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JANUARY 3, 2013

Vol. 57 No. 13

Niles mayor will not seek reelection

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

“It is now time to bring myself

Niles Mayor Robert Callero announced on Dec. 26 he would not seek re-election in April.

Callero said he has served the village first as a trustee and then as mayor for more than 18 years and considers the village as a second family. But now he wants to dedicate his time to his first family.

“My first family is my wife Rita of over 50 years, our five children and eight grandchildren that live within 40 minutes of our Niles home,” he said. “My business has also been in Niles since 1960. My normal business work-week has always been 60-80 hours my whole life, and even in retirement, as mayor, I worked 30 hours per week besides the time spent on family business matters. It is now time to bring myself back and give more time to my first family.”

Callero was first elected a Niles trustee in 1996, and then became interim mayor of the village in 2008 after former Mayor

back and give more time to my first family.”

Robert Callero, Mayor of Niles

Nicholas Blase resigned. Blase, mayor of the north suburban village for nearly 50 years, was sentenced in January 2010 to one year and one day in prison for his conviction in a kickback scheme that involved him steering local businesses to a friend’s insurance company. He resigned before pleading guilty to mail and tax fraud. Callero later was elected mayor in April 2009.

Trustee Andrew Przybylo, an ally of Callero on the village board of Niles, announced his candidacy for mayor a few weeks ago, and Trustee Chris Hanusiak has also said he is running for mayor in the April 2013 election. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

Photo courtesy of Village of Niles

Niles Mayor Robert Callero became interim mayor in 2008 before being elected in April 2009

Man arrested for April home invasion

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Photo courtesy of Evanston Police

Michael Karabatsis

Evanston detectives on Dec. 19 arrested a Glenview man in connection with stolen paintings found in a Morton Grove consignment shop that had been taken from a home in April.

Michael Karabatsis, 51, of the 600 block of Pfingsten Road in Glenview, was arrested and charged with felony home invasion.

Police believe Karabatsis was

one of three men who allegedly knocked on the door of a home in the 2200 block of Central Street on April 13. The men claimed that they had a delivery and then forcibly entered the home by kicking residents of the home, a 67-year-old man and his 67-year-old wife, to the floor.

The men then allegedly tied up the couple with duct tape, and then stole four pieces of artwork from the home.

An oil painting, a print of a crucifixion and two other

prints, were reported missing.

The oil painting and crucifixion prints were each valued between $50,000 and $100,000, according to the victims, while the remaining two prints were not of significant value.

After the home invasion, police had released images of the two most valuable paintings, both done by artist Giuseppe Guerreschi.

Detectives discovered those two paintings at the Morton Grove consignment shop.

Detectives are still searching

for information on two other offenders believed to have been involved in the home invasion.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can call the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000, the detective bureau at 847-866-5040 or contact police by texting “CRIMES” (274637) and then typing EPDTIP in the message line of the text followed by your information on the incident. All texting tips are anonymous. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

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Village allows residents to recycle Christmas trees The recycling of Christmas trees for mulch will be the week of Jan. 7, 2013 on your regularly scheduled refuse collection day.

Only Christmas trees will be chipped, no other brush will be collected. Wreaths and garland with wire cannot be chipped and should be placed in the refuse cart.

Please place the trees

curbside the night before your regular refuse collection day.

Trees should be free of any bags, decorations, lights and garland.

Christmas trees placed out at other times should be placed next to your refuse cart, in the alley if applicable.ARC Disposal will collect these trees as refuse.

Again, no other brush will be collected.

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Morton Grove holds vigil for Newtown shooting victims

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

In remembrance of the 20 children and six adults who lost their lives on the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton,

Conn., the village of Morton Grove held a community-wide show of support.

The Morton Grove Village Board and staff asked Morton Grove residents to join them in lighting candles in the front windows of their homes or on their porches

between 5 and 10 p.m.

Morton Grove joined the communities of Grayslake, Barrington and Lake Zurich in Light the Night memorials the week of Dec. 17. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

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New Year means new Illinois laws On the books for the New Year are 150 new laws for Illinois residents, many to help keep children and the elder safer.They include:

Caylee’s Law Responds to the nationally covered case surrounding the death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, whose mother, Casey, failed to report her daughter missing and then lied about circumstances surrounding the child’s disappearance and death.

Increases penalties for failure to report the disappearance or death of a child 13 years or younger within 24 hours (one hour if younger than two years).

Expands the obstruction of justice definition to parents, guardians or caretakers of a child younger than 13 who provide false information to law enforcement or other authorities investigating the child’s disappearance or death. Includes Department of Healthcare and Family Services/ Department of Human Services/ Department of Children and Family Services social workers, case workers and investigators in the offense of threatening a public official, if the threat was specific to the individual.

Cell Phone Ban Extends the ban on cell phone use when driving in construction or maintenance zones to all projects, not just those with a reduced speed limit.

Child Luring Increases the victim’s age in the child luring statute from younger than 16 to younger than 17. Also, if the victim was traveling to or from school, it

allows for felony 2 prosecution when the victim is 17 or younger.

This was prompted by a DuPage County case in which a 17-yearold student was on her way to school and was being followed by a sex offender in a van. The van was stopped by the police but they could only charge him with disorderly conduct because the current child luring statute applies to minors 16 and younger.

Child Sex Offender Changes the definition of “child sex offender,” as it relates to residency and location restrictions, to include certain sex offenses where the victim was younger than 18 at the time of the offense. Adds Du Page “bikeway” and “trail” to the definition of “public park” and eliminates a redundant statutory cross reference. Also includes a provision that allows persons to have their records cleared of a reckless driving conviction once they reach age 25, if they have had no other reckless driving or DUI charges or arrests.

Child Support Payments Provides the court with additional methods to pursue child support from a parent who is found guilty of contempt for failure to comply with an order to pay child support, and who conducts a business or is self-employed.

Self-employed individuals cannot have their wages garnished. Requiring these individuals to provide monthly financial statements, provide detailed written accounts about job-search efforts,and/or report to the Department of Employment

Security for job search services, may help individuals obtain the employment they need to provide support or provide incentive for these individuals to pay their support.

Driver Education Sets the stage for new standards for driver education in Illinois.

Opponents raised concerns the legislation would lead to new restrictions on private instruction schools.

Elderly Exploitation: Seeks to make it easier to prosecute cases involving financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability. Allows prosecutors to freeze assets of the defendant for purposes of restitution for the victim. Adds criminal intimidation to the definition of intimidation. Includes a paid or unpaid caregiver for the elderly person or person with a disability to the definition of a person who stands in a position of trust and confidence.

protocol for new, eligible residents who possess firearms to obtain a FOID card. Enhances mental health reporting by courts to ISP. Addresses Amish religious concern regarding photographs.

Provides more accountability for seized/confiscated/revoked cards being returned to ISP. Amends provisions regarding judicial review of ISP Director’s decision to deny a request for relief from a person who has been denied a FOID Card.

‘Oxy’ Dealers Provides for increased penalties for dealing in certain prescription pain killers containing hydrocodone, dihydrocodeinone, dihydrocodeine or oxycodone.

Proposed by the Cook County State’s Attorney in response to a case in which a Skokie pharmacist charged with diverting about 70,000 pills of prescription pain killers faced only a maximum penalty of two to five years in prison.

Facebook/Social Media Home Loans Privacy Prohibits employers from requesting or requiring any current or prospective employee to provide any account information,including passwords, in order to gain access to the employee’s social networking website.

FOID Cards Makes a number of changes to state FOID laws. Clarifies the law to ensure people who have been convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” are not issued FOID cards. Restricts issuance of FOID cards for non-Illinois residents. Outlines

Creates new definitions and rules for High Risk Home Loans which mainly comply with existing federal law. Creates new definitions and rules for Tax Refund Anticipation Loans and Tax Refund Anticipation Checks.

stolen scrap metal. Records of transactions must be retained for three years instead of two years.

Non-Violent Offenders Creates a voluntary 12-month diversion program to allow persons charged with certain felony offenses such as burglary, felony theft, felony retail theft, forgery, or possession of a stolen vehicle, cannabis, controlled substances or methamphetamine to complete a program, instead of going to prison.

Sex Predators Provides that any person who is convicted of luring a minor is considered a sexual predator.

Currently, persons must be convicted twice before being declared a sexual predator.

Telephone Billing Ban Prohibits a third-party vendor from billing a consumer for goods or services that will appear as a charge on a consumer’s telephone bill.

Called “phone cramming,” this is a growing problem where people are solicited for free trials, coupons or prizes, but never told they’re purchasing a service and then they are later billed.

Scrap Metal Theft

Underage Drinking Parent Penalties

Addresses the growing problem of metal theft by strengthening record-keeping requirements to make it more difficult to sell stolen metal, requiring greater proof that the seller owns the scrap metal and by providing tougher criminal penalties for selling or buying

Cracks down on parents or guardians who permit underage drinking on property they own. Makes it a crime to allow underage drinking not only at a parent’s or guardian’s home, but also on property under their control, including a barn, cabin, boathouse, etc

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Police Blotter The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Morton Grove, Niles, and Park Ridge Police Departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

Niles Efrain Villagomez, no age or address given, was arrested at 11 p.m. Dec. 20 in the 900 block of Civic Center Drive on a warrant for driving on a suspended license.

Ruben Perez, 30, of 1362 Jefferson, Des Plaines, was arrested at 11:54 a.m. Dec. 18 in the 8900 block of Milwaukee and charged with retail theft.

Allison Madl, 22, of 814 N. Michigan, Evanston, was arrested at 1:27 a.m. Dec. 22 at Oakton and Caldwell for DUI and possession of cannabis.

