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New officer, junior Warriors recognized at 

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Expenses for education 

Library presentation teaches families fiscal responsibility 

for future college students, Page 5 

Election season 

Several contested races affecting New Lenox 

in upcoming April election, Page 8 

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New Lenox Fire Protection District Commissioner Jim Pitcairn (left) 

and NLFPD Trustee Bill McCollum pose for a picture Dec. 15 during 

Wreaths Across America at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in 

Elwood. Marisa Schreiber/New Lenox Fire Protection District

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THURSDAY 

Rotary Club of New Lenox 

Meeting 

7 a.m.- 8 a.m. Dec. 27, 

Gina’s Teardrop Cafe, 826 

West Laraway Road New 

Lenox. Attend a meeting to 

learn more about this service 

organization of local businessmen 

and women. 

FRIDAY 

Perler Beads for Teens 

1-3 p.m. Dec. 28. New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 

Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Working with perler 

beads is not just for little 

kids, and it can be a great 

way to relax. 

MONDAY 

New Year’s Eve 

Dec. 31. Library, schools 

and most village offices 

closed. 

Village Noon Year’s Eve 

10 a.m.-noon Dec. 31, 

Village Commons. Can’t 

make it until midnight? 

Celebrate the “Noon Year” 

instead! Join the free party 

and help us countdown to 

noon. Music, crafts, juice, 

cookies and activities will 

be provided. The event is 

capped off with a massive 

balloon drop. 

KidsWork Noon Year’s 

Celebration! 

11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Dec. 31, 

KidsWork Children’s Museum, 

11 S. White St., Frankfort. 

KidsWork Children’s 

Museum is ringing in 2019 

with a Noon Year’s celebrations! 

Reserve your child’s 

spot today by stopping in or 

calling 815-469-1199. 

TUESDAY 

New Year’s Day 

Library, schools and most 

village offices closed. 

Wednesday 

Friends of the Library 

Meeting 

4-5 p.m. Jan. 2, New 

Lenox Public Library, 120 


Lenox. Join the Friends of 

the Library as they plan their 

next fundraising events in 

the board room. 

Free N’ Fun Bar Bingo! 

6-10 p.m. Jan. 2. American 

Legion Post 1977, 14414 

Ford Drive in New Lenox. 

Each Wednesday night there 

will be a cash jackpot between 

$3,000-$10,000 and 

great nightly prizes. Food 

and all drinks will be available 

at the bar. For more 

information, call (815) 485- 

4651. 

Writers Group 

6-7:45 p.m. Dec.2. New 

Lenox Public Library Board 

Room, 120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. New 

members always welcome - 

come discuss and share your 

writing with others. 

UPCOMING 

Moana Movie Luau 

10:30a.m. - 12:45 p.m. 

Saturday, Jan. 5. New 

Lenox Public Library 

Meeting Room AB, 120 


Lenox. Ages 2 – 12 Hula 

on over, dress in your best 

tropical wear, and beat the 

winter blues by watching 

Disney’s Moana on the big 

screen. Don’t forget your 

blanket and pillow. Registration 

begins Dec. 22. 

Chicago Wolves Meet and 

Greet 

6-7p.m. Wednesday Jan. 

9, New Lenox Public Library 

Meeting Room AB, 

120 Veterans Parkway, New 

Lenox. Hockey fans can 

meet a member of the Chicago 

Wolves hockey team 

who will discuss his love of 

hockey and reading. 

State of the District D210 

7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 

Lincoln-Way Central in 

the Knight’s Round Table, 

1801 E. Lincoln Hwy, New 

Lenox. The Lincoln-Way 

District 210 will Hold their 

Second Annual “State of the 

District.” 

Self Defense for Women 

2-3:30 p.m. Saturday Jan. 

12. New Lenox Public Library, 

120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Join Master 

Jung of Jung’s Champion 

Tae Kwon Do for a dynamic 

and interactive self defense 

class for women. 

D122 Board of Education 

Meeting 

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 

15. Haven Administrative 

Center, 102 South Cedar 

Road, New Lenox. The regularly 

scheduled meetings of 

the Board of Education are 

held on the third Tuesday of 

each month at 6:30 p.m. 

D210 Board of Education 

Meeting 

7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. 

Lincoln-Way Central High 

School, 1801 E. Lincoln 

Hwy, New Lenox. Meetings 

are held on the third 

Thursday of every month at 

the Knights of the Roundtable 

at LWC. 

Business After Hours: 

Providence Catholic High 

School 

4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, 

Jan. 17, Providence Catholic 

High School, 1800 W 

Lincoln Hwy New Lenox. 

Providence will offer tours 

of thier new 21,000 square 

foot, $6 million Student 

Commons addition named 

in honor of LaVerne and 

Dorothy Brown. Enter 

the school using the West 

driveway and park behind 

the school. Enter the 

Brown Student Commons 

through Door 14 located 

behind the school on its 

southwest side. 

Healthy Living Expo 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

Jan. 19, Tinley Park Convention 

Center South Pavilion, 

18451 Convention 

Center Drive. Join more 

than 50 vendors in health 

and wellness at the third 

annual expo, which includes 

speaker sessions, 

cooking demos, a Vitalant 

Blood Drive and more. Free 

admission and free parking. 

For more information, 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

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Bingo Night for NAWS 

6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 

Beggar’s Pizza, 650 W. 

Maple St. New Lenox. $25 

per person includes: Pizza, 

Salad, Soda and 10 Games 

of BINGO! 

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ONGOING 

Christmas in the Commons 

Saturdays and Sundays 

through Jan. 6, Village Commons, 

1 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Enjoy a full 

season of entertainment and 

activities in the commons. 

For a full list of times, dates, 

events and activities, visit 

www.newlenox.net. 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. Mondays, Village 

Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. The New 

Lenox Village Board meets 

the second and fourth Monday 

of each month. For more 

information and meeting 

agendas, visit www.new 

lenox.net. 

Mokena Woman’s Club 

Scholarships 

The General Federation 

of Women’s Clubs Illinois 

is offering scholarships, 

through the GFWC Mokena 

Woman’s Club sponsorship, 

for students planning on enrolling 

in an Illinois college, 

university, trade or vocational 

school for the Fall Semester 

2019. Applications with 

all supplemental materials 

must be postmarked by February 

15, 2019 and mailed to: 

Judy Rader, 132 11th Street, 

Lincoln, IL 62656. Applications 

may be obtained on the 

Lincoln-Way High Schools 

website, Providence Catholic 

High School website, at 

the Mokena Public Library, 

and the Frankfort Public Library.

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the New Lenox Patriot | December 27, 2018 | 3 

New Leox Village Board 

Officer sworn in, officials increase security measures for 24-hour businesses 



Mayor Tim Baldermann 

began the Village Board 

meeting on Dec. 27 by raising 

his right hand and swearing 

in newly hired New Lenox 

police officer Evan Caughie. 

“We have an amazing police 

department, our men 

and women do a great job 

of representing the residents 

of this community,” Baldermann 

said. “We want you all 

to know you have the support 

of myself, the board and the 

entire community.” 

Caughie is a new resident 

of the Village and said he is 

eager to join the force. 

“I appreciate the opportunity 

to work in this Village,” 

Newly sworn in officer 

Caughie said after his badge 

was pinned onto his uniform. 

“I’m looking forward to being 

able to contribute to the community.” 

Baldermann then took a 

moment to thank not only the 

police officers in attendance, 

but those closest to the officers. 

“I’d also like to thank 

the families of those in law 

enforcement because they 

worry every day and night 

about their loved ones,” Baldermann 

said. “If they [the 

officer] didn’t have great parents, 

great spouses, great kids 

supporting them then they 

wouldn’t be able to go out 

there and do their job with the 

same confidence they have.” 

Storage unit proposed 

off I-80 near Fieldstone 

Subdivision 

More than 20 residents of 

Round it Up 

A brief recap of action and discussion at New Lenox Village 

Board’s regular Dec. 17 meeting: 

• New Lenox Junior Warrior Football team was 

recognized for an undefeated season 2018 River 

Valley Youth Football League Superlight Super 

Bowl Champions. After Mayor Baldermann read a 

proclamation and then the tea m presented them him 

with a Super Bowl shirt. 

• Ordinance amending Chapter 98 of the Municipal Code 

was passed unanimously to enforce taking care of trees 

that do not follow the code or cause public safety code. 

• Stop sign at Brett and Foxwood drives unanimously 

approved. 

the Fieldstone subdivision, 

adjacent to the site of proposed 

indoor storage units on 

a 10-acre site, came before 

the board to ask questions of 

the petitioner of the new self 

storage facility. The property 

itself is privately owned, but 

the petitioner is requesting a 

special use ordinance, which 

requires the board’s approval. 

The petitioner had it put in 

the ordinance that they can 

not build on the three acres 

closest to the subdivision, 

and to heavily landscape the 

Newly hired New Lenox police officer Evan Caughie (left) 

is sworn in by Mayor Tim Baldermann Dec. 17 during the 

Village’s regular board meeting. 

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property with a berm built 

facing the nearest houses. 

The current zoning for the 

parcel is limited to commercial 

building, like offices or 

day cares. The board spent 

more than an hour allowing 

residents to have a backand-forth 

dialogue with the 

petitioner and board so their 

questions were answered immediately. 

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NLFPD hits goal to fill plot of veterans’ graves with wreaths 

James Sanchez, Editor 

New Lenox Fire Protection 

District Trustee Skip 

Minger recalled a time four 

years ago when he and former 

fire chief Steve Engledow 

went to Abraham Lincoln 

National Cemetery in 

Elwood to visit Engledow’s 

dad’s gravesite. 

It was during Wreaths 

Across America – an annual 

national coordination to lay 

wreaths on Veterans’ graves 

on Dec. 15. With nearly 

50,000 gravesites at the Elwood 

cemetery, unfortunately 

not all receives a wreath. 

Minger noted Engledow 

looking out at the rows of 

tombstones without wreaths 

on the plot of land where 

his dad is buried and said, 

“Gee, wouldn’t it be great 

if all graves were filled with 

wreaths?” 

