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Dominic Sobiezczyk of Oak Lawn holds an important trophy before the historic soccer battle between Brother Rice and Marist last Thursday night. For more photos, see page 4.

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Palos Park-Lemont golf war escalates Lemont mayor says annex deal ‘doesn’t smell right’ and Palos Park officials fire back By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor

It’s getting a little nastier out there. Golf may be considered a gentlemen’s game by some, but annexing land with golf courses? Well, that’s a different beast. Shortly after Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves went on television to rip the city of Palos Park in a segment shown on Friday, the city went on the offensive. The Friday fights started when Reaves told Fox-32 that Palos Park’s annexing of 1,400 acres of unincorporated land which includes three golf courses including the jewel of the bunch -- Cog Hill – was a “land grab.’’ That came 11 days after a Lemont village board meeting in which some people in that town portrayed the City of Palos Park as “selfish and self-centered” and

a “political predatory parasite.” “I call this a land grab because at the end of the day, the village of Lemont had no chance to combat what’s going on,” he told the TV station. He also accused a deal was cut between Cook County and Palos Park but added he couldn’t prove it. “I can tell you something doesn’t smell right,” Reaves said. The village’s website calls it a “back-room deal.” New Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison, who has publically said he favors the annexation, called Reaves’ accusations “hogwash” and told the Chicago television station that Reaves has lost his mind. That didn’t sit well with Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney and City Manager Rick Boehm. Not long after the broadcast, Boehm sent out a seven-page information packet to the media

File photo by Jeff Vorva

Palos Park City Manager Rick Boehm, above photo, said Lemont’s claim than an annexation that included three golf courses including Cog Hill, left photo, is a “land grab” is “ridiculous and utterly false.’’

not the Village of Lemont’s land and are not within the Village of Lemont’s corporate limits.

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about the situation from Park’s point of view. “Even the suggestion of a ‘land

grab’ is ridiculous and utterly false,’’ Boehm said in the statement. “The properties involved in

the proposed annexations – both the Forest Preserve District land and the private properties – are

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It will be a Pope-pourri of fun Incarnation plans first Festival of Families at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood By Jeff Vorva

Reporter Editor Photo courtesy of popefrancis.com

A broadcast of Pope Francis on a large video board, clowns and Tae Kwan Do will be a part of Incarnation’s World Festival of Families at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood.

World Festival of Families starting at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood. It is open to all families and religious denominations. “This is not an event just for Catholics,’’ Incarnation Director of Religious Education Kathy McNicholas said. “This is for everyone. It’s about family and it’s our way to celebrate the family.’’

Outside of the stadium, at 12:30 p.m., there will be the disc jockey, clowns, face painting, pony rides, Tai Kwan Do demonstrations and food available for a picnic lunch. The gates open at 2:30 p.m. to go inside of the stadium and there will be a 16-inch softball game between the Crestwood Police/ See FUN, Page 2

File photos by Jeff Vorva

School Board President Joe La Margo (inset) said he is trying to come up with solutions to the problems caused by the Positive Connections company (pictured).

Bus solution is as easy as ABC

District 135 will use old bus company to solve problem routes By Dermot Connolly Staff Reporter

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Members of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club Project Committee attended the groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 1 that started the project to reconstruct the city Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Parks and Recreation Director Mike Leonard is shown with committee chairwoman Sherry TerMaat (left) and member Eileen Lunter. Club members last spring voted to donate funds for new signage for the renovated Rec Center on 127th Street. A pig roast the women held at Lake Katherine in early August began fundraising for the planned sign. Previous gifts to the community from the PHWC include the concert gazebo at Community Park, the anniversary garden at Lake Katherine, the rebuilt library’s imposing circulation desk and statue of a girl reading on a bench outside, improvements to the Rec. Center’s room where the club holds its monthly meetings.

I T’ S B E T T E R AT

Orland School District 135 has responded to a flood of transportation complaints from angry parents about a newly hired bus company by handing the most problematic bus routes back to the company that had handled the whole district for the past 10 years. “We are bringing back our former bus company, American Bus Co., which stated that they can take up to 30 of our routes,” said School Board President Joseph La Margo. He said last Friday that 10 routes would be taken over by ABC this week, and 20 more next week. “We are moving toward a solution. We believe that will take

care of the issue,” said LaMargo. From the first day of school on Aug. 24, the district began receiving a large number of complaints about drivers with the newly hired company, Positive Connections. These included school buses arriving late before and after school, missed bus stops and even more bizarre mishaps reported by parents in phone calls and on the district’s newly launched Facebook page. Parents experiencing problems are still being encouraged to report them. School board members informed parents of their decision to bring back ABC at a special meeting held Sept. 2 at Central School, the second such meeting to be held since school started to deal with the problems reported about Positive Connections. At that meeting, one mother told of seeing her children on a bus stopped at an intersection with the bus driver asking the children for directions to their school.

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La Margo asserted that the district transports more than 4,100 students by bus each day, and while the reported problems have been bad, “90 percent are running very smoothly.” He explained that while the district never had a problem with ABC in the 10 years that bus company was used, and the board would have been happy to extend the contract for another. But a competitor submitted a request for the contract to be rebid, and Positive Connections submitted the lowest responsible bid this year. State law required that the district accept the low bid. While some parents have said Positive Connections should simply be fired, LaMargo said that would cause more problems because there is a national shortage of bus drivers and no other companies would be able to take over the whole contract and become familiar with the routes quickly

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Historic night at Brother Rice By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor

It was a special night at Brother Rice as the Crusaders met Marist in boys soccer last Thursday night. According to Marist officials, the teams from the neighboring schools had not faced each other in 30 years in a regular season game. It was also For Those Who Served night and first responders

were invited to the game. Proceeds and donations from the event went to the 100 Club of Chicago, which helps families of first responders who died in the act of duty. Cheerleaders from both sides and the Brother Rice band were there and the stands were close to filled. The game ended in a 0-0 tie and that’s how it’s going in the books. But in order to win the

new trophy for the event, Brother Rice won a shootout 4-2. Eddie Velez, Carlos Gonzalez, Lukas Laurinavicius and Oscar Garcia scored for Brother Rice. Brendan Cooke and David Regan scored for Marist. Marist goalie John Kruse and Brother Rice goalie Raul Andrade kept their opponents off the board during regulation. A few photos from the event:

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D230 wellness expo, dinner ahead The District 230 Foundation will host a health and wellness fundraiser event with dinner on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Stagg High School in Palos Hills. Here, organizers sample the healthful meal to be prepared for the event by chef Paul Boundas, owner of Country House Restaurant. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. after a vendors’ fair, followed by a talk by author Terry Wahls, M.D., a professor of medicine who was diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis. Using what she would later title her book “TheWahls Protocol,” Dr. Wahls made nutrition and other lifestyle changes that enabled her to not just survive, but thrive. Tickets cost $40, available at the Country House Restaurant, the Vegan Café in Lockport, New Vitality health food store in Orland Park, the District 230 Administration Center in Orland Park, or on the website, D230foundation.org. For more, contact Jeanne Krapauskas at 856-6601 or jeannekrapauskas@gmail.com.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Brother Rice fans cheer during the first Marist-Brother Rice regular season soccer game in 30 years.

Palos Park PD offers security course over coffee with seniors Once again this year the Palos Park Police Department will hold its Senior Safety Awareness Seminar. This four- week seminar will meet at the Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St., from 1 to 3 p.m., on Mondays, Sep. 21 and 28, and Oct. 5 and 12. The program is based off a Texas State University MBA students program, which challenged these high tech, future business leaders to find possible solutions to a persistent problem: senior citizens increasingly being targeted for identity theft and fraud. Some basic mistakes seniors can make include carrying their social security cards with them, leaving their checkbooks out in plain sight. They’re very trusting.

Marist players link together before the battle with Brother Rice.

Some Marist fans show their support for the first responders during Thursday’s battle between Brother Rice and Marist.

Answers

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Building on the concept of seniors and law enforcement working together on ideas to prevent crime and to stave off loneliness in the senior population that can lead to vulnerability to crime. Police will work collectively with the community to find suggestions and solutions. Many of these fraud crimes are preventable so, with out-of-the-box thinking, there are ways to reduce the impact of this crime. “The benefits of police departments and nonprofits work with universities and colleges when given the opportunity, are a treasure trove of research capability and can provide a different perspective outside of the traditional law enforcement realm.” Police Commissioner Dan Polk said

Discussion topics will include: How to communicate with Law Enforcement – the questions asked and why; Senior Service Programs offered by Palos Park Police Department; Senior Check “You Are Not Alone,” Senior Safety Bracelet, File of Life, The Yellow Dot program, Neighborhood Watch, Virtual Neighborhood Watch, Care Zone & our Email Alerts and Social Media platforms. Topics covered will include: Ruses and Scams- Identifying con artists, Home Repair Fraud, Utility Ruses, Telephone Scams, Mail Scams and Email Scams, Lotteries and Sweepstakes Scams. As well as, Personal and Home Safety – Be on guard and aware of ways to Protect yourself and your Property.

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Some Marist fans were decked out in red, white and blue during the match.

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Continued from Page 1 “Lemont appears to be laying claim to land over which it has no control or authority. Lemont knows that the annexation of Forest Preserve District land can lead to Palos Park annexing the significant lands owned by leading area families. And these families have freely exercised their rights and made the decision to be annexed into Palos Park. The annexation of unincorporated property into a municipality is governed by state law, and the Village of Palos Park has followed these laws in pursuing the proposed annexations.’’ This controversy started in 2009 and died down for a few years. Now it’s become a fullblown fight and Palos Park officials don’t think they did anything wrong since they content that property owners sought them out.

With Cog Hill, a course that has hosted PGA events, in the mix, the emotions are running high. “These property owners first met among themselves prior to 2009 to explore a plan to jointly seek annexation into either Palos Park or Lemont,” Boehm said in the statement. “They then asked for annexation proposals from each village. “Both Palos Park and Lemont made proposals and after long and thoughtful consideration of each village’s proposal the property owners unanimously decided, as one landowner has stated, ‘to rule out Lemont because only Palos Park offers the real prospect of securing the use entitlements, the public utilities, the marketplace and the community identity essential to a long-term redevelopment of Cog Hill, Gleneagles, Mid Iron and Ludwig Farm to their highest and best use.’ ” Boehm also said this was good

Continued from Page 1 for the people of Palos Park. “Palos Park sees these prospective annexations as a once-in-alifetime opportunity to enhance the quality of life in Palos Park by annexing lands from property owners who appreciate our village’s commitment to quality development, recreational, and open spaces that Palos Park fosters.’’ he said. “Palos Park sees the annexations as a way to enhance our Village, gaining lands and future residential development that will fit into the Palos Park environment that emphasizes recreation, cautious growth and green development. The annexations will also provide the Village with control over future development in significant local corridors along Bell and other roads. It will likely be months before this gets resolved but for now tensions are running high.

Incarnation Youth Group against the Crestwood Fire/Incarnation Alumni. The Pope’s message will broadcast on the screen at 3 p.m. The cost is $20 per family. McNicholas said she has re-

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Continued from Page 1 enough. “We’ve identified those routes that are problematic, and are turning them over to ABC. Our expectation is that this will resolve the issue. It is unacceptable until every single route is running perfectly,” said LaMargo. “I have kids that ride the buses, as do a number of other school board members, as well as teachers and administrators,” he said. “We’re parents in the community. The same anger that parents are

ceived positive reaction toward the event and people are not deeming it to be in any way sacrilegious. “Gosh no – I think the Pope would be very happy with the way this event is run,” she said. “It’s a celebration of family life. It’s going to be more like a wedding reception.’’ Incarnation volunteer Andrea Covert said this was the “perfect

way to go” to raise funds. “Families don’t get together enough,” she said. “Sometimes they go to Mass on Sunday and go their separate ways. We want everyone to go to Mass in the morning and have fun in the afternoon together as a family.’’ For more information, call 708388-4004 or visit incarnationcatholic.com.

feeling, we feel the same way.” The school board president said that administrators will be riding the problem routes in the coming weeks to school, and teachers will be riding them home to ensure that the problems are taken care of. “The district and the bus company are having daily meetings to look at all these issues,” he said. “We’re monitoring this very closely. If there continues to within about 30 days, we’ve got a plan in place that we are executing.” He said that Positive Connections has switched to an upgraded GPS system on their buses, so the same information the company

has about the precise location of every bus is available on computer screens in the district offices. La Margo said the district is also looking into purchasing voice navigational devices, which can be programmed for every route. Testing will be done to ensure the routes and times can be programmed exactly before anything is installed. “We are making progress and moving in the right direction. We are going to continue to monitor this and make sure parents feel comfortable. We won’t be satisfied until 100 percent of the routes are running smoothly,” he said.

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It’s a ‘Wonderful Life’ for this Community Character BY JESSICA LOFTUS Community Character is a new periodic column that features a community member who lives or works in The Regional’s Palos-Orland coverage territory. Community characters are people who strive to embody the qualities of integrity, competence, generosity, tolerance, compassion, strength and perseverance -- with a touch of humility. Although they may not necessarily have achieved the Nirvana of Enlightenment, they have contributed in some significant way, perhaps quietly, to their community and ours. Although Patricia Bailey claims no shared ancestry with George Bailey, the lead character in the classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” both share many characteristics. Like George, Patricia Bailey personifies qualities of community character, particularly integrity, generosity and dedication to community. Patt, as she prefers to be called, was raised in Little Flower Parish on the South Side of Chicago. Her parents, both self-employed bookkeepers, instilled their work ethic by their example and their motto: “If you want something, you have to work for it . . . and try and find it at a good price.” During her senior year in high school, Patt traveled to her parttime job at Northern Trust Bank in the Chicago Loop by bus, typically getting home near 10 p.m. after negotiating long stretches of waiting for city buses and walking to bus stops. During the 1960s when most of her peers were merely admiring the Beatles, Patt, was busy organizing the Beatles Fan Club in Chicago along with her two friends, Barbara and Mary Rossi. The fan club, which even had a newsletter, enjoyed some success for a while. However, the club’s demands became too much for the girls on top of school and part-time jobs, so it disbanded. The fan club’s lingering claim to fame was that Patt and her friends actually managed to speak to Ringo Starr’s mother when they called his home in England from a neighborhood pay-phone booth. Not many women of Patt’s generation were fortunate enough to attend college. Those few were usually limited to two choices of majors; nursing or teaching. Patt chose teaching because she loved the whole educational environment and she believed that teaching was a good occupation for a woman who wanted to have a family, given the work hours and summer vacations. Just as George Bailey diligently pursued his career at the Bailey Brothers Building and Loan, Patt performed her duties as a Chicago

