Shopper
The
#1 Source For FREE Community News
Internet Edition
Inside This Week
Neighbors Speak Out About Honesty & Heartlessness
www.myshopper.biz - Read Weekly!
Wednesday • September 26th • 2012
Library Receives Digital Divide Grant new wireless equipment to improve wireless connections throughout our building. It is our hope that we will become a destination for students, job seekers and business owners. Staff is creating classes on 10 different subjects: Introduction to Computers, Introduction to E-Mail, Basics of Simple Scan, Introduction to Internet Searching, Introduction to Microsoft Word, Word Plus, Introduction to Excel, Introduction to Educational Online Resources, Introduction to Online Job and Business Resources and Conferencing, Interviewing and Communicating Via Skype. Each class will be held several times over the grant period beginning in September. Classes are for Lansing residents. Library card required.
Lansing Public Library is pleased to announce they have been awarded an Eliminate the Digital Divide Grant in the amount of $16,323.32 from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois State Library. The library will use the funds to conduct classes in computer use and the use of educational, job and business online resources with a focus on students, the under employed, unemployed and business owners. Grant funds were used to purchase 20 laptops to use for this purpose enabling us to hold classes in unused areas of our building. We were also able to purchase Microsoft Office software for the computers. And we have purchased
INDIANA AND WISCONSIN RESIDENTS DO NOT PAY ILLINOIS SALES TAX
FINAL E QU CRUISE - N - AY ! THIS FRID
We also offer individual appointments with a library staff member for assistance with one of our desk top computer or the new laptops. We also have individual assistance for many other topics. As a bonus we have also learned we will receive some items to assist those with vision impairments. The grant gives us $4,000 to purchase books and audio books from Overdrive. We will also receive 2 Kindles to circulate to our patrons with priority given to those with a vision impairment, a color portable video magnifier and 5 cartridges and mailers for the Talking Book Program. Further information is available in person at the library 2750 Indiana Avenue Lansing IL 60438, on our website at www. lansingpl.org by phone 708-474-2447 or find us on Facebook and Twitter.
5PM-9PM
% 0 APR
The Reviewer
WHERE SMART SHOPPERS SHOP!
NEW 2013 CHEVY
SPARK #13090
NEW 2012 CHEVY
www.themotionpicturereviewer.blogspot.com
+
SONIC #12929
10,000**
$
x 72 MOs! $11,955 $13,955 OFF MSRP
NEW 2012 CHEVY
CRUZE #12574
*
†
*
NEW 2013 CHEVY
CAMARO #13901
NEW 2013 CHEVY
EQUINOX #13119
NEW 2012 CHEVY
TRAVERSE #12943
SILVERADO 4WD EXD CAB LT
NEW 2012 CHEVY
#12773, ALL STAR EDITION, FULLY LOADED
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) PG 105 min - Comedy | Drama | Fantasy - 15 August 2012 (USA)
YOUR CHOICE US 70 MSATOLIB CK IN ING AT VARYES PRIC
NEW 2012 CHEVY
VOLT
#12225
NEW 2012 CHEVY
MALIBU
ALL NEW 2013 CHEVY
MALIBU
NEW 2012 CHEVY
SYNOPSIS: A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
SILVERADO
#12304, AUTO, AC, READY TO WORK!
$359 MO^^ $17,955* $21,955* $18,955* #12635, FULL FACTORY EQUIPPED
#13134
2.9% x 72 MOs on Pre-Driven Vehicles!^ APR
12 Month/12K Mile Bumper To Bumper Warranty~ 2 Year/30K Mile Maintenance Plan~ Courtesy Transportation 24 Hour GM Roadside Assistance
Special GM Financing Available & More!~ 02 VOLVO 02 BUICK 03 HYUNDAI 04 CHRYSLER S40 SEDAN CENTURY LTD XG350 300
#9759UE
#9773UE
#9416P
#9617NE
2012 CHEVY SONIC
#9807N, PRE-DRIVEN
2011 CHEVY CRUZE
2012 CHEVY MALIBU LT
#9435N
#9843P, PRE-DRIVEN
2012 CHEVY IMPALA LT
2011 CHEVY EQUINOX
#9741P, PRE-DRIVEN
#9703N
13,950 $15,950 $16,950 $17,950 $19,999 HOME OF THE GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL! ††
$
05 FORD FOCUS SE
#9401NE
07 FORD TAURUS
#9555NE
*
*
05 NISSAN 05 FORD ALTIMA EXPLORER XLT
#9650N
#9823UE
03 DODGE CARAVAN
01 BUICK LESABRE
*
*
06 CHEVY 06 HONDA 03 CHEVY 07 CHRYSLER 06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CIVIC LX MONTE CARLO LS TOWN & COUNTRY LS MALIBU LT
#9380P 50K MILES, #9870NE #9502N
#9691NE
#9827NE
#9795NE
#9012U
*
03 CHEVY 05 CADILLAC 04 CHEVY 07 CHEVY COLORADO CREW CAB IMPALA LTZ TAHOE STS
#9824NE
#9847UE
#9805N
#9798N
11 SAAB 9-3
#9610P, 30K MI
3,950* $3,999* $3,999* $4,950* $4,999* $5,450* $5,950* $5,950* $5,999* $6,450* $6,999* $6,950* $7,450* $7,950* $7,950* $8,999* $9,950* $9,950* $10,950* $16,999*
$
BRIAN GRABINSKI
$10,000 ** OFF MSRP
$16,655* $22,955* $22,955* $26,955* $27,955*
LEASE FOR
It’s a film that’s sentimental while remaining kid safe...
