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■ Przybylo beats Hanusiak in hotly contested Niles mayoral race

■ After unseating incumbent

mayor, DiMaria goes on to win seat

APRIL 18, 2013

Vol. 57 No. 28

■ Niles term limits may lead to

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BALLOT RACES BRING NEW FACES Dan DiMaria is new Morton Grove mayor

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Dan DiMaria of the Action Party was elected mayor of Morton Grove after receiving 70 percent of the vote in his race against Larry Gomberg (independent), who got 30 percent.

DiMaria initially unseated incumbent Mayor Dan Staackmann in the Feb. 26 primary election to get the Action Party’s nomination. His platform has been focused on reaching out to businesses and asking them to become DiMaria b a s e d out of Morton Grove in order to promote economic development.

The Action Party ran DiMaria with three candidates for village trustee and one for village clerk. The only contested race was DiMaria’s.

Ed Ramos was elected Village Clerk, taking over Tony Kalogerakos’ previous See DIMARIA, page 3

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Niles mayoral candidate Andrew Przybylo (left) speaks to incumbent Mayor Robert Callero at White Eagle Banquets on election night.

The following is a list of the results for contested area races on April 9:

Niles President, Village of Niles 4 Year Term, Vote For: 1 Registered Voters: 19,167 Ballots Cast: 4,465 24 of 24 Precincts Reported Turnout: 23.3%

Krzysztof “Chris” Hanusiak, Responsible Leadership for Niles Party 36.57% Andrew Przybylo, Niles New Party 2013 63.43% Trustee, Village of Niles 4 Year Term, Vote For: 3 Registered Voters: 19,167 Ballots Cast: 4,465 24 of 24 Precincts Reported Turnout: 23.3%

Louella Blaine Preston, Responsible Leadership for Niles Party 11.54% James T. Hynes, Responsible Leadership for Niles Party 11.9% Mary Marusek, Responsible Leadership for Niles 12.99% George D. Alpogianis, Niles New Party 2013 22.54% Danette O’Donovan Matyas, Niles New See ELECTION, page 8

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Niles’ two successful term limit referendums may lead to further complications

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Because both term limit ballot questions were approved by over 80 percent of voters on April 9, the village of Niles is now in a bind on how to reconcile the conflicting language on how many years someone on the board can serve.

Niles resident Joe Makula led the effort for the referendum designed to limit service on the village board to a total of 16 years. This includes service as a mayor or a village trustee.

Because Makula’s question views time served on the board regardless of position as part of

the 16 years, the new term limit can be considered retroactive.

This means new mayor-elect Andrew Przybylo, who has served 24 years on the village board as a trustee, legally might not be able to seek re-election in four years.

Additionally, the term limit ordinance authored by the village board is designed to limit trustees to three full terms (total 12 years) and mayors to two full terms (total eight years). Unlike Makula’s term limit referendum, trustees would be allowed to run for mayor after serving three full terms as trustees because their version doesn’t combine total years of service.

In the village of Niles, a ballot question must have more than 50 percent of the vote to become law. Makula’s term limit question received 82.3 percent of the vote, and the village’s term limit ordinance question received 83.1 percent of the vote, leading to the conflict.

“I think the fact that both passed by over 80 percent shows that the differences between the two ballot questions were never really clarified to the voters,” said Mary Marusek, who ran for trustee under the Niles Responsible Leadership party this election and was involved in the circulation of the term limits petition.

A spokesman for Cook County Clerk David Orr said a situation like this has not happened in the past, and that now, Niles must figure out how to implement the two conflicting term limit referendums.

After initially offering no comment the term limits issue, Village Attorney Joe Annunzio later said on April 11 that he was in the process of looking for a law firm with expertise in election law to figure out how to handle the situation.

Previous to the April 9 elections, Makula tried to get the term limits item placed on the Nov. 4, 2012, election ballot with a 1,000-signature petition.

District 207 to upgrade Internet before adoption of Chromebooks

By Alex Hernandez Staff reporter

Maine Township District 207 High School board members on April 1approved funds to improve Internet service at the three schools.

The upgrades are supposed to fix recent issues of Internet outages and service slowdowns in the district and be a prelude to the adoption of Google Chromebooks by incoming freshmen.The school plans on having students use Google Chromebooks to read their assigned texts, research and write papers, etc.

Currently all three high schools in the district get their Internet connection through Maine East. So if Maine East has an issue with their

Internet connection or service, then so do the other schools that rely on that connection.

The plan to upgrade the district’s Internet features creating three points of access to the Internet, one for each school, so that if one of the high schools loses a connection to the Internet, it can access the it from one of the other two schools.

Hank Thiele, the district’s chief technology officer,said that for around $1,300 a month, the district would be able to increase its network’s user capacity and increase its redundancy and reliability. The district also said federal funding would cover 49 percent of the monthly $1,300 for the upgrade, so the cost to the district is closer to $650 a month.

To be eligible for the federal funding, the additional access points to the Internet need to have filters installed that block websites considered pornographic or obscene. This filter will cost $33,486.

Another aspect of the upgrade will be that all three schools will have 250 megabytes per second (mbps) of Internet speed each, and the district’s internal Ethernet connection will operate at 1,000 mbps between buildings.

The school district will change its current agreement with its Internet service provider, AT&T, to reduce what it spends on the Ethernet.

The savings will go toward Internet service.

However at the time, the Niles Village clerk said it didn’t meet election code and denied his request.

Undeterred, Makula returned to the streets to gather another 1,000 signatures for new petition asking for a question on term limits to be added to the April 9, 2013, ballot. This time it was approved for the ballot… after this the village board drafted their own term limit ordinance.

Had Makula’s question made the Nov. 4 ballot and been approved by voters the term limit complications Niles is dealing with could have been avoided altogether.

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Kalogerakos won a trustee seat on the village board alongside John Pietron and Bill Grear, who was elected to his second term.

The race for mayor in Morton Grove was interesting as Gomberg was elected to a trustee seat while running with the Action Party’s slate but then broke away from the party run for mayor independently.

This was seen as a risky move as the Action Party in Morton Grove

has held most elected offices in the village for decades.

DiMaria released a statement April 9 thanking Gomberg for his years of service to Morton Grove and for running a “classy” campaign.

Thank you Morton Grove!” said DiMaria.“This is your victory! We could not have won without your support.Now our work begins.”

He will be sworn in next month and said that his first order of business is to get the community to work together in the interest of Morton Grove now that the election is over.

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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.

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Latosha M. Kennedy, 36, of the 1400 block of Emerson, Evanston, was arrested April 6 on the 8800 block of Cumberland for Traffic Arrest

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Nuran Sengullu, 47, of the 2200 block of W. Oakton, Park Ridge, was arrested April 6 for retail theft at Golf Mill Center.

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Uuriintuya Ochirbat, 35, of the 1700 block of Forest Cove Dr, Mt. Prospect, was arrested April 7 on the 8600 block of Golf for Traffic Arrest.

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Morton Grove Michael J, Solavastru, 22, of Morton Grove was arrested April 5 at the intersection of Dempster and Shermer for No Valid DL.

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Robert Zeia,38,of Glenview was arrested April 5 at the intersection of Church and Belleforte for Battery.

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Jonathon T. Nanze, 38, of Evanston was arrested April 5 at the intersection of Dempster and Athletic for No Valid DL.

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Christina Cristal, 28, of Des Plaines was arrested April 6 at the intersection of Dempster and Oleander for DUI Alcohol.

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Samuel Alvarez, 28, of Highland Park was arrested April 7 at the intersection of Dempster and Harlem for No Valid DL.

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Armando Cruz, 36, of Chicago was arrested April 7 at the intersection of Dempster and Lockwood for No Valid DL.

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Leslie Pineda-Lucio, 21, of Northfield was arrested April 9 at the intersection of Waukegan and Caldwell for No Valid DL.

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Sung J. Kim, 42, of Mt. Prospect was arrested April 10 at the intersection of Dempster and Georgiana for DUI Alcohol.

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Community Briefs Voter turnout less than 20 percent in Cook Co. Fewer than 20 percent of voters voted in the suburban Cook County elections April 9.

According to the Cook County Clerk’s website, the turnout average as since 2005 voter turnout has veered from a low of 16.7 percent to a high of 27 percent.The Nov. 4 presidential election last year had a 70.7 percent turnout

New Niles Party sweeps village trustees race Niles Trustee Candidates George Alpogianis, John Jekot and Danette O’Donovan Matyas were able to win their respective seats on the Village of Niles Board of Trustees April 9. All three are part of the Niles New Party and ran under Andrew Przybylo, who also was elected mayor of Niles.

“It’s very very exciting,” said O’Donovan Matyas at the campaign party for the New Niles Party at White Eagle Banquets after the final results came in.

Schmidt re-elected mayor of Park Ridge Incumbent Park Ridge Mayor David Schmidt was re-elected

April 9. Additionally, Marc Mazzuca was able to come back from a close race with Vincent LaVecchia in the 6th Ward while Roger Shubert was able easily win 4th ward. Also Nicholas Milissis got an early lead and held it for the rest of election night in the 2nd ward.

D207 elects first Asian American to board Jin Lee, from Des Plaines, was elected April 9 as the first Asian American elected to the Maine Township High School District 207’s Board of Education.

“This has been a wonderful opportunity for me as an immigrant,” said Lee, originally he came to the U.S. from Korea with his parents when he was 13.“It’s a great honor.”

St. John to host open house/ice cream social St. John Brebeuf School, at 8301 N Harlem Ave in Niles, will host a Spring Open House and free ice cream social event from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 21.

New families will have the opportunity to visit our school, meet and chat with our principal, teachers, parents and

students, tour the classrooms and learn about SJB and all it has to offer spiritually, academically and athletically.

