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Thursday 

Sunny Greetings 

10-11:30 a.m. June 22, 

Paper Source, 490 Central 

Ave., Highland Park. 

Learn to use layers of tissues, 

create brushstroke 

patterns with ink pads and 

more. The cost is $26. For 

more information, contact 

(847) 266-6100. 

Friday 

Steven Zane Live 

7:30-10:30 p.m. June 

23, The Panda Bar, 596 

Elm Place, Highland Park. 

Musician Stephen Zane 

will perform as a part of 

The Panda Bar’s live music 

lineup. For more information, 

visit www.greenpandabar.com. 

Last Preliminary Round 

of Bitter Jester Music 

Festival 

7-10 p.m. June 23, Port 

Clinton Square, Highland 

Park. Attend the fourth 

and final preliminary 

round of the Bitter Jester 

Music Festival’s annual 

battle of the bands. Bands 

from northern Illinois and 

southern Wisconsin will 

participate, and the Grand 

Finale Concert will take 

place on July 4. For more 

information, contact (847) 

433-8660. 

Saturday 

Art Center’s Festival of 

Fine Arts 

10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 24- 

25, Sheridan Road and 

Central Ave., Highland 

Park. Head to downtown 

Highland Park for art from 

over 120 artists along 

with live music, food and 

hands-on art activities for 

children. For more information, 

contact (847) 926- 

4300. 

Ivy Ford Band 

9:30 p.m., June 24, Norton’s 

Restaurant, 1905 

Sheridan Road, Highland 

Park. Blues musician 

and enthusiast Ivy Ford 

will perform at Norton’s. 

Ford’s music is influenced 

by Muddy Waters, Etta 

James and more. For more 


432-3287. 

Sunday 

Highland Park Stepping 

out to Cure Scleroderma 

7:30-11:30 a.m. June 

25, Highland Park Metra 

Station, 1800 Saint Johns 

Ave., Highland Park. Raise 

money to find the cause of 

and cure for scleroderma, 

a rare disease that involves 

the hardening of skin. Join 

as a team or as an individual 

for this walk. For more 

information, call (312) 

660-1131. 

Writing Your Personal 

Statement 

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

June 25, North Shore College 

Consulting, 806 Central 

Ave. Unit 102, Highland 

Park. North Shore 

College Consulting will 

offer a two hour workshop 

on writing personal statements 

for college applications. 

The cost is $150. To 

RSVP, email info@nscollegeconsulting.net. 

Monday 

Video Editing with iMovie 

6-7 p.m. June 26, Highland 

Park Library, 494 

Laurel Ave., Highland 

Park. Learn to edit home 

movies with iMovie editing 

tools. Learn basic techniques, 

including how to 

use video and sound. For 

more information, visit 

www.hplibrary.org. 

Tuesday 

Readers’ Round Table 

2-3 p.m. June 27, Highland 

Park Library 494 Laurel 


Calling book lovers for a 

lively conversation about 

new authors and books. 

Receive a complimentary 

copy or a new book at the 

meeting. For more information, 

visit www.hplibrary.com 

Wednesday 

Inferno Fest 

4:30-9:30 p.m. June 28, 

Everts Park, 111 N. Ave., 

Highwood. Enjoy special 

hot and spicy delicacies 

at Inferno Fest which is 

taking place during Highwood’s 

normal evening 

gourmet market. Participate 

in the Inferno Fest 

Eating Contest, too. For 


celebratehighwood.org. 

Business Expo and After 

Hours 

5-7:30 p.m. June 28, 

Highland Park Country 

Club, 1201 Park Ave. W., 

Highland Park. Join the 

Highland Park Chamber 

of Commerce for their 

second annual business 

expo co-hosted with the 

Lake Forest/Lake Bluff 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Create new business relationships 

and share 

products and services. 

For more information, 

visit www.business.chamberhp.com. 

Thursday 

Creative Hand Lettering 

6-8 p.m. June 29, Paper 

Source, 490 Central Ave., 

Highland Park. Join the 

experts at Paper Sources 

to learn about hand lettering. 

They will teach the 

basics including proportions, 

mixing styles and 

embellishment. For more 

information, call (847) 

266-6100. 

Babies in Nature 

9:15-10 a.m. June 29, 

Heller Nature Center, 2821 

Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. Bring children, ages 

6 months to 2 years old, 

for a walk with a naturalist. 

The cost is $6 and $3 

for each additional child. 

Upcoming 

Fourth of July Celebration 

10 a.m.-10:45 p.m. 

Tuesday, July 4, Highland 

Park. Watch floats pass and 

listen to live music in the 

Fourth of July parade that 

will pass through downtown 

Highland Park. Later, 

head to Sunset Woods Park 

for carnival rides and other 

amusements. For more information, 

call (847) 831- 

3810. 

Ongoing 

Broadway Little Stars 

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 

Sundays, WeOrbit, 1736 

First St., Highland Park. 

Children, ages 3-5 years 

old, will explore different 

Broadway Musicals 

through storytelling, singing 

and dancing. For more 


904-0028. 

Gyrokinesis Method 

Movement 

10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, 

Highland Park Senior 

Center, 54 Laurel 


Freedom Home Care is 

sponsoring a Gyrokinesis 

Method Movement that 

focuses on opening energy 

pathways, stimulating 

the nervous systems 

and increasing range of 

motion. The fee is $15 for 

senior center members or 

$35 for non-members. To 

sign up, call (847) 432- 

4110. 

Concerts in the Plaza 

6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Port Clinton Square, 

Highland Park. Head to 

the Port Clinton Square for 

a nighttime concert series 

featuring bands like Cirrus 

Falcon. Saturday June 

Band and more. For more 

information, visit www. 

downtownhp.com. 

Food Truck Thursday 

4:30-9 p.m. June 22, 

Jens Jensen Park, 486 

Roger Williams Ave., 

Correction 

The June 15 story on 

Jar Bar incorrectly 

stated the price of 

butter coffee. It is $6 

for 16 ounces, not $2. 

Cake Jars are also 

made by Northbrookbased 

bakery Dream 

Cakes. 

The Landmark 

recognizes and regrets 

these errors. 

Highland Park. Enjoy a 

wide variety of food and 

drinks from more than 

12 food trucks and local 

restaurants featuring live 

musical performances. 

Admission is free. For 


www.business.chamberhp.com. 

Concerts in the Plaza 

6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Port Clinton 

Square, Highland Park. 

Head to the Port Clinton 

Square for a nighttime 

concert series featuring 

bands such as Cirrus Falcon. 

Saturday June Band 

and more. For more information, 

visit www. 

downtownhp.com. 

French Market 

9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturdays, 

St. Johns Avenue South 

parking lot, Highland 

Park. Visit this weekly 

market for food and gifts 

through Oct. 7. The lot is 

near the Veteran’s Memorial. 

For more information, 

visit www.downtownhp. 

com. 

To submit an item for the 

community calendar, contact 

Editor Courtney Jacquin at 


or (847) 272-4565 ext. 34. 

Entries are due by noon on 

the Thursday prior to publication 

date.

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the highland park landmark | June 22, 2017 | 3 

Highland Park City Council 

City looking for input on library expansion 

Erin Yarnall 

Freelance Reporter 

The Highland Park Public 

Library may be undergoing 

an expansion, and the City, 

together with the library, is 

planning on hosting six upcoming 

meetings “to gather 

public input,” according 

to Mayor Nancy Rotering. 

She discussed the upcoming 

meetings at the regular 

meeting of the Highland 

Park City Council Monday, 

June 12. 

“Public engagement and 

feedback are a critical component 

of this potential project,” 

Rotering said. 

The meetings are some of 

the first steps in a plan that 

has been worked on for at 

least two years. 

“We’ve been talking 

about this since 2015,” Rotering 

said. 

In April, the city council 

approved a resolution hiring 

an architectural firm to 

conduct a $52,500 study 

to develop options for the 

potential expansion. The 

library has purchased two 

single-family homes east of 

its current location for $1.5 

million to expand on that 

area. 

The first public input 

meeting is June 21. 

The city council also approved 

a consideration of a 

recommendation for a development 

plan. 

The plan is for a nine-unit 

multifamily development at 

1637-1645 McGovern St., 

and members of the city 

council supported the development 

and its location. 

“(This development) fits 

beautifully into the location, 

it’s going to complete 

the neighborhood,” Councilman 

Anthony Blumberg 

said. 

As part of the public benefit 

requirement for new 

developments, the developers, 

Carlisle Place, LLC, are 

contributing $5,000 toward 

the city’s wayfinding sign 

program. 

Members of the city 

council had questions about 

a request for relief for lot 

coverage, as the proposed 

development, which has 

50.7 percent lot coverage, 

exceeded the maximum allowable 

coverage, 33 percent. 

“It’s invariably going to 

have an increased amount 

of lot coverage because it’s 

now incorporating three lots 

together, but we have the 

advantage of a particularly 

fine use in this instance,” 

Blumberg said. 

The plan will go back to 

the Plan and Design commission 

for final approval at 

their next meeting. 

Round it up 

A brief recap of City Council action 

• An intergovernmental agreement with the North Shore School 

District 112, concerning the Edgewood Ring Road was approved. 

The road will circle the athletic fields at the school, and will be 

used for parent and bus drop off and pick up. 

• City Manager Ghida Neukirch was appointed onto the Board 

of Directors for the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, Ill. 

(SWALCO), with Assistant City Manager Rob Sabo serving as the 

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French Market debuts in Highland Park 

Erin Yarnall 


Not even the rain could 

keep marketgoers away 

from the opening of Highland 

Park’s French Market. 

The market, which 

opened Saturday, June 17, 

features a variety of vendors 

selling a wide range 

of small batch products, 

from Tupperware to jewelry, 

and is hosted in the 

North St. Johns parking 

lot. 

“I came here because 

I was hungry,” Deerfield 

resident Howard Lesh 

said. 

Lesh had bought a loaf 

of bread from Hahn’s Bakery’s 

booth, and was planning 

on purchasing fresh 

fruits and vegetables from 

another vendor. 

A majority of the booths 

at the market were selling 

various fruits, vegetables 

and other edible items. 

One of the more unique 

booths at the event was 

The StoryBus, which was 

invited to be a part of the 

market by the Highland 

Park Public Library. The 

bus is a full-sized school 

bus decorated with a storybook 

theme. The current 

theme of the bus was 

“Goldilocks and the Three 

Bears.” 

When children walked 

on to the bus, StoryBus 

driver and storyteller Nancy 

Setnan would recite the 

story of Goldilocks, and 

act it out with puppets and 

other props. 

“It’s been great here so 

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parents love it, the kids 

have a ball. In two hours, 

I’ve had about 55 kids 

come through.” 

One of the other main 

attractions of the market 

were the numerous food 

booths, including Hahn’s 

bakery which sold bread, 

cookies and pastries, and 

Bettina’s Artisan Tea, 

which handed out free 

samples of tea and additionally 

sold its products 

by the glass. 

