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When the clock stops

Exhibits highlight 1990 tornado, honor local teachers

A wall clock stopped at 3:35 p.m. in Plainfield High School’s Room 203,freezing that moment in time when a tornado whipped through the village on Aug.w28, 1990. Today, that very clock is one of the items on hand for public viewing in the museum exhibit,“Tornado Day.” For those who lived through the tornado of August 1990, it is an event branded in their memories, and now memorialized in one of the new exhibits opened this week

“So many people coming through asked about the tornado that we knew we had to make a display about it,” Mike Bortel, president of Plainfield Historical Society at the Plainfield Historical Museum.

“So many people coming through asked about the tornado that we knew

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we had to make a display about it,” said Mike Bortel, President of the Plainfield Historical Society. “It’s an event everyone remembers in Plainfield history.”

The tornado that hit Plainfield on August 28, 1990 was the only F5 tornado ever recorded in August and the only F5 tornado ever to hit the Chicago area. It took the lives of 29 people and injured 353 others.

Buildings, homes, and years of family belongings were destroyed by the storm, See TORNADO, page 2

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Plainfield Spring Cleanup scheduled The Village of Plainfield and Waste Management will be sponsoring Spring Cleanup for village residents during the week of April 9, 2012. Residents can place household refuse, bulk items (i.e. chairs, mattresses, and couches), and white goods (i.e. refrigerators, washers,dryers,and water heaters) at the curb on their regular pickup day. Large electronic wastes such as televisions, computers, printers, and monitors will also be accepted during Spring Cleanup Week only.

Please have all materials at the curb by 6 a.m. on your collection day.

The following materials are excluded from Spring Cleanup: hazardous waste (paints, oils, and solvents), tires, construction and demolition materials, concrete, rock, dirt, engines or lawrge automotive parts, and any oversized items that cannot be placed in a compactor type truck.

All items placed at the curb for collection must be normal residential refuse and must be packaged properly. For information on proper packaging, please visit the Village web site at www.plainfield-il.org and choose Resident Information, Waste & Recycling.

For additional information on Spring Cleanup, please contact Waste Management at 1-800-7969696.

TORNADO Continued from page 1 and the community was forever changed. From the destruction came rebirth, as it signaled a beginning to residential and commercial growth, hoisting Plainfield from a small rural outlier to a major west-suburban hub.

Rebirth and reconstruction is also the focus of a second museum exhibit to open this week, “History & Restoration of Plainfield’s Opera House Block.” The original Opera House building, located in the center of downtown Plainfield on Lockport Street, was erected in 1889 by a local corporation of Plainfield business and civic leaders. That building was destroyed in a fire on Feb. 4, 1898 that began in the Hay & McCreery Hardware & Grocery store.

The exhibit chronicles the life of Clarence Wesley (C.W.) Marks, who established a wholesale boot and shoe business in Chicago in 1870, and his efforts to rebuild the Plainfield Opera House Block from the fire rubble in May 1898 to its completion by mid-January 1899. The building remained an architectural icon in the village and stands to this day.

After viewing this new exhibit of Marks’ creation, visitor’s can take the time to view the current building’s recent restorations, being completed just last year.

Finally, if exhibits like that of the early Opera House cause visitors to wax nostalgic for simpler times, a third array of historic items and materials may fill the desire to reminisce.

A rubber horse shoe made

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A clock that hung on the wall of a Plainfield High School Classroom now sits as part of an exhibit at the Plainfield Historical Museum, forever marking the time when the 1990 tornado ripped through the village.

to mute the clip clop of horsedrawn delivery trucks in the wee hours of the morning and poems grade-schoolers wrote to immortalize the talents of historically gifted Plainfield teachers Janet Elizabeth Brown and Bonnie McBeth are part of displays showcasing the community’s farming tradition and the early roots of public education.

Janet Elizabeth Brown, who applied many of the most forward-thinking education principles while shaping Plainfield youngsters in a oneroom school house and Bonnie McBeth, who later pioneered as Plainfield School Districts first kindergarten teacher in 1951 and introduced Reading Recovery program to the community

win 1994, are the focus of new displays in the museum’s school room.

“It is not too often that we are able to honor people while they are still around to receive this honor,” Bortel said about the McBeth tribute.

The salute to farm traditions spotlights the Jim Culver family, a Plainfield family that has attracted national media attention as they reject modern farm technology to persist in farming with their Belgian horses as they have for generations.

The exhibit also tells the saga of the museum building itself, a grain elevator office where farmers once cashed in their harvests since the early 1900s.

The artifacts include a collection of stamped feed sacks, which

families in the 1940s fashioned into dresses and aprons.

The new exhibits premiered to the public March 17 and will be on display throughout the March and April. Coming later this spring are exhibits featuring baseball celebrity George Pierce, who retired to Plainfield after pitching for the Chicago Cubs from 1908 to 1916, and married Mary Hobol, the community’s first domestic science teacher.

Also in the works is “Electric Park, the Swimsuit Edition,” showing off swimwear of the early 1900s at the Plainfield resort of yesteryear.

The museum, at 23836 W. Main St., Plainfield is now open for the season 1-4 p.m. Saturdays. sdauskurdas@buglenewspapers.com

The Enterprise, Thursday, March 22, 2012

A Surprise Welcome

Veteran reunites with stepson after tour of duty

Jonathan Samples/Bugle Staff

Sergeant Angel Myoujin and his stepson Christopher Baker are reunited at Pershing Elementary School.

By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter

There could not have been a better surprise awaiting 6-yearold Christopher Baker when he entered his Pershing Elementary School classroom Monday morning.

As Baker led his classmates into the room, he was shocked to see his stepfather, Sergeant Angel Myoujin.

“I have no problem jumping

out of airplanes, but I’m nervous,” a visibly shaken Myoujin said moments before his stepson entered the room.

Myoujin, a combat medic with the Illinois National Guard, had not seen his stepson since June, when he was deployed to Afghanistan for his second tour of duty.

“Christopher watches shows on TV about veterans coming home,” Baker’s mother Lucy Garcia-Myoujin said. “He always

says he wishes that that could be him.”

A longer-then-expected trip home forced Myoujin and his wife to push back the surprise from Friday to Monday. Garcia Myoujin said that Myoujin stayed with her parent’s over the weekend so that Baker wouldn’t see his stepfather.

“I didn’t want to ruin the surprise,” Myoujin said. “I waited 10 months to see him, what’s two more days.”

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(Left to right) Pershing Elementary School Principal Brenda Reiter-Gorman and Joliet Grade School District 86 Superintendent Dr. Charles Coleman react to the reunion of Sergeant Angel Myoujin and his stepson Christopher Baker.

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The Enterprise, Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Epidemic Too Close to Home

Record high overdoses shine light on alarming suburban addiction Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

M

ore than 170,000 children ages 1217 will be offered heroin this year.

Of those, 34,000 will try it, and 8,500 will become addicts.

Those are the numbers, according to the National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health.According to experts in addiction and enforcement, the Chicago area has the biggest problem in the nation.

How and why heroin persists in the suburbs, particularly among teens and young adults, is a complicated issue. But to understand the addiction, it’s good to understand what drives it.

“We’re used to the Internet, we’re used to everything being fast,” said addiction counselor Kim Groll, “So, when kids want relief, they look for a fast fix.”

Relief is exactly what heroin’s high brings, initially. Users describe the feeling as calming, relaxing and warm, like the following account: “The feeling … is impossible to fully describe with words…

Suddenly I’m breathing air that’s cooler and fresher than any air I’ve ever breathed before. Like when you’ve been under water for a while and you come up for that first gasp... I gasped and breathed and at that moment, me and the whole world were brand new...It did not matter that I hated my job... It did not matter

what others thought of me. I was confident and happy with me. It is such a profound sense of well being that I’m not sure winning the lottery could compare. It’s like God reached out his hands and wrapped you in his warmest blanket. All I could think about from that moment on was getting more heroin so I could feel that way again.”

Those were the words of a heroin addict named Tony, who shared his experience on and off the drug.

Tony said he became addicted to heroin after 18 months on OxyContin, prescribed for an injury. When the prescriptions ran out, Tony said he longed not for the pain relief, but for the sense of peace and ease he got from the opioid. When a friend suggested heroin as a replacement, Tony agreed, without realizing or worrying about the addiction.

Today, Tony calls himself a struggling, but recovering addict.

But others, in growing numbers are moving into a world of heroin addiction, and they are getting younger every day.

Nearer to home Last week in Plainfield,teenager Tiffany Book was arrested and charged with four counts of manufacture-delivery of heroin after she allegedly tried to sell the drugs to undercover police.

Officers said she was driving into the city regularly for a supply she would price up and sell locally.

“It is such a profound sense of well being that I’m not sure winning the lottery could compare.

It’s like God reached out his hands and wrapped you in his warmest blanket. All I could think about from that moment on was getting more heroin so I could feel that way again.” heroin addict Will County police fear some of her customers were high school students, though they also said it was difficult to tell how much of the heroin she was selling, and how much was using to feed her own addiction.

Last month, 17 bags of heroin were taken during a traffic stop in Bolingbrook, from two women, aged 21 and 18.

Arrests like these,coupled with seven heroin-related deaths in 13 months in nearby Naperville, have forced discussion of heroin use out of the shadows in suburban communities, as parents seek answers and law enforcement seeks help.

“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you are from,” said Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow. “If you take that drug one time, it has a hold on you like nothing else.”

Will County officials reported there were 30 heroin overdoses last year in 14 different towns.

DuPage reported 59 seizures and undercover purchases in 2011.

Naperville alone had 47 heroin

arrests last year.

“Kids have gotten very creative and very resourceful in this underground world that we have created,” Glasgow said at a community forum last week in Wheatland Township. “The moment you see your kids with anything that looks odd, you’ve got to check it out.”

It’s shocking to many parents, for whom heroin is often remembered as a drug used by rock stars and severe addicts. Thoughts of junkies in back alleys, shooting tar into their veins come to mind, not suburban kids on canopy beds in four-bedroom homes.

But heroin, according to research, has completely shifted its customer base. Use among older adults, while still a problem, is down dramatically, as is use in metro areas.Today, teens with little or no knowledge of the drug, living in middle-high income suburbs are being sought out as the new market.

Recent statistics show that among 20-24 years olds heroin

hospital discharges from 19982007 declined by 67 percent.

During the same time period in the collar counties, such instances increased 200 percent.

Nearly 70 percent of teenagers being admitted for heroin treatment at public facilities in Illinois were white. Experts say that if they could add in the numbers at private treatment centers, that number would rise.

Part of the problem is access.

Mexican heroin production has increased dramatically over the past decade, as it has in Afghanistan. Much of that heroin ends up in our suburban streets, and with increased supply, comes lower costs. Users can get high for less than ten bucks, well within the spending allowance or part-time earnings of many suburban teenagers.

Unrecognized risks Another problem is acceptance.

According to Dr. David Lott, medical director of the chemical dependency program at Linden Oaks at Edward, heroin’s close association with accepted prescription medicines like Vicodin and OxyContin lead teens, and some adults, to believe that heroin is not a big deal, just a cheap street version of a common painkiller.

And when its in the family medicine cabinet, or Mom‘s purse, it doesn’t seem so scary.

But it should be,Lott said,because See EPIDEMIC, page 5

Child’s cancer battle drives mother to wider cause Sherri Daukurdas Staff Reporter

In October 2007, when her Plainfield family was getting ready to go on vacation, Jennifer Babec noticed a large lump on the crown of her daughter Taylor’s head. As Jennifer examined Taylor, she also observed the lymph nodes in the back of her neck were swollen. Jennifer was shocked at how fast this lump appeared.

