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Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter<br />
St., Mokena. The<br />
Planning Committee/Zoning<br />
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scheduled to meet. For more<br />
information, visit www.mo<br />
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SATURDAY<br />
Mobile Workforce Center<br />
1:30-3:30 p.m. July 20,<br />
Mokena Community Public<br />
Library, 11327 W. 195th St.,<br />
Mokena. The Mobile Workforce<br />
Center travels to communities<br />
throughout Will<br />
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WEDNESDAY<br />
Business Education Series<br />
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. July<br />
25, Balagio, 9716 191st St.,<br />
Mokena. Join the Mokena<br />
Chamber of Commerce for<br />
“Lunch with Leaders” as<br />
part of the business education<br />
series. Christian Haymond,<br />
of MFS Mutual Fund<br />
Co., will speak on effective<br />
business practices with<br />
LinkedIn. Cost is $20 per<br />
person. Seating is limited.<br />
To reserve a spot, call (708)<br />
479-2468.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Movies in the Park<br />
8:30 p.m. Thursday, July<br />
26, Yunker Farm Bandshell,<br />
10824 W. LaPorte Road in<br />
Mokena. “Zootopia” on July<br />
26. Terraced lawn seating<br />
is available, or bring lawn<br />
chairs or blankets to enjoy<br />
these great summer events.<br />
Alcohol, candles, and sparklers<br />
are prohibited. In the<br />
event of inclement weather,<br />
visit www.mokenapark.com<br />
or check their Facebook<br />
page for event status.<br />
Mobile Workforce Center<br />
1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday,<br />
July 27, Mokena Community<br />
Public Library, 11327 W.<br />
195th St., Mokena. The Mobile<br />
Workforce Center travels<br />
to communities throughout<br />
Will County assisting residents<br />
who are looking for a<br />
job. Services include access<br />
to eleven computers with Internet<br />
for online job searches,<br />
assistance to create or revise<br />
a resume, a job board with<br />
listings from Will County<br />
businesses and a trained staff<br />
to assist job seekers.<br />
Community-Wide Garage<br />
Sale<br />
Sign up ends at 4 p.m.<br />
on Aug. 1. Register for the<br />
community-wide garage sale<br />
to be held Thursday, Aug.<br />
9-Sunday, Aug. 12. Applications<br />
are available at 11020<br />
Front Street, Unit A in Mokena.<br />
For more information,<br />
call (708) 478-6182 or (708)<br />
479-9619 between 8 a.m.<br />
and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.<br />
Farm & Barn Fest<br />
10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Aug. 11, Historic Yunker<br />
Farm, 10824 W. La Porte<br />
Road, Mokena. Farm &<br />
Barn Fest is held annually<br />
in the heart of Mokena celebrates<br />
the significance of<br />
farming life in Illinois’ history.<br />
This unique event gives<br />
guests the opportunity to<br />
experience farm life through<br />
entertaining demonstrations<br />
such as horseshoeing and<br />
blacksmithing, entertainment,<br />
delicious food, kids’<br />
activities, and old-fashioned<br />
contests for kids of all ages.<br />
Event admission and parking<br />
are free from 10 a.m.-5<br />
p.m. There will be a fee for<br />
some activities. For more<br />
information, call For (708)<br />
390-2401 or visit www.mo<br />
kenapark.com.<br />
Country Concert<br />
4-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug.<br />
11, Historic Yunker Farm,<br />
10824 W. La Porte Road,<br />
Mokena. Farm & Barn Fest’s<br />
country concert will feature<br />
Crawford’s Daughter at 4<br />
p.m.; Brass Buckle Band at<br />
6:30 p.m. and “The Voice”<br />
contenstant Casey Muessigmann<br />
at 9 p.m. Alcohol, beer<br />
and wine will be available for<br />
purchase for ages 21 and older.<br />
Children will be allowed<br />
with parental supervision<br />
only. For more information,<br />
call For (708) 390-2401 or<br />
visit www.mokenapark.com.<br />
Basic Horsemanship Class<br />
3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Aug. 18, Nova Quarter Horses,<br />
10129 187th St., Mokena.<br />
This hands-on learning experience<br />
will help students<br />
gain confidence while learning<br />
what goes on “behind the<br />
scenes” of a lesson. Learn<br />
barn etiquette, how to halter<br />
and lead, how to groom and<br />
pick hooves, how to saddle<br />
and bridle and how to adjust<br />
reins and stirrups. Cost<br />
is $30 per person. For more<br />
information and registration,<br />
call (708) 479-3696. This is<br />
a non riding class.<br />
ONGOING<br />
Summer Horse Camps<br />
Registration is open for<br />
Nova Quarter Horses’ Summer<br />
Horse Camps, which<br />
will be held from 9 a.m.-3<br />
p.m. for ages 7-18 at Nova<br />
Quarter Horses, 10129 W.<br />
187th St., Mokena. Each<br />
four-day camp is filled with<br />
equestrian instruction and<br />
fun. Sessions run June 18-<br />
21; June 25-28; July 9-12;<br />
July 23-26 (advanced); and<br />
July 30-Aug. 2. Cost is $325<br />
per week, and $350 per week<br />
for the advanced camp. For<br />
more information and registration,<br />
visit www.novaquar<br />
terhorses.com or call (708)<br />
479-3696.<br />
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center between 9 a.m.<br />
and 2 p.m. Monday-Friday.<br />
Mobile Workforce Center<br />
1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays,<br />
Mokena Community Public<br />
Library, 11327 W. 195th St.,<br />
Mokena. The Mobile Workforce<br />
Center travels to communities<br />
throughout Will<br />
County assisting residents<br />
who are looking for a job.<br />
Services include access to<br />
eleven computers with Internet<br />
for online job searches,<br />
assistance to create or revise<br />
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listings from Will County<br />
businesses and a trained staff<br />
to assist job seekers.<br />
American Legion Post 2000<br />
meetings<br />
7:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday<br />
of each month, Frankfort<br />
VFW, 22057 S. Pfeiffer<br />
Road, Frankfort. The<br />
Frankfort-Mokena American<br />
Legion is open for new<br />
members, and all veterans<br />
are welcome. The group<br />
provides care packages for<br />
veterans overseas, helps<br />
the Manteno veterans and<br />
strives to take care of every<br />
veteran who needs help. For<br />
more information, call (815)<br />
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the Mokena Messenger | July 19, 2018 | 3<br />
Community comes together<br />
for Lions’ Firecracker Dance<br />
Throwback Thursdays!<br />
T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />
Too often, people in a<br />
community only see their<br />
neighbors during brief interactions<br />
at a grocery store,<br />
in-town sporting events or<br />
some other time-sensitive<br />
function. But for the past<br />
31 years, Mokena Lions<br />
Club has been bringing the<br />
community together to relax,<br />
enjoy good music and<br />
good food, and get to know<br />
each other in a not-so-frantic<br />
setting: The Mokena<br />
Lions Club Firecracker<br />
Dance, held this year Saturday,<br />
July 14, in downtown<br />
Mokena.<br />
The annual block party<br />
gives residents the chance<br />
to come together and help<br />
the Lions collect money for<br />
its many causes for children<br />
and families in need.<br />
“All the money we raise<br />
goes back in to the community<br />
for a lot of good stuff,”<br />
said Mokena Lions Club<br />
President Craig McCutcheon.<br />
“... Not only for glasses<br />
for school kids and needy<br />
families, but for hearing<br />
aids; we give out food baskets<br />
at Christmas, Easter,<br />
Thanksgiving and even in<br />
the middle of the summer<br />
for families who are on the<br />
food program at school.”<br />
Hundreds of people and<br />
more than 20 sponsors<br />
came to show their support<br />
for those causes, as well as<br />
sample some adult beverages<br />
and listen to live music<br />
performed by Johnny<br />
Russler Beach Bum Band<br />
and Six to Midnight.<br />
“You get to make a donation<br />
first to the Lions … and<br />
they give the money back to<br />
the community. Plus, you<br />
get to see a lot of people<br />
who maybe you haven’t<br />
seen for a while,” said Mokena<br />
Mayor Frank Fleischer.<br />
“... Anything that brings<br />
people into the village and<br />
lets people see the shops<br />
that we have down here, or<br />
see the involvement, see the<br />
homes and the businesses,<br />
is good for Mokena.”<br />
Some buzz surrounded<br />
the party, as a rumor was<br />
circulating that perhaps<br />
next year’s event could be<br />
part of a four-day long carnival,<br />
combining the Firecracker<br />
Dance and Festa<br />
Italiana and featuring carnival<br />
rides.<br />
“I think [a carnival]<br />
would be fine, as long as<br />
they work it out with the<br />
neighbors and everything’s<br />
good with the neighbors,<br />
I think it would be a great<br />
idea,” said Mokena Board<br />
of Trustees member Debbie<br />
Engler.<br />
The ride she’d most like<br />
to see?<br />
“Tilt-A-Whirl. I’m a Tilt-<br />
A-Whirl person,” Engler<br />
said.<br />
For more information on<br />
Mokena Lions Club, visit<br />
mokenalions.org.<br />
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Mokena Board of Trustees<br />
Future of downtown Mokena debate lingers<br />
Jon DePaolis<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The long-term planning<br />
and direction of the Village<br />
of Mokena’s downtown was<br />
discussed July 9, during a<br />
work session following the<br />
regular meeting.<br />
Mayor Frank Fleischer<br />
opened the conversation<br />
by stating he wanted to<br />
gauge the board members’<br />
thoughts on whether or not<br />
to move forward on plans to<br />
invest more into the downtown<br />
area of Mokena, and<br />
to see if the board members<br />
were interested in potentially<br />
hiring a consultant to help<br />
with downtown planning.<br />
Trustee Jillian Hersted<br />
said she believes the board<br />
needs to build off the momentum<br />
of what’s already<br />
been done in the downtown<br />
recently, citing developments<br />
like the new Tribes<br />
brewery and Curtain Call<br />
Theatre on Front Street.<br />
“I think there are definitely<br />
things happening there,<br />
and I think it’s exciting,”<br />
Hersted said. “And I think<br />
we can do more.”<br />
Hersted said she would be<br />
in favor of hiring a consultant<br />
to come up with a plan<br />
for the downtown. She also<br />
said if the board members<br />
were in agreement, then<br />
they could instruct staff to<br />
start making phone calls to<br />
local businesses to try and<br />
attract them to the downtown<br />
area.<br />
Trustee Joseph Siwinski<br />
also was in favor of moving<br />
forward with a consultant,<br />
but that he also believes<br />
community members<br />
should have their input factored<br />
into the discussion and<br />
planning.<br />
He also argued that the<br />
conversation is needed.<br />
“Because if you don’t<br />
have the conversation, you<br />
don’t have a plan,” he said.<br />
Trustee Debbie Engler,<br />
who also was in favor of<br />
people from the community<br />
assisting the process along<br />
with having a consultant,<br />
said that she’s spoken to<br />
residents about what they<br />
want out of the downtown.<br />
She said the consensus<br />
was to take what the Village<br />
currently has, work with it<br />
and make it into something<br />
quaint and cute.<br />
Trustee Joseph Budzyn<br />
also said he’s spoken to<br />
residents about the downtown.<br />
He said a common<br />
topic during the 40 years<br />
he’s been in Mokena has<br />
been what is going to happen<br />
with that area.<br />
“When are we going to fix<br />
downtown?” he recounted.<br />
“How are we going to fix<br />
downtown? What is it going<br />
to take to make it a vibrant<br />
downtown? The takeaway<br />
from that is that it’s<br />
not a simple solution. It’s<br />
not simply waving a magic<br />
wand over it and tomorrow<br />
morning things are happening.”<br />
Budzyn said he has spoken<br />
to residents and elected<br />
officials, and while there<br />
wasn’t a consensus on what<br />
to do, he did hear a common<br />
refrain.<br />
“Many people feel that<br />
the size of our downtown<br />
limits what we can do and<br />
how successful it can be,”<br />
he said.<br />
Budzyn said if the Village<br />
Board decides to move<br />
forward with anything, it<br />
should find a consultant<br />
with a proven track record<br />
with villages similar to Mokena.<br />
He also said the Village<br />
Board members should<br />
define the area that they<br />
are discussing as being the<br />
downtown, and further discussions<br />
should be held on<br />
the overall Village priorities.<br />
“We have a number of<br />
other uncertainties that may<br />
have to compete for those<br />
same dollars that we’d have<br />
to invest for downtown,”<br />
Budzyn said.<br />
Trustee George Metanias<br />
said that in regards to the<br />
downtown, he is not for the<br />
Village becoming developers,<br />
buying properties or<br />
knocking buildings down.<br />
“That’s not what we do,”<br />
he said. “We get people in,<br />
and they can do that.”<br />
Trustee Jim Richmond,<br />
meanwhile, offered some<br />
low-cost but potentially effective<br />
ways of improving<br />
the downtown, such as putting<br />
in bicycle racks and<br />
adding better cell-service<br />
reception in the downtown<br />
area.<br />
“Being in business, you<br />
have to spend your money<br />
where you know you’re<br />
going to get a payback,”<br />
Richmond said. “Yes, you<br />
do things for charity and<br />
you do things that are for<br />
feel-good [situations], but I<br />
think we’ve got to also — if<br />
we’re going to focus time,<br />
energy and effort on Front<br />
Street — we also have to do<br />
it on these other areas [of<br />
town].”<br />
He said the board members<br />
need to determine<br />
how much they are willing<br />
to spend on a consultant,<br />
where the footprint of the<br />
downtown is and what they<br />
are looking for in that area.<br />
Many of the trustees during<br />
the discussion contrasted<br />
the Village’s downtown<br />
with those of Frankfort and<br />
Naperville, with several<br />
stating that Mokena is not<br />
like those other towns.<br />
But Fleischer countered<br />
by stating it took Frankfort<br />
years to get where it is currently<br />
with its downtown.<br />
“And everything that we<br />
don’t want to do, Frankfort<br />
did to get the downtown going,”<br />
Fleischer said. “They<br />
bought up property, strategically,<br />
because they knew<br />
what needed to be there.<br />
