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mokena’s Award-Winning Hometown Newspaper mokenamessenger.com • December 13, 2018 • Vol. 11 No. 18 • $1<br />

A<br />

®<br />

Publication<br />

,LLC<br />

Burglary alert<br />

Village issues<br />

warning after string of<br />

home burglaries,<br />

Page 6<br />

Bundles of<br />

hope<br />

Mokena Miracles<br />

prepares for holidays,<br />

Page 7<br />

Mokena residents<br />

Laney Roberts<br />

(left), 6 months<br />

old, and her<br />

brother, Tucker<br />

Roberts, 4,<br />

pose with Santa<br />

Saturday, Dec. 8,<br />

during Mokena<br />

Community<br />

Park District’s<br />

annual Breakfast<br />

with Santa at<br />

Aurelio’s in<br />

Frankfort. Analisa<br />

Trofimuk/22nd<br />

Century Media<br />

Tick, tock<br />

Time is running out for<br />

22CM’s Holiday Card<br />

Contest, Page 7<br />

‘Nice List,’ bellies fill<br />

up at Breakfast with<br />

Santa, Page 3<br />

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Editorial........................13<br />

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THURSDAY<br />

Senior Cooking Class<br />

9:30-11 a.m. Thursday,<br />

Dec. 13, Frankfort Township<br />

Building, 11000 W. Lincoln<br />

Highway, Frankfort. Join<br />

Chef Tom Grotovosky for<br />

his monthly cooking class<br />

especially designed for seniors.<br />

For more information<br />

or to reserve a spot, call<br />

(815) 806-2766.<br />

Mission Meals<br />

4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13,<br />

EggCetera Cafe, 19709 Mokena<br />

St., Mokena. Mission<br />

Meals will host a dinner for<br />

families in need this holiday<br />

season. Come enjoy a free,<br />

hot meal. Santa and a face<br />

painter will be there as well.<br />

RSVP to (708) 479-6613.<br />

SATURDAY<br />

Lunch with the Grinch<br />

10 a.m. and noon Saturday,<br />

Dec. 15, Lincolnway<br />

Special Recreation Association,<br />

1900 Heatherglen<br />

Drive, New Lenox. Join the<br />

LWSRA for their third annual<br />

Lunch with the Grinch.<br />

There will be two, 2-hour<br />

sessions. This event is open<br />

to the public, and all children<br />

must be accompanied<br />

by an adult. Space is limited.<br />

Register at www.eventbrite.<br />

com and search for “Lunch<br />

with the Grinch” in New<br />

Lenox, IL.<br />

Library Santa Visit<br />

1 p..m.-3 p.m, Saturday,<br />

Dec. 16 Mr. and Mrs. Claus<br />

will be visiting the Mokena<br />

Community Public Library<br />

District to celebrate the holiday<br />

season in grand style.<br />

Horsemanship Class<br />

1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16,<br />

Nova Quarter Horses, 10129<br />

W. 187th St., Mokena. Learn<br />

barn etiquette and horsehandling<br />

basics during this<br />

class. Beginners are welcome.<br />

Cost is $30 per person.<br />

To register, call (708)<br />

479-3696.<br />

Encore Band Concert<br />

3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16,<br />

Mokena Junior High School,<br />

19815 Kirkstone Way, Mokena.<br />

This free concert will<br />

feature holiday favorites<br />

such as “A Christmas Festival,”<br />

“Sleigh Ride,” “White<br />

Christmas” and many other<br />

festive selections. For more<br />

information about the Encore<br />

Concert Band and the<br />

complete concert schedule,<br />

please visit www.encore<br />

band.org.<br />

TUESDAY<br />

Trivia Night<br />

7 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 18 Join the Mokena<br />

Community Public Library<br />

and showcase your smarts<br />

against other trivia geeks as<br />

you compete to win awesome<br />

prizes and enjoy great<br />

food at Doc’s Smokehouse.<br />

Ages 18 and older are welcome.<br />

To register, please call<br />

708-479-9663 or register on<br />

our events calendar at www.<br />

mokenalibrary.org.<br />

UPCOMING<br />

Board of Education Meeting<br />

7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.<br />

17 in the Mokena SD 159<br />

Boardroom.<br />

Senior Crafts<br />

9:30-11 a.m. Thursday,<br />

Dec. 20, Frankfort Township<br />

Building, 11000 W. Lincoln<br />

Highway, Frankfort. Join<br />

the Frankfort Township for<br />

a craft workshop. For more<br />

information or to reserve a<br />

spot, call (815) 806-2766.<br />

Sensory Story Time with<br />

Santa!<br />

10:30-11 a.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec.22 Sensory story time<br />

similar to traditional story<br />

time but it puts a special emphasis<br />

on repetition, interactive<br />

activities, and sensory<br />

play. Children should come<br />

with a caregiver or parent for<br />

a variety of stories, music<br />

and movement. All ages are<br />

welcome. To register, please<br />

call 708-479-9663 or register<br />

on our events calendar<br />

at www.mokenalibrary.org.<br />

State of the District<br />

7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Jan.<br />

10, 2019 The Lincoln-Way<br />

District 210 will Hold their<br />

Second Annual “State of<br />

the District” at Lincoln-<br />

Way Central in the Knight’s<br />

Round Table.<br />

ONGOING<br />

Diaper Drive<br />

Ongoing through Wednesday,<br />

Dec. 19, Rep. Margo<br />

McDermed’s Office, 11032<br />

W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort.<br />

Donations of diapers,<br />

baby wipes and diaper rash<br />

cream will be accepted and<br />

distributed to local nonprofits<br />

that help new mothers<br />

and families in need. Residents<br />

can also set up deliveries<br />

directly tot he office from<br />

online retailers.<br />

Mobile Workforce Center<br />

1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays,<br />

Mokena Community Public<br />

Library, 11327 W. 195th<br />

St., Mokena. The Mobile<br />

Workforce Center travels<br />

to communities throughout<br />

Will County assisting<br />

residents who are looking<br />

for a job. Services include<br />

access to eleven computers<br />

with Internet for online<br />

job searches, assistance to<br />

create or revise a resume, a<br />

job board with listings from<br />

Will County businesses and<br />

a trained staff to assist job<br />

seekers.<br />

My Joyful Heart<br />

9981 W. 190th St., Suite<br />

I-J, Mokena. My Joyful<br />

Heart is collecting coats,<br />

gloves and hats for the<br />

winter season. Donations<br />

can be dropped off at the<br />

Ministry Center. My Joyful<br />

Heart is a charity that provides<br />

personalized assistance<br />

and encouragement<br />

for children in need. As a<br />

faith-based organization,<br />

My Joyful Heart endeavors<br />

to be a positive influence<br />

to children in need by remembering<br />

them with basic<br />

life essentials, school supplies,<br />

clothing, toys, and<br />

encouragement throughout<br />

each year. For more information,<br />

visit www.myjoy<br />

fulheart.org or call (815)<br />

806-1700.<br />

LIST IT YOURSELF<br />

Reach out to thousands of daily<br />

users by submitting your event at<br />

MokenaMessenger.com/calendar<br />

For just print*, email all information to<br />

m.schuller@22ndcm.com<br />

*Deadline for print is 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication.<br />

Basketball Camp<br />

9 a.m.-noon Wednesday,<br />

Dec. 26.-Friday, Dec. 28,<br />

The Oaks Recreation and<br />

Fitness Center, 10847 La<br />

Porte Road, Mokena. This<br />

program was developed to<br />

give boys and girls age 7-14<br />

a positive first step into athletics<br />

and Basketball. The<br />

essentials of the game will<br />

be taught in a safe, structured<br />

environment with lots<br />

of encouragement and a focus<br />

on fun and respect for<br />

the game. Registration cost<br />

is $75 before Dec. 19. For<br />

more information, call (708)<br />

390-2401 or visit www.mo<br />

kenapark.com.<br />

Winterbreak Jumpfest<br />

3-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan.<br />

3, The Oaks Recreation and<br />

Fitness Center, 10901 W. La<br />

Porte Road, Mokena. Jumpfest<br />

wristbands will include<br />

unlimited jump time on tons<br />

of inflatables. Early Bird<br />

Registrants (by Dec. 3) will<br />

receive a VIP wristband that<br />

will include an additional<br />

hour of jump time from 2-3<br />

p.m.<br />

Dine-and-Earn Fundraisers<br />

Support the Mokena Meteors<br />

music program at<br />

their monthly dine-and-earn<br />

events hosted at various local<br />

restaurants. Present the<br />

flyer and a percentage of the<br />

sales will benefit the music<br />

program. Visit www.moke<br />

nameteormusic159.org.<br />

Healthy Living Expo<br />

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Jan. 19, Tinley Park Convention<br />

Center South Pavilion,<br />

18451 Convention<br />

Center Drive. Join more than<br />

50 vendors in health and<br />

wellness at the third annual<br />

expo, which includes speaker<br />

sessions, cooking demos,<br />

a Vitalant Blood Drive and<br />

more. Free admission and<br />

free parking. For more information,<br />

call (708) 326-9170<br />

ext. 16 or visit 22ndCentury<br />

Media.com/healthy


mokenamessenger.com news<br />

the Mokena Messenger | December 13, 2018 | 3<br />

Nearly 100 show for Breakfast with Santa<br />

Analisa Trofimuk<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Children’s faces lit up as Santa<br />

and his jolly elf entered the room.<br />

Santa led the room in song, properly<br />

kicking off the festive morning.<br />

The Mokena Community Park<br />

District hosted its annual Breakfast<br />

with Santa at the Frankfort Aurelio’s<br />

on the morning of Sat. Dec. 8,<br />

with a crowd of almost 100 guests.<br />

Santa made sure to give his undivided<br />

attention to every child<br />

during his visits to each table. One<br />

child, who also happened to be celebrating<br />

a birthday, even received<br />

a special, “Happy Birthday,” from<br />

Santa when Santa had the entire<br />

room sing to him.<br />

Thomas Sutton turned 4 years<br />

old on Saturday and spent it with<br />

his family enjoying the breakfast<br />

buffet, which offered scrambled<br />

eggs, breakfast pizza, French toast<br />

strips and more treats.<br />

While Santa mingled throughout<br />

the room, his happy elf entertained<br />

guests with jokes, songs and balloon<br />

art.<br />

The park district has hosted the<br />

event for over 20 years and sees a<br />

large crowd every year.<br />

Recreation Supervisor of Special<br />

Events Rebecca Phetteplace<br />

said this year was the first they<br />

were able to invite more people<br />

as Aurelio’s allowed them to expand<br />

the event into the main dining<br />

room. This extra room made it<br />

so that Santa could easily navigate<br />

between tables while the elf had<br />

plenty of space to goof around and<br />

dance.<br />

“We are lucky enough to have<br />

such a great Santa and, of course,<br />

the jolliest elf around. The kids<br />

adore them,” Phetteplace said.<br />

Children could also enjoy facepainting<br />

ran by one of the park<br />

district’s art teachers, Petey Winkleman.<br />

Two-year-old Cameron Damico<br />

was just as excited to see his art<br />

teacher as he was to see Santa.<br />

Petey Winkleman has been teaching<br />

art classes at the park district<br />

for almost 24 years.<br />

“Seeing the kids faces when they<br />

The Kelly family gets the first visit of the day from Santa during Mokena Community Park District’s Breakfast with Santa at Aurelio’s in Frankfort<br />

Saturday, Dec. 8. The park district drew a crowd of close to 100 guests, thanks to Aurelio’s expanding the dining room to accommodate the large<br />

crowd. Photos by Analisa Trofimuk/22nd Century Media<br />

see Santa is just priceless,” Winkleman<br />

said. “Hands down one of the<br />

best events we have.”<br />

The park district involves high<br />

school students as well. Lincoln<br />

Way National Honors Society students<br />

served everyone their drinks.<br />

Many parents have been going<br />

to the event for several years. Tyler<br />

Rafa, 10, and his brother Ryan, 7,<br />

have been fortunate to have breakfast<br />

with Santa for the last seven<br />

years. This year, they received<br />

Santa hats and beards made out of<br />

balloons.<br />

It was not long before the line for<br />

Santa started and all of the children<br />

patiently waited for their turn to sit<br />

on his lap and tell them what they<br />

wanted for Christmas this year.<br />

Typically, the children receive a<br />

small gift from Santa at the breakfast.<br />

This year, the children received<br />

a candy cane, as well as a<br />

polka-dotted, candy-cane-shaped<br />

balloon.<br />

Santa made sure to wish each<br />

child a Merry Christmas and happy<br />

holidays before they left for the afternoon.<br />

RIGHT: Santa kicks off the<br />

morning by singing, “Santa Claus<br />

is Coming to Town,” along with<br />

some help from his elf and the<br />

crowd.