She had been doing Taylor’s hair every day for school, and the lump seemed to have grown overnight. Immediately, Taylor was taken to the doctor. Within just a few days of blood tests, a CT scan, a spinal tap, and a biopsy, Taylor was diagnosed with lymphoma.

Chemotherapy was quickly

administered, but it’s a process often as devastating as the disease itself, destroying malignant cells as well as healthy normal cells. Taylor would need multiple blood transfusions—some 22 units of red blood cells and platelets over the course of her treatment.

Today,following seven months of intense chemotherapy and two and a half years of monthly treatments, Taylor is in remission. She’s in Brownies, doing gymnastics, and playing with friends.

While the Babecs are elated, relieved, and thankful, the treatment Taylor received has left an indelible mark on Jennifer Babec, and she has committed much of her time and effort toward paying

forward the gifts her daughter received.

To that end, she has coordinated a series of Taylor Babec Community Blood Drives, which she has run on behalf of Heartland Blood Centers since 2008.

“The blood transfusions made Taylor bloom like a flower,” her mother said. “She would come into the hospital lethargic and leave full of energy after a transfusion. It gave her life, literally, and she felt her best after a transfusion.”

Babec said they would spend nearly every Sunday at Edward Hospital getting her transfusion-- a 12-hour day each time.

“It gave me time to think,” she said, “and I just felt if she is getting this much blood by

donation, I need to give back.”

She now says she has a following, having coordinated 17 blood drives in less than four years. Heartland reports some 344 people have donated blood in the Taylor Babec drives.

“It’s an easy way to give back to the community, because they were there for my daughter,” Babec said. “I have family, friends, and people I do not even know come to every blood drive.”

The next Taylor Babec Community Blood Drive for Heartland Blood Center will be held Thursday, March 29, from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office, 121 N. Chicago Street in Joliet. sdauskurdas@buglenewspapers.com

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Taylor Babec’s three year battle with lymphoma has led her mother, Jennifer to coordinate a series of blood drives throughout the community.

The Enterprise, Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Plainfield aims to please with Expo Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

The Plainfield Area Chamber of Commerce will host it 19th annual Plainfield EXPO from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 31 at the Plainfield High School Field House, at 24120 W. Fort Beggs Dr. More than 110 local businesses and health care organizations are participating this year, promising plenty of information

EPIDEMIC Continued from page 4 along with heroine abuse, adult abuse of prescription opioids is on the rise, and holds many of the same characteristics of addiction when too much is taken for too long.

One major difference,however, is the risk. Whereas prescription drugs are carefully produced, and amounts of the drug in each pill are standardized, heroine users are going in blind.

“The thing about using heroin, the thing that really makes it scary, it that it’s just so easy to die,” said Lott.

And he’s not talking about purposeful heroin-induced suicide as in the case of rocker Kurt Cobain, or crazed thrillseeking celebrities, like John Belushi,who died mixing alcohol, cocaine and heroin.

“You can die easily,by accident,” Lott said.

That’s because when it comes to heroin, it’s so incredibly uncertain what you are getting.

Experts say the heroin of two decades ago came to drug users at about three percent pure, laced with everything from baking powder to baby laxative.

Today, the same hit averages 60 percent pure heroin.

“Take a hit that is just a little purer, and you could be dead,” he said.

Heroin works on the body as a powerful depressant.That warm, calming effect addicts rave about comes as the body slows its functions. Heart rate, breathing, it all slows. Like Dorothy and friends asleep in the poppy fields in the Land of Oz, heroin users will pass out, fall into a stupor, seemingly asleep. But this is no fairy tale. A little too much heroin, and breathing stops altogether.

“The first few times someone uses heroin, it’s exciting, it’s for the high, for fun,” Lott said. But after just a couple times, users are no longer taking the heroin for the love of the high. They are using to avoid a horrible withdrawal.

“Heroin withdrawal is one of the worst experiences anyone can have,” he said. “Vomiting, stomach cramping, diarrhea, pain, fever…it’s the absolute worst withdrawal symptoms imaginable.”

and opportunity for community members, as well as events for children, booth raffles and door prizes. The Vaughn Dancers and Aaron the Corn Dog will be on hand during the 12 o’clock hour.

“The annual business EXPO gives our members an opportunity to showcase their business not only to each other but also to the residents of the Plainfield area,” said Chamber President Liz Collins. “It’s one

“It’s just so incredibly uncomfortable, it makes it very hard to stay off the drug,” he added.

A call for information Talk to young addicts and they will tell you they knew little or nothing about the addictive nature of the drug, about dope sickness, or the severity of the drug’s hold, counselors attest.

Myths about the drug abound, Lott said.Teens believe it’s not addictive if it’s snorted, or that they think they can use it intermittently, like pot or ecstasy.

A recent study by the Robert Crown Institute suggests that teens don’t believe they are getting needed information from school drug programs, and many say had they realized, they never would have imbibed.

But after seven heroinrelated deaths in just over a year, schools and parents are clamoring for better information.

The Will County Regional Office on Education is working with Robert Crown to devise a better educational program related to heroin, and focused on teens and young adults.

The office also is helping schools coordinate speakers for students and presentation for parents, all designed to heighten education on the topic of heroin abuse.

They are working directly with Will County HELPS (Heroin Education Leads to Preventative Solutions) an initiative that began in County Executive Larry Walsh’s office last year, after Walsh attended a rally on heroin awareness, which featured the fathers of two young addicts who lost their lives in 2009.

Moved by what he had heard and shocked at the size of the problem in the suburbs, Walsh came back to his Joliet office and began reaching out—to judges, to law enforcement-to care facilities—in an effort to build awareness.

Today,that initiative is hosting informational sessions for parents, designing educational programs with specialists, and putting speakers into schools See EPIDEMIC, page 11

of our more popular events. We expect 1,500 to 2,000 people to come throughout the day.”

For patrons who want to get an early start on the day’s activities, The Friends of Plainfield Academy will host its annual pancake breakfast in the school’s cafeteria from 8 to11 a.m.

The event is sponsored, at varying levels, by Adventist Plainfield Imaging & Outpatient Center, Anttix, Inc., EDWARD Plainfield, The Enterprise/ The Bugle, The Herald News, Innovative Orthodontic Centers, NextMedia, PlainfieldPatch.com, Today’s Dental of Plainfield, iLink

Resources, Inc., The Pet’s Home, Plainfield Police Department, and Vaughan Dance Academy.

For more information about the event, contact the chamber office at www.plainfieldchamber. com. sdauskurdas@buglenewspapers.com

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Opinions

The Enterprise, Thursday, March 22, 2012

Opinions printed on this page, whether in Letters to the Editor or in columns, are the opinions of the writer and not necessarily of this newspaper, its publishers, editor or employees.

Only editorials reflect the views of the newspaper.

Guest Columnist

Oh say, can you see, all the nonsense? I do.

T h e basketball season, in general, and the postseason, in particular— regionals, sectionals, supersectionals and right through the state tournament—is my favorite time of year on the high school sports calendar.

Usually, the higher-seeded teams live up to their billing and make deep playoff runs. Then there are those clubs that come out of nowhere and make you believe in miracles—such as this year’s Wheeling girls squad which became the first in IHSA history to advance to the Elite Eight with a losing record.

But my No. 1 memory of Playoffs 2012 didn’t occur on the court. It took place during the National Anthem prior to a boys regional game I covered between Oswego East and Romeoville at Downers South High School.And it remains fresh on my mind for all the wrong reasons.

As I stood near the sideline facing the flag, listening to Downers South junior Danny Leahy sing the Star Spangled Banner—he did a terrific job, by the way—I couldn’t help but notice a contingent of around 15 Oswego East students huddled together in the first three rows of the east-side bleachers.

The middle-aged, baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet curmudgeon in me began to feel my middle-aged, baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet curmudgeon self doing a slow burn while continuing to observe this group of students.

There they were, arm-inarm, swaying from side-to-side throughout the Anthem as if they were experiencing a Kumbaya moment at summer camp.

What’s the over-under on how long a typical rendition of the National Anthem lasts? Two minutes? Maybe a little longer if you get a particular singer who thinks he or she is auditioning for American Idol?

Is it too much to ask some of our youngsters nowadays—note I said some; not all—to either stand still during the National Anthem, or refrain from making irritating cymbal-crash noises after just about every verse? (Sound effects I now routinely hear at basketball and football games.)

Apparently so.

I should pause at this point and give the boys and girls

from Oswego East some props, though. They did join Danny in the singing of our National Anthem, all right … right on through where they hit the high note on the verse, “Or the land of the free” completely out of key. (Good thing Danny held the microphone because without it, their shrill voices would have drowned him out.)

Having never attended an Oswego East basketball game, I don’t know if it’s standard protocol for those in the student section to lock arms, sway from side-to-side and sing the Anthem at what, to me, sounds like selfaggrandizing decibel levels.

If it is a tradition, then someone in authority at Oswego East ought to put a stop to it. Sorry, but what I witnessed at that regional basketball game dishonors the nation in which they’re fortunate to live, along with the brave men and women who’ve served—and are currently serving—in our armed forces.

Then again, might as well let the little darlings continue. The thought has crossed my mind that I’m perhaps making too big a deal out of this and should just let kids be kids. They certainly have a First-Amendment right to conduct themselves however they wish while the National Anthem is being played.

Yet when I see what I perceive as them disrespecting the flag with their flippant shenanigans, I figure I can exercise my rights under that same First Amendment and call them to the carpet for it.

Here’s a challenge for my young, fellow Americans from Oswego East … and to other youngsters, for that matter, who like to yuck it up and make cymbal-crash noises during the National Anthem.

Take a break from texting ad nauseam for a minute and Google these snippets of American history: The World War II battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, as well as the Battle of the Bulge. Find out how many of America’s finest—a fair percentage of whom were two, three years removed from high school—ended up giving their lives to preserve, protect and defend yours and my First Amendment rights, along with the other freedoms we enjoy.

Maybe the next time the public address announcer asks you to please rise for the National Anthem, you’ll remember these WWII heroes—as well as other service men and women who’ve paid the ultimate price over the years—and use the occasion to honor America instead of acting like class clowns.

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The Enterprise, Thursday, March 22, 2012

From Years Past

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Pancake Breakfast

One year ago… 2011 • The Village Board authorized the Plainfield Police Department to purchase three new Chevy Impala patrol cars from Miles Chevrolet in Plainfield. The purchase totaled $59,480 and funds were to come from the forfeiture account, Chief Konopek said.A temporary permit was also issued to operate a “Save the Glass” business outside the Meijer store at 135th St. and Route 59. The business, which repaired and installed automobile windshield, was allowed to operate on the premises April through October.

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A combination of spring-like temperatures and an equally warm reception was found at the 51st Annual Plainfield Fire Protection District’s Pancake Breakfast. The community event, held Sunday, had local firefighters flipping flapjacks for more than 1,300 residents, young and old. Funds raised help support several fire dept. charities, a burn camp, and the annual firefighter’s picnic.

This is the final year the event will be held at the DesPlaines St. firehouse, as staff officially moved out of the facility in late 2011. The traditional breakfast began in 1961 when the fire department was still a completely volunteer operation.

Five years ago… 2007 • Patrons ate corned beef sandwiches and some even sipped Guinness.