Public School teacher with expertise. After two years of teaching fourth grade and five years of teaching sixth grade, she was pulled from the classroom and put into a lab setting. During this time she was commissioned with the task of writing and updating “tech plans” which allowed the school to qualify for over $100,000 in technology grants. While in this capacity where she remained for almost 30 years before her retirement, she developed and maintained the school’s first website. Asked why she stayed in teaching, she replied, “ I loved working with children and there’s nothing like seeing a child comprehend and improve. Since I moved from a classroom to a pull-out setting to a computer lab, I was able to be stimulated with all the technological changes. I also ran the academic bowl with another one of our teachers and for years we loved seeing our kids beat other schools in the competition. My sister always said I was for the underdog.” Now in retirement, Patt has kept just as busy. When she is not tending the 275 varieties of hosta plants in her garden at her charming Palos Park home, she enthusiastically promotes activities for the Palos Heights Garden Club, the Palos Park Woman’s Club, the Palos Heights Woman’s Club the Palos Heights Farmers Market, Lake Katherine, and High School District 230 Foundation. Photographing fundraising events, developing websites, creating Facebook pages and preparing membership email lists are among her many activities in most of these community organizations. In her capacity as Outreach Coordinator at Wellbeing MD, she promotes Dr. John Principe’s philosophy of “Food is medicine and medicine is food.” Patt introduced his practice to Palos Heights TV Channel 4, the Farmers Market in Palos Heights and Adopt-a –Pot in Palos Heights. One of Patt’s cherished accomplishments is her annual Summer Solstice party, a spirituality festival held in her home garden, which she dubbed her “Eclectic Sanctuary.” Since 2002, the festival features a spiritual theme by which she strives to live for the preceding year. Past themes have included, ‘Being happy and positive’, ‘Rainbows’, and ‘Journey’. In keeping with her guiding philosophy that “We are all one,” Patt believes that we only need a few things in life - connection with God, love of family and friends, connection with nature and solitude. Patt thrives on trying to be positive. She doesn’t want negativity to drain energy from a situation. She’d rather look at the glass as being almost full. Other prized

Patricia Bailey

values include: personal empowerment, cooperation, honesty, laughing at mistakes before trying again and apologizing when appropriate and the Golden Rule. One of her unique strengths is her ability to see and create connections among a diversity of people, organizations and events. As if she weren’t busy enough, Patt also helps to promote the band, The Chicago Kingsnakes, for which her husband, Mike Bailey, performs on bass and vocals. The band, whose genre is described as Chicago Blues, recently released their tenth CD, “Blue Mosaic.” Along with their captivating performances at events such as Taste of Orland and the Lakeside Pig Roast II, The Chicago Kingsnakes play regularly at local venues such as Ed and Joe’s Pizza in Tinley Park. For details on the band, go to www. chicagokingsnakes.com. When George Bailey’s family bank and loan was in crisis, his friends poured out support and assistance. Similarly, Patt’s friends offered extensive support and assistance after she fell off a stepstool, resulting in serious injuries to her ankle and tibia. Devoted friends from the Palos Heights Garden Club drove her to physical therapy, and other friends prepared meals and offered moral support during this difficult trial. So what would the Palos Heights and Palos Park communities be now had Patricia Bailey never been born? We have no angel like Clarence to show us the likes of Pottersville, the epitome of flashy materialism, moral decay, petty power and unbridled greed. However, there Is no doubt that there would be many fewer photos, many fewer hosta plants, many fewer parties, many fewer bursts of laughter, many fewer cat admirers, many fewer internet connections, many fewer people connections, many fewer acts of fairness and kindness, many fewer nutrition devotees and one fewer Community Character. Just like George, Patt Bailey can truly claim, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

New school year brings new principal to St. Michael School Works to fix new bus service woes For St. Michael School in Orland Park, a new school year always brings a lot of excitement and a little bit of uncertainty, and the start to the 2015 -16 school year was no exception. For one, St. Michael 8th-grade parents had planned a surprise to welcome the 8th-grade students on the first day of their reigning year. Parents arrived early evening on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with mountains of chalk, a list of names of each eighth grade student and scribbled notes of inspirational quotes and sayings. Dark clouds loomed as they hurriedly decked out the students’ entryway, not sure if they would beat the storm that could easily wipe out all their work. Before the first raindrop hit the ground, they were done. They covered the area in plastic and crossed their fingers that the bricks they placed on the plastic would keep everything intact. It worked. Despite the storm, the student body was greeted by a colorful, welcoming tribute to the 8th-graders on Wednesday morning. Students were also greeted by the new principal, Paul Smith. After sending the much-loved principal of 10 years, Mrs. Cuttone, off on her retirement in June, the students anxiously awaited the arrival of Cuttone’s replacement. Many families attended a Meet and Greet event the previous week at Doogan Park, to meet Mr. Smith and his family. Now, school was starting and they’d really see what

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St. Michael School’s new principal Paul Smith greets pupils Madelyne McNamara (from left), Kaylee McClain, Paige Kohlstadt, Abigail Beeson and Sydney Vrydolyak.

Mr. Smith was like. On Monday, Aug. 24, bus service resumed, and Smith encountered his first big challenge - a new bus company, Positive Connections, based in Orland Township. Many students were picked up and dropped off at different times and locations than expected, and some students were not picked up at all. The phones at St. Michael went crazy. Frantic parents called the school to get answers to the question, “What is going on with the buses?” Luckily, Mr. Smith had implemented a new communication strategy that proved very helpful during the confusion. Parent cell phone numbers were gathered over the summer for the use of a texting tool. Since the start of school, Smith has been

using text and social media to let parents know when buses arrive, leave the school or are running late. He also communicates information and instructions to the office staff and teachers so they can address questions and concerns from parents. “This has been a very frustrating situation,” said St. Michael parent Gloria Hauter. “I think Mr. Smith has kept a level head and done everything he could to keep parents informed and calm. I’ve heard a few stories about older students having to step up to help drivers with directions or watching out for the younger kids to make sure they’re safe. It’s nice to know they kids are watching out for each other too.” — St. Michael School

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Clerks, conscience and the case for common ground

By Charles C. Haynes On Aug. 31, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from Kim Davis, a county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky who objects on religious grounds to issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Undeterred, Davis turned away a gay couple the very next day. When the couple asked under whose authority she was acting, Davis replied “under God’s authority.” With those words, Davis joined the long list of religiously motivated conscientious objectors in American history — from both the Left and the Right — who have used civil disobedience to defy laws they consider unjust or immoral. From pacifists refusing combat service to civil rights workers sitting in at lunch counters to pharmacists who will not provide the “morning after pill,” the United States has a storied and contentious history of dissent compelled by moral and religious convictions. Of course, when conscientious objectors like Kim Davis challenge laws they consider unjust, they must be prepared to pay a price. A federal judge has now jailed Kim Davis for contempt of court. Davis is a high-profile example of civil disobedience by public officials opposed to gay marriage that is playing out in other states. Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in June upholding same-sex marriage as a constitutional right, some county clerks and other officials still refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Some states, including lawmakers in Kentucky, are considering legislation like the law recently enacted in North Carolina that would permit judges and other public officials to opt out of performing marriage — as long as that includes all marriages. But this arrangement risks offending gay couples that may be denied service — or have difficulty finding service — on what is supposed to the happiest day of their lives. Utah has a better idea. In March, the Utah legislature passed compromise legislation that went a long way toward both protecting religious liberty and prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people. One of the law’s key provisions ensures that county clerks’ offices perform marriages and that a clerk be available to marry same-sex couples. A clerk may opt out of performing gay marriage if, and only if, other clerks are readily available to issue the license and perform the ceremony. A clerk who chooses to opt out of gay marriage may not perform any marriages. Under this arrangement, gay couples are served (they will not know who, if anyone, in the clerk’s office has opted out) and religious claims of conscience are accommodated. Replicating the Utah compromise in Kentucky would probably not satisfy Kim Davis. Not only does Davis refuse to issue licenses to gay couples, she refuses to allow other clerks in her office to do so. If she continues to turn gay couples away, the only recourse is to remove her from office. Protecting religious conscience is a key American principle — but it does not extend to denying gay couples in Rowan County the ability to exercise what the Supreme Court has recognized as a constitutional right. There is, however, considerable common ground between refusing service to gay couples and coercing all clerks to violate their conscience. Ensuring that all couples seeking marriage licenses are immediately served while making provision for individual clerks to opt out on religious grounds is a compromise that upholds both marriage equality and liberty of conscience. The defiant stance of Kim Davis has once again stoked the culture wars. She is mocked by some on one side as a buffoon and bigot — and hailed by some on the other side as the next Rosa Parks. The challenge for the rest of us (and that, I suspect, is most Americans) is to get beyond the rhetoric and drama and find a way forward that reflects who we are as a people — at least on our best days. Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and executive director of the Religious Freedom Center. E-mail: chaynes@newseum.org Web: www.religiousfreedomcenter.org Twitter: @hayneschaynes

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READERS WRITE Pizza town halls Dear Editor: The state of Illinois is facing a crisis of epic proportions and the situation in Springfield is unlike anything we have ever seen. While I have been out and about in my district this summer, I can see that many people still have questions and concerns. To help keep residents informed, I’ll be hosting a series of informal town halls. The best part is that these meet n’ greet style events will be held at pizza places throughout the district. It will be my way of introducing myself to residents and will provide a forum for people to talk about what is going on in the district and down in Springfield. The events will be held on Sundays at 6pm on the following dates: Sept. 13 at Aurelio’s at 16529 W 159th St in Lockport Sept. 20 at Beggars Pizza at 9515 W 191st St. in Mokena

Sept. 27 at Little Joe’s Pizza at 20805 South La Grange Road in Frankfort Oct. 4 at Chicago Dough Company at 1080 E Lincoln Hwy in New Lenox I encourage anyone with questions, comments, or concerns to partake in one of these fun, relaxed, FREE events! I look forward to seeing you, hearing your thoughts, and answering your questions. — State Rep. Margo McDermed Neat Repeats volunteers make a difference Dear Editor: Neat Repeats Resale stores have been an active part of the community for over 29 years. Our passionate volunteers have helped hundreds of women build a better life for themselves and their children through their hard work and dedication. Your willingness to share your time and your talents with your fellow volunteers is truly an act of

kindness. You will join other volunteers whom have given tens of thousands of hours to make a difference in our clients lives. We welcome you with open arms and hope you will find your journey with us important, fun and most of all a rewarding experience. Visit our stores any time for a tour. We hope you will become a member of this amazing group of volunteers. We are now accepting volunteer applications at both stores. Orland Park at 9028 W. 159th St. 364-7605 or Worth at 7026 W. 111th St. 361-6860 All sales at Neat Repeats Resale benefit the clients served by the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence. — Doreen Holford, Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Coming clean about kids and the f-bomb It used to be a bar of soap was the enemy--not of the clean body, but of the dirty mouth. In decades past, swear words were not acceptable adult language; and if a child should utter one of George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” he or she would know that punishment would follow—if an adult, particularly a parent, overheard. A swat to the backside was easier to tolerate than the dreaded bar of soap. If you were lucky it was a mild bar of Ivory; if not, it could be Lava. Somewhere along the line, maybe when parents decided to be “buddies” with their children, washing your child’s mouth out with soap was deemed cruel and unusual punishment To be quite honest, I’m not sure how I feel about it. Is it cruel? I don’t know because I truly don’t know if it does psychological harm to a child. If it does, it’s unacceptable, of course. But the trouble is, now that that the fear of punishment for using dirty words is gone (in many homes, it seems), so is the restraint from refraining to do, by children! A friend of mine---a teacher---recently went back to teaching very young children after being out of the classroom for a number of years. She told me she was surprised to hear the filth coming out of the mouths of young children

JOAN HADAC these days. It reminded me of something that occurred more than a decade ago at St. Joseph School in Summit, when my daughters were students there. One day a five-year-old boy opened his mouth and dropped an F-bomb in the kindergarten; and that single act sent shock waves throughout the school. Within a day, everyone knew about it and was discussing it in hushed tones. Teachers and parents alike were discussing how to handle the situation and deal with the little boy with the dirty mouth. The incident was even discussed by the school board after the principal announced the incident in a solemn tone. I thought then and I still think that it speaks well of the school that there was such shock over the incident. It sent a good signal that such behavior is not tolerated, that children are held to appropriately high standards. But a decade later, would there still be shock? I don’t know. And what do we make of all this?

Are today’s foul-mouthed children a weather vane of our times, pointing in the direction of ever-declining moral standards? Or as my husband asks, is it something else? Is it that “f--k” is the new “heck”? That’s his simplified, Southwest side version of an observation put forth by many sociolinguists and others in academia: that language is every bit as alive as the people who use it---and that as it evolves along with its users, the meaning and strength of words change. As he points out, words considered relatively mild or even tame in 2015: heck, creep, dork and so forth---were a century ago Grade A curse words confined to the locker room and never, ever uttered in polite society or mixed company. So are today’s little F-bombardiers a sign of weakening morality or nothing more than the normal evolution of language? Perhaps both. But I still think there’s something to be said for a bar of soap. Agreed? Joan Hadac is an award-winning journalist who is editor and publisher of swchicagopost.com, an online news organization serving several thousand people in six Chicago neighborhoods near Midway Airport.

Butt feathers can determine your lot in life My biggest challenge besides caring for my lawn each week is the barbecue. I don’t use it enough. And that concerns me because barbecue grills don’t last long. They rust out quickly. The burners start to rust and chip. And pretty soon the automatic lighter isn’t so automatic any more. It’s kind of like life, I guess. I have a good grill but I am sure I’ll have to replace it soon. It’s just the way the world is. It’s the American way. Things don’t last. They’re not made to last. That’s why when I buy an appliance, the store tries to sell me a “warranty” for hundreds of dollars more. “If you don’t have a warranty and something goes wrong after two weeks, you’ll be stuck,” the last salesperson to try to sell me a warranty explained. “Yea. And if this breaks in two weeks I’ll be back and I’ll get my Jihad on. You’ll be sorry,” I snapped. Americans are not proud of what they make. They are proud of money. Profits. They want cash. Easy money. There isn’t an easier way to make money than to produce junk that doesn’t last. It’s like that with my car. The lawnmower. The edger. The computer. IPad. Cell phone. The ice box. (Yes, I still call it the “ice box”!) And, my barbecue -- $400 of rusting hulk sitting

RAY HANANIA on the backyard patio, under-used and rusting each time it rains. I can’t remember the last time I had a great barbecue year. Maybe it was in 1998. My wife bought me a grill that year. (For some reason when wives buy their husbands barbecue grills, we don’t complain as much as when we buy them vacuum cleaners. Hmm. Doesn’t make sense.) After we bought it, without a warranty, I had to put it together. It took me a week. I could never get the “automatic lighter” to actually work. After I finally got it together, I covered it and longed to use it the coming weekend. When Saturday arrived, I opened the “hood,” and found a Wren had built a nest in it. I cleaned it out, used it, and then closed it. The next day a wren rebuilt a nest. And I cleaned it out. This went on for a week. It was driving me nuts. Finally, my wife told me, “You want to keep that bird from building a home

in your barbecue. Keep the top open. Don’t close it.” Women are smart. Sure enough, the next Saturday we were readying the rib roast, and vegetables for the barbecue grill, sans the bird’s nest. In the distance, we could hear the Wren shrieking. I pointed it out to my wife who asked, “How do you know that’s the bird?” “It has no butt feathers,” I said. “What do butt feathers have to do with a barbecue grill?” she asked. “Are you kidding me? Butt feathers determine your fate in life, especially if you are a bird.” Seeing the confused look on her face, I continued, “It’s like us humans. Every time we buy something, we pull out the cash from our wallets. Same with the bird. Every time the bird builds a nest, it plucks a feather from its butt and puts it in the nest.” Still looking confused, I added, “There’s no warranty on butt feathers either.” She shook her head, grabbed the plate of food and went inside. But I knew exactly what I was talking about. Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter. Reach him at rghanania@gmail.com.

