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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 Vol. 3 No. 3www.jolietbugle.com Our Village, Our News

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CalendarSee what’s happening

this coming week

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NewsAutobahn 5K

to benefit meals on wheels

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Perfect day for a runCasey Maka of Joliet jogs in Pilcher Park in Joliet on Monday morning.

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By Shannon McCarthyStaff reporter

A Plainfield High School graduate is returning to her roots as the new intensive care unit nurse manager for Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital.

Nursing veteran Deborah Lyon said the new job brings her back to husband Jon Lyon’s hometown and back to the Joliet area.

The job also marks her return to critical care, a specialty she said she fell in love with as an ICU nurse at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

“When you have a patient that comes in so seriously ill and they walk out of the hospital, it’s wonderful,” Lyon said.

She was on staff at Provena when the hospital implemented the electronic ICU, which allowed physicians and nurses to monitor patients and track their records via computer.

“It has smart s o f t w a r e that picks up subtle changes in patient condition that you might not notice at the bedside,” such as changes in vital signs, Lyon said. “We monitored all of the intensive-care patients at all (six) Provena hospitals.”

Lyon’s next job took her to Resurrection Health Care in Chicago, where she joined her former Provena manager and mentor in implementing Resurrection’s EICU.

There, Lyon oversaw all of the nurses in the EICU.

In June, she joined Adventist as a clinical coordinator.

Her new role as nurse manager brings her back into the real-life ICU.

“In the EICU, you almost want to reach through the screen and do it (yourself),” she said.

Lyon is in charge of overseeing the 12-bed ICU, including 25-plus nurses.

She said she’s excited to be part

of the new hospital’s success.“I really want to see us grow,”

she said.While critical care is an often

challenging specialty, Lyon said it’s a rewarding one.

“I believe it really takes a

special breed of people to work with families when patients aren’t going to make it,” she said. “I truly believe every patient deserves the care that I would want for my family, and I strive for that as a manager.”

Former Provena nurse to head Adventist unit

DeborahLyon

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By Debbie Lively Staff reporter

Edward Stapinski, a Lockport police officer charged with killing a Chicago man last year in a car accident on I-55 recently resigned from the police department.

Last month in a hearing before the Lockport Police Commission, Stapinski asked for time to retain a lawyer to represent him in the proceeding. At the time, the police department was looking to terminate Stapinski from the police force.

Then on Sept.16 Stapinski

handed in his resignation from the department, according to a Lockport police representative. Police refused to comment on the officer’s decision to resign. He had been a police officer for seven years.

Following the accident, Stapinski, 34, had been on administrative leave with pay up until July 31, when the administrative commission suspended him without pay, according to Lt. Dave Draksler, a Lockport police spokesman.

Police officials were seeking to terminate the officer who is accused of driving under the

influence last year, which lead to the death of Mike Wong, 29, of Chicago.

The officer was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in December following a three-car crash that happened on I-55. Stapinski was off-duty at the time of the accident. He was driving southbound on I-55 near Cicero Avenue when he crossed over a median and allegedly struck two vehicles in the northbound lanes. Wong died in the accident, and a driver in a third vehicle sustained minor injuries.

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It’s his job to take care of seniors, so when Ed Kerfin learned that the local Meals on Wheels program needed help, he wanted to do something.

Owner of Home Helpers in Lockport, Kerfin decided to organize an event to help Senior Services Center of Will County expand the nutrition program, which delivers hot meals to area seniors five days per week.

“We were looking for something different,” Kerfin said.

On Nov. 6, Home Helpers will host the Autobahn 5K Plus Run/

Walk at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet.

Participants will follow the

course through the Autobahn’s entire racing circuit – a total of 3.53 miles.

“The track isn’t really a 5K, so we decided to call it a 5K plus,” Kerfin said.

Kerfin, whose business provides in-home elder care, said he got involved when he learned that economic tough times had taken their toll on the Meals on Wheels program.

With demand for service increasing, the Senior Services program couldn’t keep up with demand.

“Right now, we have 200 seniors on our waiting list to receive Meals on Wheels,” said Karen Gustafson of Senior

Services. “We don’t have the funding to get them off the waiting list.”

Volunteers deliver the meals to area seniors at lunchtime five days per week. Twice a week, seniors can get a meal for a suggested donation of $2 at one of several dining center sites, Gustafson said.

“Last year, we delivered 90,000 hot meals to seniors in Will County,” she added.

Senior Services will receive a portion of the proceeds from the 5K event.

Kerfin said he is aiming to raise between $5,000 and $10,000 for the organization.