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Village issues warning after<br />

string of home burglaries<br />

T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />

There have been several<br />

home burglaries in<br />

Mokena over the past few<br />

weeks, and it appears these<br />

burglaries may be related.<br />

Mokena Police are asking<br />

residents to be extra vigilant<br />

as they come and go<br />

from their places of residence.<br />

The home burglaries were<br />

reported in the Tara Hills,<br />

From Dec. 5<br />

Grasmere and Forestview<br />

subdivisions, according to<br />

Mokena Police Chief Steven<br />

Vaccaro.<br />

In each of these recent<br />

residential burglaries, no<br />

one was present at the home<br />

at the time of the burglary,<br />

and jewelry and/or cash was<br />

taken. Activity has generally<br />

taken place between<br />

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Mokena tap room<br />

raises funds for VFW<br />

T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />

Mokena’s Crafted 1979<br />

Bottle Shop and Tap Room<br />

seems to have figured out the<br />

keys to a successful fundraiser:<br />

good beer, good chili<br />

and a good cause.<br />

That’s how the local brewery<br />

was able to raise $575<br />

for Mokena’s VFW Post<br />

725. The money donated<br />

by the tap room will go toward<br />

purchasing supplies for<br />

Manteno’s Veteran Home<br />

and will be delivered Thursday,<br />

Dec. 20.<br />

Crafted co-owners Dan<br />

Rusnak and Denver Worker<br />

are no strangers to the fundraising<br />

game, having hosted<br />

several Kick the Keg fundraisers<br />

for local charity and<br />

community organizations in<br />

the past.<br />

But this fundraiser was<br />

the brainchild of one of the<br />

brewery’s “Hoperatives” —<br />

a term designated for customers<br />

who purchase a special<br />

yearly membership.<br />

Andrea Koenig brought<br />

the idea to Rusnak and<br />

Worker, and the community<br />

was happy to join in on the<br />

action.<br />

“On behalf of the Village,<br />

we appreciate supporting<br />

our Mokena Post 725 VFW,<br />

Jim Hogan, commander, as<br />

well as the rest of the men<br />

and women of the VFW,”<br />

said Village Trustee Jim<br />

Richmond, whose father,<br />

Walter, is a US Army Korean<br />

War veteran. “In our eyes,<br />

every day should be Veterans<br />

Day — supporting them<br />

and helping them with all<br />

the good organizations and<br />

the charitable things they do<br />

for our community, as well<br />

as the surrounding communities.<br />

“If it wasn’t for our veterans,<br />

we wouldn’t be able<br />

to do the things that we’re<br />

doing today day in and day<br />

out... We look forward to<br />

continue supporting the<br />

VFW and all the organizations<br />

they support.”<br />

Worker said the next Kick<br />

the Keg is currently in the<br />

works and is tentatively<br />

scheduled for some time on<br />

early January.<br />

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Contests<br />

Just one week left to enter 2018 Holiday Card Contest<br />

The deadline for<br />

submissions is 5<br />

p.m. on Thursday,<br />

Dec. 20<br />

Bill Jones, Managing Editor<br />

You know that scene in<br />

“Home Alone” in which<br />

the family wakes up late,<br />

and everyone is scrambling<br />

to such degree to get to the<br />

airport on time for their<br />

flight that they forget their<br />

own child? (You know, basically<br />

the whole setup?)<br />

Well, many of you are basically<br />

living that scene right<br />

now.<br />

Christmas and Kwanzaa<br />

are but weeks away.<br />

Hanukkah is already over.<br />

Those who celebrate Eastern<br />

Orthodox Christmas<br />

have almost a month, but<br />

the clock is ticking for<br />

them, too.<br />

You’re scrambling to buy<br />

last-minute gifts. You’re<br />

cleaning the house. You’re<br />

trying to figure out what you<br />

can bring to the party. And<br />

you still have work, children,<br />

chores — no shortage<br />

of obligations. You’re bound<br />

to forget something.<br />

You’re on your own with<br />

your children (seriously,<br />

please don’t forget them),<br />

but thankfully you have us<br />

here to remind you about the<br />

2018 Holiday Card Contest.<br />

As a recap, the contest<br />

asks you to send us your best<br />

homemade Christmas cards,<br />

the best or funniest year-end<br />

letters, children’s sketches<br />

of reindeer, photos of your<br />

winter bowling league team<br />

getting in the spirit, crafty<br />

Kwanzaa greetings or Hanukkah<br />

Hallmarks — basically,<br />

whatever it is you send<br />

to your loved ones to make<br />

sure they get something in<br />

the mail around the holidays<br />

other than busted-up Amazon<br />

packages, letters that were<br />

The Prizes<br />

A look at what readers can win in this<br />

year’s Holiday Card Contest<br />

Best in Show<br />

• A $25 gift certificate for Rubi Agave,<br />

12622 W. 159th St., Homer Glen<br />

• Four play passes, each good for free<br />

admission to the KidsWork Children’s<br />

Museum, 11 S. White Street, Frankfort<br />

• Three $5 gift certificates for Sizzles,<br />

110 MacGregor Road in Lockport<br />

• Two gift certificates, each good<br />

for a free two-week individual trial<br />

membership for one adult, 18 and older,<br />

at The Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center,<br />

10847 W. La Porte Road in Mokena<br />

clearly dropped in the snow<br />

somewhere along the way<br />

and your favorite newspaper,<br />

The Mokena Messenger.<br />

Whatever it is you do for<br />

the people you love during<br />

the holidays (just the PG-<br />

13 stuff, please), simply address<br />

these things to Managing<br />

Editor Bill Jones, and<br />

mail them to 11516 W. 183rd<br />

St. Unit SW Office Condo<br />

3, Orland Park, IL, 60467.<br />

Make sure the items somewhere<br />

include a name and a<br />

phone number at which we<br />

can reach you, should you<br />

happen to win the contest,<br />

Funniest<br />

• Two hours of free bowling for up to six<br />

people, including shoe rentals, along<br />

with a pizza and pitcher full of pop, at<br />

Laraway Lanes, 1009 W. Laraway Road<br />

in New Lenox<br />

• A $25 gift card to Gizmos Fun Factory,<br />

66 Orland Square Drive, Suite D, in<br />

Orland Park<br />

• Four passes, each good for a free<br />

value basket at Culver’s, 18248 Sayre<br />

Ave. in Tinley Park<br />

• Four passes, each good for one free<br />

open gym entry at The Oaks Recreation<br />

& Fitness Center, 10847 W. La Porte<br />

Road in Mokena<br />

as well as your town of residence.<br />

We will accept submissions<br />

through 5 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Dec. 20. They must be<br />

received (not postmarked)<br />

by that day, so make sure to<br />

give yourself enough time<br />

for holiday mail service.<br />

The entries will be evaluated<br />

by our editorial staff<br />

and judged in two categories:<br />

Best in Show and Funniest,<br />

so tell us in which<br />

category you’d like to be<br />

considered. We will pick one<br />

winner in each of the categories<br />

from across all seven of<br />

the towns covered by 22nd<br />

Century Media’s Southwest<br />

office: Orland Park, Tinley<br />

Park, Frankfort, Mokena,<br />

New Lenox, Lockport and<br />

Homer Glen.<br />

In addition to awarding<br />

prizes (in the accompanying<br />

sidebar), we plan to publish<br />

images or transcripts of our<br />

winners in print, along with<br />

a few of our other favorites.<br />

We do have three rules.<br />

• We are allowing only<br />

one entry per household for<br />

this contest.<br />

• The entry must be from<br />

this holiday season.<br />

• Electronic entries are accepted.<br />

They can be sent to<br />

bill@opprairie.com.<br />

Santa’s helpers make Mokena Miracles’ second year success<br />

More than 100<br />

volunteers show up<br />

for wrapping day<br />

T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />

Many hands make light<br />

work. More than 200 hands,<br />

well, that makes for lighting<br />

fast work.<br />

Scores of local residents<br />

turned out to the UA Local<br />

597 Pipefitter’s Training<br />

Center Sunday, Dec. 9, to<br />

help wrap presents that were<br />

bound for three Mokena<br />

families thanks to the efforts<br />

of the Mokena Miracles, a<br />

community-based nonprofit<br />

group whose mission is to<br />

make sure the holidays are<br />

bright for Mokena families<br />

suffering hardships.<br />

Led by its board President,<br />

Mokena police officer Tom<br />

Czarnecki, and its Treasurer,<br />

Mokena resident Samantha<br />

Cooper, the volunteers<br />

were split in to three groups,<br />

given wrapping paper and<br />

a whole bunch of presents,<br />

while being treated to coffee,<br />

doughnuts and cookies.<br />

Holiday music played over a<br />

stereo as all the helpers got<br />

busy making the holidays<br />

bright for their fellow community<br />

members.<br />

Now in its second year,<br />

Mokena Miracles has grown<br />

exponentially from its inaugural<br />

year, expanding both<br />

the number of families receiving<br />

gifts and the location<br />

of the wrapping party, which<br />

was held last year at Mokena<br />

Fire Protection District Station<br />

No. 1.<br />

“Huge increase,” Cooper<br />

said. “Last year, we had<br />

one family and maybe 20,<br />

25 volunteers on wrapping<br />

day.”<br />

“So, we’re seeing almost a<br />

five times increase, I would<br />

say,” Czarnecki added.<br />

Mayor Frank Fleischer<br />

stopped by join in the effort,<br />

as well, and offered some<br />

words of thanks for everyone<br />

involved.<br />

“Things like this are what<br />

make Mokena special: giving<br />

up your Sunday morning<br />

to come out here and<br />

help other people,” Fleischer<br />

said. “What’s great about<br />

this program is all the proceeds<br />

go right back into the<br />

community and help many<br />

of the people we probably<br />

see out there and we don’t<br />

even know that they’re receiving<br />

this.<br />

“So, thank you very much<br />

for your time and effort into<br />

this.”<br />

RIGHT: Santa Claus makes<br />

a special appearance during<br />

Mokena Miracles’ wrapping<br />

day Sunday, Dec. 9, at<br />

UA Local 597 Pipefitter’s<br />

Training Center. More than<br />

100 volunteers showed up<br />

to help wrap gifts for three<br />

Mokena families who were<br />

nominated by community<br />

members. T.J. Kremer III/22nd<br />

Century Media


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We takejoyful service and<br />

compassionate caretoheart.<br />

Announcement<br />

Rose Bujak turns 100<br />

Our sweet little Grandma<br />

Rose Bujak turned 100<br />

years old on Dec. 4.<br />

Happy 100th birthday<br />

Grandma Rose Bujak.<br />

Love, Joe and Kim, Ashley,<br />

Giovanni, and Sara and<br />

Mike.<br />

Make a free announcement in<br />

The Mokena Messenger. We<br />

will publish birth, birthday,<br />

military, engagement,<br />

wedding and anniversary<br />

announcements free of charge.<br />

Announcements are due the<br />

Thursday before publication.<br />

Photo submitted<br />

To make an announcement,<br />

e-mail tj@mokenamessenger.<br />

com.<br />

Preston<br />

NAWS Illinois Humane Society 9981 W. 190th St. Mokena,<br />

60448<br />

Staying on the cutting edge of medicine is only part of what we do. The primary care doctors and staff<br />

of Franciscan Physician Network are here for our patients. They also team with anumber of specialists<br />

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Preston is a young male boxer/Lab mix. He is a sweet,<br />

friendly and gentle boy who can be a little shy in<br />

new situations. He loves playing with other dogs and<br />

it would be wonderful if he could find a home with<br />

another dog to help build his confidence. Please email<br />

Stacy at stacy@nawsus.org or call (708) 478-5102 to<br />

setup an appointment with an adoption counselor to<br />

meet him.<br />

Want to see your pet featured as The Mokena Messenger’s<br />

Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo and a few sentences<br />

explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor T.J. Kremer<br />

III at tj@mokenamessenger.com or 11516 W. 183rd St., Office<br />

Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, IL 60467.


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the Mokena Messenger | December 13, 2018 | 9<br />

Mokena Fire Protection District<br />

calls for service for November<br />

Submitted by Mokena Fire<br />

Protection District<br />

The Mokena Fire Protection<br />

District responded to a<br />

total of 207 calls for service<br />

in the month of November,<br />

including:<br />

• Emergency medical services<br />

- 91<br />

• Auto accident response - 24<br />

• Request for citizen assist - 31<br />

• Carbon monoxide alarm - 3<br />

• Commercial fire alarm - 17<br />

• Gas leak - 2<br />

• Mutual aid response - 18<br />

• Residential fire response -<br />

2<br />

• Commercial trouble alarm<br />

- 19<br />

For more information on<br />

Mokena Fire Protection District,<br />

visit mokenafire.org.<br />

Mokena resident charged with<br />

video recording students<br />

T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />

From Dec. 5<br />

A Mokena man who was<br />

a band teacher at Beecher<br />

High School has been arrested<br />

for allegedly setting<br />

up hidden cameras near<br />

a band room at the high<br />

school.<br />

James, F. Vidmar, 44, of<br />

19504 115th Ave. in Mokena,<br />

was charged Monday,<br />

Dec. 3, with unauthorized<br />

video recording<br />

where the victim was under<br />

the age of 18, a Class 3<br />

felony.<br />

According to court records,<br />

a warrant was issued<br />

Nov. 28 in response to a<br />

complaint from Oct. 1.<br />

Beecher Police Chief<br />

Gregory Smith in a press<br />

release credited the help<br />

of Will County High Tech<br />

Crimes Unit, Mokena Police<br />

Department and Beecher<br />

High School staff.<br />

“The students showed<br />

their bravery and were very<br />

forthcoming in during this<br />

investigation,” Smith wrote<br />

in the press release.<br />

Vidmar was arraigned on<br />

$500,000 bond.<br />

James F. Vidmar Photo from Will County Sheriff’s office<br />

Police Reports<br />

Police: Hit-and-run, DUI<br />

leaves residential damage<br />

Matthew J. Schultz, 34, of<br />

19608 Cherry St. in Mokena,<br />

was charged Nov. 25 DUIalcohol,<br />

DUI BAC over .08,<br />

operation of an uninsured<br />

motor vehicle, hit and run,<br />

driving too fast for conditions,<br />

illegal transportation<br />

of alcohol, possession of<br />

drug equipment, and causing<br />

an accident with property<br />

damage.<br />

According to police reports,<br />

an officer was dispatched<br />

to the 19600 block<br />

of Glennell Ave. in response<br />

to a report of a hit and run,<br />

and an accident involving<br />

a vehicle striking a parked<br />

vehicle and mailbox. While<br />

en route, the officer spotted<br />

a vehicle traveling eastbound<br />

in the 11200 block<br />

of 195th Street, which was<br />

coming from the neighborhood<br />

where the crash was<br />

reported. The officer observed<br />

heavy front passenger<br />

side damage, and the<br />

rear driver’s side window<br />

appeared to be smashed out<br />

and damaged.<br />

The officer followed the<br />

vehicle, driven by Schultz,<br />

and pulled him over.<br />

The officer asked Schultz<br />

to step out of the vehicle<br />

and could reportedly smell<br />

a strong odor of alcohol on<br />

his breath, as well as slurred<br />

speech and glassy eyes.<br />

Schultz then allegedly told<br />

the officer that he had marijuana<br />

on his person. The officer<br />

patted Schultz down<br />

and found a plastic baggie<br />

containing several pipes<br />

with marijuana residue in<br />

them.<br />

Schultz was then asked<br />

to perform field sobriety<br />

tests, which he refused. He<br />

was then placed under arrest.<br />

A search of the vehicle<br />

revealed a two-thirds empty<br />

bottle of alcohol in a duffle<br />

bag.<br />

Schultz later submitted to<br />

a breathalyzer test, which revealed<br />

a BAC of .186.<br />

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mokena<br />

Messenger’s police reports<br />

come from the Mokena Police<br />

Department. Anyone listed in<br />

these reports is considered<br />

to be innocent of all charges<br />

until proven guilty in a court<br />

of law.<br />

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For MokenaSchool District 159<br />

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I. Apublic hearing to approve aproposed property tax levy increase<br />

for Mokena School District 159 for 2017 will be held on<br />

Wednesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:00 PM at Mokena Elementary<br />

School 11244 Willowcrest Lane, Mokena, Illinois. Any person desiring<br />

to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing<br />

district may contact Dr. Teri Shaw, Chief School Business Official,<br />

11244 WillowcrestLane, Mokena, Illinois, at (708) 342-4900.<br />

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or<br />

abated for 2017 were $14,343,244.40. The proposed corporate and<br />

special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2018 are<br />

$15,058,547.00. This represents a4.99% increase over the previous<br />

year.<br />

III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building<br />

commission leases for 2017 were $2,248,546 The estimated<br />

property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission<br />

leases for 2018 are $2,250,751. This represents a0.10% increase<br />

over the previous year.<br />

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2017 were<br />

$16,591,790. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2018<br />

are $17,309,298. This represents a4.32% increase over the previous<br />

year.


