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MAY 6, 2015 VOL. 7 ISSUE 23

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village FoRUm highlights Road RePaiR, constRUction

NEWS two District 58 employees honored for distinguished service

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SCHOOLS o’neill school wins national education challenge School awarded $60,000 prize see page 3

COLUMN Special olympics global messengers educate, inspire see page 5

SPORTS taking advantage Benet alum makes most of opportunity with Loyola

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NEWS Road resurfacing will start this month

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Chimera’s Comics celebrates Woodridge grand opening with week of activities

BY CHRIS ZOIS | FOR THE BUGLE omics are dominating popular culture.

Some of the top grossing movies and highest rated television shows are comic book adaptations, and fans are flocking to local comic shops to discover the origins of their favorite onscreen characters. one of those shops is chimera’s comics. the retailer has two locations in lagrange and oaklawn, and opened its third shop Saturday in woodridge. carmelo chimera, co-owner and president of chimera’s comics, said the decision to open the new shop, located on the corner of 75th Street and lemont Road, took some time, but he ultimately came to see it as the perfect location. “not every neighborhood is right for a comic shop, whether its because of traffic congestion or other stores in the area, but once we saw [woodridge] the light bulb went off,” chimera said. “woodridge struck me as a place that would like what we would do.” chimera first got the idea to open a comic book store while he was working in a shop during high school. see ‘COMICS’ on Page 15

carmelo chimera, co-owner of chimera’s comics, at c2e2. (Photo By Jonathan Samples | managing editor)

chimera’s comics displays its merchandise at c2e2, april 24-26 at mccormick Place. (Photo By Jonathan Samples | managing editor)

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schools > district 58

Two District 58 employees honored for distinguished service

By Joan Rykal for the bugle

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The Education Foundation of Downers Grove Grade District 58 honored two district employees

last week with the foundation’s Distinguished Service Award.

For the past 14 years, the annual awards been presented to two employees in the district – one classroom teacher and one staff member working in any capacity

other than classroom teacher. Any District staff member, parent or student can nominate a District 58 employee, who has provided distinguished service and exemplify excellence their jobs.

This year, 24 employees were

nominated and recognized during a ceremony on April 29 at Ashyana Banquets, 1620 75th St., Downers Grove. During the ceremony, the person or persons who nominated each of the award candidates read their nomination script.

“These nominees represent a wide variety of schools and jobs in our district,” said Marc Hausmann, the foundation’s past president and the ceremony’s emcee. “Each of their contributions has made a lasting impact on District 58.”

Andrew Kupisch, a third grade teacher at Henry Puffer School, received the award for classroom teacher. El Sierra Elementary School teacher Jason Lynde, who has been with the district for 15 years, was the other award recipient.

“The foundation is our greatest supporter,” said District 58 Superintendent Kari Cremascoli.

“It has honored more than 125 of our staff members in the past, and today, we celebrate another elite group.”

Kupisch, who has been with the district for two years, was

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Recipients of the 2015 Distinguished Service Awards, Andrew Kupisch, left, and Jason Lynde. nominated by four parents and two students. Kupisch attended elementary school in the district, and he received his undergraduate degree from Augustana College and a master’s degree from Concordia University.

“Mr. Kupisch is so amazing,” third grader Audrey Gorey said in her nomination speech. “Mr. Kupisch teaches me not just math, reading, writing, science, social studies and

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construction > WOODRIDGE

Village forum highlights road repair, construction Funding options, future projects discussed

By Joan Rykal for the bugle

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It was back to school and the topic was Road Construction 101 during a recent community forum hosted by the village of Woodridge.

The village’s public works department hosted the April 24 presentation, which offered residents firsthand information on planned roadway construction, as well as the how, why and, most importantly, cost of upcoming work.

Chris Bethel, director of public works for the village, spoke to an audience of more than 20 residents and led them through topics that included how the village’s pavement preservation program works, where

SERVICE | from page 2 language arts, but also life skills.”

Kate Weiner, another of Kupisch’s third grade students, agreed.

“Mr. Kupisch says it’s a joy for us to be in the classroom,” she said.

“I think it’s a joy for me to be his student.”

Accepting his award, Kupisch said words couldn’t describe how he feels.

“A lot of people said when I was growing up that I could never be a teacher, and I am proud to know that the people in this room think I can,” he said.

