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DISTRICT 230

Board plans upgrades for all websites Approves extending contract for superintendent, hiring of new staff

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Pastor Colin Rieke welcomes worshippers with raised arms during the dedication service Sunday at the brand-new addition to Palos Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12424 S. 71st Ct. in Palos Heights. The expanded space more than doubles the number of seats for the congregation and was many years in the planning.

Worshippers wowed by new sanctuary at Palos Lutheran

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

Lori Zuehlke stood in the brand-new sanctuary at Palos Evangelical Lutheran Church and felt emotion wash over her.

Barely able to contain her tears, she said “I’m overwhelmed.

This is our church.”

A member of the congregation for 38 years, many of them with Harry, her late husband, Zuehlke admits to having doubts when expansion plans were announced.

“When they started talking about building a new church, I thought “Hmm, should we really?’ and then I thought ‘Well, let’s give it a try.’ When I saw the finished project, it’s really more than I could have expected,” she said.

Quickly shifting gears, Zuehlke smiled with her good friend LaRoy Podgornik, a member of a congregation in Oak Lawn who dropped into an open house Saturday at Palos Lutheran.

They chatted at the rear of the new worship space, facing tall, peaked windows that flooded the room with light “Cute as can be,” said Podgornik about the new look, as she and Zuehlke laughed together. “It’s darling. Very, very nice and inviting.”

Countless passersby on Harlem Avenue at 124th Street have no doubt seen the transformation of the church building since

ground was broken for the expansion on July 30, 2017.

The building faces Harlem Avenue and draws attention with its classic look.

Darlyn Shemanski, who describes herself as the second-oldest member of the congregation, said “I get lots of comments when I go to the different stores in town—at the florist, Jewel—and people say ‘Your church is beautiful. We’re watching it go up.’ They love the steeple.”

“It’s a beautiful building, especially being on Harlem Avenue,” Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz told The Regional News following Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting.

“It’s a classic church structure. It gives a down-home kind of feel to the city. They did a remarkable job as far as the architecture,” he said.

“The lines are beautiful. Is see it every morning on the way to work.”

The expansion, however, was a long time in coming to the church at 12424 S. 71st Court. Decades, in fact.

“This is our third attempt to build,” explained Congregational Chairman Rick Suchie at last Sunday’s dedication service.

“We were going to do something in the ‘60s, but we just didn’t have the funding for it. We tried again in the early ‘80s See SANCTUARY, Page 2

Chicago Christian celebrates century of education

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

When Chicago Christian High School opened in 1918, World War I was still raging and women in the United States did not yet have the right to vote.

The high school itself, the institution that gave reason for 1,400 people to gather April 20 to celebrate its 100th anniversary, came a long way too. In its early years, it moved a couple of times around Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood since first opening at 72nd Place and Loomis Avenue. Then in 1963, the school moved from 71st and May Street to its current location, at 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. in Palos Heights.

Among those celebrating on Friday at the Tinely Park Convention

Center was William Buikema Sr., 89, a 1946 graduate of the school who went on to have a 30-year career on the faculty there, starting in 1953 as a teacher. He was principal for 24 years, until his retirement in 1983.

He is the patriarch of three generations of his family who attended the school, and a fourth might be on the way.

“This is fantastic, and really a meaningful event for us. It is a great night to be able to attend,” said Buikema, who was accompanied by his wife, Gertrude, and five children, Bill, Jan, Rob, Mary and Tim. All five graduated from Photo by Dermot Connolly Chicago Christian, as did six of his 17 grandchildren. Kevin Buikema, Marty and Laurie Douma of Orland Park, 1962 graduates of Chicago Chrisone of his grandchildren, said his tian High School where they met, stand in front of band uniforms like the ones they both wore during the school’s 100th anniversary celebration

See CENTURY, Page 2 Friday at the Tinley Park Convention Center.

Significant facelifts are scheduled for all four District 230 websites in the coming months.

The School Board voted unanimously last Thursday to approve a contract with Blackboard Inc. to do the comprehensive redesign of the main district website, as well as those for Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Sandburg in Orland Park and Andrew in Tinley Park. They have not been updated in more than six years.

According to the contract, there will be a one-time cost of $20,750, for custom programming, design and consulting fees. It also includes an annual fee of $20,980 for hosting, support. general enhancements and security. This represents an annual savings of $6,320, compared with the $27,300 charged by the company doing the work now.

Carla Erdey, director of communications for the district, is serving as project manager of the upgrade, heading a committee of 20 staff members from the three schools and the district office. She said Blackboard would begin working on the new websites this month with the rollout expected in January 2019.

“We bid out for RFPs (requests for proposals) and we narrowed it down to three that we interviewed,” she said. The top two companies, Blackboard and See DISTRICT 230, Page 2

James Gay

Drew Eder

Kristyn Koss

Runners get ready to ‘toe’ the line at SW Half Marathon Big races are only a few days away

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

The 11th Annual Southwest Half Marathon and 10K races will have more of an international flavor than usual when they kick off on Sunday morning in the 7600 block of Route 83 (College Drive) in Palos Heights.

Kazimierz Fryzowicz of Hickory Hills, 70, will be running the half-marathon with his friend from his native Poland, Wojciech Golabek. The friends will be retracing the steps through Palos Heights and Palos Park on Route 83 that Fryzowicz first took in 2010, when he was among a group of Polish runners who completed the half marathon in honor of the 96 people, including the president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and his wife, Maria, who were killed on April 10 that year in a plane crash in Smolensk, Russia. Among the group were 18 members of Poland’s parliament, senior military

officers and clergy, who were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, when thousands of Polish nationals were executed by Soviet secret police and buried in mass graves in the Katyn Forest, near the crash site.

“I think they carried Polish flags during the race, and I remember there were a lot of flags at the finish line,” said race co-director Jeff Prestinario. “It was something to see.”

Following the 2010 race, Prestinario and race co-founder Mel Diab donated 100 race t-shirts and medallions for Fryzowicz to bring back to Poland and present to the families of all those lost in the plane crash. His friend, Golabek, accompanied him on that trek across Poland.

See RUNNERS, Page 3

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Council commends Boy Scout for saving brother’s life

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

Boy Scout J.T. Boudreau was modest in his demeanor at Tuesday evening’s Palos Heights City Council meeting, where he was recognized for his action last summer that saved the life of his younger brother who was choking on food.

“He remained calm that night; let’s see if he can remain calm as we give him a Certificate of Achievement,” joked Mayor Bob Straz to laughter in a full City Council meeting room where the 16-year-old was honored.

“This certificate is awarded to J.T. Boudreau in recognition of being awarded the Boy Scouts of America Meritorious Action Award for quickly and competently performing the Heimlich maneuver, which ultimately saved his younger brother’s life,” said Straz.

“J.T. learned his life-saving skills as a Boy Scout and is a perfect example of the Boy Scout motto, ‘Be prepared.’ The City of Palos Heights is extremely proud and honored to recognize J.T. for his actions and skills, and for being a role model,” Straz said to a round of applause for J.T. The Meritorious Action Award recognizes Boy Scouts who have

performed an attempt to save a life by putting their scouting skills into practice.

Last summer, J.T.’s brother, Daniel, began choking on a piece of sausage during a family barbecue. The boys’ mother and grandfather made several attempts to perform the Heimlich maneuver but were unsuccessful, according to Fran Pendergast of Boy Scout Troop 337 at St. Alexander Parish. Both boys are members of the troop.

“J.T. acted quickly and confidently to perform the Heimlich maneuver and on the second thrust, Daniel coughed up the sausage,” wrote Pendergast in a statement.

“Never at any time did he panic or get flustered. He knew exactly what to do and how to do it.”

When asked where he learned to perform the life-saving technique, J.T. said “Boy Scouts.”

The teen is a student at Shepard High School and has his sights set on becoming an Eagle Scout,” said Straz, himself a former Boy Scout.

“He has completed all the requirements for the rank of Life and has attained Brotherhood membership in the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s National Honor Society,” Straz continued.

“He’ll be on-staff as a full-time counselor at the Owasippe Boy Scout Camp this summer,” said

Straz before handing J.T. the certificate and a lapel pin.

“Would you like to say anything to the people?” asked the mayor.

“No, not really,” was J.T.’s quiet reply, but he did agree to a visit with The Regional News before he heads to camp. We’ll hear more from the heroic Boy Scout in an upcoming edition.

Water rate increase Among the orders of business before the Council was a motion

by Water and Sewer Committee Chairperson Donald Bylut, alderman of Ward 1, “to adopt an ordinance amending the rates charged for water and sewer.”

The motion passed despite a lone “No” vote from Michael McGrogan, alderman of Ward 4.

Local residents will see a per-quarter water/sewer rate increase of a few dollars.

“The increase is very modest,” Bylut said after the meeting. “It keeps our reserve fund in good shape. In a city that has older infrastructure like ours, you never know.”

The increase is expected to be approximately $5 per quarter for senior citizen homeowners and $6 for non-senior homeowners, according to Bylut.

“We pass on whatever increase

Photos by Anthony Caciopo

Left: Boy Scout J.T. Boudreau salutes the flag at Tuesday’s City Council meeting during the Pledge of Allegiance, where he was commended for earning a national scouting award. He is a member of Troop 337, sponsored by St. Alexander Parish. Right: Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz congratulates Boudreau, who earned a Meritorious Action Award from the Boy Scouts of America for performing life-saving skills to assist his younger brother who was choking on food.

we get from Alsip,” he said. Alsip delivers water to the City of Palos Heights.

“The water fund is a separate enterprise fund,” added Straz. “It doesn’t make money. It just basically covers costs.”

“You need a reserve that’s reasonable, and our reserve is reasonable,” said Bylut who cited as an example “a very expensive emergency” two winters ago on 127th Street and Westgate Drive.

“It was a sanitary sewer that was

about nine feet down,” he recalled, noting that the scope of work and necessary equipment were beyond the ability of the city to handle in-house.

“Replacing the water line on the north side of 127th Street (near the Navajo subdivision) right now, that’s almost $300,000,” said Straz.

“Two years ago, we renovated the water tower in original Westgate by Independence (Junior High School),” said Bylut. “That cost

between $800,000 and $1 million.

The cost is significant.”

Coming this summer is the relocation of a water main near the intersection of Route 83 and 127th Street, mandated by the Illinois Dept. of Transportation for road reconfiguration. Bylut describes the work as a “huge expense.”

“We’re at the mercy of IDOT. They pretty much instruct us to do it, but they don’t contribute.

“Nothing is cheap when it comes to water and sewer,” he said.

Sanctuary

Continued from Page 1 and it didn’t happen again.

“But three to four years ago, we planted the seed,” he said, “and in October, 2015 we voted to do it.”

Borrowing the title of a popular hymn, “Built on The Rock” became the name of the building campaign that raised more than $100,000 to launch the project, according to Melissa Dimitri.

“We essentially doubled the capacity and changed the overall worship experience,” said Dimitri, who has served the congregation on the Vision Committee and the Photo by Anthony Caciopo Strategic Planning Committee, Still awaiting landscaping, the brand-new addition at Palos Evangelical which she said morphed into the Lutheran Church faces Harlem Avenue at 125th Street. The classic-looking Building Committee. house of worship is easily visible to passing motorists and pedestrians.

She described the old sanctuary—which has been reconfigured groundbreaking a little bit,” he couldn’t see leaving.”

Shemanski, the second-oldest as an open community room—as said.

“I was able to worship at the congregation member (Suchie’s “long and narrow, with seating for probably 70 or 80. You couldn’t old church for a couple weeks be- father, Leroy, is the oldest), agreed.

“There were people who said no, see anything from the back rows,” fore having to go over (conduct services) to the school,” he said. we’ve got to stay here, it’s very Dimitri said.

Pastor Colin Rieke estimated “It’s exciting to be in a bright, visible, it’s right in town. It’s the the former capacity to be closer new space, to see familiar faces, perfect place to have it,” she said to 100—“but standing room-only,” see new faces, too.” of the expanded church.

Riecke and his wife, Kristin, he said. “There wasn’t a lot of Among the newer congregation room for growth potential,” add- have four children: Grace, 6; members are Ashley and Derek ing that anyone new to the church Chloe, 4; Roman, 2 and Bella, Esquivel, Palos Heights residents might take a look around and say, born last November. who have been worshipping at Rick Suchie, the congregation- Palos Lutheran for a handful of ‘Maybe there’s no room for me.’

“The church had been here al chairman, said “We have our years. for 50 years and a lot of people retirees, we have a big group of They have three children: Zeke, didn’t realize it’s a church because 50-somethings and a big group 9; Isaac, 4 and Eve, 1. Derek Esit didn’t look like one,” he said, of young kids. We looked at the quivel is the Board of Education grand picture. If we didn’t do it smiling. president at Trusting Hearts, Palos That’s all changed with the (the expansion) now, it’s not going Lutheran’s kindergarten-preschool. expansion and the façade facing to ever get done.”

“The new building is larger and But there was no guarantee of Harlem Avenue. it will draw new families,” she said Other aspects of the buildout staying in Palos Heights.

“We had looked elsewhere to after service last Sunday. include a meeting room, new “We were looking for a church see what options were available restrooms, storage, a full sound system and a loft for an organist to us,” said Suchie, who notes that and we found it here. It’s a good the congregation draws from many home for anyone looking for a and/or other musicians. church.”

Pastor Rieke and his family communities.

The Regional News thanks Deb“We did go south a little and arrived at Palos Lutheran from a previous assignment in Tucson, looked. But really, when it came bie Turriff, Betty Layton, Lynn Witt, Ariz. after the scheduled ground- down to it, we decided Palos had Janet Crim and others kind enough breaking last summer, but “some been our home for 70 years be- to offer comments that weren’t able hiccups with timing delayed the fore we broke ground and we just to be included in this article.

District 2

Continued from Page 1 Edio, gave presentations.

The Blackboard proposal includes four custom websites.

While they will have similar design and function, the websites will be specific to each school in terms of colors, graphics and specific content.

A new phone/email/text system to replace the SchoolMessenger system now being used is also planned.

“The websites will be mobile friendly,” said Erdey. “A website mobile app will be available too.”

“It will be great to be able to access the site on this,” said school board Secretary Susan Dalton, holding up her cellphone.

As the process moves forward, district officials said they would be seeking feedback from parents, students and community members to ensure that everyone’s needs are met.

While Edio submitted a lower bid, of $14,230, it didn’t offer as much as Blackboard.

“And the content management system seems very straightforward.

What we found in the end, was this was a better product to communicate with our community for less money,” said Erdey. “I think this will be a great improvement for students, staff and community members.”

In other business, following an executive session, the board

approved the hiring of two administrators and a one-year extension of Superintendent James Gay’s contract through the 202223 school year.

“Dr. Gay fulfilled​ the goals set by the school board to provide a rigorous education and the social-emotional skills students need to be successful in life,” said board President Rick Nogal in a statement. “He continues to be a strong advocate for our community by tackling the tough issues such as school funding reform and other legislative topics in Springfield. He is a respected educational leader both locally and across the state of Illinois. We look forward to continuing to work with him to provide the exceptional education our students deserve and our community expects, while remaining fiscally responsible to our taxpayers.”