“We walked up here, 

and we thought we would 

check out the first French 

Market,” Milwaukee resident 

Sarah Deneve said. 

Deneve was visiting her 

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wanted to check out the 

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Deneve and her family 

stopped at numerous 

booths to sample the food 

and products available. 

“We ate our way through 

the market,” Deneve said. 

In addition to all the 

food, small batch artisans 

sold their products as well, 

including Mary Patterson, 

the owner of Ayurveda 

Alchemists, which sells 

organic, homemade products 

including anti-anxiety 

calming spray and wool 

dryer balls to replace dryer 

sheets. 

“I started making all 

my own stuff for my family, 

but then people really 

liked it and started asking 

me for it,” Mary Patterson, 

the owner of Ayurveda Alchemists 

said. “I put it on 

Etsy, and before I knew it 

stores started calling me 

and asking if I would sell 

wholesale.” 

“I make way too many 

products, but it is such a 

passion for me,” Patterson 

said. 

Patterson said she participates 

in a lot of markets 

A variety of onions available from a local farmer. 

around the North Shore, 

because she feels that it is 

a welcoming area for vendors 

like her. 

“The people have been 

very welcoming, and really 

interested in learning 

more,” Patterson said. 

“Highland Park is very 

open to natural living, so 

my products are well-received 

here. I think this is 

a great community, and I 

want this market to get up 

and grow because this is a 

community that supports 

local businesses.” 

The French Market is 

one of two new markets 

to open in Highland Park 

this year, as a Food Truck 

Market opened on June 

1, and will run through 

Sept. 14. The two markets 

join the Ravinia Farmers 

Market to make the city 

flourishing with a variety 

of markets throughout the 

summer. 

The market is open from 

9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and 

will run most Saturdays 

through Oct. 14. 

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Highland Park. Photos by Erin Yarnall/22nd Century Media

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Police Reports 

Four arrested for 

driving under 

the influence 

Four men were arrested 

for driving under the influence 

in Highland Park 

June 10-12, according to 

police. 

Charles L. Ash, 56, of 

Glenview, was arrested 

and charged with driving 

under the influence after 

police responded to a 

complaint at 11:53 p.m. 

June 10 in the 400 block 

of Roger Williams Avenue. 

Carlos Juan Roman, 31, 

of Cicero, was arrested 


under the influence and 

speeding more than 35 

miles per hour over the 

speed limit in a construction 

zone after police conducted 

a stop at 2:31 a.m. 

June 11 in the 1900 block 

of Skokie Valley Road. 

Also on June 11, Assaf 

Yosef Shtraischler, 37, of 

Highland Park, was arrested 

and charged with 

driving under the influence, 

improper lane usage, 

failure to use turn 

signal and possession of 

cannabis at 3:56 a.m. after 

police conducted a stop in 

the 1900 block of Skokie 

Valley Road. 

Josue Hernandez, 33, of 

Cudahy, Wis., was arrested 


under the influence, 

improper lane usage, no 

valid driver’s license, illegal 

transportation of alcohol 

and endangering the 

life of a child after police 

conducted a stop at 12:53 

a.m. June 12 in the 3300 

block of Skokie Valley 

Road. 

In other police news: 

June 11 

• Keren I. Vicencio, 29, of 

Waukegan, was arrested 

and charged with no valid 

driver’s license, operating 

an uninsured motor vehicle, 

no valid registration 

and obstructing identification 

after police conducted 

a traffic stop at 1:48 

a.m. near the intersection 

of Skokie Valley and Old 

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THE WINNETKA CURRENT 

Winnetkans oversee 

college preparedness 

program for Chicago kids 

It was in 1999 when 

Winnetka resident Patrick 

Baldwin first heard about 

the Summer of a Lifetime 

program. Soon, he 

was enthralled about the 

prospects of what it could 

achieve for some Chicago 

students. 

“It was a program that 

hit me, it was a program 

that I thought would work 

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said I wanted to lend my 

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funds for this foundation, I 

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Summer of a Lifetime 

aims to take selected high 

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Mosquito control in 

Highland Park 

As we enter mosquito 

season, the City 

of Highland Park and 

the Southlake Mosquito 

Abatement District remind 

residents to take a number 

of precautions to avoid being 

bitten. Mosquitoes can 

carry different types of diseases, 

like West Nile virus 

and Zika virus, but there 

are a number of steps you 

can take to protect yourself 

from mosquito bites. 

• Reduce: Make sure 

doors and windows have 

tight-fitting screens. Repair 

or replace screens that have 

tears or other openings. Try 

to keep doors and windows 

shut. Eliminate, or refresh 

each week, all sources of 

standing water where mosquitoes 

can breed, including 

water in bird baths, 

ponds, flowerpots, wading 

pools, old tires, and any 

other containers. 

• Repel: when outdoors, 

wear shoes and socks, 

long pants and a longsleeved 

shirt, and apply 

insect repellent that contains 

DEET, picaridin, oil 

of lemon eucalyptus or 

IR 3535, according to label 

instructions. Consult a 

physician before using repellents 

on infants. 

• Report: Report locations 

to Southlake Mosquito 

Abatement District 

where you see water sitting 

stagnant for more than 

a week such as roadside 

ditches, flooded yards, and 

similar locations that may 

produce mosquitoes. 

Southlake Mosquito 

around the country, earning 

college credit in the 

process. 

More than 5,500 students 

have participated 

since the program’s inception 

nearly two decades 

ago with 1,030 signed up 

for 2017, the first time 

more than 1,000 students 

are participating, according 

to program officials. 

Reporting by Daniel I. Dorfman, 

Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at WinnetkaCurrent.com. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Lifeguards rescue 7-yearold 

boy from pool 

Northbrook fire officials 

are praising Park District 

lifeguards after the latter 

saved a 7-year-old boy 

from the bottom of the 

pool at Meadowhill Aquatic 

Center, 1501 Maple 

Ave., Northbrook. 

On the afternoon of June 

13, a male lifeguard noticed 

a child at the bottom 

Abatement District is a 

Lake County unit of government 

that operates 

to reduce the spread of 

mosquito-borne diseases 

through the control of the 

mosquito population in 

Highland Park, Deerfield, 

Bannockburn, Highwood, 

and Riverwoods. Southlake 

Mosquito Abatement District 

prevents the spread of 

mosquito-borne diseases be 

reducing the mosquito population 

through pre-hatch 

applications, larviciding 

standing water areas, and 

treating thousands of catch 

basins with bacterial larvicide 

several times during 

the mosquito season. 

Southlake Mosquito Abatement 

District also treats 

areas along railroad tracks 

and public properties. 

of the main pool. 

“He was right in the 

middle of the pool, which 

is probably about 3.6 feet 

deep,” Park District Marketing 

Coordinator Ann 

Ziolkowski said. “The 

guard saw him on the pool 

floor and blew his whistle, 

which then all the other 

guards blew their whistles. 

He jumped in the pool, 

pulled the child up and 

started performing mouth 

to mouth.” 

Another lifeguard called 

911. A Northbrook police 

officer happened to 

be nearby and quickly arrived 

to assist with CPR. 

A bystander at the scene 

identified himself as a doctor, 

Ziolkowski said, and 

helped with response efforts. 

Paramedics took the 

boy to a nearby hospital. 

Firefighters on the scene 

said the lifeguards’ actions 

were “incredibly 

heroic,” according to the 

Park District, and reported 

that the boy was conscious 

In extreme cases, the 

entire district is treated 

through an aerial application. 

All products used in 

mosquito control are registered 

and approved for 

use by the EPA, and are 

applied in accordance with 

recommended usage by 

the CDC. The chemicals 

used are not harmful to humans, 

animals, or bees. 

Additional Information 

and on-going communication 

about Southlake Mosquito 


is available at slmad.org. 

If you have any questions 

or would like to report a 

mosquito concern please 

contact Southlake Mosquito 


at (847) 377-8300. 

From the City is compiled 

from Highland Park’s e-News 

and responsive en route to 

the hospital. Both fire and 

park officials declined to 

comment on his current 

condition. 

Reporting by Matt Yan, Contributing 

Editor. Full story at 

NorthbrookTower.com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Streetfest to battle hunger 

on North Shore 

Food insecurity is not a 

problem that many people 

associate with the North 

Shore, but the Northfield 

Township Food Pantry 

hopes to change that with 

Pantry Palooza Friday, 

June 24. 

The event will take 

place from 6-10 p.m. at the 

downtown Glenview Metra 

parking lot. Admission 

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Cute kids take the cake 

Courtney Jacquin, Editor 

Though Father’s Day 

came and went this past 

weekend, we’re not quite 

done celebrating at The 

Landmark. 

Whether you showered 

your dad in gifts or just told 

him you loved him over a 

relaxed brunch on Father’s 

Day, recognizing the great 

things the dads in our lives 

do is important. 

This year, as always, 

we had some great submissions 

for our annual 

Father’s Day Photo Contest. 

But I have a soft spot 

of cute kids, and thus this 

year’s winner is Amelia 

Ornstein and her dad, Ori. 

Sent in with a little help 

from Amelia’s mom, Kristine, 

this year’s winning 

entry shows Amelia, 6, and 

her sister Saige, 3, playing 

dress up with their dad. In 

the photo, Ori’s being a 

good sport and showing off 

the fashionable earrings his 

daughters chose for him. 

For their award-winning 

photo, Amelia and Ori won 

dinner for two at Michael’s 

Red Hots, 1879 Second St., 

Highland Park. 

The dinner includes two 

entrees, two side items and 

two fountain beverages at 

the Highland Park favorite 

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Maybe if Kristine and 

Saige are lucky, Amelia 

and Ori will invite them 

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RIGHT: Father’s Day 

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Ornstein (left) her dad, 

Ori, and sister, Saige, 

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HP salon helps boy donate hair in honor of mom 

Neil Milbert, Freelance Reporter 

With hair that came down to 

his shoulders and a sidearm delivery 

6-foot-5-inch 185-pound 

Nate Styles was a menacing 

sight on the pitcher’s mound for 

Warren High School opponents 

the past two seasons. 

For the first time since he was 

a high school sophomore, the 

young man, who will be playing 

college baseball for the United 

States Air Force Academy next 

season, got a haircut on June 10. 

The complimentary 35-minute 

haircut took place at The Next 

Salon in Highland Park, and 

Styles’ long locks were donated 

to Suave, the haircare product 

company that also makes wigs 

and gives them to breast cancer 

victims who lose their hair during 

chemotherapy treatments. 

It was a no-brainer for Styles 

because his mother, Irene Hastings, 

had breast cancer surgery 

on May 31, the same day that 

he pitched his last high school 

game and recorded a 6-1 victory 

for Warren over Glenbrook 

North in the Class 4A Sectional 

semi-finals. 