Current families will have the opportunity to “Spring Ahead” and meet with teachers from the next grade level to hear about next year and receive summer reading lists.

The SJB Catholic Women’s Club and the Parish/School Association are excited to host an Ice Cream Social in our Parish Ministry Center during the Open House. All guests who tour the Open House will receive a voucher for a free hot dog, chips and ice cream (while supplies last).

The Ice Cream Social will be held at the same time as the open house. Admission without voucher is $2 per person. All proceeds will benefit SJB’s Youth Ministry Program. Join us that morning for our 7:30, 9:00 or 10:45am English Masses or our 12:30pm Polish Mass. Our Open House and Ice Cream Social will stay open until at least a half-hour after the Polish Mass finishes.

St. Andrew women to host salad bar luncheon The Women of St. Andrews Lutheran Church will present their annual Salad Bar Luncheon at noon April 21 in the allpurpose room of the church, 260 N. Northwest Highway.

Spring fashions will be shown

by Chico’s of Park Ridge and modeled by St. Andrews members. An array of salads will be offered as well as a sweet table. Gifts of the Day will also be a feature of the event.

Donations are $15. Reservations are available by calling the church office at (847) 823-6656, ext. 100.

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt in Park Ridge A new Menchie’s is opened April 1 on 110 N. Northwest Highway in Park Ridge.The yogurt shop will have free frozen yogurt Saturdays as well as a party room. Menchie’s is a California based franchise that has 300 locations.

7 non-tenured teachers let go from District 64 The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 school board voted to let seven non-tenured teachers go on April 8.

The board said it was part of their annual reduction of staff that happens at this time of year.

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APRIL 17 Connie Marshall & Johnny Gabor Dining and Dancing.

5:00 pm. Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles. When not performing or creatively putting together new material for the shows, Connie channels her talents into the recording studio.

She has recorded three CD’s entitled,“Connie Marshall - At Last”,“Sway”, and “Inspired”. She was also featured as a vocalist on Frank Pellico’s CD and James Fernandez invited her to sing all of his “original compositions” on his CD. An educational CD for students grades 4 through 8, featured Connie singing songs in Spanish and English. $8.95.

FREE MOCK EXAM. 1838 Waukegan Rd, Glenview. For any high school student who wishes to use the service from now until June 1st.To take advantage of this opportunity, call a day in advance with the specifications of your testing needs.This is just in case you want to take only certain portions of the test.The heads up is a way for us to pull the needed material and reserve our testing room for your test! Free. http://­www.­ilearna­ cademy.­net. Phone 847-8340791 Email sbozarth@­ilearna­ cademy.­net.

Used Childen’s Book Drive Being Held at St. John Brebeuf School. 8:00 am. St. John Brebeuf School, 8301 N Harlem Ave, Niles. St. John Brebeuf School, facilitated by the Parish/ School Association, is hosting a USED Children’s BOOK DRIVE from April 8th-26th benefitting children in the surrounding area by way of Bernie’s Book Bank.

If you have any new or used children’s books that you would like to donate, please drop them off in the receptacles provided inside the school. Bernie’s Book Bank accepts books 6th grade level and below, including board books. ALL books donated will be distributed quickly to area children in need. **please no workbooks, text books or reference books** Bernie’s Book Bank is a 501 (c)(3) corporation dedicated to connecting books needing children with children needing books! For more information, visit www. berniesbookbank.org.

APRIL 18 Ben Franklin: Stories of the Revolution. 10:30 am.

Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles. With a wink

and a smile, ol’ Ben tells stories of his youth, his inventions and anecdotes about people of the revolution. Register by calling 847-663-1234 or online at nileslibrary.org/calendar.

Morton Grove Chamber Women’s Business Connections Lunch. 12:00 pm. Bringer Inn, 6230 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove. Join our Women’s Business Connections as we welcom Catherine Johns as our guest speaker. Catherine will speak on “Making Your Elevator Speech Sparkle”, when you introduce yourself at a networking event, you have seconds to make a good impression and give someone a reason to want to know more about you and your business.

Discover how to make the most of those seconds at the Moron Grove Chamber April Women’s Businss Connections Lunch.

You might remember Catherine from her career in Chicago radio. She was a news anchor and reporter, talk show host, and morning show side-chick at WLS and WJMKK-fm. Working with legends like LArry Lujack, Fred Winston,and John Landecker.

Catherine honed her ability to tell a story, interact with an audience and bounce back from embarrassing moments. She’ll share it all with us on Thursday April 18, 2013.To reserve your spot please contact the Morton Grove Chamber at (847) 9650330 or email director@mgcci. org. $15.00 Library Night Out: Pizza Party & Frog Lady Show.

6:00 pm. Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles.

6-6:45pm: Come celebrate National Library Week! Join us for a pizza party as a “thank you” for your support. While supplies last. Donated by Home Run Inn. 7pm: As seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Animal Planet. Meet over 20 live animals that participants will get to touch and meet up close and learn the differences and similarities between reptiles and amphibians.

APRIL 19 Swing into Spring Senior Expo 2013. 10:00 am. Golf Mill Shopping Center, 239 Golf Mill Ctr, Niles. Mark your calendars and plan to attend on April 19th! Free to all seniors, Maine Township’s MaineStreamers’ annual “Swing into Spring” Expo

promises to be great fun and beneficial to all those who attend. Enjoy entertainment and take advantage of health screenings,information on how to improve your finances, and other lifestyle improvement services. More details here: http://www.golfmill.com/ documents/SenExpo.pdf The Shakespeare Project: Season Finale Performance. 7:00 pm.

Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles.“The Reign of King Edward III” by William Shakespeare & Thomas Kyd. The final play which will be presented in a theatrical reading format by professional actors.

Register by calling 847-663-1234 or online at nileslibrary.org/ calendar.

Tony Smith Show. 9:00 pm.

Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles.The Tony Smith Show is the longest running nite club show in the Chicagoland area! $8.95

APRIL 20 Park District Garage Sale.

9:00 am. Morton Grove Park District, 6834 Dempster St, Morton Grove. Come one come all to the Morton Grove Park District’s Community Garage Sale. This event will be held on Saturday, April 20th at the Prairie View Community Center located at 6834 W. Dempster in Morton Grove. Doors open at 9:00am and close at 3:00pm.

Over 15 different mini-sales to choose from! There’s sure to be something for everyone! For additional information, please call Liz at (847) 965-1200. There is no fee to enter the sale.

NSC’s ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE. 9:00 am. Niles Senior Center, 999 Civic Center Dr, Niles. Come One! Come All!!

The Annual Rummage Sale is here, Saturday April 20th. There will be over 40 vendors, a 50/50 Raffle, $2.00 hot dog lunches.

The Rummage Sale is a great place for the whole family.

Questions? Call Jaymi, (847)5888420.

The Meteors. 9:00 pm.

Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles.The music of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s holds a special memory for those of us who grew up with it. It was music you could sing along with, music you could dance to, music you fell in

love with. Now, there’s a special place for all of us who treasure-Oldies Music! $8.95

APRIL 21 St. John Brebeuf Open House and Ice Cream Social. 11:45 am. St. John Brebeuf School, 8301 N Harlem Ave, Niles. Open House Details: New families will have the opportunity to visit our school, meet and chat with our principal, teachers, parents and students, tour the classrooms and learn about SJB and all it has to offer spiritually, academically and athletically.

Higher Ground Request Band. 5:00 pm. Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles.

Come one, come all to hear the greatest hits of 60s, 70s, & 80s!

Choose other songs by audience request! $8.95

APRIL 22 Earth Day Dinner for Teens. 5:30 pm. Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles, IL.Teens make personal pizzas using fresh, local and organic ingredients.The menu will be vegetarian friendly. Register by calling 847-663-1234 or online at nileslibrary.org/calendar.

until June 1st.To take advantage of this opportunity, call a day in advance with the specifications of your testing needs.This is just in case you want to take only certain portions of the test.The heads up is a way for us to pull the needed material and reserve our testing room for your test! Free. http://­www.­ilearna­ cademy.­net. Phone 847834-0791 Email sbozarth@­ ilearna­cademy.­net.

APRIL 24 Spring Bake Sale. 9:00 am.

St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, 7373 N Caldwell Ave, Niles. Lenten Lunch and Coffee Shop and Bake Sale.

Greek specialties, Baklava, Kourambiethes, Melomacarouna, Koulourakia ,Tsourekia, Red eggs, Lambathes and much more. Call ahead to place your order to be ready for pickup; No admission, free parking. 847647-8880.

Niles Sister Cities Meeting.

6:00 pm. Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles. All residents are invited to partake in the re-energizing of the Niles Sister Cities program. Let’s build a bright future. Come ready to discuss ideas.

Rick “Elvis” Saucedo. 8:30 pm. Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles. Rick Saucedo began his singing career in 1972 at the age of seventeen. At this time he and his band,“The Ambassadors” worked nightly at many local clubs and lounges.

As people began to take notice of this young, talented “Elvis impersonator” he was approached by larger venues.

In 1977 Rick performed at the Cabaret in Winnipeg, Canada.

From there he was asked to star in the Broadway play,“The Legend Lives On” in 1978. He performed six nights a week for five months, never using a standin. He helped arrange the music for the title song,“The Legend Lives On”. Elvis’ background vocal group, the Jordanaires accompanied Rick in the play as well as D.J. Fontana, Elvis’ drummer. In 1979 Rick played the Stardust in Las Vegas, again accompanied by The Jordanaires and D. J. Fontana. $8.95

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Culver’s of Morton Grove presents Kid’s Night. 6:00 pm. Culver’s, 7310 W Dempster St, Morton Grove. Culver’s of Morton Grove Kids Night takes place every Monday from 6pm9pm. Bring the family, have a delicious meal, let your kids have fun with Scoopie and don’t forget to take advantage of the kids special. $1 OFF Kids Meals. $3.99

Identity Theft. 11:30 am.

Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove.

Learn how to identify potential scams and frauds, protect yourself against identity theft, and address concerns if you have been a victim of identity theft.

FREE MOCK EXAM. 1838 Waukegan Rd, Glenview. For any high school student who wishes to use the service from now

Win 2 two tickets to see the Blackhawks. All day.

Golf Mill Shopping Center.

Stop by the center court for your chance to win 2 Chicago Blackhawks tickets and free parking.Tickets available from now to April 14.

TOPS. 5-7 p.m. every Monday at the Niles Park District Howard Leisure Center, 6676 W. Howard Street, Niles.This See CALENDAR, page 8

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Steps needed to end illegal voting

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his article was written in advance of Tuesday’s elections. I have no idea who won or lost, but I am very concerned about vote fraud, and you should be, too. This is not an indictment of any campaign or candidate, but of a system so full of holes as to put the entire American election process at risk of serious, wide-spread fraud.

While it is fresh in your mind, think about how easy it was to vote. You simply showed up, gave your name and voted. Mailing in a ballot is even easier. Having early voting just means those that want to commit vote fraud have more time to do it.

Why do the newly liberated countries of Afghanistan and Iraq, both

solidly in the third-world and so backward that they kill girls for going to school, care more about voting integrity than we do? The arguments against purging the voter rolls, using a birth certificate to register and an ID to vote are nonsense. If voting is important, then it’s worth doing right.

Imagine if some group came into your town, village hall or capitol and sat in the same seats as your representatives and started to vote on new laws for your community.

What would you do? You’d immediately recognize that the vote wasn’t legitimate.

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not-for-profit weight loss organization meets every Monday. Visitors are welcome.

For more information contact Sandie at 847-691-7122.

Party 2013 20.16% John C. Jekot, Niles New Party 2013 20.86%

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, 847 696-0761.

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, 847-723-4765 or Dorene Wlodarski, 847-2962470.

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, 847-7292530 for more information.

Trustee, Niles Public Library District 6 Year Term, Vote For: 2 Registered Voters: 31,042 Ballots Cast: 5,153 40 of 40 Precincts Reported Turnout: 16.6% Karen Jane Dimond, NonPartisan 41.7% Billy J. VanCannon, Non-Partisan 22.62% Carolyn Drblik, Non-Partisan 35.68% Board Member, Community Consolidated School District 64 (Niles-Park Ridge) 4 Year Term, Vote For 4 Registered Voters: 30,772 Ballots Cast: 9,859 35 of 35 Precincts Reported Turnout: 32.04% Terry L. Cameron, Non-Partisan 18.35% Rick Van Roeyen, Non-Partisan 12.84% Scott Zimmerman, Non-Partisan 21.1% Vicki Lee, Non-Partisan 18.63% Benjamin Seib, Non-Partisan 13.09% Dathan Paterno, Non-Partisan 15.98%

Park Ridge Mayor, City of Park Ridge 4 Year Term, Vote For: 1 Registered Voters: 26,330 Ballots Cast: 9,154 31 of 31 Precincts Reported Turnout: 34.77% David F. Schmidt, Non-Partisan 62.06% Larry Ryles, Non-Partisan 37.94% Alderman, Ward 2

DUBIEL Continued from page 7 licenses, be prevented from voting? Why should anyone be able to vote twice or more?

Illegal voting suppresses legal voting in a big way. If someone votes twice, they not only cancel out an opposing vote, but two of them. Worse, we know that with off-theshelf parts, you can hack the very machines we count on to

News 4 Year Term, Vote For: 1 Registered Voters: 5,028 Ballots Cast: 1,012 6 of 6 Precincts Reported Turnout: 20.13% Nicholas Milissis, Non-Partisan 67.83% George Korovilas, Non-Partisan 32.17% Alderman, Ward 4, 4 Year Term, Vote For: 1 Registered Voters: 5,652 Ballots Cast: 1,358 8 of 8 Precincts Reported Turnout: 24.03% Roger Shubert, NonPartisan 75.92% J. B. Johnson, NonPartisan 24.08% Alderman, Ward 6 4 Year Term, Vote For: 1 Registered Voters: 5,269 Ballots Cast: 1,430 6 of 6 Precincts Reported Turnout: 27.14% Marc Mazzuca, NonPartisan 50.83% Vincent LaVecchia, NonPartisan 49.17%

Registered Voters: 15,134 Ballots Cast: 2,793 16 of 16 Precincts Reported Turnout: 18.46% Daniel P. DiMaria, Action Party 69.88% Larry Gomberg, Independent 30.12% Commissioner, Morton Grove Park District 6 Year Term, Vote For 2 Registered Voters: 16,272 Ballots Cast: 2,752 17 of 17 Precincts Reported Turnout: 16.91% Eileen M. Coursey, Non-Partisan 43.96% Rusmir Zec, Non-Partisan 24.06% Daniel Ashta, Non-Partisan 31.98%

Referendums

President, Village of Morton Grove 4 Year Term, Vote For: 1

Niles Village of Niles,Term Limit Ordinance: Shall all elective offices of the Village of Niles be subject to the following conditions: (i) no person shall hold the office of Trustee for more than three full terms, and no person shall hold the office of President for more than two full terms, except that a person may serve three full terms as Trustee plus two full terms as President; (ii) any person who is elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term of an elective Village office or who resigns from such office before completing a third full term shall be deemed to have served a full term and shall be subject to this limitation; and (iii) any person holding any elective office on April 9, 2013 may, after completing the term of that office, be elected for not more than three additional full terms as Trustee or two additional full terms as President?

Registered Voters: 19,167 Ballots Cast: 4,465 24 of 24 Precincts Reported

count our votes. I’ve written about this several times before, yet nothing is being done about this out and out fraud.

Why? What is wrong with implementing the following in Illinois between now and the next election in two years?

Clear all the voter rolls.

This means that every citizen needs to re-register to vote.

They must bring in their U.S. birth certificate and a state-issued ID as proof of citizenship. End early voting

and return to a single day of concentrated voting. Every voter then must show an ID to be admitted to the polls.

Demand that any absentee vote be matched to that voter the same day. Make that data public as to who voted, not their vote per se, but that they voted. After voting, the machine should give you a receipt, just like any store.

This receipt would be private and you could destroy it or, in the case of suspected fraud, use it to prove your vote had

Commissioner, Park Ridge Recreation and Park District 4 Year Term, Vote For: 4 Registered Voters: 28,456 Ballots Cast: 9,346 32 of 32 Precincts Reported Turnout: 32.84% Steven J. Hunst, Non-Partisan 13.78% Richard B. Biagi, Non-Partisan 17.81% Richard J. Brandt, Non-Partisan 16.67% James F. Phillips, Non-Partisan 17.69% Stephen A.Vile, Non-Partisan 13.81% Joan Bende, Non-Partisan 20.25%

Morton Grove

Turnout: 23.3% YES 83.42% NO 16.58% Village of Niles,Term Limits Petition: Shall the Village of Niles enact term limits prohibiting all people from serving more than 16 years on the Village of Niles Board of Trustees, including service as President/Mayor of the Village and Village Board, effective immediately upon approval and passage of this binding referendum?

Registered Voters: 19,167 Ballots Cast: 4,465 24 of 24 Precincts Reported Turnout: 23.3% YES 82.93% NO 17.07% Village of Niles, Electrical Aggregation: Shall the Village of Niles have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential and small commercial retail customers who have not opted out of such program?

Registered Voters: 19,167 Ballots Cast: 4,465 24 of 24 Precincts Reported Turnout: 23.3% YES 61.79% NO 38.21% Park Ridge Park Ridge Park District, Issue Bonds: Shall the Park Ridge Recreation and Park District, Cook County, Illinois, acquire land known as The Youth Campus (11.35 acres), build and equip improvements and demolish some of the 12 buildings thereon and issue its bonds to the amount of $13,200,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

Registered Voters: 28,456 Ballots Cast: 9,346 32 of 32 Precincts Reported Turnout: 32.84% YES 55.89% NO 44.11%

been changed. Finally, instead of an “I Voted” sticker, each voter would get to dip their finger in purple indelible ink.

You’d get to hold that up as proof that you not only hold the franchise, but you kept it. Make vote fraud both a criminal and a civil action with five-year minimum sentences and $10,000 fines.

Let individual voters sue into oblivion those who stole their votes. Was the last election stolen? You simply don’t know.

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H o ro s c o p e s Whatever you can visualize, you can accomplish. You may relish every opportunity to employ creative energy in the week ahead. You have both the enthusiasm and the imagination to make dreams a reality.

Let your fingers do the walking. Don’t be too proud to ask for help in the upcoming week. A problem can be solved, but your attitude toward the problem can prevent you from finding a solution.

Vibrate with vision.

You can think ahead and use your imagination to dissolve limits. In the upcoming week, use your stockpile of both knowledge and intuition to make wise choices about the future.

Expect to be more popular than usual this week. Those big, sweeping gestures will endear you to your friends, but you don’t need to spend every penny in your piggy bank to impress real friends.

Sympathy is the instrument to create a symphony in perfect harmony. Exude understanding and compassion during the week to come and watch people change their tune. It is prime time to start key projects.

Crack the code. Your mind can grasp the most subtle details of a business deal. In the week to come, you can use your brains and your brawn to get key projects accomplished.

Get out your crayons, coloring book, scissors and paste. You will receive a chance to be more creative than usual. You possess enough energy to pursue both hobbies and career objectives this week.

You are getting better all the time, in every way. This week might be a good time to begin a health program or to get in touch with your spiritual side. A little self-discipline will go a long way.

People may be grateful for unsolicited advice, but some prefer to think on their own and draw their own conclusions. During the week ahead, be sensitive to areas where you may create dependencies.

