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Thursday, April 30, 2015

74rd Year, NO. 18 • 2 Sections

Serving Palos, Orland and Worth townships and neighboring communities

Heights bond rating hits S&P high grade

By Tim Hadac Staff reporter

Palos Heights’ bond rating has reached Standard & Poor’s second highest level, which bodes well for the rate of interest the city will obtain when it issues general obligation bonds to rebuild the Recreation Center, Mayor Robert Straz told the City Council last week.

“This is a glowing endorsement of what we’ve been able to accomplish in the last number of years here,” Straz told the council on April 21, as he announced a new bond rating from Standard & Poor’s. “It’s quite an accomplishment.”

The mayor said that the city’s rating has jumped to AA+, up from the last rating it received.

“As all of you know, we’re going out for a $6.3 million general obligation bond for the [renovation and expansion of the Palos Heights Recreation Center],” Straz said “As part of that, we had to request a bond rating from Standard & Poor’s.

“The last time we actually had a bond rating was in 2003—and we used Moody’s at that time— and our rating was A3, which is equivalent to an A- with Standard & Poor’s,” the mayor continued.

Straz said that the new rating was the result of a comprehensive interview that he, City Administrator Dan Nisavic, and Finance Director Janice Colvin had with S&P investigators.

“They asked for a bunch of information—financial statements, budget reports, things like that— and we talked with them for an hour or so,” the mayor explained.

“Then they came back to us with a bond rating, which is now AA+, which is the second highest bond rating issued by Standard &

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Runners in the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon will begin their trek at 7:30 a.m. Sunday from the starting line on Route 83 at the Palos Heights City Hall. The event’s added 10K race begins at 7:40.

PALOS’ GREAT RACE & EXPO Palos Chamber Expo this Saturday • Half Marathon runs Sunday

As

By Tim Hadac • Staff reporter

the 2015 First Midwest Bank Half Marathon heads to the starting line for the eighth year on Sunday, the numbers are looking better this year.

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Nadine Antonini, of Palos Heights, crosses the finish line after completing last year’s half marathon.

About 1,400 runners are signed up for the 13.1-mile race, with another 330 runners set to compete in a 10K race at the same time—numbers that are better than last year’s tally, but still below 2013, when 1,800-plus runners competed in the half marathon.

“It looks like we are headed towards yet another successful run,” said race director and co-founder Mel Diab, owner of the popular Running for Kicks athletic shoe store in Palos Heights. “Registration is up over last year, and things seem to be on track.”

Diab made his observations at an event organizing committee meeting held last Friday at the Palos Heights Recreation Center.

Numbers were down, however, for the Walk, Run or Roll race, according to Lori Chesna, executive director of the South West Special Recreation Association (SWSRA).

About three dozen athletes with disabilities are registered, down from 52 in 2014.

All numbers may rise slightly between now and Sunday, as late registrants are inevitable.

The course starts and ends near Palos Heights City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive, and runs west along Route 83. The

Poor’s. That puts us in the top 17 percent of all bond issuers in Illinois.”

Palos Heights’ new rating is the same as other nearby towns with stable finances, including Orland Park and Tinley Park, but slightly ahead of several A+ municipalities like Palos Hills and Oak Lawn.

Reading from a letter sent to him by S&P officials, Straz said the new rating reflects: ■ “a very strong economy which is part of the broad and diverse economy of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metropolitan statistical area.”

■ “strong budgetary performance and a very strong budgetary flexibility in terms of available reserves in the general fund.”

■ “very strong liquidity in terms of total governmental cash available to cover debt service and expenditures.”

■ “strong management with good financial policies and practices.”

■ “a strong institutional framework.”

While the timeframe of the improvement essentially parallels Straz’s time at the helm of Palos Heights government—he was first elected in 2001—the mayor was quick to spread around credit and praise for the achievement.

“This has a lot to do with a lot of work that’s been done by everyone in this room,” he told the City Council. “Hats off to everybody for all the hard work they’ve done.

“Obviously, when these bonds are issued in the next couple of weeks, the rate of interest we pay will be based directly on what our bond rating is,” Straz concluded.

“With the rate being this high, it’s obviously going to save the taxpayers money in the long run, and that’s why we’re here.”

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No longer cursing this half marathon Before I started working for Editor Jack Murray at The Regional, my only thoughts about the annual half marathon in Palos Heights were dark.

I didn’t call it the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon.

It was known to me as the #$%-ing marathon because three years in a row, it screwed up my Sundays. I didn’t even know it was a half-marathon but I cursed the halfwits who made my life miserable by closing down streets I needed to use to get my kid to a basketball tournament in the north suburbs. Half marathons three, four and five will always be remembered for having long trips made even longer.

So I get the job in this company in the late summer of 2012 and sometime around December, Murray tells me he wants me to start covering

Sox locker room in Houston almost 10 years ago when they won the World Series and my clothes were drenched with champagne. I have covered the NBA Finals during the Bulls runs. I’ve covered several Indy 500 races and the historic inaugural Brickyard 500. committee meetings for the Not many can say this, but marathon.

I shook Kerry Wood’s hand Ok, fine, when do the meetminutes after he struck out ings start?

20 Houston batters in 1998, I He said the first Friday in shook Sammy Sosa’s hand minJanuary. utes after he hit his 500th home THE FIRST FRIDAY IN run when he was with the Cubs JANUARY?!!? and shook his hand after he hit But the half-marathon isn’t No. 600 with the Texas Rangers until May! What in the heck against the Cubs. I shook Greg could they be talking about in Maddux’s hand after he won his January?

300th game.

Plenty.

But of all the cool events I have a pretty extensive I’ve been blessed to cover and background in sports. Not to all the background stuff I’ve brag, but I have had the luck seen, I have usually only seen and honor of being in the White the finished product and not

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They say you never want to see how the sausage is made, but I learned a lot about the minutia of running a huge event by covering the half-marathon committee meetings.

The two guys running the show – Jeff Prestinario and Mel Diab – did plenty of legwork before the first January. But once the committee people all gathered for their first meeting in a meeting room at the Palos Heights Rec Center and saw the first agenda, I realized that we were at the stage where this was the clay and there were five months to mold it into something special.

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tinario recalled. “We’re hoping for the same this year.”

Sunday’s race will feature a festival-like atmoContinued from Page 1 sphere, with local businesses exhibiting in the half marathon starts at 7:30 a.m., the event’s new parking lot of City Hall, popular music provided 10K race begins at 7:40, and the Walk, Run or by a radio station party van, and a handful of Roll half-mile race (for people with disabilities) high school mascots working the crowd and is set to start at 7:45. mugging for photographs.

The race officially ends at 10:30 a.m., and an awards ceremony is set for 11 a.m.

Palos Chamber Expo As always, parking is at a premium at the Adding to the buzz is a health and community event, and spectators driving to the site are expo set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Moadvised to arrive early and use local parking lots raine Valley Church, 6300 W. 127th St., Palos along the north side of Route 83.

Heights.

Motorists are advised that Route 83 in Palos Sponsored by the Palos Area Chamber of Park will be closed to traffic, starting at 5:30 Commerce, the annual event typically attracts a.m. Sunday and lasting for about six hours. several hundred people and offers information Suggested alternatives include 111th, 123rd and free services from 50 local health care proand 131st streets, La Grange Road and Harlem viders and other businesses, as well as governAvenue. ment agencies.

Both Diab and race co-director Jeff Prestinario Maintaining the success of past expositions, thanked their corporate sponsors and volunteers this year’s business-related event is “not a whole in advance for handling the inevitably hectic lot different” than last year, said Mary Kay Spinpace of race day with aplomb. dler, executive director of the chamber.

“When we get to race day, it’s boom boom boom and then go go go, and then it’s all Volunteers welcome over,” Prestinario told the committee last Friday.

If there is a weak link in the chain, it is a lack “That’s how quickly it goes, so we need to be of volunteers to staff the race on Sunday. Orgaon our toes. nizers had hoped for about 200 men and women “Things can get a little confusing, so have pa- to step forward, but appear to have fallen short tience and keep a smile on your face,” he added. of the goal thus far.

Mother Nature has been kind to the event Those interested in volunteering are encourevery year, although the forecast for Sunday aged to visit firstmidwesthalfmarathon.com and morning is warm and possibly wet, with a dayclick on “event details.” time high of 76 degrees and a 50 percent chance Proceeds from the event benefit the American of thunderstorms.

Cancer Society, and the South West Special Rec“God has blessed us with good weather over reation Association. In its first seven years, the the years, except one year when it rained before event has raised nearly $170,000 for charitable the race, but sun came out by start time,” Prescauses.

The pipes calling for shearing of the sheep at Children’s Farm

Photos by Tim Hadac

A llama yawns while Sammy the sheep is comforted by shepherd Paul Lally, moments before the creature was shorn of its wool by veteran shearer Harold Davis at the Sheep to Shawl event held Sunday at the Children’s Farm in Palos Park. Hundreds attended the annual celebration of what Davis called the “disappearing art” of sheep shearing.

Paul Lally laughs and assures curious children that “there’s a sheep in there” as he uses old-fashioned hand shears to remove the coat of Jill, a Scottish Blackface sheep. Children at the event were offered a modest amount of wool that they used as part of a craft project.

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Continued from Page 1 work had to be done.

The cops and firemen from various municipalities and the county had to be all on the same page.

The Palos Heights Public Works department was in charge of getting permits and in charge of the logistics and setting up and cleaning up.

Loyola University brought in the medical people for a tent that gets used quite a bit after people run 13 miles.

There are hundreds of volunteers needed and someone has to recruit them and have a game plan as to what they will do and when they will do it. Someone had to invite mascots from various schools in the area to have them run in a pre-race mascot race to entertain the kids.

Don’t forget the parking! You can’t have thousands of people show up for a race and not have a parking plan.

We’re not even close to being done, here.

There are people behind the scenes working on hotel arrangements, public relations, putting out a race program, security, charities, vendors, refreshment tables, gear checks, goody bag stuffers and running the city’s business expo the day before the big race.

Last, but certainly not least, someone has to be in charge of the beer tent.

To put an added wrinkle on the 2013 race, there was the bombing at the Boston Marathon less than a month before Palos Heights event and there were the duties of adding extra security for the race.

I’m not going to lie, these monthly meetings could get dull. But as the months went by, you could see the mold take shape until April and there were still a few areas of concern that made me think “how in the heck are they going to pull this bad boy off?”

But they did.

When the 2013 race was over and the cleanup started and masterminds Diab and Prestinario looked like they just had all of the energy ripped right out of their bodies, I realized that I had followed this story from its infant stages until the end. I had never had the pleasure of covering something like that before.

By 2014, I was editor of the Reporter and Tim Hadac took over the monthly grind and I showed up for a few meetings for column material. It’s the same with this year. It’s not quite the same, but I get to see bits and pieces of the process.

The race itself is fun to cover as there are thousands of runners and thousands of great stories out there.

I have a great appreciation for the half-marathon. It’s no longer the #$%-ing marathon to me.

So for those of you who will have your Sunday screwed up because some of the street will

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About 10 pounds lighter after losing his coat, Sammy relaxes in a sheep pen as children wait to pet his baby-soft wool close to his skin. The event was fun and educational, but also was expected to raise several thousand dollars to support the ongoing work of the not-for-profit farm.

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But keep in mind that a lot of good people doing a lot of hard work have been busy making this a special event for the thousands who participate or watch.

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Bagpipers and drummers from the Chicago Police Department’s Emerald Society lead a procession of animals from the barn to a shearing platform, causing one observer to quip, “That’s a lot of fanfare for a haircut.” At the shearing platform, one of the pipers played “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” as children sang along.

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Palos Park will dip into savings under 2016 fiscal year budget Palos Park general fund shows a surplus, but village’s 2016 spending plan earmarks $265,000 to cover shortfall in all funds combined

By Michael Gilbert

Regional correspondent

Photos by Patricia Bailey

The village of Palos Park, Garden Guild I and Tree Body sponsored the 23rd annual Arbor Day Celebration, aptly titled Spirit of the Eagle, on Sunday at the Kaptur Administrative Center. Mayor John Mahoney opened the festivities with the reading of the 2015 Arbor Day proclamation. Attired in authentic Native American clothing, a presentation about the American buffalo and its role in Native life was given by Jon ‘Running Deer’ Jordan, a descendant of the Sioux. In addition to the complimentary refreshments provided by Palos Park Garden Guild I, free seedlings of spicebush, sweetgum and red osier dogwood were available and provided to those in attendance.

Mayor John Mahoney and Palos Park Arbor Day celebrants gather at the Kaptur Center. Each visitor was given a seedling to plant and treated to lemonade and cookies.

A surplus of just more than $45,000 is projected in the general fund of Palos Park’s fiscal year 2016 budget.

Although the general fund anticipates a surplus, the village will dip about $265,000 into its reserves to cover an overall projected shortfall. The total projected revenue for all funds in FY 2016 is $8.21 million, while the total expenditures are $8.47 million.

The Village Council on Monday unanimously approved the budget that projects revenues of about $4.54 million in the general fund and expenditures of $4.49 million. The 2016 fiscal year begins May 1 and ends next April 30.

“I am happy to announce this is a balanced budget with a possible surplus at the close of Fiscal Year 2016 in the amount of $45,044,” village Finance Director Barbara Maziarek said during a public hearing held moments before the council voted to adopt the budget. No residents addressed the council during the public hearing.

Maziarek said a handful of capital expenses, including maintenance work at Village Hall, the installation of lights at the playground on the Village Green and road improvement projects, led to the total overall expenditures outweighing revenues.

Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters noted that the village is not using all of its reserves to plug the gap for all funds. Documents later showed Palos Park still has approximately $500,000 in its reserve fund.

“We’re just using a small portion of it,” Milovich-Walters said. “We’ve been saving for so long and [using some of our reserves] will enable us to make some noticeable improvements to the infrastructure this coming summer.”

Salaries make up $2.3 million or 51 percent of the general fund expenditures. Benefits are the next highest expenditure at $854,240 or 19 percent, Maziarek said. The benefits category includes the costs for health and dental insurance premiums, pension costs for union and non-union employees, payroll taxes for social security and Medicare and liability insurance.

The FY 2016 budget does not call for any new jobs being created or eliminated, Commissioner

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Palos Park Finance Director Barbra Maziarek presents the village’s 2016 fiscal-year budget during a public hearing Monday.

James Pavlatos said. Maziarek noted that no projects needed to be postponed due to issues over funds.

“I have to say that all of the requests that the directors asked for were put into this budget,” she said. “But again, the directors do know to keep things to a minimum.

Palos Park projections show nearly $480,000 in state income tax revenues; however that number could change drastically if a proposal by Gov. Bruce Rauner is approved.

Rauner in his budget address in February recommended cutting income tax revenues to local governments in half in an effort to get the state out of its massive budget hole.

“That would be a major hit to us,” Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney said of Rauner’s proposed changes to the Local Government Distributive Fund.

“It would be a major hit to every municipality but especially one like ours that doesn’t have a huge retail sales tax base. Since we are not home ruled we can’t fill the budget with another tax.”

Maziarek said if cuts to the LGDF were to occur she would need to come back to the council “to address the situation.”

“Right now we are keeping our fingers crossed that nothing is taken away,” she said.

“It’s a hard thing to do, but if [cuts to the state income tax] happen, then we’re going to have to tighten up and move on,” Pavlatos said. “We don’t have a lot of choice. The state is so far in debt.

“Fortunately, we are in very good shape.”

The budget needed to be approved by May 1, and now must be filed with the state of Illinois within the next 30 days.

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LINK card acceptance at the market will also start in May The Palos Heights Farmers Market will start a new season Wednesday, May 6.

The market will be open rain or shine every Wednesday until Oct. 14, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 12217 S. Harlem Ave in Palos Heights. Ample parking is available behind the area businesses on Harlem Avenue.

Rides to the Palos Heights Farmers Market are available to Palos Heights patrons without vehicles by calling 361-1807 for PACE minibus pickup.

Outside of Palos Heights, those in Palos Township can call 430-3822 for PATSE Palos Area Transportation Services.

Many of last year’s vendors are returning for the new season, and many of the vendors will have gifts available for Mother’s Day. The farmers will have beautiful flowering baskets, flowers and herb plants, and Hiemenz Nursery will be returning with a huge variety of perennial plants, grasses, shrubs. In addition, Pampered Chef will have kitchen gadget gift ideas, and what mother doesn’t like Camille’s Confections toffee? All the rest of the vendors will have all the food items needed to make all celebrations delicious.

Returning farmers include Richert-Phillips Farms from North Liberty, Ind., Zeldenrust Farms from Chicago Heights, Lyons Fruit Farm from South Haven, Mich., and Windy Hill Farm from Grant Hill.

Richert-Phillips is a certified organic farm featuring a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, local honey, jams, and syrup. This year they also will have a variety of spouts for sale.

Zeldenrust Farms is a pesticide – free farm, selling a huge variety of vegetables and fruits, and local honey.

Lyons Fruit Farm specializes in a very large variety of fruits, tomatoes, vegetables, herbs, and eggs. Windy Hill Farms specializes in gourmet beef, Amish chickens and sausages.

Non-farm food vendors returning to the market this year include Katic Breads from Aurora, The Olive Tap from Downers Grove, Theresa’s Selections from Country Club Hills, Stamper Cheese from Chicago, and Yoder’s Bakery from La Grange, Ind., Aracely’s Bakery from Melrose Park, and Parmesan’s Wood Stove Pizza from Frankfort.

Katic Breads will be featuring a wide variety of their organic whole grain breads and French croissants. The Olive Tap will feature a large variety of olive oils, specialty flavored oils, balsamic vinegars and specialty

vinegars. They also have wonderful gift packages in a variety of sizes.

Theresa’s Selections offer individually crafted artisan pasta sauces, salsa sauces, mustards and jalapeno and fruit jams, Muffultta, Giardiniera, Bruschetta, fruit butters, BBQ sauces and condiments. Stamper Cheese sells a huge variety of artisan cheeses and cheese spreads from Wisconsin, and cheese curds. Yoder Bakery sells delicious butter, cheeses, and eggs, in addition to pies, breads, cookies, cakes, egg noodles and pasta, apple butter and honey. Aracely’s Bakery sells delicious homemade chicken, pork and pepper tamales. Parmesan’s Pizza sells hot pizza by the slice, sausage sandwiches, fresh baked breads and pastries, take and bake pizzas and flat breads.

New to the market this year is Camille’s Confections. A box of homemade toffee makes the perfect Mother’s Day gift. Camille’s Confections offer a variety of toffee flavors, including Original, White Chocolate Cranberry Almond, Dark Chocolate Blueberry Pecan, Nutty Buddy, Sassy Sea Salt, and Semi-Sweet with Walnuts. A variety of sizes are offered.

Everything needed for cooking and serving delicious meals made from fresh fruits and vegetables can be found at the Pampered Chef booth.

Beautiful gifts and gift baskets are available for family, friends and work. Finally, every cook needs sharp knives and kitchen utensils. Super Sharp will be returning to sharpen knives and small tools on site, and larger items can be dropped off for one-week service.

This week’s Community Tent will feature Tealightful Tea. Teas make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift. Tealightful Tea has a wide variety of pre-packaged and loose leaf teas, scone and cookie mixes, dips and spread mixes, and honey sticks.

Reservations continue to be taken for this year’s Community Tent. Interested not-for-profit organizations, area businesses and local artisans should email farmersmarket@palosheights. org or call 203-6631 for more information. Reservations are taken on a first come first served basis, and dates are filling up fast.

The city of Palos Heights been approved to accept LINK EBT cards for purchase of approved food items

by SNAP beneficiaries. The market anticipates the acceptance of cards to begin on May 6, but stop by the City Tent for more information.

The 2015 Frequent Shopper Card

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Fresh flowers in addition to farm-fresh produce and plenty of other foods are sold weekly at the Palos Heights Farmers Market, which opens for the season on May 6.

Program will begin on May 6. Pick up your card at the City Tent. The market is partnering with area food pantries this year. For every can of fruit, vegetables or protein (tuna, peanut butter, etc.) brought to the City Tent; double credit will be given on your “Frequent Shopper Card”.

The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2015 “Recipes of the Week.” The recipe for May 6 is Creamless Asparagus Soup. This recipe, along with all previous recipes, can be found at www.WellbeingMD.com, or at www.palosheights. org. The recipe will be available to patrons, along with other early spring recipes, at the City Tent.

While at the City Tent, representa-

tives from the Palos Heights Beautification Committee will be on hand with split the pot raffle tickets for this year’s Car Classic Event. Tickets are only $2 each. The drawing will be held on July 16, and a minimum grand prize is $10,000.

Additional information about the Palos Heights Farmers Market can be found at www.palosheights.org, by calling 361-1800, or email farmersmarket@palosheights.org The Community Tent will also host Chiro One, located at 7202 W College Drive in Palos Heights. Representatives will provide free health, wellness and services information.

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Palos Park is one of the best suburbs in the entire Chicago area, according to a survey conducted by a national real estate firm, but that’s no surprise to people who live in the 100-year-old village.

“It is nice to be recognized, but our residents already know what a wonderful place Palos Park is to live,” Mayor John Mahoney told The Regional. “[The survey findings] are a reflection of the mantras we use about our town -- a pastoral setting, rural splendor (found on our Village Crest) and the best place to live, raise a family and enjoy outdoor recreation in the Chicago area, which we often use when describing our town in our brochures, newsletters, etc.”

Conducted by Movoto, an online real estate brokerage based in San Mateo, Calif. that operates in 30 states, the survey used several criteria to evaluate Chicago-area suburbs: ■ Amenities per capita ■ Standard of living (cost of living, median home price, median rent, median household income, and student to teacher ratio) ■ Total crimes ■ Violent crimes ■ High school graduation rate ■ Average commute time Palos Park tied with La Grange for fifth place on the list, behind first-

place finishers Burr Ridge and Park Ridge, Glenview and Kenilworth.

Rounding out the top 10, in order, are La Grange Park, Western Springs, Wilmette and Willow Springs.

About Palos Park, the survey noted, “If you’re in the market for a quick commute and tons of shops, restaurants, and a buzzing nightlife— Palos Park is not the place for you.

However, if you’re looking for a quiet and peaceful escape from the city, keep reading.

“Palos Park is nestled among a dense wooded area. If you move here, you’ll be surrounded by hills, creeks, oak trees, and a more rural setting than most of the places we’ve looked at so far. It’s safe, the schools are some of the finest, and all around, it’s a wonderful place to come home.

Just be prepared for the commute,” the survey added.

One thing the survey did not note is Palos Park’s rich and colorful history, which would have given the village a leg up on newer communities.

Other local cities and villages making the 29-suburb list include Palos Heights in 11th place, Worth in 17th, Palos Hills coming in at number 23, Hickory Hills in 25th Place, and Oak Lawn in 28th.

Suburbs that are typically thought of as highly desirable, like Hinsdale, Orland Park, Elmhurst and Naperville, are nowhere to be found on the list.

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Commencement, farewell and welcome Commencement: May 15 will be a marvelous, celebratory event at Trinity Christian College!

It’s our spring comInterim President • mencement when Trinity Christian College we will confer degrees and share with friends and families this major accomplishment of our seniors. Our commencement speaker will be Kathy Nimmer, a 1991 alumna, teacher in Lafayette, Indiana, and Indiana’s 2015 Teacher of the Year. Nimmer was also named one of only four finalists in the entire country for the prestigious 2015 National Teacher of the Year. Trinity’s commencement promises to be one filled with joy and thanksgiving as graduates look forward to graduate school or their first post-college job.

Farewell: This year I had the pleasure of serving as Trinity’s interim president, which was a time that allowed me to become better acquainted with the numerous opportunities offered in Palos Heights. For example, my husband and I have walked the new and beautiful Cal-Sag Trail, shopped at local stores, and been delighted with the food in area restaurants. Working with the Palos Area Community Advisory Board (PACAB) and Barb Pasquinelli has allowed me to see the deep connections between the College and the resources of this wonderful area.

Truly, it has been a delight to serve as interim president, and I express my gratitude for the opportunity to be part of this community.

Welcome: Please join me in providing a warm and enthusiastic welcome to President-elect Kurt Dykstra, the next president of Trinity, who will assume this leadership position on July 1. Dykstra earned his Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) at Northwestern College, in Orange City, Iowa, and his Juris Doctor at Marquette University Law School, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduating first in his class (Summa Cum Laude).

After practicing law for several years, he became the mayor of Holland, Michigan and the senior vice president and community president of Mercantile Bank of Michigan. In addition, he has taught law and political science-related courses at Hope College. Dykstra brings years of leadership experience to the role of college president and said he looks forward to bringing his passion for Christian higher education to his new role.

Read more about him at www.trnty.edu/kdd [and in the story on Page 6 of this week’s Regional News.]

In closing, I would like to thank The Regional for continuing to provide this space for the leaders of Trinity Christian College to share news about the College, higher education, and the inspiring work of our students with the people of Palos Heights and the surrounding communities.

DR. LIZ RUDENGA

Liz Rudenga, Ph.D., is the interim president of Trinity Christian College. A story about her successor in the president’s post appears on Page 6. We thank her for carrying on the tradition of the View from Trinity column started by her predecessor Dr. Steve Timmermans when he served as Trinity’s president.

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READERS WRITE Pray that we truly be one nation under God Dear Editor, It doesn’t take an in-depth analysis of the news these days to ascertain that our society is in rapid decline. Common sense, morality and decency are becoming rare and are viewed by some as dusty relics from a bygone era. But the very definition of society demands that these qualities are essential for the orderly continuation of our way of life.

Society is the “totality of people forming an ordered and structured community of interdependent individuals working for the mutual benefit of all and providing protection, continuity, security and a national identity for its members.” We are quickly becoming a society that is not a society.

Policies such as changing the definition of marriage, refusing to secure our borders, promoting alternate lifestyle agendas, expanding abortion through mandatory healthcare, using alternate lifestyle agendas to limit First Amendment rights of free speech and religious freedom, and pitting various ethnic and cultural groups against one another are just the tip of the iceberg slamming against the moral foun-

dations of our Republic.

Our Founding Fathers knew their own weaknesses and proclivities. They looked to the only perfect Guide for life and for government. Our entire judicial system is based on principles taught in the Bible.

They understood that our rights and liberties are granted by God and they enumerated those rights in the Constitution, Bill of Rights and other early documents. They rightly and wisely saw the need for separation of power in the three branches of government, and also sought to limit the reach and scope of the federal government overall. They would not look with favor upon the idea of using their equivalent of the pen and phone to promote agendas and ideas that go against our Constitution and laws. And they would be aghast at seeing the travesty of justice spiraling out of control as evidenced by citizens having their businesses shuttered, their livelihoods derailed and their lives turned upside down simply for standing up for their religious convictions. The First Amendment is first for a reason!

They also knew that family is the primary and most important building block of society and forms the solid foundation for the continuation of civilization. Changing the definition of marriage as given by

God at the beginning of life on this planet does not bode well for the future of a secure and healthy society.

If the foundations of good order and law are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? Things are most assuredly out of order— laws are despised and disregarded, judgment is perverted, justice delayed and often denied, and the doctrines and principles of God’s Word are derided and subverted.

It is time to pray. God promised that if His people would humble themselves and pray, seek His face and turn from their wicked ways, then He would hear from Heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land.

May 7 is the National Day of Prayer.

This would be a good time to take a few moments to humbly ask our Creator, the Lord of the universe, to once again be the Lord of our nation...”one nation, under God” and to help us be a land where He is honored and where there is liberty and justice for all.

