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Almost there 

New Trier School Board 

nears budget passage, 

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Summerfest keeps Wilmette shining, Page 4 

history walk 

Tour travels through 

Wilmette, Page 8 

TOP LEFT: Istvan & His Imaginary Band perform during Summerfest on Saturday, July 22, in Wilmette. TOP RIGHT: Allister Brandon (left), 

2, and Billy Beutel, 2, of Wilmette, cool off on the curb with some snow cones. BOTTOM LEFT: Karen Dorman browses the scarves at High 

Touch Boutique. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mort Balaban, of Wilmette, stands in front of his bright red 1959 Cadillac Convertible. 

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PLANNING Columnist 

Jacoby discusses history of 

pumping station, Page 16 

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THURSDAY 

The Contemporary Middle 

East: A Quest for Stability 

11:30 a.m., July 27, 888 

Tower Road, Winnetka. 

The League of Women 

Voters of Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth 

will be 

hosting a luncheon with 

speaker Tom Mockaitis, 

Professor of Modern European 

and Military History 

at DePaul and frequent 

contributor of in-depth 

international reports on 

Channel 5. Public is invited. 

Reservation checks 

must be made payable to 

LWV-WNK for $35 and 

should be mailed to Joni 

Johnson, 88 Tower Road, 

Winnetka, IL, 60093. 

FRIDAY 

Meet Award-Winning 

Audiobook Narrator 

3 p.m. July 28, Wilmette 

Public Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave. Multi-Audie 

award winner Johnny 

Heller presents “The 

Johnny Heller Audiobook 

Experience,” a humorous 

performance/lecture on the 

making of an audiobook 

and a lively Q & A. Johnny 

is a highly regarded commercial 

voice over and 

audio narration coach and 

teacher who has narrated 

more than 600 audiobooks 

for all ages. 

SATURDAY 

Centennial Prairie Tour 

10 a.m. July 29, Centennial 

Park, Wilmette and 

Crawford avenues, Wilmette. 

Everyone is welcome, 

children included, 

for a tour of Wilmette’s 

Centennial Park Prairie 

hosted by Audubon Great 

Lakes and The Little Garden 

Club of Wilmette. 

Free parking at the parking 

lot at the Centennial Park 

Fieldhouse. 

For more information, 

contact Tiffany at tzanon@wilpark.org 

or call 

(847) 256-9638. 

Electronics Recycling Event 

9 a.m.-noon July 29, 

Centennial Park, 2300 Old 

Glenview Road (south 

lot). Village of Wilmette 

will host a Document Destruction 

and Electronics 

Recycling Event. Residents 

from Wilmette and 

other SWANCC communities 

are eligible to 

participate. Materials 

will not be accepted from 

non-SWANCC residents, 

businesses, schools, or institutions, 

and IDs will be 

checked for verification of 

residency. For more information, 

visit http://www. 

swancc.org/swancc-member-communities. 

SUNDAY 

Rummage and Book Sale 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 30, 

Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah 

Congregation, 3220 Big 

Tree Lane, Wilmette. The 

Sisterhood of Beth Hillel 

Bnai Emunah Congregation 

will host its popular 

semi-annual rummage 

and book sale on July 30 

and from 9-11 a.m. Monday, 

July 31. Featuring 

quality merchandise.... 

housewares, collectibles, 

clothing, jewelry, furniture, 

toys and lots more. 

Bargains Galore! Proceeds 

from the event will enable 

the Sisterhood to continue 

its many community wide 

charitable endeavors. 

MONDAY 

Club Hogwarts: Potions 

Class 

3:30 p.m. July 31, Wilmette 

Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave. Make friends 

and enjoy magical activities 

and snacks inspired 

by the world of Harry Potter. 

Accio fun! Today, mix 

up some magic in Potions 

Class. Grades 5-8. 

TUESDAY 

Film talkback at Wilmette 

Theatre 

7 p.m. Aug. 1, Wilmette 

Theatre, 1122 Central 

Ave., Wilmette. Wilmette 

Theatre will host the premiere 

of the film, “Imperfection,” 

a zany caper 

film from acclaimed local 

musician David Singer, 

about a struggling Chicago 

actress named Cassidy 

(rising star Virginia 

Kull) who starts a job 

delivering diamonds on 

Jewelers Row. The film’s 

director, David Singer, 

will be in attendance for 

a talk-back following the 

film’s screening. Tickets 

and showtimes available 

at www.wilmettetheatre. 

com. 

WEDNESDAY 

Make Your Own Jewelry 



Ave. Make your own 

unique jewelry using nuts 

and bolts from the hardware 

store! Registration 

required via the online 

calendar or by calling the 

library. All teens welcome. 

THURSDAY 

Summer Reading: Danny 

Orelans Magic 



Ave. Danny Orleans 

brings magic to enchant 

both the young and the 

young-at-heart. Audience 

participation and laughter 

abound as young volunteers 

join Danny on stage 

to hold a wand, a jumbo 

crayon, or to see what’s 

inside his black magic 

hat. Families are invited 

to bring a picnic dinner 

beginning at 6 p.m. There 

will be face painting and 

free ice cream from Homer’s 

from 6-6:45 p.m. In 

case of rain or extreme 

heat, the show will take 

place in the library. 

UPCOMING 

Breaking Down 

Genealogical Brick Walls 


Public Library, 1242 

Wilmette Ave. How do you 

overcome obstacles and 

frustrations when the records 

should provide what 

you need? Event will tackle 

these perceived brick 

walls and dead ends with 

insight to new solutions. A 

variety of sources to solve 

these challenges will be 

looked at. Presented by 

genealogical researcher 

Susanne Hoffmann. 

ONGOING 

Tuesday Tours, Baker 

Demonstration School 

By appointment, 9-10 

a.m., Tuesdays, Baker 

Demonstration School, 

201 Sheridan Road. Baker 

welcomes parents to 

schedule an appointment 

to see their Pre-kindergarten 

through eighth-grade 

classrooms in action, each 

Tuesday while school is in 

session. Tour the campus, 

meet the faculty and staff, 

and learn how Baker’s 

century-long commitment 

to progressive education 

can benefit your child. 

Contact Hilary Holder at 

(847) 425-5813 or admissions@bakerdemschool. 

org to confirm. 

Observation Days 

By appointment, weekdays, 

Rose Hall Montessori 

School, 1140 Wilmette 

Ave. Observation days are 

held every day at Rose 

Hall, so call the school to 

schedule an appointment. 

Observe a classroom, 

meet with the director and 

learn about how a Montessori 

school can benefit 

your child. Enrollment for 

2016-17 is opening in the 

next few weeks for children 

17 months to 6 years 

old. Schedule an appointment 

by emailingadmin@ 

rosehallmontessori.org or 

by calling (847) 256-2002. 

WW2 Vets Roundtable 

10-11:30 a.m., third 

Wednesday of every 

month, Wilmette Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. WW2 

veterans gather for lively 

conversation and plentiful 

coffee. Participants rarely 

miss a meeting. Newcomers 

welcome. 

French Cafe Conversations 

10-11 a.m., first Monday 

of the month or 6-7 

p.m., third Thursday of the 

month, Panera Bread, 1199 

Wilmette Ave. Meet fellow 

Francophones for relaxed 

conversations in French. 

They meet in the main 

seating area, and conversation 

is facilitated by a native 

or fluent speaker from 

the Alliance Francaise du 

North Shore. Membership 

isn’t required, and all 

levels are welcome. Visit 

www.AFnorthshore.org 

or contact info@afnorthshore.org. 

Writers Group 

7-8:30 p.m. Sundays, 

Wilmette Public Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. This 

group meets weekly and 

offers peer reviews of 

submitted works within a 

supportive environment. 

Facilitator Julie Johnson 

coordinates the group. 

Newcomers welcome. 

Type 1 Diabetes Lounge 

7 p.m., second Wednesday, 

Wilmette Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. Provides 

supportive social 

network with monthly programs 

provided by medical 

and technical professionals 

with topics such as 

research updates, cuttingedge 

technologies, management 

techniques and 

lifestyle issues. Connect 

with peers to exchange 

information, feelings and 

ideas for creative problem 

solving. Find out more at 

type1diabeteslounge.org. 

For questions or to submit a 

calendar item, contact Eric 

DeGrechie at eric@wilmettebeacon.com.

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the wilmette beacon | July 27, 2017 | 3 

New Trier School Board 

2018 budget green lighted amid state budget crisis 

Daniel I. Dorfman 

Freelance Reporter 

The New Trier High 

School Board took the first 

step toward passing its fiscal 

year 2018 budget July 

17 as questions about possible 

budget changes from 

Springfield continue to 

linger. 

At the Monday, July 17 

school board meeting, the 

board unanimously passed 

the tentative fiscal year 

2018 spending plan that 

carries a surplus. 

School officials said 

revenues are now projected 

to be slightly more 

than $107.6 million, nearly 

$300,000 more than the 

estimated expenditures 

for the forthcoming fiscal 

year. 

“It’s another message 

for the community that we 

are spending time to make 

sure that we are budgeting 

in a way that makes 

sense and meets the needs 

of kids and trying to be as 

efficient as possible with 

those funds,” said Superintendent 

Paul Sally in his 

first board meeting as the 

district’s top administrator. 

In the budget, salaries 

represent approximately 

2/3 of the budget’s expenditures 

at nearly $70 million, 

a 1.6 percent increase 

over fiscal year 2017, according 

to Chris Johnson, 

assistant superintendent 

for finance and operations. 

Employee benefits represent 

another 11 percent of 

the spending plan. 

On the flip side, local 

property taxes composed 

91 percent of revenues, 

Johnson said. 

While state funds only 

represent two percent (or 

nearly $2.7 million of New 

Trier’s proposed spending 

plan), a question hanging 

over New Trier — as well 

as all the other schools in 

Illinois — is the distribution 

of state dollars to the 

individual districts. 

In May, Illinois lawmakers 

passed a bill that would 

alter the school funding 

formula, but it has yet to 

be sent to Governor Bruce 

Rauner’s desk. 

However, Rauner issued 

a statement July 17, saying 

he plans to place an amendatory 

veto on the bill if 

and when it is sent to him. 

Johnson said that under 

the plan backed by the legislature, 

New Trier would 

receive the same amount 

of money as it has in the 

past, with additional revenues 

generated going to 

other districts. 

