JUL Y 29, 201 5 VOL. 7 ISSUE 47 Featured News
library PlanS for fuTure Resident survey to help inform strategic plan
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NEWS Heat Advisory Cooling centers available for Joliet residents
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Fair helps low-income families cope with cost of new school year
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hile back-to-school season is an exciting time of the year for children, it can also be a pricey one for parents trying to get their children prepared. To make that burden a little easier to bear, the Diocese of Joliet’s Catholic Charities held its 23rd annual Back to School Fair for low-income families on July 23 at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Last year, 4,300 people attended.
Slammers’ bullpen catcher starts career as field manager
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COMMUNITY ‘Joliet Follies’
Joliet Drama Guild presents ‘The Joliet Follies of 2015’
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SPORTS
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ON THE GREEN
Volunteer Lafayn Vaden of Joliet shows off the school supplies loaded into backpacks that were given out to some area children during back-to-school fair.
Quality Links The Glen Club offers guests a great course, private club feel
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CALENDAR Upcoming events in your area
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Catholic Charities’ annual Back-to-School Fair provided services and information from many social service agencies to low-income families at the University of St. Francis July 23.
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Cooling centers available for Joliet residents Heat index between 98-108 degrees possible The city is reminding residents to take precautions against temperatures that expected to
soar in the coming days. Forecasts call for afternoon high temperatures reaching the lower
90’s across all of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. Afternoon heat index values between 98 degrees and 108 degrees are possible, the city added. Additionally, residents should remember to check on the elderly, individuals with medical conditions and those with special needs during periods of extreme hot weather. “These hot and humid conditions may lead to an increased risk of heat-related stress and illness, particularly for the very young, the elderly, and those participating in strenuous outdoor activities,” the city said in a release. Car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes, and children or pets should never be left unattended
To ensure residents’ health, safety and wellbeing during days of high heat and humidity, the city reminded residents that they can seek shelter at the following locations:
in a vehicle. The city also offered several keeping cool tips for seniors. During heat emergencies, seniors are urged to contact their local area agencies on aging or the Illinois Department on Aging Senior Help Line at 800-252-8966 for assistance with locating senior centers, adult day service sites and other buildings that serve as cooling centers.
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Louis Joliet Mall; Illinois Department of Unemployment Services, 45 E. Webster; Illinois Rehabilitation Services Center, 1617 W. Jefferson St.; Other Public Places.
Additionally, the city said It is against the law to open a fire hydrant. “An open hydrant hinders the Fire Department’s ability to fight fires, reduces water pressure in your home, and may cause basement flooding,” city officials added. Anyone needing assistance during a period of extreme heat should call 9-1-1.
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Fair helps low-income families cope with cost of new school year By Dave Sennerud FOR THE BUGLE-SENTINEL hile back-toschool season is an exciting time of the year for children, it can also be a pricey one for parents trying to get their children prepared. How pricey? Huntington Bank’s “Backpack Index,” which tracks the annual cost of a backpack, school supplies and activity fees, found that parents needed to pay about $918 for the average middle-school student in the 2014-2015 school year. While that’s costly for any American family, the National Center for Children in Poverty found that 41 percent of school children come from low-income families. To make that burden a little easier to bear, the Diocese of Joliet’s Catholic Charities held its 23rd annual Back to School Fair for lowincome families on July 23 at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Last year, 4,300 people attended. Not only could students find free backpacks filled with school supplies, but they could get free immunizations, free physicals and health screenings, free dental exams and cleanings, and even free haircuts. The fair also hosted several agencies that provided information about things like nutrition, housing and employment. “[The fair] provides a great service for all low-income people from the county,” said Marianne Melcher, who coordinated the event. “We often have people tell us how it feels good to be treated with dignity and respect.”
