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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Orland Park

Puppy mill law pits activists vs. pet shop owner

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An 8-week-old Yorkshire Terrier looks quizzically at the camera lens. Holding the pup is Erika Bowlds, manager at Happiness Is Pets, 15647 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park. by Tim Hadac staff reporter The debate over puppy mills came to Orland Park Monday evening, as members of the village board’s Public Safety Committee heard testimony from animal rights activists, a local pet shop owner and others. At issue is whether Orland Park should use its home-rule powers to opt out of the Cook County Companion Animal & Consumer Protection Ordinance, passed earlier this month and set to take effect Oct. 1.

See editorial, Page 2 The county ordinance is designed to strike a blow against puppy mills by attacking the problem at the retail level. “Puppy mill” is a derisive term used by activists and others to describe those large-scale commercial breeders that engage in

sloppy and even inhumane treatment of dogs and cats. The new law’s chief proponent, County Commissioner John Fritchey of Chicago’s North Side, has said that the ordinance will limit “the retail sale of puppies and kittens in Cook County pet stores to animals sourced from shelters and other humane adoption centers.” The measure also allows pet shops to purchase dogs and cats from small-scale, hobbyist breeders. It was passed in the wake of a similar and stricter ordinance passed the Chicago City Council by a vote of 49-1. In Orland Park, the new county ordinance would drive out of business Happiness Is Pets, 15647 S. 94th Ave., according to its founder and owner and of 28 years, Ron Berning. “In the last three years, we have sold 343 puppies to [Orland Park] residents,” said Berning, whose (See Orland, Page 4)

A view looking east along the signature boardwalk of the proposed Boardwalk of Palos Heights on the northeast corner of 119th Street and Harlem Avenue. Planners say the boardwalk will be an informal, pleasant gathering place of choice for Palos Heights residents of all ages, home to al fresco dining and occasional small-scale music performances, art fairs and more.

Build a hotel on Boardwalk? Plans pass GO by Tim Hadac staff reporter

Preliminary plans for the Boardwalk of Palos Heights won unanimous approval of the Palos Heights Planned Unit Development Commission after a hearing Wednesday last week. The plans envision shops, restaurants, a 4-story hotel and a 4-story condominiums building to be developed on the long-vacant property at the northeast corner of 119th Street and Harlem Avenue. “Things are looking very good,” Chuck Allenson, a representative of 83 Harlem LLC, the newly formed corporation leading the redevelopment push, told The Regional Tuesday. “Last week, we cleared a pretty good hurdle, and this week we had productive follow-up meetings with city staff.”

raise an objection. We have to stop insisting on perfection and embrace what is good, and this plan looks good to me. “It looks like jobs, it looks like The next step, according to meeting played to an overflow sales tax revenue, it looks like a Alderman Jeffrey M. Key (1st room at City Hall, 7607 W. Col- connection with Lake Katherine, Ward), a member of the PUD lege Drive, it lacked the organized and it looks like fun,” she added. The 83 Harlem plan calls for Commission, is for the 83 Har- opposition that had helped derail lem team to submit final, detailed developer Bill Basic’s previous at- a mixed-use development that plans to the commission. “This tempt to redevelop the property. includes a “restaurant campus” “I think people around here of several different types of upis no longer a concept,” Key said after the commission meeting last are just weary over haggling market eateries designed to make week. “The plan needs to be in about this piece of property,” the site a destination for diners final form, so our engineers, our said Jeanne Pribyl, who said she not only from the Palos area, building department and others has lived in Palos Heights just a but from Orland Park, Tinley few years, but was disappointed Park and other nearby suburbs, can examine it.” Key predicted that the commis- by all the arguments over the as well. Also in the group’s plans are sion will give final consideration previously proposed NorthPointe to the plans next month. If plans and Palos Town Square devel- a small, “boutique” hotel and a are given the green light, they opments, both of which died on high-end condominium building are expected to be shepherded the drawing board several years with its own under-building parkthrough the City Council for ap- ago. “I think people are starting. The 32 condo units would proval, with ground broken as ing to understand that no mat- be marketed for $300,000 to ter what you propose for that early as fall. While last week’s PUD panel land, somebody somewhere will (See Boardwalk, Page 3)

Hit the jackpot? Safety tips for the casino by Tim Hadac staff reporter

shooting worry me? Yes, it does. Next time I go, I’m going to be watching my purse and looking In the wake of last week’s over my shoulder.” The victim of the April 15 home invasion in Palos Heights, in which two armed bandits shot shooting is said to be recovering and robbed a 51-year-old man of from his injury, according to Palos his casino winnings, local bettors Heights Police Sgt. Michael Yott, are asking about the odds of it who added that police are “chasing leads” and awaiting laborahappening to them. “I gamble at the boats, but I tory results on several pieces of don’t want to take chances with evidence submitted. The victim reportedly gambled any money I won, especially if I hit a jackpot,” said Palos Heights at the Horseshoe Casino in Hamresident Rita Kunst. “Does this mond, Ind. and came home with

a large amount of cash winnings. Horseshoe Casino representatives did not respond to a request for comment from The Regional News, but others in law enforcement and private security did. “Most people at casinos are simply there to gamble and have a good time,” observed Paulino Villarreal, a private investigator and owner of VDSA Chicago, an asset protection firm that employs detectives and security specialists. “But casinos also attract predators who want to separate you from

Photo by Ashleigh Hughes

your money.” Those predators may be disguised as fellow gamblers watching who won, who took winnings in cash, and then simply following that person home. The predator may also be a casino employee who texts information about the winner (name, address, amount of winnings) to an accomplice at a remote location. Villarreal cautioned against bettors being lulled into a false sense of security by a casino bristling with video cameras. Cameras are

there mostly for the casino’s interests, to spot cheating by customers or employees. While there are cameras in the parking garages, “you can’t be sure if they’re being monitored,” he added. “What I tell people is to avoid going to the boats alone,” Villarreal continued. “Go with your friends, go with a group and watch out for each other. There’s strength in numbers.” He added that players should remember that they do not have to accept winnings in cash, and

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that casinos will write them a check for all or a portion of their winnings, upon request. It is also a good idea to let the casino withhold taxes from your jackpot winnings and give you a statement to keep for the IRS when you file your income taxes. Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller also offered advice for bettors: Because casinos are a cashintensive business, they attract their share of thieves and other (See Casino, Page 4)

Photo courtesy of the Palos Fire Protection District

Early Easter morning house fire cause under investigation A ball of fire lights up the trees in the early morning on Easter Sunday, at a house fire on 80th Avenue, near 124th Street in Palos Park (photos from left). Units from the Palos Fire Protection District battled the blaze, assisted by firefighters from the North Palos, Palos Heights, Orland, Alsip and Oak Forest fire protection districts. No one was home when the fire started at about 3 a.m. It was extinguished about two hours later.

The family that lives there was said to be out of town at the time. Board-up crews arrived in the late afternoon to secure the structure. Palos Fire Protection District Chief Patrick Gericke told The Regional News this week that the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Palos Park Police secured the area and briefly re-routed traffic in the immediate area.

The Regional News Thursday, April 24, 2014

Editorial

Target puppy mills, not local pet stores Talk to Orland Park Mayor Daniel J. McLaughlin, Trustee James V. Dodge Jr. or any other village official, elected or appointed, and they’ll speak with pride about their ongoing economic success story. They’re right about that, and they have every reason to stand a little taller than most other municipalities. Orland Park is the envy of the region, in part because its leaders have devised and deployed policies that encourage smart growth and give business owners the breathing room they need, within reason, to not only survive a tough economy but thrive as we pull into better times. That’s just one important reason why we at The Regional News encourage the Orland Park Village Board to use its home rule powers to consider opting out of the Cook County Companion Animal & Consumer Protection Ordinance, set to take effect Oct. 1 and which would almost certainly drive out of business one of village’s oldest and most respected retail establishments: Happiness Is Pets, 15647 S. 94th Ave., and throw its staff to the uncertainty of the unemployment line. The county ordinance is designed to strike a blow against so-called puppy mills, which as most of us know are commercial breeders who engage in sloppy and even inhumane treatment of dogs and cats. Its chief proponent, County Commissioner John Fritchey of Chicago’s North Side, says that the ordinance will limit “the retail sale of puppies and kittens in Cook County pet stores to animals sourced from shelters and other humane adoption centers.” The ordinance was introduced by Fritchey on April 2 and rammed through the board via a maneuver that deliberately bypassed the committee system and therefore prevented appropriate discussion and deliberation of the legislation—a red flag if ever there was one, and basically an undemocratic, “shut up and vote” move that County Board members unfortunately went along with. That included our local commissioners, Democrat Joan Murphy and Republican Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman. Sadly, the ordinance and its proponents draw no distinction between puppy mills that definitely ought to be shut down and responsible commercial breeders whose operations are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Kennel Club and others. Further, the new law is based upon the Humane Society’s flawed assertion that “a responsible breeder will never sell her dogs through a pet store.” What it will mean in practice is that after Oct. 1, men, women and children who go to a pet store seeking a beagle, a dachshund, a terrier, a golden retriever, a chocolate lab, a yorkie, a morkie or a pug, will be out of luck—and will instead face a lineup of pit bulls and other shelter dogs, which of course are every bit as deserving of a home as any other dog (and perhaps more so, because many of them have already suffered abuse or neglect). So in essence, under the new law, there will be no difference between a shelter and a pet shop, and—well, you get the idea—pet shops will be forced out of business, which frankly is what many of the more extreme activists want. It will drive business, sales tax revenue and jobs away from Orland Park and to pet shops elsewhere. We hope that the 600-plus members of the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce are paying attention to this matter and that they understand the ramifications: that if one local business can be targeted for termination, so can any business. It may also ultimately be harmful to dogs themselves, as it may drive breeders further underground and give succor to the already swelling ranks of small-scale puppy mills, backyard and basement breeding operations where dogs endure misery undetected by activists and unreported by the press. That concerns us, because The Regional News has for decades been second to none among community newspapers in advocating for animal welfare. Our support of local shelters, advocacy organizations and commonsense laws to protect dogs, cats and other creatures is a matter of record that we point to with pride. So we strongly encourage Orland Park officials to do what county commissioners did not: open their eyes and ears to all sides of the discussion, and listen to responsible business owners (and dog lovers themselves) like Ron Berning, founder and owner of Happiness Is Pets since 1987. We listened to Berning, although it wasn’t easy to get him to open up—for while he speaks at length and with pride about the standards he holds breeders to (some of which exceed USDA regulations), he is cautious around the press. His family-owned business, with locations in Orland Park and four other suburbs, has come under occasional attack in recent years from animal-rights activists picketing on the sidewalk to nuisance lawsuits thrown out of court, and the press coverage has been slanted against him, he will tell you. Every civilized person opposes mistreatment of animals, so it’s tempting for politicians, the press and the public to give an enthusiastic “Yes!” to any idea that purports to crack down on puppy mills. What’s not so easy is for people to take a breath, take a step back and give an idea careful consideration, especially when they have activists barking in their face and breathing down the backs of their necks.

Readers Write Lou Palos: Grateful to help good cause

my volunteer activities in Palos Heights. That is quite an honor of which I am very proud. I can think of no better way to both Dear Editor: I want to thank everyone in the honor and beautify the city of Palos Heights Beautification Com- Palos Heights then to help our mittee who named the PAWWS returning wounded warriors. I do however wish to make a service dog the committee recently sponsored, Lou Palos, in honor of clarification as reported by The Re-

gional. While I indeed managed the Farmers Market for several years I did not start the market. That distinction belongs to former Alderman Jeff Prestinario and Del Truss, a longtime resident and volunteer extraordinaire in Palos Heights. Louis Elsner, Palos Heights

Inside the First Amendment

Wake-up call in Kansas: Anti-Semitism is alive and dangerous still in America By Charles C. Haynes “I hate all Jews” was Frazier Glenn Miller’s mantra, repeated time and again by the well-known white supremacist at rallies, in publications and on the Internet over a period of many years. Last week, on the eve of Passover, Miller translated his words of hate into violent action by opening fire on a Jewish community center and Jewish retirement home in Overland Park, Kansas. Although Jews were Miller’s apparent targets, his bullets killed three Christians — including Reat Underwood, a 14-year-old boy who was at the community center to audition for a singing competition. It might be tempting, even consoling, to treat Miller’s hate crime as an isolated case of a deranged man losing control. But that would be a mistake for at least two reasons. First, Miller is not alone. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that monitors hate groups, Miller is just one of thousands of people who belong to more than 1,000 anti-Semitic, white supremacist, neo-Nazi hate groups in the United States. Many of these people are armed and dangerous. We ignore or underestimate them at our peril. Second, anti-Semitism is a bigger problem in America than is commonly acknowledged. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 62 percent of 1,340 religiously motivated hate crimes recorded in 2012 were directed at Jews. Earlier this month, the Anti-Defamation League reported that although the total number of anti-Semitic incidents fell by 19 percent in 2013, the number of violent attacks on Jews rose to 31 from 17 in the previous year. Beyond the hardcore “white power” and neo-Nazi adherents, Americans are generally less anti-Semitic than we were some

50 years ago when the ADL began surveying attitudes toward Jews. Nevertheless, deep-seated anti-Semitic beliefs persist. An ADL survey released last October found that 14 percent of Americans believe that “Jews have too much power in the U.S. today,” 15 percent agree with the statement “Jews are more willing to use shady practices,” and 18 percent say that Jews have “too much influence over the American news media.” History teaches that ignorance and fear are root causes of hate and violence. That’s why the best way to counter the growth of hate groups is to educate young people about Judaism — and other religions — and give them the civic skills needed for engaging people of different faiths and beliefs with civility and respect. If your local school district largely ignores issues concerning religion (and far too many do), here are three sound resources for teaching civil discourse in a diverse society while simultaneously educating students about a range of religions and beliefs: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Teaching Tolerance” program provides a wealth of resources for k-12 educators,

including classroom lessons, professional development opportunities and publications on key issues of religious diversity in our society. www.tolerance.org Tanenbaum has in-depth materials and workshop offerings for schools interested in addressing religious diversity and teaching conflict resolution. www.tanenbaum.org Face to Faith is a program offered free to schools that enables American students to engage directly with students of many faiths and beliefs in more than 20 countries through videoconferencing and secure online community. www. tonyblairfaithfoundation.org Little can be said or done that will assuage the grief of those who lost family members and friends in the Kansas shooting. But we can act to inoculate the next generation against the sick and twisted ideology that inspired Frazier Glenn Miller to gun down three innocent people in a fit of rage against the Jews. Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Web: religiousfreedomeducation.org Email: chaynes@newseum.org.

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Who will survive the longest in the playoffs: the Blackhawks or the Bulls? (Asked at Lake Katherine Nature Preserve)

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John Gronski, Orland Park “The Bulls. I’ve always been a fan of the Bulls.”

Kevin Murphy, Richton Park “The Blackhawks. They have a more recent history of success.”

Orlando Long, Chicago Rich Rozak, Palos Park “The Blackhawks. I don’t think the Bulls “The Blackhawks. I think they have a have what it takes.” better team.”

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Sex offender fails to register: police Orland Park police announced this week that they arrested a convicted sex offender who had failed to register with them when he moved to the village a year ago. Jonathan Rivera, 28, of the 9800 block of Cameno Lane, was charged with one felony count of failure to register as a sex offender. Bond was set at $100,000, and he is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 6. According to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Rivera was convicted on April 17, 2003 of second-degree sexual assault of a child. As part of the terms of his sentence, he is required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Orland Park police said that Rivera was registered with authorities in Wisconsin, but failed to register in Orland Park when he moved to the village a year ago. The situation came to light, police said, when they ran a name

Boardwalk (Continued from page 1) $350,000 each. Asked at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commission meeting, Allenson said that sensitive negotiations prevented him from disclosing which corporation would operate the hotel, but did say that it would most likely be a respected, established operator of a top-tier hotel in or near downtown Chicago.

Addressing concerns

Several concerns were raised by individual residents, including financing, security, noise and light levels, hours of operation, traffic control, drainage and more. Developers addressed them one at a time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will be a development designed to attract families and people of all ages,â&#x20AC;? said 83 Harlem developer John Livaditis at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PUD panel hearing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too rowdy an environment, if the music is too loud, then some people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel comfortable, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad for business. So no, there are no plans for a music venue here or even a rock-themed restaurant.â&#x20AC;? Palos Heights Fire Protection District Chief Tim Sarhage said he was seeing the plans for the first time and said that he had â&#x20AC;&#x153;no major objectionâ&#x20AC;? to the development, but planned to meet with 83 Harlem representatives to ensure that emergency vehicles have appropriate access to all buildings on the property, and that the boardwalk itself will be

Jonathan Rivera check on Rivera as part of a domestic disturbance call on April 6 at the address of his residence. Knowing that investigators were looking for him, Rivera came to police headquarters on April 14 to register, police added. When asked why he had lived in Orland Park for a year yet did not register as required, Rivera reportedly said he had forgotten. strong enough to accommodate the weight of fire trucks. Voicing a concern about the Boardwalkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effect on nearby restaurants was Frank Radochonski, founder and owner of Popâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Beef & Sausage, located at 7153 W. 127th St. since 1980, and which has expanded to a total of 14 Chicago area locations. Radochonski said he was generally supportive of redevelopment of the parcel and â&#x20AC;&#x153;loves the lookâ&#x20AC;? of the plans, but wondered aloud about the impact of five new restaurants on established eateries, such as Jullianniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzeria & Pub, 7239 W. College Drive. While he acknowledged that the development would most likely have no negative impact on Popâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, he suggested that the plans be revised to reflect â&#x20AC;&#x153;moderationâ&#x20AC;? and feature two restaurants rather than five. His comments were the only ones of the evening to draw applause from the several dozen people in attendance. Radochonski was the only eatery owner who spoke at the meeting, and he expressed disappointment that no other restaurateurs were on hand to offer input. Allenson said Tuesday that the Boardwalk of Palos Heights is designed to â&#x20AC;&#x153;dovetail nicelyâ&#x20AC;? with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to rejuvenate the Harlem Avenue corridor and predicted that the new restaurants would draw people to the area who normally would not be there, and therefore benefit surrounding businesses, including established restaurants. To address the concerns of nearby residents, 83 Harlem has modified its initial plans somewhat, erasing a banquet facility from the mix and reducing the number of condo units from 48 to 32. MWR

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Girl Scouts lead â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pledgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Palos Park Members of Girl Scout Troop 60349 based at Palos East Elementary School recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the Palos Park Village Council meeting last week. Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters, whose daughter Sydney is a member of the troop, said the girls were at the meeting as part of the requirements for their Inside Government badge. The troop also supplied cookies and water for a brief reception in the lobby of the Kaptur Administrative Center prior to the start of the council meeting.

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A birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-eye view of the proposed Boardwalk of Palos Heights, looking east/northeast from Harlem Avenue. The development will include a wrap-around sidewalk and easy pedestrian access points to encourage neighbors to walk to and from the site. The new plans will also include a limited amount of retail shops mixed in with the restaurants. A major selling point of the proposed Boardwalk of Palos Heights is its plan to be a destination for al fresco dining in mild weather, as well as small-scale musical performances and celebrations of the arts, as men, women and children stroll along the boardwalk that will frame the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northern edge and which is expected to offer a view of the Cal-Sag Channel and the Metropolitan Water ReclamaImage by exp U.S. Services Inc. tion Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SEPA (Sidestream Architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendering of the hotel elevations in the proposed Boardwalk of Palos Heights. Elevated Pool Aeration) waterfall on the north bank. After Crown closed, the site was the 1950s. Its heyday ran from History The triangle-shaped parcel, 1963-89, when it was home to home to Rizza Buick for several which serves as half of Palos Crown Buick, owned and operated years. Rizza left in the 1990s, and Heightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; northern gateway, was by Harvey R. Eiseman. One of the for more than 15 years city offithe site of a thriving Sin- more successful Buick dealerships cials have wrangled and struggled clair service sta- in the Chicago area, the business over what to do with the unused tion in was highly regarded and publicly parcel. Two years ago, after the referred to as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;godsendâ&#x20AC;? in 1985 Palos Town Square plan died after by then-Mayor Eugene a 4-3 city council vote, Alderman MWR D PR Jack Clifford (2nd Ward) wrote Simpson. OPE RTY with disappointment that the parcel went â&#x20AC;&#x153;from a field of dreams to a field of weeds.â&#x20AC;?

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Easter Egg Roundup enlivens Children’s Farm

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Hundreds of people crowded the central area of the Children’s Farm Saturday for The Center’s annual Easter Egg Roundup

Orland Park’s John Staudinger, the commander of Bunny Central, poses with the Easter Bunny during the event.

Larry Campbell of Hickory Hills serves Mike Wiggins of Homewood some chow at the pancake breakfast sponsored by the Palos Heights Kiwanis Club as a part of Saturday’s Easter Egg Roundup at the The Children’s Farm Easter Egg Roundup was held in the wooded area. Children’s Farm in Palos Park.

McKenzie and Mitchell Korbel of Orland Park try to pet a fancy-hatted donkey at the Children’s Farm Palos Heights’ Bradd Lorch, a volunteer from the Palos Heights Kiwanis Club, prepares French toast Saturday at the Kiwanis pancake breakfast during the Easter Egg Roundup.

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pocket or purse. Don’t walk away from the cage with stacks of dollar bills in your hand. There is no need to advertise that you have money. (Continued from page 1) If you win a large jackpot, you can ask to have a security guard criminals. While at the casino you should walk you to the cage and you can never flash money or your win- ask security to walk you to your nings. By being aware of what’s vehicle to make sure you get there going on around, you can prevent safely. Most casinos offer valet parka lot of crimes. At the casino there are a lot of players walking, and at some casinos it is free. ing around with large amounts of Even if you have to pay, it is worth money, and this can cause some the cost for your safety, especially if you are planning to play into problems. When you get paid at the cashier’s the wee hours of the morning or cage, put your money into your just want some added safety.

Orland (Continued from page 4) store and website are replete with positive testimonials from customers. He added that a large share of his sales are “referrals from repeat customers, so we must be doing something right.” Berning attempted to draw a distinction between puppy mills and commercial breeders who he said run operations that are adequately clean, humane and which are monitored by USDA inspectors. Berning said that he has successfully pushed the breeders with whom he does business to meet and by some measures exceed federal standards of care, and he has distributed detailed packets to village board members and others as documentation of facilities that he said are “in no way, shape or form puppy mills.” Berning offered to take trustees on a tour of the commercial breeders with whom he does business. Happiness Is Pets also has locations in Arlington Heights, Downers Grove, Lombard and Naperville. Several speakers followed Berning, all of whom opposed the idea of Orland Park opting out of the county ordinance. Cari Meyers, founder and president of The Puppy Mill Project, dismissed Berning’s documentation as little more than “pretty pictures.” Like others who followed, she described some of the suffering by animals bred in puppy

mills and the grief of unsuspecting pet owners who purchase such animals unaware of their “psychological, emotional, physical afflictions” caused by earlier abuse and neglect. Like several others, she singled out Amish dog breeders as “the cruelest of the cruel” because of their view of dogs as livestock. Meyers disputed Berning’s assertion that the new ordinance would necessarily drive him out of business and urged him and all pet shop owners to follow what she called a humane model of animal sourcing. She pointed to Dog Patch Pet & Feed of Naperville as an example. In December, 2011, owner Greg Gordon made what he called a difficult decision and decided to stop purchasing dogs from his “faithful breeders” in favor of establishing “a new model for pet stores” and obtaining dogs and cats from shelters. “This is no reflection on any of you,” he wrote to his breeders at the time. “You are great at what you do. You care for your animals like I would. You are wonderful people doing things the right way.” Others who spoke Monday night included two disgruntled customers of Happiness Is Pets who made claims about the health of puppies they purchased and what they said was inadequate follow up by the store. Berning disputed their claims. The committee took no action Monday night and had not planned to, according to Trustee Dan Calandriello, chairman.

If think you’re being followed home, stay on a major roadway, with well-lighted main streets. Don’t drive home. You don’t want to show anyone where you live. Instead, drive to the nearest police station. If you don’t know where one is, go to a public place with lots of people and lights. Call the police from there. People tend to over-share information. How many people post vacation plans to Facebook, or “check in” to places when they are away? Avoid giving information away that could be used against you.

You can have a healthy level of awareness without going into paranoia. Simply be aware of people following you. With last week’s shooting still under investigation and the criminals still at large, others are urging vigilance. “These two guys are still out there, possibly planning their next crime,” observed Paul Rutherford of Cook County Crime-Stoppers, a not-for-profit organization that pays rewards for crime tips offered confidentially. “It’s a certainty that someone somewhere knows who they are and where

Monday’s action was arranged at the direction of Mayor Daniel McLaughlin to simply to solicit opinions from those who want to weigh in on the new ordinance. Calandriello said that the village board has three options: Do nothing and allow the new county ordinance to take effect in the village; Opt out of the county ordinance and preserve the status quo in the village; Opt out of the county ordinance, yet craft a village ordinance that addresses the issue by tightening controls on pet shops that sell dogs and cats. Which path the Village Board

will follow may be determined as early as the next Public Safety Committee meeting, set for Monday, May 19, and the June 2 meeting of the full village board. After the meeting, activists were hesitant to acknowledge if they plan to pursue similar bans in DuPage, Will and other counties, although officials from The Puppy Mill Project used their Facebook page several days ago to boast about their April 19 picket of a pet shop in Batavia—and discussions on activist websites and Facebook pages make it clear they are pushing for a statewide ban on pet shops obtaining dogs and cats from commercial breeders.

