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Thursday, October 2, 2014

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Palos Pet Parade this Sat. The 9th annual Palos Pet Parade will be held this Saturday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Passarelli Park, at 124th Street and Oak Park Avenue in Palos Heights. The grassroots event started by local neighbors has now attracted the participation of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. The festivities will include vendors, an agility and obedience demonstration, children’s games and T-shirts for sale. Proceeds will go to three nonprofit organizations that rescue and care for animals. Organizers will also collect dog and cat food for local shelters. Besides people with pets invited to march in the parade, spectators are welcome.

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Wearing the colors of the Stagg Chargers, Fighting Illini and Chicago Bears, signs have been popping up in hundreds of lawns across Palos Heights, including these in the Navajo Hills subdivision, advocating a “Yes” vote to approve the renovation of the Rec. Center. As many as 200 more will be placed in the weeks ahead, supporters say.

Heights ‘Yes’ campaign plants its colors by Tim Hadac staff reporter

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Wunderbar Bavarian Fest Wearing an imported costume worthy of any German fraulein, Colleen Mora pauses for a photo with Patty Watne, of Orland Park, at the Crisis Center for South Suburbia’s 4th annual Bavarian Fest, held Saturday at the Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post 991, 11001 S. Depot St., in Worth. Both women are board members at the Tinley Park-based organization, which for 35 years has provided shelter and other services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence, as well as prevention education and counseling for abusers. For more scenes from the late September Oktoberfest-style event, see Page 12.

With more than 400 blue-andorange signs staked in lawns throughout Palos Heights, a visitor could be excused for mistakenly thinking it’s homecoming week at Stagg High School, or perhaps a big week for the Chicago Bears. Closer inspection, however, reveals that the upbeat signs are urging a “Yes” vote on the Palos Heights Recreation Center expansion referendum that is on the ballot on Tuesday. Nov. 4. “We’re seeing quite a lot of support for a renovated and expanded rec center,” said Palos Heights resident Mike Gilhooly, chairman of Citizens for a Remodeled Recreation Center, a political action committee. “Requests for lawn signs are coming in every day, and by Election Day, we’ll have 500 to 600 in the ground.” At issue is whether or not the city should issue general obligation bonds to fund a proposed $6.3 million renovation and expansion of the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Draft plans calls for expansion of the current rectangular Rec Center into an L-shaped

building that will include a multi-purpose gymnasium that will accommodate basketball, volleyball, baseball batting cages and more. Other features planned are an indoor, threelane walking/jogging track, a wellness center with exercise equipment, a conversion of the current gym into a multipurpose room for large meetings and special events of local clubs, conversion of office space into kitchen space for cooking classes, an outdoor playground, a teen center, a pre-school center, expanded parking and more. The estimated cost per year of the borrowing for Palos Heights real estate taxpayers is $30.25 per $100,000 of a home’s market value. Supporters have seized upon the city’s recent action to pay off prior to maturity the Palos Heights Public Library bond debt to sweeten the deal. “Now that the library bond is being paid off early, the net tax impact of the rec center improvements is 60 percent less!” according to a statement posted on VoteYesForPalosRec. org, the campaign’s website. “We’re talking about $12 per year per $100,000 of a home’s market value, rather than $30.

It’s a modest investment with significant benefits for our entire community.” Those advocating a “yes” vote say that a remodeled and expanded center will be more than a convenience for those who currently use it. They point to projected economic benefits of increased traffic at the site— including spillover to local restaurants and other retail and service businesses. Those who oppose the renovation and its $6.3 million price tag have been not nearly as visible. There appears to be no high-profile “no” campaign, other than a Facebook page with just 40 likes. Palos Heights residents who plan to vote “no” have said that too many homeowners are struggling in a continued sluggish economy, that a remodeled rec center would compete with private health clubs and bring congestion to the adjacent residential area, and that the city should focus its energy on revitalizing the local business strips. One has pointed to Moraine Valley Community College’s recently opened fitness center, available for use by college district residents. Which way the vote goes next month remains to be seen. It

This “no” vote logo appears on the Facebook page that urges city residents to vote against the referendum to expand the Palos Heights Recreation Center. may be a replay of the city’s failed attempt in 2004 to persuade voters to build a new recreation center from the ground up. In that effort, Palos Heights voters approved the concept of a new center in an advisory referendum, by a vote of 1,827 to 1,249—but then, upon learning of the estimated price tag of $16.6 million, turned thumbs down on the plan seven months later in a binding referendum vote of 4,902 to 1,869. Supporters hope it will be a “yes” vote that results in Palos Heights having a public recreation center that rivals those in Crestwood, Orland Park and Tinley Park—facilities currently patronized by a number of Palos Heights residents.

Straz taps Palos artist for bank job James Pavlatos’ paintings adorn CNB Bank walls by Tim Hadac staff reporter

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Dutch treats at Elim Christmas may be nearly three months away, but it’s never too early for a visit from Sinterklaas, especially as portrayed by Palos Heights resident Pete Post and enjoyed by his granddaughter, Skylar Post (center), of Alsip, and her friend, Kori Clark, of Crestwood. All three participated in a parade that heralded the start of the 19th annual Dutch Festival, held Saturday on the grounds of Elim Christian Services, 13020 S. Central Ave., Palos Heights. For more photos of the event, see Page 4.

The bank with a hometown heart is now the bank with local art. CNB Bank & Trust’s Palos Heights branch, 12727 S. Ridgeland Ave., now features nine works by artist James Pavlatos, a dentist with a practice in Palos Heights. “Keeping a local flair, a hometown feel, is important to us, and we are pleased to purchase and showcase his work, which is impressive,” said CNB Local Market President Robert Straz. Straz had initially considered purchasing art from a non-local, warehouse-type source, but then had “kind of a light bulb moment” relating to Pavlatos’ art, he said. “I had seen his work at the McCord Gallery, and we just started talking about painting,” Straz said last Friday. “Then he showed me some of the stuff he was working on and I thought, “Well, why not have that here [at the bank]?’ We already have a number of local items on our walls, like historic photos and commemorative plates. What better idea than to have a local artists

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Artist James Pavlatos (from left), CNB Local Market President Robert Straz, and Vice President of Business Development Greg Paetow pose near three works of art that grace a wall in Paetow’s office. Coffee grounds are one of the media used in the landscape paintings. have his stuff on display?” Pavlatos has long been known and admired locally as an accomplished photographer, but none of the works that hang in the CNB lobby, conference room and offices is a photo. “One thing I like about Jim’s work is how he uses all different media to express himself,” Straz added. “It’s paint on canvas, but

it’s so many other things. In one of the pictures, he used coffee grounds as a medium, and this picture over here, it’s, well, it’s God-knows-what,” he said with a laugh as he gestured at an engaging work of art in the lobby. Pavlatos smiled as he recalled his art’s journey from his home studio in Palos Park to the walls of the bank.

“Bob had also seen a work of mine on display in a juried show at Moraine [Valley Community College] a couple of years ago, and he asked me to hold onto it because he knew the bank would be opening,” Pavlatos remembered. “Then later, he and [CNB Vice President of Business (See Art at CNB, Page 3)

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Voices of Palos-Orland Palos Lions Candy Day welcomes help at corners by Alderman Jack Clifford Palos Lions Club The Palos Lions Club will be participating in Lions Candy Day next Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11. This annual event allows the Palos Lions to raise funds which support many worthwhile activities and programs within our Palos community, The Lions have over 66-plus years of community service to the Palos area, helping those in need and less fortunate. When you see a Lion on October 10 and 11 please try to give generously. Thank you for your continued support. As always we can use volunteers again this year more so than ever. If you would like to help this worthy cause, contact Alderman Jack Clifford at 284-0818. The Lions depend solely on private contributions to support the programs and activities so important to the blind, visually handicapped, deaf, and hearing impaired locally and nationally. We contribute to local libraries’ reading machines. We help to provide services for sight- and hearing-impaired and give grants to local students and other charity endeavors.

This year we will not be at the Jewel stores, the corporate policy of standing in front of the store is no linger allowed, but we will be at other areas and corners. Also look for our Christmas tree lot at First Midwest Bank, 12600 S. Harlem Ave., as last year. We thank First Midwest Bank for their support this Christmas season, this program helps support needy families in the area during the holidays. Thank you too all the residents of Palos Heights and Palos Park, Palos Hills communities for your past and continued support. A few hours means so much to so many as we are locally established service organization helping those less fortunate. Alderman Jack Clifford, Ward 2, city of Palos Heights, is a lead organizer of the Palos Lions Candy Day.

Inside The First Amendment

Welcome to college, where religious freedom goes to die By Charles C. Haynes In the Orwellian world of many college and university campuses, all faiths are welcome – but some faiths are more welcome than others. Just this month, for example, California State University (CSU) “derecognized” InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, an evangelical student organization with more than 900 chapters at colleges and universities across the country. In plain English, this means InterVarsity will no longer be a recognized student club at any of the 23 schools in the CSU system. InterVarsity can still meet on campus – but minus the benefits accorded recognized student organizations, including access to meeting rooms and official university events. Not only will InterVarsity now have a difficult time reaching students, an InterVarsity spokesman estimates that losing these benefits will cost each chapter up to $20,000 annually. De-recognition of conservative religious groups is happening at many other schools,

an exclusionary process that is affecting student organizations representing evangelicals, Mormons, Catholics and others. Why are colleges and universities – places of higher learning supposedly committed to the free exchange of ideas and beliefs – withdrawing recognition from these groups? For one simple reason: InterVarsity and other conservative religious clubs require student officers to affirm the faith of the group they lead. College and university officials argue that their nondiscrimination policies prohibit student organizations from imposing a faith-based requirement for leadership. Any student must be eligible to lead any group – whatever his or her beliefs. In other words, in what can only be described as Newspeak, many universities now define “non-discrimination” as requiring discrimination against conservative religious groups. But aren’t policies barring student clubs from imposing faith-based eligibility criteria for leadership unconstitutional violations of religious liberty

and freedom of association – at least at public universities where the First Amendment applies? Not according to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2010, a deeply divided Court held in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez that so-called “all comers” policies are constitutional. As a result, public colleges and universities are now free to require all student clubs to allow any student to be eligible for leadership of the group. Since that ruling, Intervarsity and other conservative Christian organizations have been “derecognized” at a growing number of public universities. And some private universities have invoked the reasoning behind the High Court’s decision to defend their exclusion of some religious groups from recognition. Students of faith on many campuses are now faced with the cruel choice of either compromising their faith by permitting any student to be eligible for leadership (which often includes leading worship and scripture study) or following their conscience and losing the benefits of being a recognized

student club. The move toward “all comers” policies directed at conservative religious groups has been triggered by what many perceive as a clash between religious claims and LGBT rights – a clash that is, of course, at the heart of many other culture war battles today. Until this culture war fight erupted, few questioned the reasonableness of allowing the Republican club to require that their leaders be Republican or the environmental club to require that their officers be environmentalists. But the growing commitment of colleges and universities to ensure non-discrimination for LGBT students – a commitment I strongly applaud – has been accompanied by a backlash against those religious groups whose views on sexuality are reflected in their requirements for leadership. It should be underscored that such faith-based requirements are not aimed at excluding LGBT students from leadership roles, but rather intended to ensure that whomever is selected to lead the club – a form

These shows aren’t exactly ‘Father Knows Best’ My daughter, Brigid, recently told me that I was a little closeminded on some things. Not the kind of thing you want to hear from you daughter, but maybe she’s right. But right or wrong, she had the guts to say it. It wasn’t said disrespectfully or in the tone teenagers often use when annoyed. Rather it was a matterof-fact statement, and she had examples to back it up. Love that little girl. At 15 years old and in high school, she’s gaining confidence all the time. Challenging me now will only make it easier for her to stand her ground and make wise choices when she’s older. Ultimately, isn’t that what fathers and mothers of girls want? Smart young women who aren’t placed into a subservient role by a boyfriend or husband they fear. I’ve been thinking a great deal about the issue lately and two popular televisions shows—“Duck Dynasty” and “19 Kids and Counting”—are the reasons why. I’ve never seen the first show but am aware of the premise.

I’ve watched the other one many times, but I’m blaming my wife for drawing me in. “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson’s daughter, Sadie, is one of the contestants this season on “Dancing With the Stars.” If you’ve never watched the wildly popular show, it features B- and C-list celebrities paired up with professional dancers in competition assessed by a panel of judges and the folks at home. Robertson, the conservative fellow with the big beard, believes his daughter has done a great job in the early going, but was upset at comments made last week by new judge Julianne Hough who advised Sadie to get more down and dirty with her dancing. Hough, by the way, previously was a professional dancer on the show. Robertson said he planned to talk to Hough about the nature of the remark because her advice was not appropriate for his 17-year-old daughter. For her part, Hough said she did not in-

of ministry – adheres to the core convictions of the faith. In response to the derecognition and exclusion of student clubs like InterVarsity, a number of states – including North Carolina, Idaho, Virginia and Ohio – have enacted laws ensuring that student groups at public universities have the right to adopt eligibility criteria for its officers consistent with their religious beliefs. But it shouldn’t take legislation to get colleges and universities to uphold religious liberty and freedom of association by creating an open and welcoming environment for a broad range of beliefs and faiths. When colleges and universities enforce “inclusion” by excluding some religious voices, they cripple the spirit of free inquiry and robust debate that should be at the heart of their mission. The “marketplace of ideas,” it should be remembered, is not confined to the “marketplace of ideas we like.” Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, 555 Pennsylvania Ave.,

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tend to suggest that Sadie should act more provocatively. Sadie has been impressive so far, especially as she has no previous experience in choreography or dance. Of course, dancing is banned at her high school in Louisiana, so she’s had little opportunity to cut the rug. Dad also has been involved with Sadie’s wardrobe choices for the show, rejecting some of them for being too skimpy or whatever. “It is just basic modesty,” Sadie told ABC News. “It’s out of respect that I ask my dad if it’s OK. I’m a Christian, it comes with me everywhere I go.” I admire that remark. Sadie understands her family’s belief system, the tenants of her faith, and so on. She acts out of respect to her father. Can’t ask for much more than that. Dad should be proud, advise his daughter in private, have confidence in her choices and let her be the focus of “Dancing With the Stars.” He needs to trust her and let her enjoy her time in the spotlight. While Sadie Robertson dances,

Jim Bob Duggar’s daughters are getting married and having babies on “19 Kids and Counting.” You probably know the show. An ultra-conservative, Christian family from Arkansas has 19 kids. The show has followed their growth over the past several years. The oldest boy is married and has three children. A younger girl, Jill, got married recently and already is pregnant. Her sister, Jessa, is getting married in November. Mom is crazy about the idea of grandbabies. We’ve watched Jill and Jessa go through their courtships— a word we don’t hear much anymore. Then again, how often do dates include chaperones? But that’s how the Duggar’s roll. Younger siblings typically are chosen to join in on lunch dates or other activities. Physical contact is verboten. Couples hold hands only after they’re engaged. There’s no kissing until marriage, as it might cause raging hormones to explode. This season, we’ve seen the

young man engaged to Jessa go through Jim Bob for approval. Dad apparently knows what’s best for his girls when it comes to relationships and marriage. He’s even invited the young man to live in the Duggar family guest house and subsequently gave him a “to do” lists rife with chores with which he was unfamiliar—carpentry tasks and the like. It was uncomfortable to watch Jim Bob determine if this guy measured up to his standards. Jim Bob seemed to be enjoying the moment, though. Clearly, Jim Bob does not trust his girls, and he certainly doesn’t want to see them empowered. Empowered women are strong and educated, make their own choices and respect dad’s advice but don’t blindly follow every word.

Marty McWilliams, Palos Heights “I’m not tiring of them because I’m not paying any attention to them anyway.”

Bob Stempniak, Palos Park “Absolutely. They go and forth with things that aren’t correct. There are no issues.”

Andy Tsantilis, Palos Park “Yes, because of the negativity. Everyone blames the other guy.”

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Are your growing tired of the political campaign television commercials? (Asked at the Palos Heights Public Library)

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Mike Tobin, Palos Heights “Yes. It’s repetitive. It’s the same message over and over again.”

Mark Salihar, Palos Heights “Oh God yes. They’re ridiculous.

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Dist. 230 stands to lose millions if House OKs aid formula change by Tim Hadac staff reporter Proposed legislation working its way through the Illinois General Assembly will, if passed, result in damaging and potentially devastating financial losses for Stagg, Sandburg and Andrew high schools. The High School District 230 board of education heard that grim report from a district resident who has followed the issue at the board meeting last Thursday. Senate Bill 16, already passed by the Illinois Senate and soon to be considered by the House of Representatives, will alter the formula used to distribute state education funds in such a way that downstate districts, as well as Chicago, will see annual increases, but suburban districts will be unfairly squeezed, said Hickory Hills resident Debbie Chafee. “This is a very serious issue,” said Chafee, a home-based business analyst and project manager and mother of two children attending schools in the North Palos District 117. “This bill does not add any more money to what the state currently provides for education. Instead, it re-distributes the money, so the small pie that’s there gets sliced in a different way—and the suburban school districts will take a very significant hit, if this legislation is passed as is.” Chafee said an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) analysis shows that District 230 will lose up to $7 million a year in state funding under the proposed plan

to revise the state-aid formula. Combined with its public-school feeder districts, local schools will lose up to $23 million a year, Chafee told the board. “For North Palos, that’s a loss of 14 percent of our budget, which will mean cutting a large portion of our staff,” Chafee continued. “So on top of what you guys would be feeling [in District 230], the reality is, the kids that coming into your school district are not going to be as prepared as we’ve been able to prepare them in the past.” The analysis can be found on the ISBE website, as well as on the home page of edgeIllinois.com, the website that of Everyone Deserves a Great Education in Illinois, an ad hoc group formed to sound the alarm about SB 16 and rally voters to oppose the measure. Chafee added that with no new state funding, the change in the current funding formula results in “pitting school districts against each other, and that results in winners and losers.”

and teacher by training. Munar has said that SB 16, also known as the School Funding Reform Act of 2014, is designed to fix Illinois’ “outdated school funding system and recommend changes to the system to better reflect students’ needs.” “The current funding formula, unchanged since 1997, only distributes 44 cents for every $1 invested in education on the basis of district need,” Munar states on his website. “The other 56 cents is distributed to schools through archaic and complicated grants, not based on need. “Under the new funding system, 92 cents of every $1 invested by the State in the K-12 education system, with the exception of funds for early childhood education, construction projects and high-cost special education, would flow through a single funding formula that provides a simple, straight-forward and equitable means to distribute education funds for Illinois school districts. “Illinois has the second-most inequitable school funding system in the nation, and that funding Dems vs. GOP Political support for SB 16 has system is doing a disservice to mostly fallen along partisan lines, taxpayers, school districts and, supported by Chicago and Down- most importantly, our children. state Democrats and opposed by The funding system we are prosuburban Republicans—although posing will better address student Chafee noted that 18th District needs, such as socio-economic State Sen. Bill Cunningham, a background, language ability or Chicago Democrat whose district special learning needs, while also includes a number of suburbs, accounting for a school district’s broke ranks to vote against the ability to raise funds locally.” measure. SB 16’s primary sponsor is state Red Flags Sen. Andy Munar, a freshman Chafee identified what she calls Democrat from Central Illinois 10 “red flags” relating to SB 16,

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Hickory Hills resident Debbie Chafee discusses her opposition to SB 16, moments after she sounded the alarm last week at the District 230 board of education meeting held last Thursday at Andrew High School. some of which are that the change in funding formula: + penalizes school districts located in counties that limit annual property tax increases. + takes away most state aid from districts with high percentages of at-risk students. + does not take into account if a school district has been fiscally responsible and has already made funding cuts. + will have a negative impact on students whose first language is not English. + will have a negative impact on students with special needs. + may be modified to shift pension burdens to local property owners.

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Assistant Superintendent Steve Langert, the district’s chief financial officer, used terms like “confusing” and “misguided” and “unprecedented” to describe the proposed state funding shift, “where half the school districts are losing a considerable amount of funding and half are gaining.” Board President Rick Nogal expressed exasperation with the proposed legislation and asked Langert why the measure is supported by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Langert appeared to struggle for an answer, acknowledging that there have been wide disparities in education resources, from district to

district, across the state. He praised the ISBE for trying to address the issue, but said that the current proposal “misses the mark” by a wide margin. While the board did not formally oppose SB 16, Nogal said the district will soon send a letter to all parents, informing them of the proposed legislation and its projected negative impact on the district and encouraging them to contact their state representatives to weigh in with an opinion. Nogal said the board also may sponsor a public forum on the matter in the weeks ahead, most likely just after the Nov. 4 general election, but before January, when the House is expected to vote on the matter.

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Bob Straz (left) and Jim Pavlatos have a discussion next to “Leo’s Delight,” a black-and-white painting admired by Pavlatos’ young grandson, Leo, for its three-dimensional character.

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added. “He is accomplished and well known, and we’ve already had people coming into the bank specifi(Continued from page 1) cally to look at his art.” The bank’s purchase of PavlaDevelopment] Greg Paetow are at tos’ work is consistent with Straz’s my house, picking a couple works tenure as mayor of Palos Heights, right off the wall, and I told them where a commitment to public art those particular ones aren’t for has borne fruit in recent years, setsale, and they said, ‘Really? We ting the city apart from some of want them,’ and that was that.” its more banal neighbors. Straz said he hopes to expand “We’re honored to have Jim’s work on display here,” Straz upon using the bank as a show-

case for local artists at some point, gesturing to a small space near the lobby as a possible spot for a miniexhibit. Headquartered in downstate Carlinville, CNB touts itself as Illinois’ oldest bank. “Our roots go back to the mid-nineteenth century with the founding of a bank in Carrollton in 1854. Records show this to be the oldest continuously active bank headquartered in Illinois,” the company notes on its website.

Work on Palos Place gets serious Progress on the Palos Place development continued this week, as workmen stripped away the façade of the old Ben Franklin store, 12306 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights. According to Michael Coogan, owner of Brigid Capital LLC and developer of Palos Place, work is off to “a great start.” Coogan did not offer a specific timetable on renovation of the building, but said he continues “to work with patience and diligence behind the scenes to make certain this is a successful project” and that he is working with first-floor business tenants who anticipate moving in next year, probably in April. Palos Place will be a two-story building of retail and service-business tenants on the ground level, with five high-end apartment units above. Coogan is not naming commercial tenants that may move in at this point. A walkway along the south end of Palos Place is expected to connect front and rear parking for 91 vehicles. Part of the parking is set to be located on the west side of 72nd Court, where a small house will be razed and the property re-zoned. Palos Place plans were praised by city officials and neighbors alike in June at a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Commissioner meeting, and Mayor Robert Straz last week expressed confidence that Coogan’s development will “transform that entire block” and serve as a catalyst for revitalization of the Harlem Avenue business corridor in Palos Heights.

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Articles of incorporation, 1914 Palos Park Historical Society President John Rogers (left) listens as Mayor John Mahoney presents him with a folder containing the 100-year-old village’s original incorporation documents during the Village Council meeting Monday. The documents had been stored inside a file cabinet at the Kaptur Administrative Center, but will now be framed and prominently displayed inside the Kaptur center, officials said. The Palos Park Historical Society will make copies of the historical documents and place those copies in its facility inside the Palos Park Public Library, 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. “As the keeper of all things important and significant for Palos we thought you should have these documents,” Mahoney told Rogers. “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the work you have done in the past.” Rogers, who has been a part of the historical society since the 1960s, graciously accepted the documents. “I appreciate this donation to the historical society,” Rogers said. “We try to collect the early history of Palos and put it in file for the future generations. I’m sure 50 years from now someone is going to say, ‘What went on in Palos?’ So we strive to have all these records together. We will cherish these documents.”

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Palos Park residents Bob and Nelva Piersma were two of the many men, women and children in costumes that honored their ethnic roots at the 19th Annual Elim Dutch Festival, held Saturday on the grounds of Elim Christian Services, 13020 S. Central Ave., Palos Heights. Dutch language, culture, cuisine, history, arts and crafts were all on display, mostly in an area with facades made to look like 19th century homes in Holland.

Dutch Festival graces Elim Christian Services

Families were in focus at the festival, including Elim Christian Services speech pathologist Ashley Zandstra and her husband, Elizabeth Taussig, of Mokena, visits with Dutch shoemaker Rick Joel, of St. John, Ind., with their sons Owen 2, and Jack 1, as they Klompmaker, of Holland, Mich. Klompmaker, whose name translates visit the fest. Elim serves hundreds of children every day, providing as shoe maker, is the son of immigrants who learned to carve shoes resources and educational opportunities to people with disabilities from soft poplar wood from his great uncle, Fred Oldemulder. and their families.

Pam Johnson (from left) and Phyllis Johns, both of Evergreen Park, buy baked goods from South Holland residents Idell and Wayne Ebbens, two of many volunteers at the fest. Dutch delicacies available included oliebollen (Dutch doughnuts), poffertjes (little treats), rodekool (red cabbage), pea soup, pigs-in-a-blanket, banket (pastry with almond filling) and hutspot (beef and potatoes). The day started Lansing residents Ken and Judy Ooms offered warm welcomes and smiles at the festival. Dutch roots with a pannekoeke breakfast. in the Chicago area are deep, with immigrant farmers settling in the area as far back as the 1830s.

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Sell it Again Palos makes emporium at train depot With Halloween approaching, Palos Park resident Jim O’Brien shows off a scary mask he sold Saturday at the Palos Park Woman’s Club’s first-ever rummage sale, held at the Metra station parking lot in the village (photos clockwise from top left). O’Brien and his wife, Mary, who are moving to Palos Heights after 37 years in Palos Park, used the “Sell It Again Palos” event to unload years’ worth of miscellany, much of it belonging to their children, who are now adults. Saturday morning cool in their sunglasses are Palos Park Woman’s Club members Marie Arrigoni (left) and Pat Davis. Founded in 1902, the club is currently about 45 women strong and promotes cultural, educational and charitable endeavors to improve life in the village.

Ready to offer popcorn and good cheer to the several hundred people who attended the event are Standard Bank & Trust employees Margaret Hoffman (left) and Christina Cioffi. One of the 40 vendors at the event was the League of Women Voters of the Palos-Orland Area, represented by Palos Heights residents Barbara Pasquinelli (from left), Carol Steffan and Joan Klarich, and Oak Lawn resident Mary Jo Harper of Oak Lawn. The League is a non-partisan political organization serving more than a dozen local villages and cities. Joe Vanek, of Worth, and Nancy Simnick, of Palos Park, scrutinize the offerings at the Palos Park Woman’s Club table, as Lucy Crocilla (left) and Pat Davis practice the delicate art of salesmanship.