Since then, it was a mission 

for the NLFPD and the 

New Lenox Fire Foundation 

to not only be a part of a 

cause, honoring fallen soldiers, 

but raise enough money 

to buy wreaths and lay at 

each grave of an entire section, 

which is around 1,800. 

Last year, they were close, 

raising more than $20,000, 

which accommodated 1,330 

graves, but this year they hit 

their mark. 

They raised more than 

$27,000, which was enough 

to buy wreaths for a section. 

It’s a large jump from the 

$4,000 that was raised in its 

first year. It took a little over 

an hour for the 54 volunteers 

of staff members, sponsors 

and other donors to fill the 

section. 

“It’s such a moving experience 

to see all the graves 

with wreaths on it,” said 

Minger, who’s a Vietnam 

Veteran. “These people have 

given their time for this 

country.” 

Minger said it took a lot 

of trial and error and a lot 

of hard work throughout the 

years to hit their goal. One 

boost was the help of its 11 

sponsors: American Legion 

Post 1977, VFW Post 9545, 

local Dunkin’ Donuts, Village 

of New Lenox, New 

Lenox Lions Club, Kurtz 

Ambulance Service, Fischer 

Real Estate, Dedmon Insurance 

Associates, Marriott – 

Maui Ocean Club, Old Plank 

Trail Community Bank and 

Will County Board Member 

Ray Tuminello. Also, 

Minger said he and another 

NL Fire Foundation member 

Tammy Levey went to more 

than 400 businesses to provide 

information about their 

initiative. He said it took 

more than nine hours to visit 

all those businesses during a 

two-day stretch. 

Besides the sponsors, 

other individual donors gave 

large sums of money, and 

there were donation boxes at 

tens of stores in the area. 

“We’re very fortunate, 

New Lenox is very good at 

supporting the Wreaths program,” 

Minger said. “One of 

New Lenox Fire Foundation member Tammy Levey (left) and New Lenox Fire Protection 

District Trustee Skip Minger carry wreaths over to lay at empty grave sites Dec. 15 during 

Wreaths Across America at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. 

Marisa Schreiber/New Lenox Fire Protection District 

the things I learned when I 

went around to the 400 businesses, 

almost everybody, 

I’d say 90 percent, is touched 

by a veteran. Either grandpa 

was in WWI or WWII, dad 

was in Vietnam, someone’s 

kid is in the Navy. We don’t 

get a lot of resistance at all.” 

Each year, the event gets 

bigger for the locals and the 

money raised gets higher. 

Now that they hit their goal, 

moving forward, Minger 

said he hopes to maintain 

a streak of raising enough 

money to fill an entire section 

year after year. 

Safe Ride Home program back for New Year’s 

Area program offers 

local celebrants free 

limo rides home 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

New Year’s Eve revelers 

who’ve had a few too many 

libations to ring in the new 

year will once again have the 

option to make it home safely 

thanks to a $2,000 contribution 

by The Michael P. Gordon 

Memorial Foundation 

and limo services provided 

by Via Limousine. 

John Gordon and his wife, 

Heather, presented the check 

Dec. 19 to members of Mokena, 

New Lenox, Tinley 

Park and Palos Heights law 

enforcement. 

Rides to a passenger’s 

home will be provided by Via 

Limousine. Passengers will 

not be dropped off at another 

party or public establishment. 

The service is free of charge, 

and no names will be recorded 

or questions asked. 

This is the Foundation’s 

11th year involved in the Safe 

Rides Home Program. John 

Gordon started the foundation 

after his brother Michael 

was killed by a drunk driver 

Aug. 8, 2004. 

To arrange for a free ride 

on New Year’s Eve, call Via 

Limousine at (708) 349- 

7700. Rides are scheduled on 

a first-come, first-serve basis, 

so no rides can be scheduled 

prior to midnight on New 

Year’s Day. Drivers will 

transport people home until 

4 a.m. 

John Gordon (fifth from 

right) of The Michael 

P. Gordon Memorial 

Foundation presents a 

check Dec. 19 to Mokena 

Police Sgt. Jason Louthan 

in the amount of $2,000 

for the Safe Ride Home 

program. Free rides home 

to New Year’s revelers will 

be available courtesy of 

Via Limousine. T.J. Kremer 

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Financial planner: Only 38 percent of students have plan to pay for college 

Experts teach 

financial 

responsibility for 

college students 

Sean Hastings 

Freelance Reporter 

Area families had the opportunity 

to learn tips and 

tricks on how to save for 

college Dec. 13 at the New 

Lenox Public Library. 

Independent College 

Counselor Allison Braasch 

and Certified Financial Planner 

and College Funding 

Consultant Jim Kraiss, CFP 

of My College Planning 

Team gave students and their 

parents tips on how to choose 

which college fits for them 

personally and how to financially 

plan for it. 

It is no secret that saving 

for college is expensive. During 

Kraiss’ presentation, he 

noted that the average cost 

for an Illinois public university 

is $115,492. The average 

cost for a private college 

is $203,600 and the average 

cost for an Elite university is 

$296,292. 

And Kraiss said the best 

time to start saving is when 

you are considering having 

children. 

The tips the families received 

from both Kraiss and 

Braasch tied together perfectly 

to really see how important 

saving is and saving for the 

right reason. 

Braasch said during her 

presentation that 30 percent 

of freshmen do not return for 

their sophomore year. And 

of the students that do return 

for their sophomore years, 

33 percent transfer and 75 

percent of returning students 

take four or more years to 

graduate. 

The national average is 

5.8 years, which is nearly 

$57,000 more a family is responsible 

for. 

And Braasch said the reason 

for students either not 

coming back or taking extra 

time to graduate is because of 

lack of direction or choosing 

for the wrong reasons. 

Everyone has their own 

“wrong” and “right” reasons 

for choosing a school and 

each student needs to realize 

theirs. 

Sometimes, she noted, 

that the parents’ influence is 

sometimes the wrong reason 

for the student to go to a 

school. 

Reasons like, USNWR 

Rankings are high, it’s the 

parents’ alma mater, it’s 

affordable, and it’s close 

enough to home, are just four 

reasons a student may choose 

a school, and it may not be 

the right choice. 

Every student and every 

member of a family is different, 

and of course it works 

out sometimes where the student 

follows in their parent’s 

footsteps and goes to the 

same school they did. And 

affording it is what everyone 

hopes, but even that should 

not be the only reason a student 

goes to a school. 

Four reasons students 

choose a school for the wrong 

reasons Braasch listed are, all 

his or her friends are going 

there, it’s a great party school, 

great football team and that 

it’s warm in the winter. 

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While all of those can be 

great bonuses for being at a 

school, they should not be the 

sole reason a student attends. 

She said it is all about “fit.” 

How does the student fit 

academically, financially, 

specific learning styles, environment, 

social/culture and 

scholarship? 

All of the “wrong” reasons 

all fall into these categories, 

but as one big group is what 

makes it the right fit. 

And the way a student can 

find their “fit” is by researching 

thoroughly and taking 

advantage of college visits, 

Braasch noted in her presentation. 

The better ways to evaluate 

a college visit should be by 

upkeep of campus, options 

for campus living, attentiveness 

of admissions, quality of 

visit with academic faculty, 

and responses from random 

students about the school/ 

academic faculty. 

All of the pros and cons of 

deciding on a college, ultimately 

trickles down to planning 

a way to pay for it, and 

according to Kraiss’ presentation, 

not many do. 

He said that 98 percent believe 

that college is a good investment, 

but only 38 percent 

actually have a plan in place 

on how to pay for it. 

Kraiss said the biggest 

mistakes that are made in trying 

to pay for college is saving 

in a child’s name, paying 

with the help of grandparent 

or non-custodial parent, using 

or borrowing from a retirement 

fund, not using the 

appeals process to obtain additional 

aid, not investigating 

the financial strengths of selected 

colleges, not learning 

all applicable strategies to 

filling out the FAFSA. 

The earliest date to fill out 

the FAFSA is Oct. 1 and it 

has to be filled out every year. 

Different types of federal 

and state financial aid a 

student can receive is Pell, 

SEOG, MAP GRANT, Federal 

work study, Perkins 

Loan, Stafford Loan and the 

Parent Plus Loan. 

More points Kraiss made 

were people to familiarize 

themselves with the different 

ways to lower their EFC. 

Four income strategies to 

lower EFC Kraiss included 

in his presentation were keep 

the student’s income under 

the current protection allowance, 

don’t take capital gains 

during your base years, postpone 

bonuses, and income 

and tax timing strategies 

Different assessable asset 

strategies he included were 

savings, stocks and mutual 

funds, bonds, custodial accounts, 

529s and coverdells 

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New Lenox School District 122 

Board approves LW transportation renewal, high conference turn out 



District 122 held a brief 

meeting Dec. 18 to discuss a 

few items before the end of 

the calender year. 

Prior to the meeting The 

Liberty orchestra performed 

a variety of holiday songs to 

spread Christmas cheer. 

Two key items on the 

agenda were the disposal 

of old i-pads as assets and 

the vote of renewing the 

contract agreement with 

Lincoln-Way. Both passed 

unanimously without much 

discussion. 

Superintendent Peggy 

Manville noted in her report 

that parent-teacher conferences 

has a high turn out 

again this year. 

“Parent-teacher conferences 

were a great success 

once again,” Manville said. 

“We had nearly 100% participation.” 

According to Manville, 

there were more than 9,500 

conferences held across the 

district this year. 

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New security measures in 

place for 24 hour businesses 

An ordinance was passed 

which increases security 

measures for 24-hour businesses 

that are likely targets 

for crime and robberies during 

overnight hours. Police 

Chief Bob Sterba, administration 

and Baldermann privately 

met with many of those 

business owners in the village 

and decided on solutions that 

would deter criminals. 

“This will make it a little 

more difficult [for criminals], 

” Trustee David Smith said at 

the Dec. 10 meeting where 

the ordinance was discussed 

in depth before being voted 

on at the Dec. 17 meeting. 

Simple, cost effective measure, 

like ensuring proper 

lighting, adding well-placed 

cameras and adding in a buzzer 

for patrons to be buzzed 

in between particular hours 

when fewer than three employees 

working were noted 

as plausible solutions in the 

ordinance. 

