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In this week’s 

Landmark 

Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial21 

Faith Briefs24 

Dining Out28 

Puzzles29 

Home of the Week30 

Athlete of the Week33 

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Park Landmark 

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Editor 

Erin Yarnall, x34 

erin@hplandmark.com 

Sports Editor 

Brittany Kapa, x35 

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Sales director 

Teresa Lippert, x22 

t.lippert@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Real Estate Sales 

John Zeddies, x12 

j.zeddies@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Legal Notices 

Jeff Schouten, 708.326.9170, x51 

j.schouten@22ndcenturymedia.com 

PUBLISHER 

Joe Coughlin, x16 

j.coughlin@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Managing Editor 

Eric DeGrechie, x23 

eric@wilmettebeacon.com 

AssT. Managing Editor 

Megan Bernard, x24 

megan@glencoeanchor.com 

President 

Andrew Nicks 

a.nicks@22ndcenturymedia.com 

EDITORIAL DESIGN DIRECTOR 

Nancy Burgan, 708.326.9170, x30 

n.burgan@22ndcenturymedia.com 

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60 Revere Drive Suite 888 

Northbrook, IL 60062 

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LLC 60 Revere Dr. Ste. 888, Northbrook 

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THURSDAY 

Summer Storytime Live 

1:30-2 p.m. June 21, 

Highland Park Public Library. 

494 Laurel Ave, 

Highland Park. Enjoy 

great stories, puppets, flannel 

boards, music, and 

activities that foster prereading 

skills, broaden social 

skills, and encourage 

a love of books. For more 

information, call (847)- 

432-0216. 

FRIDAY 

Know How: Essential 

Computer Shortcuts 

2-3 p.m. June 22, Highland 

Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave, Highland 

Park. Learn how to simplify, 

speed things up, and 

increase your productivity 

on the computer by using 

keyboard shortcuts. We 

will go over must know 

computer shortcuts for 

tasks such as printing, 

copying, pasting, opening 

documents, and more. 

For more information, call 

(847)-432-0216. 

SATURDAY 

Children’s Crafts Time 

6 p.m. June 23, Highwood 

Public Library, 102 

Highwood Ave. Highwood. 

Childrens room. 

Bring out the inner artist at 

child craft time. For more 


432-5404. 

The Art Center - Highland 

Park Festival of Fine Arts 

10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 23, 

Sheridan Road and Central 

Avenue, Highland Park. 

The Art Center Festival of 

Fine Arts showcases the 

work of more than 100 juried 

artists. Live music and 

kid-friendly activities also 

available. For more information, 

visit cityhpil.com. 

SUNDAY 

Friends Book Sale 

1-4:30 p.m. June 24, 

Highland Park Public Library, 


Highland Park. Friends 

Book Sale in Main Lobby. 


(847)-432-0216. 

MONDAY 

Strawbee Superhero 

Accessories 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 25, 



Highland Park. create a 

unique super accessories 

out of Strawbees. The creations 

will be displayed in 

the Library. For more information, 

call (847)-432- 

0216. 

TUESDAY 

Storytime, Milk and 

Cookies at Panera 

9:30-10 a.m. June 26, 

Panera Bread, 1853 N. 2nd 

St. Highland Park. There 

will be storytime, milk and 

cookies. For children ages 

2-5. Registration for children 

is required. For more 


432-0216. 

WEDNESDAY 

Inferno Fest 

4:30-9:30 p.m. June 27, 

Everts Park, 130 Highwood 

Ave. Highwood. 

Inferno Fest will test the 

taste buds of the most daring 

food enthusiasts with 

the hottest and spiciest 

foods and beverages. For 

more information, call 

(847)-668-1213. 

THURSDAY 

Historical Society 

Presents: Wreck of the 

Steamer Calumet 

7 p.m. June 28, Highland 

Park Public Library. 


Park. This program will 

bring this wreck off our 

shores to life with vivid 

information from Steven 

Draska’s research. Draska 

has the only photo ever 

taken of the Calumet and 

several artifacts along with 

research of the construction, 

ownership, and salvage 

of the steamer Calumet. 

For more information, 

call (847)-432-0216. 

UPCOMING 

Lama Surya Das 

Immersion 

9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. June 

23 and 24, 1280 Old 

Skokie Road, Highland 

Park Lama Surya Das is a 

bestselling author and one 

of the most learned and 

respected Buddhist teachers 

in the West. He will 

conduct a two-day immersion 

for new and experienced 

meditators offering 

Darshan, spiritual vision, 

energy transmission and 

Tibetan healing techniques 

for the first time 

ever. CEU’s are available. 

Visit www.infinityfoundation.org 

for more information 

and registration. The 

immersion costs $295. 

Emotional Freedom 

Technique (EFT) 

Certification Training 

9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 7 and 

8, 1280 Old Skokie Rd., 

Highland Park. EFT is a 

non-invasive self-healing 

technique designed to 

enable the body to heal 

physical and emotional issues. 

An EFT practitioner 

gently taps acupuncture 

points using his/her fingers 

on acupuncture meridian 

spots to remove physical 

and emotional trauma. 

This simple, gentle, and 

effective technique allows 

an individual to heal 

emotionally, mentally, and 

physically. Visit www. 

infinityfoundation.org for 

more information and registration. 

The certification 

training costs $200. 

Highland Park Historical 

Society Presents: Wreck 

of the Steamer Calumet 

7 p.m. June 28, 494 

Laurel Ave., Highland 

Park Public Library. This 

program will bring this 

wreck off our shores to 

life with vivid information 

from Steven Draska’s 

research. Draska has the 

only photo ever taken of 

the Calumet and several 

artifacts along with research 

of the construction, 

ownership, and salvage of 

the steamer Calumet. 

‘On the Town’ Auditions 

6:30-9:30 p.m. July 17 

and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 

21, West Ridge Center, 

636 Ridge Road. Callbacks 

take place on Monday, 

July 23 starting at 

6:00 p.m. All roles available 

for ages 14 and older. 

Please prepare 16 bars of 

a song to sing and bring 

sheet music in the key you 

plan to sing in. Rehearsals 

begin in early August. 

Specific dates/times TBD. 

LIST IT YOURSELF 

Reach out to thousands of daily 

users by submitting your event at 

HPLandmark.com/calendar 

For just print*, email all information to 


*Deadline for print is 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication. 

Correction 

In the June 14 issue 

of The Highland Park 

Landmark, it was 

incorrectly stated that 

Jack and Judy Rush 

celebrated their 60th 

wedding anniversary. 

It should have said 

congratulations to Burt 

and Deanna Scott. 

Also, in the June 14 

issue, New Trier girls 

soccer goalie Megan 

Dwyer was incorrectly 

identified as a senior in 

Team 22: Girls Soccer, 

she is a junior. 

ONGOING: 

Summer Reading Program 

June 1-August 1. Reg- 

The Landmark recognizes 

and regrets these errors. 

istration runs through 

July 14, register at the 

circulation desk at Highwood 


Highwood Ave. A dynamic 

summer filled with 

fun and learning with engaging 

books, discovery 

challenges, and DIY projects. 

Stretch & Balance Class 

10-10:45 am, Wednesday 

and Fridays in June, 

742 Sheridan Road, Highwood. 

Stretch muscles for 

tight hips, knees, back and 

shoulders. Improve your 

range of motion. The class 

costs $10.

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In this week’s 

Landmark 

Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial21 

Faith Briefs24 

Dining Out28 

Puzzles29 

Home of the Week30 

Athlete of the Week33 

The Highland 

Park Landmark 

ph: 847.272.4565 

fx: 847.272.4648 

Editor 

Erin Yarnall, x34 


Sports Editor 

Brittany Kapa, x35 


Sales director 

Teresa Lippert, x22 

t.lippert@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Real Estate Sales 

John Zeddies, x12 

j.zeddies@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Legal Notices 

Jeff Schouten, 708.326.9170, x51 

j.schouten@22ndcenturymedia.com 

PUBLISHER 

Joe Coughlin, x16 

j.coughlin@22ndcenturymedia.com 


Eric DeGrechie, x23 

eric@wilmettebeacon.com 

AssT. Managing Editor 

Megan Bernard, x24 

megan@glencoeanchor.com 

President 

Andrew Nicks 

a.nicks@22ndcenturymedia.com 

EDITORIAL DESIGN DIRECTOR 

Nancy Burgan, 708.326.9170, x30 

n.burgan@22ndcenturymedia.com 


60 Revere Drive Suite 888 


www.HPLandmark.com 

Chemical- free printing on 30% recycled paper 

circulation inquiries 

circulation@22ndcenturymedia.com 

The Highland Park Landmark (USPS 17430) 

is published weekly by 22nd Century Media, 

LLC 60 Revere Dr. Ste. 888, Northbrook 

IL 60062. 

Periodical postage paid at Northbrook 

and additional mailing offices. 

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 

The Highland Park Landmark 60 Revere Dr., 

Ste. 888, Northbrook IL 60062. 

