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Ozzie Guillen plays
at Silver Lake to help
Disabled Patriot Fund,
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FRIDAY
DIY Canvas Bag
5 p.m. July 6, Orland Park
Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia
Ave. Patrons can decorate
a canvas bag. Register.
Uno, Dos, Crafts & More!
6:30 p.m. July 6, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Ages 3 and
up with an adult parent or
caregiver can take in one
story and a few activities
to learn the Spanish word
of the week. Hands-on program
designed to explore a
new language through crafts,
songs, games and more.
“Surf’s Up” Beach Night &
Art Studio
7:30-10:30 p.m. July 6.
The Bridge Teen Center,
15555 S. 71st Court. Students
can step into the photo
booth and snap a picture
while sporting their favorite
Hawaiian shirt, shorts
and sandals. They will also
be able to paint their own
Frisbee and cool down with
some frozen yogurt provided
by TruGurt while listening
to One Shot Finch. This
is a free event for teens in
grades 7-12. For more information,
call (708) 532-
0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.
SATURDAY
Bright Starts Family
Storytime
10 a.m. July 7, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Children of
all ages and their families
can come together for stories,
songs and fun.
SUNDAY
Summer Concert Series: The
Stingers
2 p.m. July 8, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. A blend
of classic and roots rock,
1960s and 1970-style pop,
gritty soul, and R&B with
just the right taste of some
rockin’ blues.
MONDAY
Community Helper
Storytime
10 a.m. July 9, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Storytime
about helpers in the neighborhood.
Each week will
feature a special guest from
the community.
Introduction to 3D Printing
11:30 a.m. July 9, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Patrons
can learn how 3D printing
works and what parts make
up a 3D printer, as well as
about software and websites
that can help create or find
3D objects to print.
Roll Call in the Park
2:50-3 p.m. July 9, Eagle
Ridge Park, 10755 Eagle
Ridge Drive. The OPPD
afternoon shift will hold its
daily roll call in the park.
Residents are invited to attend
the roll call to learn
how Orland Park’s law enforcement
officers begin
their shifts.
Cook Out with the Cops
4-8 p.m. July 9, Eagle
Ridge Park, 10755 Eagle
Ridge Drive. Everyone is
invited to the police department’s
free Cook Out with
the Cops.
Road to a Dog
6 p.m. July 9, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Grades K-8
can sign up to take a turn
reading to a dog. Register
in person at the Youth Services
desk or online. Limit
is not known because of dog
availability.
TUESDAY
Once Upon a Time Storytime
10 a.m. July 10, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Children
can drop in for stories, music
and finger-plays to build
pre-reading skills.
Introduction to Adobe
Illustrator
11:30 a.m. July 10, Orland
Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave. New
program. Patrons can design
and create art using the
vector-based drawing program.
In this beginner-level
class, patrons will learn how
to transform basic objects,
work with layers and artboards,
integrate typography,
and export artwork.
Register. Limit: 4.
This Day in History
3 p.m. July 10, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Grades 3-5
can learn about things that
happened on this day in history.
There will be activities
associated with the historical
events. Register. Limit: 20.
OPPL Con Face Painters
Orientation
4 p.m. July 10, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. One-hour
event for teen volunteers to
learn the designs they will
be painting on the faces of
children and practice with
the paints at OPPL Con.
Register.
WEDNESDAY
Building Blocks for Babies
9:30 and 10:30 a.m. July
11, Orland Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia
Ave. Ages birth-23 months
with parent or caregiver can
spend time interacting during
this storytime especially
designed for youngsters.
Ballet Bar Fitness
2-3 p.m. July 11. The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
learn from the friendly fitness
gurus at Pure Barre
how to do a total body workout
that uses the ballet barre
to perform small, isometric
movements. Students should
wear appropriate workout
clothes, socks and gym
shoes. This is a free event
for teens in grades 7-12. For
more information, call (708)
532-0500 or visit www.thebridgeteencenter.org.
Magic Tree House
Adventures: Pirates
3 p.m. July 11, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. Children
grades K-5 can travel the
high seas and try their hands
as sailors aboard the pirate
ship Opal. Register. Limit:
20.
Handyman: Electrical House
Wiring
4-5:30 p.m. July 11. The
Bridge Teen Center, 15555
S. 71st Court. Students will
work with a team to manipulate
electrical pattern challenges
on a practice board,
and learn the essentials of
voltage and resistance and
understand circuits. This
is a free event for teens in
gradse 7-12. For more information,
call (708) 532-
0500 or visit www.thebri
dgeteencenter.org.
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Board Game Night
6 p.m. July 11, Orland
Park Public Library, 14921
S. Ravinia Ave. For adults. A
casual-atmosphere program
for rediscovering the fun of
old-fashioned gaming. Participants
can bring their own
or try the library’s games.
UPCOMING
eBooks, eMagazines,
eReaders, Oh My!
10 a.m. Thursday, July 12,
Orland Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Patrons
can drop by the Adults
Services desk with devices
and account log-in information
for assistance.
Once Upon a Time Storytime
10 a.m. Thursday, July 12,
Orland Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave. Children
can drop in for stories,
music and finger-plays to
build pre-reading skills.
Microsoft Word Part 1
11:30 a.m. Thursday, July
12, Orland Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia
Ave. Patrons can create and
save documents. Prerequisite:
mouse skills.
Giant Board Game Project
2 p.m. Thursday, July 12,
Orland Park Public Library,
14921 S. Ravinia Ave. The
teen service club holds a
hangout and builds a giant
board game. Snacks will
be served at each meeting.
Register.

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Area support for vets in full swing
Orland Park country
club plays host to
Disabled Patriot
Fund outing
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
A salute to those who have
served the stars and stripes
came a few days early this
year to Silver Lake Country
Club in Orland Park.
On June 27, the country
club was host to the annual
Disabled Patriot Fund Golf
Outing, featuring special
guest, former Major League
Baseball player and manager
Ozzie Guillen.
The Disabled Patriot Fund
is a nonprofit volunteer organization
dedicated to providing
“financial relief for Illinois
U.S. military families
who have been adversely affected
by the War on Terror,”
according to its website.
Nearly 200 people, including
144 golfers, participated
in the outing, with opportunities
to bid on rare items
in a silent auction and compete
for prizes on individual
holes throughout the course.
Former Major League
Baseball player and current
Disabled Patriot Fund board
member Adam Russell said
all the proceeds from the
event would go toward providing
financial assistance to
wounded veterans who have
served since 9/11.
“It’s localized recipients,
so anyone the VA can’t help
and they need some other
form of financial assistance,
they come to us,” Russell
said. “They go through a
vetting process of what their
need is, what the situation is,
what the plan [is] after we’re
able to help them. And then
we help them out.”
Russell said he was encouraged
to join the organization
because of its strong
financial commitment to veterans.
“Being a former athlete,
some organizations have
asked me to champion for
their cause, and one thing
I had a hard time swallowing
was how much money
actually made it back to the
Former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was a special
guest June 27 at the Disabled Patriot Fund golf event at
Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park.
Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media
cause, whether it was administration
or salaries,” Russell
said. “The one thing that really
struck a chord with me
at this organization was over
90 cents on the dollar — we
have about a 94 cents on the
dollar average, where most
other organizations are about
40 cents on the dollar. So, I
absolutely love that most of
the money is going back to
these troops and people are
knowing exactly where their
money is going and who
they are helping.”
Guillen, who lives in Chicago
and said he plans to remain
there for the rest of his
life, noted he was motivated
“If you’re not from this country,
then you got to stand up first
because you’re in the greatest
country in the world. We live here,
and I think that’s the least thing
that you can do for them.”
Ozzie Guillen — Former White Sox manager, on
why he had his players in front of the dugout for the
national anthem
to give back to the city and
the country, which has given
him “a lot of good things.”
“I think [it’s important]
to give back to people, especially
people who help
this country to be where
we are,” Guillen said. “We
don’t always pay too much
attention to [veterans]. It’s
kind of nice when people do
stuff for them to remember
them. I think they remember
every day, but I think [more
so] on the Fourth of July
and special days. But I think
they should be remembered
more often, especially when
you’re not born here.”
As a manager, Guillen
was adamant about having
his players be in the front of
the dugout for the national
anthem.
“If you’re not from this
country, then you got to
stand up first because you’re
in the greatest country in the
world,” he said. “We live
here, and I think that’s the
least thing that you can do
for them.”
Grassland Volunteers lend a helping hand, share quarterly updates
Bob Rakow, Freelance Reporter
The Orland Grassland
Volunteers stay pretty busy
restoring the open prairie at
167th Street and LaGrange
Road, but they still have
time to help fellow environmentalists
in neighboring
Indiana.
Volunteers in July will
travel to the Hammond Bird
Sanctuary, a 9-acre site along
Lake Michigan, nestled between
the Commonwealth
Edison power plant and the
Hammond Marina.
“It’s the only natural area
for miles,” said Marnie Baker,
who led the Orland Grassland’s
quarterly meeting
June 26 at the Orland Park
Civic Center. “It attracts so
many species of birds. It’s
mind-boggling. This will be
our first time there.”
Approximately 20 volunteers
covered a variety of
topics at the quarterly meeting,
including viewing PowerPoint
presentations on the
birds, butterflies, frogs and
native species spotted in the
Orland Grasslands over the
“We’re a very busy, busy
group, and that’s important in
restoration.”
Marnie Baker — Orland Grassland Volunteers, on
the group’s activities
past few months.
“We’re a very busy, busy
group, and that’s important
in restoration,” Baker said.
The group held eight bird
walks during April and May,
as well as the Wes Serafin
Bird and Wildflower Walks.
Serafin, a member of the Illinois
Ornithological Society
and an Orland Grassland
Volunteer, died in 2017.
Volunteers also spent part
of the meeting talking about
ongoing efforts to control
invasive species in the
Orland Grasslands, such as
callery pear and bird’s-foot
trefoil.
Meanwhile, several native
plants are thriving in the Orland
Grasslands.
“Common milkweed, it’s
everywhere,” Baker said.
Other native flowers spotted
in the prairie include blue
flag iris, common elderberry,
butterfly milkweed and foxglove
beardtongue, she said.
In the meantime, a variety
of frogs — including the
western chorus frog, green
frog, northern leopard frog
and American bullfrog —
can be found in the grasslands,
she said.
“We did have a number of
bullfrogs this year,” Baker
said. “It’s nice to know we
have the frogs back, we have
the snakes back.”
Members of the Shrub
Club and the Old Plank
Road Prairie League also
discussed their restoration
activities at the meeting.

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More details on Orland’s murder-suicide investigation
Bill Jones, Editor
A preliminary police
investigation revealed a
59-year-old man likely shot
a 43-year-old woman “numerous”
times June 24 before
shooting himself in the
parking lot of an Orland
Park restaurant.
Police responded at 5:19
p.m. June 24 to a report of
gunshots in the parking lot
of P.F. Chang’s, 14135 S.
LaGrange Road, according
to a press release issued the
following morning by the
Orland Park Police Department.
Police reportedly arrived
to find a man, later identified
as Steven Shereyk, of Willow
Springs and formerly of
Frankfort, lying dead next
to a vehicle from an apparently
self-inflicted gunshot
wound. Inside the vehicle,
police found a woman, later
identified as Renee P. Isadore,
of Chicago, dead from
numerous gunshot wounds
that “appear to have been
“It was domestic-related as a result
of a relationship they were having
that ended recently. [He became]
extremely obsessive.”
Tim McCarthy — Orland Park Police chief, on the
alleged murder-suicide outside of P.F. Chang’s
fired by the male,” according
to the press release.