Michael T. Ochonicki, 32, of 9242 N. Normandy, Morton Grove, was arrested at 11:01 p.m. Dec. 22 in the 7200 block of Dempster Street and charged with DUI>

Carrie S. Fagbemi, 40 of 2026 Emerson,Evanston,was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 22 in the 8500 block of Golf Road and charged with retail theft.

a stop for traffic violations.

James J. Panagakos, 47, of 227 Murray,Wood Dale, was arrested at 6:58 p.m. Dec. 23 at Golf Mill Center and charged with retail theft.

Eleazak Perez, 46, of Chicago, was cited for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on Dec. 21.

Nilay A. Patel, 28, of 612 Maple Court, Mt. Prospect, was arrested at 6:24 p.m. Dec. 23 in the 9100 block of Golf Road and charged with battery.

Sara L. Massarik, 48, of 5441 Kildare, Chicago, was arrested at 5:34 p.m. Dec. 23 in the 6100 block of Touhy an charged with retail theft.

Mykhaylo Ivankiv, 35, of 6049 Berenice, Chicago, was arrested at 8:08 p.m. Dec. 23 in the 9300 block of Milwaukee and charged with disorderly conduct.

Morton Grove Lino Sanchez, 21, of Mt. Prospect, was arrested Dec. 23 for driving on a suspended license following

Janet Olujobi, 46, of Des Plaines was cited on Dec. 21 for driving on a suspended license.

Christine Beal, 40, of Chicago, was arrested Dec. 21 for retail theft after she attempted to leave the store without paying for items she concealed.

Ganbat Luvsandorj, 46, of Chicago, was arrested Dec. 21for attempted theft after he wheeled a generator outside the store and then left the store through a different exit without paying for the item.

Amir Nahhas, 21, of Morton Grove, was arrested Dec. 22 for Criminal Trespass /Possession of drug paraphernalia.

An unknown offended stole the victim’s vehicle registration sticker as it was parked in the 6600 block of Davis Dec. 22.

An unknown person made unauthorized purchases on a victim’s credit card Dec. 24 in the 9000 block of Luna.

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Women charged with felony retail theft from Golf Mill store

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Two women were charged with Class 3 felony retail theft following an incident at a store in Golf Mill Shopping Center in December. In-store security saw Mia S. Morrison and Tamika Spann try to remove merchandise without paying for it.

Security guards saw the two women pick out store merchandise on Dec. 17 and place it in their shopping cart and then transfer it into a new

garbage can packaged in a cardboard box from the store.

It was then that Spann left the store and walked across the Golf Mill parking lot to her 2008 Jeep and placed a gray and green hooded sweatshirt she had hidden in her purse into the passenger compartment.

She then returned to the store to find her cell phone, which had been found by a store employee.

Niles Police say Morrison then paid for the garbage can without paying for the items hidden inside of it. Then the

two women left the store. It was then that a security guard stopped them. At this Spann fled into the parking lot where a Niles police officer was waiting and took her into custody.

Morrison cooperated with the security agent.

Police took both women to the Niles Police Department and had the Jeep towed and impounded. A Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney approved a felony charge with Dec. 26 as their first court date. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

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Police net fish thief

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Niles police have charged a man from Des Plaines with attempting to steal two bags of fish.

Niles police went at a store on the 8900 block of Milwaukee Avenue Dec. 18 after being alerted by store officials about two individuals with open alcohol containers who were asked to leave. When the police officers arrived, they found Ruben Perez, 30, walking around

the parking lot.

The officers then saw that it looked as though Perez was holding something under his jacket. When Perez removed his hands from his jacket, two bags of fish fell out.

It was then that the officers charged Perez with retail theft and, after getting his information, also arrested him under a warrant for felony DUI. The bags of fish were valued at $20. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

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ONGOING 9 Annual Community Food Drive. The Village of Niles & Niles Fire Department announce the official kickoff to the 9th annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve/Village of Niles Toys for Tots Drive & Community Food Drive. Niles locations will be collecting non-perishable food items benefiting Niles Family Services and new toy donations during regular business hours beginning November 5 thru December 16, 2012. For more information, call 847-588-6800. th

TOPS. 5-7 p.m. every Monday at the Niles Park District Howard Leisure Center, 6676 W. Howard Street, Niles. This not-for-profit weight loss organization meets every Monday. Visitors are welcome. For more information contact Sandie at 847-691-7122.

FISH Seeking Volunteers.

Due to the economy, FISH is experiencing over a 40 percent rise in ridership. It is straining both the volunteer service level and budget. Since 1971, FISH volunteers have been serving Park Ridge and Maine Township residents by providing free rides to medical appointments.

To continue to provide a high level of service to all residents of Maine Township, FISH needs volunteers. Can you spare four hours per month to drive neighbors to medical appointments? To volunteer, call Ed Oken, President, 847 6960761.

Meet US Rep Schakowsky’s Representative. 9 a.m. to noon at the Park Ridge Library.

A member of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky’s Evanston office will be at the library every Wednesday morning to answer your questions about government, health care, retirement issues, immigration visas, and anything

else related to federal benefits.

For more information, contact Ann Limjoco at 847-328-3409.

Stroke Club. 3-4:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at Center for Advanced Care, Room 1220, 1700 Luther Lane, Park Ridge.This is a free program for stroke victims and survivors (plus a guest). Free parking is available in the attached parking garage. For more information contact Meg Potterfield, 847-7234765 or Dorene Wlodarski, 847296-2470.

TOPS Club. 8:30-10 a.m. every Tuesday at the Feldman Rec Center, 8800 W. Kathy Lane, Niles.

Lose weight with TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Everyone is welcome. Call Dorene Wlodarski, 847-296-2470 or Lenore Lunquist, 847-729-2530 for more information.

JANUARY 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party.

3 to 4:15 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Come to the Niles Library and celebrate the release of the seventh Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. For kids in grades 3 and up. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847663-1234.

JANUARY 5 New Releases: “The Lucky One”. 2 to 3:45 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive - a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know.For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847-663-1234.

JANUARY 9 Choosing a Preschool/ Daycare for Your Child. 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the Niles Public

Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles.

Get tips for choosing the right preschool and daycare for your child. Feel free to bring your questions and concerns. For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

Preschool and Daycare Fair.

6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles.

The Preschool Fair gives you a chance to come talk in person with representatives from local preschools, daycares, and other early childhood centers all in one place. Take home brochures about the different organizations.

For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

JANUARY 10 ESL Club. 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. New English speakers are invited to join this conversation club to practice speaking English. Meet people from all over the world to share personal stories and discuss current events and other topics chosen by the group.

For more information contact Darlene at 847-663-6433. For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

JANUARY 11 Bibliobop Dance Party. 10 a.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Join us for an hour of songs and handson musical activities that will help children develop motor, listening, and literacy skills. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary. org or call 847-663-1234.

Shakespeare After Hours Film Discussion: “Shakespeare in Love”. 7 to 10 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles.

When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer’s block,a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before! Members of The Shakespeare Project will be on hand for discussion for each film. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847663-1234.

JANUARY 12 Serbian Storytime. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles.

Hey preschoolers, come one and all to share stories and songs in another language (with a bit of English). For ages 2 and up with grownup. Craft and snack included. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847-663-1234.

JANUARY 13 Teen Study Hall. 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Got finals? Don’t study alone! Gather with friends to take advantage of free printing, WiFi, refreshments and more. For grades 7-12. For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

Second Sunday Special: See a Juggler, Be a Juggler! 2 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Experience the Total-Participation & Interactive Juggling, Balancing, and Circus Arts Workshop where YOU become the Juggler! Jason Kollum is our talented guest for this ages 5 and up show. Pick up free tickets at the Youth Services Desk ½ hour ahead of time; space is limited. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847-663-1234.

JANUARY 14 Teen Study Hall. 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Got finals? Don’t study alone! Gather with friends to take advantage of free printing, WiFi, refreshments and more. For grades 7-12. For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

JANUARY 15 Jim Schwantz, NFL’s Unsung Hero. 7 to 8 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Former Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboy football player, Jim Schwantz speaks about his days playing football, receiving the NFL’s Unsung Hero Award and winning Super

Bowl XXX with Dallas. For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

Teen Study Hall. 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Got finals? Don’t study alone! Gather with friends to take advantage of free printing, WiFi, refreshments and more. For grades 7-12. For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

ESL Club. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. New English speakers are invited to join this conversation club to practice speaking English. Meet people from all over the world to share personal stories and discuss current events and other topics chosen by the group. For more information contact Darlene at 847-663-6433.

For more information, visit www. nileslibrary.org or call 847-6631234.

JANUARY 17 Clarence Culver Spelling Bee. Clarence Culver School will be holding its annual Culver Spelling Bee at 7 p.m.

Closed Captioned New Releases: “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”. 2 to 4:15 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. When seven seniors decide to ‘outsource’ their retirement to a resort in faroff India, friendship and romance blossom in the most unexpected ways. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847663-1234.

Niles’ Songwriters. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Area songwriters are invited to bring original songs to share and get feedback from others in the group. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847-663-1234.

Reading with Rover. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St., Niles. Does your child need to build confidence when reading out loud? Our friendly dogs are great listeners, always positive and always fun to relax with. For kids in grades K+ (beginning to advanced readers). Call 847663-6622 or drop by Youth Services to sign up for a 20-min slot. For more information, visit www.nileslibrary.org or call 847-663-1234.

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Guest Columnist

A 2000-year-old message for our time Whenever I read the words of Jesus Christ, I am awestruck at just how modern, how absolutely up to date his teachings are. Twothousand years ago, in an age where honor killing, revenge and eye-for-an-eye were the ruling philosophies and legal approach, Jesus Christ taught love, mildness and forgiveness.