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Northern Illinois Food Bank volunteer Ashley Peek hands out healthy snacks to attendees during last week’s fair. Melcher said that Catholic Charities sent out information about the fair to all the public and private schools in Will County at the end of the previous school year, asking school leaders to pass it along to parents in their communities. Since previous years have seen lines stretch down the block, Melcher said attendees now get numbers with designated fair entrance times beginning at 8 a.m. To keep children occupied, the line area has face painting and games about health. Children were also able to get three books from among 4,000 collected in a book drive. The Northern Illinois Food Bank offered activities centered around the United States Department of Agriculture’s My Plate program. When completed, participants received bottled water and healthy snacks like apples and granola bars. Once the fair opened at 11 a.m., families needed to provide identification and proof of income before entering the recreation center. This year, volunteers packed supplies into 2,850 backpacks, paid for by the United Way of Will County. In the basement, 7-year-old Noah Miller and 5-year-old sister Miley Miller of Lockport sat in nearby dental chairs as dental hygienists cleaned their teeth. “It’s nice to come here and get it all done at once,” said their mother, Gina Frantz, who brought all four of her children to the fair. “With my work schedule, it’s hard to get them all in for physicals and to the dentist.”z On the main floor, students from Chicago’s Chapman Beauty and Barber University practiced
their craft by giving free haircuts to children at the fair. “It always feels good to give back,” said cosmetology instructor Karen Heath, who estimated that each cosmetology student would give 20 haircuts before fair’s end. “Plus, it gives them more experience for when they get in the field.” Rylanne Adams of Aurora watched as a barber finished a haircut on her 7-year-old son, Christopher. With five schoolaged children, she appreciated the service. “We still have to go shopping for school, but it helps,” she said. On the balcony overlooking the gym, doctors Anuja Maini, Shailly Macker and Muneeb Qadri gave physicals and health screenings. All three are new to nearby facilities in Presence Health, the largest Catholic health system in Illinois. “They want us to give back,” said Qadri, who works as a family physician in Joliet. “A lot people here don’t have primary care physicians, so we can make them aware of health issues like obesity, asthma and diabetes.” Macker, who practices family medicine in Shorewood, had just begun her shift at the fair and already had seen about seven patients. Maini, a pediatrician at St. Joseph Medical Center, said free clinics are important to the community. “There’s a real need for this,” she said. “At clinics like this, I’ve found things like a cardiac murmur, shortness of breath [asthma], and a knee injury.” Melcher said the fair was truly a community effort with over 200 volunteers as well as contributions from various churches, businesses and community organizations.
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www.crimestoppersofwillcounty.org • 800.323.6734 W ednesday, July 29, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Joliet and Shorewood police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.
Shorewood Brandon C. Davis, 21, 8212 Waterbury Drive, Joliet, was arrested at 10:57 p.m. July 18 at Brookforest Avenue and Meadow Drive for possession of cannabis, no insurance and a Will County warrant for driving while license suspended.
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Sarah E. Finnestad, 19, 3755 Caton Farm Road, Minooka, was arrested at 10:32 p.m. July 20 at Four Seasons Park, 25458 W. Seil Road, for a Kendall County warrant.
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Adam P. Hurst, 36, 6850 W. Winding Trail, Oak Forest, was arrested at 1:45 a.m. July 16 at Jefferson Street and River Road for driving while license suspended and speeding.
Joliet Thomas J. Mahoney, 21, 3031 Settlers Parkway, Elgin, was arrested at 9:36 p.m. July 17 at Fourth and Eastern for resisting or obstructing a peace officer, possession of cannabis and possession of controlled substance.
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Julio C. Ortiz-Castillo, 32, 2226 Des Plaines Street, Blue Island, was arrested at 1:26 a.m. July 17 in the 0-100 block of Manor for aggravated driving
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under the influence and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. Emile A. Abernathy, 56, 602 Water, Joliet, was arrested at 7:30 a.m. July 18 at the residence for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
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Sherese L. Parker, 38, and Maron L. Bailey, 18, both of 614 Randall Court, Joliet, were arrested at 4:54 p.m. July 18 in the 300 block of North Broadway for criminal trespassing.
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Lee Anne Spencer, 55, 1803 West Acres Road, Joliet, was arrested at 4:38 p.m. July 18 in the 1400 block of West Jefferson Street for retail theft.
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Yvette N. Chisenall, 32, 503 Irene, Joliet, was arrested at 7:42 p.m. July 18 in the 1400 block of West Jefferson Street for retail theft.
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Teresa A. Leeth-Rinkevicius, 49, 901 Lois, Joliet, was arrested at 11 p.m. July 18 at Plainfield and Larkin for possession of cannabis.
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Armando Mascorro-Orozco, 34, 352 Mississippi, Joliet, was arrested at 1:26 a.m. July 18 at the residence for domestic battery, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and aggravated assault.