Published by 


THURSDAY 

Summer Storytime Live 

1:30-2 p.m. June 21, 

Highland Park Public Library. 


Highland Park. Enjoy 

great stories, puppets, flannel 

boards, music, and 

activities that foster prereading 

skills, broaden social 

skills, and encourage 

a love of books. For more 


432-0216. 

FRIDAY 

Know How: Essential 

Computer Shortcuts 

2-3 p.m. June 22, Highland 

Park Public Library, 


Park. Learn how to simplify, 

speed things up, and 

increase your productivity 

on the computer by using 

keyboard shortcuts. We 

will go over must know 

computer shortcuts for 

tasks such as printing, 

copying, pasting, opening 

documents, and more. 


(847)-432-0216. 

SATURDAY 

Children’s Crafts Time 

6 p.m. June 23, Highwood 


Highwood Ave. Highwood. 

Childrens room. 

Bring out the inner artist at 

child craft time. For more 


432-5404. 

The Art Center - Highland 

Park Festival of Fine Arts 

10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 23, 

Sheridan Road and Central 

Avenue, Highland Park. 

The Art Center Festival of 

Fine Arts showcases the 

work of more than 100 juried 

artists. Live music and 

kid-friendly activities also 

available. For more information, 

visit cityhpil.com. 

SUNDAY 

Friends Book Sale 

1-4:30 p.m. June 24, 



Highland Park. Friends 

Book Sale in Main Lobby. 


(847)-432-0216. 

MONDAY 

Strawbee Superhero 

Accessories 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 25, 



Highland Park. create a 

unique super accessories 

out of Strawbees. The creations 

will be displayed in 

the Library. For more information, 

call (847)-432- 

0216. 

TUESDAY 

Storytime, Milk and 

Cookies at Panera 

9:30-10 a.m. June 26, 

Panera Bread, 1853 N. 2nd 

St. Highland Park. There 

will be storytime, milk and 

cookies. For children ages 

2-5. Registration for children 

is required. For more 


432-0216. 

WEDNESDAY 

Inferno Fest 

4:30-9:30 p.m. June 27, 

Everts Park, 130 Highwood 

Ave. Highwood. 

Inferno Fest will test the 

taste buds of the most daring 

food enthusiasts with 

the hottest and spiciest 

foods and beverages. For 

more information, call 

(847)-668-1213. 

THURSDAY 

Historical Society 

Presents: Wreck of the 

Steamer Calumet 

7 p.m. June 28, Highland 

Park Public Library. 


Park. This program will 

bring this wreck off our 

shores to life with vivid 

information from Steven 

Draska’s research. Draska 

has the only photo ever 

taken of the Calumet and 

several artifacts along with 

research of the construction, 

ownership, and salvage 

of the steamer Calumet. 

For more information, 

call (847)-432-0216. 

UPCOMING 

Lama Surya Das 

Immersion 

9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. June 

23 and 24, 1280 Old 

Skokie Road, Highland 

Park Lama Surya Das is a 

bestselling author and one 

of the most learned and 

respected Buddhist teachers 

in the West. He will 

conduct a two-day immersion 

for new and experienced 

meditators offering 

Darshan, spiritual vision, 

energy transmission and 

Tibetan healing techniques 

for the first time 

ever. CEU’s are available. 

Visit www.infinityfoundation.org 

for more information 

and registration. The 

immersion costs $295. 

Emotional Freedom 

Technique (EFT) 

Certification Training 

9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 7 and 

8, 1280 Old Skokie Rd., 

Highland Park. EFT is a 

non-invasive self-healing 

technique designed to 

enable the body to heal 

physical and emotional issues. 

An EFT practitioner 

gently taps acupuncture 

points using his/her fingers 

on acupuncture meridian 

spots to remove physical 

and emotional trauma. 

This simple, gentle, and 

effective technique allows 

an individual to heal 

emotionally, mentally, and 

physically. Visit www. 

infinityfoundation.org for 

more information and registration. 

The certification 

training costs $200. 

Highland Park Historical 

Society Presents: Wreck 

of the Steamer Calumet 

7 p.m. June 28, 494 


Park Public Library. This 

program will bring this 

wreck off our shores to 

life with vivid information 


research. Draska has the 

only photo ever taken of 

the Calumet and several 

artifacts along with research 

of the construction, 

ownership, and salvage of 

the steamer Calumet. 

‘On the Town’ Auditions 

6:30-9:30 p.m. July 17 

and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 

21, West Ridge Center, 

636 Ridge Road. Callbacks 

take place on Monday, 

July 23 starting at 

6:00 p.m. All roles available 

for ages 14 and older. 

Please prepare 16 bars of 

a song to sing and bring 

sheet music in the key you 

plan to sing in. Rehearsals 

begin in early August. 

Specific dates/times TBD. 

LIST IT YOURSELF 

Reach out to thousands of daily 

users by submitting your event at 

HPLandmark.com/calendar 

For just print*, email all information to 


*Deadline for print is 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication. 

Correction 

In the June 14 issue 

of The Highland Park 

Landmark, it was 

incorrectly stated that 

Jack and Judy Rush 

celebrated their 60th 

wedding anniversary. 

It should have said 

congratulations to Burt 

and Deanna Scott. 

Also, in the June 14 

issue, New Trier girls 

soccer goalie Megan 

Dwyer was incorrectly 

identified as a senior in 

Team 22: Girls Soccer, 

she is a junior. 

ONGOING: 

Summer Reading Program 

June 1-August 1. Reg- 

The Landmark recognizes 

and regrets these errors. 

istration runs through 

July 14, register at the 

circulation desk at Highwood 


Highwood Ave. A dynamic 

summer filled with 

fun and learning with engaging 

books, discovery 

challenges, and DIY projects. 

Stretch & Balance Class 

10-10:45 am, Wednesday 

and Fridays in June, 

742 Sheridan Road, Highwood. 

Stretch muscles for 

tight hips, knees, back and 

shoulders. Improve your 

range of motion. The class 

costs $10.

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News Briefs 

Highland Parkers 

get resident rates at 

Sportman’s 

While Sunset Valley 

Golf Club of Highland 

Park awaits a reopening 

after its renovations, 

Highland Park golfers will 

receive Northbrook Park 

District resident rates at 

Sportman’s Country Club 

and Practice Facility, 3535 

Dundee Road. 

Just show your ID with 

a Highland Park address 

at the Sportsman’s pro 

shop and you will receive 

the Sportsman’s Golf Discount 

card at no cost. 

For more information or 

to book your tee time today, 

go to sportsmansgolf. 

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For updates on the Sunset 

Valley Golf Club renovation, 

go to sunsetvalleygolfclub.org. 

With news tips, contact 

Editor Erin Yarnall at erin@ 

hplandmark.com. 

Injured family sues landlord 

after May porch collapse 

Staff Report 

A Highland Park family 

has filed a negligence 

lawsuit against a property 

owner after a porch collapse 

hospitalized three on 

May 26. 

Robert and Joellen 

Powell and their daughter 

Claire Powell, 19, suffered 

various fractures, including 

to the skull and ankle, 

when the second-story 

porch outside their apartment 

“pancaked to the 

first floor,” according to a 

press release from their legal 

representation, Corboy 

and Demetrio. 

“A preliminary inspection 

by private, government 

and insurance experts 

concluded the porch 

collapsed because support 

members were rotted 

through and through,” said 

attorney Francis Patrick 

Murphy, partner at the 

firm. “Proper and timely 

inspections by a professional 

would have easily 

prevented this event.” 

Property owner Alex Tenuta, 

of Highland Park, is 

the defendant in the suit. 

He was not immediately 

available for comment. 

According to the release, 

the suit seeks unspecified 

damages in excess of 

$50,000 against Tenuta. 

The apartment is part of 

the converted housing at 

the old Fort Sheridan, and 

the porches were built in 

1999, the release says. 

After the collapse on 

May 26, a City of Highland 

Park building inspector arrived 

a the scene and inspected 

similar porches attached 

to townhomes, and 

a notice was released to all 

units about the collapse, 

said Ghida Neukrich, city 

manager of Highland Park. 

For the safety of other 

area residents, Neukirch 

said, City officials recommended 

to avoid using 

back porches until a 

structural engineer can 

review the integrity of the 

porches. 

Neukrich reminded 

residents to be careful in 

warmer months, when it is 

more likely to have many 

people on porches. 

“This is a good reminder 

for everybody to review 

their porches,” Neukirch 

said. “Sometimes in the 

summer, it happens, and 

porches may collapse because 

of overcrowding.” 

Highland Park City Council 

Residents question City spending 

Jonathan Ballew 

Freelance Reporter 

A group of concerned 

residents expressed displeasure 

at the Highland 

Park City Council meeting 

Tuesday, June 11, with 

how the City is spending 

and reporting money — 

despite the City earning 

positive marks on its most 

recent audit. 