During his own acceptance speech, Lynde noted that Kupisch was once a student of his.

“I always believed in you,” Lynde

road improvement funding comes from, and the projects scheduled for 2015 and beyond. A question and answer session was also included in the topic forum.

Bethel opened the discussion by dispelling the misconception that all the roads in Woodridge are actually maintained by the village.

“The village owns approximately 200 lane miles of road,” he said, adding that roadway maintenance is actually the responsibility of the owning entity.

These entities could include DuPage County, the Forest Preserve District and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

“For example, the portion of Route 53 adjacent to Seven Bridges is owned by IDOT, while portions of 75th Street that run through Woodridge are actually maintained

by DuPage County,” he said.

“And, probably most confusing is Woodward Avenue, which north of 75th is maintained by the village and south of 75th by DuPage County.”

However, Bethel did tell residents

told Kupisch his fellow award winner.

After graduating from Illinois State University, Lynde began working in the district and has held several roles at Herrick Middle School, including special education teacher, AP teacher and principal.

Lynde helped developed the district’s biliteracy program along with Matt Rich, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and Maria Ibarra Lorence, the district’s literacy teacher. The program, which began last fall, currently serves 11 kindergarteners and nine first grade students from the district.

Lynde was nominated by parents and students from the program, which was designed to better

to contact the public works department with roadway issues, such as potholes or traffic signal problems, and the department would contact the appropriate owning entity.

Brandon Tonarelli, a civil engineer for the village, discussed some of the various road construction projects scheduled to begin this summer.

Majorprojectsincluderesurfacing 71st Street from Roberts Drive to Route 53, as well as traffic signal modernizations and improvements at three intersections: Center and Plaza, Center and Janes, and Janes and 71st. Additionally, a parking lot resurfacing project is planned at the Town Center and work on the 83rd Street bridge is also set to begin.

Bethel joked that there are only two seasons in the Midwest: Winter and construction.

Planning road repairs at the village level Bethel said the village’s pavement preservation program is a major component of road repair projects.

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prepare English language learners for success. The program provides guided instruction using a biliteracy framework, meaning a typical lesson begins in Spanish and then introduces English into the lesson discussion.

“That means we love him,” said Ibarra Lorence.

Lynde said he was humbled by the recognition. In regard to the biliteracy program he said he was “blown away by how much we are achieving” and is excited to see the program blossom.

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O’Neill wins national education challenge School awarded $60,000 prize Follett announced Thursday that O’Neill Middle School in Downers Grove Grade School District 58 won the grand prize in this year’s national Follett Challenge.

This award comes with a $60,000 prize, which O’Neill may use for academic goods and services.

This is the first time in the Follett Challenge’s four-year history that a middle school won the top prize. Previous winners were all in the high school category.

“We are so happy and honored

to learn that the Follett Challenge named us the grand prize winner,” said O’Neill Principal Matt Durbala. “Our students have put so much effort into the Conquest of the Realm program, and we couldn’t be prouder of them.”

The Follett Challenge is a national education contest that awards prizes to the most innovative schools in America.

O’Neill won the grand prize for its incredibly imaginative and successful Conquest of the Realm challenge, which used highly creative games and competitions to increase the school’s voluntary reading participation rate from 17 percent to 80 percent in spring 2014

www.dupagecrimestoppers.com • 800.222.tips W ednesday, M ay 6, 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 Marissa L. Lee, 24, 12139 Vincennes Road, Blue Island, was arrested at 2:58 p.m. April 24 in the 1500 block of Butterfield Road for felony theft.

Luis A. Ruiz, 21, 723 N. Swift Road, Addison, was arrested at 6:52 a.m.

April 25 on Maple and Belmont for driving under the influence, aggravated DUI, driving while license suspended and a warrant.

Jerry William Juzwiak Jr., 26, 230 E. Kenilworth, Villa Park, was arrested at 1:37 a.m. April 26 in the 4100 block of Cumnor for a warrant and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Guy Edward Hansen, 55, 703 W. Liberty, Wheaton, was arrested at 2:51 a.m. April 28 in the 4900 block of Main Street for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Kenai A. Bennett, 21, 7450 Webster, Downers Grove, was arrested at 5:05 p.m. April 28 at the Downers Grove Police Department for domestic battery.