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Orland Park townhome fire injures one By Dermot Connolly Staff writer

An unnamed male was hospitalized with second-degree burns suffered in a fire that was reported at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 5 in an eightunit, two-story townhome at 15829 Orlan Brook Drive in Orland Park. Orland Fire Protection District officials said the cause of the fire is under investigation. They said the injured resident was initially taken by ambulance to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, but was expected to be transferred to the burn unit at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood. An Orland firefighter was treated for exhaustion and smoke inhalation at the scene, but was later released and is back at work, Interim Orland Fire Protection District Fire Chief Michael Schofield said Saturday. No other injuries were reported. Witnesses reported the fire at

6:30 a.m. on Saturday after seeing smoke billowing from the roof of the townhome complex. First arriving companies found heavy fire coming from several second-story units and a box alarm was called for additional manpower and equipment, according to fire department

officials. They said multiple lines were deployed to control the fire and initial search of the all units were completed. The fire, which Photos by Steve Neuhaus spread from the second story to The Orland Fire Protection District is investigating the cause of a Sept. 5 fire that caused extensive damage to an the attic of the building, caused eight-unit, two-story townhome at 15829 Orlan Brook Drive in Orland Park. One resident suffered second-degree extensive damage. burns and a firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation.

Palos Park COPS host BBQ for cops, cadets

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Above: Palos Park police cadets Derek Kaczmarczyk and Joe Walters help Citizens On Patrol Service (COPS) member Tom Crowhurst at the grill during the COPS annual barbecue held on the Village Green on Friday, Aug. 28. The COPS, a volunteer watch program with the goal of preventing crime in the community, have held the barbecue for the cadets and Police Department for the last dozen years. “It’s a way to celebrate the police and cadets and thank them for what they do for Palos Park,” Crowhurst said. Right: Palos Park resident Bob Walsh, 91, was among the 30 or so people to attend the picnic.

Top left: Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller (left) accepts a check on behalf of the police department from resident John Szymanski during the picnic. Szymanski said his makes an annual donation to the Palos Park Police Department as a sign of gratitude for their hard work. Above: Larry Wiles (from left), his wife, Mary Ellen, and their friend Susan Boughan enjoy the barbecue. Bottom left: COPS members Bob Simo (left) and Clint Boughan have a bite to eat. The barbecue featured a main course of hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken with cupcakes and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Gas station robbed at gunpoint Orland Park police are looking for leads to help apprehend two men who robbed a gas station in the 11200 block of West 183rd Street at 11:10 p.m. Aug. 22. A clerk at the station told police that a man posing as a customer asked about the price of Newport cigarettes and then pulled a pistol from his waistband, saying, “How about you just give me them all.” The clerk handed over 12 cartons of Newport 100 cigarettes, as well as $60 cash. The gunman then loaded the take into the trunk of a waiting Chevy Impala, which sped away north on Wolf Road, then east on 183rd Street. The gunman was described as a black man age 25-30, 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, wearing a blue shirt and jeans with designs on them. The driver of the Impala was described only as a black man.

Counterfeit bills lead to forgery charges Joliet resident Bryant M. Smith 19, was charged with four felony counts of forgery after he allegedly used four counterfeit bills—three fifties and a twenty—to purchase a cell phone from an Orland Park man in a transaction in the parking lot of Denny’s, 20 Orland Square Drive, at 12:59 a.m. Aug. 25. The seller alerted police as he chased Smith’s car after he realized the bills were bogus and that Smith had his cell phone, according to the police report. Also apprehended in the incident were two 20-year-old men in Smith’s car: Ellis J. Whittington and Jalyn M. Turner, both of Justice. Both were charged with reckless conduct, and Whittington was also charged with aggravated assault for allegedly brandishing a BB gun at the victim. Both men were due in court in Bridgeview on Tuesday. Smith was due at a bond hearing on Aug. 26. Police notified the U.S. Secret Service of the counterfeit bills.

Charged with hate crime and battery Police charged Mark E. Kli-

kuszewski, 25, of Orland Park, with two counts of felony hate crime and battery after he allegedly pushed two men and told them to “go back to your own country” on the sidewalk near the D’wan Hookah Lounge, 9925 W. 143rd Place, at 11:50 p.m. Aug. 24. Police said that Klikuszewski was intoxicated. Bond was set at $10,000, and a judge ordered him to stay away from the lounge, according to a published report.

DUI charges leveled Tinley Park resident Michael P. Burgoon, 30, was charged with DUI, resisting arrest, aggravated battery of a police officer, driving without a license, no proof of insurance and unlawful parking on a roadway. Police said they found Burgoon asleep at the wheel of his car as it sat, parked and with the engine running, in the middle of the 13900 block of South 108th Avenue at 4:56 a.m. Aug. 9 A search of the vehicle yielded two unopened bottles of Stella Artois, police added. After being awakened by police, Burgoon allegedly became belligerent and fought with officers. Several attempts to Taser him were not effective, police said. After he was arrested, two officers drove to Palos Community Hospital, where they were treated for cuts, scrapes and bites, according to the police report. Burgoon’s car was towed and impounded. Bond was set at $50,000, and the police report did not indicate a court date. Police charged Orland Park resident Jessica A. Dabski, 24, with DUI, improper lane usage and making an improper turn after they stopped her car near 143rd Street and La Grange Road at 3:09 a.m. Aug. 22. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and the police report did not include a court date. Oak Forest resident Jason M. Raglione, 29, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, making an improper turn and disobeying a traffic signal after police

curbed his car near 159th Street and Harlem Avenue at 12:18 a.m. Aug. 22. He was given a court date of Sept. 29 in Bridgeview. Police charged Guillermo Luna-Rojo, 35, of Orland Park, with DUI, speeding, improper lane usage, no proof of insurance and driving without a valid license after they stopped his car in the 7900 block of West 151st Street at 3:14 a.m. Aug. 23. His vehicle was spotted traveling at 61 mph, 21 mph over the posted limit, according to the police report. The car was towed and impounded, and Luna-Rojo is expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 29.

Charged with using cell phone while driving Police charged Keenan A. Johnson, 32, of Chicago, with using a cell phone while driving, driving on a suspended license and possession of a suspended license after they curbed his car in the 9200 block of West 159th Street at 9:20 a.m. Aug. 24. Johnson is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeview on Monday. Orland Park resident Christopher K. Kim, 24, was charged with using a cell phone while driving, driving on a suspended license and no proof of insurance after police stopped his SUV in the 7500 block of West 151st Street at 3:40 p.m. Aug. 21. The vehicle was towed and impounded, and Kim is due in court in Bridgeview on Sept. 29.

Reports wallet stolen An 81-year-old man told police that someone stole his wallet while he was taking a shower at his residence, a rehabilitation facility in the 14600 block of South John Humphrey Drive, at noon Aug. 19. The victim told police that the wallet contained $130 cash.

Unlocked pickup truck burglarized A 50-year-old man reported that

someone entered his unlocked pickup truck and stole a pack of Kool cigarettes and $11 in loose change. The vehicle was parked in front of the victim’s home, in the 9100 block of West Clairmont Court, and the crime was discovered at 6:15 a.m. Aug. 23.

Phone stolen at mall A 28-year-old Chicago man reported that someone stole his cell phone while he was at Orland Square Mall at 9 p.m. Aug. 21. The victim told police that he plugged his phone into a free charging port at the mall and then left it momentarily while he watched his children in a play area.

Picked up on DUI warrant Police apprehended Sean V. Seliga, 33, outside his residence in the 9900 block of West Constitution Drive at 3:55 p.m. Aug. 20. They said they were aware that Seliga was wanted in Will County for failure to appear on an aggravat-

ed DUI charge from March 20. Before turning him over to Will County Sheriff’s Police, they cited Seliga with possession of cannabis after they found a small quantity of the substance on him, according to the police report. He was due at a hearing Tuesday at the Orland Park Civic Center.

Palos Park woman charged with traffic offense Palos Park resident Alina J. Higgins, 58, was charged with driving on a suspended license as police investigated a three-vehicle crash near 135th Street and Elm Street at 6:29 p.m. Aug. 26. Her minivan was towed and impounded, and Higgins was given a court date of Sept. 25 in Bridgeview.

Two charged with stealing clothes Orland Park resident Elissa J. Machala and Orland Hills resident Ashley N. Salerno, both age 19, were charged with retail theft after

they allegedly stole $204 worth of women’s clothing from a department store in Orland Square Mall at 9:35 p.m. Aug. 26. They are both expected to appear at a hearing at the Orland Park Civic Center on Oct. 8.

Charged in dispute over three dollars Police charged Orland Park resident Mohammad I. Hamail, 20, with disorderly conduct after he allegedly threatened an attendant at the Shell gas station at 15100 S. Harlem, in a dispute over the price of a pack of cigarettes. The incident occurred at 9 p.m. Aug. 26, police said, and the victim claimed that when Hamail learned that a pack of cigarettes costs $11-as opposed to the $8 he said he usually paid--he became irate and started swearing and uttering abusive phrases in Arabic. Hamail is set to appear at a hearing at the Orland Park Civic Center on Oct. 13.

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Lipitor and blood sugar, natural alternatives Q: Does Lipitor raise blood sugar levels? I have a friend who was prescribed Lipitor for cholesterol. The next time he went to the doctor, they wanted to check his blood sugar levels, and it turned out that out of nowhere his blood sugar levels were out of control! Now the doctor wants to put him on medication for diabetes too! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never heard of this, so I wanted to ask if it was a common thing. Also, my cholesterol is on the higher side, so I wondered if there was anything natural for cholesterol, which really worked (Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a little nervous about the doctor now). Thanks. A: First, I would say if your friend is unhappy about his physician, he should seek out another one. There are many physicians who are more open to natural alternatives, Dr. John Principe is one weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recommend who is based in Palos Heights. Lipitor is a statin drug, which is very commonly prescribed to lower high cholesterol. It is not without side effects however, including increased blood sugar levels. It is not as common as muscle pain (the most reported side effect of Lipitor), but is serious enough that the FDA has issued a warning on statin labels about the possible side effects of blood sugar levels and diabetes. Mayo clinic reports that Lipitor may increase blood glucose levels enough that a person may develop type II diabetes as a result of taking the medication. There are a number of effective natural supplements for lowering cholesterol, which I would definitely recommend for people who have cholesterol problems. High cholesterol is a serious issue that cannot be ignored, since it can dramatically raise the risk of heart attack and stroke. One popular alternative is red yeast rice. Red yeast rice actually works in the same way in the body as a statin, but naturally

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and with fewer side effects. Since it has the same mechanism as a statin, when supplementing with red yeast rice, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to also supplement with the nutrient CoQ10 since production of that crucial nutrient is blocked by both statins and red yeast rice to a lesser extent (CoQ10 is an important supplement for heart health, as is known for its benefits for heart attack prevention). The interesting thing about red yeast rice is that unlike Lipitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side effect of raising blood sugar, red yeast rice has been demonstrated to actually lower blood sugar, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suitable for diabetics or anyone else with blood sugar issues. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in taking red yeast rice, I would recommend the extended release formula made by Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plus. I know numerous people who have taken that specific formula and have had success in lowering their cholesterol levels. By using extended release technology, the body is able to absorb more of the supplement, since it is released slowly over a number of hours instead of all at once. Red yeast rice should be taken at night for maximum effectiveness. Another supplement I would very much recommend for lowering cholesterol is Sytrinol. I like it because it works in an entirely different way than statins, and is free of their side effects. Sytrinol is a patented extract from citrus fruits. Studies have shown

a 300mg dose to be remarkably effective for high cholesterol. Research has found that Sytrinol supplementation produced a 30 percent drop in total cholesterol, 27 percent in LDL cholesterol, and a 34 perect drop in triglycerides. InÂ addition, HDL levels increased by 4 percent, resulting in a significant 29 percent improvement in the LDL:HDL ratio. Â Another study had the following results after just one month: total cholesterol was lowered by 25 percent, badÂ LDL cholesterol by 19 percent, and triglycerides by 24 percent. Additionally, Sytrinol helps to prevent oxidation of bad cholesterol and can also aid in reducing arterial inflammation. For a Sytrinol supplement, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recommend the one by NOW Foods. Is it a two a day formula which combines the researched dose of 300mg of Sytrinol with other nutrients that have shown helpful for lowering cholesterol and promoting liver health. To submit a question to be answered in a future column send an email to healthyanswersforlife@gmail.com or mail to Healthy Answers for Life c/o Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463Â Carolyn Johnson is one of the knowledgeable associates at Pass Health Foods at 7228 W. College Drive.Â Feel freeÂ to stop by the store for more information o advice.Â www.passhealthfoods.comÂ 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.

DEATH NOTICES Joseph Friesenhahn Joseph H. Friesenhahn, 84, of Orland Park, died Sept. 6 at Lexington Health Care Center in Orland Park. Services are being held at 9:45 a.m. today (Thursday) from Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave., to 10:45 a.m. Mass at St. Michael Church, 14327 S. Highland Ave., Orland Park. Mr. Friesenhahn was retired from a 37-year career as a traffic engineer with the city of Chicago. Survivors include his wife, Joan Friesenhahn; sons, William (Karen Hyland) and Daniel (Ellen) Friesenhahn; daughters, Cathy Luciano and Nancy (Anthony) Geanopoulos; and five grandchildren.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Christ Lutheran Church family harvest dinner Chef and Home Harvest owner Rich Spizzirri will demonstrate and prepare a farm-fresh organic meal this Sunday, at 12:30 p.m., at Christ Lutheran Church, 14700 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park. Family and friends are welcome. The cost is $10 adults, $5children 6-12, free 5 and under. Gluten-free meals are available at no extra charge. Tickets are available in the church office. For

more, call 349-0431.

Palos Park Presbyterian 9/11 Remembrance service The Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church will hold a prayer service of Peace & Remembrance for 9/11 this Friday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to the Taize style of worship: a contemplative style that includes prayer, word, song and silence. The church is at 12312 S. 88th Ave. The service is ecumenical and open to the public.