Take a peek at an emerging situation through someone else’s eyes. Your home base might be a beehive of activity in the week ahead and you might need to shed some preconceived notions.

Running away from your problems is a race you will never win. Your piggy bank might only contain pennies now, but dollars will add up quickly. Changes to your finances might be permanent.

If you focus on ways to get inspired you won’t get tired. Even the most mundane jobs will have something that can raise your spirits. Exercise your compassion, not your wallet, in the week to come.

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INSIDE: Niles West alum Jewell Loyd shines in freshman year at Notre Dame, page 12; baseball roundup, page 13

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Wolves prevail over Hawks in extras

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Kacie Simkins laughed when asked if her dash from first base to score the winning run in Niles West’s 1-0, eight-inning victory over Maine South on April 9 was, in part, motivated by the windy, bone-chilling weather throughout the game.

“That was a little bit in play,” said Simkins, who singled with one out in the eighth and then came around to score on Jill Rashid’s double to right-center field. “Yes, I was cold, but we were not going to stay out here eight innings and not get a win.

That was the determination.”

Simkins and the Wolves took advantage of an errant cutoff throw by Maine South on the play.

“She (Simkins) did a good job,” Niles West coach Nicole Reynolds said. “She had a nice beat on the ball. She watched and made sure it wasn’t caught, which is what she should do. But right when she saw it was down (for a hit), she was coming to me.

I saw that the ball got past, and I sent her and end of story. We’re happy about it.”

That cutoff throw was something Maine South coach Emmy Paiser alluded to afterward, as well.

“Hits are going to happen,” Paiser said, “but we’ve got to know that we’ve got to hit the cutoff first in that situation, and we didn’t. The ball got away, and they scored the run. We’re doing well fielding. We’re just making mental errors, and we need to stop the mental errors because that’s what’s killing us.”

Both teams benefited from brilliant pitching performances.

Senior Krista Dawson went eight innings, struck out eight and gave up four hits. Her Maine South counterpart, senior Jenna

Christie, fanned 11 and also limited the Wolves to four hits.

“She pitched a hell of a game,” Reynolds said of Dawson, who also doubled in the third inning.

“She kept her composure on the mound, she threw strikes and she got ahead. She was able to change it up with off-speed and location and just really did a good job.

“She puts a lot of work into it in the off-season. She pitched at least three to four days a week.

She’s been just focusing on it.”

Christie has struck out a whopping 58 batters over a stretch of 39 1/3 innings.

“That’s uncanny,” Paiser said.

“She’s done a phenomenal job, and it’s a shame that it had to come down to this. But kudos to Niles West; it’s just as cold out here for them, too, and they came out firing.”

While Dawson did her part to silence the Hawks’ bats—Maine South entered the game having hit five home runs this season— the Hawks also were victimized by some stellar defensive play in the outfield.

Senior first baseman Regan Carmichael, who had one of the Hawks’ four hits, could have had at least one additional hit—if not two—save for a nice catch by Simkins in left field in the sixth and a diving catch by center fielder Alyssa Falcone in the eighth.

“We’re doing a lot of really good things right,” Paiser said. “We’re hitting well. You look at Regan, and she was 1-for-4 (today), but their girl makes a diving catch late. That’s not a slump; that’s great hitting right now.”

“We’ve been working on just being smart in the outfield and getting a good jump on balls.”

Reynolds added. “We’ve worked on timing, and hey, at that point, See PREVAIL, page 15

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Krista Dawson delivers a pitch during the Wolves’ 1-0 win over Maine South. Dawson struck out eight.

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Loyd honored as Freshman of the Year There’s always a transition period that even the best high school players have to go through when making the jump from prep to college ball.

Yet Jewell Loyd, a McDonald’s All-American player during her senior season at Niles West, seemed to make that transition seamlessly as a freshman starting guard with the nationally ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team.

Loyd was named Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association as she helped Notre Dame’s No. 2-ranked club win the Big East Conference for the second straight season with a 16-0 record, and advance to the Final Four while finishing the campaign 35-2. Those 35 wins tied a school record.

The Irish also went on a 30game winning streak during the season to establish a new school record.

“I’m really happy with the way Jewell has played,” Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw said after the announcement was made. “What a phenomenal season for a freshman. She came in with high expectations, and was able to meet those expectations. That’s a tough thing to be able to do.

“But probably what I like most is how she’s developed at the defensive end. She’s such a sponge and wants very much to know what she can do to get better, and that’s the sign of a player who has a very bright future ahead of her.”

Skylar Diggins, Loyd’s senior all-American teammate, praised the freshman’s play and said Loyd deserved the award.

“Jewell has really added another weapon for us that maybe we haven’t had in the See LOYD, page 14

Photo Courtesy of Mark Cashore

Niles West graduate Jewell Loyd averaged 12.5 points per game for Notre Dame.

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Dons’ Prior dominates Rolling Meadows Liam Prior took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Notre Dame’s eventual 2-1 triumph over Rolling Meadows on April 9.

Prior, who struck out five, lost the no-hit bid, but picked up the victory after A.J. Boehmer struck out the last two Rolling Meadows hitters to earn the save.

The Dons made it 1-0 in the fifth when pinch hitter Erick Zepeda drove in Pat Dillion, who had doubled to open the inning.

Freshman Sam Ferri plated what proved to be the winning run in the sixth, scoring Dion Ursino (single) from first with an extrabase hit to the gap in right-center field.

Ursino and Danny Hyde each

had two hits, while Joe Kukla doubled. The victory was Notre Dame’s fifth in a row after losing its first six contests.

The Dons defeated Vernon Hills, 2-0, on April 8. Patrick Dillon tossed a complete-game shutout with 11 strikeouts for his first varsity victory. Dillon also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.

Joe Kukla gave the Dons a 1-0 lead when he reached on an error, stole two bases and scored on a passed ball. Ferri’s two-out double enabled Zepeda to score an insurance run.

On Saturday, the Dons lost both games of a doubleheader to visiting Joliet Catholic Academy, 7-5 in Game 1 and 3-2 in Game 2.

The Dons rallied for three runs in the sixth and two in the seventh during the first game, but JCA had already built up a 6-0 lead. Kukla finished with a single, double and an RBI, and Ursino also doubled in a run.

Ferri singled twice and had an RBI. In Game 2, Ryan Bergstrom and Ryan Nikolich combined to throw eight innings, but JCA scored the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth. Ursino tripled and singled; Sam Ferri went 2-for3 with an RBI and Mike Ferri added a double.

•Maine South played only one game last week, a CSL crossover contest opposite Maine West, which the Hawks won, 3-2, on

April 9. Frank Perrone broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run double in the sixth. Zach Hinkamp went to 3-0 on the year, pitching five innings and striking out six. Brian Jones threw the final two innings to pick up the save. Gehrig Parker had a run-scoring double earlier in the game.

•Niles West won its CSL South opener, 4-2, over Glenbrook North on April 9. The Wolves tallied all of their runs in the first inning, and Cody Pazik went to 3-0 on the season, scattering six hits. Kyle Colletta got the save and also had two hits.

Seth Rosenberg and Jack Arkus each delivered a two-run singles in the first.

Niles West vs. Maine East: The

Wolves and Demons faced each other in a CSL crossover game on Saturday, with Niles West winning ,10-0, in five innings.

Colletta limited the Demons to one hit over four innings, that a double by Phil Papaioannou.

Niles West’s Pazik had a hit and three RBIs, while Joe Younan drove in two runs with a hit.

Colletta doubled for the Wolves’ only extra-base hit. Rosenberg, Arkus and Toledo each finished with a hit and an RBI. •Maine East managed just two hits in a 2-0 loss to nonconference opponent Fenton on April 8. Papaioannou had both of the Demons’ hits—a single and double. Lukas Parker pitched a complete game in defeat.

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Hawks, Wolves boys’ water polo dunks opponents Maine South blitzed Highland Park, 17-1, in CSL play April 9 to start last week.

Ryan Pattullo set the pace for the Hawks with a four-goal evening, and Kyle Christie piled up seven assists. Makai DeNeveArnam and Matt Kramer each added hat tricks, while Justin Demme and Phil Wachowski tallied two goals apiece. Robert Mazza and Ben Tatlock also had goals.

Wachowski netted a hat trick in a CSL South contest against Glenbrook South on April 11, but the Hawks fell short, losing 7-6.

The Hawks on April 12 turned the tables with an 8-5 victory against Elk Grove. Kramer recorded a hat trick; Mazza, Wachowski, Brian Touhy, Jeff Siwek and Ryan Pattullo also scored goals.

Niles West eked out a 9-8 triumph April 12 over Fremd in the St. Patrick Tournament. Max Romanelli scored late in the game to lift the Wolves to victory. That was one of five goals Romanelli netted during the contest. Steven Renko also collected two goals.

The Wolves went 2-1 at the tourney on Saturday, getting

wins over Lincoln-Way East (103) and Brother Rice (8-7) before bowing to the host school, 6-5.

Romanelli again tallied five goals versus Lincoln-Way East, had a hat trick against Brother Rice and scored two goals in the loss to St. Patrick. Matt Leffler totaled 20 blocks and 14 steals on the day.

BADMINTON Maine South continued its recent trend of blowing past opponents when the Hawks whipped Leyden, 14-1, on April 8. The Hawks swept Nos. 1-5 doubles, with the teams of Natalie Michalski-Rinya Kamber, Sharon Shim-Maddy Gaertner, Meg Guo-Breanna Bartkowicz, Bonnie-Schultz-Abbey McAleer and Kaia Parenti-Maggie Schmit all winning matches.

Taking their respective matches at Nos. 2-10 singles were Michalski, Gaertner, Kamber, Schultz, Guo, Shim, McCann, Bartkowicz and Sierra Ridge.

