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Homer Township animal rescue and sanctuary in danger 

of closing due to financial constraints, Page 4 

Saving a life 

LTHS student working at Tinley Park venue comes to 

aid of man who fell, hit head during concert, Page 6 

Hitting the century mark 

Providence commemorates 100th anniversary 

with celebration, Page 7 

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Mike Hike 5K Run/Walk once again remembers 

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American flags wave as Homer Glen resident Michael Higgins approaches the 

finish line Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Mike Hike 5K Run/Walk held at the Michael C. 

Olivieri Memorial Trail and adjacent neighborhood in Homer Glen. The flags along 

the end of the route were sponsored by various individuals, families, businesses 

and organizations, including a flag sponsored the Olivieri family; the namesake of 

the race, Michael Olivieri, was a Homer Glen native who was killed while serving 

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SUNDAY 

Veterans Day Celebration 

Noon-3 p.m. Nov. 11, Konow’s 

Corn Maze, 16849 S. 

Cedar Road in Homer Glen. 

Enjoy a day of fun, family 

and food to honor and 

recognize all of those who 

are serving or have served 

our country and their families. 

This free event is open 

to all ages. There is to be 

complimentary pizza, hot 

dogs, popcorn and beverages, 

face painting, kids outdoor 

amusement fun, a DJ, 

tractor and military vehicle 

exhibits and the Lockport 

Swing Thing Dancers. The 

Will County Sheriff’s Office 

Honor Guard is to present 

the Colors and honor the 

fallen with Taps. 

MONDAY 

Movie Matinee for Adults 

1-4 p.m. Nov. 12, Homer 

Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon 

while watching “Chappaquiddick.” 

No registration 

is necessary. 

Intro to Excel 



14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. Attendees will learn 

how to make an Excel 

spreadsheet. Registration is 

required. For more information, 

call (708) 301-7908. 

TUESDAY 

November Meeting of 100+ 

Women Who Care of Will 

County 

6-7 p.m. Nov. 13, P.B. 

Mulligan’s Restaurant & 

Bar 19433 Renwick Road 

in Crest Hill(inside Prairie 

Bluff Public Golf Club). Together, 

the group chooses to 

make a difference for a local 

charity or group. Come 

to the meeting and see how 

simple it is. If one ever feels 

their voice is too quiet or 

that their dollar amount is 

too small, they can join and 

help the group to become 

100+ Women Who Care. 

Intro to Word 2013 



14320 W. 151st St., Homer 

Glen. This class covers text 

formatting, borders, columns, 

clipart, saving and 

printing. Registration is required. 

The Amazing Tim Adamz 

Magic Show 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, 

Homer Township Public 

Library, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. Tim Adamz 

combines comedy and 

magic in the I love to Read 

Magic Show. This is a family-friendly 

show with humor 

and surprise. No registration 

is necessary. 

WEDNESDAY 

Lemont Artist Guild: Grid 

Portraits 

7-8:45 p.m. Nov. 14, 

Homer Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., 

Homer Glen. Chicago-born 

artist Samantha DeCarlo 

will show attendees how she 

does her popular portraits 

using a grid with creativity. 

She will discuss grout, gels, 

modeling gel, found objects 

and tissue paper, among other 

media. 

UPCOMING 

HGJWC Sip and Shop 

6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Nov. 15, American Legion, 

15052 Archer Ave. in Lockport. 

The Homer Glen Junior 

Woman’s Club is hosting the 

third annual Sip and Shop 

that is to feature unique vendors 

including artists, crafters, 

clothings, jewelry, skin 

care, baby items and more. 

Admission is $3 per person 

and includes a complimentary 

hot chocolate bar and 

desserts. There is to be door 

prizes, split the pot and raffle 

baskets. A cash bar is also to 

be available. A portion of the 

process will benefit AAIM 

and HERO. 

Vinyasa Yoga 

9-10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 

16, Homer Township Public 


St., Homer Glen. Marti 

Anne is to lead this class 

that builds on the foundations 

of yoga and incorporates 

a more invigorating 

approach. Practitioners 

will have the opportunity to 

choose the level with which 

they engage the practice. 

Registration is required. 

For more information, call 

(708) 301-7908. 

Bingo for Adults and Seniors 

1-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 

Homer Township Public Library, 

14320 W. 151st St., 

Homer Glen. Participants 

will have fun playing multiple 

rounds of bingo. Free 

prizes are to be awarded. No 

registration required. 

Lockport Women’s Club 48th 

Annual Christmas Crossroads 

8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, 

Nov. 17 and 9:30 a.m.- 

3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, 

Lockport Township High 

School, 1333 East 7th St. 

There are to be over 165 

crafters present at this event 

and selling their merchandise. 

Admission is $4 per 

person, and children ages 

12 and under are free. Food 

is to be available for purchase. 

For more information, 

email christmascross 

roads@gmail.com or visit 

www.lockportwomensclub. 

org. 

Pizza & A Teen Movie: “Ant- 

Man and the Wasp” 

6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 



St., Homer Glen. Children 

in grades six through 12 

are welcome to come watch 

“Ant-Man and the Wasp” 

while eating pizza. Registration 

is required. For more 

information, call (708) 301- 

7908. 

Coloring for Adults 

7-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 



St., Homer Glen. Enjoy 

a stress-free evening of 

peace, calm and coloring. 

This program is held every 

fourth Monday of the 

month. Coloring books and 

colored pencils are provided. 

Registration is required. 


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Pictures with Santa 

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 1, Animal Clinic 

at New Lenox, 1328 N. Cedar 

Road in New Lenox. 

This is a fundraiser that the 

staff at the Animal Clinic 

are hosting to help the animals 

at TLC Animal Shelter 

in Homer Glen. Pictures 

are $10 each. For more information, 

call (815) 485- 

4477. 

ONGOING 

Will-Cook Barbershop 

Harmony Society 

7:30 p.m. alternating 

Thursdays in Tinley Park 

and Lockport. Guests are 

welcome for an evening of 

singing and fellowship with 

the Knights of Harmony 

Chorus. For more information, 

contact Hank King at 

(708) 614-8999 or at mjk 

ing1@ameritech.net. 

Cards for Children and 

Seniors 

6-8 p.m. second Thursday 

of every month, Homer 


Teen Room, 14320 W. 151st 

St., Homer Glen. This event 

is for students in sixth to 

12th grade. Create handmade 

cards or letters that 

will be sent to Cards for 

Hospitalized Kids and Love 

for the Elderly charities. For 

more information, call (708) 

301-7908. 

Citizens Against Ruining the 

Environment 

6-7:30 p.m. every third 

Monday of the month, 

White Oak Library, 121 E. 

8th St., Lockport. CARE, a 

nonprofit and all-volunteer 

organization, will discuss 

environmental and healthrelated 

issues in Will County 

and the surrounding areas. 

Community service hours 

also available.

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Mike Hike draws an estimated 300 participants 

Local veteran heroes 

honored at event 

that raises funds for 

memorial, trails 

Laurie Fanelli 

Freelance Reporter 

On Saturday, Nov. 3, the 

Mike Hike 5K Run/Walk 

made its return to Homer 

Glen as participants, organizers 

and spectators honored 

local military heroes with a 

community-driven tribute. 

After taking 2017 off to 

account for new trail creation 

and course recertification, 

the Homer Glen Foundation, 

the event organizer 

— with help from the Homer 

Glen Junior Woman’s Club 

— were excited to be back 

supporting local heroes. 

Participants were also eager 

to return this year, as approximately 

300 runners and 

walkers signed up to complete 

the 3.1-mile course at 

the Michael C. Olivieri Memorial 

Trail and surrounding 

neighborhood. 

Awards were given to winners 

in a variety of categories 

— including first-place overall 

finisher Aidan Mackto — 

and many who preregistered 

received a Mike Hike T-shirt. 

Named for Michael C. Olivieri 

— a local soldier who 

lost his life serving in Iraq 

in 2011 — the event was a 

tribute to men and women 

of the military and raised 

money for memorials of the 

sacrifice of Homer Glen area 

veterans who lost their lives 

fighting for freedom. The 5K 

also supports improvements 

to local community trails 

and parks with its proceeds. 

Matt Ziska — an event organizer 

and childhood friend 

of Olivieri — explained that 

the 5K’s namesake was a 

kind and generous person 

who inspired everyone who 

Runners take off from the starting line Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Mike Hike 5K Run/Walk 

that took place at the Michael C. Olivieri Memorial Trail and surrounding neighborhood in 

Homer Glen. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

knew him. 

“Everything about Mike 

was amazing; he was a oneof-a-kind 

person,” Ziska 

said. “He had a presence like 

no one else, and, throughout 

my whole life, he looked out 

for me. He’s someone I’ll 

never forget.” 

Olivieri’s mother, Jody, 

added that she is always 

inspired by the amount of 

people who come together to 

make the 5K a success. 

“It’s really wonderful to 

see this and have the community 

come together,” she 

said. “The money that will 

be raised will eventually go 

towards a veterans memorial 

in the community, which 

will be awesome.” 

The plan is to develop a 

Veterans Plaza in Heritage 

Park tentatively scheduled to 

be completed in 2020. Homer 

Glen Foundation President 

Kathy Young explained 

that the plaza will be a place 

of tribute and reflection. 

“It will be a destination 

and a place to honor our military,” 

she said. “We want to 

make it a venue for people to 

visit, find peace and honor 

those who have fought for 

our freedom.” 

Previous projects supported 

by the Mike Hike and 

the Homer Glen Foundation 

include the installment of a 

Heroes Trail bench, Memorial 

Garden Veterans Monument 

and Heroes Trail mile 

markers, the latter of which 

helps pedestrians keep track 

of their distance while also 

serving as safety landmarks, 

should they need to call for 

help. 

It takes a village to put 

on a well-organized community 

event. Along with 

Presenting Sponsor Busey 

Bank, several local businesses 

— including Olivieri 

Brothers Architects, Capitol 

Construction Solutions, 

Coldwell Banker The Real 

Estate Group and McLaughlin 

Team Coldwell Banker 

— individuals, organizations 

and elected officials volunteered 

their time, money and 

resources to make the 5K a 

success. 

The Saturday morning 

event began with a ceremony 

during which Young and 

Ziska spoke of the sacrifices 

Sophia Raineri (left) warms up with Martha Lang, her aunt, 

at the Mike Hike 5K Run/Walk. 

of veterans and the mission 

of the Mike Hike team. Congressman 

Dan Lipinski (D- 

3) was also on-hand sharing 

his thoughts on the hilly 

course and his enthusiasm 

for the event, running in the 

race again himself. 

Seth Robinson runs the 

course annually with his 

15-year-old son, Quinn. His 

daughter Paige, 12, joined in 

on the family fun for the first 

time this year. 

“Quinn and I have run it 

three or four years now. It’s 

something that we’ve done 

together, and this is Paige’s 

first year, so we’re looking 

forward to it,” Robinson 

said. “We used to live in the 

neighborhood here, and it’s 

become a tradition. It’s nice 

to see people that we know 

and the people that we’ve 

run with every year.” 

As participants made 

their way across the final 

leg of the course — located 

on the Michael C. Olivieri 

section of the Heroes Trail 

— sponsored flags waved 

them on toward the finish, 

ending the 5K with a heartwarming 

display of community 

and patriotism. 

“We’re overwhelmed by 

the amount of support we 

get from the community,” 

Ziska said. “It seems to grow 

each year, and more people 

get behind us to honor our 

veterans and pay tribute to 

Mike and all the sacrifices 

our armed service members 

make for our country. We’re 

amazed every year. It’s a 

fantastic thing.” 

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Walk, including a full list of 

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M&M Acres requires assistance to stay open 

Homer Township 

animal rescue and 

sanctuary in need of 

financial support 

Amanda Del Buono 


Among the organizations 

devoted to saving the lives 

of animals is Homer Township’s 

own M&M Acres 

Equine and Farm Animal 

Rescue and Sanctuary. The 

organization focuses on 

saving last-chance animals, 

rescuing, rehabilitating and 

re-homing animals who 

would otherwise be euthanized. 

“We started with horses 

and farm animals … but 

we’ve re-homed a few dogs 

and cats,” said Megan Maher, 

founder of M&M Acres 

Equine and Farm Animal 

Rescue and Sanctuary. 

Recently, the organization 

lost a significant portion 

of its funding when 

a benefactor pulled their 

support. Now, M&M Acres 

is working hard to raise 

enough money to keep the 

mission alive. 

According to Maher, it 

costs as much as $15,000 

per month of keep the facility 

and organization afloat, 

and that’s with an almost 

all-volunteer staff. 

As the winter months 

quickly approach, the financial 

stress on the organization 

increases, as expenses 

for keeping the facility running 

increase and resources 

decrease. However, with the 

loss of funding, the stress is 

even greater. 

“Everything is based on 

donations,” Maher said. 

“… Our benefactor pulled 

out due to home life, and 

we cannot possibly survive 

without that benefactor. 

We’ll be closed by January.” 

M&M Acres is not a 

501c(3) nonprofit organization, 

but that is because it 

has not been able to afford 

a lawyer to help file for the 

status. 

“We’re hoping to find an 

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attorney who can help us 

file for 501c(3) at a reasonable 

rate, or pro bono, if 

possible,” Maher said. “If 

we were able to find an attorney, 

it would be a great 

help … It’s part of the problem.” 

As a 501c(3) nonprofit 

organization, the rescue 

would receive the financial 

benefits granted to nonprofit 

organizations that it does 

not currently receive. 

A beacon of hope 

Despite the hardship, 

M&M Acres has received 

overwhelming support from 

the community. NBC 5 

News visited the farm and 

featured it in a segment to 

help draw attention and 

support for its cause. This 

outpouring of support has 

brought much hope to Maher 

and her staff, she said. 

“We didn’t think there 

was any way possible to find 

all the funds we needed,” 

she said. “… Ever since [the 

NBC segment aired], we 

started to think that maybe 

this is possible. … Ever 

since the news last week, 

the outpouring of support 

has blown my mind. I had 

no idea that there would be 

this much support.” 

M&M Acres has raised 

$20,000, enough to cover 

just more than a month’s 

worth of expenses, in the 

five days after the news 

aired on NBC. 

“If we can do that, there’s 

no doubt in our minds that 

we can do this forever,” Maher 

said. 

For the time being, Maher 

is hoping to raise enough 

money to keep the mission 

going through the winter. 

“Then, come spring and 

summer, we can fundraise 

hard,” she said. 

At 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 

9, M&M Acres is to host 

an open farm fundraising 

event. Free to attend, the 

event is to include horse 

rides, raffles, face painting, 

children’s activities and 

more. 

“Without M&M Acres, 

animals wouldn’t be alive,” 

Maher said. “We take lastchance 

animals, so when 

people come out and support, 

they’re truly saving 

lives.” 

M&M Acres is located at 

16145 Bruce Road. To learn 

more about the organization, 

visit www.mnmacres. 

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A GoFundMe page was 

set up to help raise funds for 

the farm. To donate, visit 

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DAR chapter commemorates end 

of World War I at Homer library 

Submitted by Founders 

Crossing Chapter of the 

National Society of the 

Daughters of the American 

Revolution 

At its recent meeting Oct. 

13 at Homer Township Public 

Library, the Founders 

Crossing Chapter of the National 

Society of the Daughters 

of the American Revolution 

provided its members 

and guests with numerous 

ways to think about the end 

of World War I. 

Nov. 11, 2018 will not 

only be celebrated as Veterans 

Day, but this year will 

mark 100 years since the 

end of World War I. DAR, 

while providing service and 

education in today’s world, 

are often engaged in the 

commemoration of historic 

events and the preservation 

of that history. The history 

of Armistice Day, the original 

name given to the recognition 

of a peaceful end 

to World War I, which was 

negotiated and formalized at 

the 11th hour on the 11th day 

of November 1918, was presented 

by Jamie Urick, chapter 

commemorative events 

chairman. Sandra Snow, 

an associate member of the 

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chapter, presented a program 

about a singular event during 

that war. 