Milo D. French, 28, 321 Capitol Drive, Sugar Grove, was arrested at 8:48 p.m. April 28 on Interstate 88 and Winfield Road for a warrant.

Paul J. Rusin, 48, 5 N. 123 Oakley Court, St. Charles, was arrested at

8:59 a.m. April 29 on 75th Street and Fairmount for a warrant.

Westmont At approximately 7:05 a.m. April 20, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of West 63rd Street for a moving violation. Officers arrested Carmen Harper, 46, 6723 Alpine Lane #5, Westmont, for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

Sometime between 9:30 a.m. on April 18 and 1 p.m. on April 20, an unknown offender(s) damaged an apartment door in the 6700 block of Lake Shore Drive. Total damage is $35.

At approximately 6:25 a.m. April 21, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 6700 block of South Cass Avenue for a registration violation.

Officers arrested Tyra Brewer, 49, 3739 S. 53rd Ave., Cicero, for driving with a suspended driver’s license and an outstanding traffic warrant.

She was cited for suspended registration.

At approximately 10:10 a.m. April 22, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 200 block of East Richmond Streetforamovingviolation.Officers arrested Larry Hemmelgarn, 70, 310 Larsdotter Lane, Geneva, for driving with a suspended driver’s license and an outstanding traffic warrant.

At approximately 7:45 p.m. April 22, officers responded to the 0­-100 block of West 63rd Street for a theft.

Officers arrested Sergio Nunez, 53, 1319 Greenbriar Lane, Darien, for retail theft after he stole groceries from a business.

Woodridge At approximately 8:46 p.m. April 17, Carolyn Dean, 53, 7925 Everglade Ave., Woodridge, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, following a traffic stop on Woodridge and Williams drives.

At approximately 10:35 p.m. April 17, Colby Hollins, 24, 2777 Woodmere Drive, Darien, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis and obstructing a police officer, following a traffic stop in the 7300 block of Route 53.

At approximately 1 p.m. April 19, Samantha Browder, 18, 8326 Portsmouth Drive, Darien, and Ryan Shatava, 18, 8326 Portsmouth Drive, Darien, were both charged with retail theft after removing items from Kohl’s, 1001 75th St..

A burglary occurred sometime between 2:30 p.m. on April 19 and 9:15 a.m. on April 20 in the 7500 block of Gladstone Drive. Unknown person removed a flat-screen television from a model apartment.

At approximately 11:48 a.m. April 20, Trevonta Diggs, 20, 1S162 Ardmore Ave., Villa Park, was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia, following a stop on Woodward Avenue and Country Club Drive.

At approximately 3:02pm, Armando Guzman, 19, 1939 S. Gunderson Ave., Berwyn, was charged with possession of cannabis in the 3400 block of Hobson Road.

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

REPAIR | from page 3 “The program has three goals,” he said. “And, that is to provide an acceptable level of service by maintaining adequate smoothness and surface friction; to preserve the structural life of the pavement; and to protect the investment the village has made in the street system.”

To that end, Bethel said the overall mission is to attend to the roads while they are in good condition in order to keep them from deteriorating and more expensive repairs. He explained the different types of pavement treatments and the unit costs associated with work such as crack filling, crack sealing, pavement patching and crack sealing, minor resurfacing, fulldepth resurfacing, and complete reconstruction.

The most common of these repairs is minor resurfacing, according to Bethel. This work involves adding a 0.5- to 1-inch

overlay of asphalt at a cost of $16 per square yard, compared with $70 to $90 per square yard for complete reconstruction.

In regard to how those costs are covered, Bethel said there are several different funding options.

The state’s motor fuel tax, the local gas tax, the federal surface transportation program, block grants and the village’s general fund are all used to fund various projects.

He pointed out that revenue from the motor fuel tax available to local municipalities can be affected by the state’s budget, and said STP funding is extremely competitive. The local gas tax is a great source of revenue, according to Bethel, because it is paid by anyone who makes a purchase in the village, not just Woodridge residents.

In addition to receiving hard hats, those who attended the topic forum will be in the know this coming construction season.

