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Source of light<br />
Homer Glen student works with nonprofit to bring solar lights to those<br />
in poverty, Page 6<br />
A win-win situation<br />
Homer library patrons reduce fines by bringing<br />
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THURSDAY<br />
Polish Holiday Story Time<br />
1:30-2:30 p.m. Dec. 6,<br />
Homer Township Public Library,<br />
14320 W. 151st St.<br />
This program is presented<br />
in Polish. Enjoy festive tales<br />
and a simple craft that will<br />
set the mood for the holidays.<br />
There is no registration; however,<br />
there is a limit of 15 attendees.<br />
Admittance tickets<br />
can be obtained 30 minutes<br />
before the program begins at<br />
Youth Services desk.<br />
Bingo<br />
5-6 p.m. Dec. 6, Homer<br />
Township Public Library,<br />
14320 W. 151st St. Enjoy an<br />
hour of fun playing bingo.<br />
All ages are welcome.<br />
LTHS Band Holiday Concert<br />
7 p.m. Dec. 6, Lockport<br />
Township High School, East<br />
Auditorium, 1323 E. 7th St.<br />
in Lockport.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
TLC’s Animal Christmas Open<br />
House<br />
1-4 p.m. Dec. 8, TLC Animal<br />
Shelter, 13016 W. 151st<br />
St. in Homer Glen. The cats<br />
and dogs will be hanging<br />
their stockings in hopes that<br />
Santa’s elves might put some<br />
toys and treats in them. Refreshments<br />
are to be served,<br />
and if Santa isn’t too busy,<br />
he will be making an appearance.<br />
For more information,<br />
call (708) 301-1594.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Beaded Pink Topia Craft and<br />
Vendor Show<br />
10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Dec. 9,<br />
Downers Sand Club Sports<br />
Bar and Grill, 1211 Butterfield<br />
Road in Downers<br />
Grove. This event is<br />
presented by Beaded Pink<br />
Topia, where vendors will<br />
be selling things to purchase<br />
as holiday gifts or for oneself.<br />
There is to be raffles<br />
and money raised to benefit<br />
the TLC Animal Shelter in<br />
Homer Glen.<br />
HGJWC Spaghetti with Santa<br />
2-5 p.m. Dec. 9, John Olson<br />
American Legion Post<br />
18, 15052 Archer Ave. in<br />
Lockport. The Homer Glen<br />
Junior Woman’s Club is<br />
hosting their very first Spaghetti<br />
Dinner with Santa.<br />
Admission is $8 for adults<br />
and $7 for children ages<br />
3-10. Children 2 and under<br />
are free. There is to also be<br />
holiday activities, including<br />
children’s crafts, letters<br />
to Santa, cookie decorating,<br />
visits with Santa and festive<br />
photo opportunities. A cash<br />
bar will also be available. A<br />
portion of the proceeds will<br />
benefit AAIM and HERO.<br />
Tickets are available at the<br />
door or purchased online at<br />
www.homerglenjuniors.org/<br />
spaghetti-with-santa.<br />
Seasonal Celebration<br />
3:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 9,<br />
Homer Township Public<br />
Library, 14320 W. 151st St.<br />
Refreshments, crafts, games,<br />
spin the prize wheel and<br />
more. Guests can dress in<br />
their holiday finery to visit<br />
Santa at the library. Those<br />
who attend are asked to bring<br />
their camera for photos. An<br />
all-ages event, with children<br />
ages 6 and younger needing<br />
to be accompanied by an<br />
adult. For more information,<br />
visit www.homerlibrary.org<br />
or call (708) 301-7908.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
‘A Christmas Story:’ The<br />
Interactive Movie<br />
6 p.m. Dec. 11, Homer<br />
Township Public Library,<br />
Family Activity Zone,<br />
14320 W. 151st St. Participants<br />
will receive a prop bag<br />
full of surprises and instructions<br />
to interact with this<br />
classic holiday movie. There<br />
is also to be a “candy bar”<br />
to fill a bag of one’s favorite<br />
candies. This event is for<br />
teens in grades 6 through 12.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.homerlibrary.org or<br />
call (708) 301-7908.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Holiday Business After<br />
Hours<br />
5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.<br />
13, State Farm, 14051 S.<br />
Bell Road in Homer Glen.<br />
Join the Homer Glen Area<br />
Chamber of Commerce for<br />
refreshments, wine tasting<br />
and some holiday cheer.<br />
Please bring a food donation<br />
to help fill local micro pantries<br />
for those in need.<br />
LTHS Choir Holiday Concert<br />
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13,<br />
Lockport Township High<br />
School, East Auditorium,<br />
1323 E. 7th St. in Lockport.<br />
The Grinch: Holiday Movie<br />
and Craft<br />
11-11:145 a.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 15, Homer Township<br />
Public Library, Family Activity<br />
Zone, 14320 W. 151st<br />
St. This event is for all ages,<br />
however, children 5 and under<br />
should be accompanied<br />
by an adult. Enjoy light refreshments<br />
and make a craft<br />
while watching the animated<br />
“The Grinch Who Stole<br />
Christmas.”<br />
The Mind Diet<br />
11 a.m.-noon, Saturday,<br />
Dec. 15, Homer Township<br />
Public Library, Family Activity<br />
Zone, 14320 W. 151st<br />
St. Whether one is trying to<br />
prevent Alzheimer’s or want<br />
to feel more focused, this<br />
event will uncover that the<br />
food you eat is connected<br />
to how you think. Attendees<br />
will learn about the foods<br />
and food groups to focus on,<br />
and which to avoid, to promote<br />
better brain function<br />
and mental health. Registration<br />
is required. For more<br />
information, call (708) 301-<br />
7908.<br />
Citizens Against Ruining the<br />
Environment Pizza Holiday<br />
Celebration<br />
6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17.<br />
Family and friends are invited<br />
to enjoy a relaxing<br />
night. Feel free to bring an<br />
appetizer, desert or favorite<br />
beverage to share, as well<br />
as your musical instruments<br />
for a sing-along. This will<br />
be held at Ellen’s house.<br />
For directions, call (815)<br />
834-1611 or Mary at (708)<br />
204-6924.<br />
Homer Jr. High Chorus<br />
Holiday Concert<br />
6:30-9 p.m. Monday, Dec.<br />
17, Hadley Middle School<br />
gymnasium, 15731 S. Bell<br />
Road.<br />
Bingo for Adults and Seniors<br />
1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21,<br />
Homer Township Public<br />
Library, Community Meeting<br />
Room, 14320 W. 151st<br />
St. Have some fun playing<br />
multiple rounds of bingo.<br />
There are to be free prizes<br />
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ONGOING<br />
Will-Cook Barbershop<br />
Harmony Society<br />
7:30 p.m. alternating<br />
Thursdays in Tinley Park<br />
and Lockport. Guests are<br />
welcome for an evening of<br />
singing and fellowship with<br />
the Knights of Harmony<br />
Chorus. For more information,<br />
contact Hank King at<br />
(708) 614-8999 or at mjk<br />
ing1@ameritech.net.<br />
Heritage Village<br />
Noon-4 p.m. Heritage<br />
Village, 249 W. 2nd St.,<br />
Lockport. Costumed interpreters<br />
on Saturdays; open<br />
to the public daily. Heritage<br />
Village includes historical<br />
buildings: Wells Corner<br />
Schoolhouse, the Symerton<br />
Depot, the Greenho Farmhouse,<br />
the Mokena Jail and<br />
other small buildings. For<br />
more information or tours,<br />
call (815) 838-5080 or visit<br />
www.willhistory.org.<br />
Postnatal Physical Therapy<br />
Screenings<br />
By appointment, Silver<br />
Cross Health Center, 12701<br />
W. 143rd St., Homer Glen.<br />
The screenings are designed<br />
for women six weeks to on<br />
year post-delivery and are<br />
experiencing pelvic or perennial<br />
pain, urinary or fecal<br />
incontinence, pelvic organ<br />
prolapse or separation of the<br />
abdominal muscles. Screenings<br />
are free. To schedule an<br />
appointment, call (815) 300-<br />
6288.
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the Homer Horizon | December 6, 2018 | 3<br />
Homer for the Holidays features tree lighting<br />
Gathering at Village Hall<br />
ushers in holiday season<br />
Laurie Fanelli, Freelance Reporter<br />
Village decides not<br />
to move forward<br />
with South Pointe<br />
development<br />
Village Hall transformed into the<br />
North Pole recently as families enjoyed<br />
crafts, choirs and Christmas<br />
cheer during Homer for the Holidays.<br />
Rudolph and his pals had the<br />
night off as the Homer Township<br />
Fire Protection District escorted<br />
Santa to the event — which took<br />
place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on<br />
Saturday, Dec. 1 — before he sat<br />
down to take photos with families.<br />
The night concluded with the annual<br />
tree lighting ceremony signifying<br />
the start of the holiday season<br />
in the community.<br />
The entire event was bigger and<br />
better than ever in 2018. One of the<br />
most notable changes was that the<br />
tree lighting ceremony took place<br />
in front of Village Hall this year<br />
thanks to the donation of a 35-foot<br />
tree — generously given by Homer<br />
Glen residents Jim and Nancy<br />
Walker — which was transported<br />
by Homer Tree Care.<br />
There were also more craft<br />
tables led by several community<br />
organizations, including the Homer<br />
Township Public Library and<br />
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church.<br />
Amy’s Hallmark Shop helped attendees<br />
mail letters to Santa, and<br />
Fannie May made sure everyone<br />
who visited Old St. Nick left with<br />
a bag of treats.<br />
Village of Homer Glen administrative<br />
analyst Matt Walsh, who<br />
serves as the liaison to the Parks &<br />
Recreation Committee, was enthusiastic<br />
with how the entire community<br />
came together to make Homer<br />
for the Holidays a success.<br />
“We’ve had a lot of businesses<br />
and residents contribute to this,<br />
and both middle schools in town<br />
are singing tonight,” Walsh said<br />
of Homer Jr. High and Oak Prairie<br />
Junior High. “We’ve also added<br />
a dress your pet photo contest, so<br />
residents emailed pictures of their<br />
pets dressed up and people can<br />
vote on them during the event.”<br />
Homer Glen resident Darius Shanle makes a holiday craft at the<br />
Homer Township Public Library table at Homer for the Holidays, which<br />
was held Saturday, Dec. 1, at Village Hall. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd<br />
Century Media<br />
Homer Glen residents Jim and Nancy Walker get a photo by the<br />
Village’s Christmas tree that they donated.<br />
Parks & Recreation Committee<br />
member Mark Gawron was<br />
also enthusiastic about the new<br />
“amped up” event. Despite the<br />
rain — which unfortunately caused<br />
the cancelation of a planned holiday<br />
hayride along Heritage Circle<br />
— he still hoped attendees would<br />
drive through the winter wonderland<br />
of lights and inflatables on<br />
display at Heritage Park.<br />
“We’re going to encourage people<br />
to, when they leave, drive along<br />
Heritage Circle,” Gawron said. “It<br />
cuts right through the middle of<br />
Heritage Park. There’s inflatables,<br />
lights and decorations out there,<br />
and they can see the park.”<br />
Bert Abney and his young<br />
daughter, Kaylen, were looking<br />
forward to several elements of<br />
Homer for the Holidays, including<br />
hearing Toni Tarascio’s daughter,<br />
Mackayla Gaston, perform with<br />
the Oak Prairie choir. Above all<br />
else, Kaylen was excited to see<br />
Santa and give him a gift.<br />
“I have a surprise for him,” Kaylen<br />
said, whispering. “It’s a candy<br />
cane.”<br />
For his Christmas wish, Mayor<br />
George Yukich hopes for Homer<br />
Glen to continue to grow in community<br />
and prosperity.<br />
“I want to continue in the direction<br />
that we’re heading in right now<br />
and finish the [Heritage] Park,” Yukich<br />
said.<br />
Later, Yukich spoke of his gratitude<br />
for Village staff members,<br />
trustees and volunteers in his presentation<br />
prior to the tree lighting.<br />
Trustee Beth Rodgers — who<br />
co-chairs the Parks & Recreation<br />
Imagin Kemp sings “It’s<br />
Beginning to Look a Lot Like<br />
Christmas” with the Oak Prairie<br />
Junior High choir at Homer for<br />
the Holidays.<br />
Committee with Trustee Christina<br />
Neitzke-Troike — especially enjoyed<br />
how Homer for the Holidays<br />
brought friends, neighbors and residents<br />
together for a night of festive<br />
fun.<br />
“I love this event,” Rodgers said.<br />
“It brings the community together,<br />
and everybody has a chance to see<br />
people that sometimes you only see<br />
once a year. Every year, we try to<br />
build and grow this event. Unfortunately,<br />
the rain hindered it a little<br />
bit this year, but it’s so nice to have<br />
everybody come together.”<br />
Event organizers have no plans<br />
to slow down, and they anticipate<br />
that Homer for the Holidays will<br />
continue to expand with each passing<br />
year. Community relations coordinator<br />
Sue Steilen was happy<br />
to have so many organizations,<br />
schools, businesses and residents<br />
from Homer Glen collaborate to<br />
celebrate the kickoff of the Christmas<br />
season for the community.<br />
“It brings the community together<br />
to have fun, and it brings the<br />
community together to participate<br />
in a way where everybody’s contributing,”<br />
Steilen said. “That’s<br />
what’s really nice, and it’s only going<br />
to grow more each year.”<br />
Staff Report<br />
Homer Glen Mayor George Yukich<br />
announced in a Friday, Nov. 30<br />
press release that M/I Homes “will no<br />
longer move forward with the South<br />
Pointe development proposed for the<br />
138-acre piece of land on 159th St.<br />
known commonly as the Dunn property.”<br />
“It was a business decision based<br />
on current economics and timing<br />
of the property,” said Matt Pagoria,<br />
who handles land acquisition for M/I<br />
Homes.<br />
Pagoria went on to say in the release<br />
that M/I Homes is still excited<br />
to be in Homer Glen and looks forward<br />
to beginning construction on the<br />
townhomes that are approved for The<br />
Square at Goodings Grove near Bell<br />
Road.<br />
The proposed South Pointe housing<br />
development originally came in front<br />
of the Plan Commission this past August<br />
and was met with mixed feedback<br />
from residents concerned about<br />
factors like housing density and overburdening<br />
of local schools and roads.<br />
The development was proposed to<br />
consist of three housing areas: a 115-<br />
unit, rear-loaded townhome area; a<br />
113-unit, front-loaded townhome<br />
area; and an area consisting of 55<br />
single-family homes. Phase II of the<br />
project was to include a small, 19.5-<br />
acre commercial development along<br />
the south side of 159th Street.<br />
Instead, the Village and M/I Homes<br />
turn their attention to The Square at<br />
Goodings Grove, approved by the Village<br />
Board in October as a mixed use<br />
project to include 76 townhomes with<br />
more than three acres of commercial<br />
frontage, according to the release. A<br />
final engineering review is in the process<br />
of concluding for that project,<br />
with a groundbreaking for the townhomes<br />
scheduled for the spring.<br />
“While this property did not work<br />
out for us,” Pagoria said of Southpointe,<br />
“M/I Homes will consider<br />
other opportunities in Homer Glen<br />
going forward.”