The word “love” can be a tricky one, because in English, love has lost its subtle nuances. You can love a sandwich, your job, or your spouse or child, and it’s all the same word. But we know by context the intensity and meaning is different. In the Koine Greek of the New Testament, the love that Jesus refers to is “agape.” It’s also called charity, the pure love of Christ. In this context, love is unconditional,divine and absolute.

We see this kind of love in our modern world on occasions of great sacrifice.

T h a t ’ s consistent with Jesus’ teachings as well: “There is no greater love than this: that a person would lay down his life for the sake of his friends,” and “Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love each other.”

Those aren’t the sentiments of the violent world of 2,000 years ago, nor of the anger, cruelty or revenge of our modern era. The words of Christ are modern, even in our “modern” age.

Our family did a little experiment

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on family night. We compared our favorite pop music with our favorite hymn. We listened to a minute or two of each and then noted and commented on how differently they made us feel. We noticed a big difference in the type of energy and peace brought out by hymns in contrast to the worldliness of pop culture.

We didn’t extend that to movies or books, but it seems obvious that our media affects our very souls.

Watching and reveling in violence and revenge most certainly must influence how we think and

behave. “As a man thinketh, so shall he be” is a true statement of clear fact.

Contrast that with some of our modern politicians and even those who call themselves “reverend” or “pastor.” Their words are meant to stir up old hurts and are an implicit call for division and revenge. We aren’t a single human family, beloved of God, but a seething mass of differences separated in every worldly way - race, appearance, ethnicity, language and etc.

Ironically, at the DNA level,

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those things that we share, those things that fundamentally make us human, are 99.9 percent the same. When looking at DNA, you cannot tell a person’s race, appearance, ethnicity or language - except in the tiniest fraction. It is just enough difference to let us separate ourselves if we wish.

That’s what leads to violence, revenge and cruelty.

In our “modern” age, Christ’s sacrifice and commandment are truer than ever, “As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

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H o ro s c o p e s Share guilty pleasures with friends. You can forgive yourself for lapses in diet when surrounded by piles of good things to eat and drink in the week to come.

Make merry while holiday spirit reigns supreme.

Recent unbridled spending may have put a dent in your wallet, but you are having so much fun you don’t care. Home, family and pursuing personal pleasures might take up all your time in the week ahead.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. In the coming week, you can listen to your heart as well as what other people say. You could find ways to help someone live up to a New Year’s resolution.

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Fan the flames. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Getting ahead in career, work or business is your primary passion, even when your schedule in the week ahead is filled with fun-filled holiday frolics.

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Dons’ ‘D’ helps deliver Wheeling title

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

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Jake Maestranzi hit a free throw in the closing seconds to give Notre Dame a win in the title game of the Wheeling Tournament.

Duante Stephens stepped up big for the Dons offensively during their semifinal win over Naperville Central last Friday at the Wheeling Hardwood Classic.

In the championship game Saturday night versus Niles North, Stephens helped get the job done on the defensive end when Notre Dame needed a stop.

After all-tournament team member Jake Maestranzi hit a free throw with 11.4 seconds left to give the Dons a 54-52 lead, Niles North had one final opportunity to either tie the game or win it with a three-pointer.

The Dons successfully prevented Niles North sharpshooter Malachi Nix (18 points) from getting into position, and Stephens blanketed Lorenzo Dillard—another offensive threat—as the clock wound down. Dillard threw up a desperation three that hit the side of the rim, and the Dons held on to capture the championship of the 35th annual tourney, 54-52.

“We knew Lorenzo Dillard was a good player,” said Stephens, who finished with 12 points,“so coach (Tom Les) told me to guard him.

I felt I did a good job. I knew that he was going to try and draw a foul so I kind of played off of him and let him shoot the tough shot he had.”

Les said the Dons work on playing perfect defense for 30-second stretches during practice, and that drill paid off handsomely at the end of the game.

“It was 10 seconds and we have a two-point lead,” he said, “so we really only had to play (defense) for 10 seconds.We push our guys on the defensive end. It was kind of nice.We had a time-out to settle in, to tell everybody what exactly we wanted defensively and they

executed.”

The Dons held a six-point lead in the fourth quarter on three separate occasions: 46-40 following tournament MVP Matt Mooney’s tip-in of his missed shot; 49-43 on a Maestranzi trey; and 51-45 with 4:10 to play after Stephens sank two free throws.

But the Vikings eventually cut Notre Dame’s lead to just two points,53-51,with 1:38 remaining.

Notre Dame then ran some time off the clock, but the Dons were whistled for a traveling violation with 42.2 seconds left.

Dillard hit one of two free throws 20 seconds later to make it 53-52, but Maestranzi answered with a free throw that provided Notre Dame its two-point cushion.

“Jake hit that free throw to at least make it a one possession game and our defense, which is what we count on, came through,” said Mooney, who scored a teamhigh 14 points.

The Dons played the entire tourney without senior starter Justin Halloran, who broke the index finger on his shooting hand before Christmas.

“Many times during this tournament when we were struggling to score, I was thinking to myself just how big of a difference it is playing without him,” Mooney said. “He stretches the defense, and I think he’s our second leading scorer and he’s a great player. We still came through defensively and as a team, and everybody stepped up a little bit.”

Les said Halloran may not be back until late January. Even though Halloran will be missed, Les believes the Dons have enough scoring balance to weather his absence.

“I have any one of six guys can lead us in scoring on any night,”Les said. “It kind of creates problems for the other team scouting us

because they may see Matt one night have 22 and then Duante’s going to have 20 the next night.

We have different options and different opportunities so when a guy’s struggling, there’s another guy that always steps us.”

Donte Stephenson added eight points, and freshman Ammar Becar had six.

To get to the finals, Notre Dame beat Naperville Central 47-40.

The Dons’ third straight tourney victory last Friday—and sixth straight overall—put them in the Wheeling championship game. Stephens took charge in the fourth quarter, scoring four straight points that enabled Notre Dame to take the lead after trailing 36-35. Stephens was the Dons’ leading scorer with 17 points, followed by Mooney, who had 15.

Notre Dame beat East Suburban Catholic Conference foe Carmel 63, -44 in the tourney’s quarterfinals last Thursday night.

The two squads duked it out throughout the first half, and the Dons held a one-point lead, 23-22, heading into the third quarter. Carmel led briefly, 24-23, but the Dons turned up a notch defensively, forcing a handful of turnovers. Notre Dame built up a 41-28 advantage with around three minutes left in the quarter and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the rest of the game.

Mooney scored 12 of his gamehigh 22 points in the deciding third period. Maestranzi chipped in with 11.

In the tournament opener, Notre Dame beat Alcott 91-3, behind four players in double figures, demolished.

Stephens dumped in 16 to lead the quartet, followed by Eddie Serrano with 15. Mooney and Stephenson each finished with 12 for the Dons. mike@buglenewspapers.com

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Hawk girls play for Dundee-Crown championship

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Maine South took highly touted Fenwick’s best punch in last Friday’s semifinals of the Dundee-Crown Charger Classic holiday tournament, and then delivered a knockout blow of its own.

The Hawks kept pace with Fenwick despite being outscored 25-16 in the second quarter and trailing 51-47 at the end of three quarters. Maine South rattled off nine unanswered points to begin the fourth quarter, outscored the Friars 22-10 in the period and won, 69-61.

Maine South (15-2) tangled with Naperville Central for the tournament title on Saturday night.

Hawks coach Mark Smith regularly substituted throughout the contest in order to keep players fresh to counter Fenwick’s up-tempo style of play. Hailey Schoneman netted a career-high 18 points for the Hawks, followed by 17 from Jacqui Grant. Mackenzie Duffy and Regan Carmichael scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.

In the quarterfinals last Thursday, Maine South handed Mother McAuley only its third loss of the season, holding off the Mighty Macs, 63-59.

The Hawks held a slim lead over Mother McAuley, 60-59, with under 30 seconds to go.

But Erin Kieny tossed a long inbounds pass to Carmichael as the Mighty Macs pressed, and Carmichael drove for a layup that put the Hawks in front, 6259. Grant netted an insurance free throw late in the game.

Grant tossed in 19 to top Hawk scorers. Carmichael added 13, Duffy 12 and Schoneman nine.

The Hawks, behind an 18-point effort from Carmichael and 12 from Grant, registered a 50-27 triumph over host DundeeCrown in its opening game of the tournament Dec. 26.

• Maine East cruised past Elmwood Park, 53-27, in its first game of the St. Viator Snowflake Classic held on Dec. 22.

Shaylee Sloan led the winners with 14 points, while Jazlene Gonzalez finished with nine and Maria Protic seven—all coming in the third quarter.

The Demons made it two straight when they resumed play at the tourney on Dec. 26, this time whipping Northside Prep,

67-32. Elanta Slowak dropped in a game-high 21 points and Sloan contributed 12.

Unfortunately, Maine East couldn’t keep the momentum going and was denied a trip to the championship game after bowing to the host school, 55-47, last Thursday.

The Demons fell victim to St. Viator guard Erin Fabbri, who scored 20 of her game-high 26 points during the second half.

Sloan was the Demons’ leading scorer with 18 points; she also reached double figures in rebounds. Gonzalez scored 12.

However, Maine East (710) secured a 37-32 triumph against Guerin last Friday behind Slowak’s 15 points and 10 from Janelle Alba-Garner. The Demons concluded play in the tourney on Saturday.

• Niles West (2-10), which began competition at the Mundelein Holiday Tournament Dec. 26, was handed a 49-38 defeat by Streamwood. Molly Kleppin had nine points for the Wolves.

Kleppin scored seven points in the Wolves’ 56-20 loss to Huntley last Thursday during secondround play.

