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SPORTS Plainfield East upset in sectional play

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Battle for 43rd District

By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

When State Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi announced he was leaving public office for a job with a powerful hospital lobbyist, it left a gaping hole on the ballot.

After all, it was just seven weeks until the March 20 primary, and democrats were left to scramble to find a candidate for the 43rd district.

Their decision: A.J. Wilhelmi.

Because he resigned so close to the primary, the former senator, whose name is the only democratic one listed for the district, will have to write a letter officially rejecting the party’s nomination, in lieu of accepting a new job as senior vice president for government relations with the Illinois Hospital Association.

But that gives party leadership some time to decide on a candidate for the November ballot.

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Democrats took just a few days to appoint County Treasurer Pat McGuire as Wilhelmi’s immediate replacement, that doesn’t guarantee him the November nod.

Despite unanimous support of McGuire from his Will County counterparts, another voice has to be heard. Newly drawn legislative boundaries now place a portion of DuPage County in the 43rd district, giving DuPage Democrats a vested interest in

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Voyager gets Media’sthat got you covered Whomever support will likely run against Manhattan Republican Sandra Johnson, the lone GOP candidate in the district. A Will County native of 40 years and graduate of LincolnWay High School, Johnson is a commercial lender with 20 years financial services experience, something she hopes to bring along to Springfield. sdauskurdas@buglenewspapers.com

New 49th District sees Aggregation conservative competition a hot item among county

By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

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There’s a power grab going on March 20, but it doesn’t involve battles over legislative districts or a political party.This power grab is about electrical power, and some 28 Will County communities are looking to put more control, and savings, in local hands.

Electric aggregation is an item on the ballots this month across the county, from Plainfield to Peotone, Shorewood to Braidwood, Joliet to Diamond, and even in unincorporated Will County. The program allows local governments to bundle - or aggregate - residential and small commercial retail accounts and seek a cheaper supply of power.

ComEd distributes electricity in Will County, but does not generate it. Rather, ComEd customers receive electricity at a price set each year by the Illinois Power Agency, a governmental

body that secures electricity on the wholesale market on behalf of ComEd. ComEd is only responsible for service, such as billing and infrastructure. Power lines that bring electricity into homes and buildings are an example of this infrastructure.

Individuals have been able to secure better rates from alternative suppliers for some time, but response to the opportunity has been limited.

To spark interest in the idea of competitive supply, Governor Quinn amended legislation allowing municipalities to arrange for the electricity for their residents and small businesses.

By bundling residential and small commercial accounts, municipalities can go out into the open market to seek a lower rate for electrical supply on behalf of their community. ComEd, by law, will still be paid to distribute See ELECTRIC, page 3

In the newly formed State Senate District 49, four candidates are hitting the streets with hopes to be the Republican choice come November.

The 49th, formed with the 2011 re-districting of the state congressional boundaries, takes in part of Bolingbrook, Joliet, Oswego, Plainfield, Romeoville and Shorewood.

The candidates are Gary Fitzgerald, a health insurance executive and village trustee from Shorewood; J. Anthony Giles, an Oswego school teacher and member of his village board;

Garrett Peck, Plainfield trustee and owner of a technology consultancy company; and Will County Board Member Brian Smith,also a Plainfield resident and small business owner specializing in direct mail.

All of the candidates seem to come out in favor of the traditional Republican mantras, such as less spending, lower taxes, and a better business climate, but their backgrounds and professions give the voters something to weigh.

Fitzgerald says it is fiscal responsibility at the core, and has claimed that the state should operate more like Shorewood, pay its bills on time and operate within its means.

Giles says that, he too, worries about spending, but more importantly, how those financial woes of the state are affecting education.

For Peck and Smith, it’s all business, and they attest that in order for the state to solve its problems, it must bring business back to Illinois by creating an environment in which companies want to work.

And while the Republicans duke it out, the lone Democratic candidate, Jennifer BertinoTarrant, lies in wait. The Shorewood resident and regional superintendent of schools for Will County is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.

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Left: Walkers Grove fifth-grader Trevor Greek took his turn in the barbers chair to raise funds for St. Baldrick’s Children’s Cancer research. It was his third year in the hot seat for the charity.

Right: St. Baldrick’s volunteer Tom Dorsey continues to collect donations as his festive head gets shaved in Plainfield on March 11. Participants like Dorsey raised funds for children’s cancer research by shaving their heads for sponsorship money, and in camaraderie with the many children facing the disease.

the power to the homes and businesses and handle any emergency repairs and will bill customers for electric usage regardless of the supplier of that electricity.

To take advantage of this opportunity, residents must give their municipality the authority to do so through a referendum. So on the ballots next week, voters in these communities will be asked whether or not their city officials should have the authority to make such arrangements for residents and business owners.

Should the referendum in a given town pass, customers still have an opportunity to opt-out of any program before their supplier changes, and no one is obligated to participate. However, without the passage of the referendum, individuals have to secure alternative electricity on their own, and that could mean far less bang for their buck.

The City of Crest Hill approved aggregation last year,and residents saw a drop of about 25 percent in the supply side of the electric bills. According to Mayor Ray Soliman, the average homeowner saved about $175 with the new supplier.

“It was a win-win,’ he said. sdauskurdas@buglenewspapers.com

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District 202’s team members Amy Simpson and Nancy Lees feel the icy chill of the waters of Leisure Lake in Joliet, as part of the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. This year’s event raised $48,000 for the local branch of the organization.

Taking the Plunge Teams raise cold cash at Polar Plunge Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

About 250 brave men and women took on the ice cold waters of Joliet’s Leisure Lake on Saturday, in support of Special Olympics. $48,000 was raised March 10, as participants took advantage of pleasant air temperatures and plunged, some in full costume, into the lake as part of the 2012 Joliet Polar Plunge.

“It still takes your breath away,” said plunger Kelly Alsip, “but last year they had to chip ice off the

lake, so I guess we shouldn’t complain!”

Alsip, a speech language pathologist at Plainfield South High School, was part of a team of plungers from across Plainfield School District 202. It was the second year for the team, which plunged in the Yorkville event in 2010.

“We had formed a small team last year, just six people,” said Alsip, who got involved after cheering on colleague Miriam Neugebauer, a Drauden Point social worker, at a 2009 plunge.

This year the “Plainfield

Plungers” had 23 people— teachers, staff—even maintenance workers—take part in the event, and raised $5,475 for Special Olympics.

“We all work with kids with special needs, and we are involved with our own Special Olympics teams in basketball and track,” said Alsip.“So we have a real connection to the cause.”

And while it was a second plunge for the team, the event was a first for Joliet, as one of 20 plunges taking place in Illinois See PLUNGE, page 11

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Grocer to open on Eagle site

By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

By late spring the abandoned Eagle Store location just east of City Hall on Theodore Street will be the home of a new grocer.

