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Setting a hearing Incumbent, newcomer in
spring election for Village Board trustee face objections over
nomination papers, Page 6
Caring community Good Samaritans
congregate at Rubi Agave benefit for Homer Glen family
whose home was destroyed in fire, Page 7
Collecting cards
Time running out to enter annual 22CM
Holiday Card Contest, Page 7
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Fourth annual Heroes Helping Heroes invites
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Air Force veteran Debra Ghalam (right) shops with Will County Sheriff’s deputy Marco Villalobos during the Heroes Helping Heroes event at Meijer in Homer Glen on Dec. 4.
INSET: The fourth annual Heroes Helping Heroes helped 35 military families get Christmas gifts through donations by Meijer. photos by jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century Media

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Holiday Business After
Hours
5-7 p.m. Dec. 13, State
Farm, 14051 S. Bell Road in
Homer Glen. Join the Homer
Glen Area Chamber of Commerce
for refreshments,
wine tasting and some holiday
cheer. Please bring a
food donation to help fill local
micro pantries for those
in need.
LTHS Choir Holiday Concert
7 p.m. Dec. 13, Lockport
Township High School, East
Auditorium, 1323 E. 7th St.
in Lockport.
SATURDAY
The Grinch: Holiday Movie
and Craft
11-11:145 a.m. Dec. 15,
Homer Township Public
Library, Family Activity
Zone, 14320 W. 151st St.
This event is for all ages,
however, children 5 and under
should be accompanied
by an adult. Enjoy light refreshments
and make a craft
while watching the animated
“The Grinch Who Stole
Christmas.”
The Mind Diet
11 a.m.-noon, Dec. 15,
Homer Township Public Library,
Family Activity Zone,
14320 W. 151st St. Whether
one is trying to prevent Alzheimer’s
or want to feel
more focused, this event
will uncover that the food
you eat is connected to how
you think. Attendees will
learn about the foods and
food groups to focus on, and
which to avoid, to promote
better brain function and
mental health. Registration
is required. For more information,
call (708) 301-7908.
Wreaths Across American
with HGJWC
Dec. 16, Abraham Lincoln
National Cemetery, 20953
W. Hoff Road, Elwood. Remember
fallen U.S. veterans,
honor those who serve, teach
children the value of freedom.
The women of Homer
Glen Junior Woman’s Club
will volunteer to lay wreaths
at the cemetery. All are invited
to help lay the wreaths.
MONDAY
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment Pizza Holiday
Celebration
6 p.m. Dec. 17. Family and
friends are invited to enjoy a
relaxing night. Feel free to
bring an appetizer, desert or
favorite beverage to share,
as well as your musical instruments
for a sing-along.
This will be held at Ellen’s
house. For directions, call
(815) 834-1611 or Mary at
(708) 204-6924.
Homer Jr. High Chorus
Holiday Concert
6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 17, Hadley
Middle School gymnasium,
15731 S. Bell Road.
UPCOMING
Bingo for Adults and Seniors
1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21,
Homer Township Public
Library, Community Meeting
Room, 14320 W. 151st
St. Have some fun playing
multiple rounds of bingo.
There are to be free prizes
awarded. No registration is
necessary.
New Year New You
7-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7,
Homer Township Public Library,
Community Meeting
Room, 14320 W. 151st St.
This is a program to bring
you into your best self for
the New Year. Registration
is required. For more information
or to register, call
(708) 301-7908.
Healthy Living Expo
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 19, Tinley Park Convention
Center South Pavilion,
18451 Convention
Center Drive. Join more than
50 vendors in health and
wellness at the third annual
expo, which includes speaker
sessions, cooking demos,
a Vitalant Blood Drive and
more. Free admission and
free parking. For more information,
call (708) 326-9170
ext. 16 or visit 22ndCentury
Media.com/healthy.
ONGOING
Konow’s Christmas Store
Konow’s Corn Maze,
16849 S. Cedar Road,
Homer Glen. There will be
hot chocolate and hot cider,
and guests can take home
a Christmas tree. There are
Balsams and Fraziers up to
four to 12 feet tall. There
are also Christmas wreaths
ranging from two to five
feet. Children can likewise
write a letter to Santa (and
get a response) if received
by Dec. 15. For more information
and hours, visit
www.konowscornmaze.com
or call (708) 301-8845.
Will-Cook Barbershop
Harmony Society
7:30 p.m. alternating
Thursdays in Tinley Park
and Lockport. Guests are
welcome for an evening of
singing and fellowship with
the Knights of Harmony
Chorus. For more information,
contact Hank King at
(708) 614-8999 or at mjk
ing1@ameritech.net.
Cards for Children and
Seniors
6-8 p.m. second Thursday
of every month, Homer
Township Public Library,
Teen Room, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. This event
is for students in sixth to
12th grade. Create handmade
cards or letters that
will be sent to Cards for
Hospitalized Kids and Love
for the Elderly charities. For
more information, call (708)
301-7908.
Heritage Village
Noon-4 p.m. Heritage
Village, 249 W. 2nd St.,
Lockport. Costumed interpreters
on Saturdays; open
to the public daily. Heritage
Village includes historical
buildings: Wells Corner
Schoolhouse, the Symerton
Depot, the Greenho Farmhouse,
the Mokena Jail and
other small buildings. For
more information or tours,
call (815) 838-5080 or visit
www.willhistory.org.
Citizens Against Ruining the
Environment
6-7:30 p.m. every third
Monday of the month,
White Oak Library, 121 E.
8th St., Lockport. CARE, a
nonprofit and all-volunteer
organization, will discuss
environmental and healthrelated
issues in Will County
and the surrounding areas.
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Vintage Hats, Will County in
War Exhibits
Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays
through Sundays, Will
County Historical Museum
and Research Center, 803
S. State St., Lockport. A
new exhibit “Vintage Hats”
is on display, as well as a
19th century doctor’s office,
“Will County in War” and
early textiles. Open to the
public; group tours available
by reservation. For more information
or tours, call (815)
838-5080 or visit www.will
history.org.
Postnatal Physical Therapy
Screenings
By appointment, Silver
Cross Health Center, 12701
W. 143rd St., Homer Glen.
The screenings are designed
for women six weeks to on
year post-delivery and are
experiencing pelvic or perennial
pain, urinary or fecal
incontinence, pelvic organ
prolapse or separation of the
abdominal muscles. Screenings
are free. To schedule an
appointment, call (815) 300-
6288.
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Homer Meijer donates more than $6,000 to 35 military families
Heroes Helping
Heroes initiative
invites those who
served to shop
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Assistant Editor
The Meijer in Homer
Glen was all smiles, tears of
joy and community bonding
Dec. 4 as veterans, their children
and spouses were shown
appreciation for their service
and dedication to our country
with an unforgettable
gift.
Each member of the 35 local
families that were invited
to Meijer was given a $50
gift card donated by the store
to be used for anything they
wanted, which totaled more
than $6,000. The fourth annual
Heroes Helping Heroes
initiative paired a veteran
and their family with either
a local police officer or firefighter
to go around the store
and shop.
“More or less why we
named it Heroes Helping Heroes,
Will County Sheriff’s
Department or any police
office is a hero, fire[fighters]
are heroes and our veterans
are heroes,” said Karen
Szynkowski, president of
the Lockport VFW Auxiliary
Post 5788, who helped select
the veterans.
Szynkowski said that this
year’s Heroes Helping Heroes
helped the most families
it ever has, nearly doubling
the amount they helped
last year. She worked with
Hope Manor in Joliet, which
is supportive housing for
veterans and their families,
and reached out to the Veterans
Assistance Commission
to identify families who
would be good candidates to
participate.
“I came from a big family,
my father was a World
War II veteran, and when we
needed help, we wound up in
some place that they helped
us, and it’s very important to
me to help our veterans,” she
said.
Air Force veteran Debra
Ghalam was paired with
Will County Sheriff’s Deputy
Marco Villalobos while
her two daughters shopped
with other first responders.
“Honestly, all week I’ve
been excited to just be able
to take my girls shopping,”
she said.
Latondra Green, an Army
veteran, brought her triplet
baby boys and two older
children for their second
time participating in Heroes
Helping Heroes.
“I’m very appreciative of
it and for it, because it’s hard
with let alone five kids to try
to get something they really
want, but it’s a great experience;
I love it,” Green said.
While the whole experience
is dedicated to veterans,
the first responders who
helped make it a reality had
just as much fun giving back.
“It’s awesome,” said Will
County Sheriff’s Deputy
Danielle Strohm. “It’s great
that there are people around
to help us out, because everyone
needs help at some
point.”
Lockport VFW Post 5788
Commander Ernest Errico
said that giving back to the
community is “what we’re
supposed to do.”
“You’re not just thinking
about yourself — you’re
thinking about the other
families that don’t have a
lot,” Errico said. “Seeing
the smiles on those kids’
faces when they walk up
to the register, they’re still
picking stuff. A lot of times
they go over that $50, and
you see that first responder
use his own money. That’s
awesome. That is great. It’s
a blessing.”
Firefighter Brian Nash,
with the Northwest Homer
Fire Protection District,
echoed Errico in his message
of giving back.
“[The veterans and their
families are] all just super
happy that this is even going
on, that Meijer puts on
something like this, and they
enjoy going out with the firefighters,
talking with them,
seeing the police officers
and talking with them, also,”
Nash said.
Heroes Helping Heroes
continues to bring joy to veterans
and their families during
their time of need, but it
also serves another purpose
that Szynkowski said is important.
“I think with the children,
especially, is going shopping
with a fireman or a police officer,
[to show them] not to
be afraid of them and knowing
that they’re heroes, too,
as well as their parents are
heroes,” she said.
Thommy Hippner (left) and his older brother, Kevin, shop
with Mayor George Yukich at the Homer Glen Meijer Dec. 4
during the annual Heroes Helping Heroes initiative where
veterans and their families were donated gift cards to shop
at the store. PHOTOS BY Jacquelyn Schlabach/22nd Century
Media
Will County Sheriff’s Lt. Jim Holuj shops with 6-year-old
Peyton Tardiff, whose mother, Ashley, served in the United
States Army.
Test in suspected mumps case at LTHS comes back negative
Letter sent out to
district parents
Thursday, Dec. 6
Thomas Czaja, Editor
A person at Lockport
Township High School has
tested negative for mumps
after a letter was sent out late
last week warning parents
someone at the school may
have contracted the disease,
according to Superintendent
Todd Wernet.
The letter, dated Thursday,
Dec. 6, and signed by LTHS
East Campus Principal Dennis
Hicks and Central Campus
Principal Kerri Green,
said mumps is not common in
children who are up-to-date
with their vaccinations and
had sought to raise awareness
of symptoms of the disease
and how it is transmitted to
prevent further infection.
