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Pet of the Week10
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Faith Briefs21
Dining Out22
Home of the Week23
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Thursday
Magic Class
4–4:55 p.m. July 6,
West Ridge Center, 636
Ridge Road, Highland
Park. Amaze family and
friends with tricks that involve
cards, ropes, coins,
mind reading and more.
While the tricks may appear
difficult, you’ll discover
that they are quick
to learn and easy to perform.
All materials are
provided and each child
receives a magic kit to
take home. For ages 5-12.
$20-27. For more information,
visit pdhp.org.
Friday
Summer Strolls
8-8:45 p.m. July 7,
Rosewood Beach, 883
Sheridan Road, Highland
Park. Take an evening
walk on the beach
or through the ravine with
a naturalist. All children
must be accompanied by
an adult, but no registration
is required. For more
information, visit www.
pdhp.org.
Saturday
Drop-in Games
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. July
8, Highland Park Library,
494 Laurel Ave., Highland
Park. Play board,
card, party games as well
as chess. This event is for
children ages 7-14. For
more information, visit
www.hplibrary.org.
Alphabet Animals Drawing
Workshop
2-3 p.m. July 8, Highland
Park Library, 494
Laurel Ave., Highland
Park. Professional cartoonist
Mark. Anderson
will teach kids how to
draw 26 cartoon animals
using the alphabet and
shapes. The event is for
children ages 5 to 8. Fore
more information, visit
www.hplibrary.org.
Monday
Create and Color
10 a.m.- 1 p.m. July 10,
Paper Source, 490 Central
Ave., Highland Park.
Learn to stamp, emboss
and color personalized stationery.
Use pens, washi
tape and more to customize
the it. The cost is $26.
For more information,
contact (847) 266-6100.
Minecraft Mondays
12-2p.m. July 10, Highland
Park Library, 494
Laurel Ave., Highland
Park. Play Minecraft with
group games and activities.
Interacts with players
while building worlds and
trying to survive. Children
6 to 8 are invited to come
at 12 p.m. and ages 9 to 12
at 1 p.m. Fore more information,
visit www.hplibrary.org.
Tuesday
Meet Morphi Super
Awesome 3D Modeler
11-11:45 a.m. July 11,
Highland Park Library,
494 Laurel Ave., Highland
Park. Learn how to
use Morphi, a 3-D creation
tool that involves dragging
and dropping geometric
shapes. For more information,
visit www.hplibrary.
org.
Royal Ballet Performance
7-10:30 p.m. July 11,
Landmark Renaissance
Cinema, 1850 2nd Street,
Highland Park. Watch
the recorded 2017 performance
of The Royal Ballet’s
“The Dream,” “Symphonic
Variations” and
“Marguerite and Armand.”
For more information, visit
www.downtownhp.com.
Wednesday
Morning Hikers
8-9 a.m. July 12, Heller
Nature Center, 2821 Ridge
Road, Highland Park.
Walk along the nature
center’s trails while talking
about the new features
of natures. This is a free,
adult event. For more information,
contact (847)
433-6901.
Inferno Fest
4:30-9:30 p.m. July 12,
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
more information, visit
celebratehighwood.org.
Thursday
Babies in Nature
9:15-10 a.m. July 13,
Heller Nature Center,
2821 Ridge Road, Highland
Park. Children, 6
months to 2, are invited to
walk with naturalists. The
fee is $6 for an adult and
child and $3 for each additional
child. For more
information, contact (847)
433-6901.
Stories in the Woods
10:30-11:30 a.m. July
13, Heller Nature Center,
2821 Ridge Road, Highland
Park. Take a hike, enjoy
story time with a naturalist
and make a craft. No
registration is required, but
the fee for one adult and
child is $8 and $3 for each
additional child. For more
information, contact (847)
433-6901.
Upcoming
Colors and Cab
6–8 p.m. Friday, July
14, Rosewood Beach,
45 Roger Williams Ave.
Enjoy Rosewood beach’s
views and relax and destress
with your friends
by your side and a glass
of wine in your hand. The
Park District of Highland
Park will supply the wine
glass, snacks and art
supplies including your
new coloring book you can
take home with you. For
more information, visit
pdhp.org.
Sail Away
1–4 p.m. Saturday, July
15, Park Avenue Beach,
21 Park Ave., Highland
Park. Meet members of
the North Shore Yacht
Club and learn the basics
of sailing, including boat
steering and knot tying,
and even take a short ride
with a member on one of
the club’s Sunfish sailboats
For more information, visit
northshoreyachtclub.com.
North Shore Amateur Golf
Tournament
Saturday, July 15–Sunday,
July 16, Highland
Park County Club, 1201
Park Ave. West, Highland
Park. Join one of the
longest running amateur
events in Chicagoland.
Players choose either a
scratch (6.4 index or less)
or handicap division (15.9
index or less). There will
be a scratch and handicap
division for seniors. Not a
competitive golfer but love
to watch the game? Stop
by and support the golfers.
Highwood Festival Days
and North Shore Taco Fest
Thursday, July 20–Sunday,
23, downtown Highwood.
Celebrate Highwood’s
oldest festival,
complete with carnival
rides, funnel cakes, a beer
and margarita garden, live
music and tons of food
from local vendors. The
Second Annual North
Shore Taco Fest will also
take place over the weekend,
bringing together the
region’s best taco-centric
restaurants, caterers and
food trucks to offer a wide
range of taco creations.
For more information, visit
celebratehighwood.com.
Sidewalk Sale Days
9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Thursday-
Saturday, July 27-29,
downtown Highland Park.
No need to hunt, there
will be bargains to be had
throughout Highland Park
at their annual sidewalk
sale. Admission is free.
For more information, visit
www.business.chamberhp.
com.
Ongoing
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. Thursdays,
Jens Jensen Park,
486 Roger Williams Ave.,
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 more
information, visit www.
business.chamberhp.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
courtney@hplandmark.com
or (847) 272-4565 ext. 34.
Entries are due by noon on
the Thursday prior to publication
date.

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Highland Park City Council
Ravinia District streetscape plan approved
Erin Yarnall
Freelance Reporter
The community development
department of
Highland Park was directed
to move forward with
a proposed action plan
regarding a streetscape
in the Ravinia District by
Highland Park City Council
at its regular meeting
Monday, June 26.
After receiving direction
from the City Council,
the community development
department is planning
on creating construction
documents to begin
developing the Ravinia
District more, including
Round it up
A recap of action at the June 26 City Council meeting
• Richard Coplan was appointed to the Library Board,
after a vacancy on the board. His term is up in December
of 2020.
• The City is delaying garbage pick up on the Fourth of
July in observance of the holiday.
• The City is putting a stop on all IDOT projects due
to the state budget. The city has two projects that
will be impacted by the stoppage, the Deerfield Road
Reconstruction Project and the Bike Plan Sharrows and
Signage Project.
the addition of streetlights
and improvements to the
streetscape.
The City has previously
budgeted $120,000 into its
fiscal year 2017 budget in
order to fund the creation
of construction plans and
documents, and the community
development department
plans to begin
accepting proposals from
developers in August, and
awarding a contract by
October at the latest.
The current plans foresee
the various projects
within the district being
completed in 2028.
The City and the Highland
Park Public Library
are preparing to host their
first community engagement
meeting to gather
community input about a
possible expansion to the
library.
“(We’re hosting meetings
to) gather public input
as we explore expansion
of the library and the
possible relocation of the
city’s senior center and
youth after school club to
a potential expanded community
campus,” Councilwoman
Alyssa Knobel
said.
The council heard from
City Manager Ghida Neukirch
and Highland Park
Public Library Executive
Director Jane Conway as
they discussed the potential
plans for expansion
and the needs the library,
which hasn’t been updated
since 1976, according
to Conway.
“The community is
requesting more youth
programs and literacy
development activities,”
Conway said. “These
types of learning programs
and experiences
require space and equipment.”
The City was planning
to expand the library in
2009, but the project was
suspended “due to the nationwide
economic downturn,”
according to Neukirch.
In addition to expanding
the library, the City
would potentially relocate
the senior center to a more
“accessible and functional
facility,” which they have
been considering doing
since 2013, according to
Neukirch.
Police Reports
Two charged with intent to deliver cannabis
Two teens were charged
with possession of cannabis:
intent to deliver June
21 in Highland Park, according
to police.
Joshua J. Troche, 18,
of Chicago, was arrested
and charged with possession
of cannabis with intent
to deliver at 6:42 a.m.
June 21, and Elizabeth M.
McGlinn, 18, of Highland
Park, as arrested and
charged with possession
of cannabis with the intent
to deliver at 7:31 a.m. after
police observed suspicious
activity in the 2900
block of Priscilla Avenue.
Troche and McGlinn were
transported to bond court
in Waukegan.
In other police news:
June 24
• A vehicle was reportedly
entered in the overnight
hours in the 2500 block of
University Avenue. No items
were reported missing.
• Various items were reported
stolen from a vehicle
during the overnight
hours in the 1000 block of
Windsor Road.
• Various items were reported
stolen from a vehicle
during the overnight
hours in the 900 block of
Lilac Road.
•A bicycle was reported
stolen at 2:15 p.m. at a train
station located in the 700
block of St. Johns Avenue.
• Merchandise was reported
stolen at 4:54 p.m. from
a business in the 1800
block of Second Street.
• A parked vehicle was reported
damaged at 10:53
p.m. in the 1700 block of St.
Johns Avenue. The incident
occurred between 8-11 p.m.
June 23
• Laurentino Vazquez, 48,
of Chicago, was arrested
and charged with driving
under the influence, illegal
transportation of alcohol
and violating the minimum
speed regulation after police
conducted a traffic
stop at 4:36 p.m. near the
intersection of Skokie Valley
and Half Day roads.
• Multiple items were reported
stolen from a business
at 1:52 p.m. in the
100 block of Skokie Valley
Road. The incident occurred
during the last few
days of May.