“They need volunteers and

they need money to continue to provide services,” he said.

Kerfin said the event will include entertainment, live music, raffles, prizes and a post-race party in a heated room.

“It should be a nice, fun event,” he said.

You don’t have to be an athlete to participate in the U.S. Track & Field-sanctioned race, Kerfin added. “We welcome everyone,” he said.

The race will start at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6.

For more information or to register, visit www.autobahn5kplus.com

To volunteer to help with the event, call (815) 836-2635.

Going that extra half mile for seniorsIf you go:

Autobahn 5K Plus to ben-efit Senior Services of Will County

Saturday, November 6•

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Autobahn Country Club, •

3795 S. Patterson Rd. in Joliet

Pre-registration fee: $25•

On-site registration: $30 • visit www.autobahn5kplus. •

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4 THE BUGLE/SENTINEL SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The Workforce Services Division of Will County is expanding its series of workshops from three to seven topics in October to better help Will County residents looking for jobs. In addition to continuing its monthly offering on resume writing, interviewing, and job searching skills, Workforce Services Division has added:

Basic Computer Skills for Your Job Search, which includes instruction on the basics of using the mouse and keyboard to assist in your job search. No prior computer skills are required for this workshop;

How to Use Microsoft Word for Your Job Search will teach job seekers how to use Microsoft Word in their job search. Attendance at the Basic Computer Skills for Your Job Search or basic keyboarding skills required;

Career Assessment will help job seekers determine which careers best suit their skills, abilities and interests;

Using Illinois workNet will teach participants how to use illinoisworknet.com to look for jobs online, research careers and identify high demand jobs and wages. Will County Executive Larry Walsh, who oversees the Workforce Services Division, hopes residents will take advantage of these

workshops. “Workforce Services has developed some wonderful workshops to aid our residents,” he said. “These classes will give residents an edge when looking for and applying for jobs.”

“Many of our customers have not had to look for work in a long time,” said Susan Flessner, WSD Administrative Manager. “These workshops help them brush up on their job search skills, and maybe learn some new job search techniques that didn’t

exist five or 10 years ago.”Resume writing workshops

will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 5, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 14, and 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 20.

Participants will learn interviewing techniques from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 6, 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 12, and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21.

Job search skills will be offered from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 7, 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 19, and 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 27.

Basic computer skills will be taught from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 1, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 15 and 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 29.

Using Microsoft Word in a job search will be the topic from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 8 and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22.

Career Assessment will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 26.

The Illinois workNet workshops will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 28.


It was meant to provide a distraction-free learning environment, but a new dress code is creating a morning battle for some Troy parents.

Vicki McWherter, mom of a Troy fifth-grader and sixth-grader, said the new rules, which ban things like skinny jeans and shirts bearing printed statements, make it tough for her kids to get ready for school every day.

“It’s harder for them,” she said. “We get up and we’re struggling

with what we’re wearing.”McWherter said she voted in

favor of implementing school uniforms during a series of public hearings on the dress code last spring.

“Why this and not polos and khakis?” she asked at the Sept. 15 board of education meeting.

In May, board members voted against uniforms, saying they were too restrictive. Instead, the new dress code bans tight-fitting jeans, V-neck and sleeveless tops and items containing statements – including Nike’s ubiquitous “Just Do It” apparel.

Amy Modzelewski, who has a first-grader and third-grader at Troy schools, was frustrated by the last rule. “Trying to find shirts that don’t make statements, it’s nearly impossible,” she said. “And who has money in this economy to go out and buy new clothes?”

A middle school teacher, Modzelewski said she understands the need for enforcing appropriate dress during the school day.

However, she said she fears teachers are spending too much time trying to determine whether students’ clothes adhere to the

code. Students are being sent out of class to turn “statement” shirts inside out, Modzelewski said.

“I think we’re losing education right now,” she said. “We have a lot bigger things that teachers should be worried about.”

Superintendent Don White said there was no indication that enforcing the new dress code is cutting into the school day.

“I don’t have any information that tells me there’s a huge distraction,” he said.

White acknowledged parents’ frustration. “There’s confusion and frustration over the shirts,

the statements,” White said. The skinny jeans trend makes it tough to find jeans that aren’t tight fitting, he added.

“We’re doing our best to work with parents,” White said.

That doesn’t mean the dress code is likely to change anytime soon. “The dress code is the dress code right now,” White said. He said the district will continue to listen to parents’ feedback.

“It’s my job to make a recommendation for altering (the dress code) if one needs to be made,” White said. “The board has not directed me to do that.”

