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Newly opened pet styling shop 

in Mokena caters to man’s best 

friend, Page 3 

Well-ding 

done LW Central 

teachers wins $30K in 

welding equipment for 

school, Page 4 

motherly 

love 

Thunder Bowl in 

Mokena site for 

Frankfort mom-son 

bowl, Page 6 

Pictures 

worth $1,000 

Mokena library awards 

four artists $250 each, 

Page 7 

Bone-ita Pet Styling 

owner Kristin Anaya 

is surrounded by 

dogs May 1 as she 

finishes grooming 

one of her fourlegged 

clients. 

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SATURDAY 

Disability Fair 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 11, 

Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association, 1900 

Heather Glen Drive in 

New Lenox. Join for 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 lwsra. 

org. 

Mother’s Day Tea 

10:30 a.m.-noon May 

11, Yunker Park, Mokena. 

Spend a memorable day 

enjoying tea & crumpets 

with your Mom. Each 

registrant will get to enjoy 

mini sandwiches’, 

crumpets and cakes while 

we play games and enjoy 

some fun crafts. Each 

person will get to decorate 

their very own hat 

for the tea party and you 

will even get to paint a 

flower pot to take home 

to your garden. Cost is 

$20 for residents, $23 for 

nonresidents. For more 

information, call Mokena 

Community Park District 

at (708) 390-2401, or visit 

mokenapark.com. 

The Legends of Rock & 

Roll 

1-2 p.m. May 11, Mokena 

Community Public 

Library District, 11327 

W. 195th St. in Mokena. 

Join the Mokena Community 

Public Library 

District and Mike Valentine 

in a Vegas style musical 

tribute. The “Legends 

Of Rock & Roll” 

show is a musical variety 

of song and dance with 

music from the crooners 

of the late 1940s and the 

early 1950s to the very 

birth of the rock & roll 

era in 1954, continuing 

to the music of the popular 

1960s and 1970s rock 

& roll groups, and even 

music into the 2000s. To 

register, call (708) 479- 

9663 or register on our 

events calendar at mokenalibrary.org. 

Monday 

Spring Free Senior 

Luncheon 

10:30 a.m. May 13. Fire 

Station No. 1, 19853 S. 

Wolf Road. Learn helpful 

tips regarding fall injury 

prevention. Call (708) 

479-5371 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 

M-F, or register online at 

mokenafire.org. Seating is 

limited. 

Village Board Meeting 

7 p.m. May 13. Mokena 

Village Board of Trustees 

meeting, Mokena Village 

Hall, 11004 Carpenter St. 

in Mokena. 

TUESDAY 

Dizziness and Balance 

Workshop 

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

14, Mokena Community 

Public Library District, 

11327 W. 195th St. in 

Mokena. Has dizziness 

and vertigo affected your 

favorite activities? Join 

the Mokena Community 

Public Library District 

and Good Life Physical 

Therapy as their educational 

workshop reveals 

the Top 3 causes of vertigo 

and dizziness, and 

what scientific treatments 

help with recovery. Many 

people suffer from dizziness, 

the spins, vertigo 

and falls. The intense 

sensations can lead to 

fear, avoidance and decreased 

function. Take 

back your life from imbalance. 

To register, call 

(708) 479-9663 or register 

on our events calendar 

at mokenalibrary 

.org. 

UPCOMING 

D210 Board of Education 

Meeting 

7 p.m. Thursday, May 

16, Lincoln-Way Central 

High School, 1801 E. 

Lincoln Highway, New 

Lenox. Meetings are held 

on the third Thursday of 

every month at the Knights 

of the Roundtable at LWC. 

Brewga = 

Yoga+Beer+Community 

9:30-11 a.m. May 18, 

Tribes Beer Company, 

11120 Front St. in Mokena. 

Join us for our first 

collaboration with yoga 

teacher Marti LaHood, 

Tribes Beer Company on 

Front Street and the Mokena 

Public Library for a 

fun all-levels yoga class. 

After class join us for a social 

hour. Relax and enjoy 

a delicious beer or wine 

within an awesome community. 

Doors open at 9 

a.m., get there early to get 

your spot because class 

starts promptly at 10 a.m. 

Must be 21 to participate 

so please your bring identification. 

Tickets must be 

purchased in advanced. 

Tickets will not be available 

at the door. Get your 

tickets at tribesbrewga. 

eventbrite.com. 

Family Fun Day 

Noon-2 p.m. June 8, 

Fire Station No. 1, 19853 

S. Wolf Road in Mokena. 

This event will include lots 

of fun and educational activities, 

including: Dress 

the Firefighter, Play Water 

Ball, Touch a Truck, and 

more. In addition to these 

activities, a free lunch will 

be served. 

ONGOING 

Community Wide Garage 

Sale 

May 16-19, and Aug. 

8-11. Applications at 

11020 Front St. Unit A, 

Mokena. Call (708) 478- 

6182 or (708) 479-9619 

8-4 p.m. M-F. Sign up 

ends at 4 p.m. May 10. 

Citizens Police Academy 

Thursdays, ongoing 

from March 7 through 

May 23. Will County 

Sheriff’s Building, 16911 

W. Laraway Road, Joliet. 

Some topics covered in 

this hands-on academy 

include: active shooter 

response training, traffic 

stops, a K-9 demonstration, 

a tour of Will County 

Jail and more. All participants 

must be 18 years of 

age and completed an application 

returned to the 

Mokena Police Department. 

Contact Officer 

Dennis Boardman at (708) 

479-3912 for more information. 

Kindergarten Registration 

Drive 

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Ongoing. 

District Administrative 

Center, 20100 South 

Spruce Drive in Frankfort. 

Summit Hill School 

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District’s 2019-20 kindergarten 

registration drive 

continues. Parents may 

access studentregistration. 

org to review the checklist 

of documents needed 

for registration. Parents 

have the option of enrolling 

their kindergartener in 

the extended day program 

or the half-day program. 

Registration fee for extended 

day is $150. Registration 

fee for half day is 

$125. Payment options are 

available. 

Mokena Fire Protection 

CPR Class 

6-9:30 p.m. Ongoing. 

Mokena Fire Station 

1, 19853 S. Wolf Road, 

Moknea. The Mokena Fire 

Protection District offers 

monthly CPR classes for 

the public. Students are instructed 

in adult, child and 

infant CPR and AED. The 

cost of the class is $35 for 

Community CPR and $40 

Healthcare CPR. Register 

for specific dates at moke 

nafire.org. 

Lincoln-Way Toastmasters 

7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

Frankfort Village Hall, 432 

Nebraska Street, Frankfort. 

Meets the 1st and 3rd 

Thursday of each month. 