Still, with the uncertainty 

over that legislation 

as well as the possible shift 

in teacher pension costs 

from the state to the district 

and a potential property 

tax freeze — neither 

of which were part of recently 

passed state budget 

— Johnson told the board 

the school’s finance committee 

will continue to examine 

how it will impact 

New Trier in the future. 

Wilmette Library Board: Outside consultant chosen for strategic planning 

Fouad Egbaria 


The Wilmette Public 

Library is going with an 

“outsider” for consulting 

help with its next longrange 

strategic planning 

process. 

The Library Board interviewed 

two finalists for the 

strategic planning consultant 

role during its regular 

monthly meeting Tuesday, 

July 18. 

Although not unanimous, 

the board voted to 

acquire the services of 

Harry Christiansen, of 

Christiansen Consulting, 

LLC, a Birmingham, Ala.- 

based consulting firm, for 

an amount not to exceed 

$20,000. Trustee Stuart 

Wolf offered the lone dissenting 

vote. 

Sarah Keister Armstrong 

– principal and 

owner of the Libertyvillebased 

Sarah Keister Armstrong 

& Associates, LLC 

– was the other finalist. 

Trustee Ron Rodgers 

– who has served on the 

board for 33 years and 

been a part of five longrange 

strategic planning 

processes at the library 

– said Christiansen’s approach 

brings dimensions 

to the planning process 

that the library hasn’t tried 

before. 

“I just think we might 

get a different look by having 

someone fresh from 

outside the immediate library 

community,” Rodgers 

said. 

Christiansen has worked 

as an independent consultant 

since 1998, having 

previously served in the 

U.S. Army for 20 years. 

According to proposal 

documents included in the 

board packet, Christiansen 

has worked with federal, 

state, local government 

and nonprofit organizations, 

and has also worked 

with library systems across 

the country. In Illinois, he 

previously worked with 

library systems in Bolingbrook, 

La Grange, Carol 

Stream and Matteson. 

Armstrong, meanwhile, 

ROUND IT UP 

A brief recap of Library Board action on July 18 

• The board approved the Combined Annual 

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal 

Year 2017-18 (passed in tentative form during the 

board’s May meeting). 

• In June, the library received $45,129.07 from 

the Kenilworth Public Library, $4,109.08 in fines 

and $3,586.55 in gifts/donations, according to 

Treasurer Ron Rodgers’ report. 

• The board approved a purchase of new media 

shelving for a cost not to exceed $9,000. 

has worked with a lengthy 

list of libraries across Illinois, 

including those 

in Lake Forest, Arlington 

Heights and Morton 

Grove, among others. She 

also served on the Board 

of Directors of the Reaching 

Across Illinois Library 

System and the board of 

the Fremont Public Library 

District (2013-2017). She 

is also director-at-large of 

the Illinois Library Association. 

Board President Kathleen 

M. O’Laughlin was 

impressed by Armstrong’s 

in-person presentation (the 

board interviewed Christiansen 

via telephone), but 

noted a new perspective 

from an “outsider” like 

Christiansen could benefit 

the library. 

“I’m certainly persuaded 

by the idea that somebody 

different doing something 

different this time, a different 

approach – it might 

just be a chance to try that 

way,” O’Laughlin said. 

Library Director Heather 

McCammond-Watts 

said Armstrong’s problemsolving 

approach aligns 

more closely with hers, but 

that Christiansen’s “more 

analytical” and “data-driven” 

approach could pair 

well as a complement to 

her organic approach. 

“I really respect [Christiansen’s] 

style a lot because 

it’s different from 

mine,” McCammond- 

Watts said. 

Rodgers pointed to the 

level of detail in Christiansen’s 

proposal as a factor 

behind his vote. He also 

added that Christiansen 

being located out-of-state 

affords the board more 

agency in the process. 

“The other advantage I 

think Christiansen presents 

is he will be here [to] 

prepare staff to conduct the 

meetings and then he will 

go back home,” Rodgers 

said. “That puts a major 

share of the information 

gathering in the hands of 

our leadership team, which 

I think is a huge advantage 

in a long-range planning 

process.” 

The strategic planning 

consultant will help the 

board and staff develop a 

plan to collect data from 

the community regarding 

what librarygoers want 

from the library, se that 

data to formulate a strategic 

plan and then implement 

the plan. 

Wolf, who gave the only 

dissenting vote, said Armstrong’s 

local experience 

and her stated flexibility 

in working with the board 

and staff underpinned his 

vote. 

“I like the idea of the 

organic approach versus 

the rigid approach, because 

especially as time 

has passed, there’s been 

an evolution over what the 

purpose of the library is in 

the community and how 

that has evolved over the 

last several years and several 

plans,” Wolf said. 

According to Christiansen’s 

proposal, the first 

phase of the process, a 

community-needs assessment, 

would take place 

from July to September, a 

process that includes training 

of library staff to conduct 

community-engagement 

sessions.

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Summefest helps build sense of community in Wilmette 

Alexa Burnell 


The summer sun was 

almost as hot as the great 

deals and good times 

found at Wilmette’s annual 

Summerfest, held the 

weekend of July 21-23. 

The three-day event — 

hosted by the Wilmette/ 

Kenilworth Chamber of 

Commerce in partnership 

with the Village and Park 

District and sponsored by 

North Shore Community 

Bank — began with a day 

of sidewalk sales on Friday 

within the Village and 

Plaza Del Lago, where 

merchants brought their 

items to the streets, uniting 

friends through the gift of 

good bargains. 

“Each year, my favorite 

part is seeing old friends 

reunite at the sales,” said 

Patty Evans, of Lad & 

Lassie. “Building a sense 

of community is what the 

event is about and the fact 

that families can find that 

feeling, right here in the 

Village, is something we 

look forward to each year.” 

On Saturday and Sunday, 

the next phase of 

Summerfest began, as the 

Village transformed into a 

full-blown street festival. 

Summerfest’s growth is 

the result of the hard work 

of Chamber Executive 

Director Julie Yusim and 

her planning committee, 

comprised of local business 

owners: Chris and 

Margie Karabas, of the 

Rock House, Julie Cohen 

of Hubba-Hubba, Kathy 

Bingham, superintendent 

Ken Schultz, known as “The Flying Fool,” makes 

balloon flowers for Tillie Atkin, 5, and Ada Atkin, 3, of 

Kenilworth, during Summerfest Saturday, July 22, in 

Wilmette. Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media 

of parks and recreation, 

Mimi and Patty Evan,s of 

Lad & Lassie and John 

Raymaker, of the public 

works department. 

“We brainstorm and 

brainstorm and aren’t 

afraid to tweak the model 

or make any changes that 

we feel will up the experience 

for all those involved,” 

Yusim said. 

Georgia Andrew, 10, of Wilmette, gets some 

woodworking tips from Sam Goldstein, of Bit Space. 

Yusim appreciates the 

group effort and support 

from her committee, lovingly 

coining them her 

“heart attack prevention” 

team. 

“This committee is personally 

responsible for 

preventing the many heart 

attacks I would inevitably 

have if they weren’t here 

to support and help me,” 

Yusim said. “They are all 

so calm, cool, collected 

and level headed, which 

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Unknown offender(s) 

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• Jennifer Mertz-Shea, 34, 

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• A victim reported to police 

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• An unknown offender(s) 

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July 19 

• Bernardo Blanco-Gonzalez, 

52, of Wilmette, was 

arrested following a wellbeing 

check at 9:09 a.m. 

July 18 in the 700 block of 

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history of a home on the Wilmette Historical Society’s architecture tour July 15 in Wilmette. Alexa Burnell/22nd 

Century Media 

Tour takes attendees back to 19th century Wilmette 

Alexa Burnell 


The Wilmette Historical 

Society took guests 

back to the 1870s, during 

a walking tour held on 

July 15, discussing the architecture, 

the people and 

the politics that defined the 

time. 

Kathy Hussey-Arnston, 

museum director, led the 

tour, beginning by explaining 

what a pivotal time the 

1870s was in the Village. 

“The 1870s was a transitional 

period in Wilmette 

history. The public 

school system developed 

in 1871, and Wilmette became 

an official village in 

1872,” Hussey-Arnston 

said. “While most of the 

residents worked locally, 

people gradually started 

working in the city, making 

for more commuters.” 

Hussey-Arnston went 

on to explain that the Protestant 

religion dominated 

the town, but all that began 

to change when Thomas 

and Mary Morris moved 

to town, buying 824 Lake 

Ave. — the first home on 

the tour. The Morris family, 

Episcopalians, formed 

the first Evangelical 

church at 10th and Lake, 

which existed for a short 

time before villagers began 

to do the same, forming 

their own churches of 

various faiths. 

Anthony Green, current 

owner of 824 Lake, was 

joined by his son, Andrew, 

who discussed interesting 

points about the home such 

as the two heating systems, 

support pillars made from 

brick and remnants of knob 

and tube wiring. Andrew 

also shared that the home is 

a local landmark. 

“My bragging point is 

that this home has earned 

two historical landmark 

plaques,” Andrew Green 

said. “The first received in 

1975, but was worn over 

time and moved inside the 

home. We were then granted 

a second plaque to be 

placed on the exterior of 

the home.” 

Hussey-Arnston also explained 

that many families 

were immigrants, and often 

worked with and lived 

close, to their relatives. 

For example, Edwin and 

Horace Drury were in the 

construction business and 

built homes at 1128 and 

1112 Greenwood. They 

were both involved in local 

politics, particularly 

Horace who also served 

as Village president. The 

Drury brothers were also 

involved in paving the 

streets — a controversial 

topic of the time, as many 

were opposed to the modernization 

of the Village. 

Asahel Gage, lived at 

1134 Elmwood, a home 

known for its Italian style 

architecture. Due to poor 

health, he moved back to 

New Jersey to be near his 

parents and passed away 

in 1893. His widow then 

returned to Wilmette and 

lived in the home with 

their son, until her death 

in 1934. Since then, subsequent 

owners have 

maintained the home’s 

character, thus earning the 

historical landmark title 

in 1989. Asahel’s brother, 

A.N. Gage lived at 1210 

Greenwood, and was also 

instrumental in the development 

of the Village. 