“My mom gave me a real bad 

haircut my sophomore year and I 

made a bet with my older brother, 

Alex [King]: ‘First one to get their 

hair cut loses,’” Styles said. “After 

about a year and a half, Alex got 

his hair cut because he was starting 

to referee basketball. But long 

hair was becoming a big thing for 

pitchers in the big leagues and I 

kept growing it out.” 

However, the Air Force Academy’s 

baseball coach, Mike Kazlausky, 

asked that he keep his 

locks long so instructors and upperclassmen 

could make fun of 

him when he began basic training. 

When his mother was diagnosed 

with breast cancer, he 

thought it over and came to the 

conclusion “it would be much 

better for me to get my hair cut 

now and donate it.” 

Styles told his future coach 

and Kazlausky wholeheartedly 

agreed that getting the longoverdue 

haircut in honor of his 

mother was altogether fitting and 

proper. 

“She is a single mom and she 

sacrificed to make sure my brother 

and I were where we needed 

to be,” Styles said. “I remember 

a time before I could drive when 

I was on three different basketball 

and baseball teams and she 

would take time after her work 

day to get me to all the practices 

and all the games and make sure 

I had the proper instruction and 

the best coaches. For her to do 

all that while making sure we 

always had food on the table 

shows how great a mother she is 

and how hard she works.” 

Just as it was a no-brainer for 

Styles to get his hair cut and 

made into a wig for chemotherapy 

patients, it was a no-brainer 

for Lisa Reams to do the honors 

with the scissors. 

Reams is a long-time family 

friend who has co-owned The 

Next Salon with Gainna Kouras 

since 2014 after having worked 

at the Highland Park salon the 

Nate Styles after his haircut, in 

which he donated his hair to 

breast cancer patients Saturday, 

June 10. photos submitted 

previous 17 years. 

“I don’t ever charge people 

who choose to donate hair,” 

Reams said. “I do their haircuts 

for free.” 

While Styles was getting his 

hair cut his older brother was doing 

the play-by-play. “The ears 

have made their appearance,” 

Alex announced at one point. 

The piece of hair that set the 

personal record measured 18 

inches. 

“It’s definitely different,” 

Styles said after he checked out 

the haircut in the mirror. “My 

neck hasn’t seen sunlight in two 

years.” 

As soon as Reams was finished 

with Styles, his mother took his 

place in the chair because she 

too wanted to make a donation of 

Styles before the haircut, which 

he did in honor of his mother 

who’s currently battling breast 

cancer. 

her hair and get a new style prior 

to the start of her four weeks of 

chemotherapy treatments. 

Alert and upbeat Hastings 

showed no outward signs of having 

undergone major surgery 10 

days earlier, but she lamented 

missing the victory over Glenbrook 

North that concluded 

Styles’s high school pitching career 

and then seeing his team’s 

season-ending loss in the sectional 

title game. 

“I was hoping to see him 

pitch in the State championship 

game,” she said. 

According to Hastings, Lisa 

Reams’ husband, Lewis Ream, 

played a major role in Styles’s 

baseball career. 

“Lewis is a coach for the Warren 

Junior Blue Devils Youth 

Baseball Association and he 

coached Styles on the feeder 

team from fifth through eighth 

grade,” she reminisced. “He also 

hooked Alex up with refereeing 

basketball.” 

Warren Coach Clint Smothers 

was instrumental in Styles’ 

emergence as an Air Force 

Academy recruit by urging him 

to take part in a college baseball 

showcase event for high school 

coaches. 

“I was complaining about having 

to spend $179 (to enable him 

to participate) but it turned out 

to be the best investment I ever 

have made,” said Douglas. 

Lady Luck also had a major 

role. 

“An Air Force assistant coach 

was there for the academic 

showcase and his flight was held 

over so he decided to stay for 

the baseball showcase,” Alex 

said. “He liked what he saw and 

told me I’d have been No. 1 in 

the bullpen from them this year. 

The next day I got a call from the 

head coach saying he was ready 

to give me a baseball scholarship. 

I’d had a lot of interest 

from Division II and Division III 

schools but the Air Force Academy 

was my only Division I offer. 

“I couldn’t be happier that 

I’m going there. I’d like to be a 

pilot. I have an automatic fiveyear 

commitment and if I do pilot 

school it’ll take another four 

years for a total commitment of 

nine years so I’m probably going 

to make the Air Force my 

career.” 

POLICE 

From Page 6 

Elm roads. 

• A door was reported 

damaged at a residential 

complex in the 2000 block 

of St. Johns Avenue. The 

incident occurred between 

4:30 p.m. June 9 and 

12:30 p.m. June 11. 

• Patricia A. Friedman, 

73, of Highland Park, was 

cited administratively for 

retail theft after removing 

items from a business at 

3:07 p.m. in the 2000 block 

of Skokie Valley Road past 

all points of purchase. 

June 10 

• An unknown female individual 

reportedly placed 

their hands on another 

individual and stole their 

belongings at 9:45 p.m. 

at a business in the 200 

block of St. Johns Avenue. 

June 7 

• Yusuf A. Akyol, 41, of 

Highland Park, was arrested 

and charged with criminal 

trespass to state supported 

property after police 

responded to a complaint at 

2:36 p.m. in the 2000 block 

of Sheridan Road. 

June 5 

• Jose A. Negron-Leon, 

32, of, Omaha, Neb., was 

arrested and charged with 

no valid driver’s license 

after police responded 

to a traffic accident at 

9:20 a.m. in the 2800 

block of Skokie Valley 

Road. 

• Sean P. Patterson, 32, of 

Waukegan, was arrested 


while license suspended 

and operating an uninsured 

motor vehicle after 

police responded to a traffic 

accident at 8:43 a.m. in 

the 2800 block of Skokie 

Valley Road. 

• An unknown individual 

reportedly damaged a 

trailer located at a residence 

in the 2600 block 

of Waukegan Avenue. The 

incident occurred between 

8 p.m. June 3 and 2:15 

p.m. June 5. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Highland Park Landmark’s 

Police Reports are compiled 

from official reports emailed 

from the Highland Park Police 

Department headquarters in 

Highland Park and found on 

file at the Highwood Police 

Department. Individuals named 

in these reports are considered 

innocent of all charges until 

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12 | June 22, 2017 | The highland park landmark NEWS 


Letting it grow 

Edible garden 

planted at Exmoor 

Country Club 

Sarah Verschoor 

Editorial Intern 

Tucked between Exmoor 

Country Club’s golf 

course and tennis courts, 

swiss chard, bulb fennel, 

heirloom tomatoes, edible 

flowers and cardoon, 

a relative of the artichoke 

that grows a purple flower 

on top, will begin to sprout 

soon as a part of their new 

edible garden. 

The Organic Gardener, 

a Highland Park-based edible 

garden grower, will 

install an 800-square-foot 

garden this month. Similar 

gardens have been 

installed by the Organic 

Gardener at the Skokie 

Country Club in Glencoe 

and Twin Orchard Country 

Club in Long Grove. 

“It’s part of a larger 

movement nationally 

where people want to be 

closer to where their food 

comes from,” said Organic 

Gardener founder Jeanne 

Nolan. “People are attracted 

to something that’s 

basic and connected to the 

source.” 

Exmoor plans to use the 

produce grown the garden 

in special dishes for their 

members, Exmoor’s chef 

Matthew Hinkle said. 

“The thing that excites 

me the most is the freshness 

of the produce, because 

the vast majority 

of produce has been harvested 

and transferred and 

is a week, two weeks old 

already,” Hinkle said. 

The produce will likely 

peak in late August, and 

Hinkle said Exmoor will 

offer an al fresco-style 

dinner using the harvested 

produce. 

Members approached 

Exmoor about creating 

a garden after seeing an 

article about the Organic 

Gardener in Crain’s Chicago 

Business. Hinkle said 

Exmoor did not have the 

money last year to create 

the garden, but this year 

they were able to allocate 

the money needed. 

“It’s one of those things 

that people kind of latch 

onto,” Hinkle said. “We’re 

fortunate we’re at a country 

club [and] we have 

the means and ways to do 

something like this. It’s 

not cheap.” 

The garden’s installation 

offers members locally 

sourced food from a 

garden designed with both 

production and beauty 

in mind, Nolan said. But 

more than that, Nolan said 

the garden also moves 

away from technology and 

corporate focuses and emphasizes 

slow food values. 

“They experience the 

difference in taste,” Nolan 

said. “It’s just a world of 

difference.” 

People are also aware of 

climate change, and Nolan 

said eating locally and 

growing our own food is a 

step in reducing our carbon 

footprint. 

Organic and garden-totable 

eating is also trendy. 

According to the National 

Restaurant Association, 

hyper-local sourcing, 

natural ingredients and locally 

sourced produce are 

among the top predicted 

food trends for 2017. 

“It’s something everybody 

is focused on: local, 

sustainable and organic,” 

Hinkle said. 

From the other country 

clubs, Nolan said they have 

received “super positive” 

feedback from managers 

and members. Gardens are 

extremely happy places to 

see grow over the course of 

the seasons, Nolan said. 

The Organic Gardener’s garden at the Skokie Country Club in Glencoe. A similar 

garden will be planted at Highland Park’s Exmoor Country Club’s later this month. 

Photo submitted by Amanda Hanley 

Science teacher Danielle Danno leads a session on how to view the solar eclipse with 

a pinhole camera Sunday, June 11, at Highland Park Public Library’s annual How-To 

Fest. photo submitted 

Library holds How-To Fest 

Alexandra Greenwald 


Libraries are always full 

of books that can help you 

learn a new skill, whether 

it be knitting or making 

the most of the housing 

market. What’s less common 

is finding an expert 

at the library to teach you 

that skill — but the afternoon 

of Sunday, June 

11 brought more than 50 

teachers to Highland Park 

Public Library’s third annual 

How-To Fest. 

Library Marketing Specialist 

Beth Keller said that 

the first library How-To 

Fest was held by the Louisville 

Free Public Library 

in Kentucky. 

“Their idea was that libraries’ 

missions are to 

provide lifelong learning 

opportunities,” Keller 

said. “And they were like, 

‘What if we turned that 

idea on its head and provided 

one giant learning 

opportunity?’ ” 

Keller said the Highland 

Park Library staff both 

reached out to local businesses 

and teachers and 

were contacted by people 

interested in giving lessons 

at the Fest. According to 

Kessler, the Fest committee 

tries to avoid repeating 

sessions from previous 

years, and all teachers volunteer 

their time. 

“We try to go for a variety 

so that there’s really 

something for everybody,” 

Keller said. “It’s wonderful 

to have their [local 

business’] support, and it’s 

also a great way for them 

to interact with the community, 

to get to know the 

community, so it’s a winwin 

situation. 

This year, the City of 

Highland Park teamed up 

with the library to present 

its Resident Fair alongside 

the How-To Fest. Resident 

Fair offerings included 

demonstrations from 

Districts 112 and 113, 

the Highland Park Fire 

Department, the City of 

Highland Park, and Highland 

Park Hospital. 

