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Contests
Just one week left to enter 2018 Holiday Card Contest
Deadline for
submissions is 5
p.m. Thursday, Dec.
20
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
You know that scene in
“Home Alone” in which
the family wakes up late,
and everyone is scrambling
to such degree to get to the
airport on time for their
flight that they forget their
own child? (You know, basically
the whole setup?)
Well, many of you are basically
living that scene right
now.
Christmas and Kwanzaa
are but weeks away.
Hanukkah is already over.
Those who celebrate Eastern
Orthodox Christmas
have almost a month, but
the clock is ticking for
them, too.
You’re scrambling to
buy last-minute gifts.
You’re cleaning the house.
You’re trying to figure out
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what you can bring to the
party. And you still have
work, children, chores —
no shortage of obligations.
You’re bound to forget
something.
You’re on your own with
your children (seriously,
please don’t forget them),
but thankfully you have us
here to remind you about
the 2018 Holiday Card Contest.
As a recap, the contest
asks you to send us your best
homemade Christmas cards,
the best or funniest year-end
letters, children’s sketches
of reindeer, photos of your
winter bowling league team
getting in the spirit, crafty
Kwanzaa greetings or Hanukkah
Hallmarks — basically,
whatever it is you send
to your loved ones to make
sure they get something in
the mail around the holidays
other than busted-up
Amazon packages, letters
that were clearly dropped in
the snow somewhere along
the way and your favorite
newspaper, The Frankfort
Station.
Whatever it is you do for
the people you love during
the holidays (just the PG-
The Prizes
A look at what readers can win in this year’s Holiday
Card Contest
Best in Show
• A $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave, 12622 W. 159th
St., Homer Glen
• Four play passes, each good for free admission to the
KidsWork Children’s Museum, 11 S. White Street, Frankfort
• Three $5 gift certificates for Sizzles, 110 MacGregor
Road in Lockport
• Two gift certificates, each good for a free two-week
individual trial membership for one adult, 18 and older, at
The Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center, 10847 W. La Porte
Road in Mokena
Funniest
• Two hours of free bowling for up to six people, including
shoe rentals, along with a pizza and pitcher full of pop,
at Laraway Lanes, 1009 W. Laraway Road in New Lenox
• A $25 gift card to Gizmos Fun Factory, 66 Orland
Square Drive, Suite D, in Orland Park
• Four passes, each good for a free value basket at Culver’s,
18248 Sayre Ave. in Tinley Park
• Four passes, each good for one free open gym entry at
The Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center, 10847 W. La Porte
Road in Mokena
13 stuff, please), simply address
these things to Managing
Editor Bill Jones, and
mail them to 11516 W. 183rd
St. Unit SW Office Condo
3, Orland Park, IL, 60467.
Make sure the items somewhere
include a name and a
phone number at which we
can reach you, should you
happen to win the contest,
as well as your town of residence.
We will accept submissions
through 5 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 20. They must be
received (not postmarked)
by that day, so make sure to
give yourself enough time
for holiday mail service.
The entries will be evaluated
by our editorial staff
and judged in two categories:
Best in Show and Funniest,
so tell us in which
category you’d like to be
considered. We will pick one
winner in each of the categories
from across all seven of
the towns covered by 22nd
Century Media’s Southwest
office: Orland Park, Tinley
Park, Frankfort, Mokena,
New Lenox, Lockport and
Homer Glen.
In addition to awarding
prizes (in the accompanying
sidebar), we plan to
publish images or transcripts
of our winners in
print, along with a few of
our other favorites.
We do have three rules.
• We are allowing only
one entry per household for
this contest.
• The entry must be from
this holiday season.
• Electronic entries are accepted.
They can be sent to
bill@opprairie.com.
‘Tis the season to
advertise in
The Frankfort Station
DANA ANDERSON
708.326.9170 ext. 17 d.anderson@22ndcenturymedia.com
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Police reports
Drivers allegedly found without insurance, license
Nov. 30
• Samantha T. Thomas,
49, of Calumet City, was
cited for allegedly disobeying
a stop sign, having
no insurance, and
driving with a suspended
licence.
• Amaru T. La Grand, 20, of
Matteson, was cited for alleged
failure to reduce speed
to avoid an accident and
driving with a suspended license.
Dec. 3
•Kiera D Catlett, 24,
of University Park, was
cited for speeding, having
no insurance, and driving
under a suspended
licence.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Frankfort Station’s Police
Reports are compiled from official
reports found online on
the Frankfort Police Department’s
website or releases issued
by the department and
other agencies. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.