The residents spoke out 

against, what they say, is 

improper use of taxpayer 

dollars by Mayor Nancy 

Rotering and the City, as 

more than $1 million will 

be spent on creating additional 

parking for the library 

as part of the City’s 

library expansion project. 

Residents did not see the 

need to create further parking 

for the project. 

“You can make it as 

beautiful as you want, but 

at the end of the day it is 

still a parking lot,” Highland 

Park resident Beatrice 

Trier said. “We don’t need 

more parking. We need to 

conserve green spaces.” 

Highland Park resident 

Michael Pinsel said that because 

a parking study has 

yet to be completed, it is 

“irresponsible” to earmark 

the funds for parking lots. 

Additionally he claimed 

the cost of the parking 

lots reported by the City 

should be at least $1.5 million 

higher. 

But City Manager Ghida 

Neukirch responded by saying 

that both properties in 

question are “assets to the 

city” and should not have 

been included in the report. 

“Whether we move 

forward with the library 

expansion and addition 

today or in the future, this 

council has recognized the 

need to explore a possible 

library expansion as did 

previous city councils,” 

she said. 

Rotering agreed with 

Neukirch. 

“I don’t think anybody 

is forgetting those properties; 

those just weren’t options 

that we were looking 

at this evening,” she said. 

Although a few residents 

complained about 

financials, the City announced 

it had passed a 

yearly third-party audit, 

otherwise known as a 

Comprehensive Annual 

Financial Report, that is 

required of every state municipality. 

The City received an 

“unmodified opinion,” 

which is the most favorable 

opinion a city can 

receive in a CAFR. There 

were shown to be no material 

deficiencies, and all 

financial statements were 

deemed in line with “generally 

accepted accounting 

principles.” 

Police chief recognized 

Before public comments, 

vice president of 

the Illinois Association of 

Chiefs of Police, William 

Kushner, formally recognized 

Highland Park Chief 

of Police Louis E. Jogmen 

as a certified police chief. 

The certification is not 

mandatory but requires a 

vetting process in order 

to determine which police 

chiefs and other public officials 

are up to the associations’ 

rigorous standards. 

Currently only 80 out 

of more than 1,800, or 4 

percent, of Illinois’ police 

chiefs are certified by the 

organization, according to 

Kushner. 

Jogmen said that he has 

been impressed by how 

many public officials in 

Highland Park are certified 

by the organization. 

“That is definitely not 

the norm,” he said. “The 

professionalism of Highland 

Park was a big draw 

for me. I’m proud to be a 

part of Highland Park.” 

Upon certification, Jogmen 

was met with a standing 

ovation from both the 

council and those in attendance. 

“The City is proud to say 

that our police department 

is nationally accredited,” 

Rotering said. “We should 

be very very proud of our 

professional staff.” 

Also, the League of 

American Bicyclists 

awarded Highland Park a 

Bronze Recognition for 

creating a community that 

is friendly to bicycles. 

The bikewalk advisory 

team for Highland Park 

was present to receive the 

award and recognition. 

Police Reports 

Jewelry stolen from home while resident was out of town 

Staff Report 

A resident in the 400 block of 

Ridge Road reported a theft, by an 

unknown subject(s), of multiple 

items of jewelry from their home. 

The resident reported the theft on 

June 18, but it is believed to have 

occurred in February 2018 while the 

resident was out of town. 

June 13 

• Elvis Perry, Jr. (30), of the 2700 

block of Cortland Street, Chicago, 

was arrested and charged with 

driving under the influence after a 

traffic stop by police in the 2500 

block of Skokie Valley Road. Perry 

was released on a cash bond, pending 

court in Waukegan on July 20, 

2018. 

June 17 

• Mihal Dejan (53), of the 800 block 

of 8th Street, Northfield, was arrested 

and charged with driving 

under the influence at the intersection 

of Winona and County Line 

Road when police approached his 

stopped vehicle. Dejan was released 

on a recognizance bond, pending a 

court date of July 20, 2018 in 

Waukegan. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Highland 

Park Landmark’s Police Reports are 

compiled from official reports emailed 

from the Highland Park Police Department 

headquarters in Highland Park 

and the Highwood Police Department 

headquarters in Highwood. Individuals 

named in these reports are considered 

innocent of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law.



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Highwood Boy Scout fixes 

broken train station clock 

Harrison Raft 

Editorial Intern 

For approximately 10 

years the clock at the 

Highwood train station 

has been frozen in time. 

That was, until Christopher 

Cizek made it his 

Eagle Scout project to repair 

the clock and bring it 

out of the past. 

Starting out as a Cub 

Scout in Pack 35, Cizek 

has risen the ranks of the 

Boy Scouts in Troop 324. 

After roughly eight years 

of hikes and camp outs 

he is in the process of becoming 

an Eagle Scout, 

upon completion of his 

Eagle project, and presentation 

of the project to the 

board of review where he 

will have to describe the 

project step by step and 

how he took on the leadership 

position. 

The Eagle Scout project 

is a task done for the 

benefit of the community, 

and also a demonstration 

of leadership by the scout 

undergoing the project. 

In addition to completing 

the actual project, 

there are mounds of paperwork 

to complete. 

The Highwood train 

station clock was something 

that the community 

members have been asking 

to be fixed, but Highwood 

mayor Charlie Pecaro 

said at a Highwood 

City Council meeting that 

“multiple corporations” 

said they “couldn’t figure 

out” how to fix the clock. 

It wasn’t until Cizek 

took notice of the complaints 

of the town that 

he decided to make it his 

project. 

“It felt good to give 

back to the community,” 

Cizek said. “I always 

Christopher Cizek, a Boy Scout from Highwood, fixed 

the clock at the Highwood train station, which had been 

broken for more than 10 years. Cizek repaired the clock 

as part of his Eagle Scout project. Photo submitted 

heard people talk about 

the broken clock and it 

felt good to end the complaints.” 

Cizek started his project 

last summer, working 

to trace down the parts 

necessary for the repair. 

When it came time for the 

parts to be put into place 

Cizek worked out of his 

basement using a manual 

the company of the clock 

had sent to him to screw 

in the proper pieces. 

After multiple tests to 

make sure the clock was 

in working order, it was 

then mounted back onto 

the train station. 

Cizek also enlisted the 

help of a team of younger 

scouts that volunteered 

after Cizek emailed out 

a call to action. They all 

worked to wield shafts together, 

tighten loose gears 

and oiled anything that 

squeaked. 

Scaffolding was constructed 

so the Highwood 

lettering on the train 

station could be power 

washed and re-painted for 

a cleaner appearance. 

“It gives Highwood 

a more complete look,” 

Cizek said. 

“For him to take that 

project and overcome every 

obstacle there is and 

get it done is amazing,” 

Pecaro said. “It’s true persistence 

on his part for 

a Boy Scout to do what 

the city couldn’t. It just 

tells you if there’s a will, 

there’s a way.” 

With the clock fixed 

Cizek is one step closer 

to becoming an Eagle 

Scout, and the community 

of Highwood, against the 

odds, has a working clock. 

“I think it’ll put a huge 

smile on everyone’s face,” 

Pecaro said. 

The clock now is just 

ticking down until Cizek 

is an Eagle Scout.

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‘Wreck of the Steamer Calumet’ 

to come alive at library event 

Submitted by the Highland 

Park Historical Society 

The Highland Park Historical 

Society will present 

“Wreck of the Steamer 

Calumet” with Highland 

Park resident Steven Draska 

at 7 p.m. on June 28 at 

the Highland Park Library. 

On Nov. 28, 1889, Captain 

Orville Green and crew 

of 18 found themselves 

floundering in a tremendous 

gale, towering waves 

and wind lashed sleet. 

The next morning a 


saw the vessel under duress 

being buffeted by 

waves and covered in ice. 

The precursor to the U.S. 

Coast Guard was the Life 

Saving Service located at 

Northwestern University’s 

campus. Using a lifeboat 

transported by train to 

the bluffs overlooking the 

wreck and desperate crew, 

the Life Saving Service 

performed a heroic rescue 

of all 18 men. 

This program will bring 

this wreck off local shores 

to life with vivid information 


research. 

Draska has the only photo 

ever taken of the Calumet 

and several artifacts 

along with research of the 

construction, ownership 

and salvage of the steamer 

Calumet. 

Draska is a wreck diver 

and history buff who grew 

up in Chicago’s Lincoln 

Park. While in college, 

Draska was introduced 

to scuba while training as 

a Chicago Park District 

lifeguard. He has since 

searched, researched, 

dived and made recovery’s 

from as far away as the 

Black Sea to as close as the 

Highland Park shoreline. 

He is an original member 

of the Chicago Maritime 

Society and a longtime 

resident of Highland Park 

with his wife Judith and 

twins Chris and Brit. 

The Wreck of the 

Steamer Calumet will be 

at Highland Park Public 

Library auditorium, 494 


Park, Illinois. Admission 

is free. 

For further information, 

contact the Highland Park 

Historical Society at (847) 

432.7090 or archives@ 

highlandparkhistory.org. 