In her program entitled 

“The Making of a Monument,” 

Snow described how 

DAR inspired her and others 

to closely examine the 

events following the sinking 

of the SS Tuscania in February 

1918 off the southwestern 

coast of Scotland near 

the island of Islay. A German 

torpedo sunk the ship 

with more than 2,000 troops 

on their way to battlefields in 

Europe. 

When the ship was sunk 

in frigid north Atlantic waters, 

many of the survivors 

were rescued by residents 

of Islay. The courage and 

generosity of those people, 

as well as the extraordinary 

events following the rescue, 

are being remembered on 

both sides of the Atlantic, 

and especially in Baraboo, 

Wisconsin. 

Snow, originally from the 

southwest suburbs, is now 

a resident of Baraboo. She 

and her Reedsburg, Wisconsin 

DAR chapter, Fay- 

Robinson, have been inspired 

to join in the making 

of a monument to the people 

of Islay, who saved 21 men 

from Baraboo aboard the 

Tuscania. Learning of reciprocal 

commemoration in 

Scotland, Sandra Snow, with 

her sisters Nancy Holland 

and Susan Snow, Founders 

Crossing regent, made the 

trip to Islay. 

In her program at Founders 

Crossing, Sandra reflected 

on the role that DAR 

had played in all of these 

activities, noting that ”DAR 

provides the context and 

structure for remembrance 

of our American history and 

nurtures the energy to celebrate 

it.” 

The National Society 

Daughters of the American 

Revolution is a service organization 

established in 1890. 

Women 18 years and older 

who can establish a lineal 

descent from a man or woman 

who served the American 

Revolution are eligible for 

membership, regardless of 

race or religion. 

For more information 

about DAR, or about Founders 

Crossing Chapter, contact 

Susan Snow, chapter 

regent, at (708) 751-5154, or 

Christina Bannon, Chapter 

Registrar, (815) 524-4488. 

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LTHS senior assists in saving man’s life 


Assistant Editor 


School senior Alex Matteucci 

has worked at Hollywood 

Casino Amphitheatre 

for a year. As an assistant 

supervisor, he’s in charge 

of handling a number of issues, 

including emergency 

situations that could arise at 

shows. 

On Sept. 22, he could 

have never expected that 

he’d be involved in a situation 

that required him to 

rush into action and help assist 

a man who was unconscious. 

About 30 minutes before 

the end of the Kid Rock 

show, a security guard ran 

to Matteucci to notify him 

that a guest had fallen and 

hit his head on a seat in between 

sections 203 and 204. 

The 17-year-old then used 

his radio to call the EMTs 

on-site and request their 

help. 

Matteucci said he usually 

makes two medical 

calls during each show he 

works, typically for people 

who have drank too much. 

During this show, he had to 

make seven calls because of 

people fighting in the crowd 

or falling due to being intoxicated. 

“This guy fell and hit his 

head [because] he drank too 

much,” Matteucci said. “He 

fell, hit his head and then 

the usher said he doesn’t 

look like he’s breathing, 

so learning from lifeguarding, 

I checked his pulse and 

listened for breathing, and 

then I felt that he had no 

pulse so I started CPR.” 

The LTHS senior got certified 

in lifeguarding, CPR 

and first-aid last December 

after taking the lifeguarding 

course in school. His training 

and quick thinking led 

him to take the initiative 

and help the unconscious 

man. 

“This is the first time I’ve 

had to use anything, really 

from the class, other than 

actual lifeguarding, like I 

haven’t made a save [in the 

pool],” he said. 

It was a stressful situation 

for Matteucci, but he handled 

it as best as he could 

and didn’t think twice about 

what he had to do. 

“I made the same medical 

call twice to tell [medics] 

that it was really urgent,” 

Matteucci said. “So I radioed 

them when I was running 

there telling them that 

someone fell and hit their 

head and passed out, and 

then I radioed again saying 

like they need to get here 

quick, I don’t think he’s 

breathing.” 

As soon as Matteucci got 

to the scene, he asked the 

roughly 50-year-old man if 

he was OK and didn’t get 

a response. After about 45 

seconds, Matteucci administered 

CPR for approximately 

one minute. 

“I’ve seen people pass out 

there before, and you can 

tell that they kind of passed 

out and they’re fine, but this 

guy, you can tell something 

was different this time,” he 

said. “So I felt like I needed 

to take it upon myself, because 

the usher was kind of 

freaking out that was there. 

There was a bunch of people 

who were trying to crowd 

around to see what happened, 

and she was trying to 

take care of that. The security 

guard was dealing with 

the family, so I was tending 

the person until medical got 

there.” 

The man had fallen and 

was laying on his left side, 

almost on his back. When 

the medics arrived, he still 

wasn’t breathing, and they 

continued CPR and put 

him on a stretcher to bring 

him to the medic building. 

Matteucci said that he 

later found out that the man 

gained consciousness after 

being in the care of the 

EMTs. 

“I’m proud of it, knowing 

what to do,” Matteucci. 

“And my lifeguarding 

teacher said like when 

you’re lifeguarding, you 

probably won’t use it as 

much, but in the real world, 

you’ll use it.” 


School physical education 

instructor Kathy Valcich 

certified Matteucci in lifeguarding, 

CPR and first aid 

almost a year ago. She said 

that about one to two times 

a year, former students will 

reach out to her sharing 

their stories of how they 

had to administer CPR to 

someone. 

“So, that’s rewarding in 

itself,” she said. “It reminds 

us of why we’re doing what 

we’re doing.” 

The week after Matteucci 

helped the unconscious man 

at the venue, he approached 

Valcich during school and 

told her what had happened. 

“[I felt] relieved that 

the person survived, right, 

[and] proud that the student 

was mature enough and responsible 

enough to be able 

to maintain that situation,” 

she said. 

According to Valcich, 

CPR by itself will not restart 

the heart, but it’s the 

conjunction of CPR and an 

automated external defibrillator 

that helps establish 

a baseline heart rhythm. 

When someone’s heart goes 

into cardiac arrest, their 

chances of survival diminish 

by 10 percent every 

minute, she said. 

It was Matteucci’s quick 

thinking that helped significantly 

in giving the man a 

better chance of survival. 

“I don’t know how many 

minutes it was, but if you 

wait one minute you’re 

down to 90 percent, two 

minutes you’re down to 80 

percent, so [what Matteucci 

did] was significant,” Valcich 

said.

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Providence Catholic celebrates 100 years 

Megan Schuller 


More than a century ago, 

what is now known as Providence 

Catholic High School 

began as a select commercial 

and finishing school for girls 

called St. Mary Academy. 

The school grew with the 

community around it and has 

undergone a lot of changes in 

the past century. 

When the Sisters of Providence 

took over the school 

in 1918, located at Cass and 

Ottawa Streets in Joliet, they 

changed its name to what it is 

today. 

According to historical records, 

the school had 59 students 

enrolled its first year, 

with the graduating class of 

1919 featuring only six members, 

along with eight others 

who received certificates 

from the commercial class. 

Now, Providence’s current 

enrollment is more than 900, 

and graduating classes average 

at 240. 

“The school was composed 

of mostly people from 

rural areas,” longtime Providence 

Catholic employee 

Ken Raymond said. “It was a 

Providence Catholic girls track team celebrates a state title 

in 1978. That same year, the Celtics baseball and wrestling 

teams also won state championships. 

small school, no real athletic 

facilities, except for a baseball 

field. We really evolved 

into a college prep school and 

a coeducational institution.” 

Raymond started coaching 

and teaching at Providence in 

1965 and retired last school 

year. 

Over the years, Providence 

has had its ups and downs. 

By the 1950s, the Joliet 

building was condemned, 

so students and faculty temporarily 

moved to St. Mary 

Nativity Parish in Joliet until 

the new Route 30 building 

in New Lenox was built in 

1962. 

While the school was then 

coed, boys and girls were 

kept in separate wings of the 

building to be taught separately. 

Over time, financial 

hardships led to coed classes 

becoming the norm. 

“They experimented with 

coeducational classes, and 

after that they began to meld 

the classes together, because 

it made sense economically,” 

Raymond said. 

In the early 1970s, the 

school faced possible closure 

because of financial struggles. 

Bishop Romeo Blanchette 

went against the grain, 

objecting to the advice of the 

Diocesan Board of Education 

and vowing to keep the 

school open. This spurred 

the “Save Our School” campaign, 

which raised $30,000 

in its first year and saved the 

school from closure. 

Raymond said the Kairos 

retreat became a tradition for 

the school in 1984 as a way 

for students to build relationships 

with each other and 

with God. The retreat program, 

along with an increase 

in religious studies coursework, 

led the school to be 

named Providence Catholic 

within that decade. 

With the Augustinians now 

leading the school, graduation 

requirements were 

refined, and an Honors Curriculum, 

Developmental 

Program and a College Preparatory 

Program were established 

in the early 1990s. 

“The Augustinians have 

polished up the school and 

reorganized the academics,” 

Raymond said. 

The new fine arts wing 

opened in 2002 after more 

than $2.5 million was raised. 

Soon after, the school also 

Providence Catholic High School officials break ground at 

its New Lenox location on Route 30. The school opened in 

1962 after being in Joliet since 1918. Photos courtesy of 

Providence Catholic High School 

chose to purchase 50 acres 

west of campus at Gougar 

Road and Route 30, and later 

in 2012 the school acquired 

25 acres southwest of the 

campus for athletic fields and 

future growth. The new fine 

arts wing opened in 2002 

after more than $2.5 million 

was raised. Soon after, the 

school also chose to purchase 

50 acres west of campus at 

Gougar Road and Route 30, 

and later in 2012 the school 

acquired 25 acres southwest 

of the campus for athletic 

fields and future growth. 

John Harper, a Providence 

Catholic Class of 

1977 graduate and former 

superintendent of Plainfield 

Community Consolidated 

School District 202, returned 

to Providence in 2014 as the 

current principal. To keep up 

with the growth in the community, 

the $6 million La- 

Verne and Dorothy Brown 

Student Commons was built 

to replace the original cafeteria 

to provide a more updated 

gathering space. 

The school held a celebration 

to commemorate the 

past 100 years of operation 

on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21. A ceremony 

to dedicate the newly 

built LaVerne and Dorothy 

Brown Student Commons 

was held, along with a Mass 

and other festivities for students, 

alumni and families. 

Local group donates $4,000 to Operation Care Package 

Submitted by 100+ Women 

Who Care of Will County 

During the Sept. 11 meeting 

of 100+ Women Who 

Care of Will County, Operation 

Care Package was nominated, 

along with two other 

local charities. 

After hearing members 

present on the charities and 

voting, Operation Care Package 

won the majority vote. 

With 40 women in the group 

each making a $100 donation, 

Operation Care Package 

was awarded $4,000. 

Operation Care Package 

was presented the checks 

on Oct. 10. Operation Care 

Package is dedicated to the 

mission that no hero serving 

the nation should be forgotten. 

Their goal is to support 

soldiers, Marines, sailors and 

airmen through care packages 

and letters of encouragement. 

The charity mails 

care packages to deployed 

members of the U.S. armed 

forces who would normally 

not receive mail. Volunteers 

pack the supplies into flatrate 

boxes each week and 

ship them all over the world. 

Many go to places such as 

Afghanistan, Kosovo, Guam 

and even ships at sea. 

100+ WWC is a philanthropic 

group of local 

women who are interested 

in supporting the community 

by contributing to local 

charities. 

“I am so happy that our 

chosen charity for this 

quarter is Operation Care 

Package,” said 100+ WWC 

member Cherie McWherter. 

“How better to honor our 

military during this time 

of year then by assisting 

in mailing out packages to 

our troops, especially over 

the holidays when they are 

missing their families? This 

is such a great local charity 

that makes our service men 

and women feel appreciated 

and lets them know that they 

are not forgotten. With our 

contribution helping to defray 

the postage costs, this 

will enable OCP to send out 

so many more packages of 

treats and essentials to our 

local troops stationed all 

over the world.” 

The group’s next meeting 

is from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, 

Nov. 13, at Prairie Bluff 

Golf Course in Lockport. All 

are invited. 

For more information, visit 

www.100wwc-will.org or 

the group’s Facebook page. 

100+ Women Who Care of Will County presented Operation 

Care Package with a check for $4,000 last month. Photo 

submitted



Village to honor those who served with Veterans Day event 

Submitted by Village of 

Homer Glen 

On Veterans Day, Sunday, 

Nov. 11, the Village of 

Homer Glen, Veterans of 

Foreign Wars Post 5788, the 

VFW Auxiliary, the Lockport 

American Legion Post 18, the 

American Legion Auxiliary, 

the Sons of the Legion and 

Konow’s Corn Maze will join 

together to recognize all those 

who are serving or that have 

served our country by hosting 

a Veterans Day celebration. 

At the event, the Will 

County Sheriff’s Office Honor 

Guard will provide a 21-gun 

salute. Entertainment by Sweet 

Reminder will feature charming 

renditions of some musical 

classics from the 1930s, 1940s 

and 1950s. In addition, DJ Jim 

will provide music for dancing 

with the Lockport Swing 

Thing dancers. 

Tractors and military vehicles 

will also be on display. 

Face painting and outdoor 

amusement fun will be available 

for children. 

The event will take place 

from noon to 3 p.m. at Konow’s 

Corn Maze, which is 

located at 16849 S. Cedar 

Road. The public is invited 

to enjoy this celebration with 

our veterans. 

There is no charge for admission 

to this event. Complimentary 

pizza, hot dogs, 

popcorn and beverages will 

be available. 


Village Hall at (708) 301- 

0632 or visit the Village website 

at www.homerglenil.org. 

Forest preserve’s dog park permits for 2019 currently on sale 

Getting older is sweet 

Homer woman bakes pumpkin cake for her 

dog’s 6th birthday 

Submitted by Forest 

Preserve District of Will 

County 

The Forest Preserve District 

of Will County began 

selling 2019 dog park permits 

earlier this month. 

Permits are good for the 

remainder of 2018 through 

Dec. 31, 2019. They can be 

purchased online at www.Re 

connectWithNature.org or in 

person at three district visitor 

centers: Isle a la Cache Museum 

in Romeoville, Plum 

Creek Nature Center in Crete 

Township and Sugar Creek 

Administration Center in Joliet. 

Visitor center hours vary, 

so those interested are asked 

to check online before making 

a trip to purchase a permit. 

Dog park permits can be 

used at all five of the district’s 

off-leash dog parks, which 

are located in these five 

preserves: Forked Creek in 

Wesley Township, Hammel 

Woods in Shorewood, Messenger 

Marsh in Homer Glen, 

Lower Rock Run in Joliet 

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A sixth dog park will be 

opening soon at Plum Valley 

Preserve in Crete Township. 

Annual permits cost $40 

for county residents and $80 

for nonresidents. Additional 

fees are charged for multiple 

dogs up to a maximum 

of three dogs. Discounts are 

available for senior citizens, 

veterans and active duty 

military. 

Annual dog park permits 

can be purchased from November 

through June. Halfyear 

dog park permits are offered 

for half price from July 

through October. 

Dogs must be 6 months 

old to use the dog parks, and 

owners must remain with 

their dogs and keep them 

under control at all times. 

All of the dog park rules and 

requirements are available 

online on the district’s Dog 

Exercising page. 