“None of this is going to 

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taking place, gives us the best 

opportunity to keep our community 

safe,” Mayor Baldermann 

said during discussion 

on the Dec. 10 meeting. 

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Contests 

The Funniest entry in the 2018 Holiday Card Contest came courtesy of the Parchem family, of Homer Glen. photo submitted 

Creativity, humor reign in 2018 Holiday Card Contest 

This year’s winners 

both hail from 

Homer Glen 

Bill Jones, Managing Editor 

If giving is the key to enjoying 

Christmas, our readers 

really got it right this 

season. But with the 2018 

Holiday Card Contest providing 

us plenty in the way 

of creative and humorous 

entries this year, receiving 

doesn’t seem too bad, either. 

So, we’re going to go 

ahead and call it a wash. 

We’re also going to announce 

the winners of it ... 

right now. 

The winner of the Best in 

Show category was Eileen 

Dominguez, of Homer Glen. 

Dominguez wowed the staff 

with an entry that was halfcard, 

half-diorama, with the 

cardboard unfolding and 

standing perfectly to create a 

beautiful, multi-layered winter 

scene. 

For Dominguez’s efforts, 

she received a $25 gift certificate 

for Rubi Agave, 12622 

W. 159th St. in Homer Glen; 

four play passes, each good 

for free admission to the KidsWork 

Children’s Museum, 

11 S. White Street in Frankfort; 

three $5 gift certificates 

for Sizzles, 110 MacGregor 

Road in Lockport; and two 

gift certificates, each good 

for a free two-week individual 

trial membership for one 

adult, 18 and older, at The 

Oaks Recreation & Fitness 

Center, 10847 W. La Porte 

Road in Mokena. 

The winner of the Funniest 

category is the Parchem 

family, of Homer Glen. The 

front image features the 

children running wild and a 

TP’d Christmas tree, while 

the back depicts a good oldfashioned 

pie to the face. 

For the family’s efforts, 

they received two hours of 

free bowling for up to six 

people, including shoe rentals, 

along with a pizza and 

pitcher full of pop, at Laraway 

Lanes, 1009 W. Laraway 

Road in New Lenox; a 

$25 gift card to Gizmos Fun 

Factory, 66 Orland Square 

Drive, Suite D, in Orland 

Park; four passes, each good 

for a free value basket at 

Culver’s, 18248 Sayre Ave. 

in Tinley Park; and four 

passes, each good for one 

free open gym entry at The 

Oaks Recreation & Fitness 

Center, 10847 W. La Porte 

Road in Mokena. 

The contest asked readers 

to send homemade Christmas 

cards, year-end letters, 

sketches, photos and more. 

Best in Show entries were 

Eileen Dominguez, of Homer Glen, won Best in Show in the 

2018 Holiday Card Contest. Bill Jones/22nd Century Media 

judged on craftsmanship, 

creativity and the spirit of 

the season. Funniest entries 

were judged based on 

creativity and the ability to 

make us laugh. 

Publisher 22nd Century 

Media and its staff would 

 

 

 

 

 

 

like to thank everyone who 

took the time to share their 

holiday greetings with us 

this season, as well as the 

generous businesses that 

sponsored the prizes for this 

contest. 

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Former New Lenox 

officer sues Village 

over benefits dispute 


A former New Lenox police 

officer filed a lawsuit 

against the Village of New 

Lenox earlier this month 

over a financial dispute on 

the officer’s disability benefits. 

Paul Griffin was a New 

Lenox officer from 2002 to 

2017. The lawsuit states on 

Sept. 7, 2016, Griffin suffered 

a “catastrophic injury 

to his lower left extremity” 

after leaving a subpoenaed 

appearance assignment to 

testify before the grand jury 

at the Will County Annex 

Court Building in Joliet. 

Griffin reportedly slipped 

off a curb and hyperextended 

his left knee as he was 

getting into his unmarked 

vehicle. According to court 

documents, he was able to 

grab the door to keep himself 

from falling down, but 

immediately felt pain in the 

front and rear of his knee. 

Two months later, a doctor 

diagnosed Griffin with a torn 

meniscus, and he underwent 

surgery on Dec. 8, 2016. 

Post-surgery, the lawsuit 

alleges Griffin’s knee did not 

improve. On Aug. 31, 2017, 

Griffin underwent a full left 

knee replacement. According 

to the suit, Griffin said it 

would be unsafe for him, his 

co-workers and the public if 

he returned to duty. 

He resigned on Oct. 10, 

2017 while under internal 

investigation by the police 

department for obstructing 

justice, official misconduct 

and mishandling court documents, 

according to court 

documents. 

The lawsuit stated the 

Board of Trustees of the 

New Lenox Police Pension 

Fund selected three physicians 

to examine Griffin’s 

disability claim. All three 

concluded Griffin was “permanently 

disabled” from the 

2016 incident. 

All evidence was presented 

to the pension board at a 

June 20, 2018 hearing, and 

on Oct. 22, 2018, the board 

denied Griffin’s line-of-duty 

disability pension, but granted 

his application for a noton-duty 

disability pension 

effective the date he was off 

the municipality’s payroll, 

the lawsuit added. 

An officer with a not-onduty 

pension is entitled to 

50 percent of the salary attached 

to the officer’s rank 

at the date of suspension of 

duty or retirement, while a 

line-of-duty disability pension 

grants 65 percent of the 

salary attached to the officer’s 

rank. 

Griffin hired Palatinebased 

Law Offices of Thomas 

W. Duda to represent him 

to contest that the incident 

on Sept. 7, 2016 occurred 

while on duty, with the goal 

that the court reverses the 

pension board’s decision and 

make the board pay Griffin 

line-of-duty disability benefits. 

The case is expected to 

return to court at 9 a.m. on 

March 26, 2019. The New 

Lenox Police Department 

was not immediately available 

for comment. 

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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Flood forces D91 holiday 

program to Rialto stage 

Some 500 students from 

Milne-Kelvin Grove School 

District 91 performed Dec. 

18 at the Rialto Square Theatre 

in downtown Joliet as 

part of the school’s annual 

“I Love Christmas” program. 

This year’s program was 

extra special because of the 

venue. Choral director and 

teacher Sarah Randolph 

said most years the students 

perform their program at 

the school’s old gym. But 

roughly a month ago, flooding 

issues forced the school 

to seek a new location. The 

school’s new gym was not 

ideal, as it is smaller than the 

old gym and does not have a 

stage, so she reached out to 

the community for help. 

But at first no location was 

big enough to accommodate 

hundreds of students and 

hundreds of parents. If they 

were, the stage was not free 

anyway, Randolph said. 

“I thought, ‘I’ll try the Rialto,’” 

she said. 

She figured it was a long 

Election 2019 

Village, D210, NLPL to have races, while others to go unopposed 


On, Dec. 17, the election 

filing period for the April 2, 

2019 consolidated election 

closed. Listed below are the 

candidates running in races 

that affect New Lenox. 

Village of New Lenox 

Four candidates are competitng 

for three spots that are 

four-year-terms on the Village 

Board. Incumbents Jasen 

Howard, Doug Finnegan and 

Keith Madsen will be challenged 

by newcomer Brian 

O’Leary. Mayor Tim Baldermann 

filed for re-election and 

will run unopposed. 

shot to get a professionalgrade 

theater to offer up its 

space for elementary students, 

but it worked. They 

had Tuesday morning open, 

but only for a few hours, and 

the students could not use 

the stage to practice or prepare. 

“I said, ‘I can do it,’” Randolph 

recalled. “We have the 

best children in the world.” 

Reporting by Jesse Wright, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Library expo features a 

community of creators 

As the temperature drops, 

most folks enjoy cuddling 

up with a cozy blanket or 

heavy quilt. But how often 

do we consider the craftsmanship, 

community and 

history behind this functional 

art form? 

On Dec. 14 and 15, the 

Orland Park Public Library 

hosted its Exploring Textiles 

expo, giving patrons the opportunity 

to learn more about 

needlework, fabric arts and 

handmade textiles from a 

Lincoln-Way Community High 

School D210 

Six candidates are competing 

for four four-year 

slots on the D210 Board of 

Education: incumbent board 

members Beth Janus-Doyle 

and Joseph Kirkeeng, Manhattan 

resident William J. 

Garrett, Frankfort residents 

Hugh “Butch” McCorkle 

and Peter J. Wilkes and Mokena 

resident Richard C. 

LaCien, Jr. D210 Trustees 

Christine Glatz and Ronald 

A. Lullo are not running for 

re-election. 

variety of local craftspeople. 

The program — which was 

held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on 

both Friday and Saturday 

— also featured live demonstrations 

detailing tips and 

techniques that can be used 

by hobbyists and advanced 

artists. 

“We want to let the community 

know that needle 

arts aren’t dying,” said Kelly 

Cuci, the library’s outreach 

services manager, the morning 

of Dec. 14. “People are 

really involved with them. 

We’ve got these great clubs 

here, and they’re helping us 

out with this event.” 

Along with exploring the 

intricate art form, the event 

also invited attendees to join 

the local community of creators. 

“I know that my grandmother 

sewed, my parents 

sewed and now I’m sewing,” 

Cuci said. “It seems to run in 

families and in communities. 

People get close, and 

they share traditional sewing 

techniques.” 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit OPPrairie.com. 

New Lenox School D122 

Three incumbents are running 

unopposed for a full 

four-year term on the Board 

of Education: Secretary Nicole 

Swallow, President 

William Pender and Board 

Member Cynthia Dykas. No 

one filed for the two-year unexpired 

term. 

NL Community Park District 

The park district’s Board of 

Trustees race will also go unopposed. 

Three incumbents 

filed for the April 2 election: 

Treasurer Garry Kraemer, 

Vice President Brian Fischer 

and Secretary Dale Larson. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Goddard School gives 

money, toys for holidays 

The Goddard School in 

Mokena donated $1,000 on 

Dec. 15 to Mokena Miracles 

and donated more than 30 

toys to Silver Cross Hospital 

for its pediatric unit. 

“It’s holiday time, so we 

thought we’d do a good 

thing here,” Goddard coowner 

Neel Saha said. “Mokena 

Miracles is doing some 

great work.” 

