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Vol. 17 No. 21

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5K In Their

Shoes Shorewood teen walks 5k with new knee By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

Submitted Photo

Jeff (Megan’s dad) and Megan Grygiel lead walkers through a giant metal detector at the 1st Annual ATI Metal Walk.

Megan Grygiel has been an avid dancer since she was three. So at 16, she knew something wasn’t right when her knee kept bothering her. At first she thought she had overdone it at a recent recital participating in seven dance numbers, but a month later at dance camp, the knee was really hurting.A trip to the doctor revealed a diagnosis no one was expecting--osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer. See 5K, page 2

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News

Troy Titans donate time for overseas soldiers By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter

It’s little league season, and all around local communities, young boys and girls are running bases, swinging bats and gearing up for the season. The boys who play on the Troy Township Titans U-10 travel baseball team practice together twice a week throughout the fall and winter, and spend the spring driving around the state, playing some 50 games against other communities from April through July. Recently, they took a team trip to Wilmington, but it wasn’t for nine innings of base-running and batting. Rather, these ten-year-olds spent the day packing crates of supplies for overseas troops. The boys were helping out Will County charity “Mom’s Cookies.” which, incidentally, packs a whole lot more than cookies in its care packages to U.S. soldiers. Started by the mother of an Army soldier, Mom’s Cookies began in 2002, when the soldier himself asked his family to send the same

5K Continued from page 1 To remove the cancer, the Shorewood teen underwent a complete knee and partial femur replacement. As a dancer, Grygiel had always been in tune with her body, but suddenly her leg felt foreign to her. “At first, it felt like the knee was clicking and locking. It doesn’t feel natural at all. I’ve had to relearn how to walk, how to balance, and even sitting down is different,” said Grygiel. Today, Grygiel is working with therapists at ATI Shorewood to regain full function of the leg with the ultimate goal of one day returning to the dance stage. But until then, Grygiel isn’t exactly sitting still. In fact, last weekend she celebrated the end of her chemotherapy treatments by participating in a 5k—the ATI Physical Therapy Metal Walk: Celebrating Movement, along Chicago’s lakefront. The event was designed as a benefit for the ATI Foundation, and to celebrate the achievements of people with orthopedic implants and the dedication of the medical staff that helped them return to a normal, active life. The 5K and 1K

care box of home-baked cookies he was getting to his fellow soldiers. Approaching friends and members of her church group for help, founder Debbie Trippiedi began an outreach of baking that would grow into a fulltime endeavor, sending monthly shipments of far more than cookies to the troops stationed across the world.Today, the organization, with the help of a host of community and business partners, sends care packages, hosts fund raisers, and coordinates a variety of support for soldiers and their families. The boys became involved with Mom’s Cookies while collecting support for their own ball team,said Titans coach Brandon, Denoyer. “We were working a tag day at Sam’s Club in Joliet,” said Denoyer, collecting support to help the Titans with travel expenses. The young team drives all over the Midwest during its season. “We saw these ladies leaving with several carts really loaded down, so we walked over and asked if we could help them load their cars,” he said. Adding that during the polite conversation that followed they

learned the women were from “Mom’s Cookies,” and explained what the charity did. Denoyer thought it sounded like a great opportunity for the boys to participate in something bigger than themselves and their team, so they set up a time to travel to Wilmington and help fill boxes. The 12 boys, whom Denoyer said are competitive with just about everything, managed to pack nearly 1,300 items that day to support U.S. military personnel stationed overseas. Denoyer and the other coaches of the Titans didn’t end the lesson of service there. Instead, they invited a soldier, who had returned from a tour in Iraq, to talk to the boys, and tell them how important the packages are that they packed and sent. “He told them about how they lived in Iraq, the conditions, their needs,” Denoyer said. “It really brought the message home.” For Plainfield resident Gina Villalobos, helping out an organization like Mom’s Cookies is a way of giving back, and honoring her own young man, Kyle, a U.S.

walk were designed for people with total joint replacements or other orthopedic implants and their supporters. The ATI Foundation is a notfor-profit organization that assists children with physical impairments. Beneficiaries, like Grygiel, receive medical and financial resources to enhance and sustain a better quality of life. For Grygiel and her family, the Foundation provided an initial donation to help pay medical expenses related to her chemotherapy and physical therapy treatments.The team at Shorewood decided to take it a step further and held a bags tournament in the clinic to raise an additional $1200 for Grygiel. “I can’t begin to thank ATI and you for considering Grygiel and our family in your efforts to donate thousands of dollars to families just like ours who all of a sudden are forced to face a multitude of unexpected challenges that life throws in one’s way,” said Donelle, Grygiel’s mom. Grygiel and her family have a “glass half-full” attitude and that has helped them face the challenges of cancer treatment.“Megan has never lamented ‘Why me?’ or become angry,” says her father Jeff. “Instead she has been extremely upbeat using humor to help us all cope.”

Grygiel and her Dad, Jeff, kicked off the walk as guests of honor, leading the charge from Soldier Field South, along the lakefront. “I was determined to finish it,” Grygiel said,“to say that I had done it.” After nine months of chemotherapy and rehabilitation, Grygiel finished the 5k route in about an hour, father by her side, and family and friends cheering her on. “I was not sure how her leg would hold out, so I was pushing for the 1K route,” said Jeff, “but I really had no choice in the matter.” With her positive attitude,Grygiel has been an inspiration to the staff and patients at the Shorewood clinic. At a recent physical therapy session, Grygiel teased with Shorewood PTA Brandi Weaver that she plans to tell people that the large scar, 48 staples long, was caused by a shark bite. “Megan and I are constantly joking around and my goal in therapy is to always make her laugh and smile, considering the hardship she is going through,” said Weaver. Just a month ago,Grygiel returned to her beloved dance studio.All the training and rehabilitation has paid off, as she will perform in a June recital. “It’s all very encouraging,” said her dad, “I am extremely proud of her.”

