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APRIL 29, 2015 VOL. 7 ISSUE 22

Village expects collection to begin this year, work on stormwater system in 2016

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westmont sets timeline to imPlement new sales taX

NEWS New Woodridge Village Board to convene in May Village will also begin process to fill additional trustee seat see page 2

COMMUNITY Westmont man wins $1 million on scratch ticket see page 3

NEWS Woodridge unveils new emergency notification system Residents encouraged to sign up for emergency communications

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SPORTS

Westmont High School host kickoff event for statewide reading program

BY DANIEL SMROKOWSKI | FOR THE BUGLE pproximately 400 people from across the state of Illinois flocked to Westmont last week for the kickoff of the 2015 Illinois Reads program.

For the first time, the Illinois Reading council moved their annual event outside of Springfield and into a school district. The kickoff event was held on Saturday, April 18, at Westmont Junior high School.

Sheila Ruh, media specialist at Westmont Junior high and a member of the Illinois Reading council, approached assistant principal Amy Quattrone to see if the district would be interested in hosting the event. community unit School district 201 jumped on the opportunity, partnering with holy Trinity catholic School in Westmont and inviting other schools from across the state to participate in the kickoff celebration.

The mission of Illinois Reads is to promote literacy, and district 201 Superintendent kevin carey said that is a goal the district definitely wanted to help promote. carey noted that an additional benefit of Illinois Reads is to help bring attention to Illinois authors.

hlavin looks for title Benet senior aims for second state championship

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(Top) Author leanne Statland ellis meets fans Bethany Bartley and Amanda Rosland during the 2015 Illinois Reads kickoff celebration at Westmont high School. (BeloW) Author James klise signs a copy of his book during the 2015 Illinois Reads kickoff event. (leFT) Attendees at the Illinois Reads kickoff browse books for sale at Anderson’s Bookshop table. (photos By daniel Smrokowski | For The Bugle)

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New Woodridge Village Board to convene in May Village will also begin process to fill Goodwin’s seat

Recently elected Woodridge Village Board trustees will be sworn in next month during an inauguration ceremony at village hall.

Incumbents Mike Martinez,

Mary Anne Blair and Gregory Abbott, as well as newcomer to the board Mike Krucek, won their election bids on April 7. Krucek was previously a member of the police pension board for six years.

Trustee Tim Goodwin will also step down from his post on May 22, as he and his family will relocate out of state for a job opportunity.

Goodwin served seven years on the plan commission and served on the village board since 2013.

“I am proud to have served the Woodridge community for nine years, and cherish the fond memories I have of living here,” he said. “I will miss my colleagues, but look forward to seeing the great progress that the board and the community will continue to make. I look forward to this new chapter in my life.”

The village will undergo a process to fill the vacant trustee position, as well as the vacancy on the police pension board.

Additionally, the village will begin looking for individuals interested

Those interested in being considered for one of the vacancies, should visit the village website, www.vil. woodridge.il.us, for more information and application instructions. Applications are due by May 22.

in an anticipated vacancy on the plan commission.

Those interested in being considered for one of the vacancies, should visit the village website, www.vil.woodridge.il.us, for more information and application instructions. Applications are due

by May 22.

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Westmont sets timeline to implement new sales tax Village expects collection to begin this year, work on stormwater system in 2016 By bugle staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @DownersGrvBugle

Westmont voters approved a referendum for a stormwaterinfrastructure sales tax earlier this month, and the village is now making plans for its implementation.

Finance Director Spencer Parker said the village is currently working out a timeline for the administration of the 0.5-percent sales tax, beginning with community outreach.

“As with any sales tax change, we will need to reach out to the business community and provide clear communication regarding the change and which products this will affect,” Parker said. “This process will take a few months to coordinate, promote and then implement the

sales tax collection.”

The village said it expects to start collecting the tax this year and begin physical work in 2016. Mayor Ron Gunter said concerned residents who stepped forward helped initiate this process and work toward a solution to stormwater issues in the village.

“I want to sincerely thank everyone who was involved in this process,” he said.

The referendum, which gives the village authority to levy the nonhome rule sales tax, was narrowly approved by voters during the April 7 consolidated election. Fewer than 40 votes decided the outcome, with 1,354 ballots cast in favor of the tax and 1,328 against the measure.

Kim Nicoll, planning engineer for the village, said this is the first time Westmont has had a

Fewer than 40 votes decided the outcome of the referebdyn, with 1,354 ballots cast in favor of the tax and 1,328 against the measure.

dedicated source of revenue for improvements to and maintenance of its stormwater infrastructure.

“I think this is an excellent opportunity for our community,” she said. “Our consulting firm had identified over $30 million worth of projects, so we want to be deliberate and thoughtful in our approach to help ensure that issues are addressed in an efficient and costeffective manner.” The village said additional details on the tax and the stormwater management program will be released when available.

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Man wins $1 million on scratch ticket Couple plans to travel, purchase new home By bugle staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @DownersGrvBugle

Jayant Gopani is making travel plans after winning big on Illinois Lottery scratch ticket. “My wife and I have always wanted to travel to Europe and now, thanks to this Lottery win, we can,” the 24-year-

old Westmont resident said.