Troy dress code causes parental backlash

County to offering series of job-hunting workshops


CALENDARUPCOMING

Register to vote. The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 2 general election is Tuesday, Oct. 5. Residents may register to vote at the office of Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Two forms of identification are necessary — one showing current name and address; the second may show name only. Anyone who is unsure of the status of their registration may visit www.thewillcountyclerk.com and click on Voter Lookup under the “What’s New” section or call the office at (815) 740-4620. Any registered voter who has moved within Will County may complete the back portion of their voter’s card and return it to the county clerk’s office or e-mail change of address to [email protected].

Basket registration. The Will County Center for Community Concerns is taking application for Holiday Baskets. If you are not receiving one from any other

agency you can come into the office at 304 North Scott Street in Joliet to apply for one. We will be taking applications for the first 125 eligible applicants. To be eligible you must: have a children in the household 16 years old or younger (Please bring in proof of children’s age: Birth Certificate or medical card); provide us with 90 days income; provide us with proof of Will County residency (mortgage statement, deed to your home, rental lease, or utility bill); Social Security Cards for everyone in the household; not be receiving another Holiday basket from any other agency

District 86 board seats. Nominating petitions for the Board of School Inspectors for Joliet Public Schools District 86 are available at the J. F. Kennedy Administrative Center, 420 North Raynor Avenue in Joliet. Petition forms will be available for pick-up between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The first day to file nominating petitions is 8 a.m., Monday, Dec. 13 and no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 20. The winning candidates (two East Side seats, one West Side seat, and one At-

Large seat) will serve four-year terms that expire in 2015. For more information, contact Board Secretary, Charyll Colstock at (815)740-3196 ext. 221.

ONGOINGGED classes. Education Service Network, a program of the Regional Office of Education, Career Seekers GED/Workforce program, is currently offering GED classes for participants between the ages of 16 and 21 at the Premier Building, 51 W. Jackson St., Joliet, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. Classes are also being offered at two new satellite sites at Friendship Centre at HighPoint, 175 South HighPoint Drive, Romeoville, on Monday and Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call (815) 774-8902 or 815-774-8922.

Career Café. Will County Workforce Services host its free weekly Career Café for job seekers at 10:30 a.m. every

Tuesday in Room 519 of the JJC Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Reserve a spot by calling (815) 727-4444, ext. 122 or emailing [email protected].

New schedule for Shepherd’s food pantry. The facility will be open the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, from 1 - 3 pm. Upcoming dates will be October 9 and 23, November 13 and 27, and December 11. Service at the Shepherd’s Food Pantry will not otherwise be affected and will continue to serve any Romeoville residents who are in need of assistance. For questions about the pantry, please call the Good Shepherd Church at 815-886-4354

Volunteers wanted. If you are 55 years or older and want to share your talents and help someone in need, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Catholic Charities needs you. RSVP is seeking volunteers to provide

assistance at a variety of local organizations. You can deliver a nutritious meal to a homebound senior, mentor a child, visit lonely seniors in nursing homes or help coordinate craft projects at a senior center. Catholic Charities will match your interests with available volunteer opportunities. Catholic Charities will provide supplementary insurance, mileage and meal reimbursement during volunteer service. Please contact Barbara at 815-933-7791 ext 125 if the time is right for you to help.

See CALENDAR, page 6


Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. Mortgage counseling offered at no cost by the Will County Center for Community Concerns. Homeowners ages 62 years or older can supplement their incomes, pay off debts or make needed home repairs. Call the center at (815) 722-0722 ext. 209 or ext. 221 to learn more about a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage.

Financial literacy class. The Will County Center for Community Concerns offers a financial literacy class on budgeting, money management and credit. At the end of each class the participant will have a bank account opened for them with $100 deposited by Will County Center for Community Concerns. To be eligible, each participant must: be at or below the 200 percent poverty level, have a child in the household 16 years old or younger (bring in proof of children’s age: birth Certificate or medical card), provide proof of 90 days income, proof of Will County residency (mortgage statement, deed to your home, rental lease, or utility bill) and Social Security cards for everyone in the household. For more information call (815) 722-0722 and ask for the CSBG department.

OCTOBER 1Senior Celebration. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Center, 900 W. Romeo Rd. in Romeoville. Event will feature information booths from various city, county, and state government offices, several other social service organizations, and health screenings from local hospitals. Event will also include free refreshments and an award ceremony. For more information, call Emily McAsey’s office at 15-293-0085.

Live music. Meritage covers songs from 50’s to today at 10:30 p.m. $7 cover charge. The Department Restaurant and Liquor Lounge at 205 N. Chicago St. in Joliet, 815-714-2280 www.thedepartmentjoliet.com.

