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Mother: son died of blunt force head trauma >> See THe FUll STory PAGe 4

Information comes from the independent autopsy the family commissioned By Alex HernAndez staff reporter

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This year’s fundraiser featured police oﬃcers from across the state accepting donating at a record 174 dunkin’ donuts rooftops to heighten awareness and raise money for the law enforcement Torch run which beneﬁts special olympics illinois.

The family of Pravin Varughese says the SIU student died from trauma to his head. “The underlying cause of death is blunt [force] trauma to the head and has multiple other injuries to the body,” said Lovely Varughese, Pravin’s mother, in an email to The Bugle. “There is a praVin Varughese big defensive injury to his right arm. None of the injuries are selfinflicted. No evidence of frost bite.” The information comes from the independent autopsy the family >> see trauMa | pAge 8

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Board awards contracts valued at over $3.7 million to Copenhaver Construction for flood project Mayor Andrew Przybylo pushed for the village to accelerate Stormwater Relief plan

approximately 11.961 acre-feet (or nearly 4 million gallons of water or enough water to fill six Olympic-size swimming pools) of storage during a 100-year rain event, said village officials. Additionally, Copenhaver will By Alex Hernandez also build a second storage staff reporter basin at the southeast corner ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com of Maryhill Cemetery. @TheAVHernandez “The storage basin is designed Niles trustees approved to provide a more usable and two contracts, worth over beautified space for the church $3.7 million, for and community,” construction of two said Village Manager stormwater relief Steven Vinezeano. projects to help “This is a dry basin prevent flooding. that may (if you The two projects average the past five breaking ground this years) have water spring are storm sewer about once a year improvements at Our for a matter of hours Lady or Ransom and before it empties.” the Mayhill Catholic Andrew Przybylo Trustees awarded mayor of niles Cemetery. $2,605,145.50 to Thanks to two historic Copenhaver for The Our flooding events last year, Mayor Lady of Ransom project and Andrew Przybylo has pushed $1,105,331 for the Maryhill for the village to accelerate Cemetery project at their May the Tier One projects of its 27 meeting. Stormwater Relief plan. At that meeting Trustee Joe After studying storm and LoVerde said that while he was flood data, village officials say disappointed Copenhaver was the flooding on the west side the only company to bid on the of Niles results from an excess two projects, he felt the board of stormwater runoff directed had to move quickly to get the toward low-lying areas of the projects underway as flooding village. was still a threat to the village. Part of the reason for this As theArchdiocese of Chicago is that when Niles was first owns the two properties where converting farmland into the construction will happen, subdivisions during the 1950s, trustees also approved an there were some areas, known agreement that night between as swales or intermittent the village and Archdiocese to streams, on which the new build on their land. residential streets were built. Because of this, Przybylo said As Niles is on high ground, it’s that down the line the village in these swales that have the should consider taking over majority of the flooding. the maintenance of the lawn at To help combat this, Our Lady of Ransom. Copenhaver Construction has Village officials say the Our been contracted to build a dry Lady of Ransom project is basin at Our Lady of Ransom expected to take three to four that’s expected to provide months to complete.

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Man accused of sexually abusing minor still under house arrest Tottas is expected in court at the end of June By Alex Hernandez staff reporter

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A Morton Grove man charged with sexually abusing a minor is expected to appear in criminal court again June 25. Triantafilos “Master Terry”Tottas was initially charged in February, after a male juvenile student told COURTESY SKOKIE TAE-KWON-DO’S FACEBOOK PAGE Skokie police Tottas had been inappropriately touching him A photo showing Triantafilos “Master Terry” Tottas instructing students that was taken at the Skokie Tae-Kwon-Do at 4640 Oakton over the last four years. Cook County prosecutors allege Street, Skokie in 2012. Tottas used his position as “Master Crain, Morton Grove, last appeared of this year. Terry” at Skokie Tae-Kwon-Do, at the Skokie District court on The first instance of abuse 4640 Oakton St., to repeatedly May 21. He posted $1,000 bail reportedly involved Tottas driving sexually abuse the in March and has been on his truck from Skokie to Chicago juvenile since at “electronic release” via an with the victim as his passenger, least the summer of ankle monitor since then. said prosecutors. 2010 and continuing The court has ordered he During the trip, Tottas through February of have no contact with the reportedly began to rub the this year. alleged victim. victim’s knees and hands and told The first instance The 61-year-old Tottas him he was beautiful. Soon after, of abuse reportedly describes himself as a Tae prosecutors allege Tottas parked began when the Kwon Do “master” and had his truck and began “to kiss the victim was 8 years Triantafilos been teaching at Skokie boy on his mouth and touch him old. Tae-Kwon-Do since at least under his clothes.” “Master Terry” After The Bugle Tottas 2010. The school has been In another incident, when the broke the story closed since February, victim and Tottas were alone March 28, Chicago’s South Loop when the allegations were first together in the dojo, Tottas Elementary School Principal Tara brought to authorities. allegedly grabbed and touched Shelton released a letter to parents According to the website for the victim over his clothes and saying that while Tottas also taught the dojo, a training facility, Tottas again began kissing the boy in Tae Kwon Do classes at Chicago’s has over 29 years of experience the mouth. South Loop Elementary School, as a martial arts instructor, and his Prosecutors allege that while the alleged abuse did not happen dojo offered classes to kids and Tottas did this, he told the boy on school grounds, and the victim adults six days a week. he could trust him, and that what was not a student of the school. Cook County prosecutors they were doing was their secret. The letter further said school allege Tottas used his position A few days later, when the officials were working with Child as “Master Terry” to repeatedly victim was again alone with Protective Services regarding the sexually abuse his student, Tottas, the teacher reportedly allegations brought against Tottas. starting in the summer of 2010 put his hands underneath his Tottas, of the 5600 block of and continuing through February student’s shorts to touch him.

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Police raise money for Special Olympics with ‘Cop on Top’

Event involved Niles Police Chief Dean Strzelecki, police officers

Niles police raised money for Special Olympics by posting up at three Dunkin’ Donuts on May 30. The fundraising event, called “Cop on Top,” involved Niles Police Chief Dean Strzelecki, police officers and auxiliary and civilian police employees accepting donations from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 7235 N. Caldwell Ave., 7039 W. Dempster St. and at 7525 N. Harlem Ave. at Milwaukee. Last year Niles police raised $5,400 from Cop On Top operations. Neighboring police

departments, like Park Ridge, also participated in the fundraiser. This year’s fundraiser featured police officers from across the state accepting donating at a record 174 Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to heighten awareness and raise money for the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run has raised nearly $31 million over 28 years while increasing awareness of Special Olympics Illinois athletes and their accomplishments. Each year, more than 3,000 officers cover 1,500 miles carrying the Flame of Hope through the streets of their hometowns and to the State Summer Games in Normal in June. It is the single largest

year-round fundraising event benefiting Special Olympics Illinois.The intrastate relay and its various fundraising projects have two goals: to raise money and increase public awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics. The Torch Run has set a goal of raising $3.5 million for 2014. Special Olympics Illinois is a not-for-profit organization offering year-round training and competition in 19 sports for more than 21,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities and nearly 18,500 Young Athletes ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics programs enhance physical fitness, motor skills, self-confidence, social skills and encourage family support.

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Last year Niles police raised $5,400 from Cop On Top operations.

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Car crash leaves two seniors hospitalized Collision occurred on May 28; Niles woman, 85, was driving east on Greenwood Street By Alex HernAndez staff reporter

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A Morton Grove accident led to one car hitting a garage, another hitting a light pole and two people being hospitalized. The afternoon of May 28 a Niles woman, 85, was driving east on Greenwood Street. Around 1:15 p.m., her vehicle reached the intersection at Shermer Road. At that time, a 71-year old Skokie woman who was driving north through the intersection hit the Niles woman’s vehicle.

The resulting impact caused the Niles woman’s vehicle to slam into a garage at the corner of that intersection, while the Skokie woman’s vehicle struck light pole nearby, said Morton Grove Police Cmdr. Paul Yaras. Ambulances arrived on the scene and extracted the women from their vehicles by 1:42 p.m. “Both drivers were transported to Glenbrook Hospital,” said Yaras. Their injuries did not appear to be life threatening. He also said a citation was issued to the Niles woman for failing to yield at a stop intersection.

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Coyote sightings in Morton Grove Sightings have been confirmed in the area roughly bordered by Oakton to the south

The Morton Grove Police Department has received numerous reports of coyotes in our residential neighborhoods. These sightings have been confirmed in the area roughly bordered by Oakton to the south, Gross Point to the west, and the Skokie borders to the north and east. Though the coyotes do not pose a threat to humans, they do eat smaller animals such as rabbits, possums, small breed dogs, and cats. The following information is provided for awareness, but if you have any further questions or concerns, please contact the Morton Grove Police Department Animal Control Officer at (847) 470-5200.