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Thief steals golf clubs, skis from a home’s open garage An open garage door o a home in the 12500 block of South Melvina Avenue was an invitation accepted by a burglar, who walked inside and stole a set of golf clubs and a set of skis. The victim, a 56-year-old woman, told police that the door had been open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. last Friday and that she discovered the crime when she came home. In other Palos Heights police news, a chase that started in Orland Park ended in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue at 1:49 a.m. Friday. Police charged Marilyn Angone, 64, of Mokena, with DUI, as well as speeding after they said they saw her vehicle traveling at 50 mph, 15 mph over the posted limit, and had been informed that she had allegedly ignored Orland Park police orders to pull over. Bond was set at $1,500, and Angone was given a court date of Nov. 6 in Bridgeview. Police charged Saed Abdeljawad, 25, of Orland Park, with driving on a suspended license, as well as operating a vehicle with expired registration. Police curbed his vehicle in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue at 8:39 p.m. Saturday. Bond was set at $1,500, and Abdeljawad is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Nov. 17. Michael J. Smith, 40, of Oak Lawn, was charged with driving on a suspended license, as well as

PALOS HEIGHTS POLICE operating a motor vehicle with expired registration. His vehicle was pulled over police in the 7100 block of West College Drive at 7:32 a.m. Friday. Bond was set at $1,500, and Smith is due in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 14. Police charged Joel Cadenas, 35, of Evergreen Park, with driving on a suspended license, failure to wear a seatbelt, and failure to secure a child in a passenger restraint system. His vehicle was stopped by police in the 11700 block of South Southwest Highway at 6:31 p.m. Sept. 22. Bond was set at $1,500, and Cadenas is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Wednesday. Walter T. Kapusciarz, 44, of Oak Forest, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, and speeding. Police curbed his vehicle in the 12400 block of South Harlem Avenue at 12:32 a.m. Sept. 23 after they said they spotted it traveling at 52 mph, 17 mph over the posted limit. Bond was set at $1,000, and Kapusciarz is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Wednesday. Police charged Michael W. Bolda Jr., 29, of Tinley Park, with speeding, as well as driving on a suspended license, at 1 a.m. Sept. 24. Police stopped his vehicle in

the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue after they said they saw it traveling at 50 mph, 15 mph over the posted limit. Bond was set at $1,500, and Bolda is due in court in Bridgeview on Wednesday. Julian A. Onate, 19, of Nottingham Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance, and operating a motor vehicle with an obstructed windshield. Police curbed his vehicle in the 12500 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 12:57 p.m. Friday, after they said they spotting several air fresheners hanging from the rear view mirror. Bond was set at $2,000, and Onate was given a court date of Nov. 6 in Bridgeview. Police charged Gina Marie Valle, 35, of Chicago, with driving on a revoked license, no proof of insurance, and operating a motor vehicle with only one headlight. Her vehicle was stopped by police in the 13200 block of South Harlem Avenue at 2:47 a.m. Sunday. Bond was set at $2,000, and Valle is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Nov. 17. Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in court.

Driver charged with DUI after Taco Bell calls cops A 34-year-old Orland Park man who allegedly drove away from a Taco Bell drive-thru without the food he had paid for was stopped by police a short time later and charged with DUI, as well as speeding. Jason A. Dinkins was arrested after employees of the fast-food restaurant at 15765 S. Harlem Ave. called 911 to report the incident and give a description of a pickup truck that included a license plate number. Police responding to the call at 1:05 p.m. Sept. 16 stopped Dinkins’ vehicle near 153rd Street and 70th Court after they said they spotted it traveling at 35 mph, 15 mph over the posted limit. Bond was set at $1,000, and Dinkins is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 14. In other Orland Park police news, Miguel I. Ochoa, 28, of Orland Park, was charged with battery and disorderly conduct after he allegedly threw a glass of water at a manager of a restaurant in the 15800 block of South La Grange Road at 3:34 p.m. Sept. 10. Employees told police that Ochoa said he had been sickened by food he purchased at the restaurant five days earlier, and was back to demand a free meal. He became argumentative after a manager would only offer him a 10 percent discount, according to the police report. Ochoa is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 29.

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added. Bond was set at $50,000, and Kay is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Tuesday. Patrick F. Schultz, 68, of Orland Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license, improper lane usage, and making an improper turn at an intersection. Police curbed his car near Country Woods Drive and Will Cook Road at 11:27 p.m. Sept. 17. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Schultz is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Monday. Police charged Maverick R. Luciano, 26, of Orland Park, with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police responding to a 911 call about a man smoking cannabis said they saw Luciano next to an apartment building in the 11100 block of West Wisconsin Court at 4:23 p.m. Sept. 17. A search of his book bag yielded a small plastic bag containing cannabis, as well as a cored-out apple with burnt cannabis residue, according to the police report. Luciano allegedly admitted to using the apple as a smoking pipe. He was given a hearing date of Oct. 14 at the Orland Park Civic Center. Renata Kusmider, 39, of Orland Park, was charged with retail theft after she allegedly stole a pair of earrings and a women’s sweater from a department sore at Orland Square Mall at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 6. Bond was set at $1,500, and she is set to appear in court in Bridgeview next Thursday. Police charged Bethaney L. Wheeler, 26, of Joliet, with possession of drug paraphernalia. She was a passenger in a pickup truck stopped by police in the 10700 block of West 143rd Street at 9:15 p.m. Sept. 14, because the rear registraTracy L. Kay tion sticker was obstructed by a Police charged Tracy L. Kay, trailer hitch, according to the po40, of Palos Hills, with retail theft lice report. A search of Wheeler’s after she allegedly stole assorted purse yielded a smoking pipe and a merchandise from a supermarket grinder, police said. She was given in the 17900 block of South Wolf a hearing date of Oct. 14 at the Road at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 16. A store Orland Park Civic Center. Marie Turner, 55, of Chicago, employee told police that Kay left the store with a shopping cart full of was charged with retail theft after merchandise that had not been paid she allegedly stole $124 worth of for. When the employee confronted cosmetics from a store in Orland Kay in the parking lot, she aban- Square Mall at 1:43 p.m. Sept. 14. doned the cart and merchandise, She is due in court in Bridgeview got into a car driven by another on Oct. 20. Police charged Angela M. Westerperson, and left, according to the police report. The vehicle was later man, 36, of Orland Hills, with retail stopped by police near 143rd Street theft after she allegedly stole two and Wolf Road. The store employee shirts worth $74 from a store in was brought to the scene, where Orland Square Mall at 12:54 p.m. she positively identified Kay, police Sept. 14. She was given a hearing

date of Oct. 14 at the Orland Park Civic Center. Matthew A. Quick, 19, of Burbank, was charged with driving on a suspended license, operating a vehicle with no front license plate, as well as a loud muffler. Police curbed his car near 144th Street and Beacon Avenue at 1:49 a.m. Sept. 16. Quick is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 14. Police charged Daniel P. Sullivan, 36, of Tinley Park, with DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and improper lane usage. According to a witness, Sullivan’s van hit a parked vehicle and then drove onto a lawn in the 8000 block of West 157th Street at 7:50 p.m. Sept. 16. Sullivan is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Nov. 4. Christian T. Adamson, 22, of New Lenox, was charged with criminal damage to property after he allegedly tore a blue Pokemon T-shirt that was on display at a gift store in Orland Square Mall at 3:20 p.m. Sept. 2. A store representative told police that the tear was where a merchandise sensor was affixed to the shirt. Bond was set at $1,500, and Adamson is due in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 20. Police charged Nora J. Davis, 38, of Tinley Park, with driving on a suspended license, as well as operating a motor vehicle with no front license plate. Her SUV was pulled over by police in the 7500 block of West Halesia Court at 8:47 a.m. Sept. 8. Her vehicle was towed and impounded, and Davis was given a court date of Oct. 14 in Bridgeview. Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in court.

Metra railroad repairs at 167th Metra will be conducting repairs at a railroad crossing located on 167th Street near 108th Avenue. Work will be in progress from Oct 2 until Oct 9. Detour routes around the crossing will be in place during the repairs to alleviate any trafficrelated issues, according to an Orland Park village sokesman. Any further questions should be directed to Metra by visiting www.metrarail.com or calling (312) 322-6777.

The Crisis Center offers 40-hour domestic violence training course The Crisis Center for South Suburbia will offer a 40-Hour Domestic Violence Awareness and Intervention Training to individuals who are interested in volunteering at the Crisis Center, as well as to other volunteers and professionals serving domestic abuse victims. Some of the topics covered during the training are: the definitions of domestic violence, myths and realities, the Cycle of Violence, types of abuse, direct service issues, safety planning, abuser profile, teen dating, issues in working with battered women and legal issues. The program will begin Tues-

day, Oct. 14, in Tinley Park (specific location will be announced at a later date). Sessions take place from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, for a three-week period. The program also requires three hours of observation in domestic violence court at the Markham or Bridgeview courthouse. Participants must attend all sessions to earn the 40-hour training certificate. The cost for the program is $150; the cost for students is $75 with proof of enrollment as a full – or part-time student. To enroll in the program or to obtain additional information,

please contact Karen Leluga, Director of Resource Development and Community Relations, 4297255, ext. 116, or kleluga@ crisisctr.org. Enrollment is limited and participants are accepted on a first come, first served basis. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia’s mission is to provide emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and address the societal issues that contribute to domestic violence. The Center was founded in 1979. Visit www.crisisctr.org for more information.

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Yellow dot safety packets at Palos PD Palos Park Police Commissioner Dan Polk holds the yellow dot sticker that the Police Department is encouraging residents to display on their vehicles to assist emergency medical personnel responding to an automobile accident. The yellow dot stickers and corresponding folder may be obtained free of charge by visiting the Police Department, 8999 W. 123rd St. The program, which was launched last year the Illinois Department of Transportation, works by having participants place a bright yellow decal in the lower left-hand corner of the driver’s side rear window. The yellow dot alerts emergency responders that there is a folder in the glovebox containing medical information on the motorist. This information provides first responders with critical information to improve emergency care for the people involved in the accident, Polk said. “Having access to this emergency information allows first responders to make important decisions regarding emergency treatment and can better prepare hospital staff in the emergency room,” Polk told the Village Council last week.

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School Notes Chgo. Christian High School open house The Chicago Christian High School open house will be held Sunday, Oct. 12, at 1:45 p.m. , at the school, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. in Palos Heights. Families interested in Chicago Christian can attend the Open House and receive information about the counseling department, learning assistance, tuition and tuition assistance, the athletic programs, curriculum, our PLTW (Project Lead the Way) STEM classes, co-curricular activities, and a question-and-answer session with principal, Bob Payne. Faculty and coaches will also be available to meet. Information regarding the 7th-grade Step-Up program, Shadow Days, and “Knight Hoops” basketball program will also be available this day.

Mother McAuley all-class reunion and Hall induction The Mother McAuley/Saint Xavier Academy Alumnae Association will host the school’s second annual, All-Class Reunion and McAuley Hall Induction ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 25. All alumnae, friends and sup-

porters of the school are invited to attend the event, which will be held on the school’s campus, at 3737 W. 99th St. in Chicago. The evening will begin with Mass at 5 p.m., followed by a ceremony recognizing the inductees into McAuley Hall – the school’s Hall of Honor. Established in 2013, McAuley Hall is a permanent installation at the school, serving to educate and inspire current and future students, and all who visit the school. Inductees into the Hall were chosen from more than 100 nominations. This year’s inductees are alumnae Barbara Patrick O’Toole, SXA ’55, Margaret Dee Merrion ’67, Anne Edwards Cotter ’73, Trish Biondo Soltys ’85, Katie Schumacher Cawley ’97, Kerry Ryan Lynch ’98 and faculty member Sister Nancy Houlihan, RSM. Visit www.mothermcauley.org to read more about the 2014 inductees. The All-Class Reunion will be held in the school and will kick-off at 7 p.m. Food, drink and a variety of entertainment will be featured throughout the evening. Tours of the school will be offered and McAuley spirit wear and other merchandise will be available for purchase. Alumnae classes that graduated in a year ending with a ‘4 or ‘9 are recognized as “banner year classes,” celebrating a 5th, 10th,

15th, 20th, 25th plus reunion. These women will have the opportunity to reunite with their classmates in designated rooms. Representatives from these banner years are encouraged to become involved. For more information, contact Linda Balchunas Jandacek, Alumnae Coordinator, at (773) 881-6565 or alumnae@ mothermcauley.org For more information about McAuley Hall and the All-Class Reunion, or to purchase tickets, visit mothermcauley.org. Ticket packages start at $35. Early-bird ticket sales close on Oct. 17. After that date, prices will increase by $10.

Stagg craft show call for vendors Stagg High School Music Boosters organization is accepting applications from crafters and artists for the Nov. 15 and 16 Art for the Season show. Stagg is at 111th Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills. The show is well-received and well-attended. Cost is $95 per 80 sq. ft. booth space for the two-day run of the show. For more information or to receive an application, call 9747520 or 361-8298, or go to staggbands.org.

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Shepard presents fall comedy Shepard High School will present its fall play, the comedy “Moon Over Buffalo” by Ken Ludwig, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. Tickets, available at the door, are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for students. Shepard is at 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Palos Heights. The play focuses on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s infidelity, they learn of a last chance at stardom: renowned director Frank Capra may attend a performance of their current play and perhaps cast them in his next movie. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything goes wrong: Their daughter’s clueless fiancé visits, and they’re not sure what play they’re actually supposed to perform. The actors sprint through the tangle of confusion to produce a woefully misbegotten mixture of two different plays in their hoped-for presentation piece, and in the play’s climactic scene, manage to set everything right by still more series of coincidences and mishaps. Roles and cast members include George Hay – David Donnick; Charlotte Hay – Eva Adomaityte; Rosaline Hay-Kimmy Rinck; Howard – Nick Martinez; Paul – Nick Loquercio; Richard – Mike Reddy; Eileen – Riley McDermott; Ethel (Friday) – Alison Elzinga; Ethel (Saturday) – Andrea Krolikowski; Ethel (Sunday) – Veronica Jacobson.

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The Palos Village Players held their annual presentation to Speech Camp Scholarship winners on Sept. 22 at Hackney’s Restaurant in Palos Park. The winners are allowed to use this money at the speech or drama summer camp of their choice. This year’s winners are Kimberly Rinck, of Worth, a student at Shepard High School, who will attend the Illinois State Summer Speech Institute. Also from Shepard, David Donnick and Adam Zembrowski, both of Palos Heights, will join Kimberly at Illinois State. A fourth winner, Natalie Bozzetti of Sandburg High School, will attend Prairie State Speech Camp. Shown are Kimberly Rink (from left), Adam Zebrowski, Palos Village Players scholarship advisor Joyce Eddy, David Donnick and Natalie Bozzetti. Any students interested in attending a camp in the summer of 2015 should consult the faculty speech advisor at their local high school for information on acquiring a scholarship application.

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Chgo. Christian alums enjoy homecoming Chicago Christian High School hosted an alumni tent last Friday during the homecoming football game on the campus in Palos Heights. Nearly 200 alums enjoyed the hospitality under the tent, including members of the Class of 1964, celebrating their 50th class reunion. Alums were treated to free T-shirts and food donated by Culvers and Chipotle of Crestwood, and Aurelio’s of Palos Heights. The alumni tent was sponsored by Running for Kicks of Palos Heights. The Knights secured a 33-20 win over Walther.

Lake Katherine offers Little Explorers series The fall series of Lake Katherine Nature Center Little Explorers program is underway. This program for preschoolers (3-6) and their favorite adult is a fun way to learn about nature. All programs will be held at the Lake Katherine Environmental Learning Center, 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights. Cost for each one-hour program is $5 per child. Pre-registration with payment is required. Space is limited. Registration and payment for programs must be made in person or received via mail no later than the Monday before the program. No telephone registrations accepted. For more information call 361-1873. • Something Corny – Grind dried corn, taste hominy and sweet corn, and watch corn pop. We’ll have a corny good time together hiking to our cornfield and looking to see how it grew. A corn project to take home will finish our time together. Program will be held on Thursday, Oct. 9, 9:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, 10:30 a.m. • Our Thanksgiving – discover what it was like to be at the

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In the Science Lab at St. Alexander St. Alexander School 8th-graders have been hard at work in the school’s Science Lab. Students are shown conducting an experiment to see how fast mold grows on bread. They have been documenting their observations and studying the results in science class. For more information about St. Alexander School, call 448-0408 and visit www.stalexanderschool.com.

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first Thanksgiving. Make your own butter, eat traditional food and play some games of the time period. Program will be held on Thursday, Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 14, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, 10:30 a.m. • Body Coverings – We will inspect the different types of animal body coverings: feathers, fur, and scales. Meet and handle the resident animals in our quest for knowledge, and make a project to take home. Program will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18, 9:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, 10:30 a.m. — Lake Katherine Nature Center

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Palos Reads: Meet the author The 12th annual Palos Reads will feature an evening with the author Marcus Sakey on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m., at Palos Country Club, 131st Street and Southwest Highway. Described by the Sun-Times as “a modern master of suspense,” Sakey will discuss his latest novels: “Brilliance” and “A Better World,” books one and two of the Brilliance Saga. His thrillers have been nominated for more than 15 awards, named New York Time’s

Editor’s Picks, and selected among Esquire’s Top Five Books of the year. Sakey lives in the Chicago area. Palos Reads is sponsored by Palos Fine Arts, in partnership with Palos Heights, Palos Park and Green Hill public libraries. Admission is free for PFA members and cardholders of the three sponsoring libraries; non-members, $5. Both books will be available for purchase. For more information about Palos Reads and Palos Fine Arts, visit www.PalosFineArts.com.

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On the bill at McCord’s Twist gala

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McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park has added Michael St. Angel to the lineup of entertainment for the upcoming Let’s Twist Again fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the historic Willowbrook Ballroom in Willow Springs. St. Angel will perform the classics from the 1950s and 1960s, songs by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and Engelbert Humperdinck. The Meteors will also be performing all the great hits of “Palos Park” book. Refreshments the Palos Park Rec.Center, 8901 the era. So, plan for an outta sight evening of great music, food and dancing. This event is McCord’s The making of will be served after the program, W. 123rd St. major fundraiser and keeps the McCord House open as a welcoming home for the arts. The event will Palos Park book which is free and open to the Adults $5 – children 12 and also include live and silent auctions. Tickets are $100 and may be purchased by calling 671-0648. under $3. The village of Palos Park and public. Signed copies of the book will be the Palos Park Public Library will present The History of Palos Park: available for purchase at $21.99. the Making of the Centennial Call to register: 708-448-1530. Book at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Palos Park Recreation Palos Lions Department, 8901 W. 123rd St. pancake breakfast Celebrate the centennial anniversary of Palos Park with an The Palos Lions Club will hold illustrated presentation on the a pancake breakfast this Sunday, stories and photos behind the Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon, at

Club Activities Palos Heights Woman’s Club

Marilyn Herrndobler, 1st vice president and membership chairman, will install the new memThe Palos Heights Woman’s bers. Club President Rose Zubik, Club will hold its first meeting of the officers and department heads the 2014-15 club year on Tuesday, will discuss the plans for the club Oct. 7, at the Palos Heights Rec- for the coming year, including the reation Center, 6001 W. 127th St. annual Christmas Walk, to be held Refreshments will be served on the first Saturday in Decemat 7 p.m. and the meeting will ber. Female guests are welcome to attend the Oct. 7 meeting. start at 7:30.

Library Notes Palos Park adds Historical Trib online resource The Palos Park Public Library has added the Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1990) to its collection of online resources. Both the casual explorer and the serious researcher can travel digitally back through the centuries to become eyewitnesses to history. Users interested in history, genealogy, the arts and media, sociology, international politics, ethnic studies, business, culture, science and technology will find the full runs of historical articles an invaluable resource. Call the library for more information at 448-1530 or visit the library’s website at www.palos parklibrary.org.

free and open to the public. A full calendar of programs can be found at the library’s website www.palosparklibrary.org

Heights library upcoming events

• Featured program – Lynn Rymarz, historical storyteller, will portray Zelda Fitzgerald, novelist, dancer, painter and wife of F. Scott on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m., at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. Register online at palosheightslibrary.org, by phone 448-1473, or in person. • Thursdays at the Movies on Oct. 2 will show the film “Heaven is for Real”. There will be three showings: 10 a.m. (with subtitles), 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. • Bring your projects to the Needle Club and enjoy the company of others while working on Book & Film Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to The Book & Film Series re- noon. New members always welturns to the Palos Park Public come. • Join others who love the Library on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. with The Secret Life of game at the Scrabble Club on Walter Mitty. Ben Stiller stars in Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 1 p.m. to the award winning film based on 3 p.m. New players always welthe short story by James Thurber. come. • Meet at the Library and bring This program is free and open to the public. All who attend will your game to play American Mah be entered in a raffle to win a free Jongg on Tuesday, Oct.7, at 1 p.m. copy of the book. The library is Novice and experienced players at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd. Call welcome. • Afraid of Windows 8? Forthe library to register at 708-448get what you think you know! 1530. (palosparklibrary.org) Come to this introduction of the newest version of Windows from Palos Park Microsoft on Saturday, Oct. 4, at youth programs 10 a.m. • Learn how to set up a gmail The following youth events will take place during October at the account and start using your own Palos Park Public Library, 12330 email address at Get Your Email Here on Monday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. Forest Glen Blvd. • Visit the library to help Splat This class is hands on, space is limthe Cat guess the number of candy ited and registration is required. • Learn how to Pin and Tweet pumpkins in the jar on the Front Desk. The child with the correct using Pinterest and Twitter on guess will win the candy pumpkins Thursday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. This and the book Splat the Cat and class is hands on, space is limited the Pumpkin-Picking Plan. Win- and registration is required. • Learn how to choose the right ner will be announced Oct. 28. • The Rainbow Loom Club college for your family’s finances meets Thursday, Oct. 9, at 4:30 at College Financial Planning p.m. First-graders and older will with Ron Rago of College Fundbring their rainbow looms to the ing Strategies on Wednesday, Oct. library to share bracelet making 8, at 7 p.m. Program registration is always ideas with their friends. Rubber appreciated. All programs are free bands will be supplied. • Make new LEGO creations on and open to the public unless othWednesday, Oct. 15, at 4:30 p.m. erwise noted. with the library’s LEGOs and put them on display. There will be a special drawing held at the end of the session for a LEGO prize. • Dave Herzog and his marionettes are back with a new variety show, The Pumpkin Patch Review on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. Children of all ages are invited to join the zany cast of puppets on an enjoyable trip to the pumpkin farm. Register by calling the library at 448-1530 or in person. All programs are

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"CD Cases" Across 1 ___, paper, scissors 5 Superman's is red 9 Turns toward 14 Land measurement 15 Cain's brother 16 Manage to keep away from 17 Porcelain "person" 19 Oscar who wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest" 20 Before, in poems 21 Uncover 23 Grant, Tan and Poehler 24 Even though 26 Quaker ___ 28 Driver's licenses and such 29 Had as a tenant 33 Medieval weapon 36 ___ line (Caribbean fun) 37 Vegetable, sesame or canola 38 Cool ___ cucumber 39 Hot appetizer 41 Bring down the aisle 42 Madam's counterpart 43 Places to live 44 "No ifs, ___ or buts!" 45 Hostages 47 Chef's need 49 "___ kleine Nachtmusik" (Mozart) 50 Shakes like Jell-O 54 Puts down the lawn 56 Cause harm to 59 "Bravo!" 60 Alternative to "Patty" 62 Presidential retreat 64 Exhaust 65 One of the Great Lakes 66 Second Greek letter

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50 Years Ago This Week In an afternoon that saw high praise paid to the man for whom it is named and to the people who brought it into being, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School at 111th Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills was dedicated Sunday. About 700 people listened as Merrill C. Meigs, former football player under Stagg, outlined the fundamentals by which “the Old Man lived.” The $1.75 million school, which will house 1,200 students, is the second in High School District 230. About 280 freshmen are enrolled this year, with one class to be added over each of the next three years. Special guests at the ceremony were seven members of the Order of the C, the lettermen’s club at the University of Chicago who had played under Stagg.

47 Sty 48 Got older and better, like wine 50 Actor Foxx 51 Adored 52 Cream of the crop 53 Family car 54 Kind of earring 55 Approximately 57 Did perfect on, as a test 58 Adult female horse 61 Some computers, for short 63 President Lincoln

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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. (Answers on page 10)

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From Oct. 3, 1974

40 Years Ago This Week All’s fun at the St. Alexander fair … Palos area residents who attended the Saturday afternoon fun fair at St. Alexander parish had lots of reasons to smile. Loretta Pagliaro and Michele Rauen got their fill of yummy cotton candy. Clowns provided entertainment at the fair sponsored by the St. Alexander Altar and Rosary Society. Other fair attractions included games, hot dogs a craft corner and white elephant sale.

It’s very easy to hate on the eights

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WHATIZIT? Some of the Whatizit wizards were not in a fog this week. We had a handful of them currectly guess a fog/smoke machine that we happened to find plopped on the sidelines of Evergreen Park’s football field before the start of a homecoming game. Theresa and George Rebersky smoked the competition and were first with the right answer. Others who got it right were Hickory Hills’ Jack and Griffin Burke Faddis, Chicago Ridge’s Patty Vandenberg and Dana Oswald, Worth’s Robert Solner and E.J. Oahueke, Evergreen Park’s Henrietta Mysliwiec, the Friday Night Ladies Poker and Pollution Control Club of Oak Lawn, Orland Park and Oak Forest and Phil Maher from parts unknown. The Friday night club also argued that since Bruce Springsteen sang “Party Lights” at his concerts and should be given credit for the right answer for last week’s cherry top/bubble/police light photo. The irritating weasels that make up the Whatizit Board of Directors argue that the photo wasn’t of a party light. It was a police light. So there. Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah. (If there is any way we can vote these mental midgets off the board, we would but then they would have to go out into the real world and that would be a disservice to the real world.) And we add that if there is too much partying done at the Poker Club, a police car with a cherry top may invade one of the O towns and bad things may happen. So be careful out there. The clue for this week’s photo is that it was something offered to runners after the 5K race at St. Xavier University. Send those guesses by Monday night to thereporter@comcast.net with WHATIZIT in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and hometown.

The number eight hasn’t been so great in the world of gizmos. It started last summer, when I bought a new laptop and the salesman was telling me how great the new Windows 8 was. The salesman lied. Windows 8 is the work of the devil. It is garbage. It might be cool for those who have touch screens, but I don’t have a touch screen and it is not very friendly to us who have to live without. As a temporary relief, I was able to download something that would allow me to have my home screen look like a regular computer and not some coloring book. Even with that small improvement, it does a lot of funky things. Sometimes when you move your fingers across the touchpad it goes into a different mode and you have to look for the start area to go back to what you are doing. Sometimes you hit the ‘r’ key and the “run” screen comes up. It does a lot of what you don’t want it to do and it’s frustrating. Meanwhile, I discovered one tip that saves some aggravation. Hit the Windows symbol and escape and that usually fixes that stuff. But it comes back. And comes back. And comes back. Lest you think this is a generational thing and I’m being and old fogey, my two kids in high school hate it, too, but not with the fervor that I do. There are plenty of critics on the internet about it. And, while I am writing a negative column on this, I am not nearly as nasty as a person who wrote a long message in a Microsoft forum titled “Windows 8 SUCKS AND I HATE IT.’’ “WHO DESIGNED THIS ****???” this person wrote. “A MONKEY?” Then the person seemingly

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calmed down because he or she stopped using all capital letters and added “No, a monkey could do it better. Somebody shoot the guy who thought of this…’’ Then this person came up with a stinging insult that should make the wonks who invented this tripe weep buckets of tears. “This is worse than Vista!” Wow! That brings us to another eight to hate. The Apple iOS8 system, which is the recently upgraded system that runs the bazillions of iPhones out there, is such a lemon that the Apple folks pulled it off the market and updated it with an iOS8.0.1 update. In some cases, the new update is causing the phone portion of the phones not to work. Now it’s time for iOS8.0.2. Ooops. I really can’t get worked up about this because, unlike some people, including my kids, I am not the type to update my phone system right away. I am usually one of the last to update because I usually don’t care about all the new whistles and bells. So I’m still in heaven with iOS 7. My son, T.J., is complaining that iOS8 “lags” and my daughter, Lauren, doesn’t like how much it drains the battery. Like the Windows8 debacle, the iOS 8 has plenty of online critics using unkind language to describe it. Now that iPhones are in their sixth generation, it won’t

is not e-books. The problem is the blue light emitted by LEDs using in smartphones, tablets and book lights. So, if you’re using a printed book with a typical LED booklight, you’ll still be having blue light shining in your eyes and disturbing your sleep!” Then Mr. Friedman made a savvy marketing move by hawking his product. “Our Beam N Read LED Hands Free Lights come with blue-light blocking filters to eliminate this problem,” he wrote. “Without be took long before the seventh the snap-on filters, a Beam N comes along. But when it’s time Read LED Light, like other LED for the iPhone8 to debut, maybe lights, shines a lot of blue light. the geniuses at Apple will change With the orange or red filters the name. attached, blue light is filtered out. Beam N Read are the only reading lights that address the Shedding light blue light problem. on e-books “So you can read an E-book Last week’s column featured a theory on e-books messing up on a Kindle (non-backlit or with your sleep patterns by a medi- the back lighting turned off) and cal correspondent named Stephen you won’t have a problem with Adams, citing the blue lights on blue light. Beam N Read lights the e-books’ screens as the cause. are worn around the neck and Adams was quoted by Ruth and can be used with e-readers and Larry Kuhn of Oak Lawn, who printed books plus soft materials run a book shop and pointed out that can’t support a clip-on light that reading real books at night like newspapers, newsletters, and rather than e-books is better for a handwritten letter from mom.’’ I am letting this shameless your sleep. It didn’t take long for Bob plug go through because I can’t Friedman, a marketing director say no to a man promoting readfor ASF Lightware Solutions in ing newspapers and letters from mom. The website for more inforMerrick, N.Y., to chime in. “Your article correctly notes mation is www.readinglight.com. And someone from ASF needs the problem of blue light impairing sleep,” he wrote in an to give Bob a bonus for a job e-mail. “However, the problem well done.