HOMEWOODCHEVY.COM
855.949.6000 SALES: M-F 9A-9P • SAT 8:30A-7P EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS! M-THR 7:30A-7P • F 7:30A-6P • SAT 8A-4P
We welcome all General Motors & Saturn Owners
18033 S . HALSTED HOMEWOOD, IL 60430
20 Minutes
10 Minutes
OAK LAWN
CHICAGO
from
from
15 Minutes from
TINLEY PARK 15 Minutes from
20 Minutes from
HIGHLAND INDIANA
FRANKFORT
*New car prices include applicable manufacturer incentives & manufacturer rebates. Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. In lieu of special financing. **OFF MSRP, MSRP may not be price at which vehicle is sold in trade area. Includes applicable manufacturer rebates and manufacturer incentives. In lieu of special financing. Ex. 2012 Chevy Silverado #12773, MSRP=$37,980-$10,000=$27,980 ^With approved credit. On select models. Ex: $14.71 per $1000 financed with $0 down. ^^36 Month lease $734 due at signing. Includes 1st payment, Security deposit $375, Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. Leases allowed 15,000 miles per year. 15¢ per mile over. Lessee responsible for maintenance, repairs/liability in event of early lease termination, with approved credit. An extra charge may be imposed at the end of the lease between the residual value of the leased property and the realized value at the end of lease term. †With approved credit. On select models. In lieu of manufacturer rebates. Ex: $13.89 per $1,000 with $0 down. ††With a good down payment. +We’ll beat any legitimate advertised deal on invoice cost. Excludes trades. Must be exact make/model. See dealer for details. ~On select certified vehicles. See dealer for details. Dealer will not honor any pricing errors in this advertisement. Prices are good 2 days from date of publication. Pictures are for illustration purposes only. See dealer for details.
REVIEW: Sometimes in life, it seems as if miracles are needed in order for things to work in our favor. That’s probably why the average person feels such a rush of excitement and satisfaction whenever what seems like a miracle goes our way. Whenever these unforeseen events work in our favor, we have a chance to capitalize on them and maybe even learn from them. That’s what the couple in The Odd Life of Timothy Green have the chance to do. Jim and Cindy Green (Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Garner) have tried as hard as they could to have their first child. It hasn’t happened for them yet and it looks as if it never will once doctors basically tell them that it’s impossible. So after finally giving up on their dream one night, the couple decides to draw up what they would want as a child. Little do they know, that their dream will become
a reality in the form of a miracle when ten year old Timothy (CJ Adams) comes from nowhere. The two accept him as their own and his magical emergence in their lives will give them more than they or anyone else could have bargained for. The Green’s are given a crash course on how to be good parents and they make quite a few mistakes during this journey. We see how they handle having a child, but also get a glimpse of how they’ll interact with others during this process. They have to teach Timothy how to deal with things that the average kid has to put up with while also trying not to be to overprotective and overbearing. It’s a completely positive and upbeat film that steers on the side of being a lesson teacher for youngsters who wish to pay attention. It’s a film that’s sentimental while remaining kid safe. Many of the adult characters in The Odd Life of Timothy Green are too bubbly and/or too into it. For me, it makes it seem less believable. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a movie that I think most would probably want to like and in terms of its messages and a few of its characters, there are plenty of things too like about it. It has its heart in the right place and its easy to get behind some of the characters and where their lives might be heading, but the movie itself never allows you to become fully engaged in what’s taking place. That’s what hurts it the most and it doesn’t allow for it to be as good as it could have been. On a scale of 1-10, I give this one a 6 My 2¢ -B You can read more of my reviews online at: www. themotionpicturereviewer. blogspot.com