But despite the festive atmosphere, which included performances

by Irish dancers and G-Man Blues, it wasn’t your average St. Patrick’s Day party. Roughly 40 area residents volunteered to be “shavees” at the March 16 event at O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub, 706 Lockport St., to raise money to fight children’s cancer.

Tom and Angie Schiltz of Bolingbrook organized the fundraiser in honor of their son, Conner, who recently received a stem cell transplant to treat his leukemia.

The event raised roughly $75,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which provides funding for children’s cancer research.

Ten years ago… 2002 • Residents of Plainfield School District 202 approved a $159.9 million referendum, paving the way to build seven new schools — four elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school — to accommodate burgeoning growth in the 64-square-mile school district.

• Discussion of Plainfield’s overall future took a back seat to more narrowly focused concerns during a public hearing on the village’s new comprehensive plan. Nearly 60 residents filed into the auditorium at Plainfield High School, listening as planners explained the village’s new plan before lining up at the podium to speak their minds.

Rather than focus on the enormous plan before them, nearly all of the residents in attendance opted instead to focus on more singular issues, and particularly those very near their homes.

Several in the audience addressed worries over proposals to build a Wal-Mart or a Menards store next to their homes. But nearly a dozen residents of the Wallin Woods subdivision dominated discussion with their concerns over a proposal to extend Van Dyke Road south through a wooded tract of land called Mather Woods.

The residents worried an extended Van Dyke Road would serve as an alternate road to Route 59, attracting heavy traffic from areas outside Plainfield to the south. That, they said, could ruin the woods as a natural preserve, while endangering children both in the neighborhoods and at the village’s new Settlers’ Park, which was under development on the east side of Van Dyke Road across from Wallin Woods.

Twenty years ago… 1992 • The District 202 Board of Education chose Dr. David Stanfield to fill the position of Dr. Roland Smith upon his retirement July 1, 1993.

Stanfield was serving as assistant superintendent for operations and support services.

Obituaries Schumacher Bernice M. Schumacher (nee Frieh), age 98, a Naperville, IL resident since 1956, formerly of Plainfield, IL, died Saturday, March 17, 2012 at her home.

She was born January 24, 1914 on her family’s farm in Plainfield.

Beloved wife of the late Charles J. Schumacher, who preceded her in death September 11, 1999, loving mother the late Joanne Baker Kobel, the late Donna Jean Schumacher,the late Carole (the late Raymond) Ory and the late Sharon Schumacher, cherished grandmother of Fred P. Baker, Leanne “Lee” Baker, Charles (Lois) Baker and Kenneth Ory, great-grandmother of Stephanie (Michael) Hylin and Matthew Mazurowski, greatgreat grandmother of Allison Hylin, devoted daughter of the late Josef and Leone Frieh, dear sister of the late Herman, the late Walter, the late Albert, the late Arthur, the late Edward, the late Helen, the late Leona and the late Edna, fond aunt of many.

Bernice lived in Plainfield before moving to Naperville in 1956. While living in Plainfield, she farmed with her husband, Charles and was a member of St. Mary Immaculate Church.

She was a member of SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Naperville, 25 Dance Club and the Women of the Moose.

Bernice also enjoyed BINGO and bowling.

Visitation was Tuesday, March 20, at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville.

Services were Wednesday, March 21 from the funeral home and proceeded to Mass of Christian Burial at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 36 N. Ellsworth St., Naperville.

Interment: St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Joliet, IL. For info 630-355-0213, www. friedrich-jones.com

Eichelberger Wanda L. Eichelberger (nee Bretthauer), age 85, of Plainfield, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen, TX. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 66 years, “the love of her life”, L.E. “Ike” Eichelberger; daughter, Judith (Gary) Geistler, son, John (Ruth) Eichelberger, her grandchildren, Jennifer (Kevin) Hill, Eric (Nicole) Geistler, Krista Eichelberger and Lorin Edward (Fiancée, Karyn Pudwell) Eichelberger.

Great-grandchildren, Spencer, Kyle and Shawn Hill; Haley and Kendra Geistler. Devoted sister to Donna (Art) Bruesewitz of Plano, IL, brothers, Clarence “Bud” (Jackie) Bretthauer of Plano and Larry (the late Joyce) Bretthauer of Yorkville,

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IL, her sister-in-law, Louise (the late Glen) Slote of Biloxi, MS. Numerous dear nieces, nephews, family and friends survive her.

Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, the late Clarence and Martha (nee Zeiter) Bretthauer, an infant son and a brother, Dwayne Bretthauer.

Wanda was born December 23, 1926 in Aurora, IL and graduated from Yorkville High School. She resided in Plainfield for 65 years and retired from Fleischmann’s Distilling Corp. in Plainfield. She was a member of Plainfield United Methodist Church and the Pansy Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.Wanda was also a past member of the Plainfield Volunteer Firefighter’s Women’s Association.

Visitation was Tuesday, March 20, at Overman-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 15219 S. Joliet Road (Corner of Rts. 30 & 59), Plainfield.

Additional Visitation was on Wednesday, March 21 at Plainfield United Methodist Church, 15114 S. Illinois St., Plainfield, IL 60544.

Funeral Services followed Wednesday at the church.

Interment: Plainfield Township Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to: Plainfield United Methodist Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Community Events

The Enterprise, Thursday, March 22, 2012

ONGOING Anything Grows Garden Club of Plainfield. 7 p.m. at Plainfield Congregational Church, 24020 W. Fraser Road. Join us for “Garden Talk.” We meet every fourth Wednesday of the month.

Guest speakers, garden projects or day trips are scheduled for every meeting. Dues are $15 for a single membership or $20 for a family membership. For more information contact Anita at awgerardy@sbcglobal.net.

Plainfield Art League. To all those interested in joining our community of local artisans and art patrons, we encourage you to come and join us at our Member Meeting & Demo, held from 7pm to 9pm, every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Board Meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of the month from 7pm to 9pm.

Currently, all meetings are being held at Panera Bread Restaurant on the southeast corner of Caton Farm Road and Rt. 59 (entrance off of Caton Farm). Please check our website for updates.

Our meetings and demos are always free and open to artists and the public. Bring a friend!

For more information contact P.A.L. at 815-556-9278, info@ plainfieldartleague.org or www. plainfieldartleague.org.

Toddlin’ Twos. 10 a.m.

Thursdays at the Plainfield Public Library. This 20-minute drop-in story time is for two-year-old children with an adult caregiver.

Children will be treated to stories and finger plays.

Bounce & Tickle for Babies.

9:15 a.m.Tuesdays at the Plainfield Public Library. This drop-in group is for children aged 6-23 months with an adult caregiver.

Children will be introduced to stories, interactive songs, and finger plays. A short period of free play with educational toys will enhance socialization and fine motor skills.

Main Street Museum. 1-4 p.m. Saturdays at the Plainfield Historical Society, 23836 W. Main St. in Plainfield. Admission is free, and group tours are available by appointment.

Current exhibits include early local history projects created by community third grade students.

Also featured are exhibits about the Civil War, Electric Park,World War One and Two, and the school band program from the 1930s forward. Call 815-436-4073 for more information.

Birth after cesarean. 12-2 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. meetings

the first Monday of the month in Romeoville. Come for encouragement, supports, and information on planning for your next birth. Babes-in-arms are always welcome. Call Melanie in Romeoville at 253-861-5897 for more information, or e-mail VBACesarean@aol.com.

Young Widows Support Group.

Meets the third Thursday of every month at varying locations in the Plainfield/Joliet area. Open to those who have lost a partner and are ready to begin healing and moving forward in life by sharing their experiences with others. Children are welcome.

For more information please contact Amanda at widowswear stilettos chicagosw@yahoo. com.

Managing Multiples. A support group offered by Edward Hospital that is open to couples that are still expecting, parents of multiples or even parents who have one or more children who just need to get their life in order. The group will meet the second Thursday of each month from 10 – 11:30 a.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their babies. The class is free. For more information call (630) 527-5369.

Breastfeeding support group. A free support group, offered by Edward Hospital and led by a certified Lactation Counselor, meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 11:30 – noon (following Cradle Talk).

Join other breastfeeding moms for support and to have any questions answered.

No registration required. For information and location, please call (630) 5273957.

Nurturing Mom. A free support group for new moms or moms-to-be who are experiencing emotional lows, depression, anxiety, fearful thoughts, difficulty sleeping, or other troubling behavior. Led by a licensed clinical psychologist and a therapist with extensive backgrounds in women’s services and postpartum depression, this support group meets weekly, on Thursdays from 6:30 – 7:30.

Registration is suggested. For information and location, please call (630) 527-3957.

Silent Prayer hour. The members of the St. Mary Immaculate Military Ministry invite everyone to devote an hour together to pray for the

dedicated individuals who wear the uniforms of our country.

Please join us on the 3rd Friday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. in the St. Mary Immaculate Parish Adoration Chapel for an hour of silent prayer for a soldier (or the soldier’s family). Use the North Wing entrance to the church at 15629 South Rt. 59 in Plainfield. We also invite you to submit a name (s) to be added to our prayer intention list. Please contact Maria Prekop at 312-2596851 or Ann Eckhorn at 815-2549656.

Young Widows Support Group.

Meets once per month at varying locations in the Plainfield/Joliet area. Open to those who have lost a partner and are ready to begin healing and moving forward in life by sharing their experiences with others. Children are welcome.

For more information please contact Amanda at widowswear stilettoschicagosw@yahoo.com “Going Green” Electronics Recycling Project.

In cooperation with Vintage Tech Recyclers, Wheatland Township will continue its recycling of electronic equipment for township residents. All equipment received will be fully processed and recycled with a Zero-Tolerance for landfill policy adopted by the recycling company. Equipment that can be dropped off includes:Computers, Monitors, Memory Sticks, Printer Cartridges, Laptops and accessories, Hard Drives, Power Cables, Network Equipment, Fax Machines, Photocopiers and Cell Phones. If you have any other items of question, please call us to see if they will be accepted.

All items can be dropped off at the Township office, 31 W 236 91st St. in Naperville, Monday thru Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information, contact Jay Madalon at (630) 851-3952 or e-mail to: JayM@ WheatlandTownship.com.

Friday Night at Live 59. Every Friday, doors open at 10 p.m. and close at 2 a.m. FNL is an after the work week social mixer with live bands and comedy. There will be a $10 cover at the door, and early arrival is suggested to guarantee seating.

MARCH 22 Computer help for genealogists. 10-11:30 a.m. at the Plainfield Library. Having trouble navigating the Library’s genealogy databases? Confused on where to look for obituaries or military records? Drop in

anytime during this 90-minute session and bring your genealogy brick walls.

Classic movie: Quiet Man. 1-3:15 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. Screening of Quiet Man, 1952. A retired American boxer returns to the village where he was born in Ireland and finds love. Starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.To register, stop by the library or visit http:// plainfield.lib.il.us.

Jump and Jive family storytime. 6-6:30 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. Fun for the whole family. Read stories, sing, dance, and make a book based on the letter of the week. Dropin.

MARCH 23 Insect Zoo. 10 a.m. to noon at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N.Washington St., Naperville.

The experts from Anderson Pest Solutions will introduce children to good bugs, like Hercules beetles, giant lubber grasshoppers, giant pumpkin millipedes, and more. For all ages.

For registration information, visit www.dupagechildrensmuseum. org or call 630-637-8000.