They held onto that property,<br />
and they sold it. They<br />
didn’t develop it. I agree,<br />
we’re not developers. We’re<br />
not going to get into the<br />
development business. But<br />
there are pieces of property<br />
that are strategic, and somebody<br />
smarter than us will<br />
tell us what those properties<br />
are. And we should be ready<br />
to buy those, but only if they<br />
are strategic properties and<br />
we need them to move along<br />
the downtown.”<br />
In reference to a question<br />
about what would help<br />
make the downtown more<br />
vibrant, the mayor said it is<br />
about setting up the downtown<br />
for future generations.<br />
“We’re not building this<br />
town for you and I — our<br />
generation — anymore,”<br />
Fleischer told Budzyn.<br />
“We’re done. Our generation<br />
is finished. We’re building<br />
[the downtown] for the<br />
next generation. We have to<br />
understand that it is a whole<br />
different group of people<br />
that we’re putting this town<br />
together for, and that’s what<br />
we’re doing.”<br />
Village Attorney Stephen<br />
White also participated in<br />
the discussion, giving some<br />
historical background about<br />
the downtown area. He said<br />
that even when zoning and<br />
other items were discussed<br />
with that area in the past, no<br />
long-term plan was ever formulated<br />
or determined.<br />
“If you look at Frankfort<br />
[and others], they have an<br />
identity,” White said. “Everybody<br />
who comes in there<br />
fits the identity of what the<br />
town wants. What is our<br />
identity? I think that once<br />
that is developed — once<br />
the board decides what they<br />
want the identity of the<br />
downtown to be — the businesses<br />
will come.”<br />
Ultimately, all of the<br />
board members said they<br />
would be willing to listen to<br />
proposals for a consultant to<br />
work on a downtown plan.<br />
Staff said they will bring<br />
forward some information<br />
about potential consultants<br />
to the board members at a<br />
later date.<br />
Pro-life demonstration comes to Mokena<br />
T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />
Around 20 volunteers<br />
from Pro-Life Action League<br />
lined the streets at the intersection<br />
of 191st Street and<br />
LaGrange Road July 11.<br />
The group held signs reading,<br />
“His only baby picture,”<br />
and “Ten perfect fingers,” —<br />
among others — featuring<br />
photos of aborted fetuses.<br />
“Rather than emphasizing<br />
the blood and gore of<br />
the abortion procedure, the<br />
emphasis of this pro-life<br />
display has been shifted to<br />
the lost lives of these children,”<br />
according to a press<br />
release by Pro-Life Action<br />
League’s Executive Director<br />
Eric Scheidler. “Our<br />
signs and literature invite<br />
viewers to consider abortion<br />
not just as a political<br />
controversy or judicial concern,<br />
but as a real, human<br />
tragedy, with victims who<br />
deserve our sympathy.”<br />
The demonstration was<br />
part of a series of similar<br />
events held throughout<br />
the Chicagoland suburbs<br />
July 6-14. The Mokena<br />
demonstration lasted around<br />
90 minutes during heavy<br />
traffic times.<br />
Mokena resident Joost<br />
Sluis volunteered his time<br />
because he said he feels<br />
people should be educated<br />
on what he believes abortion<br />
really is.<br />
“This is a demonstration<br />
to educate people about<br />
the real nature of abortion<br />
because there are so many<br />
strange beliefs out there<br />
about what abortion is,“<br />
Sluis said. “Some people are<br />
taught that [a fetus] is just<br />
a speck of material inside a<br />
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Mokena Board of Trustees<br />
O, say can you see<br />
Village Board<br />
approves 60-foot<br />
flagpole along I-80<br />
Jon DePaolis<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Motorists driving along<br />
Interstate 80 in Mokena<br />
will soon feel a little more<br />
patriotic thanks to a unanimous<br />
vote by the Village of<br />
Mokena Board of Trustees<br />
Monday, July 9.<br />
Graefen Spring Lake,<br />
LLC, the company that represents<br />
ABC Supply — a<br />
business that is constructing<br />
a 50,000-square-foot facility<br />
located at 8315 Spring Lake<br />
Drive in the Corporate Corridors<br />
North Business Park<br />
in Mokena — requested a<br />
special use permit to construct<br />
a 60-foot flag pole<br />
on the property to fly the<br />
American flag. The Village<br />
Board members voted 6-0 to<br />
approve the special use permit<br />
during the July 9 regular<br />
meeting.<br />
“The Village’s maximum<br />
height for flag poles that<br />
are on residential areas is<br />
40 feet, so the amendment<br />
to the special use is necessary,”<br />
Mokena Director of<br />
Economic and Community<br />
Development Alan Zordan<br />
said during the discussion.<br />
Zordan said certain conditions<br />
must be met by the applicant,<br />
as per the approval,<br />
including: only the U.S. flag<br />
can be flown; the flag pole<br />
and flag must be properly<br />
maintained, as well as illuminated<br />
at night if flown<br />
24/7; and that the size of the<br />
flag conform with Village requirements.<br />
“The petitioners are interested<br />
in the flag because<br />
ABC is a very patriotic company,”<br />
Zordan said. “They<br />
would like to be seen from<br />
Interstate 80 with the flag.<br />
Because they are not directly<br />
on the interstate — they are<br />
on the south side of the road<br />
— they have asked for the<br />
extra height for the flag.”<br />
Can you hear me now?<br />
Later on in the evening,<br />
during the work session that<br />
followed the regular meeting,<br />
Assistant Village Administrator<br />
Kirk Zoellner updated the<br />
board about a matter involving<br />
state legislation.<br />
Zoellner said Gov. Bruce<br />
Rauner signed Public Act<br />
100-0585 — also known as<br />
the Small Wireless Facilities<br />
Deployment Act — into law<br />
this past April. It went into<br />
Round it Up<br />
A brief recap of other items<br />
discussed during the July 9 Village<br />
Board meeting<br />
• As part of the Consent Agenda,<br />
Mokena trustees voted 5-0 to approve<br />
a request from EggCetera Café, 19709<br />
Mokena St., to participate in the Village’s<br />
Downtown Signage Grant program.<br />
Trustee Joseph Siwinski was not present<br />
for the vote.<br />
• Also as part of the 5-0 Consent<br />
Agenda vote, trustees approved a special<br />
event request to allow the Our Fallen<br />
Hero Foundation in Memory of PFC Aaron<br />
Toppen to hold its fifth annual Our Fallen<br />
Hero 5k on Sept. 22 and to allow for<br />
municipal resources to be used for event<br />
effect on June 1.<br />
“Basically, local municipalities<br />
have 60 days to<br />
adopt an ordinance in support<br />
of this,” Zoellner said.<br />
“What this [legislation] does<br />
is it allows wireless providers<br />
— Verizon, AT&T and<br />
other major carriers — to go<br />
ahead and put their smallcell<br />
technology on infrastructure<br />
in the Village and<br />
to be able to do that without<br />
really negotiating with individual<br />
municipalities.”<br />
Zoellner said that by<br />
adopting the ordinance at the<br />
next meeting, it will codify<br />
coordination. Additionally, the trustees<br />
approved similar municipal resources<br />
to be used for event coordination for<br />
the Our Fallen Hero Foundation’s<br />
fourth annual Aaron Toppen Memorial<br />
Motorcycle Run on Aug. 19.<br />
• During work session after the meeting,<br />
the Village Board members discussed<br />
possible dates during which the Village’s<br />
fireworks show — which was altered<br />
because of storms on the Fourth of July<br />
— could take place in the future. Several<br />
options were discussed, but a final<br />
decision has not yet been determined.<br />
• For further clarification of an item<br />
included in a previous Village Board<br />
story, the total amount approved for<br />
purchase of new holiday decorations for<br />
FY 2019 budget is $21,500.<br />
the rates, terms and fees. He<br />
said those are as follows,<br />
as determined by the State:<br />
a $200 annual lease rate; a<br />
$1,000 permit fee if a new<br />
pole is installed; a $650 permit<br />
fee if a company uses a<br />
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Orland Park man dead after allegedly eluding police<br />
T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />
An Orland Park man died<br />
July 10 after his vehicle<br />
ended up in a ditch late in<br />
the evening of July 9 on the<br />
north side of LaPorte Road<br />
in Mokena, according to a<br />
press release from the Will<br />
County Sheriff’s Office.<br />
Michael B. Anderson, 45,<br />
was transported to Silver<br />
Cross Hospital’s emergency<br />
room, where he was pronounced<br />
deceased at 12:02<br />
a.m. July 10, according to a<br />
press release issued the same<br />
day by the Will County Coroner’s<br />
Office.<br />
An autopsy performed that<br />
day noted the cause of death<br />
as multiple injuries due to a<br />
single-vehicle crash at La-<br />
Porte Road and 114th Place<br />
From July 10<br />
in Frankfort Township, according<br />
to the Coroner’s<br />
Office. The final manner of<br />
death is to be determined<br />
by the coroner after toxicology<br />
and medical reports are<br />
completed, according to the<br />
release.<br />
Frankfort police were<br />
following a vehicle they attempted<br />
to stop for speeding,<br />
according to the release<br />
from the Sheriff’s Office.<br />
Sheriff’s deputies reportedly<br />
attempted to assist; however,<br />
Frankfort police advised that<br />
they were no longer following<br />
the vehicle but gave the<br />
description as a white Chevy<br />
Impala.<br />
While on routine patrol<br />
in the area of Route 30 and<br />
Schoolhouse Road, a deputy<br />
reportedly spotted the offending<br />
vehicle heading<br />
westbound on Route 30. The<br />
deputy turned on his emergency<br />
lights, but the driver,<br />
later identified as Anderson,<br />
refused to stop, according to<br />
the release. Anderson reportedly<br />
continued northbound<br />
on Schoolhouse approaching<br />
Francis Road, attempted<br />
to turn west onto Francis<br />
but spun out and continued<br />
eastbound on Francis. The<br />
deputy then turned off his<br />
emergency lights, stopped<br />
following the driver and<br />
cleared the stop, police said.<br />
A short time later, a different<br />
sheriff’s deputy observed<br />
a vehicle wrecked in<br />
the ditch on the north side<br />
of LaPorte Road, near East<br />
Brightway Road in Mokena,<br />
according to the Sheriff’s<br />
Office. The report states that<br />
the Mokena Fire Protection<br />
District arrived on scene and<br />
extricated Anderson from<br />
the vehicle.<br />
Initial reports indicate<br />
that Anderson was traveling<br />
westbound on LaPorte when<br />
he lost control of his vehicle<br />
while crossing the railroad<br />
tracks. The vehicle struck a<br />
guardrail on the north side of<br />
LaPorte and broke free from<br />
its supports, and the vehicle<br />
came to rest in the ditch, police<br />
said.<br />
According to the report,<br />
open alcohol was found in<br />
the Chevy Impala at the time<br />
of the accident. Anderson<br />
had active warrants out of<br />
Cook County for larceny and<br />
violating probation.<br />
The Chevy Impala was<br />
not Anderson’s vehicle, according<br />
to police.<br />
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The Summit Hill D161<br />
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voted July 11 in<br />
preparation for the upcoming<br />
school year discussing the<br />
preliminary 2018-19 D161<br />
budget, appointed members<br />
of the feasibility committee,<br />
and Dr. Julian Rogus<br />
School’s newly appointed<br />
principal Colin Bradley.<br />
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members of the committee<br />
— Board Members David<br />
Faber and Jim Martin,<br />
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Marron — are tasked with<br />
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district possibility. Along<br />
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“I appreciate that we’re<br />
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Along with Illinois Department<br />
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• The updated enrollment report disclosed a total of<br />
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• Enrollment trends from 2015-16 highlighted an<br />
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• Additions made to the Preliminary Budget revealed<br />
the upcoming school year is comparable to the<br />
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Fire Reports<br />
Mokena Fire responds to 213 calls of service in June<br />
Submitted by Mokena Fire Protection<br />
District<br />
The Mokena Fire Protection District responded<br />
to a total of 213 calls of service for<br />
the month of June, including:<br />
• Emergency medical services - 94<br />
• Auto accident response - 16<br />
• Request for citizen assist - 27<br />
• Carbon monoxide alarm - 5<br />
• Commercial fire alarm - 18<br />
• Fire investigation - 1<br />
• Gas leak - 4<br />
• Mutual aid response - 20<br />
• Residential fire response - 8<br />
• Structure fire - 1<br />
• Commercial trouble alarm - 19<br />
For more information on the Mokena Fire Protection<br />
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Police Reports<br />
Walking while intoxicated leads to arrest<br />
Jerome A. Dahlberg, 20,<br />
of 14778 Massasoit Ave.<br />
in Oak Forest, was charged<br />
July 5 with illegal consumption<br />
of alcohol by a minor.<br />
According to police reports,<br />
and officer on patrol<br />
came across Dahlberg in the<br />
11400 block of West 195th<br />
Street. Dahlberg was reportedly<br />
stumbling along the<br />
roadway when the officer<br />
spotted him.<br />
The officer approached<br />
Dahlberg, who was reportedly<br />
swaying back and forth<br />
while standing still, had<br />
slurred speech and the officer<br />
could smell alcohol on<br />
him. Mokena Fire Protection<br />
district was called to assist,<br />
but Dahlberg refused treatment.<br />
He was then placed<br />
under arrest.<br />
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mokena<br />
Messenger’s police reports<br />
come from the Mokena Police<br />
Department. Anyone listed in<br />
these reports is considered to<br />
be innocent of all charges until<br />
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Another aspect of the legislation, Zoellner<br />
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“So, we’re not going to get that revenue<br />
