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Police Reports................. 6
Sound Off.....................13
Faith Briefs....................16
Obits.............................16
Puzzles..........................19
Home of the Week.........23
Athlete of the Week.......32
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THURSDAY
Reclaim 13
7 p.m. Oct. 11, St. Jude
Catholic Church, 241 W.
Second Ave., New Lenox.
Join the St. Jude Peace and
Social Justice Ministry for
a showing of a documentary
entitled “Chosen,” a true
story of teens who faced reallife
encounters with trafficking.
Donations of cleaning
supplies, paper towels, toilet
paper, lysol all-purpose spay,
toiletries, $25 Meijer, Jewel
Target or Walmart gift cards
will be accepted for Cherish
House, a residential facility
dedicated to providing are for
victims of sex trafficking.
Mental Health First Aid
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct.
11, New Lenox Community
Park District Administrative
Office, 701 W. Haven Ave.,
New Lenox. This class is
ideal for behavioral health
professionals, social workers,
counselors, first responders
and anyone who wants to
learn about the warning signs
of major depression and suicidal
behavior. A number of
additional topics will also
be discussed during this free
8-hour class. Lunch will be
provided for all attendees.
To register, contact Daniel
Martin at (815) 462-6493 or
dmartin@newlenox.net.
FRIDAY
Movie Matinee
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 12, New
Lenox Public Library, 120 Veterans
Parkway, New Lenox.
Enjoy a showing of “Gone
with the Wind.” The library
will provide the movie and
light snacks. To register, visit
www.newlenoxlibrary.org.
Teen Poetry Night
4-5 p.m. Oct. 12, New
Lenox Public Library, 120 Veterans
Parkway, New Lenox.
Celebrate Teen Read Week by
sharing some poetry. It can be
an original or a poem you just
love. Let’s also discuss forming
a poetry club here at the
library. To register, visit www.
newlenoxlibrary.org.
SATURDAY
Craft & Vendor Fair
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 13, Trinity
Lutheran Church, 508 N.
Cedar Road, New Lenox. Admission
is free, and there will
be two floors of crafters and
vendors. Proceeds will benefit
youth programs. Applications
for crafters and vendors are
available at www.trinitynew
lenox.org/craft-fair.htm.
Schmuhl School Open House
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 13,
Schmuhl School, Hickory
Creek Preserve, 20733 S.
Schoolhouse Road, New
Lenox. Experience what
school was like in a oneroom
school in the 1930s.
Fun for all ages. At New
Lenox Area Historical Society,
history is fun. For more
information, contact the office
at (815) 485-5576.
Marching Band Invitational
Noon Saturday, Oct. 13,
Lincoln-Way West High
School, 21701 Gougar Road,
New Lenox. A spectacular
lineup of 25 marching bands
will compete, with the Lincoln-Way
Marching Band
slated to conclude the show.
The LWMB will perform an
exhibition of their show Las
Rosas in the evening hours
of the competition. Cost is
$12 for adults, $7 for seniors
65 and older, $7 for students
with ID, and $35 for families
with 2 adults and 2 students.
Oktoberfest Celebration
6-10 p.m. Oct. 13, Solemn
Oath Brewery, 1661 Quincy
Ave., Unit 179, Naperville.
Join the Silver Cross Foundation
for an Oktoberfest Celebration
fundraiser. Tickets
are $100 per person and include
German-inspired eats;
three 16-ounce craft Solemn
Oath beers on tap; unlimited
soda and water; commemorative
glass; a brewery tour and
sampling; and entertainment.
To purchase tickets, visit
www.silvercross.org or call
(815) 300-7115.
SUNDAY
Pumpkin Party
9:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 14,
Walker Country Estates Park,
299 Lenox St., New Lenox.
Everyone is invited to the Big
Bad Pumpkin Party. There will
be a variety of activities for
the whole family. Concessions
will be available for purchase.
There will also be hayrides
which are on a first-come, firstserved
basis. The last hayride
is at 11:45 a.m. No exceptions.
MONDAY
Art Club
4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 15, New
Lenox Public Library, 120 Veterans
Parkway, New Lenox.
This group is for children in
grades 1-4. The theme for this
session is Funky Fingerpaint
Process Art. To register, visit
www.newlenoxlibrary.org.
Committee of the Whole
7 p.m. Oct. 15, Village Hall,
1 Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. Meetings are open to
the public. For more information,
visit www.newlenox.net.
TUESDAY
Musings Writers Society
4:30-5:15 p.m. Oct. 16,
New Lenox Public Library,
120 Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. Express yourself in
this creative writing club for
bold young writers in grades
4-8. Explore various writing
challenges and use your
imagination to explore everything
from poetry to comic
books. To register, visit
www.newlenoxlibrary.org.
Plan Commission Meeting
7 p.m. Oct. 16, Village
Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox. For more information
and meeting agendas,
visit www.newlenox.net.
Wednesday
Monster Mash
Deadline to register is Oct.
17. Event will be held from
6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.
26, Lions Community Center,
1 W. Manor Dr., New Lenox.
Participants will play candy
corn Bingo!, freeze tag, and a
variety of other games. A light
dinner will be provided. Children
will receive a treat bag to
take home. This program is for
children ages 4-6. Cost is $20
and includes dinner, games,
craft and a treat bag. Register
online at www.newlenoxparks.
org or call (815) 485-3584.
BINGO at the Library
6-7 p.m. Oct. 17, New
Lenox Public Library, 120 Veterans
Parkway, New Lenox.
Join the library for a round of
BINGO! There will be small
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Park District Meeting
6 p.m. Oct. 17, Village
Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox. For more information
and meeting agendas,
visit www.newlenox.net.
UPCOMING
Trick or Trot 5K
8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20,
Lincolnway Special Recreation
Center, 1900 Heather
Glen Dr., New Lenox. Join the
LWSRA for their third annual
Trick or Trot 5K and help raise
funds for the ADA inclusive
playground that will be used
by LWSRA participants and
community members. Cost
is $30 for adults, and $15 for
children ages 14 and younger.
Register online at www.lwsra.
org/5k. Registration on the day
of the race begins at 6:30 a.m.
ONGOING
Coloring Contest
Entries must be submitted
by Wednesday Oct. 24.
The New Lenox Chamber of
Commerce is accepting entries
for the annual Halloween
Fest Coloring Contest,
sponsored by LincolnWay
Community Bank. The contest
is open to children ages
3 - 12. All entries will be displayed
at the library during
Halloween Fest on Saturday,
October 27. There will be
one winner for each age division.
To enter, visit www.
newlenoxchamber.com.

