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16 | March 26, 2020 | the new lenox patriot news newlenoxpatriotdaily.com FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER Medical group offers drive-up coronavirus testing Family First Medical Group, with offices in Mokena and Evergreen Park, has begun offering people drive-up testing for the coronavirus. Testing begins with a phone consultation, followed by a video screening, according to Ryan Dawson, marketing director for Family First. Should a physical test be recommended, patients are scheduled for a drive-up appointment, where they are first given a flu swab, the results of which take 8-10 minutes, Dawson said. If that flu swab comes back negative, then patients are administered a COVID-19 swab, which takes roughly 48 hours for results to come back, Dawson said. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus. Patients enrolled in Family First’s in-network health insurance plans typically have their costs covered through their insurance policies; however, those outside of the network also can be tested by paying out of pocket. Family First also works with Women’s Healthcare of Illinois. The group’s founder, Dr. David Beckmann, understood the need for quick testing while maintaining the safety of patients who have to come into the group’s offices, according to Dawson, and so began the drive-up testing on Monday, March 16. Those interested in setting up a phone consultation should begin by calling Family First at (708) 572-7575, or Women’s Healthcare of Illinois at (708) 425-1907. For more information, visit www.yourffmg.com and www.whcillinois.com. Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, Editor. For more, visit Moke naMessengerDaily.com. FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION Virtual gallery lets residents appreciate area artists from home The Frankfort Arts Association’s downtown gallery may be temporarily closed, but community members can still enjoy local artists’ work by visiting the organization’s newlylaunched digital gallery. The association’s latest exhibition, titled “Treasures,” challenged artists to create artwork with a focus on something valuable to them. Originally slated to run March 8 through April 25 at the physical gallery, the exhibition has since moved to an online format at frankfortartsassociation.org/treasuresexhibit. Frankfort Arts Association board member Katie Stempniak said the organization’s leadership opted to create the digital gallery in an effort to help “flatten the curve” by reducing potential community spread of COVID-19. Nearly three dozen artists from Frankfort and surrounding communities contributed work to the juried exhibition. The submissions include photography, sculptures, paintings, pastels and jewelry, Stempniak said. Reporting by Nuria Mathog, Editor. For more, visit Frank fortStationDaily.com. FROM THE TI<strong>NL</strong>EY JUNCTION Tinley police chief warns residents at-home coronavirus testing ‘does not exist’ Some recent Facebook postings surrounding coronavirus concerns have warned the public that scammers are going doorto-door, claiming they are authorized to administer at-home tests. Tinley Park Police Chief Matthew Walsh said the police station has not received any calls related to it but that it is still important to let residents know “this does not exist.” “Do not let people in [your] house to be tested for this virus because it does not exist,” Walsh said. “There’s not enough kits available, and there’s nobody that’s doing that.” Assistant Village Manager Pat Carr said in an email to The Junction that he also has not heard of anything like this in the area, but the Village of Tinley Park is not testing anyone. He added that testings are to go through an individual’s health care provider. Carr is involved in a new volunteer initiative with other residents to provide assistance to those who are at-risk individuals and the elderly. “What I was told was any deliveries of food or anything would be made by people in uniform in a Tinley Park marked vehicle,” Walsh said. “Volunteers would be making phone calls to those that might possibly be in need.” Volunteers will have proper credentials and identification, Walsh added. Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach, Editor. For more, visit TinleyJunctionDaily. com. FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE Joey’s donates roughly 500 pizzas to people helping in Chicago area Two Orland Park businesses have been helping those helping others by making sure they are well-fed — to the tune of roughly 500 pizzas. Joey’s locations in both Orland Park and Morgan Park teamed up with Nick’s Painting & Decorating Inc., of Orland Park, to deliver the pizzas March 19 and 20 to first responders, family shelters, city workers, medical staff and more in the Chicago area. Nick Ipema, owner of Nick’s Painting, said the idea started with interior designer Susan Devito, who wanted to serve the community during its response to the coronavirus pandemic. She wanted to “be a light for those that serve us daily,” Ipema said. The original plan was to provide goods, doughnuts and other items to people, but Ipema started making calls and found everyone was short on food and had limited supplies. “We wanted to do something big,” he said. “So, I was conjuring up ways that we could get a lot of food, quickly and efficiently, without taking over a shop’s entire product and workload.” He turned to friends Anthony Nardo and Nick Iozzo, of Joey’s. And Joey’s Pizza soon became the topic of discussion. “What an excellent way to get food out to these people,” Ipema said. “We could stagger the deliveries every three hours, and I could have my guys use our vans to deliver.” Ipema said both Joey’s and Nick’s are seeing a slowdown in business, so this effort became a way to put their combined talents, employees and business tools to use. Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. For more, visit OPPrai rieDaily.com. FROM THE HOMER HORIZON Neighborhood comes together to provide safe, fun activity for kids As the world around them stopped and people sealed themselves inside of their homes, one neighborhood in Homer Glen found a unique way to get out of the house while practicing social distancing. On March 17, residents of the Pebble Creek neighborhood put shamrocks in their front windows and challenged local children to find as many as they can. Throughout the rest of the week, it offered a way for youths to get out of the house and burn some energy. It also gave parents a way to get a few minutes of relief and relaxation. Kaitlyn Yoder, a resident of Pebble Creek, found out about the hunt on Facebook. With the world slowing down, people are coming to terms with the fact that some things they have enjoyed in the past might not be there for them as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country. “This way, we still get to kind of celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and get out of the house while doing it,” said Yoder, who was wearing a green White Sox shirt and green socks as she worked from home. After the work day was over, Yoder and her husband took their two daughters out hunting for shamrocks. Reporting by Benjamin Conboy, Assistant Editor. For more, visit HomerHorizon Daily.com. FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND D92 parents selfquarantines after possible exposure to coronavirus Though there is no positive test, a parent at Lockport’s Ludwig School may have been exposed to the coronavirus at work, according to a letter from District 92 Superintendent Tim Arnold. The community letter stated that Arnold spoke to the parent at 10 p.m. the evening of March 17 to verify the status. The Ludwig parent was exposed to a student at the school where the parent teaches, and the student’s father owns a business that has an employee who has been tested, but no results are available yet. According to Arnold, the school district is monitoring the student and their family. There are no positive test results at this time The Ludwig parent has been self-quarantining and acting out of an abundance of caution. No family members have been on school grounds since March 13. “Throughout last night and this morning, I have been in contact with the Illinois Coronavirus Hotline, the Will County [Regional Office of Education], and the [Chicago Department of Public Health] to ensure that District 92 is taking every responsible measure to ensure the safety of our community,” Arnold wrote in the letter. D92 staff members are being asked to stay home as authorities assess the situation. Reporting by Abhinanda Datta, Editor. For more, visit LockportLegendDaily.com.
