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16 | May 24, 2018 | The Lockport Legend news lockportlegend.com FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER Cheers! Mokena Brewing Company granted special use permit There will soon be another brewery in town, after the Village of Mokena Board of Trustees voted 6-0 May 14 to approve a special use permit for Mokena Brewing Company. Steve Smolinske, on behalf of Mokena Brewing Company, requested the special use permit to operate a 6,751-square-foot alcohol production facility at 19031 Old LaGrange Road. As part of the special use permit agreement, Zordan said the Village would grant the business a Class G liquor license, which would allow the brewery to produce the beer to be consumed on-site as well as be sold for distribution for consumption off-site. Zordan said it would operate similar to the Tribes Beer Co. site on Front Street. Zordan said the proposed hours of operation would be: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays; closed on Mondays; and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Live indoor entertainment was proposed, as well. As part of the special use permit, the applicant would agree to several items, including: not having any video gaming terminals on the premises; the alcoholic beverages sold for off-site consumption will be limited to only those beverages produced on-site; and upon completion of the kitchen area, the applicant will be able to sell alcohol produced on-site, as well as alcohol packaged and produced off-site. A full-service restaurant component of the business is planned to open between 12-18 months after the brewery opens. It is anticipated that the brewery could open sometime this fall. Reporting by Jon DePaolis, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit MokenaMessenger.com. FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT Family thankful for Oster- Oakview staff following son’s allergic incident Barbara Hotter received news from the school her son attends that no mother would want to hear about her child. Her son Chase, 10, a fifthgrader at Oster-Oakview School, suffered an allergic reaction earlier this month, when he shared food with a classmate and was sent to the emergency room. “It’s the dreadful phone call that no one wants to get,” Hotter said. “‘Please meet me in the emergency room; your kid just left [the school.]’” Chase is allergic to tree nuts. What triggered his allergic reaction was when he asked to try a classmate’s chocolate chip cookie dough granola bar, which he did not know had cashews in it. “My tongue started feeling weird, and it reminded me of a long time ago when I first tried a tree nut,” Chase said. “I automatically knew, so I asked the lunch ladies to go to the nurse.” The school nurse administered an EpiPen, and when paramedics arrived they gave him Benadryl through an IV while he was on his way to the hospital. There, he received a steroid to fully treat his conditions, Hotter said. “We don’t know how long this reaction would’ve affected Chase if he didn’t have immediate attention right away from school staff,” Hotter said. “I was truly amazed of [Principal Theresa Baumann] at [Oster-Oakview]. She met me at the emergency room. She took a picture of the [granola bar] wrapper and gave it to me. She was just so wonderful, and the whole staff was great.” Reporting by James Sanchez, Editor. For more, visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION Kulpinski masters art of volleyball, music and studies The Renaissance figure is both a romantic and abstract notion — hard to pinpoint exactly and even harder to fully materialize. But Megan Kulpinski helps to bring shape, voice and definition to the notion. Scholar, athlete and artist, Kulpinski bridges many divides and various disciplines. She makes them all connect in revealing the force of her personality and a drive that has made her the envy of her school. A senior at Providence Catholic in New Lenox, Kulpinski is a scholar, athlete and artist. She ranks No. 1 in her class of 276 students with a weighted 4.75 grade point average. She has been named the student of the month three times. She is the valedictorian of the class of 2018, which is to participate in graduation ceremonies Thursday, May 24, at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet. And She has been accepted into the engineering program at Notre Dame. The oldest of three girls who has lived her whole life in Tinley Park, Kulpinski was a two-year varsity starter in volleyball who perfected the role of the libero, the defensive specialist who effectively functions as the coach on the floor. “They definitely go together,” Kulpinski said. “Whether academics or athletics, I think one thing I have learned is how to prioritize my time. You have to know how to manage. Some people, if they know they have a game and they are not going to get home by 9:30, might put off their [academic] work until the next day. That has never been my mentality.” Reporting by Patrick Z. McGavin, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit TinleyJunction. com. From THE FRANKFORT STATION Wild Wednesday introduces children to exotic animals Things got exciting, interesting, wacky and a bit weird on May 16 at KidsWork Children’s Museum in Frankfort, when Animal Quest dropped by with a select few of its wild creatures. Among the visitors were two guinea pigs, a pixie frog, a pygmy goat, a Patagonian cavy, a white-nosed coatimundi, a lop bunny, a chicken and a parrot, as well as Animal Quest owner Steve Reedy and animal handler Lottie Villarreal. Throughout the program, Reedy entertained the children and parents in attendance with his high-energy program, while Villarreal brought out many of the different animals. Most of the animals were introduced by first having two children stand on the stage with their eyes closed, touching the animals and to guess what they were. Some animals, like the coatimundi, Reedy handled himself and were not offered for petting because of their less-than-cuddly nature. Reedy said allowing participants to touch as many of the animals as they can is important to him during his programs, because it completes the experience, especially for young children. “It’s been scientifically proven if you touch the animals it’s more meaningful for you, and you’ll remember that,” Reedy said. “At some of these younger ages, they’ll remember it for the rest of their lives [and] hopefully take away that there’s other critters on this