The Regional News Thursday, October 2, 2014

Healthy Answers for Life by Pass Health Foods’ Carolyn Johnson • PassHealthFoods.com

Natural solutions for asthma Q: Both my daughter and I have asthma. It isn’t as severe as some people have, but we always have to have our rescue inhalers with us just in case. I’ve heard there are some natural things that can help for people with asthma, so I wonder what you’d suggest. A: Asthma can run in families, which seems to be the case with you and your daughter, though there are also environmental factors that can contribute to the incidence of asthma. The prevalence of asthma is increasing in America, especially among children. According to the EPA, about 23 million people, including 6.8 million children, have asthma and 12 million people report having an asthma attack in the past year. Asthma accounts for nearly 17 million physician office and hospital visits, and nearly two million emergency department visits each year. The reason for this increase has been linked to our increasingly “indoor culture”. Most people think of the outdoors when they think of air pollution, but the levels of indoor air pollutants may be two to five times higher (and occasionally more than 100 times higher) than outdoor levels, according to EPA. Much of this pollution is caused by the chemicals we use to clean our homes. Replacing chemical household cleansers with natural, environmentally friendly versions can go a long way to reducing the toxin levels in our homes. Seventh Generation, Ecover, and BioKleen and just a few of the many wonderful companies that have full lines of natural household cleansers which

are safe for humans, pets, and the environment. There are natural supplements that can help with reducing asthma symptoms. The two I would most recommend are pycnogenol and NAC.Though pycnogenol, an extract of French maritime pine bark, is not a well-known supplement, it has been the study of over 70 trials in the past 30 years. One placebo – controlled study on pycnogenol at the University of Arizona gave asthma patients 1 mg per pound of body weight daily. No adverse effects were reported and almost all responded favorably to pycnogenol for their asthma symptoms and experienced improvements in breathing in contrast to the placebo. Pycnogenol has also been studied on children with asthma. One study, published in the Journal of Asthma, found that 60 children aged 6 to 18 years old were able to significantly reduce or discontinue their use of rescue inhalers more often than the placebo group. Their breathing improved after only one month and continued to improve with further treatment. The severity of their asthma symptoms also decreased the longer the children took Pycnogenol. Recent research has even found that using inhalers for asthma may not be as effective as once thought. An article from medpagetoday.com cited a study which determined that using inhalers for asthma was not any more effective than a placebo, though the placebo effect is very strong. Another supplement that can be beneficial for asthma is the amino

acid N-Acetyl Cysteine, more commonly known as NAC. NAC has been shown to be useful for a variety of lung problems, including asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and influenza. NAC works by helping to dissolve the thick mucus that is present in the lungs, which can be especially beneficial for people suffering with asthma. NAC also has the benefit of helping the body to synthesize important antioxidants. NAC may also help repair damage and inflammation in the lungs. To submit a question to be answered in a future column send an email to healthyanswersforlife@ gmail.com or mail to Healthy Answers for Life c/o Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Carolyn Johnson is one of the knowledgeable associates at Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive. Feel free to stop by the store for more information or advice. www. passhealthfoods.com This column makes no claims to diagnose, treat, prevent, mitigate, or cure diseases with any advice or products. Any health related information in this article is for educational purposes only. The ultimate responsibility for your choices and their effect on your health are yours and before applying any therapy or use of herbs, supplements, etc., you should consult your health care provider.

Pick of the Litter By John R. Fleming, DVM • PrairieStateVet.com Dear Dr. Fleming, Last night when I was on the couch watching television the light from my lamp shined just right into my dog’s right eye and I saw some spots I’ve never seen before. They look like miniature crystals on his eye on the front of the eye where a contact lens would sit. Poncho is a Boston terrier who is about 6 years old. Can you tell me what this is? Candy, Bridgeview Dear Candy, I’d need to see Poncho to be more certain, but it sounds like a condition called lipid keratopathy (Lipid = Fat, Kerat=cornea, opathy=pathology of). Lipid keratopathy (LK) is an accumulation of fatty substances (usually cholesterol) in the corneal. The condition occurs in cats, but more often in dogs. There are three main causes of LK. First is genetic, or inherited, especially in Cavalier King Charles spaniels, Afghan hounds, Cocker spaniels, Siberian huskies, Boston terriers, Shelties, Airedales, Beagles and German Shepherds. Secondly, some primary eye diseases allow LK to establish itself in the cornea; these include dry eye, corneal ulcers, corneal or scleral (the white shell of the eye) inflammation or inflammation inside the eye (uveitis). Finally, fat or cholesterol deposition can occur when the blood level of cholesterol is too high. This condition is usually seen in dogs with low thyroid levels (hypothyroidism). Due to the various possible primary eye diseases and the possibility of hypothyroidism, it is a good idea to have your vet examine his eyes (fluorescein staining of the cornea, tear testing, glaucoma testing and intraocular exam) and check his thyroid level. There is no specific treatment

Health 1st Center at next Palos Farmers Market

— Season finale Oct. 15: Year-end info available — Health 1st Center, located at 8550 S. Harlem Ave. in Bridgeview, will be the guest of the Palos Heights Farmers Market Community Tent on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Health 1st Center’s philosophy is to treat the cause of your pain instead of just the symptoms. Rather than drugs or invasive surgery, we treat your condition using a hands-on approach including spinal adjustments, corrective exercises and/or soft tissue therapy. Our approach focuses on the relationship between the spine and the central nervous system as the key to complete wellbeing. Meet us at the Palos Heights Farmers Market on 10/8 or mention this promotion and receive exam and X-rays for ONLY $47. More information about Health 1st is available at www.health1stcenter.com, or by calling 598-2000. Stop by the Richert-Phillips Farm stand to sign up for the 2015 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Half and full share prices will be available at the stand at a discounted price for early sign-up. Participation in CSA allows the purchaser to “buy into the farm.” A basket will be ready for you when you arrive each week, making it a very convenient way to participate in the market, such as stopping at the market early to pick up your basket before work. Additional information is available at 574-274-6019. A number of vendors are taking information for winter deliveries. Many vendors will have email signup sheets at their tents. Parmesans Wood Stove Pizza is open year round at 10235 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort. They also are located at the Tinley Park 80th Avenue Metra Stop. More information can be found at www.parmesans.com, or by calling 815-806-1919. Super Sharp Sharpening Service is located at 13707 S. Cicero Ave in Crestwood. They are open 7 days a week. Call 389-7737 for more information. Shaklee products are available year round. Contact Jodi at naturesresources@sbcglobal. net , www.feelbetterin30days.com/naturesresources or by calling 535-1332. Katic Breads is also accepting email addresses for their winter enewsletter and drop off list. More information can be found at www.katicbreads.com, or facebook.com/katicbreads. Mario, Sue, Donna and Matt from The Olive Tap would also like to thank all you the patrons for a great year. Information about Olive Tap can be found at http://www.theolivetap.com/find-us/downers-grove-illinois/ Stop by the Stamper Cheese tent to sign up for winter cheese delivery. Stamper’s deliveries start in mid-November. Pampered Chef has everything you need of the upcoming holidays parties and meals. Contact Bonnie Czarny at 692-1690, Bczarnypamperme@yahoo.com, or new.pamperedchef.com/pws/bczarny for more details. Theresa’s Selections will have their delicious salsas, pasta sauces, mustards and more available all year. They make great gifts for the holidays. Contact them at theresasselection@comcast.net, theresasselections. biz or by calling 955-1916. Zeldenrust farms will make deliveries for orders greater than $100 all winter. They have winter squashes, potatoes, cabbage, kale and more available during the winter months. Contact them at www.zeldenrustmarket.com or call 758-5085 for more information. Aracely’s Tamales are also available during the winter months. Contact them at phil.laura@comcast.net or call 473-4251 for more information. If you are unable to attend the market and would like information about any of the vendors, please email palosheightsfarmersmarket@gmail.com or call 361-1800 or 203-6631. Stop by the City Tent and make sure to have your Frequent Shopper Card endorsed. Ten visits and you are entered into a year-end market raffle, which will be held on Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. Photo note cards, featuring beautiful Palos scenes, are also available, with proceeds benefiting the market. The Palos Heights Farmers Market is open Wednesday s, rain or shine, from 7a.m. to 1 p.m. at 12217 S. Harlem Ave. More information can be found at www.palosheights.org, by calling 361-1800, join our email update list, or follow us on Facebook

Health Beat Palos Hospital back care class

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Meet Rocco and Boudreaux from Orland Park. Boudreaux is a 12-week-old Cavalier spaniel. for this condition. No topical or systemic drugs exist that will remove the deposits from the cornea and the lipid usually returns even if it is removed surgically. Fortunately the condition does not affect vision very much and only occasionally does it cause itchy eyes. The inherited forms seem to reach a certain degree of deposition and then do not progress from that point. For dogs with high cholesterol, low fat diets are indicated and human cholesterol-lowering drugs are not used due to side effects. Thyroid supplementation is started in dogs with hypothyroidism and correction of the high cholesterol may prevent the condition from worsening. Control of any ocular inflammation and dry eye is critical. Shetland sheepdogs can be treated with topical antibiotics and pain

meds when they have episodes of discomfort. Topical cyclosporine has also been used in these dogs to slow progression. Dear Readers, We have been seeing an increase in the number of cases of autoimmune immune mediated hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in the past two months. I may write an article about this later but for now you should familiarize yourself with your dog’s normal gum color. Lift the lip and study the color of his or her gums. Learn normal. One of the clinical signs in pets with AIHA is pale gums. If you don’t know what normal looks like you could miss this critical sign. You can read about AIHA at www.veterinarypartners.com. In the search bar type in AIHA then click search.

Stroke and osteoporosis screenings coming to Palos Hills Residents living in and around the Palos Hills area can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Palos Hills Community Activity Center will host Life Line Screening on Oct. 21. The site is located at 8455 W. 103rd St. in Palos Hills. This event is being Sponsored By: Ingalls Health System Ingalls officials outlined four points people should know: • Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of permanent disability

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• 80 percent of stroke victims had no apparent warning signs prior to their stroke • Preventive ultrasound screenings can help you avoid a stroke • Screenings are fast, noninvasive, painless, affordable and convenient Screenings identify potential cardiovascular conditions such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease.

A bone density screening to assess osteoporosis risk is also offered and is appropriate for both men and women. Packages start at $149. All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit our website at www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required. — Submitted by Ingalls Health System

The class will be held in two-hour sessions once a week for eight weeks. The program Palos Community Hospital will take place 10 a.m. to noon will offer a free one-hour edu- Wednesdays, Oct. 8 to Nov. 26, cational back care presentation at the hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights. The cost is led by a physical therapist. Topics include spinal anato- $50. Call 226-2300 to register. my, proper body mechanics and lifting techniques, the role of Orland Twp. Suicide physical therapy and the benAwareness workshop efits of exercise. This class is 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Orland Township Youth and at Palos Primary Care Center, Family Services will present a 15300 West Ave., Orland Park. suicide awareness workshop Registration is required; call Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 8 226-2300. For more information p.m. at Orland Township, 14807 on this presentation or other S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. classes offered by the hospital, This workshop is designed to visit PalosCommunityHospital. provide knowledge, skills and org. resources to young adults in recognizing the signs of concern regarding suicide and its prevenPalos Hospital tion. This workshop is available offers ‘Look Good, to children in 7th grade and Feel Better’ program beyond, as well as parents. This event is free but a $10 Palos Community Hospital offers “Look Good, Feel Better,” donation to the Orland Towna free, non-medical program in ship Scholarship Foundation is partnership with the American suggested. Registration is required; call 403-4001 to register. Cancer Society. Professionals from the cosmetic industry provide training Orland Township on makeup, skin and nail care Medicare seminar techniques to help women look their best during cancer-fightOrland Township will presing treatments. Participants re- ent a free “Everything You Need ceive a free make-up kit to use to Know” Medicare seminar on during and after the program. Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. This free program is from 3 to noon, in the Orland Townto 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at ship Activity Center, 14807 S. the hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave., Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. Palos Heights. Registration is required; call 226-2300.

Palos Hospital offers balance class Palos Community Hospital offers a class designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults who have concerns about falling. The eight-week class, A Matter of Balance, emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. Participants will learn to: • View falls as controllable • Set goals for increasing activity • Make changes to reduce fall risks at home • Exercise to increase strength and balance

This seminar will cover all aspects of Medicare, including: enrollment periods; parts A and B benefits, deductibles and benefit periods; Part D prescription drug plans; assignment/ non-assignment; home health care/hospice care; skilled nursing facilities; managed care; supplemental insurance policies; advantage plans; lowincome programs; and much, much more. Refreshments will be served. To register, call 403-4222.

Palos Hospital presentation on women’s heart health As part of Palos Community Hospital’s 2014 Women’s Health Series, Cardiologist Ravi Ramana, D.O., will speak about women’s heart health and heart disease prevention. Many women don’t realize they are at risk for heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S. But there are steps that can help reduce the risk. Dr. Ramana will focus on seven key health factors and behaviors the American Heart Association calls Life’s Simple 7. Participants will learn to make healthier lifestyle choices to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. The free program will take (Continued on page 11)

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The Regional News Thursday, October 2, 2014

Death Notices Dorothy R. Brigel

Dorothy R. Brigel, 80, of Palos Heights, died Seot. 24 at home. Visitation was held at Van Henkelum Funeral Home in Palos Heights on Sept. 28. A Mass was offered at St.Alexander Catholic Church in Palos Heights on Sept. 29. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Worth. Mrs. Brigel is survived by her husband, Raymond; her daughters, Suzanne Laydon, Melinda Newtson and Patricia Wilson; her son, Richard; her sister, Ann McKenna, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Lawrence Brigel. Mrs. Brigel was born in Massilon, Ohio. She worked in the accounting department, Miles Labs. She was a member of many local bridge groups. Memorials to St. Jude Childens Reasearch Hospital, 601 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Josephine C. Lombardo Josephine C. Lombardo nee San Filippo age 95 Longtime of Palos Heights. Beloved Wife of the late Salvatore Lombardo. Loving Mother of Ceil (Bertram) Chatham, Paul (Julie), and the Late Skip Lombardo and Olivia (Don) Robataille. Grandmother of Chris, Stephen, Mark, Maria, Anthony, Willow & Marijo. Great Grandmother of 7. Sister of the late Dr. Paul San Filippo, Mary Rini, Anna Rini & Mildred Immormino. Aunt of Many Nieces and

Bob Mittler, Tim (Lisa) Mittler of Palos Park, Sharyl Mathes of Orland Park, Jonathan Mittler Submitted photo and text and Brian Mittler. Grandfather of 27, great-grandfather of three. Brother of Marilyn Kowalski and the late Marlene Kowalski. Henry ‘Hank’ Mr. Kowalski retired from Kowalski Jr. Continental Can Co. after 30 Henry “Hank” M. years of employment. He served Kowalski Jr., 74 of in the Navy from 1958-1962. He SWADDLE (SouthWest Area Diaper Depository for Little Ends) recently held its first board of directors Orland Park, died was Past-Commander and life meeting and elected officers: Chairperson - Kathy Rogers of Palos Heights, Vice-Chairperson - Kay suddenly on Sept. member of Bremen Post 2791 Keating of Tinley Park, Treasurer - Paul Hansen of Palos Heights and Secretary - Sara Wilson of Worth. 27. He is survived by his wife Car- VFW, member of the Motorcycle Shown are (back row) Paul Hansen, Kathy Rogers, Kathleen King, Sara Wilson, (front row) Sandy ol (nee Stengel), his children Kim Club. Bury, Kay Keating, and Candace Ramirez. Not pictured: Tom Mintle. Visitation is to be held today SWADDLE is a local diaper bank recently created to provide families in need with disposable diapers. (Sam) Bersamin, Louise (Jesus) Since February, nearly 30,000 diapers have been collected and distributed to social service agencies Togawa of Guam, Kevin (Nilda) (Thursday) from 3 to 9 p.m., Kowalski, Derrick Kowalski of at Heartland Memorial Center in the area. Diapers can cost $100 or more a month and they can’t be bought with food stamps or WIC. As a Guam, Late Jenny LeHouillier, 7151 W. 183rd St., Tinley Park. result, parents try to make do without or by stretching their supply by leaving babies in dirty diapers Tom Mittler, Steve (Laura) Mit- Funeral Friday 10 a.m. at the longer or by reusing diapers. Not having diapers means parents can’t leave their children with a tler of Manteno, Dan (Barb) funeral home. Military honors childcare provider, most of which require parents to provide disposable diapers for their children. An Mittler of Oak Forest, Ricky to follow at Abraham Lincoln inadequate diaper supply causes a longer time between changes, which can lead to severe diaper (Paula) Mittler of Orland Park, National Cemetery, Elwood. rash and other health problems. Babies who cry because their diaper is dirty will cry longer, increasing stress for parents struggling to make ends meet, and increasing the possibility of abuse. Not having diapers can adversely affect a mother’s feeling of self-worth as a mother, negatively impacting the mother-child bond. The need for diapers in our area is great. The Courage program alone has 300 mothers in it, half of whom have children in diapers. To find out how to help SWADDLE cover the diaper need, visit its website at www.swaddlediapers.org or look for them on Facebook. Pictured: (back row) Paul Hansen, Kathy Rogers, Kathleen King, Sara Wilson, (front row) Sandy Bury, Kay Keating, and Candace Ramirez. Not pictured: Tom Mintle.

SWADDLE local diaper bank organizes to help moms in need

Nephews. Memorial Visitation Thursday October 4, 2014 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Van Henkelum Funeral Home 13401 S. Ridgeland Ave. Palos Heights, Il. (located in Westgate Plaza). Family and Friends will gather Friday at St. Alexander Church 7025 W. 126th. St. Palos Heights, Il. 60463 Memorial Mass Friday 11:30 a.m. Private Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. For additional information please call (708) 448-3530 or www.vanhenkelum.com

Marlyn C. Kraus

Marlyn C. Kraus, 80, of Palos Heights, died on Sept. 13 at Palos Community Hospital. Visitation was held at Van Henkelum Funeral Home in Palos Heights on Sept. 21. A funeral service was held at the funeral home on Sept. 22. Interment was at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Mrs. Kraus is survived by her husband, Fred; her daughter, Karyn Ronder; her sons, Keith, Ken and Craig Kraus and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Kraus was born in Chicago. He was a school teacher in Palos School District 118. He was a member of Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church. Memorials to the church, 12312 S. 88th Ave.

Houses of Worship

The Port Ministries plans second Fall Harvest of Hope Celebration The Port Ministries (“The Port”), a multi-faceted nonprofit serving the poor on the South Side, will host a fundraising event on Sunday, Oct. 26, from noon to 4 p.m., at 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St. in Merrionette Park. The benefit event is open to the public and will offer entertainment, music, prize drawings, a silent auction, Sunday football viewing and children’s activities. The Port is seeking donations for

gift baskets and larger items for the silent auction from local businesses and individuals. “Over 250 people attended the event last year and we’re hoping even more come out with their friends and family to support us and those we serve on the South Side,” David Krug, Director of Operations at The Port Ministries, said. “We’re an independent charity, which means that we don’t receive regular funding from the government or any larger orga-

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Marathon effort for Together We Cope Noel Guest is making her run for the Chicago Marathon more memorable by raising funds for Together We Cope, the homeless prevention agency in Tinley Park. To support Guest, visit www.togetherwecope.org or mail a check to the agency at 17010 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park IL 60477. A dental hygienist at Bartz Dental in Oak Lawn, Guest has been an athlete all her life, although she didn’t take up running until she was about 20 years old. Her first race was the 2000 Chicago Marathon; this year’s race will be her third marathon, although she has run several half-marathons. Together We Cope is a nonprofit agency based in Tinley Park that serves families in crisis from 22 south suburban communities through a food pantry, resale shop and financial aid for some costs like rent and utility bills. In 2014, the agency earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for the fourth year in a row, a level of recognition only 7 percent of charities achieve.

nization. We rely solely on the generosity of individuals to help fund our programs for the disadvantaged.” In August, the Port also announced the hiring of David Hommy Gonzalez as the organization’s Development and Marketing Director who said, “the Fall Harvest of Hope is not just our annual fundraiser; it is a celebration of The Port Ministries. It is a moment where we can thank and share the accomplishments of the organization with our friends, volunteers, supporters, staff and board members. The event is also an opportunity to gain new friends and supporters of our work. It is an honor to join The Port Ministries and be part of the good work being done here.” The second annual Fall Harvest of Hope Celebration is The Port’s largest fundraising event of the year. Tickets prior to the event are $30 for adults, $15 for children (under age 20) and kids under age 5 are free. Admission includes all-you-can-eat-and-drink including: food, beer, wine and soda. Grand prize raffle tickets are $50 for prizes ranging from $500 to $1,000 (winners need not be present to win – only 500 tickets to be sold). Tickets will also be sold at the door for $40 for adults and $20 for children (under age 20). Visit www.theportministries.org for more information or call (773) 778-5955 to purchase raffle tickets, benefit tickets, donate prizes or make a contribution. The Port Ministries (“the Port”) was founded in 1985 by Friar Augustin “Father Gus” Milon, Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) to serve the very poor of Chicago’s Back of the Yards and surrounding South Side neighborhoods. The Port represents an alternative to the drugs, gangs and violence of the streets in addition to providing programs to families in need.

Catholic Charities Fall Fest at St. Francis of Assisi Church Celebrate autumn with an evening of casual fun, including live dance music by local rock band, “Hooked on Sonics”, and an all-you-can eat drink and food buffet from Chuck’s Southern Comfort Café at Catholic Charities Fall Fest. It will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, from 6 to 11 p.m., at St. Francis of Assisi Parish Hall, 15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park.

Proceeds support programs serving those in need in the Southwest Suburbs sponsored by the Catholic Charities Southwest Regional Office and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, including emergency services, counseling and senior support. Cost is $45 per person in advance; $50 at the door. Call 430-0428, or visit: http://www. catholiccharities.net/Events/ RegionalEvents/FallFest.aspx

‘JUST 3’ a new class offering at C.L.E.W.S. Missed the Sept. 1 cut-off for 3-year-old preschool? No need to worry because just after your child turns 3, he or she can begin the JUST 3 program at CLEWS preschool. Your child can begin this program after his or her 3rd birthday, and your child gets to begin with a birthday celebration. Program goals and expectations will develop social skill, build selfconfidence, encourage group interaction (sharing, taking turns, following directions. Activities are age – appropri-

Those who serve Army Pvt. Allyessa C. Zambrano has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Zambrano is the daughter of Tania Zambrano, of Frankfort. She is a 2012 graduate of Stagg High School.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing (Docket 2014-15) to be held before the Palos Heights Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., at the Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL to consider the following petition filed by Richard Jacobson for a variance to the required residential side yard setback to allow for construction of a carport at 12435 S 70th Ct Palos Heights, IL. PIN 24-30-311-004-0000

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing (Docket 2014-17) to be held before the Palos Heights Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., at the Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL to consider the following petition filed by Paula Dondlinger for a fence variance of 2’ to allow for the construction an 8’ foot fence at 12815 Seneca Rd Palos Heights, IL. PIN 23-36-204-048-0000

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing (Docket 2014-16) to be held before the Palos Heights Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., at the Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL to consider the following petition filed by John Janda for a front yard fence variance to allow for construction of a 6’ foot fence at 12102 S 71st Ave Palos Heights, IL. PIN 24-30-118-006-0000

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing (Docket 2014-18) to be held before the Palos Heights Zoning Commission on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., at the Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL to consider the following petition filed by Trenna Property Investments LLC to amend the zoning code from a B use to a B-1 use to allow office space at 12224 S Harlem Ave Palos Heights, IL. PIN 23-25-229-005-0000

All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given an opportunity to be heard.

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The Regional News Thursday, October 2, 2014

When is it time to make changes in your portfolio? The kids are back at school and summer vacations are now just fading memories, so it must be autumn. But the seasons don’t just move on the calendar — they also change in your life. And, speaking of changes, you’ll have to make many of them as you move through the years — and that includes changes to your investment portfolio. But how will you know when it’s time to take action? Just as Mother Nature sends out “signals” to indicate a change in seasons — blooming flowers, falling leaves, warmer or colder temperatures, longer or shorter days, etc. — your portfolio will frequently “tell” you when you need to make adjustments. Here are a couple of indicators you may want to heed: • Out-of-balance portfolio — Even the best stocks can lose value when the overall market is down, but if you only own stocks, you could take a big hit during a downturn — and if it happens repeatedly, you may find it hard to even stay invested. After all, stocks will always fluctuate in value, and protection of your principal is not guaranteed. Yet you can at least help defend yourself against market volatility by balancing your portfolio with a mix of stocks, bonds, government securities, certificates of deposit (CDs) and other investments, with the percentage of each type of asset based on your

happen to you. You may also want to begin investing in a college savings vehicle, such as a 529 plan. • New job — Assuming Jim your new job offers you a retireVan Howe ment plan, such as a 401(k) or similar vehicle, you’ll have some choices to make. How much can you afford to contribute? How should you allocate your dollars individual goals, time horizon among the investment choices offered in the plan? How can and risk tolerance. • “Overweighting” of indi- you best integrate your 401(k) vidual investments — Related or other plan into your overall to the point made above, you investment portfolio to avoid can also have too much money duplication? • Impending retirement — As kept in a single investment, such as an individual stock or bond. you enter retirement, you may Sometimes, this “overweight- want to adjust your portfolio ing” can happen almost on its to help reduce its short-term own, as when a stock, or stock- fluctuations and to provide more based vehicle, has increased so current income opportunities. much in value that it now takes At the same time, you may still on a larger percentage of your need to invest for growth — you portfolio than you had intended could be retired for two or three — possibly bringing with it more decades, and you’ll need to stay risk than you had intended, too. ahead of inflation. Pay close attention to the As a general rule, no single investment should take up more messages coming from your than a small percentage of your portfolio — and from your life. These “signals” will give you entire portfolio. Your own life may also send a good idea of when it’s time you some messages regarding to make the right investmentchanges you may need to make related moves. to your investment and financial Jim Van Howe is a financial strategies. Here are just a few of the milestones that may trigger advisor with Edward Jones Investments, in Palos Heights. His necessary moves: • New child — You’ll need office is at 7001 W. 127th St. He to review your life insurance to can be reached at 361-3400. This make sure it’s sufficient to help article was written by Edward provide for a newborn or newly Jones for use by your local Edadopted child, should anything ward Jones Financial Advisor.