The extended contract continues the compensation formula that has been in the superintendent’s contract. This includes an annual salary increase equal to the Consumer Price Index plus 1 percent, with a minimum of 3.25 percent and maximum of 4.75 percent. For 2018-19, the increase will be 3.25 percent.

Gay joined District 230 in 2000 as an associate principal at Andrew High School. He went on to become the school’s principal and then deputy superintendent until 2007, when he assumed his current role.

Drew Eder was named guidance director at Andrew. He is

currently a guidance counselor at Highland Park High School, where he co-chaired a committee focused on student wellness, began the Pathway Scholars program for first-generation college-bound students and helped streamline course selection and four-year planning processes. He previously was a college counselor at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, and an admissions counselor at Lewis University in Romeoville.

“We have had a very successful guidance program for many years, but as we adjust to a 21st Century guidance office, Drew brings the vision, energy, and personal skills that will be an asset to Andrew High School,” said Principal Bob Nolting.

Kristyn Koss was also named director of special services at Sandburg High School, after spending the last 17 years at Stagg. A dean of students since 2011, she previously was a special education teacher and was instrumental in the successful implementation of the Say Something school safety initiative at Stagg.

Incoming Sandburg Principal Jen Tyrrell, who worked with Koss at Stagg, said, “Kristyn is a strong communicator and is someone that will place an emphasis on providing equitable opportunities for all students. She will support staff in setting high expectations for all students and place an unwavering emphasis on maintaining a positive culture and climate within the Special Services department.”

Photo by Dermot Connolly

Retired Chicago Christian High School Principal William Buikema (left), with his son, Bill, looking on, is greeted by one of many people who recognized him at the high school’s 100th anniversary celebration.

Century

Continued from Page 1 own son is now in fifth grade at Southwest Christian School in Oak Lawn, which is affiliated with Chicago Christian, and he may follow in his family’s footsteps when it comes time to enroll in high school.

“It was interesting going to school where my grandfather had been principal and was so wellknown,” said Kevin, agreeing that his resemblance to his grandfather didn’t hurt.

Buikema was obviously wellliked at the school, judging by all the people who came over to say hello during the reception before dinner.

“It was really special that I could be principal of the school that I attended. All five of our children graduated while I was principal too,” he added.

“It was a wonderful school to attend and I really felt strongly that my children deserved to have that experience too,” he said.

He wasn’t the only person there who felt the same way. Patty and Richard DeJong, who graduated in 1959, said their four children also are alumni.

During the punch reception before the dinner, alumni wandered down “Memory Lane,” looking at tables full of memorabilia, including old school newspapers and yearbooks, as well uniforms and photos. Alumni were invited to take family photos in front of murals of the facades of the school, when it was on May Street and at its current Palos Heights location Also on display was artwork of current students, which fascinated 1976 graduate Debbie Davies, who lives in Palos Park. She was there with her husband, Bill, a 1973 graduate.

“I actually met my husband at Chicago Christian. It’s really fun to look at all the displays, and think of the fun we had,” she said.

Current seniors Tracey Sneed of Palos Hills and Niara Foster of Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood also amazed attendees with their independent research project on display, in which they tested par-

Supplied photo

A vintage photo of the original home of Chicago Christian High School in the city’s Englewood community.

ticulate matter in the air outside Union Station in Chicago. The students had to write their own computer program and fashion some of the tools needed for the project.

“I haven’t been to any other school so I am used to it, but it is great to be part of a school with such a long history,” said Sneed.

The Chicago Christian High School jazz band and choir, as well as the kindergarten through fifth grade choir from Southwest Chicago Christian Schools in Oak Lawn and Tinley Park, entertained the crowds during the reception.

And the Rev. Joseph Huizenga, a 1996 graduate and now pastor of Roseland Christian Ministries, gave a blessing before the meal.

After dinner, the program included several guest speakers, skits and video presentations highlighting the rich history of the school. The evening concluded with an “alumni and friends” choir singing a few songs reflecting the mission of Chicago Christian High School. Henry Doorn Jr., superintendent of Chicago Southwest Christian Schools, then gave his closing remarks.

Everything was decorated in

purple and maize, the school colors, in the banquet hall, from the tablecloths and balloons down to the bowls of M&Ms for people to snack on.

“It is a stitch to come back and see all this. I wouldn’t have missed it,” said Bill Vander Weit, a 1970 graduate now living in Champaign who was there with his best friend and classmate, Ken Agen, of Palos Heights. They said they were friends since second grade when they lived in Evergreen Park.

“We need more from our years here,” said Agen, as he looked through the memorabilia.

Marty and Laurie Douma, 1962 graduates of the school, described themselves as high school sweethearts. They both took buses from the Roseland neighborhood to Chicago Christian when it was on May Street.

“Look, there are the type of band uniforms we wore,” said Laurie, thrilled to find them on display. “I played baritone and she played trumpet,” said Marty.

“And those uniforms were hot.

They were made of wool,” she said with a laugh.

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Old Navy fire was arson; no one injured A fire at the Old Navy store at 105 Orland Park Place Sunday evening was deliberately set, according to Orland Park Police.

Police were dispatched to the store at 5:34 p.m. for a report of a fire inside. A clothing merchandise display wall near the rear of the store was on fire when police and fire officials arrived.

The fire sprinkler system was activated and the building was smoke-filled, according to a news release from the Orland Park Department of Police.

Approximately 50 customers along with 13 employees were evacuated from the store without injury, the police report said. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the business suffered extensive smoke and water damage, according to the report.

Orland Park Police, working with Orland Fire Protection

District arson investigators determined that the fire was deliberately started.

An offender was observed via a security camera lighting clothing on the display wall on fire.

A description of the offender was broadcast via police radio.

An Orland Park patrol officer recalled seeing a person fitting that description watching the fire from a crowd outside the store.

Further investigation determined that the offender had left the scene, proceeding toward a business in the 16300 block of LaGrange Road where officers located and arrested the offender.

The offender was determined to be a juvenile, according to the official report. The offender was charged as a juvenile with aggravated arson and remanded into the custody of the Cook County juvenile authorities.

In accordance with juvenile law, no further information can be released regarding the juvenile arrest.

The Orland Fire Protection District dispatched a full response team including two fire trucks, four fire engines and four ambulances, which were assisted by crews from several neighboring fire departments including Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Mokena, Crestwood and Palos Heights.

Fire Chief Michael Schofield credited the quick notification and response by the Orland Fire Protection District, and the store’s sprinkler system with preventing the fire from spreading faster and becoming an even greater threat to the public.

The Old Navy store will remain closed during cleanup and restoration efforts.

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Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Plumbers’ union local members picket builder at site of senior residences under construction

A giant, inflatable rat looks out over Route 83 Monday near Harlem Avenue at the construction site of Palos Heights Senior Living, where members of Plumbers’ Local 130 UA picketed Weis Builders for sub-contracting with Soukup Plumbing. “Soukup Plumbing does not meet the standards of wages and economic benefits as established in this area,” said Local 130 Business Representative Jim Coyne. “We represent 400 contractors in 17 counties in Illinois.

There’s an area standard prevailing wage and benefits package that (we’ve) collectively bargained for,” Coyne said.

Calls from The Regional News to Weis Builders and Soukup Plumbing seeking comment were not returned by deadline. Weis, according to the company’s website, has four office locations: Minneapolis and Rochester, Minn; Chicago, Ill. and Dallas, Tex.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Retail theft Larry Brewer, 67, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Jewel-Osco, 12803 S. Harlem Ave., at 4:24 p.m. April 23. Police said he was stopped in the parking lot after taking several bottles of tequila worth approximately $178.

He is due in court on May 29.

Battery Mohd Mahanweh, 19, of Wichita, Kan., was charged with battery following an apparent road-rage incident at 9:53 p.m. April 23, in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he battered a woman in her car and damaged her phone after forcing her to get out her vehicle. He was also cited for criminal damage to property and is due in court on May 14.

Elvis Perez, 39, of Hickory Hills, was issued a local ordinance violation for battery following an incident that occurred at Palos Hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave., at 3:21 p.m. Sunday. He is due in court on May 29.

Suspended license Julian C. Denton, 19, of Evergreen Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 8:58

a.m. April 24, in the 6500 block of West 127th Street. Police said he was also cited for unlawful use of a data communication device while driving. He is due in court on June 6.

Jannah R. Saleem, 25, of Palos Heights, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 7:30 a.m. April 25, in the 11800 block of Southwest Highway. Police said she is due in court on May 29.

Edith Castillo, 45, of Alsip, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:51 p.m. April 25, in the 6900 block of College Drive. Police said she is due in court on June 6.

Luis Duran, 21, of Chicago, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 3 a.m. Friday, in the 7300 block of Route 83. Police said he was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on May 14.

Abdelhadi Ahmad Al-Kurdi, 51, of Orland Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 2:19 p.m. Sunday, in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he is due in court on June 6.

DUI Nicole Sorbellini, 38, of Ever-

green Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic crash at 8:07 p.m. April 24, in the 7600 block of College Drive. Police said her vehicle rear-ended another one and she failed field sobriety tests. She was also cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. She is due in court on June 6.

Jose Estrada, 52, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 9:26 p.m. Sunday, in the 7100 block of West Route 83.

Police said he failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on June 6.

Aggravated speeding Corbin A. Tablis, 51, of Palos Park, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 11:44 a.m. April 25, in the 13000 block of 76th Avenue. Police said he was cited for driving 34 mph over the speed limit. He is due in court on May 29.

Andrius Karabevicius, 38, of Palos Hills, was charged with driving without a valid license following a traffic stop at 7:55 a.m. last Thursday, in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue.

Police said he is due in court on May 29.

Shanese Long, 22, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license following a traffic stop at 11:15 p.m. April 25, at 111th Street and LaGrange Road. Police said she was also cited for having a windshield obstruction. She is due in court on June 4.

Tarik J. Habboub, 23, of Orland Park, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 10:30 p.m. April 20, at 131st Street and Southwest Highway.

Police said he was also cited for driving with expired registration.

He is due in court on June 4.

Dalia Cain, 53, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license following a traffic stop at 11:07 p.m. April 24, at 13100 S. LaGrange Road. Police said she was also cited for driving without insurance and disobeying a traffic signal. Court information was not available.

Identity theft Police are investigating a case

of identity theft that a 47-yearold woman reported at 11:15 p.m.

April 25. She told police that she noticed several small charges between $4 and $10 for Google domain names on one of her credit cards after returning from a business trip. She believes the fraudulent transactions began after she provided personal details, including her Social Security number, when she mistakenly responded to a fraudulent email telling her that the information was needed to open her mailbox.

Aggravated speeding Zaid A. Salem, 18, of Palos Hills, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 5:31 p.m. April 22, at Southwest Highway and 123rd Street. Police said he was driving 71 mph in a 40-mph zone. He was also cited for improper lane use. Court information was not available.

Credit fraud A 71-year-old Palos Park man

reported fraudulent credit card charges at 10:51 a.m. April 23.

The victim said he was informed by the fraud bureau of his credit card company that a $45 charge at a Speedway gas station, and an $111 charge at a Walgreens, both in Hammond, Ind., had occurred on April 22.

Cannabis possession Ian C. Grant, 19, of Richton Park, was charged with possession of cannabis following a traffic stop following at 12:22 a.m. April 23, in the 13500 block of South LaGrange Road. Police said he was a passenger in the stopped vehicle, and nine bags of cannabis, each weighing between 2 and 5 ounces, were found in his backpack.

He was also cited for possession of cannabis because a marijuana grinder was in the bag. Lisa F. Lopez, 20, of Chicago Heights, the driver, was cited for driving without insurance and making an improper turn.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Retail theft Mireya Zamudo, 19, and Ricardo Diaz, 21, both of Chicago, were charged with retail theft at JCPenney in Orland Square Mall at 7:18 p.m. March 21. Police said Zamudo was seen pocketing three makeup items before they both fled the store carrying numerous clothing items on hangers. The merchandise taken was worth $960, police said. They were due to appear in court on Tuesday, May 1.

Tashaun M. Ross, 19, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Express in Orland Square Mall at 5:44 p.m. April 7. Police said she and another woman were seen filling bags with clothing items after removing the anti-theft devices. They both fled the store when a security guard tried to detain them, said police, but Ross was caught when she ran back and dropped her bag, containing clothing worth $440. She was also cited for resisting a police

officer, obstructing identification for initially giving a false name, and criminal trespassing because she had been banned from the mall for three years. Ross was held for a bond hearing.

DUI Keith A. Shelby, 50, of Matteson, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 12:09 a.m. April 8, at Wolf Road and Cameron Parkway. Police said he was found asleep at the wheel at the intersection. He failed field sobriety tests. He is due in court on May 9.

Michael V. Radzun, 31, of Oak Forest, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:34 a.m.

April 8, at 82nd Avenue and 151st Street. Police said he drove his vehicle into a ditch but was able to return to the road. He failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for improper lane usage, said

See this great ’48 at Classic Car Event July 19

What’s a classic car owner to do when he’s trying to pose for a serious photo and his faithful companion would rather play around instead? Bob Starzyk grins and patiently waits for John Henry, who cares not one bit about the fast-approaching Classic Car Event July 19 at 5 p.m. in downtown Palos Heights. But the playful pup is definitely in the minority. The annual extravaganza draws hundreds of classic automobiles and thousands of people from near and far to Harlem Avenue, centered at 123rd Street. Sponsors and volunteers are always needed. When Starzyk isn’t enjoying one of his several vintage Buicks, like this 1948 “retro-rod,” he’s tirelessly promoting the Classic Car Event, one of the city’s premier activities that will again include a split-the-pot raffle. Businesses, individuals, local organizations and classic car owners can drop him a line at 56buick@att.net to get involved.

Runners

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POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Unlicensed driving

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police. Radzun was due in court on Tuesday, May 1.

Conor John Driscoll, 32, of Tinley Park, was charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop at 11:57 p.m. April 6, in the 7100 block of West 159th Street. Police said he was driving a car with one tire missing, and the bare metal rotor was sparking on the asphalt. Police said he claimed not to know the tire was missing.

He failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for driving with an unsafe tire and driving without insurance. He was due in court on Tuesday, May 1.

Revoked license Fuad S. Ahmad, 53, of Bridgeview, was charged with driving with a revoked license following a two-vehicle traffic crash at 3:14 p.m. April 10, at Harlem Avenue and 151st Street. Police said he was also cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He is due in court today, May 3.

“It is really an amazing story. It took them months to accomplish.

It is not like everyone was together. They had to go to everyone’s houses and hand deliver the shirts and medallions,” said Prestinario.

He said the friends decided to run the race together again when Golabek surprised Fryzowicz at his 70th birthday a couple of weeks ago.

Prestinario, who serves as emcee of the event every year, said he will recognize the two men and their accomplishments at the half marathon on Sunday, which will kick off with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. at 76th Avenue and College Drive (Route 83). The 10K Run/ Walk will begin at the same spot at 7:40 p.m.