For more information on praying for our nation, see: www.nationaldayofprayer. org and www.intercessorsforAmerica.org.

Susan Tesauro Palos Heights

At Pete’s, you can have a Halal of a time shopping and meeting women RAY HANANIA I love food, especially from the Middle East. That’s one reason why I spend so much time meandering around grocery stores aimlessly, admiring the food.

When I learned Pete’s Fresh Market was holding a Grand Opening this week for their new “super grocery store” in Bridgeview at 10280 S. Harlem Avenue, I had to check it out for myself.

All I can say is…

Wow! Since I am constantly weight-conscious, I am always hunting for fresh salads and deli foods to fill my lunches during the day. And, for you single men, the grocery store is the best place to meet women. Maybe I go there to reminisce, who knows?

Pete’s Fresh Market had everything you could possibly imagine. I’ve never seen a store that big and with so much. It has nearly a dozen separate deli buffet stands where you can pick whatever you want.

There was the olive buffet section where you could pick a dozen or more olive varieties with dressings and spice.

They had several salad bars.

Not one.

Several.

I quickly filled a plastic container with tabouli (Middle Eastern diced salad with cracked wheat) and also Jerusalem Salad (diced cucumbers and tomatoes with a sesame seed paste called Tahini) and a Greek salad with Greek cheese chunks.

OK. I wasn’t thinking about my weight during this excursion. But so what? Don’t I get to enjoy life once in a while?

The deli sections lined the back (west side) of the massive store, and it stretched in sections all the way around the wall and aisles. They even had a section of homemade Gelato – specialty, great tasting

Lots of olives and other food are at Pete's.

Italian ice creams.

The assortment of deli and salad bar sections included a Salad Bar, a Taquería, a cheese island, a juice bar, an olive bar, a Royale liquors section, the Lotus Café, a ceviche bar, fresh baked pizza, fresh fish fry, Gelato ice cream, a Halal meat department (Halal is like Kosher), outdoor seating, a smokehouse, an organic food section, a wide range of hot foods, a Sushi bar, and a wine and beer bar.

The surprise for me is that the Middle East meat pies that were among the many hot deli foods (chicken, meat loaf and so much more) and, they were made with lamb.

With the cost of lamb skyrocketing these days, many ethnic stores that produce Middle East specialties and Middle East restaurants are using hamburger as a replacement for the lamb chunks in their selections like “meat pies” and “kibbeh,” a football-looking delicacy stuffed with lamb and wrapped in a deep fried bulghur wheat (go to Ziyad.com

Photo by Ray Hanania

to figure out what that is).

The Bridgeview store is Pete’s Fresh Market’s 11th store in the Chicagoland area. They’re opening two more in Oak Brook and Willowbrook in the coming months. That’s not just a lot of great food but a massive contribution to the region’s employment.

I met the owners many years ago when they owned a store on Chicago’s southside, Pete’s Produce. It’s nice to see them come a long way and be so successful. Their story is the American Story -- immigrants from Greece who came to this great country and did well.

In truth, it shows that America has done well.

Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist.

He is President/CEO of his own media consulting company. Reach him at rghanania@ gmail.com.

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POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Driver charged with DUI after crash, police say

Charged with driving while license suspend

Palos Heights police charged Michael J. Castiglione, 38, of Tinley Park, with DUI, no proof of insurance, and disobeying a traffic control device.

Police investigating a four-vehicle crash in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue at 8:10 p.m. April 22 took Castiglione into custody as they towed and impounded his SUV. Bond was set at $3,000, and he was given a court date of May 22 in Bridgeview.

Police charged David J. Scanlon Jr., 18, of Oak Lawn, with driving on a suspended license, as well as no proof of insurance, after they curbed his car in the 11700 block of South Southwest Highway at 9:06 p.m. last Thursday, after a random plate check. Bond was set at $2,000, and Scanlon was given a court date of May 22 in Bridgeview.

Blue Island resident Juan Moore, 29, was charged with driving on a suspended license, as well as operating a motor vehicle with expired registration, after his car was pulled over by police in the 7100 block of West College Drive at 3:42 p.m. Sunday.

Bond was set at $1,500, and Moore is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 22.

Police charged Chris Ristick, 33, of Chicago, with driving on a suspended license, as well as operating a motor vehicle with only one working headlight, after they stopped his car in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue at 8:10 p.m. April 22. Bond was set at $1,500, and Ristick is due in court in Bridgeview on May 8.

Charged with DUI and speeding Orland Park resident Katie L. Gleeson, 20, was charged with DUI, speeding, and improper lane usage after police curbed her car in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue at 3:07 a.m. Friday. Her vehicle was spotted traveling at 49 mph, 14 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report.

Bond was set at $3,000, and Gleeson is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on June 2.

Police charged Sandra M. Pogoda, 25, of Oak Lawn, with DUI, speeding, and improper lane usage after police stopped her car in the 6600 block of West College Drive at 12:28 a.m. Friday. Her vehicle was seen traveling at 51 mph, 16 mph over the posted limit, according to police. Bond was set at $3,000, and Pogoda is due in court in Bridgeview on May 22.

Chicago Ridge resident Jessica A. Herrera, 25, was charged with DUI and speeding after her car was pulled over by police in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue at 4:08 a.m. last Thursday.

Her vehicle was spotted traveling at 49 mph, 14 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. Bond was set at $3,000, and Herrera is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 8.

Charged with speeding, no valid driver’s license

Bridgeview resident Abedalaziz F. Jdaitawi, 30, was charged with speeding, as well as driving without a valid license, after police curbed his car in the 11900 block of South Harlem Avenue at 10:50 p.m. last Thursday. His vehicle was spotted traveling at 51 mph, 16 mph, over the posted limit, according to the police report. Bond was set at $1,500, and Jdaitawi is set to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 22.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Driver allegedly blames wife after leaving crash, police say A 41-year-old Plainfield man claimed his wife must have been driving his car when Orland Park police charged him with leaving the scene of an accident, police said.

Daniel Zamora also was charged with driving on a revoked license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and no proof of insurance.

Witnesses told police that Zamora’s car sped away after rear-ending another vehicle near 159th Street and Harlem Avenue at 9:23 a.m. April 4, police said.

They also captured the aftermath of the crash on cell phone camera photos, police said, adding that Zamora was driving and was alone in the vehicle.

A short time later, Zamora’s damaged vehicle was found by Tinley Park police in the 17000 block of South Grissom Drive. They contacted Orland Park police. Zamora allegedly denied driving the vehicle and claimed it must have been his wife at the wheel, according to the police report. Zamora was positively identified by the witnesses, according to police, who added that Zamora’s license had been revoked as a result of several DUI convictions. His car was towed and impounded, and Zamora was set to appear at a bond hearing on April 6.

Charged with DUI Police charged Veronica M. Rojas, 51, of Orland Park, with aggravated DUI, driving without a valid license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and improper lane usage. Police responding to a 911 call from a local homeowner at 3:26 a.m. April 11 discovered that Rojas’ SUV had crashed into a tree in the 13700 block of South 88th Avenue, according to the police report. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Rojas was scheduled to appear at a bond hearing on April 12.

Britni Nicole Vrba, 21, of Lockport, was charged with DUI and speeding after police curbed her car near 159th Street and Will-Cook Road at 2:21 a.m.

April 4. Her vehicle was spotted traveling at 58 mph, 13 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. The car was towed and impounded, and Vrba is due in court in Bridgeview on Tuesday.

Police charged Charles H. Hatcher, 62, of Willow Springs, with DUI, operating a motor vehicle with an unsafe tire, improper lane usage, and driving through a safety zone. His car was pulled over by police near 147th Street and La Grange Road at 12:06 a.m. April 6 after he allegedly drove on a portion of the road that was under construction and not open to traffic. Police said that Hatcher’s vehicle ran over several orange pylons, with one lodged under the car. Hatcher allegedly told police that the incident was his third DUI, a fact police confirmed via a computer check, according to the police report. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Hatcher was given a court date of May 20 in Bridgeview.

Charged with retail theft Homer Glen resident Hayat A. Abouelkheir, 33, was charged with retail theft after she allegedly stole a swimwear outfit and two pairs of shorts from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 6:52 p.m. April 2. Bond was set at $1,500, and Abouelkheir was set to appear in court in Bridgeview on Monday.

Police charged Anna Szafraniec, 33, of Palos

Park, with retail theft after she allegedly stole a necklace and a pair of hoop earrings from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 11:30 a.m.

April 10. She is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on May 12.

Orland Park resident Kelley M. Adams, 28, was charged with retail theft after she allegedly stole two bottles of perfume from a department store on Orland Park Place at 8:52 p.m. April 4. The merchandise was valued at a total of $103, store representatives told police. Adams was set to appear at a hearing at the Orland Park Civic Center on April 14.

Charged with cannabis Police charged Catherine V. Wawrzycki, 23, of Orland Park, with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia, after they stopped her car near 135th Street and Lincolnshire Drive at 5:52 p.m. April 8. She failed to signal a turn and was spotting speeding, according to police, who gave her warnings for the alleged traffic infractions. A search of the vehicle yielded a plastic bag containing cannabis, as well as a metal smoking pipe. A passenger in the vehicle, Matthew J. Vander Veen, 22, of Orland Park, was also charged with cannabis possession. They were given hearing dates of May 12 at the Orland Park Civic Center.

Cody D. Jagodzinski, 19, of Orland Park, and Stephanie Brito-Miranda, 19, of Oak Lawn, were charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after police searched their car, which was parked at the Square Celt, 39 Orland Square Drive, at 12:58 a.m. April 4. Police said they found a cannabis blunt, a plastic bag containing cannabis, and a glass smoking pipe in the vehicle.

Both are due at hearings at the Orland Park Civic Center on May 12.

Police charged Jordan A. Odeh, 19, of Palos Hills, with possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and operating a motor vehicle with defective brakes. Police investigating a crash in the 15200 block of South Harlem Avenue at 2:35 p.m. April 4 said they found a cannabis blunt in Odeh’s pocket, as well as a pack of rolling papers in the car. Odeh was given a hearing date of May 12 at the Orland Park Civic Center for the cannabis-related charges, and a court date of May 14 in Bridgeview for the other charges.

Tyler J. Andrews, 19, of Orland Park, and Blake D. Thompson, 20, of North Charleston, S.C., were charged with possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as failure to wear seatbelts, after police curbed their pickup truck in the 17900 block of South Southwest Highway at 3:20 p.m. April 6. A search of the vehicle yielded a small quantity of cannabis, hash wax, a smoking pipe, and a glass bong, according to the police report. Both are set to appear at hearings at the Orland Park Civic Center on May 12.

Police charged Belal Hadidi, 29, of Orland Park, with possession of cannabis after they stopped his SUV in the 13900 block of South 84th Avenue at 8:44 p.m. April 1. Police said they stopped his vehicle for speeding and an equipment violation and gave him warnings on both, but a search of the SUV yielded a plastic bag containing cannabis, according to the police report. Hadidi was scheduled to appear at a hearing at the Orland Park Civic Center on April 14.

Photo courtesy Mary Sodetz

Mayor for a Day students run Heights council

Students in junior high conducted the city’s business at the mock City Council meeting held just before the real one last Tuesday during the annual Mayor for a Day program.

Shown are the Mayor for a Day contingent from St. Alexander School with Mayor Bob Straz. They are George Madaras (from left), Gina Musso, Elizabeth Sodetz, Jillian Borza, Michael Anderzunas and Liam Law. Megan Gausselin of Independence Junior High School served as the mayor. Other Mayor for a Day student officials were Mary Clare Duffy, Collete Striepling, Alyssa Lang, Danny Russo and Matthew Callahan. The event, televised live by Channel 4, is sponsored by the Palos Heights Woman’s Club. Students are selected based on essays they submitted highlighting suggestions for improving the city of Palos Heights.

Mayor Straz urges residents to help protect local funding ProtectMyTown.com gives voice to Heights residents Mayor Bob Straz urges Palos Heights residents to voice their opposition to a state proposal aimed at taking local revenue to fix the state’s budget problem. Residents can visit ProtectMyTown.com to send a letter to their local legislators and Gov. Rauner.

State attempts to take the local revenue from the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) to close budget gaps at the state level are spurring mayors across Illinois to fight to maintain control of local funds.

If the state proposal becomes a reality, Palos Heights would lose $619,492 annually.

The LGDF returns tax dollars to municipalities across Illinois, including Palos Heights, to fund essential services such as police and fire protections, garbage collection, and street repairs and maintenance. If the local revenue is reduced, Palos Heights will have to make up for the funding shortfall.

“The legislators and the Governor need to hear from their constituents on this important matter,” said Mayor Straz. “ProtectMyTown.com is an easy way for residents to let their representatives know that they want their streets and potholes repaired, garbage picked up, and community protected. These are vital services we can’t afford to lose because the state wants to shift the burden on to local communities.”

Designed to stop the LGDF cuts, ProtectMyTown.com allows residents to directly voice their opinion and tell lawmakers to make the tough decisions necessary to balance their own budgets

– as municipalities have done since the recession began in 2008 – without taking these much needed dollars away from local communities.

After logging on to ProtectMyTown.com, it only takes three easy steps to directly contact your legislator and the Governor: 1) Review your letter; 2) Fill out your contact information; and 3) Hit the Take Action button to complete the form. Residents can also forward and share the site through Facebook and Twitter, encouraging their friends and followers to join the movement as well.

Illinois municipalities rely on the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF), which was instituted in 1969 as part of an agreement under which municipalities would not impose a separate income tax. It guarantees municipalities a share of state income tax receipts to help fund local services.

— City of Palos Heights

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Orland Fire recruits begin training

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The Orland Fire Protection District this month began a year-long training for nine recruits hired to fill existing department vacancies, and will swear-in 10 recruits hired last year. The recruits began training with special sessions at the Pro Sports Performance gym, 10649 163rd Place in Orland Park, located one block east of the OFPD Training Center. The nine fire recruits will bring the OFPD manpower to 111, said Fire Chief Ken Brucki.

The new recruits are Chad Mezzera, Daniel Fagan, Garrett Flavin, Jon Kendra, Joseph Miller, Marc DeSardi, Matt Delestowicz, Shaun McDonald and Zachary Zweizig.

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Trinity Christian College names mayor of Holland, Mich., as its next president Trinity Christian College’s next president came to the Palos Heights campus last Thursday for a welcome visit and reception Kurt D. DykKurt Dykstra stra, an attorney who is now the mayor of Holland, Mich., has been appointed to become Trinity’s president, effective July 1.

With a calling to public service, President-elect Dykstra will bring years of leadership experience to the role of president. Besides serving as mayor of the city of Holland, he is the senior vice president and community president of Mercantile Bank of Michigan. In addition, he teaches law and political science-related courses at Hope College in Holland and has been Photo by Peter Clevering an attorney since 1997.

Kurt Dykstra and his daughter Emma chat with a student during his visit to “We are very pleased and excitPhoto by Peter Clevering campus last Thursday for his welcome reception. Dykstra’s appointment was announced April 22, and he begins his work as president July 1. ed that the board of trustees has President-elect Kurt Dykstra addresses the Trinity community at his welcome reception last Thursday. approved the appointment of Kurt everyday families. Dykstra himself president emeritus of Hope College and Trinity, the students, the faculty, and Dykstra as the next president of Trinity lected as Trinity’s eighth president,” said Christian College,” said Marty Ozinga III, Dykstra. “Leah and I know that God has grew up in Oostburg, Wisconsin, and was former president of Northwestern Col- the staff.”

“Authenticity, integrity, and faithfulchairman of Trinity’s Board of Trustees. guided Trinity throughout her history and the first in his family to graduate from lege. “His appointment is a great loss for “Into the role of president, he brings many trust God has great things planned for college. Dykstra earned his Bachelor of the city of Holland and Hope College, ness to the Reformed tradition are words talents, along with a commitment to the Trinity’s future. We both consider it a Arts (Magna Cum Laude) at Northwest- a tremendous gain for Trinity, and an I would use to describe Kurt Dykstra,” Lord and to Christian higher education special privilege to join the Trinity fam- ern College, in Orange City, Iowa, and exciting opportunity for an exceptional said Rev. Dr. Matthew Floding, director and impressive professional experience ily and are excited to begin the work his Juris Doctor at Marquette University family. A bright future awaits the Trinity of ministerial formation at Duke Divinity Law School, in Milwaukee, Wis., gradu- community.” as a lawyer, banker, Christian college before us.”

School, in Durham, North Carolina. “Kurt The Trinity community welcomes not possesses a wonderful skill set that will Dykstra said he looks forward to bring- ating first in class (Summa Cum Laude). instructor, and public servant. We thank God as we look forward to supporting ing his passion for Christian higher educa- While at Marquette he also was elected only a new leader, but Dykstra’s fami- make him an effective and consummate Kurt as we begin a new chapter at Trinity.” tion to the role of president. For the past the editor in chief of the Marquette Law ly, including his wife of 22 years, Leah, leader.”

“Kurt Dykstra is a dynamic individual seven years, he has served on the board Review. He is a former judicial law clerk assistant director of admissions at Hope who has been a leader in every organiza- of Northwestern College (Iowa), his alma for the Honorable Ann Walsh Bradley of College, and their two teenage daughters, Selection process tion with which he has been affiliated,” mater. In the college classroom setting, he the Wisconsin Supreme Court and prac- Juliana and Emma-Elisabeth. They are In July 2014, the executive commitsaid Terry Van Der Aa, chair of the pres- has shared his expansive knowledge and ticed law for 15 years at two National members of Holland’s tee of Trinity’s Board of Trustees anPillar Church, a dual-affiliation congre- nounced the formation of a presidential idential search committee. “He has a love expertise as a part-time member of the Law Journal 250 firms.

While Dykstra’s work as mayor has gation of the Reformed Church in America search committee, chaired by Terry Van for Christian higher education and will faculty at Hope College for more than a bring a new energy to Trinity Christian decade, teaching upper-level courses in the contributed to his understanding of fi- and the Christian Reformed Church in Der Aa, former Trinity Board of Trustees Department of Economics and Business nancial health and a vibrant economy, North America. Leah serves as the vice chair. Rob Buikema, Board of Trustees College.”

Dr. Liz Rudenga, former provost, has and the Department of Political Science. his expertise in the financial arena stems president of the council at Pillar. vice chair, served as the committee’s vice “I have long admired and cared for chair and Board of Trustees liaison to the been serving faithfully in the role of in- In addition, he has mentored and offered primarily from his professional experience in the private sectors of law and banking. the work that Trinity Christian College search committee. The board also engaged terim president since June 1, 2014. She career guidance to students.

As Holland’s mayor since 2009, Dykstra He brings with him a grasp of business has been called to do, and hearing the Price Harding, partner at CarterBaldwin will continue her committed leadership of the college through June 30, the end of has provided leadership for this industrious realities and management acumen as well announcement that you have chosen Executive Search. The committee was the academic year. Rudenga was appoint- and prosperous lakefront city, known for as a successful history of fundraising based Kurt Dykstra as its next president feels composed of representatives from Trined as interim following the departure of its world-class industry, award-winning on building relationships, a hallmark of like a marriage made in heaven,” said ity’s diverse constituencies, including former president Dr. Steve Timmermans, downtown, and Lake Michigan beaches. his career in law, politics, nonprofits, ed- Rev. Dr. Timothy Brown, president of the college’s current and former board Western Theological Seminary, in Hol- of trustees members, alumni, faculty, staff, who had accepted a position as executive This role and that of an attorney have ucation, and business.

“Kurt is an extraordinary leader and land. “Kurt Dykstra will be a great administration and student body. director of the Christian Reformed Church given Dykstra myriad opportunities for interacting with diverse people, from top will serve Trinity Christian College with college president. Kurt and Leah Dykin North America. distinction,” said Dr. James Bultman, stra together will be a terrific gift to “I am honored and humbled to be se- leaders in government and industry to — Trinity Christian College

SCHOOL NOTES Incarnation School spring open house Incarnation Catholic School, 5705 W. 127th St., Palos Heights, will host a spring open house for prospective students and their families today (Thursday), from 6 to 7p.m.

Visitors will tour the classrooms and meet the pre-kindergarten through 8th-grade teachers and staff. The Fine Arts Festival and Science Fair exhibits will also be available for parents to enjoy. For questions, call 385-6250.

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Southwest Chicago Christian helps tornado victims

Southwest Chicago Christian School in Oak Lawn is raising money to help support victims of tornadoes that hit Illinois this season. Third-graders Peyton Lenarz, of Palos Heights (from left), Hannah King, and Hannah Harding are shown making their donations to World Renew. Students can bring their loose change to school until May 6. Collection jars are set up on the counter in the main office. The school is holding a friendly competition between the boys and girls to see who can raise the most money for the tornado victims.

STUDENT NEWS Melissa Flisk of Palos Heights, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Flisk was initiated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. *** Justin Szykowny, of Palos Heights, was one of seven 2014 Wartburg College graduates to receive a Crystal Pillar at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences-Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards for his work on the documentary “The House That Music Built.”

The documentary, created as a

final project for Szykowny’s senior capstone class at Wartburg, features Banish-Misfortune, an Iowa Celtic band that formed in 2007. “The House That Music Built” was one of Wartburg’s three student-produced documentaries honored at the NATAS ceremony April 12.

“The House That Music Built” can be viewed at www.youtube. com/watch?v=w-V1MO7hops. *** Kathryn Gabel, of Palos Park, was one of nearly 130 students from the University of Iowa who participated in an Alternative Spring Break trip from March 14-21.

Nine Hawkeye Service Teams headed out across the country on trips promoting service learning, social justice, and community building. They had an opportunity to serve with the community of Pittsburg, Pa., as part of the trip “Creativity in Curriculum: The Importance of Art in Education” sponsored by UI Residence Education. ***

Stagg High School will hold its 8th annual Charger 5K Run/ Walk at 9 a.m. this Saturday at the school, 111th Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills.

The event will also offer a kids dash for those 8 years and younger around the Charger Track at 8:45 a.m.

5K participants will run on the streets of Palos Hills.

Proceeds support the Stagg Community Wellness Coalition.

Registration for the Charger 5K costs $30 for adults, $20 for students and $8 for quarter-mile youth dash. Access online registration at stagg. d230.org/

Moraine Valley alumni sought for Hall of Fame

The Moraine Valley Community College Foundation is seeking notable alumni who have achieved success in their careers or through work in the community for its Alumni Hall of Fame.

Between five and eight inductees will be honored at the Hall of Fame Reception in November.

Candidates must have completed any amount of credit or noncredit coursework at Moraine Valley, achieved success in their chosen field and made a positive impact on the community through volunteering or leadership. They also must agree to attend the reception to accept the award and return to campus at least once within the year to be a guest speaker and/or participate in a student engagement activity.

Nominees can self-nominate (must include a letter of recommendation) or be nominated by someone else. All nominees are encouraged to submit up to three letters of recommendation and a maximum of three pages of supplementary materials such as news articles, brochures or photos highlighting the applicant’s accomplishments and contributions.

Nominations, which must be accompanied by a current resume or bio, are due by Sunday, May 31. Application forms are online at morainevalley. edu/alumni.

For more information, contact Kari Pantol at alumni@morainevalley.edu or 974-5551.

Moraine Valley children’s summer camps signup

The Children’s Learning Center at Moraine Valley Community College offers two levels of summer camps to children ages 2 to 8. The camps are Monday through Friday from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Session I runs May 18 to June 5, session II is

June 8 to July 2, and session III is July 16 to 31.

Registration for summer camps as well as daycare for the summer and fall semesters began this week.

The Summer Camp for Two-Year-Olds includes fun, planned activities around themed weeks such as dinosaurs, construction and nature. The weekly cost varies depending on the number of days of attendance. Two days is $45, three days is $68, four days is $88, and five days is $109.

Summer Camps for Preschool Children is designed to keep 3 – to 8-year-olds busy while learning and having fun. Themed weeks include insects and dinosaurs, and artists/art. The weekly cost varies depending on the number of days of attendance. Two days is $40, three days is $60, four days is $80, and five days is $90.

The Children’s Learning Center also provides child care for children ages 2 to 5 that includes early childhood education in areas such as science, technology, engineering, math, music tutoring, and a second language. Childcare is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fees vary, but the center does accept child care vouchers.

Register for summer camp or daycare in person at the center, Building S, Room S131, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. For more information, contact the center’s director Denise Lumpkin at 974-5729 or visit morainevalley.edu/clc.

Tibetan Buddhist monks Moraine Valley lectures

Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will give four lectures at Moraine Valley Community College during their campus visit May 6-9. The lectures cover death and dying, symbolism of the mandala, history of Tibet, and meditation. All lectures are free and open to the public.

The first lecture, “Death & Dying—The Tibetan Tradition” will be Monday, May 6, at 1 p.m., in Building B, Room B109. However, Buddhism teaches that an understanding of the death process is important life knowledge.

Lectures continue on Thursday, May 7. “Symbolism of the Mandala” will be at 11 a.m., in the Library, Building L, as the monks create a mandala. The mandala is a sacred sand painting used as an object of contemplation.

Thursday evening the monks will present “Tibet Today—The History of a Diaspora” in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, at 6 p.m. The lecture will focus on the contemporary Tibet situation: the invasion by Communist China in the 1950s, efforts of the refugees in exile to preserve their civilization and the situation in occupied Tibet.

The final lecture will be “Meditation—Tools for Conscious Living” on Friday, May 8, at 3:30 p.m., in Building D, Room D116. Meditation is an important technique for quieting the mind and establishing an inner basis of clarity and well-being.

Guests can return to campus Saturday evening for a performance of “Sacred Music/Sacred Dance for World Healing.” The monks will perform their multiphonic singing, wherein one monk

will intone three notes of a chord, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center’s Dorothy Menker Theater at 7:30 p.m. They also will use traditional instruments such as 10-foot dung-chen horns, drums, cymbals, and gyaling trumpets.

Rich brocade costumes and masked dances add to the show’s exotic splendor. Tickets are $25 for the general public and $20 for seniors and students.

Tickets to the performance can be purchased at morainevalley.edu/fpac, by calling 974-5500, or at the Box Office located on the south end of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Music at Moraine Valley Moraine Valley Community College’s Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble celebartes 10 years of spring concerts. The groups will perform in the Dorothy Menker Theater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.

Founded in fall 2005, the 54-member Moraine Valley Concert Band will continue its 10th anniversary season with “Music for ‘Kids’ of All Ages!” on Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. The show will feature selections from popular movies, including “Harry Potter,” “Brave,” “Frozen,” “Mary Poppins,” and the “Lion King” as well as popular cartoons and comedian/musician Spike Jones.

Prior to the concert, children and families are invited to an instrument “petting zoo” where they can try out many of the band instruments. The “petting zoo” will be open from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., and is sponsored by Quinlan and Fabish, a local music store. Tickets to this show are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students.

Children 12 and younger are free.

Also founded in fall 2005, the Percussion Ensemble is welcoming Rich Holly as the guest percussionist for its 10th Anniversary Spring Concert Spectacular on Thursday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Admission to this concert is free. Holly will join the ensemble on several selections, including works by noted Latin-jazz composers Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and Poncho Sanchez.

The ensemble also will perform selections by James Campbell, Jim Casella and Rich Dior.

