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4 | December 27, 2018 | The orland park prairie news opprairie.com Two slates, one independent line up for three Village trustee seats in April election D135 sees single challenger, Orland Fire seats uncontested and more in local election Bill Jones, Editor On the opening day of election filings Dec. 10, party lines were drawn for three Orland Park trustee spots up for grabs in the April 2 election, according to information provided by the Village Clerk’s office. By the time filings closed on Dec. 17, an independent candidate also entered the fray. A People Over Politics slate — supported by Mayor Keith Pekau — features candidates William R. Healy, Michael R. Milani and Cynthia Nelson Katsenes. The Orland Integrity Party is to put up three candidates against them in incumbent Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich and candidates Kelly O’Brien and Devin Hodge. And independent candidate Mohanned El Natour filed to run before Dec. 17. The Orland Integrity Party formally announced its slate the day after the filing period opened in a series of press releases. In one, they pledged to “serve the community with transparency and honor as public servants.” Ruzich is a two-term incumbent who runs a law firm called Griffin & Gallagher LLC. O’Brien works as an economic development specialist, and manages a team for the Alliance for Regional Development and Chicago Central Area Committee. And Hodge is the chief operations officer for Argonne National Laboratory’s Computing, Environment and Life Sciences organization, as well as a member of the Orland School District 135 Board of Education. The People Over Politics party issued a press release of its own Thursday, Dec. 14, hailing the endorsement of Pekau and saying its members will “work cooperatively with the mayor and the Village Board to provide exceptional, cooperative and transparent government focused on the people of Orland Park, improve government efficiency to keep taxes low while maintaining high-quality services and promote economic development to grow and diversify the Village’s economic footprint” if elected. Milani serves with the Economic Development Advisory Board and Technology Commission, and works for IBM as a business development executive. Healy is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a position on the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Village. Katsenes is a licensed real estate broker and previously served with the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees. Consolidated High School District 230 For the Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education, incumbent Patrick O’Sullivan filed to run for reelection. He is to be joined on the ballot by candidates Mike Hardek, Dave O’Connor and Jeanne A. Bailey. O’Sullivan, Hardek and O’Connor announced the day election filings closed they are to run as a slate called 230 United. O’Sullivan, president of PRO Insurance Services, is seeking his fourth term. O’Conner, an attorney who is the founder and managing partner of O’Conner Law Offices, is seeking his first term with the board. Hardek, a commercial banker, also is seeking his first term. Current Board President Richard Nogal and Board Member Denis Ryan did not file to seek re-election. Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees For the Orland Park Public Library Board, three candidates filed to run. They are Bridget Mary Lindbloom, Daniel F. Sanchez and incumbent trustee Charles McShane, according to Village records. There are only two seats up for grabs in the April 2019 election. The terms of McShane and Diane Jennings come to a close in 2019. Jennings did not file to run for re-election. It is a nonpartisan race. Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees For the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees, only incumbents Jayne Schirmacher and John Brudnak had filed as of deadline, according to district spokesperson Ray Hanania. Brudnak currently serves as president pro tem of the board, while Schirmacher serves as treasurer. Theirs are the only two seats up for grabs in 2019. Orland School District 135 Board of Education On the Orland School District 135 Board of Education, all three board members whose seats are up for re-election have filed to run, according to the Cook County Clerk’s Office. They are Linda-Peckham Dodge, Angie Sexton and Gregory Okon. They are to be met in April on the ballot by challenger Eamon Walsh in the non-partisan election. Community Consolidated School District 146 On the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education, incumbent School Board President John Malloy, Vice President Dean Casper and Darcy Nendza all filed to run for re-election. No other candidates had filed as of the deadline. Garage fire damages Orland Park home, but no one seriously injured Bill Jones, Editor From Dec. 20 FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND Flooded gym forces D91 Christmas 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 Randolph 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 shot to get a professional-grade 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.” A garage fire the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 20, damaged a home in Orland Park, but no one was seriously injured in the blaze, according to fire officials. Firefighters were called at 12:30 p.m. to a home in the 17600 block of Westwood Drive, where they found the property “consumed with heavy smoke” and a fire in an attached garage, according to a press release issued the same day by Orland Park Fire Protection District spokesperson Ray Hanania. The fire was contained in the garage and extinguished, but smoke damage spread throughout the property, Hanania wrote. Two family members reportedly were treated — for smoke irritation, according to Hanania — at the scene and released in good health. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to the release. Reporting by Jesse Wright, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit LockportLeg end.com. 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 in New Lenox for its pediatric unit. “It’s holiday time, so we thought we’d do a good thing here,” Goddard co-owner Neel Saha said. “Mokena Miracles is doing some great work.” Students voluntarily 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, who also co-owns the school with her husband. On hand to receive the donation was Mokena Miracles’ Board President and Mokena Police Officer Tom Czarnecki; its treasurer and Mokena resident Samantha Cooper; and Board Member and Mokena Fire Protection District Lt. Joe Shefcik. Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, Editor. For more, visit MokenaMessenger.com.
opprairie.com news the orland park prairie | December 27, 2018 | 5 Exploring Textiles expo features creator community Laurie Fanelli Freelance Reporter 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 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 library 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.” Wendy Lynn, of Orland Park, was on hand, doing demonstrations and representing two groups, the Waterfall Glen Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and the Country Cupboard Alumnae. She To view more photos online, visit www. opprairie.com explained that the Country Cupboard organization was first developed at an Orland Park needlework store that closed in 2017. “The owner, Barb Dvorak, had created such a community for us that we couldn’t stand the thought of not seeing each other, so we find different places to get together and stitch,” Lynn said as she worked on a wool appliqué piece fashioned after a Baltimore quilt. “One of the places that we meet regularly is Peace Memorial Church, and we tend to get together here at Orland Park Public Library on the second Wednesday of every month.” Professional Art Quilt Alliance member and Orland Park resident Roslyn DeBoer — who manipulates fabric to create nature-inspired scenes — also said she appreciates the camaraderie of the textile community and the history of its techniques. “It is kind of a full-circle thing for me, because I was taught yarn art when I was a girl,” DeBoer said. “I can go back to my great-grandmother, so I’m the fourth generation that I know has done this. My grandmother and my great-grandmother created things for necessity, and my mom and her sisters did it for hobbies. I can take it one step further and go to an art form with it.” DeBoer often incorporates family into her contemporary designs by finding inspiration in the words of her sisters or making special pieces influenced by Professional Art Quilt Alliance member and Orland Park resident Roslyn DeBoer works Dec. 14 on a fabric landscape during the Orland Park Public Library’s Exploring Textiles expo. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media “We want to let the community know that needle arts aren’t dying. People are really involved with them.” Kelly Cuci — Orland Park Public Library’s Outreach Services manager, on the Exploring Textiles expo photographs taken by her relatives. Robin Neumann, of Orland Park, stopped by the library to pick up a book, and she was compelled to see what the expo had to offer. “I love fabric art, quilting and embroidery; I used to do a lot of it myself, and I got away from it,” said Neumann, who is currently focused on painting and drawing. “So, I wanted to see what’s new. I love the colors and the patterns of fabric art. There’s just so much you can do. The possibilities are endless.” The Orland Park Public Library has plans to build on the success of the Exploring Textiles expo with additional upcoming events, Nancy Grizzle (left) and Andrea Tomasik look at a handmade quilt during the expo. and Cuci is to host an open sewing session at 10 a.m. on Jan. 26. For more information about the Professional Art Quilt Alliance, visit www. artquilters.com. For more information about the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, visit egausa.org.
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