In a Monday, Dec. 10
phone interview with The
Homer Horizon, Wernet said
the person got tested and
that the school was notified
Dec. 10 it came back with a
negative result. Wernet said,
from his understanding, the
person got swabbed, and it
took several days for the test
result to come back.
The superintendent added
that with a suspected case of
mumps, they proceeded as
though it were confirmed,
communicating to families
through the letter and asking
anyone with symptoms
to contact the school nurse
and reach out to their child’s
primary care advisor.
“There were not any calls
or communications indicating
a parent with concern for
their children,” Wernet said
of response after the letter,
noting the district had no one
else come forward concerned
they might have mumps.
As of press time, Wernet
said the district was still
considering the information
it learned Monday regarding
the negative result and how
it would proceed in its response
to parents, declining
to specify if it was a student
or faculty member that had
suspected they may have the
disease.
Mumps typically begins
with symptoms including
a fever, headache, muscle
aches, tiredness, loss of appetite
and is followed by the
swelling of salivary glands,
according to the letter. More
serious symptoms that can
result from mumps in rare
cases are meningitis, swelling
of the testes or ovaries
and inflammation of joints.
Lewis University in Romeoville
recently had a
mumps outbreak; the college
said there were two
confirmed cases, 10 probable
cases and one suspected
case, as of a Friday, Dec. 7
update on its website.
The Will County Health
Department said more information
on mumps can also
be found at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
website at www.cdc.gov/
vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/
chpt09-mumps.html.

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The Village of Homer
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meeting Friday, Dec. 10, to
address objections made by
a resident against two candidates
who will be running for
spots this spring on the Village
Board.
Ted Ciciora filed objections
against the election
paperwork of both Trustee
Beth Rodgers and newcomer
Michael Kartsounis, who are
among five candidates running
to fill three open seats
on the board in the upcoming
April 2 election.
Trustee Christina Neitzke-
Troike’s seat is being vacated
in April as Neitzke-Troike is
stepping down to run for the
position of Village Clerk.
Current Village Clerk Ann
Holtz is not seeking re-election
to the post and is instead
running for a seat on the Village
Board. Along with Rodgers,
Kartsounis and Holtz,
Trustee Carlo Caprio is also
pursuing re-election to his
seat on the board. The final
candidate in the race is Ruben
Pazmino, owner of Rubi
Agave restaurant.
If the challenges are successful,
only three candidates
would remain in the running,
and the election results would
be predetermined.
Last Friday’s meeting determined
that the objection
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4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17. Rodgers
filed a motion to dismiss
the objections, which will be
decided upon as the first order
of business at the hearing.
Kartsounis was unable to
attend last Friday’s meeting
and did not send legal representation,
though he will
still be able to challenge the
objections against him at the
hearing if the motion to dismiss
is voted down.
In a statement sent to The
Homer Horizon, Rodgers
said the she does not know
Ciciora and called the objection
“ludicrous.”
“For [Ciciora] to object
that my packet is not valid
because my house address is
in Mokena is a waste of the
taxpayers’ time and money,”
Rodgers said. “I have been an
active resident and volunteer
of Homer Glen for 20 years
and an elected trustee for almost
four years.”
Ciciora’s objection to Kartsounis’
candidacy stems from
alleged minor errors in paperwork
filings. In meeting
documents obtained by The
Horizon, Ciciora cites Illinois
and County election code to
complain about three errors.
The first was that in his Statement
of Economic Interest
filed with Will County, Kartsounis
listed the position he
was running for as “Trustee-
Homer” instead of “Homer
Glen.” As Homer is a town in
Champaign County, Ciciora
argues in his objection that
this should invalidate Kartsounis’
candidacy.
Kartsounis also listed his
candidacy this way on his
first set of petitions, and did
not, Ciciora said, file a statement
with a secondary, correct
set of petitions requesting
the second set be considered
the official papers. Ciciora
argues that neglecting to file
that statement of preference
makes the first set of papers
the official documents, and, as
they have the town name error,
they should not be valid.
Finally, Ciciora stated that
Kartsounis’ candidacy papers
were not properly fastened
together and should be disqualified.
When reached for comment
on the issue, Kartsounis
said he did not wish to make
a statement until after the
hearing had proceeded. The
Horizon also reached out to
Ciciora for comment but did
not receive a reply.
Rodgers, Kartsounis and
Ciciora will all be given the
chance to state their case either
in person or through a
representative, as addressed
in the objections at next
week’s hearing. In order for
the objections to be sustained
or dismissed, two of the three
Electoral Board members
— which consists of Mayor
George Yukich, Neitzke-
Troike and Trustee Sharon
Sweas — must be in agreement
on the ruling.
If only two members are
in attendance, a split ruling
results in the objection being
dismissed.

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Rubi Agave the site of benefit for local family devastated by fire
Rochelle McAuliffe
Freelance Reporter
“Some people are afraid
of the fire. Others simply become
it.”
The inspirational yet innocuous
phrase adorned the
new organizer that Christine
Alexandros had purchased
just a month before her life
would change forever. In the
early morning hours of Nov.
14, Christine, her four children
and her mother and father,
Tom and Jennie Gatses,
would watch their Pebble
Creek home in Homer Glen
become engulfed in flames,
resulting in a total loss for
the family.
Only hours after the fire,
the support from the community
began pouring in, with
people donating goods like
blankets, socks and jackets,
as well as from a GoFundMe
campaign still active at bit.
ly/2zflkKh, which was able
to provide the family with
cash thanks to donations.
That evening, community
leaders had already begun
the process of organizing a
benefit for the family.
On Dec. 5, Rubi Agave
was filled with friends,
family and community to
support the Alexandros/
Gatses family. Thanks to
the efforts of Village Clerk
Ann Holtz and Rubi Agave
owner Ruben Pazmino, the
benefit featured a silent auction
with donations from the
Homer Glen business community
and area residents,
as well as a jewelry event
from Premier Designs, with
100 percent of the proceeds
being donated to the family.
Additionally, Pazmino donated
a pair of red-bottomed
Christian Louboutin shoes
to help get more people in
the door and excited to participate.
Pazmino had heard about
Christine Alexandros (middle) gives her heartfelt thanks
to the community as she stands next to Homer Glen
Village Clerk Ann Holtz (left), saying they’ve been “her
rock,” at a benefit Dec. 5 at Rubi Agave in Homer Glen.
All of the benefit’s proceeds went to Alexandros’ family,
who lost pets, cars, belongings and their home in a house
fire last month in the Pebble Creek subdivision. Rochelle
McAuliffe/22nd Century Media
the family’s ordeal on social
media and immediately
wanted to act to help the
family, he said. Initially,
Pazmino had donated food,
as well as gift certificates to
his restaurant, but he wanted
to take it a step further to
help get the family back on
their feet.
After speaking with Holtz
about what they could do to
assist the family, the benefit
began to take shape.
“They need to eat, and
I saw an opportunity to
step in. Everything was destroyed,
and right away, I
wanted to help them out,”
Pazmino said. “I didn’t
expect the benefit would
get this type of response,
though. Everyone just came
pouring in with gifts … The
community didn’t hesitate.”
More than 25 local businesses
and residents donated
items for the silent auction,
and countless others have
donated goods directly to
the family, including money,
furniture and clothing. Because
the family is still in
temporary housing with limited
storage, neighbors like
Bernice Landrove, who offered
shelter during the fire,
are still going above and beyond
to help the family store
the donated items.
“My house is full of
stuff for them,” Landrove
laughed. “I’ve never experienced
anything like this.
Since the day it happened,
people were turning out to
help the family.”
For Christine and her family,
they’re trying to adjust
to their new normal. In the
meantime, they’re thankful
to have escaped, and grateful
for the community they
live in.
“There are not enough
days in the rest of my life
to show my gratitude to my
neighbors,” Christine said.
“What they have done for
me and my family, there is
nothing I could do to show
my appreciation. If people
thought Homer Glen wasn’t
a good place to live, this
proves them wrong.
“It really is the best place
to live,” Jennie said. “I’ve
been living here for 42 years,
and I couldn’t imagine being
anywhere else.”
Contests
Just one week left to enter 2018 Holiday Card Contest
Deadline for all
entries 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 al-
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
most 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 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 Homer Horizon.
Whatever it is you do for
the people you love during
the holidays (just the
PG-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
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
name and a phone number
at which we can reach you,
should you happen to win
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
the contest, as well as your
town of residence.
Please see contest, 12

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the homer horizon’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
Lainey Green, Homer Jr.
High seventh-grader
Lainey Green was chosen as Standout
Student for her academic excellence.
What is one essential you must have
when studying?
I need a quiet place to study.
What do you like to do when not in
school or studying?
I spend a lot of my time playing
volleyball. I also love to hangout
with my friends and cheer on our
Mustang sports teams.
What is your dream job?
My dream job is to be a teacher. I
would love to teach junior high and
coach sports.
What are some of your most played
songs on your iPod?
I love listening to all kinds of music.
Before tournaments, I like to listen
to music that pumps me up and
gets me ready to play.
Whom do you look up to and why?
I look up to the U.S. women’s
national volleyball team and setter
Lauren Carlini. She has an amazing
work ethic and a great personality.
What do you keep under your bed
and why?
I have some old books under my
bed, and, of course, my volleyball.
Who is your favorite teacher and
why?
All of my teachers have been
amazing, but Mrs. Ohotzke and Mrs.
Binder really made a difference in
my learning.
What is your favorite class and
why?
My favorite would have to be
Photo Submitted
STEAM. I love doing innovative
projects with my friends!
What is one thing that stands out
about your school?
That our school focuses on and
promotes kindness.
What extracurricular(s) do you wish
your school had?
I would love if Homer had a soccer
team. I still enjoy playing soccer
with my friends!
What is your morning routine?
I eat breakfast, get ready, make
sure I have everything I need for the
day and literally run to the bus.
If you could change one thing about
school, what would it be?
Honestly, I really like our school,
and I can’t really think of anything
to change!
What is your favorite thing to eat in
the cafeteria?
Definitely it would be the chicken
tenders.
What’s your best memory from
school?
Last year, going down to state
with the volleyball team was such
an awesome experience!
Standout Student is a feature for The
Homer Horizon. Nominations come
from Homer Glen area schools.
STEM Academy to begin at Providence next fall
Submitted by Providence Catholic
High School
With Providence Catholic High
School graduates going on to college
and many going into engineering,
medicine and technology
fields, the school is introducing
a formal STEM Academy that
will be implemented in the fall of
2019, according to Principal John
Harper.
STEM is an acronym for Science,
Technology, Engineering
and Math. The Providence Catholic
STEM Academy will provide
students with self-directed and
collaborative learning in those
integrated fields of study and the
content of all four disciplines will
be interwoven.
The STEM Academy will complement
the school’s highly successful
Honors and AP programs.
It seeks to attract a different type
of learner other than the traditional
honors student.
“The program will be geared
towards those students who are
inquisitive and active learners
wishing to identify and solve
authentic problems,” Harper explained.