The Wolves (3-11) won their final game at Mundelein on Saturday, edging Lake Park, 4845. Jasmine Townsend netted 10 points, and Julia Easter finished with eight. Scoring seven points apiece were Kasey Simkins, Jalynn Estrada and Katherine DeLara.

• Resurrection overcame a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit during its opening matchup of the Dundee-Crown Charger Classic tourney opposite Barrington on Dec. 26 to force overtime. However, Barrington prevailed over the Bandits, 62-60, on a last-second putback.

The loss put a damper on an outstanding offensive effort by Liz Rehberger, who pumped in 36 points.

Kate Moriarty added nine rebounds and seven points.

The Bandits bounced back the following day, outlasting St. Charles East, 63-58, for their 10th win of the season. Moriarty led Resurrection with 19 points while pulling down 15 rebounds.

Kelly Barzowski tallied 15 and Rehberger 14. St. Charles led during the first half, but the Bandits held East to six points in the third quarter.

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Mackenzie Duffy had 11 points in a win over Fenwick.

score in double figures in a 6454 victory last Friday over Maine West. Rehberger notched 17 points, Alyssa Ruehl added 15 and Moriarty 13. Barzowski also contributed eight.

GIRLS GYMNASTICS Maine South secured second place at the Maine West Warrior

Winter Wonderland Invitational last Friday.

The Hawks finished with 98.40 points compared to firstplace Schaumburg’s 99.10.

Heleigh Sir, a senior, scored a 9.05 on the uneven parallel bars for second place.

Freshman Carly Berns tied for fifth in the event (8.35), and

also took seventh on beam and eighth on vault.

Also recording top-10 finishes for the Hawks were sophomore Lauryn Rotonda in the floor exercise (sixth), and senior Nicole Allegretti, who was seventh on the uneven bars and eighth on the beam. mike@buglenewspapers.com

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Mohammed Qureshi tallied a career-high 18 points in a win over Plainfield North.

Wolves bounce back after loss

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

Following a 67-47 loss to Joliet West in the opening round of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, Niles West bounced back and won a pair of games to advance to the consolation championship game, where it fell to Oak ParkRiver Forest 54-48.

Senior David McCoy led all scorers in the game with 23 points.

It was McCoy’s second consecutive 23-point outburst, as he racked up the same number of points in a 68-49 win over United Township earlier Saturday morning.

Those games came on the heels of a hard-fought 67-63 win Friday over Plainfield North.

After jumping out to an early 19-point lead early, the Wolves let North back in the game, but then always found the big shot to keep Plainfield from taking a lead.

A few of those big shots came from Mohammed Qureshi, who paced the way with 18 points.

He hit four of his eight three pointers, which is something new in the arsenal of the 6-foot, 3-inch senior.

“I haven’t scored this much ever,” he said. “This is my highest scoring game. We played a lot in the summer and I worked on shooting.”

Joe Younan added 14 points in the win.

The Wolves ended in the consolation bracket after falling 67-47 to Joliet West in the opener.

“I felt that we didn’t play our style of basketball in the loss,” Niles West coach Bob Williams said. “We really bounced back today and played good defense.

At the end of the game we played consistent defense, played smart and took good shots. Right before that, we didn’t do that and let them back in the game. Hopefully

we continue to learn that lesson.”

McCoy and Qureshi each had 10.

“We learned from that loss (to West) and we came out mentally prepared,” Qureshi said. “We got out hustled and out played. We came out to dog a team and we started doing that and then we let up.”

Qureshi knows that playing the type of teams the Wolves played will prepare them for the rest of the season.

“This is a great learning experience,” he said. “We will mature and we will be a much better team in conference.”

Willams feels it goes beyond the competition.

“Half of it is the competition and the other is just the atmosphere,” he said. “We stay togeter in the hotel and they do this up big and when you are here, you know you are part of something special. All that makes a team get better.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Hawks advance to Proviso W. quarterfinals

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Prior to his club competing in the renowned Proviso West Holiday Tournament for the first time last week, Maine South head coach Tony Lavorato said that he was not satisfied with the Hawks just being there.

He wanted Maine South to “make some noise.”

The Hawks, indeed, made their presence known, knocking off two quality teams, Hillcrest and Glenbard East, en route to advancing to last Friday’s quarterfinal round of the 52nd annual tourney.

Their quarterfinal opponent, Stevenson, connected on a handful of key three-pointers during the fourth quarter that contributed to a 54-51 Hawks’ defeat, but Lavorato pointed out the game, in his eyes, was lost in the first half. Maine South was still in it, trailing 19-15 at the break, yet hit only 6 of 19 shots from the field and went 2 of 6 from the line through the first 16 minutes.

“I thought we were tentative,” Lavorato said. “We missed eight two-foot shots. We were awful from the free-throw line in the first half. Quite frankly, going down four, scoring 15 points and having all the great looks that we had, we should have been up 10 or 12.

“We had an opportunity to get to the final four and the elite eight and that’s a great accomplishment. But you’ve got an opportunity to get to the final four at Proviso West and you’re Maine South High School, we let the opportunity slip through our fingers today.”

Senior forward Danny Quinn (eight points) was forced to the bench after picking up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter, but 6-7 sophomore George Sargeant spelled Quinn and scored all seven of his points during a four-minute stretch.

Sargeant’s free throw with five second left in the third put the Hawks ahead (33-32) for the first time since early in the second quarter.

“This was a postseason game in December where every possession mattered,” Lavorato said. “Guys were hitting big shots, guys were executing. We had a next man up philosophy.

George Sargeant came in for

Danny (Quinn) and gave us huge minutes.This is why we’re in the tournament. We want to get that postseason philosophy. We want to show how important every possession is, and our kids got that.”

In the fourth quarter, Frank Dounis’ jumper enabled Maine South to maintain a one-point advantage (35-34). However, the Patriots regained the lead, and then extended it to six points, 47-41, with 2:16 left, thanks to two threes from Jalen Brunson (game-high 23 points) and another from Andrew Stempel.

Lavorato said the treys by Brunson—whose father, Rick Brunson, once played for the Chicago Bulls—hurt, but Stempel’s trifecta was the dagger.

“I thought it was a big three,” Lavorato said. “Brunson is Brunson. The first one (Brunson hit) was a really good contested three; the second one was inexcusable. He had a wide open look and good players are going to hit that.To our kids’ credit, we still come back and we got it to one and we’re right where we needed to be.”

The Hawks came within a point of Stevenson twice in the final 23 seconds on baskets from John Solari and Andrew Palucki.

But Connor Cashaw’s two free throws provided Stevenson (102) with its margin of victory.

Solari led the Hawks in both scoring (15 points) and rebounding (eight), while Dounis pumped in 12 points.

Maine South (11-2) faced Bogan on Saturday afternoon.

The winner of that matchup played for fifth place on Monday.

Lavorato said he’s happy the Hawks secured an opportunity to go deeper in the tourney and face off against top-notch teams.

“We’re here at Proviso to play teams like Morgan Park and Bogan, Hillcrest and Glenbard East,” he said. “We’re getting our money’s worth and that’s why we’re here. I’m really excited because we get to play tomorrow (Saturday) instead of sitting (at home) and waiting for a week.

If this was the end of it and we had to wait for a week, I’d really have a miserable new year’s for our kids’ sake.”

In the second round, the Hawks defeated Glenbard East 60-51.

Maine South broke a 25-25

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John Solari of Maine South looks for a shot against Stevenson Friday night. Solari scored a team-high 15 points in a 54-51 defeat.

tie at intermission by putting together an 11-2 run to start the third quarter during its secondround matchup vs. Glenbard East of the DuPage Valley Conference last Thursday.

That run put the Hawks in front, 36-27. Then the Hawks led 45-32 on a Palucki three-pointer with three seconds to go in the third. Glenbard East sliced the Hawks’ lead to four points late in the game, but Maine South sank 5 of 8 free throws down the stretch—two apiece by Dounis

and Quinn—to ice the victory.

Palucki topped the Hawks with 15 points, followed by Quinn’s 14. Solari had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Caleb DeMarigny added nine points.

To open the tournament, Maine South defeated Hillcrest 58-48.

Hillcrest, which entered the tourney 7-3.

But the Hawks were raring to go in their first tourney appearance, jumping out to a

15-8 first-quarter lead. Hillcrest cut the Hawks’ margin to four with 2:23 to go, but Maine South held them off.

Solari sizzled from the floor, hitting seven of eight shots and finishing with a game-high 21 points to go along with six rebounds. The senior forward also went 7 of 10 from the line.