While much has changed 

in the Village over the years, 

Hussey-Arnston noted a 

few things that have remained 

the same. The commuter 

train still exists, as 

does the train station built 

in 1874, which is now Depot 

Nuevo. It is Hussey- 

Arnston’s hope that through 

events such as the walking 

historical tours, folks will 

understand how the past has 

influenced the present, and 

why older homes should be 

treated with care. 

“I hope that what people 

learn is how the 1870s in 

Wilmette influences how 

we all live today,” she said. 

“Most importantly, I want 

people to appreciate the 

older homes as part of our 

heritage, and to be mindful 

about tearing them down, 

so that we don’t lose the 

unique character that 

makes Wilmette what it is 

today.”



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West Nile mosquito activity increases in area 

Staff Report 

West Nile activity 

increased on the North 

Shore during the week of 

July 9-15 according to 

a report released by the 

North Shore Mosquito 

Abatement District on 

July 19. 

According to a press release, 

the agency has now 

detected WNV infected 

mosquitoes in 16 of 19 

gavid trap locations in the 

district. The WNV infection 

rate in mosquitoes, 

thogh still relatively low, 

is above average for this 

time of year. Residents 

should be advised to take 

precautions to avoid mosquito 

bites. 

None of the 16 batches 

tested this season in Wilmette 

have resulted in a 

positive WNV test. IN 

Kenilworth, two of 11 

batches tested were positive 

for WNV during the 

week of July 9-15. For the 

season, three of 36 batches 

have tested positive for 

WNV in Kenilworth. 

This year, West Nile 

virus positive batches of 

mosquitoes have been 

found in NSMAD traps 

located in Evanston, 

Glenview, Kenilworth, 

Lincolnwood, Morton 

Grove, Niles, Northbrook, 

Northfield and Skokie. 

According to the Centers 

for Disease Control 

and Prevention, West Nile 

virus is most commonly 

transmitted to humans by 

mosquitoes. There are no 

medications to treat or vaccines 

to prevent WNV infection. 

Fortunately, most 

people infected with WNV 

will have no symptoms. 

About 1 in 5 people who 

are infected will develop 

a fever with other symptoms. 

Less than 1 percent 

of infected people develop 

a serious, sometimes fatal, 

neurologic illness. 

The NSMAD recommends 

that residents take 

personal protection measures 

to minimize mosquito 

bites including: the 

use of insect repellent on 

exposed skin, wearing 

light colored, loose fitting 

clothing and avoiding 

peak mosquito feeding 

times during the hours 

around dawn and dusk. 

Residents are urged to examine 

their property and 

eliminate any items that 

can hold water, particularly 

smaller items that 

may be easily overlooked. 

Remember, if it can hold 

water, it can breed mosquitoes. 

To learn more, visit 

www.nsmad.com. 

Passing the Gavel 

Wilmette Rotary installs new leaders 

Police 

From Page 6 

July 18 

• A resident of the 3500 

block of Forest told police 


entered her unlocked vehicle 

between 10 p.m. 

July 16 and 8:45 p.m. July 

17 and rummaged through 

the glove box and center 

console. She stated that 

nothing appeared to be 

missing. 

• A resident of the 600 

block of Leamington reported 

to police that an 

unknown offender gained 

entry to his vehicle overnight 

July 17 due to a 

partially-opened window 

and rummaged through 

the glove box and center 

console. He stated that 

nothing appeared to be 

missing. 

• A victim reported that 

an unknown offender 

scratched an “X” near 

the rear driver’s side 

door between July 16- 

17 in the 200 block of 

Millbrook. 

KENILWORTH 

• There was nothing to report 

for the week of July 

14-20. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wilmette 

Beacon Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found on file at the 

Wilmette and Kenilworth police 

headquarters. They are 

ordered by the date the incident 

was reported. Individuals 

named in these reports 

are considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

Rotary Club of Wilmette Richard Brill (left) installs 

new co-presidents, Debora Morris and Kent Meyers, 

for the 2017-2018 Rotary year. Brill owns Midwest 

Public Relations, Debora Morris owns Personal 

Fitness Training Ltd. at 4th and Linden, and Kent 

Meyers is an investment consultant, all in Wilmette. 

The Rotary Club of Wilmette is 93 years old and meets 

for lunch Wednesdays at McCormick & Schmick’s 

in Old Orchard. For more information, visit www. 

wilmetterotary.org. photo submitted 

fest 

From Page 4 

makes the event a success. 

As [Raymaker] always reminds 

me, ‘this is nothing 

to have a stroke over.’ It’s 

good to have these people 

in my corner as we plan 

and prepare for the big 

weekend.” 

This year, Yusim’s planning 

committee jointly 

decided to up the food 

offerings. New additions 

included, Bop Bar Truck 

Korean Food, Izakaya 

Yume Sushi, Gigi’s Cupcakes 

and Mister Chill Hawaiian 

Shaved Ice, all who 

joined veterans such as 

Napolita Pizzeria & Wine 

Bar and Zier’s Prime Meat 

and Poultry, too. 

For kids, an all-new 

carnival games section 

wowed little ones, who excitedly 

won prizes before 

having their faces painting, 

jumping in a bounce 

house, exploring the Wilmette 

Fire Department and 

having an all-around great 

time. 

“I love that Summerfest 

has expanded their activities 

for kids,” Wilmette’s 

Jenny Sloann said. “There 

truly is something for everyone, 

and my family is 

having such a great time.” 

New businesses such as 

Bit Space, a facility that 

offers child led building 

activities, set up shop near 

Village hall, handing kids 

saws and power tools, with 

the end goal of building an 

open-ended community 

structure over the course 

of the weekend. 

“We are happy to be here 

to teach families the value 

of letting kids lead the 

projects while the adults 

simply lead,” Pawel Kowalczyk 

of Bit Space, said. 

“The Chamber has been 

so great at helping us come 

up with the best way for 

us to become involved in 

Summerfest and we are really 

excited to be out in the 

community, getting a real 

feel for the Village.” 

Young entrepreneurs 

like Wilmette’s Lulu Neslund 

also had an opportunity 

to participate in the 

event by selling their own 

creations. 

Neslund, the owner of 

Lulu’s Slime and Squishes, 

made and sold kid-friendly 

gifts, becoming part of the 

Summerfest sales force. 

Youth performers from 

The Wilmette Park District 

Dance Team and Studio 

North Academy of the 

Performing Arts (SNAP), 

also had a chance to strut 

their stuff, dancing for the 

crowd. 

“SNAP loves participating 

in Summerfest,” owner 

Pamela Sue Fox said. “We 

love the opportunity to 

perform and share what we 

do with the community, I 

absolutely adore seeing all 

of the faces come by, and 

seeing my current students 

outside of the studio. Summerfest 

is a great way to 

meet new residents and 

tell them about our services 

too. I also enjoy seeing 

all the other performances 

throughout the day.” 

In addition to dance, 

guest enjoyed day-long 

live music on the Village 

Green organized by Assistant 

Village Manager Michael 

Braiman and Chris 

Karabas. 

As the day turned to 

dusk, guests were welcomed 

to sit on the lawn, 

bring their own treats and 

listen to the cool tunes of 

Motown band, “Second 

Hand Soul,” who wrapped 

up Saturday’s musical program. 

With all the food, shopping, 

music and entertainment, 

Wilmette was all 

abuzz over the weekend, 

celebrating a thriving business 

district and the joy 

that summer brings to the 

North Shore. 

While hosting an event 

of this magnitude is no 

simple task, those involved 

in preparations said the effort 

was worth it. 

Full story at Wilmette 

Beacon.com.



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A Word From The (Former) President 

Storm Water Pumping Station: A planning success 

John Jacoby 

Contributing Columnist 

Wilmette’s proposed 

storm 

sewer improvements 

west of Ridge 

Road wouldn’t be needed 

if the planners of the late 

1920s had been correct. 

The original storm 

sewer system, installed 

at a cost of $1.8 million 

(equivalent to $26 million 

in today’s dollars), was 

supposed to “completely 

remedy” the problems of 

basement flooding and 

standing water in the 

2,000-acre territory, then 

and for the future. 

At the time, the project 

was “said to be the largest 

ever launched on 

the north shore.” The 

system was comprised of 

26 miles of sewer pipes 

designed to transmit 

excess storm water to 

the North Branch of the 

Chicago River at the village’s 

western boundary. 

Probably, the planners 

didn’t foresee the extent 

to which future buildings, 

roads, and other 

“improvements” would 

cover pervious surface 

and vastly increase the 

amount of storm water 

that someday would need 

to be carried away. Also, 

they likely underestimated 

the increased intensity 

of storms that would 

occur as weather patterns 

changed. 

But one facet of the 

planning was quite foresighted. 

That story begins 

in 1924 when Wilmette 

annexed a portion of the 

former Village of Gross 

Point located between 

Ridge and Illinois roads. 

Please see jacoby, 19 

Howard Bowen, who designed the storm water 

pumping station was a prominent architect who also 

designed the Wilmette Community Church at 1020 

Forest Avenue, “The Chimneys” (condos) at Green Bay 

Road and Winnetka Avenue, and many North Shore 

houses. Photo submitted 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Wernick to retire as police 

chief in November 

Northbrook Police Chief 

Charles J. Wernick has announced 

he will be retiring 

from his position, effective 

Wednesday, Nov. 1. 

Wernick has served in his 

current role as police chief 

since 2005. He has been 

in law enforcement since 

1972, when he began his 

career as a patrol officer 

for the City of Evanston. 

Over Wernick’s career, 

he has been a major 

contributor to local law 

enforcement efforts. In 

1997, he was appointed 

as the first operations 

commander for the newly 

formed North Regional 

Major Crimes Task Force, 

an intergovernmental body 

which assists its members 

with investigating major 

crimes like homicides. He 

would later become the 

task force commander in 

1999. 

“Leaving is bittersweet,” 

Wernick said 

Staff Reporting. Full story at 

NorthbrookTower.com. 

THE WINNETKA CURRENT 

Fourteen-year Winnetkan 

fills trustee vacancy 

In an effort to fill the 

seat Chris Rintz vacated 

when he became council 

president this spring, the 

Winnetka Village Council 

welcomed John Swierk as 

its newest trustee at the 

council’s bimonthly meeting 

July 18. Swierk, a 14- 

year resident of Winnetka, 

was appointed by Rintz to 

fill a term running through 

May 2018, wherein Swierk 

could run for reelection. 

