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Native serves in Navy as logistics specialist Senior Chief Petty Officer John Stetz serves his country on the Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One Naval reserve unit

BY RYAN OSTRY Bugle Staff @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com

Senior Chief Petty Officer John Stetz takes great pride in serving his country, so much, that he serves on the Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One Naval reserve unit, which is one of the country’s most versatile ships.

The 1976 Reed Springs High School and then University of Missouri graduate grew up in Downers Grove, and said he enjoyed the quite neighborhoods and atmosphere as a kid.

Transitioning to the U.S. Navy is never easy for anybody, but with the Navy background in his family, he said he felt like it was his patriotic duty to serve.

“I’m third generation,” Stetz said. “My father and his father were both chiefs so it’s family tra-

dition and it just appealed to me in lifes processes to follow in my elders footsteps.”

Stetz is a Navy logistics specialist serving under Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One Naval reserve unit, based in San Diego.

As a Navy logistics specialist, Stetz is responsible for assets, inventory, financing and material movement of the ship’s supplies.

COMLCSRON ONE NR is the Reserve unit working alongside their active duty counterparts at COMLCSRON ONE to man, train and equip LCS, in addition to leading Navy-wide change to support the minimally manned rotational crews and mission packages for littoral combat ships.

Designed to defeat threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft, littoral combat ships are a bold departure

from traditional Navy shipbuilding programs, supporting multiple missions, such as surface warfare, mine warfare, or antisubmarine warfare.

The LCS sustainment strategy was developed to take into account the unique design and manning of LCS and its associated mission modules.

Through innovative planning, the design of systems, and crew requirements, the LCS platform allows the fleet to increase forward presence and optimize its personnel, improving the ability of the Navy to be where it matters, when it matters.

“It’s an honor and a privilege [to be serving my country].” Stetz said. “I’m following my fathers footsteps since he went into World War II and through the Korean War and its not about self gratification, it’s about doing the right thing and taking care of our freedoms.”

Stetz said he has also always enjoyed teaching and taking care of sailors and putting people under his wing since he has served, installing their safety and having

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DuPagePads raise more than $110K to help end homelessness On Wednesday, November 7th, 400 attendees gathered at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn for DuPagePads’ annual inspirational breakfast. This 16th annual event raised more than $110,000 for programs and services to help people move from a pad on the floor, to a key in the door.

With more than 30 years of service, DuPagePads is the largest provider of services to those who are homeless in DuPage County.

DuPagePads’ solution to ending homelessness is housing, coupled with support services and employment to transform lives.

Carol Simler, President & CEO of DuPagePads, highlighted new developments and the agency’s vision for the future.

DuPagePads client, Demetrius, a father of five who had to leave his car manufacturing job after being diagnosed with kidney failure, shared how DuPagePads assisted them to stable housing.

Keynote speaker, Marcus Engel, completed the program with his story of the insurmountable obstacles he faced after a drunk driver struck his car. Marcus shared life lessons which have created the “I’m Here” movement that inspires thousands every day.

Every year the agency selects an individual that is dedicated to DuPagePads and its mission of ending homelessness in our community.

Joel Weinberger received this honor and was presented the sixth annual Spirit Award by Board Chair, Valerie Jungels and Diamond Sponsor, Forum Financial.

Weinberger previously served on the DuPagePads Board of Directors and is now a board advisor and marketing committee member. He has been a long-time Pads Partner and his company, Continental Motors of Naperville, is a Platinumlevel sponsor.

He created the Drive for 95 event which has raised $723,000 over the

past eight years.

“Joel is humble, hardworking and a great leader who has shared his skills and expertise while inspiring others to advance our mission,” Simler said.

Other generous sponsors for DuPagePads Wake Up Your Spirit Breakfast include: BMO Harris Bank; Dan Wolf Automotive Group; First Trust Portfolios; Republic Bank; Maclyn; Sullivan Taylor, Gumina & Palmer, P.C.; Tuk Tuk Naperville; Wheaton Bank & Trust; Advanced Data Technologies; AT&T; Byline Bank; FriedrichJones Funeral Home; Northwestern Medicine; Pariveda Solutions; PowerForward DuPage and Richards Graphic Communications.

Proceeds from the Wake Up Your Spirit Breakfast will provide crucial support services to families and individuals who are homeless as they work toward a place to call home.

For more information, visit www. dupagepads.org.

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As part of that LCS community, Stetz explained that he and the other sailors of the unit are helping to build a legacy that will last

beyond their lifetimes, including helping to develop new warfighting capabilities to continue the Navy’s success on the world’s oceans.

