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8 | December 29, 2016 | The glenview lantern Community
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Princess
The Peske family, of
Glenview
Princess’s personality
follows her name as
she reigns over our
castle. A real lady
never reveals her age,
so we will keep it a
secret.
She loves to spend her
time rooting for her
favorite sports teams: The Chicago Cubs and The
Chicago Blackhawks.
She gives kisses for her special treats of American
cheese, and loves to bark at the UPS man.
HELP! The Glenview Lantern is in search of more pets. To
submit your own Pet of the Week, send a photo and info to
chris@glenviewlantern.com or 60 Revere Drive Suite 888.
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THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
Assisted living project
near GBN would cause
congestion, neighbors say
Dozens of Northbrook
residents showed up with
anti-rezoning signs to the
first Plan Commission
public hearing on an assisted
living facility at
the southwest corner of
Shermer and Techny roads.
The biggest concern
of residents who spoke
in opposition to the
14,250-square-foot building
was the safety of Glenbrook
North and Maple
students.
“That’s not just any residential
block. It’s a special
block because it’s a gateway
to Glenbrook North,”
said Northbrook resident
Christopher Lay, who lives
near the proposed site. “It
leads right straight to the
parking lot of Glenbrook
North and behind that Maple
Middle School. These
two schools house 2,500 of
our kids that go to and from
school every single day.”.
The Plan Commission
unanimously disapproved
of the current proposal.
Heritage said it would
update the design based on
these concerns and return
for another meeting at 7:30
p.m. Feb. 7 at Village Hall.
Reporting by Sarah Haider,
Assistant Editor. Full story at
NorthbrookTower.com.
THE WINNEKTA CURRENT
Improvements coming to
Winnetka’s Dwyer Park
by next July
To finally allow for anticipated
renovations to
begin at Dwyer Park, the
Winnetka Village Council
waived the introduction
of an ordinance granting a
special use permit and front
yard setback variation requested
by the Winnetka
Park District and unanimously
voted to adopt the
request at its regular meeting
on Dec. 20.
The council’s adoption
of the request will now allow
for updates to be made
at Dwyer Park, including
building a new gazebo,
expanding the playground
area and enhancing landscaping.
At the meeting, Village
President Gene Greable
expressed his excitement
for the updates and praised
the work of park district
and Village employees.
“The citizens of this
community are open to a
new park like this and the
benefits it will provide,
and I was very satisfied
at the tremendous amount
of work being done by
the park district,” Greable
said.
Reporting by Danielle
Gensburg, Freelance
Reporter. Full story at
WinnetkaCurrent.com.
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THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
Finding a fur-ever home at
PAWS fundraiser
They love unconditionally
and yet ask for so little
in return.
The thousands of dogs
and cats that go unwanted
wind up in shelters. Many
of them fortunately find
themselves in a no-kill
shelter like PAWS’ Glen
Felner North Shore Adoption
Center in Highland
Park.
It is a happy place and
one of hope as was evident
Dec. 16 when many humans
came looking for a
cat or dog to give a forever
home.
It was part of a special
adoption program, Sherman
and Tingle’s Operation:
Santa PAWS created
by radio station 97.1 The
Drive and its morning
drive hosts, Brian Sherman
and Steve Tingle.
Operation: Santa PAWS,
which began at 7 a.m. and
continued through 7 p.m.
at the shelter, was a daylong
event all about giving
pets a needed home.
“The needs of Chicagoland’s
homeless, lost,
abandoned and abused
pets often get overlooked,”
Sherman said.
Reporting by Hilary
Anderson, Freelance
Reporter. Full story at
HPLandmark.com.
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THE WILMETTE BEACON
Beth Hillel luncheon
celebrates Hanukkah with
seniors
It was not planned that
way, but just happened.
Beth Hillel’s annual Hanukkah
luncheon on Dec.
14 was like a mini-gathering
of the United Nations.
The Sisterhood of Wilmette’s
Beth Hillel Congregation
Bnai Emunah
invited residents of area
nursing homes for an early
celebration of Hanukkah,
the Festival of Lights,
which coincided this year
with the beginning of
Christmas, Dec. 24.
“We had approximately
120 guests join us for this
annual event,” said Judy
Walder, who co-chaired
the luncheon with Carol
Gopman. “Many of our
guests don’t have the opportunity
to fully enjoy the
holiday. What’s even more
interesting and unexpected
is that many were Jewish
but others were not. What
a wonderful way to show
unity and a desire to learn
about each other’s cultures
and traditions especially
during a time of divisiveness
in our country.”
Guests represented
Ecuador, Korea, China,
South Africa, West Africa,
the Philippines and Russia
among other countries.
“If we all knew each other
and learned something
about everyone’s culture,
we could get along better,”
said Roberta Rosenfeld,
one of the Sisterhood volunteers
for the day.
“This is a 500-year-old
game associated with the
holiday mostly meant for
children,” Rosenfeld said.
Reporting by Hilary
Anderson, Freelance
Reporter. Full story at
WilmetteBeacon.com.
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