The morning will actually begin with a 6:30 prayer service led by Pastor Ryan Hall of Harvest Bible Chapel in Palos Heights.

In addition to returning to his traditional role as grand marshal, Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), and his wife, Judy, will be running in

Planning for motorists Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller is reminding motorists that in order to ensure a safe environment for Southwest Half Marathon runners, Route 83 will be closed to all traffic on Sunday, May 6, between roughly 5 a.m. and 11:30 am., between Harlem Avenue and Archer Avenue.

“We encourage you to avoid the area if possible and seek alternative routes during this time frame,” he said. “We will be happy to assist you in working out any alternative routes and various options you may want to consider for traversing the area.”

Miller suggested that possible alternatives to Route 83 would be 111th Street, 123rd Street, 131st Street, LaGrange Road (Route 45), Harlem Avenue and Ridgeland Avenue. the 10K this year.

“We’re hoping to have about the same amount as last year, about 1,200 runners total, with 800 in the half marathon and 400 in the 10K,” said Prestinario.

All the participants will pick up their race packets and goody bags full of snacks and other items at the Palos Area Chamber of Commerce Health and Business Expo being held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, at Shepard High School, 13040 S. Ridgeland Ave. The half-mile Walk, Run or Roll Race sponsored by the South West Special Recreation Association for people with disabilities, will be

held at 7:45 a.m.

Rounding out the morning will be the Kids’ Dash, first held last year, which starts at 10:40 a.m. In that free event, children up to 4 years of age will run a 50-yard-dash. Those ages 5 and 6 will run the 100-yard dash, and 7- and 8-year-olds will run 200 yards. The quarter-mile dash is for children ages 9 to 10. All the runners will get medallions.

“We don’t want it to be too organized. That is what it is for, a fun event,” said Prestinario, during an organizational meeting for volunteers last week.

4 Thursday, May 3, 2018

Rauner, Pritzker give TV viewers a break, for now Believe it or not, one of the questions I’m asked the most these days is: “When will Gov. Rauner and JB Pritzker start airing their general election TV ads?”

A few weeks ago, Chicago pundit Dick Simpson predicted to Crain’s Chicago Business that the new campaign TV ads would start “any minute.” He went on to say that both candidates will be worried about the other candidate getting out front.

Four years ago, I mistakenly believed candidate Bruce Rauner would take a page from Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s 2014 reelection playbook and immediately bury Gov. Pat Quinn under a mountain of negative advertising. Instead, Rauner waited until July 11 to air his first general election TV ad.

So, what’s it gonna be this year?

From what I can gather, I don’t think Pritzker wants to the blame for being the first to go back up on TV. Pritzker spent tens of millions of dollars in television ads since May 2 of last year, and TV-viewing voters aren’t eager for more. By waiting for Rauner to pull the trigger, Pritzker can say he had no choice but to go back on the air to counter whatever Rauner does.

Besides, private polling reportedly shows Pritzker with a substantial double-digit lead over Rauner in what’s still looking like a favorable year for Democrats, so there’s no immediate need for Pritzker to start running ads.

After checking around, I don’t think the governor’s campaign is all that eager to resume spending big bucks on TV right away, either.

What I didn’t consider in 2014 was that at least part of the reason why Rauner went dark was to help him fade away from voters’ consciousness after the primary, which allowed him to introduce a new messaging campaign for the general. Most TV ads quickly lose their impact not long after they’re pulled off the air. If you go up with a message, you gotta stay up with that message or most of your spending was for naught. So, if you want to introduce a revamped, general election message, you sometimes need to give that earlier message time to expire. It’s kind of like a reboot.

After Rauner’s bitter, unexpectedly close GOP primary against Rep. Jeanne Ives, it’s probably best to get out of the public’s face for a while and allow people time to forget and maybe forgive. One of the best things about having such an early primary, after all, is it gives the winners plenty of time to try to heal the wounds before November.

Plus, what’s the rush? Running ads in April of 2006 allowed Gov. Blagojevich to quickly push Judy Baar Topinka’s poll numbers down, which helped dry up her fundraising. The first post-primary poll had Topinka leading the incumbent, but that changed in a hurry after the Blagojevich ad attack; and Topinka couldn’t immediately fight back because she had drained her account to win the Republican primary.

The only way to dry up JB Pritzker’s money is to completely crash the world economy and send us all back to the Stone Age. TV ads can do a lot, but they can’t do that. Rauner knows that if he airs ads, Pritzker can easily afford to immediately respond.

And while Rauner has shown a willingness to spend his personal fortune to win elections, people who’ve been close to him over the years say he does become reluctant and grumpy when it comes time to actually write the checks.

Besides, TV-watchers truly do need a break from the primary’s bottomless pit of negative TV ads (and you can bet that most of the TV ads we’ll eventually see ain’t gonna be about flowers and ponies).

But not everyone is getting a rest. Both campaigns are currently advertising online, through social media, Google searches, etc.

The effectiveness of online advertising is growing by the day because it can be so finely targeted and because so many people are spending so much time on their computers and smart phones. TV is still the best way to reach voters, but it’s slowly starting to lose its punch as viewership declines and splinters into a million different directions (witness the amount of money Pritzker and Rauner had to spend to win). And they can advertise online without much news media notice.

By the way, this comes with the usual caveat that the greatest beauty of politics is it can always change in a big hurry. I’m hearing the governor may be getting pressured by someone close to him to start spending money soon, so we’ll see.

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

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RICH MILLER

Online shopping killing retail stores and families, too When my daughter Carolyn, and my son Aaron, were young, I enjoyed taking them to Toys”R”Us to watch them marvel at all the toys in the store.

It was an amazing experience, and so much fun. It was a personal experience.

When they would pick out a toy they wanted, they learned to appreciate it and spend their time enjoying it. Toys”R”Us was a major part of our family life.

When Toys”R”Us announced it was closing, I wondered how parents spend time with their children today. What exciting things do children look forward to?

Sit at a computer and order online from Amazon.com?

Toys”R”Us is not the only major retailer closing that is destroying our family lifestyle, experiences and memories.

Carson’s is also closing. Computers are killing us.

In the summer of 1985, I remember going to an outlet store that Carson’s opened on Cicero avenue near 76th Street where they offered the latest “gadget,” the personal computer. I owned a small computer called the Coleco Adam I bought from Montgomery Ward the year before, but decided to upgrade to the IBM PC Jr. that Carson’s was touting.

Little did I know, though, that in buying that computer that day I was contributing to the demise of family life, and setting the stage for the eventual closing of

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Montgomery Ward, Toys”R”Us, Carson Pirie Scott and other brick-and-mortar retail stores.

Computers and technology have killed family fun. Worse, they failed to live up to their promises, such as reducing paper waste by reducing the number of trees we cut down. We print more paper today than we ever did, because of computers. And, computer technology is as bad as plastic in polluting the environment.

Computers have also destroyed the enjoyment of photography. Today’s digital photos have replaced printed pictures.

Can you really enjoy 10,000 digital photos stored on your cell phone iCloud the way we could enjoy the 100 photos we placed in our family photo albums?

When I was young, we were selective in what we photographed, taking only the best pictures. Today, everything is photographed, because it is easy. It’s not about quality. It’s about quantity.

The personal value of the photo has vanished.

READERS WRITE

The Palos Symphony Orchestra is a group of about 50 very accomplished musicians assembled by Rev. Stanley R. Rudcki who play several concerts a year at St. Alexander Church in Palos Heights.

I moved in to Oak Hills Country Club Estates approximately 10 years ago. I noticed our mail area had a box with “Palos Symphony” on it. I found out that Father Rudcki and his friend Paul Knez also lived in our building and that Father Rudcki was the founder and conductor of the Palos Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Knez invited my wife and I into attending and being Owned and operated by Southwest Regional Publishing Co. patrons of the orchestra and we have attended and enjoyed Mark Hornung, Chief Operating Officer every concert since then.

The Business Side The News Side At our first concert when the Donna Brown, Sales Director Anthony Caciopo, Editor conductor waved his baton for Monica Cotter, Finance Director Dermot Connolly, Reporter Mike Russell, Production Director Jason Maholy, Sports Editor the first beat, we knew that we Bonnie Hesik, Pre-press Manager Lauren Ziemann, Art Director were in for something special.

Chuck Ingwersen, Designer We had attended concerts by high school and college groups Southwest Regional Publishing but have heard nothing com12243 S. Harlem Ave. pared to this group.

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RAY HANANIA

Nowadays, we order everything online.

Our biggest concern isn’t family fun, but fear that our packages will be stolen from the front stoop of our home, after they’re delivered by UPS, Fed-Ex, the US Postal Service or Amazon itself.

Yes, I still call those cement steps in front of my suburban home a “stoop.”

It reminds me of the beauty of the old neighborhood in Chicago where we would trick-or-treat until the street lights went on, not worried about being raped, gunned down or robbed. I still call the space between my home and the neighbor’s home the “gangway.” And, I can’t break a lifetime habit of referring to the refrigerator as the “icebox,” which always makes my son laugh out loud.

Those old words are all I have left that connects me to a great childhood, and the memories of great parents whose sole purpose was to work hard, and to care for their children.

But those memories are quickly vanishing into a silicon diode abyss, a cemetery filled with old memories and vanishing retail stores like Toys”R”Us and Carson’s.

Ray Hanania is an award winning columnist, author and former Chicago City Hall reporter. Email mail him through his personal website at www.Hanania.com or at rghanania@gmail.com.

We sit close enough so you can anticipate the booms and cymbals. It certainly is better than paying $65 for a seat and parking fees that you would have to pay at Orchestra Hall.

Why go downtown when you have better music right here in Palos Heights?

Just the look of satisfaction on the faces of the musicians is worth your while. The quality of the music is outstanding. If you have never heard music played by this orchestra, it is something that you should not be missing.

Paul Knez has kept this group going since Father Rudcki passed away in 2013, beginning with a grant from Father Rudcki’s estate. He has worked hard at getting patrons from the audiences. Other people and organizations have also contributed. But the original fund was exhausted after the December 2016 Christmas Concert. The musicians are all the best professionals in the city so there is considerable expense required of each concert. Some musicians have played in the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera orchestras.

If anything in this letter has moved you to help, please contact Paul Knez at (708) 448-8683. Attendance has dwindled at the last few concerts probably because people

do not know what they are missing.

I understand that there may soon be a meeting of concerned people to see if it is financially possible to keep this group alive. It has been kept going in the past with solicitations garnered by Paul Knez and a small portion of freewill offerings at the concerts.

It would really be a shame if this orchestra would disband as it would be almost impossible to replicate.

Peter W. Kamp Palos Heights

Quiet but effective support of police Although they have already been hard at work in the Village of Palos Park for several years, the Palos Park Police Foundation (PPPF) is often in the background, but serves as major supporters of Palos Park police officer training, equipment and community initiatives.

In April of each year the PPPF kicks off its fundraising endeavors for the department, so please be on the lookout for one of the PPPD members sending information to your home or business seeking support for the Palos Park Police Department. All of the donations go to the Palos Park Police Department.

If you have attended some

of the village events, festivals or parade in the fall, you have seen members of the PPPF wearing their familiar PPPF clothing working to enhance the many important programs supported by the Palos Park Police Foundation membership.

The Palos Park Police Department and the PPPF work diligently to encourage and foster strong relations with the local community and work with other community-based organizations. All PPPF programs are supported by community volunteers with the financial support of local businesses and residents.

The Palos Park Police Foundation supports Palos Park Police Department initiatives and programs that the village cannot readily fund. Less than two percent of the police department’s annual budget goes to discretionary spending on equipment.

The Foundation helps the Palos Park Police Department keep pace with rapidly evolving technology, training techniques and strategies. By supporting innovative projects, our public-private partnership provides the Palos Park Police Department with the means to launch experimental programs, expand training and further its professionalism.

Chief Joe Miller Palos Park PD

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

A checklist for changing jobs

A few generations ago, it was not uncommon for workers to stick with a single job for their whole careers. But for many of us today, frequent job changes are a fact of life: The average employee tenure is just over four years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So, assuming you’re going to switch jobs a few times, you’ll want to be prepared. Here’s a checklist of things you can do to smooth these transitions and help your financial situation: __Build an emergency fund.

Some of your job changes may be involuntary, so you’ll want to have a cash cushion handy — just in case. One smart move would be to build an emergency fund, containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses, with the money kept in a liquid, low-risk account. __Consider your options for Photo by Anthony Caciopo your former employer’s 401(k) The towering neon sign marking the location of Southwest Ice Arena at 5505 W. 127th Street in Crestwood is plan. If you had a 401(k) plan with your former employer, you recognizable to generations of patrons and passersby. have three main options: You could leave your money in the plan, if the employer allows it; you could move the money into your new employer’s plan, if permitted; or you could roll the funds over The DiCristina family sold Southwest Ice Areto an IRA. You’ll want to weigh na in Crestwood to new owners in March after the “pros” and “cons” of these owning the arena for 43 years. No sales price choices carefully before making was announced.

The new owner is Maryland-based Black Bear Sports Group, which already owns eight arenas including Heartland Ice Arena in north suburban Lincolnwood, Seven Bridges Ice Arena in west suburban Woodridge and Center Ice of DuPage ALDI. “We’re excited to unveil these changes in a in northwest suburban Glen Ellyn. great market like Orland Hills, where we already Longtime owner Frank DiCristina said in a Face- have passionate, loyal customers.” book posting that Black Bear purchases older ice Remodeled stores also feature a modern design, rinks that are in need of capital improvements. open ceilings, natural lighting and environmentalThe Palos Heights outdoor “They have recently invested millions in their ly-friendly building materials — such as recycled Farmers Market season will begin Chicago rinks including new ice plants, cosmetic materials, energy-saving refrigeration and LED Wednesday, May 9 at 7 a.m. The improvements and overall structural repair. Due to lighting. market will run every Wednesday the age of SIA, I believe this was the best decision Moore said the ALDI location in Orland Park is through October 10, rain or shine. for the rink moving forward, knowing that major also scheduled to be remodeled this year.

The market will be held at the capital improvements will be addressed as they Municipal Parking Lot, 12217 S. are needed. Black Bear will embark on capital Harlem Ave. Additional parking improvement projects, which will extend the life New hotel opens in Tinley Park will be available onsite with the of SIA for years to come,” he wrote.

WoodSpring Suites has opened its newest loca- expansion of the parking lot, as He said he had accepted a position as vice pres- tion at 18636 West Creek Drive in Tinley Park. well as behind area businesses. ident with Black Bear to oversee all four of its Just in time for Mother’s Day, WoodSpring is an extended-stay hotel company the Palos Heights Farmers Market Chicago-area ice arenas. that also operates Value Place.

The chain features kitchens in every room, guest has incredibly beautiful flowers, laundry, vending, free Wi-Fi, upgraded bedding flowering baskets, plants, herbs Remodeled ALDI to open in Orland Hills and other edible plants, gifts and and pet-friendly rooms.