Friday Fish Fry. 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the St. Mary Immaculate Parish gym. Phone order for take-out are accepted from 4-7:30 p.m. at 815-436-2651 ext. 841. Knights of Columbus host an annual Lenten tradition in Plainfield. Menu includes Icelandic cod, shrimp, and more.

Knights request attendees bring a non-perishable food item for donation to the Plainfield Food Pantry. For more information visit www.smip.org.

Teen gaming tournament.

5-8 p.m. at the Plainfield Library.

Gamers unite at this tournament for middle and high school

students. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Participants must be registered, have a signed permission form, and arrive at the library before it closes at 5 p.m. For grades 6-12. To register, stop by the library or visit http:// plainfield.lib.il.us.

MARCH 24 Science Rocks: Inside the Human Body. 10-10:45 a.m. at the Plainfield Library. Learn about the human body and make a model. No registration is required, but attendance is limited to the first 65 people.

MARCH 25 Michelangelo: Evolution of a Renaissance Sculptor. 2-3 p.m. at the Plainfield Library.The works of Michaelangelo come to life in this visual presentation.

As a sculptor, painter, or poet, Michaelangelo’s process and the historical content of his masterpieces will be discussed by art historian Dr. Mishur. To register, stop by the library or visit http://plainfield.lib.il.us.

MARCH 26 Cyber-sleuthing your family tree. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. Genealogist Tina Beaird will be teaching part two in her series on tracing your family tree.

This class will show you how to use subscription databases as well as free genealogy websites to trace your family tree, and how to evaluate websites to find the most reliable sources of information. To register, stop by the library or visit http:// plainfield.lib.il.us.

MARCH 26-APRIL 1 Monochrome Drawing Studio Drop-in.

During opening hours at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville.

See CALENDAR, page 9

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CALENDAR Continued from page 8 Explore the science of color and the world of hue, shade, and tint in this science activity.

Morning and afternoon sessions are scheduled most days. For more information, visit www. dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000.

MARCH 27 Panera Storytime. 10-11 a.m. at Panera Bread, Route 59 and 127th St., Plainfield. Enjoy a storytime and craft as well as free milk and cookies. This storytime is recommended for 2-5 year olds. To register, stop by the Plainfield Library or visit http://plainfield.lib.il.us.

Employment ministry. 6:30 p.m. in the St. Mary Immaculate Parish Faith Sharing Room, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. James F. Fitzgerald, one of the founders of the Career Transitions Center of Chicago, will discuss strategies for the long-term unemployed.

No cost to attend, dress is casual.

For more information, e-mail employmentministry@smip.org.

MARCH 28 Heart to Heart support group. 3-4 p.m. at Edward Heart Hospital, 801 S. Washington St., Naperville. This support group is for heart failure patients, their families, and caregivers.

This meeting’s topic will be “Challenges of Living with Heart Failure: Exercise to Improve Quality of Life,” presented by Emily Santona, an exercise physiologist with Edward Hospital. For more information, call 630-646-8117.

MARCH 29 Jump and Jive family storytime. 6-6:30 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. Fun for the whole family. Read stories, sing, dance, and make a book based on the letter of the week. Dropin.

MARCH 30 Friday Fish Fry. 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the St. Mary Immaculate Parish gym. Phone order for take-out are accepted from 4-7:30 p.m. at 815-436-2651 ext. 841. Knights of Columbus host an annual Lenten tradition in Plainfield. Menu includes Icelandic cod, shrimp, and more.

Knights request attendees bring

a non-perishable food item for donation to the Plainfield Food Pantry. For more information visit www.smip.org.

APRIL 6 Biblical Events Easter Reenactment. 7 p.m. at Three Rivers Church. Three Rivers Church of Plainfield will present a powerful visual re-enactment of biblical events surrounding the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Come experience a dramatic portrayal of the historychanging and life-altering events following Jesus’ crucifixion.

Witness the unfolding political, social, religious and spiritual repercussions among Jewish priests and Roman soldiers, Jesus’ followers and His skeptics, angels and mere men, and answer the question for yourself: “Who moved the stone?” Three Rivers Church is located at the corner of Route 59 and Rolf Road in Plainfield. For more information about the Easter re-enactment or services at Three Rivers Church, please call (815) 439-8787.

APRIL 7 Free Lacrosse Clinic. 1-3 p.m. at Northwest Community Park, located on 127th St. west of Route 30. This clinic is designed to introduce the sport to new players and parents. All equipment will be provided by New Wave Lacrosse. Participants must be pre-registered using program #33214A1 by calling 815-436-8812 or on www. plainfieldparkdistrict.com.

Biblical Events Easter Reenactment. 6 p.m. at Three Rivers Church. Three Rivers Church of Plainfield will present a powerful visual re-enactment of biblical events surrounding the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Come experience a dramatic portrayal of the historychanging and life-altering events following Jesus’ crucifixion.

Witness the unfolding political, social, religious and spiritual repercussions among Jewish priests and Roman soldiers, Jesus’ followers and His skeptics, angels and mere men, and answer the question for yourself: “Who moved the stone?” Three Rivers Church is located at the corner of Route 59 and Rolf Road in Plainfield.

For more information about the Easter re-enactment or services at Three Rivers Church, please call (815) 439-8787.

APRIL 8 Biblical Events Easter Reenactment. 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11 a.m. at Three Rivers Church. Three Rivers Church of Plainfield will present a powerful visual re-enactment of biblical events surrounding the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Come experience a dramatic portrayal of the historychanging and life-altering events following Jesus’ crucifixion.

Witness the unfolding political, social, religious and spiritual repercussions among Jewish priests and Roman soldiers, Jesus’ followers and His skeptics, angels and mere men, and answer the question for yourself: “Who moved the stone?” Three Rivers Church is located at the corner of Route 59 and Rolf Road in Plainfield. For more information about the Easter re-enactment or services at Three Rivers Church, please call (815) 439-8787.

APRIL 13 Art, Wine, And Jazz Festival. Doors will open at 6:30 at Limestone Brewery on Rt. 59 in Plainfield. The Rotary Club of Plainfield is hosting its second annual Art, Wine, and Jazz Festival. The event will feature an art auction, wine and appetizers, and live jazz. Tickets for the event are $50 in advance and $55 at the door. Registration is highly recommended, as space is limited. Tickets can be purchased online at http:// www.rotaryplainfieldil.org.

CPR Heartsaver AED. 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Edward Hospital Education Center.

Classroom-based, video-driven course led by an AHA Heartsaver

of Basic Life Support instructor.

Upon successful completion of all course requirements, students received a course completion card, valid for two years. Register by calling 630527-6363.

APRIL 14 Abilities Expo. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Plainfield Central High School Field House, 24120 W. Fort Beggs Drive, Plainfield.

The events will include vendors, workshops, and guest speakers.

Concessions will also be available.

For more information visit www. plainfieldparkdistrict.com or www.plainfield-township.com.

APRIL 22 CPR/First Aid for family and friends. 1-4:30 p.m. at the Edward Hospital Education Center, third floor. This videobased classroom course teaches adult Hands-Only CPR and AED use, Child CPR and AED use, Infant CPR, and how to relieve choking in an adult, child, or infant. This is not a certification course. Cost is $10 per person.

Register by calling 630-5276363.

APRIL 25 CPR Heartsaver AED. 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Edward Hospital Education Center.

Classroom-based, video-driven course led by an AHA Heartsaver of Basic Life Support instructor.

Upon successful completion of all course requirements, students received a course completion card, valid for two years. Register by calling 630-527-6363.

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a.m. to noon at the Edward Hospital Education Center.

Classroom-based, video-driven course led by an AHA Heartsaver of Basic Life Support instructor.

Upon successful completion of all course requirements, students received a course completion card, valid for two years. Register by calling 630-527-6363.

MAY 20 CPR/First Aid for family and friends. 1-4:30 p.m. at the Edward Hospital Education Center, third floor. This videobased classroom course teaches adult Hands-Only CPR and AED use, Child CPR and AED use, Infant CPR, and how to relieve choking in an adult, child, or infant. This is not a certification course. Cost is $10 per person.

Register by calling 630-5276363.

MAY 23 CPR Heartsaver AED. 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Edward Hospital Education Center.

Classroom-based, video-driven course led by an AHA Heartsaver of Basic Life Support instructor.

Upon successful completion of all course requirements, students received a course completion card, valid for two years. Register by calling 630-527-6363.

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Police and Fire

The Enterprise, Thursday, March 22, 2012

The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Plainfield Police Department. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

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Farari Agboga, 27, 30 W 102 Lindenwood, Warrenville, was arrested on Feb. 25 at 7:34 a.m. on W. 135th St. and S. Route 59 for resisting/obstructing a peace officer.

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Alexis Cadenas, 20, 13341 S. Allyn St., Plainfield, was arrested on Feb. 29 at 2:10 p.m. in the 12000 block of S. 248 Ave. for criminal trespass to state supported property.

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Benjamin Freudinger, 23, 406 Cowles Ave., Joliet, was arrested on March 7 at 12:09 a.m. on W. Ottawa and S. Route 59 for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content over .08.

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Tracy Soloy, 38, 1400 Rock Run Drive, Crest Hill, was arrested on March 8 at 8:57 p.m. on S. Joliet Road and W. Union St. for driving without a valid driver’s license.

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Michael Tibble, 26, 24943 W. Blakely Drive, Plainfield, was arrested on March 9 at 12:45 a.m. on S. Spangler and S. Winding Creek roads for driving under the influence of alcohol, hit and run, and reckless driving.

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Juan Ocegueda, 35, 6215 Stafford, Plainfield, was arrested on March 9 at 1:26 p.m. on W. Dina Court and S. Drauden Road for driving with a suspended driver’s license,

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Trentin Tuestad, 23, 307 Illinois St., Shabbona, was arrested on March 9 at 9:19 p.m. on W. 135th and S. Route 59 for possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis and drug paraphernalia.

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Jacqueline Fernandez, 22, 8034 Carolwood, Woodridge, was arrested on March 10 at 1:40 a.m. in the 16000 block of S. Winding Creek Road for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood alcohol content over .08 and reckless driving.

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Mauricio Macias, 34, 1422 Boston Ave., Joliet, was arrested on March 10 at 10:08 p.m. On S. Lincoln Highway and W. Renwick Road for driving without a valid driver’s license.

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Matthew Maka, 23, 1119 Plaza Drive, Joliet, was arrested on March 11 at 5:32 p.m. on the 12000 block of S. Route 59 for possession of controlled substance, possession of drug equipment and retail theft.

Courtney Whited, 20, 24011 W. Commercial, Plainfield, was arrested on March 12 at 5:52 a.m. on W. Main and S. Route 59 for possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis and drug paraphernalia.

Meyer, 24, 20828 W. 13 Joshua Walton Road, Wilmington, was arrested on March 11 at 5:32 p.m. on the 12000 block of S. Route 59 for possession of controlled substance, possession of drug equipment and retail theft.

Johnson, 29, 3929 17 Brandon Blackstone Drive, Aurora, was arrested on March 12 at 8:13 a.m. on S.Arnold and W. Main for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Albright, 19, 24126 10 Xavier W. Main, Plainfield, was arrested on March 10 at 10:18 p.m. in the 24000 block of W. Main for domestic battery.

Scott Stubler, 22, 1823 Moen Ave., Rockdale, was arrested on March 11 at 5:32 p.m. on the 12000 block of S. Route 59 for possession of controlled substance, possession of drug equipment and retail theft.