Toastmasters is a community 

based organization 

whose primarily goal is 

to help people overcome 

their fear of public speaking 

while also developing 

leadership skills.

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Deep passion for pooches 

inspires Mokena pet stylist 

T.J. Kremer III, Editor 

Different styles for dog grooming adorn the wall at 

Bone-ita Pet Styling. 

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. 

“People ask me all the 

time, ‘If you didn’t groom, 

what would you do?’” Anaya 

said. “I truthfully don’t 

know. It’s my passion. I 

love it. I can’t see myself 

doing anything else, ever.” 

For more information, 

visit facebook.com/bone 

itapetstyling. 

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Lincoln-Way welding teacher wins equipment for school 

Sean Hastings 

Contributing Editor 

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 

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recognition that the program 

got from it, is worth 

more than the prize package. 

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competition called “Who’s 

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teachers were nominated 

by peers for their work as a 

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one of 459 teachers nominated. 

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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 

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. 

“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 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 

Daymon Gast assess sophomore Tommy Schaaf’s work 

in class 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 

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 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.”

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May 3, the Frankfort 

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Local artists’ work on 

display for Mokena 

library’s Art Galleria 

Friends of the Library award four $250 

prizes in Mokena Library’s Art Galleria 

contest 

David Kubart’s “Please Leave a Message” was one of 

about 15 entries on display for Mokena library’s Art 

Galleria. 

Janie Dobson’s “Bubble Bath Time,” featuring a guinea 

pig in a bathtub, was a popular choice among judges 

and patrons. 

Artist Douglas Kirschbaum, from Mokena, poses next 

to his winning artwork of Hickory Creek Saturday, 

May 4 at Mokena Community Public Library District. 

Kirschbaum was one of four artists — including: Ceen 

Strubin, of Mokena; Jaclyn Duske, of New Lenox; and 

Catherine Trezek, of Mokena — who received $250 each 

from Friends of the Library. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd 

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Police Reports 

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SAVE THE DATE! 

Scrappy 

NAWS Illinois Humane Society 9981 W. 190th St., 

Mokena 

Scrappy is a friendly hound mix with an energetic 

personality who was rescued from a high-kill shelter 

in Tennessee. He is about 2 years old, and has a 

gorgeous brindle coat. He loves everyone he meets, 

including other dogs. He is a very affectionate 

and will crawl into your lap to cuddle and give big 

kisses. He would make a wonderful addition to 

any family. Please email Stacy at stacy@nawsus. 

org or call NAWS at (708) 478-5102 to setup an 

appointment with one of our adoption counselors 

to meet him. 

Want to see your pet featured as The Mokena Messenger’s 

Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo and a few sentences 

explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor T.J. Kremer 

III at tj@mokenamessenger.com or 11516 W. 183rd St., 

Office Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, IL 60467. 

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According to police reports, 

an officer was dispatched 

to the 11600 block 

of West 195th Street for a 

report of a suspicious vehicle 

that had been sitting 

occupied for about 30 minutes. 

Upon arrival, the officer 

approached Dove and 

Dove presented the officer 

with an Indiana driver’s 

license. The officer ran 

a check on Dove, both in 

Indiana and Illinois, and 

the Illinois driver’s license 

came back as suspended. 

Dove was then arrested. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Mokena Messenger’s police 

reports come from the 

Mokena Police Department. 

Anyone listed in these reports 

is considered to be innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 

Last Call Before Fall 

6–9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, 

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Celebrating 50: Orland Fire 

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Throughout the past 50 

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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. 

Orland Fire is to continue 

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held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 

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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 

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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.” 

“This is a newer show, 

but because it deals with 

Shakespeare we are considering 

it under the classic 

theme,” Lindblom said. 

“It very much has a sense 

of irony because, while it’s 

titled ‘I Hate Shakespeare,’ 

it shows the audience that 

you can still like the guy. 

It pokes fun at him, but by 

the time the show is over I 

think people will think that 

Shakespeare isn’t too bad.” 

Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, 

Freelance Reporter. For 

more, visit LockportLegend. 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Stacey’s Place designs oneof-a-kind 

projects 

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 many of the 

items sold at 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.” 

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 

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From the Editor 

Remembering fuzzball friends 

TJ Kremer iii 

tj@mokenamessenger.com 

I’ve written about this 

before, but it’s still 

always nice when The 

Messenger gets to cover 

news that involves our 

furry — or feathered or 

scaled or whatever — 

companions. 

This week, we got 

to highlight a new 

dog grooming shop in 

Mokena, Bone-ita. (You 

might have noticed the 

happy dogs on the cover 

and story on Page 3.) 

While I was at the shop 

interviewing the owner, 

Kristin Anaya, close to a 

dozen dogs were having 

a grand old time milling 

about with each other and, 

I’m guessing, complimenting 

each other on 

their fabulous new ‘doos. 

There’s something truly 

special about the bond 

we humans form with 

our animal companions, 

including domesticated, 

nondomesticated and even 

fictional ones. 

Some of you may know 

that I am admittedly a big 

Star Wars nerd, and so last 

week’s news that Peter 

“Chewbacca” Mayhew 

passed away at age 74 was 

a significant blow to me 

and millions upon millions 

of other Star Wars 

fans across the globe. 

By all accounts, Mayhew 

was the true embodiment 

of Chewbacca; he 

was a gentle giant who 

gave generously to multiple 

charities, and at an 

imposing 7-feet 2-inches 

tall still managed to put 

young and old alike at 

ease in his presence. 

Chewbacca was the 

ultimate co-pilot. Always 

loyal. Always ready to 

do what was necessary to 

help his friends, especially 

Han Solo, whom Chewbacca 

had sworn a life 

debt to. 

Chewbacca could make 

us laugh with his gestures 

and grunts and growls. 

He didn’t need to speak in 

any language we knew because 

his messages were 

universally understood 

anyway. 

Sure, Disney has found 

another body for the suit, 

but it will never be the 

same knowing Mayhew is 

not where he should be. 

It’s been reported that 

Chewbacca’s character 

was inspired by George 

Lucas’ own dog, a fitting 

tribute to one of mankind’s 

truest friends. 

It’s never easy to lose a 

loved one, including the 

nonhuman, even fictional, 

beloved characters from 

our youth. It’s likely that 

the character of Chewbacca 

will live on in the 

ever-expanding Disney 

universe of everything, 

but we very well may 

never see another Peter 

Mayhew again, and the 

world is a sadder place 

for it. 

Rest in peace, dear 

Wookie. May the Force be 

with you, always! 

“Congratulations to LWC Senior Lexie 

Kamp on her commitment to further her 

education and run track at Olivet Nazarene 

University!” 