Marine deployed in Afghanistan. “My son enlisted in the Marines and left for boot camp weeks after high school graduation,” Villalobos said.“He talked about nothing else for the prior three years but this.” Wanting to support her son’s endeavor, she arranged for a

sendoff when Kyle re-deployed through local Warrior’s Watch, and that’s where she found out about Mom’s Cookies. “Debbie showed up at my home along with all the motorcycles, and See TITANS, page 23

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Jonathan Samples/Bugle Staff

Joliet Junior College hosted its 3rd Annual JJC Foundation 5K Run & Walk on April 30, and raised over $25,000 for student scholarships. Nearly 300 people participated in the race.

5K raises funds for Joliet Junior College scholarships By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter

Alumni, current students and friends of Joliet Junior College will be on hand this Saturday for the fourth annual JJC Foundation 5K Run and Walk. For the past three years, the event has raised increasing amounts of money for JJC student scholarships. Alumni relation manager Amanda Quinn said this year’s event is likely to continue that trend. In 2009 the event raised $6,000, and by 2011 the 5K saw its fundraising total balloon to $25,000. Based on early returns, this year’s ambitious goal of $30,000 appears to be a bit modest. “This year our goal is $30,000,

“It’s a way for the

community to come out and do something healthy for themselves, and support students and their education,” Kristi Mulvey, JJC Foundation executive director and we’re already surpassing that goal,” Quinn said. “We expect to have it over that.” The proceeds from the event are placed into a general scholarship fund that awards students scholarships based on

academic standing, leadership, ethnic origin and financial need. Last year the JJC Foundation awarded approximately $776,000 in scholarships to 600 students. Kristi Mulvey is the executive director of the JJC Foundation, a not-for-profit that raises private funds for scholarships and other academic programs, and she said scholarships are more important now because of the economic climate. “As the economy tanked a couple years ago, more students are coming to Joliet Junior College, and those students need scholarships,” Mulvey said. Mulvey also thinks events like the 5K are crucial to the See JJC, page 4

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Obituary Doris Simenson The former owner and publisher of The Shopper Publications and printing company Doris Simenson passed away on Thursday,April 19, 2012 at Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet, IL at the age of 83. Robert and Doris Simenson started the popular Shopper Publications free weekly community newspapers based in Lockport in 1962. Over the years, The Shopper, The

Towne and Countre Shopper,The Jolly Shopper and the Plainfield Shoppercirculatedtoareabusiness and residences throughout the surrounding communities. The successful company was sold in 1988 to Copley Press the previous owner of the Herald News. Doris Simenson was active in many business and local charitable organizations. She is known for See SIMENSON, page 5

foundations success. “It’s a way for the community to come out and do something healthy for themselves, and support students and their education,” she said. “That’s our future in this country, the education of students.” The initial entry fee was $25 but increased to $30 after the April 26 deadline passed. However, Quinn hopes that a $10 discount on the registration fee for JJC students will encourage more of them to participate. “We’ve tried to open [the race] up to students at the college,” she said. “We really want the students to be involved, but also the community as well.” As its name suggests, the JJC Foundation 5K is open to runners and walkers. Quinn said that they want the event to be open to anyone able to participate. “They don’t have to be the fastest in the pack, and they

shouldn’t feel uncomfortable if they aren’t,” she said. A one-mile kids’ race for children under the age of 12 is also aimed at increasing the level of community participation. The kids’ race is new to this year’s event, and Quinn said the goal was to make it more family friendly. “Since we’re already doing this event, its kind of nice to just tack it one and have some family-friendly stuff,” she said. “If one parent is going to come out and run, the other parent could come out and have their kid do the race.We also have hospitality students doing face painting. We’re adding just an element of kids’ activities. We really want the families to come out and support the race.” Participants in the main race also will experiences a couple firsts of their own. Chip timing

will eliminate the usual army of stopwatch volunteers that are typically needed for these types of events. Additionally, the path participants take will be another unique feature of the 2012 event. “Chip timing is another big thing with races,” Quinn said. “It calculates their time from when they cross the start line to when they cross the finish line. And, half the race is on the forest preserve trail, so it’s a really nice piece of scenery.” The event begins at 9:30 a.m., and registration opens at 7:30 a.m. For more information or to register contact Quinn at 815280-2218 or aquinn@jjc.edu, or visit www.jjc.edu/onfo/5k. For more information on or to apply for JJC scholarships, visit www. jjc.edu/info/scholarships. jsamples@buglenewspapers.com

Calendar MAY 3 Game Time. 4-5 p.m. at the Romeoville Library. Play board games, create them, or learn some new ones. For ages 6-12. No registration is required.

bonfires, face painting, and pony rides ($3 per ride or $5 for two rides). For more information visit www.ellishec.com.

Make a MiniatureTerrarium at Crest Hill. 2 p.m. at the MAY 4 Crest Hill branch of the White CASA of Will County Oak Library District. Join them Benefit. 9 to 11 p.m. at Crest for this fun and simple craft as Hill Lanes.The bowlers will enjoy they create whimsical, miniature a fun evening including bowling, terrariums. Learn the basic care shoes, soft drinks and pizza needed for these tiny gardens. brought to you by Keglar’s. Come create a small garden for Please contact Vicki at (815) your home or design one for a 725-6000 for more information, Mother’s Day Gift. Please register including raffle prizes, tickets by calling 815-725-0234 and general information.

MAY 5

District 86 Kindergarten Registration. 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at all District 86 elementary schools. Any child who will be five on or before September 1, 2012 is eligible to register. Three proofs of residency, a state issued birth certificate and the child’s social security card is required. For additional information, call the District office at 815-7403196.

How to get free eBooks. 1-3 p.m. at the Gaylord Building in Lockport. Learn how to get free eBooks for your eReader, and stick around after the presentation to get handson training with your device. Participants are encouraged to bring their eReaders to the program. Registration is required by calling 815-838-0755.

