didn’t wear
their seat belt with a sudden
impact involved, they take
note of that,” Anderson said,
“And, hopefully, they’ll never
forget it.”
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Flat Stanley makes the rounds
Submitted by Dr. Julian Rogus School
Second-grade students at Dr. Julian Rogus
School completed a reciprocal writing
project after reading the story, “Flat
Stanley,” by Jeff Brown. Students wrote
a letter and mailed a paper Flat Stanley to
friends and loved ones. Some were mailed
across the country, and some went out of
the country. Flat Stanley traveled as far as
New Zealand this school year. Family and
friends documented Flat Stanley’s visit and
mailed him back to Rogus. We received
pictures, souvenirs and letters explaining
Flat Stanley’s adventures. Students were
able to see what life is like in different
parts of our own country and learned where
places are located on a map. Rogus School
houses students from Frankfort, Mokena
and Tinley Park.
RIGHT: Dr. Julian Rogus second-graders
Xander King (left), Madison Hallman
(center) and Matthew Hallman show off
their Flat Stanleys, which students made
to send around the world and then have
returned so the students could learn about
Flat Stanley’s travels. Photo submitted
LW Central Best Buddies earns
Illinois’ Rookie Chapter of the Year
Submitted by Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210
On May 5, the Lincoln-
Way Central Best Buddies
Chapter was recognized
as one of only two Illinois’
Rookie Chapters of the Year.
The chapter was recognized
during the Friendship Walk,
an annual event that allows
all Best Buddies chapters in
northern Illinois to gather at
the Brookfield Zoo.
The program, which began
at Lincoln-Way Central
this school year, builds oneto-one
friendships between
people with and without intellectual
and developmental
disabilities through school
and community friendship
programs.
“Best Buddies is great because
you get to meet new
people and you get to do fun
things with them,” said Lincoln-Way
Central student
Zoe Lyerla.
Lincoln-Way Central’s
Best Buddies Chapter is
made up of approximately
80 active participants who
attend monthly meetings, as
well as plan their own “hangouts”
outside of school.
“This is such great growth
Participants in Lincoln-Way Central’s Best Buddies
program pose at Brookfield Zoo May 5. The program was
one of two recipients of the Illinois’ Rookie Chapter of the
Year award on April 18. Photo submitted
for a club that just started
this year, and we look forward
to even more members
next year,” said advisor Allison
Murphy.
After walking around the
zoo at the Friendship Walk,
students participated in a
dance party with a live DJ.
The event allowed all club
members to meet students
from other Best Buddies
chapters as well.
“The best thing about Best
Buddies is seeing the excitement
on the student’s faces,”
Murphy said. “Whether we
are meeting as a whole group,
or they’re just sharing stories
about what they’ve been doing
with their Best Buddies
family outside of school, the
pure joy that radiates is just
heart-warming.”
Murphy said that the program’s
success is thanks to
the dedication of club members.
The club members
planned many events during
their first year including
a firehouse visit, sporting
events, bowling, a “Friendsgiving
Feast” and an all-district
Best Buddies Dance.
Murphy was originally
notified that LW Central was
one of two recipients of the
Illinois’ Rookie Chapter of
the Year award on April 18.
“I was beyond excited
to receive the news…” she
said. “...We are truly humbled
to receive this award
and look forward to continuing
to build and better this
club as the years go on.”
LW East students excel in state reading program
Submitted by Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210
Pictured are the books from the 2017-2018 booklist for the
“Read for a Lifetime” program. This year, 23 Lincoln-Way
students read all 25 books on the list, and eight of the 26
four-year participants were East students. Photo submitted
Each school year, Lincoln-Way
students are encouraged
to participate in
“Read for a Lifetime,” a
statewide program to promote
enjoyment of reading.
In early March, the program
released statistics for the
2016-2017 school year, revealing
the impressive drive
of Lincoln-Way students.
The data showed:
• Lincoln-Way East students
made up over a quarter
of the total student participants
in Illinois;
• Of the 3,791 books read
throughout the state of Illinois
in 2016-2017, Lincoln-
Way East students read
1,069. For the 2017-2018
school year, the number of
books read by the Griffins
increased to 1,450;
• Throughout the state of
Illinois, 26 students earned
the “Four-Year Award”
for participating in RFAL
throughout their entire high
school career. Eight of the
26 four-year participants
were Lincoln-Way East students.
In order to receive recognition
for participation,
students must choose and
read four pieces of literature
from a list of 25 books.
The student must complete
the four books within the
school year.
On May 12 Lincoln-
Way East students were
recognized for their RFAL
achievement.
Students who read all 25
books this year include: senior
Maddie Dockweiler;
juniors Connor Knutson,
Zoe Randolph and Paige
Sackman; sophomores Kendall
Blankenburg, Mackenzie
Brady, Elizabeth Co,
Lauren Dauber, Jessie Guo,
Husna Hussaini, Taylor
Lindaur, Abigail McCreary,
Emma O’Hagan and Alex
Perez; and freshmen Faith
Buralli, Naomi Carl, Brooklyn
Chojnacki, Kayleigh
Heffelmire, Alison Joyce,
Sydney Smithgall, Jessica
Stoiber, Rebekah Stryjewski
and Ashley White.
Seniors who participated
in RFAL throughout all
years received four-year
recognition. Four-year recipients
seniors are: Emily
Bonebrake, Dockweiler,
Mason Gregg, Hannah Barnard,
Bariha Kazi, Bridgette
Stepanek and Rosemary
Pimpinella.
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Officials raise, table video gaming
question in split vote
The battle over whether or not to
allow video gaming in Orland Park
continues, after the Village Board
voted 4-3 May 7 to table a decision
on the ordinance.
Mayor Keith Pekau and trustees
Michael Carroll and Dan Calandriello
cast the dissenting ballots.
The ordinance on the floor was to
allow video gaming within Village
limits, albeit with many restrictions,
and came after three town hall meetings
on the topic and two non-binding/advisory
referendum questions
on the March primary ballot. The results
of the election showed a slight
edge for those against video gaming
in Orland Park.
The ordinance would have called
for the board members to review the
ordinance, and its successes or failures,
yearly for the first three years
post-implementation. It also set forth
several expectations and restrictions
on businesses that would receive
gaming licenses, such as: only allowing
it for Class A liquor license
holders that have been conducting
business on the property for at least
18 months prior to applying for the
gaming license; limiting each license
holder to five gaming terminals; capping
the number of available licenses
to 20 for first year; prohibiting offpremises
signs advertising that the
establishment has video gaming; having
the business place a decal or sign
on each public entrance to the establishment
letting customers know the
business is licensed for video gaming;
and requiring the business install
a video camera surveillance system
that monitors the video gaming area,
and allowing the police chief or a designee
to review the footage.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis, Freelance
Reporter. For more, visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Beloved Andrew teacher Lloyd
Eichwald dies unexpectedly
The tributes began pouring in on
social media as soon as the unexpected
news made its way around the
Andrew High School community.
Science instructor Lloyd H. Eichwald,
of New Lenox, died over the
weekend of May 6. Adored by students
and respected by colleagues,
Eichwald taught the subject of biology,
but it was his compassionate
and connective approach, often starting
class with an introductory “good
morning, inspiring scholars” and finishing
with a joyful “biology is life”
farewell that made the longtime educator
stand out, according to past and
current students.
“Mr. Eichwald was not ill nor had
any health conditions, making his
passing all the more surprising and
challenging,” Andrew Principal Bob
Nolting said in a message to families.
“For those who knew Mr. Eichwald
knew a teacher who was passionate
about his subject but more passionate
about the connections he made with
his students.”
Counselors and social workers
were available for students and staff
throughout the week to help those in
need to cope.
“Yesterday was a challenge for
many students, staff, alumni and
parents,” Nolting said in a follow-up
message posted May 8. “Many shared
their thoughts on Mr. Eichwald
through letter-writing, story-sharing,
twitter posts and art. Mr. Eichwald
was a beloved teacher and it was a
painful, but healthy, day to grieve as
a school. We know that students and
staff will continue to struggle, as we
attempt to return to some level of normalcy.”
Eichwald is survived by his wife,
Nancy, and children, Shannon, Lindsey
and Erich.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka, Editor. For
more, visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frozen custard restaurant, hockey
training center to come to Frankfort
A new Freddy’s Frozen Custard &
Steakburgers and an indoor hockey
training facility are one step closer to
becoming a reality, after the Frankfort
Village Board on May 7 granted special
use permits for both projects.
Freddy’s intends to construct a
3,476-square foot restaurant at the
Frankfort Crossing Shopping Center,
9701 W. Lincoln Highway. The special
use permits approved by the Village
allow a drive-up service window,
a carryout restaurant and outdoor
seating for the project.
The board also approved a major
planned unit development change to
allow the construction of the restaurant,
conditional upon staff approval
of a revised landscape plan and verification
that the garden well height
will be sufficient to provide screening
from headlights from Route 30.
Another special use permit approved
by the Village trustees will allow
The Cube Training Center, a proposed
indoor hockey facility, to use
the space at 9216 Gulfstream Road,
Unit A, in the Airport Industrial Park,
for indoor recreation and entertainment
purposes.
Trustee Bob Kennedy said he wanted
to thank the planning commissioners
for their work on the projects.
“I want to thank them for their diligence,
their vision, their agreements
and their disagreements, to get the
best overall product together for us
as trustees to review that, I think, has
an overall net benefit to the Village of
Frankfort and its residents,” he said.
Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. For
more, visit FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Park district celebrates everyday
heroes
With “Avengers: Infinity War” topping
the box office records, it seems
that superheroes remain a favorite in
today’s culture. Although superheroes
like Batman and Wonder Woman
come to mind when one thinks of a
superhero, the New Lenox Community
Park District highlighted the
superheroes in our everyday lives:
moms.
On May 6, the park district hosted
its third annual Mom/Son Superhero
Night. With plenty of activities, food
and fun, mothers and their sons were
invited to spend an evening together
the weekend before Mother’s Day.
Looking for a new type of motherson
event, Recreation Supervisor
Tracy Wrase came up with the superhero
night, which has proven successful
since its inception, she said. This
year, the event reached capacity, with
more than 100 people at the event.
“I like that we can have fun celebrating
moms and all the hard work
they do,” Wrase said. “And we want
to show them that the park district is
with them, because they do so much
work, and we want to do something
special for them.
“It’s a really great event that grows
every year. I’m very happy moms enjoy
the event.”
Attendees were not only invited to
dress up as their favorite superheroes
but also got involved in a variety of
craft activities, including making
their own masks, capes and superhero
tools to fend off villains. Additionally,
young heroes had the opportunity
to test their skills in an agility course.
Last but certainly not least, mothers
and sons had the opportunity to meet
Captain America, who was present
at the event for a meet-and-greet and
photos.
Reporting by Amanda Del Buono, Freelance
Reporter. For more, visit New
LenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Lockport artist finds community at
artist guild
Diane Clavio has been a member of
The Artist Guild of Lockport for less
than a year, but the group already has
had a significant impact on her.
“I was looking for a group, because
I’m social,” she said. “I don’t like to
paint by myself all the time and not
have other creative people around
me. So, I was looking around, and I
tried one group and I didn’t like it.
So then, I went to the art museum in
Lockport, and the curator there ... was
telling me about the guild. So, I decided
to try it.”
