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Director discusses risks of e-cigs, vaping, marijuana downers grove library gets educational experience on highly discussed topic by ryan ostry bugle staff

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Jan. 1, 2020 is a big day for the state of Illinois.

The use of recreational marijuana becomes legal and some people are thrilled, some aren’t One of those people who are not thrilled is Aaron Weiner, Director of Addiction Services with Linden Oaks Behavioral Health.

Weiner, who spoke to the Downers Grove Library regarding the negative affects that E-Cigs, Vaping and Marijuana impose, wanted to discuss with parents what they should know about the topics.

“There’s a gap that is seen in the medical literature and what is generally talked about in the public with these issues,” Weiner said. “There’s a lot of information that is misunderstood in the public.”

While providing a science-based understanding that can be used when having conversations with young people and young adults, Weiner discussed some facts that he said the public should be aware of.

Weiner overviewed how there is a business context behind addiction, and that is what America is selling by continuing to feed into those who have addictions.

“Someone like the company Big Tobacco is killing more than 480,000 people in this country per year,” Weiner said. “Alcohol conglomerates, the top 75 percent of alcohol, comes from the top 10 percent of consumers.”

One major societal issue Weiner discussed was the notion that certain drugs, such as vaping, are not harmful to use.

As perceived risk of the drugs go down, the use goes up, which is what Weiner described as one of the biggest issues that America faces today.

“Nicotine and hospitalization with deaths have been occurring at a unbelievable rate especially these last four months from vaping,” Weiner said.

With questions that arose allud-

ing to the Woodstock Festival in 1969 where Marijuana use was prevalent, Weiner said that the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) level has rose so much, it can’t even be compared.

“Now people are using dabs, waxes, butter and others where the THC is off the charts,” Weiner said. “At Woodstock, the average percent of flower was around three to four percent, and now it’s 21 percent.”

Weiner went on to address one of

the other biggest misconceptions about Marijuana, whether it is addictive or not.

He said that it is the second most caused drug to put patients in rehab, and the affects of it, especially smoking before the age of 25, have detrimental affects on someone’s brain.

“It’s addictive like alcohol where you wont get addicted the first couple times you try it but over a period of time you will get hooked on it,” Wein-

er said. “People who use it everyday, about 25 to 50 percent of them do develop an addiction.”

Other myths and misconceptions Weiner went into were the many fallacies that vaping is less harmful to one’s own body than cigarettes or marijuana.

He states that the ingredients that someone will ingest while vaping are not regulated in any way by the FDA. By superheating chemicals, those certain chemicals break down which is toxic for the human body.

Weiner also describes that labels aren’t accurate on a vaping pen, and most vape liquid contains Aerosol where there is also formaldehyde, which is embalming fluid.

“People have died from Marijuana use with being dehydrated and an overdose on THC, and more studies and evidence is coming out from the negative affects on vaping, so unfortunately this is something that has been on the rise and it doesn’t seem to be getting better any time soon,” Weiner said. “All we can try and do is be educated about it and I want parents and other people to understand that they can do something about it with their kids.”

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noV 1-dec 6 skokie letters from santa. Skokie Park District. Surprise your child with a letter written by Santa. Due to Santa’s extremely busy schedule, participants are encouraged to sign up early.

Registrations forms are available at any Skokie Park District facility and online at www.skokieparks.org beginning November 1, 2019. Letters will be on Friday, December 13, 2019 to ensure delivery by Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019.

Registration deadline is Friday, December 6, 2019. noVemBer 29 Joliet light up the holidays festival & parade.

10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Joliet City Center Partnership 116 N Chicago St #101, Joliet, IL. Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade is held on the Friday following Thanksgiving each year. Activities begin downtown as early as 10:00 a.m., and include the Fantastic Fun Fair in the Joliet Area Historical Museum’s auditorium, as well as activities in the Joliet Public Library, Jitters Coffeehouse, Chicken-n-Spice, Chevere Latin Cafe, JJC City Center Campus and more. The Rialto Square Theatre’s annual holiday festivities add to the holiday spirit in Downtown Joliet. Christmas Tree Lighting begins at 5:15 p.m. in Van Buren Plaza followed by the Light Up The Holidays Parade at 5:30 p.m. noVemBer 30 crest hill fourth annual crest hill winter festival. 4-7 p.m. at 1610 Plainfield Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403. Crest Hill’s 4th Annual Winter Festival will be held at the City Hall parking lot. This year’s live entertainment will be local Crest Hill band, The Jib Brothers Band. As always, there will be horse and hayrack rides, live reindeer, pony rides, and local businesses on hand to ring in the holiday season. Santa Claus has confirmed he will make an appearance as well. The mayor will be doing an annual lighting ceremony with very special guests, so you won’t want to miss this year’s event.