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Junior Villa-Lozano, 22, 604 N. Eastern, Joliet, was arrested at 2:17 a.m. July 18 in the 700 block of North Collins for DUI-alcohol.
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Jose A. Sandoval, 33, 532 Cayuga, Joliet, was arrested
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at 2:27 p.m. July 19 in the 600 block of Garnsey for violation of an order of protection. Allen D. Beavers, 43, 204 Fourth Ave., Joliet, was arrested at 7:45 a.m. July 20 in the 0-100 block of Des Plaines Street for aggravated domestic battery and aggravated criminal sexual assault.
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Jason G. Lewin, 36, 102 N. Stadium Drive, Joliet, was arrested at 1:20 p.m. July 20 at the residence for domestic battery.
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Octavius L. Fox, 26, 221 Mississippi Ave., Joliet, was arrested at 5:20 p.m. July 20 in the 200 block of North Hickory for domestic battery.
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Charles E. Mcintosh, 63, 22 E. Clinton, Joliet, was arrested at 5:24 p.m. July 20 in the 100 block of
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East Jackson for retail theft. Jason P. Cavanaugh, 35, 605 Manhattan Road, was arrested at 11:31 p.m. July 20 at Morgan and Dewey for possession of cannabis and possession of drug equipment.
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Brianna E. Fleming, 23, 3525 Christine Ave., Joliet, was arrested at 1:25 a.m. July 20 in the 200 block of South Larkin Avenue for criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct.
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Misty H. Rogers, 27, 1011 Elizabeth, Joliet, was arrested at 4:13 p.m. July 21 at Black and Raynor for possession of cannabis.
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Austerity, the tool of neoliberal capitalism, stands up to Greek democracy and stares it down. Oh well. We’re remarkably comfortable with By Robert C. Koehler soulless economics. Tribune Content Pope Francis, Agency speaking this week in Paraguay, cried to the nations of Planet Earth: “I ask them not to yield to an economic model . . . which needs to sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and profit.” But we have yielded to this economic model, in thought, word and deed: “At issue,” USA Today informs us, “is whether Greece has taken adequate steps to cut spending and raise taxes to deserve the new three-year, $59 billion infusion of funds it has requested, and whether it can be trusted to follow through on the austerity program it has proposed as the price for new loans.” The pope’s words haven’t penetrated the pseudo-objective certainties of financial reporting, much less the dark sanctuaries of money and power. But they must. And eventually they will, or human evolution is dead. An allegedly impersonal economic structure, which quietly benefits the infinitesimally few who have far more than they need, is no foundation for our future. This economic system is a relic of the Industrial Age, or perhaps it’s a relic of the Agricultural Revolution. It’s imbued with deep prejudices - human beings can be bought and sold, the nurturing of human life has no monetary value whatsoever - and reinforces our place outside the circle of life, separated from one another and from our deepest
values. Climate change and poverty are intertwined, the pope cries out in his stunning encyclical, “Laudato Si” - “Praised Be” - which reaches well beyond traditional Catholicism in its scope and message . . . and well beyond the parsimonious morality of global capitalism. We must, he declares, “look for solutions not only in technology but in a change of humanity” and “replace consumption with sacrifice, greed with generosity, wastefulness with a spirit of sharing.” And we cannot bring about a change in humanity without a change in our economic system, which asks for sacrifice only from those who already have next to nothing and has no language that values generosity, except the sort that flows from the poor to the rich (but then it’s called “interest”). The present system does not acknowledge our connectedness to one another or to the planet or in any way understand that true, lasting prosperity emerges from sharing and giving, not exploitation. “But the campaign of bullying - the attempt to terrify Greeks by cutting off bank financing and threatening general chaos, all with the almost open goal of pushing the current leftist government out of office - was a shameful moment in a Europe that claims to believe in democratic principles,” Paul Krugman wrote recently in the New York Times. “It would have set a terrible precedent . . . even if the creditors were making sense. “What’s more, they weren’t. The truth is that Europe’s self-styled technocrats are like medieval doctors who insisted on bleeding their patients - and when their treatment made the patients sicker, demanded even more bleeding.” What God are we worshipping? In his book “Sacred Economics,” Charles Eisenstein writes: “It is hugely ironic and hugely significant that the one thing on the planet most closely resembling the foregoing conception of