CHAMBER GEMS: 

A MUSICAL JOURNEY 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 7:30PM 

Ozinga Chapel, Palos Heights 

Stilian Kirov, Conductor 

Nadejda Tzanova, Piano 

Peter Makedonski, Trumpet 

Works by Elgar, Neruda, 

Shostakovich, and Grieg 

Community Partner 

Homer Glen resident Julie Armstrong baked a pumpkin 

cake Oct. 30 for her dog, Milo, who turned 6. Milo savored 

the dessert. Photos submitted 

Julie Armstrong said that as Milo’s mama, she usually 

gets some sort of cake to put a candle in and sing “Happy 

Birthday” to her canine, though this was the first year she 

baked the cake herself. 

This program is partially supported by a 

grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. 

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Back with 

soloists 

Stilian Kirov, Music Director 

Tickets from $27 in advance. 

(Fees may apply.) 

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Turning 12! 

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Homer Township Public Library the site of 

holiday family night celebration 

Children play a monster toss game at the event. 

Spider-Man greets children in their costumes at the 

Halloween Family Night held Oct. 30 at Homer Township 

Public Library. An estimated 400 visitors came to the 

family-oriented function, according to Sheree Kozel-La Ha, 

the library’s executive director. Photos submitted 

Kitty Mitchell reads a spooky story to children at Halloween 

Family Night, which also featured refreshments, crafts, 

games, a spin the prize wheel and more. The event was 

sponsored by Homer Township and had Cinderella in 

attendance in addition to Spider-Man. 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley Park student 

publishes fiction novel 

Joshua Hartman is the 

captain of Tinley Park High 

School’s cross country and 

track teams, plays for the 

chess team, tutors fellow 

Titans and serves on the Science 

National Honor Society. 

He can now add published 

author to his resume, as his 

115-page debut novel titled 

“Isolation, Hospitality” hit 

virtual bookshelves in September. 

The fictional story follows 

a detective named Theodore 

Hawkins, who struggles to 

balance love and career interests. 

Hartman said he was 

inspired by the television 

show “Dexter” and wrote 

the story in a month over this 

summer. 

“I’ll just get ideas,” Hartman 

said. “It could be in 

the middle of the night, and 

I have to get up and write it 

down.” 

Translating his ideas into 

a full narrative was only half 

the challenge. After Hartman 

finished writing, he had 

several of his classmates 

proofread sections. Then, 

he began researching ways 

to self-publish, learning he 

could copyright the book 

through Amazon for a $50 

fee. Word of the feat eventually 

spread through the high 

school’s halls. 

“He just nonchalantly had 

written it down,” said Cheri 

Walsh, Hartman’s guidance 

counselor who learned of 

the book through a letter of 

recommendation request. “I 

was like, ‘Wait, you wrote 

a book? We need to share 

this.’” 

With an contradictory title 

complemented by an ambiguous 

cover design depicting 

a chain link, Hartman does 

not want to give too much of 

the tale away. 

“The main character opens 

up, and [the meaning of the 

title] is revealed in the final 

two pages,” he said. 

Reporting by Cody Mroczka, 

Editor. For more, visit Tin 

leyJunction.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort competitive 

thrower competes in 

Highland Games 

If any residents in the 

Plank Trail Estates area of 

Frankfort see a man out in 

his yard throwing things, 

there is no need for them to 

worry. It is just Mark Jaros. 

The Frankfort resident is 

a competitive thrower — to 

such an extent that he traveled 

to Europe in September 

to compete in the Highland 

Games. Jaros threw a variety 

of objects at the event, but 

nothing he does not already 

throw in his yard or at nearby 

places. 

What probably gets the 

most attention is when Jaros 

practices for the caber toss. 

“It’s a long log that is 

stood upright and hoisted by 

the competitor, who balances 

it vertically, holding the 

smaller end in his hands,” Jaros 

explained. “The logs can 

be up to 18 feet and 100-plus 

pounds. Then, the competitor 

runs forward, attempting 

to toss it in such a way that it 

turns end over end, with the 

upper [larger] end striking 

the ground first.” 

But the event is not about 

how far one throws the caber 

— it is how well. 

“The smaller end that was 

originally held by the athlete 

then hits the ground in the 12 

o’clock position, measured 

relative to the direction of 

the run,” Jaros said. “If successful, 

the athlete is said to 

have turned the caber. Cabers 

vary greatly in length, 

weight, taper and balance, 

all of which affect the degree 

of difficulty in making a 

successful toss. Competitors 

are judged on how closely 

their throws approximate the 

ideal 12 o’clock toss on an 

imaginary clock.” 

Reporting by Randy Whalen, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Smith Crossing residents get 

a tech upgrade 

Residents at Smith Crossing 

retirement community 

went through a crash course 

in computers on Oct. 29. 

They learned how to utilize 

the internet to do the 

chores of the holiday season, 

like gift buying and card 

making, without leaving the 

comforts of home. 

The lecture was given by 

Smith Crossing Computer 

Committee Chairperson 

Judy Reynolds. The group 

meets several times a month 

and holds special interest 

groups to tailor the lesson 

plan according to what the 

residents want to learn. 

“It seemed like a lot of 

people had talents with 

computers and were willing 

to share that knowledge,” 

Reynolds said. “I try to offer 

things that I know a lot of 

people would be interested 

in.” 

Residents were taught 

a variety of useful digital 

skills, such as learning how 

to Skype and FaceTime with 

family members who are 

away for the holidays. They 

were walked through how 

get the best search results 

for Christmas gifts through 

Google, eBay and Amazon, 

as well as how to sign up for 

PayPal to safely purchase 

Groupons, online gift cards, 

loaded credit cards and other 

items online. 

Resident Mary Flynn, 85, 

said she attends these sessions 

to widen her knowledge 

of computers. 

“I’d like to learn how to do 

more on the computer, and 

how to use it better,” Flynn 

said. “The info is out there, 

I just need to know how to 

access it.” 

Reporting by Megan Schuller, 


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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Lockport Gallery spotlights 

collectors at opening 

reception 

What makes someone 

gravitate to a certain piece 

of art? Individuals may have 

their favorite artists, mediums 

and movements, but it 

often is an indefinable quality 

that determines creations 

as masterpieces in the minds 

of collectors. 

With its current show, 

UNTITLED(house), the Illinois 

State Museum Lockport 

Gallery is showcasing 

a variety of works from the 

Diane and Browne Goodwin 

art collection. The opening 

reception, — held Oct. 28 

— gave art fans the unique 

opportunity to examine the 

intersection of artistic vision 

and a collector’s eye. 

Diane and Browne Goodwin’s 

story of love and art 

began when they were married 

at the Methodist Church 

in Lockport in 1969. They 

went on to live across the 

country in Maine, California 

and Austin, Texas, supporting 

young artists and buying 

original pieces along the 

way. Diane died five years 

ago, and Browne now lives 

in Plainfield. 

“My main thrust has always 

been buying art from 

emerging artists — small 

works, mostly, all different 

mediums, to encourage artists 

and also because I enjoy 

the work,” Browne Goodwin 

said. 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 


visit LockportLegend.com. 

Police Reports 

Pizza Mia! reportedly burglarized, has small amount of cash stolen 

Deputies were called to 

Pizza Mia! about 6 a.m. Oct. 

29 for a report that someone 

broke a side window and 

the front glass door in order 

to burglarize the business at 

14413 S. Bell Road, police 

said. The owner reportedly 

arrived at the business and 

said that a small amount of 

cash was stolen from a cash 

drawer. Video surveillance 

was reviewed, and it was 

determined that one individual 

broke into the business 

around midnight, stole 

the cash and left the store, 

according to police. 

Oct. 29 

• Multiple pieces of jewelry 

and a small amount of cash 

were reportedly stolen from 

a residence that was broken 

into on the 14000 block of S. 

Gadwall Court. The homeowners 

were not home at the 

time of the theft, and the alleged 

incident remains under 

investigation, police said. 

Oct. 26 

• Two unlocked vehicles were 

reportedly entered, with a 

wallet taken from one vehicle, 

and two garage door openers 

missing from the other, in the 

13000 block of S. Hampton 

Court, police said. 

• Steven E. Smith, 53, of 

17214 S. Mohave Court in 

Lockport, was cited for driving 

while having a revoked 

license and speeding at W. 

Bruce Road and S. Meader 

Road, according to police. 

Oct. 23 

• A Stihl cement cutter and 

Stihl laser level were stolen 

from a job site that J&G Landscaping 

was working at on the 

16000 block of S. Syd Creek 

Drive, according to police. 

• Joshua R. Rachner, 25, of 

15704 S. 115th Avenue in 

Orland Park, was charged 

with driving under the influence/drugs, 

operating an 

uninsured motor vehicle, 

unsafe tires, defective windshield, 

failure to reduce 

speed to avoid an accident 

and illegal transportation of 

alcohol at W. 159th Street 

and S. Bell Road. 

Oct. 20 

• Carlos Valencia, 42, of 4206 

Brook Lane in Slidell, Louisiana, 

was cited for reportedly 

driving while having a 

suspended license and speeding 

at West 143rd Street and 

South Pheasant Lane. 

Editor’s note: The Homer 

Horizon’s police reports come 

from the Will County Sheriff’s 

Department’s online news bulletin 

service. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law.

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From HomerHorizon.com from Monday, 

Nov. 5. 

1. Village Board: Variances for two future Homer 

Glen Bell Plaza signs approved at meeting 

2. UPDATED: Election 2018: U.S. Congressional 

District 3: Write-In Candidates 

3. Homer girl remains ‘so strong and brave’ during 

battle with cancer 

4. LTHS band ending season on a high note 

5. Police Reports: Dodge Charger reportedly 

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From the Editor 

Experiencing the Mike Hike 5K Run/Walk 

Thomas Czaja 

tom@homerhorizon.com 

I 

attended the Mike 

Hike 5K Run/Walk for 

the first time this past 

Saturday. 

It actually was my first 

time attending a 5K, period. 

And though I just participated 

in the walk portion and 

didn’t run in the 5K, I had a 

nice time being a part of it 

and seeing the event live for 

myself. 

Early on being there, I 

quickly got the sense of 

many people working together, 

a community joining 

together for the cause. It 

was a cool but nice autumn 

morning in early November, 

with the sun shining for the 

start of the race. 

You can read the full 

recap on the event on Page 

3 of this issue. What stuck 

with me about the event, 

of course, was the patriotism, 

the support for local 

veterans and community 

trails and parks, areas that 

define and are important to 

the community. 

Families, residents, 

out-of-towners, children, seniors, 

politicians and regular 

people all took part. It was a 

nice showing where politics, 

race, age and nothing like 

that mattered. It was a great 

example of unity. 

Of course, that unity is in 

honor of the race’s namesake, 

Michael C. Olivieri, 

the Homer Glen native who 

was killed while serving in 

the Army in Iraq in 2011. 

His story and name are already 

well-known in Homer 

Glen by this point, but 

despite seven years already 

passing since his death, he is 

still ever-present, thanks in 

part to events like the Mike 

Hike helping to preserve his 

legacy. 

The path itself for part of 

the race goes along the Michael 

C. Olivieri Memorial 

Trail. On the trail named for 

Olivieri, there is a monument 

in honor of veterans 

and Olivieri. As people 

passed it during the walk, 

some saluted, some took a 

brief moment to nod their 

head and pause and reflect. 

Following that spot, you 

Editor’s Note 

Election Day — Tuesday, 

Nov. 6 — fell after The 

Homer Horizon’s print 

deadline for this issue. 

While election coverage 

will not appear in print 

until Thursday, Nov. 

15, as a result, stories 

are available now at 

HomerHorizon.com. 

then continue down the path 

lined with American flags 

that make for another powerful 

moment the Mike Hike 

5K Run/Walk has become 

known for. 

We know events like this 

are what make Homer Glen 

special and showcase the 

foundation of what being a 

community is all about. 

“Thank you to these students for helping to lead 

the parade! #ReedRockets #D92Greatness” 

@PrincipalSlee, Catherine Slee, Reed School 

principal, from Oct. 31. 

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Lockport Township High School puts on fall play 

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FAITH BRIEFS 

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church 

(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen) 

Adoption/Foster Support 

Group 

6:30 p.m. second Monday 

of each month. This group 

is open to anyone touched 

by the adoption or fostering 

process. One has something 

to share wherever they are 

in the adoption/fostering 

process. The next meeting is 

Monday, Nov. 12. 

Canned Protein Drive to 

Support Fairmont 

Donations are being collected 

for the Fairmont 

Community Center Food 

Pantry. Canned protein items 

to be donated include cans 

of tuna, chicken, meat and 

pasta, etc. 

Worship Service 

9:30 a.m. Sundays, 6:30 

p.m. Wednesdays 

Parishioners may use the 

nursery for their children 

up to age 3 during services. 

There is a Kids Klub for 

children in grades 4-5 during 

the service. 

Bible Study 

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7:30 p.m. Wednesdays 

Open to anyone ready to 

discuss the Bible. 

Christian Life Church 

(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen) 

Local Vendor Sale 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 

Nov. 10. Come out and support 

30 local vendors, get 

photos with Santa and enjoy 

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Sunday Service 

10 a.m. 

Thursday Service 

7:30 p.m. 

EDGE Youth Service 

7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays. 

Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish 

(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen) 

Adult Faith Formation 

1-2:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

Sept. 13-Nov 15. The second 

session is 7-8:30 p.m. 

Mondays, Oct. 8-Dec. 13. 

These are led by the Rev. 

Joseph Broudou. To RSVP, 

call (708) 301-0214. 

Catechism of the Catholic 

Church 

The Rev. Joseph Broudou 

will facilitate weekly meetings 

to learn about the Catechism. 

All are welcome to 

attend. Refreshments will 

be served. Meetings are to 

be held on Thursdays from 

1-2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 through 

Nov. 15 and Mondays from 

7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 8 through 

Dec. 17. For more information, 

call (708) 301-0214. 

St. Bernard Parish 

(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen) 

St. Bernards Kids’ Choir 

4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays. 

All children in grades first 

through eighth are welcome 

to join choir. A permission 

slip to join can be obtained 

through Julie Kane, at the 

table by the church exit or 

through one’s RE teacher. 

Weekday Worship 

9:30 a.m. weekdays. Communion 

Service on Thursdays. 

Weekend Worship 

4:30 p.m. Saturdays. 8:30 

a.m., 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. 

every Sunday. 

Confession 

3:30-4:15 p.m. First and 

third Saturday of the month. 

Confessions are also available 

upon request at any 

time. 

Community Choir Practice 

7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays. 

Parish members ages 16 and 

older may join the choir. The 

choir needs vocalists and 

instrumentalists. For more 

information, join the weekly 

rehearsal or contact the music 

director, Julie Kane, after 

Mass on Sundays. 

First United Methodist Church of Lockport 

(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport) 

Sunday Worship 

9 a.m. Sunday School 

10:25 a.m. Worship 

Circle of Love 

9 a.m. Wednesdays. Circle 

of Love provides diapers, 

feminine and incontinence 

products to clients who are 

qualified to use the local 

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1017. 

Communion 

First Sunday of the month. 

Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church 

(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen) 

Sunday Services 

8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 

a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m. 

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Adult Bible Study 

9-9:45 a.m., first and third 

Sundays of the month 

Lemont United Methodist Church 

(25 W. Custer St., Lemont) 

Sunday Services 

8:30 a.m. Communion 

Worship Service 

9:30 a.m. Sunday School 

10:45 a.m. Contemporary 

Worship Service (nursery 

available) 

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LTHS fall play ‘unlike anything’ done before 

‘All in the Timing’ 

features seven 

scenes with nothing 

in common 


Assistant Editor 

This year’s fall play at 


School is different from all 

the other productions it performs 

each year. The shows 

typically follow a specific 

plot throughout the performance, 

but “All in the Timing” 

is the exception. It features 

seven scenes that have 

nothing in common but one 

thing: time. 

LTHS students performed 

“All in the Timing” written 

by David Ives Thursday, 

Nov. 1 through Sunday, 

Nov. 4, at the school’s East 

Campus auditorium. Two 

different casts each performed 

for two of the four 

days to accommodate the 

more than 80 students that 

auditioned, with only 36 

making the cut. 