Tickets for these events and other upcoming performances can be purchased online at morainevalley.edu/fpac, by calling 974-5500, or at the Box Office located on the south end of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Palos Dist. 118 Spring Plant Sale Spring plants and Mother’s Day gifts straight from the nursery will be available when the Palos 118 Educational Foundation holds its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Palos West School, 12700 S. 104th Ave. Select from a variety of plants including flats of annuals, perennials, ground cover, hanging baskets, mixed flowerpots, vegetables, herbs, and more. Pre-orders are also being accepted until May 6. Forms are available on the Palos 118 Educational Foundation’s web page at palos118. org. Plants are from Green Glen Garden Nursery in Joliet; all proceeds will be used to purchase iPads for District 118 student use.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Bundle Weekend at St. Alexander The 26th annual Bindle Weekend collection of gently used or new useful items for the needy sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Alexander Parish in Palos Heights starts this Friday and ends Sunday at the parish, 126th and 71st Avenue.

Items sought for dropoff at the trailers in the parking lot include baby, children’s and other clothing, kitchen utensils, pots, pans, silverware, jewelry and other household items. Not accepted: bicycles, computers or televisions.

Senior Spelling Bee at Palos Hts. library The third annual Senior Spelling Bee held by the Palos Heights Public Library for patrons ages 50 and older will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, at the library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For information to participate, contact Bruce Sullivan at the Adult Services Reference Desk for the rules and a list of practice words. The top two finishers in this local competition will advance to compete at the next level in the re-

COMMUNITY NEWS

The 2015 Lady Chargers will lead the Charger soccer family and the student body to raise funds for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Research Center in honor of one of Stagg High School’s greatest of all soccer moms, Cheryl Kaim.

The fourth annual Red Card fundraiser will be held Thursday, May 7, at the Stagg High School athletic stadium, 111th Street and Roberts Road in Palos Hills.

The opening ceremony will start at 4:30 p.m. before junior varisty and varsity girls’ soccer matches vs.

Joliet Central. Admission is $1 at the gate. The late Mrs. Kaim raised three of the best Lady Charger soccer players, Brittany 06’, Julie 08’ and current junior varsity coach Allison.

A monetary contribution will also be made to the Mary Ogarek Scholarship Fund, created in honor of beloved teacher Mary Ogarek, who died last year at 33. This scholarship will be awarded to a Stagg student exhibiting Ms. Ogarek’s passion for making a difference and ability to inspire those around her to excel to their highest potential.

The presentation of the Cheryl Kaim StrengthCourage-Heart Award will be made at 7:45 p.m.

For volunteer signup, contribution, and donation inquires, visit the website Chargerredcardcancer@ gmail.com.

Palos Fine Arts Italian heritage tour Palos Fine Arts offers a tour with its members of Chicago’s Italian cultural heritageon Tuesday, May 12.

The guided motor coach tour will take the group through the streets of Little Italy, as well as the Historic Tri-Taylor District. It will tour the 1856 Jane Addams Hull House Museum.

Lunch will be at the popular Francesca’s on Taylor, served family style. Following lunch, visit Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica National Shrine and its Italian Renaissance architecture. Last stop is to visit chef Mario Batali’s Eataly Chicago! an Italian food emporium in the River North area.

The Palos Fine Arts tour begins at 9 a.m., motor coach leaving from the Palos Park Recreation Center, and returning at 5 p.m. Tickets are $85/PFA member, $95/non-member. Write check to Palos Fine Arts and send to Kathy Williams, 11909 S. Laurie Ave., Palos Park, IL 60464. Please include name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

For more, call 448-0425 or visit www.palos finearts.com.

sure Chest Foundation to help children and teens afflicted with cancer.

The group is sponsoring Coasters for a Cause on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and17. A portion of ticket sale proceeds at the amusement park in Gurnee will be given to benefit the Treasure Chest charity.

Great America admissionTickets on those dates are only $30 dollars per person. This is a savings of $35 off regular admission price. To order tickets, log on to sixflags.com/greatamerica, enter promo code TOYS in upper right corner.

For more, call Colleen Kisel at 687-TOYS (8697).

Elim Christian Services Run, Walk & Roll 5K

The fifth annual Elim Eagles’ Wings 5K Run, Walk, & Roll will be held on the grounds of Elim Christian Services in Palos Heights on Saturday, May 9, starting at 9 a.m.

Participants may choose between the timed 5K course and the untimed short loop course (1 mile) on Elim’s campus, 130th and Central Avenue. Registered runners will receive official times for the 5K. All registered participants will receive a free T-shirt and will also enjoy music, refreshments, and raffle drawings. Kids will even have the opportunity to partake in a free pre-race obstacle course. This year’s 5K event has a “superhero” theme, and costumes are welcome.

Coasters for a Cause For more, visit www.elimcs.org or contact elimeaat Six Flags Great America gleswings5K@elimcs.org. Visit www.crowdrise.

Six Flags Great America is working with the com/Elim5K to register online or help fundraise Orland Park-based The Pediatric Oncology Trea- for the event. Or call 293-6509.

BUSINESS NOTES McSweeney Moore Law Offices open in Heights McSweeney Moore Law Offices moved into Palos Heights on April 20, located at 12224 S. Harlem Ave. The law office consists of a mother-daughter partnership practicing criminal defense and family law. The team includes managing partner Colleen

McSweeney Moore, who prior to joining the private sector was a Cook County Circuit Court Judge specializing in criminal law; partner Kelly Moore who has been with the firm for a little over two years; as well as their newly hired assistant, Theresa Coughlin, who is a Palos Heights native.

Call McSweeney Moore Law Offices for a free consultation. (430-6610)

LIBRARY NOTES Foreign language learning for kids

The Palos Park Library offers a new foreign language-learning program for children called Little Pim, an award-winning program offering 12 languages to choose from.

Little Pim’s method teaches children 360 words and phrases, and is designed to teach kids a second language when they learn best, under the age of 6.

Visit the library’s website at www.palosparklibrary. org to access “Little Pim” from home, at the library, or via an app for Apple and Android products. For more, call 448-1530 or email info@palosparklibrary.org.

Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral in Chicago

The Palos Park Public Library, 12330 Forest Glen Blvd., will present Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral in Chicago on Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m.

To mark the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s death, David Carroll, author, teacher, and photographic consultant for the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, gives an award-winning presentation about Lincoln’s funeral in Chicago. This lecture includes images of Lincoln and his funeral in the city along with “then and now” photos of the historical locations included in the funeral procession.

Heights Library upcoming programs

• Featured Database/Product – Schmoop provides on-line ACT and SAT test prep and is free to Palos Heights cardholders. Find your writing groove, print out flash cards and use many more online tools to help you succeed on college entrance exams. You can create an account by visiting www.shmoop.com/ signup/palos-heights and entering your library card number.

• Introduction to Social Networking – a lecture-style class designed to familiarize you with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social networks will be held Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. • Searching ENTERPRISE: The New SWAN Catalog – Learn to make the most of your library with the new SWAN catalog, Enterprise, on Wednesday, May 6, at 2 p.m. This class will cover logging in, tracking your checkouts and holds, searching, paying bills, and much more. Space is limited; register by calling 4481473 or online at www.palosheightslibrary.org. Note: Users familiar with the old SWAN Catalog should visit the Library’s homepage at www.palosheightslibrary.org, click on My Account at the right, and update their bookmarks as appropriate. User PINs have been reset to the last four-digits of each patron’s phone number.

Patrons can login and change PINs as necessary.

• Senior Spelling Bee – Patrons ages 50 and up can compete in the library’s third annual Senior Spelling Bee on Wednesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. The top two

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BENEFITS & FUNDRAISERS Red Card Cancer soccer match at Stagg

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place winners earn the opportunity to compete at the regional level in June. Those interested should stop by the Adult Services Reference Desk to pick up an informational packet with rules and practice words.

• Thursday @ the Movies – The library will show the 2014 film “The Theory of Everything,” a biographical film about physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane, on May 7 at 10 a.m. (with subtitles), 2 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.

For information on upcoming programs, visit the website at www.palosheightslibrary.org and view the online calendar. All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Registration is required as noted and always encouraged.

Antique appraisal with Rex Newell

Antiques dealer Rex Newell will discuss current trends in the antiques market and offer a suggested value of your collectible at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at the Palos Park Public Library, 12330 Forest Glen Blvd.

Each person attending is allowed to bring one item for evaluation, due to time constraints. Seating is limited; register early at palosparklibrary.org or call 448-1530.

Palos Park youth programs

• Mother’s Day Tulip Mystery – Children are invited to tip toe through the Youth Department beginning Friday and find the hidden tulips at the Palos Park Public Library. Find all the tulips and enter into a raffle to win a tulip plant for mom for her special day. Winner will be notified May 7.

• LEGO’s @ the Library – Make new LEGO creations on Wednesday, May 20 at 4:30 p.m. with the library’s LEGOs and see them put them on display.

A drawing will be held at the end of the session for a LEGO prize.

• Art Glass Workshop – art workshop featuring Frank Lloyd Wright-designed art glass windows will be presented at 1 p.m. this Saturday. After a short presentation on Wright’s Art glass designs. Beth Leahy of the McCord House will guide the children in creating their own art glass designs, using tracing paper, colored pencils, construction paper, and examples of Wright’s patterns. This program is appropriate for children in grades 2-6.

• Remy: a Little Bird with a Big Story – Author Kristin Ludwig will visit the library on Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m. to read from her book Remy: a Little Bird with a Big Story featuring Remy and the other friendly and inspiring birds from her book. Children will meet a wide range of rescued birds and will learn of their heartwarming stories of survival.

All programs are free and open to the public. A full calendar of programs can be found on the website. Call the library to register for these programs at 448-1530, or register online at palosparklibrary.org

Photo by Mark Walker

Shown are three of the 20 or so Center Singers who will live with the pigs in the pigpen of the Children’s Farm next weekend. Pat Schiller (from left), Anne Sheridan-Pullos and Pat Andrews are with two of the pigs, Jack and Jill. The annual Barn to be Wild fundraiser aids the mission of The Center. Farm admission is free both those days.

The Center Singers will live with the pigs during Barn to be Wild webcast fundraiser The seventh annual Barn to Be Wild fundraiser for The Center in Palos Park will beam a live webcast of Penny Wills and The Center Singers living with the pigs next weekend in pigpen of The Children’s Farm.

The choral group plans to spend 27 hours residing in the pigpen on May 9 and 10.

Barn to be Wild has evolved into a weekend party with the pigs and the participation of nearly 50 “pen pals” who are each helping

to raise funds for the event. Mark Walker has always served as the event’s webmaster. This year, he will join the others and spend time in the pigpen because he is also a member of The Center Singers — all in this good cause together.

Supporters can sponsor The Center Singers and the efforts of their pen pals by making hourly pledges or sending donations to The Center. The entire ovine weekend event can be viewed on

the live webcam, at www.barntobewild.org, or can be accessed through The Center’s website, www.thecenterpalos.org, from 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, to 4 p.m.

Sunday, May 10.

Visitors are welcome at the farm, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, on May 9 and 10, as they are every Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Call The Center at 361-3650 or visit www.thecenterpalos.org for information and to donate online.

Southwest Symphony concert will celebrate the music of Frank Sinatra Recording artist Tom Tiratto, known for his portrayal of Francis Albert Sinatra, will take the stage with the Southwest Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Sinatra’s 100th birthday in the Tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes.

The tribute will be part of the SSO Youth Concerto CompetiTom Tiratto tion concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, in the Ozinga Auditorium of Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights.

Known for his interpretive phrasing and memorable arrangements, Sinatra was a musical giant for a generation. Tiratto, who played Sinatra in The Rat Pack is Back revue performed in Las Vegas, San

Francisco, and Chicago, will sing Sinatra favorites such as I’ve Got You under My Skin, My Way and The Way You Look Tonight.

This concert includes Gershwin’s An American in Paris and features the 2015 winner of the SSO’s Youth Concerto Competition clarinetist Amer Hasan playing Von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1.

Tickets, $16 to $25, can be purchased at the door, or in advance at 802-0686 and online at www. southwestsymphony.com. Seniors, 65 and over pay $16. Children 12 and under are free. Instrumentalists wishing to audition for the orchestra should call the number above.

The final concert this season for the Southwest Symphony Orchestra on May 9 is a salute to Francis Albert Sinatra upon his 100th Birthday, featuring recording artist Tom Tiratto..

SENIOR NOTES Knitting and crochet classes at Worth Twp.

3:30 p.m. and Tai Chi will be held on Tuesday, May 13, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. All classes are taught Worth Township seniors can reg- by certified instructors and will ister for new 12-week sessions of be held in the Orland Township both knitting and crochet classes at the township, 11601 S. Pulaski Road in Alsip.

Crocheting will begin on Tuesday, May 5, at 10 a.m., and knitting will begin Thursday, May 7, at 9 a.m. There is a nominal fee for the classes. For information, call 371-2900 Ext. 28.

Activity Center.

Registration is required; to reserve a spot at one or all of these free classes, call 403-4222

by May 5.

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Free exercise classes at Orland Township Observing Older Americans Month, Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia, offers free trial sessions of its popular exercise programs for all seniors 55 and older.

Gentle yoga and Light N’ Healthy (light strength training) will be held back-to-back on Thursday, May 7, from 1 to 2 p.m., Zumba Gold will be held on Tuesday, May 6, from 2:30 to

CLUB ACTIVITIES Widowed group The Southwest Suburban WOW (widow and widowers’ group) will meet at 7 p.m. this Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, 17100 S. 70th Ave. in Tinley Park. Short monthly meeting precedes entertainment and refreshments. All denominations are welcome.

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Silver Cross offers screenings in May PICK OF THE LITTER Silver Cross offers free blood pressure checks daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Walk-ins welcomed. For more information, call 364-6337.

• Calcium Artery Scoring – Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox and the Silver Cross Health Center—Homer Glen offers a quick and painless test using a high speed CT scanner that can measure calcium deposits in the coronary arteries to determine your risk of having a heart attack.

Calcium artery scoring is ideal for men over age 45 and women over age 55 who smoke, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or a family history of premature coronary artery disease. This scan is available for $200. Call (815) 300-7076 for an appointment.

• Discounted Mammography Screenings – The Silver Cross Center for Women’s Health will offer $100 screening mammograms including the radiologist fee for patients who call by May 31 to schedule an appointment before June 30. The Center is located on the Silver Cross Hospital campus, 1870 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. A physician’s order is not required. Cash, check and credit cards accepted at time of appointment—insurance will not

be billed. Call (815) 300-7076 and mention special mammogram to schedule. For a referral to a doctor, call the Silver Cross free Physician Referral Service at 1-888-660-HEAL (4325) of visit www.silvercross.org • Incontinence Risk Assessment – Take control of your pelvic health by completing a Sliver Cross Hospital’s short quiz at www.silvercross.org to find out if it is time you reached out for help.

• Pediatric Speech Screenings – speech pathologists with The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Silver Cross Hospital will offer free 15-minute pediatric speech/ language screenings throughout the month of May. The screenings will be held at Silver Cross Hospital, Pavilion A, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 815300-7110 and mention “SPEECH” to schedule an appointment.

• Scoliosis Screenings – Dr. Anthony Rinella, spine surgeon, will offer free scoliosis screenings Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 West 143rd St., Homer Glen. To register, call (877) 6947722. The screenings are free and available for children and adults.

• Screening Colonoscopy – Gatto’s Restaurants is giving pa-

tients a $20 Gift Certificate when they have a screening colonoscopy at Silver Cross Hospital before Sept. 30. Call 1-888-660-HEAL or visit www.silvercross.org for a referral to a physician on the Silver Cross Medical Staff who performs colonoscopies.

• Skin Cancer Screenings – In recognition of National Skin Cancer Awareness month, Dr. Frank Tobin, dermatologist on staff at Silver Cross Hospital, will be offering free full and partial body skin cancer screenings on Friday, May 15, from 1 to 4 p.m.

• Screenings will be held in the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1850 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Advanced registration is required by calling 1-888-660HEAL (4325) or at www.silvercross.org.

• Sleep Disorders Assessment – Having trouble sleeping. Silver Cross Sleep Disorders Center now offers a free online risk assessment at www.silvercross.org/sleepdisorderscenter.

• Stroke Risk Assessment – Find out if you are at risk and what you can do to prevent a stroke from occurring by taking the Silver Cross Neuroscience Institute’s free stroke risk assessment at www. silvercross.org/neuro.

HEALTH BEAT Silver Cross Hospital offers Foot Fair

Additional classes, including health care provider CPR, which includes a certification card, are also held Silver Cross Hospital is hosting a free Foot Fair monthly at the fire department’s Station 3. Dates and this Friday, from 3 to 7 p.m., in the Silver Cross times may be found at www.orlandfire.org.

Hospital Conference Center in Pavilion A at 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox.

Palos Hospital heart failure class Complimentary valet parking is available at the Pavilion Entrance. The toe-tingling experience will Heart failure is a progressive, chronic disease. Living include foot screenings, presentations, exhibits, with this condition is possible, but it means accepting a massages, raffle prizes and refreshments. For more person’s state of health and actively managing it daily. information, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888Linda Hommes, an advanced practice nurse with 660-HEAL (4325).

Palos Community Hospital’s Heart Failure/COPD Complimentary 10-minute consultations with podi- Wellness Clinic, will discuss medications, symptoms atrists on staff at Silver Cross Hospital or a physical and treatment, nutrition and exercise. This class aims therapist with The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to improve self-care for people living with heart failure will be offered from 3 to 7 p.m. Advanced registration by helping them overcome their fears. is required for the screenings only by scheduling an The free presentation is 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, May appointment at www.silvercross.org or 1-888-660- 18, at the hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights.

HEAL (4325).

Registration is required; visit online at PalosCommuAlso, area podiatrists will discuss foot-related top- nityHospital.org or call 226-2300. ics throughout the event. The lectures are free and registration is not required to attend the presentations.

Smith support groups Attendees will also have an opportunity to receive a In May two of the area’s continuing care retirement gait analysis and foot massage; purchase foot scrubs, lotions and high quality shoes; and peruse the many communities (CCRCs) are planning programs for exhibitors. Participants can also enter into a raffle residents of the Orland Park and Chicago’s Beverly for unique gifts and enjoy “Pedi” Fours and punch. neighborhoods who take care of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, Smith Orland Twp. monthly immunization clinic Crossing in Orland Park will hold an open forum Orland Township will hold its monthly immuniza- led by the social services director and director of tion clinic this Saturday, from 9 to 11 a.m., and on admissions, touching on subjects of interest to careTuesday, June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m., at the township givers who attend. Smith Crossing is at 10501 Emilie building, 14807 S. Ravinia Avenue.

Lane (enter at 104th Avenue and 183rd Street). To Free vaccines are available to township children 18 reserve a place, call 326-2300 or send an email to and under. Some eligibility restrictions apply. Non-res- familyandfriends@smithcrossing.org. idential children who meet the eligibility guidelines At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, Smith Village’s are welcome. For children residing outside of the memory support coordinator will screen a short film township’s boundaries, a $20 administration fee per titled, “He’s Doing This to Spite Me.” It is a docuvaccine will be charged (does not apply to those mentary about four different caregivers and how they with Medicaid/All Kids). An up-to-date shot record interact with their loved one affected with cognitive is mandatory to receive any vaccine, and children loss. Smith Village is at 2320 W. 113th Place, in the must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Beverly/Morgan Park area of Chicago. To reserve a Children’s vaccines that are available include DTaP, seat, call 773-474-7300 or send an email to familyDTaP-Hep B-IPV, DTaP-IPV-Hib, DTaP-IPV, Hep A, andfriends@smithvillage.org.

Hep B, Hep B-Hib, HPV, Meningococcal, MMR, Before ending at 7:30 p.m., light refreshments will IPV, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, Tdap and Varicel- be served at both meetings la. Adult vaccines that are available include HPV, Pneumococcal, Hep A, Tuberculosis, Hep B, Tdap, Blood pressure, balance IPV, Meningococcal, Hep A-Hep B, MMR, Typhoid, and glucose screenings Varicella and Shingles.

For additional clinic dates and adult immunization Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., offers prices, visit www.orlandtwp.org. free blood pressure screenings for township residents from 9 t11 a.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month. No appointment is necessary.

Laughter Circle meets In addition to blood pressure screenings, on the first monthly at The Center Friday of the month, VCP Home Health Care Inc. A monthly Laughter Circle meets at 6 p.m. this will be at the township to conduct balance screenSunday at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, ings, which can help prevent dangerous falls. Glucose Palos Park. screenings are also available on this day for $5 ($10 Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien brings laughter for nonresidents). For more, call 403-4222. and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle, which is a gathering of people who want to laugh—not from Wellness discounts for jokes or comedy routines, but rather from laughter for Orland Twp. residents the sake of laughter! Research shows that laughter strengthens the immune system, reduces stress and Orland Township residents in need of medical seranxiety, alleviates pain, and helps people get along vices may purchase a discounted Wellness Program better. voucher at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., O’Brien is a registered nurse and an advanced during office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday certified laughter leader. O’Brien welcomes newcom- and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, 8 a.m. ers the laughter circle at any time. The cost of the to 6 p.m. Proof of residency is required. laughter circle is $5, which O’Brien donates to The The Wellness Program offers services at a discount Center. Advance registration is appreciated. Interested of up to 50 percent. The services include adult and persons should call The Center at 361-3650. children’s physicals ($40 and $35), podiatry screenings ($30 and $25-senior), dental screenings ($15), dental examinations and cleanings ($50), dental examinations, Free CPR classes at Orland Township cleanings and x-rays ($100), nutrition consultations Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., offers free ($40), vision examinations ($45) and chiropractic CPR classes for both seniors and adults ages 16-54 examinations ($45). on Wednesday, May 6, at 6 p.m. (adults). Tuesday, Residents may choose a participating doctor from May 12 at 1 p.m. (seniors), Monday, June 15 at 1 the Wellness Program doctors’ list, which can be p.m. (seniors), Wednesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. (adults), found at www.orlandtwp.org, and once the voucher is Tuesday, July 7 at 1 p.m. (seniors) and Monday, July purchased, an appointment can be scheduled directly 13 at 6 p.m. (adults). with the doctor’s office. (403-4222) The classes will be led by instructors from the Orland Fire Protection District and certificates will be Hearing screenings at Orland Township distributed upon completion. Registration is required; call 403-4222.

South Suburban Hearing Health Center will be at Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., to conduct free hearing screenings on Wednesdays, May 6, June Printed on recycled paper— Please recycle your Newspaper 3 and July 1, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Orland Hearing Aid Center will also be conducting free hearing screenings at the township on the following Tuesdays: May 12, June 16 and July 21, from 9 to 11 a.m.

An appointment is necessary; call 403-4222.

Question what you ‘learn’ online JOHN FLEMING

DVM • PrairieStateVet.com

Dear Dr. Fleming,

I was at your clinic the other day with my dog that had hurt her leg, jumping out of the truck. One of your vets saw her and prescribed a five-day course of Rimadyl. It is helping, but I read on the Internet that Rimadyl can cause liver failure and I am really irritated that I was not told that, plus the Internet said my dog’s liver should be tested before going on Rimadyl! What are you going to do about this situation? I think your vet needs more training!

Barbie, Orland Park

Dear Barbie,

I will do several things about this situation.

First, I will tell my veterinarian to ignore your comments to her. Secondly, I will pray to the Animal gods that you will find another veterinary practice to haunt, and finally, I, like my colleague, will continue to prescribe short courses of anti-inflammatory drugs without subjecting my clients to the expense of unnecessary blood tests.

I don’t think I’ve ever had a physician tell me that I need a liver test before taking a couple of days’ worth of Aleve or Tyenol. Remember, we do this for a living Barbie, and we actually know what we’re doing. If we have an animal that will be on certain medications for extended periods of time then appropriate advice is given to the client. The Internet is full of good information; unfortunately all too many people don’t know how to interpret the information, or misinformation, they obtain there. G’Day.

Dear Dr. Fleming,

We always have a bad flea season at my house each year and I’ve been on the Internet a lot this winter and have become a “natural” convert.

This year I am going to try essential oils on my cats for flea prevention. What do you think about this “natural” approach?

Ken, Worth

Dear Ken,

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animal poison control centers. They looked at the data on nine dogs and 39 cats exposed to the “naturals.” Adverse (which means “not good”) effects were seen in 92 percent of cats and 89 percent of dogs. Some signs included behavior changes and central nervous system, gastrointestinal, and respiratory effects.

Cats appear to be more sensitive and behavior changes were commonly reported in this species.

Also, of the central nervous signs reported, dogs tended to experience lethargy, while seizures and tremors were reported more frequently in cats.

In 77 percent of the reports the products were used as labeled. The onset of signs was generally within 24 hours of exposure, and the duration of the effects ranged from 30 minutes to just over six days. Most of the animals recovered with bathing alone. Others required i.v. fluids, muscle relaxants and anticonvulsants. Three animals either died or were euthanized as a result of intractable signs.

Here is the take home message: Flea products that contain essential oils, defined as “minimum risk pesticides” by the EPA, can cause serious adverse effects in dogs and cats, even when applied as directed. Do what you want but it’s safer, in my opinion, to use an EPA-regulated product.

“Natural” does not equate to “no worries.” Allow me to give you some information from real veterinarians who wrote an article in the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.

Essential oils can possess insecticidal properties and their newfound celebrity as flea preventatives is bringing to light their safety issues.

Unlike veterinary-formulated synthetic products, the EPA offers no oversight for “natural plant-derived products. The unfortunate exemption has resulted in a boom in the development and sales of such products.

In an attempt to characterize adverse effects Friendship is the highest degree of perfection of the “naturals” researches at the University of in society.

Illinois at Urbana reviewed medical records from —Michel de Montaigne

Orland Twp. offers senior health fair Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., will host a free senior mini health fair on Thursday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The fair will include a day of valuable free health screenings and information provided by local senior service-related agencies, as well as refreshments, raffles and giveaways.

Services available at the fair include the following: free Total Lipid Profile testing, basic cholesterol and blood pressure screenings by Orland Township, free balance and glucose screenings

by VCP Home Health Care, Inc, and hearing screenings by Zounds

Hearing Aids.

The senior mini health fair will also feature the following vendors: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Arthritis Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Flexeon Rehabilitation, Kathy O’Brien “Joyologist, Laughologist”, “Cooking for One” with Chef Cindy from Victorian Village, EMB Medical Supply, ASEA Nutritional Supplements and Lifeguard Advanced Antioxidant Therapy, Orland Fire Protection District, Heger Travel Bureau, Amberland Creations Jewelry, Premier Designs Diamond Designer, Gigi from IN.PURSEin-

ators Traveling Boutique, Cook County Sheriff’s Office Program Administrator, Autumn Leaves of Orland Park, Synergy Home Health Care, Home Instead Senior Care, Platinum Home Health Care, O’Connor Law Offices, Leonard Vitacca from McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, The Scarlet Roses Red Hat Society of Orland Park, Right at Home, Senior Helpers, Lexington, Costco, Walgreens and many more.

For more, or to make an appointment for a hearing screening, call 403-4222. More information can also be found at orlandtownship.org.

Life Line hosts screenings Tuesday

Residents living in and around the Palos Hills, • Diabetes risk can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, • Bone density as a risk for possible osteoporosis osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious • Kidney and thyroid function, and more conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screenings are affordable, convenient and accessiScreening. Palos Hills Community Activity Center ble for wheelchairs and those with trouble walking. will host this community event on Tuesday. The Free parking is also available. site is located at 8455 W. 103rd St. in Palos Hills.

Packages start at $149, but consultants will work with you to create a package that is right Screenings can check for: for you based on your age and risk factors. Call • The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, 1-877-237-1287 or visit our website at www.life related to risk for heart disease, stroke and linescreening.com. Pre-registration is required. overall vascular health.