Gopani, an occasional lottery player, said he buys a few tickets each month.

His efforts finally paid off when he purchased a Fabulous Fortune ticket at Westmont Liquor, 310 W. Ogden Ave. “When I told my wife we won

$1 million, she wouldn’t believe me until I showed her the ticket,” Gopani said, adding that he and his wife plan on using part of the prize to purchase a new house.

Gopani chose to receive a $600,000 lump-sum payment.

Westmont Liquor also received a $10,000 bonus payment equal to 1 percent of the prize amount for selling the ticket.

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Woodridge unveils new emergency notification system Residents urged to sign up for emergency info By bugle staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @BugleNewspapers

Communication is a priority in major emergency situations, and the village of Woodridge working to keep residents informed.

Citing recent train derailments and tornado disasters, the village said it is vital for safety personnel to share important information with their communities.

To that end, the village released a new notification system this week that will help share important communications about emergencies and incidents as they happen.

“We are happy to provide this service to our residents, businesses and others that are part of the

Woodridge community,”Woodridge Mayor Gina Cunningham said.

The village is inviting residents to sign up for the notification system, which allows village staff to send out targeted messages to specific geographic locations in town.

The system also includes an automated phone-calling system to provide emergency or other important information.

“This system will provide a means to provide vital information in the event of an emergency, as well as the opportunity to communicate messages that are targeted to individuals impacted by road construction, water main repairs and other incidents,” Cunningham added.

Residents can sign up for the system by visiting www.vil. woodridge.il.us and clicking on the “Sign up for Village Notices” link on the left side of the homepage.

Contact preferences can be set for email notifications, text messages or phone calls.

Waste, sticker rates take effect May 1 As per the contract between the village of Westmont and Waste Management, the new 2015 rates for waste hauling and yard waste stickers go into effect on May 1.

The new rates will be as follows: Residential rate - $26.94 billed every two months; Senior Residential Rate - $20.24 billed every two months; Refuse Stickers - $1.69 per sticker; and Yard Waste Stickers - $3.01 per sticker.

Refuse and Yard Waste stickers may be purchased at the following locations: Village of Westmont Clerk’s Office, 31 W. Quincy St.; Bales Ace Hardware, 20 E. Quincy St.; Jewel-Osco Stores located in Westmont, 75th and Cass in Darien, and 55th and Holmes in Clarendon Hills, For more information, please contact Waste Management at www.wm.com or 1-800-796-9696

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www.dupagecrimestoppers.com • 800.222.tips Wednesday, Apri l 29, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Downers Grove, Westmont and Woodridge police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

Downers Grove Diana Jotautas, 48, 9S109 Cumnor, Downers Grove, was arrested at 11:40 a.m. April 14 in the 7300 block of Lemont for retail theft - village ordinance.

Rogelio Dela Fuente, 35, 324 Hayes Ave., Romeoville, was arrested at 7:09 p.m. April 14 on 63rd Street and Leonard for driving while license suspended.

Gregory A. Pawlikowski, 36, 1308 Bianco Villa, Lockport, was arrested at 8 p.m. April 14 in the 4900 block of Fairview for FTA-traffic warrant.

Hallie K. Mosetick, 24, 535 W. 61st St., Westmont, was arrested at 1:20 p.m. April 15 on Ogden Avenue and Douglas Road for driving while license suspended.

Christopher K. Coleman, 18, 1447 Homestead Road, LaGrange Park, was arrested at 9:04 p.m. April 15 in the 3100 block of Finley Road for domestic battery, interfering with the reporting of domestic battery and possession of alcohol by a minor.

Corey D. Chandler, 18, 51 W. 66th St., Westmont, was arrested at 9:10 p.m. April 15 in the 7400 block of Lemont Road for receipt of goods/ services.

Patrick D. Owens, 18, 2005 Apple Lane, Woodridge, was arrested at 9:10 p.m. April 15 on 75th Street and Lemont Road for possession of a lost or mislaid credit card.

Anita Louise Robinson, 62, 2207 E. 70th Place, Chicago, was arrested at 1:45 p.m. April 16 at the Downers Grove Police Department for retail theft.

Steven J. Hernandez, 34, 425 Rockhurst, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 11:15 a.m. April 17 in the 1000 block of Burlington Avenue for possession of a controlled substance and village ordinance drinking in public.

Erica R. Jones, 38, 3000 Roberts, Woodridge, was arrested at 8:40 p.m. April 17 in the 1200 block of 63rd Street for an FTA warrant.

Holly Stadnicki, 37, 5800 Oakwood Drive, Lisle, was arrested at 11:09 a.m. April 17 on 71st Street and Hillcrest for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Chris A. Kupka, 60, 703 W. Liberty, Wheaton, was arrested at 11:32 p.m.

April 17 in the 4800 block of Fairview Avenue for battery.

Andrzej Maciata, 25, 8551 W. 102nd Terrace, Palos Hills, was arrested at 10:25 p.m. April 18 on 63rd Street and Florence for DUI - alcohol.

