Palos South Middle School

Last night I saw the Palos District 118 middle school performance of "The Wizard of OZ". I am here to report that it was incredible. The school's musical performance was moved to A.A. Stagg High School, District 230 in Palos Hills this year because they were no longer able to accommodate the huge audience that these performances were attracting. Ali A. of Palos Park, the student that played Dorothy did an outstanding job of both singing and performing. She has a bright future in High School Drama, I hope she chooses to use it. I would love the opportunity to watch her grow as a performer. She was accompanied by Paul G. as the scarecrow, Alyssa T. as the tinwoman, and Nick M. as the lion who were also outstanding. Tori L. played Glinda the Good Witch and Lizzy S. played the Wicked Witch of the East. The cast goes on and on, and each was as talented as the next. I can't imagine the difficult decisions that went in to casting such a talented group of students.

The people that were charged with these difficult decisions are all teachers in Palos 118. Katie McDonough, a Palos South resource and special services teacher was the Director. She was accompanied by Linda Frigo, the Palos East Art Teacher as Art Director and William Hansen, the Palos South Band teacher as the Musical Director. They did an incredible job with the play and also with adapting to the challenges of a much larger stage and theater than they have used in the past. They were assisted by Brandon Lewis, the Stagg theater director, a gracious host as always.

Accolades to everyone involved in this production. You were a credit to your school and the Palos community.

Palos Heights Restaurants

I ate at Bon a Pit Tuesday night with my family. I LOVE their BBQ Brisket of Beef. I try to order other things, but I can't. As always, the food was great, the service attentive and the price reasonable. Service for me is always touchy. I drink hot tea which requires hot water refills and at Bon a Pit, I always need extra BBQ sauce. Their servers haven't failed me yet. As for the price, they have a coupon on there website www.bonapit.com for 10% off your bill. They also have a Valentine special that looks interesting. Take your sweetie there and let me know what you think.