While most trustees 

are chosen through public 

elections, Rintz was 

responsible for filling the 

open spot through a series 

of interviews. Rintz explained 

the process began 

with more than one dozen 

candidates who were removed 

from contention 

round by round. Swierk 

enters the council with a 

combination of architecture 

and local government 

experience. 

Reporting by Lauren Kiggins, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story WinnetkaCurrent.com. 

THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

Reconfiguration Committee 

creates models for 

district’s future 

A comprehensive presentation 

by the Reconfiguration 

Committee’s 

leaders — Melissa Itkin, 

Roni Ben-Yoseph and 

Rafael Labrador — highlighted 

the four-hour July 

18 meeting of the North 

Shore District 112 Board 

of Education. 

“The board should 

quickly determine if and 

when to pursue a referendum 

and continue the 

community engagement 

process to maintain the 

momentum achieved over 

the past year,” Labrador 

said. “Stakeholder groups 

should represent demographics 

of those that may 

be affected by changes. 

Input is needed from the 

military (serving at Great 

Lakes), parents of children 

who need special education 

and building representatives.” 

Reporting by Neil Milbert, 


story at HPLandmark.com. 

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

Trustees welcome new 

public safety officers, task 

force members 

Two new Glencoe public 

safety officers were 

sworn in, members were 

appointed to the Zoning 

Board and Sustainability 

Task Force. 

The Village trustees also 

were updated on recent 

vehicle burglaries during 

the regular Village Board 

of Trustees meeting Thursday 

evening, July 20. 

Village Manager Philip 

Kiraly administered the 

oath of office to Officers 

Mikayla Calanca and Kyle 

Ditthardt. Public Safety 

Director Cary Lewandowski 

introduced the pair 

to the board. 

Calanca studied biology 

and emergency services 

at the College of 

Lake County and earned 

her paramedic license at 

Highland Park Hospital, 

Lewandowski said. 

Reporting by Alexandra Greenwald, 

Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at GlencoeAnchor. 

com. 

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

More than 67 Lake Forest 

residents report basement 

flooding 

Following the July 12 

storms, which caused a lot 

of flooding in Lake Forest, 

Director of Public Works 

Michael Thomas gave the 

City Council an update 

on the flooding during its 

meeting on July 17. 

“This ranks with it being 

the most significant 

[storm] in my tenure with 

the city,” he said. 

He said that means there 

is a 1-in-100 chance that 

a storm of this magnitude 

will occur. Lake Forest received 

approximately 6.7 

inches of rain over a 14- 

hour period. Sixty-seven 

residents reported basement 

flooding, 24 streets 

were closed, and significant 

flooding occurred 

at the Lake Forest High 

School east campus, Deer 

Path golf course and North 

Beach access. 

Reporting by Miriam Finder 

Annenberg, Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at LakeForestLeader.com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

D31 budget stable despite 

uncertainty with state 

funding 

The school funding uncertainty 

in Springfield 

notwithstanding, Cathy 

Lauria, chief school business 

official at West 

Northfield School District 

31, delivered a reassuring 

budget report to the Board 

of Education at its July 20 

meeting. 

Lauria said the district 

collected 98 percent of the 

revenue that was budgeted 

for fiscal year 2017 and 

expenses were 92 percent 

of the amount budgeted (a 

savings of 8 percent). 

In comparing the current 

fund balance with that of 

2013, she noted that it had 

increased 58 percent since 

June 2013. 

The freeze would not 

affect revenue from taxation 

of new property in the 

district. 

Reporting by Neil Milbert, 


story at GlenviewLantern. 

com.

wilmettebeacon.com news 


Business Briefs 

Wilmette’s Duxler changes 

name 

Duxler Complete Auto 

Care, specializing in car 

repair and automotive services, 

announced recently 

that the company is now 

HEART Certified Auto 

Care. 

According to a press release 

from the company, 

“the new name reflects 

their commitment to family 

values that is intertwined 

with their dedication to 

treating customers with 

compassion and respect 

at every step of their experience 

with automotive 

maintenance and repairs. 

HEART is an acronym for 

Helping Everyone Achieve 

Reliable Transportation. 

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As mentioned in this 

space before, typically 

our editorial 

staff works somewhat of 

a Monday-Friday work 

week. Being in the news 

business though, we all 

understand that we might 

need to punch in at all 

times of day and night if 

major news breaks in our 

communities. 

Last Saturday — a day 

that I happen to work — 

my wife wanted to do a 

few things on the North 

Shore. I went through the 

calendars of all seven of 

our newspapers to see 

what was going on. She 

dropped me off at work 

and began her day with 

Gavin. 

She started out in Winnetka 

at a multi-family 

garage sale. Among other 

finds, she bought some 

great musical instruments 

for Gavin. 

Next, they were on their 

way to Glencoe for a Meet 

the Machines event. Gavin 

had a blast touching and 

exploring various village 

vehicles. 

Finally, they were off to 

Wilmette for Summerfest 

where they enjoyed the 

music of Istvan & His 

Imaginary Band and all 

the other exciting happenings. 

Gavin is a big fan of 

bubbles these days and the 

kids’ concert had plenty 

of them. 

As you can see, our 

calendars are a great free 

way to get news out to the 

community about your 

events. Please feel free to 

send any submissions to 

me personally at eric@ 

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New Trier High School posted this photo 

on July 18 with the caption: “The big 

reveal for the Winnetka Campus Construction 

and Renovation Project is just weeks 

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portions of the campus creates some interesting 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

Estimated revenue for 

New Trier’s 2017-2018 

fiscal school year budget, 

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jacoby 

From Page 16 

That area had no sewers. 

Annexation was favored 

by residents of both Wilmette 

and Gross Point, 

because Wilmette control 

would assure desirable 

future development and 

lead to improved municipal 

services in the area, 

including a sewer system. 

Soon after the 1924 annexation, 

rumors circulated 

that Evanston had 

its sights on the area west 

of Illinois Road and east 

of the River and Forest 

Preserve. Wilmette struck 

first and annexed that 

area in 1926. Four arguments 

convinced voters to 

approve that annexation: 

Evanston might permit 

undesirable development; 

Wilmette needed access 

to the River as part of the 

storm sewer system it was 

planning for the area west 

of Ridge Road; the River 

and Forest Preserve were 

natural western topographical 

boundaries for 

Wilmette; and annexation 

would probably complete 

the village’s territorial 

expansion and allow 

planners to design sewers 

and other infrastructure 

meeting ultimate needs. 

With the River at 

its western boundary, 

Wilmette would be able 

to empty its storm water 

into the River without 

any regulation or interference 

by another 

municipality. However, 

the Village would have to 

construct a pumping station. 

Although the natural 

drainage of the area was 

westward to the River, 

the slope was insufficient 

for storm water to drain 

into the River on its own. 

The water would need a 

boost. A site for a station 

was selected on the north 

side of Lake Avenue 

about 200 yards east of 

the River. The owner 

wouldn’t sell, so the Village 

took the property by 

condemnation at a cost 

of about $10,000. The 

Village also obtained 

an easement from Cook 

County to lay its discharge 

pipe west from the 

station through the forest 

preserve to the River. 

The pumping station 

was completed in 1931. 

The system of pumps was 

designed by Charles Roberts, 

the Village Engineer; 

and the one-story brick 

building was designed 

by Howard Bowen, the 

Village Building Commissioner. 

Both men were 

Wilmette residents. The 

pumping equipment consisted 

of two 48-inch, 270 

horsepower diesel pumps 

capable of discharging 

57,000 gallons of 

water per minute, and one 

smaller electric pump. 

The pumps were operated 

manually, requiring the 

presence of an operator 

and an annual expenditure 

of $5,700. 

As the Village Board 

continues its planning for 

an improved west side 

storm sewer system, residents 

should be thankful 

that the decision-makers 

of the late 1920s provided 

access to the River and 

created a pumping station 

that, along with improvements 

added in the past, 

needs little in the way of 

modifications to handle 

the increased volume of 

water that may be coming 

its way. You’ll hear from 

the pumping station itself 

next week. 

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Jolane’s honors Abt family matriarch, Austrian roots in Glenview, Page 27 

Sara Stotts, of Wilmette, 

is shown outside 

Playwrights Horizons 

where her musical, 

“MotherFreakingHood!,” 

will play next month in 

New York City. Photo 

submitted 

Wilmette resident’s musical chosen for NYC festival, Page 23

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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 

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20. Avenue where 

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dance 

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starter 

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Thursday, July 27 

• 6 p.m. BSK - Summer 

Fun Pt. 2 

• 7 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting 

• 8:30 p.m. Illinois 

Channel Programming 

Friday, July 28-Sunday, 

July 30 

• 6 p.m. NSSC Men’s 

Club Program 

• 7 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 

• 9 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting 

Monday, July 31 

• 6 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2016 

• 8:30 p.m. Illinois 

Channel Programming 

Tuesday, Aug. 1 

• 6 p.m. BSK - Herb 

Garden Pt. 1 

• 6:30 p.m. Fire It Up - “A 

Grilling Guide” 


Programming 


Club Program 

Wednesday, Aug. 2 


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• 7 p.m. BSK - Herb 

Garden Pt. 1 

• 7:30 p.m. BSK - Herb 

Garden Pt. 2 


Programming 

• 10 p.m. Fire It Up - “A 

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Wilmette resident explores 

motherhood in musical comedy 

Sarah Stotts, 

of Wilmette, 

hopes to 

bring her 

musical to 

the North 

Shore. Photo 

submitted 

Playing in Times 

Square Aug. 1-6 

Emma Palatnik 

Editorial Intern 

Back in college at the 

University of Kansas, 

Sara Stotts, of Wilmette, 

and her roommate, Julie 

Dunlap, worked on Rock- 

Talk Review, where greek 

organizations get together 

and write original musicals. 

It was during those 

shows the pair discovered 

their love for writing. 

After college, Stotts 

moved to Chicago and 

Dunlap stayed in Lawrence, 

Kan. 

For many years, Stotts 

did comedy all over Chicago, 

while Dunlap wrote 

humor columns for the 

Lawrence Journal. 

A few years back, at 

Stotts’ birthday party, 

Dunlap came up with the 

idea for a musical. 