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Palos Community Hospital receives Stroke Ready Designation Palos Community Hospital has received designation as an Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital (ESRH) from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

“This designation ensures stroke patients, regardless of where they live, have access to rapid care within the narrow treatment window,” says Terrence Moisan, M.D., president and CEO of Palos Community Hospital. “Stroke designation for Palos now allows our community access to the care needed beginning from the moment a patient enters the hospital to the time the lifesaving drug is administered within the recommended 60-minute treatment window.”

In 2009, the Illinois General Assembly passed MB2244, allowing the creation of stroke systems of care in Illinois. The law identifies hospitals capable of providing emergent stroke care and directs EMS to transport possible acute stroke patients to these hospitals. If, however, the closest hospital has not

received its Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital designation, EMS personnel may divert that patient to the next closest designated hospital. With Palos designated, it now means stroke patients can receive high quality treatment right here in their own community.

“In order to gain the ESRH designation, the hospital must meet specific criteria, and Palos has worked to achieve this,” explains Kurt Wagner, M.D., Emergency Department Medical Director and Director of Stroke Care. “With a stroke, time is brain. Each second a patient waits to be treated denies the brain of much needed blood and oxygen.

Getting to an Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital by ambulance allows the EMS to notify the hospital of an incoming stroke patient, resulting in faster treatment upon arrival.”

— Palos Community Hospital

BUSINESS

The Regional News

Thursday, April 30, 2015

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Be well: Loyal customers trust Pass Health Foods Owners Joanne and Theresa celebrate two decades in May

By Tim Hadac Staff reporter

Twenty years is a long embrace, but the owners of Pass Health Foods say that’s how long the Palos area has had its arms around them.

“What really impressed us about this store’s location—7228 W. College Drive, Palos Heights— is the warmth of the surrounding community,” observed Joanne Callaghan, who purchased the store in May 1995 with her sister, Theresa Van Loon.

“The sense of community attracted us, and it has been a good thing all these years,” Callaghan said. “For example, when Theresa had a child in our first five years in business here, the outpouring of gifts and kindness from the community was unbelievable.

“When our father passed and we had to close the store, we came in the next day and people were lined up, asking, ‘Is everything OK? What happened? Anything we can do?’ You just don’t find that in business anymore.”

Callaghan and Van Loon were at a career crossroads two decades ago.

“We had worked in sales in the health and beauty industry, but we were a little bit done with the corporate world,” Callaghan recalled. “They were downsizing and offered us jobs out of town.”

Relocating was out of the question, however, as the sisters needed to stay in the area and care for their aging father, who died years later at age 95.

“We were both vegetarians, and

we embraced a healthy lifestyle,” she added. “We were customers at Southtown Health Foods on 95th Street in the Beverly neighborhood, and we heard about Pass Health Foods being for sale, and we decided we would take an adventure.”

With backgrounds in retail, the sisters went to work in Palos Heights, sprucing up the store, replacing warehouse-like shelving with more attractive models, adding lights and more customer-friendly merchandise displays.

Today, the store is bigger (more than double its old square footage), brighter and prosperous, attracting everyone from longtime customers who come from near and far—as far north as the Midway Airport area to Joliet— to local college students interested in the latest developments in healthier eating and personal care products.

Pass also sells and ships to customers across the nation, thanks to its website—especially important to those who live far from a health food store.

Independent health food stores used to dot the landscape, but many have vanished as chains like GNC and The Vitamin Shoppe have grown stronger—and as large grocery store chains have seen the profits in carrying healthier choices.

Those independents that have survived, like Pass Health Foods, are still around for several reasons.

“You go into a Jewel or Mariano’s, and a lot of times you’ll find products that are similar to or even the same as what we carry

The exterior of Pass Health Foods, open six days a week and which routinely offers discounts to college students and seniors.

here,” Callaghan said. “That was not the case years ago.

“So you ask yourself why people come to a boutique-like store, which is what I am,” she continued. “For instance, these corn flakes at my store are $6.19, and at Jewel, they’re $5.99. So why would you buy it at my store?”

The answer is simple, she said.

Service, knowledge and experience—much more than the befuddled shrugs that health-conscious shoppers often get from employees at large chain stores.

“Everybody that works in this store is helpful,” Callaghan added, looking in the direction of two of her seven staffers. “We can take you to the merchandise you need; and if you tell us you have an allergy, we can tell you, ‘Not that one, this one, that one,’ and so forth. If you need something gluten free, if you have a dairy

allergy, if you need a vitamin that’s not derived from corn, no matter what, we can and will find a way to help you.”

Pass Health Foods also makes arrangements to have items delivered to customers, when necessary and within reason.

Another advantage of shopping at Pass Health Foods, Callaghan said, is that, as an independent, it does not have its own brand of vitamins, supplements, food or personal-care items to push—and therefore stocks as wide a variety of items from different companies as it can.

The store stocks more than 500 different gluten-free items, and that selection is expanding, according to the company website, passhealthfoods.com. Pass also has a variety of dairy free, allergen free, vegetarian, and veg- Theresa Van Loon (left) and Joanne Callaghan, owners of Pass Health Foods for two decades now. an foods.

FINANCIAL FOCUS

How to be an ‘Environmental’ investor We observed the 45th anniversary of Earth Day last week. Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has inspired millions of people to take action to improve the environment. But the lessons of environmentalism can also be applied to other areas of life — such as investing. Specifically, as an investor, you may well want to follow the “three Rs”: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Let’s see how these environmental themes can be applied to your investment habits: • Reduce — Many of us probably own more things than we really need. In fact, if all the other people on Earth used as much “stuff” as we do in the United States, the planet would need to have three to five times more space just to hold and sustain everybody, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. So from an environmental standpoint, it might be smart for all of us to “streamline” our possessions. And the same could be true for our investments — it’s not always a case of “the more, the merrier.”

It’s particularly important not to own too many of the same type of investments, because you could suffer a setback in a market downturn that primarily affects those assets.

• Reuse — One way of being environmentally conscious is to repair, rather than replace, durable goods such as bicycles,

washers, dryers, etc. After all, “new” is not always better. Many investors are also prone to tossing out the old and bringing in the new — and not always with the best results. For example, some investors switch their overall strategy every so often in attempts to capitalize on some trend they have heard about. But you’re almost certainly better off by sticking with a long-term strategy that’s appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.

Of course, within your strategy you can make adjustments as your circumstances change over time, but there’s probably no need to toss your entire approach overboard. As you invest, though, always be aware that the value of your investments will fluctuate, and there are no guarantees that you won’t lose value.

• Recycle — Aluminum cans become airplane parts, old phone books are transformed into textbooks and plastic beverage containers may end up as the carpeting on your floors.

It’s truly amazing how recycling can give new life to old, unwanted products. In a way, you can also “recycle” investments that no longer meet your needs, either because your circumstances have changed or because the investments themselves have become fundamentally altered — as is the case when a company in which you invested has shifted its focus or taken its business in a new direction. Instead

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Edward Jones Investments of just liquidating the investment and using the cash to buy, say, an ultra-high-definition television with all the bells and whistles, you could find a new use for the proceeds in your investment portfolio. To name one possibility, you could use the money to help save for a child’s college education. Or you might use it to help fill other gaps in your portfolio.

By following the “reduce, reuse and recycle” philosophy, you can help make the world a “greener” place to live. And by applying the same principles to the way you invest, you can create a healthier environment in which to pursue your important financial goals.

Jim Van Howe is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, in Palos Heights. His office is at 7001 W. 127th St. He can be reached at 361-3400. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

CAREER & BUSINESS Selected for Teachers Academy St. Alexander School Assistant Principal and 3rd-grade teacher Mary Dombrowski is one of 155 teachers from across the country who were chosen from 1,500 applicants to attend the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N. J., this summer. She is shown at the time she first learned of the prestigious honor during a surprise announcement made during class on April 3 at the parish school in Palos Heights. Mrs. Dombrowski is one of 155 highly-qualified 3rd – through 5th-grade teachers selected to attend the intensive one week professional development program July 27-31. Teachers leave the Academy equipped with new lessons, ready to encourage a lifelong love of STEM-science, technology, engineering and math.

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.

Orland Park

Swainson Maureen Ryan Tr to Ritter Sandra V Tr, 15177 Grandview Dr, $425,000; Jawor Kenneth J to Milaztajn Margaret, 15211 Brassie Dr, $291,500; Serio Joseph P to Comella Maria, 11258 Brook Crossing Ct, $179,000; Whitaker Derek to Rutka Krystyna, 7345 157th St, Unit #73451C, $60,000; Clark Raymond S to St Colettas of Illinois Foundation, 14401 Oakley St, $272,500; Meder Donald to Wydrych Rafal A, 8816 Maple Ave, $265,000; Golomb Dennis Tr to Whisson James P, 11420 Lake Brook Ct, $233,000; Kozlowski Thomas J to Beattie Robert, 8630 Adria Ct, $449,000; Spinos Paul to Kladis Nikolaos, 11229 Brigitte Ter, $285,000;

Residential Solutions Inc to Powers Joseph, 9132 Sandpiper Ct, Unit #45, $110,000; Knopp Craig to Wilson Jamie L, 15700 Brassie Ct, Unit #157002S, $140,000; Buckendahl Mary Ellen Tr to Albano Daniel, 16243 Hummingbird Hill Dr, $280,000.

Palos Heights

First Midwest Bk Tr to Aguirre Michael M, 12322 S 68th Ct, $160,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Glynn Garrett, 12549 E Navajo Dr, $230,000; Desmet Robert Tr to Greenway Jenifer, 12936 S Meade Ave, $238,000; Ras Closing Services LLC to Dujka Melissa A, 13001 S Moody Ave, $278,000.

Palos Park

Wells Fargo Bk to Doyle Margaret F, 11950 Hobart St, $125,500; Koehler Kathleen T to Pena Richard, 13468 Stephen Dr, $333,000; Mcfall Marcella L to Minogue John Sr, 1 St. Moritz Dr, Unit #2201, $155,000.

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MetroSouth Medical Center employee of the year Leticia Vieyra has been named Employee of the Year for MetroSouth Medical Center. The recognition is the highest honor a hospital employee can receive.

Employees are nominated for the award by their colleagues based on their commitment to patient care, their professionalism and their contributions on the job. Leticia was chosen from over 900 employees for the recognition.

Vieyra has worked at MetroSouth Medical Center since March 1978.

She started working in Central Service at age 16, working 64 hours per

paycheck. Leticia worked after school three nights a week, plus every Saturday and Sunday. During the week she would set up packets to Leticia Vieyra be sterilized for surgery, and on the weekends she would stock the units with supplies. In the summer of 1980 a position opened in the hospital’s print shop, and has been there ever since.

On top of winning the 2014 Employee of the Year award, Vieyra also won the May 2014 Employee of the Month Award.

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The Regional News

Dr. Joseph Dubec, retired Palos School Dist. 118 superintendent

Remembrance in freedom to speak the truth of the Armenian Genocide

By Tim Hadac

and maybe a few other places.”

Last week, Scarsella added that Dr. Dubec’s death is “a Less than a year after he retired as superinten- sad event for our school comdent of Palos School District 118, Dr. Joseph M. munity and for me personally.

Dubec, 69, died April 22 after a brief illness at The current success of our his home in Hinsdale. school district rests on the Dr. Dubec “was instrumental in steering Palos foundation he laid during his 118 to balanced budgets, high student perforeight years as superintendent. mance, and expanded technology support for I am grateful to have had the Dr. Dubec instruction,” district officials said in a statement. opportunity to work with, and “He was especially proud of the students, and learn from him during his tenalways appreciative of the hard work and dedica- ure. He was not only a mentor, but a friend, and tion of the parent volunteers, teachers, adminisI will miss him greatly.” trators, and support staff.”

Prior to serving Palos School District 118, Dr. Dr. Dubec was named superintendent in 2006 Dubec was superintendent of Benjamin School after a nationwide search to replace Dr. Rosema- District 25 in DuPage County. He began his carie Carroll, who died of breast cancer at age 53 reer as a middle school science teacher and then in June 2005. He served until last June. served as a principal at the primary, intermediate, “Dr. Dubec will be long remembered by the and middle school levels. In addition, he held Palos 118 educational community,” said School the positions of director of special education and Board President Sheila Pacholski. “Having assistant superintendent. worked beside him during his years as superDr. Dubec received his doctorate from Loyola intendent, I have grown, both personally and University in curriculum and instruction and his professionally. Through his leadership, our school law degree from John Marshall Law School. He district has maintained a top ranking in Illinois. earned both a master’s degree and educational He will be greatly missed.” specialist degree from Northern Illinois University.

At a board meeting last year, when it was an- In addition he was an adjunct professor at Governounced that his replacement would be Assistant nors State University and Aurora University.

Superintendent Anthony Scarsella, Dr. Dubec He is survived by his wife, Marcia Smits, told The Regional that his retirement plans instep-daughters, Tracy (David) Nelson and cluded a road trip to visit relatives in Boston.

Jennifer Smits; grandsons, Josh (Fran) Nelson “I always told my wife that when I retire, the and Justin Nelson; great-grandchildren, Inan and first thing I want to do is take a fall vacation, Amey; sister-in-law, Patti Vigliotta; and cousin, because in our business, there is no fall vacation. David (Linda) Siczko. He was affectionately You have to be here,” he said then. “So we may known as HaHa to his grandchildren. just drive around and enjoy the fall up in Maine Services have been held.

Staff reporter

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Priests from a number of Christian churches stand in solidarity against genocide and religious persecution with the Rev. Fr. Tavit Boyajian (right), pastor of Saints Joachim and Anne Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, 12600 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights. Joining local Armenians at a prayer service at the church last Friday to honor the estimated 1.5 million people killed by the Ottoman Turks during the Armenian Genocide (1915-23) are the Rev. Vasyl Sendeha, of Sts. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Palos Park (from left), the Very Rev. Fr. Malek Rihani, of St. Mary Antiochean Orthodox Church in Palos Heights, the Rev. Fr. Yohannes Negassi, of St. Mary Eritean Orthodox Church in Chicago, Fr. Markar Moussa, of St. John the Beloved Church in Zagzeg, Egypt, Fr. Samuel Azmy, of St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Monee, the Rev. John Beal, of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Joliet, the Rev. Fr. Mousa Haddad, of St. Mary Antiochean Orthodox Church in Palos Heights, the Very Rev. Andrew Harrison, of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Palos Hills, and the Rev. Ronald Mass, pastor emeritus of Incarnation Church in Palos Heights.

The Very Rev. Andrew Harrison, of St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Palos Hills, kisses a gold-plated edition of the Gospel held by the Rev. Fr. Tavit Boyajian. The other priests, as well as dozens of other participants, stepped forward to do the same.

DEATH NOTICES Margaret Garritson Margaret Garritson nee Van Henkelum age 83 Geneseo, Il. Formerly of Palos Heights, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Unity Point Health-Trinity, Rock Island, Illinois. Margaret was born on March 21, 1932 in Wheatfield, Indiana the daughter of Jessie nee Mooi and Henry Van Henkelum.

Beloved Wife of Mark Garritson, United in Marriage on January 12, 1952 in Palos Park, Il. Dear Mother of Michael (Beth) Garritson of Valparaiso, In., Jessann (Larry) Randich of Lockport, Il., Steve (Barbara) Garritson of Brookfield, WI., Caryn (Larry) Vandersnick of Geneseo, Il.& Mark (Christine) Garritson of Lockport, Il. Grandmother Emily & Steven Garritson, Melissa Randich, Stephanie (Adam) Hansen , Ben Garritson, Christopher (Brooke) & Conner Vandersnick, and Krystal & Kayla Garritson.

Sister of Ann Van Henkelum and the Late H. “Whitey” (Shirley) Van Henkelum, the late

Bette M. Koldenhoven

Bette M. Koldenhoven, nee DeVries, 82, of Elmhurst, formerly of Orland Park, died on April 22 at Park Place of Elmhurst-Assisted Living.

A funeral service was held at Western Springs Christian Reformed Church in Western Springs on April 26. Interment was private at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Mrs. Koldenhoven is survived by her sons, Randy, Arn and Ken; her daughter, Beth Staes; and her sisters, Lois Hoving and Win Schuringa.

Mrs. Koldenhoven was born in Evergreen Park. She was a homemaker.

John R. Lockwood John R. Lockwood, 72, of Palos Heights, died on April 21 at home.

Visitation was

Cora (Clarence) Esche, the late Grace (the late Robert) Busch, the late Bertha (the late James) Colby, the late Loretta (the Late Jesse) Schiera, the late Gerald Van Henkelum, the late James (Pat) Van Henkelum & the late Andrew Van Henkelum.

Aunt of Many Nieces and Nephews.

Memorial Visitation Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 10:00 am until time of Memorial Service 11:30 am at the Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church 12312 S. 88th Ave. Palos Park, Illinois Private Interment Palos Oak Hill Cemetery.

For many years Margaret was a sales associate for Bud’s Store for Men in Palos Heights she also enjoyed playing bridge, golfing, biking and walking and she loved to follow her grandchildren and their activities.

In Lieu of Flowers Memorials to Palos Park Presbyterian Church would be appreciated.

For Information Please Call (708) 448-3530 or www.vanhenkelum.com

held at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth on April 24. A funeral service was held at the funeral home on April 25. Burial was at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice.

Mr. Lockwood is survived by his wife, Mary Lee; his son, Ryan, his daughters, Heather Burrows and Kristine Lockwood; his sister, Denise Cirignani; and two grandchildren.

Mr. Lockwood was born in Chicago. He was a counselor-coach for more than 30 years at Oak Lawn Community High School. He served in the Army as a captain.

Donald Tedeski

Donald Tedeski, 96, of Orland Park, died April 19.

WWII US Army Veteran, beloved husband of the late LaVerne, nee Ford (2006).

Loving father of David (Kath-

erine) Tedeschi, Joanne (James) Lysaught, Donald (Carmen) Tedeschi, and Mary (George) Weiss. Cherished grandfather of David, Dennis, Mary, Jay, Carmen, Matthew, Anthony, and Bridget. Dearest great-grandfather of Brian, Jennifer, James, Nora, Aidan, and Andrea. Fond brother of George (late Ona), and the late Vera (late Roy) Barnes, Mary (late Harry) Jacobsen, Alfred (late Shirley), Joseph (late Shirley), Elizabeth (late Patrick) Ryan. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Retired production foreman.

Employed by Pullman Standard, Strick Trailers and Transamerica.

Member of Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220 Oak Lawn. Visitation was held April 22 Funeral TApril 23 from Colonial Chapel in Orland Park to St. Stephen, Deacon & Martyr Church in Tinley Park, Mass. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip.

As clergy and choir look on, Palos Heights Mayor Robert Straz reads a proclamation acknowledging the Armenian Genocide, a historical occurrence recognized as a fact by historians and scholars around the world, but largely disputed by Turkish leaders, who object to the use of the word “genocide.”

The heads of four priests stand silhouetted in contrast to the church’s altar, as they pray to the newly canonized martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. A story previewing the inter-faith prayer service was published in the April 23 edition of The Regional News and is available online at theregionalnews.com.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Bundle Weekend at St. Alexander The 26th annual Bindle Weekend collection of gently used or new useful items for the needy sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Alexander Parish in Palos Heights starts this Friday and ends Sunday at the parish, 126th and 71st Avenue.

Items sought for dropoff at the trailers in the parking lot include baby, children’s and other clothing, kitchen utensils, pots, pans, silverware, jewelry and other household items. Not accepted: bicycles,

Volunteers aid Heart of Mercy

Pat Hurley (above left) and Pat Scully, volunteers organized by St. Alexander Parish in Palos Heights to collect donations for Misericordia’s Candy Days, work the vehicle traffic headed east on 127th Street last Friday. Headquartered on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Misericordia offers “a community of care that maximizes potential for persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged,” according to a description on its website.

Volunteer Elva Novoa brings smiles to westbound traffic. Those who missed Candy Days, but want to make a donation are encouraged to visit misericordia.com online.

Respect Life forgiveness and healing service The Multi-Parish Respect Life Knowledge and Prayer series will hold a Forgiveness & Healing Service at 6:30 p.m. this Sunday at St. Michael Catholic Church, 14327 S. Highland Ave., Orland Park.

All will pray together for your intentions and those of others whose lives have been impacted directly or indirectly by abortion.

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Residents can help the Orland Township Food Pantry Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 9, with the Post al Service’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

Township residents are encouraged to collect and bag non-perishable food items and place them by their mailbox in the morning on Saturday, May 9, for their letter carrier to deliver to the Orland Township Food Pantry.

Volunteers are needed at the township office, 14807 S. Ravinia, for unloading and sorting the food items, as well as checking the expiration dates. Orland Township Food Pantry will be open on Saturday, May 9, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more, call Marianne Hill at 403-4222.

Anonymous donor gives Together We Cope $20,000 A business owner donated $20,000 to Together We Cope in April after learning how the agency had helped a family friend.

“God provided our business with a profit, so we decided to

share the wealth with a worthy cause,” said the owner, who wishes to remain anonymous. The owner’s mother recommended the charity to him as worthy of the gift.

When the owner learned that TWC passes along 93 percent of donated funds to clients, “that sealed the deal for us.”

Executive director Kathryn Straniero said, “This gift touches us deeply because it shows that we are part of a community that

cares–people like this generous donor, who are willing to reach out and help.”

Together We Cope is a nonprofit homeless-prevention agency based in Tinley Park that provides resources to families in temporary crisis in 27 south suburban communities, enabling them to stay in their homes. In 2014, TWC received its fourth four-star rating from Charity Navigator for sound fiscal management.

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Maybe this wasn’t as easy as we thought…

For the third straight week, we had a handful of correct guesses but not the overwhelming brilliance we have come to know.

Six people knew the photo was of a batting helmet. We thought there would be more, but maybe the group is going through senior-itis until graduation.

Oak Lawn’s Steve Rosenbaum was the first to use his head as he was the first with the correct guess.

Others who headed in the right direction were Chicago Ridge’s Dana Oswald, Palos Heights’ Crystine Busch, Worth’s E.J. Oahueke and Evergreen Park’s Richard Rahn and Bernard Mysliwiec Incorrect answers were an industrial pad to polish and clean hard floors and an Elliptical trainer.

This week’s clue: It’s time to get this week’s guess right but those who don’t might get steamed.

Send those guesses by Monday night to thereporter@comcast.net with Whatizit? in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and home town.

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.

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Tidying up Palos Park: A cold north wind Saturday kept down the number of volunteers at this year’s Rid Litter Day in Palos Park. The McGonigle family, including son Dan, 15, his mom Peggy and his dad Rob filled three trash bags with fast-food wrappers, beer cans and soda pop bottles and cans along McCarthy Road, from Village Hall to La Grange Road.

No ordinary housing starts: Luxury homes are going up at Shadow Ridge Estates, in Palos Park. The development on the 54-acre former site of St. Coletta’s of Illinois will add 44 homes to the village, all on lots at least one acre in size. Thirty-five of the lots have been sold already. Construction costs for each home begin at $1.2 million. The first families were expected to move in that May or June, developer Donald Jeanes, a former mayor of Palos Park, said.

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For Whitey: Outgoing Palos Heights Alderman Henry “Whitey” Van Henkelum (3rd Ward) received an award of appreciation April 18 from the City Council and Mayor Bonnie Strack (above) for his two decades of service on the council. Members of the council and many people in the audience gave the lifelong Palos Heights resident a standing ovation.

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Walk for Peace on World Labyrinth Day World Labyrinth Day will be celebrated this Saturday, at 1 pm., at The Center,12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Pastoral Director Chris Hopkins invites people to gather for this global movement to walk the labyrinth for peace. The large outdoor circular stone path for spiritual meditation is located at the north end of The Center parking lot. In addition to group walks, the labyrinth is available for individual walks at any time during the month. There is no cost to those wishing to walk the labyrinth and no reservations are necessary. For information, call Pastor Hopkins at 361-3650.

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Making the grade —and then some Shepard tennis player Martinez is all-state in academics

By Bob Roubik Correspondent

The term “student-athlete” too often is a misnomer.

While the student part always gets mentioned first, reality frequently differs. Sports not only becomes an individual’s primary identity, it also supersedes all else.

That’s fine if it prevents an athlete from engaging in improper behavior, but what about those times when games overshadow grades?

Nicholas Martinez wouldn’t know about that. While many who recognize his name might initially think of Martinez as a tennis player at Shepard, that represents only a piece of his high school existence — and definitely not the largest one.

Academics are more than an intrusion into Martinez’s daily life.

They are a necessary challenge to conquer, something he has done in very impressive fashion.

Martinez was one of 26 student-athletes across Illinois recently chosen for the IHSA All-Academic team. Ranked sixth in a class of 444 students at Shepard, Martinez boasts a 5.16 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale thanks to a number of advanced-placement courses and scored a 33 on his ACT. He has received honors with distinction for all seven of his semesters in high school.

“We’ve never had someone on the all-academic team before,” Astros tennis coach Dmitri Cooper said. “It really is a tremendous honor and it shows his strength of character (and) how involved and dependable he is.”

He’s quite busy too. As if maintaining such a lofty GPA and competing in a varsity sport weren’t enough to keep Martinez occupied, there’s more — much more.

He is also a member of the National Honor Society and Shepard’s speech team, participates in mathletes, is a peer mentor, an ambassador for the school’s service club and the student-body president.

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Shepard’s Nick Martinez, the area’s lone representative on the IHSA All-Academic team, plays tennis, competes in speech and drama, is a mathlete and works at a pizzeria.

Rings around the pool NFHS rules that jewelry OK for swimmers

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

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Six-foot-9 Jake Hanes shows some agility as he reaches for the ball to dig a Glenbard West shot Saturday at St. Xavier University. Hanes and his Sandburg teammates upset the state’s top-ranked team 25-13, 16-25, 25-20 to win the championship of the Brother Rice Smack Attack. Story on Page 4.

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Personal ornamentation has never been completely off-limits for student-athletes.

The winners and high placers at state events always receive medals in recognition of their achievements. But those were handed out afterward, not during competition.

Wearing other accouterments while taking part in sports such as swimming or track, however, was strictly forbidden. That included jewelry of any kind, although over the years some people had rightfully questioned the reason why.

One group that recently did was the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Among four rules revisions recommended by the NFHS and approved by its Swimming and Diving Rules Committee was one that will permit swimmers and divers to wear jewelry in meets beginning with the 2015-16 season. Rule 3-3-5 will reflect the change by removing any language that bans jewelry or penalizes the wearer of it.

The reason behind the decision — and one

of the arguments long cited by opponents of the overturned rule — was that the NFHS could determine no real risk of endangerment to any of the athletes. “We’ve been working for the past 10 years on the role of prohibiting jewelry and we finally came to the conclusion that prohibition presented little concern for injury,” Becky Oakes, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the Swimming and Diving Rules Committee, said in a statement. “We determined the penalty’s severity was no longer based in sound rationale.”

Expunging a rule many deemed overreaching would seemingly be welcomed with open arms. But while that may be so in several instances, one man who isn’t in favor of the change is Sandburg coach Jim Caliendo.

“I think that’s not a very positive thing,” he said. “I think the no-jewelry rule is a great rule. I don’t see how jewelry helps an athlete perform better. Any rule changes that are made should enhance performance — how does that enhance performance?” “[And] there’s a risk for injury for other athletes — [what about] kids who wear earrings and they’re on a lane line and someone pulls on it? I just don’t see how this rule change is positive. To me, it’s just wasted energy.”