“It’s very unlike anything 

we’ve ever done before, 

and it’s super weird, which 

I think helps us explore a 

different kind of character, 

which is nice because it’s 

a little out of our comfort 

zone, in my opinion,” said 

senior Olivia Kuncis, who 

played Hazel in the scene 

“Seven Menus.” 

According to co-directors 

and LTHS teachers Laura 

Gilbert and Kennedy Musich, 

for some of the characters 

in the scenes, a vague 

description is given of who 

they are, leaving room for 

interpretation. 

“There’s the idea of wanting 

some of that natural, 

organic character to come 

out, so bringing a little bit 

of themselves into the character,” 

Musich said. “I mean 

they do have direction, they 

do have some idea of what 

their characters are, but 

one of our scenes literally 

says the character’s name 

is Mark, early 30s; that’s all 

the information they have 

about him. So they have to 

build that background of 

their character.” 

Kuncis added that it’s a 

lot of trial and error to channel 

the character that each 

actor portrays. 

“Eventually, it kind 

of just clicks, especially 

when you’re working 

with your scene partners, 

and you’re feeding off of 

each other,” she said. “It 

just kind of feels right, 

and you know that this is 

what your character is supposed 

to be, and it’s a lot of 

work from Dr. Gilbert and 

Ms. Musich.” 

Senior Rachel Hampton, 

who played Allie in the 

scene “Philadelphia,” said 

that because of those vague 

descriptions and interpretations 

of who a character 

is, it brings out the “weirdness 

and obscurity” of 

the show. 

“We kind of have to come 

up with ways to embody our 

own characters,” she said. 

“We can’t go and watch 

other performances of it. 

We have to really dive into 

ourselves and find our own 

character.” 

The almost two-hour 

show explored the concept 

of time all in different contexts. 

For example, in the 

first scene, “Sure Thing,” 

the male character, Bill, 

tries to catch a date with a 

girl named Betty in a coffee 

shop, but every time he says 

the wrong thing that she 

doesn’t like, a bell goes off, 

and he has to start the scene 

again. This shows the audience 

that it’s all about being 

in the right place at the right 

time to fall in love. 

The cast of the LTHS production “All in the Timing,” shown here at rehearsal, performed the fall play Thursday, Nov. 1 

through Sunday, Nov. 4, at the LTHS East Campus auditorium. Photos by Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media 

“So it messes with time, 

the order of things, but it 

still has funny and heartfelt 

moments,” Gilbert 

said. 

Another scene called 

“Time Flies” explores 

what two mayflies do to 

cherish the time they have 

together after learning 

they only have one day 

to live. 

Gilbert said that her and 

Musich were looking for a 

play of this structure, adding 

that “All in the Timing” 

is a popular high school 

show. Gilbert co-directed 

half of the scenes, while 

Musich directed the other 

half. 

“As we started reading 

the scenes, we started to realize 

how funny they were 

and how well-written they 

were, so it just grew on us,” 

Gilbert said. 

David Ives’ playwright 

experiments in what is 

Jake Ruff (left) and Brooke Boster perform “Time Flies,” which was one of the seven 

scenes in the fall play. 

known as Theater of the Absurd, 

which dramatizes the 

futility and pointlessness in 

life. However, Ives put his 

own twist on it. 

“I don’t know if [Ives] 

would agree, but it’s almost 

like a satire on an existential 

outlook,” Gilbert said.

18 | November 8, 2018 | The Homer Horizon life & arts 


The Halloween game remains strong in the southwest suburbs 

Publisher 22nd Century Media 

announces contest winners 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

Once again, Publisher 22nd Century 

Media’s Southwest Chicago readers impressed 

our editors with their Halloween 

game. 

From creative costumes to intricate pumpkin 

designs, entrants did a good job of making 

our job of picking winners difficult in our 

annual costume and carving contests. But 

winners we picked nonetheless. And we’re 

happy to present them in the accompanying 

photo spread. 

We picked our winners based on creativity, 

successful execution of an idea, quality 

of craftsmanship and consideration of the 

holiday/season. 

The staff would like to thank everyone 

who took the time to share their Halloween 

fun with us, to all of those who continue 

to read our newspapers weekly, and to the 

generous local businesses that provided our 

prizes. 

2018 Halloween Contests Winners 

WINNER - Best Adult Costume-Scary 

Photos submitted 

WINNER - Best Adult Costume-Creative 

WINNER - Best Children’s Costume 

Jim and Kathie Fiorillo, of Lockport, channeled 

Bob Ross and one of his paintings to win the 

creativity category. 

They won a $25 gift certificate for White Street Cafe, 

located inside the Trolley Barn in Frankfort, as well as 

a $5 gift certificate for Whizzy Puffs, 106 MacGregor 

Road in Lockport. 

Colin Reilly, of Homer Glen, may be an old 

soul, but he won the youngest category in the 

costume contest. 

He won 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 W. Laraway Road 

in New Lenox, as well as a $25 gift card for Gizmos 

Fun Factory, 66 Orland Square Drive in Orland Park. 

WINNER - Best Adult-Crafted Pumpkin 

WINNER - Best Pumpkin Created by a Child 

photos submitted 

Janet McCarthy, of Orland Park, had a can accident, leading to her 

victory. 

She won a $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave Latin Kitchen, Tequila & Whiskey 

Bar, 12622 W. 159th St. in Homer Glen, as well as a $5 gift certificate for Whizzy 

Puffs, 106 MacGregor Road in Lockport. 

Keith Omalley, of Tinley Park, scared away our 

editors with his pumpkin carving skills but not 

their votes. 

He won a $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave Latin 

Kitchen, Tequila & Whiskey Bar, 12622 W. 159th St. in 

Homer Glen, as well as a $5 gift certificate for Whizzy 

Puffs, 106 MacGregor Road in Lockport. 

Aaron Pranger, of Tinley Park, showed 

an impressive attention to detail with his 

Headless Horseman entry. 

He won a gift certificate valued at $25 from Odyssey 

Fun World, 19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park, as 

well as a $25 gift card for Gizmos Fun Factory, 66 

Orland Square Drive in Orland Park.

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5. Salad with bacon and 

eggs 

9. Mingle 

14. “Me neither” 

15. 1988 World Series 

hero Hershiser 

16. Chessman 

17. Greek letters 

18. Sweet 16 org. 

19. Golfer Sam 

20. Homer Glen church 

23. BBC rival 

24. “Bone” prefix 

25. Shuts tightly 

27. Fall times: Abbr. 

29. Mali, but not Bali 

33. Calendar abbr. 

36. Pitches in 

39. Singer Furtado 

40. Approx. 

42. Yellowfin tuna 

43. Deodars 

44. Thundering 

45. One of the Flintstones 

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middle 

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Roush 

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Crispin Glover 

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at times 

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71. Nicholas I or II 

72. Singer Tori 

Down 

1. Count __ blessings 

2. Catchphrase 

3. Egyptians, for example 

4. Meet, as expectations 

5. Suggest, as a meaning 

6. Sea World attraction 

7. Baylor University team 

name 

8. Stalk of grass 

9. Internet addresses 

10. Pastor 

11. ___ Joe Black 

12. Volunteer’s words 

13. Made an x in a box 

21. Have another cup of 

coffee 

22. ___ Antonio 

26. Aromatic tropical 

shrubs 

28. Order at KFC 

30. Seine sights 

31. Rousing cheers 

32. Financial page inits. 

33. Large number 

34. Dublin locale 

35. “No ___!” 

37. ___ Beta Kappa 

38. Scarf material 

41. Witches’ pot 

46. More joyful 

49. Elder 

51. “The _____ File” spy 

thriller 

53. Lhasa’s land 

54. Racecourses 

56. “Burn the midnight 

oil,” for one 

57. White house? 

58. Novelist Bagnold 

59. Shower affection (on) 

61. Literary lioness 

62. Seeming eternity 

63. H. Rider Haggard 

novel 

64. Rank, abbr. 

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HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

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LOCKPORT 

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20 | November 8, 2018 | The Homer Horizon dining out 


The Dish 

Fall menu full of surprises at Dancing Marlin 

Max Lapthorne 

Contributing Editor 

This year’s fall menu at 

Dancing Marlin was created 

with the goal of putting 

unique twists on classic 

dishes. 

The new menu, which 

features changes or improvements 

to 18 dishes, 

debuted on Oct. 9, attracting 

a large crowd to the restaurant 

at 20590 S. La Grange 

Road in Frankfort. Coowner 

Tom Kara has seen 

the restaurant cycle through 

many seasonal menus, but 

this was the first one created 

by new chef and executive 

director Corey Hageman. 

“The Dancing Marlin 

menu is seasonally inspired,” 

Kara said. “ I think 

we knocked this one out of 

the park.” 

The foundation of the fall 

menu is the idea of moving 

away from summer vegetables 

in favor of heartier 

offerings, but there is much 

more to it than that, according 

to Kara. 

“We want to make sure 

that we bring [diners] something 

they haven’t had before, 

but we also brought 

back a couple of the classics 

that they’ve tried in the 

past that we will put another 

twist on,” Kara said. “It’s 

really to stretch out their 

imagination, yet keep it approachable.” 

An example of that effort 

is the gnudi ($14), which is 

a ball of ricotta cheese encased 

in a paper-thin layer 

of pasta. In the summer 

months, the gnudi would be 

served with smoked watermelon 

and other fruits and 

vegetables, but this fall’s 

iteration of the dish comes 

with butternut squash, herb 

butter sauce, kale pesto, red 

pepper and shaved Parmesan. 

“[It’s] an item that we’ve 

had on the menu for a long 

time, but we’ve given it a 

twist,” Kara said. 

Another unexpected twist 

can be found with the short 

ribs ($21). Hageman wanted 

to stray away from the typical 

red wine braised short 

rib. What he came up with 

is a thick-cut Korean-style 

short rib braised in gingersoy. 

“We did our own spin 

on that to create a Korean 

sticky rib that isn’t actually 

a Korean sticky rib,” 

Hageman said. “It’s a blend 

between the two schools of 

thought.” 

Kara pointed to the spaghetti 

squash ($9) as a 

“sleeper” item on the menu, 

saying it greatly exceeded 

his expectations when he 

first tried it. Another popular 

item deemed to be “untouchable” 

on the menu is 

the roasted bone marrow 

($15), which comes with 

sea salt, crostini and bacon 

marmalade jam. For an extra 

$3, patrons can take a 

shot “luge” using the bone. 

Other beverage options 

include the 16 wines Dancing 

Marlin has on tap. The 

restaurant borrowed the 

idea to put wine on tap from 

an old restaurant in Chicago, 

and there are a number 

of benefits to it, including 

less sulfites — which contribute 

to headaches — and 

a minimized ecological 

impact, with each reusable 

barrel holding more than 20 

bottles worth of wine, Kara 

said. Starting Nov. 1, Dancing 

Marlin will also be offering 

22 bottled wines that 

are to be hand-picked by 

season. 

A special beverage called 

stop and smell the rosés 

($10) also is available for 

the remainder of October. 

The drink is made with 

Dancing Marlin 

20590 S. LaGrange 

Road in Frankfort 

Hours 

• 4:30-10 p.m. 

Tuesdays-Thursdays 

• 4:30-11 p.m. Fridays 

• 3-11 p.m. Saturdays 

• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Sundays for brunch 

• 3-9 p.m. Sundays for 

dinner 

• Closed Mondays 

For more information ... 

Phone: (815) 464-6646 

Web: www.dancingmarlin 

restaurant.com 

Chambord, rosé, Verdict 

vodka and elderflower. And 

100 percent of the drink 

sales during October are to 

go to the Cancer Support 

Center in Mokena in honor 

of breast cancer awareness 

month. 

“We have always been 

very conscious and very 

active in our community,” 

Kara said. 

The restaurant’s motto is 

“eat. drink. share.” which 

is exemplified by the shareable 

portions. The small 

plate aspect of the dining 

experience at Dancing Marlin 

sets it apart, especially 

when it comes to other seafood 

restaurants. 

“It’s a well-rounded 

menu, but it does feature 

seafood, because you don’t 

find seafood in a tapas style 

or small plates,” Kara said. 

“Nobody does that. Our 

view is: Why not? People 

like to go out and try new 

things and share.” 

Focusing the restaurant 

on small plates was the 

logical way to go for Kara, 

who always coordinates orders 

and shares food when 

he goes out to eat with family 

and friends. So, making 

The short ribs ($21) at Dancing Marlin in Frankfort are thick-cut and Korean-style with a 

soy-ginger glaze, wasabi mashed potatoes, green onion and sesame seeds. Photos by Max 

Lapthorne/22nd Century Media 

Gnudi ($14) is one of the most popular items on the menu. It is made with ricotta cheese 

and topped with roasted butternut squash, herb butter sauce, kale pesto, red pepper and 

shaved Parmesan cheese. 

it easier for people to try as 

many items as possible was 

a no-brainer. 

“When you go out, do you 

really want to get stuck with 

one item the entire night?” 

Kara said. “If you’re going 

out to a new place and trying 

new things, you want to 

be able to try a lot of new 

things. American tapas style 

just lets you do that.”

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Tasteful Kitchen Completes Luxury Townhome Experience at Brookside Meadows 

The heart of the home is your 

kitchen. It is the gathering place 

for family and friends to enjoy 

food, kindle relationships and 

make great memories. Crana 

Homes puts a great deal of 

thought into your Brookside 

Meadows kitchen with stylish 

layouts, attractive materials and 

qualityappliancesalldesignedto 

complete your ‘tasteful kitchen 

experience.’ These attractive 

luxury townhomes, now in 

their final construction 

phase, are quietly hidden 

away in Tinley Park behind a 

large wooded tract with lakes 

and open spaces. Since prices 

are still ranging from the upper- 

$200s (including site) demand 

is high and buyers are urged 

to visit soon before prime sites 

disappear. 

Crana Homes’ decadesearned 

reputation for 

craftsmanship, customer 

satisfaction and high resale 

value culminates at Brookside 

Meadows. These homes uphold 

the Crana quality promise for 

design, quality and attention to 

detail. Buyers can select from 

three different award-winning 

floorplans: the Fahan II, the 

Lennan II, and Crana’s newest 

offering here, the Dunree II. 

All floorplans follow a large 

open space kitchen design 

featuring stunning granite 

countertops surrounded by 

beautifulcustommaplecabinets. 

The Fahan II is a roomy and 

beautiful 3,303 total square foot 

luxury townhome (including a 

1,216 sq.’ basement) with an 

attached twocar, dry-walled 

garage and cement driveway. 

The master bedroom offers an 

optional coffered ceiling and 

the optional master bath plan 

includes a relaxing soaker tub. 

The two-story entrance foyer is 

stately and inviting and spreads 

out to a split level floor plan 

that has three bedrooms (fourth 

bedroom optional) and two and 

a half baths. 

An elegant loft overlooks a 

comfortable great room which 

is adjacent to the kitchen. 

Elegant hardwood oak is hand 

chosen for doors, floors, railings 

and trim. Ceramic tile covers 

the floors in the foyer as well 

as the bathrooms - which also 

feature granite vanity tops. 

Entertain family and friends 

with a full lookout basement 

and a patio which are included 

in the Fahan II. 

The Lennan II is a stately 

two/three bedroom split level 

home which includes most of 

the features of the Fahan II 

except the spacious master suite 

is located on the upper level and 

the Lennan II features a dining/ 

family room. It has 3,167 square 

feet of total space (including 

a 1,049 sq.’ basement) with a 

two-car, dry-walled garage and 

cement driveway. 