Police said the weapon
used was located, and there
was no ongoing threat to
public safety. There was “a
relationship between the
two,” but they were not
married to each other, according
to police.
Orland Park Police Chief
Tim McCarthy, reached by
phone June 25, noted the
weapon was a 9mm handgun
and the vehicle was an
SUV. He said Isadore was at
the restaurant to have dinner
with her parents, and
Shereyk knew she was going
to be there.
“It was domestic-related
as a result of a relationship
they were having that ended
recently,” McCarthy said,
noting Shereyk became “extremely
obsessive” after she
ended the relationship between
them, reporting showing
up to places she had been
on occasions before June 24.
McCarthy confirmed Isadore
was married to someone
else and said Shereyk
was not married, though his
obituary from Kurtz Memorial
Chapel notes he had two
children.
McCarthy added that
Isadore’s parents already
left the parking lot when
Shereyk approached the vehicle
and shot her. No one
else was with Isadore or her
parents at the restaurant,
and Shereyk left no written
materials behind related to
the shooting, but witnesses
saw it take place, McCarthy
said.
Isadore’s parents called
her phone while police were
investigating the scene, and
her husband also arrived at
the scene during the investigation,
McCarthy confirmed.
Police had the area of the
parking lot outside of P.F.
Chang’s closed until roughly
11 p.m., when the on-site investigation
concluded.
The Orland Fire Protection
District responded to the
scene initially, but did not
transport anyone from the
scene, and it immediately
became a “police incident,”
Fire Chief Michael Schofield
confirmed. Fire personnel
later returned to clean the
site, according to McCarthy.
The official cause of death
for Isadore was ruled as
multiple gunshot wounds,
and the manner homicide,
according to the June 25 daily
case ledger for the Cook
County Medical Examiner’s
Office. The ledger noted
5:33 p.m. as the time of
death for Isadore. The ledger
initially did not list Shereyk
by name, only another autopsy
from the same incident
location, which indicated the
cause of death as a gunshot
wound to the head and the
manner suicide.
McCarthy noted more
details on the sequence of
events may become available
once toxicology analysis
is completed and reports
are finalized.
Isadore was an employee
of Advocate Christ Medical
Center in Oak Lawn.
Marrison Worthington,
manager of public affairs for
the hospital, provided this
statement by email.
“Renee was a wonderful
colleague and cherished
member of the Advocate
Christ Medical Center family.
We continue to hold
Renee’s loved ones in our
thoughts and prayers.”
Worthington declined to
provide information about
what position Isadore held
with the hospital or how
long she worked there.
“To be respectful of the
family’s privacy, we are
not providing additional
employment details,” she
wrote.
Isadore’s obituary from
Heeney-Laughlin Funeral
Home notes she was a
BSRN who graduated from
St. Xavier University and
worked as a nurse.
The obituary also notes her
maiden name was Shereyk.
Multiple sources noted there
was a non-immediate familial
connection between Isadore
and her alleged killer,
but not a blood relation.
Additional Reporting by Jon
DePaolis, Freelance Reporter.
Consolidated High School D230 Board of Education
Officials present goal progress, approve improvement plan
Bob Rakow, Freelance Reporter
The 2019 school improvement
plan was approved
Thursday, June 28,
by the Consolidated High
School District 230 Board
of Education.
The approval came after
Superintendent James
Gay recapped the district
goals achieved during the
recently completed school
year.
“This is just a capsule,”
Gay said during his presentation.
“I’m very proud of
District 230 and where we
are. We’ve haven’t not done
stuff. We’ve worked hard.”
The presentation highlighted
achievements listed
under five specific goals.
The first goal, which calls
on the district to guarantee
a viable curriculum and
sound instructional strategies,
included preparation
for the rollout of a global
studies class.
“It would love to teach
that class,” said Gay, a former
history teacher. “It’s so
relevant.”
The district also provided
Chromebooks to all students,
expanded blended
learning opportunities and
initiated new placement
guidelines for the individualized
educational programs.
The second goal ensures
that all students master
the curriculum, as well as
college and career readiness
goals. To that end, the
district expanded and improved
interventions,and
dedicated centers and labs
to support student success,
Gay said.
AP and honors enrollment
has increased to 53 percent
across the district, and basic
level enrollment is down 18
percent over the past seven
years. D and F grades make
up only 2 percent of grades
in the district, and the graduation
rate is 92 percent,
Gay said.
Another goal called on
the district to foster twoway
communication with
stakeholders. Several accomplishments
have been
reached as part of that goal,
including a continual increase
in district website
views ,as well as Facebook
and Twitter followers.
Additionally, the district
has done the following, according
to the presentation.
• Maintained a balanced
budget for the 15th consecutive
year
• Completed five-year financial
projections
• Created 25-year technology
and facility projections
• Updated security audits
and is implementing recommendations
Board members also bid
farewell to retiring Sandburg
High School principal
Deborah Baker, presenting
her with a bouquet of blue
and gold flowers, as well as
a cake in her honor.
Board member Tony Serratore
told Baker she will be
greatly missed by the students.
“Everyone I talked to
was like, ‘Oh my God, this
is terrible. We wish she’d
stay,’” Serratore said.
Board member Susan
Dalton credited Baker for
improving school spirit.
“You exuded it, and the
kids really responded to
it,” said Dalton, a Sandburg
alumna.
“It’s really been an honor
and privilege,” said an emotional
Baker, who retires after
17 years in D230.
She became Sandburg
principal in 2014.

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the orland park prairie | July 5, 2018 | 7
Man thanks Life Time employees who saved his life
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
It was the quick thinking of
four Life Time employees in
Orland Park that gave Mike
Sanocki a second chance in a
matter of 30 seconds.
Sanocki, 62, suffered from
cardiac arrest May 9 when
he passed out after doing his
30-minute workout on the elliptical.
Just 30 feet in front
of where trainer Jerry Jasper
was teaching a Pilates class,
the Homer Glen resident fell
to the ground, and the staff
took immediate action.
It is because of Jasper,
trainer Cooper Garland, general
manager Jason Fox and
Ricky Cruz that Sanocki is
alive today.
On June 26, the four Life
Time employees were recognized
at the Orland Fire
Protection District Board of
Trustees meeting and awarded
the Battalion Chief William
Bonnar Sr. Citizen Life
Saving Award.
“I want those guys to get
all the credit,” Sanocki said.
“I don’t want it to be a story
about me, how I survived a
cardiac arrest, because that’s
not a story; the story is that
these guys saved my life,
and I wanted them to get the
attention that they deserve,
and the paramedics.”
When Sanocki passed out,
Garland immediately got
on the walkie-talkie system
and asked the front desk to
call 911. Afterward, Cruz
grabbed an automated external
defibrillator — which
treats a disturbance in the
heart rhythm called ventricular
fibrillation — and gave
it to Jasper. Using the AED,
he applied electric shock to
Sanocki’s chest.
“The fact that they had
that on me and I was shocked
within 30 seconds actually
saved my life and gave me a
normal life again,” Sanocki
said.
After Jasper administered
At an Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees meeting on June 26, (left to right)
Lt. Bob Griffin III, Chief Michael Schofield, Michael Sanocki, Jason Fox, Cooper Garland,
Jerome Jasper and Lt. Mark Duke pose for a photo after the district honored Life Time
employees for saving the life of Sanocki. Photo courtesy of Orland Fire Protection District
the AED, Fox began giving
Sanocki chest compressions.
It wasn’t until the 27th
compression that Sanocki
regained consciousness. Fox
began asking him if he knew
where he was and what day it
was.
“I was fully conscious and
lucid, so I answered all his
questions,” Sanocki said.
“The paramedics were there
within 5 minutes [and] I
found out that I had cardiac
arrest.”
According to Sanocki’s
doctor, if the staff had taken
3 minutes to administer the
first shock, he would have
some sort of permanent disability
as a result.
“I was very lucky I had
no damage to my heart, and
the doctor said that’s because
I do a lot of cardio and
my heart was very strong,”
Sanocki said.
He was immediately taken
to Silver Cross Hospital following
the incident. There,
he found out the next morning
that he had three arteries
that were 85 percent
blocked. There was no time
to waste, and Sanocki was
transferred to Palos Community
Hospital to prepare for
a triple bypass surgery that
Friday.
“Every phase since my
attack, every phase of the
surgery, the rehabilitation
in the hospital, the rehabilitation
at home, every
phase has gone better than
would have been expected,”
Sanocki said. “So, I’m just
extremely lucky that people
who helped me were exactly
where they were, and they
knew exactly what to do and
how to do it.”
After staying five days in
the hospital following the
surgery, Sanocki returned
home. He spent most of his
days sitting in his recliner,
watching TV and slowly began
to gain back his strength.
“In the morning, I would
go with my wife for about
a half a block walk with my
dog, and that was about all
I could do at that point,” he
said. “But then I just built
myself up to a mile and then
2 miles.”
Prior to his cardiac arrest,
Sanocki went to Life Time
3-6 days a week to do cardio
either on the elliptical
or the bicycle. He has not
been cleared to go back to
the gym, of course, but continues
to make strides on his
own by walking every day
and going to cardiac rehab
three days a week.
“I feel fantastic,” he said.
“The only thing is I get tired
relatively easy. After I take a
walk I’m tired. By the time
evening comes and I’m sitting
in my recliner, I get very
tired and I doze off watching
TV.”
His successful recovery is
credited to none other than
the Life Time Fitness staff.
“I’ve been [to Life Time]
two or three times since it
happened,” Sanocki said.
“The first time I saw them,
it was kind of emotional.
I teared up, and I mean I
gave them a bear hug and I
told them thank you guys so
much for being where you
were when I went down, and
doing exactly what you were
trained to do in saving my
life.”
He said if he had $10 million,
he would not hesitate to
give it to the four gentlemen
who changed his life forever.
He could not think of any
way that would truly express
how thankful he is for Garland,
Fox, Jasper and Cruz,
until Lt. Mark Duke at the
Orland Fire Protection District
called him while he was
in the hospital to say that he
was going to help him do
just that.
“We like to recognize
when the public does something
[outside] of what
they’re expected to do,”
Duke said. “You know, this
is our job, as paramedics,
this is what we’re trained to
do. When the public acts, we
recognize our guys, too. We
definitely like to give these
awards to our citizens.”
This isn’t the first time that
Life Time has been on the
receiving end of this award.
Last July, Fox and a couple
other members of the club
were recognized for saving
a 53-year-old man who had
cardiac arrest.
“Life Time in particular
has had a number of saves
over the years because their
staff is trained and they know
what to do,” Duke said.
According to Fox, Life
Tim makes it a priority to
have their staff AED, First
Aid and CPR certified.
“I think when something
dramatic like that happens,
we fall back on our training,
and between Jerry, Cooper,
Ricky and the rest of the
club — because it was really
an all-club response to
it — we have people holding
doors open, people calling
911, people directing traffic
around the area,” Fox said.
“I’m super proud of the team
at Orland Park.”
Staff members frequently
do drills to prepare for any
given emergency scenario
that might occur at the gym.
“We drill these quite frequently,
because we want to
make sure everybody’s ready
for the scenario,” Garland
said. “And to me, it just felt
second-nature, because no
matter what the underlying
reason is ... it’s seconds at a
time that you have to react.”
Their training and their
quick thinking earned them
every bit of that Battalion
Chief William Bonnar Sr.
Citizen Life Saving Award.