“One of my friends 

had a band, The Listening 

Zoo, and they do comedic 

songs, all original 

comedic songs,” Stotts 

said. “And she’s [Dunlap] 

watching my friends play 

onstage and goes, ‘We 

could do that. We could 

write funny songs about 

motherhood, there’s plenty 

of funny stuff about 

motherhood that happens 

on a daily basis that we 

could write about.’” 

After the party, Dunlap 

told Stotts she wanted 

to write a musical about 

motherhood. 

“I thought she was kidding 

and I didn’t call her 

back for three months,” 

Stotts said. 

One day, Stotts woke up 

and was inspired to write 

songs about motherhood. 

She said within three days 

she wrote two or three 

songs. 

She called Dunlap and 

asked if she was serious 

about writing the musical. 

Dunlap was, and had 

already written a couple 

songs. Stotts said she decided 

then to start writing. 

Since the two live in 

different places and have 

other jobs and responsibilities, 

they collaborated 

via phone and travel to 

write the show. 

In 2013, they staged 

“MotherFreakingHood!” 

at the Lawrence Art Center 

in Lawrence, Kan. 

They started with a dry 

read, to what Stotts said 

were sold-out crowds, and 

from there moved a full 

professional production. 

Moonshine Variety 

Company, a professional 

production company, 

picked up the show and 

brought it to the Goppert 

Theater at Avila University 

in Kansas City, Kan. 

The show ran for three 

weeks. 

“Critics are all usually 

male and none of the 

critics who reviewed our 

show have children, so we 

were worried at first that 

they wouldn’t be able to 

relate to our show,” Stotts 

said. “Even though it’s a 

show called ‘MotherFreakingHood!’ 

it is relatable 

to men — men love 

it as well. And, thankfully, 

the critics totally got it. 

We got phenomenal reviews, 

they loved it, they 

thought it was hilarious. 

One of the reviewers said 

it was the best musical he 

had seen in two years.” 

After that run, Stotts and 

Dunlap applied to the New 

York Musical Festival, the 

largest musical festival in 

the U.S. 

More than 200 people 

submit their work each 

year, and the work goes 

through a long process before 

it ends up at the festival, 

if it even makes it that 

far. 

In the first round, a handful 

of people read the musical, 

and if they like it, the 

work moves onto a panel. 

The panel is made up of 

people who have won Tonys 

and other awards. If 

the panel likes the musical, 

the artist is then called for 

an interview. Even after 

the interview, the musical 

is not guaranteed a spot in 

the festival. 

Stotts and Dunlap went 

through the whole process, 

and “MotherFreaking- 

Hood!” was chosen for the 

festival. 

“We have to produce the 

play by ourselves, in New 

York, at the New York Musical 

Festival. They provide 

the theater of course, 

but we produce the play,” 

Stotts said. “So we had to 

hire an entire production 

crew [and] actors.” 

The musical runs Aug. 

1- 6 at the Peter J. Sharp 

Theater on 42nd Street in 

Times Square. 

The show follows 

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In Memoriam 

Jane C. Baldwin 

Jane C. Baldwin of 

Wilmette, 91, born Nov. 

18, 1925, died July 18. 

Beloved daughter of late 

Mathias Baldesweiler and 

Theresa Baldesweiler Nee 

Karner; loving sister of 

Adeline L. Baldesweiler, 

and the late sister of Sharon 

M. Fonda and Helen 

T. Waller. The funeral was 

held July 22 at St. Joseph 

Church 1747 Lake Ave, 

Wilmette, IL. Interment 

at Memorial Park Cemetery 

9900 Gross Point Rd, 

Skokie, IL. 

Hilda V. Booth 

Hilda V. Booth, 92, of 

Wilmette, died. Beloved 

wife of the late Thomas 

comedy 

From Page 23 

three women in different 

stages of motherhood 

who meet shortly 

after finding out they are 

pregnant. The audience 

follows the women from 

their pregnancies through 

the graduation of their 

children. 

Stotts moved from Chicago 

to Wilmette in 2009 

when she wanted to start 

a family. She said she 

moved to the area for the 

small-town community. 

In the eight years she’s 

lived in the town, Stotts 

said she jokes she’s never 

met a person in Wilmette 

who she didn’t like. She 

said her life there mirrors 

her show. 

“What I’ve found in 

Wilmette and the community 

is that we raise each 

other’s children,” she 

said. “We cannot do this 

alone and this musical 

celebrates that. It takes a 

village — and champagne 

— but mostly friends to 

help you get your children 

to become confident human 

beings and get them 

Valdes Booth; loving 

mother of Ricardo Booth, 

Maria Valdes-Perez, and 

Raul Valdes-Perez (Carmen 

Arenas); dear grandmother 

of Tomas Valdes, 

Leo Valdes, and Natalia 

Valdes. Visitation was 

July 23 at Donnellan Family 

Funeral Home, 10045 

Skokie Boulevard, at Old 

Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 

60077. Funeral was July 

24. Interment Private. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

Michael Wojtychiw at 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury 

media.com with information 

about a loved one who was 

part of the Wilmette/Kenilworth 

community. 

out the door and survive 

in this world.” 

The New York Musical 

Festival is a milestone, 

but not a stopping point 

for the musical. 

Stotts wants to bring 

“MotherFreakingHood!” 

back to Chicago where 

she can share it with her 

friends from Wilmette. 

She hopes that because 

of the New York Musical 

Festival, a producer or 

production company from 

Chicago will pick up the 

musical. 

“What our musical 

does, it celebrates parenting,” 

Stotts said. “We all 

do multiple things, many 

people work and raise 

children, or are on the 

board, or are on the PTO. 

We are omni-taskers, 

and in our omni-tasking 

world, a lot of things happen 

that are down right 

funny. That’s what we’re 

celebrating here, the mom 

who has to work, or the 

mom who’s got four children, 

or the mom who’s 

having a mental breakdown 

because Pinterest 

made it look a lot more 

interesting or more fun.” 

Faith Briefs 

First Congregational Church of Wilmette 

(1125 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette) 

Join for Sunday Worship 

The church invites you 

to worship at 10 a.m. every 

Sunday. Summer church 

school for children runs 

simultaneously with the 

worship service, and nursery 

care is provided for 

infants through age two. 

Contact the church for 

more details about the service 

—( 847) 251-6660 or 

1stchurch@fccw.org. And 

visit its website to learn 

about the church community: 

www.fccw.org. 

Midweek Children and 

Youth Activities 

Every Wednesday, 

children and youth can 

enjoy opportunities for 

fun, friendship, spirituality, 

and service. Kids 

Club (K–6) meets at 4:45 

p.m., the Confirmation 

Class (grades 7-8) meets 

at 6 p.m. The Senior High 

Youth Group meets at 

7:15 p.m. The two evening 

youth groups have 

a tasty dinner together at 

6:45 p.m. — sometimes 

chicken, sometimes pasta. 

For more information, call 

(847) 251-6660, email 1stchurch@fccw.org 

or visit 

fccw.org. 

First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette 

(600 Ninth St., Wilmette) 

Sunday Worship 

Join the church at 10 

a.m. for Sunday worship 

for an inspiring message, 

rich music, and traditional 

hymns and sacraments. 

All are welcome. The last 

service of each month is a 

family worship day. Services 

are roughly an hour, 

followed by a time of fellowship. 

Children and 

youth programs occur on 

Sundays and also throughout 

the week. Adults grow 

in their faith through small 

group experiences. To 

learn more, visit our website 

at www.fpcw.org or 

call for more information 

847-256-3010 

Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 

Hibbard Road, Wilmette) 

Men’s Basketball 

All men, high school 

age and older, are invited 

to play basketball 7-9 p.m. 

every Tuesday. 

Playgroup 

The playgroup (moms 

and tots) meets at 9:30 a.m. 

every Thursday. It’s a great 

chance to invite friends 

with small children. 

Community Kitchen 

On the first and third 

Thursday of each month a 

group meets in the church 

kitchen to prepare food for 

the Community Kitchen of 

A Just Harvest. They start 

working at about 1 p.m. 

and continue until the food 

is prepared, about 3:30. 

All are invited to come and 

participate in as much of 

that time as you are available. 

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 

(1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette) 

Farewell and Thanksgiving 

After serving the community 

for 10 years, Pr. 

Joe and Jane McInnis are 

moving to the West Coast. 

Join the church at 5 p.m. 

on Saturday, July 29 or 

9:30 a.m. Sunday, July 30 

for a service of farewell 

and thanksgiving. A reception 

for Pr. Joe and Jane 

will follow each service. 

All welcome. 

Summer Worship Hours 

Join the church for worship 

at 5 p.m. Saturdays 

and 9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

All are invited to receive 

the sacrament. Travelers 

welcome. Rev. Joe McInnis. 

Visit www.stjohnswilmette.com 

Recovery Meetings 

Are you sick and tired of 

being sick and tired? There 

is help for you and your 

loved ones that’s free and 

voluntary. We host weekly 

meetings of Alcoholics 

Anonymous, Alanon and 

Adult Children of Alcoholics. 

Stop by and pick up 

a free schedule. You don’t 

have to do it alone! Visit 

www.stjohnswilmette.com 

or call (847) 251-1730 

Kenilworth Union Church (211 

Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth) 

Kenilworth Union Church 

at Sukkat Shalom 

For six weeks this summer 

Kenilworth Union 

will be homeless. Well, not 

quite. The church have 

received some neighborly 

hospitality and the 10 a.m. 

worship will be held on 

the corner of Tenth Street 

and Central in Wilmette 

in the sanctuary at Sukkat 

Shalom. Join the church 

for worship and fellowship 

on Sundays from July 30- 

Sept. 3. 

Confirmation Registration 

Registration is open for 

students entering the 9th 

grade in fall of 2017. There 

are two course options for 

confirmation: The Centennial 

Classroom Course 

meets Sunday mornings, 

Sept. 2017–April 2018. 

Details and registration are 

at kuc.org. 

Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden 

Ave., Wilmette) 

Devotional Gatherings 

The Baha’i Temple is 

open to all for personal 

prayer and meditation 

every day from 6 a.m.- 

10 p.m. Prayers are read 

aloud daily in the Auditorium 

at 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 

p.m., including a cappella 

singing by choir or soloists 

on Sundays at 12:30 

p.m. The House of Worship 

activities staff can be 

reached at (847) 853-2300 

or how@usbnc.org. Visit 

www.bahaitemple.org. Informal, 

interactive devotional 

gatherings are held 

regularly at the homes of 

Baha’is in Wilmette. Bring 

prayers, readings, poetry, 

or music to share if you’d 

like. People of all backgrounds 

are welcome. 

Contact the Wilmette 

Baha’i community for locations 

and schedule: 847- 

906-3409 or wilmettebahais@gmail.com. 

Friday Night Fireside 

Conversations 

Join the House of Worship 

in the fireside room 

at the Baha’i House of 

Worship Welcome Center 

(112 Linden Ave.) for 

meaningful conversations 

about what Baha’i Faith 

offers for people who 

want to contribute to the 

betterment of the world. 

Light refreshments will be 

served. 

Children’s Classes 

Children ages 7 to 10 

are invited learn about 

Manifestations of God 

including, Krishna, Abraham, 

Buddha, Christ, 

Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of 

the Bahá’í Faith), and other 

Divine Teachers. Sunday 

mornings from 10-11 

a.m. Contact Ellen Price at 

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Family heritage leaves lasting legacy at Jolane’s 

Jacqueline Glosniak 

Contributing Editor 

Whether a restaurant or 

a store, when families open 

up a business, their goal 

usually involves creating 

something that will effectively 

establish a legacy 

— both in honor of loved 

ones and the communities 

in which they serve. In 

the case of Jolane’s Bar & 

Grill in Glenview, the success 

of creating a mission 

of legacy remains evident 

in both the ambiance and 

the food. 

Opened in 2008, Jolane’s 

was created by Bob 

Abt as an homage to his 

late mother, Jolane, and 

the memory of her Austrian 

roots. Jolane, who 

was born on the Austria- 

Hungary border near Vienna 

in 1906, arrived at 

Ellis Island at the age of 6, 

wearing only the shirt on 

her back. 

After settling on the Near 

West Side of Chicago, Jolane 

graduated from high 

school, received an associate’s 

degree and married 

Dave Abt. In 1936, she 

gave her husband $800 toward 

launching Abt Radio, 

a small electronics store 

in Logan Square. Jolane 

balanced life as a wife, 

mother of three and store 

owner, eventually helping 

Abt launch into one of 

America’s most successful 

family businesses. Jolane 

worked for Abt into her 

70s and died at age 96. 

Bob Abt died in 2015. 

Suzy Breden, Glenview 

resident and general 

manager of Jolane’s, says 

besides Abt’s business history, 

what makes Jolane’s 

unique is the fact they 

feature contemporary European 

cuisine with Austrian 

influences, including 

European-style pastries 

and Julius Meinl coffee, 

The chicken schnitzel ($21), served with garlic mashed 

potatoes, cucumber salad and lemon au jus, has 

been a staple at Jolane’s for years. Photos by Sarah 

Haider/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

Jolane’s Bar & Grill 

1100 N Milwaukee Ave., 

Glenview 

(847) 375-6986 

www.jolanes.com 

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday- 

Saturday 

11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday 

Closed Monday 

a brand that originated in 

Vienna, near where Jolane 

was born. 

“We’re the only restaurant 

around, other than 

the Meinls in the city, that 

serve the Julius Meinl 

products,” Breden said. 

“We’re proud of them — 

they’re wonderful products.” 

In fact, Breden says 

many patrons specifically 

come to Jolane’s for the 

coffee and pastries, often 

stopping in for to-go orders. 

When building the restaurant, 

Bob Abt sent 

builders to Austria for architectural 

influence as 

well as to model the menu 

off of Julius Meinl shops. 

And, when you step into 

Jolane’s, you can tell right 

away the vibe the Abt family 

was going for. 

Half of the restaurant 

features an intimate, dark 

wood dining room with 

white tablecloths and fine 

utensils, whereas the other 

half of the restaurant features 

an all-glass enclosed 

patio, or conservatory, 

giving patrons the vibe of 

eating outdoors with the 

highlight of natural sunlight 

during the day and 

comfort of delicate lighting 

in the evening. 

“I love the ambiance 

[and] the difference between 

the main dining 

room and this room,” 

Breden said, adding that 

the space makes for a 

unique venue not just for 

everyday dining, but for 

bar mitzvahs, birthday parties 

and small weddings. 

As for the menu, head 

chef Jose Guerrero, who 

has been with Jolane’s 

since the beginning, says 

contemporary American/ 

European flair is his goal 

when crafting menu items 

from goulash and schnitzel 

to tuna salads and burgers. 

“Every day, we do daily 

specials,” Guerrero said. 

“[Personally], my profile 

is contemporary American 

with a little bit of Mexican 

flavors to it.” 

While the menu and 

specials are constantly 

evolving, Guerrero says 

the restaurant does its best 

to use food items that are 

in-season, ensuring they 

keep the menu fresh and 

modifying dishes with the 

seasons. 

“The ambiance is very 

The Mozart torte ($7.50) has layers of dark chocolate 

and pistachio cream with caramelized pistachios atop 

chocolate cake covered in a dark chocolate mirror glaze. 

Jolane’s dinner menu features pan-seared U10 scallops 

($28) served with brussels sprouts, bacon, grapes, 

cauliflower puree and lemon aioli. 

unique [and] we try to 

use local ingredients and 

fresh ingredients daily,” 

Guerrero said when asked 

about what he would say is 

a main draw to Jolane’s. 

Breden says Jolane’s 

prides itself on keeping 

patrons coming back for 

staple favorites as well as 

being a strong community 

partner, occasionally sponsoring 

local food booths 

and showcasing food demonstrations 

and events next 

door at the Abt store. 

“We’re proud of the 

menu and the quality of 

food,” she said. “We’re all 

about local.” 

When our small group 

of 22nd Century Media 

editors visited the restaurant 

last week, we were 

welcomed by the warm camaraderie 

of the staff and 

sampling of Jolane’s best 

dishes. 

Since two of the three 

editors dining out were 

vegetarians, we were 

served a veggie burger 

from the lunch menu. At 

$14, the dish consists of 

a quinoa patty, Gouda 

cheese, lettuce, tomato, 

onion, avocado and 

romesco sauce piled between 

a wheat kaiser bun. 

While not a meat burger, 

the veggie burger was 

hearty and flavorful, not 

to mention beautifully 

presented. All of Jolane’s 

burgers are served with 

your choice of homemade 

chips, fries or mixed 

greens. 

Another lunch menu favorite 

— this one a signature 

entree with Austrian 

roots — was the chicken 

schnitzel ($21). The 

schnitzel was a generously-sized 

breaded chicken 

patty with lemon au jus 

served over smooth garlic 

mashed potatoes and a 

small cucumber salad. 

From the appetizer section 

came the ahi poke 

($15), made of diced ahi 

tuna, sesame, avocado, 

red onion and soy vinaigrette 

served atop a seaweed 

salad and served 

alongside homemade tortilla 

chips. 

Next up were the panseared 

U10 scallops ($28), 

which included scallops 

served atop a unique garden 

of brussels sprouts, 

bacon, grapes, cauliflower 

puree and lemon aioli. All 

fresh seafood entrees are 

also served with either 

a side of Italian greens, 

Caesar salad or soup of 

the day. 

To munch on in between 

dishes, we were 

given a plate of popovers 

— light, hollow and fluffy 

rolls made from egg batter 

and baked in specialty 

pans to create a pastry 

with straight-walled sides. 

The popovers, which are 

noted to have been an 

Abt family favorite, were 

served with a sweet, fresh 

whipped strawberry butter. 

Finally, to finish off 

with some signature Jolane’s 

sweets, we sampled 

lemon lavender cake, a 

summer seasonal favorite 

made with lemon sponge 

cake, blueberry lavender 

compote and lemon butter 

cream; and Jolane’s 

traditional Mozart torte 

($7.50/slice), which includes 

dark chocolate and 

pistachio cream sprinkled 

with caramelized pistachios 

over chocolate cake 

and finished with a dark 

chocolate mirror glaze. 

The desserts were rich but 

not overly sweet or sugary, 

making for a great 

way to complete any of 

Jolane’s hearty meals.

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2017-Z-35 1334 Wilmette Avenue 

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Kirby is a rising senior 

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I started playing in 

eighth grade. I went to 

one of my cousin’s field 

hockey games when I was 

5 and wanted to play another 

sport because I used 

to play soccer. I picked 

up the stick for the first 

time during tryouts but 

wasn’t a good player until 

I came to New Trier and 

did the summer camp. 

If you won the 

lottery, what would 

be the first thing you 

would do or buy with 

the money? 

I would buy a bunch of 

clothes and buy a bunch 

of plane tickets so I could 

travel in all my new 

clothing. 

If you could travel 

anywhere, where 

would it be? 

All over Europe, I really 

like Ireland, Switzerland, 

Italy, Greece, Germany. 

Something after 

college I want to do is go 

backpacking throughout 

Europe. 

What’s the hardest 

part about field 

hockey? 

The running. It also 

builds a lot of mental 

toughness because we run 

before practice. Coming 

into it freshman year, it’s 

surprising how much we 

run but you get used to 

it and it builds a lot of 

character. 

What’s the best part 

about being a New 

Trier athlete? 

The team. We work really 

hard but have a lot of 

fun. I’d say pretty much 

everyone on the team I’m 

good friends with, if not 

best friends. 

What’s been your 

favorite moment at 

New Trier? 

I scored the tie-breaking 

goal during the state 

semifinal. 

If you could play a 

sport other than field 

hockey, what would 

it be? 

Lacrosse is a pretty 

cool sport and a lot of 

field hockey players play 

lacrosse. And gymnastics 

maybe. I’ve never 

been that agile but it’d 

be something really fun 

to do. 

What’s your 

favorite North Shore 

restaurant? 

Nick’s in Wilmette. 

They have a great rib 

mac, which is pulled pork 

with mac and cheese. It’s 

one of my favorite foods. 

What’s one thing on 

your bucket list? 

To win state my senior 

year. I was on the roster 

my sophomore year when 

we won but didn’t play, 

so I want to be on the 

field and win state. 

If you could have 

dinner with three 

people, who would it 

be and why? 