MORE INFORMATION COYOTE FYI • Don’t use retractable leashes that allow your dog to wander a long distance from you during walks. • Pick up your small dog if you see a coyote nearby. • Don’t approach coyote pups or a coyote den. • Never feed coyotes. • If you feed your cat or dog outside bring your food inside at night. • Don’t leave your pet outside unattended. • If a coyote does attempt contact with you, make loud noises. For more information, check out www.urbancoyoteresearch.com

A coyote’s diet generally consists of berries, small mammals and varmints such as; rats, mice and cottontail rabbits, and discarded human food items. They are generally shy around humans and they will make every effort to avoid contact with us.

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Source of oakton leak found to be abandoned gas pipe Abandoned gas service line owned by Nicor By Alex HernAndez staff reporter

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The source of the Oakton Street leak that baffled village officials since March was found and fixed. The news came from Trustee Joe LoVerde during a May 27 meeting of the Niles trustees. He said water from the Oakton leak was coming out of an abandoned gas service line. The leak had been confounding village officials since at least March 24. By May 17, village officials said they had already spent $36,000 trying to find the leak’s source. Part of the reason it was so difficult to fix the leak was because map records for that area’s water main system,installed in 1955, are incorrect. However by May 27, public works, working alongside LoVerde’s construction company, were finally able to pinpoint and fix the leak. Around 10:30 a.m. that day, traffic on Oakton Street, from Caldwell to Waukegan, was reduced to one lane each way while crews worked to locate the water leak. LoVerde Construction started a dig where water was visibly coming up in the middle lane in front of 6922 Oakton St. Later,

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Source of the leak: an abandoned gas service line owned by Nicor.

“The gas company came out and asked why we broke their pipe,” said Trustee Joe loVerde at the May 27 village meeting. LoVerde decided to make another hole to the south of that address and came across an abandoned gas service line with water coming out of it. Nicor was called, and the gas company shut off their abandoned gas service line, which stopped the leak. “The gas company came out and asked why we broke their

pipe,” said Trustee Joe LoVerde at the May 27 village meeting. At press time, village officials had not yet confirmed if they were seeking compensation from Nicor for the expenses related to finding and stopping the leak. “It brings back the old days,” said LoVerde, who has 30 years of construction experience and took the lead in working with public works to find the leak. “[Public works] did everything in their power to stop that leak.” Mayor Andrew Przybylo previously said the village loses an annual average of 600,000 gallons of water, purchased from Chicago, to leaks.

Police Blotter

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The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Morton Grove, Niles, and Park Ridge Police Departments. 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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Hildy Lieberman, 56, of the 3300 block of N. Greenleaf, Skokie, was arrested May 18 in the 8700 block of Shermer for DUI.

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Victor M. Cruz, 33, of the 670 block of W. Pickwick, Mt Prospect, was arrested May 18 in the 8600 block of Dempster for DUI, aggravated DUI and driving without a valid driver’s license.

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Manuel Juarez, 28, of the 3200 block of N. Kenneth, Chicago, was arrested May 17 in the 8300 block of Milwaukee for DUI.

Barbra Swiderska, 61, of the 9300 block of Hamilton, Des Plaines, was arrested May 20 in the 9000 block of Golf Road for retail theft.

Jose J. Velazquez-Medina, 25, of the 1700 block of Chariot Ct, Mt. Prospect, was arrested May 19 in the 7600 block of Milwaukee for driving without a valid driver’s license.

Somsri Kumwong, 20, of the 620 block of W. Kensington Rd, Mt. Prospect, was arrested May 20 in Golf Mill Center for retail theft.

Alison Ortiz, 20, of the 13400 block of S. 6000 Rd, Penbrook, was arrested May 21 in the 6100 block of Touhy for retail theft.

Kejuan D. Wells, 23, of the 7300 block of Crain, Niles, was arrested May 23 in the 7300 block of Crain for a violation of a protection order.

Donald M. Martello, 53, of the 8600 block of Milwaukee, Niles, was arrested May 24 in the 7200 block of Milwaukee for DUI.

Luis P. Hernandez, 20, of the 8800 block of N. Prospect, Niles, was arrested May 25 in the 8500 block of Milwaukee for driving without a valid driver’s license.

Herbert L. Stephens, 32, of the 8800 block of W. Golf, Des Plaines, was arrested May 22 at the intersection of Cumberland and Crain for driving with a suspended driver’s license. Israel Lopez-Robles, of the 2300 block of Wright, North Chicago, was arrested May 24 at the intersection of Milwaukee and Kedzie for aggravated DUI. Cathy A. Ippolito, 50, of the 1800 block of Parkside, Park Ridge, was arrested May 24 in the 8500 block of Golf for retail theft.

Western for driving without a valid driver’s license, driving without valid Insurance and improper turn. Juarez, 62, of the 15 Israel 3600 block of W. Lawrence, Chicago, was arrested May 21 in the 200 block of Parkside for driving without a valid driver’s license, driving without valid insurance and an unsecured load.

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Osormaa Vanchigdorj, 42, of the 3400 block of Salem Walk, Northbrook, was arrested May 22 in the 0-100 block of S. Northwest Hwy. for driving without a valid driver’s license, driving without valid insurance and disobeying a traffic control device.

Jacqueline GonzalezAquino, 19, of the 9000 block of N. Clifton, Niles, was arrested May 20 at the intersection of Dempster and

16-year old from Park 17 ARidge was arrested May 22 in the 1900 block of S. Cumberland for possession of

cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and retail theft.

Morton Grove Munkherdene Nyamsuren, 25, of Skokie was arrested May 24 at the intersection of Dempster and Prospect for driving with a suspended driver’s license, possession of cannabis a valid Dupage County arrest warrant.

Cervantes, Age 28, 19 Joel Chicago was arrested May 25 at the intersection of Dempster and Austin for possession of cannabis. Wolak, 34, of 20 Kenneth Northbrook was arrested May 22 in the 5400 block of Cleveland after being stopped

for traffic violations and was found to have an active warrant from Cook County Court. Todsaporn Gheeranphong, 25, of Chicago was arrested May 23 at the intersection of Dempster and Major for misdemeanor speeding.

Kenneth Jackson, 49, of Morton Grove was arrested May 24 at the intersection of Golf and Central for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

Ross Brown, 19, of Wilmette was arrested May 28 at the intersection of Waukegan and Dempster for possession of cannabis.

Leonel Arroyo, 47, of Bloomingdale was arrested May 26 at the intersection of Dempster and Central for aggravated DUI.

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Is life ever really fair?

Income Inequality purports that life is unfair, and if we’d just practice fascism it would be fair

The latest hot topic is old girl who really needed a “income inequality.” It’s being dad in her life, a good male role pushed by the Left as evidence model. that we need more government She didn’t do too well in intervention in school, perhaps a “C” people’s lives.Given student. She was smart that the concept and a hard worker, but just is an invention not academically talented. of Italian Fascist She didn’t graduate from Corrodo Gini, who a college. Untethered at used it to prove her dad’s death she was that the world frightened, alone and lonely, needed fascism, another perspeCtiVe but she wasn’t paralyzed. morgAn DuBiel I’d be a bit wary Through a typist’s error her of embracing it. In a nutshell, driver’s license showed her as Income Inequality purports five years older than her actual that life is unfair, and if we’d just age. It was a curse and a blessing. practice fascism it would be fair. She was always precocious and Tell that to the over 100 million gutsy. Using that moxie, she human beings killed by fascism, applied for a job in sales for a socialism and communism in cappuccino machine company. the 21st – all in the name of In truth, she wasn’t even 18 yet. fairness and equality. Cappuccino was just being Let me tell you about a woman introduced in America, and born in Chicago that I’ve known her job was to sell not just the since she was little. She grew up machines, but the concept of without a father until her early “Italian coffee.” Sales is a tough teens. She fell in with a heavy job, but she had to pay the metal rock band and dated their rent, plus the top sales getter adult lead guitarist as a teen girl. would win an all-expenses-paid Her mom had such a hard time trip to Italy to visit the factory dealing with her that she ended and tour the country. She won up living with her father for a against adults with decades of few years, but it was terribly experience, and at 18 years old, rocky. They began reconciling she was overlooking the Grand when he died. She was a 17-year- Canal in Venice.

We don’t always get the life we wish for or the breaks we want, but what if, instead of a challenge and trial, my sister had been given government welfare – would she still have been just as successful?