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE / PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE CONSIDERATION OF A PLAN OF OPERATION FOR AN ELECTRICITY AGGREGATION PROGRAM FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF PALOS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, May 12th, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at the PALOS Township Hall located at 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois 60415, and again on Monday, May 19, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at the Palos Township Hall located at 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois 60415 for the purpose of considering, pursuant to Section 1-92 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3855/1-92 a plan of operation and governance for an electricity aggregation program through which the Township may arrange for the supply of electricity for its unincorporated residential and small retail customers who have not opted out of such a program. The authority to establish the electricity aggregation program was approved by the voters of the Township on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. All interested parties are invited to be present at the public hearings and to be heard. Jane Nolan Township Clerk Palos Township

LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID (LEGAL NOTICE) The City of Palos Heights does hereby invite sealed proposals for its Ball Field Parking Lot Expansion. The project consists of the resurfacing of a nominal 2” Hot-Mix Asphalt Surface Course overlay of the existing baseball field parking lot; Hot-Mix Asphalt Surface Removal, HotMix Asphalt Surface Course (2” Bike Path and 3” Entrance from Rt. 83), and 3” Pavement patching of the bike path and the entrance from Rt. 83; the construction of a new parking area to consist of 2” Aggregate Removal, 2” Hot-Mix Asphalt Base Course, and 2” Hot-Mix Asphalt Surface Course. Those desiring to bid may obtain copies of the plans and contract documents after submitting an IDOT Certificate of Eligibility and a $30.00 non-refundable deposit (payable to Morris Engineering, Inc.) at the City of Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, Illinois 60463 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Proposals are to be mailed or hand carried in a sealed envelope marked “Ball Field Parking Lot Expansion - DO NOT OPEN.” Proposals must be received on or before 12:30 P.M., local time, Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the following address: City of Palos Heights 7607 West College Drive Palos Heights, Illinois 60463 All proposals will be publicly opened and read at 1:00 P.M., local time Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the City of Palos Heights City Hall.

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A T-shirt worn by Cari Meyers, founder and president of The Puppy Mill Project, encourages people to visit her organization’s website as she shares her opinions with Orland Park Village Clerk John Mehalek (from left), and Trustees Patricia Gira, Dan Calandriello and Kathleen Fenton.

The City of Palos Heights reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities in the bidding procedure, or accept the bid that, in its opinion, will serve its best interest. Any proposals received after the time specified will not be considered. information, call (630) 271-0770. Thomas A. Kantas City Clerk City of Palos Heights

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Pair charged with trespass Driver charged with DUI at Carl Sandburg High School Orland Park police arrested Ian J. Sipes, 18, of Orland Park, and charged him with criminal trespass to a Safe School Zone, criminal trespass to a motor vehicle, and disorderly conduct. Sipes, along with a 17-year-old Midlothian boy, allegedly boarded a Sandburg High School bus on the morning of April 16 with a friend who attends the school. Neither Sipes nor the 17-year-old attends the school, although Sipes is a former student, according to police. When the bus arrived at about 9:30 a.m. at Sandburg, 13300 S. La Grange Road, Orland Park, Sipes and the Midlothian boy allegedly entered the school and walked around. After about 15 minutes, Sipes and the boy fled the campus via the school’s east entrance when they heard that police and

Ian J. Sipes school deans were searching for them, according to police. Police searching the area said they found Sipes and the 17-yearold in a parking lot near 135th Street and Southwest Highway

and took them into custody at 9:55 a.m. Sipes is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 15. The 17-year-old, facing similar misdemeanor charges, will be prosecuted as a juvenile. School officials learned of the unauthorized visitors from a student, as well as a staff member who said he saw one of the two looking inside a locker in the south wing of the school. Upon learning of the situation, authorities placed the school on lockdown for about two hours, while they conducted a search that included the Cook County Sheriff’s bomb squad. Orland Park police said they were not aware of any direct threats made against the school, students or staff by Sipes or the 17-year-old.

Woman charged with battery Orland Park police charged Anna Mustafa, 73, of Palos Heights, with battery after she allegedly kicked a 47-year-old man in the shin during a dispute over an auto service estimate. She had taken her vehicle to the service department of an auto dealer in the 8400 block of West 159th Street at about 10 a.m. March 22, police said. The alleged victim, a service advisor at the dealership, told police that Mustafa became belligerent and verbally abusive when he quoted a price and then refused her demand to negotiate, saying that service prices are fixed. He said after he was kicked, he told Mustafa and her 44-year-old daughter to leave, which they did. The employee told police he hesitated to contact them but did after thinking it over for nearly two hours. He showed police a red welt on his shin and shared Mustafa’s phone number. When police contacted Mustafa, she reportedly said that it was the employee, not her, who was disrespectful and belligerent. She claimed not to recall kicking the employee, but said that if she had, it was due to her bad knee, according to the police report. She was scheduled to appear in court at the Orland Park Civic Center on April 8. In other Orland Park police news, David Siuba, 22, of Orland Park, was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, possession of drug David Siuba paraphernalia, resisting arrest, and following another vehicle too closely. Police curbed his car in the 15000 block of South 82nd Avenue at 6:46 p.m. March 30. Siuba refused police orders to get out of his car five times, and was then forcibly removed and arrested by officers, police said. A search of his car yielded several plastic bags containing cannabis, two digital scales, a hard plastic container with cannabis residue, as well as $866 cash, all of which were confiscated, according to the police report. Described by police as an admitted cannabis dealer, Siuba was scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on March 31. Leszek Walas, 54, of Orland Park, was charged with DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, operating a vehicle with no rear registration light, and following another vehicle too closely. His vehicle was pulled over by police in the 15400 block of South Ravinia Avenue at 8 p.m. March 21 after a citizen had called 911 to claim that Walas was driving erratically, police said. His vehicle was towed and impounded, and Walas was set to appear in court in Bridgeview on April 9. Police cited Timothy R. Panega, 21, of Orland Park, and Nicholas K. Danzy, 24, of Naperville, with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. A plainclothes police officer said he spotted them seated in a parking lot in the 11300 block of West 159th Street, a location the officer said was known to police as a place where drug offenses had been committed in the past. Police said they searched the vehicle and found a bag of cannabis, a grinder, and a small metal smoking pipe. Both men were scheduled to appear in court at the Orland Park Civic Center on April 8. Guy A. Macino, 37, of Palos Park, was cited with possession of cannabis and improper passing in traffic. Police curbed his pickup truck in the 14300 block of South Wolf Road at 5:57 p.m. March 28 after it allegedly crossed a double yellow line. A search of the truck yielded a single cannabis cigarette inside an empty can of Axe body spray, according to police. Macino was scheduled to appear in court at the Orland Park Civic Center on April 8. Police charged Daniel R. Sterkowitz, 19, of Tinley Park, with retail theft and assault after he

ORLAND PARK POLICE allegedly stole 22 DVDs worth $655 from a department store in the 15800 block of South 94th Avenue. Sterkowitz allegedly stuffed the merchanDaniel R. dise down his Sterkowitz pants legs, which were said to be rubber banded at the ankles. A store security worker reportedly told police that when he confronted him in the store, Sterkowitz said that he was carrying a knife and would stab the worker in the heart if he called police or tried to stop him, police said. Sterkowitz later denied making the threat. Police were called and apprehended Sterkowitz in a bank parking lot about a block north of the store. A pat-down uncovered a knife, police said. Police said that given the value of the merchandise and the knife that was found, they requested that aggravated assault and aggravated retail theft charges be brought against Sterkowitz. Their request was denied by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, according to the police report, and misdemeanor charges were leveled instead. Sterkowitz was scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on April 15. Vaidas Tumasomis, 29, of Oak Lawn, was charged with DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing justice, driving without a license, and improper lane usage. Police said they confronted Tumasomis moments after he parked his van outside a pharmacy in the 14600 block of South La Grange Road at 11:32 p.m. March 23. They said they had received multiple 911 calls from motorists reporting a van driving erratically and that when questioned, Tumasomis allegedly refused to show any identification and claimed he had not been driving. A search of the van yielded a multi-colored glass pipe with cannabis residue, according to police. The van was towed and impounded, and Tumasomis is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 8. Police charged Matthew R. Scholtens, 22, of Tinley Park, with possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and littering. A plainclothes officer said he spotted Scholtens tossing a fast-food container out of his car when it was parked near a restaurant on Orland Square Drive at 9:38 p.m. March 26. A search of the car yielded a container of cannabis, and three smoking pipes, according to the police report. Scholtens is set to appear in court at the Orland Park Civic Center on May 13. Erica J. Lewis-Moore, 35, of Markham, and Daijon P. Armster, 21, of Park Forest, were charged with retail theft after they allegedly stole undergarments and other clothing worth $414 from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 9:03 p.m. March 27. Both are scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 13. Police charged Danny Visvardis, 57, of Orland Hills, with driving on a suspended license and no proof of insurance. His car was pulled over by police in the 13000 block of South

La Grange Road at 4:49 p.m. March 27 after running a plate check. His car was towed and impounded, and he had an April 15 court date in Bridgeview. Amir T. Khreisheh, 22, of Orland Hills, and Anase A. Maali, 20, of Tinley Park, were charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. Police curbed their car in the 9300 block of West 167th Street at 11:51 p.m. March 27 after Maali allegedly failed to signal a turn. A search of the car yielded more than 10 grams of cannabis, as well as a digital scale with cannabis residue. Additionally, police confiscated $2,345 in cash that they said they found on Khreisheh. Police also confiscated and checked both men’s cell phones and said they found text messages indicative of drug dealing. Both men are set to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 8. Police charged Brenton E. Robinson, 20, of Forest, Va. with an improper lane change and driving on a suspended license. His car was stopped by police in the 9600 block of West 159th Street at 1:55 a.m. March 28. His car was towed and impounded, and he was set to appear in court in Bridgeview on April 15. Janae S. Scott, 22, of Gary, Ind. was charged with retail theft after she allegedly stole eye cream valued at $60 from a store in Orland Square Mall at 5:01 p.m. March 27. Scott was scheduled to appear in court at the Orland Park Civic Center on April 8. Police charged Vanessa Chavez, 21, of Chicago, with retail theft after she allegedly stole makeup valued at $51 from a store in Orland Square Mall. Chavez was scheduled to appear in court at the Orland Park Civic Center on April 8. Wykella H. Bracey, 33, of Alsip, was charged with retail theft after she allegedly stole several items of clothing from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 3 p.m. March 28. Store security said that Bracey claimed that the merchandise had fallen into her purse while she was in a dressing room, and that she was just about to return them when she was apprehended in the store’s parking lot. The clothes were valued at $49, and Bracey is set to appear in court at the Orland Park Civic Center on May 13. Police charged Udai C. Nair, 40, of Mokena, with DUI, speeding, disobeying a traffic signal, and failure to wear seatbelts. His car was stopped by police in the 16300 block of South La Grange Road at 2:18 a.m. March 29, after he allegedly ran a red light and was detected traveling at 55 mph, 10 mph more than the posted speed limit, according to police. Police said his car was towed and impounded, and Nair is set to appear in court in Bridgeview today, April 24. Stewart E. McLean, 32, of Tinley Park, was charged with possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license, and driving a vehicle with not light illuminating the rear license plate. Police curbed his van near 151st Street and Harlem Avenue at 4:28 a.m. March 30. A search of the vehicle yielded cannabis, as well as an orange-colored, glass, smoking pipe, police said. His van was towed and impounded, and McLean is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 13.

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without a front license plate. Police stopped her vehicle in the 6600 block of West College Drive at 1:51 p.m. last Saturday. Bond was set at $2,000, and Murray is scheduled to appear in court on May 27.

Drop off unwanted Rx drugs with police abuse in the United States are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Many people do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medicine, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away — both potential safety and health hazards, Palos Park Police Commissioner Dan Polk noted. The prescription drug take back program is free and will be anonymous for all who participate. Participants may dispose of medication in its original container but should remove any identifying information from the prescription label or by removing the medication from its original container and disposing of it directly in the disposal box.

Driver charged with open alcohol Palos Park police charged Brandon W. Ardisson, 23, of Palos Park, with illegal transportation of alcohol. Police said they spotted Ardisson’s car traveling at an “extremely high rate of speed” through the Mill Creek Shopping Center, 131st Street and La Grange Road, at 10:06 a.m. April 9. With lights flashing and siren on, police said, they attempted to curb his car, but that he allegedly ignored them and drove home to the 12900 block of Mill Drive East. According to police, a search of the car yielded a partially empty bottle of Smirnoff Coconut Vodka, which was confiscated. Ardisson also was given a warning for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, according to the police report. In other Palos Park police news, an unknown vandal damaged the wooden gate of an enclosure that houses a power generating unit outside the Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St. The crime was reported to police by village staff at 7:01 p.m. April 5. Nothing was reported stolen, although the gate’s hinges were bent. Police charged Alexandra G. Cangelosi, 20, of Orland Park, with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her car was stopped in the 12200 block of South Wolf Road at 1:20 a.m. April 10 after police said they saw her fail to stop at a red light before making a right-hand turn. A search of the car yielded two plastic bags containing cannabis, a glass smoking pipe, and a grinder with a Hello Kitty sticker on top, according to police. David M. Yerkes, 20, of Palos Heights, was charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was a passenger in a car that was pulled over in the 8200 block of West 123rd Street at 10:38 p.m. April 12, after it was spotted traveling at 50 mph, 15 mph over the posted speed limit, according to police. The driver of the car, John C. Yerkes, 18, also of Palos Heights, was ticketed for a cracked windshield and given a written warning for speeding. Police charged Hassan N. Malley, 25, of Chicago Ridge, with driving without a license, no proof of insurance, and running a red light. His vehicle was pulled over by police in the 11900 block of South 80th Avenue at 10:01 p.m. April

PALOS PARK POLICE 12. Malley is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 8. Jayla C. Hicks, 20, of Harvey, was charged with driving on a suspended license and driving a vehicle without registration. Police curbed her car in the 12300 block of South Wolf Road at 2:25 p.m. April 13 after running a plate check. Hicks is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 8. Police charged Robert W. Bobak, 27, of Burbank, with driving without a license, failure to reduce speed, and failure to yield at an intersection. He was involved in a traffic accident at 123rd Street and La Grange Road at 5:55 p.m. April 11, according to police. Bond was set at $1,500, and Bobak has a May 8 court date in Bridgeview. Jonathon M. Smogur, 26, of Homer Glen, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as failure to wear a seatbelt. Police stopped his car in the 11900 block of South La Grange Road at 7:24 p.m. April 5. A blue glass pipe was found in the center console of his car, according to police. Police charged Branden B. McGruder and Alexander C. Gillespie, both 21 and from Chicago, with possession of cannabis. Their car was curbed in the 12900 block of South La Grange Road at 10:34 p.m. April 4, after police said they spotted Gillespie, a passenger in the front seat, not wearing a seatbelt. A search of the vehicle

also yielded a half-empty bottle of Crown Royal whiskey, according to the police report. Mark E. Spiner, 41, of Burr Ridge, was charged with driving on a suspended license. Police pulled his car over in the 11000 block of West 123rd Street at 11:06 p.m. April 3. His car was towed and impounded. Bond was set at $1,500, and Spiner is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 8. Police charged James J. Esposito, 19, of Frankfort, and Melinda Munoz, 18, of Oak Forest, with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Police said they encountered the pair while they were stranded with a disabled auto near 127th Street and Wolf Road at 10:23 p.m. April 3. A 34-year-old man reported that a vehicle damaged the gate outside his home on the 11125 block of West 123rd Street. He said he believes the crime occurred shortly after 1 p.m. April 12 and may have been caused by a motorist he had spoken with about 90 minutes earlier. The motorist claimed to be lost, the victim said, and was described only as a black man in his 30s, driving a black or gray older vehicle. A 56-year-old man told police that he found seven Visa credit cards in a ditch near his home in the 12400 block of South Ridge Road at 7:01 a.m. April 12. Police investigating the matter learned that at least some of them had been reported stolen from a person in New Jersey.

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School Notes St. Laurence alumni memorial Mass

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Arts Extravaganza this Sat. at Shepard The Friends of Community High School District 218 Education Foundation will host their fifth annual Arts Extravaganza this Saturday, April 26, at Shepard High School, 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Palos Heights. Both a fundraiser and a celebration of student talents in drama, speech, music, visual and the culinary arts, the event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Students from Eisenhower, Richards and Shepard high schools will share the spotlight in a wide varsity of arts. The ticket price includes hors d’oeuvres prepared by culinary arts students. Tickets are available at the door or in the Activities offices at each district school on weekdays. Tickets are $10 for adults 18 to 59 and $5 for students and senior citizens age 60 and older. Performing groups include jazz bands, show choirs, dance teams, an improvisational theater company, speech teams, and Group Interpretation. The Arts Extravaganza also will feature a gallery exhibiting hundreds of art pieces by students from Eisenhower, Richards, and Shepard high schools. NOVA, the show choir from Shepard High School shown here in competition at the Sullivan, Illinois festival, will be among the performance groups at the Arts Extravaganza.

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St. Alexander School named the top speediest students in the school’s first 5K Raider Run/Walk held on April 5. The speediest students are first-place winner Quinn Kennedy, second-place finisher Nicole Micklin and third place Frankie Wagner. Themed Power Up for Technology, the inaugural 5K raised more than $18,500 to benefit the school’s technology program. The funds will be used to update the wiring system in the computer lab and school. These important updates will enable St. Alexander to provide students with the lasted cutting-edge technology and programs.

Nearly 300 Lewis University undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty showcased their scholarly and artistic work April 10 during the 3rd Annual Celebration of Scholarship. Celebration of Scholarship entries that were accepted were selected from submitted abstracts through a blind-review process. Expert and lay judges evaluated the poster presentations that reflected the best of undergraduate and graduate scholarship for 2013-14. Laila Vigants, of Orland Park, presented “Empowering Patients by Targeting Health Literacy.” Mark Sivak of Orland Park, presented “Design and Testing of an Apparatus to Measure Scintillator Properties.” Jane Trainor, of Orland Park, presented on nursing courses; Amy Mlynarski, of Palos Heights, presented “Investigating the Role of Surface Film Formation on the CMP of Sapphire.” Saule Grybauskas of Orland Park, presented “Inclusive Literature and Reading Interest in a Diverse Classroom.” Zeferino Martinez, of Orland Park, presented “Emergence of Modern Joliet.” Catherine Reczek, of

St. Laurence High School and the Office of Alumni Relations will host its annual solemn mass of remembrance, honoring deceased alumni of the school, this Saturday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. in the school’s library. Father Norm Trela, from St. Symphorosa Parish, and the school’s chaplain, will celebrate the Mass of the Resurrection. A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the outdoor memorial, weather permitting. Following the liturgy, snacks and refreshments will be served. Family, friends, and relatives of deceased alumni of St. Laurence are welcome to attend this liturgy. For reservations, call Ed Kozak at 458-6900. For more information, call extension 244 at the school.

Moraine Valley invites nominations for new alumni Hall of Fame The Moraine Valley Community College Foundation is seeking notable alumni who have achieved success in their careers or through work in the community for its new Hall of Fame. Between five to eight inductees will be honored at the inaugural Hall of Fame Reception in November. Candidates must have completed any amount of credit or noncredit coursework at Moraine Valley, achieved success in their chosen field and made a positive impact on the community through volunteering or leadership. They also must agree to attend the reception to accept the award and return to campus at least once within the year to be a guest speaker and/or participate in a student engagement activity. Nominees can self-nominate (must include a letter of recommendation) or be nominated by someone else. All nominees are encouraged to submit up to three letters of recommendation and a maximum of three pages of supplementary materials such as news articles, brochures or photos highlighting the applicant’s accomplishments and contributions. Nominations, which must be accompanied by a current resume or bio, are due by midnight on Sunday, June 1. Application forms are online at morainevalley.edu/ alumni. For more information, contact Kari Pantol at alumni@morainevalley.edu or 974-5551.

Orland Park, presented “Treatment Variations and Outcomes to Alleviate Lumbar Herniated Discs.” *** Julie Nemila, of Palos Heights, was named to the Dean’s List for fall 2013 at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif. Biola students are placed on the Dean’s List to honor those with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in twelve of more credit units and whose cumulative grade point average is at least a 3.2. This past fall, 25 percent of Biola students achieved this academic goal. *** Gina Johnson, a University of Iowa student from Orland Park, has been named an On Iowa! student leader, charged with helping to welcome the university’s firstyear and transfer class this fall. Johnson was one of about 235 UI students selected after a competitive interview process. On Iowa! student leaders are instrumental to the week-long program, Moraine Valley which is designed to immerse new summer registration students in University of Iowa culture, underscore academic expecMoraine Valley Community tations, and teach UI traditions. College’s summer 2014 semes-

ter starts with a three-week pre-session beginning the week of May 19, while the eight- and first four-week sessions begin the week of June 9, and the second four-week session begins the week of July 7. Moraine Valley offers classes for those interested in transferring to four-year colleges or universities by earning associate’s degrees in Arts, Fine Arts or Science. Students also can choose from several career programs offered at the college including Allied Health and Nursing, Business and Computer Sciences, Industrial Technology, and Public Service. The college also offers many noncredit programs, courses, workshops, and seminars. Some of the college’s courses are offered in different formats to accommodate the needs of students, making it easy to fit college classes into their life. These flexible learning options include evening classes, off-campus classes, oneday-a-week classes, online classes, weekend classes, and short-term classes. A complete list of credit and noncredit classes can be found in the summer 2014 class schedule or online at morainevalley.edu. Registration is ongoing. Tuition is $109 per credit hour plus fees and books. Students who have applied to the college can register in the Registration Office, located on campus in the Student Services Center (Building S), 9000 W. College Pkwy. in Palos Hills; by phone at 974-2110 (TTY for the hearing impaired 974-9556); or online at morainevalley.edu.Incarnation School early childhood open house Incarnation Catholic School in Palos Heights will hold an Early Childhood Open House, preschool through 4th grade, on Thursday, May 1, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the school, 5705 W. 127th St. Meet the staff and students. Tour the state of the art building. View the interactive whiteboards that are in every room. Enjoy refreshments. Attendees may join with the junior high students immediately following for an open Mic poetry night and fine arts festival. For more information, call 3856250

St. Alexander flower sale St. Alexander School will hold its annual 8th-grade Flower Sale on Friday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the parish parking lot at 126th Street and 71st Avenue in Palos Heights. Hanging baskets cost $20 and colorful flats are $15. All proceeds benefit the Class of 2014 graduation events and activities. Just in time for Mother’s Day and Communion.

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Mother McAuley names Illinois State Scholars among Class of 2014 Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School had 40 seniors named Illinois State Scholars. This honor is awarded by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, based upon each student’s grade point average and ACT score, and recognizes them for their excellent academic achievement. McAuley students who have won this honor are: Samantha Allen (Palos Heights), Tiffany Anderson, Siobhan Bennett (Palos Park), Bridget Boland (Evergreen Park), Sydney Bonnett, Regina Brassenelli, Jennifer Buschbach (Oak Lawn), Ryann Conners (Evergreen Park), Rayn Davis, Kellen Dempsey, Sara Duffin,

Christine Evans, Melanie Folgers, Kathryn Gaudette (Evergreen Park), Julia Geraghty, Mary Kate Gorman (Palos Heights), Rachel Green, Anne Hogan, Elizabeth Hopkins, Maura Joyce, Shea Koch, Amy Langner, Margaret Mallon (Oak Lawn), Elizabeth Malone (Oak Lawn), Rachel Martin, Bridget McCafferty, Julianna Metzler (Orland Park), Jennifer Nagle (Palos Heights), Sara Nolan, Elizabeth Nye, Margaret O’Connor (Evergreen Park), Frances O’Malley, Lea Perrino, Samantha Petkunas, Alaina Rea (Orland Park), Michaela Rutledge (Oak Lawn), Claire Shannon, Stephanie Simon, Mary Thies (Evergreen Park) and Nell Vandeveld.

The Regional News Thursday, April 24, 2014

Community Notes Palos Park Rid Litter Day Residents are urged to join in Palos Park’s annual villagewide Rid Litter Day this Saturday, April 26. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. in front of the Village Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St., to get gloves and bags. Service hour forms for high schoolers can be signed at that time. An estimated 51 billion pieces of litter wind up on America’s roads and roadsides every year. It is estimated that more than 2 tons of garbage has been collected over the past 12 Rid Litter Days in Palos Park.

Little Free Library at Lake Katherine The Palos Heights Public Library is happy to honor its 70th anniversary by giving the community its very first “Little Free Library” this Saturday, at 10 a.m. Library Friends invite the community to join them by the flagpole directly past the clubhouse at the Lake Katherine Nature Preserve to celebrate the Little Free Library’s new home. The Friends of the Library have offered to stock the library with nature-related books for all ages. “We are pleased to give back to the community an everlasting way to promote literacy,” a spokesperson said. “It is our wish

that the Little Free Library not only becomes an opportunity to encourage readers, but also a place to build new friendships.”

Identity theft seminar The Palos Park Public Library will host an identity theft seminar Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. with Standard Bank Security Director Mike Tardi. Learn how to protect against fraud schemes, identity theft, and how to secure personal information. Call the library to register at 448-1530 or visit the library online at www.palosparklibrary.org. The library is at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd.

Bundle Weekend at St. Alexander

Photos by Maria DeCaprio-Sunta

Earth Day events at Lake Katherine this Saturday

The 25th annual Bundle WeekLake Katherine in Palos Heights will hold its annual Earth Day celebration this Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. end collection of new or gently The free event includes hayrides, kids’ crafts, green exhibits, live animals, food vendors and a tree sapling giveaway to each attendee. used items for the needy sponShown are two of the sculptures donated as public artworks by a Burr Ridge doctor last year, now situated at Lake Katherine. The birds sored by the Society of St. Vincent sit on an island, the other, titled “Kissing Fish,” is the Children’s area. Their placement around Palos Heights is the work of the Palos de Paul at St. Alexander Parish in Heights Public Arts Commission, established only last year. Palos Heights will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 2, 3 and 4, at the parish, 126th and 71st Avenue in Palos Heights. Items sought include baby clothes, blankets, pots, pans and other kitchen utensils. Silverware, jewelry, clothing. Not accepted: bicycles, computers or televisions. To schedule a pickup of large items, call 773-779-6700.

Recreation Roundup May 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. This class is designed for players looking to Teenage beginning tennis les- play recreationally, players coming sons begin Fridays, May 2, from back to the game after a long lay5 p.m. to 6 p.m. This class is off, or beginning players. Challenge designed for teens looking to Tennis Staff will teach the basics make their high school teams or plus some point play. Participants just learning the game for fun. should bring their own racquet. For more, call 671-3760. To Participants will be taught basic fundamentals at the Palos Park register, go to www.activenet. active.com/palospark or drop by Recreation Center. Adult tennis lessons begin Friday, the Rec. Center, 8901 W. 123rd St.

Benefits and Fundraisers Illinois Right to Life banquet

10 $1,125; VIP meet Gov. Huckabee reception $250 each. For more information or to purchase tickets, Gov. Mike Huckabee will key- visit www.IllinoisRightToLife.org note Illinois Right to Life’s 45th or call (312) 422-9300. Illinois Right to Life supports fundraising banquet on Thursday, May 8, starting with cocktails and the dignity of women and the VIP reception at 5:30 p.m., at the beauty of all human life from Carlisle, 435 E. Butterfield Road natural conception through natural death. As the first pro-life in Lombard. The group will be honoring Il- organization in the state, Illinois linois companies who sued over Right to Life uses innovative and grassroots approaches to bring the the HHS mandate. Tickets cost $125 each; table of message of life to all.