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He said major carriers, such as AT&T,<br />
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placing equipment in Mokena.<br />
“[But] I don’t think we’re going to see a<br />
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A positive of this legislation, however, is<br />
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on cell communications,” Zoellner said.<br />
He said the ordinance needs to be adopted<br />
by the end of the month.<br />
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Resale shop opens in Mokena to benefit local animal shelter<br />
Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor<br />
Besides adopting, volunteering<br />
or donating, locals<br />
can now add shopping to the<br />
list of things they can do to<br />
help out NAWS animal rescue<br />
in Mokena.<br />
Resale for Rescues opened<br />
July 2 on Front Street, and<br />
the shelves are brimming<br />
with secondhand items<br />
awaiting a second chance.<br />
The idea of saving things<br />
that someone else did not<br />
want and finding them a new<br />
home parallels the mission<br />
of NAWS to find homes for<br />
abandoned or stray animals.<br />
Proceeds from the shop,<br />
after paying for rent and utilities,<br />
go directly to NAWS<br />
to support its financial needs<br />
and those of the animals it<br />
bring in.<br />
Many times the animals<br />
NAWS brings in are in need<br />
of medical attention, in addition<br />
to the food, supplies and<br />
regular veterinary care the<br />
animals will also need.<br />
The store takes donations<br />
and sells items, such as furniture,<br />
clothing, home goods,<br />
shoes, purses and jewelry. It<br />
does not accept large electronics,<br />
such as televisions<br />
or large appliances.<br />
Owner Connie George<br />
said the resale shop has been<br />
a dream of hers for years, but<br />
after her 50th birthday, she<br />
decided to drop everything<br />
and do it for the animals.<br />
“When we started this, I<br />
was volunteering at NAWS,”<br />
George said, “and this was<br />
like my dream, is to have a<br />
resale shop that the profits<br />
would go to for the animals<br />
because they are so unheard.<br />
They have no voice.”<br />
Sometimes, she said, the<br />
shop receives items that are<br />
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in poor condition, but have<br />
been able to repurpose or<br />
refinish many of the items<br />
in the store into something<br />
someone might want to buy.<br />
“People have so much<br />
stuff they just throw out and<br />
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Their mission is to turn<br />
those unwanted items into<br />
funds that can help the animals,<br />
and she has also been<br />
successful so far in raising<br />
awareness for the shelter,<br />
which offers pet boarding<br />
and some veterinary services<br />
in addition to pet adoptions.<br />
In addition to the resale<br />
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of the store for a “creation<br />
station” where volunteer<br />
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Whether it is a shirt that<br />
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she is willing to take on a<br />
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For more information about<br />
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nawsus.org/new-resale-andgift-shop.<br />
Otis, a NAWS rescue dog, runs to greet people July 10 at<br />
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Members of Mokena Chamber of Commerce pose for a group photo at Aesthetica Day<br />
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT<br />
Historical society replaces stained<br />
glass windows in 119-year-old<br />
church<br />
It has been an expensive year for<br />
the New Lenox Area Historical Society.<br />
It started with purchasing the<br />
116-year-old railroad depot last<br />
winter, and the resources spent to<br />
save the structure from being demolished.<br />
Then, there was also the<br />
acquisition of the 119-year-old former<br />
Methodist church after that.<br />
“We depleted our budget this<br />
year, but this is all important to us,”<br />
said Dianne Ross, a member of the<br />
historical society.<br />
In addition to purchasing the<br />
church, located at 112 Church St.,<br />
the restoration efforts are another<br />
expense. Last month, the historical<br />
society repurposed three large<br />
stained-glass windows that were<br />
long overdue for being re-leaded.<br />
The windows have not been releaded<br />
since the church was built<br />
in 1899. Ross said leading lasts 70-<br />
80 years.<br />
Ross hired Cathedral Crafts<br />
Stained Glass Studio to re-lead the<br />
windows, touch-up parts where<br />
there was intricate painting, re-trim<br />
the outside, clean and place a protective<br />
covering to protect the glass.<br />
“The gentlemen who owns the<br />
stained glass studio took one of the<br />
really bad ones out said, ‘I’ve never<br />
seen one this bad,’” Ross said.<br />
Restoring the three windows cost<br />
$43,000, Ross said. The problem is<br />
there are still roughly a dozen windows<br />
that need to be addressed.<br />
“It’s a very expensive project,<br />
so we have to do it as we have the<br />
money,” Ross said. “We did the<br />
first three that were critical. They<br />
had to be done because, otherwise,<br />
we would have lost them, for sure.”<br />
Reporting by James Sanchez, Editor.<br />
For more, visit NewLenoxPatriot.com.<br />
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION<br />
LW East, West end summer<br />
baseball season amid umpire<br />
situation<br />
Things do not always go according<br />
to plan.<br />
They did not for the Lincoln-<br />
Way East baseball team in the summer<br />
state tournament this week.<br />
East coach Eric Brauer planned<br />
to coach in the second game of the<br />
opening day of the regional portion<br />
of the Illinois High School Baseball<br />
Coaches Association Summer<br />
Baseball Tournament on July 9.<br />
Instead, Brauer was pressed into<br />
duty as an umpire for an inning in<br />
a game between Lemont and Lincoln-Way<br />
West.<br />
“That wasn’t in the game plan,”<br />
Brauer said.<br />
But it is what he did as the coach<br />
of the host school. Brauer was<br />
pressed into duty because the home<br />
plate umpire collapsed with one<br />
out in the top of the second inning.<br />
While the ump reportedly never<br />
lost consciousness, he was taken<br />
by ambulance to a local hospital.<br />
After at least a 30-minute delay,<br />
Brauer had to fill in for the umpire<br />
but called balls and strikes from<br />
behind the pitcher. That lasted for<br />
an inning, while a base umpire<br />
changed into his gear to umpire<br />
behind the plate. An accredited<br />
umpire was at the game to watch<br />
his brother play for LW West but<br />
instead served as an umpire for the<br />
rest of the game on the bases.<br />
The good news was that the original<br />
home plate umpire was released<br />
later that evening and was back out<br />
as an umpire in a regional semifinal<br />
game at Lockport the next morning;<br />
however, neither Lincoln-Way team<br />
made it to the next day.<br />
Reporting by Randy Whalen, Freelance<br />
Reporter. For more, visit Frank<br />
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FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND<br />
Lockport Citizens Police Academy<br />
promotes partnership with<br />
residents<br />
The Lockport Police Department<br />
is accepting applications for its<br />
annual Citizens Police Academy,<br />
which starts this September and<br />
looks to continue building partnerships<br />
with community members.<br />
The academy is open to anyone<br />
ages 18 and older who either lives,<br />
works or goes to school in Lockport.<br />
Participants are to meet at the<br />
Lockport Police Department, 1212<br />
S. Farrell Road, from 6-9 p.m. every<br />
Monday starting Sept. 10 for<br />
12 weeks.<br />
There are already nine spots filled<br />
of the 16 allotted for the program.<br />
Participants are to not only get a<br />
chance to learn about the various<br />
aspects of the police department<br />
through this interactive program,<br />
but they also are to learn a lot about<br />
the people behind the badges.<br />
“So this course gives the opportunity<br />
to the citizens of Lockport to<br />
come into our world, I guess you<br />
could say, and get to know us not<br />
as the officers but as the people<br />
who do the job and protect them,”<br />
program coordinator officer Jeren<br />
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them a little sense of what we go<br />
through as regular people in this<br />
profession, how it affects us, how<br />
it affects our families [and] what<br />
mindset we’re in when we’re out<br />
doing our various jobs.”<br />
Szmergalski said having a relationship<br />
with those in Lockport<br />
helps the officers do their jobs effectively<br />
by putting everyone on<br />
the same team. The citizens of<br />
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Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,<br />
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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION<br />
Tinley Park veteran relishes Honor<br />
Flight trip<br />
Tinley Park’s Jack “Whitey”<br />
Hoffmeister was among roughly<br />
100 hundred veterans greeted with<br />
a hero’s welcome at Chicago’s International<br />
Midway Airport.<br />
Hoffmeister, a longtime resident<br />
nicknamed for his unmistakable<br />
snowy hair, returned from Washington,<br />
D.C., July 11 to a group of<br />
family members and well-wishers,<br />
including Gov. Bruce Rauner, who<br />
thanked the Honor Flight Chicago<br />
veterans returning from their day<br />
trip. Founded in 2008, the nonprofit<br />
provides veterans and one family<br />
member with an all-expenses-paid<br />
day of tribute that features stops at<br />
war memorials and ceremonies of<br />
appreciation.<br />
Growing up in a Rogers Park orphanage,<br />
Hoffmeister started his career<br />
in the United States Navy back<br />
in the early 1950s, serving in Korea<br />
from 1952-1953 before ending his<br />
military service in the U.S. Marine<br />
Corps as a combat corpsman.<br />
“It’s an honor, quite an honor,”<br />
the 86-year-old Korean War veteran<br />
said. “But it’s really for all the<br />
guys who didn’t come back home.”<br />
Those in Tinley Park probably<br />
know Whitey from The Dairy Palace,<br />
a homemade retro ice cream<br />
shop he operates with the help of<br />
some of his 10 grandchildren. He<br />
also used to own and operate Whitey’s<br />
Italian Beef and Sausage, and<br />
later hot dog stands under the same<br />
brand throughout the Chicago<br />
area before purchasing the current<br />
building on 167th Street and Oak<br />
Park Avenue.<br />
“We’ve been in business for 40<br />
years,” Hoffmeister said. “The<br />
soft serve comes from Green Bay,<br />
Wisconsin, and the hard stuff<br />
comes from Hershey, Pennsylvania,<br />
so you know it’s quality.”<br />
Reporting by Editor, Cody Mroczka.<br />
For more, visit TinleyJunction.com.<br />
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON<br />
Be Greek for a Day adds third day<br />
to annual festival<br />
Over the last five years, Assumption<br />
Greek Orthodox Church’s Be<br />
Greek for a Day has grown from a<br />
one-day event to three days of festivities<br />
for the first time this year.<br />
Greeks and non-Greeks alike are<br />
invited to enjoy authentic cuisine,<br />
listen to live music and spend time<br />
together celebrating the culture.<br />
This year, Be Greek for a Day is<br />
to be held July 20-22, at the church,<br />
15625 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen.<br />
“We just wanted to try to go an<br />
extra day on a Friday to open it up<br />
and try something different,” said<br />
the Rev. Sotirios “Father Sam”<br />
Dimitriou, of Assumption Greek<br />
Orthodox.<br />
Included in the three-day lineup<br />
is live band performances throughout<br />
the weekend. On Friday, the<br />
classic rock band Anthem is to perform<br />
from 7:30-10:30 p.m., and the<br />
Greek band Ormi is to perform from<br />
5-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.<br />
“It’s something different for us<br />
here in our area, because, really,<br />
when’s the last time we had live<br />
Greek music in Homer Glen,”<br />
Dimitriou asked. “And it’s something<br />
for the people to experience<br />
a live Greek band.”<br />
There will be a $10 cover charge<br />
on Friday, which includes one drink<br />
ticket. Admission for the remaining<br />
two days will be $2. Be Greek for a<br />
Day returns from 5-11 p.m. Friday,<br />
July 20; 3-10 p.m. Saturday, July<br />
21; and 1-10 p.m. Sunday, July 22.<br />
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,<br />
Assistant Editor. For more, visit<br />
HomerHorizon.com.<br />
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE<br />
Sandburg grad Coyne is the only<br />
woman in new pro hockey league<br />
The Chicago Pro Hockey League<br />
opened play July 11 with 143 men<br />
listed on various rosters.<br />
And one woman.<br />
Sandburg graduate Kendall<br />
Coyne, who earlier this year won a<br />
gold medal for the United States in<br />
women’s hockey, is the lone woman<br />
in the first-year league, which<br />
features more than 80 players from<br />
the National Hockey League, the<br />
American Hockey League and the<br />
East Coast Hockey League, as well<br />
as amateurs from colleges, junior<br />
teams and Triple A programs.<br />
Coyne, 26, had played with and<br />
against boys when she was younger,<br />
so this is not new territory for her.<br />
She also is not the only player from<br />
the area who will participate in the<br />
league, which is to play its games<br />
at MB Ice Arena in Chicago, which<br />
is the Blackhawks’ community rink.<br />
Nine players listed from Orland<br />
Park are a part of the league.<br />
“Knowing there are so many<br />
NHL and pro players who live and<br />
train in Chicago during the offseason,<br />
we felt a summer pro league<br />
with ties to local charities would be<br />
great for the hockey community,”<br />
said Anders Sorensen, player development<br />
coach for the Chicago<br />
Blackhawks and director of player<br />
development with the Chicago<br />
Mission. “Having coached and<br />
worked with a lot of these players<br />
throughout their youth and junior<br />
development years, and now while<br />
they are playing pro hockey, we<br />
felt a summer pro league would be<br />
really well received by the guys.”<br />
Reporting by Jeff Vorva, Sports Editor.<br />
For more, visit OPPrairie.com.