4 | December 6, 2018 | The Homer Horizon news<br />
homerhorizon.com<br />
Homer Glen Village Board<br />
Officials discuss delays, approve change orders for Heritage Park Active Core<br />
Jessie Molloy<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The Homer Glen Village<br />
Board had a lengthy conversation<br />
at its Nov. 28 meeting<br />
regarding payment change<br />
orders issued for the Heritage<br />
Park Active Core Project.<br />
The Active Core is running<br />
behind schedule, in<br />
part because of poor weather<br />
conditions. While Phase I<br />
of the project, including the<br />
sports facilities and play and<br />
fitness areas was scheduled<br />
for completion by Oct. 19,<br />
it remains uncompleted, as<br />
does Phase II’s sensory garden<br />
and court games, which<br />
were due to be completed<br />
last week. With continued<br />
snow and freezing temperatures<br />
predicted, it is now assumed<br />
that all three phases<br />
of the park will be completed<br />
in spring 2019.<br />
Nevertheless, several<br />
change orders have been issued<br />
for the items that have<br />
already been completed,<br />
fixing or addressing issues<br />
which were overlooked or<br />
needed additional work.<br />
The board approved payment<br />
on three of those items<br />
during the meeting for a total<br />
cost of $18,161.<br />
The first approved order<br />
provides $7,000 in funds<br />
for extra materials and labor<br />
needed to install handrails<br />
at the park’s pavilion. The<br />
handrails are required by<br />
building code but were overlooked<br />
in the original plans.<br />
Another item allocated<br />
$5,115 for landscaping<br />
changes and backfilling,<br />
which was necessitated by<br />
drainage issues and utility<br />
installation. According to<br />
Village Clerk Anne Holtz,<br />
this issue was not discovered<br />
until some of the work was<br />
already underway and was<br />
fairly routine.<br />
The third issue, which<br />
caused some debate among<br />
the board members, regarded<br />
the replanting of 19<br />
trees. Integral Construction<br />
is requesting $6,046 in landscaping<br />
and earthwork costs<br />
related to the removal and<br />
transplanting of the trees,<br />
which were installed during<br />
the completion of the Heritage<br />
Circle construction project<br />
but were deemed to be in<br />
the way of the Active Core<br />
construction.<br />
Some of the trees in question<br />
were moved and transplanted<br />
in Goodings Grove<br />
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Trustees Keith Gray and<br />
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questioned if the Village<br />
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or TRIA Architecture<br />
should have foreseen the<br />
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do a job for someone and<br />
screw up, the person who<br />
hired you shouldn’t be responsible<br />
for the extra work<br />
costs.”<br />
Trustees Beth Rodgers and<br />
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approval was given for<br />
the orders, were both absent<br />
from the board meeting.<br />
“Staff approved the payments<br />
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have to pay it,” Holtz said.<br />
“We just don’t know who<br />
gave the approval, because<br />
neither of the people who<br />
were there are here to explain<br />
it.”<br />
This created further debate,<br />
as Neitzke-Troike said<br />
she thought she should have<br />
been notified of the meeting<br />
as co-chair of the Parks &<br />
Recreation Committee.<br />
“I know I had a baby and<br />
missed a few meetings, but<br />
I would have appreciated an<br />
email letting me know this<br />
was happening before this<br />
week,” she said, also drawing<br />
into question why Burian (a<br />
member of the Community<br />
& Economic Development<br />
Committee) had been included<br />
in the meeting and she had<br />
not.<br />
Village Manager Anne<br />
Marie Gaura noted that in<br />
order for all three trustees to<br />
be included in future meetings<br />
with the park, the meetings<br />
would need to be made<br />
public and be announced in<br />
advance.<br />
“We could make them public,<br />
if that’s what you want,”<br />
she said. “Though, if it were<br />
public and residents were attending,<br />
that could change<br />
the tone of the conversations.”<br />
Rodgers, who was reached<br />
Friday, Nov. 30, said she was<br />
not at the meeting and had<br />
not seen the video of it yet,<br />
so couldn’t speak to anything<br />
discussed. Burian could not<br />
be reached for comment.<br />
Eventually, the board voted<br />
to approve all three payments,<br />
as they had already<br />
been approved by staff but<br />
agreed to look into improving<br />
communications about<br />
meetings and who would be<br />
attending them.<br />
One requested payment<br />
by Integral that was not approved<br />
related to costs for<br />
additional stone infill and<br />
clay removal at asphalt pavement<br />
areas.<br />
Because of complications<br />
with ground moisture, it<br />
was deemed by the project’s<br />
inspection engineers that<br />
some clay would need to be<br />
removed and replaced with<br />
stone in order for paving to<br />
be completed.<br />
TRIA approved the work<br />
for an amount not to exceed<br />
$25,000, and some of<br />
the work has already been<br />
completed (though it has<br />
now been halted by inclement<br />
weather). The board was<br />
given a request to approve<br />
spending for the project up<br />
to $25,000 but was not given<br />
any receipts or copies of orders<br />
explaining how much<br />
money has already been<br />
spent on the work.<br />
As a result, the board declined<br />
to take action on the<br />
item until more information<br />
was available. The trustees<br />
then agreed that they would<br />
reimburse Integral for the<br />
work that had already been<br />
done when the proper paperwork<br />
had been submitted,<br />
and pay for additional<br />
services once construction<br />
resumed.<br />
The cost of all pending<br />
change orders has been accounted<br />
for in the Heritage<br />
Park project budget. An<br />
amount of $200,000 was earmarked<br />
in the park contract<br />
approved this past July to be<br />
spent as needed on change<br />
orders.<br />
Integral and TRIA did not<br />
respond to requests for comment.<br />
Agreement for professional<br />
planning services<br />
In addition to the Heritage<br />
Park approvals, the board<br />
also voted unanimously<br />
to approve a contract with<br />
GreenbergFarrow for professional<br />
planning services.<br />
Assistant Planner Kyle<br />
McGinnis left the Village’s<br />
employment on Friday, Nov.<br />
30, to take a new position.<br />
Since it will likely take a<br />
few months to replace him,<br />
GreenbergFarrow staff members<br />
will be made available to<br />
the Village in the interim to<br />
assist with planning tasks, including<br />
site plan reviews and<br />
variance proceedings.<br />
The $6,000 contract began<br />
on Thursday, Nov. 29 and is<br />
expected to last two to three<br />
months while a new full-time<br />
assistant planner is found.<br />
Coat driving taking place at<br />
Jewel-Osco, Village Hall<br />
Gray noted that the Jewel-<br />
Osco at 14200 S. Bell Road<br />
is once again hosting a coat<br />
drive in conjunction with the<br />
Chicago Bears to benefit the<br />
Salvation Army.<br />
Coats are being collected<br />
through Feb. 1. The goal of<br />
the drive for the entire Chicago<br />
area is 25,000 coats.<br />
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Homer woman works with nonprofit to provide solar lights for poverty-stricken areas<br />
Grad student<br />
illuminates life for<br />
those in need with<br />
lamps from nonprofit<br />
Thomas Czaja, Editor<br />
A local woman quickly<br />
found a way to help bring<br />
light to those who need it<br />
most.<br />
Beth Sadler, 25, of Homer<br />
Glen, is currently enrolled<br />
at Adler University in Chicago,<br />
working on her master’s<br />
degree in counseling<br />
with art therapy. And as part<br />
of her global outreach practicum,<br />
she needed to find an<br />
organization working to<br />
help people in need.<br />
Given that broad guideline,<br />
she went on Google<br />
and swiftly found a path illuminated<br />
for her.<br />
Sadler came upon the<br />
website for Watts of Love,<br />
a nonprofit organization<br />
that provides clean and renewable<br />
light sources to<br />
families living in cases of<br />
extreme poverty without access<br />
to electricity in more<br />
than 30 countries, including<br />
everywhere from the likes<br />
of Haiti, Guatemala, Kenya,<br />
Mozambique, Nepal,<br />
Israel and the Philippines,<br />
she said.<br />
“[The Watts of Love]<br />
website seemed so welcoming<br />
and friendly, the layout<br />
modern, not sugarcoating<br />
anything,” Sadler recalled.<br />
“People really benefit [from<br />
the lights]. The photos it<br />
has are incredible — of the<br />
smiles on these kids’ faces,<br />
the mothers in tears [because]<br />
kids can now go to<br />
school, study at night and<br />
have a light source.”<br />
By having that renewable<br />
source of light, Sadler said<br />
that is just one example of<br />
the productivity that can<br />
result, whether for school<br />
or for business to generate<br />
more income. Safety and<br />
eliminating potential burns<br />
from kerosene lamps that<br />
would have been used instead<br />
are other positive factors<br />
that come from the light<br />
source.<br />
The Go Dark, Give Light<br />
campaign started by Watts<br />
of Love invites organizations<br />
across the country to<br />
voluntarily “go dark” and<br />
give up their cellphones and<br />
social media for an agreed<br />
upon period of time while<br />
raising funds from friends<br />
and family for the solar<br />
lights, according to Sadler.<br />
The nonprofit then provides<br />
funds globally to “give<br />
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Sadler, who has been involved<br />
with Watts of Love<br />
since the beginning of October,<br />
said the campaign<br />
is geared toward youth, a<br />
combination of spreading<br />
awareness to get the lights<br />
to people in need and simultaneously<br />
getting children<br />
and teens off their cellphones,<br />
whether for a day,<br />
week or longer.<br />
“We are trying to have<br />
it sponsored by parents,<br />
coaches,” Sadler said, who<br />
noted they have recently<br />
had a high school and a few<br />
private schools take part. “A<br />
school can start a page, send<br />
a link on Facebook campaigning<br />
for money, campaigning<br />
to others trying to<br />
spread word and get kids involved<br />
off their phone and<br />
making an impact on the<br />
world.”<br />
Sadler added with it currently<br />
being the holiday<br />
season, she feels it is the<br />
perfect time to participate<br />
in the campaign, turning<br />
off the phone and focusing<br />
on spending time with family<br />
and, if possible, giving<br />
a little of extra funds to the<br />
cause during the season of<br />
giving.<br />
How everyone does the<br />
campaign specifically is,<br />
of course, up to them. The<br />
main thing is temporarily<br />
experiencing life without<br />
the comfort of a modern<br />
luxury and technology<br />
while helping bring light to<br />
those who need it.<br />
As for the lights themselves,<br />
there is a handheld<br />
one, as well as a headlamp.<br />
These can be used at construction<br />
sites or even hung<br />
from the ceiling to act as a<br />
dining room light. And their<br />
function goes beyond just<br />
illumination.<br />
“The handheld one is really<br />
neat and looks maybe<br />
like a little basketball with<br />
a handle,” Sadler said. “It<br />
has a USB drive, a radio to<br />
listen to for safety concerns,<br />
like local radio if there are<br />
hurricanes or whatever natural<br />
disaster in the area they<br />
live in.”<br />
According to Sadler,<br />
Watts of Love also will attempt<br />
to get religious materials<br />
or scripture on the<br />
flash drive of whatever faith<br />
the person receiving the<br />
light is. Having that faithful<br />
backing often ends up being<br />
a moving moment for all<br />
involved.<br />
“Sometimes, they’ve<br />
never heard a recording<br />
before, and hear something<br />
dear to them and start crying,”<br />
Sadler said. “It’s really<br />
moving.”<br />
In addition, one thing that<br />
surprised Sadler was despite<br />
being impoverished, a lot of<br />
the people they help have<br />
cellphones and will walk<br />
hours on foot to charge their<br />
phone at a café or other local<br />
places. These lamps also<br />
have the technology to let<br />
a cellphone plug right into<br />
them.<br />
Sadler does not graduate<br />
until October 2020, and<br />
Gray made a proposal to<br />
assist with the efforts by installing<br />
a collection box for<br />
coats, as well as other winter<br />
outerwear, at the Village<br />
Hall at 14240 W. 151st St.<br />
through the end of the year.<br />
The board agreed to the<br />
proposal. Further information<br />
was to be made available<br />
on the Village website<br />
and Facebook page as Gray<br />
coordinates the effort with<br />
the Salvation Army. All residents<br />
are encouraged to make<br />
a contribution at either the<br />
Jewel-Osco or Village Hall.<br />
Women’s and children’s<br />
coats are in greatest demand.<br />
Household safety tips<br />
Gray also announced that<br />
Homer Glen resident Beth Sadler is working with Watts<br />
of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides renewable<br />
light sources to families living in extreme poverty around<br />
the world, as part of a global outreach practicum in her<br />
pursuit of a master’s degree. One of the lights Watts of<br />
Love gives is a headlamp, shown here being worn by a<br />
child. Kevin Kuster/Watts of Love<br />
the Public Services & Safety<br />
Committee has posted a list<br />
of common household safety<br />
tips regarding space heaters<br />
and Christmas decorations<br />
on the Village website and<br />
Facebook. All residents are<br />
encouraged to view them.<br />
Safe winter driving<br />
Residents are reminded<br />
to drive carefully during the<br />
winter months. Reduced<br />
though Watts of Love may<br />
not directly involve the<br />
counseling and art therapy<br />
field she plans to continue<br />
into, it has nonetheless been<br />
an educational, emotional<br />
and eye-opening experience.<br />
“[Watts of Love] gives<br />
me a lot of insight, these<br />
children and people suffering<br />
from burns and things<br />
and hardships,” Sadler said.<br />
“It’s incredible seeing the<br />
impact this is having on<br />
people halfway around the<br />
world.”<br />
Materials needed to<br />
launch and run a Go Dark,<br />
Give Light campaign are<br />
at www.wattsoflove.org/go<br />
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speeds and increased stopping<br />
distance are strongly<br />
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ice on the roads to prevent<br />
accidents.<br />
Furthermore, the Village<br />
issued a reminder that there<br />
is a 12-hour moratorium on<br />
street parking following all<br />
snowfalls of two inches or<br />
more. Vehicles in violation<br />
of this ban can be towed or<br />
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supports Lockport’s FISH Food Pantry<br />
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Library patrons are sometimes<br />
familiar with the fines<br />
that can accumulate from lost<br />
books or late returns.<br />
Over the past 20 years,<br />
the Homer Township Public<br />
Library has hosted an initiative<br />
during the month of<br />
November to not only help<br />
customers reduce their fines,<br />
but support local community<br />
members in the process.<br />
The library’s Food for<br />
Fines Month, which took<br />
place from Nov. 2 through<br />
Nov. 30, encouraged patrons<br />
to bring in items to the library<br />
for the Lockport FISH Food<br />
Pantry that would in turn reduce<br />
fines by $1 for every individual<br />
item donated.<br />
“It’s like a fine forgiveness<br />
program, but it’s more considered<br />
a positive outreach<br />
for the library patrons,” said<br />
Sheree Kozel-La-Ha, the executive<br />
director at the library.<br />
The goal this year was<br />
to collect 500 items for the<br />
Lockport pantry, and they received<br />
511.<br />
Kozel-La-Ha said that each<br />
year they typically donate<br />
between 500 to 700 items,<br />
with some years reaching up<br />
to 1,000. In the last year, foot<br />
traffic has gone up 12 percent<br />
at the library, which has<br />
helped make the initiative<br />
successful, Kozel-La-Ha said.<br />
“We’re a really busy place,<br />
so it’s a really good opportunity<br />
with that type of foot<br />
traffic to get a lot of items for<br />
the food pantry,” she said.<br />
Kozel-La-Ha estimates<br />
that the average fines per<br />
patron is under $5, and although<br />
this initiative targets<br />
those with fines to assist them<br />
in reducing or even eliminating<br />
them, people who don’t<br />
have them have contributed<br />
to the cause by donating food<br />
or personal care items.<br />
Homer Township Public Library Executive Director Sheree-<br />
Kozel La Ha delivers more than 500 items Monday, Dec. 3,<br />
to the Lockport FISH Food Pantry. The items were collected<br />
throughout November at the library as part of Food for<br />
Fines Month. Photo submitted<br />
“We’ve done [Food for<br />
Fines] in other months, but<br />
November seems to be the<br />
best month, and I think that’s<br />
because people do think<br />
about, ‘What am I thankful<br />
for?,’ and they do think about<br />
other people, and so for the<br />
food drive, we’ve always<br />
done that in November,”<br />
Kozel-La Ha said.<br />
The Lockport pantry<br />
doesn’t require a set goal for<br />
the initiative, but Kozel-La<br />
Ha said that it was a “substantial,<br />
achievable goal for the library.”<br />
Jim Brauch, vice president<br />
of the Board of Directors<br />
at the pantry, said that they are<br />
very “donation dependent” in<br />
order to help the over 1,000<br />
community members who receive<br />
support annually.<br />
“We’re very donation dependent,<br />
and usually around<br />
the holidays we get quite a<br />
few donations, and some of<br />
them quite large. Boy Scout<br />
Troop 50 brought in about<br />
2,600 pounds of food [recently],”<br />
Brauch said. “And<br />
other times when giving is a<br />
little less and we get pretty<br />
slim, we do have enough<br />
money, we do buy food from<br />
the Northern Illinois Food<br />
Bank, but right now we’re<br />
pretty [full] and hope to stay<br />
that way.”<br />
Food for Fines Month not<br />
only helps patrons and community<br />
members, but Kozel-<br />
La Ha said it also teaches the<br />
younger generation about<br />
generosity for others.<br />
“It’s fun to see the kids<br />
come in with their cans or<br />
they’ll bring it up and they’ll<br />
say, ‘I have something for<br />
the basket,’ and then they’ll<br />
run back out and put it in the<br />
entryway,” she said. “So we<br />
know that we’re making a<br />
difference and know that it’s<br />
a real positive message that<br />
the young people have that<br />
are coming into the library.”<br />
On Monday, Dec. 3, the<br />
library was to deliver boxes<br />
of items to the food pantry.<br />
Given that all items were<br />
donated by those trying to<br />
reduce their fines, it would<br />
represent $511 in fines that<br />
were eliminated from patrons<br />
accounts. Kozel-La Ha was<br />
excited about reaching their<br />
goal and looks forward to its<br />
continued success.<br />
“We try to make it super<br />
positive,” she said. “We want<br />
everyone to have a great experience<br />
when they come in<br />
to the library, and fines can<br />
be very annoying, and we<br />
understand that, so we try<br />
to make these opportunities<br />
where it’s a win-win.”