Library Notes Cinco de Mayo

palosheightslibrary.org/services/ online-databases.html by clicking Children can celebrate Cinco “Alphabetical List”. Scroll down de Mayo at the Palos Park Pub- and click on “Career Transitions” lic Library on Saturday, May 3, to begin. Outside the library use your Palos Heights Library card at 11 a.m. Kid will enjoy books and songs number to login; the password is in Spanish and English, learn the your last name. Mexican hat dance and make their own sombrero. Children ages 4 and Heights library up are welcome to attend. Upcoming pograms The library is at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. Call to register: 448The following events will take 1530. place at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. • Thursdays at the Movies toHeights library daywill show the film “Gravity”. youth programs There will be three showings: 10 Poem in Your Pocket Day - Any- a.m.(with subtitles), 2 p.m. and one who shares a poem with a 6:30 p.m. • Palos Fine Arts will show librarian today (Thursday) will get a small prize at the Palos Heights the film, “Amour,” at 1 p.m. and Public Library. All ages are invited. 6:30 p.m., this Friday, April 25, Teen Gaming - Unwind at the at the library, as the final film of end of the week with gaming in its thirteenth annual adult foreign our Young Adult Section. Games film series. • Bring your projects to the begin at 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. every Friday for grades 6 and up. Needle Club and enjoy the company of others while working on Registration is not required. Teen Movie Night - Stop by the Tuesday, April 29, from 10 a.m. Young Adult area and watch the to noon. New members always classic movie, Ghostbusters, on welcome. • Get to know honey bees with Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. (PG, 119 minutes) for grades 6 Nate Sumner, Operations Manager at Heritage Prairie Farm this Sunand up. All programs are free and day, April 27, at 2 p.m. Attendees open to everyone at the library, will be entered to win a “honey at 12501 S. 71st Ave. in Palos basket.” • Learn about eRead Illinois on Heights. For more information or to register for a program, visit Monday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m., www.palosheightslibrary.org, call which provides cardholders e448-1473, or stop by the Youth books using a cloud-based delivery system across a number of devices Services desk. including iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, NOOK, Sony Reader Heights library and more. On the web visit phpl. featured database axis360.baker-taylor.com to access Career Transitions, an online the titles available. • On Tuesday, April 29, at 2 career guidance center, helps users explore new career possibilities, p.m., meet author Mary Lou Scalassess interests and experience, ise Edwards, and hear her stories identify ways to improve prospects, about growing up Italian-American in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborand search and apply for jobs. Access is available in the hood. Program registration is always library or online at www.

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Sertoma Centre fired up for BIG Event Firehouse chefs from across the Chicago area will be the stars of the Sertoma Centre’s BIG Event as they fiercely compete for the title of Best Firehouse Chef in the categories of ribs, poultry, chili, ethnic dishes, and the people’s choice award on Saturday, May 3, from 5 to 9 p.m., at 115 Bourbon Street, in Merrionette Park. Four returning champs are ready to defend their titles or possibly take home a new trophy. Attendees can sample the food as celebrity judges select the best firefighter chefs in the competition. Dave Fleming, a magician and juggler will perform on stage at 6:30 pm and live music will be provided by Audiomatic. Pockets the Clown and Boomer from the Windy City Thunderbolts will also be part of the festivities. The designated kids area will feature games and crafts. Admission is $10 adults for entry fee donation/food sample tickets, children 12 and under $5, children under 3, free. Raffles and ticket proceeds from the event benefit the almost 750 individuals with disabilities served by Sertoma Centre, Inc. Shown are last year’s cook-off winners coming back to defend their titles. For more information, call 730-6210 or visit www.sertomacentre.org. Sertoma Centre, Inc. is a nationally-accredited, not-for-profit agency that provides services to individuals with developmental, physical and emotional disabilities, and/or mental illness.

Club Activities Civil War Roundtable

Barn to be Wild weekend webcast will again raise funds for The Center

A live webcast of The Children’s Farm pig pen will feature The Center’s Junior Farmer teacher Kay Ardizzone living with the pigs for 27 hours the weekend of May 10 and 11, as part of the sixth annual “Barn to Be Wild” fundraiser for The Center. Six years ago Development Director Mark Walker coined the name and came up with the plan for the first “Barn to Be Wild,” which has evolved into a weekend party with the pigs and the appreciated. Register online at participation of nearly 50 palosheightslibrary.org, by phone “pen pals” who are each at 448-1473, or in person. All pro- helping to raise funds for grams are free and open to the the event. public unless otherwise noted. Supporters can sponsor Ardizzone and the efforts of her pen pals by making Free Comics hourly pledges or sending Book Day donations to The Center. The Children of all ages are invited entire event can be viewed to celebrate Free Comic Book Day on the live webcam, at www. on May 3 at the Palos Park Pub- barntobewild.org, or which lic Library. Visit the special comic can be accessed through book display and pick up a free The Center’s website, www. comic book provided by Diamond thecenterpalos.org, from 1 Comic Distributors. The library is p.m. Saturday, May 10, to 4 Submitted photo located at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. p.m. Sunday, May 11. Junior Farmer teacher Kay Ardizzone is this year’s Barn to be Wild ringVisitors are welcome at leader in the annual fundraiser for The Center in Palos Park. Palos Park, IL. Come dressed in your favorite the farm,12700 Southwest comic book character. Photos will Highway, Palos Park, on May 10 be taken of children dressed as and 11, as they are every SaturNot Just Your Ordinary Freshman Experience their favorite comic book charac- day and Sunday, from 1to 4 p.m. ter and a prize will be awarded Call The Center at 361-3650 or for best costume. Winner will be visit www.thecenterpalos.org for information and to donate online. announced by May 8th. The South Suburban Civil War Roundtable will meet today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Ed & Joe’s Pizza, 17332 S. Oak Park Ave. Arnie Bernstein is scheduled to present the topic of Chicago’s Civil War connections. If coming for dinner, arrive by 6 p.m.

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From April 23, 1964

50 Years Ago This Week Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Crooks, owners of Wm. Crooks Studio of Photography in Palos Heights, seated in the lobby of the St. Nicolas Hotel of Springfield with three of their portraits that were accepted and hung for exhibit. They were attending a three-day convention of a professional photographers association. Portraits are of Pat Leonard, Kathy Jurack, Palos Heights and Walter Cook, of Palos Park.

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The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

From April 22, 2004

10 Years Ago This Week Springtime playtime: Kate Montgomery, 5, (left) and Maeve Diamond, 6, both of Palos park, enjoyed the year’s first summerlike afternoon playing outside the Palos Park Recreation Center last Thursday. The 75-degree high temperature for the day was a far cry from the average 58-degree high Chicago experiences in April. The record high temperature for the same date, 88 degrees, was recorded in 2002.

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Notes north of the Cal-Sag

by Jeff We probably won’t have two weeks. Upper management sugThe Illinois Press Association Vorva news analysis pieces on our front gested we get on the ball and do announced its winners of its 2013 page as we did last week with some local editorials but I felt a awards and the good ol’ Reporter Cardinal Francis George and little skittish since I didn’t know will take a few Division B trinkets Worth Mayor Mary Werner, but the lay of the land as well as I home in June. We don’t know tian regional volleyball match. In the first photo Anna Kamp from time-to-time they will be would have liked. what place we will finish in until Now that I’m close to eight then, but it’s fun just to be a and her teammates thought they popping up. won the match and celebrated. Although it’s not new by any months into the job, I’m getting finalist. stretch of the imagination, it’s confident in my knowledge of some Sports Editor Ken Karrson is But a referee called Kamp for new to my writing repertoire and area affairs and the folks in the a winner in the sports feature being in the net and the second I’m liking this news analysis thing office are more than happy to sug- category for a piece he did at the photo is of Kamp saying “who gest “You should write an editorial beginning of the football season me?” while a teammate gave the for a couple of reasons. First, it allows us to delve into on…” Folks on the street are happy on the Illinois High School As- ref a “how dare you” look. The a topic from a different slant than to make suggestions, too. sociation’s crackdown on contact Knights won on the next point The local editorials and news in summer practices. and the third photo showed them a regular news story. The whowhat-when-where is not as impor- analysis, coupled with this crazy Karrson also won for best col- all happy and celebrating again. I was also lucky enough to win tant as the why. The topic can be column and Bob Rakow’s insight- umn and best headline writing. expanded and it gives the readers ful B-Side columns that are usu- With those three awards under his for headline writing and will go something extra to think about. ally found on page 6 are ways belt, that brings Kenny’s award up against Kenny, just like we did in the Football Forecast contest We in the biz call it a think piece. we hope to add a little spice and total to about 8 or 9 million. Second, sometimes it almost personality to the paper. Straight The IPA judges must have been in the fall. That didn’t work out feels like writing a term paper. You news stories, colorful features drunk out of their minds because so well for me. Last year, Karrson and former usually have to do your research and information about pancake yours truly also won some stuff Photo by George and Therese Rebersky on any story you write, but you breakfasts, church happenings in categories I’ve never entered Reporter Editor Jason Maholy went head-to-head in headline usually have to do a little extra and other items will still take up before. homework on an analysis if you a majority of this paper but we Look, I can usually hold my writing. Some dude from the East hope these added bonuses make own in writing categories, but I Peoria Times-Courier spoiled our want to do it right. Another old time vehicle that for some great reading. was hoping I wasn’t wasting the party and won it all but Karrson One person hopped down the bunny trail. we haven’t been driving is the company’s money when I entered finished second and Maholy third. Some went another route and met a dead end. Say what you want about the some photos and headlines. Those who guessed last week’s end of Easter photo of an Easter local editorial on Page 6 and Yay from the IPA The judges enjoyed a three-pic- rest of our paper, but we are heads bunny’s cotton tail were few and far between. When we said the end now we’re breaking out and doNow it’s time to pat ourselves ing that a little more in recent on the back. ture series from a Chicago Chris- up when it comes to headlines. of Easter, we meant the hind end. Worth’s Laura Kozicki was first with the right answer. She was also the only one with the right answer. Incorrect guesses were the end of a spiral ham, a seashell, a nylon scrubby on a kitchen towel, a ladies’ straw sun/beach hat, an Easter hat, a dish scrubber, an Easter bonnet and an empty Easter basket. This week we have a guest photo sent from the camera of Worth’s George and Theresa Rebersky from a recent vacation. Friends and family of the Reberskys are disqualified from this week’s competition although we don’t know how on earth we will enforce that. You are all on the honor system. (Uh, oh) The clue is that it sounds like longtime WHATIZIT? contestant Gene Sikora should definitely play this week. Send those guesses to thereporter@comcast.net with WHATIZIT? in the subject line by Photos by Jeff Vorva Monday night. Don’t forget your This series of photos involving Chicago Christian volleyball players in a regional match from last fall is a finalist in the Illinois Press Asname and hometown. sociation contest.

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The Regional News Thursday, April 24, 2014

Speed dating for seniors yields happy connections by Megan St. John Orland Township

Township’s fourth speed dating extravaganza, with the first one dating back to September of 2012. “Senior Speed Dating has People spend vast amounts of time searching for “the one” and proved to be a fun event in the process is rather draining -- the past,” said Supervisor Paul preparing for a new date, worrying O’Grady. “Even if the night about what to say, wondering if the doesn’t lead to a new romantic night went well. In an ideal world relationship, it’s a great way for we could do our hair once, meet seniors to meet new people and 15 people in one night and walk make new friends.” Sharon (last name withheld), around with a notebook checking yes, no, maybe. This strategy who has attended three of the would allow us to spend less time township’s speed dating nights, filtering through the nos and more said she loves to come just for the time getting to know the yeses. socializing. “I was a little leery On March 27, this dating tech- coming to my first one,” Sharon nique became a reality for local said. “I hadn’t been dating in a seniors who attended Orland Town- while and it was a little scary. But ship’s Senior Speed Dating, held at I had a great time. I met a very 94 West. With the lights dimmed nice gentleman and we dated for a low and a candle flickering in the while. But I love the socializing… center of each rose petal covered ta- Not only have I met men but I have ble, 60 seniors had the opportunity met women who I have remained to mix and mingle. The crowd was friends with, so it’s been nice.” While the socializing is fun, split into two groups --15 couples on one side, 15 on the other- and some people have found their as the love songs of Dean Martin yeses. Ruth Korkus and Ralph and Frank Sinatra serenaded the Livesay, both of Orland Park, met scene, the ladies moved from table at the Township’s speed dating to table, meeting someone new ev- event in January, and have been dating ever since. ery seven minutes. “I had been to two of the speed March’s event was Orland

dating events,” said Ralph. “The first time I didn’t take very good notes, the second time I took better notes. Then I met Ruth.” Ruth said she had invited Ralph to a few of the Township’s other special occasions, such as the annual Valentine’s Day dinner dance, which he attended. “And shortly after that we started dating. So far it has worked really well,” Ruth said with a smile. “Meeting new people gets harder as you get older, but companionship is important at any age,” said O’Grady. “Our goal for Senior Speed Dating is for some ‘yeses’ to come out of it.” Whether it resulted in a romanticconnection or just a fun night of socializing, Orland Township’s Senior Speed Dating was a definite yes. All proceeds from this event benefited the Orland Township Pet Food Pantry. To find out more about the programs and events Orland Township offers, follow Supervisor O’Grady and the Township on Facebook, www. Submitted photo facebook.com/supervisorogrady, and Twitter, @OrlandTownship, Ruth Korkus and Ralph Livesay met at Orland Township’s senior speed dating event earlier this year, and have been dating ever since. or call 403-4222.

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Orland Family Health Fair

Senior exercise class at Orland Township

The Orland Park Sportsplex will hold its 11th annual Family Health Fair this Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. until noon. The free event includes give aways, blood pressure screenings, cholesterol testing, nutrition counseling, free aerobics classes, injury screenings, flexibility testings and more. Bring the whole family and the children will enjoy face painting, healthy snacks, balloons and the dino jump. For more information, call the Sportsplex at 645-PLAY.

In honor of Older Americans Month, Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., offers free trial sessions of its popular exercise programs for all seniors 55 and older. Gentle yoga will be held on Thursday, May 1, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Zumba Gold will be held on Tuesday, May 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and tai chi will be held on Tuesday, May 27, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. All classes are taught by certified instructors and will be held in the Orland Township Activity Center. To reserve a spot in each class, call 403-4222 by April 30.

By John R. Fleming, DVM • PrairieStateVet.com Dear Dr. Fleming, My sister uses her own shampoo on her dog. My neighbor who has raised a lot of dogs says this will ruin her dog’s hair. Is that true? Sophie, Crestwood Dear Sophie, Sophie, your sister can use whatever she finds is good for her dog. We use some very specific, expensive, medicated shampoos for use in certain skin conditions, but for routine cleansing it is my opinion that most shampoos that you would use on yourself or your children are fine. Just don’t use any harsh anti-dandruff shampoos. Also Johnson’s baby shampoo can be a little drying to the coat. We don’t do any grooming at our clinic but we have a nice grooming tub set-up where we do dips and wash any post-surgery dogs that need cleaning up. We also shampoo our own personal dogs here. On the shelf above our grooming tub we have a number of different shampoos that we pick up at the Jewel, or wherever, when we see good bargains. Sometimes when I see the big bottles of 10 for $10 on the end caps at Jewel I’ll pick up a half dozen of the shampoos and a half dozen of the conditioners. The ladies sometimes find good deals at the girl shampoo stores and will pick up a couple of bottles for clinic use. The most important thing to remember is that whatever you use it should be thoroughly rinsed off.

but think it would be a good idea to give him half a cup of milk, take him outside and give him the hydrogen peroxide as instructed. If he doesn’t vomit in 5 to 10 minutes repeat the peroxide. If he still doesn’t vomit call us back. By the way, did your son see the report out of Norland last week that showed that twice weekly casual smoking of dope could cause brain damage? Peroxide won’t help that.

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Meet Mariette and Carter from Worth. Carter is a great little 2-yearold Cavalier.

the ISVMA last week in which they predict that we will see an increase in the number of dogs who contract leptospirosis in the Chicago area due to the unusual winter weather this year and the expected moist soil. Here is our long-standing vaccination recommendation: All dogs should be vaccinated for rabies, distemper and parvovirus, most dogs should be vaccinated for leptospirosis and selected dogs should be vaccinated for Lyme disease (especially Labrador Retrievers that are tick-exposed). Which diseases to vaccinate for vary depending upon the pet’s life-style, and thus exposure level, to both ticks and moist environments where there is Dear Readers, We received a bulletin from urine from other animals (includ-

ing other dogs, raccoons, coyotes). Dear Dr. Fleming, Thank you taking my phone call. My dog Dopie just ate a dimebag of my son’s marijuana. What should I do? Anonymous Dear Anonymous, Sorry, is that your dog’s name or your son’s name? Oh, got it. A dime bag of weed should weigh about a half an ounce (15 grams). The lethal dose for 50 percent of test animals (the LD50 ) is close to 1 ½ grams per pound of body weight. Based upon Dopie’s body weight that you gave us, we calculate that he consumed nowhere near the LD50 amount,

Dear Dr. Fleming, Orland Sportsplex My little dog just ate almost Family Health Fair a pound of chocolate. Should I bring her in? The Orland Park Sportsplex Mary, Palos Heights. will hold its 11th annual Family Health Fair this Saturday, April Dear Mary, 26, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the All chocolates are not created Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St. equally in the dog-poisoning The free event includes give world. Some chocolates are fairly aways, blood pressure screenings, non-toxic and others are highly cholesterol testing, nutrition countoxic. Based upon your dog’s seling, free aerobics classes, injury weight and the type of choco- screenings, flexibility testings and late she just ate, our chocolate more. Bring the whole family and toxicity calculator shows that she the children will enjoy face painting, received a potentially fatal dose. healthy snacks, balloons and the Make her vomit with peroxide as dino jump. For more information, instructed as soon as you hang call the Sportsplex at 645-PLAY. up. If she doesn’t vomit, repeat as instructed. Then bring her in WellBeingMD events for charcoal detoxification and any needed supportive care. Two upcoming events are ofThe moral of these two phone fered at WellBeingMD, 11950 S. calls we received yesterday is that Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights a household with dogs needs to Golf Swing Mechanics will be have a readily available bottle of held this Sunday, April 27, at 1 hydrogen peroxide tucked inside a p.m. Learn how to perfect your cabinet somewhere in the home. basic swing and more with Dan Dzekian, D.C., of Natural ChiroDo not bite at the bait of pleasure practic Solutions. Free. till you know there is no hook Girls’ Night Out – Healthy Skin beneath it. in the Kitchen will be held Friday, —Thomas Jefferson May 2, at 6:30 p.m. Learn about how to keep your skin looking vibrant and youthful while sampling hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Cost is $20. For either event, call to reserve a spot: 448-9450

Some more Lupron horror stories Would you use a drug known as Lupron if you learned the pharmaceutical company manufacturing the drug had its endometriosis clinical trials sealed? Would you use Lupron if you learned a lead researcher for the drug was cited for scientific misconduct after falsifying and fabricating pro-Lupron studies? Would you use Lupron if you knew the makers of the drug paid $875 million in fines for bribing doctors to prescribe the drug? Would you use Lupron if you learned that, according to 2009 figures, more than 22,000 adverse events were reported; and according to 2012 figures, there were 1,526 deaths reported from the drug? We must always remember these figures are grossly underreported. There is presently a court fight to have the endometriosis clinical trials unsealed. Unaware of the risks Lupron poses, doctors continue to prescribe, and victims continue to pile up. It’s as if these victims were living in an isolated, underground prison camp, hidden from the outside world, frantically reaching out and screaming for help. Lupron victims comprise an entire layer of the population, mostly female, who have suffered tremendous physical and emotional horrors, during and continuing, after their injections. These adverse events continue without relief years and decades after the drug is stopped. This is truly a horror story. In one case, a Georgian, ICU nurse and her mom actually lost

Stock up on good health by Dee Woods their horse farm as a result of the daughter being incapacitated after her Lupron injections. The nurse was unable to work and lives in constant debilitating and excruciating pain. The 82-yearold mom explained how heart wrenching it has been to watch her daughter deteriorate with no one to help. She told me of how happy she and her daughter were until the injections. Post injections their lives have taken a 180-degree turn. No one cares. And incredibly this 82-year-old mom is friends with an 84-year old who likewise has had her life turned upside down caring for her daughter, another disabled RN, post-Lupron. In the space of two weeks, I have personally interviewed many who either used Lupron for endometriosis/prostate cancer or had their children use it for various reasons. As I explained in my column two weeks ago, a family member’s terrible experience with Lupron triggered my mission to learn more about what is happening here. Through an article on Lupron by Dr. Joseph Mercola, I contacted Lynne Millican R.N. one of the first public victims of Lupron. She too, has been both physi-

aged so many women as a result of the adverse events, including financial losses--is being ignored? Possibly, because when patients complain, most all doctors assure the patients without hesitation that their adverse events are not from the Lupron. They always do that. That is precisely why so many cases go unreported. Possibly because campaign contributions are powerful messages. Here’s the deal as far as I’m concerned. We may never be able to convince those in power of the dangers of this drug, but word of mouth is powerful. If your doctor suggests Lupron, go to the websites--and they are growing daily-- to see how reports of adverse events are growing. They also have used Lupron on autistic and short-stature children, as well as children with precocious puberty and gender identity disorder. It’s a chemotherapy drug that has been deemed by the Journal of the American Medical Association to be ineffective for prostate cancer patients, and deemed “dangerous, abusive, and exploitive” for autistic children. Just make certain it’s not someone you love or someone you know. To read Lynne Millican’s letter to the FDA, see: www.lupronvictimshub.com, or do a Google search for Lynne Millican and you will find her letter. I will continue to follow and update on this nightmare that has disabled so many beautiful women.

cally and financially devastated after her Lupron injections yet, she bravely continues the fight on behalf of thousands of other victims. She recently posted on her website an Open Letter to the FDA asking why the FDA has ignored the hidden data in Lupron’s endometriosis clinical trial data. She is awaiting a response from the FDA. In my interviews, a common thread of adverse events was mood swings, severe bone loss, excruciating bone pain, headaches, extreme fatigue, vomiting, memory loss, blackouts and significant night sweats. Some have additional reactions, but almost all had the above. Additionally, many have had to lose work and even lose jobs as a result of the side effects. Some have said, “My life is over.” They all can pinpoint that these symptoms began while taking Lupron or immediately following Lupron injections. It is all stunning. Does anyone find it odd that there is wall-to-wall coverage on General Motors’ negligence over the years, which resulted in 12 to 16 deaths, yet a drug where there are over 1,500 deaths reported Dee Woods can be reached at and over 22,000 adverse event reports—a drug that has dam- deewoods@comcast.net.

Free senior CPR class at Orland Township In honor of Older Americans Month in May, Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Avenue, will host a free senior CPR class for residents 55 and older on Tuesday, May 13, at 1 p.m. The class will be led by an instructor from the Orland Fire Protection District, and certification cards will be distributed upon completion. Learn the required skills and gain the confidence to take charge in a medical emergency; it may help save the life of a spouse, family member or friend. To reserve a seat, call 403-4222 by May 9.

Free hearing screenings, Orland Twp. Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., and South Suburban Hearing Health Center offer free hearing screenings (air and bone conduction testing) at the township on the first Wednesday of the month. An appointment is necessary; call 403-4222.

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The Regional News Thursday, April 24, 2014

Death Notices Frances E. Carlson

Chapel funeral home on April 21. A funeral service was held at Faith Christian Reformed Church in Tinley Park on April 22. Interment was at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice. Mr. Parzynski is survived by his wife, Donna; son, Ryan; daughter, Kristyn; feline friend Buddy; and sisters, Connie Mrozowski and Dee Parzynski. Mr. Parzynski was born in Chicago. He was a truck driver. He served in the Navy and is a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Frances “Frannie” E. Carlson, nee Erickson, 93, of Orland Park, died on April 21. Visitation was held at Colonial Chapel funeral home in Orland Park on April 24 until time of funeral service at the funeral home. Interment was private at Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Carlson is survived by her sons, Paul and John, six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Carlson was born in Chicago. She was a homemaker.

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Bert Petro, 81, of Palos Heights, died on April 19 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 26, 1932 to Mary and John Petro in Chicago.

Chester “Chet” C. Parzynski, 64, of Orland Park, died April 17. Visitation was held at Colonial

Bert had worked for Harris Seybold Corporation until 1974 when he became a self-employed entrepreneur. Prior to, he proudly served his country for four years in the United States Air Force. Bert was preceded in death and will be laid to rest with his wife, Mary Petro. He is survived by his son, John (Stella Roumas) Petro, his daughter Diane (Ken) Losiewicz; his stepdaughter, Sharon (Robert) Hunter, his grandchildren, Brittany, Courtney, Alexandra, and Karly Petro, Jim and Brian Losiewicz, Wade (Jenny) Hunter, Jennifer (Dave) Paolini; and his great-grandchildren Mason, Nolan, Daxton, and Kirsten. Visitation was held Tuesday. Funeral service was held Wednesday at the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home in Orland Park. Interment was held at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Dan Kumingo personified the Friendly Village By Bob Rakow staff reporter

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Confirmation at St. Alexander St. Alexander parish 8th-graders and Religious Education students received the Sacrament of Confirmation on April 12 at St. Alexander Church. In a beautiful ceremony, Bishop Manz confirmed the students as they completed the next step in their faith journey. Students gathered in the gym following Confirmation for a special reception in their honor. Top, some of the 8th grade girls gathered together for a photo as they prepared to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Above, St. Alexander School Principal Cathy Biel, Assistant Principal Mary Dombrowski and 8th-grade teacher Mrs. Mary Ceebin joined some of the 8th-grade boys for a photo following Confirmation. Bishop Manz was also at the reception to take photos with the newly confirmed students and their families.

tember. Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post 991 officials agreed to oversee the fest, which was scheduled to go through some changes, including change of dates and venue. A new Worth Days Festival Commission was formed to replace the Worth Days Committee, and in September Worth Days kicked off at 115th Street and Beloit Avenue. There was a charge for the carnival for the first time in the history of the fest to help defray some of the cost but the fest was able to live on. A World War II veteran, Mr. Kumingo was a member of the Dan Kumingo village board before being elected his life. It was very near and dear mayor. He also was a member of the Worth Lions Club and the to his heart.” She also credited Kumingo with Marrs-Meyer American Legion offering occasional advice to her Post 991. Mr. Kumingo and his wife were after she was elected to the vilmarried for 65 years and lived the lage board. Mr. Kumingo remained active in majority of that time in Worth the community after he stepped after moving from Chicago. “We had a good life,” said Lillian down after the 1993 election. Most notably, he was involved Kumingo, who recalled raising a in an effort in 2003 to save the family and traveling with her Worth Days celebration. The husband. “We did a lot of stuff.” The couple met while working Worth Days Committee, which raised the bulk of the money together in an office. Mr. Kumingo is survived by his for the fest was to be disbanded due to lack of interest. Money wife, four children, eight grandalso was an issue for the fest, children, two great-grandchildren which had been going on since and many nieces, nephews and cousins. the late 1940s. Visitation will be held from Mayor Edward Guzdziol was determined to save the fest. He 3-9 p.m. Sunday at Schmaedeke called for a special meeting and Funeral Home, 10701 S. Harlem proclaimed that there would be Ave., Worth. A service will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. a Worth Days in 2004. Guzdziol, Mr. Kumingo and 20 Monday. Interment is at ResurWorth residents met in late Sep- rection Cemetery in Justice.

