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4 | October 3, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie news OPPrairiedaily.com Orland Fire’s CERT training for district residents is to start Oct. 7 Submitted by Orland Fire Protection District 2 The Orland Fire Protection District is to host a new Community Emergency Response Team class starting Oct. 7th. The classes will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. eight consecutive Mondays. The classes are held at the Orland Fire District Administration building, 9790 W. 151st St. The class is limited to district residents. The minimum age to participate is 18 years old. The district currently has more than 52 active community members and is looking to add additional volunteers to assist during emergencies, such as disasters and weather-related emergencies. Experience is not necessary. Participants will be provided with the training needed to become an Orland CERT team member. Some of the training provided includes safely extinguishing fires in the event of an emergency, first aid, CPR, bleeding control, assisting family and neighbors with navigating emergencies, organizing and operating search and rescue duties, and coordinating and working with first responders during community emergencies. Submit completed applications to the Orland Fire Protection District (9790 W. 151st Street, Orland Park, IL 60462) Monday thru Friday from 8am to 4:30pm. For more information, call (708) 349-0074. Some former students reunite inside Orland Park’s one-room schoolhouse Mary Compton Freelance Reporter Sitting around a large table Thursday, Sept. 26, former students told stories and giggled about their lives at the one-room schoolhouse in Orland Park. “Today was a chance to see a few people I haven’t seen since grade school,” said Leon Cooper, of Orland Park, who brought his wife, Betty, to introduce her to a few of his former classmates. “I haven’t seen a few of these people in more than 50 years. Leon Cooper went all eight years of grade school at the one-room building now located along 151st Street at 88th Avenue, which now houses the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce. While the group swapped stories of the old times during the late September reunion, memories of their favorite teacher came to the forefront. Tinley Park 708-444-2101 Crystal Lake 815-444-1330 “I had the same teacher all those years,” Leon explained. “Carolyn Johns was her name. … She was an amazing woman. She did everything from stoking the fire in the furnace to teach us.” “For recess, she would put sawdust on the floor, and we would slide through the classroom,” Diane Blomquist Buis, of Bloomington, said with a laugh. She and her sister Lois Blomquist White, of Oak Forest, went to the school together. Both came to the event to reunite with classmates from the 1950s and 1960s. Leaning back in his chair, Dale Cooper, of Manhattan, told of Johns’ love of telling stories “After lunch, you could always count on her to revel in the storytelling from Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn,” Dale said. At one time, there were 12 students in the whole school from grades 1-8. “At that point, there was talk of closing the school,” Leon said. “My dad was on the school board. He was a farmer. He fought to keep the school open because he knew the area was growing.” As old photos were passed around, the group recognized themselves in images from a time gone by. And the group agreed the building has the same wooden floor that was there back in the 1950s. There were more hugs and a few tears, as people greeted one another and took photos. Former students from the one-room schoolhouse in Orland Park get together on Thursday, Sept. 26, for a small reunion inside the building that now serves as the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce office. They are (left to right, top) Ted Ebelig, Bob Cooper, Leon Cooper, (middle) Wayne Rechkemer, Dale Cooper, (bottom) Diane Blomquist Buis and Lois Blomquist White. Mary Compton/22nd Century Media Dale, who attended the one-room schoolhouse until 1959, organized the reunion with Wayne Rechkemer, of Mokena. “We thought we’d get everyone together, share some laughs before too many of us are dead, and gone to bigger and better things,” Dale said with a laugh. He added, “I became a kid again when I came in 5 To view more photos online, visit www. OPPrairieDaily.com the front door today. It’s fun to see to see older faces, but I can still see the kids’ faces in them. Today is stepping back in time. Besides going to school together, we were a family back then.”
OPPrairiedaily.com news the orland park prairie | October 3, 2019 | 5 Orland School D135 Board of Education Officials could meet the next superintendent in November Will O’Brien Freelance Reporter The Orland School District 135 Board of Education is set to meet its top superintendent candidates in early November and could make a final decision by December. That was the outcome of a special meeting held Sept. 24, during which the board reviewed findings of the firm it hired to lead the search and set a timeline for completing the process. As things stand, the board is to review 12 candidates Nov. 11, interview the top five in-person on Nov. 14 and, if necessary, re-interview three finalists on Dec. 2, extending an offer shortly thereafter. That schedule is tentative and could change. D135 is seeking a permanent superintendent after its last, DJ Skogsberg, resigned in June after being placed going on paid leave in March. John Bryk has been serving as interim superintendent since and will continue in that capacity until summer 2020, when the new superintendent is set to assume duties. Rick Mills, of Ray & Associates, the Iowa-based consultancy aiding D135 in its search, started the meeting by distributing various materials to the board. Those included the results of a 33-point survey completed by more than 500 individual stakeholders, including parents, teachers, administrators and a handful of students. Also presented were comments made during community forums held in recent weeks, during which stakeholders were invited to describe the qualities they are seeking in the district’s next executive leader. “They were all really engaging, good conversations,” Mills told the board. “We got really solid participation.” Mills summarized the forums by saying the community is seeking a superintendent with a studentfirst philosophy, excellent communication, strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative mindset. The superintendent also must be well-suited to working with district parents, he said. “There’s a strong perception that there’s a very active and educated parent community here in Orland Park,” Mills said. Some of the top issues the public wants to see the superintendent address are finances and technology in the classroom. Stakeholders also want to hire a candidate who is committed to leading the district on a long-term basis, Mills said. He and the board then reviewed the survey results, using them to create a list of the Top 10 attributes the next superintendent should have. The end result “is a great balance and reflection of all the groups” that took the survey, Board Member Dave Shalabi said. Ray & Associates will use those characteristics to narrow a national field of candidates to the dozen to be presented to the board in early November. Medicare seminar set for Oct. 10 Submitted by Orland Township Seniors having difficulty making sense of their healthcare coverage are invited to a free seminar at Orland Township that will give them an overall look at Medicare and Medicare Part D coverage. The seminar is to be conducted by the Township’s Medicare expert and Senior Health Insurance Program coordinator, and will cover all aspects of Medicare, Medicare Part D, enrollment periods, Medicare Part A and B benefits, prescription benefits, supplemental insurance policies, home healthcare, managed care, and much more. The “Everything You Need to Know” Medicare 7 3 seminar is scheduled for 10:30 a;.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Township office, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. in Orland Park. The seminar is free, and refreshments will be served. Registration is required. To reserve your seat for this seminar, call (708) 403-4222. 10/3/19 -10/8/19 Walt’s Certificate FOOD CENTERS 16039 S. Harlem Ave. Tinley Park Joliet Area Community Hospice Guild cordially invites you to the 32nd Annual Puttin’ On The Glitz Luncheon and Fashion Show November 3, 2019 BolingbrookGolfClub 2001 Rodeo Dr., Bolingbrook,IL 11:30A.M. $55Per person Tables of eight or tenare available. Please respond on or before October 20, 2019 Ticketsmay be purchased at joliethospice.orgunder theEventstab or call 815.740.4104 Ticketsnot sold at door 250 Water Stone Circle •Joliet, IL /815.740.4104 $5 00 Purchase Total: apurchase of $ 50 00 or more. (FOR CASHIER USE ONLY) Valid at Time of Purchase Only. One Coupon Per Customer PerVisit. Not Valid with Any Other Offer. Hurry —Coupon Expires 10/8/19. Savings With Service REAL PEOPLE REAL CARE YOUR FAMILY
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