Beer Tasting at the Gaylord Building. Begins at 7 p.m. at 200 W. 8th Street, Lockport, Illinois. The admission will be $18 for

members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and $20 for non-members. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Reservations are required no later than October 1, 2010. For additional information, please call 1.815.838.9400.

OCTOBER 2Life after Grieving. 9-11 a.m. at Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Water Stone Circle in Joliet. This community program will focus on moving past grief. The panel based presentation will show there is hope and demonstrates how six individuals overcame heartache in their personal lives. For more information contact Tom Barkauskas at 815-460-3256 or [email protected]

Fall Festival. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Woods, 550 Kildeer Dr. in Bolingbrook. Festival will include crafts, bingo, games, free

food, and live entertainment. All donations will benefit the local chapter of the United Way.

OCTOBER 3Fire Station Open House. 12-4 p.m. at Fire Station Six, 19623 Renwick Rd. in Crest Hill/Lockport. Included activities are Kids Firefighting Challenge, Rescue Gator Rides, tours, and more. For more information call the Fire Prevention Bureau at 815-838-3287.

Walk, run, ride, for life. 1-3 p.m. an Oktoberfest Walk, Run, or Ride for Life will be held at Indian Boundary Park in Bolingbrook. This event is being held to raise funds for to move forward toward the opening of the first “satellite” center in the Bolingbrook/Romeoville area. You can register at www.hopeforafuture.com by going to the Walk page and expressing interest in the Fall Will County

Walk. A walkers packet will then be mailed to you.

Singer and guitarist John Boda. 6:30 p.m. at the Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Rd. in Shorewood. Boda will perform “Popular Songs of Yesteryear” in this free and open to the public event. Reservations requested. For more information, call 815-609-0669 or visit www.timbersofshorewood.com.

OCTOBER 4Heroes Helps benefit. Anyone who dines at Heroes West Sports Grill on this day can help the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center in its fight against child abuse. 10 percent of the sales generated by participating diners

will be donated to the Center. All participating guests will also be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Heroes West gift card. For more information, contact Denise Payton at 815-774-4564

OCTOBER 5Resume writing workshop. 2-3 p.m. at the Joliet Junior College City Center Campus building, 214 N. Ottawa St. Workshop is free for Will County residents. To reserve a seat, contact Kerby Fischer at 815-727-4444 ext 101 or by e-mail at [email protected]

OCTOBER 6Songs of yesteryear. 6:30 p.m. Singer and guitarist John Boda will perform “Popular Songs of Yesteryear” at The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Rd., Shorewood. John Boda is known for his upbeat style, soothing voice and masterful guitar playing. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested. For more information, call 815- 609-0669 or visit http://www.timbersofshorewood.com

Interviewing techniques. 2-3 p.m. at the Joliet Junior College City Center Campus building, 214 N. Ottawa St. Workshop is free for Will County residents. To reserve a seat, contact Kerby Fischer at 815-727-4444 ext 101 or by e-mail at [email protected]

CALENDARContinued from page 5

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According to those online pop-up advertisements President Obama wants everyone to go back to school, moms, the unemployed. Those advertisements largely go ignored but the premise is still sound.

Children are in school, and it’s a good time for adults to think about returning to class as well.

In this new era of learning the options are limitless for the adult student.

Education is not limited to the notion of a night or weekend class at a university or college. With the wide variety of online courses available — your home

is your classroom.Nor is education limited to

a the idea of a college credit course.

The library and the park district provide a diverse schedule of programs and classes, everything from basic computer skills to yoga. Pick one and broaden your horizons.

Will County agencies provide classes and seminars in mortgage counseling, resume writing, interviewing techniques and parenting.

Life-long learning goes beyond the traditional textbooks and classrooms. And learning for the sake of learning is a luxury within everyone’s reach.

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SCHOOLS8 THE BUGLE/SENTINEL SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Joliet Catholic Academy is proud to announce their September Students of the Month: Casey Dollinger, Rotary Club of Joliet; Meredith Vertin, Kiwanis Club of Joliet; and Daniel Partynski, Joliet Noon Lions Club.

With a GPA of 3.97, Casey Dollinger’s favorite subjects include Math and Chemistry. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Latin National Honor Society, Student Council (President) and Latin Club (President). Dollinger is a Student Ambassador and a member of the Key Club, 41-88 Art and Literary Magazine, Youth Ministry, and Varsity Club. She excels in

and out of the classroom as a member of the cross country team (captain) and soccer team.