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Contests<br />
Prizes announced for 22nd Century<br />
Media’s Holiday Card Contest<br />
Entrants have two<br />
opportunities to<br />
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Bill Jones, Managing Editor<br />
Oh, so you’re those kind<br />
of gift-givers, huh? Don’t<br />
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get in return?<br />
That’s not exactly in the<br />
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it.<br />
The 2018 Holiday Card<br />
Contest is already underway,<br />
but this week we promised<br />
the announcement of prizes.<br />
And, as promised, you will<br />
find the full prize list for<br />
each category in the accompanying<br />
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As a recap, the contest<br />
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homemade Christmas cards,<br />
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letters (snark the halls, if<br />
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Whatever it is you do for<br />
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Make sure the items somewhere<br />
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We will accept submissions<br />
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by that day, so make sure to<br />
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Orland church to celebrate 23rd annual<br />
Swedish Christmas breakfast, Lucia pageant<br />
LTHS senior chosen<br />
to be Lucia Queen<br />
Submitted by Hope Covenant<br />
Church<br />
Sankta Lucia is a long-held<br />
tradition in Sweden, recognizing<br />
the return of light after<br />
the dark winter.<br />
Hope Covenant Church at<br />
14401 W. Ave. in Orland Park<br />
has been carrying on this tradition<br />
for over 20 years with<br />
its 23rd Annual Swedish<br />
Christmas Breakfast, which<br />
is slated to be held this year<br />
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.<br />
Traditional Swedish foods<br />
will be served, such as cardamom<br />
coffee cake, sweet rye,<br />
hard-tak, bond-ost cheese,<br />
pickled herring, rice pudding<br />
and lingonberry, and<br />
potato sausage. The pageant<br />
FEATURING:<br />
will include the Lucia Queen<br />
wearing the traditional crown<br />
of candles, along with her attendants,<br />
who will also serve<br />
breakfast.<br />
Rachel Hampton has been<br />
chosen Lucia Queen for this<br />
year’s pageant. Hampton is<br />
the daughter of Charlotte and<br />
Boyd and the granddaughter<br />
of James and Edith Ware, all<br />
of Lockport. She is a senior<br />
at Lockport Township High<br />
School and a member of the<br />
Drama Club and Choir there.<br />
A program is also planned<br />
featuring a musical guest, as<br />
well as Christmas carols with<br />
pianist Beverly Bovard.<br />
Tickets are $15 for adults<br />
and must be reserved in advance.<br />
For more information and<br />
to purchase tickets, email<br />
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Police Reports<br />
Vehicle reportedly gouged, has<br />
profanity written with sharp object<br />
A sharp object was reportedly<br />
used to put a continuous,<br />
deep gouge throughout<br />
a vehicle, including a profanity<br />
on its hood, on Nov.<br />
19 in the 13000 block of S.<br />
Monaghan Road. All the<br />
tires also were deflated, police<br />
said.<br />
Nov. 25<br />
• A 2004 Chevy TrailBlazer<br />
was reportedly stolen from<br />
the driveway of a residence<br />
on the 17000 block of S.<br />
Parker Road. The keys were<br />
reportedly inside, and the<br />
doors were unlocked. The<br />
Joliet Police Department<br />
made an arrest 10 hours later<br />
in their jurisdiction; the person<br />
arrested was driving the<br />
stolen vehicle, police said.<br />
Nov. 24<br />
• A cement block was reportedly<br />
thrown through the front<br />
door window of the Verizon<br />
store at 14124 S. Bell Road<br />
to gain entry into the business<br />
while it was closed. It<br />
was unclear if anything was<br />
stolen, according to police.<br />
Nov. 15<br />
• An unlocked vehicle that<br />
was parked on the street in<br />
front of a residence was allegedly<br />
entered and had a<br />
wallet containing a driver’s<br />
license, cash and credit cards<br />
stolen on the 15000 block of<br />
S. Sulky Drive.<br />
Nov. 13<br />
• Petroneo Perez-Pompa,<br />
42, of 2215 S. 60th Court<br />
in Cicero, was cited for reportedly<br />
having suspended<br />
registration, operating an<br />
uninsured motor vehicle and<br />
no valid driver’s license at<br />
W. 159th Street and S. Bell<br />
Road.<br />
Nov. 4<br />
• The owner of Big Joe’s<br />
Backyard BBQ said that<br />
upon arriving about 8 a.m.<br />
at the business at 12326 W.<br />
143rd St., he found broken<br />
glass all over the floor from<br />
the front door, according to<br />
police. While reviewing video<br />
surveillance, it was discovered<br />
an unknown male<br />
broke the glass at 3:06 a.m.<br />
and entered the store, police<br />
said.<br />
The male reportedly broke<br />
into two cash registers and<br />
stole a small amount of cash,<br />
and area video surveillance<br />
was still being reviewed.<br />
Editor’s note: The Homer<br />
Horizon’s police reports come<br />
from the Will County Sheriff’s<br />
Department’s online news bulletin<br />
service. Anyone listed in<br />
these reports is considered to<br />
be innocent of all charges until<br />
proven guilty in a court of law.<br />
Law enforcement to increase patrol<br />
presence for remainder of 2018<br />
Submitted by Will County<br />
Sheriff’s Office<br />
The Will County Sheriff’s<br />
Office and law enforcement<br />
throughout Illinois will be<br />
working around the clock for<br />
the remainder of the year to<br />
make certain that travelers are<br />
buckled up and driving sober.<br />
The Sheriff’s Office is<br />
joining the Illinois Department<br />
of Transportation, the<br />
Illinois State Police and<br />
nearly 200 other police and<br />
sheriff’s departments to remind<br />
motorists to Click It<br />
or Ticket and Drive Sober or<br />
Get Pulled Over as part of an<br />
enforcement effort paid for<br />
with federal highway safety<br />
funds administered by IDOT.<br />
Drivers can expect a ticket<br />
if they are spotted without a<br />
seat belt or with an unbuckled<br />
child. Motorists are also<br />
being warned that driving<br />
impaired will not be tolerated.<br />
Patrols will be steppedup<br />
through Will County and<br />
the state, including seat belt<br />
enforcement zones and roadside<br />
safety checks.<br />
“Wearing your seat belt is<br />
second nature for most, but<br />
we are looking for the few<br />
motorists who skip this lifesaving<br />
step,” Traffic Sgt. Kyle<br />
Lakomiak said. “... Throughout<br />
the remainder of the year,<br />
motorists can expect to be<br />
ticketed if they are unbuckled.<br />
“Likewise, we need our<br />
community to understand<br />
it is up to them to make the<br />
smart choice to drive sober.<br />
Impaired driving remains a<br />
huge problem, and if arresting<br />
someone is what it takes<br />
to stop this deadly crime, so<br />
be it. Be smart, drive sober.”<br />
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT<br />
NL native plans second<br />
cross country ride to benefit<br />
veterans<br />
New Lenox native Tracy<br />
Sefcik completed her crosscountry<br />
bike trip from California<br />
to Florida earlier this<br />
year and is already planning<br />
her next one.<br />
“Well, you know, I can’t<br />
just do this once; I’ve got to<br />
do it again, don’t I?” Sefcik<br />
said. “I guess it’s my calling.”<br />
During her first ride for<br />
charity, Sefcik raised more<br />
than $30,000 for the Gary<br />
Sinise Foundation in support<br />
of veterans. Her next endeavour<br />
is to raise $50,000<br />
for a charity closer to home<br />
called the Oscar Mike Foundation.<br />
While the ride itself is<br />
still roughly two-and-a-half<br />
years down the road, Sefcik<br />
said it is important that she<br />
starts fundraising now, so<br />
she can meet her goal.<br />
The fundraiser officially<br />
started Nov. 7 on her website,<br />
www.crosscountrycycle4vets.com.<br />
The day holds<br />
special meaning for Sefcik,<br />
a Navy veteran, because it<br />
is the anniversary of the day<br />
her uncle’s plane went down<br />
in Korea many years ago<br />
and he was determined to be<br />
Missing In Action.<br />
The Oscar Mike Foundation<br />
is located in Rockford<br />
but serves veterans around<br />
the country through its programs,<br />
which are aimed at<br />
getting wounded and disabled<br />
veterans active again<br />
through a variety of activities,<br />
including exercise,<br />
flight lessons, shooting practice,<br />
kayaking, paddleboarding,<br />
fishing, horseback riding<br />
and skydiving.<br />
Participants are flown out<br />
to spend a week at the foundation’s<br />
compound, where<br />
Sefcik said the goal is to give<br />
them a new lease on life and<br />
a positive outlook for the future<br />
despite their limitations<br />
and injuries.<br />
Reporting by Amanda Villiger,<br />
Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />
NewLenoxPatriot.com.<br />
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND<br />
Lockport Woman’s Club<br />
ramping up local work<br />
Jane Passaglia, the president<br />
of the Lockport Woman’s<br />
Club, knows what most<br />
people think of when they<br />
hear about a woman’s club.<br />
She thought the same<br />
thing when she was asked to<br />
join years ago.<br />
“I had the same stereotype<br />
that anyone … would have<br />
about women’s club, that it’s<br />
a ladies who lunch club, and<br />
that it’s not that well adapted<br />
to the modem woman, with<br />
her schedule and life,” Passaglia<br />
said. “But I have to<br />
say, I owe a lot to the Woman’s<br />
Club of Lockport.”<br />
Now, as president of the<br />
club, Passaglia hopes other<br />
area women come to discover<br />
the same things she has<br />
learned from the it.<br />
Passaglia moved to Lockport<br />
nine years ago to be<br />
closer to her daughter, and<br />
when she moved, she wanted<br />
to get involved in her new<br />
community.<br />
“I have always been engaged<br />
in my community,”<br />
Passaglia said. “I’ve been<br />
an activist wherever I’ve<br />
lived.”<br />
The then-president of the<br />
Lockport Woman’s Club<br />
reached out to her and asked<br />
her to get involved but, of<br />
course, Passaglia assumed<br />
the woman’s club would be<br />
less active and more social.<br />
Then, Passaglia looked into<br />
the it and discovered she was<br />
wrong.<br />
In the six months since she<br />
has been at the helm, Passaglia<br />
said she has turned the<br />
club’s focus toward the community.<br />
“I think we can do more<br />
in the community together,”<br />
she said.<br />
Reporting by Jesse Wright,<br />
Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />
visit LockportLegend.com.<br />
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER<br />
My Joyful Heart brings<br />
Christmas cheer to children<br />
When providing food and<br />
shelter are the biggest financial<br />
concerns a family faces,<br />
the extra things such as new<br />
clothing or Christmas presents<br />
often can fall by the<br />
wayside.<br />
Each year around Christmastime,<br />
My Joyful Heart<br />
provides Christmas gift bags<br />
to children in the south suburbs.<br />
This year, they are to<br />
reach almost 1,000 children.<br />
Founder and Executive<br />
Director Diane Carroll said<br />
many of those children are<br />
part of families with a single<br />
mom, who is just trying to<br />
make ends meet and provide<br />
for their children.<br />
“I was a single mom. I<br />
raised my three kids. Believe<br />
me, I know the challenges,”<br />
Carroll said, “So, I have great<br />
compassion for these single<br />
moms, which make up most<br />
of the program kids.”<br />
Children in the program<br />
are enrolled mainly by a social<br />
worker from their school,<br />
who then fills out a profile on<br />
each child, including their<br />
ages, favorite colors, interests,<br />
reading levels and<br />
school grade levels.<br />
In addition to toys and<br />
clothing, Carroll said books<br />
always are included in the<br />
gifts, which she said has<br />
helped many of them with<br />
their reading skills.<br />
After receiving a gift from<br />
My Joyful Heart, children are<br />
asked to write a “thank you”<br />
letter as part of the process,<br />
and Carroll said many of<br />
them do.<br />
“It’s part of the education<br />
process, is the way I look at<br />
it,” she said. “We get such<br />
heartwarming thank you<br />
notes.”<br />
Reporting by Amanda Villiger,<br />
Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />
MokenaMessenger.com.
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Social snapshot<br />
Top stories<br />
From HomerHorizon.com from Monday,<br />
Dec. 3.<br />
1. Community comes together to support Homer<br />
family’s loss<br />
2. Jr Porters to compete for national title in<br />
Orlando, Florida<br />
3. Wrestling: Porters leave Barrington Invite with<br />
four champions<br />
4. LTHS teacher publishes book after 30 years of<br />
research, writing<br />
5. Homer Township Board of Trustees: Township<br />
officials consider sponsorship of Homer Fest<br />
2019 rather than IGA<br />
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“Good morning Homer Glen”<br />
Silvia Arndt, from Nov. 30.<br />
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From the Editor<br />
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas<br />
Thomas Czaja<br />
tom@homerhorizon.com<br />
The Christmas songs<br />
have already long<br />
been playing on local<br />
radio stations.<br />
Many put up their Christmas<br />
decorations right after<br />
Thanksgiving. All around<br />
us, we see and hear that we<br />
are fully in the midst of the<br />
holiday season.<br />
With the publication of<br />
this issue, we witness the<br />
latest example that Christmas<br />
is soon upon us. The<br />
holiday events have begun<br />
full steam in the community,<br />
as has our coverage of<br />
them.<br />
Homer for the Holidays,<br />
which is the Village of<br />
Homer Glen’s event that<br />
features Santa Claus and<br />
a tree lighting ceremony<br />
to officially kick off the<br />
holiday season, is featured<br />
as this week’s news cover<br />
story and can be read on<br />
Page 3.<br />
Our life and arts cover<br />
features another annual<br />
event that has become tradition<br />
in the community –<br />
the Christmas on the Prairie<br />
function held by Annunciation<br />
Byzantine Catholic<br />
Church. There, the story of<br />
the real life St. Nicholas is<br />
told, the recap of which we<br />
have on Page 17.<br />
If you keep up with our<br />
weekly calendar on Page<br />
2, you’ll know — and it is<br />
hard to believe — that a<br />
number of holiday events<br />
have already taken place in<br />
the community. However,<br />
if you missed them, don’t<br />
worry — there are still<br />
plenty more chances to get<br />
in on some holiday festivities<br />
locally.<br />
If you look at the calendar<br />
in this issue, you will<br />
see there are still several<br />
holiday concerts to be performed<br />
at the local schools.<br />
The Homer Township Public<br />
Library will be having<br />
a seasonal celebration with<br />
Santa in attendance this<br />
Sunday from 3:30 to 5:30<br />
p.m., as well as several<br />
other holiday events yet to<br />
come.<br />
I always try to personally<br />
get in at least a few<br />
Christmas-themed events<br />
each year, and any of these<br />
certainly would fit that<br />
bill. They make for a good<br />
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break from the holiday<br />
stress of buying presents,<br />
planning visits and juggling<br />
everything else.<br />
On Page 18 of this issue,<br />
you can read about a holiday<br />
production currently<br />
in the middle of its run at<br />
the Limestone Stage in<br />
Lockport. Its set was built<br />
by a master carpenter from<br />
Homer Glen, and some of<br />
its thespians also hail from<br />
here.<br />
They are putting on<br />
“Humbug,” a unique<br />
performance with a twist<br />
on a classic. It is a chance<br />
to check out some theater<br />
without venturing too far<br />
from home.<br />
As evidenced, there are<br />
plenty of ways right here<br />
in Homer Glen to get in<br />
the holiday spirit. We will<br />
continue to cover some of<br />
these outings, and I hope<br />
that by reading this column,<br />
our calendar and the<br />
seasonal stories this week,<br />
you are inspired to check<br />
out some of the upcoming<br />
holiday offerings in the<br />
community.<br />
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Holiday ‘Humbug’ Limestone<br />
Stage in Lockport puts on seasonal show on<br />
stage built by Homer resident, Page 18<br />
Blending in quickly One<br />
Tropical Smoothie location swiftly turns<br />
into three for local owners, Page 21<br />
Samuel<br />
Bergnan (left), 8,<br />
portrays a young St. Nicholas<br />
as he becomes the youngest<br />
bishop of his time, while Daniel Bergnan<br />
(middle), 13, and Eric Kennes, 18, play<br />
bishops in a skit at Christmas at the Prairie<br />
held Saturday, Dec. 1, at Annunciation Byzantine<br />
Catholic Church in Homer Glen.<br />
Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media<br />
Background on real life St. Nicholas given at annual Christmas on<br />
the Prairie event at Homer Glen church, Page 17
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In Memoriam<br />
Abygayle N. Adelmann<br />
Abygayle N. Adelmann,<br />
24, previously of Lockport,<br />
died unexpectedly Nov. 20<br />
in Marysville, California,<br />
surrounded by her loving<br />
family. Abygayle was born<br />
in Joliet, was a Lockport<br />
resident most of her life and<br />
resided in Roselle before<br />
moving to Yuba City, California.<br />
She graduated from<br />
Lockport Township High<br />
School in 2012 and went<br />
on to receive a bachelor’s<br />
in social work from Northeastern<br />
Illinois University<br />
in Chicago. Abygayle had<br />
a passion in life to be surrounded<br />
by children and<br />
thoroughly enjoyed working<br />
with them. She was a<br />
child care worker at Jami’s<br />
Playschool, a teacher’s aid<br />
at Charis Youth Center, and<br />
a former mentor at Warren<br />
Township Teen Center. She<br />
was also a nanny. Abygayle<br />
loved the outdoors, especially<br />
in California. She<br />
enjoyed painting and absolutely<br />
adored her dog,<br />
Cali. She is survived by her<br />
father, Bruce (Aline) Adelmann;<br />
her mother, LaDonna<br />
(Teron Phillips) Adelmann;<br />
her boyfriend, Daniel Hardin;<br />
her siblings, Bronsyn<br />
and Bruce Adelmann, Destin<br />
Phillips, Christian Adelmann,<br />
Gesus Phillips, Ryan<br />
Tintera and Kyle Tintera;<br />
her paternal grandparents,<br />
Leonard and Donna (Kuna)<br />
Adelmann; her aunts and<br />
uncles, Mark (Caroline)<br />
Adelmann, Kevin (Kathy)<br />
Adelmann, Dawn (Jim)<br />
Wrobel, Curt (Sharon)<br />
Adelmann and Shane Elrod;<br />
and her numerous cousins<br />
and friends. In lieu of<br />
flowers, memorials to the<br />
Adlemann family would be<br />
greatly appreciated. Funeral<br />
services were held Friday,<br />
Nov. 30, at the Parker Road<br />
Bible Church, 18512 Parker<br />
Road in Mokena.<br />
Jacquelyn Dzak<br />
Jacquelyn Dzak (nee Hagelshaw),<br />
91, of Lockport,<br />
died Nov. 27, with her family<br />
by her side. Jackie was a<br />
longtime resident of Lockport<br />
and resided in Crest Hill<br />
at Willow Falls for the last<br />
four years. She was born in<br />
Seattle and worked at Ludwig<br />
School for 15 years as<br />
a baker. She loved to play<br />
canasta, enjoyed painting<br />
ceramics and was an avid<br />
gardener. Jackie was an excellent<br />
cook and baker. She<br />
is survived by her son, Bill<br />
(Jodi); her daughters, Sandi<br />
(the late Lou) Terzick and<br />
Nancy (Ken) Shepherd; her<br />
16 grandchildren; her 14<br />
great-grandchildren; her two<br />
great-great grandchildren;<br />
and her numerous nieces and<br />
nephews. Jackie loved her<br />
Willow Falls family, and her<br />
family appreciates the loving<br />
and nurturing care the<br />
staff provided. A memorial<br />
service was held Dec. 2 at<br />
Prairie Bluff Golf Club. Interment<br />
will be held at a later<br />
date at Bay Pines Cemetery<br />
in St. Petersburg, Florida.<br />
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Cross of Glory Lutheran Church<br />
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)<br />
Visit with Santa<br />
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 8. Enjoy a visit from<br />
Santa, a free photo and more.<br />
Adoption/Foster Support<br />
6:30 p.m. second Monday<br />
of each month. This group<br />
is open to anyone touched<br />
by the adoption or fostering<br />
process. One has something<br />
to share wherever they are<br />
in the adoption/fostering<br />
process. The next meeting is<br />
Monday, Dec. 10.<br />
Christmas Service<br />
9:30 a.m. Dec. 25.<br />
Christian Life Church<br />
(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)<br />
Live Nativity<br />
7-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7<br />
and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />
8. Come and celebrate the<br />
birth of our Lord and Savior.<br />
Visit with Mary, Joseph<br />
and baby Jesus, and help<br />
the shepherds with the live<br />
animals around the manger.<br />
Enjoy free hot chocolate,<br />
coffee and cookies. For<br />
more information, call Mike<br />
Zloch at (630) 417-6901<br />
or email mzloch1@att.net.<br />
St. Bernard Parish<br />
(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen)<br />
Rosary on the Hill<br />
3-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.<br />
8. Join parishioners at the<br />
143rd Street cross to pray a<br />
rosary for special intentions.<br />
Baptism Preparation Class<br />
1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15<br />
or 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.<br />
21. No dates for baptism<br />
will be accepted until attending<br />
one of these classes. For<br />
more information or to register,<br />
call (708) 301-3020.<br />
First United Methodist Church of Lockport<br />
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)<br />
Cookies by the Pound<br />
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 15. The annual Cookies<br />
by the Pound sale features<br />
homemade cookies for $7<br />
per pound. For more information,<br />
call (815) 838-1017.<br />
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church<br />
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)<br />
Christmas Service<br />
10 a.m. Dec. 25.<br />
Sunday Services<br />
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30<br />
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10 a.m.<br />
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Story of St. Nicholas told at Annunciation Byzantine<br />
Fourth annual<br />
Christmas in the<br />
Prairie recognizes<br />
historic figure<br />
Megan Schuller<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Many think of St. Nicholas<br />
as a jolly old man with a<br />
white beard in his traditional<br />
Christmas suit lugging a big<br />
bag of presents down the<br />
chimney.<br />
But Christmas on the Prairie<br />
at Annunciation Byzantine<br />
Catholic Church in<br />
Homer Glen has become an<br />
annual tradition — now in<br />
its fourth year — that brings<br />
in visitors from across the<br />
southwest suburbs to learn<br />
the real story of the historic<br />
figure.<br />
“We saw how much the<br />
children of our parishioners<br />
enjoyed it, so we thought that<br />
the local community would<br />
enjoy the spirit of love, charity<br />
and community, as well,”<br />
the Rev. Thomas Loya, pastor<br />
of Annunciation, said.<br />
The church honored St.<br />
Nicholas on Saturday, Dec.<br />
1, at this year’s Christmas<br />
on the Prairie through a series<br />
of skits that showed the<br />
man that inspired the Christmastime<br />
storybook character,<br />
which was made popular<br />
from his generosity and<br />
goodwill towards others in<br />
his life.<br />
“I hope people come away<br />
with a deeper sense of him<br />
as a historical figure and<br />
the incredible life he lived,”<br />
Loya said.<br />
Because of inclement<br />
weather, the church brought<br />
the atmosphere of Christmas<br />
on the Prairie, which would<br />
have been a trail to follow<br />
with intermittent skits of St.<br />
Nicholas’ life, inside.<br />
Youth Coordinator Catherine<br />
Baranko said that St.<br />
Nicholas was an important<br />
patron saint of the Byzantine<br />
Catholic Church in his time,<br />
and that he continues to be<br />
today.<br />
“We wanted to be able to<br />
show others the true story<br />
of St. Nicholas through our<br />
Byzantine Church tradition,”<br />
Baranko said. “We<br />
usually incorporate nature<br />
into the event every year<br />
with our prairie. It gets kids<br />
outside in nature doing crafts<br />
and learning from watching<br />
the skits.”<br />
Eric Kennes, 18, played<br />
a bishop in the skit where<br />
Nicholas becomes the<br />
youngest bishop of his time.<br />
“Few people know St.<br />
Nicholas for who he really<br />
was and what he did in his<br />
life,” Kennes said. “I enjoy<br />
sharing history and this part<br />
of our faith with people.”<br />
The skits started in the<br />
church and took visitors<br />
through the major moments<br />
in St. Nicholas’ life. Guests<br />
were then led out to a tent<br />
where the Christmas on the<br />
Prairie tradition continued,<br />
showing life as it was in the<br />
1800s through demonstrations<br />
and crafts.<br />
“My kids love the crafts,<br />
the outdoors and the interplay<br />
between faith and nature,”<br />
Tirzah Spang said as<br />
her son made a corn husk<br />
figure.<br />
Jan Wilt demonstrated<br />
to visitors early life on the<br />
prairie as she spun wool into<br />
yarn that back then was often<br />
fashioned as handmade<br />
Christmas presented, once<br />
knitted, into a hat, scarf or<br />
pair of mittens to keep warm<br />
in the wintertime.<br />
“Back then, they would<br />
make Christmas decorations<br />
from things they found<br />
around the house or outside,”<br />
Wilt told those who<br />
watched her spin. “This is<br />
what Christmas was like on<br />
Matthew Schudt, 7, paints a St. Nicholas ornament during the Christmas in the Prairie event Saturday, Dec. 1, at<br />
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church in Homer Glen. Photos by Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media<br />
Jan Wilt uses a spinning wheel to show attendees how early prairie settlers used to spin<br />
wool into yarn to make things like clothing, hats, scarves and mittens for wintertime.<br />
the prairie. Without it, we<br />
would not have what we<br />
have today.”<br />
Parishioner Carrie<br />
Thompson brought her three<br />
daughters to the event and<br />
watched as their eyes grew<br />
wide, captivated by seeing<br />
Wilt spin wool into yarn.<br />
“This is a neat annual<br />
event for the family,”<br />
Thompson said. “Through<br />
the skits, my children get to<br />
learn about St. Nicholas as a<br />
real person, his life and his<br />
story.”<br />
Angie Mastro and her<br />
twin sister, Sophie, took<br />
turns dipping a white candle<br />
stick in hot wax to add layers<br />
of Christmas colors to it,<br />
a common tradition of early<br />
settlers.<br />
“Every year, we come<br />
and make the candles, and<br />
we usually put them on display,”<br />
Angie said. “Christmas<br />
on the Prairie reminds<br />
us that life is a lot easier than<br />
it was back then, and we are<br />
grateful for that.”<br />
The sporadic heavy rain<br />
and winter mix also did not<br />
stop St. Nicholas’ grand appearance<br />
later in the evening<br />
as he rode up to the church<br />
in a covered horse and buggy<br />
to give children a ride<br />
around the prairie.