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the New Lenox Patriot | October 11, 2018 | 3
Weather doesn’t dampen Octoberfest this time around
Rain canceled last
year’s inaugural
event after 45
minutes
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
When thinking of a classic
Oktoberfest, bands,
brews and lederhosen often
come to mind.
However, the Village of
New Lenox’s celebration
built upon these traditions
while offering fun for the
whole family with its 2nd
annual Octoberfest event
held in the Commons.
On Saturday, Oct. 6, attendees
were treated to an
afternoon full of music,
activities, food and much
more. Pony rides, a petting
zoo, face painting, pumpkin
decorating – ran by volunteers
from the New Lenox
Fire Protection District –
were offered to kids while
the whole family could enjoy
performances by Bruce
Korosa & Sons and Block
37. Just like last year’s festivities
– which had to be
cancelled after 45 minutes
due to rain – storm clouds
loomed, but those who
braved the weather enjoyed
a beautiful, albeit grey, fall
day.
It was the type of October
afternoon that makes
you want to curl up and
enjoy the comfort of a delicious
bowl of soup, which
was in ample supply thanks
to an inspiring new initiative.
New Lenox Friends of the
Parks was on hand raising
money for the New Lenox
Township Food Pantry and
Northern Illinois Food Bank
by selling hand-painted
bowls. Everyone who purchased
a bowl received unlimited
soup tasting from
New Lenox resident Raegen Richardson enjoys a pony
ride Saturday, Oct. 6, during Octoberfest in the Village
Commons. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
local restaurants – including
Gatto’s, Little Joe’s, The
Sanctuary, Teardrop Cafe,
Chicago Dough Company,
Aurelio’s and JBD White
Horse Inn – during the afternoon.
“We decided that we
wanted to help our local
food pantries and we wanted
to team up with the Village
and hopefully get some
great attendance out here,”
explained New Lenox
Community Park District
recreation supervisor Katie
Casey. “We took bowls to
our Camp Wewannago. We
took them to our kindergarten
program, our before and
after school programs and
our adult coloring club. So,
the adult coloring club also
painted some bowls as did
some of our staff members
and their families. All the
bowls look great and it’s
for a great cause. It’s all we
could have asked for.”
New Lenox resident
Christy Richardson and her
daughter Raegen didn’t let
the weather hold them back
from enjoying Octoberfest
with Raegen’s grandmother
Sandy Babka, of Mokena.
“We wanted to come out
and support the food pantry
and try out all the soups
from the restaurants,” Richardson
said.
Babka added that every
bowl they tried to that point
had been delicious.
“I’ve had chicken noodle
and tomato basil – they
were both very good – and
we’re going to head back
in a couple of minutes and
sample some more.”
While her mother and
grandmother were enjoying
the soup options, Raegen
Richardson’s highlight
was the pony rides ran by
Friendly Farms LTD.
“One [pony] was chasing
my sweatshirt,” she said
with a big smile. “He wanted
to eat it because it looks
tasty.”
Along with the pony
rides, kids also enjoyed a
petting zoo complete with
pigs, chickens and goats.
Artistic Face Painting and
TCBY also added to the fun.
“You can’t have Octoberfest
without beer,” said
Hickory Creek Brewing
Company owner Gary Meyer
as he served up craft beers
created at his Laraway Road
location, which just opened
this summer. “Today we
have a marzen style, which
is a traditional Oktoberfest
– malty sweet not hoppy at
all – and an English Strong
Ale, which is a really nice,
smooth, bold beer.”
After the fun and festive
Octoberfest, the Village of
New Lenox is gearing up
for its annual Christmas in
the Commons extravaganza,
which Megan Applegate,
administrative assistant to
Mayor Tim Baldermann and
Village Administrator Kurt
Carroll, said will be bigger
and better in 2018.
“We have a ton of new
things planned this year. I
am so excited,” Applegate
said. “We have Santa coming
every single weekend,
so not just on the kick-off
day which is Dec. 2. There
will be wagon rides every
weekend and live music.
We’ll have character visits
and there is even more fun
in the works.”
Stay up to date with all of
the upcoming events in the
Village of New Lenox at
www.newlenox.net.
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Those who bought hand-painted soup bowls received
unlimited tastings from local restaurants.
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the New Lenox Patriot | October 11, 2018 | 5
Election 2018
Various local
candidates to run
uncontested Nov. 6
Lauren Coughlin
Assistant Managing Editor
This November, it’s off
to the races for many candidates
in Illinois elections.
For some, though, the
race ahead looks to be an
easy one. Several candidates
are seeking office with
no ballot competition in the
Tuesday, Nov. 6 General
Election.
The 2018 uncontested
candidates with interests
in 22nd Century Media’s
southwest suburban coverage
area are listed below.
General Assembly District
38
Democrat Debbie Meyers-Martin,
of Olympia
Fields, is running uncontested.
Meyers-Martin
previously served as the
Village president and as a
Village trustee in Olympia
Fields. District 38 represents
portions of Frankfort
and Tinley Park.
General Assembly District
80
Democrat Anthony De-
Luca, of Chicago Heights,
is running uncontested. De-
Luca served as the mayor
of Chicago Heights for six
years and also served on
the Bloom Township High
School District 206 Board
of Education. District 80
represents portions of
Frankfort, New Lenox and
Mokena.
Cook County Board District 6
Democrat Donna Miller
will run uncontested in
Cook County Board District
6. Miller is a member
of the League of Women
Voters. She also serves on
the board of Planned Parenthood
of Illinois, and is
second vice-president of Illinois
Democratic Women.
She was a candidate for
State Senator 2012. District
6 represents portions of
Tinley Park, Orland Park,
Orland Hills and Orland
Township.
State House District 85
Democrat John Connor,
an incumbent candidate and
resident of Lockport, is to
run uncontested in the 85th
State House District. Connor
has served in his role
with District 85 since June
24, 2017. His Republican
opponent Lisa Bickus, also
of Lockport, withdrew in
late August, according to
the Illinois State Board of
Elections. State House District
85 represents portions
of Lockport.
In the next two weeks,
The New Lenox Patriot is to
feature candidate questionnaires
for contested races
with interests pertaining to
the southwest suburbs.
As is the case each election
season, it is 22nd Century
Media’s policy not to
run any election-related
coverage in the final issue
— in this case Thursday,
Nov. 1 — before Election
Day. 22nd Century Media
reminds that all electionrelated
Letters to the Editor
must be received by 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18, for inclusion
in the Oct. 25 issue
of The Patriot.
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6 | October 11, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot NEWS
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Police Reports
Two men fight at light on Route 30, Gougar Road; one charged with DUI
James Sanchez, Editor
Barry W. Burd, 48, of 205
S. Hammes Ave. in Joliet,
was charged with driving
under the influence of alcohol
during a battery incident
at the streetlight on Route 30
and Gougar Road.
New Lenox Deputy Chief
Louis Alessandrini said the
incident stemmed from an
altercation at Route 30 and
Briggs Road when a driver
mistakenly cut off Burd.
From that point on, Burd repeatedly
tried to cut off the
driver for about a mile and a
half until they stopped at the
light on Route 30 and Gougar
Road. Alessandrini said
Burd started yelling at the
driver, and then got out of
his vehicle and started striking
the driver’s windshield.
A fight ensued after the
driver got out of his vehicle
to prevent Burd from further
damaging the windshield,
Alessandrini said. An Illinois
State policeman first arrived
at the scene first to intervene,
and when New Lenox
police arrived, it determined
Burd was intoxicated, he
added. Neither party wanted
to pursue battery complaints,
so the driver was released,
Alessandrini said.
Sept. 30
• A vehicle reportedly was
stolen from a residence on
the 700 block of Peregrine
Drive. The car was unlocked
and the keys were left inside,
police said.
• An iPhone and loose
change were stolen from an
unlocked vehicle parked at
the 700 block of Peregrine
Drive.
Sept. 29
• Anthony Figueroa, 28, and
Jocilyn Morales, 21, both of
505 Gregory Ave., Apt #3B
in Glendale Heights, was
charged with retail theft for
allegedly stealing $45 of
miscellaneous items from
Walmart, on the 500 block
of East Lincoln Highway.
Sept. 28
• Pamela L. Arnold, 56, of
14260 W. Thomas St. in
Manhattan, and Richard A.
Bostrom, 60, of 18355 Page
Court in Homewood, were
both charged with driving
under the influence of alcohol
when they were involved
in a crash on Joliet Highway
and Cedar Road.
• Nicholas F. Stercay, 30,
of 736 Schoolgate Road in
New Lenox, was charged
with driving under the influence
of alcohol when he was
stopped at Ogden Road and
Joliet Highway for allegedly
speeding. In addition, Stercay
was driving uninsured,
police said.
• A counterfeit $100 bill reportedly
was used at Aurelio’s
Pizza, on the 300 block
of Maple Street, and El Burrito
Loco, which is next door
to Aurelio’s.
• An iPhone on display at
the AT&T store on the 700
block of East Lincoln Highway
reportedly was stolen.
• A New Lenox resident’s personal
information reportedly
was stolen and used to make
a fraudulent cash withdrawal.
• An unknown person reportedly
called a New Lenox
resident, claiming it was the
DEA asking for the resident’s
personal information.
The resident hung up after
realizing it was a scam.
Sept. 27
• An empty semi trailer reportedly
was stolen from
Network Global Logistics
on the 2100 block of West
Haven Avenue.
Sept. 26
• A laptop and other items
reportedly were stolen from
garage at a residence on
the 800 block of O’Connell
Street. The homeowner reportedly
left the garage open
overnight on accident.
• A New Lenox resident’s
bank account reportedly was
accessed without permission
and money was stolen.
• A New Lenox resident’s
personal information reportedly
was stolen and used at
Silver Cross Hospital to receive
treatment and services.
Sept. 25
• A wallet containing cash,
credit card and various identification
reportedly was stolen
from an unlocked vehicle
parked at a complex on the
1200 block of Timber Place.
Sept. 24
• A coin box and credit meter
reportedly were damaged at
a car wash on the 400 block
of North Vine Street.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
New Lenox Patriot’s Police
Reports are compiled from
official reports found online
on the New Lenox Police Department’s
website or releases
issued by the department
and other agencies. Anyone
listed in these reports is considered
to be innocent of all
charges until proven guilty
in a court of law.
Fire department hosts info sessions, outlines referendum details
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
This November will mark
the sixth time New Lenox
Fire Protection District has
placed a referendum on the
ballot. The previous five
times the measure failed to
pass.
The district has known
for years that their operating
costs were increasing at
a rate faster than their income
from tax levies were,
but in lieu of failed referendums
Fire Board Trustee Joe
Levey said the department
has continued to tighten its
belt.
“We’ve cut absolutely everything
you can cut out of
the budget,” said Levey, who
serves as vice president on
the board. “We do our own
lawn maintenance, our own
fertilizer, [and] a lot of our
own station maintenance.
We work on our own vehicles.
There’s really no fluff.”
After the fifth failed referendum
in March of this year,
the board voted to close fire
station 2 on North Cedar
Road because of the increasing
deficit.
“The hardest meeting that
I ever sat in as a public official
was voting to close a
firehouse because heaven
forbid someone dies across
the street from that firehouse
because we didn’t get there
in time. That’s a gut wrenching
thing,” Levey said about
the vote. “...We take our position
on the board at the fire
district extremely seriously
because it deals with lives.”
After public outcry and
widespread concern about
the closure, the Village of
New Lenox voted to loan the
fire district $450,000 — an
amount that would allow the
district to operate the station
through the end of the year.
But only until Dec. 31.
Without a passing vote on
the referendum, Levey said
the board will again be
forced to close station 2 until
a time when the district can
fund it again through a referendum.
He said getting information
out to voters this time
around has been the top priority,
especially after the district
got feedback that voters
felt like they were not wellenough
about the previous
referendum and the consequences
of a failed vote.
“We want to be able to get
all the information out to the
voters as we possibly can,”
Levey said. “...After the last
referendum failed, we did
a survey. We went to great
extents to find out [why]”
Levey
A passing vote will allow
the district to keep all four
of its stations open and fully
manned, while putting money
toward replacing some of
the aging vehicles in the fleet
and beginning to pay back
the interest-free loan from
the Village.
It will not, however, create
any sort of surplus, Levey
said.
“To live within our means
basically...unfortunately
there’s no other way to
make that drastic of a cut
is through closing a station
[and reducing] manpower,”
said New Lenox Fire Chief
Adam Riegel.
“Limiting little programs
just aren’t going to make a
dent in that,” he added.
Upcoming information meetings
All meetings will be held at New Lenox Fire Station #1,
261 E. Maple St. in New Lenox
• 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23
• 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24
Voters in the New Lenox Fire Protection District will be
asked the following question on the Nov. 6 ballot:
Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension
Limitation Law for the New Lenox Fire Protection
District, Will County, Illinois, be increased by an
additional amount equal to 0.2021 percent above
the limiting rate for the purpose of fire protection and
ambulance service for levy year 2017 and be equal to
0.59 percent of the equalized assessed value of the
taxable property therein for the levy years 2018, 2019,
2020 and 2021?
For owners of a $200,000
home, that increase is estimated
at $135 per year. For
a $300,000 home, the cost
increase is estimated at $202
per year; and for a $400,000
home, $270 per year.
Since most homes do
not fall into one of the ex-
Please see Fire, 7

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the New Lenox Patriot | October 11, 2018 | 7
FnA Bicycles donates refurbished bikes to families in need
Megan Schuller
Freelance reporter
Bike riding around the local
neighborhood is a staple
of many childhood memories,
as much as trading training
wheels in for a two-wheel
bike is a rite of passage. Not
all children get to share this
experience due to financial
hardships within their family.
Mokena native Ron Kittler,
owner of FnA Bicycles/FnA
Outdoors in New Lenox, is
working to change that.
“Donating a bike can
change a life,” Kittler said.
“When we were kids that’s
all we’d think about. We had
our bikes and that was it.
A lot of kids unfortunately
don’t have that.”
Kittler’s bicycle shop has
been in business since 2012
at 1303 S. Schoolhouse Road
after seeing a need for a bicycle
repair shop in the community.
It wasn’t until 2017
that he added outdoor equipment
like kayaks to his shop.
He often gets bikes donated
that people have outgrown,
so he has made it his mission
to give these donated bikes
new life with a safety tune up
and a new home.
Lead social worker in
D122 Sue Francimore said
that the 30 bikes donated by
Kittler in late September will
help 15 families. Bikes were
donated in an array of sizes
for both students and their
parents.
“Having a bike as a child is
something so many of us take
for granted,” Francimore said.
“It’s such a positive thing to
build family relationships.”
Kittler said that fixing up
and donating used bicycles
is a rewarding way of giving
back to the community.
He said that the bikes are donated
to people that wouldn’t
otherwise be able to afford
them, which increases accessibility
to be active and outdoors
together as a family or
with friends.
“A bike is not a financial
priority. We make it a priority
so the families can work
together as a family unit and
ride together,” Kittler said.
More than 300 bikes have
been donated throughout the
local and Chicagoland area
by Kittler’s shop in the past
few years. He has donated to
the school districts within the
community, as well as organizations
such as Big Brothers
Big Sisters, All God’s
People and the local Mokena
Marley Frankfort FISH Resale
Store.
“It’s such an opportunity
for our lower income families
who are struggling,”
Francimore said. “As a social
worker, we love to help
in any way we can. I like
to imagine families riding
around together, which is
something they haven’t been
able to afford to do.”
Kittler donates year round
and looks for donations from
the community to continue
spreading the joy of cycling.
His business, FnA Bicycles/FnA
Outdoors, started
out of a combined passion
for cycling and the outdoors.
Kittler serviced bikes on the
side at first, but once it picked
up he decided to make it a
business.
“I’ve been cycling my
whole life and I love it, so
I turned it into a business,”
Kittler said. “Then, boom, it
just blossomed.”
Kittler said that he often
sees bikes in the trash, and he
wants to change that by not
only recycling bikes that have
Ron Kittler, owner of FnA Bicycles/FnA Outdoors in New Lenox, unloads more than 30
bikes that his shop donated to families in need late last month.
Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media
life left in them, but giving
back to the community that
has helped his business grow.
“People, they have no idea
what a bike will do for them,”
Kittler said. “We know that
this is going to change their
life... That’s why we do this.
It is a business and we do the
business side of things, too,
but doing this is intangible.”
The bikes were wheeled
into the backstage auditorium
of Oster-Oakview School
one by one to be stored until
the recipient families could
be notified by the district to
pick them up. The bikes were
dispersed throughout the district
of New Lenox D122 to
families who were identified
as families who would benefit
the most from the donation.
“We’ll be driving down the
street and see a bike we donated.
That right there is it, that’s
all we need,” Kittler said.
Kittler urges families that
are cleaning out their garages
for the winter to donate outgrown
bikes rather than leaving
them on the curb for garbage
so that he can continue
to pay it forward to those
who need it across the community.
For more info on how to
donate a bike, visitfna-out
doors.com/donate-bicycles
FIRE
From Page 6
act values outlined in their
referendum guide, which is
available on their website,
the district had a tax calculator
added to the referendum
page which will allow
homeowners to get a more
accurate estimate that is
based on their actual home
value.
The New Lenox Fire Protection
District’s service
area includes a vast majority
of the New Lenox Township,
which includes some neighborhoods
in Mokena and
Homer Glen.
In addition to allowing
the district to keep Station 2
open, the referendum guide
outlines vehicles that will
soon require replacing, and
programs that cost money
to offer at low or no cost
to residents including CPR
and first aid classes, babysitting
classes, car seat inspections
and installations,
the fire cadet program, soldier
welcome home events
and having an ambulance
on standby at community
and youth sporting events.
The district has recorded
a 378 percent increase in
workload from increasing
call volumes. In 2010, the
district received 2,802 calls
for service, and in the last
seven years those calls for
medical help and fire calls
have increased to 4,252.
Closing a station would
trigger a layoff of about 25
percent of the district’s first
responders, as well as some
ancillary staff. Levy said
having those first responders
are crucial to keeping
response times low and operating
effectively and safely
at a structure fire.
“That manning allows
us to effectively operate at
a structure fire,” he said.
“That’s really what we base
things on, is being able to
operate at a structure fire.
You need 17 guys to operate
safely, and that’s the number
we [currently] have.”
Keeping response times
low is critical to saving lives
because in a fire emergency
every second counts.
“Within 4-6 minutes [of
when someone stops breathing]
your brain starts to die,
your heart muscle starts to
die. Fire double in size each
minute,” Levey said “...If we
can’t get to you in 5-10 minutes,
your chance of survival
are not so great.”
A common misconception
Levey and Riegel said
people have is that the fire
protection district gets money
from taxes paid to the
Village of New Lenox. In
reality, it does not because
the fire district is a separate
taxing body just like the
school districts and library
districts.
Since the closure and reopening
of Station 2, Riegel
said the fire department
has received a lot of support
from community members
and local businesses willing
to help out, and said he
hopes people ask questions
and educate themselves on
the situation before the Nov.
6 election date.
The fire department has
several information sessions
scheduled where there will
be a very short presentation,
but the majority of the
session will be devoted to
answering questions from
residents. For those unable
to attend any of the sessions,
Riegel said the department
will schedule separate meeting
times for individuals of
groups unable to attend their
meetings.
More information about
the referendum including
FAQ, the 2017 year end treasurer’s
report, and tax calculator
can be found at www.
nlfire.com under the “Public
Info” tab. Other questions or
concerns can be directed to
the fire department by phone
at (815) 463-4500 or email
at info@nlfire.com.
For a more in-depth
look at the district’s financial
information, including
monthly financial analyses,
budgets, audits and year
end treasurer’s reports, visit
www.nlfire.com/content/fi
nancials.