Area Property Transfers Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Regional News does not attempt to correct errors made by that office.

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Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Dancy Curtis W III, 16019 Laurel Dr, $135,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Mcguinn Catherine, 15710 S Lake Hill’s Ct, Unit #157102N, $145,000; O Reilly David L to Geraci Vincent R, 9101 140th St, $275,000; Capparelli James J to PanosSchultz Christina, 15333 Regent Dr, $290,000; Swenson Lawrence Gene Tr to Canna James J, 14401 Golf Rd, $320,000; TCF Natl Bk to Haro Vanessa, 16419 Francis Ct, $168,000; Cianci Marie B to Bukevicius Arturas, 13950 Berkhansted Ct,

$172,000; Deutsche Bk Trust Co Amer to Basit Abdul, 15249 73rd Ct, Unit #34, $111,000; Helms Michael L to Synder Thomas M, 8243 Legend Ln, $364,000; Mcnamara Robert to Eklund Barbara, 7300 153rd St, Unit #1, $135,000; Gavin Edward D to Kincaid Thomas E, 9750 Koch Ct, Unit #3A, $185,000; Zantingh Ryan to Duffy Rose, 15804 86th Ave, Unit #130, $142,000; Omalley James to Omalley Thomas R, 18212 Clear Creek Crossing, $350,000; Stalzer Roberta L to Fitzpatrick Anne F, 103 Ruggles Ct, $248,000; Buck David Lee to Citlau Ronald, 13732 92nd Ave, $275,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Haleem Huda W, 15602 Violet Ct, Unit #31, $118,000; Fannie Mae to Miuccio Salvatore, 15500 Orlan Brook Dr,

Unit #221, $42,000; Veldman Mark T to Przespolewski Lynne, 17953 Indiana Ct, Unit #164, $182,500; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Nied Carole A, 18119 Georgia Ct, Unit #131, $160,000; Hosack Richard C Tr to Sterchele Brian, 17758 Crestview Dr, $335,000.

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Hennessy Thomas W to Kirkner Andrew, 7240 Palos Ave, $365,000; Kent Gene to Kent Gene M, 12536 Mcvicker Ave, $189,000; Lopez Brian to Foley Eileen T, 12448 Mcvicker Ave, $215,000.

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HSBC Bk USA Trust Series 2006 CW1 to Doyle John, 8112 126th St, $90,000; Zych Timothy J to Martinez Arnold, 13061 Ridgewood Dr, $415,000; Otooe Mark J Tr to Velez Jose, 8108 127th St, $250,000.

Business Notes Employers needed for Moraine Valley job, and internship fair

Palos Hills. Employer check-in is at noon, and the employer luncheon is at 12:30 p.m. The Fall Job and Internship Employers from all industries Fair is a prime opportunity for who have position openings are employers to recruit diverse stuneeded for Moraine Valley Com- dents, alumni and community munity College’s Fall Job and In- members to fulfill employment ternship Fair on Thursday, Oct. needs, including hourly or salary 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. The fair will jobs and paid or non-paid internbe in the Moraine Business and ships. Commission-only positions Conference Center, Building M, on and undisclosed third-party recampus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., cruiting will not be included.

The registration fee is $100 for a six-foot table and lunch for two recruiters. Registration forms and payment are due by October 3. The form can be downloaded from the college’s website at morainevalley.edu/jrc. Space is limited. For more information about the fair or other events, call the Job Resource Center at (708) 9745313, or visit the website.

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Laughter is the best way to reduce stress, improve the implace 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. mune system, and alleviate pain. 13, at Palos Health & Fitness In her Laugh Circle participants Center, 15430 West Ave., Orland laugh for no reason at all, there Park. Light refreshments will be are no jokes, no funny movies, served. Registration is required; no stand-up comics. They just laugh! call 226-2300. Kathy is a registered nurse, Certified Laugh Leader, an Support group adjunct facilitator at Moraine for abuse survivors Valley Community College and Gratitude Counseling and Re- member of the Orland Park sources in Palos Heights hosts Area Chamber of Commerce. a free support group for abuse She has done her program at survivors and their loved ones The Center, Lake Katherine and on the third Wednesday of each WellbeingMD. month from 7 to 8 p.m. Individuals who have sufCaregivers support fered physical, emotional, at Smith CCRCs sexual abuse, teacher abuse, clergy abuse, bullying, date Residents of the Orland Park rape, domestic violence, work- area and Chicago’s Beverly place harassment or any form neighborhood who are in charge of mistreatment are welcome to of the care of seniors with Alattend. Since seating is limited zheimer’s disease or dementia to 10 attendees, registration is can get free tips on handling required. Call Jessica Loftus at them from experts at meetings 448-1306 for location and details. next month at Smith Crossing and Smith Village, both of which are continuing care retirement Laughter Circle communities (CCRCs). with Kathy O’Brien The hour-long gatherings beKathy O’Brien offers a new gin at 6:30 p.m. and are open to Laugh Circle on the second Fri- questions and comments from day of every month at 7 p.m. at the audience. Before ending, 7230 Route 83, in Palos Heights. light refreshments are served.

Today (Thursday), director of admissions Amie Kamba and life enrichment director Dana Mahler present a film on Alzheimer’s disease. This short film examines the personal and societal implications of Alzheimer’s, profiling families living with it, interviewing the doctors on the front lines and scrutinizing the latest research. Smith Crossing is at 10501 Emilie Lane in Orland Park (enter at 104th Avenue and 183rd Street). To reserve a place, call 326-2300 or send an email to familyand friends@smithcrossing.org. Tuesday, Oct. 7, memory support coordinator Diane Morgan will open the floor to a discussion about the many aspects of Alzheimer’s disease, the onset, what it means to families living with and its impact on the individual who has it. Want to know if the proper diet can prevent or delay it? Are you curious about it being hereditary? Do you sometimes wonder if you have it? These are some of the questions that may be asked—and answered. Smith Village is at 2320 W. 113th Place in Beverly. Advance reservations are recommended; call 773-474-7300, or send an email to familyand friends@smithvillage.org.

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Members of the Andrews and Riontino families watch as Palos Heights Mayor Robert Straz cuts a grand opening ribbon on Friday at AneMoNe Caffe & Neapolitian Pizzeria, 6431 W. 127th St. The new eatery opened with a soft launch on Sept. 4 and is now moving ahead at full speed, the owners said, offering both carryout and dine in, in a renovated space once home to a Bakers Square restaurant.

AneMoNe Caffe spells unique dining options by Tim Hadac staff reporter The ribbon was cut last week at AneMoNe Caffe & Neapolitan Pizzeria, 6431 W. 127th St., as Palos Heights welcomed its newest eatery. “We named our restaurant based off the anemone flower, which is derived from the Greek word ánemos, meaning ‘wind’—so it’s a wind flower,” said co-owner Pete Andrews. “It fits well with our concept, which is fast casual. We want our food and service to be fast like the wind and beautiful like the flower.” The new restaurant is located in the old Bakers Square outlot in the Indian Hills shopping center that had stood vacant for nearly nine years. “My wife is originally from Palos Heights. I’ve been in this area for basically 18 years,” Andrews said. “I used to eat here when it was a Bakers Square. This has been such an eyesore for the community for such a long time. “My brother-in-law [co-owner Emanuele Riontino] and I saw the opportunity and said, ‘Why not Palos Heights?’ This is a great location in a great community,”

Candidates forums at Smith sites Candidates and incumbents running in the upcoming Nov. 4 election will address questions posed to them by residents of Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, and by local senior high school students. The candidates’ forum begins at 3:30 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 3, at Smith Village, 2320 W. 113th Place. The public is invited. State Sen. Emil Jones III (D14), who is not up for re-election at this time, will be attending to answer questions. State Rep. Monique Davis (D – 27) is running unopposed, but will also be in attendance to address questions and concerns voiced by the residents and high school students. During the question and answer period as well as discussion groups following the candidates’ presentations, Smith Village residents and first-time 18-year-old voters will discuss the issues and the importance of exercising their right to vote. For more information and to reserve a seat, call 773-474-7300. Other candidates will also address questions posed to them by residents of Smith Crossing, a continuing care retirement community in Orland Park, and by local senior high school students. The candidates’ forum begins at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, at Smith Crossing, 10501 Emile Lane in Orland Park, just north of I80 and west of LaGrange Road. The public is invited. Sen. Michael Hastings (D-19)), who is not up for re-election at this time, will be attending to answer questions. Margot McDermed (R) running against Nicki Serbin (D) for the District 37 House seat vacated by Rep. Renee Kosel will also be in attendance and ready to speak to local issues. Senior students from LincolnWay North and Carl Sandburg high schools will be in attendance as they anticipate casting their ballots for the first time. For more information and to reserve a seat, call 326-2300.

Eatery fills old Bakers Square he added. Andrews said there are “not a lot of [unique dining options] being offered to the people of Palos Heights, Palos Park and Palos Hills, without having to go to Orland—and I think that matters because people cringe when they think about heading out to Orland and dealing with all the traffic and congestion along La Grange Road.” Observing that a number of independent restaurants in the area have disappeared in recent years, Andrews said that all too often, the remaining dining options are dominated by “cookie-cutter, corporate chain [restaurants], and they’re all serving the exact same thing, just with different names. You can go down the line--Chili’s, Houlihan’s, TGI Friday’s—it’s pretty much the same menu, just a different name.” AneMoNe offers “something no one else in the area is offering,” Andrews continued. “We modeled our restaurant after some of the breakfast places that are in [Chicago]. We want to bring

the downtown experience here to the suburbs.” The restaurant features a European-style menu, the owners said, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. “We pride ourselves on the freshest ingredients; so the dough we use for our pizza crusts, we make that fresh every day,” Andrews said. “Our pastas are fresh pastas, not the dry stuff you might buy in a grocery store. The pizzas are baked in the only wood-burning, brick oven in this area. We use oak, apple and cherry [wood], and it’s fast. Our pizzas come out in a minute, our pastas cook in three minutes.” Andrews and Riontino also point with pride to their imported cheeses and deli meats, all natural steaks, grass-fed beef used for their burgers and meatballs, and steroid-free, antibiotic free chickens. AneMoNe also boasts a wide assortment of gelatos made inhouse daily. At the ribbon cutting, Mayor Robert Straz praised Riontino and Andrews as “dynamic individuals who are stepping up to open a business and make a wise investment in Palos Heights.”

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The 4th annual Bavarian Fest to benefit the Crisis Center for South Suburbia was held last Saturday evening at the Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post in Worth. A tent filled with German fun, food, music, dancing and contests was set up outside the post. A hearty German buffet was served in the banquet room inside. The event attracted about 300 people and was expected to raise as much as $30,000 through corporate sponsorships, food and beer sales, raffles and more. This was the first year it was held at Worth’s American Legion post.

The event offered a bean-bag tournament in the setting sun.

Bavarian Fest boosts Crisis Center mission

Event Chairman Patty Watne, of Orland Park, watches the strength contestants early on as they struggled to hold a filled pitcher at arm’s length the longest. Continuing a family tradition of community service, Watne is a daughter of George and Nancy Mitchell, Palos-Orland florists active in local community organizations and fund drives. Remaining strength contestants begin to weaken.

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A table filled with raffle prize baskets, bicycle and TV awaits the drawing at the end of the evening.

Orland Park resident Janet Stroobosscher is all smiles after she won a wooden wheelbarrow filled with German craft beer. Congratulating her is Ted Mora, of Frankfort, wearing his alpine hat and lederhosen. Mora, along with his adopted daughter, Kassie, made the decorative piece as a tribute to Kassie’s mother, Tracey, a domestic violence victim who died at the hands of her husband seven years ago. Those unable to attend Bavarian Fest but who want to help the Crisis Center for South Suburbia are encouraged to call 429-SAFE or visit crisisctr.org online.

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Palos Park’s Hock ready for biggest test By Tim Cronin

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Brother Rice’s Austin Alarcon (7) denied St. Laurence’s Mike Sterna a reception by breaking up a pass during Friday night’s Chicago Catholic League crossover game in Chicago. The Crusaders stretched their win streak to four by defeating the Vikings 34-7.

Can’t keep up with Jones Crusaders’ tailback a big difference against Vikes By Ken Karrson At 5-foot-8 Marcus Jones isn’t going to wow any opposing football player with his size. Then again maybe he’s really taller than that. After all, the Northern Illinois University-bound tailback doesn’t stand still long enough to get an accurate measurement. What is much easier to calculate is his impact on the field. Friday night at Joe Johnston FieldSt. Laurence couldn’t keep up with this Jones, at least not often enough to render him unimportant. Jones gained 127 rushing yards for Brother Rice, 80 of which came on the second play of the evening. That dash to paydirt gave the Crusaders a lead they wouldn’t surrender as they extended their win streak to four games with a

ing a catch “that was one of the most unbelievable I’ve seen in a long time” to set up one of the Crusaders’ scores. Not to be ignored, either, was Rice’s defense. While it gave up nearly 400 total yards to the Vikings (2-3), it stood tall when it had to, such as late in the opening half. St. Laurence had two chances to cut into a 14-0 deficit before the break, but journeys to the Crusaders’ 11- and 9-yard lines ended without incident. A fourthdown sack halted one drive, while Jordan Boyd broke up a pass in the end zone on the other series. “We had no problem moving the ball,” Vikings coach Harold Blackmon said. “We just had trouble running it when the field got shorter. Compliments to what (Continued on page 5)

34-7 decision over the Vikings in a Chicago Catholic League crossover contest. “When you’ve got a guy like Marcus Jones, he can deflate any team,” Rice coach Brian Badke said. “Give it to Laurence — they came out fired up and tried to take it to us, [but] he’s got speed that’s tough for anyone to handle. We got going there quick with Marcus.” The senior struck again from 7 yards out in the third quarter, but he wasn’t the only weapon the Crusaders (4-1) unleashed on their guests. Ricky Smalling, who enjoyed a breakout performance in Week 4 versus Wheaton-St. Francis, continued to excel as he also delivered a pair of touchdowns on Rice’s behalf, one of which was on a reception that covered 60 yards. Badke hailed Smalling for mak-

“I love competition,” Kirsten Hock said. “I love beating people.” With her basketball career over after four years at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, the Palos Park resident took up running to fill the void created by a no-hoops existence. But when injuries started to hamper her Hock needed something else. Coaching high school basketball kept her involved with athletics but not to the degree she preferred. Personal competition was missing. So Hock turned to the ironman triathlon, the most grueling of all athletic pursuits this side of mountain climbing. Isn’t there something wrong with this picture? “There’s so much more cross-training involved,” Hock said. “It’s not just running.” Indeed, it’s not, although there is the not-insubstantial matter of running 26.2 miles — a full marathon — in the third leg of an ironman. That comes after a 2.4mile swim and 112-mile bike race. Hock, 40, has been in the ironman game for eight years, competing occasionally in half-ironman events as well. And this month she’ll break into the big time, racing in the penultimate endeavor: the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, made famous two decades ago by broadcast coverage of competitors gasping and crawling their way to the finish line on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports.” On Sunday, Oct. 11, Hock will be one of 2,198 competitors from around the world, but her age group, the Female 40-44 bracket, has only 94 contestants. That classifies Hock as elite, one of the best in the world at what she does. The proof came in last year’s

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Kirsten Hock, a Palos Park resident and science teacher at Reavis High School, will compete in the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii on Oct. 11. Wisconsin ironman event, when she finished third in the women’s 35-39 bracket — 36th among all females — in 11 hours, 29 minutes, 30 seconds even though the shifter cable on her bike broke 14 miles into the race. Hock had to bike the last 98 miles without it but still got the job done. That made her eligible for the Hawaii event, and thanks to cooperation from her employers at Reavis High School in Burbank, where she teaches science, she’ll be there this year. “I can’t thank them enough,” Hock said. “We have a great support crew, a great administrative staff. And I’ll be back the day after at night because the next day is parent-teacher conferences.” The boisterous backing extends to Hock’s family. Husband Michael, children Thor, 7, and Annika, 5, and her parents are behind her 100 percent and will be in attendance. For them it’s an eight-day vacation; for her it’s a business trip.

Famine over, Mustangs feast Evergreen erases early deficit, sails past Spartans By Ken Karrson

A period piece

Fourth quarter saves Bulldogs vs. Cards By Ken Karrson By putting an exclamation point on the final period, Richards removed any question marks attached to its earlier misfires versus Eisenhower Friday night. One thing that couldn’t be questioned prior to the South Suburban Conference Red encounter at Korhonen Field was the Cardinals’ underdog status. Having won only once in four tries this season, Eisenhower was likely considered only a minor nuisance by the division-leading Bulldogs. But the Cards wound up being a major headache to Richards, which trailed most of the way before finally finding its groove. Spencer Tears’ 27-yard reverse gave the locals their first lead, then the floodgates opened. The

‘Dogs’ defense scored a touchdown and set up another to put the hosts in command. “In the first six minutes [of the period] we scored three times,” Richards coach Tony Sheehan said. “That kind of took the air out of their balloon. We know that’s what we can do, [but] we shouldn’t have to wait until the fourth quarter.” Better late than never in this case as the Bulldogs’ surge carried them to a deceptively lopsided 36-7 victory on homecoming. Besides Eisenhower’s sub-.500 ledger, Sheehan felt his players were also distracted by week-long festivities at the school. “Guys’ minds just aren’t there and focused [on game preparation] during homecoming,” he said. As for the Cardinals, Sheehan

thought their performance against their District 218 sister school was no fluke. “They’re not a 1-4 team,” he said. “Their kids are tough kids. We knew their defense was going to come after us and they played hard to the end. I told the [Richards] kids that it wouldn’t shock me if [the Cards] win out and we win out and we see them in the first round of the playoffs.” The Bulldogs (4-1, 3-0) took another step toward that destination by cleaning up their act at crunch time. After self-destructing more often than Sheehan cared to remember, Richards used Tears’ reverse as a jump-start. The third-and-25 play, which capped a 14-play, 80-yard trek, was made possible by key blocks from Jared (Continued on page 4)

“The kids love it,” Hock said. “When I come back from a race, they say, ‘Did you win?’ I give them all the trophies.” Michael is a skeet and trap shooter, a sport that demands precision and a keen eye while stationary. Between swimming, biking and running Kirsten is anything but stationary. “I’m the weird soccer mom who runs around the field during games,” Hock said. Training typically consumes between 12 and 16 hours per week, though after this past weekend she began tapering the workouts down. But most days there are two, one of them after the kids are in bed. All this costs money. Beyond the price of the Hawaii trip itself there’s equipment — running shoes, more running shoes, a good bike, treadmill, the list goes on and on. And while a few ironman competitors are pros, most of the field at Kona are amateurs. But Hock has obtained a sponsor — the pluckily titled Big Sexy Racing group — and that’s helped cut expenses for equipment, race uniforms and the like. “I’ve been very picky about what I’ve entered this year,” Hock said. What she has competed in, she has excelled in. A 1992 Rich South graduate, Hock also qualified for the Half-Ironman Championship, the Sprint and Olympic-length Championship and the Olympic-length Championship. The first two world titles will be decided in Sweden and Australia, respectively. Those she is skipping. The latter championship, though, will be contested in Chicago next September and that Hock won’t miss. First, there is Kona, the Boston Marathon of the close(Continued on page 3)

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Evergreen Park players Kerron Brown (left) and Charles Taylor bump helmets after Brown made a tackle in Friday night’s South Suburban Conference Red game against Oak Lawn. The Mustangs fell behind early but eventually collected a 48-28 victory that put them back over the .500 mark for the season.

Will the real Evergreen Park please stand up? It’s doubtful if even first-year coach Ray Mankowski has a completely accurate read on his club this season. If not, that’s no surprise given the Mustangs’ feast-or-famine existence to date. After steamrolling two nonconference foes Evergreen received a rude introduction to South Suburban Conference Red play, first by Argo and then Reavis. Falling to the unbeaten Rams was certainly no crime, even for the defending divisional kingpin, but calling the Mustangs’ seven-point showing versus the Argonauts “shocking” would not be an understatement. So when Evergreen visited Oak Lawn Friday night, it was anyone’s guess as to which Mustangs bunch would show up. In actuality, both did. The Spartans’ 14-0 getaway admittedly conjured up in Mankowski’s mind the disastrous beginning Evergreen endured against Reavis, which held a 21-0 edge before the Mustangs had run four offensive plays. But just as quickly as it fell behind Evergreen grabbed the lead away from Oak Lawn with 28 unanswered points. Back came the Spartans with (Continued on page 4)

FOOTBALL FORECAST

Jeff Vorva’s two-game lead melted to one when Evergreen Park went crazy after being down by a couple of touchdowns to Oak Lawn early in last week’s action. So now Unholy Maholy is breathing down Vorva’s neck and Jason just had an onion and garlic sandwich for lunch. Defending king Ken Karrson leaped past Bob Rakow for third while Anthony Nasella and Wally Findysz are duking it out for fifth. Teams are jockeying for playoff positions in the next few weeks and our goon platoon is trying to gain respectability.

Last week: Overall: Oak Forest at Richards Marist at St. Patrick Evergreen Park at Shepard Sandburg at Homewood-Flossmoor Brother Rice at Mt. Carmel Joliet Central at Stagg Wheaton-St. Francis at St. Laurence Chicago Christian at Ridgewood Oak Lawn at Eisenhower St. Xavier at Grand View

Ken Karrson Jeff Vorva 8-1 7-2 34-14 36-12 Richards Richards Marist Marist Evergreen Park Shepard H-F H-F Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel Stagg Stagg Wheaton Wheaton Chicago Chr. Ridgewood Oak Lawn Eisenhower Grand View Grand View

Anthony Nasella 6-3 30-18 Richards Marist Evergreen Park H-F Mt. Carmel Stagg Wheaton Ridgewood Eisenhower St. Xavier

Jason Maholy Wally Findysz 8-1 7-2 35-13 29-19 Richards Richards Marist Marist Evergreen Park Evergreen Park H-F H-F Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel Stagg Stagg Wheaton Wheaton Chicago Chr. Chicago Chr. Oak Lawn Oak Lawn St. Xavier St. Xavier

Bob Rakow 6-3 33-15 Richards Marist Evergreen Park H-F Brother Rice Stagg St. Laurence Ridgewood Eisenhower St. Xavier

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Gridiron girls gone wild Bartosh (Reprinted from Feb. 11, 2010) To all those women who gripe about their men getting way too wrapped up in watching football, I offer this little reminder: At least the people they typically see on TV are very large, fully dressed males. And the teams for which those behemoths play carry macho monikers like “Vikings,” “Buccaneers” and “Raiders.” It could be much worse — the gridiron groupies could instead be following the exploits of clubs known as the “Bliss,” “Desire” and “Dream,” and viewing athletes who are more “Peyton Place” than Peyton Manning. In case you’ve never familiarized yourself with it, I’m referring to the enterprise known as the “Lingerie Football League,” which, as the title implies, is populated by young women outfitted in same. Sure, just like regular NFL folks, LFL players wear helmets, shoulder pads, elbow pads and kneepads. Unlike their masculine counterparts, however, that’s pretty much the extent of the ladies’ ensemble — unless exposed bras, panties and garters somehow constitute an actual uniform. But did you expect something more substantial when the women perform on behalf of teams whose names seem as if they originated from a brainstorming session at Victoria’s Secret? In addition to the aforementioned Bliss, Desire and Dream, the LFL also offers fans the Philadelphia Passion, Los An-

geles Temptation and San Diego Seduction. Just writing those down puts one in need of a cold shower. Now, the organizers of the LFL — who formed it a few years ago as a viewing alternative to the Super Bowl halftime show — would like us to believe this is legitimate sport. Yes, it has rules, but so does pro wrestling, and nobody’s accusing that of being anything more than a muscle-bound world of make-believe. And at least the wrestlers possess genuine athletic chops. Supposedly, LFL players do, too. Websites devoted to the organization make a point of promoting players’ past experiences in more acceptable sporting endeavors, such as track and field, volleyball, softball and the like. Then again, if it were all about the competition, LFL rosters would contain at least a few players who bore a resemblance to prison guards or bulldozer operators. Some visible tattoos or battle scars wouldn’t be considered out of place, either. Instead, we’re treated to an array of fashion model-worthy females who manage to put the “cheerleader” in football. Maybe that’s not the intent of the LFL gurus — who are we kidding? Of course it is — but please don’t try to sell us on the legitimacy of the game. That being said, there’s certainly a natural audience for the LFL: namely, heterosexual guys who are still breathing. The same males who call themselves tennis fans whenever Anna Kournikova or Maria Shara-

pova has a match shown on TV will likely be drawn to the LFL, particularly at those times when their wives or girlfriends are busy elsewhere. And I have a hunch those guys will suddenly develop a keen interest in watching each team’s center do her job. If I were a woman, I’d be upset, in part because I’m not good-looking enough to ever be considered for a spot on an LFL team. But I’d also resent the fact that whatever advancements have been made in gender equity through the years are being undermined by another salacious, sex-driven endeavor. The LFL is exactly what intelligent women don’t need gumming up their quest for acceptance by the male portion of the population. Instead of judging women on what they’ve achieved while attired in a business suit, we guys are being invited to remain in full Neanderthal mode and rate them on how well they fill out a swimsuit. Then again, I haven’t heard too many complaints from that side of the fence in the past whenever an attractive female in some other field gets promoted simply because she’s an attractive female. So maybe I’m overreacting in my defense of the ladies. I suppose getting noticed is better than being ignored, and if it takes a pretty face or shapely body to facilitate that, so be it. I certainly won’t try and ruin things for the women. And, more importantly, for the men.