Ellis House Family Fun Night. 4-7 p.m. at the Ellis House and Equestrian Center, north of Route 52, between Ridge and Grove Roads. Night includes tractor-pulled hay rides,

JACH Spring Jubilee No Place Like Home. 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. at The Patrick C. Haley Mansion. Follow the yellow brick road and join us for this Wizard of Oz themed event. Ticket prices

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are $125 per person, $1,000 for a table of 10 and there are still a few sponsorship opportunities available. Seats are filling up fast so call 815-740-4104 to purchase your ticket.

MAY 7 Senior Services Center of Will County 45th Anniversary. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Harrah’s Casino Joliet. Lunch will be served, entertainment provided by Jerry Armstrong Bringing Back the Classics. Tickets cost $25 each. Fore more information or to register call 815-723-9713. Monday Kids Club. 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Crest Hill Library. Come to Monday Kids Club to make a Mother’s Day masterpiece to give as a gift on May 13. Enjoy crafts, activities, and a snack. For ages 6-9. Registration required at the children’s services desk.

THE BUGLE/SENTINEL MAY 2, 2012 her overwhelming generosity to the community, family and friends. During her life she pursued her interest in singing which started in the choir at the Shepherd of The Hill Lutheran Church in Lockport of which she was a member. She went on to write her own copyrighted music over the years with composer Carl Gronemeyer doing much of her recording in Chicago. Doris M. Simenson (nee Piper) was born in ChicagoAugust 30,1928. Her family later moved to Tinley Park before moving to Lockport to start The Shopper Publications. Preceded in death by her parents Elsie and William Piper, and sister Marilyn (Gene) Mc Fadden.Also,she was preceded in death by her son Crest Hill Police sergeant Timothy (Suzanne) Simenson who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 1994, and son Robert (Sheryl) Simenson. Her wish was to be laid to rest between her sons Bob and Tim at

SIMENSON Continued from page 4 the Plainfield Cemetery. She is also survived by sons Daniel (Darcy) Simenson of Homer Township and Jonathan (Mary) Simenson of Minooka. She has two sisters Diane (John) Mitchna of Country Club Hills, Jean (Robert) Bafia of Arizona and one brother William (Joanne) Piper of Chicago. She is survived by eleven grandchildren, five great -grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial luncheon was held in her honor at Cemenos Restaurant in Joliet on Sunday, April 22 attended by many family and friends. Donations in her memory can be sent to Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Water Stone Circle, Joliet, IL 60431. Notes to the family can be sent to the Simenson’s, P.O. Box 391, Plainfield, IL, 60544.

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

Police Blotter

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Person/s unknown shot out the passenger window of a semi tractor on April 16 in the 800 block of Peale.

Person(s) unknown entered two vehicles and stole a wallet with a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and debit card inside on April 16 in the 2600 block of Starlite Drive . The license and debit card were later found at the front door. The second vehicle was entered but nothing was missing.

Antonia Ibarra, 51, 9080 N. Dresden Drive, Morris, was cited on April 17 on I-80 and Richard Street for no rear plate light and driving while license suspended.

Person(s) unknown entered the new Arsenal Road/I-55 bridge construction site on W.Arsenal and S. Frontage Road and stole an 18-inch end loader bucket attachment that was resting on the ground.

Gloria Ruiz, 45, 500 Oneida, Joliet, was cited on E. Cass and Walnut for no valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license.

Francisco Gayton, 35, 422 Davison, Joliet, was cited on S. Briggs and E. Washington for no muffler, expired registration, failure to transfer title/registration, improper use of registration, driving on a suspended license, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Otibio K. Jones, 37, 22756 Redwood Drive, Richton Park, was cited on Fourth Avenue and S. Briggs for speeding and driving on a revoked license.

Katherine Martinez, 41, 913 Jasper, Joliet, was cited on April 19 on Third and S. Briggs for improper lane usage and driving while license suspended.

Qortez Lewis, 36, 3601 S. Wells St., Chicago, was cited on S. Briggs and Spencer

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6 8 7 3 Road for improper passing, failure to signal, driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Nickolas Anastopoulos, 31, 1500 Addleman, Joliet, was arrested on April 20 on Essington and Mall Loop Drive for DUI, reckless driving, speeding and illegal squealing of tires.

Cristian Salinas-Hernandez, 24, 211 Herkimer, Joliet, was cited on April 20 on S. Briggs and E. Washington for driving while license revoked, speeding, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Person(s) unknown broke into a residence and stole a printer and two baseball hats on April 20 in the 600 block of W. Zarley Blvd.

Kathleen Hurley, 47, 728 Lake Road, New Lenox, was arrested on April 20 on Cherry Hill and E. Washington for DUI and William Yearton, 48, 2200 E. Washington, Joliet, was cited for improper U-turn and failure to yield private road.

Person(s) unknown broke into a residence and stole $20 on April 21 at 100 Clairmont Ave.

Catherine Corsini, 29, 130 S. Lincoln, Gardner, was arrested on April 21 in the 800 block of Porter for battery.

Dennis Mrozek, 34, 1515 N. Center, Joliet, was

arrested on April 22 on N. Briggs and E. Cass for DUI, stopping in roadway and improper turning.

Lockport Trisha Malmquist, 42, of 11234 S. Champlain, Chicago, was cited on April 16 on W. Bruce Road and S. Geneva Avenue for speeding, driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Bobby E. Jackson, Jr., 38, 218 E. Cass, Joliet, was cited on April 16 on Arthur and Rosalind for no valid registration, driving while license suspended, and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Stanford L. Abbott, Jr., 24, 29 Wilson Ave., Joliet, was arrested on April 17 on Green Garden and Princeton for possession of cannabis under 30 grams.

Person(s) unknown entered JD Performance, 3265 S. State, on April 20 and stole a 2003 utility/cargo trailer containing two weed trimmers, two stand-on lawn mowers, two leaf blowers, and a 35-gallon can of gasoline. A second empty trailer was also stolen.