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Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
From OCT. 2
New Lenox police responded
to an armed robbery
at the New Lenox Speedway
Gas Station, located at 800
W. Lincoln Highway, around
11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1.
According to witness accounts
and video surveillance,
two black males entered and
demanded cash. One was
armed with a handgun.
The suspects then fled to an
awaiting vehicle driven by a
third subject. The vehicle appeared
on video footage to
be a dark color, but the make,
model or body style was not
easily determined, police said.
Nobody was injured in the
incident, said New Lenox
Police Deputy Chief Louis
Alessandrini.
According to Alessandrini,
the two suspects were described
as black males, one
estimated to be 5-feet 9-inches
tall and 110 pounds, and
the other 6-foot 4-inches and
200 pounds.
The New Lenox robbery
occurred after Mokena police
responded to an armed
robbery at a BP gas station,
located at 191st Street and
LaGrange Road, at 1:50 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 1.
Tinley Park Police Chief
Matthew Walsh confirmed
an armed robbery occurred
at approximately 2:40 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 1 at the Speedway
gas station on 183rd
Street, but said the investigation
was too early to determine
if any connection
existed between the other reported
robberies in neighboring
communities. Walsh said
a handgun was displayed and
a minimal amount of cash
A robbery took place at
Speedway Gas Station,
located at 800 W. Lincoln
Highway in New Lenox,
around 11:30 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 1. Photo Submitted
was stolen during the Tinley
Park robbery.
Police said no one was injured
in any of the three incidents.
New Lenox and Mokena
police are urging anyone with
information about the armed
robberies to call the NLPD
tip line at (815) 462-6111 or
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Fun facts about Halloween contests
Deadline, prizes and
more for our 2018
contests
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Fun facts: The average
pumpkin has hundreds of
seeds inside of it, and according
to some internet reports
they have been on this
continent for thousands of
years, and the biggest ones
have been recorded passing
the 2,000-pound mark.
The average jack-o’-lantern?
Zero seeds, if you did
it right. Decidedly lighter.
Now, here are some fun
facts about our 22nd Century
Media’s Halloween contests.
Details for each are below,
but questions can be directed
to Managing Editor Bill
Jones at bill@opprairie.com
or (708) 326-9170 ext. 20.
The Costumes
The Halloween Costume
Contest for 2018 features
a total of three categories.
Adults 16 and older have two
ways to win, with awards for
scariest costume and most
creative up for grabs. Children
15 and younger, meanwhile,
will compete in one
category in which creativity
is key.
We’re going to pick just
one winner across each category
from all seven of our
southwest suburban towns:
Orland Park, Tinley Park,
Frankfort, Mokena, New
Lenox, Homer Glen and
Lockport. So, your entries
need to be good.
We have just a few rules.
1) You have to be the person
in the costume. You cannot
submit for anyone else,
with the exception of parents
who submit for their children.
2) Each person can only
submit one costume for an
entry (basically, you cannot
send yourself in multiple
costumes — pick one),
though families can send one
entry per person from different
members of the family
(and they can be submitted
together). A group also may
enter one group costume,
eligible for one prize, as a
group.
3) We understand there
may be a bit in the way of
scary imagery (such is the
nature of the holiday), but
the costumes have to be relatively
family friendly to be
considered and published.
Nothing beyond PG-13.
4) Entries must be submitted
no later than 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 1, to bill@
opprairie.com or 22nd Century
Media, c/o Managing
Editor Bill Jones, at 11516
W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park,
IL, 60467 (physical entries
cannot be returned), along
with names, email addresses
and/or phone numbers, and
towns for each of the entrants.
5) The entries will be
judged by 22nd Century
Media’s editorial staff, with
winners being chosen based
on creativity, successful execution
of an idea, quality of
craftsmanship and consideration
of the holiday/season.
6) All entries are subject to
being published.
The prizes are detailed in
the accompanying sidebar.
The Prizes
A breakdown of the prizes available in 22nd Century
Media’s 2018 Halloween contests, by category.
Best Adult Costume-Scary (16 and older)
• A $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave Latin Kitchen,
Tequila & Whiskey Bar, 12622 W. 159th St. in Homer Glen
• A $5 gift certificate for Whizzy Puffs, 106 MacGregor
Road in Lockport
Best Adult Costume-Creative (16 and older)
• A $25 gift certificate for White Street Cafe, located
inside the Trolley Barn in Frankfort
• A $5 gift certificate for Whizzy Puffs, 106 MacGregor
Road in Lockport
Best Children’s Costume (15 and younger)
• Two hours of free bowling for up to six people, including
shoe rentals, along with a pizza and pitcher full of pop, at
Laraway Lanes, 1009 West Laraway Road in New Lenox
• A $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun Factory, 66 Orland
Square Drive in Orland Park
Best Adult-Crafted Pumpkin (16 and older)
• A $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave Latin Kitchen,
Tequila & Whiskey Bar, 12622 W. 159th St. in Homer Glen
• A $5 gift certificate for Whizzy Puffs, 106 MacGregor
Road in Lockport
Best Pumpkin Created by a Child (15 and younger)
• Gift certificate valued at $25 from Odyssey Fun World,
19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park
• A $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun Factory, 66 Orland
Square Drive in Orland Park
The Pumpkins
Our pumpkin carving contest
returns in 2018 with a
category for adults 16 and
older, as well as one for children
15 and younger. In both
categories, it is all about creativity
and skill.
We will pick just one winner
across each category
from all seven of our southwest
suburban towns: Orland
Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort,
Mokena, New Lenox, Homer
Glen and Lockport.
We have just a few rules.
1) You have to be the person
who carved the pumpkin.
You cannot submit for
anyone else, with the exception
of parents who submit
for their children.
2) Each person can only
submit one pumpkin photo
(can feature multiple pumpkins
if there is a theme) for
an entry, though families can
send one entry per person
from different members of
the family (and they can be
submitted together).
3) We understand there
may be a bit in the way of
scary imagery (such is the
nature of the holiday), but
the pumpkins have to be
relatively family friendly to
be considered and published.
Nothing beyond PG-13.
4) Entries must be submitted
no later than 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 1, to bill@
opprairie.com or 22nd Century
Media, c/o Managing
Editor Bill Jones, at 11516
W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park,
IL, 60467 (physical entries
cannot be returned), along
with names, email addresses
and/or phone numbers, and
towns for each of the entrants.
5) The entries will be
judged by 22nd Century
Media’s editorial staff, with
winners being chosen based
on creativity, successful execution
of an idea, quality of
craftsmanship and consideration
of the holiday/season.
6) All entries are subject to
being published.
The prizes are detailed in
the accompanying sidebar.
McGrath relocated after
archdiocese said it learned of
the allegations against him
Former Providence
president was
living at friary near
elementary school,
day care
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor
When the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Chicago
heard that a man under investigation
for sexual abuse
was living within their
boundaries, it asked him to
leave.
The Chicago Sun Times
reported on Sept. 21 that the
Rev. Richard McGrath, the
former president of Providence
Catholic High School
in New Lenox, was residing
at the St. John Stone Friary
in Hyde Park. The friary is
a mere 390 feet from the St.
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McGrath left his position
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after a student allegedly saw
a photo of a naked boy on
McGrath’s cellphone. When
confronted by police and
Providence administrators,
McGrath refused to hand
over the phone. A lawyer later
informed police the phone
likely no longer existed,
leaving no evidence of any
inappropriate material.
Earlier this year, McGrath
was publicly accused of sexual
abuse and rape by a former
student, and the case is
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Orland Park police honored
for traffic safety efforts
The Orland Park Police
Department was recognized
Oct. 1, with a slew of awards
for making local roads safer.
The department was
awarded first place in the
Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge
for the “Municipal 66-
100 Sworn” category. It also
won the Judges Award for
best overall submission by
any department, as well as
an award for having the top
distracted driving awareness
program. Both awards were
based on 2017 performance.
“We were fortunate to win
a number of awards as a result
of our traffic safety program
for the year, which also
included no traffic deaths in
2017,” Orland Park Police
Chief Tim McCarthy said.
Scott Kristiansen, director
of the Illinois Traffic Safety
Challenge, was on-hand to
present three awards to Mc-
Carthy and the Village of Orland
Park Board of Trustees.
“The Illinois Traffic Safety
Challenge is a friendly
competition between likesized
agencies with all the
departments in Illinois,”
Kristiansen said. “This year,
for the 2017 Illinois Traffic
Safety Challenge, the Orland
Park Police Department did
an exceptional job. Some of
you may know that this is
one of the top agencies in
the state of Illinois when it
comes to traffic safety, highway
safety, as well as law
enforcement in general.”
Kristiansen said there are
four main violations that the
Challenge’s organizers attribute
for causing crashes:
impaired driving; speeding;
occupant protection; and
distracted driving.
“It is the enforcement and
the education of those types
of violations that have the
biggest impact on the number
and the severity of fatality
and injury crashes in the
state of Illinois,” he said,
adding that the Traffic Safety
Challenge encompasses a
lot of different criteria — but
“it’s not who writes the most
tickets — not by a longshot.”
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
TP golf course also serves as
a nonprofit for veterans
Nestled just beyond the
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
lies the only nonprofit,
public golf course
explicitly dedicated to U.S.
veterans and active service
members in the country.
The Odyssey Golf Foundation
was created in 2013
by the Halikias family with
a mission to serve veterans,
active military personnel,
and children and adults with
special needs. Prior to the
formation of the charity, the
Halikias family built the Odyssey
Country Club in 1990
with the goal of creating a
public golf course with a
country club feel.
The course along with
the pro shop, golf academy,
and practice facilities was
then gifted to the foundation
to provide free golf instruction
and practice, discounted
course and driving
range fees, and camaraderie
in the form of well-attended
weekly outings and specialized
programs for amputees,
visually impaired and those
with special needs.
Veterans can purchase a
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Lockport Rotary Club to
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It’s been a tradition in
Colorado for almost 25 years
and, now, Lockport is soon
to start one of its own.
Lockport Rotary Club
President Kelly DeLaFuente
came across the Emma
Crawford Coffin Races &
Festival in Colorado Springs
while visiting her daughter
Emma Crawford died in
the late 1800s and was buried
at the top of Red Mountain
in Colorado. Her coffin
was later moved and reburied
elsewhere on the mountain,
and after several years
of harsh weather conditions,
her remains slid down the
mountain where her casket
was discovered. It is that
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of the Coffin Races that
DeLaFuente wanted to bring
to Lockport.
On Saturday, Oct. 20, the
Lockport Rotary Club is
to host its inaugural Coffin
Races. Twenty teams of five
people are invited to participate
and race down Hamilton
Street in style.
Applications to participate
are available online at www.
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fin-Race. Teams can register
up until the day of the race.
“I would encourage people
to try and build a coffin,”
DeLaFuente said. “If they
have any questions or something
they can always email
us. We can send them pictures
of what ours looks like.
The application is out there
online and it should really be
a fun event.”
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Assistant Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend.
com.