One would be my 

grandmother on my 

dad’s side. We called her 

Dahana. She died a while 

back and was one of my 

favorite relatives. Another 

person would be Ryan 

Reynolds because I think 

he’s hilarious and Jennifer 

Lawrence because I 

love her. 

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Football 

Loyola non-conference games stand out 


Sports Editor 

It’s getting to be that time 

of year again. The time of 

year when stadiums are 

packed every Friday and 

Saturday as fans watch and 

cheer on their school to victory. 

That’s right. It’s almost 

time for high school football 

season. The IHSA released 

schedules for every school 

at the end of June, including 

the one for Loyola Academy. 

The Ramblers have 

four true home games and a 

neutral game against a team 

from California at New Trier’s 

Northfield campus. The 

Ramblers have missed the 

playoffs only twice since 

1990 and have played for 

the state title in four of the 

last six years, including the 

last two. Loyola won the 

title in 2015, but is coming 

off of a loss to Maine South 

in the 2016 final. 

Follow along as The 

Beacon breaks down the 

season’s schedule. 

Non-con showdowns: 

For the first time since 

2012, the Ramblers won’t 

start the season against 

Marquette University High 

out of Milwaukee. Like 

the 2012 season, Loyola 

will open with the Chicago 

Public League’s best team. 

In 2012, it was Simeon. 

This year? Phillips Academy. 

Two years ago, the 

Wildcats became the first 

Public League team to win 

an Illinois state football 

title. Phillips also finished 

second in the state in 2014 

and dropped an overtimesemifinal 

thriller to Johnsburg 

last season. Loyola 

2017 schedule 

Aug. 26 7:15 A Phillips 

Sept. 1 7:30 H Bishop Amat, Calif. (at 

New Trier) 

Sept. 9 1:30 H Mount Carmel 

Sept. 15 7:30 A St. Francis 

Sept. 23 1:30 H Fenwick 

Sept. 29 7:30 N St. Rita 

Oct. 7 1:30 H Leo 

Oct. 13 7:30 A Providence 

Oct. 21 1:00 H Brother Rice 

also brings another new 

team to the schedule, one 

from California. Bishop 

Amat, of La Puente, Calif., 

comes to the Chicago area 

to play the Ramblers on Labor 

Day weekend. Unlike 

all of the normal Loyola 

home games, this one will 

take place on a Friday, at 

New Trier’s stadium on its 

Northfield campus. 

Key stretch: As crazy 

as it may sound, this may 

be the Ramblers’ first five 

games. Loyola starts with 

Phillips, Bishop Amat and 

Mount Carmel in the first 

three weeks and then has 

Fenwick in the fifth week of 

the season. Luckily for the 

Ramblers, all but the Phillips 

game are technically 

home games, so having the 

toughest games of the year 

on your home turf, or in the 

case of the Bishop Amat 

game, down-the-road turf, is 

always a positive. Fenwick 

is coming off of a semifinal 

run, while Mount Carmel 

won the Prep Bowl last year. 

Swan song: September 

9 vs. Mount Carmel. The 

2017 season marks the last 

one in the Catholic League 

Blue for the Caravan. 

For the next two years at 

least. Earlier this summer, 

the Catholic League announced 

a realignment of 

its football conferences and 

Mount Carmel will be dropping 

down to the Catholic 

League Green, while Montini 

will be joining the Blue. 

The Caravan will have a 

chance to move up to the 

Blue again in two years, 

however, when the league 

realigns again in 2020. 

Game of the Year: September 

1 vs. Bishop Amat. 

The Lancers will be making 

their second trip ever to 

Illinois when they face the 

Ramblers Labor Day weekend 

at New Trier. Bishop 

Amat became the first football 

California team to play 

in Illinois when it played 

Naperville Central in 1998 

in Naperville. The Lancers 

are coming off of a 7-4 season, 

where they lost in the 

first round of the state playoffs. 

However, the team 

features a defensive tackle, 

Aaron Maldonado, who is 

headed to UCLA to play 

football and already stands 

6-foot-3 and weighs 305 

pounds. The game will be a 

true test for Loyola. 

Football 

New Trier football schedule highlighted by five home games 


Sports Editor 

The IHSA released its 

2017 football schedules 

at the end of June, including 

the 2017 slate for New 

Trier’s squad. The team’s 

schedule includes five 

home games, but just three 

teams that made the 2016 

IHSA playoffs, Barrington, 

Evanston and the Class 

8A state champions Maine 

South. Since 1995, the Trevians 

have made the state 

playoffs every year, except 

for 2002, and have won at 

least eight games in each of 

the past three seasons. 

Follow along as The 

Beacon breaks down the 

season’s schedule. 

2017 schedule 

Aug. 25 7:30 H York 

Sept. 1 7:30 A Warren 

Sept. 8 7:30 H Barrington 

Sept. 15 7:30 A Conant 

Sept. 22 7:30 H Niles West 

Sept. 28 7:30 A Evanston 

Oct. 6 7:30 H Niles North 

Oct. 13 7:30 H Maine South 

Oct. 20 7:30 A Glenbrook South 

New Faces: For the second 

consecutive season, the 

Trevians start the year with 

games against York and 

Warren, but it’s the opponents 

in Week 3 and 4 that 

are new. For the second year 

in a row, the Central Suburban 

League teams will 

face off against Mid-Suburban 

league squads during 

Weeks 3 and 4. After playing 

Fremd and Palatine last 

season, the Trevians drew 

Barrington and Conant 

this year. Barrington went 

9-2 last season, losing to 

Maine South in the second 

round of the playoffs, 

while Conant finished 0-9. 

Prior to last year’s finish, 

the Cougars had made the 

playoffs in four of the previous 

five seasons. They’ll 

be led by new coach Bryan 

Stortz, who comes over to 

the Hoffman Estates school 

after a stint at Rock Island. 

Home-and-away: New 

Trier has an interesting 

wrinkle in its 2017 schedule 

that sees the Trevians 

rotating home and away 

games until week 8 when 

they host Maine South. The 

game against the Hawks is 

the only consecutive home 

or road game during the 

entire season. New Trier 

does get two of its toughest 

games, Barrington and 

Maine South, in Northfield 

though. 

Potential trap game: 

October 6 vs. Niles North. 

Yes the Vikings finished 

1-8 last season. Yes the 

Trevians won this game 

last year 44-7 in Skokie. 

However, the schedule 

makers placed this game 

in between matchups between 

Evanston and Maine 

South, the Trevians’ biggest 

conference games. 

Will the Trevians still be on 

an emotional high from the 

previous week’s tilt against 

the Wildkits, while also 

looking ahead to the game 

against the Hawks? 

Game of the Year: October 

13 vs. Maine South. 

Last year the Trevians 

handed the Hawks their first 

Central Suburban League 

loss since 2000, breaking a 

77-game conference winning 

streak. The Trevians 

were able to do it with a 

stout running game, led by 

quarterback Clay Czyzynski 

and Francis Fay. However, 

both of them have 

graduated, so the offense, 

led by Northwestern recruit 

Brian Kaiser, will look a 

little different in Northfield. 

The Hawks used the loss as 

a way to help propel them to 

the state title where they upset 

Loyola in the state final. 

Maine South will be led by 

senior running back Fotis 

Kokosioulis, a running back 

committed to Northern Illinois 

University.



Loyola senior plays in Pan-Homenetmen Games 


Sports Editor 

Being able to play a 

sport overseas is exciting 

to anyone. Now imagine 

being a rising high school 

senior that’s going to represent 

your home country 

in the country of your 

family’s ancestry, a place 

you’ve never visited. 

That’s exactly what’s 

happening with Loyola 

Academy’s Vahe Kalayjian 

July 21-27. The Ramblers 

shooting guard will 

be traveling to Armenia to 

play in the Pan-Homenetmen 

Games, representing 

one of three teams from 

the United States. Kalayjian 

will be on the Eastern 

USA squad that will play 

in the Junior Men’s Basketball 

competition. 

“Every year, through 

my church, I’ve been in 

this organization called 

Homenetmen,” Kalayjian 

said. “Every year, 

there are regional games 

in different cities. This 

year’s regionals were in 

Providence, where I was 

competing with Chicago 

against teams from the 

East Coast.” 

The Chicago team rebounded 

from an early 

loss to come through the 

loser’s bracket and win 

the title by beating the 

Boston team it had lost to 

earlier in the tournament. 

He’s used his experiences 

throughout his 

church to help him get this 

far and be able to have 

this opportunity. 

“Through my church 

community, I know these 

guys,” Kalayjian said. 

“My dad used to take me 

to play and practice with 

them and here I am now, 

enjoying myself. Now, we 

have all the kids playing 

with me from Chicago. It 

impacted me in the long 

Loyola’s Vahe Kalayjian passes the ball during the Chicago Elite Classic Dec. 2 at the 

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run because now I have a 

great opportunity to play 

in Armenia and showcase 

my skills over there.” 

The junior competition 

is made up of seven 

teams, two from the Western 

USA, one from the 

Eastern, two from Lebanon 

and one each from 

Canada and Australia. The 

teams play a round-robin 

schedule, with games 

starting July 21 and ending 

July 27. 

Despite playing on the 

Chicago team in the regional 

playoffs, there is 

no Midwest team, so Kalayjian 

will be playing on 

an East Coast team made 

up of players between the 

ages of 16-18 from across 

all parts of the United 

States, sans the West 

Coast. 

All of the teams that 

play in the Pan-Homenetmen 

Games are comprised 

of athletes of Armenian 

descent, of which Kalayjian 

is 100 percent. 

“I’ve never been there 

so I’m looking forward 

to, not only basketball, 

but off the court stuff as 

well,” he said. “It’s going 

to be fun. Hopefully, 

I’ll be able to visit some 

orphanages out there, help 

some of the kids that need 

some love. 

“I’m looking forward 

to meeting all of them, 

speaking Armenian and 

at the end of the day, it’s 

not just about basketball; 

It’s knowing about where 

you’re from and who your 

people are and it’s going 

to be fun to visit my 

homeland for the first 

time.” 

Kalayjian is a secondgeneration 

Armenian- 

American, can write and 

speak the language fluently 

and has been going 

to Armenian school on 

Saturdays since he was a 

child. 

“My mom used to be 

the principal before I was 

born,” Kalayjian said. 