All’s Wells that ends well Junior receiver’s TD catch pushes Cougars past Saints By Ken Karrson Through 30 minutes of Saturday afternoon’s rivalry game with the University of St. Francis, St. Xavier University was minus any aerial dynamics. Normally a candidate to register more air strikes than an elite fighter pilot, the Cougars struggled offensively. Outside of its second series of the day SXU was kept off the scoreboard until intermission, and that lone six-pointer resulted from a short run rather than a pass completion. “In the first half we were just really out of sync on offense,” Cougars coach Mike Feminis said. “We just shot ourselves in the foot — we had a [long-gaining] reverse called back on a hold by one of our receivers and there were a couple wide-open, big-play opportunities we missed on. “This is four games where we have not scored on our first drive. So much of our philosophy and success is [based on] jumping on people [that] when we don’t do that, it’s kind of a downer and it gets in your mind a little bit.” Four interceptions also disrupted SXU’s flow at various points. Seeing as how the Cougars were coming off a loss to Robert Morris University that had been caused by a second-half dry spell, the last thing they needed was to be forced to chase again. But instead of bemoaning the 10-7 halftime deficit they faced, Feminis encouraged his athletes to consider just one thing. “We told them, ‘Everything that we want is there — we’ve just got to execute,’” Feminis said. One guy who definitely heeded the coach’s advice was Randall Wells. The junior receiver’s one-handed circus catch of a 53yard pass gave SXU the shot it needed to rally. Fourteen more points were collected after halftime, and with the Cougars’ defense closing ranks around USF those were enough to carry SXU to a 28-13 win at Bruce R. Deaton Field. “I’m always relieved when this game’s over,” said Feminis, a graduate of St. Francis. “We’ve obviously won all but one time against them, but the games are [almost always] competitive.” This one was no exception as the Saints unleashed quarterback Trace Wanless on the Cougars

(3-1). Wanless single-handedly accounted for 248 of USF’s 336 total yards as he rushed for a game-high 158 on 25 carries and threw for 90. One-third of the latter amount came on a second-quarter touchdown pass to Troy Torrence. “They had some really good skill guys on offense and they really highlight the quarterback — their [two] quarterbacks ran the ball 36 times,” Feminis said. “We obviously bent [defensively], but we didn’t break.” SXU’s prevention crew broke up a dozen passes, had eight quarterback hurries, recorded four sacks and forced three turnovers. Nick Cemeno (five solo stops, nine assists, one tackle for loss, one sack, one hurry, one pass breakup), Doug Ruggles (five solos, four assists, interception, pass breakup), Greg Hayward (three solos, six assists, interception, hurry, one-half tackle for loss), Dan Fitzgerald (four solos, four assists, 1 ½ tackles for loss, two hurries, forced fumble, one-half sack) and Mark Williams (six solos) were the Cougars’ ringleaders. Other influential individuals included Danny Lombardo (one solo, six assists, two breakups, one hurry), Alex Walters (nine assists, one-half sack) and Tyler Hoeg (interception). “That was a question mark going into the season, but we’re getting contributions from everybody,” Feminis said of his defense. “A lot of them got their first real kind of action a year ago. Just having [another] year of maturity and getting more reps in practices and games has made them a lot more confident. “I’m really happy to see that for guys who had to wait three or four years to get their turn.” All that solid play wouldn’t have mattered, however, if SXU never got a lead to protect. When Wells provided it to the Cougars, Feminis didn’t hesitate to cite the scoring play as the emotional game-changer. “Sometimes you just need a big play to spark you,” he said. “He definitely gave us that.” Nick DeBenedetti’s ensuing 53yard reception didn’t put him in the end zone, but it did place SXU at the doorstep. Quarterback John Rhode crossed the goal line from the 3 and later, in response to a USF field goal, hooked up with Stephen Simms on a 66-yard

TD completion. Simms, DeBenedetti and Wells combined to grab 10 of Rhode’s 13 completions for 219 yards’ worth of gains. Mixed among the good was a little bad — as a team the Cougars were guilty of six dropped balls. “There are so many things we can get better at and show improvement,” Feminis said. “We need a little more consistency. Our guys know we’ve got the potential to be explosive, but we haven’t clicked for a full four quarters yet.” Doing so Saturday would be advisable as SXU travels to Iowa to square off with defending NAIA champion Grand View in a Mid-States Football Association Midwest League contest. “Our conference is so darn competitive, but we’ve got a little revenge on our minds,” Feminis said. “[Our players] were happy after the [USF] game, and the way we played in the second half definitely got us some confidence. The season really starts now, but we’re in a great position [to prosper].”

Statistics St. Francis St. Xavier

0 7 3 3 - 13 7 0 14 7 - 28

USF First downs 21 Yds. rushing 227 Yds. passing 109 Total yds. 336 Att./comp. 35-12 Fumbles/lost 3-0 Had intercepted 3 Penalties/yds. 8-91 Punts/avg. 5-33.0

SXU 16 120 232 352 34-13 1-0 4 7-86 5-44.2

Scoring SXU — Mark Strbjak 1 run (Abdul Mahdi kick) USF — Troy Torrence 30 pass from Trace Wanless (Jordan Patsch kick) USF — Patsch 40 field goal SXU — Randall Wells 53 pass from John Rhode (Mahdi kick) SXU — Rhode 3 run (Mahdi kick) USF — Patsch 37 field goal SXU — Stephen Simms 66 pass from Rhode (Mahdi kick) St. Xavier Rushing: Simms 9-37, Rhode

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Sandburg’s Gillian Thanasouras (11) spikes the ball past Bradley-Bourbonnais’ defense during last Tuesday’s SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover match in Orland Park. The Eagles defeated the Boilermakers 25-13, 25-19.

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Chargers end full week on high note By Anthony Nasella

out with two wins because it is a very tough tournament.” After dropping three matches The Chargers opened tourney to open Friday’s Rich East Invi- play by dropping a 25-10, 25-12 tational, it would have been easy verdict to Marist. That defeat was for Stagg to just count its losses followed by ones to Lockport (21and pack it in for the rest of the 25, 25-19, 25-8) and Lemont (2519, 25-21). weekend. But the Chargers proved to be “The losses on Friday were tough a resilient bunch the following losses,” Storino said. “We have the day, winning their two Saturday potential in us. It’s really the differmatches and capturing the “D” ence between hanging with teams Division title by defeating Andrew and winning those matches. in two sets in the final. In all, “We’re at the point of the seaStagg went 4-3 during the week son where teams start feeling run to improve to 12-10 on the sea- down and we just have to punch son. The Chargers opened with through it.” two-set victories over Thornton Stagg (10-7) rebounded against (25-7, 25-5) and Lincoln-Way Lincoln-Way West on Saturday, West (25-17, 25-17) in SouthWest beating the Warriors for the Suburban Conference crossover second time in three days. The Chargers beat Lincoln-Way 25-15, matches. “It’s the first time we competed 25-19 before downing the Thunat the Rich East Invitational in derbolts 25-20, 25-14. a very long time [and] we lost Lexi Mantas was Stagg’s top three tough matches on Friday performer as she got named to where we just didn’t play well,” the all-tournament team. It was Stagg coach Deanna Storino said. her third such honor this season. “But we bounced back nicely and Mantas also played a key role won our last two matches, the in the Chargers’ other wins last last coming against Andrew who week. She served 11 aces and we had just beaten two weeks totaled 12 points versus Thornbefore. We were happy to walk ton on Tuesday and then totaled

Roundtree runaround

Senior back’s big day propels Knights By Ken Karrson One player does not a football team make, but a single individual certainly can make a huge difference. That was Colby Roundtree’s role against Walther Christian Friday night. As Chicago Christian celebrated homecoming, its senior tailback provided the onfield fireworks that made the evening one for Knights fans to cherish. Beginning with a 65-yard scoring burst on his club’s second offensive snap, Roundtree ran wild on the Broncos. Before the Metro Suburban Conference East contest was completed he reached the end zone three more times on dashes of at least 35 yards. Roundtree wound up with 252 rushing yards while averaging over 25 yards per carry. That assault was exactly what Chicago Christian required to halt a three-game slide as it knocked off Walther 33-20 in Palos Heights. “We needed that,” Knights coach Jim Bolhuis said. “That was great.” The veteran leader could have just as easily been describing Roundtree, whose offensive exploits were produced while he pulled double duty. Bolhuis shifted Roundtree from his usual linebacker position in order to spare him some contact, but the latter still was stationed in the secondary. “It was a great performance — he was tremendous,” Bolhuis said of Roundtree. “He did it every which way, with help and without help.” Bolhuis was speaking of the scoring dashes, the first of which featured Roundtree making the most of what initially seemed to be a routine play. “The blocking wasn’t there, so he cut back across the grain, ran to the other side of the field and made it happen,” Bolhuis said. “He’s a very fast kid and that was awesome. That gave us a lot of confidence that we could keep it rolling and a lot of momentum.” With his blockers doing their part, Roundtree also tallied on runs of 49 and 60 yards before halftime. Walther’s only counter to his noisemaking was Antonio

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18 kills and seven digs opposite Lincoln-Way West. Her sister Ari added eight points and 11 digs in the latter match. Also playing well was Maddie Duffner, whose double-double of 16 points and 13 assists helped subdue the Wildcats. She dished out 23 assists against the Warriors on Thursday. “Lexi and Ari are big contributors for our offense,” Storino said. “Ari is always a contender for kills leader in the area [along] with Lexi. Maddie is also one of the high assists leaders in the area and has taken over the team lead in service points. “We have the tools, but it’s just a matter of bringing it all together. We need to get wins against the teams we know we can beat. We start [Blue] division play against H-F and follow that up with matches against Sandburg and Lincoln-Way East — those are going to be big.” MOTHER MCAULEY The Mighty Macs captured a pair of midweek matches before competing in the Rich East Invitational. Mother McAuley (16-3) (Continued on page 3)

Williams’ 2-yard plunge, which briefly inched it ahead 8-7 in the opening stanza. But while the Broncos never threatened Chicago Christian’s well-being — they, in fact, fell further behind before notching a couple cosmetic touchdowns in the late going — they nevertheless impressed Bolhuis with a refusal to quietly surrender. “That [Private School League] rivalry still exists,” Bolhuis said, referring to the teams’ shared residence for so many years in the now-defunct conference. “That team was not going to quit. “We were able to capitalize on all of those [long runs] because of Colby, but they were coming after us [and] they really stressed us. We had to claw for everything on defense.” Indeed, Walther’s total yardage actually bettered the Knights’ figure by 4 and it did not hinder itself with any turnovers. But while Walther kept pace with Chicago Christian statistically, it was unable to hit the Knights with the kind of lightning-quick strikes Roundtree generated. “It was such a long grind for them to get it done,” Bolhuis said. “And we kept answering. We had a great field-position advantage throughout the night and we were very much motivated [to finish the job].” Christian (2-3, 1-0) was minus linebacker Jack De Vries on the prevention side, but Brandon Schmidt filled in capably as he paced the Knights with eight solo tackles and three assists. Bolhuis called Schmidt’s performance “huge” in Christian’s success. Dan Lawler (seven solos, five assists), Christian Bolhuis (four solos, two assists, one tackle for loss), Josh Hill (two solos, five assists) and Nathan Krygsheld (three solos, one assist) also lent a hand defensively. In addition, Krygsheld scored a special-teams TD when he returned a Broncos punt 45 yards in the third period. The only negative was the zero found in the Knights’ passing column. Coach Bolhuis admitted that solidifying the defense and “making sure everyone is where they’re supposed to be” has been prioritized, but he acknowledged

the need “to be able to throw the ball and be more balanced.” If that happens, Chicago Christian could make a legitimate charge at the Metro Suburban East title. While none of the remaining four teams on the Knights’ schedule rates as a complete pushover, there is no full-fledged powerhouse among the quartet, either. “The competitiveness is huge with all of the teams,” Bolhuis said. “You could see it in the fight with Walther. That group of four is interesting and a good group of teams. I’m looking forward to mixing it up with these guys.” First up is Ridgewood, which hosts the Knights on Friday. “The kids’ attitude has been great since Week 3,” Bolhuis said. “Something clicked between the kids as far as leadership, work ethic and buying into what we’re doing. “[And] to build off a victory is great. We’re in a very good position to keep it going.”

Statistics Walther Christian 8 0 0 12 - 20 Chicago Christian 13 7 6 7 - 33 WC CC First downs 11 12 Yds. rushing 197 241 Yds. passing 48 0 Total yds. 245 241 Att./comp. 11-4 4-0 Fumbles/lost 3-0 2-2 Had intercepted 0 0 Penalties/yds. 11-70 7-45 Punts/avg. 5-20.4 3-37.7 Scoring CC - Colby Roundtree 65 run (Jeremy Slager kick) WC - Antonio Williams 2 run (Richard Bongeorno pass from Williams) CC - Roundtree 49 run (run failed) CC - Roundtree 60 run (Slager kick) CC - Nathan Krysheld 45 punt return (kick failed) CC - Roundtree 35 run (Slager kick) WC - William DeShazer 7 run (pass failed) WC - Jaylen Pugh 7 run (pass failed) Chicago Christian Rushing: Roundtree 10-252, Rattler 7-19, Schmidt 1-(-2), Bolhuis 3-(-11), Team 1-(-17). Passing: Bolhuis 4-0-0.

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Stronger than Steelmen RedHawks conquer Benet to stop three-game slide After ‘Wings, more than a prayer By Ken Karrson Pat Dunne is not a guy who lives in the past, even when a piece of history is worth revisiting. But even the forward-leaning Marist coach couldn’t resist briefly talking about Week 8 of the 2013 regular season with his current players prior to Friday night’s East Suburban Catholic Conference encounter with Benet Academy in Mount Greenwood. The RedHawks faced the Redwings then, too, with their playoff future uncertain. Marist’s defense unexpectedly rose to the occasion a year ago and fueled a trouncing of Benet. That set in motion a RedHawks run that carried them to the brink of the Class 8A championship contest. Marist needed another boost in the rematch as it entered with a three-game losing streak in tow. Recalling what had happened about 49 weeks earlier Dunne went against his standard practice and didn’t leave the accomplishment locked up in mental storage. “We mentioned last year a little bit, [that] it was a great game for a spark,” he said. “But that was it.” That, however, was enough. Playing their best game of this season on the defensive side and getting some offensive help from Jawill Aldridge before the senior tailback reinjured his ankle, the RedHawks knocked off the Redwings for a second straight time. And thanks to its 21-7 triumph Marist (2-3, 1-2) suddenly has a prayer in regard to a future berth in the state tournament. It’s still an uphill climb, but winning out would guarantee the RedHawks a spot in the 32-school 8A field rather than merely make them playoff eligible. But true to form, Dunne refused to take a peek at what lies ahead a month from now. “We look at every game like it’s a playoff game, with that sense of urgency,” he said. “I’m proud of our focus [last Friday], but now we have blinders on for St Pat’s [on Saturday at Hansen Stadium].” Marist will likely be without Al-

dridge, but it will have an invigorated prevention unit in its midst. The RedHawks’ defense set the tone against Benet by holding it to three-and-out series five times in a row at the start of the game. The Redwings’ initial first down didn’t occur until 7 ½ minutes of the second quarter were gone. “Benet’s a great program, but our defense did tremendous,” Dunne said. “In previous weeks we had a hard time getting off the field in third-and-long [situations], but we played the pass well [here]. Our effort was tremendous — without a doubt it was our best [performance] of the season — and when that [ability to contain them] continued the guys’ confidence level increased.” Even on the Redwings’ lone scoring play Marist forced a turnover, but the fumble was recovered by Benet lineman Connor O’Donnell in the end zone. That second-period touchdown brought the visitors within seven points, the RedHawks having jumped ahead on Aldridge’s 51-yard dash on their opening possession and Darshon McCullough’s 43-yard reception of a Brendan Skalitzky pass in the second stanza. McCullough did a pretty fair imitation of former Marist great Nic Weishar as he caught 13 balls for 120 yards. And like Weishar had done the year before versus the Redwings, McCullough also made his presence felt defensively. In the latter’s case it was an interception in his own end zone on a ball that Marty Meyer tipped. The pickoff was one of two the RedHawks made deep in their own territory during the second half after Benet had ventured inside the home team’s 30. Jack Carmody also swiped a Redwings aerial. Those two interceptions preserved Marist’s slim 14-7 lead, which finally got extended by Sklalitzky on an 11-yard keeper shortly after that. “The defense sparked the offense and the offense sparked the defense — it was a total team effort,” Dunne said. “We’re plus in the turnover margin [this season], but I’m more proud of our execution than anything else.”

The RedHawks performed well in all phases, including special teams. While a field goal was missed, Marist did benefit from Skalitzky’s hefty 41-yard punting average that included a kick that pinned Benet inside its own 5 at one juncture. As the RedHawks’ signal-caller Skalitzky threw for 252 yards and guided them on a lengthy, clock-chewing drive that ate up about seven minutes of the second half and put a severe crimp in any comeback bid the Redwings were considering. Aldridge and backup Micah Awodiran did their part by rushing for a combined 155 yards. Other defenders earning Dunne’s praise were Marty Ryan, Sean McGuire, Taylor Weaver and Patrick O’Connor. “Every season’s different,” Dunne said, “but the guys played great and we’re real excited about that. [They learned that] a couple plays here or there can make a difference, and we want to keep practicing hard and just work to get better every day.” Statistics Benet Academy Marist

0 7 0 0 - 7 7 7 0 7 - 21

BA MAR First downs — 22 Yds. rushing 135 155 Yds. passing 120 252 Total yds. 255 407 Att./comp. 24-10 34-23 Fumbles lost 0 0 Had intercepted 2 1 Penalties/yds. — 3-30 Punts/avg. — 4-41.0 Scoring MAR — Jawill Aldridge 51 run (Brendan Cooke kick) MAR — Darshon McCullough 43 pass from Brendan Skalitzky (Cooke kick) BA — Connor O’Donnell fumble recovery in Marist end zone (Matt Tromp kick) MAR — Skalitzky 11 run (Cooke kick) Marist Rushing: Aldridge 11-81, Awordiran 25-74. Passing: Skalitzky 34-22-252. Receiving: McCullough 13-120, Keffer 6-61, T. Weaver 1-45, Glascott 1-21, Dunican 1-5.

Falling out of line Astros can’t match Rams’ strength up front By Ken Karrson What was up front really did count Friday night. Reavis has long been known as a football team short on fancy but long on fundamentals, a trait third-year coach Tim Zasada has no desire to change. Having previously led programs at TF North and Hammond (Ind.) high schools, Zasada knows all about operating with a blue-collar mind-set. The Rams possess a few more talented skill people than perhaps they have in a while, but their bread and butter remains power football. And much to Shepard’s chagrin it was put on full display in Palos Heights. Two methodical first-half marches staked Reavis to a 14-0 lead and the Astros never recovered, eventually falling to a 28-7 defeat in the South Suburban Conference Red matchup. The win gave the Rams a 5-0 start for the first time in more than a quarter-century and made them playoff eligible. With both Reavis and Richards behind it, Shepard still has a shot at returning to the postseason despite its sub-.500 ledger. None of the Astros’ final four opponents rates as a prohibitive favorite against them. “Going forward, these kids are learning and maximizing their abilities,” Shepard coach Dominic Passolano said of his athletes. “All these kids are getting experience and improving.” There was nothing terribly wrong that the Astros (2-3, 0-2) did against the Rams, other than have two passes intercepted. But Reavis wasn’t error-free itself. The difference between the two squads came down to one basic thing. “The pound-and-ground power football they line up in, we had trouble with that,” Passolano said. “He’s got a cycle of kids coming through that can make big plays or are game-changers, but to their credit they controlled the line of scrimmage. They were able to get pressure on our quarPrinted on recycled paper.

terback.” Sophomore Jack Carberry passed for 113 yards, but he was playing from behind almost immediately as the Rams embarked on a game-opening 71-yard journey that ended with Khalid Norvell’s 5-yard touchdown run. The visitors tallied again at the conclusion of an 80-yard drive, Travis Liszewski culminating it with an 8-yard dash into Shepard’s end zone. Having to chase is not what Passolano wanted for the Astros, but he credited his players for doing a “pretty good job of holding them in check.” “They’re a team that’s riding high,” Passolano said of Reavis. “Defensively, we knew their quarterback [Isiah Alpuche] could cut back and make big plays, and they really do a good job of creating things on special teams with trick plays that give them a lot of momentum. We kept them from really doing that.” Keyon Lansdown continued to be a defensive force for Shepard as he had a hand in 18 tackles, six of which were solo efforts. Along with those and his 12 assists the senior also registered a couple tackles for loss. Mario Wilson (five solos, four assists, one tackle for loss), Kyle Dye (five solos, one assist, interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery), Charlie Burnett (two solos, eight assists, three tackles for loss) and Jeff Taylor (fumble recovery) were other principal figures. Dye was seeing his first action since being injured in Week 1 versus Niles North. Offensively, he got switched outside, in part to lower the amount of contact he received and also because sophomore Demetrius Harrison has given the Astros another viable option at tailback. Harrison, though, was caged in pretty well by the Rams, save for a 1-yard TD plunge in the fourth quarter. By that time Shepard was chasing 21 points as Alpuche had scored in the third period on a 2-yard sneak right after Norvell ripped off a 35-yard gain.

Hock

Harrison was limited to 43 rushing yards, which still ranked as the Astros’ top performance. He did have one other possible scoring opportunity, but he slipped after catching a screen pass. Shepard also failed to take advantage of a fumble recovery it made deep in Reavis territory, as well Dye’s pickoff that set the hosts up again on the Rams’ side of the field. “We’ve been leaving too many points on the field,” Passolano said. “[When] we get an interception inside the 30 we’ve got to score there.” The Astros will attempt to square their record at Evergreen Park’s expense on Friday. The two teams have traded one-sided victories the past two years, but the Mustangs will enter the fray on the heels of a 48-28 vanquishing of Oak Lawn. Passolano, though, is unfazed by that and wants his players to feel the same way. “We’ve played a pretty good schedule with these first five teams,” he said. “I think that’ll help us.”

Statistics Reavis Shepard

7 7 7 7 - 28 0 0 0 7 - 7

ABS Yds. rushing 52 Yds. passing 113 Total yds. 165 Att./comp. 26-11 Fumbles/lost 0-0 Had intercepted 2 Scoring REA — Khalid Norvell 5 run (Matt Mulica kick) REA — Travis Liszewski 8 run (Mulica kick) REA — Isiah Alpuche 2 run (Mulica kick) ABS — Demetrius Harrison 1 run (Mike Iturbe kick) REA — Marc McClinton 23 pass from Liszewski (Mulica kick) Shepard Rushing: Harrison 13-43, Carberry 7-11, Rueck 1-(-2). Passing: Carberry 26-12-113. Receiving: Dye 4-41, Harrison 3-39, Hufstedler 3-26, Lopez 1-6, McCormick 1-1.

several of her nine years of coaching Reavis’ girls’ basketball team — a post she gave up only when (Continued from page 1) Annika’s birth was imminent — knit ironman world and big- the clockings came up in her favor. gest test of Hock’s career. “Once I started training and “I really enjoy seeing got decent results, that was what I can do,” she said. also a motivator,” Hock said. There was no guarantee, of course, “There’s some good talent in this that Hock would be good. But when area. There’s some fast people.” she found time to train properly By punching her ticket to Kona, during a period that overlapped Hock proved she’s ahead of the pack.

Eagles overcome slow start to down Joliet Central

By Ken Karrson Preventing the Steelmen from becoming the Stealmen was Sandburg’s No. 1 priority Saturday afternoon in Joliet. Having Joliet Central pop up on the schedule certainly seemed a fortuitous occurrence for the Eagles, seeing as how they were coming off a loss to Joliet West and needed a quick pick-me-up. What better way to find it than to be pitted against an opponent that hasn’t triumphed since 2008 and has done so only once since 2006? But before Sandburg emerged with its expected victory it had to endure more anxious moments than coach Dave Wierzal would have preferred. The Steelmen, in fact, were ahead both at the first-quarter break and more than midway through the second period. The Eagles finally erupted with 17 points in a span of less than three minutes thanks to their defense, which scored one touchdown and set up a second with a fumble recovery at the Steelmen’s 14-yard line. From

there Sandburg opened a wider lead and withstood a couple late Joliet TDs to pocket a 34-20 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue win. While it was by no means pretty, the favorable outcome was critical for the Eagles (3-2, 2-1) in their quest to return to the postseason for a seventh straight year. “We’re not in an ideal situation, but we’re still in a situation where we can make [positive] things happen,” Wierzal said. “When we put it all together we can be a very good football team.” The problem against the Steelmen was that Sandburg only occasionally did so. During that momentum-swinging stretch, for example, Graham Hevel (26-yard interception return), Patrick Brucki (forced fumble), Matt Frostman (fumble recovery) and Josh Scheldberg (1-yard scoring run) all produced key plays. But there were also forgettable happenings. Among them were a pickoff Jacob Klima ran back 82 yards for a Joliet touchdown, two missed field goals, a would-be TD pass that an Eagles receiver lost in the sun and the failure

to convert a fourth-and-2 play inside the Steelmen 5. “I think our kids were not expecting the kind of game they got,” Wierzal said. “This game had all the possibility of an upset. It doesn’t matter who’s out there — Joliet was going to look as good or bad as we let them look.” That being said, Wierzal felt the Steelmen performed admirably in defeat. “He’s got a tough situation, but I think their coach is actually doing a very good job,” Wierzal said. “The Joliet kids played well. I think their defense is better than it’s been — they made Bolingbrook work for their scores [in an earlier matchup]. “And that was probably the first time ever — and certainly the first time since I’ve been coaching — that Joliet Central scored first on us. It was kind of a new place for us, but it was [due to] a mistake on our part. It’s something that shouldn’t have happened.” Once it did, though, the Eagles needed some time to regain their footing. Jonathan Milazzo’s 40(Continued on page 5)

Volleyball roundup (Continued from page 2) reached the tournament championship match but fell to a 25-19, 16-25, 25-21 loss to Wheaton-St. Francis. The defeat was the Macs’ first suffered against an Illinois high school since 2012. Playing well in defeat for McAuley were Ryann DeJarld (15 kills, nine digs), Kayla Caffey (12 kills), Jane DeJarld (35 assists, eight digs), Kelsey Clark (eight kills), Carla Cahill (13 digs) and Kennedy Arundel (seven digs, three kills). The Macs’ triumphs at Rich East came against Andrew (2511, 25-20), Marian Catholic (2513, 25-10), Riverside-Brookfield (25-13, 25-13) and the Spartans (25-10, 25-10) again. Caffey (eight kills) and Jane DeJarld (18 assists) were McAuley’s principal figures in its 2514, 25-23 Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red win over Regina, and the latter distributed 12 more assists in Thursday’s 25-12, 25-12 triumph over Providence Catholic. Other contributors against the Celtics were Arundel (five kills, three aces, four digs), Cahill (three aces) and Ryann DeJarld (three). MARIST The RedHawks did well enough at Rich East to finish third in the “A” Division. Marist’s lone setback was to Wheaton-St. Francis (2523, 25-22) on Saturday. Wins for the RedHawks (12-4) were logged against Lockport (2520, 25-14), Stagg (25-10, 25-12), Lemont (25-14, 25-19), Bishop McNamara (25-12, 25-16) and Providence (24-26, 25-9, 25-21). Standouts during tourney play included Colleen Reilly (16 kills, seven blocks in Friday’s three matches), Allyssa Rizzo (58 digs, eight aces on Friday) and Lizzie Zaleski (58 assists, 10 blocks on Friday, seven kills versus Providence). Others chipping in to Saturday’s victories were Anne Marie Stifter (10 digs, 27 assists), Maggie Hughes (three kills, one block), Maggie Murphy (eight digs, two aces) and Emily Sullivan (three kills, two blocks). Prior to its appearance at Rich East, Marist defeated Marian Catholic in an East Suburban Catholic Conference match. Cameron Enright (seven kills, 11 digs, two aces), Rizzo (12 digs, two aces) and Haley Belcik (nine digs, three aces) were the RedHawks’ top performers. SHEPARD Also taking part in the Rich East event were the Astros, who were sixth overall after falling 2516, 25-22 to Lyons Township in the Silver Division championship match. Shepard scored wins over Downers Grove South (25-20, 25-12), Lincoln-Way West (2517, 25-23) and Lemont (28-26, 21-25, 25-13) while also losing to Wheaton-St. Francis (25-20, 25-16). The Astros (19-5, 7-0) preceded tournament play with South Suburban Conference Red victories over Reavis (26-24, 25-7) and Evergreen Park (25-20, 25-20) on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. Nikki Alex (12 digs) sparked Shepard versus the Rams, while Chasz Wells (five kills) was a player of note against the Mustangs. Maggie Vojacek (four kills, eight digs) and Vivica Price (four kills, blocks) paced Evergreen (7-13, 3-5) in defeat. EVERGREEN PARK The Mustangs got the better of Argo (25-18, 25-20) in an SSC Red encounter last Tuesday. Starring for Evergreen were Price (seven kills), Vojacek (six kills, eight digs) and Emma Przeslicke (six kills, 12 assists).