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From the editor
Feelin’ fall, so long summer
James Sanchez
james@newlenoxpatriot.com
Fall by far is my favorite
season of the year.
I no longer have
to worry about feeling all
the heat and humidity, and
being all sweaty from those
muggy days. And fall is
still warm enough to wear a
T-shirt out and not as cool
to the point where I have
to lug around a heavy coat.
It’s the perfect balance. It’s
also cheaper on the bills
due to not needing to use
the air conditioning, heater
or fans throughout the day.
As a sports fan, I cannot
ignore that during this time
football and basketball
seasons begin – my two
favorite sports — and it’s
where the MLB finishes up
its postseason. As an added
bonus my birthday is in fall
on Oct. 12, same with my
dad on Oct. 14, brother-inlaw
on Oct. 18, my lone
nephew on Oct. 20, my
brother on Nov. 10 and
my sister on Nov. 27. Lots
of family parties come
around this time of the
year.
Like every year, I’ll
miss those long days in
the summer where it’ll be
past 8 p.m. and there will
still be some light outside,
but that’s not enough to
overtake fall as my favorite
season. And while summer
might have the most
community events going on
because of the days,
weather and no school, the
fall is pretty eventful, as
well.
For the children, make
sure to mark your calendars
for the Big Bad Pumpkin
Party Sunday, Oct. 14 from
9:30 a.m.-noon at Walker
Estates Park. Next up is
another event hosted by the
New Lenox Community
Park District, which is the
Monster Mash from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26,
where children can get into
their Halloween costumes
early and participate in a
variety of games at the park
district, including candy
corn bingo and freeze tag,
with dinner and treats
provided.
The next day is the New
Lenox Chamber of Commerce’s
Halloween Fest
from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27. Plenty is in
store for that afternoon, including
a performance from
the Martino and Liberty
Junior High bands, arts and
crafts, egg hunt, costume
contest, and trunk-or-treat.
Make it a Halloween-filled
weekend, as the New
Lenox Public Library will
transform into a miniature
golf course the next day
from 1-4 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 28, for Ghouls and
Golf.
For the adults, Silver
Cross Hospital Foundation
is hosting an Oktoberfest
event at Solemn Oath
Brewery, 1661 Quincy Ave.
in Naperville. Purchasing
a $100 ticket will give you
access to German inspired
eats from Wurst Kitchen,
three 16-ounce craft beers
on tap, unlimited refreshments,
commemorative
Oktoberfest glass, guided
brewery tour, beer samples
and entertainment.
While it’s getting cooler,
there’s still lots to do in
town. Go out and take
advantage of what I think
is great weather this month
before it gets too cold come
November.
“Congrats to the Girls Golf team for winning
the IHSA Regional today!! Caitlyn Parrish
put an exclamation point on the day by
sinking a hole in one!!!”
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From Page 9
Attorney’s Office.
Anne Maselli, director of
communications and marketing
for the Archdiocese
of Chicago, said in an email
that the archdiocese knew of
McGrath’s move to the friary,
but that members were
unaware of the seriousness
of the allegations against
him.
“The Archdiocese was
informed by the Augustinian
Order four months after
Fr. Richard McGrath was
moved to the friary in Hyde
Park, however in informing
the Archdiocese the Augustinian
Order only mentioned
that Fr. McGrath had allegations
of ‘inappropriate material’
on his mobile phone,
and he had completed safeenvironment
training,” she
wrote. “The Order did not
say anything about an allegation
of sexual abuse
against Fr. McGrath. If they
had fully informed us of his
status he would not have
been permitted to live in the
Archdiocese of Chicago.”
After finding out that he is
currently under investigation
for sexual abuse during his
time at Providence, Maselli
said the archdiocese notified
the Augustinians that he must
be moved elsewhere immediately.
The Augustinians
were tasked with his relocation,
but further details about
when and where he was
moved were unavailable.
She said the archdiocese
was informed that McGrath
had completed safe environment
training in response to
the allegation of inappropriate
material on his phone, and
therefore “did not see the need
to notify nearby schools.”
“If [the Augustinians] had
fully informed us of his status
he would not have been
permitted to live in the Archdiocese
of Chicago,” Maselli
wrote in her email.
Calls to the friary were not
returned.
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Weather watch Contributing columnist
Mark Carroll reviews the waning days of summer
weather, provides outlook for fall, Page 18
Something old, something
new Ed & Joe’s expands its menu but
stays true to its roots, Page 20
Bella, owned by New Lenox resident Scott Dempsey, “reads” the
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Dog lovers, dog owners congregate at Walker Country Estates Park for Pooch-a-Palooza, Page 17

16 | October 11, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot FAITH
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FAITH BRIEFS
St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second
Ave., New Lenox)
Reclaim 13
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11.
Join the St. Jude Peace and
Social Justice Ministry for a
showing of a documentary
entitled “Chosen,” a true story
of teens who faced reallife
encounters with trafficking.
Donations of cleaning
supplies, paper towels, toilet
paper, lysol all-purpose
spay, toiletries, $25 Meijer,
Jewel Target or Walmart gift
cards will be accepted for
Cherish House, a long-term
residential facility dedicated
to providing love, support
and emotional healing to
victims of sex trafficking.
Luncheon & Craft Show
10 a.m. Thursday Oct. 25.
The craft show will be from
10 a.m.-2 p.m. The luncheon
will be from 11:30 a.m.-1
p.m. Cost is $10 per person.
Tickets are only available in
advance. To purchase tickets,
stop by the parish office
or call (815) 485-3511.
There will also be carry-outs
available.
Mass Schedule
7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
and 6:30 p.m. Sundays; 7:30
a.m. Monday-Saturday; 5
p.m. Saturdays and 8:30 a.m.
Wednesdays.
United Methodist Church of New Lenox
(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox)
Trunk of Treat
3-4:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27. To sign up to decorate
your trunk, visit https://
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halloween. For more information,
call (815) 485-8271.
Veterans Service
9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday,
Nov. 11. The church
would like to recognize all veterans,
and those currently serving
in all of the five branches
of the Armed Services. Veterans
and family are invited to
attend either or both services.
For more information, call
(815) 485-8271. We are proud
of you and value your service.
Worship Schedule
Traditional worship is at 9
a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Lincolnway Christian Church (690 E.
Illinois Highway, New Lenox)
Worship Services
9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays.
New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New
Lenox)
Worship Services
10 a.m. Sundays. For
more information, call (815)
462-0202.
Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St.,
New Lenox)
Sunday Services
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite
II. 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite
II with music, followed by coffee
hour. For more information,
call (815) 485-6596.
Saturday Service
5 p.m. the first, third and
fifth Saturday of each month.
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In Memoriam
Karen J. Jamrowski
Karen J. Jamrowski, 61,
of New Lenox, died Oct.
3. Karen is survived by
his children Stacy (Robert
Reed) Jamrowski; parent
Geraldine (William) Ragan;
sibling David (Peggeen)
Siwinski and Janet (Terry)
Puttkammer; ex-husband
John Jamrowski; and nieces
and nephews James, Cassi
(Kelsey), Jeff, Chad and
Jenna. Family received
friends at Hickey Memorial
Chapel.
Jeremiah Slick Jr.
Jeremiah
“Jerry” Slick
Jr., 83, of New
Lenox, died Sept. 22. Jerry
is survived by his wife Darlene
(nee Wahl); children
Lori (Bob) Fritz, Tina (Bill)
Borgo, and Brian (Mary)
Slick; eight grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren;
sisters Gladys and Bonnie;
and numerous nieces and
nephews. Jerry was a U.S.
Army Veteran and a retired
Programmer from Caterpillar.
Family received friends
at Kurtz Memorial Chapel.
Interment was private. In lieu
of memorials, a donation to
St. Jude’s Catholic Church in
New Lenox or the church of
your choice would be appreciated.
Robert Allen Patterson
Robert Allen
Patterson, 93,
of New Lenox, died Sept.
16. Robert is survived by his
children Mark (Cheryl) Patterson,
Victoria (late Daniel
DDS) Dieska, Randall (Donna),
Robert (Beth) and Todd
(Lisa) Patterson; grandchildren
Christopher, and Charles
(Kaycie) Patterson, Cpt. Matthew
USMC, Dana and Chad
Dieska, Julie (Tim) McDonnell,
Jaclyn (Thomas) Walsh
MD, Tyler (Kristin), Jacob,
Joshua, Brett and Ryan Patterson;
great-grandchild Jack
McDonnell; and numerous
friends, nieces and nephews.
Robert honorably served with
the U.S. Army Air Corps during
WWII. A well-known art
director in Chicago, Robert
worked many years at Mc-
Cann-Erickson, and Marcoa
Direct advertising firms. He
also enjoyed the challenges
of golf, the guitar and other
string instruments. Family
received friends at Panozzo
Bros. Funeral Home. Interment
was at Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery.
Have someone’s life you’d like
to honor? Email Editor James
Sanchez at james@newlenox
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about a loved one who was a
part of the New Lenox community.

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the New Lenox Patriot | October 11, 2018 | 17
Pooch-a-Palooza provides fun in the park for pets
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
It was a paws-itively
beautiful afternoon at Walker
Country Estates Park on
Sept. 30 as the New Lenox
Community Park District
hosted its fourth annual celebration
of man’s best friend,
Pooch-a-Palooza.
Raffles and games designed
for dogs encouraged
pets to let loose – while being
leashed – and enjoy a
day dedicated to dogs. This
year’s festivities – which
took place from 11 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. – featured even
more dog-related vendors
onsite, where pet parents
could purchase their fur babies
a snack or souvenir, as
well as the welcome return
of several popular contests.
“Our biggest contest that
we have every year is the
peanut butter licking contest,”
said park district recreation
supervisor Tracy
Wrase. “That one always has
a big enrollment by dogs.
We also have a costume contest,
owner look-alike contest
and a best trick contest
this year.”
Lisle resident Elizabeth
Choma and her dog Bailey
Sebastian attended Pooch-a-
Palooza for the first time this
year and they were ready to
make a name for themselves
in the costume contest.
Choma created a handmade
scarecrow costume – pants
and all – which Bailey happily
donned at the event.
“We saw this advertised
on Facebook,” Choma said.
“So far, the highlights have
been the treats and it’s very
well organized. It’s full of
interesting people and, most
importantly, dogs.”
Each year, New Lenoxbased
pet food store Tucker’s
Doggie Delights sponsors
Pooch-a-Palooza and
helps recruit food vendors
New Lenox resident Patrick Schwerha and his dog, Brutus, pose for a photo at the Girl
Scout Troop 103 booth Sept. 30 at Pooch-a-Palozza hosted by the New Lenox Community
Park District at Walker Country Estates Park. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
Raven (left), dressed as Darth Vader, and Emma, dressed as Chewbacca, show off their
Star Wars costumes. The two are owned by The Wheeler Family, of New Lenox.
and more offerings for dogs
big and small.
“We love this event because
it’s dogs, dogs, dogs,”
said Tucker’s owner Nick
Janowski. “It’s on the north
end of town so this is a great
opportunity for us to meet
some new dogs. The weather
is typically perfect for it and
we enjoy seeing all of the
community’s dogs.”
Girl Scout Troop 103 was
also on hand offering puppy
portraits and canine massages
to raise money for
NAWS Humane Society,
while Stone City Kennel
Club held training demonstrations
during the event.
Sofia’s Pet Services, Dana’s
Collar Creations and many
more booths provided retail
therapy opportunities, and
several local businesses donated
prizes for the raffles.
Each year the popularity
of Pooch-a-Palooza continues
to grow.
“A lot of people in New
Lenox are dog people and
dog people love to go to
events with their dogs,”
Wrase said. “They’re part of
the family so they like to do
something fun together. This
New Lenox resident Kathy English and her dog, Choco,
won a raffle prize from Sofia’s Pet Services.
Abby Janowski, of New Lenox, pets Duke, who is owned by
New Lenox resident Laura Tums.
event allows people to come
out to a park – since we can’t
offer a dog park per se – with
their dogs and enjoy time
with their family.”
Wrase mentioned that the
New Lenox Community
Park District is considering
adding another dog-centric
event in the spring. In the
meantime, there is a lot of
family fun scheduled in the
coming weeks.
“We have our annual Big
Bad Pumpkin Family Festival
coming up on Sunday,
Oct. 14,” Wrase said. “That’s
always a big one. From 9:30
a.m. to noon we have local
businesses come out and
host games and activities
for the kids. We also have a
hayride. It’s a fun family day
and the kids can dress-up in
costumes.”
Pet parents looking for
howl-oween activities can
mark their calendars for Oct.
27 when Tucker’s Doggie
Delights will be hosting a
Halloween party – featuring
costume contests and sales –
inside the store at 2011 Calistoga
Drive in New Lenox.
More information on the
New Lenox Community
Park District can be found at
www.newlenoxparks.org.