After having used mostly oils early
in her art career, Clavio transitioned
to acrylic paint, which is what she
uses today.
“I used to, when I first started, do
oils mostly, but then I met this painting
teacher, and we became friends,
and she just did acrylics,” Clavio
said. “So, I tried her methods, and I
like it a lot..”
Clavio was inspired to start her
art career before even reaching high
school, and has been honing her craft
off and on ever since then.
“In eighth grade, we had a class,
and they would take us outside and
do different things, and [the teacher]
was very creative, and everything he
did I just thought was beautiful,” she
said. “He did all kinds of mediums, so
it just sparked an interest.”
Reporting by Max Lapthorne, Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend.com.
therapy
From Page 6
cuddles, and being totally
accepting of everybody,”
Smoljan said.
Smoljan volunteers with
Heartland Service Dogs
in Mokena. She said she
was inspired to offer Rudy’s
services to the library
as an extension of the volunteer
work she already
does.
“It’s been very rewarding
volunteering for Heartland
Service Dogs, and
this was another way to volunteer
or give back in some
way with my own pet,” she
said. “So, I think I enjoy
it just as much as the kids
who come to see him, or the
other people we encounter
when we go places and
visit.”
Rudy isn’t the first therapy
dog the library has used;
that honor went to Mandy,
the very popular therapy
dog who saw the beginning
of the reading program
about eight years ago.
Sadly, Mandy is no longer
with us, but Rudy and another
therapy dog, Sadie,
will surely do their best to
fill those big paws Mandy
left.
“We were kind of looking
around for a therapy dog
[eight years ago], one the
kids could read to, and Anne
[Lindley, Mandy’s owner]
came to us,” said Director
of Youth Services Pat Hoornaert
said. “So, it was just
luck that Anne came over
and introduced herself and
her program to the library.”
From there, the reading
program continued to grow
into a bi-weekly event that
area children would look
forward to.
Hoornaert said parents often
tell her that they notice a
marked change in their children’s
reading confidence
and ability.
Children in grades firsteighth
can visit Rudy or
Sadie from 4-5 p.m. every
other Tuesday at the Mokena
library.

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from the editor
On celebrating motherhood
TJ Kremer iii
tj@mokenamessenger.com
Mother’s Day came
and went this past
Sunday, May 13. I
hope many of you who still
have your mothers around
were able to spend it with
them.
For those of you without
your mother around, I hope
the day brought you many
pleasant memories of when
she was still around.
I’m lucky enough to still
have my mother around,
albeit living some 800 miles
or so away in Minnesota.
(Yes, I did remember to
give her a call.)
I’m also lucky enough to
have a stepmother for the
past 31 years. She’s a good
woman who never tried to
replace herself as my “real
mother,” but has always
been there as a loving
mother figure for me and
my sister nonetheless. And
when she and my father had
their only child together, my
half-brother, she still never
treated any of the three of
us any different. To her, we
were all her children, and I
thank her for that.
In addition to those two
mother figures, I also have a
third, my maternal grandmother
Connie Mae Leone,
who has always been there
for me much in the same
way as mothers are to their
children. Without her guidance
and support, I would
be a much different — in
a negative way — person
than I am today. I owe as
much to her as I do to any
other person on this Earth.
My sister is now a mother
to two beautiful children,
my niece and nephew. I’m
sure my sister will grow to
be a great mother who will
provide for, teach and show
unconditional love to her
children.
In this issue of The Messenger,
we had to report on
some unfortunate charges
brought against two individuals
accused of serious
crimes against a girl and a
woman. (See Page 5.)
It’s ironic, and sad, that
during this past Mother’s
Day weekend, space in this
newspaper had to go to stories
about the mistreatment
of women.
It’s also ironic, perhaps,
that we only dedicate one
day out of the year to
recognize the life-creating
phenomena that is motherhood.
Every day new babies are
born. Every day there are
new initiates into the sorority
of motherhood. And,
yet, every day, we dishonor
them through their mistreatment,
abuse and neglect.
We take from them their
sons and daughters through
wars and through violence
in our streets.
We do terrible things to
each other, things we know
would make many of our
mothers ashamed of us, but
we do them anyway.
But, as always, there are
opportunities to do better.
We can try harder to do
right by our mothers, to
help lift up those without
mothers and show them the
type of love they, as human
beings, deserve.
We can try harder to
make each and every day a
celebration of motherhood
— for current, future and
past mothers.
So, happy belated
Mother’s Day to all the
moms out there. I hope this
was a good one for you, and
I hope the next one will be
even better.
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Conference today!!”
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schedule, Dockweiler has
found time to earn a “100
Book Club” title. Although
students are only required to
read four of the 25 books on
the RFAL list, Dockweiler
read all 25 books each year.
“Ever since I was a little
kid, I’ve loved to read,” she
said.
Dockweiler initially became
interested in the RFAL
program when she began as
an aid for Librarian Jennifer
Siemann. Dockweiler realized
she’d already read and
enjoyed many of the books
on the RFAL list, so she
thought she would check
out the others.
“The first two years, it
was easy to read 25. The
last two years, it was hard
to keep up with schoolwork
and college applications,
but I got it done,” she said.
Dockweiler said that her
interest in reading has aided
her in many ways.
“In terms of school, I
think reading is important
for test taking; I’ve noticed
the reading sections are
easier.”
Most of all, though, she
said that she simply enjoys
getting lost in a book.
“A lot of books hold inner
meaning and I just love the
stories.”
Student participation
from 2016-2017 carried
into 2017-2018, as numbers
have continued to increase
throughout District 210. At
Lincoln-Way East alone,
192 students and 16 staff
members completed the
four-book minimum, and 23
students and one staff member
read all 25 pieces of literature
from the booklist.
It’s not only students who
participate in the RFAL program,
either. State-wide, 18
adults participated in 2016-
2017; of those 18 adults,
half were from Lincoln-
Way East.
In addition to a certificate
of achievement, students
who participate in RFAL
also receive recognition on
their transcripts.
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Picture this
22CM Vacation Photo Contest
winner announced, Page 23
Edge of their barstools
Frankfort restaurant-turned-brewing company excited to
unveil changes during grand opening celebration, Page 25
Curtain Call’s production of classic retake scheduled
for June, Page 21
Cast members
of Curtain Call
Theatre’s “12 Angry
Jurors” rehearse a
tension-filled part
of the play on May
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Faith Briefs
Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route
6, Mokena)
Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Sundays.
Morning Worship
10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Evening Worship
6 p.m. Sundays.
Weekday Worship
7 p.m. Wednesdays.
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100
Second St., Mokena)
Traditional Service
8 a.m. traditional mass,
9:45 a.m. contemporary &
traditional music in a service
of praise and reverence. Supervised
childcare available.
For more information, call
(708) 479-5123.
Garden Club
8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more
information, call (708) 479-
5123.
Cards for a Cause
7 p.m. the second Monday
of each month. Bring tape,
scissors and colored pencils
— if you have them — and
plan for a creative evening.
Bundles of Love
7 p.m. the second and fourth
Monday of each month. Enjoy
fun and fellowship while
making baby quilts for infants
baptized at St. John’s and lap
quilts for shut-ins.
Mokena United Methodist
Church (10901 LaPorte
Road, Mokena)
Service and Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays.
In Memoriam
Phyllis J. Shem
Phyllis J. Shem (Ferris), 88, late of
Mokena, formerly of Orland Park, died
May 4.
She was the beloved wife of 63
years to the late Roger; devoted mother
of Jacqueline Runia, Donna (Barry)
O’Keefe, Bert (Gina) Shem, Cheryl
Church service and children’s
Sunday School will
be held. For more information,
call (708) 479-1110.
Bible Study
7 p.m. Thursdays. For
more information, call (708)
479-1110.
Community Prayer Gathering
2:30 p.m. every 4th Sunday.
Breakfast
9 a.m. every third Saturday
of the month.
Choir Practice
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Newcomers welcome.
Weight Watchers
Wednesday
Weigh-ins take place at
6:30 p.m., while the meeting
is at 7 p.m.
Marley Community Church (12625 W.
187th St., Mokena)
Senior High Youth Group
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
For more information, email
marleycommunitychurch@
gmail.com.
Junior High Youth Group
6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For
more information, email
marleycommunitychurch@
gmail.com.
Church Service
10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare
is provided.
Sunday School
9-10 a.m. Sundays.
Men’s Group
6 p.m. Sunday nights in
the church basement. All
men are welcome.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)
Vacation Bible School
9-11:30 a.m. Monday, June
18-Friday, June 22. VBS is
open to children age 4 though
the fifth grade. This year’s
theme is “Splash Canyon.” To
register, visit www.immanuelmokena.org;
under the “Ministries”
tab, click “Vacation
Bible School.” Cost is $13
per child or $45 for 4 children
or more for one family. For
more information, call Laura
at (708) 479-5600.
Worship
9 a.m. Sundays.
God’s Kids Club
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Adult Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Sundays in
Sept.-May.
Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th
St., Mokena)
Sunday Services
11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For
more information, call (312)
350-2279.
Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena
Baptist offers Sunday
School classes for all ages.
For more information, call
(312) 350-2279.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th
Ave., Mokena)
101 Anniversary
7 p.m. Thursday, May 24.
“The Importance of Fatima
Today” talk will be given in
(James) Kettmann and Christine (Timothy)
Hammond; proud grandmother of
David, Elizabeth, Owen, Jay, Christine,
Kay, Sean and Daniel; dear sister of the
late Beverly (late Vito) Florio; and kind
aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be directed to the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
the church hall. Join Steven
Hagen, a Fatima Scholar, for
a brief history of the visitions
and its messages and how it
continues to impact the world
today. This is a free event.
Church Service
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:
p.m. Sundays
Adoration
Wednesdays following
8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
until 6:45 p.m.
Holy Rosary
7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.
Tuesday evenings.
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker
Road, Mokena)
Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be
sure to arrive early for our
Sunday Worship Service to
enjoy a hot, complimentary
cup of coffee every week at
the church. Following the
Christian Education Hour
(9:15 - 10:15 a.m.), all beverages
can be found just outside
the sanctuary.
Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte
Road, Mokena)
Spanish Church
12:30 p.m. Sundays.
Worship Service
10 a.m. Sundays. All are
welcome.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Amanda Stoll at
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com
or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34.
Deadline is noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.
the National Eye Institute or Joliet Area
Community Hospice.
Do you have someone’s life you’d like to
honor? Email Editor T.J. Kremer III at tj@
mokenamessenger.com with information
about a loved one who was a part of the
Mokena community.
Robin’s Nest
Celebrating
Ashley’s legacy
Robin Melvin
Contributing Columnist
May 1, was my
Ashley Nicole’s
34th birthday. She
was 9 days old when we lost
her. We were kids. Clueless
about what to do with
grief. You know I don’t shy
away from talking about
heartbreak. But, today we
celebrate.
Not long ago, I was
overwhelmed with life in
general and I lost sight of
the joy parts of my story.
They hid for a while. So did
I. Then God lifted my head.
It’s amazing what we
can see when our sights are
raised above our struggle.
It’s not about forgetting pain
or people. It’s about letting
them fuel our life, our love,
our purpose. In doing so, a
little bit of them lives on.
Can you sense the power
in that? God can use a heart
gouged by sorrow. That
space created for deeper
joy, deeper compassion and
deeper appreciation. Let’s
honor the ones we miss by
engaging and embracing the
ones still here.