“[It feels] honestly, awesome,”
Jasper said. “I got
into this business to help
people. Never got into this
business thinking that our
team, [that] I’d be involved
in something where a group
effort just brings somebody’s
life back that wouldn’t be
there if we didn’t respond.”
For Fox, the award is a
representation of the entire
staff at Life Time and the Orland
Fire Protection District.
“It’s not just our team,
it’s the fire department and
the great relationship with
them,” Fox said. “We know
we can count on them in
any given moment, and I
think that’s what the award
is more about — it’s the representation
of everybody doing
the thing that they were
supposed to do at the time. It
means a lot.”
Jasper, Garland and Fox
were present at the board of
trustees meeting June 26 to
receive their award, but Cruz
was unable to attend.
“We want to acknowledge
this, and let as many people
know as we can how important
it is for people to get
involved,” Duke said. “We
want to acknowledge a job
well-done. We also want to
let people know that you really
can make a difference.”
At the ceremony, Sanocki
had the privilege of handing
the three gentlemen their
awards. He spoke briefly to
the audience beforehand, expressing
his gratitude once
again for saving his life.
“I just want to say thank
you from the bottom of my
still beating heart,” he said
at the meeting. “I just can’t
thank you enough.”

8 | July 5, 2018 | The orland park prairie news
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Investigation into fencing ring leads to
arrest of two men from Orland Park
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An investigation into a
fencing ring for stolen merchandise
reportedly led to the
arrests of two men from Orland
Park and two others.
Jamel Zayyad, 33, of
12561 Anand Brook Drive,
was charged with wire fraud,
possession of stolen property
and continuing financial
crimes enterprise, according
to a press release issued Friday,
June 29, by the Office of
Deputy Chief Patrick Collins
with the Village of Wilmette.
Ahmad Zayyad, 65, of the
same address, was charged
with possession of a firearm.
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Police, the United States
Department of Agriculture,
Schaumburg Police and the
Department of Homeland
Security — charged the men
on June 26, following an investigation
that reportedly
lasted several months.
Police said the investigation
started after a fencing
ring for stolen merchandise
was identified in Chicago.
It involved the use of heroin
addicts who were directed to
steal and then sell over-thecounter
medications and retail
products, as well as a “widespread
fraud” of the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
Program at stores opened by
the same suspected offenders,
according to the release.
Police reportedly executed
search warrants in Chicago
Jamel
Zayyad
Ahmad
Zayyad
and the suburbs and found
suspected stolen merchandise
valued at more than
$100,000 and a firearm.
Additionally, Theresa
Pratt, 56, of 1901 S. Pulaski
Ave. in Chicago, was
charged with wire fraud,
possession of stolen property
and continuing financial
crimes enterprise, and
Grafty Lockett, 49, of 1416
S. Kostner Ave. in Chicago
was charged with wire fraud.
Police Reports
Duo reportedly found with
hypodermic needles, heroin
Nicole E. Dorsey, 24, of
19462 Manchester Drive
in Mokena, and Michael
G. Williams, 50, of 5521
Parkside Ave. in Chicago,
each were charged June
4 with one count apiece
of possession of a controlled
substance and possession
of hypodermic needles
after a 2012 Hyundai
Elantra allegedly driven by
Dorsey was stopped in the
15600 block of LaGrange
Road.
Police saw the vehicle
swerving in the center lane
and crossing lane markers,
in the 16500 block of La-
Grange Road, according to
the report. After the vehicle
was stopped, an officer reportedly
spotted a pill bottle
in Dorsey’s purse. Her
license was suspended for
DUI, police said.
She showed signs of impairment
and was arrested
following field sobriety
tests, according to the report.
Police reportedly found
two hypodermic needles
in the front center console
of the vehicle, one with
a liquid suspected to be
heroin. A third needle, also
with a liquid, was found
on the rear driver’s-side
floorboard along with the
bottom of an aluminum can
with burnt residue on the
bottom, inside a Styrofoam
cup. A burnt metal pipe
was found in the trunk
and a leather blackjack was
found in the driver’s-side
door panel, police said. A
needle containing liquid
also reportedly was found
inside Dorsey’s purse.
Dorsey allegedly refused
to provide blood and urine
samples. The vehicle was
registered to Williams, according
to the report.
Dorsey additionally was
charged with aggravated
DUI, DUI-drugs, driving
while license suspended,
operating uninsured motor
vehicle and improper lane
usage.
Williams additionally
was charged with possession
of drug paraphernalia
and unlawful use of a weapon.
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School News
Marian Catholic High School
Three from Orland Park
among those on dean’s list
The following Orland Park
students at Marian Catholic
High School made the fourth
quarter honor roll: Samantha
Barrett, Emily Kaderabek
and Jennifer Martin.
Lehigh University
Orland Park student on
spring semester dean’s list
Dean’s list status, which
is awarded to students who
earned a scholastic average
of 3.6 or better while carrying
at least 12 hours of regularly
graded courses, has
been granted to Susan Westman,
of Orland Park, in the
spring 2018 semester.
Clemson University
Student from Orland Park
makes dean’s list
Jennifer Marie Forkin,
of Orland Park, has been
named to the dean’s list at
Clemson University for the
spring 2018 semester. Forkin
is majoring in bioengineering.
To be named to the dean’s
list, a student achieved a
grade-point average between
3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.
Miami University
Orland Park student named
to dean’s list
Miami University student
Matthew Diehl spent
the spring 2018 semester
in Spain as part of a study
abroad group. Diehl, of Orland
Park, IL is majoring in
finance.
University of Alabama
Students from Orland Park
among those named to
dean’s list
A total of 11,347 students
enrolled during the 2018
spring semester at the University
of Alabama were
named to the dean’s list with
an academic record of 3.5 or
above, or the president’s list
with an academic record of
4.0 (all As).
The UA dean’s and president’s
lists recognize fulltime
undergraduate students.
The lists do not apply to
graduate students or undergraduate
students who take
less than a full course load.
Students named to these
lists include Orland Parkers
Michael Henry Arundel
(dean’s list), Kevin B Casey
(dean’s list), Grace K Connelly
(dean’s list), Mia Grace
DeMarco (dean’s list), Curtis
Julian Fortin (dean’s list), Alexandra
Nicole Gary (dean’s
list), Madeline J Hirschfield
(dean’s list), Daniel J Houlihan
(president’s list), Tim
Edward Kirkwood (dean’s
list), William Leonard Kolpak
(dean’s list), Casey B
Krzeczkowski (dean’s list)
and Leah E Warchol (president’s
list).
University of Dayton
Orland Park students earn
spots on dean’s list
The following Orland
Park residents earned a spot
on the University of Dayton’s
spring 2018 dean’s list
for achieving a minimum
3.5 grade point average: Julie
Baffoe, Thomas Berzins,
Conor Evoy, Jenna Perdue,
Erin Rowe and Mitchell
Schleyer.
University of Illinois at
Chicago
Student from Orland Park
inducted into honor society
Reema Saleh, of Orland
Park, was recently initiated
into The Honor Society of
Phi Kappa Phi, an all-discipline
collegiate honor society.
Saleh was initiated at
University of Illinois at Chicago.
Saleh is among approximately
30,000 students, faculty,
professional staff and
alumni to be initiated into
Phi Kappa Phi each year.
Membership is by invitation
only and requires nomination
and approval by a chapter.
Only the top 10 percent
of seniors and 7.5 percent of
juniors are eligible for membership.
Graduate students
in the top 10 percent of the
number of candidates for
graduate degrees may also
qualify, as do faculty, professional
staff and alumni
who have achieved scholarly
distinction.
University of Iowa
Two from Orland Park make
dean’s list
Students named to the
University of Iowa president’s
list for the spring 2018
semester include Ally Carey
and Michael Leyden, both
of Orland Park. The president’s
list was established in
the fall of 1983 to recognize
academic excellence. In order
to be included on the list,
a student must have a minimum
4.0 grade point average
(4.0 is an A) in all academic
subjects for the preceding
two semesters, with a total
of at least 12 semester hours
of credit per semester during
that period. Approximately
600 students were named
to the president’s list for the
spring 2018 semester.
Washington University in St.
Louis
Student from Orland Park
named to dean’s list
Mikaela Rae Arredondo,
of Orland Park, recently
made the College of Arts &
Sciences’ dean’s list for the
spring 2018 semester.
Wheaton College
Orland Parker makes dean’s
list
Wheaton College student
Kevin Lynch, of Orland
Park, was named to
the spring 2018 dean’s list.
Dean’s list honors are earned
by undergraduate students
who carry 12 or more credit
hours and achieve a 3.5
grade point average or higher
on the 4.0 scale.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Culver’s employee featured in
chain’s commercial
Frankfort woman Brianna
Alston, an employee of the Culver’s
location in Frankfort, serves
up custard to the nation in a recent
television commercial that aims to
inform customers of the product’s
freshness.
Culver’s launched the ad campaign
after conducting research
into how to improve guest experience.
The commercial was filmed in
Lincolnshire at a newer restaurant.
Culver’s invited members of
their team to submit a picture of
their best Culver’s custard look.
After moving forward through
both rounds of the competition,
the 23-year-old Alston was chosen
from a group of employees representing
more than 600 Culver’s
restaurants.
Alston has worked at Culver’s in
Frankfort since January 2017. She
said the the Culver’s “service with
a smile” hospitality mindset goes
beyond her work day.
“It’s really who I am, not just
who I am at Culver’s,” Alston said.
Alston was chosen because of
her passion and excitement for
fresh frozen custard, as well as her
knowledge and commitment to
crafting the best possible product.
“We have regular guests who
come in and say, ‘We saw your
commercial,’ before I’ve even told
them about it,” Alston said. “New
people come in sometimes and ask,
‘Are you the girl from the commercial?’”
Reporting by Megan Schuller,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Budget projects $1.88 million
revenue increase
After a monthslong process of
discussion and planning, the Village
of Mokena Board of Trustees
voted 5-0 to approve the Village’s
fiscal year 2019 budget.
Trustee Debbie Engler was absent.
The new budget year begins July
1 and ends June 30, 2019.
Total revenue projected for the
fiscal year 2019 budget is $27.35
million, which is an increase of
approximately $1.88 million (7.39
percent) over last year. Total expenditures
for FY 2019 are projected
at $26.37 million, which is
an increase of roughly $1.62 million
(6.54 percent) over last year.
The projected year-end balance for
fiscal year 2019 is $52.33 million,
up a projected amount of $979,000
from the beginning of the year balance
of $51.35 million.
Some of the notable increases
for expenditures included personal
services budgeted to increase by
$194,000 for the hiring of an additional
police officer, as well as
pension payments for retiring officers;
an increase of $128,000 for
new holiday decorations for the
downtown district and additional
salt purchases; and an increase of
$667,000 for road and infrastructure
maintenance programs, as well
as vehicle purchases.
The budget also factored in
changes — approved later in the
meeting — to the water rates for
residents.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis, Freelance
Reporter. For more, visit MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
D228 students save over $300K
through program
Bremen High School District
228 students took advantage of
the district’s career readiness program,
in 2018 saving an estimated
$377,000 in future tuition costs by
earning 2,601 college credits.
The district, which includes Tinley
Park High School, offers a total
of 17 college credit courses that
range from culinary arts and digital
literacy to forensics and accounting.
Additionally, 2,234 industry
certifications were achieved by
students that included emergency
medical services, early childhood
education, financial literacy, safe
food handling, software programs
and manufacturing.
“The goal is to provide opportunities
for real world experience by
exposing kids to different things,”
said Renee Mack, director of the
career readiness program. “We encourage
our students to learn about
the world around them and how to
make educational and occupational
choices for their future.”