Students sold cookie 

dough to raise the funds. 

The toys donated to Silver 

Cross came via Goddard’s 

Mokena location being chosen 

as one of only 50 to participate 

in a toy testing back 

in September. 

Saha presented the check 

along with his wife, Dolon. 

“You have no idea how 

much this means to us and 

how much it will mean to the 

families who we provide a 

wonderful holiday for,” said 

Officer Tom Czarnecki. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Editor. For more, visit Moke 

naMessenger.com. 

New Lenox Public Library 

Four candidates are vying 

for three open seats on the 

library Board of Trustees. 

Incumbents Louis J. Broccolo, 

Bonnie Ulstad and 

Michelle DeBella Monbrod 

will be challenged by newcomer 

Alex Vancina. 

Union School District 81 

All four incumbents will 

run unopposed for USD81. 

Those are New Lenox residents 

Shelly Sinclair and 

Linda Brunner, and Joliet 

residents Christopher Gustafson 

and Carey Brock.

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Social snapshot 

Top Web Stories 

From NewLenoxPatriot.com as of Sunday, 

Dec. 23 

1. Local musician releases rock ‘n’ roll album 

2. Former New Lenox officer sues Village over 

benefits dispute 

3. Village Board, D210, library to have races, 

while others to go unopposed 

4. New Lenox Jr. Warriors football team wins 

Super Bowl 

5. Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital hosts ribbon 

cutting, Jim McMahon visits as keynote 

speaker 

From the editor 

What a sight to see all these lights 

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New Lenox Police Department posted this 

Dec. 19: 

“Today, during our annual Christmas lunch 

at the NLPD, Cooper and Lincoln happen to 

stop by to say Merry Christmas. They made 

a beautiful Christmas card and a tray of 

sweets. We made sure they left with badges 

and other cool NLPD swag! Thank you Cooper 

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Maybe it’s just 

around my neighborhood 

in the 

west suburbs, but it seems 

like year after year there are 

less festive houses during 

the holidays. 

It’s never a problem in my 

parents’ home. They leave 

the Christmas lights lined 

up around the front window 

up all year. But each year 

when I drive around New 

Lenox to take photos of 

decked out houses in town 

for the paper, I’m immediately 

reminded that it’s not 

a dying holiday tradition 

in the southwest suburbs. 

There are so many decorated 

homes that the New 

Lenox Community Park 

District hosts the annual 

holiday lights contest every 

year. 

Each year I visit these 

houses, it’s funny because 

I feel like I see the evolution 

of holiday lights in my 

lifetime all in one drive. 

You got the 1980s and early 

1990s flair with the fat light 

bulbs. And I remember all 

the lights back then were 

always multi-colored, never 

uniform. I always thought 

they were kind of ugly to 

look at on a home, and if 

one of them were burnt 

out, it was very noticeable. 

Other than the fat bulbs, 

there were the bubble bulbs 

that looked like pipettes one 

would use during science 

Pictured is last year’s winner of the Holiday Lights Contest the New Lenox Community 

Park District puts together every year. The home is on Cedar Road. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

class. The smaller lights 

were around but some of 

them were all oddly shaped, 

like in snowballs that no one 

would recognize if it wasn’t 

named on the box, or flowers. 

Or if small lights were 

used back then, they would 

be the ones with the special 

effects. 

Then as we got into the 

2000s, the fat bulbs were 

rarely used, and it was all 

about the smaller lights and 

the icicles. Also, back when 

I was a child, I remember 

carrying large plastic figurines 

and placing them in 

the yard, and waking up in 

the morning and see half of 

them knocked over because 

of the wind. The blow-ups 

that I see more of nowadays 

are a much better touch and 

more reliable. 

In my neighborhood 

back then, it was about how 

much stuff you could put 

on your home. I feel like 

nowadays, it’s kind of like 

that, but the look is more 

sleek and put together. Take 

last year’s winner of the 

Holiday Lights Contest on 

Cedar Road that’s pictured 

here as an example. 

Make sure to check out 

decorated homes in your 

neighborhood before it’s 

taken down. In the park 

district’s contest, homes 

that participated are on 

Woodlawn Road, Meadow 

Path, Westmoreland Street, 

Francis Road, Central Road, 

East Joliet Highway, Cedar 

Road, West Michigan Road, 

Norwood Circle, Stonegate 

Road, Warbler Road, 

McDivitt Drive and Brogan 

Drive. There were numerous 

elaborately decorated 

houses during my drive the 

other night that I felt would 

compete in the lights contest, 

especially one I saw on 

Cedar Road where the entire 

house was draped with light 

blue lights. So go out and 

take a gander and appreciate 

the work these homeowners 

put in. It’s not an easy task. 

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12 | December 27, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot FAITH 


FAITH BRIEFS 

United Methodist Church of New Lenox 

(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox) 

The Divorce Care Group 

Jan. 8- Ongoing. The 

group is starting up again 

for people going through or 

struggling with divorce. We 

would like to provide spiritual 

and group support. It 

will be a 13 week series. For 

more information call (815) 

485-8271. 

Worship Schedule 

Traditional worship is at 

9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sundays. 

Musical Opportunities 

Join the vocal choirs, bells 

choirs, or praise team. There 

are opportunities for children, 

teens, and adults. Rehearsals 

are on Wednesday 

or Thursday evenings. For 

more information, call (815) 

485-8271. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second 

Ave., New Lenox) 

Mass Schedule 

7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. 

and 6:30 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 

a.m. Monday-Saturday; 5 

p.m. Saturdays and 8:30 a.m. 

Wednesdays. 

Called To Holiness 

7-8:30 p.m. every first 

Monday of the month. For 

directions to the meeting location 

and more information, 

contact Jennifer at calledto 

holinessgroup@gmail.com. 

Lincoln-Way Christian Church (690 E. 

Illinois Highway, New Lenox) 

Worship Services 

9 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. 

HERO Family Support Group 

7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. 

This group is open to 

anyone with a family member 

currently struggling 

with addiction, suspected 

addiction, or currently in 

recovery. Family support 

meetings provide helpful 

tools and information to 

better equip people to help 

their loved ones through 

their struggle. This group 

provides a supportive environment 

with others who 

have had similar experiences 

and an opportunity 

to meet and network with 

others. 

Central Presbyterian Church (1101 S. 

Gougar Road, New Lenox) 

Church Service 

10:30 Sundays. For more 

information, call the church 

at (815) 485-5152. 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Sunday School and Living 

Lutheran 

9:15 a.m. Sundays. For 


485-6973. 

Teen Catechesis 

6 p.m. Wednesdays 

Christ Mission Church (22811 S. Cedar 


Celebrate Recovery 

7-9 p.m. every Tuesday. 

For anyone struggling with 

hurts, habits, or hang-ups. 

For more information, call 

Deb at (708) 516-6318. 

St. John of Chicago Chapel (112 Church 

Street, New Lenox) 

Orthodox Divine Liturgy 

10-11:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Missio Dei Church (123 W. Wood St., New 

Lenox) 

Women’s Study 

6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays and 

9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays. 

Study materials will cost 

$10.50, and books will be 

distributed before the study 

begins. Payments will be 

collected on the first class. 

Pay by cash or make checks 

payable to Missio Dei 

Church. 

Gathered Worship 

9:30-11 a.m. every Sunday. 

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 

Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. For 


462-0202. 

Intro to New Life 

Church staff offers a oneday 

Intro to New Life workshop, 

which will provide the 

opportunity for attendees 

to engage in an in-depth 

dialogue about the church’s 

mission, beliefs and approach 

to ministry. To register, 

sign up at newlifenew 

lenox.org or call the church 

office at (815) 462-0202. 

The Hub (1303 S. Schoolhouse Road, New 

Lenox) 

The Landing 

6:30-8:30 p.m. every 

Wednesday. This is a group 

to help teens break free from 

hurts, hang-ups and addictions. 

There is no charge. For 

more information, search for 

Freedom Haus on Facebook. 

The Center Youth Group 

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

Teens ages 12-19 are 

welcome. The night features 

live music, an open gym, an 

encouraging message and a 

chance to meet new friends. 

For more information, call 

(815) 717-8002. 

Cherry Hill Church of Christ (2749 

Lancaster Drive, Joliet) 

Sunday Services 

10:30 a.m. every Sunday; 

1 p.m. on the first Sunday of 

each month and 6 p.m. every 

Sunday except the first Sunday 

of each month. 

Worship and Bible Service 

7 p.m. every Wednesday. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., 

New Lenox) 

Sunday Services 

8 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite 

II. 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 

Rite II with music, followed 

by coffee hour. For more 

information, call (815) 485- 

6596. 

Saturday Service 

5 p.m. the first, third and 

fifth Saturday of each month. 

Cornerstone Church (1501 S. Gougar 


Junior and Senior High Bible 

Study 

6:30-8:30 p.m. every 

Wednesday. For more information, 

call (815) 462-7700. 

Sunday School 

9-10 a.m. every Sunday. 

Christian education classes 

are available for all ages. A 

nursery is also available. For 


462-7700. 

Worship Service 

8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. 

every Sunday. 

Parkview Christian Church (2121 S. 

Schoolhouse Road, New Lenox) 

Ruth Circle Quilters 

9 a.m. Mondays. No experience 

necessary. You just 

have to know how to have 

fun to join. And if that’s not 

enticing enough, we always 

have snacks! For more information, 

call (815) 462- 

9527 or (708) 479-7338. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford 

Drive, New Lenox) 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

Reverberate Youth Group 

1-3 p.m. Every first Sunday 

of the month. The group 

meets to discuss a message 

geared toward junior and 

senior high school students. 

For more information, email 

youth@ourjourney.cc. 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Assistant 

Editor Megan Schuller at 

m.schuller@22ndcm.com or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34. 

Information is due by noon on 

Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

In Memoriam 

Thomas Joseph Peterson 

Thomas Joseph Peterson, 

79, of New Lenox, died 

Dec. 19. He is survived by 

his children Cathi (Rick 

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Cemetery. 