18 | October 11, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot LIFE & ARTS
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Weathering the Storm
Above-normal temperatures carry into September
Mark T. Carroll
Contributing Columnist
For the fifth consecutive
month, we experienced
above normal temperatures
during September.
The last month that had
temperatures below normal
was April (our spring had
temperatures well below
normal). The average temperature
for September 2018
was nearly 4 degrees above
normal.
Five days in September
had a high temperature
above 90 degrees (we
normally have one day each
September with a temperature
at or above 90).
O’Hare Airport set a
record high temperature on
Sept. 20 with a high of 93
degrees. The previous record
had just been set in 2017
with a high of 92.
Midway Airport also set
a record on Sept. 20 with
a high of 95 degrees. The
previous record of 92 also
occurred in 2017 there.
We have had a total of 26
90-degree days in 2018, with
the normal number of 90-degree
days being 14 annually.
The 26 such days this year
was the first time since 2012
that we have had more than
20 90-degree days in a year.
The coldest temperature in
September was 42 degrees
on Sept. 29.
Thunderstorms made the
precipitation totals in September
inconsistent throughout
our region.
O’Hare Airport recorded
3.65 inches of rain in
September, which was 0.44
inches above normal.
Midway Airport had 2.28
inches of rain in September,
which was a little more than
one inch below normal.
September rainfall totals
for the south and southwest
suburbs
• Oak Forest: 4.82 inches
• New Lenox: 4.65 inches
• Homer Glen: 3.23 inches
• Manhattan: 3.12 inches
• Mokena: 3.01 inches
• Joliet: 2.60 inches
Remnants from Tropical
Storm Gordon brought
precipitation to our area
Sept. 6-7. New Lenox and
Homer Glen recorded just
over 1 inch of rain, while
Oak Forest had 0.77 inches,
Manhattan had 0.52 inches
and Lemont had 0.45 inches.
During the early evening
of Tuesday, Sept. 25, a cold
frontal passage brought damaging
winds to the west and
northwest suburbs. For us,
the front brought brief but at
times heavy rainfall.
Prepare for winter
In a future article, we will
cover winter weather safety.
As we are now in October,
it is time to think ahead
and prepare for the coming
winter season. Check your
snowblower to make sure
it will start when the first
winter storm arrives. If you
use snow shovels and salt or
other snow and ice melting
materials, make sure you
have them available.
The weather for October and
beyond
The temperature and
precipitation forecast from
the National Centers for
Environmental Prediction for
Chicago for September was
accurate, as above-normal
temperature and abovenormal
precipitation was
predicted.
The centers’ forecast for
October is for above normal
temperatures and abovenormal
precipitation. The
prediction for the months of
October through December
is for above-normal temperature
and normal precipitation.
Mark T. Carroll is the president
of CALM Weather LLC, a meteorological
consulting service
based in Oak Forest. For more
information, visit calmwx.com.
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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. Chicago time
4. Eggs anatomically
7. Winter wear
12. Atoll protector
14. Extended
16. Having pitch
17. Rights org.
18. Old Fords
19. Showery
20. Packed out
21. High-mindedness
23. Barn where the
KidsWork Children’s
Museum is situated
25. Mental grasp
28. Intelligence
29. Gr. 1-6
32. Links prop
33. AAA assistance
35. Gypsy Rose __
36. Tailor-made
37. Reporter’s asset
40. Clobber
42. Frito-___
43. Mud bath locale
44. Oater affirmative
45. Put on board, as cargo
47. Prepares for printing
51. Esculent
54. Is unobliged to
56. Shopping mall,
Frankfort ____
59. Narrow way
60. Pertaining to the
moon
62. Epithet
63. Lithographer (abbr.)
64. Like some cold beverages
65. Writer Wiesel
66. He played James, also
known as 007
67. Shoestrings
68. Mach 1 breaker
69. O.R. workers
Down
1. Arts and _____
2. Protected
3. Give away
4. Half of an old comedy
duo
5. Carpet colorer
6. Sidekick
7. Las Vegas area
8. Seashore
9. Gives life to
10. Managed
11. On the ___ (rapidly
without a lot of inspection)
13. Road sign requirement
15. Government security
agency, abbr.
22. Units of luminous
flow
24. Composer Janácek
26. ___ Gardens in London
27. Hallow ending
30. Bridges in movies
31. Ballad’s end?
34. The Time Machine
author
36. Wraps, in a way
37. An unenjoyable experience
38. J.F.K. regulators
39. Fencing equipment
40. Slingshot shape
41. Common contraction
46. Boredoms
48. A little more silly
49. People of the “Friendly
Islands”
50. Rears
52. Support
53. Traditions
55. Large white bird
57. Compass point
58. Misery causes
60. Internet laughter
61. One, in Mexico
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
answers
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort Square
Road, Frankfort; (815)
464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
TINLEY PARK
The Whistle Sports Bar &
Grill
(7537 W. 159th St.,
Tinley Park; (708) 904-
4990)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bar
Bingo
■2-5 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Happy Hour
■3-5 ■ p.m. Fridays:
Teacher Appreciation
■3-5 ■ p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays: Happy Hour
Bailey’s Bar & Grill
(17731 Oak Park Ave.,
Tinley Park; (708) 429-
7955)
■9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Karaoke
■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia
■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ
Dance Party
■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays:
Live Music
Ed & Joe’s Restaurant &
Pizzeria
(17332 S. Oak Park Ave.,
Tinley Park; (708) 532-
3051)
■7:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Team Trivia
Hailstorm Brewing
(8060 186th St., Tinley
Park); (708) 480-2268)
■Thursdays: ■ Open mic
night
Tinley Park Bowl
(7601 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 532-2955)
■10 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays:
Cosmic Bowl
To place an event
in The Scene, email
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.
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New chef, menu keep things fresh at Ed & Joe’s
Tinley Park staple
more than just pizza
Cody Mroczka
Contributing Editor
The Fiesta Burrito Bowl ($14.75 with grilled chicken, or
vegetarian for $12.75) features basmati rice, stewed black
beans, fresh mangos and avocados drizzled with a cilantro
lime vinaigrette.
Since 1961 one of the oldest
restaurants in downtown
Tinley Park has remained
in the care of the Clark
family.
Though the Clarks made
their name in thin-crust
pizza, a new chef and redesigned
menu under the
guidance of current owners
Michael Clark and his wife,
Ellen, has modernized Ed
& Joe’s Restaurant and Pizzeria,
located in the former
Columbia Hotel building
constructed in 1892.
“Our staples have not
changed,” Ellen said. “We
won’t change our cheese,
our sauce, our dough; all are
originals we’ve used since
1961.”
Michael purchased the
business from his father, Ed,
in 1978 and expanded the
small carry-out and pizza
delivery business to a fullservice
restaurant in 1984,
offering sandwiches, burgers,
fresh fish and salads to
complement a variety of traditional
Italian and American
pub-style appetizers.
The establishment also has
a bar with 21 rotating craft
beer choices.
The Clarks have introduced
a new menu with chef
Kevin Kincaid with some
international flair, including
a fresh Mexican burrito
bowl, Italiano bangers
and mash, and a Tuscan
zucchini and meatball dish
— all available for under
$15.
“We felt it was the right
time,” Michael said. “We
reduced the menu by about
15 items. We want to keep
the family-friendly environment,
but felt some of the
dishes were getting a little
pricey.”
The Clarks said they want
to be known for more than
pizza, though their taco pizza,
served with all the makings
of a traditional taco,
and caprese pizza, made
with sundried tomatoes and
fresh basil, remain customer
favorites.
“We took a menu that
had been running a while
and changed some things
up to generate some community
excitement and get
people talking again,” Kincaid
said. “Let’s modernize
it, but stick to the classics.
We’re going for elegance
in a neighborhood setting
while keeping it costfriendly.”
For those who have
moved out of the south suburbs,
a container of five,
12-inch Ed and Joe’s pizzas
can be shipped across
the United States via FedEx
Tuesday through Thursday.
Two days’ notice is required
to prepare and freeze the
medium pizzas that leave
the restaurant at 7:30 p.m.
the night before and arrive
Ed & Joe’s Restaurant &
Pizzeria
17332 S. Oak Park Ave.
in Tinley Park
Hours
Closed Mondays
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Tuesdays-Thursdays
• 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Fridays
• 12 p.m.-11 p.m.
Saturdays
• 12 p.m.-10 p.m.
Sundays
Bar open until 1 a.m.
Fridays & Saturdays
For more information ...
Phone: (708) 532-3051
Web: www.ednjoes.com
before 10 a.m. the next day.
Regular customers also
can sign up for a Dough
Dollar membership, which
tracks purchases and assigns
points to the free account.
For every $200 spent
at Ed and Joe’s, a Dough
Dollar member receives
a $10 award certificate as
well as a free birthday meal
during the member’s birth
month.
The Tuscan zucchini and meatball ($13.95) is made from with pure pork, ricotta and milk
bread served over crispy polenta and zucchini noodles with a rustic skillet sauce. Photos
by Cody Mroczka/22nd Century Media
A play on an English dish, the Italiano bangers and mash ($14.75) is one of the new items
on Ed and Joe’s revamped menu.

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s
New designs are a result of buyer feedback
Two refreshing designs mark
the beginning of a new series
of Craftsman-style homes
available from Distinctive Home
Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
the desirable Peotone School
District.
“Craftsman homes were
introduced in the early 1900s
in California with designs
based on a simpler, functional
aesthetic using a higher level
of craftsmanship and natural
materials. These homes were a
departure from homes that were
mass produced from that era,
“according to Bryan Nooner,
president of Distinctive Home
Builders.
“The Craftsman design has
made a comeback today for
many of the same reasons it
started over a century ago. Our
customers want to live in a home
that gets away from the “mass
produced” look and live in a
home that has more character. As
a result of our daily interaction
with our homeowners and their
input, we are excited to introduce
these two homes, with additional
designs in the works.”
Nooner, who meets with
each homeowner prior to
construction, has been working
on these plans for a while and felt
that the timing was ideal for the
debut. “Customers were asking
for something different and
simple with less monotony and
higher architectural standards.”
The result was the Craftsman
ranch and the Prairie twostory,
now available at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
The Craftsman ranch features
an open floor plan with Great
Room, three bedrooms, two
baths and a two-car (optional
three-car) garage. The Prairie
features a two-story foyer and
Great Room, three bedrooms
and one and one-half baths, a
convenient Flex Room space
on the main level and a two-car
(optional three-car) garage. The
Craftsman architectural elements
on both homes include brick and
stone exteriors with cedar shake
accent siding, low-pitched gabled
bracket roofs, front porches with
tapered columns and stone piers,
partially paned windows, and a
standard panel front entry door.
Distinctive Home Builders
offers a Craftsman-style trim
package offering trim without
ornate profiles and routers. The
trim features simplicity in design
with rectangles, straight lines and
layered look trims over doors for
example. The front entry door
will have the standard Craftsman
panel style door. Distinctive has
also created a Craftsman color
palate to assist buyers in making
coordinated choices for the
interior of their new Craftsman
home. Colors, cabinet styles and
flooring choices blend seamlessly
with the Craftsman trim package
and are available in gray tones
package and earth tones.
Distinctive offers custom maple
kitchen cabinets featuring solid
wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers
with dove tail joints, which is
very rare in the marketplace.
“When you buy a new home
from Distinctive, you truly are
receiving custom made cabinets
in every home we sell no matter
what the price range,” noted
Nooner.
Distinctive Home Builders
works to achieve a delivery goal
of 90 days with zero punch list
items for its homeowners. “Our
three decades building homes
provides an efficient construction
system,” said Nooner. “Many of
our skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout our
organization. This translates into
a positive buying and building
experience for our homeowners
and one of the highest referral
rates in the industry.”
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient. Every
home built will have upgraded
wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
With the addition of these two
new designs, there are now 15
ranch, split-level and six twostory
single-family home styles to
choose from each offering from
three to eight different exterior
elevations at both communities.
The three- to four-bedroom
homes feature one and one-half
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto
three-car garages and a family
room, all in approximately 1,600
to over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included in
most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new home truly
personalized to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of the
first floor; custom maple cabinets;
ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood trim and
doors and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
Most all home sites at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor
can accommodate a three-car
garage; a very important amenity
to the Manhattan homebuyer,
said Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor we
wanted to provide the best new
home value for the dollar and
we feel with offering Premium
Standard Features that we do
just that. So why wait? This is
truly the best time to build your
dream home!”
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live and raise a family
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,
as well as direct access to the 22-
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through many
neighboring communities and
links to many other popular
trails. The Manhattan Metra
station is less than a mile away.
Besides Prairie Trails,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
chose the Will County village
of Peotone for its newest
community of 38 single-family
homes at WestGate Manor
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School.
Its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 provide easy access to I-80
and commuters enjoy several
nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and view
the numerous styles of homes
being offered and the available
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for
more information or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails and WestGate
Manor new home information
center is located three miles
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.
52. The address is 24458 S.
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and lot
availability are subject to change
without notice. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
details.