Erik A. Carlson, 41, 456 Ohio, Frankfort, was arrested at 8:15 a.m.

April 19 on 59th Street and Main for driving while license suspended and no insurance.

Arnulfo Perez, 39, 413 Pico St., Joliet, was arrested at 9 a.m. April 22 on

Fairview and 75th Street for driving while license suspended, no safety sticker and no valid registration.

Anand M. Kunkekar, 38, 1324 Finley Road, Lombard, was arrested at 11:23 a.m. April 22 in the 800 block of Burlington for endangering the life and health of a child.

Michael T. Foley, 47, 4623 Wilson Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested at 8 p.m. April 22 in the 800 block of Burlington Avenue for village ordinance.

Westmont

At approximately 6:40 p.m. April 14, officers responded to the 100 block of West 66th Street for a disturbance. Officers arrested Danny King, 49, 51 W. 66th St., Westmont, for assault after he threatened an individual.

At approximately 4:05 a.m. April 16, officers responded to the 0-­ 100 block of West 60th Street for a battery. Officers arrested Heather Randolph, 24, 22 W. 60th St., Westmont, for domestic battery after she slapped a family member.

She was transported to the DuPage County Jail for a bond hearing.

Sometime between noon on April 12 and 9 a.m. on April 13, an unknown offender(s) keyed a vehicle parked in the 1700 block of 35th Street.

Total damage is $500.

Sometime between 1:30 p.m. on April 15 and 2 a.m. April 16, an unknown offender(s) keyed a vehicle parked in the 1700 block of 35th Street.

Total damage is $300.

At approximately 6:50 p.m. April 13, officers responded to the 800 block of North Cass Avenue for a battery.

Officers arrested Judith Chavez ­Sandoval, 20, 634 E. Lemoyne Ave., Lombard, for domestic battery after she punched a family member. She was transported to the DuPage County Jail for a bond hearing.

Sometime between 1 p.m. on April 10 and 1 p.m. on April 16, an unknown offender(s) stole an air conditioner from a business in the 300 block of East Ogden. Total loss is $1,500.

Sometime between 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. April 13, an unknown offender(s) entered a residence in the 6700 block of Echo Lane and stole electronics. Total loss is $700.

At approximately 1:25 a.m. April 14, officers responded to the 1000 block of South Williams Street for a battery. Officers arrested Eric Reeves, 32, 2641 W. 69th St., Chicago, for domestic battery after he struck a family member. He was transported to the DuPage County Jail for a bond hearing.

At approximately 2:10 p.m. April 16, officers responded to the 500 block of North Warwick Avenue for a disturbance. Officers arrested Murali Sunkara, 48, 801 N. Elm St., Hinsdale, for trespassing, aggravated assault, and resisting arrest.

At approximately 7:50 p.m. April 16, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 6700 block of South Cass Avenue for a license violation. Officers arrested Alphonso Newman, 48, 7502 Farmingdale Road #309, Darien, for driving with a suspended driver’s license. He was cited for operating an uninsured vehicle.

Sometime between 10 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. April 17, an unknown offender(s) damaged a mailbox in the 5700 block of Deer Creek Lane.

Total damage is $75.

Woodridge At approximately 10:55 a.m. April 10, Alexis Colley, 21, 128 Richmond Drive, Bolingbrook, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on Route 53 and Justamere Drive.

At approximately 9:31 p.m. April 10, Kemani Phillips, 19, 7439 Pipers Way, Downers Grove, was charged with possession of cannabis following a traffic stop in the 7500 block of Route 53.

A theft occurred at approximately 10:21 p.m. April 10 at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena, 6690 Route 53.

Unknown person removed cash from wallets that had been placed in a locker room.

At approximately 10:47 p.m. April 10, Ashley Wheeler, 18, 606 S. 3rd St., Rochelle, was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on 75th Street and Greene Road.

At approximately 10:50 p.m. April 10, Matthew Nauss, 25, 41 N. Park, LaGrange, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on 75th Street and Dunham Road.

At approximately 12:27 a.m.

April 11, Jacob Moeller, 28, 8317 Lakeside Drive, Downers Grove, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop in the 2600 block of 75th Street.

A retail theft occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. April 11 at Kohl’s, 1001 75th St. An unknown white male subject removed miscellaneous items of clothing without making payment.

At approximately 12:17 a.m. April 12, Carlos Beltran-Penaloza, 26, 7619 Woodward Ave., was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop in the 7700 block of Woodward Avenue.

For more Downers Grove, Westmont and Woodridge police blotter, visit www.buglenewspapers.com/ policeblotter

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computer tech

Windows 10 gets back to basics EDITORIAL

Microsoft looks to make good for Windows 8 debacle

By John Becker computer tech

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Many of my loyal readers have questioned me about the upcoming release of Windows 10, the replacement for the somewhat-deservedly maligned Windows 8.

John Becker As you may recall, my initial take on the early beta versions of Windows 8 were full of positives… until Microsoft removed the traditional desktop screen and all the menus.

I then lambasted Microsoft along with, well, pretty much everyone who tried to use Windows 8 on a desktop or laptop computer. The free update to Windows 8.1 fixed many sins, but by then it was too late.