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guest column > special voices

Special Olympics Global Messengers educate, inspire

By Daniel Smrokowski

diagnosed with learning disabilities and a severe language disorder. In April 2013 nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @specialchronicles.com and April 2014, I spoke twice to Professor John Fountain’s In April, we celebrated media writing class at my alma Autism Awareness Month, mater, Roosevelt University. a time to educate our In April 2014 and April 2015, I communities about how it returned to Roosevelt to speak feels to be diagnosed with to Dr. Jiwon Yoon’s media and autism or other types of social change class. intellectual disabilities.

In their speeches, Mary Ellen My friend, Breanna special voices and Breanna talked about Bogucki,17, was diagnosed by Daniel Breanna’s story and the impact with a form of autism— Smrokowski that special education had on PDD-NOS—and obsessive her life. Similarly, I talked about compulsive disorder.

On the weekend of March 22, 2014, my story of having special needs and Breanna’s public speaking career began. how I created Special Chronicles.

According to her mother, Breanna has She was among 22 other fellow Special Olympics athletes who were trained to had a wonderful special education team become Global Messengers, or speakers, since she entered the Early Childhood Program at Cary School District 26 for Special Olympics Illinois.

Soon after this training, Breanna and when she was 3 years old. Mary her mother, Mary Ellen, chose to give Ellen credits much of her daughter’s back to a group of special education progress with having wonderful teachers who have helped Breanna therapists, administrators, teachers and succeed in life. Thus far, they have given paraprofessionals.

Bree attended kindergarten through three presentations to future special education teachers studying at Western eighth grade in the “regular education” Illinois University. The first was given in classroom with the help of a one-onDecember 2014 via Skype on how special one aide. She received speech and education teachers can change the lives occupational therapy and special education services. of their students.

I attended kindergarten through third “We wanted them to know how grateful we are that they chose this profession grade at Holy Trinity Catholic School and how important what they will be and fourth through twelfth grade at Westmont School District 201, where I doing is,” said Mary Ellen.

The second presentation was on also received special education services March 28, 2015, when they spoke to the with a one-on-one aide. In telling Bree’s Council for Exceptional Children— a story, Mary Ellen demonstrated different student organization dedicated to those therapies that worked for Bree over the with special needs. Mary Ellen spoke years. One of these therapies is the use of about sensory processing disorder and visual schedules.

“When stressed or anxious, don’t use autism. Two-days later, Mary Ellen and Breanna returned to speak to another more words,” explained Mary Ellen class of students studying to become in their presentation materials. When Breanna entered high school at Cary special education teachers.

Similarly to Breanna, I also have given Grove High, she was mainstreamed, still four presentations at a university in receiving special education services.

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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 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 630960-5553. For more information on the

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MAY 7

Pinterest for Beginners. 6-7:30 p.m. at Westmont Public Library, 428 N. Cass Ave. Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas. This program, taught by a library staff member, will cover how to create an account, make and organize boards, and save images from around the web using the Pinterest browser button. Internet experience and an e-mail account required. Ages 18+ are

special education accommodations, including extended time on tests, small classroom sizes, special education math and study hall, and speech and language therapy.

Mary Ellen and Breanna concluded each presentation showing what life is like to be diagnosed with a disability.

Their presentations were well received from students and professors alike.

“Mrs. Bogucki was an excellent presenter who was easily able to convey the frustrations, as well as the excitement, of figuring out how to help Breanna develop to her highest potential,” said Mary Jensen, professor of special education at Western Illinois University. “Meeting Bree was just a delight for all of us!”

Some of us with special needs have the opportunity to share our talents to a global audience.

For Breanna, she will perform this July as a vocalist on a global stage at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. For myself, as the host of the Special Chronicles podcast, I reach over 25,000 listeners in over 85 countries.

The stories of those of us with special needs are the best way for incoming special education teachers to learn how they can help us succeed.

“Who better to advocate for people with disabilities than those with disabilities,” said Garrett Anderson, another of my friends with Down syndrome and fellow athlete leader in Special Olympics Illinois.

Consider inviting Special Olympics Global Messengers to speak at your events and to educate through our humanity and storytelling.

Daniel Smrokowski is an Athlete and Global Messenger with Special Olympics Illinois on the Southeast Association for Special Parks and Recreation (SEASPAR) team. He is also the Founder of Special Chronicles nonprofit new media company, a pioneering network that gives respect and voice to people with special needs. Come join us at: SpecialChronicles. com

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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

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ADVANTAGE Benet alum stars for Loyola after injury to starter By maRk gRegoRy SPortS rePorter

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It has been a long two years for Ricky Gevis.