Later, she switched industries, and using some contacts, plus her father’s last name got into food styling. It’s a dog-eat-dog business that promises high pay for the best, but is so competitive that burn-out is common. You have to hustle. She did. She earns a top income and is asked to do jobs throughout America and even overseas. She’s a winner, and she’s my sister. I’ve watched her grow and succeed and overcome obstacle after obstacle. Life’s not fair. It never is. I cannot tell you if having a life of trials and tribulations is what helped make her successful. We don’t always get the life we wish for or the breaks we want, but what if, instead of a challenge and trial, my sister had been given government welfare – would she still have been just as successful?

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Mayor Przybylo Recognized as Municipal Leader of the Year Mayor Przybylo and Chief Strzelecki receive prestigious honors Niles’s MayorAndrew Przybylo and Chief of Police Dean Strzelecki are being honored at the 18th Annual Salute to Those Who Make a Difference Award Dinner on June 18 in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Mayor Przybylo has been selected by the Board Members of the Illinois State Crime Commission as Municipal Leader of the Year. The Board’s selection was based on high achievement and service to the community. Mayor Przybylo stood out because of his many awards and his memberships in professional and civic organizations, and his desire to create a structure within the village government that would allow for more accountability and responsibility. Chief Strzelecki is being honored as Cook County Police Chief of the Year due to his

>> trauma, from page 1 commissioned from Ben Margolis, the forensic pathologist and founder of Autopsy Center of Chicago. Margolis also performed toxicology on Pravin’s body and found that he was neither intoxicated nor under the influence of drugs the night of his death. While the independent autopsy and toxicology test were completed April 23, details from the 22 page autopsy report weren’t released until a May 30 broadcast of “Reality Check w/ Monica Zukas” on WGGH. “This report, with the permission of the family, will be released to [Jackson County State’s Attorney Michael Carr],”said Charles Stegmeyer,an attorney hired by the Varughese family, on Zukas’ show. Carr’s office has taken over the investigation of Pravin Varughese’s death and has told The Bugle his “office is not commenting on this issue at this time because of the ongoing investigation.” “What he does with that

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many awards and memberships, which the Board found were evidence of his commitment to our children and to the Niles community. The Illinois State Crime Commission/Police Athletic League of Illinois is a non-profit guided youth organization, with a mission to reduce juvenile delinquency and promote positive interaction between law enforcement and communities, relying heavily on athletics and recreational activities to tighten this bond. Since 1996, the Illinois State Crime Commission has recognized annually those legislators, businessmen and women, educators, political and civic leaders, professionals in medicine, and law, etc. with an award of excellence at the Salute To Those Who Make A Difference Award Dinner. Each year the Commission recognizes those who are changing the lives of our future generations by honoring outstanding individuals. The 2014 Award Dinner has a total of 25 honorees.

report is up to him,” said Stegmeyer. Stegmeyer, based out of the greater St. Louis area, was hired by the family to assist in their investigation of their son’s death because of his familiarity with the Carbondale Police Department and Jackson County officials. However, Margolis said Pravin Varughese’s cause of death was not so cut and dry. “The underlying cause of death was ‘blunt force trauma to the head,’” Margolis told The Bugle. “Blunt force trauma is a technical term used to distinguish between other types of injuries for example knife or gunshot injuries.” He said the term “blunt force trauma” does not imply manner of death (e.g., homicide, suicide, accident, natural, undetermined). Because of this he said the autopsy explicitly leaves open the possibility of self-injury to the head; and lists manner of death as “Undetermined.Pending further investigation.” “The body did have multiple injuries,” said Margolis. “The

Village considers extending Groot’s waste management contract Current rate of $12.98 for residential refuse collection is 2nd lowest in area after Glenview

Niles officials weighed the pros and cons of extending Groot Waste Management’s contract with the village another seven years. Niles village staff recommended keeping Groot because its current rate of $12.98 for residential refuse collection is the second lowest in the area after Glenview. The discussion happened at an informal consideration before the regular trustee meeting on May 27. “Glenview doesn’t have a lot of additional services; they pay for a lot of things out of pocket,” said Hadley Skeffington-Vos,

the village’s assistant village manager. She said Niles has a lot of services covered by Groot that other villages would have to pay additional fees for. Elk Grove-based Groot is one of the largest independent solid waste management services providers in the state. Skeffington-Vos recommended that before the new contract is signed that the village go to Groot with a wish list of things like a freezing the refuse collection rate and adding brush collection to the vendor’s existing services, which is estimated to save the village $50,000 annually. However Trustee Joe LoVerde said he wanted the village to go to market to try and get a better deal for refuse collection. “Why are we not willing to do that?” said LoVerde. “Maybe someone else is hungrier than they were five years ago. Why are we not trying it; what do we lose?” Niles Village Manager Steve Vinezeano told LoVerde the

village wouldn’t be able to guarantee the current low rate if Niles goes to bid with new vendors. “Niles is already sitting at the lowest price out there,” said Skeffington-Vos. She also said extending the contract would allow the village to keep its Thursday and Friday garbage pickup schedule, maintain low condo refuse rates and service to village alleys and secure refuse carts for the summer for to allow the village to save on landfill fees. Trustee Chris Hanusiak asked why village staff was recommending expanding the contract for seven years instead of five years like in the current contract? Vinezeano said extending the contract an additional seven years instead of five would lower the village’s refuse cost over time. The village is expected to discuss going out to bid or extending the contract with Groot again sometime in June.

right arm injury appeared to be a defensive injury...There was no frostbite but the report explicitly covers that frostbite requires rewarming to become evidenced.” He said the report explicitly leaves open the possibility of hypothermia following the head injury. Margolis also said that while the toxicology testing is negative at the time of death, the second autopsy suggests there an indeterminate time of death compared to the injury, “with the possibility of an extended survival after the injury.” “This is because there was some healing and repair of the injury seen under the microscope,” said Margolis. “This healing and repair takes time to happen.” He said during this time any possible substances in the body could have been metabolized. “Toxicology testing is therefore indeterminate for ingestion of substances with rapid metabolism (e.g alcohol) but may be considered negative for drugs with long half-life (e.g. marijuana),” said Margolis.

Lovely Varughese said she talked to Carr last week and that he had asked the family for a copy of their independent autopsy. “I called him to see when he will finish the report and he called me back and he talked to me for a long time,” she said. “I did not get a feeling from him that we will get any fair deal from him.” She said that Carr told her that her son was dealing drugs and defended Carbondale police’s narrative of events. “He made many statements which are very hurtful,” she said. “He is trying everything to make my son look bad and I am not going to take that from him.” Since their son’s death in February, the family has called into question the narrative Carbondale police have used to explain Pravin Varughese’s death in February. Essentially that the SIU student got drunk, couldn’t figure out how to tell the person driving him how to get home and then froze to death after getting lost in the woods.

Lovely Varughese previously told The Bugle that her son had been attending school at Carbondale since 2012 as a criminal justice major. She also said that while he was living downstate, her son had been working as a delivery driver for a local Jimmy John’s and was an athletic, long distance runner. She also said says Jackson County Coroner Thomas W. Kupferer contacted her to say her son tested negative for drugs and alcohol in his system in the county’s autopsy report. However Carbondale authorities have refused to release their own autopsy and toxicology results to the public. This is why the family has disputed Carbondale police’s version of events. “Clearly, the insight offered by Dr. Margolis shows that Pravin’s death is not as easily explainable as the authorities originally assumed,” said Jimmy Vachachira, the other attorney representing the Varughese family. “The family continues to find little solace as unanswered questions abound surrounding Pravin’s untimely death.”

By Alex Hernandez staff reporter

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“Don’t Fence Me In” may be your favorite song this week when ideas and education are concerned. You want to live in the fast lane and circulate freely. A growing dissatisfaction with the familiar calls for new plans.