NOTE: Parking will be available at El Guero, Chase Bank, and the South Weber Plaza. Knapp Road will be closed from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. noVemBer 30 westmont rotarY cluB uglY sweater 5k. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall. Join family and friends for the Ugly Sweater 5k through the streets of Westmont. The race will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Burlington Ave. Participants registered before November 18 will be guaranteed a race shirt; pre-registration can be done online at westmontrotaryclub.org or by paper forms which will be at the Community Center. Race Day registration will be held from 8:00-8:45 a.m. on November 30. Medals will be presented to our first three finishers and awards will be presented in all other age categories. Awards and refreshments will be provided at the completion of the race. All fitness levels are welcome to participate. noVemBer 30 lockport christmas in the city. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Lockport Public Library. All are welcome to join us for Christmas crafts in the Community Meeting Room, then stroll down the Orchard Room for on-going holiday cartoons.

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Dave Says: Setting aside money for a wedding

there’s not really a baby step for weddingsit should probably come after baby step 5 dear dave, We recently started following your plan, and it has made a huge difference in our financial outlook and our marriage. When it comes to the Baby

Steps, when do you recommend setting aside money for a wedding? We have a daughter, and we want to be able to do as much as possible for her when the time comes.

Jim dear Jim, That’s a good question. There’s not really a Baby Step specifically for weddings. In my mind, it should probably come after Baby Step 5—setting aside a college fund for your kids.

Maybe part of this is the dad in

me, but in prioritizing these things I think a good education is more important than a big wedding. Don’t get me wrong, a wedding is a wonderful event and cause for lots of joy and celebration. But it’s also a one-day event.

Plenty of people have inexpensive, beautiful weddings, and enjoy long, wonderful lives together!

dave * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 16 million listeners each week on 600 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey. com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.

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benet’s monson repeats as player of the year

notre dame-bound libero paced redwings’ state championship run BY mark gregorY editorial director

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Does someone’s name truly define them?

In the case of Benet Academy senior Hattie Monson, the answer is a resounding yes.

Monson said her parents chose her name as they drove through Hattiesburg, Mississippi and liked how it sounded.

However, by its American origin, the name means “Home Ruler.”

A self-admitted gym rat, Monson made the Benet volleyball court her home the last four years and she ruled it with authority.

Monson posted 370 digs, 98 assists and 12 service aces on the season.

For her efforts, she was named Enterprise Publications Volleyball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

“She is special,” said Benet Academy coach Brad Baker. “It is easy to recognize the kids that pound volleyballs and it may be hard when you only see small glimpses of her.

As a coaching staff, we get to see her on a daily basis.”

Helping her teammates get the glory is something Monson takes pride in.

“Being the one that gets the balls up so they get their kills gives me so much joy, so being the one that puts my body on the line for my setter and my hitters, I love doing that,” she said. “I have always been a gym rat and I love to be on the floor, so being a libero was meant for me.

“My freshman year as a (defensive specialist), I learned what it was like to be a Benet libero and I realized ho far behind I was and how hard I had to work to get my

skills better and be in that legacy of Benet liberos and to win a state title doing it.”

That legacy was following not one, but two NCAA Division-I liberos that came before her.

“There are people that say they want to be like Haddie, but are they willing to put in the work?

Very few kids are,” Baker said. “We have had some who have – Tiffany Clark and Caroline Wolf — that have put in the time if you want to be that good. It is dedicating long hours in the gym and she has done it since she has been a little kid and she loves it. She is a gym rat.

If we told her that we would win a state title if she ran through the wall, she would just ask which one. I can go on and on about all the great plays she makes and how great of a kid she is. She is still humble. She makes normal plays look super easy, she makes difficult plays look easy. If she gets a touch on the ball, we are getting a swing.”

With the Redwings’ title this season, Monson earned her first career IHSA state title in her last chance before she heads to play at the University of Notre Dame.