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What a weekend for<br />
parties in Mokena!<br />
Kicking things off was<br />
All About Music’s Musicpalooza<br />
and Mokena’s Got<br />
Talent. (Coverage on Page<br />
21.) Kudos to all the youngsters<br />
who had not only the<br />
talent, but the nerve to get<br />
on stage in front of a huge<br />
crowd. And a special shout<br />
out to All About Music and<br />
other organizations in town<br />
that encourage children to<br />
be active in the arts, whether<br />
through music, painting<br />
or other forms. I believe<br />
it’s always a good idea to<br />
expose children to a variety<br />
of activities to help broaden<br />
their minds as they grow.<br />
Next up was Mokena<br />
Lions Club’s 31st annual<br />
Firecracker Dance. (That<br />
coverage was on Page 3, in<br />
case you skipped over it.)<br />
Thirty-one years?! That’s<br />
quite a feat. And that means<br />
31 years of collecting donations<br />
and giving back to<br />
those in our own community<br />
who need it the most. Again,<br />
some special recognition is<br />
deserved for the Lions Club<br />
and the rest of the organizations<br />
in Mokena — of<br />
which there are many —<br />
that do so much, every year,<br />
year after year, to give back<br />
their time and resources to<br />
“And, yes, you might well remember my stinging<br />
criticism of these hellish summer months… But<br />
even a cranky, semi-old, fuddy-duddy man, such<br />
as myself, can appreciate the effort put forth by the<br />
community for the community.”<br />
help improve the lives of<br />
those less fortunate than<br />
them. What a much sadder<br />
place this would be without<br />
them.<br />
And to conclude the<br />
weekend festivities, another<br />
popular event: Festa Italiana.<br />
(Photos from the event<br />
on Page 7.) Mama mia,<br />
who doesn’t enjoy a nice<br />
day out in the open, listening<br />
to classic tunes, eating<br />
up Italian ice and other<br />
goodies, and getting to enjoy<br />
each other’s company?!<br />
Only a real frumpus, that’s<br />
who.<br />
Yes, this has already<br />
shaped up to be quite the<br />
summer in Mokena. Between<br />
the Village, Mokena<br />
Community Park District,<br />
Mokena Community<br />
Public Library District,<br />
Mokena Chamber of Commerce<br />
and many, many<br />
more local organizations,<br />
we’ve had our hands full<br />
with things to do. From<br />
movies and music in the<br />
park to holiday celebrations,<br />
from playing in<br />
the splash pad to practicing<br />
yoga every place<br />
imaginable, our town has<br />
seemingly gone out of its<br />
way to make sure there’s<br />
something for everyone to<br />
do this summer.<br />
And, yes, you might well<br />
remember my stinging<br />
criticism of these hellish<br />
summer months. (And I do<br />
stand by my original view<br />
— it’s just too damn hot<br />
out!!) But even a cranky,<br />
semi-old, fuddy-duddy man,<br />
such as myself, can appreciate<br />
the effort put forth<br />
by the community for the<br />
community.<br />
However, all these successful<br />
events makes me<br />
wonder about something<br />
that’s gone under the radar<br />
as of late, I suspect mostly<br />
because school’s out now<br />
and there’s not much reason<br />
to think about it, which is<br />
precisely why we should.<br />
I’m referring, of course,<br />
to the question of public<br />
access to Lincoln-Way high<br />
schools.<br />
The district’s argument<br />
has been all about safety,<br />
which few would argue<br />
isn’t a valid concern;<br />
however, I offer up all of<br />
our communities’ awesome<br />
events so far this summer<br />
as evidence that there not<br />
be a police-state-style presence<br />
to ensure that we’re<br />
all well-behaved. I concede<br />
that some additional<br />
security in the schools (and<br />
I do stress SOME) may be<br />
necessary and even prudent<br />
in this day and age, but cutting<br />
off access altogether is<br />
excessive.<br />
Just thought I’d throw<br />
that issue back out there<br />
while we’re all reflecting<br />
on what a good time can be<br />
had when the community<br />
comes together to enjoy the<br />
different parts of what we<br />
all have to offer. Coming together,<br />
not separating us, is<br />
what makes our community<br />
whole, makes it possible to<br />
experience and share things<br />
and resources together. But,<br />
I digress.<br />
Keep enjoying the summer,<br />
Mokena. And don’t<br />
let anyone stop you from<br />
getting your groove on.<br />
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‘Urine’ for a good show<br />
Curtain Call Theatre’s ‘Urinetown’ plays<br />
this weekend, Page 24<br />
Dough-ing good<br />
Chicago Dough serves good<br />
food, does good deeds, Page 27<br />
Music competition kicks off weekend of Mokena festivals, Page 21<br />
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Faith Briefs<br />
St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100<br />
Second St., Mokena)<br />
Traditional Service<br />
8 a.m. traditional mass,<br />
9:45 a.m. contemporary &<br />
traditional music in a service<br />
of praise and reverence. Supervised<br />
childcare available.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(708) 479-5123.<br />
Cards for a Cause<br />
7 p.m. the second Monday<br />
of each month. Bring your<br />
tape, scissors and colored<br />
pencils — if you have them<br />
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It was easy to<br />
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rest of the decisions?<br />
Colonial Chapel<br />
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Private, On-site Crematory<br />
15525 S. 73rd Ave.<br />
(155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem)<br />
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evening with lots of fun.<br />
Bundles of Love<br />
7 p.m. the second and<br />
fourth Monday of each<br />
month. Enjoy fun and fellowship<br />
while making baby<br />
quilts for infants baptized at<br />
St. John’s and lap quilts for<br />
shut-ins.<br />
Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route<br />
6, Mokena)<br />
Sunday School<br />
9:30 a.m. Sundays.<br />
Morning Worship<br />
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10:45 a.m. Sundays.<br />
Evening Worship<br />
6 p.m. Sundays.<br />
Weekday Worship<br />
7 p.m. Wednesdays.<br />
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church<br />
(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena)<br />
Preschool Registration<br />
Registration is underway<br />
for the 2018-2019<br />
school year at Immanuel<br />
Lutheran Preschool in Mokena.<br />
Classes are available<br />
for children from 2 1/2 to<br />
5 years old, and they must<br />
be toilet trained. For more<br />
information, call (708) 479-<br />
5600, email ilpmokena@<br />
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manuelmokena.org.<br />
Worship<br />
9 a.m. Sundays.<br />
God’s Kids Club<br />
10:15 a.m. Sundays in<br />
Sept.-May.<br />
Adult Bible Study<br />
10:15 a.m. Sundays in<br />
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For more information, call<br />
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th<br />
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Church Service<br />
5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m,<br />
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:<br />
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Wednesdays following<br />
8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel<br />
until 6:45 p.m.<br />
Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker<br />
Road, Mokena)<br />
Worship Service<br />
10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be<br />
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In Memoriam<br />
Scott A. McArthur<br />
Scott A. McArthur, 59, of<br />
Mokena, died July 6.<br />
He was the beloved<br />
husband of Gerilyn (Prkut);<br />
caring father of Chris<br />
McArthur, Nicole “Nikki”<br />
McArthur and Jason (Libby)<br />
McArthur; loving and passionate<br />
grandfather of Kylie<br />
McArthur, Evelyn “Evey”,<br />
Ainsley and Bryce McArthur;<br />
devoted son of Warren<br />
and the late Carole McArthur;<br />
fond brother of Caryn<br />
(Tony) McArthur-Cerven<br />
and Brian McArthur; and<br />
uncle of Nick Kirchslager,<br />
Cody and Josh McArthur,<br />
Jackie Weiss, Zach, Joey<br />
and Mikey Prkut, Mikaela,<br />
Abby, and Eimile Martin.<br />
In lieu of flowers, contributions<br />
to Homes for Our<br />
Troops, hfotusa.org, would<br />
be appreciated.<br />
Sunday Worship Service to<br />
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cup of coffee every week at<br />
the church.<br />
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Road, Mokena)<br />
Narcotics Anonymous<br />
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those struggling or who have<br />
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Worship Service<br />
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Patricia A. Alford<br />
Patricia A. (Phelan) Alford,<br />
60, of Mokena, died<br />
July 11.<br />
She was the beloved wife<br />
of J. Scott Alford; loving<br />
mother of Niki Alford, Jennifer<br />
Alford, Scott II (Lauren)<br />
Alford and Raven;<br />
loving and passionate grandmother<br />
to Noah, Kylie, SJ<br />
and Lucas;<br />
fond sister to Mary Ellen<br />
(Dennis) Weber, Edward<br />
(Susan) Phelan and stepsister<br />
of Alan Linhart; and<br />
proud aunt of many nieces<br />
and nephews.<br />
She was preceded in death<br />
by her brother Joseph (Jean)<br />
Phelan, and parents Joseph<br />
Phelan and Gloria Wellborn.<br />
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Children compete in annual Mokena’s Got Talent<br />
Megan Schuller, Freelance Reporter<br />
Local children took the stage last<br />
Thursday to perform in the annual<br />
Musicpalooza and Mokena’s Got<br />
Talent that took place as part of the<br />
Mokena Lions Club Firecracker<br />
Dance Friday, July 13..<br />
Music students taught by the<br />
Mokena-based All About Music<br />
and Children’s Theatre on Wolf<br />
Road performed pieces they had<br />
been working on for the Firecracker<br />
Dance audience.<br />
The friendly competition heated<br />
up as many of the students that<br />
performed earlier came back to the<br />
stage to perform again in the Mokena’s<br />
Got Talent competition.<br />
This was the 12th year All About<br />
Musicpalooza was held and the<br />
second annual Mokena’s Got Talent.<br />
The events have held a patriotic<br />
theme ever since 2003. Musicoalooza<br />
started out as a way to<br />
get money and donated items for<br />
troops in Desert Storm. Now, the<br />
money from ticket sales goes toward<br />
local veterans at the Manteno<br />
Veterans Home.<br />
Todd Beebe, co-owner of All<br />
About Music and Children’s Theatre,<br />
said that most of the children<br />
who performed have taken private<br />
lessons with them since as young<br />
as first grade.<br />
“Most of them have grown up<br />
with us. It’s like seeing a timeline<br />
of how much they’ve grown musically,”<br />
Beebe said. “It’s so great to<br />
give them the chance to perform in<br />
front of people on a professional<br />
stage.”<br />
After dusk, the multi-colored<br />
stage lighting illuminated the<br />
tent beside the Metra train tracks.<br />
An occasional Metra train came<br />
through, but that didn’t stop the<br />
music.<br />
A few students sang and played<br />
the ukulele or synthesizer. Popular<br />
music from “Wicked the Musical”<br />
and The Beatles were performed.<br />
The well-known tracks “Walking<br />
on Sunshine,” “Peter Pan” and<br />
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”<br />
were also performed.<br />
There was a junior and senior division<br />
in the Mokena’s Got Talent.<br />
The audience received ballots and<br />
voted on their favorite. The results<br />
were combined with the judges’<br />
feedback.<br />
Ten-year old Mackenzie Bacha,<br />
of Frankfort, who was named the<br />
winner of the junior division, said<br />
performing in front of an audience<br />
means a lot to her.<br />
“At first I feel nervous, like I’ll<br />
forget the words, but once I get up<br />
there it just flows out. It feels great<br />
once I get off the stage,” Bacha said.<br />
The senior division champion<br />
13-year-old Lexi Gilboe, of New<br />
Lenox, said performing is her passion<br />
and she enjoys being on stage<br />
alongside her friends.<br />
“I really like performing and I’m<br />
happy I can be here to perform tonight.<br />
It’s fun because I get to do<br />
different songs for the different<br />
events,” Gilboe said.<br />
Beebe said while the competition<br />
is competitive, the students are<br />
supportive of each other on and off<br />
the stage.<br />
“Not only is it about shining on<br />
stage, but it’s also about being a<br />
part of the audience and supporting<br />
others. They were all backstage<br />
high-fiving and cheering for each<br />
other,” Beebe said.<br />
Thirteen year-old Addyson<br />
Cuthbertson, of New Lenox, said it<br />
was an encouraging environment.<br />
“I love that I get to do this with<br />
my friends, and everybody is so<br />
supportive. Even when we’re competing<br />
in this kind of competition,<br />
everyone is clapping and cheering<br />
for you,” Cuthbertson said.<br />
Co-owner of All About Music<br />
and Children’s Theatre Connie<br />
Johnson-Beebe said there are a lot<br />
of benefits to giving kids the opportunity<br />
to perform on stage at a<br />
young age.<br />
“Three main benefits would be<br />
the chance to use their talents to<br />
give back to the community and<br />
help others, meeting other kids<br />
their own age with the same interests<br />
and having the opportunity<br />
to perform on a stage with professional<br />
lights and sound,” Johnson-<br />
Beebe said.<br />
Lexi Gilboe, of New Lenox, senior division winner of the Mokena’s Got Talent competition, performs in front<br />
of a large crowd Friday, July 13. Photos by Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media<br />
Marleigh McDonough, of Mokena, performs a song from “Wicked the Musical,” as Lexi Gilboe turns the pages<br />
for Connie Johnson-Beebe, who played the song on piano.