June 22
• Multiple bicycles were
reported stolen at 6:21 a.m.
from an unlocked garage
in the 1000 block of Park
Avenue West. The incident
occurred in the overnight
hours of June 21-22.
• An unlocked vehicles
was reportedly entered in
a driveway of a residence
located in the 1000 block
of Central Avenue. The
incident occurred between
2-2:30 a.m.
• Various items were reported
stolen from two vehicles
at 7:06 a.m. in the 900
block of Deerfield Road.
The incident occurred between
11 p.m. June 21 and
7 a.m. June 22.
• Two vehicles were reportedly
entered in the
overnight hours in the
1400 block of McDaniels
Avenue.
• Various items were reported
stolen from two
vehicles in the overnight
hours in the 1000 block of
Centerfield Court.
• Various items were reported
stolen from a vehicles
at 9:54 a.m. in the 900
block of Deerfield Road.
The incident occurred between
8 p.m. June 21 and
10 a.m. June 22.
• Various items were reported
stolen from two
vehicles in the overnight
hours in the 1000 block of
Centerfield Court.
June 21
• Various items were reported
stolen from two unlocked
vehicles parked in
a driveway of a residence
at 6:18 a.m. in the 2700
block of Western Avenue.
The incident occurred between
8 p.m. June 20 and
5:15 a.m. June 21.
• A residential fence was
reported damaged at 7:15
p.m. in the 1000 block of
Centerfield Court. The incident
occurred between
6–7 p.m.
June 19
• Multiple items were reported
stolen from a vehicle
at 8:27 p.m. in the 2700
block of St. Johns Avenue.
The incident occurred between
3 a.m. and 9 a.m.
June 16
• Michael L. Baker, 32, of
Chicago, was arrested and
charged with speeding more
than 35 miles per hour over
the limit after police conducted
a traffic stop at 4:05
a.m. in the 2000 block of
Skokie Valley Road.
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 proven guilty in
a court of law.

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Robertson has a story like
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In the 1960s, Robertson’s
parents and two older
sisters left Cuba, seeking
asylum in the United
States. While Robertson
was born in the U.S., she
saw the struggles her family
went through, and she
carries that with her today.
“To see my sisters go
through what we often see
in our district, students
that are coming here and
wanting the same things
that my parents wanted —
a great education for their
kids — and yet having
those struggles of assimilating
and trying to learn
the language and trying to
succeed,” Robertson said.
“So fast forward to now,
to be in this position where
I can help those families,
and I totally understand
what it means.”
Robertson officially began
her new role as Highland
Park High School
principal July 1, taking
over for Dr. Tom Koulentes,
who will start at Libertyville
High School as
principal in the fall.
Though some may not
be familiar with Robertson,
she’s a veteran of the
district.
From 2008-11, she
served as an assistant principal
at HPHS, overseeing
the Science, World Language,
Library, Technology
and Counseling departments.
In 2011, when the district
was forced to reduce
the number of assistant
principals in each high
school, Robertson was
appointed World Language
Department Chair
at Deerfield High School.
As the Department Chair,
she worked alongside students,
parents, teachers
and staff.
“I have been in this
building before, so it’s
like coming home for me,”
Robertson said.
On top of that, she has a
total of 30 years of experience
in teaching and administration,
starting her
career at Niles West High
School and Adlai E. Stevenson
High School before
coming to D113.
Robertson’s major goal
for her first year in the
position is relationship
building. Though she’s
returning to familiar halls,
her new role will present
unique challenges.
“I want to be out in the
building,” she said. “I
don’t want to be in my office.
I’ve never been that
kind of administrator anyway.
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Glenview natives open
lash extension franchise at
Willow Festival
Tony Jerfita spent 35
years in the corporate technology
sales world before
he wanted out. His new
industry was probably not
one he would have predicted
he’d be entering later in
his career.
Tony and his wife, Missy
Jerfita, are the new owners
of an Amazing Lash Studio
franchise at the Willow
Festival shopping center.
Their main service: Applying
eyelash extensions.
Leaving a sales job for
a field filled with aestheticians
and cosmetologists
certainly seems like a left
turn out of nowhere, but
Tony doesn’t see it that
way. After he and Missy
ran into friends of theirs
who owned Amazing Lash
locations in the western
suburbs, they realized they
were looking at an untapped
gold mine of sorts
in the North Shore, an “unpenetrated”
market to take
advantage of. And when
they got wind that Wags
on Willow, the pet grooming
salon, was vacating its
space at 840 Willow Road,
they pounced on what they
saw as a prime location.
Tony and his wife, both
Glenview residents, have
12 people on staff and
want to increase that to 20
as their clientele grows.
An introductory session
costs $89.99 and will take
90 minutes to two hours,
according to Missy, who
will continue her full-time
job as a realtor while handling
marketing for the
family business.
Reporting by Matt Yan, Contributing
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Northfield grooming salon
shares pet care tips with
kids
This summer, kids can
learn how to care for the
beloved family pet by participating
in Wags on Willow’s
Pet Care for Kids
series, where youngsters
ages 8-13 will learn everything
from simple grooming
techniques to how to
care for a sick pet.
The first lesson began
on June 27, where local
veterinarian Dr. Robert
Liebman, of Becker Animal
Hospital in Northfield,
taught kids how to relieve
parents of some of the responsibilities
that come
with caring for an animal.
“Taking care of your
family pet makes it easier
on your parents and is also
a great way to bond with
your pet,” Liebman told
the group of kids and adolescents.
“Today, you can
learn simple ways to maintain
healthy fur, teeth and
nails.”
Liebman advised using
an infant toothbrush
to help keep Fido’s teeth
clean and breath smelling
fresh. He also suggested
rubbing the paws of a pet
prior to trimming nails,
making the process easier.
Lastly, Liebman gave tips
for keeping a guinea pig’s
cage fresh and revealed
some fun facts as to why
dogs sniff around so much.
The program, created
by Wags on Willow owner
Mary Bowler and marketing
teammates Michelle
Weiss and Larry Green,
was designed to inspire
kids to become household
helpers, benefiting parents
and pets alike.
Reporting by Alexa Burnell,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at WinnetkaCurrent.
com.
THE GLENVIEW LANTERN
New policy promotes
transparency in staff
travel
The District 225 Board
of Education approved a
series of board policy edits
and additions at its Monday,
June 26 meeting in an
effort to reflect state law.
The largest update was
the addition of Board Policy
2060, which outlines
the district’s new procedure
for travel and expense
reimbursements. This action
will affect D225 staff,
administration and boards,
and is a reaction to a new
Illinois law, according to
Superintendent Dr. Mike
Riggle.
“The basis behind the
law was — they were not
targeting District 225 because
our board of education
probably, for as long
as I can remember, the
board hasn’t spent that
much on this stuff at all,”
Riggle said. “We probably
in a year’s time spent
less than $500. .... We are
not big spenders but this
law was targeted toward
people who had been big
spenders.”
Reporting by Lauren Kiggins,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at GlenviewLantern.
com.
THE LAKE FOREST LEADER
Tentative 2017-18 budget
made public for next 30
days
The Lake Forest School
District 67 Board of Education
approved making
the 2017-18 tentative budget
public for the community
to look at during its
meeting on Tuesday, June
27. There will be a public
hearing to discuss the budget
on Sept. 26 and it must
be adopted by Sept. 30, per
school code.
Currently the budget
shows a .12 percent increase
in revenues from
2016-17 and a 17.3 percent
increase in expenditures.
Board members explained
that those amounts are
subject to change between
now and Sept. 30.
The board unanimously
passed an amendment to
Policy 2:120 on Board
Member Development,
which calls for deletion of
a statement that they questioned
at the April 25 meeting.
The item states the superintendent
“shall invite
all current candidates for
the office of Board member
to attend 1. Board
meetings, except that this
invitation shall not extend
to any closed meeting, and
2. pre-election workshops
for candidates.”
Reporting by Katie Copenhaver,
Freelance Reporter.
Full story at LakeForestLeader.com.
From The City
City manager receives
award
Highland Park City
Manager Ghida Neukirch
was recognized with an
Outstanding Manager
Award by the Illinois Association
of Municipal
Management Assistants
for her extensive contributions
to the City of
Highland Park and the
municipal management
profession. Neukirch has
more than 25 years of local
government experience
and has shown tremendous
commitment to
the City and the local government
profession.
Neukirch’s extensive
outreach through various
community organizations
has resulted in the creation
of the Career Exploration
Program for Highland
Park High School
students, annual training
programs for City staff,
and positive relationships
with sister governments,
businesses and residents
of the City. Additionally,
Neukirch volunteers as a
guest lecturer for master’s
degree programs at various
universities.
Neukirch works closely
with the City Council and
the City’s executive management
team to oversee
the daily operations of
the City. Her leadership
has resulted in numerous
accomplishments including
maintaining the City’s
Aaa bond rating, completing
a municipal consolidation
of fire and EMS to
provide services to the
City of Highwood, and
the completion of multiple
public works projects
including ravine stabilizations
and reconstruction
of parking facilities using
sustainable construction
materials, among many
others.
Neukirch conducts herself
with the highest ethical
standards and cares
about preparing the next
generation of municipal
leaders to be successful
managers. We congratulate
Neukirch on her
award and are proud of
her distinguished service
to the City of Highland
Park.
Junior Police Academy
applications available
The Highland Park Police
Department invites
District 112 students age
9 years or older or any
Highland Park/Highwood
resident between the ages
of 9 and 14 to join the
Junior Police Academy.
High school students are
not eligible to participate.
The Academy is 8:30
a.m.–noon Aug. 7-11.
“The Junior Police
Academy emphasizes
moral character development
and helps students
cultivate positive decision
making skills,” said Chief
of Police Paul Shafer.
The Junior Police Academy
will cover an array
of topics including a K9
presentation, traffic stops,
crime scene evidence,
building searches and fingerprinting.
An emphasis
is placed on each child’s
role in maintaining the
quality of our community.
All graduates will receive
a Junior Police Academy
T-shirt and diploma.