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From Page 12 

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. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 


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FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Homer man charged with 

DUI, reckless homicide, 

leaving scene in fatal I-55 

crash 

A Homer Glen man 

was charged April 30 for 

his involvement in a twocar 

crash with one fatality 

April 28 on Interstate 55 at 

the Damen Avenue exit in 

Chicago, according to Illinois 

State Police. 

Rami Matariyeh, 22, was 

charged by the Cook County 

State’s Attorney’s Office 

with leaving the scene 

of a crash-death, leaving 

the scene of a crash-great 

bodily harm, aggravated 

DUI-death, aggravated 

DUI-great bodily harm and 

reckless homicide. 

At 3:19 a.m. April 28, 

Matariyeh was driving a 

2015 Infiniti sedan southbound 

on I-55 at Damen 

when his vehicle struck the 

rear end of a 2011 Hyundai 

sedan, ISP said. The 

Hyundai was an on-duty 

Uber that held a driver and 

three passengers, including 

Jamie A. Poulos, 23, 

of Berwyn, who was in 

the backseat and unable to 

be extricated from the car 

before it became fully engulfed 

in flames after being 

hit. 

Poulos died from the extent 

of her injuries, police 

said. 

All three of the remaining 

occupants of the Uber 

reportedly were removed 

from the vehicle, with two 

transported to an area hospital 

in stable condition. 

Also in Matariyeh’s car 

was a 24-year-old Bolingbrook 

woman, police said. 

She reportedly was transported 

to an area hospital in 

serious condition. 

Matariyeh left the crash 

site but was later apprehended 

at his home, police 

said. He was transported to 

an area hospital for injuries 

from the crash. 

Reporting by Thomas Czaja, 


HomerHorizon.com. 

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Lincoln-Way East junior debuts Civil Warthemed 

play, Page 17 

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. 

Mary Compton/22nd 

Century Media

16 | May 9, 2019 | the mokena messenger faith 


Faith Briefs 

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 

115th Ave., Mokena) 

Church Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m, 

9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 

p.m. Sundays 

Adoration 

Wednesdays following 

8 a.m. Mass in the Chapel 

until 6:45 p.m. 

Young at Heart Senior Club 

1 p.m. the first and third 

Wednesday of the month. 

Join the senior club for activities 

and outings Sept.- 

June. For more information, 

call (708) 699-5018. 

Holy Rosary 

7:30 a.m. daily; 7 p.m. 

Tuesday evenings. 

St. John’s United Church of Christ 

(11100 Second St., Mokena) 

Traditional Service 

8 a.m. traditional service, 

9:45 a.m. contemporary 

and traditional music 

in a service of praise and 

reverence. Supervised 

childcare available. For 

more information, call 

(708) 479-5123. 

Cards for a Cause 

7 p.m. the second Monday 

of each month. Bring 

your tape, scissors and colored 

pencils, if you have 

them, and plan for a creative 

evening with lots of 

fun. 

Bundles of Love 

7 p.m. the second and 

fourth Tuesday of each 

month. Enjoy fun and fellowship 

while making 

baby quilts for infants baptized 

at St. John’s and lap 

quilts for shut-ins. 

Mokena United Methodist Church 

(10901 LaPorte Road, Mokena) 

Service and Sunday School 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. 

Church service and children’s 

Sunday School will 

be held. For more information, 

call (708) 479-1110. 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays at the 

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2:30 p.m. every fourth 

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Breakfast 

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Choir Practice 

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Newcomers welcome. 

Weight Watchers 

Wednesday 

Weigh-ins take place at 

6:30 p.m., while the meeting 

is at 7 p.m. 

Marley Community Church (12625 W. 

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Church Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. Childcare 

is provided. 

Sunday School 

9-10 a.m. Sundays. 

Senior High Youth Group 

In Memoriam 

Jacob Edward Hampel 

Jacob “Jake” Edward 

Hampel, 26, of Los Altos, 

California, died April 13. 

He was the loving son of 

Christine and Craig Hampel, 

and brother of Allison 

Hampel. Jake was a frequent 

visitor and enjoyed 

many great memories 

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including grandparents 

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loving husband of Rosemary. 

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and cousins Emma, Grace 

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Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 

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Worship 

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Thomas E. Delrose 

Thomas E. “TD” Delrose, 

73, of Mokena, died 

April 29. 

He was the beloved 

husband of Gloria 

(Sharp) Delrose; loving 

father of John and Laura 

Evans; devoted son of the 

late Jerry and Juel Delrose; 

and dear brother of 

Arrie (Victoria) Delrose, 

John “Tim” Delrose and 

the late Gerald “Dennis” 

(Judy) Delrose. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

may be made ot 

St. Jude’s Children’s Research 

Hospital, or a charity 

of one’s choice. 

Do you have someone’s life 

you’d like to honor? Email 

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information about a loved 

one who was a part of the 

Mokena community.

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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 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 that 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 

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Matt’s Old Mokena 

Early Mokena mayor Noble in adventure, life 

Matt galik 

Contributing Columnist 

For much of our 

Village’s history, it 

was a small, rural 

community. Like countless 

others across the 

nation, Mokena was unremarkable 

on the surface; 

however, underneath the 

façade, gold was to be 

found, for every resident 

had a story. Most were 

so unique, as to only be 

found here in our neighborhood. 

One of these 

amazing stories was that 

of the life of Noble Jones, 

an early Village resident 

and mayor. 

He first saw the light 

of day on Nov. 16, 1834, 

in a place called Barnstone, 

a stone’s throw 

north of the Canadian 

border. When a lad of 

only 3 years old, the 

Jones family crossed into 

the United States, settling 

in New York state. 

An even bigger move 

came in 1844, when 

they made a pioneer’s 

journey to Illinois, which 

at that time was the heart 

of the untamed west. 

The family traveled via 

steamer over the Great 

Lakes, and touched 

down in Chicago, which 

presented a very underwhelming 

sight. Decades 

later, Noble would recall 

that upon their arrival, 

the city “consisted of a 

few unpretentious dwellings.” 

His first permanent 

home in Illinois was in 

what is today Homer 

Township, and while 

young Noble attended 

a rustic country school 

there, he spent most of 

his time working on his 

father’s farm. He later 

found work driving teams 

of oxen, knowledge of 

which came in handy in 

1852, when as an 18-yearold, 

Noble worked as a 

teamster for the Rock 

Island Railroad Company, 

which at that time was 

finishing its line through 

the newly-born Mokena. 

For his labors, he earned 

$1.25 for each twelvehour 

workday. 

Just as the new community 

was being born, 

Noble heard the siren’s 

call of California, and so 

it was that he set upon 

the western trail in the 

spring of 1852 to seek 

gold. Completing the trek 

with his brother Wright 

and a span of mules, along 

the way they and their 

caravan were attacked by 

native Pawnees a total of 

three times. Much later 

in his life, in what was a 

massive understatement, 

it was related that “all 

considered it wonderful 

that they escaped being 

massacred.” Noble got to 

Sacramento in one piece, 

and ultimately spent two 

years in the Golden State 

before heading back home 

to Illinois. 