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‘A Christmas Carol’<br />
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With Thanksgiving passed,<br />
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spirit.<br />
To help the community get<br />
jolly, Lockport’s Limestone<br />
Stage community theater is<br />
presenting “Humbug,” written<br />
by John Wooten and directed<br />
by Luke Janchenko<br />
and Richard Swierzewski.<br />
“A Christmas Carol” with<br />
a modern-day twist, “Humbug”<br />
follows the story of<br />
Eleanor Scrooge, a ruthlessly<br />
ambitious Wall Street<br />
executive in Manhattan who<br />
has an aversion to Christmas<br />
and an insatiable appetite for<br />
power, according to Limestone<br />
Stage. Locked in her<br />
office on a snowy Christmas<br />
Eve, Eleanor is determined<br />
to finish a corporate-takeover<br />
proposal until three “advisors”<br />
provide her with a new<br />
appreciation for the holidays<br />
and the spirit of Christmas.<br />
“It’s really more Charles<br />
Dickens meets ‘Devil Wears<br />
Prada,’” Janchenko said. “It’s<br />
a really unique show, but a<br />
lot of fun. There’s a lot of<br />
modern-day comedy written<br />
into it, but at times it gets<br />
intensely dramatic and honestly<br />
intensely scary.”<br />
As a result of the high demand<br />
during the past two<br />
Limestone Stage Christmas<br />
shows, the production was<br />
offered on two weekends.<br />
The remaining shows for<br />
“Humbug” will be at 7 p.m.<br />
on Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday,<br />
Dec. 8, at the Lockport<br />
Township Building, located<br />
at 1463 Farrell Road. Tickets<br />
Limestone Stage actors Jason Lane (front left), Madeline<br />
Wagner (front right), Morgan LeFevers (back left) and<br />
Kathleen Schore rehearse “Humbug,” which is to be<br />
performed again this weekend. Photo courtesy of<br />
Limestone Stage Theater<br />
are available on EventBright.<br />
com for $18, or at the door<br />
for $20 cash only.<br />
With about 70 percent of<br />
the theater troupe comprised<br />
of women, the female-dominated<br />
cast of “Humbug” was<br />
ideal for Limestone Stage,<br />
Janchenko said. However, it<br />
also reflects the way women<br />
have grown within society,<br />
added Claudia Rojas, a Romeoville<br />
actress who plays<br />
the role of Bobbie Cratchit.<br />
“I think it’s a really interesting<br />
twist on the ‘Christmas<br />
Carol’ story. I love that<br />
it’s female dominated,” Rojas<br />
said. “It shows the power of a<br />
mother and son, and the power<br />
of women in such powerful<br />
positions. I just think it’s<br />
really interesting, and I love<br />
that we got to do this.”<br />
The theater group also<br />
prides itself on the visual<br />
aspects of its productions,<br />
which are led by master carpenter<br />
and Homer Glen resident<br />
Mitch Atkinson, who<br />
brings the directors’ ideas<br />
to life on stage. Core to the<br />
“Humbug” story is its New<br />
York setting, which Atkinson<br />
had to weave into the stage<br />
design.<br />
“We’re building two office<br />
areas, one will be the front<br />
area … and behind it, in one<br />
of the offices, is a six-by-six<br />
window, which is visual of<br />
the city, and you can see the<br />
New York skyline and Manhattan<br />
and that area,” Atkinson<br />
said. “… It’s a three-stage<br />
set. You have the office in the<br />
front, then the cityscape and<br />
then the sunset lighting behind<br />
that.”<br />
“Mitch is doing a hell<br />
of a job building the set,”<br />
Janchenko said. “… When<br />
you couple that with the puppet<br />
the special effects team is<br />
making, visually, it’s an aweinspiring<br />
show.”<br />
Limestone Stage is a fully<br />
volunteer, nonprofit community<br />
theater group based in<br />
Lockport. The theater focuses<br />
on bringing professionallevel<br />
holiday performances<br />
to the Lockport and Homer<br />
Glen area at a reasonable cost<br />
to get residents in the holiday<br />
spirit.<br />
“They can expect to have a<br />
really good time — that’s the<br />
first and foremost,” Janchenko<br />
said. “This is more of an<br />
experience. If you come here<br />
and you’re trying to get into<br />
the holiday season, this is a<br />
show that does it.”<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.limestonestage.org.
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get out of town!<br />
Chicago a winter wonderland with the right perspective<br />
Or, how I learned to<br />
stop worrying and<br />
love the snow<br />
Bill Jones, Managing Editor<br />
Ride or drive<br />
Christmas Eve in 2016: The streets of the West Loop/Fulton Market are largely empty.<br />
The only thing that could make it more enjoyable are some snowflakes. Bill Jones/22nd<br />
Century Media<br />
One of the most surreal<br />
days I spent in Chicago was<br />
a Christmas Eve two years<br />
back. I was off work, and I,<br />
on a whim, drove alone to<br />
the Fulton-Randolph Market<br />
neighborhood early that<br />
morning.<br />
I figured I might stop by<br />
Publican Quality Meats to<br />
get a few extra things for our<br />
Christmas dinner (and a couple<br />
of Slagel Family Farms<br />
dry-aged rib-eyes). I thought<br />
maybe I would swing by Perman<br />
Wine Selections to see<br />
what was among their wine<br />
club offerings for the month.<br />
I did no research, and most<br />
of the neighborhood was<br />
closed for an extended holiday.<br />
I accomplished nothing,<br />
but the experience was wonderful.<br />
As I wandered the desolate<br />
streets, devoid of both people<br />
and somehow less vehicles<br />
than usual, it could have had<br />
the eerie feeling of a ghost<br />
town, with little sound but<br />
the winds. But somehow the<br />
remainder of some melting<br />
snow and the brick of the<br />
old meat-packing-districtturned-restaurant<br />
hot spot<br />
made it feel more like a living<br />
postcard.<br />
And so, I just walked. I<br />
walked in the middle of side<br />
streets with no traffic to impede<br />
me. I crossed Randolph<br />
without hassle. I peeked into<br />
numerous storefronts I’d<br />
passed countless times before.<br />
And it solidified just<br />
how much I love visiting<br />
Chicago in the winter.<br />
It seems counterintuitive<br />
to enjoy a city more when its<br />
winters make travel a nightmare,<br />
when its windchills<br />
provide an extreme endurance<br />
challenge as good as<br />
any and when, at its worst,<br />
most of its outdoor attractions<br />
are off limits. But those<br />
are the types of things that<br />
discourage normal folks, and<br />
for me that means an opportunity<br />
to explore a usually<br />
bustling cityscape without as<br />
much of the bustle.<br />
Sure, Michigan Avenue<br />
draws a crowd for the holidays.<br />
Yes, the shirtless maniacs<br />
will still load up on brews<br />
and pack Soldier Field (maybe<br />
this year into the playoffs).<br />
And rush hour traffic does not<br />
stop because of the change in<br />
the seasons. But I generally<br />
find it easier to get around.<br />
And Chicago, already a<br />
beautiful city, takes on an<br />
extra-special vibe around this<br />
time of year. From the way<br />
snow changes the landscape<br />
to the skyscrapers lighting it<br />
up for the season to the winter<br />
coats and scarves, Chicago<br />
simply looks right in<br />
winter.<br />
And the cold has a way of<br />
making you appreciate the<br />
warmth of the destinations<br />
Another Perspective<br />
We asked readers on social media about their favorite<br />
things to do in the city during the winter. They said…<br />
“Museum of Science and Industry,<br />
Christmas Around the World!”<br />
—Jason Matthew<br />
“MSI to visit the trees! My maiden<br />
name is on the Austria tree. Walnut<br />
Room, my Granny worked for<br />
Macy’s. Memories of the holiday<br />
party back then I share with my<br />
daughter.”<br />
—Michele Overstreet<br />
even more. It encourages you<br />
to duck into new spots (stop<br />
in for a blast of heat, stay for<br />
the things). It makes that hot<br />
chocolate (or hot toddy) that<br />
much more special.<br />
Plus, from afternoon tea<br />
at The Drake’s Palm Court<br />
to that classic buffet around<br />
the Walnut Room tree to<br />
the displays at Macy’s or<br />
ice skating in Millennium<br />
Park, there is no shortage of<br />
seasonal activities designed<br />
to warm the heart.<br />
But we’ll get to some more<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
Amanda Villiger<br />
makes a case for<br />
taking the train<br />
Amanda Villiger<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
Going downtown in<br />
Chicago can be tricky. Between<br />
traffic, parking and<br />
the fear of being involved<br />
in a collision, it is enough<br />
to scare away people who<br />
are not used to driving in<br />
the city.<br />
Luckily, for people in<br />
the suburbs there is another<br />
option: train.<br />
When comparing prices,<br />
riding the train generally<br />
seems less expensive.<br />
A one-way ticket from Orland<br />
Park to Union Station<br />
will cost $6.75 or $7.25,<br />
depending on the station.<br />
A round-trip makes<br />
it roughly $15 to take the<br />
Metra. Add in a couple of<br />
dollars for parking, and<br />
the trip downtown likely<br />
will still cost you less than<br />
$20.<br />
Planning to go downtown<br />
Saturday and/or<br />
Sunday? Metra’s weekend<br />
pass is $10, and you<br />
can ride as much as you<br />
want all weekend. Some<br />
stations even have free<br />
parking on the weekends,<br />
of what I like to do in Chicago<br />
in the next column.<br />
Get out of Town! is a monthly<br />
travel column focusing on<br />
taking that cost out of the<br />
equation altogether.<br />
That brings us to the<br />
topic of parking, which<br />
in downtown Chicago can<br />
put a hurt on your wallet.<br />
According to SpotHero,<br />
a phone app that helps<br />
people find parking spaces,<br />
parking can cost $50 or<br />
more for 24 hours in some<br />
garages, with the average<br />
rate across the city still<br />
being nearly $35.<br />
Even if you are staying<br />
at a hotel overnight, the<br />
hotel may charge you a<br />
pretty penny to park there,<br />
as well.<br />
So how do you decide<br />
whether to take the<br />
train or drive when going<br />
downtown?<br />
A few things to consider<br />
when deciding whether to<br />
drive or take the train are:<br />
the size of your group,<br />
weather conditions, final<br />
destination, amount of<br />
luggage and time constraints.<br />
Personally, I almost<br />
always elect to take the<br />
train, since I hate traffic<br />
and I am usually traveling<br />
in a small enough group<br />
that carpooling does not<br />
defray the cost of parking<br />
enough to make it worth it.<br />
Plus, I don’t mind walking<br />
downtown and taking the<br />
CTA, which makes my<br />
decision easy.<br />
relatively local destinations<br />
and activities, with helpful tips,<br />
readers’ stories and more. This<br />
is Part I of a two-part winter<br />
fun in Chicago entry.
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The Dish<br />
Tropical Smoothie Cafe branching out to south suburbs<br />
Tinley Park couple<br />
opens spot in<br />
hometown<br />
Cody Mroczka<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
The chicken caprese pressed sandwich ($7.49) features grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella<br />
and tomato, with a pesto and balsamic glaze, served with a side of kale and apple slaw.<br />
Photos by Cody Mrozcka/22nd Century Media<br />
More than three decades<br />
ago, Phil and Theresa Knippen<br />
were merely co-workers<br />
at a Brown’s Chicken fast<br />
food restaurant on the South<br />
Side of Chicago.<br />
“I was young, and it was<br />
fun,” Theresa said, “[Phil]<br />
was into the food business.”<br />
Now, the married couple<br />
of the last 31 years have<br />
three Tropical Smoothie Cafes<br />
spread across the south<br />
suburbs, with plans to add<br />
more. The Knippens’ first<br />
fast-casual eatery — which<br />
specializes in healthy meal<br />
and snack options in the<br />
form of smoothies, sandwiches,<br />
wraps and bowls —<br />
opened in New Lenox back<br />
in 2012. Another location<br />
was opened in Lockport in<br />
March, followed by the most<br />
recent opening in Tinley<br />
Park in October.<br />
“Eight years ago, [Theresa]<br />
and I went to a franchise<br />
show,” Phil recalled. “We<br />
tried their products — their<br />
smoothies and their food. We<br />
really fell in love, and then I<br />
learned the area was available<br />
to develop. That’s what<br />
interested me the most.”<br />
Around the time the couple<br />
got married, they also<br />
settled in Tinley Park, where<br />
they would raise three children.<br />
Phil owned multiple<br />
Brown’s Chicken franchises<br />
as well as a plumbing business<br />
before selling those<br />
to concentrate on Tropical<br />
Smoothie. The investment<br />
paid off, as Phil was named<br />
the area developer for the<br />
south suburban Chicago<br />
area, making him responsible<br />
for planning and ensuring<br />
future site developments<br />
and operations.<br />
“It’s kind of like a master<br />
franchise,” Phil said. “So<br />
people that are interested<br />
in purchasing a Tropical<br />
Smoothie Cafe, I would assist<br />
them in finding sites;<br />
I would assist them in the<br />
construction process; I<br />
would give them training at<br />
my store, and then continue<br />
to inspect their stores on a<br />
monthly or quarterly basis.”<br />
Where Phil concentrates<br />
on the big-picture items,<br />
Theresa is more detailorientated<br />
and makes sure<br />
the three locations are all<br />
running smoothly and efficiently.<br />
Though she was not<br />
involved in Phil’s other franchises,<br />
Theresa is now fully<br />
invested as a co-owner and<br />
manager.<br />
“When we opened our<br />
first one in New Lenox,<br />
people were asking for it in<br />
other areas,” Theresa said.<br />
“Then, it was Lockport, and<br />
we were hearing the same<br />
thing in Tinley Park. Once<br />
they come in and they try it,<br />
they’re hooked.”<br />
Phil said he believes in the<br />
franchise system, because<br />
“you don’t have to reinvent<br />
the wheel.” When the Knippens<br />
first started, there were<br />
260 Tropical Smoothie locations<br />
in the country. It has<br />
since grown to more than<br />
700, and the Knippens think<br />
the Chicago area is “wide<br />
open” for more expansion. A<br />
part of the challenge is overcoming<br />
the idea that a place<br />
with smoothie in its name<br />
has more to offer than just<br />
blended drinks.<br />
“We don’t have fryers,”<br />
Phil said. “It’s an easier<br />
operation. It’s cleaner, and<br />
we’re using real fruit, bananas,<br />
strawberries, mangos,<br />
fresh spinach and kale.<br />
There’s over a dozen supplements<br />
you can put into it,<br />
and three different kids of<br />
whey protein. We’re talking<br />
22-26 grams of protein<br />
in one drink. It’s a healthier<br />
concept. ‘Eat better, feel<br />
better’ is kind of our main<br />
theme.”<br />
Some local favorites in<br />
the south suburbs include<br />
the Island Green superfood<br />
smoothie ($5.49 for 24<br />
ounces) — made with spinach,<br />
kale, mango, pineapple<br />
and banana — as well as the<br />
Bahama Mama ($5.29, 24<br />
ounces) classic smoothie, a<br />
mix of strawberries, pineapples,<br />
white chocolate<br />
and coconut. Available now<br />
are two holiday specialty<br />
smoothies, known as Very<br />
Berry Cranberry and Cranberry<br />
Truffle.<br />
Theresa points to the Supergreen<br />
chicken Caesar<br />
wrap or Buffalo chicken<br />
Phil Knippen, of Tinley Park, owns all three south suburban<br />
Tropical Smoothie Cafes and also serves as the Chicago<br />
area developer for the franchise.<br />
Tropical Smoothie Cafe<br />
• 7101 W. 183rd St. in Tinley Park<br />
• 1872 E. Lincoln Highway in New Lenox<br />
• 16105 Farrell Road in Lockport<br />
Hours<br />
• 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday<br />
• 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday<br />
For more information ...<br />
Phone: (708) 468-8456 for Tinley Park, (815) 717-<br />
8095 for New Lenox, (815) 524-4647 for Lockport<br />
Web: www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com<br />
wrap, both $6.99 and also<br />
available in bowls, as two<br />
common orders. But she<br />
encourages patrons try the<br />
Cuban pressed sandwich<br />
($7.49) or the chipotle<br />
chicken club ($5.49) if they<br />
like a little spice. The locations<br />
also offer catering for<br />
businesses or family parties.<br />
“Spicy or regular, whatever<br />
your taste, the food is<br />
phenomenal,” Theresa said.<br />
“The flatbreads with chipotle<br />
mayo are so tasty. The<br />
Island Green [has] five servings<br />
of fruits and vegetables,<br />
but you would never know.<br />
It’s something different. It’s<br />
a healthier, better option.”