PAWS Chicago sent outreach 

ambassadors to share 

their no-kill shelter mission 

and teach participants how 

to make dog toys out of 

tube socks. PAWS Adoption 

Counselor and volunteer 

Bonnie Morgan said 

that the toys will be donated 

to PAWS shelters. 

“That’s a way they can 

contribute,” Morgan said 

of the children who made 

dog toys. 

Highland Park resident 

Susan Beauchem said she 

was drawn to the Fest by 

the wide range of topics to 

be discussed. 

“I’m always curious and 

want to learn new things,” 

Beauchem said, and added 

that her favorite presentations 

were from PAWS and 

a session on planning outdoor 

rooms by Mary Klees 

of Summer Classics Home. 

“They were both lowkey, 

informative and open 

to dialogue,” Beauchem 

said. “Everyone was encouraging 

questions.” 

Assistant Librarian and 

How-To Fest Committee 

Member Laura Chudacoff 

said that during her work 

throughout the event, she 

ran into a new Highland 

Park resident that had recently 

moved from Louisville 

and had attended 

the original How-To Fest 

at Louisville Free Public 

Library. 

“She said she has gone 

to the Louisville How-To 

Fest, and when she moved 

here and saw that we had a 

How-To Fest, she felt that 

Highland Park was meant to 

be for her,” Chudacoff said.



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14 | June 22, 2017 | The highland park landmark school 


Ravinia District collects 68 instruments in drive 

Submitted by Ripple Public 

Relations 

Lake County-area 

children will be thrilled 

to receive newly refurbished 

instruments after 

another highly successful 

Recycled Instrument 

Drive for Ravinia Festival’s 

Reach*Teach*Play 

musical education program 

serving more than 

75,000 people and ensuring 

music education 

remains accessible to 

all. 

This spring, 17 businesses 

in Ravinia’s Business 

District collected 

68 instruments to be refurbished, 

“recycled” 

and given Lake County 

kids. 

This year’s drive resulted 

in even more instruments 

than last year 

and brought people from 

communities outside 

Highland Park to donate 

to this worthwhile program. 

Field Violin Workshop 

collected the most 

instruments, followed 

by Madame ZuZu’s 

Teahouse. Jeff Cohen 

Photography also gave 

complimentary portrait 

sittings to everyone who 

brought in an instrument. 

Other participating 

businesses that served 

as instrument drop locations 

included: Design 

Quartet @ Ravinia, Full 

Circle Architects, Highland 

Park Bank & Trust, 

J A Palminteri Insurance 

Agency, Jewel Nail Spa, 

The Nail Shop and Spa, 

Paw Parlour, Piero’s Pizza, 

Principessa, Ravinia 

Barbershop, Ravinia Coffee 

Station, Style Hunters, 

Weiland Flowers and 

Zina Katsman Piano for 

Everyone. 

The partnership of 

the neighboring Ravinia 

Festival with Ravinia 

District merchants is a 

natural fit. The artistically 

minded business 

district houses a piano 

school and a violin 

workshop that repairs 

and sells violins, violas 

and other string instruments. 

Live musical 

performances can often 

be found at Madame Zu- 

Zu’s Teahouse and outdoors 

Thursday evenings 

throughout the summer 

at Ravinia District 

Food Truck Thursdays 

in the center of the historic 

Jens Jensen Park. 

The district supports the 

Ravinia Festival in its 

endeavor to make music 

of all types accessible to 

everyone. 

Although the instrument 

drive ended on June 

9, Ravinia District invites 

the public to come out 

the Ravinia Farmers Market 

Wednesday mornings 

featuring more than 15 

vendors through Oct. 25 

and to Ravinia District 

Food Truck Thursdays 

from 4:30 p.m. to dusk 

through Sept. 14 at the 

corner of Roger Williams 

and Dean Avenue 

for a great place to grab a 

bite to eat as you enjoy a 

night out with friends and 

neighbors. 

RIGHT: Reach*Teach*Play 

students receive 

refurbished instruments 

at Ravinia Festival. 

photo submitted 

Spice it up: Inferno Fest returns to Highwood 4 years later 

Jake Markowitz 

Editorial Intern 

The Highwood Evening 

Gourmet Market welcomes 

back next week an 

event sure to satisfy spicy 

food connoisseurs. 

Inferno Fest, 4:30–9:30 

p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 

will feature every food 

imaginable with a kick — 

spicy pasta, chicken, popcorn 

and more. 

“Spice is not celebrated 

enough,” said Eric Falberg, 

president of Celebrate 

Highwood. “We 

figured, let’s do a festival 

one night at the market 

and have a full focus on 

just spicy food and how 

spice can change the taste 

and texture of something 

you normally have every 

day.” 

With 60 vendors participating 

in the event, Celebrate 

Highwood hopes 

to have a strong showing 

from locals and beyond. 

Four years ago, a man 

traveled all the way from 

Ohio for the fest. 

Adding to the popularity 

of the event is an eating 

competition at 7 p.m., 

which offers a $200 Visa 

gift card to the winner. 

Contestants must eat the 

most tamales in five minutes, 

but in the past few 

have made it to the end.. 

This year, buckets will be 

provided for each contestant, 

due to the amount 

of stomachs that have 

fallen victim to the competition. 

“We expect the eating 

competition to be very 

popular,” Falberg said. 

“The spice comes from 

what you put inside the 

food. The tamales will 

have ghost peppers and 

every pepper imaginable.” 

Even though few last 

until the final bell, Falberg 

does not expect locals 

to be scared. The excitement 

of the event’s return 

is enough to get people to 

sign up to test the limits of 

their taste buds. 

Four years ago when 

Highwood’s Chamber of 

Commerce took control 

of the city’s events, the 

fest disappeared from 

Highwood Evening Market. 

When Celebrate Highwood 

regained management 

of the market, 

Inferno Fest was at the 

top of the list to make a 

return. 

“I always feel that if 

things stay the same over 

time they get stale,” Falberg 

said. “You always have 

to excite people to come. 

There’s nothing quite like 

spicy, so when we were 

bringing [Inferno Fest] back 

I got very excited.” 

Inferno Fest is not just 

for enjoying a night of 

spicy food, however, it’s 

about speaking to a community 

and getting outsiders 

to realize the beauty of 

their town. 

“I want people to walk 

away with feeling that this 

is my home town and I 

love it.” Felger said. “People 

try to mimic it, but no 

one can copy it.” 

For more information 

on Inferno Fest and Highwood’s 

other festivals 

throughout the summer, 

visit www.celebratehighwood.org

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Highland Park High School hires two assistant principals 

Submitted by Township 

District 113 

The District 

113 

Board of Education 

voted 

June 12 

to approve 

the hiring of 

Amy Burnetti 

and 

Burnetti 

Matt Wallace 

as assistant 

principals 

for 

Highland 

Park High 

School. Burnetti 

has 

Wallace 

been hired to serve in the 

12-month assistant principal 

position and Wallace 

has been hired to serve 

in the 10-month assistant 

principal position. 

Burnetti has been working 

in education since 2001. 

After working in various 

roles at Abbott Laboratories, 

Burnetti served as a 

college instructor for emotional 

intelligence, business 

and communications classes. 

Her career at Highland 

Park High School began in 

2009, when she was hired 

to teach business education. 

During that time, she 

led course teams and provided 

professional development 

for staff, doubled 

the student enrollment for 

the program, raised nearly 

$14,000 for Charity Drive, 

and was the recipient of the 

Superintendent’s Award in 

2010 and 2014. In 2013, 

Burnetti was hired as the 

Chair of Applied & Fine 

Arts, supervising 18 staff 

members and leading the 

department in several initiatives 

to grow enrollment, 

develop new and innovative 

courses, and facilitate 

the moving of designated 

classrooms for the most recent 

referendum. Burnetti 

supported several Fine Art 

programs and productions 

along with kick starting the 

fundraising for the Black 

Box Theatre. 

Wallace joined the District 

113 team in 2013 as 

a Spanish teacher at Deerfield 

High School. His career 

in education began in 

2006 as an instructional assistant 

in District 214, and 

then as a Spanish Teacher 

at Adlai E. Stevenson High 

School and Grayslake 

North High School. In addition 

to teaching Spanish 

at Deerfield, Wallace has 

been serving as one of the 

school’s instructional technology 

coaches since January 

2016. He helped develop 

the World Language 

Student Growth Checklist 

for use related to PERA, piloted 

and provided professional 

development for the 

1:1 Chromebook program 

and transition to Gmail, 

and has served on several 

school and District committees 

to improve the education 

experience for all 

students. He has also been 

a leader in many instructional 

areas in order to ensure 

students are afforded 

an effective and equitable 

education. 

“We welcome Amy and 

Matt as fine additions to 

the Giant family,” said Dr. 

Elizabeth Perez Robertson, 

who will officially assume 

the role of principal of 

Highland Park High School 

on July 1. “Together they 

bring an array of fresh 

ideas that will complement 

the repertoire of knowledge 

and experience of our current 

administrative team. It 

is certainly an exciting time 

at HPHS.” 

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Observations from a Ravinia lawn newcomer 

Courtney Jacquin 


Though it’s still early 

in the season, I’ve 

already made my 

way to the Ravinia lawn 

twice this summer. 

The first trip was for 

John Legend Saturday, 

June 10, and the second 

was just this past Sunday 

for the Milwaukee 

Symphony’s performance 

of the “La La Land” score 

with the film. 

Both times I went with 

friends, brought a picnic 

blanket and staked out a 

spot on the lawn, something 

I’ve never done 

before. 

Though you can’t 

always see the stage or 

the screen, it’s one of the 

most fun ways to take in 

a concert, and I’m excited 

for my trips later this summer 

as well. 

But while I was excited 

for my trio of cheeses 

from Trader Joe’s and 

homemade pasta salad 

I made to bring for a 

picnic, I was quickly put 

to shame. The Ravinia 

lawn is the Olympics of 

picnicking. 

Now I knew coming in 

with some reusable grocery 

tote bags and basic 

picnic blankets I wouldn’t 

be the fanciest person 

there, but I was shocked 

and deeply impressed 

by everyone’s spread. It 

wasn’t just a fancy picnic 

basket, it was the tables 

with tablecloths, flowers, 

place settings and even 

candles that put my sad, 

sad picnic to shame. There 

were no plastic cups in 

sight, only real glasses for 

wine will suffice for the 

seasoned Ravinia picnickers. 

I have to admit, I’m 

a little jealous, but also 

deeply inspired. I never 

knew my picnic game 

was so weak, but now I 

definitely have something 

to aspire to. 

Are you a seasoned 

Ravinia picknicker or 

more of a pavilion-goer? 

Or do you let Ravinia 

do the work for you? 

Let me know (and even 

send me pictures of 

particularly impressive 

spreads), I need some 

more inspiration. 

