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Nearly New Resale
Ribbon-Cutting
4:30 p.m. Thursday, May
9, 9995 W. Lincoln Highway,
Frankfort. Nearly
New Resale is a nonprofit
store that supports Noonan
Elementary Academy. The
ribbon-cutting ceremony
will celebrate the store’s
10-year anniversary. Nearly
New opened its doors in
May 2009 in the hopes of
providing a fun place for
the community to shop and
a source of income for the
private school, which is
supported 100 percent by
the parents and guardians
of the children that attend
Noonan.
Teen Advisory Board (Gr.
6-12)
6-7 p.m. Thursday, May
9, Frankfort Public Library,
21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. Need
volunteer hours for school,
church, scouts, or just need
something to do? Join the
TAB and earn volunteer
hours just for helping us
out.
FRIDAY
Frankfort Bluegrass
Festival Fundraiser
6-10 p.m. Friday, May
10, CD&ME, 23320 S. La
Grange Road, Frankfort.
Help support the International
Award Winning
2019 Frankfort Bluegrass
Festival by attending the
annual fundraiser. The
cost is $40 in advance
or $45 at the door. Entrance
includes music by
three bands, a food buffet,
drinks from sponsors,
raffles and more. Reserve
your advance will-call
ticket at Down Home Guitars
or go to www.frankfortbluegrassfest.com.
The
Frankfort Bluegrass Festival
is a free two day nonfor-profit
event in downtown
Frankfort on July 13
and July 14 is only made
possible by donations and
sponsorships.
SATURAY
Geranium, Herb and Book
Sale
9 a.m. May 11, Frankfort
Public Library District,
21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. Join the
Friends of the Frankfort
Library for this sale, which
will last until the plants
run out. The book sale will
run from 9 a.m. to noon.
Disability Fair
10 a.m.-2 p.m., May 11,
Lincolnway Special Recreation
Association, 1900
Heather Glen Drive, New
Lenox. Join the LWSRA
at a one-stop spot to learn
about disability services in
the Lincoln-way area. This
free resource fair is open
to parents, guardians, family
members, teachers and
therapists looking for disability
services in the Lincoln-Way
area. For more
information, visit www.
LWSRA.org.
SUNDAY
Library closure
All day May 12, Frankfort
Public Library District,
21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. The library
is closed for Mother’s
Day.
MONDAY
Nonfiction at Night
7-8 p.m. May 13,
Frankfort Public Library
District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort.
Join us on Monday evenings
to discuss a broad
selection of nonfiction.
This month’s selection is
“Maus: a Survivor’s Tale I:
My Father Bleeds History”
by Art Spiegelman. This is
the first installment of the
Pulitzer Prize-winning
graphic novel acclaimed
as “the most affecting and
successful narrative ever
done about the Holocaust”
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(Wall Street Journal) and
“the first masterpiece in
comic book history” (The
New Yorker). Copies of
this month’s selection will
be available at the library.
Call (815) 534-6173 for
more information or to
register.
TUESDAY
Top Shelf Tuesdays
7-8 p.m. May 14, Frankfort
Public Library District,
21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. This
month we will discuss
“There, There” by Tommy
Orange. In this debut novel,
Orange writes about the
complex lives of Native
Americans. Set during the
Big Oakland Powwow,
characters, young and old,
are drawn together and
pulled apart for various
and complex reasons: violence,
love, tradition, money,
family, and more. Call
(815) 534-6173 for more
information, or to register.
Excel 2013 Pivot Tables
and More
7-8:30 p.m. May 14,
Frankfort Public Library
District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. A pivot
table is a tool that allows
you to reorganize and
summarize large amounts
of data to obtain a desired
report. Take a look at pivot
tables and other Excel tips
& tricks in this hands-on
class. Registrants should
be familiar with fundamentals
of Excel. Please
note: FPLD cardholders
have priority registration.
Non-FPLD patrons can register
one week prior to the
class. Register online or call
(815) 534-6173.
WEDNESDAY
Stenciled Tea Towels with
the Silhouette Cutter
7-8:30 p.m. May 15,
Frankfort Public Library
District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. Decorate
two tea towels using stencils
made with our Silhouette
Cameo cutter. All supplies
are provided. Please
note: Frankfort Library
card holders have priority
registration. Non-FPLD
patrons may register one
week prior to each session.
A non-refundable $10 supply
is required and payable
online at time of registration
or at the Circulation
Desk. All fees must be paid
prior to program start time.
Register online or call (815)
534-6173.
UPCOMING
It’s a Teen Book Club (Gr.
6-12)
6-7 p.m. Thursday, May
16, Frankfort Public Library
District, 21119 S.
Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort.
Teens discuss their monthly
reads, be it something awesome
or something lame.
This month’s selection is
“Broken Things” by Lauren
Oliver.
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7 p.m. Thursday, May 16,
Frankfort United Methodist
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in Frankfort. Join Frankfort
United Methodist Church
to meet about purchasing a
garden plot. The sites will
be onsite, and the church
will be reviewing sizes,
costs and rules of the road
for this exciting venture.
Library closure
All day Friday, May 17,
Frankfort Public Library
District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. The library
is closed for staff inservice.
Hickory Creek Middle
School Spring Musical
7 p.m. Friday, May 17;
2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday,
May 18; and 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, Hickory
Creek Middle School,
22150 W. 116th Ave.,
Frankfort. Hickory Creek
students will perform their
version of “Beauty and
the Beast.” The show will
be presented by the Hickory
Creek Middle School
choral department and
directed by teacher Leslie
Walton with Cynthia
Corso Heath as the assistant
director. This production
will mark the school’s
23rd musical. Tickets are
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Cinco de Mayo event benefits
KidsWork Children’s Museum
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
State Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) touches a
plasma ball Friday, May 3, during a Cinco de Mayo
fundraiser for KidsWork Children’s Museum at CD&ME
in Frankfort.
Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
At the Friday, May 3
fundraiser for KidsWork
Children’s Museum,
guests were immediately
drawn to the table with the
plasma globes.
When guests touched
the glass with their hands,
their hair stood on end,
giving them a taste of what
a child might experience
during a trip to the Frankfort
museum.
Now in its 10th year, the
annual fundraiser was held
at CD & ME with a Cinco
de Mayo theme. More than
65 gift baskets were lined
up for auction.
“We’re here to support
the museum 100 percent,”
Frankfort resident Stacy
Holland said. She and her
husband, Frankfort Mayor
Jim Holland, have hosted
the museum fundraiser for
the last five years.
“This year, there is a
great display where everybody
can vote on,” Stacy
Holland said. “You place a
dollar in the container, and
that will tell the board the
exhibit that they’re most
interested in for the museum
to purchase.”
Erica Petro, of Mokena,
who teaches a Zumbini
class at KidsWork, was the
chairperson for the fundraising
event.
“We have about 10
people on our fundraising
committee, who are
all volunteers,” Petro said.
“They have done so much
work before this night,
such as the marketing,
getting sponsorships and
much more. A goal is to
bring in the funds to purchase
more STEM exhib-
Brothers Miguel (left) and Diego Lucero, from the group
Cielito Lindo, perform at the Cinco de Mayo fundraiser.
its like the wind tubes. My Basso shared the same
hope with this fundraiser passion for the museum.
is that it benefits the community.”
little, we were members
“When my kids were
Petro added she hoped of the museum and went
children would benefit a lot,” Basso said. “When
form the play-based learning
offered at the museum. er, they didn’t want to go
my children got a little old-
“We want to bring more because there weren’t any
to them at KidsWork,” she exhibits geared towards
said. “If you can bring the older ages. That’s what
your child to a museum,
we’re doing with this fundraiser
… purchas[ing]
it’s so beneficial for them.
They just imitate life;
exhibits that are geared for
that’s how they learn. It’s
older aged kids.”
creating a groundwork for
KidsWork Executive
what these kids are going
Director Nicole Under-
to grow into.”
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Frankfort rally opposes proposed State abortion bills
Nuria Mathog, Editor
Representatives from Illinois
organizations against
abortion criticized proposed
State legislation that
aims to increase abortion
access during a Sunday,
May 5 rally at Peace Community
Church in Frankfort.
Speakers at the Rescue
the Babies Rally, which
brought together dozens of
congregants from Frankfort
and surrounding communities,
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Grace Fellowship Church
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Attendees were encouraged
to speak out against
two Illinois House bills,
whether through signing
petitions, contacting
State legislators directly or
spreading the word through
their churches and other
community organizations.
House Bill 2467 would
repeal a 1995 law requiring
parental notification for
minors to have an abortion,
while House Bill 249 aims
to broadly expand access to
abortion in Illinois.
Among other changes,
House Bill 2495 would
repeal the Partial-Birth
Abortion Ban Act and the
Illinois Abortion Law of
1975, which created criminal
penalties for performing
abortions, in addition to
requiring insurance companies
to cover abortions.
Supporters of the proposed
legislation, such as
the ACLU of Illinois and
Planned Parenthood of Illinois,
argue the bills would
increase women’s autonomy
and reproductive freedom,
while opponents such
as the speakers at Sunday’s
rally claim the bills go too
far in repealing restrictions
on abortion.
Anderson, the youth pastor,
told attendees the Bible
took a “very clear” stance
on abortion.
“The Lord sees value
in every single human
life, even from within the
womb, because all people
are created in the image of
God from the point of conception,”
he said.
He urged attendees
to pray to “change the
hearts” of legislators seeking
to pass the bills, stay
informed about decisions
being made in Illinois and
vote accordingly.
“This is not just an intellectual
battle — this is a
spiritual battle,” Anderson
said.
Knorr said Illinois Right
to Life was confident the
bills could be defeated in
the House and said she had
seen an “absolutely incredible”
response from Illinois
residents participating in
rallies against the proposed
legislation.
“In addition to protecting
the unborn, we are also here
to return to these women in
our state some of the dignity
that they’ve lost, and really
show them the mercy
that they are worthy of, that
we believe they are worthy
of as Christians,” Knorr
said.
McDermed encouraged
attendees to keep putting
pressure on lawmakers.
“It’s easy to get tired,
and it’s easy to let them get
away with this stuff,” she
said. “And these bills are
quiet right now, they’re in
a dormant state ... but they
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Ashley Veitkos (left) and Heidi Nagel, both of Tinley
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de Mile 5K held at Breidert Green in Frankfort.
Mary Pat Ambrosino, CEO of the nonprofit Community
Services Foundation in Orland Park, waits for the
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Frankfort firefighters raise funds for local families
Submitted by Muscular
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Members of the Frankfort
Fire Protection District Local
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Muscular Dystrophy Association,
will fan out across
the Frankfort area with boots
in hand, asking pedestrians,
motorists, customers and
other passersby to make a
donation to MDA for the fire
fighters’ annual Fill the Boot
fundraising campaign, which
will take place Friday, May
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Center Road and Sauk Trail,
Nebraska Street and Elsner
Road, Colorado Avenue and
Pfeiffer Road and Nebraska
and White streets.
For 65 years, firefighters
have stood on the front lines
to help the Muscular Dystrophy
Association, or MDA,
raise critical funds to help
transform the lives of children
and adults with muscular
dystrophy, ALS and
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diseases. In 2018, Frankfort
firefighters raised more than
$10,000 to support MDA’s
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Funds raised through 2019
Frankfort Fill the Boot drives
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Lincoln-Way welding
teacher Daymon Gast
won $38,000 worth of
welding equipment after
being the leading vote
getter in a competition
held by Miller Welding,
but to Gast, the recognition
that the program got
from it, is worth more
than the prize package.
Miller Welding held
a competition called
“Who’s Building You,”
where teachers were
nominated by peers for
their work as a teacher as
to why they were deserving
of the prize.
Former East and Central
student Codey Underwood
nominated
Gast. Gast was one of
459 teachers nominated.
The final voting was
narrowed down to a top
three, where Gast won by
50 percent of the votes.
“I was honored and excited
that a student would
remember me for this opportunity
being a year out
of school,” Gast said.
Underwood is now a
Daymon Gast assess sophomore Tommy Schaaf’s work
in class Wednesday, April 24 at Lincoln-Way Central.
Gast said it is tough to get the students out of the shop
when the period is up. Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media
first year apprentice in the
597 Pipefitters program.
“He really had done
things right,” Gast said
about Underwood taking
advantage of what the
Lincoln-Way programs
offered. “He was a shining
example of how Lincoln-Way
and this program
can help students.”
Gast’s welding classes
have become so popular
that he now teaches them
all day to accommodate
for the amount of students
wanting to be in it.
Broker - Management Team
“10”
“The prizes are nice
and we’ll utilize those
quite well,” Gast said.
“But the recognition that
it gives the program is
important and when a student
goes out and interviews
and they see on an
interview application that
they went through our
program, that’s going to
help a student and ought
to give them a leg up.”
He also noted the importance
of having skilled
workers in the workforce
and how the numbers
have declined slightly
lately.