Today, ALDI will celebrate the reopening of its The Tinley location is the chain’s fourth in Il- delicious food items for the day. newly remodeled store in Orland Hills. linois. It has more than 230 locations nationwide. The Palos market also offers $5 The store at 9271 W. 159th St. will reopen with For more information, visit the website at https:// gift certificates that can be used all season long. a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:25 a.m. May 3. The www.woodspring.com.

Many of last year’s vendors will first 100 customers in line will each receive a free be returning, along with some new gift card. There will also be a sweepstakes for a Frankfort Country Market opens ones. The list of vendors includes: year’s supply of produce and product sampling.

The new store is one of more than 1,300 nationThe spring session of the Farmers Market opened Aracely’s Tamales, A Taste of wide scheduled to be remodeled and expanded by Sunday in historic downtown Frankfort. The mar- Martha’s Kitchen (Amish Bak2020 as part of a $1.6 billion plan. The company ket runs a spring, summer and fall session from ery), Armstrong Farms, Bettina’s said it would invest more than $180 million to late April until mid-October. Spring hours are 10 Teas, Hiemenz Nursery, Island Soapies, Lyons Farms, Olivacimprove more than 130 stores in the Chicago area. a.m. to 2 p.m. eto, Pampered Chef, Parmesans Stores already remodeled or expanded include New vendors this year will include Orland Park’s Wood Stove Pizza, Salad Bowl locations in Tinley Park, which reopened in a bigger Nothing Bundt Cakes, which will begin selling its Creations, Sitka Salmon Shares, location in November, and locations in Bridgeview mini bundt cakes in the summer market, and Bar- Stamper Cheese, The Eating Well, and Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community, which cacaochocolat of Oak Brook, which will have its Theresa’s Selections, Windy Hill opened in December. handcrafted chocolates throughout the entire season. Farms and Zeldenrust Farm. Addi The new store will feature fresh food, produce, The market will have 50 vendors participating tional vendors may also be added. dairy and baked goods. during the entire season. A complete list of vendors This year’s Community Tent The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. can be found on the village’s website. will showcase many local busiMonday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 nesses and community groups. p.m. on Sunday.

If you see a new business in town or wonder The May 9th market features Ca“Our remodeled store layout will simplify the what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line mille’s Confections. Just in time shopping experience for customers, so they can atbobbong@hotmail.com. You can track business for Mother’s Day, toffee makes a get out the door with everything they need,” said openings and closings at http://bobbongonbusi- perfect gift. The handmade EnHeather Moore, Dwight division vice president for ness.com/ glish toffee comes in a number

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a decision. __Choose investments from your new retirement plan. If your new employer offers a 401(k) or similar plan, you’ll need to choose the investments within the plan that are most appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. Contribute as much as you can afford to the plan, and consider increasing your contributions every time your salary goes up. ___Make sure you’ve got health insurance. The health insurance offered by your new employer may not begin the minute you start your job. Given the high costs of medical care, you’ll need to make sure you are protected until your coverage kicks in. So, for that interim period, you may need to consider the federal health insurance marketplace, COBRA continuation coverage or private medical insurance. You might also be eligible to be covered under your spouse’s health insurance.

And you may want to learn what your options are for health savings

accounts (HSAs), if available. ___Review your new benefits package — and take steps to fill gaps. Your new benefits package may include life and disability insurance, but these group policies may not be enough to fully protect you and your family. A financial professional can help you quantify your protection and insurance needs and offer guidance on how much coverage you may require. __Understand your income tax considerations. Getting a new job may involve income tax implications, such as changes in your tax bracket, severance pay, unused vacation and unemployment compensation. And if you are thinking of exercising stock options, be aware that this, too, can be a taxable event. Finally, if you have to move to take a new job, you may incur some relocation and job hunting expenses that could be deductible. You will need to discuss all these issues with your tax professional.

Starting a new job can be exciting — and challenging. But you may be able to make your life easier by putting the above suggestions to work.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Palos Heights Summer Farmers Market opens Wednesday, May 9

of varieties, including Original, White Chocolate Cranberry Almond, Dark Chocolate Blueberry Pecan, Nutty Buddy, and Sassy Sea Salt. The toffee is sold in onepound and half-pound containers.

The market would like to thank Dr. John Principe, M.D. and the entire WellbeingMD Center for Life staff for the last six years of partnership with the market. This year Palos Health will be partnering with the market to provide a recipe of the week and cooking demonstrations throughout the summer. The first recipe of the week is “Warm Asparagus Salad.”

The recipe will be attached to our weekly email, Facebook page, city webpage (www.palosheights.org), and at the market. Stop by the City Tent to receive the recipe.

Be sure to pick up the 2018 Frequent Shopper Card while at the City Tent. Patrons will earn

double credit on their cards for all canned and fresh-food donations.

Canned donations are given to Palos United Methodist Church, 12101 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights. Last year this food pantry served 3,299 households, totaling 10,222 individuals. One-third were children under the age of 18.

Fresh food donations are given to Operation Blessing in Alsip.

All completed Frequent Shopper Cards will be entered into a Market gift certificate raffle every month starting in June. Congratulations to Claudette Saerad, winner of the April Winter Market Gift Certificate Raffle.

LINK cards are accepted at the Palos market. Stop by the City Tent to start the process. “Palos Bucks,” Double Value Matching dollars of up to $15 will be offered weekly.

Musicians and face painters are needed for the upcoming market.

Contact the market manager (see below) for more information.

The market would like to acknowledge and thank this year’s market sponsors. They include Palos Health, CIBC Bank, City of Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz, CNB Bank and Trust, United Trust Bank, Running for Kicks, Golden Shoes and Camille’s Confections.

Additional information about the market can be obtained at www.palosheights.org, by emailing farmersmarket@palosheights. org, calling (708) 361-1800 or visiting the Palos Heights Farmers Market page on Facebook.

Pemberton Brian P to Baleckaitis Viktorija, 12437 80th Ave, $357,500.00;

Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Ritchie Ryan, 9108 123rd St, $239,000.00.

Flowers in many varieties will be available for purchase at the Palos Heights Summer Farmers Market.

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 Magana Eloy to Kaikini Hareet

A, 7707 W 157th St, $315,000.00; Yoon Jung Soo to Damshel Yury, 15630 Peachtree Dr, $276,000.00; Crystal Springs Homeowners Assn to Amber Springs Homeowners Assn, 10903 Crystal Springs Ln, $12,000.00; Grens Walter L to Amplify Prop Llc, 8947 Doral Ln, $220,000.00; Lewis Robert C to Pafia

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of April 30)

30-year fixed 15-year fixed 30-year fixed Jumbo

RATES APR POINTS 4.625 4.670 0 4.000 4.055 0 4.365 4.420 0

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HEALTHY ANSWERS FOR LIFE

The many benefits of hemp-derived CBD Q: I have been hearing a lot about CBD oil lately, that it’s an alternative to medical marijuana that can help with pain. I’m interested in it, but wanted to find out more before I try it.

A: CBD oil has been gaining in popularity lately, so I’m happy to explain more about it.

CBD is a non-prescription, legal alternative to medical marijuana. CBD, which stands for cannabidiol, is a compound found in both marijuana and hemp plants, which has been found to be extremely effective for pain relief, anxiety and a number of other disorders.

The difference between marijuana and hemp plants (also known as “industrial hemp”) is the amount of THC the plants contain. THC is the compound in marijuana that causes one to feel intoxicated or “high.” Research into cannabis and hemp plants, however, has found other substances (of which CBD is the most well researched) that provide a variety of medicinal effects without the “high” from conventional marijuana.

Research on cannabinoids (the medicinal extracts found in marijuana and hemp plants) had a breakthrough when it was found that humans actually had cannabinoid receptors throughout the body. This system of receptors is known as the endocannabinoid system, which accounts for the many benefits that are seen when people begin taking CBD oil.

These receptors work to confer the benefits of CBD oil throughout the body, not just in the brain, but with benefits that extend to our musculoskeletal tissues, the central nervous system, the immune system and more.

CBD is best known for its ability to reduce pain from a variety of causes. CBD has shown impressive benefits for reducing inflammation throughout the body, and research has also found that it also works to regulate pain through compounds in the brain that actually help to reduce the amount of pain a person feels. We have a large group of customers who have been taking our organic CBD oil for pain relief that have had very impressive results. CBD can significantly improve the quality of life for people dealing with chronic pain issues.

The second most common reason that people

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take our CBD oil is for anxiety. There have been numerous very positive studies on CBD and its benefit for reducing anxiety, as well as helping to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Several published studies have also reported the benefits of CBD for a number of different mood and emotional disorders. CBD has even been found to be beneficial in people who have not had success with conventional treatments for anxiety and depression.

New research is coming out all the time with even more benefits for CBD. CBD has been found to aid in cancer treatment and can help to reduce tumor growth in several different types of cancers. Preliminary research has even found that CBD may help with drug resistant tumor cells.

Another study even found that CBD can help with smoking cessation, by helping to reduce the desire to smoke. Other research has suggested that CBD may help with Alzheimer’s disease by beneficially interfering with neurodegenerative pathways as well as having neuroprotective effects on the brain.

Further research has also found benefits of CBD for diabetes, stroke, COPD and more.

Even though hemp extract does not cause the high that marijuana does, the amount of THC found in CBD products can vary, since it is legal for hemp extracts to contain as much as 0.3 percent THC. That amount isn’t enough to cause a person to feel high, but it may be enough to cause problems with a drug test. The certified organic CBD oil from Green Gorilla that we carry at Pass Health Foods contains absolutely zero THC content, so there is absolutely no problem with drug testing, even if you were to consume an entire bottle at a time. We have a number of

customers who have been using our Green Gorilla CBD oil who regularly undergo drug testing (police officers and fire fighters for example) who haven’t had any problems with their drug tests.

CBD oils on the market range widely in quality, potency and effectiveness. Conventionally grown CBD from hemp can also contain a large amount of toxins because hemp is naturally a “bio-accumulator” plant, which means that it draws toxins from the soil. There have also been a number of recent cases of fake, adulterated, and synthetic CBD being sold in stores, so it’s even more important to make sure you’re buying a quality product that contains pure, authentic CBD oil.

Because of this, we’ve been very careful in the types of CBD oil that we’ve decided to carry in the store. We have chosen the brand Green Gorilla, a high-quality CBD extract consisting of entirely organic ingredients that is also USDA-certified organic (there are many CBD oils on the market that say they have organic ingredients, but few that have actually been certified by the USDA).

Additionally, this Saturday, May 5, we will be having a representative in the store to offer free sampling of our Green Gorilla CBD oil from 11 a.m. to 2 pm. Be sure to stop by to try it out.

Carolyn Johnson is one of the knowledgeable associates at Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive. Feel free to stop by the store for more information or advice. www. passhealthfoods.com This column makes no claims to diagnose, treat, prevent, mitigate, or cure diseases with any advice or products. Any health-related information in this article is for educational purposes only.

The ultimate responsibility for your choices and their effect on your health are yours and before applying any therapy or use of herbs, supplements, etc., you should consult your health care provider.

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DEATH NOTICES Rocco Gaetano

Rocco J. “Rocky” Gaetano, 90, died April 25 at his Palos Park home.

Mr. Gaetano worked in insurance management. He planned and arranged many events for the Edelweiss Homeowners Association in Palos Park for over 30 years.

Survivors include his wife, Florence “Babe” Gaetano; daughters, Beverly Ktenas and Cindy De Marie; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services were Monday from Schmaedeke Funeral Home to Sacred Heart Church. Entombment took place at Good Shepherd Cemetery.

Wayne H. Meagher

Wayne H. Meagher, 95, died April 26.

Mr. Meagher, who lived in Palos Park, was a U.S. Navy PT Boat veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife Beverly; sons, Ross, Bruce and Gary; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services and interment were private. Arrangements were made with Thornridge Funeral Home, Orland Park.

John Gerald ‘Jerry’ Myrick

John Gerald “Jerry” Myrick, 83, died April 24 at his Orland Park home.

Mr. Myrick, who was born in the village, was one of the founding members of the John Humphrey House historical site, according to his family. Originally home to Illinois Senator John Humphrey, it is the second oldest house in Orland Park and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In addition, Mr. Myrick was a founding member of the Orland Park History Museum and a past president of the Orland Park Historical Society.

He worked as a pattern maker

for Page Engineering.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline Schreiber-Myrick; daughter, Sheree Myrick Ziemba; sister, Doral Steinberg and two grandchildren.

Services were Saturday at Faith United Methodist Church. Interment was private.

Juanita V. Sokol

Palos Park resident Juanita V. Sokol (nee Kaiser) died April 25 at Palos Community Hospital.

Mrs. Slowick, 92, was a retired school teacher for Chicago Public Schools.

She is survived by her sons, Robert Anderson, Brian Anderson, Keith Anderson and Rick Anderson; daughters, Jean Johnson and Beth A. Anderson; brother, Walter Kaiser, Jr.; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and three greatgreat grandchildren.

Services were Sunday at Colonial Chapel in Orland Park. Interment was private.

Stefania Zdanikowska

Stefania Zdanikowska, (nee Kozlowska), 97, of Palos Park, died April 29.

Mrs. Zdanikowska was a former long-time resident of Chicago’s West Elsdon neighborhood and longtime parishioner of St. Turibius Parish.

She is survived by her daughter, Alicja Paturzo who, with husband Salvador Paturzo, are owners of Positano Pizza, 4312 W. 55th Street in Chicago; son, Wieslaw Zdanikowski; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a niece.

Services were yesterday from Zarzycki Manor Chapels in Willow Springs to the Church of Our Lady of the Woods. Entombment followed at Resurrection Garden Mausoleum.

Free classes offered for A vet question that does not have an absolute answer Older Americans Month Dear Readers, An incident occurred here the other day that brought up a perennial question in veterinary clinics that has no single correct answer.

I received a text message/photo from a friend of mine who is a carpenter. He had a buddy at the work site who had brought his dog to work. On the dog’s neck was an orange-sized mass that should have been removed months earlier. They wanted to know if I could remove it and how much would it cost.

From the photo, it didn’t look like much to do but told them I’d have to feel it to see if was mobile or tightly adhered to the underlying muscle and bone.

The next day my friend’s lovely wife brought the dog in for a brief palpation. It showed that a Junior veterinary student could remove the thing. A physical exam was normal.

He was a nice calm dog. We had a nice visit and we even joked about how we removed a lemon-sized cancerous growth from the top of the tail two years ago and how cool he looks with a bobbed tail.

We made plans to remove the mass in two days. Since he was older I suggested that we run a blood test to check out his CBC parameters and kidney and liver function before the surgery. The techs collected a blood sample to send to the lab. She and her dog then left the clinic.

I was done for the day (got off early on Wednesday) and was headed into Palos Heights to do some chores. About the time I got there, the clinic called and told me the owner got halfway home to Frankfort and dog started seizuring. Mom pulled over into a 7-11 parking lot and the dog was dead.

Here is the quandary and a topic of discussion that has been going on for decades. What constitutes proper pre-surgical testing in older pets? There is virtually no limit to the number of tests that we can do and the limiting factors are cost and common sense.