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Party in the Park - Car and Bike Cruise Night. The event will have a bounce house, crafts, games and activities. Band: The Messengers. For more information, visit www.vil. shorewood.il.us/Events. Free Concerts on the Hill. 6:30 p.m. at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park & Theatre, 201 W. Jefferson St.,
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the divine is money. It is an invisible, immortal force that surrounds and steers all things, omnipotent and limitless, an ‘invisible hand’ that, it is said, makes the world go ‘round.” And thus Greek ATMs have no euros to dispense. “Without more help from the European Central Bank,” the USA Today article continued, “the Greek banking system may soon run out of cash” - implying that cash has the same sort of objective existence as oil or wheat or diamonds. That’s absurd, of course. Its existence is purely symbolic: an exchange medium with a commonly agreed-upon value backed by a government or central bank. Krugman, describing the mysterious persistence of this medium, wrote that “if the money doesn’t start flowing from Frankfurt (the headquarters of the central bank), Greece will have no choice but to start paying wages and pensions with IOUs, which will de facto be a parallel currency - and which might soon turn into the new drachma.” Money, in other words, is a function of social need. It is not an independent entity controlled solely by a financial priesthood, whose terms for its use high interest rates, austerity, endless debt and poverty for some, endless freedom to exploit the human and environmental commons for others are absolute. Imagine a currency that serves a humane, intelligently conceived economic system, one that has at its core an awareness that all life is sacred. Imagine this reality reflected, rather than spurned, in every financial transaction that takes place, no matter how small, no matter how large. RobertKoehlerisanaward-winning,Chicagobased journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound” (Xenos Press) is now available. Contact him at koehlercw@gmail.com, visit his website at commonwonders.com or listen to him at Voices of Peace radio.
Harry Potter Extravaganza. All day at the Shorewood-Troy Library. All Ages. It’s Harry Potter’s 35th birthday! There will be wizarding activities happening all day long, so don’t miss a single minute of this magical day! Dropin activities including: Hogwarts house sorting, DIY wand making and Harry Potter activities.
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library news
Library plans for the future Resident survey to help inform strategic plan
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The Joliet Public Library announced it is working with the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies to conduct a telephone survey on library services. According to the library, the survey will help the library get a
better understanding of how it can provide the best possible services to Joliet residents. The information gathered from this survey will assist in the development of a strategic plan for the library. “In the next few weeks, you may receive a phone call from CGS staff asking you to complete this survey,” Maggie Sillar, marketing and community relations liaison for the library, said in a release. The survey, which will come up as “Northern Illinois University” on caller IDs, will include questions about the household’s reading habits and other leisure activities,
as well as questions about the resident’s library use. “We are interested in your point of view, even if you don’t use the library,” Sillar added. “If you are called, please help the library plan for the future by taking the time to share your thoughts.”
Joliet Public Library to open late Aug. 7 Both locations of the Joliet Public Library will not open until noon on Friday, Aug. 7, due to staff training in the morning. The library will close at its usual time, 5 p.m.
community
Joliet Drama Guild presents ‘Joliet Follies’ The Joliet Drama Guild is celebrating more than 80 years of community theatre with “The Joliet Follies of 2015.” The musical variety show, which showcases talent from the Joliet area, opens Aug. 7 and will be presented at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Indoor Theatre.
Six performances are scheduled, with no two shows exactly alike. “Each show will have a featured performer that will be the main attraction for that particular show, making each show a little different,” said Marty Kaspar, director of the revue. “It’s going to be a great show no matter which performance
you attend, and at the incredibly reasonable rate of just $10, you can make it more than once.” The Follies will include a variety of musical styles, including old classics, Broadway hits, popular contemporary music, and country. Some artists are accompanying themselves on the guitar or ukulele.
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Here today, gone tomorrow. Meeting interesting new people may brighten your week, but don’t expect anything lasting to come from it. Concentrate on what’s happening right now rather than looking toward the future.
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Explore what lies beyond the beaten path. Friends or partners may want you to try something this week that strays from the usual routine. Keep an open mind and heart and you’ll gain from new experiences.