In the interest of doing some research, I decided to get a preview

copy of Windows 10 and see if Microsoft had redeemed itself. If you are not interested in Windows 10, I’ll give you the short take: Windows 10 will be worth the effort. Microsoft has restored the desktop and menus.

Happy news: The desktop is fully restored. More happy news: The good ‘ol menus are back. Even better news: The old menus have been improved and now make more sense.

Upon first glance, Windows 10 looks like Windows 8, but the comfort of the familiar desktop screen caused great rejoicing.

The Start Menu is back in place with a twist: It shows the menus for traditional software but also shows an expanded box with the newer “Apps” menus. This gives you the option to do either if you are on a traditional old-school desktop or laptop computer with a mouse and keyboard, which is kind of like having your cake and eating it too.

If you have a mobile device, or a touch-screen enabled computer, you will get a different look. The touchbased start screen will appear instead of the desktop. This little bit of magic is based in code that detects the type

of computer you are using and adjusts the initial screen to match. Nice touch.

Ha ha, get it?

Under the Start Menu, you will see a much-improved organization of options. For example, in prior versions the Control Panel, Printers, and Devices were somewhat separated. To me, these are all related and should be under one menu. Windows 7 and 8 sort of fixed it, but still had the old “Control Panel” concept.

Windows 10 fixes this. Everything related to making changes to the computer is grouped under a single “Settings” menu. The submenus under that are logically grouped as well: “Printers”, “Devices”, “Personalizations” etc. Finally, there is one place to go to make changes.

There are many more improvements, but too early to detail those yet.

Windows 10 is slated to be released sometime in August, so we will have to wait till then.

John Becker is owner of Medical Office Systems, LLC, a provider of computer and technical services to medical offices and local businesses. www.medofficesystems.com.

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The village of Westmont and the Westmont Special Events Corporation’s community-wide garage sale will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7 and Aug. 8.

No garage sale permit is necessary for this specific event, which the village said encourages residents to hold their garage sales during the same weekend to bring out patron in large numbers.

Participants are encouraged to start their sales at 8 a.m. and be finished by 5 p.m. on these dates.

“We typically have more than 100 participants hosting garage sales during the weekend,” said Larry McIntyre, communication director for the village of Westmont. “In recent years, we’ve been using an online sign-up form for the event and that has made everything very easy for residents to participate.”

To sign up and participate, visit www.westmont.illinois.gov and fill out the form. Participants must sign up

by Aug. 2 to be included on flyers and publicity created by the village.

A few days prior to the sale dates, printed copies of the sale addresses will be available at village hall, theWestmont Police Department, Westmont Park District, Westmont Library and the Westmont Centre. Participants are encouraged to promote their sales individually as well.

For more information regarding the community garage sales event, contact Westmont Special Events at wsec@ westmontevents.com or 630-8299378.

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girls soccer

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FOR 2ND TITLE Benet senior attempting to win state championship in soccer By scott taylor sports editor

staylor@enterprisepublications.com @Taylor_sports

It isn’t often where an athlete wins a state title and then proceeds to play another sport the next season.

But that is exactly what Benet’s Emma Hlavin is doing.

Fresh off a state basketball championship, Hlavin moved right to soccer, where she is a four-year goalie for the Redwings.

So far, Hlavin has adjusted well despite not having an offseason.

“It’s good,” Hlavin said. “I missed the first week-and-a-half of soccer, so I had to jump right in there and then our first game was really quick.

Since I’m a goalie, I use my hands, which I do in basketball, so there isn’t that much of a transition.”

While the hectic schedule may be intimidating for some, Hlavin hasn’t had much of a problem with it.

“I played three sports freshman and sophomore year so then I really had no breaks,” she said. “I get the fall off now. So, I’m used to it.”

It has been a great 2014-15 girls year at Benet. The volleyball team and basketball teams both won state titles. The soccer team wants to join that list.

“State is definitely a goal for us this year,” Hlavin said. “The volleyball team won in the fall and basketball won in the winter, so we’re really trying to finish that trifecta up and get a state win for soccer. I think we have a good chance.”

Having a player who just won a state title should benefit the

entire team as Hlavin can share her experiences and knows what it takes to bring home the title.

“I can give the girls stories from my own personal experience,” Hlavin said. “I can tell them how great of a time it was. I can get them fired up so hopefully we can get down there.”

It isn’t like Benet has come close to state in the past three years with Hlavin in goal.

The Redwings made it to the Class 2A supersectional her freshman year and won regional titles each of the past two years, including advancing to the sectional final last year.

“Freshman year we made it to supersectionals and lost in a shootout,” Hlavin said. “It was very disappointing. This year we have eight returning starters and have more wisdom and experience. I think we’re definitely going to make a run at it, especially with adding Kerry Abello (a Penn State recruit as a sophomore who played club last year). Getting her will make a big difference down the stretch. We have a good mix of newcomers and returners.”

As for Hlavin’s game in net, she feels she has made strides from her freshman year to now.

“The biggest thing is my confidence level,” Hlavin said.