22 | December 6, 2018 | The Homer Horizon puzzles<br />
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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku<br />
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park<br />
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />
Across<br />
1. End of the week,<br />
briefly<br />
4. Maui neighbor<br />
9. More reserved<br />
14. Jogged<br />
15. Corrective eye<br />
surgery<br />
16. Person with a mike<br />
17. Banners, text<br />
links, e.g.<br />
18. Use the remote<br />
20. Nations’ org.<br />
22. Heavy reading<br />
23. Wrinkled<br />
27. Tinley Park’s<br />
____ by Wyndham<br />
32. Plugs<br />
34. Latin dances<br />
35. Island nation near<br />
Tonga<br />
36. Relative<br />
37. Bangladesh city<br />
41. Authorized<br />
43. Harris ____<br />
44. Great report card<br />
entries<br />
45. “Very funny!”<br />
47. High School District<br />
covering Tinley<br />
Park<br />
50. Acted in place<br />
53. 2018 World Cup<br />
team<br />
55. Bedchamber<br />
58. Bakery selections<br />
60. Bond opponent<br />
61. Memorial or<br />
Millennium in Tinley<br />
Park<br />
68. “___ Woman”<br />
(Reddy tune)<br />
69. GPA part<br />
70. Cement<br />
71. Leave dumbstruck<br />
72. Map collection<br />
73. Destines to a tragic<br />
fate<br />
74. Character in “The<br />
Matrix”<br />
Down<br />
1. Swiss capital<br />
2. Object location system<br />
3. Arched foot part<br />
4. Corporation type<br />
5. Word to a doctor<br />
6. Government security<br />
agency, abbr.<br />
7. “If it ___ broke ...”<br />
8. “No kidding”<br />
9. 1997 Jennifer Lopez biopic<br />
10. Pinafore letters<br />
11. Hosp. area<br />
12. Ballad’s end?<br />
13. Arbiter, for short<br />
19. Release<br />
21. Row boat propeller<br />
24. Divan<br />
25. Longtime record label<br />
26. Karate school<br />
28. Use the teeth on<br />
29. A fit of fever<br />
30. Sound quality<br />
31. Cornerstone abbr.<br />
33. Many Punjab natives<br />
37. Small amounts<br />
38. Bern’s river<br />
39. French city near the English<br />
Channel<br />
40. Arrived<br />
42. Slap on<br />
43. Popular cologne<br />
46. TV network<br />
48. Marsh birds<br />
49. Those opposed<br />
51. Dean’s deg.<br />
52. “The Picture of ___ Gray”<br />
54. Massenet opera<br />
56. Wide-eyed<br />
57. Famed lover<br />
59. Not a nice guy<br />
61. Student score (abbr.)<br />
62. “Hogwash!”<br />
63. Be indisposed<br />
64. CSI evidence<br />
65. Sale clause, abbr.<br />
66. Original manufacturer’s<br />
item<br />
67. Mormons: Abbr.<br />
HOMER GLEN<br />
Front Row<br />
(14903 S. Bell Road,<br />
Homer Glen; (708) 645-<br />
7000)<br />
■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />
Trivia<br />
LOCKPORT<br />
Port Noir<br />
(900 S. State St.,<br />
Lockport; (815) 834-<br />
9463)<br />
■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday:<br />
Happy Hour<br />
■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays:<br />
Comedy Bingo<br />
■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and<br />
Saturdays: Live Band<br />
■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:<br />
Open Mic Night<br />
Strike N Spare II<br />
(811 Northern Drive,<br />
Lockport; (708) 301-<br />
1477)<br />
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.<br />
Mondays: Quartermania<br />
■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays:<br />
Cosmic Bowl<br />
FRANKFORT<br />
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill<br />
(21000 Frankfort Square<br />
Road, Frankfort; (815)<br />
464-8100)<br />
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:<br />
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.<br />
Free to play.<br />
MOKENA<br />
The Alley Grill and Tap<br />
House<br />
(18700 S. Old LaGrange<br />
Road, Mokena; (708)<br />
478-3610)<br />
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke<br />
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub<br />
(11247 W. 187th St.,<br />
Mokena; (708) 478-<br />
8888)<br />
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays,<br />
Fridays and Saturdays:<br />
Performance by Jerry<br />
Eadie<br />
NEW LENOX<br />
Little Joe’s Restaurant<br />
(1300 N. Cedar Road,<br />
New Lenox; (815) 463-<br />
1099)<br />
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:<br />
Piano Styles by Joe<br />
To place an event<br />
in The Scene, email<br />
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.<br />
com.<br />
answers<br />
How to play Sudoku<br />
Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that<br />
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3<br />
squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and<br />
box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.<br />
LEVEL: Medium<br />
Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
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the Homer Horizon | December 6, 2018 | 23<br />
Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes<br />
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s<br />
New designs are a result of buyer feedback<br />
Two refreshing designs mark<br />
the beginning of a new series<br />
of Craftsman-style homes<br />
available from Distinctive Home<br />
Builders at its latest new home<br />
communities: Prairie Trails;<br />
located in Manhattan within the<br />
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way<br />
School District and at WestGate<br />
Manor in Peotone within<br />
the desirable Peotone School<br />
District.<br />
“Craftsman homes were<br />
introduced in the early 1900s<br />
in California with designs<br />
based on a simpler, functional<br />
aesthetic using a higher level<br />
of craftsmanship and natural<br />
materials. These homes were a<br />
departure from homes that were<br />
mass produced from that era,<br />
“according to Bryan Nooner,<br />
president of Distinctive Home<br />
Builders.<br />
“The Craftsman design has<br />
made a comeback today for<br />
many of the same reasons it<br />
started over a century ago. Our<br />
customers want to live in a home<br />
that gets away from the “mass<br />
produced” look and live in a<br />
home that has more character. As<br />
a result of our daily interaction<br />
with our homeowners and their<br />
input, we are excited to introduce<br />
these two homes, with additional<br />
designs in the works.”<br />
Nooner, who meets with<br />
each homeowner prior to<br />
construction, has been working<br />
on these plans for a while and felt<br />
that the timing was ideal for the<br />
debut. “Customers were asking<br />
for something different and<br />
simple with less monotony and<br />
higher architectural standards.”<br />
The result was the Craftsman<br />
ranch and the Prairie twostory,<br />
now available at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />
The Craftsman ranch features<br />
an open floor plan with Great<br />
Room, three bedrooms, two<br />
baths and a two-car (optional<br />
three-car) garage. The Prairie<br />
features a two-story foyer and<br />
Great Room, three bedrooms<br />
and one and one-half baths, a<br />
convenient Flex Room space<br />
on the main level and a two-car<br />
(optional three-car) garage. The<br />
Craftsman architectural elements<br />
on both homes include brick and<br />
stone exteriors with cedar shake<br />
accent siding, low-pitched gabled<br />
bracket roofs, front porches with<br />
tapered columns and stone piers,<br />
partially paned windows, and a<br />
standard panel front entry door.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
offers a Craftsman-style trim<br />
package offering trim without<br />
ornate profiles and routers. The<br />
trim features simplicity in design<br />
with rectangles, straight lines and<br />
layered look trims over doors for<br />
example. The front entry door<br />
will have the standard Craftsman<br />
panel style door. Distinctive has<br />
also created a Craftsman color<br />
palate to assist buyers in making<br />
coordinated choices for the<br />
interior of their new Craftsman<br />
home. Colors, cabinet styles and<br />
flooring choices blend seamlessly<br />
with the Craftsman trim package<br />
and are available in gray tones<br />
package and earth tones.<br />
Distinctive offers custom maple<br />
kitchen cabinets featuring solid<br />
wood construction (no particle<br />
board), have solid wood drawers<br />
with dove tail joints, which is<br />
very rare in the marketplace.<br />
“When you buy a new home<br />
from Distinctive, you truly are<br />
receiving custom made cabinets<br />
in every home we sell no matter<br />
what the price range,” noted<br />
Nooner.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
works to achieve a delivery goal<br />
of 90 days with zero punch list<br />
items for its homeowners. “Our<br />
three decades building homes<br />
provides an efficient construction<br />
system,” said Nooner. “Many of<br />
our skilled craftsmen have been<br />
working with our company<br />
for over 20 years. We also<br />
take pride on having excellent<br />
communicators throughout our<br />
organization. This translates into<br />
a positive buying and building<br />
experience for our homeowners<br />
and one of the highest referral<br />
rates in the industry.”<br />
Nooner added that all homes<br />
are highly energy efficient. Every<br />
home built will have upgraded<br />
wall and ceiling insulation<br />
values with energy efficient<br />
windows and high efficiency<br />
furnaces. Before homeowners<br />
move into their new home,<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
conducts a blower door test that<br />
pressurizes the home to ensure<br />
that each home passes a set of<br />
very stringent Energy Efficiency<br />
guidelines.<br />
With the addition of these two<br />
new designs, there are now 15<br />
ranch, split-level and six twostory<br />
single-family home styles to<br />
choose from each offering from<br />
three to eight different exterior<br />
elevations at both communities.<br />
The three- to four-bedroom<br />
homes feature one and one-half<br />
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto<br />
three-car garages and a family<br />
room, all in approximately 1,600<br />
to over 3,000 square feet of living<br />
space. Basements are included in<br />
most models as well. Distinctive<br />
also encourages customization<br />
to make your new home truly<br />
personalized to suit your lifestyle.<br />
Oversize home sites; brick<br />
exteriors on all four sides of the<br />
first floor; custom maple cabinets;<br />
ceramic tile or hardwood<br />
floors in the kitchen, baths and<br />
foyer; genuine wood trim and<br />
doors and concrete driveways<br />
can all be yours at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />
Most all home sites at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor<br />
can accommodate a three-car<br />
garage; a very important amenity<br />
to the Manhattan homebuyer,<br />
said Nooner.<br />
“When we opened Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor we<br />
wanted to provide the best new<br />
home value for the dollar and<br />
we feel with offering Premium<br />
Standard Features that we do<br />
just that. So why wait? This is<br />
truly the best time to build your<br />
dream home!”<br />
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful<br />
place to live and raise a family<br />
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,<br />
as well as direct access to the 22-<br />
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie<br />
Path that borders the community<br />
and meanders through many<br />
neighboring communities and<br />
links to many other popular<br />
trails. The Manhattan Metra<br />
station is less than a mile away.<br />
Besides Prairie Trails,<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
has built homes throughout<br />
Manhattan in the Butternut<br />
Ridge and Leighlinbridge<br />
developments, as well as in the<br />
Will and south Cook county<br />
areas over the past 30 years.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
chose the Will County village<br />
of Peotone for its newest<br />
community of 38 single-family<br />
homes at WestGate Manor<br />
within walking distance of the<br />
esteemed Peotone High School.<br />
Its convenient location between<br />
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route<br />
50 provide easy access to I-80<br />
and commuters enjoy several<br />
nearby train stations and a<br />
35-minute drive to Chicago.<br />
Visit the on-site sales<br />
information center for<br />
unadvertised specials and view<br />
the numerous styles of homes<br />
being offered and the available<br />
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)<br />
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for<br />
more information or visit www.<br />
distinctivehomebuilders.com.<br />
The Prairie Trails and WestGate<br />
Manor new home information<br />
center is located three miles<br />
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.<br />
52. The address is 24458 S.<br />
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.<br />
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00<br />
p.m. Closed Wednesday and<br />
Thursday and always available<br />
by appointment.<br />
Specials, prices, specifications,<br />
standard features, model<br />
offerings, build times and lot<br />
availability are subject to change<br />
without notice. Please contact<br />
a Distinctive representative for<br />
current pricing and complete<br />
details.
