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newlenoxpatriot.com sound off the new lenox patriot | March 14, 2019 | 13 Social snapshot Top Web Stories From NewLenoxPatriot.com as of Monday, March 11 1. Officials OK Silver Cross expansion, discuss I-80 bridge in Joliet 2. Hockey: Celtics score in triple overtime to keep season alive 3. Behind the Pastery: Paczki Day 4. New studio specializes in feminine fitness 5. Police Reports: Two vehicles stolen on Gannet Lane on same night Become a member: NewLenoxPatriot.com/plus New Lenox School District 122 posted this March 6: “Congratulations to our Oakview students that were selected for our Fairness Award. We are so proud of you for showing good character and for being such great role models!” Like The New Lenox Patriot: facebook.com/ TheNewLenoxPatriot “Train like a Warrior!! Be sure to check out our summer camps & get registered.” @LWWestside, on March 5 Follow The New Lenox Patriot: @The<strong>NL</strong>Patriot From the Assistant Editor Bidding my readers a final farewell Megan Schuller m.schuller@22ndcm.com Goodbyes are painful. Writing this farewell editorial is no different. I have been writing for The New Lenox Patriot since May of last year. The “Home of the Proud Americans” has become my own home away from home as I covered countless stories across New Lenox. From veterans’ ceremonies to Village Board meetings, to Board of Education meetings and chamber events, I was there at the center of the action. Sometimes, I would be in the front row of a meeting typing vigorously on my laptop, and other times I was camouflaged in the foreground. My face was usually hidden by the camera held up to my right eye, but my presence was given away by the press pass that swung around my neck. For every great moment of nearly the past year, I was there. I covered stories like: the long-awaited Silver Oaks Hospital opening, the madrigals decision being reversed, the meetings where Summit Hill School District 161 moved forward to pursue the feasibility of acquiring Lincoln-Way North, the time that New Lenox was given the I-80 grant, the successful season of the Lincoln-Way Marching Band and many others. All of these moments fill my heart with pride because I am honored to have been apart of this community for these moments in New Lenox’s history. New Lenox is in a prosperous time of growth and development, but at the core of that is a solid foundation of a sense of community. The nature of growth comes with growing pains, but I have seen the strength in what the community can do when it rallies together, when it gets involved with local government, and when it makes its voices heard. I wish I could be here to watch New Lenox continue to grow, but it is time for my growth to happen, as well. To the residents I have met through each story and to the readers that have reached out to me regarding my work, I say thank you. I thank you for giving this humble reporter, who grew up in Plainfield and Joliet, a place to call home in New Lenox. I have thoroughly enjoyed every opportunity I’ve been given over this past year at The Patriot. But, like all good things, it had to come to an end. My fiancé, Justin, is now back from his deployment, and I secured a job at the Pacific Business News in Honolulu, Hawaii to advance my career and be closer to him. Bigger and better things lie before me at this pivotal moment in my life. Though I am excited for my new adventure, I am cognizant I leave behind my family, friends, co-workers and, of course, my loyal readers. I have learned a lot of valuable lessons from each community I wrote for. From New Lenox I learned, the value of a fair Village Board, the sense of community fostered from local organizations, the importance of local government and school boards, the pride that comes with supporting our local veterans and law enforcement, the fun in teens putting on a scary good time at Hells Gate and the plethora of interesting topics one can learn about through events held at the local library. Journalism challenges me to always ask and ask again, to look from every angle in a unbiased manner and to listen to understand not to respond. The stories I have published before my readers in The Patriot appear as words bound by ink to paper. But what I see are multi-dimensional pieces of a puzzle composed of perspectives, information and captured moments that fit together piece by piece, word by word. Yes, journalism continually challenges me, but I also write to challenge journalism as I move forward with my career. Every word I write in a story takes on a life of its own in your hands after they leave my fingertips. The words I have written for you will long outlive me once my physical presence here in New Lenox is gone. I will not forget those who made me feel the presence and impact I made here through my words. In Hawaii the phrase “Aloha” is often referred to as a cultural way of life, but it is also spoken as a greeting for hello and goodbye. For me this is a somber goodbye but it is also a welcoming hello to the many new experiences that await me in Hawaii. So, I think it’s then only fitting my last words to my readers be: Aloha, New Lenox. Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The New Lenox Patriot encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. The New Lenox Patriot reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The New Lenox Patriot. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The New Lenox Patriot. Letters can be mailed to: The New Lenox Patriot, 11516 West 183rd Street, Unit SW Office Condo #3, Orland Park, Illinois, 60467. Fax letters to (708) 326-9179 or e-mail to james@newlenoxpatriot.com. www.newlenoxpatriot.com.
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