“As a freshman I was very timid and nervous and didn’t talk a lot out there. Now in my fourth year, I take more of a leadership role, communicate and am more aggressive playing the ball.”

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After winning a state title in basketball, Benet’s emma hlavin is looking to duplicate the feat in soccer.

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Lisle and Westmont split series on diamond Lisle fell to Westmont 10-4 in the series opener.

The Sentinels were led by Matt Alisauskis, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Charlie Donoval and Anthony Alessi added a pair of hits each. Christian Grego and Alec Van Volkenburg each had three hits for the Lions. Austin Loehman picked up the win for the Sentinels, going seven innings, allowing nine hits and four earned runs, striking out three.

The Lions responded with a 5-3 win over Westmont as George Swedie and Van Volkenburg each had a pair of hits. Swedie struck out 12 on the mound, allowing five hits and two earned runs.

Lisle (8-9) fell to Herscher 11-3 as Drew English and Swedie each had a pair of hits. •Downers North fell to Oak Park-River Forest 3-2 as Brendan Shanahan, Ben Magro, Jake Stevenson and Ben Carlson each had two hits. Ryan Andrews allowed five hits and three runs,

one earned, striking out seven.

The Trojans (14-5) defeated Addison Trail 13-4 as Myles Farley went 3-for-5 with a double and Stevenson (double, 3 RBI) and Shanahan each had two hits.

Andrews picked up the win on the mound. •Downers South beat Willowbrook 4-3 as Joey Engel went 3-for-4. Zach Jones struck out eight on the mound in seven innings, allowing five hits and three runs, two earned.

The Mustangs fell to Lyons 5-4 as Zach Radde wet 3-for-4 and Ryan Taylor added a pair of hits.

SOCCER Benet lost for the first time all year, 2-0, to the defending state champs, New Trier, in the Naperville Invitational Tournament.

The Redwings topped Marist 1-0 on a first half goal from Elena

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Austin Loehman picked up the win for Westmont in a 10-4 victory over Lisle to open the series.

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Young Sentinels still have high goals By mike sandrolini sports reporter

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Westmont’s softball team came within a game of reaching the state semifinals in Class 2A last spring, and with six seniors who were instrumental in the club’s success no longer on the squad, one might assume the Sentinels’ best chance to make it downstate has come and gone.

Not so fast, says coach Jason Bolden.

“We have goals this year and our goal is to be the best we can be and advance downstate,” said Bolden after his team blanked arch-rival Lisle 10-0 early last week. “That’s a goal of ours every year. The three seniors that are back this year, Alana Pace, Kristen Skala, and Skyler Poel, really have taken it upon themselves to get these younger kids prepared, explaining to them what it’s like to be a Westmont Sentinel and playing softball here at the school.”

The Sentinels start three freshmen—Alix Mendoza, Allie Kraft and Ashley Eiermann—as well as sophomores Rachel Chorney and Kiera Aldridge, an all-Interstate Eight pick last season who had six RBI vs. Lisle.

Mendoza has been the Sentinels’ leading hitter with a .393 average through their first 12 games, while Eiermann is hitting .385 with a team-leading 10 RBI. “Our attitude this year we knew we were going to be young and we’re going to make mistakes,” Bolden said. “It’s about the next play. We have a simple motto here: you’ll hear the kids say, ‘PRP.’ It means, play, recover and play again.

“It just means put that play behind you and go make the next one. If we can do that and not get it in our head—this game is 90 percent mental for the most part—then they’ve done good a good job of shrugging it off and saying, ‘Hey, I’ve got the next one.’ ” Skala, the Sentinals top pitcher, and Poel, who’s been their catcher along with stints in center field and shortstop, are both fouryear varsity players. They knew they would be looked upon for leadership this season, given the

number of underclassmen in the lineup.

“I worked really hard in the offseason because I know it is up to me (to be one of the leaders),” said Skala, who has committed to Quincy University. “We graduated a lot of seniors and have a lot of incoming freshmen. I was a little nervous (before the season), but everyone’s been pulling through and the returners are really pulling through and working hard.”

“They’re doing a great job,” Poel, a .308 hitter through 10 games, said of the freshmen on this year’s team. “They’re very resilient and we’ve been teaching them to have good team morale. They’re really sprucing up the dugout cheering and they’ve really stepped up this year because a lot of seniors graduated.”

Bolden likes how Skala, Poel and Pace have stepped up and assumed leadership roles.

“That’s been huge because the kids are following their leadership and it shows,” Bolden said.

“We make errors and we make mistakes just like any team, but these kids have been there to pick them up.”

Skala compiled a 4-2 record in her first six starts, and opponents have hit just .098 off her so far.

She’s struck out 75 in 38 innings.

Mendoza and Aldridge have complemented Skala on the mound, with both sporting 2-1 records so far.

“I coached her in sixth through eighth grade and then here in high school,” said Bolden, referring to Skala. “She’ll get us out of tough spots. That’s what we ask of our pitchers. We tell them, ‘You know what? We’re going to try our best to get you two outs, but we need you sometimes to get us that one.’

She’ll dig deep and do it.”