Laura Lynn Trento 

Laura Lynn Trento (nee 

Bembenek), 55, of New 

Lenox, died Dec. 17. Laura 

is survived by her husband 

Claudio Trento; siblings 

Joseph (June) Bembenek, 

Brian (Denise) Bembenek, 

Leanne (Phil) Wargowsky; 

also Katie and Ella 

Wargowsky; and numerous 

nieces and nephews. Laura 

was a Human Resource 

Executive for Verizon and 

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Wings Art Shoppe in 

Lockport. Family received 

friends at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel. Funeral was at St. 

Jude Catholic Church. Interment 

was at Pleasant Hill 

Cemetery. In lieu of memorials, 

donations in Laura’s 

name to Joliet Area Community 

Hospice would be 

appreciated. 

Margaret Deaville 

Margaret “Peg” Deaville, 

94, formerly residing at the 

Cottages of New Lenox, 

died Dec. 7. She is survived 

by her children Roberta 

(Charles) Baird and Michael 

(Maureen) Deaville; 

grandchildren William, 

David (Jennifer), John 

(Sheila), Thomas, Megan 

and Martin (Jillian); and 

great-grandchildren Danielle, 

Charles, Ryan, John, 

Kathryn, Lucy and Maisie. 

Family received friends at 

Kurtz Memorial Chapel. 

Interment was private at a 

later date at Abraham Lincoln 

National Cemetery. In 

lieu of memorials, donations 

to the Harry Anderson 

VFW Post 9545, American 

Legion Post 1977 or charity 

of your choice would be appreciated. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email Editor James 

Sanchez at james@newlenox 

patriot.com with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the New Lenox community.

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The Pretzel family wins park district’s lights contest 

Sean Hastings 


It has been at least 20 years 

since Linda and Frank Pretzel 

have entered into the New 

Lenox Holiday Lights contest, 

yet they’ve racked up 15 

wins including this year. 

Reindeer, candy canes, 

trees, drummer boys, a massive 

blow-up Santa, house 

lights and every other Christmas 

theme imaginable light 

up the lawn with the help of 

20,000 lights. 

Linda does 90 percent of 

the work, but the homemade 

decorations were Frank’s doing. 

She spent two months 

creating the 15-time winning 

Holiday Lights house, with 

anywhere between six and 12 

hours per day. 

“It’ll be 10 p.m. and I’ll be 

watching TV, and she’ll be 

still running around,” Frank 

said. “She wears herself out 

sometimes. 

And she does not do it because 

she wants to win the 

contest; she just loves Christmas. 

“I just love Christmas,” she 

said. “I think it’s great. I see 

so many people get so much 

joy. I’m going to feel guilty 

when I quit. It’s an honor. It 

makes it even greater because 

I’m not the one entering it. 

That makes me feel good.” 

While she likes the attention, 

she hopes that other 

people can get recognition, 

as well. 

Not only is the outside 

lighting up the dark sky, but 

the inside of the Pretzel residence 

is filled with more decorations. 

More Santas, bears, 

angels and more fill their 

house, eliminating the space 

to sit in four out of the five 

rooms downstairs. 

In one room, created by 

her 9-year-old granddaughter, 

presents multiple families 

of animals in separate groups 

being “read” to by a mama 

bear, papa bear and two 

baby bears. She never does 

the same arrangement twice, 

aiming for a difference each 

year. 

Large and heavy wreaths 

hang along the top of doorways, 

and with just two-anda-half 

inches to work with, 

Linda makes them hang perfectly 

over the top and hang 

down. 

She uses a few nails and 

wires to keep it all balanced, 

while being sure to not ruin 

the wall when the house gets 

back to “normal.” 

To keep everything lit inside 

the house, which is only 

lit at night for a few hours, 

or when visitors stop in, she 

has 11 surge protectors scattered 

throughout the four 

rooms. 

She also uses 120-140 batteries 

to keep battery-powered 

decorations dancing, 

singing and talking. 

With all of the lights and 

power being used, she actually 

started a fire a couple years 

ago and completely burned a 

breaker. 

“I burned the breaker. It 

was just gone,” Linda said. 

“Frank gave me 60 amps just 

for the front yard. He told 

me if I burned that up I was 

done.” 

And the Pretzels invite 

The Pretzels don’t just have an elaborate holiday display outside their home on the 300 

block of East Joliet Highway, it also continues inside, as well. 

Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media 

anyone inside to see the decorations 

and encourage people 

to not be shy about it. 

About 200 people came 

to see the lights already this 

Christmas season. The lights 

go up Thanksgiving night 

and come down Dec. 26. 

Linda is not sure when 

the decorations will stop as 

it has been a season-time 

decision. She thought last 

year was going to be her final 

year, but still was able to 

make it happen. 

She said as she pushes 70 

years old, she will know by 

October if the lights are going 

up again. But one thing is 

for sure, it’s all the lights or 

nothing at all. 

Locals cast in ‘Heavens to Betsy 2’ 

Movie was also shot 

at Gatto’s restaurant 

in New Lenox 



The term “heavens to Betsy” 

is an American phrase 

once coined to mean shock 

or surprise. Frankfort native 

and director of “Heavens 

to Betsy” and “Heavens to 

Betsy 2” Robert Alaniz put 

a play on words and gave 

the expression new context. 

Members of the “Heavens 

to Betsy 2” cast and crew attended 

the encore premiere 

of the movie at Emagine 

Theatres in Frankfort on 

Dec. 6. Alaniz and several 

actors in the sequel actually 

call the southwest suburbs 

their set and their home. 

The sequel follows the 

lead character Betsy Simon 

back to her real life after 

she pens her adventures in 

her God-made alternate universe 

into a novel. 

“Heavens to Betsy 2” was 

Alaniz’s ninth film, and he 

made it clear that the movie 

is a crossover between a 

Christian and general audience 

film. 

“You don’t have to be 

Christian or even religious 

to appreciate it,” Alaniz 

said. “The sequel is a continuation 

of the first story, 

but I never intended for 

there to be a sequel.” 

Gatto’s Restaurant in 

New Lenox, the Frankfort 

Public Library District, and 

a quiet Frankfort neighborhood 

were featured in the 

film in different scenes. 

Homer Glen resident 

Gary Gow, a science teacher 

at Jerling Junior High 

School in Orland Park, 

played the selfish television 

show host Tandum Dackery. 

Besides being a teacher 

Please see Heavens, 15 

New Lenox resident and actor Chris Galvan (fourth from the left) poses with cast of 

“Heavens to Betsy 2” during an encore premiere at Emagine Theatre in Frankfort. 

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LWSRA Center becomes Whoville for Lunch with the Grinch 

Rochelle McAuliffe 


“Every who down in 

Whoville liked Christmas 

a lot, but the Grinch, who 

lived just north of Whoville, 

did not. The Grinch 

hated Christmas! The whole 

Christmas season!” But, 

perhaps, if he dined with 

the people of the Lincolnway 

Special Recreation Association, 

he would come to 

reason. 

In the name of inclusivity, 

people gathered for a 

fun activity: To bring the 

Grinch some good cheer, 

as the LWSRA believes 

it’s the best time of the 

year. 

It was on Saturday, Dec. 

15, that for the Grinch, the 

holidays would come to 

not stink, because instead 

of the Grinch being a menacing 

foe, the lunch date 

with him set hearts aglow. 

It was at the Lincolnway 

Special Recreation Center 

in New Lenox where 

this tale began, of how 

the Grinch came to enjoy 

Christmas with all his new 

friends. 

For the third annual 

Lunch with a Grinch, the 

LWSRA was able to put it 

together in a cinch. With 

face painting, photos with 

the Grinch, a bounce house 

and fun, there was something 

to enjoy for everyone. 

The feast of pizza was what 

many enjoyed the most, 

rather than the Grinch’s 

choice of beast, which is 

roast. 

Peter Wagner and his 

mother, Cindy, spent the 

afternoon together one of 

their favorite places with 

their favorite holiday cartoon. 

Peter is a participant 

in the LWSRA’s TITANS 

program; a structured, fiveday-a-week 

program that is 

designed to meet the needs 

of people 18 and older with 

a disability. The program 

became an outlet for Peter 

after he aged out of school, 

but Cindy has become part 

of the LWSRA family and 

knows how wide the impact 

is. 

“It’s nice to see such a 

big turnout to this and that 

it’s a really good mix of 

everybody,” Cindy said. 

“It’s great exposure for the 

LWSRA and people with 

disabilities.” 

Exposure and awareness 

are what they strive 

for at the LWSRA, because 

they’re here to help people 

with disabilities every day. 

They want people to tour 

the building and spread the 

word, and make sure their 

message is heard: that everyone 

knows someone 

with special needs. 

“You may not have one 

of your own, but everyone 

knows somebody,” said 

Karyn Reczek, outreach coordinator 

for the LWSRA. 

“We want to get people 

in here, see our facilities 

and tell everyone they 

know about what we do 

here.” 

As the Grinch went 

around the center looking 

for trouble, he found 

nothing but joy – make it 

double. Accompanied by 

his dog, Max and Cindy 

Lou Who, the lunch with 

the Grinch brought out the 

whole crew. Handing out 

junk mail and jury duty to 

some, he shared a hug with 

a friend who gave him an 

onion, a food that for him 

ranks No. 1. 

Crawling on the floor, he 

told Max he was starting 

to feel, and the spirit of the 

holidays then became real. 

As the Grinch talked to his 

friends at the LWSRA more, 

his heart grew three sizes, 

maybe four! 

The LWSRA will host 

two events in early 2019, 

and the public is invited to 

attend. On Feb. 23, residents 

should get ready to 

jump for Jump Fest, the 

Marianne Knoerzer, 5, of New Lenox, and Jake Billings, 6, of Mokena, make a craft with 

puffy stickers while mom Chrissy Billings supervises Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Lincolnway 

Special Recreation Association’s Lunch with the Grinch event. 

Rochelle McAuliffe/22nd Century Media 

LWSRA’s annual jump 

castle extravaganza. Participants 

can walk in and enjoy 

unlimited bouncing from 

12-4 p.m. for $10. 

Additionally, the LWS- 

RA’s Annual Bunny Breakfast 

will take place at Lincoln-Way 

East High School 

on April 20. There will be an 

Easter egg hunt, pictures with 

the Easter Bunny, face painting 

and of course, breakfast. 