The property, which was shuttered in 2000, is now bustling with activity, as a new developer expands and renovates the building for a new, broad-based grocery store.

“This has been several years in the making,” said City Economic Development Director Bryan Gay, who added that filling the vacancy has been a priority for him since day one of his job nearly three years ago.

The owners of the new store are in the midst of what Gay described as a “major overhaul,” expanding the back-of-the-store facilities to nearly 10,000 square feet. All that new space will allow the store’s owners, who also operate a Supermercado Grande in nearby Aurora, to stock the location with more than your average food and drink, but also hard-to-find items.A

name for the new grocer has not yet been announced.

Since Eagle closed the existing food store more than a decade ago, it has stood abandoned. In November 2010 the property fell victim to a fire, which required renovation to repair the damages.

“This is a high profile project,” Gay said. “People have come to expect it to be empty.”

He added that the new location will add 30-50 cashiers, stock person and management jobs.

Additionally, he said he expects the property value to increase and have a positive effect on surrounding properties as well.

Should a March referendum approve a 1 percent sales tax increase, the business will add additional revenue to the city.

Mayor Ray Soliman has said the influx could be used to fund road and storm sewer work, hire police officers, and cut the city’s share of property taxes.

“We should see a late spring opening, possibly early June,” Gay said.“It’s going to be a win-win for everyone.”

Fire district adds deputy Starting later this month, the Plainfield Fire Protection District will have one more member on the team,as David Riddle has been hired as a new deputy chief.

But Riddle, who most recently worked for the Channahon District, will be putting out fires in a new capacity. His position was created to handle the administrative issues of the District—from personnel and human resources to emergency

management services and fire inspections, freeing up current deputy chief Jon Stratton to concentrate on training, a growing part of the Plainfield department’s operations.

Riddle is a fire district veteran, having spent 12 years as chief in Channahon and more than 20 years in Harvey, where he started his career.

The position is set to begin at the end of March.

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Evelyn Bohrer 80th Birthday Celebration Friends and Family are welcome to join the family of Evelyn Bohrer to celebrate her 80th Birthday. There will be an open house on Saturday March 17, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the fellowship hall at the Sharon United Methodist Church at the corner of Dillman and Lockport streets in Plainfield.

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Opinions

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You be the judge Dear Editor: On Tuesday, March 20, voters will have a chance to cast their ballot in the Illinois primary for national, state and local offices.

Often overlooked among the many candidates are the men and women running for judge. That is unfortunate because judges make critical decisions on a daily basis that directly affect the lives and liberties of all of us. Learning about the qualifications of judicial candidates, and voting for those who are most qualified, will help ensure that we have a quality judiciary.

Bar association ratings and newspaper endorsements are two ways voters can become better informed about the

candidates’ qualifications.

The Illinois State Bar Association conducts evaluations and polls to let voters know how the candidates’ peers in the profession view their qualifications for office. Chief among these qualifications are legal ability, impartiality, and integrity. These ratings are readily available to the public at www.isba.org/YouBeTheJudge.

We encourage voters to download our ratings and take them into the voting booth.

They will provide an invaluable guide and help ensure that we select the most qualified men and women as judges.

John G. Locallo President, Illinois State Bar Association

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From Years Past Drauden Point Middle School One year ago… 2011 • Grand Park subdivision homeowners voiced their worries as the Plainfield Board of Trustees approved annexation of property owned by the Oswego school system.The Plainfield land sits adjacent to the Grand Park subdivision at Plainfield and Ridge Roads on the village’s northwest side. District 308 planned to build a third high school on the land.The 112-acre annexation agreement paved the way for construction of a 493,000 square-foot school, designed to house up to 3,000.

Five years ago… 2007 • What was to be a raucous night — with protesters making a case against a bus barn in their neighborhood — ended quietly when a continuance was granted. The Plainfield Plan Commission March 6 continued the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202’s requests for annexation, rezoning and site plan for a transportation facility until the Tuesday, April 17, meeting.

Fifteen years ago… 1997 • Plainfield Village President John Peterson flashed a “thumbs up” sign to developer Carl Bryant when village trustees voted unanimously to approve Bryant’s proposed village center building at Lockport and DesPlaines streets in downtown Plainfield.Approval paved the way for negotiations to bring village offices back to the downtown area.After meeting in closed session, the board offered to pay $13 per square foot to lease the 5,000-square-foot upper level of the village center building.

Twenty-five years ago… 1987 • The Plainfield Village Board voted to spend $3,800 to participate in a design study to determine the viability of using the Kankakee River as a water source to help alleviate Plainfield’s radium woes.

The village was petitioning the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a variance to permit extension of water mains, a practice prohibited by the IEPA due to the high content of radium in Plainfield’s water.

Thirty years ago… 1982 • Members of the Plainfield School Board discussed the village’s proposed extension of Plaza Drive (the current Fort Beggs Drive) between Route 59 and James Street. Board members were concerned the extension would be used as a means for truck traffic to bypass downtown Plainfield and worried about the impact of increased traffic on the safety of students. Under terms of a proposed agreement between the school district and the village, the school district was to give the village 33 feet of property along the proposed road in return for sewer and water lines, extension and upkeep of the street and other improvements.

Forty years ago… 1972 • Enterprise classifieds advertised a cozy, two-story, three-bedroom home near Plainfield’s downtown area, with a large two-car garage with workshop and furnace, priced in the “upper 20s.” A threebedroom home in Fidayview with attached garage was priced in the low 20s, while a three-bedroom stone ranch on a 3/4-acre lot in Fond-du-lac subdivision was priced at $45,000.

student’s charity earns trip to 2012 Summer Olympics

It was perhaps the longest minute in Amanda Christianson’s young life.

Christianson stared anxiously at the clock in the main office at Drauden Point Middle School at 3:59 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2012, knowing that she was to call two-time Olympic soccer gold medalist Julie Foudy at 4 p.m.

A few minutes later, Foudy herself told Christianson that she is going to the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London as one of four grand prize winners of the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy’s “Choose to Matter” contest.

For the last two summers, Christianson attended a sports and leadership camp held

by Foudy, at which attendees were challenged to create a community service project.

The 14-year-old created “Amanda’s Cleats for Kids”, which has collected and donated more than 500 pairs of athletic shoes to children in Haiti with the help of Life Spring Community Church, which her family attends.

People across the country voted online for the various charitable projects named finalists in the contest – Christianson said hers got 7,663 votes, which she believes is the most of any entry. More than 60,000 people voted overall, according to Foudy’s web site.

Now, Christianson and one chaperone will enjoy an allexpenses paid, four-day, threenight trip of a lifetime.