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From THE FRANKFORT STATION<br />

Frankfort feeds hungry<br />

across the world<br />

The basement of Camp<br />

Manitoqua was filled to the<br />

capacity of the assembly<br />

lines that lined the room, all<br />

manned by volunteers of all<br />

ages who measured, packaged,<br />

sealed and labeled individual<br />

meal packets.<br />

These Frankfort-area residents<br />

are feeding children<br />

in poverty-stricken areas<br />

across the world, one packaged<br />

meal at a time.<br />

The annual food packaging<br />

event raised enough<br />

money to send 108,000 nutritional<br />

meals to children in<br />

Haiti and Peru.<br />

Jeff and Kari Kemerer<br />

started this event several<br />

years ago, after realizing that<br />

there are limited volunteer<br />

opportunities that invite all<br />

ages to participate.<br />

“Most soup kitchens say<br />

that children have to be 12<br />

or older, and this was really<br />

something we wanted<br />

our kids to experience, even<br />

though they were young,”<br />

Kari said. “After that we<br />

thought that we should start<br />

one in our own community.”<br />

The couple partnered with<br />

Kids Around The World to<br />

create this now annual tradition.<br />

Money is raised to purchase<br />

the ingredients from<br />

Kids Around The World.<br />

After those ingredients are<br />

packaged, they are sent<br />

to poverty-stricken areas<br />

across the world.<br />

“We wanted our kids to<br />

learn that there’s more to<br />

this then Frankfort,” Jeff<br />

said. “Many kids around the<br />

world don’t have the same<br />

opportunities as they do.”<br />

In its first year, the fundraising<br />

effort hit its goal of<br />

$10,000. As the event grew<br />

and gained more sponsorship,<br />

it raised nearly $27,000<br />

and surpassed its goal this<br />

year of $25,000.<br />

Reporting by Megan Schuller,<br />

Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />

FrankfortStation.com.<br />

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION<br />

‘Trains & Miniatures’<br />

Christmas gallery runs<br />

through January<br />

To Sheila Lorence, of Tinley<br />

Park, it is not Christmas<br />

unless there is a train under<br />

the tree.<br />

Her husband Bruce, who<br />

has three layouts on display<br />

at the Vogt Visual Arts Center<br />

for its “Trains & Miniatures”<br />

Christmas exhibit<br />

running until Jan. 26, has<br />

been fascinated with miniature<br />

locomotives since he<br />

was 5 years old.<br />

“I’ve been collecting and<br />

playing with trains for over<br />

40 years,” Bruce said. “I still<br />

have the original train I got<br />

when I was a kid one Christmas.”<br />

On Dec. 1, an artists reception<br />

was held in conjunction<br />

with the Village of<br />

Tinley Park’s Holiday Happenings.<br />

The first person in<br />

line was former Tinley Park<br />

Mayor Ed Zabrocki, who<br />

has a running Marklin Mini<br />

Club 8130 set up for the exhibit.<br />

A total of seven indoor<br />

and outdoor train configurations<br />

are available to admire.<br />

“There is something about<br />

trains,” said Julie Dekker,<br />

VVAC gallery director. “The<br />

men are passionate about it,<br />

along with the itty bitty children.<br />

It’s universal. Maybe<br />

because it moves, the doll<br />

houses just don’t move.”<br />

The gallery’s regular<br />

hours are from 7-9 p.m.<br />

Tuesdays, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays,<br />

11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 7-9<br />

p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-3<br />

p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m.-4<br />

p.m. Saturdays. It is located<br />

at 17420 S. 67th Court in<br />

Tinley Park.<br />

Reporting by Mary Compton,<br />

Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />

visit TinleyJunction.com.<br />

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND<br />

Midwest SOARRING invites<br />

community to learn about<br />

Native Americans<br />

Only 1.3 percent of people<br />

in the United States are<br />

American Indian or Alaska<br />

Native, according to the U.S.<br />

Census Bureau website. And<br />

although these people first<br />

settled in America at least<br />

14,000 years ago, their culture<br />

provides the foundation<br />

for the United States.<br />

Lockport’s own Midwest<br />

SOARRING Foundation is<br />

inviting community members<br />

to its holiday open<br />

house to learn more about<br />

the Native American culture,<br />

visit with members of<br />

the organization, and peruse<br />

handmade Native American<br />

items and crafts from around<br />

the country from 11 a.m.-5<br />

p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at<br />

133 W. 13th St. in Lockport.<br />

“We talk about ourselves<br />

as a nation of immigrants,<br />

but that isn’t entirely true,”<br />

said Dave Nardin, the special<br />

projects manager at Midwest<br />

SOARRING. “That’s true<br />

with respect to Europeans or<br />

Africans or Asians, whose<br />

history only goes back the<br />

thinnest sliver of our country’s<br />

history, no farther<br />

back than about 1500. But<br />

it’s important to understand<br />

that there was a whole civilization<br />

that existed here for<br />

thousands and thousands of<br />

years.”<br />

According to Midwest<br />

SOARRING’s website, their<br />

mission is to “work toward<br />

repatriation, protect sacred<br />

sites, educate the public and<br />

promote community building<br />

among all people regarding<br />

indigenous lifeways.”<br />

There are 50 active members<br />

of the organization,<br />

some with Native American<br />

ancestry, and others who just<br />

have an appreciation for and<br />

awareness of the culture and<br />

values, and want to share<br />

them, Nardin said.<br />

For more information<br />

about the event and Midwest<br />

SOARRING, visit www.<br />

midwestsoarring.org.<br />

Reporting by Jacquelyn<br />

Schlabach, Assistant<br />

Editor. For more, visit<br />

LockportLegend.com.<br />

From THE HOMER HORIZON<br />

Homer Meijer donates more<br />

than $6,000 to 35 military<br />

families<br />

The Meijer in Homer<br />

Glen was all smiles, tears of<br />

joy and community bonding<br />

Dec. 4, as 127 veterans, their<br />

children and spouses were<br />

shown appreciation for their<br />

service and dedication to our<br />

country with an unforgettable<br />

gift.<br />

Each member of the 35 local<br />

families invited to Meijer<br />

was given a $50 gift card donated<br />

by the store to be used<br />

for anything they wanted.<br />

Those cards totaled more<br />

than $6,000.<br />

The fourth annual Heroes<br />

Helping Heroes initiative<br />

paired a veteran and their<br />

family with either a police<br />

officer or firefighter to go<br />

around the store and shop.<br />

“More or less, why we<br />

named it Heroes Helping<br />

Heroes [is] Will County<br />

Sheriff’s Department or<br />

any police office is a hero,<br />

fire[fighters] are heroes and<br />

our veterans our heroes,”<br />

said Karen Szynkowski,<br />

president of the Lockport<br />

VFW Auxiliary Post 5788,<br />

who helped select the veterans.<br />

Air Force veteran Debra<br />

Ghalam was paired with<br />

Will County Sheriff’s Deputy<br />

Marco Villalobos, while<br />

her two daughters shopped<br />

with other first responders.<br />

“Honestly, all week I’ve<br />

been excited to just be able<br />

to take my girls shopping,”<br />

she said.<br />

While the whole experience<br />

is dedicated to veterans.<br />

But the first responders<br />

who helped make it a reality<br />

had just as much fun giving<br />

back.<br />

“It’s awesome,” Will<br />

County Sheriff’s Deputy<br />

Danielle Strohm said. “It’s<br />

great that there are people<br />

around to help us out, because<br />

everyone needs help at<br />

some point.”<br />

Reporting by Jacquelyn<br />

Schlabach, Assistant Editor.<br />

For more, visit HomerHorizon.<br />

com.<br />

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE<br />

Frann Carnivele calls it quits<br />

following theatre troupe’s<br />

25th season<br />

“The Christmas Express”<br />

notably marked the end of<br />

the Orland Park Theatre<br />

Troupe’s 25th anniversary<br />

season. But the show, staged<br />

Dec. 7-9, also was the last<br />

directed by Frann Carnivele.<br />

Blinking back tears, Carnivele<br />

remembered first<br />

coming to Orland Park years<br />

ago.<br />

“Twenty years ago, God<br />

closed a door and opened a<br />

window for me,” Carnivele<br />

explained. “I was diagnosed<br />

with thyroid cancer. I had<br />

surgery that nicked my vocal<br />

chords, and I couldn’t sing<br />

anymore. I had a five-octave<br />

range. I went for a year not<br />

knowing what I was going<br />

to do.<br />

“This position became<br />

open within the Village. I<br />

was given the job. It was<br />

God’s way of saying I’m not<br />

done with theatre.”<br />

Carnivele was named resident<br />

producer-director of the<br />

program in January 1999.<br />

Her first show was the female<br />

version of “The Odd<br />

Couple,” and that first year<br />

included five more shows<br />

and closed with Orland<br />

Park’s first musical, “Christmas<br />

By Remote Control.”<br />

Leading up to her final<br />

show, Carnivele explained<br />

what it was like getting<br />

through the final week.<br />

“During tech week, things<br />

hit home that this was my<br />

last show here,” she explains.<br />

“It’s been heartwarming<br />

and difficult at the same<br />

time.”<br />

In 2001, Carnivele produced<br />

and directed the<br />

Village’s first Broadway<br />

musical, “Little Shoppe of<br />

Horrors” and produced a<br />

musical almost every year<br />

for the next 20 years. Each<br />

Orland Park theatre season<br />

included comedies, Christmas<br />

shows, Broadway reviews<br />

and dinner theatre.<br />

Reporting by Mary Compton,<br />

Freelance Reporter. For more,<br />

visit OPPrairie.com.<br />

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Learning from a two-time cancer survivor<br />

Megan Schuller<br />

“m.schuller@22ndcm.com”<br />

My mother looked<br />

up at the nurse<br />

with confusion<br />

and frustration. She could<br />

not say her own name, nor<br />

did she remember who I<br />

was when I came to visit<br />

her. Her brain was being<br />

taken hostage, and all she<br />

or I could do was wait it<br />

out.<br />

Nearly everyone knows,<br />

or knows of, somebody<br />

with cancer, but we never<br />

quite expect it to hit so<br />

close to home, let alone<br />

double jeopardy the same<br />

person within a year.<br />

After covering a Lincoln-Way<br />

Community<br />

High School D210 board<br />

meeting on Nov. 15, my<br />

sister told me that my mom<br />

was admitted for a possible<br />

stroke to an intensive<br />

care unit. After test results<br />

came back we realized that<br />

possibility could not have<br />

been more wrong: There<br />

were two large, cancerous<br />

lesions in the left side of<br />

her brain wreaking havoc<br />

on her body, disabling her<br />

motor and cognitive abilities,<br />

and placing her in a<br />

near-vegetable-like state.<br />

My heart sank like a loose<br />

anchor in the ocean.<br />

Questions raced through<br />

my head faster than I<br />

could bombard the doctors<br />

with them. I couldn’t<br />

fathom how a recent lung<br />

cancer survivor suddenly<br />

Nearly everyone knows, or knows of, somebody with<br />

cancer, but we never quite expect it to hit so close<br />

to home, let alone double jeopardy the same person<br />

within a year.<br />

developed cancerous lesions<br />

in the brain. I soon<br />

learned, to my surprise,<br />

that it was more common<br />

than I thought. According<br />

to Mayo Clinic, brain<br />

metastases (secondary<br />

brain tumors) occur in 10-<br />

30 percent of adults with<br />

cancer. My mother had<br />

now become part of those<br />

statistics.<br />

I stared at her surgeon<br />

with a blank expression as I<br />

tried to digest what he was<br />

telling me: Cancer cells can<br />

break away and be carried<br />

to other parts of the body,<br />

but once they reach the<br />

brain, the chemo she had<br />

done for the lung cancer is<br />

no longer effective.<br />

The condition, called<br />

metastatic lung cancer,<br />

is named after where the<br />

travelling cancer originated<br />

in the body. The lesions<br />

had grown so large that<br />

they were causing severe<br />

swelling, which inhibited<br />

speech and motor skills on<br />

the right side of her body.<br />

She received emergency<br />

surgery a few days later,<br />

and the surgeon eliminated<br />

what he could.<br />

We thought we were in<br />

the clear. Intense physical<br />

therapy and direct brain radiation<br />

were the next steps.<br />

Until three weeks later<br />

when we found out the lesions<br />

had began to regrow<br />

during the time before<br />

when radiation was scheduled<br />

to start. What the road<br />

ahead is for my mother, I<br />

am uncertain.<br />

I do know that while<br />

this news has blind sided<br />

my family, I’ve learned a<br />

lot from this experience. I<br />

was quickly reminded how<br />

unpredictable life can be,<br />

how devious cancer can be<br />

and the amount of strength<br />

it takes to overcome such a<br />

situation.<br />

I had never been so<br />

heartbroken as when I told<br />

her that her cancer had<br />

come back, more aggressively<br />

than before. She<br />

looked at me with tears in<br />

her eyes, begging me to<br />

take her home instead of<br />

going through direct radiation<br />

therapy and a second<br />

surgery.<br />

“Not again,” she pleaded<br />

with me. “I can’t go<br />

through this again.”<br />

Since her surgery I have<br />

been confidently telling her<br />

she was now a two-time<br />

cancer survivor and the<br />

worst was through, while,<br />

unknown to me at the time,<br />

it was not. I still continue<br />

to try to radiate positivity<br />

in the hope that it will keep<br />

her strong through this until<br />

she achieves remission.<br />

Suddenly all the little<br />

things and differences we<br />

had didn’t matter as much<br />

to me. The weight of the<br />

things that fueled our differences<br />

seemed lighter and<br />

more distant in memory. I<br />

think that’s a lesson that everyone<br />

can take away from<br />

watching someone battle<br />

a serious health condition<br />

like cancer.<br />

The body fights like hell<br />

against itself. Everything<br />

— from the cancer, to the<br />

surgery, to the chemo and<br />

radiation — takes a toll on<br />

the body. The worst part<br />

was every time we thought<br />

we glimpsed remission, it<br />

faded further and further<br />

away.<br />

While I cannot predict<br />

the outcome of the war<br />

waging in my mother’s<br />

body, I am confident that<br />

we will come out stronger<br />

together because of this,<br />

and I know that I will hug<br />

her a little tighter every<br />

time I see her, my soonto-be<br />

three-time cancer<br />

survivor.<br />

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Quite the transformation<br />