The Dunree II has 3,194 

square feet of living space 

(including a sizable 1,226 sq.’ 

basement). There are three 

bedrooms and two and half 

baths. The master suite - with 

walk in shower and seat - is 

on the first floor. A 12’ x 12’ 

exterior deck is great for hosting 

guests. 

All homes have underground 

utilities, deluxe landscaping 

and first floor laundry rooms. 

Buyers can select options like 

an impressive fireplace, walkout 

basement, coffered ceilings, 

skylights and a soaker tub in the 

master bath. 

Sprinkler system, smoke 

detectors and Lake Michigan 

water are provided in all 

homes. Brookside Meadows 

homes include cost-efficient, 

energy-saving features like a 

high-efficiency furnace and 

Lo-E glass throughout. Other 

‘green’ features include an 

Energy Miser hot water heater, 

vented soffits, 1.75” insulated 

entrance doors, energy efficient 

appliances and Tuff-R insulated 

wall sheathing. 

Hidden inside Tinley Park, 

Brookside Meadows is still close 

to everything: retail, dining, 

transportation routes, Metra 

rail station and airports. The 

school system is among the 

best in the state and Tinley 

Park, named “The Best Place 

In America to Raise a Family” 

by Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek, 

maintains 40 parks and the 

huge Bettenhausen indoor 

recreational center. 

The heart of your home 

is an attractive and fully 

functional kitchen. See for 

yourself at Brookside Meadows’ 

fully furnished and beautifully 

decorated models. The sales 

center is open Monday through 

Thursday 10:00am to 4:00pm; 

Saturday and Sunday from 

noon to 4:00pm; and Friday by 

appointment. 

To visit Brookside Meadows 

take I-80, exit La Grange 

Road south for just under 

two miles to La Porte Road 

and turn east for one-half 

mile. If mapping by way of a 

GPS, enter the address: 19839 

Mulroy Circle, Tinley Park, IL. 

Options, dimensions and specs 

can change so contact a Sales 

Associate at 708-479-5111 for 

any updates or go online at 

www.cranahomes.com. 

Peaceful Neighborhood Backsup 

to aNatural Setting 

Since 1970 

TinleyParkLuxuryTownhomes 

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Contactthe Sales Center fordetailsat 708.479.5111 andvisit onlineany time at www.cranahomes.com 

Decorated Models areOpen Mon-Thu 10am-4pm Sat/Sun Noon-4pm Friday byAppt. 

Exit I-80 at La Grange Road south for just under twomiles to La PorteRoad andturn east for one-half miletoBrookside Meadows. 

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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 forawhile 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. 


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, 


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, 


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. 


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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T.J. CACHEY BUILDERS UNVEILS NEW MODEL, 

OPENS SKY HARBOR PHASE II 

For those looking from the Lawler 

close to the historic 

to land a newly highlight is the 

Wauponsee Glacial 

constructed home, master bedroom 

Bike Trail. While 

T.J. Cachey Builders and guest bedrooms 

some are ready for 

recently announced the are separated by the 

quick deliveries, the 

opening of Sky Harbor family room and 

ranch and two-story 

Phase II in New Lenox. kitchen. It’s great for 

townhomes range 

The subdivision, an empty nester. 

in size from 1,700 

constructed on a former The homes come 

to 2,100 square 

airport, has more than priced in the low 

feet and are priced 

140 single-family lots $300s. 

from $240,900. 

and is opening a new 

Stop by and see 

Basements are 

model – the Lawler. 

the Lawler model at 

optional. 

A popular ranch Sky Harbor Phase II 

Cachey Builders 

model for all types of from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

offers more 

buyers, customization Friday, Saturday 

than 90 years 

is available on all plans. and Sunday. For more 

close to Old Plank Leighlinbridge 

experience 

T.J. Cachey Builders information, call (815) 

Trail bike path. The Townhouse 

Building homes since 

specialty includes 462-0242. 

1,600- to 3,600-squarefoot 

A townhouse 

1927, T.J. Cachey 

ranch and two- 

community nestled in 

accessible bathrooms 

Cherry Hill South 

Builders takes pride in 

and homes. 

story designs include Manhattan, T.J. Cachey 

T.J. Cachey Builders 

building each home 

While there are four 

generous lot sizes and Builders is also opening 

also has two lots left in 

as if it were their own. 

ranch plans to choose Cherry Hill South, with 

homes from $240,900. 

semi-custom layouts. Phase II with ranch and 

two-story townhomes. 

Many past clients often 

The exclusive 

With beautifully 

community consists of 

39 single-family homes, 

appointed features and 

options to fit you and 

including look-out lots, 

your family’s needs, 

in a natural setting 

this community is 

return to T.J. Cachey 

Builders for a second 

or third time, relying 

on them for the same 

quality home building 

experience that they 

have grown to expect. 

Additionally, T.J. 

Cachey Builders has 

a dedicated staff that 

will walk their clients 

through each step of 

their projects. From 

planning and designing 

to execution and 

completion, T.J. Cachey 

Builders staff will be 

there today and for 

years to come. 

For more information, 

visit CacheyBuilders. 

com or call (708) 349- 

1575.

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Development to Scott A. Pettineo, Nicole 

L. Pettineo 

Sept. 7 

• 16429 S. Alberta Court, Homer Glen, 

604913831 Daniel P. Delricco to 

Matthew Dryfhout, Angelina Dryfhout, 

$945,000 

• 16840 Pineview Drive, Homer Glen, 

604918471 Lacombe Trust to Louis 

A. Delfiacco, Stephanie Delfiacco, 

$459,000 

The Going Rate is provided by Record Information 

Services, Inc. For more information, visit 

www.public-record.com or call (630) 557-1000. 

Amenities: Brick ranch 

with full walkout basement 

nestled on a .33-acre culde-sac 

lot. Quiet subdivision 

with only 25 homes and no 

through streets. Grand entry 

leads to vaulted dining/ 

living room. Hardwood 

floors, 10-foot ceilings, 

gourmet kitchen with island, 

stainless appliances, Corian 

countertops, walk-in pantry 

and breakfast area. Vaulted 

family room with brick 

fireplace. Master suite with 

walk-in closet and private 

bathroom has dual-sink 

vanity, separate shower and 

soaking tub. Bedroom 2 has 

access to full bath, as well. 

Maintenance-free deck off 

kitchen leads to large brick 

paver patio. Pond views, 

concrete pad for shed. Full 

walkout basement with 

roughed-in bath plumbing, 

high ceiling height and 

double entry doors out to 

patio. 

Listing Price: $399,900 

Listing Agent: Greg 

Mucha, broker, at (630) 

546-7877 or visit www. 

MuchaRealEstate.com. 

Agent Brokerage: 

Coldwell Banker The Real 

Estate Group 

Want to know how to become Home of the Week? Contact Tricia at (708) 326-9170 ext. 47.

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 14606 PARK PLACE, HOMER 

GLEN, IL 60491 (SINGLE FAMILY). 

On the 15th day of November, 2018 to 

be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

under Case Title: JPMORGAN CHASE 

BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff V. GEORGE SLOWINSKI, 

THE LAW OFFICES OF EDWARD T. 

JOYCE & ASSOCIATES, PC AND 

EVLYN'S GATE NORTH HOME- 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION Defendant. 

Case No. 18 ch 0462 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 

605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified 

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required bysubdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments 

required by subsection (g-1) 

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) 

if there is asurplus following application 

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant 

to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties 

to the proceeding advising them of 

the amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains 

acourt order for its distribution or, in 

the absence of an order, until the surplus 

is forfeited to the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 15550 NOLAN CT, HOMER GLEN, 

IL 60491 (SINGLE FAMILY). On the 

29th day of November, 2018 to be held 

at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSO- 

CIATION Plaintiff V.STEVEN V.ON- 

ESTO, PNC BANK, NATIONAL AS- 

SOCIATION AND PEOPLE OFTHE 

STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendant. 

Case No. 18 ch 0878 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 



twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 






whose rights in and tothe residential 




County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 












For Information Please Contact: 




P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 









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STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA- 

TIONAL ASSOCIATION 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

GEORGE SLOWINSKI, THE LAW 

OFFICES OF EDWARD T. JOYCE & 

ASSOCIATES, PC AND EVLYN'S 

GATE NORTH HOMEOWNERS AS- 

SOCIATION 

Defendant. No. 18 ch 0462 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 9th day ofAugust, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

15th day of November, 2018 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the 

Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 

60432, sell at public auction tothe highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

FKA 05-21-211-016 LOT 16INEV- 

LYNS GATE NORTH, BEING A SUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF THE 

NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC- 

TION 21, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, 

RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD- 

ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- 

CORDED OCTOBER 6, 2006 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R2006-168354, IN 


Commonly known as: 14606 PARK 

PLACE, HOMER GLEN, IL 60491 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY 

P.I.N.: 16-05-21-211-016-0000 



twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 




County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 




P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 









STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

STEVEN V. ONESTO, PNC BANK, 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND 

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLI- 

NOIS 

Defendant. No. 18 ch 0878 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 4th day of October, 2018, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

29th day of November, 2018 ,commencing 

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the 

Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 

60432, sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

FKA 05-05-404-011-0000 LOT 1 

STATELY ACRES A SUBDIVISION 

OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 

QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWN- 

SHIP 36NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 

7, 1989 AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R89-45375, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI- 

NOIS 

Commonly known as: 15550 NO- 

LAN CT, HOMER GLEN, IL 60491 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY 

P.I.N.: 16-05-05-404-011-0000 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 


twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 






whose rights inand to the residential 




County. 



5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 








Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 




P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 

1000’ #12 solid THHN wire, 

red, black, white. 2000’ #14 

solid THHN wire, white, red, 

black, yellow, blue. All $75. 

779.216.0146 

13 strap ontree climbing steps 

for deer hunting, like new. Paid 

$7.50 ea. at Cabelas, selling for 

$2 ea or $20 for all. 

708.614.8148 

2high top wicker back chairs 

from Pier One $50 43’H 19’W 

29 seat. Call Cindee 

708.212.1514 

5beanie babies $5. Baseball 

cards. Call Chris 708.465.4014 

6 foot lighted Christmas tree 

$30. 6 ft. aluminum ladder $30. 

815.463.1448 

7’ green artificial Christmas 

tree $25. Heatmate kerosene 

heater 23,000 BTU $50. 

815.469.6554 

7inch electric tile cutter machine, 

used once $35. 

708.479.0193 

CALL TO ADVENTURE 10 

Hamilton, Collector SHIP 

PLATES. Numbered with certificates. 

Still in boxes. $99 

obo for all. 815.735.9461



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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 

Copies of the detailed Annual Statement ofAffairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018 will be available for public inspection inthe school 

district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2018. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: 

Homer CCSD 33C 15733 Bell Road 708-226-7600 8 am to 4 pm 

School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office 

Also by January 15 annually the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018, will be posted on the Illinois State 

Board of Education's website@ www.isbe.net. 

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the 

past fiscal year. 

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2018 

Educational Operations & Debt Transportation Municipal Capital Working Tort Fire 

Maintenance Services Retirement/ Projects Cash Prevention 

Social Security 

& Safety 

Local Sources 1000 36,957,163 5,963,829 5,243 1,067,883 1,909,132 407,089 80,403 125,068 0 

Flow-Through Receipts 

/Revenues from One 

District to Another 

District 2000 0 0 0 0 

State Sources 3000 3,188,426 0 0 3,471,341 0 0 0 100,000 0 

Federal Sources 4000 1,484,961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total Direct Receipts 

/Revenues 41,630,550 5,963,829 5,243 4,539,224 1,909,132 407,089 80,403 225,068 0 

Total Direct 

Disbursement 

/Expenditures 36,328,494 4,704,485 5,308 3,236,413 1,792,259 1,006,658 234,575 0 

Other Sources 

/Uses of Funds 0 0 0 2,231,000 0 10,039,996 0 0 0 

Beginning Fund 

Balances - July 1, 2017 8,773,756 2,715,362 39,928 1,074,773 1,119,977 1,424,109 7,097,356 141,465 0 

Other Changes in 

Fund Balances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Ending Fund Balances 

June 30, 2018 14,075,812 3,974,706 39,863 4,608,584 1,236,850 1,236,850 7,117,759 114,929 0 

GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL 

Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 

ADOLF, ANGELA DAWN; ANDREWS, PATTI J; ARUNDEL, JEANINE MARIE; BRUNZELLE, JUDITH A; BURKE, ANNA RENEE; CRABBE, 

COLLEEN MARIE; FLAVIN BAECHER, BRIDGET G; GALLAGHER, JILL MARIE; GRANT, GWEN I; HARRIS, MEGHAN FITZGERALD; 

KAMINSKA, JADWIGA; KOHLER, JENNIFER B; KUBINSKI, LEANNE K; KUELTZO, ADAM L; MCGINNIS, LINDA S; MUDROCH, JEAN- 

NETTE; MULDER, MARY ANNE; MURPHY, DONNA T; NIEMIEC, LAUREN MARIE; PETSCHOW, JANE ANN; SALCIK, YVETTE A; 

SANTO, COLLEEN M; SCHROEDER, DENISE M; SCHWEERS, JESSICA L; SCUDERI, DAWN M; SHEA, SUSAN A; SHEA, TAMMY MARIE; 

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LAAR, TAYLOR AMANDA; MAZE, JENNIFER NICOLE; MCCANN, ALLISON RAE; MCCARTHY, JARED JOHN; MCINERNEY, GINA C; 

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AMY KRISTINE; BEVERING, KATI ROXANNE; BICKELMAN, CYNTHIA A; BINDER, BROOKE REGINE; BOYCE, NICHOLE LYNN; 

BRAINERD, AMIE M; BRICKER, SUSANN M; BROWN, KATHLEEN D; BROWNING, MEGAN EILEEN; BRUSOKAS, SARAH LYNN; 

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TIMOTHY M; MAUTZ, BONNIE L; MCDOUGALL, MICHELLE LYNN; MCENERY, KATIE L; MCLENIGHAN, SYLVIA M;MCNULTY, MI- 

CHELLE M; MITCHELL, JENNIFER JEAN; MITCHELL, KELLY A;MITCHELL, MICHAEL WAYNE; MOORE, ELIZABETH MARY; MOORE, 

SHANNON M; MROTEK, CYNTHIA ANN; MUENCHOW, MARY LANGE; MUIR, MATTHEW R; NELSON, ASHLEY RACHEL; O'CAL- 

LAGHAN, SANDRA NANCY; OLSON, KARI; ONDREJA, MEGAN F; ORELOVE, ABEL S; PARNITZKE, COLLEEN T; PAVLOVICH, MAX- 

INE DAWN; PEKOL, SEAN M; PETERS, JANET; POTERACKI, KATHRYN J; POZDAL, CORTNY KRISTINE; PULAK, REBECCA A; PUR- 

PURA, RAQUEL M.; RARICK, LEAH D;REINICHE, JULIANN; REKRUCIAK, KRISTEN L;RISUM, CAROLINE G; RYAN, KRISTIN LOUISE; 

SAGON, ERIN MARGARET; SCHLUETER, AMY K; SCHMECKPEPER, STACEY ELIZABETH; SCHULTZ, MICHELLE Y; SCHWAB, RENEE 

NICOLE; SISK, JACLYN ELLEN; SISTO, KATHERINE; SMITH, MARGARET A; STASIK, DOROTA; TENGSTRAND, ERIC J; TEWS, BRIT- 

TANY KIM; THEISSING, JENNIFER N; VAN ALST, MEGHAN LYNN; WALL, LAUREN E; WALSH, LAURA MARIE; WOODS, JENNIFER 

TERESA; ZEIMETZ, KENNETH EDWARD; ZENAWICK, JASON ROBERT 

Salary Range: $69,999 - $999,999 

ACKLAND, PHILIP B;BAAR, JANE E; BALDWIN, NATHAN E; BERNAR, JULIE M; BHATTACHARYYA, ANDREA L;BLACKBURN, JANET 

L; BLASKEY, DIANE L; BORDENARO, JODI L; BRACE, KENTON S; BRUIN, WENDY L; BRUMFIELD, JERILYN A; BUCKLEY, ELLEN M; 