Dan Kumingo enjoyed fishing and playing pinochle but his passion was the village of Worth. “Worth was his town. He did everything for the village,” said Mr. Kumingo’s wife, Lillian. “He just loved working for his town.” Mr. Kumingo, mayor of Worth from 1977 to 1993, died Monday after a long illness. He was 87. A member of the village board before being elected mayor, Mr. Kumingo oversaw many major developments in the community during his 16-year tenure. The train overpass at 111th Street and Harlem Avenue, construction of the Metra parking lot, development of the veteran’s memorial, the widening of several major streets and the addition of sanitary sewers in the community all were accomplished while Mr. Kumingo led the village, his wife recalled. Worth Trustee Colleen McElroy got to know Mr. Kumingo when she moved to the community several years ago. “This makes me so sad,” McElroy said. “He was such a wonderful man.” McElroy, the curator of the Worth Museum, said she sat down with Mr. Kumingo to obtain an oral history of the community in which he reflected on the town’s development. “He was such a humble man. He was wonderful. I’m so fortunate to have the interview. The museum was a really big part of

Elim will benefit from its annual Eagles’ Wings 5K run, walk and roll

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Prayer Buddies at St. Alexander School St. Alexander School’s 1st and 4th grades spent the Lenten season as Prayer Buddies for each other. During Holy Week, the Easter story was told to the children as they prepared Resurrection rolls together. St. Alexander’s pastor, the Rev. Martin Michniewicz, visited the classroom to bless the Easter baskets that the 4th-graders made for their 1st-grade Prayer Buddies, so that a wonderful Easter experience was shared by all. Parents of prospective students are invited to experience and explore St. Alexander School at the next Welcome Wednesday Open House on April 30. Call 448-0408 for more information or to register for the 2014-15 academic year.

to support their resources for children and adults with disabilities. Elim’s goal is to raise over $25,000 in hopes of funding a new Pool Hoyer Lift, SMART Boards for autism program classrooms, a new iMAC for Elim’s Adult Services program, iPads for both school and adult programs, security cameras, and more. All registered participants will receive a free T-shirt. Following the race, participants are welcome to enjoy music, food, drawings and refreshments. Kids will even have the opportunity to partake in a free post-race dash. Executive Construction Inc. is joining in on the 5K Run, Walk, & Roll as the hosting partner for the event. For years, Executive Construction Inc. has contributed their services and expertise to

Elim Christian Services in Palos Heights invites all to sign up for the fourth annual Elim Eagles’ Wings 5K Run, Walk, & Roll. Lace up your running or walking shoes and stride for the finish line on Saturday, May 10, at 9 a.m. Participants may choose between the timed 5K course and the untimed short loop course (1 mile) on Elim’s campus. Interested runners will receive official times for the 5K. The Elim Eagles’ Wings 5K Run, Walk, & Roll will benefit the work of the agency for the fourth year in a row this May. All participants are encouraged to raise funds for Elim Christian Services, in order

Elim Christian Services. They have also dedicated themselves to partake in various community outreach projects in the Chicagoland area. Find out more at www.elimcs. org or contact elimeagleswings5K@elimcs.org with questions. Visit www.crowdrise.com/ElimEagles5K to register online or help fundraise for the event. Elim Christian Services is at 13020 S. Central Avenue in Palos Heights. Online registrants must be 18 years of age or older. —Elim Christian Services Please note, while wheelchairs, strollers, and service dogs are welcome, roller blades, bikes, and nonservice dogs are not permitted for the safety of Elim children and adults and other participants.

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Palos woman’s and garden club members tour Chicago sites Members of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club and guests from the Palos Park Woman’s Club and The group toured the Federal Reserve, the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Holy Family Catholic Church the Palos Heights Garden Club traveled together Wednesday last week on a tour of significant and and the Ba’hai Temple and enjoyed lunch at the Pompeii restaurant in Little Italy. inspirational sites in Chicago. Dorothy Menker, director of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club’s Art Department, arranged the tour Joan Meyers, Susan Shields, Pat Hogan, Arlene Sypniewski and Cynthia Weglarz are also members with Travel Services Inc. of Alsip. of the PHWC Art Department.

Turn your retirement ‘Vision’ into Reality Retirement can be an exciting, active time of your life. But if you’re going to get the full benefits from your retirement years — which could last two, or even three, decades — you’ll need to have a vision for what you want to do. And to transform this vision into reality, you’ll need to take a “holistic” approach — one that involves a financial strategy, clear communications with family members and an awareness of the challenges that may stand in your way. To articulate and achieve your vision, ask yourself a series of questions, such as the following: • What do I want to do? When you retire, do you plan on traveling around the world? Purchasing a vacation home? Pursuing your hobbies? Or maybe you’re even thinking of opening a small business. Clearly, you have many options — and you’ll need to be aware that some choices are going to be more costly than others. If you can identify how you want to spend your retirement years and then put a “price tag” on your goal — or at least come up with a pretty good estimate of how much money you’ll need each year — you can then create an appropriate investment strategy. Such a strategy will include both your need for growth — during your pre-retirement and retirement years — and your need for income, especially during your

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An employee-led bake sale was held at Marquette Bank’s Corporate Center in Orland Park to help raise money for the 4th annual Animal Awareness Drive.

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Marquette Bank recently wrapped up its 4rd annual Animal Awareness Drive, an employee-led initiative to raise awareness of the challenges facing homeless animals and local animal shelters. Through their efforts, bank employees contributed over $1,200 in donations through various bank-sponsored activities and collected over 200 pet items that were donated to local animal rescue organizations. Items collected and donated to local animal shelters included food, blankets, leashes, collars, cat litter and toys. Bank employees raised money by taking part in bank-wide The next stop in Wicker Park “Jeans Days,” hosting a bake sale, It is time to breathe new life into was Crossroads across the street. holding prize drawings for animalour clothing like the warm breeze I rifled through the tight racks themed gift baskets and participatand spring sunshine breathes life to hungrily scoop up a vintage ing in Marquette Bank’s Employee into our glorious blossom trees. pink satin American Apparel full Pet Photo Contest. Employees also Which spring items are stirring skirt. I figured this could be easily volunteered at the Mardi Gras for up the most excitement and endressed up or down for a variety PAWS event at 115 Bourbon Street joyment for you? Are you thinkof occasions. On the way out, I in Merrionette Park. ing up new ways to wear your did a double-take at a radiating Pet Items collected and money past favorites or reworking colder by Caroline catch across the room. He was a raised during the Animal Awareweather items? Are you eagerly Foreman pair of shiny gold slouch pants. ness Drive were donated to Anikplanning to discover and spin up vintage finds? Let us soak these weather seasons is graphics and I was in love. In Orland Park, I finally went opportunities up for they define pop art on clothing. Another brilthe brilliance of fashion as a mode liant (literally) concept for spring to Savers on 94th Avenue, and and summer is lamé metallic fab- boy howdy, was I ever glad I made of self-expression. We have seen so many beautiful rics for either evening like the the visit! Shoppers get huge disnew offerings on the runways that captivating romantic work at counts on Tuesdays (the day I can serve as eye-popping sources Lanvin or for day like the gold went), a 20 percent off coupons of inspiration. I decided to take shirt dress from Diane von Fur- after donating, and this was even Employers sought thorough advantage of some of stenberg and the silver day dress a philanthropic shopping jaunt since donations benefit the Epiour recent outlying warm days to from Reed Krakoff. for Orland Twp. With the huntress in me con- lepsy Foundation. I found great explore Wicker Park thrift stores job fair in May and a treasured, more local shop jured forth, I set out. The sunshine brands like my current favorite, to hunt for pieces that will truly was finally radiating warmly onto Zara. I found a chic black calfOrland Township is seeking embring my spring wardrobe into my vitamin D-starved skin as I length full skirt – with pockets ployers to participate in its next trotted down Milwaukee Avenue mind you. Another skirt I came annual spring job fair taking place full inspired bloom. After seeing the many spring and entered Buffalo Exchange. upon was a custom piece. It is on Thursday, May 29, from 10 and summer shows and cam- After scouring through the racks an orange, flouncy knee length a.m. to 2 p.m. in the township paigns, specific concepts and full of goodies, I happily came upon skirt with two layers. The lovely activity center, 14807 S. Ravinia expressions remained in my mind a singular gem! I seized in my color and extreme volume sold Ave., Orland Park. as fashion influences. I was par- greedy paws a black cotton T- me instantly, not to mention the Employers can participate in ticularly taken with the painterly shirt dress with a drop-waisted bow on the back at the waist. I the morning session (10 a.m. to garments with bright primary col- skirt level ending just below my had no idea how I would make noon), afternoon session (noon to ors, swirls and geometric shapes knees. On this simple palette was the piece work yet, but I knew 2 p.m.) or both and will be given and elegant pleating elements a graphic print of comic book-like it was a wonderful and lucky a table and three chairs for set-up. specifically encapsulated in the expressions of “Bam!,” “Whomp!,” discovery. There are no registration fees. Next time, I will describe some Lunch will be provided. Céline collection. I am also eager “Crack!” and more onomatopoeias to wear some classy cropped tops, in bright orange, purple, green experimentation and plans for Many employers have filled like those ladylike ones seen at Jil and blue. I was thrilled! It even these new pieces and the chal- available positions with applicants Sander. Full skirts feel classy and had pockets hidden within the lenges presented by the flouncy they met at past Orland Townfresh for springtime, as do classic flowing bottom fabric. Oh happy orange discovery. 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Soup & Rosary a Lenten devotional at Lake Katherine People who came to pray the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary during Holy Week at the final Soup & Rosary of this past Lenten season gather for a photo. Soup & Rosary is held every Wednesday during Lent at Lake Katherine Nature Center in Palos Heights, in the upper room of the Eugene G. Simpson Clubhouse. Most of the faithful who attend to pray are parishioners at St. Alexander Church in Palos Heights, which sponsors the devotional and pays for use of the room.

The church’s Blue Army of Fatima and 9 p.m. Rosary group, led by Jeff and Ofelia Foreman who pick up and serve the soup eaten before the praying begins, organize the yearly Lenten tradition. They are grateful to the Country House restaurant, 5400 W. 127th St., for donating the extra large pot of hot chicken noodle soup, rolls and butter to the prayer group year after year. Those who attend make free-will donations that the group contributes to people living in poverty.

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Palos Park Recreation offers an AARP course for drivers 55 and older on Wednesdays, May 7 and 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The fee is $15 for members of AARP and $20 for non-members. A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of this two-day course. Illinois insurance companies offer a discounted premium upon completion. Both classes must be attended. Pre-registration required. Check made payable to AARP and given to the instructor. For more information, call 671-3760. To register, go to www. activenet.active.com/palospark or drop by the Rec. Center, 8901 W. 123rd St.

Boot, Scoot, and boogie over to Palos Park Recreation Center on Thursdays, from noon to 1 p.m. for line dancing with instructors Dee and Ray Ulrich. Either signup for a four- week line dancing session for $20 or drop in for $6 each Thursday. Sessions run now through August. Call 671-3760 for more. To register online go to www.activenet. active.com/palospark or drop by the Rec. Center, 8901 W. 123rd St.

Tuesday, May 6, from 5 to 10 p.m., at Georgio’s Banquets, 8800 W. 159 St., Orland Park. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased at the township office, 14807 S. Ravina Ave., Orland Park. At Senior American Idol, 16 talented contestants will compete in front of a panel of judges for the title of Orland Township Senior American Idol. All proceeds benefit the Orland Township Scholarship Foundation.

Gold fitness class trial, Tuesday, May 6 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; free hair cuts offered by Great Clips of Orland Park Plaza, Wednesday, May 14 and Friday, May 16, from 9 to 11 a.m.; mini senior health fair, Thursday, May 22 from 9 a.m. to noon; free Tai Chi fitness class trial, Tuesday, May 27 from 5 to 6 p.m. For a complete list, visit www.orlandtownship.org or call 403-4222.

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PLOWS Council on Aging, in conjunction with Janna Dutton, Elder Law Attorney, will present a free senior and caregiver seminar, on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to noon. Rebecca Lerfelt, co-presenter,

is the assistant director of the PLOWS Council on Aging and co-chairperson for the Illinois Department on Aging’s Elder Abuse Advisory Council. This educational seminar will address estate planning, wills and trusts, advanced directives, and Medicaid issues, as well as senior property tax benefits, Medicare subsidies, medical savings plans, and Extra Help, a federal program that assists eligible clients with Medicare

and prescription premiums. This program will be held at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 Raymond Ave. in Oak Lawn. For questions and to register, contact PLOWS Council on Aging at 361-0219. Seating is limited, so make your reservation early. Do not contact Oak Lawn Public Library for information about this program. The library is not a sponsor of PLOWS Council on Aging or its Caregiver Seminar.

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Valpo means victory Knights remain unbeaten at college site By Ken Karrson Chicago Christian ballplayers will go their separate ways after graduating high school, off to whichever colleges best fit their personal scholastic needs. For those individuals who plan on staying involved with baseball at the next level, Valparaiso University might be a popular choice. For sure, the Knights have enjoyed nothing but good luck on their annual pilgrimage to the Indiana school, a trip Christian coach Eric Brauer has arranged in each of his six seasons at the helm. That wasn’t the start of Brauer’s return to his collegiate alma mater, however — he also took his Michigan City Marquette team there on three occasions. But while Marquette didn’t fare so well, the Knights certainly have. On Saturday, they racked up their sixth and seventh wins in a row at Valpo by capturing both ends of a doubleheader against Beecher. “Beecher won our [Class 2A] sectional last year, so they’re a quality team,” Brauer said after Christian scored 7-5 and 10-5 triumphs over the Bobcats. As for his own squad, Brauer isn’t quite sure what magic exists for it at VU. He just knows that he’s giving his athletes a chance to do something he was never able to do as a high school player. “It’s nice to get on a college field,” Brauer said. “It’s a neat

experience and I think our guys treat it well. In a long 35-game season, it’s fun looking for things to spice it up and keep it fresh. “I wasn’t even aware we hadn’t lost out there. I knew we had played well, and we had nice weather days the last couple years.” The Knights, playing as the road team in Game 1, built a 7-2 lead and then held off a Bobcats rally in the bottom of the seventh. In the second contest, Christian used a nine-run outburst in the bottom of the fifth to erase Beecher’s 2-1 edge and cruise in triumphantly. Sean O’Meara, who had gone 3-for-4 with three extra-base hits a year ago at Valpo, was every bit as comfortable this time around as he went a combined 5-for-8 in the doubleheader. His output included a first-game homer on what Brauer described as “an enormous field.” Other contributors included Jack De Vries (two-run double in Game 1; three hits, two RBI in Game 2), Zach Frieling (three-run double in Game 2), Trevor Wolterink (two RBI on the day), Ron Clark (single, two RBI in Game 2), Mike Santarelli (RBI single in Game 2) and Max Kerfin (sacrifice fly in Game 1). Christian ended the day with a total of 17 hits. “If you play out there on a Saturday, it tends to be more high scoring,” Brauer said. “You’re seeing their No. 3 or 4 [pitcher]

and they’re seeing yours.” Wolterink and Adam Schoenle were the winning hurlers for the Knights, both in relief. Chicago Christian 5-1 Guerin Prep 0-0 Brauer called the Gators “definitely an improved team,” but that didn’t help them in their head-tohead matchups with the Knights last week. Instead, Christian rode strong pitching to shutout wins on both Monday and Tuesday. The Knights have outscored two Suburban Christian Conference opponents by a 31-0 margin over four games played on Mondays and Tuesdays this spring. Christian (12-7, 4-2) wasted no time in establishing itself against Guerin Prep on Monday as it tallied three times in its initial atbat. The Knights totaled four hits, with Santarelli (double), O’Meara and Josh Novak each driving in a run with his. “That was our calling card last year — I want to say that about 22 of our 30 wins came with us in the lead [early],” Brauer said. “We’d get ahead and space it out. We’ve been a way better comefrom-behind team this year, not that we want to be but that’s just how it is.” Santarelli’s two-run single in the sixth extended the Knights’ advantage and Schoenle preserved the whitewash — not to mention starter Dan Vos’ victory — by escaping unscathed from a bas(Continued on page 4)

Savoring a split decision Fabrizio’s boost gives RedHawks win over JCA By Ken Karrson Who says coaches can’t really impact games? Typically, that’s probably true, but there are exceptions. One of those occurred Saturday in Game 2 of an East Suburban Catholic Conference doubleheader between Marist and Joliet Catholic Academy. The Hilltoppers, who had taken the twinbill opener by a 6-1 score, were leading 2-0 in the second contest when the RedHawks appeared to break through in the sixth inning on John Carmody’s sacrifice fly. But another Marist runner was ruled to have departed second base prematurely and then called out when JCA threw back to the bag. Having already seen his club denied an earlier run when a RedHawk was called out at home despite kicking the ball loose from the catcher’s glove, Marist coach Tom Fabrizio wasn’t about to let this latest controversy pass without a confrontation. After telling the umpire involved with the play, “You cost us two runs,” and then getting

him to confer with the other ump, Fabrizio was rewarded for his diligence. Carmody’s fly ball was indeed a run producer, and the RedHawks went on to tie the game on Barrett Callaghan’s single. Then in the seventh, sophomore Tommy Finwall broke the deadlock with a homer. Pitcher Rich Kairis protected that newly gained lead in the bottom of the stanza, and Marist was able to earn a split for the day with a 3-2 victory. “That was probably as good as we could have hoped for,” Fabrizio said. “Sweeping a team like that is almost impossible with our offense the way it is.” Although the RedHawks’ bats exploded in a Thursday rout of Oak Lawn, Marist’s attack remains a work in progress. Against the Hilltoppers, for example, the RedHawks (8-8, 1-1) broke even despite registering just seven hits on the day. Only two of those were delivered in Game 1 as Marist was chasing five runs by the third inning. Knowing a comeback would be something of a long shot, Fabrizio removed Kairis from the hill in

Bench with a view

order to save him for use in the second encounter, a strategy that obviously proved quite sound. Matt McKenzie gave the RedHawks four frames of effective relief as he scattered four hits and only allowed one more run, and that performance seemed to energize Marist hurlers for the next contest. Kyle Barrett preceded Kairis to the mound in Game 2, and together they held the Hilltoppers to six hits. “Kairis was lights out,” Fabrizio said. “He gave up two hits in 3 2/3 innings.” Carmody (double) Eric Hanson (double) and Pat Meehan also hit safely for the RedHawks in the second contest. Kairis and Blake Bieniek accounted for Marist’s hits in the opener. Marist 10 Oak Lawn 0 Hanson and Kairis both hit safely twice in the first inning of last Thursday’s matchup with the Spartans and the RedHawks as a team stroked three two-out hits to extend a rally that didn’t conclude until Marist had amassed nine runs. (Continued on page 6)

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Some Queen of Peace players watch from the bench while the Pride take on neighboring Reavis last Wednesday. The Lady Rams collected a 15-3 triumph. Softball roundup begins on Page 3.

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Kevin White slides home with one of St. Laurence’s many runs last Wednesday. The Vikings overpowered Fenwick 15-0 in a Chicago Catholic League game in Burbank.

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After shutout loss, Vikings get back to business By Ken Karrson Two days after getting hit with a string of goose eggs, St. Laurence cooked that goose. The Vikings’ high-powered offense has often seemed unstoppable this spring, but De La Salle found a way to grind it to a halt last Thursday. Behind pitcher Ivan Guzman, the Meteors stunned St. Laurence — and probably a number of prep baseball fans — by notching a 4-0 shutout in a Chicago Catholic League crossover matchup. The loss came right after the Vikings had crushed both St. Ignatius (12-0) and Fenwick (15-0) in two other league clashes, which simply added to its shocking nature. “We’ve been playing a month and generating a lot of runs, but we told our guys, ‘It really isn’t going to be this easy all the time,’” St. Laurence coach Pete Lotus said. “I think not being in [many] close games hurt us on Thursday.” Making De La Salle’s triumph particularly impressive was that

it was accomplished at the expense of Vikings ace Brad Wood, who threw 33 first-inning pitches and was nicked for three runs. The University of Illinois-Chicago-bound senior settled down after that and wound up with six strikeouts, but the damage had already been done. “I think they had a lot of momentum after scoring three runs off Brad Wood,” Lotus said of the Meteors. “[And] mentally, it was tough for us when we got down, especially with Brad on the mound. It was the first time that really happened, and it takes a little bit to get going in that situation.” St. Laurence, in fact, never really did. The Vikings matched De La Salle with seven hits, but they were unable to get anyone as far as third base. “Having six more innings to get three runs wasn’t anything we couldn’t do,” Lotus said. “But it was just one of those days where I think we got a little frustrated.” Nate Tholl was the only St. Laurence player to collect more than one hit.

St. Laurence 7 Gordon Tech 1 Lotus admitted that “days like Thursday happen. It’s part of baseball,” but he didn’t want his athletes reading more than was necessary into one quiet afternoon. “I hope it was never in their minds that they were in a slump or we suddenly couldn’t hit,” Lotus said. With no practice being called for Good Friday, the veteran coach was uncertain as to what he could expect from his team on Saturday against the Rams. “A lot of my peace [after a loss] comes from being able to go out and work on things,” he said. No need to worry, though, as the Vikings (14-2, 3-1) righted themselves at Gordon Tech’s expense. While the Rams whiffed 15 times and managed just two infield singles off Mike Kornacker, St. Laurence gave its hurler a lead to work with right from the get-go as Roger Wilson (two-run double), Wood (double), Tholl and (Continued on page 4)

Aces give Eagles winning hand Pitchers Pall, Leland, Dietz all excelling for Sandburg By Ken Karrson A poker player holding three aces is apt to drive the stakes higher, so confident is he of winning the pot. A baseball coach with three aces on his staff finds himself in a similarly favorable circumstance. He, too, knows he possesses a winning hand far more often than not, and in the coach’s case there’s not even any real gamble involved. Such is the situation enjoyed by Sandburg boss Jim Morsovillo these days. While his Eagles aren’t perfect in 2014, they’re in awfully good shape, thanks to the presence of pitchers Bryan Pall, Sean Leland and Matthias Dietz. All three hurlers have been early season standouts whose statistics almost defy description. Only Dietz has an earned-run average as high as 1.00, and he has a 7-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio over 28 innings. One of his wins this spring was a no-hitter over Oak Lawn. The University of Michigan-bound Pall and Louisville University-bound Leland have been just as instrumental in getting Sandburg off to a 9-4 start. Each pitcher’s innings total exceeds the number of hits he has given up thus far and both sport ERAs below one. Pall has fanned 30 batters and walked only three in 17 innings of work. “Pitching-wise, this is the best overall staff we’ve had in about 10 years — and maybe ever,” Eagles assistant coach Chuck Peters said. “We have three horses who can go seven innings. Each one of them consistently throws 87 or 88 miles an hour and they pound the strike zone. “Our pitching staff is legit. Their numbers are kind of ridiculous and, to be quite honest, it’s fun to watch.” Peters, Morsovillo and assistant coach George Fear aren’t the only ones watching, either. Seeing pro

scouts in attendance at games has become commonplace. Peters counted 15 radar guns at Friday’s clash versus Lemont, “the most I’ve ever seen at a Sandburg game,” he said. “I’m not exaggerating,” Peters said. “I got there two hours before the game, and I saw [representatives from] the Mariners, Red Sox, White Sox and a couple others. I took a picture on my phone.” The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Dietz did his part to attract some attention as he limited the Indians to two hits while whiffing nine. That performance was a continuation of what Dietz had provided the Eagles before — in addition to his aforementioned no-hitter, he includes among his previous displays a three-hit, 10-strikeout showing opposite Minooka, which fell to a 1-0 defeat. “He’s more of a hidden gem [than Pall and Leland], but he’s throwing 90 miles an hour,” Peters said of Dietz. There was only one problem against the Indians: Dietz’s mound counterpart, Jake Latz, was even better. While Sandburg scratched out twice as many hits as Lemont, it also struck out five more times. And unlike the Indians, the Eagles were never able to break through on the scoreboard. Lemont did so in the fourth inning on a bloop single, which followed a hit batsman and two stolen bases. “Three of our losses [have come about] because we made mistakes,” Peters said. “I just hope the one time [our pitchers] don’t have their best stuff, our bats will pick them up — I think they will. I think we’ll be all right once our juniors get a little more seasoning.” Sandburg 8-8 Homewood-Flossmoor 1-0 The Vikings are usually a formidable foe within the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue, but

not this year. Last week’s two outcomes, though, were less a reflection of any Homewood-Flossmoor shortcomings than they were of Eagles excellence. Pall, in particular, shone on Thursday as he threw a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings. The Vikings broke that up with a couple of safeties in the seventh, but they were never in the hunt, due primarily to their own 14 strikeouts and Sandburg’s 12-hit offense. “He’s the real deal,” Peters said of Pall. “There’s at least four or five pro scouts at every game he pitches. “You have good pitchers all over the area, and when they’re on, you’re going to be in trouble [at the plate]. He was on — his slider was like 85 miles an hour.” The Eagles (9-4, 2-0) constructed a 2-0 edge in the second frame and then extended it to 4-0 one inning later. Ben Gresla’s twoRBI double was responsible for boosting Sandburg’s margin. “The way Bryan was pitching, you knew that was going to be enough,” Peters said of the lead. Gresla finished the day with two hits, as did Dan Santiago and Jim Landgraf. Julian Gutierrez led the way for the Eagles with three hits, including a double, and three RBI. Gutierrez also swung a potent bat for Sandburg last Wednesday, when it downed the Vikings in a road contest on the strength of Leland’s pitching effort and a six-run fifth inning. Gutierrez included among his pair of hits a three-run homer that fueled that late uprising. Playing a key role as well was Chris Stearns, who homered in the sixth inning. He also doubled as part of a three-hit day and totaled three RBI. As for Leland, he set seven H-F batters down on third strikes over six innings and surrendered only four hits. Wednesday’s outing was (Continued on page 5)