“This is the last time I will wear

the Benet jersey. This was four years in the making and I tried to cherish every moment,” she said.

The rest of the 2019 Enterprise Publications All-Area girls volleyball team is:

Mia Alessio Minooka Senior libero tallied 448 digs and 29 aces for the Indians and was named to the all-Southwest Prairie Conference first team.

“Mia led the team in digs this season and was the strong force to our defense,” said coach Carrie Prosek. “She is one of the hardest

workers and competitors on the team.”

Heidi Bonde Minooka Junior outside hitter posted 374 kills, 132 digs, 43 blocks and 10 aces this season. She broke the Minooka school record with 27 kills in one match.

She was first-team All-SPC and has already committed to University of Central Florida.

“Heidi led the team in kills as a junior and also as a sophomore,

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Madison Cuchran Downers Grove North Junior University of Michigan commit posted 558 digs, averaging 6.6 digs per set. She also tallied 37 aces, 88 assists and a 0.95 serve receive percentage.

“I don’t think we would have won half the matches we did without Madison’s skills. She is a really smooth player who reads well and is able to control the outcome of a match through her strong defensive, serve receive, and allaround ball control skills,” said coach Mark Wasik. “She was also a scoring threat from the service line. I had several coaches tell me throughout the season how much she was a difference maker for our team.”

Anna Gawron Plainfield North Senior setter notched 988 assists, 231 digs, 37 aces and 33 total blocks this season as she was named to the All-Southwest Prairie Conference team.

Nadia Goich Lockport Junior opposite side hitter tallied 186 kills, 22.5 blocks, 41 aces and 95 digs. Is committed to play collegiately at New Hampshire.

Was named to the all-SouthWest Suburban Conference team.

“She made the move from middle to opposite and used her slides to light up defenses all year,” said coach Nick Mraz.

Sophie Gregus Benet Academy Senior outside hitter led the state champion Benet Redwings to the Class 4A state title. She was tops on the team with 260 kills, while posting 86 digs, 38 blocks, 33 aces and 11 assists.

“Sophie is elite jumper with a super fast arm,” said coach Brad Baker. “When we needed points in big situations we went to her. She was able to hit over blocks and hit different angles that defenses had

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Ryan Hinshaw Joliet Catholic Academy Junior missed two weeks of the season with an ankle injury and still posted 487 assists, 161 digs, 25 aces, 120 service points, 27 kills and 10 blocks on the season.

“She is a captain who brings a calming effect to her teammates and knows how to run an offense.

If she did not come back so quickly from her injury, we probably would not have gone to state. She is the glue player who holds the team together.”

Riley Hungate Joliet Catholic Academy Sophomore outside hitter that was not originally slated for the varsity lineup, but posted 177 kills, 19 aces, 127 service points, 10 blocks and 162 digs.

“Riley has been a Godsend this season. I never anticipated her being on the varsity this year, but because of all our injuries, she stepped into the No. 1 outside hitter position and delivered results starting with her very first match against Mother McAuley getting 11 kills,” said coach Scheibe.

“She works harder than any other player on the court and has really improved her passing and defense throughout the season. She has a very effective serve and has gotten on several key service runs during the post season. She is only going to get better and better.”

fense and passing, but also masscards as one of the best OH in our area,” said coach Brad Baker. “Her overall ball control for an outside hitter was unparalleled in our area. The fact that she lead our team in kills also shows what type of hitter. She has all the shots and can hit them with power.”

Lockport to an overall record of 2612 despite a very tough schedule and back-to-back regional championships for the first time since 2005-2006. She was named SWSC All-Conference and team MVP for a second consecutive year.”

Rachel Muisenga Benet Academy

Senior middle hitter posted 289 kills, 92 blocks, 13 assists, 23 digs.

The 6-3 Ray was a four-year starter for the Angels and led them to a pair of state medals. For her career, Ray set a JCA mark with 307 blocks.

The two-year JCA captain is committed to play at Lewis University next year.

Ray was named to the East Suburban Catholic Conference AllConference Team and was an Illprepvb.com 101 reason to watch volleyball. She made the Metea Valley/Oswego East Kickoff Classic and the Autumnfest All-Tournament Teams.

“She has been a dominating force for us this season and helps to open up our outside hitters because our opponents’ middle hitters must stay with her and honor her talent,” said coach Christine Scheibe. “She is a valuable asset to this team and I think she is the best middle hitter that I have seen this season.”