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8 films you didn’t know were filmed in Illinois

BY DANN GIRE FILM CRITIC OF THE (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS) DAILY HERALD Maybe Illinois has produced so many cool movies because it offers such a vastly diverse spectrum of locations to tell highly visual stories.

Or maybe our state has pumped out impressive pictures because the Illinois Film Office and Chicago Film Office cut through red tape for appreciative filmmakers.

Or, maybe Illinois seals those deals with its attractive 30-percent tax credit on film production costs. (Being the only state in the union with a diversity provision as part of its tax credits can’t hurt.)

Many local scenes turn up in iconic Illinois-filmed motion pictures such as “The Blues Brothers,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Home Alone,” “The Breakfast Club” and “The Fugitive.”

Here are eight others filmed at locations across the state that are worth a special mention, too.

1. “Dig Two Graves” — Hunter Adams’ horror tale hails from the comic book tradition of “Tales from the Crypt,” but it stands on its own as a crisply edited, surprising display of craftsmanship on a budget. Adams fell in love with the rich, diverse and truly creepy locations in several counties at the state’s southern tip, where he whisks us into a rural nightmare of Kubrickian symmetry. The railroad tunnel at Tunnel Hill in Johnson County figures in, as do Marion’s town square, downtown Vienna and Ferne Clyffe State Park near Goreville.

2. “Munger Road” — St. Charles writer/director Nicholas Smith and a crew of young filmmakers from Chicago’s Columbia College shot this atmospheric “suburban legend” horror tale over 16 nights in Bartlett, St. Charles, Elburn, Geneva and Sugar Grove. Smith was 26 at the time. Set during St. Charles’ annual Scarecrow Festival, the story involves an escaped serial killer and two teen couples

stuck over a set of railroad tracks allegedly haunted by the ghosts of children killed in a fiery crash.

3. “Groundhog Day” — The town of Punxsutawney got so miffed that Harold Ramis chose suburban Woodstock to play the Pennsylvania town in Danny Rubin’s supernatural comedy that it refused to allow the real Punxsutawney Phil to appear in the movie. Too bad that Punxsutawney’s Town Center didn’t look good on camera, according to Ramis. Woodstock turned its movie fame into an annual “Groundhog Day” festival.

4. “Contagion” — Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 virus-pandemic thriller shot scenes all over the suburbs, most notably at the old Sherman Hospital in Elgin and the Central Elementary School in Wilmette. A key grocery scene (with Matt Damon) was filmed in downtown Western Springs. Even Waukegan got into the act, with its Amstutz Expressway acting the role of Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway.

5. “The Fury” — Much of Brian De Palma’s stylistically sleazy 1978 horror movie was shot in Chicago. It used the same room from Chicago’s now-extinct Plymouth Hotel that would later be used in 1980’s “The Blues Brothers.” But the film’s best claim to fame would be the deadly carnival ride filmed in the once-immensely popular Old Chicago indoor amusement park in Bolingbrook.

6. “The Untouchables” — Brian De Palma returned to the Windy City to shoot a 1987 version of the popular TV series starring Robert Stack and created one of the two best films to showcase the city of Chicago as an essential presence on the silver screen.

The highlight? The slow-motion gunfight on the steps at Union Station, a breathlessly constructed homage to the famous Odessa Steps Sequence from Sergei Eisenstein’s seminal 1926 silent Russian masterpiece “Battleship Potemkin.”

7. “The Dark Knight” — The second film to showcase the city of Chicago as an essential presence on the silver screen. Except now, the dark and gritty Windy City plays the role of the even darker and grittier Gotham City in Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman movie. The highlight? A carefully planned explosive flip of an 18-wheeler upside down in the middle of LaSalle Street. No digital effects needed.

8. “Lucas” — This 1986 high school coming-of-age drama shot several scenes in Glen Ellyn (including Glenbard West High School, Lake Ellyn Park and The Glen Theatre) plus Highland Park High School and, most notably, Arlington High School in Arlington Heights, which had been closed before being transformed into the Christian Liberty Academy. The movie gave Glen Ellyn actor Tom Hodges his first speaking role.

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Benet libero Hattie Monson is 2018 Voyager Media Girls’ Volleyball Player of the Year

BY MARK GREGORY Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com

Benet Academy junior libero Hattie Monson made the alltournament team this season at the Wheaton Classic and Autumnfest this season, but did not receive tournament accolades at the Wheaton North Tournament.

It wasn’t that Monson had a poor showing at the event – it was that on the final day, she was simply a no-show.

Instead of playing with Benet, she was 1,800 miles away playing libero for the USA Youth National Team as it won gold at the NORCECA U18 Girls’ Continental Championship. Monson posted 37 digs and 19 serve receives overseas and was named both tournament’s best digger and best receiver.