Dounis turned in nice all-around effort with 12 points, seven boards and four assists. Quinn added 11 points and six boards. mike@buglenewspapers.com

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Points per game Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Matt Mooney, Notre Dame Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Marcus Fair, Plainfield North David McCoy, Niles West Ryan Peter, JCA Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Joe Younan, Niles West David Robinson, Lockport Kendal Interial, Plainfield North Kendall Guyton, Bolingbrook Frank Dounis, Maine South Jimmy Moon, Romeoville John Solari, Maine South Kenny Williams, Bolingbrook Carl Terrell, Joliet West Brandon McCullum, Joliet West Danny Quinn, Maine South Devo Goodlow, Plainfield Central Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North Duante Stephens, Notre Dame Jake Maestranzi, Notre Dame Corey Evak, Plainfield North Curtis Harringron, Plainfield Central Jake Nowak, Plainfield North Romeo Magliore, Niles West Kurt Palandech, Plainfield North

18.4 16.1 16.0 15.3 14.7 14.1 13.8 12.5 11.8 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6

Rebounds per game Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Devo Goodlow, Plainfield Central Eddie Serrano, Notre Dame Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Ryan Peter, JCA David McCoy, Niles West Andre Hardy, Joliet West Josh Smith, Plainfield East Kurt Palandech, Plainfield North John Solari, Maine South David Robinson, Lockport Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West Kevin Fervil, Plainfield East Armani Bonilla, Romeoville Keith Craig, JCA Kendal Interial, Plainfield North Corey Evak, Plainfield North Kiefer Ketelhut, Plainfield North Brandon McCullum, Joliet West

10.0 9.2 9.0 7.8 7.6 7.3 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0

Jake Maestranzi, Notre Dame Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Marcus Fair, Plainfield North Matt Mooney, Notre Dame Ryan Peter, JCA Frank Dounis, Maine South Curtis Harringron, Plainfield Central David McCoy, Niles West Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West Caleb Demarigny, Maine South Kendal Interial, Plainfield North C.J. Redmond, Bolingbrook Ryan Peter, JCA

Free throw % 35 35 29 27 27 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 20

Derrick Lockhart, Lockport Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Andrew Palucki, Maine South James Boyd, Romeoville Keith Craig, JCA Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Romeo Magliore, Niles West

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GIRLS

Steals Jake Maestranzi, Notre Dame C.J. Redmond, Bolingbrook John Campbell, Lockport Curtis Harringron, Plainfield Central Carl Terrell, Joliet West Brandon McCullum, Joliet West David McCoy, Niles West Ryan Peter, JCA Kendal Interial, Plainfield North Morris Dunnigan, Joliet West Ryan Peter, JCA Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Kurt Palandech, Plainfield North Caleb Demarigny, Maine South Keegan Tyrell, JCA Shakar Washington, JCA Danny Quinn, Maine South Roger Tating, Plainfield East Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Keith Craig, JCA Joe Younan, Niles West Frank Dounis, Maine South Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Field Goal % Romeo Magliore, Niles West Windt, Plainfield Central Joe Younan, Niles West Kurt Palandech, Plainfield North Ben Moore, Bolingbrook Jake Nowak, Plainfield North Danny Quinn, Maine South Devo Goodlow, Plainfield Central Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Frank Dounis, Maine South David Robinson, Lockport

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.635 .620 .593 .580 .560 .540 .530 .530 .525 .510 .510

.833 .824 .790 .790 .769 .760 .739 .733

3-pointers Joe Younan, Niles West Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Caleb Demarigny, Maine South Jimmy Moon, Romeoville

22 17 13 11 11

Points per game Liz Rehberger, Resurrection Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Nikia Edom, Plainfield East Faith Suggs, Plainfield East Kiera Currie, Romeoville Naomi Mayes, Lockport Bernasia Fox, Joliet Central Jaida Green, Downers North Sarah Costello, Downers North Abby Smith, Romeoville Gabby Williams, Plainfield East Angelica Osusky, Romeoville Brianna Harris, Romeoville Nina Maggio, Plainfield East Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Nicole Pease, Plainfield Central Anna Novak, Lockport Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Jenae Rowe, Joliet West Molly Kleppin, Niles West

18.9 18.9 17.2 16.8 15.8 14.9 14.4 13.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.6 9.7 8.8 8.6 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.0

Rebounds per game Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Kiera Currie, Romeoville Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Aaliyah Stepney, Joliet West Faith Suggs, Plainfield East Chantell Mack, Joliet Central Gabby Williams, Plainfield East Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Sarah Costello, Downers North Peyton Winters, Downers North

11.5 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.8 6.6

Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Vicky Orasco, Joliet West Jenae Rowe, Joliet West Jade Anthony, Plainfield Central Julia Easter, Niles West Bailee McDaniel, Plainfield Central Jenny Spychala, Resurrection Nora Polaski, Lockport Abby Smith, Romeoville Nikia Edom, Plainfield East

6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.1

Assists Kelly Barzowski, Resurrection Abby Smith, Romeoville Sarah Costello, Downers North Gina Mathews, Plainfield East Nikia Edom, Plainfield East Angelica Osusky, Romeoville Molly Kleppin, Niles West Lisa Schroeder, Plainfield Central Nina Maggio, Plainfield East Treanna Perry, Joliet West

59 46 37 27 25 22 21 14 14 14

Steals Sarah Costello, Downers North Liz Rehberger, Resurrection Abby Smith, Romeoville Kiera Currie, Romeoville Nikia Edom, Plainfield East Nina Maggio, Plainfield East Kelly Barzowski, Resurrection Angelica Osusky, Romeoville Bernasia Fox, Joliet Central Molly Kleppin, Niles West Destiny Hollins, Lockport Brianna Harris, Romeoville Anna Novak, Lockport Lisa Schroeder, Plainfield Central Jade Anthony, Plainfield Central

43 40 40 29 24 21 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 16 16

Field Goal % Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Peyton Winters, Downers North Daniella Cortez, Plainfield Central Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Christina Ekhomu, JCA Liz Rehberger, Resurrection

.537 .537 .519 .500 .490 .488 .480

Free Throw % Jenae Rowe, Joliet West Liz Rehberger, Resurrection Kiera Currie, Romeoville Colleen Honn, Downers North Nicole Pease, Plainfield Central

.880 .850 .761 .730 .720

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BOYS BOWLING 1. Minooka 2. Romeoville 3. Lockport 4. Plainfield North 5. Plainfield Central 6. Bolingbrook 7. Joliet West

GIRLS BOWLING 1. Minooka 2. Lockport 3. Joliet West 4. Plainfield East 5. Plainfield North 6. Plainfield Central 7. Downers South

BOYS BASKETBALL 1. Maine South 2. Notre Dame 3. Benet 4. Joliet West 5. Downers South 6. Bolingbrook 7. Joliet Central

GIRLS BASKETBALL 1. Plainfield East 2. Bolingbrook 3. Maine South 4. JCA 5. Romeoville 6. Downers South 7. Benet

WRESTLING 1. Lockport 2. Minooka 3. Plainfield Central 4. Downers North 5. Notre Dame 6. Downers South 7. Niles West Rankings are compiled by Mark Gregory and Scott Taylor.

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Bengals hold tight against Montini

By Scott Taylor Sports Editor

Last year Plainfield East finished its season with a 25-point loss to Benet in a regional final.

Friday, Dec. 28 the Bengals (132) finally lost their next game, falling 58-51 to three-time Class 3A state champ Montini at the Montini Christmas Tournament.

The progress from last year though isn’t just shown in their win-loss record, it was shown in the level of competitiveness between their two losses.

“We have a lot of resolve this year,” East coach Missy Mitidiero said.“Right now we’re playing to win and in previous years they were playing not to lose. They have a different mindset this year and that is to fight. We couldn’t ask for anything different.Yea, we wanted to win, but we played a great game.”

“We got some new players and we’re strong,” East senior guard Nina Maggio said.“We play as a team. This gives us a lot of momentum.There’s a lot of good teams in this tournament.”

While East allowed Benet to run away from them in that game last year, it wouldn’t allow for that to happen again.

The Bengals overcame an early 10-2 deficit to take a 13-10 lead, only to see foul trouble drop them behind 30-20 at the half.

That lead grew to 44-30 in the third quarter before East made its run.

They scored the final nine points of the quarter to cut the deficit to five, despite Nikia Edom picking up her fourth personal foul. Just 40 seconds into the fourth quarter Faith Suggs picked up her fourth foul after getting the Bengals to within two on a three-pointer. Two minutes later the lead was built to seven, 49-42, as Gabby Williams picked up her fourth foul.

“We love to foul, that’s been our big thing,” Mitidiero stated.

“We have to stop that and stop some of the turnovers here and there, but our kids are doing a good job.”

Despite all the adversity, the Bengals wouldn’t quit, cutting

the lead to three at 52-49 and again at 54-51 with two minutes left. They had several chances to cut the lead to one or tie the score, but couldn’t convert.

“Until the game is over, we never give up,” Mitidero said.

“That’s what makes me so proud to coach these guys.They are that team that can come back. Right now we are hopefully moving up in everything we are doing.”

Maggio led the way with 16 points, Williams scored 11, seven in the fourth quarter, while Edom and Suggs scored 10 points apiece.

“Nina has been huge for us,” Mitidiero said. “The other teams don’t look for her to score. Now they have to guard Nikia, Faith, Nina and Gabby, they can’t leave anyone open. Gabby fought back real hard and played with a lot of energy and emotion.”

East opened the tournament with a 65-52 win over Oak ParkRiver Forest as Suggs tallied 18 points, Maggio had 14, Williams 13 and Edom 12. Edom had 20, Williams 13 and Suggs 11 in a 5453 win over Romeoville.

“It was a huge win,” Mitiderio said of the comeback victory over Romeoville. “It stinks that we have to play them now three times in our season, but at the same time, they are a great team and are well-coached. They are our rivals right now, so it was nice to get an early win off them.”

The Bengals have a lot to take away from the tournament, known as one of the toughest in the state.

“We were fired up,” Maggio said. “We came out strong. They were playing a 2-3 zone, so all we had to do was shoot. We showed a lot of heart. Whenever we’re down all we have to do is fight and keep coming back.”

“I wanted to be in this tournament because it really prepares us for what we see outside of our regular season play,” Mitidiero said. “That’s what we need. We don’t have enough of that. It’s a great opportunity to play some of these teams. There are some great teams here.This is our checkpoint.” staylor@enterprisepublications.com

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Gabby Williams scored 13 points in Plainfield East’s 58-51 loss to Class 3A champion Montini.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nominees Jonah Coble, Joliet C. Avg. 21.25 ppg at McDipper

Last week’s results Carly Corrigan Plainfield North

Morris Dunnigan, Joliet W. Avg. 21 ppg at Pontiac

Nikia Edom Plainfield E.

Angelica Osusky Romeoville

John Solari, Maine So. 21 pts. in win vs. Hillcrest Aaron Jordan, Plainfield E. 24 of team’s 35 pts vs. Pekin Go to buglenewspapers.com to vote for your winner!