In class on April 24,
students were working
toward finishing up a
number of different projects
and Gast took the
time to check on each student,
assessing their work
and helping them if they
needed it.
And for senior students
Vaughn Clymer and Wyatt
Grady, to see their
teacher be properly recognized
for the work he
puts in, was nice to see.
It was clear that Gast’s
class is something the
two graduating seniors
Please see welding, 14

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D157-C students explore culinary talents
Submitted by Frankfort
School D157-C
This year’s Creative Arts
Night provided Frankfort
School District 157-C students
with a culinary experience
April 11 at Grand
Prairie Elementary School.
The event was presented
by the D157-C Family
School Partnership, or
FSP, and organized by Tina
Kohler, past FSP president.
“So many kids are
watching cake decorating
contests and baking shows
on TV,” Kohler said. “I
thought, ‘What if we turned
this event into a culinary
experience and held a cake
decorating contest?’”
A total of 66 students
participated in a cake decorating
contest at the event,
with a maximum of nine
students per grade level.
In grades where more than
nine students signed up to
participate, the FSP drew
names to determine contestants.
Students each received
two round cakes to stack
and decorate with white icing
and two other colors of
their choosing, prepared in
piping bags with star and
round tips. The young cake
decorators let their creativity
shine by making designs
such as roses, stars, hearts
and more on their cakes.
Some even wrote
their names in icing on
the cakes.
School principals and
D157-C Board of Education
members Gina Briese,
Edie Adamski, Edith Lutz
and Larry Kociolek judged
the contest based on color
combinations, neatness and
design.
The first-place winners
were kindergartner Lukas
Chmura, first-grader
Molly Langlands, secondgrader
Julianna Scariano,
third-grader Elsie Thomas,
Kindergartner Cora Anello participates in the cake
decorating contest April 11 at the Frankfort School
District 157-C Family School Partnership’s Creative Arts
Night: A Culinary Experience. Photo submitted
fourth-grader Kate Boender,
fifth-grader Sophie
Banninga, sixth-grader
Abby Stabrawa, seventhgrader
Madelyn Dryier
and eighth-grader Ryan
Hussey. Second-place winners
were kindergartner
Tyler Chmura, first-grader
Emma Michor, secondgrader
Molly Shanahan,
third-grader Lexi Darnell,
fourth-grader Audrey
Gleason, fifth-grader Paige
Osborne, sixth-grader Olivia
Baran, seventh-grader
Tony Mazziotta and eighthgrader
Rudy Gnade.
First-place winners received
a 110-piece cake
decorating set, and secondplace
winners received a
gift certificate for a free
bundlet from Nothing
Bundt Cakes.
In addition to witnessing
the cake decorating contest,
attendees could view
frosting-making demonstrations
by Christine Fenlon,
cookie-decorating and
macaroon-making demonstrations
by Julie Kreyenbuehl,
fruit centerpiecemaking
demonstrations
by Megan Levy, tamalemaking
demonstrations by
Laura Maldonado and Cecelia
Martinez, demonstrations
of how to use cooking
tools by Pampered Chef
Consultant Gail Hanks,
pasta-making demonstrations
by Lisa Podlesak, pizza-making
demonstrations
by Pizza Mia and cakedecorating
demonstrations
by Farmhouse Academy,
as well as presentations
on kitchen safety by the
Frankfort Fire Protection
District and nutrition by
Desiree Lavin.
Additionally, Berkot’s
donated 600 sugar cookies
to the event so every student
could decorate cookies,
and Jewel-Osco donated
a $50 gift card to help
the FSP purchase items for
the event.
“I hope students walk
away with a bit more experience
on how to make
something and that they
had fun,” Kohler said.
“The FSP is all about having
families come together
to learn something but have
fun while they’re at it.”
The frankfort station’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
Madison Glatz,
Lincoln-Way East
High School senior
Madison Glatz was
chosen as this week’s
Standout Student for her
academic excellence
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
I color coordinate everything.
I have highlighters
and pens in every shade
imaginable. Before any
big test, I like to go back
and rewrite all my notes
in different colors because
I remember information
better that way.
What do you like to do
when not in school or
studying?
I’ve always enjoyed
running and I just started
running competitively this
past year for track and
cross country. In addition,
when I’m not reading for
homework, I love to read
on my own.
What is your dream job?
My dream job would be
an interdisciplinary career
combining both political
science and psychology. I
hope to work in Washington,
D.C., for one of the
various government agencies,
such as the Department
of Justice, where I
could learn more about
how psychology is implemented
in legal processes
and have a voice in the decisions
that determine how
our society functions.
What are some of your
most played songs on your
iPod?
Photo submitted
I listen to a ton of different
songs depending
on what I’m doing at the
moment. When I study I
listen to classical music
to stay focused, but while
I’m running I usually like
to listen to rap because it
motivates me to keep moving.
And, since I’m a huge
history nerd, Hamilton is
always a part of my rotation.
What is one thing people
don’t know about you?
Most people don’t know
that I actually attended
grade school at St. Mary
Mokena. My graduating
class only had 60 people,
so it was a really big adjustment
to come to East
where there are more people
in the hallway during a
passing period than there
were in my entire grade
school.
Whom do you look up to
and why?
I look up to my mom because
she is the strongest
and most selfless person
I know. She always puts
me and my brother first no
matter what. Even while
she underwent chemotherapy
two years ago she
continued to make sure
we had rides home from
school everyday and that
we kept up our grades. She
always motivates me to try
my hardest at everything
I do and has made sure I
never give up even when it
gets tough.
Who is your favorite
teacher and why?
My favorite teacher is
Mr. Olson, who I had my
sophomore year for AP
U.S. History. I looked forward
to hearing his lectures
everyday, especially when
he dressed up as Thomas
Jefferson, and doing different
hands-on projects like
the Civil War baseball cards
and our 1920’s Famous
Icon Poster contest. Mr. Olson
and his class are what
first got me thinking of majoring
in political science.
What’s your favorite class
and why?
My favorite class is AP
Psychology because I love
learning about why we act
how we do. Mrs. Jacobucci
always works to engage the
class; we’ve made neurons
out of candy and brain caps
that we wore during our
neuroscience unit. Not only
am I already feeling prepared
for the AP exam, but
I am able to recognize the
psychology topics we learn
in class in my everyday life.
What’s your best memory
from school?
My best memory from
school is our yearbook Distribution
Day. I have been
a member of the yearbook
staff since my sophomore
year and Distribution Day
is when we finally get to reveal
the book we have been
working on for nine months
to the entire student body.
We get to school at 5:45
a.m. and, with lots of caffeine,
spend the entire day
in the auditorium handing
out yearbooks to students.
It’s such an exciting feeling
to finally be able to show
off our hard work to everyone
because we keep it a
secret all year.
Standout Student is a weekly
feature in The Station.
Nominations come from
Frankfort schools.

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Nearly New Resale in Frankfort
to celebrate 10-year anniversary
Submitted by Nearly New
Resale
Nearly New Resale
Shop, located at 9995
W. Lincoln Highway in
Frankfort, is a nonprofit
store that supports Noonan
Elementary Academy,
an independent Catholic
school located in Mokena.
Nearly New opened its
doors in May of 2009 in
the hopes of providing a
fun place for the community
to shop and a source
of income for the private
school, which is supported
100 percent by the parents
and guardians of the children
who attend the academy.
“Our mission is to provide
moral and financial
support to Noonan Academy
where tomorrow’s
leaders are being spiritually
and morally formed
in the Catholic faith,” said
Kim Townsend, who has
voluntarily managed the
shop since it opened in
2009. It is a mission that
not only Townsend fully
believes in, but also the
Noonan volunteers who
assist in running the shop.
“It truly takes many
hearts and hands to make
Nearly New the success
that it is,” Townsend said.
“Our volunteers’ time and
dedication go towards supporting
the scholarship
program at Noonan Academy.”
Nearly New Resale will
be celebrating its 10-year
anniversary at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 9, with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony
by the Frankfort Chamber
of Commerce, reception
and raffle.
“Our founder, Dr. Roberta
Noonan, came up
with the idea of opening
a resale shop to benefit
not only the academy but
also the community,“ said
Joseph Dunn, principal of
Noonan Academy. “She
hand-drew the layout of the
store, personally drove the
box truck around to newly
closed stores to secure fixtures
for the resale shop
and utilized the knowledge
she gained from being on
the board of directors for
the Crisis Center of South
Suburbia and assisting
with their resale shop to
help lay the foundation for
Nearly New.”
Dunn considers it a privilege
to have scholarships
to give away, thanks to
Nearly New.
“One of our ongoing
efforts is to pair up with
other non-profit organizations
in the Lincoln-Way
area,” Townsend said. “We
would love to form a partnership
with a local organization
to assist them in
helping those reliant upon
them.”
In the past, Nearly New
has donated items to local
high schools for drama
productions, clothing to
South Suburban PADS,
warm weather items to be
assembled into backpacks
to be distributed to the
homeless in Chicago and
linens to PAWS. From furniture
to decor and kitchen
items to linens, Nearly
New has items that will
allow families in need to
set up their new home.
The shop also has family
items such as clothing,
shoes, backpacks and toys.
Nearly New is looking for
an organization that assists
with job placement to provide
professional men’s
and women’s clothing for
job interviews.
Nearly New is looking
for a local organization
that is currently accepting
these types of items to repurpose
into angel gowns,
which are given for free to
grieving families. Affiliation
with a local hospital
is preferred. Additionally,
the shop offers the opportunity
to assist with transitional
work programs and
is looking to partner with
a company that gives its
employees the opportunity
to transition back into
work. Nonprofits interested
in forming a partnership
should contact NNRe
sale@gmail.com.
The shop offers a wide
variety of merchandise, including
nearly new clothing,
shoes, and jewelry to
home electronics, toys,
books and furniture. It is
also the only shop that carries
the full line of Rethunk
Junk paint and supplies, in
addition to offering classes
on-site for DIY-ers out
there.
Nearly New Resale is
open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Saturday
and happily accepts donations
during that time.
For more information
about Nearly New Resale,
visit www.nearlynewresale.com
or follow the
store on Facebook or Instagram
at @nnresale.
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From Page 3
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“People don’t know we
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said. “We have to fundraise,
write grants and solicit
donations from private
donors just to exist. We
are continuing with bringing
STEM exhibits to the
museum. Not only are we
investing into the STEM
exhibits, we are bringing
in STEM programming as
welding
From Page 8
Guests mingle and examine gift baskets offered at the
fundraiser. Photo by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
well. We want to see the
eight-12 year old group
come back to the museum.”
According to Underwood,
will never forget.
“[I’ll remember] his
whole class; there’s no
dull moment in his class,”
Grady said.
“He’s a great teacher,
from working on the
smoker to learning pipe
and he wants to get us
certified by the end of
the year on certain parts,”
Clymer said. “The three
years that I’ve been in
this class, it’s hard to
say anything bad about
it.”
Students, community
members, other teachers
and fellow welders all
rallied behind Gast with
voting on Facebook after
Gast posted a video
of himself detailing what
the competition was. He
received over 80 Facebook
requests during the
week of the competition.
“I was pretty proud of
him,” Grady said. “It’s
a pretty big accomplishment,
I’d say, for New
Lenox and the welding
community.”
Clymer built off what
Grady said saying that
it benefits everyone because
it gives them recognition
as well as equipment
they need.
The “coolest” piece of
equipment in the prize
package is the augmented
virtual welding system,
Gast said.
The system allows the
students to weld without
striking an arc and it
gives feedback through
its technology sensors. It
can generate a report and
tell the student how they
performed with the weld
using the machine.
“In the big scope of
things, you can save
money without using
electricity and consumables,
but if the student
is struggling on learning
a particular process in the
shop and can’t get over
that hump with an actual
arc weld, they can come
into the classroom, weld
on the machine and it will
give an assessment,” Gast
said.
Gast said it’s like having
another teacher in the
classroom that can provide
input. It is valued at
$22,000, Gast said.
“We would never be
able to afford that without
the award,” Gast said.
“It wouldn’t even be a
thought.”
Students like Grady
and Clymer will only be
the programs will begin this
summer. For more information,
visit www.kidsworkchildrensmuseum.org.
able to use the new equipment
for a few weeks as
it was set to arrive earlier,
but for everyone else,
Gast hopes it gives them
a little more exposure to
ready them for post high
school.
But as the two said,
they are hoping to be certified
by the end of the
year, and are just glad
their teacher is receiving
more recognition.
“In my opinion, he deserves
it for teaching all
of us,” Clymer said. “He
doesn’t really get rewarded
other than this being
his job. So I think it was
something he deserved in
a way.”
Gast joked that he felt
like he was running a political
campaign trying
to get people to vote for
him.
“It was fun,” he said.
“I’ve got a new respect
for anyone running for
political office.”