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Lincoln-Way Foundation Summer Fest rocks for education<br />
Laurie Fanelli, Freelance Reporter<br />
Lincoln-Way High School District<br />
210 Foundation for Educational<br />
Excellence presented a fun,<br />
new way for the community to<br />
come together to support local<br />
schools with its inaugural Lincoln-<br />
Way Foundation Summer Fest.<br />
Held at CD & ME on the evening<br />
of Friday, July 13, this “party<br />
with a purpose” featured not one,<br />
but two bands – Then Again, and<br />
Johnny Russler and the Beach Bum<br />
Band – giving parents, teachers<br />
and neighbors a chance to enjoy a<br />
rocking night out while supporting<br />
a good cause.<br />
Food was available for purchase<br />
by local favorites Gatto’s<br />
and Dancing Marlin, while CD &<br />
ME offered a variety of drinks at<br />
its cash bars. The Wexler Group at<br />
Keller Williams, Old Second Bank,<br />
Image360, Kiwanis Club of Frankfort,<br />
Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurant,<br />
Illinois State Rep. Margo<br />
McDermed and Glatz Management<br />
Services, Inc. all came together as<br />
sponsors. Several other local businesses<br />
and individuals also generously<br />
supported the event as table<br />
sponsors and ticket-buyers.<br />
“We came up with this idea<br />
based upon the desire to bring the<br />
entire community together and<br />
thank them for supporting our<br />
mission of enhancing student academic<br />
achievement,” explained the<br />
foundation’s Executive Director<br />
Bob Kennedy. “We wanted to have<br />
a community event and a casual<br />
event because every year we have<br />
a dinner gala that is black tie optional.<br />
We wanted to do something<br />
that is less costly and pure fun.”<br />
A big part of the fun came from<br />
the live music as attendees sang<br />
and danced along to a variety of<br />
popular songs. Not only were both<br />
bands comprised of very talented<br />
musicians, but they also featured<br />
members of the Lincoln-Way family,<br />
as Beach Bum Band frontman<br />
Johnny Russler and Then Again<br />
vocalist Jayson Polad are both District<br />
210 teachers.<br />
“Jimmy Buffett is playing at<br />
Wrigley Field tonight, but we feel<br />
like we’ve got the better bands here<br />
at CD & ME,” Kennedy said, as the<br />
Tinley Park resident Sue McLain (left) celebrates her birthday with Kim Jiracek (middle) and Karen Shinn,<br />
both of Mokena, at Lincoln-Way Summer Fest Friday, July 13. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />
The band Then Again performs a headlining set at Lincoln-Way Summer Fest. Beach Bum Band also<br />
performed.<br />
Beach Bum Band shared their tropical<br />
renditions of tunes by everyone<br />
from Paul Simon to Sublime to<br />
Harry Belafonte. Later, Then Again<br />
turned things up to 11 with a headlining<br />
set full of rock hits.<br />
Manhattan residents Margaret<br />
Secor and Joyce Anderson were<br />
enjoying the “awesome” music,<br />
but they were most excited about<br />
supporting the Lincoln-Way High<br />
School District 210 Foundation<br />
for Educational Excellence as their<br />
children attended Lincoln-Way<br />
schools.<br />
“All our kids went to Lincoln-<br />
Way,” Anderson said. “It’s a great<br />
education. My kids were in music.<br />
They were in sports and I can’t say<br />
enough good things about it.”<br />
Helping students get the most out<br />
of their education is at the heart of<br />
the foundation’s goals. According to<br />
its mission statement, the Lincoln-<br />
Way Foundation has awarded more<br />
than $4 million to benefit the educational<br />
programs of the district since<br />
its inception in 1994.<br />
“Our money that we raise goes<br />
primarily to help enhance technology<br />
at the schools. In the last six<br />
months, we’ve given $121,000<br />
back to the school in the form of<br />
scholarships,” Kennedy said. The<br />
foundation also recently supported<br />
the Transition Program for students<br />
with disabilities by providing<br />
resources to help them purchase<br />
new furniture and noise-canceling<br />
headphones, among other things.<br />
District 210 community relations<br />
director Taryn Atwell expressed<br />
gratitude for all of the work done<br />
by the foundation.<br />
“We are so appreciative of everything<br />
the foundation has done<br />
for our students. Their education is<br />
enhanced every day by the things<br />
the foundation does and all the<br />
money they raise for us,” she said.<br />
As the foundation looks ahead to<br />
2019, during which it will celebrate<br />
its 25th anniversary, Kennedy noted<br />
that he and his 18-person volunteer<br />
board continue to be inspired by<br />
Lincoln-Way’s passionate teachers,<br />
faculty and staff, as well as the entire<br />
community as a whole.<br />
“The community has been so<br />
supportive,” he said. “We’re the<br />
conduit to collect the money and<br />
make sure it gets into the right<br />
place and we’re only as good as the<br />
individuals, the businesses and everyone<br />
that support us.”<br />
More information about the Lincoln-Way<br />
High School District 210<br />
Foundation for Educational Excellence<br />
can be found at lw210.org/<br />
foundation.
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Come for a laugh, but using restroom may cost you<br />
Cynthia Freeman, Editorial Intern<br />
Those in the mood for a raucous<br />
laugh this weekend are in luck, but<br />
they may want to bring a change of<br />
pants, just in case.<br />
Curtain Call Theatre’s production<br />
of “Urinetown, the Musical”<br />
is a satirical comedic musical with<br />
controversial topics, such as the<br />
legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility,<br />
populism, bureaucracy,<br />
corporate mismanagement,<br />
and civic politics.<br />
It answers the question: What<br />
might happen if you had to pay every<br />
time you needed … to go.<br />
The cast and crew have been rehearsing<br />
since the week before this<br />
past Memorial Day from 7-10 p.m.<br />
Mondays through Thursdays, making<br />
it eight weeks of fine tuning<br />
everything about the musical that<br />
will keep audience members cross<br />
legged while laughing out loud.<br />
The entire production has a total<br />
of 20 singers and dancers, four<br />
production people and another four<br />
people in the music pit.<br />
“What’s special here is that we<br />
are a community program so this is<br />
the first year we brought back the<br />
youth program for Summer Stock,”<br />
said Producer and Assistant Director<br />
Cheryl Collins. “We did [‘Urinetown’]<br />
a couple years ago. This<br />
is the first time we are bringing on<br />
the musical here in Mokena. Mokena<br />
has just been so welcoming,<br />
we just keep adding things to our<br />
program.<br />
“We’ve been [in Mokena] for<br />
two years now. We wanted something<br />
that the kids would really<br />
like because the kids here are 16-<br />
23 years old. We wanted to find<br />
a piece that was different but one<br />
that our audiences would like and<br />
one that would hit a note that the<br />
kids would understand. Right now<br />
with what’s going on in society,<br />
this really is a fun story.”<br />
Curtain Call Theatre has been<br />
responsible for numerous popular<br />
productions, but the feeling among<br />
the cast and crew of “Urinetown”<br />
is that this one especially will be a<br />
hit.<br />
“This musical is extremely hilarious<br />
and that’s something I’ve<br />
always been attracted to,” said Del-<br />
If you’re going…<br />
What: “Urinetown, the Musical”<br />
Where: Curtain Call Theatre,<br />
11112 Front St., in Mokena<br />
When: 7:30 p.m. July 19-20; 2<br />
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 21; 2<br />
p.m. July 22<br />
For more information…<br />
Web: ccctheatre.com<br />
Phone: (708) 607-2281<br />
aney Schmidt, of Frankfort, who<br />
plays Mrs. Millennium. “I feel like<br />
I’m more of a dramatic actress, but<br />
I really do enjoy taking part in the<br />
comedic style of acting and all that.<br />
This play is just really funny and<br />
it’s a specific style in my opinion<br />
where it’s politically driven. It has<br />
a lot for everybody, its kid friendly<br />
but also adult friendly, too.<br />
“I find it to be really unique because<br />
you know when you have a<br />
politically driven satire or something<br />
like that, it’s usually heavy<br />
on making fun of one side of the<br />
spectrum. This one makes fun of<br />
all sides.”<br />
Some of the participants in this<br />
musical said they felt it was special<br />
based on the fact that the cast and<br />
crew have become close over the<br />
years through working on different<br />
productions together.<br />
“I feel like its special because<br />
of the bonds you grow with other<br />
people,” said Ben Radeke, of New<br />
Lenox, who plays Hot Blades Harry.<br />
“You get really close to a bunch<br />
of new people that you never met<br />
before, or you get even closer to<br />
the people you already knew. It’s<br />
just a really fun experience with<br />
your directors and just a fun experience<br />
in general.”<br />
Even the ones who are new to<br />
Curtain Call said they could feel<br />
the welcoming environment, and<br />
that helped them get the most out<br />
of their abilities.<br />
“I started out not knowing anyone<br />
here. I came into the production<br />
blindly and I’m really excited<br />
to act with a whole different group<br />
of people because before its like<br />
the same 50 people in each production<br />
at high school,” said Emily<br />
Petro, of Tinley Park, who plays<br />
Hope Cladwell. “There is a great<br />
range of ages and everyone is so<br />
The cast of “Urinetown, the Musical” go through a dress rehearsal ahead of this weekend’s production.<br />
Shows are scheduled for Thursday, July 19-Sunday, July 22. Photos submitted<br />
The cast rehearses a scene from “Urinetown, the Musical,” a play about revolution when a company tries to<br />
profit off of one of life’s basic needs.<br />
talented and I’m excited to work<br />
with all these new people mostly.”<br />
The majority of the performers<br />
in this musical have been acting for<br />
many years, some since they were<br />
young children. By being part of<br />
the theatre they have all grown a<br />
love for the performing arts.<br />
“I think it’s special because you<br />
get the experience of being someone<br />
else for that few couple hours<br />
and you get to take people to that<br />
different world also,” said Rachel<br />
Egan, of Mokena, who plays<br />
Soupy Sue.<br />
“Urinetown” is scheduled to run<br />
from Thursday, July 19-Sunday,<br />
July 22. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m.<br />
for July 19 and July 20; 2 p.m. and<br />
7:30 p.m. on July 21; and 2 p.m. on<br />
July 22.<br />
For more information, or to purchase<br />
tickets, visit ccctheatre.com<br />
or call (708) 607-2281.
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The Dish<br />
‘Pizza philanthropist’ makes food for good<br />
Chicago Dough Co.<br />
famous for pizza,<br />
being part of the<br />
community<br />
T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />
Chicago is famous —<br />
or infamous — for many<br />
things.<br />
It is known as a sports<br />
town. There is the Sears<br />
Tower (sorry, Willis). And,<br />
of course, the food.<br />
And if one were to list the<br />
foods for which the city and<br />
surrounding suburbs were<br />
most famous, pizza would<br />
surely have to be at the top<br />
of that list.<br />
In the south and southwest<br />
suburbs, one small chain has<br />
been building its reputation<br />
for gourmet pizza and distinctive<br />
dining atmosphere<br />
over more than 40 years:<br />
Chicago Dough Co.<br />
The original Chicago<br />
Dough opened in Richton<br />
Park in 1975 under the<br />
chain Pizza Inn. But, after<br />
some disagreements among<br />
the original pair of owners,<br />
they decided to split. And<br />
Chicago Dough was born<br />
in 1976, according to New<br />
Lenox location owner Tim<br />
Waters.<br />
The move to focus on<br />
a better quality pizza has<br />
paid off, as Chicago Dough<br />
has become a staple in the<br />
Chicago area, perhaps best<br />
known for its daily lunch<br />
buffets from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,<br />
Monday-Friday, and 11:30<br />
a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays<br />
and Sundays (adults $8.99,<br />
children 12 and younger<br />
$4.49). The buffet features<br />
unlimited trips to the<br />
salad bar, which includes<br />
27 items; chicken wings;<br />
homemade soup; 6-9 samples<br />
of pizza from the menu<br />
Chicago Dough Co.<br />
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in New Lenox<br />
Hours<br />
• 11 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
Monday-Thursday<br />
• 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday<br />
• 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.<br />
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• 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.<br />
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Phone: (815) 462-3900<br />
at any given time; as well<br />
as seasonal or trial pizzas<br />
not on the menu, such as<br />
the pulled pork pizza with<br />
a glazed cabbage topping,<br />
or chili chicken and cilantro.<br />
Of course, there is also<br />
dessert pizza, topped with<br />
fruit, cinnamon or peanut<br />
butter.<br />
And that is just for lunch.<br />
There is also the twice-aweek<br />
dinner buffet from<br />
4:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays<br />
and Wednesdays (adults<br />
$10.99, children 12 and<br />
younger $4.99). Evening<br />
buffets still feature the salad<br />
bar and pizzas, but also include<br />
Italian beef on Mondays<br />
and chicken wings on<br />
Wednesdays.<br />
Waters said he prides<br />
himself on bringing the best<br />
ingredients to the table. The<br />
bread and dough are made<br />
without any bromated or<br />
bleached flour. The restaurant<br />
buys locally and organically<br />
whenever possible,<br />
and most everything edible<br />
is prepped daily to ensure<br />
the highest level of freshness<br />
possible.<br />
“I wouldn’t serve anything<br />
I wouldn’t eat myself,”<br />
Waters said.<br />
But, as good as the food is<br />
at Chicago Dough, it might<br />
be overshadowed by the<br />
Chicago Dough New Lenox owner Tim Waters (left) and chef Ernesto Lopez prepare a pizza for the daily lunch buffet.<br />
Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media<br />
Chicago Dough’s salad bar features 27 items and is<br />
included in both lunch and dinner buffets, or can be added<br />
to any meal for $4.99.<br />
good Waters does for New<br />
Lenox on behalf of the restaurant.<br />
Chicago Dough, since its<br />
opening in New Lenox in<br />
2007, has donated free food<br />
to countless number of fundraisers,<br />
events, and even<br />
people and families who<br />
have experienced some sort<br />
of unexpected hardship or<br />
tragedy. Some of the recipients<br />
of Waters’ philanthropy<br />
include St. Jude Catholic<br />
Church, New Lenox<br />
baseball and football, area<br />
schools, and the New Lenox<br />
Fire Protection District.<br />
“If there’s somebody in<br />
this town who has a real<br />
need, we’ll step up and try<br />
to do something for them,”<br />
Waters said. “If you have a<br />
real need, and you’re getting<br />
Pictured is the inside of Chicago Dough Co. in New Lenox.<br />
the short end of the stick,<br />
so to speak, and if a pizza<br />
will help you out, then I’m<br />
more than happy to give you<br />
a pizza.<br />
“I’m just interested in<br />
helping people.”<br />
And at the end of the day,<br />
that sense of civic responsibility<br />
— and the pizza —<br />
is what separates Chicago<br />
Dough from the rest. And<br />
Waters said he is currently<br />
looking for someone to help<br />
him carry that mantle, as<br />
he has been managing and<br />
owning Chicago Dough locations<br />
for 40 years. He said<br />
he is looking for the right<br />
person who wants to carry<br />
on the legacy of a smalltown<br />
pizza place known for<br />
not only serving the best to<br />
its customers but also serves<br />
as a business role-model for<br />
the community.