Other career experiences in
which students participated included
job shadowing, listening to
guest speakers in their interested
career paths, and a career expo
where district seniors could plan
for what’s next and interview for
various jobs. Mack said there has
been more a push for pathways outside
of higher education with the
passing of the Every Student Succeeds
Act in 2015. D228 students
are introduced to the concept as underclassman
and eventually crafted
their personal interests through Career
Cruising, a software program
used by district career counselors
to assist with curriculums.
“High school students are one step
closer to the real world,” Mack said.
“And the dual credit — that’s a head
start on college credit. Free college
courses — that’s a big thing.”
Reporting by Cody Mroczka, Editor.
For more, visit Tin
leyJunction.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Steel plow inventor to be honored
at John Lane Days
Lockport’s history dates back
centuries, with many key figures
making their marks on not only the
city but also the world.
John Lane, who settled in Lockport,
invented the steel plow in
1833. Today, his contribution to the
farming industry is still recognized
at the annual Historic John Lane
Days.
The Historic John Lane Farm,
where the steel plow was invented,
serves as an educational resource
that will gather the community July
14 and 15 to raise money for a renovation
of the barn on the property.
“The reason we started having
[John Lane Days] was to introduce
to the public the farm, and the reason
behind doing it was to promote
the building that we have that has
repurposed wood in it from the
original John Lane building, and
we want to save this barn and turn
it into a community center and a
museum for John Lane’s items and
a meeting area for the public,” said
Sylvia Zielke-Kuffel, president of
the board of trustees at the farm.
At Historic John Lane Days,
children can hop on a train ride, experience
a pedal car, play ring toss,
participate in a bean bag competition,
play Bozo buckets and more.
This year, there are to be 30 vendors
that are almost all brand new,
according to Zielke-Kuffel. There
are to be crafters, wood carvers,
people who make handmade laptop
cases or design hubcaps, and
others.
The farm is located at 16217 S.
Gougar Road in Lockport.
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit LockportLegend.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
LWSRA receives $1,161 donation
from estate sale
The Goes family hosted an estate
sale at its New Lenox home June
23-24 in preparation for a permanent
move to Naples, Florida.
And the family could not leave
without giving back to the Lincolnway
Special Recreation Association,
an organization that provided
a number of helpful programs for
their 11-year-old son, Noah.
The LWSRA provides adaptive
services for individuals with
disabilities. Noah has iatrogenic
autism and needs specific sensory
accommodations. The beach near
their new home in Florida will provide
just that.
Noah’s mother, Lisa, said the
Lincolnway Special Recreation
Association needs to be recognized
for doing things other special needs
organizations are not.
“Other programs might tell us
that we are not a good fit for their
program, but that was not the case
with LWSRA,” Lisa said. “They
are creating such a supportive environment,
and that’s why we wanted
to give back.”
The estate sale attracted roughly
200 people. Over the course of the
two-day sale, the family made a
profit of more than $2,300, of which
half was donated to the Lincolnway
Special Recreation Association.
LWSRA Executive Director
Keith Wallace said the organization
has plans to use the money to help
build a sensory room. The room
will be equipped with weighted
blankets, fiber-optic lights, aromatherapy,
bean bag chairs, music, interactive
lighting and various other
sensory tools designed to provide a
comfortable space for the children
to decompress.
Reporting by Analisa Trofimuk,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Homer native, author releases TVinspired
book
Running from 1998-2004,
HBO’s “Sex and the City” has had
a continuing impact on today’s culture,
according to Jennifer Keishin
Armstrong, a 43-year-old Homer
Glen native, television historian,
entertainment writer and bestselling
author.
Armstrong makes her case for
the effect “Sex and the City” has
had in her latest book, titled “Sex
and the City and Us: How Four
Single Women Changed the Way
We Think, Live, and Love.”
On June 26, Armstrong visited
the American Writers Museum in
Chicago, where roughly 50 people
gathered to discuss her third television
show-inspired book.
“It was really nice,” Armstrong
said. “It was a good discussion, and
the museum is amazing. I totally
recommend going there, if people
haven’t.”
The book released June 5. Since
then, Armstrong has been visiting
various cities to promote it. Yet,
coming to the Chicago area was a
priority.
“I always go to Chicago, because
I’m from there,” she said. “I’ll have
something in LA in a couple weeks,
and [Washington, D.C.] in a couple
more weeks. … We did stuff in New
York the week the book came out.
But I always go to Chicago, because
that’s where my people are.”
The new book is similar to her
last, “Seinfeldia: How a Show
About Nothing Changed Everything,”
in that it analyzes the impact
of a television show that remains
prominent and has a continuing
impact on American culture.
Reporting by Amanda Del Buono,
Freelance Reporter. For more, visit
HomerHorizon.com.

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it can help us “do better.” It
can voice displeasure in a
politician who said or did the
wrong thing.
Simply put, it can inform
us and others, as we inform
you.
What I don’t particularly
welcome is in the internet
culture’s inherent desire to
one-up each other with pithy
comments, the people whose
most creative achievements
are the fake names they craft
to send snide comments or
mail sent without signatures.
Whether you love what we
do or hate it, a lot of work
goes into these papers. More
importantly, the people we
featured often have entrusted
us with their information and
comments — their stories.
We try to choose every
word carefully, especially
when dealing with sensitive
topics such as the allegedmurder-suicide
we have
followed over the course
of the last week-and-a-half
in Orland Park (Page 4).
We vet sources, we gather
info, we try to translate raw
information into something
readable. We make
decisions about what goes
into a story, what doesn’t
and how it’s all presented.
And we try to do all of that
while remaining sensitive
to the subject matter and the
people involved.
Then someone makes a
joke about the food because
it happened outside a P.F.
Chang’s. People debate what
race the individuals were
before photos hit the internet.
Someone boils it down
to an oh well, while another
suggests we shouldn’t feel
sympathy because of the
circumstances.
Thing is: The two individuals
involved in this case
aren’t going to read your
comments. But their families
might — families distraught
over a complicated set of
circumstances that ended
tragically. Their friends and
their co-workers, looking
for more information, may
come across your quips, your
one-liners, your ever-sodismissive
reactions to the
deaths of two people.
I’m sure your hot take
is helping them through a
tough time. Clever comment
about the orange chicken.
Would you be so bold as
to pass those judgements
in person, unflawed as you
are? Tell those jokes?
Even if they don’t see
your “work,” do you ever
ask yourself why before hitting
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And I know this does not
apply to most of you. The
overwhelming response to
this particular incident was
sadness and sympathy. The
general response to our work
is supportive and constructive.
But after this past week,
I’m just left exhausted by the
outliers among you.
Do better.
Letters to the Editor
Disappointed in the
disappearance of
Pandemonium
I recently became aware
that the Village cut or reduced
some of the summer
special events enjoyed by the
residents of Orland Park.
I understand that the
family-friendly 5K obstacle
course Pandemonium was
terminated. My family and I
are disappointed.
I know there are other outdoor
races sponsored by the
Village, but none of them is
… obstacle course.
Is Orland Park demonstrating
a “health and wellness”-
conscious community when
we are cancelling family-orientated
outdoor events?
“Lead learner @Prorok_Liberty sketching
with the new Apple Pencil. #ISTE18
#AppleEdu #EveryoneCanCreate #osd135
#PatriotPride135”
@MrsKash101 — Mrs. Kash, on June 26
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The Pandemonium was a
unique way to be active with
your spouse, your child or
your friends. It was a great
time to drop off a device and
be active.
As a conscious consumer,
I am sure the Pandemonium
was probably costly to coordinate.
I wonder if there were
options to make it less of an
administrative burden.
Swag bags, free shirts and
other items could all have
been eliminated and perhaps
driven lower costs. It is possible
that participants would
have paid more to register for
the event or perhaps corporate
sponsors may have been
interested in the event.
Anyway, other suburbs
will quickly fill the void left
by the exit of Pandemonium.
These types of unique, inclusive
obstacle courses are on
the rise in other suburbs and
in the city.
For example, there was a
race in early June in the Cook
County Forest Preserves
(www.kidsobstaclechallenge.
com), and there is an event in
July in Chicago (www.mud
factor.com).
In closing, I am disappointed
that just when Orland Park
was cutting edge, it is cut.
Ellen Bartolotta
Orland Park resident
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Crashing the party
Residents stop by Crescent Park
for Community Concert Band
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Keeping up a tradition
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Area seniors flock to Orland Fire’s
Coffee & Conversation to stay active,
learn new things, Page 17
Aishling Dalton-Kelly (back, middle) owner of Aishling Companion Home Care in Orland Park goes through exercises with seniors Thursday, June 28, during a Coffee &
Conversation program at the Orland Fire Protection District Administration Building. Mary Compton/22nd Century Media

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FAITH BRIEFS
Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S.
Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Vacation Bible School
9 a.m.-noon July 23-27.
Children 3 years old (must
be potty trained) through
8 years old are welcome.
Cost is $10 per child for the
week. To register, visit liv
ingwordorland.org or call
(708) 403-9673. The following
week there will be
a “Serve and Learn camp”
for children ages 9-13 (or
those finishing fourth grade
through those finishing seventh
grade).
Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave.,
Orland Park)
Everyone Has Influence
Aug. 9-10. People are the
world are to gather for two
days of leadership training.
To register, visit www.calva
ryop.org/GLS.
Christ Lutheran Church (14700 S. 94th
Ave., Orland Park)
Summer Worship
In addition to the usual
summer schedule of service
at 5 p.m. Saturdays, and 8
and 10 a.m. Sundays, a third
Wednesday of the month
Communion service will be
added at 6 p.m. July 18 and
Aug. 15.
Ashburn Baptist Church (153rd Street and
Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Bible Study
9:45 a.m.
SFaith United Methodist Church (15101 S.
80th Ave., Orland Park)
Veterans Voices
7 p.m. every third Tuesday
of the month. This is a
group for veterans. For more
information, contact Darryl
Wertheim at (708) 923-0021
FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY
or Darryl.wertheim@gmail.
com.
Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church
(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Revelations Study
7 p.m. Wednesdays. Attendees
can learn more about
the Seventh Day Adventist
Church. For more information,
call (618) 556-8002.
St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300
W. 167th St., Orland Hills)
H.O.P.E. Employment
Support Ministry
7 p.m. first Tuesday of
the month in the Parish
Hall. Helpful Outreach for
People seeking Employment
welcomes all faiths and denominations
and offers support,
fellowship, guidance
and information for the employed,
unemployed or those
in a career transition. Every
month, H.O.P.E. also provide
a guest speaker to support
those in transition. For
more information, call (708)
403-0137.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park)
Overeaters Anonymous
9:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
This is a 12-step program,
patterned after Alcoholics
Anonymous, to help anyone
struggling with food problems.
Members include people
who eat compulsively,
those who binge and purge
and anyone suffering from
anorexia. There are no dues
or fees to attend meetings,
and there are no weigh-ins or
calorie counting. For information
on other meetings in
the area, visit www.OA.org.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Editor Bill
Jones at bill@opprairie.com
or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 20.
Information is due by noon on
Thursdays one week prior to
publication.
In Memoriam
Deborah Lynn Buglio
Deborah Lynn Buglio (nee
Ringen), 67, of Orland Park,
died June 22.
She was born to parents
Marvin and Murnell Ringen
on May 12, 1951, in Monroe,
Wisconsin. She grew up
in Oregon, Wisconsin, and in
1974 she married her college
sweetheart who she met at
the University of Wisconsin-
Platteville, Ronald Buglio.