Junior Penn State commit recorded 718 assists, 173 digs, 93 kills, 50 blocks and 34 aces for the Redwings.

“Rachel is one of the best setters in the nation. She sets the ball with a fast tempo, with elite level accuracy,” said coach Brad Baker.

“Add in her height which allows her to attack and block, and she is the complete player. Not only did her tempo and decision making, make it hard for other teams to stop us, her offense was something that other teams had to game plan for.

Taylor Landfair Plainfield Central Senior University of Minnesota commit, she posted 479 Kills, 326 digs, 39 aces and 38 blocks on the season.

She was named to the Under Armour All-American first team and is invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match December 31 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.

Addison Karmik Downers Grove South

Arianna Lopez Niles West

The University of Wisconsin Green Bay commit was a four-year varsity starter and three-year team captain for the Mustangs.

This season, she posted 390 assists, 149 digs, 58 aces and 39 kills, 58 aces and 39 kills.

She was named MaxPreps Top players in Illinois in 2019.

“Addy has led the program by running a 5-1 the past three years and leads the area in assists,” said coach Kristee Conrad. “Additionally, Addy has made huge strides as a strong defender and phenomenal server as well in her career at South.”

Senior middle hitter finished the season with 147 kills, 25 aces and 84 blocks. She was MVP of the Wolves and all-conference in the Central Suburban League South.

Spent all four years on varsity.

Kayla Kenney Benet Academy Tallied 247 kills, 171 digs, 18 blocks, 13 assists and 27 aces.

“Kayla plays elite libero level de-

Taylor Morgan Lockport Senior outside hitter led the Porters in kills with 251 to go along with 22.5 blocks, 189 digs, and 44 aces.

She has committed to play next season at Southern Illinois University.

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

Bella Ray Joliet Catholic Academy

Zoey Seput Minooka Three-year varsity setter set a Minooka record in 2019 with 1,021 assists to go along with 232 digs, 47 aces, 105 blocks and 59 kills. She also holds the school record for sets in a career with 2,782. Her career assist mark places her 10th in Illinois history, while her mark this season puts her in Illinois’ top 20.

Seput was MVP of the Southwest Prairie Conference and was all tournament at the Plainfield North Crimson Challenge, Mother McAuley Asic Challenge and Plainfield Central Harvest Fest.

She is a member of the AVCA AllRegion Team and Under Armour Honorable Mention.

She will She will continue her career at University of California Riverside.

“Zoey has been a three-year starter on varsity leading our 2017 team to a Class 4A state runner-up championship as a sophomore and our 2019 team to an Elite 8 finish as a senior. She was the key leader

all three years, breaking school records for season and career,” said coach Carrie Prosek. “She is very athletic who blocks and plays like she is over six-foot. She is very hard to read on the court running our 5-1 offense. Zoey is the best setter Minooka has ever had and she is the best setter I have ever coached and will be tough shoes to fill.”

Lauren Shroba Bolingbrook Junior outside hitter converted from a three-rotation middle to a six-rotation outside hitter as a junior. She is on the Under Armour All American Phenom List. Shroba was named to the all-SouthWest Suburban Conference first team and was team MVP. She led the Raiders with 274 kills, 24 aces, 30 blocks and 164 digs.

“Lauren is an integral part of our program and is our hardest worker in the gym,” said coach Molly DeSerf. “She is also a leader in the classroom with a 4.45 GPA, as well as a member of National Honor Society.”

Natalie Stefanski Joliet West Senior outside hitter posted 385 kills, 49 aces, 32 blocks and 241 digs on the season.

Played three years on varsity for the Tigers after spending her freshman year on the varsity team at Providence Catholic.

Gwen Wolkow Downers Grove North Sophomore outside hitter, she totaled 410 kills, 22 blocks, tied for second on the team with 276 digs and was tied for first on the team in aces with 37.

“She was a six-rotation player handling serve receive and defensive responsibilities like a seasoned veteran given that a year ago, she strictly played middle blocker for us,” said coach Mark Wasik. “She was our go-to hitter who carried the offensive load for us throughout the season.”

Ella Wrobel Plainfield North A 6-foot, 3-inch sophomore outside hitter, she posted 345 kills, 264 digs, 41 total blocks and 32 aces as she was named to the All-Southwest Prairie Conference team.

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