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The Landmark wins national feature writing award 

Staff Report 

For the sixth straight 

year, 22nd Century Media 

is a national award-winner. 

The National Newspaper 

Association recognized 

22nd Century Media, 

the parent company of 

The Highland Park Landmark, 

with seven awards 

for editorial excellence in 

its annual Better Newspaper 

Contest. 

The competition, which 

is judged by third-party 

media professionals, welcomed 

1,405 entries from 

115 outlets across 38 

states, and the winners will 

be recognized at an awards 

breakfast Sept. 29 in Norfolk, 

Va. 

“Our journalists work 

hard to provide unmatched 

coverage of their communities, 

and they make us 

proud every day,” Publisher 

Joe Coughlin said. “Receiving 

recognition like 

this, especially from your 

peers, is an added bonus.” 

Two 22nd Century Media 

newspapers — The 

New Lenox Patriot and The 

Tinley Junction — were 

honored twice, while The 

Highland Park Landmark, 

The Orland Park Prairie 

and Malibu Surfside News 

picked up one award each. 

Out of the North Shore, 

The Highland Park Landmark 

was named a national 

champion in the Best 

Feature Story category for 

the story, “Highland Park 

woman helps create Holocaust 

museum’s Take A 

Stand Center,” by Xavier 

Ward. 

Of Ward’s story, the 

judge said, “Very interesting 

topic to feature. I 

got the who, what, when, 

where and why out of this 

story for sure. ... Overall 

great job!” 

The Landmark was also 

awarded by the National 

Newspaper Association in 

2017 for Best Sports Story. 

Two heartwarming feature 

stories from The Patriot 

were recognized. 

Publisher Joe Coughlin’s 

personal story, “A 

wedding for the best man,” 

about his cousin asking 

his dying father to be his 

best man in his final days 

took second place for Best 

Feature, while Assistant 

Editor Amanda Stoll’s 

story, “Central crowns 

Fritzie Fritzschall, a Buffalo Grove resident, is one of 

the Holocaust survivor stories available at the new Take 

A Stand Center that Xavier Ward wrote about. Photo 

submitted 

special education student 

as homecoming queen,” 

about Lincoln-Way Central’s 

special homecoming 

night took third in the 

same category. 

For The Tinley Junction, 


Bill Jones and freelance 

journalist Laurie Fanelli 

combined on a unique, 

firsthand storytelling venture 

after Paul McCartney 

came to town that earned 

them third place for Best 

Performing Arts Story. 

Freelance photographer 

Bob Klein earned honorable 

mention for a Tinley 

Junction photo. 

The Orland Park Prairie 

was awarded a Feature 

Photo award for the 

second straight year and 

for the second straight 

year the photo came from 

Adam Jomant. 

Also a national champion, 

again, is the Malibu 

Surfside News, which won 

its third top national prize 

in the last two years. 

Over 11 years of competitions, 

22nd Century 

Media publications have 

earned 175 regional and national 

awards for editorial 

excellence, including more 

than 30 first-place honors. 

Township High School D113 Board of Education 

Split board argues over interview policy 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

The Township High 

School District 113 Board 

of Education is in the process 

of searching for a 

new superintendent and a 

new board member after 

the resignation of both 

Superintendent Chris Dignam 

and board member 

David Small in May. 

The district reached 

a separation agreement 

with Dignam, who was 

under intense scrutiny 

from D113 educators and 

parents for alleged poor 

leadership and questionable 

initiatives. Small, a 

supporter of Digman, resigned 

after the agreement 

was approved. 

The board is accepting 

resumes to fill Small’s 

seat and had previously 

announced they will hold 

interviews in upcoming 

closed sessions. 

Some members of the 

community who spoke at 

the board’s regular meeting 

Monday, June 11, 

expressed displeasure at 

the announcement that 

interviews will be held in 

closed session. 

“I was hoping that you 

might reconsider your 

decision,” said Barbara 

Sereda, who previously 

ran for a seat on the board. 

Sereda ran for the seat 

vacated by former board 

member Julie Gordon in 

November, and she, along 

with board member Gayle 

Byck, were interviewed 

in both closed and open 

sessions, in what Sereda 

reffered to as a “hybrid” 

interview. 

Tensions rose when 

some board members suggested 

again having a “hybrid” 

interview for applicants 

to fill Small’s seat. 

But Board President 

Elizabeth Garlovsky said 

it goes against policy to 

not hold the meetings 

in closed session, and 

board member Debra Hymen 

said she believes the 

board should focus on 

adhering to policy rather 

than appeasing members 

of the community complaining 

about a lack of 

transparency. 

The policy in question 

states: “Immediately 

following a vacancy on 

the board, the board will 

publicize it and accept 

resumes from district residents 

who are interested in 

filling the vacancy. After 

reviewing applications, 

the board may invite the 

prospective candidates 

for personal interviews to 

be conducted during duly 

scheduled closed meetings.” 

The other four members 

of the board said they 

would be open to holding 

the interviews in a hybrid 

format. 

“If someone wants to 

make that motion, go 

ahead,” Garlovsky said, 

“but to say that we’re 

doing it to provide transparency, 

I think what it’s 

going to add is we’re going 

to have to spend more 

time, we’re going to have 

to have another meeting to 

have this all happen in the 

short period of time that 

Please see d 113, 17 

North Shore businesswomen to 

be honored at 22CM luncheon 

Erica Gelman, Editorial Intern 

The North Shore Women 

in Business Awards is 

accepting nominations 

through July 31 for outstanding 

women who 

have undergone significant 

accomplishments in 

their careers and who also 

live or work in the North 

Shore. 

Awards will be presented 

on Sept. 13, at 22nd 

Century Media’s inaugural 

North Shore Women 

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which will honor 

13 North Shore women in 

13 categories. The event 

will take place at Pinstripes 

in Northbrook. 

Award winners will be 

recognized both at the 

event and also in 22nd 

Century Media publications. 

The event will feature 

culture transformation 

expert Jeanne Malnati as 

a speaker. Malnati is the 

CEO and founder of The 

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which teaches communication 

and leadership principles. 

While 22nd Century 

Media hosts similar 

awards events throughout 

the year, this event arose 

because the company felt 

accentuating women’s accomplishments 

is also important. 

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Business Briefs 

HP resident hired to marketing firm 

The David James Group, an integrated 

marketing company, has hired 

two new professionals, including 

Highland Park resident Maxie Mottlowitz. 

Mottlowitz — a recent graduate of 

Lake Forest College with a degree in 

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and a minor in digital media design 

— is the agency’s new social media 

manager. 

In her position, she will manage 

several David James Group client 

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Additionally, she will manage 

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d 113 

From Page 12 

we have.” 

Board member Alena 

Laube began to move to set 

up hybrid interviews held in 

both open and closed sessions 

before being interrupted 

by Garlovsky. 

“You move that we are going 

to go off-policy?” Garlovsky 

asked Laube in the 

middle of her motion. “Is that 

what you’re doing?” 

Laube’s motion to go offpolicy 

and hold the hybrid 

interviews passed 4-2. 

Garlovsky said she does 

not see the need for transparency, 

because the public 

does not have a say in the appointment 

of a board member 

when there is a vacated seat. 

“I know a lot of stuff like 

that goes on in public elections, 

but that’s when the voters 

go to the polls and they get 

to decide. In this situation, the 

community, by law, they don’t 

get a vote,” Garlovsky said. 

The board is planning to 

have the policy committee 

clarify this specific policy in 

the future. 

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board is filled, the board will 

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Rosewood Beach earns design awards 

Submitted by Park 

District of Highland Park 

Park District of Highland 

Park’s Rosewood 

Beach received the American 

Institute of Architects 

2018 Small Projects Design 

Award. 

This is the fifth design 

award the district has received 

for Rosewood and 

the second national award. 

Rosewood designers 

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects 

received the award 

for the Rosewood design 

from the AIA, which is 

headquartered in Washington, 

D.C. 

Rosewood was one 

of eleven projects in the 

United States that received 

the Institute’s small project 

top honors. 

The Small Project Awards 

recognize small project 

Adele Labardor (left), 4, follows older sister Viola, 

5 at Rosewood Beach. The girls had fun with 

complimentary sunglasses and snow cones. 

practitioners for their highquality 

work and promote 

excellence in design. 

The program strives to 

raise public awareness of 

the value and design excellence 

that architects bring 

to projects regardless of 

size and scope. 

Recipients for the award 

are selected by a fivemember 

jury. 

According to Woodhouse 

Tinucci, the solution 

to reactivating Rosewood 

Beach rooted basic amenities 

and an education 

pavilion in an elemental 

lakeside experience — a 

leisurely boardwalk stroll 

that meanders 1,500 feet, 

connecting access points at 

each end and giving visitors 

an ever-changing journey 

along Lake Michigan. 

To minimize bulk, only 

functions needing privacy 

or separation are enclosed. 