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INSIDE: Niles West wins regional, falls in sectional semifinals, page 12; Maine South baseball sectional-bound, page 13

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Maine South’s Hader is all-state in 100, 200 By Mark Gregory sports reporter

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CHARLESTON - Maine South’s John Hader came into the state meet with goals in mind and over the span of a few hours on Friday at the IHSA Class 3A state track and field finals at O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University, he reached them both. The senior posted a time of 10.84 seconds to advance to the finals in the 100-meter dash and then came back five events later and ran a 21.76 in the 200 dash to advance in both events. In Saturday’s finals, Hader secured his place in school history, placing eighth in the 100 (11.01) and ninth in the 200 (22.06). He is the first Hawk to medal in either event. “My goal coming in was to medal in both,” Hader said. “I came in the 21st seed in the 100 and the 19th or 20th in the 200 and I ended up medaling in both, which was huge. Maine South has never had a medalist in the 100 or 200, so to medal in both is special. It feels good. It was my goal to be the first medalist in both, so to get that is really cool.” Hader was also joined by Clay Burdelik, Nick Sajenko and Tom Bazarek in the 4x100, but did not advance as the quartet posted a time of 43.30. Joining Hader on the track Saturday were a pair of runners in the 3,200-meter run. Jack Carpenter and Paul D’Ambrosio both competed for Maine South. D’Ambrosio, a junior, placed 31st in the state with a time of 9:47.27, while Carpenter, a senior, was 38th in 10:08.08. The Hawks’ junior Henry

Mierzwa posted a 4:24.36 in the 1,600-meter run, but did not advance. •Niles West sent four events to the state meet, but did not advance any events to Saturday’s finals. On the track, Niles West junior Jackson Denley finished fifth in the third heat of the 400-meter dash in 50.19 seconds, but did not advance. “I felt pretty good out there, the competition was hard like I expected and I am just happy that with the help of my coach I made it this far,” Denley said. “I am hoping I can come here next year and place. I have to just stay positive and not try and overthink it, this is a mind game.” In the 300-meter intermediate hurdles, Niles West senior Matt Henry posted a time of 39.86 in his final race. “That race could have been better,” Henry said. “I just came out here and tried to PR and make finals. I was hoping to make finals, but this was a good run and I did the best I could all year. I am happy with my season and I am happy I got here.” Niles West’s Dennis Gargovic competed in two events at the state meet, but failed to advance to the finals in either. The Wolves’ senior threw the shot put 51-feet, 9.75-inches in the preliminaries and went 147-10 in the discus. Maine East’s Christian Lopez qualified for state in the long jump, but did not compete.

CLASS 1A Niles Northridge Prep saw Forest Moses post a time of 16.93 in the 110-meter high hurdles and did not advance to the finals. Liam Mahoney ran the 800 run in 2:08.75.

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John Hader placed eighth in the 100 and ninth in the 200 at state Saturday.

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New Trier gets off to fast start, outs Wolves By mike sandrolini For the bugle

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The Wolves and New Trier split their two CSL South games during the regular season, with both teams winning at home. At last Friday’s New Trier sectional semifinal clash between the two clubs, the Trevians, of course, had home court advantage, and once again, the end result played out in favor of the home team. Top-seeded New Trier roared out to a 6-0 lead in Game 1, and coasted to a 25-19 victory. Then, in Game 2, New Trier went ahead 3-0 en route to another 25-19 win to end Niles West’s 2014 campaign. “Today we couldn’t get our big hitters going,” said Niles West coach Drew Roche said. “Eli (Gelfand) started picking up his game towards the end of the first game and carried it a little bit through the second game. Sebastian (Ahn), one of our best players that we rely on a lot, he was frustrated throughout the tournament, which again that’s a credit to New Trier. “It wasn’t in the cards tonight. It wasn’t our best match.” Roche didn’t want to call a timeout so early in the game after the Trevians stormed out to their 6-0 Game 1 lead, but he felt it was necessary. “You hate to waste them,” he said, “but it’s one of those things where you’ve got to make sure the players are OK. It’s a big stage, we’re too tight, let’s loosen up, relax, we’ve been here before. We still just couldn’t get through that big lead and break it. Kudos to them.” The Wolves did pull two within two points of New Trier, 12-10 on an ace and a kill from Gelfand, who finished with a team-high eight kills. However, New Trier notched five of the next six points to put the game out of reach. “I just think we were playing on our heels a little bit, and we weren’t being very aggressive,” Gelfand said. “We were a little passive with our passing.” The Wolves were competitive during the early part of Game 2, playing New Trier to an 8-8 tie, but the Trevians mounted

another rally at that point, netting five of the next six points. “Everything revolves around their setter, Dante (Chakrevorti) who’s an allworld player,” Roche said. “We tried to set up our defense a certain way when he was in the front row, compared to back row. “I don’t know if we were thinking too much and it was making us a step slow, but after that first game we told them, ‘Forget everything we talked about; just go play volleyball. Let’s play our game and play your position.’ We just couldn’t execute the way we usually do.” The Wolves, who got 15 assists from Jordan Moy, seven digs from Andrew Mihulet and five kills from Ahn, finished 26-12 this season. Graduation will hit the Wolves particularly hard as Moy and Gelfand—both three-year starters—along with Ahn, Mihulet, Gelfand’s twin brother, Zach, and Peter Kundzicz are among the key players Roche is losing. The Wolves reached a milestone this season by becoming the first Niles West team since 2005 to win a regional championship. They did that on May 28 by thwarting host Glenbrook North 25-19, 23-25, 25-22. Arn totaled 11 kills, Eli Gelfand added nine kills and Zach Gelfand six, Kundzicz finished it seven kills, Mihulet had nine digs, and Moy added 31 assists and five digs. “That was big,” Roche said. “It’s something we’ve been disappointed that we haven’t gotten (a regional title) so that really is something to be proud of.” “I think the season was really successful,” Gelfand said. “We won the regional and that hasn’t been done in a while, so this was a year we chipped off the ice and we were able to at least win the regional. We’ve never been to sectionals before so the goal was very high. It’ something we could have won.” The Wolves posted a 25-19, 25-22 triumph over Evanston in the regional semifinals on May 27. Eli Gelfand finished with 10 kills, Moy contributed 18 assists and five digs, and Mihulet had five aces.

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Jordan Moy and Niles West won a regional championship before falling in the sectional semifinal.

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Maine South sectional-bound for third straight year By mike sandrolini For the bugle

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Three area teams played for regional championships on Saturday, and one—Maine South—is the only club left standing. The Hawks, behind a five-hitter and complete game from senior right-hander Bobby Pennington, advanced to the Loyola Academy sectional with a 2-0 win over District 207 rival Maine West. They faced CSL South foe Evanston on Wednesday. The Wildkits edged the host Dons, 2-1, to win the Notre Dame regional championship. Meanwhile, Niles West dropped a 1-0 decision to New Trier in nine innnings in the regional title game at New Trier.

MAINE SOUTH The Hawks and Warriors were in the Von Steuben regional, and played Saturday’s title game at Northeastern Illinois University. Steve Sakowicz delivered the big hit for Maine South in the third inning, driving in both Hank Schau and center fielder Gehrig Parker with the only runs the Hawks would need. Schau and Parker reached base on a single and walk, respectively, and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. “Both teams played well,” said Maine South coach Bill Milano. “We were fortunate to get that base hit by Steve.” The Hawks survived an intriguing seventh inning. They turned a 6-4-3 double play to get out of one threat, and Parker gunned down a Maine West base-runner trying to score from second to record the final out of the game. It’s the third regional championship in a row for the Hawks, who brought a 25-6 record into Wednesday’s sectional semifinal. The Hawks and Wildkits split their two conference games this season. If the Hawks can win their second straight sectional, they’ll make a return trip to the supersectionals. “Hopefully we can make the same kind of run (this year) with different guys doing it,” Milano said. “It’s been a fun season. We’re a scrappy team, our pitchers throw strikes and we play good defense. We’re not going to wow you with a lot of

power. Basically (in the playoffs) it comes down to who makes the plays and what pitcher throws strikes.” Maine South throttled Maine East 13-0 in a regional semifinal contest May 27. Parker picked up the win, going five innings and striking out five. He also doubled and tripled. Caleb deMarigny singled twice and drove in two runs. The Demons finished the year 2-26.

MAINE EAST Maine East did beat Von Steuben in its regional opener May 26 in an 18-11 slugfest. Lukas Parker was the hitting star, driving in five runs with two doubles and a single. Jose Trujillo (triple) and Will Heins each had three hits, Dylan Kuffell and David Schnobrich finished with a double, single and two RBIs each, and Bradley Augustyn had three singles. Kuffell picked up the win in relief.

NOTRE DAME The Dons hit the ball often during their loss to Evanston— just right at Wildkit infielders most of the afternoon. Notre Dame hit into 13 groundouts out of 29 at-bats and struck out just twice against winning pitcher Russel Snapp, who retired the Dons in order in the seventh. “That’s the nature of the game,” said Notre Dame coach Nelson Gord. “For a while there at the beginning of the season we were popping out a lot and we tried to get back to hitting the ball hard on the ground. They were hit at them (Evanston fielders) and they made the plays. One bad hop either way and the game could have been a lot different.” The Dons (20-16-1) appeared as if they were going to jump all over Snapp in the first inning. Tommy Norton (two hits) led off with a single; then Vince Surdo was hit by a pitch, and Michael Ferri walked with two out to load the bases. But Snapp got the next Dons batter to—you guessed it—ground out to end the inning. “That’s how the game works sometimes,” said senior Tom Simon, a two-way sports standout for the Dons (football and baseball) who finished his athletic career on Saturday just >> see THIRD | page 14

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Matt Segovia and Notre Dame lost in the regional final, 2-1 to Evanston Saturday.