A few days after Ashley
died, a hospital chaplain
gave us pins that read, “You
are loved.” Sometimes, I
use my pin to tell her story.
I’ve kept my little red and
white pin close by over the
years. In a shadow box, in
my purse, now on a book
shelf amid my rocks. It reminds
us we’re strong. It reminds
us we’ve persevered
through some really tough
stuff. And it reminds us how
unthinkable pain leads us
to Jesus. Every time. Even
when we try to hide.
Ashley Nicole’s little
un-lived life leaves a legacy.
And I intend to squeeze all I
can from it.
My friend, joy is a gift.
It’s a part of our divine design.
We are wired with the
capacity to have as much as
we can grasp. It’s okay if
we don’t always feel it. Just
don’t believe it’s gone. Back
to hell with that lie.
Thank you, Jesus. You
take the most difficult situations
and turn them around.
It’s what you do. You
redeem all things, big and
small. And you do it every
day. May we never take
your gifts for granted. May
our stories, even the pain
parts, be used for good.
“Don’t forget that in the
midst of all your pain and
heartache, you are surrounded
by beauty, the wonder of
creation, art, your music and
culture, the sounds of laughter
and love, of whispered
hopes and celebrations, of
new life and transformation,
of reconciliation and
forgiveness.” W. Paul Young
For more with Robin,
visit robinmelvin.com/con
tact or on Facebook, Robin
Melvin, author.
The thoughts and opinions
expressed in this column are
those of the author. They do
not necessarily represent the
thoughts of 22nd Century Media
or its staff.

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‘12 Angry Jurors’ a study in human character
T.J. Kremer III, Editor
Curtain Call Theatre in
Mokena is currently preparing
for its next production,
“12 Angry Jurors,” a classic
1950s play and movie
based on a jury deliberating
a murder trial of a 19-yearold-man,
updated for today’s
audience by including
females in the cast. The Mokena
Messenger sat down
with some of the cast from
Mokena to find out what audiences
can expect when the
play makes its two-weekend
run from June 15-17, and
June 22-24.
Mokena Messenger:
How difficult has it been
preparing for a role where
you’re on stage during the
entire play?
Joshua Reid, “Juror No.
6”: It is a little bit trickier...
The main difference is you
never stop acting, even if
you don’t have a line, you
still have to be onstage
performing, reacting to everyone
else and selling the
whole idea of a jury room
and the tension that goes
along with it.
Adam Griffiths, “Juror
No. 4”: I’ll be the guy
wearing Depends, as the elder
statesman of the group.
For me this will be the
most static role that I’ve
ever done… The previous
show’s I’ve done have been
all chaos and farce; this is
one of those where we have
to be seriously conscious
of every minute moment
and focus and expression,
because there is no escape,
there is no prep for that next
scene, you prep as you go…
The minimalist of it is more
challenging than I realized.
Drew Morin, “Juror No.
8”: As far as being what
they call, “off book,” that
doesn’t help me. I’m going
Members of the cast of “12 Angry Jurors,” Curtain Call Theatre’s retelling of the 1957 film and 1964 play, “12 Angry Men,” rehearse May 8. The biggest
change from the original is the inclusion of females onto the traditionally all-male jury. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media
to drop four lines and somebody’s
going to have to pick
them up for me throughout
the run of the show, and I’m
already mentally prepared
for that embarrassment.
But I actually like being
onstage because then you
don’t have to worry about
entering at the wrong time.
You’re there, you’re not going
to break the curtain at
the wrong time.
MM: The play is 60 years
old now. But, if it was being
written for the first
time today, what themes
do you think would stay
the same and what might
be different?
DM: It feels timely, despite
the facts of the crime
itself wouldn’t work today,
the attitudes, the characters,
you know these guys, or
you’ve met them, whether
you consider yourself
friends with them or not.
The earliest social justice
warriors are in this play,
and the reasons they exist
are also in this play.
JR: Yeah, the process of
the criminal justice system
doesn’t change very much
at all; it’s still the same
system with the same pros
and cons… It’s interesting
to see where [technology]
would make the case
almost irrelevant today,
with the same procedure
and emotionality that takes
place in a jury room hasn’t
changed, and probably
won’t change, for a very
long time. It’s a very timeless
system that seems to
adapt itself very well to the
If you’re going…
What: “12 Angry Jurors”
When: 7:30 p.m. June 15-16; 2 p.m.
June 17; 7:30 p.m. June 22-23; 2 p.m.
June 24
Where: 11112 Front St. in Mokena.
General admission is $20. Tickets can
be purchased online at ccctheatre.com,
or by calling the box office at (708) 607-
2281
technologies that have come
into our lives.
AG: … To build off of
what Drew said, I think one
of the things that’s interesting
having lived here 30
years now, coming from a
different country [England],
the racial conversation has
never been more prevalent,
it’s never been more open,
whether you agree or disagree…
We may not have
moved very far, in some
aspects. But I think what is
interesting, as of late, that
conversation is very robust.
Having a kid in college,
they’re excited, I think, by
the dialogue that has now
been created, that has come
through recently.
Upcoming performances
• Emily McCabe Musical Theatre
Program is currently holding registration
for its summer productions of “Singin’
in the Rain, Jr.” (June 11 camp starts for
children in grades 4-8, performances
July 13-15) and “Bugs!” (June 11
camp starts for children in grades K-3,
performance July 5).
• Summer Stock Theatre’s presentation
of “Urinetown, the Musical” scheduled
for July 19-22.
MM: In one word, sum
up your character at the
beginning of the play.
JR: Righteous.
AG: Logical.
DM: Compassionate.
This article has been edited
due to space restrictions. To
view the entire Q&A, visit
MokenaMessenger.com.

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Mokena Munchies
Say ‘Olé’ to layered enchiladas
Beth Krooswyk
Contributing Columnist
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•2 (15-ounce) jars red enchilada
sauce*
•2 (4-ounce) cans diced mild
green chiles
•1 cup sour cream (or plain
yogurt)
•12 corn tortillas
•1 cup chicken broth
•3 cups cooked chicken,
shredded or diced (or 2 cups
chicken plus 1 can pinto beans,
drained)
encouragement.
I’ve been making “Annette’s
Enchiladas” from it
•2-3 cups shredded jack or
cheddar cheese (or combo)
•Chopped cilantro
•Tortilla chips, if desired
Directions
Preheat oven to 350.
In a bowl, mix together enchilada
sauce, chiles and sour cream.
Spread thin layer of sauce
mixture in 9x13 dish.
Pour chicken broth into separate
shallow pan to dip each tortilla in
broth before layering. Don’t skip
this step: it makes them softer
and more flavorful.
Now start layering: Dip four
ever since, with a few
of my own changes. It’s
like a Mexican lasagna,
Memorial Day Special!
Paint like no other. ®
layered instead of rolled.
This casserole has become
a fast favorite around
tortillas in broth and arrange over
sauce in dish.
Next, sprinkle half the chicken
(and half the pinto beans, if
using), then spread 1/3 sauce,
then 1/3 cheese.
Repeat: Four dipped tortillas,
half the chicken/beans, 1/3 the
sauce, and 1/3 the cheese.
Top with four final dipped
tortillas, then remaining 1/3
sauce and 1/3 cheese.
Bake for 35-40 minutes until
cheese is browning.
Remove from oven; sprinkle with
chopped cilantro.
Let rest for 15 minutes before
cutting. Do not skip this
here. We do all agree that
it’s best when scooped and
devoured with tortilla
step either (she says from
experience), as it will cut and
serve better.
Serve with tortilla chips and fruit,
if desired.
*Note: Check ingredient lists!
Do not use green enchilada
sauce because it contains
many additives, which should
be avoided. Instead, find a
“clean” red enchilada sauce (I
use the 365 brand from Whole
Foods). Also, chicken broth and
sour cream should be free of
additives; if yours isn’t, choose
another brand.
chips, for some good
crunch along with the savory
spiciness.
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Ticket sales begin for LW
Foundation Summer Fest
Submitted by Lincoln-Way back summer night where
Community High School guests can enjoy the atmosphere
and live music from
District 210
On July 13 the Lincolnthese
two bands. Considering
the talent of the enter-
Way Foundation
for
tainment
Educational
and the venue,
we’re
Excellence is
scheduled to
excited to
host its first annual
Lincoln-
offer tickets
be able to
Way Summer
for only $30
Fest. The event
a piece,”
the event is
Kennedy
scheduled to
said.
run from 6-11
Pending
p.m. at CD & Image submitted availability,
ME in Frankfort and
tickets may
is open to adults age 21 and also be available at the door
over.
for $35.
“The idea for Summer Limited quantities of table
Fest originated from our desire
to get parents and the and areas for class reunions
reservations, sponsorships
community involved in a are also available. To reserve
more casual and fun way,” tables or secure sponsorship,
said Executive Director of those interested should contact
Bob Kennedy via email
the Lincoln-Way Foundation
Bob Kennedy. “Those at Robert.Kennedy@lw210.
who attend will get to enjoy org, or via phone at (815)
two live band performances 462-2976; those interested
while socializing with other in a class reunion should
Lincoln-Way parents, alumni
and community members. Ryan2335@gmail.com.
contact Beth Ryan at Beth
We are so excited for July.” “We’re thankful to our
The rain-or-shine event sponsors: Old Second Bank,
is scheduled to feature two Coopers Hawk Winery and
live bands: “Then Again” Restaurant, Kiwanis Club
and “Johnny Russler and of Frankfort, and Glatz
the Beach Bum Band.” Food Management Services, Inc,
and refreshments will be who have already partnered
with us for this first-
available for purchase from
Gatto’s and Dancing Marlin. time event,” Kennedy said.
There are three ways to
purchase tickets:
• Tickets are currently live
on Ticketmaster at ticket
master.com/CD-ME-Spe
cial-Events-tickets-Frank
fort/venue/33154.
• Through CD & ME box
office ticket sales
• Tickets will be available
for purchase at the main offices
of Lincoln-Way Central,
Lincoln-Way East and
“Summer Fest is a great
opportunity for those who
want to advertise their business,
for parents who want
to support their students
and for those who simply
want to listen to live music
on a summer night…It’s a
great way for anyone and
everyone to support our students
while enjoying a night
out.”
More information can be
Lincoln-Way West. found at lincolnwaysum
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Mokena resident wins 2018 Vacation
Photo Contest by reflecting
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Road trips are about the
moments while they are happening.
But those moments
often lead to fond reflection
years later.
And this year’s Vacation
Photo Contest had Amy
Knoop reflecting about,
well, a reflection.
Last summer, she took a
road trip with her daughters
Riley and Jaiden along the
Florida Gulf Coast. They set
out, Knoop said, to experience
“sunsets, seashells and
swimming.”
While they were taking a
swimming break to catch the
“amazing sunset” in Sanibel
Island, Florida, Knoop captured
the photo that would
end up winning in 22nd Century
Media Southwest Chicago’s
2018 Vacation Photo
Contest.
“The sunset was reflecting
off the water, creating a mirror
image of the gorgeous
sky,” she wrote. “When
imagining what a summer
family vacation should be,
I will forever think of this
image, because it sums it all
up so beautifully. No filters
needed.”