All else is outdoors 

on the boardwalk itself, 

which wraps up and over to 

form simple, low-profile pavilions 

and site furnishings. 

Since the grand reopening 

of beach in 2015, 

Rosewood Beach has received 

national, state and 

local recognition. 

In 2016, it was named 

Rosewood Beach was designed by Woodhouse Tinucci 

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plans to minimize bulk along the beachfront. Photos by 

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Best Restored Beach by 

the American Shore & 

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Illinois Parks & Recreation 

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– Chicago and Design 

Merit Award by the Chicago 

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THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

Tentative budget plans for new 

air conditioners, school safety 

improvements 

The Lake Bluff School District 65 

Board of Education unanimously approved 

both the 2018-19 tentative budget 

and the final strategic plan for 2018-23 

at its regular meeting Tuesday, June 12. 

The District expects revenues of 

$18,870,800 for the 2018-19 fiscal 

year. This includes expenditures 

of $19,156,961 and a net deficit of 

$286,161. Despite the net deficit, the operating 

fund is expected to have a surplus 

of $861,724. 

The deficit is caused by the need to replace 

five air conditioning units at Lake 

Bluff Elementary School. 

Superintendent Dr. Jean Sophie also 

noted that upcoming expenditures for 

the 2018-19 fiscal year included around 

$77,000 to restructure the main office at 

the elementary school for safety reasons, 

along with a plan to replace the boilers 

at the middle school. Additionally, she 

hopes to look into renovating the playgrounds. 

“Parents [have told us that] the playground 

is non-accessible because we 

have wood chips on one of our playgrounds 

and we have another parent that 

is concerned [with] the little rubber pieces 

[on the other],” she said. 

Sophie hopes both will be replaced 

with rubber flooring that will be both 

safe and accessible. 

Reporting by Christa Rooks, Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at LakeForestLeader.com. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Repeal ordinances introduced for 

minimum wage 

Last June, the Wilmette Village Board 

opted out of the Cook County minimum 

wage and paid sick leave ordinances. 

The board will vote on the matter again 

a year after the initial vote to opt out at 

its Tuesday, June 26 meeting. The board 

will vote on whether to remain opted out 

of the ordinances or opt in. 

At the board’s Tuesday, June 12 meeting, 

ordinances were introduced that 

would repeal last year’s opt out of the 

county ordinances. When an ordinance 

is introduced, the village board doesn’t 

discuss, debate or vote on the matter, so 

the June 12 meeting simply consisted of 

public comment. 

More than 100 Cook County suburban 

municipalities opted out of the county ordinances 

last year. For the municipalities 

that didn’t opt out, the minimum wage 

increased from $8.25 to $10 on July 1, 

2017. On this July 1, the wage increases 

by another dollar to $11, to $12 on July 

1, 2019 and $13 on July 1, 2020. Then, 

each July 1 after 2020, the wage increases 

by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), or 

2.5 percent, whichever is less. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at WilmetteBeacon.com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Real-estate broker performs Heimlich, 

saves life, during open house 

Ellen Stern has hosted countless open 

houses over the years. They’ve never, 

until recently, involved saving a life. 

Stern, a broker with Berkshire Hathaway 

HomeServices KoenigRubloff 

Realty Group, was speaking with 

a man during an open house in Glenview 

on June 10 when a woman walked 

into the condominium, passed through 

a couple rooms and suddenly began to 

choke. 

“She started grabbing at her throat 

saying, ‘Call 9-1-1,’ roughly gasping it,” 

Stern said. “She bent over the bannister 

and tried pushing the railing into her upper 

stomach, so I handed my phone to the 

gentleman and told him to call 9-1-1 and 

I went over and [performed the Heimlich 

maneuver]. Because she knew what to 

do, I was able to get my arms in the right 

position. She wasn’t fighting.” 

After three pumps, Stern was able to 

dislodge a hazelnut from the woman’s 

throat. 

The woman, Lynne Hanlon, a nurse 

for the past 42 years who currently 

works at Evanston Hospital, didn’t resist 

because she knew how to react in the 

situation. 

“I knew what needed to be done, but 

I think this is a good example of why 

people should know the universal sign 

of choking (putting both hands over your 

throat) and be aware of the Heimlich maneuver 

and basic first aid,” Hanlon said. 

“Ellen told me she hasn’t really been 

trained but kind of picked it up. It’s almost 

surreal that I’m even talking to you. 

I was moments away from falling to the 

floor. She saved my life.” 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, Contributing 

Editor. Full story at GlenviewLantern.com.

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From the editor 

The best gift of all — nothing 

Erin Yarnall 

Editor 

Year after year the 

month of May is 

all about mom for 

my family. 

For my brother and 

I, Mother’s Day is less 

of an annual holiday 

celebrating why we love 

our mom, and more of a 

month-long worship to 

Letter to the Editor 

Accusers should come 

forward 

Thank you The Landmark 

for calling attention to 

a concerning pattern in both 

our 112 and 113 schools. 

Superintendent Christopher 

Dignam’s alleged abuses 

precipitated his departure 

just weeks ago. Now we 

learn that accusations of 

bullying and harassment of 

(unknown) “staff” are the 

cause of principal Matthew 

Eriksen’s departure. It 

seems almost unbelievable 

that one anonymous accuser 

has gone so far as to 

follow Mr. Eriksen through 

his job search in an attempt 

to prevent him from securing 

employment elsewhere. 

Had I not observed 

each of these accused men 

in their job settings and 

experienced discussion 

of “microaggressions” by 

parties gathered in one 

particularly eye-opening 

parent’s meeting, I would 

not be writing. Yet I am a 

the woman who birthed 

and raised us. 

It’s the same for her 

birthday in February. 

Don’t get me wrong, if 

I could dedicate lifetimes 

to celebrate my adoration 

of my mom, I would, 

but it always makes our 

celebrations for Father’s 

Day seem a little sad in 

comparison. 

While we go out of 

our way to get a wide 

assortment of gifts for 

my mom, my dad usually 

receives some new work 

shirts and maybe a tie, 

because he is the supreme 

gift-giver in our family. 

It always makes me 

feel terrible. 

I’m lucky enough to 

witness. Consultants hired 

to lead parent-teacher discussions 

at the high school 

(and who planned a subsequent 

education program 

for the entire student body) 

focused on the harm that 

microaggressions cause. 

Pronouncing someone’s 

name without an appropriate 

accent or failing to 

favorably comment on a 

student’s hair are just two 

examples of what everyone 

(except me) seemed to 

accept as hurtful behavior. 

I thought Superintendent 

Dignam in his quiet way 

was actually supportive 

of the “victims” and their 

champions. I now suspect 

he might simply have been 

aware that, when not given 

what they want, those who 

perceive themselves as victims 

have the capacity to 

engage in their own brand 

of bullying. 

It is my hope that accusers 

not remain anonymous 

as a greater understanding 

honestly say that my dad 

is my best friend. 

We share the same 

sense of humor, the same 

obnoxious habits and the 

same eye shape. He has 

always been there to reassure 

me when something 

bad happens, and always 

been there to cheer me 

on when something good 

happens. 

But when it comes to 

our meager Father’s Day 

celebrations, he can take 

the blame. He always 

tells us he doesn’t want 

anything. 

When we guess on gifts 

for him, he never ends up 

using them. 

When we ask him what 

he really wants, he says 

is pursued. There is more at 

stake than a revolving door 

of hires costing the taxpayers 

money. Our schools are 

increasingly being turned 

go figure 

2,200 

“I just want to spend time 

with my family.” 

So this year, I gave my 

dad what he wanted (in 

addition to tickets to see 

Hannibal Buress because 

I am truly a phenomenal 

daughter). 

We just spent time 

together. 

We went to my grandma’s 

pool and swam all 

day, we made dinner and 

we cracked jokes about 

my brother and mom 

together. 

And while it wasn’t an 

extravagant celebration 

like we always have for 

our mom, it’s all that my 

Dad actually wanted. 

Turns out, he’s pretty 

easy to shop for. 

into a politicized minefield. 

Amy Lohmolder, Mother 

of Highland Park High 

School Student 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

The amount of dollars raised 

by Taste Buds Kitchen for 

Cookies for Kids’ Cancer in 

2017. Read more on Page 4 

The Highland Park Landmark 

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Homecoming 

Highland Park native 

returns to North Shore 

with new book, Page 26 

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Don’t be chicken 

Clucker’s of Highwood offers unique 

spin on chicken-making, Page 28 

Highland Park 

resident Katie 

Spero is featured 

in the opening 

film in the Blocks 

to Bricks museum 

at Woodfield Mall 

in Schaumburg. 