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Still hit and miss

Hurts so dumb

Chargers continue on uneven path By Ken Karrson

Bartosh (Reprinted from Jan. 22, 2009) Any of us whose personalities contain at least a drop of decency tend to refrain from laughing at another person’s misfortune. But sometimes it’s difficult. That’s especially true when the individual involved is some rough-guy jock, whose entire career is built upon the premise of physical superiority in comparison to the geeky fans who worship him. However, not all maladies are created equal. On-the-job injuries can actually enhance an athlete’s toughness quotient. Case in point: Joe Theismann. The former Washington Redskins and Notre Dame quarterback often gets bad-rapped because he appears guilty of a bit more self-adoration than is generally considered acceptable. No question, Theismann has a runaway ego, but no one can ever question his grit after the brutal hit once put on him by New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor in a Monday night game many years ago. Theismann’s leg got bent in a direction a human limb is not designed to go, and the snapping of the bone was allegedly audible. Even the most hardened football fanatics were sickened by the sight and sound, which included Theismann screaming in pain. No one mocked him for that, though, knowing the post-injury reaction likely would have been the same for anyone else put in that position. But for every heroic injury like the one endured by Theismann, there is an almost-laughable counterpart. Former Arizona Cardinals place-kicker Bill Gramatica, for example, once tore his ACL after celebrating a made field goal by jumping up and down a little too vigorously. Here’s

the funniest part: It wasn’t a playoff game-winner, but a kick made during the first quarter of a regular-season contest. A Florida State player duplicated Gramatica’s stunt this past season after making an interception against Boston College. Remembering Gramatica’s fluke injury got me to thinking about many other sports-world mishaps that didn’t result from in-game contact of any kind. There are more than you may realize. See how many of these you recall: • Proving that bad decision-making doesn’t only afflict flaky place-kickers, former Washington Redskins quarterback Gus Frerotte chose to headbutt a wall located behind the end zone after scoring a touchdown. In doing so, Frerotte injured his neck and missed the remainder of that 1997 contest. • In 2002, baseball player Marty Cordova was forced to miss a few games because of sunburn. Did he get it from playing too many July ballgames without an adequate amount of sun block? Nope, Cordova charred himself by falling asleep in a tanning bed. • On the flip side of temperature-induced stupidity, we find recent Hall of Fame inductee Rickey Henderson. Stealing more than 1,000 bases must have really exhausted Henderson because he once fell asleep on an ice pack and stayed in that spot long enough to incur frostbite, which removed him from the lineup for a time. • Proving that simple household chores can be debilitating if performed incorrectly, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz once burned his chest by trying to iron the shirt he was wearing and major-league pitcher Adam Eaton stabbed himself while at-

After seemingly turning the corner at one point last week, Stagg ran right into another brick wall. Chargers coach Matt O’Neill was hoping his club was on the verge of finally busting loose after tempting to remove the securiit scored a pair of SouthWest Subty tape from a DVD. Honorable urban Conference Blue triumphs mention goes to second baseover Joliet Central on Wednesday man Jeff Kent, who got hurt by and Thursday. Stagg piled up 25 slipping on a wet surface while runs in those two contests, alwashing his truck. though O’Neill wasn’t yet ready • Losing his balance while to declare a heretofore sketchy putting on cowboy boots was offense fully in sync. enough to once sideline base“A lot of it was them giving us ball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, stuff,” he said of the Steelmen, while ex-Cub Moises Alou twice who issued 17 walks and cominjured his knee away from the mitted seven errors that greatly baseball field. He initially did so enhanced the Chargers’ 16 hits by falling off a treadmill, then over the two-day span. aggravated it a few months later “We took advantage of them by running over his son with putting extra guys on base and a bicycle. getting some timely hits [ourLest we think that Chicago selves], which is something we athletes are immune from such haven’t been doing.” silliness — Alou, after all, was Despite Stagg’s failure to unguilty of his goofy acts prior to leash a torrid, top-to-bottom atplaying for the Cubs — here’s tack on Joliet, O’Neill thought proof that’s far from true: perhaps the positive beginning to • Young Bulls star Derrick the conference campaign would Rose, like Adam Eaton, should jump-start things in earnest for be kept far, far away from the his guys. And when the Charcutlery drawer. A while back, gers eased past Bloomington 2-1 the rookie guard sliced his hand in Game 1 of a Saturday twinbill, while trying to do the same to there appeared to be genuine reaan apple he was eating in bed. son for optimism. • Former Cubs outfielder Jose Game 2 brought an end to the Cardenal missed games because good feelings, surprising in light his eyelid allegedly got stuck of the fact Stagg knocked out a shut and he was kept awake dozen hits. Ten fly-ball outs and all night by crickets in his hotel a couple double plays undermined room. the Chargers, who dropped a 6-4 • And, of course, who can forverdict to the Purple Raiders. get the infamous Sammy Sosa “To me, that was just too sneeze that threw out his back? many,” O’Neill said, referring to The list goes on and on. In the number of flyouts. “In high fact, I plan to revisit this subject school baseball, you’ve got a way again because there are just too better shot of having something many classics to ignore. good happen when you hit the ball If you have any personal on the ground, either [because of] favorites I haven’t yet menerrors or bad hops. tioned, let me know. E-mail me “We are definitely happy with at sports@regionalpublishing. our pitching, but I don’t know at com, and I’ll print some of the this point about our offense — best ones. guys have a good day and then In the meantime, you may two off-days. We’re hot and cold. want to let someone else wash There’s not a lot of consistency at your truck, iron your shirts and the plate, except for a couple guys.” open your DVDs. There’s no Two of Stagg’s steadier individsense in tempting fate, you uals have been Jake Wimmer and know. Nick Nowak, the latter of whom is in his third varsity campaign. Through 15 games, Nowak had struck out only three times. “He knows he’s not a power guy, but this year he’s figuring things out,” O’Neill said. “He’s getting a lot of hits and getting on base a lot.” Between them, Nowak and three other innings — including Kevin Carmody, who slugged a Wimmer accounted for five of sixth-inning double — but again the Chargers’ second-game hits versus Bloomington. Along with that added up to nothing. Bobby Peterka’s two-RBI dou- his three hits, Wimmer also drove ble was the Astros’ biggest blow in three runs. against the Bengals as it sparked a three-run eruption in the top of the third. Brett Smith and Eric Horbach both had credible outings on the mound for Shepard. Smith surrendered only one hit to Oak Forest through four stanzas, while Horbach limited Lemont to that same number over a six-inning span before giving way to reliever By Ken Karrson Adam Gregory. “We had two really good pitchCatching up to a speeding train ing performances and two good may prove easier than doing the games defensively,” DiFoggio said. same to a bunch of runaway Bull“[Our kids] battled. They went dogs. after it and didn’t back down from With only six contests comeither of those teams.” pleted in the South Suburban DiFoggio hoped the positives Conference portion of its slate, gleaned from last week’s contests Richards has officially won nothwould carry over into the current ing in regard to a Red Division week, which began with a home- championship. But what the Bulland-away series against SSC Red dogs have already done is forced leader Richards. everyone else into a game of chase that might ultimately prove futile. By sweeping a Friday doubleStatistics header from Evergreen Park one Shepard 003 000 1 — 4 day after scoring an impressive Oak Forest 100 021 1 — 5 knockout of Bremen, Richards Shepard 2B: Peterka. RBI: Peterka 2. upped its league ledger to a spotless 6-0. That puts the Bulldogs LP: Smith (2-2). three games up in the loss column Lemont 000 001 03 — 4 against all of the squads projected Shepard 100 000 00 — 1 to be their closest pursuers. “It’s helped us a lot that ShepShepard 2B: Carmody, Knoerzer. RBI: ard, Oak Lawn, Reavis and EverAlbrecht. LP: Gregory (1-2).

Caught in a Blue period

Astros suffer pair of tough crossover losses By Ken Karrson There was nothing artistic about Shepard’s Blue period last week, at least from a winloss standpoint. Astros coach Frank DiFoggio preferred to look beyond the obvious, however. And when he considered the caliber of opponents his squad faced in a pair of South Suburban Conference crossover contests, Di Foggio thought Shepard had painted a fairly rosy picture of its immediate future. “Personally, I think we’re real close to taking off and busting out on a real run,” he said. Seeing as how the Astros have made almost a yearly habit of embarking on a prosperous stretch and righting earlier wrongs as the month of April winds down, DiFoggio’s optimism doesn’t seem misplaced. But beyond that, Shepard also did nothing to lower expectations when pitted against SSC Blue stalwarts Oak Forest and Lemont. The Bengals fell behind the Astros 3-1 in the third inning last Tuesday and didn’t catch up until the fifth. Oak Forest then lost its own 4-3 lead when the Astros scored once in the top of the seventh, but the deadlock was temporary. Three free passes set up a prime scoring opportunity for the Bengals in the bottom of that same inning, and they didn’t squander it. Shepard kept the next batted ball in the infield, but it was a slow roller that couldn’t be scooped up in time to prevent the winning run from crossing the plate. Two days after suffering that difficult 5-4 defeat, the Astros experienced heartbreak again, this time at the Indians’ hands. Lemont didn’t score until the sixth, but its lone run then was enough to force extra innings. Mike Papierski’s homer put the Indians ahead 2-1 in the eighth, but a bloop single was even more

of a dream crusher for Shepard as it drove in a pair of runs. That thrust the Astros (5-6, 3-3) into a 4-1 hole from which they were unable to escape. “Our inexperience showed when we got later in those games,” DiFoggio said. “We had an opportunity to bury them both and we didn’t. We couldn’t get that extra hit.” And Shepard was also the victim of some plain old bad luck. Lemont’s eighth-inning single, for instance, basically resulted from some shifting of fielders. “Had we stayed back [on defense], we would have caught that ball,” DiFoggio said. The Astros garnered their run against the Indians in the first frame, when Mark Albrecht’s sacrifice fly brought in Kevin Knoerzer, who had smacked a double. Albrecht continued to make good contact after that, which made DiFoggio happy when the junior came to bat in the bottom of the seventh with runners at the corners. First, the veteran coach tried to draw a throw to second and complete a double steal that would have given the Astros a victory. “They almost bit on it,” DiFoggio said. When Lemont didn’t, it still had to get through Albrecht. “He was red hot that day,” DiFoggio said. “He was really hitting the ball and they seemed nervous to pitch to him.” But pitch to Albrecht the Indians eventually did, and they managed to retire him on a strikeout. Later, Albrecht told DiFoggio he wasn’t sure how he had missed connecting on the pitch that became the third strike. Shepard finished the game with nine hits, four more than it garnered off Oak Forest pitching. The Astros’ major issue was their failure to capitalize — three times versus Lemont they put two men aboard, but could not knock any of them in. One runner got on in

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The last two of Wimmer’s RBI were delivered on a double in the seventh inning, when Stagg attempted to fight back from a 6-1 deficit. Peter Angelos stroked an RBI single as well, but the Chargers could not catch up. Their only other tally was produced in the first stanza on Wimmer’s single, which followed a two-run homer by the Purple Raiders. Bloomington had runners thrown out at home and third during the third inning, but it overshadowed that failure with a three-spot in its ensuing at-bat. Stagg had an opportunity to make some inroads in its half of the fourth, but left the sacks jammed. “I think guys are getting frustrated,” O’Neill said. “I think some guys are getting themselves out because they’re not doing what they’re supposed to. They’re being overanxious [at the plate] because they’re trying to pull everything.” *** Nick Gerzon, who no-hit Eisenhower earlier this spring, bounced back from a loss in his previous outing to toss a four-hitter and secure the Chargers’ 2-1 win in Saturday’s opener. Gerzon pitched through five free passes, in part by ringing up that same number of strikeouts. Bloomington notched its only run in the top of the second, but that marker was immediately offset when Angelos drew a bases-loaded walk in Stagg’s second plate appearance. The base-onballs followed Brett Stratinsky’s single, a hit batsman and Purple Raiders error and salvaged some scoring for the Chargers after a strikeout and popout placed them on the brink of disappointment. Gerzon then gave himself a lead to protect when he singled in Nowak (single) with the goahead run one inning later. On the mound, the only trouble Gerzon encountered after the second stanza was when Bloomington put two runners in scoring position with no one out in the fifth. But Stagg’s defense registered an out at home on a fielder’s choice, then Gerzon induced two flyouts to slam the door on the Purple Raiders. Stagg 14-11 Joliet Central 4-7 Ten runs in the third inning last Thursday enabled the Chargers to shove the Steelmen into a huge hole. Stagg eventually saw its potential slaughter-rule margin reduced substantially, but it managed to hang on and complete a sweep of its first SWSC Blue series. Drew Bolero (two-run double), Jack Duffner (two RBI singles)

and Max Strus (triple) were the Chargers’ big hitters in the rally, but Stagg also got help from Joliet in the form of three walks, a hit batsman, error, wild pitch and passed ball. Amazingly, Stagg totaled just six hits on the day. While O’Neill was obviously happy to see the Chargers (6-9, 2-0) succeed, he admitted some concern as to their inability to settle into more of an offensive rhythm. “They work hard, but I think guys sometimes still are taking good pitches to hit [instead of swinging],” O’Neill said. “I could understand if we were overmatched, but we still haven’t seen any pitcher who I thought was going to be tough for us to hit. We haven’t seen anyone with overwhelming velocity.” Tim Gambill logged the pitching win for Stagg, one day after Strus pocketed one. The Chargers raced to a 6-1 edge after three innings last Wednesday, survived a brief uprising by the Steelmen and went on to claim a 10-run victory after plating four runs in the seventh. Bolero (two-run double), Mike Bibbiano (single) and Nowak (groundout) were Stagg’s RBI men in its last at-bat. Stratinsky’s bases-clearing double was the pivotal hit in the Chargers’ four-run third that allowed them to construct the aforementioned 6-1 lead. He finished the day with four RBI. Also lending a hand to the cause were Wimmer (two hits, including an RBI double) and Max Downs (sacrifice fly). Stagg is slated to meet Joliet West in two more SWSC Blue encounters this week. Also on tap was a Wednesday nonconference date with Thornwood.

Statistics Stagg 204 013 4 — 14 Joliet Central 010 300 0 — 4 Stagg 2B: Bibbiano, Bolero, Stratinsky, Wimmer. 3B: Casey. RBI: Stratinsky 4, Bibbiano 2, Bolero 2, Wimmer 2, Downs, Nowak. WP: Strus (1-1). Joliet Central 000 403 0 — 7 Stagg 10(10) 000 x — 11 Stagg 2B: Bolero. 3B: Strus. RBI: Bolero 2, Duffner 2, Glaza, Nowak, Stratinsky. WP: Gambill (2-1). Bloomington 010 000 0 — 1 Stagg 011 000 x — 2 Stagg RBI: Angelos, Gerzon. WP: Gerzon (2-1). Bloomington 200 300 1 — 6 Stagg 100 000 3 — 4 Stagg 2B: Wimmer. RBI: Wimmer 3, Angelos. LP: Kivlehan (1-2).

Runaway Richards

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green Park have all kind of beaten each other,” Richards coach Brian Wujcik said. “[And] the fact we started out as hot as we have is very important. “I thought our biggest conference win of the year [so far] was the Oak Forest game. They’re going to beat some teams on our side.” For 10 games in a row — the longest streak in Wujcik’s 22-year coaching tenure — the Bulldogs beat everybody placed in front of them. Richards finally saw its string of successes halted at Andrew on Saturday, but the loss was by only one run. “We didn’t play particularly sharp,” Wujcik said. “Our bats looked a little slow, our defense was a little slow and our pitching wasn’t what it’s been. I don’t care what their record might be, you can’t have that against Andrew.” The Thunderbolts triumphed

when they broke a 5-all tie in the bottom of the seventh on a wild pitch. Even with that victory bagged, however, Andrew still got outhit by a rather sizable 13-7 margin. “That’s the positive thing you take from this — we were not at our best, but we were still right there,” Wujcik said. Richards (11-3, 6-0) was charged with only two errors, but Wujcik didn’t like his team’s overall execution. He called the Bulldogs’ performance “probably the sloppiest game we’ve played all season.” Richards 13 Bremen 1 There was nothing wrong with how the ‘Dogs played last Thursday, particularly since bad weather disrupted the schedule prior to that and caused them to be idle for five days. “When you’re on a streak, you (Continued on page 5)

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The Regional News - The Reporter

Thursday, April 24, 2014 Section 2

Presenting the late show Crusaders wait before piling up more wins By Ken Karrson

(Photo by Jeff Vorva)

Queen of Peace’s Jasmine Escobedo slides safely into third base in the second inning of last Wednesday’s contest versus Reavis.

Softball roundup

Lady Eagles ride the roller coaster By Anthony Nasella In a 35-game softball season, almost every team can expect to experience a roller-coaster ride somewhere along the way. It was Sandburg’s turn to hop aboard last week, as both highs and lows were included in the mix. On the plus side was an 8-3 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue win over Homewood-Flossmoor last Wednesday, a success made possible through the batting heroics of Sarah Herold and Emily Griskell. Both Lady Eagles peppered H-F with three hits and the duo was also responsible for half of Sandburg’s runs. Herold scored two of them herself, while Griskell drove in a pair. Seven of the Lady Eagles’ runs were generated in two-out situations, beginning in the third inning when the locals plated four markers. A Lady Vikings error gave Sandburg some juice, and Griskell and Lauren McCaughey soon collected RBI. Karli McLaughlin added another RBI a bit later and H-F provided further assistance with more shaky fielding, which led to two more runs. That was more than enough scoring support for Griskell, who earned the pitching victory after throwing the first 4 1/3 innings. Herold mopped up, and the two hurlers finished the day with a combined 12 strikeouts. “It was a nice way to start our conference season,” Lady Eagles coach Jim Fabianski said. “Homewood-Flossmoor is a team that we should beat [and] we’ve beaten quite a few times [in recent years]. “We’re still experimenting and figuring things out and still moving people around, [but] the girls played pretty well. We have a good bunch of kids.” Fabianski praised the work of his pitching tandem and also complimented Herold’s contributions, in particular, on the offensive side. “It’s good to see her busting out,” he said. “She has a lot of talent, energy and enthusiasm.” *** But the positive momentum from that victory couldn’t be carried over by Sandburg into Saturday. Instead, New Trier defeated the Lady Eagles in both ends of

a nonconference doubleheader, 5-3 and 7-4. Herold went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Game 1 and also held the Lady Trevians to five hits while going the distance in the circle. That might have been a recipe for success had Sandburg been a little sharper on defense. And while the Lady Eagles cleaned up their act a bit in the second game, they encountered another source of frustration: free passes. New Trier received a fair number of them, which it used to ignite its attack. “You can’t win if you’re not going to score a lot of runs and make costly errors, like we did,” Fabianski said. “All the errors in the first game cost us. The walks in the second game also cost us.” Fabianski described Herold’s route-going pitching performance as the “one positive that I’m taking away from Saturday.” Madeline Hanley stroked a tworun single for Sandburg in Game 2, and Fabianski also liked what he saw from freshman Samantha Coffel throughout the day. Coffel, who had been playing for the Lady Eagles sophomore squad, slugged a homer in her second varsity atbat in Game 1 and banged an RBI double off the fence in Game 2. “I’m very happy about Samantha’s performance,” Fabianski said. “It’s nice to have a young player shake things up and also get the first-stringers fired up. “Maybe she can handle it on the varsity level. We’ll see by the end of [this next] week.” Another performer of note on Saturday was McCaughey, who had a two-RBI hit versus the Lady Trevians. “It’s the third or fourth time that Lauren’s done that — deliver an RBI single in a key position,” Fabianski said. “She’s beginning to be that type of person who we can count on.” Griskell, Caroline Kuzel and Maddie Poole shared the pitching duties in the second contest. SHEPARD The Lady Astros improved to 8-4 with three wins last week: 11-0 over Hillcrest on Wednesday, and 9-7 and 11-4 over Kankakee in a Saturday doubleheader. Nikki Alex pitched a one-hitter with eight strikeouts to propel Shepard in its South Suburban

Conference crossover contest against the Lady Hawks, and she also slammed a two-run homer to aid the Lady Astros’ offense. Shepard’s big gun at the plate was Breanna Graffeo, who went 4-for-4 with a double, five RBI and two runs. The Lady Astros scored nine of their runs over the first three innings, a surge that was highlighted by Graffeo’s three-run single in the second. Alex unloaded her homer as part of a five-run third frame. Pitcher Stephanie Brand scattered eight hits and was backed by clutch hitting from Skylor Hilger (3-for-4, two RBI) and Heather O’Kelly (two-run double) in Game 1 versus the Lady Kays. Hilger (two RBI) was at it again in the second game, and she received solid support from Melissa Kelly (3-for-3, two RBI) and Jalyn Stepney (two RBI). Kelly and Alex shared the pitching chores and combined to scatter eight hits as Shepard completed its sweep. RICHARDS The Lady Bulldogs split a pair of games last week, with the victory coming by a lopsided 17-0 margin over SSC Red rival Eisenhower on Wednesday. Tinley Park edged Richards 1-0 on Saturday in a conference crossover affair. Emily Wetzel’s 5-for-5 day keyed the Lady Bulldogs’ rout of the Lady Cardinals. She augmented her hits with two RBI and three runs. Kaitlyn Fechko added two runs for Richards in the five-inning contest. Jordan Battles and Abby Gentile contributed two hits apiece for the Lady Bulldogs (8-4, 7-2) in their loss to the Lady Titans. MARIST The Lady RedHawks had no trouble overpowering St. Viator in an East Suburban Catholic Conference doubleheader on Saturday. Marist defeated the Lady Lions 11-0 and 13-0, with both contests lasting just five innings. Brooke Wyderski was the Lady RedHawks’ ringleader in Game 1 as she homered twice and finished 4-for-4 with six RBI and four runs. Jill Kenny stepped forward in the second game, providing Marist (10-3-1, 2-0) with a 3-for-3 performance that also (Continued on page 6)

Moraine athletics wrap

Cyclones tennis team keeps on rolling By Maura Vizza As the 2014 tennis season nears its end, Moraine Valley College’s fun may only be starting. For sure, there’s been plenty of enjoyment already realized, thanks to a win streak that the Cyclones extended to seven straight matches by defeating Oakton College 7-2 and Waubonsee College 8-1 in a pair of Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference encounters last week. The second of those wins guaranteed Moraine a runner-up conference finish. An 8-1 nonconference triumph over Illinois Valley College on Friday then gave the Cyclones a final push toward the Region IV Tournament, which was slated to get underway this week. A high finish there would put Moraine back into the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament after a one-year hiatus. The national event will be held next month in Texas, and it’s something the Cyclones’ veteran players definitely have on their radar. “Finishing second in conference is a step up from last season,” first-year Moraine coach Ben Thompson said. “We had a hiccup in our first match of the season, but that pushed us. The conference doesn’t dictate if we go to nationals, [so] the players have it in their heads to redeem themselves from that one and only loss this season. “I’m happy with the improve-

ments. We still have a long way to go, but we’re taking it one day at a time. We’re working hard in practice and I’m happy with them.” Ironically, one of the two losses suffered against Oakton came at No. 1 singles, where Kevin Karczynski had been unbeaten before that. However, Karczynski maintained his spotless ledger in first-doubles play, as he teamed with Mike Broderick to produce a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 12-9 victory. Two other notable matches versus Oakton were Brad Smith’s conquest of a previously undefeated foe in a third-singles tiebreaker and the 6-0, 6-0 whitewash Smith and Tim Stewart registered in one of the doubles clashes. *** Moraine swept through all six of its singles matches against Waubonsee. Along with Karczynski, Smith and Broderick — the latter of whom remained perfect at No. 3 — the Cyclones also benefited from singles victories by Stewart, Ryan Adamski and Christian Lagunas. Karczynski and Broderick pocketed another triumph in doubles play as well. Broderick completed a 9-0 regular season against Illinois Valley, and Karczynski, Smith, Stewart and Lagunas also prevailed to help Moraine romp. Smith trailed at one juncture of his second-singles match, but fought back to capture a tiebreaker.

The Karczynski-Broderick tandem also won again at No. 1 doubles. BASEBALL The Cyclones got swept 9-6 and 7-2 by Prairie State College in an ISCC doubleheader last Wednesday. The games were originally scheduled to be held at Moraine, but were moved to Chicago Heights because of wet field conditions. Bobby Neylon provided a bright spot for the Cyclones with four hits on the day. Ryan Gyrion had a double and triple, but that was just about the full extent of Moraine’s offense last Thursday as it was bounced 14-1 by Harper. He added two more hits in the back end of a Saturday conference twinbill with McHenry College, but the Brother Rice grad’s effort again went for naught as the Cyclones suffered a 9-5 setback. Game 1 on Saturday was more to Moraine’s liking, as Mike Levigne fired a three-hitter to lead the Cyclones to a 4-2 victory. James Lulek paced the locals’ attack with two hits and two RBI. SOFTBALL After a lengthy uphill climb, the Cyclones finally reached the .500 mark (15-15) last Friday by beating Harper College 8-1 and 13-9 in a rescheduled doubleheader, The dual wins gave Moraine six in a row. One day earlier, the Cyclones also triumphed twice as they crushed McHenry 11-2 and 24-2.