In the summer of 1855, 

he tied the knot with a 

long lady named Clarissa 

Farley in Indiana. The 

same year, as a sign of 

the good business prospects 

in the new town, 

Noble and his brother-inlaw 

Cyrus Cross built and 

then ran a steam-powered 

flour and saw mill in 

Mokena. Unfortunately, 

fate didn’t smile on the 

project, and it failed 

before long. In the aftermath 

of this downfall, he 

stuck with what he knew. 

The next western adventure 

began in 1858, when 

Noble was hired to run 

a sawmill in Atchison, 

Kansas. Eventually Clarissa 

and their child came 

to live with him. 

After the exploring of 

his early years, all roads 

led back to Mokena, and 

Noble hung up his hat 

here permanently around 

1864, during the trying 

years of the Civil War. 

Soon thereafter, he began 

buying up grain from area 

farmers and shipping it to 

Chicago markets over the 

railroad. Counting some 

success in this endeavor, 

Noble founded an implement 

business in town in 

1867, which went on to 

flourish in the 1870s, selling 

reaping and mowing 

machines. 

During this era, he built 

a serene house on Second 

Street for his growing 

family, which came to include 

six children. The eldest 

was Charles H. Jones, 

who distinguished himself 

as the young editor of 

the Mokena Advertiser 

until his untimely death 

in 1877 at the age of 20. 

Other members of Noble 

and Clarissa Jones’ family 

were their son Edward, 

and daughters Emma, 

Belle and Bertha. 

A major turning point 

in Noble’s life came in 

1878, when he acquired a 

seat on the Chicago Board 

of Trade, where he once 

again worked in the grain 

market. He was an early 

commuter to the city; a 

contemporary described 

him going hither and 

thither “like clockwork,” 

establishing a tradition 

that is still followed by 

countless Mokenians 

today. Possessed of “a jovial 

and friendly nature,” 

Noble was elected mayor 

of the village twice; his 

first term was served 

between 1884 and 1890, 

while his second began 

in 1894, before he finally 

resigned in 1896. While 

in office, he oversaw such 

projects as the choosing 

of a central location for 

the town fire engine and 

jail, and the planting of 

trees on Mokena’s public 

square, among others. 

Noble breathed his last 

on Dec. 22, 1909, and 

was interred at the historic 

Marshall Cemetery just 

west of town. His passing 

was profoundly felt in 

Mokena, with the village’s 

correspondent to the Joliet 

Weekly News eulogizing 

that “his purpose in 

life seemed to do all the 

good he could to everyone 

else.” Thus was the life of 

Noble Jones, one of the 

most captivating people to 

call our village home. 

play 

From Page 17 

“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 to bring the community 

together than through 

beautiful words.” 

faith 

From Page 16 

Sept.-May. 

Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th 

St., Mokena) 

Sunday Services 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For 

more information, call 

(312) 350-2279. 

Sunday School 


Mokena Baptist offers 

Sunday School classes 

for all ages. For more information, 

call (312) 350- 

2279. 

Parker Road Bible Church (18512 

Parker Road, Mokena) 

Worship Service 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be 

sure to arrive early for our 

Sunday Worship Service to 

enjoy a hot, complimentary 

cup of coffee every week at 

the church. Following the 

Christian Education Hour 

(9:15-10:15 a.m.), all beverages 

can be found just 

outside the sanctuary. 

Grace Fellowship Church (11049 

LaPorte Road, Mokena) 

Narcotics Anonymous 

7-9 p.m. Mondays. All 

those struggling or who have 

struggled with a narcotics 

addiction are welcome. All 

meetings are confidential. 

For more information, call 

(708) 479-0300. 

Spanish Church 

12:30 p.m. Sundays. 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. All are 

welcome. 

Women’s Bible Study 

8:45-9:45 a.m. Sundays 

and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays. 

Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route 

6, Mokena) 

Sunday School 


Morning Worship 


Evening Worship 

6 p.m. Sundays. 

Weekday Worship 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. 

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Mokena Munchies 

Deconstructed egg rolls 

make meal rotation cut 

Beth Krooswyk 

Contributing Columnist 

Type “egg roll in 

a bowl” into a 

browser, and you’ll 

be rewarded with lots of 

recipe variations. It’s a 

concept that many people 

have put their own spin on 

out there in Internetland. 

Just in case you haven’t 

heard of it, this week I 

want to share one of those 

versions, no deep frying 

required. 

My high school friend 

Julie, who lives near Indianapolis, 

posted pictures 

of this meal a while back, 

and so I asked her for the 

recipe. 

But then I forgot about it. 

When she mentioned 

this dish again recently, I 

smacked my head — OK, 

not really — and decided I 

really needed to try it out. 

I’m not one for making 

too many Asian-inspired 

recipes, but I am one 

for eating them, and this 

recipe is so simple and 

tasty that it will be on our 

recipe rotation from now 

on. 

Egg Roll Bowls 

Ingredients 

• 1 pound ground pork (or turkey or beef) 

• 4 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed 

• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil (olive oil works too) 

• Pinch of sea salt 

• 14 ounces shredded fresh coleslaw mix 

• 1 cup (or more) pea pods or snap peas 

• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced (or 1 teaspoon 

ground ginger) 

• 3 tablespoons tamari (or soy) sauce 

• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar 

• Sliced green onions for garnish, if desired 

• Toasted sesame seeds for garnish, if desired 

• 4 cups cooked rice, if desired 

Directions 

If serving with rice, get that started. I cook mine in 

the microwave: 2 cups rice and 4 cups water in a 

large covered Pyrex dish on high for 5-6 minutes, 

then at 50 percent power for 15-17 minutes or until 

water is absorbed. 

In a Dutch oven pot, brown meat with 2 cloves 

garlic, half the onion, plus the oil and salt. 

Stir into the pot: fresh coleslaw mix, remaining 

fresh onion and garlic, fresh (or ground) ginger, pea 

pods, tamari sauce and rice vinegar. Cook until 

coleslaw is wilted down. 

Serve over rice, if desired. Top with green onions 

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procedures 

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9. A sacred song 

14. River to the Rhine 

15. Annexes 

16. Skylit courts 

17. “Saving Private 

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Miracle Mets 

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42. Amazon’s talking 

assistant 

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48. Informal eatery 

50. Capital near 

Casablanca 

52. Unburdened 

53. Lucy’s best friend 

56. New Lenox 

middle school 

59. Frequent flier 

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modest 

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51. Water need 

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New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Piano Styles by Joe 

HOMER GLEN 

Front Row 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

■7 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Trivia 

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. 