Knoop’s winning photo
is published on the cover
of the 2018 Summer Fun
Guide, included with this
week’s issue of The Mokena
Messenger. She also won
the following Grand Prize
Package: gift cards valued at
$200 for Gizmos Fun Factory,
66 Orland Square Drive,
Suite D, in Orland Park; a
gift certificate for two hours
of bowling and shoe rentals
for up to six people on a
lane at Laraway Lanes, 1009
W. Laraway Road in New
Lenox (the certificate also
includes one 12-inch pizza
and one pitcher of pop); four
passes, each good for 13 entries
for one session for one
child at Mokena Community
Park District’s Yunker Farm
Splash Park, 10824 LaPorte
Road in Mokena; a gift certificate
for a 45-minute salt
cave session at Royal Salt
Cave & Spa, 20881 S. La-
Grange Road in Frankfort;
a gift certificate valued at
$25 for Rubi Agave, 12622
W. 159th St. in Homer Glen;
a gift certificate valued at
$25 for Odyssey Fun World,
19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley
Park; and six $5 gift certificates
from Dairy Queen,
950 E. 9th St. in Lockport.
Publisher 22nd Century
Media asked area readers
for their best vacation photos,
this year focusing on
a theme of “road trips and
winging it.” Entries were
judged based on photo quality,
originality, capturing the
essence of vacation, emphasis
on summer and ability to
fit the theme.
The staff at 22nd Century
Media would like to thank
everyone who took the time to
share their photos and stories
with us for this year’s iteration
of the contest, as well as the
local businesses that donated
prizes for our winner.
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Staff Report
Although this shot from Mokena resident Alia Shalabi
didn’t take the grand prize, we thought it was worth a
share.
“I had heard about the sunflower field at Matthiessen
State Park, but was never able to go see it. Last
summer, on the way home from a road trip to Galena,
Dubuque, and Cedar Rapids [Iowa], I thought, ‘Let’s
take a little detour and check it out!’ By then, many
were hunched and dying. But this one really brightened
the cloudy day and was the perfect ending to a great
few days with my family.” - Alaia Shalabi
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The Dish
Trail’s Edge Brewing Co. a trailblazer for beer in Frankfort
Business to
celebrate grand
opening weekend of
May 18
Thomas Czaja,
Contributing Editor
There is a stretch of the 22-
mile Old Plank Road Trail
that runs through downtown
Frankfort.
A short distance off the
trail downtown rests Trail’s
Edge Brewing Co., the reincarnation
of Smokey
Barque.
Tommy Ridings, and
his wife, Mary Ann, were
the owners of the former
Smokey Barque and decided
it was time for something
new. The couple — formerly
of Frankfort, now of New
Lenox — partnered with the
Cosgrove family, of Frankfort,
to convert the former
barbecue restaurant into a
brewery with an apt namesake
paying homage to the
trail.
“The Cosgroves and I
started talking about opening
up a brewery here,”
Tommy recalled. “I’ve been
talking about it for a long
time, and downtown Frankfort
definitely needed one.”
Trail’s Edge is an approximately
11,000-square-foot,
three-floor establishment
across the street from downtown
Frankfort’s Breidert
Green Park, and it required
a seven-week construction
period beginning the second
week of January and concluding
the end of February
to morph into the brewery.
Its updated look features
a pergola outside, with the
interior being “nothing it
was before,” according to
the owner, who said it was
reconstructed on the main
level partially with handhewn,
100-year-old beams
Trail’s Edge Brewing’s brisket grilled cheese ($13) has brisket, Swiss cheese, kale
Brussels slaw and Thousand Island dressing, and it is served on marble rye.
Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media
made from reclaimed and repurposed
wood. It makes for
an atmosphere that ties into
its theme of the outdoors and
trail.
After adding a
3,000-pound beam for support
and making other structural
upgrades to retrofit the
building into a brewery, the
beer began to pour.
The Trail’s Edge American
Pale Ale (6.5 percent alcohol
by volume), the Banana Seat
Hefeweizen (5.7 percent
ABV) and Derailer Double
IPA (8.2 percent ABV) were
the original three brews and
are all $6, though a stout and
hoppy wheat also have recently
been barreled.
Being a modest-sized
brewery, Tommy wants to
set a maximum output.
“We’ll probably have it
maxed out at six beers, because
the building is not
that big, and we can only
produce so much liquid at
a time,” Tommy said. “Our
brewer, Mike [Byrnes], and
I chat about [what beers to
brew], and the seasons have
a lot do with it. When you
are fermenting and brewing,
it is about a four- to six-week
process. We’ve only been
open for eight weeks, so this
is basically our second batch
of beer.
“We have been selling
[beer] so well we have had a
hard time keeping up.”
While the plan does not
call for a summer seasonal
brew quite yet, patrons can
expect to see a variety of
drinks in the future.
“Right now, we’re just
doing craft beer,” Tommy
said. “We probably will do
a cider, maybe at the end of
summer.”
As for the food, while
Ridings said he still loves
barbecue and cooks it frequently
at home, it was time
to go in a fresh direction,
while keeping a few of the
favorites on the menu.
“I wanted to be able to create
some different dishes and
items to expand outside barbecue,
so that was one of the
biggest reasons we changed
the menu,” Tommy said.
“The name change — I think
it’s a cool name. We are going
to do a lot of events with
the trail — bike to the brewery,
just fun things like that.”
One area of expansion on
the menu is the availability
of various pizzas. The owners
purchased an infrared,
high-temperature oven to
cook the pizzas in a matter
of minutes.
Tommy’s favorites for
pizza include the No. 2
($13), which comes with
fresh mozzarella, tomato,
spinach, roasted garlic olive
oil and a basil pesto. Another
unique pie he said he likes is
the No. 5 ($13), which features
ground lamb, olive
oil, blue cheese, fig jam and
rosemary.
All pizzas are 10 inches,
and a gluten-free, low-carb
cauliflower crust is available
upon request for an additional
$2.
Remnants of the old
Smokey fare can be found
in the likes of the slowsmoked
pulled pork ($12),
a sandwich with tangy barbecue
sauce and crispy onions,
with a choice of side;
the smoked wings ($11), 1
Brewmaster Mike Byrnes is hard at work at the new
Frankfort brewery, Trail’s Edge.
Trail’s Edge Brewing Co.
20 Kansas St. in
Frankfort
Hours
• 5-9 p.m. Monday
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Tuesday-Sunday
• Bar open to 11:30
p.m.
For more information ...
Web: www.
trailsedgebrewing.com
Phone: (815) 277-2502
pound of wings with mango
Scotch bonnet sauce and
blue cheese dressing; and
baby back ribs ($17 for
half slab, $23 for full slab),
which comes with sweet potato
fries and kale Brussels
slaw.
Several new burgers tie
into the outdoor trail theme,
too. The Peak Burger ($15)
is Tommy’s favorite and
is made as a double-patty
burger with bacon, barbecue
sauce, grilled onion, pepper,
mushroom and hot giardiniera.
“The inspiration for it I
would say is, well, you’ve
hit the peak,” Tommy said.
“So we did a double patty
and just threw as much as we
possibly could on it.”
Whether it is one of the
burgers or sandwiches; a
seafood, pasta or steak entrée;
a soup or salad; one
of the 10 appetizers on the
menu; a weekly special; or
any of the current or future
beers; Tommy said Trail’s
Edge is committed to serving
only top-quality food
and beverages.
“We try to scratch make
as much as we possibly can
with organic and natural
ingredients,” Tommy said.
“That’s very important to us.
“We’re not going to put
anything out there that is not
100 percent quality. We will
not serve anything that’s not
above-par.”
Getting ready for a party
The business is to celebrate
its grand opening
Friday, May 18, with two
bands playing in the upstairs
banquet room. There will be
raffles and giveaways beginning
May 18 and carrying on
through the weekend.
Also, beer and food samples
will be distributed for
the weekend grand opening,
and all three floors, including
the upstairs and basement
banquet rooms, will be
open for people to dine.
“[The grand opening] is
going to be a lot of fun,”
Tommy said. “We have been
getting a lot of response on
Facebook with it.”
Tommy said the menu
will continue to evolve and
update. And rebranding and
opening Trail’s Edge has
made for a path he has enjoyed
immensely.

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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Health resort
4. Bismarck’s state
8. Data Act, abbr.
11. Georgetown U.
athlete
13. Small battery
14. K or Wal
15. Baldwin, Guinness
and others
17. Do away with
18. “Put ___ on it!”
19. Lincoln-Way West
boys basketball coach
21. Neg. responses
22. One waving a red
flag
23. Won __ __ nose
25. Old White House
nickname
28. “Pulp Fiction” star,
Thurman
30. Shoulder muscle
32. Reversing
35. Start of an apology
36. Campers, for short
37. Ryan of “Top Gun”
38. Awareness
43. Girls’ basketball
star with the Porters,
goes with 60 across
44. Orange tuber
45. Fr. holy woman
46. Chinese truth
47. African river
52. Whopper
54. Fade gradually
56. Native Dakota
people
58. ___ the crack of
dawn
60. See 43 across
61. Check out
62. Breed
63. It’s soothing
64. Med. drama sites
65. Encrusted
66. Learn
Down
1. 2000 Sam L. Jackson
film
2. Ristorante offering
3. Annually
4. Tammany Hall cartoonist
Thomas
5. Former Pistons coach
Chuck
6. Auto insurer with roadside
service
7. Cosmetics company
founder Mary ___ Ash
8. Misrepresentations
9. “...___ quit!”
10. “___ be my pleasure!”
12. Sore feeling
14. Red Book author
16. Emergency supply
20. Vatican site
21. One of the major
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MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708) 478-
3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St.,
Mokena; (708) 478-8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays:
Performance by Jerry
Eadie
Jenny’s Southside Tap
(10160 191st St.,
Mokena; (708) 479-6873)
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Acoustic
Avenue, Psychic
night - second Tuesday
every month.
■9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Karaoke
■Fridays ■ and Saturdays:
Live bands
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
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
To place an event
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.
Distinctive Home Builders
works to achieve a delivery goal
of 90 days with zero punch list
items for its homeowners. “Our
three decades building homes
provides an efficient construction
system,” said Nooner. “Many of
our skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout our
organization. This translates into
a positive buying and building
experience for our homeowners
and one of the highest referral
rates in the industry.”
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient. Every
home built will have upgraded
wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
With the addition of these two
new designs, there are now 15
ranch, split-level and six twostory
single-family home styles to
choose from each offering from
three to eight different exterior
elevations at both communities.
The three- to four-bedroom
homes feature one and one-half
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto
three-car garages and a family
room, all in approximately 1,600
to over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included in
most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new home truly
personalized to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of the
first floor; custom maple cabinets;
ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood trim and
doors and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
Most all home sites at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor
can accommodate a three-car
garage; a very important amenity
to the Manhattan homebuyer,
said Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor we
wanted to provide the best new
home value for the dollar and
we feel with offering Premium
Standard Features that we do
just that. So why wait? This is
truly the best time to build your
dream home!”
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live and raise a family
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,
as well as direct access to the 22-
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through many
neighboring communities and
links to many other popular
trails. The Manhattan Metra
station is less than a mile away.
Besides Prairie Trails,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
chose the Will County village
of Peotone for its newest
community of 38 single-family
homes at WestGate Manor
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School.
Its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 provide easy access to I-80
and commuters enjoy several
nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and view
the numerous styles of homes
being offered and the available
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for
more information or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails and WestGate
Manor new home information
center is located three miles
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.