Jeremiah D. Gibson, 34, 216 Grinton Ave., Joliet, was cited on April 20 on Harvard and S. State for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, driving while license revoked and speeding.

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Schools

District 204 School Briefs Joliet West places fourth at bass fishing tournament The Joliet West High School bass fishing team finished in fourth place at the Braidwood Sectional, which was hosted by Joliet Township, on Monday, April 23. Team members were Nick Bracken, Joey Siwek and Carter Slachetka. The captain of the boat was Kevin Erickson. There were 19 boats entered in the event. Joliet West limited out with five fish and a total of 9.99 pounds.They were only .53 pounds from qualifying for the state tournament. All team members received fourth place medals from the Illinois High School Association.

Joliet Central student recognized for scholastic bowl service Joliet Central High School

junior Jacob Wagner was recently recognized for his service as the JCHS Scholastic Bowl Captain. Jacob was nominated by his coach and approved by the Regional Coaches Association. The Scholastic Bowl is an academic competition for a student that is filled with questions on all topics of human knowledge. Wagner’s team is an all-conference and all-sectional winning team. He is also one of the top twelve players in the regional conference and has a cumulative GPA of 4.33.

Joliet Central student to participate in National Youth Leadership Forum Joliet Central High School student Jasmine Moore will participate in the 2012 National Youth Leadership Forum this summer in Houston,Texas. NYLF is held each year in

18 different cities and helps prepare gifted students for their academic future and professional careers. The forums are offered in a variety of topics and career fields including law, medicine, collegiate success and national security. Students are nominated to attend the forum by teachers, community mentors, or alumni of NYLF. Also, students must be high achieving and possess interest in the previous career fields listed. Participation also allows Moore the opportunity to earn ten college credits from George Mason University.

Joliet West students compete in mock trial Ten students from Joliet West High School recently competed in the 2012 Illinois State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Invitational held in

Springfield. The competition is held every year and is sponsored by the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago. This year, 44 teams from different high schools across the state participated in the competition. Students take the roles of attorneys and witnesses, and a panel of Illinois lawyers and judges rate the students on performance. Throughout the Mock Trial students must analyze complex information, apply logic, use deductive reasoning, communicate and use other essential critical thinking skills. “The Mock Trial students are a motivated and dedicated group that worked together as a cohesive team to create an effective trial plan for competition,” said Joliet

Township High School sponsor Cara Giovanazzi. “Their team spirit and insightful ideas led to winning fourth place at the Regionals Competition and a strong performance against other seasoned teams at the State Competition.” Joliet West students receiving recognition for participation in the mock trial team are Camille Vincente, Anna Walker, Elija Book, Myra Peres, Kyle Kopchak, and Frank Spesia. This year, four students received special recognition. Vinay Rao and Corey Kopchak were recognized for Outstanding Attorney; and Margaret Spesia and Preston Hobgood were recognized for Outstanding Witness. See SCHOOLS, page 10

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Across

1 Golden Fleece seeker 6 Disputed strip 10 With 42- and 66-Across, words to an old friend, the end of which is a hint to this puzzle’s theme and grid 14 Nimble 15 Offenbach’s okays 16 Kentucky border river 17 The world according to Arp 18 Sailing attire for 1-Across? 20 Miracle Mets star 21 “From __ Zinc”: vitamin slogan 22 Gives a facelift 23 Dearth of frost? 26 Rowan Atkinson character 27 Understood 32 Antenna shelter 35 Hosp. test 37 PayPal owner

38 Celebrated Talk Like a Pirate Day? 40 Regional poem? 42 See 10-Across 43 Funnyman Kinison 45 Run in 46 Comes down hard? 48 Sole man 50 Do some tweezing? 55 Players try to hit triples with them 59 Mama bear, in Madrid 60 First name in courtroom fiction 61 “I’ve completed the flag”? 63 Had a homecooked meal 64 Smack 65 Pate base 66 See 10-Across 67 Sounds of disapproval 68 Cans 69 Touch and shuffle

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1 Jazz pianist Ahmad __ 2 Disco era suffix 3 Tough tissue 4 It’s often traded in 5 Alumna identifier, perhaps 6 Chin hider 7 Sky lights 8 Turn sharply 9 “__ of Homecoming”: U2 song 10 Put in a clip 11 “Think I’m kidding?” 12 Evening, in ads 13 Former CIA director Porter __ 19 Glance 21 Some ales 24 “__ la Douce” 25 “Diana” crooner 28 Second or third, for instance 29 The orchestra tunes to one 30 Bankrolls 31 Dmitri’s denial 32 “The Book of __”: Jane Hamilton novel 33 Aral Sea locale 34 Starting half?

36 The old man’s old man 39 “Is there any group I haven’t offended?” satirist 41 Ranch addition? 44 French art song 47 Erupt 49 Ballets __: early 20th-century dance company 51 Yank’s home, briefly 52 Playground retort 53 “Well ... not exactly” 54 Magritte and Descartes 55 Queue before U 56 Pulls along 57 Writer Dinesen 58 WWII craft 62 Colorado sports nickname, with “the” 63 Singer DiFranco

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Minor mishaps can be easily rectified - but if left unchecked could balloon into a major headache. Spending should be kept in check in the week ahead.

We all need someone we can lean on. Count your blessings for having a dear friend upon whom you can rely. Sage advice in the week ahead could prove insightful and solve a perplexing problem.

If your ship is headed toward a storm, you would do well to change course. If it is increasingly difficult to find the bright side in a relationship in the week to come, it may well be time to move on.

Don’t berate the inefficiency of others when you don’t have your own affairs in order. Playing the blame game is childish, so own up to shortcomings rather than passing the buck during the week to come.

Show your caring, compassionate nature. You’ll find that it’s easier to be sympathetic and generous towards others than it is to be selfish in the week ahead. Others will rely on your coolness under fire.