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• 2061 Bristol Park Road,
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R Horton Inc. to Brian T.
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• 2602 Barcoo Bnd,
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
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Kattie Barry is a junior outside
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How’d you get started
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My mom kind of directed
me toward it. When we were
younger, me and my sister
would always play when we
were younger, and I kind of
kept with it. I started playing
when I was in fifth grade at
camps.
What’s your favorite
memory playing so far?
Probably winning our Oak
Lawn Invitational Tournament
[Sept. 15]. It was really
fun beating the teams. It was
just really fun.
What’s your favorite
movie?
“The Hunger Games.”
The whole series.
What’s the hardest part
of the sport for you?
Mental toughness and
staying calm during it, and
trying to win points in stressful
situations.
What’s your spirit
animal?
A golden retriever.
They’re always playful and
fun and really energetic.
What’s more fun for
you: beach or indoor
volleyball?
Definitely [indoor] volleyball.
I get to play with a
team, and I don’t really do
well with beach volleyball
because I don’t do well with
the sun.
If you could have dinner
with anyone, alive or
dead, who would it be
and why?
Probably my grandma,
who recently passed away. I
would just catch up with her
and talk with her more.
Do you have any plans
for college yet?
I’m thinking about going
to University of Wisconsin.
I’m really looking in to
their business program…
I’m hoping to [continue
playing volleyball]. I’m
Photo submitted
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right now.
If you could have one
superpower, what
would it be?
To heal people because
I feel that it would help the
world with diseases and just
in general.
What’s a lesson from
volleyball that you’ve
been able to apply to
your life?
Just get passed what happened;
look forward to the
next point or what’s going
on with your life.
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Rimkunas sisters improve bond on and off the court as doubles partners
Sisters start
postseason run at
Frankfort Sectional
on Oct. 13
Steve Millar
Freelance Reporter
When Lincoln-Way Central
junior Emma Rimkunas,
a two-time state qualifier
at singles, told coach Sue
Schneider she wanted to
switch to doubles this season,
Schneider was skeptical.
Rimkunas had a good reason
for wanting to make the
change. She wanted to team
up with her sister, Kara, a
freshman.
“Emma was very excited
to play with her sister,”
Schneider said. “They’d
been practicing over the
summer, playing in tournaments.
I wasn’t exactly sold,
though, just because Emma’s
a phenomenal singles
player.
“The more I’ve seen them
play together, I’ve realized
she’s a phenomenal doubles
player, too.”
The Rimkunas’ have been
the Knights’ No. 1 doubles
team all season, and they’ve
had plenty of success. They
had a 21-6 record as of Oct.
5.
“I really wanted to play
with Kara,” Emma said. “I
know she’s a good player
and I knew we’d work hard
in the offseason and be ready
for this year. We know how
to make up for each other’s
weaknesses and enhance
each other’s strengths.”
Schneider has seen the
pair’s on-court chemistry
develop over the course of
the season.
“When they started, it
was a little bit shaky,” she
said. “There was some of
that sibling rivalry, and they
had some squabbles. But,
the more they’ve played,
Kara Rimkunas has already made an impact on the Knights’
tennis program as a freshman.
they’ve gotten in tune with
each other.
“They’ve got a tight bond
that’s become unbreakable.”
Kara agreed that the sisters’
bond has strengthened.
“I think we work really
well together, especially
now,” Kara said. “We try
to stay positive. We’re always
giving each other high
fives. We have fun playing
together.”
Kara said she and her
sister make a good doubles
team because their games
complement each other.
“I’m better on my forehand
and she’s better on
her backhand, so that works
out,” she said.
While Emma has always
been a strong defensive
player, Kara brings more
firepower to the team.
“Kara’s the powerhouse,”
Emma said. “She hits the
big shots and I set her up.”
Schneider also sees a
chemistry in the sisters’
mental game.
“They know how each
other thinks, and that really
helps,” she said. “They balance
each other out really
well. If one gets really excited,
the other stays calm.”
For Kara, the transition to
high school tennis has been
smoother because of her sister.
“It’s made it a lot easier
having her with me the
whole time and telling me
what to do,” Kara said.
Kara has long wanted to
be a part of the Knights’
team. She spent many days
cheering on Emma the past
two seasons.
“I skipped a day of school
to see her play at state,”
Kara said. “I went to conference
meets and sectionals. I
was there for a lot of it.
“It’s weird to be actually
playing out there now after
watching so much the last
two years. Now, I’m out
there feeling the pressure
of playing in these matches,
but having her by my side
has helped so much.”
Emma said her younger
sister was met with open
arms by their Knights’
teammates
“Kara feels at home because
she was around the
team a lot the last two years
Lincoln-Way Central tennis players and sisters Kara (left) and Emma Rimkunas have been a
force as the No. 1 doubles team for the Knights this season. 22nd Century Media File Photos
Emma Rimkunas was a state qualifier at singles the last two seasons before deciding to
play with her younger sister.
and she already knew the
girls,” Emma said. “We all
welcomed her.”
With the postseason coming
up, Emma said the sisters
are hoping for a high
seed in the SouthWest Suburban
Red meet and at sectionals.
They also have their
sights set on a bigger tournament.
“Our main goal is to go
to state and maybe win a
couple matches,” Kara said.
“It’d be really exciting to
make it to the second day at
state.”
For the Rimkunas’ to accomplish
their mission,
Emma said they need to
continue to help each other.
“We’ve got to stay consistent,”
Emma said. “We can’t
get down on ourselves, and
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other.”

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Girls Golf
Knights win another regional, so does Bolden
Parrish hits hole-inone
on par-3 eighth
hole from 117 yards
Steve Millar
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way Central’s
girls golf team is on a mission
to win a state title. The
Knights’ first postseason test
was passed with flying colors.
Central posted a team
score of 291 to cruise to the
Class 2A Marian Catholic
Regional championship, topping
runner-up Lincoln-Way
East by 42 strokes Wednesday,
Oct. 2 at Lincoln Oaks
Golf Course in Crete.
The Griffins (333), along
with third-place Oak Forest
(393), also advanced to the
Hinsdale South Sectional,
which was played Monday,
Oct. 8.
“Ever since conference
(when the Knights shot an
even par 288), we’ve been
playing great as a team,”
Central senior Brianne Bolden
said. “Everyone’s really
bringing it and you can tell
we really want (a state title).”
Bolden fired a 3-under-par
68 to edge teammate Grace
Curran (70) for the individual
title. The Knights had the
top four finishers, with Carly
Schiene (76) and Maddie
Pyle (77) following Bolden
and Curran.
Bolden, who tied for second
at state last season one
stroke behind champion Penelope
Tir , of New Trier,
won the individual title despite
not feeling like she
played her best.
“I know I could’ve done
better, but this gets me to
the next round,” she said. “I
started off really good. I had
a strong front nine, then the
wind started picking up and I
struggled hitting greens, and
the short game wasn’t coming
in for me.
“I kept fighting, though,
punching shots into the
wind. I was still able to put
up a good score.”
Bolden, a Missouri recruit,
has been anticipating
this postseason ever since
coming so close to being a
state champion last year.
“I’m really excited to give
it one more run,” she said.
“I know if I play to my potential
I can hang with any
of the other girls and have a
good shot at it.”
Curran, the 2016 state
champion, said she and
Bolden continually bring the
best out of each other.
“We’re competitive,” she
said. “We go back and forth.
It’s whoever’s got their game
that day. It’s fun, though.”
That fun extends beyond
the golf course, and Curran
feels her team’s bond is leading
to success.
“Our team chemistry is
through the roof,” she said.
“We love coming to these
tournaments and we have the
best time. We have a fun time
preparing for them, riding to
them, and then once we get
here we know it’s go time.
We’re super focused and
ready to get the job done.”
It’s become more than just
the Bolden and Curran show
at Central. Schiene and Pyle,
both juniors, continue to
raise their games.
Even the two Central players
whose scores did not count
Lincoln-Way Central girls golf coach Brian Shannon (left)
and Caitlyn Parrish pose for a photo at the Marian Catholic
Regional Tournament in Crete. Parrish hit a hole-in-one on
the eighth hole, which was a par-3, 117-yard hole.
Photo Submitted
Wednesday, Caitlyn Parrish
(82) and Sydney Miron (83),
posted numbers good enough
to finish in the top eight.
Parrish made a hole-inone
on the par-three eighth.
“As much as they all love
each other, they’re always
trying to be the best,” Central
coach Brian Shannon
said. “When you’re used to
that much competition from
your own team, the bar is set
high.”
This Week In...
Warriors Varsity
Athletics
Football
■Oct. ■ 12 - at Stagg, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
■Oct. ■ 11 - hosts Thornton,
5:30 p.m.
■Oct. ■ 13 - at Lincoln-Way
Central Invite, 8 a.m.
■Oct. ■ 16 - at Andrew, 5:30
p.m.
■Oct. ■ 18 - hosts Lincoln-Way
Central, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer
■Oct. ■ 11 - at Homewood-
Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m.
■Oct. ■ 16 - Regional Semifinal
at Sandburg, 5 p.m.
Girls Tennis
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA Sectional
(Lincoln-Way East High
School), TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA Sectional
(Lincoln-Way East High
School), TBA
Boys Golf
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA State
Finals, Round 1 (at The Den in
Bloomington), TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA State
Finals, final round (at The Den
in Bloomington), TBA
Girls Golf
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA State
Finals, Round 1 (at Hickory
Point Golf Club in Decatur),
TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA State
Finals, final round (at Hickory
Point Golf Club in Decatur),
TBA
Boys Cross Country
■Oct. ■ 13 - at SWSC Meet (at
Dellwood Park in Lockport),
10:30 a.m.
Girls Cross Country
■Oct. ■ 13 - at SWSC Meet (at
Dellwood Park in Lockport),
10 a.m.
Girls Swimming and
Diving
■Oct. ■ 11 - at Thornwood, 5
p.m.
■Oct. ■ 13 - at Glenbrook South
Relays, noon
Knights Varsity
Athletics
Football
■Oct. ■ 12 - at Sandburg, 7:30
p.m.
Girls Volleyball
■Oct. ■ 11 - hosts Thornwood
(Senior Night), 5:30 p.m.
■Oct. ■ 12 - hosts Lincoln-Way
Central Invite, 8 a.m.
■Oct. ■ 16 - at Thornridge, 5:30
p.m.
■Oct. ■ 18 - at Lincoln-Way
West, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer
■Oct. ■ 16 - hosts regional
semifinal vs. Marist, 7 p.m.
Girls Tennis
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA Sectional
(at Lincoln-Way East High
School), TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA Sectional
(at Lincoln-Way East High
School), TBA
Boys Golf
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA State
Finals, Round 1 (at The Den in
Bloomington), TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA State
Finals, final round (at The Den
in Bloomington), TBA
Girls Golf
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA State
Finals, Round 1 (at Hickory
Point Golf Club in Decatur),
TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA State
Finals, final round (at Hickory
Point Golf Club in Decatur),
TBA
Boys Cross Country
■Oct. ■ 13 - at SWSC Meet (at
Dellwood Park in Lockport),
10:30 a.m.
Girls Cross Country
■Oct. ■ 13 - at SWSC Meet (at
Dellwood Park in Lockport),
10 a.m.
Girls Swimming and
Diving
■Oct. ■ 11 - hosts Bradley-
Bourbonnais (Senior Night),
5 p.m.
■Oct. ■ 18 - at Thornwood, 5
p.m.
Celtics Varsity
Athletics
Football
■Oct. ■ 12 - hosts Montini
Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
■Oct. ■ 11 - hosts Resurrection,
6 p.m.
■Oct. ■ 13 - at Glenbard East
Autumn Fest, 5 p.m.
■Oct. ■ 14 - at Glenbard East
Autumn Fest, 8 a.m.
Boys Soccer
■Oct. ■ 16 - Regional Semifinal
at Kankakee, 6 p.m.
Girls Tennis
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA Sectional
(at Marian Catholic), TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA Sectional
(at Marian Catholic), TBA
Boys Golf
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA State
Finals, Round 1 (at The Den in
Bloomington), TBA
■Oct. ■ 13 - at IHSA State
Finals, final round (at The Den
in Bloomington), TBA
Girls Golf
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA State
Finals (at Red Tail Run Golf
Course, Decatur), TBA
■Oct. ■ 12 - at IHSA State
Finals (at Red Tail Run Golf
Course, Decatur), TBA
Boys Cross Country
■Oct. ■ 13 - at CCL
Championships, TBA
Girls Cross Country
■Oct. ■ 13 - at CCL
Championships, TBA
This Week In is compiled by
Editor James Sanchez, james@
newlenoxpatriot.com.