The Hawks were handed a rare loss on April 10, 14-4, at the hands of CSL South opponent New Trier. Kamber (No. 5), Ridge

(No. 11) and Schmit (No. 12) won singles matches for the Hawks. The tandem of Schultz and Schmit at No. 6 recorded the team’s only doubles victory.

GIRLS SOCCER Maine South went over the .500 mark for the year in a Pepsi Showdown consolation bracket game April 9, beating Jacobs, 5-1.

Alli Curry scored twice and had an assist. Celeste Carlson and Leslie Hannon scored the Hawks’ other goals, while Hannon and Gabrielle Pinto got assists.

The Hawks blanked Plainfield Central, 6-0, in another consolation game at the Pepsi Showdown April 11. Emily O’Grady got the shutout in goal, and Lexi Kiotis tallied two goals.

Curry, Britt Bruce, Gabrielle Pinto and Celeste Carlson scored the Hawks’ other goals.

Maine South continued play in the Pepsi Showdown Saturday and edged Wheaton North, 2-1.

Curry and Jackie Viola scored for the 5-2-3 Hawks.

Resurrection notched three wins last week—its first three of the year, all via shutout. On April 8, the Bandits blanked Maine East, 3-0, and then whitewashed Mt. Assisi, 4-0, the following day.

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LOYD Continued from page 12 past,” Diggins said. “She’s so athletic, she can jump out of the gym, she can shoot the three and she’s not afraid to get inside and finish with contact.

“I’ve been so fortunate to play with her this year and be able to pass along some of what I learned during my career, and hopefully she’ll only continue to get better as time goes on.”

An honorable mention all-Big East pick, Loyd was one of four Irish players who averaged in double figures for the season, scoring 12.5 points per game.

She led the Irish in scoring four times during the year, including a career-high 27 points in Notre Dame’s 97-64 win against Tennessee-Martin in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Loyd, named Big East Freshman of the Week four times during the season, also netted 11 points during the Irish’s season-ending

1-0 win over Trinity on April 11.

Kristy Getty scored twice, Tierney McNamara had a goal and Sarah Astudillo two assists versus Maine East. Getty again found the back of the net twice against Mt. Assisi, while Hannah Witczak and Gina Moriarty scored, as well. Getty scored the only goal the Bandits needed versus Trinity on a free kick. Elisa Simi came up with 14 saves to earn the win in goal.

BOYS GYMNASTICS Maine East hosted is own quad on April 11, with Deerfield winning the event, scoring 122.75 points. Next was Highland Park with 101.5 points, Maine East with 85.5 and Maine South with 77.5.

Drew Wint scored an 8.9 on vault for the Demons, while teammate Tom Bartyzel added a 7.9. For Maine South, Charlie Schulze recorded a 7.9 on floor.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL Niles West marched to its 15th victory of the year, defeating Waukegan, 25-15, 25-11, in a CSL South match. Andrew Mihulet accumulated six kills, 13 digs and eight service points, Jordan Moy had 10 assists and Anthony Chan

loss to UConn in the NCAA Final Four.

Maine East Charles McKinney—A former Maine East student, the 6-3 sophomore, played in 30 of 32 DePaul University men’s basketball games last winter, starting 23. He led all Demons who played in 28-or-more games last season in field-goal percentage (.496) and averaged 5.3 points per game.The Demons (11-21, 2-16) moved out of the Big East Conference after the season.

•Abdel Nader—Nader, who also once attended Maine East, missed the start of the 201213 men’s basketball campaign at Northern Illinois due to a violation of team rules. But the 6-foot-7 Nader returned and started 18 games for the 5-26 Huskies. He became their leading scorer, averaging 13.1 points per game, as well as their leading rebounder (5.6 average). Named a Mid-American Conference

chipped in with seven assists.

BOYS TENNIS Maine South hosted an eightteam invitational on Saturday, and placed fifth as a team with 10.5 points. York won the invite with 25. Niles West took seventh.

Maine South’s Dragan Trivanovic, a senior, won the No. 2 singles championship with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the No. 1 seed, Andrew Golota of Loyola.

The Hawks’ highest finish in doubles was turned in by the No. 3 team of Frank Lally and Ryan Curry, who was fifth. Niles West’s Stephen Kaatz and Jeremy Berggman also were fifth at No. 2 doubles.

BOYS TRACK Maine East finished with three-first-place individual champions en route to taking fifth as a team at Saturday’s Warren Invitational.

Javed Lukovic, with a throw of 47 feet in the shot, and Mike Kuzebski, with a 139-3 toss in the discus, won those events for the Demons. Christian Lopez jumped 21-3 to take the long jump. Jalen Lewis placed second in the 300 hurdles in a time of 42.6 seconds.

Player of the Week in early February, Nader announced in March that he is leaving NIU to transfer to another to-bedetermined school.

•Del Vecchio Orozco—The freshman competed in the all-around for the nationally ranked University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team. In a triangular meet towards the end of the season with Minnesota and Nebraska, also nationally ranked teams, he scored a 12.950 on the pommel horse.

Maine South-Park Ridge Monica Albano—Albano, a Trinity graduate who resides in Park Ridge, started at guard for Loyola University, which was 17-15 overall and 10-6 in the Horizon League. The senior was the Ramblers’ third-leading scorer with a 12.3-point average and averaged a team-high 34.1 minutes per game.

•Joe Brewster—Brewster See LOYD, page 15

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BASEBALL Average Sam Ferri, Notre Dame Ryan Schlicher, Westmont Cody Grosse, Joliet West Alex Voitik, JCA Jason Kenealy, Plainfield Central Kevin Ganzer, Joliet West Charlie Donovan, Westmont Jovany Urbieta, Plainfield East Nick Sramek, Bolingbrook Jack Arkus, Niles West Mario Samuel, Bolingbrook Tommy Toledo, Niles West Kyle Colletta, Niles West Hits Ryan Schlicher, Westmont Charlie Donovan, Westmont Zach Moran, Westmont Alex Voitik, JCA Nick Sramek, Bolingbrook Jason Kenealy, Plainfield Central Nick Dalesandro, JCA Dion Ursino, Notre Dame Christian Armstrong, Plainfield C. Jovany Urbieta, Plainfield East Greg Pietrzak, Westmont Jean Pietrzak, Westmont Runs Ryan Schlicher, Westmont

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PREVAIL Continued from page 11 you’ve got to go and get after it, and she (Falcone) did and made a nice play.”

Emily Suwanski, Claire DeRosa and Lauren Smith collected the

LOYD Continued from page 14 finished his sophomore wrestling season at South Dakota State in February. He started for SDS at 165 pounds and went11-15.

•Sam Calabrese—The Park Ridge native and senior defenseman was the leader of the defensive unit for Notre Dame’s hockey team. The Irish advanced to the Midwest Regional and compiled a 25-133 record. Calabrese had a goal and 19 assists, with a plus-minus rating of plus 2. He also played for the Irish at the OfficeMax Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field on Feb. 17, where Notre Dame defeated Miami of Ohio, 2-1.

•David Eckhart—Eckhart, a member of the Fighting Illini’s men’s cross country squad last fall, competed on the indoor track team over the winter. He placed in the 3,000-meter run at the Illini Classic in January, and

Charlie Donovan, Westmont Larry Holman, Joliet West Sam Montalbano, Westmont Rylan Bannon, JCA Nick Morrison, JCA Kyle Colletta, Niles West RBI Charlie Donovan, Westmont John Kelly, Westmont Kevin Ganzer, Joliet West Zach Moran, Westmont Tommy Toledo, Niles West Nick Sramek, Bolingbrook Sam Montalbano, Westmont Jason Kenealy, Plainfield Central Seth Rosenberg, Niles West Jack Arkus, Niles West Doubles Jovany Urbieta, Plainfield East Nick Sramek, Bolingbrook Brad Elmore, Bolingbrook Tommy Toledo, Niles West Alex Voitik, JCA Brock Pulth, JCA Scott Flotz, Bolingbrook Jacob Huff, Bolingbrook Ryan Schlicher, Westmont Zach Moran, Westmont Sam Ferri, Notre Dame HR Kevin Ganzer, Joliet West ERA Patrick Dillon, Notre Dame

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Cody Pazik, Niles West Kyle Colletta, Niles West Sam Couch, JCA Nick Dalesandro, JCA Nick Yusko, Plainfield Central Jake Herron, Joliet West Tomas Aguilar, Plainfield Central Strikeouts Cody Pazik, Niles West Jake Herron, Joliet West Sam Couch, JCA Steve Waldrop, Bolingbrook Patrick Dillon, Notre Dame Nick Rana, Plainfield Central Kyle Colletta, Niles West Nick Yusko, Plainfield Central Adnan Sator, Notre Dame Wins Cody Pazik, Niles West Jake Herron, Joliet West Aleks Stobbe, Joliet West

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Average Maeve McGuire, Benet Stephanie Abello, Benet Ashley Beck, Romeoville Adri Cura, Plainfield South Julianne Rurka, Benet Carolyn Nojiri, Downers North Marissa Panko, Benet

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Alyssa Mannucci, Plainfield South Briana Floyd, Romeoville Kristine Bourg, Joliet West Courtney Richardson, Maine South Olivia Valdez, Romeoville Cece Floyd, Romeoville Skye Osborne, Romeoville Lorelei Tokarczyk, Joliet West Hits Kristine Bourg, Joliet West Stephanie Abello, Benet Joy Treasure, Joliet West Adri Cura, Plainfield South Karina Vargas, Joliet West Lorelei Tokarczyk, Joliet West Jennifer Ames, Joliet West Briana Floyd, Romeoville Runs Kristine Bourg, Joliet West Jennifer Ames, Joliet West Adri Cura, Plainfield South Alyssa Mannucci, Plainfield South Julie Liceaga, Joliet West Joy Treasure, Joliet West Karina Vargas, Joliet West RBI Stephanie Abello, Benet Jennifer Ames, Joliet West Adri Cura, Plainfield South Julia Liceaga, Joliet West Doubles Lorelei Tokarczyk, Joliet West Julia Liceaga, Joliet West

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SOCCER

Goals Ashley Handwork, Plainfield North Lacey Clarida, Lockport Vicki Tirovolas, Niles West Heather Handwork, Plainfield North Shayna Dheel, Plainfield North Assists Ashley Handwork, Plainfield North Heather Handwork, Plainfield North

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other Maine South hits.