It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. The results may not turn out exactly as you hope in the week ahead, but it’s your work ethic that will draw the attention of the higher-ups.

Take things as they come. Adapt to the flow of events early in the week, as plans are likely to change and schedules could fall by the wayside. Keep working on current projects, but delay new contracts.

Look up to find the silver lining. No matter how gloomy the outlook appears, there is a positive side to everything. Don’t be too rigid in the week to come, as you may need to deal with a change in plans.

Order from the light menu. Use a brief respite to recharge your batteries and prepare for the week ahead. Find enjoyable ways to pass the time and make time to handle the heavy workload.

Don’t get caught up in the hype. You may feel pressure in the week ahead to buy something you don’t need just for the sake of fashion. Hold onto your pennies for something that you actually need.

A good deed needs no reward. Be generous and helpful to others, even if there’s no chance of getting anything in return. When possible, put the needs of others above your own in the upcoming week.

Good poker players never shows their hand too early, even when holding all the aces. In the week to come, problems will go away if you can feign ignorance.

SUDOKU

Previous puzzle ’s answers

Previous puzzle ’s answers Jumbles: • CRACK • TESTY • BARREN • PUNDIT

Answer:

Training for submarine duty has to be -- UNDERTAKEN

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SCHOOLS Continued from page 8 “I am so proud of what the team has accomplished this year. Each and every student contributed to the success of the team in their own way,” said Giovanazzi.“They are truly talented students who have created an outstanding, successful team.”

Joliet Central students participate in bridge building contest Three Joliet Central High School students recently participated in the Illinois Institute of Technology’s 2012 Chicago Regional Bridge Building Contest. The object of the contest was to design, construct and test the most efficient bridges with certain given specifications. The construction and testing of model bridges promotes the study and application of fundamental principles and physics. The contest also allows participants to get a sense of what it is to be like an engineer. Joliet Central High School student participants were Brittney Lange, efficiency rating 448; Jonathan Sanchez, efficiency rating 309; and Emily Eichholzer, efficiency rating, 84.

Joliet West band receives first place ratings The Joliet West High School Symphonic Wind and Concert Bands recently earned first place, division 1 ratings at the IHSA Organizational Band Competition held at Rich East High School in Forest Park. “On a 40 point scale, the Symphonic Wind Band received a 39.5, 39.5 and a perfect 40 from each of the three judges,” Joliet West High School Band Director Kevin Carroll said.

Joliet West journalism students advance to state finals Twelve

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School Journalism students competed at the IHSA Journalism Sectionals recently. Sectionals were held at Minooka High School and 12 area schools participated. Students produced layout designs for yearbook and newspaper, competed in photography contests and wrote content on sports, editorial and news writing. The following students received an award: Pilar Cisneros, 1st Place Infographic Design; Anna Simek, 2nd Place Copy Editing; Sarah Volante, 4th Place Yearbook Copy Writing; Alexa Ortiz and Sarah Volante, 4th Place Yearbook Theme Development; Rebecca Haller, 6th Place Broadcasting; Bianca Sarver, 6th Place, Feature Photography; Joe Wolnik, 5th Place Advertising; Hannah Tadey, 5th Place Newspaper

Design; Jordan Kessler, 4th Place Entertainment Writing; Taylor Foote, 4th Place Editorial Writing; and Susie DeRoss, 5th Place News Writing. Overall, the Journalism 2 students tied for 5th place.

JCHS choirs receive division one rating Joliet Central High School Concert Choir and Show Choir received a division one rating at the annual Illinois High School Association Student Organization Contest at Rich East High School on Saturday, April 12. The mixed choir also participated in the contest and received a division two rating, missing the division one rating by two points. A panel of three judges rated

the choir on a scale of one to five based on tone quality, intonation, stage presence, balance and blend. “One of the judges commented that he looks forward to hearing the Joliet Central choirs because we produce such challenging

and unique music,” said Choir Director David L. Jones. “I am proud that our students are able to perform with professionalism at such a high level. I look forward to competing again next year,” Jones said.

INSIDE: JCA tennis looking to click by season’s end, age 13; Lockport softball earns big win, page 14; Outdoors page, 17

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OLT OBY By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

Stanford tight end Coby Fleener was poised to be the first-ever first round choice in the NFL draft out of the Joliet area. While that did not happen for the 6-foot,6-inch,247-pound Fleener,one could say he lucked out anyway. Fleener was selected with the 34th overall pick in the draft, the second pick of the second round, by the Indianapolis Colts - the same team that selected Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft.

JCA’s Fleener goes to Indy

“I knew (being picked by the Colts) was a possibility, but you never really know,” Fleener said in a Friday conference call. “I sat there (Thursday) thinking there were some teams that could have picked me and I wasn’t sure. Then, today when the Colts came up, I still wasn’t sure until I got the call on my phone that had an Indiana area code and I had a big smile on my face at that point.” Fleener and Luck connected 32 times last season for 648 yards and 10 touchdowns. In his four years at Stanford, the Sporting News All-

American caught 94 passes for 1,524 yards and 18 scores. “I can’t tell you how excited I am,” Fleener said. “We work very well together and it’s nice to have someone you are familiar with as your quarterback.I think anytime you can go into a camp with someone you are familiar with, it’s exciting.To add to that having (the quarterback) being the guy throwing you the ball, who is also on the offensive side of the ball to learn the playbook with is really an asset.” See COBY, page 16

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Improving Hillmen gear up for stretch run By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Joliet Catholic Academy’s boys tennis team didn’t end up winning a single match—singles or doubles—when it faced off with Benet, one of the ESCC’s top squads, two weeks ago.