Paige Stone, 21, 12743 S. Pintail Rd., Plainfield, was arrested on March 11 at 3:55 a.m. on W. Hazel Crest Drive and Route 59 for driving under the

David Gluc, 33, 14434 S. Independence Drive, Plainfield, was arrested on March 11 at 8:53 p.m. in the 14000 block of S. Independence Drive

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Berlepsch, 24, 415 18 Chris Bevan Drive, Joliet, was arrested on March 12 at 9:50 a.m. on S. Joliet Road and S. Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

Christopher Conway, 21, 25513 W. Blakely Drive, Plainfield, was arrested on March 12 at 11:02 a.m. on S. Route 59 and W. Union for an in-state warrant.

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S. James, Plainfield, was arrested on March 12 at 12:16 p.m. on W. Fescue Drive and S. Route 30 for driving without a valid driver’s license.

Andrew Diaz, 19, 24024 W. Newkirk Drive, Plainfield, was arrested on March 12 at 10:01 p.m. on W. Newkirk Drive and S. Route 59 for theft under $500.

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Alvaro Rosas, 58, 841 Grove St., Aurora, was arrested on March 12 at 10:47 p.m. on W. 119th and S. Van Dyke Road for driving without a valid driver’s license.

Amanda Russell, 20, 8815 S. 83rd Court, Hickory Hills, was arrested on March 13 at 3:13 p.m. on W. Lockport and S. Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license and an in-state warrant.

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Belal Hadidi, 26, 13621 Cherry, Orland Park, was arrested on March 13 at 6:09 p.m. on the 13000 block of S.

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Humberto Solis, 28, 23026 W. Arbor Creek Drive, Plainfield, was arrested on March 14 at 9:10 p.m. in the 23000 block of W. Arbor Creek Drive for domestic battery.

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Antonio Serenil, 27, 546 College Ave., Aurora, was arrested on March 16 at 6:45 p.m. on W. Main and S. Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license and hit and run.

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Lurcresha Williams, 29, 2029 Ridgemoor Drive, Plainfield, was arrested on March 17 at 11:44 a.m. on S. Joliet Road and S. Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license and in-state warrant.

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Otis Ewell, 40, 1022 Lois Place, Joliet, was arrested on March 18 at 1:03 a.m. on W. 135th and S. Route 59 for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Locals get fired up for Men Police investigate armed robbery at Who Cook fundraiser AT&T store

By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

Amateur chefs and foodies across the county are readying their plates and their palates for the annual Men Who Cook event, to be held 6-9 p.m.

Saturday March 24.

“Men Who Cook is truly the most exciting local fundraiser with cooks coming from throughout Will County to give hungry guests a taste of their favorite home-cooked dishes,” said State’s Attorney James Glasgow, who chairs the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center’s Board. “This marks our fourth year, and we’re expecting the biggest crowds and the toughest competition yet.”

Men Who Cook gives local guys a chance to don a chef’s hat and serve up their favorite home recipes for public tasting.

It is an affordable, fun and casual competition that draws hundreds of guests and amateur cooks to benefit the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center.

According to officials 50 local men will be offering up their best and boldest dishes to 500 members of the community.

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EPIDEMIC Continued from page 5 to address teenagers directly.

At Joliet Township High Schools last week, John Roberts, a retired Chicago Police officer told high school seniors about the day he lost his own son to heroin abuse.

Anastasia Tuskey works directly for Walsh and handles much of the coordination of programs for Will County HELPS, and even participates in the events like the one last week.

“John spoke to four or five different groups of students at Joliet West on Friday, and after every single session, one or two students would come up and tell him about their own, personal experiences with heroin,” she said. “One had a mother who was an addict, another had a friend. It’s amazing.

That response, Tuskey commented, is the crux of the need for education.

“The problem is that you can ask any one of these kids where to get heroin and they can tell you. They all know where and they all know someone who is taking the drug, “she said.

“Even at the premier schools.

Even at the private schools.”

Tuskey is organizing similar speakers for schools in Romeoville and Bolingbrook, and hopes that all area schools will get on board and plan for heroin education to be part of

by the quality and diversity of the dishes our amateur chefs bring to the table at Men Who Cook,” said State’s Attorney James Glasgow, who founded the Children’s Advocacy Center in 1995 and chairs its Board of Directors. “These guys know how to cook more than a frozen pizza. Guests are likely to find Cajun, Asian, Italian and Polish cuisine on the menu in addition to all kinds of gourmet American fare from every region of our great country. Anyone who leaves hungry just isn’t trying.”

After making the rounds, guests will vote for their favorite dish in each of four categories: appetizer, side dish, entrée, and dessert.

One cook and contestant is Lockport resident and business owner Kevin Clark, who enters the foray for his second year.

His booth will be a hot ticket, as he and wife Jeni, serve up “Pelotas del Diablo”, a meatball dish roughly translated as “balls of the devil.” Clark warns it is not for the faint of heart, or a delicate palate.

“I like spicy food and I thought it would be fun, but last year, I toned it down, because I didn’t want to scare anyone away,” he

said. “But this year, I’m going to make it even hotter. I’m going to dare people to eat it.”

That’s a bold move that could put Clark’s dish in the spotlight for spice, but that’s okay for Clark, as he’s no stranger to local fame. He sounds off every Monday on WJOL radio as “You Cousin Kevin.” He also is a local business owner, operating Quintessential Retirement Services in Lockport.

“I’ll take off work on Friday to make the super-secret sauce,” Clark teased. Even wife Jeni and his young daughter take part in the process. But Clark admits there is no hard and fast recipe for his “Pelotas de Diablo.”

“I just keep adding jalapenos and red pepper until I think it’s hot enough,” he said.

For those hot enough to partake in his spicy meatballs, Clark offers a devilish sticker for patrons to wear on their shirts with pride as they move through the festival and sample other, perhaps tamer, treats.

“It’s a great way to meet people from the community, everybody is out,” he said. “And no one leaves hungry, that’s for

their programming.

“You can’t keep sticking your head in the sand and expect it to change,” Tuskey said. “The only way to eradicate something is to educate people about it. I would love to see it be a part of the health curriculum.”

Until then, initiatives like the State’s attorney’s office, local police and Will County HELPS will focus on educating the greater community.

Next month, a day-long public conference at Lewis University in Romeoville will address local heroin addiction.

The free event is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 13 and will include a memorial for those who have lost their lives to drug overdoses, a panel discussion, audience question and answer session and a n array of information from local sources. The evening will offer a youth rally, combining teen stories how the drug crisis has impacted their lives with musical entertainment.

For more information, visit herohelpsevent.org.

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The Plainfield Police Department is currently investigating an armed robbery that occurred at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday at the AT&T wireless store, 12720 S. Route 59, in Plainfield.

Two male black offenders, one displaying a handgun, entered the store and physically detained employees and a

customer.The offenders quickly removed a large quantity of merchandise then fled the store on foot.

The Plainfield Police Department asks that anyone with information regarding the suspects or possible vehicles used during the robbery to please contact the Investigations Division.

Health department to improve website with grant Oak Brook-based industrial real estate developer CenterPoint Properties awarded the Will County Health Department a $50,000 grant during the Will County Board’s monthly business meeting last Thursday’s.

Eric Gilbert, CenterPoint Properties senior vice president for infrastructure and transportation, presented a check for $50,000 to John Cicero, health department executive director. The grant will be used to upgrade the health

department’s website.

“I know the Health Department is extremely grateful to CenterPoint Properties for this generous financial commitment,” said Don Gould, has served on the Will County Board of Health since November 2008 and chairs the Will County Board’s Public Health and Safety Committee.“An upgraded website will be a great resource for area residents who look to the health department for a variety of public health needs.”

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Serve a different kind of green for springtime FRESH SPRINGTIME ASPARAGUS SOUP Serves 6

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I especially like so-called “pencil” asparagus. These thin spears, harvested while very young, have a subtle flavor and delicate texture.

One of the highlights of the springtime harvest for me is the arrival of fresh local asparagus.

And, yes, nowadays you can find asparagus in the markets virtually yearround thanks to international shipping. But the finest flavor and texture will almost always come from fresh asparagus grown closer to home and quickly whisked to market after harvest.

I especially like the so-called “pencil” asparagus.As the name applies, these spears are as thin as pencils, being harvested while still very young, and they have a subtle flavor and delicate texture that seems to me the essence of spring.

Pencil asparagus need very little in the way of preparation.

All you have to do is rinse them and then bend them near their cut stem ends to snap off any woody part. They are so tender and mild that you can even serve them raw as part of a vegetable platter with dips. To cook them, they turn perfectly al dente, tender but still slightly crisp, after just a

couple of minutes of steaming, boiling, grilling, or - if first cut into bite-sized pieces - stirfrying.

But one of my favorite ways to prepare these early crops of asparagus is to turn them into a subtly flavorful, beautiful pale green asparagus soup. For such a preparation, you just have to chop up the asparagus spears into small pieces and then simmer them in a mixture of mildly onion-scented broth and cream. (I also sometimes like to add a touch of honey, which gently highlights the vegetable’s touch of natural sweetness.) Once the asparagus is tender, all that remains to do is puree it in a food processor or blender, pass it through a sieve to remove any fibers and achieve absolute smoothness, and then add a final accent of fresh lemon juice.

The result of this process that takes less than half an hour is a bright, light-green soup that tastes like springtime in a bowl.

Serve it as the first course of your springtime dinner - and then go on enjoying it regularly as long as fresh asparagus is in season. (c) 2012 WOLFGANG PUCK WORLDWIDE, INC. DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion 4 cups organic chicken broth 2 cups heavy cream, plus 1/2 cup extra lightly whipped for optional garnish 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon salt, plus extra as needed 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper, plus extra as needed 2-1/2 pounds fresh organic pencil-thin asparagus, trimmed and chopped into 1/4-inch pieces 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley or chives Heat the olive oil in a nonreactive pot over medium heat. Add the butter. When it foams, add the onion, reduce the heat to low and saute, stirring frequently, until the onion turns translucent and very tender, about 7 to 10 minutes, taking care not to let the onion brown.

Stir in the broth, 2 cups cream, honey, salt, and pepper. Raise the heat to medium-high, bring to a simmer, and continue simmering for 5 minutes.

Stir in the asparagus and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove the pot from the stove.Working in batches to avoid overfilling,and following manufacturer’s instructions for working carefully with hot liquids to avoid spattering, use a food processor or blender to puree the soup. As each batch is pureed, pour it into a fine-meshed strainer held over a large mixing bowl, pressing it through with a rubber spatula and then discarding the fibers left in the strainer.

Return the pureed soup to the pot and reheat gently, stirring in the lemon juice. Taste and, if necessary, adjust the seasonings with more salt and white pepper.

Ladle the soup into heated bowls. If you like, add a dollop of whipped cream to each serving.

Serve immediately, garnished with parsley or chives.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012 Page 13

Girls

Boys

Roundup

Roundup

By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

In the third annual Voyager Media Girls AllStar game, the North squad scored the first six points of the game en route to a 74-51 win Sunday night at Plainfield Central.

The North, which consisted of players from Maine South, Benet, Bolingbrook, Downers South, Maine East and Westmont never trailed in the game and built a 23-10 lead on a basket

by Benet’s Taylor Valentine.

The South squad, which comprised of girls from Plainfield East, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South, Plainfield North, Joliet Central, Joliet West and Minooka, kept the game close though and trailed 37-27 at the half on four free throws by Plainfield North’s Tiffany Wayne.