24 | December 6, 2018 | The Homer Horizon classifieds<br />
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Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive<br />
Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise<br />
Help<br />
Wanted<br />
1003 Help<br />
Wanted<br />
Tinley Park Park District seeks<br />
Part-Time Laborer<br />
demonstrating general park<br />
maintenance skills.<br />
Responsibilities include:<br />
Park, Field & Custodial<br />
Maintenance, Site Clean Up,<br />
Snow Removal,<br />
Routine Tasks & Projects<br />
Required Hours:<br />
7:00am-12:00pm Sat-Sun<br />
Weekday Winter Hours:<br />
10-25/week (not incl. 10<br />
weekend hours)<br />
Weekday Summer Hours:<br />
average 35/week (not incl. 5<br />
weekend hours)<br />
Application can be found<br />
online at tinleyparkdistrict.org<br />
Please submit completed<br />
application in person or via<br />
email: employment@<br />
tinleyparkdistrict.org<br />
CONSULTATIVE SALES<br />
ENGINEER<br />
SW Suburb of Chicago<br />
manufacturing company seeks<br />
sales professional with min. 5<br />
years B2B Sales experience.<br />
This is an inside sales,<br />
non-commissioned position,<br />
with salary and potential<br />
bonuses. No telemarketing!<br />
This position will focus on<br />
new & existing customers to<br />
understand their needs &<br />
quote to their requirements.<br />
ISO & QS quality system<br />
experience a plus! Medical,<br />
Dental/Vision and 401k<br />
included. Send cover letter<br />
and resume to:<br />
jkasman@aerorubber.com<br />
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Part-time Telephone Work<br />
calling from home for<br />
AMVETS. Ideal for<br />
homemakers and retirees.<br />
Must be reliable and have<br />
morning &evening hours<br />
available for calling.<br />
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2703 Legal Notices<br />
2703 Legal Notices 2703 Legal Notices<br />
TRUSTEE ELECTION FILING NOTICE<br />
Notice ishereby given to inform candidates who will be filing<br />
petitions for the Homer Township Fire Protection District<br />
Board of Trustees to be elected at the Consolidated<br />
Election onTuesday, April 2, 2019. The first day tofile is<br />
Monday, December 10, 2018 at the District’s Administrative<br />
office located at 16050 S. Cedar Road, Lockport, IL<br />
60491. You may file between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and<br />
3:00 p.m.<br />
Candidates who file after 9:00 a.m. on December 10, 2018<br />
will be filed in order of actual receipt. Candidates who file<br />
simultaneously at 9:00 a.m. on December 10, 2018, any petitions<br />
received in the first mail delivery onDecember 10,<br />
2018, and, those who are standing in line inthe last hour of<br />
filing, 2:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m. onDecember 17, 2018 will be<br />
included in alottery to determine ballot placement. The lottery<br />
will be conducted atthe District’s Administrative office<br />
at 9:00 a.m. on December 26, 2018.<br />
Fire Trustee nomination packets may be picked up at the<br />
Homer Township Fire Protection District, 16050 S. Cedar<br />
Road, Lockport, IL 60491 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.<br />
beginning Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Paperwork can<br />
also be obtained from the State Board of Elections website<br />
at www.elections.state.il.us or from our website. No petitions<br />
may be circulated prior to Tuesday, September 18,<br />
2018.<br />
The 2019 Candidate Guide and additional information are<br />
available electronically at www.elections.state.il.us and on<br />
the District’s website www.homerfire.org<br />
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ORDINANCE NO. 11-14-18<br />
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE BUDGET AND MAKING<br />
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION<br />
DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR<br />
BEGINNING 1/01/19 AND ENDING 12/31/19<br />
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of said HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTEC-<br />
TION DISTRICT have prepared or caused tobe prepared in tentative form, aBudget<br />
and Annual Appropriation Ordinance, and the Secretary of this Board has made the<br />
same conveniently available for public inspection for at least thirty (30) days prior to<br />
the date hereof; and<br />
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Budget and Annual Appropriation<br />
Ordinance on November 14, 2018, and notice ofsaid hearing was given by publication<br />
inanewspaper known asthe Homer Horizon, anewspaper published within the<br />
HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT and having ageneral circulation<br />
inthe HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, and all other<br />
legal requirements have been complied with.<br />
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF<br />
THE HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, in the County of Will<br />
and State of Illinois:<br />
SECTION 1: That the following budget containing anestimate of revenue and expenditures<br />
beand the same ishereby adopted as the budget ofsaid HOMER TOWN-<br />
SHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019<br />
and ending December 31, 2019 and shall be in full force and effect from and after this<br />
date:<br />
APPROPRIATION<br />
CORPORATE FUND $3,325,198<br />
AMBULANCE FUND $3,630,598<br />
TORT LIABILITY FUND $1,435,711<br />
PENSION FUND $888,526<br />
SOCIAL SECURITY FUND $76,800<br />
CAPITAL FUND $595,380<br />
GRAND TOTAL $9,960,613<br />
or as much thereof as may be authorized by law is hereby appropriated to defray the<br />
necessary expenses and liabilities of the Homer Township Fire Protection District for<br />
the fiscal year of said District beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31,<br />
2019, for the respective objects and purposes, as set forth namely:<br />
Part I<br />
CORPORATE FUND<br />
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS<br />
Beginning Balance - Cash on Hand $1,263,089<br />
Real Estate Tax Levy $2,459,999<br />
Personal Property Replacement Tax $14,000<br />
Interest $9,500<br />
Mokena agreement $5,000<br />
Insurance Reimbursement $2,500<br />
Inspection/Permit Fees $4,000<br />
Salary Reimbursement $4,000<br />
Impact Fees $5,000<br />
Marian Village $250,000<br />
Plan Review Fees $6,000<br />
Miscellaneous $1,000<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE $4,034,088<br />
Estimated Expenditures - Corporate Fund<br />
Personnel BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Salaries, Full Time $1,520,684 $1,824,821<br />
Health, Life & Dental Insurance $390,600 $468,720<br />
Overtime Pay $310,000 $372,000<br />
Salaries, Trustees $6,750 $8,100<br />
Salaries, Commissioners $2,250 $2,700<br />
Testing $12,500 $15,000<br />
Holiday Pay $87,000 $104,400<br />
IPPFA 457/Veba $6,000 $7,200<br />
Miscellaneous $1,000 $1,200<br />
TOTAL PERSONNEL $2,336,784 $2,804,141<br />
Contractual BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Software Support & Licensing Fees $2,532 $3,038<br />
Cable/Internet $5,218 $6,262<br />
Electric $12,000 $14,400<br />
Gas $6,000 $7,200<br />
Phone $2,568 $3,082<br />
Water/Sewer $4,500 $5,400<br />
SCBA (Includes PPE) $15,147 $18,176<br />
Equipment Maintenance $8,250 $9,900<br />
Accounting Services $34,920 $41,904<br />
Communications/Computers $18,628 $22,354<br />
Fees, Dues and Subscriptions $4,194 $5,032<br />
Administrative Conferences/Training $1,600 $1,920<br />
Publishing and Printing $600 $720<br />
Building and Ground Maintenance $5,000 $6,000<br />
Legal $1,000 $1,200<br />
Garbage Disposal $1,750 $2,100<br />
Miscellaneous $1,000 $1,200<br />
TOTAL CONTRACTUAL $134,915 $161,898<br />
Commodities BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Building and Ground Supplies $3,250 $3,900<br />
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Fuel $11,500 $13,800<br />
FPB - Arson & Public Education $230 $276<br />
Office Supplies & Equipment $1,213 $1,455<br />
Postage $514 $617<br />
Portable Equipment $9,110 $10,932<br />
Hazmat $455 $546<br />
TRT $692 $830<br />
Uniforms $16,280 $19,536<br />
Water Rescue $450 $541<br />
Medical Supplies and Equipment $12,750 $15,300<br />
Pub Ed $1,625 $1,950<br />
Miscellaneous $250 $300<br />
TOTAL COMMODITIES $58,319 $69,983<br />
Capital Expenses BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Transfer-Out $240,981 $289,177<br />
TOTAL EQUIPMENT $240,981 $289,177<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED CORPORATE<br />
FUND EXPENDITURES/<br />
APPROPRIATIONS: $2,770,999 $3,325,198<br />
The foregoing appropriations are appropriated from the above revenue sources including<br />
the general property tax for corporate purposes:<br />
Estimated Balance on Hand as of December 31, 2019: $1,263,089<br />
Part II<br />
AMBULANCE FUND<br />
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS<br />
Beginning Balance - Cash on hand $962,922<br />
Real Estate Tax Levy $2,459,999<br />
Personal Property Replacement Tax $14,000<br />
Insurance Reimbursements $2,500<br />
Salary Reimbursement $4,000<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED INCOME $3,988,421<br />
Estimated Expenditures - Ambulance Fund<br />
Personnel BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Salaries, Full Time $1,520,684 $1,824,821<br />
Health, Life & Dental Insurance $390,600 $468,720<br />
Overtime Pay $310,000 $372,000<br />
Salaries, Trustees $6,750 $8,100<br />
Salaries, Commissioners $2,250 $2,700<br />
Testing $12,500 $15,000<br />
Holiday Pay $87,000 $104,400<br />
IPPFA 457/Veba $6,000 $7,200<br />
Miscellaneous $1,000 $1,200<br />
TOTAL PERSONNEL $2,336,784 $2,804,141<br />
Contractual BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Software Support & Licensing Fees $2,532 $3,038<br />
Cable/Internet $5,218 $6,262<br />
Electric $12,000 $14,400<br />
Gas $6,000 $7,200<br />
Phone $2,568 $3,082<br />
Water/Sewer $4,500 $5,400<br />
SCBA (Inlcudes PPE) $15,147 $18,176<br />
Equipment Maintenance $8,250 $9,900<br />
Training $10,008 $12,010<br />
Accounting Services $34,920 $41,904<br />
Communications/Computers $18,628 $22,354<br />
Fees, Dues and Subscriptions $4,194 $5,032<br />
Administrative Conferences/Training $1,600 $1,920<br />
Publishing and Printing $600 $720<br />
Building and Ground Maintenance $5,000 $6,000<br />
Legal $1,000 $1,200<br />
Garbage Disposal $1,750 $2,100<br />
Miscellaneous $1,000 $1,200<br />
TOTAL CONTRACTUAL $134,915 $161,898<br />
Commodities BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Building and Ground Supplies $3,250 $3,900<br />
Fuel $11,500 $13,800<br />
FPB - Arson & Public Education $230 $276<br />
Office Supplies & Equipment $1,213 $1,455<br />
Postage $514 $617<br />
Portable Equipment $9,110 $10,932<br />
Hazmat $455 $546<br />
TRT $692 $830<br />
Uniforms $16,280 $19,536<br />
Water Rescue $450 $541<br />
Atmospheric Monitoring $12,750 $15,300<br />
Pub Ed $1,625 $1,950<br />
Miscellaneous $250 $300<br />
TOTAL COMMODITIES $58,319 $69,983<br />
Capital BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Transfer-out $495,481 $594,577<br />
TOTAL CAPITAL $495,481 $594,577<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED AMBULANCE<br />
FUND EXPENDITURES/<br />
APPROPRIATIONS $3,025,499 $3,630,598<br />
The foregoing appropriations are appropriated from above revenue sources including
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the general property tax for ambulance purposes.<br />
Estimated Balance on Hand as of December 31, 2019: $962,922<br />
Part III<br />
PENSION FUND<br />
RECEIPTS<br />
Estimated Balance on Hand as of January 1, 2019: $-<br />
Real Estate Tax Levy $846,215<br />
TOTAL INCOME $846,215<br />
Estimated Expenditures - Pension Fund BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Pension Expense $846,215 $888,526<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED PENSION<br />
FUND EXPENDITURES/<br />
APPROPRIATION $846,215 $888,526<br />
The foregoing appropriations from above revenue sources including the general property<br />
tax for pension purposes.<br />
Estimated Balance on Hand as of December 31, 2019: $-<br />
Part IV<br />
TORT/LIABILITY FUND<br />
RECEIPTS<br />
Real Estate Taxes $958,105<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $958,105<br />
Estimated Expenditures - Tort/Liability Fund<br />
EXPENSES BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Legal $25,000 $30,000<br />
EAP Program & Hep B Series $2,000 $2,400<br />
Insurance<br />
(Liability, Worker's Comp, and Property) $269,010 $322,812<br />
Risk Management Salaries $528,959 $634,751<br />
Safety & Fitness Equipment $5,000 $6,000<br />
Dispatch $154,569 $185,483<br />
Safety Training Materials $2,541 $3,049<br />
Safety Conferences & Classes $2,000 $2,400<br />
PPE (Includes SCBA) $49,410 $59,292<br />
Annual Exams $12,000 $14,400<br />
Vehicle Computers $12,441 $14,929<br />
Apparatus Maintenance $125,000 $150,000<br />
Building Safety $8,495 $10,194<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED TORT/<br />
LIABILITY EXPENSES $1,196,426 $1,435,711<br />
The foregoing appropriations are appropriated from above revenue sources including<br />
the general property tax for tort/liability purposes.<br />
Part V<br />
SOCIAL SECURITY FUND<br />
RECEIPTS<br />
Real Estate Tax $50,683<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS $50,683<br />
EXPENSES BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
FICA & Medicare $64,000 $76,800<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED SOCIAL<br />
SECURITY FUND EXPENDITURES/<br />
APPROPRIATIONS $64,000 $76,800<br />
The foregoing appropriations are appropriated from above revenue sources including<br />
the general property tax for social security/medicare purposes<br />
Part VI<br />
AUDIT FUND<br />
RECEIPTS<br />
Real Estate Tax $4,327<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE $4,327<br />
EXPENSES BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Annual Audit $7,000 $8,400<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED AUDIT FUND<br />
EXPENDITURES/APPROPRIATIONS $7,000 $8,400<br />
The foregoing appropriations are appropriated from above revenue sources including<br />
the general property tax for audit purposes.<br />
Part VII<br />
CAPITAL FUND<br />
RECEIPTS<br />
Opening Cash on Hand Balance as of January 1, 2019 $546,291<br />
Grants $14,000<br />
Transfer-In $736,461<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE $1,296,752<br />
EXPENSES<br />
Capital BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Station Buildings $4,050 $4,860<br />
Additions & Remodels $143,000 $171,600<br />
Building Repairs $14,600 $17,520<br />
Generator System $5,500 $6,600<br />
Equipment Capital $98,000 $117,600<br />
Computers & Office $8,000 $9,600<br />
Misc. Capital $- $-<br />
TOTAL CAPITAL $273,150 $327,780<br />
Capital & Debt Service BUDGET APPROPRIATION<br />
Alternate Bond Premium $181,000 $217,200<br />
Alternate Bond Interest $42,000 $50,400<br />
TOTAL CAPITAL & DEBT SERVICE $223,000 $267,600<br />
TOTAL ESTIMATED CAPITAL FUND<br />
EXPENDITURES/APPROPRIATONS $496,150 $595,380<br />
The foregoing appropriations are appropriated from above revenue sources including<br />
grants for capital purposes.<br />
Estimated Balance on Hand as of December 31, 2019: $800,602<br />
RE-CAP OF ESTIMATED BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS<br />
for the 2019 calendar year<br />
Budgeted Appropriated<br />
CORPORATE FUND $2,770,999 $3,325,198<br />
AMBULANCE FUND $3,025,499 $3,630,598<br />
PENSION FUND $846,215 $888,526<br />
TORT FUND $1,196,426 $1,435,711<br />
SOCIAL SECURITY FUND $64,000 $76,800<br />
AUDIT FUND $7,000 $8,400<br />
CAPITAL FUND $496,150 $595,380<br />
Grand Total $8,406,288 $9,960,613<br />
Section 2:All unexpended balance of any item or items of any general appropriation<br />
made bythis Ordinance may be expended in making upany deficiency in any item or<br />
items in the same general appropriation made bythis Ordinance<br />
Section 3:Ifany item or any portion thereof of this Ordinance shall for any reason be<br />
held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of<br />
this Ordinance<br />
PASSED in lawful session of the Borad of Trustees of said HOMER TOWNSHIP<br />
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, on November 14, 2018<br />
Paul Anderson<br />
President, HOMER TOWNSHIP<br />
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT<br />
ATTEST:<br />
Kevin Doyle<br />
Secretary, HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT<br />
HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT<br />
FY January 1, 2019 thru December 31, 2019<br />
Certification of Estimated Revenues<br />
In Accordance with Public Act 83-881<br />
General Fund:<br />
Estimated Beginning Balance $1,263,089<br />
Revenues:<br />
Real Estate Tax Levy 2,459,999<br />
Personal Property Replacement Tax 14,000<br />
Interest 9,500<br />
Mokena agreement 5,000<br />
Insurance Reimbursements 2,500<br />
Inspection/Permit Fees 4,000<br />
Salary Reimbursement 4,000<br />
Impact Fees 5,000<br />
Marian Village 250,000<br />
Plan Review Fees 6,000<br />
Loan 10,000<br />
Miscellaneous 1,000<br />
TOTAL REVENUES: $2,770,999<br />
Ambulance Fund:<br />
Estimated Beginning Balance 962,922<br />
Revenues:<br />
Real Estate Tax Levy 2,459,999<br />
Personal Property Replacement Tax 14,000<br />
Insurance Reimbursements 2,500<br />
Salary Reimbursement 4,000<br />
Ambulance Fees 545,000<br />
TOTAL REVENUES: $3,025,499<br />
Pension Liability Fund:<br />
Estimated Beginning Balance<br />
Revenues:<br />
Real Estate Tax Levy 846,215<br />
TOTAL REVENUES: $846,215<br />
Tort Fund:<br />
Revenues:<br />
Real Estate Taxes 958,105<br />
TOTAL REVENUES: $958,105<br />
Social Security Fund:<br />
Revenues:<br />
Real Estate Tax 50,683<br />
TOTAL REVENUES: $50,683<br />
Audit Fund:<br />
Revenues:<br />
Real Estate Tax 4,327<br />
TOTAL REVENUES: $4,327<br />
Capital Fund:<br />
Revenues:<br />
Transfer-In 736,461<br />
Grants 14,000<br />
TOTAL REVENUES: $750,461<br />
I, ,dohereby certify that Iam the Treasurer ofthe Homer Township<br />
Fire Protection District, County of Will, State ofIllinois, and dohereby certify<br />
the above is an estimate the revenues, and their sources, to be received by the District<br />
d i h fi l di D b 31 2019<br />
during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.<br />
Given under my hand, this 14th day of November, 2018.<br />
Kevin Doyle<br />
Treasurer, Board of Trustees<br />
Homer Township Fire Protection District<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
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Black IKEA leather chair, perfect<br />
condition $50. Entertainment<br />
center, black w/ glass<br />
doors $50. Call Debbie<br />
815.534.5273<br />
Brand new Hunter mid-calf<br />
boots. Black, size 8, never<br />
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773.655.8820<br />
Christmas Anna-Lee dolls 9-16<br />
inches tall, entire set of6for<br />
$20. Sunbeam deluxe mixmaster,<br />
standing varying speed,<br />
chrome, like new $20.<br />
708.301.3924<br />
Classic oak framed mirror to<br />
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carved oak $100 Call<br />
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Construction scaffolding 5x5,<br />
stored inside, good condition<br />
$75. 815.592.9474<br />
Cross Country ski boots &<br />
poles. Boots Wsz 8.5, Msz<br />
11, good condition $35 each.<br />
Men’s ice skates sz 10.5 $40.<br />
815.463.0282<br />
Earings, clip style $1 pair. Also<br />
ice machine for sports injury<br />
$15. Fishing reels $15 ea.<br />
Johnson outboard gastank $25.<br />
708.214.4022<br />
Fisher Price Disney Pixar<br />
Lightening McQueen battery<br />
powered car $50. 708.403.2473<br />
Sharp microwave oven 1.8 cu<br />
ft. Dimensions: 23.2x13.3x18.9<br />
$45. Antique desk lamp $15.<br />
Queen size bed frame with<br />
gliders $10. Fran 708.614.8541<br />
Toro snowblower S-200 electric<br />
start $95. 708.785.3085<br />
Vintage machinist/mechanics<br />
small ball peen hammer with<br />
wooden handle $40. New SuperMat<br />
treadmat size (36x78)<br />
durable super tough construction<br />
lightweight $55.<br />
708.466.9907<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