Meanwhile, coach Jen Pomatto’s Lions are starting five underclassmen this season. A recent lineup had a freshman and two sophomores—Maddie Smith, Tiffany Harmon and Anna Palicka, respectively—at the top of the order. Palicka and junior Melissa Erickson are the Lions’ top two pitchers, and juniors Erica Krause and Jennifer Cail have been contributing offensively.

Pomatto, whose Lions were

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Lauren Verdera (right) and Westmont have high hopes for the postseason.

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Hendricks breaks record Tim Hendricks became the Benedictine University baseball career leader in hits during the second game of a doubleheader with Rockford early Sunday evening.

Hendricks came to the plate in the top of the third with a runner at first base and tripled to right-center field for the 229th hit in his time at Benedictine. The triple was hit first of the season and scored a run to hand Benedictine a 1-0 lead, breaking a tie with Mike Kowalewski. Kowalewski notched 228 hits during a career that spanned from 1994-97. Hendricks added a single leading off the sixth for the 230th of his career, matching the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference career record. Aurora’s Tony Wellner recorded 230 hits from 2007-10.

The Mundelein, Ill. native owns a .386 average this season, tops on the team. Hendricks has recorded 51 hits this season while also leading the team in runs, doubles, and stolen bases. The senior was the conference offensive player of the year in 2013, earning All-America honors as well.

Hendricks picked up 36 hits as a freshman in 2012, 78 in 2013, a season in which Benedictine reached the NCAA Regionals, and 65 as a junior.

Hendricks was named first team all-

roundup | FROM paGe 10 McCarthy, assisted by Sophia Elbchiri. Emma Hlavin had the shutout in goal.

Benet topped Wheaton Academy 1-0 on a goal by Ellie Bumpus, assisted by Katie Gesior.

Hlavin had the shutout.

Benet beat Rockford Boylan in

Young | FROM paGe 11 a Class 2A state semifinalist in 2011 and advanced to the supersectionals in 2012, is hoping that a stretch of games in which Lisle played seven in five days will help her team gel.

“This is an opportunity for us to get into a groove and play,” she said. “Our team is young so we need to be working more together.

We don’t play during spring break because of trips and stuff. That hurts us because we haven’t gotten that many games in so what I told the girls that we need a good stretch of games.

“What I’ve told these girls is we’ve got be playing our best softball for postseason and they’re

conference in 2013 and 2014.

Hendricks can set a conference mark with one hit in Monday’s Senior Day doubleheader with Marian.

softBall The Benedictine University softball team swept the regular season finale against Alverno College on Sunday afternoon, winning 8-0 and 7-2 on the road. With the victories, BenU improved its record to 30-9 overall and 17-5 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play, clinching the second seed in the NACC Tournament.

Game One - Benedictine started the scoring off in the second inning with two runs. After a Melissa Stoch RBI double to left center, Kelsey Jefferies recorded the first of her three hits in the game with a single to center field to drive in a run. Two innings later, Jefferies homered to center to score two more runs and give BenU a 4-0 lead.

With an eight-run lead in tact, Eryn Pondo relieved starter Katie McKay in the sixth and held Alverno scoreless for a BenU 8-0 win in six innings. On top of Pondo’s scoreless frame, starter Holly Haberkorn earned her 13th win with five shoutout innings of four-hit softball.

At the plate, Jefferies was a perfect

overtime 2-1 on a goal by Kate Hennessy, assisted by Jacquie Kaufman, who scored the first goal.

3-for-3 with a stolen base, three RBI, and two runs. Stoch was 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI, while Koch (2-for4, two RBI) and Kailee Cable (2-for-4, run) also recored multi-hit games.

Game Two - For the second game in a row, Jefferies was a perfect 3-for3, totaling two runs and two RBI. Also hitting 1.000 in the game was Haberkorn, going 4-for-4 with a steal.

Shannon Fritsche also talled two hits (2-for-4) and three steals, lifting her season total to 28.

In the circle, Melissa Guzior tossed six innings of two-run (one earned) softball to lift her record to 12-2 on the season. Katie McKay pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning in relief.

With the NACC Tournament’s second seed now in hand, the Eagles have earned a bye for the first round of the six-team, double elimination tournament. Benedictine will play at 2:00 p.m. against the winner of the tournament’s opening game at 10:00 a.m. between third-seeded Concordia-Wisconsin and sixthseeded Edgewood College. All tournament games will take place at Alverno Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Live video (http:// athletics.alverno.edu/video/asn) and live stats will be available for all tournament contests.

Benet took down Nazareth 2-1 as Emily York and Megan McCormick each had a pair of

hits. Megan Stoppelman got the win, scattering eight hits and striking out six over seven innings, allowing one earned run.

The Redwings (9-7) fell to Marist 7-2 as York had a homer and two RBI and Stoppelman added a pair of hits.

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going to be together for a few years. They’ve got to continue to

work and set short-term goals and long-term goals.”

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You’ve got everything there.

How many followers do you have?

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Is there someone famous, or any particular organization, that you follow?

I follow Sportscenter and MlB. When anything exciting in baseball happens, they post big wins of different teams (pictures and videos).

