2949 W. Pope John Paul II Dr. - Formerly 43rd St. - Between Richmond & Sacramento BRIGHTON PARK CHICAGO, IL 60632 Phone (773) 523-3663 Fax (773) 523-3983 Email: [email protected] LIFE www.brightonparkLIFE.com McKINLEY PARK News Deadline Monday 6 p.m. Display and Classified Deadline Tues. 12 noon Serving the Communities of Brighton Park, McKinley Park and Archer Heights, for over 80 Years VOL. 84 NO. 31 THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, 2017 $65.00 Per Year By Mail in U.S. THE SOLID DELIVERY Newspaper 15c Per Copy at Newsstands Congressional Art Competition Winner Baseball Tourney New Tutors at Aquinas Literacy Center For Park District The Chicago Park District announced that registration is available for the citywide Chicago Youth Baseball and Softball Tournament which will be played at UIC Stadium, 901 W. Roosevelt rd. from July 27th to 30th. This unique sports program provides the opportunity for youth from parks across the city to meet, and socialize on and off the field during friendly competition. Last year, 30 baseball and 6 softball - totaling 720 players participated in the tournament which culminated in a grand celebration and get- together. The winning Aquinas Literacy Center, 3540 S. Hermitage, recently trained ten new volunteer English team received a travel Literacy tutors to help address the societal need of adult education in English as a Second trophy to put on display Language. From August 2016 to April 2017, 72 new tutors were certified. Volunteer tutors are need- in their home park. ed to instruct limited English proficient adult leaders for 90 minutes per week at the center. Baseball players must Instruction is one-on-one in English and training is provided. The next Tutor Training Workshop be 12 years and under, will be held Friday, Aug. 25th from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 26th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tutors and softball team partici- must attend both days for certification. For more information, contact Sabrina Pulin at (773) 927- pants must be 14 years 0512__________________________________________________________________________________________________ or email [email protected]. and under. All teams must be operating in a Park District location. Applications For Mental Health Month A variety of athletic programs are provided with mental health and for youth and teens to After School Matters addiction problems. They receive training neces- estimate that 26% of sary for competition at After School Matters selecting and mixing homeless adults in shel- various levels with an is accepting teen applica- music for a variety of ters have serious mental Congressman Dan Lipinski joined Third District 2017 Congressional emphasis on learning tions for its summer 2017 events and audiences. health issues. These stats Art Competition winner Emma Rarick and her mother for a special cer- basic skills and incorpo- program session. More These fundamentals are are staggering. emony at Lockport Township High School. rating the rules of fair than 600 programs in the transferable to a variety Mental Health play and sportsmanship. arts, communications, careers in entertainment America has been an For questions regard- science, sports and tech- including music composi- advocate for 106 years. Congressman Dan District’s winner of this the image of a tiger. ing the application nology will be offered at tion, radio broadcasting Lipinski (IL-3) has year’s Congressional Art The painting will be This organization worries process, visit www. more than 60 Chicago and film and television about legalized marijua- named Lockport Town- Competition. Her acrylic displayed in the U.S. chicagoparkdistrict.com/ public high schools, as production. ship High School painting, entitled “Show Capitol for the next year na. It is "very risky" cybst. well as Chicago Park Empowerment Tales among those with mental Sophomore Emma Your True Colors,” over- alongside the winning ___________________ District, Chicago Public at the Sarah E. Goode Rarick as the Third lays a color wheel over pieces from congression- health conditions because Library and community STEM Academy is a pro- the drug affects the brain al districts from across organization locations gram for teens of all abil- the country. Emma will that already is not func- and downtown at the ities to participate in the tioning as desired. This receive two round-trip VFW Post Plans Gallery 37 Center for the development of poetry, tickets for the exhibition includes medical marijua- Memorial Weekend Arts. plays and dramatic story- na. They state it should Music Festival opening this summer in More than 12,000 paid telling based on their By Dr. R. Pletsch Washington, D.C. P.F.C. Ted Stempien never be prescribed for apprenticeship and lived experiences. This last week Autism those with