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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />
Across<br />
1. Lockport annual<br />
carnival, goes with 15<br />
across and 58 across<br />
4. Shopping ___<br />
8. Wear a long face<br />
12. Golfers goal<br />
13. River to the Missouri<br />
15. See 1 across<br />
16. Record company<br />
17. Where you can sit<br />
and relax<br />
19. Reno state<br />
21. Greek salad ingredient<br />
22. Customer<br />
23. Cameo stone<br />
26. Section of Medicare<br />
28. Long bench with a<br />
back<br />
31. Idyllic places<br />
34. Collided<br />
37. Piqued state<br />
38. Funk band<br />
41. Porters soccer player<br />
who recorded eight<br />
goals and eight assists<br />
last season, Stephanie<br />
____<br />
43. Bullfight cheer<br />
44. Missing in action<br />
46. Act foolishly<br />
47. Andrea Doria’s<br />
domain<br />
49. “ER” extras<br />
50. Zonked<br />
55. Woodworking<br />
groove<br />
57. Skillet lubricant<br />
58. Goes with 1 across<br />
and 15 across<br />
61. Obi-Wan ___<br />
63. UN has this role<br />
68. Ad ___<br />
69. Croc kin<br />
70. Pitcher, Martinez<br />
71. Excellent<br />
72. Speedy steed<br />
73. Balance parts<br />
74. Ave. intersectors<br />
Down<br />
1. Talk frankly<br />
2. San Diego suburb<br />
3. Golf club<br />
4. Winter woe<br />
5. Largest continent<br />
6. ____ 4 (SUV)<br />
7. End-of-the-week cry<br />
8. ___ jacket<br />
9. Lennon’s love<br />
10. Tommy Lee’s ex<br />
11. 2002 winner at Muirfield<br />
14. Helm heading<br />
15. Construction site sight<br />
18. Ford muscle car<br />
20. Knack<br />
24. NFL stat: Abbr.<br />
25. Foreign in combos<br />
27. Kind of ribs<br />
28. Former<br />
29. Prod<br />
30. Bumps from a blow<br />
32. Squat<br />
33. Fr. canonized one<br />
35. “__ Wiedersehen”<br />
36. Blue Hen State: Abbr.<br />
38. Joke<br />
39. Leave wide-mouthed<br />
40. Koi habitat<br />
42. Bow wood<br />
45. Mauna ___ (“long<br />
volcano”)<br />
48. Venomous snake<br />
51. Geological time division<br />
52. Island greetings<br />
53. Start up the computer<br />
again<br />
54. Fox hunters cry<br />
56. Common deciduous tree<br />
59. OK (sl)<br />
60. Gradually diffuse<br />
61. “Ol’ Man River” composer<br />
62. Mythical archer<br />
63. Golf tour<br />
64. Place for a plug<br />
65. ___ crossroads<br />
66. Part of the ear<br />
67. Handheld device<br />
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Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes<br />
In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s<br />
New designs are a result of buyer feedback<br />
Two refreshing designs mark<br />
the beginning of a new series<br />
of Craftsman-style homes<br />
available from Distinctive Home<br />
Builders at its latest new home<br />
communities: Prairie Trails;<br />
located in Manhattan within the<br />
highly-regarded Lincoln-Way<br />
School District and at WestGate<br />
Manor in Peotone within<br />
the desirable Peotone School<br />
District.<br />
“Craftsman homes were<br />
introduced in the early 1900s<br />
in California with designs<br />
based on a simpler, functional<br />
aesthetic using a higher level<br />
of craftsmanship and natural<br />
materials. These homes were a<br />
departure from homes that were<br />
mass produced from that era,<br />
“according to Bryan Nooner,<br />
president of Distinctive Home<br />
Builders.<br />
“The Craftsman design has<br />
made a comeback today for<br />
many of the same reasons it<br />
started over a century ago. Our<br />
customers want to live in a home<br />
that gets away from the “mass<br />
produced” look and live in a<br />
home that has more character. As<br />
a result of our daily interaction<br />
with our homeowners and their<br />
input, we are excited to introduce<br />
these two homes, with additional<br />
designs in the works.”<br />
Nooner, who meets with<br />
each homeowner prior to<br />
construction, has been working<br />
on these plans for a while and felt<br />
that the timing was ideal for the<br />
debut. “Customers were asking<br />
for something different and<br />
simple with less monotony and<br />
higher architectural standards.”<br />
The result was the Craftsman<br />
ranch and the Prairie twostory,<br />
now available at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />
The Craftsman ranch features<br />
an open floor plan with Great<br />
Room, three bedrooms, two<br />
baths and a two-car (optional<br />
three-car) garage. The Prairie<br />
features a two-story foyer and<br />
Great Room, three bedrooms<br />
and one and one-half baths, a<br />
convenient Flex Room space<br />
on the main level and a two-car<br />
(optional three-car) garage. The<br />
Craftsman architectural elements<br />
on both homes include brick and<br />
stone exteriors with cedar shake<br />
accent siding, low-pitched gabled<br />
bracket roofs, front porches with<br />
tapered columns and stone piers,<br />
partially paned windows, and a<br />
standard panel front entry door.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
offers a Craftsman-style trim<br />
package offering trim without<br />
ornate profiles and routers. The<br />
trim features simplicity in design<br />
with rectangles, straight lines and<br />
layered look trims over doors for<br />
example. The front entry door<br />
will have the standard Craftsman<br />
panel style door. Distinctive has<br />
also created a Craftsman color<br />
palate to assist buyers in making<br />
coordinated choices for the<br />
interior of their new Craftsman<br />
home. Colors, cabinet styles and<br />
flooring choices blend seamlessly<br />
with the Craftsman trim package<br />
and are available in gray tones<br />
package and earth tones.<br />
Distinctive offers custom maple<br />
kitchen cabinets featuring solid<br />
wood construction (no particle<br />
board), have solid wood drawers<br />
with dove tail joints, which is<br />
very rare in the marketplace.<br />
“When you buy a new home<br />
from Distinctive, you truly are<br />
receiving custom made cabinets<br />
in every home we sell no matter<br />
what the price range,” noted<br />
Nooner.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
works to achieve a delivery goal<br />
of 90 days with zero punch list<br />
items for its homeowners. “Our<br />
three decades building homes<br />
provides an efficient construction<br />
system,” said Nooner. “Many of<br />
our skilled craftsmen have been<br />
working with our company<br />
for over 20 years. We also<br />
take pride on having excellent<br />
communicators throughout our<br />
organization. This translates into<br />
a positive buying and building<br />
experience for our homeowners<br />
and one of the highest referral<br />
rates in the industry.”<br />
Nooner added that all homes<br />
are highly energy efficient. Every<br />
home built will have upgraded<br />
wall and ceiling insulation<br />
values with energy efficient<br />
windows and high efficiency<br />
furnaces. Before homeowners<br />
move into their new home,<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
conducts a blower door test that<br />
pressurizes the home to ensure<br />
that each home passes a set of<br />
very stringent Energy Efficiency<br />
guidelines.<br />
With the addition of these two<br />
new designs, there are now 15<br />
ranch, split-level and six twostory<br />
single-family home styles to<br />
choose from each offering from<br />
three to eight different exterior<br />
elevations at both communities.<br />
The three- to four-bedroom<br />
homes feature one and one-half<br />
to two-and-one-half baths, twoto<br />
three-car garages and a family<br />
room, all in approximately 1,600<br />
to over 3,000 square feet of living<br />
space. Basements are included in<br />
most models as well. Distinctive<br />
also encourages customization<br />
to make your new home truly<br />
personalized to suit your lifestyle.<br />
Oversize home sites; brick<br />
exteriors on all four sides of the<br />
first floor; custom maple cabinets;<br />
ceramic tile or hardwood<br />
floors in the kitchen, baths and<br />
foyer; genuine wood trim and<br />
doors and concrete driveways<br />
can all be yours at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor.<br />
Most all home sites at Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor<br />
can accommodate a three-car<br />
garage; a very important amenity<br />
to the Manhattan homebuyer,<br />
said Nooner.<br />
“When we opened Prairie<br />
Trails and WestGate Manor we<br />
wanted to provide the best new<br />
home value for the dollar and<br />
we feel with offering Premium<br />
Standard Features that we do<br />
just that. So why wait? This is<br />
truly the best time to build your<br />
dream home!”<br />
Prairie Trails is also a beautiful<br />
place to live and raise a family<br />
featuring a 20-acre lake on site,<br />
as well as direct access to the 22-<br />
mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie<br />
Path that borders the community<br />
and meanders through many<br />
neighboring communities and<br />
links to many other popular<br />
trails. The Manhattan Metra<br />
station is less than a mile away.<br />
Besides Prairie Trails,<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
has built homes throughout<br />
Manhattan in the Butternut<br />
Ridge and Leighlinbridge<br />
developments, as well as in the<br />
Will and south Cook county<br />
areas over the past 30 years.<br />
Distinctive Home Builders<br />
chose the Will County village<br />
of Peotone for its newest<br />
community of 38 single-family<br />
homes at WestGate Manor<br />
within walking distance of the<br />
esteemed Peotone High School.<br />
Its convenient location between<br />
Interstate 57 and Illinois Route<br />
50 provide easy access to I-80<br />
and commuters enjoy several<br />
nearby train stations and a<br />
35-minute drive to Chicago.<br />
Visit the on-site sales<br />
information center for<br />
unadvertised specials and view<br />
the numerous styles of homes<br />
being offered and the available<br />
lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708)<br />
737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for<br />
more information or visit www.<br />
distinctivehomebuilders.com.<br />
The Prairie Trails and WestGate<br />
Manor new home information<br />
center is located three miles<br />
south of Laraway Rd. on Rt.<br />
52. The address is 24458 S.<br />
Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422.<br />
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00<br />
p.m. Closed Wednesday and<br />
Thursday and always available<br />
by appointment.<br />
Specials, prices, specifications,<br />
standard features, model<br />
offerings, build times and lot<br />
availability are subject to change<br />
without notice. Please contact<br />
a Distinctive representative for<br />
current pricing and complete<br />
details.