LOCKPORT 

Port Noir 

(900 S. State St., Lockport; 

(815) 834-9463) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday- 

Friday: Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

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Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m. 

Mondays: Quartermania 

■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays: 

Cosmic Bowl 

ORLAND PARK 

Traverso’s Restaurant 

(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 

Orland Park; (708) 532- 

2220) 

■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

Saturdays: Karaoke 

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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 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

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. 


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, 


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, 


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. 


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 

details.

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The Mokena Messenger’s 

Sponsored content 

of the 

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April 9 

• 20051 Oakwood 

Drive, Mokena, 60448- 

1397 - Neil E. Potter 

to Albert Farmer Jr., 

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$565,000 

April 11 

• 19829 Breckenridge 


1874 - Colleen T. 

Kaczmarek to Sung 

Hae Bai, Daniel Bai, 

$600,000 

• 11214 Plattner Drive, 

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Excelsior Management 

Llc to Elizabeth J. 

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Sullivan, $510,000 

• 9404 Magnolia 

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8909 - Kathryn R. Lirot 

to William Pacura, 

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Court, Mokena, 60448- 

1938 - Richard C. 

Esparza to Erica Tapia 

Esparza, Michael 

Esparza, $122,000 

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Mokena, 60448-9323 - 

Dennis C. Hon to Jason 

T. Hon, $195,000 

April 15 

• 18707 S. Mill Creek 


8450 - Cheryl L. Turrise 

to Catherine Bonzani, 

$307,000 

• 11435 194th St., 

Mokena, 60448-8457 

- Dennis P. Morrison to 

Keri M. Kurbis, Dean E. 

Van Kuren Jr., $274,000 

• 9229 W. Arquilla 


8888 - Rakesh K. 

Chugh to Vanessa 

Lopez, Diana Lopez 

Cosme, $204,000 

April 17 

• 19840 Berkshire 


1668 - Chicago Title 

Land Trust Co Tr to 

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• 9016 Liscanor Ave., 

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Szczech, $350,000 

The Going Rate is provided 

by Record Information 

Services, Inc. For more 

information, visit www. 

public-record.com or call 

(630) 557-1000. 

This wonderful 1.42 acre property has been 

enjoyed by the current owner’s family for 

more than 100 years. 

What: The three-bedroom, two full-bath 

ranch with a full basement in unincorporated 

Mokena is in the New Lenox Township and 

school districts. Reasonable taxes for the 

area of $5,200. 

Where: 14261 W. Maple Road, Mokena 

Amenities: The home is located near Interstates 

355 and 80, and has plenty of room for a pole 

building and horse/animals. The hot water 

boiler, asphalt driveway, roof sheeting, shingles 

and gutters are all new within the past threefive 

years. New washer, refrigerator and oven this past year. The two-anda-half-car 

garage, Anderson windows and the septic system 

were new in 1993-1994, with some updates to the well and 

septic recently. A new chain linked fence was added to the large 

backyard in 2018. 

Asking Price: $298,500 

Listing Agent: Mary Jo 

McFadden, (815) 861- 

3021, maryjo.mcfadden@ 

bairdwarner.com 

Listing Brokerage: Baird & 

Warner Frankfort 

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/CONSULTATIVE SALES 

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At Aero Rubber Company, Inc. we value the desire to succeed, 

providing a great customer experience, and supporting our teams. 

As a business development professional at Aero you’ll receive 

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customer_service_chisw@maidpro.com 

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- Entry Level Positions 

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SW suburban insurance 

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Alvernia Manor 

Senior Living - Lemont 

Hiring for 3 Positions 

Registered Nurse 

Full-Time Cook 

Part-Time Driver 

Call for Details 

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P/T Salon/Spa Assistant 

Located in Lockport 

Every other Mon. 5-9, 

Wed. 9-6, & Fri. 9 or 10-3 

(815) 955-4650 

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Experienced, female 

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 19849 GREEN MEADOWS PARK- 

WAY, MOKENA, IL 60448 (SINGLE 

FAMILY HOME WITH ATTACHED 3 

CAR GARAGE.). On the 30th day of 

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STAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. 

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MAN M HAMOUD; ILLINOIS HOUS- 

ING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; 

MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; PORT- 

FOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, 

L.L.C.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant. 

Case No. 18CH 1886 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. Judgment amount is 

$342,285.70 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

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: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 

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 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC 

MEETING 

On Thursday, May 9, at 3:00 p.m., 

a meeting will be conducted by 

Mokena School District 159 at 

Mokena Elementary School, 11244 

Willowcrest Lane inMokena, IL in 

Room S126. The purpose ofthis 

meeting will be to discuss the district's 

plan for providing special 

education services tostudents who 

attend private and home schools 

within the district for the 

2019-2020 school year. If you are a 

2702 Public 

Notices 

parent of a private school or 

home-schooled student, who has 

been identified with a disability 

and you reside within the boundaries 

of Mokena School District 

159, you are urged to attend. If 

you have further questions pertaining 

to this meeting, please contact 

Allison Cirone at 708-342-4900. 

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 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 

D/B/A MR. COOPER, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

BARBRA HAMOUD A/K/A BARBRA 

L HAMOUD; OTHMAN HAMOUD 

A/K/A OTHMAN M HAMOUD; ILLI- 

NOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 

AUTHORITY; MIDLAND FUNDING 

LLC; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY AS- 

SOCIATES, L.L.C.; UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NON-RECORD 

CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. No. 18 CH 1886 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 26th day of March, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

30th 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: 

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED 

REAL ESTATE SITUATED IN THE 

COUNTY OF WILL, IN THE STATE 

OF ILLINOIS: LOT 12 IN WEBER'S 

GREEN MEADOWS-PHASE 1, A 

SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE 

SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, 

AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST 

1/4 OF SECTION 17, ALL IN TOWN- 

SHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

RECORDED 11/4/1992 AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. R92-87718 AND CER- 

TIFICATE OF CORRECTION TO 

WEBER'S GREEN MEADOWS 

PHASE 1, RECORDED 4/27/1993 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R93-031988. 

Commonly known as: 19849 

GREEN MEADOWS PARKWAY, 

MOKENA, IL 60448 

Description of Improvements: 

SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH AT- 

TACHED 3 CAR GARAGE. 

P.I.N.: 19-09-08-478-003-0000 

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 in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. Judgment amount is 

$342,285.70 plus interest, cost and post 

judgment advances, if any. 