From August 9-12, 2012, she and her fellow winners will meet Olympic athletes; visit at least two Olympic venues; attend actual competition – possibly including final events, depending on timing; and of course, sightsee.

They will also act as youth

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Drauden Point Middle School 8th grader Amanda Christianson, seen here with Principal Pat Flynn, won a trip to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London this August, thanks to her charity, “Amanda’s Cleats for Kids,” which has sent over 500 pairs of athletic shoes to children in Haiti.

ambassadors to help the more than 100 kids from around the world who will also be participating in the McDonald’s Champions of Play program.

McDonald’s partnered with Foudy on the “Choose to Matter” contest.

Christianson was relatively calm less than 24 hours after hearing the incredible news from Foudy herself. But, she admitted that wasn’t the case Monday afternoon.

“My mind was going crazy” as she talked to Foudy in Drauden Point Principal Pat Flynn’s office, with her mother Janis sitting nearby. Flynn let Christianson call Foudy from his desk because she had to

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“When we were talking to Julie, I got this feeling that it was good, that I had won,” she said. When Julie confirmed her intuition, “I was speechless, I was crying,” Christianson said.

Though the contest is over, Christianson’s charity work will continue.

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Community Events

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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.

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

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.

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 312-259See CALENDAR, page 9

Community Events CALENDAR Continued from page 8 6851 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@

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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.

11 a.m. to noon at the Plainfield Public Library. Start your St. Patrick’s Day off right with the Celtic music of February Sky. Acclaimed recording duo will sing Irish favorites and new songs. Refreshments will be provided. To register, stop by the library or visit http://plainfield. lib.il.us.

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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.

51st Annual Plainfield Firefighters Pancake Breakfast. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the old fire station in downtown Plainfield at 15025 S. Des Plaines Street. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and children.

Please call us at 815-436-5335 for more information.

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Wildlife Science Club. 5-7 p.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville. Science for kids, by kids. Washington Jr. High students will bring hands-on science fun for ages 4-6 and 7-10.

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

Farming for fuels. 5:30 p.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N.Washington St., Naperville.

Explore the science of biofuels in a family-friendly environment.

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

MARCH 17 February Sky’s Celtic Music.

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.

MARCH 19-25 Symmetrical Flowers studio drop-in.at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville. Create multi-colored painted flowers that reveal the mathematical beauty of rotational symmetry in this math-focused activity. Morning and afternoon sessions available most days. For more information, visit www. dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000.

MARCH 19 Selling on Amazon. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Plainfield Library.

Selling on Amazon is easy, an there are no fees to list your items. Find out what you can sell, how to list, packaging and shipping your item, getting paid, and more.To register, stop by the library or visit http://plainfield. lib.il.us.

MARCH 20 Crafty teens. 6:30-8 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. Show off your skills making one-of-a-kind decoupage boxes. For grades 6-12. To register, stop by the library or visit http://plainfield. lib.il.us.

Tri-County Writer’s Guild.

7-8:30 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. TWiG is a writer’s group that meets to discuss writing, share ideas, and critique each other’s work.

MARCH 21 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.

Mobile Workforce Center.

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Route 59 parking lot behind the Plainfield Library. The Mobile Workforce Center from Workforce Services Division of Will County provides support to

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people looking for a job. Services are free and open to all adults.

A color of his own. 9:30-10:15 a.m. at the DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville. For ages 2-3. Learn about the story of this mixed-up chameleon. Use color printing and collage to create a story of your own. For registration information, visit www. dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000.

Job Club. Noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. The Library’s Job Club welcomes job seekers and career changers.

Topic for this session is Electronic Job Searching, presented by Ewa Kukulka, Illinois Department of Employment Security. Network and learn from guest speakers in a friendly and helpful atmosphere.

Bring your lunch, dessert is provided. To register, stop by the library or visit http://plainfield. lib.il.us.

Teen drama club. 4-5 p.m. at the Plainfield Library. Teens, act out at the library. Join other Plainfield teens to run through scenes and monologues, skits and drama games. For grades 6-12. To register, stop by the library or visit http://plainfield.lib.il.us.

Library Board Meeting. 6:309 p.m. at the Plainfield Library.

Board meetings are open to the public, and meet in the small meeting room.

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Police and Fire

The Enterprise, Thursday, March 15, 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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Julianna Moore, 40, 2059 Kentland Dr., Romeoville, was arrested on Feb. 13 at 5:08 p.m. in the 11000 block of S. Route 59 for retail theft.

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Joseph Manning, 18, 16155 s. Lincoln Hwy., Plainfield, was arrested on Feb. 16 at 9:38 p.m. on S. Lily Cache Rd. and S. Lincoln Hwy. for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.

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Keith Hill, 20, 12157 S. Shagbark Dr., Plainfield, was arrested on Feb. 17 at 10:13 p.m. in the 12000 block of Route 59 for possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis.

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Emily Curry, 21, 736 Zaininger Ave., Naperville, was arrested on Feb. 25 at 7:34 a.m. on W. 135th St. and Route 59 for resisting/obstructing a peace officer.

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Algin Sanders, 27, 209 Mill St., Batavia, was arrested on Feb. 25 at 7:34 a.m. on W. 135th St. and Route 59 for resisting/ obstructing a peace officer and attempting to elude a peace officer.

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Joshua Hiestand, 28, 25102 W. White Ash Court, Plainfield, was arrested on Feb. 26 at 3:15 p.m. in the 25000 block of W. Gateway Cir. for disorderly conduct.

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Diana Quintana, 38, 3051 Creekside Dr., Plainfield, was arrested Feb. 27 at 9 a.m. in the 26000 of Lindengate Circle for disorderly conduct on a telephone.

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Karl Marino, 34, 7910 Cavalier Dr. Joliet, was arrested Feb. 27 at 2:44 p.m. on W. 127th St. and Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Adam Costilla, 22, 13006 S. Meadow Lane, Plainfield, was arrested March 1 at 12:01 a.m. on W. 135th St. and Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Jose Valentin, 42, 1952 W. Cobblestone Road., Romeoville, was arrested March 3 at 8:53 a.m. on W. 127th St. and Route 59 for operating a vehicle with a suspended registration and no insurance.

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Daniel Santana-Miranda, 53, 916 Lebanon St., Aurora, was arrested March 3 at 11:03

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Mark Solomon, 41, 2720 N. Greenview Ave., Chicago, was arrested on March 3 at 12:48 p.m. on W. 135th St. and S. Savanna Dr. for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

Thompsomaya, 61, 13 William 3975 Abbott Dr., Elgin, was arrested on March 3 at 12:48 p.m. on W 135th St. and Savanna Dr. for obstructing justice and an in-state warrant.

Duran, 18, 229 14 Alejandra Casseday Ave.. Joliet, was arrested on March 3 at 9:47 p.m. on S. Joliet Road and Route 59 for driving without a valid driver’s license.