Tinley Park resident turns empty Orland Park<br />

space into community cafe, Page 19<br />

Chill factor A<br />

look back and ahead at<br />

area’s weather, Page 20<br />

Members from Mokena’s All About Music and Children’s<br />

Theatre join up with St. Johns United Church of Christ<br />

NAWS Humane Society Saturday, Dec. 8, to raise money<br />

for the animal shelter with the annual “Caroling for<br />

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Faith Briefs<br />

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th<br />

Ave., Mokena)<br />

Church Service<br />

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,<br />

9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:<br />

p.m. Sundays<br />

Adoration<br />

Wednesdays following<br />

8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel<br />

until 6:45 p.m.<br />

Young at Heart Senior Club<br />

1 p.m. the first and third<br />

Wednesday of the month.<br />

Join the senior club for activities<br />

and outings Sept.-<br />

June. For more information,<br />

call (708) 699-5018.<br />

Holy Rosary<br />

7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m.<br />

Tuesday evenings.<br />

St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100<br />

Second St., Mokena)<br />

Blue Christmas Service<br />

3 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 9.<br />

Join St. John’s for a “Blue<br />

Christmas Service: When<br />

Christmas Hurts.” The community<br />

is invited to join in<br />

for a liturgy of silence and of<br />

the Word and Remembrance.<br />

This service is designed to<br />

support and emotionally embrace<br />

in faith those who have<br />

suffered personal losses and<br />

griefs that become even<br />

more painful sometimes<br />

during the holiday season.<br />

Pastor Ken Kline will lead<br />

this service “restoring hope’<br />

for the bereaved and grieving<br />

who have suffered losses<br />

and experience sadness. All<br />

are invited.<br />

Traditional Service<br />

8 a.m. traditional mass,<br />

9:45 a.m. contemporary &<br />

traditional music in a service<br />

of praise and reverence. Supervised<br />

childcare available.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(708) 479-5123.<br />

Garden Club<br />

8 a.m. Tuesdays. For more<br />

information, call (708) 479-<br />

5123.<br />

Cards for a Cause<br />

7 p.m. the second Monday<br />

of each month. Bring your<br />

tape, scissors and colored<br />

pencils — if you have them<br />

— and plan for a creative<br />

evening with lots of fun.<br />

Bundles of Love<br />

7 p.m. the second and fourth<br />

Monday of each month. Enjoy<br />

fun and fellowship while<br />

making baby quilts for infants<br />

baptized at St. John’s and lap<br />

quilts for shut-ins.<br />

Mokena United Methodist Church (10901<br />

LaPorte Road, Mokena)<br />

Service and Sunday School<br />

10:15 a.m. Sundays.<br />

Church service and children’s<br />

Sunday School will<br />

be held. For more information,<br />

call (708) 479-1110.<br />

Bible Study<br />

7 p.m. Tuesdays at the<br />

church. For more information,<br />

call (708) 479-1110.<br />

Community Prayer Gathering<br />

2:30 p.m. every fourth<br />

Sunday.<br />

Breakfast<br />

9 a.m. every third Saturday<br />

of the month.<br />

Choir Practice<br />

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />

Newcomers welcome.<br />

Weight Watchers<br />

Wednesday<br />

Weigh-ins take place at<br />

6:30 p.m., while the meeting<br />

is at 7 p.m.<br />

Marley Community Church (12625 W.<br />

187th St., Mokena)<br />

Church Service<br />

10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare<br />

is provided.<br />

Sunday School<br />

9-10 a.m. Sundays.<br />

Senior High Youth Group<br />

7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />

For more information, email<br />

marleycommunitychurch@<br />

gmail.com.<br />

Junior High Youth Group<br />

6-7:30 p.m. Fridays. For<br />

more information, email<br />

marleycommunitychurch@<br />

gmail.com.<br />

Men’s Group<br />

6 p.m. Sunday nights in<br />

the church basement. All<br />

men are welcome.<br />

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church<br />

(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)<br />

Worship<br />

9 a.m. Sundays.<br />

Holiday Cookie Sale<br />

9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Dec. 15 Immanuel Lutheran<br />

will hold their annual cookie<br />

sale. Come early for the best<br />

selection of cookies before<br />

they sell out.<br />

God’s Kids Club<br />

10:15 a.m. Sundays in<br />

Sept.-May.<br />

Adult Bible Study<br />

10:15 a.m. Sundays in<br />

Sept.-May.<br />

Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th<br />

St., Mokena)<br />

Sunday Services<br />

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For<br />

more information, call (312)<br />

350-2279.<br />

Sunday School<br />

10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena<br />

Baptist offers Sunday<br />

School classes for all ages.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(312) 350-2279.<br />

Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker<br />

Road, Mokena)<br />

Worship Service<br />

10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be<br />

sure to arrive early for our<br />

Sunday Worship Service to<br />

enjoy a hot, complimentary<br />

cup of coffee every week at<br />

the church. Following the<br />

Christian Education Hour<br />

(9:15-10:15 a.m.), all beverages<br />

can be found just outside<br />

the sanctuary.<br />

Surviving the Holidays<br />

9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.<br />

15. Join Parker Road Bible<br />

Church for a GriefShare session<br />

entitled, “Surviving the<br />

Holidays.” This seminar will<br />

help those who have lost a<br />

loved one and assist in coping<br />

with the upcoming holidays.<br />

For more information,<br />

visit the GriefShare website<br />

at www.griefshare.org<br />

or contact Gary DeVries at<br />

(708) 990-9282.<br />

Candlelight Christmas Eve<br />

Service<br />

4p.m. Monday, Dec.24.<br />

All are welcome to join the<br />

Parker Road Bible Church<br />

for a Christmas Eve mass.<br />

Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte<br />

Road, Mokena)<br />

Narcotics Anonymous<br />

7-9 p.m. Mondays. All<br />

those struggling or who have<br />

struggled with a narcotics<br />

addiction are welcome. All<br />

meetings are confidential.<br />

For more information, call<br />

(708) 479-0300.<br />

Spanish Church<br />

12:30 p.m. Sundays.<br />

Worship Service<br />

10 a.m. Sundays. All are<br />

welcome.<br />

Women’s Bible Study<br />

8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays<br />

and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays.<br />

Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route<br />

6, Mokena)<br />

Christmas Cantata<br />

10:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec.<br />

16. Join Victory Baptist<br />

Church for a Christmas Cantata<br />

titled, “Jesus! The Advent<br />

of the Messiah,” which<br />

will be presented by the<br />

choir as part of the Sunday<br />

service. Join them as they<br />

celebrate the birth of Christ.<br />

Morning Worship<br />

10:45 a.m. Sundays.<br />

Have something for Faith<br />

Briefs? Contact Assistant<br />

Editor Megan Schuller at<br />

m.schuller@22ndcm.com or<br />

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34.<br />

Deadline is noon Thursday one<br />

week prior to publication.<br />

In Memoriam<br />

Geraldine K. Walsh<br />

Geraldine K. Walsh (Eger),<br />

94, late of Mokena, died<br />

Dec. 1.<br />

She was the beloved wife of the<br />

late Edward V. Walsh, Sr. for 68<br />

years; loving mother of Edward<br />

V. (Victoria) Walsh, Jr. and Noreen<br />

(Robert) Clancy; cherished<br />

grandmother of Timothy (Taylor)<br />

Walsh, Brian Walsh, Kyle Clancy<br />

and Sarah Clancy; dear sister of<br />

the late Patricia (the late George)<br />

Blasco; dearest aunt of Thomas<br />

Blasco, Gerianne Blasco-Wilson,<br />

George Blasco, Lorianne Venice,<br />

William Burke, Dennis Burke,<br />

Mary Ellen Kelly and the late Patricia<br />

Burke.<br />

In lieu of flowers, Memorial<br />

Contributions in Walsh’s name<br />

may be made to St. Jude Children’s<br />

Research Hospital, 501 St.<br />

Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee,<br />

38105-9959.<br />

Do you have someone’s life you’d<br />

like to honor? Email Editor T.J.<br />

Kremer III at tj@mokenamessenger.<br />

com with information about a loved<br />

one who was a part of the Mokena<br />

community.<br />

New pastor for Immanuel Lutheran<br />

Staff Report<br />

The Rev. Aaron Schellhas has<br />

been named the next pastor of the<br />

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 10731<br />

W. LaPorte Road, in Mokena. He<br />

will take over the position on Jan.<br />

1. Schellhas is currently the pastor<br />

at St. John’s Lutheran Church<br />

in Woodstock. His wife and three<br />

children will join him as he starts<br />

this new position in Mokena. Until<br />

Schellhas takes over, the vacancy<br />

will be handled on a week-to-week<br />

basis. The church has requested assistance<br />

of other LCMS churches<br />

in the area during this time to help<br />

fill in.<br />

Schellhas’ installation service are<br />

scheduled to be held at 3 p.m. on<br />

Jan. 13.<br />

RIGHT: The Rev. Aaron Schellhas<br />

and his family (left to right) Natalee,<br />

Jarred, Gretta and wife Leeann.<br />

Photo from Immanuel Lutheran<br />

Church


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Annual ‘Caroling for Critters’ benefits NAWS animal shelter<br />

Analisa Trofimuk<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

All About Music students<br />

celebrated the happiest season<br />

of all during its annual<br />

“Caroling for Critters” recital<br />

Saturday, Dec. 8, at<br />

St. John’s United Church of<br />

Christ in Mokena. This year<br />

the event was to benefit the<br />

local no-kill animal shelter<br />

NAWS.<br />

NAWS volunteers opened<br />

each of the three recitals<br />

showcasing three of its<br />

adoptable dogs and two cats.<br />

“The dogs are so cute.<br />

I love being able to sing<br />

to them,” Maddy Farias,<br />

9-year-old Orland Park resident,<br />

said. Farias sang, “Rudolph<br />

the Red Nosed Reindeer,”<br />

for the recital and had<br />

the crowd dancing in their<br />

seats.<br />

The students had the opportunity<br />

to pet and play<br />

with the dogs after their performance.<br />

Each of the three pups<br />

were recently rescued.<br />

NAWS volunteer Angela<br />

Vivacqua said that most of<br />

the animals at the shelter are<br />

rescued from dangerous and<br />

violent situations. The staff<br />

has even rescued animals<br />

outside of Illinois on more<br />

than one occasion.<br />

NAWS doubles as a clinic<br />

with veterinary staff performing<br />

simple procedures,<br />

such as neutering/spaying<br />

and microchip insertion.<br />

Mylo, a 3-year-old Corgi<br />

mix, was rescued from a<br />

southern state and was a<br />

crowd favorite because she<br />

snuggled right up to each<br />

person who visited her.<br />

“We are huge dog lovers<br />

so we are loving having<br />

NAWS here today,” Todd<br />

Beebe, All About Music guitar<br />

lessons teacher, said.<br />

Beebe and his wife, Connie<br />

Beebe, have been with<br />

All About Music since it<br />

Cassidy Lloyd (right), an 11-year-old Frankfort resident,<br />

sings, “Where Are You Christmas,” with All About Music’s<br />

Connie Beebe on piano.<br />

started more than 25 years<br />

ago. Connie Beebe’s mother,<br />

Carol Johnson, started<br />

the Mokena music school<br />

in 1992, at which time the<br />

school offered group and<br />

private lessons. Since then,<br />

All About Music has grown<br />

and serves students at any<br />

age. Todd Beebe said their<br />

youngest student is 7 and<br />

their oldest is 75. Younger<br />

students also have the option<br />

to participate in the musicals<br />

the school has three times a<br />

year.<br />

The Caroling for Critters<br />

recital has been a longtime<br />

tradition for the school and<br />

is done in partnership with<br />

different animal-focused organizations<br />

every year. This<br />

year, the recital featured<br />

about 50 child musicians<br />

from Mokena and the surrounding<br />

communities.<br />

Cassidy Lloyd, an 11-yearold<br />

Frankfort resident, has<br />

been with All About Music<br />

for a few years and is able<br />

to exercise her passion for<br />

singing as well as guitar.<br />

She played, “Silver Bells,”<br />

on her pink glitter guitar and<br />

also sang, “Where Are You<br />

Christmas,” which she said<br />

is her favorite song to perform.<br />

“Christmas is my favorite<br />

holiday, and this program is<br />

so fun because I get to sing<br />

for the audience and also<br />

help the dogs,” Lloyd said.<br />

Following Lloyd’s performance<br />

was Mokena resident<br />

Paul Taussig. He performed,<br />

“O Come All Ye Faithful,”<br />

on guitar. Taussig started<br />

private guitar lessons at All<br />

About Music four years ago<br />

and says he can truly feel<br />

how much he has improved<br />

since then.<br />

The Mokena Junior High<br />

student found an interest in<br />

guitar when he received his<br />

first guitar as a Christmas<br />

present from his grandpa.<br />

“I know I’ve gotten better<br />

since I started. It just makes<br />

me want to keep practicing,”<br />

Taussig said.<br />

Alexandria Rocha, a<br />

12-year-old from Tinley<br />

Park, has been singing her<br />

whole life and joined All<br />

About Music when she was<br />

5 years old. She performed<br />

at the second recital Saturday<br />

afternoon and sang,<br />

“Holly Jolly Christmas.”<br />

“I get to take private vocal<br />

lessons here [at All About<br />

Music], which is super fun.<br />

I really like being in the<br />

musicals,” Rocha said. She<br />

Mokena resident Liliana Lopez (left) plays, “O Christmas Tree,” on her ukulele,<br />

accompanied by All About Music and Children’s Theatre’s Todd Beebe on guitar during<br />

the annual “Caroling for Critters” concert Saturday, Dec. 8, at St. John’s United Church of<br />