Photo by Jeff Vorva Sandburg junior Allison Nagel puts down a kill against BradleyBourbonnais in a home match last week.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Emily Mankina prepares to serve for Sandburg in its SWSC crossover match versus Bradley-Bourbonnais. OAK LAWN In the hotly contested battle between neighbors, the host Spartans came from behind in two sets against Richards to collect a 27-25, 27-25 SSC Red win last Tuesday. Simona Tomczak came up clutch for Oak Lawn (7-6, 4-2) in both rallies while finishing with a double-double of 10 kills and 13 digs. Bri Markusic (four kills, two blocks), Sam Lesiak (four kills, two blocks), Camryn Landingham (five digs) and Rebecca Suarez (11 assists) were others chipping in on the Spartans’ behalf. The Bulldogs (9-9, 3-4) also had several notables, including Sara Kiziak (seven blocks), Kelly Lind (six kills) and Dana Wujcik (five kills, 11 digs). Making their

presences felt as well were Katelyn Sullivan (21 assists) and Lexi Badon (22 digs). Wujcik’s six kills and Nicole Hansen’s 13 digs were instrumental in lifting Richards to a 25-15, 25-17 SSC Red triumph over Argo last Thursday. SANDBURG The Lady Eagles rolled to a 25-12, 25-16 victory over Lincoln-Way Central last Thursday behind the combined efforts of Julia Borschel (five kills), Kathleen Bollito (five) and Morgan Kmak (nine digs). QUEEN OF PEACE Kam Myles had five kills as the Pride (8-13) beat Oak Lawn 25-10, 25-21. Bethany Kingsley dished out 16 assists and Colleen Corbett had four aces and seven digs.

Section 2A

Thursday, October 2, 2014 The Regional News - The Reporter

Hurts so bad again

Porters deal Chargers another last-minute loss By Ken Karrson The only thing missing this time was the controversy. In 2013 Lockport was considered the spoiler in Stagg’s quest to reach the state playoffs for the first time in eight years. Had the Porters not scored a disputed touchdown just before time ran out in a Week 5 matchup, the Chargers would have prevailed and owned five wins at the end of the regular season, likely enough to place them in the tournament given the number of heavy hitters on the schedule and their accompanying playoff points. So Stagg players and coaches had plenty of reason for wanting to exact some revenge when the two SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue members reacquainted themselves Friday night in Palos Photo by Jeff Vorva Hills. And as the clock wound While the football bounces free, a pile of Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn players try to get untangled down it appeared as if payback during Friday night’s SSC Red contest. would indeed be administered. But with under two minutes to play, Lockport stunned the Chargers again. Jon Zapotoczny’s 46yard grab of a Deiondre Taylor (Continued from page 1) pass gave the Porters a 12-7 lead a couple touchdowns to create and Stagg was unable to respond another tie, but ultimately this as it absorbed its third loss in contest belonged to the Mustangs. a row. The visitors racked up the final “It was a heartbreaker,” coach 20 points to emerge with a wild Mike Fahey said. “I’m not going 48-28 triumph. to lie.” “They just made more plays The Chargers now find themdown the stretch than we did,” selves in the exact same situation Oak Lawn coach Sean Lucas said. as last fall. They must win all “They [also] scored 21 points off four of their remaining games to three turnovers — it seems like guarantee themselves a spot in the that’s been a theme for us.” Big Dance, at least three to be Mankowski didn’t care how Evcome playoff eligible, and included ergreen (3-2, 1-2) prevailed, only among the still-to-come foes are that it did so. Homewood-Flossmoor and Dis “We believe we can win,” he trict 230 archrival Sandburg. said. “But it’s about giving our First, though, this latest outPhoto by Jeff Vorva selves a chance. We told the players, ‘When you play like you’re ca- Oak Lawn coach Sean Lucas tries to get an official’s attention pable of, you can do good things.’” during Friday night’s SSC Red game versus Evergreen Park. What must be avoided, according to Mankowski, are the men- Lucas said. “He made some key happens in games, if they get nertal mistakes. He said that despite throws and he was right on the vous or what.” Lucas refused to use his altered gaining the victory the Mustangs money.” What St. Xavier University’s still had far too many. “Sean played very well,” Man- lineup as an excuse for coming men’s cross country teams lacks “We had 12 people on the field kowski said. “He made good de- up short in this latest contest. in quantity this year is being “We’re not the only team going made up for with quality. twice in a row — I don’t know cisions.” if they even have odds for that,” Ryan (17-of-24, 284 yards) con- through this,” he said. “You adapt. That’s particularly true in the Mankowski said. “We gave them nected three times with Michael We’re just trying to improve in case of Janis Pastars, who has [about] 40 yards [in penalties] on Horton for TDs, plus once each the moment — [if we do] Friday continued to get the Cougars nofour consecutive plays. with Kerron Brown and Isaac will take care of itself [because] ticed even though the squad’s “We talk about ‘stoppers’ — Matthews. Brown and Antwan there’s a lot of 50-50 games left personnel numbers are not at the things that stop ourselves. It was Moore (20 carries, 141 rushing on our schedule.” same level as in recent seasons. like they forgot everything they yards) both scored touchdowns Robinson (6-yard run) and While SXU has been unable to learned all week. You can’t keep on the ground, the latter’s coming Alec McCarthy (9-yard recep- post a team score at some meets, tion) supplied Oak Lawn’s that hasn’t stopped Pastars from shooting yourself in the foot like from 32 yards out. that.” Matthews also made a fumble second-half touchdowns versus being a person of influence. The Spartans (1-4, 0-3) didn’t recovery on defense. Brian Pall Evergreen. Defensive stickouts The latest example of such waste anything early on. Joe Rob- and Will Duran were other de- included Peter Ruane (six solo came at Friday’s College of DuPinson’s 38-yard touchdown recep- fenders Mankowski singled out stops, five assists, 3 ½ tackles age Invitational in Warrenville, for loss), Gipson (six solos), Ryne where Pastars finished fourth tion and Darius Gipson’s 33-yard for praise. scoring catch on the back end of The coach hopes Evergreen has Melnik (five solos, three assists, overall in a field of 189 runners. a hook-and-ladder play handed finally rid itself of its up-and- 1 ½ tackles for loss) and Quintin The junior completed the 8K race the hosts their 14-0 lead. down tendencies and can now Prince (three solos, five assists, at St. James Park in 26 minutes, “We challenged our kids to come take aim at a fourth consecutive two tackles for loss). 4.04 seconds and has now been out and play [aggressively] from Class 4A playoff spot. Richards among the top 10 in all three of the beginning,” Lucas said. “If still stands in the Mustangs’ way Statistics the Cougars’ 2014 meets. you get momentum on your side, on the schedule, but Mankowski Senior Kyle Counter reached big things can happen.” Final the chute in the 38th position afbelieves his squad is capable of Getting momentum wasn’t Oak finishing strong. Evergreen Park 48 ter clocking a 27:36.77. FollowLawn’s problem; maintaining it “Everybody in the conference Oak Lawn 28 ing him to the finish for SXU was. Of course, the Spartans runs the spread offense, so it’s were junior Victor Solis (64th in didn’t expect to have to make a a little bit easier to prepare,” he EP OL 28:23.35) and sophomore Alex switch at quarterback, but that be- said. “I’d like to keep taking it Yds. rushing 200 117 Ray (89th, 29:21.05). came necessary when Joe Cosenza to [opponents]. If [our kids] make Yds. passing 284 148 The Cougars’ next meet is Frirolled his ankle early in the second good decisions, they’ve got an op- Total yds. 484 265 day, Oct. 10, in South Bend, Ind. quarter. Att./comp. 24-17 21-11 Bethel College will host its inviportunity.” Enter jack-of-all-trades Rob- Evergreen takes on Shepard Fumbles lost 0 1 tational at Saint Patrick’s Park, inson, whose presence under Friday, while the Spartans bat- Had intercepted 1 0 with the men’s race starting at center robbed Oak Lawn of its tle Eisenhower. Oak Lawn has 4:45 p.m. premier receiving threat. Lu- reached its loss limit in regard Evergreen Park Rushing: Moore 20-141, WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY cas felt his other pass-catchers to playoff qualification. Ryan 6-38, Brown 8-21. Passing: Ryan Sophomore Nicole Watkins was “played well. They went up and “We look really good at times, 24-17-284. Receiving: Horton 7-126, 34th overall in a 213-runner field got the ball and made plays,” but but our mistakes are colossal,” Brown 4-20, Matthews 2-57, Moore 2-29. as the Cougars placed 10th at the he admitted Evergreen benefit- Lucas said. “The mistakes we Oak Lawn Rushing: Robinson 18-79, COD Invitational on Friday. She ed from being able to lean on make kill us. Gipson 8-22, Cosenza 6-16. Passing: covered the 5K distance at St. veteran quarterback Sean Ryan “Consistency is definitely the Cosenza 11-7-101, Robinson 10-4-47. James Park in 19:53.36. at critical moments. thing we’re looking for. We do Receiving: Robinson 3-51, Scanlon 3-38, Also providing points for SXU’s “Having a quarterback with things right in practice. The kids McCarthy 2-12, Gipson 1-33, Dodaro team score of 287 were Ann Kolkpoise definitely helped them,” are sharp, but I don’t know what 1-11, Anaya 1-3. er (51st, 20:11.53), Alondra Delfin (58th, 20:22.11), Courtney Correa (71st, 20:36.54) and Jacelyn with his interception, which set “It’s always a great game with in motion a march that conclud- them and it’s going to be an inter- Camacho (135th, 22:34.76). Comed with Romeo Johnson’s 5-yard esting week of practice. We want peting as well for the Cougars th scoring dash. to be peaking at the right time.” was Diondra Woodhouse (167 , (Continued from page 1) 24:02.09). Pat Doyle completed the ‘Dogs’ The University of Illinois-Chionslaught with a 22-yard TD Moore and Romello Boykin. cago captured the team title with “That’s what we want,” Shee- scamper. Richards went 6-of-7 on Statistics 57 points. han said, referring to the sus- third-down plays in the second 7 0 0 0 - 7 SXU’s women will take part in tained drive. “It wasn’t anything half after going 0-of-5 prior to Eisenhower Richards 0 0 6 30 - 36 the Bethel Invitational on Oct. they were doing [to stop us earli- halftime. 10. Their race begins at 4 p.m. The hosts piled up 346 total er]; it’s what we weren’t doing or MEN’S GOLF what we were doing wrong. We yards, 213 through the air as quar- HLR Led by junior Kyle Bahnick’s terback Hasan Muhammad-Rog- First downs 16 were beating ourselves.” 15th-place tie, the Cougars were A couple cases in point: a long ers connected on 19 of his 31 pass Yds. rushing 142 fourth overall at the Chicago punt return was wiped out by a attempts. Boykin hauled in Mu- Yds. passing 213 State University Invitational. too-many-men-on-the-field pen- hammad-Rogers’ lone touchdown Total yds. 355 Att./comp. 31-19 Bahnick carded a 36-hole alty and the follow-up kick was throw. score of 152 (78-74) at the twoDefensively, Ramonta Hill (12 Fumbles/lost 2-2 mishandled and lost, and the day event, which concluded last Bulldogs also came up short at tackles), Anthony Quinn (10), Had intercepted 0 Tuesday at the Harborside Interthe Eisenhower 1-yard line after Kenny Spey (two sacks) and Cas- Penalties/yds. 14-155 national Golf Center. As a team recovering an onsides kick to be- tro led the way. Sheehan praised Punts/avg. 2-32.0 SXU shot a 628 (324-304), which his prevention unit for an overall Scoring gin the third quarter. “We were shooting ourselves in solid display. DDE - Jake Ballentine 2 run (David Guti- left it 44 strokes behind champion Valparaiso University (584; The Bulldogs can become play- errez kick) the foot and it was like going back to Week 2 [versus Geneva] a little off eligible for the sixth consecu- HLR - Romello Boykin 20 pass from 293-291). Freshman Michael Perez was bit,” Sheehan said. “Some guys tive season and 29th time in the Hasan Muhammad-Rogers (kick failed) are learning on the fly, but those past 30 years by defeating Oak HLR - Spencer Tears 27 reverse (Ryan 18th in a field of 42 after firing are the things that are killing us. Forest in an SSC crossover Fri- Willett pass from Muhammad-Rogers) a two-day total of 155 (81-74). “We left two or three [scores] day. The two teams have not met HLR - Roque Castro fumble recovery in The Cougars’ other scorers were on the table once again and that’s since 2008. Eisenhower end zone (Tears pass from junior Zachary Trent (tied for 30th at 161; 81-80) and sophogetting disappointing. When we get “In the late ‘90s all the way Muhammad-Rogers) into [another] tight game, that could to the mid-2000s we played them HLR - Romeo Johnson 5 run (Andrew more Kyle Yaeger (tied for 35th at 165; 89-76). cost us. We’re not a very disciplined every year — sometimes twice Calderon kick) SXU hosts the Chicagoland team right now and that falls on a year [counting the playoffs] HLR - Pat Doyle 22 run (Calderon kick) Collegiate Athletic Conference me, but it’s going to change.” — and it turned into a rivalry,” Eleven seconds after Tears Sheehan said. “This is going to Richards Rushing: Doyle 7-42, Johnson Fall Preview tournament Friday handed Richards a 14-7 lead, be a battle and it will be another 9-41, Muhammad-Rogers 10-32, Tears at Flossmoor Country Club. Tee Roque Castro padded it by falling gauge of where we’re at now as 1-27. Passing: Muhammad-Rogers 31- times begin at 8 a.m. on a Cardinals fumble in their end a team. You’re never as good as 19-213. Receiving: Willett 6-75, Tears MEN’S SOCCER zone. Lucas White then interrupt- you think you are or as bad as 5-38, Boykin 4-59, Moore 2-19, Bridge- Freshman Ricardo Aldape water 1-13, Doyle 1-9. ed the visitors’ next possession you [might] look.

Mustangs

come must be put in the rear-view mirror as quickly as possible. “It was almost like a replay [of last year],” Fahey said. “It was the kind of game we could have won. That’s a tough way to lose and the kids were upset.” Stagg’s defense was much improved over the previous two weeks, when it surrendered a combined 85 points to powerhouses Lincoln-Way East and Bolingbrook. Gary Kopca and Mostafa El-leboudi were cited as the headliners by their coach. And even the offense showed greater signs of life, the shortage of points notwithstanding. Junior quarterback Joe Van Nieuwenhuyse completed 10-of-15 passes for 148 yards and rushed for 62 more to lead the Chargers in that department. Jeff Goral caught all but two of Nieuwenhuyse’s throws for 105 yards’ worth of gains. What made those stats stand out was that the ball was virtually off-limits to Stagg (2-3, 0-3) before halftime as it had only two possessions. However, the Porters were unable to take advantage as a penalty wiped out one wouldbe touchdown and the Chargers’ prevention unit did the rest. “We were playing well on defense, we got better in the passing game and, competitively, we were in it,” Fahey said. “[But] we also shot ourselves in the foot. We had tons of penalties and we’re not good enough to put ourselves in third-and-long situations because of holding.” Stagg’s one breakthrough came when Van Nieuwenhuyse found Kamal Salman with a 20-yard scoring pass. Lockport countered with a short TD run in the third

period but missed the extra point to stay in arrears by one. It seemed that would be enough after the Chargers put the Porters in a fourth-and-15 predicament in the late going. However, that’s when Lockport struck gold with Taylor and Zapotoczny. “We had a chance to get off the field [with our lead intact],” Fahey said. “Lockport converted five fourth-down plays [in all].” Stagg will get a chance to get back to .500 when it hosts Joliet Central for homecoming on Friday. The Steelmen hung tough with Sandburg in Week 5 but couldn’t end a lengthy losing streak. Fahey isn’t worried about Joliet’s circumstances, only those of his own club, and he thinks this upcoming contest offers a prime opportunity to restore some positive vibes. “We’ve got lot of motivation going in and, hopefully, it’ll get us a bounce-back,” Fahey said. “We’re just going to have to win out, but the next five teams [below the Big Three of H-F, Bolingbrook and Lincoln-Way East] in the conference all can beat each other. Those are games you want to play.”

Statistics Lockport Stagg

0 0 6 6 - 12 0 7 0 0 - 7

Scoring AAS — Kamal Salman 20 pass from Joe Van Nieuwenhuyse (Chris Makris kick) Stagg Rushing: Van Nieuwenhuyse 12-62, Poskus 5-20. Passing: Van Nieuwenhuyse 15-10-148. Receiving: Goral 8-105, Salman 2-43.

SXU sports summary

Pastars continues to run among the leaders

Bulldogs

picked up his first collegiate hat trick and also dished out an assist as the Cougars opened conference play with a 6-3 win over the University of St. Francis last Wednesday in Joliet. Aldape keyed SXU’s second-half surge that erased the Fighting Saints’ 3-2 halftime lead. He tallied in the 62nd and 76th minutes to put the Cougars ahead to stay and later set up senior Tom Lojek’s marker in the 84th minute. Also making his presence felt after intermission was junior Dan Cordes, who scored off a Rene Leon assist in the 77th minute and assisted on one of Aldape’s goals. Junior Marco Gutierrez (13th minute) and Aldape (30th minute) delivered the Cougars’ first-half scores, the former doing so on a header. USF, however, found the back of the net three times as Abel Trujillo tallied in the third and 27th minutes and Rashad Mohamad did so one minute after Aldape had created a 2-all tie. Wilmer Moreno, Jose Estrada and Rosendo Lopez each earned an assist for the Saints. SXU senior netminder AJ Pfatschbacher was credited with one save. *** Pfatschbacher played a starring role on Saturday as his work between the pipes allowed the Cougars to survive a scoring drought and register a 0-0 deadlock with Holy Cross College in a CCAC match at Bruce R. Deaton Field. Pfatschbacher turned aside six Saints shots in recording his first shutout of the campaign. Holy Cross totaled 12 shots in all, four fewer than the Cougars (3-5-1, 1-0-1), who put seven of theirs on target. Leon placed two shots on goal to top SXU in that category. The Cougars resumed CCAC play this past Tuesday in Elgin when they visited Judson University. WOMEN’S SOCCER Junior forward Brianna Ferrias’ goal in the second minute of the second overtime period saddled the Cougars with a 4-3 CCAC road loss against St. Francis last Tuesday. Ferrias also provided the Saints’ initial score with her marker in the match’s 19th minute. Julia Gawlak countered for SXU 16 minutes later after receiving a pass from Cassie Pullia and the teams remained tied heading into the break. Eight minutes into the second half St. Francis surged back in front on Kayla Paeth’s tally, but the Cougars responded with Lexi Cozzi’s goal a minute later off Gawlak’s assist. They then gained a 3-2 advantage on Christina Szocka’s marker in the 80th minute, which was set up by Anita Balciunas’ free kick.

But SXU’s edge was shortlived as Alex Truhlar brought the Saints back to even in the 83rd minute. Sophomore Alex Perry made 13 saves for the Cougars before being issued a red card in the 81st minute for using her hands outside the goalie box. Danielle Koncius stepped in for Perry and registered three saves in 21 minutes of work before St. Francis finally prevailed. *** Senior midfielder Morgan Graves scored twice and also had an assist as the Cougars rolled over Holy Cross 6-0 on Saturday at Deaton Field. SXU’s win was part of its homecoming celebration. The Cougars (2-4-2, 1-1) broke the match open with four second-half goals. Koncius got the start in the nets and made two saves to notch her first whitewash of the season. Graves wasted no time staking SXU to a lead as she found the back of the net just over a minute into the contest after redirecting Monica Chavolla’s corner kick. Marianna Hoerr extended the Cougars’ advantage 17 minutes later off an assist from Cozzi. Danielle Inzinga, Cozzi, Graves and Brittany Kroening scored for the locals in the second half, the latter’s being her first collegiate goal. Inzinga tallied on a penalty kick, while Graves and Balciunas assisted on the other two markers. SXU visited Judson for a CCAC match this past Wednesday. VOLLEYBALL

Junior Meghan Falsey led the

way with match-high totals of 14 kills and four service aces as the Cougars downed Cardinal Stritch University 23-25, 25-18, 27-25, 28-26 in a hard-fought CCAC encounter last Tuesday at the Shannon Center. Backing Falsey were senior Jessica Galotta and freshman Anna O’Hara, who were strong along the net with 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Senior Marie Hackert chipped in nine kills and three blocks, two of which were unassisted. Other contributors for SXU (9-9, 2-1) were junior Cassidy Sponsler (nine kills), senior Kelli Shaffer (40 assists, seven kills, nine digs) and freshman Shauna Meagher (24 digs). Breanna Schaedel paced the Wolves with nine kills. The Cougars met Robert Morris University in a CCAC road match this past Wednesday in Arlington Heights. FOOTBALL Senior defensive end Greg Hayward and freshman placekicker Abdul Mahdi were both honored by the Mid-States Football Association following their performances in the Cougars’ 27-24 road loss to Robert Morris University on Sept. 20. Hayward was selected as Midwest League Defensive Player of the Week, while Mahdi earned the Midwest League Special Teams (Continued on page 5)

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Trinity sports report

Schuh receives national honor By Amy Strong â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Cross country isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only sport at Trinity Christian College that has its athletes getting nationally recognized. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;While Jessica Disselkoen and Anna Bos have already earned three National Christian College Athletic Association Runner of the Week awards between them, Erynn Schuh gave volleyball some equal time last week. Or rather the NAIA did. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;That organization selected Schuh as the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top player for the week ending Sept. 20 after she helped the Trolls run their winning streak to 11 matches. The senior setter, who collected her second consecutive Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week designation as well, was instrumental in Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s posting of a 5-0 record during that week. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;For the week Schuh served at a perfect 100 percent while including 10 aces among her 85 offerings. She also averaged 9.93 assists and a team-leading 3.07 digs per set. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Schuhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s week began with 28 assists and five digs in a conference win over Purdue University Calumet and she then garnered all-tournament status at the Olivet Nazarene University Holiday Inn Express Invitational as the Trolls defeated four opponents, two of which were on the receiving end of Schuh double-doubles. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;She supplied Trinity with 30 assists and 11 digs as it avenged an earlier loss to Cornerstone (Mich.) University, a program drawing votes in the NAIA coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poll, then totaled 29 assists, 15 digs and four aces in a triumph over NCAA Division II Ohio Valley (WV) University. Schuhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ninepoint run was key to the latter victory as it erased a large deficit and gave the Trolls an 18-17 edge. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; For the season Schuh is ninth among NAIA volleyball players with 659 total assists and among the top 25 nationally with her 9.98 assists-per-set average. *** â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s load was light last week as its only outing came against Indiana University-South Bend, but the Trolls (13-5, 4-0) made the most of their lone opportunity as they dispatched the Titans 25-18, 20-25, 25-20, 2518 in a CCAC home match last Tuesday. The win was Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12th in a row.

â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;After splitting the first two sets the Trolls built a 9-3 lead to begin Game 3. The advantage grew as big as eight and Trinity held on for the goahead win. The Trolls used an 8-0 run to take command of the fourth set after IU-SB had gotten within 13-11. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Schuh dished out 39 assists to guide the offense, while Kaitlyn Van Dellen put down 15 kills and had a hitting percentage of .310 to pace Trinity along the net. Danielle Oeverman added six kills and six blocks for the Trolls, who totaled 50 kills to the Titansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 46. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Also chipping in to the win were Michelle Busscher and Lauren Macadlo, who had 23 and 21 digs, respectively. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; After meeting the University of St. Francis in a CCAC match this past Tuesday in Palos Heights, Trinity takes part in the conference crossover tournament Friday and Saturday at Purdue Calumet. The Trolls will play Robert Morris and Cardinal Stritch universities. GOLF â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Trinity had two teams compete in its Troll Classic last Thursday and both placed among the top five finishers in a 13-squad field. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blue team shot a cumulative 314 for 18 holes to place fourth at Calumet Country Club, while the White contingent wound up two strokes and one position behind the other group of Trolls. The only schools ahead of Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pair of entrants were Chicago State, St. Francis and Illinois Central College. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Brian Deckinga and Matt Dail of the Blue Trolls and Cody Tiesman of the White Trolls all carded 77s to tie for 12th in a 75-golfer lineup. White competitor Logan Vos was one shot in back of the trio and finished tied for 20th. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Evan Eissens (White) and Scott Ebbeling (Blue) each carded a 79 while tying for the 25th position. Spencer Ten Haken (Blue, 81) and Jonathan Zandstra (White, 82) completed the scoring for their respective teams. Also representing Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squads were Tim Hoeksema (Blue, 84) and Alek Svabek (White, 85). â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Golfing as individuals were Tony Dykstra (84) and Sam Andringa (89). â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Illinois Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ethan Bruce

was the individual champion after firing a 1-under-par 70. Chicago Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Kennan and Calumet College of St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anthony Rubino tied for the runner-up position by shooting 72s. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Trinity participates in St. Xavier Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CCAC Fall Preview Friday at Flossmoor Country Club. CROSS COUNTRY â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;The Trolls will see their first action in three weeks on Saturday at Wisconsin Lutheran College. MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOCCER â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Purdue Calumet started the Trolls off on the wrong foot in conference play as it doled out a 4-1 setback last Tuesday in Hammond, Ind. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Trinity (2-4-1, 0-1) actually scored first, but that goal in the 19th minute was all it could muster and the lead it provided disappeared 11 minutes later when the Peregrines were able to forge a tie. Cole Boender booted a shot into the upper-right corner of the net off a Caleb Steele assist to account for the Trollsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; marker. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Trinity outshot Purdue Calumet 8-3 in the first half, but the Peregrines turned the tables after intermission as they fired off 10 shots to the Trollsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; four. Purdue Calumet tallied in the second, 10th and 40th minutes of the half. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Trinity keeper Gabe Fennema was credited with four saves. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;The Trolls played Trinity International University this past Tuesday and visit Roosevelt University for a CCAC encounter on Saturday at 2 p.m. WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOCCER â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; The Trolls women fared better than their male counterparts at Purdue Calumet as they routed the Peregrines 8-0 last Tuesday behind scoring from seven different players. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Finding the back of the net for Trinity (4-3-1, 1-0) were Rachael Webb (12th minute and 73rd minute), Lilly Brummel (29th), Brooke Ellis (33rd), Kayla Diemer (48th), Tarryn South (55th), Amy Tadla (80th) and Brooklyn Celebron (88th). Cassidy Bosselaar (two), Webb and Caitlin Smith were the assist people. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A;Jesse Bultsma had six saves while sharing the shutout with fellow keeper Jacey Dolence. The Trolls outshot the Peregrines 27-7. â&#x20AC;&#x201A;â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Trinity Christian played Trinity International this past Wednesday and meets Roosevelt in a road match on Saturday.

Eagles (Continued from page 3) yard field goal finally got Sandburg on the board with 5:15 left in the opening half, and Hevel and Scheldbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touchdowns followed in rapid succession. Before the first half expired the Eagles crossed the goal line once more on Alex Fidanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1-yard keeper that was set up by Adam Valigaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 31-yard reception. Brucki stepped forward again on behalf of the prevention corps early in the third quarter when he stole a pass on the Steelmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial offensive play and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown that upped the visitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; edge to 31-6. The sophomore ended the day with six solo tackles, a sack and another forced fumble. Brian Krasowski (four solos, one assist, punt block) and Christian Rodriguez (six solos) were other pivotal figures for the defense, which held Joliet to negative rushing yardage and just 180 total yards. One-third of those were collected on the Steelmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two second-half scoring plays as

Josh Morris gathered in a 32-yard TD throw from Zach Wisniewski and Robert Davis caught a 29yard touchdown toss from Kamren Smith. Sandburg outgained Joliet by just 12 yards, but the formerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total was split right down the middle. Avery Verble led the rushing effort with 39 yards on six carries and also accounted for 50 passing yards on only two completions. The remainder of the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; slate is rugged to say the least. Included among their final four foes are all three of the SWSC Blueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heavyweights: Lincoln-Way East, Bolingbrook and Homewood-Flossmoor. The Vikings welcome Sandburg on Friday, but Wierzal doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want his guys to be intimidated by their assignment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stevenson and Lincoln-Way East proved H-F is beatable,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Scoring JC - Jacob Klima 82 interception return (kick blocked) CS - Jonathan Milazzo 40 field goal CS - Graham Hevel 26 interception return (Milazzo kick) CS - Josh Scheldberg 1 run (Milazzo kick) CS - Alex Fidan 1 run (Milazzo kick) CS - Patrick Brucki 37 interception return (Ricky Klein kick) CS - Klein 26 field goal JC - Josh Morris 32 pass from Zach Wisniewski (pass failed) JC - Robert Davis 29 pass from Kamren Smith (Smith run) Sandburg Rushing: Verble 6-39, Robley 6-27, Scheldberg 9-13, Woods 4-12, Johnson 2-7, T. Brown 2-3, Hellmich 1-0, Fidan 6-(-1), Zavod 2-(-4). Passing: Verble 9-2-50, Fidan 6-3-46. Receiving: Valiga 2-45, T. Brown 1-36, Chmura 1-8, Johnson 1-7.