Forget all you’ve ever heard about the early bird. Brother Rice has grown to love being fashionably late when it comes to scoring its most important runs. And the waiting has proved worth it. In all four of their outings last week, the Crusaders collected markers during their final atbat. On two of those occasions, the runs provided the margin of victory. With four more wins to its credit, Rice stretched its unbeaten streak to eight games. This latest quartet of successes came at the expense of fellow Chicago Catholic League members, including De La Salle, which dropped a 4-0 decision on Saturday. Making the conquest of the Meteors significant was that De La Salle was only two days removed from its own 4-0 win over defending Catholic League Blue champ St. Laurence. Pitcher Brian Musielak kept the Meteors off the scoreboard despite getting nicked for nine hits. De La Salle actually outhit the Crusaders (15-3, 4-0) by one, but the latter registered half of their eight safeties in the bottom of the sixth to give themselves some breathing room. Two of those hits — Erich Lieser’s double and Mike Schalasky’s single — drove in runs, as did the bases-loaded walk Kevin Sullivan coaxed from the Meteors’ hurler. Lieser also singled home Rice’s initial marker in the fourth frame as Mike Massey (single) crossed the plate. Massey’s RBI double pushed the Crusaders’ lead to 3-0 over Fenwick in the second inning on

Thursday. It followed Kevin Biondic’s two-run triple that opened Rice’s scoring in the top of the first. Andrew Dyke’s single upped the margin to 4-1 in the fifth, but the Friars then came to life in the bottom of that same stanza. They knotted the score at 4-all, then traded goose eggs with the Crusaders over the next three frames. Finally in the 10th, Rice got the last say. It did so after Musielak doubled, moved to third on a groundout and raced home on a wild pitch. Mike Enriquez notched the win for the Crusaders in relief of Biondic. Enriquez allowed just three hits over 3 2/3 innings and was able to overcome four baseson-balls. Ian McGinnis shut down Fenwick in the bottom of the 10th to earn a save. Massey ended the day 3-for-3, while Dyke went 2-for-3 to fuel a nine-hit Rice offense. *** The Crusaders snapped another tie in the sixth inning last Wednesday, using Dyke’s two-out, two-RBI double to pin a 6-4 loss on Bishop McNamara. Dyke’s hit chased in Schalasky and Matt Hughes, who had walked and singled, respectively, ahead of him. That made a winner of freshman pitcher Ryan Kutt for the fourth consecutive time this spring. Kutt scattered six hits over six innings, struck out three and walked two. The Fightin’ Irish did all of their damage at the outset, scoring four times in their initial at-bat. Rice quickly responded, however, as it tallied three runs in the bottom of the first on hits by Lieser and

Dyke and a sacrifice fly from Musielak. Massey and Sullivan also hit safely in the inning. Sullivan’s sacrifice fly then pulled the Crusaders even at 4-all in the fourth. Schlaskey tallied the run after singling and advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt. The only laugher among Rice’s contests was Tuesday’s encounter with St. Joseph. The Crusaders did score in their last trip to the plate, but they had taken command long before that. Seven runs in the third gave Rice a 10-0 advantage, and it went on to post a 15-3 slaughter-rule triumph in five innings. Between them, Kyle Hilliard, Danny Beese, Sullivan and Lieser accounted for eight RBI and four extra-base hits in support of McGinnis, who bagged the pitching win after striking out seven and giving up only three hits.

Statistics Brother Rice 127 14 — 15 St. Joseph 201 00 — 3 Brother Rice 2B: Beese, Hilliard. 3B: Lieser, Sullivan. RBI: Hilliard 3, Beese 2, Sullivan 2, Lieser. WP: McGinnis (3-1). Bishop McNamara 400 000 0 — 4 Brother Rice 300 102 x — 6 Brother Rice 2B: Dyke, Schalasky. RBI: Dyke 3, Lieser, Musielak, Sullivan. WP: Kutt (4-0). Brother Rice 210 010 000 1 — 5 Fenwick 010 003 000 0 — 4 Brother Rice 2B: Massey, Musielak. 3B: Biondic. RBI: Biondic 2, Dyke, Massey. WP: Enriquez (3-1). De La Salle 000 000 0 — 0 Brother Rice 000 103 x — 4 Brother Rice 2B: Lieser. RBI: Lieser 2, Schalasky, Sullivan. WP: Musielak (3-1).

Trinity sports report

Trolls women win Concordia Invitational By Tim Cronin For most of the last two years, Anna Bos has been leading the way for Trinity Christian College’s women’s track team. Last weekend, she and her fellow Trolls had the ultimate payoff, winning the Cougar Invitational at Concordia University in River Forest. Five event victories keyed Trinity’s rise to the top and its total of 170 1/2 points, with Bos’ remarkable time of 10 minutes, 20.07 seconds in the 3,000-meter run representing the day’s highlight. That not only eclipsed by 50 seconds her personal-best effort and school-record clocking, but Bos’ performance also inspired Hannah Schwab. Schwab surpassed Bos’ previous standard as well by completing the race in 11:10.55. Bos’ influence has been infectious, and it really showed at Concordia. Jessica Disselkoen led a 1-2-4 finish in the 1,000, winning in 3:08.65. Schwab hit the finish line in 3:11.55 and Leah Van Tol stopped the timer in 3:28.93. Brooke Hamilton and Justine VanDyk occupied the first two positions in the 400-hurdles, Hamilton winning the event in 1:09.16 and VanDyk being runner-up in 1:11.08. Both punched their tickets to the National Christian College Athletic Association outdoor meet, as did Ashley Jourdan by capturing the 1,500 in 4:45.09. Rounding out the list of Trolls triumphs was the one posted by the 1,600-relay unit, which raced to victory in 4:05.98. Jourdan, Hamilton, Emily Dykstra and Courtney Kalous formed the quartet. There were three other second-place finishes, including Olivia Schipper’s effort in the discus. Trinity picked up a pile of points in field events, with Dykstra’s third in the triple jump — a leap of 34 feet, 7 inches — qualifying her for NCCAA postseason activity. The men’s squad took fourth in its 16-school competition, with Andy Reidsma’s win in the 1,500 — in 3:59.73 — being the lone individual victory. The Trolls also captured the 3,200 relay, while Chris Koutavas notched a second in the 1,000. Reidsma anchored the 1,600-relay squad that gave Trinity another runner-up finish. The two Trolls teams start a three-day run at the Hillsdale Relays today, the last tune-up before the CCAC Championship on May 2-3 at Olivet Nazarene University. BASEBALL The 4-1 showing produced by the Trolls last week was created the old-fashioned way: with pitching and defense. Trinity’s bats made plenty of noise in the last game, a 12-2 rout of Calumet College of St. Joseph, but the key to their success — and climbing above .500 for the season at 18-17 — started on the mound. The Trolls held opponents to three runs or fewer in their four victories while giving up five in a one-run loss to Judson University. Trinity swept Calumet College, winning 6-3 and 5-3 before the romp in the finale of the three-

game scrap. The Trolls led the opener 4-3 after seven innings, then picked up one more run in each of the last two frames while Danny Britt held the opposition to one hit over the last six stanzas to earn his fourth win of the season. Joe McCaw’s homer in the second game — the second of his three across the week — staked Trinity to a 3-0 lead in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. The Crimson Wave tied the score in the sixth, tallying three times on a combination of two walks, three hit batsmen and three wild pitches, before sanity returned in the bottom of the sixth. That’s when Joe Presutti and Vince Flores smacked RBI singles to move the Trolls ahead to stay. Another McCaw round-tripper opened Trinity’s scoring in the nightcap and a seven-hit second inning added nine runs to its total, thereby putting the game out of reach. Judson collected 10 hits in the Trolls’ only loss of the week, the timeliness of them negating Trinity’s dozen safeties, which were more scattered. In the opener of that twinbill, the Trolls came through with a pair of runs in the eighth inning to collect a 5-3 triumph. McCaw’s first homer of the week put Trinity ahead and Lance Lammers’ two-out single scored Britt shortly thereafter. *** • The Numbers (through April 20): 18-17 overall, 7-8 CCAC, 7-6 home, 6-7 road, 5-4 neutral. Leaders: Joe McCaw, .381, 48 hits, .595 slugging percentage, 31 RBI, 4 HR; Lance Lammers, 9 steals; Danny Britt 4 wins; Jimmy Hinkleman, 2.38 ERA; Brad Kopale, 3 saves; Drew Chibe, Britt, 34 strikeouts each. • Schedule: Friday, vs. Olivet Nazarene University, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, at Olivet Nazarene (2), 12:30 p.m.; Tuesday, at Trinity International University (2), 1 p.m. SOFTBALL It’s tough to match up with a juggernaut. The Trolls learned that on Thursday, when they visited Bourbonnais for a doubleheader with Olivet Nazarene. The Tigers came in ranked seventh in the NAIA and sporting a 32-game winning streak. The streak is now 34 games. Olivet bounced Trinity twice, 8-0 and 8-3, and sent the Trolls to a 2-4 record last week to drop them below .500 (17-19) for the season. Trinity managed six hits

in Game 1 and seven in Game 2, the highlight in the latter contest being a two-RBI double by Mattie McGuire. Earlier in the week, the Trolls split with Cardinal Stritch University, winning 9-3 and losing 4-1, with a four-run second inning in the opener the key to the romp. McGuire scattered eight hits to collect the pitching victory. The week opened with a pair of crazy games against Roosevelt University in 38-degree weather. Trinity lost 9-0 in the truncated five-inning opener, then rebounded to score a 10-9 victory over the Lakers in the nightcap. One run in the first inning and four more in the second earned the Trolls a 5-1 lead in Game 2. Roosevelt scored four times in the top of the third to tie it and four more times in the fourth to take a 9-5 lead, but Trinity chipped away, scoring once in the fifth, another run in the sixth and three more in the bottom of the seventh to collect the wildest victory of the season. McGuire’s three-RBI double with one out broke up the game. She also picked up the win in relief. *** • The Numbers (through April 21): 17-19 overall, 7-7 CCAC, 8-9 home, 1-6 road, 8-7 neutral. Leaders: Samantha Radunz, .412, .588 slugging percentage; Anna Phillips, Jayme Love, 40 hits each; Love, 14 RBI; A. Phillips, 7 steals; Tori Grzincic, 2 HR; Brianna Brugioni, 7 wins, 66 strikeouts, 1.65 ERA; Mattie McGuire, 1 save. • Schedule: Today, vs. the University of St. Francis, 3 p.m.; Friday, vs. Lindenwood-Belleville, 3 p.m.; Saturday, at Wheaton College, 10 a.m. GOLF The last tune-up for this week’s Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship was at Balmoral Woods, where the Trolls took fifth in a field of eight teams, seven of them conference foes. Brian Deckinga had the best individual finish, a fourth place garnered with a 7-over-par 79. Jonathan Zandstra was the nextbest Trinity player as he fired a round of 84. *** Scoring leaders (through April 16): Logan Vos, 75, Aug. 30, Sept. 20; Jonathan Zandstra, 76, Sept. 21, April 12; Spencer TenHaken, 77, April 11; Scott Ebbeling, 78, Aug. 31; Tim Hoeksema, 79, Aug. 31; Brian Deckinga, 79, April 16.

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4 Section 2 Thursday, April 24, 2014 The Regional News - The Reporter SXU sports summary

Cougars 16th in spring football poll The 2014 football season is still 4 1/2 months away, but it's not too soon to begin prognosticating. And in the opinion of NAIA football coaches, St. Xavier University is deserving of the No. 16 position in their spring top-25 poll. The Cougars finished 2013 at No. 18 despite missing out on the national tournament for the first time since 2008. SXU, which was the NAIA national champion in 2011 and reached the semifinal round every year between 2009-2012, has been ranked in 76 consecutive polls. That's the fifth-longest streak among current NAIA institutions. Grand View University, the 2013 national champ and a member of the Mid-States Football Association along with the Cougars, grabbed the top spot in the spring poll. "I think this is the lowest we have been rated in a spring poll in about five years, so we will use this as a motivating factor," SXU coach Mike Feminis said. "The reality of it is that spring polls are usually just an extension of how you did last season, and for us 7-4 is unacceptable. "I fully expect us to be right back where we belong as one of the top NAIA teams in the country this fall." The Cougars, who are in the midst of conducting spring practices, kick off their 2014 campaign Sept. 6 against Marian University. *** Former SXU kicker Spencer Nolen participated in last Friday's Chicago Bears metropolitan area workout at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. The annual workout is an invitation-only event and provides an NFL team the opportunity to work out draft-eligible players in the metropolitan area of the player’s campus or residence in preparation for the NFL Draft in May. Nolen, who earned the invitation after performing well at Northwestern University's pro day in March, performed a number of punting, field-goal and kickoff drills during the workout. "Spencer has worked extremely hard to improve his leg strength, and the fact that he can do all three phases of kicking makes him more marketable," Feminis said. "It was a great experience for him to work out with the Bears and, hopefully, he will gain some interest from a professional team, whether it's here, the Canadian Football League or an Arena League team." Two other former Cougars kickers, Shane Longest and Tom Lynch, drew past interest from NFL scouts. WOMEN'S SOCCER Brittney van der Hoek, a senior forward/midfielder at Elkhart Central High School in Elkhart, Ind., has signed a letter of intent to continue her education and athletic career at SXU in the fall as a member of the Cougars women's soccer program. She ended her prep soccer career as her school's No. 3 all-time scorer with 43 goals. Chosen as the Lady Blue Blazers' Offensive MVP, van der Hoek earned All-Northern Indiana Conference honors multiple times while playing for Elkhart. "The addition of Brittney to our program is going to be big for us," SXU coach Evan Strehlau said. “She has it all — speed, strength, skill, the ability to finish, and [she] is also a great student. "Brittney will put a lot of pressure on our veterans for a starting role, either in the midfield or up top. I’m really happy that she made the decision to continue her career at St. Xavier University.” WOMEN'S TRACK The Cougars placed 11th among 14 schools at Benedictine University's Eagle Invitational one day after occupying the 14th spot in a 20-team field at the Chicagoland Championships, which were hosted by Lewis University. SXU's top individual performer at Benedictine was senior Jordan Wallace, whose effort in the 3,000-meter steeplechase was second only to that of Trinity Christian College's Jessica Disselkoen. Wallace registered a runner-up time of 11 minutes, 59.1 seconds, which trailed Disselkoen by 27.1 seconds. Also scoring for the Cougars were senior Leslie Rosario in the 1,500-run (sixth in 5:00.29)

and sophomore Lexi McDermid in the 100-hurdles (seventh, 17.27). Other athletes competing on SXU's behalf included sophomore Ann Kolker (11th in the 1,500, 5:06.90), senior Anna Galvez (14th in the 800, 2:30.80), freshman Nicole Watkins (15th in the 800, 2:31.34), sophomore Dana Martin (18th in the 800, 2:33.28) and freshman Rachel Koronkiewicz (27th in the 400, 1:12.64). The Cougars totaled 15 points. *** Senior Ashley Shares was sixth in the 10,000-meter event at the Chicagoland Championships after crossing the finish line in 38:49.38. Her three points were the only ones garnered by SXU in an individual event. Also scoring was the 3,200-relay foursome of Rosario, Galvez, Martin and Watkins, whose 9:45.40 clocking was good for fifth place overall and four total points. BASEBALL Three strong innings of relief by freshman pitcher Jesse Lopez helped the Cougars salvage a split of their Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader against Holy Cross College at Richard R. Ferrell Field last Wednesday. SXU triumphed 7-4 after losing the opener 1-0. Lopez struck out one, allowed just one hit and did not issue a walk during his appearance. The win squared his record at 3-3. RBI hits from freshman Tom Hayes (two-run single) and senior Brad Myjak in the eighth inning gave Lopez a lead to protect. The Cougars had gone ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the second on senior Chris Klein's RBI single and again at 3-1 in the fourth, but Holy Cross eventually pulled even in both instances. The Saints then moved in front in their half of the sixth by combining four walks, an error and single before sophomore Steve Carrabotta's sacrifice fly created a 4-all tie in the bottom half of that same stanza. Other RBI men for SXU were junior Bryan Villanova and sophomore Alec Barnhart, both of whom stroked fourth-inning singles. The Cougars managed only five hits off Holy Cross' Jacob Lanning in Game 1. Barnhart and Myjak accounted for four of them, with the latter's double being SXU's lone extra-base hit. Junior Dan Wetzel was almost as effective as Lanning on the hill. He scattered six hits and fanned five over seven innings, but still saw his ledger dip to 3-4. *** Cardinal Stritch's Chad Mazur broke up a scoreless tie with his 12th-inning single, as the Wolves captured the opener of a threegame CCAC series with the Cougars last Friday at WCTC Field in Pewaukee, Wis. SXU finished with eight hits and stranded half of those baserunners in scoring position. Klein had three of the Cougars' safeties, including a double, while Myjak doubled and received two walks. SXU wasted freshman Ryan Pellack's inning-opening triple in the top of the 10th. Scott Vachon pitched the first nine innings for the Cougars on a yield of seven hits and two walks while striking out eight. Freshman Adrian Luna took the loss in relief despite surrendering only two hits and fanning three in two-plus stanzas. *** Senior Tom Keating went 4-for7 on the day with a double, two runs and an RBI, and the Cougars used that performance to gain a split with Cardinal Stritch on Saturday at Richard R. Ferrell Field. SXU (17-23, 12-8) blasted the Wolves 9-3 in the opener, employing a 12-hit attack to get the job done. Stritch bounced back, however, to claim a 5-4 triumph in the second contest. Two wild pitches handed the Cougars a couple early runs in Game 1 and they never relinquished the lead. Freshman Bryan Polak's two-out double drove in two more runs in the third, Villanova's fourth-inning single made it 5-0, and SXU then wrapped up its scoring by erupting for four tallies in the sixth. Supplying RBI in that latter frame were Myjak (two-run double), Barnhart (sacrifice fly) and sophomore Andres Alika (sacrifice fly). Stritch put up a three-spot in the seventh by piecing together

five singles and a walk, but a 4-6-3 double play brought the rally to a halt. Lopez earned the pitching win by going the distance on a yield of seven hits. SXU expunged a 3-1 deficit in the eighth inning of Game 2, thanks to a critical Wolves error and Keating's RBI single. But Stritch got the final say when it scored twice in the ninth and saddled reliever Wetzel with a tough setback. Villanova accounted for the Cougars' other RBI with his third-inning hit. Klein pitched the first eight stanzas and fanned six. SXU returned to action this past Wednesday when it visited Olivet Nazarene University for a CCAC doubleheader. SOFTBALL Sophomore Nicole Nonnemacher and senior Megan Nonnemacher allowed just one hit between them and no walks over two games as the No. 10-ranked Cougars whipped Purdue-North Central 9-0 and 12-0 in a CCAC doubleheader last Thursday in Westville, Ind. Nicole Nonnemacher threw a perfect game in the opener, a performance spiced with 11 strikeouts. Offensive support for both her and Megan Nonnemacher (eight strikeouts in Game 2) was plentiful, as junior Katie Sears (4-for-7 with a double, four runs and three RBI on the day) and senior Katie Houlihan (4-for-6, four runs, two RBI) led the way. Nicole Nonnemacher also collected four hits overall, one of which went for two bases. She augmented her hitting with four RBI and three runs. Stepping forward in Game 2 was junior Amanda Hainlen, who produced a homer, double, four RBI and two runs. *** William Penn University gave SXU far stiffer competition on Friday, but the Cougars (35-3, 151) rode two more whitewashes from their ace pitchers to 1-0 and 2-0 victories. Sears tallied the lone run of the opener in the bottom of the 10th on a Penn throwing error. Sears (3-for-4) had gotten on base with a double and advanced on sophomore Kasey Kanaga's sacrifice bunt, a play extended by the miscue. Megan Nonnemacher went the distance in the circle to record her 10th shutout of the season, a three-hitter highlighted by 10 strikeouts. Nicole Nonnemacher (14-2) tossed her 13th shutout of the year in Game 2 while striking out six and scattering four hits. Junior Shannon Lauret (double) and Hainlen (suicide squeeze) garnered the Cougars' RBI in the first and third stanzas, respectively. In addition to her pitching, Nicole Nonnemacher aided SXU's offense with two hits. She and Sears scored the team's runs. *** Megan Nonnemacher, Houlihan and catcher Ariel Hinton were honored in a Senior Day ceremony between games on Saturday, but that was only part of the afternoon's highlights. The Cougars also provided some on the field, where they took both ends of a doubleheader from Grand View University. SXU's pair of 2-0 triumphs gave it 19 wins in a row, matching the longest win streak in program history that was established in 2013. The shutouts were the 25th and 26th of the season thrown by Cougars pitchers. Megan Nonnemacher (17-1) logged the Game 1 victory by tossing a three-hitter, while sister Nicole (15-2) did the same in the second game. The younger Nonnemacher also struck out 14 batters. The siblings have accounted for every one of SXU's whitewashes to date. Sears and freshman Franchesca Graffeo had RBI singles in the fourth inning of the opener to give Megan Nonnemacher the only runs she'd need. Nicole Nonnemacher and Kanaga each went 2-for-3 at the plate. Hainlen's infield single chased in the first marker of Game 2 during the Cougars' initial at-bat and then Houlihan belted an RBI double in the second to complete SXU's scoring. The Cougars hosted Judson University in a CCAC twinbill this past Tuesday.

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Frank Greco was in control on the hill last Wednesday as he pitched St. Laurence to an easy victory over Fenwick.

Vikings (Continued from page 1) Kornacker (RBI) himself all hit safely in the opening stanza. “We had more offense already with the first two batters [than in the entire game before],” Lotus said. “I thought it was huge, just for our confidence, to score right away.” With Kornacker in complete command on the hill, the Vikes didn’t need to add to their total, but they did so anyway by tallying three more times in the fifth inning and once in the sixth. Mike Miller’s two-run triple and Kevin White’s RBI single were the critical blows in St. Laurence’s later scoring, and Tholl and Kornacker also executed a double steal. St. Laurence 12 St. Ignatius 0 The Vikings played as the visiting team in Burbank last Monday, but they made themselves feel right at home by quickly constructing a 3-0 lead. A five-run explosion in the fourth then put the game well beyond the Wolfpack’s reach. That was especially true since Alex Hitney turned in another solid pitching effort. In winning for the fourth straight time this spring, Hitney was in peak form as he registered 10 strikeouts and allowed just one hit. “We’re going to need someone besides Brad and Mike [to pitch] when we get to the Catholic League Blue, and he was excellent [here],” Lotus said of Hitney. “That was by far the best he’s thrown for us. If Alex has had any [past] issues, it’s been with his control, but he only walked two. “He’s done a great job of putting the ball where he wants to, and he’s got good enough stuff to get people out when he does that. He’s worked very hard to be able to do that.” Despite the high run production, Lotus thought St. Laurence batters didn’t do anything particularly noteworthy until the seventh inning. Still, offensive heroes were rather plentiful as Wood (double, triple, RBI), Miller (double, two RBI) and TJ Marik (RBI) all hit safely twice. Other RBI men included Anthony Chimera (two-run double), Kornacker (single), Rich Lamb (single) and Wilson (groundout). St. Laurence 15 Fenwick 0 The Friars were also overpowered on Wednesday, as the Vikings scored three runs or more in three

Knights (Continued from page 1) es-loaded dilemma in the seventh. Christian Bolhuis was dominant in Tuesday’s game, and Chicago Christian needed every bit of his 14-strikeout, two-hit display to fend off the Gators, who received an equally sharp exhibition from their pitcher. Novak broke up a scoreless duel in the sixth by singling in Santarelli, who had been hit by a pitch and bunted into scoring position. Bolhuis, who improved his season ledger to 4-2 and won for the 19th time as a varsity pitcher, became the first hurler Brauer ever allowed to exceed 105 pitches. He did so, in part, because Bolhuis had gone nine days between mound stints and, thus, was well rested. “He’s one of the hardest workers on our team and he’s in good shape,” Brauer said. “They weren’t touching him, so I couldn’t see taking the ball out of his hand.” Wheaton Academy 7 Chicago Christian 5 After watching his club win its first 1-0 game in quite a while, Brauer had to sit through a far less satisfying exhibition two days later. The Warriors struck for four first-inning runs and nev-

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After handling a grounder, Brad Wood prepares to throw out a Fenwick player at first base during St. Laurence’s 15-0 win over the Friars at home last Wednesday. consecutive at-bats. A seven-run third represented the apex. Interestingly, that was the inning St. Laurence did not blast a homer. John Riordan (3-for-3) went deep with a three-run shot in the second and Rob Gutierrez cleared the fence for a two-run dinger in the fourth. More extra-base hits were delivered by Miller (RBI triple), Marik (RBI double) and Wood (double), and a total of five players smacked at least a pair of safeties. Frank Greco pocketed the pitching win after going the first four frames. He struck out four, and Greco and reliever Zach Erdmann teamed up to silence Fenwick on four hits. After squaring off with Bishop McNamara and St. Joseph in two more Catholic League crossover games earlier this week, the Vikings are set to get Blue Division play underway on Saturday versus Providence Catholic.

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er wavered as they handed the Knights their second consecutive Thursday loss. “They only played one game [last week] before us, so we saw their No. 2 [pitcher] instead of their No. 3,” Brauer said of Wheaton. “But we did not hit the ball very well all week until the fifth inning of the second game [on Saturday], when we had three doubles and four singles.” Novak socked a homer and also had an RBI single for Christian, but its attack was somewhat sporadic beyond him and Bolhuis (two hits, including an RBI double). The Knights’ other runs were collected on sacrifice flies by Clark and Frieling. While the setback didn’t result in Christian losing its hold on first place in the SCC Gold, it did seem to portend a downto-the-wire battle for divisional supremacy. “I’d be shocked if somebody in our division won more than 11 or 12 games,” said Brauer, whose squad piled up 14 victories last spring. “The next six games are all against conference teams, so they’re going to be big. We’ll be prepared, but I think it’s going to be a tight, competitive race. “All things considered, we’re not too bad off. We’re making slow progress, but we need to be making faster progress because we’re 19 games in [to the schedule].”

As for what improvements the Knights must make, Brauer didn’t point to anything large. “It’s all little things, [like] not being really sharp on our focus [at all times],” he said. “That’s the frustrating thing. Little mistakes in big ballgames can make a difference.”

St. Laurence 120 500 4 — 12 St. Ignatius 000 000 0 — 0 St. Laurence 2B: Chimera, Miller, Wood. 3B: Wood. RBI: Chimera 2, Miller 2, Kornacker, Lamb, Marik, Wilson, Wood. WP: Hitney (4-0). Fenwick 000 00 — 0 St. Laurence 057 3x — 15 St. Laurence 2B: Marik, Wood. 3B: Miller. HR: Gutierrez, Riordan. RBI: Riordan 3, Gutierrez 2, Wilson 2, Kornacker, Marik, Miller, Tholl, White, Wood. WP: Greco (3-0). St. Laurence 000 000 0 — 0 De La Salle 300 001 x — 4 St. Laurence LP: Wood (3-1). Gordon Tech 001 000 0 — 1 St. Laurence 300 031 x — 7 St. Laurence 2B: Wilson 2, Tholl, Wood. 3B: Miller. RBI: Miller 2, Wilson 2, Kornacker, White. WP: Kornacker (3-1).

