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18 | May 9, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie LIFE & ARTS 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 DeFerie-penned 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 MOKENA MESSENGER Passion for pooches inspires 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 doggrooming 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.” Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, Editor. For more, visit MokenaMessenger.com. FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION Grade-school project has kept 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-yearold 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 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 New LenoxPatriot.com. FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION Stacey’s Place designs one-of-akind 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.” Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. For more, visit Frank fortStation.com. FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 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 two-car 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 crashdeath, 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. Reporting by Thomas Czaja, Editor. For more, visit HomerHorizon.com.
OPPrairie.com sound off the orland park prairie | May 9, 2019 | 19 Social snapshot Top Web Stories From opprairie.com as of Friday, May 3 From the Editor Finding strength in snapshots 1. Community continues to show family support after death of second child 2. News from Your Neighbors: Slow your roll: Food trucks get support, with restrictions in Mokena 3. Teen ballerina ready to take her next steps 4. Rave on! Boykin taken in third round of NFL Draft by Baltimore 5. Stavropoulos finds a college home as she is one of 39 athletes honored at Sandburg Become a Prairie Plus member: opprairie.com/plus The Bridge Teen Center posted the accompanying image April 29, with the note, “It was an intense Friday Night during our Thumb Wrestling Tournament. Congratulations to our winners!” Like The Orland Park Prairie: facebook.com/opprairie BILL JONES bill@opprairie.com Less than two weeks after the death of a second child, Orland Park resident Aggie Boruc invited me into her home to talk about her 11-year-old son, Adrian, who died April 19 following complications from a genetic disorder called Alagille syndrome. I want you to read that sentence one more time. I cannot imagine the strength it takes to invite a stranger into your home following such hardship, and to sit for nearly an hour recounting stories that, yes, remind of the good times but also irritate a wound that is still fresh. I have heard these stories more times than I would like to count, with the considerable responsibility of telling what often is someone’s final story. And I’m not sure I could handle being on the other side of the table. We write stories such as these for a number of reasons. Mostly, we want people to be remembered, whether it is because they played prominent roles in a community, because they did something great with their lives or because their stories have things others can take away from them. They are never about the death so much as how these people lived their lives. After my time at Aggie’s home, I learned that Adrian was a “neighborhood kid” who everyone seemed to love. He was a student at Century Jr. High School well-supported by his peers over the last three months, and one with a positivity and toughness to educate others on his struggles. He suffered because of his illness, but he remained positive in the face of it. He was a source of strength to a single mother. He had a huge personality, despite his small stature. The story about his life on Page 7 is inherently incomplete. As with stories at wakes and funerals, they are simply anecdotes. Sharing them helps us keep memories of Adrian alive, despite the loss. They illustrate what he meant to his family and friends, and what others can learn from his story. And there is strength to be found in those snapshots of Adrian’s life. It’s not a complete picture, though. I know about Adrian, but I did not know Adrian. The memories of the moments in between those anecdotes are not mine. They belong to people who saw him in the halls at school or shared a dinner table with him. They belong to his friends and his neighbors and his mother. But Adrian’s story can mean something to all of us. And Aggie’s strength in telling it shows us how. Please read her words carefully. On the way to Aggie’s house that afternoon, I was stunned while turning into the Brooks Hills subdivision to see ribbons on every tree, light pole, street sign — not just around Aggie’s home but for blocks and blocks. The show of support was universal, and I learned in talking to Aggie just how much it meant to a mother who suddenly found herself feeling alone. A community helped to remind her she is not. Please don’t let her forget that anytime soon. “Thanks to Bob Feldman of Nothing Bundt Cakes for coming out to the lacrosse game tonight. Your support of @SandburgLax is much appreciated!” @EaglesAthletics — Sandburg Athletics, on Thursday, May 2 Like The Orland Park Prairie: facebook.com/opprairie Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The Orland Park Prairie encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. The Orland Park Prairie reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The Orland Park Prairie. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The Orland Park Prairie. Letters can be mailed to: The Orland Park Prairie, 11516 West 183rd Street, Unit SW Office Condo #3, Orland Park, Illinois, 60467. Fax letters to (708) 326-9179 or e-mail to bill@opprairie.com. Letters to the Editor Knock it off with the robocalls I have been a citizen of Orland Park for almost 31 years, and have never felt the need to voice my opinion publicly to The Prairie or whatever publication preceded it. Enough is enough. I am so very tired of getting these horrible, hateful phone calls from the politicians that apparently “lost” the last election [Editor’s Note: The phone call, as with several political robocalls during election season, was made anonymously and has not been traced to any particular individual.] This last phone call, bringing up one of the trustee’s family members who had nothing to do with Orland Park politics, is the final straw. I have to believe this effort is coming from the coven of politicians that lost half their strength. Assuming that is the case, I cannot wait to vote the remaining three out of office at the first opportunity. They are an embarrassment to the Village with their antics. The people of Orland Park have spoken. We were tired of having the same mayor for eons and did something about it. We were tired of having the coven of six do everything possible to hamstring the Village from moving forward, and we did something about it. How about we give the new trustees a chance to do their thing? Better yet, children, how about you all work together and play nice? Best idea yet? Stop harassing us with these horrible, negative phone calls! Michelle Whalen Orland Park resident visit us online at www.OPPrairie.com
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