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Brother Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Branden Houston tries to find running room against St. Laurenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense Friday night.

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they did defensively.â&#x20AC;? Blackmon said he let himself be talked out of trying a field goal in one of the instances, but he acknowledged St. Laurenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inability to capitalize in the red zone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something that plagued it several times the week before at Bishop McNamara â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is a shortcoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;we have to fix.â&#x20AC;? The Vikings did expunge their shutout, but not until the fourth stanza when Fayezon Smart tallied on a 1-yard run. That came much too late to affect the outcome, which had been settled by Jones, Smalling and quarterback Alex Alarcon, who scored once himself and completed 11-of-18 passes for 205 yards. Twenty Crusaders were in on at least one tackle. Kevin Furlong (five solos, one assist) and Robert Woods (five solos, two pass breakups, two tackles for loss, one hurry) were the headliners, but also contributing to an appreciable degree were Boyd (four solos, two tackles for loss, fumble recovery, interception) and Jimmy Opoka (four solos, three assists, two breakups). â&#x20AC;&#x153;We bent a little, but we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break,â&#x20AC;? Badke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was big to keep the shutout going [in the first half]. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re staying the course and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to keep plugging away.â&#x20AC;? Blackmon is of the same mindset with his own club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This team, each week, I think is getting better and better,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The offensive line is starting to jell, our quarterback [Alex Martinez] is getting more confident â&#x20AC;&#x201D; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing good football. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a shame weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing that in the meat of our schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told them, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Guys, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right here according to plan.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much promise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; these young guys are fighters and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to back down from anybody. That defeatist attitude is slowly leaving the program and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so close to a breakthrough.â&#x20AC;? Even though the Vikings didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it here, there were some notables. The aforementioned Martinez threw for 300 yards on 16 completions. Four receivers had at least three catches and three of them gained 59 yards or more. Tom Lyons (nine solos, four assists, one-half sack) anchored the defense with help from Mark Polchan (six solos, two assists), Justin Dennison (six solos, one

Photo by Jeff Vorva In addition to hurting St. Laurence as a running back, Brother Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marcus Jones demonstrated prowess as a blocker as he levels St. Laurenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Sterna on a play Friday night. assist, one sack, interception) and Matt Gurgone (five solos, one assist, one sack). One more crossover is on tap for St. Laurence this week as it hosts Wheaton-St. Francis for homecoming. The Spartans challenged Rice before suffering a six-point defeat in Week 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just coming up short right now, but these kids are not scared,â&#x20AC;? Blackmon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every week my confidence in them grows.â&#x20AC;? Meanwhile, Rice tangles with Mt. Carmel Friday at Gately Stadium in a return to Catholic League Blue action. The Caravan have held sway against the Crusaders in recent seasons but will enter this game with a 2-3 mark. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to have the mentality that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a playoff game every week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we preach that week in and week out,â&#x20AC;? Badke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good for us [to win Friday]. We want to continue to build from it [because] weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to set a trend going forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal is to win the Catholic League Blue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the plan, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a journey. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re big believers in how we practice is how we play, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to have a good week of practice and guys have to know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re [sometimes] one play away [from entering the lineup].â&#x20AC;?

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STL BR First downs 21 18 Yds. rushing 89 242 Yds. passing 300 205 Total yds. 389 447 Att./comp. 35-16 18-11 Fumbles/lost 1-0 0-0 Had intercepted 1 1 Penalties/yds. 4-35 4-50 Punts/avg. 3-33.0 3-43.0 Scoring BR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marcus Jones 80 run (Matt Pikowski kick) BR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alex Alarcon 1 run (Pikowski kick) BR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jones 7 run (kick failed) BR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ricky Smalling 60 pass from Alarcon (Pikowski kick) BR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Smalling 7 pass from Alarcon (Pikowski kick) STL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fayezon Smart 1 run (Saul Pinal kick) St. Laurence Rushing: Smart 17-74, Gurgone 2-15, Martinez 16-0. Passing: Martinez 35-16-300. Receiving: Kolniak 4-85, Baker 3-73, Sterna 3-59, Smart 3-32, Gurgone 2-37, Gamboa 1-14. Brother Rice Rushing: Jones 11-127, Alarcon 12-72, Taylor 8-27, Houston 1-16. Passing: Alarcon 18-11-205. Receiving: Smalling 5-121, Jones 2-17, Hughes 2-12, Weber 1-43, Houston 1-12.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 The Regional News - The Reporter

Moraine athletics wrap

Sports wrap By Anthony Nasella Even though Shepard’s girls’ swim program features some up-and-coming sophomores and a talented junior, Astros coach Barb Larson knows it’s her senior core that will play the biggest role in whatever success the varsity squad enjoys. Last week’s meet against Thornton Fractional featured athletes from each level contributing for Shepard, which provided an overall sense of optimism as the South Suburban Conference Red meet draws nearer. The Astros won 12 events against Thornton Fractional and posted a resounding 121-49 team victory. “The girls are doing a good job so far,” Larson said. “We’re 7-1, and that’s a good record. We’ll really know where we’re at when we get to conference. I’d like to win it because I’m going to lose some of my better swimmers to graduation.” Starring for Shepard in its most recent meet were senior Mary Lippert, sophomore Annie Rangel and senior Becca Gleich, each of whom was a two-time winner. Lippert captured the 100- and 200-yard freestyles in respective times of 1 minute, 2.79 seconds and 2:20.61. Rangel was first in diving (106.25 points) and the 500-free (5:55.69), while Gleich set the pace in both the 200-individual medley (2:38.56) and 100-backstroke (1:12.31). Single-event victories came from junior Hannah Vasil (30:12 in the 50-free), senior Grace Spindler (1:18.25 in the 100-butterfly) and sophomore Emilia Burda (1:32.01 in the 100-breaststroke). Also triumphant for the Astros were the 200-medley relay quartet of Gleich, Lippert, Annie Rangle and sophomore Joanna Rangle (2:15.09); the 200-free relay foursome of Vasil, Spindler, Gleich and Joanna Rangle (1:59.53); and the 400-free relay unit of Annie Rangle, Lippert, Spindler and Vasil (4:48.84). “We should have a good set to win conference,” Larson said. “It just depends on if everyone pulls together and does what they’re all

able to do. We’re having a good time and they’re getting better all the time. We just keep looking for better times from all the girls.” Larson said she has been especially impressed with the willingness of Annie Rangel, a swimmer since age 7, to take up diving. “She’s a real athletic girl and she’s picked up diving pretty well,” Larson said. “She finished eighth at a frosh-soph event. That may not seem much, but I told her it’s pretty awesome to pick up diving in just a few weeks.” As Shepard proceeds forward it will face Lemont and Bremen in SSC crossover duals and compete at the Tinley Park Invitational. The latter meet will pit Shepard against divisional rivals Richards and Oak Lawn among others. The one squad the Astros won’t see again until conference is Reavis, the only team to defeat them thus far. “When we faced Reavis, they had divers,” Larson said. “We didn’t have any that day [because of sickness], so we’re looking forward to competing against them again with a diver.” BOYS’ GOLF Chicago Christian captured two wins last week, 149-194 over Reavis at Stony Creek on Wednesday and a tiebreaker decision over fellow Metro Suburban Conference East member Illiana Christian on Thursday. Sean Ozinga’s medalist-earning 36 paced the Knights versus the Rams and Steven Massey shot that same score against the Vikings. However, the latter match came down to Eddie Damstra’s 42, Chicago Christian’s fifth score. Damstra bettered Illiana’s No. 5 golfer and secured the team win for the Knights after they and the Vikings both totaled 162 with the first four players’ individual scores added up. *** Shane Wright fired a 41 to lead Shepard to a 180-205 South Suburban Conference crossover triumph over Tinley Park last Monday at Water’s Edge. The Astros couldn’t complete an unbeaten week, however, as they dropped a 179-185 SSC Red verdict to

Cyclones reign as ISCC tennis champs

Eisenhower on Tuesday at The Meadows. *** Sandburg captured a 149-154 victory over Lincoln-Way Central in a SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover last Monday at Silver Lake behind Jimmy Roche’s medalist round of 35. Stagg fell short twice last week as both Oak Forest (181-190 at Dunne National on Monday) and Homewood-Flossmoor (147-180 at Coyote Run on Thursday) got the better of the Chargers. The latter was an SWSC Red match. BOYS’ SOCCER Sandburg won twice and played to a standoff in a third match last week. Defeated were Lincoln-Way West (2-1) and Lincoln-Way North (1-0) on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, while Bradley-Bourbonnais fought the Eagles to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Matt Michalowski and Kevin Mahoney delivered the goals versus the Warriors, Evan Vouris provided the lone tally opposite the Phoenix and Ryan Kozlowski ensured that Sandburg (7-4-2) would at least avoid a loss against the Boilermakers. *** Chad Ellens had a hat trick for Chicago Christian (5-9), which blanked Rich South 5-0 at the Rivals Cup in Peotone last Tuesday. Shepard suffered 2-0 setbacks to both Argo and Marist last week. Tuesday’s loss came in an SSC Red encounter. GIRLS’ TENNIS Nicole Pamphilis’ success at No. 1 singles helped Stagg repel SWSC Blue and District 230 rival Sandburg 4-3 last Tuesday in Orland Park. Rhonda Habbal’s 6-0, 6-0 romp past Eisenhower’s Victoria Halewizc at No. 1 singles paved the way for Shepard to claim an SSC Red triumph last Thursday. GIRLS’ GOLF Frankie Saban’s 40 led Sandburg to a 169-173 win over Lyons Township at Chicago Highlands in Westchester last Wednesday. Haleigh Biernacki shot a low round of 38 to lead Stagg past Homewood-Flossmoor 186-193 in an SWSC Red match at Silver Lake last Wednesday.

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By Maura Vizza All the hard work paid off. A year after being denied the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference championship by Elgin College, Moraine Valley College rose to the top by defeating Waubonsee College 9-0 last Wednesday in Palos Hills to complete an unbeaten conference season. The shutout was the Cyclones’ fifth. Notable among the winners was No. 1 singles player Liz Dominguez, who played some of her best tennis thus far and claimed conference Player of the Year honors. The previous Moraine player to manage that feat was current coach Nicole Selvaggio. “I cannot be happier to see it going to Liz this year — I truly mean that,” Selvaggio said. “We have worked extremely hard these past two years for her and the whole team to be in this position.” Also earning All-ISCC status were Agnieszka Szudy (No. 2 doubles), Kaitlyn Seldal (No. 3 singles), Claudia Maka (No. 4 singles, No. 3 doubles), Lindsey Walker (No. 5 singles, No. 2 doubles) and Tricia Poremba (No. 6 singles, No. 3 doubles). Selvaggio was tabbed as the conference’s top coach. “Going from Player of the Year to Coach of the Year is incredible,” Selvaggio said. “I don’t think this has ever happened before in our conference for any sport. I credit this to the hard work and diligence of this year’s squad. “Winning a conference championship was our first goal from Day 1, [but] going undefeated in regular-season play was our second goal. Now on to the big goal: taking first place in regionals and getting a bid to nationals. “I am extremely proud of where we have come thus far, but we have three more nonconference [matches] to go before we get to the tournament. I am confident in our abilities [and] we are only going to use this championship to propel us forward.” *** One day before blanking Waubonsee Moraine did the same to Oakton College. The win was the Cyclones’ eighth in a row. The singles trio of Dominguez, Szudy and Seldal were especially dominant as they dropped just two games between them. Dominguez and Seldal also joined forces to dispatch their first-doubles opponents in only 30 minutes.

so this is not a piece of cake. It was our home match, so you have to win at home. “As long as we continue to play respectably at our final conference match we should stay in first overall.” *** Yerkes’ round of 79 paced the Cyclones at Friday’s Sauk Valley Skyhawk Classic in Sterling. Contey was right behind Yerkes with an 80, Karwoski carded an 82 and Knight fired an 86 to round out Moraine’s scoring. The Cyclones were eighth in a 10-team field. Freudenthal considered the tournament a tune-up for this past Wednesday’s ISCC match against Waubonsee College in Bristol. CROSS COUNTRY Making their first appearance in several years at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational in Rock Island on Friday, both Cyclones cross country teams held their own in a field heavily populated by four-year schools and featuring club teams from NCAA Division I universities Illinois and Iowa. Moraine’s men were 33rd among 39 teams, while the women placed 30th among 35 entrants. Freshman Yousef Khazneh was the Cyclones’ top finisher in the 8K men’s race at Saukie Golf Course as he timed out in 27 minutes, 50.1 seconds, which was good for 173rd overall. For team scoring purposes Khazneh was 130th. Reaching the chute after him and supplying points for Moraine were Braulio Castellanos (272nd in 29:07), Anthony Briante (283rd, 29:17.4), Justin Briante (356th, 30:27.1) and Anthon Thauer (363rd, 30:34.3). Scoring-wise they wound up 180th, 186th, 211th and 216th, respectively. The Cyclones’ other runners were Dawid Palac (370th, 30:43.9), Alejandro Montes (400th, 31:24.6), Sergio Villareal (430th, 32:20.2) and Larry Byrd (458th, 33:38.4). Sophomore Aileen Gorman was once again Moraine’s leading female performer as she clocked a MEN’S GOLF 24:03.1 for 6K and occupied the The Cyclones garnered their 67th position. She was 63rd in third conference victory of the scoring. Sarah McCann (245th, season last Tuesday as they out- 27:06.0), Crystal Flores (297th, lasted Oakton College at Water’s 27:07.5), Abby Correra (337th, Edge Golf Club. 27:50.8) and Amy Miller (341st, Team scoring wasn’t finalized 27:52.8) rounded out the Cyclones’ until Joe Knight’s 82 was factored list of scorers. in. Knight was the Cyclones’ fifth Jackie Navarrete (348th, finisher. Moraine’s other golfers 27:55.6) and Tonie Wasco (451st, were David Karwoski (78), John 31:52.3) also competed for MoOrowick (79), Matt Contey (80) raine. and John Yerkes (80). VOLLEYBALL “It was a good day,” Moraine The Cyclones collected their coach Bob Freudenthal said. “The third ISCC triumph by downing conference teams are pretty even, Prairie State College 25-18, 25-16,

25-11 last Wednesday. Brynn Flannery was Moraine’s pacesetter with 11 kills, seven digs and a solo block. Carly Trinley totaled 25 assists and three service aces, Kayla Manthei moved over to libero and recorded 15 digs, and Amanda Host supplied five aces and four digs to the winning cause. *** Halfway through the season the Cyclones are in a good place. Even in a Thursday loss to Elmhurst College’s JV squad in a scrimmage Moraine continued to play well and show improvement. Facing the NCAA Division III Bluejays, whose varsity contingent is ranked 11th, the Cyclones kept things close but ultimately ran out of gas in the third set. Moraine fell 25-19, 25-18, 25-13. “This was definitely eye-opening for us,” Cyclones coach Mark Johnston said. “This was a JV team from one of the best D-III schools in the country and we fought with them for the majority of the match. The fact that they were bigger and faster didn’t make much of a difference because our defense is good. “I would guess that we hit a negative for the match, though. Our offense hasn’t really stepped up when we have needed them the most, so that remains a concern of ours. However, we know what we need to work on to be successful and beat some of the better teams out there. “We have a lot of fight in us and that alone will win us some [matches]. If we can just strengthen some of our weaknesses and fine-tune some of our strengths, we will be in great shape for the second half of the season.” WOMEN’S SOCCER Netminder Alex Boyer was kept plenty busy by Lake Michigan College last Wednesday, but even though she was credited with 22 saves her standout performance wasn’t enough to spare the Cyclones from a 3-0 setback. Moraine had a couple scoring chances, but Maggie Hacker was unable to convert a free kick and Alejandra Hernandez-Lopez had her shot turned aside. Lake Michigan scored within the match’s first four minutes and then was held without another goal until the final 20 minutes thanks to Boyer’s stellar work between the pipes. *** A back-and-forth battle between the Cyclones and Madison College on Sunday tilted the latter’s way by a 3-2 count. Maria Gabino and Maggie Hacker notched Moraine’s goals, Samantha Reyes had an assist and netminder Diana Lozano made one save. MEN’S SOCCER Prairie State College defeated the Cyclones 1-0 last Tuesday by booting in a goal with 15 minutes remaining in the ISCC match. Jose Estrada tallied twice and Jose Garcia scored once to lead Moraine to a 3-0 victory over Truman College on Saturday.

AYSO roundup

Richards softball team was honored for academics as its cumulative grade-point average ranked among the top 10 nationally for high school programs in the sport. Pictured with Bulldogs players are assistant coach Lindsey Gierman (far left) and head coach Julie Folliard.

Midseason competition heating up

Richards softball team honored for academics

Whether high- or low-scoring, recent matches in Palos AYSO soccer tended to be competitive as teams rounded into midseason form. Following is a recap of reported contests. UNDER-14 Blues Clues 1, Inferno 1 Defense marked this encounter as the clubs played to a draw. Adam Dajani delivered Blue Clues’ lone tally and he, Maria Hennessy and Danny Russo combined in the nets to limit the Inferno’s offense to a single goal. Also aiding the Blues Clues’ cause were Mikayla Sisk, Blaithin Martin, Haily Wreza, Monica Kopinski, Kelsey Kelley, Brandon Atkinson, Dylan Wolf, Jared Capuano and Nick Kopanis. UNDER-12 Blizzard 7, Code Red 2 In one of the few matches that wasn’t a nail-biter, the Blizzard blew past Code Red behind a hat trick from Michael Jeffers, plus two goals by Ryan Thomason. Also scoring for the winners were Luke Christy and Maks Srama. Christy, Jeffers and Srama shared the goalkeeping duties and received defensive help from Tom DiBrizzi, Alex Forczyk, Erik Knutson, Jennifer Rizzo, Colton Sterling, Hudson Sterling and Norah Sullivan. Mike Georgiou and Lukasz Janik supplied Red’s markers and Leo Wreza earned an assist. Others chipping in for Code Red included Anthony Blasco, Lily Ceretto, Nathan Jabaay and Mark James. Maroon Magic 5, Blue Pickles 4 Omar Gad tallied twice and Andrew Kopinski, Luka Zoko and Nathaniel Tran all scored once as the Magic rallied from a twogoal deficit in the fourth quarter to edge the Pickles. Maya Doyle and Julie Kotas also performed

In more than a quarter-century of coaching Julie Folliard has guided Richards softball to 600plus victories. However, she may derive even greater satisfaction from what her 2014 players did off the field. The Bulldogs were recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as one of the country's top 10 high school softball programs academically. This is the second such honor accorded Richards in the past 10 years. "I am so proud," Folliard said. The team grade-point average was bolstered by the presence of 10 individuals who received Scholar Athlete Awards from the NFCA. To be eligible for the award a student must hold a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Oak Lawn Sharks seeking players

The Oak Lawn Sharks 14U baseball team is seeking one or two players to add to its roster. The Sharks are part of Oak Lawn Baseball’s accelerated program and play a full-time schedule of spring and summer games following fall and winter workouts. They take part in tournaments that pit them against top-flight competition. For more information, contact Gary Renken at 903-1472 or renk6@sbcglobal.net.

Oak Lawn bass tournament coming Oct. 4

The Oak Lawn High School bass tournament will be held Oct. 4 at the Des Plaines Conservation area. In conjunction with Rayjus Outdoors, the tourney has been

designated as an Illinois B.A.S.S. Nation high school championship qualifying event. Teams registered to compete in the Oak Lawn tournament can also fill out registration making them eligible to take part in the IBN tourney. The top five finishers registered with IBN on the morning of the Oak Lawn event will be qualified to fish the state championship on Lake Springfield in June 2015. For more information, visit http://www.illinoisbassnation. com/Tournaments/HSTournaments.aspx

Noonan, Tim O’Sullivan, Ben Slowinski, Mike Atkins, Pat Ryan, Victor Morris, Fr. Michael O'Keefe, Fr. Dan Carroll, Norm Kaye, Wayne Durham and head coach Howie Fagan. The cost is $60 per person or $600 for a table of 10, and includes clubhouse admission, buffet, racing program and door prizes. Checks should be made payable to the M.C. Foundation. For more information, call Howie Fagan at 780-3679 or 426-5212, or Craig Ferguson at (773) 359-0490.

Mt. Carmel Foundation to honor alumni in ‘Salute to the Champions’

South Side Shooters conducting hoops sessions

The M.C. Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to serving the financial needs of students at Mt. Carmel High School, will host a “Salute to the Champions” event on Saturday, Oct. 25, from noon-3 p.m. at Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero. The event honors coaches, players, captains, faculty and select individuals who have made valuable contributions to Mt. Carmel. Honorees will include Man of the Year Jordan Lynch (Class of 2009); Man in the Arena award winners Tom Barry (2007), Carmen Bucci (1991), Peter Doyle (1967), B.J. Futrell (2008), Robert Gordon (1958), Jerry McPartlin (1968), John Papas (1981), Michael Power (1981), John Walsh (1967), Bob Lucid (1962), Coach John Kading and Dr. Michael Liston; and members of the 1965 city-championship team. The latter group includes Tom Kilmartin, Greg Carney, Ken Wallace, Richard Kolovitz, David Lewis, Larry Moore, John Walsh, Emmet Lewis, Charles Plonczynski, Pete Doyle, John

The South Side Shooters Girls Basketball Club is conducting its “Skills, Drills and Scrimmages” sessions for players in grades 4-12 Tuesdays at Stagg. Sessions run 6:30-9:30 p.m. For more information, contact Gary Ferguson at ssshootersbball@aol. com or (630) 935-1150, or visit www.shootersbball.com.

U.S. Baseball Academy returning to Oak Lawn

U.S. Baseball Academy, which operates a national network of affordable hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and base-running camps for players in grades 1-12, will be returning to Oak Lawn High School for a winter session. The session is scheduled to run Jan. 4-Feb. 15 under the direction of Spartans head coach Bill Gerny. Registration is now underway at www.USBaseballAcademy.com and will conclude approximately six weeks before the beginning of the session, although last year's camp filled up before that. For more information, visit the website or call 1-866-622-4487.

well on the offensive end. Alicia Kuna was the Magic’s top defensive player. *** Rage United defeated an unidentified opponent 4-2 as Ryan Farkas led the charge with a pair of goals. Gail Korbitz and Demetrais Sacha both found the back of the net once, while Noora Talla, Logan Droesch, Nick Cocarro and Kevin Brennan each passed out an assist. Other notables for Rage United were Julian Cortez, Timothy Garka, James Murphy and Kaidence Roque. UNDER-10 Orange Sting Rays 6, Purple Poison 4 Caden Workman and Ryan Mitchell had two goals apiece to spearhead the Rays’ attack in a victory over the Poison. Konrad Poradowski and Manuel Urquizo both tallied once and also joined Workman in dishing out assists. Amanda Muller, Carter Mitchell, Michael Miskawier, Brittany McCarthy, Daniela Gal, Joel Droesch, Nicholas Cachor and Gianna Barcerott were other Rays contributors. UNDER-8 Purple Piranhas 3, Gators 2 Sean Richards had two goals and Nicholas Gilhooly booted in one, just enough to carry the Piranhas past the Gators. Addison Smith, Thor Hock and Christina Angellotti distributed assists. Netminder Jace Smith anchored the Piranhas’ defense with help from Sydney Anderson and Jake Salman. Anthony Diliberto and Emmett Knoll accounted for the Gators’ scores. Ryan Flanagan, Bayan Abubenoun and Rachel Lacina were others who played well in defeat. Maroon OGold 7, Blue Bombers 3 Max Kawa notched a hat trick

and Malaina Lisiecki was credited with an assist on each goal, but the Blue Bombers didn’t possess enough defense to support that offense and wound up dropping a decision to the Maroon. Matthew Swais, Hannah Sundraraj, Mari Jarmoszka and Mandi Matulenka were other notable Bombers. Sharks 2, Blue Thunder & Lightning 2 Two goals from Thomas Thornburg enabled the Sharks to battle the Thunder & Lightning to a standoff. Vasilis Elindas, Lefturi Halikias ansd Samantha Valencia also performed well on the Sharks’ behalf. Tornados 4, Yellow Demons 3 Two-goal efforts from both Kari Freimuth and Julia Jarecki boosted the Tornados to a triumph over the Demons. Doling out one assist each were Mark Coffey, Catherine Meehan, Matthew Coffey and Jarecki. Lending a defensive hand for the winners was Matthew Hicks. Orange Flames 2, Red Devils 1 Defense was the main ingredient in this match, but goals by Maxim Evans and Bronson Sterling gave the Flames just enough juice to vanquish the Devils. Defensive stalwarts for the winners included Kristen Guerra, William Houston, Alexandra Jancekovia, Brody Jeffers, Jack Littman, Lia McCarthy, Anne McHugh, Jasper Wills and Harry Strobosscher.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.MACIEJ MUSIAL AKA MACIEJ P MUSIAL, ELZBIETA MUSIAL, PNC BANK N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MIDAMERICA BANK, N.A., FIFTH THIRD BANK, PALOS LANDINGS TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, WELLS FARGO BANK N.A S/I/I TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB Defendants 11 CH 25789 23 WEST BAY ROAD PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 5, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 6, 2014, at 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 23 WEST BAY ROAD, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-24-300-173-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story townhouse 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1114030. 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) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1114030 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 25789 TJSC#: 3413600 I627975

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.STEPHEN DOHERTY, SPRING CREEK PLACE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, SPRING CREEK PLACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 27546 11114 KAREN 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 August 29, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 9, 2014, at 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 11114 KAREN DRIVE, Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-20-104-0120000. The real estate is improved with a two story townhouse; 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1314962. 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) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1314962 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 27546 TJSC#: 3415528 I625798

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB Plaintiff, v s . ďż˝ PIOTR GARUS; MARGARET GARUS A/K/A M A R G A R E T ďż˝ MARIA GARUS A/K/A MARGARET WICKOWSKI A / K / A ďż˝ MALGORZATA M. GARUS; WOODS EDGE H O M E O W N E R S ' ďż˝ ASSOCIATION; BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A.; Defendants, 13 CH 21512 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on July 22, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, October 24, 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. 23-22-200-034-1082. Commonly known as 9197 North Road, Unit F, Palos Hills, Il 60465. 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: 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 1313137. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I626935