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BeTweens. 4-5 p.m. at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Share your favorite book and make a video review. For grades 4 to 8. For more information, visit www.dglibrary. org/events or call 630-960-1200.

Girls’ Night Out. 5-9 p.m. in Downtown Downers Grove.

The downtown boutiques and restaurants will host sales, specials, trunk shows, massages and fun. Grab your BFFs and join the downtown Downers Grove merchants for a night of fun. For more information, visit www. downtowndg.org.

Native Landscaping Workshop. 6-7:30 p.m. at the Morton Arboretum Visitor Center, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. DuPage County Stormwater Management and The Conservation Foundation are hosting a free Green Infrastructure and Native Landscaping Workshop, open to the public. This workshop will feature expert speakers discussing permeable pavement options, rainwater harvesting systems, rain gardens, native plants and rain barrels.

Introduction to the New Library Catalog. 6:30 p.m. at the Woodridge Public Library, 3 Plaza Drive. Registration is required for the Introduction to the New Library Catalog program.

This hands-on class will cover new features, basic search techniques, and using your online library account to place holds and renew books. For Woodridge Public Library card holders only.

For more information and to register, call 630-487-2577 or visit www.woodridgelibrary.org.

Final ReDiscover Event Meet Meg Caswell. 7 p.m. at Ashton Place, 341 75th St., Willowbrook. Chicago interior design guru and season six winner of HGTV’s Design Star shares what home means to her. Meg answers your interior design questions and includes suggestions on making home a happy and beautiful place.

For more information and to register, visit www.dglibrary.org/ events or call 630-960-1200.

MAY 1

Motion Explosion. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park parking lot, 8301 Janes Ave., Woodridge. The Woodridge Park District will host Motion Explosion, a free, unique event that combines the

Touch-A-Truck components, safety education and kite flying.

Touch-A-Truck will give children the opportunity to explore a fire engine, a police car and other really big vehicles. Local law enforcement and public safety organizations will provide safety education information on how to help keep kids and families safe.

Families are encouraged to enjoy the spring day with a kite fly; a limited amount of kites will be given away.

MAY 2

Founders Day 2015. The Downers Grove Historical Society will present Founders Day 2015 with a weekend of activities.

Saturday activities include: Founders’ Day self guided walk (911 a.m.), Family Bike Ride (10 a.m.), Lyman Woods Wild Flower Walk (10 a.m. and 1 p.m.), and County in the Park, featuring farm animals, games and demonstrations (noon to 4 p.m.). For more information on events and to register, visit www.downersgrovehistory.org.

Coffee With The Mayor.

8:30 a.m. at Citrus Diner in St. James Crossing, 844 Ogden Ave., Westmont. Join Westmont Mayor Ron Gunter for coffee and discussion during this event.

Country in the Park. Noon at the Downers Grove Museum, 831 Maple Ave. Visit Wandschneider Park for a little bit of country, and view demonstrations on blacksmithing, butter making, heirloom gardening and more.

Visit with farm animals and celebrate the rural heritage of Downers Grove. The all-ages event is free to attend. For more information, visit www.dgparks. org.

Free Comic Book Day. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Woodridge Public Library, 3 Plaza Drive. Community members of all ages are invited to stop by to receive a free comic book. Our digital services librarian and resident comic book expert will be on hand to discuss and recommend comics.

No registration is required for this program that is offered in partnership with Chimera Comics.

How to Save Money with Energy Efficiency. 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Westmont Public Library, 428 N. Cass Ave. Kay McKeen of SCARCE will provide strategies to save money by incorporating energy efficiency

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Construction underway for supportive living facility Lacey Creek will offer 120 private residential units By bugle staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @DownersGrvBugle

Construction crews broke ground Wednesday on a 108,000-squarefoot supportive living facility in Downers Grove.

Lacey Creek Supportive Living Facility, 4200 Lacey Road, will be a 3-story facility with 120 residential units, including 60 studios and 60 one-bedroom suites. Ridge Development Company, on behalf of the ownership group Downers Grove Supportive Living Facility LLC, is developing Lacey Creek.

“We are proud to be working on such an important project for the neighborhood,” said Chad Bouck, senior vice president of Alston Construction. “Ridge had

the foresight to develop in a firstclass supportive living center for our growing senior population in Chicagoland.”

Gardant Management Solutions, formerly BMA Management, will manage the facility, located just north of Ogden Avenue. Gardant manages almost 40 assisted or senior living and memory care communities, and is the largest assisted living provider in Illinois, according to Alston Marketing Director Natalie Springfield. Each of the private apartments at Lacey Creek will feature a kitchenette, spacious bathroom with shower and grab bars, individually controlled heating and air conditioning and an emergency alert system. Certified nursing assistants, working under the direction of a licensed nurse, are on-duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Springfield added.

The facility will also include a full-service kitchen, formal dining area, movie theater, fitness area, and ample multi-purpose space for resident functions.

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Wedn esday, apri l 29, 2015 | bug leneW spapers.com reads | FROM paGe 1 Tammy Potts, chairwoman of the Illinois Reading Council, kicked off the opening ceremony with a general welcome to participants and attendees. IRC Vice President Patti Tylka then announced the winners of the Illinois Reads essay contest, one of whom was Morgan Parksons of Wilmington, who wrote about the importance of reading.