Tickets are available at www. 

lwsra.org/bunny. 

Heavens 

From Page 13 

and actor, Gow also coaches 

softball and directs the annual 

musicals. 

“It’s so heartwarming to 

see so much support from 

colleagues and friends,” 

Gow said. “This is a good 

opportunity for me to pursue 

my craft of acting without 

having to move far away to 

Los Angeles or New York.” 

Science teacher Sarah 

Callis works alongside 

Gow at Jerling Junior High 

School. She was one of 

many teachers that came out 

to support their colleague in 

his acting career. 

“It’s fun to see him play 

a despicable character because 

that’s not him at all,” 

Callis said. “He is so softspoken, 

so to see him cast as 

a jerk is hysterical.” 

Alaniz said that Gow is 

a natural and plans to work 

with him as the lead character 

in a future film. 

For New Lenox resident 

Chris Galvan, “Heavens to 

Betsy 2” was the first fulllength 

feature film in his 

acting career. He played 

Betsy’s boyfriend Robert 

Trainer, whose intentions 

are questionable until the 

end of the film. 

“The cast and crew were 

great and helped me get 

my feet wet,” Galvan said. 

“Since I lived locally, it was 

such an easy project to be a 

part of.” 

Alaniz said that one of the 

biggest challenges was how 

to bring characters from 

Betsy’s alternate universe 

back into reality with her. 

“It wa difficult to do but 

we had a great cast and I’m 

proud of them,” Alaniz said. 

Chicago resident Steve 

Parks, who plays Betsy’s 

assistant Brian, was one 

of the characters that was 

tricky to bring back into the 

sequel. He said he changed 

the mannerisms and appearance 

of the “new Brian” 

versus the “old Brian.” 

“For me as an actor, it’s 

fun to see how things would 

have been different,” Parks 

said. “I had decided that the 

way my character had gotten 

his job [as Betsy’s personal 

assistant] was through 

a chain of events that never 

happened.” 

Chicagoland native Jim 

O’Heir, known for his role 

as Jerry Gergich in the NBC 

sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” 

played Pastor John, 

Betsy’s mentor throughout 

the first and second movie. 

“If [Jim O’Heir] gave a 

real sermon, I’d listen to 

it all day,” executive producer 

Michael Stoskus said, 

laughing. 

Despite being a prominent 

character in the movie, 

O’Heir was only in town to 

shoot for four days, according 

to Alaniz. 

A video message from 

O’Heir played before the 

movie, apologizing for his 

absence at the premiere and 

telling the audience about 

his experience with filming 

both movies. 

“I was unsure if I had 

the time to do ‘Heavens to 

Betsy’ but once I read the 

script I knew I had to do it,” 

O’Heir said. “Next thing I 

know I’m in Chicago filming.” 

O’Heir called the movie 

a “sweet message” with a 

lesson. 

“Watch what you wish 

for,” he said.



 

 

 

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Houses in the holiday spirit 

Numerous houses win awards in park district’s contest 

Homeowners on the 400 block of West Francis Road made the most of their large yard with 

decorations and finished third in the “Originality and Use of Theme” category in the New 

Lenox Community Park District’s Holiday Lights Contest. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd 

Century Media 

The judges appreciated the large lighted tree on the roof of this house on the 700 block of 

Warbler Lane. The homeowners took second place in “Creativity & Design.” 

This house on the 2800 block of Meadow Path earned third place in “Creativity & Design” 

with the help of the idea of the reindeer sleigh on the front appearing as if it is flying 

upward. 

The 2017 overall winner on the 700 block of South Cedar Road added a Santa and Santa’s 

mailbox to its display. It won third place in “Curb Appeal.” 

With an assortment of different decorations, as well as having music playing, this home on 

the 2800 block of Westmoreland Street won first place in “Originality and Use of Theme” 

and second place in “Curb Appeal.” 

This home on the 700 block of Michigan Road could be seen from a mile away. This 

elaborate display won first place in “Curb Appeal” and second in “Originality and Use of 

Theme.”

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Isaac Newton’s title 

4. Lao-tzu’s philosophy 

7. Queen or drone 

10. Author Saroyan 

12. Accomplished 

14. Knot in wood 

15. Metal pin 

17. Opposite of always 

poetically 

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19. 1958 Elvis hit 

21. Q followers 

23. River in a Strauss 

waltz 

24. Sandburg basketball 

star, ____ Stavropoulos 

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30. French for summer 

31. Mid-seventh-century 

date 

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some Chinese dishes 

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inits. 

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familiarly 

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65. “An apple ___...” 

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Down 

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Sisters 

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7. Dentist tool 

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software 

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Domino hit) 

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36. Compass direction 

37. Devour 

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43. Annual British rowing 

regatta 

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invasion 

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53. Trident features 

54. Bunsen burner cousins 

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59. Flock sound 

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company 

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Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

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with Austin Zaker 

Lincoln-Way Central junior 

Ausin Zaker is on the 

Knights boys bowling team. 

He transitioned into a 

two-handed bowler for the 

Knights after bowling with 

one-handed all his life. 

How did you get into 

bowling? 

I just tried bowling one 

day and I liked it. So I started 

getting more equipment, 

and just got better and better. 

When did you decide 

to pursue bowling 

competitively? 

Junior high was when I 

started because that’s when 

State came along. 

What’s the biggest 

lesson learned you’ve 

learned from the sport? 

You just have to keep going 

for your spares and keep 

a good attitude. 

Do you have any 

pregame superstitions 

or a routine? 

I just keep the same order 

of stuff. Clean off the 

ball and take your time 

before each time you 

bowl. 

What’s your greatest 

memory bowling? 

My 289 game when I was 

just practicing bowling and 

I shot a 289 last year. 

What’s your dream 

goal in the sport? 

It would be to get a 300 

game. 

If you weren’t a 

bowler, what sport 

would you want to 

play? 

Baseball because it’s my 

second favorite sport. 

If you won the lottery, 

what would be the first 

thing you’d buy: 

A new truck first, then 

some motorcycles. 

If you could star in a 

movie what would it 

be? 

I like “World War Z”, so 

it would probably be that. 

What’s the biggest 

challenge to overcome 

in your sport? 

You have to stay positive 

and keep going toward your 

goal. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Sean Hastings.

28 | December 27, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot SPORTS 


Wrestling 

Estrada’s quick pin rallies come-from-behind win 

Sean Hastings 


Lincoln-Way West wrestling 

coach Brian Glynn 

expected a pin out of sophomore 

Javen Estrada at the 

126-pound weight class and 

Estrada followed through on 

his coach’s expectations. 

Down 31-26 with just him 

and Kenner Guzman (132 

lbs.) left to wrestle, West 

needed points out of both of 

them to get the win. In just 

52 seconds, Estrada pinned 

Plainfield South’s David Playa 

to take a 32-31 lead and 

Guzman tacked on four more 

on a 10-2 major decision. 

West came away with a 

36-31 win on Friday, Dec. 

21 in New Lenox. 

In a match where the extra 

points were hard to come by, 

Estrada’s late pin was key in 

the biggest moment of the 

match. 

“Javen has really turned 

the corner this last three 

weeks,” Glynn said. “He’s 

practicing with a different 

attitude, he’s wrestling with 

a different attitude, so I’ll 

be honest, I expected him to 

come out and pin that kid.” 

Estrada knew the importance 

of his match with Playa, 

but he did not get himself 

to worked up about it, he just 

went out and did it, he said. 

In the Warriors match 

Dec. 15 against Cary Grove, 

he also picked up a quick 

pin, that time in just 40 seconds 

and the same day got 

another pin against Moline, 

but in 2:46. West won both 

matches handedly, but Friday’s 

was tight throughout. 

“[My mindset was] just go 

in there and wrestle my hardest 

and whatever happens 

happens and just try and go 

for the pin, but not worry too 

much about it,” he said. 

But up just one point in 

the final match, Guzman’s 

match was going to decide 

the fate of the duel meet for 

both schools. All he needed 

to do was win by regular 

decision to secure the win 

for West, but picked up one 

more point for good measure 

with the major. 

“Kenner (Guzman) hasn’t 

wrestled much varsity, but 

we decided to check him 

out this week and he really 

stepped up and came in at a 

critical time and wasn’t nervous 

and did his thing and it 

was awesome.” 

There were just five pins 

combined throughout the 

match, so the extra points 

made a difference for West. 

Also picking up pins for 

the Warriors were Griffin 

Ketelaar (220 lbs.) and Jacob 

Cronk (182 lbs.). Cronk 

pinned his man in just 20 

seconds and Ketelaar finished 

his match in 1:16. 

Glynn had high praise for 

both Ketelaar and Cronk. 

“Griffin Ketelaar stepped 

up,” Glynn said. “He beat a 

kid that he had to beat and 

not only did he beat him, he 

pinned him. Obviously points 

were crucial in this dual meet. 

The difference from a major, 

to a tech, to a pin was really 

the difference.” 

Earning points for West 

were Payton Geigner (regular 

decision 8-3 at 145 lbs.), 

Josh Pakula (technical decision 

18-3 at 170 lbs.) and 

Johnny Buell (113 lbs.) won 

by forfeit. 

At this point of the season, 

Glynn feels that the team has 

“bought in” and realize the 

importance of getting the extra 

points and how that makes 

a difference and vice versa. 

Two Warriors were pinned 

Friday and it does not matter 

to Glynn who they are wrestling, 

a pin is not acceptable, 

he said. 

Glynn repeated that earning 

the extra points and not 

having teams earn the points 

on them is what can help 

make them a top three team 

in the state. 

This Week In… 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Boys Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 27 - at Maine East 

Holiday Tournament, TBA 





Girls Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 27 - at Oswego East 





Holiday Tournament, 

TBA 

■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Thornridge, 

5:30 p.m. 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 28 - at DeKalb Team 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 29 - at DeKalb Team 

Invite, TBA 

Girls Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 29 - at Plainfield South 

Invite (at Town and Country 

Lanes), 9 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

Central, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 27 - at Morgan Park 

Invite (at Dolton Bowl), 9 a.m. 