I have been all over the board on this issue for 37 years. I used to require a CBC and Chemscreen on all dogs when I was young. Then, after a random continuing education meeting I started requiring ECG’s.

When I had my own surgery last year they did a CBC/Chemscreen and an ECG on me. I thought they would have done more on an old guy like me but that was all they did.

At another continuing education meeting the university professor convinced many of us in the audience that all old, small dogs should have a chest radiograph before anesthesia to see how the trachea looks since some toy dogs are difficult to extubate after anesthesia due to weak tracheas. What are our choices? We can do A, we can do A and B, we can do A, B,

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and C, we could do B and C and so on. You get the picture.

Other tests can also be done.

Eventually you can make all of the arguments support any protocol and can get to the point where the preanethetic testing costs more than the whole surgical procedure.

In the “old days” when I was first out of school, we did surgery for 10 to 15 years doing nothing more than a good physical exam, PVC and Total Protein. Did any pets die? Hardly a one.

Now that I am older I would like to see some bloodwork, an ECG, and a chest radiograph on the toy dogs. We could make all of this testing mandatory and then see one-half to three-quarters of our surgery load go elsewhere. Money talks, nobody walks.

Ninety-nine percent of the blood tests we do on apparently healthy older pets are normal. Occasionally one will have a little higher BUN (kidney test) than normal and we just increase the IV fluids for that procedure. After all, the surgery is being performed because it needs to be done regardless of a little elevation in a test or two. Rarely is a surgery aborted because of blood tests.

As far as an electrocardiogram is concerned, the same holds true.

We send an EKG through the phone lines and in about 20 minutes we get a cardiologist‘s report in our fax machine. It is rare that we find a problem but it is nice when the cardiologist says “Go ahead with the surgery but tweak your proposed anesthetic protocol by such and such.” That is a cool thing.

As far as a chest radiograph goes, it would be nice to see that all toy dogs have tracheas of great diameter, but, even if we see a small collapsed area, if the dog needs surgery it needs surgery. If the trachea looks terrible then the owners always have the choice of taking their dog to one of the few places where there is a board-certified anesthesiologist doing the anesthesia. In these cases, we like the veterinary teaching hospital at Purdue University.

We could have performed all of the above tests on my friend’s dog and got back beautiful results.

Say we had then done the surgery and the dog died (from whatever undetected thing that was wrong in the first place). Say we did no testing, which is what many people want, and the dog dies. All things considered, that dog was going to die. Either way, testing or no testing, who gets the blame? Not

the unknown underlying condition.

Certainly not the client, because they almost always want to put the guilt and blame on someone else.

You will never convince them that you didn’t do something wrong.

They will tell us that we should have been more forceful and insisted that preanesthetic testing be done.

This is a routine, everyday issue we face. We learn to live with it.

If the owner turns out to be ugly and vindictive, even if they wanted no testing, and we put a blade to that dog, who do you think gets blamed?

Who gets their clinic’s name spread all over Facebook and Yelp? Who are then called “butchers.” We are just grateful that anesthetic problems are rare. Very rare.

If The Regional had more space, I could tell you dozens of stories going back dozens of years where veterinarians and their staffs all over America have been attacked with clubs, knives and guns after a pet died in their hospital. We’ve never had that happen here and can probably just chuck that up to experience, a healthy respect for our anesthetic agents and good old pure luck.

I remember one lady who sent mean letters to Dr. W. and me at another clinic 30 years ago.

Every holiday she would find a Hallmark-type botanical card with pictures of poisonous plants on it.

She would draw little heads of me and Nancy hanging from the poisonous stalks in the photo. In ink she would draw arrows to our heads with the caption “murderers.” Her dog had an incurable autoimmune disorder but we were the brunt of her insanity.

This went on for a couple of years but in her last letter she threatened to come shoot us. Unfortunately for her, she threatened us via the US

Postal Service. We called the FBI who paid her a visit. Her son had to come out from California and move her crazy butt away.

Back to the top. There is no right answer. Even if cost were no issue (which it is in 95 percent of the cases) and a dozen tests were run, there are simply no guarantees.

The veterinarians around here that I know treat every pet that undergoes anesthesia with the same concern as they would their own pets. We use thousands of dollars’ worth of monitors during anesthesia. Our amazing and well-trained techs watch everyone like a hawk.

Todays’ anesthetic agents are extremely safe. It gets wearisome telling client after client what we recommend only to get the vibes from them that they feel like we are trying to push extra services on them. We don’t need the extra income. We are now a totally “optional” clinic; we make our recommendations and people sign off on what they want us to do or not do (even if a client declines everything, to cover our butts, we run a kidney test just to make sure we aren’t about to anesthetize a pet in renal failure. We don’t even mention to the client that we tested the pet. We absorb the cost).

Maybe later after some continuing education meeting we’ll change our policy again. Ha! I’m sure someone out there reading this will Google what the correct answer is and will give us their opinion. A hundred dollars cash if you come up with something that everyone agrees upon.

A righteous man cares for the needs of his animals. — Proverbs 12:10

Orland Township, with offices at 14807 S. Ravina, Orland Park, offers a variety of classes for seniors and other residents throughout the year. In celebration of Older Americans Month, many of these classes will offer one session free of charge, for seniors to try.

In an effort to encourage seniors to “Engage at Every Age” the 2018 theme of Older Americans Month, the following free classes will be offered in May: • The Arthritis Association’s Joints in Motion will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 7. This exercise class is designed to help those who have difficulty with joint and/or muscle movement. Exercises can be done while sitting in a chair or standing.

• Senior CPR will be taught at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. The Township has partnered with the Orland Fire Protection District to bring free CPR classes to the Township. Learn the skills that may help participants save someone’s life. Registration is required for this class.

• Ageless Grace, a cutting-edge brain fitness program designed for all ages and abilities, is scheduled from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10. The exercises, based on everyday movements that are natural and organic, are done seated in a chair. The program focuses on anti-aging techniques that stimulate all five functions of the brain while simultaneously addressing the 21 physical skills needed for functional and comfortable living.

Residents can also participate in DakimBrainFitness, the only clinically tested brain fitness software designed for active adults over 60.

Residents should stop at the reception desk to borrow a set of headphones before going to the computer lab.

• Meditation is being offered at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 10. The customized approach to guided mediation will take students to a place of deep calm and spiritual restoration.

• Online Privacy is set for 11 a.m.

Monday, May 14. This computer class will go over social media and the importance of safeguarding personal information while online.

It will also offer helpful tips to keep personal information safe. Registration is required for this class.

• Line Dancing will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 21. Participants should grab their dancing shoes and learn some of today’s popular line dances.

Couples and singles are welcome as well as all dancing levels of experience.

• Strong N’ Fit and Yoga will be taught at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. This class will combine the Township’s traditional yoga class with their simple movement weight-lifting class. Participants are asked to bring a yoga mat and a set of one-pound to five-pound weights if possible.

• Tai Chi will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Considered mediation in motion, this graceful class emphasizes deep breathing and mental focus while utilizing slow speed styles to create balance, calmness and flexibility.

All classes will be held at Orland Township, taught by certified instructors.

In addition to the free classes, Orland Township will also be offering free podiatry screenings from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16. Appointments are required for both screenings.

For more information and appointments, call (708) 403-4222.

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

D135 schools venture to Students for the Information Age Tech 2018 Orland School District 135 schools High Point School, Liberty School, Meadow Ridge School and Century Junior High will be participating in the State of Illinois’ annual Students for the Information Age Tech 2018 taking place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at the Illinois State Capital Building in Springfield.

From High Point School, Katlin Davis and Kristy Gilbert will be sharing personalized learning in their classroom with their students Ethan Cleofe and Amani Kassem. Lori Napoli and Kris Conway, with their students Jack Easterhouse and Eva Zimmerman, will be discussing the journey that

their classes have taken by incorporating global collaboration into their classroom.

Caitlin Loizon and Kara McFarlin, from Meadow Ridge School, with their students Ava Troy and Andy Qaiesi will be sharing how Research Rap Up has transformed informational writing in the media center.

From Century Junior High, Kim DeVries and Amy Hamernick, with their students Nadia Ahmad and Caeleigh Bybee, will be showcasing student created digital Breakout EDU activities.

The purpose of Tech 2018 is to raise awareness of the critical role technology plays in preparing students to succeed in today’s

world, and to show the need for increased funding for classroom technology. Hundreds of teachers and students from schools across the state will be participating.

Students will demonstrate for lawmakers and the public the creative ways technology is being used to enhance and accelerate student achievement in Illinois schools today.

TECH 2018 is a not-for-profit initiative presented by Illinois Computing Educators (ICE), and is supported by a broad range of education and business organizations. Corporate Platinum Plus partners are CDW-G and Comcast Business.

CLUB ACTIVITIES Palos Hts. Woman’s Club will hold flower sale

Orland/Palos Rotary welcomes new members

Members of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club will be conducting their flower sale again this year.

This annual fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 in the Municipal Parking Lot, 12217 S. Harlem Ave. The location is the same site as the summer farmers market, held each Wednesday.

Flats, hanging baskets, patio pots and herbs will be available. New this year will be a variety of perennial plants, vegetables and gift cards.

All items will be supplied by Busy Bee Nursery in Crestwood.

More information about the club and its many activities can be obtained by visiting www.phwc. wordpress.com or by using the keywords Palos Heights Woman’s Club on Facebook.

Local residents interested in giving back to the community are invited to attend an upcoming meeting of the Orland/Palos Rotary Club.

Rotary International is the world’s oldest and largest humanitarian service organization.

Rotarians are members of the local community who meet twice a month for fellowship, networking and for participating in philanthropic projects that benefit the local and global communities. Projects fund scholarships for local students; benefit charities in the community; and support global efforts such as literacy support, disease prevention, clean water for all and shelter boxes for disaster recovery.

“If you are looking for a fun way to give back and be involved with other like-minded individuals, the

Orland/Palos Rotary Club would love to have you join us,” said club officials. “We have two upcoming events in May and would like to have you attend as our guests.”

The first event is dubbed a “Celebration Barbecue” at The Center in Palos Park, 12700 Southwest Hwy. from 3:30 to 6 p.m. May 17.

The second event, Rotary Raffle Gala, the club’s largest party and fundraiser of the year, will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

May 24 at Silver Lake Country Club,14700 S. 82nd Ave. in Orland Park.

The Orland/Palos Rotary Club meets for lunch on the first Thursday of every month between 12:15 and 1:30 at the country club.

All are welcome to attend any of these events.

More information about the club can be obtained by emailing patrick.zomparelli@bairdwarner.com

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. In bed 5. Project portfolio management 8. __ Bator: Mongolian capital 12. Roamed 14. Notre Dame legend Parseghian 15. Nothing (Spanish) 16. Not level 18. Self-contained aircraft unit 19. Baseball broadcaster Caray 20. __ Tomei, actress 21. “The Raven” writer 22. Bathrooms 23. Skilled inventors 26. Forcefully silence 30. Remove 31. The arrival of daylight 32. Split lentils 33. “Walking Dead” actress 34. A lazy person 39. Doctors’ group 42. Crooks 44. Fragrant essential oil 46. Conjured 47. One who predicts 49. Scarlett’s home 50. Television network 51. Something comparable to another 56. What a thespian does 57. Word element meaning life 58. Italian island 59. “King of Queens” actress Remini 60. Jogged 61. Norse gods 62. Lazily 63. Midway between northeast and east 64. Hindu queen DOWN 1. Top Rank boxing promoter 2. __ fide (Latin)

3. At all times 4. Hindu female deity 5. Tufts of hairs on plant seeds 6. Edited 7. Portuguese archipelago 8. Your parents’ brothers 9. Pakistani city 10. Farewell 11. Short sleep sessions 13. Remove salt 17. Drug officers 24. One and only 25. The Golden State 26. Fabric baby carrier (abbr.)

27. Quid pro __ 28. New England research university 29. Baseball pitcher’s stat 35. Western India island 36. __ Angeles

37. Midway between east and southeast 38. British singer Stewart 40. Suggesting the horror of death and decay 41. Riding horse 42. Where wrestlers work 43. Regions 44. Of a main artery 45. Not classy 47. Competed against 48. Biscuit-like cake 49. Large ankle bones 52. Computer company 53. “Friends” actress Kudrow 54. “Chocolat” actress Lena 55. Brain folds (Answers on page 8)

SUDOKU

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes.

The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

(Answers on page 8)

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Palos Heights gardeners donate books to library

The Palos Heights Garden Club donated three books recently to the Palos Heights Public Library. One book was for the children’s section in recognition of Earth Day: another, as a prize for the Children’s Summer Reading Program; and the last was for the children’s section in general. Standing (from left) are club board members Corny Morgan, Laurie Martin, Debbie Rea, Clara Van Howe and Julie Pietrzak, presenting to Tina Ruszala, head of Youth and Teen Services at the library; and seated, Sherry TerMaat and Debbie Litt.

LIBRARY NOTES Discuss coping with chronic illness at Palos Heights Library Several activities for the week ahead have been announced at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 448-1473.

• Windows 10 Intermediate is set for 2 p.m. today, May 3.

Patrons who know the basics can learn more about interacting with Windows 10 including adding desktop icons, exploring settings, using task manager, understanding Windows defender, uninstalling programs and using the Windows store.

• Teen Advisory Board will meet at 4 p.m. today, May 3. This program is for students in sixth through 12th grades. This month the library is celebrating the end of school with a pizza party. Attendance at this TAB meeting will also count as volunteer orientation.

• Smart Art will be created from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 8.

Children in kindergarten through fourth grade can create their own masterpiece using different media.

This month participants will concentrate on abstract art.

• “Everest Strong: Reaching New Heights with Chronic Illness: will be presented by its author Rob Besecker from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10. An outdoor enthusiast and healthcare professional, Besecker will talk about his expedition to Mt. Everest in 2015. He will also share his journey of overcoming obstacles in life and how individuals can continue working toward their goals and dreams.

• Patrons can take part in Learning to Grow Dahlias from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Dahlia

enthusiast Cornelius Morgan will share tips on how to fertilize, grow and to properly put dahlias away for the winter. Dahlia tubers will be given away at the program.

• Chef Rose Deneen will demonstrate how to create fruit and vegetable centerpieces from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 using basic kitchen tools that will transform fruits and vegetables.

Seating is limited and registration is necessary.

• “Before You Call the Handyman” takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Daniel Findley, professional handyman and licensed building engineer, will discuss several of the most common fixes that can be done with a small home tool kit. This includes home repairs and preventative maintenance. Novice homeowners are welcome.

Also, there are several clubs that meet weekly at the library, such as the Needle Club (for knitting and crocheting), Scrabble Club, Chess Club and Mah Jongg Club.

Members and interested patrons are asked to call ahead for times and dates.

Orland Park Library invites kids to make Mother’s Day craft Several events are coming up at the Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 428-5100.

• A Romance Book Discussion will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10. Adults can join library staff as they discuss “The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck” by Bethany Turner.

• DIY Drop-In features Decorative Planters at 7 p.m. Friday, May 11. Adult patrons can start their

spring gardening off right with a decorative planter. All supplies will be provided. No registration is required but space is limited and priority is given to OPPL cardholders.