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Hawks down Demons, fall to New Trier By mike sandrolini For the bugle

mike@buglenewspapers.com @voyagersport

Maine South squared off with Maine East for the third time in six days last week—the latest meeting between the two being in the semifinal round of the Maine East Class 3A regional. The Hawks and Demons battled through a three-game match—the second time in three matches that’s occurred— but the end result was the same: another win for Maine South. The Hawks’ 25-19, 18-25, 25-17 victory put them up against New Trier for the regional title for the second straight season on May 28.The Trevians, however, put an end to the Hawks’ season with a

25-21, 25-14 triumph. John Palucki led the Hawks with five kills and five digs. Tim Mizdrak had 17 assists, and Evan Walsh and Charlie Majewski finished with three kills each versus New Trier. “I felt like we played well enough in the first game to win but just had a few mistakes at the end,” said Maine South coach Gary Granell. “I was really pleased with how we competed in that first game.We played good defense and forced New Trier to make a few mistakes. I think we were a little disappointed after not winning the first game and we got into a hole to start Game 2.” The first game between South and East was even throughout

until the Hawks pulled away by tallying six of the last seven points. Kills by Kevin Nugent (four) and Palucki (eight), followed by a Demon hitting error, ended the match. It was all Demons in Game 2. Maine East never relinquished the lead, and their seven-point margin at game’s end was their largest lead of the game. Joe Swoboda, a senior playing his last game for the Demons, had a block, a tip and one of his team-high 10 kills. Unfortunately, the Demons didn’t get much in the way of offense outside of Swoboda the entire match. “We had 13 kills (total for the match) and 13 errors,” said >> see HAWKS | page 15

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Charlie Majewski and Maine South beat Maine East in regional semifinal play.

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Top-Seeded York shuts out Hawks in regional final By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Maine South certainly was familiar with its regional championship opponent last Saturday, the York Dukes, whom the Hawks met in a doubleheader during the regular season. The Hawks lost both games of that twin bill, 11-0 and 20-10. The score of Saturday’s matchup for the Evanston regional title was much closer, but the No. 1 seeded Dukes prevailed once again, this time 4-0, to advance to this week’s Trinity sectional. Maine South, the No. 8 seed, got a nice effort on the mound from Nina Anderson, who gave up two earned runs, but the Hawks simply couldn’t push

>> THIRD, FROM PAGE 13 a few hours after Notre Dame’s graduation ceremony. “We’ve been preaching getting on top of the ball all year, and sometimes it just doesn’t go the way you want it to.” Notre Dame scored its only run in the sixth on Joe Rimac’s RBI single that scored Sam Ferri, who led off the inning with a base hit. Lefty Scott Kutschke, brought up from the sophomore team during the season, started and pitched four scoreless innings. Gord, though, has utilized a system throughout the season in which at least two or three

>> HAWKS, FROM PAGE 14 Maine East coach Jon Kulesza. “Other than Joe, that sums up our offense.” What went wrong for the Hawks in Game 2? “The difference between Game 1 and Game 2 is we made all the errors in Game 2,” Granell explained. “We didn’t pass well, our hitters were getting sets that were off the net and we were making errors. We knew we had to clean it up in Game 3. I said,

across any runs themselves.They left 10 runners on base. “She pitched a very good game,” said Maine South coach Emmy Paiser. “Our bats were on and off today. We were getting hits and getting people on base all day, but we could not get a timely hit to get a run across.” The Hawks say goodbye graduating seniors such as Emily Wolf, Megan Donnelly and Jenna Christie, Maine South’s single-season record-holder for strikeouts. “I am very proud of my girls,” Paiser said.“I’m going to miss the seniors; they were hard workers and good softball players.” The Hawks edged Maine West 9-8 on May 28 to earn a berth in the regional championship game. Emily Suwanski hit two doubles,

and one of those doubles drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Richardson homered and had two RBIs, Erin Faltin went 3-for 4 with a double, Kerry Foley doubled, and Anderson fanned seven for the win on the mound.

pitchers—or more—pitch in each game,so he pulled Kutschke after the fourth inning. “Now 37 games in (to the season) isn’t a time to change it so we stuck with what’s been successful,” Gord said. “Scottie’s got a lot of upside. He’s got to continue to get stronger and add some velocity but he knows how to pitch; he’s a competitor.” Notre Dame on May 28 made it to the title game of its own regional by registering a 3-1 victory over Chicago Taft. Kutschke struck out four over four innings for the mound win. John Draths and Sam Ferri (two hits) both had doubles, Rimac singled twice and drove a run,

Matt Segovia also had an RBI, and Surdo had two hits.

‘As long as we can pass the ball in the net, we can score.’And that was the name of the game.” Nugent said Granell told the team between Games 2 and 3 to “stop sleeping.” “ ‘We’ve got to pick it up a little bit because there’s no time to wait around and let the other team take control so we had to take control of that third game and win it out,’ ” Nugent recalls Granell telling the players.“Finally we started passing consistently and I’d say our blocks and our

At Niles West The host Wolves saw their season end after losing to Whitney Young, 8-4, in the regional semifinals. Alyssa Falcone went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, while Atorena Michael doubled. The Wolves blasted Proviso East, 13-3, in their regional opener May 26. Payton Genis, the winning pitcher, struck out six. Michael (three hits) and

Valerie Sherman each doubled. Also at Niles West, Trinity blanked Maine East, 10-0, in a regional semifinal game on May 28 that went five innings. Mary Illiopoulos had two hits for the Demons, who finish the season 7-19.

BOYS STATE TENNIS Maine South’s state qualifying doubles team, consisting of senior Peter Demke and junior Nick Salgia, was eliminated in the first round of last weekend’s boys state tennis tournament. Demke and Salgia lost to Lyons Township’s Jack Bernstein and Jack Wennerstrum, 6-2, 6-0, in the first round, and then were defeated 6-1, 6-0 by Samuel Guderman and John Westerberg of Warren in the first round of

consolation.

WRESTLING Notre Dame’s Jimmy Gallardo and Marco Orlandi, both 2014 state qualifiers, competed in the recent Central Regionals Freestyle and Greco, held in Indianapolis. Gallardo placed third in freestyle, while Orlandi was third in Greco. Both qualified for the USA Nationals, which will be held later in July. The Dons have the Barzowski brothers, Josh and Jake, representing them on Team Illinois. Josh, a freshman, finished third in the state in Greco, and Jake, a sophomore, took second in the state in freestyle.

The Wolves matched New Trier pitch for pitch last Saturday as the two CSL South teams faced off for the second straight season in a regional title contest. Last year, the Trevians prevailed over the Wolves in 10 innings. This year’s game went nine innings before the Wolves succumbed to New Trier. Left-hander Chad Thompson took a shutout for Niles West (17-13) into the bottom of the ninth inning before giving way to Cody Pazik with runners at

second and third and nobody out. The Trevians loaded the base following a walk, but Pazik got the next hitter to ground into a force at home. New Trier, however, won it by getting an infield hit that plated the winning run from third. “It was a well-played game from both teams,” said Niles West coach Garry Gustafson. “We got a good performance out of Chad. What a gutsy performance out of our kids. We’ve come a long way with this group.” The Wolves got some momentum in the sixth when center fielder Tyler Stegich threw out a Trevian base-runner

who tagged up from third and tried to score on a fly ball. “That was a big-time play,” Gustafson said.“The momentum swung into our dugout. He just threw a missile and threw the kid out by three feet. We just couldn’t manufacture a run.” Blake Kons had the Wolves’ only extra-base hit, a double. Niles West was a 4-2 winner over Leyden in its regional semifinal on May 29. Pazik hurled a complete game, struck out six and held off a seventh-inning rally by Leyden, which scored twice in the inning. Stegich drove in two runs, while George Georgevich singled twice and had an RBI.

defense really helped us.” With Game 3 knotted up 9-9, the Hawks went to work. They scored seven straight points to put the game out of reach for all intents and purposes. “We knew we had to clean it up in Game 3,” Granell said. “I said, ‘As long as we can pass the ball in the net, we can score.’And that was the name of the game.” Nugent finished with six blocks for the Hawks, while Majewski notched a team-high 10 kills and Walsh seven. Mizdrak dished out

30 assists and Zach Jaconetti had eight digs. The Demons, who finished 19-14, got 22 assists and five digs from senior setter Leonard David. David, Swoboda and Matt Ziejewski are key seniors who’ll be missed, but Kulesza will have all-conference player Lerin Mathew, the team’s leader in kills, heading a list of juniors returning next spring. “We thanked them for their efforts,” Kulesza said. “Coach (George) Drase and I loved

working with this group for the last three months. We enjoyed coming to practice; we did not want to see it end. We didn’t anticipate it ending. We firmly believed we could beat Maine South, but you know what? They were the better team.” •Notre Dame won its opening match in the Prospect regional, 25-20, 25-17 over Christian Heritage Academy on May 26, but lost 24-26, 25-16, 25-18 to the host school the next day to finish its 2014 season 22-10.

