TP_081618
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
tinleyjunction.com sound off<br />
The tinley junction | August 16, 2018 | 13<br />
Social snapshot<br />
Top Web Stories<br />
From TinleyJunction.com as of Monday,<br />
Aug. 13<br />
1. Three arrested at Tinley Park Target for<br />
alleged felony theft<br />
2. Wine bar, restaurant proposed for Tinley<br />
Park’s historic Dini Home<br />
3. Police Reports: Firearm reported stolen<br />
from car; Tinley Park man arrested for<br />
DUI<br />
4. Banging Gavel’s accessory structure<br />
recommended; Jaguar, Land Rover<br />
expanding in Tinley Park<br />
5. Fast Break: Former Andrew star running<br />
back Jarvion Franklin at Steelers’ training<br />
camp<br />
Become a Junction Plus member: tinleyjunction.com/plus<br />
Vogt Visual Arts Center, at 2:39 p.m. on<br />
Aug. 7<br />
“We are seeking artists for our October<br />
exhibit at the Vogt Visual Arts Center who<br />
have artwork of Bachelors Grove. Contact<br />
Gallery Director, Julie Dekker at 708-309-<br />
4371 if you are interested in participating by<br />
September 7, 2018.”<br />
Like The Tinley Junction: facebook.com/tinleyjunction<br />
From The Editor<br />
A few items of note as summer winds down<br />
Cody Mroczka<br />
cody@tinleyjunction.com<br />
I<br />
asked Frank Leahy, one<br />
of the sibling artists<br />
featured on last week’s<br />
life and arts cover, about the<br />
difference living in upstate<br />
New York compared to his<br />
sister Barbara in Tinley Park.<br />
“They call this a village,”<br />
he said before letting out a<br />
laugh.<br />
His point being that with<br />
an estimated population of<br />
close to 58,000 and with<br />
as much infrastructure and<br />
amenities as Tinley Park, it<br />
can feel like more of a medium-sized<br />
city than what’s<br />
typically thought of as a<br />
suburb. It feels like this to<br />
me too sometimes. Though I<br />
grew up in Chicago and prior<br />
to moving home in January, I<br />
lived in three municipalities<br />
with populations of 3,300,<br />
2,800, and 1,300. With so<br />
many different governing<br />
boards to cover, so many<br />
wonderful community accomplishments<br />
to highlight,<br />
and the occasional breaking<br />
news story thrown in, not to<br />
mention only so many pages<br />
in a newspaper, some things<br />
understandably get lost in the<br />
shuffle. So, here’s an effort<br />
to catch up and get ahead on<br />
some notable items:<br />
VVAC seeks October artists<br />
A call for artists was<br />
issued for the specific,<br />
potentially spooky art of<br />
Bachelors Grove Cemetery<br />
in Bremen Township. Tinley<br />
Park-Park District’s Vogt<br />
Visual Art Centers is looking<br />
for art of all mediums for its<br />
October gallery. Local artists<br />
have plenty of time to catch<br />
the Sept. 25-28 drop-off<br />
dates when participants can<br />
submit up to three pieces per<br />
person. Any questions? Give<br />
gallery director Julie Dekker<br />
a call at (708) 309-4371.<br />
Full-day kindergarten begins<br />
at D146<br />
A reminder that things<br />
will be a little different<br />
when Community Consolidated<br />
School District 146<br />
kicks off its new school year<br />
on Aug. 23. That’s when the<br />
Tinley Park-based district<br />
plans to begin welcoming<br />
more students to its campuses<br />
with the implementation<br />
of a full-day kindergarten<br />
program, a product of a lot<br />
of hard work and careful<br />
planning pulled off by<br />
dedicated teachers, staff,<br />
administration and the board<br />
of education. More information<br />
can be found at www.<br />
disrict146.org/registration/<br />
kindergarten.<br />
Tinley Park mom debuts on<br />
podcast<br />
Tinley Park resident<br />
Stephanie Pyrzynski who<br />
created the Tinley Park Mom<br />
blog recently made her podcast<br />
debut on episode two of<br />
Chicago Parent Magazine’s<br />
