Sentinel The Shorewood
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Enterprise Publications • www.shorewoodsentinel.com
Scooting towards cancer research Provena’s race nets $15,000 for Staehely foundation Last month, nearly 500 runners and walkers hit the pavement to stamp out pediatric cancer. Last week, their efforts came to fruition, as $15,000 made its way to a local charity. Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet sponsored the Shorewood Scoot, a yearly run/ race event held at scenic Rock Run Trail. This year, it raised $15,000 for the Mark Staehely Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Ranging in age from 5 to 82, participants took to the trail to honor the memory of friends, loved ones, and Shorewood’s own Mark Staehely. A true hometown hero, Mark Staehely was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer when he was 12 years old. He dedicated his shortened life to raising money
Shorewood Glen gets bike, pedestrian path along Route 52 By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter
Residents of Shorewood Glen and adjacent neighborhoods will have a safer path to travel by foot, thanks to a last-minute project approved at the close of October. The Shorewood Village Board has approved the creation of a 1,300-foot bike and pedestrian path along U.S. Rt. 52 near Shorewood Glen. The $17,000 asphalt pathway will extend access from the subdivision to the intersection of Rt. 52, between Shorewood Glen and River
By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter
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Shorewood Scoot raises $15,000 for local charity to benefit Pediatric Cancer research.
for research and helping other children fighting cancer. He was honored by the Board of Directors of Children’s Memorial Hospital with the George D. Kennedy Leadership Award, and he organized the largest toy drive the hospital had seen in 2005, an event which still exists today, distributing presents to kids and their families who have to be in the hospital at Christmas.
Make Your Mark is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization started in memory of Mark Staehely. The organization raises funds for pediatric cancer research, supports Mark’s Treasure Chest programs, awards scholarship opportunities to local students and funds fellowships. For more information, visit the Facebook page or www. makeyourmark7.org. sdauskurdas@enterprisepublications.
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Road, giving travelers a better route to shopping and public transportation. Without the pathway, walkers from the adjacent subdivisions had to traverse the shoulder, or trek through prairie grasses to reach the intersection. The project was not on the docket for this year, but village officials approved a change to its Motor Fuel Tax resurfacing program to fund it, after hearing concerns from area residents. Board members awarded the project to D Construction, which already is handling the bulk of Shorewood’s 2012 resurfacing work.
Second status hearing set in lawsuit against ExxonMobil oil By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter
A second status hearing has been set for Nov. 9 in a joint lawsuit against ExxonMobil for an Oct. 19 environmental incident at the oil company’s Channahon refinery.
The activation of a safety release system caused a release of oil mist in the area surrounding the refinery, including the roads near the intersection of Arsenal Road and Interstate 55, Jackson See EXXONMOBIL, page 2