The Academy will be
limited to no more than
25 participants on a first
come, first served basis.
The application must be
submitted to the Highland
Park Police Department at
1677 Old Deerfield Road
by July 16. For more information,
contact Detective
Hernandez at (847)
926-1123. Applications
are available at www.
cityhpil.com/JPA.
From The City is compiled
from Highland Park’s
e-News

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Jake Markowitz
Editorial Intern
We always hear the
phrase, “hard work pays
off,” but for Highland
Park’s Jacob Fisher, he
now has the evidence to
back up the phrase.
At the 50th anniversary
of the International Society
of Bassists convention,
Fisher, 12, was awarded
honorable mention for the
14 and under division during
the Double Bass Competition.
The event, held at Ithaca
College this year, is
part of a weeklong convention
occurring every
two years, which serves as
a resource for bassists all
over the world. It includes
workshops, performances,
vendors and master classes.
To kick off the convention,
a series of competitions
take place. Participants
play one required
piece, as well as chosen
pieces to fill a 15-minute
time slot.
“There’s not a lot of
competitions for bassists,”
said Rachel Fisher, Jacob’s
mother. “The beauty
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able to foster an environment
in which we have the
ability to build meaningful
and true relationships, and
also to continue the fine
educational system that we
have, to be able to be innovative
to continue to bring
cutting- edge opportunities
to our students.”
Though in her position,
Robertson won’t be able
to be in the classroom
with students — a part of
her most recent position at
DHS she greatly enjoyed
of [International Society
of Bassists] is they highlight
the bass in a way you
don’t normally get to see
and showcase it.”
While the musicians
might make playing an
instrument look effortless,
there is plenty of time and
effort that enables them to
acquire their talent, said
Fisher.
Born into a family filled
with passion for music,
Jacob started playing bass
at an early age.
His mother, a professional
violinist, brought
Jacob to see a jazz trio
when he was 18 months
old. At the performance,
the bassist grabbed Jacob’s
attention. It was at
that moment he told his
mother he wanted to play
bass, but she knew he was
too young.
“I told him, ‘We’ll talk
about it when you’re three
years old,’ and I actually
thought he would forget
about it, but he didn’t,”
Fisher said. “By the time
he turned three and he was
still asking to play bass I
found him a teacher.”
Beginning him with
a teacher from the Suzuki
school of thought, a
method of teaching string
instruments that attempts
to parallel the linguistic
environment when learning
a native language, Jacob’s
bassist career was
born. However, the love
for playing bass did not
always translate to a motivation
to practice.
“Practicing is tedious,”
Fisher said. “Jacob is a
very normal kid and he
looks at it as a chore, just
like the rest of us always
did and still do. Sometimes
he needs some
pushing from me.”
Attempting to balance
school, swim practice for
the Highland Park Aquatics
Swim Team, and a social
life, Jacob manages
to find 30 minutes to an
hour on average per day to
practice bass. That commitment
led him to the
2017 International Society
of Bassists convention.
“We didn’t expect anything
other than a good
experience,” Fisher said “I
think both of us were just
hopeful he would meet
some good people, learn a
lot and have a good experience.”
— she hopes to continue
to make the personal connections
necessary to understand
the student body
of HPHS.
“(Meeting with students)
is so important to
me because that allows
me to be here and to see
and know what are the
stresses that the students
have, what are the social
issues that are coming up
for them,” Robertson said.
“Yes we’re teaching, but
we also have to know them
as people.”
When the school year
begins in August, the administration
team at HPHS
will look completely different
than it did at the
end of the 2016-17 school
year. Robertson knows
many families are feeling
a sense of “loss,” but she
hopes to make the transition
as smooth as possible.
Robertson spent time with
Koulentes during the transition,
and is grateful to
have Amy Burnetti, former
Chair of Applied &
Fine Arts who has been at
HPHS since 2009, as one
of her new assistant principals.
“I understand that it’s
Jacob received a little
more than that. He was one
of two musicians who received
honorable mention
for the 14 and under division
and the only American.
“We were both surprised
and happy,” Fisher said. “I
gave him a hug and I told
him how beautiful he had
played and how much I
had enjoyed listening to
him play in that type of
setting.
Jacob has expressed an
interest in Jazz and the
possibility of majoring in
both music and engineering
in college, but at such
a young age he’s focusing
more on common hobbies
for younger boys, such as
video games and sports.
For now, the 2017 International
Society of Bassists
competition will serve as
simply a happy memory
for Jacob and his family.
“The thing I was most
proud of was the work he
put into it because it takes
a lot to be able to be prepared
for something like
this,” Fisher said. “That
wasn’t something you
could took away no matter
if he won or not.”
difficult when people are
seeing a transition like this,
but I really feel very fortunate
to be able to be a part
of a team that represents
so many different areas of
talent and experiences,”
Robertson said. “I think
it’s amazing to be able to
return to a building that I
had been a part of before,
and it really does instantly
give me that ability to get
to know the values and to
know what’s important. ...
It’s an exciting time.”
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is Wednesday, Aug. 23.

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School News
Carleton College
HP native graduates,
gives remarks at
graduation
Eli Ruffer of Highland
Park graduated with a BA
in Chemistry from Carleton
College at its 143rd
Commencement exercises
held Saturday, June 10.
Ruffer is the child of
James and Galya Ruffer
of Highland Park.
Following remarks by
Carleton College President
Steven Poskanzer,
two senior students addressed
the graduating
class: Reina Desrouleaux,
a chemistry major
from Mariland, and Eli
Ruffer.
Founded in 1866, Carleton
College is a private
liberal arts college in the
historic river town of
Northfield, Minnesota, 45
miles south of Minneapolis/Saint
Paul.
Miami University of Ohio
Students receive degrees
at Miami University
spring commencement
Miami University
awarded 3,683 degrees
to students during spring
commencement exercises
Saturday, May 13, in Yager
Stadium.
Highland Park students
who received degrees are:
Maya Johnson, Bachelor
of Science in Kinesiology
and Health majoring
in kinesiology, Cum
Laude; Caroline Lester,
Bachelor of Science in
Business, majoring in
marketing; Stanley Echt,
Bachelor of Science in
Kinesiology and Health
majoring in kinesiology,
Cum Laude; Isaac Shapiro,
Bachelor of Science
in Business majoring in
supply chain & operations
management; and Sasha
Schneider, Bachelor of
Arts, majoring in strategic
communication.
University of Iowa
Spring 2017 UI graduates
Four Highland Park natives
graduated from the
University of Iowa spring
2017.
Chase Bougeon received
a BA in economics;
Cara Gutnayer received
a BS in therapeutic
recreation; Ryan Hochman
received a BA in
elementary education and
Dylan Timmeny received
a BA in communication
studies.
Spring semester 2017
Dean’s List
Eight Highland Park
natives were named to
the University of Iowa’s
spring 2017 Dean’s List:
Haley Goodman, Ketan
Patel, Ariel Seyedin,
Julia Wagner, Andrew
Schneider, Tyler Welter,
Lauren Jacobson and
Maria Chusin.
University of New Hampshire
Spring 2017 Dean’s List
announced
Erin Cullather of
Highland Park has been
named to the Dean’s List
at the University of New
Hampshire for earning
Highest Honors for the
spring 2017 semester.
Cullather is majoring in
Biomedical Science.
Students named to the
Dean’s List at the University
of New Hampshire
are students who
have earned recognition
through their superior
scholastic performance
during a semester enrolled
in a full-time course load
(12 or more graded credits).
Highest honors are
awarded to students who
earn a semester grade
point average of 3.85
or better out of a possible
4.0. Students with
a 3.65 to 3.84 average
are awarded high honors
and students whose
grade point average is 3.5
through 3.64 are awarded
honors.
University of Rhode Island
URI Dean’s List announced
The University of
Rhode Island is pleased
to announce that more
than 5,290 undergraduates
have qualified for the
Spring 2017 Dean’s List.
The students represent
nearly all of Rhode Island’s
cities and towns, all
six New England states,
New York and New Jersey,
many other states and
countries.
Max D. Zavell of Highland
Park was named to
the Dean’s List.
To be included on the
Dean’s List, full-time
students must have completed
12 or more credits
for letter grades during a
semester and achieved at
least a 3.30 quality point
average. Part-time students
qualify with the accumulation
of 12 or more
credits for letter grades
earning at least a 3.30
quality point average.
University of Wisconsin-
Whitewater
Spring Dean’s List
Jacob Wolkoff, of
Highland Park, has made
the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Dean’s
List for the 2017 spring
semester.
These students have
demonstrated their academic
abilities by receiving
a grade point average
of 3.4 or above in a single
semester.
The Registrar’s Office
reports 3,148 students
were selected for the
Dean’s List for the spring
semester. About 12,000
students are currently enrolled
at UW-Whitewater.
School News is compiled by
Editor Courtney Jacquin
on the highland park beat
Lessons learned covering
Highland Park board meetings
Erin Yarnall
Freelance Reporter
When I first
decided to go
into journalism
I imagined myself
as William Miller — the
main character in the film
“Almost Famous” —
interviewing my favorite
musicians for Rolling
Stone and living a life of
excitement and intrigue.
I’ve spent the past year
— my first out of college
— covering the North
Shore School District
112, Highland Park City
Council and occasionally
Township High School
District 113, and while
they don’t sound as glamorous
as covering rock
bands for Rolling Stone,
I’ve found the past year to
be just as interesting and
meaningful, and one I’m
sad to leave behind as I
move on to another job.
My first meeting I
covered was in July 2016,
when the City Council
heard from residents about
putting in a stop sign at
Beverly Place and Park
Avenue West, and it was
one of the more terrifying
experiences of my life for
a few reasons.
The first was that I
could not understand
anyone said at the meeting
after the Pledge of Allegiance.
The legal jargon
the members of the City
Council used sounded like
a foreign language to me,
and I spent every second
up until my deadline
the next day analyzing
the video recording of
the meeting to try and
decipher what actually
happened.
