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the new lenox patriot | March 14, 2019 | 3
Doug Finnegan is the
choice to continue
New Lenox’s success
DOUG’S MISSION AS VILLAGE
TRUSTEE IS TO CONTINUE:
Lincoln-Way West’s Ian Alton throws a football during one of the many games
Thursday, March 7, at Special Games hosted at Lincoln-Way Central.
Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media
Lincoln-Way celebrates
athletes in Special Games
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
While Moody’s has recently downgraded many other municipalities New
Lenox’s bond rating will be upgraded.
RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY GROWTH
New Lenox is the fastest growing community in Will County with minimal
impact to our current residents.
TRANSPARENCY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Our board meetings are open to the public and we encourage residents to
not only attend, but also to participate.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Our residents are always put as first priority and we always have time to
meet and talk with you about your concerns.
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Lincoln-Way Central
continued on the 18-yearstrong
tradition of the Special
Games on Thursday,
March 7.
The Lincoln-Way mascots
lead their teams to the
stands as each team shouted
its school’s initials back
and forth, each time louder
than the next.
“The Special Games
is a friendly competition
between the peer physical
education classes of all the
local high schools,” Director
of Special Services at
Lincoln-Way Community
High School District 210
Mary Harrison said. “Each
school chooses a theme for
their team and competes in
several different athletic
categories.”
The Special Games were
established in 2002 to provide
athletes with special
needs an opportunity to
compete against others.
Frankfort Resident and
Lincoln-Way East parent
Sherry Klepetka cheered
loudly for her son, Tommy.
“This is a great event,”
Klepetka said. “Tommy
gets excited for the games
every year. He is real
proud of himself and his
friends for competing. It’s
a feel-good day.”
The Games’ humble
beginning started with six
high schools and 150 athletes.
Now, the games have
transformed into a daylong
pep-rally, and competition
involving 11 high
schools and more than 400
athletes.
Lincoln-Way Central
Student and Adaptive P.E.
Leader Sarah Walton, said
that she likes to see the
schools supporting their
adaptive P.E. classes.
“There is an overwhelming
amount of support
from the community for
this joyful event,” she said.
Sarah’s mother, Leslie,
came out to support the
students that her daughter
has been working with.
“It’s wonderful to see
how all the local area
schools come together for
this to support wonderful
athletes,” Leslie said. “It
makes such a big difference
in the community.”
During the opening
ceremony the athletes
marched in to a drum line
cadence, holding their respective
school’s flag and
wearing their respective
school’s themed costume
for the event. Lincoln-Way
Central students carried
the torch down the track.
Each Lincoln-Way
school chose a unique
theme for its team. East
chose a theme from the
Disney movie “Coco,”
donning sombreros and
maracas. Central’s theme
Please see games, 6
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