Christ in Mokena. Photos by Analisa Trofimuk/22nd Century Media<br />

played the granny in the<br />

organizations recent performance<br />

of, “Into the Woods.”<br />

Todd Beebe said one of<br />

the best parts of his work at<br />

All About Music is seeing<br />

students grow as musicians<br />

and then proceed to recruit<br />

family and friends to take<br />

private lessons as well.<br />

New Lenox residents Audrey<br />

and Edie Balester performed<br />

Saturday. Audrey<br />

Balester, 15, played a guitar<br />

arrangement of, “Jolly Old<br />

St. Nicholas,” and her sister<br />

Edie, 14, sang, “Let it Snow,<br />

Let it Snow, Let it Snow.”<br />

The sisters participate in<br />

music activities outside of<br />

school, including chorus,<br />

guitar lessons and theater.<br />

They participate in private<br />

lessons and the musicals at<br />

All About Music.<br />

“I think performing is really<br />

rewarding and I also just<br />

love doing it,” Edie said.<br />

Audrey said she especially<br />

NAWS volunteers Amy Hensley (left) and Angela Vivacqua,<br />

along with 1-year-old Lab mix Penelope, tell the audience<br />

about the services NAWS offers.<br />

enjoys the NAWS event because<br />

she loves having the<br />

opportunity to help the animals.<br />

For more information on<br />

adopting a rescue animal or<br />

donating to NAWS, visit its<br />

website at nawsus.org.<br />

All About Music is currently<br />

accepting applications<br />

for lesson teachers and will<br />

also be hosting auditions for<br />

their spring musical, “Mary<br />

Poppins.” For more information,<br />

visit its website at all<br />

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The Dish<br />

Cacao Cafe serves up Latin dishes, pastries and drinks<br />

Amanda Villiger<br />

Assistant Editor<br />

Making chocolate is a<br />

process that takes a not-soextraordinary<br />

bean, the cacao<br />

bean, and turns it into<br />

something delicious.<br />

The transformation takes<br />

the bitter, earthy seed and —<br />

after a long process of roasting<br />

and grinding and mixing<br />

— makes it a sweet treat<br />

people around the world<br />

love to eat.<br />

When Linda Aceves, of<br />

Tinley Park, started her journey<br />

to open Cacao Cafe, she<br />

was presented with a similar<br />

challenge in the form of a<br />

space that did not look like<br />

much on the outside or the<br />

inside.<br />

Located at 9111 W. 151st<br />

St. in Orland Park, Cacao<br />

Cafe now fills what was<br />

once an empty space with<br />

no guts, so to speak. With a<br />

little creativity and a lot of<br />

hard work, Aceves turned it<br />

into a modern internet cafe.<br />

Aceves, who graduated<br />

from Tinley Park High<br />

School in 2009, fell in love<br />

with baking during a class<br />

she took there but ultimately<br />

decided to pursue premed in<br />

college.<br />

Soon into her studies to<br />

become a doctor, she said<br />

she took a step back because<br />

she just knew it was not the<br />

right path for her. While<br />

taking some time off from<br />

school, she saw an advertisement<br />

for a culinary school.<br />

She took the plunge and<br />

applied, finding herself enrolled<br />

and taking classes at<br />

Le Cordon Bleu College of<br />

Culinary Arts in Chicago before<br />

she knew it.<br />

“I wasn’t really sure what<br />

I even wanted to do; I just<br />

know I just love to bake, I<br />

like to cook and I really like<br />

to people’s face and emotions<br />

when they see something<br />

beautiful, like a cake<br />

or something,” Aceves said.<br />

“So, that’s my whole inspiration.<br />

Having this big place<br />

now, I have so many ideas.”<br />

Baking was something<br />

Aceves said came naturally<br />

to her, and she has chosen to<br />

use her talents in the kitchen<br />

to get back to her roots with<br />

Cacao Cafe, which specializes<br />

in Latin pastries and<br />

drinks, and has light breakfast<br />

and lunch items as well.<br />

Having free wireless internet<br />

makes the space great for<br />

people who are working remotely,<br />

but Aceves said she<br />

also hopes to see the space<br />

become a “community cafe”<br />

where people want to attend<br />

private or public events and<br />

even host their own.<br />

The cafe just opened in<br />

early November, but Aceves<br />

said she already has a few<br />

regulars.<br />

“We are a scratch kitchen,<br />

so we prepare everything in<br />

house,” said Aceves, who has<br />

partnered with Back of the<br />

Yards Coffee Co. in Chicago.<br />

As a result, Cacao Cafe<br />

is able to serve a variety of<br />

Latin-infused coffees, including<br />

a traditional drink<br />

called cafe de olla. The drink<br />

is served in an earthen clay<br />

pot, similar to terracotta,<br />

which gives the drink its<br />

own unique flavor.<br />

“Coffee, it’s a big thing in<br />

our culture,” Aceves said. “I<br />

think I started drinking coffee<br />

since I was 5 years old.”<br />

Aceves parents both immigrated<br />

to the United States<br />

from Mexico, and she and<br />

her two younger brothers<br />

were born in the U.S. As the<br />

oldest of her siblings, she is<br />

also the first one in her family<br />

to graduate from high<br />

school and college — and to<br />

own her own business.<br />

“I’m also the first to actually<br />

live my dream and<br />

live that so-called American<br />

dream that every immigrant<br />

parent has for their child,”<br />

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she said. “I’m very proud.”<br />

The cafe is to have a set<br />

menu with popular Latin staples<br />

soon. And Aceves said<br />

she likes to have a variety of<br />

rotating, daily specials.<br />

In 2019, she said she plans<br />

to get a liquor license, which<br />

will allow the business to<br />

create liquor-infused pastries<br />

and espresso drinks.<br />

While many of the drinks<br />

may be geared toward an<br />

adult clientele, Aceves said<br />

the cafe is certainly a familyfriendly<br />

place with options<br />

for youngsters, as well.<br />

She said she also plans to<br />

grow the menu over time to<br />

incorporate more options for<br />

vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free<br />

patrons.<br />

One of the breakfast favorites<br />

at Cacao Cafe is the<br />

huevos rancheros ($6.99),<br />

made with two sunny side<br />

up eggs atop fried tortillas<br />

and topped with cheese and<br />

homemade salsa. The dish<br />

comes with a side of refried<br />

beans and rice.<br />

Sopes ($8.89) are on the<br />

lunch menu and feature fried<br />

corn discs topped with refried<br />

beans, steak, lettuce,<br />

pico de gallo, queso fresco<br />

and sour cream.<br />

The counter at Cacao Cafe<br />

presents an enticing array of<br />

Latin baked goods, including<br />

various flavors of crumbly<br />

sugar cookies called polvorones<br />

($.90 each); seashellshaped<br />

sweet breads called<br />

A variety of Latin pastries tempt customers at the counter of Cacao Cafe in Orland Park.<br />

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• Midway: 9.2 inches<br />

• New Lenox: 4.6 inches<br />

• Homer Glen: 4.4 inches<br />

• Lockport: 3.9 inches<br />

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• New Lenox: 3.1 inches<br />

• Lockport: 2.4 inches<br />

• Mokena: 2.4 inches<br />

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was for below-normal<br />

temperatures. Temperatures<br />

were well below normal<br />

in November. The NCEP<br />

precipitation forecast for<br />

November was for abovenormal<br />

precipitation, and<br />

we were just slightly above<br />

normal.<br />

The Centers’ forecast for<br />

December is for above-normal<br />

temperature and belownormal<br />

precipitation. The<br />

prediction for the months of<br />

January and February is for<br />

below-normal temperature<br />

and near-normal precipitation.<br />

Mark T. Carroll is the president<br />

of CALM Weather LLC, a<br />

meteorological consulting<br />

service based in Oak Forest.<br />

For more information, visit<br />

calmwx.com.


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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku<br />

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park<br />

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />

Across<br />

1. Attention-getter<br />

5. Swill<br />

9. Living room musts<br />

14. Record<br />

15. Get wind of<br />

16. Chicago’s University<br />

Apartments architect<br />

17. Out on a boat<br />

18. “Beetle Bailey” dog<br />

19. Party clothes, for<br />

some<br />

20. Homer Glen ____<br />

Trail<br />

22. The cord in a candle<br />

24. Nabokov heroine and<br />

others<br />

25. ___-di-dah<br />

26. Tuba note?<br />

29. “Otra” Spanish<br />

32. Kidman of “The Stepford<br />

Wives”<br />

34. Leg’s partner<br />

36. Shady recess<br />

39. SALT treaty subject<br />

40. Song for two<br />

42. A rechargeable battery<br />

44. Big furniture retailer<br />

45. Selects<br />

46. Stuffs<br />

48. Hallow ending<br />

49. Alerter<br />

52. Showy display<br />

54. Ending for “market”<br />

or “profit”<br />

55. Dodgers catcher Campanella<br />

57. ___-Seltzer<br />

59. Grandeur<br />

60. Homer Glen neighbor<br />

62. Goes with oohed<br />

65. Bring in<br />

67. Bolted<br />

69. “___ Jacques” (song)<br />

70. Raison d’ ___<br />

71. Off in the distance<br />

72. In a tough spot<br />

73. “Game of Thrones”<br />

character<br />

74. Adjusts, as a clock<br />

Down<br />

1. Educ. group<br />

2. Figure skater Cohen<br />

3. Mph gauge<br />

4. Treat roughly<br />

5. Sole supporter?<br />

6. Sanctions<br />

7. Horse feed<br />

8. Loiter about, with no<br />

apparent aim<br />

9. Often-dried fruit<br />

10. Berserk<br />

11. Automobile sticker<br />

fig.<br />

12. Shade of green<br />

13. Relative, for short<br />

21. Government safety<br />

org.<br />

23. 007 creator Fleming<br />

26. Swiss army gadget<br />

27. “Seascape” playwright<br />

28. Macho sort<br />

30. Ending for west or<br />

south<br />

31. Sluggers’ stats<br />

33. 102, in old Rome<br />

34. Hacienda brick<br />

35. Indian coin<br />

37. Peruvian plant<br />

38. Bank posting<br />

41. Food measurement<br />

43. End of the year<br />

month, for short<br />

47. Dis<br />

50. Worn away<br />

51. CD-___<br />

53. Warm welcomes<br />

56. WWI battle<br />

58. Troubled<br />

59. French father<br />

60. Pasternak heroine<br />

61. Bladed weapon<br />

62. Rearward<br />

63. Opposite of dep.<br />

64. Part of a giggle<br />

66. Biblical verb suffix<br />

68. ER personnel<br />

MOKENA<br />

The Alley Grill and Tap<br />

House<br />

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Homer Glen; (708) 645-<br />

7000)<br />

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Trivia<br />

FRANKFORT<br />

Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill<br />

(21000 Frankfort Square<br />

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Port Noir<br />

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Happy Hour<br />

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Comedy Bingo<br />

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and<br />

Saturdays: Live<br />

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(811 Northern Drive,<br />

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answers<br />

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Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that<br />

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3<br />

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and<br />

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.<br />

LEVEL: Medium<br />

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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes<br />