Erin Yarnall/22nd 

Century Media 

Highland Park father and daughter help to create music, film for toy 

museum in Schaumburg, Page 25

24 | June 21, 2018 | The highland park landmark FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El (1175 

Sheridan Road, Highland Park) 

Artists Beit Midrash: Of the 

Body, In the body: Torah 

and Art 

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays 

until Aug. 2. Join Dr. Jane 

Shapiro and artist Judith 

Joseph to access Jewish 

wisdom as inspiration for 

your art. Explore contemporary 

and traditional art 

as a springboard for your 

own creativity. Class will 

culminate in an exhibition 

by artists Beit Midrash 

members. Artists in all media 

are welcome. RSVP to 

Marcie Eskin at meskin@ 

nssbethel.org. 

Writer’s Beit Midrash 

9:30 a.m. Every other 

Wednesday until Aug. 22. 

The NSS Beth El Writer’s 

Beit Midrash will continue 

to meet every other 

Wednesday morning in the 

Maxwell Abbell Library 

throughout the summer. All 

fiction, non-fiction, poetry, 

memoir, and essay writers 

(published or not yet 

published) are welcome 

for discussions, exercises, 

camaraderie, and critique. 

Contact Rachel Kamin at 

rkamin@nssbethel.org or 

(847) 926-7902 for more 

information. 

Israeli Scouts Concert 

6 p.m. Thursday, July 

26. The Tzofim Friendship 

Caravan is a group of 10 

energetic teenagers who 

are leaders in their Scout 

chapters in Israel. Together 

with their two leaders, 

the Caravan travels across 

North America, using 

song, dance, and personal 

stories to share friendship 

and love for Israel. This 

event is open to the community 

and free of charge. 

For more information, or to 

RSVP, contact Marcie Eskin 

via email at meskin@ 

nssbethel.org or call (847) 

926-7903. 

Congregation Solel (1301 Clavey Road, 

Highland Park) 

Torah Study 

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

mornings. There will 

be a Torah study at Congregation 

Solel. You can 

come in the morning to 

kick off your weekend with 

a Torah study and then stay 

throughout the morning at 

Solel for subsequent activities 

and fun. For more information, 

visit www.solel. 

org or call (847) 433-3555. 

Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road, 


Weeknight Service 

7-8 p.m. Thursdays, 

church coffee bar. Weeknight 

service is a place to 

come, stay a while, meet 

people and then go make 

a difference. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

1001 or email Dan at dsyvertsen@cclf.org. 

Trinity Episcopal Church (425 Laurel Ave., 


Summer Sunday Service 

Schedule 

9 a.m. June 3-Sept. 2. 

Wednesdays 

9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 

with healing – St. Michael’s 

Chapel 

Immaculate Conception Parish (770 

Deerfield Road, Highland Park) 

IC Spring Garage Sale 

7 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, 

June 22, Upper Level Garages. 

Furniture, housewares 

and tools will be 

available for purchase. 

Cash or check only. No sale 

if it rains. 

IC Annual Rummage Sale 

Drop Off 

Donations of clothing 

a household items can be 

dropped off starting July 

1. The church will accommodate 

furniture drop offs 

starting May 1. For more 

information, call the Parish 

Office at (847) 433-0130. 

Weekend Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays 

4-4:45 p.m. Sundays, 

confession; 

8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Sunday 

service 

Submit information for 

The Landmark’s Faith 

page to Brittany Kapa at 

b.kapa@22nd 

centurymedia.com. The 

deadline is noon on Thursday. 

Questions? Call (847) 272- 

4565 ext. 35. 

In Memoriam 

Elizabeth DeCurtins Hoying 

Elizabeth DeCurtins 

Hoying, 84, of Highland 

Park, died May 9. Born in 

Coldwater, OH, to Urban 

and Margaret DeCurtins, 

she graduated from the 

University of Dayton with 

a bachelor’s degree in fine 

arts. She loved art, design 

and architecture in all 

forms and was especially 

proud of the DeCurtins 

ancestry of Ohio church 

architects. She relocated 

from Cincinnati to Highland 

Park with her family 

in 1968. She became active 

in her children’s schools, 

at Immaculate Conception 

Catholic Church and 

in other nonprofits where 

she championed social justice 

causes. She served her 

community in a variety of 

ways, including as president 

of the PTA, president 

of Tri-Con Child Care 

Center, a day-care center 

that served underprivileged 

children, president of Family 

Service Center of Lake 

County, an interfaith social 

service agency and as an active 

volunteer at a Waukegan 

soup kitchen. Elizabeth 

was a gifted pianist, 

teaching piano lessons as a 

teenager and young adult to 

help pay for college. Upon 

graduation from college, 

she began her career as an 

interior decorator in Ohio. 

Later, as a homemaker in 

Highland Park, she started 

a small art design business 

creating public art 

on commission, most notably 

outdoor banners for 

the City of Highland Park, 

the Ravinia Music Festival 

and a suspended sculpture 

for Chicago’s Water Tower 

Landmark museum. She is 

survived by her children, 

Andrew D. (fiancée Moira 

Burdi) and Faith R. Behr 

(Michael J.); grandchildren, 

Travis A. (Allison), 

Katherine L. Behr, Derek 

A. Behr and Madeleine 

A. Behr; and great-grandchild, 

Calvin H. Kirby- 

Hoying. She was formerly 

married to Eugene J. Hoying. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

are to St. Patrick’s 

Residence, 1600 Brookdale 

Road, Naperville, IL, 

60563. 

Giovanna Lamerti 

Giovanna Lamberti, 96, 

of Highwood, died May 

31 at her home. Born June 

24, 1921 in Piendelagotti, 

Modena, Italy to the union 

of Sante and Albina (Medici) 

Manattini. Beloved wife 

of the late Franco. She is 

survived by her children, 

Eleonora (late John) Pieracci 

and Maurizio; grandchildren, 

Christopher 

(Milena), Fredric (Antonia) 

Pieracci, Joseph (Amanda), 

Katie (Mark) Olakowski 

and Richard Pieracci; 

great-grandchildren, Jack, 

Lyla, Emily, Sofia, Posie 

Olakowski, Gemma Olakowski, 

Emma Pieracci, 

Luca Pieracci and Gia Pieracci. 

Anastasios G. ‘Stosh’ 

Christopoulos 

Anastasios G. “Stosh” 

Christopoulos, 89, of Highland 

Park, died June 9 after 

the 34th anniversary of his 

first date with his loving 

wife of 33-years, Peggy 

(nee Engle) Christopoulos 

of Highland Park. He was 

born in Chicago on Jan. 

22, 1929 to the late George 

and Despina (nee Betzelos) 

Christopoulos, originally 

from Asea, Greece. Christopoulos 

was co-owner of 

Commonwealth Builders 

and Commonwealth Construction 

Management, 

LLC. He was a carpenter 

for 70 years and built or 

supervised construction 

on hundreds of properties 

in Chicago and its suburbs, 

Denver & Colorado 

Springs, CO, and Phoenix 

and Scottsdale, Az. 

For the past 27 years he 

served as vice president 

of development for F&F 

Realty in Skokie. He was 

loved and respected for his 

dedication, honesty and 

integrity by many in the 

industry. He was active in 

Lions Club International, 

founded the Indian Guides 

in Skokie, coached little 

league baseball and participated 

in Boy Scouts with 

his sons. He took part in 

building and expanding SS 

Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox 

Church in Glenview, 

and was a past elder and 

usher for First Presbyterian 

Church in Deerfield. Stosh 

was a loving and caring 

husband, father, grandfather, 

great-grandfather, 

uncle, son, brother, cousin 

and best friend to many. 

The family often joked that 

no matter where they were 

in the country, Christopoulos 

always knew someone 

or they knew him. He was 

always the last one out the 

door and always available 

to help anyone with a 

problem or concern about 

their home or business. 

He was all about innovation 

and even invented 

tools and products. He especially 

enjoyed mentoring 

the men who worked 

with him. Stosh graduated 

Ahmundsen High School, 

January Class of 47 as a 

proud Viking, coordinating 

their 50th Class Reunion 

and many that followed. 

He will be missed 

for his sense of humor, 

ready smile, construction 

expertise and caring nature. 

Christopoulos is survived 

by his wife, Peggy; 

children, George (Cindy), 

Joe (Wendy), James, Ryan 

(Kristin), Nick and Marguerite 

(Colin) Halbig; 

grandchildren, Tsasha 

(Shane) Facteau, Joey 

(Maura), Max (Amanda), 

Tina (Ryan) Elliott, John 

Halbig, Alethia Halbig, 

Andrew and Crosby; greatgrandchildren, 

Lincoln and 

Mia Facteau and Rosalie 

Elliott; siblings, Peter 

(Joan) and Rennie (Nick) 

Nicholson; and many cousins, 

nieces and nephews, 

here and in Greece. In lieu 

of flowers, donations may 

be made in Stosh’s name to 

the NorthShore University 

HealthSystem, Kellogg 

Cancer Center/Sarcoma 

Research, 1033 University 

Place, Suite 450, Evanston, 

IL 60201 or to Office 

of Development, 2900 

Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

com with information about 

a loved one who was part of 

the Highland Park/Highwood 

communities.

hplandmark.com Life & ARTS 


HP residents contribute to toy museum 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

Inspired by his life-long 

love of building, and especially 

Legos, Arlington 

Heights resident Adam 

Reed Tucker recently 

opened the Blocks to 

Bricks museum and studio, 

which highlights the history 

of toys used for building, 

and Tucker’s personal 

history with Lego. 