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baseball
Catcher
to coach Slammers’ bullpen catcher starts career as field manager
By Mark Gregory sports reporter
mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard
As a catcher during his playing days, Plainfield South graduate Tony Sanchez was the extension of the team manager on the field. As he moved through his career, he has parlayed that into a position as a bullpen catcher for the Joliet Slammers and as of April as the manager of the Southland Vikings of the Midwest Collegiate League. Sanchez played in the MCL with the Lexington Snipes for manager Billy DuBois, who was instrumental in helping Sanchez land the job. “I got a message from Billy DuBois of the Lexington Snipes on Facebook telling me about the job and I talked with ( Vikings’ president) Don (Popravak) and we talked and he told me the next day I had the job,” Sanchez said.
Sanchez recently coached against DuBois in the MCL All-Star game and led the South team to a 10-3 win over the North, the fourth-straight midseason classic win for the South squad. The MCL features players who are in college or have graduated from high school and are playing college baseball next year. Sanchez believes him being only a few years removed from college himself and having played in the MCL helps him relate to the players. “Being a young guy and only out of college four years, I still know how these kids think,” he said. “The last thing I want to do is be a drill sergeant to these guys. Summer league is supposed to be fun and competitive. So, I coach in the summer different than I would if I were to get a head job at a
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Tony Sanchez (left) is the new manager of the Southland Vikings of the Midwest Collegiate League..
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Former Benet star Frank Kaminsky held his camp last week.
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Kaminsky comes home New Charlotte Hornet center returns to Benet Academy for summer camp By Mark Gregory sports reporter
mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard
For the last three years, former Benet Academy basketball player Frank Kaminsky III
returned to his hometown to host a youth basketball camp for local players. Last week, the former Wisconsin Badger standout returned home with even more clout than in the past.
Kaminsky was recently the ninth overall selection in the 2015 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets, after leading Wisconsin to the NCAA National Championship game and being the unanimous men’s National College Player of the Year in 2015.
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Wedn esday, July 29, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com HOME | from page 10 “This is our fourth year doing it and we like it,” Kaminsky said. “We have a bunch of guys from my Benet team and it helps push the Benet community and we are just trying to help the kids get better at basketball and we really enjoy teaching and having fun with the kids. It is nice to have a little down time and I get to come out and have fun and do the camp. All the kids are having fun and it is a win-win situation.” Kaminsky said despite his new found status, he remembers where he comes from. “It has been a crazy ride and looking back at how long it has been since I have played in this gym, but I have been coming back every year and doing what I can to help. I may have gone a lot of places, but I still realize this is my home. This is where it all started,” he said. “I feel like I am in a position now where people look up to me and I am one of the more notable people to come out of this school and I do whatever I can and come back and show my face and help out.” While the bulk of the campers were from the Lisle area, at least two campers made a twohour drive from Wisconsin to participate. They learned of the camp on Twitter and made the trek all three days. “I really like the Badgers and I really wanted to meet Frank, said nine-year-old Madison Reischel. “It has been a lot of fun. I learned about footwork and I never really paid much attention to that.” Madison did not come alone, as she brought along her friend, eight-year-old Emma Kennedy. “We watch Frank on TV and he is a good player and he is tall and can shoot three pointers,” Emma said. “He has been really nice.” Kaminsky knows what it is like to learn the game, as he recently spent time with the Hornets in summer camp.
“I learned a lot and I am getting a lot better,” he said. While he is home for a few weeks, the youth camp wasn’t all Kaminsky did in his down time. He threw out the first pitch and took batting practice with the Chicago White Sox. “That was a cool experience,” Kaminsky said. “I always wanted to be a White Sox player growing up, but I guess basketball will do.” Basketball has always been it for Kaminsky, although it wasn’t ever predicted he would go this far. “Nobody anticipates having a college player of the year and a lottery pick. It’s a result of talent, hard work and commitment,” said Gene Heidkamp, Kaminsky’s coach at Benet. “He’s worked as hard as he possibly could work to achieve these things. As much as it’s a great story, he achieved this through a lot of blood, sweat, tears and hard work. He spent time in the weight room and the gym. If you’re willing to be committed to what you do you can achieve these things. That’s proven by where he’s at right now. Obviously the success speaks for itself. It’s not an accident or a miracle where he’s at.” Heidkamp is proud of his former pupil. “I think for the school and the program and the Lisle community was a special night,
and to be drafted so high,” he said. “Obviously I’m very excited to see how it played out. From what I’ve been told he’s the highest (pro) draftee in school history (in any sport). “It was always fun to coach him. He’s always been a very skilled and very smart player. He has an unbelievably high basketball IQ. He’s one of these guys that could do a lot of things and is very unselfish. He really sees floor well and passes well, and he’s a good guy and a good person. He’s won everywhere he’s been and he took them to unprecedented achievements at Wisconsin. He’s not only smart and skilled, he has a winning mentality that showed in his play both at high school and college.” Heidkamp is happy with how Kaminsky’s game has improved over the years. “I think he’s improved all facets of game, but what makes him such a good player is that he’s got a unique skill set. His post game really took off in Wisconsin,” he said. “He handles the ball well for a guy his size, his ability to shoot the three and he’s a guy that you can pick and roll and pick and pop with. His offensive skill set is what really sets him apart. A 7-footer who shoots the three, handles the ball and can score on the block. If you guard him small he can go on the block and score in the post.”