In the event the property is a condomin- 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

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: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: MIKE KELLEY 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

Sheriff of Will County 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY 

HOMESTAR BANK AND FI- 

NANCIAL 

SERVICES, an Illinois Banking 

Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Amy Hood a/k/a Amy L. Hood, 

Pheasant Ridge Condominium Association, 

Unknown Owners and 

Non-Record Claimants 

Defendants. 

Case No. 19CH559 

NOTICE OF 

PENDENCY OF ACTION 

NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN TO 

UNKNOWN OWNERS and 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, of 

the Complaint for Foreclosure filed 

in the above entitled cause on the 

9th day of April, 2019, and that 

they are named Defendants in the 

above entitled cause, pursuant to 

the provisions of Illinois Compiled 

Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/15-1502 and 

that the above entitled mortgage 

foreclosure suit is now pending in 

said Court and that day on or after 

which default may be entered 

against said Defendants isMay 31, 

2019 and that the information applies 

to said foreclosure proceedings: 

1. The names of all Plaintiffs and 

the case number are identified 

above. 

2. The Court in which said action 

was brought is identified above. 

3. The names of the title holder of 

record is: Amy Hood a/k/a Amy L. 

Hood 

4. A legal description of the real 

estate sufficient to identify itwith 

reasonable certainty is as follows: 

Unit 52, as delineated on the 

Pheasant Ridge Condominium survey 

of certain lots or part thereof in 

Pheasant Ridge, being asubdivision 

in the South Half of Section 7, 

Township 35 North, Range 12 East 

of the Third Principal Meridian, 

according tothe plat thereof recorded 

July 17, 1972, as Document 

Number #R72-19885, which survey 

isattached as Exhibit "A" to 

declaration ofcondominium made 

by Bank ofLyons, anIllinois Cor- 

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Notices 

poration, as Trustee under Trust 

Agreement dated March 16, 1972, 

and known as Trust #1251, recorded 

in the office of the Recorder 

of Deeds ofWill County, Illinois, 

as Document 

Number R72-30844, as amended 

from time to time; together with a 

percentage of the common elements 

appurtenant to said unit as 

set forth insaid declaration, also, 

together with an easement for parking 

purposes in and toparking area 

P-52, asdefined and set forth in 

said declaration and survey, in Will 

County, Illinois. 

Which is commonly known as 

19530 S 115th Avenue, Unit D, 

Mokena, Illinois 60448. 

PIN: 19-09-07-410-008 

5. Identification ofthe mortgage 

sought to be foreclosed is as follows: 

(a) Name of Mortgagor: Amy 

Hood a/k/a Amy L. Hood 

(b) Name of Mortgagee: Homestar 

Bank and Financial Services 

(c) Date ofMortgage: February 5, 

2010 

(d) Date of Recording: February 

22, 2010 

(e) County where recorded: Will 

County 

(f) Identification of recording: 

R2010-019189 

Andrea Lynn Chasteen 

Clerk of the Circuit Court 

PREPARED BY: 

Claire Chaplinski 

Attorney at Law 

200 E. Court Street, Suite 212 

Kankakee, IL 60901 

815-939-7155 

Chaplinski.lawfirm@gmail.com 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Carly Alvers 

Mokena resident Carly 

Alvers is a sophomore infielder 

on the Lincoln-Way 

Central softball team. 

How long have you 

played softball and 

how did you get 

started? 

I started playing softball 

when I was 7 years old at 

the Mokena Park District. I 

played there for two years 

and then I got into travel 

ball with the Mokena Blast 

and then the Blue Wave. 

Now, I’m on the Sparks. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

The challenges and the 

competition I get to face 

along the way. Also, making 

friendships that will 

last a lifetime. 

What’s your favorite 

softball memory so 

far? 

Making the varsity team 

at Lincoln-Way Central as 

a freshman. There are so 

many talented players at 

our school, so just to make 

the team as a freshman 

was a huge accomplishment. 

Then making allconference 

and all-state 

were huge honors, too. 

What was like it 

playing right away as 

a freshman? 

To be honest, I was 

really nervous in the beginning, 

but all the girls 

were so welcoming, and 

they boosted my confidence. 

What advice would 

you give to current 

freshmen? 

I’d say cherish every 

moment you have because 

you’ll never play with that 

exact same team again. 

Never take softball for 

granted. It could end any 

time, so play your heart 

out every game. 

Do you have any 

superstitions? 

Before every game, I 

have to put on the same 

perfume. I’ve been doing 

this since I was 12 years 

old and I feel like if I don’t 

have it, I’m not going to do 

well. I also have to wear 

the same headband and my 

lucky bow. 

If you could be anyone 

else for a day, who 

would you want to 

be? 

Definitely Kris Bryant. 

I’d want to see how he 

Photo submitted 

works every day. He’s such 

a good baseball player and 

I love watching him play 

every game. It’d be cool to 

put myself in his shoes. 

Do you have a 

favorite TV show? 

Definitely “Grey’s Anatomy.” 

The show keeps me 

guessing and I learn a lesson 

about anatomy every 

single episode. I can’t go 

a day without watching it. 

Who would you pay to 

see in concert? 

I really like Taylor 

Swift. I went to her concert 

last year and it was such an 

amazing experience. I’d 

definitely see her again. 

Do you have any 

hidden talents? 

I can guess the title of 

any song within like five 

seconds. When me and my 

friends are in the car, we 

play a game to see who 

can guess the song and I 

win every time. 

Interview conducted by 

Sports Editor Steve Millar 

This Week In 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 

Badminton 

■May ■ 10 - at State 

Tournament at Eastern 

Illinois U., 9:30 a.m. 




Baseball 

■May ■ 9 - at Thornridge, 

4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 14 - hosts Joliet 

West, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■May ■ 14 - hosts LW Central 

Regional semifinal vs. 

Thornwood, 4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■May ■ 10 - hosts 

Thornwood, 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 14 - at Plainfield 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■May ■ 9 - at SWSC Meet at 

Bradley-Bourbonnais, 4:30 

p.m. 

■May ■ 11 - at SWSC Meet 

at Bradley-Bourbonnais, 8 

a.m. 

Boys Track and Field 


Thornridge, 4:30 p.m. 

■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 - hosts LW West, 

5:30 p.m. 

hockey 

From Page 38 

“Hockey was something 

that was always there for 

me. There was never a 

time when I didn’t want 

to play hockey. When one 

season ended, I couldn’t 

wait until the next one. It 

was tough, but it was definitely 

worth it in the end.” 

■May ■ 14 - at Sandburg, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■May ■ 9 - vs. Bradley- 

Bourbonnais at LW West 


■May ■ 10-11 - at LW West 

Sectional, TBA 

Girls Water Polo 


Sectiomal, TBA 

Griffins Varsity 

Athletics 

Badminton 







Baseball 


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 


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 


East, 4:30 p.m. 


West, 10 a.m. 