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Ireland Court, Plainfield, was arrested on March 3 at 10:17 p.m. on S.Arbor Dr. and W. Feeney Dr. for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

Richard Buria, 23, 3100 Clearwater Dr., Plainfield, was arrested on March 5 at 7:30 a.m. on S. Independence Dr. and S. Meadow Lane for an in-state warrant.

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Rhonda Watson, 52, 915 Sheila Dr., Joliet, was arrested on March 5 at 9:09 p.m. on W. Fieldbrook Dr. and. S. Route 30 for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Ricardo Palma, 24, 25001 W. Armstrong Lane, Plainfield, was arrested on March 6 at 1:30 a.m. in the 25000 block of Armstrong Lane for domestic battery.

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Pedro Villasenor, 36, 6240 S. 75th Ave., Summit, was arrested on March 6 at 3:52 a.m. on W. Lockport St. and W. Main St. for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Eric Vinton, 19, 1205 N. Kankakee St., Wilmington, was arrested on March 6 at 6:22 a.m. on W. Getson Ave. and S. Joliet Rd. for possession of a controlled substance and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.

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Melaine Knight, 31, 1516 Timberline Dr., Joliet, was arrested on March 6 at 3:25 p.m. on W. Rolf Road and S. Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Catherine Janik, 23, 16601 S. Edgewood Dr., Plainfield, was arrested on March 8 at 9:26

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a.m. in the 14000 block of S. Coil Plus Dr. for an in-state warrant.

Betty Posada, 41, 2109 Plainfield Road, Crest Hill, was arrested on March 8 at 7:02 p.m. on W. Renwick Road and S. Route 59 for driving without a valid driver’s license.

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Johnny Anderson, 36, 24821 W. Winterberry Lane, Plainfield, was arrested on March 8 at 7:04 p.m. on W. 127th St. and Route 59 for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

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Bryan Brzozy, 35, 10517 S. Royal Porthcawl Dr., Naperville, was arrested on March 8 at 9:18 p.m. on S. Joliet Road and W. Renwick Road for operating a vehicle with suspended registration and no insurance, a suspended driver’s license, and an in-state warrant.

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Officer Demetris Anderson of the Joliet Police Department enjoys a dip in the icy waters of Leisure Lake in Joliet, as part of the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. This year’s event raised $48,000 for the local branch of the organization.

PLUNGE Continued from page 4 between Feb. 25 and Mar. 24 to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.

All Polar Plungers were required to collect a minimum of $75 in donations.

Many participate as teams, and among them were groups from Plainfield School District 202, the Special Recreation Assoc. of Joliet/Channahon, Plainfield School District 202, and WCCQ 98.3 Radio. But the biggest showing came from the “suburbs’ finest”, as police departments from Joliet, Channahon, Lockport, Plainfield, Palos and Orland Park all fielded teams.

All funds raised through the Joliet Plunge will benefit local programs in Special Olympics Illinois South Cook-Will/Area 7

serving athletes with intellectual disabilities in the suburbs in south Cook and all of Will County.

The plunge was held in conjunction with the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run, the single largest year-round fundraising event benefiting Special Olympics Illinois.

This intrastate relay and its various fundraising projects have two goals: to raise money and increase public awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics.

Each year, more than 3,000 officers in Illinois run more than 1,500 miles carrying the Flame of Hope through the streets of their hometowns and deliver it to the State Special Olympics Summer Games in Normal in June.

Statewide, Polar Plunges will raise more than $1.4 million for Special Olympics this year and the Law Enforcement Torch Run will raise about $3 million.

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Seniors

The Enterprise, Thursday, March 15, 2012

Pickleball?

Game grows in local popularity Mark Gregory Staff Reporter

In 1965 in Bainbridge Island, WA, congressman Joel Pritchard and businessman Bill Bell invented a game for their families to play that consisted of hand held wooden paddles, a badminton net and a perforated plastic ball that belonged to Pickles, the Pritchard family dog.

By 1972, the men had created a corporation to protect the creation of their new sport, named pickleball.

Since then the game has spread from family parties to physical education classes and more heavily to senior citizen retirement communities.

As the game began to grow in the Will County area senior communities, seniors were looking for a place to play in the winter months.

“We have played outdoors in Carillon,” said Walter Voyt. “We were looking for somewhere to play in the winter. All the rich guys go to Florida and play and us poor guys stay here and play.”

They found that place last year.

Eich’s Sports, located at 24316 W. 143rd Street in Plainfield, opened its basketball court to pickleballers.

Open gyms are held Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m. Cost is $5.

“I have a physical education background, so I knew what it was,” said Brian Eich, owner of Eich’s Sports. “At the time, we had one of my old teachers from Plainfield High School, Karen Roppa, was helping out here and she said we should try it.”

This summer, two more communities, Grand Haven in Romeoville and Carillon Lakes in Crest Hill, will start playing outdoors.

“It is awesome to be able to see people a little older staying active,” Eich said. “They will play for two hours straight and don’t take a

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Larry Mamula of Romeoville hits a ball during a pickleball game at Eich’s Sports in Plainfield.

break. The great thing about the game is it is available to people of all skill levels. We will have beginners courts and advanced courts, but the skilled players teach the beginners. Every year more and more people coming.”

Dave Arnold of Shorewood

just started playing in November, 2011 and enjoyed it all winter.

“It is a great sport. It took off in Florida and Arizona and then has spread nationwide,” Arnold said. “It is mainly in the senior See BALL, page 18

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Great season for Bengals falls short

By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter

Every Class 4A team in the IHSA playoffs ends the season disappointed except one.

Plainfield East, the No. 1 seed in the East Aurora Sectional, was hoping to be that team.

BOYS BASKETBALL However, that run fell short last Tuesday night in a heartbreaking 58-53 overtime loss to No. 4 seed West Aurora in a sectional semifinal. West Aurora went on to win the sectional over Metea Valley.

The Bengals (27-2) and Jawan Straughter came out on fire, scoring the first seven points of the game. He added a threepointer later in the first quarter as they held a 16-12 lead after one, despite missing two fast break layups.

“We did a good job pressuring them in the first half,” East coach Branden Adkins said. “Jawan went down with a knee or an ankle, but he gutted it out. He’s one of the toughest kids I know.

He orchestrates what we do.

He’s never going to step down to a challenge.”

“Tonight I came out not thinking too hard,” Straughter said. “The past game maybe I was thinking too hard and rushing stuff. I just came out and played the way I thought I could. I sucked up the injury, I’m a football player. I just went back out there.”

West Aurora took its first lead of the game 17-16 midway through the second, but East’s defense then took over.

It did not allow a West Aurora basket for nearly eight minutes as East took a 30-18 lead before a three-pointer with 3:58 left in the third cut the lead to nine.