The second reason I
was so scared was because
I listened to resident after
resident give their opinion
on the placement of a stop
sign — something I had
never even thought about
in my own community.
I heard the passion from
speakers on both sides,
and I did not want to do a
disservice to the passion
that Highland Park residents
had for their community
in my story. I felt
a pressure to make sure I
had everything perfect to
reflect the passion that the
residents shared about the
issue.
That meeting wasn’t
the last time I was scared
covering local politics.
I started covering North
Shore School District 112
right in the thick of the
BDR3 debate. I had no
preparation before attending
my first school board
meeting, where BDR3
was discussed for nearly
three hours, and all I could
wonder was,“What is
BDR3?”
After the disastrous
meeting where I sat
confused for three hours,
I did an extensive amount
of research on BDR3 and
the issues that plagued
the district. I would hang
out with friends and talk
to them about the district
because at that point the
board of education and
the City Council were all I
could think about.
As meetings went
on, and I became more
comfortable understanding
what was actually
happening in them, I came
to thoroughly enjoy attending
them. Breaking
through my initial fear and
lack of education about
local government procedures
felt like learning a
new language, and I was
determined to become fluent
in it. I took the skills
and knowledge I was
learning from covering
local government back to
my own community, and
became passionate about
asserting my input to
make my hometown better
than it is.
During my year writing
for The Highland Park
Landmark I was never
able to interview any rock
stars (unless you count
“Hamilton: The Revolution”
author Jeremy
McCarter — which I do)
like I imagined when I
was younger, but I may
have found something
just as fulfilling. I heard
from residents about their
thoughts on not only
what’s going on in the
community, but on my
articles. I’ve seen, time after
time, people give their
feedback and opinions on
what’s happening in the
city, and their passionate
opinions have resulted
in real change. I’ve seen
firsthand the amount of
power people have to
creative positive change
when they step up in their
communities. It’s been an
incredibly inspiring
year.

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Writing Life
Sometimes looking good and feeling good intertwine
Wendy S. Anderson
Contributing Columnist
This is about fitness,
clothes, and vanity
(albeit a loose
definition), all things that
are connected and are
big parts of our fair city,
where people tend to look
sharp. But let me digress.
It all began, for me,
with a proud personal
achievement, which
did not involve writing
a bestseller or exhibiting
a profound kindness
— things I like to think
would make me proud —
but did involve vanity,
exhibited in a back and a
front flip on a scary-looking
contraption called the
“Cadillac” at my Pilates
session. To accomplish
this I stood on the machine,
which is a few feet
off the ground, gripped
my hands on metal bars
running down the sides
and even with my head,
lifted myself as I swung
my feet onto another bar
straight out in front of
me (also head height),
then back flipped above
my head with one leg, to
lock that ankle onto a bar
behind me while simultaneously
dropping the
other leg to the floor of
the machine, which gave
me a great all-over “body
stretch” (and used that
core!). Then I reversed
the whole procedure,
lifting back with my legs
then flipping forward, using
my core/abs to lower
myself slowly to the
Cadillac’s mat. I did the
whole thing again, using
the other leg.
When I finished, I was
a dizzy blonde, and my
instructor was ecstatic.
These moves marked the
beginning of other goals
“we” could accomplish,
she said. I was sincerely
happy and mildly smug.
Mostly I loved having
slim, muscular legs
— which gets to what
motivates me and a lot of
women to engage in aggressive
physical activity:
looking good. Getting
strong is a strong and
welcome side benefit.
Moving on
Which leads me to
how some women wear
swanky “workout” outfits
and look askance at
women whose stains and
tatters are not up to snuff.
I ask these women: Who
do you think is watching
you, Bradley Cooper?
When I work out, I wear
yoga pants I got at Target
and an Adidas top bagged
for $3 at a thrift store. My
exercise bra, also from
Target, is the same one
I’ve worn for years, and it
still does the job. Fortunately,
for Pilates I need
only bare feet, not pricey
foot gear — although I do
try to have pretty toes.
Workout-wear is not
where I express my swagger.
Yet I am self-regarding
when it comes to clothes.
This awareness began
when I was just a girl. No
matter that I grew up in
small-town Maine, where
we shopped infrequently
at Zayre and K-Mart in
Bangor, a two hours’
drive. When I was 11 or
12, I coveted an outfit in
the Spiegel catalog. This
vest and matching skirt
were made to look like
cowhide, a cream and
brown pleather that an
actual Guernsey might
wear if she was dead and
victimized by a deranged
taxidermist. How I wanted
that outfit. I fell asleep
imagining its transformation
of me.
Thank God my mother
was sensible, yet that
ensemble marks the
earliest I can remember
craving clothes. Today
my husband complains
I have far too many of
them; I complain we
have too few closets.
Clothes have made me
feel blessed, elated and
occasionally silly. I have
almost given up feeling
guilty about purchases.
I love to look through
drawers and imagine how
a swingy olive-green
sweater would enhance
my eyes and look smooth
when matched with slim,
teal pants and bold-blue
shoes.
Moving on again
My friends are a
mixture of workouts and
styles. One friend goes
for long, unhurried bike
rides and the rest of the
time favors classic sweaters,
jackets and slacks
– very Hepburn-esque.
I could not imagine her
in jeans. Another friend,
who walks ferociously
every day, is all jeans, all
the time, paired with big
shirts over tanks, T-shirts
or sweaters — and sneakers,
albeit really “cool”
ones. When I think of
either of these women, I
think how their regimens
and clothes represent
them. In their small ways,
they mark my friends’
personal vanities.
Then there are the
blessed women who
aren’t vain, who don’t
work out much and really,
truly don’t put much
time into what they wear.
Comfortable, sensible
pants with comfortable
sensible shoes and a niceenough
top are just fine,
thank you. They look neat
and no-fuss — because
they are neat and no-fuss
— and beyond that, they
don’t care.
I envy those women.
But of course I don’t
envy them at all.
Wendy is a writer living in
Highland Park
Letters to the Editor
From the former mayor:
State needs to consolidate
local police and fire pension
funds
Most local governments
in Illinois maintain separate
police and fire pension
funds. This is costly to taxpayers
and has typically led
to lower levels of funding.
Conversely, most municipal
employees (non-public
safety) are in the Illinois
Municipal Retirement
Fund (IMRF). The IMRF is
a multiple employer agent
plan, serving 3000 governments,
with 410,000 active
and retired employees.
Each municipality has a
separate account managed
by the plan including investments
and administration
of benefits. The latter
refers to the administrative
processes required for
monitoring the funds and
paying out benefits to retirees.
Because of economies of
scale the cost of administration
is lower in a multiple
employer plan than that
of a single employer plan.
There are also benefits to
size when purchasing investments
in that demand
created by a $36 billion
dollar portfolio versus one
that is $10 to even $100
million has more influence
over the returns it can command
from the market.
Most importantly is the
fact that multiple employer
agent plans require a contractual
payment from the
member municipalities.
That payment when aggregated
with other members
is what is actuarially
required to pay benefits
and put aside resources for
future retirees. It enforces
discipline over each member
municipality to fund
its pensions. Conversely, a
municipality has the flexibility
to defer contributions
to an individual plan. This
flexibility has led many
funds to be underfunded
to the tune of 50 percent
or lower. The IMRF is currently
funded at 88 percent.
The state should create
and mandate participation
in a multiple employer
agent pool for police and
fire. Short of that they
should take a page from
other states and require
participation if funding levels
are 50 percent or below.
This will provide relief to
taxpayers and make sure
that current and future retirees
receive their benefits
when due.
Michael D. Belsky
Mayor of Highland Park
(2003-11)
Sidewalk not a benefit for
city
The City of Highland
Park has approved a
$90,000 budget to design a
$2 million sidewalk to be
constructed on the east side
of Sheridan Road between
Roger Williams and Dean
avenues. We believe that
this will be money poorly
spent for a project that offers
little public benefit
and that threatens to wreak
havoc with the landscape.
In exchange for the “green
tunnel” that Highland Park
has had on that stretch of the
road since it was built in the
early 1920’s as it approaches
Rosewood Beach from
the south and the north, we
would have an eight foot
high concrete retaining wall
that cuts into the hill along
the road and takes out dozens
of large trees.
What is the proposed
public benefit? Does the
City need to spend $2 million
dollars for another way
for residents to go to the
beach? There are already
three ways to go. There is a
path, and the stairs through
Rosewood Park, and then
there is the road down to
the beach off Sheridan,
which can be walked on,
driven on and biked on.
Essentially, the money
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From The Editor
Celebrating the Fourth on a print schedule
Courtney Jacquin
courtney@hplandmark.com
Happy belated
Fourth of July!
Does belated apply
to holidays and not
just birthdays? We’re just
going to go with it.
When you flip the page,
you’ll see coverage of the
Park District of Highland
Park’s Firecracker 5K
from Sunday, July 2. It’s
a great event that raises
money for families who
can’t afford to take part in
park district events, and I
was glad to be able to get
it into the newspaper this
week.
Print journalism, for all
of its benefits, lacks in its
timeliness. It’s a major
reason why online news
has become so important,
because news organizations
can get you the news
and get it fast, not a few
days later when it arrives
at your door.
Being a weekly adds in
an entire different level
of delays. Most of the
time, it’s not too much of
an issue. We have a lot of
timely things happen on
the weekend, so we get
those stories and photos in
time to put the paper together
on Monday, in time
to get it to your mailboxes
Thursday.
So when events happen
on Tuesdays, like Election
Day or the Fourth of July
this year, it’s kind of like
a worst-case scenario for
our schedule.
All of this is to say,
even though it was two
days ago, you won’t be
seeing our Fourth of July
coverage of Highland
Park’s main parade, the
dog and bike parade
(my personal favorite —
what’s cuter than kids and
dogs? Exactly.), Fourth
Fest or the Bitter Jester
Battle of the Bands finale,
all of that will be in next
week’s paper.