Nicole Ekhomu JCA

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Languedoc: France’s Hidden Corner Sunny, out-of-the-way Languedoc is an intoxicating part of the world. Stretching from the Mediterranean to the Pyrenees in southwest France, it shares a balmy climate, winter wind, grapevines, and the sea with Provence, its better-known neighbor. But to me, Languedoc somehow feels more real.

I first came here as a teenager, when I visited Languedoc’s spectacular fortified town, Carcassonne. Sitting on the ramparts, I wrote in my journal: “Before me lies Carcassonne, the perfect medieval city. Like a fish that everyone thought was extinct, somehow Europe’s greatest Romanesque fortress city has survived the centuries. I was supposed to be gone yesterday, but here I sit imprisoned by choice - curled in a cranny on top of the wall.”

Anyone can feel like a kid on a rampart in this ultimate walled city, but it’s easier to savor its fairytale towers, turrets, and cobblestones if you don’t have to swim against the midday mobs. Salespeople stand guard at the doors of their souvenir shops, creating a cheesy gauntlet of tacky temptations. But in the early morning, the evening, or off-season, a quieter Carcassonne is an evocative playground for any medievalist.

The massive walls enfolding the old town are nearly two miles around, with 52 towers, each topped with a “witch hat” turret. For good measure, an outer rampart was added about 1300. While the double walls seem mighty enough, moats strengthened the city’s defenses.

Moats weren’t actually filled with water and alligators - they were just a dangerous no-man’s-land designed to expose attackers.

The only way to beat a place like Carcassonne was a starve-’emout siege. (Charlemagne tried it, but gave up.)

During Carcassonne’s golden age - the 1100s - troubadours sang ballads of ideal love, chivalry was in vogue, and a pragmatic spirit of tolerance ruled.The area became a center of the Cathars - a heretical Christian group.

They opposed the over-thetop materialism of the Church, which put them on a collision course with the pope.

But as France consolidated its central power, it clamped down on feisty groups like the Cathars,

even in this remote corner of the country.

The king and the pope joined forces to launch the brutal 13th-centur y Albigensian Crusades. The Cathars retreated to isolated strongholds in the hills, but in the end were ruthlessly wiped out.

Today the ruggedly beautiful land around Carcassonne is dotted with their haunting castle ruins - the closest are those at Lastours and Minerve (accessible only by car and with a good map).

Scrambling around remote ruins and meditating on medievalism always whets my appetite. In Languedoc, I go for stick-to-your-ribs cassoulet.

This regional specialty is an old Roman concoction of goose, duck, pork, sausage, and white beans. Be warned: “Going local” here can get you tripe (cow intestines) or foie de veau (calf liver). Whatever you order, wash it down with one of the region’s well-made wines.

In these parts, the Cathars were also called Albigensians named after the nearby town of Albi. This enjoyable river town of sienna-toned bricks and halftimbered buildings has two world-class sights: a towering cathedral and the ToulouseLautrec Museum.

Albi’s big and bold St. Cecile cathedral is hard to miss - it’s the biggest cathedral of brick in the world. It looks less like a church and more like a fortress.

In fact, it was a central feature of the town’s defensive walls. Built during the height of the Cathar heresy, this place oozes power get on board, or get run over.

Next to the church, the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum contains the world’s largest collection of artworks by the famous hometown boy. Born in Albi in 1864, Henri de ToulouseLautrec was crippled from youth (probably due to a genetic disorder). His father, once an engaged parent, lost interest in his deformed son. Henry moved to the fringes of society, where he gained an affinity for other people who didn’t quite fit in.

Henri later moved to Paris and made his mark painting the city’s underclass. His candid portraits -

Photo Courtesy of Robyn Stencil

Carcassonne’s double walls, turrets, and towers are best explored early or late, when the tide of tourists has turned.

of winos, prostitutes, and cabaret dancers - are uniquely colorful and graphic. His advertising posters for Paris’ theaters and dance halls were his bread and butter and today are some of his most recognizable works.

Toulouse-Lautrec died at 37, unmourned and unappreciated by the art establishment. Luckily the mayor of Albi had the good sense to accept his artwork when his heirs offered it to the city.

Languedoc’s hard-fought past and independent spirit

are evident everywhere - in its landmark fortified city, ruined castles, hearty cuisine, and go-italone art. Venture to southwest France to discover this distinctly local culture.

(Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. Email him at rick@ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook.)

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Interpersonal Edge Helping the advice from 2012 correct way As loyal readers know, at the end of each year I summarize the advice I gave over the year into one practical wisdom-packed column. Thank you for sharing your struggles, insights and victories!

So, dear readers, here you go, and Happy Interpersonal Edge Holidays!

-Be intentional about what you want. Before you enter a communication, consider the specific outcome you want. If you want there to be coffee when you get to the break room, don’t make vague, negative statements such as, “Stop being thoughtless,” or “Don’t use the last of the coffee.” Instead, try, “When I arrive at 8 a.m., I’d like coffee in the pot.”

-If you can’t figure out what you want in your career, use your “magic wand” to imagine what your job and workplace would be like if you could simply make it so.Watch the YouTube video of

what happens next. The more concretely you know what you want, the better your chances of getting it.

-Skip the blame preamble before you ask for what you want. People don’t help people who blame them - period! As satisfying as it is to get an apology, most people won’t cough up remorse for not doing what you want. You get to pick between chasing an admission of guilt or going straight for results.

-Stop waiting for people at work to do the right thing because you asked. Instead, always, always communicate an optional unpleasant consequence with a request. Consider this approach: “There are two choices on this report: If I get it by 8 a.m., you get to present your ideas to the board. If I get it later, your ideas won’t be part of the proposal.”

-Accept narcissism as a workplace reality.People do what they do because they believe it is in their best interests. Many find this both unacceptable and annoying.Nevertheless,objecting to reality will never change it, and it may inconvenience you.

Instead, appeal to the underlying interests of others to get what you want.

-Look for opportunities to leave people in a better position than the one in which you found them. Everyone responds to others who have an authentic

desire to benefit them. If you try to manipulate people with no genuine interest in their wellbeing, you will get nothing. If you try to manipulate people with the same techniques but actually want to help them, the world is your oyster!

-Irrationality rules the workplace. We may pretend we are doing things for rational reasons, but the truth is that the heart, not the head, is where the power resides in your workplace.

-Get to know the last great frontier: your own heart. The only way to unlock the mystery of other people is to get to know yourself profoundly and thoroughly. If you understand your own heart, the motivations of others will be easy for you to understand.

-If you’re having a really bad day, do everything you’ve been avoiding. Since it is hard to fall off the floor, start to use your bad days to become bold. How much worse can it get, eh?

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

You can contact Dr. Skube at www. interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)

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Dear Dave, I’m trying to help my son and daughterin-law by encouraging them to get out of debt and live on a budget. It hasn’t been a problem to give them money when they’ve asked in the past, but I’m afraid they’re still in a mess.

How can I make sure I’m doing the right thing?

Margaret Dear Margaret, The first thing you need to do is sit down and have a serious, loving talk with them.

If they’ve asked for money before, and it has become something of a trend, you have a right to know more about their circumstances.

In addition, they need to understand that opening up and being honest about their situation and behavior is a requirement for them to receive more of your help.

I know you guys love each other, but be prepared for them to get defensive. Lots of times people are embarrassed to talk about their mistakes, no matter how nicely you approach things. They may decide not to answer any questions and that it’s none of your business. That’s fine, too. Just make sure they understand Mom won’t open her checkbook unless they open up about their finances.

This isn’t about you being nosy or controlling. It’s about making sure you’re not giving a drunk a drink and further enabling any misbehavior.

Then, if they’re willing to talk, and as a result, you feel they truly need help, make sure any money you give them is a gift, not a loan.

I know it hurts to see them go through rough

times, Margaret. But if they’re acting irresponsibly with money, they need to suffer the consequences of their actions. That, along with your love and advice, can help them turn the corner and win with money!

—Dave

A dated offer Dear Dave, I have one bill left from an emergency room visit earlier this year, and I’m trying to settle with a collections agency. They’re willing to accept half of the $930 owed, but they want me to pay online or by phone, and I don’t feel safe doing that.

What should I do?

Allison Dear Allison, If they’re willing to lower the bill by half, then you need to get that in writing. If you don’t have it in writing, you don’t have a deal. And whatever you do, don’t give them any form of electronic access to your money. I’ve seen too many collectors lie to people about “agreements,” then go in and raid their accounts.

Just tell them to send you, by email or regular letter, a statement saying that $465 will be accepted as payment in full for the debt. Also, tell them you’ll turn around the day you receive this letter and send them a cashier’s check for that amount. Until then, they can go jump in the lake!

—Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored four New York Times bestselling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership.

The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 5 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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Retire Smart: Year-end tax tips

Part One

By Jill Schlesinger Tribune Media Services

While“fiscal cliff”negotiations are throwing a wrench into everybody’s year-end financial planning, please don’t throw up your hands and do nothing!

My last two columns of the year will be devoted to some triedand-true year-end tax strategies that may allow you to save money, courtesy of Uncle Sam. “A little planning can go a long way,” according to Michael Goodman, CPA/PFS, CFP and president of Wealthstream Advisors in New York, but he cautions that investors should be careful not to let the tax tail wag the investment dog. “You need to make a decision about whether you are holding certain positions for the long haul. The uncertainty surrounding the fiscal cliff should encourage you to determine your specific goals and then create a plan to help you get there.”