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Workplace success is found in the details Next time you’re assigned a meager job, check your inner belief about what you are doing By Dr. Daneen Skube Tribune Content Agency

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Q. My manager keeps giving me feedback that I miss details. The truth is I’m a big-picture person. I resent that my manager keeps expecting me to fix the little stuff when we have bigger problems.Are there jobs where I can be successful and not have to pay so much attention to detail? A. Nope, the truth is the way you make the coffee in your break room is the same consciousness you bring to absolutely everything you do during your workday. Believing that detail is unimportant and doesn’t deserve your attention makes your entire performance

was glowing. There was a worse. William Blake, the poet and small flower by the sink and artist, wrote, “To see a world in everything sparkled. Whoever a grain of sand/And a heaven had done that job brought the consciousness of in a wild flower,/Hold Buddha to the infinity in the palm of work. your hand/And eternity When we in an hour.”To paraphrase, bring resentment if you can’t look at a or grumbling to grain of sand and see the a task, we bring rest of the world you are everything and probably missing some everyone around pretty important stuff. us down rather Success is easiest than uplifting at work when we interpersonal our workplace. experience ourselves edge managers being in a state of service Dr. Daneen Skube Our see that we can’t in something we’re good at with others. There really are even do a minor task well and no small tasks at work, but we won’t entrust us with bigger do sometimes bring a small responsibilities. Next time you’re assigned a mind to what we are doing. One of the best examples I meager job, check your inner can give of the power of detail belief about what you are was a bathroom I once used at a doing. If you bring all of your meditation center. I don’t know enthusiasm, skills and brain who had cleaned it before I power to the task, you may went to wash my hands but that even see a way to make yourself small commercial bathroom indispensable in big ways.

The devil truly is in the details when it comes to success at work. Sometimes we are in such a rush to get to the next important moment that we miss the moment we are in. When we aren’t in our current moment, a world of opportunities goes by because we just see an unimportant grain of sand. When instead every grain of sand at work gets your full and undivided devotion, you build a solid platform upon which everything you do simply glows. People will be eager to work with you, promote you and pay you a whole lot more because you show up. Next time you are staring a small job in the face, see the infinite window of opportunity it represents simply because you finally brought an infinite amount of yourself to every detail you touch.

The last word(s) Q. My coworker is a big baby. He complains about everything and everyone. Is there anything I can say that would discourage him from constant whining? A. Yes, patiently and quietly mention that it will probably only be getting worse. He will be stumped. People find it hard to engage in self-pity when no one is arguing with them. (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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Niles Senior Center For a detailed description of programs & activities or to ask about membership or registration requirements, please check the Naturally Active Program Guides or call the Niles Senior Center at 588-8420. Information about the Niles Senior Center can be found on the Village of Niles Website at www.vniles.com. Click on “Departments” (upper left), and then Click on “Senior” You can now see what’s new at the Senior Center. Advanced registration is required for programs. For a detailed description of programs & activities or to ask about membership or registration requirements, call the Niles Senior Center at 847-588-8420 Individuals must be a registered member of the Niles Senior Center to receive the member price. Non members are invited to participate in programs at the non-member price. For more information about membership and programs, contact the Senior Center. Issues in the News • 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays This dynamic, refreshing class is led by long time leader of this program, Arlene Golub. This group is filled with folks from all walks of life, retired or not, who want to keep abreast of a broad spectrum of what is occurring locally and worldwide. Issues for discussion are brought up by class participants, and everyone’s opinion is valued. Please call the NSC at 847-588-8420 for more information. Got the dot? It may save your life Assist first responders with the information they need. Become part of the Illinois Dot Program. The Illinois Dot Program is a statewide initiative designed to provide vital medical information on vehicle drivers and passengers. Information contained on the medical card can assist first responders in the “Golden Hour” immediately following a serious crash. This can very well mean the difference between life and death. For

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more information, please contact the Niles Senior Center (847 588-8420).

Paddlewheel Riverboat. Thursday, June 12, 10:30am5:00pm, $54M/$59NM

Social Bridge players needed! Every Tuesday, 12:30pm, contact Jaymi at the Niles Senior Center for more information.

Tai Chi Demo Join Renee Gatsis – a certified instructor from the Arthritis Institute for a FREE demonstration and information on Tai Chi. Virtually all major health organizations – including the Arthritis Foundation recommend tai chi as an activity for seniors because it provides balance of body and mind. Friday, June 20, 10:1511:00am, FREE

Hooked on Fishing All outings meet at 8:00am at the designated location. Cost includes: morning snacks, juice, bait and lunch. Register for the outings at the Niles Senior Center. Maps available at the Front Desk. $15M/$20NM. Fish Lake Beach – Friday, May 23; Fish Lake Beach – Friday, May 30; McHenry Dam – Friday, June 20 Weekly Dinner & Movie Begins Tuesday, June 3. Every Tuesday evening we will be showing a movie at 5:15pm. Dinners can be purchased at the NSC front desk. Registration is required. June 3 – Gravity June 10 – American Hustle June 17 – Dallas Buyers Club June 24 – All is Lost Yoga in Chairs Yoga is all about flexibility… and we are flexible about whether you sit, hold on or stand. Thursdays, June 5-26, 10:45am-11:45am. $30M/$35NM Spring BBQ – Hosted by the Niles Senior Men’s Club It’s finally Spring!! Time for a rockin’ good time with the music of “the Rockin’ Fenderskirts” and delicious food. We will begin with hamburgers, hot dogs, German potato salad, cole slaw, and dessert. Stay for the music and the raffles! Kick off the warm weather with a fun time! There is reserved seating. Strict deadline for reserved seating is Friday, May 30. Friday, June 6, 11:30am2:00pm, $15M/$20NM St. Charles Lunch & Cruise Join us as we head to the beautiful St. Charles area. We will dine overlooking the river at the Riverside restaurant. Lunch will include a choice of Caesar chicken and pasta or grilled salmon with linguini. After lunch we will cruise the river on the St. Charles

“Matter of Balance Program” Taught by a Lutheran General Hospital Physical Therapist. Many older adults experience concerns about falling and may restrict their activities. A MATTER OF BALANCE, taught by Advocate Lutheran General Hospital staff is an award-winning program designed to improve fall awareness and to increase general activity levels. This program also emphasizes practical strategies to lessen risk of falling. Thursdays, June 5-July 24, 1:30-3:30pm. Fee: $12 (cost of workbook)

Park Ridge Senior Center Senior Center Memberships Senior Center membership begins at age 55. Our quarterly new and prospective member meetings will you give information on the many activities, programs, events and services offered. Membership dues are: Single: $46 Resident, $65 Non-Resident Couple: $70 Resident, $99 Non-Resident Over 90 Single: $23 Resident, $32.50 Non-Resident Over 90 Couple: $35 Resident, $49.50 Non-Resident Enjoy these Senior Center Membership benefits: Priority registration and special rates for Active Adult programs, events & trips; A drop-in social center open 7 days a week; Free members-only unique monthly programming and activities; A variety of free clubs for many interests and hobbies; Monthly Newsletter delivered to your home; and

Volunteer Opportunities. Enjoy these facility amenities as a Senior Center Member: Large meeting hall; Classrooms; Full service kitchen; Stage with sound system; Ceramic room and kiln; 2 large screen TVs; Game tables; 4 ping pong tables; Variety of solitary and group activities for member use; Members art displays; Free Lending Library; and Free Medical Lending Closet (limited quantities) For more information, call 847-692-3597. Bridge If bridge is of interest there are several opportunities to enjoy the game. Groups meet on Friday mornings, Sunday afternoons, and Couple’s Bridge meets the first Thursday of the month. Call the Center at 847-692-3597 for more information or to be put in touch with one of the group moderators. Senior Center Clubs Men’s Club: 1st & 2nd Tuesday of the month. Join us as we plan fun and exciting events, as well as make a difference in our community. Book Worms: 1st Thursday of the month, 1 p.m. Love to read? Join us every month for a discussion pertaining to a variety of books . One per month . Camera Club: 4th Tuesday of the month, 10 a.m. Join our camera club as they provide instruction and interesting slideshows on a variety of different topics . Money Matters with Chris Valentine: 1st & 3rd Monday of the Month, 10 a.m. Chris Valentine from Edward Jones presents a program of financial tips and answers your questions Opera Arts Club with Leo Rizzetto. 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, Noon. Do you have a love for opera and/or musicals? Leo Rizzetto, opera aficionado, presents a variety of majestic operas and toe tapping musicals. Computer Club: 1st Wednesday of the month, 1:30 p.m. Need a computer refresher course or just help learning the computer? Join Richard Brandt as he leads the group . Come with questions. Handicrafters: every Friday,