Statistics Guerin Prep 000 000 0 — 0 Chicago Christian 300 002 x — 5 Chicago Christian 2B: Santarelli. RBI: Santarelli 3, Novak, O’Meara. WP: D. Vos (3-2). Chicago Christian 000 001 0 — 1 Guerin Prep 000 000 0 — 0 Chicago Christian 3B: De Vries. RBI: Novak. WP: Bolhuis (4-2). Wheaton Academy 410 011 0 – 7 Chicago Christian 001 102 1 – 5 Chicago Christian 2B: Bolhuis. HR: Novak. RBI: Novak 2, Bolhuis, Clark, Frieling. LP: Novak (2-2). Chicago Christian 000 211 3 — 7 Beecher 001 100 3 — 5 Chicago Christian 2B: De Vries. HR: O’Meara. RBI: De Vries 2, Kerfin, O’Meara, Wolterink. WP: Schoenle (1-0). Beecher 201 101 0 — 5 Chicago Christian 000 190 x — 10 Chicago Christian 2B: Frieling. RBI: Frieling 3, Clark 2, De Vries 2, Santarelli, Wolterink. WP: Wolterink (2-0).

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Chuck Peters has been named as Marist's new varsity hockey coach

Marist names new hockey coach Crusaders’ duos of James GalChuck Peters, a 1973 Marist graduate, has been named the school's new varsity hockey coach. Peters, who retired last December from his deputy chief position after 36 years with the Chicago Fire Department, has been associated with RedHawks hockey since 2008. He previously held posts with Sandburg, Andrew and Mt. Carmel high schools, as well as the St. Jude Hockey Club. His first season in charge will be the 40th year of Marist's hockey program, and Peters is eager to begin its latest chapter. In his initial meeting with team members, he spoke to RedHawks players about the importance of a strong commitment, both on and off the ice. An event that will allow parents and players to learn more about what's in store from Peters and his still-to-be-chosen assistants is being planned.

Crusaders tennis team squeezes past Mt. Carmel As has become customary, Brother Rice’s doubles teams did their part. This time, though, they received a little bit of help. The Crusaders’ inability to capture any of their three singles matches recently denied them a tennis victory against De La Salle, but TJ Saas made sure that didn’t happen again. Saas defeated Derrick Knight 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles to give Rice a 3-2 triumph over Chicago Catholic League rival Mt. Carmel. The Caravan won the other two singles encounters in straight sets and with relative ease, but the tables were turned when doubles play got underway. There, the

Richards (Continued from page 2) want to get back on the field as soon as you can,” Wujcik said. “When you get down to this point of the season, there’s nothing more that can be done inside. “It’s not very conducive to making your team better; you have to be outside. But there’s nothing else you can do.” Making matters worse, in Wujcik’s view, was that Evergreen was unable to play one of its games on Wednesday because of parent-teacher conferences. “We had to finish the week with three conference games in two days,” he said. “And the doubleheader scared me. It’s tough to beat a team twice, particularly when both games count [in the divisional standings].” But Richards was able to build momentum for Friday by rolling over the Braves in Midlothian. The Bulldogs were ahead 8-0 by the time Bremen broke through, and the latter’s marker in the bottom of the fourth was all it could muster off Richards hurlers Ryan Thompson, Eric Ruge and Brett Thomas, who joined forces on a one-hitter. Kyle Garrett and Noel Castro both swatted three-run homers for the Bulldogs, while Shane Mills unloaded a solo blast. Charlie Zeschke didn’t have a round-tripper, but he did supply three hits — including a triple — and drive in four runs. Also getting into the act were Shawn Chiaramonte and Nate Natividad, who belted an RBI double and RBI single, respectively. Richards pounded out 16 hits and plated 10 of its 13 runs with two outs. Richards 3-12 Evergreen Park 2-0 Friday’s opener between the Bulldogs and Mustangs featured a pitching duel between freshman Angelo Smith and senior Frank Meisl. While Wujcik was understandably impressed with his own guy — Smith struck out 11 batters

the program. I'm glad the IHSA recognized him by selecting him for this committee."

lagher-Jack Gorman and Liam Millerick-Dan Mahoney prevailed. Gallagher-Gorman beat the Caravan team of Alberto Couraharas-Mike Skip 6-4, 6-0 at first-doubles, and the Millerick-Mahoney tandem was even more dominant. The latter coasted past Mt. Carmel’s Alex Cebellos-Alonso Nuemdu 6-0, 6-1.

Rice to host all-star hoops game on Saturday Brother Rice will host an allstar basketball game on Saturday pitting players from the Chicago Catholic League against ones representing the East Suburban Catholic Conference. The contest is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. For more information, call Rick Harrigan at (773) 429-4300, ext. 132.

Hoopla basketball tryouts running through April

Tryouts for Illinois Hoopla basketball will be heldthrough the remainder of April for youngsters in grades 3-12. Submitted photo RedHawks outlast Wheaton-St. For more information, visit Oak Lawn High School baseball Francis in volleyball www.illinoishoopla.com, or call Officially, the match only lasted Rick at 460-6513 or Mike at (815) player John Roberts was recently chosen to become a member two sets. Unofficially, it seemed 212-3558. of the IHSA Student Advisory like more. Committee. That’s because when Marist Girls’ basketball camp to be and Wheaton-St. Francis recently Oak Lawn's Roberts chosen for met on the volleyball court, it took offered at SXU quite a while to decide a winner St. Xavier University women’s as IHSA student advisor Oak Lawn High School baseball in Game 2. After dispatching the basketball coach Bob Hallberg will host his annual basketball camp player John Roberts was selected Spartans 25-15 in the opening for girls aged 7-15 the week of from a large group of nominees to encounter, the RedHawks got June 16-20 at the Shannon Center. become a member of the IHSA's pushed well beyond the normal finishing spot in the second set. Sessions will run from 1:30-4 Student Advisory Committee. Twenty-five points weren’t In that capacity, Roberts will atp.m. daily. Participants will be grouped according to age and tend various meetings at the IHSA enough, nor were 30. Not until ability, and Hallberg will active- offices in Blomington, the first of Marist notched its 33rd point was ly teach each day. SXU assistant which will be held on Sunday. He it able to claim a match victory coaches and players will also be will participate in discussions and over Wheaton-St. Francis. “What an exciting game,” Redhelp to sculpt the future of prep on hand to instruct campers. Hawks coach Jodi Frigo said. “Our The cost is $135 per individu- athletics within Illinois. "John has been really commit- focus was to serve aggressive and al, and includes a camp T-shirt. Enrollment is on a first-come, ted to classroom excellence and put away their tips, and we did first-served basis. Applications success in baseball," said Spartans just that. Our ball control was are available through the SXU coach Bill Gerny, who nominated on point and we fought hard to athletic department or online at Roberts for committee consider- finish the [match] in two [sets].” Matt Munro was a force for www.sxucougars.com under the ation. "He is a leader in the [Oak Lawn] program and sets the tone Marist (5-7) along the net as he “summer camps” link. For more information, call Lau- through example -- he's one of registered team-high totals of the hardest-working players in nine kills and six blocks. Jake ra Kurzeja at (773) 298-3785. — he was equally complimentary of Meisl. “He threw a lot of off-speed stuff and had us guessing up there a little bit,” Wujcik said. “He had us on our front foot a lot.” Ultimately, it became a game of stitches — namely the ones that are supposed to attach webbing to a glove. An Evergreen infielder had his come loose, which prevented him from hanging on to a relay throw in the seventh. Instead of recording an inning-ending double play, the Mustangs were forced to settle for a fielder’s choice, which let Richards plate the deciding run. Wujcik called it “a freak play,” and he got no dispute about that from coaching counterpart Mark Smyth. “That’s the first time for me [seeing that],” Smyth said. “It’s a tough one for sure because we were going to get the out and it was going to [still] be 2-2. But give [the Bulldogs] credit because they got the runner over and moved him along.” Natividad’s double and Garrett’s triple knocked in Richards’ other runs in the third and fourth innings, respectively. Evergreen (5-7, 3-3) picked up both of its markers in the bottom of the fifth on RBI singles from Corey and Sean Miller, whose hits followed Mark Martin’s double. The Mustangs had one other good scoring chance in the fourth frame, but they squandered a bases-loaded, no-out situation by whiffing three times. “Obviously, that was a big opportunity,” Smyth said. “We stress two-strike hitting, and it’ll come around, but if we have one Achilles heel [right now] it’s that the amount of times we strike out looking is not good. “We’re at a pace of about nine or 10 a game. You try to stay positive with the kids, but there’s no way to sugarcoat that.” One thing Smyth didn’t want his athletes dwelling on, however, was the heartbreaking nature of their loss to Richards, especially with a second game to be played immediately afterward.

“It was a great ballgame — that’s what I tried to explain to our guys,” he said. “Obviously, [the Bulldogs are] one of the better teams around, and to be able to compete with them and get after it was good.” *** There would be no fluke plays deciding Game 2, mainly because Richards slugged its way to a sizable lead right away. Natividad’s grand slam highlighted a five-run second inning, and the Bulldogs held a 9-0 edge after just two at-bats. “You’re not going to fare well by falling behind and having to throw strikes against a lot of their hitters,” Smyth said. Danny Estrella (two-run double), AJ Sanchez (single, three RBI), Eric Mallo (triple), Castro (RBI single) and Zeschke (two hits) were other contributors to a robust Richards attack. The Bulldogs finished off their scoring with a solo marker in the third and two more runs in the fourth. Mallo did his job on the hill, too, as he stopped the Mustangs on three hits and didn’t issue any walks. Joe Moran took the loss for Evergreen. Evergreen Park 8 TF North 0 One day prior to tangling with Richards, the Mustangs gave themselves a pick-me-up by shutting down the Meteors. Corey Miller had three hits to lead Evergreen, but Smyth thought the Mustangs “hit up and down the lineup. Everybody kind of contributed.” Evergreen tallied at least once in each of its six at-bats, with a three-run second inning representing the high-water mark. Sacrifice flies by Ronnie O’Toole and Sean Miller, plus a passed ball led to that scoring. Martin (homer), Corey Miller, Dan Kohler and Kevin Farmer supplied the Mustangs’ other RBI hits during the contest. Smyth employed three pitchers in the game, with starter Brian Pall delivering the strongest performance. He worked the first five frames and allowed just two hits while fanning seven.

Homewood-Flossmoor 8 Evergreen Park 0 Two days after vanquishing TF North, the Mustangs were on the wrong end of an identical result versus the Vikings. Only Martin and Sean Miller hit safely for Evergreen, and its batters whiffed a total of 10 times. “We were just kind of outmanned,” Smyth said. “We were throwing, really, two inexperienced varsity guys [JR Wazio and Will Jasmont], and our young kids are still learning that you have to be ‘on’ for every pitch on varsity. You can miss spots and throw bad pitches your sophomore year and get away with it.” Homewood-Flossmoor collected all the runs it needed in the first inning, but it went on to match that four-run outburst three stanzas later to establish its winning margin.

Statistics Richards 001 100 1 — 3 Evergreen Park 000 020 0 — 2 Richards 2B: Garrett. 3B: Natividad. RBI: Garrett, Natividad. WP: Smith (2-0). Evergreen Park 2B: Martin. RBI: C. Miller, S. Miller. LP: Meisl (1-2). Evergreen Park 000 00 — 0 Richards 451 2x — 12 Evergreen Park LP: Moran (1-1). Richards 2B: Estrella. 3B: Mallo. HR: Natividad. RBI: Natividad 4, Sanchez 3, Estrella 2, Castro. WP: Mallo (1-0). Richards 130 423 — 13 Bremen 000 100 — 1 Richards 2B: Chiaramonte, Mallo. 3B: Zeschke. HR: Castro, Garrett, Mills. RBI: Zeschke 4, Castro 3, Garrett 3, Chiaramonte, Mills, Natividad. WP: Thompson (3-0). Richards Andrew

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TF North 000 000 0 — 0 Evergreen Park `131 111 x — 8 Evergreen Park 2B: C. Miller, Rizzo. HR: Martin. RBI: Farmer, Kohler, Martin, C. Miller, S. Miller, O’Toole. WP: Pall (2-1). Homewood-Flossmoor 400 400 0 — 8 Evergreen Park 000 000 0 — 0 Evergreen Park LP: Wazio (1-2).

Moran was equally solid, as he backed Munro with eight kills and five blocks while also pacing the RedHawks with 10 digs and five service aces. Other Marist notables included Nick O’Gorman (five kills, seven digs), Ivan DelBosque (five blocks), Luke Mayer (nine digs), Tim Hauser (21 assists) and Brian Barry (two aces).

Annual Shepard football camp set for May 18

The sixth annual Shepard Youth Football Camp will be held Sunday, May 18, from 2-4 p.m. at the school’s football field. Registration for the camp, which is open to ages 6-14 (grades 1-8), will be taken at 1 p.m. that same day. The cost is $10, and includes a T-shirt and pizza. Players must supply their own cleats/gym shoes, shorts and practice T-shirt. Astros varsity coach Dominic Passolano, who guided Shepard into the state playoffs in four of his first five seasons in charge of the program, will lead the non-padded camp, which seeks to develop the skills and teamwork necessary to participate in the sport. There is no weight limit or experience level necessary for individuals to take part. For more information, contact Passolano at 371-1111, ext. 3362, or email dominic.passolano@ chsd218.org.

Moraine to conduct summer sports camps

Moraine Valley College will conduct three youth sports camps this summer. Athletic director and former men's basketball coach Bill Finn

Eagles (Continued from page 1) one of the first for Leland this spring where he hasn’t had to deal with less-than-desirable weather conditions. “He hasn’t exactly been having the best of luck [in that regard],” Peters said. “He’s been pitching on days when the temperature doesn’t get out of the 30s.” A matchup with Lincoln-Way North this past Monday kicked off Sandburg’s current week of action.

will lead a hoops camp from July 14-17 for youngsters entering grades 3-8. Each session will run from 9-10:30 a.m. The camp is designed to develop and improve fundamental basketball skills through instruction, group and individual drills, and team play. Former Cyclones volleyball coach Gloria Coughlin will host a camp in that sport July 14-17 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. daily. The program, which is open to players entering grades 5-9, will improve fundamental skills through individual attention and group work. Moraine women's tennis coach Nicole Selvaggio will instruct youngsters entering grades 5-12 in the fundamentals of her sport July 7-10. Sessions for those in grades 5-8 will go from 9-10:30 a.m. each day, with ones for grades 9-12 to follow from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The cost of each camp is $70, and all three will be held in the school's new Health, Fitness & Recreation Center gymnasium. For more information, call 974-5727 or visit www.morainevalley.edu/Athletics.

NAYS tournament headed to south suburbs

Homewood will be the site of another National American Youth Sports basketball tournament this spring. The event, which will feature competition for both boys and girls in six brackets apiece, will run May 23-25 at the Homewood Park District. The deadline for entry is May 2. The cost is $160, and every team is guaranteed a minimum of three games. For more information, call 1-866-352-9215 or visit www. northamericanyouthsports.org.

Statistics Final Sandburg 8 H-F 1 Sandburg 2B: Stearns. HR: Gutierrez, Stearns. RBI: Gutierrez 3, Stearns 3. WP: Leland. Final Sandburg 8 H-F 0 Sandburg 2B: Gresla, Gutierrez. RBI: Gutierrez 3, Gresla 2. WP: Pall. Sandburg Lemont Sandburg LP: Dietz.

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Sports wrap By Anthony Nasella With three wins last week, Stagg’s boys’ water polo team moved back above the .500 mark as it finishes the regular season against challenging teams in preparation for the state tournament. The Chargers (12-10) defeated Lincoln-Way North 8-3 on Monday, Lincoln-Way West 12-5 on Tuesday and Brother Rice 17-12 on Wednesday. The victories, according to Stagg coach Wes Gonzalez, are an indication that his club is becoming more cohesive. “We’re hoping to keep getting better as we get closer to the playoffs,” Gonzalez said. “The kids are starting to come together and play better. There’s not really a weak spot on the team.” Zack Amendola had three goals and four steals to lead the host Chargers past Lincoln-Way North in a SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover match. Sophomore netminder Lane Holin made 10 saves for Stagg. That same duo continued to perform at a high level after Monday. Amendola tallied five times versus Lincoln-Way West and six opposite Rice, while Holin was credited with 15 more saves against the Warriors. While Amendola has obviously been a scoring force for the Chargers, Gonzalez said the emergence of other players has also made an impact on the team’s success. “The nice thing is that everyone has improved a lot, so we’re not trying to rely on just one person,” Gonzalez said. “Peter Krivanec has taken a big step for us. “He was our all-conference [and] all-sectional goalie last year, and we took him out of the goal and put a sophomore in there. And now Peter has done a really good job in the field for us. That has really helped to strengthen our lineup quite a bit.” Meanwhile, Holin has adjusted nicely to his new role as well. “We knew he would be fine,” Gonzalez said “Lane was just waiting for his turn and Peter needed a change. He’s having more fun in a new position and has more value to the team.” With SWSC Blue matches against Sandburg, Lockport, and Homewood-Flossmoor coming up, Gonzalez is not concerned about his team’s ledger, only where it ultimately finishes “Our record doesn’t truly show how we’ve progressed,” he said. “We’ve had some changes throughout the season. We were missing guys for this and that “But if you lose the sectional, you’re done. It doesn’t matter if you’re 30-0 [before that], so we have to be ready for it. We’re building toward it. “We’re healthy and excited, and we had a good week of practice. We’re ready and excited to move on.” ***

Sandburg went 4-1 last week to improve to 13-4. The Eagles faced District 230 rival Andrew twice during that span. The Thunderbolts handed Sandburg its lone setback on Thursday, but the Eagles avenged that 14-11 loss by taking down Andrew as part of a four-match sweep through their own invitational over the weekend. Sandburg topped the T’bolts 9-1 to claim the tournament championship. Zach Roper notched nine of the Eagles’ goals in their first meeting with Andrew and then scored 11 times on Friday to help Sandburg roll past Riverside-Brookfield (164) and St. Charles North (10-4). A 9-7 win over Conant on Saturday placed the Eagles in the final opposite the T’bolts, and Roper chipped in six more goals to the Sandburg cause. Also pivotal for the Eagles was netminder Sean McNicholas’ 16 saves. Roper’s tally with 48 seconds left in the opening quarter got Sandburg on the board. Two more goals by Roper during the second period were instrumental in establishing a 4-0 cushion by halftime, and he scored twice more in the third stanza as the Eagles continued to pull away. GIRLS’ WATER POLO Sandburg dropped 8-4 and 1311 decisions to Lincoln-Way Central and Andrew, respectively, last week before bouncing back to rout Fremd 11-2 on Saturday. Caitlin Krull (five goals) and Sarah Dolitsky (four) powered the Lady Eagles’ attack versus the Lady Knights on Wednesday, and Dolitsky played a key role again on Saturday as her six markers topped Sandburg’s production against Fremd. Claire Lawlor added a hat trick on the Lady Eagles’ behalf. BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Lincoln-Way North outlasted Sandburg 22-25, 25-19, 25-23 in an SWSC crossover match last Thursday night despite good efforts from a number of Eagles. Headlining for Sandburg (13-6, 0-1) was Paul Chmura, who put down 17 kills on a variety of shots and made five blocks. Dan Tynski added nine kills, while middle hitters Neil Naughton and Kyle Van Stedum had seven apiece. The latter duo also combined for eight blocks, five of them delivered by Naughton. *** Shepard fell to defeat last week in a pair of three-set South Suburban Conference Red matches. Oak Lawn nipped the Astros 25-21, 18-25, 25-22 on Tuesday, while Argo scored a 19-25, 25-20, 25-12 win on Thursday. Standouts versus the Spartans included Hussein Al-Rashdan (16 assists, two kills, two blocks), Edgar Madrigal (14 digs) and Steve Szajek (four kills, four blocks, four service aces). Szajek also contrib-

uted seven blocks and four kills against the Argonauts. Others lending a hand for Shepard (5-12, 0-2) in the latter match were Ivan Magana (six kills, two blocks) and Bartek Juszczuk (seven kills). *** Stagg prevailed over Homewood-Flossmoor 25-14, 25-13 in an SWSC Blue encounter last Thursday night. Nick Stanek dished out 21 assists and Trevor Crain spiked eight kills to propel the host Chargers (9-5, 1-0). GIRLS’ TRACK Shepard claimed its third invitational title Thursday night at Hillcrest’s Lady Hawk Classic by scoring 90 points to runner-up Mother McAuley’s 82 in the 16-school meet. Courtney Dalton won the 300-meter low hurdles for the Lady Astros in 46.56 seconds and also ran in three relays, including as a member of the second-place 1,600 unit and third-place 800 team. Chasz Wells and Chrystal McAlpin were other important contributors for Shepard. In addition to being part of the 800 and 1,600 relays, Wells captured the triple jump with a leap of 33 feet, 7 1/2 inches. McAlpin, meanwhile, was a double winner as she took first in both the shot put (35-6) and discus (117-3). GIRLS’ SOCCER Shepard went 2-1 last week to improve its record to 7-4-1 overall and 4-2 in the SSC Red. The Lady Astros defeated Eisenhower (5-1) and Oak Forest (2-0), but fell to Tinley Park (2-1). Tiffany Kotas and Kelly Evancich each scored two goals to carry Shepard past the Lady Cardinals last Monday, while Jenny Kempczynski added a goal and two assists. Kempczynski got the Lady Astros on the board in the 17th minute, collecting a loose ball in the middle of the field just outside the box and scoring on a high shot. After Eisenhower tallied, Shepard responded with two goals by Kotas and one from Evancich. Evancich and Kempczynski scored for the host Lady Astros in their victory over the Lady Bengals on Thursday. *** Stagg lost 3-1 to Lincoln-Way West in an SWSC crossover match last Tuesday. BOYS’ TENNIS Stagg’s Brendon Wolan prevailed at No. 1 singles, but the Chargers still dropped a 4-3 verdict to Homewood-Flossmoor in an SWSC Red match last Thursday. Oak Forest blanked Chicago Christian 6-0 in a nonconference match last Wednesday. BADMINTON Lincoln-Way North got the better of Shepard by a 9-6 margin last Monday.

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Softball roundup (Continued from page 3) included three RBI. Garnering the pitching triumphs for the Lady RedHawks were Zariya Gonzalez and Lizzie Annerino. Gonzalez fired a one-hitter in the opener. MOTHER MCAULEY Behind solid pitching and hitting, the Mighty Macs recorded a 9-6 victory over St. Ignatius in a

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(Continued from page 1) “Those guys were just keyed in and they looked very comfortable at the plate,” Oak Lawn coach Bill Gerny said of the RedHawks. “They were just hitting the ball on the nose. [Spartans pitcher Matt] Witkowski came off the mound and looked shell-shocked.” Hanson included a two-run double among his hits and Kairis belted an RBI triple. Another influential figure for Marist at the outset was Meehan, who supplied a two-run single to the onslaught. “We strung together some hits, which is something we haven’t done very often,” Fabrizio said. “We’ve seen [pitchers] like that before and done nothing, so it was nice to see. It was our best game of the year and something we needed to build a little confidence.” When asked to explain his guys’ turnaround, Fabrizio really couldn’t. “I want to say it was luck,” he joked. “Maybe with a few days in a row where we got outside, we were able to get in a sequence and build on some things.” Whatever the reason, the RedHawks’ initial outburst was more than enough cushion for pitcher Robert Hovey, who scattered five hits and benefited from double plays turned behind him in the first, third and fifth stanzas. Fabrizio praised the senior for his ability to “mix up speeds and throw a lot of strikes.” Oak Lawn hurlers settled down as the game progressed, but the Spartans’ lack of offensive punch meant no comeback was in store for them. “We didn’t come out with a lot of energy, [but] take away the first inning and we didn’t play that bad,” Gerny said. “I don’t know if [Marist] got complacent, but they didn’t do much [after that].” Justin Swatek’s double was Oak Lawn’s lone extra-base hit in the game. Reavis 12-3 Oak Lawn 11-7 The Spartans looked to be in a similar predicament last Wednesday, when the Rams used multiple-run scoring in the second, third and fourth frames to construct a 10-3 advantage. What bothered Gerny most about Reavis’ getaway was that it was aided immeasurably by a porous defense that committed a dozen errors. The mistake-riddled display made life miserable for starting pitcher Matt Dunne, who was charged with only one earned run during his mound stint. “We rely on him so much and lean on him so heavily, and we have done nothing to support him,” Gerny said. “It was getting

Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red encounter last Wednesday. Dara Sanders was a one-player wrecking crew for Mother McAuley (7-3, 4-0) as she fanned 11 Lady Wolfpack batters and also went 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo homer and three RBI. Alex Brown (two hits) and Morgan Fleming socked three-run and two-run round-trippers, respectively, to bolster the Macs’ attack further. QUEEN OF PEACE Reavis and Morton both pinned defeats on the Pride last week, doing so by respective scores of

15-3 and 5-1. Kayla Rybolt was a bright spot for Queen of Peace (2-7). She collected two hits and scored twice on Wednesday versus the Lady Rams, then drove in the Pride’s lone run with a single on Saturday. OAK LAWN Lemont blanked the Lady Spartans 10-0 in five innings in an SSC crossover game last Wednesday. STAGG The Lady Chargers went 1-1 in a pair of SWSC Blue contests last week. Stagg beat Joliet Central 3-2 on Wednesday and lost to 15-0 Joliet West one day later.

to the point where, as a coaching staff, we huddled and we were praying every time the ball was hit. All of a sudden, we forgot how to play defense.” And just as quickly — and perhaps inexplicably — Oak Lawn found a remedy on the offensive side as it wiped out its entire deficit during a single plate appearance. “It seemed like the guys kind of got frustrated about playing from behind [so often],” Gerny said. “I think they’re [actually] beyond the point of frustration and getting angry, which is good. That’s a place they need to be.” The Spartans’ half of the fourth inning began with hits from Swatek (double), Joe Dodaro and Liam Blake (RBI single). Following a sacrifice bunt, Brandon Quillin kept things rolling with a tworun single. Before the Rams were able to retire the side, Oak Lawn also tallied on Mitch Swatek’s single, Witkowski’s two-run double and Justin Swatek’s single. “We haven’t had guys getting consecutive hits like that,” Gerny said. “Just to come out and do that against a lefty who shut us down before was big. “[Before that happened], it was one of those things where I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Where have I gone wrong? Did I overestimate the kind of talent we have?’ But when we came back and started hitting the ball, I knew we’d be all right.” Reavis regained an edge with a two-run homer in the fifth, the only hit freshman Chad Cwik gave up in three innings of relief. That blow, though, was critical as the Spartans could tally just once in response. Jake Slusinski’s single brought Oak Lawn within one in the seventh, but two groundouts left him stranded and allowed the Rams to escape with a victory. Quillin (two-run single) and Mitch Swatek (groundout) drove in the Spartans’ first three markers of the day. *** Oak Lawn’s South Suburban Conference Red rematch with Reavis on Friday began in an ominous manner, as the Rams tallied an unearned run in the bottom of the first. While the lead was certainly not insurmountable, the way Reavis scored was what Gerny found disconcerting. “We’re back in Burbank, we’ve already played poorly against Reavis and St. Laurence there, so you start to think it’s déjà vu,” he said. “You’re waiting for it to unfold like it’s [the movie] ‘Groundhog Day.’” But there would be no repeat of Wednesday’s setback. Instead, the Spartans (3-12, 1-4) seized control by plating four runs in

the third inning and three more in the fourth. Ryne Melnik (tworun single), Dunne (double) and Dodaro supplied the RBI hits in the earlier uprising, while Mitch and Justin Swatek brought home the later runs with singles. Mitch Swatek was also in fine form on the hill, where he went the distance to give Oak Lawn a much-needed lift. While the defending SSC Red titlists are in chase mode, 13 conference games remain on the docket, so some shifting can still take place. But Gerny admits it won’t be easy to remain a contender over the long haul. “The way Richards is running away with the conference, it puts added pressure on every game,” he said. “All the [other] teams on our side are packed together, so we’ve definitely got our work cut out for us.” Rich Central 6 Oak Lawn 4 The Spartans appeared ready to close out their week on a high note, but they couldn’t hold on to a 4-3 lead they carried into the fifth inning on Saturday versus the Olympians. Three walks and a triple enabled Rich Central to pull ahead for keeps in that stanza. Olympians miscues were responsible for all of Oak Lawn’s scoring. The Spartans took advantage of a wild pitch in the third inning and capitalized on each of three passed balls in the fifth. Their own defense, meanwhile, provided a huge highlight when it converted a triple play in the fourth.