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OVERVIEW THE GLEN CLUB LOCATION: Northbrook, Illinois BEST FEATURE: Te course is in pristine shape and has a private club feel to it
The Glen Club offers a private club feel
Adding to the list of links native grass. The fifth hole was one of my courses we have played this year favorite: A dogleg left par-5 is The Glen Blub in Glenview. around water. I decided After taking nearly to bail out right on my two hours to get there second shot and hit it early in the morning, the out of play rather than course was worth the laying up. It is tough to stop-and-go traffic. reach in two unless you The course offers a can hook it in to the unique start with a pargreen. 5 out of the gate. It is a A dogleg right par long par-5, which plays four is followed by a 495 yards from the third Taylor’S TaKe By ScoTT TAyloR brutal par-4 seventh set of tees, the Silver, and hole, which plays at well 559 from the Gold. There is a hazard you can drive into as over 400 yards. The hole is more well with a bad drive to start your open than the previous one, but the length of it demands a solid round. The second hole is a dogleg left drive to reach in regulation. My favorite hole was the short par-4 that has a big fairway, but gets tighter around the green. par-4 eighth hole. It has a creek That is followed by the third hole, all the way down the left side which bends right. A duck hook of the hole with a lake by the can find the water, while a dead green. There is a great amount of straight drive can land you in accuracy needed off the tee to hit the fairway bunker through the a tight fairway. You have to decide how aggressive you are going to be fairway. A short, downhill par-3 follows. as well as the farther back you are It seems simple as it features a off the tee, the more dangerous large green as well, but a poor the approach shot is. Big bombers shot can land in a bunker or could go for the green and bail out
QUICK TIP: Playing certain angles can shrink several of the holes’ distances photo by Mark gregory The 17th hole at The Glen Club is a par-3 with water down the left hand side.
right with a miss. The front nine closes with a straight par-3 and the second nine starts with a second short par-4, which doglegs right. It could be reachable off the tee as well, but you would have to bend it or carry it past a bunker. The 11th hole is a long par-3 that has water to the left with a trio of bunkers separating the green from the water. A slight dogleg left par-4 follows. The par-4 13th hole is relatively short with a pond to the right of the green. There is a big slope on the right side of the green as well, so it is important to be on the right side of that slope. A short par-5 is next, which is reachable in two. Aiming over a bunker on the left of the fairway can put you in go-range as it cuts
off distance and rolls downhill. Mark Gregory and I ended up right next to each other, with less than 200 yards to go for our second shots. The par-4 15th hole is another short hole that doglegs left. If you take driver you have to carry the bunker on the left. The 16th hole is next and it is a much longer par4 that doglegs right. A long drive can go through the fairway into fescue, making it hard to have a short approach shot. The 17th hole is another par-3 over water, which plays similar to the 11th hole. A long par-5 wraps up the course as the 18th has a hazard off the tee to the left as well as water to the right by the green. Midseason rates range from $105 in the morning during the
week to $130 and $165 at around noon. A weekend morning tee time costs $190. The course is listed by multiple publications as one of the best in Chicago and even state and that is an accurate assessment. It is in a prime location for prime golf as well. The Glen was in great shape with greens that weren’t as fast as many of the others that we have played this year. This course definitely has more of an exclusive feel to it with the cost and having a member base, so playing here you can expect the course to be in great shape and the pace of play to be at a decent clip. It is hard to imagine many high handicap golfers playing here on a regular basis. Basically, it gives a guest a membership-like feel.