The museum, located in 

Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, 

opened Friday, 

June 15, and features music 

and a film created by 


and composer Peter Spero. 

“I’ve created music that 

reflects the space,” Peter 

said. 

Peter’s music is played 

as patrons walk through 

the museum, and he drew 

upon inspirations from 

Tucker and his own vision 

when it came time to create 

the music. 

“[Tucker] had some concepts,” 

Peter said. “Like 

the movie ‘Tron,’ a Justin 

Timberlake concert intro. 

As a hired artist, I took 

those into account and 

then I was able to create 

based on those concepts 

that he gave me.” 

This museum was Peter’s 

first time creating 

music for a museum. 

“I have never created 

sound or music or a film 

for a museum,” Peter 

said. “I’ve created music 

for film, for albums, for 

bands, for concerts and 

all of that, but then when 

you’re asked to do something 

specific like this, to 

actually contextualize it, 

it was such a fascinating 

process.” 

Peter also made a film 

for Blocks to Bricks, which 

is screened before patrons 

walk through the museum 

and introduces them to the 

work put into the exhibits 

they are about to see. 

In the film, Peter was 

able to work with his 

daughter, Katie, also a 

Highland Park resident. 

Katie appears as an actor 

in the film, doing voiceovers 

and introducing patrons 

to what will happen 

as they enter the museum. 

“If you see the video, 

you’ll see me ethereally 

flying over Earth,” Katie 

said. “That was really enjoyable.” 

Katie said one of the 

highlights of the process 

was being able to work 

with her dad. 

“I love working with my 

dad on anything,” Katie 

said. “It’s nice since we 

both have a positive attitude 

and a sense of humor. 

It’s a lot of fun.” 

In addition to her acting 

work, Katie did voice 

overs throughout the film, 

she did voice overs, which 

included making recordings 

of her saying different 

phrases and then editing 

her voice. 

“I went with my dad to 

a green screen studio, that 

was a really cool space,” 

Katie said. “We recorded 

myself speaking different 

phrases and different 

words that would get incorporated 

into the video.” 

The media that Peter and 

Katie created add to the 

interactivity the museum 

Blocks to Bricks is a museum dedicated to toys used 

to build. The museum opened June 15. Photos by Erin 

Yarnall/22nd Century Media 

The museum makes its own plastic building bricks in a 

variety of colors and houses them in this room. 

prides itself on. At different 

points throughout the 

exhibits, patrons can wave 

their hands over sensors 

to activate different effects, 

move past motionactivated 

effects and press 

buttons to move different 

displays. 

“People go to museums 

because they want to see 

something they haven’t 

seen before,” Peter said. 

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26 | June 7, 2018 | The highland park landmark Life & ARTS 


Noted Highland Park author visits Northbrook 

Hilary Anderson 


Although she’s traveled the 

world and authored several 

best-selling novels, author Mary 

Morris, a native a Highland 

Park, still cherishes her North 

Shore roots. 

Morris visited her childhood 

home and gave an overview of 

her latest book, “Gateway to the 

Moon,” at Northbrook’s Book 

Bin as part of its Books ‘N’ Bottles 

event June 3. 

A standing-room-only crowd 

packed the store to meet Morris 

— a graduate Highland Park 

High School — and hear about 

her latest published book. 

The novel, “Gateway to the 

Moon,” is historical fiction that 

takes the reader from the present 

to a relatively little known 

period in history that has relevance 

to the time surrounding 

Christopher Columbus and 

his discovery of the uncharted 

Americas in 1492. 

Morris intertwines both pastand 

present-day narratives to 

deliver a powerful story of 

shared-history to readers. 

The look at history the book 

offers suggests there might have 

been more to Columbus’ reason 

to set sail and search for treasures 

in the West Indies. At the 

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why many people of Jewish 

faith can be found today in 

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“I am passionate about immigrants 

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forgotten secrets of the Jewish 

people similar to many of the 

challenges refugees face today.” 

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when she was in college in 

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new book, “Gateway to the Moon.” Photo Submitted 

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“My father gave me a journal 

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Morris said. “It was a very 

lonely time then in 1967. Writing 

was my salvation and I kept 

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quite finished her dissertation. 

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books later she is preparing for 

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Clucker’s Chicken idea hatched in Mexico 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Every restaurateur has his or 

her own inspiration. For Reed 

Merdinger, founder of Clucker’s 

Charcoal Chicken, it was a trip 

to Mexico. 

“In Mexico City, I saw this 

concept that was unbelievable,” 

Merdinger said. “It was a restaurant 

with chickens on these open 

grills with charcoal. There’s a 

guy standing behind there with 

a cleaver, standing behind the 

grill and just cutting them up, 

into a line where people could 

get them. 

“I came back to Chicago, I 

was then working for Don Roth, 

and said to Don Roth, ‘I got an 

idea to open up a chicken restaurant.’ 

He said, ‘I’m 80 years 

old and I’m not looking to open 

a new restaurant.’ So, my wife 

and I went around, I found the 

equipment, and in 1985, we 

opened the first Clucker’s on 

Clark Street.” 

After opening in Chicago and 

operating for nearly 13 years, 

the couple became tired of 

managing their own day-to-day 

business and Merdinger went to 

work for Levy Restaurants, running 

all of the company’s restaurants 

throughout the country. 

After 13 years of working with 

Levy, he suffered an injury that 

left him paralyzed in a wheelchair. 

According to Merdinger, in 

1998, he went to sleep one night 

and woke up paralyzed. He decided 

to work on his health and 

moved to Florida to work at The 

Miami Project, a hospital that focuses 

on spinal cord research. He 

came back in a walker. 

Fast forward five years, 

Merdinger made his return to the 

restaurant business. He looked 

for a space, and in 2008, Clucker’s 

in Highwood opened. 

“It was amazing how many 

people remembered Clucker’s 

from when it originally opened,” 

he said. 

An amazing fact about the 

menu is it’s essentially the same 

as it was when the restaurant 

The half Clucker ($10.29) comes with rotisserie chicken and a choice of sides at Clucker’s Charcoal Chicken. Photos by Kelly Page/22nd 

Century Media 

originally opened in 1985. And, 

all of the food is made from 

scratch. 

“There’s a Jewish and Mexican 

flavor here,” the owner said. 

“The Jewish influence is partly 

in the chicken noodle soup. The 

brick chicken has a bit of the 

Mexican flavor to it, with a little 

bit of lemon to it. Our enchiladas 

are that way, our tacos are 

that way, our salsas are that way. 

“I picked the food I liked to 

eat.” 

When 22nd Century Media 

editors visited the restaurant, 

across the street from Fort Sheridan, 

they were treated to large 

portions of many of the more 

popular items on the menu. 

We started with the 2350 salad 

($10.99), named after the original 

restaurant’s address on Clark 

Street in Chicago. 

The 2350 salad, one of the 

numerous gluten-free menu options, 

featured grilled chicken, 

bacon, tomato, chopped egg, avocado, 

scallions, Swiss cheese, 

mixed greens and the restaurant’s 

famous sweet poppy seed 

dressing. 

One of the more popular dishes 

is the wings. According to 

Merdinger, on Super Bowl Sunday, 

Clucker’s sold more than 

7,500. 

We received 10 wings ($8.79) 

dipped in mild sauce and served 

with celery sticks and homemade 

ranch dressing. Wings are also 

sold in orders of 20 ($16.99), 30 

($24.99), 50 ($39.99) and 100 

($79.799). Additional sauces include 

barbecue, plain, hot or The 

Coop’s on Fire sauce. 

A third item we had was the 

Cajun crispy chicken sandwich 

Clucker’s Charcoal Chicken 

760 Sheridan Road, 

Highwood 

(847) 432-2582 

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- 

Saturday 

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

($9.99), one of the few , if not 

the, fried items on the menu. 

The sandwich is a pan-fried Cajun 

chicken breast with remoulade 

sauce and topped with your 

choice of cheese. 

The sandwich offered a perfect 

blend of cheese and chicken, 

with neither item overpowering 

the other. We also had the 

fries as our side. The fries were 

crispy, but not overdone. 

The chicken enchiladas 

($10.99) ended up being one of 

our favorite dishes. Packed with 

flavor, the dish had three corn 

tortillas stuffed with rotisserie 

chicken, topped with cheese, avocado 

and salsa verde. The dish 

is also served with red beans and 

rice. 

Last, we had the half Clucker 

rotisserie chicken ($10.29) with 

potatoes and corn bread. The 

bird is marinated in a vibrant 

blend of natural fruit juices and 

zesty herbs, then slowly cooked 

to golden-brown perfection over 

live charcoal fire. All birds come 

with coleslaw, tortillas, Bathe 

Your Bird sauce and a side. 