10 a.m. Do you knit, crochet, sew, quilt, cross-stitch, or embroider? We make items for the Annual Holiday Bazaar and the V .A . Hospitals . We provide the supplies for these events, or you can work on your own project . Beginners are welcome! Ongoing activities Following are number of ongoing activities at the Center: • Woodcarvers meet Thursdays at 9 a.m.…a free activity: • Gamers, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays play dominos, hand and foot, scrabble for rummikube … also free. • Ceramics students meet 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays and Tuesdays and work on projects of your choice. There is a charge of $7 per class. • Pinochle players meet the second Monday, Third Thursday and every Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. • Table tennis players start play at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All abilities are welcome for this free activity. • Have you ever thought of tap dancing? This is a fun way of exercising. The class is at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. The fee is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

The Center for Concern Volunteer needed Volunteer help needed at the reception desk of the Center of Concern in Park Ridge. This 35 year old social service agency helps maintain senior citizens in their homes and provides housing assistance enabling them to live with dignity and independence. Call Jim at 847-823-0453. Very flexible hours and other volunteer opportunities are available. Unless otherwise noted, all services are offered at The Center of Concern offices at 1580 N. Northwest Hwy., Suite 310, in Park Ridge. For services that require an appointment, call 847-8230453 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or 9 a.m. to noon Friday. >> see SENIOR | page 21

Senior Style >> SENIOR, from page 20 Preparation of simple wills and durable powers of attorney for health care and property also is available by appointment. Homeowners desiring additional income, companionship, or the ability to remain in their homes may wish to consider The Center of Concern’s shared housing program. Residents are matched with screened applicants who possess a temperament suitable to shared accommodations. The Center of Concern also offers friendly visitors for the homebound, programs designed to prevent homelessness, and volunteer opportunities in the office and in the field. The Center’s web site is www. centerofconcern.org. Coffee, Classic Cars, and Connections. Join car aficionados of all ages on Sunday, June 15, to check out pre-1980 muscle cars, sports cars, and luxury cars at this monthly event to benefit The Center of Concern, a Park Ridge nonprofit that serves the elderly and disabled. Event to be held in the parking lot of the Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Ave., from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Go to www.centerofconcern.org to register. Or call 847-823-0453.

Morton Grove North Shore Senior Center North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Social Services Office has space in the American Legion Memorial Civic Center at 6140 Dempster Street. Information and assistance is provided to individuals of all ages including access to public benefits, referrals for a variety of community programs, on-site and off-site support groups, and applications for the Village financial assistance program. A monthly Caregiver Support Group meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. On-site appointments are available for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, with Senior Health Insurance Program volunteers, and to discuss individual concerns of all kinds. Monthly wellness programs offered include cholesterol screening, diabetes screening, and a foot care clinic. Appointments are available by calling 847-470-5223. For information or an appointment to discuss your needs, call Mary Senn at 847663-3072. Volunteer opportunities Do you have great people skills? Do you enjoy reception work? North Shore Senior Center in Morton Grove has opening for people to help at our front desk, greeting guests,

directing calls, and assisting with registrations. Please contact Volunteer Services at 847.784.6052 for details. Senior Center membership Become a member of North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus and enjoy opportunities to live longer, happier, healthier lives through an array of programs, activities, trips and services. Members receive a discount on all programs, activities, and trips, Lifelong Learning Program Catalog, information on local, state, and federal issues affecting seniors, and invitations to special events and presentations. Membership dues are $20 for an individual and $35 for a couple/household for a full year. Everyone welcome! Call North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus at 847-470-5223 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or stop by the Senior Center, 6140 Dempster Street in Morton Grove, to become a member. Snake Oil, Magnets and Other Medical Quackery Monday, June 9, 1 – 2:00 p.m. People can be quite gullible, especially in times of crisis when they are given a strong sales pitch. Do these unproven remedies help or harm the conditions for which they are used? In some cases, these therapies have worked. Why? How does one determine what is bona fide and what is pure quackery? Join Dr. Stanton Polin and learn more about

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fascinating ‘treatments’ that have been pitched over the years. $8 member; $11 nonmember. Call 847-470-5223 to register. Glen Miller on the Silver Screen Monday, June 16, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Experience this Big Band immortal via actual footage of concerts by the Glen Miller Band. Also enjoy takes from Jimmy Stewart’s role as Glen Miller in the 1950s. This is the first program in a new series by music researcher Jim Kendros that is sure to be a favorite! $8 member; $11 nonmember. Call 847-470-5223 to register. Women of the Middle East Wednesday, June 25, 1 – 2:30 p.m. For centuries, women living in the Middle East have had their lives defined by tribal traditions, Islamic religious restrictions, political mandates, and the men in their families. Women’s Rights movements have largely passed them over. Emergence into 21st century life styles is still a thing of fiction for these women. Join Bill Helmuth, who has traveled extensively in the Middle East, and see their incredible family life in the cities and rural villages of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iran. Come away with a better understanding of the conflicts that at times seem unbridgeable. $9 member; $12 non-member. Call 847-470-5223 to register.

Jealousy in Literature Monday, July 14, 1 – 2:30 p.m. The theme of jealousy (and its aftermath) is universal, raising such questions as, “What is Jealousy?” and “How does it differ from envy?” Specialists have attempted to answer these questions: psychologists, sociologists, and biologists seek the factors that create this emotion; Artists explore the theme in photographs, paintings, movies, songs, plays, poems, and books; theologians offer religious views based on the scriptures of their respective faiths. Join Beverly Friend, Professor Emeritus, you take a look at how jealousy plays out in our favorite literature. $8 member; $11 non-member. Call 847-470-5223 to register. Gardening for Life Enrichment --Pressed Flower Greeting Cards Thursday, July 17, 1 – 2:00 p.m. Gardening for Life Enrichment is a new series offered by the Chicago Botanic Garden Horticultural Therapy Services. Enjoy the peace, joy, and fun of working with plants and nature in these enjoyable classes. No crawling on your knees or digging in the yard! Create one-of-a-kind natural plant and dried flower greeting cards with the help of a professional floral designer from the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Materials included! $19 member; $25 nonmember. Call 847-470-5223 to register.

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Teen Library Council Meeting. 7 p.m.Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove. Are you a teen who needs volunteer service hours? Do you want to share your opinions on teen library services? Then come to the Teen Library Council meeting to make your voice be heard and volunteer your time. All teens are welcome. Call 847-929-5101 or visit www.mgpl.org/teens/ for more information.

TRX Summer Classes. 9 a.m.Niles Family Fitness Center 987 Civic Center Dr. Niles.TRX Suspension Training Classes: A new way to train - you will use your own bodyweight to build true functional strength, improve flexibility,balance,and core stability all at once. TRX / SPIN Blend: After 30 minutes of suspension training, you will transition to the studio for 20 minutes of cardio on the Spin bikes. 6 Weeks. Call 847588-8400.

JUNE 7 Morton Grove Farmers’ Market Opening Day. 8 a.m. Morton Grove Farmers’ Market, 6210 Dempster St., Morton Grove. Our 2014 Opening Ceremonies will feature VIP’s, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and dozens of vendors selling fresh produce, prepared food, and a variety of other products. Ribbon cutting ceremony 9:30 a.m. Twenty-first Star Chapter DAR Genealogy Workshop. 1:30 p.m. Park Ridge Library, Park Ridge. A Genealogy Workshop, sponsored by the Twenty-first Star Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Park Ridge Library located at 20 S. Prospect Avenue across the street from the Pickwick Theater. Attendees will have the opportunity to work with one of the members on our lineage research team and receive assistance with application papers. This workshop is for women who are interested in joining the DAR.