Don’t worry though, I
come bearing good news.
Remember that little
internet thing I mentioned
earlier? Yeah, it’s pretty
cool.
Though The Landmark
comes directly to your
home each week for
free (not a bad deal, if I
do say so myself), our
website HPLandmark.com
features all of the content
that’s in each paper and
more, and you don’t even
have to wait a week and
a half. In fact, if you go
there right now, you’ll see
all of that glorious Fourth
coverage I mentioned.
But because our print
newspapers are such a
steal, we ask a little more
for online, but I promise
it’s not much. For $5.99
per month or $39 per year
you can read all seven of
our North Shore papers
— not just The Landmark
— receive breaking news
alerts, and get the stories
online as they happen.
It’s the best way to be in
the know. Plus it’s just a
little more than a latte per
month for all that news.
I know Starbucks can’t
offer that.
See you on the internet.
Downtown Highland Park posted this photo June
29 with the caption, “Find artisan food & gifts at
the Downtown Highland Park French Market this
Saturday from 9AM - 1 PM! St. Johns Avenue South
Parking Lot near the Veterans Memorial.”
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That’s a wrap for my time @HighlandParkHS. New
adventures begin at Libertyville HS on July 10.
Follow me @LHS128Principal
@HPHS Principal Tom Koulentes tweeted
June 29.
letters
From Page 14
would be spent to close a
quarter mile “gap” in the
sidewalk.
We do not believe that
this proposed public benefit
is worth the money
and the destruction of the
forest that Highland Park,
a “City of Trees”, is justifiably
proud of. We have
a lakefront ordinance that
prohibits clear cutting of
our bluffs and another ordinance
that restricts tree
removal without justification.
The City would be
removing 70 healthy trees.
To our knowledge, no one
is unable to reach the beach
because that sidewalk is not
there. This proposal would
solve nothing. Instead, it
is a solution looking for a
problem.
John L. Ropiequet
Highland Park
The Highland Park Landmark
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Surf and soul
Temptations, Beach Boys
rock Ravinia, Page 20
no lAughing mAtter
Buffo’s menu represents the best of
Italian, American cuisines, Page 22
Overall women’s winner
Theresa Brown, of Highland
Park, cools down after her
run Sunday, July 2 and the
Park District of Highland
Park’s Firecracker 5K. Claire
Esker/22nd Century Media
Fourth of July 5K
fundraises for families
in need, Page 19

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north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku
THE NORTH SHORE: Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Automobile
sticker fig.
4. Piece of land
9. Shoe type
14. Skipping contraction
15. Doldrums
16. Cliffside dwelling
17. Warmed, before
cooking
19. Turn red, as an
apple
20. Biblical brother
21. Sandwich
maker
23. Repugnance
27. Sam Houston
was one
32. Utter
33. Music genre
35. Glenbrook
South ladies golfer,
Hanna _____
36. Bright garden
flower
38. Unhearing
39. Note designator
41. Harm
42. Lean (on)
43. Attention-getting
word
44. Regional
dialect
46. Famed Wilmette
Academy
49. Masterstroke
50. 1-6 cube
53. They make
things clear
55. Laceless shoes
57. Many millennia
59. Hop-drying kiln
60. Artful Dodger,
for one
64. Long short
story
68. Forgo
69. Cherish
70. Scull
71. Wickerwork
branch
72. Hang loose
73. Virginia
Woolf’s ‘’___ Dalloway’’
Down
1. Lightweight road
vehicles
2. Winner at Thermopylae
3. French fries quality,
sometimes
4. Usually requires a
driver
5. Genetics lab study
6. “A Bug’s Life” bug
7. Reminded
8. The Prince of ___,
Conroy novel
9. Cream of Wheat, essentially
10. Hawaiian garland
11. Dada artist Jean
12. Goes with a suit
13. Japanese cash
18. Embrace
22. Court call
24. Military acronym
25. 5th note in a scale
26. Holland’s flower
28. Much of Chile
29. Chinese weight
30. Sanction
31. WW II air heroes
(abbr.)
34. Light purple
36. Discharge, as from
the RAF
37. Chorus contingent
39. 800-year Chinese
dynasty
40. Simon who wrote
“The Death of Napoleon”
42. Opportune
43. Priest’s robe
45. Gone from the game
47. Shoe
48. Affirmative
50. Plankton component
51. Insect stage
52. Fragrant compounds
54. U-boat equipment
56. Eerie Edgar
58. Knot
60. Deuce
61. Dupes
62. Roman 3
63. Time to look ahead
65. Tennessee athlete, for
short
66. Geologic time period
67. Superman foe ___
Luthor
HIGHLAND PARK
Ravinia Festival
(200 Ravinia Park Road
(847) 266-5000)
■5 ■ p.m. Friday, July 7:
Sheryl Crow
■5 ■ p.m. Saturday, July
8: Gilberto Santa
Rosa
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,
July 6: Yazz Jazz
■9 ■ p.m. Friday, July 7:
The Tabasko Sound
Kitchen
■7 ■ p.m. Saturday, July
8: Celebration of Life
Buffo’s
(431 Sheridan Road,
(847) 432-0301)
■7 ■ p.m. every Monday:
Trivia
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
Forest Park Beach
(220 E. Deerpath Road,
(847) 234-2600)
■7 ■ p.m. Tuesday, July
18: Open Mic Night
■7 ■ p.m. Tuesday, Aug.
15: Open Mic Night
Market Square
(724 N. Western Ave.
(847) 234-6700)
■6:30-8:30 ■ p.m. Thursday,
July 6: Concerts
in the Square
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answers
How to play Sudoku
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of
3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column
and box must contain each of the numbers
1 to 9.
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Running for those in need
Hilary Anderson
Freelance Reporter
Family and friends of
more than 200 runners and
walkers signed up for the
Park District of Highland
Park’s annual 5K Firecracker
Run and 2-mile
walk at Sunset Woods
Sunday, July 2.
The family event kicked
off the Fourth of July weekend
and benefits the Parks
Foundation of Highland
Park SMILE Grant-in-Aid
Fund, enabling families in
need of financial assistance
to participate in park district
programs and is funded
through the generous donations
from the Park District
of Highland Park residents
and local businesses.
“Last year, more than
85 families received
$110,000 in grants through
this worthwhile program,”
said Brian Kaplan, Park
District of Highland Park
board president, who also
served as master of ceremonies
for the event. “It
is good to see so many
people here. The more
who participate, the more
money will be available to
help families who need financial
help (to participate
in park district programs).”
The 5K run is so popular
that Beth Jones, who lives
in Alabama, made the 14-
hour drive to Highland
Park with her children,
Blake, 14, and Raney, 12.
“We drove in Friday
night so that Raney could
run in the race,” she said.
The trio first heard about
the race last year when
they went to visit their
aunt Barbara Papp, who
lives in Lake Bluff.
“We love seeing our
aunt and the proceeds of
the race is such a good
one,” Beth Jones added.
Theo Soifer, 8, of Highland Park, smiles as he accepts the first place medal for the
boys 14 and under category at the Firecracker 5K run and walk Sunday, July 2.
Photos by Claire Esker/22nd Century Media
In the race for the first
time was one of the Park
District of Highland Park’s
very own Shari Heymann,
who retired and is moving
to Ft. Collins, Colo.
“I retired last year and
always worked the 5K run,
so this is the first time in the
10 years it’s been running
I can actually participate,”
she said. “I also came to say
goodbye to everyone. This
is such a good community.”
There was a prize-drawing
for participants and
an awards ceremony, with
Theresa Brown and Michael
Buss receiving first
place overall awards.
The pleasure on Francisco
Hernandez’ face was
obvious as he looked at his
second place award.
“I have only been doing
this about four years,” he
said smiling. “I run about
two days a week.”
Theo Soifer, 8, could
not contain his delight in
achieving first place in the
14 and under group.
Raney Jones, 12, of Eclectic, Ala., finishes her second
Firecracker 5K.
“This is my second 5K
run,” he said. “I do it with
my dad, Brian. I am thinking
about doing a 10K run
now.”
“This was a great
event,” Kaplan said. “It
could not have been possible
without all the work
and help of our staff who
made this possible. They
have worked really hard.
We appreciate all their effort.”
Ellie Waickman, 2, of Highland Park, dances while
shaking pom poms.
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July 12th at 7:00pm
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July 28th at 6:00pm
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‘Good vibrations’ all
around at Ravinia
Temptations,
Beach Boys delight
audience with
classics
Courtney Jacquin, Editor
The wind and rain
seemed ready to take over,
but a little mother nature
couldn’t stop the delightful
sounds of The Temptations
and The Beach Boys
Sunday, July 2, at Ravinia.
The Temptations started
the show, pleasing the
crowd with classics such
as “Ain’t Too Proud to
Beg,” “Papa was a Rollin’
Stone” and, of course,
“My Girl.” The current
touring lineup of the group
includes remaining original
member Otis Williams
with Terry Weeks, Larry
Braggs, Willie Green and
Ron Tyson.
The Beach Boys took
the stage second, with videos
of surfing and California
scenes fittingly serving
as a backdrop for the band
that popularized surf music
50 years ago.
The band performed
“Surfin’ USA,” “Wouldn’t
it be Nice,” “Fun, Fun, Fun”
and many more classics.
The lineup featured
Mike Love, Bruce Johnston,
Scott Totten, Jeffrey
Foskett, Brian Eichenberger,
Tim Bonhomme and
John Cowsill.
Both groups played to a
sold out crowd.
The Temptations’ Otis Williams performs Sunday, July 2, at Ravinia. Photos by Courtney Jacquin/22nd Century Media
Terry Weeks sings with The Temptations.
Bruce
Johnston
plays the
keyboard
and
sings
with The
Beach
Boys
The Beach Boys’ Mike Love sings during the band’s Ravinia performance.