“Students will be active
and engaged as they work collaboratively
and independently to
explore various STEM topics and
real-life scenarios.”
“This STEM Academy is designed
for students to begin in
their sophomore year and continue
through their senior year. Over
the course of three years, STEM
classes will replace students’ science,
math and technology classes
on their course schedule. STEM
students will be able to meet all
PCHS graduation requirements,”
according to Rosanne Grigoletti,
technology director at the school.
“We are thrilled that the STEM
Academy will offer students a
problem-based and inquiry-based
learning environment, engaging
them in solving problems through
design and innovation.”
The STEM Academy includes
traditional college prep classes in
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Algebra
2, Geometry, Precalculus,
Engineering and Design, Computer
Science and Computer Programming.
In addition, the STEM
program will also include classes
in Robotics, Java, Python and other
programming languages, Web
Design, Statistics, Trigonometry,
Environmental Science, Ecology
Literacy and learning
and more, according to Mike Stenoish,
Science Department chairman
at Providence.
“The course topics are the same
as in the traditional classes, but
in the STEM Academy, students
will be investigating and designing
solutions,” he said. “They will
develop higher order thinking
skills.”
“Our excellent college prep curriculum
will now be able to offer
even more to our students. We are
excited to add the STEM Academy
to our programs of study,” said Rachel
Ellingson, director of student
enrollment. “STEM will teach our
students how to effectively collaborate
in teams and how to apply
learning to real-life scenarios. It
will provide our student with communication
and presentation skills
that are necessary today for both
college and careers.”
Families interested in the STEM
Academy should call Ellingson
at (815) 717-3160 to schedule a
school visit. The school is located
at 1800 W. Lincoln Highway in
New Lenox.
For more information about
PCHS, visit www.providence
catholic.org.
Approximately 100 families attend Reed School Family Literacy Night with book
bingo, book walk, scavenger hunt
Parents, students and siblings register for Family
Literacy Night last month at Reed School. The event
marked the end of Family Literacy Week, during
which students participated in reading-themed
spirit days. Photos submitted
Students participate in book bingo as one of the
many activities Reed School offered at the familyoriented
event. Family Literacy Week was meant
to encourage students to continue to be active
readers.

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From THE FRANKFORT STATION
Frankfort feeds hungry
across the world
The basement of Camp
Manitoqua was filled to the
capacity of the assembly
lines that lined the room, all
manned by volunteers of all
ages who measured, packaged,
sealed and labeled individual
meal packets.
These Frankfort-area residents
are feeding children in
poverty-stricken areas across
the world, one packaged
meal at a time.
The annual food packaging
event raised enough money
to send 108,000 nutritional
meals to children in Haiti and
Peru.
Jeff and Kari Kemerer
started this event several
years ago, after realizing that
there are limited volunteer
opportunities that invite all
ages to participate.
“Most soup kitchens say
that children have to be 12
or older, and this was really
something we wanted
our kids to experience, even
though they were young,”
Kari said. “After that we
thought that we should start
one in our own community.”
The couple partnered with
Kids Around The World to
create this now annual tradition.
Money is raised to purchase
the ingredients from
Kids Around The World.
After those ingredients are
packaged, they are sent to
poverty-stricken areas across
the world.
In its first year, the fundraising
effort hit its goal of
$10,000. As the event grew
and gained more sponsorship,
it raised nearly $27,000
and surpassed its goal this
year of $25,000.
Reporting by Megan Schuller,
Assistant Editor. For more, visit
FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
‘Trains & Miniatures’
Christmas gallery runs
through January
To Sheila Lorence, of Tinley
Park, it is not Christmas
unless there is a train under
the tree.
Her husband Bruce, who
has three layouts on display
at the Vogt Visual Arts Center
for its “Trains & Miniatures”
Christmas exhibit running
until Jan. 26, has been fascinated
with miniature locomotives
since he was 5 years
old.
“I’ve been collecting and
playing with trains for over
40 years,” Bruce said. “I still
have the original train I got
when I was a kid one Christmas.”
On Dec. 1, an artists reception
was held in conjunction
with the Village of Tinley
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The first person in line was
former Tinley Park Mayor
Ed Zabrocki, who has a running
Marklin Mini Club 8130
set up for the exhibit. A total
of seven indoor and outdoor
train configurations are available
to admire.
The gallery’s regular hours
are from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays,
4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, 11
a.m.-2 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Thursdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fridays, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays. It is located at
17420 S. 67th Court in Tinley
Park.
Reporting by Mary Compton,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Midwest SOARRING invites
community to learn about
Native Americans
Only 1.3 percent of people
in the United States are
American Indian or Alaska
Native, according to the U.S.
Census Bureau website. And
although these people first
settled in America at least
14,000 years ago, their culture
provides the foundation
for the United States.
Lockport’s own Midwest
SOARRING Foundation is
inviting community members
to its holiday open house
to learn more about the Native
American culture, visit
with members of the organization,
and peruse handmade
Native American items
and crafts from around the
country from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, at 133 W.
13th St. in Lockport.
“We talk about ourselves
as a nation of immigrants,
but that isn’t entirely true,”
said Dave Nardin, the special
projects manager at Midwest
SOARRING. “That’s true
with respect to Europeans or
Africans or Asians, whose
history only goes back the
thinnest sliver of our country’s
history, no farther back
than about 1500. But it’s
important to understand that
there was a whole civilization
that existed here for
thousands and thousands of
years.”
According to Midwest
SOARRING’s website, their
mission is to “work toward
repatriation, protect sacred
sites, educate the public and
promote community building
among all people regarding
indigenous lifeways.”
There are 50 active members
of the organization,
some with Native American
ancestry, and others who just
have an appreciation for and
awareness of the culture and
values, and want to share
them, Nardin said.
For more information
about the event and Midwest
SOARRING, visit www.
midwestsoarring.org.
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Assistant Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend.
com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Village issues home burglary
advisory
There have been several
home burglaries in Mokena
over the past few weeks, and
it appears these burglaries
may be related. Mokena Police
are asking residents to be
extra-vigilant as they come
and go from their places of
residence.
The home burglaries were
reported in the Tara Hills,
Grasmere and Forestview
subdivisions, according to
Mokena Police Chief Steven
Vaccaro.
In each of these recent
residential burglaries, no one
was present at the home at the
time of the burglary, and jewelry
and/or cash was taken.
Activity has generally taken
place between the hours of
10 a.m. and 3 p.m. A common
denominator associated
with each of these burglaries
appears to be a white, newer
model Ford crew cab pick-up
truck with a yellow light on
top. Two male subjects reportedly
have been seen with
the vehicle.
Police are requesting residents
who notice a vehicle in
their neighborhood matching
the above description,
observe any other suspicious
vehicle or if they see people
engaging in activities that
seem even the least bit out
of place not to ignore them;
rather, call 911 immediately.
Anyone with questions or
wanting information can contact
the Mokena Police Department
at (708) 479-3912.
Reporting by T.J. Kremer III,
Editor. For more, visit Moke
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Lincoln-way gymnastics co-op
continues to dominate despite
transition year
Lincoln-Way co-op took a
big hit after placing seventh
in the state last February.
The team, which features
gymnasts from the three
Lincoln-Way high schools,
lost eight key contributors
this season, including allarounder
Una Farrell, as they
all graduated.
That does not mean the
team is starting from scratch,
as sophomore Grace Kmak
and junior Korina Jarosz both
return after representing the
team as all-arounders at state
in Palatine last year.
The team looked like it
is already making positive
strides during a 133.44-
117.35 victory at Andrew
on Dec. 4 — a week after it
won its season/home opener,
cruising past Sandburg/Stagg
co-op 131.25-116.35.
Its next competition is the
New Trier Invite on Saturday,
Dec. 22, which is slated to be
the team’s final meet of 2018.
Reporting by Chris Walker,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.
Holiday lights can
now be recycled at
Homer Village Hall
Staff Report
Now through Jan. 31, Village
Hall at 14240 W. 151st
Street will have a box inside
the lobby to collect holiday
lights for recycling.
Mini lights, extension
cords, rope lights and LED
lights will be accepted.
Lights can be in working or
non-working condition.
For more information, call
(708) 301-0632.
contest
From Page 7
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.

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From the Editor
Send an extra holiday card our way
Thomas Czaja
tom@homerhorizon.com
These days, many
of the things in our
snail mail and email
are simply junk mail.
If not junk, they are bills or
other things we are not particularly
excited or interested
to get. An exception
to this is getting a holiday
card in the mail this time
of year.
My family has always
eagerly anticipated getting
holiday cards from loved
ones in December, and
my parents always display
them around a doorway at
home. It is just nice seeing
that in a hectic modern age,
people still take the time
out to personalize a card for
you and send them out to
many people.
Of course, these cards
come in a variety of forms.
Many like to put pictures
of their children on them or
pets, and one family friend
of mine every year always
includes a fairly detailed
letter accounting for what
their family was up to over
the current calendar year.
Some holiday cards are
funny, others religious and
others still maybe with a
particular theme. Regardless
of what they contain,
the feeling of merry sentiment
is always present with
them.
If you read these pages
regularly, you know our
company conducts a number
of contests throughout
the year. I can say one of
the most popular – and one
of my favorites – is the
Holiday Card Contest.
The contest simply asks
those interested to mail us
one of their holiday cards
for 2018, the same one that
you send to all your loved
ones. Any resident can
enter the contest through
5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20,
and all the details, including
where to mail it to, can
be found on Page 7 of this
issue.
Prize packages will be
given out for Best in Show
and Funniest holiday cards.
While winning any prize
package is cool, the main
thing is that we will share
the holiday cheer by publishing
the winning cards,
as well as some other local
entries we receive.
CONTACT
A main point of this
paper obviously is to show
a snapshot of the community,
of what is dear to you,
and I can think of no better
way to show that than with
a collection of the holiday
cards we receive. It is quick
and easy to enter, and you
can share your festive spirit
with your neighbors and
town around you.
I know many of you
share holiday cards annually,
and we’d love for you
to continue the tradition of
sending one to us, as well.
If you have never sent one
to us previously, I hope this
is the year you will consider
it.
As we wind down the
days to Christmas, make
final preparations for family
functions, presents and
everything else that comes
with it, I hope the cards you
send, receive and ultimately
see in these pages will only
boost your holiday spirit.
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Another one
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Page 20
Concert with various LTHS
bands showcases seasonal
selections, Page 17
Senior Alyson Matushek,
of Homer Glen, performs
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16 | December 13, 2018 | The Homer Horizon faith
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Pastor Column
A brief moment of God, 20 days before Christmas
THE REV. THOMAS J. LOYA
Annunciation Byzantine
Catholic Church
Christmas came a
few days early for
the United States
of America — and, in fact,
for many people around the
world who may have been
viewing the Dec. 5 funeral
service for the 41st President
of the United States of
America, George H.W. Bush.