The Benet Academy graduate missed almost his entire senior volleyball season last year for the Redwings and this year, his first at Loyola University in Chicago, he was regulated to a reserve role for most of the year.

That all changed at the end of the season when fellow freshman Ben Plaisted went down with an injury.

Gevis stepped in to the starter role and helped the Ramblers win the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association championship, 3-1 over Lewis University. It is Loyola’s thirdstraight league championship.

He tied a career-best with 13 kills in the win and was one of four Ramblers named to the MIVA AllTournament team.

“I never saw that coming,” Gevis said of the all-tournament honors.

“I played well and I heard my name called.”

Gevis came into the title game with only 26 on the season, as he has played in only 12 sets.

“He is a big, athletic guy and he came in and he was behind (Ben) and he has been on an upward trend all year,” said Loyola coach Shane Davis. “At the end of the year, we had an injury and he stepped right in and his number was called and it was next man up

and he has done a tremendous job for us.”

Gevis was not discouraged not playing this season, knowing he was only a freshman.

“It was a back and forth battle with Ben all year in practice and when he went down, I was the next guy and I had to be ready,” he said.

“I knew if I worked hard this year, I would be ready for next year, but it just came a lot quicker than I thought.”

Missing court time was something Gevis has become accustomed to after sitting out nearly all of last season at Benet.

“I started the first seven games and I was in the hospital for a week and then I couldn’t do anything until midway through the summer,” Gevis said. “After coming off the injury I had to work really hard to get back in shape and get back where I was before. I feel like that work ethic that I developed helped me stay motivated to the point where I could be good enough to play and I could get on the all-tournament team.”

He said it was nice to know the defending national champion Ramblers didn’t waiver on their scholarship commitment.

“It was good to know that they were still on my side because I knew I was going to be back,” Gevis said.

Now, he will try and help Loyola try and earn back-to-back national titles.

Loyola has the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Championships. The

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Benet alum Ricky gevis was named to the miVa all-tournament team.

Ramblers faced sixth-seeded Pfeiffer Tuesday on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto,

California.

“I am looking forward to it,” Gevis said. “I have never been

there before being a freshman, but I know it will be harder than the regular season.”

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Varsbergs sisters look to lead DGN deep in playoffs

By Scott Taylor sports editor

staylor@enterprisepublications.com @Taylor_Sports

In their second year of playing together, the Varsbergs sisters are looking to lead Downers North on another deep playoff run.

Emma, a senior, and Zoe, a sophomore, learned to adjust to playing together for the first time last year and that is paying off this year.

“It is interesting,” Zoe said. “It is definitely better now. It has helped our relationship. We’re getting

used to it, more so than last year.”

“We had a few bumps because we had never played together before, so it was a new experience last year,” Emma said. “We’ve learned from what happened and we’re on the field together more.

The communication is obviously

the key part.”

Both girls are doing their part to help the Trojans find success without last year’s Voyager Media Player of the Year, Dale Ryndak.

“They are both team players,” DGN coach Eric Landschoot said.

“They are always looking out for

the team and are cheering on the bench when they aren’t hitting.

They are both ultra competitive.

They both put up big numbers and play solid defense. They are easy to coach and you can’t ask for

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Zoe Varsbergs and DGN hope for a deep playoff run this year.

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Downers South baseball, softball continue to roll Downers South topped Leyden 7-3 as Joe Lacivita had three hits and Danny Oriente, Zach Radde and Tom Steinhaus each had two hits. Peter Hamot earned the win, striking out six and allowing four hits and one earned run in five innings. Danny Kasher picked up the save.

The Mustangs beat Downers North 8-2 as Corey Vondra and Oriente each tallied three hits, while Radde had two hits and two RBI and Robert Justus also had two hits.

Kasher earned the win, going seven innings, striking out six and allowing five hits and two earned runs.

Downers South (16-3) kept it rolling with a 12-11 nine-inning win over Hinsdale South.

Oriente had a huge game, going 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBI. Joey Engel and Corey Vondra each had two hits and two RBI, while Ben Ficht and Justus both had two hits.

•Ryan Cantlin pitched a five-hit shutout as Downers North topped York 2-0. Cantlin added seven strikeouts. Paul Cappetta had two hits for the offense.