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In Memoriam
Deborah Kogen
Deborah Kogen, nee
Walner, died. She was the
beloved wife and best friend
for 61 wonderful years of
Sheldon and evoted mother
of Michael (Dr. Bonnie
Salomon), Karyn (the late
Dr. Daniel Hurwich) and
Elizabeth (Dr. Jay Korach).
Cherished Gram of Risa,
Allie, and David Hurwich,
Jonathan Kogen, Daniel and
Hannah Korach. She was
the dear sister of the late
Lawrence (Terri) Walner,
Robert (Charlene) Walner,
sister in law of Jerry (late
Lois) Kogen and Howard
(Esther) Kogen and loved
Aunty Debbie and dear
friend to many. In lieu of
flowers, contributions can
be made to Lung Cancer
Research Foundation, 155
E. 55th St. New York, NY
10022. www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org.
Judy Koster
Judy Koster, 68, died
June 17. She was surrounded
by her loving children
and siblings. Koster was
born on May 15, 1949, to
Heinz Koster and Anni
Rodin. Mother of Eliot
(Marissa) Blum and Teddy
(Tova) Blum; sister to
Debby (Jack Hertz) Koster,
Sheila Rodin-Novak (Larry
Novak z’l), Allan (Aviva)
Rodin, and Judy Goldberg
z’l (Barry Goldberg and
Michele Bresler). In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to
Magen David Adom.
Sheffield Hoffman
Sheffield Hoffman, 88,
died June 14, Flag Day. He
was the devoted and loving
companion to Joan Golder
and beloved husband to the
late Donna. Hoffman was
the loving father of Elizabeth
(Michael Bearwald),
Myles (Susan), Alan (Magda)
and Michelle Attaway
(John Carlton). He was
proud grandfather of David
(Liv), Nikki Anaya (Michael),
Sage, Hunter and Simon,
and great grandfather
to Sofie. He was brother to
Bea Kahn (Jule) and a loyal
friend to so many. Donations
may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Assc. or the
North Shore Senior Center
in Northfield. For information
and condolences call
Shalom Memorial Funeral
Home, 847-255-3520
Michael Rosenblum
Michael F. Rosenblum,
76, died. He was the beloved
husband of Ann nee
Baseman and loving father
of Jennifer (Marc) Asher,
Jeffrey (Jennifer) Rosenblum
and Eric (Rachael)
Rosenblum. He was the
proud grandfather of Hilary,
Avi, James, Rowan,
Reese, Maxine and Lucian
and dear brother of Helen
Rosenblum. Donations to
Am Shalom (the Rabbi
Harold Kudan Discretionary
Fund) www.amshalom.
com, or the Muscular Dystrophy
Assn., 3300 E. Sunrise
Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718,
www.mda.org would be
appreciated.
Margo Feinberg
Margo “Reed” Feinberg,
71, of Highland Park died
June 2. She was the oving
mother of Joshua L., Micah
M. (Brenda) and Ryan
N. (Nicole) Feinberg and
cherished grandmother of
Faith, Evelyn, Olivia, and
Teddy Feinberg. She was
the sister of Melanie (Jack)
Ross and David (Priscilla)
Reed as well as adored aunt
of many nieces and nephews
and beloved friend to
many.
Feinberg was born February
26, 1946 in Chicago to
the late Vernon and Elinor
Reed. Feinberg retired in
2016 from a 40 year home
health nursing career in
the North Shore. She will
be remembered by many
for her humorous words of
wisdom, kind giving heart
and thoughtfulness for everyone
she knew. Feinberg
loved gardening in her yard,
spending time with her family
and friends and the Cubs.
She was an avid cook, and
especially loved making
meals for her friends and
family. In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations in her
name may be given online,
over the phone or through
a mailed check to the Orphans
of the Storm Animal
Shelter, 2200 Riverwoods
Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 945-0235.
Judith L. Sharlach
Judith L. Sharlach
“Judi”, 83, died. She was
the beloved wife of Ronald
for 62 years, loving mother
of Stephen Sharlach, Kim
(Donald) Lieber, Tracy (Dr.
Bradley) Esterman and Zvi
Fisher-Dann, cherished
Gram of Isaac, Lex, Sam,
Phillip and Lindsay. Sharlach
is survived by her siblings
Barry (Susan) Glazer
and Babs Balson. She was
a favorite aunt to many
nieces and nephews. In lieu
of flowers donations may
be made to the .
Dorothy Berns
Dorothy Berns, nee Gordon,
94, died at home with
peace and comfort while
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Jest the way you like it
Highwood’s Buffo’s
serves quality
staples for 40
years
Courtney Jacquin
Editor
When Leonard Innocenzi,
known by most as
Lenny, told his dad he
wanted to open his own
restaurant, his dad called
him a “buffo” — Italian
slang for clown.
In his 20s at the time,
Innocenzi didn’t know
much about the restaurant
business, but he wanted to
bring a casual hot dog joint
to Highwood, offering locals
something different
from the fine dining establishments
such as Nite ’N
Gale and Del Rio.
“Most people laughed,”
Innocenzi said. “A hot dog
stand in Highwood?”
Now 40 years later,
Buffo’s has expanded both
its menu and its Sheridan
Road locale, offering the
finest in pizza, pasta, ribs
and more to hungry diners
across the North Shore.
Making it four decades
in a tough industry isn’t
easy, and Innocenzi had
his struggles throughout
the years. Only two years
into the hot dog stand’s
run, in November 1979,
the apartments above
Buffo’s caught fire, causing
a six-month shutdown.
“I thought about not reopening,
I thought about
going back to work for
my family, and I thought
about that for about 18
seconds,” Innocenzi said
while laughing. “I realized
I wanted to be doing my
own thing.”
Even though his business
partner left after the
fire, he stayed strong and
Highwood restaurant Buffo’s thin crust Buffo’s Special pizza ($22.45 for a large)
includes sausage, onions, mushrooms and green peppers. Photos by Chris
Pullam/22nd Century Media
Buffo’s
431 Sheridan Road,
Highwood
(847) 432-0301
www.buffos.com
Monday-Thursday 11
a.m.–10 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 11
a.m.–11 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
committed himself to the
success of Buffo’s.
Innocenzi grew up in
the Ravinia neighborhood
of Highland Park and now
lives in Lake Forest, but
Highwood is in his blood.
His grandparents owned a
grocery store from 1920-
51 in the same location of
Buffo’s today.
“I love Highwood,” he
said. “Highwood’s my
town.”
The stellar food has certainly
been a reason diners
have been eating at Buffo’s
for so many years, but Innocenzi’s
commitment to
the restaurant hasn’t hurt,
either.
Innocenzi is the definition
of a hands-on restaurant
owner. He’s always
around the restaurant and
regulars know that, knowing
they can give their
feedback when needed.
“You have to know how
to take criticism,” he said.
He’s also fostered an
atmosphere where his employees
feel like part of
the family. Eight of the
restaurant’s employees
have worked at Buffo’s for
more than 25 years, with
some working there for up
to 35 years.
Though Buffo’s got its
start as a hot dog stand,
over the past four decades
the restaurant has become
known for its pizza, both
Innocenzi’s favorite menu
item and a favorite of most
diners. Although the double
decker pizza, essentially
a pizza topped with a
pizza, sometimes takes the
spotlight, Buffo’s shines
with its thin crust pizza.
When 22nd Century
Media visited Buffo’s last
week, we tried Buffo’s
Special ($9.60–$22.45),
a thin crust pizza topped
with sausage, onions,
mushrooms and green peppers
on tomato sauce and
mozzarella cheese. There’s
nothing particularly fancy
about the pie, but the
quality of the restaurant’s
ingredients are evident in
each bite. It’s much easier
to make mediocre to fine
pizza than to make great
pizza, but Buffo’s tried and
true recipe makes it clear
why the restaurant has succeeded
for all these years.
The crust is hearty enough
to withstand the weight of
all the ingredients without
being too crunchy, making
an ideal base for the fresh
toppings. If thin crust pizza
is your passion, Buffo’s
has exactly what you’re
looking for.
While pizza might be
the star of the show, the
supporting cast is just as
strong. One standout item
is the tortellacci ($7.95
half; $11.95 whole), a
jumbo tortellini-like pasta
stuffed with ricotta cheese
and spinach, topped with
your choice of homemade
Buffo’s barbecue baby back ribs ($17.95 for a full slab)
come with french fries and coleslaw.
The Italian beef sandwich ($7.45) is topped with green
and red peppers and comes with a side of au jus.
sauce (meat, marinara or
Alfredo) and served with
garlic bread. All the pastas
are homemade by the
“Italian grandmas of Highwood”
according to Innocenzi,
so everyone can get
a taste of grandma’s cooking,
even those without an
Italian grandma.
Other must-eats are the
ribs ($9.95 half; $17.95
full), slathered with Sweet
Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce
with meat so tender it really
does fall off the bone;
the fried shrimp ($8.45),
jumbo shrimp served with
fries; and the cheddar fries
($2.95 half; $5.65 full), a
heaping serving of french
fries with melted Merkts
sharp cheddar cheese. You
know you shouldn’t eat all
that cheese, but after one
bite you just can’t help
yourself.
While Buffo’s has
stayed tried and true to
its roots for years, Innocenzi
knows to survive in
such a cutthroat industry,
restaurants have to evolve
with the times. Last year
Innocenzi brought his son
Nicholas into the restaurant
to help manage, and
with it came a new frontier
for Buffo’s just last month
— online ordering and delivery.
Currently Buffo’s
delivers to Highland Park,
Highwood, Lake Forest,
Lake Bluff, Fort Sheridan,
Deerfield and Bannockburn.
Though Innocenzi’s father
may not have been
supportive at first, in the
end he was incredibly
proud of what his son accomplished.
Plus, his dig
at his son worked in Innocenzi’s
favor.
“Buffo’s was a much
better name than Lenny’s,”
Innocenzi said.

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Games
From Page 29
try, Shamberg knows the
Games are much larger
than the competition. He’s
excited to meet other Jews
from all over the world,
tour Israel and attend the
activities the Games have
set up, including the Opening
Ceremony on July 6.