• A Mother’s Day Craft will be created at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12 by children in kindergarten through fifth grade. This Mother’s Day children can design a flowerpot and plant some flowers as a DIY gift for their loved ones. Registration is required with child’s Orland Park Public Library card.

• ComEd: Energy Force is set for 10 a.m. Monday, May 14.

ComEd started Energy Force, the first energy-efficiency program designed for and taught by individuals with developmental disabilities. “Andy M.” has been part of the Energy Force for ComEd for the past three years. Andy welcomes the opportunity to share energy efficiency tips with the community through this partnership with ComEd. Patrons can stop by to see him for some energy tips and a chance to win an energy saving power strip.

• Is Cloud Storage Right for Me? will be discussed at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 15. Cloud storage allows individuals to store and share data over the Internet from innumerable access points and devices. Patrons can gain a better understanding and learn how to use cloud storage services including OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud, and Google Drive.

• Building Blocks for Babies will be held at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16. Children ages birth-23 months are invited with a parent or caregiver who can spend time interacting with their baby during this story time especially designed for the library’s youngest audience.

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Carpet Crafters, now celebrating 50 years From a very young age, Ted Argiris was interested in the textile industry. He was fascinated with colors, designs and patterns, so opening a floor-covering store gave him the opportunity to work with different textiles, which he so enjoyed.

After all these years, his interest and energy have never diminished. Ted still works daily at the store, handling sales, measurements at clients’ locations, and more.

“He does it all,” said an admiring member of his sales staff.

Ted opened Carpet Crafters in 1968 in Roseland, a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. In 1972, he moved the business to its present location, 5160 W. 127th St. in Alsip. Carpet Crafters has proudly served the Chicagoland area and suburbs.

Management and staff pride themselves on ensuring their customers the highest quality of service and craftsmanship.

“We’ll pretty much go anywhere,” which includes Indiana, Wisconsin and even Michigan.

“Not too often do we ever say no.”

Carpet Crafters is a family owned business, who have always believed in integrity, customer service and value. For 50

years, Ted, and now his son, Nick, have built many relationships with their customers, offering them a complete floor-covering store featuring quality flooring from the most basic to the most luxurious.

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WHATIZIT?

The clue for this week’s Whatizit (above) is: Offer shelter.

Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to: thereporter@comcast.net We had a couple of readers who knew last week’s quiz question.

The clue should have been a good hint, which was “Native son.”

The David Johnston Community Center, 9400 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Lawn, is named after David A. Johnston, who grew up in Oak Lawn and became a volcanologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. He was killed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

Palos Park resident Ron Wagenhofer and Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum knew the answer. Johnston was just 30 years old when he died. Fifty-seven people died when Mount St. Helens literally exploded. Johnston was tracking the volcano in the mountain region and is credited with saving many lives because he warned that this volcano could be catastrophic. The center, located in the middle of the Westside Baseball diamonds, is used for meetings and functions with the baseball league.

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Astros are lifting off Shepard came into this week having won five games in a row to move above .500 for the first time since opening day.

The Astros capped off a four-win week on April 26 with a five-inning, 13-3 mercy rule victory over Bremen, which brought them to 10-9 overall and 5-4 in the South Suburban Conference on the season. The Astros were 5-9 and had lost five straight before winning the second game of a doubleheader versus SSC rival Eisenhower on April 21.

Against Bremen, Tom Dougherty was the winning pitcher and helped himself at the plate by going 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI. Trevor Lorek had a double, triple and four runs scored.

Prior to that, Shepard topped Bloom, 132, on April 25. Lorek pitched a complete game and struck out four, and Anthony Nilsson had three hits, including a double, and four RBI. The Astros swept Argo in a home-andhome series, winning 10-0 on April 23 and 7-6 in eight innings on April 24. Dougherty was 3-for-3 with five RBI in the opening contest, and the second game ended with Anthony Nilsson knocking in Lorek with a walk-off single.

Photo by Gary Middendorf

Chicago Christian senior Ellen Vilendrer was second on the Knights with 28 RBI in 17 games entering play this week.

SWINGING A BIG STICK Hard work paying off for Knights’

Stagg The Chargers won three of four games last week to enter Tuesday’s game against Bolingbrook at 12-6.

Homewood-Flossmoor dealt Stagg a 3-2 loss on April 23, but the Chargers rebounding with three straught wins over Morton, Maine South and Bolingbrook.

In a 13-0 thrashing of Morton on April 24, Eddie Lovell had three hits, three RBI and two runs scored, and Leo Angelos had a triple, walk, run and two RBI. Nick Harper had a hit and two RBI, Jordan Thompson

had two hits and scored two runs, and Mike Tobin had two hits, including a double, and a run scored. Thompson allowed four hits, walked one and struck out six while pitching a complete game.

Stagg continued its heavy hitting with a 12-2, five-inning win over Maine South on April 25. Danny Russo led the way with four hits, including three doubles, while driving in two runs and scoring twice. Jordan Thompson had two hits, three RBI and a run scored, and Angelos had two hits, and RBI and two runs. Lovell, Harper and Luke Goral each had two hits, with Goral and Lovell also driving in a run apiece.

The Chargers finished the week with an 8-3 win over Bolingbrook on April 26. Goral had three hits, two RBI and a run; Harper had a double and two RBI; and Russo had a double, triple, RBI and scored twice. Thompson and Mike Tobin each drove in one run.

Brother Rice Loyola avenged a loss two days earlier by defeating the Crusaders, 5-3, on April 23. Patrick Hayes and Sam Jones both had two hits, an RBI and a run.

Rice rebounded by topping Providence, 9-6, on April 26, with Ryan Palmblad allowing six hits and two earned runs, while striking out five over six innings. Jones finished with three hits with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. Patrick Hayes had two hits and two RBI.

Richards/Evergreen Park The Bulldogs swept the Mustangs in a home-and-home, winning 12-8 on April 23 and 9-7 on April 24. Declan Smyth and Pat Doran each had three hits and three RBI in the opening game for Evergreen Park.

Vilendrer, who keeps cashing in

By Alison Moran Correspondent

Here’s a bit of Chicago sports history you don’t hear too often: In 1993, former Chicago White Sox general manager Ron Schueler drafted his daughter Carey in the 43rd round (1,208th pick overall) of the MLB draft. Carey, then 18, remains the only woman officially drafted by a Major League Baseball team.

Someday, women may play Major League Baseball.

And if that day was now, teams might be looking at

Chicago Christian’s Ellen Vilendrer, one of the hitting stars of a Knights’ team that has been dominating the opposition for the past month. The Knights entered action Tuesday this week 15-3 and riding a 12-game winning streak, and Vilendrer’s potent bat has been a major contributor to that success.

Wilender, a senior catcher, was through 17 games hitting .481, with a .516 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .519 slugging percentage. She has among her 25 hits See VILENDRER, Page 3

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Brother Rice’s Brett Selke slides into home to score a run during the Crusaders’ 13-3 rout of St. Rita on Monday, April 30.

Ahead of their time Marist freshmen come up big on Senior Day

By Alison Moran Correspondent

Photo by Alison Moran

Marist seniors Amanda Rizzo (from left), Erin Stapleton, Ally Corcoran, Cassie Eraci, Michelle Lenz, Alexis Rojas, Jill Tackes and Katie Pappas played the final regular-season home game of their high school careers last Saturday.

All teams want to finish strong for the home crowd, particularly if you’re playing for the home crowd for the last time.

At Marist on Saturday, April 28, eight senior RedHawks said goodbye to Red and White Field on a chilly, sunny afternoon by defeating conference rival Marian Central Catholic, 2-1.

“The seniors have been great leaders for us,” said Marist head coach Chris Roe. “We’re glad we could take a day to honor all their hard work on Marist’s behalf.”

For the seniors — forward Allesa “Allie” Corcoran, goalkeeper Cassandra Eraci, defender Michelle Lenz, defender Katherine Pappas, midfielder Nora Reynolds, forward Amanda Rizzo and defender Alexis Rojas – their last home game was bittersweet.

“Soccer and sports at Marist was such a big part of my life, it’s going to suck without it,” said Corcoran, who doesn’t plan to continue in sports past graduation day. Athletics taught her some great life lessons, especially how to work hard and how to be a part of a team, she added.

Others, like Pappas, isn’t saying goodbye just yet.

“We’re going to take this as far as we can,” she said. “We take it one game at a time, to the regionals, then the sectionals. And who knows?

As far as we can get together.”

Good defense by both squads led to a scoreless half.

“We got off to kind of a slow start, but once we found our footing, we could start working off each other,” said Pappas, who moved to defense this year after playing center in 2017.

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Fire burns Toronto late

Gordon’s stoppage time goal earns tie vs. defending champions Second-half substitution Alan Gordon scored the equalizer in the waning moments of stoppage time and the Chicago Fire secured a point against the reigning MLS Cup champions last Saturday afternoon in Toronto.

Gordon’s goal leveled the score 2-2 and helped the Fire move to 2-3-2 on the season. The Fire has lost only once in its past five games after starting the season with consecutive losses.

Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger contributed a goal and an assist in the effort. His helper on Gordon’s equalizer was the German’s fourth assist in six games this season.

“It was very intense,” said Fire head coach Vejlko Paunovic. “This is the reason why we love this game, and when you have games like this, sometimes when you don’t win you feel happy coming back two-zero

against a great team (like the) reigning champions. The huge performance from our guys, and the effort they showed in this game, makes you feel very, very satisfied. Obviously, I’m very proud of their effort, proud of the game, and the reaction we had after we conceded two goals.”

Toronto opened scoring in the seventh minute when Sebastian Giovinco collected the ball running into the right side of the Fire 18 and played a low cross for a sliding Jonathan Osorio. They found their second goal just 15 minutes later when Victor Vázquez lofted a shot over the head of Fire goalkeeper Richard Sánchez.

The comeback began in 69th minute when Schweinsteiger scored on a header to finish off a corner kick sequence. Second half substitution Diego Campos played a ball in from

the corner that defender Kevin Ellis rose to match with his head, flicking it forward for Schweinsteiger to head home and bring the score to 2-1.

A pair of dramatic near-finishes from Jon Bakero and Nikolic went wanting for the visitors in the waning moments, but Gordon provided the necessary goal in stoppage time.

Schweinsteiger received a pass near the right touchline and played a cross into the mix. The German’s service landed at the feet of Gordon, who turned and fired the equalizer into the back of the net. The goal was Gordon’s first in a Fire shirt.

Gordon entered the contest in the 75th minute.

“He brings everything in every game,” Paunovic said of Gordon.

“He knew today he had 15 minutes to play and he brought everything.

He put everything on the field — his

heart, his experience, his quality, and he is a specialist in these kinds of situations. Two times he was close to scoring, the second one is obviously what you expect from somebody that has had such a great (career) so far in the league.”

The draw followed a 2-1 win on the road over the New York Red Bulls on April 21.

“I’m satisfied with the progression we had after our second game of the season,” Paunovic said. “After our two losses to start the season, we had a meeting and said, ‘This is a brand new start.’ It was early in the season and we restarted from that point, started to build our momentum and we are very satisfied with this progression. Obviously, we still have a long way to go... But this group is growing. This group is getting better.”

More than one way to catch a coho

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he south end of Lake Michigan is relatively shallow compared to the rest of the lake, and warms up and becomes ice-free rather quickly in the spring. This brings salmon and trout to this southern basin, creating great fishing opportunities for coho and king salmon, and lakers and steelhead.

Charter boats and sport fishermen cash-in on these opportunities when the weather permits.

Lake Michigan can be treacherous, and often without much OUTDOORS warning. Those of us who fish the WITH lake have learned to respect it.

Recently, Palos Park resident JIM KIRBY Diane Goerg and a few friends set up a charter to fish for salmon and trout; however, inclement weather forced cancellation of the fishing trip. But Diane doesn’t give up so easily. She started to travel around the south end of the lake looking for a place to fish from shore.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Knights top Rebels again

By Jason Maholy

said, and referenced the upcoming regional tournament. “With that being said, we have made it clear that none of those things are upon us yet, and the most important game of our season is always the one that we are playing that day.”

Christian stayed hot last week with wins over St. Edward, Timothy Christian and Argo.

In a 6-4 win over St. Edward on April 23, Vilendrer had two hits with a stolen base, run scored and three RBI; and Jordan Dryfhout had two hits, including a double, two runs scored and RBI. The Knights followed that with a 21-2 romp over Timothy Christian on April 24. Vilendrer had three hits, two runs and four RBI, and Dryfhout had three hits, including two doubles, two RBI and three runs.

Christian closed out the week with a 10-0 victory over Argo on April 27, with Hannah Dieck striking out nine over five innings to improve to 10-0 on the season. She also drove in two runs. Brooke Veldman was 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI.

Sports Editor, and

Alison Moran Correpondent

Chicago Christian took a major step earlier this season, both on the diamond and psychologically, when they beat conference rival Ridgewood for the first time in three years.

The Knights may have taken an even bigger leap, and have the inside track on winning a Metro Suburban Conference title, after topping the Rebels for the second time this season, 4-3, on Monday in Palos Heights. The victory was Christian’s 12th straight, and improved them to 15-3 overall and 9-0 in the MSC. Senior ace Hannah Dieck improved to 11-0 as she struck out seven and allowed one earned run while going the distance. Dieck also had two hits, and Abby Sytsma had a double and two RBI. Senior catcher Jordan Dryfhout threw out a baserunner attempting to swipe second for the game’s final out.

The Knights finished runner-up in the conShepard/Evergreen Park ference to Ridgewood each of the past two seasons, and the team’s experienced senior core The Astros won four games last week to of Dieck, Dryfhout, Ellen Vilendrer, Bethany run their win streak to six games and enter Regnerus and Megan Gonzalez had never exMonday’s game against Richards at 11-2. perienced a victory at the varsity level over Shepard started last week by slugging four the Rebels. That demon was exorcised when home runs in a 12-6 win over Evergreen Park. they beat Ridgewood, 4-0, in the teams’ first Senior Jessica Coyle collected four hits including meeting April 10, and Christian coach Kevin two round-trippers, while junior Bridget McPittman said the victory was big for the team’s Dermott also had four hits, a homer and two confidence.

RBI, and sophomore Jenna Samad also went “This year, when we beat Ridgewood, it gave yard, to go with two other hits and three RBI. the girls a realization that this was a different McDermott surrendered six runs on 11 hits over year, and we have tried to impress upon them Photo by Gary Middendorf seven innings, striking out 11 and walking none. that this is their year,” Pittman said.

In a 10-5 victory over Argo, Coyle belted Chicago Christian’s Hannah Dieck delivers a pitch during Vilendrer, a senior who has matured into one a game against Argo on April 27. another homer and drove in four runs; Cassidy of the Knights’ most prolific hitters, called that McCarthy had two hits, including a home run, first victory the best moment of the season. and three RBI; and Emily Edminston had a coaches always know what we need to hear and That, however, was before Monday’s win. always know how to bring out the best in us. homer and RBI. Bridget McDermott struck out “We have never been able to beat them in And we have a lot of fun playing together and 12 and eared the victory. the past, and our team really played an amazing for a lot of us, this is our last season and we After a 15-4 win over Joliet Central, the Astros game,” she said. drubbed Reavis, 11-1, on April 26. McDermott want to give it our all.”