That lead would be sliced to 3328 after three.

The Blackhawks would complete the comeback on an offensive rebound off a missed free throw and putback tied the game at 37-37. They then took the lead 39-37 with 4:30 left in the game.

“We couldn’t find a rhythm tonight,” Brown said.“At one time we were rushing it in the second half. That led to turnovers and missed shots.”

Brian Bennett,Austin Robinson and Brown all hit clutch baskets to tie the game down the stretch and the Bengals had a chance for the win in the closing seconds.

After a second timeout with 7.2 seconds left, East was forced to throw the ball in the backcourt to Straughter, who got it to Myles Walters for three in the corner.

His shot was off and Bennett and Brown each had tips go off the rim before the buzzer sounded.

“I thought it was before the buzzer,” Brown said of his tip. “If I would have made that I think we would’ve won.”

“We had the last shot there and it just didn’t fall for us,” Adkins stated. “We wanted to bring Dee over to the corner and draw the defender. We were going to have a down screen for Brian to get an entry pass and then a ball screen because they went under them all night long. But we had to throw the ball in the backcourt and we didn’t get in the set we needed to and we didn’t get the shot we really wanted.We played it till the end and got the tips up, it just didn’t fall.”

Fouls in the overtime period made the Bengals play catch-up and despite eight points in the session from Brown, the Bengals couldn’t rally for the win.

“We took a couple quick shots,” Adkins said. “We didn’t execute the way we should or

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Jawan Straughter drives to the basket in East’s 58-53 overtime loss to West Aurora.

we have. We’ve been in pressure situations before, so it wasn’t the atmosphere.The guys played like they were sectional champions.

We just didn’t get it done tonight.

They played a little bit tougher the last four minutes.”

“They came out really aggressive (in overtime) and we didn’t match it,” Brown stated.

“It was obvious. They got a lot of hustle plays, loose balls and rebounds. They outrebounded us and that hurts you.”

Brown finished with 16 points (12 in the fourth quarter and overtime), while Straughter tallied 12.

“It was my senior year and most of my teammates’ senior year,”

Brown said. “I didn’t want to go down not playing the way I want to play. It was slipping away and I had to take a chance. I tried to play defense better, I tried to get my shot down and I tried to get my teammates open. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the win.”

See BENGALS, page 17

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Morgan Tuck tabbed Player of the Year

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

FIRST TEAM Kiera Currie, Jr. Romeoville 16.2 points, 10.3 rebounds Brigid Hanley, Sr. Plainfield C. 18.4 points, 74 assists, 74 steals Jewell Loyd, Sr. Niles West 26.9 points, 12 rebounds, 3.9 steals Sidney Prasse, Sr. Benet 14.9 points per game Morgan Tuck, Sr. Bolingbrook 29 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists

SECOND TEAM Carlie Corrigan, Jr. Plainfield N. 18.7 points, 9.9 rebounds , 73 steals Jacqui Grant, Jr. Maine South 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds Christen Prasse, Jr. Benet 13.4 points, 72 assists, 63 steals Keiera Ray, Sr. Bolingbrook 10.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.9 steals Faith Suggs, Fr. Plainfield East 13 points, five rebounds, two steals

THIRD TEAM Kennedy Cattenhead, Jr. Brook 155 assists, 53 steals Alison Dec, Sr. Downers South 11.8 points, 5.3 rebounds Michelle Maher, Sr. Maine South 11 points per game, 106 assists Abby Smith, Jr. Romeoville 9.8 points, 117 assists, 114 steals Gabby Williams, Jr. Plainfield E. 14 points, seven rebounds

FOURTH TEAM Shannon Butler, Sr. JCA 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds Khadija Cooley, Joliet West 12.6 points, 3.5 assists, 3.2 steals Nijea Dixon, Sr. Joliet West 13 points per game Madeline Eilers, Sr. Benet 9.2 points per game Taylor Quian, Sr. Lockport 12.9 points, 69 steals

During her four-year stint at Bolingbrook, Morgan Tuck got accustomed to winning.

In four years on varsity, Tuck compiled a record of 112 wins and nine losses. She won three consecutive Class 4A state titles.

ALL-AREA As a freshman, Tuck was Illinois Ms. Basketball and was tabbed National freshman and sophomore of the year by ESPNHS. Despite a four-overtime loss this season in the Hinsdale Central Supersectional, the wins keep coming for Tuck this offseason.

She has already been named 2011-12 Player of the Year by the Chicago Sun-Times and has been dubbed Gatorade Illinois Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Her honors continue as she has been named as the Voyager Media Player of the Year.

“Morgan is a top notch player and a top notch kid,” said Bolingbrook coach Tony Smith.

“I have been blessed to coach her. I think she is the Player of the Year.”

Tuck will head to the University of Connecticut the day after graduation and play for the Huskies next year.

“I am going there because they are a winning program,” she said.

“Coach (Geno) Auriemma is a

winner and I want to be part of that and contribute to that.”

During this season, the 6-foot, 2-inch Tuck averaged 29 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.7 steals.

She will compete in the McDonald’s All-American Game March 28 at the United Center in Chicago.

She will be joined in the game

by Niles West’s Jewell Loyd, who will attend Notre Dame next season and play in the same conference as Tuck.

Loyd tallied more than 3,000 points this season and competed with Tuck for top awards this season.

“Competing with the best makes you the best,”Tuck said.“In college, we will play against each other more than we did in high school and that will be fun.”

Special mention: JEWELL LOYD The NotreDame bound senior—a prep All-Amer ican and a perennial a l l - s t a t e pick—and is one of the most prolific players in the history of IHSA See ALL-AREA, page 16

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ALL-AREA Continued from page 15 girls basketball. Loyd’s 201112 season stats speak for themselves—26.9 points, 12 rebounds, 3.9 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game. She also finishes her fabulous four-year tenure at Niles West with 3,077 career points (seventh all-time in the IHSA), 1,478 rebounds (12th all-time) and 275 blocked shots (18th all-time)—all while playing guard. “I’ve had some of our conference coaches tell me that she’s the best player in the state of Illinois they’ve ever seen, right up there with (Naperville Central product) Candace Parker,” said Niles West coach Tony Konsewicz.

First team: KIERA CURRIE T h e Romeoville junior post p l a y e r averaged 16.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for the SPC champs.

“Kiera did a great job this year controlling the paint,” Carrasco said. “She’s probably the strongest player in the conference. She is a force and is a very good player and a true team player.”

BRIGID HANLEY The senior from Plainfield Central bounced back from two ACL surgeries to post 18.4 points per game, 74 steals and

74 assists, while shooting 73 percent from the free throw line. She finished her career as the District 202 alltime scoring leader with 1,536 points, the single season scoring leader (514), single game (36) and all time assists (181).