Before you pull out last year’s returns out as a guide for this year, take note of the following

benefits which expired and/or have not yet been repealed as of this writing and will not be available for tax year 2012: Personal tax credits allowed against regular tax and alternative minimum tax; - Work opportunity tax credit; - Deduction for state and local general sales tax; - Deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses; - Deduction for educator expenses; Non-business energy credits; - Credit for tax credit bonds; - Qualified electric vehicle passive activity credit; and - Enhanced adoption credits.

Still, there’s plenty of work to do, starting with changes to tax law that are set to expire at the end of the year, which affect everything from mortgage rules, to education funding, to employee benefits. Four of the big ones include: Mortgage relief: Homeowners who have restructured their

mortgage debt since the housing crash have enjoyed a big tax benefit: no tax on the amount of debt that was reduced or forgiven. Before the Great Recession, if a lender agreed to reduce principal or release a mortgagee from an obligation, it was considered income. Starting January 1, 2013, any debt discharged will be considered income and taxes will be owed on the amount forgiven. Year-end tip: If you are working on a loan modification or a short sale, try to get it done in 2012.

Medical Expenses: Currently, unreimbursed medical expenses, including amounts paid as health insurance premiums, are deductible to the extent that they exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income.However,theAffordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) increased the threshold for deducting medical expenses. In 2013, medical expenses will be deductible only to the extent that they exceed 10 percent of AGI, except for taxpayers age

65 and older. Year-end tip: Try to accelerate medical expenses in 2012, especially if your adjusted gross income will be lower this year.

Flexible spending account limits: Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) allow employees to direct pre-tax dollars into separate accounts to pay for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses like co-payments, deductibles, orthodontia and eye care. Previously, employees’ contributions were only limited by their specific plan’s rules.

However, the Affordable Care Act will impose a cap of $2,500, as of January 1, 2013. Year end tax tip: If both spouses work, each could elect up to $2,500 under his or her employer’s FSA plan, if the family’s needs warrant that amount.

Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA) contributions: Previously known as Education IRAs, Coverdell accounts can be opened at most financial institution (banks, mutual fund companies, brokerage firms).

Contributions grow tax free until distributed, if the funds are used for qualified education expenses.For 2012,the aggregate annual contribution limit to a Coverdell ESA is $2,000 per designated beneficiary of the account. In 2013, the amount is scheduled to decrease to $500.

The $2,000 limit is phased out for individual contributors with modified AGI between $95,000 and $110,000 and joint filers with modified AGI between $190,000 and $220,000.

For 2013, the AGI limits are scheduled to be reduced to $150,000 and $160,000 for joint filers, although the AGI limits for other filers remain the same. Year-end tip: Maximize ESA contributions for 2012.

Stay tuned next week for some more year-end tax tips and saving strategies.

(Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is the Editorat-Large for www.CBSMoneyWatch. com. She covers the economy, markets, investing or anything else with a dollar sign on her podcast and blog, Jill on Money, as well as on television and radio. She welcomes comments and questions at askjill@moneywatch. com.)

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Niles Senior Center All programs require advanced registration.

For a detailed description of programs & activities or to ask about membership or registration requirements, call the Niles Senior Center at 847-588-8420 Individuals must be a registered member of the Niles Senior Center to receive the member price. Non members are invited to participate in programs at the non-member price. For more information about membership and programs, contact the Senior Center.

Issues in the News – Thursdays - 9:30-11:30AM This dynamic, refreshing class is led by long time leader of this program, Arlene Golub. This group is filled with folks from all walks of life, retired or not, who want to keep abreast of a broad spectrum of what is occurring locally and worldwide. Issues for discussion are brought up by class participants, and everyone’s opinion is valued.

Please call the NSC at 847-5888420 for more information.

A Noon-Year Celebration Join us as we celebrate the beginning of the New Year with an elegant lunch including salad, chicken parmesan, vesuvio potatoes, steamed vegetables

and dessert. Entertainment will be followed by Chicago’s own Peter Oprisko, and his 4 piece band, a premiere interpreter of treasured traditional adult Pop, Jass, and Tin Pan Alley standards.

We will end the afternoon with a traditional New Years champagne toast.

Thursday, January 3, 12:00-2:30pm $15M/$20NM. The RTA and You The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) gets you where you’re going with three transit operators: the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and rail system, Metra commuter rail, and Pace suburban bus service.

Join Kristin Saltas from the RTA as she explains the workings of the RTA. Wednesday, January 16th, 1:30 pm. Free with registration. Call 847-588-8420 to register. All are welcome to attend this program.

Charlie Brown and the Great Exhibit Trip At the Museum of Science and Industry. It’s the Great Exhibit, Charlie Brown! Explore the history of Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz. See Schultz’s role as the sole inspiration and artistic talent behind Peanuts and its unique cast of characters.

Through original cartoons, as well as reproductions and related Peanuts ephemera, you will see how characters were developed and how they evolved over decades in print

and popular culture. Schulz’s Santa Rosa, CA. studio, recreated for the first time, will allow for a deeper look into his work and life.

In addition, with cartoons and memorabilia, the exhibit will explore Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day, during which these characters became known so well. At the Center, we will enjoy lunch featuring a half slab of ribs, baked potato, coleslaw, and dessert. $50M/$55NM. Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:30am-4:00pm.

Got the Dot? – It Could Save Your Life!

Assist first responders with the information they need.

Become part of the Illinois Dot Program.

The Illinois Dot Program is a statewide initiative designed to provide vital medical information on vehicle drivers and passengers.

Information contained on the medical card can assist first responders in the “Golden Hour” immediately following a serious crash. This can very well mean the difference between life and death. For more information, please contact the Niles Senior Center (847 588-8420).

North Shore Senior Center North Shore Senior Center’s

Morton Grove Campus North Shore Senior Center offers programs, classes, activities, and travel opportunities for adults at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center at 6140 Dempster Street. You may register for all programs at the Center or call 847-470-5223.

Lunch & Bingo!

Wednesdays, from 10 a.m to 12:30 p.m.

Enjoy an exciting game of Bingo, a tasty lunch and great company!

Every Wednesday, Bingo begins at 10:30 am followed at 11:30am by lunch catered by a different local restaurant each week. Come early for coffee and conversation! Registration required (so we can order your food). Fee includes lunch.

Bingo cards $.50 each. Watch the bulletin board for the menu!

To register for this program, or seek additional information, call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Volunteer Drivers Needed!

North Shore Senior Center’s Escorted Transportation Service (ETS) relies on volunteers to provide rides for ambulatory seniors to/from medical and dental appointments. Volunteer drivers use their own cars and have great flexibility; they can accept or decline any request for transportation. To learn more about this important and rewarding role, please contact Maura Rogan, Director of Volunteer Services and Community Engagement, at 847.784.6052 or mrogan@nssc. org.

Tell your Life Stories!

North Shore Senior Center’s Life Stories is an oral history program in which you tell and record stories from your life.

During two meetings with a trained volunteer interviewer, ideally in the comfort of your own home, you identify themes and events you want to cover See SENIORS, page 22

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and then share and record them in a conversational interview.

The recorded interview is one hour in length and is transferred to CDs for you to keep and/or share. A Life Stories interview makes a wonderful gift to give or receive! Fee: $40 North Shore Senior Center members; $50 others. To learn more, call 847.784.6085.

Senior Center Membership Become a member of North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus and enjoy opportunities to live longer, happier, healthier lives through an array of programs, activities, trips and services.

Members receive a discount on all programs, activities, and trips, Lifelong Learning Program Catalog, information on local, state, and federal issues affecting seniors, and invitations to special events and presentations. Membership dues are $20 for an individual and $35 for a couple/household for a full year. Everyone welcome!

Call North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus at 847470-5223 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or stop by the Senior Center, 6140 Dempster Street in Morton Grove, to become a member.

Park Ridge Senior Center If bridge is of interest there are several opportunities to enjoy the game. Groups meet on Friday mornings, Sunday afternoons, and Couple’s Bridge meets the first Thursday of the month. Call the Center at 847692-3597 for more information or to be put in tough with one of the group moderators.

Membership dues for the 2012-2013 year are being accepted. The dues are: single - $45 resident/$63 non-resident and a Couple (must reside in the same household) $68 resident/$97 non-resident. And attention to current members … bring in a new member and receive a $5 gift card !!!! Ask the front desk for more details.

Jo Buck continues her exercise classes at 9 am and 10:30 am Monday, Wednesday

Carol E. Panek, nee Calabrese, age 83, Carol was a former Teacher, President of the League of Women Voters of Morton Grove, Trustee of the Village of Niles, and President of the Niles Park District; beloved wife of the late Jack P. Panek; loving mother of Clifford, Michael, Paula (Ed) Crawford, Denise (Paul) Lythcke, Charles and Nancy; cherished grandmother of Brian (Jackie) Panek, Jonathan and Joseph Lythcke and great grandmother of Dominic; dear sister of Janet (the late

Josef Detz Josef Detz, age 78, beloved husband of Magdalena; loving father of Helga (Spencer) Clark and the late Judy Stege; cherished grandfather of Jim (Tammy) and Jacob Stege; dearest great grandfather of Joey, Alyson and Marissa; Visitation was Sunday Dec.

and Friday. This class covers a variety of movements including stretching, strength training and floor exercise. Give it a try!!!

The first class is free. After that it is $2 each time you come Following are number of ongoing activities at the Center: Woodcarvers meet Thursdays at 9am…a FREE activity: Gamers, 1-4:30pm on Fridays play dominos, hand and foot, scrabble for rummikube … also FREE. Ceramics students meet Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30am to noon and work on projects of their choice. There is a charge of only $7 per class.

Pinochle players meet the second Monday, Third Thursday and every Saturday of the month at 1pm. Table tennis players start play at 1pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All abilities are welcome for this free activity. Bocce ball players gather just north of the Center at 10am Wednesday mornings.