Vilendrer said team chemistry has contributed The Knights now control their own destiny was the winner again, allowing two hits and a to the Knights’ success. regarding a conference championship, and they run while striking out seven in six innings. She “Our team is like a family, we’re all really appear to have the ingredients to make a deep also had three hits. McCarthy, Coyle, Katie Jusclose and we always have each others’ backs,” postseason run. tin, Becca Harkala and Ellison McGovern each she said. “The second thing is our coaches. Our “We have high hopes for this team,” Pittman had two hits.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Right off the bat, Rice’s Maher making strong impression in first varsity season

By Jon DePaolis Correspondent

Brother Rice’s Ryan Maher may be new to varsity baseball, but he looks like a seasoned veteran on the diamond.

Maher, the Crusaders’ junior second baseman, has been on a torrid pace through April. His slash line is a robust .345 batting average, .455 on-base percentage and .545 slugging percentage. He entered play this week with two home runs and two triples, and had 20 RBI through April 25.

In the second game of a doubleheader sweep of St. Francis on April 19, Maher had his signature moment by belting a grand slam and driving in five runs in a 7-6 victory. He recalled his second at-bat of the game, when he came up to the plate with a runner at third and one out.

“I got down to two strikes, and I knew I just had to battle and get the ball in play to score the run,” Maher said.

He hit a ground ball to second, tallying his first RBI of the game. But it was his next atbat that was the game-changer. With runners on second and third, the Saints intentionally walked Crisaders cleanup hitter Sam Jones to laod the bases with one out.

“I was just looking to drive the ball,” he said.

“Luckily, I got a good one (to hit), and it went out.”

Having games like he did against St. Francis are huge for young players, and Maher recognizes how that game affected him moving forward.

“It definitely boosts your confidence, which is huge,” he said. “It makes you feel good and makes you want to do it again.”

Brother Rice coach John McCarthy elaborated on Maher’s importance to the Crusaders offense.

Photo by Gary Middendorf

Brother Rice junior second baseman Ryan Maher has been a big reason the Crusaders stood at 17-6 after Monday’s 13-3 win over St. Rita.

“He’s the guy that helps keep the lineup moving,” McCarthy said of Maher, who often hits in the five-hole. “He does an incredible job in the middle of the lineup. We need him, because he hits behind Sam Jones — who has been probably one of the hottest hitters in the state — and he protects Sam. That’s a big responsibility.”

McCarthy said the St. Francis game was a perfect example of Maher living up to that responsibility.

“They intentionally walked Sam to get to Ryan, and Ryan protected Sam by putting the ball out

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Diane Goerg of Palos Park with two nice spring-run coho salmon caught from the southern shore of Lake Michigan.

Goerg was fishing from shore because her planned charter boat trip was canceled on account of poor weather.

The logical place to get the latest fishing reports is a local bait and tackle shop, such as the one in Michigan City, Indiana, that told Diane where to fish, what bait to use and how to use it. As you can see from the photo, Diane fishing from a breakwall using nightcrawlers and shrimp did manage to catch two nice coho salmon, proving there is more than one way to fish Lake Michigan.

Palos Ducks Unlimited 54th anniversary dinner I am the last survivor of the group that 54 years ago met at the old Branding Iron Restaurant, famous for its ribs and doughnut holes, on 95th Street to organize the Palos Chapter of Ducks Unlimited.

They were a great bunch of fellows from the Palos Gun Club, then on Route 83 and now located in Frankfort.

Palos Ducks Unlimited’s 54th anniversary dinner, which will feature an open bar and an auction on firearms, sporting goods and prizes will be Wednesday, May 23 at the Palos Country Club, 13100 Southwest Highway in Orland Park. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m. and auction at 8 p.m. Ticket price includes dinner, event attendance & a one year membership to Ducks Unlimited. For more information or tickets call Jim Mayer at 708-557-1300.

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Canoeing and fishing

of the ballpark,” McCarthy said. “Ryan is a key component of our defense and our offense.”

McCarthy believes a lot of Maher’s success this season can be traced back to the work he put in during the offseason.

“He’s done an incredible job in the weight room, and also working on his game, which has allowed him to have immediate success with our varsity team,” McCarthy said. “A lot of it has to do with his preparation and focus and the effort he put in during the offseason. It really set the tone for a successful junior year.”

During the summer and fall, Maher played on the Cangelosi Sparks, a travel baseball organization based out of Bo Jackson’s Elite Sports Dome in Lockport. When the fall season ended, he began working out a lot more in the weight room.

“I was trying to get faster and stronger for the season,” Maher said. “I was training on hitting and fielding, as well.”

His workouts consisted of full-body routines, and he’s noticed a difference in his power, speed and arm strength.

Maher said the biggest differences he’s noticed between the sophomore and varsity levels are in the quality of pitching and the speed of the game.

But he hasn’t missed a beat in the transition.

“Ryan’s done a good job laying off pitches that are out of the zone,” McCarthy said. “He’s done an incredible job of hitting mistakes that the pitchers make. I think he’s put himself in good hitters’ counts, and when he’s gotten the pitch that is a good pitch, he hasn’t missed it. That’s the key, being able to lay off the tough pitches to get a better pitch.”

Maher’s successes also have led to some heavy

Join the Forest Preserves of Cook County and Palos Park Recreation and Parks Department for an afternoon of paddling and fishing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 at the Saganashkee Slough boat launch, 107th Street and Willow Springs Road.

What a better way to spend your lunch hour than dropping in a fishing line or canoeing around Saganashkee Slough? Bring your own canoe or kayak or use on of theirs. There will be a limited number of boats available, and canoe instruction will be provided. Paddling for ages 5 years and up. Fishing instruction and all equipment provided. Call the Forest Preserves of Cook County at 708-386-4042, ext.

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Asian carp business process analysis

Illinois DNR is sharing a Business Process Analysis and Action Plan as a guide to bolster current removal activities and further reduce the spread of Asian carp in the Illinois Waterway, as well as protect native Illinois species. The DNR has used contracted commercial fishers to reduce populations in the upper Illinois Waterway significantly, with more than 6.3 million lbs. of Asian carp removed to date. These fish have been used by Illinois companies with only a few having to be disposed of in landfills.

Think about it Rebates are a waste of time, paper and money.

Why not have the rebate occur at the place of purchase, allowing the buyer to spend the money with the local merchant. After reading the “fine print” the buyer has to send the rebate info, then wait for the rebate to arrive in the mail, all involving envelopes and stamps.

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FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGES

Drey Days: SXU senior has seven hits, eight RBI in series with Olivet Bouncing back from a tough loss to start the day, Saint Xavier split a doubleheader with Olivet Nazarene last Saturday to take two out of three in a weekend series with the Tigers.

The Cougars dropped the opener 4-3 before holding off the hosts for an 8-6 win in Game 2.

Center fielder Drey Devereaux went 5-for-5 in the nightcap with two doubles, three RBI and a pair of runs scored. Jack Gainer and Agustin Guerrero picked up two hits apiece in the win.

Devereaux got the scoring started with an RBI single in the second inning to help give Saint Xavier the early lead. After Olivet tied the game Devereaux with runs in the second and third innings, back-to-back doubles from Guerrero and Devereaux highlighted a four-run frame that put SXU ahead 6-2.

The lead increased to 8-3 when Griffin Bright and Gainer each picked up an RBI, on a sac fly and fielder’s choice, respectively. Matthew McKenzie, a Marist alum, pitched the final 1.2 innings to close out the game.

In Game 1, Ben Zordani had an RBI double

and Cameron Powell had a run-scoring sacrifice fly, the latter which put Saint Xavier ahead by three; however, the Cougars left 13 runners on base and watched a Tigers team that managed just four hits come back to steal a one-run victory on a walk-off single.

On April 27, Jared Jones pitched his third complete game of the season and the Cougar offense pounded out 13 runs on 14 hits in a 13-1 win in the first of the three-game set.

Gainer and Ben Zordani led the way at the plate, finishing a combined 7-for-7, while Devereaux had two hits and drove in runs in three of his four trips to the plate to finish with a game-high five RBI. Gainer collected three doubles, along with a single and a walk, and scored four times. Zordani finished 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI. Softball: In their last home games of the year, Saint Xavier closed out the regular season in fashion, sweeping a doubleheader over Cardinal Stritch last Saturday on Senior Day. The Cougars won the opener, 10-0 in five innings, and 9-5 in Game 2.

Sophomore pitcher Allison Golic struck out ten hitters in the first game, allowing just three hits

over five innings. Every player in the lineup reached base for the Cougars who had a five run first inning highlighted by Brittany Schultz’s three-RBI triple. Tori Kielman would hit a triple of her own in the second inning, as the Cougars went off for five runs again.

Schultz scored two runs, and Tori Williams had two hits and scored once.

Caroline Kuzel, a Sandburg alum and Orland Park resident, and the Cougars only senior, was honored during a ceremony before the nightcap. Alexandra Maguire then led the game off with the first of her five hits and finished with a double, two RBI and three runs scored.

Tori Williams had three hits, three RBI and a run scored, and Tori Keilman had two hits and three RBI. Track and Field: Saint Xavier track and field saw two school records fall on Wednesday night, as the Cougars competed at the Lewis University Twilight.

Mario Scarcelli set the first of two new program records, placing eighth in 3,000 meter with a time of 9:05.44, besting Gabriel Esparza’s mark from a year ago.

Anthony Kowalczyk also took a school record in the throwing events, surpassing his old record in the hammer throw with a toss of 136 feet 5 inches to finish eighth. Kowalczyk placed sixth in the shot put, throwing for 45 feet 7.25 inches.

Tionte McDaniel led the group of four Cougars competing in the 100 meters, finishing 12th with a time of 11.06 to set a new personal best.

In the women’s events, Mother McAuley alum Rachal Brooks posted one of the team’s top performances, earning fourth place result in the 800 meter with a time of 2:24.47. Tasneem Jaber, an Oak Lawn alum, and Grace Maletich highlighted the team’s distance events, with Jaber placing 15th in the 1,500 meter with a time of 5:38.30, and Maletich finished in 5th in the 3,000 meter with a time of 11:42.32.

Alex Lambros posted a pair of top-10 results, clearing 35 feet 10.75 inches in the triple jump to place fifth. The junior also finished seventh in the long jump with a mark of 16 feet 9.25 inches.

The Cougars will compete in the CCAC Championships to be held May 4 and 5 in Joliet.

AREA SPORTS

Shorter is named Spartan Athlete of the Week

Chicago Red Stars players celebrate after Alyssa Mautz scored the equalizer in last week’s draw against the Washington spirit.

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Chicago Red Stars forward Sofia Huerta scored two goals during Week 4 to earn the NWSL’s Player of the Week award.

Red Stars earn tie vs. Spirit Sofia Huerta is named NWSL Player of the Week Alyssa Mautz scored her third goal of the season, and the Red Stars battled to a 1-1 draw on the road last Saturday night in the nation’s capital.

Starting off slow, the Red Stars fell early on in the fourth minute as Washington’s Francisca Ordega gave the Spirit the lead.

The Stars found the equalizer after a Sam Kerr shot was deflected and fell to the feet of Mautz, who drew the game in the 20th minute.

Both Chicago and Washington earned several counter attacks, but none were

good enough to tally a go-ahead goal.

The Red Stars finished the first half with eight shots to the Spirit’s three, while also earning majority of possession in the first half.

In the second half, the Stars held much of the possession and had multiple chances inside the box but couldn’t punch it in.

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Chicago Red Stars forward Sofia Huerta was voted the National Women’s Soccer

Marist

Vilendrer

Switching positions taught Pappas the value of working hard toward her goals.

“I’ve only been on varsity for two seasons, but l wanted to help my team in any way I possibly could,” she said.

Both the RedHawks and the Canes got physical in the second half. The attacking RedHawks found their first goal off a penalty kick by senior Amanda Rizzo, who buried the shot on the right side of the net.

After giving up the equalizer to Marian Catholic a couple of minutes later, the RedHawks capped off the win with a goal on an all-freshman connection from Lindsey Richter to Cecelia Wright. Richter received a pass from Ciara Bridges and swng it down the middle to Light, who finished with an open-footed strike.

Roe said the second goal gave him confidence in the next few years. He said Light, a midfielder, has been playing amazing and was the difference in the victory.

The defense held Marian Catholic for the next few minutes, and the RedHawks emerged elated with the win.

The RedHawks will next compete in in the IHSA Class 2A Marist Regional, in which play begins May 11.

five doubles, and has scored 17 runs and driven in 27. As her RBI total might indicate, she has consistently come through with runners on base.

Vilendrer, who will study nursing at Valparaiso beginning in the fall, credits Knights coach Kevin Pittman and extra training for her improvement.

“I think the most beneficial change I made was to constantly listen to coach Pittman’s feedback,” she said. “He really helped me get a consistent swing. I came into this season expecting our team to have a lot of success, and I personally wanted to contribute whatever I could to benefit my team.”

Pittman noted Vilendrer has been diligent in putting the coaching staff’s advice into practice.

“Through cage reps and tee work, we have worked with Ellen on her bal-

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McCarthy believes he is a “can’t miss” prospect.

“He’s got incredible character,” McCarthy said. “He’s a hardworking person, and his grades are off the charts. Ryan

League (NWSL) Player of the Week by the NWSL Media Association for Week 4 of the 2018 season.

Huerta, 25, tallied two goals in Week 4, one goal to help Chicago earn a 3-0 win against the Houston Dash on 18 and another goal against the Sky Blue FC April 21 to help the Red Stars earn a 1-1 draw.

The Boise, Idaho, native scored her first goal of the season in the 74th minute heading home a long-driven ball by Danielle Colaprico in the box to beat Houston

goalkeeper Jane Campbell.

The U.S. international player scored the fifth fastest goal in NWSL history just 44 seconds into their match on Saturday as Alyssa Mautz laid the ball back for Huerta at the corner of the 18-yard box, and she lofted a drifting shot that sailed over the head of Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.

It is the fourth time Huerta has been honored as the NWSL Player of the Week and the 10th time a Chicago Red Stars player has won the award. She becomes the seventh player in league history to earn the accolade on at least four separate occasions.

Coyne welcoming Special Olympians Team USA and Olympic gold medalist Kendall Coyne and former Chicago White Sox player Harold Baines will serve as the honorary coaches at the 50th annual Opening Ceremony of Special Olympics Chicago Spring Games, to open Thursday, May 3 at Soldier Field.

More than 4,500 athletes from the Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools and other agencies will march into iconic Soldier Field, the site of where the first Special Olympics games were 50 years ago.

Coyne, a Palos Heights resident, and Baines will welcome athletes onto the Field and mark the official start of the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony with the lighting of the Olympic torch.

Chicago Christian senior slugger Ellen Vilendrer gets a hit during the Knights’ 10-0 win over Argo last week.