“It’s huge,” Reynolds said of the win. “We lost to them twice last year. One game here at home where we didn’t play very well, and one game there we went six innings and it was a1-0 ballgame like today.”

•Resurrection squandered a 6-0 lead in its non-conference

game at Addison Trail on April 8 and lost, 8-7. Courtney Grasz was the hitting star for the Bandits with five hits and five RBIs. Resurrection outhit AT, 18-9.

The Bandits, however, crushed St. Joseph, 17-0, the next day to even its GCAC record at 2-2.Grasz and Emily Bernath combined for nine RBIs. Shannon Even had

three hits, while Sarah Benavides and Sami Comiskey teamed up for a two-hitter on the mound.

Despite two hits each by Grasz and Elena Hernandez, the Bandits dropped an 8-5 game to Mother McAuley in the GCAC on April 12.

Resurrection vs. Niles West: The Bandits came back on

Saturday, defeating Niles West, 8-1. Moriarty drove in four runs for the winners, and Benavides pitched a complete-game victory, scattering seven hits. Hernandez also had three hits.

The Wolves got a triple from Lindsay Aybar and two hits from Payton Genis.

was part of the distance medley team at the Meyo Invitational in February.

•Michael Filipczak—Last year’s Class 3A state champion in the 800, Filipczak has become a mainstay on the Duke University men’s track team as a freshman.

At the Duke Invitational outdoor meet held April 6, Filipczak won the 800 in a time of 1:49.74—breaking 1:50 for the first time in his career. One of Filipczak’s indoor highlights was running with Duke’s 4x800 relay team at the Millrose Games in February.

•Michelle Maher—Maher made a big impact as a freshman on Western Illinois University’s women’s basketball team this past season. She was the Leathernecks’ starting guard in 27 of the 29 contests she played in, and was their third-leading scorer, averaging 10.1 points per game.

•Michael Mersch—The junior forward, a Park Ridge native, led the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team in scoring

during 2012-13 with 23 goals and 13 assists (36 points). A fourth-round pick (110th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Mersch was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the week of March 5 after scoring three goals and six points.The Badgers advanced to the first round of the NCAA tournament and went 22-13-7 for the year.

•Jackie Rieger—The senior played in all 30 games for Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team, starting 10. She averaged 6.4 points per contest.

also earned Academic all-Big Ten honors during the winter season.

•Katelynn Johnson—Johnson was a sophomore all-arounder on the University of IllinoisChicago women’s gymnastics team. She made the Silver Team academic honor roll for athletes at UIC with a GPA between 3.50 and 3.99.

•Scott Konner—The sophomore competed in various events throughout the year for the Penn Quakers’ men’s swimming team: the 200 backstroke, the 100 and 200 breaststroke, the 100 and 200 butterfly, the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle, and the 200 and 400 individual medley.

•Dan Melnick—Melnick completed his freshman campaign on the Western Illinois men’s swimming team. He swam in the 50- and 100-yard breast stroke, along with the 200 breast stroke.

•Ryan Miller—Miller, also a freshman on the WIU men’s swim team, was a workhorse for the Leathernecks. Miller took

part in the 50 and 200 freestyle, the 200 breast stroke, the 50, 100 and 200 butterfly, and the 200 individual medley.

•Casey Mahoney-Muno—The freshman competed in multiple events for the University of Illinois-Chicago men’s gymnastics team.

•Kelly Sanks—Sanks is a freshman diver on the Illinois State University women’s swimming and diving team, which finished second this past season in the Missouri Valley Conference championships.

Niles West Cory Dolins—Dolins made the DePaul University basketball squad as a walk-on, and saw action in nine games last season.

•Emily Fung—Fung registered one of the best three-meter dive scores of the 2012-13 season for the University of Illinois women’s swimming and diving team. She scored a 246.07 in a dual meet versus Iowa. The sophomore

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NOTRE DAME Quinton Chievous—Chievous, a redshirt freshman, played in 22 games and averaged 10.2 minutes per game for the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team. Chievous scored a careerhigh 10 points in the Vols’ ESC tournament victory over Mississippi State in mid-March.

The Vols went 20-13 overall, 13-4 in the SEC and took part in the NIT tournament.

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Napa no-how as Busch wins in Texas

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service

Kyle Busch won the NRA 500 on Saturday night and capped a perfect weekend when he took the checkered flag .508 seconds ahead of runner-up Martin Truex Jr. But Busch’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Texas, his second of the season and the 26th of his career started with a pole-winning run on Friday

that afforded him the luxury of picking the No. 1 pit stall.

At the race’s crucial juncture, under the final caution for debris in Turn 4, Busch used a lightningfast pit stop and the pit stall position closest to the exit from pit road to grab the top spot for the final restart. Truex restarted on the outside and struggled to maintain contact with the race winner.

Though he gained ground in

the closing laps,Truex ran out of time.

Carl Edwards was third, followed by Greg Biffle and Joey Logano, who barely made the starting grid and rallied for an unexpected top five.

“It feels good--oh, man,” Busch exulted after climbing from his car. “(Crew chief) Dave Rogers and these guys gave me a great piece today. We ran up front all day long. But if it wasn’t for

my pit crew, the most awesome group ever--since 2008 we’ve been together, haven’t had any changeover--man, those guys are just awesome.

“They pulled out one heck of a stop right there at the end to put us up front, to give us that lead, and we were able to bring it home.”

Busch led a race-high 171 laps to 142 for Truex, who was beyond disappointed with the

second-place result.

“We started near the front and had a decent car at the beginning, but not great,” Truex said. “We worked on it all night and got it to where it was the best car out there. The last caution came out, and we got beat out of the pits, and that was the race. It was pretty frustrating to run second again. I feel like we’ve been in this boat and this position a bunch of times.

WEEKLY RACING UPDATE STANDINGS PASTRANA COMING TO JOLIET

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, speaks to the media after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Travis Pastrana, an 11time X-Games gold medalist currently running his first full NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, will host a fan suite at Chicagoland Speedway during the Rally, Rock and Race weekend on Sunday, July 21. Pastrana, who owns two top-10 finishes in the opening five races of his first fulltime season, will participate in a question-andanswer session with fans on Sunday morning.

“I’m having an awesome time so far this year, and a huge part of that is how welcoming the NASCAR fans have been,” said Pastrana. “I love being able to talk racing with people who enjoy it as much as I do.This is a big day for our series.

Without a Sprint Cup race that weekend, it’s all eyes on the Nationwide Series drivers and we have a chance to put on a great show.”

The Fan Suite is a climate-controlled, luxury suite featuring a lunch buffet and light snacks with unlimited soda and water in addition to a cash bar. Fans will also be given a commemorative gift and one of the best seats in the house for the STP 300 for just $199.

2012 Sprint Cup Series 1) Jimmie Johnson 269 2) Brad Keselowski -9 3) Kyle Busch -18 4) Greg Biffle -30 5) Carl Edwards -35 6) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -35 7) Kasey Kahne -37 8) Clint Bowyer -61 9) Joey Logano -62 10) Paul Menard -63 11) Matt Kenseth -65 12) Kevin Harvick -77

2013 Nationwide Series 1) Sam Hornish, Jr. .

2) Regan Smith 3) Austin Dillon 4) Justin Allgaier 3) Brian Scott

221 -2 -8 -9 -9

2013 NRA 500 finishers 1) Kyle Busch 2) Martin Truex, Jr. 3) Carl Edwards 4) Greg Biffle 5) Joey Logano 6) Jimmie Johnson 7) Aric Almirola 8) Brian Vickers 9) Brad Keselowski 10) Ryan Newman 11) Kasey Kahne 12) Matt Kenseth 13) Kevin Harvick 14) Mark Martin 15) Clint Bowyer 16) Jamie McMurray 17) Paul Menard 18) Trevor Bayne 19) Marcos Ambrose 20) Juan Montoya

Business & Real Estate Don’t push good sister ‘out of nest’ Dear Dave: My younger sister moved to Atlanta, and she came to live with my husband and me a few months ago. She’s 19, has a job, and is attending a local college.

But even though she’s working, she hasn’t said anything about helping out with utilities or paying rent. We don’t need the money, but do you think it’s time for us to push her out of the nest so she can start living as an adult?

Molly Dear Molly, The way you’ve described your little sister makes me think she’s a pretty good kid.

She’s doing all the right things for someone her age, and it doesn’t sound like you’ve got a party animal or drug addict in your home. In my mind, this is the kind of person you want to help.

In a sense, you’re acting as surrogate parents to this young lady. If it were my little sister, I’d let her live in the house without paying rent as long as she was living smart and moving in a positive direction.To me, this includes working, saving money, and going to college. At the moment, you’re enabling good, positive behavior.You have a chance to be her biggest cheerleader and prepare her for the future.

But if things change and she starts behaving irresponsibly or living a lifestyle you don’t approve of, then it’ll be time to put the brakes on the deal. But right now this kid’s a rock star.

Thanks to the generosity and support shown by you and your husband, she can gain traction for a successful launch into the world as a smart, responsible adult. I think it’s awesome!