One aspect of Caliendo’s argument —

enhanced performance — has, in fact, been another point raised by those opposed to the earlier ban. Jewelry, they say, does not give one an unfair competitive advantage, so if there is neither an edge gained nor danger created no rule should be necessary.

That’s the side of the fence on which Scott Rybarczak stands. The girls’ track coach at Shepard, Rybarczyk hopes something similar is in the works for his athletes.

“I’m all for the rule change,” Rybarczak said. “One of my long jumpers two years ago was disqualified at the sectional meet for wearing an earring. She had the best jump, [but] she was DQed for it. It didn’t have anything to do with her jump and it doesn’t affect anyone’s sprints.

“I’m all for girls being able to wear jewelry.

I’m always for making the girls better, and when they’re happier they perform better. They see the professionals wearing jewelry and strive to be like them. They enjoy having it and I have no problem with them having it.”

Other changes made in the swimming and diving rules focused on officials’ responsibilities, roles and attire. A complete listing of all rules changes is available on the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org<http://www.nfhs. org>. Click on “Activities & Sports” at the top of the home page and select “Swimming & Diving.”

Anthony Nasella contributed to this story.

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Shepard’s Bobby Peterka spins around after being hit in the leg with a pitch last Tuesday against Evergreen Park. He was replaced by a designated runner, but Peterka wasn’t hurt in the Astros’ 6-4 South Suburban Conference Red win.

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Play becoming a source of Pride

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

By winning twice last week Queen of Peace added to a series of solid performances from the week before and is establishing a consistent trend of success.

Two weeks ago the Pride racked up victories against De La Salle, Reavis and St. Francis de Sales and split a double header against Morton East. Last week they captured a 10-7 win over Lyons Township on Tuesday and 25-1 rout of Rich Central on Wednesday.

With those triumphs Peace (10-6) had won eight of its last nine games and was making coach Scott Sobol a happy man.

“We’re on a good roll right now,” Sobol said. “The wins have really been due to the girls playing well. They’ve put together a nice stretch of game and really turned the corner on their defense and cutting down on errors. That has made a big difference.

“Our pitching has been much more effective as far as getting outs from inning to inning [and] with rare exceptions our bats have been very consistent. We’ve been hitting well up and down the lineup.”

Against Lyons the Pride scored four runs over the fifth and sixth innings to snap a 2-2 tie. The Lions came back with five runs in the bottom of the seventh off winning pitcher Dana Bunting (6 1/3 innings), but Lindsay Cudecki came in and shut down Lyons for the save.

Kayla Rybolt (2-for-4, three RBI, two runs) and Erin Jones delivered the big hits in the fifth inning while Bunting and Katie O’Leary were the key contributors in the sixth. A two-run homer by Caitlyn Fitzgerald had given Peace its first lead at 2-1 in the second.

“The Lyons game went back and forth before we broke out in the fifth and sixth innings,” Sobol said. “We had a little scare in the seventh, but we had a big enough cushion and were able to hold Lyons off.

We played extremely well and I’m very proud of the girls.

“I don’t think Lyons expected us to hit the way we hit. We made the outs [on defense] when we had to and we strung together some hits in the sixth inning.”

Sobol admitted his team was given a boost by a program experiencing its share of growing pains when it faced Rich Central.

“Rich Central is a little down and overmatched,” he said. “We got out of that game what we needed. Kellie Tonaskovic pitched that game and did a great job for us.”

Sobol said the Pride's improved performances have been especially noticeable since he addressed the team a couple of weeks back.

“I challenged them to be a better defensive club and they took that challenge seriously,” he said. “They completely turned it around and put in the extra work. It’s paid off because they’re all jelling so well. They’ve all worked hard to improve.”

With games against Oak Lawn, Mother McAuley, Loyola Academy and a Saturday double header versus Evergreen Park, Sobol knows this is a big week for the Pride.

“We don’t have one softie on the schedule,” he said. “We’re obviously playing some very solid teams. It will be a good challenge and I’m looking forward to seeing how we stack up.

"If we keep doing what we’re doing, I

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign From June 5, 2003 What would our life be without signs? Besides less cluttered, I mean.

You can barely set foot outside your own house before being inundated with signage. If you live near a busy street, those would include traffic signs, street-name signs, businessname signs and, perhaps, even the popular outdoor sign — more commonly known as a “billboard” — which attempts to sell you things while you’re driving.

Hopefully, hospitalization coverage is one of those things, seeing as how you can’t possibly be paying attention to the road if you’re taking time out to peruse an adman’s creation and, thus, running the risk of causing a multi-car pileup.

The point is, signs are so much a part of our lives these days that a great number of us tend to ignore the majority of them, which is not good if one of the shunned items is a speed-limit sign and you happen to whiz past a cop who’s already in a bad mood because the local doughnut shop was out of his favorite flavor when he stopped in before the start of his shift.

Looking past signs isn’t only a problem for the average citizen, though. Also affected are baseball players, who love to communicate in arcane forms of body gestures during games and, in the process, look to the untrained eye as if they’ve contracted some sort of skin disease.

A lengthy story recently appeared in the Seattle Times that discussed the history of baseball signs. While I wasn’t about to read 83 inches’ worth of material — unless I had written it myself, and even then I’d only skim — there were a few nuggets to be mined from the piece.

What struck me as most amusing were the instances cited which illustrated how confused players sometimes get when they’re trying to read signs. One former Boston Red Sox player, for example, was thrown out stealing in a game after he misread a coach’s signal.

At that time, in the mid-1970s, the Red Sox used a formula which required players to add and subtract the number of touches a coach made in order to determine the play. In this particular instance, Bernie Carbo, a hero for the Red Sox in the 1975 World Series, couldn’t add two plus two — instead of four, he got five, which was Boston’s number for a steal.

Former Cubs outfielder Bobby Murcer and his teammates were similarly perplexed by the system once used by the San Francisco Giants, the team for which Murcer played in 1975. The Giants also worked addition and

BARTOSH

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Freshman Brittany Regnerus (14) gets mobbed by her Chicago Christian teammates after homering last Tuesday. The blast couldn’t help the Knights avoid a loss, however\, as they dropped a 6-5 decision to Elmwood Park.

don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t be able to compete.”

SHEPARD

The Astros improved to 17-3on the season and 9-2 in the South Suburban Conference Red by winning three of four games last week. Defeated twice was Evergreen Park by 6-4 scores while Eisenhower fell once by a 15-3 final.

Stagg beat Shepard 7-5 in a nonconference matchup The Astros swapped the lead five times with the Mustangs last Tuesday before securing their first win over Evergreen. Shepard went ahead for good on Jalyn Stepney's fifth-inning double that drove in Skylor Hilger.

The trio of Stepney, Hilger and Kaitlyn Blanton combined for eight hits, one less than pitcher Gabby Graffeo surrendered to the Mustangs while going the distance in the circle. Graffeo fanned five and walked three.

Heather O'Kelly was a hitting heroine for the Astros in their rematch with Evergreen as she went 4-for-4 with a triple and three RBI. Breanna Graffeo (double) and Blanton also had run-producing hits in support of Gabby Graffeo, who survived giving up nine hits. *** O'Kelly also burned Eisenhower for four hits, two of which were homers, and her six RBI were a key element in a six-inning slaughter-rule victory. O'Kelly scored four times. Jessica Coyle (bases-clearing double), Jenna Husienga (two-run double) and Breanna Graffeo (RBI single) all contributed to Shepard's spirit-crushing 11-run sixth inning.

Hilger (double) and Husienga had earlier RBI hits for the Astros, who made it easy for Gabby Graffeo to triumph. Graffeo tossed a six-hitter.

Shepard outhit Stagg 15-12 but couldn't

Chicago Christian second baseman Abbie Bulthuis throws to first after fielding an Elmwood Park grounder last Tuesday in a game played at the Trinity Christian College sports complex.

avoid a loss. Breanna Graffeo (three hits, two RBI), Coyle (RBI single) and Taylor Horn (RBI single) were the Astros' notables.

EVERGREEN PARK

A 15-0 rout of Rich South enabled the Mustangs to avoid a winless week, but the pair of SSC Red losses against Shepard still stung. What made that so was the fact Evergreen traded the lead with the Astros several times in the first meeting before See SOFTBALL, Page 5

A Kutt above

Martinez

Continued from page 1 “It can be overwhelming, but I think that I am one of those people [who needs to stay busy],” Martinez said. “My whole family is definitely that type of people.

“I grew up on a very rigorous schedule. My oldest brother is a hockey player, so I grew up going to school, getting in the car, driving hours to go to hockey tournaments, eating on the road and getting home super late. It’s no surprise that's the way I turned out.”

Martinez’s involvement with mathletes isn’t too great a surprise either, seeing as how he wants to study math as a student at Notre Dame next year and use a degree in that subject as a means by which to enter the business world upon college graduation.

“Math has always been my favorite [subject],” Martinez said.

“Ever since I was little my parents would be doing flash cards with me on the road, in the bathtub, everywhere.”

No wonder Martinez can be found writing scores in Cooper’s book when not involved in a match. But he doesn’t shortchange any of his activities.

“If he’s not practicing that day, he’s encouraging others to practice,” speech coach Jeff Vazzana said of Martinez. “He’s getting involved, he’s making sure people are memorizing, he’s making sure that everybody knows the schedule for the next week.

He’s very, very dependable.

“He’s the kid that as he’s leaving you say, ‘Can you make sure everyone is here on the bus at 6:15 in the morning?’ And if he needs to he’ll call everybody that morning and get it done.”

Martinez’s main speech event is humorous interpretation.

“It's a very different category within speech,” he said. “Basically you have a story with multiple characters,

multiplication into their schemes, and in the Times story Murcer is quoted as having said to a coach back then: “We’re not going to be able to get those signs. They’re way too complicated.”

And guys of this ilk are given responsibility for millions of dollars? Scary.

And then there’s the issue of sign-stealing, which has been a common practice of teams and players since the origination of the game. Some elaborate set-ups have been used over the years, including posting people with binoculars behind stadium scoreboards.

My question is, why exactly do ballplayers need to use signs anyway? Let’s face it, there are a limited number of things they can do in any given situation.

Besides, little strategy of any kind is employed these days.

Want to see a guy lay down a sacrifice bunt? You’d better rent a highlight reel from the 1960s.

The hit and run? Forget about it. Hitting to the opposite side of the field to move up a runner? In your dreams.

Intelligent baserunning is pretty much a lost art, too, as is — at least in the American League — the managerial dilemma of whether or not to pinch-hit for a pitcher when your team is losing 2-1. Of course, that becomes less of a problem when one considers the dearth of such nail-biting contests in the present day.

Truthfully, there should only be a handful of need-to-know signs ballplayers use: • Raised index finger: “We’re No. 1,” or “I’m now the highestpaid player in the majors.”

• Raised middle finger: “I don’t like you very much.”

• Raised middle and index finger: “Give peace a chance,” or “I’m really a Vulcan invader.”

• Raised index finger to lips: “Ssshhh! It’s too loud for me to concentrate on improving my pathetic batting average,” or “From here on, I refuse to spit in front of 50,000 people.”

• Raised hand with palm facing out: “Stop throwing pitches on the corners of the plate and groove one to me,” or “My lifeline’s longer than yours.”

• Two raised hands with palms facing out: “Hey, give me a pair of high fives!” or “Hey, this damn deodorant isn’t keeping me dry!”

• Hand lingering near manly region: “I’m not sure my athletic supporter and cup are offering me enough protection in my manly region.”

By limiting baseball’s signs to these easy-to-understand few, everyone’s enhancement of the game can be enjoyed and nothing of any consequence will have been lost. But don’t expect a sport steeped in tradition to change anytime soon.

In order to know if it’s the right thing, ballplayers will need to see some kind of sign first.

Sophomore’s HR lifts Crusaders over RedHawks

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Nick Martinez has earned academic honors with distinction every semester of his high school career. He sports a 5.16 GPA and scored a 33 on his ACT.

a humorous story. You play all those characters and you have different voices, different facial expressions, different ways that you hold yourself to distinguish these characters. People who aren’t familiar with speech tend not to understand right away because it's very, very different.”

“Speech is similar to how track works — there's multiple events where your team is competing to get points overall,” said Vazzana, who coaches 130 kids on the speech team. “Nick is in one of the events.

How he performs gives a certain amount of points for the whole team.

“Shepard was consistently the best team in the state this season. We didn’t do as well in the IHSA state series, but in terms of the preliminary tournaments throughout the year we consistently won tournaments and Nick was consistently making it into the final rounds. There could be 75 or 100 kids performing in his event and he’d be in the top six.”

Vazzana has seen Martinez in action in the classroom too, having taught him in honors English when

Martinez was a freshman and AP language in the latter’s junior year.

Vazzana said Martinez’s selection to the National Honor Society, which requires community- and schooloriented service work in addition to good grades, was pretty much a no-brainer.

"There’s a committee that decides who has exceptional scholarship and character within the school and they can accept or deny the students,” Vazzana said. “Nick was an easy decision because of his exceptional character.”

Cooper has never had the opportunity to instruct Martinez, at least in a standard setting. Teaching has taken place on the court, of course, but that has not been left entirely up to Cooper.

Martinez was introduced to tennis at age 8 and began taking lessons a couple years after that. His older brother played for Cooper and Martinez followed suit as a four-year varsity member.

“I just really like the game because it allows me to be competi-

tive,” Martinez said. “I don’t get to express too much of that in my acting side of the spectrum. I get my physical energy out I guess.”

Besides playing at No. 3 doubles for the Astros, Martinez provides them with a number of intangibles.

“He gets all the kids uplifted and inspired,” Cooper said. “He’s always there to [help] make sure things run smoothly. He’s one of the players on my team that always steps up and just wants to be in that leader role. He’s just a super kid.

“Nick is one of those kids that I hope when he graduates he contacts us and lets us know how he's doing because when he leaves there's going to be a ‘Nickshaped’ hole in the wall because he's made such an impression on this school,” Vazzana said. “When he leaves, the school won’t be the same. I want to know how he's doing because he's impacted us just as much as we've impacted him.”

The sophomore jinxed the other team.

Back to even with Brother Rice after Pat Meehan socked a tworun homer in the top of the sixth last Tuesday, Marist barely had time to enjoy its newfound prosperity. That’s because Ryan Kutt took it away almost immediately.

The Crusaders sophomore, whose greatest impact as a varsity freshman was in a pitching capacity, proved again he has more than one dimension to his game. Continuing a recent stretch of clutch hitting, Kutt went deep in the bottom of the sixth with a homer that gave Rice a 4-3 win over its neighborhood rival.

Then just to reinforce the idea of what he can do on the hill, Kutt returned to it on Wednesday after having gotten sick overnight.

Even under the weather and on a cold day, Kutt toughed out six stanzas and wound up winning an 8-4 decision over St. Ignatius with final-inning relief assistance from Pat Smith, who also saved Tuesday’s game for Jack Guzek.

Crusaders coach John McCarthy was thrilled not only with what Kutt provided but the team as a whole as Rice boosted its season record to 13 games over .500. And in some ways he placed greater importance on the victory over the Wolfpack than the more celebrated one against the Crusaders’ cross-town foe.

“It’s tough to come back after so much emotion was spent on Marist and I was really concerned with how we’d respond [the next time out],” McCarthy said. “It shows the kids are maturing and learning how to handle it, and they got the win.

“It’s a credit to the guys for coming out with a great focus and getting it done [against St. Ignatius]. But it was a lot tougher [to accomplish] than it is to talk about it.”

Michael Massey’s homer got Rice off and running in the top of the first and the Crusaders tacked on three more runs in their ensuing at-bat. RBI singles by Massey and Jake Ridgway were the key hits, but Rice also tallied on Danny Paluch’s sacrifice fly.

St. Ignatius was down, but by no means was it out as it squared things at 4-all. The tie was short-lived, however, as the Crusaders answered with a deuce that moved them in front for good. Max Hughes and Mike Schalasky both belted doubles and Kutt garnered an RBI on his groundout Two wild pitches set up one more score for the Crusaders in the fifth and they completed their output in the seventh when Ryan King hit a sacrifice fly.

Brother Rice 4 Marist 3 Tuesday’s nonconference matchup brought McCarthy back together See CRUSADERS, Page 5

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Spartans now sitting atop SSC Red

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Not all that long ago Oak Lawn could have been described as being behind the 8-ball.

As the current week got underway, however, the Spartans are behind no one in the South Suburban Conference Red. In the midst of his team’s welldocumented early season struggles, Oak Lawn coach Bill Gerny’s wish was that the difficulties would serve as a means for the Spartans to better clear future obstacles. And that wish has definitely been granted.

When Oak Lawn completed a two-game sweep of neighboring Reavis with a 3-1 victory last Tuesday, it did itself a huge favor in terms of positioning within the SSC Red. After Thursday’s 6-2 triumph over Bremen was factored in as well, the Spartans stood at 8-1 in league play and were one ahead of Shepard in the loss column.

The win was Oak Lawn’s 10th in 13 games.

“We’re picking a good time to be playing some very effective baseball,” Gerny said. “Even our kids and our parents were [once] questioning [what was happening] and I didn’t expect this [surge], but I feel like we’ve gotten better every week. Everybody’s playing with such confidence right now.

“Everybody’s kind of picking each other up. It’s exciting to think if we keep improving at the rate we have been what this team can accomplish.”

What the Spartans (11-10, 8-1) accomplished against the Rams was something of a rarity.

“It’s been a while [since we swept them],” Gerny said. “It seems like they always beat us once. They’re so well-coached and they rarely beat themselves. Winning Monday took the pressure off a little bit.”

Oak Lawn notched its 6-4 triumph by withstanding some late noisemaking by Reavis, which trailed 6-1 after four innings on Monday. Matt Witkowski managed to pitch a complete game for the Spartans despite getting reached for seven hits. He fanned nine and walked three.

“He pitched well,” Gerny said of the senior. “His two losses were to Mt. Carmel and Lincoln-Way North, two teams that if you don’t hit your spots every time they’re going to make you pay for every mistake. He’s in that [must-do] mindset now. If he does miss here or there, it’s not the catastrophic results against some of these other teams.”

Oak Lawn gave Witkowski a 3-0 advantage to protect right away as Joe Dodaro slugged a three-run homer in the top of the first. Boo Quillin had singled ahead of him and another batter got plunked by a pitch.

“Quillin and Dodaro have been locked in at the plate the last two weeks,” Gerny said.

Quillin’s triple set up another run in the fourth as he crossed the plate on Patrick Slattery’s single. Before that occurred, the Spartans picked up a couple third-inning markers on Ivan Georgelos’ groundout and a Rams error. *** When his club struck for another three-spot in its initial at-bat

on Tuesday, Gerny was expecting more fireworks.

“It felt like we were going to score 10 runs,” he said.

Andrew Padilla saw to it that didn’t happen. The Reavis pitcher settled down after his shaky start and held the Spartans at bay the rest of the way.

“We beat it into the ground a lot, hit into a double play once and were caught stealing,” Gerny said.

Luckily for Oak Lawn, Chad Cwik was equal to the task before him. The Spartans’ sophomore hurler struck out five and allowed two hits over six stanzas, but five walks helped raise his pitch count to 90 and caused Gerny to summon Yunis Halim, who whiffed two in a quiet seventh inning.

The bases-on-balls created some “high-stress innings” according to Gerny, but he still felt Cwik performed well.

“You take away those five walks, it was a spectacular outing,” Gerny said.

John Roberts’ double and Georgelos’ two-RBI single accounted for Oak Lawn’s scoring. Roberts went 3-for-3 in the game.

Oak Lawn 6 Bremen 2 Quillin, Slattery and Roberts were a combined 11-for-12 on Thursday, a display that carried the Spartans to their eighth SSC victory. Oak Lawn won just 10 of its 19 conference contests a year ago and only 13 times overall.

In addition to his batting, Quillin tossed a four-hitter with eight strikeouts and one walk. He has surrendered only one earned run in 15 innings as a starter thus far and gives Gerny “a really nice problem to have” in terms of having three pitchers who instill confidence in their coach.

Spartans assistant coach Tim Lyons had mentioned beforehand this encounter had “the feel of a trap game” since the Braves are not a big rival for Oak Lawn, but hits by Quillin, Slattery (double) and Roberts (RBI double) plus Dodaro’s run-producing groundout gave the Spartans a lead they would not relinquish.

Singles from Liam Blake, Roberts (two RBI) and Quillin provided the remainder of Oak Lawn’s tallies.

Roberts’ hit was made meaningful

by Dodaro, who sacrificed two men into scoring position.

“Dodaro’s one of our hottest hitters and he’s been an RBI machine, but he wanted to lay down that bunt,” Gerny said. “That shows our guys are starting to see the bigger picture. If we’re going to win [tight games], our bunting has to [continue to] improve.”

Willowbrook 14 Oak Lawn 4 The week ended on a sour note as the Spartans were unable to hold a 4-1 edge and dropped a verdict to the Warriors on Friday. Willowbrook scored all but one of its runs between the fourth and sixth frames.

“We have to do a better job of taking care of teams we don’t have a personal grudge against,” Gerny said. “They really did put a hurt on us. That team could just flat-out hit.”

Oak Lawn managed only six hits of its own, none of which factored into the scoring. Garnering RBI were Quillin (bases-loaded walk), Slattery (sacrifice fly) and Roberts (groundout). Halim absorbed the pitching defeat.

Feast becomes famine

After two romps, Knights come up short

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Following two days of feasting Chicago Christian got hungry.

What the Knights were starved for on Thursday was runs, something that didn’t seem possible after they had gorged themselves on mediocre Guerin Prep pitching. Having graduated their top two hurlers from a year ago, the Gators were in no shape to slow a rampaging Chicago Christian offense, which piled up 35 runs in just 11 innings while knocking out 26 hits.

In a shockingly one-sided 23-1 romp last Monday, the Knights also received nine free passes and had four batters plunked by pitches. Although Christian coach Eric Brauer knew Guerin’s mound staff wasn’t equal to what it had been in 2014, he didn’t expect the situation to veer so far out of control.

“We beat them 5-0 and 1-0 [last season],” Brauer said. “To have it go from that to this is really a change.”

Change also described what the Knights experienced on Thursday versus Riverside-Brookfield, which used senior pitcher Connor Berek to shut them down. Christian managed only two hits and had just four baserunners in what became a 2-1 setback in Palos Heights.

“If you start a week and see you’re only going to give up four runs, you’d probably pencil in three

wins,” Brauer said. “[But the Bulldogs] had a light week and they saved their No. 1 kid for us. The adjustment is more [to] the pitcher than the team.”

The Knights (18-4, 7-4 Metro Suburban Conference East) plated their run in the third when Adam Schoenle singled in Zach Frieling, who had walked and been sacrificed into scoring position. Christian’s only other real threat occurred in the fifth when it put two men aboard with one out.

Suffering his first defeat after seven victories was sophomore pitcher Dan Vos, who struck out three, scattered six hits over 5 2/3 frames and blanked R-B after the second stanza. Christian Bolhuis fanned three and surrendered one hit in a 1 1/3-inning stint.

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Brauer likened the Gators’ current circumstances to those of Luther North when the latter shared a Private School League home with the Knights. The Wildcats were usually a non-factor within the conference.

“They’re comparable to Luther North in that regard,” Brauer said of Guerin. “We’ve not had anything close to that in conference See KNIGHTS, Page 6

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Evergreen Park first baseman Brendan Walsh and Shepard’s Ken Gorski collide as the latter gets back to the bag safely during last Tuesday’s South Suburban Conference Red contest in Palos Heights.

Casting a Pall over them Mustangs pitcher fans 15 Astros in win

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Frank DiFoggio appreciates good baseball and admires those individuals who put in the necessary hours to get better at the sport.

In the case of Brian Pall, however, Shepard’s longtime coach would have preferred to do his admiring from afar.

But DiFoggio got an up-close look at Evergreen Park’s senior pitcher last Monday, much to the Astros’ chagrin. Pall was Public Enemy No. 1 to Shepard hitters as he slammed the door on them in a most impressive fashion.

A bunt single was all the Astros could muster off him, but even more debilitating to them was the 15 strikeouts Pall rang up. He also fielded a grounder back to the mound, meaning that only five of the South Suburban Conference Red game’s outs were someone else’s responsibility.

Shepard hurler Adam Gregory was nearly as good; on another day his eight-strikeout, six-hit effort probably would have been good enough to net the Astros a victory. Instead, all that performance warranted was a secondbest designation as Shepard dropped a 3-1 verdict at the Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Mustangs coach Mark Smyth said “Gregory pitched an outstanding game as well,” an assessment with which his counterpart certainly didn’t disagree. But DiFoggio couldn’t say enough about the manner in which Pall dominated his squad.

“Did he make a jump in terms of his abilities,” DiFoggio said. “He obviously worked hard on getting better and he has taken the next step. He’s top-notch right now.

“He was outstanding — he was aggressive, tough, and he battled. Brian was just too much for us.”

Despite only getting one hit the Astros were not devoid of baserunners on Monday, but Pall was always equal to the task. The one run scored off him in the sixth was unearned as an Evergreen error allowed Ken Gorski, who had Shepard’s hit in that stanza, to cross the plate.

By that time, though, the Astros were already in a 3-0 hole. Pall aided his own cause in the first with a two-run double and Brennan Quick’s safety-squeeze bunt brought home the Mustangs’ other marker three innings later. Preceding that play were Brendan Walsh’s single, a sacrifice bunt, an Astros error and a double steal.

“We capitalized on their mistakes [and] they capitalized on our mistakes,” DiFoggio said. “We just made more of them.”

Shepard did coax four free passes from Pall, reached three times on errors and swiped three bases, but those elements couldn’t mar Pall’s display of excellence.

“That’s one of the best high school games I’ve seen pitched in a long time,” Smyth said.

“He was just rolling. He was throwing just as hard in the seventh as he was in the first and he was not afraid to mix it up.

“He’s really come a long way from his first start as a junior.”

Shepard 6 Evergreen Park 4 The Astros didn’t exactly run roughshod over Mustangs pitcher Joe Moran in Tuesday’s rematch, but he was unable to control Shepard in the same way Pall had. Given a bit more of an opening, the Astros took it and earned a split of the two-game series.

Shepard (12-6, 6-2) struck early and then late after Evergreen had wiped out its 3-0 deficit. Logan Couture’s fifth-inning single pulled the Astros into a 4-all tie and Eric Horbach (suicide squeeze) and Mark Albrecht (single) had RBI in the sixth to push Shepard over the top.

The Astros’ initial scoring occurred in the bottom of the first and resulted from a combination of two hits, two hit batsmen, a walk and Mustangs miscue.

“We felt good after Monday night [so] it was frustrating because we didn’t play our best game,” Smyth said. “We didn’t make some pitches early on, we made mistakes that were preventable and we couldn’t finish.

That’s high school baseball.”

Evergreen (8-4, 4-3) did its damage in the second and fourth innings. Sean Miller’s homer accounted for the Mustangs’ initial scoring while doubles by Mark Martin and Walsh plus two Shepard errors contributed to the later uprising.

“A lot of mistakes we made we made consistently throughout the week but with different results,” DiFoggio said. “We’ve taken bad angles defensively, made mistakes in baserunning and had a lot of backwards strikeouts.”

Ricky Mundo secured the pitching win for the Astros in relief of Horbach.

Sandburg 7 Shepard 3 Thrown in the middle of the Astros’ conference slate was a confrontation with the Eagles, who were looking to bounce back from a forgettable previous week in which they lost four straight games, three of them via shutout.