“I had a lot of fun,” Wayne said. “There were a lot of girls that I’ve known for the last four years and it is great to play with them one more time before we go off to college.”

A steal and basket early in the second half by Maine East’s Monay Crawford gave the North squad a 45-31 advantage, but North responded and got to within nine at 45-36 on a basket by Khadija Cooley.

A 10-point run by North, with five points from Bolingbrook’s DeLacy Anderson made it 57-38. An eight-point run soon after on four points from Allie Hill made it 65-42.

“It felt good playing again with my teammates,” Anderson said. “It is good to see how different players have different styles of play.”

Hill ended up scoring nine straight points for See GIRLS, page 18

Sunday night’s fourth annual Voyager Media East’s Prep Shootout boys senior all-star contest Austin Robinson between the North and South featured plenty of

North’s Tiffany Wayne Matt Honold/Enterprise staff

end-to-end action, athleticism, dunks and threepointers.

For the most part, it also was a tightly contested matchup until the South pulled away late and won, 112-101.

The South finished the first half with an exclamation point. Three straight dunks—two from Andre Norris (Plainfield Central) and one from game MVP Marlon Johnson of Joliet West— lifted the South to a 48-41 halftime cushion.

Johnson added some three pointers to his dunks and scored 18 points.

“I am working on my shot because I am going to play at the next level and I have to be able to knock something down,” he said.“I got to the rim and dunked a few and had a lot of fun.”

Johnson is the second Joliet player to win the MVP award in four years, as Anthony Shoemaker won two years ago.

“It’s nice to win,” Johnson said. “It is good to hold the torch.”

Despite giving away height to a taller South squad, the North took its first lead since midway through the first half, 50-48, thanks to 7-0 run to begin the second half. Benet’s Bobby Wehril (13 points) rifled in a three-pointer to give the North the lead.

“It is nice to get out here and play with all these different guys,” Wehrli said. “I have played against the Notre Dame kids South’s Ed Presniakovas

See BOYS, page 15

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Good guys don’t always finish first Dr iving home from East Aurora on March 6, I was thinking about how good of a group of guys were at Plainfield East.

Then I was thinking how it would be a cliché to write a column about a group of kids who deserved to break through for the first sectional win in District 202 boys basketball history.

That made me think about the past two teams that won regionals and all three teams are quite similar.

While I didn’t cover the 2004 Plainfield Central regional champions, I knew all of the players as I had just graduated the year before.

It was a good group of guys led by Ryan Sharp and Alex Shimko and it was hard for the area not to root for them against West Aurora in the sectionals as the Blackhawks had a pair of major Division I players, yet the Wildcats remained competitive throughout.

In 2009 I got to cover a Plainfield North squad that was nearly identical to the 2012 Plainfield East team. As a new school, the team was filled with veteran players such as Reggie Lemon, Chris McMath and Scott Vachon.

They, too, were a good group of athletes that you wanted to see win and make it as far as possible. They had one of the biggest wins in district history when they beat the Waukegan, the top ranked team in the state, at the Pontiac Tournament.

The Tigers advanced to the sectionals after beating East Aurora on the road to win the regional title and fell short against Neuqua Valley.

This year, the Bengals featured a group of guys just like the ones before them. I have interview some of them for the past three years, and, in some cases, multiple sports. They were always about the team and they showed that

on the court as well as off it. It’s hard not to root for a team like that as they were trying to add to the record books.

The Bengals already had the best season in district history and they appeared to be the best chance to advance to a sectional final.

But fate got in the way and they fell to West Aurora in overtime as Jawan Straughter played with a broken bone in his ankle down the stretch, which showed what he and the team were all about.

The loss got me thinking.

Would I rather cover a selfish, egotistical team advance to state, or a team like Plainfield East or Plainfield North in 2009 that were a pleasure to watch, but who came up short of their state dreams.

For me, the answer is easy.

When I’m rooting for my college or pro teams, it’s just win baby.

The 2010 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team had four players suspended on drug charges, and yet I was pulling for them as much as ever when they were seconds away from making the Final Four.

However, if I’m going to be putting in the extra work hours and extra miles on the car, I would rather be doing it while covering a great group of kids, such as those in the other sports that I have covered at state throughout the years. Those experiences with the student athletes are what make the job so much fun.

Sure, it’s fun to cover a team that finishes high in the state, but it is even more fun covering a team you can pull for because they represent themselves well and that is what seems to happen all the time in Plainfield.

So, while we still wait for that team to break through in sectional play, it is great to know that Plainfield continues to turn out some great student athletes, both on and off the court. You just wonder what it will take for them to catch a break and to come out on top in a basketball sectional. staylor@enterprisepublications.com

Matt Honold/Enterprise staff

Brian Bennett and Plainfield East had the most successful season in District 202 history.

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BOYS Continued from page 13

Matt Honold/Enterprise staff

Central’s Andre Norris gets ready to dunk in the Voyager Media All-Star game.

for four years in conference and I just played against Bolingbrook in the regional, so it was great to play with them. Some of these guys I have played with and against since sixth grade in AAU ball.

Rob Mahlke of Downers North, who had all of his eight points in the second half, made it 59-53 with a bucket inside. Kevin Honn of cross-town rival Downers South, who tallied 14 points, scored four straight points that later put the North on top, 69-64. But the South later regained the lead, 7470, after outscoring the North, 10-1. Robinson and Jaylen Nunn (Romeoville) each connected from beyond the arc during this sequence.

Yet the North responded with a 10-1 run of its own to open up its 80-75 margin.

However, the South regained an 82-80 advantage following a 7-0 run that was capped by a trey from Plainfield East’s Austin Robinson (12 points).

Alec Boyd of Bolingbrook answered for the North with a three to make it 83-82, but the South sprinted ahead for good, outscoring the North 16-4 to surge ahead, 98-87. Norris and Brian Bennett (Plainfield East) combined for nine points during the run.

The 6-10 Johnson put his team

over the century mark, 102-92, with a dunk—one of two he had during the second half.

Courtney Cole (Lockport) complemented Johnson offensively with 17 points.

“Some of them I’ve played with outside of school, but this was the first time I’ve played with them on an organized team,” Cole said. “It was good to see I could play with some other good people.”

Nunn contributed 13 and K.T. Carpenter (Joliet Central) scored 12.

“It felt good to play with the guys I’ve been playing against since the seventh and eighth grade,” Nunn said. “It was about having fun.Those are like our rivals, Bolingbrook and Downers Grove South. We don’t like them over here, the Lockport, Romeoville and Plainfield. I like how it is split up, it’s good. It was fun watching Marlon dunk everything.

See BOYS, page 16

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BOYS Continued from page 15 “It’s good because I’ll never get to play with these guys again.

I’ll be going up against Nate (Washington) in college next year. We’re happy with how we represented Romeoville.”

Nunn’s teammate, Uchenna Akuba, played in the shootout in his only season as a Spartan.

“I’m happy with how I played,” Akuba said. “I got to play with players from our conference who are the same level as me, so it was great playing with them.It was also great to play with my teammates, Jaylen and Nate for the last time.

It’s good to keep the tradition going. My favorite moment was throwing the dunk down. It was a good dunk.”

Norris added nine points in his last game on his home floor.

“It felt good to play in my gym and play with the other players,” Norris said.“It feels good to get out here one more time. I was happy

with how I played. I didn’t want to take it too serious, but it was good to get out and play. We wanted to play good team ball and have fun.”

Other District 202 players enjoyed their final high school game.

“It was fun seeing them play last year, but it was fun playing this year and showcase my skills in this one,” Plainfield East’s Dee Brown said. “It’s always fun playing with your teammates and with guys on different teams. It was good to finish out that way, plus we got the win.This is like the real NBA game.

We came out here in the first half and played around.We came out in the second half and that’s where we finished it off.”

“Coming out here and shooting and do what you do is fun,” said Robinson.“It’s kind of bittersweet, knowing I’m wearing the uniform one last time. It’s always fun to play with good competition and we got the win too.”

It was also the final game for Plainfield South’s Edvinas Presniakovas, who set the career scoring record this season.

“It was fun playing with everybody,” he said.“Most of them are my friends and I know them.

We were messing around a little bit, but then we got behind and we didn’t want to lose.”

For the North, Josh Little of Bolingbrook finished with 15, including 11 in the first half.

Downers South’s Jamall Millison added nine.

“It was fun out there. I knew a lot of guys and had a really good time,” Little said. “We got to play with different guys and see what everyone.We saw the big guys like Marlon (Johnson from Joliet West) hitting threes out there, so it was a great time. It is nice to come out

here and represent Bolingbrook.”

Little was joined by Boyd (five points), Nick Malonga (seven points) and Cam Burnett (four points).

“They had the height, but I had all the speed,” joked the 5-foot, 6-inch Burnett. “I was able to dribble through and hit some open shots. I could have shot better, but all around the whole thing was a good experience. I really had fun. I play with a lot of those guys on the same AAU team with the Illinois T-Wolves. It is nice to keep the Raiders coming to the game. We had four of our guys here today and it was really great to play with them.”

Notre Dame forward Joe Ferrici tallied seven points in the game for the North squad.

“It was just about having fun,” he said.“I’ve been out of this (the Notre Dame) uniform for about two or three weeks and it was just nice to get back in it and play.

It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of up-and-down. It was like an AAU tournament. I liked the pace.”

“It was fun,” Cole said. “It was a good experience playing here.

It was a good time. We came out here to have fun, but coming away with the win was a bonus. It was a nice way to end my career.”

Scott Taylor and Mark Gregory also contributed

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Madness all over as brackets bust standings

1 Kentucky

1 Syracuse

Mark Gregory Katie Hartanovich Marge Taylor Brian Dunn Gary Taylor Chris Askew Tom Harper Scott Taylor Edward Gladstone Michael Kay Dan Leach Joe Sparaciao Dave Hartanovich Nikki Lunardini Brian Dudczyk Mandie Copley Briana Wilder Laureen Crotteau Jackie Gregory

4 Indiana

4 Wisconsin

3 Baylor

6 Cincinnati

10 Xavier

2 Ohio State

47 46 45 45 43 42 41 41 41 40 40 38 38 37 36 36 34 32 26

By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter

After a fairly dull first day, the NCAA Tournament heated up over the weekend.

The first day saw just two upsets, with Colorado beating UNLV and VCU holding off Wichita State, which was the only real game that was decided in the final seconds.

It also featured a lot of controversy as top seeded Syracuse rallied to beat UNC

1 Michigan St.

Champion

1 North Carolina

4 Louisville

13 Ohio

3 Marquette

11 N.C. State

7 Florida

2. Kansas

Ashville, thanks in large part to the refs.

Friday started off hot and didn’t cool off the rest of the weekend.

It opened with a 19-point comeback in the second half for Texas, only to fall short in the end against Cincinnati.

Then came what appeared to be the upset of the tournament as No. 2 seed Missouri, thanks to a lucky shooting day from No. 15 seed Norfolk State, became just the fifth No. 2 seed to lose

in the first round in an instant classic. Three people picked the Tigers to win the National Championship in our contest.

Then came the real shocker a few hours later when No. 2 Duke, winner of four titles in the past 21 years, fell to No. 15 Lehigh. Meanwhile, No. 13 seed Ohio was busy shocking No. 4 Michigan. The night ended with Notre Dame losing to Xavier on a lane violation.

The weekend competition as just as fierce, with great game

on top of great game, especially Saturday as nearly every game went to the wire.