That same year, she took a
teaching job in Palos Community
Consolidated School
District 118, where she continued
teaching elementary
education until her retirement
in 2011 — 37 years of
service.
She is survived by husband,
Ronald; son, Brian
(Kim); and daughter, Carolyn
(Jim) Blaschek; sister,
Constance (Clinton) Nesseth;
three grandchildren,
Makenna Buglio (5), Blake
Buglio (3) and Jayson Blaschek
(5 months); and many
nieces, nephews and godchildren.
A memorial service was
to be held at All Saints Lutheran
Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations
to the Deborah L. Buglio
Education Scholarship
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IL, 60462, with attention to
the Deborah L. Buglio Education
Scholarship Fund.
Florence Catherine Kiwior
Florence Catherine Kiwior
(nee Marozas), 94, of
Orland Park, died June 19.
Wife of the late Adam S.;
mother of Christine (Jack)
Terretta, Kenneth and the
late Dennis (the late Roedetta)
and the late Mark (Trisha);
grandmother of six;
and great-grandmother of
14.
Visitation was to be held
at Colonial Chapel. A Funeral
Mass was to be held
at St. Julie Billiart Church.
Entombment Resurrection
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
to Joliet Area Community
Hospice, 250 Water Stone
Circle, Joliet, IL 60431, are
appreciated.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email Editor
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loved one who was a part of the
Orland Park community.

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Seniors stay active, learn to keep
themselves safe at monthly meetings
Mary Compton, Freelance Reporter
There is a saying that age is
nothing but a number.
For area seniors, that rings
true, as they keep active during
the monthly Coffee & Conversation
events held at the Orland Fire
Protection District Administration
Building the fourth Thursday of every
month.
“This is something we started
with Aishling Companion Home
Care,” said Betsy Dine, fire and life
safety educator for Orland Fire. “We
partnered together to come up with a
program for seniors. We started this
because we felt the seniors needed
something.”
From learning about wills to fire
safety, seniors are given information
about life and various skills
during each Coffee & Conversation
event.
“The idea was to get as much
information out to them regarding
fire and safety information,” Betsy
explained Thursday, June 28. “Today
is called Ageless Grace. Today
is a program that Aishling will do.
It is doing exercises with seniors to
keep them active and motivated to
lessen the fall risk.
“We do this every month on the
fourth Thursday. It starts at 10 a.m.
and ends at noon. This program is
free to anyone. They don’t have to
be seniors to come. We want everyone
to be safe.”
Ageless Grace was led by Aishling
Dalton-Kelly, owner of Aishling
Companion Home Care in Orland
Park.
“This program was an idea that I
had,” Dalton-Kelly said. “I do this
because my mom had dementia and
my father was under hospice care.
It was two things none of us knew
anything about. I talked to the fire
department, and they were willing
to sponsor the coffee, the cakes. We
put together an informative group
that would help the seniors. We
wanted to help them with things
that they struggle with on a daily
basis.”
Dave Pytynia, of Orland Park,
exercises Thursday, June 28,
during a Coffee & Conversation
event held at the Orland Fire
Protection District Administration
Building. Mary Compton/22nd
Century Media
On July 26, the guest speaker
is to be Eileen Walsh, an attorney
who will talk about wills and trusts.
In August, the topic is medical
emergencies for senior citizens.
“There is good stuff and fun
stuff, as well,” Dalton-Kelly said.
“We’ve brought in an audiologist
to help them with hearing aids,
because those aren’t covered by
insurance. Today, we’re doing an
exercise program called Ageless
Grace that doesn’t need a gym
membership. It keeps their joints
agile and lubricated. Most of all,
they can have fun. A lot of seniors
are on a fixed income; this doesn’t
cost them any money.
Jeanette Hiller, of Orland Park,
took part in the event.
“The first meeting of Coffee
& Conversation we went to, they
asked for volunteers for the [Community
Emergency Response
Team], and we became part of that
team,” Hiller said. “The CERT
team are civilians that work with
the fire department in case of an
emergency. If they call us out for
an emergency, you go to assist to
organize a triage area or a rest area
for the fire department, as well as
volunteer at the fire station. You
also learn basic skills, such as Red
Cross treatments. You actually can
make a difference if you had to.”
Every month, seniors like Hiller
learn important information.
“There hasn’t been a Coffee &
Conversation meeting that I haven’t
learned something,” she said. “Last
month’s meeting, we learned about
checking the bathroom fans. Bathroom
fans are a source of house
fires. Dust accumulates in them,
and when you turn on the fan, if
you leave the fan running, it could
catch fire. All it takes a simple vacuuming
as a preventative. The minute
I got home from that meeting, I
cleaned my fans. This is one of the
reasons I come, because of the stuff
I don’t know.”
Dine already has a schedule of
events for 2019, from benefits of
homecare to blood pressure checks.
Attendees such as Hiller understand
the importance of keeping
educated.
“As we age, the topics presented,
from bank fraud to contractor fraud
to hospice care, are addressed in
a monthly fashion,” Hiller said.
“Each subject gives each month.
The more you learn, the better we
are as seniors. We are targeted for
a lot of stuff. It gives you more
knowledge and more knowledge is
power.”
As Dalton-Kelly taught exercises
to the seniors sitting on a chair, she
talked about her passion for the
older generations.
“I feel that seniors are very misrepresented
in a stage in their life
when they have given to this country
tax-wise and have paid their
dues,” Dalton-Kelly explained.
“They have a lot to teach us. We’re
all going to be there one day. I feel
we need to do a better job in serving
them.”
For more information on Coffee
& Conversation, visit www.orland
fire.org.
Orland Township to offer
summer fun for seniors
Submitted by Orland Township
Orland Township seniors are being
invited to two upcoming events
that will take them back in time and
have them swaying to jazz, blues,
the Rat Pack and rocking around
the clock while enjoying a meal.
The Senior Summer Fun Luncheon
will feature a delightful meal
from Salina’s Catering in Tinley
Park that will include Italian beef,
fried chicken, au gratin potatoes,
salad and dessert. Attendees will
then get a live performance by Peter
Oprisko and his renditions of
favorites from the 1950s and ’60s,
including songs by Frank Sinatra,
the Beatles and many more.
The Senior Summer Fun Luncheon
is scheduled from 11:30
a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at
Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia
Ave. in Orland Park. Tickets are
$10 (Township residents only) and
must be purchased in advance at the
Township Office.
On Thursday, July 12, seniors can
jitterbug, jive, and twist and shout
the night away at the 1950s Sock
Hop Party. The band Sundance is
to provide live music. In addition to
a ’50s themed costume contest and
raffle prizes, the sit-down dinner is
to feature a ’50s-themed menu.
The party is scheduled from 5-10
p.m. July 12, at Orland Chateau,
14500 S. LaGrange Road in Orland
Park. Tickets are $22 for Township
residents ($27 for non-residents)
and must be purchased in advance
at the Township office.
For more information, visit the
orlandtownship.org or call (708)
403-4222. To purchase tickets for
either event, visit the Township Office
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday.
Taste 2018 to showcase area talent
Preliminary rounds of
Orland Park’s Got Talent
slated for July
Submitted by Village of Orland
Park
The Taste of Orland Park showcases
local eateries and performances
of all types from local people,
schools and performance groups, as
well as some of the Chicago area’s
top bands.
The Village of Orland Park’s
three-day food fest is to return Aug.
3-5 to the Orland Park Village Center,
147th Street and Ravinia Avenue.
The Orland Park’s Got Talent
competition returns this year with
preliminary rounds being held at local
restaurants before the final competition
on Aug. 5.
Final round winners will be
awarded prizes valued at $300 for
first place, $200 for second place,
$100 for third place and $50 for the
People’s Choice Award.
Those vying for a spot in the final
competition must participate in
the preliminary rounds being held
at Fox’s and at the Square Celt in
Orland Park.
Orland Park’s competition is
open to everyone, and participants
need not live in Orland Park. There
is no cost to compete, and all ages
are welcome.
The preliminary competition was
to open June 22 at Fox’s, 9655 W.
143rd St. in Orland Park.
Preliminary rounds also are to be
held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12,
and Thursday, July 19, at the Square
Celt, 39 Orland Square Drive.
Participants must compete in the
preliminary round to be considered
for the final competition that is
schedule for 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
5, on the community stage at the
Taste of Orland Park.
For registration forms, rules
and more information, email Jean
Petrow at jpetrow@orlandpark.org
or call (708) 364-0682. All performances
must be family-friendly.

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Orland Park Public Library named
one of the ‘Great Places’ of Illinois
Megan Schuller
Freelance Reporter
The Orland Park Public
Library is one of the “200
Great Places” of Illinois.
And the building hosted
a ceremony June 25 to celebrate
the library making
the list. A plaque was given
to the library by American
Institute of Architects to
honor its addition to the list.
The AIA created the list to
commemorate the bicentennial
of Illinois’ statehood.
The “200 Great Places” in
the state were selected by
a state-wide committee of
architects, local officials
and other organizations to
showcase the diverse architecture
across Illinois.
Architect Michael
Barnes, of Wight and Company,
designed the library,
which was opened to the
public in 2004.
“It’s a great honor given
the variety of other places in
the list that are architecturally
significant, culturally
significant and historically
important places,” Barnes
said. “The fact that something
I helped design ends
up such a list is a great recognition
of the architecture,
but I think more importantly
it’s great recognition of how
culturally important the library
is to the community.”
Nominations came
from architects across the
state and were selected
by AIA regional chapters.
They were judged based
on AIA’s criteria of “10
Principles of Livable Communities.”
This means the
building must provide public
accessibility and open
public spaces, among other
requirements.
The building was recognized
for its large windows
that maximize the daylight
Michael Barnes, the architect behind the design of the
Orland Park Public Library, speaks June 24 during a
presentation related to the building being named one of
Illinois’ “200 Great Places” by the American Institute of
Architects. Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
and its welcoming presence
to the community through
its architectural design.
Barnes said that since the
library was to be located
in the Village’s municipal
zone, it was designed in part
to create an architectural
relationship to the Village
Center that’s up the road on
Ravinia Avenue.
“It was designed to be
comfortable and functional.
We brought in a lot of daylight,
and furnishing for individuals
to study and work
together,” Barnes said. “The
large bay windows that face
out toward the woods is to
provide a lot of visibility in
and out, to showcase what
the library has to offer.”
The original library in Orland
Park was the Aileen S.
Andrew Memorial Library,
located on Park Lane, which
has since become the Cultural
Center. The new Orland
Park library was built after
a referendum was passed
in 2002 to create a larger
library, since the old building
built in 1970s could not
be expanded upon further.
The new building increased
the size from 26,000 square
feet to a 93,000 square feet
in anticipation of the future
growth of the community.
Library Director Mary
Weimar said she remembers
working at the lIbrary during
its construction and has
witnessed firsthand the potential
it has lived up to.
“I thought Michael
Barnes and his team did
an excellent job on understanding
the needs of our
library patrons,” Weimar
said. “They built it for 20
years into the future.”
Weimar said that lighting
was a big problem with
other libraries where she
worked in the past.
“This building was built
with natural lighting on
both floors,” she said. “The
windows were excellent
for staff and patrons, and
have even come in handy
on power outage days in the
daytime. The beauty of it
with the windows and curvature
is really something
when you drive by.”
The large windows allow
the library to be filled with
natural light during the day,
but they also illuminate the
building from the outside at
night.
The library plans to do
minor renovations in the
next year to repurpose some
areas. They will not have
to add onto the structure,
which Weimar said libraries
often have to do to expand.