“She deserves everything she’s getting right now,” Central coach Mark Krusz said. “I’m so happy that she can do this in her senior year after everything she’s done.”

SIDNEY PRASSE B e n e t senior led the sectional finalists with 14.9 points per game on the year. “ S i d probably has the quickest release of any player I’ve had the opportunity to coach,” Paul said. “All she needs is a little opening and she’s ready to shoot. She’s dangerous no matter where she is on the court.”

Second team: CARLIE CORRIGAN Plainfield North junior had 18.7 points and 9.9 rebounds, while also notching 73 steals. “ C a r l i e

has done a great job this season taking her game to the next level,” North coach Jim Walter said. “She played out of position this year yet never complained and still had the best season of any player in PNHS history. Her next step is to work on her range, ball handling, and defending quicker players so that she can truly become one of the area’s elite players next season.”

JACQUI GRANT Grant, a 6-3 junior center, is the Hawks’ go-to player inside.

But she’s also developed her

game over the past three seasons to the point where she faces the basket and takes opposing defenders off the dribble, as well as spot up for a threepointer. Grant averaged 13.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game this season while shooting 53 percent from the field. Grant has scholarship offers on the table from DePaul, South Florida, Marquette and New Mexico.

“We’re going to move her from a 5 to a 4 (next year),

which immediately will get her more touches,” said Maine South coach Mark Smith.

CHRISTEN PRASSE Junior ran the potent offense for Benet. She averaged 13.4 points with 72 assists and 63 steals.

“Christen is a very smart player,” Paul said. “She runs the point for us and does everything See ALL-AREA, page 17

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ALL-AREA Continued from page 16 you would expect. She has long arms and can post you up.”

KEIERA RAY Penn-bound senior averaged 10.8 points, 3.7 assists, 3.9 steals and 4.6 rebounds per game for Bolingbrook.

FAITH SUGGS A freshman from Plainfield East,Suggs burst onto the scene with 13 points, five rebounds and two steals per game.

“Faith is an outstanding teammate and workhorse,” East coach Missy Mitidiero said. “She is a girl who strives to always better her game. She is one who watches film at home, goes to the gym extra to put up shots, and lifts on the weekends. She is a rarity, not only in the women’s game, but in high school sports. There is much more to come from

BENGALS Continued from page 13 Neither team shot well and East managed 35 percent shooting, was West Aurora was even worse at 33 percent. But the game was won on the backboard as the Blackhawks grabbed 21 offense rebounds, including three off of free throw misses where they would eventually score on. They also made 14-of-23 free throws, while East was just 7-for-8.

“They got a lot of offensive rebounds,” Straughter commented. “We were worried about the shot, we weren’t boxing out after they got the shot off.”

East’s 27 wins were the most in district history and it matched the deepest postseason run in district history.

“It’s a lot of grit and guts from these kids,” Adkins said. “We didn’t play our best basketball all year long. We played some nice basketball games, especially towards the end of conference where we were executing really well. During the playoff run though it didn’t seem like we were executing the way we should. Anybody can beat anybody in the postseason. I feel really bad for them tonight.”

“I had fun my senior year,” Brown said.“We didn’t want it to end like this. We wish we could come back and play harder, but we’re done. Hopefully the guys after us will keep doing better than us until the state championship comes to Plainfield East.” staylor@enterprisepublications.com

Faith.”

ends of the court.”

Third team:

Fourth team:

GABBY WILLIAMS

SHANNON BUTLER

Plainfield East junior averaged 14 points and seven rebounds from her post position.

“Gabby is one of the most under-rated players in our area,” Mitidiero said.

“She came to East and surprised the heck out of me with her enthusiasm for the game and her ability to get anywhere from 15-30 points a night. She is someone I am extremely excited to work with in the offseason to build dominance in the paint on both

Senior was the main post threat for Joliet Catholic, averaging 11.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

“Shannon has been with the varsity team since her sophomore year,” said JCA coach Ed Shodrof. “She is one of the toughest workers that we have ever had.Her game improved each year as she led a very young team into a bright future. She will be a winner in life.”

Mike Sandrolini and Scott Taylor contributed

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All the rich guys go to Florida and play and us poor

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guys stay here and play.”

community, however, the reason I like it is that it is not gender specific, women can play as well as men; young kids can play as well as older people, so it is really

Walter Voyt a universal game. it is great that Brian opened this up for us and

gives us a place to play.”

Ellen Zalewski of Romeoville

said many pickleballers also play tennis, but find the smaller court less taxing.

“Many of us play tennis, so this is in addition,” she said. “And the court is a little smaller than a tennis court, which is nice because you don’t have as much court to cover.”

Eich said that with the

popularity and competitiveness of some of the players, he hopes next year to have open gym as well as a league where teams of two players have assigned game times and opponents and play in a bracket-style format.

mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Last chance to register for Voyager Media contest Time has nearly run out to register for the Voyager Media Madness contest.

The free contest will coincide with the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.

Completed brackets, which must include a name, age and hometown, must be received by 11 a.m.

Thursday, March 15.

Hard copies can be faxed to (815) 439-2548 or dropped off at our office at 23856 Andrew Road, Plainfield, IL. Entries not completed on-line must include a contact number and e-mail address.

Entries are available at buglenewspapers.com/madness If you do not sign in or do not have a Yahoo account, you will be prompted to register or sign The group ID # is 5765 and the group password is newspaper.

Create a bracket that includes your first and last name, age and hometown. You must be able to verify you are at least 18 years of age to win a prize.

Agree to the terms and conditions, then check back Sunday evening to see all the brackets and make your picks.

Points will be awarded for wins in each round. One point will be awarded for a win in the first round.

The feed-in games will not count.

Standings will be found online at buglenewspapers.com each week and the leaders can be found in the Bugle/Enterprise/Sentinel.

Employees of Voyager Media are eligible to compete in the competition, but are not eligible for prizes. You must be 18 years or older to participate and be online by 11 a.m.Thursday.

HOW TO REGISTER 1. Log on to www. buglenewspapers.com/madness 2. Click on the Voyager Media Madness link.

3. If you do not have a Yahoo account, you will be prompted to create one during the registration.

4.The Group ID # is 5763.

5. The Group password is newspaper.

6. Create a bracket that includes your first and last name, age and hometown.Those who do not will be ineligible.

7. Agree to the terms and conditions.

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Break free of office war with difficult employee Q. One of my coworkers is the most oppositional, stubborn and argumentative people I have ever met. If I say black, he says white. I spend half my day arguing with him and the other half trying to point out why he doesn’t have his facts right. How do I get free of this conflict?

A. You can stop the war by realizing it really does take two to tango - or to have an office war. You will never get any peace at your office if you keep jumping in with your coworker to have a power struggle.