Masters in Learning audio<br />
series focusing on babies.<br />
“Just trying to represent<br />
Tinley well,” she said.<br />
Pyrzynski said she’ll also<br />
appear on three different episodes<br />
in September. Listen<br />
to the podcast at www.chicagoparent.com/learn/poscast/<br />
masters-in-parent<br />
ing-episode2/<br />
Thank you, Jon<br />
The 22nd Century Media<br />
newsroom said goodbye<br />
to Junction/Prairie editorial<br />
intern Jonathan Barlas,<br />
who finished up his summer<br />
internship in mid-August.<br />
Jon made most of his<br />
presence felt in the sports<br />
section, where his feature<br />
stories earned several of our<br />
back covers throughout the<br />
last couple of months. His<br />
contributions to the news<br />
section were mostly behindthe-scenes,<br />
but greatly<br />
appreciated. Jon is studying<br />
journalism at Illinois State<br />
University, where he is also<br />
the sports editor of the student<br />
newspaper, and we wish<br />
him the best of luck.<br />
“Andrew leaders represent at Tinley<br />
Night Out! Thanks to our leaders and Mr.<br />
Callaghan” -- @RNolting21, Robert Nolting<br />
at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 7<br />
Follow The Tinley Junction: @tinleyjunction<br />
NFYN<br />
From Page 12<br />
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER<br />
Lincoln-Way Swim<br />
Association to hold tryouts<br />
Whether it is freestyle,<br />
breaststroke, backstroke or<br />
butterfly, the Gators swim<br />
club does it all.<br />
With more than a dozen<br />
people on the coaching staff,<br />
they are able coach children<br />
from the age of 5 through<br />
high school. Many of their<br />
swimmers go on to swim for<br />
their respective school swim<br />
teams during the high school<br />
season and continue with the<br />
Gators in the off-season.<br />
Under direction from the<br />
board, head coach Ryan<br />
Counihan takes the reins in<br />
the pool, while administrative<br />
coach Mark Hoffer covers<br />
much of the “dry” workings<br />
of the team.<br />
No matter the age, Counihan<br />
said the team’s goals are<br />
not all about trophies and<br />
titles — although they have<br />
quite a few of those in the<br />
trophy case — but also helping<br />
each swimmer meet his<br />
or her own goals.<br />
“We try to work with our<br />
fastest kids to make sure that<br />
they are getting to that national<br />
level, and we’re working<br />
on the kids that want to<br />
get there, and we’re working<br />
on the kids who just want to<br />
be here to make friends and<br />
have fun,” Counihan said.<br />
Tryouts for the upcoming<br />
winter season are to be<br />
held on Aug. 20, and Aug.<br />
21, at the Lincoln-Way Central<br />
Aquatic Center, 1801 E.<br />
Lincoln Highway in New<br />
Lenox. Children 8 years old<br />
and younger are scheduled<br />
for tryouts at 6 p.m., while<br />
children ages 9 and older are<br />
to try out at 7 p.m.<br />
Reporting by Amanda Stoll,<br />
Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />
MokenaMessenger.com.<br />
Sound Off Policy<br />
Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from<br />
22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The<br />
Tinley Junction encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All<br />
letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published.<br />
We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for<br />
verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words.<br />
The Tinley Junction reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become<br />
property of The Tinley Junction. Letters that are published do not<br />
reflect the thoughts and views of The Tinley Junction. Letters can be<br />
mailed to: The Tinley Junction, 11516 West 183rd Street, Unit SW<br />
Office Condo #3, Orland Park, Illinois, 60467. Fax letters to (708)<br />
326-9179 or e-mail to cody@tinleyjunction.com
Change language