York won 3-2 in the next game as Brett Pyburn allowed seven hits and three earned runs in six innings for the Trojans (15-8).

•Lisle topped Plano 7-5 as Christina Grego had three hits and Mark McGath had a double and triple and two RBI. Drew English,

Grant Haen and George Swedie each had two hits.

The Lions topped Plano 6-3 as Swedie had two hits at the plate and struck out 12 on the mound, allowing five hits and one unearned run in six innings.

Lisle (10-10) fell to Reed-Custer 8-4 as Haen (2 RBI) and Ryan Joyce each had two hits.

SOFTBALL Downers North topped Benet 11-4 as Zoe Varsbergs and Savannah Rodriguez (3 RBI) had three hits each, while Katie Polaski (2 RBI) and Jaclyn Pasakarnis each had two hits.

Rodriguez allowed three earned runs and five hits, striking out five on the mound for the win. Benet got a pair of hits from Stephanie Abello and Allie Goettsch. The Trojans edged Glenbard West 2-1 as Megan Ramsden allowed four hits and one unearned run, striking out seven.

Downers North added an 11-4 win over Hinsdale Central behind three hits and two RBI from Polaski.

Varsbergs had two hits and three runs, while Emma Varsbergs had two hits, a home run and four RBI, Rodriguez had two hits and two RBI and Rae Meents had two hits.

•The Redwings (11-8) topped Marian Central 12-2 as Abello had three hits, a homer and two RBI.

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W ednesday, M ay 6, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com varsbergs | from page 8 anything more.”

Last year with Ryndak, who was a dominant strikeout pitcher, the defense didn’t get many opportunities to make plays, which cost them throughout the year. This year, with solid pitching still, the ball is going in play more, which has led to more success in the field.

“I think we’ve rebounded a lot better than I thought we would,” Zoe said. “Our fielding has really come together and we are playing more as a team than we did last year.”

“With Dale, she bailed us out of some situations,” Landschoot said. “She was overpowering. This year our defense has gotten better because they aren’t relying on our

pitcher to strike out the hitter. Our infield does expect to get the ball and they prepare that way. We are limiting our errors. They are learning more about the game.”

That defensive improvement, coupled with a strong offense, has the sisters thinking and hoping for a deep run in their final year of playing together.

“We’ve been doing pretty good so far,” Zoe said. “Fielding and hitting have been the keys for us.

I want to go deep for her.”

“It does make it more special because I’m going off to college and I’m not going to see her as much anymore,” Emma said.

“I definitely want to keep my memories going with her as far as

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Wedn Wednesday, es day,MMayay6,6,2015 2015| |bug bugleneW leneWspapers.coM spapers.coM rounduP | from paGe 9 Emily York (homer, 2 RBO), Meagan McCormick, Brooklyn Baccega, Goettsch and Nina Hulet (home run, 3 RBI) all had two hits. Megan Stoppelman allowed four hits and two earned runs, striking out seven.

Stoppelman struck out seven and allowed just two hits in a 7-0 win over Marian Central. Abello had two hits, a home run and three RBI to lead the offense, with Jussica Brown adding two hits.

•Payton Buresch fired a no-hitter, striking out 12 in Downers South’s 14-0 win over Addison Trail. Zahrya McFarland went 4-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI. Kristen Bialek and Kristin Lea (2 RBI) each had three hits and Caroline Hedgcock

VArSbergS | from paGe 10 we can.

“I think we can go far. We’ve improved a lot from last year. We lost a lot of good players, but I think we are strong this year. Our defense has gotten better from it.”

Both girls are doing their part, battling around .500 this year.

“I try to do the little things in the lineup,” Emma said. “I just want

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had a home run and four RBI. •Melissa Ericson and Jennifer Cail had two hits each for Lisle in a 5-2 loss to Plano.

Catherine Coppin added two hits in a 10-3 loss to Plano for the Lions.

socceR Benet rolled Bishop McNamara 8-0. Jacquie Kaufman scored twice, while Hannah Pfeiffer, Megan O’Connor, Katie Gesior, Clare Bumpus, Erin Flynn and Betsy Keefe scored goals. Kate Hennessy had three assists.

The Redwings tied Downers South 2-2. Maddie Becker and Pfeiffer scored goals for Benet (13-1-3).

-compiled by Scott Taylor

to hit singles and move people around and knock people in.”