Malinowski was part 

of McKendree’s first 

women’s hockey team in 

2016-2017. This season, 

her junior year, the team 

qualified for the American 

Collegiate Hockey Association 

national tournament 

for the first time. 

She hopes for more big 

things at McKendree and 

beyond. 

■May ■ 14 - at Stagg, 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys Tennis 


Lockport, 4 p.m. 


Lockport, 8:30 a.m. 

Boys Track and Field 

■May ■ 15 - at Bloom 


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. 


Sectional, TBA 

Girls Water Polo 


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. 

“I’d love to play professional 

hockey,” she said. 

“And I definitely want to 

play for Team USA again. 

The next [World University 

Games] are in 2021 

and I plan to go to graduate 

school, so I’d be eligible 

for that team. I’d love to 

get another chance to put 

on that jersey.”



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LW Central grad enjoys Team USA shot 

STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

Lincoln-Way Central 

graduate and New Lenox native 

Jazmin Malinowski has 

played hockey nearly her 

entire life, and she grew up 

imagining herself one day 

playing for Team USA. 

“I used to always dream 

about playing for an Olympic 

team,” Malinowski said. “I 

grew up watching [Sandburg 

graduate and Olympic hockey 

player] Kendall Coyne 

[Schofield] and playing with 

her,” Malinowski said. “Then 

watching what she was able 

to accomplish, I was like, 

‘Whoa, I want to do that.’ 

I made it a goal to work my 

hardest and get there.” 

Malinowski still has Olympic 

aspirations, but in March 

she got her first taste of what 

it’s like to represent her country 

in international competition. 

Now a junior goaltender 

at McKendree University 

in downstate Lebanon, Malinowski 

was chosen to play 

on the United States team in 

the World University Games 

in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 

“The whole thing started to 

develop last year,” Malinowski 

said. “My dad [Rich] told 

me to make sure I was ready 

to play, make sure I hit the 

gym and was playing at my 

best, because they’d be picking 

players for the team. 

“In practice, I made sure 

I stopped like every single 

puck. I wanted to be at my 

best to have a chance to make 

the team. Waiting to see if 

I’d make the team was really 

nerve- wracking.” 

College coaches were able 

to nominate players for the 

team, and a selection committee 

then invited players based 

on their evaluations of their 

play with their college teams. 

Malinowski got the call in 

January informing her she was 

Lincoln-Way Central graduate Jazmin Malinowski and fellow goaltender Hannah Stone don 

their Team USA jerseys before a game at the World University Games in March in Krasnoyarsk, 

Russia. Photo submitted. 

one of two goalies chosen. 

“When I got the confirmation, 

that was really cool,” she 

said. “My family was so excited 

for me.” 

Putting on a Team USA 

jersey for the first time was a 

moment Malinowski said she 

will never forget. 

“It was really cool to see 

my last name on the back and 

USA on the front,” she said. 

“It was such an honor.” 

The United States went 2-5 

at the tournament and finished 

fourth. Malinowski was in the 

net for at least part of both 

wins. She played the whole 

way in a 5-2 win over Switzerland, 

making 19 saves, and 

split time with fellow goalie 

Hannah Stone in a 6-1 victory 

over China. 

She also played in a 10-0 

loss to a high-powered Russian 

team. 

“Playing against Switzerland, 

it was a little bit faster 

than what I was used to, and 

then going from that game to 

the Russia game, it was like a 

whole jump up to another level,” 

Malinowski said. “It was 

fun to play against those girls 

and get that experience. They 

were so fast, so skilled. It was 

like they were either going to 

score or I was going to have to 

make an amazing save.” 

Malinowski said the trip 

was her first time in a country 

besides the United States and 

Canada. 

“The whole experience was 

really cool,” she said. “Russia 

was really interesting to visit. 

The food was really different, 

the culture was like a shock 

for me. It was really fun getting 

to play there, though.” 

Malinowski was adopted 

when she was 3 years old. 

Her parents, Rich and Erin, 

were both hockey players and 

coaches. Rich played at Marquette 

and Erin at Illinois. 

Shortly after she was adopted, 

when she was only 3 or 

4, Malinowski began playing 

hockey. 

“I was kind of a natural 

when I learned how to skate, 

and then I wanted hockey gear 

right away,” she said. “I knew 

I wanted to be a goalie.” 

It wasn’t always easy carving 

out a path to be a women’s 

hockey player. Malinowski 

played on boys teams until 

she was 12. After a couple 

years with the Chicago Mission 

girls team, she spent most 

of her high school years playing 

for the Milwaukee Junior 

Admirals girls team. 

“I’d have to leave school, 

do my homework in the car, 

sleep in the car,” she said. “It 

was different growing up than 

most people. I wouldn’t get 

home until maybe 10 every 

night. I’m glad I had those experiences, 

though. 

Please see hockey, 36 

high school 

highlights 

The rest of the week in high school 

sports 

Badminton 

LW Central’s Underhill wins sectional title, 

Griffins send two to state 

Gillian Underhill, a Lincoln-Way Central 

senior, won the singles title at the Homewood-Flossmoor 

Sectional on May 2. 

Underhill beat Stagg’s Nikki Marsh 

22-20, 21-12 in the championship match 

and will represent the Knights at the state 

meet, which begins Friday, May 10 at 

Eastern Illinois University. 

LW East seniors Paige Carlson and 

Casey Kirschsieper also advanced to state 

by finishing second and third, respectively, 

in singles at the Plainfield East Sectional. 

Girls track and field 

Knights, Griffins take SWSC titles 

Jess LeVigni won the long jump (17 feet- 

11.5 inches) and pole vault (10-3) to lead 

Lincoln-Way Central to its fourth conference 

title in program history. 

The Knights finished with 151 points to 

hold off Thornton (137), which had won 

the previous two titles, for the SouthWest 

Suburban Red crown. 

Also winning for LW Central were Rachel 

Baumgartner in the 800 meters (2 minutes, 

28.51 seconds), Mackenzie Brownrigg 

in the 1600 (5:21.96) and Merrigan 

Allen in the 3200 (11:37.26). 

The Knights’ 3200 relay team of 

Baumgartner, Brownrigg, Samantha Waters 

and Lexie Kamp (10:12.22) also was 

victorious. 

LW East, meanwhile, tied Homewood- 

Flossmoor for the SouthWest Suburban 

Blue title, both teams scoring 167 points. 

Winning titles for the Griffins were Ashley 

Mills in the 800 (2:25.23), Jenna Couwenhoven 

in the 1600 (5:28.98), Katie 

Sciarini in the 300 hurdles (45.89), Mackenzie 

O’Brien in the discus (108-1), Emma 

Barnard in the pole vault (10-3) and Mariam 

Azeez in the long jump (18-2.25). 