SIMPLE GIFTS PLOWS seeks drivers for homebound meals PLOWS Council on Aging has an immediate need for dependable volunteers to deliver meals to homebound senior citizens of Palos and Orland Townships. Find out more about this rewarding program at an introductory meeting at the PLOWS

office, 7808 College Drive, 5th floor, Palos Heights, on Friday, Sept. 18, at 10:30 a.m. Driver commitment is two to two and a half hours per week. Drivers must have their own car and be insured. A stipend is provided to defray gas costs. Call Xenia at 361- 0219 for details and to register for the meeting.

HEALTH BEAT Palos hospital class helps smokers quit Palos Community Hospital is offering the American Lung Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Freedom from Smoking program for adults who are ready to make the change. It will start this Saturday, 9 to 10:30 a.m. and continue Saturdays Sept. 19, 26 and Oct. 3. Additional classes are 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, Thursday, Oct. 1, and Tuesday, Oct. 6. The class will take place at Palos Primary Care Center, 15300 West Ave., Orland Park. The cost of the program is $99. Registration is required; call 226-2300.

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Duran-Cuevas wedding The bells were chiming at the Wayside Chapel in Palos Park for the wedding of Elise Kelly May Duran and Narciso Alexander Cuevas. The couple are the children of Gary and Jill Duran, and Narciso and Leticia Cuevas. They enjoyed a wedding ceremony at the Wayside Chapel in Palos Park on Saturday, Aug. 16. The new Mr. and Mrs. Cuevas and their guests celebrated at Parmesans, Tinley Park Train Station. They will reside in Orland Park. Elise received her RN BSN from Chamberlain College of Nursing and Narciso is attending school for his degree in aerospace engineering.

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Indulge us for a moment. We usually write good news stories about people in the community but this time we are honoring one of our own. On Tuesday, Margaret Derenberger will celebrate her 84th birthday. She is employed in the Reporter-Regional in the mailroom. All of her friends in the mailroom wish her a Happy Birthday.

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Dear Dr. Fleming, My daughter took her dog in to her vet to have an exam for chronic vomiting. After the exam she asked the vet if sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d mind looking at her other dog for a skin condition. I know she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an appointment for two dogs but I disagree that her vet should have charged her for an additional pet exam. Do agree with me? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert, Palos Heights Dear Robert, There is no right or wrong answer here. This type of situation happens to vets all the time. We have 20-minute appointments and to examine and diagnose a case of chronic vomiting in a dog can take every bit of 20 minutes and in most cases a lot more time than that if, as the vet, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do a good job. If your daughter wanted the other dog examined (and a chronic skin case can take twice as long as that vomiting dog) she should have made a double appointment or she could have brought the skin dog in on another day. If I spent my allotted time with the first dog

and I had other clients waiting Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d probably have told your daughter that I had other people waiting and that we need to look at the other dog another time. When I was younger I probably would have pushed myself to work the skin dog in and maybe would have let myself run behind on appointments the rest of the day, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fair to the other clients and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just too old for that sort of thing now. So in this case I agree with your daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vet. That being said, if the second dog was something fast, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;would you mind looking at this lump on my other dog real quickâ&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d always look at the second dog, gratis and happily. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure pediatricians deal with this issue all the time. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to try it at the movies sometime â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll pay full fee for me to see the movie and see if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let Connie in for free since I just brought her along and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already paid for my ticket.

Poison We received an alert from Animal Poison Control today to alert us to the fact that some companies are sweetening their peanut butter with xylitol, a new-to-this-country artificial sweetener. Xylitol is toxic to dogs. I know a lot of you use peanut butter to pill your dogs. Read the label before making a purchase.

Orland Township offers its monthly immunization clinic this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. Free vaccines are available to township children 18 and under. Some eligibility restrictions apply. Non-residential children who meet the eligibility guidelines are welcome. For children residing outside of the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boundaries, a $20 administration fee per vaccine will be charged (does not apply to those with Medicaid/All Kids). An upto-date shot record is mandatory to receive any vaccine, and children must be accompanied by a parent

or legal guardian. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vaccines that are available include DTaP, DTaP-Hep B-IPV, DTaP-IPV-Hib, DTaP-IPV, Hep A, Hep B, Hep B-Hib, HPV, Meningococcal, MMR, IPV, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, Tdap and Varicella. Adult vaccines that are available include HPV, Pneumococcal, Hep A, Tuberculosis, Hep B, Tdap, IPV, Meningococcal, Hep A-Hep B, MMR, Typhoid, Varicella and Shingles. For additional clinic dates and adult immunization prices, visit www.orlandtwp.org.

Cholesterol screening at Orland Township Orland Township will offer total Lipid Profile testing on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., at the township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. Residents may have total cholesterol levels read, as well as triglycerides, LDL (bad cholesterol) and HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol). A nine- to 12-hour fast is required; participants should drink water prior to the lipid test. The price of the test is $25 for residents. Non-residents may also undergo a test for $30.Free blood pressure and glucose testing for an additional $5 ($10 for non-residents) are also available on this day. An appointment is necessary and participants must bring proof of residency on the day of testing. To make an appointment, call 403-4222.

SENIOR NOTES Worth Township trip to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Legacy Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Worth Township offers a trip the see â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Legacy Girlsâ&#x20AC;? tribute to the Andrews Sisters on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Lunch and show will be at Chandlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chophouse in Schaumburg. Tickets, lunch and coach bus; cost is $62. Registration forms and payments due by Sept. 25. For more information, or to reserve

your seat call 371-2900.

Spyropoulos to address Palos Park Senior Club Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Mariyana Spyropoulos will speak about conservation before the Palos Park Senior Club on Monday, Sep. 14, at 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Center, 8901 W. 123rd St., Palos Park. Ask her about the MWRDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rain barrel program.

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Treat the itch We see a lot of chronically itchy dogs. The vast majority of these dogs have environmental allergies. Even so, we always need to rule out a food allergy component to the pruritus (itching). If you want to possibly save yourself some money before taking Poopsy in to the vet you can do your own food elimination trial at home before the vet visit. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just switch to some other commercial brand of pet food. Ask your vet for an Rx so you can go over to PetSmart and pick up a therapeutic diet specifically used for ruling out food allergies. Currently we recommend Roy-

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al Caninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HP or Royal Caninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Ultamino. Feed that food (and nothing else, including no treats) for four to six weeks and if there is no improvement in the itching, the condition is probably not food related. Spring and fall are probably not the best times to do a food trial due to the high level of environmental allergens. For the past two weeks weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been inundated with seasonally itchy dogs. Most of these guys are just itchy for a month or six weeks and do fine on a short course of pred with frequent rinses of the feet (especially) and body.

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Celebrating eight decades of ‘saving lives’ By Dermot Connolly Staff Reporter

The Animal Welfare League has come a long way since it was founded 80 years ago, mainly to look after neglected horses that pulled wagons carrying everything from coal to watermelons through the streets of Chicago. Originally named the Illinois Citizens Animal Welfare League when it opened in 1935, the non-profit organization now focuses on the care and adoption of stray or unwanted dogs, cats and other domestic pets. But a wide range of animals still come through the doors of the main Animal Welfare League facility at 10305 Southwest Highway in Chicago Ridge. “We see 16,000 animals a year, coming from 54 municipalities, mainly the suburbs,” said Terri Sparks, the marketing and public relations manager for the non-profit organization, which is holding an 80th anniversary gala at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Giorgio’s Banquets, 8800 W. 159th St., in Orland Park. “We’re celebrating 80 years of saving lives,” said Sparks. The $60

tickets for the gala will include a full buffet dinner with carving station, dessert and unlimited soft drinks with a cash bar, and DJ music for dancing. There will also be raffles and silent auctions. “The only thing we won’t have is animals there. They won’t allow us to bring them,” said Sparks. The smaller, original Animal Welfare League site at 6224 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, remains the largest no-kill shelter on the South Side of Chicago. Between the two facilities, the AWL annually takes in about 10,000 stray animals and more than 13,000 animals given up by owner for one reason or another. “We see an average of 110 clients a day in the clinic (in Chicago Ridge). It is like Cook County Hospital,” said Sparks with a smile. She said that in addition to the cats and dogs, birds, and small mammals like rabbits and hamsters that come through the door regularly, other, more exotic animals have ended up at the Animal Welfare League too. “We have had alligators, monkeys, and there is a picture of me somewhere with a tiger cub too,” said Sparks. “Wolves and coyotes

also have been here.” She recalled that an unknown person once just abandoned a box in the middle of the busy admissions area. “When an employee noticed, and opened it, there were something like 60 snakes inside, causing her to emit an ear-piercing scream,” she said. Sparks explained that the exotic animals are typically turned over to rescue organizations that handle that type of animal specifically. Only organizations with special licenses are allowed to handle them, so they cannot be adopted like dogs and cats. One bird that was turned over about 20 years ago, and has taken up residence at the Chicago Ridge shelter is Clancy, a colorful parrot, who will say a few words when he wants to. “He won’t do it on command,” said Sparks. “He is not up for adoption. He is like one of the family.” “We have about 1,200 animals that are available for adoption here now,” she said. Dozens of volunteers help out by exercising and bathing the dogs, among other things, she added. During a recent visit, it seemed that as soon as one family left happily with a newly adopted dog,

someone else came to the counter with a dog being dropped off. “We’re about the only shelter that takes in stray animals any more. Our main concern is the welfare of the animals. We don’t want to turn any away, because what would happen to them if we did? Where would they go?” she wondered, noting that the facility is open 24 hours a day for animals to be brought in. Heather Lathus, of Oak Lawn, and her daughter, Addyson, 6, were among the happy ones, leaving with their newly adopted puppy, “Blue,” an American Staffordshire terrier. The friendly little dog had been with them for a few days, and gets along well with all three of her young chilPhoto by Dermot Connolly dren, Lathus said. Animal Welfare League spokeswoman Terry Sparks hangs out with Marco, Sparks said that people adopting a Husky puppy available for adoption. pets go through a vetting process, and in cases where pitbull-type with owners. The League also has “You want to take all of them breeds with reputations for fight- a foster-care program for sick and home,” she said, noting that fosing, house checks are done to see injured animals, wildlife rehabil- tering many types of animals has where the dogs will be going. itation, and educational programs been a learning experience for her “We also do 30- , 60- and 90- about the humane treatment of children too. day checks,” she added. animals, as well as pet assisted More information about the In addition to adoption, the therapy programs for elderly or AWL, and tickets for the gala, AWL provides veterinary care, physically challenged individuals. may be obtained by visiting the Sparks said she fosters animals, low-cost spaying and neutering services, and microchips animals and has four of her own dogs website at www.animalwelfare to help ensure lost pets are reunited and five cats. league.com.

Heights Women, Chiro One get spots CLUB ACTIVITIES The Palos Heights Woman’s Club will join this Wednesday’s Palos Heights Farmers Market, hosting a used jewelry sale. The Palos Heights Women’s Club has been an integral part of our community since it was founded in 1938. The Jewelry sale will help fund the organization’s five annual scholarships to area high school students, along with their support of many other local organizations. Past Club accomplishments include the bronze statue at the Library, the Anniversary garden at Lake Katherine, the bike rack at the Art Garden, and the Gazebo at Community Park. The Heights Women’s Club main fundraiser will be the annual Christmas House Walk, to be held Dec. 12. Information about the House Walk will be available at the jewelry sale. Chiro One, 7202 W College Drive in Palos Heights, will be the guest of this week’s Community Tent. Chiro One’s vision is that all people will discover their full potential. They serve that vision by providing free health and wellness information, along with information about the chiropractic services available at the Palos Heights office. Applications for the 2016 Richert/Phillips organic CSA are now available. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Purchasing a CSA is in essence purchasing a share of the farm. The participant receives the first picks of the weekly harvest, ready and waiting for them in a basket at the market. This feature is especially helpful for those market participants who are stopping before work or otherwise do not have much time to spend at the market. Full and half shares are available for purchase, and a discount is available for those who sign up before Oct. 31. More information is available at the tent, or by calling Michael at 574-3702306, or Daniel at 574-274-6019. Great fall fruits and vegetables are coming into the market every week. Big, beautiful mums and other fall flowering plants beautify the market, and your gardens. Stop by and pick up everything you need for back to school lunches. Other food products available include breads, croissants, bak-

Town and Country Art League The League will meet at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St.

The Palos Park Public Library will host Turning 65: Understanding Medicare, Parts A & B, and Medicare Supplements on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Community Relations Specialist Diane Adduci will cover eligibility and the benefits of Medicare Parts A & B and the standardized Medicare Supplement in her educational presentation. Call the library to register at 708-448-1530 or visit the library online at www.palosparklibrary.org. The library is at 12330 Forest Glen Blvd.

Heights library youth programs • Teen Gaming - a round of video games on the library’s large screen TV on Fridays from 3-4:30 p.m. No registration is needed.

competition for members will be Black and White in any medium. Also, the League’s show at the Vogt Visual Art Center in Tinley Park runs through September. A reception open to the public will be this Saturday, from 1 to 4 p.m.

COMMUNITY NOTES Palos GOP picnic The Palos Township Republican Organization will hold its annual picnic this Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m., at the Water’s Edge Golf Course pavilion, 7425 W. 115th St. in Worth. Gov. Rauner and candidates for public office in 2016 are scheduled to speak. Free family-friendly event includes food, music, refreshments, snacks, jump houses, face painting, games and crafts for kids. Donations gladly accepted.

Operation Blessing pig roast The Operation Blessing Food Pantry will be holding its first “Hog Wild” pig-roast celebration and fund-raiser this Saturday, from Supplied photo 1 to 8 p.m. at its building, 4901 Denise Hyker, chairwoman of the Home Life Committee of the Palos Heights W 128th Place in Alsip. Woman’s Club, and her group will be selling used, but loved jewelry at the There will be food, raffles, and Palos Heights Farmers Market on Wednesday. Expect a large selection, a band/Gospel choir competition. reasonably priced. Cost is $10 a plate or all you can ery, pies and noodles, cheeses, other seasonal recipes. In addi- eat for $25. eggs, butter, olive oils and vine- tion, all previous recipes can be gars, jams and local honey, beef, found at WellbeingMD.com, or pork, bacon, sausages and chicken, at palosheights.org. Make sure Lake Katherine’s annual salsas, pasta sauces and Italian to pick up or have endorsed your Monarch Butterfly Festival peppers, toffee, three different Frequent Shopper Card at the City The annual Monarch Butterfly varieties of ready to eat tamales, Tent. Ten endorsements of your Festival will be held this Sunday, pizza and pizza products, ready card enter you into a year-end from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Lake to bake pizza, pesto, and organic market raffle, to be held at noon Katherine Nature Preserve in Palos and vegan frozen vegetable patties on October 14th. Every time you Heights. and wraps, soups, desserts and bring a can of fruit, vegetables, or The event will feature the butpeppers. Make sure to bring your protein to be donated to the local terfly tent, hayrides, children’s knives and tools to be sharpened games, animal exhibits, arts and onsite, and pick up everything you food pantries, you receive double crafts fair, educational displays, need for fall gatherings at Pam- credit on your card. Today is the and food vendors. Canoe and last day to start a NEW Frequent kayak rentals will be available pered Chef. LINK, Senior Farmers Mar- Shopper Card before the end of throughout the day, and attendket Nutrition Program and WIC the market, with double credits ees can build a scarecrow for a coupons are all accepted at the applied. $10 donation. Additional information about Palos market. Stop by the City Admission is $6 per person. Tent to start the LINK process. the Palos Heights Farmers Market Children 3 and under are free. VisWhile there, pick up this week’s can be found at www.palosheights. itors can park in the Palos Heights recipe of the week courtesy of Dr. org, by calling 361-1800, join us City Hall parking lot and take the John Principe MD of Wellbeing- on Facebook, or email farmers- free shuttle to Lake Katherine. MD Center for Life, along with market@palosheights.org For more, call 361-1873 or

LIBRARY NOTES Understanding Medicare A & B

John Howard, watercolorist, artist will demonstrate his art Howard teaches continuing education classes in watercolor, mural painting, and portrait painting at Moraine Valley Community College and elsewhere. The Sept.