He added that it was a
bit of a relief to have that
week over with, but is excited
for the program to
continue to grow.
And if there is anyone
that wants to learn more
about the trades, he said
he would be happy to talk
to them, he said.

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Summit Hill to discuss
students with disabilities
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At 2:30 p.m. Tuesday,
May 21, Summit Hill
School District 161 will
hold a meeting at the
Mary Drew Administrative
Center, 20100 S.
Spruce Drive in Frankfort.
The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss how
students with disabilities
who attend private and
home schools within the
district will be served by
D161 during the 2019-
2020 school year.
In accordance with
the requirements of the
federal Individuals with
Disabilities Act, public
school districts must
spend a portion of their
Federal Part B special
education funds in order
to provide identified
students with disabilities
who attend private and
home schools with opportunities
to equitably
participate in special education
services offered by
the district. As part of
that process, the district
must conduct a public
meeting in order to discuss
its plans to fulfill
that responsibility for the
coming school year. In
addition, the district will
share information about
how students with suspected
disabilities can access
the process offered
by our district to screen
and evaluate those suspected
disabling conditions.
Residents with any
questions or concerns
in advance of the meeting
are asked to contact
Bridget Nolan at (815)
469-9103.
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Mouse is a 5-year-old female brown
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open admission shelter in Chicago. She
has a moderate energy level and would do
best in a home without children or older
children. She is housebroken, does not
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with her favorite human instead of playing
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“As the flowers in our front yard blossomed this week, they were swarmed by small
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Police reports
Man accused of stealing vehicle
A Bourbonnais man faces
multiple criminal charges
after allegedly stealing a
vehicle at a gas station in
Frankfort on April 30.
Brian A. Sundstrom, 30,
of 15 St. George Road in
Bourbonnais, was charged
with felony motor vehicle
theft, motor vehicle burglary
and theft.
Frankfort Deputy Police
Chief Kevin Keegan said
officers were dispatched
to the Speedway gas station
at 11151 W. Lincoln
Highway in reference to
a stolen motor vehicle in
progress. Dispatch advised
the vehicle, a white 2018
Chevrolet Silverado with
black rims, left the gas station
traveling eastbound
on Lincoln Highway. The
vehicle’s owner told police
he left the truck running,
unsecured, with the keys
in the ignition while he
was inside the store.
Officers reviewed the
gas station’s video footage
of the event, and one officer
recognized Sundstrom,
Keegan said.
Sundstrom was later located
walking in the area
of Williamsburg Trail and
Concord Avenue, and the
missing vehicle was discovered
near 108th Avenue and
Pioneer Trail, Keegan said.
A search of Sundstrom’s
person by an officers reportedly
revealed the owner’s
cellphone and a key
fob to the vehicle.
April 27
• Bret Lessard, 33, of 1416
Cherrywood Lane in New
Lenox, was cited in the
area of Lincoln Highway
and Pfeiffer Road for alleged
DUI and failure to
reduce speed to avoid an
accident.
Keegan said officers were
dispatched to the area following
a report of a vehicular
collision with injuries.
Police saw two crashed
vehicles, a Jeep and a Kia,
on the north side of the intersection,
and the Jeep’s
passenger wheels were
over the curb and off the
roadway.
According to Keegan, the
Kia was traveling westbound
on Lincoln Highway
just before reaching
Pfeiffer Road and the Jeep
crashed into the rear of
the Kia. The Jeep’s driver
reportedly exited the vehicle
but left the vehicle in
drive, causing the Jeep to
collide with the rear of the
Kia a second time.
The driver of the Jeep,
identified as Lessard, allegedly
had glassy and
bloodshot eyes, smelled of
an alcoholic beverage and
failed sobriety testing.
April 14
• A wallet and sunglasses
reportedly were stolen
at Ryan’s Pub at 7928
W. Lincoln Highway. A
40-year-old woman told
Will County Sheriff’s Office
deputies the items
were taken while she was
at the bar celebrating her
birthday. The wallet reportedly
contained the
woman’s driver’s license,
ID and five credit cards.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Frankfort Station’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found online on
the Frankfort Police Department’s
website or releases
issued by the department and
other agencies. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Celebrating 50: Orland Fire
dedication paves way for
open house in July
Throughout the past 50
years, the Orland Fire Protection
District has grown
from a volunteer fire department
into a full-time
district with high accolades.
And with its 50th anniversary
upon it, Orland
Fire is focusing on its beginnings.
To begin its 50th anniversary
festivities, Orland
Fire hosted a dedication
ceremony April 27, honoring
past members.
“Each vehicle has a
plaque on the side, and our
goal here is to remember
our history,” Fire Chief Michael
Schofield said prior
to the event.
Several past members
were honored April 27.
Among them was Art
Granat Jr., who accepted the
honor for himself and his
late father, Art Granat Sr.
OFPD dedicated its newest
fire truck to the father
and son. Granat Sr. was the
first elected fire chief when
it was a volunteer department.
And Granat Jr. spent
38 years as a firefighter for
Orland Fire.
The department also
dedicated a new ambulance
to Donald Piscitello,
who served Orland Fire
from 1994-2011. He died
in 2016.
Finally, Orland Fire
dedicated its new Legacy
Lane, a wall within the administrative
building that
features images of all the
retired OFPD firefighters.
The wall was dedicated to
the two retired firefighters
who made it possible: Dan
Schloegel and Dan Smith.
Reporting by Amanda Del
Buono, Freelance Reporter.
For more, visit OPPrairie.
com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Tragedy begets comedy
during Limestone Stage’s ‘I
Hate Shakespeare’
The histories, tragedies
and comedies of William
Shakespeare have caused
countless theatergoers to
contemplate the meaning
of life and love. Limestone
Stage added laughter to that
list with its latest production,
“I Hate Shakespeare.”
The Steph DeFeriepenned
play found the
works of The Bard reimagined
and mined for humor
during a series of performances
held April 25-28
at the Lockport Township
Building. A texting Juliet,
zombie-hunted Richard III
and more had fans in tears
as a result of laughing,
from start to finish.
First-time Limestone
Stage cast member Josh
Funneman played Hamlet
throughout the night both
in the traditional sense and
as Shakespeare’s greatest
defender against the harsh
criticism of an Unhappy
Person played by Sabrina
Mangan. He served as a
narrator of sorts, introducing
scenes while illustrating
the many ways Shakespearean
themes are still
relevant today.
Limestone Stage Artistic
Director Kit Lindblom explained
that each year the
group presents a “spring
classic.” Past performances
have included “The Taming
of the Shrew,” “The Importance
of Being Earnest”
and “The Seagull.”
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit LockportLegend.
com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Passion for pooches
inspires Mokena pet stylist
The dog days of summer
may still be months away,
but a new spot in Mokena
can let pooches get a head
start on their summer hairstyles.
Bone-ita — located at
11600 Francis Road, Unit
C3, in Mokena — held its
grand opening and open
house April 28, where
community members and
their canine companions
got a look at the pet-styling
shop and were served some
treats.
Kristin Anaya, owner of
Bone-ita, got started in the
dog-grooming profession
straight out of high school
and has continued with her
passion for nearly the past
20 years.
“A lot of my friends were
going off to college and I
wasn’t sure what I wanted
to do,” Anaya said. “I’ve
always loved animals. I
thought about possibly being
a vet tech, but I just
didn’t think I could deal
with the sad stuff. So, I
heard of a grooming school
in Homer Glen, which was
close to home, so I went
there.”
Since then, Anaya has
worked with other pet
groomers, most recently
in Frankfort at Hair of the
Dog, and even competed
in dog-grooming shows,
at which she specialized in
miniature poodle styling.
Reporting by T.J. Kremer
III, Editor. For more, visit
MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Grade-school project has
kept Tinley Park family
smiling for more than 20
years
Most Mother’s Day gifts
have a short shelf life: A
card displayed for a month;
flowers that last a week; a
nice, two-hour meal.
For one Tinley Park family,
however, a simple plant
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Supporting the arts is a community effort
nuria mathog
Editor
nfyn
From Page 18
is a gift that has kept giving
for more than 20 years.
As a young student at
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
School, Amanda
Meyers — a 30-year-old
English teacher these days
— painted a pot, put a
plant in it and gave it to her
mother, Trish, as a Mother’s
Day present. The plant
is still going and bringing
smiles to the family all
these years later.
The Meyers family is
not 100 percent sure when
the plant entered their lives
— Amanda’s third-grade
year is their best bet. But
Trish fondly recalls receiving
it.
“She came home and
was all excited but had to
wait to give me it,” Trish
said. “She was wondering
what my reaction would
be. I was over the moon,
of course, and she broke
out in the biggest, proudest
smile.”
In the years since, the
plant — still in its original
pot, with a young Amanda’s
handwriting etched on
This week, The
Station is shining
a spotlight on two
very talented Frankfort
residents: a student director
and a woman making
a name for herself in the
local art community.
Lincoln-Way East junior
Anmarie D’Ortenzio
has performed in more
than a dozen productions
over the years and recently
stepped into the role
of director with the debut
of her Civil War-themed
play “Sweet Pride,” which
was performed April 28 at
the Founders Community
Center.
What most stood out to
me about this story was
how D’Ortenzio’s fellow
its side — has been a continuous
presence on their
kitchen sink windowsill,
a reminder of their bond
and what they’ve meant to
each other.
“My mom is the strongest
woman I know,”
Amanda said. “My mom
puts family before anything
else. Growing up,
she never missed anything
— and I mean anything.”
Reporting by Will O’Brien,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
New Lenox triplets all put
up big numbers on ACT
The McDermott sisters
felt confident that they
would score well on the
ACT after all of the practice
tests they had done,
but for all three to score
near perfect or perfect was
something else.
Alayna, Corina and
Madeline McDermott,
triplet juniors at Lincoln-
Way West, scored 36, 35,
35 on their ACTs, respectively.
Alayna scored a 35 the
first time she took the test
students at East were willing
to volunteer so much
of their time to transforming
their classmate’s
creation into a reality. It
speaks volumes about
what kind of a community
Frankfort is: a place where
artists of all ages can nurture
their growing talents.
Another creative,
Frankfort artist Mary Ann
Grajek will see her work
featured in an exhibit
called “Unique Art by
Mary Ann Grajek” at
Salon Artists Gallery in
Park Forest. While Grajek
and turned it into a 36 on
the second try.
“I was speechless for a
while,” Alayna said. “But
I knew once I saw that
my scores were pretty
good, I knew that my sisters’
would also have done
pretty well because they’re
pretty on par with me most
of the time.”
Corina, though, is her
own worst critic, she said,
and while she knew her
sisters were going to score
well, she wondered if her
scores would be up there
with her sisters.
“When I got my score,
I was thrilled and really
proud of myself,” she said.
“I put effort in, too, I just
has only been creating art
for the past six years, her
effort and passion have
earned her a well-deserved
spot in the gallery, and
her work is a welcome
addition to Frankfort’s art
scene.
The hard work and
talent shown by these two
residents is inspiring and
demonstrates that excellence
in art that can be
pursued at any age — and,
even more importantly,
that it’s never too early or
too late to find one’s true
passion.
don’t realize it as much. I
was proud of them, and it
just shows that hard work
pays off.”
Madeline scored a 35 in
all four sections the first
time she took the test, with
no preparation or studying,
so she felt that with extra
practice tests and studying,
she could maintain or improve
her score.
“I didn’t really need to
learn anything; I just needed
to see if I could apply
it all in four hours, because
it does wear you down as
you go,” Madeline said.
Reporting by Sean Hastings,
Editor. For more, visit
NewLenoxPatriot.com.
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Lincoln-Way East junior debuts Civil Warthemed
play, Page 23
Lincoln-Way East
students Ellie
Houlihan (left) and
Max Adams perform
a scene in “Sweet
Pride” on April 28
at the Founders
Community Center in
Frankfort. The play
was written, directed
and produced by
fellow Lincoln-
Way East student
Anmarie D’Ortenzio.
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Faith Briefs
Frankfort United Methodist Church (215
Linden Drive, Frankfort)
Community Garden
Stop by 7 p.m. Thursday,
May 16, to meet about purchasing
a garden plot. The
sites will be onsite and we
will be reviewing sizes,
costs and rules of the road
for this exciting venture.
Worship Service
9-10 a.m. Sundays. Nursery
available. For more information,
call (815) 469-
5249.
Living Streams / Calvary Chapel (7837 W.
Lincoln Highway, Frankfort)
Midweek Bible Study
7 p.m. Wednesdays. The
group study will focus on
Old Testament-II Kings. For
more information, call (815)
464-5230.
Sunday Morning Service
10 a.m. The weekly service
will focus on Book
of Matthew. For more information,
call (815) 464-
5230.
The Family Hearth (119 Kansas St., Frankfort)
Spiritual Direction
By appointment. Personal
spiritual direction session
for men or women with a
male/female spiritual director
who is fully trained and
experienced with 15 years
of experience. Free will
donation. To register, call
(708) 334-1988 or email
familyhearthfrankfort@
gmail.com.