BUMBER, ROSALINE A; BURNS, JAMIE L; BUTTON, JOEL L; CARLSON, CHRISTOPHER M; CERNAK IV, FRANK J; CHRISTIE, ANN M; 

CLAYTON, CATHERINE J; COGLIANESE GUSTAFSON, KARA ANN; COOPMAN, KATHLEEN M; CORCORAN, ANNMARIE; 

CORTESI-CARUSO, BECKY ACRAFTON, CRAIG M; DETLOFF, LARA C; DICKSEN, CAROL A; DOLE, ANDREW M; DOMKE, MAUREEN 

D; DONAHUE, JENNIFER E; DUL, ERIN E; DURBIN, ANDREA M; DYAL, JARID T; EBEL, TAMMIE R; FARMER, VALERIE D; FEELEY, 

GLORIA A; FENCL, JOHN; FERGUSON, MARY ELLEN; FLEMING, DEBORAH L; FLENTGE, SARAH A; FOJTIK, JANE A; GAGE, JACOB R; 

GALLAGHER, SHARON M; GASA, CANDIS M; GRAEFEN, CHRISTINE; GRAY, LAURA MARIE; GRILL, JONATHAN J; GRITZMAN, 

DONNA L; HALL, KIMBERLY S; HAYES, ANNE P; HESEK, JENNIFER T;HETFLEISCH, KIMBERLY A; HOAK, CARMEL MARY; JABER, 

SAWSAN; JAGER, CYNTHIA L; JAGUST, SUSAN F; JERMOLOWICZ, CARRIE A; JOHNSON, MARY ANN; JOHNSON, MELODY L; JOKU- 

BAUSKAS, VANDA B; JONAITIS, JEFFREY A; JUNG, ANNETTE L; KARDAS, KELLY ANN; KAUFMAN, KATHLEEN M; KAY, KIRSTIN 

M; KOCANDA, LORA C; KOSIAK, JENNIFER A; KRAYNAK, KAREN; KRENGIEL, PATTY L; KUHNY, DEBORAH G; LARA, 

ANGELICA; LITTEL, ERIN J; LITTMANN, KIMBERLY M; MATRICIANO, LORIE L;MCGOWAN, KATHLEEN A; MCNABB, KAREN L; 

MEKHIEL, DAVID E;MEZYDLO, ELIZABETH A; MICHALIK, KENDRA C;MICKELSON, GAIL LYNETTE; MILLER, MARY C;MITCHELL, 

TROY A; MONAHAN, AMANDA L; MOORE, STEPHANIE F; MURPHY, CHRISTINE A; MURPHY, JENNIFER A; MURR, DEBORAH C; MU- 

SIAL, KAREN A; NAGLE, MARIE T; NEIL, ALISHA M; NICE, LAURA M; NOVAK, TRACY A;O'HARA, COLLEEN E; O'HARE, JUDITH C; 

ODOM, HOLLY R; OESS, TIMOTHY L; OHOTZKE, TASHA N; ONESTO, MELISSA J; PANGRAZIO, WENDY L; PARUS, SANDRA M;PEAR- 

SON, STEPHANIE S; PEKALA, BETH A; PELLIZZARI, TERRI L; PIKUS, ALISON R; PIPER, STEPHANIE J; POREMBA, MICHAEL J; PORT- 

WOOD, MICHAEL S; PULLARA, DIANE C; RIMSNIDER, SHAWNAE M; ROBINSON, KATHLEEN M; ROUNSAVILLE, ROBERT; RUPSIS, 

CELESTE MARIE; RUSH, DAVID C;RUSSELL, BETH NICOLE; RYAN, VICKIE T; SALVATORI, LINDA M;SCHROEDER, KRISTEN A; 

SCHROEDER, SHANNON O'NEAL; SCHULZ, EILEEN G; SCHULTZ, JANE E; SCHURY, MARY T; SHANNON, ERIN; SIERROS, PENNY; 

SKUBE, JASON T; SMITH, AMY KATHERINE; STARK, TIFFANI L; STORCK, NICHOLE C; STRAHANOSKI, SHELLY A; SZOPINSKI JR, 

MICHAEL R; TELLOR, CARRIE L; TELLOR, TEDDY A; THOMPSON, JASON E; THOMPSON, KRISTIN R; TOLAND, KAREN LYNN; TY- 

LER, CHRISTI; WEATHERS, JEFF M; WHITMIRE, CHANTAL E; WIERENGA, STEPHANIE M; WILKINS, SCOTT A; ZIEGLER, CAROL M; 

ZURALES, GREGORY J; ZUREK, KELLY M 

GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON- CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL 

Salary Range Less Than $25,000 

ALVARADO, DEBORAH LEE; AMIN, IBRAHIM; BEISSEL, NANCY; BOBAK, JEANETTE MARY; BOWLING, THERESA ANN; BURKE, 

DEBORAH L; BZDYK, YOLANDA; CAPADONA, CAROL L;CARBERRY, ROBIN A; CHORD, SYLVIA J;COLLESANO, LORI L; COPHER, 

PAMELA T; CREEDON, LORAINE M; CURRY, LINDA C; CWIK, JOYCE M;CZAHOR, KRISTIN M;DENARDO, JACOB MICHAEL; DO- 

LAN, DEBRA L; DOMKE, DOUGLAS C; DYBAS, KARIN L; ENGEL, COLLEEN MARIE; ERICKSON, SYLVIA M;FICEK, MARK E;FIF- 

FLES, CATHERINE L;FITZGERALD, MARICLAIR ELIZABETH; FLYNN, ROBERT PATRICK; FOODY, MARYBETH; FOSTER, JEAN M; 

FRANCIS, THERESE A; FRANZEN, DARLENE A; FUDALA, DONALD R; GAJDORUS, TIMOTHY M; GALLAGHER, JACQUELINE LEE; 

GIERTUGA, KRISTA LIANE; GIOVANNETTI, LAURA MARIA; GIROUX, JOAN E; GLYNN, KIMBERLEE SUE; GORCZAK, HELENA; 

GREENWALT, SHANNON M; GRITZENBACH, KELLI A; HACKETT, MARY P; HALL, HOLLY; HARRIS, VICTORIA RENA; HAUCK, 

GREENWALT, SHANNON M; GRITZENBACH, KELLI A; HACKETT, MARY P; HALL, HOLLY; HARRIS, VICTORIA RENA; HAUCK, 

SHERIE L;HEARNE, BRIDIE M;HERRERA, JACQUELINE DAWN; HOLLAND, ANGELA BARBARA; HOLLE, JENNIFER A; HOULIHAN, 

EILEEN P; HUECKSTAEDT, JULIE M; JOHNSON, LISA; JUDAY, LISA KATHLEEN KAGIANAS, MARIA N; KANE, ANNETTE K; KIMZEY, 

MARY LOU; KNIGHT, JAMES WAYNE; KOCOLOWSKI, DEBORAH JEAN; KOLACKI, EILEEN M; KOLADA, ELIZABETH ANN; KOS- 

MOWSKI, CHRISTINE M; KOZIARSKI, SUSAN; KRUPA, BONNIE L; KRYL, JOAN J; KULA, SUSAN; KWIT, JOHN C; LA DUKE, CYNTHIA 

L; LARSON, JENNIFER; LAUCIELLO, DEBRA J; LENNOX, MARY A; LEONARD, TERESE A;LINDEMAN, TRINA M; LOPEZ, MARISA; 

LOPEZ, STEVEN A;LYNN, MICHAEL A; MALLO, GREGORY A; MALZONE, PATRICIA KAREN; MASEN, SCOTT A;MCCARTHY, AN- 

GELA G; MCCORMICK, KERI D; MCELROY, TERESA LYNN; MICETIC, ANNE MARIE; MICHOR, JANET L; MILES, GENNENE L; 

MILLER, SHERRY L; MITCHEFF, TARI LEE; MOROZ, LAURIE D; MOSKAL, BERNICE; MOTTO JR, RALPH J; MURPHY, KATHRYN ANN; 

NASSAR, SUZANNE M; NEYLON, CHERYL A;NICOSIA, GLENNA F; NORVILLE, KAREN L; NOVOTNEY-STARKEY, LAURIE LYNN; 

O'CALLAGHAN, CATHERINE MARIE; O'DWYER, MARY F;OLDENDORF, MARY KAY; ONEIL, LISA DIANNE; ORLOWSKI, MARIA M; 

OSINSKI, GRACE; OSTERKORN, BARBARA A; PAHL, ANNETTE MARIE; PANFIL, MONICA L; PARCHEM, DEBRA L; PARTHUN, KERRI 

LYNN; PAUKSTIS, SUSAN M; PEDIGO, MARK W; PHILLIPS, NICOLE E;PLOGER, MARIAN C; POIA, TERRENCE W; POPADOWSKI, 

KAY A; POTEMPA, PAMELA ANN; POWERS, GLORIA; PRATT, THOMAS A; RASPOPOVICH, DONNA THERESA; REED, MARYELLEN 

W; REIFEL, GIUSEPPINA; REMIJAS, MARY H;RINGBAUER, MARGARET R; RINGWALD, CURTIS;RIORDAN, PATRICIA MARIE; RI- 

SUM, MICHAEL A; ROGOWSKI, KASIE F; ROSALES, GILBERTO; RUTKOWSKI, FRANK HENRY; RUZELLA, PHYLLIS G; RYAN, 

COLLETTE M; SCHNEIDER, SAMANTHA MARIE; SCHOPPE, CRAIG R; SCHWAB, KAREN I; SERPICO, LOUISE A; SERWECINSKI, PA- 

TRICIA; SICHAK, ERIN L; SIDES, JANET L;SIMONE, SHERRI LYNN; SMIETANSKI, VICTORIA ELIZABETH; SMITH, TIMOTHY; SMO- 

LEN, ANTOINETTE T; SOLORSANO, MELISSA JO; SPONAUGLE, JOY ANN; STACHLER, JOSEPH T; STAPLETON, VIVIENNE M; STE- 

VENS, SUSAN; STEWART SHERVINO, JUDITH K; SUERTH, JESSICA ANN; SULLIVAN, MARY P; SVOBODA, BRIAN KEITH; TAN- 

GUAY, JULIE ANN;TARWATER, DONNA M; TAVEGGIA, DEBRA M;TUCKER, KATHLEEN MARIE; UNGARO, RACQUEL MARIE; URBA, 

ALDONA; VANBEVEREN, CINDY M; WINISTORFER, JULIEANN F; YAEGER, KEITH E 

Salary Range: $25,001 - $39,999 

ANDERSON, KATHERINE B; ANDRULIS, JULIE M; ANTANAITIS, ANNE; BARKER, PENNY L; BARTON, THERESE J;BERGMARK, 

DAVID BRUCE; BERNAT, BOGUSLAWA; BICISTE, LAURA A; BUMBA, PATRICIA A; CAREY, DONNA L; CARLSON, CARRIE A; COSTA, 

CAROLE J; CZARNIK, MALGORZATA B; DAGGETT, DORIS GAIL; DECAIRE, JO ANNE; DELGADO, FRANK J; DEMAURO, TAMMY E; 

DUDA, ZOFIA; FERRIN, CHERYL A; FULLER, CHRISTINA L; GALVIN, DEIRDRE M; GEORGIOU, LAURA J; HANSEN, CHERYL L; HIL- 

LER, SUSAN M; HINE, BEVERLY; HOINACKI, KIMBERLY A; HOINACKI, SAMUEL MATTHEW; JOHNSON, DAWN C; KAPUSTA, 

STELLA A; KEPPNER, DONNA C; KORNAS, JANINA E; KOWALSKI, GREGORY A; KOZUBOWSKI, JANINE M; LARSON, CHRISTI S; 

LEFKO, JOSEPH J; LEWIS, DONNA M; LOGSDON, BARBARA A; LUKASIK, DANIEL; LUKAS, MICHAEL STEVEN; MADONIA, CHAR- 

LENE R; MAKA, HELEN; MALACINA, CYNTHIA M; MARCINIAK, LINDA S; MARTIN, PATRICIA A; MASON, DEBRA M; MATTHIESEN, 

PATRICIA L; MCMASTER, KRISTINE M; MEADOWS, MICHAEL W; MILLER, DEBRA A; MILLER, DIANA D; MORANDI, 

KATARINA; MUELLERSCHOEN, JULIE C; MUELLERSCHOEN, WENDY S; MURRAY, SABRINA R; MUSSAY, CARI A; NEGRETE, KATH- 

LEEN M; NICKEL, APRIL S; PEARSON, SHARON L; PEDIGO, TOD WILLIAM; PIASECKI, CATHERINE R; PIWOWAR, PAMELA J; PLE- 

BANEK, BONNIE L; PRIMOZIC, DEBRA R; RACHAN, SHARON A; ROBINSON, TINA M; ROE, EILEEN T; ROTH-DEAN, ALICE M; SCAN- 

LAND, LYNDA R; SCHMIDT, ZACHARY J; SIMKO, JAMES J; STEVENS, KIMBERLY A; THOMPSON, MARSHA A; TUCKER, JANE C; WE- 

INRICK, MARIA; WESSLING, VIRGINIA L; WOJOWSKI, DIANE M; WOLAK, JILL M; YAEGER, DENISE M 

Salary Range: $40,000-$59,999 

BIALON, CAROL J; BROWN, WALTER G; CARPENTER, JAMES E; CERDA, MARIO E; COBBETT, BENJAMIN; CRIMMINS, KELLY A; 

DAGENAIS, AMIEE ELIZABETH; DENTON, CINDY A; DREWS, MICHAEL J; DUDA, VICTORIA C; EMMEL, DONALD W; FIEDOR, JANE 

A; FLOUNDERS, PATRICIA L; FRICILONE, BARBARA A; GRASSER, DONNA J; GUTKA, DENNIS E; HAEHNLEIN, MICHAEL A; HAEHN- 

LEIN, MICHAEL J; HULL, EVA; JOHNSTEN, DEANNA LOUISE; KACZMAREK, LINDA A;KADOW, TINA A; KOCANDA, WILLIAM; 

KONIEWICZ, CATHERINE S; KULAK, PATRICIA JEAN; LAHEY, NANCY G; LOZANO, KAREN L; NOVOTNY, RUSTY A; O'CONNOR, 

WILLIAM P; PACKO, BETH A; PECENIAK,MARY B; SUTTON, JEANNE M; 

WATERMAN, PAMELA JOY; ZINK, KELLY BAUD, BRIAN 

M; BRAUTIGAM, CHARLA R; COLBURN, JAMES S; CONRAD, JULIE K; ERNST, AUDREY; ESPOSITO, FRANK V; KOCANDA, TERESA 

M; LANGERT, LORRI A; NYE, JILL A; ORWAT, BEVERLY E; PATRICK, CYNTHIA M; SCHMIDT, RUSSELL C; SIEFERT, ARLENE A; 

STUDHOLME, ANTOINETTE;TRELLA, DAVID H; WYSONG,GLEN 

Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries. 