Highland Park Public Library posted this photo June 

16 with the caption, “Did you see us at the Food 

Truck Market last night? Drop by our green tent at 

various community gatherings for free books, fun 

prizes or just to say hi. Next up: Battle of the Bands 

tonight and the French Market tomorrow.” 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

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From Page 6 

vorite Van Houten and the 

Evanston School of Rock 

House Band. 

“We’re hoping to get 

a nice attendance,” said 

Gayle Curcio, a Northfield 

Township Food Pantry 

volunteer. “It would be 

nice to see a couple hundred 

people there to come 

out and support the pantry 

and support the families 

that use the food pantry. 

It’s just a night to have 

fun, listen to some good 

music, have some great 

local food and support the 

pantry.” 

The food pantry hopes 

to raise $20,000 by the 

end of the night, a slight 

increase from its last annual 

fundraiser. The funds 

earned will go toward 

monthly food distribution 

programs and pantry operations. 

“I think the more that 

people find out we have a 

food pantry and the community 

that it serves, it 

just helps to raise awareness,” 

Curcio said. “It’s 

a problem that can affect 

everybody and no one 

is immune from being 

food insecure. Any time 

we can get our name out 

and people hear about the 

Northfield Township Food 

Pantry and what they do, 

that just helps further our 

mission.” 

Reporting by Bojana Galic, 

Editorial Intern. Full story at 

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THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Village to vote on 

minimum wage, paid sick 

leave ordinances 

The Wilmette Village 

Board introduced an ordinance 

at its Tuesday, June 

13 meeting that, if adopted, 

would opt out of Cook 

County ordinances creating 

a separate minimum 

wage and minimum paid 

sick leave benefits for private 

sector employees in 

Cook County. 

Cook County passed 

the minimum wage and 

minimum paid sick leave 

benefits ordinances in 

October. The ordinance 

set the minimum wage at 

$10 an hour starting July 

1, with the wage going up 

one dollar each year until 

2020. In terms of the sick 

leave ordinance, an employer 

would be obligated 

to provide an hour of paid 

sick leave for every 40 

hours of work to any employee 

who works at least 

80 hours within a 120-day 

period, up to a maximum 

of 40 hours per year. More 

than 40 Cook County 

communities have already 

opted out, including the 

nearby North Shore communities 

of Glenview and 

Northbrook. 

The board didn’t discuss 

the matter at the 

meeting because the ordinance 

was simply being 

introduced. The board will 

discuss the ordinance at 

the June 27 meeting, and 

the ordinance will be up 

for adoption at that time. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story 

at WilmetteBeacon.com. 

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Perlman replaces Lang 

Lang Violinist takes Ravinia Gala 

spot, Page 22 

Pizza palooza 

Grateful Bites expands to brick and 

mortar location, Page 23 

songs for 

the ages 

Senior Center’s Laurel Larks bring songs, joy to members and listeners, Page 21 

The Laurel Larks singing group perform at Sunrise of Highland Park assisted living. photo submitted

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THE NORTH SHORE: Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

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4. Sweetie pie 

8. Board for TV regulations 

11. Gentle 

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HIGHLAND PARK 

Ravinia Festival 

(200 Ravinia Park Road 

(847) 266-5000) 

■5 ■ p.m. Friday, June 

23: Gipsy Kings 

■5 ■ p.m. Saturday, June 

24: Common 

■5 ■ p.m. Sunday, June 

25: Lea 

DeLaria 

The Panda Bar 

(596 Elm Place, (847) 

433-0589) 

■Every ■ Friday: Live 

Music 

HIGHWOOD 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road, 

(847) 433-0304) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

June 22: Alma Afrobeat 

and DJ Mwelwa 

■9 ■ p.m. Friday, June 

23: Fritzel Logic 

■9 ■ p.m. Saturday, June 

24: On the One 

LAKE BLUFF 

Lake Bluff Brewing 

Company 

(16 E. Scranton Ave. 

(224) 544-5179) 

■6 ■ p.m. Monday, July 

24: Trivia Night 

■5 ■ p.m. Saturday, Aug. 

12: Pig Roast Block 

Party 

■5 ■ p.m. Saturday, Aug. 

26: Beef 4 Hunger 

Charity Block Party 

■2 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Sept. 23: Oktoberfest 

Lake Bluff 

LAKE FOREST 

Market Square 

(724 N. Western Ave. 

(847) 234-6700) 

■6:30-8:30 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

June 29: Free 

live music 

NORTHBROOK 

Northbrook Theatre 

(3323 Walters Ave. 

(847) 291-2367) 

■7 ■ p.m. Friday, July 16: 

‘Mary Poppins’ 

Pinstripes 

(1150 Willow Road, 

(847) 480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

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HP Senior Center group brings singers together 

Erin Yarnall 


Singing brings Highland 

Park resident Ursula 

Hirsch happiness, and it’s 

a happiness she wants to 

share with others. That’s 

why she and others joined 

the Laurel Larks — a singing 

group at the Highland 

Park Senior Center. 

The group just finished 

their first season of the year, 

in which they rehearse for 

10 to 12 weeks, and then 

take their show on the road 

for five weeks, performing 

at nursing homes and assisted 

living facilities in the 

northern suburbs. 

The group has been 

around for at least 30 

years, according to Laura 

Frey, the manager of youth 

and senior services at the 

Highland Park Senior 

Center. The longest-lasting 

member is 97-year-old 

Hirsch. 

“I know I’ve been singing 

in the Laurel Larks 

for at least 20 years,” said 

Hirsch, who has lived in 

Highland Park for nearly 

70 years. 

She initially joined the 

group to be more social, 

and since then has never 

turned back. 

“I’ve always loved music,” 

Hirsch said. “I knew 

someone who was in the 

chorus and she encouraged 

me to join [the Laurel 

Larks], so I thought I’ll do 

it for social purposes. I enjoyed 

it so much that I’ve 

been in it ever since.” 

Lee Vickman, who has 

been in the group for five 

years, also enjoys the social 

aspects of the group. 

After the group finished 

their season, Vickman 

hosted a final performance 

and closing lunch at his 

home. 

Both Vickman and 

Hirsch agree that seeing 

the response of the people 

they’re singing for is one 

of the most rewarding aspects 

of being a member of 

the Laurel Larks. 

“The light in the eyes 

of the audience makes 

me feel great,” Vickman 

said. “Even though we 

are not professional singers, 

somehow [our performance] 

comes across to 

the audience.” 

The two singers said 

seeing members of the 

crowd sing along with 

them is heartwarming because 

it shows they appreciate 

their performances. 

“My favorite part is seeing 

the people singing and 

enjoying what we are doing,” 

Hirsch said. “Very 

often we have great audiences 

at these things. It 

helps when they come and 

sing with us.” 

“When I look out at 

[the crowd], at least half 

the people in the audience 

are singing along with us 

or mouthing the lyrics to 

what we’re singing,” Vickman 

said. “You can tell 

they like it and that’s what 

I like about it.” 

Music director John 

Kula, who the Senior 

Center hires, along with a 

pianist for the group, picks 

out the set list for the performances. 

The set list spans a range 

of songs, from “West Side 

Story’s” “Tonight” to “My 

Romance,” in which Vickman 

and Hirsch had a duet. 

“He has a very nice 

voice and I enjoyed the 

duet,” Hirsch said. 

While their current 

season may be over, the 

Laurel Larks don’t plan 

on slowing down in the 

future. 

“They actually started 

asking that we do more 

performances and less rehearsals,” 

Frey said. 

“I think it’s one of the 

nicest things that we can 

do for people that are shut 

in and don’t get a lot of entertainment,” 

Hirsch said. 

“I would like to go to the 

places that need entertainment 

badly, to people who 

need to be perked up a 

little bit. It’s very important, 

to me, to do that, and 

it gives me a great boost to 

be there.” 

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Faith Briefs 

Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road, 

Highland Park) 

Weeknight Service 

A new service has started 

on Thursday Nights in 

the church’s new coffee 

bar. It is not your traditional 

church service, instead 

it provides space for you 

to bring your thoughts and 

questions. Every week 

there is a sermon for 20 

minutes followed by group 

discussion. Coffee Bar is 

open 6:30-9 p.m., service 

is 7-8 p.m. Email Dan at 

dsyvertsen@cclf.org 

MOPS at Highland Park 

Campus 

MOPS stands for Mothers 

of Preschoolers, and by 

preschoolers we mean kiddos 

from birth through kindergarten. 

We know it’s a 

little confusing so let’s just 

stick with “MOPS.” We are 

moms, and we believe that 

better moms make a better 

world. At every meeting 

there will be a speaker 

or video that gives practical 

tools and insight into 

the specific things that are 

important to you. MOPS 

meets 9-11 a.m. on the 

first and third Friday of the 

month. Email mopscchp@ 

gmail.com for more info. 

Congregation Solel (1301 Clavey Road, 

Highland Park) 

Torah Study 

From 9:15-10:15 a.m. 

every Saturday morning 

there will be a Torah study 

at Congregation Solel. You 

can come in the morning 

to kick off your weekend 

with a Torah study and 

then stay throughout the 

morning at Solel for subsequent 

activities and fun. 

For more information, go 

to www.solel.org, or call 

(847) 433-3555. 

Immaculate Conception Parish (770 

Deerfield Road, Highland Park) 

Rummage Sale donations 

wanted 

Donations are now being 

accepted for Immaculate 

Conception’s Annual 

Rummage Sale. We accept 

all types of clothing, 

shoes, linens, housewares, 

children’s toys and games, 

books, records and electronics. 

Furniture, tools, 

bikes and outdoor items 

can be dropped off at the 

upper level garages. All 

other items can be left at 

the Parish Center on Deerfield 

Road during business 

hours, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday 

– Friday. Tax deduction 

letters are available. 

The Parish cannot accept 

mattresses, box springs, 

sleeper sofas, entertainment 

centers, tube TVs, or 

tube monitors. 

For additional information 

contact the Parish Office 

at (847) 433-0130 or 

visit www.icparish.org. 

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El (1175 

Sheridan Road, Highland Park) 

Job Network Meeting 

Beth El Job Network 

is in business. The Network 

meets every Friday 

morning at 9 a.m. in the 

library. If you are unemployed, 

under-employed, 

changing jobs, entering or 

re-entering the work force 

please join us. For more 

information, call Dr. Eli 

Krumbein at (847) 432- 

6994 or email JoAnne 

Blumberg at JoAnneB1729@gmail.com. 

Two Faiths, One Roof 

Two-FOR is a group for 

Jewish-Christian families 

for learning and fellowship. 

Childcare is provided so 

parents can engage in their 

own learning and conversation, 

while children can hear 

a story and make a craft for 

their own experience. For 

more information, contact 

Rabbi Ari at arim@interfaithfamily.com. 

Submit information for The 

Landmark’s Faith page 

to Courtney Jacquin at 

courtney@hplandmark.com. 