“I’m definitely looking
forward to the trip,” he
said. “It’s more than just
softball. It’s the experience
of being over there
and celebrating Jewish
athletes. The experience
I’m going to get there is
going to be a once-in-alifetime
experience.”
So much of Ohcana’s
life revolves around
teaching, both at Schechter
and as a religious
school teacher at her
synagogue. She’s visited
Israel many times; she
lived there for a year with
her husband, frequently
acts as a chaperone for
Schechter’s eighth grade
trips and speaks Hebrew.
But there’s always more
to learn, as this will be her
first time competing in the
Maccabiah Games.
After playing tennis informally
for most of her
life, Ohcana has played
competitively for the past
10 years. This will be her
first opportunity playing
on the international stage.
The deal will be further
sweetened every time she
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doubles partner. Ohcana
will play with her sister,
Michelle Madansky, another
HPHS graduate who
lives in Menlo Park, Calif.
This will be the first time
since 1981 the sisters will
be in Israel at the same
time.
“I am very much looking
forward to meeting
the other players from all
over the world,” Ohcana
said. “This is an amazing
experience for Jewish athletes.
I am really looking
forward to spending the
time with my sister and
my mother, (who) is coming
along to cheer us on.”
The Games’ opening
ceremony took place
Tuesday, July 4 at Teddy
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Lew graduated from Highland
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in 2017 and will continue
his career at Illinois State
University next season.
How long have you
been playing tennis
and how did you get
started with the sport?
I started later than most
people who are at a similar
level. I started in middle
school and would usually
just play with my grandpa,
who’s a huge tennis fan, or
my dad. They both really
like tennis a lot and I did
too, so I started classes,
was getting better, did my
first tournament and really
enjoyed it.
What’s the hardest
shot for you to hit in
tennis?
For me it’s getting a good
approach shot. Usually
most players can either
put the ball away or hit a
really good angle and that’s
one of the things I struggle
with, doing something
when I get the opportunity
to close out a point.
If you weren’t playing
tennis, what sport
would you be playing?
I’d be playing baseball
because I actually was
playing that for 8 years. I
had to choose between tennis
and baseball when I got
to high school and went
with tennis. Sometimes
I miss baseball, but I’m
happy with my decision.
If you could travel
anywhere in the world,
where would you go
and why?
I’ve always wanted to
go to Hawaii or Australia.
Hawaii is a dream spot
and seems like a perfect
vacation place. I’ve always
wanted to go to the Australian
Open, it’s during our
winter.
If you could have any
superpower, what
would you choose and
why?
I’d choose to have the
ability to fly. I think it
would be fun to fly, easier
to get places with no traffic.
What do you usually
eat the day of a big
tennis match?
When I play tournaments
I definitely like to
have pasta before or sushi.
Pasta’s definitely the better
choice for a tennis tournament
but I love sushi.
Who is your favorite
professional tennis
player?
I like Roger Federer.
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What is your favorite
memory of playing
tennis at HPHS?
My freshman year I
was playing No. 3 doubles
and we had a night match
and it was the only night
match I played in my
entire high school career.
It was against New Trier
and I don’t think we were
supposed to win but my
partner and I fought really
hard. Everyone was watching
us and we won in three
close sets.
What advice would you
give younger tennis
players?
Never quit, never give
up. Tennis is a very mental
game so sometimes when
you lose a few points in
a match you’re usually
very down on yourself or
depressed, you’re very sad
and sometimes you think
that you don’t want to
play tennis anymore, but
never stop. You’ll get past
the bump and eventually
you’ll enjoy yourself.
What was the best
part of being an athlete
at HPHS?
I think it’s really fun
being on a team. My teammates,
all four years, I
was very close with them,
even the ones that graduated
a few years ago that
I haven’t been on a team
with, just the bonding
that we have and the team
camaraderie during the
season and (offseason) was
very strong. It’s definitely
the best part of playing a
sport at Highland Park, the
team aspect.
Interview by Sports Editor
Derek Wolff

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NSSRA athletes to benefit from tennis tournament
Staff Report
The Northern Suburban
Special Recreation Association
(NSSRA) has once
again been selected as the
charitable recipient for the
Nielsen USTA Pro Tennis
Championship, held July
10 - July 15, held in Winnetka.
The Northbrook-based
center hosts athletes
from all around the North
Shore, with Highland Park
prominently featured in
a number of their teams.
The $75,000 Men’s Challenger
tournament attracts
some of the finest tennis
players in the world and
draws international attention.
Net proceeds benefit
NSSRA, and in the last ten
years the tournament has
donated over $150,000
for programs and services
benefiting people with
disabilities.
NSSRA, founded in
1970, serves over 1,500
children, teens and adults
with disabilities living in
its partner communities
throughout the northern
suburbs. In addition to its
Special Olympics Gator
Tennis program, NSSRA
has nearly 600 recreation,
sport, cultural, social, and
leisure offerings available
during the day, after
school, in the evenings
and on weekends, creating
new experiences and
opportunities for leisure
time, skill development
and perhaps most importantly,
friendship. NSS-
RA’s Gator Athletics/Special
Olympics programs
span 11 sports with nearly
100 athletes.
“Having been involved
with the Nielsen Pro
Championship for the past
30 years, I am continually
amazed at how the tournament
has grown to become
such a preeminent
USTA event attracting the
world’s best tennis players
right here in our own backyard,”
said Liza McElroy,
Executive Director of the
Park District of Highland
Park and Board Member
for NSSRA.
“I am especially proud
that even though the
Nielson Pro Championship
has evolved to such
importance in the tennis
world, its ties to the local
community have not
been sidelined and proceeds
continue to benefit
NSSRA and the important
work it does for children
and adults with disabilities
who live in our partner
communities.”
In what has become
an annual tradition, NS-
SRA participants Samuel
Green of Winnetka and
Stefan Xidas of Wilmette
will participant in a tennis
exhibition on Monday,
June 10, then sing the National
Anthem before evening
matches begin. They
will also be accompanied
by other Gator Tennis athletes.
“The participants, families
and staff of NSSRA are
so thankful for the generosity
of the Nielsen/USTA
tournament,” said NSSRA
Executive Director Craig
Culp. “It’s an honor to
once again be chosen as
the charitable beneficiary,
and our partnership makes
a significant impact on the
lives of our participants
and their families year after
year.”
Qualifying matches begin
Saturday, July 8, at the
A.C. Neilsen Tennis Center
in Winnetka.
Stefan Xidas and Daniel Freres (not pictured) play a few friendly matches prior to the start of the evening session at the Nielsen USTA Pro Tennis Championship in 2016.
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All ages featured in 20th Maccabiah Games
Derek Wolff
Sports Editor
The last time that softball
player Gregg Shamberg
represented the
United States in an international
competition, his
side won the gold medal
in the 1999 Maccabi Pan
American Games, held in
Mexico City.
Jenny Goldsher was less
than three months old.
The two Highland Park
residents, along with four
others, will both represent
the U.S. at the 2017
Maccabiah Games, the
20th rendition of the
competition, held one
year after the Summer
Olympics. The games are
a celebration of Jewish
athletes, featuring more
than 10,000 athletes from
more than 80 nations.
They began this Tuesday
and will run until July 18
in Israel.
Goldsher, a 2017 Highland
Park High School
graduate, will play women’s
softball for the Open
division team, largely
comprised of current college
players or players
a year or two removed
from the college game.
Bound to play at Rollins
College next season,
Goldsher is the youngest
athlete on the team and
the only one whose last
season was at the high
school level.
Shamberg, a father of
three, will play men’s
softball for the Masters
division team, which requires
its members to be
at least 35 years old or
older.
Sager Solomon Schechter
Day School teacher
and Highland Park resident
Noreen Ohcana will
join them, where she’ll
compete in the women’s
tennis Masters division
Former Highland Park High School catcher Jenny Goldsher will represent the United States by playing softball at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in
Israel. 22nd century media file photo
in her husband’s home
country.
Goldsher played in the
junior Maccabi games
while growing up and
heard about a tryout in
Chicago last year for the
20th Maccabiah Games
when HPHS head softball
coach Lydia Gonzalez
emailed her.
The tryout saw her
compete with some of the
top softball players at the
collegiate level around
the country. Her expectations
lowered, she was
just grateful to grace the
same field.
“It was so cool for me
just going to this tryout
and seeing all these highlevel
athletes,” Goldsher
said. “Hands down it was
the best group of athletes
I’ve ever been on the field
with.”
Goldsher was at a
marching band camp
when she received a
much-anticipated email
with her fate sealed inside.
Her spot on the
team secure, she’s excited
about playing against top
notch competition, which
she believes will help better
prepare her for the college
game.
The U.S. women will
take on Canada and Israel
during the competition,
with the first day of the
Games falling on an important
American holiday,
all the more increasing the
significance of the occasion.
“Going to be in a different
country during the
Fourth of July and getting
to represent the U.S.
is unbelievable,” Goldsher
said. “You watch the
Olympics as a kid and you
think it’s the coolest thing
in the world and it’s the
ultimate competition as
an athlete and this is the
third largest international
sporting competition. To
have the opportunity to
be a part of it is unbelievable
and it’s something
I didn’t even dream
about.”
Shamberg still has fond
memories of helping the
U.S. capture the Maccabi
Games in 1999 but
life caught up with him
afterward and forced him
away from international
competition. 18 years
later, he’ll head to Israel
for the first time, competing
in his first Maccabiah
Games.
Like Goldsher, he attended
a tryout in Chicago
in 2016. The Masters
division men’s softball
team held tryouts in California
and New York as
well, with the chosen few
assembling for a training
camp in Las Vegas in
April of 2017.
With both Highland
Park and Chicago lacking
established fastpitch softball
leagues, Shamberg,
45, has stayed in softball
shape by playing baseball
and 16-inch softball on
the weekends. He practices
twice a week with the
other Chicagoland area
Team U.S.A. players.