—Dave

Forgiven debt Dear Dave, I have some old debts that have been forgiven. Should I still pay these if and when I have See DAVE, page 19

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To succeed, one must set ego aside Q. My workplace seems wackier than usual recently. I’ve had several people just blow up at me and tell me all the ways I’m doing a bad job. I try to explain my position but they just keep criticizing me. Is there any way to deal with someone who just wants to run you down?

A. Yes, and the technique I’m about to teach you will require you to put your ego to one side.The only thing that calms someone who is criticizing us is to verbally demonstrate that we fully understand their point of view.

We all prefer to be understood, and to be seen as competent and well meaning.

However, when we require that others at work see us in a good light we set ourselves up for misery. Even if you are a combination of Einstein and Mother Teresa, people will see you as the devil sometimes.

When a customer, coworker or boss starts to put us down, there are only two ways to respond to criticism, and each leads to a different result.You can: 1. Demonstrate verbally that you understand the person’s point of view - and get the result you want.

2. Defend yourself and give up the result you want.

And, no, there is no more attractive third option. My clients who love to be right hate me when I tell them this truth.They argue that good people have to stand for something or they’ll fall for anything.They argue that people who don’t express their opinions are cowards.

They argue that good people are required to make idiots see the truth. As they make these arguments, they are also miserable at work.

You do not have to agree with people to use this technique.

You do have to actually listen to what they are saying no matter how painful it is and you have to be able to repeat back what they say.

If you vehemently think the person’s opinion is ridiculous, realize that people don’t listen to themselves when they talk.

So when you repeat it back, it actually is the first time the other person hears what they said. If what they said was ridiculous, the other person

will usually pause and change their opinion only after they hear it.

Ironically, the fast way to get another human being to change his opinion is to make sure that person is crystal clear you have heard and understood what he said.The problem is when we don’t like what someone says, we have a terrible time repeating it back.

Your ego is most useful at work only to turn your head when your name is called.

When you put your pride and ego in front of your results, you’ll be both miserable and ineffective.

When you first try this technique, it will hurt. Just like the first time you go to the gym and take a new class.

But each time you repeat back something you don’t like to someone who said it, you’ll find this tool gets easier.You’ll also notice your influence increasing and people becoming far more reasonable when they’re around you.

Remember, people really don’t consider what flies out of their mouth until they are

presented with a person wise enough to mirror back their message.Your pride will take a back seat to your productivity.

But, consider what you’ll remember in 10 years: the amazing career you now have or a temporary sting to your self-importance?

The last word(s) Q. I’ve been offered a new job that will teach me everything I need to get promoted, but the title is not as prestigious as my current title.

Should I take the job?

A. Yes, sometimes at work you take one step backward to jump two steps forward.

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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DAVE Continued from page 17 the money?

Matt Dear Matt, First, you need to doublecheck and make sure the debts have been officially forgiven.

Commercial debts, such as old credit card debt, are almost never forgiven.They might be in default, or it may be that the company has written it off, but that’s not the same as being forgiven.

Years ago, my grandfather loaned me money when I was in college to pay for part of my tuition. He forgave that debt not long after, so I didn’t owe him the money morally, legally or in any other way. But in a commercial setting, meaning you’re dealing with a bank or other lender, that doesn’t happen.

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If a credit card company decides to take less than the original amount owed, that’s a business decision that has changed the terms of the deal, both morally and legally.

Sometimes they’d rather have a bird in the hand rather than promises in the bush.You don’t have an obligation to pay the original amount because the terms of the deal have been altered.

Forgiven is forgiven.That means the deal and any obligation is completely wiped out and gone. But chances are, Chase or MasterCard aren’t going to call you up and forgive the debt.

—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 6 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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Niles Senior Center For a detailed description of programs & activities or to ask about membership or registration requirements, please check the Naturally Active Program Guides or call the Niles Senior Center at 588-8420.

Information about the Niles Senior Center can be found on the Village of Niles Website at www.vniles.com. Click on “Departments” (upper left), and then Click on “Senior” You can now see what’s new at the Senior Center.

Advanced registration is required for programs.

For a detailed description of programs & activities or to ask about membership or registration requirements, call the Niles Senior Center at 847588-8420

Senior Style

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.

Got the dot? It may 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).

Men’s Club Meeting • 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 15 It’s a Shoot Out! Following will be lunch featuring an Italian beef, chips, and dessert. $5M/$7.50NM, advance registration is required. NO tickets will be sold day of meeting.

NSC’s Annual Rummage Sale • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20 Come One! Come All! The Annual Rummage Sale will feature over 40 vendors. 50/50 Raffle. $2.00 hot dog lunches will be sold. The Annual Rummage Sale is a great place for the whole family! Questions?

Call Jaymi at (847)588-8420.

Visually Impaired Motivators Group • 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 16 Presented by: MacuHealth Regional Rep. Hear the latest research on MacuHealth Vitamins designed to prevent further eye damage cause by Macular Degeneration. FREE. Great Pops Hits!

• 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday April 17 With Jim Kendros.Arthur Fiedler. Leroy Anderson. Percy Faith. These are immortal names in pop music. Jim will discuss their “insider names in pop music. Jim will discuss their “insider trade secrets” of the great hits of these great artists.

Backgrounds into their lives and insights into how many of their hits came to be written will be included. $6M/$9NM Poker Tournament • Noon to 3 p.m. Friday, April

26 Play 7-Card Stud and 5-card Draw. Cost includes lunch and prizes. $5M/$7.50NM Women’s Club Meeting • 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, April 22 Lunch includes a chicken Caesar salad, roll and dessert.

The program Musical Memories Ala Mode will follow the lunch. $5M/$7.50NM “Oliver!” at Drury Lane Theatre • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 2 One of the most beloved classics of all time,“Oliver!” is the wildly successful British musical based on the Charles Dickens novel.After a successful opening run in the West End in 1960,“Oliver!” has brought Dickens’ ageless characters to life, enjoying numerous critically acclaimed runs and revivals in the United States and England.

Audiences will follow orphan Oliver Twist as he embarks on a life-threatening adventure through the dismal streets of 19th century England.The sensational score includes “Food Glorious Food,”“Consider Yourself,“ “You’ve Got to Pick-aPocket or Two,”“I’d Do Anything, “ “As Long As He Needs Me” and many more. Lunch will be at Drury Lane before the show.We will dine on a garden salad, rolls, veggies, your choice of chicken asiago (with spinach, shitake mushrooms, basil, croutons, and a whole grain mustard demi glaze), or roast sirloin in a merlot sauce and dessert. $65M/$70NM (#6981) Registration Deadline: Friday,April 5 Women’s Golf Kick-Off • 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2 An informative meeting about this year’s golf season.

Refreshments served, raffles, and more! New participants are welcome! After the meeting you can register for outings. FREE. Carmen Derby

• 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 3 Presented by the NSC Men’s Club. Picnic style – grilled chicken sandwich, coleslaw, and dessert. 8 Horse Races, Lotsa fun & races.$15M/$20NM. Lunch to Benefit… WINGS • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, May 6 Treat your friends & family to a delicious lunch! All proceeds go to WINGS, whose mission is to provide a continuum of integrated services in an effort to end domestic violence and homelessness one family at a time. Lunch is a hot dog, chips, and a cookie. While supplies last. $2, paid at the door.

Park Ridge Senior Center The Park Ridge Senior Center is now accepting half-price memberships that run through June 30, 2013. Cost for a single resident is $22.50; resident couples, $34.00: non-resident single, $31.50 and non-resident couple, $48.50. There are special rates for those members 90 years of age and older. Call the center at 847-692-3597 for further details. Non-members can drop in and pay a $2 fee to participate at the Center. This is a good way to become familiar with all the activities.

Bridge 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 Membership dues for the 2012year are being accepted. The dues are: single $45 resident/$63 See SENIOR, page 21

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SENIORS Continued from page 20 non-resident and couple (must reside in the same household) $68 resident/$97 non-resident.

Bring in a new member and receive a $5 gift card. Ask the front desk for more details.

Exercise class Jo Buck continues her exercise classes at 9and 10:30 a.m.

Monday,Wednesday and Friday.

This class covers a variety of movements including stretching, strength training and floor exercise. The first class is free.

After that it is $2 each time you come.

Ongoing activities Following are number of ongoing activities at the Center: • Woodcarvers meet Thursdays at 9 a.m.…a free activity: • Gamers, 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Fridays play dominos, hand and foot, scrabble for rummikube … also free.

• Ceramics students meet 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays and Tuesdays and work on projects of your choice. There is a charge of $7 per class.

• Pinochle players meet the second Monday,Third Thursday and every Saturday of the month at 1 p.m.

• Table tennis players start play at 1 p.m.Tuesday,Wednesday

Chicago and the main attraction at Skokie’s Festival of Cultures.

Movie Day- Hitchcock • 1 p.m. Thursday, April 18 Sponsored by Lincolnwood Place $2-M/$3/NM

The Sea Islands: Mayflower Tour • 9 a.m. Friday, May 3, to 5 p.m. Friday, May 10 Discover the hidden treasures of the south! We will be exploring the beauty and charm of the Sea Islands, Charleston, and Beaufort.We will also get the chance to admire the majestic Great Smoky Mountains and visit Lexington, Kentucky.This 8-day trip includes free homepickup and return, motor coach transportation, lodging, and 11 meals (4 dinners, 7 breakfasts).

• Class #28389; Single; $1,597 • Class #28392; Double; $1,198 • Class #28393;Triple; $1,184

Blood Pressure & Blood Sugar Screening • 9 to 10 a.m. April 19

Morton Grove Senior Center

Down California’s Golden Coast • 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, April 18 Between his corporate servitudes in Hawaii and Sydney, Australia, Bill Helmuth lived in Orange County, California.