NCTM 2520; Cintas Corporation #344 2562.72; McCarthy, Beverly 2578.8; Mercedes Land 2633.76; Stericycle, Inc. 2657.35; GYNZY 2658.2; UCP 

Seguin 2674.6; Simplex Grinnell 2718.79; lllinois Principals Association 2735.25; Wenger Corporation 2743; Edgenuity, Inc 2750; Aspen Valley Landscape 

Supply, Inc. 2753.33; Paramont -Eo Inc. 2765.44; Innovative Learning Concepts Inc. 2780.84; Mary Biniewicz 2796.5; Lexia Learning Systems 

2800; Sertoma Speech And Hearing Center 2800.01; Julianne E Reiniche 2832.13; Orland Soil Contractors, Inc 2880; US Games 2880.66; News 2 You 

Inc. 2890.68; William V. MacGill & Company 2922.23; Demco, Inc. 2953.54; Rachel Purpura2956.69; Frank Cooney Company, Inc. 2985.8; Thyssenkrupp 

Elevator Corporation 3000; Trane US, Inc. 3012.26; Uline 3018.12; Seesaw Learning, Inc. 3105; Barnes &Noble 3106.04; DONNA T MURPHY 

3115; Bianet Gaztambide 3140.52; Crisis Prevention Inst, Inc. 3150;Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. 3158.; Discovery Education 3200; The Carroll-Keller 

Group, Ltd. 3200; Pac-Van 3225; Linda Conrath 3290.2; Global Industrial 3323.44; Sawchuck Industries 3350; CAROL LO'LEARY 3366.29; Kristin 

Graham 3420; Parent Petroleum Inc.3480.21; Acco Brands USA, LLC 3541.85; Central Parts Warehouse 3542.31; William J. Butler School 3604.2; 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 3670; PTC Wizard 3700; Mary Ann Pratt 3821.5; Slager, Jim 3838.4; Surefire Auto Parts 3849.72; Schilling 

Student Activity Fund 3852; Williams Scotsman, Inc. 3888.82; RegionalTruck Equipment Co. Inc. 3921.4; Sunbelt Staffing 3948.75; Mike's Decorating 

and Painting, Inc 3950; Cynthia Ann Mrotek 3978.85; Schuch, Linda 3993.3; Evollve, Inc 4000; Katie S Lee 4000; Scholastic, Inc. DO NOT USE 

4030.23; Cross Points Sales, Inc. 4050; Carol L Capadona 4114.02; Matthew Michael Hull 4129.02; O'Brien, Cynthia 4299.36; Little Friends Inc. 

4306.25; Will County Regional Office of Educ 4365; Raptor 4465; Chicago Backflow, Inc. 4480; Brittany Kim Tews 4500; Julianne Elizabeth Day 

4500; Battery Service Corporation 4504.89; Leah D Rarick 4510.41; Tobii Dynavox 2100 4520.03; Phoenix Consulting Services Llc 4550; Gumdrop 

Books 4550.57; Shannon O'neal Schroeder 4570.73; McGinnis, Linda 4590; BNY Mellon Financial 4600.1; Kojder Andrea 4793.7; Telesolutions Consultants, 

LLC 4800; Mary ELoranger 4887.6; Trane Chicago Service 4896.57; Itr Systems 4908.59; Sports Fields, Inc 4935; Gayle RWahlin 4995; 

Trinity Services, Inc. 5091.06; Premier Agendas Inc. 5134.75; Goodings Grove Activity Fund 5139.5; Proven Business Systems 5147.28; SHARON L 

PAYNE 5163; Elkins Joanne 5268; Quinlan &Fabish Music Company 5313.08; Michelle MHarmatys 5436; Homer Industries 5440;Transfinder Corporation 

5700; BEPublishing 5819.15; Neuco Inc. 5880.22; Cengage Learning, Inc. 5985; McGrath Office Equipment, Inc. 5994.8; St. Colettas Of Illinois 

6000.05; Homer Jr. High Activity Fund 6040.01; Carolina Biological Supply Co. 6139.23; Crown Gym Mats, Inc 6150; Phonak LLC 6292.36; 

Bielic, Mike 6306; Len Cox &Sons Excavating 6342.33; Hygieneering, Inc 6383.96; Glenn Stearns Chapter 13Trustee 6412.5; Sarna, Rosalie6436; 

CSC Learning 6500; Homer Tree Care Inc. 6500; Lutron Services Co. Inc. 6578; H-O-H- Water Technology 6630.78; R&GConsultants 6712.6; Humanex 

Ventures, Llc 6750; West Interactive Services Corporati 6880.5; Georgantas Detective Agency Inc. 6888.4; Low Line Technologies Inc. 6900; 

Frontline Technologies Group, LLC 6972.44; Cotg 6991.1; Precision Control Systems Inc. 7160.1; Polar Electro Inc. 7171.5; Zimco, Inc. 7446; Flinn 

Scientific Inc. 7496.49; Andrews, Patti 7542.9; Stephan LBild 8000; De Filippis Karen 8000.05; Benefit Resource, Inc. 8061.49; Mandarich Law 

Group, LLP 8262.96; Bormet Company 8275; Really Good Stuff, Inc. 8418.41; Midwest Transit Equipment, Inc. 8889.27; Athletics Activity Fund 

9000; Scope Shoppe, Inc. 9067.5; Amplified IT 9430; Physicians Immediate Care 9538; School Specialty 9546.98; Lakeshore Learning Materials 

9602.19; Donald E Perry 9842; Quill Corporation 9868.57; TSI Commercial Floor Covering 10085; Midway Building Services, Ltd. 10106.85; New Lenox 

School Dist #122 10224.52; Dude Solutions, Inc. 10281.75; Russo Power 10340.67; eSpark 10678; SCORP 10907; Jostens, Inc. 10958.73; Goldy 

Locks Inc. 11358.74; Smithereen 11650; Meurer & Sons Plumbing Heat 11665.98; Easy Way Safety Services, Inc 11692.5; Freckle Education, Inc. 

11775; City of Lockport 12166.92; Lockport Twp HSDist #205 12454.9; Public Consulting Group, Inc 12465.48; XL Subscriptions 12754; Iasb 12840; 

Air Filter Engineers, Llc 13087.78; CHERYL POPEK 13500; Patricia Hooper 13637.5; Success By Design, Inc. 13776.65; Hadley Activity Fund 

13784.91; Falls Mechanical Insulation, Inc. 13880; Therapy Travelers 13905; Forcast 5Analytics Inc. 14000; Top Echelon Contracting, LLC 14461.52; 

Onhand Schools, Inc. 14743.8; Sports Huddle 14996.3; Menards 15493.61; Bwp &Associates, Ltd. 15571.45; Scholastic, Inc. 16073.34; Active Internet 

Technologies, LLC 16300; ProHCM Holdings, LLC 16957.5; Homer Ccsd #33c 17100; Affiliated Customer Service, Inc. 17175.51; Learning A-Z 

17462.31; Will County Health Dept 18408; CDW Government, Inc. 18477; Skyward, Inc. 19243; Whitt Law 19590.18; LDepartment of Employment 

Security 21377.26; Specialty Floors, Inc. 21526; NCS Pearson Inc. 22229.92; Amazon/Synchrony Bank 23240.05; Follett School Solutions, Inc. 

23342.42; Timm Electric, Inc. 24040; Sonitrol Chicagoland West 24530.5; Do All Fence Inc. 25730; Midwest Educational Furnishings, In 27115.98; 

Corvus Industries, Inc. 27578.77; M.P.S.-CPA 27900; Office Depot 28278.29; Veritiv Operating Company 29354.5; Harris School Solutions 30095.13; 

Speech Plus, P.C. 30991.5; Call One 31750.92; Currie Motors 32201.69; ABeep, LLC 32787.35; ProCare Therapy, Inc 32855.25; Flex Manage 

34605.31; Learning Techniques Ltd 35700; NWEA 36250; Hacienda Landscaping, Inc. 43305; Building Automation Solutions 44998.6; United Healthcare 

Insurance Company 46545.38; Prime Electric Co.,Inc. 51928.2; Accelerate Learning, Inc. 54566.85; Ace Relocation Systems, Inc 58189.88; Homer 

District 33-C Support Staff C62742.09; Tremco/Weatherproofing Technologies 69478.92; Power School Group LLC 72068.26; Robbins Schwartz Attorney 

At Law 72935.55; Teacher's Retirement System 82083.8; Soaring Eagle Academy 82418.52; McGraw Hill School Education Holdin 83153.35; 

llinois American Water 86144.16; Martin Whalen Office Solutions, Inc 86390.81; Lockport Area Spec'l Ed Coop 89123.11; Dearborn National Life Insurance 

Co 97061.74; Lincoln Investment Planning Inc. 99842.4; Southwest Cook County Cooperative 109154.76; Frontier Construction, Inc. 

123757.2; Vanguard Energy Services, LLC 127718.72; Flexible Spending 134232.58; Elim Christian Services 136643.1; Pike Systems, Inc. 142747.71; 

Anchor Mechanical, Inc. 156017.4; Avalon Petroleum Company 170604.44; Homer Health HMO IL 182238.88; Guiding Light Academy 188901.24; 

Midwest Applied Solutions, Inc. 192213; Homer Council AFT Local 604 206460; Alliant/Mesirow Insurance Svc Inc. 344731; Sentinel Technologies, 

Inc. 352433.28; Tria Architecture, Inc. 370553.45; Teachers Health Insurance System 410800.45; Homer Dental 419119.46; Lincoln-Way Area Special 

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Harris P-Cards 748091.89; Quest Management Services, Inc. 805685.19; Illinois Dept ofRevenue 1126983.95; Illinois Municipal Retirement 

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34 | November 8, 2018 | The Homer Horizon sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Hannah Pacheco 

Hannah Pacheco is a senior 

at Lockport Township. She 

was the setter on the volleyball 

team and helped 

the Porters to their first regional 

title in seven seasons. 

How would you sum up 

the volleyball season? 

I don’t think it started out 

as well as everyone wanted. 

We didn’t have a good 

record after the Plainfield 

North Tournament (3-4), 

and coach [Nick] Mraz said 

we had to come together or 

it would be a long season. 

After that, we put in the 

hard work and the time, and 

we were focused. 

The team went 22- 

4, but then got beat 

25-10, 25-17 in the 

sectional semifinal by 

Naperville North. What 

happened there? 

Naperville North is a very 

strong team, so we knew we 

had to come out and play 

well. We didn’t expect that 

[score] and thought we could 

have played better. But it 

was still a nice way to end 

my four years here by playing 

in a sectional. 

How did you start 

playing volleyball? 

I started playing in first 

grade. I started because my 

older cousin, Janet Cotter, 

played for coach [Julia] 

Hudson on the Lockport 

volleyball team the last time 

they went to state [1999]. I 

got into one of Hudson’s 

volleyball camps when I was 

in sixth grade. 

Do you play any other 

sports? 

I used to play basketball. 

I played it at Kelvin Grove, 

but not in high school. I like 

basketball, but my passion is 

volleyball. 

What is it about the 

sport of volleyball that 

makes it the game for 

you? 

I just like the energy, the 

excitement after every point. 

I love the tight matches, the 

swings in momentum, the 

match points. Volleyball is 

such a team sport. I know 

others are, too, but you truly 

have to be a team to win in 

volleyball. 

Do you listen to music 

before a match? 

On the bus rides, I do. I 

put together a motivational 

playlist for myself. That’s a 

mixture of songs, including 

some by my favorite band, 

5 Seconds of Summer. But 

I also have oldies, like “Eye 

of The Tiger.” So, yes, I use 

music a lot in my life to focus. 

What is your spirit 

animal? 

A llama. A few years ago, 

I was told that I was a llama 

because I was fun and energetic 

when I got out of my 

shell. 

What have you learned 

from coach Nick Mraz? 

I’ve learned a lot of life 

lessons, a lot of mental focus. 

He’s also my math 

teacher and has taught me 

Photo submitted 

a lot of life lessons beyond 

volleyball. 

Are you going on to 

play volleyball in 

college? 

Yes, I’m going to play at 

the University of St. Francis. 

Ever since freshman 

year, I’ve been on a recruiting 

website and as a junior, 

I had five or six colleges interested. 

But my parents said 

I should check out USF, so 

I did. I just love the coach 

[Cara Currier] there. She’s 

so positive, and I love her 

energy. 

What’s the best thing 

about being an athlete 

at Lockport? 

I feel the culture and the 

tradition is there. As we like 

to say, we have a lot of “Porter 

Pride.” We are also very 

successful academically, 

too. I feel you can grow as a 

person at Lockport. 

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Boys Soccer 

Celtics lose to undefeated Rochelle in sectional semi 

Team finishes year 

11-8-4, including 7-0 

win over Manteno in 

regional title game 

Randy Whalen 


The Providence boys soccer 

team will remember the 

final three weeks of the season 

more than they will remember 

the final result. 

Entering sectional play 

last week, the Celtics were 

6-1-1 in the three-week period 

between Sept. 29 and 

Oct. 20. That guaranteed 

them a fourth-straight winning 

season, and they also 

advanced to the sectional for 

Porters boys basketball sets 

Maroon Madness for Nov. 10 

Oak Prairie, Homer Jr. High 

among feeder schools 

participating in event 

Staff Report 

The Porters boys basketball program has 

planned its Maroon Madness event for Saturday, 

Nov. 10. 

The event serves as the Maroon & White 

Night kickoff scrimmages for all boys basketball 

levels at Lockport Township High School. 

The program has also expanded that to encompass 

local feeder schools to the district. 

As a result, Fairmont School will be playing 

Taft School, Richland School will be playing 

Kelvin Grove Elementary School and Oak 

Prairie Junior High and Homer Jr. High will 

be playing in both seventh- and eighth-grade 

games. All games will take place at LTHS’s 

East Campus the same day as the scrimmages. 

There will also be contests throughout the 

evening, and a three-point shootout with representatives 

from each feeder school competing 

against high school players. 

a fourth consecutive year. 

But once there, they suffered 

a 6-2 loss to Rochelle 

on Oct. 23 in a Class 2A sectional 

semifinal at Glenbard 

South. The Hubs (20-0-1) 

played Marmion (13-7-1), a 

4-0 winner over Lemont (13- 

8), in the other semifinal for 

the sectional championship 

on Friday, Oct. 26. 

Providence (11-8-4) 

hasn’t won a sectional since 

placing second in the state 

in Class A in 2012. But the 

Celtics have captured the 

four-straight regional titles 

after winning three of them 

total between 2003-2014. 

“We did have a good end 

to our season,” Providence 

coach Dan Potempa said. 

“It just did not quite end the 

way we wanted against Rochelle. 

But they were tough, 

and they’re undefeated for a 

reason. I feel that we gave 

them a much better game 

than the 6-2 score showed. 

They had a lot of bounces go 

their way, and we did not.” 

As he had most of the season, 

senior forward Tristan 

Vidican led the way for the 

Celtics with both of their 

goals. His first goal cut the 

Providence deficit to 2-1 late 

in the first half. But Austin 

Brown tallied for the Hubs 

with two minutes to play in 

the half, and they led 3-1 at 

intermission. The lead grew 

to 6-1 before Vidican scored 

a final goal. Adolfo Flores 

led Rochelle with two goals. 

“They had two goals off 

The schedule of events is as follows: 

• 1:15 p.m. — Freshman boys basketball 

scrimmage (East gym) 

• 1:30 p.m. — Fairmont vs. Taft seventhgrade 

game (fieldhouse) 

• 2:15 p.m. — Sophomore boys basketball 


• 3 p.m. — Fairmont vs. Taft eighth-grade 

game (East gym) 

Kelvin Grove vs. Richland seventhgrade 

game (fieldhouse) 

• 4:15 p.m. — Kelvin Grove vs. Richland 

eighth-grade game (East gym) 

Homer Jr. High vs. Oak Prairie 

seventh-grade game (fieldhouse) 

• 5:20 p.m. — Three-point contest 

• 6 p.m. — Homer Jr. High vs. Oak Prairie 

Junior High eighth-grade game (East gym) 

• 7 p.m. — Varsity cheerleading introductions 

• 7:15 p.m. — Varsity cheerleading performance 

(East gym) 

• 7:30 p.m. — Varsity basketball player 

introductions 

• 7:45 p.m. — Varsity boys basketball 


This Week In... 