For Sale INďż˝THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ MARLENE WILLIS MCKANE, AS SUCCESSOR Tďż˝ R U S T E E ďż˝ TO ANTHONY J. DESALVO, AS TRUSTEE UNDER Tďż˝ R U S T ďż˝ AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 20, 2005 AND Dďż˝ E S I G N A T E D ďż˝ AS TRUST NUMBER 14736; THE UNITED STATES Oďż˝ F ďż˝ AMERICA-SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND U R B A N ďż˝ DEVELOPMENT; CRYSTAL TREE HOMEOWNERS A S S O C I A T I O N ; ďż˝ D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 13CH 17278 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, October 24, 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 estate: Commonly known as 14736 Pine Tree Road, Orland Park, IL 60462. P.I.N. 27-08-407-004-0000. 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. (614) 220-5611. 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 ďż˝ INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I626929

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.GLENN STURTEVANT A/K/A GLENN A STURTEVANT, BARBARA STURTEVANT A/K/A BARBARA B STURTEVANT, KIMBERLY GENTRY A/K/A KIMBERLY A GENTRY, THE WEST SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION AGENCY Defendants 13 CH 23925 9337 SOUTH 81ST COURT 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 September 2, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 14, 2014, at 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 9337 SOUTH 81ST COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-407-009. The real estate is improved with a two story single family home with a two 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. ďż˝ com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North ďż˝ Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Telďż˝ No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1313745. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORďż˝ PORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can ďż˝ also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ďż˝ PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476ďż˝ 5500 Attorney File No. PA1313745 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 23925 TJSC#: 34ďż˝ 15414 I626283

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ADNAN ABUSAMEN, VEVYAN DAWOOD AKA VEVYAN F. DAWOOD AKA V. DAWOOD Defendants 13 CH 28551 9033 W. 93rd St. 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 July 24, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on October 29, 2014, at 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 9033 W. 93rd St., Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03-416-015-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $318,097.27. Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgageeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 13 CH 28551 TJSC#: 34-13776 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I623344

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF T H E ďż˝ CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., A S S E T ďż˝ BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-2; P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ MARIUSZ ZALEWSKI; AMERICA'S WHOLESALE L E N D E R ; ďż˝ D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 13 CH 11676 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to aďż˝ Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, October 15, 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 estate: Commonly known as 9041 West Forest Lane, Hickory Hills, IL 60457. P.I.N. 23-03-203-008-0000. 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. (614) 220-5611. 1 3 0 1 1 5 4 4 ďż˝ INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I625812

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS T ďż˝ R U S T E E , ďż˝ SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF A M E R I C A , ďż˝ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE AS S U C C E S S O R ďż˝ BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ďż˝ ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ďż˝ A S S E T ďż˝ BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKEDďż˝ CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EC1 P ďż˝l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ ďż˝ THERESA POSPISIL; DAVID POSPISIL Dďż˝e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 13 CH 18345 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, October 27, 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 estate: Commonly known as 8812 West 103rd Place, Palos Hills, Il 60465. P.I.N. 23-15-202-008-0000. 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. (614) 220-5611. 1 3 0 2 2 4 5 1 ďż˝ ďż˝ INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I627660

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For Sale Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JOANNA PRANICA, ANDRZEJ PRANICA A/K/A ANDREW PRANICA, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS MASTER TRUST, REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2004-U, GREEN OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 040892 9954 S. 84TH TERRACE UNIT #309 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 July 24, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 2014, at 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 9954 S. 84TH TERRACE UNIT #309, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 2311-301-006-1153 (23-11-301-005 underlying). 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 ďż˝ 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. ďż˝ Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court ďż˝ file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit atďż˝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 inďż˝ terest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the ďż˝ assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ďż˝ ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE ďż˝ 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-12-23270. 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. 14-12-23270 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 040892 TJSC#: 34-13282 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are ďż˝ advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I624635

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, S TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES INC., MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-AR5, MORTGAGE PASS THORUGH CERTIICATES, SERIES 2006-AR5 Plaintiff, -v.AHMAD O. ALHASHAYKEH A/K/A AHMAD ALHASHAYKEH, RIVIERA REGAL I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, RIVIERA REGAL CONDOMINIUM UMBRELLA ASSOCIATION, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-GP1, ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, SERIES 2006-GP1, CITIBANK, N.A. Defendants 13 CH 024599 11113 S. 84TH AVENUE UNIT #3B 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 August 12, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2014, at 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 11113 S. 84TH AVENUE UNIT #3B, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-23-200-026-1042. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-25986. 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. 14-13-25986 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 024599 TJSC#: 34-14464 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I627351

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, -v.PHILLIP MCLAUGHLIN Defendants 14 CH 02196 9019 W. 92ND 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 July 21, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 3, 2014, at 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 9019 W. 92ND STREET, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03412-015-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $114,721.45. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 14-9533. 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 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No. 14-9533 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 02196 TJSC#: 34-12720 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. I625298

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.PATRICK J. MCHALE, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 018574 8317 W. 118TH STREET PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 14, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on October 22, 2014, at 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 8317 W. 118TH STREET, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-23-407002. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 14-13-18021. 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. 14-13-18021 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 018574 TJSC#: 34-12437 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. I626546

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, I N C . ďż˝ P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v . ďż˝ EUSEBIO NAVA, IRMA NAVA, DISCOVER BANK, BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 13 CH 27122 17181 HIGHWOOD 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 July 29, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 30, 2014, at 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 17181 HIGHWOOD DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-30-405-014-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story single family home; three 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 PA1317031. 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. PA1317031 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 27122 TJSC#: 34-13197 I627039

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Broaden Your Horizons This week The Bridge Teen Center programs Bean Bag Tourney — 5 to 6 p.m. today (Thursday), The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a program for High School students to join their friends and enjoy a bean bag tournament. Bullying Stops Here Community Walk — 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 4, The Bridge Teen Center will host its second annual Community Walk to raise money for an innovative mission of The Bridge Teen Center, which proactively combats bullying by connecting, challenging, and empowering students on a daily basis. Mystery Cabinet Cooking — 4:30 to 6 p.m. Oct. 7, a culinary program to teach students how to make quick, easy and healthy snacks and meals. De-stress Yoga — 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and 15, yoga program to help students to de-stress and build more muscle in the process. Behind the Scenes: Marcus Theaters — 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 9, a program with Marcus Theatres in Orland Park to teach students about the film industry. Ford Model A workshop — 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 and 16, a program with A’s R Us to teach students how to rebuild and reinstall engine parts from Model As on original cars from that era. These free events are for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more information, call 532-0500.

VALUE: The Secret Weapon of Artists The McCord Gallery & Cultural Center will welcome students to Beth Leahy’s Value Workshop this Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The secret to any successful artwork, regardless of the medium, is VALUE. Working through a series of exercises and demonstrations you will develop an understanding of how to use it in your artwork. The lessons are informative and fun. The day ends with the “dry brush oil painting” technique as we create a full value range painting. Most supplies are included, but a limited supply list is available upon registration. Price is $70 for members of McCord/$80 for non-members. The McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th & LaGrange), Palos Park. For more information call 708-671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

Orland Theatre Troupe auditions for holiday show The Orland Park Theatre Troupe is holding auditions for its holiday show, “The Rented Christmas,” on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 6 and 7, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Orland Park’s Old Village Hall, 14413 S. Beacon Ave. John Dale hasn’t enjoyed a real Christmas for years, so he decides to rent one. The owner of the local rental agency is flustered with the requirements that include a tree with presents, carols, a wife and five children. This show is based on the short story by J. Lillian Vandervere. Children age 8 and older and adults are invited to audition for the show that will be performed in mid-December. Rehearsals will be Monday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons.The cast calls for seven adults, four children with speaking roles ages 6, 8, 13 and 16. An ensemble of orphans will also be casted. Readings will be from the script. Once cast, participants must pay a $35 registration fee. For more information, call 403-PARK.

Barbershop chorus and dinner

The Knights of Harmony Barbershop chorus will present an evening of music at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, this Sunday, Oct. 5, beginning with a dinner at 5:30 p.m. The Knights of Harmony are the Will-Cook Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The men sing in four-part a cappella harmony with a repertoire including pop songs in addition to barbershop classics. The Knights of Harmony are performing as part of the Emerson Hill series at The Center. The evening begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 6:30 p.m. Dinner costs $20 and requires advance reservations. For reservations and

further information, interested persons should call The Center at 361-3650.

Ageless Grace luncheon Ageless Grace Exercises for seniors will be featured a luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Theresa Suchy-McGraw will lead the audience in anti-aging techniques for lifelong comfort and ease, enhancing joint mobility, spinal flexibility, coordination, cognitive function, balance, and confidence. She’ll lead the group in exercises performed in chairs, along to music. Suchy-McGraw says the Ageless Grace program is helpful exercise plus fun. The program begins at noon, followed by the luncheon. The cost is $18 per person, and requires advance reservations. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Ring invites folks for a fun and relaxing day of creativity. Participants can bring their own projects-in-progress and also knitted items for show and tell. Novices are welcome and should bring a ball of sugar and Cream yarn and a pair of U.S. size 8 knitting needles. The cost per participant is $45, which includes lunch, leadership, and instruction. Advance registration is required. For more information, call The Center at 361-3650.

PUSH Physical Theatre will defy gravity at Moraine Valley

A cross between fine art sculpture and “The Matrix,” PUSH Physical Theatre will express the power of the human body at Moraine Valley Community College on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The performers will defy gravity in the Fine and Performing Arts Center’s Dorothy Menker Compassionate knitters Theater, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Tickets are $25 for and crocheters group A knitting and crocheting the general public and $20 for group called Peaceful Hands students and seniors. PUSH Physical Theatre is will meet this Saturday, Oct. cool, athletic, entertaining, and 4, at 10:30 a.m. at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, impossible to resist. This theater of the body features performers Palos Park. Led by master knitter/cro- who appear to manipulate time cheter Georgann Ring and Pas- and space in a live environment. toral Director Chris Hopkins, The performance is all about stothe group makes prayer shawls ries, the narratives of life played or other handmade items for out with hope, strength and optithose in need. This is not a mism. Experience PUSH to know class. Participants bring their the strength of the human soul. Tickets to PUSH Physical own projects. Basic knitting or crocheting competency is nec- Theatre and other upcoming peressary. This group provides a formances can be purchased at creative opportunity to heal and morainevalley.edu/fpac, by calling show compassion to those who 974-5500, or at the Box Office located on the south end of the Fine are ill or discouraged. Pre-registration is requested. and Performing Arts Center. Call 361-3650.

Christmas wreaths

Upcoming Fall papermaking workshop Artist Marilyn VandenBout will offer a papermaking workshop on Wednesday, Oct.10, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. VandenBout will help students to create handmade papers embedded with colorful autumn leaves, shaped like colorful autumn leaves, and molded into colorful three-dimensional autumn leaves. The papers can be used for cards, stationery, picture mats, or other creative projects. The class cost $15 plus $5 materials fee. Advance registration is required. For more information, call 361-3650.

Wayfinders discussion group

Wayfinders Discussion Group will be offered at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park, every Tuesday, from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m., for 10 weeks beginning Oct. 14. A free no-obligation introduction to the course will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Facilitated by counselor Sharon Butler, the group will study Tara Brach’s book, “True Refuge, Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart.” Brach offers a practical guide to finding our inner sanctuary of peace and wisdom in the midst of difficulty. Through spiritual teachings, guided meditations, and inspirational stories of people who discovered loving presence during times of great struggle, Brach invites her readers to connect more deeply with their own inner lives, one another, and the world around them. Sharon Butler has been facilitating groups at The Center for several years and is committed to creating a safe and respectful environment which allows group members to probe deeply and honestly into their hearts and minds. The class costs $120 and requires advance registration. Students also need to purchase their textbook online or at a local bookstore and are asked to read the first assignment before the first class on Oct. 14. To register for the free Oct. 7 session or for the 10-week class, call 361-3650.

Knitting retreat

A daylong knitting retreat will be hosted on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park. Knitting instructor Georgann

Now is the time to order a fresh Christmas wreath from the Children’s Farm in Palos Park. Handmade wreaths of balsam fir from northern Wisconsin are available in four sizes, ranging from 24 inches to 60 inches in diameter, and in price from $20 to $50. Each wreath is decorated with a handmade red velvet bow, and will be available for pickup at the farm, 12700 Southwest Highway, after Nov. 28. Orders should be placed by Oct. 25. Call 361-3650.

Perspective in watercolor landscapes workshop On Saturday, Oct. 11, the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center will welcome instructor Carmelo Schifano who will teach students how to apply simple principles of perspective used for centuries to create pleasing compositions. Whether a beginner or advanced student you’ll find these principles helpful and easy to grasp. Discover how to make a definite impact on your creative illusion of depth. Students should bring their own landscape photo resources and painting supplies. You will be adventurous at this workshop and work on 12 sheets, so please have at least two 12 sheets of either 140 or 300 lb. Arches paper and proper mounting board for both sheets. The class will be from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. and the price is $70 for members of McCord/$80 for non-members. The McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th & LaGrange), Palos Park. For more information call 671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

Make blown glass ornaments: McCord The McCord Gallery & Cultural Center will offer two sessions of glass blowing with instructor John Landin on Saturday, Oct. 11. Make beautiful glass ornaments to decorate your home or to give as gifts. Using glass tubes filled with your favorite colors, you will use a torch to heat them and blow them into one-of-akind wonders. This is a great activity for friends and family. No glass experience is necessary to participate in the fun. Students should dress appropriately for the weather and wear closed toe shoes. Sessions are from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.  and 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Price is $65 for McCord members/$75 for non-members per 3-hour class. All materials are included. The McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is located at 9602 W. Creek Road (129th & LaGrange), Palos Park. For more information call 708-671-0648 or visit www.mccordgallery.org.

“Equalizer’’ is a bit of a Twain-wreck “The Equalizer” opens with a quote from Mark Twain of all people, stating “The most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” The movie aims to help Robert McCall, expertly played Denzel Washington find out why. The real question here is should any one care why? The film is about the supposedly mild-mannered McCall who works at a Home Depot wannabe store. He’s a man of simple routines. Never being able to sleep, he instead takes his tea bag to his favorite Boston area diner to pass the night reading. In something that would only happen in movies, he sometimes talks to a diner regular named Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz). What’s interesting about that? Well, she is an underage companion for people with money if you understand. Sometimes she happens to have bruises and things of that nature which help lead to what comes next. In what you will already know if you’ve seen the previews for the movie, McCall just happens to have a very special skill set from his previous line of work.

Pinto’s Popcorn Picks by Tony Pinto The first half hour would have been a lot better if you didn’t know action was coming. Long story short, he kills a few people trying to get Teri out of being a lady of the night. It just so happens he kills the east coast leader of the Russian mob and the rest of the pointless movie is him and the Russian mob going at each other. Throughout the movie he does a few good deeds to help out people. He acts like a heavenly saint but he also just happens to violently murder people. Be warned – there is a lot of pointless violence after you get through the first half hour. This movie brings director Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington back together from when they did the film “Training Day.” Denzel won an Oscar for “Training Day” but neither of them should expect one from

“The Equalizer.” In this film, the unthinkable is done by the director. He almost makes you dislike Denzel Washington. It’s far too long, but Denzel makes it bearable, but bearable does not make a good movie. The plot of this film is just as easily seen through as recently released “A Walk Among the Tombstones,” but at least that film knew when to end. Unlike that film “The Equalizer” just seems to drag on forever at over two hours. It has cheesy lines from McCall like, “When you pray for rain, you’ve got to deal with the mud, too.” If you expect a lot you’ll be disappointed. You’ll probably be disappointed even if you don’t expect anything. The only thing that sets this film apart from the B and C grade action movies you see late at night on television is the lack of any action in the first 30 minutes. This is a film that even with the spectacular work by Denzel Washington, is not worth the trip to see because soon enough you will see it on late night cable. Tony Pintos grade: C-

Videoview by Jay Bobbin (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a 'star' rating — one star meaning 'poor,' four meaning 'excellent' — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.) STARTING THIS WEEK: "TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION": Towering, converting, living robots ... countless explosions ... and Michael Bay directing. You know the drill, but the fourth entry in the toy-inspired movie franchise puts forth a new human cast, led by Mark Wahlberg as a mechanic whose salvage mission uncovers a truck that turns out to be Optimus Prime. The discovery ends up drawing him, his daughter (Nicola Peltz) and her boyfriend (Jack Reynor) into a new battle. The mighty beings impressively lay waste to much of Chicago and Hong Kong over the course of the story; Stanley Tucci and Kelsey Grammer also star. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "CHEF": As a filmmaker, Jon Favreau has spent his share of time in the big-budget major-studio realm — lately with the "Iron Man" movies — but he shows he still has a knack for more personal storytelling as writer, director and star of this involving comedy-drama. He plays the title chef, who has a very public meltdown over a review and loses his prominent Los Angeles job ... then comes into ownership of a food truck

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and sets out cross-country, not only to keep cooking in his own style but to bond with his son (Emjay Anthony). The impressive cast also includes (speaking of "Iron Man") Robert Downey Jr., John Leguizamo, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara and Oliver Platt. DVD extras: audio commentary by Favreau and co-producer Roy Choi; deleted scenes. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) "24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY": Counterterrorism operative Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) hits the ground running in this recently televised miniseries sequel to the show. This time, Bauer is in London, where he tries to protect the American president (William Devane) from an enemy threat ... and the resourceful Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) is in the thick of the action more than ever. "24" devotees should be very satisfied; Kim Raver also returns from the series, and cast additions include Yvonne Strahovski and Michelle Fairley ("Game of Thrones"). DVD extras: three "making-of" documentaries; deleted and extended scenes. *** (Also on Blu-ray) "MOTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER": It's been said that almost everything makes its way to home video eventually, and here's fresh and hugely notable evidence. When NBC first televised this salute to the Motown record label in 1983, it made immediate and lasting history with Michael Jackson's moonwalk performance. Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops and the Temptations are among the other Motown stars present to salute the company and founder Berry Gordy. Retail editions of the show are offered in a single-disc version and (with many more bonus features) a three-disc set, but both offer 20 extra minutes of the special. **** (Not rated) "THIRD PERSON": Writer-director Paul Haggis again employs the technique he used on the Oscar-winning "Crash," weaving several stories together ... this time, over different cities and countries. Liam Neeson plays a celebrated author who has an affair with a would-be writer (Olivia Wilde) in Paris; Adrien Brody portrays an American businessman in Rome, where he tries to help an apparent extortion victim; and Mila Kunis and James Franco are cast as a divorced New York couple fight-

ing for custody of their son. DVD extras: "making-of" documentary; audio commentary by Haggis and others; interview with Haggis. *** (R: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray) "COLD IN JULY": Michael C. Hall goes in a different direction character-wise after "Dexter" in this intense drama, playing a family man who fatally shoots an intruder. That incident turns out to be only the start of his troubles, since the dead man's ex-convict father (Sam Shepard) then shows up in town and suggests that he may be out for revenge. Don Johnson, Wyatt Russell (son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn) and Vinessa Shaw ("Ray Donovan") also appear, as does Nick Damici, who also co-wrote the screenplay — adapted from a book by Joe R. Lansdale — with director Jim Mickle. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) COMING SOON: "EDGE OF TOMORROW" (Oct. 7): Tom Cruise plays a futuristic military publicity man forced to battle aliens ... and killed, then revived to fight again time after time; Emily Blunt also stars. (PG13: AS, P, V) "MILLION DOLLAR ARM" (Oct. 7): In this true story, Jon Hamm plays a struggling sports agent who travels to India in search of the next big baseball star. (PG: P) "A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST" (Oct. 7): Seth MacFarlane's satire, he plays the new pal of a gunslinger (Charlize Theron) whose husband (Liam Neeson) isn't happy about the friendship. (R: AS, P, V) "SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE" (Oct. 7): This time, New York suffers the infestation of sharks dropping out of the skies; Ian Ziering and Tara Reid star again. (Not rated: P, V) "MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN" (Oct. 14): The brilliant canine (voice of Ty Burrell) and his human son get firsthand history lessons. (PG: AS) "X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST" (Oct. 14): Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) goes back in time to try to alter events that otherwise will cause trouble for him and his fellow mutants in times to come. (PG-13: A, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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Sellers wanted: Orland Special Rec. plans its annual indoor garage sale Get a jump on fall-cleaning and make some extra cash at the same time. The village of Orland Park Recreation Department’s Special Recreation Program will host its autumn garage sale on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. “Our indoor garage sale is one of the largest in the region,” said Orland Park Special Recreation Supervisor Kathleen Hellwig. “This is a great annual event because proceeds benefit the village’s Special Recreation Program.” Banquet-sized tables are available for rent for $27 per table. Rental reservations should be made early, as space is limited and fills up quickly. Reservations can be made at the Recreation Administration Building, 14600 S. Ravinia Ave. or at the village’s Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St. Tables are pre-assigned on a first come/first served basis and sellers keep their own profits. The sale is limited to 89 vendors and hundreds of shoppers attend the sale each year. Set up the day of the sale begins at 7 a.m., with the doors opening at 9 a.m. Interested sellers can contact Barb Rhodes at 403-6202 with questions. For more information, call the Orland Park Recreation Department at 403-7275.

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Musical instruments are among the many household items sold at the Orland Park Special Recreation Garage Sale. This year’s fall sale will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Orland Park Civic Center. Admission and parking are free. Table rental information is available by calling the Recreation Department at 403-PARK.

Omarr’s Weekly Astrological Forecast by Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): An opportunity could arrive early in the week that may provide a solid boost to your finances. Take advantage of a job offer or a lucky break. People will be in awe of your sound judgment and knowledge. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the week ahead, take time to express gratitude for those who’ve given you a helping hand. You may be challenged to juggle career demands while giving your spouse or partner adequate support and attention. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Life will live you if you don’t live it. You may have several opportunities to take charge of the direction of your life in the upcoming week. Make your mark by putting career objectives into action. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You might be wiser than usual. Set reasonable objectives for the week ahead and your needs will be met. Let your passions guide you into greener pastures. Don’t overlook opportunities or offers, no matter how small.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Start something lasting. You’ll have more cooperation from others during the early part of the week. Promises will be honored and crucial plans could be launched. Just be sure not to neglect your day job. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Family first might be your motto in the week ahead. You can be assured of substantial support from family members. Generosity and respect for the rights of others will make the home fires burn a bit more brightly. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Make your life better somehow, some way, this week. In the middle of the week, you might be pressured to spend more money than you should. Feedback from others will help you assess your strengths. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Start projects that require smooth sailing early in the week. Act on your beliefs with all your heart and you’ll be successful both materially and spiritually. You’ll find an abundance of help for whatever you need to accomplish.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): People in general are more likely to respect your opinion and cooperate with you in the week ahead. You may receive a pat on the back or rewards, but that doesn’t mean you should go on a spending spree. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may be a powerhouse of energy and ambition in the upcoming week, with the ability to visualize the future clearly. Helpful people in the immediate vicinity will be willing to do favors, so don’t be afraid to ask. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take advantage of opportune moments to strengthen bonds of affection in the week ahead. Differences of opinion won’t matter in the long run if you remain tolerant and respectful of other’s opinions. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mutual respect greases the wheels of joint efforts and material success. Both romantic and professional partnerships thrive during the week ahead. Count on others to provide just what you need to achieve goals.

by Wolfgang Puck

Artichokes make a hearty yet light and healthy autumn appetizer If you try to cook fresh seasonal produce as much as possible, you might be puzzled to see artichokes in your market at this time of year. Aren't they a spring vegetable? Well, yes, to give you the shortest answer. Springtime is when the biggest crops usually fill produce departments. But artichoke plants also typically deliver fall crops. In fact, depending on exactly where they're grown (most come from various areas in California), they're an almost year-round crop. So you could well find good artichokes in your market right now or in weeks to come. The vegetable's robust size and shape, thorny petals and satisfyingly nutty flavor and smooth texture make artichokes feel like perfect things to eat in autumn. They're also incomparably light and healthy — very low in fat, cholesterol-free, high in fiber and good sources of vitamin C and other nutrients. On top of that, they satisfy hunger because they take so long to eat. Of course, much of those benefits can go out the window when they're served in traditional ways. Typical accompaniments include lots of melted butter, vinaigrette, or mayonnaise for dipping, or breadcrumb stuffings mixed with generous amounts of butter and cheese. That's why I decided to take a fresher, lighter approach to cooking and serving whole artichokes in my recently published cookbook, "Wolfgang Puck Makes It Healthy." The following recipe features whole steamed artichokes served with a version of Green Goddess dip made not with the usual mayonnaise and sour cream but with nonfat plain Greek yogurt. Whenever possible, I cook whole artichokes in a pressure cooker, which steams them extra quickly — just 10 minutes under pressure. But if you want to cook them on the stovetop instead, simply put them with the other ingredients into a large nonreactive pot, bring to a boil, and simmer until tender enough for a leaf from the center to pull out easily after 30 to 45 minutes, depending on their size.

If you've never eaten an artichoke before, start by pulling a petal from near the bottom. Dunk its fleshy base into the dip and then scrape off the flesh between your teeth before discarding the petal. Continue working round and round and up the artichoke. When you get to the fuzzy "choke" at the center, scrape it out with a spoon and discard it. Then, use a fork and knife to cut up and eat the artichoke's heart, dipping each bite into the dressing. That may sound like a lot of work to eat a vegetable. But you'll find it surprisingly enjoyable. And the results are so delicious, and so light, that you'll want to go on making this recipe again and again, whatever the season. PRESSURE-COOKER STEAMED WHOLE ARTICHOKES WITH GREEN GODDESS DIP Serves 4 4 large whole fresh artichokes 1 lemon, cut into 4 center slices each 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick, remaining cut ends reserved 1 cup (250 ml) dry white wine 1 cup (250 ml) organic vegetable broth, or water 1/2 tablespoon whole coriander seeds 1/2 tablespoon whole black peppercorns 1 bay leaf 1 cup (250 ml) Low-Fat Green Goddess Dressing First, trim the artichokes: With a sharp serrated knife, cut off the stem ends and a little bit of the base to form a flat bottom on each artichoke. Steadying each artichoke on its side on a cutting board, slice off the top third of the narrower petal end. With kitchen shears, snip off any remaining sharp petal tips. With the reserved lemon ends, gently rub all the cut edges on each artichoke to keep them from oxidizing. In a pressure cooker, combine the wine, broth or water, coriander, peppercorns and bay leaf. Stand the artichokes upright, side by side, inside the cooker. Place a lemon

slice on top of each artichoke. Secure the lid on the pressure cooker. Bring to full pressure and, once pressure has been reached, cook the artichokes for 10 minutes, until tender. Release the pressure using the quick-release valve. Using a long-handled spoon, carefully remove the artichokes to a platter or individual plates and leave them to cool slightly. Serve the artichokes hot, warm, or chilled, accompanied by the Low-Fat Green Goddess Dressing in individual ramekins or bowls for dipping. Be sure to provide side plates or bowls, or a large communal one, for discarding petals as eaten. LOW-FAT GREEN GODDESS DRESSING Makes about 2-1/2 cups (625 ml) 1-1/4 cups (315 ml) nonfat plain Greek yogurt 1/2 cup (125 ml) packed baby spinach leaves 2 tablespoons packed chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 2 tablespoons packed chopped fresh basil leaves 2 tablespoons packed chopped fresh chives 2 tablespoons packed chopped fresh chervil leaves 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 ripe Hass avocado, pitted 1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped Kosher salt Freshly ground white pepper In a blender, combine the yogurt, spinach, parsley, basil, chives, chervil and lemon juice. With a tablespoon, scoop the avocado flesh out of the skin into the blender. Add the garlic and a little salt and pepper to taste. Blend the ingredients, pulsing the machine on and off and stopping as necessary to scrape down the bowl with a spatula, until a smooth dressing forms. Taste the mixture and, if necessary, pulse in a little more salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the dressing to a nonreactive container. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Serve within 3 to 4 days.

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