planet besides ourselves.” He said his program can help remind people to “treat the planet a little nicer.” When Animal Quest first started, Reedy said they had mostly small animals, like lizards, frogs and guinea pigs, but as his company grew he began to inherit a lot of animals, such as pigs, that do not make such great pets. Reporting by Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor. For more, visit FrankfortStation.com. FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE Orland Days to return May 31-June 3 with changes for 2018 The annual Orland Days festival is returning for 2018 but with some tweaks to how it has been run in the past. Because of financial constraints, the Orland Park Lions Club, which stages the event, decided to shorten the festival by a day and remove the annual parade from this year’s lineup. While it was a difficult decision, it was a necessary one, according to Orland Days Event Chairman Steve Anton. “Unfortunately, this year there will be no Orland Park Lions parade,” Anton said. “We decided not to hold it this year because of the cost incurred in it.” Despite the changes, Orland Days — which has been a staple of the village’s summer festivities for more than 40 years — will still look much the same. “[Orland Days] is our annual way to kick off the summer in the village and hopefully raise enough funds to continue to do what the Lions do: help the blind and the deaf and the needy in the community,” Anton said. The event is slated to be held from Thursday, May 31, to Sunday, June 3, at the 153rd Street Metra Station. It is to include a carnival, live entertainment and food vendors, as it has in the past. Orland Days runs from 5-midnight Friday, June 1; noon-midnight Saturday, June 2; and noon-9 p.m. Sunday, June 3. For more information, visit www.or landparklionsclub.com. Reporting by Erin Redmond, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit OPPrairie.com. visit us online at WWW.Lockportlegend.com
® lockportlegend.com sound off the Lockport Legend | May 24, 2018 | 17 Social snapshot Top Web Stories From LockportLegend.com from Monday, May 21 1. Police Reports: Homeowner scares off would-be intruder 2. City Council: Highland Ridge apartment complex approved at meeting 3. PHOTO: Coyote snacks 4. Porters’ Randall on brink of history in boys tennis 5. Reception introduces Lockport’s Summer Art Series artists Become a member: LockportLegend.com/plus “It’s the end of 2018 Cop on the Rooftop with the Illinois State Police District 5. We would like to thank everyone that came out to support this years Special Olympics.” Illinois State Police District 5 Lockport, from Friday, May 18. Like The Lockport Legend: facebook.com/LockportLegend From the Editor Making improvements in the community Max Lapthorne max@lockportlegend.com No matter how great something is, there is always room for improvement. I find this to be true in a number of different ways, whether it relates to a person, team or even a place. Knowing I am far from perfect, I do my best to improve as often as possible. That could mean any number of things from going out of my way to learn something new to improving my communication skills. Most of the time, it doesn’t really matter what I’m doing, it’s more about the fact I’m consciously making an effort to improve. The same goes for teams or groups of people. Easy examples are successful sports teams like the Golden State Warriors who have been the best team in their league for several years, but continue to evolve and get better. They might have been able to continue winning by staying the course and hoping for the best, but instead they signed Kevin Durant, one of the best players in the league, making them even more formidable. There are many great things about the city of Lockport. It has plenty of historical significance, a burgeoning downtown area and plenty of fantastic local businesses. But — as you could probably guess from the theme of this column — there is room for Lockport to improve as well. And featured in this week’s issue are a couple of the ways that is happening. First and foremost, our news cover story on Page 3 features the grand opening of the new Dellwood Park Community Center. The new facility has been in the works for a long time and its opening has been highly anticipated. You can read all about the new features it brings to the Lockport community in the article, but even looking past the granular improvements it brings, the construction of a brand new community gathering place is a boon to Lockport. On Page 22, we have coverage of this year’s Main Street Lockport Clean Sweep event. The event has traditionally served as an opportunity for community members to come together and clean up the downtown area a bit and make it look nice for the summer. However, with the State Street construction this summer, the event has taken on even more significance. Disruption to local businesses during the construction is unavoidable given the project’s large scope, but there are countless people from the mayor all the way down, who are doing everything in their power to mitigate the construction’s effect. This year’s Clean Sweep was one of those efforts as community members did their best to maintain as much of the downtown area’s charm as possible. Since I started covering Lockport several years ago, the commitment of residents and public officials to improving the city was evident. There is already plenty to love about Lockport now, and I look forward to watching it get even better in the future. Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The Lockport Legend encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. The Lockport Legend reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The Lockport Legend. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The Lockport Legend. Letters can be mailed to: The Lockport Legend, 11516 West 183rd Street, Unit SW Office Condo #3, Orland Park, Illinois, 60467. Fax letters to (708) 326-9179 or e-mail to max@lockportle gend.com. www.lockportlegend.com. HE<strong>LP</strong> YOUR CUSTOMERS Buy It! FIND It! “7th Grade Springfield trip. Learning the history of our 16th President. #D92Pride #LandofLincoln” @ScottNyssen, Scott Nyssen, from Thursday, May 17. Follow The Lockport Legend: @LockportLegend CONTACT INTO ACTION THIS SEASON. The Lockport Legend JULIE MCDERMED 708.326.9170 ext. 21 j.mcdermed@22ndcenturymedia.com SELL It! in the CLASSIFIEDS 708.326.9170
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