Porters Varsity 

Athletics 

Girls Basketball 

■Nov. ■ 13 at Romeoville, 

6 p.m. 

Girls Swimming 

■Nov. ■ 10 at IHSA Sectional, 

TBD 

volleyball 

From Page 37 

Two days later, on Oct. 31, 

Naperville North lost 25-21, 

26-24 to Benet Academy. 

The top-seeded Redwings 

(34-5) played Bloomington 

on Friday, Nov. 2, at the 

Normal Community Sectional. 

The Huskies (31-7) 

lost to Benet for the second 

of deflections from our defenders, 

so that was a tough 

break,” Potempa said. “I 

thought our defense played 

well but were unlucky. 

Tristan had both our goals, 

and we had several other 

good chances that we were 

not able to convert. Rochelle 

has only given up 11 goals all 

season [outscoring opponents 

124-11], and we scored two 

of them. We did stress after 

the game that we played our 

best, gave them a good game 

and just came up short. I’m 

still proud of our boys.” 

Potempa was especially 

happy with his team the Saturday 

before. That’s because 

the Celtics, who were seeded 

No. 4 in their sub-sectional, 

had a big second-half outburst 

and went on to defeat 

top-seeded Manteno 7-0 on 

Oct. 20 to capture the title 

of the Kankakee Regional. 

Vidican scored four goals, 

junior forward Nick Orszulak 

added two goals and senior 

midfielder Jake Purvis 

added one. 

“I was very proud of the 

boys on [that] Saturday,” 

Potempa said. “Manteno 

is a good team and a good 

program. That was a very 

nice win for us. It was 0-0 

at the half, and we came out 

in the second half ready to 

take it to them. We scored 

three goals in the first five 

minutes, and that took the 

wind out of Manteno’s sails. 

Especially since it was very 

windy that day.” 

Boys Bowling 

■Nov. ■ 8 host Sandburg, 4:30 

p.m. at Strike & Spare 

■Nov. ■ 12 host Naperville 

Central, 4:30 p.m. at Strike & 

Spare 

■Nov. ■ 13 at Stagg, 4:30 p.m. 

at Palos Lanes 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 

time in the month. 

The Porters plan to be back 

at the sectional next season 

and beyond as they would 

love nothing more than to 

look back and say this was 

the start of another special 

era of Lockport volleyball. 

“I think we were a young 

team, with not a lot of playoff 

experience, but we’re 

going to get better,” Hook 

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Providence opened the 

postseason on Oct. 16 with 

an 8-1 victory over Kankakee. 

“Overall, I was very happy 

with this season,” Potempa 

said. “I had a lot of fun 

watching this team progress 

throughout the season. We 

had a slow start, but about 

halfway through the season, 

we started to figure some 

things out and started playing 

good soccer. It definitely 

was a successful year. The 

seniors [Nick Boba, Gui 

Gorescu, Andrew Pellettiere, 

Purvis and Vidican] had a lot 

to do with our success. Their 

dedication and leadership 

helped us when we were 

struggling to come together 

as a team.” 

Boys Bowling 

■Nov. ■ 14 at Brother Rice, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 15 at Plainfield North, 

4 p.m. 

Girls Basketball 

■Nov. ■ 13 at Beecher, 

5:45 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 15 at Tinley Park, 

5:45 p.m. 

said. “The best thing is that 

feeling that we played as a 

team, played as a unit. I’m 

not playing in college, so it 

was emotional and tough at 

the end. But I was just happy 

for the opportunity. 

“While it’s sad that I’m 

done now, the rest of the 

team will be back with lots 

of experience. They will be 

good for years to come.” 

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Girls Volleyball 

Porters conclude year with loss to 

Naperville North in sectional semi 

Team ends with 

28-10 mark, has 

only two seniors 

graduating 

Randy Whalen 


The Lockport Township 

girls volleyball team is back 

on the map. 

For more than a quarter 

century, the Porters were 

postseason staples. Including 

district titles, which 

were the equivalent of regional 

championships, they 

captured 22 regional crowns 

in a 27-year span between 

1980-2006. There were also 

11 sectional championships 

in that time, to go along with 

eight state finals appearances 

and five trophies, including 

the 1993 Class AA state 

championship. 

In other words, Lockport 

volleyball had a lot of success. 

While the last decade 

hasn’t been as productive, 

there are excellent reasons 

to believe that that drought 

is over. This year’s Porter 

squad won a regional title 

for the first time since 2011. 

While they didn’t play as 

well as they had been in the 

sectional last week, losing 

25-10, 25-17 to Naperville 

North on Monday, Oct. 29, 

in a semifinal at the Class 4A 

Plainfield North Sectional, 

they had a tremendous season, 

finishing with a record 

of 28-10. 

That was the most wins 

since the 1997 team went 

34-6 and won a sectional. 

The great thing is only two 

seniors graduate from this 

season’s team. While those 

shoes of libero Jill Hook and 

setter Hannah Pacheco will 

be hard to fill, there’s a great 

reason for optimism that this 

is the first step in some special 

seasons to come. 

“We knew going in that 

we had talent,” Lockport 

coach Nick Mraz said of this 

past season. “Some people 

thought it was going to be 

a building year because we 

didn’t have many seniors. 

But I said going in that we’d 

win 20 matches, and we just 

kept building. 

“The growth that we had 

was incredible. It was definitely 

a memorable season.” 

Pacheco agreed. 

“We had a great season,” 

said Pacheco, who will play 

volleyball next year nearby 

at the University of St. Francis. 

“I’m excited that I’ll 

come back and see them as 

players next year. I just really 

love this team, and I feel 

like we’ve grown so much 

together, and I’m going to 

miss them.” 

Following a 20-25, 25-20, 

25-17 home loss on Sept. 

11 to Plainfield Central, the 

Porters were 6-5. From that 

point, they went 22-4 and 

avenged that loss to Plainfield 

Central on Oct. 25 at 

home in the regional final 

with a 25-18, 15-25, 25-19 

victory. 

That streak, however, 

came to an end in the loss 

to No. 2-seed Naperville 

North. The sixth-seeded 

Porters never got on track. 

The Huskies scored the 

first five points, and it extended 

to an 11-3 advantage. 

Lockport never got any 

closer than seven points after 

that. 

The second set was more 

competitive. Junior outside 

hitter Taylor Morgan 

(3 kills) got a kill for the 

Porters to tie it at 5-5. But 

Naperville North took advantage 

of a variety of errors 

to pull away to a 13-6 advantage. 

Lockport did close to 

within 15-12 and 19-16, but 

the Huskies scored six of the 

final seven points to pull out 

the win. 

“They were pretty much 

in full control from the very 

beginning,” Mraz said of 

the Huskies. “That’s a good 

team, but we really didn’t 

step up to that pressure, and 

you could see us buckle, but 

a good team is going to do 

that to you, and we couldn’t 

terminate. I don’t know if 

the moment was too much, 

but we were just all out of 

sorts. 

“I told the girls that we 

only had two seniors, so to 

be here at this stage, they 

need to stay hungry. You 

can’t trade for experience. 

You can’t train experience, 

so getting them all back next 

year and ready to work and 

understanding what it takes 

to perform at this level is big. 

The talent we have from the 

lower levels that’s returning 

(sophomores went 25-4-1 

and won the SWSC Blue) 

and the experience factor we 

have with the talent coming 

back will be our strength.” 

Playing in their final high 

school matches, Hook (19 

digs) and Pacheco (9 assists) 

made contributions. So did 

junior middle blocker Leena 

Ajibola (4 kills, 2 blocks) 

and junior opposite side 

hitter Becca Oldendorf (4 

kills). On the season, Hook 

(51 aces, 395 digs) and Oldendorf 

(203 kills, 30 blocks) 

were named All-Conference 

in the SouthWest Suburban 

Blue Division. 

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LTHS girls cross country 22nd at state in Peoria 

Wojcikiewicz, Bober 

top Porters finishers 

at Detweiller Park 

Tim Cronin, Freelance Reporter 

Josephine Bober had advice 

for Lockport Township 

teammate Kate Wojcikiewicz 

with a half mile left in 

Saturday’s Girls 3A cross 

country championship race. 

Actually, it was more of a 

directive. 

“Go!” Bober said to 

Wojcikiewicz. 

Go, she did. 

Bober, a sophomore, finished 

in 17:59.77, good 

for 76th in the field of 

210, and only five places 

and about three seconds 

behind Wojcikiewicz’s 

17:56.55 timing, which 

placed the senior 71st in her 

fourth state championship 

appearance. 

They paced the Porters to 

a 22nd-place finish in the 

25-team competition. Like 

Lockport’s boys team, that 

was one spot better than last 

year’s state placing. 

“We wanted to place in the 

teens,” Wojcikiewicz said. 

“But with so many returning 

girls, we wanted to prove 

ourselves again.” 

Her time was 30 seconds 

better than the 18:26 Alexandra 

Skibicki recorded as 

the lead Porter in last year’s 

title race, when the five scoring 

Lockport runners were 

only 11 seconds apart. This 

year, the spread back to fifth 

Porter Eleanor Fahrner’s 

18:47.43 timing (a 35-second 

career-best for her) was 

51 seconds. 

“They all did awesome, 

so I’m happy,” coach Regan 

Cronholm said as a blizzard 

of leaves fell on the team 

camp. “They work a lot in 

summer and during the season 

talking to each other 

LTHS sophomore Josephine Bober ended with a time of 

17:59.77, which was good for 76th overall out of a field of 

210. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

during runs so they can talk 

to each other during races.” 

Verbal commands aside, 

the Porters needed more 

pure speed to place higher. 

Based on previous finishes 

at Detweiller Park, everyone 

needed to be from 10 to 15 

seconds faster to assure a 

spot in the teens. 

The Porters’ strategy 

was in running together 

until someone breaks 

loose. 

“We have a front four pack 

and another pack,” Wojcikiewicz 

said. “We stick together 

for about a mile and then reassess. 

If anyone was really 

feeling it today, just go. 

“Me and Josephine stayed 

together until about a half 

Lockport’s Eleanor Fahrner (1873) runs in the 3A state championship held Saturday, Nov. 

3, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Photos by Tim Cronin/22nd Century Media 

Abbey Kozak (1876) runs on the second mile straightaway at the state meet for the Porters. 

mile left, and she told me 

to go. I was like ‘OK’ and I 

just went for it. Up the hill, 

you definitely feel it, but it 

was one more girl, one more 

girl, one more girl. I pushed 

to leave no regrets my senior 

year. You’ll never regret 

pushing.” 

Beyond Wojcikiewicz and 

Bober came Anna Kozak 

(140th, 18:31.12), freshman 

Samantha Weisner (156th, 

18:39.30), Fahrner (168th, 

18:47.43), Skibicki (172nd, 

18:52.36) and Abbey Kozak 

(196th, 19:19.91).



fastbreak 

Boys Cross Country 

Porters focus on improvement made in 24th-place finish at state 

Tim Cronin/22nd Century 

Media 

1st and 3 

LTHS boys, girls 

cross country teams 

compete at state 

1. Giving their all 

The Lockport girls 

cross country team 

finished 22nd out of 

a total 25 teams at 

state Saturday, Nov. 

3, at Detweiller Park 

in Peoria. The team 

improved one spot 

from its 23rd-place 

finish a year ago. 

2. Looking for progress 

The LTHS boys team 

ended up 24th out 

of 25 schools at 

state Saturday, Nov. 

3, at Detweiller Park 

in Peoria. Their finish 

was likewise one 

place higher than a 

year ago, when they 

finished 25th. 

3. Team leaders 

Marc Schelli led 

the Porters boys 

team with a 47th 

overall finish with a 

time of 15:00.55, 

while Kate Wojcikiewicz 

ran a time of 

17:56.55, good for 

71st overall to lead 

the girls. 

Seniors Schelli, 

Paske take the lead 

for LTHS in Peoria 

Tim Cronin, Freelance Reporter 

It’s a funny thing to describe 

improvement in cross 

country, but it fits Lockport’s 

boys team: baby steps. 

The Porters were 25th out 

of 25 schools in the 3A state 

championship last year. 

This year at Detweiller 

Park in Peoria, they were 

24th. 

“It looked good, better than 

last year,” LTHS coach Tom 

Razo said. “It was a fast race 

today, but as a team, we ran 

better. I think the kids put it 

out there today, so I’m completely 

happy with them. 

They came back and fought 

hard. 

“We were close to 23rd 

[Lake Zurich], 22nd [Minooka], 

so we’re moving up.” 

The Porters were led by senior 

Marc Schelli, 47th overall 

and 36th in the team points 

race, timed in 15:00.55, 

about 36 seconds faster than 

last year on the same course, 

and beating his career-best by 

24 seconds. 

“Marc ran a great race, 

kept on moving,” Razo said. 

Schelli took the experience 

of last year, when he was bottled 

up in the pack, to heart 

and got off to a fast start. That 

set up the rest of his race. 

“I figured just go fast,” 

Schelli said. “If you get too 

far behind, it’s really hard 

to work your way back up. 

Since I knew this would be 

the fastest race of the year, 

my whole mindset was to 

pass as many people as possible. 

Just keep picking them 

off, keep going up and up and 

up. 

“I was thinking mid-race, 

‘Hey, it’s your last race, make 

it your best one.’ ” 

Schelli was followed by 

senior Donovan Paske (84th, 

15:15.80), whose adventure 

en route to a personal-best by 

25 seconds included losing 

his right shoe a mile in thanks 

to being stepped on. Running 

the rest of the way with only 

a hot pink running sock on he 

said didn’t slow him. 

“Most kids, that would dictate 

what kind of race he ran. 

Not him,” Razo said. “He did 

well.” 

“As a team, I think it was 

pretty good for us,” Paske 

said. “We ran pretty much 

what we were supposed to 

do. We didn’t want a repeat 

of last year. The strategy was 

to be in the mix at the start, 

and after a mile, just go for it. 

“I knew it was time to go, 

because you could feel everyone 

else was slowing down, 

and you still feel good, so 

you just take off.” 

After Schelli and Paske 

came Jacob Hinchley (119th, 

15:29.20), Ross Cromhom 

(165th, 15:50.77), Alexander 

Kistinger (171st, 15:53.15), 

Brendan Diamond (192nd, 

16:07.53) and Aidan Pajeau 

(200th, 16:19.66) for the 

Porters. 

Lockport’s Marc Schelli (2276) took 47th overall with a time of 15:00.55 in the 3A state 

championship held Saturday, Nov. 3, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Photos by Tim Cronin/22nd 

Century Media 

Sans his right shoe, Lockport’s Donovan Paske (middle) takes the final few steps to the 

finish line in the 3A title race, finishing 84th overall in 15:15.80. 

LISTEN UP 

“They all did awesome, so I’m happy. They work a lot 

in summer and during the season talking to each other 

during runs so they can talk to each other during races.” 

Regan Cronholm — LTHS girls cross country coach, on her 

team after state 

Tune In 

Girls Swimming 

Swimming to the sectional — Saturday, Nov. 10, at Sandburg 

• After Lindsey Merk broke a school and pool record for 

the 200-meter IM at the conference meet, the team 

now is ready to give its best at the sectional. 

Index 

35 - This Week In 

34 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja, 

tom@homerhorizon.com.

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One last run 

Lockport boys cross country 

team also competes at state 

in Peoria, Page 39 

Maroon 

Madness LTHS boys 

basketball program to host 

day of games, activities 

with feeder schools for 

district, Page 35 

Lockport girls cross country keeps pack strategy at state, Page 38 

Lockport’s Kate Wojcikiewicz (1883) and Anna Kozak (1877) finish the first lap of the Girls 3A state title race Saturday, Nov. 3, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Wojcikiewicz finished 

71st, with Kozak ending 140th. Tim Cronin/22nd Century Media 

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