• International Dot Day– 3 years & up will celebrate this day based on Peter H. Reynolds book, The Dot with stories, activities, craft and snack. This inspiring story is about creativity, courage and collaboration on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. Registration is appreciated. • STEAM Nights – ages 4 and up will enjoy interactive fun with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math concepts on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. No registration is necessary. • Grandparents’ Week at the Library Sept. 13-19 - Grandparents are invited to attend any of the library’s kids programs this week with their grandchild and have a photo taken for “We LOVE Grandparents” bulletin board. All programs are free and open to everyone at the Palos Heights Public Library, located at 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more or to register

for a program, visit palosheightslibrary.org, call 708-448-1473, or stop by the Youth Services desk.

Heights library upcoming programs • Sunday hours (1-5 p.m.) at the Palos Heights Public Library will resume on Sept. 13. • The community will welcome the library’s new director, Jesse Blazek, during a reception this Sunday, at 2 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. • Thursday @ the Movies – “Bark Ranger”will be show today (Thursday), at 10 a.m. (w/ subtitles), 2 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Rated PG; 90 minutes. • Lunch Bunch Book Discussion – will discuss “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari on Monday, Sept. 14 at noon. Copies of the book are available.

• Tuesday Evening Book Discussion – will discuss Kent Haruf’s “Benediction” on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Copies of the book are available. • Download Books for Free! – register for a hands-on class covering the library’s e-book services on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. Space is limited; registration is required. • Android 101 – Learn to get the most out of your Android tablet or smartphone during this class in our Technology Lab on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Registration required. • A Home Color Workshop – Join Mary Beth Zwolfer, interior decorator and owner of MBZ Interiors, Inc., for a program on decorating with colors in the home on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m. To register, call 448-1473,or stop in the library, 12501 S. 71st Ave.

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McCord golf outing McCord Gallery and Cultural Center’s second golf outing “Fairway to the Arts,” will be held Monday, Sept. 14, at Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club in Orland Park. McCord invites community members to consider booking a foursome, sponsoring a hole, donating items or services for the raffle or sending a monetary contribution. Tickets for the outing are $200 and include brunch, dinner and a day of golf. Sponsorship opportunities range from platinum sponsorship at $500 to hole sponsor at $250. For details, see McCord’s website at www.mccordgallery.org or call 671-0648.

Orland Mayor’s Cup golf outing benefit The Orland Park Mayor’s Cup golf outing to benefit the Orland

Park Nature Center will be held Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park. The golf outing begins at 8:30 a.m. with check-in and a continental breakfast. The shotgun start will be at 9:30 a.m. and there will be a barbeque lunch on the course. Cocktails will be served from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 4 p.m. Tickets are limited to 144 golfers on a first come, first serve basis. Golf and dinner tickets are $130 per person and include 18 holes of golf, one-half cart, continental breakfast, lunch on the course, cocktails, dinner and door prizes. Golf only tickets are $100 per person and will include 18 holes of golf, ½ cart, continental breakfast, and lunch on the course. Dinner only tickets are $50 and include cocktails, dinner and door prizes. Registration for the Mayor’s Cup is available online at orlandpark.il.us, Recreation Administration, 14600 S. Ravinia Ave. and at the village Sportsplex, at 11351 W. 159th St. For more, call 403-7275.

Flea Market Sunday, September 20 10:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

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Best response to volatile markets? Stay calm In recent months, stocks have fallen sharply from their record highs, with one-day drops that can rightfully be called “dizzying.” As an investor, what are you to make of this volatility? For one thing, you’ll find it useful to know the probable causes of the market gyrations. Most experts cite global fears about China’s economic slowdown, falling oil prices and anticipation of a move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates as the key factors behind the stock market’s decline. On the other hand, the U.S. economy is still doing fairly well. Employers are adding jobs at a pretty good clip, wages are rising, home prices are up and overall economic growth has been reasonably solid. In other words, we are in a vastly better place than in the period before the Great Recession of 2008 and early 2009, when the financial markets bottomed out. Nonetheless, it’s only natural that you might feel some trepidation over what’s been happening in the financial markets over the past few weeks. So, what should you do? Here are a few suggestions: • Expect more of the same. Be prepared for more volatility, potentially including big drops

JIM VAN HOWE

Edward Jones Investments one day followed by big gains the next. Until the factors considered responsible for the current volatility – that is, China’s slowing economy, low oil prices and the Federal Reserve’s decision on rates – have been fully absorbed into the market’s pricing mechanisms, big price swings, one way or another, are to be expected. • Don’t panic. The headlines may look grim, but today’s newspapers are tomorrow’s recycling pile. Volatility is nothing new, and the financial markets are more resilient than you may think. • Look for opportunities. By definition, a downturn occurs when investors sell massive amounts of stocks, but it actually may be a good time to buy them, while their price is down. Look at the most successful businesses and their products

Bonefish Grill to host benefit day for Together We Cope Bonefish Grill in Orland Park will host a fundraiser for Together We Cope on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 15537 South LaGrange Road. When diners present a special event-day flyer from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bonefish Grill will donate 15 percent of the total check to the Tinley Park-based prevention agency, which bridges the gap for local families in temporary financial crisis, enabling them to stay in their homes. The event will be Bonefish Grill’s second fundraiser for TWC. The restaurant selected the agen-

cy as the beneficiary for its grand opening in 2013, selling tickets for a tasting event that quickly sold out. “Bonefish Grill is one of the area’s most popular restaurants, and we’re honored and grateful to be chosen again for their support,” said Kathryn Straniero, executive director at TWC. “Everyone’s really excited about the Sept. 19 event.” Nick Kapellas, managing partner at the Orland Park restaurant, said, “Bonefish Grill is committed to partnering with local charities to help create a better community that gives back.”

Getting a flyer in advance is the key to supporting TWC. Those who plan to attend the benefit can pick up flyers at Together We Cope, 17010 S. Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursday. Participants are encouraged to reserve a spot for the fundraising event by calling Bonefish Grill today at 873-5170. For more, call Katlin Bewley at 263-0302, ext. 6107 or email her at kbewley@togetherwecope.org.

and services. If you can envision these companies still being around and thriving in ten years, why wouldn’t you want to buy their stocks at potentially lower prices? • Diversify. During the downturn, just about everyone’s portfolio was affected. But if yours took a particularly large hit, it might be because your holdings are over-concentrated in stocks, especially the types of stocks that fared the worst. You may need to further diversify your portfolio through a mixture of domestic and international stocks, bonds, government securities, real estate, certificates of deposit (CDs) and other vehicles. Diversification, by itself, can’t guarantee a profit or prevent against all losses, but it can help blunt the harshest effects of volatility. • Review your investment strategy. Unless your goals have changed, there’s no reason to revise your long-term investment strategy, even in the face of wild fluctuations in the financial markets. Still, it’s always a good idea to review your strategy at least once a year, possibly in consultation with a financial professional. You may need to make smaller-scale adjustments in response to changes in the economy, interest rates, and so on, but don’t

abandon your core principles, such as maintaining a portfolio that reflects your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. Investing will never be either risk-free or predictable. But by taking the steps described above, you can relieve some of the stress associated with volatility and help yourself stay on track toward your financial objectives. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should understand the risks involved of owning investments, including interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. The value of investments fluctuates and investors can lose some or all of their principal. Special risks are inherent to international investing, including those related to currency fluctuations and foreign political and economic events. Jim Van Howe is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Palos Heights. His office is at 7001 W. 127th St. He can be reached at 361-3400. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

JOB SEARCH Hiring fair State Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen Park, and Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, will help connect jobseekers with over 40 local employers at a hiring fair with the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the village of Chicago Ridge. It will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Chicago Ridge Village Hall, 10455 S. Ridgeland Ave. The hiring fair will open early exclusively for veterans starting at 9 a.m. More than 40 local businesses will be on hand to pass out applications and conduct on-site interviews. Jobseekers are advised

to dress professionally and bring current copies of their résumé. This event is free and open to the public. Employers looking to participate should sign up in advance at senatorbillcunningham.com.

Moraine seeks employers for Mock Interview Day The Job Resource Center at Moraine Valley Community College is seeking employers to participate in Mock Interview Day on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. The event will be in the Moraine Business and Conference Center (Building M), on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy.,

Palos Hills. Interviewers must be affiliated with a business and have experience conducting interviews on a professional level. They will engage in a formal, 30-minute mock interview with students, alumni and community members. During the first 20 minutes, employers will ask a series of general interview questions provided by the college. The remaining 10 minutes will be used to offer feedback and helpful tips to the interviewee. Business people who would like to volunteer their time as interviewers should call 974-5313 or email jrc@morainevalley.edu.

COMINGS & GOINGS

Shell station closed for construction The Shell station at 87th Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview has closed and the site is fenced off in preparation for a reconstruction project. The station will be rebuilt to resemble the Shell station and Circle K convenience store that opened earlier this year at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in the Toyota Park lot. Circle K owns both sites. No timetable on when the project will be completed.

New owners for Nino’s Justice officials recently ap-

BOB BONG proved a business license for the new owners of Nino’s Gyros at 8580 S. 88th Avenue. If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong.com.

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Orland Chamber joins law office opening Celebrating the opening of their new law office in Orland Park, at 1900 Ravinia Place, Rick Duffin and Sean Dore (each holding scissors) stand with staff and Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce members during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held last month. Duffin & Dore LLC represents clients in lawsuits involving personal injury claims, insurance claims, contract disputes, real estate disputes, family law matters and residential and commercial real estate transactions.

W E’RE BUYING oLD TREASURES! Moraine Valley invites nominations WE PAY IMMEDIATE CASH FOR: for Business Champion Awards Moraine Valley Community College’s Corporate, Community and Continuing Education subdivision has moved its celebration of the 20th anniversary of its Business Champion Awards to Thursday, Feb. 18. The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to Friday, Dec. 18. Awards will be given in the following categories: • Training and Development — businesses that make a significant investment in their workforce by encouraging lifelong learning. • Sustainability — businesses committed to reducing their ecological footprint by incorporating environmentally sustainable practices. • Excellence in Government — a leader who demonstrates

the foresight to create a healthy community. • Philanthropy — a business or individual who demonstrates outstanding philanthropic contributions. • Entrepreneur/Small Business Person of the Year — individuals or no more than three partners who operate a small business with a two-year track record and show continued growth. • Women in Business/Leadership Award — a leading woman of influence in business with five to 10 years of professional experience. Individuals and businesses can be nominated for as many award categories for which they qualify, but they can only win in one category. Entries must include a nomination form, a short bi-

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PHOTO MEMORIES FROM THE REGIONAL ARCHIVE

50 Years Ago This Week

From Sept. 9, 1965

Home of Mr. and Ms. Jerry Pech, a charming country house picturesquely situated in the Chinquapin area of Palos, is one of the attractions of this year’s Palos Park Woman’s Club home tour. The tour is to be held Oct. 7 and includes four homes on display, a luncheon and style show and a farmers market. [Editor’s note: A quintessential interior from TVs early 1960s “Mad Men” days.]

40 Years Ago This Week

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across 1 Sardine cousin 5 “My take is ...” 10 Princess from Amphipolis 14 Iota 15 One-up 16 “Head With Pipe” artist Nolde 17 Watchable, in a way 18 Jar for leafy vegetable storage? 20 2000s World #1 female golfer 22 Nurture 23 Word with cake or break 24 Actor Jackie’s pet fish? 27 “__ Love” (Maroon 5 hit) 29 Smoking, perhaps 30 Half a score 31 1959 novel in whose film version Mary Crane became Marion Crane 33 Giant 36 Rabbit’s friend 37 Opine ... or create four long answers in this puzzle? 41 Literary __ 42 More than hammer home 43 Video game segments 45 Jr.’s jr. 46 Spot for a soak 49 With 60-Down, only South Korean World Golf Hall of Fame inductee 50 Emulate an inveterate swindler? 53 Small songbird 54 Work on a canvas? 56 Unfortunate 57 Vessel with limited space? 61 Bard’s verb 62 “See Dad Run” star 63 Steer snagger 64 Mishmash 65 TripAdvisor alternative 66 “No worries” 67 White side, maybe

33 Toast, with “a” Down

34 U.S.-U.K. separator

1 More than peck

35 “Truth is more of a stranger than fiction” writer

2 Head __

37 The works

3 Besides 4 Plymouth’s county 5 Org. with a multi-ring logo 6 “No __!”

38 Second section of Verdi’s “Requiem” 39 Fit nicely 40 Quarters, e.g.

7 Whitewater figure

44 Daffy Duck has one

8 Pitcher?

46 Move on a screen

9 Green sage 10 Survey taker, at times 11 Text clarifier 12 Compliment on a course 13 Antacid brand word

47 Shakespearean heiress 48 “But I digress ...” 50 Trainee 51 Marine predators 52 Bygone birds

19 Old PC monitors 21 Martin’s start?

53 Mango tango smoothie server

25 Hollywood glitterati

55 Prefix with cardial

26 Sambuca flavoring

58 Post-spill need

28 On a sugar high, say

59 __-Aztecan languages

31 Psychologist’s concern

60 See 49-Across

32 Quaker Honey Graham __

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

From Sept. 11, 1975

Sale of Heights school: The Palos Heights school at 127th and 69th Avenue is under new management as School District 128 recently received the balance of the $100,000 sale price for the school. Frank Passarelli (from left) and Carl Stefan, members of the school board, met at the school last week with Dr. Thomas Powell and his wife to receive Powell’s check for $94,000, completing the sale of the school. Powell, an Oak Lawn orthodontist, said he currently has no plans for the 36-year-old building, but added that he liked the building’s location and he felt the purchase would be a good investment. [The building’s classical front door frame is an iconic community landmark now standing near Lake Katherine’s western shore.]