“It’s the jewel in the
community, because it’s a
building that’s for all ages,”
Weimar. “They had a really
good understanding of libraries.”
The list emphasizes the
“collective sense of place,”
according to a AIA press release.
The list adds 50 places
to build upon a list of 150
great places created in 2007
by AIA.
“The goal is to inform the
public about the importance
of the built environment
and how meaningful that is
when it comes to quality of
life,” AIA Program Director
Mary Young said.
The Orland Park Library
is among several other libraries
that made the list.
“A library should have a
strong civic presence, since
it’s such a important part of
local culture,” Barnes said.
Summer Concert
Series gets jazzy
Orland Park Public Library welcomes singer
Ava Logan for outdoor concert
Singer Ava Logan performs June 24 at the Orland Park
Public Library. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media
Mary Emeritz (left), 98, and her daughter Judy Siwak, of
Orland Park, said they love going to the library for both
books and concerts.

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Play it again!
Area favorite Southwest Community Concert Band performs at Crescent Park
Bassist Donn DeSanto performs with the Brass Tracks Jazz
Orchestra.
Southwest Community Concert Band Director Ray Forlenza leads the group June 24 during a performance at Crescent
Park in Orland Park. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
Judy and Ron Stahl, of Orland Park, take in the concert at
Crescent Park.
Members of the Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra (left to right) Gregory Dudzienski, Bill
Rank and Scott Gumina perform in Orland Park.
Orland Park resident Yolanda
Esparza’s dog Rocket got
dressed up for the concert in
the park.
Southwest Community Concert Band members Steve Imig
(left), of Palos Hills, and Larry Woodruff, of Orland Park, sit
back for the Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra’s performance.

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The Dish
Pizza joint rebuilds brand under new owners
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
He lived down the street
from B&V Pizza in Lockport
growing up, and now he is
running it.
Vic Pellicano purchased
the pizza joint that has been
around for 31 years roughly
a month ago with his godmother.
The original owners,
Bob and Vivian, opened
B&V Pizza in 1987, passing
the business down to their
daughter a few years ago.
“I came in here one day
and ordered a pizza, and
[the daughter] made a comment
like, ‘Hey, do you still
have that dream of owning a
pizza place?’” Pellicano recalls.
“Maybe when I was 10
I had that dream, but I don’t
remember having that dream
recently. And then my godmother
who’s running it now
with me, she was like, ‘Yeah
he wants to own a pizza
place.’”
It was not so much Pellicano’s
dream as it was his
father’s, who told him that he
would love to own B&V.
“We used to order from
here all the time, and my
dad would always say, ‘Oh,
they’re sitting on a gold
mine over there; we should
buy that place,’ and this and
that,” Pellicano said. “But I
always rolled my eyes. I was
in law school at the time.
I didn’t want to buy this
thing.”
After completing law
school at Loyola, Pellicano
lived in Chicago for seven
years with his wife, Becky,
and three children. He moved
to Homer Glen two-and-ahalf
years ago to be back in
his hometown.
“When it came up, it just
felt right,” Pellicano said.
“So B&V, Bob and Vivian —
my wife’s name is Becky and
[my name’s] Vic so that kind
of worked out. And my dad
wanted to buy it and never
had the chance. The owner
was motivated to move it to
somebody she knew would
take care of it and the brand.
Everything just seemed to
line up. We were at a position
where we could do it. It just
kind of felt like fate was telling
me to do it.”
His godmother, Chris Peracki,
is the president of B&V.
His wife, Becky, is the marketing
director. Vic is the
CEO.
Together, they see a lot
of opportunity to spread the
word about B&V and draw a
bigger crowd.
The previous owners never
ran an ad or offered coupons
in its 31 years of business. All
that and more will change for
B&V.
“The first thing we need to
do is rebuild it, right, because
it’s just been so underappreciated
for so long,” Pellicano
said. “So, the first thing we
need to do is take the customers,
remind them that we’re
here, you know, everybody
who used to order.”
There was a Facebook
page run by the previous
owners, but Pellicano plans
to utilize it more to connect
with customers, offering
them coupons to those who
comment on a post or share
one, for example. An Instagram
account recently was
created that will be used to
show customers the food being
made and people enjoying
it together.
“The coolest part is the
connection to the community,
the way everybody’s engaging
with us through Facebook,
telling their stories,”
Pellicano said. “It’s that kind
of connection to the town. I
don’t think any Domino’s
or Pizza Hut or whatever,
they’ll never have that.”
In addition to advertising,
B&V Pizza
14508 Archer Ave. in
Lockport
Hours
• 4-9 p.m. Tuesday-
Thursday, Sunday
• 4-10 p.m. Friday-
Saturday
For more information ...
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Web: www.bandvpizza.
com
Phone: (815) 838-8010
Pellicano said there will be a
loyalty program.
“For us, it’s just so much
about marketing the brand
and just telling people, ‘Hey
you order from us, you spent
this much, this year you get
this much off,’” Pellicano
said. “Just taking care of
them, not making them keep
track of menus, stuff like that.
Just finding ways to make it
easier for them to order from
us.”
By the end of the summer,
Pellicano said the business
also is to partner with Uber
Eats and Grubhub to expand
its delivery radius.
“We want to make sure we
can hit all of Lockport,” he
said. “That’s been an issue
and challenge in the past.”
B&V Pizza is open starting
at 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.
Pellicano said that by the end
of the year the business will
have a day shift starting at 11
a.m. and be open for the first
time on Mondays.
As for now, the menu will
stay the same as it always has
been. Pellicano and his staff
will observe which items are
selling and which ones are
not, and remove ones if necessary.
One of their top sellers
has been the steak burrito
($8) which comes with
beans, steak, cheese, tomato,
lettuce and sour cream.
“We sell so many burritos,
J.J. Weinert prepares three different pies at B&V Pizza in Lockport. Photos by Thomas
Czaja/22nd Century Media
The most popular item on the menu at the Lockport spot is the B&V Special (6.50), a
sandwich made with homemade beef, melted mozzarella and the option of peppers.
like a Mexican restaurant,
and they’re great,” Pellicano
said.
There are variations of
pizza that customers can order,
with toppings including
sausage, mushroom, green
pepper, Canadian bacon, hot
giardiniera and more.
“The food taste likes home,
just feels like it’s always been
here, [and] the food quality
has always been amazing after
all those years,” Pellicano
said.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Thatcher and Blair,
abbr.
4. “Me, too!”
9. Played in Vegas
14. RSVP encl.
15. Pitch-black
16. Sharpened
17. Plug
19. Doesn’t like
20. Wanton look
21. United States Navy
rank
23. The “you have the
right to remain silent”
warning
27. Ones that grasp suddenly
32. A Cadillac model
33. “That hurt!”
35. “Aha!”
36. New name for a
Homer Glen Mexican
restaurant, goes with
44 across
37. Warning float
38. It drove early Americans
out west
43. Countertenor
44. See 35 across
45. Bring
48. Bring along
49. Little food measuring
tool
52. Homer Glen resident
who appeared on
Jeopardy!, John ____
54. Suntan lotion, applier
56. Laker, Lamar
58. Fish magnet
59. Partridge’s cousin
63. Perseveres
67. Author Zola
68. Enjoyed immensely
69. Sombrero, e.g.
70. Challenged
71. Crimean port
72. Insidious
Down
1. Longest book of the
Bible
2. “Looks like we ___
3. Cuts
4. Charge lead-in
5. Toronto’s prov.
6. “Greatest” boxer
7. Catchall abbr.
8. Tickable things
9. Yankee Hall of Famer
10. Ohio university town
11. Corp. leadership
12. Shoe specification
13. Dentist qualification
18. Medieval perhaps
22. ‘’Agnus _____’’
24. You name it
25. Mussolini title
26. Tooth trouble
28. Lion prey
29. Pin holder
30. Really funny joke
31. Muddy home
34. Inclement
36. Emotional tones
38. An appeal
39. “Take ___ a sign”
40. Software delivery
model, abbr.
41. Fruit
42. Dot in the Pacific
43. Sitcom extraterrestrial
46. Drove, slangily
47. Mature
49. Realities
50. Soap, e.g.
51. Quite
53. Excellent
55. South of Tenn.
57. Introduction to physics?
59. Proof finale
60. “Kill Bill” star, Uma
61. Vacuum’s lack
62. ___ de France cheese
64. Apodal fish
65. Accommodate, with
“up”
66. Week-end getaway
ORLAND PARK
Girl in the Park
(11265 W. 159th St.,
Orland Park, IL; (708)
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■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia
■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Live Music
■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo
■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live Music
The Brass Tap
(14225 95th Ave. Suite
400, Orland Park; (708)
226-1827)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia.
Prizes awarded
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live music
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(9655 W. 143rd St.,
Orland Park; (708) 349-
2111)
■6:30-9:30 ■ p.m. Friday,
July 20 and Saturday
July 21: Local songwriter
Michael Satarino on
acoustic guitar and vocals
performing favorite
covers with a flamenco
specialty
■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Live entertainment
■7 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays:
Live entertainment
and face painter
Papa Joe’s
(14459 S. LaGrange
Road, Orland Park; (708)
403-9099)
■5-9 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Gene Infelise and Francesca
Square Celt Ale House &
Grill
(39 Orland Square Drive,
Orland Park; (708) 226-
9600)
■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Free
Bar Bingo
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free Trivia
■9 ■ p.m. Fridays or Saturdays:
Live Music
■10 ■ p.m. Sundays: Karaoke
Traverso’s Restaurant
(15601 S. Harlem Ave.,
Orland Park; (708) 532-
2220)
■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays: Karaoke
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
com.
answers
How to play Sudoku
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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performing field inspections as needed. Municipal
experience and ICC certifications preferred but not
required. Starting pay $30.00 to $40.00 per hour depending
on qualifications. Interested candidates can apply by
submitting a cover letter, resume and references to:
Mokena Village Hall, Attn: Community Development
Department, 11004 Carpenter Street, Mokena, IL 60448
or electronically to mziska@mokena.org.
Are you made for ALDI?
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We are looking for
Store Associates
and Casual Store
Associates
for the following locations:
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Lemont and Orland Park
Casual and Store Associate
- $13.10/HR
(starting wage)
13-24 months=$13.50/HR
25-36 months = $13.90/HR
Please visit one of the
following locations:
Monday, July 9th at ALDI,
14245 S Greystone Dr
Homer Glen, IL 60491
between the hours of
6am -9am or 5pm - 8pm
or Wednesday, July 11th
at ALDI,
1237 S State St
Lemont IL 60439
between the hours of
6am - 9am or 5pm-8pm
Shelby Racing
Driver for racecar
transporter. Class C license
required. Retired but not
tired! 4-6 weekends,
midwest states. Per diemlodging-meals
supplied
Call Wally Tue-Wed-Thu
815-469-2675
INDUSTRIAL QUALITY
MANAGER
SW Suburb of Chicago
manufacturing company is
seeking a Quality Manager to
join our team. A strong
candidate will have at least 5
years of industrial quality
management experience with a
demonstrated track record of
accomplishments. This
position is responsible for
managing the Company's ISO
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continuous production of
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consistent with established
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Manages receiving and
inspection department; and
oversees internal ISO auditors.
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continuous improvement
initiatives.
Required qualifications
include: expert ISO 9001:2015
knowledge; thorough
knowledge of manufacturing
methods and inspection
techniques; strong leadership
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package with annual performance
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Send resume to
bschatte@aerorubber.com.
Growing Residential
Cleaning Co. has openings
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Exp. Preferred but Will
Train. P/T Weekdays.
