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20 | May 16, 2019 | the new lenox patriot community newlenoxpatriot.com MASTERFUL MARTIAL ARTIST EARNS TOP RANK One New Lenox resident earns title of master, second earns third degree rank the new lenox patriot’s Standout Student Sponsored by Marquette Bank grade and I have many years ahead of me to look for schools to go to. What is your dream job? My dream job would probably to be a photographer. Nicole Nelson earned the rank of Master at black belt testing at Family Martial Arts in Mokena April 28. Photos by tj kremer iii/22nd century media Lucy Cameron, 7th grader at Mokena Jr. High What is one essential you must have when studying? One essential thing that I must have when studying is to have some background music. What do you like to do when you are not in school or studying? When I am not at school I am probably at softball or doing art. Where do you want to go to college/vocational school? I don’t know want college I want to go to right now. I am only in 7th What is one thing people don’t know about you? One thing that people don’t know about me is that I am an only child. What’s one thing that stands out about your school? One thing that stands out in my school is that next year the 8th graders are starting a new program that is called best buddies.I look forward to becoming a part of that. What extracurriculars do you wish your school had? I wish that my school has some sort of photography class. What is your morning routine? I have alarms set for photo submited everything. I have ones to wake me up, have breakfast, get dressed, and head out to the bus stop. What is your favorite thing to eat in the cafeteria? I pack my lunch every day so I don’t really buy anything from the school cafeteria. What is your best memory from school? My best memory from school was becoming a National Junior Honor Society member at the beginning of this year. Standout Student is a weekly feature for The New Lenox Patriot. Nominations come from New Lenox area schools. Abby The Eller family, New Lenox residents Abby is a 14-year-old Shih Tzu and Poodle mix. She loves taking naps, going on walks to the park and chasing bunnies around the backyard. In the spring, she loves sitting underneath shady trees and watching the neighborhood kids play baseball. Brendan Vlasak (right) earned his third-degree black belt at black belt testing at Family Martial Arts in Mokena April 28. Visit us online at newlenoxpatriot.com Would you like to see your pet pictured as The New Lenox Patriot’s Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo and a few sentences explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor Sean Hastings at sean@ newlenoxpatriot.com or 11516 W. 183rd St., Office Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, Ill. 60467.
newlenoxpatriot.com news the new lenox patriot | May 16, 2019 | 21 FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE Joe La Margo out as Village manager at first meeting for new officials The search is once again on for a new Village manager after the Orland Park Village Board voted 6-1 on May 6 to accept the resignation of Joe La Margo. The vote came after a short executive session, after which Trustee Dan Calandriello cast the lone dissenting vote. After the meeting, La Margo said he was asked to resign by Mayor Keith Pekau shortly after the April election. “It was within two days [after] the election, but he has been a gentleman about it,” La Margo said. La Margo said he met with all three of the newly elected trustees recently and that he thought he would have been able to work with them had he continued working as Village manager. “They really do seem to have a passion for the community,” he said. “I wish them the best.” La Margo worked for the Village for 13 years and has lived in town for nearly 20 years. After the meeting, Pekau said there was no specific thing about La Margo that led to the decision to ask the Village manager to resign, and the mayor said he would not comment on La Margo’s job performance. Pekau said the reason it was on the May 6 agenda — the first at which the newly elected trustees were seated — was to move the Village forward. “It’s better for Joe, and it’s better for the Village to just move forward and not drag this out,” Pekau said. Reporting by Jon DePaolis, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit OP Prairie.com. FROM THE TI<strong>NL</strong>EY JUNCTION Odyssey Golf Foundation’s community 5K fundraiser set for May 19 There are many organizations dedicated to helping veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder and other disabilities they must manage after returning to civilian life. Right in Tinley Park, the Odyssey Golf Foundation is working to do just that by allowing veterans to golf on a closed course among their peers. The five-year-old 501(c)3 organization is headquartered at the Odyssey Golf Foundation Golf Course and supports roughly 1,300 veteran members. “Our mission is to assist veterans and individuals with disabilities, and give them the opportunity to come and play golf at the golf course, and it’s been a very good experience for everybody,” said Dakota Stariha, who is the event coordinator for an upcoming 5K fundraiser. “We provide therapeutic services through golf, so we have outings every single week for the summer.” With its cause of providing therapy through sport, the foundation is hosting its first community 5K fundraising event, Run Fore the Greater Good 5K. The 5K walk/run is to take place Sunday, May 19, with all proceeds benefiting the Odyssey Golf Foundation. The 5K will take place at 8 