BOYS TENNIS Nevertheless, coach Scott Allgood took some positives out of the dual meet loss and is setting his sights forward as the Hilltoppers gear up for the final two weeks of the season. “They’re always a tough team,” Allgood said. “You know coming in that it’s going to be a tough match. Our kids fought; they played well. We had a lot of close matches. I’m proud of how they played and how they kept fighting.” Allgood likes how sophomore No. 1 singles player Dominic Bertino,who won conference last season at the frosh-soph level, is competing during his first varsity campaign. He believes Bertino has a good shot at qualifying for the state tournament. “It’s an adjustment,” Allgood said. “He’s had to make a jump to being a full-time varsity for singles. He’s learning. You look at the first set (vs. Benet) where he came out a little slow. He adjusted and almost won the second set so he’ll be fine. We’re getting him ready.” Allgood also isn’t worried about the Hilltoppers’ top two doubles teams, even though they dropped their matches to Benet. The No. 1 team, consisting of seniors Austin Naal and Ian Barr, and the No. 2 squad, with juniors Zach Siegried and Nate Naal, both qualified for state in 2011. “I think they’ve taken a couple of lumps lately, both (doubles) teams,” he said. “More the first doubles, but they’re three-year state qualifiers. They know what it takes; they’ll be ready when the time comes. “The second doubles are playing very well. They’re going to keep getting stronger.” The loss to Benet was only Siegried’s and Nate Naal’s second of the season through April 19, while Barr and Austin Naal fell

for just the third time. But Austin says he and his partner haven’t shifted into second gear yet. “Once we hit that, then we’ll have a pretty good year,” Austin said. “We have really good chemistry since this is our fourth year playing together. We’re not going to have any regrets this season. I think if we play our games we should do really well for the rest of the season, and we should probably make it to the second day of state.” The Hilltoppers owned a solid 11-3 record through April 19 despite the loss. Allgood is

confident JCA will continue to improve as it eyes the allimportant sectional tournament in mid-May. “We’re still growing, we’re getting better and getting ready for sectionals,” he said.“I still see us as one of the top two, three teams in the conference, and in our area, we’re one of the top two teams. We’ve got some big matches coming up, some big tournaments. Sectionals will be here before we know it, and hopefully we’ll get our kids back to state again this year.” mike@buglenewspapers.com

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JCA’s No. 1 singles player, Dominic Bertino is looking forward to a postseason run.

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Lockport gets big win By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

For two softball programs like Downers Grove North and Lockport that are separated by only 18 miles on the road and historically separated by only a few spots in the Chicagoland softball rankings, it surprised a lot of people that they had never played each other in a regular season game until last Tuesday.

SOFTBALL “I called her this year and now we will be on the schedule every year,” said Downers Grove North coach Mark Magro. “We will play every second Saturday in April. Our goal is to be a program like Lockport. Year after year after year, they are near the top.” The teams have been working on the game since the winter. “We always play South and we have never played North,” said Lockport coach Marissa Chovanec. “We talked about it in January and our ADs made it

happen. This is one thing we try and do, we want a good, tough schedule. We know that these games are the ones that will help us at the end of the season.” The Porters (17-4) claimed the first meeting, winning 2-0, getting a run in the first and sixth innings. “We had to keep plugging and not be satisfied with only the one run,” Chovanec said.“I was happy we were able to push the across in the bottom of the sixth.” Lockport did the damage against North’s (17-4) ace pitcher Dale Ryndak. “I am really pleased,” Chovanec said. “She is a great pitcher and we were patient and had good at bats. We didn’t want to pop the ball up, which is easy to do against a good rise ball pitcher.” Taylor Weissenhofer pitched the shutout for Lockport. “They are a really good team and we really wanted to make a name for ourselves,”Weissenhofer said.“We think we might see them in the regional or sectional.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Lockport’s Taylor Weissenhoffer earned the win against DGN.

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Picks vs. Pros getting tight JCA baseball wins two Pulling away from Dale Earnhardt Jr. after a restart with eight laps left in Saturday night’s Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway, Kyle Busch streaked to his fourth straight victory in the spring race at the .75-mile track. The win was Busch’s first of the

season and the 24th of his career, tying him with his brother, 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch, for 26th all-time. With the win, WJOL’s Mike Guglielmucci and reader Brandon Andreason of Plainfield each picked the winnier. The win for Guglielmucci and

a ninth-place showing by Brad Keselowski, Scott Taylor’s pick, the two are separated by only four points. With a good showing from Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Guglielmucci can be the first picker to make a move and pass someone this season.

PICK VS. PROS Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Driver

1. Greg Biffle

Pts. Diff. 338

2. D. Earnhardt Jr. 333

-5

3. Denny Hamlin

329

-9

4. Matt Kenseth

328

-10

5. Martin Truex Jr. 316

-22

6. Jimmie Johnson

314

-24

7. Kevin Harvick

313

-25

8. Tony Stewart

307

-31

9. Carl Edwards

287

-51

10. Ryan Newman

278

-60

11. Kyle Busch

265

-73

12. Clint Bowyer

264

-74

13. Brad Keselowski 252

-86

14. Paul Menard

249

-89

15. Joey Logano

241

-97

16. Juan Montoya

239

-99

17. Jeff Gordon

221

-117

18. Jamie McMurray 220

-118

19. Mark Martin

218 -120

20.Jeff Burton

214 -124

Totals through 9 of 36 races

Mark Gregory, Bugle Staff Last wk: Earnhardt (2nd) Total Pts (9 races): 307 Scott Paddock, Pres., Chicagoland Speedway Last wk:Hamlin (4th) Total Pts (9 races): 298 Scott Taylor, Bugle Staff Last wk: Keselowski (9th) Total Pts (9 races): 286 Mike Guglielmucci, WJOL Racer’s Forum Last wk: Ky. Busch (1st) Total Pts (9 races): 282 Readers Last wk: Ky. Busch (1st) Total Pts (9 races): 272

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Joliet Catholic defeated St. Patrick 7-1 and 8-2 in an ESCC doubleheader.