GE dishwasher, stainless exterior<br />
skin, slightly used $100.<br />
708.785.0987<br />
Give your Grandma &<br />
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antique rocking chair,<br />
very good condition, with blue<br />
cover $100. 708.250.9583<br />
Long, navy winter coat 100%<br />
wool. Size 14, Kristin Blake,<br />
excellent condition $20 or best<br />
offer. 708.444.8535<br />
Mens heavy duty boots, very<br />
good condition/hardly worn.<br />
Thinsulate size 11, Explorers<br />
size 9. Haband’s size 11. $10<br />
each. 708.403.2473<br />
Mens leather black jacket with<br />
lining, never owrn $40. Xmas<br />
tree in box $5. Tinley Park.<br />
773.552.7850<br />
Metal detector, MP3 pro digital,<br />
used once tofind ring, like<br />
new. IKEA Inreda bookshelf,<br />
halogen lights, new have 10$5<br />
each. Carl 708.717.5054<br />
Mirrored motion sound; lighted<br />
picture 20x39 beautiful for any<br />
room for great atomasphere.<br />
Paid $175. Must sell $30.<br />
708.403.2525<br />
Need aset of luggage? 3piece<br />
set with wheels, new. Bought<br />
for trip, never taken $85 or best<br />
offer. Call 815.469.4525<br />
Samsung Galaxy phone, 4G<br />
LTE, 5.0 HD, 5MP camera, 1<br />
year old $45. iPhone 4m works<br />
great $40. 815.469.5295<br />
Santa Claus suit, XL jacket,<br />
pants, belt, pull on boots, cap<br />
beard $75 or best offer.<br />
708.590.6889<br />
Santa suit - has everything:<br />
beard, belt, gloves, ect. Over<br />
$400 new, used little. Excellent<br />
condition $100. Comes with a<br />
suitcase. 708.479.8715<br />
Sears fake fur jacket, size 20<br />
1/2 3/4 length. Black/brown,<br />
excellent condition, cleaned,<br />
like new $60. 815.545.0383<br />
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2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
Christmas Anna-Lee dolls 9-16<br />
inches tall, entire set of6for<br />
$20. Sunbeam deluxe mixmaster,<br />
standing varying speed,<br />
chrome, like new $20.<br />
708.301.3924<br />
Classic oak framed mirror to<br />
sit 29x24” above dresser. 2<br />
braces tosupport mirror. Ornate<br />
carved oak $100 Call<br />
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Construction scaffolding 5x5,<br />
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$75. 815.592.9474<br />
Drapes, one pair 50” W x<br />
86”L. Color: taupe w/ white<br />
lining, pleated at top. Never<br />
used. Rayon/Polyester. $30 pr.<br />
708.558.0012<br />
Earings, clip style $1 pair. Also<br />
ice machine for sports injury<br />
$15. Fishing reels $15 ea.<br />
Johnson outboard gastank $25.<br />
708.214.4022<br />
Fisher Price Disney Pixar<br />
Lightening McQueen battery<br />
powered car $50. 708.403.2473<br />
Like new Black & Decker<br />
lawn edger, 2years old. Electric<br />
powered $70 firm price.<br />
Call 708.349.8569. Please<br />
leave message if no answer.<br />
Long, navy winter coat 100%<br />
wool. Size 14, Kristin Blake,<br />
excellent condition $20 or best<br />
offer. 708.444.8535<br />
Mens heavy duty boots, very<br />
good condition/hardly worn.<br />
Thinsulate size 11, Explorers<br />
size 9. Haband’s size 11. $10<br />
each. 708.403.2473<br />
Mens leather black jacket with<br />
lining, never owrn $40. Xmas<br />
tree in box $5. Tinley Park.<br />
773.552.7850<br />
Metal detector, MP3 pro digital,<br />
used once tofind ring, like<br />
new. IKEA Inreda bookshelf,<br />
halogen lights, new have 10$5<br />
each. Carl 708.717.5054<br />
Mirrored motion sound; lighted<br />
picture 20x39 beautiful for any<br />
room for great atomasphere.<br />
Paid $175. Must sell $30.<br />
708.403.2525<br />
Wearguard insulated coveralls,<br />
blue, size large/reg. Like new.<br />
$15. 815.469.32332900<br />
Lightweight transport wheel<br />
chair $100 firm. Excellent condition!<br />
708.349.1956<br />
Sears fake fur jacket, size 20<br />
1/2 3/4 length. Black/brown,<br />
excellent condition, cleaned,<br />
like new $60. 815.545.0383<br />
Sharp microwave oven 1.8 cu<br />
ft. Dimensions: 23.2x13.3x18.9<br />
$45. Antique desk lamp $15.<br />
Queen size bed frame with<br />
gliders $10. Fran 708.614.8541<br />
Sylvania 20” digital TVwith<br />
built in DVD, book and remote<br />
$10. Canon AE-1 programmable<br />
35MM camera, flash,<br />
lenses, tripod case, manual<br />
$75. Dave. 708.203.9272<br />
Tandem bicycle built for 2.<br />
Easy ride model. Needs back<br />
tire. $100. 815.666.3620<br />
Toy collector 13Hess &ERTL<br />
trucks for sale. Excellent conditon<br />
$50 obo. Golf club collector,<br />
15pcvintage MacGregor<br />
VIP custom 70 clubs $50<br />
obo. 815.838.7898<br />
Vintage wedding dress with 15<br />
ft. veil, circa 1940 perfect condition,<br />
size 7 $50. Asst. comforters,<br />
twin & queen $10.<br />
708.403.6654<br />
13 strap ontree climbing steps<br />
for deer hunting, like new. Paid<br />
$7.50 ea. at Cabelas, selling for<br />
$2 ea or $20 for all.<br />
708.614.8148<br />
2lamps, 2end tables, excellent<br />
conditon $100. 708.226.4994<br />
2pcXLPepsi cola world tournament<br />
green lounge set $25.<br />
708.301.5136<br />
4Beanie Babies $5. Baseball<br />
cards. Chris 708.465.40143<br />
8 drawer tool chest, good condition,<br />
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Athlete of the Week<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Caesar Plaszewski<br />
Caesar Plaszewski is a<br />
sophomore at Lockport<br />
Township and is one of the<br />
top returners on the boys<br />
swim team.<br />
How did you get<br />
involved in swimming?<br />
I’ve been swimming for<br />
the Lockport/Homer Swim<br />
Club since I was 9 or 10.<br />
Ever since I was young, we<br />
would go swimming, so I<br />
wanted to try competitive<br />
swimming, and I grew to really<br />
like it.<br />
Do you also play water<br />
polo?<br />
I did play last year. It was<br />
fun. I went to a water polo<br />
camp in the summer of 2017,<br />
before my freshman year.<br />
So what do you like<br />
better, swimming or<br />
water polo?<br />
Swimming. I like the competition,<br />
I like pushing yourself<br />
so you can improve.<br />
Your favorite swimming<br />
event is the 500-yard<br />
freestyle. Why is that?<br />
I swam with one of the<br />
seniors, Connor Hecker, last<br />
year on the team and also in<br />
the club season. We did a lot<br />
of distance sets, and he said<br />
I’d be good. So I really started<br />
to like it.<br />
Even the best swimmers<br />
in the 500 take more<br />
than four minutes to<br />
complete the race. What<br />
do you think about<br />
during that time?<br />
I think about how I’m pacing.<br />
If I need to slow down<br />
or speed up. It’s 20 laps,<br />
so that’s where the counter<br />
comes in [holding up the lap<br />
signs]. That helps a lot.<br />
Do you also compete in<br />
relays?<br />
I like to do the freestyle<br />
ones. Freestyle races are my<br />
main thing. In the relays,<br />
you do push each other and<br />
I like that, but I like doing an<br />
individual event better.<br />
Do you do anything to<br />
pump yourself up before<br />
a race?<br />
Not really. I just focus on<br />
the race. I just get on the<br />
blocks, get focused and get<br />
ready to go.<br />
What have you learned<br />
from swimming coach<br />
Jason Ozbolt?<br />
Photo submitted<br />
He’s helped me push<br />
myself to go further than I<br />
thought I could. He’s helped<br />
me get to goals I didn’t think<br />
I could do.<br />
You’re only a<br />
sophomore, but have<br />
you thought about<br />
swimming in college?<br />
Yes, I would definitely<br />
like to do that. I will see<br />
where the sport takes me, but<br />
I think swimming in college<br />
would be a cool experience.<br />
What’s the best thing<br />
about being an athlete<br />
at Lockport?<br />
The support from all the<br />
teachers and staff. If a team<br />
or individual does well,<br />
they always announce it.<br />
So there’s definitely a lot of<br />
support. I think it’s great.<br />
Interview by Freelance Reporter<br />
Randy Whalen<br />
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Boys Swimming and Diving<br />
LTHS varsity roster filled with sophomores<br />
looking to grow as season moves forward<br />
Fields leads Porters<br />
team for diving<br />
Randy Whalen<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Wrestling<br />
Lockport 67, Bolingbrook 9<br />
Andrew Blackburn-Forst<br />
(195), Keegan Roberson (120)<br />
and Anthony Crapia (152)<br />
took less than two minutes to<br />
There are a bunch of fresh<br />
faces on the Lockport Township<br />
boys swimming and diving<br />
team this season.<br />
The Porters graduated<br />
seven seniors from last year’s<br />
squad. Couple that with the<br />
fact that top returner, senior<br />
Jack O’Connor, decided not<br />
to swim for the school this<br />
season.<br />
O’Connor, a sectional<br />
champion last season in the<br />
100-yard backstroke and the<br />
200-yard individual medley,<br />
will continue his academic<br />
and athletic career next year<br />
at the prestigious Yale University.<br />
So he decided to concentrate<br />
on school this season<br />
instead of swimming.<br />
That leaves Lockport only<br />
a few familiar names as they<br />
embark on another season.<br />
“We have a few people<br />
back with experience, but everyone<br />
else is gone,” Lockport<br />
coach Jason Ozbolt.<br />
“My varsity roster this season<br />
is very sophomore heavy<br />
(9 sophomores). So there’s<br />
going to be a lot of growth.<br />
We’re going to do some different<br />
training this season.<br />
We can only go up from<br />
here.”<br />
Two of the returners are<br />
sophomore Caesar Plaszewski<br />
and junior Augusto Ureta.<br />
Both of them will be in the<br />
500-yard freestyle, as well as<br />
other freestyle events. Also<br />
look for seniors Michael<br />
Bates and Simon Harmata to<br />
move up to bigger roles this<br />
season.<br />
“Simon and Michael will<br />
both be in the 50-yard freestyle,”<br />
said Ozbolt, a 2000<br />
Lockport graduate, who is<br />
now in his sixth season as<br />
head boys coach at the school.<br />
“Both did well at the [South-<br />
West Suburban Blue Division]<br />
Conference meet last<br />
season and hope to keep the<br />
momentum going. We’re high<br />
on the promise of the future.”<br />
Part of that future is Plaszewski,<br />
who made a splash as a<br />
freshman on the varsity.<br />
“I definitely think a lot<br />
of us have to work hard,”<br />
Plaszewski said of this season’s<br />
team being successful.<br />
“We lost a lot of good swimmers<br />
to graduation. But I’d<br />
like to see some of us still<br />
get to state this season. That<br />
would be good.”<br />
Another new face for the<br />
Porters this season is Spencer<br />
Krivanek, who is the freshman<br />
coach. Angie Arnold, a<br />
2001 Lockport graduate, returns<br />
as diving coach. Another<br />
familiar face is back as the<br />
assistant coach. That’s Grant<br />
Ferkaluk, who was previously<br />
the head coach and is<br />
currently the girls swimming<br />
coach at Lockport.<br />
high school highlights<br />
The rest of the week in high school sports<br />
Diving is where the Porters<br />
could excel. They bring back<br />
one of the state’s best in senior<br />
Wrigley Fields. A state<br />
qualifier the past two seasons,<br />
Fields plans to make the trifecta<br />
of state appearances and<br />
has a goal for this season.<br />
“This year, my goal is to<br />
get to the final day,” Fields<br />
said. “My first year at state,<br />
I was 28th overall, and last<br />
season, I was 14th, so I cut<br />
that in half. My goal is to cut<br />
that in half again this season<br />
and place seventh. I’m realistic,<br />
but any given day, you<br />
can be the best.<br />
“I’m looking forward to<br />
my swimming teammates<br />
doing well, too. Hopefully,<br />
they can come and join me at<br />
state.”<br />
The Porters opened the<br />
season this past Friday, Nov.<br />
30, by participating in the<br />
Lincoln-Way West Warrior<br />
Pentathalon. Their schedule<br />
got going this week as they<br />
hosted Lincoln-Way Central<br />
in a SouthWest Suburban<br />
Conference matchup on<br />
Tuesday, Dec. 4, and then<br />
host Andrew and the Plainfield<br />
Co-op team on Thursday,<br />
Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m.<br />
in a triangular.<br />
This Saturday, Dec. 8,<br />
Lockport is at two different<br />
10 a.m. invites. The divers<br />
are at the Argo Diving Invite,<br />
while the swimmers are<br />
at the West Chicago Wildcat<br />
Relays.<br />
pin their opponents Thursday,<br />
Nov. 29, during Lockport’s<br />
dominant dual-meet victory<br />
over Bolingbrook. Jake<br />
D’Angelo (138), Matt Mahalik<br />
(145) and Brandon Gamagami<br />
(170) also contributed<br />
pins for the Porters.<br />
Compiled by Contributing<br />
Editor Max Lapthorne, max@<br />
lockportlegend.com.<br />
Athlete of the Month<br />
Dani Lauer — a Lincoln-Way Central volleyball player — won the November Athlete of the<br />
Month competition for publisher 22nd Century Media’s Southwest Chicago branch.<br />
22nd Century Media File Photo<br />
Lincoln-Way Central girls volleyball<br />
player spikes November competition<br />
Bill Jones, Managing Editor<br />
This Week In...<br />
Porters Varsity<br />
Athletics<br />
Wrestling<br />
■Dec. ■ 7 at Walsh Ironman,<br />
TBA at Walsh Jesuit<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at Walsh Ironman,<br />
TBA at Walsh Jesuit<br />
Boys Basketball<br />
■Dec. ■ 6 host Bolingbrook,<br />
6:30 p.m.<br />
■Dec. ■ 11 at Yorkville, 7 p.m.<br />
Girls Basketball<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at Spartan Holiday<br />
Tournament, TBD at Oak Lawn<br />
■Dec. ■ 10 at Spartan Holiday<br />
Tournament, TBD at Oak Lawn<br />
After a junior year ACL<br />
injury, Lincoln-Way Central<br />
senior Dani Lauer bounced<br />
back to find herself on the<br />
Team 22: Girls Volleyball<br />
roster this season.<br />
Now, the Knight is Athlete<br />
of the Month.<br />
Lauer garnered the most<br />
votes in 22nd Century Media’s<br />
November contest to<br />
earn that title.<br />
The Athlete of the Month<br />
competition pits featured<br />
Athlete of the Week selections<br />
from our south suburban<br />
newspapers against one<br />
another in an online voting<br />
contest.<br />
The next contest is to begin<br />
Monday, Dec. 10.<br />
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■Dec. ■ 12 at Spartan Holiday<br />
Tournament, TBD at Oak Lawn<br />
Girls Bowling<br />
■Dec. ■ 6 at Stagg, 4:15 p.m.<br />
at Palos Lanes<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at Plainfield North<br />
Invite, 9 a.m. at Town &<br />
Country Lanes<br />
■Dec. ■ 11 host Thornridge,<br />
4:30 p.m. at Strike and Spare<br />
■Dec. ■ 12 at Andrew, 4:30<br />
p.m. at Orland Bowl<br />
Boys Bowling<br />
■Dec. ■ 6 at Lincoln-Way East,<br />
4:30 p.m. at Thunder Bowl<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at Sandburg Invite, 9<br />
a.m. at Orland Bowl<br />
■Dec. ■ 10 host Lincoln-Way<br />
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West, 4:30 p.m. at Strike and<br />
Spare<br />
■Dec. ■ 12 host Bolingbrook,<br />
4:30 p.m. at Strike and Spare<br />
Boys Swimming<br />
■Dec. ■ 6 host Triangular Meet,<br />
5 p.m.<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at Wildcat Relays<br />
(Swim only), 10 a.m. at West<br />
Chicago<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at Argo Diving Invite,<br />
10 a.m.<br />
Cheerleading<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at North Pole Invite,<br />
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Competitive Dance<br />
■Dec. ■ 8 at Waubonsie Valley,<br />
9 a.m.
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FooTball (oFFenSe)<br />
22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach recommendations<br />
and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area and placed them on<br />
one super team: Team 22. The team is made up of student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW<br />
East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high<br />
schools. This is its offensive squad.<br />
FirST Team<br />
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff<br />
Second Team<br />
QB: Greyson Grimm, LW West<br />
1,261 total yards, 13 touchdowns. 264<br />
rushing for 6 touchdowns. All-SWSC.<br />
RB: Ronin Gilbert, senior, Tinley<br />
167 carries for 875 yards, 9 touchdowns, 5<br />
100-plus-yard games. All-SSC Blue.<br />
RB: Caleb Marconi, junior, LW West<br />
839 yards rushing for a 6.2 per carry average<br />
and 9 touchdowns.<br />
WR: Chase Anderson, senior, LW East<br />
18 receptions for 442 yards and 5<br />
touchdowns.<br />
WR: Billy Dozier, junior, LW West<br />
20 catches for 372 yards, 5 touchdowns and<br />
1 kickoff return for a touchdown.<br />
WR: Jerrell Wright, junior, Provi<br />
16 catches for 280 yards, with 3<br />
touchdowns, 5 rushes for 50 yards.<br />
OL: Adam Jumah, senior, Andrew<br />
35 pancakes. Offense had 1,821 rushing<br />
yards and 5 yards per carry.<br />
OL: T.J. Galligani, senior, Provi<br />
All-around athletic and All-CCL Blue.<br />
OL: Marty O’Brien, senior, LW East<br />
Another strength on an incredible Griffins’<br />
O line.<br />
QB: Jack Baltz, senior, LW East<br />
2,283 yards total yards, 133 of<br />
216 passing, with 31 touchdowns.<br />
All-SWSC. Baltz was the engine<br />
behind an incredibly explosive<br />
offense in the 2018 season.<br />
RB: Devon Williams, junior, LW<br />
East<br />
1,094 rushing yards on 146<br />
carries, 19 touchdowns. Williams’<br />
work on the ground not only led<br />
him to plenty of end zones but<br />
kept the Griffins a dual threat.<br />
RB: Justin Ellis, senior, LW Central<br />
950 rushing yards with 10<br />
touchdowns, 330 yards receiving,<br />
155 return yards. All-SWSC. Ellis<br />
was all over the field, with 1,435<br />
all-purpose yards.<br />
WR: Jackson Ritter, senior, LW<br />
East<br />
52 receptions for 977 yards,<br />
60 long, with 16 touchdowns, 4<br />
kickoff returns for 102 yards, 43<br />
long, 3 punt returns with 41 long.<br />
All-SWSC as a tight end.<br />
WR: Matt Judd, senior, LW East<br />
38 receptions for 517 yards,<br />
6 touchdowns. All-SWSC. Judd<br />
worked this season to rack up big<br />
yardage for East and found the<br />
end zone several times himself.<br />
WR: Conner McWilliams, senior,<br />
LW Central<br />
42 receptions for 525 yards, 2<br />
touchdowns. 69 rushes for 400<br />
yards, 5 touchdowns. McWilliams’<br />
resumes as a catcher and rusher<br />
were equally impressive.<br />
OL: Anthony Sottosanto, senior,<br />
LW East<br />
The SouthWest Suburban<br />
Conference Athlete of the Year for<br />
offense. Period.<br />
OL: Dane Eggert, senior, LW East<br />
Eggert has been a consistently<br />
tough presence on the Griffins’ O<br />
line. All-SWSC.<br />
OL: Brian White, senior, LW West<br />
An All-SWSC this season from the Warrior.<br />
OL: Martin Bender, senior, LW West<br />
Another standout on the Warriors’ O line.<br />
K: Dominic Dzioban, junior, LW East<br />
11 of 15 field goals, 37 long, 67 of 69 extra<br />
points.<br />
Burns phoTography<br />
Honorable mentions:<br />
OL: Nate Mahoney, senior, LW<br />
West<br />
All-SWSC is impressive enough.<br />
But Mahoney topped it with an<br />
All-State season.<br />
OL: Jake Renfro, junior, Provi<br />
All-CCL Blue. He also took on both<br />
long and short snapping duties for<br />
the Celtics.<br />
OL: Drew Parrish, senior, LW<br />
Central<br />
He could play center, guard and<br />
tackle as needed for the Knights.<br />
All-SWSC.<br />
K: Ryan Barth, senior, Lockport<br />
33 yards per punt, long of 60,<br />
15 of 16 on extra points, 5 of 6<br />
on field goals, with a long of 43<br />
yards. All-SWSC. He made a mark<br />
despite a struggling squad.<br />
QB: Tommy Schiller, senior, Andrew.<br />
RB: Brenden Martus, senior, Provi;<br />
Donte Barber, senior, LW West;<br />
John Bickel, junior, Andrew; Rocco<br />
Iannantone, junior, Andrew; Dylan<br />
Holstein, senior, LW West; De’Whon<br />
Gavin, senior, Provi.<br />
WR: Nick Gula, senior, LW West; A.J.<br />
Henning, junior, LW East.<br />
OL: Kadden Heatherwick, senior,<br />
Andrew; Raymond Pustelnik, senior,<br />
Lockport; Ryan Swims, senior, Andrew.