The funeral took place in an
actual church with an actual
and solemn church service
where the name of God was
actually invoked and people
of varied backgrounds stood
in respectful, pious unison.
And no one protested it.
The color guard and
military personnel, made up
of members of the oftenmaligned
“millennials” and
“snowflake” generations,
executed military honor
rituals with as much precision,
dignity, beauty and
discipline as the “Greatest
Generation” to which the
deceased himself belonged.
And how they sang; gloriously,
triumphantly and
with great solemnity. A
politically divided nation
laid aside its differences for
at least this moment.
From members of the
media to political adversaries
to the family of the deceased,
people were genuinely
moved, struck silent
by the experience of peace,
reverence, unity, fraternity, of
sharing the grief not just of
a nation but of a family. For
one brief moment, the United
States of America touched
God, and it was wonderful.
Yes, there were a few
cheap shots from ideologues.
Some might accuse
the media and certain politicians
of being disingenuous
by using the occasion
to insensitively further
their agendas. But then
again, during that peaceful,
glorious, unitive moment
of the birth of Jesus Christ
in Bethlehem, there was
the jealous Herod and the
slaughter of the Innocents.
Even this did not diminish
the mystery, glory, peace and
joy of the Great Mystery of
the birth of Christ, nor did
the cheap shots of ideologues
take anything away from the
solemnity, peace, unity, dignity,
fraternity of the funeral
of our 41st president.
In the Christmas event,
Almighty God uses his very
being to reveal to the world
that the human creature He
created is made in God’s
image and likeness with a
glorious destiny. Because
an invisible God takes on
human flesh, we are assured
that the human person must
have been worth redeeming.
The Christmas event is
the revelation that all of
creation, most especially the
human person, is filled with
the very presence of God.
This is a Great Mystery, yet
the revelation of the ordinary,
what God intended to
be from the beginning: joy,
peace, love, mystery, unity.
This was what the world
witnessed at the funeral of
America’s 41st president.
America was given
Christmas on Dec. 5, and
we saw that it was good.
Can it not still be the case
for us on Dec. 25 and every
day thereafter?
The opinions of this column are
that of the writer. They do not
necessarily reflect those of The
Homer Horizon.
FAITH BRIEFS
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Christmas with the
Dashboard Saints
7-10 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
15. This is a fun night to
gather together with friends
old and new. Enjoy live music
and sing along to some
Christmas carols. You are
welcome to bring a small
appetizer and/or dessert to
share. Bring your family,
friends and neighbors.
Christmas Caroling in the
Community
6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 19. This year, everyone
interested in caroling
will gather at the Rev. Dana
O’Brien’s house at 6:30 p.m.
and head out into the neighborhood
to sing. Everyone is
welcome. For more information,
call (708) 301-6998.
Blue Christmas Service
7-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.
This contemplative community
service is for everyone who
may be struggling during the
holidays due to grief, loneliness
or any kind of loss.
Christmas Service
9:30 a.m. Dec. 25.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Christmas Eve Services
3 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
Christmas Service
8:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
New Year’s Eve Service
8 a.m.
7 p.m.
New Year’s Day Service
8 a.m.
St. Bernard Parish
(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen)
Baptism Preparation Class
1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15
or 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.
21. No dates for baptism will
be accepted until having attended
one of these classes.
For more information or to
register, call (708) 301-3020.
Happy Hour (Seniors)
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19. Seniors
meet monthly for food,
fun and fellowship.
First United Methodist Church of Lockport
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Cookies by the Pound
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15. The annual Cookies
by the Pound sale features
homemade cookies for $7
per pound. For more information,
call (815) 838-1017.
Christmas Eve Worship
10:30 p.m. Dec. 24.
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)
Christmas Service
10 a.m. Dec. 25.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Jacquelyn Schlabach at
j.schlabach@ 22ndcentury
media.com or call (708) 326-
9170 ext. 15. Information is
due by noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.
In Memoriam
Dorothy Joyce Ramos
Dorothy Joyce Ramos
(nee Skeldon), 83, of Lockport,
died Nov. 22. Joyce
married Richard Ramos
in 1954. She was a graduate
of Lockport Township
High School, where she
was awarded many honors.
After high school, she
worked as a secretary at
Texaco, Inc. in Lockport.
Following her marriage
and births of her five children,
she began taking
courses to receive a college
degree. She graduated from
Lewis University in 1971
with high honors, having
received the Academic
Achievement Award. Joyce
loved reading and learning
and spent countless hours
at the old Lockport library
as a youth and adult. It was
at the Lockport library that
the seeds of becoming a librarian
took root. She was
employed as a school librarian
at Richland Grade
School and Hufford Junior
High School, retiring from
Joliet District 86. Later,
Joyce worked in the Education
Division of Argonne
National Laboratory and
received the Laboratory Director’s
Award for her work
on a collaborative project,
The New Explorers, which
involved the laboratory,
Kurtis Productions, WTTW
and others. Joyce and Rich
married while he was playing
professional baseball in
the White Sox minor league
system. Through this experience,
they learned to love
traveling, meeting new
people and were fortunate
in life to fulfill the dream
of visiting 48 states and
make several trips abroad.
Joyce enjoyed making a
home for her family, attending
their activities,
cooking, making friends
and welcoming new babies
into the family. Joyce has
been a devoted member of
St. Dennis Church since
she was 5 days old and
was a member of the Altar
and Rosary Society. She is
survived by her husband of
64 years, Richard; her five
children, Rick (Denise),
Beverly (Charles) Prodehl,
Barbara (David) Stengele,
Janet (late Michael) Lyons
(fiance Donald Winterstein)
and Diane (John)
Meyer; her grandchildren,
Zoey Prodehl, Charlie
Prodehl, Sonia Szewczyk,
Genevieve Underwood,
Thomas Underwood and
Benjamin Sinner; her sisters,
Georgene (late Jack)
Garson, Jane (late Ray)
Reardon; and her numerous
nieces and nephews. In lieu
of flowers, memorials to St.
Dennis Church Improvement
Fund, Catholic Charities,
Catholic Relief or a
charity of donor’s choice
would be appreciated. Per
Joyce’s wishes, cremation
rites have been respectfully
addressed.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
j.schlabach@22ndcentury
media.com with information
about a loved one who was a
part of the Homer Glen community.

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the Homer Horizon | December 13, 2018 | 17
Sounds of the season delight at LTHS Holiday Band Concert
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Music lovers heard those
sleigh bells jingle-ing, ringting
tingle-ing, too, at the
Lockport Township High
School East Campus auditorium
on Thursday, Dec.
6, during the Holiday Band
Concert.
The comprehensive program
— featuring Concert
Band A and Concert Band
B, both led by Associate
Director of Bands Andrew
Beckwith, and the LTHS
Wind Symphony, led by Director
of Bands Brian Covey
— celebrated the sounds of
the season with such festive
favorites as “All I Want for
Christmas Is You” (Concert
Band B) and “Feliz Navidad”
(Concert Band A).
There was something for
fans of all musical genres to
enjoy at the concert.
“Literature is selected to
expose our students and audience
to a wide breadth of
musical genres,” Covey explained.
“Included in these
genres is the pop genre, so
each ensemble will perform
at least one selection in the
holiday fashion. This year,
the Wind Symphony will
be performing two holiday
selections, concluding with
Leroy Anderson’s ‘Sleigh
Ride,’ which has concluded
our concerts for the past
eight years.”
Anderson’s light and
bouncy composition is always
a treat for audience
members, but it’s even more
fun to play, explained senior
clarinetist Alyson Matushek.
“It’s just so fun to play because
we [the clarinets] have
the melody, and it’s so fun
to be in it and play it instead
of just listening to it,” Matushek
said. “And, it’s fun
because we’re allowed to put
Santa hats on and be really
festive for the holidays.”
Senior Joey Cryer — who
plays the trombone — counts
the Holiday Band Concert
as one of his favorites every
year. At last Thursday
night’s event, he was especially
looking forward to
narrating the Wind Symphony’s
performance of “The
Night Before Christmas,”
during which he donned a
festive robe over his suit
while reciting the tale of St.
Nick, his miniature sleigh
and eight tiny reindeer.
“The Holiday Concert is
a favorite around here because
usually we do more
formal events, and this is
a time to cut loose,” Cryer
said. “It’s a great community
of kids. I haven’t really been
in any other groups where
people are so close together
and people work so hard to
achieve something and put
something like this together.”
Penelope Simon and Alison
Reum — both of whom
have children in the band
program — love watching
the individual musicians
come together in camaraderie
as a “band family” to create
something special.
“Just the fact of knowing
that my daughters can make
such beautiful music out of
a piece of metal blows my
mind,” Simon said. “I get so
much joy out of seeing them
translate into something so
beautiful. It gets me every
time.”
Much like the musicians,
Reum appreciates how the
Holiday Concert showcases
the talents of the members
of the band program, while
also highlighting their holiday
cheer.
“The serious pieces are
beautiful,” Reum said.
“They will always have a
piece that will get you in the
heartstrings. And then when
they’re having fun, you get
to enjoy that, too. They take
Concert Band A stands for a round of applause after performing “Feliz Navidad” during the Holiday Band Concert on
Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Lockport Township High School East Campus auditorium. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
their music seriously, but
they don’t take themselves
so seriously.”
Earlier in the week, on
Dec. 4, the two LTHS Freshman
Bands and the LTHS
Symphonic Band performed
a concert featuring such
pieces as “Holiday Carol
Collage,” “Christmas at the
Movies” and “Winter on
Emerald Bay.” Students in
each of the ensembles across
both performance nights prepared
with group rehearsals
and individual practice for
approximately two months
to bring the music to life.
Covey noted that the
band program would like to
“thank the community for
their continued support of
our students.”
“Our concerts are a wonderful
place that family and
friends come together to
support and enjoy each other’s
company,” Covey said.
“There is no competition or
Senior Jacqueline Ryan (left), of Lockport, and Junior Hannah Compton, of Homer Glen,
decorate their euphoniums at the Holiday Band Concert.
judgement; instead, it’s a
wonderful place to come and
share an evening with others.”
The next formal concert
will be held at the East Campus
auditorium on Feb. 12
and 14. Like all LTHS Band
concerts, admission is free,
and more information can
be found at www.lockport
bands.org.

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Festive Feaste
Lockport Township High School performs holiday, Renaissancethemed
banquet for annual Madrigal Feaste
Trevor Singler (left), who played “Sir Mertonsire” and Megan Staley, who played “Jester
Jinkin,” explain reports of dragons in the neighboring kingdoms.