a.m., with check-in and registration starting at 7:15 a.m. The course will span the Odyssey Golf Foundation Golf Course, with parking available at 19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. The cost of entry for runners and walkers is $25, and registration can be completed at OdysseyGolfFoundation.org/5K. Reporting by Amanda Del Buono, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit TinleyJunction.com. FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER Alleged blackface incident draws mixed responses from community A photo surfaced May 4 on Instagram that reportedly shows Lincoln-Way Central students in what some people think to be blackface at the Speedway on Front Street and Wolf Road in Mokena. The photo appeared to show three Caucasian youths wearing black volcanic ash charcoal acne masks while inside of a vehicle. Mokena Police were notified of the situation and declined to pursue a criminal investigation, but referred the matter to a resource officer with Lincoln- Way D210, according to Mokena Police Chief Steve Vaccaro. Mokena Mayor Frank Fleischer said that while the actions of the students may have been ill-advised, there was “no reason [for anyone] to be offended,” adding that, “There’s no law or ordinance against stupidity.” The person who posted the Instagram photo, Sylvester Williams, said he did so not to “bash” the students but, rather, to bring the adults of the community together to have a conversation about racial issues. “I live in the area, and I know how the area can sometimes be,” Williams said. “I know that there are good people and bad people everywhere; however, this was a situation that had just came up with the high school not to far away, Homewood- Flossmoor. … These are things that have been in the news, have been in the media, and for the young people to still do it, to say, ‘Hey, it’s not a big deal; it’s just a charcoal mask,’ is kind of like a way of brushing it off and saying that it’s OK.” Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, Editor. For more, visit MokenaMes senger.com. FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND Kelvin Grove Nature Club expands with inaugural market A few years ago, Kelvin Grove School teacher Christie Soulian would look out her classroom window at an unused piece of land near the playground and imagine it being a special place for her students: a garden. And with the garden came the inception of the Calvin Grove Nature Club. “I put in a letter of interest for the Nature Club,” Soulian explained. “We started with the fourth- and fifth-graders. They were so excited to have a club. The students who started this are now sophomores in high school.” Taking a walk behind the school, one finds a small patch of fenced-in land. Four raised garden boxes dot the lot, and there also is a rain barrel. Soulian, who has taught at Kelvin Grove for 16 years, sees Nature Club participants learn responsibility and other life skills. “They learn how to be helpful to the school and other kids,” Soulian said. “This is taking ownership of something that some kids miss out on. This gives the students a sense of accomplishment from start to finish.” In addition to taking care of the garden, the Nature Club held its first Nature Club Market on May 3 and 4. The students are attempting to raise money to purchase benches with the plastic milk jug caps they have been collecting. They also are looking to purchase other items, including updating the rain barrel setup, in order to increase functionality and to beautify the KG garden. Reporting by Mary Compton, Freelance Reporter. For more, visit LockportLegend.com. FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION Concerts on the Green to feature new, returning acts For more than three decades, summers in Frankfort have brought Fourth of July fireworks, opportunities to explore the great outdoors and Sunday evenings with music at Breidert Green. Now in its 32nd season, the 2019 Concerts on the Green series is to kick off June 16, with performances scheduled for every Sunday through Aug. 25. The concerts, sponsored by the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, are typically held at Breidert Green, but in the case of stormy weather, the shows will move indoors to the Founders Community Center. “Continued generous donations from businesses, churches, civic groups and individuals to fund these concerts are the reasons we have been able to bring high-quality free entertainment to the Green for so many years,” said Pam Griffin, a member of the Frankfort Concerts on the Green committee. Eight volunteers are tasked with reviewing the hundreds of bands that request to perform for the occasion. This year’s lineup encompasses a broad range of musical genres, from Motown and R&B to Caribbean reggae and calypso. While several familiar acts will return to the Breidert Green stage, such as the Joliet American Legion Band and retro rock and roll band Rosie & The Rivets, three new groups are scheduled to perform. “As always, we try to provide variety in the 10 concerts we present, and hope to please the audiences,” Griffin said. Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. For more, visit FrankfortSta tion.com. FROM THE HOMER HORIZON LTHS students dominate in drafting and design competitions LTHS drafting and design students are making their names known after recent victories at Illinois Design Educators Association and SkillsUSA competitions. Seven out of eight LTHS students who participated in the IDEA annual state drafting and design competition on April 27 placed first. 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