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Boys Golf
West takes out competitive field to win program’s first regional
Central, Providence
combine for eight
individual qualifiers
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
Donna Thompson wasn’t
going to leave Lincoln-Way
West without putting up a
couple of numbers on the
boys golf banner.
The longtime coach, who
is retiring following this
school year, has been the
only boys golf coach and
also badminton coach that
West has ever had in its 10
years of being a school.
While she’s put a trio of sectional
titles and a couple of
conference championships
up on the badminton banner,
the Warrior boys golf one
was bare.
Until now.
The Warriors followed up
their first ever Red Division
of the SouthWest Suburban
Conference title the previous
week by winning the Class
3A Joliet Central Regional
on Oct. 2 at Inwood Golf
Course in Joliet.
Led by a 74 each from
brothers Collin and Zack
Phelps,West shot a 302 total
to edge Lockport Township
(306) and Homewood-
Flossmoor (307) to claim its
first regional championship
in program history. Lincoln-
Way Central (309), which
made it to state as a team last
year, took fourth still sent
five to the sectional
The Top 3 teams and the
Top 10 individuals qualified
for the Edwardsville
Sectional, which was held
on Monday, Oct. 8 at Sunset
Hills Country Club in Edwardsville.
“I knew coming into this
season that the banner was
blank,” Thompson said of
the boys golf display at
West. “I didn’t want to leave
Lincoln-Way Central sectional qualifier Juney Bai tees off
with an iron on a par 3.
letting it go blank like that.
“These guys have worked
hard all winter-long and they
were in tournaments all summer.
To see them all come
together as a team and to
keep bringing these scores, I
knew that we were going to
do something and whatever
they’ve earned, they’ve deserved.
We wanted to be one
of the top three teams coming
in here since we know
that going to sectionals is
more fun as a team. The
experience is fantastic, so
I couldn’t ask for anything
more.”
Providence (317), Lincoln-Way
East (327), Joliet
Central (331), Thornton
Fractional South (400) and
Romeoville (428) rounded
out the nine team field.
But the day belonged to
the Warriors, and the Phelps
brothers led the way.
“We knew we had a
chance,” said sophomore
Zack Phelps said of winning
the regional. “We just had to
play our own game and it’s
awesome. I always feel like
I have to beat Collin, and
he always feels like he has
to beat me. So it’s neat [that
they tied].”
His senior brother agreed.
“It was awesome,” Collin
Phelps said. “We showed
up and helped pull the team
through. It’s just postseason
golf. This [conference and
regional] is where you take
it up a notch, and it makes
everyone better.”
Senior Dylan Adair shot a
75 and was right behind the
brothers.
“We always had one or
two good scores, but it’s
been kind of hard for all of
us to put up scores together,”
Adair said. “So this is amazing.
We’ve been looked at as
a team that only individuals
would get out. But our team
has a lot of chemistry and everyone
gets along really well
and we’re all good friends
outside of golf, as well. With
this being coach’s last year,
she’s been awesome and everything
that we’ve needed
in a coach.”
Juniors Ethan Healy (79),
Jason Lange (83) and Nick
Hamilton (86) rounded out
the Warrior scores.
“The best has just been
being around these guys,”
Thompson said of her team
“They’re all excellent people.”
Last year, Central won a
sectional championship for
the first time since 1984 and
advanced to state for the first
time in 20 years. But some
high scores down the stretch
Lincoln-Way West’s Dylan Adair lags a putt Oct. 2 during the Joliet Central Regional at
Inwood Golf Course. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd Century Media
cost the Knights at the regional.
“It’s just one of those
things,” Central coach Ryan
Pohlmann said. “We knew
it would be a competitive
field and we just had some
untimely high scores. We ad
two or three guys get some
bad scores with some bogies
on the middle holes or so.
Outside of that we shot well.
But it’s going to make them
better in the long run.”
The five Knights advancing
are sophomore Sean
Curran (73), senior Brian
Sterling (77), freshman
Juney Bai (79), junior T.J.
Edmier (80) and sophomore
Nick Tingley (80). Senior
Jon Soldan (83) wasn’t far
behind for the Knights.
While Curran paced Central,
he’s the first to admit
he was disappointed. After
capturing the individual title
at the SWSC Red meet the
week before, he was 4-under
par through 13 holes. Then
disaster struck.
“I had a double on the
14th hole and a quad on the
15,” Curran said of his boogies.
“So it was rough. Our
goal was to win the sectional
again. Sure it’s good to get
through as an individual, but
it’s much more fun to go as a
team. That’s what brings out
the energy.”
For years, Providence
has advanced a team out
of the regional, including
last year. The Celtics won
seven regional titles in eight
years between 2009-16. But
although the young team
played well, they fell short
of that this season. Still a
trio of golfers advanced to
this seasons sectional.
“I believe we’ve had someone
go to the sectional every
one of my years here,” said
Providence coach John Platt,
who has been at the school
for 18 years. “And as a team
10 of the past 12 years. “We
had a competitive season all
the way around and it’s good
to get three guys through. I
was really happy for Michael
[Blake] to win a playoff and
advance.
“We’re young. We’re rebuilding
and having some
fun.”
Senior Joey Utz and sophomore
Davis Billows, who
are both from Lockport,
each shot 77 for the Celtics
to qualify as individuals.
Blake, a sophomore from
Homer Glen, had an 81 and
won a playoff involving
Joliet Central senior Matthew
Shroba and East senior
Scott Schipiour to also
advance. Junior Ryan Hilty
(82), John Brightmore (84)
and freshman Drew Blasky
(90) rounded out the Celtics
scores.

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Providence cancels football game at Mt. Carmel
Provi president
apologizes, explains
decision in open
letter to Mt. Carmel
James Sanchez, Editor
Providence Catholic announced
Friday, Oct. 5 the
cancellation of all sporting
events taking place in the
City of Chicago through
Monday, Oct. 8, according
to a press release issued
from the school.
“Due to the verdict of the
high-profile trial that was
released within the last hour,
the public’s reaction to this
verdict remains uncertain,”
the release stated. “This uncertainty
has led the PCHS
administration to cancel all
sporting events scheduled
to take place in the City of
Chicago this weekend.”
The trial noted in the
release refers to the case
involving Chicago police
officer Jason Van Dyke,
who was convicted Friday
of second-degree murder,
along with 16 counts of aggravated
battery with a firearm,
in the shooting death
of 17-year-old Laquan Mc-
Donald on Oct. 20, 2014.
Providence president The
Rev. John Merkelis further
explained the process of
what led to the school’s decision
in a letter Mt. Carmel
posted on its Facebook page
Sunday, Oct. 7.
“Earlier in the week, the
principals and athletic directors
from the two schools
discussed a range of different
options,” Merkelis said
in the letter. “Mount Carmel
was pro-active in moving
the game from Friday evening
to Saturday afternoon,
and from Gately Stadium
to Mount Carmel’s campus.
“After that announcement,
when the public reaction
could be assessed, Mount
Carmel offered to further
postpone the game to Sunday
afternoon. Providence
Catholic kept to its decision
to forfeit.
“I personally apologize
for any remark attributed to
Providence Catholic that is
disparaging of Mt. Carmel’s
sincere and authentic approach
to address the scheduling
of the game. We value
our long-standing relationship
in a shared mission and
ministry, accompanied by
enthusiastic competition on
the athletic field. We look
forward to continuing both
the mission and the competition
in a fraternal spirit of
trust and charity.”
Girls Volleyball
Lincoln-Way Central 25, 20,
25, Andrew 17, 25, 11
Katie Barry finished with
double-digit kills with 10
kills and added six digs. Nicole
Dvorak had seven kills
and two aces, and Nicole
Ramirez had 22 assists and
four digs in the Oct. 4 win.
Lincoln-Way West 22, 25,
26, Oswego East 25, 14, 24
Kirsten Leitshuh led the
way with 12 kills and 17
digs. Hannah Rubin added
23 assists in the Oct. 2 win.
Lincoln-Way Central 25, 23,
25, Bradley-Bourbonnais 20,
25, 16
Rachel Kolodziej led all
scorers with 10 kills and
three blocks. Nicole Dvorak
added five kills and three
blocks. Nicole Ramirez recorded
five aces and 26 assists,
and Layne Stevens
finished with four kills, three
blocks and two aces in the
Oct. 2 win.
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
Boys Soccer
Lincoln-Way Central 3,
Andrew 0
Breandan Brannigan,
Nick Willner and Alex Sereleas
each scored in the Oct.
2 win. Assists belonged to
Joey Rotondi and Connor
Erickson (2). Adam Kedzior
earned shutout in goal.
Girls Swimming
Lincoln-Way West 109,
Lincoln-Way Central 107
Delaney Janosek, from
Lincoln-Way West, won
the 200 freestyle. Another
winner for West was Lea
Moeller (50 freestyle and
100 freestyle), For Central,
Cetta Senese, Madi Jager,
Keara McGowan and Mallory
Brownrigg started the
Oct. 4 crosstown by winning
the 200 medley relay. Mc-
Gowan, Senese, Jager and
Belle Dutka won the 400
freestyle relay. Jager also
won the 100 breaststroke.
McGowan won the 100
breaststroke and 500 freestyle.
The 200 freestyle relay
team of Megan Cales, Dutka,
Sierra Maze and Autumn
Hufnagl also won. Dutka
won the 100 butterfly. Senese
won the 200 individual
medley, and Sarah Rosinski
took first in diving.
Lincoln-Way West 124,
Bradley-Bourbonnais 60
Kasey Fris, Delaney
Janosek, Amelia Dellamanno
and Sera Lange started the
Oct. 2 evening off by winning
the 200 medley relay. Janosek
also won the 200 freestyle and
500 freestyle. Teagan Zack
won the 50 freestyle. Abby
Karpluk won the 100 butterfly.
Janosek, Lea Moeller,
Fris and Dellamanno won the
200 freestyle relay. Josie Torres
won the 100 backstroke.
Moeller won the 100 breaststroke.
Lastly, Karpluk, Riley
Kettleson, Zack and Moeller
won the 400 freestyle relay.
High School Highlights are
compiled by Editor James Sanchez,
james@newlenoxpatriot.
com.
Football
From Page 39
the way the game unfolded,
we ran a lot and I was happy
with the efficiency.
“Plus, a shutout on defense
for the second straight
week. It was a good effort all
the way around.”
Junior running back
Danny Reyna (5 carries, 31
yards) swept to the right side
and scored on a 13-yard TD
run on the third play of the
second quarter to cap the
Knights second drive. But
for the second straight time
the 2-point conversion attempt
was no good, leaving
the score at 12-0. That remained
the score at halftime.
Central scored again on
its second possession of
the second half. That came
when senior quarterback
Bryce Hayes (5 carries, 7
yards; 2-of-3 passing for 26
yards) plunged in from a
yard out with 4:42 left in the
third quarter. The 70-yard
drive was kept alive thanks
to Leggero alertly diving on
a fumble by Ellis after an
11-yard gain on the opening
play. Ellis converted the
2-point run making it 20-0.
Thanks to a big kickoff
return and a 28-yard pass,
the Chargers tried to answer
as they quickly moved
to the Central 12 yard line.
But they fumbled and junior
outside linebacker Zach Orr
recovered for the Knights.
Running back Frank Luce,
who wears No. 14, scored on
a 14-yard TD run with 2:14
to play in the game. It was
the first varsity touchdown
for the senior, who finished
with six carries for 41 yards.
The Knight defense did
the rest, sacking senior quarterback
Dayton Coleman
(12-of-23, 111 yards) seven
times for their third shutout
of the season. Linebackers
Jackson Hosman, Aaron
Marcotte, and Jackson
Poirer, along with fellow seniors
defensive lineman Jack
Roberts and Mason Sargent,
were the main guys that
wrecked havoc on the sacks.
“Our defense is good,”
Poirer said. “From our linebackers
to our defensive line
and defensive backs, we can
bring pressure and that’s a
great thing to have.
“It feels good, as a senior,
to know that I will have at
least one extra game [in the
playoffs] this season. But we
want a lot more than the five
wins.”