Rachel Hampton protrays “Lady Chastity” as the town wench selling flowers to the
audience at the sold-out Madrigal Feaste performances held Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 at
LTHS. Photos by Bob Klein/22nd Century Media
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Sending greetings
Homer library completes effort to make holiday cards for service
members
Visitors to Homer Township Public Library made 338 handwritten holiday cards and
coloring sheets with personal thoughts which have been forwarded to three service
groups of military members to provide some seasonal cheer. The library sent packages
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20 | December 13, 2018 | The Homer Horizon dining out
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The Dish
Cooper’s Hawk brings upscale cooking, abundance of wine to New Lenox
James Sanchez
Contributing Editor
Cooper’s Hawk recently
opened its 11th Chicagoarea
location in New Lenox,
only 14 miles apart from its
first location in Orland Park.
Ed Hammer, general manager
of the New Lenox location,
said people thought it
was crazy to open another
location so close, but when
considering Orland Park
Cooper’s Hawk has more
than 30,000 Wine Club
members — the most of all
33 locations across the country
— opening another location
in the south suburbs was
a no-brainer.
The move is already paying
dividends, as it has created
a buzz within the community.
In just a few weeks
after its grand opening, it
has eclipsed 1,000 Wine
Club members. To put that
in perspective, Hammer said
it took a new location in
Michigan more than a month
to hit that milestone.
“Everybody’s been ecstatic
so far,” Hammer said. “It’s
been very welcoming to the
community. So far, everyone
has embraced what we bring
to the table.”
But guests don’t have
to be Wine Club members
to enjoy the offerings the
winery and restaurant has.
Cooper’s Hawk features a
110-item menu, featuring
scratch-made, contemporary
American dishes, with flavors
from around the world.
There is the Italian flair
with the shrimp and scallop
risotto ($26.99), in which
the seafood and rich, creamy
Carnaroli rice is mixed with
sweet corn, asparagus, peas,
spinach, Parmesan and white
truffle oil. Or customers can
have a taste of France, with
the red wine braised short
ribs ($26.99), which is Hammer’s
favorite. That has been
on the menu since the franchise
first opened in 2005.
The braising technique adds
a depth of flavor to the beef,
and it is served with Mary’s
potatoes (whipped potatoes),
mustard sauce, oven-roasted
vegetables and crispy onion
strings.
Flavors from Asia can
be found in the ginger soy
glazed NY strip ($33.99),
accompanied by wasabi-buttered
mashed potatoes and
oven-roasted vegetables.
The Cooper’s Hawk calamari
($13.99) is glazed with
a sweet chili-ponzu sauce
mixture and served with
sesame-sriracha sauce. And
the pan-roasted barramundi
($25.99) is served with ginger
rice, a Thai lemongrass
sauce and vegetables.
The menu also features
South American cuisine
with the churrasco grilled
steak ($27.99), which is a
chimichurri-rubbed skirt
steak, alongside a cilantrolime
aioli, Parmesan fries
and vegetables.
But Hammer said the most
popular dish is an appetizer
inspired by south of the
border: Mexican drunken
shrimp ($13.99). The dish
features numerous shrimp
wrapped in bacon, doused
in a tequila lime butter sauce
and served with fresh guacamole.
“It’s been the No. 1-selling
item forever, and it will continue
to be No. 1,” Hammer
said. “We’re going through
an extraordinary amount of
this dish.”
Each dish on the menu has
a wine pairing, suggested
by the winemaker. Cooper’s
Hawk has wines to please
those new to wine or seasoned
drinkers, with more
than 50 wine selections that
are all produced with grapes
imported from all over the
world by its winery in Woodridge.
For the wines alone,
Cooper’s Hawk
2307 E. Lincoln Highway
in New Lenox
Restaurant and Tasting
Room Hours
• 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday
• 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
Bar Hours
• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday
For more information ...
Web: chwinery.com
Phone: (815) 320-7500
Cooper’s Hawk has received
more than 500 awards, most
recently winning Best of
Class at the International
Eastern Wine Competition
and Best of Show at the San
Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition in 2017.
The Napa-style tasting
room is what guests first experience
when entering the
restaurant. There, they can
explore and learn about different
wines through a wine
tasting and expand their
palates. For $7, guests can
do a variety tasting (eight
samples) of white and red
wines, from fruity to dark
and bold flavors, or a tasting
of all sweet wines. For $10,
the tasting includes a souvenir
wine glass. A Lux Tasting
($12) provides samples
of Cooper’s Hawk’s valued
wines. The selections in all
of the tastings rotate every
month and always includes
a sample of the Wine of the
Month.
December’s Wine of the
Month is Barbera Barbera.
The blend brings together
Cooper’s Hawk’s traditional
Barbera — a red wine grape
The pan-roasted barramundi ($25.99) is one of the top dishes at Cooper’s Hawk. The fish
sits atop a bed of ginger rice and is surrounded by blistered green beans, grape tomatoes
and a Thai lemongrass sauce. James Sanchez/22nd Century Media
— it has used out of California
with another Barbera
produced in Northern Italy.
For January, it is slated to
be the Artist’s Red Blend,
which is the official wine
for the 2019 Screen Actors
Guild award ceremony.
Cooper’s Hawk’s Master
Sommelier Emily Wines
tweaked the tastings to
make wine more approachable.
Years back, there used
to be only tasting notes on
the wine sheet, but Wines
incorporated a graph that
shows how much sweetness,
tannin, acidity, body and alcohol
is prevalent in each
drink. It also lists the flavors,
scents, origin and the type of
food with which it pairs.
“When I go into another
restaurant and look at a wine
list, you kind of go with
just what you know,” Hammer
said. “With what Emily
implemented, it makes you
Wine Club Memberships
Guests have four different Wine Club options: Variety,
Red Club, White Club and Sweet Club
Pricing
• Red, White or Variety: $19.99 monthly for one bottle
a month, or $37.99 monthly for two bottles
• Sweet: $17.99 monthly for one bottle, or $33.99 for
two bottles
Other benefits
• Discounts on retail wines sold at Cooper’s Hawk: 10
percent off purchasing 1-5 bottles, 15 percent off for
6-11 bottles, 20 percent off for 12 bottles
• 10 percent off on all carryout orders and featured
retail products
• Exclusive promotions for members
• Complimentary entrée during birthday month
• Access to member-only events
experiment with your palate
a little bit more.”
While having a drink or
waiting for a reservation,
guests can check out the artisanal
market that features
decanters, wine accessories,
gourmet chocolates among
other gift items. Combine all
those elements, and the restaurant
becomes more than
just a place to have a nice
dinner.
“With Cooper’s Hawk, we
want to offer customers an
experience,” Hammer said.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku
The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Attention-getter
5. Swill
9. Living room musts
14. Record
15. Get wind of
16. Chicago’s University
Apartments architect
17. Out on a boat
18. “Beetle Bailey” dog
19. Party clothes, for
some
20. Homer Glen ____
Trail
22. The cord in a candle
24. Nabokov heroine and
others
25. ___-di-dah
26. Tuba note?
29. “Otra” Spanish
32. Kidman of “The Stepford
Wives”
34. Leg’s partner
36. Shady recess
39. SALT treaty subject
40. Song for two
42. A rechargeable battery
44. Big furniture retailer
45. Selects
46. Stuffs
48. Hallow ending
49. Alerter
52. Showy display
54. Ending for “market”
or “profit”
55. Dodgers catcher Campanella
57. ___-Seltzer
59. Grandeur
60. Homer Glen neighbor
62. Goes with oohed
65. Bring in
67. Bolted
69. “___ Jacques” (song)
70. Raison d’ ___
71. Off in the distance
72. In a tough spot
73. “Game of Thrones”
character
74. Adjusts, as a clock
Down
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2. Figure skater Cohen
3. Mph gauge
4. Treat roughly
5. Sole supporter?
6. Sanctions
7. Horse feed
8. Loiter about, with no
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9. Often-dried fruit
10. Berserk
11. Automobile sticker
fig.
12. Shade of green
13. Relative, for short
21. Government safety
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26. Swiss army gadget
27. “Seascape” playwright
28. Macho sort
30. Ending for west or
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31. Sluggers’ stats
33. 102, in old Rome
34. Hacienda brick
35. Indian coin
37. Peruvian plant
38. Bank posting
41. Food measurement
43. End of the year
month, for short
47. Dis
50. Worn away
51. CD-___
53. Warm welcomes
56. WWI battle
58. Troubled
59. French father
60. Pasternak heroine
61. Bladed weapon
62. Rearward
63. Opposite of dep.
64. Part of a giggle
66. Biblical verb suffix
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Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
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Rich’s Pizza Joint
(7020 W. 183rd St.,
Tinley Park; (708) 532-
8486)
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(14”) thin crust pizza
for the price of a small
(10”). Dine-in, carry-out
or delivery.
Side Street American
Tavern
(18401 N. Creek Drive,
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8080)
■■7 p.m. Tuesdays: Bingo
■■7 p.m. Thursdays: Bags
Tournament
■■9 p.m. Fridays: Flashback
Friday
Tinley Park Bowl
(7601 183rd St., Tinley
Park; (708) 532-2955)
■■10 p.m.-1 a.m.
Wednesdays: Cosmic
Bowl
Tribes Beer Company
(9501 W. 171st St.,
Tinley Park (708) 966-
2051)
■■Noon-2 p.m. Sundays:
Sunday Bloody Funday
■■7 p.m. Mondays: Open
Bluegrass Jam Session
■■8 p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia
night
LOCKPORT
Port Noir
(900 S. State St.,
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9463)
■■4-7 p.m. Monday-Friday:
Happy Hour
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Comedy Bingo
■■8-11 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays: Live Band
■■7-11 p.m. Sundays:
Open Mic Night
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive,
Lockport; (708) 301-
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■■10 p.m.-midnight Saturdays:
Cosmic Bowl
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answers
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Impressive Luxury Townhomes are
Closing Fast at Brookside Meadows
This is it! One of the best
values in a new home will soon
be gone forever. Brookside
Meadows, Crana Homes’
community of award-winning
luxury townhomes in Tinley
Park, is nearly complete. These
attractive luxury townhomes
range from the lower-$300s
– including site - so demand is
high and buyers are advised
to act now while some choice
sites are still available. Ideal
location. Beautiful designs.
Quality construction. Great
value. When shoppers review
their new home ‘wish list’ it’s
clear that Brookside Meadows
is perfect for first time buyers,
last time buyers or those
who want a great place to
raise a family. These energyefficient
luxury townhomes
are impressively designed and
set apart in a quiet section of
Tinley Park. But Brookside
Meadows is over 75% sold
out so now is the time to select
a site and create a home from
the award-winning floorplans
of the Fahan II, the Lennan
II and the latest design, the
Dunree II.
Need to stretch out? The
Fahan II is a beautiful 3,303
total square foot luxury
townhome (including a 1,216
sq.’ basement) with an attached
two-car, dry-walled garage and
cement driveway. The twostory
stately entrance foyer
opens up to a split level floor
plan that has three bedrooms
(fourth bedroom optional)
and two and a half baths. A
large open kitchen design with
stunning granite countertops
is surrounded by generous
custom maple cabinets and
a ceramic tile floor. The 1st
floor master bedroom offers an
optional coffered ceiling and
the optional master bath plan
includes a soothing soaker tub.
