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Giving back for the holidays
1. Breaking News: Three charged in
Frankfort, New Lenox abduction cases
2. Community donates Christmas
decorations to Frankfort boy with
CHARGE syndrome
3. Home of the Week: 55 Maple Street in
Frankfort
4. The Scene: Where you want to be
seen Dec. 19-26
5. News from your Neighbors:
Gingerbread house competition, raise
for Mokena elected officials and more
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nuria mathog
Editor
I
love hearing about
tales of Christmas
generosity, especially
those that come straight
out of the community. In
a time when it seems as
if we’re divided far more
often than we’re united,
it’s wonderful to see folks
from all walks of life
come together in a show
of support.
In this week’s issue of
The Station, we highlight
one great example of
Frankfort’s giving spirit
on Page 3: CHARGE
Christmas, an annual event
that began last year when
Frankfort resident Dominic
Steinhauser, a student
with CHARGE syndrome,
made a wish for 100 inflatable
Christmas decorations.
The community
went above and beyond to
make his dream come true,
and this December, they
did it again. Thanks to
the kindness of Frankfort
residents, the Steinhausers
ended up with around
130 blow-up decorations
to place in their front yard
and brighten Dominic’s
day.
The event has become
a neighborhood attraction
that allows visitors
to enjoy the decorations,
learn more about the condition
and raise money for
the CHARGE Syndrome
Foundation, which helps
people like Dominic and
their families. According
to Dominic’s mother,
Deanna, more than 400
people came to last year’s
event, and this year, the attendees
included Frankfort
Fire Protection District
firefighters and Hickory
Creek Middle School
staff and students. It was
touching and inspiring to
see how many residents
took the time to show they
cared.
The holidays are a time
to celebrate what’s most
important — friends, family,
neighbors and communities
— and ultimately,
a series of small acts of
kindness can end up making
a very big difference.
“We LOVE all our Preschool Families!
Thank YOU!!!”
— Frankfort Square Park District from
Dec. 18
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“Congratulations to Charlie Zdanek (8G)
as the Kiwanis of the Month for December
2019!”
— @HCMSTigers157c from Dec. 19
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nfyn
From Page 9
trict 33C has received a
preliminary offer from St.
Bernard’s Catholic Church
to purchase the Goodings
Grove School building from
the district for the church to
use as a community center,
which was discussed at
the Dec. 17 regular School
Board meeting.
Homer 33C Superintendent
Craig Schoppe said
the board has a year-anda-half
to decide whether or
not to sell the school to the
church. The School Board
will not be voting on the
proposal anytime soon, as
financial and other details
still need to be worked out.
The district then has
to decide where to place
the school’s roughly 370
students, as space issues
present challenges at other
schools in the district.
Goodings Grove’s 24
full-size classrooms make
it the smallest school in
the district by instructional
space.
The school’s gymnasium
also is the smallest in
the district, with a capacity
of 350 students, which
Schoppe called “challenging.”
This means that the
school cannot hold allschool
assemblies with all
of its students, or else it
would be in violation of the
fire code.
Reporting by Ben Conboy, Assistant
Editor. For more, visit
HomerHorizonDaily.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Police arrest two for
allegedly burglarizing
vacant home
Two brothers who allegedly
took a washer and
dryer from a vacant home
have been arrested.
Evangelo Neofotistos,
32, and Peter Neofotistos,
35, both of 13553 Dokter
Place in Homer Glen, each
were charged with one
count of residential burglary,
a Class 1 felony, according
to a press release issued
Dec. 18 by the Orland
Park Police Department.
The charges stem from a
Nov. 11 report of the aforementioned
appliances being
removed from a home
in the 8700 block of Henry
Street that had been vacant
for several weeks, as it is
for sale, according to the
release.
Police said they spoke
with neighbors and reviewed
video in the area,
and discovered the burglary
took place in the late afternoon
hours of Nov. 9. Detectives
reportedly located
a vehicle involved in the
burglary and identified the
two Neofotistos brothers as
suspects. They were arrested
Dec. 16 near their home.
Upon their arrest, Peter
Neofotistos had several Adderall
pills on him that he
was not prescribed, police
said. He additionally was
charged with possession of
a controlled substance, a
Class 4 felony.
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor.
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