(Answers on page 2)

IMPRESSIONS

Warning to politicians: stay out of our sports pages JEFF VORVA You’ve heard of the Sports Illustrated cover jinx? How about the Reporter/Regional News sports cover jinx? A few weeks ago, I covered the third annual Battle of the Burbs softball game at Standard Bank Park in Crestwood, which was a softball game with police chiefs, fire chiefs, mayors and other politicians. Money raised from the event went to the Special Olympics. The first two years, we ran photos and stories on that event in the regular news sections but with the Stanley Cup coming to the area and gobbling up our valuable page 4 space, and sports needed an extra story, we ran it on the front page of the sports section with three photos. One of the photos in our Aug. 20 issue was of a couple of politicians horsing around. State senator Napoleon Harris, a former Northwestern and NFL player, hoisted Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg over his shoulders and gave the mayor a little airplane spin. Just a few days later, TV stations and newspapers had stories on some alleged shenanigans regarding Kellogg using grant money to buy an SUV for his personal use. Actually, it’s probably not fair to admit to a jinx when it comes to Kellogg and unflattering headlines. Just Google up his name and you will get an eyeful. Harris, on the other hand, seemed to have a clean record. He was a football hero and thanks to excelling at NU (ironically, the Kellogg School of Business) he was an owner of a pair of Beggars Pizza locations. He was hoping to be a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Less than a week after he was on our sports front hoisting Kellogg, I saw a TV story in which Chuck Goudie and the Channel 7 I-Team

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Maybe we shouldn’t run this photo again. After it first ran in our sports section, state Sen. Napoleon Harris (left) and Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg (on Harris’s shoulders) received some bad press.

said he illegally underpaid his Beggars employees. The I-team said he owed 40 workers roughly $23,000. Harris released the following statement: “Ensuring the citizens of Illinois receive a fair wage is an issue I take very seriously. I would never knowingly deny anyone his or her right to fair compensation. As a public servant, business owner or citizen, it has always been important to me that the workers of Illinois are paid a fair and sufficient wage. My record as a State Senator reflects this. My life experiences embody this. In the event that my business is not in full compliance, these alleged issues will be addressed and resolved.” As for us? We’re going to try to keep the politicians off the sports pages for a while.

Roaring sarcasm Last week, I was listening to the police scanner and in one of the nine towns the Reporter/ Regional covers, a dispatcher asked a couple of officers to check out a report of a mountain lion roaming a neighborhood. I wasn’t listening all that closely and I won-

dered if I heard it right. So I put the scanner on hold and waited awhile for the next dispatch. A few minutes later, the officers arrived at the neighborhood and one of the cops told the dispatcher “We’re here looking for the mountain lion…in Illinois.’’ That was pretty subtle yet pretty funny, too.

Will she run a fowl campaign? I am not in her jurisdiction, but if I could vote for her, I would consider voting for Tonia Khouri for 11th district congress. She recently announced she was running for office at a chicken dinner she hosted at Frontier Park in Naperville. But it wasn’t just any chicken dinner. It was a Yummy Chicken Dinner, with capital letters on the Y, C and D. She had a handful of these YCDs all over her district recently. I wish she was in our area because if she were to knock off incumbent Bill Foster, I could write the headline “Winner winner (yummy) chicken dinner.”

WHATIZIT? Last week’s photo was of a shako. Few got the proper name. Many more used more common names such as band hat. For those who guessed shako, we honor them with their names in the newspapers in capital letters. It doesn’t get much better than that! ROSEANNE ARNOLD of Palos Hills was first to wear the high hat. Evergreen Park’s HENRIETTA MYSLIWIEC and BOB AND ROBIN FULLARTON, KEN KAZIN (who also happens to be the band leader at Evergreen Park High School) and Palos Heights’ JIM CAP were also shaking and baking. Bob and Jane Foley of Oak Lawn were the first to get the common name. Also Worth’s Celeste Cameron, E.J. Oahueke, Theresa and George Rebersky, Chicago Ridge’s Chris and Rick Towner, Patty Vandenberg, Dan and Kathy Higgins, Hickory Hills’ Catherine Kruger, Oak Lawn’s Matt Vari and Steve Rosenbaum, Palos Park’s Al Forte, Evergreen Park’s Mary Leeder and Palos Heights’ Lauriann Oziemkowski marched to the tune of the correct answer. This week’s clue: Broken wings Send those guesses by Monday night to thereporter@comcast. net with WHATIZIT in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and hometown.

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SXU bounces back St. Xavier’s football team recovers from opening week loss to No. 1 Marian. Page 2

Vikings light it up St. Laurence racks up 72 points against Dick Butkus’s old school. Page 3 Southwest • Section 2, Page 1

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The hunters and the hunted Nationally ranked Sandburg’s boys cross country team nearly knocked off in the second meet of the season By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Quarterback Cam Miller (above) has thrown for 679 yards and 11 touchdowns in Brother Rice’s first two victories.

Unranked Brother Rice scores 105 points against two quality football programs Loyola, 16-13 during the regular season in Chicago and the Ramblers returned the favor with 31-14 triumph in the Catholic League championship in November. The mantra around South Pulaski Road is that the polls are useless – especially this time of year. “We don’t worry about that stuff -we just move full steam ahead,” Rice coach Brian Badke said. “It doesn’t matter what’s at the beginning, it’s where you are at the end. The kids know that. We have our goals that we want to obtain and we’re always focusing on that. “None of these guys read the newspapers anyway.’’ Assuming that some do, they will see that their new signal caller, senior Cam Miller of Evergreen Park is racking up some big numbers. Through his first two varsity starts, Miller has thrown for 679 yards and 11 touchdowns. Like his coach, Miller quickly dismissed talk about being ignored by the pollsters. “Rankings don’t mean anything to us – we’ll just play our game and hopefully get the wins,’’ he said. Miller got two looks at Loyola last

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Brother Rice’s football team was shut out of state and Chicago area preseason polls. And nationally, Athlon Sports’ Ryan Swartz called the Catholic League Blue conference one of the top 10 in the nation but predicted the Crusaders would be “down” this year. The Crusaders tried to make a statement on the field by going up 42-0 and hanging on for a 56-20 home victory over Brother Rice of Michigan, a program with an alltime winning percentage (.753) that is ranked in the top five in Michigan. And the Warriors brought 10 state championship trophies back to their school. Still, there was no love from the polls. The players and coaches claim not to pay attention to rankings but the Crusaders made another statement on Friday night with a 49-21 road victory over Crete-Monee, a team that was 77-27 in the past nine years with a Class 6A title in 2012. These aren’t some sub-par Chicago Public League teams the Crusaders are kicking around, yet they are

Photo by Jeff Vorva Brother Rice receiver Ricky Smalling cools down after catching his second touchdown pass in a 49-21 victory over Crete-Monee on the road Friday night.

having trouble finding anyone from outside the South Suburbs to buy in just yet. The team can change that when it visits Loyola at 1:30 p.m. to open Catholic League Blue play. Loyola was ranked second in the state in the Associated Press Class 8A poll last week. In 2014, Brother Rice beat

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“THIS MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!” Those are the words – capital letters and all – that appeared at the top of Sandburg’s boys cross country running blog written by Eagles assistant coach Tom Novak in late August. The Eagles were getting some preseason plaudits from the internet and they weren’t small. The coach wanted the team to keep things in perspective. MileSplit USA ranked the Eagles No. 2 in the country behind Christian Brothers Academy of New Jersey. Another national website, Tullyrunners.com, ranked the Eagles third behind American Fork of Utah and Christian Brothers. The Eagles were able to open the season taking the top eight spots and dominated in the SouthWest Suburban Conference preseason meet. They looked every bit the national power they were hyped up to be. However, Saturday, the Eagles were nearly knocked off by a team that was not ranked in either national poll. Sandburg sweated out a one-point victory over host Lyons Township in the 12-team Lions Pride Invitational in Western Springs. The Eagles finished with 36 points to Lyons’ 37. Lyons’ Vince Zona (14 minutes, 50.28 seconds) and Connor Madell (14:55.14)

hogged up the first two spots and that put the pressure on the Eagles. Sandburg’s Max Lehnhardt (14:59.20) was third. Teammates Sean Torpy (seventh), Tom Brennan (eighth) and Chris Torpy (ninth) and Brandon Lukas (12th) were not far behind and finished just high enough to win the meet. “Lyons ran incredible today,” Lehnhardt said. “We talked about not taking anybody for granted and we really didn’t.” Still, having that national ranking is a pretty big target. “Whether we are ranked the No. 1 team in the nation or the last-place team in the nation, it wasn’t going to mean anything to us,” Lehnhardt said. “I guess, sure, it’s cool to see you are ranked high but we’re not going to categorize ourselves in what other people think we’re ranked. We’re just going to focus on what we have to do. That’s all. “We love the pressure,” he added. “Obviously we’ve done a lot to get to this point and we welcome the pressure.’’ Other Lyons runners scoring points and nearly pulling off the stunner were Danny Kilrea (ninth), Matthew Begeman (10th) and Alex Pall (15th), son of former Evergreen Park star and major league pitcher Donn Pall. Lyons coach Mike Danner said some of his juniors were a little “gun shy” but he See EAGLES, Page 4

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Sandburg’s Max Lehndhardt’s third-place finish at Lyons helped the nationally ranked Eagles win by one point on Saturday.

WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST It was a weekend of big numbers for area schools. St. Laurence scored 72 points. Stagg running back Herb Hughes ran for more than 300 yards. Brother Rice QB Cam Miller threw five touchdown passes. SXU QB John Rhode threw 55 passes. It was a huge weekend. On the Football Forecast watch, Vorva had a big week with a 9-2 mark and now owns a two-game lead over Rakow while Findysz is moving up with a 15-7 mark. Week 3 has some interesting games. Can Vorva keep his hot streak alive or will he fall into the toilet like he has been apt to do in years past?: Last week Overall Richards at Lemont St. Viator at Marist Evergreen Park at Reavis Bolingbrook at Sandburg Brother Rice at Loyola Homewood-Flossmoor at Stagg St. Ignatius at St. Laurence Chicago Christian at Aurora Central Catholic Argo at Oak Lawn Shepard at Eisenhower St. Xavier University at Ave Maria

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ST. XAVIER 34, ST. FRANCIS 28

No apologies as winning Cougars suffer fourth-quarter meltdown By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

If St. Xavier University’s football team wants to remain as one of the elite NAIA teams in the nation, it can’t afford another fourth-quarter meltdown as it experienced Saturday. The Cougars fumbled the ball away twice, gave up 140 yards and 14 points in the final frame and gave their coaches enough bad film for a good chewing out. Luckily for the Cougars, the first three quarters of the game gave them a beefy enough lead to withstand the fractured fourth quarter and they hung on to beat the University of St. Francis, 34-28, in front of a crowd of 1,750 at ATI Field at Memorial Stadium in Joliet. The Cougars, ranked fourth in the nation in the preseason, lost to No. 1 Marian of Indiana, 45-13 in Chicago on Aug. 29 and was able to play winning football against the Saints. Barely. “The way we played in the fourth is my disappointment,” SXU coach Mike Feminis said. “But as I told the guys, I’m never, ever going to apologize for winning. We know St. Francis is going to give us its best shot every year and it did. You have to give them a lot of credit for hanging in there. We had opportunities to blow it open and we have to learn to play better because it’s going to get harder down the road.’’ The Cougars visit Ave Maria University in Florida at noon Saturday. Ave Maria is 0-1 after losing to Division II Pace University despite having a 447-313 yardage advantage. Quarterback Clayton Uecker passed for 359 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions Saturday. SXU quarterback John Rhode also had a big day Saturday going 33-of-55 for 416 yards with four touchdowns and two inceptions. Randell Wells nabbed nine passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Stephen Simms added eight catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. Former Marist star Ryan Carroll of Evergreen Park had seven catches for 85 yards and Mark Strbjak added a touchdown as the Cougars claimed a 31-14 lead after three quarters. With sophomore Mike Ivlow, last year’s leading rusher, leaving the game with a shoulder injury after just two carries of work, the Cougars’ ground game sputtered at times and netted 85 yards. Senior Austin Feeney picked up a bulk of the work and had 48 yards on 20 carries. Ivlow’s status for the Ave Maria game is up in the air. “He hurt is in the first game and tried

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Here is SXU’s No. 1 fan, as this gentleman was the lone person in the visitors stands sitting in the heat and humidity an hour before the Cougars’ 34-28 win over St. Francis. The game drew 1,750 fans in Joliet. St. Xavier quarterback John Rhode gets ready to launch one of his 55 passes in the Cougars’ victory over the University of St. Francis Saturday. Rhode threw for 416 yards and four touchdowns.

to go this game and hurt it again,” Feminis said. “It’s a pretty bad sprain. It’s going to be day-to-day, week-to-week. We might have to sit him a week. He wanted to go and he’s a very tough kid. He dinged it again and we made the right decision to get him out of there.’’

The Cougars opened the season ranked fourth in the nation. The next poll doesn’t come out until Monday so a convincing win over Ave Maria could keep them from falling too far. Feminis, a USF grad, is 14-1 against his alma mater.

Free kick expensive for men’s soccer foe

Women’s soccer splits

Goals by senior forward Lexi Cozzi

(Lockport/Lockport Township) and freshman midfielder Andreina Hernandez (Chicago Heights/Bloom Township) erased an early 1-0 deficit and gave the Saint Xavier University women’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS) Saturday evening at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field. Freshman goalkeeper Carly Bledsoe (Franklin, Tenn./Father Ryan) logged six saves over the 90-minute affair. It was the first win of the season for the Cougars moving their record to 1-3-0 on the year. The day before, Bledsoe tallied five saves in her first collegiate start, but SXU lost 1-0 to visiting Cornerstone University (Mich.).

Volleyball team drops to 3-3

Redshirt freshman setter Courtney Joyce (Chicago./Western Illinois University/Mother McAuley) finished with team-leading to-

tals of 25 assists and 10 digs, but the Saint Xavier University volleyball team fell to 3-3 overall with a three-set loss (25-22, 25-19. 2521) to Clarke University (Iowa) Sept. 1 at the Shannon Center in Chicago. The Cougars struggled offensively amassing a team attack percentage of just .090 on the night with 34 kills and 25 attacking errors.

Mahdi wins weekly honor

SXU sophomore placekicker Abdul Mahdi (Chicago/Bogan) was named the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week Monday morning. Mahdi recorded two field goals and two extra points, all in the second half, in SXU’s 34-28 road win over area rival University of St. Francis (Ill.) in the MSFA . — Compiled by Jeff Vorva based on submitted reports

FOCUS ON TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Cross country teams shine in Twilight meet The Trinity Christian College women’s cross country team took third and the men took fourth in their respective divisions women ended in third place overall of nine teams and the men were fourth of 11 teams at the University of St. Francis Twilight meet. The women’s team was led by a couple of veterans who both finished in the top 10 of the 83 runners. Jessica Disselkoen was only three seconds out of first place with a time of 18:44.1. Taking 9th place overall was Ashley Jourdan who ran a time of 19:14.9 The men’s team, running a 5K instead their usual 8K, also had a good mix of returners and newcomers in their top finishers. Michael Potter led the team with a time of 16:15.5 and finished in 15th place overall of the 103 runners. Next was Keegan Fitzsimmons, a junior transfer, who took 24th overall with a 16:33.7.