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West combats Thornton’s speed, wins on homecoming
Sean Hastings
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way West football
coach Dave Ernst said the
Warriors’ win over Thornton
was their best win of the year.
He called it a “complete
team win” with the contributions
from the offense
scoring, the defense shutting
down Thornton’s offense and
the special teams playing
well.
Thornton scored on its first
drive of the game, but West
scored 17 straight points and
won 17-7 on its homecoming
and senior night on Friday,
Oct. 5 in New Lenox.
“Anytime you beat Thornton,
you feel great,” Ernst
said. “[Coach] Dontrell
Jackson does a great job
with those kids. They’re always
coached up and have a
scheme to take away things
we do well.”
The Warriors knew that being
able to stop Thornton’s
speed was going to be tough
and something they would
have to adjust to.
On the Wildcats’ first drive
of the game, they put together
big plays and made the usually
sound Warrior defense
make bad misses on tackles.
That drive included a 42-yard
gain on a screen pass and an
10-yard score on a designed
quarterback draw by Derrick
Williams Jr.
Senior defensive back Andrew
Sherry and senior defensive
lineman Kaidon Lingle
led West with five tackles.
“Starting off in film, you
can’t really see their speed,”
Sherry said. “You have to
see it on the field to get a real
feel.”
Besides the first drive of
the game where the Wildcats’
speed was lethal, the Warriors’
defense allowed less
than 100 yards the rest of
the game. Thornton had 153
yards of total offense.
Box Score
1 2 3 4 F
Thornton 7 0 0 0 7
West 0 14 3 0 17
3 stars:
1. Patrick Ayala
22-yard FG, 2/2 on XP
2. Andrew Sherry
5 tackles, pass breakup
3. Marconi- 2 touchdowns
114 yards, 43-yard reception
Ernst said it took time to
adjust to their speed, but
loved the pressure that the
defensive line put on the
quarterback.
“Our front six is so tough,”
Sherry said.
The Warriors had three
sacks as a team, which says
a lot because of how Williams
could make guys miss.
Lingle, senior defensive end
Marco Corsetti, and junior
defensive lineman Peyton
Knepper each had a sack.
The thing with Thornton
is that even though West
was dominating defensively,
breaking off a big play for a
touchdown to tie the game, or
a big gain to get close, would
not come as a surprise.
West’s offense continued
to chip away at Thornton’s
defense, and while it was
not an offensive explosion, it
scored when it needed to.
With Thornton’s big-play
ability, potentially the biggest
score of the game was
senior kicker Patrick Ayala’s
22-yard field goal in the third
quarter to put West up two
scores 17-7.
Ayala made a field goal the
week before against Sandburg
to open the scoring and
now his confidence is high.
“I knew it was important
[to make the kick] and scoring
an extra three points was
huge because it was going to
be a two-possession game,”
Ayala said. “I knew the ball
was going to go through. I
wasn’t worried and everyone
had confidence in me, but
when it went in, it was a relief
for everybody.”
West’s field goal unit has
been nearly perfect all season
and Ayala equates that to the
work they put in at practice.
“Martin Bender is an amazing
snapper, Brody Ceh is an
amazing holder and we’re
just unison on that unit,” he
said.
His field goal was set up
by a long 43-yard pass reception
from senior quarterback
Greyson Grimm to junior
running back Caleb Marconi
after a fake handoff to him.
Grimm placed the ball perfectly
to a wide-open Marconi
on the right side. Later
in the drive senior fullback
Dylan “The Horse” Holstein
made a step back move on
Thornton’s Division I defensive
back and made him miss
inside the 10-yard line.
West tried to pound it on
three tries, but was unsuccessful
this go around.
Marconi ran in both Warrior
touchdowns from five
and three yards out contributing
to his 114 rushing yards.
Both scores came in the second
quarter, with the second
being on fourth down with 13
seconds left in the half.
Senior running back Donté
Barber made a return to the
field against Sandburg where
he racked up 143 yards and
Lincoln-Way West’s Aidan Tyk returns a punt into Thornton territory Friday, Oct. 5, during
West’s homecoming game. Mark korosa/22nd Century media
a touchdown. He has been
nursing an ankle injury, but
feels like he is almost all the
way back and is just enjoying
being on the field.
This week he had 82 yards
on the ground.
“I just love playing this
sport,” he said. “It’s my passion,
it’s what I do and it’s my
favorite thing.”
Marconi has led the rushing
attack for much of the
season and scored both
touchdowns against Thornton
in a split game between
the two backs.
And with split time at the
running back position and
two completely different
styles, having both running
backs ready to go can make
West dangerous, Barber said.
“Even if I don’t get all the
scores all the time, if setting
up for the team is what I can
do, then that’s what I’ve got
to do,” Barber said. “I feel
like (opposing teams) have
to plan for both of us now.
We’re two different styled
backs and you can’t just plan
for one, you have to plan for
both because we’re both going
to attack you two different
ways.”
Barber picked up yards
early in most series, including
a 24-yard run, and Marconi
would pound it forward
the extra three-to-four yards
NFL player, alum gives pregame speech
Sean Hastings
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way West players
were greeted by former
West star, and current NFL
player, BJ Bello.
Bello gave the team a
pregame speech and for
Dave Ernst, who coached
Bello when he played seven
seasons ago, it was great
to have him back, he said.
“The thing with him is
how great of a person he
is,” Ernst said. “He’s just a
great human being. He’s a
great player and all that, but
he’s an even better person.”
Bello, who has played
with the Cleveland Browns
and most recently with the
Arizona Cardinals, did not
know what he was going to
say.
“It means the world to
me,” he said. “I told coach
for a first down.
The win pushed the Warriors
to 5-2 on the season,
which makes them playoffeligible,
but the team knows
that 7-2 sounds a lot better,
especially since it can give
them a home playoff game.
For seniors Barber and
Ernst I was just going to
freestyle it. I walked up
there and it felt like was
ready to play again.”
He said it feels like it was
yesterday when he was at
West.
They say, “home is
where the heart is,” and for
Bello, it’s right here in New
Lenox.
“That feeling I get every
time I pull up to this parking
lot,” he said. “Once
I make that left turn into
this parking lot. I get this
feeling in my body that
this is home. It’s my comfort
zone. You grow up
with these people, you’ve
known these people your
whole life. New Lenox is
filled with the best people
I’ve met in my whole life.”
He said all he wants to do
now is to make New Lenox
proud.
Sherry, not getting a chance
to come back to their home
field one time is not an option.
“I want to win on this field
one more time,” Barber said.
“It’s all our senior years so
let’s try and get back on this
field one more time at least.”

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fastbreak
Football
Knights rush for more than 300 yards in shutout
1st and 3
22nd Century Media
File Photo
Right on Rimkunas
sisters
1. Emma Rimkunas
(above)
The Knights junior
has reached state
the last two years at
singles but moved
over to doubles to
play with her younger
sister, freshman,
Kara this season
(see Page 33).
2. Kara Rimkunas
The freshman finally
got to play for the
Knights after having
watched her sister
from afar the last two
years. She’s already
made an impact with
Emma at doubles
with a 21-6 record as
of Oct. 5.
3. Playoff push
Emma will attempt
to make her third
straight trip to state
at the LWE Sectional
on Saturday, Oct. 13.
New No. 1 singles
player Kiana Sikich
will aim to make a
return to the state
tournament, as well.
RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
The Knights look to be
playoff bound, again.
Justin Ellis ran for more
than 250 yards and the
defense posted its second
straight shutout as the
Lincoln-Way Central football
team almost assuredly
clinched its third straight
playoff appearance with a
workman like 28-0 victory
over Champaign Centennial
on Friday night, Oct. 5, in
New Lenox.
The game was designated
as Staff Appreciation
Night and was also the Pink
Hope Game for cancer research.
Because of impending
storms in the area and
Poor Heather. Not only did she pick up a loss without
her predicted team taking the field (Providence
Catholic) but she sinned on two other games and fell
from second to fifth.
Game of the Week
• Montini (7-0) at Providence (5-2)
Other Games to Watch
• Lincoln-Way Central (5-2) at Sandburg (3-4)
• Lincoln-Way East (7-0) at Thornwood (1-6)
• Andrew (6-1) at Homewood-Flossmoor (6-1)
• Lockport (0-7) at Peoria Notre Dame (4-3)
• Tinley Park (2-5) at Oak Lawn (2-5)
• Lincoln-Way West (5-2) at Stagg (2-5)
LISTEN UP
“They’ve got a tight bond that’s become unbreakable.”
Sue Schneider – Lincoln-Way Central girls tennis coach, on Emma and Kara
Rimkunas as doubles partners.
Box Score
because of the distance that
Centennial had to travel, the
game time was moved up to
6 p.m.
The win gave the Knights
(5-2) five wins on the season
to make them playoff eligible.
With their schedule they
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Joe Coughlin |
Publisher
• Montini 35, Providence 31.
Shootout but experienced visitors
have the edge.
• Lincoln-Way Central
• Lincoln-Way East
• Homewood-Flossmoor
• Notre Dame
• Tinley Park
• Lincoln-Way West
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1 2 3 4 f
Centennial 0 0 0 0 0
LW Central 6 6 8 8 28
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Justin Ellis (LWC) RB: 30 carries, 251 yards, 46-yard TD run;
2 receptions, 26 yards
2. Lincoln-Way Central defense: Had seven sacks of Charger
QB Dayton Coleman
3. Frank Luce (LWC) RB: 6 carries, 41 yards.
38-9
Jeff Vorva |
Sports Editor
should certainly have enough
playoff points to qualify for
the postseason for the third
consecutive year. That’s the
longest streak since Central
qualified for the postseason
15 straight years through
2009. That included the last
OUR STAFF’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE AREA GAMES IN WEEK 8
• Montini 45, Providence 21. After
being charged with a forfeit, Celtics
should be well-rested but Montini
is proving it can play with the big
boys since moving to the Catholic
League Blue.
• Lincoln-Way Central
• Lincoln-Way East
• Homewood-Flossmoor
• Notre Dame
• Oak Lawn
• Lincoln-Way West
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Tom Czaja |
Contributing Editor
• Providence 24, Montini 21. Hard
to say who has the edge with the
Broncos on short rest and the Celtics
with a two-week layoff, but home
team prevails in latest marquee
matchup.
• Lincoln-Way Central
• Lincoln-Way East
• Homewood-Flossmoor
• Notre Dame
• Oak Lawn
• Lincoln-Way West
Girls and boys cross country
10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13
• Lincoln-Way West and Lincoln-Way Central will
compete in the SWSC meet at Dellwood Park in
Lockport.
six (1995-2000) when it was
just one school.
“It does feel good,” Ellis
said of likely making the
playoffs. “[Fellow senior
running back Conner] Mc-
Williams was out of the lineup,
since he’s a little banged
up. So we had to try to give
lots of guys opportunities.
We scored on four of our
[seven] possessions and had
four players score.”
Ellis, who has been the
top rusher for the Knights,
finished with 30 carries for
251 yards and caught the
only two pass receptions of
the evening for 26 additional
yards. He set the tone right
away, capping the Knights
opening possession by
breaking out of a pack and
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James Sanchez |
Contributing editor
• Montini 28, Providence 24. Broncos
do enough to stop the Celtics’ run
game and squeak out a win.
• Lincoln-Way Central
• Lincoln-Way East
• Homewood-Flossmoor
• Notre Dame
• Oak Lawn
• Lincoln-Way West
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34 – This Week In
32 – Athlete of the Week
dashing and darting for a 46-
yard TD with 7:57 left in the
opening quarter.
The offensive line of juniors
Rikki Dobson at left
tackle, Keith Kaminski at
left guard, Collin Bookover
at center, Jacob Leggero
at right guard and senior
Drew Parrish at right tackle
open the holes for Central’s
ground game, which totaled
over 300 yards.
“Justin ran like a man,”
Central coach Jeremy
Cordell said of Ellis. “He ran
hard and we played a tough,
grind out the yards game. We
came out and scored on the
opening drive. We wanted
to start fast and we did. Just
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Heather Warthen |
Chief Operating Officer
• Providence 21, Montini 20. Celtics
have their hands full but walk away
with the win.
• Lincoln-Way Central
• Lincoln-Way East
• Homewood-Flossmoor
• Notre Dame
• Tinley Park
• Lincoln-Way West
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez,
james@newlenoxpatriot.com.

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Providence forfeits
Celtics football cancels matchup
at Mt. Carmel because of Van
Dyke trial outcome, Page 36
Sisterly love
Rimkunas sisters reflect on doubles
partnership through regular season,
eye state appearance, Page 33
Now postseason eligible, West aims for home playoff game as regular season winds down, Page 38
LW West’s Peyton Kneppers hover over Thornton quarterback Derrick Williams after a sack Friday, Oct. 5, during West’s homecoming game. Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media