52. The address is 24458 S.
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and lot
availability are subject to change
without notice. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
details.
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Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Worker
The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill a F/T
seasonal maintenance worker position.
This position requires physical labor and will assist in
maintaining the grounds of public property.
Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or
GED. Pay rate is $10.50 per hr for approx. 40 hrs. per
week from June to October. Selected candidates will be
required to pass a criminal background check,
medical physical and drug screen.
Interested candidates must complete the job application
found on the Village's website www.homerglenil.org
Completed applications can be e-mailed to
Heather Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org
or mailed to Village of Homer Glen,
Attn: Heather Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street,
Homer Glen, IL 60491.
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
Tow Truck Driver
Full or Part Time
Must have CDL & Some
Experience
708-403-2277
INDUSTRIAL
SALES ENGINEER
SW Suburb of Chicago
manufacturing company seeks
a proactive, hard-working
individual with at least 3-5
years of experience in B2B
Sales of industrial products
(non-chemical).
This inside, consultative sales
position will focus on new and
existing product sales development.
This sales role targets
users to discover if their
current and future product
needs match those of Aero's
product features. Successful
candidates should also have
experience working with
vendors to produce
competitive quotes.
Excellent salary and benefits
package with annual
performance bonus potential.
Send resume to:
bschatte@aerorubber.com
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.
School Bus Drivers Wanted
Safe, caring drivers needed in
Homer CCSD 33C, Homer
Glen, IL. FULL BENEFITS,
regular & favorable hours,
work days based on student
calendar. Opportunity for
overtime. Call 708.226.7625
or visit homerschools.org &
open “Employment” tab to
complete application.
1003 Help
Wanted
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
GENERAL OFFICE /
SALES SUPPORT
Tinley Park industrial
manufacturing sales office
seeks a qualified, energetic
individual for a full-time
position. This diversified
position includes data entry,
sales support, and general
office functions in our
fast-paced office.
Ideal candidate should be
highly motivated, detail-oriented,
and have excellent
organizational and
communication skills.
Computer skills including MS
Word and Excel are required.
Competitive salary & benefit
package including 401K.
Send letter & resume to:
cstratton@aerorubber.com
Growing Residential
Cleaning Co. has openings
for Cleaning Pros
Exp. Preferred but Will
Train. P/T Weekdays.
No Evenings/Weekends
815-464-1988
Security Officers
FT/PT. Great for Retirees!
Southwest suburbs. call
708-385-3300 or apply at
www.guardiansecurityinc.com
1003 Help
Wanted
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.
New Lenox, IL 60451
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
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
Welder/ Fabricator
Must have valid Drivers
License, Bilingual a plus.
Please call Al @
630-327-2435 Lockport area
1004 Employment
Opportunities
HELP WANTED!
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1010 Sitters
Available
Dog Sitting
Loving Home Atmosphere
Large Fenced Yard
60 lbs or Less
Call (815)722-3415
1023 Caregiver
Caring, mature, experienced,
compassionate, home care
companion. Over 10 yrs exp.
Many hours avail. References.
Rate starts at $12/hr.
Call Kathy (708)431-4099
Mokena Community
Wide Garage Sale
40+ 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 22155 S 104th Ave
5/17-5/20 8-2pm Tools, antiques,
hshld, mail buggy &
more! MASSIVE BARN
SALE!
1052 Garage Sale
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
Frankfort , 20527 Abbey Dr.
5/19 9-4p &5/20, 9-2p. Toys,
designers women’s clothes,
tons of tools &1,000 record
vinyl albums. Misc household
items.
Orland Park 8608 W 144th St
5/17-5/19 8am-3pm Best garage
sale in Orland, something
for everyone, too much to list!
Orland Park, 18229 Imperial
Ln. Friday May 18th - Sunday
May 20th: 8-7p, Sun 8-3p.

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1225 Apartments
for Rent
Lockport, 17211 S. Huron Ct.
Broken Arrow Subdivision.
May 18-19. New items with
tags still on. Christmas &
crafts!
Orland Park, 11611 Pineview
Dr. 5/17, 5/18 &5/19, 8-2:30p.
Pinewood East: W. of Wolf
Rd. 1block. Stove, tools, hshld
items & more!
Orland Park 13831 Logan Dr
Pinewood North Sub Sat 5/19
8-3pm Furn, housewares,
kitchenware, home decor, NordicTrack
treadmill, Solaris
C2050
Tinley Park, 17934 Ridgeland
Ave. 5/18 &5/19, 9-2p. New
tools, maint supply, Nascar,
fishing, Army RR, clothing,
guy’s items, household items.
No toys.
1053 Multi Family
Sale
Frankfort Cobblestone Walk
& Flagstone Subdivision 5+
Families! 5/18-5/19 9-2pm
Clothes, hshld items, purses,
jewelry, furn, bedding & tools
Frankfort Square, 8214 W.
Orchard Dr. 5/18 &5/19, 8-3p.
Toys, tools, clothing, &much
more! Too much to mention!
Homer Glen Christian Life
Church 15609 W 159th St
5/19 10-4pm 30+ Vendors!
Concessions, raffles & more!
Orland Park 16930 Blue
Heron Dr 5/18-5/19 8:30-4pm
Hshld, comforters, quilts, furn,
jewelry, home decor, clothes,
yard tools, crystals, essential
oil products & more!
Tinley Park, Evergreen Dr.
163rd &164th, 3blocks West
of 80th Ave. 5/17, 5/18, 5/19,
9am-close.
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Sale
Lockport - Long Bow
Creek, Dakota Glen &
Thunder Hill of Broken
Arrow. On Division St btw
Gougar & Farrell. South
on Gougar to Thunder Hill:
5/17, 5/18, 5/19,
9am-2pm. 50+ homes.
Don’t miss.
Frankfort, Timbers Edge Annual
Subdivision Sale. 80th
Ave. & Laraway, 5/18-5/19,
8-3pm. Household, clothes,
furniture, and much more!
Homer Glen
Woodbine Subdivision
20+ garage sales
151st St & Eagle Ridge Dr
5/18 & 5/19, 9am-3pm
New Lenox Taylor Glen &
Horizon Meadows. 8a-2p,
May 17, 18, & 19. Annual
Subdivsion Sale. Get map at
2938 or 2978 Horizon Trl.
Orland Park, Breckenridge
Annual Garage Sale, 5/17,
5/18 &5/19, 8-3p. 183rd and
Wolf Road. Behind the Jewel
Store.
1057 Estate Sale
Tinley Park 16715 Old Barn
Ct 5/19-5/20 6am-5pm Walter
E Smithe & Crate & Barrel
furn, pro gym equip, designer
clothes. Everything gently
used!
Frankfort 10900 Turnberry
Dr Sat 5/19 8-3pm Dishes, furniture,
tools, electronics &
more! Everything must go!
1058 Moving Sale
Lockport 1237 E Wellwood
Dr 5/18-5/19 9-2pm Kitchen,
household, tools, patio furniture
& Much More!
Advertise your
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1090 House for
Sale
Orland Park
Heritage Estates subdivision
Immaculate 3-STEP RANCH
on alg., professionally landscaped
lot. This exceptionally
clean 3BR home (w/ optional
4th bedrm/office inthe finished
bsmnt), has 2.5Ba features
Pella windows &doors,
custom oak trim, oak 6-panel
doors/cabinets throughout &
much more. Must see –will
go fast! $339,900
708-460-9538
Oak Forest Terrace
15815 Terrace, Oak Forest
Spacious 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Serene setting & Beautiful
Grounds. Tennis, Pool,
Walking Trails. Near metra.
708-687-1818
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What: Three-bedroom home in Downtown Mokena.
Where: 11104 W. LaPorte Road, Mokena, 60448
Amenities: Located only steps away from Main Park, Yunker Park and The Oaks Rec
Center. The interior of this home has an open floor plan that’s been appointed with
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• 10011 Cambridge Court D, Mokena,
60448-7917 - Wendy Brann Trustee to
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$178,000
April 3
• 12531 Whisper Creek Way, Mokena,
60448-7530 - First Bank Of Manhattan
Truste to Shane C. Dittrich, Rachel R
Dittrich, $529,000
April 3
• 18375 S. Pineprairie Drive, Mokena,
60448-8669 - First Midwest Bank
Trustee to Julie T. Hayes, $138,000
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• 19929 Hillgate Road, Mokena, 60448-
1434 - Daniel P. McCarty to Alexandria J.
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 11120 BONNESS AVENUE, MOK-
ENA, IL 60448 (Blue vinyl siding, two
story single family home, attached one
car garage). On the 31st 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: New Penn Financial
LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage
Servicing, Plaintiff V. SCOTT K
STERCHELE A/K/A SCOTT
STERCHELE; CATHLEEN
STERCHELE; CITIMORTGAGE,
INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant.
Case No. 17CH 1121 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
$130,834.84 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
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.
2702 Public
Notices
Certificate No. 32216 was filed in
the office of the County Clerk of
Will County on April 19, 2018
wherein the business firm of
MaMa RaRa’s Market located at
19510 115th Ave Unit B, Mokena,
IL 60448 is registered and a certificate
notice setting forth the following:
2702 Public
Notices
Andrea Laue, 19510 115th Ave
Unit B, Mokena, IL 60448
815-685-6290
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and Official
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,
this 19th day of April, 2018
Nancy Schultz Voots
Will County Clerk
2703 Legal
Notices
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.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
New Penn Financial LLC d/b/a Shellpoint
Mortgage Servicing,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SCOTT K STERCHELE A/K/A
SCOTT STERCHELE; CATHLEEN
STERCHELE; CITIMORTGAGE,
INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1121
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 27th day of February,
2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
31st 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:
LOT 2,INBONNESS' RESUBDIVI-
SION OF PART OFLOTS 2,3AND 5
AND ALL OFLOT 6INTHE SUBDI-
VISION OF BLOCK 6IN DENNY'S
THIRD ADDITION TO MOKENA,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF
SAID RESUBDIVISION RECORDED
MAY 27, 1927 AS DOCUMENT NO.
407148 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.
Commonly known as: 11120 BON-
NESS AVENUE, MOKENA, IL 60448
Description of Improvements:
Blue vinyl siding, two story single family
home, attached one car garage
P.I.N.: 19-09-08-320-004-0000
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
$130,834.84 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 bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condo-
2703 Legal
Notices
minium Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is a surplus 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 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
2900
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chord onwheel $10.
708.479.0193
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woman $75 OBO.
708.204.9326. Orland Park
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300MM with adjustable angel
square includes new blade $35.
708.466.9907
Outdoor canopy swing, excellent
condition $100.
708.478.5252 Orland Park
Packs of Huggies diapers for
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708.308.1060
PF product classic vintage retro
novelty wall phone with push
button dials $35. 708.466.9907
Set of World Encyclopedia’s
with illustrations, includes
book of the year “1967” great
for collectors $10.
708.403.2473
Small Char-Broil grill white
wheels. Included: grill cover,
extra LPgas tank, tools, wire
brush, timer $50 takes all.
708.403.2504
Soffit vinyl exterior mat’l.
color tumbleweed, 15 pcs box
12’ long $100. 708.301.3598
Solid maple Ethan Allen drop
leaf dining table, 48” round
open, plus two 15” leafs. Good
condition $35. 815.485.6856
Sony stereo, 5 discs, tapes,
AM-FM stereo, 2 speakers
$100. 708.301.5849
Tinley Park, 8159 169th, 5/18
&5/19, 8-2p. Household items,
trading cards, oak table &
chairs, cornhole boards,
clothes.