any of these Runners-up who will Post #8821, Veterans of internship opportunities Participants will enhance Speaks had a fundraiser - At Grant Park have their artwork dis- Foreign Wars is planning cases and there are mil- will be available. their self-confidence, pub- - a walk along the lake by lions undiagnosed. played in Congressman a number of activities Summer programs will lic speaking and commu- Soldier Field. This is The Grant Park Music The month concludes Lipinski’s officers for one over the Memorial Day Some times mental Festival will open on with Roberto Sierra’s meet four-to-five days a nications skills. when you can visualize health is what you make year are: Laura Cahill, Weekend including dis- week for three-to-four Ring Leaders at the how great the mental Wednesday, June 14th at Latin-infused Missa Lyons Township HS; tribution of poppies in of it. Remember the 6:30 p.m. in the Jay Latina, guest conducted hours per day over the Chicago Youth Boxing health problem is. You stress on college campus- Rebecca Bailey, Lemont Brighton Park and course of six-to-seven Club, Little Village will see thousands of families Pritzker Pavilion in by Festival favorite HS; Christian Adanza, Archer Heights. On es when Trump won? Millennium Park. Arti- Miguel Harth - Bedoya weeks. Advanced appren- teach the physical and affected by Autism Well, I have been voting Victor J. Andrew HS; Saturday, the VFW ticeship programs will professional components Spectrum Disorder. The stic Director and Prin- and featuring the Grant Abigail Joritz, Chicago Department of Illinois in the last 13 presidential cipal Conductor Carlos Park Orchestra and begin the week of June of amateur boxing in latest stats from the elections and six times I Christian HS; and Grace 3rd District will march in 26th, and all other pro- order to prepare to Center for Disease Kalmar and Chorus Chorus with soprano Clark, Marist HS. the Memorial Day voted for a loser. If you Director Christopher Jessica Rivera and bari- ___________________ grams will begin the become youth coaches, Control and Prevention believe what was going Parade. After the parade week of July 5th. instructors or officials. states that 1 out of 68 Bell will lead the Grant tone Taksoki Onishi Post 8821 members will on, why didn't I receive Park Orchestra and (June 28th and 30th). Participating teens will Teens learn effective children, 1 out of 42 if counseling? Well I am a assemble at the Post be eligible to earn a coaching techniques, boys, will become a victim Chorus in a ten-week Most concerts are Home, 5104 S. Archer to baby boomer, my parents season that runs through Rhine Post VFW stipend of up to $725 methods of group man- of the Autism Spectrum. were part of the Greatest Wednesdays and Fri- install new officers for (depending on the pro- agement and sports This is a great amount Aug. 19th. days at 6:30 p.m. and the 2017-18 year. Generation, who lived On opening night, Schedules Events gram level), and interns instruction fundamentals and is often spotted by through the Great Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Incoming Commander can earn $10.50 per hour. while developing goal-set- families of young chil- Kalmar and the Grant (exceptions include Volunteers and mem- Chris Garza and his staff Depression and won Park Orchestra will bers of Rhine Post and After School Matters’ ting, teamwork, leader- dren. Schools are also WWII and I was taught to Tuesday, July 4th at 6:30 of officers will take the unique programs offer ship and communication very helpful in seeking bejoined by soloist Vadim p.m. and no concert in Auxiliary will be on the oath of office at 2 p.m. A be self-sufficient. Gluzman for Tchaikov- street and at businesses teens an opportunity to skills. During the second diagnosis. Some of our So the six times I Millennium Park on light lunch will follow. develop their current half of the program, teens children show very little sky’s Violin Concerto. The Wednesday, July 5th in the Garfield Ridge On Monday, May 29th voted for losers my deci- program also includes area offering Buddy skills while incorporating create their own lesson signs, if any, until age of sion was "live with it". when the Grant Park at 11 a.m., the Memorial critical 21st Century plans to run weekly ses- about 14. Most, who will Alfven’s Festival Over- Orchestra appears at the Poppies to the public in Day Ceremony to remem- The country is better ture and Gershwin’s Thursday and Friday, skills like collaboration, sions for community contract this, will have it than any one candidate. South Shore Cultural ber fallen comrades will problem solving, social youth between the ages of by age 24. Autism is not Porgy and Bess: A Center). May 25th & 26th. The be held at Veterans Besides, I can't help it if Symphonic Picture (June Poppies are assembled by awareness and more.