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Wedn esday, July 29, 2015 | bug leneW spapers.com CoACH | froM page 9 high school or somewhere.” Not only does Sanchez work with the Vikings in the summer, he is also a bullpen catcher for the Joliet Slammers, something he also contributes to his rise as a manager. “That helps me out a lot,” he said. “I was able to go to spring training last year with Joliet as a player and after I was released, they called me back to be a bullpen catcher,” he said. “I have been able to pick (Slammers’ manager Jeff Isom’s) brain and see what he does and I kind of mimic him in the way I coach. “I am able to help the pitchers in the bullpen and I can report it and help out the pitching coach and the manager as much as possible.” Sanchez also feels he is at an advantage in the managerial game because of his years behind the plate. “A lot of catchers become managers and I think that is because we are in charge of the whole field all the time,” he said. “We have to adjust defenses,
seeing what a pitcher does at the plate and relay that back to the team. We see what a batter does in the box, where he sets up, is he sitting on the fastball, how his timing is, those are all things we can do that can help the next time they are up.” While the coaching may have come rather natural, Sanchez was also tasked in the beginning with recruiting and finding players. “I had less than a month to recruit, so I had to get guys who want to play and get better at what they do,” he said. “I talked to the coaches I played for and a lot of the area schools as well as a contact of mine who knows Division I coaches and I was able to make contacts that way and build it up.” He made a lot of those contacts during his playing days where he went from Sanchez to Heartland Community College to Chicago State University and then North Park. At North Park, he earned all-conference, allregion and all-American honors in 2012, while leading the team in home runs (6) and was second
in batting average (.384). The hope for Sanchez is that players enjoy their time with the Vikings and that word of mouth helps his recruiting in the future. “That is the goal for next year,” he said. “I want to send these kids back better than they came in so they have more success and then their friends and guys they play with want to come to play for Southland. We are trying to get the word out that this league is coming around and that we are sending guys to pro ball.” When Sanchez took the job, he replaced Chris Cunningham, who managed the Vikings from 2011-14. Sanchez also hopes to be a constant in the dugout. “This is something I love,” Sanchez said. “I love baseball and I want to be around the game as much as possible. It is great that I am able to get a foot in the door. Baseball will always be in my blood and coaching is something I really like to do. I like watching the players progress and the look on their face when they get it.”
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BolINGBRooK BASEBAll How many people do you follow? 250 How many followers do you have? 200 What is your favorite thing about Twitter? To see what everyone is up to. I follow my teammates and we get conversations going. Who is your favorite person to follow and why? My friend DJ. He always Tweets the funniest stuff. I follow a lot of athletes too. Adam Wainwright, he Tweets out funny stuff from the clubhouse.
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Appreciate depreciation
You get the mileage whether you have debt or not - so take note
Dear Dave, I’m selfemployed, and I travel about 30,000 miles a year in my van. I’m three Dave Says payments away money advice by dave ramsey from having the vehicle paid off, but it has 170,000 miles on it. Do you think it would be a good idea for me to buy a new van and have the tax advantages that would go along with it? Doug Dear Doug, There are two things you can do on taxes when it comes to your automobiles. You can straight line depreciate them, which is what you do with expensive vehicles, or you can write off the mileage. That’s a good idea if you drive a lot. The thing is, you get the mileage whether you have debt or not. Let’s say you bought a $25,000 van. If you depreciate that over five years, that’s $5,000 a year.
If you made $65,000, and take $5,000 from that, you’d pay taxes on $60,000. If you didn’t have that, you’d end up paying $1,250 in taxes. In other words, you’d be spending $25,000 over five years to save $1,250 a year on taxes. That’s a trade I don’t think you want to make. Remember, too, that you basically destroy whatever you drive. You have to think of your vehicle as overhead. So, you’re going to destroy a $25,000 van or a $5,000 van all in the same period of time. As a businessman, which would you rather destroy? The answer is whatever is the least expensive and gets the job done! —Dave
Don’t need those cards Dear Dave, I have two credit cards. One charges me an annual fee of $79 and the other a fee of $39. Should I cancel these and not worry about my credit score? I’d like to buy a house in the next two or three years. Ken Dear Ken, In my mind, there’s no such
thing as a good credit card. My advice is to go ahead and cancel them. When you stop borrowing money and don’t have any open accounts, your credit score will slowly disappear. The big thing is that you don’t want to be caught in no-man’s land in terms of a credit score. You want either a fabulous one, which means you’re in debt all of the time, or you want no score because you don’t have any open accounts. By the way, did you know that you can still qualify for a mortgage, even with no credit score? There are still mortgage companies out there that will do manual underwriting. It takes a little extra effort, but in my mind that’s a small price to pay. Cancel the cards, Ken. I’ve never met a millionaire who prospered thanks to credit cards and their gimmicks! —Dave Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times bestselling books. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8.5 million listeners each week on more than 550 radio stations. Dave’s latest project, EveryDollar, provides a free online budget tool. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.