When she was playing for Benet this season, the junior Notre Dame commit had 383 digs, 47 assists and 29 service aces and helped the Redwings to a third-place finish in IHSA Class 3A. For her efforts, Monson is named 2018 Voyager Media Girls Volleyball Player of the Year.

“I have been playing volleyball for a long time, but it helps that our block this season has been so consistent that they have put

me in the best positions where I know where to stand on defense.

I have had so much experience passing so many balls,” she said.

“The past two years, they have talked about being down state and they talk about what it is to be a Benet player, and I didn’t really understand that my freshman year, but as I get older, I understand how important these moments are.”

Benet Academy has had talent at the libero position over the years, but coach Brad Baker is not ready to place Monson near the top of that list.

Not just yet, anyway.

“When her career is done, we will look back then, but she is not done. She is unbelievable in serve receive, which is the most important skill,” Baker said. “She makes reads and understands the flow of the game and puts herself in a position to make those plays. People don’t give her enough credit for her speed and her ability to run down balls and completely give up her body.

“She is just a gym rat and she loves it. Those gym rat kids are the ones that you want on your side. She plays every day and barely takes a day off and when you do that, your instincts grow.

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SEE VOLLEYBALL PAGE 5 you say, ‘if I had the athletic ability I had at 20 and know what I know now…’ She already has that because she has put in the time.”

Other members of the All-Area team are: HEIDI BONDE, MINOOKA Sophomore outside hitter paced the Indians with a teamhigh 279 kills to go along with 62 digs and 38 blocks.

“She is a great athlete who as a sophomore was one of the best hitters in the area,” said coach Carrie Prosek. “Being 6-3, and great vertical she can get around or over any block. She will be a huge threat the next two years.

MADISON CUCHRAN, DOWNERS GROVE NORTH Sophomore libero tallied 541 digs, 78 service aces and 50 service aces for the Class 4A runner-up Trojans.

LUCY DUMFORD, DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH The 6-foot senior outside hitter is committed to D-I High Point University in North Carolina.

She posted 287 kills, 54 digs and 49 blocks on the season.

The three-year starter was allconference, team MVP all-tournament at the Rich East Invite.

ELIZABETH DUNLAP, DOWNERS GROVE NORTH Junior setter posted 979 assists to lead North to the state final match. She also had 276 digs, 65 kills, 29 blocks and 47 service aces for the Trojans.

BRITNEY DRYSCH, JOLIET WEST Senior setter tallied 726 assists this season to go along with 31 aces, 34 kills, 17 blocks and 183 digs for the 27-10 (7-3 SPC) Tigers. She was named to the allSPC team.

EMILY HOLBROOK, JCA The 5-8 senior outside hitter wproved that sub-6-footers can lead a team to a state medal. The Arizona State recruit 274 kills, 16

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2018 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM blocks and 337 digs on the season. Was named to the All-ESCC team “Emily has been a three-year starter and has been a go-to player in each of those years.

She has amazing jumping ability and plays like she is 6 feet tall,” said coach Christine Scheibe.

“I sometimes refer to her as the Energizer Bunny who just keeps going and going. Being a six rotation player, she is an asset to the team in both the front and back row contributing with her excellent passing, back row attacks, and defense. She will be attending Arizona State University on a volleyball scholarship where she will be a libero/defensive specialist. Emily has taken her role as a captain very seriously and instituted a big sister/little sister program with the freshman team this year and has led many team bonding activities.”

JILL HOOK, LOCKPORT Led the Porters with 395 digs and 51 service aces and also tallied 59 assists.

She was named All-SouthWest Suburban Conference as well as all-tournament at the Oak Lawn Spartan Invite. She helped lead Lockport to its first Regional Championship since 2011 and most wins (28) since 2011.

“Jill was a special player for the Lockport program as she was a starter in nearly all positions throughout her four years: Setter (Freshman), OH (Sophomore/Junior), OPP. (Junior), DS (Junior) and ultimately a Libero for her senior year,” said coach Nick Mraz. “Before the season, our serve receive was the biggest question in our offense and she stepped up to solidify our back row throughout the year.

“Her serve was an added bonus as her float would eat up many teams to get them out of system on a consistent basis.”

KYLA KENNEY, BENET Sophomore outside hitter 281 kills, 31 blocks, 152 digs and 17 service aces for the Class 4A

third-place Redwings.

Joins Monson and Ally Van Eeckeren as the only Benet players to play six rotations.

TAYLOR LANDFAIR, PLAINFIELD CENTRAL One of the top hitters in the area, the University of Minnesota recruit posted an area-best 505 kills on the season as well as 242 digs.