The deadline is noon on 

Thursday. Questions? Call 

(847) 272-4565 ext. 34. 

Itzhak Perlman to headline Ravinia Gala 

Submitted by Ravinia 

One of the classical 

world’s most sought-after 

artists, the legendary violinist 

Itzhak Perlman, will 

headline Ravinia’s July 29 

Gala, joining conductor 

Christoph Eschenbach and 

the Chicago Symphony 

Orchestra. Hosted by Ravinia’s 

Women’s Board, 

the Gala supports the notfor-profit 

festival and its 

REACH*TEACH*PLAY 

education programs, 

which serve 85,000 people 

in Cook and Lake 

Counties. 

Due to continued physical 

therapy prompted by 

inflammation in his left 

arm, the originally scheduled 

soloist, pianist Lang 

Lang, has been forced to 

cancel his concert appearances 

through the end of 

the summer. He extends 

his apologies and looks 

forward to making music 

again soon. Ravinia wishes 

him well. 

“Ravinia lives under 

a lucky star indeed that 

a performer of this magnitude 

would step up in 

this way, and we owe this 

extremely rare assist to 

Mr. Perlman’s unwavering 

commitment to children 

and music education, 

along with his steadfast 

appreciation of Ravinia, 

the CSO and Maestro 

Eschenbach. We cannot 

thank him enough,” said 

Ravinia President and 

CEO Welz Kauffman. 

“Itzhak joins the entire 

Ravinia Family in wishing 

one of our own, Lang 

Lang, a complete and 

speedy recovery along 

with an open invitation.” 

This will be Perlman’s 

60th appearance at Ravinia 

(including three galas 

and six master classes) 

since his festival debut in 

1966. His many awards 

include the 2000 National 

Medal of Arts, 2003 

Kennedy Center Honors, 

2015 Presidential Medal 

of Freedom, the 2016 

Genesis Award, and 15 

Grammys including the 

National Academy of Recording 

Arts and Sciences 

Lifetime Achievement 

Award. He performs on 

the Soil Stradivarius made 

in 1714. 

Perlman’s repertoire 

will be announced in the 

coming weeks. 

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In Memoriam 

Edward Magid 

Dr. Edward B. Magid, 

87, of Highland Park, died 

June 1. Dr. Magid devoted 

his life to his family and 

to heartfelt service in the 

medical field in which he 

was active for more than 

60 years. He began his 

medical career as a captain 

at Wright-Patterson 

Air Force Base, where 

he contributed to the historical 

Mercury Project. 

There he developed simulation 

technology used to 

prepare future astronauts 

and served on the committee 

that selected the first 

flight crew. (He appears 

in the historical footage 

in the movie “The Right 

Stuff.”) 

As an internist with a 

sub-specialty in gastroenterology, 

Dr. Magid 

practiced medicine at 

Weiss Memorial Hospital 

in Chicago, where 

he served as president of 

the medical staff. Later 

in his career, he practiced 

medicine at Rush North 

Shore Hospital in Skokie. 

A graduate of Chicago 

Medical School (1957), 

he handed his daughter 

Karen her medical degree 

at her graduation 

there in 1989. Dr. Magid 

took great pride in teaching 

medical students at 

his alma mater, winning 

an award for best-loved 

teacher of the year. His 

love for medicine was 

matched by his enthusiastic 

participation in the 

North Shore Congregation 

Israel community. There 

he enjoyed weekly worship, 

study and numerous 

treasured friendships. 

Dr. Magid was renowned 

for his warmth, kindness, 

humor, professional integrity, 

loyalty and gentleness. 

He was our beloved 

husband, father, stepfather, 

grandfather, uncle, 

teacher and dear friend. 

Dr. Magid left a lasting 

impression on all those 

who were blessed to know 

him. He will be deeply 

missed. 

Beloved husband of 

Helen (nee Friedman) 

and the late Naoma (nee 

Deutsch); devoted father 

of Laura (John) Mawer 

and Dr. Karen (Dr. Gregory) 

Jackson; loving stepfather 

of Richard Zachary, 

Barry (Mia) Zachary, 

Robin Zachary, and Howard 

Zachary; cherished 

grandfather of Megan 

and Max Jackson; Aaron, 

Alexandra, Isabella, Zoe, 

and Jacob Zachary; dear 

brother of Vera (late Abraham) 

Cohen. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial 

contributions may 

be made to the Rosalind 

Franklin University Chicago 

Medical School. 

Steven Sosler 

Steven David Sosler, 

64, of Highland Park, 

died. He was the beloved 

husband and best friend 

for 20 years of Elizabeth 

“Beth”; loving father and 

“Best Dad” of Jacob and 

Matt; devoted son of the 

late Samuel and Lillian; 

cherished brother of Herb 

(Joan) Kramer; dear sonin-law 

of Patsy (Harris) 

Prince and Michael (Susan) 

Green; treasured uncle 

of Tom (Kelly) Kramer, 

Kim (Brett) Dohnal 

and Steven (Dawn) Kramer. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions 

can be made to 

St. Baldrick’s Foundation, 

www.stbaldricks.org or 

the Glencoe Community 

Garden - Am Shalom, 840 

Vernon Ave., Glencoe, IL 

60022. 

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Simple as pizza pie 

Winnetka’s Pizza 

Shoppe focuses on 

wood-fired, familyfriendly 

eating 

Jacqueline Glosniak 

Contributing Editor 

After 20 years at the 

Chicago Board of Trade 

became uninteresting and 

monotonous, Matt Halack 

knew it was time to trade 

his career for something 

more reflective of his newfound 

culinary talents. 

Now, nearly five years 

after embarking on his 

food business journey, the 

Kenilworth father of five 

is taking the plunge from a 

mobile-only catering concept 

to his first brick and 

mortar restaurant in Winnetka’s 

Hubbard Woods 

business district. 

Halack, who first went 

to culinary school in 2005, 

had not thought about being 

a restaurant owner until 

a large-scale catering 

opportunity fell into his 

lap five years later. 

“I liked to cook and never 

thought I’d do anything 

with [culinary school],” he 

said. 

After being asked by 

his mother-in-law to cater 

food for a family birthday 

party, Halack got a huge 

paella pan to cook in the 

backyard. To his surprise, 

Halack’s cooking proved 

popular, with others asking 

if he could cater food for 

their events as well. 

From there, Halack 

told his wife, Sarah, that 

he should start an actual 

catering business, which 

she helped name Grateful 

Bites. In 2012, Grateful 

Bites was incorporated and 

Halack started catering all 

kinds of foods as requested 

by clients. 

After trying his hand catering 

a plethora of foods, 

Halack decided to specialize 

in wood-fired pizzas. 

“If I ever did anything, 

it was going to be in the 

pizza world,” he said. 

Halack not only continued 

to focus on being a full 

service catering company, 

but also invested in a mobile 

wood-burning oven 

so he could travel the area 

and use his unique oven to 

replicate his special pizza 

recipes anywhere for occasions 

from dinner parties 

to food festivals. Halack 

prides himself on cooking 

from scratch, using only 

fresh and predominantly 

locally sourced ingredients, 

something that made his 

pizza popular for the past 

three years at the Wilmette 

Farmer’s Market and the 

Highwood Evening Market. 

And, after wanting a 

permanent location, Halack 

and his wife decided 

now was the right time to 

open in Winnetka, a town 

lacking a restaurant with 

his pizza’s style but with a 

faithful clientele. 

“Winnetka has been really 

good to us as far as 

catering — very welcoming 

— and we’ve had a 

lot of good business here,” 

he said. “We have a lot of 

friends in the area we’re 

kind of counting on to help 

get us through the first few 

months.” 

With the restaurant’s 

prime downtown location 

and outdoor eating space, 

Halack hopes it will be a 

success. 

“We’re a family-owned 

business, so our focus is 

on providing a familyfriendly 

experience to our 

customers,” Halack said. 

Halack is also happy to 

be focusing on a smaller, 

more specialized menu, 

something he says will 

help them concentrate on 

improving the quality of 

the food. He is also relieved 

to take a step back 

from mobile catering. 

“The mobile business is 

tough — it’s just very physical,” 

he said. “I wanted to 

hopefully get it to a point 

where I could send it out 

without me, which was a 

big step for us because I was 

pretty hands-on and it was 

hard for me to give that up.” 

While still working on 

decorating the restaurant, 

which opened just this 

month, Halack’s goal was 

for the place to have a bit of 

a rustic look that was simple, 

neat and not something 

that “looked like a 50- or 

60-year-old male chef designed 

the restaurant.” 

“We’re not designers, 

we’re cooks,” Halack said 

about recruiting local help 

for designing Pizza Shoppe’s 

interior. 

On a trip last week, 

our editorial team got the 

chance to try some of the 

restaurant’s salads, appetizers 

and pizzas. 

We started with the arugula 

salad ($7 for a small, 

$12 for a large) which included 

a blend of greens, 

onions, tomatoes, Parmesan 

cheese and olive 

oil. It was a light, healthy 

starter filled with just the 

right amount of flavor for 

a summer favorite. 

Next, we tried the white 

bean hummus starter ($9), 

made with cannellini beans, 

homemade giardiniera, 

roasted cauliflower and 

served alongside Halack’s 

homemade dough lightly 

sprinkled with olive oil 

and Parmesan cheese. The 

warm, fluffy dough made 

for the perfect dunking into 

the rich, smooth hummus. 

From the red pizza 

menu, we ate the pepperoni 

with hot honey ($15), 

made with red marinara 

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pepperoni, hot honey and 

chives. Halack takes locally 

sourced honey and 

steeps in habanero peppers. 

The pizza, while 

very tasty, is not spicy and 

instead offers a surprising 

combination and sweet 

complement to an otherwise 

basic pizza. 

From the white pizza 

menu, we tried the elote 

($16), made with olive oil, 

mozzarella, roasted corn, 

mayo, Cotija cheese (a hard 

cow’s milk cheese), cilantro, 

lime and chili powder. 

Halack modeled this pizza 

after elotes, a popular Mexican 

street corn snack eaten 

during the summer in Chicago. 

We were surprised to 

taste such a delicious spin 

on the food served atop a 

very thin pizza crust with 

melted cheese. 

All pizzas are made in 

the restaurant’s special 

The arugula salad ($7 small/$12 large) is made with 

greens, onions, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese and olive oil. 

The white bean hummus starter ($9) has cannellini beans, 

homemade giardiniera and roasted cauliflower and is 

served with a dough with olive oil and Parmesan cheese. 

Mario Acunto stone oven 

direct from Italy and using 

tomatoes from Bianco 

Dinapoli, 100 percent organic 

tomatoes from farms 

in Yolo County, Calif. As 

the months go on, Halack 

says he plans on incorporating 

pizzas with seasonal 

toppings.

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10 Questions 

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Hsu is a rising junior on 

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How long have you 

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and how did you first 

get started with it? 