Now that the Sweet 16 is set, it is time to see what will happen next. All four No. 1 seeds are in play, as well as two No. 2 seeds, so there are still plenty of teams in play for the title.

In the Midwest bracket, both North Carolina and Kansas get double digit seeds, so there is a good possibility of the two meeting up.

The top two seeds in the

East, Syracuse and Ohio State, both have tough matchups with Wisconsin and Cincinnati, respectively.

The South has the rematch between Kentucky and Indiana and a Kentucky/Baylor regional final would be fun.

In the West, Michigan State and Louisville should be a great defensive battle, while Marquette and Florida could be a highscoring affair.

No matter what happens, expect the unexpected!

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GIRLS Continued from page 13 the North squad down the stretch and Alison Dec of Downers South scored the final four.

“We are rivals all year and tonight we all came together and played together and it was really fun,” Hill said.“It was great.”

“It was really fun and really cool,” Dec said. “There’s a few girls I played (against) at Benet, so I kind of knew them. I knew Sidney (Prasse) and Madeline (Eilers). It was cool playing with the Bolingbrook girls. It made it a faster pace. I could tell everyone was out of shape so it was kind of a street ball thing, which is cool. I like that; it’s fun and it was a good experience.”

South finished with four points apiece from Cooley and Plainfield Central’s Brigid Hanley, including a buzzer-beating threepointer.

“I had a great time, it was fun,” Cooley said. “I got to play with girls I’ve never played with and played against some of them. For us to come out and do as good as we did with no practice, I think it was a nice game, I like it. It’s an honor to be known as an All-Star and to come out and play with these girls and show what we can do, I like it.”

“It was really fun and really special to have it in our own gym,” Hanley said. “I knew like half the girls on my team and a few of the girls on the other team. It was fun because I played with them when I was younger.”

Crawford was awarded the MVP award of the game after finishing with eight points to go along with several steals and assists.

“It feels good,” said Crawford, who has enlisted in the Air Force.

“I worked hard, and it feels good to win the MVP.” Hill finished with a game-high 12 points, while Benet’s Sidney

Prasse and Anderson each scored 10 points. Dec finished with six points and her teammate Erin Bommersbach scored five.

“We have all been rivals over the years, but it was great to get out there and play with some of these girls from the area,” Prasse said. “We all have something in common. That is part of basketball, to put the rivalry behind you and leave it all on the court and I thought we did that and played well. It was a lot of fun.”

South was paced by 10 points apiece from Plainfield East’s Dominique Hartsfield and Cooley. Joliet Central’s Nijea Dixon added eight points and Wayne scored seven.

“We had to come out and play with confidence no matter who we were playing,”Cooley said.“We knew who we were up against and we just went out and played our hardest. We just had to get as many rebounds as we could and limit their touches inside.”

“I just wanted to try to get back in a rhythm one last time,” Hartsfield said. “I think it had a great deal to do with how I played. It was fun to play against Bolingbrook because I play against them over the summer and it was like another pickup game.”

“I had a wonderful game,” Dixon said. “I had a great time playing with everyone. I’m not from here, but I still had a good experience playing with everyone. I did the best I could and I hung in there and gave good effort.”

The South team was pleased with their performance against girls from state powerhouse teams such as Bolingbrook and Benet.

“I felt pretty good playing against them,” Wayne stated.

“We were proud of the way we played against them. My favorite moment at the end was when at the end of the game we saw the score, but the girls kept their

enthusiasm and cheered for one another.”

“We did pretty good against them,” Hanley said. “If they had Morgan (Tuck) playing, that could have changed things. We did pretty good against them.”

Meanwhile, it was fun for the North girls to play with the Bolingbrook girls.

“They were good (referring to playing with the North team and the Bolingbrook girls),” Crawford said. “They were open-minded and friendly, and we connected immediately. I know they were fun to play with.”

“Being from such a small school, I was just honored to be invited to play in this game,” Westmont’s Jackie Zakhem said.

“It was awesome to play with girls that I look up to.They were the sweetest people to play with, and I’m glad we pulled out a win.

“It’s always nice to play with a lot of good players,” Maine South’s Michelle Maher said.“And it was nice to put the (Maine South) jersey on one more time.

They’re so athletic (referring to the Bolingbrook girls) and so it’s really nice to play in a game like this with them.”

“It was great to play with girls from all over the area,” Benet’s Nicole Valentine said. “It was fun because girls that we really didn’t like before, we became really good friends with. When we played Bolingbrook (in the playoffs), we obviously didn’t like to play against them, but we realized they are all really nice girls and it was a lot of fun.”

After the game, Hanley was awarded with the Jeremy Izzo award, which is given to a senior All-Star that displays great character. Hanley overcame a pair of ACLs to set the District 202 scoring record.

“It’s really nice to get,” Hanley said. “I didn’t expect that at all.

It’s a really nice honor.”

Mark Gregory and Mike Sandrolini also contributed

Matt Honold/Enterprise staff

Central’s Brigid Hanley is awarded the Jeremy Izzo character award by Sports Reporter Scott Taylor.

Sports

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BOYS HOOPS Points Ed Presniakovas, Plainfield South

21.8

Jerron Wilbut, Downers South

19.3

Brian Bennett, Plainfield East

15.8

Ben Moore, Bolingbrook John Solari, Maine South Sean O’Mara, Benet Dee Brown, Plainfield East Andre Norris, Plainfield Central Jeremy Burt, Plainfield North Jamall Millison, Downers South

