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LakeForestLeader.com NEWS the lake forest leader | August 10, 2017 | 15 NFYN From Page 8 of Meadow Road, or a two-story northern half of the building and five stories further away from the street. Poupard walked commissioners through a 3D rendering of downtown complete with what the new zoning amendments would ask of developers versus what currently occupies those spaces. The Village is considering zoning amendments to downtown. The Plan Commission has been tasked with generating ideas for a draft, which trustees would look over and discuss with them. Reporting by Matt Yan, Editor. Full story at Northbrooktower.com THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK Hot-button issue of reconfiguration continues to dominate D112 discussions Talk of North Shore School District 112’s impending reconfiguration dominated the District’s board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 1, as members expressed concern time was running short to attain necessary community feedback while sorting out potential attendance boundary changes and staff adjustments. The topic is not new — school closures and reconfiguration have been on the table for years amid declining enrollment, uneven distribution of students across schools and aging buildings — but is now in the hands of the board after Reconfigure 2.0, the community group tasked with finding consolidation options, identified three preferred school reorganization proposals in their report released last month. Though the proposals, three preferred options plus five other possibilities, were not discussed in great detail, the effects of them were on board members’ and district officials’ minds as they decide which direction to go in for the 2018- 19 school year. “We’re going to do it, we’re going to have to close some schools, and I think it’s important that we do it well and do it conscientiously,” said board member Bennett Lasko. Despite receiving extensive community feedback during the 14-month long Reconfigure 2.0 process, board members were eager to survey the district again to weigh support for the different proposals. “Our ability to take any action will be significantly strengthened if we have a survey result indicating that there’s community support for the decision we’re making,” said board member Alexander Brunk. Reporting by Brenden Moore, Freelance Reporter. Full story at HPLandmark.com THE WILMETTE BEACON Mallinckrodt Center celebrates active adult programming When Wilmette’s Mallinckrodt Center was built in the early 1900s, it served as a convent where nuns from all over the country lived. Today, it is home to programming for adults over the age of 50 through the Wilmette Park District. Julie Mantice, manager of the center, said the goal of her department is to change the face of adult programming. “I think when people think about a senior center, they think it’s for people over the age of 80 with walkers who play bridge and cards,” Mantice said. “We’re here to provide programming for 50-plus [people]. I’m here to be that change agent. We want to convert this place into one where your mom wants to come.” Dorian Merrick serves as the center’s assistant. She remembers when the program got started 20 years ago at the Community Recreation Center. “It was called the Mescal Center at the time because Dave Mescal, who was a great community-minded person here in Wilmette for many years,” Merrick said. “He decided the community needed an active adult center or a senior center.” After 12 years, the district decided to move the programming to Mallinckrodt. The center will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on Sept. 9 with entertainment, food from Culver’s and beverages from The Bottle Shop. The center offers a variety of activities. They have 11 fitness classes a week, card games, movies, discussions and outings around the Chicago area. Reporting by Emma Palatnik, Editorial Intern. Full story at WilmetteBeacon.com. THE GLENCOE ANCHOR D35 ‘not any further along’ in personal investigation of alleged molestation The Glencoe Public Schools is not aware of any ongoing police investigation regarding the sexual abuse allegations against a former District 35 educator. But, the School Board is still doing its due diligence. In an interview with The Anchor, the district’s attorney Mike Loizzi said on Aug. 3, the School Board has looked through the alleged abuser Marvin Martin’s personnel file and board minutes for any reference of said abuse. “We have not come across anything that suggests that we have information in our possession,” Loizzi said. The story from an alleged abuse victim, Dave Stroud, was addressed at the last School Board meeting on July 27. District 35 released a statement at the meeting regarding the allegations against Martin, who taught elementary and middle school for 40 years from 1956-1996. In the statement, School Board President Gary Ruben said in part: “The Glencoe Schools were previously made aware of these allegations in relation to a 2012 investigation by Glencoe Public Safety. The Glencoe Schools cooperated with all requests from Glencoe Public Safety, and the case was closed.” According to Loizzi, police reported back to the District in 2012 that the case was closed and there was nothing further. This year, the District received more information from the same 2012 victim, Stroud, and again alerted Glencoe Public Safety. Because it has to do with sexual abuse, the District again had to turn it over to the police. But in the past several weeks, the School Board has reviewed their files. “We finished [looking through] the important and immediate files, like Martin’s and [Dave’s] student records,” Loizzi said. “Now, we are asking administration to put their heads together and see if there are other records worth reviewing.” Reporting by Megan Bernard, Contributing Editor. Full story at GlencoeAnchor.com. School News Elon University Forlow named to dean’s list Liam Patrick Forlow, of Lake Forest, has been named to the dean’s list for the 2017 spring semester at Elon University. The dean’s list is composed of students with no EMPOWER From Page 13 and jewelry cooperative, teaching them how to utilize Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for basic sales and management strategies. “They used to write everything by hand in a notebook and then burn old notebooks,” Kubicek said of the co-op’s former business practices. “The cooperative has great potential, but the lack of formal business education makes managing the cooperative difficult for the women.” Kubicek made strides to implement an online system of accounting and inventory management and also to expand the co-op’s product line. In fact, some of the product comes right back to Loyola. The LoyolaWear Store sells handmade “LA” keychains for $5, with all the money going back to the women in Nicaragua. Kubicek shared some of the challenging realities of his work, which he calls an extremely humbling experience. “I had a barrel of cold water to use for my shower and more than half the time, I did not have running water,” he said. “One week I had to bring my barrel outside to catch rain water off of the tin roof. After fishing out the bugs and leaves, I used grade below a B-minus and a grade point average of at least 3.50 in a minimum of 12 semester hours. School News is compiled by Editor Alyssa. Send submissions for School News to alyssa@lakeforestleader. com. the same water to shower, do laundry, wash dishes and even cook.” In June, at the same time as Kubicek’s internship with Fabretto, Loyola students were experiencing Nicaragua on their summer service immersion trip led by teachers Erin Hauri, Debbie Henslee and Chris Howe. Kubicek spent time with the Rambler volunteers, serving as a mentor and guide for the group. “He encouraged our students to jump in — not only to the hard physical labor, but to forming relationships and getting to know the personal stories of people in the community,” said Hauri, who teaches Spanish in the foreign language department. Kubicek knows that a future in the country would mean sacrificing time with family and friends, his lifestyle at home and, possibly, his dream of making it big in the business world. “But the more time I spend in Nicaragua, the more I feel drawn toward giving all that up,” he said. “Although I don’t know what lies ahead, I do see myself coming back to Nicaragua because the idea of women and men [working] for others that my parents and Loyola Academy have instilled in me is still very much present.”
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