ROUND-UP Nick Dalesandro went 3-for3 with a run scored and an RBI while Chris Tschida was 2-for4 with a run and an RBI for the Hillmen (16-5-1, 5-1) Cal Placher gave up four hits and struck out six in a complete game win. Zach Melone went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI in game two. • Joliet West defeated LincolnWay East 12-2. Matt Koran had three RBI, including a two run homer for West (13-11, 5-3). Anthony Dinardo struck out seven in the win. • Minooka defeated Oswego 6-0

in SPC play. Mitch Vogran threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts. Carson Neuschwander hit a triple and homered for Minooka (17-8, 9-3).

Softball • Washington defeated Joliet West 4-2 at the Washington Invite downstate. Tresa Fahrner signled and homered for West (13-13). West went 2-2 in the tournament. Earlier in the week, West fell to Bolingbrook 5-4. Fahrner went 2-for-4 with an RBI. • Lockport beat Joliet Central 3-0. Ashley Rea went 2-for-3 and scored twice and Carly Dundee pitched a two-hitter for See ROUNDUP, page 16

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ROUNDUP Continued from page 15 Lockport Jaelyn Tate allowed six hits for Joliet Central (10-13, 0-7). • Minooka beat Oswego 14-1: Mikayla Moore went 4-for-4 the Indians (16-4).

COBY Continued from page 11 Being Luck’s go-to target, especially in the red zone, is what had Fleener projected in the first round on many mock drafts and what made him the first tight end selected. The Colts are hoping that magic can translate from California to Indiana. “I think that is really icing on the cake.How can that not help?,” said Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson.“(Andrew Luck) knows (Coby Fleener) and they have timing together. They have been on the same team together, they have won big games and been in big games together. It is just kind of staring you in the face. It is such a natural thing. I don’t

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Homewood-Flossmoor defeated Lockport 4-3. Matt Muszyniki won at No. 2 singles and Kevin Roberts won at No. 3 singles for the Porters. • Joliet defeated Bolingbrook 6-1. Jack Carney won at No. 1 singles. Tom Carney won at No. 2 singles.

• Lincoln-Way East defeated Joliet West 25-10, 25-20. • Lincoln-Way West defeated Lockport 25-18, 25-16.

see how that can be anything but a great positive, because he is so used to him and already knows him. He is used to seeing him when he looks down the seam.” “It’s invaluable, you know the chemistry between those two is already there basically,” said Colts head coach Chuck Pagano. “They’ve been playing, throwing catch for a long, long time. Obviously, there’ll be a great comfort zone for both of those players.” The Colts are in need of a top tight end after they released veteran Dallas Clark last month. In nine years in Indianapolis, Clark caught 427 passes for 4,887 yards and 46 touchdowns while a favorite target for Peyton Manning. Fleener says Clark was one of his role models at the position.

“Yeah, there’s a variety of tight ends, Dallas included, that I’ve watched and liked to pick up different pointers as far as their pros and cons of how the play the game that I can use in mine,” Fleener said. “Yeah, it is an exciting time to be a tight end. Absolutely.” Like Clark, Fleener is seen as a hybrid-type of player, being able to play tight end as well as receiver in the NFL. “I believe he could be flexed out,” Grigson said. “He’s a very athletic player. It doesn’t take a great football mind to even look and see that he has a unique skill set, unique size and he creates mismatches just by default sometimes. I believe it takes a unique person to be able to cover someone like (Fleener). You are dealing with not only great height, but leaping ability, hands

Badminton Lockport won titles from Amy Benes (No. 2), Carlie Cisarik (No. 6), Sydney Baltrusaitis (No. 7) and Jorie Gorski (No. 8) at the

SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division Meet. Sara Napoli took third at No. 1 singles, while Ashlee McBain was first at No. 9 and Caitlin Duffner finished third at No. 3 for LincolnWay East.

Boys Water Polo Homewood-Flossmoor defeated Lockport 10-8. David Hir scored three goals and speed.” Fleener began to hone those skills at Joliet Catholic, where he caught 34 passes for 706 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior in 2007. He has been living on the west coast since then, but is

and Zack Trent scored twice for the Porters.

Boys Tennis Chrissy Liberides won the deiscus with a throw of 110-feet, 4-inches at the Hunt Invite at Plainfield Central. Martionna Johnson was second in the 200-dah in 27.33, while West placed third in the 400 relay (51.09) and 800 relay (1:52.07). looking forward to a return to the Midwest. “Yeah, I’m excited to (return),” Fleener said.“Stanford is a special place to me and will always have a place in my heart, but I’m excited to get back to the Midwest.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Hunting success is all about the setup By Dan Stefanich

A thundering gobble broke the pre-dawn silence. “They’re close,” I whispered “They’re real close.” I let out another owl call and was answered by three gobbles as we stared into to darkness trying to pinpoint their location. I was hunting with my son Kyle on the second day of the Illinois Youth Wild Turkey Season. It also happened to be Easter Sunday. But bunnies and easter eggs were the furthest things from our minds. The day before, we had set up and called three beautiful toms within 35 yards of our blind, but the birds hung up on a row of briars and wouldn’t come any closer. We could see them strutting back and forth on the far side of the briar row, but that was as close as they would come. After an hour of calling, the birds moved off in another direction— prooving that the setup is one of the most important factors in hunting wild turkeys. Turkey hunting is tough, with little margin for error. When setting up on roosting birds in the morning, follow these steps to increase the odds of putting a bird on the ground. • Get close. Try to set up as close to the roosting birds without giving away your location. Sneak in early, at least an hour before it gets light, and set up. • Know what lies between you and the roosted birds. It’s important to make sure there are no obstacles that might impede the birds approach. Creeks, fences, and as in the previous

example, a briar patch or thick cover can cause the birds to “hang up”. Once turkeys get on the ground and start strutting, they tend to take the path of least resistance so make it easy for them to get to you. • Get in their way. Try to get between the roosted birds, and where they may be going once they get on the ground. • Make sure you have clear shooting lanes. Turkeys are constantly moving, so it’s important that you be patient and wait for a good shot. It helps to have plenty of openings so when the big boy puts his head up, you’re ready. Back to the hunt. The treed toms continued to announce the coming Easter sunrise in a symphony of gobbling. But we didn’t make the same mistake as the previous day. We set our blind closer to the roosted birds, and without a row of briars between us. After they flew down, a few clucks on my slate call had them coming in on a string. I told Kyle they were in range and take the shot when he was ready. Boooom! The woods reverberated in an echo of 20 gauge aftershock. “I got him!” Kyle yelled as he jumped out of the blind and made the 23-yard dash to his downed tom. By pinpointing the roosting birds and knowing the natural obstacles, we ended the hunt at 6:48 am of the second day. We still made it to Grandma’s house for ham. Not a bad way to spend Easter Sunday. For more turkey hunting tips, visit www.danstefoutdoors.com.