Men’s soccer snaps losing streak

Cyclones soccer squad continues shutout binge

It might be a shock to the Cyclones’ women’s soccer team’s system when it gives up a goal this season. So far in their first five games, they’ve kept all their opponents scoreless, including their 6-0 win over Daley College Sept. 2. Diana Lang (Marist) opened the scoring with a quick finish thanks to a pass from Sintia Salas (Curie). Lauren Regan (Mother McAuley) added to the lead 10 minutes before halftime on an unassisted effort. She added another right before halftime after Karina Lopez (Reavis) played her in. It stayed 3-0 for most of the second half until 12 minutes left when Bella Rodriguez (Kelly) played a ball over the top which Ewelina Kmin (Reavis) ran onto and finished. Rodriguez scored her own goal with a pass from Kaylyn Egyarto (Sandburg), Submitted photo who saw 45 minutes on the field MVCC golfer Matt Contey helped his for the first time this season. team take second in the conference Kmin added the last goal unas- meet by firing a 75. sisted in the final seconds. Egyarto and Lang split time in goal Men’s soccer team to combine for the shutout.

Golfers stay hot in the heat

Moraine Valley’s golfers took second in Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference meet in Bristol admit hot and humid conditions. The home team—Waubonsee Community College—took first, 13 shots ahead of the Cyclones. Matt Contey (Lincoln-Way East) led the team with 75. Dave Karwoski (Oak Forest) added a 79 followed by newcomer and Oak Forest alum Connor Liloe (80), Lincoln-Way North grad John Orowick (81), and Oak Forest product Scott Borden (81).

Volleyball team opens conference with win

FOCUS ON ST. XAVIER

A goal by sophomore midfielder Ricardo Aldape (Chicago Heights/Bloom Township) on a free kick in the 77th minute of action proved to be the difference maker as the Saint Xavier University men’s soccer team earned its first victory of the season (1-2-0 overall) with a 1-0 win over Cornerstone University (Mich.) Saturday afternoon at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago. Aldape’s free kick came from about 35 yards out and sailed past the outstretched hands of CU junior keeper Nick Hopkins into the right side of the net. SXU sophomore keeper Frank Valle (McHenry/ McHenry Community) recorded the shutout, his first of the young season, behind four saves.

FOCUS ON MORAINE VALLEY

After losing four games to start the season, Trinity’s men’s soccer team came up with a 4-3 overtime road victory over Moody Bible Institute on Saturday. The game winner came less than three minutes into the second overtime when Santana Caicedo picked up a loose ball and drilled a long shot into the net to end the game. The Trolls gained the early advantage when Mauricio Salgado scored seven minutes into the game. The team maintained that 1-0 lead at the half. The game swung in Moody’s favor in the second period when they scored two quick goals at the 62nd and 65th minutes. Six minutes later a free kick in the box led to an equalizer for the Trolls. Rey Bahena made a short pass to Salgado who sent the ball around the wall and the keeper to make it 2-2. The Archers of Moody were not finished and they took the lead back once again on a goal scored in the 80th minute. With time running out the Trolls put forth a full force effort. The attack paid

Jessica Disselkoen was second in the USF Twilight meet. Submitted photo

off when Jared Mulder settled the ball off a rebounded shot and fired it into the net with less than three minutes to play.

Women’s soccer team’s winning streak snapped

The TCC women’s soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss at Indiana Tech for its first loss of the year and fell to 3-1 on the season. The team hosts Marygrove College at 2 p.m. Friday and Bethel College at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Golf team finishes fifth in invitational

The men’s golf team finished fifth out of 10 teams at the Olivet Nazarene Fall Invitational at the Balmoral Woods Country Club in Crete. Freshman Steven Massey did well in his first collegiate outing as he finished tied for eighth out of 53 golfers with a 156 in the 36-hole event. — Compiled by Jeff Vorva based on submitted reports

The Cyclones withstood Morton 16-25, 26-24, 26-28, 25-23, 15-10 Sept. 1 to open their Skyway Conference season. Leading the offense was freshman Kaitlyn “Kam” Myles (Queen of Peace) with 15 kills. Defensively, Carolyn Yerkes (Marist) led the way with her 38 digs and 4 aces. The offense was run by setter Carly Trinley (Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences), who had 53 assists. The next day the Cyclones beat Joliet Junior College 25-19, 25-16, 25-8. Myles had 10 kills on 13 attempts.

doubles up Elgin

In their first conference match this season the Cyclones took down Elgin Community College 4-2 Sept. 1. Rafael Herrera (Morton), Alex Alvarez (Kennedy) and Przemyslaw Tylka (Sandburg) each scored with assists from Alvarez, Giovanni Sanchez (Eisenhower) and Erick Carrasco (George Washington). Gabriel Martinez (Kennedy) scored unassisted.

Women’s tennis drops heartbreaker

Moraine lost to four-year NAIA school Roosevelt, 5-4, on Sept. 1. Wins came from team captain Agnieszka Szudy (Stagg) with a come-from-behind win: 4-6, 6-4, 12-10. Liz Doory (Reavis) also came through to even out the match: 6-3, 7-5. The Cyclones were down in singles play at that point, so Doory’s win brought them back in the hunt for the team win. Bre Vollan (Chicago Christian) also dominated with a 6-0, 6-1 win in singles. Alexis Kasper (Reavis) had a very close singles match, losing in a super tiebreaker. The lone doubles win came from Szudy and Vollan—9-7. — Compiled by Jeff Vorva based on submitted reports

THE NEXT LEVEL

Calvin College VB team Kamps out By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Three members of the Kamp family who played various sports at Chicago Christian High School are making a big impact for a college volleyball team that was No. 1 in the nation in the preseason polls. Senior Maggie Kamp, joined freshmen Leah and Anna Kamp on the Calvin College roster this season and the Knights were knighted as the No. 1 team in NAIA play finished 3-1 in its own Labor Day Weekend Invitational, which ended Saturday. The lone loss was a four-set setback to Emory, which was ranked second in the country. The Knights beat Defiance, Thomas More and 23rd-ranked Pacific Lutheran. Maggie Kamp had 56 kills for the weekend and three blocks. Her sister, Anna, added 23 kills and three blocks and their cousin, Leah, did not play. Maggie Kamp had an active junior year in which she won several accolades including being named to Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd section in January. Kamp is the first athlete from Calvin to be honored by SI since her current coach - Amber Warners - was selected to the Faces in the Crowd edition of the December 27, 2010. Other former individuals from the Michigan school that have received the award from the publication include former Calvin women’s swimming standout Becky Weima, former Calvin women’s basketball and women’s track and field standout Lisa Winkle and former Calvin men’s basketball sharpshooter Todd Hennink. Maggie was named the Division III National Player of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association of America. She was also named

to the Division III Capital One Academic All-American of the Year in women’s volleyball.

Two locals at ‘vibrant’ school St. Xavier University’s next football opponent strings together a hymn, a local state representative’s son and Domino’s Pizza. The Cougars travel to Ave Maria University near Naples, Fla. on Saturday and two area players are on the roster. Gyrenes Defensive lineman Tom Anderson is a senior from Brother Rice who is on the roster. Also on the roster is Nick Dorgas, a senior linebacker from Marist, whose mother is State Representative Fran Hurley (35th District). For those who may not have heard of Ave Maria, the school calls itself a “vibrant” Catholic university, which was founded in 2003 by Domino’s Pizza owner Thomas Monaghan. On the field, the Gyrenes lost to Division II Pace University, 36-23, on Saturday.

In the Nic of time

Former Marist standout receiver Nic Weishar, who sat out 2014 as a redshirt, got into his first collegiate game toward the end of Notre Dame’s 38-3 blowout victory over Texas. Before the game, the depth chart had Durham Smythe as the starter with Tyler Lautua, Weishar and Aliz’e Jones as backups. Smythe was the only TE to touch the ball as he had one grab for six yards. During preseason camp, speculation was that the 6-foot4 Weishar’s ability to catch the ball might make him valuable when the Irish are in the red zone. Coach Brian Kelly said Weishar needed work on his blocking

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ROUNDUP

St. Laurence roughs up Butkus’s old school, 72-14 By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

Stagg’s Kevin Hodges (left) and Andrew quarterback Robert Kman collide during Friday night’s battle in Tinley Park.

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Hughes runs wild before Stagg prepares for No. 1 team in state By Jason Maholy Correspondent

Stagg head coach Mike Fahey and his Chargers will head into Friday night’s home contest with plenty of respect for but no fear of Southwest Suburban Conference Blue power HomewoodFlossmoor, the Associated Press’s No. 1 in the state in Class 8A. Fahey’s horses are coming off a 42-16 road thumping of Andrew Friday in Tinley Park as junior running back Herb Hughes’ 345 yards helped lead the way. While they won’t allow their first victory of the year to go to their heads, there is the growing feeling things are beginning to turn the corner toward brighter days in Palos Hills. The Chargers came into 2015 having won seven games over the past two seasons, and while that may not strike fear into opponents the victory total is equal to that of the previous four campaigns combined. “It’s a good measuring stick to see where we’re at,” Fahey said of the upcoming tilt against the highly-regarded Vikings. “We practice all summer to play against the best teams in the state – H-F, [Lincoln-Way] East, Bolingbrook ... this is just another game for us.” Stagg has found the going tough the past two seasons against Homewood-Flossmoor, with the Vikings outscoring the Chargers 90-14 between the contests. To cut into that 76-point differential the hosts will have to play their best game in years, something Stagg may have already accomplished once already in 2015 – albeit in a heartbreaking opening night 35-34 home loss to Minooka, according to Fahey. The coach believes that defeat fueled his squad

Former Bears defensive standouts Dick Butkus and Chris Zorich will not likely be bragging about this one. But former Seattle Seahawks defensive player Harold Blackmon will be. After dropping a 42-21 decision to Benet Academy in the first week of the football season, St. Laurence, coached by Blackmon, was in need of a better performance on Friday against Chicago Vocational — the alma mater of Butkus and Zorich. And the Vikings got that in a big way. Behind four touchdowns by Robert Chayka — two receiving and two rushing — the St. Laurence trounced Vocational 72-14. “The effort the kids put in was definitely reflective in the final score,” Blackmon said. “I was disappointed in our effort against Benet, and we needed to bounce back. The difference against Vocational was our overall effort.” Chayka’s touchdown runs were for nine and 41 yards, and one of his scoring receptions was for 41 yards. Defensive lineman Jimmy Burnette had two interceptions. “Robert is a tough kid,” Blackmon said. “He’s not big, but he’s scrappy. As well as we played, we have a ways to go with our offensive execution. There’s always room for improvement. Blackmon is hopeful that improvement will come Friday against St. Ignatius.in a Catholic League White opener. St. Ignatius is 1-1 and dropped a 21-0 decision to Tinley Park. “I have to remind the kids that you don’t get points from last week,” Blackmon said.

Geneva 35, Richards 20

Stagg’s Herb Hughes turns the corner for a chunk of his 345 yards against Andrew.

against Andrew. “I think our kids just responded,” Fahey said of the performance versus the Thunderbolts. “They knew they played a really great game [against Minooka], probably one of the better games we’ve played at Stagg High School in a long time. The kids saw they had success and they believe in what we’re doing. “And when you’ve got playmakers like these two guys it makes it a lot easier on the offensive coordinator to call plays. Fahey was referring to his “thunder-and-lightning” backfield tandem of Hughes and Kamal Salman. The duo ran roughshod over Andrew, combining for 444 yards on 27 carries (16.4 per rush) and five touchdowns. Hughes procured 345 of those

yards to go with three scores, including jaunts that covered 71 and 83 yards. “He’s very talented,” Fahey said of Hughes, a powerfully built junior listed at 5-feet 10-inches and 190 pounds. “You look at him and he’s just God-gifted – all the talent in the world. There’s times he’s very frustrating, but he’s kind of growing up, he’s kind of figuring it out now.” Hughes said his and the team’s objective was to “come back hard” after opening night’s disappointing finish, and while he didn’t deny he employs a tough stiff-arm he credited his blockers with paving the way for his huge night. “The O-line, man – I love ‘em all,” he said. “Teammates first.” Another of those teammates,

quarterback Joe VanNeuwenhuyse, contributed 54 yards on 12 carries versus Andrew – with Stagg storming to 525 yards on the ground. The senior signal caller also completed five-ofeight passes for 49 yards and one score. All five completions went to Josh Sterling, and the toss that tallied Stagg’s second score midway through the second quarter was a 35-yard strike over the top of the defense to the streaking senior tight end on fourth-and-three. Stagg will need performances at least that good to have a chance against Homewood-Flossmoor – and the Chargers know it. “We’ve just got to come out [and play] even harder,” Fahey said. “Practice hard, play hard and take care of the football.”

Richards, which finished second in the state in 2013 in Class 6A, is in danger of not qualifying for a playoff spot if it doesn’t recover quickly from an 0-2 start after Friday’s home loss to the Vikings. William Bridgewater’s 89yard kickoff return was one of the few highlights for Richards. Richards (0-2) will look to rebound Friday at Lemont, a team that finished second in the state in Class 6A and knocked Richards out of the playoffs, 19-13, in the quarterfinals last year. Lemont opened the season with a 21-6 win over Plainfield South and a 15-9 triumph over Danville.

Lincoln-Way North 27 Sandburg 14 The Eagles saw an early 14-7 lead disappear in a 2714 home loss to Lincoln-Way North in Friday’s SouthWest Suburban crossover contest – falling to 1-1. Sandburg quarterback Alec Fidan completed 17-of-34 passes for 186 yards and ran for 76 yards on 20 carries but also threw four interceptions. Ian Chladek recovered a fumble in the end zone for one touchdown, and Patrick Brucki ran for the other.

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Brother Rice’s football team figures most of the games remaining on its schedule will be tough contests. But Legal Prep Academy didn’t figure to be one of them. And, unless the Crusaders can find an opponent to fill the Oct. 9 game, chalk up a forfeit victory for them as Legal Prep pulled out of the game. Brother Rice Athletic Director Phil Cahill said he has looked in a five-state radius for an opponent but has not found one. “It’s hard to find an opponent for Week 7,” Cahill said. “If we can find an opponent, we can tear up the contract with Legal Academy and play a game. If not, we will take the forfeit.’’ Cahill said they have up until the night before the game to be able to schedule a game but it’s likely that’s not going to happen. He said the Crusaders could schedule a JV game with another team and get some players who normal-

ly don’t get a lot of playing time to mix it up. “Realistically, how much were the starters going to play if we were to play Legal?” Cahill said. The athletic director said that Legal Academy coaches contacted him in the summer and were expecting to field a varsity team, although there would be no seniors. “When they held their first workouts, they had 30 kids,” Cahill said. “But the second week they were down to 17 and they said they couldn’t field a varsity team.’’ This is a familiar scenario for Brother Rice. Last year, they had a game scheduled with Hales Franciscan during the seventh week of the season and subbed it with a trip to Indianapolis and lost 34-28 to Brebeuf High School. The potential Legal forfeit is sandwiched by home games with Mt. Carmel and defending Class 7A state champion Providence Catholic.