Needlecraft Workshops
10 a.m.-non Wednesdays.
Learn cross stitch or
crochet or work on your
own projects. There will
be free refreshments and a
free-will donation. Stop by
for a while, and sit a spell.
For more information or
to inquire about the possibility
of evening workshops,
call (708) 334-1988
or email familyhearthfrank
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Scripture Study
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays.
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Endow Study
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For more information
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Book Club
10 a.m.-noon on the first
and third Thursdays, and
6-8 p.m. on the second
and fourth Tuesdays. The
Frankfort Literary Tea and
Scone Society Book Club
was inspired by the popular
“Guernsey Literary and Potato
Peel Pie Society” book
and movie. A presentation
of a classic will be read out
loud followed by a lively
discussion each month. A
$10 per month donation includes
refreshments (book
not included), or $20 includes
the book cost.
Hickory Creek Community Church (10660 W.
Lincoln Highway, Frankfort)
Marriage Night
7-10 p.m. Friday, May
17, Hickory Creek Church
is registered as a host site
for the first-ever Marriage
Night simulcast event
presented by RightNow
Media. Marriage Night is
a one-night event for married,
engaged and dating
couples to laugh and learn
as they hear from marriage
experts and discover how
to honor God through their
relationship. The speaker
lineup includes Francis and
Lisa Chan, Les and Leslie
Parrott, and comedian Michael
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for $15 per person.
Register at https://events.
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Doors open at
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Worship Services
5 p.m. Saturdays and
9 a.m., 11 a.m. Sundays.
For more information, call
(815) 469-9496.
Powerzone Kids Ministries
During worship at 5
p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.,
11 a.m. Sundays. Children
newborn to fifth grade
will enjoy age-appropriate
Bible lessons each week.
For more information, call
(815) 469-9496.
Reach Student Ministries
6:45-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Students from sixth
grade through high school
can worship, connect with
other students, learn about
God and his word, and enjoy
high energy activities.
For more information, call
(815) 469-9496.
Mixed Bible Studies
We have many Bible
studies that meet throughout
the week in the evenings.
Contact the church
at (815) 469-9496 for a
current schedule.
Women’s Bible Study
Gathering is typically on
Mondays, Tuesdays and
Fridays at various times
throughout the year. Contact
the church at (815)
469-9496 for a current
schedule.
Men’s Bible Study
7:30-9 a.m. Saturdays at
the church. Session is off
the last Saturday of every
month.
To have your church’s events
included in Faith Briefs, email
them to Editor Nuria Mathog
at nuria@frankfortstation.com
or call (708) 326-9179 ext. 14.
Deadline is noon Thursdays
one week prior to publication.

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LWE student’s play focuses on history, sacrifice
Proceeds benefit
Frankfort Township
Food Pantry
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
For Lincoln-Way East student
Anmarie D’Ortenzio,
music and theater have been
lifelong passions.
The high school junior,
who has been singing since
she was 4 years old, is the
daughter of a voice teacher
and the granddaughter of
an opera singer. She also
spent 10 years with with
Curtain Call Theatre in
Mokena — experience that
helped prepare her for her
newest role as director.
On April 28,
D’Ortenzio’s play “Sweet
Pride” premiered at the
Founders Community Center
in Frankfort. More than
50 students auditioned for
the community production,
which D’Ortenzio wrote,
produced and directed.
“This is about a love
story during the Civil War,”
D’Ortenzio explained. “It
focuses on sacrifice and
how our pride gets in the
way of what we truly want.
Writing, producing and
directing this has been the
best experience of my life.”
D’Ortenzio has been in
more than 15 productions,
and her grandmother is her
main voice teacher.
“I’ve always had a love
for theater,” D’Ortenzio
said. “I can remember my
first role, which was a poppy
in ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ I
was 6 years old.”
D’Ortenzio described
her cast members, many of
whom are fellow Lincoln-
Way East students, as “incredible,”
adding everyone
volunteered their time on
Sunday nights to make the
production happen.
“Due to complications
with space, we got kicked
out of our original spot,”
D’Ortenzio said, laughing. “
... I expected to show this in
a small room at my school.
We ended up with the show
being at the Founders Center.
It worked out better than
I ever expected.”
In the months leading
up to the play’s debut,
D’Ortenzio’s mother, Marie
Michuda-D’Ortenzio,
opened up the family’s
home as a rehearsal space
for 28 students.
“I cook a lot,” Marie
Michuda-D’Ortenzio said.
“We have a big foyer. For
two months, I’ve had costume
racks, a stump, prop
tables in my living room.”
D’Ortenzio wrote three
different versions of “Sweet
Pride,” but it was only
within the past year that the
final product came to life.
She credited Lincoln-Way
East Choir Director Hanna
Samawi with giving her the
push forward to succeed.
“Putting this together has
been a lot of hard work not
only for me, but my assistant
director and the entire
cast,” D’Ortenzio said.
“Everyone pitched in, even
the moms.”
Max Adams, who had
the lead role of John, said
he was honored to be in
his friend’s production.
The Lincoln-Way East junior
not only performed in
“Sweet Pride” but was also
in his high school’s spring
musical, “Mamma Mia!”
“Anmarie is my best
friend,” Adams said. “When
I found out she was writing
a play, I knew instantly
I wanted to be involved. I
know how hard she works.
I knew it was going to be
amazing, and I had to be
part of it. When she said
proceeds were going to
the Frankfort food pantry,
I wanted to do this even
more. Being involved in a
process like this makes this
so much more rewarding.”
Lincoln-Way East senior
Ellie Houlihan, of
Tinley Park, plays John’s
love interest in the play.
“Sweet Pride” marked her
final performance as a high
school student.
“It’s so meaningful to
work with all these amazing
people — to keep learning
as my final high school
acting career ends,” she
said.
Houlihan has taken
part in all of the Lincoln-
Way East musicals since
her freshman year of high
school.
“Today, I play a southern
belle who is not satisfied
with her home life,” she
said. “She is looking for an
outlet to find freedom and
herself in a new way. This
is the biggest role I’ve ever
had. To play Maggie and
see the world through her
eyes has been interesting.
My mom would say I’m a
little like Maggie. She’s not
afraid to use her voice. She
makes herself heard, and I
admire that about her.”
For D’Ortenzio, the play
was a way to give back to
the community. Audience
members donated cans of
food, boxes of macaroni
and cheese and other items,
and all proceeds went to the
Frankfort Township Food
Pantry.
“I have a donation
bucket; we’re selling tea,”
D’Ortenzio said. “This
whole entire process is to
help the community. There
is no better way than to
bring the community together
than through beautiful
words.”
Lincoln-Way East student Anmarie D’Ortenzio (left) greets her grandmother
Anne Perillo on April 28 at the Founders Community Center in Frankfort, where
D’Ortenzio’s play “Sweet Pride” debuted. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
Brianna Ebenroth (right), cast as Meemaw, performs a scene in “Sweet Pride” with
fellow Lincoln-Way East student Ellie Houlihan, who plays the role of Margaret in the
production.

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Stacey’s Place designs one-of-a-kind projects
Nuria Mathog, Editor
For Frankfort resident
Mike Moyzis, the best
part of completing a custom
woodworking project
is seeing how the finished
piece brings a smile to his
customers’ faces.
“It’s all personalized,”
he said. “The items that we
have in here are items that
pretty much nobody else
has.”
Moyzis and his wife,
Stacey Burke, celebrated
the grand opening of their
new downtown Frankfort
shop on April 26. Stacey’s
Place, located at 4 W. Nebraska
St. in Frankfort, incorporates
the craftsmanship
of the couple’s former
business, Morgan’s Place,
which specialized in vintage
and repurposed home
goods.
The new store also focuses
on refinished furniture,
Burke said.
“People bring in furniture
for us to paint, and we
couldn’t do that in a small
space,” she said. “So, by
taking this space on, it allowed
to showcase our
pieces, the scale of what
we do.”
In March, Stacey’s Place
was joined by Frankfort
shop Loulou Belle, which
also has a location in
Homewood. The Frankfort
site operates out of the
shared Nebraska Street address
and sells items such
as jewelry and home décor.
Lisa Komorowski, of
Flossmoor, who co-owns
Loulou Belle with Olympia
Fields resident Dodi
Wians, said the timing of
the partnership was perfect.
“[They] called us, but
we were thinking that we
needed a front door,” she
said. “It just kind of spontaneously
combusted.”
Morgan’s Place was
named after former Lincoln-Way
Central student
Morgan Schiller, who
has Williams syndrome,
and Moyzis said the new
business will continue the
couple’s tradition of supporting
individuals with
special needs. In October,
Stacey’s Place partnered
with the Chicago-based I
Am Who I Am foundation
to host an event allowing
young entrepreneurs with
Down syndrome to showcase
jewelry, bath products
and other items they had
created.
The store also sells jewelry
from Chavez to Charity,
which donates a portion
of its profits to causes such
as breast cancer research,
animal welfare and education
for girls around the
world.
Additionally, Stacey’s
Place encourages community
members to express
their creativity by learning
new skills — the shop
has offered instructional
workshops on topics such
as silver polishing and restoration,
mosaic making,
candle making and furniture
painting.
For Moyzis and Burke,
bringing customers’ visions
to life is a team effort.
Burke speaks with
the customers to get a
feel for how they imagine
the proposed project and
then gives directions to
Moyzis on how to create
it. Together, the couple has
designed everything from
entertainment centers to
signs with special sayings.
“I’m able to kind of
draw out of them colors,
wants, size, specific to
what they are looking for,”
Burke said. “And then
they’re able to get exactly
what they want, whether
it’s on a canvas or wood.”
Frankfort residents Mike Moyzis (left) and Stacey Burke pose April 26 during the grand opening of their new store
Stacey’s Place. Photos by Nuria Mathog/22nd Century Media
Among other items, the shop offers a large collection of jewelry.

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Frankfort artist showcases unique creations at gallery
Nuria Mathog, Editor
Growing up, Frankfort
resident Mary Ann Grajek
often felt like a square peg
in a round hole.
Today, the retired hairdresser
and business owner
actively embraces her
uniqueness, transforming
everyday items into unusual
works of art.
Her work has recently
caught the attention of the
creative community —
from 12-4 p.m. Saturday,
May 11, Salon Artists Gallery
in Park Forest will host
a reception for her exhibition,
"Unique Art by Mary
Ann Grajek."
"I am just so excited,"
Grajek said. "I'm elated. I
can't express how happy I
am ... I am just flabbergasted
that I have this once-ina-lifetime
opportunity to do
this and to share my work
with other people and to
make other people smile."
About six years ago,
with the encouragement of
her daughter, Grajek began
taking art classes at the
Vogt Visual Arts Center in
Tinley Park.
While Grajek has only
been an artist for the past
six years, she has always
had a creative flair. She
sews her own clothes and
once won a bronze medal
in a Hair Olympics competition
held in Chicago.
Grajek's artwork incorporates
many different
forms of media. Her creations
includes butterflies
and ornaments made from
repurposed jewelry and
watches, paintings with
gold foil and cakes with
unusual designs, as well as
more traditional drawings
with watercolor pencils.
"They call me prolific,
because most artists just
like watercolor or oil," Grajek
said. "I do every form
of art there is."
Grajek regularly shares
her skills with art students
by teaching classes
at schools and libraries.
Lately, she said, she has
been giving lessons on
painting with a blow dryer
— a technique that evolved
from the "dirty pour" style
of painting, which involves
pouring different layers
of paint and spreading the
paint around a canvas.
The result, she said, ends
up looking like a "big,
beautiful orchid."
"All these different colors,
they melt together ...
You couldn't do that in a
year with a paintbrush,"
Grajek said. "It's so beautiful."
Grajek said she has enjoyed
passing along the
techniques she has learned
to her young grandchildren,
whom she described
as "quite proficient" artists,
adding that appreciated
that creating art gave
her a meaningful way to
keep herself occupied postretirement.
"It keeps you from being
melancholy or depressed,
like a satisfaction," she
said. "Like, 'Hey, I did that.
Wow.' And then you go on
to your next class and you
create something new, and
I'm always loving the next
level, the next adventure."
RIGHT: Pictured is a
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Frankfort resident Mary
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will be featured in an
upcoming exhibition at
Salon Artists Gallery
in Park Forest. Photo
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CD&ME event to raise money
for Frankfort Bluegrass Festival
Submitted by Frankfort
Bluegrass Festival
A fundraiser for the Frankfort Bluegrass Festival will
take place Friday, May 10, at the CD & ME in Frankfort,
which includes botanic gardens decorated with fire pits
and a fireplace. Photo submitted
CD & ME hosts a fundraiser
for the award-winning
Frankfort Bluegrass
Festival on Friday, May
10, at its majestic botanic
gardens, decorated with
fire pits, a majestic fountain
and a towering fireplace.
