12 | June 21, 2018 | The glencoe anchor news glencoeanchor.com police reports Fake checks used in bank account scam It was reported on June 8 that an unknown offender deposited checks in a victim’s account and then immediately withdrew an amount slightly less than the deposited amount up to $10,000. The victim was notified the checks were not associated with any account. There is no reported loss. In other police news: June 9 • Two potted plants, worth less than $500, were reported stolen in the 500 block of Green Bay Road. June 8 • An unknown offender attempted to gain access to a victim’s computer to obtain control and force the victim to pay to get access back at 3:34 p.m. There is no reported loss. • Playground equipment was defaced by an unknown offender at 11:09 a.m. in the 200 block of Woodlawn Avenue. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Glencoe Anchor’s Police Reports are compiled from official reports found on file at the Glencoe Police Department headquarters in Glencoe. Individuals named in these reports are considered innocent of all charges until proven guilty in a court of law. Don’t just list your real estate property... Sell It! See the Classified Section for more info, or call 708.326.9170 22ndCenturyMedia.com With a Classified Ad New Trier District 203 School Board Security updates become focus for summer Daniel I. Dorfman Freelance Reporter New Trier High School officials are continuing to review security procedures with some changes planned for this summer and additional enhancements likely coming later this year. At the board’s meeting on Monday, June 11, board members received a presentation from Director of Student Life Athena Arvanitis, who detailed recent actions taken by school staff with the goal of improving security at both of the school’s campuses, with a strong look at the new portion of the Winnetka building. The school district undertook a look at procedures following the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Arvanitis said the school recently hired two security consultants asking them to provide an analysis of the safety situation. Since then, there have been a series of training sessions with staff and students. Over the summer, the school plans to upgrade its video monitoring system, install additional shatterproof film throughout the school district, place window shades in selected locations and hire four new evening security guards, according to Arvanitis. She added there would also be an installation of secure vestibules with double buzzers at the Winnetka campus. Other upgrades in the future are being discussed for the Northfield campus, including new check-in procedures and additional perimeter security. However, those may not occur until the start of the 2018- 19 school year to allow for planning, according to school officials. Furthermore, Arvanitis said staff conducted two lockdown drills following the Florida shooting. One was at both locations and the second was solely in Winnetka. “We received positive feedback from law enforcement and everyone on our staff who helped us observe and collect data from that (drill),” Arvanitis said. Moreover, the New Trier Student Alliance hosted a student forum, where together, they reviewed security practices and answered questions about existing procedures. “That was a really nice cap to work students for a year on some of the changes we have made and getting feedback from them and how things were going on a daily basis as they went through our building,” Arvanitis said. The data from all aspects of the security review will used to identify specific areas of focus for security planning and facility improvements in the future, Arvanitis noted. School Board President Greg Robitaille said he would like to see a formal plan presented either in closed or open session down the road. “All of this is wonderful and it is hard not to support it, but it just feels like a series of tactics and it needs to be connected to an overall strategy for security management on our campuses,” he said. “We have made big progress in the last three to six months, but it would be helpful to have it connected to an overarching plan.” Superintendent Paul Sally said that formal plan could be delivered either in August or September. Board member Patrick O’Donoghue noted the specific of enhanced security measures would be reached by the board. “We will make the final decision in this goround in terms of what is enough, so you don’t have to worry about that part of the responsibility,” O’Donoghue said. “We will decide as a board how far we will go with this program.” Ideas sought for Glencoe Legacy Project Public chalkboards to be placed in front of Village Hall Submitted by Village of Glencoe The Sesquicentennial Planning Committee is calling for ideas for a legacy project — a gift to future Glencoe community members to commemorate the Village of Glencoe’s 150th anniversary of incorporation in 2019. “The four elements of Glencoe’s Sesquicentennial celebration include: education, celebration, participation and appreciation,” Village President Lawrence Levin said. “We are currently focusing on the appreciation element by asking the Glencoe community to share their ideas for a legacy project that is fitting of our great town.” Community members will be asked the question: “What is your vision for the legacy gift to the future in celebration of Glencoe’s 150th birthday?” To be considered, the legacy project idea should be something that is longlasting and accessible to all in the community (located in a public place or benefiting the public in general). As part of IDEA COLLECTION Chalkboards will be placed in front of Village Hall on Wyman Green on Saturday, June 23, and continuing through Aug. 4. Ideas can also be submitted at www. glencoe150.org. the process, community members are encouraged to ask themselves what they want Glencoe to look like in 10, 20 or 50 years. Ideas will be collected via chalkboards that will be placed in front of Village Hall on Wyman Green starting on Saturday, June 23, and continuing through Aug. 4. To help launch the engagement effort, members of the committee will host an information booth at the June 23 and July 21 French Market events from 10 a.m.-noon. Those who are unable to stop by Wyman Green are also invited to submit their ideas via the Sesquicentennial splash page at www.glencoe150.org. “No idea is too small or too big — we want to hear them all as we define, design and identify funding for a legacy project,” said Karen Ettelson, the chairperson of the Sesquicentennial Planning Committee. “We have many creative residents who live and work within our Glencoe community. I have no doubt their vision of making this milestone memorable will be spectacular.” The committee also continues to invite any individual interested in helping with the Sesquicentennial celebration to fill out the “Get Involved” form also available at www.glencoe150.org. Please contact the Sesquicentennial Planning Committee Staff Liaison Megan Hoffman at mhoffman@villageofglencoe. org or call (847) 461-1104 with any questions.
glencoeanchor.com NEWS the glencoe anchor | June 21, 2018 | 13 exploring nature Butterflies and Blooms is underway this summer at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe Ben Troester (left), 13 and his brother, Zack, 4, of Libertyville, check out the Butterflies and Blooms exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Photos by Erica Gelman/22nd Century Media A female Great eggfly sits on a leaf at the exhibition. Eden Hurston (lower left), 9, and her sister, Georgina, 3, of Park Ridge, check out the Juli(a) longwing butterfly. A male Great Mormon sits in a group of plants.
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