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE<br />
of 18812 Creekview Lane, Mokena, IL<br />
60448 (Single Family Home). On the<br />
9th day of August, 2018 to be held at<br />
12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse<br />
Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,<br />
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case<br />
Title: CitiMortgage, Inc. Plaintiff V.<br />
Martin Quezada; et. al. Defendant.<br />
Case No. 17CH 1034 in the Circuit<br />
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,<br />
Will County, Illinois.<br />
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the<br />
time of sale and the balance within<br />
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale<br />
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring<br />
the residential real estate pursuant<br />
to its credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other<br />
lienor acquiring the residential real estate<br />
whose rights inand to the residential<br />
real estate arose prior to the sale. All<br />
payments shall be made in cash or certified<br />
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is acondomin-<br />
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765<br />
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS<br />
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified<br />
that the purchaser of the unit, other than<br />
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments<br />
and legal fees required bysubdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments<br />
required by subsection (g-1)<br />
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium<br />
Property Act.<br />
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if there is asurplus following application<br />
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the<br />
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant<br />
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties<br />
to the proceeding advising them of<br />
the amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains<br />
acourt order for its distribution or, in<br />
the absence of an order, until the surplus<br />
is forfeited to the State.<br />
For Information Please Contact:<br />
Codilis & Associates, P.C.<br />
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100<br />
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527<br />
P: 630-794-5300<br />
F: 630-794-9090<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT<br />
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT<br />
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS<br />
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A<br />
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING<br />
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL<br />
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.<br />
2702 Public<br />
Notices<br />
Certificate No. 32324 was filed in<br />
the office of the County Clerk of<br />
Will onJuly 5, 2018 wherein the<br />
business firm of Nothing Bundt<br />
Cakes - Mokena located at 11225<br />
US-30, Mokena, IL 60448 is registered<br />
and acertificate notice setting<br />
forth the following:<br />
Robert Feldman, 11801 Tower<br />
Bridge Drive, Mokena, IL 60448<br />
630-930-5692<br />
Beth Feldman, 11801 Tower<br />
Bridge Drive, Mokena, IL 60448<br />
630-453-2644<br />
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have<br />
hereunto set my hand and Official<br />
Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois,<br />
this 5th day of July, 2018<br />
Nancy Schultz Voots<br />
Will County Clerk<br />
2703 Legal<br />
Notices<br />
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT<br />
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT<br />
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS<br />
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A<br />
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING<br />
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY<br />
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL<br />
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.<br />
STATE OF ILLINOIS )<br />
) SS.<br />
COUNTY OF WILL )<br />
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE<br />
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT<br />
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS<br />
CitiMortgage, Inc.<br />
Plaintiff,<br />
vs.<br />
Martin Quezada; et. al.<br />
Defendant. No. 17 CH 1034<br />
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE<br />
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant<br />
toajudgment entered in the above<br />
cause on the 6th day of December,<br />
2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will<br />
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the<br />
9th day of August, 2018 ,commencing<br />
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will<br />
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa<br />
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,<br />
sell at public auction tothe highest and<br />
best bidder orbidders the following-described<br />
real estate:<br />
LOT 13, IN CREEKVIEW UNIT ONE,<br />
BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE<br />
SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 6, TOWN-<br />
SHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST<br />
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID-<br />
IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT<br />
THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 2,<br />
1988, AS DOCUMENT NO.<br />
R88-08174 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-<br />
NOIS, AND CERTIFICATE OF COR-<br />
RECTION RECORDED JUNE 22,<br />
1988 AS DOCUMENT NO. R88-27145<br />
Commonly known as: 18812<br />
Creekview Lane, Mokena, IL 60448<br />
Description of Improvements:<br />
Single Family Home<br />
P.I.N.: 19-09-06-312-017-0000<br />
Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the<br />
time of sale and the balance within<br />
twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale<br />
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring<br />
the residential real estate pursuant<br />
to its credit bid at the sale or by any<br />
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other<br />
lienor acquiring the residential real estate<br />
whose rights inand to the residential<br />
real estate arose prior to the sale. All<br />
payments shall be made in cash or certified<br />
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will<br />
County.<br />
In the event the property is acondomin-<br />
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS<br />
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765<br />
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS<br />
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified<br />
that the purchaser of the unit, other than<br />
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments<br />
and legal fees required bysubdivisions<br />
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments<br />
required by subsection (g-1)<br />
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium<br />
Property Act.<br />
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)<br />
if there is asurplus following application<br />
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the<br />
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant<br />
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties<br />
to the proceeding advising them of<br />
the amount ofthe surplus and that the<br />
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains<br />
acourt order for its distribution or, in<br />
the absence of an order, until the surplus<br />
is forfeited to the State.<br />
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-<br />
TACT:<br />
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P: 630-794-5300<br />
F: 630-794-9090<br />
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2703 Legal<br />
Notices<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
McKinstry Essention, LLC on behalf<br />
of the Mokena School District<br />
#159 is seeking and accepting proposals<br />
for work at Mokena Elementary<br />
School. This will be a<br />
multiple prime contract based ona<br />
stipulated price. The work includes<br />
replacement of the existing hydronic<br />
branch piping from the<br />
mains inthe crawl space/tunnels to<br />
the unit ventilators and other terminal<br />
units, asindicated in the bidding<br />
documents.<br />
Bidding documents in electronic<br />
format (.pdf) for this work are free<br />
and available by contacting Harlan<br />
Ward at McKinstry Essention,<br />
LLC via email at<br />
harlanw@mckinstry.com<br />
2900 Merchandise<br />
Under $100<br />
Black &Decker Circular Saw<br />
$20 Craftsman Drill $20<br />
Pro-Like Volleyball Set wAll<br />
accessories $50. 708-601-1947<br />
Healthmaster - Montel Williams<br />
w Cookbook $40. Office<br />
chari $20. 10 pc S.S. Pot &<br />
Pans $40. 708-686-1478<br />
Iron Man Inversion Table, like<br />
new condition, have owners<br />
manual $50. 708.305.4164<br />
Kitchen Aid built in convection<br />
double oven, outside dimension<br />
23.5”W x51”H x19”D.<br />
Works perfect, white. We’re<br />
changing colors in our kitchen.<br />
$100. 708.301.2646<br />
Large almost new, chase<br />
lounge, suitable for pool or<br />
deck $12. 708.532.0177<br />
Luggage - Bailey’s Ballistic<br />
Grey Duffel, 5pocket, shoulder<br />
strap, $20. train/cosmetic<br />
case, grey $10. All excellent<br />
condition. 708-444-8535<br />
Murray Lawn Mower,<br />
Briggs-Stration Engine -20” -<br />
Gas - Like New. $100.<br />
708-645-4245<br />
New metal bed frame $20.<br />
New car cover $40; New Bluetooth<br />
Jam Fitness Buds $40.<br />
All items in original packaging,<br />
never used. 708-995-5556.<br />
Oak 2 drawer file cabinet $25.<br />
Large Caulk gun $5.<br />
708-479-4150<br />
Ping Z-1 putter S.S $20. 3 golf<br />
hickory sticks $15.<br />
708.614.4678<br />
Queen size steel bed fram $5.<br />
Steel 10” car ramps $10.<br />
815-469-3233<br />
Solid oak console for flat<br />
screen TV’s. 60” L x27” H x<br />
17” D. Like Brand New. $100<br />
Firm. 708-995-7223<br />
Iron Man Inversion Table, like<br />
new condition, have owners<br />
manual $50. 708.305.4164<br />
Kitchen Aid built in convection<br />
double oven, outside dimension<br />
23.5”W x51”H x19”D.<br />
Works perfect, white. We’re<br />
changing colors in our kitchen.<br />
$100. 708.301.2646<br />
Large almost new, chase<br />
lounge, suitable for pool or<br />
deck $12. 708.532.0177<br />
Luggage - Bailey’s Ballistic<br />
Grey Duffel, 5pocket, shoulder<br />
strap, $20. train/cosmetic<br />
case, grey $10. All excellent<br />
condition. 708-444-8535<br />
Murray Lawn Mower,<br />
Briggs-Stration Engine -20” -<br />
Gas - Like New. $100.<br />
708-645-4245<br />
New metal bed frame $20.<br />
New car cover $40; New Bluetooth<br />
Jam Fitness Buds $40.<br />
All items in original packaging,<br />
never used. 708-995-5556.<br />
Oak 2 drawer file cabinet $25.<br />
Large Caulk gun $5.<br />
708-479-4150<br />
Ping Z-1 putter S.S $20. 3 golf<br />
hickory sticks $15.<br />
708.614.4678<br />
Queen size steel bed fram $5.<br />
Steel 10” car ramps $10.<br />
815-469-3233<br />
Solid oak console for flat<br />
screen TV’s. 60” Lx27” Hx<br />
17” D. Like Brand New. $100<br />
Firm. 708-995-7223<br />
Tools - hand tools, pliers,<br />
screw drivers. etc. Used, $0.25.<br />
Frankfort area, call Pete<br />
708-609-8625.<br />
TV cabinet 3’ x5’ dk. wood<br />
$20. Baker’s rack $25. Lt.<br />
wood headboard 58” wide $55.<br />
708-226-0521.<br />
Vintage Primitive Straw Whisk<br />
Broom Hanging Hook &Blue<br />
Stitching $15. Rockford Vintage<br />
Duty Short Barrel Pneumatic<br />
Chisel Air Hammer<br />
Model 705 $35. Superior Essex<br />
12 GA. THHN Standed White<br />
Copper Wire 500 ft 600 volt<br />
$50. 708-466-9907<br />
Wilton, Brand New, never used<br />
wedding cake accessories.<br />
From pedestals, plates, doll<br />
rods, figurines to books & cake<br />
pans. Excellent condition. $80<br />
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It!<br />
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It!<br />
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CALL<br />
708.326.9170<br />
Sony Camera case w/ Picture<br />
Station Digital Photo Printer,<br />
$35.00, Hanging Light Fixture,<br />
Silver w/5lights, $20.00, Aerus<br />
Carpet Shampoo Machine,<br />
GC, w/ 3 brushes, $25.00., Big<br />
Mouth Billy Bass, works,<br />
$10.00. 708-822-8199.<br />
Titleist golf bad like new $45.<br />
Pro golf bag Lynx $30. Golf<br />
balls $5 doz. Bullseye golf putter<br />
$30. 708.478.8976<br />
TV Antennae, new in box,<br />
Xtreme HD Amplified, outdoor,<br />
$35.00, Clearstream Indoor<br />
TV Antennae, $10.00,<br />
RCA Flat indoor antannae,<br />
$10.00, Cooler, on wheels,<br />
new, $5.00, Skill Router, GC,<br />
$10.00. 708-822-8119<br />
TV Cabinet 3’ x5’ dk. wood<br />
$20; Baker’s rack $25, lt. wood<br />
headboard 58” wide $55.<br />
708-226-0521<br />
Vintage Solid Steel Body Wizard<br />
Electric Variable Speed Saber<br />
Saw Model 4403A $35.<br />
Vintage Hanson Viking JR<br />
Hanging Scale 890 Model 25<br />
LB USA Made, Northbrook IL<br />
$15. New Deluxe 5 Piece Barbecue<br />
Tool Set Stainless Steel<br />
with Solid Oak Wood Handles<br />
$30. 708-466-9907<br />
Wagon Wheel, 35” in diameter,<br />
16 spokes $45.00, water<br />
aerobic dumb bells $8.00.<br />
708-280-7857.<br />
WD-40 smart straw bonus PK<br />
$6. 20W-50 racing motor oil<br />
$5 ea. QT graphite low-40 motor<br />
oil $2 ea. 2gal steel gas can<br />
$4. 708.460.8308<br />
Werner 40ft aluminum extension<br />
ladder for sale. $100. Call<br />
Sue 708-403-9949<br />
Werner Pump Jack Safety Net.<br />
Brand new condition - box<br />
never opened! $100.00, sells<br />
for $345.00! 708-369-6891<br />
Sony Camera case w/ Picture<br />
Station Digital Photo Printer,<br />
$35.00, Hanging Light Fixture,<br />
Silver w/5lights, $20.00, Aerus<br />
Carpet Shampoo Machine,<br />
GC, w/ 3 brushes, $25.00., Big<br />
Mouth Billy Bass, works,<br />
$10.00. 708-822-8199.<br />
Troy Bilt gas 4cycle garden<br />
rototiller. Only used twice. Excellent<br />
condition $100. Call<br />
708.301.3212<br />
TV Antennae, new in box,<br />
Xtreme HD Amplified, outdoor,<br />
$35.00, Clearstream Indoor<br />
TV Antennae, $10.00,<br />
RCA Flat indoor antannae,<br />
$10.00, Cooler, on wheels,<br />
new, $5.00, Skill Router, GC,<br />
$10.00. 708-822-8119<br />
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VS SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS JULY 27-29
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mokenamessenger.com<br />
Athlete of the Week<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Hunter Stumpf<br />
Hunter Stumpf is an incoming freshman<br />
baseball player at Lincoln-Way Central<br />
How’d you get started in baseball?<br />
I started playing baseball when my dad<br />
signed me up for tee ball when I was 5, and<br />
I have developed a love for the game ever<br />
since.<br />
What keeps you playing baseball?<br />
I think my love for the game and the bonds<br />
that I have created with some of my teammates<br />
is what has kept me playing all these<br />
years.<br />
What’s your favorite position to<br />
play?<br />
My favorite position is definitely pitcher<br />
since I feel that it lets me be in control of<br />
the game, rather than being in the infield or<br />
outfield where I might only get to to touch<br />
the ball a few times a game.<br />
Who’s your favorite player?<br />
My favorite player is Mike Trout [of the<br />
Los Angeles Angels] because of his work<br />
ethic and how he is able to make adjustments<br />
to his game year after year to become<br />
the best player possible.<br />
What’s your spirit animal?<br />
My spirit animal is the dog because it is<br />
loyal and friendly to others, which are two<br />
characteristics that I try to show in my own<br />
life.<br />
What would be the first thing you’d<br />
buy if you won the lottery?<br />
If I won the lottery I would pay off my<br />
college tuition and send my parents on a trip<br />
to Europe since they work extremely hard<br />
and I feel that they need an extended break.<br />
What would be your dream college to<br />
go to?<br />
My dream college right now is either University<br />
of Illinois or University of North<br />
Photo submitted<br />
Carolina.<br />
If you could own an exotic pet, then<br />
what would it be?<br />
I would pick a penguin because they are<br />
really cool looking and I love the way they<br />
look when they waddle around from place to<br />
place.<br />
If you couldn’t play baseball, then<br />
what other sport would you play?<br />
I would play basketball because that’s the<br />
other sport that I have been playing for a<br />
long time other than baseball.<br />
What’s a life lesson you’ve learned<br />
playing baseball?<br />
Never give up.<br />
Interview conducted by Editor T.J. Kremer III<br />
Sports Briefs<br />
Central boys swimming and<br />
water polo hosts camp<br />
The Knights’ boys swimming<br />
program and water<br />
polo is to host a camp for<br />
all Central students starting<br />
Monday, July 23 through<br />
Thursday, July 27.<br />
Swim camp takes place<br />
from 7-8:45 a.m. at the<br />
school, and water polo<br />
camp is from 8:45-10:15<br />
a.m. Fees for both classes<br />
are $55 each.<br />
For more information<br />
on the swim camp, contact<br />
coach Pat Shaughnessy<br />
at pshaughnessy@lw210.<br />
org. For water polo, contact<br />
coach Pam Dettman at pdettman@lw210.org.<br />
YOUTH<br />
From Page 47<br />
fort. They are Andrew Bollman,<br />
Tynan Chamberlin,<br />
Aidan Dauber, Jon Kruk, Joe<br />
Michaels, Brennan Stolarek,<br />
and Jack Vegter. There are<br />
two players from Manteno<br />
(Grant DeRose and Wes<br />
Dwyer), and two from Mokena<br />
(Tommy Cheney and<br />
Hunter Stumpf). The assistant<br />
coaches are Randy Kruk<br />
and Dave Stolarek.<br />
LW EAST<br />
From Page 46<br />
Alec Hranicka.<br />
Junior second baseman<br />
T.J. Devries added a one-out<br />
infield single, and when the<br />
runners moved up to second<br />
and third on a wild pitch, it<br />
looked like the Griffins were<br />
in business. But a strikeout<br />
and a ground out to deep<br />
short ended the game.<br />
The loss meant there<br />
would be no trip back to<br />
the summer state finals for<br />
the Griffins, who finished<br />
as runnerup in the IHSBCA<br />
Phil Lawler Summer Classic<br />
State Tournament last<br />
season.<br />
“We were playing to win<br />
Central boys swimming and<br />
water polo hosts camp<br />
The Knights’ boys swimming<br />
program and water<br />
polo is to host a camp for<br />
all Central students starting<br />
Monday, July 16 through<br />
Thursday, July 27 (minus<br />
weekends).<br />
Swim camp takes place<br />
from 7-8:45 a.m. at the<br />
school, and water polo camp<br />
is from 8:45-10:15 a.m. Fees<br />
for both classes are $45 each.<br />
For more information<br />
on the swim camp, contact<br />
coach Luke Bell at lbell@<br />
lw210.org. For water polo,<br />
contact coach Pat Shaughnessy<br />
at pshaughnessy@<br />
lw210.org.<br />
Coach Bollman graduated<br />
high school 30 years ago<br />
from Oak Forest. A pitcher<br />
in high school, he also went<br />
on to pitch at the now defunct<br />
St. Joseph’s College<br />
in Rensselaer, Indiana. He<br />
said he’s glad that he’s able<br />
to coach his son today, and<br />
help him and others have<br />
more opportunities.<br />
“When I played, we didn’t<br />
have this,” Bollman said of<br />
the travel schedule and opportunities<br />
to go to other<br />
both games,” Brauer said of<br />
the opening day of the regional.<br />
“But it didn’t work<br />
out. It’s OK, it’s summer.<br />
We want to see how guys<br />
perform on the field, in live<br />
games, rather than just practice.”<br />
Brauer credited Hranicka<br />
for stepping in as catcher,<br />
as well as junior outfielder<br />
Nick Mergenthaler, for having<br />
good summers.<br />
East graduated 10 seniors<br />
from this spring’s squad,<br />
which set a school record for<br />
wins with 28 and won a regional<br />
championship.<br />
“We’re going to miss our<br />
seniors, they had very specific<br />
roles on our team,” Brauer<br />
said of this spring’s squad.<br />
Central girls volleyball hosts<br />
high school camp<br />
Knights girls volleyball will<br />
host three camps Monday,<br />
July 16 through Thursday,<br />
July 27 (minus weekends):<br />
incoming freshman only, incoming<br />
sophomore only and<br />
varsity.<br />
The freshman and sophomore<br />
camp goes from 1-3<br />
p.m., and the varsity camp<br />
runs from 8:30-11:30 a.m.<br />
Fee is $120.<br />
For more information,<br />
contact coach Mary Brown<br />
at mbrown@lw210.org.<br />
Sports Briefs are compiled<br />
by editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@<br />
mokenamessenger.com.<br />
states for tournaments. “I tell<br />
[Andrew] all the time that<br />
he’s fortunate to have these<br />
types of opportunities.”<br />
The teams typically start<br />
their practices indoors in<br />
February. The tryouts for<br />
next season, however, take<br />
place through Sunday, July<br />
22. Dates and times will vary<br />
depending on the team and<br />
age level. More info can be<br />
found on the organizations<br />
web page, frankfortbaseball.<br />
com<br />
“But we have a good group<br />
of guys here and we’re looking<br />
for them not only on the<br />
field, but also to replace that<br />
leadership we had, too.”<br />
Lemont (4-4 final summer<br />
record) went on to defeat<br />
West 7-6 in the quarterfinal<br />
game later on July 9. But<br />
the Indians, who won Class<br />
3A state title in 2014 and<br />
2016, lost 8-2 to Plainfield<br />
South the next day in a regional<br />
semifinal at Lockport.<br />
Later that afternoon, Plainfield<br />
South, which won the<br />
IHSBCA Phil Lawler Summer<br />
Classic State Tournament<br />
title in 2016, defeated<br />
Joliet Catholic Academy 2-1<br />
to win the regional championship.