I started playing soccer in 

first grade when my dad 

signed me up and was my 

coach. I played AYSO 

up until seventh grade 

when I started playing 

travel soccer with Chicago 

Fire Juniors. 

If you weren’t playing 

soccer, what sport 

would you be playing? 

I’m also on our school’s 

cross-country team and 

I love that as well, so I’d 

probably be running or 

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What’s your earliest 

memory of playing 

soccer? 

Aside from playing in first 

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with my older sister as 

well; she’s two years older 

than me. 

If you could have 

dinner with one 

person, alive or dead, 

who would you like to 

eat with? 

I think it would be really 

cool to have dinner with 

one of the Cubs players 

like Kris Bryant. I’m a 

really big Cubs fan and 

I think it would be really 

cool to know one of them. 

What’s your biggest 

fear? 

Getting really sick or 

injured unexpectedly 

because that’s something 

that has never happened to 

me and I don’t know what 

would happen. 

What’s at the top of 

your bucket list? 

Something I’ve always 

wanted to see is the 

Northern Lights. I think 

they look so beautiful and 

surreal and that would be 

incredible to see sometime 

in my life. 

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job? 

Not specifically. Right now 

what I’m most interested in 

is some type of engineering, 

though I don’t know 

anything specific yet. 

If you could have any 

superpower, what 

would you choose and 

why? 

Super speed, because it 

would be really cool to get 

Varsity Views 

to places really fast and 

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major advantage over the 

other team. 

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practice does make perfect, 

so if you continue to 

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players and the coaches. 

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so much fun and it 

helps you improve your 

skills because everyone 

brings something different 

to the team. That’s helped 

everyone grow so much. 

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Team 22: baseball 

Welcome to 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and 

the eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from six high schools — New 

Trier (NT), Loyola Academy (LA), Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Lake Forest (LF) 

and Highland Park (HP) — in our coverage area. 

FIRST TEAM 

Catcher 

Cam Redding, NT junior 

• Redding hit .422 during 

his junior season, helping 

the Trevians to an extended 

playoff run. He finished the 

year with 26 RBI and an 

on-base percentage that 

hovered a shade below 

.500. 

First Base 

Anthony Calcaro, NT junior 

• The Northwestern University 

commit hit .356 with an 

OPS of 1.091 this season, 

solidified the defense at first 

base and also helped New 

Trier out on the mound. 

Second Base 

Henry Singer, HP senior 

• Singer led the Giants 

in hitting during the 2017 

campaign, batting .418 

with 23 stolen bases and 

an on-base percentage of 

.586. The Central Suburban 

League All-Conference 

selection was also the 

salutatorian for HPHS this 

year. 

SECOND TEAM 

Catcher 

Hikaru Ozone, GBN 

senior 

First Base 

Charlie Reinkemeyer, LF 

senior 

Second Base 

Thomas Witty, GBN 

senior 

Third Base 

Cameron Pauly, GBS senior 

• Team MVP Pauly did it all 

for the Titans in 2017. The 

CSL All-Conference selection 

moved from shortstop to 

third base when needed, 

hit a team-leading .382 and 

scored 20 runs. He became 

the team’s closer during the 

season as well. 

Outfield 

Tyler Gussis, HP junior 

• Gussis hit .353 this 

season with a team-high 

30 RBI and helped the 

Giants to a CSL North 

Championship. He scored 

23 times and his patience 

was on full display with 20 

walks. 

Shortstop 

Caleb Durbin, LF junior 

• Durbin hit a ridiculous .500 

for the Scouts this season in 

100 at-bats and had eight 

doubles, three triples and two 

home runs. He successfully 

stole 29 bases without getting 

thrown out once and was 

named to the North Suburban 

Conference All-Conference 

team. 

Outfield 

Conor Nash, GBS junior 

• Nash’s .341 batting average 

was second best on the team. 

With an on-base percentage 

of over .400 and with a teamhigh 

26 RBI in 2017, he made 

a formidable 1-2 combination 

with Pauly for the Titans. 

Outfield 

Brad Czerniejewski, LF 

senior 

• The speedy outfielder 

with a rocket arm moved 

from right field to center 

field for his senior season. 

Czerniejewski will now 

rejoin former teammate Cal 

Coughlin on the team at 

Texas Christian University. 

Designated Hitter 

Paul Turelli, LF senior 

• Turelli worked on both 

sides of the battery for Lake 

Forest this season, batting 

.304 with 18 RBI and two 

home runs and striking out 

52 as a pitcher over 38 

innings. He’ll play for the 

Redbirds at Illinois State 

next season. 

Third Base 

Brandon Matias, GBS 

sophomore 

Shortstop 

Kevin Donahue, NT 

senior 

Outfield 

Drew Golde, LF junior 

Jimmy Karfis, GBN 

junior 

Kevin Burnside, GBN 

senior 

Designated Hitter 

Noah Shutan, HP junior 

Pitchers 

Ryan Morrison, GBS 

junior 

Tommy Maher, GBS 

senior 

Jack Arnstein, HP senior 

Pitcher 

Tommy Gertner, GBN senior 

• The Spartans had a 

young team this season 

and looked to the talented 

three-pitch southpaw with 

an outstanding split-finger 

fastball to be their ace one 

more. Gertner delivered the 

goods again this season and 

earned a spot on the CSL 

All-Conference team. 

Pitcher 

P.J. McKermitt, LA junior 

• The left-hander had 

an increased role for the 

Ramblers this season and 

helped Loyola to a 22-13 

record. Along with teammate 

and Rambler shortstop Ryan 

Lin-Peistrup, McKermitt 

was voted to the 2017 

Chicago Catholic League All- 

Conference team. 

Pitcher 

Thomas Nugent, NT senior 

• Nugent helped carry 

the Trevians to the state 

semifinals this season. With 

a 12-1 record and miniscule 

0.91 ERA in 69 innings 

pitched, he struck out 50 

while only walking nine and 

earned a spot on the CSL 

All-Conference team. 

HONORABLE 

MENTION 

Ryan Chandler, LF 

senior OF; Evan Barnes, 

GBN junior SS; Jack 

Zeidler, HP senior P; 

Carter de Roeck, GBS 

senior P; Dylan Horvitz, 

NT senior C; Ryan Lin 

Piestrup, LA senior SS

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Team 22: softball 

Welcome to 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and the 

eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from seven high schools — 

New Trier (NT), Loyola Academy (LA), Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland 

Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF) and Regina Dominican (RD) — in our coverage area. 

FIRST TEAM 

Catcher 

Jenny Goldsher, HP 

senior 

• .577 BA, .974 SLG, 

13 2B, 0.63 OBP; 

Goldsher, a fouryear 

starter, was the 

clear-cut hitting leader 

for Highland Park. 

This year she was 

All-Conference for the 

fourth year in a row and 

an All-State selection. 

Shortstop 

Avery Yalowitz, LA 

senior 

• .450 BA, 8 HR, 

45 H, 1.261 OPS; 

Yalowitz completed 

her successful career 

by finishing second 

on the team in home 

runs, batting average 

and RBI. 

First base 

Alicia Bagan, NT senior 

• .533 BA, 49 H, 

29 RBI, 19 2B,: The 

Rochester recruit’s 

19 doubles were tops 

among the schools 

in the 22nd Century 

Media coverage area. 

Second base 

Lauren Murphy, RD 

senior 

• .314 BA, 25 RBI, 8 

2B; Murphy helped turn 

around a Regina that 

struggled last season 

and finished with its 

most wins in over 

10 years. The senior 

will be playing at St. 

Norbert next year. 

Third base 

Kendall Barrett, RD 

junior 

• .484 BA, 26 RBI, 27 

R, .681 SLG; Barrett’s 

26 RBI were a teamhigh 

for the Panthers. 

Outfield 

Jon’nah Williams, LF 

junior 

• .440 BA, .538 OBP, 

23 runs, .613 SLG; 

Using her speed, 

Williams was able to 

cover a large area in 

center field and made 

All-Conference in the 

North Suburban Conference 

Lake Division. 

Carolyn Kuhn, GBS 

senior 

• .424 BA, 6 2B, 19 

R, 2 3B; The Indianabound 

senior showed 

why she was headed to 

the Big Ten, steadying 

the Titans’ offense at 

the top of the lineup. 

Nora Conway, LA junior 

• .500 BA, 52 H, 27 R, 

14 RBI, 13 2B, 1.226 

OPS; Conway moved 

back to the outfield 

after playing first base 

last year and finished 

with the most hits 

in the area, helping 

Loyola to some big 

wins. 

Designated player 

Kylie Sanders, LA 

senior 

• 9 HR, 28 RBI, 14 R, 

.64 SLG; The senior 

completed her Rambler 

career by leading 

her team in multiple 

categories and coming 

up with big hits when it 

needed them. 

Pitcher 

Megan Joyce, RD junior 

• 214 K, 156 IP, 2.33 

ERA; The Regina ace 

averaged more than 

one strikeout per inning 

and fanned more 

batters than anyone 

else in the area. 

SECOND TEAM 

Catcher 

Winnie Tomsheck, GBS junior 

• .400 BA, .480 SLG, 10 RBI; Tomsheck 

lit up opposing pitchers, providing 

leadership for a young GBS squad. 

First base 

Brianna DeFrank, GBS senior 

• .396 BA, 11 RBI, 21 H; DeFrank was 

one of only two seniors who saw a lot of 

playing time and provided leadership for 

a young GBS squad. 

Second base 

Grace Guercio, LA junior 

• .324 BA; The junior led the team in 

sacrifices (7) and hit .400 with runners in 

scoring position. 

Third base 

Keeley Utz, NT sophomore 

• .333 BA, 28 H, 19 RBI; The sophomore 

was third on the team in hits and RBI. 

Shortstop 

Gillian Gossard, NT senior 

• .427 BA, 1.033 OPS, 41 H, 27 R, 22 

RBI; Gossard finished second on the 

team in hits and RBI and led the Trevians 

in runs scored. 

Pitcher 

Lauren Mendelson, GBN junior 

• 2.42 ERA, 137 K, .263 OBA; The 

Spartans’ top pitcher earned all but four 

of her team’s strikeouts and pitched all 

but seven of her squad’s innings. 

Outfield 

Tessa Bojan, HP junior 

• .407 BA, 14 2B; The Giants’ junior 

combined with Goldsher to lead the HP 

offense. 

Caroline Kelly, NT senior 

• .297 BA, .375 OBP; Kelly finished 

second in hits and runs for the Trevians. 

Megan Chin, GBS sophomore 

• .373 BA, .479 OBP; Chin was one of 

many young talented players for the 

Titans. 