No Evenings/Weekends
815-464-1988
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SW Suburb of Chicago
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years of experience in B2B
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Excellent salary and benefits
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performance bonus potential.
Send resume to:
bschatte@aerorubber.com
AERO Rubber Company, Inc.
CNA/Caregiver for a
small assisted living
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Evening, weekend &
overnight positions avail.
Call 815-485-5860
or email resume to
MarleyOaks@comcast.net
Security Officers
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708-385-3300 or apply at
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2701 Property for
Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI
2005-7
Plaintiff,
-v.-
SUSAN ZAMAT, ASHRAF A ZA-
MAT, CROSSING AT BROOK HILLS
HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Defendants
17 CH 00697
11349 LONGWOOD CIRCLE
ORLAND PARK, IL 60467
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
on May 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial
Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on August 2, 2018, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South Wacker
Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, as
set forth below, the following described
real estate:
Commonly known as 11349 LONG-
WOOD CIRCLE, ORLAND PARK, IL
60467
Property Index No. 27-30-418-009.
The real estate is improved with asingle
family residence.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid
by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will beaccepted.
The balance in certified funds/or
wire transfer, is due within twenty-four
(24) hours. The subject property issubject
to general real estate taxes, special
assessments, or special taxes levied
against said real estate and is offered for
sale without any representation asto
quality or quantity of title and without
recourse toPlaintiff and in AS IS condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court.
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,
the purchaser will receive aCertificate
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to
adeed to the real estate after confirmation
of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation
astothe condition ofthe property.
Prospective bidders are admonished
to check the court file to verify all
information.
If this property isacondominium unit,
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure
sale, other than amortgagee, shall
pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).
If this property isacondominium unit
which is part of acommon interest community,
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order togain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC,
Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn
Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL
60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please
refer to file number 260427.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-
2701 Property for
Sale
TION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7
day status report of pending sales.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 346-9088
E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com
Attorney File No. 260427
Attorney Code. 61256
Case Number: 17 CH 00697
TJSC#: 38-3853
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION
Plaintiff,
-v.-
RYAN O'CONNELL, ILLINOIS
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, TREETOP CONDO-
MINIUM BUILDING NUMBER 57
CONDOMINIUM
Defendants
17 CH 15589
9910 SHADY LANE, UNIT 2SW
ORLAND PARK, IL 60462
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
on June 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial
Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on July 31, 2018, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South Wacker
Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, as
set forth below, the following described
real estate:.
Commonly known as 9910 SHADY
LANE, UNIT 2SW, ORLAND PARK,
IL 60462
Property Index No.
27-16-209-044-1004.
The real estate is improved with ared
brick, three story condominium with a
detached one car garage.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid
by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will be accepted.
The balance in certified funds/or
wire transfer, is due within twenty-four
(24) hours. The subject property issubject
to general real estate taxes, special
assessments, or special taxes levied
against said real estate and is offered for
sale without any representation asto
quality or quantity of title and without
recourse toPlaintiff and in AS IS condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court.
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,
the purchaser will receive aCertificate
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to
adeed to the real estate after confirmation
of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation
astothe condition ofthe property.
Prospective bidders are admonished
to check the court file to verify all
information.
If this property isacondominium unit,
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure
sale, other than amortgagee, shall
pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).
If this property isacondominium unit
which ispart ofacommon interest community,
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF

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2701 Property for
Sale
2703 Legal
Notices
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order togain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC,
Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn
Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL
60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please
refer to file number 264883.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-
TION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7
day status report of pending sales.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60602
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Verizon Wireless Monopole
15100 80th Avenue,
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that
a public hearing will be held before
the Plan Commission of the Village
of Orland Park, Illinois, at
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24,
2018 in the Orland Park Village
Hall, located at 14700 South Ravinia
Avenue, Orland Park, Cook
County, Illinois, to consider an application
for aspecial use permit
including avariance pursuant to
the provisions ofthe Land Development
Code of the Village of Orland
Park, with respect tothe following
real estate:
THE NORTH 233.0 FEET OF
THE EAST 183.0 FEET OF THE
EAST HALF OFTHE NORTH-
EAST QUARTER OFSECTION
14, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH,
RANGE 12, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN
(EXCEPT HIGHWAYS), IN
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PIN: 27-14-201-010-0000
Said application requests approval
to build, construct and maintain a
new seventy-five foot (75.0')
monopole with an overall height of
ninety feet (90.0') on the west side
of the existing Orland Fire Protection
District Building with arequested
variance for setback requirements.
The proposed monopole
will bereplacing the existing
forty foot (40.0') lattice tower having
an overall height of fifty-five
feet (55.0'). Said real estate is located
at 15100 80th Avenue in the
R-3 Residential District, near the
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
10 Questions
with Blake Eberle
Blake Eberle is a Sandburg
student who completed his
sophomore year and was
on the Andrew High School
co-op lacrosse junior
varsity team and had the
distinction of scoring the
first goal in program history
since the Illinois High
School Association recognized
lacrosse as a sport in
2018.
What is your proudest
moment in the sport?
My proudest moment was
scoring the first goal for our
high school district’s new lacrosse
program.
Describe what happened
on the first goal in
Andrew history:
My teammate gave me a
good pass and I dodged a defender
and took a shot and I
scored.
Did you think you would
be the player to get it?
No. I have a very talented
team and any one of us could
have scored.
Is it weird being a
Sandburg student
wearing an Andrew
jersey?
No. I’m proud to wear
the Andrew jersey because
I realize I am representing
my whole high school district.
Do you have a hero, or
someone you look up
to?
Yes. I look up to my mom
[Sandy] because she recently
beat breast cancer and stayed
strong throughout the whole
process.
Is there a movie you
could watch over and
over without getting
bored with it?
“Goodfellas”. I notice
something new every time I
watch it.
How about a TV show
that you could watch
over and over?
“Man v. Food” because it
is always entertaining and
I can learn about real food
places all over the United
States.
If you could have dinner
with anyone — living
or dead — who would
it be with?
I would have dinner with
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broke the color barrier in
sports.
If they made a movie
about your life, who
should play you?
Joe Pesci because he’s energetic
and one of my favorite
actors.
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“Blake’s Life”.
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Allgaier drives home positive
points during speech at Bridge
RANDY WHALEN, Freelance Reporter
When current NASCAR
driver Justin Allgaier was
younger and starting out in his
racing career, he didn’t want to
talk to groups.
But Allgaier, who was in the
area for the NASCAR Xfinity
Series race on Saturday, June
30 at Chicagoland Speedway in
Joliet, took some classes to get
over his fear of public speaking.
That showed last week as
Allgaier took time out of his
schedule and spoke to a group
of about 25 teens on June 26 at
The Bridge Teen Center in Orland
Park.
He delivered a strong, positive
message.
“Between going to schools
or teen centers, we do these
once every couple of months,”
Allgaier said after the presentation.
“When we do, it’s incredible.
I know not everyone
is going to be a race car fan.
But the message is just to be
the best you can be at anything.
If I reach one of the kids here,
that’s worth it.”
During his talk to the teens,
Allgaier drove home that point.
“Whatever it is be passionate
about it,” he said. “And run
with it.”
Allgaier, 32, grew up in Riverton,
near Springfield. He
and his family now live in
North Carolina, but considers
Chicagoland Speedway
his home raceway. It’s been a
lucky place for him as he won
the Xfinity Series race there
last year and also in 2011.
Entering this racing season,
Allgaier - who drives the No. 7
car - had seven career Xfinity
Series wins. Like many, he got
his start in racing at a young
age since his parents were in
the race industry.
“I wanted to be a race car
driver,” Allgaier told the teens.
It consumed me and I wanted
to make it my career path. I
played other sports, including
basketball, but I wasn’t coordinated
enough. Instead I get
to sit on my butt and drive a
race car at 200 miles per hour,
which is fun.”
A neat part of Allgaier’s talk
was that he had much of his
racing uniform with him. He
invited some of the teens to
come up and try some of it on,
including his jacket and helmet.
He demonstrated some of
the safety features that go on in
a race car and explained what
went on during a race.
“It’s very hot inside the car,”
said Allgaier of the temps that
approach 130 degrees in the
vehicle. “We try to be as comfortable
as we can, including
using cooling pads for our
shoes. A lot of the race goes on
inside the car and on the radio.
It’s actually hard to see outside
of the helmet, so there’s always
someone on the radio telling
me how close the other cars
are.”
As with many race car drivers,
Allgaier has been involved
in crashes over the years. But he
said he’s been fortunate and his
worst injury was a broken left
arm when he was younger.
As a bonus for the teens in
attendance, they got an autographed
picture from Allgaier
and a wrist band. But an even
bigger bonus was that Sarah
Palya, the communications
manager at Chicagoland Speedway,
handed each of them two
tickets for the race that was
scheduled for Saturday, June
30, where he finished seventh.
One of the teens was already
a big fan as he had a No. 7 Allgaier
hat, which Justin gladly
signed.
After last week’s talk and
race, there were likely more
Allgaier fans for the future.
NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier watches a video of himself getting
interviewed after a 2017 victory at Chicagoland Speedway during
his presentation at The Bridge Teen Center on June 26.
PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA
Justin Allgaier, who was uncomfortable early in his career
speaking to groups, speaks to a crowd at The Bridge Teen Center.
Jared Bruni — a senior on the Lincoln-Way
East water polo team — won the June Athlete
of the Month competition for publisher 22nd
Century Media’s Southwest Chicago branch.
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Athlete of the Month
LW East senior water
polo player wins June
honor with most votes
Bill Jones, Editor
For Jared Bruni, water polo is in the family.
Following in the footsteps of his mother,
who played the sport in college, Bruni got
started in the pool roughly eight years ago and
was a big part of the Griffins’ success last season.
His dedication — he plans to continue with
a club team in college — recently earned him
the attention of area voters, as he claimed
22nd Century Media’s Southwest Chicago
Athlete of the Month crown for June.
The Athlete of the Month competition pits
featured Athlete of the Week selections from
our south suburban newspapers against one
another in an online voting contest.
The next contest is to begin Tuesday, July
10.
To vote, visit OPPrairie.com, hover over the
“Sports” menu tab and click “Athlete of the
Month.” Readers can vote once per session
per valid email address. Voting ends at 5 p.m.
July 25.
All athletes featured in the June Athlete of
the Week sports interviews are automatically
entered into the contest.

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Breaking 40-year record
could be just the beginning
Youth Tryouts: begin July 9th
HS Tryouts: begin July 16th
PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN
Freelance Reporter
Curiosity got the best of
Teresa Topolski, and she ran
with it to take part in history.
A gifted young basketball
prospect at Providence Catholic,
Orland Park’s Topolski
looked to stay sharp and
flexible during the spring.
She took the plunge and decided
running track was her
next foray.
The sport, while new to
her, was not exactly unknown.
Her older sister Taylor
was a standout sprinter at
Providence.
But it still held some elements
of the unknown.
“I had never run organized
track before, and I didn’t
know what to expect,” Teresa
Topolski said.
On May 18, at Eastern Illinois
University in Charleston,
she helped make a lasting
impression. In the third
heat of the 800-meter relay,
positioned on the outside in
Lane 8, Topolski ran faster
than she ever had in her life.
Taking the baton from
sophomore Sarah Kerfin,
Topolski broke hard down
the stagger, and ran free and
open.
Mark Coglianese Jr., the
Celtics’ girls sprint and relay
coach, saw her explode and
marveled at the sight.
Taking over
“I still replay it in my mind
how Teresa took over the
race,” Coglianese Jr. said.