The indoor and outdoor
event runs from 6-10 p.m.
at CD & ME/Frankfort
Spirits, located at 23320 S.
La Grange Road in Frankfort.
The evening will feature
three live music acts:
The Grateful String Band,
Miles Over Mountains
and River Valley Rangers.
Tickets are $40 in
advance and $45 walk-up
and include music, food
buffet and three drink
tickets courtesy of sponsors
Blue Island Beer Co.,
Trails Edge Brewery and
Frankfort Spirits, serving
from its on-site distillery.
Raffles and split the pot
opportunities, as well as
100 percent percent of all
proceeds raised, benefit
the free non-for-profit festival,
which will be held
Saturday, July 13, and
Sunday, July 14, in downtown
Frankfort.
The cozy indoor loft,
the 32-foot gazebo and
multiple fire pits can accommodate
crowds rain or
shine. There is free parking
on-site.
Last year, the Frankfort
Bluegrass Festival on the
Green hit its highest note
yet, garnering the 2018 International
Bluegrass Music
Association’s “Event of
the Year” Award. Organizers
announced this year’s
fest is “still free through
the support from fundraising
and sponsorship.”
“CD & ME and our
supporters allow us to
keep our pledge to bring
free, top quality, awardwinning
bluegrass acts to
Frankfort every summer to
showcase this truly American
music,” said Amanda
Thompson, a fest coordinator.
“We’ve raised the
stakes for ourselves as the
International Event Winner
for 2018 and we were
only able to shoot for such
heights because of the support
we get right here at
home, north toward Beverly
and the city, and south
toward Kankakee way.”
Advance will-call tickets
are available through
www.frankfortbluegrassfest.com
or at Down
Home Guitars, located at
11 S. White St. in Frankfort.
Tickets can also be
purchased at www.downhomeguitars.com.
For further information
on tickets or sponsorship
opportunities, visit www.
frankfortbluegrassfest.
com.
Frankfort Arts Association
prepares for spring, summer art
Submitted by Frankfort
Arts Association
The Frankfort Arts Association,
or FAA, is a
newly formed nonprofit
501(c)(3) and plans to
market to its community
in a variety of fun and inclusive
ways. The FAA is
gearing up for an exciting
spring and summer.
A one night only popup
gallery will be held 5-9
p.m. Thursday, May 9, at
Shop Sweet Lulu, 9401 W.
Laraway Road in Frankfort.
Surrounding residents
will have the opportunity
to view and purchase FAA
members’ artwork. Scout
and Cellar Wines will
also be present with wine
and appetizers. This is the
first pop-up gallery for the
FAA.
On Sunday, June 9, the
FAA will present Art on the
Green, formerly known as
the Frankfort Fine Art Fair.
“The Village of Frankfort
has been extremely
supportive to our mission,
and it’s an honor for FAA
to be leading the charge of
Art on the Green,” FAA
President Lisa Podlesak
said.
With submissions still
being accepted, the FAA
has tripled last year’s artist
participation. This event
will be held in conjunction
with the Village’s soughtafter
Frankfort Country
Market and will showcase
artists, demos and works
from participants reaching
across the Midwest.
The Frankfort Arts Association
is dedicated to
enhancing the community
through creation, education,
promotion and appreciation
of the arts. Artists
need a space to dream, to
create, to inspire and to
be inspired. The association
is working to provide
a creative place within the
community where artists
can easily gather together
for enrichment, exploration,
and inspiration.
“The FAA has high aspirations
to help area artists
flourish, as well as identify,
set and accomplish creative
and locally beneficial
goals,” FAA Vice President
Kristin Murphy said.
Through fundraising
efforts, the FAA’s goals
include a physical space
for FAA member activity;
collaboration with the Village
of Frankfort; gallery
exhibits; a classroom for
art classes, workshops, and
lectures; shared spaces for
artists to rent; collaboration
with local businesses to
promote the Arts through
sponsored events and popup
galleries; sponsoring the
Creative Arts Showcase
in honor of Children’s Art
Month; and beautification
of the community through
public works projects.
In 2018, FAA members
picked up retired newspaper
boxes from The Chicago
Tribune. Artists painted
the outsides and installed
them in parks as free little
libraries.
Members of the Frankfort Arts Association pose with a series of free little libraries
they created in 2018. Photo submitted

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Across
Down
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
1. Medical diagnostic
procedures
5. Very bright light
9. A sacred song
14. River to the Rhine
15. Annexes
16. Skylit courts
17. “Saving Private
___”
18. Hindu writings
19. Sublease
20. Where New
Lenox village governmental
operations
are based, goes
with 9 down
22. Survive, barely
23. Interior design
24. Hooter
25. Bitterly pungent
28. Attached with a
hammer
32. Eat
35. Middle East snack
37. Kind of question
38. Tommie of the
Miracle Mets
40. Rage
41. Tease
42. Amazon’s talking
assistant
44. ___ stone; final
47. Frisbee or Slinky
48. Informal eatery
50. Capital near
Casablanca
52. Unburdened
53. Lucy’s best friend
56. New Lenox
middle school
59. Frequent flier
62. Too proper and
modest
63. Moore of “G.I.
Jane”
64. Do followers
65. Gofers
66. Major or Minor
Bear
67. Hoity-toity
68. Henhouse
69. Benefit
70. Top model,
Banks
1. Sportscaster Albert
2. Having spokes
3. About to explode,
maybe
4. Five Nations tribe
5. Ancient Spanish
kingdom
6. Well known garden
7. 15 and 23, e.g.
8. Government security
agency, abbr.
9. See 20 across
10. More resolute
11. “Alice’s Restaurant”
singer ___
Guthrie
12. In ___ of (instead)
13. First name in the
“Ocean’s Thirteen” cast
21. Gibraltar feature
22. Eternity, almost
26. Wading bird
27. Evel Knievel, for
one
29. Aspiring atty.’s exam
30. Ferrari founder
31. Nodding
32. Car from Sweden
33. Tangelo
34. Mind your ____
and Q’s
36. Phi__ Kappa
39. Squeezes out
43. Least damp
45. Person from the
Spanish peninsula
46. Abbr. in many org.
names
49. Flowery verse
51. Water need
54. “Behind __ Lines,”
2001 Hackman film
55. Madagascan
monkey
56. Train
57. The Supremes or
Cream
58. Kind of chop
59. Sleekly designed
60. “Ooooh, ___
scared!”
61. Baltic capital
63. Bestow a knighthood
How to play Sudoku
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of
3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column
and box must contain each of the numbers
1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
answers
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill
(21000 Frankfort
Square Road, Frankfort;
(815) 464-8100)
6-8 p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar Game.
Free to play.
ORLAND PARK
Traverso’s Restaurant
(15601 S Harlem Ave,
Orland Park; (708) 532-
2220)
■5-7 ■ p.m. Mondays:
Free bar bingo.
TINLEY PARK
350 Brewing
(7144 W. 183rd St.,
Tinley Park (708) 825-
7339)
■6:30 ■ p.m. First Thursday
of each month:
Laugh Riot. Cost is
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dinner, two beers
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For tickets, email
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LOCKPORT
Port Noir
(900 S. State St., Lockport;
(815) 834-9463)
■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-
Friday: Happy Hour
■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays:
Comedy Bingo
■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays: Live Band
■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays:
Open Mic Night
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708)
478-3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Karaoke
Hickory Creek Brewing
Company
(1005 W Laraway Rd,
New Lenox. (779) 803-
3974)
■3 ■ p.m. -close Fridays:
Happy Hour from 3
to 6 p.m. followed by
Smokin’ Z BBQ food
truck from 5:30 to
8:30 p.m. and live
music.
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in The Scene, email
a.ivanisevic@22nd
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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s
New designs are a result of buyer feedback
Two refreshing designs mark
the beginning of a new series
of Craftsman-style homes
available from Distinctive Home
Builders at its latest new home
communities: Prairie Trails;
located in Manhattan within the
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way
School District and at WestGate
Manor in Peotone within
the desirable Peotone School
District.
“Craftsman homes were
introduced in the early 1900s
in California with designs
based on a simpler, functional
aesthetic using a higher level
of craftsmanship and natural
materials. These homes were a
departure from homes that were
mass produced from that era,
“according to Bryan Nooner,
president of Distinctive Home
Builders.
“The Craftsman design has
made a comeback today for
many of the same reasons it
started over a century ago. Our
customers want to live in a home
that gets away from the “mass
produced” look and live in a
home that has more character. As
a result of our daily interaction
with our homeowners and their
input, we are excited to introduce
these two homes, with additional
designs in the works.”
Nooner, who meets with
each homeowner prior to
construction, has been working
on these plans for a while and felt
that the timing was ideal for the
debut. “Customers were asking
for something different and
simple with less monotony and
higher architectural standards.”
The result was the Craftsman
ranch and the Prairie twostory,
now available at Prairie
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The Craftsman ranch features
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Craftsman architectural elements
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bracket roofs, front porches with
tapered columns and stone piers,
partially paned windows, and a
standard panel front entry door.
Distinctive Home Builders
offers a Craftsman-style trim
package offering trim without
ornate profiles and routers. The
trim features simplicity in design
with rectangles, straight lines and
layered look trims over doors for
example. The front entry door
will have the standard Craftsman
panel style door. Distinctive has
also created a Craftsman color
palate to assist buyers in making
coordinated choices for the
interior of their new Craftsman
home. Colors, cabinet styles and
flooring choices blend seamlessly
with the Craftsman trim package
and are available in gray tones
package and earth tones.
Distinctive offers custom maple
kitchen cabinets featuring solid
wood construction (no particle
board), have solid wood drawers
with dove tail joints, which is
very rare in the marketplace.
“When you buy a new home
from Distinctive, you truly are
receiving custom made cabinets
in every home we sell no matter
what the price range,” noted
Nooner.
Distinctive Home Builders
works to achieve a delivery goal
of 90 days with zero punch list
items for its homeowners. “Our
three decades building homes
provides an efficient construction
system,” said Nooner. “Many of
our skilled craftsmen have been
working with our company
for over 20 years. We also
take pride on having excellent
communicators throughout our
organization. This translates into
a positive buying and building
experience for our homeowners
and one of the highest referral
rates in the industry.”
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient. Every
home built will have upgraded
wall and ceiling insulation
values with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive Home Builders
conducts a blower door test that
pressurizes the home to ensure
that each home passes a set of
very stringent Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
With the addition of these two
new designs, there are now 15
ranch, split-level and six twostory
single-family home styles to
choose from each offering from
three to eight different exterior
elevations at both communities.
The three- to four-bedroom
homes feature one and one-half
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto
three-car garages and a family
room, all in approximately 1,600
to over 3,000 square feet of living
space. Basements are included in
most models as well. Distinctive
also encourages customization
to make your new home truly
personalized to suit your lifestyle.
Oversize home sites; brick
exteriors on all four sides of the
first floor; custom maple cabinets;
ceramic tile or hardwood
floors in the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood trim and
doors and concrete driveways
can all be yours at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor.
Most all home sites at Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor
can accommodate a three-car
garage; a very important amenity
to the Manhattan homebuyer,
said Nooner.
“When we opened Prairie
Trails and WestGate Manor we
wanted to provide the best new
home value for the dollar and
we feel with offering Premium
Standard Features that we do
just that. So why wait? This is
truly the best time to build your
dream home!”
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful
place to live and raise a family
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,
as well as direct access to the 22-
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie
Path that borders the community
and meanders through many
neighboring communities and
links to many other popular
trails. The Manhattan Metra
station is less than a mile away.
Besides Prairie Trails,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built homes throughout
Manhattan in the Butternut
Ridge and Leighlinbridge
developments, as well as in the
Will and south Cook county
areas over the past 30 years.
Distinctive Home Builders
chose the Will County village
of Peotone for its newest
community of 38 single-family
homes at WestGate Manor
within walking distance of the
esteemed Peotone High School.
Its convenient location between
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route
50 provide easy access to I-80
and commuters enjoy several
nearby train stations and a
35-minute drive to Chicago.
Visit the on-site sales
information center for
unadvertised specials and view
the numerous styles of homes
being offered and the available
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for
more information or visit www.
distinctivehomebuilders.com.
The Prairie Trails and WestGate
Manor new home information
center is located three miles
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.
52. The address is 24458 S.
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Closed Wednesday and
Thursday and always available
by appointment.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and lot
availability are subject to change
without notice. Please contact
a Distinctive representative for
current pricing and complete
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The Frankfort Station’s
Sponsored content
of the
WEEK
What: A sprawling custom 4/5 bedroom, 4-1/2 bath home on a fantastic 3/4 acre
lot overlooking the seventh green in Prestwick.