Ken Hewelt is bocce master and can explain how the game is played.

Have you ever thought of tap dancing!!! This is a fun way of exercising. The class is at 12:30 Tuesdays with a fee of $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

Leon J. Ofenloch Herbert) Mann and Robert (Mildred) Calabrese; fond godmother and aunt of many; Visitation was Wednesday Dec. 19 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles. Funeral was Thursday Dec. 20 at 10:15 a.m. to St John Brebeuf Church, Mass 11 a.m. Interment Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Rainbow Hospice Ark or to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Appreciated. 847966-7302 or sign a guest book at www.skajafuneralhomes. com.

16 from 3 to 8 p.m., at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles, Funeral Services Monday were Monday Dec. 17th at 11:30 am. Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Josef was a longtime member of the Karlsdorfer Club. for Inf. 847-966-7302 or sign a guest book at www. skajafuneralhomes.com.

Charlie Brown and the Great Exhibit takes place from 9am5pm on Thursday, January10.

The Great Exhibit explores Schulz’s personal history and his role as the sole inspiration and artistic talent behind Peanuts and its unique cast of characters. In addition, with cartoons and memorabilia, the exhibit will take guests on a Peanuts tour of the holidays – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day – during which these characters became known so well. Participants will also have plenty of time to explore the rest of the Museum of Science and Industry. Cost is $62 for members and $75 for non-members and includes admission, box lunch and transportation.

After the indulgence of the holiday season, the Center will be offering two new programs that will be an easy start to the usual New Year’s resolutions.

Starting at 1:30 on Friday, January 11 and running through March 22 will be Tai Chi for Health. Tai Chi is a gentle, low impact approach to fitness that can help ease the pain and stiffness of arthritis and other chronic conditions, increase

Isabel; fond brother of the late Leroy (Ann), Ronald (Joan) and the late Dennis (Leslie); Visitation was Thursday Dec. 20 from 3 to 9 p.m., at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles, Funeral Friday Dec. 21 at 9:15 a.m. to Our Lady of Ransom Church Mass 10 a.m. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers donations to Passages Hospice Appreciated. 966-7302 or sign a guest book at www. skajafuneralhomes.com.

Leon J. Ofenloch, age 82, Purple Heart Marine Veteran Korean War; beloved husband of Joan; loving father of Mark (Theresa), Kevin (Tami), Cindy (Leigh) Rawson and Laura (Bill) Hennessy; devoted grandfather of Amy (Ryan) Scalf, Kelly, Grant, Austin, Samantha,Garrett,Ashley,Emily, Alexandra, Ryan and Kara; great grandfather of Ayla, Addisyn, Braddax, Dagan Darryn and

Marie L. Zinski Marie L. Zinski, nee Cecola, beloved wife of the late Clarence Zinski, loving mother of Linda (Anthony) Santoro; cherished grandmother of Christine (Scott) Carlyon and Maria (Larry) Smith; great grandmother of Dylan, Peyton, Ryan and Brady; dearest sister of the late Josephine (Anthony) Genovaldi, Annie (James) Moyer, Nino (Mary) Cecola and Carolyn (the late Anthony) Romito; dearest

aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews; Visitation was Monday Dec. 17 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave Niles, funeral was Tuesday Dec 18 at 9:15 a.m. to St Isaac Jogues Church Mass 10 a.m.

Interment All Saints Cemetery.

Marie was a retired employee of Cook County after 31 years of working. 847 966 7302 or sign a guest book at www. skajafuneralhomes.

flexibility, muscle strength, heart and lung activity, posture and help balance prevent and falls.

This class can be done standing or modified to chair practicing at one’s own pace. Charge is $62 for members and $77 for non-members. Classes are 45 minutes with no class February 15.

Following this is chair Yoga Plus which is perfect for those with compromised knees, hips, shoulders, ankle, or back pain. Included will be gentle stretching, light weights, and cardio. Participants can stand for a few minutes for balance or stay seated. This class is also 45 minutes with no class February 15 and runs from January 11 to March 22 at 2:30pm at the same cost, $62 for members and $77 for non-members.

A free Health Care Forum is planned for 11am on Thursday, January 10. The Health Care Forum is a collaborative group of health and wellness professionals and community partners working to bring health education to the community.

Topics will address a variety of heath issues, Medicare scams, new Medicaid changes, health screenings, how to prepare for our next doctor’s appointment,

brain health and ideas on how to navigate through the health care process. Refreshments will e served.

The Opera-Arts Discussion group will meet promptly at 12 noon on Thursdays, January 10 and 24. On the 10th, “The Holiday Concert” with Peter, Paul and Mary will be presented.

The concert features a mixture of the trio’s iconic folk classics, Christmas and Hannukah songs and carols, traditional spirituals and songs of hope. On the 24th it’s “The Barkleys of Broadway with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their final pairing and the only one in Technicolor, after 10 years of being apart. The story mirrors real-life creative tensions the two share. Fred’s number, “Shoes with Wings on”, is astounding. As always, refreshments will be served after the programs.

A Body SelfAwareness Program with Jo Buck begins January 14 from 10am-10:30am at a cost of $1 for members and $2 for non-members (plus drop-in-fee).

Have fun in participating in this class which focuses on general well-being, building mental & physical fitness awareness. It See SENIORS, page 23

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This New Year, resolve to get more sleep (StatePoint) There are many popular New Year’s resolutions that quickly come and go: eating healthy, losing weight, managing stress and saving money. In 2013, why not focus on one health change you’ll enjoy sticking to... getting more sleep.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, the average American sleeps about six hours and 55 minutes per night during the week, and 15 percent of adults sleep less than six hours per night.

“Lack of sleep can take a significant toll on your overall health and interfere with some of your daily activities,” said Dr. Michael Thorpy, director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York.

Almost everybody has trouble sleeping now and then, but many Americans experience

SENIORS Continued from page 22 is Jo’s desire for all who attend her class to be physically fit as well as nutritionally savvy. She has tips for you to attain optimal health and secrets on how to help take off those holiday pounds.

An Introduction to the iPad class begins at 1:30-3:30, January 14-January 28 at a cost of $60 for members and $75 for non-members. The class covers the basics of the iPad which includes operation, how to use the app store to download apps (free and paid), how to backup your iPad to your computer and discussion about the use of iCloud. Please bring your iPad and charger to the class.

Jim Weaver, Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley will be conducting two investment related courses. The first is Investing with Relative Strength from 7-8pm on Tuesday, January 15. He will discuss the importance of assessing market risk when investing.

This seminar will teach participants how to use relative strength to choose and hold the strongest investments while managing

significant problems getting to sleep or continually wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep.

Such problems may be clinical symptoms of insomnia.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, if you have trouble falling asleep at night or staying asleep, or you wake up in the morning feeling unrefreshed, you may be suffering from insomnia.

Insomnia can affect people in different ways. Some sufferers have trouble initially getting to sleep, while others wake up in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back asleep.

To help you get better sleep this year, Dr. Thorpy suggests these simple tips: • Set and stick to a sleep schedule. Establish a regular bedtime and wake time.

risk.

Cost is $6 for both members and non-members.

Then from 2-3pm on Wednesday, January 16, he will discuss how to do all you can to make smart choices today and prepare for the future. However, sometimes the unexpected happens and this is when insurance can help.

Cost for both members and nonmembers is $6.

The January Women’s Club lunch begins at 12:30 on Wednesday, January 16. The theme is Celebrities I have Known with author and journalist Sandra Pesman presenting her new memoir, Stairway to the Stars: John Travolta, Wood Allen, Joan Rivers…and Me. The book and talk chronicle Pesman’s life as a Chicago Daily News reporter, then as Crain’s Chicago Business’ Features Editor, and Executive Woman columnist for North Shore Magazine. Cost is $17 for members and $21 for non-members. Lunch will be catered by All on the Road Catering.

The Center will be having movie Thursday, the third Thursday of the month. Join friends and enjoy latest movie releases and popcorn. The Life of Timothy Green will be presented from 1-4pm on Thursday, January 17 at a cost of

• Set aside time at night to “wind down.” Spend some quiet time before bedtime.

Such activities as watching TV, using the computer or working right before bedtime, or in the bedroom, can make it harder to fall asleep.

• Avoid caffeine and alcohol before bed.

• Exercise regularly. Just don’t exercise rigorously near bedtime and check with your doctor before starting an exercise regimen.

• Don’t clock-watch. If you awaken in the middle of the night and stay in bed, don’t lie there staring at the clock. And don’t watch TV or use your laptop or cell phone, because these technologies stimulate the brain, making it tougher to fall back to sleep.

If these tips don’t help, speak with your healthcare

only $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

The regular monthly luncheon will be Monday, January 21 at 12:30. Lively musician Patti Ecker will bring everyone out of the winter doldrums with her Smiling Through performance.

Lunch will be catered by Inglenook. Cost is $17 members, $21 non-members.

The monthly blood pressure and blood sugar screening takes place from 9am to 10:15am.

This is a FREE service for everyone, provided by ProvenaResurrection Healthcare. No appointments are necessary.

Don’t know what gift to give mom and dad, grandpa and grandma, aunt and uncle or friends over age 55….consider a membership to the Park Ridge Senior Center. Call the Center at 847-692-3597 for more information or drop by and pick up the current newsletter and take a tour of the facility.

Please note the Center’s holiday hours: Christmas Eve, 8:30 to noon and closed all day on Christmas Day. The Center wishes everyone a happy holiday season and hope to see new faces at the Center in the New Year.

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According to the National Sleep Foundation, 15 percent of adults sleep less than six hours per night.

professional to help determine if you are suffering from insomnia and require treatment.

More information regarding

insomnia is available at the National Sleep Foundation website at www. sleepfoundation.org.

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