newlenoxpatriotdaily.com sound off the new lenox patriot | March 26, 2020 | 17 Social snapshot Top Web Stories From NewLenoxPatriotDaily.com as of Monday, March 23 1. UPDATE: Patient tests positive for the coronavirus at Silver Cross Hospital 2. UPDATE: LWSRA provides timeline, answers questions about participant who tested positive for COVID-19 3. Man arrested for recording up unaware teenage girl’s dress 4. 10 coronavirus cases now reported in Will County 5. LPD self-defense class helps women fight back Become a member: NewLenoxPatriot.com/plus “School Resource Officer Kioltyka got in some last minute fun with students at Bentley School before our schools close.” The New Lenox Police Department posted this March 16 Like The New Lenox Patriot: facebook.com/ TheNewLenoxPatriot “E-learning in Mrs. Hilbert’s house comes with a fluffy helper! @LWWestWarriors” @LWDistrict210 tweeted this March 20 Follow The New Lenox Patriot: @The<strong>NL</strong>Patriot Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The New Lenox Patriot encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. The New Lenox Patriot reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The New Lenox Patriot. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The New Lenox Patriot. Letters can be mailed to: The New Lenox Patriot, 11516 West 183rd Street, Unit SW Office Condo #3, Orland Park, Illinois, 60467. Fax letters to (708) 326-9179 or e-mail to sean@newlenoxpatriot.com. www.newlenoxpatriot.com. from the editor New Lenox is really stepping it up Sean Hastings sean@newlenoxpatriot.com I hope that some of the content in this week’s edition of The Patriot gives you a nice break from all the negativity that us and other news outlets have to report on. While some of the nice stories came out because of the coronavirus isolations, I think it can bring a smile to your face. There’s no telling when the pandemic will end, so we will have to keep reporting on it. It is not meant to scare the public, it is meant to inform. My favorite has to be our Life and Arts cover which is about a woman who created a Facebook group that allows children to read books to seniors in senior centers across the country. The group was created March 17 and has over 700 members. And lately, the group has had seniors reading and local teachers, as well as musicians. The children are excited about it because they get to read their favorite books. While some may not understand the reason for it, they are still able to make someone’s day even if they don’t know who they are. Talk about a community — a country for that matter — coming together in some trying times to make people happy. I was only able to get three into the article, but I think they can speak for the rest of the restaurants in New Lenox. While we are being told to stay home and travel only if necessary, we are still supporting our local restaurants, which is great to see. As someone who worked in the restaurant industry from ages 18-23, I know how some of those employees and owners are feeling. Believe me, they truly feel the love and support. Most times we go to a restaurant for them to serve us and we rely on them to get us our food. We don’t have to go out when we do. Frank Gatto put it best by saying the roles are reversed now. The restaurants need us more than we really need them right now. Now if you really want to get away from the coronavirus coverage, though the word is mentioned once in the CONTACT story, read our News cover on page 4 about a New Lenox native who set off on a motorcycle trip around the world. David Smith is raising awareness for military mental health and suicide prevention. He set off on March 4 and is planning to do the trip in 12-18 months. For that, I plan on doing regular follow ups with him. Whether that be a photo he sends in from the road, a mini story about some of his encounters on the trip or just to check in and see how he is doing, I’ll have something in the paper that is hopefully a good read. As you flipped through this paper, you may have saw a picture of two sisters who went on their own St. Patrick’s Day Parade, two other sisters, one of whom played barber for a day, and a grandma and a grandson who went on a nature walk. The times we are living in are definitely tough and probably will be for a while — at least until April 7. Most of the interactions people have had are positive. People are going out of their way to help one another, even if it means risking their own wellbeing. We see that from time to time when life is normal, but it is great to see it now. Though, it should not take a crisis to act this way all the time. Check in on your elderly neighbors, help that mother with an infant by making a trip to the grocery store and support your local restaurants just for the sake of supporting. This crisis will come to an end, but hopefully these acts of kindness and support of one another doesn’t. This doesn’t need to be a wake up call, because we are a great community to begin with, but why should we stop going the extra mile when this crisis ends? We’ll all get through this together. We’re all in the same boat, so let’s have each other’s backs. HELP YOUR BUSINESS BLOOM ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IN The New Lenox Patriot LORA HEALY 708.326.9170 ext. 31 l.healy@22ndcenturymedia.com ®
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