Dollinger is the daughter of Edward and Gloria Dollinger of Joliet and a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church. She is involved with the National Youth Leadership Conference and Catholic Heart Work Camp Mission. Dollinger is employed by the Joliet Park District as a lifeguard and swim instructor. After high school she plans on attending college and major in Business, Accounting, or Sports Management with hopes of one day owning her own business.

Meredith Vertin was awarded a Medal of Academic Excellence

in Drawing I. With a GPA of 3.42, her favorite subjects are History and English. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Volleyball Team (4 years), Basketball Team (2 years), Student Ambassadors (4 years), Student Newspaper (Co-Editor), Hillzone, UNO Volleyball Club (2004-2008), and Alliance Volleyball Club (2008-2010).

Vertin is the daughter of Thomas and Diane Vertin of Plainfield. She is actively involved in her parish, Holy Family, as a Eucharistic Minister and is employed by the Jacob Henry Mansion. Sports are a big hobby for Vertin. She enjoys playing all different kinds of

sports year round with friends and family. During the summer, she enjoys swimming and partaking in water sports at her family’s cabin in Wisconsin. Art and drawing are also important hobbies of hers. While Vertin has not yet chosen the college she will attend, she is interested in Drake, Marquette, and Butler. Her major will be communications, specifically journalism and broadcast media. Vertin’s dream job is to be an ESPN Reporter or Commentator but also envisions a career as a sports reporter or writer. Anything to do with sports whether its writing, broadcasting, or marketing is the career path she is interested in.

Daniel Partynski excels both in and out of the classroom. He has been a member of the “A” Honor Roll for three years and has received various Math Team Awards. Partynski is a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Math Team, and Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society).

Partynski is the son of Jeffrey and Maureen Partynski of Homer Glen and a member of St. Joseph Church. After high school, he plans on attending college in California. Partynski is interested in pursuing a computer science degree and working in the computer programming industry.

JCA names September students of the month

Two teachers at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School have launched a school bookstore to make books more available to students and motivate them and their families to read at home.

“Secondhand Stories,” as the bookstore is called, opened on Sept. 2, with more than 1,500 donated gently-used books for Thomas Jefferson students and their families to purchase for 25 cents each, or by trading book-for-book.

“The students come and ‘shop’ at the store with their parents to choose inexpensive books that suit their reading levels and, most importantly, their personal interests, with the hope of increasing student reading time at home,” Thomas Jefferson Art teacher Angie Blank said.

At the first book sale students took home 520 books and

brought more than 400 more books for the next month’s sale.

Blank and Thomas Jefferson third grade teacher Hillary Wieschhaus came up with the idea for the bookstore as part of their action research project for their master’s program as reading specialists. They looked for research that supports the concept of having materials available to students that they are personally interested in and that are easily accessible in the home environment.

“This idea is based on the economic demographics of our student population and other research that has been done revolving around student reading motivation and the availability and accessibility of reading materials in the home environment,” Blank said. The Secondhand Stories bookstore

will be open once a month from 5-7 p.m. for parents and students to browse and purchase reading materials. Upcoming dates include Tuesday, Oct. 5, Tuesday, Nov. 9, and Tuesday, Dec.7.

The bookstore differs from a traditional library and the school’s media center because books are separated into six color-coded reading levels from easiest to most difficult, students can keep more than one book per week, and students are actually buying the books instead of borrowing them. Blank and Wieschhaus began collecting donated books in May. They are continuing to collect gently-used books for kindergarten through fifth grade students as well as reading books for parents. Donations can be dropped off during school hours at the school, 1900 Oxford Way, Joliet.

Jefferson teachers open bookstore



Rock along to anybody’s roll. In the week

ahead, you will find plenty of reasons for celebration. You can widen your mental horizons through reading or study or stretch physically with a new sport.

Make promises to keep. In the week to come,

you might slip up on a commitment or obligation. If you fall off the wagon, you can rest assured that everyone else will slow down so you can jump back on.

Don’t let the fear of rejection or failure

keep you from pursuing your goals and desires this week. Even if someone has said no, someone else will say yes - and it will happen at the ideal time.

You will be lonely if you build walls

instead of bridges. You can charge a toll rather than block access when your privacy is in danger. In the week ahead, make people pay up front for their interruptions.

Rely on reciprocity. In the week to

come, you will find that adopting a spirit of give and take will help you head to the front of the class. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

You have one life, but many choices.

During the first half of the week, you might be able to make wise decisions that favorably affect your finances. When in doubt, don’t hesitate to ask for professional advice.