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
Tools: pliers, screwdrivers, staple
guns, ect. Slightly used.
Most 50 cents. 708.609.8625
Variety of new cermaic items.
Very nice! Must see! $3-$10.
708.479.9338. If no answer,
leave message.
White dishes with basket
weave border -10 place settings
$25. Platform rocker with
foot stool $20. Lincoln Logs -
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Knights Varsity
Athletics
Baseball
■May ■ 18 - host Bolingbrook
(Senior Night), 6:30 p.m.
■May ■ 19 - at Aurora Central
Catholic, 10 a.m.
■May ■ 21 - IHSA Regional
Week, TBA
Softball
■May ■ 18 - host Marian
Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 21 - IHSA Regional
Week, TBA
Boys water polo
■May ■ 18 - at IHSA State
Finals, TBA
■May ■ 19 - at IHSA State
Finals, TBA
Girls water polo
■May ■ 18 - at IHSA State
Finals, TBA
■May ■ 19 - at IHSA State
Finals, TBA
Boys track and field
■May ■ 18 - at IHSA Sectionals,
TBA
■May ■ 24 - at IHSA State Final,
TBA
Girls track and field
■May ■ 18 - at IHSA State
Finals, TBA
■May ■ 19 - at IHSA State
Finals, TBA
Boys volleyball
■May ■ 22 - host IHSA
Regional, TBA
■May ■ 23 - host IHSA
Regional, TBA
Girls soccer
■May ■ 21 - IHSA Sectional
Week, TBA
Boys tennis
■May ■ 19 - at IHSA Sectionals,
TBA
■May ■ 24 - at IHSA State Final,
TBA
Griffins Varsity
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Baseball
■May ■ 19 - host Wheaton
Warrenville South, 10 a.m.
■May ■ 23 - at IHSA Regional,
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■May ■ 24 - at IHSA Regional,
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■May ■ 19 - host Downers
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■May ■ 22 - at IHSA Regional,
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Baseball
Lincoln-Way East 6, Stagg 3
Ethan Lambrigger was the
winning pitcher (6-0), Jacob
Slager was 3-4 with three
RBIs and Zach Jurgens was
1-1 with two RBI doubles on
May 7.
Softball
Lincoln-Way East 8, Bradley 0
Lindsay LaDere was 2 for
3, Lauren Hunter was 2 for 2
and Macie Nuzzo had a home
run and three RBIs on Thursday,
May 10. Alex Storako
had 18 strikeouts.
Lincoln-Way East 6, Sandburg
3
Chloe Honchar was 3 for
3 with 3 RBIs and Alex Storako
had 16 strikeouts during
the May 9 game.
Lincoln-Way Central 7,
Downers Grove North 2
Ashley Platek was once
again a dual threat. She
pitched a complete game
shutout, giving up zero
earned runs in the process,
while striking out six. She
also went 2-for-3 with two
RBI. Sydra Seville also went
2-for-3 with two RBI in the
May 5 win.
Lincoln-Way Central 17,
Mother McAuley 3
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
Sydra Seville helped the
Knights’ offensive outburst
going 3-for-4 with four RBI,
and Kamryn Murphy went
2-for-3 with two doubles
and two RBI. Danielle Abell
pitched four innings, giving
up three runs and striking out
one. Sarah Wilson pitched
the final inning to seal the
May 4 win.
Lincoln-Way East 10,
Riverside Brookfield 0
Taylor Hochman was 2 for
4 with a grand slam, home
run and 6 RBIs on May 4.
Boys Track and Field
Lincoln-Way Central wins
SWSC Red title for the first
time since 1970
Nate Rittenbacher placed
first in the 300 hurdles. Jared
Kreis and Andrew Englert
places first and second, respectively,
in the 3,200. The
3,200 relay team of Jackson
Burriss, Julian Esparza, Matt
Grigoletti and Jonah Haskins
also placed first. Jacob Erickson
and Shane Raeshler
took first and second, respectively,
in the pole vault. Zak
Hutchinson took first in the
800, and Alex Manka placed
second in the triple jump at
the conference meet on May
10 at Thornridge. The IHSA
Sectional meet will be Thursday,
May 17 at Homewood-
Flossmoor High School.
Girls Soccer
Lincoln-Way Central 1,
Bolingbrook 0
Bailey Bennitt scored the
lone goal for the Knights,
which was assisted by Leah
Willner. Emma Sauriol recorded
her first shutout of her
varsity career in the May 8
win. The team has nine shutouts
total.
Lincoln-Way East 3, Bradley
3
Haley Moustis scored two
goals and Alyssa Eldridge
scored one goal during the
May 8 game.
Boys Volleyball
Lincoln-Way West 25, 17,
29, Lincoln-Way Central 20,
25, 27
David Flores had 25 assists
and 12 digs, and Nicky
Studer had three aces in the
Thursday, May 10, win. Tyler
Vedder finished with 19
kills, Ben Pluskota had 11,
Chris Dargan added seven,
Brandyn Cullen had four,
and Louden Moran had three.
For Central, Aidan McGuire
had four kills and 34 assists.
George Hinchliffe had seven
kills, Joe Claffy had two kills
and six blocks, Jack Yurkanin
had 17 kills, three blocks and
two aces, and Sebastian Olmos
had 13 digs.
Lincoln-Way East 25, 25,
Bolingbrook 16, 18
Blake Boykin had 10 digs,
Caden Wise had three kills,
Owen Doyle had six digs and
Jeremy Walsh had 14 assists
on Thursday, May 10.
Lincoln-Way Central 13, 19,
Lincoln-Way East 25, 25
Sebastian Olmos had 9
digs, and Brendan McCarthy
had two aces, and three
blocks in the May 8 loss to its
state-ranked district rivals.
Lincoln-Way East 25, 25,
Lincoln-Way Central 13, 19
Ian Piet had eight kills,
Will McPhillips had six kills
and Danny Pacini had seven
digs at the May 8 event.
Boys tennis
Lincoln-Way East finished
9th out of 16 teams at the
Benet Tournament
Ryan Mitchell placed
fourth at first singles and Will
Evans placed sixth at second
singles to lead the way for the
Griffins at the May 5 event.
High School Highlights is compiled
by Editor T.J. Kremer III,
tj@mokenamessenger.com.
track
From Page 46
individually and with a
relay.”
The members of the East
4x400-meter relay, which
advanced to state with a second
place finish (4:03.68)
behind H-F (4:00.83), are
juniors Ibukun Ajifolokun,
Taylor McCourt, Couwenhoven
and Taylor Wright.
The 4x800 relay squad,
which also finished second
(9:46.18) behind Lockport
(9:36.78) is Couwenhoven,
senior Lindsey Ball, along
with freshmen Kayla Walsh
and Mills.
Wright also advanced in
two individual events. She
tied for first in a photo finish
in the 400-meter dash.
Both her and H-F sophomore
Asanti Denton were
credited with times of 58.23
seconds. She also qualified
in the long jump with
a fourth-place finish distance
of 17-feet-10 inches.
Brittney Kruzel, one of the
Griffins two senior competitors,
will also head to
state. She placed third in the
discus throw with a toss of
119-feet-1 inch.
Lincoln-Way Central
advanced a pair to state
this weekend. But what
a way to do it as Knight
runners took first and second.
Placing first was Merrigan
Allen (11:29.33) by
eight seconds over Bober
in the 3200-meter run, and
Brownrigg (5:25.19) placed
second behind fellow junior
Couwenhoven (5:18.67)
from East in the 1600-meter
run.
Allen, was neck-and-neck
with Bober going into the final
lap; then Allen turned on
the jets to pull away.
“I felt good at the end of
the race,” Allen said. “I felt
good about my training and
how hard I’ve worked and
I just pushed. Mackenzie
[Brownrigg] was the one
that pushed me in practice
and my other teammates
helped push me too.
“At the end of the race] I
was just thinking it matters
to go to state. I don’t know
what to expect at state. it
will be overwhelming, but
it will be so much fun.”
It will also be fun for
Brownrigg, who will make
her second trip to a state
finals meet but first in Illinois.
“As a freshman I wen to
state in the 4x800 relay, but
that was in Missouri,” she
said. “I moved here as a
sophomore and this will be
my first trip to state here. I
like it here better. It’s more
fun and I know everybody
here.
“It definitely feels good
[to go to state]. This [sectional]
wasn’t the time I
wanted, but I get to kick it
with the pack at state.”

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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Jake Blount
Jake Blount is a starting
infielder on the Lincoln-Way
Central baseball team. He
committed to play baseball
at Concordia University
next year. He was also on
the Knights’ boys basketball
team.
Would you choose to
be a pro baseball or
basketball player?
Ever since I was a little
kid, my parents had me in
both sports. But I’d choose
baseball just because that’s
the sport I’m better at. I just
have a better understanding
of how to baseball.
What’s the best part
about the baseball
team?
Just how well everybody
works together. If somebody
gets down, the whole team is
ready to pick them up. Nobody’s
there to bring a player
down if they do something
bad. It’s a great atmosphere.
What’s the biggest
lesson you’ve learned
from coach Mitch
Nowicki?
That there’s a time in
baseball to be serious and
times to have fun. If you’re
serious all the time in this
sport, you’re going to get
really bored. So, he likes to
bring the fun times out, and
it’s been a lot of fun playing
for him.
What’s your favorite
memory so far this
season?
Probably the East game
[on May 4] when we won
1-0. This year when we
played East, we didn’t get
over excited. Everyone did
their own part, and that was
the reason why we won.
Plus, the fans and everything.
It was a great atmosphere
to play baseball in.
Who is your favorite
teammate?
I love all my teammates,
but the one who stands out
is Brandon Bennitt because
as sophomores we were up
on varsity together. We just
grew really close. He and I
have always been side by
side the past three years.
As a shortstop, what’s
a highlight defensive
play you dream about
making?
Probably a little pop fly
over the third baseman
where you have to dive and
catch it. It displays a shortstop’s
range. It’s a hard play
to make.
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If you won the lottery,
what’s the first thing
you’d buy?
A Corvette for my dad because
it’s his dream car. It’d
be nice to give back to him
after all the hours and money
spent on me for baseball and
basketball. Just to be able to
give back to him a little bit
would be nice.
What’s your ideal
splurge post-game
meal?
Steak and potatoes. Usually
my dad will grill it. It’s
just my favorite meal. After
a game, I’d love to come
home to that.
Who’s a pro athlete
you’d like to meet?
Javier Baez. He’s just
got so much swag to him
in his game. He makes unbelievable
plays that you
wouldn’t believe are possible
to make. I want to
know how he does that.
If you could pull a talent
from any MLB player,
what would it be?
Aaron Judge’s power. He
can crush a baseball like
nobody else. It’s just fun to
watch.
Interview by Contributing Editor
James Sanchez.
water polo
From Page 42
half for East.
“We really hunkered down
on defense and never lost
hope,” Fisher said. ““We
were expecting Sandburg
to come out real strong and
gave us a good fight and I’m
so proud of our girls since
we pulled it together on defense.
It was nice to have this
game at home, which gave us
an advantage. Last seasons
[sectional title loss] stunk for
sure. But [this year] we didn’t
let up until the very end.”