JUNE 8 Chicago Pet Rescue’s Chip-In & Relax-Massage & Micro-chipping Fundraiser. 11 a.m. Balance Healing Center-7646 W. Touhy, Chicago. Indulge yourself & your canine companion in a relaxing massage! All proceeds go towards saving the lives of homeless animals: $5 per person & $5 per dog. We will also be doing FREE micro-chipping for cats & dogs, so bring your feline friends along as well! For more information, please visit: www.chicagopetrescue.org.

Specialty Fitness Classes. 9 a.m. Niles Family Fitness Center 987 Civic Center Dr. Niles. We offer Mat Pilates, Pilates Reformer Classes, Ballet Barre Fusion Classes, TRX,Boot Camp and others through out the week with vary times. Fees are based on Member / Non-Member Rate. Drop Ins Are Welcome. Call 847-588-8400 for details. Pages Book Discussion: “Before I Die.” 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 5405 W Touhy Ave, Skokie. Join us for a book discussion of Before I Die by Jenny Downham. A terminally ill teenaged girl makes and carries out a list of things to do before she dies. Meet up with MGPL at the Barnes & Noble at 5405 Touhy Ave. in Skokie every month to chat about fresh, popular YA reads! Can’t make it this month? We always have something interesting coming up, so check the book discussion page on www.mgpl.org or call 847-929-5101.

JUNE 10 Film: ‘Kiss Me Kate.’ 11:30 a.m. Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove. Cole Porter’s musical version of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew brings together a squabbling, divorced pair of actors. Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller. Join us every Tuesday at 11:30am for Movies, Munchies, and More! Call 847-929-5101 or visit calendar.mgpl.org for more information.

JUNE 19 Gone With The Wind (1939). Pickwick Theater, 5 S. Prospect Ave, Park Ridge. Admission is $5 for everyone at or before 6 p.m. and for children under 12 and senior citizens 65 and older. After

6 p.m., general admission is seven dollars. Admission is $7 ($5 for seniors). All shows start at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www. parkridgeclassicfilm.com.

ONGOING Live Jazz Jam at Chambers. Every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles. Come join us for dinner and live jazz. John Bany is one of Chicago’s best and most interesting bass players. His bass playing, in addition to his unique vocal style, has delighted audiences everywhere. He is a, veteran bass player, John has played at a number of festivals including: the original Big Horn (Ivanhoe, Illinois), the Chicago Jazz Festival (9 appearances), the Mid-American Jazz Festival (St. Louis, Missouri), Elkhart Jazz Festival (13 appearances) and the Atlanta World Music Fest. FISH Seeking Volunteers. Due to the economy, FISH is experiencing over a 40 percent rise in ridership. It is straining both the volunteer service level and budget. Since 1971, FISH volunteers have been serving Park Ridge and Maine Township residents by providing free rides to medical appointments. To continue to provide a high level of service to all residents of Maine Township, FISH needs volunteers. Can you spare four hours per month to drive neighbors to medical appointments? To volunteer, call Ed Oken, President, 847 696-0761. Stroke Club. 3-4:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at Center for Advanced Care, Room 1220, 1700 Luther Lane, Park Ridge. This is a free program for stroke victims and survivors (plus a guest). Free parking is available in the attached parking garage. For more information contact Meg Potterfield, 847-723-4765 or Dorene Wlodarski, 847-2962470. TOPS Club. 8:30-10 a.m. every Tuesday at the Feldman Rec Center, 8800 W. Kathy Lane, Niles. Lose weight with TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Everyone is welcome. Call Dorene Wlodarski, 847296-2470 or Lenore Lunquist, 847-729-2530 for more information.

Robert H. Burnson Robert H. Burnson, age 88, survived by his loving wife Waclawa, nee Bronikowska, and his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation was Monday May 26 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles. Funeral was Tuesday May 27 at 9:15 a.m. to St. John Brebeuf Church for 10 a.m. mass. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. Funeral info, call 847-966-7302 or visit www.skajafuneralhomes. com.

Susan Karl Susan Karl, nee Spiotto, Beloved Wife of the late Richard J. Karl. Loving Mother of Thomas (Dale) and Richard (Deborah). Devoted Grandmother of Kristy,Timothy, Laura, Richard, Jennifer, Zachary and Paul; and Great-grandmother of Gabriel and Michael. Dear Sister of Josephine (Frank) Karl, the late Michael (the late Vinetta) Spiotto, the late Ernest (the late Virginia) Spiotto and the late Rose (the late Richard) Plecki. Dear Aunt and Great Aunt of many. Funeral Services were 9:15 a.m.Thursday May 22, 2014 at Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles to St. John Brebeuf Church for 10 a.m. Mass. Visitation was Wednesday May 21, 2014 from 3 to 9 p.m. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum. In Lieu of flowers, memorials to the National Kidney Foundation Appreciated. Funeral info, call 847-966-7302 or visit www. skajafuneralhomes.com.

Dolores E. Meinke Dolores E. Meinke, nee Lindmark, age 82, of Skokie. Retired Art Teacher, Skokie School District No. 69, and worked many years in the Meinke Family Garden Center, Niles; member, Niles Chamber of Commerce. Beloved wife of Henry J.; dearest mother of Henry James (Luanne); loving grandmother of Henry Colin and Sarah; fond sister of the late Robert Lindmark; dear aunt of Carl, Robert George, Mark, Scott and the late John Lindmark. Visitation was Wednesday, May 28, at Haben Funeral Home & Crematory, Skokie. Funeral Service was Thursday, May 29, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Skokie. Interment followed in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Skokie. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5201 Galitz Ave., Skokie, IL, 60077. Funeral info, call 847673-6111 or visit www.habenfuneral.com.

Virginia Rek Virginia Rek, nee Dullin, age 93, of Niles, beloved wife of the late Arthur Rek, loving mother of Barbara (William) Polash and Sharon Meier, cherished grandmother of William (Paula) Polash, Kimberly (Anthony) Martinez, Carrie (Randall) Porten and Timothy Meier, dear great grandmother of Colton, Charles, Phoebe, Mason, and Fiona. Visitation was Friday May 23, 2014 from 4 to 80 p.m. at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles. She was lying in State Saturday May 25, 2014 at 10:00 am until Service 10:30 am at St John Lutheran Church 7429 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St John Lutheran Church appreciated. For info, call 847-966-7302 or sign a guest book at www.skajafuneralhomes. com

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Woman catches bat at White Sox game Protects baby from being hit in the row behind her; turns into overnight celebrity By Scott Taylor sports editor

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Normally when one goes to a Major League Baseball game, he or she doesn’t expect to turn into an overnight celebrity. However, that was the case for 14-year Plainfield resident Eileen DePesa after the Chicago White Sox game Monday, May 26 at U.S. Cellular Field. DePesa caught the flying bat of Chicago White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers during the game, perhaps saving a baby from being hit in the row behind her. “There wasn’t time to think,” DePesa said.“I was talking to my boyfriend, who obviously has gotten a lot of grief for ducking. I

didn’t even see the bat until late and the crowd screamed and I screamed. The bat bounced and I raised my hand and it pretty much just landed in my hand.” In the day and age of social media, the video of the onehanded grab went viral quickly, making the highlights on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and ABC’s “World News Tonight.” “I can’t believe it,” DePesa said of the national reaction to the catch. “It is part because of having the kids behind us. I can’t believe it went viral so fast. That first day I got so many phone calls, requests and emails. I had three different stations at my house the first night. I was making phone interviews. I’ve probably done 15-20 interviews. It is crazy. I’m having fun with it though. My kids are loving it.” Unlike many professional athletes, DePesa isn’t used to being interviewed. “I was a little nervous when I did the live interviews,” she said. “The ones that are taped,

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14-year Plainfield resident Eileen DePesa caught a foul bat at the Chicago White Sox game Monday, May 26 at U.S. Cellular Field.

they won’t air something dumb. But the live ones are a little nervous.” Her boyfriend, Dan, has also been under the national spotlight by many publications for ducking away from the bat. But as DePesa said, he wasn’t

paying attention to the play and the natural reaction to a bat flying at you at the last second is to duck. “They are giving him a lot of bad PR, just for the ducking,” DePesa said. “But if you realize what really happened, that

I screamed to him and his back was to the play and you know something is coming, anyone is going to duck in that circumstance. He didn’t even know what was going on. He asked me how I got the bat in my hand. But he has been such a good sport about everything.” DePesa, who likes going to White Sox games, has tickets to another game coming up on the schedule. There will be a good chance that game will not be as eventful for her. “I have tickets for one coming up and they are kind of behind home plate,” she said.“I have that netting there to protect me.” Overall, the experience she has had the past week will be one she will never forget. It will also help that she will have a bunch of keepsakes collected from family and friends. “My family has been all over the internet sending me links and pictures,” DePesa said. “I’m going to have quite the mementos from this.”

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