Here are the magic words when you’re dealing with an argumentative individual on the job, “You may be right.” People who are stubborn and adore power struggles simply don’t know how to respond if you concede that they may have a point.

You’ll discover the hardest part for you will be to stop trying to get your coworker to see things your way. Ironically, the people we fight the most with at our office are the people who have the same weaknesses

as ourselves.

You’ll only get peace if you are willing to stop your battle to prove your point.

The reason these office p o w e r struggles are so seductive and emotionally juicy is that many of us confuse being right with being competent or good people. We go to war not over any particular fact but over the emotional fear that, if we can’t win the battle to be right, we’ve been publicly humiliated.

The truth is that effective and powerful people realize that winning the war to be right is merely the consolation price in our career. The real prize is looking into the future to see what result we need and going after that goal. If other people get to be right in the short term and you get the outcomes you need in the long run, who do you think is the real winner?

In order to get the peace you desire, realize you’ll find

it tempting to jump back into the war next time you see your coworker. Forgive yourself if you start down your usual path of arguing back. Then take a deep breath, let him know he may have a point, and get back to focusing on your own productivity.

Your opponent will be

temporarily surprised, throw a few more punches your way, and then amble along and find someone less wise to resume his workplaces battles.

(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.)

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H o ro s c o p e s

Across 1 Grafton’s “A” 6 Mill fill 11 Witchy woman 14 Aristotle forte 15 Major outlet 16 Chemical ending 17 Start of a quip 19 Lot 20 First name in hair products 21 Spanish possessive 23 Like the 4-Down in a 1960 chart-topper 25 Quip, part 2 26 Bear 27 Champagne designation 28 “them” author 29 Payoff 30 Acquire 31 Word in a current account?

32 Quip, part 3 35 Take willingly 38 Dreyer’s partner in ice

Ready or not, here it comes. The week ahead may offer you more than your fair share of golden opportunities. Don’t waste valuable time, but burn the midnight oil to end up with solid accomplishment.

Go for the gold. This is an excellent week to launch new ideas, procedures or important enterprises. You will find that compromise is the best avenue to follow for lasting success and harmony.

Troubles take to the hills in the face of titanic efforts. In the week to come, you will find others ready, willing and able to cooperate. You can make key purchases that require good taste and style.

The earth can move for you. Make earth-shaking decisions this week, or ask for a commitment from a special someone. You can easily improve your vision of the future by moving beyond the past.

Win friends and influence others this week. Make good on promises to win respect and admiration. To derive benefits from the good will aimed your way, you must fulfill the expectations of others.

What lies beneath can help you rise high. You don’t need to have the keys to the building to own a share of the mineral rights. Your hard work and enterprise will win you favors and rewards this week.

Rather than aiming for perfection, just aim to be a little bit better this week than you were last week. This is a great week to mend fences or to find ways to turn joint resources into a valuable resource.

Recite “twinkle, twinkle little star” and then wish upon one. Joint efforts will be rewarded this week, so make friends with a star of some kind. Your ambitious plans have a good chance for success.

Tip the terms in your favor through teamwork. Through an alliance with someone whose talents complement yours, you will find a way to have your cake and eat it, too, in the week ahead.

Relationships can carry you far in the week to come. Like that daring young performer on the flying trapeze, you can swing from one subject to the next with the greatest of ease.

Anything worth having is worth work. In the week to come, you can put your most significant plans into motion. People that were defensive in the past will be willing to accept apologies and cooperate.

Live the high life by giving others the high five. Your friendliness opens doors whether you are with a special someone or in a crowd. Expect smooth sailing with relationships and finances this week.

Down cream 39 River wriggler 42 Don’t just want 43 Top-secret org.

44 PETCO Park player 46 Quip, part 4 48 Hawks’ homes 49 Outclassed by a large margin, as competitors 50 You are, in Yucatan 51 Mid-seventhcentury date 52 End of quip 56 Deborah’s “The King and I” costar 57 Thumbs-up person, perhaps 58 “Amazing” magician 59 Ike’s WWII domain 60 Alex’s mom on “Family Ties” 61 Words of reassurance

1 Poetic pugilist 2 Online chuckle 3 “Tell me already” 4 See 23-Across 5 Stranded in winter, perhaps 6 Reading pen?

7 Fabled flier 8 Like many “Twilight Zone” episodes 9 Pub choice 10 Pay after taxes 11 Member of an ancient Asia Minor empire 12 Beautifier 13 Columbus, by birth 18 __ Bo 22 Exchanges 23 “Conan” channel 24 Handel cantata “__ e Leandro” 25 Least arid 27 Go out with 30 It’s eight hours later than PST

31 Singer Grant 32 Cut 33 Forest safety concern 34 Actress Lupino 35 Wool-coloring agent 36 Close-cropped hairstyle 37 Italian horse 39 Inventing family 40 Prior to 41 French article 43 Feature of one who is barely sleeping?

44 “Great” czar 45 Former PLO leader 47 Corolla part 48 Pompeii burier 50 French 101 verb 53 Nintendo’s Super __ 54 Meter lead-in 55 Hagar creator Brownee

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Tips for a better heart Prevent memory It’s always important to pay attention to matters of the heart -especially those that impact your heart health.

As the leading killer of Americans, cardiovascular disease affects one in three people in the U.S. -- approximately 81 million people. And, the American Heart Association predicts that this number will increase to 116 million people, or 40.5 percent of Americans, by 2030.

Thankfully,there are simple steps you can easily incorporate into your day-to-day life that can make a big difference, according to Susan J. Crockett, PhD, RD, FADA and leader of the General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition.

“Genetics does play a role in cholesterol and overall heart health,” says Crockett. “While being aware of one family history is certainly important, there are lifestyle changes you can make and foods you can eat as part of an overall healthy diet that can decrease the risk factors for heart disease and may help lower cholesterol.”

There are several ways people

can begin to make a difference in their personal heart health and cholesterol levels, according to Crockett. To help make your lifestyle more heart-healthy, try to remember Crockett’s “HEART” tips.

• Have a list: Keep a running list of health to-dos, such as regular cholesterol and blood pressure screenings, as well as questions for your physician. Find out and jot down foods you can eat to lower cholesterol and other ways to take care of your heart.

• Eat more of the “good stuff” Be conscious of what you are eating and make an effort to incorporate heart healthy foods into your diet.

For example, fruits, vegetables, whole grain, and low-fat dairy are all good choices for a heart healthy diet. Eating more fish like salmon, which contains omega-3 fatty acids, may also help reduce the risk of heart disease.

• Aim for more whole grain: When making food choices, look

for whole grain oats or whole grain oat cereal that contains beta glucan, like Cheerios. Beta glucan is a natural soluble fiber found in oats that helps reduce bad cholesterol.