Sandburg earned a couple SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue triumphs over Bolingbrook and also got the better of the Astros by using a five-run second inning as the springboard to success.

“It’s better to go through that in the middle of the season than in the playoffs,” Eagles assistant coach Chuck Peters said, referring to Sandburg’s dip in fortunes. “We had one of the [lost] games won and we flat-out blew it, but we did well [last week]. We scored some runs and we pitched a little better.”

Sandburg (12-5, 2-2) bunched together four hits and a pair of Shepard errors to seize control of last Wednesday’s contest.

The Astros ended the day charged with a half-dozen miscues and the Eagles stole five bases, two sets of circumstances that enabled the visitors to put their four hits to maximum use.

“You give them six extra outs and they get five extra bases — actually six because we also balked — and you’re not going to beat a team like that,” DiFoggio said. “We just spiraled into bad baseball as the week went on.”

The Astros collected five hits off Sandburg pitcher Kenny Michalowski but wasted doubles by Horbach and Albrecht. Both those players and Jack Carberry had RBI in the fifth to keep things interesting, but the Eagles were able to hang on.

“We’re beating the teams we’re expected to beat, but we need that signature win,” Peters said. “It’s not like we don’t belong in those [other] games, so I think it’s going to happen.”

A significant problem the previous week, according to Peters, was that Sandburg’s younger players were getting their initial exposure to high-velocity arms.

“Facing guys who throw 86, 88 miles per hour and seeing that for the first time is tough,” Peters said. “We have to be almost perfect. But it is what it is and the whole thing’s a good experience [in the long run].”

The Eagles were expected to get Dan Dziadkowiec back this week and another injured player, outfielder Jim Landgraf, is well on the road to recovery and may return to action too before long.

“Hopefully that helps,” Peters said.

Tinley Park 12 Shepard 7 The Astros lost their grip on first place in the SSC Red after dropping this crossover contest to the Titans on Thursday. Tinley Park snapped a 4-all deadlock with five runs in the third, then offset an ensuing three-run eruption by Shepard in the fourth with one of its own a half-inning later.

The wind blew his hat off , but it couldn’t disturb Dan Smith’s concentration as the Evergreen Park outfielder makes a catch against Shepard last Tuesday.

The Astros totaled nine hits, but eight strikeouts gummed up their attack. Also harmful to them were four errors.

“We didn’t play very well last week,” DiFoggio said. “We exposed a lot of weaknesses, things we were getting away with the first 14 games of the season.

“Every high school team is going to make mistakes, [but] this was the first week I saw our confidence take a hit.

Our attention to detail wasn’t there. We were lucky to go 1-3, but we had an opportunity to go 4-0 even with all our mistakes.”

Gregory’s two-run double was Shepard’s main hit, but Bobby Peterka also had a couple of RBI. Carberry absorbed the pitching loss.

“We’re at a fork in the road,” DiFoggio said. “It can either be the worst week we’ll have all year or the start of the rest of the season. I would bet my money on [the fact] we bottomed out [here].”

Two clashes with fellow District 218 member Richards highlighted Shepard’s current week. The Bulldogs are one behind the Astros in the loss column.

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Also sitting with three conference losses at the end of last week were the Mustangs, who saw a 4-1 lead go up in smoke during the Rebels’ final at-bat last Thursday. A free pass, hit batsman and error gave TF South’s rally a boost as did three hits, one of which was a two-RBI double.

Evergreen had garnered all of its runs in the fourth as Mike Rizzo poked a two-run double, Martin delivered an RBI single and the Rebels committed a miscue. Smyth blamed himself for not bringing Martin on as a reliever until after substantial damage had already been inflicted in the seventh.

The coach also thought losing out on a Wednesday matchup with Rich South because of rescheduling issues for the Stars may have hurt his club.

“It would have been great to come back in the nonconference game after the loss to Shepard,” Smyth said. “That would have [at least] 15 more at-bats to work some things out. The weather and our schedule are not matching up very well.”

Evergreen began this week with two encounters with SSC Red leader Oak Lawn.

“There’s still a bunch of games left and it’s [a] very tight [conference race],” Smyth said. “But we need to get both of these or it’s going to be difficult for us to catch them.”

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SPORTS WRAP

Astros earn first quad sweep

By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

As Shepard's badminton team prepared for South Suburban Conference action this week, Astros coach Laura Schroeder expressed excitement based on her team’s performance in a quad on Saturday.

It was at that meet Shepard defeated TF South (9-6), Bolingbrook (15-0) and Plainfield Central (12-3), the first time the Astros swept a quad this season. It topped a relatively successful week for a junior-dominated squad that seems to be coming into its own.

“I was very happy with the quad sweep on Saturday,” Schroeder said. “We had won two of three at a meet earlier this year, but that’s as far as we had gotten.

It was a good feeling and I was very happy for the girls, especially because we hadn’t seen TF South and Bolingbrook before Saturday."

Taylor Domina won at No. 1 singles, Gaby Juszczak at No. 2 and Maggie Escobedo at No. 3, and Domina and Juszczak each enjoyed additional success as half of a doubles tandem. Domina paired with Nancy Lesnicki at No. 2 doubles while Juszczak joined Michelle Wojtas to triumph at first-doubles.

Also prevailing was the No. 3 team of Abbey Linnert and Robyn Folk.

“In badminton, players are allowed to play both singles and doubles and I’m fortunate that I have talented players that can play both,” Schroeder said. “Since we have a team of mostly juniors, I’m very lucky to have another year with many of them.

“Also, I have brought up a couple of freshmen that are playing in the lower singles and doubles [spots] of the lineup, so they’re getting some very good varsity experience.”

Schroeder said her top performers who have played since freshman year — Lesnicki, Wojtas and Juszczak — have gravitated toward those newcomers.

“They’ve taken an interest in the freshmen because they were once in their shoes,” Schroeder said.

“They’re excited to have protégés of their own. They're all very good varsity players. They come to open gyms and the conditioning sessions.

“I look to them to inspire the other girls to do the same, and they do that. They help the younger players with technique and the finer points of badminton. It’s obviously much faster-paced and serious on varsity, so I’m grateful to have good players

to lead the way.”

Everything was not perfect last week. Oak Lawn administered a 15-0 loss to Shepard and Homewood-Flossmoor battled the Astros to a tie. Joliet West, however, was knocked off 6-0 and Argo got steamrolled 15-0.

Folk-Linnert (21-15, 10-21, 2119), Lesnicki (21-15, 21-11) and Escobedo (12-21, 21-14, 21-9) notched Shepard's victories versus the Vikings. Domina (No. 1 singles), Lesnicki (No. 2), and Juszczak (No. 3) and the doubles duos of WojtasJuszczak (No. 1) and Lesnicki-Domina (No. 2) were the ringleaders against the Argonauts.

“We have a high ceiling for growth, but the girls are right on track 100 percent,” Schroeder said.

“They’ve improved so much this season.”

At the conference meet, which conducted doubles play this past Wednesday and holds singles matches today, Shepard is once again competing against defending state champion TF South as well as Argo, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Reavis and TF North.

“This will definitely be a good opportunity to see where we’re at,” Schroeder said. “This is what we work the whole season for. We have sectionals the week after.

These next two weeks are a big deal for us.”

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

Talk about a team effort and then some.

The Eagles played their most thrilling game of the season Saturday – stunning the state’s No. 1 ranked team, Glenbard West, 2513, 16-15, 25-20 in the championship match of the 24-team Brother Rice Smack Attack on at Saint Xavier University.

But to even get to that title match was an adventure.

Most of the seniors were gone in Friday night’s pool play because they attended prom and sophomores were brought in to help the juniors to wins over St. Rita and Plainfield East.

The next morning the seniors were back and the Eagles (14-4) topped Lincoln-Way North and Lincoln-Way Central to reach the finals. It appeared the team was running out of steam after surviving a 25-17, 22-25, 25-22 to Central but the adrenalin of playing the No. 1 team in the Illinois Coaches Association poll kicked in.

Tournament MVP Paul Chmura posted 11 kills to hand topseeded Glenbard West its first loss of the season.

Before playing Sandburg, Glenbard West (16-1) had only dropped one set to Addison Trial. Sandburg’s 6-9 Jake Hanes played huge with 10 kills and four aces. Grant Burden dished 27 assists, Kyle Van Stedum had seven kills, T.J. Vorva added five and sophomore Colin Ensalaco added seven digs.

With the score knotted at 11, Sandburg ripped off four straight behind a kill from Chmura and a block from Burden. Later, a tip from Hanes and back-to-back kills from Chmura gave Sandburg a 24-18 lead. **** The Eagles began the week with a disappointing loss to defending state champion Lincoln-Way East 26-24, 25-21 in the SouthWest Suburban showdown. Chmura paced Sandburg with seven kills and two blocks. Burden dished 22 assists and Ryan Galvan had four kills and a block.

The first game could have gone either way. East stormed to an 8-2 lead, but Sandburg roared back for a 12-11 lead on a block from Tajai Ling. The Eagles expanded their lead 20-15 on an ace from Scott Tablerion, but Lincoln-Way went on an 11-4 surge to close the set.

Game two featured seven tie scores – the last coming at 18 on a crosscourt kill from Chmura.

The Griffins, however, didn’t allow Chmura to get too many clean looks.

The Eagles bounced back on Wednesday, defeating Stagg 2510, 25-12. *** Besides its loss to Sandburg, Stagg also dropped an SWC Blue match to Lockport (22-25, 25-17, 25-6) last week.

bles on Sandburg at the Naperville North Invitational on Thursday as it doled out a 2-0 defeat. *** Emily Lemmenes scored her 12th goal of the season after an indirect free kick by Cassie Bulthuis, but that marker with 24 minutes, 21 seconds to go was all Chicago Christian (36) was able to get against Bremen last Monday. The Braves, who had scored 19 goals in their past five outings, collected a 5-1 win.

Knights netminder Karlee Kuyvenhoven made 10 saves against Bremen.

University High defeated Christian 3-1 last Wednesday.

GIRLS' SOCCER

BOYS' WATER POLO

Shepard gained a 3-2 shootout win over Oak Forest last Tuesday to improve to 5-1 in the SSC Red and 8-4 overall.

Amara Mason's goal was the Astros' only scoring in regulation, but that was enough to create a deadlock. Kaci Jasik tallied in overtime to force the shootout and Shepard then converted four of its five shots in that portion of the match. Scoring shootout goals were Aubrey Quick, Kelly Evancich, Abby Newsome and Jenny Kempczynski. *** Sandburg captured a pair of midweek SWSC Blue matches, both via shutout. The Eagles blanked Lockport 1-0 on Tuesday and then whitewashed Homewood-Flossmoor 6-0 one day later.

Loyola Academy turned the ta-

Left weak last week Chargers hit mid-season rough patch

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Even the best of teams don’t glide unscathed through a 35-game baseball season.

It’s questionable whether Stagg coach Matt O’Neill will derive any solace from that bit of news, but at least he knows his Chargers didn’t break new ground by hitting a rough patch last week.

By the end of it Stagg still carried a .500 record, but little else of a positive nature could be gleaned from two matchups against Joliet West and one versus Tinley Park. In the first of those encounters, the Chargers basically relived a 2014 nightmare.

A year ago Tigers pitcher Rob Talarico set down 12 Stagg batters on third strikes in a Joliet West win. That number dropped slightly on Tuesday, but it remained in double digits and 10 strikeouts were too much with which to cope.

The Lewis University-bound Talarico also limited the Chargers to four hits in an 8-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue victory for the Tigers.

Teammate Nicholas Marconi was effective as well on Thursday, and his five-hit, four-strikeout exhibition laid the groundwork for Joliet West to complete a sweep of Stagg with a 5-2 triumph.

And the story was no more favorable for the Chargers in between those games as Tinley Park knocked them off 7-4 in a nonconference affair.

At the end of last week the Titans, who also counted Shepard among their victims, had won 12 of their past 15 contests.

“We’re not very good in any area right now,” O’Neill said. “It’s tough because I thought we’d be better than we are right now, [but] it is what it is.”

Stagg (9-9, 1-3) had two clashes with SWSC Blue powerhouse Homewood-Flossmoor earlier this week, meaning the Chargers would be hardpressed to stop their recent slide. They met up with the Vikings this past Monday after having done nothing baseball-related since Thursday’s loss to Joliet West. “[The down time] was because of prom and the [poor] weather,” O’Neill said. “At the same time who knows — maybe we needed to get away from the game and get refreshed. That’s what I’m hoping for.”

Stagg’s most recent difficulties stemmed from a variety of things. The Chargers never did get their bats working very well — six hits was the most they managed in any of the three outings — but seven combined errors on Tuesday and Wednesday hamstrung them as well.

Windy conditions were at least partially re-

sponsible for some of those miscues, although O’Neill insisted “there’s still plays that should be made.” But he said the combination of sporadic hitting and shaky fielding was “a recipe for disaster.”

“It’s either really good or really bad for us — there’s no in between,” O’Neill said. “We continue to strike out with guys on base and strand runners.”

There weren’t many runners to leave on against Talarico as only Mitchell Spencer (two hits) had any degree of success against him. Losing pitcher Nick Gerzon and Max Downs accounted for Stagg’s other safeties.

The biggest threat the Chargers posed came in the first inning when they filled the sacks with just one out. Talarico remained calm, though, and struck out the next two batters to send Stagg away empty-handed.

“We had a chance to do some damage right away,” O’Neill said. “On a windy day you never know what happens if you put the ball in play.

We faced a really good pitcher and that [failure] set the tone for the rest of the day.”

The Chargers’ meager output was no match for the Tigers’ duo of Alexander Davis and Cody Grosse, each of whom went 3-for-4. Davis drove in three runs and tallied twice while Grosse included two doubles among his hits. *** Thursday’s game began with some promise as Josh Nowak’s double, the third hit of the second inning, staked the Chargers to a 2-0 lead. Joliet West tied the score at 2-all in the fourth and it remained unchanged through five frames.

The Tigers finally erupted for three runs in the sixth to grab their first advantage. Austin Greer and Mike Crosby both singled to open the Stagg seventh, but the would-be comeback attempt was stifled by a putout at the plate on a fielder’s choice, a strikeout and game-ending lineout.

Joliet West drew seven walks and stroked eight hits as it handed Chargers hurler Mike Bibbiano his first defeat.

Tinley Park 7 Stagg 4 The Chargers also held a lead against the Titans on Wednesday, at least through four innings. In the fifth, Tinley Park sent four runners across the plate to snatch victory away from Stagg.

Only four of the Titans’ runs were earned, however. That made Downs something of a hard-luck loser as he struck out six over five innings and wasn’t hit terribly hard.

Spencer belted an RBI double for the Chargers and also stole home for another run. Nowak (groundout) and Gary Kopca (single) were Stagg’s other RBI men.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg players celebrate a point scored against No. 1 Glenbard West in the title match of the Brother Rice Smack Attack.. There was more celebrating afterward as the Eagles stunned the Hilltoppers at St. Xavier University on Saturday.

Sandburg went 3-0 last week as it beat Lincoln-Way West (15-10 on Monday), Waubonsie Valley (11-5 on Tuesday) and BradleyBourbonnais (12-2 on Thursday).

Stagg captured both of its matches as it downed Lincoln-Way Central (11-5) and Andrew (17-4) on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Shepard dropped a 9-7 verdict to Morton last Tuesday.

GIRLS' WATER POLO

Sandburg defeated LincolnWay West (12-7 last Monday) and Bradley-Bourbonnais (13-5 on Thursday) before falling short of the host school 11-1 in the Naperville Central Invitational on Friday. *** Stagg split a pair of matches last

Tournament MVP Paul Chmura prepares to serve for Sandburg against Glenbard West on Saturday while 6-foot-9 teammate Jake Hanes provides an imposing presence along the net.

week as it topped Bradley-Bourbonnais 11-9 on Monday and came up short versus Lincoln-Way Central on Wednesday by a 7-6 score.

BOYS' TENNIS

Shepard captured a 4-1 victory

over Oak Forest on Thursday, one day after Sandburg suffered a 6-1 SWSC Blue loss to Lockport. Chicago Christian was shut out 5-0

by Illiana Christian in a Metro Suburban Conference match last Tuesday.

MORAINE ATHLETICS WRAP

Loss doesn’t sit well with Cyclones tennis team

6-4. Karczynski-Broderick won their opening set but fell in the super tiebreaker.

Karczynski, Broderick and Jimenez were the Cyclones’ singles winners versus COD while the KarczynskiBroderick duo spared Moraine from being blanked on the doubles side.

Moraine failed to hold another lead against Robert Morris University’s JV squad and wound up losing 8-7.

A combination of Cyclones errors and Eagles hits spurred the latter’s last-inning uprising.

Cristian Araiza went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and one run for Moraine. Brennan (double, RBI), Hernandez (two RBI, one run) and O’Hara all chipped in two hits.

Despite his team’s losing streak, Cyclones coach Mike Kane said his guys had chances to win at least one game in each doubleheader they’ve played so far this season. Too many mental mistakes and a shortage of pitchers haven’t helped the cause.

BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

By Maura Vizza Losing can bring about a variety of reactions. For Moraine Valley College tennis players, it meant rechanneling their energies and putting the defeat behind them as quickly as possible.

When the College of DuPage edged the Cyclones 5-4, a two-match win streak was halted. But Moraine simply began anew, starting with a 5-4 conquest of its own versus Oakton College.

Even better, though, was the 7-2 triumph over Illinois Valley College that followed. The win gave the Cyclones a definite lift as they get closer to the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IV Tournament.

Five of the seven wins came in singles play, starting with Kevin Karczynski’s come-from-behind success at No. 1. He offset a 6-3 first-set loss with a 6-3 victory in the second and then captured the super tiebreaker by a 10-6 score. Mike Broderick (6-3, 6-2), Greg Illner (7-5, 6-4), Alec Mikes (60, 6-3) and Bryan Jimenez (6-1, 6-3) all required just two sets to prevail, although Illner twice had to battle back from 4-3 deficits. The doubles tandems of Karczynski-Broderick (61, 6-4) and Mikes-Casey Case (6-3, 6-4) also triumphed. *** Karczynski had another fight on his hands opposite Oakton as he was pitted against Ross Gan, who handed the Cyclone his lone regular-season setback of 2014. Karczynski jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the opening set, but Gan’s strong net play ultimately resulted in a 7-5 win for him.

Karczynski rallied in the second set as he attacked Gan’s backhand and eventually made off with a 6-3 decision. In the super tiebreaker it was all Karczynski as he employed a series of relentless forehand shots to take down Gan 10-3.

Broderick also went three sets before securing a 6-7, 6-1, 10-5 win while Mikes (6-3, 6-4) and Jimenez (6-2, 6-1) both needed only two sets to defeat their foes. The team of Mikes-Case ensured Moraine of an overall victory by triumphing 7-6,

With many holes to fill and not enough reserves, the Cyclones were on shaky ground when they faced Illinois Valley. That got proved in the loss of a doubleheader, 5-4 and 9-8.

Jeff Kosiek went the distance for Moraine on the hill while throwing 124 pitches in Game 1. Ryan Kull and Ryan Trokey did their best to back Kosiek as they finished with two hits apiece. James Lulek added a homer and three RBI. Besides losing on the scoreboard, the Cyclones also suffered a personnel loss as Bobby Neylon twisted his ankle while trying to leg out a double.

Kull (two hits, two RBI), Lulek (double, two RBI) and Sheamus Brennan (two hits) all lent a hand to Moraine’s second-game offense, but Illinois Valley did greater damage against Cyclones hurlers Danny Kipp and Dylan Woodworth, the latter of whom got tagged with the defeat in relief. *** McHenry College swept past Moraine, 5-2 and 5-0, in an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference twinbill.

The Cyclones were ahead in Game 1 until the sixth inning when they gave up four runs. Joe O’Hara (two hits, one run), Kull and Jorge Hernandez were the only Moraine batters to hit safely. Trokey (two), O’Hara and Kull recorded the Game 2 hits for the Cyclones.

And the splits keep on coming.

A recent spate of break-even performances in doubleheaders continued for the Cyclones as they whitewashed McHenry 9-0 in the opener of a twinbill before getting rolled 9-1.

Carly Trinley continued her hot hitting with a homer and three runs in Game 1. Alyssa DeChene went 3-for-3 with two runs and Megan Beckow, Mercedes Leon, Brittany Dimas and Dana Cummings each scored once in the win.

McHenry’s four-run first inning shoved Moraine into an immediate Game 2 hole from which it could never escape. Dimas’ RBI triple that knocked in Trinly (double) kept the Cyclones from getting shut out. *** Another split was gained versus the College of Lake County.

Trinley’s 4-for-4 effort that included a homer and DeChene’s twohit, three-RBI performance carried Moraine to an 8-1 triumph in the opener. The Cyclones picked up three runs in the first inning of Game 2 but fell victim to the Lancers’ fiverun second.

Trinley (three hits, one RBI), Molly Pohrebny (two hits), Beckow, Hannah Thielmann (two RBI, one run) and DeChene (one RBI, one run) were Moraine’s notables in a 9-7 setback.

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Softball

Continued from page 2 falling short and then dug itself a sizable hole in the second game from which it couldn't completely escape.

Caroline Andande's two-run homer highlighted the Mustangs' initial performance versus the Astros, but Bethany Salazar (RBI double) and Jenna Haase (RBI single) also aided the cause. Andande (single) and Lizzy Brendich (sacrifice fly) were key figures in the secone encounter with Shepard.

Megan Pyles got tagged with both pitching losses.

Bulldogs take care of business vs. Cards

By Ken Karrson Sports Editor

Wave the White flag

Having to take two is frowned upon when filming a movie but necessary when trying to make a move.

As the defending South Suburban Conference Red champion, Richards is going to receive everyone’s best shot from around the league. That includes from teams not normally considered contenders, like Eisenhower.

So when the Cardinals popped up twice on the Bulldogs’ schedule last week, Richards coach Brian Wujcik issued a reminder to his players to not take their District 218 sister school too lightly.

“We warned our guys on [the previous] Saturday that the pitcher we were going to face Monday [Justin Longoria] had lost to Oak Lawn 2-1 and beaten Reavis 4-0,” Wujcik said. “It took us a little while to get going [that day] and it was a relief to get the five runs.”

That outburst came in the third inning and enabled the Bulldogs to overcome a 2-1 deficit. They went on to register a 7-2 victory that was followed by an 11-0 shellacking of Eisenhower in Blue Island on Tuesday.

The pair of wins kept Richards (8-9, 5-3) within reach of front-running Oak Lawn, which gained an earlier split with the Bulldogs. The Spartans are two games up on Richards in the loss column but have Lemont, Oak Forest, Evergreen Park and Shepard still to play.

And what Richards has going for it, in Wujcik’s opinion, is a solid four-man rotation on the mound. The quartet includes sophomore southpaw Angelo Smith, who should eventually evolve into a difference-maker.

Wujcik is keeping Smith on a relatively short leash — “We’re not ready to turn him loose once every five days; we’re only doing it once every seven days,” the coach said — but Smith has still managed to excel. He got the call versus the Cards on Tuesday and struck out nine of the 16 men who batted against him while inducing ground-ball outs from four others. Smith, who tossed a one-hitter, threw 12 first-pitch strikes.

Wujcik was happy his hurler executed so crisply.

“Smith is a sophomore, so it’s potentially possible for him to lose his focus in a game like this, where he might not consider the team [he’s facing] a challenge,” Wujcik said. “But that didn’t happen.”

Smith was backed by the Bulldogs’ best offensive output of the spring as they banged out 13 hits and twice erupted for at least four runs in an inning. Normally, that would rank as a pretty typical performance for a Richards team, but this one only has four players hitting over .300 and carries an overall average of .285.

Balancing that out somewhat is a staff earned-run average of 2.98 and 106 total strikeouts compared to only 58 bases-on-balls issued.

“If we can get the bats going, we can get something [positive] going in the second half of the season,” Wujcik said. “I’m not saying we’re going to go downstate, but we should contend for conference and maybe a regional [title].”

Brett Thomas (3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, two runs), Nick Mejia (two hits with a double, one RBI, one run) and Noel Castro (triple, two RBI) were the ringleaders on offense for Richards. Also contributing were Ryan Renken (hit, run, two RBI), TJ Spyrnal (RBI single), Andrew Zemke (sacrifice fly) and Ryan Willett (sacrifice fly). ***

By Ken Karrson

Crusaders

MARIST

The RedHawks stayed perfect in East Suburban Catholic Conference play as they defeated Providence Catholic (10-4 and 13-1) and Benet Academy (7-2) last week.

Zariya Gonzalez (13 strikeouts; 2-for-4, two RBI) led Marist (13-4, 9-0) to its Tuesday victory over the Celtics, then Alexis Rogers (3-for-3, three RBI) and Vanessa Villasenor (2-for-3, three RBI) were offensive forces in Game 2.

Gonzalez was at it again versus the Redwings, whose batters managed only four hits and struck out nine times against her.

Gonzalez complemented her pitching with two hits and two runs on the offensive side. Hayley Franks included a two-run triple among her pair of hits and finished with four RBI.

MOTHER MCAULEY

The Mighty Macs won two more Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red games last week to improve to 3-0 in league play and 13-3 overall.

Knocked off by Mother McAuley were St. Ignatius (9-0) and Loyola Academy (8-0) on Monday and Thursday, respectively.

Amy Balich (3-for-3, two RBI, four runs) and Dara Sanders (fivehitter, 10 strikeouts were Mother McAuley's standouts against the Wolfpack.

OAK LAWN

The Spartans inched closer to the .500 mark by taking down three opponents last week: Reavis (7-2 on Wednesday), Argo (6-0 on Thursday) and Bloom Township (9-1 on Friday).

Oak Lawn (9-10) scored in the first, second and third innings against the Rams and then took full control with four runs in the sixth. Marissa Loya earned the win, giving up just four hits with four strikeouts and one walk in a complete-game effort.

The Spartans' offense featured Kaleigh Hayes (3-for-4, two runs,

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Photo by Jeff Vorva

Chicago Christian’s Bre Vollan fires a pitch toward the plate last Tuesday vs. Elmwood Park.

one RBI), Danielle Allen (2-for-3, two runs), Maddie Pagliaro (two RBI, one run) and Mia Loya (two RBI) playing major roles.

Mia Loya went the distance in the circle against the Argonauts and kept them completely in check as she finished with nine strikeouts and allowed just three hits and one walk. Backing her at the plate were her sister Marissa (2-for-3, two RBI, one run), Annabelle Fritz (3-for-3, one RBI, one run) and Hayden Landingham (2-for-4, one RBI, one run).

Pagliaro (two hits, one run), Natalia Rafacz (two hits, three runs) and Ashley Labuda (two RBI, one run) helped Mia Loya (three-hitter) log another victory opposite the Blazing Trojans.

RICHARDS

SSC Red wins over Argo (13-6) and Reavis (12-2) last Tuesday and Thursday, respectively a good week for the Bulldogs, even with a 12-0 defeat against Oak ParkRiver Forest on Friday factored in.

Winning pitcher Sara Kiziak went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI to lift Richards (8-9, 7-3) past the Argonauts and then virtually duplicated that feat opposite the Rams. The latter contest featured Kiziak striking out six while again going 3-for-4 at the plate. She tallied three runs for the second straight game and upped her RBI total to three as well.

Vikings blitz Irish in CCL crossover Sports Editor

Once upon a time this was the matchup that pretty much decided which baseball program ruled as divisional champ within the Chicago Catholic League White.

Last Monday, however, a white flag would have been appropriate.