Where: 681 Hawthorne Drive in Frankfort
April 11
• 24365 S. Arranmore Way, Frankfort,
60423-1828 — Mark A. McDonald to
John Morek, $70,000
• 11484 Rider Way, Frankfort,
60423-8216 — Running Alpaca Llc
Five Oaks L to Dennis D. Miller, Julie
E. Miller, $75,000
• 8283 Karli Jean Court, Frankfort,
60423-9240 — S&k Homes Llc
to Richard W. Fortner, Edie Waller
Fortner, $545,000
• 22112 Elise Boulevard, Frankfort,
60423-8015 — First Bank of
Manhattan Trustee to William
E. Gebhardt, Tera M. Gebhardt,
$564,900
April 12
• 7732 W, Kenton Court B, Frankfort,
60423-6978 — Lauren R. Pritchett to
Kyle Yaeger, $140,000
• 19546 S. Skye Drive, Frankfort,
60423-7524 — William J Ohanley
to David P. Croocks, Jamie L. Race
Munsell, $248,000
• 22341 Blarney Road, Frankfort,
60423-7858 — First Bank of
Manhattan Trustee to Eric E. Zwartz,
Kimberly Zwartz, $485,000
April 15
• 20507 S. White Fence Court,
Frankfort, 60423-8711 — Kenneth J
Zyer to Alexander A. Gordy, Sharon N.
Gordy, $265,000
The Going Rate is provided by Record Information
Services Inc. For more information,
visit www.public-record.com or call
(630) 557-1000.
Amenities: The circular drive leads to the beautifully landscaped walkway. There
is a dramatic entry into the two-story foyer with Tarraza flooring and a regal
chandelier. The huge sunken living room is light and bright, with beautiful windows
and stunning views. The formal dining room features crown molding. The amazing
kitchen, perfectly designed, includes loads of cherry cabinetry, dual single ovens,
gleaming granite counters, hardwood flooring and a huge eating area open to the
family room, perfect for entertaining. The inviting family room features built-in
bookcases, a large fireplace and a triple pane slider to the covered patio and
view of the golf course. The much-desired main level master bedroom comes with
hardwood flooring, crown molding, dual closets and a bath suite with beautiful
tile work, a separate walk-in shower and tub. The well-appointed main level
office features beautiful wainscoting and built-in bookshelves. The convenient
main level laundry room comes with hardwood flooring and tons of storage. The
second level includes three additional spacious bedrooms and two beautifully
updated baths. This home features an amazing partially finished basement with
a forced walkout, and there is also a large rec room with a stone fireplace, a retro
fun bar area, game area, sauna, 3/4 bath, workshop and storage.
The three-car heated side load garage comes with eight-foot doors.
The professionally landscaped 3/4 acre lot has multilevel
patios, a sundeck and spectacular grounds with a stunning
view of the golf courses. Additional features include a
security system, central vacuum and generator.
Asking Price: $529,000
Listing Agent: James
Murphy. For more
information, call
(815) 464-1110,
email murphygroup@
sbcglobal.net or visit
murphyrealestategroup.
com
Listing Brokerage:
Murphy Real Estate
Group
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experience preferred.
Must be detail-oriented.
Please send inquiries and work
history to:
Insurance HR@outlook.com
Alvernia Manor
Senior Living - Lemont
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Registered Nurse
Full-Time Cook
Part-Time Driver
Call for Details
(630) 257-7721
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1052 Garage Sale
Frankfort 9045 Arbor Walk
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Lockport 1323 Prodehl Drive.
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Household, clothing, furniture
Tinley Park 7525 Claremont
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Frankfort Autumn Field
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708-687-1818
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Wills Apartments
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 11338 Stoll Road, Frankfort, IL
60423 (Single Family Home). Onthe
16th day of May, 2019 to be held at
12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Plaintiff V. Mitchell Kowalewski; et.al.
Defendant.
Case No. 18CH 0952 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 246 Franklin Avenue, Frankfort, IL
60423 (Single Family ). On the 16th day
of May, 2019 to be held at 12:00 noon,
at the Will County Courthouse Annex,
57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, under Case Title: PNC Bank,
National Association Plaintiff V.Unknown
Heirs and Legatees of Phyllis
Maher aka Phyllis A. Maher; Kelly Maher;
Patricia Maher; Unknown Heirs
and Legatees of Kimberly Maher aka
Kimberly A. Maher; LVNV Funding
LLC; Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.
fka Capital One Bank; Jonathan
Womack Special Representative for
Phyllis Maher aka Phyllis A. Maher, deceased;
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants Defendant.
Case No. 18CH 1441 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.
1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
F: 630-428-4620
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
2702 Public
Notices
Certificate No. 32819 was filed in
the office of the County Clerk of
Will County on April 23rd, 2019
wherein the business firm ofJillian
Dent Consultancy 959 Troon Trail
Frankfort IL, 60423 was registered;
that the true orreal name ofthe
person owning the business, with
their respective post office address
is as follows:
Jillian Dent
959 Troon Trail
Frankfort IL, 60423
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and Official
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,
this 23rd day of April, 2019
Lauren Staley Ferry
Will County Clerk
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Mitchell Kowalewski; et.al.
Defendant.
No. 18 CH 0952
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 13th day of February,
2019, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
16th day of May, 2019 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 11INTHE HOMESTEAD SUB-
DIVISION UNIT ONE, BEING A
SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF
THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST
1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 35
NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-
CORDING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED SEPTEMBER 16, 1997,
AS DOCUMENT NUMBE R
R97-80276, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.
Commonly known as:
11338 Stoll Road, Frankfort, IL 60423
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home
P.I.N.:
19-09-31-202-019-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made incash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PNC Bank, National Association
Plaintiff,
vs.
Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Phyllis
Maher aka Phyllis A. Maher; Kelly Maher;
Patricia Maher; Unknown Heirs
and Legatees of Kimberly Maher aka
Kimberly A. Maher; LVNV Funding
LLC; Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.
fka Capital One Bank; Jonathan
Womack Special Representative for
Phyllis Maher aka Phyllis A. Maher, deceased;
Unknown Owners and Non-Record
Claimants
Defendant.
No. 18 CH 1441
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 15th day of February,
2019, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
16th day of May, 2019 ,commencing at
12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
or bidders the following-described real
estate:
LOT 3IN BLOCK 7IN ARTHUR T.
MCINTOSH AND COMPANY'S LIN-
COLN MEADOWS, ASUBDIVISION
OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OFTHE
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21,
TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, EXCEPT THAT PART
DEDICATED FOR HIGHWAY PUR-
POSES, ACCORDING TOTHE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER
16, 1957 AS DOCUMENT NO.
839447, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.
Commonly known as:
246 Franklin Avenue, Frankfort, IL
60423
Description of Improvements:
Single Family
P.I.N.:
19-09-21-409-002-0000
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER
LLC.
1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
P: 630-453-6960
F: 630-428-4620
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
LEGAL NOTICE
We hereby give notice that apublic
hearing will be held before the Village
ofFrankfort Plan Commission/Zoning
Board of Appeals on
May 23, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in the
Board Room of the Frankfort Village
Hall, 432 W. Nebraska Street,
Frankfort, Illinois 60423.
TPS Group Property, LLC has
filed anapplication for variances of
building materials requirements
and front yard setback from 30 feet
to 15.5 feet for Lots 1-3 and alot
coverage variance from 20% to
21.19% for Lot 1 to permit the
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2703 Legal
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construction of three single-family
homes on Lots 1-3 of the Ash
Street Subdivision. The property is
legally described as follows:
PIN: 19-09-28-226-004-0000
LOTS 20, 21, 22, 23 AND 24 OF
BLOCK 2IN HOLDEN’S ADDI-
TION TO THE TOWN OF
FRANKFORT ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT RECORDED JUNE
15, 1859, IN BOOK 63, ON AN
UNNUMBERED SHEET BE-
TWEEN PAGES 100 AND 101,
AND LOCATED ON THE EAST
1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST
FRACTIONAL 1/4 OFSECTION
28 NORTH OF THE INDIAN
BOUNDARY LINE, IN TOWN-
SHIP 35 NORTH AND IN
RANGE 12, EAST OF THE
THRID PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT 60
FEET WEST OFTHE NORTH-
WEST CORNER OF LOT 1
BLOCK 1OF SAID HOLDEN’S
ADDITION, BEING THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
UTAH STREET AND ASH
STREET AND RUNNING
THENCE SOUTH 250 FEET,
THENCE WEST 140 FEET,
THENCE NORTH 250 FEET,
AND THENCE EAST 140 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, SITUATED IN THE VIL-
LAGE OF FRANKFORT, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
5piece Entertainment Center
solid oak smoked glass doors,
fully lighted, lots ofstorage for
cd’s & tapes, etc. Excellent
condition $65 OBO
708-532-4044
Amana Washer $100.
708.525.9622
Bridgestone Blizzak W570
winter tires size 215/45R17
$100 for all 4never used, still
in wrap. Tinley Park
773-552-7850
Brown reclining love seat with
center console. Excellent condition
$85 Call 815-838-0239
Coleman 16’x10’ Weathermaster
Screen room tent 5person
tent @ 6x10 screened room,
never used $99.50 Call
708-429-0259 after 4pm
Collection of 60 unique Shot
Glasses. Varied sizes & shapes.
Each with adifferent design.
Great for a man cave, bar
display, or gift. $40 for whole
collection. Call 708-642-9019
Craftsman 21” Mulit Cut Rotary
Lawn Mower and bag 6.0
H.P. recently tuned up. $75
Call 708-429-0259 after 4pm
Dining room or Kitchen light
fixture made in Italy. New in
box, never installed. Retail
value at $250 selling for $65
815-485-6008
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
Exercise Equipment, small
trampoline, exercise bike, AB
lounger, Elliptical. $100 Call
708-987-8641
Four nice solid oak kitchen
chairs good condition $60 or
$15 each Call 708-301-6797
GE Gas Dryer $100.
708.525.9622
Ice crusher $10, Waffle iron
$10, Silver plated service for
eight $15. Call 708-349-3238
Like new glass sliding bath tub
doors. $100.
Call 708-614-1988
Maple crib and mattress, car
seat, used only at NaNa’s,
Buggy $100. 815.838.6054
Paslode staples full cases $25
ea, Craftsman 10” table saw on
stand w/manual $50, Sears table
router w/skill 13/4 H.P.
$25 708-534-3423
Power-Flo Matrix 1.5 H.P.
Hayward pool pump and filter.
Assembly model# SP15931
$100 OBO Call John
708-263-3340
Pro golf bag $30. Bullseye
Putter $30. Golf book by Tiger
Woods “How IPlay Golf” $10.
Golf balls LK. New $4/doz
Large bird cage $20.
70-478-8976
PVC pipes 210’x2” $5 each,
One 10’x4” pipe $8, Craftsman
VAC replacement filter for
16x32 gallon vacs made before
1988 $15. Call 815-485-5966
Set of2handmade cedar Adirondack
chairs with footstools.
$75. Call 708-479-1504
Treadmill. Good working
condition. $100 OBO
Call 773-581-6621
Vintage Gilbert Erector Set
No. 10051 with electric engine
and manual $45 Monkena
708-479-1613
Weslo Climber Model WLCL
99617.0 Used twice $30. Call
815-464-3017
Wooden desk &chair. Very
good condition. Desk has ink
well, pencil tray, and under
desk storage. Mounted on
wooden base. $75 OBO Call
708-407-8099
Yarn work/X stitch art for
walls $10, oil paintings all
scenes &sizes 11x14 & 36x48
up to $100. Work boots size
10.5 yellow weatherized $30.
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Wil McPhillips
Wil McPhillips is a senior
on the Lincoln-Way East
boys volleyball team.
How long have you
played volleyball
and how did you get
started?
I started in eighth grade
for Summit Hill. I started
playing club halfway
through my freshman year.
My sister (Sarah) used to
play, so I thought it’d be
cool if I started playing,
too.
So, you got a pretty
late start then, not
playing until eighth
grade. Were you just a
natural at the sport?
In eighth grade, I actually
didn’t play at all. I
sat on the bench for my
team at Summit Hill. Playing
football my freshman
year I think helped with
my conditioning and then
I played on the sophomore
team my freshman year
and that’s when I started
getting good.
What was it like
being part of a state
champion team last
year?
It was awesome. Being
the runner-up the year
before was a good experience,
too. I got to play
with a lot of great guys on
those teams and I learned
a lot. The biggest thing is
to not dwell on anything
and just worry about the
next point.
You’ve moved to
outside hitter this year
and are putting up
huge numbers. What’s
that been like?
It’s been fun. Middle
is what I’m going to play
in college and it’s what
I’ve played the most, but
outside gives me some
opportunities to get more
touches on the ball, so it’s
been fun.
You guys had a huge
tournament win at
your own Lincoln-Way
East Invite (on April
25). Do you feel like
the team is starting to
play at the level you
want to be at?
Yes, absolutely. Practices
are getting a lot more
competitive and that helps
a lot, too.