To reduce the risk of heart disease, you need three grams of soluble fiber daily from whole grain oat foods as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

• Run, walk, skip, jump: However you choose to exercise, just make sure it is a part of your daily routine.

• Try healthy swaps: Healthier options are out there, so make the switch. For instance, instead of full fat mayonnaise, spread smashed avocado on your sandwich, which is high in healthy fats that help your heart. Also, when eating out, don’t be afraid to ask your server for healthier preparation methods, like steamed and broiled instead of fried, or ingredient substitutes like whole grain pasta.

loss as you age

You may not realize it, but you can take steps to keep your brain fit and flexible as you age.

In fact, some experts now say that through proper diet and routine mental health exercises, you even can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease long enough to avoid experiencing the symptoms.

“The sooner you start to protect your brain against Alzheimer’s, the sooner you will notice improvement -- not only in recall and mental focus, but also in energy level, mood, general health, and sense of wellbeing,” says Dr. Gary Small, M.D., Professor at UCLA, and author of the new book “The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program” (Workman Publishers).

Small offers these stay-sharp tips to help you get started: • Eat brain food: Stock up on

food filled with antioxidants like berries, avocados, and raw vegetables; omega-3 rich, antiinflammatory food choices, like fish, whole grains, and legumes; and memory-boosting spices like turmeric and cumin.Alcohol in moderation can be beneficial too, so don’t shy away from a glass of wine or beer at dinner.

• Train your brain: You can cross-train your brain, by jumping from right-brain to leftbrain workouts.“The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program,” offers great daily mental workouts that combine wordplay, letter scrambles, 3-D drawings, tricky equations, logic challenges, and number sequences. For more information, visit www. drgarysmall.com.

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Get your family to eat more whole grain Most people want to make healthy eating decisions, but there are lots of messages vying for attention in supermarkets. This is especially true when it comes to following the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendation to choose products with whole grain as the first ingredient.

According to Dr. Travis Stork, emergency room physician and host of“The Doctors,”shoppers can find nutritional cues on the front of

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• Be flexible: Try simple tasks like writing and eating with your non-dominant hand. By engaging neural circuits in ways that are different from their usual patterns, you will provide your brain a good mental stretch.

• Make discoveries: Like any muscle you’d work out at the gym, your brain needs variety and

food boxes, but also should read the Nutrition Fact panels on their sides.

When it comes to whole grain, look for the words “whole grain” as the first ingredient in the ingredient list.Ingredient lists detail ingredients in order of prevalence. If the first ingredient has the word “whole” or “whole grain” followed by a grain like wheat or oats, it means the food contains more whole grain than any other single ingredient.

“One of the best ways to boost whole grain intake is to examine the products your family already loves, and look for the ones that have a whole grain at the top of the ingredient list,” said Stork.

For example, when it comes to breakfast,more than 50 cereals with the white check, like Cheerios and Kix, now have more whole grain than any other single ingredient -- with the same great taste. These cereals also list the grams of whole

stimulation to stay in shape. Find new challenging mental activities that you also enjoy,so that engaging your brain is never a chore. For example, explore a genre of music you haven’t before, or take up a new thought-provoking hobby.

• Reduce your stress: Practice yoga, meditate, take a vacation or even just a bubble bath.

• Get Moving: Hopefully you are already exercising for optimum physical health. If you aren’t, consider this: physical activity increases blood flow and oxygenating the brain. So turn off that mindless television program and take a brisk walk!

• Stress can temporarily impair one’s learning and recall, says Small. By taking away sources of stress, or reacting to stress differently, you can improve your memory.

Alzheimer’s is already affecting 5 million people in the U.S. alone.

But a memory lapse today doesn’t need to become a bigger problem tomorrow. Take charge and help sharpen your memory now.

grain per serving on the side of their boxes.

Whole grain is an important part of a healthy diet. In connection with healthier lifestyles, a diet rich in whole grain has been linked to healthier body weights, and it may help reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers. According to the Dietary Guidelines, more than 95 percent of Americans don’t get the recommended amount of whole grain.

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Meet your “Dr. Right” at Edward Medical Group – in person or on EMG-TV Choosing a doctor just got more convenient.

A person in search of a primary care physician can view Edward Medical Group’s (EMG) physician video profiles at www. edwardmedicalgroup.org to “meet” his/her “Dr. Right.”

You can also schedule a free 15-minute in-person meet-and-greet session.EMG offers the informal visits so prospective patients can casually talk with and get a feel for physician’s personality, practice style or whatever it is a person looks for in “Dr. Right.”

EMG is the primary care practice of Edward Hospital and has 45 board certified family practice and internal medicine physicians who treat patients of all ages at offices throughout the region, including Will

suffering, to try my best to help people in their time of need,” recalls Dr. Gomez.

In her video, Lilia Protaziuk, MD, a family practice physician at EMG’s Frederick St. location in Dr. Protaziuk Plainfield, describes her to become a doctor and approach to caring for her County locations in: patients. how they treat patients.

“If you put all your For example, Mark Gomez, • Bolingbrook, 130 N. MD, who specializes in passion and strength in Weber Rd. • Crest Hill, 16151 Weber internal medicine at EMG’s the patient’s care, I think Bolingbrook office, says he you can help patients Rd. • Plainfield, 15905 S. knew when he was nine much more,” explains Dr. years old that he wanted to Protaziuk. “The patient can Frederick St. • Plainfield, 24600 W. become a doctor when he feel that the doctor really 127th St., Building B on the saw his twin brother have cares and you can make a a severe asthma attack at huge change in someone’s Edward Plainfield campus life.” church.

On the importance of the “I remember looking at Each video lasts 40 to 90 seconds and offers a my brother and, because doctor-patient relationship, glimpse of each doctor’s we’re identical twins, it was Jeffrey Pua, MD says, for unique personality and a like seeing myself suffer him, it’s as if he’s treating chance for the physicians at the same time. I knew family.

“You develop those to explain their areas of at that moment it was my expertise, why they decided calling to try my best to end connections and you know

“If you put all your passion and strength in the patient’s care, I think you can help patients much more,”

the patient intimately,” says Dr. Pua, who specializes in internal medicine at EMG’s office on the Edward Plainfield campus. “That’s one of the beautiful things about primary care, that you have continuity and followup, so I don’t just treat their problem and never see them again. I get to know them and their family.”

To view the fulllength physician video profiles of the EMG physicians, visit www. edwardmedicalgroup.org.

To schedule a meet-andgreet session with these and other EMG physicians in Bolingbrook, call (630) 3783400; Crest Hill, call (815) 838-2888 and Plainfield, call (630) 646-5020 (Frederick St. location) or (815) 7319000 (Edward Plainfield campus location).