An elegant loft overlooks
a great room adjacent to
the kitchen. Beautiful oak is
selected for doors, railings and
trim. Ceramic tile covers the
floors in the foyer as well as the
bathrooms - which also feature
granite vanity tops. A full
lookout basement and a patio
are included in the Fahan II.
The Lennan II is a
comfortable two/three
bedroom split level home
with two and a half baths,
and includes most of the
outstanding features and
options of the Fahan II with
the spacious master suite
relocated to the upper level and
the addition of an impressive
dining/family room. With
3,167 square feet of total
space (including a 1,049 sq.’
basement), there is plenty of
room to entertain family and
friends in comfort and style.
The Dunree II is a sharp
three bedroom, two and a
half bath home with 3,194
total square feet (including
a large 1,226 sq.’ basement)
with a master suite on the
first floor. The foyer, powder
room, kitchen and living room
all have stunning hardwood
oak floors. Attached is a twocar,
dry walled garage with a
cement driveway. The home
also includes a 12’ x 12’ deck.
All homes have deluxe
landscaping, underground
utilities and a first floor laundry
room. Where available, buyers
can select options like an
impressive fireplace, walkout
basement, coffered ceilings,
skylights and a soaker tub in the
master bath.
Brookside Meadows includes
sprinkler systems, smoke
detectors and Lake Michigan
water in all homes. Energysaving
features like a highefficiency
furnace and Lo-E
glass, Energy Miser hot water
heater, vented soffits, 1.75”
insulated entrance doors,
energy efficient appliances and
Tuff-R insulated wall sheathing
are all standard.
Brookside Meadows is close
to everything: retail, dining,
transportation routes, Metra
rail station and airports. The
school system is among the
best in the state and Tinley
Park, named “The Best Place
In America to Raise a Family”
by Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek
maintains 40 parks and the
huge Bettenhausen indoor
recreational center.
It’s easy to see why this
community is nearly sold
out. The sales center, with
fully furnished and beautifully
decorated models, is open
Monday through Thursday
10:00am to 4:00pm; Saturday
and Sunday from noon to
4:00pm; and open Friday
by appointment. Options,
dimensions and specs can
change so contact a Sales
Associate at 708-479-5111
for updates and go online at
www.cranahomes.com. To visit
Brookside Meadows take I-80,
exit La Grange Road south for
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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s
New designs are a result of buyer feedback
Two refreshing designs mark
the beginning of a new series
of Craftsman-style homes
available from Distinctive Home
Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
the desirable Peotone School
District.
“Craftsman homes were
introduced in the early 1900s
in California with designs
based on a simpler, functional
aesthetic using a higher level
of craftsmanship and natural
materials. These homes were a
departure from homes that were
mass produced from that era,
“according to Bryan Nooner,
president of Distinctive Home
Builders.
“The Craftsman design has
made a comeback today for
many of the same reasons it
started over a century ago. Our
customers want to live in a home
that gets away from the “mass
produced” look and live in a
home that has more character. As
a result of our daily interaction
with our homeowners and their
input, we are excited to introduce
these two homes, with additional
designs in the works.”
Nooner, who meets with
each homeowner prior to
construction, has been working
on these plans forawhile and felt
that the timing was ideal for the
debut. “Customers were asking
for something different and
simple with less monotony and
higher architectural standards.”
The result was the Craftsman
ranch and the Prairie twostory,
now available at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
The Craftsman ranch features
an open floor plan with Great
Room, three bedrooms, two
baths and a two-car (optional
three-car) garage. The Prairie
features a two-story foyer and
Great Room, three bedrooms
and one and one-half baths, a
convenient Flex Room space
on the main level and a two-car
(optional three-car) garage. The
Craftsman architectural elements
on both homes include brick and
stone exteriors with cedar shake
accent siding, low-pitched gabled
bracket roofs, front porches with
tapered columns and stone piers,
partially paned windows, and a
standard panel front entry door.
Distinctive Home Builders
offers a Craftsman-style trim
package offering trim without
ornate profiles and routers. The
trim features simplicity in design
with rectangles, straight lines and
layered look trims over doors for
example. The front entry door
will have the standard Craftsman
panel style door. Distinctive has
also created a Craftsman color
palate to assist buyers in making
coordinated choices for the
interior of their new Craftsman
home. Colors, cabinet styles and
flooring choices blend seamlessly
with the Craftsman trim package
and are available in gray tones
package and earth tones.
Distinctive offers custom maple
kitchen cabinets featuring solid
wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers
with dove tail joints, which is
very rare in the marketplace.
“When you buy a new home
from Distinctive, you truly are
receiving custom made cabinets
in every home we sell no matter
what the price range,” noted
Nooner.
Distinctive Home Builders
works to achieve a delivery goal
of 90 days with zero punch list
items for its homeowners. “Our
three decades building homes
provides an efficient construction
system,” said Nooner. “Many of
our skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout our
organization. This translates into
a positive buying and building
experience for our homeowners
and one of the highest referral
rates in the industry.”
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient. Every
home built will have upgraded
wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
With the addition of these two
new designs, there are now 15
ranch, split-level and six twostory
single-family home styles to
choose from each offering from
three to eight different exterior
elevations at both communities.
The three- to four-bedroom
homes feature one and one-half
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto
three-car garages and a family
room, all in approximately 1,600
to over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included in
most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new home truly
personalized to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of the
first floor; custom maple cabinets;
ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood trim and
doors and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
Most all home sites at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor
can accommodate a three-car
garage; a very important amenity
to the Manhattan homebuyer,
said Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor we
wanted to provide the best new
home value for the dollar and
we feel with offering Premium
Standard Features that we do
just that. So why wait? This is
truly the best time to build your
dream home!”
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live and raise a family
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,
as well as direct access to the 22-
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through many
neighboring communities and
links to many other popular
trails. The Manhattan Metra
station is less than a mile away.
Besides Prairie Trails,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
chose the Will County village
of Peotone for its newest
community of 38 single-family
homes at WestGate Manor
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School.
Its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 provide easy access to I-80
and commuters enjoy several
nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and view
the numerous styles of homes
being offered and the available
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for
more information or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails and WestGate
Manor new home information
center is located three miles
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.
52. The address is 24458 S.
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and lot
availability are subject to change
without notice. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
details.

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The Homer Horizon’s
Sellers are downsizing and
are motivated. Minutes to
shopping, dining, Metra
and Homer Glen’s brand
new Heritage Park.
What: Five bedrooms,
three-and-a-half baths
Where: 16029 Donna
Marie Drive, Homer Glen
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Bedrooms 3 and 4
Listing Price: $615,000
are connected by full
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Listing Agent: Greg
Mucha, broker, at (630)
546-7877 or visit www.
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for bath and heated floors.
Outdoor entertaining
space with cedar deck.
Agent Brokerage:
Coldwell Banker The Real
Estate Group
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Andrew Bean
Andrew Bean is a senior at
Lockport Township and one
of the top bowlers on the
Porters team.
It’s now over halfway
through the boys
bowling season. How do
you think it’s gone?
It’s gone pretty good. We
had a little rocky start because
we didn’t have a set
lineup, but we’ve figured out
who can score on what lanes.
How did you get started
in bowling?
When I was 4 [or] 5, both
of my parents [Alan and
Kimberly] bowled. So they
were like, ‘Let’s introduce
him to this.’ They did, and I
liked it.
Your dad is the Porter
JV coach. Although
you’ve been bowling
varsity since you were
a sophomore, you were
coached by him. What’s
that been like?
Well, he’s been coaching
me since I started competitively
in junior high. So it’s
been no different. But yes,
we do discuss bowling at the
dinner table.
Do you play any other
sports?
I did golf freshman year,
and I’ve played on the tennis
team the past three years.
But I’m not sure about tennis
yet this coming spring. But
bowling is my favorite.
What is it about the
game of bowling that
makes it the sport for
you?
It’s the hand-eye coordination.
But also the fact that
my height (5-foot-3) has
nothing to do with it. Playing
defense isn’t a part of
bowling. It’s just as long as
you can get the ball in the
pocket.
Have you ever bowled
a 300?
No. My highest ever was
a 278. That was against Andrew
on Nov. 20 of this season
at Orland Bowl. I left a
seven pin early and a 10 pin
on my last throw, but that’s
OK. My dad didn’t get his
first 300 until he was in college.
Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
What’s something
about bowling that the
average person doesn’t
know?
They don’t know about
the lane conditions. That the
oil on the lanes is a big thing.
Also, that there are different
types of bowling balls. Different
ones are made to hook
more or less.
What have you learned
from Lockport bowling
coach Ron Davis?
One of the things he’s
helped me with is ball rotation.
That helps on the different
lane conditions. He’s
a very technical coach.
Do you plan to bowl in
college?
Yes, but I don’t know
where yet. But every college
that I’ve looked at has at
least club bowling. I’m planning
to major in electrical or
mechanical engineering.
What’s the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
I’ve had the most fun with
all my teammates throughout
high school. These are
guys like me, and I think
every one of the guys I hang
out with has been a teammate
at one time or another.
Interview by Freelance Reporter
Randy Whalen
This Week In...
Porters Varsity
Athletics
Wrestling
■Dec. ■ 13 at Lincoln-Way
West, 5:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 14 host Lincoln-Way
East, 5 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 15 at Marmion Military
Academy, 10 a.m.
Boys Basketball
■Dec. ■ 15 host Joliet Catholic
Academy, 7 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 17 host Reavis,
6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Dec. ■ 14 at Bolingbrook,
6:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 15 at Spartan Holiday
Tournament, TBD at Oak Lawn
Girls Bowling
■Dec. ■ 15 host Lockport
Invitational, 9 a.m. at Strike
and Spare
Boys Bowling
■Dec. ■ 13 host Fenton, 4:30
porters
From Page 39
to hold the ball at the end of
the half, but instead we gave
them time, and they made a
big shot. That’s part of the
learning process, and we
have to get better.”
In that second quarter,
North was 9-of-12 from the
free-throw line and finished
the game 19-of-28. The Porters
never attempted a free
throw until the 6:38 mark of
the fourth quarter and finished
making 3-of-5 for the
game.
“We knew we wanted to
attack the middle of their
bball
From Page 36
a boost later in the season
when junior Katie Rost returns
from a broken hand.
“Katie is our best defender
and sort of our glue,” Copenhaver
said. “We’re in a bit of
p.m. at Strike and Spare
■Dec. ■ 17 at Romeoville, 4:30
p.m. at Bowlero Bowl
Boys Swimming
■Dec. ■ 13 host Joliet Central,
5 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 14 at Neuqua Valley
Invite (Diving), 5:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 15 at Neuqua Valley
Invite, 10 a.m.