In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s<br />

New designs are a result of buyer feedback<br />

Two refreshing designs mark<br />

the beginning of a new series<br />

of Craftsman-style homes<br />

available from Distinctive Home<br />

Builders at its latest new home<br />

communities: Prairie Trails;<br />

located in Manhattan within the<br />

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way<br />

School District and at WestGate<br />

Manor in Peotone within<br />

the desirable Peotone School<br />

District.<br />

“Craftsman homes were<br />

introduced in the early 1900s<br />

in California with designs<br />

based on a simpler, functional<br />

aesthetic using a higher level<br />

of craftsmanship and natural<br />

materials. These homes were a<br />

departure from homes that were<br />

mass produced from that era,<br />

“according to Bryan Nooner,<br />

president of Distinctive Home<br />

Builders.<br />

“The Craftsman design has<br />

made a comeback today for<br />

many of the same reasons it<br />

started over a century ago. Our<br />

customers want to live in a home<br />

that gets away from the “mass<br />

produced” look and live in a<br />

home that has more character. As<br />

a result of our daily interaction<br />

with our homeowners and their<br />

input, we are excited to introduce<br />

these two homes, with additional<br />

designs in the works.”<br />

Nooner, who meets with<br />

each homeowner prior to<br />

construction, has been working<br />

on these plans for a while and felt<br />

that the timing was ideal for the<br />

debut. “Customers were asking<br />

for something different and<br />

simple with less monotony and<br />

higher architectural standards.”<br />

The result was the Craftsman<br />

ranch and the Prairie twostory,<br />

now available at Prairie<br />

Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />

The Craftsman ranch features<br />

an open floor plan with Great<br />

Room, three bedrooms, two<br />

baths and a two-car (optional<br />

three-car) garage. The Prairie<br />

features a two-story foyer and<br />

Great Room, three bedrooms<br />

and one and one-half baths, a<br />

convenient Flex Room space<br />

on the main level and a two-car<br />

(optional three-car) garage. The<br />

Craftsman architectural elements<br />

on both homes include brick and<br />

stone exteriors with cedar shake<br />

accent siding, low-pitched gabled<br />

bracket roofs, front porches with<br />

tapered columns and stone piers,<br />

partially paned windows, and a<br />

standard panel front entry door.<br />

Distinctive Home Builders<br />

offers a Craftsman-style trim<br />

package offering trim without<br />

ornate profiles and routers. The<br />

trim features simplicity in design<br />

with rectangles, straight lines and<br />

layered look trims over doors for<br />

example. The front entry door<br />

will have the standard Craftsman<br />

panel style door. Distinctive has<br />

also created a Craftsman color<br />

palate to assist buyers in making<br />

coordinated choices for the<br />

interior of their new Craftsman<br />

home. Colors, cabinet styles and<br />

flooring choices blend seamlessly<br />

with the Craftsman trim package<br />

and are available in gray tones<br />

package and earth tones.<br />

Distinctive offers custom maple<br />

kitchen cabinets featuring solid<br />

wood construction (no particle<br />

board), have solid wood drawers<br />

with dove tail joints, which is<br />

very rare in the marketplace.<br />

“When you buy a new home<br />

from Distinctive, you truly are<br />

receiving custom made cabinets<br />

in every home we sell no matter<br />

what the price range,” noted<br />

Nooner.<br />

Distinctive Home Builders<br />

works to achieve a delivery goal<br />

of 90 days with zero punch list<br />

items for its homeowners. “Our<br />

three decades building homes<br />

provides an efficient construction<br />

system,” said Nooner. “Many of<br />

our skilled craftsmen have been<br />

working with our company<br />

for over 20 years. We also<br />

take pride on having excellent<br />

communicators throughout our<br />

organization. This translates into<br />

a positive buying and building<br />

experience for our homeowners<br />

and one of the highest referral<br />

rates in the industry.”<br />

Nooner added that all homes<br />

are highly energy efficient. Every<br />

home built will have upgraded<br />

wall and ceiling insulation<br />

values with energy efficient<br />

windows and high efficiency<br />

furnaces. Before homeowners<br />

move into their new home,<br />

Distinctive Home Builders<br />

conducts a blower door test that<br />

pressurizes the home to ensure<br />

that each home passes a set of<br />

very stringent Energy Efficiency<br />

guidelines.<br />

With the addition of these two<br />

new designs, there are now 15<br />

ranch, split-level and six twostory<br />

single-family home styles to<br />

choose from each offering from<br />

three to eight different exterior<br />

elevations at both communities.<br />

The three- to four-bedroom<br />

homes feature one and one-half<br />

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto<br />

three-car garages and a family<br />

room, all in approximately 1,600<br />

to over 3,000 square feet of living<br />

space. Basements are included in<br />

most models as well. Distinctive<br />

also encourages customization<br />

to make your new home truly<br />

personalized to suit your lifestyle.<br />

Oversize home sites; brick<br />

exteriors on all four sides of the<br />

first floor; custom maple cabinets;<br />

ceramic tile or hardwood<br />

floors in the kitchen, baths and<br />

foyer; genuine wood trim and<br />

doors and concrete driveways<br />

can all be yours at Prairie<br />

Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />

Most all home sites at Prairie<br />

Trails and WestGate Manor<br />

can accommodate a three-car<br />

garage; a very important amenity<br />

to the Manhattan homebuyer,<br />

said Nooner.<br />

“When we opened Prairie<br />

Trails and WestGate Manor we<br />

wanted to provide the best new<br />

home value for the dollar and<br />

we feel with offering Premium<br />

Standard Features that we do<br />

just that. So why wait? This is<br />

truly the best time to build your<br />

dream home!”<br />

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful<br />

place to live and raise a family<br />

featuring a 20-acre lake on site,<br />

as well as direct access to the 22-<br />

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie<br />

Path that borders the community<br />

and meanders through many<br />

neighboring communities and<br />

links to many other popular<br />

trails. The Manhattan Metra<br />

station is less than a mile away.<br />

Besides Prairie Trails,<br />

Distinctive Home Builders<br />

has built homes throughout<br />

Manhattan in the Butternut<br />

Ridge and Leighlinbridge<br />

developments, as well as in the<br />

Will and south Cook county<br />

areas over the past 30 years.<br />

Distinctive Home Builders<br />

chose the Will County village<br />

of Peotone for its newest<br />

community of 38 single-family<br />

homes at WestGate Manor<br />

within walking distance of the<br />

esteemed Peotone High School.<br />

Its convenient location between<br />

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route<br />

50 provide easy access to I-80<br />

and commuters enjoy several<br />

nearby train stations and a<br />

35-minute drive to Chicago.<br />

Visit the on-site sales<br />

information center for<br />

unadvertised specials and view<br />

the numerous styles of homes<br />

being offered and the available<br />

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)<br />

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for<br />

more information or visit www.<br />

distinctivehomebuilders.com.<br />

The Prairie Trails and WestGate<br />

Manor new home information<br />

center is located three miles<br />

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.<br />

52. The address is 24458 S.<br />

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.<br />

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00<br />

p.m. Closed Wednesday and<br />

Thursday and always available<br />

by appointment.<br />

Specials, prices, specifications,<br />

standard features, model<br />

offerings, build times and lot<br />

availability are subject to change<br />

without notice. Please contact<br />

a Distinctive representative for<br />

current pricing and complete<br />

details.


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Impressive Luxury Townhomes are<br />

Closing Fast at Brookside Meadows<br />

This is it! One of the best<br />

values in a new home will soon<br />

be gone forever. Brookside<br />

Meadows, Crana Homes’<br />

community of award-winning<br />

luxury townhomes in Tinley<br />

Park, is nearly complete. These<br />

attractive luxury townhomes<br />

range from the lower-$300s<br />

– including site - so demand is<br />

high and buyers are advised<br />

to act now while some choice<br />

sites are still available. Ideal<br />

location. Beautiful designs.<br />

Quality construction. Great<br />

value. When shoppers review<br />

their new home ‘wish list’ it’s<br />

clear that Brookside Meadows<br />

is perfect for first time buyers,<br />

last time buyers or those<br />

who want a great place to<br />

raise a family. These energyefficient<br />

luxury townhomes<br />

are impressively designed and<br />

set apart in a quiet section of<br />

Tinley Park. But Brookside<br />

Meadows is over 75% sold<br />

out so now is the time to select<br />

a site and create a home from<br />

the award-winning floorplans<br />

of the Fahan II, the Lennan<br />

II and the latest design, the<br />

Dunree II.<br />

Need to stretch out? The<br />

Fahan II is a beautiful 3,303<br />

total square foot luxury<br />

townhome (including a 1,216<br />

sq.’ basement) with an attached<br />

two-car, dry-walled garage and<br />

cement driveway. The twostory<br />

stately entrance foyer<br />

opens up to a split level floor<br />

plan that has three bedrooms<br />

(fourth bedroom optional)<br />

and two and a half baths. A<br />

large open kitchen design with<br />

stunning granite countertops<br />

is surrounded by generous<br />

custom maple cabinets and<br />

a ceramic tile floor. The 1st<br />

floor master bedroom offers an<br />

optional coffered ceiling and<br />

the optional master bath plan<br />

includes a soothing soaker tub.<br />

An elegant loft overlooks<br />

a great room adjacent to<br />

the kitchen. Beautiful oak is<br />

selected for doors, railings and<br />

trim. Ceramic tile covers the<br />

floors in the foyer as well as the<br />

bathrooms - which also feature<br />

granite vanity tops. A full<br />

lookout basement and a patio<br />

are included in the Fahan II.<br />

The Lennan II is a<br />

comfortable two/three<br />

bedroom split level home<br />

with two and a half baths,<br />

and includes most of the<br />

outstanding features and<br />

options of the Fahan II with<br />

the spacious master suite<br />

relocated to the upper level and<br />

the addition of an impressive<br />

dining/family room. With<br />

3,167 square feet of total<br />

space (including a 1,049 sq.’<br />

basement), there is plenty of<br />

room to entertain family and<br />

friends in comfort and style.<br />

The Dunree II is a sharp<br />

three bedroom, two and a<br />

half bath home with 3,194<br />

total square feet (including<br />

a large 1,226 sq.’ basement)<br />

with a master suite on the<br />

first floor. The foyer, powder<br />

room, kitchen and living room<br />

all have stunning hardwood<br />

oak floors. Attached is a twocar,<br />

dry walled garage with a<br />

cement driveway. The home<br />

also includes a 12’ x 12’ deck.<br />

All homes have deluxe<br />

landscaping, underground<br />

utilities and a first floor laundry<br />

room. Where available, buyers<br />

can select options like an<br />

impressive fireplace, walkout<br />

basement, coffered ceilings,<br />

skylights and a soaker tub in the<br />

master bath.<br />

Brookside Meadows includes<br />

sprinkler systems, smoke<br />

detectors and Lake Michigan<br />

water in all homes. Energysaving<br />

features like a highefficiency<br />

furnace and Lo-E<br />

glass, Energy Miser hot water<br />

heater, vented soffits, 1.75”<br />

insulated entrance doors,<br />

energy efficient appliances and<br />

Tuff-R insulated wall sheathing<br />

are all standard.<br />

Brookside Meadows is close<br />

to everything: retail, dining,<br />

transportation routes, Metra<br />

rail station and airports. The<br />

school system is among the<br />

best in the state and Tinley<br />

Park, named “The Best Place<br />

In America to Raise a Family”<br />

by Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek<br />

maintains 40 parks and the<br />

huge Bettenhausen indoor<br />

recreational center.<br />

It’s easy to see why this<br />

community is nearly sold<br />

out. The sales center, with<br />

fully furnished and beautifully<br />

decorated models, is open<br />

Monday through Thursday<br />

10:00am to 4:00pm; Saturday<br />

and Sunday from noon to<br />

4:00pm; and open Friday<br />

by appointment. Options,<br />

dimensions and specs can<br />

change so contact a Sales<br />

Associate at 708-479-5111<br />

for updates and go online at<br />

www.cranahomes.com. To visit<br />

Brookside Meadows take I-80,<br />

exit La Grange Road south for<br />

just under two miles to La Porte<br />

Road and turn east for one-half<br />

mile. If mapping by way of a<br />

GPS, enter the address: 19839<br />

Mulroy Circle, Tinley Park, IL.<br />

Final Phase -Selling Fast...<br />

LennanII<br />

-Huge Master Suiteonthe Second Floor<br />

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Situated on Unique HomeSites thatBack Up to aNatural Setting<br />

Contactthe SalesCenter fordetails at 708.479.5111<br />

and visit online anytime at www.cranahomes.com<br />

OurBeautifullyDecorated Models areOpen<br />

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twomiles to La PorteRoad andturn east for<br />

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than<br />

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and legal fees required by subdivisions<br />

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required by subsection (g-1)<br />

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium<br />

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ofthe proceeds of sale, then the<br />

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant<br />

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to the proceeding advising them of<br />

the amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />

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Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the<br />

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

ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS<br />

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than<br />

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and legal fees required bysubdivisions<br />

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments<br />

required by subsection (g-1)<br />

of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium<br />

Property Act.<br />

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)<br />

if there is asurplus following application<br />

ofthe proceeds of sale, then the<br />

plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant<br />

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

to the proceeding advising them of<br />

the amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />

surplus will beheld until aparty obtains<br />

acourt order for its distribution or, in<br />

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE<br />

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WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />

HSBC Bank USA, National Association,<br />

as Trustee ofthe Fieldstone Mortgage<br />

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cause on the 1st day ofOctober, 2018,<br />

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will<br />

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the<br />

3rd day ofJanuary, 2019 ,commencing<br />

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Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,<br />

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LOT 123, IN ROBERT BARTLETT`S<br />

ARBY HILLS, A SUBDIVISION OF<br />

THE WEST 3/4 OF THE SOUTH-<br />

WEST 1/4 OFSECTION 6, TOWN-<br />

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811 E. South Blvd.<br />

Rochester Hill, Michigan 48307<br />

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F: 248-853-0404<br />

Plaintiff's Attorney<br />

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Sheriff of Will County<br />

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE<br />

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WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC<br />

Plaintiff,<br />

vs.<br />

MICHAEL JBASKE; THE BANK OF<br />

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toajudgment entered in the above<br />

cause on the 18th day of September,<br />

2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will<br />

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the<br />

20th day of December, 2018 , commencing<br />

at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the<br />

Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N.<br />

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL<br />

60432, sell at public auction to the highest<br />

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LOT 175 IN ROBERT BARTLETT'S<br />

OAK BROOK, BEING A SUBDIVI-<br />

SION OF PART OF SECTIONS 2<br />

AND 11, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH,<br />

RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD<br />

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD-<br />

ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-<br />

CORDED SEPTEMBER 18, 1958, AS<br />

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ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS<br />

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and legal fees required bysubdivisions<br />

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Property Act.<br />

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ofthe proceeds of sale, then the<br />

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the absence of an order, until the surplus<br />

is forfeited to the State.<br />

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TACT:<br />

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES<br />

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300<br />

Chicago, Illinois 60602<br />

P: 312-346-9088<br />

F:<br />

Plaintiff's Attorney<br />

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Sheriff of Will County


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Athlete of the Week<br />

10 Questions<br />

with Regan LoConte<br />

Regan LoConte is a junior<br />

guard on the Lincoln-Way<br />

Central girls basketball team<br />

How’d you get started<br />

in basketball?<br />

I started in the fourth<br />

grade, mostly because of my<br />

dad. He was big in to basketball<br />

and he started to coach<br />

me.<br />

Do you have any rituals<br />

or superstitions on the<br />

court?<br />

If I do good one game<br />

with a certain pair of socks<br />

I try to keep wearing those<br />

socks because I feel like it<br />

makes me do better. And I<br />

also chew gum during every<br />

game. I wash the socks.<br />

What’s your favorite<br />

memory playing<br />

basketball?<br />

Just that my dad got to<br />

coach me and got to be with<br />

me through all the practices<br />

and games.<br />

What would be the first<br />

thing you’d buy if you<br />

won the lottery?<br />

A pet elephant. I love elephants.<br />

[I’d name it] Delaney,<br />

after my sister.<br />

Do you prefer to play<br />

offense or defense?<br />

Offense. I like to shoot 3s<br />

and get it in to my teammates<br />

and make the plays happen.<br />

What’s your favorite<br />

movie?<br />

“The Notebook.”<br />

Who would be on your<br />

dream team?<br />

Steph Curry, my sister<br />

Delaney, Michael Jordan<br />

and my dad.<br />

If you could have dinner<br />

with anyone living or<br />

dead, who would it be<br />

and why?<br />

My mom because she’s<br />

a great cook and I just like<br />

spending time with her.<br />

Do you have any plans<br />

for college?<br />

I like North Central and<br />

Murray State because my<br />

grandpa went there. And<br />

Photo submitted<br />

University of Tennessee<br />

Martin. I want to be an opthamologist,<br />

so [I’d probably<br />

major in] pre-med and<br />

I want to major in chemistry…<br />

My dad is an eye doctor,<br />

so he could probably<br />

help me with some stuff.<br />

What advice do you<br />

have for the next<br />

generation of Knights<br />

basketball players?<br />

Try your best at all times.<br />

Never give up on yourself.<br />

And that quote: “You miss<br />

100 percent of the shots you<br />

don’t take.”<br />

Interview conducted by Editor<br />

T.J. Kremer III<br />

This Week In...<br />

Knights Varsity<br />

Athletics<br />

Boys Basketball<br />

■Dec. ■ 13 - at Stagg, 6:15<br />

p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Minooka, 4:30<br />

p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 17 - hosts Chicago<br />

A&S High School (Junior High<br />

Night), 6 p.m.<br />

Girls Basketball<br />

■Dec. ■ 13 - hosts Andrew, 6<br />

p.m.<br />

Wrestling<br />

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Glenbrook<br />

South Tournament, 3:30 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Glenbrook<br />