Boys Swimming and 

Diving 

■Dec. ■ 27 - at Homewood- 

Flossmoor Pentathalon, 10 

a.m. 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 



Holiday Tournament, 

TBA 






■Dec. ■ 27 - at Medieval 

Classic (at Lincoln-Way East), 

TBA 



TBA 



TBA 

■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Thornton, 6 

p.m. 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 28 - at Granite City 

Tournament, 9:30 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 29 - at Granite City 

Tournament, 9:30 a.m. 

Girls Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 27 - at Reavis Invite (at 

El Mar Bowl), 9 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 29 - at Plainfield South 

Invite (at Town and Country 

Lanes), 9 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 27 - at Morgan Park 

Invite (at Dolton Bowl), 9 a.m. 

Boys Swimming and 

Diving 

■Dec. ■ 27 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

Central Invite, 10 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 3 - at Andrew, 5 p.m. 

Celtics Varsity 

Athletics 


■Dec. ■ 27 - at Jack Tosh 

Holiday Classic (at York), TBA 


Holiday Classic (at York), 

TBA 



TBA 



TBA 



Classic at Lincoln-Way East; 

vs. Andrew, 2 p.m. 



vs. LWE, 3:30 p.m. 



vs. TBA, TBA 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 28 - at Lakes Varsity 

Wrestling Quad, 

8:30 a.m. 

■Jan. ■ 3 - hosts Bishop 

McNamara, St. Laurence, 

9 a.m. 

Boys Bowling 

■Dec. ■ 27 - at Brother Rice 

Final Fling (at Arena Bowl), 

8:30 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 29 - at Conference 

Finals (at BlueBird Lanes - 

Chicago), TBA 

■Jan. ■ 3 - at Lockport, 4 p.m. 

This Week In is compiled by 

editor James Sanchez, james@ 

newlenoxpatriot.com. 

Sports Briefs 

Lincoln-Way West baseball 

is to host winter hitting, 

defense camp 

On Dec. 26-28, Lincoln- 

Way West High School 

will host a Baseball Camp 

for grades 1-8. Participants 

will practice offensive and 

defensive skills. Players 

will learn and take place 

in: offensive philosophy, 

approach to hitting, hitting 

stations and evaluations, 

infield, outfield and base 

running drills, and defensive 

philosophy and drill 

stations. 

For those in grades 1-4, 

camp days are 11-1 p.m. 

Dec. 26 and 8:30-10:30 a.m. 

Dec. 27-28. 

For those in grades 5-8, 

camp days are 3:30-5:30 

p.m. Dec. 26 and 1-3 p.m. 

Dec. 27-28. 

Aside from the hitting 

a defense camp, separate 

pitching and catching camps 

for those in grades 1-8. 

Campers will learn and 

take place in pitching philosophy 

and mechanics 

breakdown, pitching drill 

stations and evaluation, 

and catching fundamentals 

and drill work. Please bring 

your own set of catcher’s 

equipment if you are attending 

the catching camp. 

Those who want to join 

should fill out the camp 

brochure or register online 

on the Lincoln-Way West 

High School Website at lwwathletics.com. 

Click on 

the “More” tab and you will 

find the link in the 2018- 

2019 column to print the 

flyer. To register online, go 

to the school website, click 

on “More” tab and choose 

“Register an Athlete.” Click 

“Create An Account” and 

enter your own email and 

password. (You can use the 

account Remember this account 

information as you 

will be able to use this account 

for the years to come 

for all of the L-W West 

camps. Then click on “Begin 

Registration and choose 

“Baseball Winter Camps.” 

Sports Briefs are compiled 

by Editor James Sanchez, 

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Griffins pull away against Knights with strong fourth quarter 

RANDY WHALEN 


After an amazing start in a 

big cross District 210 battle, 

the Lincoln-Way East girls 

basketball team seemed in 

slow motion for nearly twoand-a-half 

quarters. 

Paging Katchie Savic. 

After some early foul 

trouble, the senior guard 

came through by scoring 11 

of her game-high 19 points 

in the fourth quarter. That 

helped East hold off District 

210 rival Lincoln-Way Central 

50-39 in a SouthWest 

Suburban Conference crossover 

as the opening game of 

a girls/boys doubleheader on 

Friday, Dec. 21 at East. 

The Griffins (8-4), who 

hadn't played since a 67- 

65 double-overtime loss 

on Dec. 11 to Homewood- 

Flossmoor, also received 

17 points from junior guard 

Olivia Molnar. Junior guard 

Regan LoConte scored 14 

points to lead Central (5-5), 

which lost for the fifth time 

in six games after a 4-0 start. 

But two of those losses were 

by a combined total of three 

points and this last one to 

East, was close until midway 

through the fourth quarter. 

"We are a couple of good 

bounces from being an 8-2 

team," Central coach Dave 

Campanile said. "We just 

have slow starts and have to 

get over that." 

But it was a big finish by 

the Griffins that proved to 

be the difference last week. 

First senior guard Sydney 

Nekola (6 points) hit a 

3-pointer with five seconds 

left in the third quarter which 

gave the Griffins the lead for 

good at 30-29. In the previous 

19 plus minutes, they 

had only scored 12 points, 

so those were big. 

They seemed to be the 

spark that East needed, as 

Lincoln-Way Central forward Haley Stoklosa (middle) weaves through Griffins defenders 

Friday, Dec. 21, during a matchup between the two teams in Frankfort 

Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Savic stepped up and hit 

another 3-pointer to open 

the fourth quarter. Senior 

forward Abi Baumgartner 

(9 points, 8 rebounds) made 

a layup with 7:06 to play to 

close Central within 33-31, 

but that was as close as the 

score got. 

Ahead 35-32, Savic score 

eight points in a 12-0 run 

for a 47-32 lead with 1:48 to 

play in the game. She nailed 

a jumper to start it and made 

six straight free throws to 

end it. 

"I knew we were down [in 

the third quarter] and really 

wanted to win," Savic said. 

"So I picked it up, got my 

shots down and got to the 

line. We hadn't scored, we 

just had to fight through it." 

The Griffins had no problem 

scoring early on as 

senior guard Libby Villa 

scored all five of her points 

on a 3-pointer and a rebound 

basket with 3:11 left in the 

first quarter to cap off a 15-1 

game-opening blitz. But 

then Central settled in and 

closed within 17-10 after the 

first quarter. 

Molnar had a steal and a 

layup with 2:40 left in the 

second quarter for East's 

only field goal in the period. 

In the meantime, the Knights 

closed within 20-19 at halftime. 

LoConte hit a couple 

of big 3-pointers in the third 

quarter. The first put the 

Knights ahead for the first 

time at 24-21 and the second 

gave them their largest lead 

at 28-24 with 4:59 left in the 

third quarter. They still led 

29-27 after a Baumgartner 

free throw with 1:52 left in 

the third quarter. But were 

outscored 20-3 in the next 

eight minutes. 

"We've had slow starts 

and that's been our bugaboo," 

Campanile said. "But 

give our girls credit, they 

clawed back into the game 

and had a 4-point lead in the 

third quarter. But then we 

lost mental focus. We were 

so heightened mentally during 

that comeback that it was 

hard to be there at the end. 

But we can't be afraid of 

success and of being a good 

team." 

East believes it is a good 

team. But has to play a complete 

game. 

"We had good energy 

starting out but Katchie 

picked up her second foul 

[with 2:45 left in the first 

quarter] and we need her 

out there on the floor," East 

coach Jim Nair said. "Central 

did a nice job of settling 

down but we put Sydney 

Nekola on Regan [Loconte, 

who went scoreless for the 

final 12:59 of the game] and 

that made a difference. 

"We knew we were in for 

a battle [against Central]. 

But we're at our best when 

we are playing physical basketball 

and running the floor. 

We've played a tough schedule 

and that will only make 

us better." 

Savic agreed. 

"I'd like to win every game 

Knights point guard Megan Hutchinson finishes at the rim. 

and we think we can hang 

with anyone," she said. "We 

had close losses to Marist 

(55-53 on Nov. 19) and H-F. 

A key for us is we are all 

close. We are bonding very 

well and everyone is helping 

out." 

Both Central and East 

might face each other again 

this week. Although they are 

in opposite pools, both teams 

are at the Medieval Classic, 

with pool play scheduled on 

Wednesday, Thursday, and 

Friday, Dec. 26-28. The final 

day of the tourney is Saturday, 

Dec. 29 with the positions 

in pool play matching 

the teams up. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Boys Swimming and Diving 

Lincoln-Way Central 97, 

Sandburg 59 

Joe Bozzi highlighted the 

dual by winning the 50 freestyle 

(22.95), 100 freestyle 

(49.27 and was also part 

of the winning 200 medley 

relay (1:43.09) that also included 

Matt Senese, Tommy 

Kirk and Devin Mihaichuk. 

Kirk also won the 500 freestyle 

(5:14.57) in the Dec. 

17 win. 

High School Highlights is 

compiled by Editor James 

Sanchez, james@newlenoxpa 

triot.com.

30 | December 27, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot SPORTS 


Three-point play in waning seconds downs Knights 

RANDY WHALEN 


Jhei-R Jones had never 

been in a game that was so 

intense. 

So if he was in it, he might 

as well win it. 

That’s exactly what the 

Lincoln-Way East sophomore 

guard did as he scored 

what proved to be the winning 

points on an old-fashioned 

3-point play with 5.6 

seconds left in overtime. 

That play gave the Griffins 

a wild 55-54 victory in a 

District 210 SouthWest Suburban 

Conference crossover. 

on Friday, Dec. 21 in Frankfort. 

In his first game back after 

an injured ankle in a win on 

Nov. 30 over Bradley-Bourbonnais, 

Julian Barr led East 

(5-6) with 19 points, all of 

them coming in the second 

half. Sophomore point guard 

Sean Curran scored a gamehigh 

20 points to pace the 

Knights (7-5), who dropped 

their second game of the 

week. 

“I’ve never been in a high 

school game that intense,” 

Jones said. “It was very different, 

but it was fun.” 

The second half featured 

five ties and five lead changes 

and came down to the final 

seconds of the overtime. 