Cheerleading
■Dec. ■ 15 at Rolling Meadows
Invite, 8 a.m.
■Dec. ■ 16 at Joliet West Invite,
8 a.m.
Competitive Dance
■Dec. ■ 15 at Stagg Invite,
7 a.m.
Celtics Varsity
Athletics
Boys Basketball
■Dec. ■ 14 host DePaul Prep,
7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
■Dec. ■ 13 at De La Salle, 7 p.m.
zone, and we finally did a
good job of doing that in
the second quarter,” North
coach Bob Krahulik said.
“It seemed like [the Porters]
were settling for the
3-point shot, and we did a
good job of attacking and
getting to the free-throw
line. We were pretty aggressive
in the first half,
and this was the first game
we faced a big man in the
middle [Halatek], but we
didn’t change anything.”
Bridges hit a jumper to
give the Tigers the lead to
open the second half, and
they extended to a 35-30 advantage.
Lockport, however,
a transition now where people
have to do different roles.
“That’s a good thing. It’ll
make everyone stronger
when everyone is back.”
Copenhaver is confident
the Celtics can continue to
score points the way they did
in their first six games, when
they averaged 65.
Wrestling
■Dec. ■ 14 at 53rd Rex
Whitlatch Invite (at Hinsdale
Central High School),
4:30 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 15 at 53rd Rex
Whitlatch Invite (at Hinsdale
Central High School), 9 a.m.
Hockey
■Dec. ■ 15 at Benet Academy
(at Seven Bridges), 4:45 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 16 at Carmel Catholic,
5:10 p.m.
Boys Bowling
■Dec. ■ 15 at CCL North vs.
CCL South doubleheader,
10 a.m.
Competitive Cheerleading
■Dec. ■ 15 at Andrew Invite,
TBA
■Dec. ■ 16 at Joliet West Invite,
TBA
Competitive Dance
■Dec. ■ 15 at Stagg Invite,
7 a.m.
answered with an 11-0 run to
lead 41-35 with 1:36 to play
in the third. But back came
North with five points in the
final 1:14 of the half to trim
the deficit to 41-40.
The Porters were to travel
to Yorkville for a nonconference
game on Tuesday, Dec.
11. This Saturday, Dec. 15, at
7 p.m. brings a special alumni
night game against Joliet
Catholic Academy at the old
“pit” at Lockport’s Central
Campus.
Another game at the “pit”
will take place on Monday,
Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m. against
Reavis.
“Our biggest strength
could be our offense,” she
said. “We have good shooters.
We just need to work on
making those extra passes to
get a better shot. If we take
care of the basketball and
don’t turn it over like we did
(against Mother McAuley),
we’ll be all right.”

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Girls Basketball
Celtics suffer first loss to
highly ranked Mighty Macs
A total of 14 Providence Catholic High School student-athletes made their college
commitments in their respective sports official Nov. 14, including Homer Glen residents Taylor
Blake (volleyball at University of Wisconsin-Platteville), Adam Kowalik (bowling at St. Ambrose
University) and Zachary Costello (baseball at Saint Xavier University). Photo submitted
Three Homer student-athletes from
Providence make college commitments
Submitted by Providence
Catholic High School
Providence Catholic High
School Athletic Director
Doug Ternik announced
Nov. 14 that 14 studentathletes
from the school will
continue their athletic careers
at the collegiate level,
including three homer Glen
students in the bunch
“We are extremely proud
of these student-athletes for
their hard work both in the
classroom and on the field,”
Ternik said. “We wish them
the very best in college and
in the future.”
The student-athletes from
Homer Glen signing their
college commitments include:
Taylor Blake
The daughter of Scott and
Christine Blake has committed
to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
to continue
her volleyball career
on an academic scholarship.
There, she plans to major in
marketing and management.
She is a graduate of St.
Jude in New Lenox who in
her four years has been a
three-time varsity athlete in
volleyball and named captain
of the team in 2018.
Adam Kowalik
The son of Frank and Theresa
Kowalik has committed
to St. Ambrose University in
Davenport, Iowa to continue
his bowling career. He plans
to major in sports management
and minor in marketing.
Kowalik is a graduate of
Homer Jr. High and attends
St. Bernard Catholic Church
in Homer Glen. During his
high school career, Kowalik
has been a member of the
bowling team for all four
years and co-captain for three
years.
In addition, he has been a
Marching Band and Concert
Band member for four years,
and Jazz Band member for
one year.
Kowalik credits his coaching
and the athletic staff for
his success the last for years.
“I would like to thank
Coach Kevin Kullman, who
made me the bowler that I am
today,” he said. “In addition, I
would also like to thank Mrs.
Arthurs for giving me the opportunity
to bowl for PCHS,
and my family, who made the
tremendous sacrifice to send
me to PCHS.”
Zachary Costello
The son of Craig and Jaime
Costello has signed him his
National Letter of Intent to
Saint Xavier University for
baseball on an athletic scholarship.
He plans to major in
criminal justice.
Costello is a graduate of
Homer Jr. High and a member
of St. Paul the Apostle
Church. During his high
school career, Costello was
an honors student and a
member for the baseball team
for four years and football for
one.
In addition, he was named
Student of the Month his
sophomore year.
Costello credits the spirituality
at Providence Catholic
for building him into the athlete
he is today.
“The spirituality at Providence
has played a big role
by keeping me grounded
while competing,” he said.
“It helps me remember what
is truly important on being a
good player, teammate and
opponent.”
Providence starts
out with 6-1 record
Steve Millar
Freelance Reporter
Junior guard Claire Mc-
Grath likes the way Providence’s
girls basketball team
is clicking. The Celtics won
their first six games before
dropping a contest at Mother
McAuley on Nov. 29.
“We’re playing much more
as a team this year than we
did last year,” McGrath said.
“Our ball movement has gotten
a lot better.
“Our chemistry is really
good this year. We all trust
each other and work well on
the court, so I think that’s going
to help us.”
The Celtics opened the season
by winning the Beecher
Fall Classic, going 5-0 in the
event. Providence rolled in
its first four games, topping
Beecher 69-32, Tinley Park
63-32, Illiana Christian 54-26
and Peotone 58-22.
In the championship game
of the tournament, the Celtics
outlasted Bradley-Bourbonnais
76-66.
“We beat a really good
Bradley-Bourbonnais team,”
Providence coach Eileen Copenhaver
said. “That was a
shootout, back and forth, and
we pulled it out. We take a lot
of positives from that and the
whole tournament.
“It was a great start to the
season for us. The team is
jelling pretty good, and we
like the pieces we have to
work with.”
Junior guard Lauren
Knight was named MVP of
the Beecher Fall Classic, averaging
19 points a game in
the tournament.
“I was named a captain this
year, so I really wanted to
lead the team and talk more,”
Knight said. “I’m honored to
take that role.”
Senior guard/forward Ryann
Ogarek also showcased
her skills in the tournament,
averaging 16.8 points and 10
rebounds and being named to
the All-Tournament team.
Both players rose to the
occasion in the championship
game, Knight scoring 25
points and Ogarek adding 20.
“Those two are both playing
great for us,” Copenhaver
said. “Lauren’s shooting has
really been on point.”
The Celtics improved to
6-0 by routing Regina 72-20
in their home opener on Nov.
27.
Even in their first loss,
there were some positives to
take away.
An undefeated Mother
McAuley team, coming off
a sectional title last season,
provided a very tough test for
Providence.
The Celtics lost 66-31 but
outscored the Mighty Macs
in the second half.
“We won the second half,”
Knight said. “That was our
goal. At halftime, we felt
like we really needed to pick
it up. Even though we were
down big, we wanted to keep
playing hard and play better
in the second half.”
McGrath led the Celtics
with 12 points. Knight and
Ogarek added seven points
each, with Ogarek chipping
in six rebounds.
Junior center Jenna Spreitzer
came off the bench
to finish with six rebounds,
and sophomore guard Ashley
Raymer scored four points.
“Our energy was better in
the second half,” McGrath
said. “We communicated
better. We were happy with
that.”
Mother McAuley’s highpressure
defense forced
Providence into 23 first-half
turnovers, but the Celtics
turned it over just three times
in the second half, despite the
Mighty Macs’ starters playing
for a good portion of the
third quarter.
“They did some things that
got us off track in the first
half and got our confidence
down, but in the second half
we handled things much
better,” Copenhaver said. “I
liked the kids’ response and
the way they came back and
competed.”
Copenhaver was glad her
team got to play a team of
Mother McAuley’s caliber
early in the season.
“This is perfect,” she said.
“Sometimes you get a false
sense of security of how
good you are. A game like
this gives us a lot to work on.
You have to be positive, learn
from it and move forward.”
McGrath shared similar
sentiments.
“We have a lot of games
coming up against good
teams so this showed us what
we need to do and how we
need to step up to our competition,”
she said.
Going forward, Copenhaver
feels she has a team that
can put together a successful
season.
In addition to Knight and
Ogarek’s scoring abilities
and strong outside shooting,
Raymer and McGrath are capable
ballhandlers who can
also score.
Senior 5-foot-10 center
Maddy Bear provides an inside
presence.
Providence hopes to get
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Girls Basketball
Porters unable to survive barrage of Warriors 3-pointers
Lockport looks
to play more
consistently on both
ends of the floor
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
In terms of the point total,
the Lincoln-Way West girls
basketball team’s output
last week against Lockport
Township was fairly low by
its standards.
But the Warriors still hit
13 3-point shots, with senior
guard Tara Hastings hitting
seven of them in scoring a
game-high 21 points.
That shows how explosive
they can be, as they
jumped out to a comfortable
early lead and cruised
to a 53-40 victory over the
Porters Dec. 4 in a South-
West Suburban Conference
crossover at Lockport.
Fresh off a 17-point, 11
rebound performance in the
Porters previous game — a
52-41 loss to Minooka on
Dec. 1 — sophomore guard/
forward Elena Knebel added
six points against West.
A year ago when the two
teams met, it was a downto-the-wire
affair, with the
Warriors pulling out a 65-
62 win.
“I was watching that tape
from last year, and it was a
very entertaining game for
the spectators,” Lockport
coach Dan Kelly said. “This
year, not so much. We have
to get better at our offensive
skills. We were just a bit off.
We also struggled on the defensive
end. Our girls don’t
ever quit, we will play to
the end. We just have to be
more consistent.”
It was the second lowest
point output on the season
for West (7-1), which has
scored at least 61 points in
five of its games. The Porters
(4-5) received a strong
game from junior center
Jenna Cotter (13 points, 9
rebounds) but had no answer
for the Warriors barrage
from downtown.
“Taylor did a good job of
getting me the ball,” Hastings
said of sophomore
guard Taylor Gugliuzza. “I
felt good in warmups, and I
hoped that transitioned into
the game. We just have to
limit the turnovers, and we’ll
start getting back as a team
and get into a groove. I think
that we’ll do pretty good
once we clean it all up.”