While she just hopes to do the little things, Emma had a massive game early in the season against De LaSalle. She went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI. “That was a great game for me,” Emma said. “I don’t like to think of it as me, I just want to do good for my team.”

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SenioR, maine South giRlS SocceR Are you more of a Twitter or Facebook person? i’m more Facebook and instagram.

What do you like to do on Facebook and Instagram? i just like seeing what people are up to that you don’t get to see every day. you get to see what they’re doing.

How many followers do you have? i’m not one who avidly counts

my followers. i think everybody has around 600 especially when you’re in high school. everyone follows everyone.

Is there someone famous, or any particular organization, that you follow? i follow the women’s national soccer team. they put up some funny stuff. i like that. they put up set plays with their offense and their defense and their keepers, and then practicing.

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Road resurfacing will start this month $1.63 million project expected to wrap up

by August

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Spring is in the air and that means road construction season has arrived, as well.

The village of Westmont will begin the second of a threeyear, multimillion-dollar street resurfacing program later this month that will run through the summer.

“This is a continuation of the most ambitious roadway project

in the history of the community,” said Village Trustee Harold Barry III, who is also the chairman of the public works committee.

Westmont officials approved the street resurfacing plan in 2014. The village said it will ultimately invest more than $8 million in community road repairs over the course of the three-year project.

Noriel Noriega, public works supervisor, said the work should be finished by August.

“We appreciate everyone’s patience while work is being completed,” Noriega said.

The Indian Trails Subdivision, Chestnut Avenue between Cass and Blackhawk, Plaza Drive between Cass and East End, Wilmette Avenue between Ogden

and Chicago, and Warwick Avenue between Ogden and Chicago are among the roads included in the 2015 resurfacing project.

K-Five Construction Corporation of Lemont was awarded the contract for the 2015 project with a low bid of $1.63 million. Infrastructure Management Services was contracted in 2012 to perform a Laser Dynaflect study of all Westmont roadways in order to create an initial assessment of needed road repairs.

This information, as well as construction logistics and staff assessment of additional concerns, was used to create a ranking system for the road resurfacing project.

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Wedn esday, M ay 6, 2015 | bug leneW spapers.coM ComICS | from paGe 1 After graduating from college, he and longtime friend Steven Brown decided that their love of comics could not be contained.

The two friends set out to open their own shop, and that’s what they did. The first Chimera’s location opened in LaGrange on May 7, 2011. Fittingly, it was Free Comic Book Day. Now, the store’s owners are bringing that same love of comics to Woodridge.

The timing of the Woodridge grand opening was planned to coincide with the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, C2E2, the April 30 release of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and the 14th annual Free Comic Book Day on May 2.

Chimera’s Comics kicked off the week by celebrating comic book culture with thousands of fans of the medium at C2E2, a Chicago fan convention for comics, graphic novels, anime, video games and other pop culture. Chimera and Brown began displaying their merchandise at the convention in 2012, and have been there every year since.

On Thursday, the store hosted a screening of “Age of Ultron” at Hollywood Boulevard Cinema, which is located in the same shopping center as Chimera’s.

“We’ve teamed up with Hollywood Boulevard… to rent out an entire theater for the opening night of the film, and we’ve

been giving away tickets to the event in a contest all month,” Chimera said.

The shop gave away more than 65 tickets for the screening, and contest winners were invited to check out the new shop two days before it opened.

But, Chimera’s opening ceremonies didn’t end there.

To show appreciation for their customers, the store gave away 2,000 comic books for Free Comic Book Day. The Woodridge store partnered with the Woodridge Public Library to celebrate the annual event, which welcomed community members of all ages to visit the library on Saturday and receive a free comic.

“Community ties are important to us, and we’re excited to team up with the Woodridge Public Library for the first time,” Chimera’s Vice President of Operations Khal Shaar said in a release.

The store also worked with the Oak Lawn Public Library, which held its own comic appreciation day with the inaugural Oak Lawn Public Library Fan Fest.

“It’s a thing that I love doing with libraries and communities,” Chimera said. “I’m really hopeful Woodridge will be just as perceptive.”

Chimera said he and the store have worked with libraries in the past and hope the new relationship is a fruitful one, adding that the store has already started making plans for the summer reading program.

Additional reporting by Jonathan Samples

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