“I think the most

beneficial change I made was to constantly listen to coach Pittman’s feedback.” ­— Ellen Vilendrer

Photo by Gary Middendorf

ance,” Pittman said. “Ellen has always had good hand-eye coordination, but she tended to hit way too much off of her front foot and get off her center line, and then just poke at the ball. She is much more balanced and is able to drive the ball into gaps and drive in runs with a great deal of consistency.”

As for Wilendrer’s ballplaying future, she’s open to anything offered to her.

“As of right now I don’t have any plans to play, but I’d be open to playing,” she said. “So who knows?” is a 3.92 (grade-point average) student.

On top of that, he’s super athletic. He can play anywhere in the infield. And he’s an incredible hitter.”

Maher hopes to play at the collegiate level, but he’s trying not to think about the future too much.

“You don’t want to get too worried about colleges,” Maher said. “But I definitely want a program that has coaches

Oak Lawn boys track athlete Javaris Shorter was named the Spartan Athlete of the Week for the week of April 16.

Shorter began the week with three secondplace finishes and setting two personal records in the 100-meter Shorter dash, 200-meter dash and triple jump on April 17 at the Oak Lawn quad meet, and followed that performance with a solid day at the Tinley Park Relays on April 20. Shorter competed and helped the Spartans earn points in the sixth-place 4x100 relay, fifthplace sprint medley relay, thirdplace 4x200 relay and fifth-place triple jump relay. The team’s times in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays were their best of the season.

The other nominee for Spartan Athlete of the Week was baseball player Kevin Swatek.

who make you better. And, I want a good academic school. I want to get a good education, and (to be at) a place that feels like home.”

With such a strong start to his junior season, how far does McCarthy think Maher can go?

“Ceilings are kind of hard to talk about, but the biggest thing for Ryan is to just keep getting better every day,” McCar-

thy said.

“That’s what we talk about as a team, and that’s what we talk about for our guys individually. I think the ceiling is really high for Ryan, but I hate putting a cap on anything. If he continues working hard and continues having good at-bats — and trusting the process — he’s going to be one of the best players in the state of Illinois.”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARGARET CAREY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE SQUARE OF ORLAND TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION Defendants 17 CH 09620 15703 DANFORD LN ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 13, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 14, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 15703 DANFORD LN, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-15-306-010-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $154,356.49.

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 in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 2120-13848.

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the 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 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-13848 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 09620 TJSC#: 38-2359 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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MOHAMMAD DAABOUL Defendants 16 CH 09506 6813 WEST 114TH PLACE WORTH, IL 60482 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 24, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 17, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6813 WEST 114TH PLACE, WORTH, IL 60482

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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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 8916.

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McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 8916 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 09506 TJSC#: 38-3215

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The Center to host Sunday morning bird watching The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, has announced a slate of activities for the days ahead.

For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 361-3650.

• World Labyrinth Day Walk will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5 in the labyrinth. This is a global movement to gather and walk the labyrinth for peace.

The Center is joining this movement as participants will “Walk as One at One.” • Sunday Morning Bird Watching will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. for four sessions beginning May 6. Avid birder Dan Morley will lead four Sunday mornings of bird watching at the height of the spring bird migration season. The Center woods serve as a stopover site for migrating warblers and songbirds on their way north to their summer breeding grounds.

In past springs, scarlet tanagers, orioles, grosbeaks and a multitude of warblers have been spotted near The Center. Participants should wear sturdy hiking shoes for spring mud. The program fee is $20 ($5 each Saturday). Registration is necessary.

• Communion Sunday will be held at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6. On the first Sunday of each month (except December) Communion is offered at both Wayside Chapel services.

Volunteers are needed setting up Communion as well as helping to distribute it. Those who are interested should contact Chris Hopkins at (708) 361-3650. All are welcome. The Wayside Chapel serves a non-alcoholic cup and gluten-free bread.

• Ladies Spring Tea is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday May 6.

This is an afternoon in The Great Hall of The Main Lodge filled with tea party fare including home

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Angela Kalamaras (from left), Vincent Ferry and Kathryn Cargill star in “And Then There Were None” staged by the Palos Village Players.

Palos Village Players present Christie play for two weekends Children enjoy making pottery at The Center.

brewed tea from herbs grown in the garden at the farm, elegant and wild hats and beautiful floral arrangements. Actress Megan Wells will provide entertainment with her story telling. This great gettogether is planned the weekend before Mother’s Day. Tickets are $33 each. Reservations must be made in advance.

• This month’s luncheon features Bill the Band from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday May 8. Oak Forest resident Bill Ehm is a one-man band. The event will feature music with lots of audience interaction.

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• Pottery for Kids will be taught

by Liz Credio from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for four Thursdays beginning May 10. Instructor Credio will moderate this class in which students will learn the process of creating ceramic art. In this class students will learn how to make such things as pottery and sculptures. Credio will have several projects planned as well as allowing time for experimentation. This class is open to children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The class fee is $51 plus a $14 materials fee.

Lotton Art Gallery to host open house Lotton Art Glass Gallery and Studios, 24760 S. Country Lane, Crete, is hosting a spring open house from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday, May 4 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5.

It is free and open to the public.

Completely self-taught, the Lotton family have been successfully creating their own unique, one of a kind glass designs for the past 48 years. Founder, Charles Lotton, has successfully mastered the art of glass blowing. Now 82, he is still daily creating his one ofa-kind designs made completely out of liquid hot glass. Sons David, Daniel and grandson Robert also are carrying on the family tradition.

The Lottons also own two other galleries, one on the north side of Chicago and the other in Gatlin-

Charles Lotton blowing glass.

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burg, Tenn. Their work is known worldwide and can be found at other fine art galleries all over

the United States.

The glass studio is open to the public Monday through Friday.

someone’s word on something or put your ultimate trust in an individual this week. It may be challenging, but let down your guard.

Sagittarius. If you’re not sure what to do, trust someone else who has always supported you.

HOROSCOPES ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, take a step back and analyze your current situation before making any other moves. You may be barking up the wrong tree, and you will need a new approach.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, there may be many things you wish to say to someone special, but you just do not know how to find the words. You can convey much more through actions.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, if you have your hand in three or more projects, you may need to step back. It’s hard to devote your full attention to each task when you’re juggling so much at once.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, it is good to have a sense of humor, and you may need a little extra patience at work this week.

When times get tough, surround yourself with lighthearted people.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you may have to take

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 You need to find firm footing in your career, Virgo; otherwise, you may suffer from lack of direction.

Start putting out feelers and begin networking.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Don’t underestimate your abilities, Libra. As a general peoplepleaser, you have the ability to smooth over many situations with a calming word.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 It’s in your nature to want to get to the root of every problem and find out the answers to all the puzzles, Scorpio. This can be tiring, but when you’re determined it’s essential.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/ Dec 21 Various factors may be clouding your decision-making skills,

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, finances have been drawing your attention in your life a lot lately. Pay attention to the subtle clues to get your assets in order.

The Palos Village Players will present the second play of their 77th Season “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, May 4, 5, 11 and 12, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at the Palos Park Recreational Center, 8901 W. 123rd St. Tickets are $20 per person, $18 for students and seniors. Tickets can be obtained by calling (877)

787-8497 or by visiting the website palosvillageplayers.com. Season tickets are available online or at the box office for $55.

Hackney’s Restaurant, 123rd Street and LaGrange Road, offers a discount of $5 for anyone attending a performance. Reservations are available at (708) 448-8300.

IPO hosts classical music competition Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s inaugural composition competition aimed at expanding the canon of classical music for current and future generations takes place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, in Ozinga Chapel on the campus of Trinity Christian College, 6660 W. College Drive, Palos Heights.

“Our goal is to provide young American composers with opportunities to create, grow and learn while being part of a vibrant professional organization,” said IPO’s Music Director, Stilian Kirov.

“As IPO’s Composer in Residence for one year, having their works performed by IPO on a regular basis, along with experimenting and interacting with our outstanding musicians, should offer an extremely valuable experience that will hopefully give these composers the tools to lead American classical music into a very bright, exciting future.”

Finalists include: • Ben Ash, a 2014 New York University graduate in Music Theory and Composition whose work has been performed in New

York and Seattle, as well as in several films including Milan’s Festival MIX award-winning documentary, Coming Out. • Saad Haddad, a 2016 M.M. graduate of Juilliard and winner of numerous conducting prizes/ awards whose work has been performed by the Minnesota Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and others.

• Conor Mackey, a 2013 St. Olaf College graduate in Music Theory and Composition, whose classical roots have led to a career as a performer/composer/producer of new music At the May 8 event, Maestro Kirov and each composer will be mic’ed. Each finalist’s composition will be rehearsed in a 30-minute workshop session with the audience able to hear the verbal directions and conversation between Maestro Kirov and the composer. At the conclusion of the three sessions, there will be a brief intermission followed by a performance of each work.

Following the performances, the

professional judging panel’s votes will be combined with the audience’s majority vote to select the Composer in Residence for the 2018-19 season. The winner will be announced live at the conclusion of the evening.

“While results are being tabulated, the audience will have the opportunity to hear each composer’s personal story and ask questions during on stage interviews. It’s really a unique, exciting event that hopefully will bring us on the path to discovering the future’s most eminent American composers,” Kirov added.

The participating judges are notable Chicago artists and arts professionals: Kyong Mee Choi, Henry Fogel, Stilian Kirov and Jim Stephenson.

General admission to Classical Evolve is $25. Student tickets are $10. Fees may apply.

To order tickets, visit ipomusic. org or call (708) 481-7774. The box office at Ozinga Chapel will open at 5:30 p.m. on May 8.

A quick and tasty meal for weeknights Preparing weeknight meals can be tricky, as busy men and women may want to save money and cook their own healthy foods but have little time to do so consistently.

But healthy, homecooked meals need not take much time to prepare. The following low-calorie recipe for “Crab Salad-Stuffed Tomatoes” from “Weightwatchers: Cook It Fast” (St. Martin’s Griffin) can be whipped up in 20 minutes, making it an ideal meal for time-strapped men and women who want homecooked meals without all the work that goes into more complex recipes.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 CRAB SALAD-STUFFED Swimming against the tide TOMATOES will only tire you out, Aquarius.

Serves 2 If the battle isn’t worth waging on something trivial, just go with • 1/3 cup orzo the flow. Save your energy for • 2 large tomatoes bigger issues.

• 1 cup crabmeat, picked over for pieces of shell PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 • 1/3 cup chopped black or There are some very interesting green olives opportunities coming your way, • 2 tablespoons crumbled Pisces. Just be sure to grab onto reduced-fat feta cheese them fast.

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill • 2 teaspoons balsamic FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS vinegar MAY 3 • 1/8 teaspoon salt Eric Church, Singer (41) • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper MAY 4 Erin Andrews, Sportscaster (40) 1. Cook orzo according to MAY 5 package directions, omitting salt Adele, Singer (30)

if desired. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain again.

2. Meanwhile, cut thin slice off tops of tomatoes; reserve tops.

Using spoon, carefully scoop out seeds and pulp; reserve for another use.

3. Gently toss together crabmeat, olives, feta, dill, vinegar,

salt, and pepper in medium bowl.

Spoon crabmeat mixture evenly into tomato shells and cover with reserved tomato tops.

Cook’s note: Scoop the seeds and pulp from the tomatoes into a storage container. Cover and freeze up to 4 months and toss them into a soup or stew.

8 Section 2

Thursday, May 3, 2018

The Regional News • The Reporter

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS The gift shop will be open. Yearly season passes and adoptions will McCord Gallery and Cultural also be available.

Free parking will be at Walmart, Center, 9602 W. Creek Road, 16241 S. Farrell Road, with free, Palos Park, presents Mother’s Day Paint Night with Beth Leahy from continuous shuttle bus service.

6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 11. A limited amount of parking for Participants are invited to cele- people with disabilities will be brate Mother’s Day with someone on ranch grounds.

Strollers are allowed. special in their life. This will be a For details, call the ranch creative event for both the beginner and established artist. Leahy at (815) 588-0044. will guide individuals through a step-by-step acrylic painting and by the end of the night everyone Bridge Teen Center to celebrate Star Wars Day will leave with a piece of art.

The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 The cost of the event is $35 per person. All supplies, including S. 71st Ct., Orland Park, offers canvas, paint, easel and brushes, several free events for teens in are included. Those attending the seventh through 12th grade.

For more information, call event can BYOB (bring your own beverage). The gallery will pro- (708) 532-0500.

• Star Wars Trivia Night and vide coffee and lemonade.

A Dry-Brush Technique Work- Galaxy Paintings will be held shop, with instructor Beth Leahy, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. tomorwill be held Saturday, May 5, from row, May 4. Students will cel9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a break for ebrate Star Wars Day with trivia, a lunch. Participants will learn how Star Wars Battlefront Tournament, to use the dry-brush technique to and galaxy paintings in the art create stunning drawings using studio. TruGurt will provide free black oil paint. The day will start frozen yogurt. with a demonstration and a simple • Project Serve: Read to Chilsubject to familiarize the student dren is scheduled from 12:30 to with the process. Later, the class 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5. Students will work from a reference photo will make a difference in the comto produce a full drawing. Paper munity by reading to children at and oil paint will be provided. The Bridge Thrift Store’s reading Cost for the workshop is $90/105 corner. Community service hours (Member/Non-Member). will be given.

More information and reserva• Project Give: Thank You tions for either event can be ob- Teachers will take place from 5 tained by calling (708) 671-0648. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. Students will make a special gift to give their teachers to show appreciaRescued wildlife to tion before the school year ends. be on display • Advanced Writing: Creating a Big Run Wolf Ranch, 14857 S. World For Your Story is set from 5 Farrell Road, Lockport, will host to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 9. Stua family day from 10 a.m. to 4 dents will learn to create a world p.m. Saturday, May 12.

Admission is $6 at the door, that fictional characters live in that is both captivating and realistic. and there are no online tickets.

• Culinary: Specialty Pizzas The ranch is a non-profit, federwith Trader Joes will be held from ally licensed, wildlife education facility featuring rescued North 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10.

American wildlife—including Students will create unique pizzas Shere Khan the Siberian tiger, with various crusts (cauliflower, Kuma the black bear, Charlie whole wheat, garlic), cheeses the cougar, eight wolves, coyotes, (vegan mozzarella, soy cheese), raccoons, porcupines, a skunk, a and toppings.

• #Skills Sports: Tennis Serve horse and other wild and domestic is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. animals.

A special attraction will be Thursday, May 10. Students will exotic animals from a visiting visit an offsite park to learn tennis wildlife sanctuary, including ca- skills with a professional coach. puchins, lemurs, foxes, tamarins, Topics covered include serving the ball, using forehand and backhand, a red kangaroo and more.

At the open house food, mu- scoring points correctly and other sic and raffles will be available. tennis tips.

McCord Gallery to celebrate Mother’s Day

TACO TUESDAY MAY 8, 15, 22 & 29 STARTING AT 12:00PM Tacos on us! Join us every Tuesday to sample a different type of street taco each week paired with our signature margarita.

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