“She ran out of her mind the
last couple of weeks of the
season. The stagger evened
out, and we were beating
Dunlap going into that third
exchange.”
Dunlap was the defending
state champion in the event
and had the fastest qualifying
time. Topolski passed off
to junior Charlotte Venezio
to maintain the torrid pace
before making the final pass
to sophomore star Samantha
Spencer.
“I love being the anchor
because you know the pressure
is on, and the team is
depending on you,” Spencer
said.
She negotiated the final
turn and made the mad dash
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Providence’s 800-meter relay team (from left) Sarah Kerfin, Teresa Topolski of Orland Park,
Charlotte Venezio and Samantha Spencer broke a 40-year-old school record in the spring.
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to the finish. Like Topolski,
Kerfin and Venezio
set new personal records
for their 200-meter splits.
As Spencer broke at the
finish line, the four turned
back time and history as
the time of 1 minute, 45.15
seconds broke a 40-year-old
school record established by
the 1978 Class A state championship
team.
Bright future
The scary thing is that all
four members of the relay
team should be returning.
This is just the start, not
the end, the coach said. Coglianese
was overwhelmed
by the promise of the future.
“I knew we had four or
five girls we could compete
with,” he said. “Did I ever
think we break a 40-year-old
school record? Not this year.
I thought we were about a
year away. We just had to
make sure our handoffs were
spot on. Now we have bigger
goals we have to achieve.
“The best part is, when
we finished, the first thought
I had was, ‘Everybody is
coming back.’”
The performance also
shattered all expectations.
Providence entered with
just the 18th-fastest time.
Astoundingly, the Celtics
sliced more than three seconds
(1:48.37) off their sectional
time.
In the final on May 19,
Providence finished eighth
in clocking a 1:46.55.
“We were a little anxious
and tired, from standing
around and waiting for
the event,” Topolski said.
“We were also watching our
classmates who were competing
in some of the other
events. We were so focused
[May 18] on running as fast
as we could to get into the
final.”
The record-setting relay
was part of a superb team
effort as Providence scored
14 points to finish in 20th
place. Spencer finished third
in the pole vault by clearing
12 feet-3 inches, an advance
on her seventh-place finish
from her freshman year.
Chelsea Wells finished fifth
in the triple jump (37-5.75).
Erasing 2017 memories
The relay effort was particularly
gratifying and
surprising, given the disappointment
of the previous
year.
“Last year, my freshman
year, we ran a great race and
we had a qualifying time and
we were all excited, and then
we found out after the race
was over two of our runners
were outside the exchange
zone on the handoff, and we
got disqualified,” Spencer
said.
“We were really motivated.”
Topolski was both a catalyst
and the surprise participant.
“Being a freshman and
my first year running track,
I am so surprised by this,”
she said. “All the other girls
were so welcoming. They
did not treat me any differently.
It was such a thrill
to be a part of this. In so
many of our big meets this
year, the weather was terrible,
cold and wet and rainy
and snow, and we were just
ready to go out there and run
a great race.”
Coglianese was not surprised
at how quickly Topolski
made the leap to varsity
competition.
“We go way back,” he
said. “Her sister Taylor
and my sister Mandy ran
track together. I knew she’d
be a competitor, and she
wouldn’t be afraid to compete.
Once she got acclimated
to track and got through
it, she was all dialed in and
became even more comfortable
running. Her teammates
also helped her through everything.
They picked her up
if she was ever down.”
2019
The OYA (Orland Youth Association)
will be Conducting its
2019 Warriors Travel Baseball Tryouts Starting in July.
Listed below are some organization guidelines and annoucements:
The OYA Organization will make ALL decisions on formation of rosters for ALL
teams and those decisions will be final.
Warriors teams generally play 40-50 games with one practice a week during a
given baseball season.
With Winter Training (Bo-Dome (Cangelosi Baseball), MegaPlex, Sportsplex and
OYA Batting Cages), uniforms (multiple), tournaments and games the approximate
cost ranges from $1,500-$2,300 per player depending which team you are placed
on after the tryouts.
We will form as many teams and play them in appropriate level of competition if the
talent to do so exists after the tryout evaluations.
PLEASE pre-register for tryouts on our website at www.oyaboys.org
We have multiple bids to Cooperstown available at the 12U level.
GROUP/D.O.B TRYOUT DATE/LOCATION RAIN DATE/LOCATION CONTACT
9U
5/1/2009-8/31/2010
10U
5/1/2008-4/30/2009
11U
5/1/2007-4/30/2008
12U
5/1/2006-4/30/2007
13U/14U
13U – 5/1/2005-4/30/2006
14U – 5/1/2004-4/30/2005
15U
5/1/2003-4/30/2004
16U
18U
7/9/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #1
7/11/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm
Humphrey Field #4
7/9/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #2
7/9/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #3
7/17/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #3 and #5
7/10/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #5
7/10/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #1
7/12/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm
Humphrey Field #4
7/10/2018 - 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #2
7/10/2018 7:30-9:30pm
Orland Park Sportsplex
7/18/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm
Centennial Field #3 and #5
7/11/2018 – 5:30-8:00pm
Eagle Ridge #2
16U (2Teams)
Tryout by Appointment ONLY
– Email Dan/Mike to coordinate date/time
Tryout by Appointment ONLY
– email Frank to coordinate date/time
Bob Mase
oya@oyaboys.org
Brian Boll
brian.boll@herregan.com
Marc Detampel
mdetampel@yahoo.com
Tom McAuliffe
tommc2@durbinspizza.com
Brian Gaspardo
oyawarriorsbg@gmail.com
Bill Starcevich
bill.starcevich@cushwake.com
Dan Rimkus
dan.rimkus@dynamic3pl-llc.com
Frank Carrera
frankcarrera@comcast.net

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A few photos from the
Gridiron Golf Classic
A parade of golfers and golf courts head out to the various
holes at Silver Lake Country Club during the Gridiron Golf
Classic.
ABOVE: Former Sandburg football star and current Los
Angeles Chargers lineman Michael Schofield talks with
friends before a round of golf at the Orland Park Gridiron
Gold Classic nine days before his wedding with Olympian
Kendall Coyne. PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA
RIGHT: One of the event’s organizers, Dan McMillan
(middle) has some fun as he is flanked by cutouts of
Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels at the 11th Orland Park
Gridiron Golf Classic.
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau pets a dog before making
a quick speech before the 11th Gridiron Classic at Silver
Lake on Thursday, June 28. The Classic benefits several
programs including the Orland Park Pioneers, and Pekau
told the crowd that he played the first year of the Pioneers.
Sandburg’s football team, Misericordia and Erin’s AAIM
also benefited from the event.
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fastbreak
THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK
Cubs? Eastwood? Eagles? It’s all the same to us
1st and 3
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A FEW FACTS ABOUT
ORLAND PARK’S TERESA
TOPOLSKI (ABOVE) AND
PROVIDENCE’S RECORD-
BREAKING 800-METER
RELAY TEAM:
1. Second sport
Topolski admits she
was running track to
help stay in shape
for her main sport -
basketball.
2. Broken record
The 800-meter
relay team broke a
40-year-old record
set by a Celtics’
squad that won a
Class A state championship.
3. Bright future
All four runners on
the record-busting
squad were underclassmen
and could
be back for the
2019 season.
Jeff Vorva
j.vorva@22ndcm.com
Recently, I saw a
somewhat disturbing
entry on the Sports
Journalists.com website.
Somebody labelled FS90
started a thread called “Is
there a negative stigma
to covering high school
sports?”
This is what he or she had
to say:
“Whenever I tell my
friends that I’m a sports
reporter, they always tell me
that it must be so cool and
how jealous they are I get to
cover a lot of cool stuff.
“But then I clarify and tell
them I cover high school
athletics, to which they
start looking at me like I’m
completely wasting my
time doing so. They think
covering high school sports
is for scrubs and always ask
me when I’ll make it to the
‘big leagues.’ I never have a
good answer.
“It truly discourages me
and it’s made me ponder
just quitting the business so
I won’t have to live up to
the pressure of landing on
a major pro sports beat to
satisfy them.
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a loser for covering
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you can get.
Well, here’s the thing...
No, we are not covering
the Yankees for the New
York Times. But my opinion
is that a great story is a
great story no matter what
level of competition it is on.
A high school postseason
championship celebration
can be just as intense as a
pro celebration. Excitement
is excitement.
I covered the Cubs for 10
years, interviewed a lot of
big names and have covered
local sports for a heck of a
lot longer than that. Covering
a major league team
was thrilling and had some
glamor to it. But I like a
good story, and whether it
comes from slugger Sammy
Sosa or Sandburg basketball
player Sami Ismail, I want
to tell it. The good news
is that there some talented
people covering sports for
The Orland Park Prairie
and Tinley Junction who
feel the same way.
Randy Whalen has been
working for our company
more that 10 years — and
Sandburg’s Do It Stevie’s Way Tournament baseball championship in May is an example of
the excitement high school sports can provide. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA
covering sports for other
papers a couple of decades
before that — and still gets
excited when a local team
does well. Is he a scrub? I
think not.
Phil Arvia has covered
World Series and Super
Bowls and co-wrote a book
with Steve McMichael. He
has unearthed some outstanding
stories and features
for us this spring.
Patrick Z. McGavin has
written sports and cultural
stories over the years and
has interviewed Kevin
Costner, Clint Eastwood,
Tom Hanks, Robert Downey
Jr., Reese Witherspoon
and Nicholas Cage among
others. He brings some
elegance, and a few words
I’ve never heard of, to what
some consider a low spot on
the totem pole.
Enough of the old buzzards.
The Jon/Jon combination
is a good peek in the future.
Jon Zaghloul just graduated
from Andrew High
School and had a monthly
student column for The
Junction. We’re turning him
loose on some features, and
I think you will enjoy his
work. He has an internet
radio show and already interviewed
some big names and
ESPN used some of his work
from a recent Warren Sapp
interview.
Jonathan Barlas is our
intern this summer and
is attending Illinois State
University. He has turned
in some excellent work for
both papers. We’re hoping
he’s having as much fun
working for us as we’ve had
reading his work. His future
is bright.
Those are five guys I love
having in my foxhole.
So if a piece of society
thinks we’re all losers because
we cover high school
and local sports, so be it.
Our gang of losers will continue
to have fun covering
Orland/Tinley sports and
hope that our readers are
enjoying the ride, as well.
It doesn’t matter to us.
Cubs. Sox. Bears. Bulls.
Eastwood. Costner. Eagles.
Thunderbolts. Titans.
It’s all good.
LISTEN UP
“She ran out of her mind the last couple of weeks of
the season.”
Mark Coglianese, Jr. - Providence’s sprint and relay coach on how Orland
Park’s Teresa Topolski finished the season
What 2 Watch
Boys and girls volleyball, Monday, July 9, TBA
• The summer volleyball season kicks off at
Palos Courts.
INDEX
35 - NASCAR comes to teen center
34 - Athlete of the Week
Compiled by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva, J.Vorva@22ndcm.
com

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | July 5, 2018
ANOTHER
CLASSIC Photos from
the 11th Gridiron Golf
Classic, Page 38
ALL GOOD NASCAR
driver Justin Allgaier
speaks with teens at
The Bridge, Page 35
Teresa Topolski of Orland Park capped her freshman
athletic season at Providence Catholic by helping the
800-meter relay team knock off the oldest record on the
school’s board (inset). PHOTOS SUBMITTED
As a freshman, Orland Park’s
Topolski helps Providence relay
team shatter 40-year-old school
record, Pages 36-37