Much has happened since St. Laurence and Bishop McNamara last shared a CCL White residence, most of it good for the Vikings. The same can’t be said for the Fightin’ Irish.

“They still have some kids who can play,” St. Laurence coach Pete Lotus said of Bishop Mac. “But I don’t think they have as many.”

And against the Vikings that presents a problem, one the Irish were unable to overcome in the teams’ latest encounter. St. Laurence scored in every inning, meaning it was easily able to counter Bishop Mac’s two-run rally in the third and lock up a 12-2 crossover victory in Burbank.

The win was the first of two last week for the Vikings (14-3, 5-1). They also pummeled St. Joseph in another five-inning matchup, 13-0, on Wednesday in Westchester.

Doing a number on the Chargers was one thing; manhandling the Irish was something else. While his current players really don’t understand the past importance of St. Laurence-versus-Bishop Mac contests, Lotus and some of his staff certainly remember.

“We have a couple guys [coaching] who used to play for us,” Lotus said. “We were talking about how things have changed, but how those games always decided the White — every year it’d pretty much come down to us playing Bishop Mac for the White championship. Those games were very analogous with the games we have with the [St.] Ritas and [Mt.] Carmels now. “[Today’s kids] have no idea, especially playing on the lower levels — Bishop Mac doesn’t even have a freshman team. It’s completely different worlds and a whole different dynamic with youth baseball.”

While the Irish have likely been hurt at least somewhat by reduced numbers among feeder-program participants, Lotus offered a reminder that St. Laurence isn’t guaranteed anything either. Families being able to pony up private-school tuition money in a still-fragile economy remains an issue, and something else can work against the Vikings.

“They’re probably the only Catholic school around in their area,” Lotus said of Bishop Mac. “The challenges are a little bit different, but there are still challenges for us.”

Not on the diamond, at least not last week. Both Frank Greco and Jack Cavanaugh included two-run doubles among their two-hit, three-RBI production.

The former also slammed a run-scoring triple.

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A 4-1 victory over SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue foe Homewood-Flossmoor on Tuesday represented a high point to the Chargers' week. With its 7-5 decision over Shepard also in the mix, Stagg finished with a plus.500 record last week.

Lincoln-Way East prevented the Chargers from having an unblemished ledger, though, as it made off with a 12-0 win on Thursday.

The trio of Sam Owens, Alexis Minet and Abbey Regan combined for seven hits and three RBI against the Astros. One of Owens' hits went for two bases and both she and Regan tallied once.

Also providing a hit and RBI for Stagg (8-7) was Chrissy Magnuson.

SANDBURG

The Eagles split a pair of games last week as it fell 4-1 to LincolnWay East on Tuesday before defeating Plainfield Central 9-6 on Wednesday.

Ashley Wood (2-for-4, triple) racked up four RBI to power Sandburg (12-8) to its victory.

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The Knights dropped three close contests last week: 9-5 to Fenton on Monday, 6-5 to Elmwood Park on Tuesday and 4-2 to Illiana Christian on Thursday.

Five of the Vikings’ nine hits went for extra bases.

Also getting into the offensive act for St. Laurence were Tommy Farrell (two doubles, two runs), Anthony Rios (two hits, one RBI), Kevin Aderman (two-run single) and Nick Verta (sacrifice fly).

“For the most part this year we’ve swung the bats pretty well,” Lotus said. “We did a pretty good job of getting on base and it was good to see our guys’ [solid] approaches at the plate.”

The trio of Jimmy Burnette, Zach Erdman and Dan Heiden collaborated on a two-hitter and fanned a total of nine Irish batters. Erdman was credited with the victory.

The strong mound work continued a revival for the Vikings in that area. After struggling in a couple of outings early in the previous week, St. Laurence pitchers have settled back into an acceptable groove.

“Coming at that time was better than having it happen later on in the playoffs,” Lotus said of the temporary slip.

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Not that the Vikings were ever in any danger last Wednesday, but just in case the Chargers housed any comeback hopes St. Laurence dashed those with an eight-run outburst in the third. That created the winning margin for it.

The Vikings hit their way to success in that big inning as Verta (two-run double), Rios (double), Greco (single), Farrell (single), Aderman (single), Dan Cummings (single) and Sean Burnette (single) all collected RBI. St. Laurence poked nine consecutive hits in the frame.

“We’ve had more consistency in doing what we talk about — getting a pitch we can be successful with, focusing on putting the ball in play and making the other team have to make a play,” Lotus said.

And something else the veteran coach likes is his athletes’ ability to have batting success without a Division I prospect or two anchoring the order.

“I don’t know if we looked at it as the best [thing] from the beginning, but I think our lineup’s a little more balanced because of that,” Lotus said. “Guys are interchangeable.

“There were times in the past where I definitely thought we were dependent on a couple guys. It’s hard to come through all the time, but if a Kyle Wood didn’t get a hit the first time up against a pitcher other guys would have some doubts [about what they could do].”

Verta ended the day 3-for-4 with two doubles, Greco also had a bases-clearing double, Farrell wound up with two hits and a pair of RBI and Cummings added a couple hits of his own. Buoyed by St. Laurence’s 16-hit attack was Anthony Robles, who raised his record to 3-0 by allowing three hits over the first four frames.

The Vikings were slated to open CCL Blue play this week with two games each against Providence Catholic and Mt. Carmel, which won Class 4A titles in 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Continued from page 2 with Kevin Sefcik, this time as opposing coaches. Before taking over the RedHawks’ program Sefcik was on McCarthy’s staff for three years.

“I know Kevin really well and he’s done an absolutely fantastic job [there],” McCarthy said.

“They play hard and they’re fundamentally sound. I knew it was going to be a tight game.”

For Sefcik, there were a few mixed emotions. While he obviously wanted Marist to prevail, Sefcik still has a soft spot for the athletes he once helped coach.

“They’re kids like ours, kids I like a lot,” he said. “It was nice to see them. They’re going to be tough to beat in the playoffs.”

The Crusaders refused to buckle on this occasion too, even though the RedHawks were basically their equal. And in the early going that sameness was most evident on the mound as neither team could break through over the first three innings.

“That was the day the wind was blowing about 50 miles per hour, so I wasn’t sure what [kind of game] to expect,” Sefcik said.

“And it winds up being 0-0 after [three].”

Rice countered a Marist marker in the top of the fourth with one of its own in the bottom of the frame, then a Massey double and Marist miscue inched the hosts into the lead until Meehan’s round-tripper forged a second deadlock.

“It lived up to everything it

Mejia and Thomas teamed up to stop Eisenhower on six hits last Monday and fan that same number of batters. Wujcik appreciated the effort, particularly after he and the other coaches worked on the field for well over an hour to prepare it for play following uncooperative weather.

Castro’s two-run triple was the big blow in Richards’ game-turning third-inning rally, but Chris Zeschke (double) and Mejia (single) also generated RBI in that same frame. Willet had an RBI groundout in the contest while two passed balls let in the Bulldogs’ other runs.

Marist 4 Richards 2 After getting a jump on the RedHawks last Thursday, the Bulldogs “couldn’t quite deliver the knockout punch early” and wound up suffering a tough setback.

Four free passes and Mejia’s sacrifice fly allowed Richards to draw first blood in the opening stanza, but it left the bases loaded. Double plays shortcircuited three other promising plate appearances, one of them coming on a strong relay throw by Marist outfielder Brian Wood that retired a Bulldog at the plate.

Richards’ defense turned a couple twin killings of its own, but it also committed an error in the fifth that set up the RedHawks’ initial round of scoring. Singles by John Carmody and Zach Sefcik drove in the runs that gave Marist a 2-1 lead.

The Bulldogs pulled even in the bottom half of that stanza on Castro’s double, but that’s also when Wood executed his momentum-shattering play. Then in the sixth Richards’ failure to cleanly field an infield grounder and sacrifice bunt gave the RedHawks a bases-loaded, no-out situation, which wasn’t squandered as Rich Kairis and Tyler Haizel both stroked RBI singles.

“Last week we were just kind of OK swinging the bats,” Marist coach Kevin Sefcik said, “but that’s a good sign when you can [succeed in] more ways than one. The pitching was fine, we made the plays and they kicked a couple of balls.”

Pat Meehan won in relief for the RedHawks while Zeschke was a hard-luck loser for Richards.

Lincoln-Way East 4 Richards 3 Another late collapse forced the Bulldogs to settle for a 2-2 week, but of more concern to Wujcik than the outcome of Friday’s game was the health status of Willett.

The senior, who sat out all of his junior season because of injury, hurt his knee when he stepped in a hole while pursuing a sixth-inning fly ball.

Wujcik didn’t know any more details as of this past weekend.

The Griffins scored three times in that frame to draw even with Richards, which had tallied twice on Mejia’s single in the third and once in the fourth when Lincoln-Way East made a mistake during Richards’ suicide-squeeze attempt. The Griffins then capitalized on a Bulldogs miscue in the seventh to plate the deciding run.

“Getting out of the week 2-2 is OK, but 3-1 is a momentum-builder,” Wujcik said. “We had our first three-game winning streak of the season after Tuesday and we were hoping to keep that going.

If we drop one of these [upcoming] games, we’d need a lot of help to catch up to Oak Lawn.

“But I think we’re improving, which is all you can ask for.”

should be,” McCarthy said. “It’s a big game, a great rivalry, and both teams played their hearts out.

I saw kids leaving it all out there, having fun and showing pride.”

Seeing as how passion is always poured into Crusaders-RedHawks meetings, regardless of sport, would it be better to have the annual baseball game take place at another time rather than right after conference play has begun for both schools? Opinions differ.

“It’s tough to see when you’re in the [Chicago Catholic League] Blue schedule, but it came at a perfect time,” McCarthy said. “In terms of emotions [and] outside forces that affect you, this had a big-game type of atmosphere.

We feel prepared and we’re looking forward to seeing what we’re made of.”

Sefcik, whose squad won its first two East Suburban Catholic Conference encounters before meeting up with Rice, said he’d like to see future games against the Crusaders held later in the season.

“In May, when it’s about 75 degrees, maybe [we could] turn it into a Friday night game,” Sefcik said. “I’d like to get a better venue, have a better weather day and get a good crowd.”

One thing Sefcik doesn’t want, though, is for his players to read too much into a single contest, even when it puts them up against a rival.

“It’s a big game, but it’s baseball — as long as we play well, we move on,” he said. “I know we’re going to lose some games — playing 35, you’re going to lose eight or 10 if you’re a good

team — but I just want to play a good schedule and see how we respond when we’re either up or down.”

The RedHawks (13-3) had six conference games lined up for this week. Rice (17-4, 5-1) began the Blue portion of Catholic League play versus Mt. Carmel and Loyola Academy.

“That’s why our kids come to Brother Rice: to have games like that,” McCarthy said. “We’ve [already] played some hard, challenging games, but as long as we mentally lock in we can live with [the results]. If it’s good enough [to win] that day, it’s good enough.

“Whatever team it is [we’re playing], if they’re going to beat us, we want them to outplay us that day and be better. We don’t want to beat ourselves.”

Brother Rice 15 DePaul Prep 2 There was no chance of that happening in last Monday’s Catholic League crossover as the Crusaders romped to a five-inning victory. An eight-run second paved the way for Rice’s rout.

Kutt had two hits, three RBI and two runs to pace the Crusaders while Massey included a double among his two hits, scored twice and knocked in one run.

Guzek (two hits, two RBI), Andrew Dyke (two hits, three runs), Paluch (one hit, three RBI, one run) and Hughes (one hit, two runs, one RBI) were also influential figures.

Tom Przekwas and Joe Preusser combined to fire a three-hitter at DePaul Prep.

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Season over for Trolls softball team

By Amy Strong

Another season begins

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Players and coaches of Palos Baseball Organization took part in opening-day ceremonies that marked the start of the league’s 2015 season.

Community Sports News FOURTH ANNUAL RED CARD MATCH MAY 7 AT STAGG

Stagg will be the site of the fourth annual Red Card girls’ soccer match meant to raise funds for the Johns Hopkins Cancer Research Center. The event, which will honor former Chargers soccer mom Cheryl Kaim, will be held May 7 beginning with a 4:30 p.m. opening ceremony.

In addition to the funds earmarked for research, a separate monetary contribution will be made to the 2015 Mary Ogarek Scholarship Fund, which will be awarded to a Stagg student that best exhibits her passion for making a difference by inspiring others to excel to their highest potential. Ogarek, a former teacher at Stagg, passed away in 2014 at the age of 33.

Varsity and JV matches will be played that day. Admission is $1 at the gate. For more information, call 974-7400.

HALLBERG TO RUN CAMPS AT SXU

St. Xavier University women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg will host his annual basketball camp for girls aged 7-15 June 15-19 from 1:30-4 p.m. daily at the Shannon Center.

Participants will be grouped according to age and ability and Hallberg will actively teach each day. Cougars assistant coaches and players will also be on hand to instruct campers.

All participants will receive a camp T-shirt.

The cost is $135 for the session and enrollment is on a firstcome, first-served basis. Applications are available at the SXU athletics department in the Shannon Center or online at www. sxucougars.com under the “Summer Camps” link.

For further information or questions regarding the camp, call Laura Kurzeja at (773) 298-3785.

OAK LAWN TO HOLD SECOND ATHLETIC SHOWCASE

Oak Lawn High School will host its second annual Spartan Athletic Showcase on Saturday, May 9.

The event is open to youngsters aged 7-14 and will run in two sessions. The session for boys will go from 9 a.m.-noon with the one for girls to follow from 1-4 p.m. Students and their parents will get an opportunity to visit the campus, walk

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onto the athletic fields and courts and participate in drills.

Classroom visits for parents will also be available.

For more information, visit the school website at www.olchs.org.

BEARS NON-CONTACT CAMPS COMING THIS SUMMER

Chicago Bears youth football camps for ages 6-14 will return to 26 Illinois locations this summer.

Former Bears players Rashied Davis, Jason McKie, Jim Morrissey, Mickey Pruitt and Kris Haines are among those expected to visit the camps, which will offer non-contact instruction. Led by professional, USA Football-certified coaches, kids learn to run, throw, catch, defend and compete the Bears’ way.

A comprehensive skills camp is designed for newcomers while the accelerated skills camp is for experienced players between the ages of 9 and 14. The cost is $259 for a five-day camp.

To register or for more information, visit www.BearsCamps. com or call (312) 226-7776.

TRINITY TO RUN SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

Trinity Christian College will offer a variety of summer sports camps for youngsters in grades K-9.

Each week-long camp will be directed by Trolls head coaches and assisted by Trinity student-athletes. Among the scheduled events are a boys’ basketball camp for grades 3-9 June 22-26 and July 13-17; a girls’ basketball camp for grades 5-8 June 22-26; a boys’ baseball camp for grades 1-8 July 6-10; a girls’ softball camp for grades 1-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ soccer camp for grades K-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ track-and-field camp for grades 3-8 June 29-July 2; and a boys’ and girls’ volleyball camp for grades 5-9 July 20-24.

For more information or to register online, visit www.trnty.edu/ summercamps. Information can also be obtained by calling 239-4779.

YOUTH SPORTS CAMPS COMING TO MORAINE

Moraine Valley College will host youth camps in basketball, tennis and volleyball this summer.

Athletic director and former Cyclones basketball coach Bill Finn will conduct a hoops camp for youngsters entering grades 3-8 July 13-16 from 9-10:30 a.m. daily. A volleyball camp for kids entering grades 5-9, headed up by Moraine coach Mark Johnston, will run that same week from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day.

Women’s tennis coach and former Cyclones player Nicole Selvaggio will lead a camp for youngsters entering grades 5-12 July 6-9. There will be two daily sessions: 9-10:30 a.m. for grades 5-8, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for grades 9-12.

The cost of each camp is $70. Registration can be made through Moraine’s athletics department.

For more information, visit www.morainevalley.edu/Athletics/ summer camp.htm. or call 974-5727.

SOUTH SIDE SHOOTERS HAVE PLAYER OPENING

The South Side Shooters 5th-grade basketball team needs one player to complete its spring roster.

Practices are held at Moraine Valley College and the Shooters compete in local tournaments. To schedule a tryout or for more information, contact Bill Finn at 508-0170 or coachfinn34@yahoo.com.

SHRINERS FOOTBALL GAME SET FOR JUNE 20

The Illinois Football Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will co-host the 41st annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on June 20 at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.

Eighty-eight of the state’s best football players will participate in the contest, which helps raise money for Shriners Hospital for Children, the official philanthropy of Shriners International. Last year’s event raised over $23,000 that went directly to providing medical care for children at Shriners Hospital.

Kickoff will be at 1 p.m., but the day’s festivities get underway at 9 a.m. with a Walk for LOVE event at the stadium. A postgame banquet will feature Alex Tanney, who competed in the 2006 game and now plays for the Tennessee Titans, as guest speaker.

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Trinity Christian College’s softball season ended before April did.

A 1-3 closing week left the Trolls with a 5-17 record within the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. That mark relegated Trinity to ninth place and kept it from advancing into the conference’s postseason tournament.

The Trolls (10-30) played two doubleheaders to conclude their 2015 campaign, one of which resulted in a split against Purdue-North Central. After dropping the opener 2-1, Trinity salvaged its Senior Day by collecting a 4-1 victory.

Danielle Stark’s homer staked the Trolls to a first-inning lead in Game 2 and April Lynn’s single — the third of three for the team in the frame — tacked on another run.

Four hits in the third led to one more Trinity tally although the bags were left loaded, and Kelly Sweeney’s bunt in the fourth brought home Emily Phillips, who had begun that inning with a single.

The Trolls finished with a dozen hits as eight different batters contributed. Sarah Gillespie, who lost her shutout when she gave up a homer in the sixth, earned the pitching win.

Trinity also led in the early portion of Game 1 but was unable to build anything more off that good start. The Trolls never put more than one runner aboard in any of their remaining plate appearances.

PNC managed only four hits in the first contest, but two of those left the ballpark. *** Trinity’s final outing of the spring was a disappointment as it got swept

by Calumet College of St. Joseph, 4-3 and 12-4. The latter game was halted by the mercy rule after five innings.

After spotting the Crimson Wave a 4-0 edge in the opener, the Trolls rallied in the late going. They scored once in the sixth and twice in the seventh as Adrianna Puente (tworun homer) and Natalie Cannizzo (double) played key roles.

Toni Grzincic slugged a three-run homer in her initial at-bat of Game 2 and went deep again with a solo shot in the third, but nothing else was forthcoming from Trinity’s offense. The same couldn’t be said for Calumet College, which unleashed a 17-hit attack on Trinity. Nine of those were delivered in the second frame and fueled an eight-run uprising that put the Wave in command.

GOLF

Behind 77s from both Brian Deckinga and Logan Vos, the Trolls wound up seventh among 13 squads in last weekend’s Forester Invitational hosted by Huntington University at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, Ind. The second day of competition was shortened to nine holes by rain and the final scores reflected only Friday’s full day of play.

Deckinga and Vos tied for 13th in a 74-golfer field and helped Trinity post a team score of 316.

Two strokes behind that pair in a tie for 23rd was Jonathan Zandstra, who competed as an individual. Cody Tiesman’s 80, good for a 34th-place tie, and

Knights

Continued from page 3 [play] since we left the PSL six years ago. The mental challenge of playing them twice is that it’s tough to assess if you get better the second day.”

Purely from a margin-of-victory standpoint, Christian did not.

Brauer, however, acknowledged that going back-to-back against the Gators was difficult, especially when travel was involved on Tuesday.

“Coming off a 23-1 game, going over there, the energy and focus is way more challenging on Day 2 than Day 1,” he said. “It showed.

We didn’t do as many things well, but we obviously did enough [to succeed].”

Tuesday’s performance featured the Knights tallying in all but one of their six at-bats. Three-run rallies in the second, fifth and sixth innings highlighted the exhibition.

Schoenle (3-for-4, with two doubles and one RBI), Frieling (two hits, triple, two RBI), Jack DeVries (two hits, double, one RBI) and Pat McCarthy (two hits, one RBI) were Christian’s headliners.

Also chipping in with RBI were Trevor Wolterink (single), Josh Hill (single), Ron Clark (groundout) and Tyler Edgar (groundout). Edgar, one of three pitchers utilized

by Brauer, also pocketed the win.

“You make the best of it,” Brauer said. “We got the win and got a lot of guys into the game.” *** If Tuesday’s affair lacked drama, Monday’s was even more cut-anddried as the Knights erupted for at least six runs in three of their plate

Alek Svabek’s 82, which tied him for 47th, rounded out the Trolls’ scoring.

Also participating for Trinity was Evan Eissens (83, tie for 53rd).

Next up for the Trolls was the CCAC Championship at Flossmoor Country Club. St. Xavier University served as host for the event, which wraps up today with Round 2.

BASEBALL

In a week where the schedule was lightened by bad weather, the Trolls captured their only two contests to remain third in the CCAC South Division. Trinity (25-21, 15-11) made up a twinbill with SXU this past Monday and ended its regular season on Tuesday versus Robert Morris University.

The CCAC Tournament gets underway Friday in Elgin.

The Trolls routed Cardinal Stritch University 13-2 in Game 1 of a doubleheader last week and then outlasted the Wolves 8-7 in 12 innings to complete a road sweep.

Four runs on four hits in the second inning of the opener gave Trinity the momentum it needed to eventually record a resounding triumph. It produced another four-run outburst in the sixth.

Marty Mennenga paced the Trolls by stroking three of their 10 hits.

Kyle Belluomini and Brad Kopale both added two while Blake Kerzich chipped in one hit and four RBI. Benefiting from all that support was Bob Wilmsen, who pitched six innings to log the victory.

Game 2 was a back-and-forth affair until Trinity tallied in the top of the 12th on an error. Kopale then retired Stritch without incident in the bottom of the stanza to seal the verdict for the Trolls.

Kopale also swatted a two-run homer in the fourth, which lifted Trinity into a 3-all tie at that juncture. The locals had gotten their first marker on Dylan Hatch’s RBI single in the first.

The Trolls inched ahead 5-3 in the fifth but trailed by one heading into the ninth. Two walks and Josh Pieper’s single than loaded the bases and Trinity plated the tying run on a double-play ball. Both teams scored in the 11th, the Trolls doing so on Mennenga’s single.

Joe McCaw tallied the deciding run for Trinity in the 12th. Kopale had three hits to lead the Trolls while Kerzich and Mennenga each supplied a pair. Kopale saved a pitching win for Nick Nauracy.

TRACK & FIELD

A Saturday meet at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was wiped out by rain. The Trolls will compete in the CCAC Championship Friday and Saturday at the University of St. Francis. appearances. Eight-run explosions took place in the first and fourth frames.

As is true of many coaches, Brauer felt a degree of discomfort as the score quickly mounted in his club’s favor.

“It’s definitely dicey and a delicate situation,” he said. “You come and play regular baseball until [it’s] 10-0. Once you hit 10-0 you can reassess, make some substitutions, play station-to-station baseball and not steal.”

Short of walking off the field, there was no way of Christian completely halting the carnage.

All but one Knight had at least a hit or RBI and a total off 11 drove in runs. The crushing blow was Schoenle’s grand slam in the fourth; he finished the day with five RBI. But there was plenty of input from other sources as well, including Hill (three hits, two RBI), Frieling (two hits with a double, two RBI, five times on base), Bolhuis (two hits, two RBI) and Brian Finger (two hits). Additional RBI were supplied by Bobby Schaaf (two), Edgar (two), Wolterink (double), McCarthy, Clark, DeVries and Vos. Wolterink and Schaaf joined forces on the mound to silence the Gators on one hit. Wolterink whiffed seven in raising his ledger to 3-1 while Schaaf struck out two in two innings.

Five games were on this week’s docket, including a makeup of Saturday’s rainout against IC Catholic that was to be held Wednesday at the Steel Yard, home of the minorleague Gary (Ind.) RailCats. The Knights meet St. Edward in an MSC contest today at Judson University in Elgin.

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SXU SPORTS SUMMARY

Cougars football team No. 4 in spring poll Before playing their annual Scarlet and Gray spring scrimmage on Saturday, St. Xavier University football players learned they had received the No. 4 national ranking in the NAIA Coaches’ spring top-25 poll.

The Cougars are coming off a 2014 season in which they reached the national semifinals for the fifth time in six years and hosted in that round for the first time. They lost to eventual national champion Southern Oregon, which earned the top spot in the spring poll.

“Although I take very little stock in a preseason spring rating, it is nice to be talking about football at this time of the year and I know these types of polls always spark an interest for our parents, fans and alums,” SXU coach Mike Feminis said. “We have had a very productive spring and I really like where we are right now with the development of our younger guys and the impact of a few of our January transfers.

“The spring scrimmage [was] a good opportunity for our fans to get a little taste of the 2015 squad as well as for our incoming recruits and parents to watch their future teammates play live for the first time.”

The Cougars open their 2015 season on Saturday, Aug. 29, against 2014 NAIA runner-up Marian University at Bruce R. Deaton Field.

WOMEN’S TRACK

Ellie Willging, a sophomore transfer from the University of Illinois-Chicago and graduate of Freeport High School, recently signed a letter of intent to continue her education and athletic career at SXU. She will run both track and cross country for the Cougars next season.

In her only cross country campaign with the Flames, Willging finished 52nd overall in the Horizon League meet as she clocked a time of 23 minutes, 57 seconds for 6K. She ran a 16:32 in the UIC Home opener, a meet in which the Cougars participated last fall, and placed eighth overall as an individual.

Willging was a four-time all-state selection in track while attending Freeport. She took fourth at state in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs as a sophomore and was fourth again in the longer race in her senior year. She finished ninth in the 1,600 in her final season. Willging wound up 39th in the 2013 state cross country meet and was chosen the Northern Illinois Conference MVP. She holds her school’s records in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 and was voted Freeport’s Outstanding Female Senior Athlete for the 2013-14 school year.

“Ellie is really talented and I’m so excited that she decided to come to St. Xavier University,” Cougars women's track and cross country coach Lisa Ebel said. “She is also a very strong student and has been accepted into our school of nursing. I think she will have a wonderful career at St. Xavier and [I] can’t wait to see her compete next fall.” *** Freshman Rachal Brooks broke a school record with her time of 1:00.53 in the 400dash, which was good for third place overall at Concordia University’s Cougar Invitational in River Forest.

She wasn’t alone in producing a strong performance, however. Sophomore Nicole Watkins registered a personal-best time of 5:01.12 in the 1,500 and sophomore Courtney Correa was sixth in the 5,000 event after stopping the timer in 19:56.82.

“I’m very happy with where our team is at and how they are progressing this season,” Ebel said. “The ladies are working extremely hard and we still have three meets left this season to qualify [for nationals]. I can’t wait to see how we do over these next three weeks.”

MEN’S TRACK

Big performances by senior Brian Corcoran, freshman Kyonn Keith, freshman Anthony Kowalcyzk and two relay units gave the Cougars plenty to be happy about at the Cougar Invitational.

Corcoran captured the 1,500 in a time of 3:58.26 and also ran a leg for the triumphant 1,600-relay team, which won its race in 3:26.72. Comprising the relay quartet along with Corcoran were freshman Ian Hollendonner, senior John Scancato and junior Rexford Wiafe.

Keith and Kowalczyk, meanwhile, both set school standards, the former doing so in the 200 (22.28) and Kowalczyk establishing his mark in the discus (38.39 meters). Keith also joined Hollendonner, Stancato and junior

Ben Tracy in the 400-relay. While that foursome had to settle for third place, they did set another school record by finishing in 42.93.

Kowalczyk added an eighth in the shot put (12.91 meters).