You will be lonely if you build walls

instead of bridges. You can charge a toll rather than block access when your privacy is in danger. In the week ahead, make people pay up front for their interruptions.

Time is a gift. You may be able to secure

infinite second chances in the week ahead. You might be overly anxious to succeed in the outside world and need a reminder to pay attention to loved ones.

Life is like a dance; you frequently have

to dance with people who tend to step on your toes. In the week to come, you might be paired up with people who are well meaning, but awkward and unskilled.

Without some form of forgetting, forgiving

is almost impossible. Shove your fondness for perfection to the background. It might be wise to be forgetful in some situations in the upcoming week.

Lavish offerings do not always lead to lasting

harmony. In the week ahead, you could fall prey to the urge to be outrageously generous in an effort to impress others. You can’t buy love and affection.

The early bird gets the worm. In the week

ahead, however, you might be too relaxed and comfortable feathering your own nest or too immersed in family affairs to get there in time to grab a worm.

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INSIDE: Minooka cross country use different runners, page 13; West football hangs with Bolingbrook for half, page 15

By Mark GregorySports reporter

Coming off a loss last week to Carmel, Joliet Catholic Academy knew it needed to get rolling again on homecoming against Nazareth Academy.

Roll they did, as the Hilltoppers shut out the Roadrunners, 57-0 Friday night.

“It was a big loss last week and we came out and did our job,” said senior running back Josh Ferguson. “We wanted to win big and get the shutout and we accomplished our goals. It was a great effort by the linemen. They gave me holes and I ran through them.”

Ferguson ran nine times for 233 yards and four touchdowns to lead JCA (4-1, 1-0).

Ferguson got JCA on the board first with a one-yard plunge with 6:37 remaining in the opening quarter.

Quarterback Breshion Tucker added an 11-yard score to close out the first quarter.

The beginning of the second quarter belonged to Ferguson, who opened the second period with scoring runs of 93, 43 and 45 yards.

“They give Fergie a little space to run and he hits the open field and is gone,” Joliet Catholic Academy coach Dan Sharp said.

“He was never touched. He is that kid that (John) Madden used to say is never ‘it’ in tag because they can’t touch him. He put some moves on safeties that were unbelievable.”

A Malin Jones (6 carries, 102 yards) 18-yard score ran the score to 42-0 and put the running clock in place for the entire second half.

Second half touchdowns from Ty Issac (7 carries, 58 yards) and Nick Rodriguez (4 carries, 115 yards) gave JCA the easy win. Rodriguez’s 85-yard score was his first on the varsity level.

“If they continue to block like that for Josh, Mailn and Ty, we will be dangerous,” Sharp said. “They can take it 90 at any time.”

The JCA offense was mainly a ground attack, but Sharp felt the passes thrown, although seldom complete Friday, helped set up the run.

“I thought our passing game helped a lot even though we didn’t complete a lot,” he said. “They played the safeties back and opened up the run. Even the first play of the game, we ran the option and it worked. When you get (Tucker) running too, we are even better.”

Defensively, the shutout was good for JCA.

“Our defense is playing well. Last week we had a hiccup, but we played against an offensive machine,” Sharp said. “We have

11 guys to the ball every play and that is the way I like to see them. Coming off a loss, the kids came out and gave great effort in practice.”

Sharp said the team will need that again, as it faces St. Viator Friday night.

“I like the way we are starting to click right now and we have

to keep working hard,” he said. “They run the no huddle and can score fast, so we have to be ready.”

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Josh Ferguson ran for 223 yards and four touchdowns in JCA’s win over Nazareth.



By Scott TaylorSports reporter

With the regulars resting, Saturday was a good chance for other runners to step up for Minooka in the Planfield South Invite at Hammel Woods in Joliet.

Many took advantage of the opportunity. One who especially did so was senior Sarah Olin.

Coming off an injury, Olin

paced the Indians with a 21st-place finish in a time of 21:25.

“Today was my first big race for a couple weeks,” Olin said. “It went pretty good. The girls started off strong and we were together mostly till the end. It was pretty hard for me at the end. I was feeling it in my legs. For my first meet back I’m really happy with it.”

With a couple weeks left before conference, it was a good time to get back in the swing of things.

“I just wanted to go out as hard as I can,” Olin said. “I just wanted to focus and get myself back and ready for the rest of the season.”

With the strength and the depth of the team, the Indians have some lofty goals this year.

“We want to make it to state this year,” Olin said. “It would be nice to win conference. I think we have a chance.”

Other top finishers for Minooka were Nicole Johnson (21:39), Sara Castle (21:42) and Taylor Downing (21:54). The Indians took fifth place with 123 points.