15.4 15.2 15.1 14.3 13.2 12.4 12.2

Kyle Ward, Lockport

81

Marcus Fair, Plainfield North

77

Austin Robinson, Plainfield East

66

Dee Brown, Plainfield East

65

Ed Presniakovas, Plainfield South

65

Kevin Honn, Downers South

61

Dantrell Wright, Plainfield South

59

Christian Hayes, Plainfield South

58

Andre Norris, Plainfield Central

57

Cory Dolins, Niles West

56

David McCoy, Niles West

51

Myles Walters, Plainfield East

49

Josh Little, Bolingbrook

49

John Solari, Maine South

49

John Enochs, Benet

48

David McCoy, Niles West

43

Free throw %

Nicole Valentine, Benet

8.8

Kristen Shimko, Plainfield North

71

8.2

Sara Placher, Minooka

70

Morgan Tuck, Bolingbrook

69

John Solari, Maine South

.840

Angelica Osusky, Romeoville

Jeremy Burt, Plainfield North

.840

Rebounds

Andrew Vey, Maine South

.810

Jewell Loyd, Niles West

12.2

Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North

.790

Morgan Tuck, Bolingbrook

10.5

Abby Smith, Romeoville

114

Zach Warner, Plainfield Central

.780

Kiera Currie, Romeoville

10.3

Keiera Ray, Bolingbrook

112

Mitch Young, Plainfield Central

.780

Carlie Corrigan, Plainfield North

9.9

Jewell Loyd, Niles West

110

Jake Hogen, Minooka

.778

Gabby Williams, Plainfield East

7.0

Morgan Tuck, Bolingbrook

77

Nick Malonga, Bolingbrook

.778

Jessica Kaminski, Plainfield Central

6.8

Kiera Currie, Romeoville

77

Alec Boyd, Bolingbook

.774

Aaliyah Stepney, Joliet West

6.6

Brigid Hanley, Plainfield Central

74

Ben Heide, Minooka

.769

Jacqui Grant, Maine South

6.4

Carlie Corrigan, Plainfield North

73

Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central

.760

Nina Duric, Maine South

6.3

Brianna Harris, Romeoville

73

Jerron Wilbut, Downers South

.760

Brianna Harris, Romeoville

6.2

Sarah Costello, Downers North

70

Alonzo Garrett, Plainfield South

.760

Sarah Costello, Downers North

6.0

Khadija Cooley, Joliet West

70

Alex Darville, Niles West

.759

Taylor Quain, Lockport

5.8

Taylor Quain, Lockport

69

Ed Presniakovas, Plainfield South

.740

Vicky Orasco, Joliet West

5.4

Lauren Kulaga, Plainfield Central

66

Dee Brown, Plainfield East

.737

Nicole Valentine, Benet

5.2

Christen Prasse, Benet

63

Nicole Valentine, Benet

57

Joe Younan, Niles West

12.1

Courtney Cole, Lockport

11.9

Nate Washington, Romeoville

11.6

Zach Warner, Plainfield Central

11.5

Uchenna Akuba, Romeoville

11.5

Kevin Honn, Downers South

11.4

Dee Brown, Plainfield East

58

Brian Bennett, Plainfield East

.731

Emily Obradovich, Plainfield Central

5.1

Kyle Ward, Lockport

10.8

Kyle Ward, Lockport

55

Austin Robinson, Plainfield East

.727

Tia Beard, Joliet Central

5.0

Marlon Johnson, Joliet West

11.1

Jerron Wilbut, Downers South

52

Ahmad Gibson, Niles West

.722

Faith Suggs, Plainfield East

5.0

Will Nixon, Plainfield South

11.0

Jamall Millison, Downers South

50

Mary Echemann, Downers North

5.0

Marcus Fair, Plainfield North

10.8

Nate Washington, Romeoville

47

LaSoji Ward, Joliet Central

5.0

Adam Reynolds, Minooka

10.5

Dexter Taylor, Lockport

44

Kaitlyn O’Boye, Plainfield North

5.0

Jake Hogen, Minooka

10.1

Austin Robinson, Plainfield East

43

Brittany Baker, Lockport

4.7

Kevin Coker, Plainfield South

10.0

Kevin Honn, Downers South

42

Points

Chavon Banks, Joliet Central

4.5

Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West

9.2

Danny Spinuzza, Downers South

40

Morgan Tuck, Bolingbrook

28.6

Jewell Loyd, Niles West

27.5

Kennedy Cattenhead, Bolingbrook

155

Carlie Corrigan, Plainfield North

18.7

Keiera Ray, Bolingbrook

132

Brigid Hanley, Plainfield Central

18.4

Abby Smith, Romeoville

117

Kiera Currie, Romeoville

16.2

Michelle Maher, Maine South

106

Sidney Prasse, Benet

14.9

Kaitlyn Mullarky, Maine South

101

Gabby Williams, Plainfield East

14.0

Sarah Costello, Downers North

96

Christen Prasse, Benet

13.4

Khadija Cooley, Joliet West

77

Faith Suggs, Plainfield East

13.0

Kaitlyn O’Boye, Plainfield North

76

Nijea Dixon, Joliet Central

13.0

Brigid Hanley, Plainfield Central

74

Jacqui Grant, Maine South

12.9

Christen Prasse, Benet

72

Taylor Quain, Lockport

12.9

Khadija Cooley, Joliet West

12.6

Ashley Clemmons, Minooka

12.5

Mary Echemann, Downers North

11.6

Keiera Ray, Bolingbrook

11.1

Bernasia Fox, Joliet Central

11.0

Michelle Maher, Maine South

10.9 10.5

Total Steals

John Enochs, Benet

8.7

Myles Walters, Plainfield East

39

Jaylen Nunn, Romeoville

8.6

Andre Norris, Plainfield Central

37

Mack Brown, Plainfield East

8.6

Josh Little, Bolingbrook

36

Ben Heide, Minooka

8.6

Ed Presniakovas, Plainfield South

36

Cam Burnett, Bolingbrook

35

Courtney Cole, Lockport

35

Jawan Straughter, Plainfield East

34

Matt Lahey, Maine South

34

Jake Hogen, Minooka

33

Curtis Harrington, Plainfield Central

33

Nick Calabrese, Maine South

32

Jordan Cannon, Downers South

31

Dantrell Wright, Plainfield South

31

Cory Dolins, Niles West

31

Lavell Dean, Minooka

30

Calvin Price, Romeoville

30

Rebounds Kevin Coker, Plainfield South

9.3

Andre Norris, Plainfield Central

9.0

Will Nixon, Plainfield South

9.0

Sean O’Mara, Benet

8.4

Ed Presniakovas, Plainfield South

7.8

Marlon Johnson, Joliet West

7.2

Uchenna Akuba, Romeoville

7.2

Brian Bennett, Plainfield East

6.8

Ben Moore, Bolingbrook

6.7

Adam Reynolds, Minooka

6.5

Kevin Honn, Downers South

6.4

Bobby Wehrli, Benet

5.7

Field goal %

GIRLS HOOPS

5.7

Miles Snowden, Plainfield South

.790

Brianna Harris, Romeoville

5.6

Ben Moore, Bolingbrook

.700

Abby Smith, Romeoville

9.8

Danny Quinn, Maine South

5.5

John Solari, Maine South

.620

Sara Placher, Minooka

9.4

Kyle Ward, Lockport

5.1

Will Nixon, Plainfield South

.610

Kaitlyn O’Boye, Plainfield North

9.3

Greg Garro, Downers South

5.0

Brian Bennett, Plainfield East

.607

Madeline Eilers, Benet

9.2

Eric Deloach, Plainfield Central

4.6

Lavell Dean, Minooka

.589

Jaylen Nunn, Romeoville

4.6

Matt Fenza, Plainfield North

.570

Louis Tsichlis, Maine South

.560

Andre Norris, Plainfield Central

.560

Des’Nique Harris, Plainfield East

.559

Danny Quinn, Maine South

.550

Kurt Palandech, Plainfield North

.550

Brian Edwards, Joliet West

.530

Uchenna Akuba, Romeoville

.510

Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central

.510

Jamall Millison, Downers South

.504

John Solari, Maine South Matt Fenza, Plainfield North

Total Assists Nick Calabrese, Maine South

119

Cam Burnett, Bolingbrook

112

Jamall Millison, Downers South

92

Curtis Harrington, Plainfield Central

84

Jawan Straughter, Plainfield East

83

Danny Spinuzza, Downers South

82

Matt Lahey, Maine South

81

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Assists

Steals

Field goal % Jacqui Grant, Maine South

.520

Tiffany Wayne, Plainfield North

.476

Brigid Hanley, Plainfield Central

.460

Nicole Valentine, Benet

.448

Carlie Corrigan, Plainfield North

.443

Free throw % Mary Echemann, Downers North

.790

Kristen Shimko, Plainfield North

.789

Carlie Corrigan, Plainfield North

.777

Nicole Pease, Plainfield Central

.760

Taylor Quain, Lockport

.750

Brigid Hanley, Plainfield Central

.730

Sara Placher, Minooka

.720

Tiffany Wayne, Plainfield North

.716

Kaitlyn O’Boye, Plainfield North

.700

Angelica Osusky, Romeoville

.698

Kiera Currie, Romeoville

.690

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Across

Don’t dip into your savings to make a frivolous or extravagant purchase, as you will regret doing so later. Overlook criticism from someone in your inner circle - and don’t read too much into praise in the week to come.

Some say that bravery is when you are afraid, but move forward nevertheless. You may have doubts about your current project but the only way to progress is to press on in the upcoming week.

Bide your time.

Tensions over an issue could make you spring into unnecessary action. In the week to come, let cooler heads prevail. Tread with care when navigating through relationship matters.

Keep it in neutral. In the week to come, the best course of action to take is to not take any at all. What captures your fancy or seems like a good investment may be in direct opposition to what is best.

To forgive is divine.

Don’t hold a grudge over a trivial issue, as it will ultimately result in more harm than good. Paying attention to the words of a friend or colleague may yield a lucrative opportunity.

Spend only what you have to spend. Stay within your means and avoid getting yourself into debt as you may have a hard time getting out of it. This week remember that the best things in life are free.

Live and let live. You don’t need to cause a stir by pointing out someone else’s shortcomings, no matter how obvious those flaws may be. Concentrate on the best and highest and stay positive in the week ahead.

Patience is a virtue.

You may feel as if you are spinning your wheels when you want to move forward in the week ahead. You can only proceed or make progress when certain events fall into place.

Don’t jump to conclusions. Your fantasies could create serious problems if left unchecked. Talk things out with the other party to clear the air. The week to come won’t be as bad as you think.

Take nothing for granted. You may be quite content and happy with your current relationship, but a partner may be feeling neglected. In the week ahead, let loved ones know that you care.

Keep the clamoring crowds content. It falls on you to make sure family problems are solved in the week to come. Talk things out with loved ones to maintain a happy and productive home.

It’s a poor time for testing wills. hat works for you may not go over so well with your mate. Don’t try to dictate your own agenda. Find a happy medium that you can both enjoy in the upcoming week.

Down star 43 Blemish 44 Off-rd. transport 47 “The Tempest” king 49 Canal problem 51 Even 52 Visitors to the Winter Palace?

55 Gives off 57 Provide with lodging 58 Tusk warmers?

63 Sommelier’s selection 64 Plum tomatoes 65 Lima’s home 66 Start of an intermission?

67 Apprehension 68 Mr. Potato Head piece 69 Mtg.

1 Penicillin source 5 Wee bit 9 “The Maltese Falcon” actress 14 Say it’s so 15 1970 N.L. batting champ Carty 16 Gather 17 Debussy’s dream 18 Scene in “The Hustler”?

20 Not wilted 22 In the future 23 Adam’s apples?

26 Duchamp genre 30 Orlon, for one 31 Hot and humid 33 “A Challenge for the Actor” author Hagen 34 Grover’s veep 37 Correspond 38 Tubby tabbies?

40 Faith symbolized by a nine-pointed

1 His clown alter ego was Bip 2 Be heavyhanded, in a way 3 Viagra competitor 4 Stylish 5 Response from 24-Down 6 Familia member 7 The planets, e.g.

8 Arens of Israel 9 Pearl Mosque setting 10 Northerners with a lot of pull?

11 Mad Hatter’s offering 12 Iowa’s state tree 13 Hosp. workers 19 Proclivity 21 Part of the Little Dipper’s handle 24 Rover’s pal 25 Fanfare 27 Abbr. in car ads 28 Gaming cube 29 Roy Halladay or the Red Baron 32 Fleabag 35 Nabokov novel 36 More unfriendly 38 Voice of Puss in

Boots in “Shrek” sequels 39 Cheaters, to teachers: Abbr.

40 It may be held by one on deck 41 Thrilla in Manila winner 42 Gardening aid 44 Nail polish remover ingredient 45 Fencing moves 46 Evening service 48 Suffix with psych 50 Common blues 53 Bar goer’s option 54 Popular Japanese beer 56 Games magazine’s 1994 Game of the Year 58 Author Levin 59 Word in many German names 60 Online “Yikes!”

61 Thing that comes to those who wait 62 “Mamma Mia!” song

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Jumbles: • GUMMY • NOVEL • UPLIFT • UNLOAD

Answer:

What the climbers achieved when they reached the summit -- A “LOFTY” GOAL

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The Bodyguard Careless World 19 Take Care Talk That Talk Whitney Houston

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Gratitude is the best workplace tool Q. I’m trying to move ahead in my company and have been reading a lot of success books.

What do you consider one of the best attitudes to cultivate that are common to people who get ahead in corporations?

A. Gratitude is one of the most effective workplace power tools. Surprisingly, in today’s self-centered business world, gratitude is also one of the most underutilized career tools. Even Oprah (who has launched many careers than anyone) was quoted as observing that she can count the people who have thanked her on one hand.

To bring the power of gratitude into your career, get out a sheet of paper and think of everyone who has helped you. Go year by year and month by month through your history and make notes about what each person did for you.

COOK Continued from page 11 sure.”

Those seeking a treat without so much heat may want to stop by the table of Joliet Police Detective Pat Schumacher. This lifelong Joliet resident is serving up Caprese Salad, complete with a dressing that steeps for two days before the competition.

“It’s one of my wife’s, Mary’s, favorites, so she helps me clean up the kitchen afterwards,” said Schumacher. “And that’s a good thing, because when I get chopping all those herbs, they get everywhere!”

Schumacher is a Men Who Cook veteran, having participated since the event’s inception four years ago.

It’s a nice atmosphere for a fundraiser, more casual than most,” said Schumacher,” but mostly it’s about a great cause.

We use the Center all the time at work. Any abuse case involving a minor, it’s the first call we make, so it’s a great opportunity to help them out.”

The cost to taste bite-sized samples of fine cuisine is $35 per person; $60 per couple.

Proceeds benefit the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center,which was established by State’s Attorney James Glasgow in 1995 to improve the way child abuse cases are investigated.

The center’s staff performs child-sensitive interviews when there are allegations of sexual or severe physical abuse. These interviews are conducted by trained and caring professionals in a non-suggestive, childfriendly environment. The children’s recorded statements have been used in the successful prosecution of hundreds of child predators.

As a 501-c-3 non-profit organization, it’s not supported by local taxes, and rather depends on grants, foundations

Now begin to put together a gratitude action plan.

You can write appreciative e-mails and send written cards or even flowers or treats.

The Internet makes finding and sending small gifts to anyone in the world an easy task.

Make sure that with every thank-you you send out, you tailor what you write or do for the person you are appreciating.

Cookie-cutter thank-you cards come across as canned and insincere. Genuine personal thoughts and feelings about the person who has helped you are always the right color and right size.

A little known secret about

and fundraisers like “Men Who Cook” to fulfill its mission.

It’s a phenomenal cause,”Clark said “but it’s also a tremendously awesome time. You just bring a dish, and have some fun.”

Men Who Cook will be held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Pipefitters Local #597 Training Center at 10850 187th Street in Mokena. For more information about the event,visit the center on the Web at www. willcountychildrensadvocacy. org, www.menwhocook.info or on Facebook at facebook.com/ menwhocook.

men is they enjoy flowers just as much as women. If you have a special male mentor, you’ll be surprised how impressed and flattered he is by fresh flowers.

Remember, everyone who walks by a desk with flowers asks whom they are from. He will be reminded of your thoughtful gesture every time someone asks.

After you’ve finished with your past, look at your workplace, customers and coworkers through a lens of gratitude.

Believe me, no one in your workplace ever goes home and complains about how they had too much appreciation that day at work. When a coworker, customer, or even your boss goes out of their way to help you, let them know you appreciate it!

People sometimes talk about having an “attitude of gratitude” because it sounds snappy and rhymes.Beyond a popular phrase, it is an uncommon perspective, especially in the workplace. If you can cultivate and practice the art of appreciating what people do for you, they’ll be more motivated to help you in the future.

No one gets ahead without a network that is invested in seeing you succeed. Learn to put gratitude into the banks of those who invest in you, and watch the dividends of success roll in.

inept. My coworkers think I should just tell our boss the truth. Is there a diplomatic way to let our boss know he needs to fire his brother?

A. Yes, let the facts speak to your boss and remain silent unless you are ready to look for a new job.

The last word(s)

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

You can contact Dr. Skube at www. interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)

Q. My boss just hired his favorite brother to work on our team. The guy is completely

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