South Tournament, 10 a.m.<br />

Girls Bowling<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - hosts Lincoln-Way<br />

Cup, 9 a.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 19 - hosts Southland<br />

College Prep, 4:30 p.m.<br />

basketball<br />

From Page 37<br />

59 on a 3-pointer by senior<br />

guard Ray’von Houston (7<br />

points, all in the 4th quarter)<br />

with 2:05 to play. They were<br />

still within 63-60 after a free<br />

throw with 1:43 remaining,<br />

but 26 seconds later missed a<br />

trey that would have tied the<br />

game. Central went 4-of-4<br />

from the line in the final 41.3<br />

seconds to clinch the win.<br />

“We just came out strong<br />

in the second half and we<br />

all played together,” Tingley<br />

said. “We started playing<br />

together more and put some<br />

scoring together and that<br />

helped and just took over<br />

from there. We’re a young<br />

team so the more that we<br />

play together, the more that<br />

it will help. We have some<br />

guys on this team who are<br />

good leaders so we’re just<br />

trying to play together and<br />

preparing for the future but,<br />

also, trying to get as many<br />

wins as we can.”<br />

Sophomore guard/forward<br />

Wesley Woods (15<br />

Boys Bowling<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - hosts Lincoln-Way<br />

Cup, 9 a.m.<br />

Boys Swimming and<br />

Diving<br />

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Neuqua Valley<br />

Invite, 5 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Neuqua Valley<br />

Invite, 9 a.m.<br />

Competitive Cheerleading<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Rolling<br />

Meadows Invite, TBA<br />

■Dec. ■ 16 - at Joliet West<br />

Invite, TBA<br />

Competitive Dance<br />

■Dec. ■ 16 - at Warren<br />

Township Invite, TBA<br />

Griffins Varsity<br />

Athletics<br />

Boys Basketball<br />

■Dec. ■ 14 - host Sandburg,<br />

6:30 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - host Lyons<br />

points) led Southland. Junior<br />

center Emeka Ajaere<br />

(12 points), senior guard<br />

Dwayne Neff (9 points)<br />

and senior forward Jaylon<br />

Barnes (8 points) also contributed<br />

for the Eagles.<br />

Central jumped out to an<br />

early 8-3 lead, but the Eagles<br />

came back with a 10-0<br />

run. The score was tied 13-<br />

13 after one quarter. That<br />

was the first of four ties<br />

that quarter, and there were<br />

also eight lead changes in a<br />

competitive second quarter<br />

that saw each team score 17<br />

points.<br />

“They played hard and<br />

made some shots,” Central<br />

coach Bob Curran said of the<br />

Eagles. “They’re quick and<br />

they might have shot better<br />

from the three-point line<br />

than we did, and that kept<br />

them in the game. With a lot<br />

of sophomores, you can tell<br />

that we’re physically weak.<br />

We’ve had a bunch of close<br />

games, and the more games<br />

you have like that, the better.<br />

“We have a bunch of multiple-sport<br />

kids so we do not<br />

Township, 2:30 p.m.<br />

Boys Bowling<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Lincoln-Way<br />

Cup, 9 a.m.<br />

Girls Bowling<br />

■Dec. ■ 13 - at Bolingbrook,<br />

4:30 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Lincoln-Way<br />

Cup, 9 a.m.<br />

Wrestling<br />

■Dec. ■ 13 - host Sandburg,<br />

5 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Lockport, 5<br />

p.m.<br />

Boys Swimming and<br />

Diving<br />

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Neuqua Valley<br />

Invite, 5:30 p.m.<br />

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Neuqua Valley<br />

Invite, 10 a.m.<br />

Girls Competitive Dance<br />

■Dec. ■ 16 - at Stagg Dance<br />

Competition, TBA<br />

get together in the summer<br />

as a group, so that’s always<br />

a struggle every year. We’re<br />

trying to find chemistry and<br />

who should be out there and<br />

things like that. But they’re<br />

great kids, they work hard<br />

and they have good basketball<br />

IQs, so I expect them to<br />

keep getting better.”<br />

Starting with the South-<br />

West Suburban Conference<br />

Red Division opener last<br />

Friday, Dec. 7 at Bradley-<br />

Bourbonnais, the Knights<br />

have a plethora of games in<br />

a 2-week span. On Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 11 they hosted Andrew<br />

and then on Thursday, Dec.<br />

13, at 6:15 p.m. they travel<br />

to Stagg for another SWSC<br />

Red matchup. Then on Saturday,<br />

Dec. 15 there’s a 4;30<br />

p.m. nonconference game at<br />

Minooka.<br />

Next week, at 6 p.m. on<br />

Monday, Dec. 17, the Chicago<br />

Agricultural Science<br />

High School comes to town.<br />

The week ends with a local<br />

SWSC crossover showdown<br />

at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec.<br />

21 at Lincoln-Way East.


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Boys swimming and diving<br />

Knights win final event to beat Griffins by one point<br />

RANDY WHALEN<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Anyone who says there’s<br />

no excitement at a swimming<br />

dual meet was not at<br />

the Lincoln-Way Central,<br />

Lincoln-Way East matchup<br />

on Thursday, Dec. 6.<br />

There, in a meet that literally<br />

came down to the last<br />

second, East won some big<br />

battles, but Central won the<br />

war.<br />

That’s because Bryce<br />

Wyma set two new pool records<br />

for East. But in the end,<br />

it was senior Danny O’Brien<br />

with the finishing kick as<br />

Central won the 400-yard<br />

freestyle relay by 0.28 seconds.<br />

That final push gave the<br />

Knights a heart-stopping 89-<br />

88 varsity victory over East<br />

in an all District 210 South-<br />

West Suburban Conference<br />

showdown in New Lenox.<br />

The early season meet is<br />

a preview of thing to come<br />

when the two teams will be<br />

the favorites in the sectional<br />

meet, which will be held on<br />

Saturday, Feb. 16 at Central.<br />

“This is the most exciting<br />

dual meet I’ve had in my<br />

four years in high school,”<br />

O’Brien said. “It’s extra special<br />

for me because I went to<br />

East and swam on the varsity<br />

as a freshman before they<br />

redid the district. So it was<br />

pretty cool to put the dagger<br />

in them at the end.”<br />

The relays count as more<br />

points, so by winning at the<br />

end, Central got eight points<br />

while the Griffins got four.<br />

It was the four-man relay of<br />

sophomore Joe Bozzi, junior<br />

Matt Senese, senior Tommy<br />

Kirk and O’Brien winning<br />

with a time of 3:22.90. That<br />

edged out East (3:23.18) by<br />

less than 0.3 tenths of a second.<br />

The Griffins group was<br />

made up of Wyma, junior<br />

Jacob Falejczyk, sophomore<br />

Cooper Cunningham and junior<br />

Mason Rhode.<br />

“I saw Mason out of the<br />

corner of my eye,” O’Brien<br />

said of the last leg of going<br />

against Rhode. “He knew<br />

what I had and I knew what<br />

he had and we just went at it.<br />

It was a heck of a race.”<br />

It certainly was as the<br />

whole pool and spectator<br />

area was up for grabs with<br />

cheering down the stretch of<br />

the meet capping event.<br />

“That’s when it gets fun,”<br />

Central second-year coach<br />

Luke Bell said. “It’s extra<br />

special to touch someone out<br />

at the wall at the end for the<br />

win. And it’s extra special<br />

when it’s East.”<br />

Central (2-0, 2-0) also<br />

edged the Griffins (1-1, 1-1)<br />

in the 200-yard freestyle<br />

relay. The Knight group of<br />

sophomore Nate Fritz, sophomore<br />

Will Jager, freshman<br />

Devin Mihaichuk, and junior<br />

Matt Senese won with a time<br />

of 1:36.97. East ended less<br />

than a second behind as the<br />

foursome of Cunningham,<br />

senior Noah Schor, freshman<br />

Austin Meldeau and senior<br />

Michael Honchar came<br />

in with a time of 1:37.68.<br />

The Griffins got off to a<br />

good start in the 200-yard<br />

medley relay as Wyma,<br />

Schor Rhode, and Falejczyk<br />

(1:41.15) won by more<br />

than three seconds. Central’s<br />

squad was made up of Bozzi,<br />

Jager, Kirk and O’Brien<br />

and came in with a mark of<br />

1:44.63.<br />

Bozzi won two individual<br />

events for the Knights. The<br />

200-yard freestyle with a<br />

time of 1:51.06, where Falejczyk<br />

(1:57.87) was second,<br />

and the 100-yard freestyle<br />

(:49.09 seconds). Cunningham<br />

(:52.98) was second for<br />

East. Also winning for Central<br />

was junior Tyler Quigley<br />

(5:10.57), who was first place<br />

in the 500-yard freestyle.<br />

Falejczyk (5:11.50) was once<br />

again second for East.<br />

“Joe Bozzi, a sophomore,<br />

swam great,” Bell said. “He<br />

will also be in the 500-yard<br />

freestyle too. With this being<br />

Danny [O’Brien’s] senior<br />

year, it was extra special<br />

when he pulled it out. I’m<br />

excited. This season is going<br />

to be a lot of fun.”<br />

Wyma, a senior, had a lot<br />

of fun in setting new two<br />

new pool records. The first<br />

was in the 50-yard freestyle<br />

with a time of 22.03 seconds.<br />

O’Brien was second<br />

(:23.02). The former pool record<br />

was 22.13 seconds, set<br />

by Samuel Kastan from Metea<br />

Valley earlier this year.<br />

Then in the 100-yard<br />

backstroke, Wyma won with<br />

a 54.62-second mark. Fritz<br />

(1:03.14) was second for<br />

Central. The previous backstroke<br />

pool record was 54.87<br />

seconds. That was by Michael<br />

Chan from Metea Valley<br />

and it was also set earlier<br />

this year.<br />

“Yes, I definitely came<br />

in wanting to beat them,”<br />

Wyma said of the pool records.<br />

“I looked at the board<br />

and knew I could beat them,<br />

so I had that mentality. I definitely<br />

think it’s the rivalry<br />

with Central that helped too.<br />

You have such high competition<br />

and it’s just across the<br />

street. The sectional is back<br />

here and I’m looking forward<br />

to that too.”<br />

East also won the rest of<br />

the individual events. Schor<br />

(2:17.18) won the 200-yard<br />

individual medley. His junior<br />

teammate, Damien<br />

Ezell (2:20.04) was second.<br />

Rhode captured two<br />

of them as he won the 100-<br />

yard butterfly (:53.16 seconds)<br />

over O’Brien (:55.25),<br />

and the 100-yard breaststroke<br />

(1:02.85) with Schor<br />

(1:03.57) taking second.<br />

In the diving, it was a<br />

Griffin sweep of the top two<br />

spots as junior Dominic Tobin<br />

(215.85 score) and senior<br />

Ryan Saldana (162.75)<br />

came in first and second out<br />

Lincoln-Way Central senior Tommy Kirk was part of the winning 400 freestyle relay team<br />

that led to the Knights defeating the Griffins in the meet by one point Thursday, Dec. 6 in<br />

New Lenox. Photos by Laura Burt/22nd Century Media<br />

Every point mattered in the Knights’ win, including Tyler Quigley’s six points after he won<br />

the 500 freestyle.<br />

of the four divers there. Central’s<br />

divers, Tommy Snider<br />

(152.35) and Connor Brennan<br />

(92.70) are both freshmen.<br />

“This is a fun meet and it’s<br />

about as fun as it gets,” East<br />

coach Steve Anderson said<br />

of the matchup. “Not only<br />

did Bryce break the two pool<br />

records, but Mason [Rhode]<br />

was also all over it for us in<br />

the breaststroke and fly. I’m<br />

always excited for the season<br />

and these are big times<br />

for this early in the season.<br />

With both of our teams being<br />

good it’s going to make for<br />

an exciting sectional.”<br />

While this meet was obviously<br />

very exciting and<br />

the two teams will be in the<br />

same sectional, they don’t<br />

have long to wait to see each<br />

other again. That’s because<br />

this Friday and Saturday,<br />

Dec. 14 and 15, they are both<br />

at Neuqua Valley Invite.