If you could be anyone
else for a day, who
would you want to
be?
I’d probably be (Lincoln-Way
East coach Kris
Fiore). I’d just want to see
what he deals with on a
daily basis.
What have you
learned playing from
coach Fiore?
He always preaches, especially
when it comes to
playoff time, ‘Next ball’
and the three-second rule.
You have three seconds to
celebrate and then it’s on
to the next point.
Steve Millar, 22nd Century
Media
You’re stranded on a
deserted island and
can have an endless
supply of one food.
What do you pick?
I’d go with chili cheese
dip and lemon-lime tortilla
chips.
If they were making a
movie about your life,
who should play you?
LeBron James. He’s a
freak athlete and I want to
be a freak athlete like him
when I’m like 30 years
old.
Do you have any
hidden talents?
I play the drums. I’ve
played since I was 5 or 6
years old. I’ve never really
had lessons or anything
like that. I just have fun,
messing around, playing
what I feel like playing.
It’s cool.
Interview conducted by
Sports Editor Steve Millar

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high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
LW East badminton sends
two to state
Paige Carlson finished
second in singles at the
Plainfield East Sectional
on May 2. The Lincoln-
Way East senior and her
teammate, fellow senior
Casey Kirschsieper, both
advanced to the state meet.
Kirschsieper finished third
in singles.
Carlson sealed her trip to
state with an exciting 21-
19, 17-21, 21-18 win over
Lockport’s Samantha Keta
before falling to Lemont’s
Karla Pulido 24-22, 21-13
in the championship match.
Kirschsieper beat Plainfield
East’s Melissa Witczak
21-15, 21-19 in the
third-place match. The
Griffins (10.5 points) finished
second in the team
race, just a half-point behind
Lockport.
The state meet begins
Friday, May 10 at Eastern
Illinois University.
Griffins softball sweeps
doubleheader
Chloe Geijer’s walk-off
RBI double in the bottom
of the eighth inning
lifted Lincoln-Way East
to a dramatic 4-3 win over
Homewood-Flossmoor on
Saturday, May 4.
Geijer, Chloe Honchar,
Danielle Stewart and Danielle
Drogemuller each had
two hits in the win while
Drogemuller threw eight
innings without allowing
an earned run.
Later that day, the
Griffins beat Young 5-0
as Stewart and Lindsay
LaDere each drove in two
runs while Payton Wuske
and Taylor Hochman combined
for the shutout.
The Griffins improved
to 15-3.
LW East volleyball goes
3-0
Tommy Daum and Ian
Nicholson had five kills
each as Lincoln-Way East
shook off a tight set-two
loss to roll in the final set
for a 25-20, 26-28, 25-12
win over Homewood-
Flossmoor on April 30.
The Griffins then beat
Stagg 25-23, 25-23 on
May 1 as Wil McPhillips
had nine kills, Nicholson
finished with four kills,
and Owen Morrow dished
out 16 assists.
East recovered from a
slow start May 2 against
Providence to pick up an
18-25, 25-12, 25-19 win.
McPhillips had 16 kills,
Trevor Lewis finished with
10 kills, Danny Pacini had
20 digs, and Jason Kougan
added four blocks.
The Griffins improved
to 25-6.
Girls soccer
Lincoln-Way East 1,
Bolingbrook 0
Brooke Johnston scored
the lone goal for Lincoln-
Way East in the May 1
win. Bridget Grady recorded
the shutout.
Boys tennis
Lincoln-Way East 4,
Homewood-Flossmoor 3
Kevin Galassini and
Emerson Dell rallied for a
dramatic 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 win
at No. 1 doubles to seal the
victory for the Griffins, who
stayed unbeaten in South-
West Suburban play at 7-0
and extended their conference
winning streak to 58.
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Baseball
Frankfort native Anderson has day to remember
Steve Millar, Sports Editor
Steve Ruzich has
coached the South Suburban
College baseball team
for over 30 years, but he
said he’s never seen anything
like the performance
Providence graduate Logan
Anderson delivered in
an April 7 doubleheader
against Elgin.
Anderson, a Frankfort
native and freshman infielder,
became the first
player in Bulldogs history
to hit four home runs in
one day, doing it in just 14
innings as both games of
the twin bill were seveninning
affairs.
“I’ve never experienced
anything like that,” Anderson
said. “The most home
runs I’d ever hit was two
in a game.
“We came in early that
day for batting practice,
like normal, and I went
through my normal routine
in the cage, hitting
off the tee and then off the
machine. I was just feeling
it that day. The games
started and I was getting
pitches I liked and hitting
them. When I kept seeing
fastballs, I knew I wasn’t
going to miss them.”
Anderson hit two home
runs in the first game. After
he went deep again
early in the second game,
everyone in the South Suburban
dugout started realizing
it was going to be a
special day.
“It’s kind of like a nohitter,”
Anderson said. “You
don’t talk about it. I was just
like, ‘I’m going to go out
there and play baseball and
if it happens, it happens.’”
It happened.
Anderson crushed his
fourth home run of the day,
the dugout went nuts, and
he enjoyed his run around
Frankfort native Logan Anderson hit four home runs for South Suburban College in
an April 7 doubleheader. Photo courtesy of South Suburban College
the bases.
“Rounding the bases, I
couldn’t help but smile a
little bit,” Anderson said.
“It was crazy. I was like,
“That’s four?’”
Ruzich couldn’t believe
what he was seeing, either.
“That was unreal,” Ruzich
said. “He had one of
those days. In all my years,
I’ve never seen anyone do
that. I told him he better
eat the same thing and
wear the same clothes for
the next game.”
Even crazier is that Anderson
nearly made it five.
In the seventh inning of
game two, he hit a ball that
had home-run distance,
but was just foul.
“I came up with the
bases loaded and everyone
was expecting me to hit
one,” Anderson said. “I got
a fastball on the first pitch
and I turned on it, hit it out
but it was a couple feet
foul. I was like, ‘Wow.’ I
ended up with a sacrifice
fly.”
In high school, Anderson
was a three-sport
standout at Providence,
also starring in football
and wrestling. Baseball,
though, was his choice to
pursue in college.
“My heart wasn’t in
the sport of wrestling,”
he said. “I stayed with it
because I had the most utmost
respect for my coach,
Keith Healy. Football, I
was thinking I could go
somewhere and not play or
get hurt and be done. Head
injuries are always something
that could happen in
football, too.
“Baseball’s had my heart
since I was a little kid.
When you have a good day
on the baseball field, there’s
nothing like it.”
Through 45 games,
Anderson led South Suburban
in home runs with
six, ranked second in RBIs
with 37, and was hitting
.277.
He quickly earned a
place in the middle of the
lineup.
“We expected him to be
able to give some thump to
the middle of our lineup,”
Ruzich said. “He bats in
our fourth spot, where
there can be a lot of pressure
on a hitter, especially
a freshman, but he’s handling
it well.”
Any doubts Anderson
had about his ability to hit
in that spot as a freshman
are gone now.
“My confidence has definitely
gone up,” he said.
“I don’t want to toot my
own horn, but when you
have a day like that, how
could it not go up?”

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Girls Track and Field
Griffins tie Homewood-Flossmoor for conference title
JEFF DEGRAW
Freelance Reporter
Lincoln-Way East’s Jenna Couwenhoven crosses the
finish line to win the 1,600 meters at the SouthWest
Suburban Blue meet May 2 at Lockport.
In any athletic competition,
you never know
when one point at any time
throughout the contest will
make a difference.
That scenario was never
more evident than May 2,
on a cold, overcast evening
at the Southwest Suburban
Blue girls track and field
championships hosted by
Lockport.
After 18 events were
contested, the meet ended
in a tie between Lincoln-
Way East and Homewood-Flossmoor
as each
team scored 167 points
and were declared cochampions.
This rarity happened
with the same two teams
just two years ago.
Lockport finished third
(113 points), followed by
Bolingbrook (44), Sandburg
(34) and Stagg (19).
“It takes everyone on a
team to win a championship
and we had contributions
from everywhere,”
East coach Brian Evans
said. “This was a team endeavor
tonight, not everything
went our way, but
we also had kids step up
when needed. It was a valiant
effort and you could
say we came up a point
short, but we are still cochampions.
“This team is young and
we are learning every day
and every time we compete,
which is exciting.”
The Griffins had six individual
champions, but
used team depth to overcome
the nine champions
that the Vikings produced.
Winners for East were
Emma Barnard in the pole
vault (10 feet, 3 inches),
Mackenzie O’Brien in the
discus (108-1), Ashley
Mills in the 800 meters (2
minutes, 25.23 seconds),
Jenna Couwenhoven in
the 1,600 (5:28.98), Katie
Sciarini in the 300 hurdles
(45.89) and Mariam Azeez
in the long jump (18-2
1/4).
Azeez, who is a freshman,
also placed fourth
in the 100 and 200 meter
dashes, and is excited
about her first year of varsity
track as she is among
the top long jumpers in the
state.
“I expected to make the
varsity team, but not to
have the success I have
had,” Azeez said. “My
coaches are great and the
work we do has helped
me tremendously. My goal
is to break 19 feet in the
long jump and I’m confident
and in a good spot to
Lincoln-Way East freshman Mariam Azeez leaps in the long jump at the SouthWest
Suburban Blue meet May 2 at Lockport. Azeez won the conference title with a jump of
18 feet, 2 1/4 inches. Photos by Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media
qualify for state next week
at sectionals.”
Another part of the Griffins
youth movement is
Sciarini, who is a sophomore
and has one of the
state’s best 300 hurdle
times.
“I run both hurdles and
relays, but the 300 hurdles
are my favorite,” Sciarini
said. “My goal is to place
at state, but next week we
all have to take care of
business at the sectional
meet.”
But as on any team that
is filled with underclassmen,
you must have a
leader. For East, that leader
is senior Taylor Wright,
who will be headed to
Eastern Illinois for her collegiate
track career. Wright
has one of the top 400 meter
times and is in the top
10 of the long jump.
In the conference meet,
she placed second in the
400, took third in the 100
and 200, and was fourth in
the long jump.
“I really enjoy the variety
of events and I like
pushing myself,” Wright
said. “It keeps me competitive
and my goal is just
to get better each time out.
If I run or jump a personal
best the next two weeks,
the places will take care of
themselves.”
This Week In
Griffins Varsity
Athletics
Badminton
■May ■ 10 - at State
Tournament at Eastern
Illinois U., 9:30 a.m.
■May ■ 11 - at State
Tournament at Eastern
Illinois U., 9:30 a.m.
Baseball
■May ■ 10 - hosts Joliet
West, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 11 - hosts Burlington
Central, 10 a.m.
■May ■ 13 - vs. Bolingbrook
at Route 66 Stadium, Joliet,
4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 15 - hosts
Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
■May ■ 9 - at Plainfield
Central, 5 p.m.
■May ■ 11 - PepsiCo
Showdown championship
vs. Marist at Lyons, 9 a.m.
■May ■ 14 - vs. Stagg at LW
Central Regional semifinal,
6 p.m.
Softball
■May ■ 10 - at Plainfield
East, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 11 - hosts Joliet
West, 10 a.m.
■May ■ 14 - at Stagg,
4:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
■May ■ 9 - at SWSC Meet at
Lockport, 4 p.m.
■May ■ 11 - at SWSC Meet at
Lockport, 8:30 a.m.
Boys Track and Field
■May ■ 15 - at Bloom
Sectional, 1 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■May ■ 10 - at Homewood-
Flossmoor Sectional, 2 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
■May ■ 9 - at Bolingbrook,
5:30 p.m.
■May ■ 11 - at North Central
College quad, 9 a.m.
■May ■ 14 - at LW West,
5:30 p.m.
Boys Water Polo
■May ■ 9 - vs. TBD at LW
West Sectional, 5 p.m.
■May ■ 10-11 - at LW West
Sectional, TBA
Girls Water Polo
■May ■ 10-11 - at LW West
Sectiomal, TBA
Lincoln-Way co-op
Athletics
Boys Lacrosse
■May ■ 9 - hosts Downers
Grove South, 7:30 p.m.
■May ■ 11 - at Dunlap,
10:30 a.m.
■May ■ 13 - at Hinsdale
Central, 7 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
■May ■ 13 - hosts Wheaton-
Warrenville South,
7:30 p.m.
■May ■ 14 - at Naperville
North, 7:30 p.m.

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Baseball
LW East completes sweep
of Sandburg with 2-1 win
TIM YONKE
Freelance Reporter
Energy may have been
low, but the execution was
high as the Lincoln-Way
East baseball team jumped
over visiting Sandburg to
take sole possession of first
place in the SouthWest Suburban
Blue with a 2-1 victory
on Saturday, May 4.
There was a good reason
for the lack of exuberance.
“Both teams had prom
last night so I thought
overall the energy was a
little lower than it normally
would be … but that’s to
be expected,” Lincoln-Way
East coach Eric Brauer said.