Now THAT’S a rout

For those who were amazed

at St. Laurence’s 72-14 win over Chicago Vocational School on Friday, it is not even close to making the Illinois High School Association’s top 20 for most points scored in a game. Coming in at No. 20 was Robinson’s 120-0 win over Casey on Oct. 28, 1916. But the No. 1 rout of all time was Staunton’s 233-0 victory over Gillespie on Nov. 23, 1923. According to Steven F. Moore’s book “The History of Staunton High School Sports” Gillespie officials were so steamed about that game, they refused to play Staunton in any sport again but league officials intervened and the schools competed against each other five years later. None of the routs in the IHSA’s top 20 came after 1949.

their final season trailing 23-2 at halftime and roared back for a 30-29 stunner over Richards in Frankfort. On Friday night, they trailed 14-7 to Sandburg in the fourth quarter in Orland Park and dominated the rest of the way, winning 30-14.

Closing time

Magic number

Lincoln-Way North’s school is closing after the 2015-16 school year. Pardon the pun, but the football team has done a great job when it comes to closing against two area squads. The Phoenix players opened

The Eagles will face Bolingbrook on Friday. The Raiders stomped rival Romeoville 55-6 after suffering a 28-7 loss to Glenbard West in the first week of the season.

Shepard 34, Payton 14

The Astros pulled off a home victory Friday night behind quarterback Jack Carberry (7for-13, 219 yards) who passed for three touchdowns. Demetrius Harrison (140 yards on 23 carries) ran for two touchdowns and caught one for Shepard (11), which faces Eisenhower on Friday. Shepard starts a three-game stretch on the road starting Friday at Eisenhower, which beat Kenwood 42-0 and lost to Geneseo 48-26.

Chicago Christian 35 Hope 16

The Knights improved to 1-1 in defeating Hope Friday in Palos Heights, as Luke Rattler ran for three touchdowns — including a 97-yard rumble. Chicago Christian visits Aurora Central Catholic on Friday. ACC lost St. St Edward and Lisle by a combined score of 91-6.

Marist 56, DuSable 0

After dropping a 21-14 decision to powerhouse Mt. Carmel at Soldier Field during week 1, the RedHawks rambled behind the running prowess of Delonte Harris, who scored on touchdown runs of 60 and 70 yards. Marist (1-1) opens the East Suburban Catholic Conference season hosting St. Viator, which lost to Rolling Meadows, 19-18, and beat Deerfield, 21-7.

Immaculate Conception 56 Evergreen Park 28

It was a rough weekend for the South Suburban Red Conference as the seven teams combined to go 2-5 in the second week of non-conference play including Evergreen Park’s fourTD setback to Evergreen Park. EP (1-1) opens conference action at Reavis, the only team in the conference to go 2-0 after two weeks of nonleague play.

Hillcrest 50, Oak Lawn 0

New coach Nick Novak is still looking for this first win as the Spartans were blanked Friday night in Country Club Hills. Oak Lawn (0-2) will look for its first win Friday against winless Argo in Oak Lawn. Brother Rice’s Clifton Taylor ran for 111 yards against Crete-Monee Friday night.

Legal ease: Brother Rice eying forfeit win in October By Jeff Vorva

File photo by Jeff Vorva

St. Laurence football coach Harold Blackmon had plenty to cheer about when his team drilled CVS, 72-14, Friday night.

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That’s better

In week one, the 10 Reporter-Regional teams went 3-7 against non-area opponents. Friday and Saturday, they combined to go 6-4. This weekend is more of the same as all 10 teams play squads out of the area. It’s finally week four when fans can see two local schools go at it as Evergreen Park visits Shepard on Sept. 18. For Stagg, 42 was a good number on Friday night in Tinley Park. The sophomores rang up a 42-27 victory over Andrew and then the varsity followed through with a 42-16 victory over the T-Bolts.

Crusaders

Continued from Page 1 year from the sideline and is ready for the challenge. “Loyola probably has the best defense we will play all season,” Miller said. “They are so fundamentally sound. We’ll have to work hard and hopefully they won’t be able to cover all of us.’’ One of his favorite targets for big plays is Ricky Smalling who has 16 catches for 293 yards and five touchdowns. Branden Houston and Julian Blain are also dangerous receivers and when the Crusaders get tired of throwing the ball, Clifton Taylor

can chomp up a few yards. “It’s unreal how we’re playing – not only just the offense but the defense is playing well, too. Everything is clicking,’’ Miller said. “It’s electric – it’s so much fun.” Badke wants his team to play four quarters of strong football and wants a tighter defense against Loyola. “We just don’t want to take our foot off the accelerator,” Badke said. “I felt we came in focused and scored 21 points off the bat (against Crete). But we took our foot off the accelerator. We can’t do that. The kids know that. We have a big test coming up on the road.’’

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FOCUS ON FALL SPORTS

No panic for Stagg soccer team during rough patch By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

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Sandburg’s Gillian Thanasouras gets ready to serve in a three-set victory over Wheaton North on Sept. 2.

FOCUS ON VOLLEYBALL

Everyone gets into the act for Sandburg By Anthony Nasella Correspondent

When the Sandburg volleyball team began its season, the opportunities for players to contribute were definitely made available. And according to Eagles’ head coach Dave Vales, the players who contributed to a perfect week of volleyball this past week were many. Sandburg began its week with a three-set win over Wheaton North on Sept. 2 and then went 3-0 at the Lyons Quad on Saturday – defeating Lake View, Lyons and Montini all in straight sets to improve to 7-2. “All 12 players were part of the action at Lyons, which was a good sign,” Vales said. “All can matchup in different ways, which works to our advantage. We had a very good week of volleyball.” In the win over Wheaton North, a 25-14, 26-28, 27-25 triumph, Anna Jonynas racked up 17 kills and Emily Makina compiled 35 assists. At Lyons, Sandburg defeated Lake View 25-14, 25-5, Lyons 25-22, 25-19, and Montini 25-11, 25-21. Makina had 50 assists on the day, Morgan Kmak finished with 35 digs, Jonynas racked up 25 kills, Gabby Christie had nine aces, and Caroline Stefanon registered nine blocks and added 17 kills. “We have about nine days off now, so we’ll take some time to prepare for the Wheaton Classic,” Vales said of the tournament at Wheaton Warrenville South starting Wednesday.

Marist/McAuley showdown coming

The heated Marist-Mother McAuley rivalry continues when the two area powers battle at 6 p.m. Tuesday at McAuley. Both teams are enjoying hot starts. The RedHawks won two out of three matches last week to improve to 3-1 – losing to Glenbard West 2522, 18-25, 25-20 on Sept. 1 before rebounding to defeat Stagg 25-11, 25-16

After winning its first two games to start the season with timely offense and stellar defense, the Stagg boys’ soccer team experienced a few setbacks against some quality competition in the past week. But even with three straight losses, Chargers’ coach Mike Kealy is not sounding any alarms. After dropping a close 3-2 decision to Bremen on August 29, Stagg was defeated by Kennedy 3-1 on Sept. 1 and Matea Valley 2-1 on Thursday. But with three juniors and a freshman in the starting lineup, Kealy anticipated some growing pains. “We have a young team that has been playing some solid teams early in the season,” Kealy said. “The losses this past week are definitely a reflection of our youth and inexperience, but I’m still optimistic that we’re going to become a very competitive and mature team.” Kealy pointed that not only have the Chargers played some top-notch programs in the early two weeks of the season – they opened with a win over Thornton and a 3-0 victory over Oak Lawn – they will be playing the likes of Lemont, Crystal Lake, and Downers Grove South in the weeks ahead as well as a tough conference schedule. “We keep making our schedule tougher every year,” he said. “Our record may not be as impressive as it has been in previous years, but the kids will be ready to face the upper-tier competition by the time we reach the state tournament. On the field, Stagg’s three most seasoned players – senior Tim Buss and juniors Matt Angellotti and Jeremy Atkinson – are all three-year varsity starters. Junior Jan Zmuda is a first-year varsity goal keeper, and Kealy said he has high hopes for freshman striker-defender Sebastian Dziubek, who can also function as a goal keeper. “Sebastian is skilled in three positions, which is nice,” he said. “Even with our experience, we’re still searching for leaders. That’s a nice problem to have for us because we have some talented kids on the roster, so I don’t think leadership will be an issue with this team.”

It’s a date

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Sandburg players huddle up before taking on Wheaton North Sept. 2 in Orland Park.

on Sept. 2 and York 25-19, 25-21 on Thursday. Against Glenbard West, Cameron Enright (13 kills, nine digs), Anne Marie Stifter (seven kills, four blocks), and Grace Green (23 digs) all contributed. In with against the Chargers, Stifter (nine kills, six blocks), Allyssa Rizzo (13 digs, three aces), and Savannah Thompson (six kills) all contributed. Against York, Molly Murrihy (26 assists), Emily Graff (eight kills), and Stifter (eight kills, three blocks) all starred for Marist. Mother McAuley improved to 4-0

topping Lockport 25-11, 25-11 on Sept. 1 and defeating Nazareth 15-13, 25-19 on Thursday. Against Lockport, Jane DeJarld (13 assists) and Charley Niego (five kills) guided Mother McAuley. DeJarld compiled 26 assists and Niego added 13 kills against Nazareth.

shampion in 2014, Thursday. Emma Prezslicke (five kills, five aces) and Abby Butler (five kills) led the way against the Cardinals, while Preszlieke (eight kills, five aces) and Gabby Lazinek (eight kills) starred against the Titans.

Evergreen Park perfect

Richards defeated Queen of Peace 2522, 25-21 on Aug. 31and T.F South 2520, 25-14 Thursday to improve to 8-0, while also improving its South Suburban Red record to 2-0. Against the Rebels, Richards was led by Lisa Costa (22 assists) and Sarah Murczek (10 kills).

Evergreen Park improved to 4-0 and 3-0 in the South Suburban Red with a pair of wins this past week – a 25-17, 25-18 victory over Eisenhower on Sept. 1 and a 25-18, 15-25, 25-23 win against Tinley Park, a sectional

Richards stays hot

COMMUNITY ROUNDUP

Vikings alum Grunhard headed to Sports Hall of Fame Longtime NFL player, Fighting Irish football standout, and St. Laurence Viking gridiron great Tim Grunhard, as well as Chicago Blackhawks vice president and general manager and University of Notre Dame graduate Stan Bowman, will be inducted Wednesday into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. Grunhard was a star athlete at St. Laurence in the mid 1980s. He was an all-Catholic and all-state lineman under head coach Mike O’Neill. Grunhard graduated Laurence in 1986 and played played offensive guard for the University Grunhard of Notre Dame from 1986-89 (Lou Holtz’s first four seasons as Irish head coach). He went on to start 164 games at center over 11 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, before retiring after the 2000 season. Originally a second-round NFL draft pick in 1990, he earned Pro Bowl recognition in 1999. He is a member of the St. Laurence Athletic Hall of Fame and the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame. He is now an assistant football coach at Bishop Miege High School in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

The annual induction ceremonies will take place at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney. Proceeds from the event benefit the Standing Tall Charitable Foundation and Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame Charities.

Tryouts to be held for South Side Shooters

Tryouts for the South Side Shooters girls’ grammar school winter basketball season will be held Sept. 15 and 17 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Stagg. Skills and drills sessions for both grammar and high school players will start on Sept. 15 and run every Tuesday and Thursday through October. Sessions will go from 7-8:30. For more information, contact Gary Ferguson at (630) 935-1150, ssshootersbball@aol.com or www. shootersbball.com.

Stampede have roster spots available

The Palos Stampede Baseball 14U team has a few roster spots still available for the 2016 season. Players with pitching or catching experience are especially needed. The Stampede will play a competitive schedule comprised largely of local tournaments and opposition. One tourney will take place in Milwaukee.

Winter workouts begin in early January and a primary goal is to get players prepared for their high school seasons. Players must be 14 years of age as May 1, 2016. For more information or to schedule a private tryout, contact Dan Szykowny at 906-7148 or dannyszy@yahoo.com.

Fall ball registration for Oak Lawn Baseball

Oak Lawn Baseball is conducting online registration for its fall baseball and softball leagues, which run through mid-October. Baseball will be played at the Shetland (ages 5-6), Pinto (6-7), Mustang (8-9) and Bronco (10-11) levels while softball will feature 8U, 10U and 12U divisions. Games are scheduled for the weekends weather permitting. Team jerseys will be provided, but players must supply their own hats, pants and socks. Registration and payment will be accepted online, but two inperson payment dates will also be held. Visit www. oaklawnbaseball.com for details. For any questions, baseball players should contact boyspresident@oaklawnbaseball.com and softball players should contact girlspresident@oaklawnbaseball.com.

When the Marist girls cross country team competes this season, the runners’ shirts display the date of the ISHA State meet. And when the program received word that school’s class status has gone from Class 3A to Class 2A, it’s very possible that the RedHawks’ runners might have to fight off the temptation of staring at their shirts instead of the course they’re competing on. “I’ve never done a cartwheel in my life, but I would have tried,” Marist coach Patrick Quinn said when learning of the class switch. “We go against teams that have huge numbers. Now that we’re in 2A, we may be able to achieve something we’ve been striving for and that’s to get the team down state.’’ “We’ve been to Peoria. We know what the course is like. We want to be there in November,” he said. This past Saturday, Marist competed in the Lions Pride Meet at Lyons Township. Without two-time state qualifier and previous Lyons Invite champ Maryclaire Leonard competing due to her preparing for the ACT – the RedHawks finished eighth in the 12-team meet with 197 points. Leonard will also miss Saturday’s meet at Reavis for the ACT test. She will come back in two weeks at a meet in Peoria. Placing at Lyons for Marist was Nora Doyle (19:58.90) in 22nd, Bria Rosa (20:32.72) in 31st, Carlin McNulty (20:49.06) in 40th, and Maria Arreola (21:16.59) in 49th.

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Continued from Page 1 was happy with the Lions’ performance. He said his team didn’t get caught up thinking about Sandburg’s national rankings. “Let me put it to you this way I have expectations and the boys have expectations,” Danner said. “Usually mine and theirs are pretty close together. That’s the only thing we concern ourselves with. I was happy with what we did but we have some work to do. And we know it.’’ Other notable performers from the area were Stagg’s Jared Tarantino (36th), Marist’s Kyle O’Farrell, and Brother Rice’s Joe Sweeny (50th). Lyons’ girls dominated with 30 points while Valparaiso was second with 50 points. Sandburg took fourth with 133 points. Lyons’ Vanessa Flaherty was fourth with an 18:29.72 followed by teammates Hannah Dutler (fifth) Brianna Liddell (sixth), Natalie Jaramillo (seventh) and Megan Ng (eighth). Sandburg’s top placer was Grace Foley (15th).