Softball 

Providence breaks school record with 17th 

straight win 

Maggie Joutras drove in five runs in 

game two and Shannon Smith homered 

twice and had four RBIs in game one as 

Providence swept a May 1 doubleheader 

with Trinity, winning 12-0 and 19-2 to 

extend its winning streak to 17.

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Baseball 

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1st and 3 

THREE LOCAL TEAMS 

ON LONG WINNING 

STREAKS 

1. LW co-op girls 

lacrosse 

Lincoln-Way remained 

undefeated 

and picked up its 

12th straight win, 

beating District 230 

16-13 on April 29. 

Caroline Behrens 

(above) scored seven 

goals. 

2. Providence softball 

The Celtics broke a 

school record with 

their 17th straight 

victory, a 19-2 rout 

of Trinity, on May 1. 

Maggie Joutras had 

five RBIs. Providence 

also clinched at least 

a share of the GCAC 

Red title with the win. 

3. LW Central softball 

The Knights extended 

their winning 

streak to 13 with 

an 8-0 shutout of 

crosstown rival LW 

West on May 2 at the 

Rosemont Dome. 

Amanda Weyh 

tossed a complete 

game shutout and 

Sydney Grein drove 

in three runs. 

Steve Millar, Sports Editor 

Just an inning into its 

May 1 game at crosstown 

rival Providence, Lincoln- 

Way Central found itself 

down five runs. 

Celtics ace and Arizona 

State recruit Bryce Barnett 

was on the mound. 

It was not an enviable 

position for the Knights 

to be in. In fact, it’s a spot 

junior catcher Liam Higgins 

doesn’t think Central 

could have dug itself out 

of earlier in the season. 

“Our biggest problem at 

the beginning of the year is 

when things went bad, we 

got down on ourselves,” 

Higgins said. “We’ve got 

a lot of leadership that’s 

developed since the beginning 

of the year and now 

we get down and we think, 

‘We’re still in this game.’” 

The Knights were certainly 

still in it against the 

Celtics. They answered 

with nine runs in the second 

inning, knocking Barnett 

out early, and romped 

to a 16-6 win in five innings. 

“We go down five, 

they’ve got their ace going, 

we could’ve quit,” Central 

coach Mitch Nowicki said. 

“But we didn’t. We had the 

big second inning and just 

built from there.” 

It was a stunning turn 

of events for Providence 

coach Mark Smith. 

“We came out with 

five runs, felt really good 

about it, had our guy on 

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“It was really cool to see my last name on the back and 

USA on the front. It was such an honor.” 

Jazmin Malinowski - LW Central graduate, on playing for Team USA in the World 

University Games in Russia 

Lincoln-Way Central senior Noah Cantleberry 

earned the win in relief May 1 as the Knights topped 

Providence 16-6. 

the mound,” Smith said. 

“That’s the first time 

in four years I’ve seen 

(Barnett) struggle with 

his command, but he’ll 

bounce back and he’ll be 

fine. 

“It was just one of those 

games where we couldn’t 

get them out, and offensively 

we haven’t been 

putting up enough runs 

to be able to keep up in a 

game like this.” 

While the Knights’ offense 

caught fire, senior 

lefty Noah Cantleberry 

was brilliant in relief. 

Cantleberry came into 

the game with just one out 

recorded in the bottom of 

the first. The Celtics (13- 

11) led 5-0 and had the 

bases loaded for the top of 

its lineup. 

Cantleberry got a strikeout 

and a groundout to 

escape the jam and set the 

Tune In 

stage for the Knights (14- 

8) to come back. 

“My mindset was just 

to go in, throw strikes, get 

ahead of hitters,” Cantleberry 

said. “I feel like we 

got some momentum that 

did carry over a lot. After 

that inning, we really came 

together as a team, put up 

nine runs.” 

Cantleberry threw 3 2/3 

innings, allowing one run 

on two hits while striking 

out seven, to get the win. 

Central’s offense then 

exploded, with a big boost 

from the bottom of the 

lineup. 

The first seven Knights 

hitters of the second inning 

reached base against 

Barnett. Central had one 

run in and the bases loaded 

when Higgins, the No. 8 

hitter, came up. 

He smoked a 3-0 pitch 

down the right-field line to 

drive in two runs and make 

it 5-3. 

“At the beginning of 

the year, I was taking 3-0 

pitches, and (Nowicki) 

told me, ‘Liam, you’ve got 

to swing on 3-0,’” Higgins 

said. “That was my first 

swing of the year on 3-0. 

I knew he was struggling 

with his control on offspeed 

pitches, and I knew 

he was going to throw me 

a fastball for a strike because 

he didn’t want to 

load the bases.” 

Riley Murphy followed 

with a RBI single. 

“It was great,” Nowicki 

said. “Liam gets a 3-0 fastball, 

huge double. Riley 

gets another RBI. When 

you get production from 

the guys in 7-8-9 spots, it 

lights the fire for the rest of 

the team.” 

Kyle Labedz (3-for-4) 

tied the game with a single 

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. 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Liam Higgins connects for a tworun 

double in the Knights’ 16-6 win over Providence on 

May 1. Photos by Steve Millar/22nd Century Media 

Index 

and the Knights jumped 

on top with RBI singles 

from Ryan Kraft and Johnny 

McGuire, and a tworun 

base hit from Turner 

Doran. 

The Knights put up another 

crooked number in 

the fifth inning, scoring six 

times to go up by 10. 

Doran drove in three 

runs, while Labedz, Kraft, 

McGuire, Higgins and 

Murphy each had two 

RBIs. Every batter in the 

Knights’ lineup had at 

least one hit. 

Barnett and Brennan 

Geers had two RBIs each 

to lead Providence, while 

Jake Messelmann and Jake 

Mucha each drove in one 

run. 

“Tip your cap to them,” 

Smith said. “They swung 

the bats, they hit the heck 

out of it, they came in here 

and kicked our butts.” 

38 - High School Highlights 

36 - Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

Steve Millar, s.millar@22ndcm.com.

mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | May 9, 2019 

CONVINCING 

COMEBACK LW Central 

rallies from early deficit to 

rout Providence, Page 39 

SOPHOMORE STAR 

Mokena resident and LW Central 

softball standout Carly Alvers is 

our Athlete of the Week, Page 36 

Lincoln-Way Central graduate Jazmin Malinowski plays for the United States in 

the World University Games in Russia, Page 38 

LEFT: Lincoln-Way Central graduate Jazmin Malinowski represented the United States in the World University Games in March in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Photo submitted 

RIGHT: Jazmin Malinowski, a Lincoln-Way Central graduate, is the star goaltender of McKendree University’s women’s hockey team. Photo courtesy of McKendree athletics 

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