10 | October 3, 2019 | the frankfort station news frankfortstationdaily.com Contests Carve a pumpkin, craft a costume, maybe win something Bill Jones, Managing Editor Sharpen your knives and strap up your candy-collecting boots, because 22nd Century Media’s Halloween contests have returned — less with tricks, more with treats. We’re once again offering five ways to win prizes this Halloween season with the return of both our costume and pumpkin carving contests. Details for each are below, but questions can be directed to Managing Editor Bill Jones at bill@opprairie.com or (708) 326- 9170 ext. 20. The Costumes The Halloween Costume Contest for 2019 features a total of three categories. Adults 16 and older have two ways to win, with awards for Scariest Costume and Most Creative up for grabs. Children 15 and younger, meanwhile, will compete in one category in which creativity is key. We’re going to pick just one winner across each category from all seven of our southwest suburban towns: Orland Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, New Lenox, Homer Glen and Lockport. So, your entries need to be good. We have just a few rules. 1) You have to be the person in the costume. You cannot submit for anyone else, with the exception of parents who submit for their children. 2) Each person can only submit one costume for an entry (basically, you cannot send yourself in multiple costumes — pick one), though families can send one entry per person from different members of the family (and they can be submitted together). A group also may enter one group costume, eligible for one prize, as a group. 3) We understand there may be a bit in the way of scary imagery (such is the nature of the holiday), but the costumes have to be relatively family friendly to be considered and published. Nothing beyond PG-13. 4) Entries must be submitted no later than 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, to bill@opprairie.com or 22nd Century Media, c/o Managing Editor Bill Jones, at 11516 W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office Condo 3, Orland Park, IL, 60467 (physical entries cannot be returned), along with names, email addresses and/or phone numbers, and towns for each of the entrants. 5) The entries will be judged by 22nd Century Media’s editorial staff, with winners being chosen based on creativity, successful execution of an idea, quality of craftsmanship and consideration of the holiday/season. 6) All entries are subject to being published. The prizes are detailed in the accompanying sidebar. Halloween Costume Contest Prizes Best Adult Costume-Scary (16 and older) — $25 gift certificate for Chesdan’s Pizzeria & Grille, 15764 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen; and a certificate good for $5 off any purchase $10 or more at Pop’s, 16600 W. 159th St. in Lockport. Best Adult Costume-Creative (16 and older) — A certificate good for two tickets for Blue Man Group at the Briar Street Theatre in Chicago; and a certificate good for $5 off any purchase $10 or more at Pop’s, 16600 W. 159th St. in Lockport. Best Children’s Costume (15 and younger) — A $20 gift certificate from Short & Sweet-Tasty Treats, 9975 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort; and a certificate good for $5 off any purchase $10 or more at Pop’s, 16600 W. 159th St. in Lockport. The Pumpkins Our pumpkin-carving contest returns in 2019 with a category for adults 16 and older, as well as one for children 15 and younger. In both categories, it is all about creativity and skill. We will pick just one winner across each category from all seven of our southwest suburban towns: Orland Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, New Lenox, Homer Glen and Lockport. We have just a few rules. 1) You have to be the person who carved the pumpkin. You cannot submit for anyone else, with the exception of parents who submit for their children. 2) Each person can only submit one pumpkin photo (can feature multiple pumpkins if there is a theme) for an entry, though families can send one entry per person from different members of the family (and they can be submitted together). 3) We understand there may be a bit in the way of scary imagery (such is the nature of the holiday), but the pumpkins have to be relatively family friendly to be considered and published. Nothing beyond PG-13. 4) Entries must be submitted no later than 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, to bill@opprairie.com or 22nd Century Media, c/o Managing Editor Bill Jones, at 11516 W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office Condo 3, Orland Park, IL, 60467 (physical entries cannot be returned), along with names, email addresses and/or phone numbers, and towns for each of the entrants. 5) The entries will be judged by 22nd Century Media’s editorial staff, with winners being chosen based on creativity, Pumpkin Carving Contest Prizes Best Adult-Crafted Pumpkin (16 and older) — A certificate good for two tickets for Blue Man Group at the Briar Street Theatre in Chicago; and a free, large cheese pizza from Aurelio’s, 19836 Wolf Road in Mokena. Best Pumpkin Created by a Child (15 and younger) — Two hours of free bowling for up to six people, including shoe rentals, along with a pizza and pitcher full of pop, at Laraway Lanes, 1009 West Laraway Road in New Lenox; and a $25 gift certificate for Odyssey Fun World, 19111 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. successful execution of an idea, quality of craftsmanship and consideration of the holiday/season. 6) All entries are subject to being published. The prizes are detailed in the accompanying sidebar. celebrate From Page 8 He had a heart of gold. I miss his hugs the most. He was more than just his disease. He was a good person with a big heart. When my son passed away, I saw two roads ahead of me. I could either go down the road of destruction or go down the road where this could make me stronger. I decided to start this group to help others.” Trying to find hope was Heidi Gonzalez from Monee. As she hung her son Zachary’s name on the ForeverU memory board, tears rolled down her cheeks. Zachary was killed in an auto accident in Sept. 20 2016. “I’m his mom [and] it’s my job to remember him and to keep his name alive,” Gonzalez said. “I called him my sunshine. He lit up a room. He would look out for everyone, he was the kindest most gentle soul you’d ever want to meet.” After the walk, residents and guests gathered by the stage. Hesslau announced the names of young people who lost their lives. ForeverU counselor Lizzie Borek lit a candle for each soul represented at the walk. “Our story is far from over,” Hesslau said. “If we can create environments and be people who help one another realize the greatness within us and that we can keep fighting. If we can lean in together and do what we can do, no matter what we’re up against, there is a way that we can seek purpose for this pain.” For more Information on ForeverU, visit www. foreverumovement.org. Sisters (left to right) Annalise and Jenna Millirons hug their mother, Julie, on Sept. 21 as they remember two teens who died. MARY COMPTON/22ND CENTURY MEDIA
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