HONORABLE MENTION 

Lauren Olson, GBS sophomore UTL; 

Natalie Abreu, HP sophomore SS; Devin 

Davidson, HP junior OF; Marisa Michi, 

LA freshman 3B; Sydney Martens, LF 

sophomore SS; Eloise Trout, NT junior P

30 | June 22, 2017 | The highland park landmark sports 


Going Places 

‘It’s something I’ve always wanted and I enjoy doing’ 

New school 

earns goalkeeper 

Lunardi’s 

confidence 

Derek Wolff, Sports Editor 

Maile Lunardi’s life 

within soccer changed the 

day one of her teammates 

never arrived to their 

AYSO game. 

“I volunteered as tribute 

that day and I haven’t 

looked back since,” Lunardi 

said. 

At 7 years old, she took 

her position in defense of 

the goal for the first time. 

Eleven years later, the alltime 

Highland Park High 

School individual shutouts 

leader will continue her 

career at the next level. 

The goalkeeper will head 

as far south as south goes 

to the University of Texas 

Rio Grande Valley this 

fall. 

Taking advantage of an 

opportunity has always 

been what Lunardi’s done 

best. With a veteran goalkeeper 

injured when she 

first came to the Giants as 

a freshman, Lunardi took 

the starting spot and rarely 

gave it up over her four 

seasons with the Giants. 

Her tenacity and fearlessness 

in net helped her earn 

20.5 individual shutouts at 

HPHS, where she broke 

the school’s all-time record 

during her senior season 

in 2017. 

Lunardi’s journey toward 

playing in college 

began early, where she 

dreamt of emulating U.S. 

Women’s Soccer goalkeeper 

Hope Solo and 

competing for the red, 

white and blue on the national 

stage. 

By her freshman year of 

high school she believed 

she’d be able to play at 

the college level, thanks 

to encouragement from 

her FC United club soccer 

goalkeepers coach, Jim 

McNitt. 

“I’ve had an amazing 

goalie coach who always 

pushed me and told me I 

could get there if I worked 

my hardest,” Lunardi said. 

By sophomore year she 

hit the recruiting trail, 

stopping first for an unofficial 

visit at Indiana State. 

Junior year saw a similar 

visit to Dartmouth. 

Then came an email from 

UTRGV, a new school that 

opened its doors in 2013 

after The University of 

Texas at Brownsville, the 

University of Texas–Pan 

American and the UT Regional 

Academic Health 

Center - Harlingen fused 

their combined interests 

into the new venture. They 

became the state’s 10th 

largest higher education 

center in the process. 

Head coach Glad Bugariu’s 

laid-back demeanor 

helped put Lunardi at ease, 

and a visit to campus sold 

her on committing her future 

there, some 20 miles 

north of the Mexican border 

at Texas’ southeastern 

tip. 

“The selling point was 

that they are a new program,” 

Lunardi said. 

“There’s so much room 

for a new player to come 

in and make a name for 

themselves.” 

Bugariu’s attitude gave 

Lunardi the impression 

that she could compete for 

a starting job during her 

freshman campaign, an 

idea that, along with the 

Former Highland Park High School standout goalkeeper Maile Lunardi watches a booted ball sail through the air 

in a past competition. The talented keeper will ply her trade for the Vaqueros at the University of Texas Rio Grande 

Valley in the fall. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

weather and the friendly 

nature of her would-be 

teammates during the visit, 

helped swing her decision. 

In the program’s third 

season, Bugariu coached 

the Vaqueros to a 10-8-1 

record, the first winning 

record in the school’s short 

history. 

While the weather is appealing 

off the pitch, the 

unforgiving nature of it 

during competition provides 

a stark contrast to 

Illinois’ climate during the 

season. Lunardi was undaunted 

by the challenge. 

“It’ll be a little hard I 

think,” she said, on playing 

conditions. “It’s extremely 

hot and the wind is dry, hot 

air blowing on you. So it 

will be a big transition but 

it’s one that I’m looking 

forward to, another challenge 

that I can beat.” 

Lunardi’s style in high 

school was often to come 

off her back line and challenge 

attackers, rushing 

out for the ball and to cut 

down scoring angles. Her 

punting skills were noticeable 

and often helped 

fuel Highland Park on the 

counterattack. 

At the college level, 

however, she’ll need to 

change her play style a bit 

and adapt to distributing 

the ball to her back line 

more. She’s working on 

diving, low shot balls and 

her general soccer IQ this 

summer, as well as improving 

her fitness. 

She’ll spend the summer 

playing games for her 

club team, FC United, who 

traveled to South Dakota 

for a regional tournament 

this week. Working with 

former HPHS standout 

goalkeeper and current 

Wisconsin soccer player 

Grace Quirk has helped as 

well. 

A standout on the HPHS 

basketball team as well, 

Lunardi said that being vocal 

was especially important 

as a goalkeeper and 

that leadership can start 

as early as freshman year. 

Her success on the field often 

came from being able 

to harness both qualities, 

ones which seldom manifest 

in one athlete. 

Answering the call at 

that young age has helped 

shape her into someone 

who excels at being a 

team’s last line of defense. 

All alone at the back, 

there’s nowhere where 

she’d rather be. 

“I love playing this 

sport so much because it 

looks like a boring game 

to many people that are 

watching but on the field 

it’s intense,” Lunardi said. 

“I like the position I’m 

playing because there are 

a lot of times where it really 

comes down to one 

save and one last push by 

you to keep your team in 

the game. 

“It’s a thrilling time 

when you can come out 

and make a big save. The 

game feels so energized 

and I love being on the 

field. It’s something I’ve 

always wanted and I enjoy 

doing, so for me it’s such a 

thrill to be out there.”

hplandmark.com sports 


Gator athletes excel at Special Olympics Summer Games 

22nd century media file 

1st-and-3 

Athletes to look 

out for 

1. Levy Nathan 

(ABOVE). 

The senior 

swimmer 

had another 

outstanding 

season for the 

Giants and will 

continue his career 

at the next level 

when he heads 

to Princeton 

University this fall. 

2. Jonathan 

Rosenfeld. 

The prolific senior 

distance runner 

will continue his 

cross-country 

career at Emory 

University in the 

fall. 

3. D.J. Penick. No 

one in a Highland 

Park High School 

football uniform 

was more feared 

by opposing 

defenses than 

Penick, who ran 

all over them and 

provided the bulk 

of Highland Park’s 

attack in 2016. 

Derek Wolff, Sports Editor 

The NSSRA Gator Athletics 

teams dominated the Illinois Special 

Olympics’ annual Summer 

State Games, coming away with 

25 medals during the contest held 

June 9-11 at Illinois State University. 

The Gators, who compete out of 

Northbrook, took 10 gold, 10 silver 

and five bronze medals in the 

competition, where 12 of their 13 

competing athletes placed in one 

or more of their respective competitions. 

“It’s an amazing group of athletes 

and coaches and that’s why 

we’ve had such success over the 

years,” said Jerod Mikkelsen, NS- 

SRA Recreation Specialist for Gator 

Athletics. 

The Gators competed in bocce, 

powerlifting and track and field 

events at the Games. 

Mikkelsen is one of the team’s 

powerlifting coaches. For the second 

year in a row, NSSRA’s entire 

powerlifting team qualified for the 

Games. 

“That’s the standard, that’s what 

we strive for and that’s our goal 

every year, to have everyone qualify,” 

he said. “They just knock it 

out of the park in the state games 

where they all did really well. A 

couple of (the powerlifters) have 

been doing it for a while and 

they’re really used to it.” 

In track and field, Glenview’s 

Thomas Jachtorowycz finished 

first in the 100-meter run and 

third in the mini javelin, while 

fellow Glenview resident Luke 

Toussaint was fifth in the 50-meter 

run. Highland Park’s Jackie 

Richardson was third in the 

100-meter run. 

Highland Park powerlifters William 

Fisher, Randy Huffmaster 

Listen Up 

“It’s a thrilling time when you come out 

and make a big save.” 

Maile Lunardi— The former Highland Park High School 

soccer goalkeeper on what she loves about the sport. 

Northbrook’s NSSRA Gator Athletic team poses for a team photo in a 

break from competition in the Illinois Special Olympics’ State Summer 

Games Saturday, June 10, at Illinois State University. Photos Submitted 

Gator athletes (left to right) Randy Huffmaster (Highland Park), Jackie 

Richardson (Highland Park), Dianna Mann (Highwood), Bill Fisher 

(Highland Park) and coach Jerod Mikkelsen pose for a photo during 

competition. 

tune in 

What to watch this week 

SUMMER GOLF: Check out tee times at courses 

around Highland Park. 

• Bob O’Link Golf Club, open Monday-Sunday, 1120 

Crofton Ave. North, Highland Park. 

and Miguel Lara all finished in 

second-place or better in at least 

one event, while Highwood’s Dianna 

Mann claimed a third-place 

effort in the softball throw. 

Highland Park’s Vickilynn 

Shaw was the Gators’ lone representative 

in bocce singles, where 

she finished in first place. 

The Gators have great chemistry 

and really care about supporting 

each other, which leads to 

positive results, Mikkelsen said. 

“They’re all really dedicated 

and focused every practice to do 

their best and cheer everyone on 

and support everyone else,” Mikkelsen 

said. “I think that’s a winning 

combination for that team, 

that they all support each other 

and they all try their absolute 

best.” 

Index 

28-29 - Team 22 selections 

27 - Athlete of the Week 

NSSRA Gator Athletes 

Performances at 2017 State 

Summer Games 

Powerlifting 

Bryan Parent, Wilmette 

1st place, squat 

2nd place, bench press 

2nd place, combination bench 

and deadlift 

3rd place, deadlift 

William Fisher, Highland Park 

2nd place, bench press 

Randy Huffmaster, Highland Park 

1st place, combination bench 

and deadlift 

2nd place, deadlift 

4th place, bench press 

Miguel Lara, Highland Park 

2nd place, deadlift 

2nd place, squat 

2nd place, combination bench 

and deadlift 

4th place, bench press 

Track and Field 

Samuel Green, Winnetka 

2nd place, 1600-meter run 

3rd place, 800-meter run 

Thomas Jachtorowycz, Glenview 

1st place, 100-meter run 

3rd place, mini javelin 

Dianna Mann, Highwood 

3rd place, softball throw 

7th place, 50-meter run 

Jackie Richardson, Highland Park 

3rd place, 100-meter run 

Luke Toussaint, Glenview 

5th place, 50-meter run 

Bocce 

Vickilynn Shaw, Highland Park 

1st place, bocce singles 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Derek Wolff. Send 

any questions or comments to d.wolff@22ndcenturymedia. 

com.

The highland Park Landmark | June 22, 2017 | HPLandmark.com 

Texas Trial 

Lunardi’s soccer journey takes 

her to the border, Page 30 

Yankee clippers 

Youth baseball team wins 

title, Page 27 

Giants earn spots on Team 22 lists, Pages 28-29 

Highland Park’s Tyler Gussis and Jenny Goldsher made 22nd Century Media’s Team 22 for their efforts in the 2017 baseball and softball seasons. 22nd century media file 

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