WOMEN’S GOLF

After shooting two over par on back-toback days, sophomore Taylor Thompson was selected as the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week for the seven-day period ending April 19.

Thompson turned in a pair of 74s at the 7,136-yard Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend, Ind. That enabled her to place second overall in a field of 45 golfers at the Bethel College Spring Invitational. As a team SXU finished fifth out of the eight schools competing.

“Taylor is definitely deserving of this award,” Cougars coach Mike Mandakas said.

“Since we started this program last year, she has been a leader for our team from the beginning. Taylor has proven herself as not only one of the top golfers in our conference but also in the NAIA, so it is nice to see her being recognized.” *** In a tournament reduced to 18 holes by inclement weather, the Cougars were runnerup at the AIB Jack Chadwick Invitational in Panora, Iowa. Thompson carded an 80 at Lake Panorama National Golf Resort to wind up second in the individual standings.

As a team SXU posted a score of 362, just five strokes in back of the host school.

Sophomore Katie Reno took 12th for the Cougars with her round of 91, freshman Hunter Schultz fired a 95 to tie for 16th and freshman Hannah Cruz completed SXU’s scoring with her 96, which landed her in a 19th-place tie.

“We experienced terrible weather in Iowa — torrential downpours and wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour,” Mandakas said. “Taylor was able to control her ball trajectory better than the rest of the team as it was a struggle out there, but I think the team is ready for the conference tournament.”

SOFTBALL

Right after being named the CCAC Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this spring, junior Nicole Nonnemacher earned an even bigger prize as she collected the second NAIA National Pitcher of the Week award of her collegiate career.

Her selection followed an amazing threegame stretch for Nonnemacher. In a 9-0 fiveinning victory over Trinity International University, she became just the second player in NAIA history to strike out every batter she faced. Four days after throwing that perfect game, Nonnemacher set a school record by fanning 19 Robert Morris University batters in an 8-1 SXU win.

The latter effort ranks fifth in NAIA annals and is the second-highest total for a pitcher in a seven-inning contest.

Nonnemacher did lose that week, but the defeat came against NCAA Division II Lewis University. The Flyers prevailed 3-1 but not before striking out 11 times against her.

Nonnemacher (22-3) currently leads the NAIA in strikeouts per nine innings (13.98), is second in opponents’ batting average (.116) and No. 5 in earned-run average (1.14). *** Nonnemacher’s latest win came Saturday as she led the No. 5-ranked Cougars to a 2-0 victory over No. 24 Davenport (Mich.)

University in the opener of a nonconference doubleheader at Farmers Insurance Complex in Grand Rapids. SXU dropped the second game 6-2 but still posted a glossy 41-5-2 record for the regular season.

Nonnemacher registered her 13th shutout by tossing a two-hitter, striking out nine and issuing no walks. Sarah Saunders’ two-RBI single in the first supplied the Cougars with the game’s only runs.

Three errors proved costly to SXU in Game 2. Saunders (double) and Megan James (single)

had the Cougars’ RBI while Rebeka Ferguson and Katie Sears each finished with two hits.

Callie Brown lost for just the second time in 19 decisions.

The Cougars begin play in the CCAC Tournament today at the Ballpark in Rosemont. *** Savannah Kinsella went 3-for-6 on the day with a homer, three runs scored and three RBI as the Cougars defeated the University of St. Francis 2-0 and 9-4 last Thursday at SXU Softball Field to complete a 21-0-1 run through the CCAC. Nonnemacher threw her 10th one-hitter while whiffing 15 in the opener. That strikeout total enabled her to become the first Cougars pitcher to ever surpass the 300 mark in a single season.

Kinsella homered and lofted a sacrifice fly to account for both of SXU’s Game 1 RBI. The Fighting Saints tallied first in the next contest, but Ferguson’s homer in the third brought the Cougars even with USF. After the Saints went up 2-1, Amanda Hainlen smacked a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth that put SXU in front to stay. The Cougars batted around the order in the fifth as two USF errors spurred a six-run rally.

Brown pocketed the win after going four innings on a yield of eight hits. Caroline Kuzel pitched three solid stanzas of relief. *** The bats came alive in a big way for the Cougars in a CCAC twinbill versus Olivet Nazarene University last Wednesday afternoon at Tiger Field in Bourbonnais. SXU pounded out 11 hits in winning the opener 10-0 and then plated five runs with two outs in the top of the ninth to break a 1-all tie and claim a 6-1 victory in the nightcap.

The sweep, coupled with a split between Cardinal Stritch and Judson universities, gave the Cougars the regular-season CCAC title and guaranteed them a spot in the NAIA Softball World Series regardless of how they fare in the CCAC postseason event.

Nonnemacher stopped Olivet on one hit and struck out five in five innings. Backing her offensively was Ferguson, who went 4-for-4 with a pair of homers, four runs and three RBI. Other SXU contributors at the plate included Shannon Lauret (two doubles, three RBI, one run) and Jessica Arebalo (two-run homer).

Arebalo blasted a two-run double and Lauret poked a two-RBI single to fuel the Cougars’ ninth-inning charge in Game 2. Lauret also drove in a run with her hit in the third.

Nonnemacher fanned the side in the ninth to complete her 4 2/3-inning relief stint and gain her 20th win. *** Ferguson’s monster day at the plate helped the Cougars take two from Calumet College of St. Joseph, 8-0 and 6-3, last Tuesday in Whiting, Ind. She went 6-for-7 with a double, four runs and three RBI. Nonnemacher also had a big day as she fired a one-hitter and struck out 10 in Game 1 and then came back with another 10 whiffs while throwing the five frames of the second contest.

Arebalo (single), Hainlen (double) and Kinsella (single) were other RBI people for SXU in the opener while Lauret (two-run homer), Saunders (homer) and Sears (two-run single) led the way in Game 2.

BASEBALL Alec Barnhart went 5-for-7 at the plate with a homer, double, four runs and three RBI last Wednesday, a performance that allowed the Cougars (10-26, 8-17) to achieve a CCAC doubleheader split with Olivet Nazarene at Richard R. Farrell Field. SXU won the opener 5-4 but lost Game 2 by a score of 10-5.

Joining Barnhart in generating Game 1 offense for the Cougars were Ryan Pellack (RBI triple), Bryan Polak (RBI single), Bryan Villanova (RBI single) and Casey Papp (pinchhit RBI single). Tyler Hebel logged the win by scattering five hits over 6 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking one and Erik Eggert earned his second save by ending the contest with a strikeout.

Barnhart’s single and Villanova’s double created a 2-all tie for SXU in the second inning of Game 2, but Jeff Szubert’s bases-clearing double highlighted a five-run explosion by the Tigers that put them ahead to stay. Barnhart’s solo homer, Pellack’s single and an Olivet wrapped up the Cougars’ scoring.

SXU stranded 16 runners in the late contest. Jeremy Dryier took the loss on the hill.

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SCOREBOARD

BROTHER RICE 15, DEPAUL PREP 2

DePaul Prep 001 10 -- 2 Brother Rice 384 0x -- 15 Brother Rice 2B: Massey, Schalasky.

RBI: Kutt 3, Paluch 3, Guzek 2, Schalasky 2, Hughes, King, Massey, Ridgway.

WP: Przekwas (3-0).

BROTHER RICE 4, MARIST 3

Marist 000 102 0 -- 3 Brother Rice 000 121 x -- 4 Marist HR: Meehan. RBI: Meehan 2.

Brother Rice 2B: Massey, Schalasky.

HR: Kutt. RBI: Dyke, Kutt, Massey. WP: Guzek (2-0).

BROTHER RICE 8, ST. IGNATIUS 4

Brother Rice 132 010 1 – 8 St. Ignatius 040 000 0 – 4 Brother Rice 2B: Hughes, Schalasky.

HR: Massey. RBI: Massey 2, King, Kutt, Paluch, Ridgway, Schalasky. WP: Kutt (4-2).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 23, GUERIN PREP 1

Guerin Prep 000 01 -- 1 Chicago Christian 861 8x -- 23 Chicago Christian 2B: Frieling, Wolterink. HR: Schoenle. RBI: Schoenle 5, Hill 3, Bolhuis 2, Edgar 2, Frieling 2, Schaaf 2, Clark, DeVries, McCarthy, Vos, Wolterink. WP: Wolterink (3-1).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 11, GUERIN PREP 1 Chicago Christian 131 033 -- 11 Guerin Prep 000 100 -- 1 Chicago Christian 2B: Schoenle 2, DeVires. 3B: Frieling. RBI: Frieling 2, Clark, DeVries, Edgar, Hill, McCarthy, Schoenle, Wolterink. WP: Edgar (3-0).

R-B 2, CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 1

R-B 110 000 0 -- 2 Chicago Christian 001 000 0 -- 1 Chicago Christian RBI: Schoenle. LP: Vos (7-1).

EVERGREEN PARK 3, SHEPARD 1

Shepard 000 001 0 -- 1 Evergreen Park 200 100 x -- 3 Shepard LP: Gregory (3-1).

Evergreen Park 2B: Pall, Smith. RBI: Pall 2, Quick. WP: Pall (3-1).

SHEPARD 6, EVERGREEN PARK 4

Evergreen Park 010 300 0 -- 4 Shepard 300 012 x -- 6 Evergreen Park 2B: Martin, Walsh. HR: Miller. RBI: Miller, Walsh. LP: Moran (1-1).

Shepard RBI: Albrecht, Couture, Gregory, Horbach, Marinec. WP: Mundo (2-0).

TF SOUTH 6, EVERGREEN PARK 4

TF South 001 000 5 -- 6 Evergreen Park 000 040 0 -- 4 Evergreen Park 2B: Rizzo. RBI: Rizzo 2, Martin. LP: Segura (0-1).

OAK LAWN 6, REAVIS 4

Oak Lawn 302 100 0 -- 6 Reavis 001 021 x -- 4 Oak Lawn 3B: Quillin. HR: Dodaro. RBI: Dodaro 3, Georgelos, Slattery. WP: Witkowski (4-2).

OAK LAWN 3, REAVIS 1

Reavis 100 000 0 -- 1 Oak Lawn 300 000 x -- 3 Oak Lawn 2B: Roberts. RBI: Georgelos 2, Roberts. WP: Cwik (2-2).

WILLOWBROOK 14, OAK LAWN 4

Willowbrook 100 544 -- 14 Oak Lawn 130 000 -- 4 Oak Lawn RBI: Quillin, Roberts, Slattery. LP: Halim (0-3).

RICHARDS 7, EISENHOWER 2

Eisenhower 101 000 0 -- 2 Richards 015 001 x -- 7 Richards 2B: Mejia, Zeschke. 3B: Castro, Willett. RBI: Castro 2, Mejia, Willett, Zeschke. WP: Mejia (3-2).

RICHARDS 11, EISENHOWER 0

Richards 415 02 -- 11 Eisenhower 000 00 -- 0 Richards 2B: Mejia, Zeschke. 3B: Castro, Thomas. RBI: Castro 2, Renken 2, Thomas 2, Mejia, Spyrnal, Willett, Zemke. WP: Smith (3-1).

MARIST 4, RICHARDS 2

Marist 000 022 0 -- 4 Richards 100 010 0 -- 2 Marist RBI: Carmody, Haizel, Kairis, Sefcik. WP: Meyer.

Richards 2B: Castro. RBI: Castro, Mejia.

LP: Zeschke (0-2).

L-W EAST 4, RICHARDS 3

Richards 002 100 0 -- 3 L-W East 000 003 1 -- 4 Richards RBI: Mejia 2. LP: Renken (1-3).

SANDBURG 7, SHEPARD 3

Sandburg 050 010 1 -- 7 Shepard 000 030 0 -- 3 Sandburg RBI: Richards 2, Dahlgren, Gaytan. WP: Michalowski.

Shepard 2B: Albrecht. RBI: Albrecht, Carberry, Horbach. LP: Couture (0-1).

TINLEY PARK 12, SHEPARD 7

Shepard 040 300 0 -- 7 Tinley Park 225 030 x -- 12 Shepard 2B: Gregory. RBI: Gregory 2, Peterka 2, Albrecht, Horbach. LP: Carberry (2-1).

JOLIET WEST 8, STAGG 0

Stagg 000 000 0 -- 0 Joliet West 242 000 x -- 8 Stagg LP: Gerzon (2-2).

JOLIET WEST 5, STAGG 2

Joliet West 001 103 0 -- 5 Stagg 020 000 0 -- 2 Stagg 2B: Nowak. RBI: Nowak 2. LP: Bibbiano (3-1).

TINLEY PARK 7, STAGG 4

Tinley Park 030 040 0 -- 7 Stagg 020 110 0 -- 4 Stagg 2B: Downs, Spencer. RBI: Kopca, Nowak, Spencer. LP: Downs.

ST. LAURENCE 12, BISHOP MCNAMARA 2 Bishop McNamara 002 00 -- 2 St. Laurence 123 42 -- 12 St. Laurence 2B: Farrell 2, Cavanaugh, Greco. 3B: Greco. RBI: Cavanaugh 3, Greco 3, Aderman 2, Rios, Verta. WP: Erdman (2-0).

ST. LAURENCE 13, ST. JOSEPH 0

St. Laurence 238 00 -- 13 St. Joseph 000 00 -- 0 St. Laurence 2B: Verta 2, Greco, Hederman, Rios. RBI: Greco 5, Farrell 2, Verta 2, Aderman, S. Burnette, Cummings, Rios. WP: Robles (3-0).

OAK LAWN 6, BREMEN 2

Oak Lawn 201 021 0 -- 6 Bremen 100 100 0 -- 2 Oak Lawn 2B: Roberts, Slattery. RBI: Roberts 3, Blake, Dodaro, Quillin. WP: Quillin (2-0).

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-GEL2 Plaintiff, -v.IRENA CACHRO Defendants 12 CH 000114 8950 W. 103RD STREET PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 26, 2015, 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 8950 W. 103RD STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-10-409-001. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-13-29012. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 14-13-29012 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 000114 TJSC#: 35-3644 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION EVERBANK Plaintiff, -v.MARIO M. RODRIGUEZ AKA MARIO RODRIGUEZ, NETTIE RODRIGUEZ AKA NETTIE RODIQUEZ Defendants 13 CH 00587 8714 S. Rockwell Ave. Evergreen Park, IL 60805 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 27, 2015, 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 8714 S. Rockwell Ave., Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Property Index No. 24-01-203-047-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $287,652.06.

Sale terms: 25% 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 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff 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 � no further recourse against the Mortgagor, have the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. �

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE ďż˝ 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 00587 TJSC#: 35-4130 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.

For Sale 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 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 ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS A S S E T ďż˝ BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKEDCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EC1 P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ THERESA POSPISIL; DAVID POSPISIL D 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 Friday, May 29, 2015 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.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N ďż˝ PENNYMAC HOLDINGS, LLC P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v . ďż˝ ANTHONY J MEYERS, KRISTIN K MEYERS, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., MCCORD PLACE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, INC. D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 14 CH 15635 6 MCCORD TRACE 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 February 23, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 27, 2015, 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 6 MCCORD TRACE, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-33-200-037-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 car 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 PA1404913. 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. PA1404913 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 15635 TJSC#: 35-3131 I653159

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N , ďż˝ P l a i n t i f f ďż˝ V . ďż˝ JAMES J. RICOBENE A/K/A JAMES RICOBENE; DEBRA A. RICOBENE A/K/A DEBRA RICOBENE; PNC BANK, N.A. S/I/I TO NATIONAL CITY BANK; STATE OF ILLINOIS; MUIRFIELD HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION; SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 11 CH 15561 Property Address: 16821 MUIRFIELD DRIVE ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # 11-050635 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) ďż˝ PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on July 11, 2012, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on May 21, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 16821 Muirfield Drive, Orland Park, IL 60467 Permanent Index No.: 27-29-204-015 ďż˝ The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $ 822,809.82. Sale terms for ďż˝ non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next ďż˝ business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds.

The ďż˝ sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without ďż˝ any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at � w �w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . � For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan � Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays o n l y . � I652893

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N ďż˝ NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v . ďż˝ MARK E PASEK, ELIZABETH M PASEK D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 09 CH 36002 9030 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 6 0 4 5 7 ďż˝ NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 16, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 22, 2015, 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 9030 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-105-008-0000. The real estate is improved with a two-story, single-family, red brick house with n 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 PA0925681. 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. PA0925681 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 09 CH 36002 TJSC#: 35-6192 I654734

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.FABIOLA GERMAN, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, PAVILION PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 00378 6634 W. 95th St., Unit 2B Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 11, 2015, 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 6634 W. 95th St., Unit 2B, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-06-422-009-1024.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $127,982.30.

Sale terms: 25% 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 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. ďż˝ You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain ďż˝ entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room ďż˝ in Cook County and the same identification for sales ďż˝ held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff 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 ďż˝ recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee 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: 14 CH 00378 TJSC#: 35-4540 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.

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P.I.N. 27-02-408-007-0000.

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.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.MONA M. SHAIBI, ROYAL RIDGE ESTATES TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, FERAS M. SHAIBI Defendants 14 CH 015531 9409 W. LINDSAY STREET ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 2015, 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 9409 W. LINDSAY STREET, ORLAND HILLS, IL 60487 Property Index No. 27-27-111-009. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-14-17841.

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. 14-14-17841 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 015531 TJSC#: 35-4177 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEW PENN FINANCIAL. LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.BRUCE ADELMANN, ZELKA ADELMANN, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 6897 10720 TOWER 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 March 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 4, 2015, 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 10720 TOWER DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-29-205-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a brick, two story home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 PA0904915. 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. PA0904915 Attorney Code.

91220 Case Number: 09 CH 6897 TJSC#: 35-3580 I654807

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.14 CH 011246 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 ANTONIO D. MUSSARI, TASHA S. MUSSARI, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MIDFIRST BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 2015, 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 9423 S. 78TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-321-004. 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 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-14-12413.

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. 14-14-12413 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 011246 TJSC#: 35-2655 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.

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

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an advanced certified laughter leader. O’Brien welcomes newcomers the laughter circle at any time.

The cost of the laughter circle is $5, which O’Brien The Bridge Teen Center programs donates to The Center. Registration is appreciated.

What’s It Like to Be: An FBI Agent – 4 to 5 p.m. Interested persons should call The Center at 361today (Thursday), The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 3650.

S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a program to show students what a typical day is like in the Family pottery workshop life of an FBI Agent.

Culinary: Farm to Table – 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, A pottery class for families will be hosted at a program with Harvest Room to show students the Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Wednesday, how to cook delicious, healthy, and organic farm May 6, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Log Cabin Art to table cooking.

Center is located at 12700 Southwest Highway in Bridge Awards – 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. May 1, the Palos Park. inaugural Bridge Awards will be given. Awards Instructor heather Young invites families with for the night are based on pop culture and Bridge children of any age to make terra cotta flowerpots programs. Trugurt will provide free frozen yogurt. for spring flowers. Adults without children are also Chalk Mural – 4 to 6 p.m. May 5 and 12, a welcome to attend. The class fee is $9 per person program to show students how to create 3D street and includes all supplies and firing the pots in the art. Students will learn from a local street artist kiln to turn the soft clay into hard orange flowabout his adventures in making amazing and re- erpots. Advance registration is required. Call The alistic chalk art.

Center at 361-3650.

Button Making – 5 to 6 p.m. May 5, a program Tinley Park Community for students to create their own buttons.

Band spring concert Boot Camp in the Park – 4 to 5:30 p.m. May 6, a program with Anytime Fitness to get students The Tinley Park Community Band presents its outside for this boot camp style workout. annual free Spring Concert at 3 p.m. this Sunday Tissue Paper Flowers – 4:30 to 6 p.m. May 6, in the Art Beckmann Performing Arts Center (enter a program with Art-a-la-Carte to show students door no. 3) at Central Middle School, 18146 S. how to make a beautiful bouquet of flowers for Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park.

Mother’s Day. The theme is “Take Flight” themed. Featured Birdhouses – 4:30 to 6 p.m. May 7, students selections include “Echoes on the Hudson” by forwill decorate their own birdhouse to take home mer band director Stephen J. Platko, “On Wings of and hang outside.

Lightning” by John Philip Sousa, “Where Never These free events are for teens in 7th through Lark or Eagle Flew” by James Curnow and “To 12th grade. For more information call 532-0500. Fly Without Wings” by James Curnow.

For more, visit our website at the band’s website, Tomato and herb sale tinleyband.org.

The Children’s Farm at The Center is taking orders for tomato and herb garden plants. The Center is Encore Concert Band free spring concert located at 12700 Southwest Highway in Palos Park.

The Encore Concert Band continues its 16th The plant sale raises funds for an annual camp concert season with a spring concert at 3 p.m. scholarship fund, which provides financial assistance this Sunday at Mokena Junior High School, 19815 to summer campers at the farm. More than 20 vari- Kirkstone Way in Mokena. eties of herbs and tomatoes are available for $4 per This free concert will feature selections such pot. The plants and herbs can be ordered by calling as “An American in Paris,” “March from 1941,” The Center at 361-3650 or visiting the website at music from the movies “E.T.” and “Beauty and www.thecenterpalos.org. The flowers will be avail- the Beast” and more. able for pickup at The Center on May 15 and 16.

For more information about the Encore Concert Band and the complete concert schedule, visit www.

Weaving class encoreband.org.

A new six-week weaving class begins at The Living history encampment Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest at Isle a la Cache Highway in Palos Park, Wednesday, May 6, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

A living history encampment will take place from Weaver Nettie Botts, of Palos Park, teaches new 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Sunday at the Forest Preserve students to create samplers on portable table looms District of Will County’s Isle a la Cache Museum, during their first weeks in her class. For the remain- 501 E. Romeo Road. ing class weeks, Botts helps them design a project Watch the Isle’s volunteer Brigade re-enact life of their own choosing. Experienced weavers design as voyageurs and soldiers during the mid-1700s. projects in the pattern weave of their choice, using Demonstrations will focus on cooking, fashion and either the table looms or the large floor looms. camp life.

Weavers make projects such as scarves and table Registration is not required for the free, all-ages linens of their own color scheme and design. program. For information, visit ReconnectWithNaThe cost of the weaving class is $90, plus a $10 ture.org. materials fee for new weavers’ samplers. Students Concerts at Moraine Valley will purchase their own threads and yarns for future projects. Registration is required. Call 361-3650.

Welcome the sounds of spring at an upcoming Moraine Valley Community College Academic Music Butterfly luncheon performance. The Jazz Ensemble, Moraine Chorale Monarch Butterflies will be featured at a luncheon and Chamber Singers and community orchestra on Tuesday, May 5, from noon to 2 p.m., at The will perform in the Dorothy Menker Theater, in Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. the Fine and Performing Arts Center, on campus, The luncheon is planned for Cinco de Mayo 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Tickets are because Mexico is the winter home of the migrat- $12 for general public and $10 for students and ing Monarch butterflies. Kay MacNeil will speak seniors, unless otherwise noted. about the plight of the Monarch butterflies whose The Jazz Ensemble welcomes guest artists to population has drastically decreased in recent years. the stage this Friday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. Music MacNeil will distribute seeds of milkweed, the only faculty members James Davis, trumpet, and Luke plant on which Monarchs will lay eggs.

Malewicz, trombone, will join guest singer Mona The luncheon costs $18 per person and re- Roy and the Jazz Ensemble for an evening of muquires advance reservations. For further informa- sic. The band will perform selections by Nat King tion, interested persons should call The Center Cole, Pat Metheny, Glenn Miller, Wes Montgomery, at 361-3650.

Frank Foster, and others. The Moraine Valley Jazz Combo will open the show.

Laughter Circle Return this Saturday, at 7:30 p.m., for the MoA monthly Laughter Circle meets this Sunday, at raine Chorale and Chamber Singers’ “Broadway/ 6 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Pop/Motion Picture Spectacular.” More than 60 Palos Park. singers and a 10-piece instrumental ensemble will Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien brings laughter perform songs from “Mary Poppins,” “Skyfall,” and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle, which “Fiddler on the Roof,” “42nd Street,” “Grease,” is a gathering of people who want to laugh—not Katy Perry, Paul Simon, and more. from jokes or comedy routines, but rather from Tickets for these events and other upcoming laughter for the sake of laughter! Research shows performances can be purchased online at moraithat laughter strengthens the immune system, reduces nevalley.edu/fpac, by calling 974-5500, or at the stress and anxiety, alleviates pain, and helps people Box Office located on the south end of the Fine get along better. O’Brien is a registered nurse and and Performing Arts Center.

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Palos Village Players stage ‘The Mousetrap’ whodunnit The Palos Village Players will present the second play of the 2015 season, Agatha Christie’s mystery melodrama “The Mousetrap,” at 7:30 p.m. on May 1, 2, 8 and 9 and at 2 p.m. this Sunday at the Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St. in Palos Park.

The play tells the story of a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snowstorm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired army major, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a snowdrift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone.

They are finally joined by a policeman who arrives on skis and at this point the mayhem and murder begin. The cast includes Sammy Burnett, Vinny Ferry and Denise Worgowski (Tinley Park), Kathryn Cargill and Sean Athy (Palos Heights), Gary Felicetti and Jim Sharp (Orland Park), and Grace O’Neill (Chicago). The play is directed

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A car crash, a lighting bolt, and a crazy scientific anomaly help make someone ageless in the movie “The Age of Adaline.”

Someone becoming ageless sounds so exciting, but writers J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, along with director Lee Toland Krieger, take some of the excitement away. With third-person narration reminiscent of a storybook being brought in and out as needed, it helps make the story less compelling.

The early scenes can be very historical in nature.

These flashbacks in time play almost like a PBS documentary. From the monotone narration to the bland story, one could wonder if this actually is a documentary.

It’s so non-compelling until someone decides this history lesson needs to become a story. It’s a movie of two parts: the one is very historical and the other is actually worth watching.

Starring Blake Lively as Adaline, the ageless wonder, who is forever stuck looking the age of 29. Who wouldn’t want to be 29 forever? A poorly narrated night leads to a car crash, and with the help of weird science she becomes stuck at 29.

Incapable of love due to her agelessness, this becomes a woe-is-me type of story.

When we meet up with Adaline or whatever fake identity she is now known as during modern times, we see her daughter who looks more like her grandma in something eerily similar to the “Twilight Zone.”

Never aging leads her to this life of running from the past: every ten years a new identity and life for her to live. Unwilling to tell people of her condition out of fear of becoming a science experiment, she lives this lonely life of solitude.

It seems like every movie ends up being about love and this story is no different. Even though she’s been shunning love for most of her life, she falls for Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman). He wants to spend his life with her, but she can’t tell him why it won’t happen. She’s been in love before, but she always ends up running away because she doesn’t age. What’s love without growing old together?

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he is assisted by Leanne Rae Palmer (Brookfield). The play is being produced by David Groebe of Lemont.

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TONY PINTO Things happen which lead us to Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker showing up as Ellis’ parents. They are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary and suddenly this movie starts to gets compelling. If you can make it through the bland beginning and the decent middle, you then get these final chapters that are worth sticking around for.

As for Lively, she does the best she can with such a lifeless character. The story treats her as almost a beautiful-looking doll. She looks beautiful and she’s perfectly fine in the role, but there is just no spark of life. The same could go for Huisman too.

He may not be a main character, but Harrison Ford steals the film. In what might just be his best role since he played the president in “Air Force One,” he helps bring in legitimacy to this film.

Even though “The Age of Adaline” tries to be bland, it still has enough of a story to make this a film worth watching.

—Tony Pinto’s grade: B

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