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Boys Basketball<br />

Young Knights squad outlasts<br />

Southland College Prep 67-60<br />

RANDY WHALEN<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

The Lincoln-Way Central<br />

boys basketball team found<br />

itself in a closer game than<br />

expected in the middle of<br />

last week.<br />

But that was a good thing.<br />

The young Knights have<br />

been tested so far this season,<br />

and that’s the only way<br />

they will get better. They regrouped<br />

in the second half<br />

and went onto defeat Southland<br />

College Prep Charter<br />

67-60 in a nonconference<br />

matchup on Dec. 5 in New<br />

Lenox.<br />

With its third win and fifth<br />

game of the season that was<br />

decided by seven or fewer<br />

points, Central (3-3) got back<br />

to the .500 mark. The Eagles<br />

(1-6) played a spirited game<br />

before falling short at the end.<br />

Point guard Sean Curran<br />

(21 points), one of six sophomores<br />

on the roster, led the<br />

way for the Knights.<br />

“The close games have<br />

been great,” Sean Curran<br />

said. “We had four in the<br />

Thanksgiving tournament,<br />

Homewood-Flossmoor beat<br />

us bad (57-25 Dec. 1) and<br />

then we had a close one<br />

[against Southland]. But<br />

that’s good because we’re<br />

young and it’s a good experience<br />

for us. This is a great<br />

team since we all get along<br />

and the chemistry is good.<br />

“I think we’ll get better as<br />

the year goes on.”<br />

Senior forwards Joan<br />

Buch (11 points) and Connor<br />

Barry (9 points) along with<br />

sophomore guards Mike<br />

Maloney (10 points) and<br />

Nick Tingley rounded out<br />

a balanced attack for Central.<br />

Maloney’s twin brother,<br />

Matt sprained his ankle in<br />

the loss at H-F and didn’t<br />

play. It’s hoped he will return<br />

soon.<br />

The game was tied 30-30<br />

at halftime, But senior guard<br />

Nate Purcell scored on a layup<br />

and Curran hit a jumper<br />

from above the free throw<br />

line in the opening minute of<br />

the third quarter to give the<br />

Knights the lead for good.<br />

Maloney made a 3-pointer<br />

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quarter to give Central its<br />

largest lead at 46-34.<br />

A pair of Curran free<br />

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of the third quarter matched<br />

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The Knights led 52-42 after<br />

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LW in transition year continues domination of area competition<br />

Kmak, Jarosz, Reis<br />

to pick up slack after<br />

eight state gymnasts<br />

graduated<br />

Chris Walker, Freelance Reporter<br />

Lincoln-Way co-op took a big<br />

hit after placing seventh in the state<br />

last February.<br />

The team, which is comprised of<br />

gymnasts from the three Lincoln-<br />

Way high schools, lost eight key<br />

contributors this season, including<br />

all-arounder Una Farrell, as they<br />

all graduated.<br />

That doesn’t mean the team is<br />

starting completely from scratch,<br />

as sophomore Grace Kmak and<br />

junior Korina Jarosz both return<br />

after representing the team as allarounders<br />

at state in Palatine last<br />

year.<br />

“We lost eight seniors so this is<br />

definitely a rebuilding year and getting<br />

some new faces on the team,”<br />

Lincoln-Way coach Kim Lago<br />

said. “Grace, Korina and Allie Reis<br />

all return so we’re not all new but<br />

we’re a very young team with most<br />

of the girls who are freshmen and<br />

sophomores, and it’s all their first<br />

year of doing high school gymnastics.”<br />

The transition to actually doing<br />

the events isn’t necessarily the<br />

biggest adjustment, although from<br />

going from warming up all events<br />

and then right into competing<br />

is quite a change, as is the focus<br />

on team success over individual<br />

achievement and competing more<br />

often, including on weekdays after<br />

school and tournaments on Saturdays.<br />

“It’s going to take them awhile<br />

to get used to competing in this<br />

new arena,” Lago said. “Even the<br />

warm-up isn’t different than club.<br />

They’re in the process of learning<br />

and growing now and by the end of<br />

the season they’re going to be a lot<br />

better but it’s going to take some<br />

time to develop.”<br />

The team looked like it’s already<br />

making positive strides during a<br />

133.44-117.35 victory at Andrew<br />

on Dec. 4. Going without any allarounders,<br />

but with 10 gymnasts<br />

in the lineup in at least one event<br />

each, Lincoln-Way received first<br />

place finishes from Jarosz with an<br />

8.9 on vault and Kmak on beam<br />

with a 9.3.<br />

“I think we have 14 new girls out<br />

of the 27 (in the entire program),”<br />

Lago said. “So it’s a new team, a<br />

new atmosphere, and there’s a lot<br />

to learn so it’s going to take us<br />

some time.”<br />

And patience.<br />

“I think it’s going to be a little<br />

more unique this year,” Lago said.<br />

“Especially with multiple girls doing<br />

a couple events and everyone<br />

contributing. It should be a cool<br />

experience, but it’ll take a while to<br />

figure it out and they have to learn<br />

to keep each other accountable for<br />

hitting and figure out that whole<br />

team vibe.”<br />

Jarosz will now take on a bigger<br />

leadership role along with<br />

Reis while Harbeck, a senior,<br />

also will need to step in and provide<br />

in that capacity and she’s going<br />

to be new to the lineup too.<br />

While Kmak will be one of the<br />

team’s top scorers, she’s still just a<br />

sophomore.<br />

Jarosz is coming off a back injury<br />

as she coped with bulging discs<br />

over the summer. Acknowledging<br />

that she’s feeling better but that<br />

she still has a way to go to meet<br />

her high expectations, she also was<br />

second on bars with an 8.3 as well<br />

as on beam with a 9.2 against Andrew.<br />

“I’m feeling a lot better,” she<br />

said. “I worked in club in the summer<br />

and right now I’m trying to<br />

get to where I was at. I had a really<br />

good beam, but bars was a little<br />

rough.”<br />

Reis tied teammate Olivia Gonda<br />

for second place on vault with an<br />

8.2 and also had the second-highest<br />

score on floor with an 8.75.<br />

Jackie Furlong and Alyssa Harbeck<br />

also had the third-highest<br />

scores in the meet on bars and beam<br />

respectively, while Jenna Krystyniak,<br />

Juliana Arciszewski, Emerson<br />

Colins, Sarah Rosinski and Lucy<br />

Haas contributed in the win.<br />

Lincoln-Way gymnast Grace Kmak gets in position to land during her bars routine Dec. 4 against Andrew in<br />

Tinley Park. Photos by Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media<br />

Lincoln-Way won its season/<br />

home opener on Nov. 27, cruising<br />

past Sandburg/Stagg co-op, 131.25<br />

to 116.35. Kmak was the team’s<br />

only all-arounder with a 34.95. She<br />

also shared top honors on vault<br />

with Gonda with a 9.05. Reis led<br />

the team on floor with an 8.8.<br />

The team finished in fifth place<br />

with a 134.3 in the inaugural Glenbard<br />

West Invite on Dec. 1. It had<br />

the third best vault and beam score<br />

among the eight-team field but<br />

struggled on bars where Glenbard<br />

West’s JV squad was the only team<br />

to score lower.<br />

New Trier edged the defending<br />

state champion Hilltoppers, 142.85<br />

to 141.95.<br />

Kmak competed as an allarounder<br />

for Lincoln-Way, scoring<br />

a 33.9 to place eighth. She also<br />

led the team on bars, beam and the<br />

floor exercise.<br />

RIGHT: Emerson Colins (left)<br />

gets a few words of wisdom from<br />

coach Kim Lago before hitting the<br />

uneven bars.


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fastbreak<br />

Going Places<br />

Trio of LW volleyball players unite at Wesleyan<br />

Jeff Vorva/22nd Century<br />

Media<br />

1st-and-3<br />

LW girls gymnastics<br />

edition<br />

1. New team, same<br />

result<br />

Lincoln-Way co-op<br />

graduated eight<br />

gymnasts from last<br />

year’s seventhplace<br />

finish at state.<br />

However, success<br />

still remains consistent<br />

with its recent<br />

win over Andrew on<br />

Dec. 4.<br />

2. Battle-tested competitors<br />

Grace Kmak and<br />

Korina Jarosz return<br />

from last year’s state<br />

roster. Against Andrew,<br />

Kmak took first<br />

in beam, and Jarosz<br />

placed first in vault.<br />

3. New opportunity<br />

The numerous<br />

gymnasts who graduated<br />

means opportunity<br />

for the others to<br />

shine. Jenna Krystyniak,<br />

Juliana Arciszewski,<br />

Emerson Collins,<br />

Sarah Rosinski,<br />

Olivia Gonda and<br />

Lucy Haas look to fill<br />

the void.<br />

RANDY WHALEN<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Anyone from the Lincoln-<br />

Way area who ventured 100<br />

miles or so to see an Illinois<br />

Wesleyan womens volleyball<br />

match this fall saw some<br />

familiar faces.<br />

That’s because the Titans<br />

not only had a trio of players<br />

from Frankfort and Mokena,<br />

all three of them stood out<br />

with fantastic seasons this<br />

fall.<br />

Those players were:<br />

Rachel Burkman, a 2015<br />

Lincoln-Way North graduate;<br />

Madi Corey, a 2018<br />

Lincoln-Way East grad; and<br />

Leah Seielstad, who graduated<br />

in 2015 from Lincoln-<br />

Way East. They all played<br />

key roles in helping to guide<br />

Wesleyan to a 27-6 record<br />

this season, and a College<br />

Conference of Illinois and<br />

Wisconsin championship.<br />

While they’re all from the<br />

same area and ended up at<br />

the same school for college,<br />

it wasn’t by design.<br />

“It’s kind of crazy how<br />

we all went full circle,”<br />

Seielstad said. “I knew Rachel<br />

back in high school.<br />

We played on the same club<br />

team together for a couple<br />

years at Ultimate and against<br />

each other at East and North.<br />

But then we got to know<br />

each other more in college,<br />

and then Madi joined the<br />

team this year, too. It was<br />

super cool to have three<br />

people who live five minutes<br />

from each other back home<br />

be able to play together two<br />

hours away. I loved playing<br />

with all of them this season.”<br />

The feeling was mutual, as<br />

Burkman and Seielstad enjoyed<br />

their most successful<br />

season in this, their senior<br />

year.<br />

“We talked about how we<br />

both liked the school,” said<br />

Burkman of her and Seielstad<br />

discussing Wesleyan<br />

before they committed there.<br />

“We’re both nursing majors,<br />

but that [fact that they were<br />

from the same area] wasn’t a<br />

deciding factor. I decided to<br />

go to commit first.”<br />

For Corey, who played for<br />

two years at North before it<br />

closed and then went to East,<br />

playing with local players<br />

wasn’t the deciding factor,<br />

but it also helped.<br />

“They were both seniors<br />

when I started at Lincoln-<br />

Way,” Corey said of her two<br />

older teammates. “I knew<br />

they were from the Lincoln-<br />

Way area and I looked up to<br />

them. When I came to Wesleyan<br />

it was a whole shift in<br />

perspective. I had looked up<br />

to them, now I was playing<br />

on the same court as them.”<br />

Corey played very well as<br />

a freshman setter, as she appeared<br />

in 32 of the Titans 33<br />

matches. She recorded 513<br />

assists, 122 digs, 12 kills and<br />

had a team-high 37 service<br />

aces. That helped her to be<br />

chosen to the Second Team<br />

of College Conference of<br />

Illinois and Wisconsin All-<br />

Conference team. Her time at<br />

East prepared her for college.<br />

“When I came to East [as<br />

a junior] there was a lot of<br />

competition,” Corey said.<br />

“By my senior year, I was<br />

able to run a 5-1 offense, and<br />

playing for the Griffins gave<br />

me a lot of mental toughness<br />

and helped me get to this<br />

next level.”<br />

This season was special<br />

for many reasons. Wesleyan<br />

won its first outright conference<br />

title since 1997 and had<br />

a 22-match winning streak at<br />

the end of the season, which<br />

ended in a four-set loss to<br />

Aurora University in the Regional<br />

Final at the University<br />

of Chicago’s Ratner Center<br />

on Nov. 11. But it was the<br />

Titans deepest advancement<br />

into the NCAA Division III<br />

tournament in school history.<br />

Along the way, Seielstad<br />

had her own success story.<br />

After playing on the JV team<br />

her junior year, she appeared<br />

in all 33 matches this season<br />

in running a 6-2 offense with<br />

Corey. Seielstad recorded<br />

725 assists, 264 digs, 15<br />

kills and 20 services aces in<br />

being named to First Team<br />

All-Conference.<br />

“We all got so close and<br />

bonded,” Seielstad said of<br />

this season success. “Since<br />

Rachel and I are going to be<br />

nurses, we joke that we’re<br />

going to follow each other<br />

there, too.”<br />

Playing at outside hitter,<br />

Burkman boomed to her<br />

best season ever this fall.<br />

She played in every match,<br />

put down 426 kills, had 20<br />

assists, 29 service aces, 363<br />

Rachel Burkman (left) class of 2015 at Lincoln-Way North, and<br />

Madi Corey, class of 2018 at Lincoln-Way East, both ended<br />

up at Wesleyan College along with another former Lincoln-<br />

Way East grad Leah Seielstad, class of 2015. All three women<br />

factored prominently in Wesleyan’s deepest NCAA Division III<br />

title run this past November. Photo submitted<br />

digs and finished with a<br />

team-high of 13 solo blocks.<br />

She was elected to District 7<br />

Academic All-District team<br />

and on the ballot for Academic<br />

All-American. She<br />

had numerous All-Tournament<br />

team honors, was First<br />

Team All-Conference and<br />

was named to First Team<br />

American Volleyball Coaches<br />

Association All-Midwest<br />

Region squad.<br />

“I tore my ACL at the end<br />

of my freshman year and<br />

just felt stronger a full two<br />

years after my recovery,”<br />

Burkman said of this seasons<br />

success. “Plus we had<br />

a really strong senior class.<br />

When I was at Lincoln-Way<br />

North as a senior, Madi was<br />

a freshman. It was great to<br />

have her on the same court<br />

here at Wesleyan. It was all<br />

pretty awesome.”<br />

Listen Up<br />

“It’s a new team, a new atmosphere, and there’s a<br />

lot to learn so it’s going to take us some time.”<br />

Kim Lago – Lincoln-Way gymnastics coach, on the team<br />

TUNE IN<br />

Girls and Boys Bowling<br />

9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15<br />

• The boys and girls teams from all three<br />

Lincoln-Ways will compete in the Lincoln-Way<br />

Cup at Laraway Lanes in New Lenox.<br />

Index<br />

35 – Athlete of the Week<br />

35 – This Week In...<br />

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@<br />

mokenamessenger.com.


mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | www.mokenamessenger.com | December 13, 2018<br />

LW co-op gymnastics continue to impress<br />

despite losing eight seniors, Page 38<br />

Lincoln-Way co-op gymnast Allie Reis performs her floor routine<br />

during a meet Dec. 4 at Andrew. The Lincoln-Way co-op team took the meet<br />

133.44 to 117.35. Jeff Vorva/22nd Century Media<br />

Knights gelling<br />

LW Central boys basketball young team coming together, Page 37<br />

photo finish<br />

Knights boys swimming edges past East in final relay, Page 36

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