“She and my uncle run 

an Armenian dance company, 

so we get all these 

Armenian kids together 

in the community, perform 

here and there and 

it’s great to see all these 

Armenian kids living out 

their true heritage.” 

For Kalayjian and his 

teammates, the trip won’t 

be all about basketball, 

though. They know they’ll 

be able to see other things 

than just the inside of a 

basketball arena. 

“I’m sure it’s going to 

be a different way of life 

and not what I’m used to 

here in America,” he said. 

“It’s going to be cool to 

see how everyone does 

things, the kids and how 

Kalayjian shoots a free throw. 

Eastern USA Schedule 

July 21 vs. Canada 

July 23 vs. Lebanon 2 

July 24 vs. Lebanon 1 

July 24 vs. Australia 

July 25 vs. Western USA 1 

July 27 vs. Western USA 2 

they carry themselves. I’ll 

see how they can use my 

help and my teammates’ 

help out there, so at the 

end of the day I’m going 

to come back and see the 

world in a different way. 

“Life’s not always perfect 

and there are people 

out there, little kids in 

those orphanages, those 

kids are tough. Everything 

is greater than basketball. 

We’ll recognize that.” 

The 10th Pan-Homenetmen 

Games begin July 21 

and run until July 29 in 

Yerevan, the capital city 

of Armenia.

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Backup role teaches Kucera how to lead 


Sports Editor 

As an athlete, one of 

the best things that could 

happen is for the player’s 

coach to have complete 

confidence in him or her. 

To know the coach believes 

in you can help a 

player relax on the court. 

That’s what playing for 

Washington University-St. 

Louis and coach Mark Edwards 

has done for Loyola 

graduate Kevin Kucera. 

“His philosophy is he’ll 

pull you if you’re not playing 

hard or if you have a 

bad attitude or let one play 

affect another, but he’s not 

going to pull you for one 

play,” Kucera said. “Confidence 

is such a key and important 

part to the game. If 

you’re not confident, then 

you’re not going to play 

very well. 

“Knowing that the head 

coach, who has been there 

for nearly 40 years, knowing 

that he has the confidence 

in you to make a mistake 

and to let you get over 

it and not affect a play kind 

of gives you confidence in 

yourself and allows you to 

play better.” 

Kucera came to WashU 

as a former team captain 

at Loyola, so having confidence 

was already something 

that was a part of his 

repertoire. 

“One of the things 

[Loyola] coach [Tom] Livatino 

did was make sure 

I was in charge of the team 

and fill that role as a coach 

out on the floor,” he said. 

“That was kind of where I 

first learned to lead a little 

bit. Coming into WashU, 

I just wanted to bring all 

the things he taught me 

and bring it into there and 

that confidence came from 

there, the coaching staff 

and my fellow teammates. 

“It’s a great honor to be 

a point guard under coach 

Edwards because I know 

he’s had a lot of great point 

guards in the past, so I’d 

say confidence from coaching 

staff and my teammates 

and building on what coach 

Livatino had taught me at 

Loyola has helped my own 

confidence.” 

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seniors David Fatoki and 

Kent Lacob, but he took it 

as more of a learning experience 

rather than a slight 

on his abilities. 

“Our senior starting 

point guard was an All- 

American, so I understood 

I wasn’t going to get much 

playing time because I 

wasn’t expecting my coach 

to sit down an All-American 

for an incoming freshman,” 

Kucera said. “I took 

it as a year to sit down and 

learn from him because I 

knew there weren’t many 

other point guards I’d be 

able to study every day. 

“We have a really complex 

offensive system and 

I saw the confidence and 

leadership they brought. 

You’re pretty much a quarterback 

out there and almost 

every time, the point 

guard calls the play. So it 

was a lot of learning what 

plays to call in which scenarios 

and how to lead the 

team in a certain direction.” 

Kucera earned the starting 

point guard role his 

sophomore year, starting 

all 25 games and averaging 

11 points per game and 

a team-high 5.4 assists en 

route to an Honorable Mention 

UAA selection. He followed 

that up with a junior 

year that saw him start all 

27 games; average 11.3 

points per game, second on 

the squad; and average a 

team-leading 6.4 assists per 

game. His assists average 

ranked 10th nationally and 

helped earn him First Team 

All-UAA honors. 

The Bears have had quite 

the success under Edwards, 

having reached the NCAA 

Tournament nine times in 

the past 11 years, including 

national championships in 

2008 and 2009 and a thirdplace 

finish in 2007. The 

team has made 20 NCAA 

Tournaments in Edwards’ 

36 years and won 14 University 

Athletic Association 

conference titles. 

It’s the coaching continuity 

that makes the team so 

successful, Kucera added. 

“All of us get along so 

well and each year we 

know what we’re going 

to get out of our coaching 

staff and our players really 

build off of that. You’re going 

out there playing with 

your best friends and having 

fun playing.” 

Kucera, who is studying 

finance at WashU, has been 

working as a data analyst 

at Northern Trust in downtown 

Chicago this summer 

but doesn’t know if that’s 

something he’s looking to 

pursue once he graduates. 

But before he graduates, 

he wants to accomplish 

one more thing as a collegiate 

player: win a national 

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“The competition is 

tough, especially in our 

conference and the tournament 

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and not get too overconfident 

and play with that 

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“I would say my personal 

goal is that when that final 

game does come, whether 

it’s a win or a loss, I just 

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NT’s Blood runs his way to Cornell 

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1st-and-3 

THREE volleyball 

EVENTS TO WATCH 

1. Loyola at New 

Trier (ABOVE). 

LA travels to 

Winnetka for the 

annual battle with 

its neighborhood 

rival. It might 

be their second 

meeting of the 

year if the two 

play in NT’s Labor 

Day weekend 

tournament. 

2. New Trier’s 

Summer’s End 

Tournament. The 

Trevs host their 

annual tournament 

Labor Day 

weekend. Local 

teams include NT, 

LA, GBS, GBN, HP 

and Evanston. 

3. Rich East Invite & 

Asics Challenge 

(tie). Loyola plays at 

Rich East and New 

Trier at the Asics. 

Both tourneys 

are some of the 

toughest in the 

state. 


Sports Editor 

For many people, running 

is a hobby. They hit 

the pavement because it’s 

exercise, it keeps them in 

shape and it’s relaxing. 

For others, such as recent 

New Trier graduate 

Warren Blood, running has 

become that and more. 

The Wilmette native 

will take his talents to Cornell 

University of the Ivy 

League. 

“The top priority for me 

was to find the right fit academically 

and Cornell has 

what I wanted, especially 

since I knew I wanted to 

do something related to 

math, science or engineering,” 

Blood said. “Also, it 

wasn’t a huge school but it 

wasn’t super small, so the 

kind of bigger mid-size 

school appealed to me a 

lot. And just the location. 

It’s not really in a big city 

or anything; It’s really 

pretty and beautiful and a 

great place to spend time 

outdoors, which is something 

I love to do.” 

Blood started running 

in seventh grade when his 

school started requiring 

students complete a timed 

mile every week. That 

was when he said he realized 

he was good at it and 

enjoyed the competition 

of it. In the fall of eighth 

grade, Blood went out for 

the school’s cross-country 

team and that was sort of 

his first experience running 

in meets and meeting 

some teammates he’d have 

throughout high school. 

“A lot of it (what drew 

him to continue running) 

was the people I was running 

with,” he said. “It was 

a sport where people were 

encouraging each other 

and did it because they really 

enjoyed it and wanted 

to see their teammates improve. 

“That wasn’t something 

I experienced in other 

sports I played. I also liked 

the individualized aspect 

of it, but also that in crosscountry, 

you have a team 

of seven runners that are 

a combined score and you 

can have a team race, as 

well.” 

How does one work his 

or her way into being able 

to earn a scholarship to run 

in college? 

With a strict schedule 

Blood said. 

Blood, who realized he 

had the opportunity to run 

in college during his junior 

year, said the key was 

running every day. During 

his time at New Trier, 

he would take one day off 

running a week. That was 

until this past year when 

he would run every day, 

sometimes twice a day, 

and training could be anywhere 

from 40-70 hours 

a week. Training would 

include pace running, uptempo 

running, thresholds 

and strength training, such 

as lifting, core routines 

and stretching. 

Blood was a two-time 

state qualifier for crosscountry 

and went downstate 

for track during his 

junior season, when he finished 

seventh in the 3,200 

meter run. He knows that 

running in big meets in 

both sports has prepared 

him for the rigors of what 

college is to bring him. 

“Running at the state 

meet, it’s kind of a shock,” 

he said. “You don’t realize 

how good people are from 

other parts of the state that 

you don’t race against. I 

think it’s set me up well 

because college is going 

to be going up against runners 

from all across the 

country. 

“I think a lot of that 

(success) comes from the 

program we built at New 

Trier. We attract 180-200 

runners each year and it’s 

a really energizing environment 

with guys that are 

really charged up and want 

to work hard to achieve 

high goals.” 

Blood chose Cornell 

over Washington University-St. 

Louis, Tufts University, 

Johns Hopkins 

University and the University 

of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign and plans to 

study engineering once 

he gets to the New York 

school. 

While he’s done a lot 

New Trier graduate Warren Blood competes in a race 

during the 2016 season. Photo Submitted 

to get this far, he knows 

there are still some things 

he can work on to improve 

in college, where he will 

run both cross-country and 

track. 

“I could still develop my 

speed more, especially at 

track,” he said. 

He also has some goals 

in mind for his freshman 

season. 

“I’d really like to run on 

team’s top seven and go 

with them to the championship 

season but honestly 

any form of improvement 

I’ll be happy with.” 

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“I’m sure it’s going to be a different way 

of life and not what I’m used to here in 

America.” 

Vahe Kalayjian — Loyola rising senior on playing in the 

Pan-Homenetmen Games in Armenia. 

What to watch this week 

TAKE TO THE BEACH: Get your friends together and 

head to the beach to play some beach volleyball before 

the summer is over 

Visit any one of your local beaches and play some volleyball. 

32 - Football schedules 

31 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw, 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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Running to 

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to run track, crosscountry, 

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Europe-bound 

LA basketball senior to 

represent U.S. at Pan- 

Homenetmen games, 

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Coach helps former Loyola star gain confidence at WashU, Page 34 

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