Highway #1 is etched through extraordinary scenery where the Coastal Ranges meet the Pacific Ocean.After inspecting the essentials of San Francisco, we will leisurely motor through the charming seaside villages of Carmel and Monterey, home to Cannery Row and the famous 17 Mile Drive.Then we gasp at the dramatic chasms of Big Sur and drive to the Hearst Castle, the largest European style mansion in the US.We stop for coffee at Solvang, a postcard Danish village, and dream of our vacation home on the slopes of Santa Barbara. Our delightful

and Thursday. All abilities are welcome for this free activity.

• Bocce ball players gather just north of the Center at 10 a.m.Wednesday. Ken Hewelt is bocce master and will 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 p.m.Tuesdays.The fee is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

Monthly Luncheon • 12:30 p.m. April 22 Frankly Yours $17-M/$19-NM Heather Braoudakis will perform your favorites including; All the Way, Day and Night, One for My Baby and many more. Lunch will be catered

by Inglenook and will feature corned beef, breaded pork tenderloin, and roast chicken plus all the sides and salads.

Lincoln Jazz Band Performance • 3:30 p.m. April 23 Swing into spring with the swinging sounds of the Lincoln Middle School Jazz Band.They will perform their spring concert for us! Please RSVP by calling 847-692-3597.

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 847-4705223.

Lunch & Bingo Join us Wednesday for lunch from a local restaurant and a lively Bingo session with prizes.

Line Dancing • 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Mondays, through April 22 “Country Bernie” will lead you in a dance class featuring country music. Bernie has been a guest instructor at The Taste of

Memory Camp • 1 -3 p.m. Wednesdays, through April 17 Course includes your own copy of The Memory Bible, memory quizzes to assess your own progress, group discussions, and fun and learning.This is a memory loss prevention program, and is not suitable for those diagnosed with dementia.

Fees are $49 member; $59 nonmember. Call 847-470-5223 for more information or to register.

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journey ends in Newport Beach, with a side trip to Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive. Climb Aboard! $8 members; $10 non-members.

Call 847-470-5223 for more information or to register.

Spring Fling Preview Celebration • 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25 Renew an old interest or dive into a new adventure with North Shore Senior Center in Morton Grove. Come to this free preview celebration and enjoy music, refreshments and the opportunity to explore new programs. Listen to a comedy preview of “Mr. Sound Effects” Wes Harrison and try out line dancing at this enjoyable sneak peak at programs available during the Summer of 2013. Call 847-470-5223 to register for this free program.

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Don’t be shy with doctor about gastrointestinal symptoms

By StatePoint Media

For millions of adults in the United States, daily activities like going to work or school may also be accompanied by bothersome gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain and constipation.

People may not talk to their doctor about these symptoms because they’re embarrassed and find the conversation a difficult one to have.They suffer in silence.

Recurring abdominal pain and constipation,including hard stools and infrequent and incomplete bowel movements, may indicate a chronic gastrointestinal (GI)

condition, such as irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or, without the presence of abdominal pain, chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC).

There is no cure for these conditions, but there are ways to help manage the symptoms, starting with a candid conversation with a doctor, sparing none of the nitty-gritty details. The time to start the conversation is now -- April is IBS Awareness Month.

Dr. Steven Lamm, internist and author of “No Guts, No Glory” says patients don’t always communicate all their

symptoms to a doctor even when those symptoms may have a negative impact on their lives. “Patients must have candid discussions with their physician to find treatments that work best for them. No one should feel embarrassed to talk about symptoms such as abdominal pain and constipation.”

Here are some tips from Lamm: • More exercise, less stress: Increased exercise and stress reduction have been shown to help relieve symptoms.

Relaxation techniques may

help in stressful situations, and increasing exercise like walking and yoga may also help. Check with your doctor before starting an exercise program.

• Change your diet: Fiber may help create softer stools that are easier to pass. High-fiber foods include fruits, vegetables, beans, and bran flakes. For IBS-C sufferers, fatty foods, alcohol, and caffeinated drinks may worsen symptoms.

Having smaller portions or smaller meals more often may also help.

Some people with IBS may have intolerances to certain sugars such as fructose or lactose. Limiting

intake of foods containing these sugars may also be helpful.

• Drink plenty of water:About six to eight glasses of water daily are important to stay hydrated.

• Over-the-counter (OTC) products: Laxatives and stool softeners are approved to treat occasional constipation. These products are not intended for long-term use without supervision of a physician and are not FDA approved for IBS-C treatment.

• Talk to your doctor: Tell your doctor all of your symptoms, as well as treatments that have or have not worked for you.

Be sure to dispose of unused prescription drugs

By StatePoint Media

What do you do with your unused prescription pills and over-the-counter medications? Do you throw them away?

Flush them down the toilet? Simply leave them in your cabinet for a rainy day?

Doing any of the above can provoke tragic consequences including enabling the drugs to get into the wrong hands or find their way into drinking water and irrigation supplies.That’s why it’s crucial to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, veterinary medications and nutritional supplements.

According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, one-quarter of first-time illegal drug users 12 years and older began by using prescription drugs non-medically.

Prescription drugs are abused far more frequently than illicit drugs for one simple reason: they can be found in almost every home, free for the taking.

What’s more, drug overdose deaths, mostly related to addictive painkillers, rose for the 11th straight year in 2010, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

And while it sounds quick and easy to flush pills down the toilet or throw them in the wastebasket, this method can be harmful to the environment and to people’s health. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, nearly 80 percent of recently tested rivers contained traces of pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, steroids, hormones and contraceptives.

So how can the average person go from being part of the problem to being part of the solution?

Begin by examining every prescription you bring into your home. Ask your doctor to ensure he or she is prescribing in the amount you will use.

Consider locking your medicine cabinet or moving prescriptions to a secure location, safe from the unwelcome explorations of children or intruders.

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Partnerships between law enforcement agencies and private waste disposal companies like Covanta are making communities safer with drug take-back programs.

Remove any leftover drugs from your home promptly and dispose of them in a way that has as little environmental impact as possible.

“Drug take-back programs are a great way to get rid of unused medications,” says John Waffenschmidt, Vice President of Community Affairs and Environmental Science at Covanta Energy, the largest owner and operator of “Energy-from-Waste” facilities in North America. Covanta works with organizations to provide safe disposal

of medications collected by drug takeback programs. The company does so free of charge, safely disposing of drugs at its facilities.

Since its inception in 2010, Covanta’s Rx4Safety program is responsible for having destroyed more than 600,000 pounds of unwanted medications nationwide. Partnerships like these have resulted in the proliferation of successful drug take-back programs that allow prescription drugs to be dropped off at secure locations, such as police stations

or at special events held throughout the year, for transport to facilities where they can be destroyed safely.

If you think you may have unwanted prescription pills in your cabinet, take the time to collect them for the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Drug Take-Back Day on April 27, 2013.

More information about responsible medication disposal can be found at www.CovantaEnergy.com/rx4safety.

Take a positive step forward in ensuring your community is safer and cleaner.

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Americans sharing near death experiences

By StatePoint Media

If you’re like most people, you have probably contemplated one of life’s greatest mysteries, what happens after death?

While every religion and system of belief has an opinion on the topic, a new book finds patterns in the testimonies of hundreds of people who have been on the brink of death and lived to tell about it. And some believe these patterns are not a coincidence.

“Near death experiences are very real,” says Reverend John W. Price, the author of “Revealing Heaven, The Christian Case for Near-Death Experiences.”

As an Episcopal priest and member of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation, Price, has had over 200 such experiences related to him during his over 40 years of church service, and feels these stories should be shouted from the rooftops.

Many near death stories are remarkably similar -- a sensation of leaving one’s body and heading toward a light, accompanied by overwhelming feelings of love and

Hip replacement reasonable option even for older adults

By Tribune Media Services

euphoria.The scientific community has presented a variety of biological explanations and findings in order to explain these phenomena -attributing the sensations to the effects of drugs and medication, oxygen deprivation and abnormal brain function.

However, others see the shared features of near death experiences as comforting proof of the existence of an afterlife, and even a powerful guide for how we should live our lives now.

“Not everyone who returns comes back with a positive story.

Some have shared distressing, hellish accounts,” says Price. “But

while you are still on Earth, there are opportunities to turn things around. Anyone who lives a good life and practices kindness, no matter what their faith or beliefs are, can experience heaven.”

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Whether you’re in the camp of science, faith or somewhere in between, near death experiences, heaven and the possibility of an afterlife are hot topics in the world of literature right now, offering curious minds plenty of avenues for exploring the possibilities.

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m an 84-year-old woman with a bad hip. My doctor recommends a total hip replacement, but that seems extreme for someone my age. I am very uncomfortable and a cortisone shot only helped for 10 days.What do you recommend for your older patients?

ANSWER: If you don’t have other health problems, age may not be a determining factor when deciding whether to have hip replacement surgery.

When hip pain is persistent, limits mobility or makes it difficult to do normal daily activities, hip replacement can be a reasonable option, even for older adults. That said, hip replacement is usually used as a last resort for treating hip pain.

There are a number of other treatment options and lifestyle changes you can try before hip replacement surgery.

A variety of conditions can damage the hip joint and lead to hip pain that lasts. In many

older adults, the source of the problem can be traced to conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. A broken hip or other hip injury can also cause joint damage that results in long-term pain.

If arthritis is the underlying cause of your pain and you are carrying extra weight, weight loss can have a big impact.

Being overweight increases the stress on weight-bearing joints like your hips. Even weight loss of 10 to 20 pounds can relieve pressure and reduce pain.

If you need to lose weight, discuss it with your doctor before starting a weight-loss program. He or she can talk with you about healthy ways to shed extra pounds.

Regular exercise is also useful for decreasing hip pain for people with arthritis, as well as for those who have experienced a hip injury.

Non-impact aerobic activities, such as swimming, biking and walking, are all good choices.

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THE BUGLE APRIL 18, 2013