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FirST Team<br />
DL: Dylan Shelton, senior, LW East<br />
89 tackles, 54 solo, 35 assists,<br />
7 sacks, 20 tackles for a loss,<br />
1 fumble recovery. All-SWSC.<br />
Helped the Griffins to a plethora of<br />
shutouts this season.<br />
LB: Jake Kramer, junior, LW East<br />
115 tackles, 59 solo, 56 assists,<br />
5 sacks, 14 tackles for a loss,<br />
1 fumble recovery. Those trying<br />
to work beyond the Griffins’ line<br />
often met Kramer.<br />
22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach recommendations<br />
and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area to place them on one<br />
super team: Team 22. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW<br />
West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high schools.<br />
This is the defensive squad.<br />
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff<br />
DL: Jake Janeczko, senior,<br />
Lockport<br />
68 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1<br />
sack, 2 forced fumbles, 2 blocked<br />
kicks. The defensive tackle was a<br />
standout on a Porters squad that<br />
needed more.<br />
LB: Dan Scianna, senior, LW East<br />
109 tackles, 70 solo, 39 assists,<br />
7 sacks, 18 tackles for a loss, 1<br />
fumble recovery. All-SWSC. Those<br />
who didn’t find Kramer likely ran<br />
into Scianna.<br />
Burns phoTography<br />
DL: Elias Valdez, junior, Provi<br />
59 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries,<br />
2 sacks, 2 passes knocked<br />
down. All-CCL Blue. The Celtics’<br />
nose guard was the team’s most<br />
valuable defensive player.<br />
LB: Gus Christensen, senior, LW<br />
East<br />
78 tackles, 39 solo, 39 assists,<br />
2 sacks, 26 tackles for a loss,<br />
1 defensive touchdown. The<br />
defensive SWSC Athlete of the Year<br />
rounds out the East linebackers.<br />
DL: Mick Stewart, senior, LW East<br />
45-plus tackles, 10-plus tackles<br />
for a loss, 8 sacks, 1 interception,<br />
fumble recovery. Stewart helped<br />
to make games miserable for<br />
opponents’ offenses.<br />
LB: Alex Hirschfield, senior,<br />
Sandburg<br />
249 career tackles, 100 tackles<br />
(season), 3 sacks, 4 tackles for a<br />
loss, 1 blocked kick. All-SWSC. The<br />
Eagles’ linebacker was a beast<br />
who earned All-State honors.<br />
Second Team<br />
DL: Sean McLaughlin, junior, LW East<br />
43 tackles, 4 sacks, 9 tackles for a loss,<br />
2 forced fumbles.<br />
DL: Ben Seeber, junior, Provi<br />
41 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 8<br />
QB pressures.<br />
DL: Marco Corsetti, senior, LW West<br />
40 tackles, 7 sacks, 12.5 tackles for a<br />
loss.<br />
DL: Kaidon Lingle, senior, LW West<br />
40 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8 tackles for a<br />
loss, 1 fumble recovery. All-SWSC.<br />
LB: Will Cichowski, senior, Lockport<br />
105 tackles, 2 interceptions. All-SWSC.<br />
LB: Brett Carberry, junior, LW West<br />
65 tackles, .5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for a<br />
loss.<br />
LB: Kevin O’Boyle, senior, Providence<br />
79 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 fumble recovery.<br />
All-CCL.<br />
LB: Anthony Tuminello, senior, Provi<br />
62 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss.<br />
All-CCL.<br />
DB: Aidan Tyk, senior, LW West<br />
43 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble<br />
recoveries, much more. All-SWSC.<br />
DB: Joe Gonzalez, senior, LW West<br />
41 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, 4 pass<br />
breakups.<br />
DB: Ryan Manikowski, junior, Provi<br />
33 tackles, 6 interceptions, 2 pass<br />
knockdowns.<br />
Honorable mentions:<br />
DB: Ken Palmer, senior, LW East<br />
73 tackles, 40 solo, 33 assists, 2<br />
tackles for a loss, 7 interceptions,<br />
1 forced fumble, 1 fumble<br />
recovery, 3 defensive touchdowns<br />
and All-SWSC.<br />
DB: Joe DeHaan, junior, Andrew<br />
55 tackles, 5 pass breakups, 1<br />
sack, 3 interceptions. The strong<br />
safety was one of the T-Bolts’<br />
biggest standouts on the season,<br />
and he’s got one more with them.<br />
DB: Andrew Sherry, senior, LW<br />
West<br />
37 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 5<br />
interceptions, 7 pass breakups.<br />
All-SWSC. The Warriors’ defensive<br />
back was a constant threat to<br />
opposing QBs looking to air it out.<br />
DL: Jeremiah Dawson, senior, LW East; Adrian Wilson, junior, LW East; Matt<br />
Nevin, junior, LW West; Jackson Kameron, senior, LW Central; Dykeil Stingley,<br />
senior, Andrew; Peyton Knepper, junior, LW West.<br />
LB: Ryan Garbrecht, senior, Andrew; Jackson Hosman, senior, LW Central;<br />
Aaron Marcotte, senior, LW Central; Griffin Ketelaar, junior, LW West; Ameer<br />
Aqel, senior, Andrew; Moe Abuzir, senior, Sandburg.<br />
DB: Ian Troester, junior, LW Central; Josh Heavrin, senior, Sandburg; Jake<br />
Tomczak, senior, LW East; Mike Manning, senior, LW East.
38 | December 6, 2018 | The Homer Horizon sports<br />
homerhorizon.com<br />
LTHS boys basketball continues early season resurgence<br />
Team bumps record<br />
to 4-1 with 56-45<br />
victory over Warriors<br />
Randy Whalen<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The Lockport Township<br />
boys basketball team celebrated<br />
Senior Night last<br />
weekend.<br />
Then, when things<br />
weren’t going their way in<br />
the second half, the Porters<br />
stepped up and played like<br />
seniors.<br />
Lockport regrouped in the<br />
fourth quarter and pulled<br />
away in a close game to defeat<br />
Lincoln-Way West 56-<br />
45 in a SouthWest Suburban<br />
Conference crossover clash<br />
on Friday, Nov. 30, at Lockport’s<br />
East Campus.<br />
With the victory, the Porters<br />
(4-1) continued their<br />
early season resurgence.<br />
West (1-5) lost to Lockport<br />
by almost the exact same<br />
score (57-46) on Nov. 23<br />
in the final pool play game<br />
at the 23rd annual WJOL<br />
Thanksgiving Classic at the<br />
University of St. Francis in<br />
Joliet.<br />
But last weekend’s game<br />
was a little closer in the<br />
second half than the previous<br />
one. That’s because the<br />
Warriors went on a huge<br />
burst and cut a 17-point<br />
deficit to a single point on<br />
four occasions in the second<br />
half. But they could never<br />
tie it or take the lead.<br />
Although his team was<br />
getting blitzed in that time,<br />
Hespell never called a timeout.<br />
“We’ve got a lot of seniors,<br />
and they’re supposed<br />
to know what to do in difficult<br />
times,” Hespell explained.<br />
“You can’t spoon<br />
feed life to them. They did<br />
what they needed to do.<br />
We’re learning how to win<br />
and knowing that it’s not<br />
just scoring. It’s defense.”<br />
Matt Hatzopoulos, a<br />
guard and one of the Porters’<br />
nine seniors, showed<br />
that. He finished with a<br />
game-high 22 points, but<br />
17 of them came in the first<br />
half.<br />
“It’s hard to play the same<br />
team twice in a week, but<br />
even after they got close,<br />
we pushed through,” Hatzopoulos<br />
said. “We are a<br />
different team this season.<br />
We’re playing for each other.”<br />
That showed when the<br />
Warriors cut it to a single<br />
point for the last time. That<br />
was at 42-41 on a pair of<br />
free throws by sophomore<br />
guard Jacob Vassalla with<br />
6:04 to play in the game.<br />
West then had two possessions<br />
to take the lead but<br />
turned it over each time.<br />
In the meantime, Lockport<br />
scored nine-straight<br />
points in a three-minute<br />
span to go up 51-41 with<br />
1:22 to play in the game.<br />
The Warriors finally ended<br />
a nearly five-minute scoring<br />
drought when junior guard<br />
Jackson Ferree (5 points)<br />
scored on a driving layup<br />
with 1:07 remaining. But it<br />
was too little, too late at that<br />
point.<br />
Senior forward Blake<br />
Sartin (11 points, 4 assists,<br />
3 steals) scored eight points,<br />
including going 6-of-6 from<br />
the line, in the fourth quarter<br />
for the Porters.<br />
“When I step to the line,<br />
I have a feeling I’m going<br />
to make them; I clear my<br />
head and relax,” Sartin said.<br />
“I practice free throws all<br />
the time, and I will stay after<br />
practice just to work on<br />
them more.<br />
“This team has a bunch of<br />
seniors, and we have a different<br />
mindset this year. We<br />
want to prove people wrong<br />
and bring Lockport back to<br />
a winning program. We all<br />
have worked on our game<br />
since the season ended last<br />
year. Coach Hespell always<br />
talks about winning is hard,<br />
and we just need to keep our<br />
composure. We lost a little<br />
of that in the third quarter,<br />
and we would not have won<br />
this game last year. But<br />
this is a different team this<br />
year.”<br />
Seniors Tommy Halatek<br />
(10 points, 9 rebounds) at<br />
center, and guards Ioannis<br />
Vassilakis (6 points)<br />
and Jake Karli (7 assists, 3<br />
steals, 2 points) also contributed<br />
for Lockport. The<br />
rest of the Porter seniors<br />
are Emmanuel Allen, Quinn<br />
Gardner, Aaron Grcevic and<br />
Eric Keta.<br />
The Porters led the whole<br />
game, jumping out to a 7-0<br />
advantage and leading 10-5<br />
after one quarter. Hatzopoulos,<br />
who was 6-of-10<br />
on 3-pointers in the game,<br />
hit four of them in the second<br />
quarter as they extended<br />
to a 28-14 halftime<br />
lead.<br />
“It was just a team effort,”<br />
Hatzopoulos said. “We<br />
moved the ball well, and my<br />
teammates found me when<br />
I was open, and I hit the<br />
shots. I had been struggling<br />
a little with 3-pointers, but<br />
when I hit that first one to<br />
open the game, I felt really<br />
good.”<br />
A 3-pointer by Vassilakis<br />
just over a minute into the<br />
third quarter gave Lockport<br />
a 31-14 lead. The Warriors,<br />
however, embarked on a<br />
19-3 blitz over the next 3:34<br />
to close within 34-33 on a<br />
3-pointer by junior guard<br />
Micah Schnyders (teamhigh<br />
14 points) with 2:49<br />
to play in the third quarter.<br />
Lockport led 38-35 after<br />
three.<br />
Junior forward Andrew<br />
Pyles (12 points) and senior<br />
guard Nate Clendenning (9<br />
Jacob Karli drives to the basket for the Porters during his team’s 56-45 win over Lincoln-Way<br />
West on Friday, Nov. 30, at LTHS’s East Campus. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd<br />
Century Media<br />
Lockport’s Thomas Ferriter makes a pass in the contest with the Warriors on Senior Night.<br />
points) also contributed for<br />
West.<br />
Eric Lantero, one of the<br />
West varsity assistants, is a<br />
2010 Lockport graduate and<br />
played point guard for the<br />
Porters. A previous assistant<br />
coach at Plainfield South,<br />
it was his first trip back to<br />
Lockport as a coach for a<br />
varsity game.<br />
Lockport was to host<br />
Plainfield North on Tuesday,<br />
Dec. 4, in a nonconference<br />
clash. Then, the Porters are<br />
off for a week before traveling<br />
to Yorkville for a 7 p.m.<br />
game on Tuesday, Dec. 11.<br />
That is followed by a<br />
special Alumni Night game<br />
against Joliet Catholic Academy<br />
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.<br />
15, at the old “pit” at Lockport’s<br />
Central Campus.
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fastbreak<br />
Girls Basketball<br />
Lockport shows fight in loss to Minooka<br />
Adam jomant/22nd Century<br />
Media<br />
1st and 3<br />
Porters boys<br />
basketball beats<br />
Warriors to keep up<br />
winning ways<br />
1. Getting the victory<br />
The Lockport boys<br />
basketball team<br />
defeated Lincoln-<br />
Way West by a final<br />
of 56-45 in a game<br />
played Friday, Nov.<br />
30, at LTHS’s East<br />
Campus.<br />
2. Holding on<br />
The Warriors<br />
were able to cut a<br />
17-point deficit to<br />
get within one point<br />
four different times<br />
in the second half,<br />
but the Porters held<br />
them off each time.<br />
3. Clutch finish<br />
LTHS senior forward<br />
Blake Sartin had<br />
eight points, including<br />
making all six<br />
of his free-throw attempts,<br />
in the fourth<br />
quarter.<br />
Knebel leads Porters<br />
with 17 points, 11<br />
rebounds in defeat<br />
Randy Whalen<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
After having a game with<br />
a bad first quarter earlier<br />
in the week, the Lockport<br />
Township girls basketball<br />
team wanted to make sure it<br />
came out with a better start<br />
in its second game later in<br />
the week.<br />
The Porters did that, but<br />
it was a poor second quarter<br />
that proved to be the difference<br />
as they lost to Minooka<br />
52-41 in a nonconference<br />
matchup on Saturday, Dec.<br />
1, at Lockport’s East Campus.<br />
Elena Knebel scored a<br />
game-high 17 points and<br />
had 11 rebounds for the<br />
Porters (4-4), but it wasn’t<br />
enough as they fell back to<br />
the .500 mark on the season.<br />
Minooka (6-1) was<br />
led by senior guard Cierra<br />
Bachmann (16 points, 10<br />
rebounds).<br />
The 17 points from Knebel,<br />
a sophomore guard/<br />
forward, were the highest<br />
amount by a Lockport player<br />
so far this season.<br />
“For me, it was the best<br />
game of the year, but everyone<br />
can contribute,” Knebel<br />
said. “I feel we play better<br />
when we hype each other<br />
up, encourage each other.”<br />
That showed to start, as<br />
Elena Knebel scored a game-high 17 points and had 11<br />
rebounds in Lockport’s game on Saturday, Dec. 1, at home<br />
against Minooka. 22nd Century Media File Photo<br />
the Porters never trailed in<br />
jumping out to early leads<br />
of 2-0, 5-2 and 10-4 on<br />
an old-fashioned 3-point<br />
play by senior guard Payton<br />
Grcevic (7 points)<br />
with 2:25 left in the first<br />
quarter. Lockport, however,<br />
had committed eight<br />
fouls at that point, and it<br />
soon caught up, as the Indians<br />
were in the bonus,<br />
and Bachmann scored sixstraight<br />
points to end the<br />
quarter with a 10-10 tie.<br />
Knebel scored on a layup<br />
to start the second quarter.<br />
Then it was all Indians, as<br />
they went on an 18-2 blitz<br />
en route to a 31-17 halftime<br />
lead.<br />
“We’re still young and<br />
inexperienced,” Lockport<br />
coach Dan Kelly said. “I<br />
know we can’t continue to<br />
use that as an excuse. But<br />
we just have to play consistent.”<br />
A Bachmann basket made<br />
it 40-20 midway with 5:08<br />
left in the third quarter. But<br />
there was no quit in the Porters,<br />
as they clawed back<br />
within 44-32 after three.<br />
“We had too many fouls<br />
to start,” Knebel said. “But<br />
we didn’t give up. We play<br />
hard, no matter what.”<br />
That continued into the<br />
fourth quarter, and Lockport<br />
got as close as 49-41 on a<br />
free throw by junior guard<br />
Sawyer Hollatz with 1:57 to<br />
play in the game. But about<br />
30 seconds later, a 3-pointer<br />
that would have cut it to<br />
five rolled off the rim, and<br />
the Indians hit three of four<br />
free throws in the final 1:11<br />
to polish it off.<br />
Senior forwards Jackie<br />
Maka (6 points) and Kaeli<br />
“At the end of the second half,<br />
we were trending in the right<br />
direction again. We’ve just<br />
struggled to stay consistent.<br />
Playing the way we started the<br />
game and the way we ended it,<br />
that’s the team we need to have<br />
each game.”<br />
Dan Kelly — Lockport girls basketball coach, on<br />
his team’s loss to Minooka<br />
Ford (5 points), along with<br />
freshman guard freshman<br />
guard Elizabeth Sochacki<br />
(5 points), also contributed<br />
for the Porters. Minooka,<br />
which has a new head coach<br />
this season in Jeff Easthon,<br />
received nine points apiece<br />
from both junior guard Allison<br />
Bugajski and senior<br />
center Kailey Kinzler. Junior<br />
post player Sophie Darden<br />
(8 points, 9 rebounds) was<br />
also big for the Indians.<br />
“At the end of the second<br />
half, we were trending in the<br />
right direction again,” Kelly<br />
said. “We’ve just struggled<br />
to stay consistent. Playing<br />
the way we started the game<br />
and the way we ended it,<br />
that’s the team we need to<br />
have each game.”<br />
Earlier in the week, on<br />
Nov. 28, the Porters hosted<br />
Downers Grove North<br />
in another nonconference<br />
game and were doubled up<br />
by the score of 46-23. Lockport<br />
had trouble scoring all<br />
night as the Trojans (5-2)<br />
jumped out to a 20-5 lead<br />
after one quarter and led<br />
25-7 at halftime.<br />
This week, Lockport was<br />
to host Lincoln-Way West<br />
on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in a<br />
SouthWest Suburban Conference<br />
crossover. Then, on<br />
Saturday, Dec. 8, they are<br />
scheduled to open play in<br />
the Oak Lawn Spartan Holiday<br />
Tournament.<br />
That tourney continued<br />
the following Monday, Dec.<br />
10, Wednesday, Dec. 12,<br />
and finally concluding on<br />
Saturday, Dec. 15.<br />
LISTEN UP<br />
“This team has a bunch of seniors, and we have a<br />
different mindset this year. We want to prove people<br />
wrong and bring Lockport back to a winning program.”<br />
Blake Sartin — LTHS boys basketball senior forward,<br />
after his team’s win versus Lincoln-Way West<br />
Tune In<br />
Boys Basketball<br />
Back in action — 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Yorkville<br />
• The Porters hit the road following having a week off<br />
between games.<br />
Index<br />
35 - Athlete of the Month<br />
34 - Athlete of the Week<br />
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@<br />
homerhorizon.com.
homer glen’s Hometown Newspaper | www.homerhorizon.com | December 6, 2018<br />
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and diving team is<br />
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attempts of Warriors in<br />
conference crossover<br />
game, Page 38<br />
Lockport’s Matt Hatzopoulos (left) looks to outmaneuver a Lincoln-Way West defender Friday, Nov. 30, at LTHS’s East Campus. The senior had a game-high 22 points for the<br />
Porters in the team’s 56-45 win. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media