Statistics Oak Lawn 000 00 — 0 Marist 910 0x — 10 Oak Lawn 2B: J. Swatek. LP: Witkowski (0-2). Marist 2B: Hanson. 3B: Kairis. RBI: Hanson 2, Meehan 2, Kairis. WP: Hovey (2-0). JCA 203 000 1 — 6 Marist 000 100 0 — 1 Marist LP: Kairis (2-3). Marist 000 002 1 — 3 JCA 000 200 0 — 2 Marist 2B: Carmody, Hanson. HR: Finwall. RBI: Callaghan, Carmody, Finwall. WP: Kairis (3-3). Reavis 043 320 0 — 12 Oak Lawn 120 700 1 — 11 Oak Lawn 2B: J. Swatek, Witkowski. RBI: Quillin 4, M. Swatek 2, Witkowski 2, Blake, J. Swatek. LP: Cwik (1-2). Oak Lawn 004 300 0 — 7 Reavis 101 010 0 — 3 Oak Lawn 2B: Dunne. RBI: Melnik 2, M. Swatek 2, Dodaro, Dunne, J. Swatek. WP: M. Swatek (1-2). Oak Lawn 001 300 0 — 4 Rich Central 030 030 x — 6 Oak Lawn LP: Montez (0-1).

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY SUCCESSOR TO THE FIRST UNITED BANK, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1939, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE FIRST UNITED BANK TRUST U/T/A DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1939, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A., AS PURCHASER OF THE LOANS AND OTHER ASSETS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK FROM THE FDIC, ACTING AS RECEIVER PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GEORGE BEHNLE A/K/A GEORGE J. BEHNLE (DECEASED) Defendants 13 CH 016081 15528 LARKSPUR LANE ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 6, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 8, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15528 LARKSPUR LANE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-13-305-001. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-13589. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 1413-13589 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 016081 TJSC#: 34-2844 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I598798

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , � v . � UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WAVA A STEPHEN, IF ANY, NORMA KITTI, GLENN STEPHEN, LORI PUHALA, LESLIE STEPHEN, ROXI STEELE, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WAVA A STEPHEN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 32174 10415 SOUTH 82ND AVENUE PALOS HILLS, IL 6 0 4 6 5 � NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 7, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 12, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10415 SOUTH 82ND AVENUE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-220-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a orange brick single family ranch home; 2 car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1216822. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1216822 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 32174 TJSC#: 34-2242 I599311

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � JASON DULANEY; KATHRYN M. DULANEY A/K/A KATHRYN DULANEY; GLENMOOR C O N D O M I N I U M � ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JASON DULANEY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KATHRYN M. DULANEY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; � D e f e n d a n t s , � 12 CH 25592 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 14, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 23-01-318-026-1014. Commonly known as 9435 South 79th Avenue, Unit 102, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W 1 2 2 0 9 2 . � INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I598641

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., S/B/M TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Plaintiff, -v.EYAD HASAN, MAJDOLEAN HASAN, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, HERITAGE II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 09 CH 049943 8834 W. 140TH STREET UNIT #3A ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 2, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 1, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8834 W. 140TH STREET UNIT #3A, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-03-400-047-1009. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-29172. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 1413-29172 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 049943 TJSC#: 34-5251 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. D I V I S I O N � I599870 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , � v . � JOHN NEMEH, ORIANA NEHEM A/K/A ORIANA NEMEH, PARADISE CONDOMINIUMS, AMER SAMAWI Defendants 13 CH 08286 7921 W 103RD ST APT 1B PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY I L L I N O I S � GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Sale entered in the above cause on February 10, 2014, GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at P l a i n t i f f � . � 10:30 AM on May 13, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales V UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HARRY Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the SMIDT, JR. A/K/A HARRY SMIDT, DECEASED; highest bidder, as set forth below, the following BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN described real estate: Commonly known as 7921 W INTEREST TO COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A.; 103RD ST APT 1B, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property HARRY SMIDT A/K/A SANDY SMIDT; EMMETT A/K/A SKIP SMIDT; CANDACE Index No. 23-13-102-083-1004. The real estate is SMIDT NOWOBIELSKI A/K/A CANDY NOWOBIELSKI; improved with a 6 unit condominium with no garage. BRIAN SMIDT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial O C C U P A N T S , � Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be D e f e n d a n t s � accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee 12 CH 34174 for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Property Address: 10406 BROADMOORE DRIVE Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in Fisher and Shapiro file # 12-062362 certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (It is advised that interested parties consult with their (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure a l e s . ) � acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its s credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real Judgment of Foreclosure entered on March 26, 2014, estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject 12:30 p.m. on May 20, 2014, at 205 W. Randolph Street, to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to special taxes levied against said real estate and is the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: offered for sale without any representation as to quality Commonly known as 10406 Broadmoore Drive, Palos or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in Hills, IL 60465 "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to Permanent Index No.: 23-14-115-015-0000 confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of The property will NOT be open for inspection. Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real The judgment amount was $207,395.70. Sale terms for estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next representation as to the condition of the property. business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, file to verify all information. If this property is a special taxes, special assessments, special taxes condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the "as is," with no express or implied warranties and assessments and the legal fees required by The without any representation as to the quality of title or Prospective bidders are Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and recourse to Plaintiff. (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is admonished to review the court file to verify all part of a common interest community, the purchaser of information and to view auction rules at the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, shall pay the assessments required by The Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN I601358 POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1303866. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1303866 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 08286 TJSC#: 34-2394 I599934

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FF4 Plaintiff, -v.SAWSON HADDAD A/K/A SAWSON R. HADDAD, RAJAEI HADDAD A/K/A RAJAEI J. HADDAD A/K/A RAY HADDAD, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1107004, INLAND BANK AND TRUST, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, INTEGRA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1999 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1107004, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 028055 17128 POINTE DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 15, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 16, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 17128 POINTE DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-313-003. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-18640. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 1411-18640 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 028055 TJSC#: 34-6217 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I603058

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., P l a i n t i f f � V . � ELIZABETH PACURA; STONY CREEK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, D e f e n d a n t s � 10 CH 25926 Property Address: 6 WEST STONEBRIDGE COURT UNIT A PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M � Fisher and Shapiro file # 10-036585 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) � PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on April 22, 2013, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on May 30, 2014, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 6 West Stonebridge Court, Unit A, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-14-400-071-1055 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $ 244,902.07. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I598703

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.TOMEK M. CYBULSKI A/K/A TOMASZ CYBULSKI A/K/A TOMASZ M. CYBULSKI, AGNIESZKA CZAJA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MILFORD COURT TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC Defendants 13 CH 018668 7904 W. 94TH STREET HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 6, 2014, Auction.com, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 14, 2014, at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, 350 West Mart Center Drive (in the Auction.com room), CHICAGO, IL, 60654, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7904 W. 94TH STREET, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-302-055. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-14670. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800-280-2832) CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-14670 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 018668 TJSC#: 34-2549 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I600260

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.FIRST MIDWEST BANK AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED AUGUST 14, 1992 A/K/A TRUST NO. 13336, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRST MIDWEST BANK, AS PURCHASER OF THE LOANS AND OTHER ASSETS OF PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY FROM THE FDIC, ACTING AS RECEIVER FOR THE SAVINGS BANK AND PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT U/T/A DATED AUGUST 14, 1992 A/K/A TRUST NO. 1-3336, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL GONZALEZ A/K/A MICHAEL A. GONZALEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 023713 16801 S. WOLF ROAD ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 22, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 3, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 16801 S. WOLF ROAD, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-100-037. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-18596. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 1411-18596 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 023713 TJSC#: 34-2241 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I590716

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS I N D E N T U R E � TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE I N V E S T M E N T � TRUST 2004-4, Plaintiff, v s . � GERARD HANNON AND MARGARET BROWNE N / K / A � MARGARET HANNON, PRAIRIE BANK AND T R U S T � COMPANY, Defendants, 12 CH 5450 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 22, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9120 South 87th Court, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. P.I.N. 23-02-310-011. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The judgment amount was $232,783.39. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 12-00246 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I603232

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Wells Fargo Bank, NA P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � Maryam Alrazzaq aka Maryam A. Alrazzaq; Nader Alghoul; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants D e f e n d a n t s , � 12 CH 42269 Sheriff's # 140130 F12090436 WELLS Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on June 2, 2014, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 10111 South 81st Court, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465 P.I.N: 23-11-406-023-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home. Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special a s s e s s m e n t s . � Premise will NOT be open for inspection. Firm Information: Plaintiff's Attorney FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC Anthony Porto 1807 W. DIEHL., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 forecl o s u r e n o t i c e @ f a l - i l l i n o i s . c o m � 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I597948

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC P l a i n t i f f , � v . � BRANDON NELSON AKA BRANDON M NELSON, DEENA NELSON AKA DEENA J NELSON D e f e n d a n t s � 11 CH 04779 6441 WEST 123RD STREET PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 6 0 4 6 3 � NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 13, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 15, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 6441 WEST 123RD STREET, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-30-407-001-0000. The real estate is improved with a one level red brick single family house with an attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1100810. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1100810 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 04779 TJSC#: 34-3015 I601396

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -v.JOLANTA SUSKA, STANISLAW BOBAK, GEORGE N. REVELIOTIS D/B/A REVELIOTIS, P.C., F/K/A LAW OFFICE OF GEORGE N. REVELIOTIS, P.C., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., GREEN OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 13 CH 18600 8431 W. 99TH TERRACE, APT. 305 Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 5, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 8, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8431 W. 99TH TERRACE, APT. 305, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-301-006-1181 Vol. 0151. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $118,232.61. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 13 7983. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No. 13 7983 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 13 CH 18600 TJSC#: 34-2422 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I598854

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � JOHN D. CONNEELY; MAURA CONNEELY; STATE B A N K � OF COUNTRYSIDE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND N O N R E C O R D � CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 35707 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 11, 2014 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, May 16, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 23-03-219-007-0000. Commonly known as 9010 Woodland Drive, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo, Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. W10080052 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I600508

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N � PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , � v . � WALTER LESNICKI, HELENA LESNICKI, PNC BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, JACEK LESNICKI A/K/A JACK LESNICKI D e f e n d a n t s � 13 CH 21626 7448 WEST 105TH STREET A/K/A 10447 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 22, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 7448 WEST 105TH STREET A/K/A 10447 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-204-021. The real estate is improved with a one story single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1313142. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1313142 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 21626 TJSC#: 34-3118 I601457

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � RAEDA SHEBAN; THOMAS CHARLES ESTATES TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION; DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC D e f e n d a n t s , � 13 CH 6651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on June 6, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : � Commonly known as 8530 West Thomas Charles Lane, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. P.I.N. 18-35-307-035-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 651-6705. 1 2 0 3 1 5 6 5 � INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I603274

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N � P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � GEORGE KASBOSKE; HANNAH KASBOSKE; J P M O R G A N � CHASE BANK, NA; Defendants, 10 CH 43017 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 24, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-02-103-008-0000. Commonly known as 9040 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1027157. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I603217

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More buzzwords than buzz — Broaden Your Horizons ‘Transcendence’ is one to miss This week “Transcendence” is a movie that does not compute. It’s a melting pot of big ideas that don’t get explained well enough and science-fiction buzzwords that try to make the movie sound smart. It’s a movie about Will Caster played by Johnny Depp. Basically all you need to know is that he is a scientist working on artificial intelligence and that some people believe it’s a bad thing and they work for Revolutionary Independence From Technology (R.I.F.T.). It’s basically referred to as a terrorist organization throughout the film, which may or may not be accurate. They orchestrate massive attacks on artificial intelligence research labs, including one run by Joseph Tagger played by Morgan Freeman. Will’s wife and research partner Evelyn, played by Rebecca Hall, becomes the main person in the movie pretty quickly after the attacks. While the attacks are going on Will’s giving a speech at Evolve The Future. During the speech, a man in the audience asks him if he is trying to create his own god. Will’s answer of “Isn’t that what mankind has always done?” is foreshadowing of what’s to come. After his speech Will gets shot by a gunman. He survives the gunshot, but the bullets are laced with poison. He is given about a month to live and instead of just letting him die Evelyn, decides to hook him up to this super computer to upload his consciousness and it works. Now you only have like 90 minutes left. The plot seems slow moving most of the time. Even during times when a lot of things are happening it seems like its dragging. It’s a two-hour movie that easily could of been 90 min-

Pinto’s Popcorn Picks by Tony Pinto utes, maybe even shorter, and you wouldn’t have lost much. Shortening the movie probably would have made it better, but not enough to make this a mustwatch. It’s a movie you may need to watch again to fully understand what exactly is going on in certain scenes. That’s most likely something you will not want to do because one watching is surely more of your time than this movie deserves. This is the directorial debut of Wally Pfister who has been the cinematographer for most of Christopher Nolan’s films since

2000 including “Memento” and “The Dark Knight Rises.” It’s a movie that looks good as you would expect from him, but lacks any real substance from the story. This is another movie that is banking on the star power of Johnny Depp, which is not a sure fire thing anymore. Most of his recent films have been box office flops. With that being said that leads to the question as to why he keeps getting placed in these blockbuster movies. This is not a must-watch movie by any stretch of the imagination, even the most diehard Johnny Depp fan should take a pass. If you want to see Depp or Freeman in a good movie go check out some of their older films like “Edward Scissorhands” or “Invictus” respectively. Tony Pinto’s grade: D

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Emmy- and Peabody Awardwinning investigative journalist Bill Kurtis will expose what is behind today’s rising health problems during “Death By Food: How the American Diet is Killing You” at Moraine Valley Community College on Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. He will give his presentation in the Dorothy Menker Theater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy, in Palos Hills. Tickets are $25. A meet-and-greet reception in the Moraine Business and Conference Center will immediately follow his talk. The college Bookstore will sell copies of Kurtis’ “The Prairie Table Cookbook” at the reception. Kurtis is donating all proceeds from this event to Moraine Valley. Kurtis will lay out his “Cold Case File” to show the means, motive and opportunity behind why food is over-processed, oversugared, over-salted, contains too much fat, and is nutrient deplete. He will offer the “Healthy Triad” as a solution to getting a better food product and nutrients on the tables of American consumers. Tickets can be purchased online at morainevalley.edu/fpac, by calling 974-5500, or at the Box Office located on the south end of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.

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Beverly Arts Center names first artistic director Shellee Frazee, 55, has been named the first artistic director of Beverly Arts Center according to executive director Heather Ireland Robinson. Frazee has worked as an instructor and coordinator of BAC’s dance and theater programs since 2009. Her appointment to the newly created position of artistic director is the latest benchmark in the not-for-profit’s ongoing rejuvenation of its arts programs and offerings. “I want our programs to stand on equal footing. All of them— dance, visual arts, music, film and theater—should move forward together,” says Frazee. Her goal is to maintain BAC’s connection to its existing community and members while concurrently expanding the arts center’s scope by nurturing a conservatory-like curriculum to run parallel to its current slate of classes. Frazee said, “Our ultimate aim is to create two tracks here: a casual one for people who want to sample a particular arts discipline and try things out, and a more regimented option for serious students who want to pursue their creativity to a professional level.”

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ite quotes is from Twyla Tharp, who told her students, ‘Before you even hit the stage, make sure that you’re in the moment—always be ready.’” She continues, “I want Beverly Arts Center to be what the community needs now, to be in our moment, and to also be ready for where I know we can go.” Beverly Arts Center is a notfor-profit organization focused on serving southwest metro Chicago with programs in dance, Submitted by the Beverly Arts Center visual arts, music, film and theater since 1968. Its 40,000Shelle Frazee square-foot facility in Chicago’s As a former owner and direc- historic Beverly/Morgan Park tor of her own performing arts neighborhood houses galleries, company, Frazee brings with classrooms, rehearsal spaces her more than 20 years of expe- and a 400-person theater. BAC rience in both sides of the arts also functions as home base for world—the creative side and the the Center’s extensive commubusiness side. nity outreach. “We were attracted to Shellee’s For more information, please remarkable depth and breadth call 773-445-3838 or visit beverof experience and passion for lyartcenter.org. the arts.” Robinson said. “From performing to directing, from administration to relating with the families of our students, she really does possess the complete vocabulary of arts education, creation and production.” Frazee said, “One of my favor-

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The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host its monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Led by MaryAnn Grzych, laEncore Concert dies are invited to join the disBand spring concert cussion of Simple Abundance by The Encore Concert Band Sarah Ban Breathnach or other continues its 15th concert sea- inspirational readings that parson with a Spring Concert on ticipants wish to bring. There Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m., at Mo- is no cost, but advance reservakena Junior High School, 19815 tions are required. Call The Kirkstone Way in Mokena. Center at 361-3650. This free concert will feature selections such as Candide Yoga class Overture by Leonard Bernstein, A new five-week series of Gen“Star Wars” medley, selections tle Yoga classes will be offered at from “Fiddler on the Roof,” The Center on Tuesday evenings, First Suite for Military Band by beginning April 29, from 6:30 to Gustav Holst and many more. 8 p.m. The class will meet at the For more information about the Anderson Activity Center of The Encore Concert Band and the Children’s Farm, 12700 Southcomplete concert schedule, visit west Highway, Palos Park. www.encoreband.org. Instructor Valerie Lindstrom The band continues to play will lead the yoga sessions, outdoor concerts in the South- which will include discussion west Suburbs throughout the and practice on breathing, resummer months. Band mem- laxation, and centering, as well bers range in age from high as movement and poses. school students to adults, and Yoga newcomers are welcome. musicians interested in joining Students should dress in comare encouraged to sit in with fortable clothing and bring a yoga the band at a weekly rehearsal mat. The five-week class costs on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. at $50. Registration is required. Mokena Junior High School. Call The Center: 361-3650. For information on scheduling a concert in your area or joining the band, please call Rachel Ozark at 437-7051, send an email to info@encoreband.org, Vendors sought or visit their website at www.enfor Farm Fest coreband.org. Craft, flea market, and garage sale vendors are sought for the ‘Wild” book annual summer Farm Fest at review luncheon The Children’s Farm to be held Cheryl Strayed’s bestseller on Saturday, June 7, from 10 “Wild” will be reviewed at a a.m. to 4 p.m. luncheon on Tuesday, April 29, More than 1,000 people usually from noon to 2 p.m., at The Cen- attend the festival which features ter, 12700 Southwest Highway, hayrides, horserides, games, Palos Park. crafts, live entertainment, and Reviewing Strayed’s book will food concessions, including fresh be Jackie Riffice, a volunteer rep- lemonade and watermelon. resentative of World Book Night, More than 50 flea market, an international campaign to craft, and garage sale vendors celebrate the joy of reading. Rif- set up, surrounding a green fair fice will discuss this true story of environmental organizations of a distraught young woman’s and green businesses. Craft and hike of more than a thousand flea market vendors pay $25 and miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, a must register in advance. Green journey with perilous challenges booths, plus garage sale vendors and, ultimately, with amazing who sell only used items, pay healing power. In addition to no fee but need to register for a the conversation about how a space. journey can soothe the soul, Rif- The farm is located at 12700 fice will explain the World Book Southwest Highway in Palos Night initiative, through which Park. Call 361-3650 or visit authors donate books to volun- www.thecenterpalos.org.

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Out & About

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Explore Chicago’s German art and architecture; food by Joyce Penney Palos Fine Arts Palos Fine Arts is sponsoring its 10th annual Architectural & Art Tour “Discover Chicago’s Deutschland” on Thursday, May 22. Moving beyond breweries and bratwurst, we will rediscover the many cultural contributions, the achievements and struggles of the German immigrants to Chicago. Wewill visit St. Michael’s Church, which became the largest German parish in the city by 1892, travel past the site of Haymarket Riot, and the historic Germania Club founded in 1865. Traveling north on Lincoln Avenue, we will make a quick stop at Dinkel’s Bakery, and then visit the Dank Haus German Cultural Center to view their special exhibit, “Lost German Chicago.” Lunch at one of the few German restaurants still in Chicago, the Chicago Brauhaus in the delightful Lincoln Square neighborhood will include choice of Wiener Schnitzel or Sauerbra-

ten. Participants will have time to explore Lincoln Square, and such German-related spots as Merz Apothecary and Gene’s Sausage Shop (an enlarged and modernized version of Meyer’s Delicatessen). The motor coach will leave from Palos Park Recreation Center at 8:30 a.m. and will return approximately at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $85/Palos Fine Arts member, $95/non-member. To make a reservation, send your check, payable to Palos Fine Arts, and include your phone number and choice of entree, to Phyllis Adams, 11700 Matterhorn Circle, Palos Park, 60464. For more information, call 4483383, or visit www.palosfinearts. com. Reservations are limited.

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The pipes will call sheep to the shearing Sheep will be sheared at the Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, this Sunday, April 27, as part of the annual Sheep to Shawl event from noon to 4 p.m. The sheep will be led to the shearing arena at 1:30 p.m., accompanied by the bagpipes and drums of the Emerald Society of the Chicago Police Department. Professional shearers will then demonstrate both electric and hand-shearing. In addition to the shearing, guests can visit all of the animals in the barns between noon and 4 p.m. Several baby animals have already arrived this spring, including calves, lambs, goat kids, ducklings, chicks, and bunnies. After the sheep shearing, children will be invited to make a “sheep to shawl” craft to take home, using the newly shorn wool. Admission to the farm is $6 per person. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

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Palos Village Players present comedy Log Cabin summer outdoor art class signup The Palos Village Players will present their second play of the 2014 season, “My Three Angels,” by Sam and Bella Spewak , at 7:30 p.m. on May 2, 3, 9 and 10, and 2 p.m. on May 4 at the Palos Park Recreation Center, 8900 W. 123rd St. in Palos Park. The Philadelphia Enquirer called the play a “completely captivating comedy.” The curtain rises on a steamy, hot Christmas day in French Guiana where three convicts are at work doing some much needed maintenance on a dilapidated roof. As they work, an evil-minded cousin and his cold-blooded nephew are on their way to oust the owner from their house and the family business. Although the three convicts are serious criminals, they have warm hearts and an eye for justice. Using their criminal talents they eventually set matters straight and in so doing they become real-life angels to the family. The family who own the property are played by David Groebe (Lemont), Lori Nussle (Palos Park), and Jacqueline Ashcraft (Shorewood). Phyllis Adams (Palos Park) plays a customer who just happens to be visiting at the time. The three convict/angels are Jim Vlaming (Orland Park), Ken Evans (Oak Forest) and Vincent Ferry (Homer Glen). The evil “twins” are portrayed by Dan McMillan (Orland Park) and Sean Athy (Palos Heights). The play is directed by Peg Crawford of Palos Heights and her assistant is Kathy Sliter of Joliet. Joyce Eddy (Palos Heights) is the producer. Pictured are Lori Nussle (from left), Jim Vlaming and Phyllis Adams. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Tickets can be reserved by calling 1877-787-8497) Or, dine eat at Hackney’s, 123rd and LaGrange Road, buy your tickets from them and save $5 on the cost of your meal. Call Hackney’s at 448- 8300 for reservations. Pictured L. to R.:Lori Nussle, Jim Vlaming, Phyllis Adams.

Creative outdoor art classes for kids begin June 16 at The Log Cabin Art Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Two-week sessions meeting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. begin June 16 and 30 and July 14 and 28. A six-week Saturday morning 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. class begins June 21. The children will explore the Center’s farm, woods, fields, and creeks, immersing themselves in the natural world, and using natural objects for many of their creative projects. Here, instructor Heather Young and students display their creations at a previous summer outdoor art session. Summer art instructors will teach groups of children, ranging from kindergarten to 9th grade. All use a variety of artistic media and techniques, including drawing, painting, pottery, papermaking, papiermâché, printmaking, and more. Classes are kept small to encourage individual self-expression and safe outdoor exploration. A two-week Monday, Wednesday, Friday session costs $120, as does the six-week Saturday session. All materials are included in the price. Registration is required. Call 361-3650.

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