Despite a lack of general
practice time, Shamberg
is confident the stars and
stripes can bring home a
gold medal, thanks in part
to the amount of athletes
on the team from California
and Arizona, all of
whom benefit from playing
fastpitch softball yearround.
“I would expect to win
the gold medal this year,”
Shamberg said. “We have
a lot of returning players
and arguably the best
pitcher in the Masters, and
typically in softball that
does help a lot. But you
never know what kind of
players the other teams
will have.”
While honored to be
representing his coun-
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Penick continues legacy at Murray State
Running back
looking for more
room in college
Derek Wolff
Sports Editor
It runs in the family.
D.J. Penick, Jr. excelled
at running back during
his time at Highland Park
High School. His father
was a running back, as
was his father before him,
a man who attended training
camp with the San
Diego Chargers before
blowing out his knee.
D.J.’s father’s grandfather
was a running back, too.
Since picking up a football
for the first time in the
fifth grade, back when he
was a member of Maine
East’s Little Demons
squad, it’s been tough for
D.J. to put the ball down.
He won’t have to for at
least a few more years after
committing to play at
Murray State University
in early 2017.
“As soon as the ball hit
my hands I knew I wanted
to move on and play
at the collegiate level,”
Penick said.
The signs were there early
on in his high school career.
As the twilight waned
on his freshman campaign,
the varsity coaches began
telling him that they could
see him on the big squad
the next season.
During his junior and
senior seasons as the feature
back for the Giants,
Penick didn’t disappoint.
He terrorized the Central
Suburban League North
Division in 2015, rushing
for 1,600 yards and 17
touchdowns on the season,
where his flash and
Former Highland Park High School running back D.J. Penick (right) takes a handoff from quarterback David Adelstein during a contest last
season. Penick will continue his career at Murray State next season. 22nd Century Media File Photo
form began to turn some
heads, albeit mainly at the
Division II and Division
III levels.
But at the end of his junior
year a recruiter from
Murray State — a Division
I school that competes
at the FCS level in
the Ohio Valley Conference
and sits 120 miles or
so northwest of Nashville,
Tenn. — followed him on
Twitter and opened up a
dialogue.
Penick’s 2016 season
for Highland Park did the
rest of the talking. As a
senior he put together a ridiculous
statline of 1,718
yards and 23 touchdowns
during the nine-game
regular season before
the Giants were ousted
by eventual IHSA Class
7A runner-up Plainfield
North in the playoffs.
That campaign led to a
big offer from the University
of Tennessee at Martin
and a full ride from
Murray State. Penick
visited both within a twoday
stretch, then chose the
Racers.
“I just fell in love with
the school and with everything,
the surroundings, the
atmosphere, the fans, everything
like that,” he said.
Off the field, he plans
on studying criminal justice
and criminology,
while on the field he’ll
look for any opportunity
he can to help a team that
was in the middle of the
pack last year.
The Racers were 5-6
during the 2016 season,
book-ended by losses to
the University of Illinois
(52-3) and Tennessee
Tech (55-19) to start and
end the campaign.
The team’s rushing attack
was lackluster at best
due to injury and scored
nine rushing touchdowns
on the season. Mareio
McGraw led the way with
600 of the team’s 1,236
rushing yards, as well as
six of the nine rushing
TDs. Demetric Johnson
added another 323 yards
on the ground.
Penick is hopeful to
make a big first impression
when he gets to training
camp on July 25. The
Racers have given him
summer workout and conditioning
programs and he
occasionally heads to Chicago
to do speed training
with his uncle, the owner
of a fitness gym.
After the success he
enjoyed in high school,
getting bigger, faster and
stronger could give him a
shot to make a real impact
as a true freshman.
“I feel like I have a good
chance at having one of the
starting positions somewhere
on the offense,”
Penick said. “It’s working
hard now and trying
to earn that position, show
the coaches that I can play
and starting as a true freshman
would be big.”
The success he’s found
rushing the ball to this
point hasn’t been coincidental,
and it’s not going
to get any easier at the
collegiate level.
Penick found solace in
a well-worn and oftenapplied
quote while he
was in high school and
feels that HPHS’ next running
backs can follow the
ground work he laid down.
“Hard works beats talent
when talent doesn’t
work hard,” Penick said.
“Even if you’re not the
most talented kid at the
moment, just keep working
hard and you never
know what can happen.”
As he moves forward,
Penick will continue to
chase the legacy that’s
been passed down from
father to son over the generations
within his family.
His love for the game
started as a result of the
joy it brought others, but
over time he’s molded and
shaped his own path to the
same destination.
“It’s something that I fell
in love with as soon as I
started playing and I want to
play as long as I can now.”
Murray State begins its
2017 season on Aug. 31
with a Senior Night performance
at home against
Kentucky Wesleyan. It’ll
take on the University of
Louisville in its biggest
game of the season on the
road on Sept. 30.

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Ice Hockey
Athlete of the Month
Two is a party
22nd century media file
1st-and-3
UPCOMING FALL
SPORTS TO WATCH
1. GIRLS GOLF
(ABOVE).
The Giants had
a terrific showing
last season at the
CSL Tournament
and return the
vast majority of
their 2016 varsity
squad.
2. Football. The
Giants won seven
games during the
2016 campaign
and made things
competitive in the
CSL North Division
against favorites
Glenbrook North.
They’ll look to have
another positive
season in 2017.
3. Girls Tennis.
Coach Steve
Rudman’s best
players the
past two years
have been
underclassmen, so
it will be interesting
to see who steps
up during the 2017
campaign to lead
the way.
Listen Up
“Hard work beats talent when talent
doesn’t work hard.”
D.J. Penick— The former Highland Park High School
running back offers up a classic on the key to success.
Former members of the Highland Park High School
hockey team competed in the third annual Highland
Park Giants Hockey Association Alumni Game on June
24 at Centennial Ice Arena. Photo Submitted
Giants host annual
alumni game
Staff Report
The Highland Park Giants
Hockey Association
hosted its third annual
alumni game on June 24
at Centennial Ice Arena,
where the Blue team defeated
White, 21-12.
Eighteen alumni players,
as well as hockey director
Sean Freeman, competed
in the game, where
the Blue team outshot
White, 47-29.
Three penalties were
called in the game, all
against the Blue team,
while White went 2-for-3
on the power play.
Goaltender Logan
Shuck, Matt Baker, Casey
Eisenberg, Chase Felman
Aaron Hope, Zach Kalter,
Kyle Lederer, Jake
Mandel, Matt Rossman
and Freeman skated for
the Blue team. The White
team included goaltender
Ty Jablonski, Jack Clark,
Jordan Fox, Kieran Jagadeesh,
David Kessler,
Josh Krug, Noah Pickus,
Tyler Shanberg and Dylan
Tischleder.
Kalter and Mandel led
all scorers with five goals
each in the game, while
Rossman had four. Lederer
had three, while Freeman
and Felman each scored
twice.
Pickus had four, Clark
had three and Baker scored
once for the losing side.
Sullivan notches South’s
second AOTM title in 2017
Chris Pullam, Contributing Editor
July Athlete of the Month candidates
Highland Park
• Rachel Hsu, girls soccer
• Jonathan Rosenfeld, boys track and field
• Rachey Levy, softball
• Trevor Flavin, boys lacrosse
• Hayden Katz, boys lacrosse
Glenbrook South
• Maude Tarbox, girls soccer
• Phillip Johnson, football
• Brianna DeFrank, softball
• Alex Ferrone, boys lacrosse
New Trier
• Eloise Trout, softball
• Ruben Greenstein, boys volleyball
tune in
What to watch this week
SUMMER BASEBALL: The Giants take the field for the
playoffs.
• Highland Park vs. TBD, Connie Mack League
Playoffs, July 12-15.
Index
The Glenbrook South boys volleyball
team capped a phenomenal 2017 campaign
by beating New Trier in the first set
of the sectional semifinal. Although the
Titans narrowly dropped the second set
and ultimately lost the series 24-26, 27-
25, 25-19, South finished with an impressive
25-12 record throughout the season.
But that success was due, in large part,
to GBS Class of 2017 graduate Jack Sullivan,
a captain on the squad and the winner
of 22nd Century Media’s June Athlete of
the Month contest.
Sullivan joins GBS rising senior Cameron
Duffy as the only two Titans to win
the contest since the beginning of 2016.
Sullivan won the competition with 230
votes. New Trier baseball player Thomas
Nugent, Highland Park baseball player
Tyler Gussis, GBS boys tennis player
Rohan Gupta and Lake Forest girls soc-
Glenbrook South Class of 2017 graduate
Jack Sullivan won 22nd Century Media’s
June Athlete of the Month contest. 22nd
Century Media File Photo
cer player Gwen Walker rounded out the
top five.
Voting lasted from June 10-June 25.
The competition begins anew on Monday,
July 10, when voting starts for Athletes
of the Week featured in the month
of June. Vote at HPLandmark.com before
the ballot closes on Tuesday, July 25.
27 - NSSRA Tennis
26 - Athlete of the Week
Regina
• Meghan Joyce, softball
• Caroline Baubonis, girls soccer
Glenbrook North
• Ben Riad, boys tennis
• Melissa Tucker, girls soccer
• Ari Bosse, boys track and field
• Ethan Park, boys tennis
• Kyle Foley, boys track and field
Lake Forest
• Ella Marquart, girls soccer
• Kara Antonucci, girls lacrosse
• Ashley Dueringer, softball
• Paul Turelli, baseball
• Jonathan Salm, baseball
Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Derek Wolff. Send
any questions or comments to d.wolff@22ndcenturymedia.
com.

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The best around
22nd Century Media announces
athlete of the month, Page 31
Gearing up for Games
Highland Park athletes play in international
competition, Page 29
Penick’s speed, strength carries him to Murray, Page 30
Former Highland Park High School running back D.J. Penick (blue) makes contact with a pair of defenders in a past game. Penick will continue his career next
season at Murray State University. 22nd Century Media File Photo