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16 | June 21, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot NEWS
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Teachers honored for saving
a life during Orland Days
The Norm Meyer Special
Kids/People Day at Orland
Days is usually a happy day
as special needs students
from all over the area have
the festival all to themselves
for a couple of hours.
Thanks to a pair of Orland
District 135 teachers, the
special day was kept happy
and they prevented a potential
death during this year’s
event on May 31.
Center School instructors
Veronica Morales and Sandy
Guendling were honored
with ABCDE Awards by the
district board on June 11 for
their quick thinking in saving
a choking female student
during the event.
“Veronica performed abdominal
thrusts on one of my
students … she was so calm
and never hesitated to help
the student, which shows
her dedication to kids and
helping others,” Guendling
wrote when nominating Morales
for the award.
“[The student] had a piece
of food lodged in her throat.
Swiftly and safely, Veronica
performed abdominal
thrusts, allowing the piece
of food to be dislodged and
the student to resume her
planned activities,” Assistant
Superintendent Lynn
Zeder added in a nominating
statement.
Zeder also praised Guendling.
“Sandy acted in a compassionate
way, maintaining
the student’s physical
and emotional well-being,”
Zeder said. “She displayed
immense compassion for the
student following her experience.”
Reporting by Jeff Vorva, Contributing
Editor. For more, visit
OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Board honors LW Central
grad for Air Force acceptance
A Mokena teenager was
recognized June 11 at the
Village of Mokena Board of
Trustees meeting for deciding
to protect and serve his
country.
Jared Robert Scott Bachman,
a Lincoln-Way Central
graduate, is set to enter to
the United States Air Force
Academy later this year and
was honored by the Village
with a proclamation in his
honor at the meeting.
Bachman was a member
of the Air Force Junior Reserve
Officer Training Corp
at Lincoln-Way Central.
According to the proclamation,
Bachman achieved the
assignments of squadron
commander, summer drill
camp leader and group commander
during his four years
in the AFJROTC program.
He also was recognized with
the Top Performer Air Force
Association and Outstanding
Cadet awards.
After an intense application
process, Bachman was
one of fewer than 1,200
people to be accepted into
the Air Force Academy. He
will begin his basic training
later this month in Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
Bachman thanked the Village
Board and Mayor Frank
Fleischer for honoring him
with a proclamation and for
the work they do to better
the community.
“I’ve lived in Mokena my
entire life, and I’d like to
thank all of you for the work
that you do to build and foster
this incredible community
that allows people such as
myself and my classmates to
have a dream, develop that
dream and go after that,” he
said.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Mayor plans meeting after
Cruise Nights complaints
A different setup this year
for Tinley Park’s weekly
Cruise Nights has drawn
complaints from attendees
and stakeholders.
During a Special Board of
Trustees meeting on June 12,
approximately a half dozen
people involved with the
classic car show spoke in opposition
to new safety regulations
implemented in 2018
that includes the closure of
north and southbound Oak
Park Avenue from 171st
Street to North Street as
well as a blocked off section
that only allows entry until
5 p.m. and exit after 8 p.m.
In the previous six years,
attendees and drivers were
able to come and go as they
pleased, organizers said.
“I think it was a big mistake,”
said Jim Hudik, Commander
of Bremen VFW
Post 2791. “This is hurting
financially.”
Mayor Jake Vandenberg
said the changes were implemented
based on recommendations
from the Tinley Park
Police Department, which
reviewed a variety of plans
dealing with moving vehicles
and pedestrian safety.
Roger Barton, a longtime
village resident and original
organizer, said the situation
was “out of hand.”
“The barricades up right
now are unacceptable,” he
said. “Cruise Nights were
one of the most popular
events this town has even
seen.”
Vandenberg said he understood
the new setup was
not perfect and requested
to meet with Cruise Night
organizers in an attempt to
find solutions to the current
issues.
Cruise Nights began on
May 29 and runs from 5-9
p.m. every Tuesday night
throughout August.
Reporting by Cody Mroczka,
Editor. For more, visit Tin
leyJunction.com.
From THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frankfort woman receives
award for conservation
efforts
The Illinois state butterfly
has seen a steady decrease in
population over the past 20
years, according to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service,
and local woman Kay Mac-
Neil is leading an effort to
protect them.
MacNeil recently won a
national Award of Honor in
Philadelphia for her work
with Milkweeds for Monarchs,
a national and now
global movement to plant
milkweeds and increase
the number of safe habitats
for monarchs. She has sent
more than 8,000 seed packets
of milkweed this year locally
and as far as Nevada,
California, Canada and
Puerto Rico.
“Receiving the award was
very exciting,” MacNeil
said. “If every gardener had
a milkweed plant our problems
would be solved.”
As the bee, bird and butterfly
chairman for the Garden
Club of Illinois District
8, MacNeil started the project
three years ago because
she saw the need to aid the
declining population of
monarchs.
“The numbers are down
by 90 percent of what they
used to be years ago,” Mac-
Neil said. “Monarchs face a
lot of challenges like deforestation
and global warming.
The drop in milkweed is the
culprit for their low numbers.”
Monarchs lay their eggs
on the milkweed and the caterpillar
then eats the milkweed,
which are commonly
sprayed with dangerous pesticides
that endanger the butterfly.
MacNeil also raises monarchs
on her kitchen table
when she finds one in an
unsafe habitat. She provides
the insects with a safe place
to grow and plenty of milkweed
to eat. After the caterpillars
undergo metamorphosis
and transform into
butterflies, she releases them
into her garden, which is full
of milkweed and perennials.
The butterflies then join the
33 million other monarchs
as they migrate to Mexico
for the winter.
Reporting by Megan Schuller,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Four-day Homer Community
Fest to return for ninth year
There’s nothing better
than getting the family together
on a summer day for
good food, carnival rides
and live music.
Residents can soon enjoy
just that, as Homer Community
Fest will return to
the village for its ninth year
Thursday, June 21, through
Sunday, June 24.
Many popular attractions
and vendors from years
past will be at the four-day
festival, with some new additions
to be seen and heard
throughout the grounds on
the northeast corner of 151st
Street and Creme Road.
“We’ve seen the fest grow
throughout the years,” Parade
& Festival Committee
co-chairman and Village
Trustee Carlo Caprio said. “I
personally feel like we have
become a destination, where
a lot of festivals host them
a few years, and they don’t
survive, but we’ve done a really
great job working with
the Township and the Homer
Road District to get everybody
involved and to make
this festival a destination for
everyone to come to.”
The gates open at 3 p.m.
Thursday, and the festival
closes at midnight. All entertainment
is free, including
Mr. D’s Magic & Illusion
Show at 7 p.m. on Thursday,
and access to all six food
vendors.
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Assistant Editor. For
more, visit HomerHorizon.com.