East led 4-3 after one quarter,
but then the game really
settled in defensively after
that. Sophomore Grace Wilk
was in goal for the Griffins.
It once again could be
the last game for Sandburg
coach Jim Caliendo, who is
now 788-276 in his 39 total
seasons.as a water polo
coach. He retired a year ago
from coaching the eagle
boys team. But he was talked
back into coaching the
girl squad before the start of
this season.
“Coach Cal is my old
coach,” East coach Kendra
Will, who is a 2001 Sandburg
graduate, said of Caliendo.
“He’s an amazing coach and
softball
From Page 47
LaDere (2 2B, 2 R, RBI) all
added two hits for the Griffins,
who had 14 hits and led
4-0 after two innings.
Lockport (24-5, 6-2
through May 9) scored a run
in the sixth on a solo homer
to left by senior first baseman
Tara McElligott and
added one more run in the
seventh on an RBI double
by junior left fielder Payton
Grcevic. That scored junior
right fielder Lauren Johnson,
who was 2-for-3 including a
leadoff double in the inning.
Two days later, on
Wednesday, May 9, the
Griffins (8-0 in the league)
clinched at least a share of
I love him dearly.”
Will also loves that her
young team is playing this
well and on its way to state.
“We’re still young and
learning as we go,” she said.
““Lincoln-Way Central really
wore us out [Friday]
night. That semifinal game
was hard to the end, and it
was a late game, and then we
played this morning, and I
could tell that we were tired.
But the girls never gave up,
and that’s kind of been our
theme all season. I love this
team, and they’ve been so
coachable and awesome,
and I couldn’t have asked for
a better sectional championship
game.”
In the semifinals, on Friday,
May 11, East turned
in another great defensive
performance with a 10-4
victory over defending sectional
champion Lincoln-
Way Central. The game was
tied 2-2 early in the second
quarter, but goals by sophomore
Kaitlyn Meagher and
Hernandez gave the Griffins
a 4-2 halftime lead. Sophomore
Sierra Maze scored
for the Knights to open
the third quarter to close
within a goal. But the Griffins
had the next five tallies,
two of them by Hernandez
(3 goals) to put the game
away.
The game was a rematch
of last seasons sectional
championship game. There
the Knights rallied down the
stretch for an 11-10 victory
and advance to state for the
fourth time in six seasons.
But they graduated five seniors
from that team.
“They did a great job,”
Central coach Pam Dettman
said of East. “This was a rebuilding
year for us as we
only had two seniors. I’m
very proud of them. They’re
hungry and still want more.
After the [East] game they
all said they can’t wait to
comeback next year.”
Claire Connors and Caroline
Heathcock, who scored
the Knights first goal at
the end of the first quarter
against East, were the only
two seniors on this seasons
Central squad.
“They played a really
good game and used their
speed against us,” said Connors,
who was the starting
goalkeeper the past three
seasons. “I think all together
we worked our butts off and
played really hard this season.
Since we gave it our all,
I can’t be too disappointed
with how it ended.”
their fourth straight SWSC
Blue title with a 6-3 win
over visiting Sandburg. The
Eagles (14-13, 3-4 through
May 10) scored a pair of
runs to take a 3-1 lead in the
top of the fifth.
But East scored five runs
in the bottom half of the fifth
to take the lead for good.
Sophomore catcher Chloe
Honchar (3-for-3, 3 RB)
tied the game with a 1-out,
2-run single to left. Sophomore
designated hitter Danielle
Drogemuller followed
with an RBI single to center.
Then, with two outs, Hochman
came through again
with a 2-run single up the
middle.
Jaquith (3-for-4, 2 R) and
Geraghty (2-for-3) also contributed
on offense. Storako
allowed no earned runs on
five hits with three walks
and 16 strikeouts.
Storako was even better
the next day. That was
Thursday, May 10, where
she struck out 18 and only
allowed two hits in an 8-0
blanking of Bradley-Bourbonnais.
On offense, junior Macie
Nuzzo made sure her only
at bat of the game was a
good one as she annihilated
a 3-run home run as part of
a 4-run top of the seventh.
Geraghty (2 R, RBI), Hunter
and LaDere (2 R) all had two
hits, while Jaquith and Storako
both added two RBIs for
East (19-1), which won its
16th in a row.

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Girls water polo
LW East takes sectional title over Sandburg
LW Central
eliminated in
semifinal by East
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
The Lincoln-Way East
girls water polo team got defensive.
In the process, the Griffins
got a sectional championship.
The Griffins played some
smoothing defense down
the stretch and slipped past
Sandburg 9-7 on Saturday,
May 12, in the title game of
the Lincoln-Way East Sectional.
With their 20th win in
the past 22 games, the Griffins
(24-8) captured their
first sectional championship
since 2014 and fourth
in school history. They
will face Naperville North,
which beat Naperville Central,
5-3, in the finals of the
Metea Valley Sectional. East
has yet to win a quarterfinal
game, but will look to
change that as that game will
be at 4:30 p.m. on Friday,
May 18, at Stevenson High
School in Lincolnshire.
“We lost in the sectional
championship game last
year and I wasn’t going to
let that happen again,” East
senior Reis Parkinson said.
“I wasn’t going to let us
give up. I was going to make
sure we pushed through.”
The score was tied 5-5
at halftime, but junior Erin
Falsey (3 goals) gave the Eagles
(26-7) their final lead at
6-5 on a goal with 4:58 left
in the third quarter. Sandburg,
however, could hardly
muster anything after that on
offense.
But East found its offense,
scoring a trio of goals in a 55
second span. Parkinson (3
goals) started it by tipping in
a missed shot. Then sophomore
Emma Hernandez (3
goals) converted a 5-meter
penalty shot and followed
that up by forcing a turnover
and scoring in front for an
8-6 lead with 2:07 left in the
third quarter.
Senior Meghan Fisher and
sophomore Tina Winter (2
goals) also tallied in the first
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Members of Lincoln-Way East’s girls water polo team gather in the middle of the pool after
upending Sandburg 9-7 to win a sectional title on Saturday, May 12.
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Boys water polo
LW East takes third straight sectional title
LW Central bows out to
East in semifinal match
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
Elton John has a song called,
“Rocket Man.”
The Lincoln-Way East boys
water polo team has a play called
“Rocket League.”
Thanks in part to that play, the
Griffins now also have something
else: another sectional championship.
East scored on a “Rocket League”
play to end the first half and rode
that momentum into the second
half. That propelled the Griffins to
an exciting 9-8 victory over Sandburg
on Saturday, May 12, in the
title game of the Lincoln-Way East
Sectional.
It’s the third straight sectional
championship for the Griffins (20-
11), who will face Conant in the title
match of the Schaumburg Sectional,
at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, in a
state quarterfinal game at Stevenson
High School in Lincolnshire.
It’s the sixth state trip for East,
which also went three straight times
between 2005-07. The Griffins
have yet to win a quarterfinal game,
but there’s always a first time.
“We have that mentality that East
has to be here,” said East coach
Ryan Lodes, who guided the Griffin
girls team to state in 2014 and
took the boys team there last year.
“But this was the year I knew we
had to push it. We graduated a lot of
seniors from last year. We only had
a couple returning starters, but our
kids have high expectations. The
young guys really stepped up.”
Especially at the end of the first
half. The Eagles (24-7) scored three
straight goals midway through the
second quarter to take a 6-3 lead. It
looked like they would take that advantage
into halftime, but East had
other plans.
In a play that the Griffins termed
“Rocket League,” they had the ball
Lincoln-Way East’s boys water polo team celebrates its sectional final victory over top-seeded Sandburg Saturday, May 12, in East’s pool.
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on the right side with just over two
seconds left in the first half. There
Jared Bruni did a fast flick to fellow
senior Ryan Utt in front, and
his quick shot found the back of the
goal at the buzzer. That cut Sandburg’s
lead to 6-4 and gave the
Griffins momentum.
“We call it ‘Rocket League’
[from a video game] and it’s a play
we work on all the time in practice,”
Utt said of the tally right
before halftime. “I saw an opportunity
where my defender was kind
of cheating away from me, and I
knew there would be a chance for
the back-door shot.
“I just hoped for the best, took
a swat at it, and it worked pretty
well.”
It sure did, as the Griffins tallied
twice more to tie it up midway
through the third quarter.
“It was a little momentum
switch,” Sandburg first-year coach
Matt Neimeier said of the score before
half. “We had held them most
of the quarter until then.”
The Eagles answered when Richard
Sokolowski (4 goals) scored
on a quick flick in front for a 7-6
lead with 2:35 to play in the third.
But Sandburg didn’t score for over
nine more minutes and senior Tyler
Orloff (2 goals), sophomore Patrick
Rossetto (2 goals), and junior Noah
Schor (2 goals) scored for the Griffins,
who led 9-7 lead with 5:22 to
play in the game.
Senior Joey Jenkot scored with
32 seconds left for the Eagles and
narrowed the margin to one. They
then forced a turnover with 23 seconds
to play and hoped to tie it. But
East locked down on defense and
the only attempt that the Eagles got
off was one by Sokolowski from
midway across the pool that sailed
over the goal just before the final
buzzer.
Seniors Jared Bruni, Trevor Horn
and Utt added goals for the Griffins.
Josh Grella had two goals for
Sandburg.
“That [Rocket League] shot
boosted everyone’s confidence,”
said East senior goalkeeper Collin
McGovern, who made six saves.
“That gave us full confidence. We
kept our heads in it and never gave
up.”
In the second semifinal game, on
Friday, May 11, East scored early
and often and defeated Lincoln-
Way Central 15-5.
Central (17-13) scored first when
senior Ryan Burke (2 goals) found
the back of the net just 24 seconds
into the game. But then it was all
East. The Griggins scored seven
goals the rest of the quarter and 10
straight in all to lead 10-1 with 5:21
left in the first half. Seniors Brian
McGuire and Ryan Burke scored
for the Knights to close them within
10-3 at halftime, but they never got
closer than that seven goal margin.
Senior Josh Fox also scored for
Central. Schor, who had three goals
in the first quarter, led East with
five goals. Orloff added four goals.
“Give East credit, those boys
played hard and did very well
shooting against us,” Central coach
Patrick Shaughnessy said. “They
threw us off our game. We settled
in on defense at the end of the first
half, but couldn’t get it going on offense.
“Ryan Burke had a great season
for us and [fellow seniors] Adam
Ceh stepped in and did well for us
and Chuck Evans did a nice job as
a first-year goalie. We had 12 of our
13 losses to Top-12-ranked teams.
These 11 seniors were the greatest
group that I ever coached.”
On May 9, the Knights defeated
Homewood-Flossmoor 12-6 in a
quarterfinal matchup.

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Seniors shine in blowout win over Minooka
Randy Whalen,
Freelance Reporter
It’s been a special season
for the Lincoln-Way co-op
boys lacrosse team. Especially
for its seniors.
While this is the first
season that lacrosse has
officially been an Illinois
High School Association
sport, it’s certainly not the
first year the Lincoln-Way
seniors have played together.
Many of them have
been playing together since
childhood.
Those 11 seniors were
honored on senior night,
which was held on May 8
at Lincoln-Way East. After
celebrating its seniors
beforehand, Lincoln-Way
continued its outstanding
season on the field with
a 15-1 victory over Minooka.