BOYS

Ben Heide made the most of his opportunity as he led the team

Subs get experience for Indians

See INDIANS, page 15

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Ben Heide made the most of his chances last week.

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Joliet West could not have asked for more in the first half of Saturday’s game with Bolingbrook.

The game was tied, the Tigers just moved the ball downfield and scored at the end of the half and the Raiders were without their starting quarterback and biggest weapon in Aaron Bailey, who went out with an ankle injury.

It was the unknown, in the form of receiver-turned-quarterback D.J. Pruitt that propelled Bolingbrook to the 32-20 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue win

“He was very fast side to side,” West coach Jason Aubrey said of Pruitt. “Our kids sat back on their heels and waited for him to make a move instead of going after him. They still ran the option that we prepared for all week, but he is different than Bailey. He is just very fast.”

Pruitt entered the game with the score knotted at 7-7. He broke a 45-yard scoring run with 2:30 left in the first half, to put the Raiders (4-1, 3-0) ahead 13-7.

The lead was short lived as Joliet quarterback Malcolm Allen found Danny Dorsey from 12-yards out

with 11.9 seconds to play in the half to tie the game at 13-13.

Dorsey (5 catches, 122 yards, 2 TD) would add an acrobatic catch late in the game on a ball deflected in the air when two Raider defenders collided.

“Coach told us to compete for all four quarters and that is what I wanted to do,” Dorsey said. “I wanted to compete hard. We wanted to win.”

The Tigers (0-5, 0-3) took the second half kick off and drove the field, but fumbled.

Bolingbrook put the game away scoring on its next three possessions, two of the scores from senior running back Malik Snapp (11 carries, 109 yards), who scored on runs of 23 and 11 yards.

Snapp was on the combined Joliet Township team a year ago and didn’t get a win on Ray Klootwyk Stadium until yesterday.

“It feels real good,” said Snapp, who would have been at Joliet Central this season. “I was not leaving this field without a win. I wanted the W bad. The guys in the (Bolingbrook) locker room welcomed me with open arms and we are a team. We didn’t play our best in the first half, but we came out and got the job done.”

Once the Raiders took the lead, West went to the air, as Allen

completed 16-of-26 passes for 254 yards and the two scores to Dorsey.

“We rely on the reads and we try and find their holes and hit them,” Allen said. “We let the big receivers go up and get the ball, that was what we worked on in practice. We need to execute. Each week our opponent got harder, but our scores got closer. I feel we are getting better. If we play like this, the wins will roll in.”

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Malcolm Allen passed for 254 yards and two scores.

with a 15th-place finish with a time of 16:34. The team didn’t race its top five runners.

“It felt good,” Heide said. “I felt we ran a strong race. I think we grouped up pretty good. It felt good being in the front trying to lead the team and keeping everybody together.”

This strong finish gives him some confidence to help contribute to the team down the stretch.

In the end, Heide hopes to be a part of a state-qualifying team.

“I’m hoping we get to state,” Heide said. “We just need to keep working hard and keep getting better.”

Ben Boland finished 18th (16:38) and David Cobb was 27th (17:08).

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Lockport did not need the services of running back Dan Holman, who missed the game because of a coaching decision, as they defeated Joliet Central.

Junior Rich Galvan ran for 123

yards on nine carries.Billy Reed was 6-of-9 passes

for 60 yards. He also had a 56 yard TD run on the Porters’ first play from scrimmage.

Receiver Garret Kooi caught scores of 7- and 6-yards.

Sophomore fullback Malik Neal rushed for 116 yards on 17

carries.Sophomore quarterback

Carlos Curry carried the ball 66 times on 13 tries.

The Porters face Lincoln-Way Central next week, while

Central takes on West

Minooka

When two undefeated teams met last week, one had to fall.

Unfortunately for Minooka, they were on the losing end of a 41-31 game at Plainfield South.

Indians quarterback Mitch Brozovich rushed 20 times for 144 yards for the game,

He also connected with Kyle Banks with 9:34 on an 11-yard score.

Minooka next faces Oswego East at home.

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As the Lockport girls tennis team makes its final run through conference teams, all the focus is on the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division tournament Oct. 7 and 8 at Lincoln-Way East High School.

While the team is battling and is in the mix of the league’s top half, Haley Ilcewicz is rolling at No. 1 singles.

The senior is undefeated so far in SWSC play and is looking to win the conference individual title as well as get prepared for the state series.

“I am taking it as it comes,” Ilcewicz said. “I am working on trying to keep it going as long as I can.”