Hastings, a four-year varsity
player, wasn’t sure if her
seven treys were the most
she’s made in a game. Her
opening 3-pointer gave West
a 5-0 lead with 6:40 to play
in the first quarter. A minute
later, senior guard Jackie
Maka scored for the Porters.
But Gugliuzza (16 points),
who had four 3-pointers,
made a pair of them in an
11-0 run that put the Warriors
ahead 16-2 with 3:15
left in the first quarter.
“It just makes it so much
easier when everything is
flowing, and when we have
more energy than our opponent,”
Gugliuzza said.
“It also helps that [junior
forward] Molly [Ryan] and
[freshman forward] Evan
[Pittman], our two tall girls,
did a good job of hustling
and really boxing out.”
Lockport hit its only two
3-pointers of the game, as
junior guard Abby Pappagoerge
and senior guard Kaeli
Ford (7 points) connected
on back-to-back ones to
close the score to 16-8 with
just under two minutes left
in the first quarter. The Warriors
led 20-8 after the first
period. A basket by Cotter
after a rebound closed the
Porters to within 20-12 with
5:11 to play in the first half,
but that was as close as they
Lockport’s Elizabeth Sochacki (left) plays through contact Dec. 4 during the Porters’ loss to Lincoln-Way West in
Lockport. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Lockport defenders (left to right) Payton Grcevic, Sydney Furr and Miranda Oesterreich
attempt to corral a Warrior ball-handler.
would get.
Gugliuzza (9 points) and
junior guard Sydney Swanberg
(3 points, 8 rebounds)
also hit 3-pointers for West.
The Warriors did have 19
turnovers, 11 of them in the
first half, which was concerning
to veteran coach
Ryan White.
“It felt like we shot the
ball fairly decent,” White
said. “But for me, there
were still many turnovers
for us, and that’s taking opportunities
away. When we
shoot the ball like we can
and don’t get a shot at the
basket, it’s costing us a lot
of points.”
The Porters concluded
last week with a game on
Saturday, Dec. 8, as they
opened play in the Oak
Lawn Spartan Holiday
Tournament. That tournament
continued this Monday,
Dec. 10, Wednesday,
Dec. 12, and is to conclude
on Saturday, Dec. 15. They
also have an SWSC Blue
game at 6:30 p.m. on Friday,
Dec. 14, at Bolingbrook.
Lockport hosts Joliet
West at 1:30 p.m. on Dec.
21 at its East Campus.

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Lockport looking strong as postseason approaches
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
Getting loud.
That’s what the Lockport
Township boys bowling
team hopes to do in a few
weeks when the postseason
rolls around. In the meantime,
the Porters had plenty
of reasons to get loud last
week, as they swept a trio
of dual meets and got some
top-notch performances
along the way.
“I’ve got a great group of
kids and a good chemistry, a
better one than the last few
years,” Lockport coach Ron
Davis said. “I have kids that
get loud, and I like that. I really
haven’t had that. Hopefully,
they give themselves
reasons to get loud.”
That wasn’t a problem
last week, as the Porters
hosted Lincoln-Way Central
on Dec. 3 in a SouthWest
Suburban Conference crossover
at Strike N’ Spare II in
Lockport. There, the hosts
defeated last season’s thirdplace
team in the state 2,134-
1,894. Lockport had games
of 1,000 and 1,134 while the
Knights tallied games of 866
and 1,028.
“We’ve struggled in our
tournament play and done
well in our dual meets,” Davis
said. “That was the case
[seventh out of 16 teams] at
the Oak Forest Invite. We
had three guys do well and
three guys struggle. We’re
still getting a feel for the
team, but [in the dual meets],
we’ve got guys starting to
step up.”
Against the Knights, it
was sophomore Jim Kontos
leading the way with a 490
(235, 255) series. Senior Andrew
Bean followed with a
458 (212, 246), senior Evan
Pleshar had a big performance
with a 449 (191, 258)
and senior Jake Grau rolled a
366 (192, 174). Senior Caleb
Derrig (170) bowled the first
game, while junior Timmy
Hoak (201) bowled the second
game.
Alex Nolan led Central
with a 435 series (212, 223).
Fellow junior Tommy Martini
was next with a 411 (165,
246), junior Tyler Misch
followed with a 359 (190,
169) and junior Austin Zaker
307 (141, 166) rounded
out the bowlers who rolled
two games for the Knights.
Seniors Brian Triezenberg
(158) bowled the first game,
and Ryan Gamen (224) came
in for the second game.
While the Lockport varsity
team struggled some at
the Oak Forest Invite, the
Porters JV team was third
(5,694). Kontos led the way
as he was on the JV team
that day with an individual
champion score of 1,351.
“I’ve been more on the
varsity this season, and I like
to contribute to the team,”
Kontos said. “I was on my
game [against Central] and
able to navigate well.”
Kontos agrees that more
noise is better for the Porters.
“I want our team to be
louder and more excited,”
he said. “We don’t need to
be negative. We just need
to pick up our spares and
strikes and just keep up
those positive vibes.”
Those positive vibes continued
for Kontos two days
later when he bowled a 299,
leaving the four pin and just
missing a perfect game in
the opener. He led the way
with a 705 (299, 216, 190)
three-game series as the Porters
toppled Yorkville 3,000-
2,806 in a three-game match
on Dec. 5 in Lockport. Also
in the opener, Pleshar had
the front nine as strikes before
fouling in the 10th and
finishing with a 268.
Then, under the same
Lockport’s Evan Pleshar fires a ball down the lane Dec. 5 during a match against Yorkville at Strike N’ Spare II in Lockport.
Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
three-game format, the Porters
took two of three and the
series 3,062-2,923 on Thursday,
Dec. 6, in an SWSC
matchup against Lincoln-
Way East at Thunder Bowl
in Mokena. Senior Jimmy
Rozhon led the Porters (10-
3, 7-0) with a 637 series and
a high game of 256.
The SWSC meet is to be
hosted by Andrew starting
at 8 a.m. on Jan. 5 at Orland
Bowl. The dual meets
no longer factor into the
conference scoring, so it’s
all or nothing that day for
the conference crown. So if
the Porters want to repeat
as conference champions
and get a share of their 10th
league title since the SWSC
formed for the 2005-2006
season, they will have to do
it that day.
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fastbreak
Boys Basketball
Porters fall to Plainfield North by one point
1st and 3
Adam jomant/
22nd Century Media
LTHS boys bowling
stays sharp
1. Getting into form
The Lockport boys
bowling team was
10-3 and 7-0 in
conference following
a 3,062-2,923
on Thursday, Dec.
6, in a conference
matchup versus the
Griffins in Mokena.
2. Plenty of scoring
The day before the
win over Lincoln-Way
East, the Porters
beat Yorkville 3,000-
2,806 in a threegame
match on
Dec. 5 in Lockport.
Sophomore Jim Kontos
led the way with
a 705 series, including
a 299 game.
3. Defeating Knights
In another win, LTHS
also beat Lincoln-
Way Central, last
year’s third-place
team at state, on
Dec. 3 by a final tally
of 2,134-1,894 in
Lockport.
Team looks to grow
from game it had
double-digit leads
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
“Learning to win.”
After some early season
success, it appeared that the
Lockport Township boys
basketball team had learned
to win.
Last week’s result, however,
showed that the Porters
still have more work to do.
Little things didn’t go
Lockport’s way in a 55-54
loss to Plainfield North on
Dec. 4, in Lockport.
Senior forward Carter
Thuman scored all of his
game-high 22 points from
the second quarter on as the
Tigers (3-3) rallied for their
first victory over Lockport
since a 57-52 win on Dec. 2,
2014. The teams have met in
the first week of December
for six-straight seasons, each
winning three.
The Porters (4-2) were
paced by 17 points from senior
guard Jake Karli, but it
wasn’t enough, as they saw
their four-game win streak
end.
“I’ve been telling the kids
all year that winning is hard,”
Lockport coach Brett Hespell
said. “These kids are still
learning how to win. Yes, we
have a veteran group, but
they haven’t been in these
situations much. There were
Senior guard Jake Karli had 17 points for the Porters in the team’s 55-54 loss to Plainfield
North on Dec. 4, in Lockport. 22nd Century Media File Photo
games this year that we did
win down the stretch, but
[this one] we let get away.
Sometimes you have to go
through this to get better, and
I’m hoping we learn from
this.”
Lockport led 41-40 after
three quarters and 44-41
following a layup by senior
center Tommy Halatek (10
points) with 6:05 to play
in the game. But the Tigers
scored the next seven points,
four of those by senior center
Billy Connors (10 points),
who had seven points in the
fourth quarter. A 3-pointer
by senior guard Matt Hatzopoulos
(13 points) with 3:12
to play brought the Porters
within 48-47, but they didn’t
score for more than two minutes
after that.
Ahead 50-47, North hit
5-of-8 free throws in the
final 1:05 to help seal it.
Hatzopoulos made a final
3-pointer with two seconds to
play to account for the final
score. The Porters were out
of timeouts, but they did get
whistled for a delay of game
warning with just over a second
to play.
That meant the Tigers had
to inbound the ball, and they
threw it into half court, where
Karli stole it. He got off a
desperation shot before the
buzzer, but it was way off to
the left, and the Tigers celebrated
the big win.
“Plainfield North is a solid
team, and we knew it would
be tough, but we just didn’t
play particularly well,” Hespell
said. “We had too many
errors that we have to clean
up.”
Things started out well for
the Porters as they led 14-8 after
the first quarter and by 11
points at 20-9 with 5:36 left
to play in the first half. Karli
had 11 points in the second
quarter, but Thurman scored
nine points to help rally the
Tigers. The half ended with
junior guard Cooper Bridges
(11 points) banging home a
shot from just inside the halfcourt
line as the buzzer went
off to bring North within 27-
26 at halftime.
“We got sloppy with the
ball to end the first half,”
Hespell said. “We had double-digit
leads a couple of
different times, and you have
to continue doing what got
you there. We were supposed
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“I have kids that get loud, and I like that. I really
haven’t had that. Hopefully, they give themselves
reasons to get loud.”
Ron Davis — Lockport boys bowling coach, on his team
being more vocal this season
Tune In
Boys Bowling
Trying to stay rolling — 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, vs.
Fenton
• The Porters play in their last home match of 2018.
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35 - Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@
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A learning
experience
Porters hope to rebound
from mistakes after
close loss, Page 39
Trio of talent
Three Celtics from
Homer Glen make
college commitments in
their respective sports,
Page 36
Lockport boys bowling team hoping to ‘get
loud’ during postseason play, Page 38
Lockport’s Timmy Hoak follows through on a shot Dec. 5 during a match against Yorkville at Strike N’ Spare II in Lockport. Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media