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18 | May 9, 2019 | the tinley Junction news tinleyjunction.com FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE Celebrating 50: Orland Fire dedication paves way for open house in July Throughout the past 50 years, the Orland Fire Protection District has grown from a volunteer fire department into a full-time district with high accolades. And with its 50th anniversary upon it, Orland Fire is focusing on its beginnings. To begin its 50th anniversary festivities, Orland Fire hosted a dedication ceremony April 27, honoring past members. “Each vehicle has a plaque on the side, and our goal here is to remember our history,” Fire Chief Michael Schofield said prior to the event. Several past members were honored April 27. Among them was Art Granat Jr., who accepted the honor for himself and his late father, Art Granat Sr. OFPD dedicated its newest fire truck to the father and son. Granat Sr. was the first elected fire chief when it was a volunteer department. And Granat Jr. spent 38 years as a firefighter for Orland Fire. The department also dedicated a new ambulance to Donald Piscitello, who served Orland Fire from 1994-2011. He died in 2016. Finally, Orland Fire dedicated its new Legacy Lane, a wall within the administrative building that features images of all the retired OFPD firefighters. The wall was dedicated to the two retired firefighters who made it possible: Dan Schloegel and Dan Smith. Orland Fire is to continue to celebrate its anniversary with an open house on July 20. The open house is to be held from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the Orland Fire Protection District Training Academy, 10728 W. 163rd Place in Orland Park. Reporting by Amanda Del Buono, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit OPPrairie. com. FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND Tragedy begets comedy during Limestone Stage’s ‘I Hate Shakespeare’ The histories, tragedies and comedies of William Shakespeare have caused countless theatergoers to contemplate the meaning of life and love. Limestone Stage added laughter to that list with its latest production, “I Hate Shakespeare.” The Steph DeFeriepenned play found the works of The Bard reimagined and mined for humor during a series of performances held April 25-28 at the Lockport Township Building. A texting Juliet, zombie-hunted Richard III and more had fans in tears as a result of laughing, from start to finish. First-time Limestone Stage cast member Josh Funneman played Hamlet throughout the night both in the traditional sense and as Shakespeare’s greatest defender against the harsh criticism of an Unhappy Person played by Sabrina Mangan. He served as a narrator of sorts, introducing scenes while illustrating the many ways Shakespearean themes are still relevant today. Limestone Stage Artistic Director Kit Lindblom explained that each year the group presents a “spring classic.” Past performances have included “The Taming of the Shrew,” “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “The Seagull.” Reporting by Laurie Fanelli, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit LockportLegend. com. FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER Passion for pooches inspires Mokena pet stylist The dog days of summer may still be months away, but a new spot in Mokena can let pooches get a head start on their summer hairstyles. Bone-ita — located at 11600 Francis Road, Unit C3, in Mokena — held its grand opening and open house April 28, where community members and their canine companions got a look at the pet-styling shop and were served some treats. Kristin Anaya, owner of Bone-ita, got started in the dog-grooming profession straight out of high school and has continued with her passion for nearly the past 20 years. “A lot of my friends were going off to college and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do,” Anaya said. “I’ve always loved animals. I thought about possibly being a vet tech, but I just didn’t think I could deal with the sad stuff. So, I heard of a grooming school in Homer Glen, which was close to home, so I went there.” Since then, Anaya has worked with other pet groomers, most recently in Frankfort at Hair of the Dog, and even competed in dog-grooming shows, at which she specialized in miniature poodle styling. “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 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 New LenoxPatriot.com. FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION Stacey’s Place designs one-of-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. 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 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, Editor. For more, visit Fran kfortStation.com. 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 onduty 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 Please see nfyn, 19
tinleyjunction.com sound off the Tinley Junction | May 9, 2019 | 19 Social snapshot Top Web Stories From TinleyJunction.com as of Monday, May 6 From the Editor Communities coming together 1. PHOTOS: Housewares happening 2. Tinley Community band to perform concert on May 5 3. Area Sports Roundup: New Andrew wrestling coach ‘super stoked’ to get started 4. Andrew sophomore builds cat trees at PAWS for Eagle project 5. Community members, officials gather for 40th annual Clean-Up Day Become a Junction Plus member: tinleyjunction.com/plus “We used our chapel time today to celebrate the #NationalDayOfPrayer which is later this week. Students and teachers prayed around the school. We have a lot to be thankful for. #WeAreSCCS” Southwest Chicago Christian School-Tinley Park Campus, from April 30 Like The Tinley Junction: facebook.com/tinleyjunction “The Peacemakers invited Jack Janozik from the Tinley Park Fire Department to talk to participants about fire safety and knowing what to do in case of an emergency.” Jacquelyn Schlabach jacquelyn@tinleyjunction.com I’m sure many of you have been following the terribly unfortunate story of the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy, A.J. Freund, who police say was killed. Anytime a child — or anyone for that matter — goes missing, I see that community provide unbelievable support to search for them and raise awareness to make sure they are found safely. What makes this story so difficult to read about in the news, is almost every other day learning something new about what that poor boy had endured throughout his nfyn From Page 18 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. childhood. His death, like so many others, can’t help but bring you to tears and want to know why? Why him? Why didn’t anyone stop it? The only thing a community can do during those difficult times, is to bring about something positive in the midst of a tragedy. That’s exactly what Tinley Park resident Tara Arthur-Jurgovan and owner of T-N-T Extreme Dance in Tinley is trying to do. She has teamed up with 90 other businesses across the Chicago-area to host a donation drive of items to be given to children in foster care in honor of A.J. Freund. A foster mother from Crystal Lake created an organization called Stuff the Duffel, which is what the items are being gathered for. Tinley residents can go to T- N-T and drop off items through May 21. After, Arthur-Jurgovan will bring the donations to Crystal Lake, where the organization will look through the supplies and put backpacks or duffel bags together of items to be donated. You can read more about this story on Page 4. I’m so glad to see such an out pour of support in honor of this little boy who had clearly touched so many people, not just in Crystal Lake, but around the area. In order to heal, sometimes all we can do is take a terrible situation and bring about something positive. I would encourage those in Tinley who have either been inspired by his story to make a change, or just want to help, to visit www. stufftheduffel.org to see a list of items that the organization is looking for to be collected. The items requested should be brand new. It is extremely heartwarming to see so many people coming together, particularly those from Tinley Park. When everyone works together, it’s amazing to see all the great things that can be accomplished. 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 Tinley Junction 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 Tinley Junction reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The Tinley Junction. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The Tinley Junction. Letters can be mailed to: The Tinley Junction, 11516 West 183rd Street, Unit SW Office Condo #3, Orland Park, Illinois, 60467. Fax letters to (708) 326-9179 or e-mail to jacquelyn@tinleyjunction.com @StColettasIL, St. Coletta’s, from April 30 Follow The Tinley Junction: @tinleyjunction Reporting by Thomas Czaja, Editor. For more, visit HomerHorizon.com.
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