However, with both
teams entering the game
with conference records of
4-1, the importance of the
game wasn’t lost on either
side.
The Griffins improved to
19-4 and 5-1 in the SWSC
Blue with the win.
Sandburg’s first two batters
reached base on a single
and a hit by pitch. That early
threat was erased by East
ace pitcher Cole Kirschsieper,
who struck out the
next three hitters.
Just as they had eight
days before in a 13-1 blowout
of the Eagles on their
home field, the Griffins
started quickly in their first
at-bats.
Matt Watson drew a walk
and scampered to third on a
double by Ryan Ritter. Watson
scored on a sacrifice
fly by Ryan McCoy before
Ritter scored what would
prove to be the winning run
on an error.
However, unlike the previous
meeting when the
Griffins scored eight times
Lincoln-Way East senior Cole Kirschsieper throws
a pitch against Sandburg on Saturday, May 4.
Kirschsieper pitched a complete game in the Griffins’
2-1 win. Steve Millar/22nd Century Media
in the first inning, it would
be all the runs they would
score.
“It was a very, very different
game than it was over
at their place,” Brauer said.
“Credit is due to their pitcher
(Ryan Leland), and our
pitcher. They both threw the
ball well.”
East had two potential
scoring opportunities
squelched in the fifth and
sixth innings. In the fifth,
the Griffins left the bases
loaded and in the sixth, they
stranded runners at second
and third.
“We were sound, but we
didn’t come up with the
clutch hit,” Brauer noted.
Meanwhile, Kirschsieper
was cruising through the
first five innings. However,
the last two frames were a
little tense.
Sandburg touched the talented
University of Illinois
recruit for three singles in
the sixth, the last one by
Will Wirt plating the Eagles’
lone run.
A long fly ball was
tracked down by left fielder
Joey Selvaggio to end the
inning.
In the seventh, Kirschsieper
walked the first batter
on four pitches. After a
sacrifice bunt put the tying
run at second, the Griffins’
pitcher finished the game
with a pop out and a strikeout.
“I didn’t have my best
stuff, but I was just trying
to find a groove and throw
strikes and let my defense
make the plays,” Kirschsieper
said.
One key teammate was
McCoy. The junior catcher
called a good game and then
helped with the bat as well.
Besides the sacrifice fly, he
had a ringing double and
drew a walk in three at-bats.
“We came out a little
flat,” McCoy said. “It
wasn’t our best game, but
we really battled out there.”
Because of the recent
rains, East had played just
once since facing Sandburg
back on April 26.
“It’s hard to stay focused
when you can’t play all
week, but you still have
to go out and get the job
done,” McCoy said.

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Next step for LW co-op star Behrens? Harvard
STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor
Caroline Behrens’ college
choice ended up being a nobrainer
- as much because of her
brain as her lacrosse skills.
Behrens, a Lincoln-Way East
student and the star of the Lincoln-Way
co-op lacrosse teams,
found herself with an opportunity
too good to pass up when
Harvard offered her a lacrosse
scholarship. She’s just a junior,
but she was quick to commit to
play for the Crimson.
“Obviously, the academics
there are great, but it wasn’t only
that,” Behrens said. “Being on
campus and walking around just
felt like home. I love Cambridge
and Boston. I wanted a city feel
around me to be able to do interesting
things and I know there’ll
be great opportunities for internships
in Boston.
“Plus, the girls on the team are
really close-knit and it’s a great
atmosphere with the team. It was
just the perfect place in all aspects.”
Behrens has played lacrosse
longer than almost all her peers.
While the sport has caught on
more and more locally over the
last few years, there weren’t
many area girls trying it out
when Behrens started playing in
third grade.
Back then, the thought of playing
the sport in college seemed
absurd. But Behrens quickly developed
dreams of having a future
in lacrosse.
“When I first started, I never
thought I’d go down this path,”
Behrens said. “By fifth or sixth
grade, though, I started to take it
more seriously and started playing
on more competitive teams.
By seventh grade, I knew I wanted
to play in college.”
Behrens has blossomed into
one of Illinois’ top lacrosse players.
Through May 6, she’s scored
232 career goals to go with 47
assists, 95 ground balls won, 263
draws controlled and 47 turnovers
forced.
Lincoln-Way East junior and Lincoln-Way co-op star Caroline Behrens, one of the top lacrosse players in the state, is committed to play at
Harvard. Photos by Steve Millar/22nd Century Media
“She’s just so fast,” Lincoln-
Way coach Kathryn Allison said.
“She has the footwork, the speed,
the agility and the all-around
IQ. She knows where to be, she
knows where everyone else is and
how to avoid them. The knowledge
she has, she teaches to everyone
else on the field.”
Behrens has led Lincoln-Way
to a 12-0 record. The team is
ranked No. 10 in the state by
MaxPreps.
“It’s great that we’re doing so
well,” Behrens said. “It’s amazing.
I’m super excited about it,
and hopefully we can keep it going
for a long time.”
As successful as Behrens has
been on the lacrosse field, she’s
always made academics her No.
1 priority. She has a 4.73 GPA on
a 4.0 scale.
“Academics have always been
a huge part of my life,” she said.
“It’s academics before sports,
always. I’ve worked hard in the
classroom and to get a chance
to go to a school like Harvard
shows that the hard work has really
paid off.”
Making the decision to commit
to Harvard was a big weight
off Behrens’ shoulders.
“It’s nice to not have to worry
too much about what I’m doing
in the future because I already
have it planned out,” she said.
“It’s really exciting.”
Behrens has worked just as
hard on the lacrosse field, continuing
her progression in the
sport through playing with one of
the area’s top club teams - Team
One Lacrosse - and travelling to
tournaments and camps throughout
the country, especially in the
lacrosse hotbed that is the East
Coast.
“I definitely think I’m a completely
different player now than
when I was a freshman,” she
said. “The camps I’ve been to
over summers, the teams I’ve
played on and played against.
My high school team has helped
me a ton, too, and helped me develop
so much. I think I’m such
a better player now.
“There are a lot of coaches
who have helped me get here,
and the other big thing has been
the work I put in on my own at
home. I always make sure that I
get my work in.”
For Lincoln-Way lacrosse, and
for the growth of the sport in
the area in general, Behrens is a
shining example of how far one
can go in lacrosse. Allison hopes
her story may inspire more girls
to play the sport.
“She’s helped the strength of
our whole program increase and
it’s going to continue to increase
because of players like her,” Allison
said. “I’m going to be sad
to see her go.”
Luckily for Allison, Behrens’
departure is still a ways down
the road. Lincoln-Way co-op has
its postseason around the corner,
with a chance to make a big run,
and Behrens figures to lead the
team again next season.
“I just really want to build up our
team chemistry and help everyone
develop to be the best player and
person they can be,” Behrens said.
“It’s really exciting to see how far
we’ve gone, and I want to help our
team keep building.”

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fastbreak
MArk Korosa/22nd century
media
1st and 3
Three TEAMS THAT
WON CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST WEEK
1. LW East girls track
The Griffins and
Homewood-
Flossmoor tied for
the SWSC Blue title
with 167 points
and were declared
co-champions. Katie
Sciarini (above) won
the 300 hurdles.
2. LW East boys water
polo
The Griffins went
undefeated in
the SouthWest
Suburban, capping
an 8-0 run with
an 11-9 win over
Sandburg on May 2.
3. Providence softball
The Celtics, who
have players from
Frankfort, clinched
a share of the GCAC
Red title and ran
their winning streak
to 17 with a doubleheader
sweep of
Trinity on May 1.
Water polo
LW East boys, girls hope to carry momentum into sectionals
Griffins’ boys team
wins SWSC title
STEVE MILLAR
Sports Editor
Lincoln-Way East’s
boys water polo team was
beaten twice in the regular
season last year by Sandburg.
The Griffins turned the
tables this season, completing
a two-game sweep
of the Eagles and finishing
off a perfect run through
their SouthWest Suburban
schedule with an 11-9 win
on May 2.
East clinched the South-
West Suburban title with
the victory.
“We kind of expected to
go into that game and beat
them, but it felt good,” junior
Ben O’Connell said.
“It was definitely a goal to
win the conference.”
The Griffins did not stop
there, though, in compiling
big wins over the final
week of the regular season.
East hosted a quad on
the final day of the regular
season on Saturday, May
4, and went 2-0 with an
8-6 win over Conant and a
15-7 victory against Palatine.
The victories sent the
Griffins into the postseason
with a 19-8 record.
They’re the top seed in
the Lincoln-Way West
Sectional and open play
Thursday, May 9 against
either Stagg or Bremen
co-op.
Lincoln-Way East junior Ben O’Connell fires a shot against Palatine on Saturday, May
4. O’Connell scored twice as the Griffins closed the regular season with a 15-7 win.
Steve Millar/22nd Century Media
“We really need to step
up and the people who
have stepped up need to
stay there,” O’Connell
said. “No one can go backward,
just forward.
“I think this is going
to be a really good year
and there’s a really good
chance for us to go to state
and get a win up there.”
The big wins last week
give East momentum
heading into sectionals.
The victory over Conant
was especially important.
Conant was ranked No.
7 in the state by illpolo.
com, with the Griffins at
No. 12. Conant also beat
East 7-6 in the state quarterfinals
last season.
“Our guys and Conant
work a lot together in the
offseason,” East coach
Ryan Lodes said. “They
know each other. I know
both teams want to play
hard against each other.
We all play clean water
polo, and this gets us both
better for what’s next.
“It was a fantastic opportunity
to play water polo
and just look to finish strong
going into sectionals.”
Senior Adam Hudson
scored three times in the
win over Conant. Patrick
Rossetto added two
goals, while O’Connell,
Ryan Kilpatrick and Bryce
Wyma each scored once.
Jacob Fisher scored
three times in the victory
against Palatine.
O’Connell, Kilpatrick and
Danny Vamvakas added
two goals each. Rossetto,
Noah Schor, Henry Harrington,
Jacob Falejczyk
and Alex Goetsch scored
once each.
“Last year, Sandburg
beat us twice and we came
back and beat them in the
sectional,” Lodes said.
“So, I’ve tried to get it into
our heads that it can be any
team on any day. We have
to be ready every game. I
think our guys can rise to
the occasion.”
LW East girls close regular
season with four straight
wins
Lincoln-Way East’s girls
team also had a strong final
week of the season,
highlighted by an 11-6 win
over Lincoln-Way West on
April 30.
Tina Winter scored
four times, Alicia Pearson
three, and Emma Hernandez
and Katie Meagher
two each in the win over
the Warriors. Morgan
Grove made 10 saves.
The game was tied
6-6 going into the fourth
quarter, which the Griffins
dominated with five
straight goals.
“At the start, we were
kind of hesitant on offense
and we were a little
stressed out, but we got
more confident in our shots
at the end,” Winter said.
East scored on three
straight power plays to
take control. Winter found
the net twice and Hernandez
once.
“West’s goalie (Julia
Mindy) is phenomenal, so
it was hard to shoot against
her,” East coach Kendra
Will said. “It was all about
getting the ball to the right
spot where we could get
shots on her. We started
drawing ejections and we
got some momentum.”
Also last week, the Griffins
beat Bremen 13-3 and
Sandburg 7-3 to finish the
regular season at 20-9-1.
East is the No. 2 seed
behind Lincoln-Way Central
in the Lincoln-Way
West Sectional and was set
to open the postseason on
Wednesday, May 8 with
a quarterfinal against Andrew
or Ag Science.
“The sectional is close
between a lot of teams,”
Will said. “You’ve got to
bring it and be ready.”
A possible rematch
with West, the No. 3 seed,
looms in the semifinals.
“We’re ready, we’re excited,”
Winter said. “We
obviously want to go win
and go to state. That’d be
awesome for us.”
LISTEN UP
“Rounding the bases, I couldn’t help but smile a little bit. It
was crazy. I was like, ‘That’s four?’”
Logan Anderson - Frankfort native and Providence graduate, on hitting his fourth home run in
one day during a doubleheader for South Suburban College against Elgin.
Tune In
Water Polo, Thursday, May 9-Saturday, May 11
Lincoln-Way West Sectional
• Boys and girls teams from all three Lincoln-
Way schools compete for a shot at state.
Index
43 - This Week In...
41 - Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor
Steve Millar, s.millar@22ndcm.com.

Frankfort’s Hometown Newspaper | May 9, 2019
clean sweep
Griffins beat Sandburg again,
move atop SWSC Blue, Page 44
FIT TO BE TIED LW
East girls track ties H-F for
SWSC Blue crown, Page 43
Lincoln-Way East’s Caroline Behrens to take lacrosse and academic talents to
Harvard, Page 46
Lincoln-Way East junior Caroline Behrens is committed to play lacrosse and study at Harvard University. Photos by Steve Millar/22nd Century Media
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