MARGARET MAHLKE, DOWNERS GROVE NORTH The 6-foot outside hitter posted 458 kills, 46 blocks, 246 digs and 35 aces for the best team in North history based on advancement.

She is a four-year starter for the Trojans and helped the team to a second-place finish in Class 4A. She will play collegiately at St. Louis University. She was alltournament at Plainfield South, the Wheaton Classic and Autumn fest.

“She has been a steady, reliable force for us throughout her time in our program and is one of the primary reasons we advanced to the Elite Eight last year and had another successful season this year,” said coach Mark Wasik. “She is the epitome of a coach’s player and consummate teammate. She leads by both example and with her voice and she has the fullest admiration of her teammates and coaches.”

NATALIE MITCHEM, BOLINGBROOK Senior Outside Hitter was a four-year varsity starter who converted from a three-rotation middle to a six-rotation outside hitter as a junior.

She posted 396 kills, 46 aces, 43 blocks, and 257 digs this season.

She is on the Under Armour All-American Watch List, Top 100 Players in the Class of 2019, She is SouthWest Suburban Conference MVP her sophomore, junior and senior season, and was unanimously voted to the 2018 Moldenhauer Classic all-tournament team.

She holds the school record in kills with more than 800 in her career.

“Natalie is the driving force that flipped our varsity program from a 7-21 record in 2017 to 23-9 in 2018,” said coach Molly DeSerf.

She will play next season at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. TAYLOR MORGAN, LOCKPORT Junior outside hitter paced the Porters with 213 kills to go with 21.5 blocks, 131 digs and 18 aces.

She was named a member of the 2018 AVCA Phenom List.

“Taylor was our volume hitter who often went six rotations to become a back row threat,” said coach Nick Mraz. “She was a leader not only on the court but off as her positivity was infectious when her team needed it most.”

BELLA RAY, JCA Junior was named to the alltournament teams at the Metea Valley/Oswego East Tournament and the Glenbard East Autumnfest as well as all-ESCC. She posted 260 kills and 102 blocks for the Class 3A thirdplace Angels.

“Bella has been a dominant middle hitter this entire season. We are a better team when she is in the front row because teams have a very hard time stopping her,” said coach Christine Scheibe. “She has a variety of different shots, and she has worked very hard over the course of the season to develop even more shots by working on new angles and improving her footwork. She has kept her hitting errors to a minimum with a kill percentage of 46.3 percent.

She has set a school record for kills by a middle hitter. Bella has also been an excellent leader this year. As a captain, she has lead team activities and been a role model for her teammates.”

ZOEY SEPUT, MINOOKA Junior setter paced the young

Indians with 860 assists to go along with 38 aces, 96 blocks and 263 digs.

She was all-tournament at Plainfield North and was first team All-Southwest Prairie Conference.

“This is her second year running our offense,” said coach Carrie Prosek. “She is a very talented setter where opponents have a very hard time reading where she setting. We love her competitiveness and leadership that she brings to the court.

Hands down the best setter in the area.”

KATIE SHOOK, PLAINFIELD CENTRAL The Alabama commit tallied 453 digs on the season to go along with 30 service aces and 46 assists.

MEKENZIE SMITH, PLAINFIELD NORTH Junior libero tallied 423 digs, 31 assists, 20 service aces and a 2.10 passer rating this year for the Tigers.

NATALIE STEFANSKI, JOLIET WEST Junior outside hitter was first team all-Southwest Prairie Conference and was all-tournament at the Peg Bryan Memorial Tourney, Glenbard West Invite and LW Central Autumn Knights Invite.

On the season, she posted 354 kills, 2298 digs, 29 blocks and 46 service aces.

LLY VAN EECKEREN, BENET Senior Creighton recruit tallied 741 assists, 161 digs, 115 kills, 70 blocks and 38 service aces in helping the Redwings to a third-place finish in Class 4A. She was all-tournament at Autumnfest and was named to the ESCC All-Conference team.

“She is the best blocking setter we have ever had,” said coach Brad Baker.

MADISEN WERDELL, MAINE SOUTH Hawks libero tallied 553 digs and 45 aces on the season.

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Follow steps to achieve financial peace Dear Dave, Do you think I should lower the amount I’m contributing to my 401(k) so I can pay off my house and my truck? Jamie Dear Jamie, If you’re following my plan, the first thing you should do is set aside a beginner emergency fund of $1,000. That’s Baby Step 1. Next comes Baby Step 2, which means paying off all your debt except for your house. This

would include your car. During this time, you should temporarily stop any kind of investing and retirement contributions. Once your mortgage is the only debt you have left, it’s on to Baby Step 3. This means you start saving money and growing your beginner emergency fund into a fullyfunded emergency fund of three to six months of expenses.

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