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Kyle Stefanich took this dandy gobbler in Will County on Easter Sunday, the second day of the Illinois Youth Turkey Season.

#4 - Rick Nelson, Director of Instruction, Bolingbrook Golf Club & Rabito Golf

True golf fans have to be enjoying the new wave of play on the PGA Tour. Gone are the days of By Scott Taylor watching a golf tournament, knowing Tiger Woods was going to win. The competition level the past two years has been raised and this year has seen a bunch of different strong champions in a bunch of competitive tournaments. That again was the case this past weekend at the Zurich Classic. There were a handful of different golfers, a lot with big names, in contention throughout the weekend. In the end, it was Jason Dufner who beat Ernie Els in a playoff to win. It was great redemption for the man who finally won his first tournament in 164 tries. He held a four-shot lead over the closing holes last year at the PGA Championship and was in the lead in the third round of the Masters. The man with the stoic look held off the pressure and got the job done, which was great to see. He is playing red-hot right now and don’t be surprised to see him in contention again soon. Speaking of coming up, the next two weeks have loaded fields at the Wells Fargo and at the Players. Phil Mickelson and Woods are slated to be at both and it should be a couple of fun tournaments to watch. staylor@buglenewspapers.com

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Where Does the Time Go? Quick time management and life balance tips There are so many articles, books, seminars and tools on time management that we can spend so much time on it that we never get anything done… right? We all have our sometimes overwhelming “To Do” lists including projects at work, home, our health, church, civic and social commitments, juggling the kids’ schedules, and trying to somehow find some “downtime”. Pondering this ongoing struggle, I thought I’d share two personal strategies; One I’ve used previously, and a new one I’m just starting. Most of us in business don’t like the overused term, “micromanagement”, but sometimes that’s what we have

to do with ourselves so someone else doesn’t have to. I made an Excel worksheet (You can use a calendar, a piece paper, or whatever works for you.) of all the waking hours in the week in half-hour increments, like a “Week-at-a-Glance” if you’ve seen that tool. Then I shaded in all of my weekly appointments in one color, my meal times in another color, my scheduled office hours in another color, and personal family time in another. I put totals at the bottom to see the numbers in determining life balance. This

can be as detailed or as simple as you like. I dressed it up with a picture of a rowing team to make it look inspirational, gave it the title “Mike Row Management” (get it?) and put it in prominent places in my workspace, my home office, and my Franklin Planner I carried around at that time. Now I guess I’d make it my screen on my cell phone. A couple of my associates at the time noticed it was working for me so I helped them make theirs. One had the initials “SAV,” so we made his “SAVe Time” with a picture of a clock. My newest idea came to me after discussing this topic with my first mentor, my wise ole (not old) dad. He said that as a school teacher, he didn’t have

to worry as much about time management during the day because he worked from bellto-bell. So a bell went off in my head (or maybe it was my wife ringing my bell?) and I’ve started using the alarm feature on my cell phone. Because I’ve had the bad habit of working right up to the time of my next appointment, making me late, I now set an alarm in enough time for me to get to a stopping point with what I’m doing and travel to the appointment. Because I’ve had a bad habit of working through the normal lunch hour, when most people are unavailable for phone calls and questions anyway, then eating late or not eating at all, I set an alarm for lunch at noon. Because

I’m in outside sales, which my boss reminds me are two words: “outside” (as in out of the office) and “sales” (as in selling, not shuffling papers), I set an alarm in the early afternoon with a reminder popping-up on my screen. Last but not least, because I tend to be a workaholic, I set an alarm for 6 p.m. that says “It can wait ‘til tomorrow – go home!” Now if I could just get out of the bad habit of hitting the “Snooze” button, like I do for the 6 a.m. alarm… Mike Reid is a Registered CPA and full-time Advertising Consultant for Bugle Newspapers and Voyager Media Group. His monthly business series is available on buglenewspapers. com in the Features section.

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TITANS Continued from page 2 presented Kyle with a very cool duffel bag, filled with items for him to take to Afghanistan,” Villalobos said. “Baby wipes, bug spray, gum. Debbie said she would add Kyle to a

request list, so that every time they pack care packages, Kyle would get one. This meant everything to me. He was in Afghanistan, winter time, cold, spent Thanksgiving there and Christmas. How wonderful it was that someone thought so much about these guys and gals,to always include them,” she said. Now Villalobos returns the favor,

with a collection box in her office at work, and at her husband’s office as well.Their younger son,Ryan,has now started volunteering for Moms Cookies, recently helping out at a fishing tournament, benefiting the troops. “This is so close to my heart, because of my son enlisting in the service, and knowing first-hand

how much they loved getting those boxes in Afghanistan,” she said. ” Knowing how good it made my own son feel, I felt I need to give back to this wonderful woman that is an “angel” in my eyes, for doing what she does. She has made a difference in their lives, and now I want to give back.” Villalobos is running a community

collection through the end of May. Needed items include: wipes, in resealable packages which contain 40 or less; powdered drink sticks; power bars, protein bars; beef jerky (bags or sticks); travel size dish soap; 5x8-inch writing pads, for letters home; 5-hour energy drinks; men’s deodorant and travel-size toothpaste.

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