Following the opening ceremony, attendees visited classrooms to hear authors read and discuss their books.

“I like how all the authors had their own rooms, and you could go and talk to them personally,” said Maggie McGhie, a freshman at Westmont High School.

Westmont Junior High students Bethany Bartley and Amanda Rosland used the kickoff celebration as an opportunity to meet their favorite author, Leanne Statland Ellis. “We read ‘The Ugly One’ and since we got a chance to meet the author, we took it,” Rosland said.

Both girls are fans of Ellis’ book, which is a historical fiction novel set in the height of the Inca empire.

“Illinois Reads is a great opportunity to meet a bunch of different authors and just to celebrate the joy of reading.”

- WesTmonT Junior HigH sTudenT beTHany barTley

Intended for junior high readers, “The Ugly One” tells the story of a girl with a horrible scar on her face who is an outsider among her peers. Bartley said the book is her personal favorite because of its inspirational message and focus on

calendar | FROM paGe 14 in your home. Learn about smart meters, electric aggregation, energy efficiency grants, insulation, and more in this helpful, practical presentation. Attend this free Earth Month celebration event sponsored by the Westmont Public Library and the village of Westmont’s Environmental Improvement Commission. ‘a leaGue OF Their Own’. 7 p.m. at Hollywood Palms Cinema, 352 S. Route 59, Naperville. Seven of the original “A League of Their Own” cast members will be on hand at Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville. Cast members include: Anne Cusack, Anne Ramsey, Tracy Reiner, Kelli Simpkins, Lori Petty, Patti Pelton and Meagan Cavanaugh.

MAY 3

FOunders day 2015. The Downers Grove Historical Society will present Founders Day 2015 with a weekend of activities.

Sunday Activities include: Samuel Curtiss Plaque dedication at the Main Street Cemetery (2 p.m.) and the Samuel Curtiss “Founder of the Year” program at the Downers Grove Library (3 p.m.). For more information on events and to register, visit www.downersgrovehistory.org.

MAY 6

ausTrOnesian dance prOGraM. 7 p.m. at Westmont High School, 909 Oakwood Drive. Join the Dance Troupe, College of Indigenous Studies, National Dong Hwa University to celebrate

Inca culture.

“It’s very interesting because there is a lot of dialogue between characters and self-conflict,” she said. Ellis was excited about coming to the Illinois Reads event because she got to interact with young readers, such as Bartley and Rosland, who love to read and have insightful questions. The author said an important reason for writing the book was to impact other people and give her fans “wonderful reading experiences.”

Taiwanese American Heritage Week with an Austronesian Dance Program at Westmont High School. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased at the Westmont Chamber of Commerce at 1 South Cass Avenue Westmont or by calling 630-960-5553.

For more information on the event, visit TaiwanSchoolChicago.org

MAY 9

aauw Back-TO-The BOOks schOlarship drOp OFF. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Eagle Storage, 555 Rogers St., Downers Grove. The Downers Grove Area Branch of the American Association of University Women will be collecting paperbacks, hardcover books and textbooks (published after 2005) to raise money for scholarships. The collected books will be sold at our annual Used Book Sale June 2015. All donations are tax deductible. For more information, call 630-225-8162, email dgaauw@yahoo. com or visit downersgrove-il.aauw.net/ book-sale.

Free Tennis clinic. 1:30-3 p.m. at Hobson Corner Park, 2910 Hobson Road.

Are you ready to break out the racket and head outdoors for some spring tennis? Join the Woodridge Park District and Midwest Tennis at a spring open house to learn more about the Quick Start Tennis program being offered by the park district beginning this June. The Quick Start Tennis Open House is free, but pre-registration is required at www. woodridgeparks.org.

“It’s really gratifying to see that happen,” she said. Bartley and Rosland were not disappointed.

Both said they had a lot of fun at the event and hope to attend next year.

“Illinois Reads is a great opportunity to meet a bunch of different authors and just to celebrate the joy of reading,” Bartley added.

Several village officials also attended the kickoff to Illinois Reads, including Westmont Mayor Ron Gunter.

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“The event shows that reading is important to everyone of all ages, showcases some of the local authors and brings everyone together for one purpose,” he said.

That purpose is simple, according to Anderson’s Bookshops co-owner Pete Anderson. “It’s definitely to help promote literacy from all ranges from birth to adult,” he said.

In addition to reading, the event also included a wide variety of activities, including local food vendors, autograph sessions with authors, a scrimmage with members of the Chicago Thunder minor league football team and an acoustic performance by ALT 101. Attendees also were able to purchase books at the Anderson’s book table, take photos with storybook characters on the red carpet, and visit with Sparky the fire dog and his fire truck. Sponsors of the Illinois Reads kickoff included Anderson’s Bookshops, the Chicago Thunder, CUSD 201 Board of Education members and the Progressive Village Performance Network, among others. For more information on Illinois Reads, visit www.illinoisreads.org.

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