Heading into the year posting an unbeaten conference record

was not Ilcewicz’ goal.“I just wanted to take every

match as it came,” she said. “I have had seasons where I was injured, so I just wanted to play well.”

She did so last week, defeating Bolingbrook’s sophomore No. 1 singles player Nneka Onyejiaka, 6-1, 6-2.

“I played her last year, so I expected a good match,” Ilcewicz said.

She is happy that the teams that had previously been the bottom of the conference are becoming more competitive.

“It is a good thing that the area is developing,” Ilcewicz said. “The competition is moving up every year, it is a lot better than it was my freshman year. Now that I play better players, it keeps me more well conditioned.”

Porters’ coach Bob Champlin is not a fan of younger players heading into the conference tournament undefeated and

carrying the bulls-eye on their back, but he knows his senior can handle it.

“Haley is a very good player,” Champlin said. “She wins a lot being very consistent. She doesn’t overpower people, she just wears them out and does not make mistakes.”

Overall, Champlin believes the Porters can go into the conference meet and hold their own against the top teams.

“We have played some good teams very close lately,” he said. “We are very strong at the top of the lineup, but other spots have been coming up big. Overall, our whole conference is pretty good. Homewood-Flossmoor is loaded, they have a very nice team.

“Their No. 1 singles and doubles teams are really good. They will be the team to beat, but I think we will be able to compete.”

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Ilcewicz leading Porters down the stretch

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Haley Ilcewicz is undefeated in conference this season.


BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE

Q. I’ve been following the media storm regarding Dr. Laura Schlessinger and the African-American caller. I am an African-American executive and frequently have white colleagues ask me about race. I consider it a compliment that they consider me a credible source of information. How can I let them know they don’t need to walk on eggshells with me?

A. You can encourage your colleagues to seek you out as a source of education on race issues when they discover that you are committed to reducing ignorance rather than increasing the huffy factor on the planet.

As a white woman, I cannot fully understand the actual experience of anyone of color in the workplace. But, as a woman,

I am intimately familiar with the reality of sexism. I have learned in 30 years of work e x p e r i e n c e that most people are more ignorant than malicious.

If I take the head off a male coworker because he called me “honey,” I’ve done more to harm my cause of equal rights than his word choice.

I am an advocate of stepping back and considering the context in which people use language at work. If a male colleague calls me “sweetie,” with a warm, respectful voice, I prefer to respond to his underlying intention of support

than nail him for a sexist word choice.

As human beings, we have more that unites us than divides us. The big things like birth, death and pain should motivate us to have compassion for each other. Unfortunately, at work many people forget our commonalities and walk around just looking for offence.

Many of your colleagues have run into these people who brim over with a desire to be able to cry victim. Many of your colleagues may be borderline paranoid to upset anyone over their choice of God, sexual preference, race, age, gender, political affiliation or what have you. The real victim of the rise of huffiness at work is curiosity.

If we cease to ask poignant

questions about each other, the rich diversity of our workplaces is lost. We simply cannot understand the way each of sees the world when people are so afraid of offending each other that they stop talking to each other.

Good for you for being willing to be an ambassador for your race in the workplace! People like you are solving the critical question facing our species. Will we learn to understand each other so we can cooperate to solve the enormous problems we all face, or will our species end because we all chose terminal huffiness?

You may think that your compassionate support of your coworkers’ curiosity is a small matter but you are quietly solving

the biggest problem humanity faces, one person at a time!

The last word(s)Q. My boss is having me work

unbelievably long hours. I’m afraid if I bring it up he will fire me. Should I sit silently and suffer or speak up?

A. Speak up! Asking about options won’t get you fired. But burning out at work will.

Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006). You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.

How to open up to colleagues easily

Not the time to take a tripDear Dave,

My husband says we can’t travel to Illinois for a family reunion next summer if we’re not out of debt by then. He thinks your rule is no vacations while you’re getting out of debt. I think if we plan and save, it would be worth it to go. Who’s right?

AnnDear Ann,

It must be your family reunion we’re talking about! Seriously, he’s right in this case. No vacations while you’re getting out of debt. You guys need to roll up your sleeves and get the job done.Still, I’m not going to be an ogre or anything about this kind of trip. I mean, we’re talking about family. So, I’m okay with it if you guys work together and spend next to nothing to make it happen. But if traveling to Illinois involves $1,000 worth of plane tickets, then you’re staying home, girl! If I were in your place, I’d be staying home. That’s how you get out of debt. You have to get angry at it. You can’t just roll along living life as usual.







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