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Wedn esday, July 29, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com calendar | from page 5 Joliet Slammers Baseball Game. 7:05 p.m. at 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive. Tickets are $5 to $14. For more information, call 815-7222287 or visit www.jolietslammers. com.
AUGUST 1
Joliet Public Library’s Adult Summer Reading Closing. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Black Road Branch. All ages, no registration required. For more information call 815-846-6500 or visitjolietlibrary. org/calendar. Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with music by the Wrecker Brothers and ice cream! Concert will be held outside, weather permitting. Bike and Dine Lockport. 9:45 a.m., South Public Landing parking lot, 10th Street at the Canal, Lockport. For more information, call 815-834-
0700 or visit www.visitlockport.com. FreeConcertsontheHill.6:30 p.m. at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park & Theatre, 201 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. For more information, visit www.bicentennialpark.org. Joliet Slammers Baseball Game. 6:05 p.m. at 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive. Tickets are $5 to $14. For more information, call 815-7222287 or visit www.jolietslammers. com.
AUGUST 2
Joliet Slammers Baseball Game. 5:05 p.m. at 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive. Tickets are $5 to $14. For more information, call 815-7222287 or visit www.jolietslammers. com Sixth Annual City of Crest Hill Picnic. Noon to 10 p.m. at St. Joe’s Park, 700 Theodore St.,
Joliet. Admission is free. There will be entertainment, food, bingo, kids games and crafts and much more. For more information, call Alderwoman Tina Oberlin at 815-953-4257.
AUGUST 5
Joliet Public Library’s Get Graphic! (Graphic Novel Book Club) 7 p.m. at the Main Library. Adults, registration required. Call 815-740-2666 or visit jolietlibrary. org/calendar. Explore the world of comics and graphic novels in this book club for adults. We will be discussing Star Wars: Dark Empire.
W. Jefferson St., Joliet. You will get an hour of golf instruction, which offers a chance to learn about the five fundamentals of golf and an hour of wine and cheese tasting to learn about the five “S’s” of wine and cheese in a fun and friendly atmosphere. The cost is $20 per student and you must be at least 21. Sign up and pay at Inwood Golf Club, 3200 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. For more information, call Brian Legan at 815-741-7265 or e-mail blegan@jolietpark.org.
AUGUST 7-9
FreeConcertsontheHill.6:30 p.m. at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park & Theatre, 201 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. For more information, visit www.bicentennialpark.org.
Summer Musical by Joliet Drama Guild. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Billie Lamacher Bicentennial Park, 201 W. Jefferson St. at Bluff Street, Joliet. Tickets are $15 or $13. For more information, call 877-534-1933 or visit www.jolietdramaguild.org.
2015 Ladies’ Night. 6 to 8 p.m., Inwood Golf Club, located at 3200
Joliet Slammers Baseball
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Game. 6:05 p.m. at 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive. Tickets are $5 to $14. For more information, call 815-7222287 or visit www.jolietslammers. com Tenth Annual Back to School Community Fest. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. at St. Mark C.M.E. Church, 348 S. Joliet St., Joliet. Fun, food, entertainment. Free school supplies, fire department truck display, Joliet Police Department child ID and fingerprinting and local youth choirs and praise dancers. Will/ Grundy Genealogical Society meeting. 10 a.m. at the Coal City Public Library. 85 N. Garfield Street, Coal City. The society will observe it 33rd Anniversary at the monthly membership meeting. To mark the occasion they will have as guest speaker: the noted genealogist, writer, lecturer, and family historian, Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG.
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