“That runs throughout
the program,” Lincoln-Way
coach Mike McCormick
said of the age groups playing
together. “We have our
juniors on down who have
all been playing together
for a long time. This [senior
night] is nice for the seniors
and their parents.”
The 11 seniors that were
honored are Luke Berger,
Marco Berto, Andrew Folgers,
Hunter Lash, Justin
Omarrah, Randy Rainbolt,
Grant Shafer, Gregory
Shaw, Ricky Smith, Justin
Thorpe and Erik Vallow.
“It was fun to be honored,”
Berto said. “This was
the biggest crowd we’ve
had. We had a lot of students
come out and we definitely
love when people are
here.”
That showed as Lincoln-
Way (16-1) came out and
scored just 48 seconds into
the first 12-minute quarter.
That was the first of three
goals by Smith, who also
added four assists. Also
scoring multiple goals for
Lincoln-Way were freshman
Ethan Sieb (3), junior
Cam Daugherty (2), and
Thorpe (2).
Berger (goal), Berto (assist),
sophomore George
Burchfield (3 assists), junior
Vince Grunert (goal,
assist), Lash (assist), junior
Camden McCardle (goal,
assist), Omarrah (goal),
junior Brendan Sullivan
(goal), and Vallow (assist)
also contributed for Lincoln-Way,
which started the
season 14-0 before losing
11-9 on April 28 to Wheaton-Warrenville
South.
“It’s always fun to play
with these guys,” Lash said.
“The fact that we’re an
[IHSA] program helps. The
recognition, the support,
has been great.”
Shafer was the goalie for
the first three quarters and
junior Trevor Stanevicius
was in net in the fourth
quarter for Lincoln-Way.
“Honestly when you’re
playing goalie and standing
there, it’s just great,” Shafer
said. “That means our offense
is handling the ball.”
Indeed, Shafer and Stanevicius
didn’t have much
to do. Minooka averted the
shutout when senior Dawson
Nelson scored with 9:23
to play in the game. That
made it 14-1. Lincoln-Way
led 5-0 after one quarter,
11-0 at halftime and 14-0
after three.
No matter what happens
when the postseason opens
next week, it’s been a great
season for Lincoln-Way.
“It’s crazy,” Thorpe said
of how fast the season has
gone. “I remember watching
the [senior night] ceremony
when I was a freshman
on the JV team. It flew
by. But I will remember the
great chemistry that we had
Lincoln-Way boys lacrosse player Rick Smith works his way around the Minooka goal May 8. Smith (3 goals, 4 assists)
was one of 11 seniors recognized before the game. photos by julie mcmann.22nd Century Media
Lincoln-Way’s Erik Vallow makes his way past a Minooka defender.
and all the things we did on
and off the field.”
The final regular season
game was scheduled
for Wednesday, May 16,
against Neuqua Valley at
Lincoln-Way West. That is
a possible preview of the
sectional final as Neuqua
Valley is the top seed.
“We’ve all been playing
together since the fourth
or fifth grade,” Vallow reiterated.
“It went fast, but
it’s been nice to see it all
come together. We want
everybody, every student,
to come out and help us
pack the stands against
Neuqua.”
The postseason opens
next week. Lincoln-Way,
seeded No. 2 in the Lockport
Sectional, is slated to once
again take on Minooka,
which is seeded No. 7. That
game is scheduled for Monday,
May 21, at Lincoln-
Way. If Lincoln-Way wins it
will advance to the semifinal
at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 23. The sectional title
game is scheduled for 5:30
p.m. on May 25. Both the
semifinals and finals will be
at Lockport.

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Girls track and field
LW East takes second at sectionals, sends six to state
LWC’s Merrigan
Allen, Mackenzie
Brownrigg qualify for
individual state runs
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
A couple of years ago
the Lincoln-Way East girls
track and field team was
putting the finishing touches
on a fourth Class 3A state
championship run.
While that came to an
end last year and probably
won’t restart this season,
the future is still very bright
for the Griffins.
That showed last week
as East placed second on
Thursday, May 10, at the
Class 3A Lockport Township
Sectional. The Griffins
qualified individuals in six
events, plus got two relays
to state in placing second to
Homewood-Flossmoor.
H-F, which beat out
Bolingbrook to win the
SouthWest Suburban Conference
Blue Division meet
the week before, placed second
last season and is one
of the favorites to capture
the Class 3A state title this
year. The state finals will be
held this Thursday-Saturday,
May 17-19, at O’Brien
Field at Eastern Illinois
University in Charleston.
By qualifying in 11 of the
18 events, including having
a pair of people advance in
five different events H-F
(136 points) easily won its
second straight sectional.
East (81) edged out the
host Porters (69) for second.
Bloom Township (50)
and Crete-Monee (50) tied
for fourth. Thornwood (46)
placed sixth followed by
Lincoln-Way Central (38),
Thornton (25), Stagg (13),
and Thornton Fractional
South (12), which tied with
Oak Forest (12) rounded out
the top 10 teams. Lincoln-
Way West (9), Shepard (9),
and Sandburg (8) rounded
out the scoring.
“It’s fun to be part of
a great conference and
Bolingbrook is a great program,
too,” East coach Brian
Evans said. “We’re in a
rebuilding phase. We only
have two seniors and they
were only in one event each.
So most of the team will be
back next year and this is
valuable experience.”
East had a pair of winners
at the sectional. Sophomore
Emma Barnard with a
height of 10-feet-9 inches
in the pole vault, and junior
Jenna Couwenhoven with a
time 5 minutes 18.67 seconds
in the 1600-meter run.
“My past two meets have
been pretty bad,” Barnard
said. “So I came in here and
wanted to get redemption.
[The 10-9 sectional mark]
is my all-time high. A 10-6
mark was my previous high.
A key is just keeping your
technique down. It’s just a
mind game. I have the confidence
that I can clear the
height.
“[Going to state] is pretty
amazing. I want to go out
and show what I can do. I
know there’s going to be
some higher jumpers there,
but it will be a great experience.”
It will also be for Couwenhoven,
who will be
making her first track appearance
at state.
“I was nervous, I wanted
to make it downstate,”
Couwenhoven said. “I was
seeded second, but I stuck
with Mackenzie [Brownrigg
from Lincoln-Way Central]
and down the stretch I laid
it all out there. I gave it all
I had.”
Couwenhoven will also
Lincoln-Way East’s Ore Ajifolokun (left) and Lincoln-Way Central’s Jillian Grzesiak (center) compete in the 100-meter dash
at the Lockport Sectional. Photos by Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media
be going downstate in two
relays. Another multi qualifier
for the Griffins is freshman
Ashley Mills. She
placed second (2:22.21) in
the 800-meter run, losing by
just over a second to Lockport
junior Kate Wojciewicz
(2:21.36). Mills also joined
Couwenhoven on the 4x800
relay team.
“In the end I just gave
it my all and left it on the
line,” Mills said. “But it’s
OK. It feels good. My goal
was just to make it to sectional.
So I exceeded that
by being able to go to state
Please see track, 40
Lincoln-
Way Central
freshman
Merrigan Allen
has a small lead
on Lockport
freshman
Josephine
Bober in the
3,200 event
at the Class
3A Lockport
Sectional on
Thursday, May
10. Allen went on
to win the race
and qualify for
the IHSA state
meet.

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fastbreak
Softball
Griffins clinch at least share of conference title
22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st-and-3
Pool power
1. LWE pool sports
(above)
The Griffins took
sectional titles in
boys and girls swimming
and diving;
as well as boys and
girls water polo,
the first time any
Lincoln-Way school
has taken all four
titles in the same
season.
2. 6
The amount of times
the Griffins’ boys
water polo team has
made it to the state
playoffs, including
three straight
sectional championships.
The team has
yet to win a state
title.
3. 4
The number of sectional
titles for the
Griffins’ girls water
polo team, and first
since 2014. They
also are without a
state championship
to their credit..
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
If the Lincoln-Way East
and Lockport Township
softball teams are on another
postseason collision course,
one of those teams looks
ready.
It’s the same one that has
been dominating for the past
four-plus years.
That’s East, which roped
14 hits and got another great
performance from pitcher
Alex Storako in a 10-2 win
over the Porters in a big
SouthWest Suburban Conference
Blue Division game
on May 7, in Frankfort.
It was the 14th win in a
row this season for East (17-
5, 7-0), which moved a step
closer to winning its fourth
straight SWSC Blue title. It
was also the Griffins’ 11th
consecutive victory over
Lockport. The dominant
streak started with an 11-5
win on June 5, 2014, in the
semifinals of the Class 4A
Andrew Sectional, included
two other postseason games,
and hasn’t stopped since.
“We’re just seeing the
ball really well now,” East
coach Elizabeth Pawlicki
said. “We’re making contact
and putting the ball in play.
We’re just all dependent on
each other. Our players have
stepped up and done what’s
needed of them.”
They certainly have.
Lockport entered the game
having won 14 of 15 games
since a 13-8 loss to Marist
Griffins pitcher Alex Storako allowed two earned runs on six hits with one walk and 14 strikeouts on Monday, May 7, in
Frankfort. 22nd Century Media File Photo
on April 17. But the Griffins
jumped out early last week
by scoring double the runs in
the second inning than they
had in the previous matchup
between the two. That was
a 2-1 East win in an intense
showdown on April 13 at
Lockport.
But last week was a great
day for the Griffins and especially
Storako. The senior
right-hander was dominant
in the circle, allowing the
two earned runs on six hits
with one walk and 14 strikeouts.
She was just as dominant
at the plate with a 3-for-
3 performance, four RBI
game that included a pair of
doubles and a solo home run
to right in the sixth.
“I think it was a great
day,” Storako said. “The
weather was beautiful and
I knew I needed to supply
some runs at the plate too.
Playing Lockport is always a
great game and a big test for
us. We contributed up and
down the lineup.”
That included Taylor Hochman.
The freshman third
baseman, who scored two
runs, had an RBI double in
the third to make the score
6-0. Her next time up, in the
bottom of the fifth, she blasted
a solo homer to left center
for a 7-0 lead.
“I just came up a few
weeks ago,” Hochman said.
“It’s been amazing. All the
girls have been welcoming
and I’ve had a blast. I didn’t
know it would be a home
run [her 4th on the varsity].
I was just trying to get on
base.”
Sophomore right fielder
Paige Geraghty, senior shortstop
Alli Jaquith (2 runs,
RBI), senior first baseman
Lauren Hunter and junior
second baseman Lindsay
Please see softball, 41
Listen Up
“I think all together we worked our butts off and played
really hard this season. Since we gave it our all I can’t be
too disappointed with how it ended.”
Claire Connors – Lincoln-Way Central girls water polo goalie, on the Knights
season ending
TUNE IN
Baseball
6:30 p.m. Friday, May 18
• Lincoln-Way Central hosts
Bolingbrook on Senior Night.
Index
41 – Athlete of the Week
40 – High School Highlights
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@
mokenamessenger.com.

mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | www.mokenamessenger.com | May 17, 2018
Feets a-flyin’ LW Central girls
track freshman earns state bid, Page 46
Pool Sweep LW East boys, girls clinch
water polo sectionals, Pages 44, 42
Lincoln-Way coop
boys lacrosse
seniors pose for
a group photo as
part of the senior
night festivities
on May 8. Julie
McMann/22nd
Century Media
LW boys lacrosse shines on senior night, Page 45
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