Curran hit 1-of-2 free throws 

to give Central a 53-49 lead 

with 27.7 seconds left in OT. 

But 14 seconds later Barr 

banged home a line drive 

3-pointer to cut the lead to 

one. Curran was fouled with 

11.6 seconds to play and 

he once again split the free 

throws. 

That set the stage for 

Jones, who finished with 14 

points and seven rebounds. 

The point guard drove to his 

right, converted the layup 

and was fouled on the play. 

He nailed the ensuing free 

throw and East had its only 

lead in the extra session. 

“The play was designed 

for me, so I just tried to execute 

and finish,’ said Jones, 

who scored all but two of 

his points after halftime. “I 

had the option of getting the 

ball out to Julian, but no one 

helped on me and I knew if I 

was one-on-one, I could get 

to the basket. 

“You have to have confidence 

to play basketball and 

I’ve been gaining confidence 

this year.” 

Central had one more shot 

at winning it, but Curran’s 

22-footer was off the front of 

the rim. The Knights did rebound 

the ball and in a game 

full of weird calls, East was 

whistled for a foul on that 

play. The officials, however, 

conferred and correctly ruled 

that the whistle happened after 

the buzzer and East was 

the winner. 

“Jhei-R is explosive off 

the dribble,” East coach 

Rich Kolimas said. “We told 

him to just go one-on-one 

and drive. [Barr] was in the 

corner and they didn’t help 

off him, so Jhei-R had the 

one-on-one and he was able 

to make the play. 

“Getting Julian back 

steadied us a bit. These were 

his first major minutes in 

nearly a month. Both teams 

played hard and it was a 

good rivalry game, a good 

high school game, and the 

community came out to support 

it.” 

Barr was glad to be back. 

“I had to get my rhythm 

back,” Barr said. “My ankle 

was bothering me a bit in the 

first half. We just had to keep 

our poise. This is a huge win. 

They are our rivals and we 

wanted it.” 

East had some foul trouble 

in the first half and the 

Knights took advantage. 

Curran hit a 3-pointer to 

Knights point guard Sean Curran floats one over the outstretched arms of Griffins forward 

Sean McLaughlin Friday, Dec. 21, during a game between the two teams in Frankfort. 

Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

open the scoring and they 

led 14-8 after one quarter 

and kept the lead the whole 

first half. Central led 21- 

17 at halftime. Barr hit a 

3-pointer to tie it at 22-22 

in the opening minute of the 

third quarter, but guard Nick 

Tingley (6 points), one of six 

guards on sophomores on the 

Knight roster, hit a 3-pointer 

with 5:45 to play in the period 

for a 28-23 lead. 

Trailing 30-29 exactly 

midway through the third. 

Barr and Jones combined for 

the first nine points in a 10-0 

run as the Griffins took a 39- 

30 lead. with 36.5 seconds 

left in the quarter. Barr had 

13 pints in the third quarter. 

Central. however closed 

back within 39-35 at the end 

of three. 

Ahead 47-43, Barr was 

fouled with 22.2 seconds left 

in regulation but missed both 

free throws. Curran then hit 

a long shot, that was ruled a 

2-pointer, with eight seconds 

to play in the game. Following 

a time out, the Griffins 

turned the ball over at midcourt 

as senior forward Connor 

Barry knocked away a 

pass. Curran fired up a shot 

but his airball was grabbed 

by senior guard Kevin Hayes 

(4 points), who rattled home 

a rebound basket at the buzzer 

to tie the game at 47-47 

and send it to overtime. 

Sophomore guard Matt 

Maloney scored all five of 

his points in the overtime, including 

a free throw to give 

the Knights a 52-49 lead 

with 46.9 seconds to play. 

His twin brother, Mike Maloney, 

had 14 points before 

fouling out with 3:43 left in 

the fourth quarter. Seniors 

Joan Buch (5 points) and 

Nathan Purcell (6 rebounds) 

also contributed for Central. 

Junior center Sean 

McLaughlin (5 points, 8 rebounds), 

senior forward Tyler 

Vaundry (5 points), and 

senior center Afolabi Alabi 

(4 points) also contributed 

for the Griffins. 

“This was a good experience 

for the kids,” Central 

coach Bob Curran said. 

“Games like this you remember 

your whole lives 

and it was nice to be a part 

of. 

“Matt Maloney had been 

out for five or six games 

with an ankle injury but 

came in and did a lot of good 

things. [East] went to a 1-2- 

2 defense and we turned the 

ball over too many times (8) 

in the third quarter. We have 

six sophomores and all of 

our guys are second sport 

guys. Free throws were a factor 

for both teams down the 

stretch. I think we were both 

tired and it showed. We’re 

still growing as a team and 

that’s what we have to keep 

doing.” 

Central also lost a close 

game at home on Monday, 

Dec. 17 and saw its fivegame 

winning streak end by 

Central's Mike Maloney gets tangled up with Jhei-R Jones 

in the paint. 

the score of 46-44 to a good 

Agricultural Science (9-3) 

team out of Chicago. 

This week, on Thursday, 

Dec. 27 through Saturday, 

Dec. 29, the Griffins travel 

downstate to play four games 

in three days at the Effingham/Teutopolis 

Christmas 

Classic. Central is at the 

Maine East Holiday Tournament, 

which starts on 

Wednesday, Dec. 26 and goes 

through Saturday, Dec. 29.

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fastbreak 


West’s offense has uncharacteristic showing in loss 

1st and 3 


File Photo 

Doubleheader dominance 

1. Sean Curran (above) 

The sophomore 

paced the Knights 

with a game-high 

20 points Friday, 

Dec. 21, during 

the LWC/LWE boys 

and girls basketball 

doubleheader in 

Frankfort. He’s been 

the leading scorer in 

nearly all the Knights 

games. 

2. Kevin Hayes 

The forward only had 

4 points against the 

Griffins, but the last 

two points was from 

a clutch rebound and 

put back to send the 

game into overtime. 

3. Regan LoConte 

The sharpshooting 

junior kept Central 

in the game for the 

first three quarters 

by scoring a teamhigh 

14 points. Her 

3-point shot was on 

display, despite the 

loss. 

Warriors score 

lowest point total, 

defense shows 

improvement 

Sean Hastings 


When the first quarter 

ended with the Lincoln- 

Way West girls’ basketball 

team leading 3-0, the strong 

defensive team of Downers 

Grove North that coach 

Ryan White expected, 

stayed true. 

But also that the Warriors’ 

own defense may keep the 

pressure on North throughout 

the game, as well. 

White was, for the most 

part, happy with the Warriors’ 

defensive effort, holding 

the Trojans to just 42 

points. But it still was not 

enough as they came out on 

top of the Warriors 42-39 

Friday, Dec. 21 at West. 

“I thought our defensive 

effort was better than it has 

been for three-and-a-half 

quarters,” he said. “Then it 

kind of fell apart a little bit, 

but I was really happy until 

about the last three and a 

half minutes at that end of 

the floor and that’s usually 

the end I’m a little disappointed 

with.” 

He added they have to 

“put it all together” offensively 

and defensively. 

It was the fourth-lowest 

point total the Warriors allowed 

this season, but was 

the lowest point total they 

have scored, though. 

It was turnovers down the 

stretch and North’s ability 

to knock down free throws 

that gave it the points it 

needed in the defensive 

battle. 

The Warriors had two 

turnovers in the final two 

minutes that led to scores 

at the other end. With just 

1:36 left and up 37-36 a 

turnover led to a bank shot 

in the paint to make it 38-37 

in North’s favor. 

A turnover just 34 seconds 

later resulted in a pair of free 

throws to make it 40-37. 

West had a chance to tie it, 

but a three point shot missed 

the mark and North made a 

free throw after a foul. 

“We have to polish up 

a few things on the offensive 

side,” White said. 

“Too much east, west and 

no one’s getting downhill 

and getting in the lanes very 

well.” 

After the slow start offensively, 

both teams picked 

it up a little bit, and for the 

Warriors, they had multiple 

eight-point leads in the second 

and third quarters. 

Senior Tara Hastings 

scored on a layup and a 

three-pointer on back-toback 

possessions to go up 

15-7 and after the Trojans 

answered with a three of 

their own, Junior Sydney 

Swanberg hit a three-pointer 

at the buzzer to end the first 

Junior guard Taylor Gugliuzza led the Warriors in scoring Friday, Dec. 21, against Downers 

Grove North. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

half up 18-10. In addition to 

her scoring, Swanberg was 

also aggressive on the glass. 

Sophomore Tara Gugliuzza 

also gave the Warriors a 

lead via the three-point shot 

to make it 31-23, but just a 

few minutes later is when 

North began its comeback. 

“We got out into a little 

bit of transition, we got into 

the paint for some draw and 

kicks for some good looks 

at the three,” White said. 

“For us, when we get into 

the paint and either get to 

the basket, it opens up the 

three-point shot or layups.” 

He added when the Warriors 

could not get into the 

lane, they were not able to 

draw and kick and it was 

“downhill from there.” 

The loss dropped West to 

8-3 on the season, but White 

feels that the mistakes Friday 

can be easily corrected. 

“We’ve been lucky to be 

up in a lot of games this 

year, so a tight game you 

have to value the ball and 

value the possessions,” 

White said. 

LISTEN UP 

“My mindset was to go in there, wrestle my 

hardest, and whatever happens, happens.” 

Javen Estrada – Warriors sophomore wrestler, on pinning his 

opponent last Friday to help rally the Warriors’ win last Friday 

Tune In 


Dec. 27-29, TBA 

• Lincoln-Way Central will be competing nearby at 

Lincoln-Way East during the Medieval Classic. 

Index 

28 – This Week In 

27– Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez, james@ 

newlenoxpatriot.com.

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Knights, Griffins go into 

overtime in intradistrict 

thriller, Page 30 

Lincoln-Way Central guard Mike Maloney goes for an offbalanced 

layup Friday, Dec. 21, against Lincoln-Way East in 

Frankfort. Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Holiday blues 

Lady Knights basketball cannot overcome mistakes 

against Griffins, Page 29 

Pin for the win 

Sophomore sensation wrestler comes up clutch for the 

Warriors, Page 28

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