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Spiking success<br />
Knights’ co-ed junior high volleyball camp shows athletes high<br />
school culture<br />
Seventh-and eighth-graders play a serving game Thursday, July 12, during the Lincoln-<br />
Way Central co-ed junior high volleyball camp at the school. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd<br />
Century Media<br />
Seventh-grader Angelina Panos tries to<br />
serve as fast as she can as time is winding<br />
down in the serving game.<br />
New Lenox resident Daniel Vanisko<br />
practices his timing with his serve.<br />
Knights boys and girls varsity coach Mary Brown (center) huddles everyone together.<br />
Seventh-graders Abram Acosta (left) and Nick Fabian practice their serves.<br />
New Lenox resident and club volunteer Claire Vrabec works with her brother, Nolan, at the<br />
camp.
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On the comeback trail<br />
Knights baseball aims to rebound from regional title loss at camp<br />
Andrew Vosburg hacks at a pitch.<br />
Sarthak Shah throws a fake pitch as a signal for the batter to hit off the tee during a<br />
scrimmage Thursday, July 12, at the Lincoln-Way Central baseball camp. Photos by James<br />
Sanchez/22nd Century Media<br />
Returning All-SWSC Red player Kyle Labedz makes a running catch.<br />
Caden Leonard walks to first after fielding a<br />
ground ball for an out.<br />
Third baseman Khristian Pieczynski gets<br />
in position as the batter is about to hit the<br />
ball off the tee.<br />
Second baseman Tyler McGreal throws at first for a putout.
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mokenamessenger.com<br />
LW East, West end summer<br />
baseball season short of title<br />
RANDY WHALEN<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Things don’t always go<br />
according to plan.<br />
They didn’t for the Lincoln-Way<br />
baseball team in<br />
the summer state tournament<br />
last week.<br />
East coach Eric Brauer<br />
planned to coach in the second<br />
game of the opening<br />
day of the regional portion<br />
of the Illinois High School<br />
Baseball Coaches Association<br />
Summer Baseball Tournament<br />
on July 9. Instead,<br />
Brauer was pressed into duty<br />
as an umpire for an inning in<br />
a game between Lemont and<br />
Lincoln-Way West.<br />
“That wasn’t in the game<br />
plan,” Brauer said.<br />
But it’s what he did as the<br />
coach of the host school.<br />
Brauer was pressed into<br />
duty because home plate<br />
umpire Andre Morgan collapsed<br />
with one out in the<br />
top of the second inning.<br />
While he reportedly never<br />
lost consciousness, Morgan<br />
was taken by ambulance to a<br />
local hospital.<br />
After at least a 30 minute<br />
delay, Brauer had to fill in<br />
for Morgan, but called balls<br />
and strikes from behind the<br />
pitcher. That lasted for an<br />
inning, while base umpire<br />
Steve Besse changed into his<br />
gear to umpire behind the<br />
plate. Matt Roseen, who is<br />
an accredited umpire, was at<br />
the game to watch his brother<br />
play on West. Instead he<br />
umpired the rest of the game<br />
on the bases.<br />
The good news was that<br />
Morgan was released later<br />
that evening, and was actually<br />
back out umpiring a<br />
regional semifinal game at<br />
Lockport the next morning;<br />
however, neither Lincoln-<br />
Way team was at Lockport<br />
the next day.<br />
East had to defeat Lemont<br />
in order to play West in<br />
what amounted to a quarterfinal<br />
game. Instead, Lemont<br />
scored four runs in the top<br />
of the fifth and held on for a<br />
4-3 win.<br />
“We were a little thin on<br />
pitching,” Brauer said of<br />
the summer league regional.<br />
“We planned to pitch Cole<br />
Kirschsieper against West,<br />
but it didn’t work out.<br />
“Cole didn’t pitch for us<br />
all summer. But that’s OK;<br />
we know what he’s got. He’s<br />
pitched for his travel team.<br />
We wanted to see what some<br />
off our pitchers could do.”<br />
Although the Griffins (6-3<br />
final summer record) lost,<br />
they certainly showed spunk<br />
at the end. After scoring the<br />
games initial run in the second,<br />
they didn’t score again<br />
until the bottom of the seventh.<br />
Then senior third baseman<br />
Zack Jurgens had an<br />
RBI triple and scored on an<br />
RBI single by senior catcher<br />
Please see LW EAST, 42<br />
Lincoln-Way East’s Tyler Sarafik takes a strong cut at a pitch. The Griffins will need to look<br />
at incoming players after losing 10 seniors to graduation from last season’s team. 22nd<br />
Century Media file photo
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fastbreak<br />
Youth Sports<br />
Open tryouts on baseball team for area youth<br />
22nd Century Media File<br />
Photo<br />
1st-and-3<br />
Youth baseball<br />
taking over<br />
1. Frankfort Force<br />
(above)<br />
The team has players<br />
from across the<br />
Lincoln-Way area<br />
and offers divisions<br />
in 10 different age<br />
ranges, from 5<br />
through college age.<br />
2. Title takers<br />
The Force has captured<br />
a trio of tournaments,<br />
including:<br />
Midlothian USSSA<br />
Southside Silver<br />
Showdown (May 6);<br />
Frankfort Spring<br />
Classic (May 20);<br />
and Mokena Blaze<br />
Father’s Day Classic<br />
(June 20).<br />
3. The tradition continues<br />
Tryouts for next<br />
season are already<br />
underway and will<br />
continue through<br />
Sunday, July 22.<br />
Visit frankfortbase<br />
ball.com for more<br />
info.<br />
RANDY WHALEN<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
Members of the Frankfort Force 14u team pose after winning the Frankfort Spring Classic. Photo submitted<br />
When the Frankfort Boys<br />
Baseball organization holds<br />
its tryouts next week —<br />
which are open to children<br />
from across the Lincoln-<br />
Way area, including Mokena<br />
— the Force and the Eagles<br />
will not only look for local<br />
youths to play baseball, it<br />
will give them the opportunity<br />
to have success as it,<br />
too.<br />
Take the Frankfort Force<br />
14u Blue team as an example.<br />
Through July 5 the team<br />
was 28-14 and captured a<br />
trio of tournaments during<br />
the season. They are part of<br />
the program, which has 10<br />
different age levels — ranging<br />
in age from 5 through<br />
college age — and 24 teams<br />
throughout the organization.<br />
“Of the 24 teams in the organization,<br />
half of them are<br />
full-time travel teams, while<br />
the other half is part time,”<br />
Force 14u coach Mark Bollman<br />
said. “We play our<br />
home games at Commissioners<br />
Park and/or at Borg<br />
Warner Field.”<br />
Bollman’s son Andrew is<br />
on his team. The father/son<br />
duo have been together on<br />
the baseball field since Andrew<br />
was seven. They went<br />
full time on the travel circuit<br />
when he was 10 and Mark<br />
has been managing the team<br />
the past two years.<br />
The Force teams are the<br />
full-time travel programs<br />
and the Falcons are the parttime<br />
travel program, which<br />
play in the Chicagoland Sunday<br />
Baseball League, have a<br />
10-15 game regular season<br />
schedule and play up to three<br />
tournaments.<br />
Being a full-time program,<br />
the Force 14u team<br />
has played in many more<br />
tournaments and won a trio<br />
of them.<br />
“We have a tournament<br />
every weekend, but that’s<br />
often turned into every other<br />
weekend with the rainouts,”<br />
said Bollman, whose daughter<br />
Samantha played travel<br />
softball locally, too.” We<br />
try to play a 65-game season,<br />
but this time [with the<br />
rainouts] it will be closer to<br />
50. The games are seven innings,<br />
and we go until late<br />
July. The 16u teams so until<br />
early August.”<br />
The tourneys that the 14u<br />
Force have won are the<br />
Midlothian USSSA Southside<br />
Silver Showdown (on<br />
May 6), the Frankfort Spring<br />
Classic (on May 20), and the<br />
Mokena Blaze USSSA Father’s<br />
Day Classic (on June<br />
20).<br />
The 14u Force team only<br />
has 11 players on the roster.<br />
That may not seem like a lot,<br />
but it allows a lot of playing<br />
time at different positions.<br />
“Of the 11 players, nine<br />
of them can pitch,” Bollman<br />
said. “The rest can play two<br />
positions. We want to get<br />
them ready to be able to play<br />
high school ball at a multitude<br />
of positions. That’s part<br />
of our philosophy. It makes<br />
you more versatile and more<br />
valuable.”<br />
Of the 11 kids on the roster,<br />
seven are from Frank-<br />
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“We want to get them ready to be able to play high<br />
school ball at a multitude of positions.”<br />
Mark Bollman – Frankfort Force 14u coach, on coaching players to<br />
be more versatile<br />
TUNE IN<br />
Boys swimming, water polo camp<br />
July 23-27<br />
• Swim camp takes place at 7-8:45 a.m. and<br />
water polo camp from 8:45-10:15 a.m.<br />
Monday, July 23-Thursday, July 27. Cost is $55<br />
for each camp.<br />
Index<br />
42 – Athlete of the Week<br />
42 – Sports Briefs<br />
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@<br />
mokenamessenger.com.
mokena’s Hometown Newspaper | www.mokenamessenger.com | July 19, 2018<br />
‘Force’ to be<br />
reckoned with<br />
Summer recap of<br />
Frankfort Force youth<br />
baseball, Page 47<br />
Batter up LWC<br />
baseball summer camp<br />
a hit with players,<br />
Page 45<br />
Lincoln-Way East’s<br />
Randy Johnson<br />
hustles to third during<br />
a hit-and-run attempt<br />
June 25. The Griffins<br />
summer season<br />
ended July 9 at the<br />
Illinois High School<br />
Baseball Coaches<br />
Association Summer<br />
Baseball Tournament<br />
after a 4-3 loss to<br />
Lemont. 22nd Century<br />
Media file photo<br />
LW East evaluates new<br />
squad during summer play,<br />
Page 46<br />
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