Along with the half Clucker, a 

quarter Clucker and half brick 

are also available. 

The restaurant, currently located 

at 760 Sheridan Road in 

Highwood, will be relocating 

to 405 Sheridan Road sometime 

in July.

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rate 

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Roger 

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answers 

HIGHWOOD 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road 

(847) 433-0304) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

June 23: Motown 

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■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

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Acoustic 

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, June 

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■10 ■ a.m. Sunday, June 

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(1723 Glenview Road, 

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(847) 998-1100) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every 

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p.m. Saturday, July 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Allie Pine 

Allie Pine is a recent 

alumna of Highland Park 

High School and was a 

forward for the girls soccer 

team and ran cross 

country. 

How did you start 

playing soccer? 

I started playing soccer 

when I was about 4 years 

old through AYSO. 

What do you love 

about the sport? 

I played for a long time, 

and then there is a time period 

where everyone starts 

filter out and do their own 

thing. I always liked how it 

was a team sport. I thought 

I was fast at the time and 

I used my speed towards 

it. As I kind of lost speed, 

or people got faster, I liked 

being smart about it. I realized 

there was more to it 

than kicking a ball. 

What is the most 

challenging part of the 

sport? 

The most challenging 

part of soccer would probably 

be that it is a team 

sport. If I’m having an off 

day it effects the whole 

team. I wasn’t used to that 

because of cross country. 

If I had a bad day that was 

on me. 

What is your most 

memorable moment as 

a Giant? 

I would say my last 

game, the last game that 

we had, we ended up losing 

in (penalty kicks) we 

went into overtime and 

lost but it was one of the 

most fun games to watch 

and to play in. We were so 

back-to-back and I didn’t 

know if it was going to be 

my last game or if it was 

going to lead us to making 

history. We had never gone 

further than that, so it was 

really fun. 

What is the best 

advice Coach Kate 

Straka has given you? 

One year we had some 

issues with a referee that 

refused to talk to Straka, 

he wanted to talk to a male 

coach. She was so upset 

that we had to watch that 

... it was more about us. 

She wanted to be this role 

model and she couldn’t 

fight back. She gave us advice 

and she said, “Don’t 

let anyone walk over you 

and keep working hard.” 

What is your favorite 

movie? 

“Clueless.” First of all, I 

love old-fashioned things. 

I always have. I think 

the first time I saw it was 

freshman year in a fashion 

class, and we were studying 

fashion in decades. I 

loved the ’90s fashion. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I would say Greece. 

Honestly, I’ve just seen 

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pictures and it look beautiful. 

What is one thing on 

your bucket list you 

want to accomplish? 

I want to run a marathon 

at some point in my life. 

If you could have 

dinner with anyone, 

living or dead, who 

would it be? 

I would say I would have 

dinner with Ruth Bader 

Ginsburg. I just watched 

the Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

documentary so it’s fresh 

in my mind. I would ask 

her more about her childhood, 

how she grew up 

and what her mother was 

like. 

What is your biggest 

pet peeve? 

I think it’s when people 

chew their gum really 

loudly and that’s probably 

a common one but I really 

don’t like that. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Brittany Kapa 

golf 

From Page 38 

Using a three-headed 

club, Walters hit three 

balls at one time—one 

going low, another reaching 

medium height and 

the third going high. He 

hit a long distance drive 

with a driver that had a 

cell phone on one side of 

the club head. He drove 

straight and long off the 

tee with a putter. He hit 

off a tee that was threefeet 

high. While Grasso 

held a ball in the air he hit 

it with a yo-yo that had a 

fishing hook on the end 

and it traveled down the 

fairway. 

Walters’ “semi-final 

shot” went through a 

newspaper that Amy had 

set afire and his finale was 

hitting five straight rapidfire 

as Grasso sent them 

down a slide in a span of 

about five seconds. 

Walters shared an important 

closing message. 

“If there’s something in 

life you want to do work 

hard, persevere, hang 

in there,” he said. “You 

should never give up on 

your dream. There are no 

expiration dates.” 

Walters never made it 

to the PGA tour but he 

is one of only 11 honorary 

lifetime members of 

the PGA, an elite group 

that includes three former 

presidents, Dwight Eisenhower, 

Gerald Ford and 

George W. Bush. 

 

 

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Last week at the U.S. 

Open the United States 

Golf Association (USGA) 

presented him with its 

highest honor, the Bob 

Jones Award. It “recognizes 

an individual who 

demonstrates the spirit, 

personal character and respect 

for the game exhibited 

by the winner of nine 

PGA championships.” 

The presenters were Jack 

Nicklaus and wife Barbara, 

both of whom are past 

recipients. 

Walters also has received 

the PGA of America 

Distinguished Service 

Award and now is one of 

only nine people in the 

last 60 years to be honored 

with both that award 

and the Bob Jones Award. 

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From the Sports Editor 

Parents, invest in your daughters 

Brittany Kapa 


I 

want to share a recent 

experience I had with 

you, so settle in for a 

short story time. 

Part of my job as a 

sports editor with 22nd 

Century Media is covering 

local sports, high school 

mostly, which means that 

I’m out at games quite a 

bit. 

About a month ago 

and a half ago, I covered 

a Highland Park softball 

game in Lake Forest. 

It was the first round 

of the softball regional 

quarterfinal game and the 

Giants took on the Scouts 

on their home field. 

I was there taking photos 

of the game when, out 

of the corner of my eye, 

I noticed a young girl, 

maybe 8 or 9 years old, 

petting a dog next to me. 

Me being the sucker I 

am for cute dogs, I looked 

over. The first thing I 

noticed was that the young 

girl was wearing a San 

Jose Sharks sweatshirt. 

I couldn’t help myself 

and had to ask her if she 

liked hockey. She nodded 

her head yes. Then, 

I asked her if she played 

and her response came as 

a shock to me. 

“No, my brother does,” 

she said. “I want to but 

my parents said it’s too 

expensive for me to play 

too.” 

On my 45 minute drive 

home I couldn’t shake that 

response out of my head. 

Every thought imaginable 

was running through my 

head. 

“Why didn’t her parents 

just reuse her brother’s 

equipment for her?” 

“I wonder if they know 

that there are inexpensive 

clinics that she could try?” 

Now, I won’t pretend 

that I know this girl’s family’s 

financial situation, 

but what struck me as sad 

was that she wasn’t even 

given the opportunity, but 

her brother was. 

That didn’t sit right with 

me. 

Years ago, after I started 

playing hockey as an 

adult, I remember asking 

my mom why they never 

signed me up. 

“We asked your brother, 

but we never thought 

you’d be the one to play 

hockey,” my mom said in 

response. 

Thinking back to my 

childhood, I never knew 

women even played hockey 

so I can’t blame my 

mom for that response. 

I did feel for this young 

girl though, and I hope 

that she finds a way to 

convince her parents to let 

her at least try hockey. 

I think it’s so important 

to give these young girls 

at least the opportunity 

to try. 

Thankfully, it seems 

like we’re entering an 

age where, as a society, 

we appreciate and respect 

women who have made a 

career out of being professional 

athletes. 

For too long the professional 

sports market has 

been dominated by men, 

and I’m happy to see 

women gaining recognition 

for the hard work 

they put into their profession. 

I can’t tell you the 

elation I felt watching 

Team USA’s Women’s Ice 

Hockey team take gold in 

the 2018 Winter Olympics 

over Team Canada. 

My teammates and I 

were also up until the 

wee hours of the morning 

cheering the team on, 

watching every minute of 

the game and believing 

that they could do it. 

The country’s celebration 

of those women 

– which included appearances 

on various talk 

shows like The Ellen 

DeGeneres Show and 

The Tonight Show with 

Jimmy Fallon – was an 

important moment in 

women’s professional 

sports history. It was 

inspiring to see their 

athletic accomplishment 

celebrated on the national 

level. 

Their success only supports 

the idea that if you 

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Team 22: baseball 

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

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

— Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF), Loyola 

Academy (LA) and New Trier (NT) — in our coverage area. 

FIRST TEAM 

Catcher 

Cam Redding, NT 

senior 

• The St. Louis signee 

hit .404 this season. 

He finished the year 

with 26 RBI, an onbase 

percentage that 

hovered above .500 

and threw out 14-of- 

21 baserunners. 

Third Base 

David Rubin, GBN 

senior 

• Rubin followed up a 

stellar hockey season 

with a Team 22 First 

Team nod after hitting 

.321 with a .506 

slugging percentage, 

.963 OPS and 23 

RBI in a historic GBN 

season. 

Outfield 

Trey Torian, LA senior 

• The George 

Washington-bound 

leadoff man scored 

34 runs, drove in 26, 

had seven doubles, 

five home runs, 21 

steals and an OPS of 

1.029 in a historic 

run for the Ramblers 

this season. 

Pitcher 

Jack Garibaldi, GBN 

senior 

• The Spartans 

looked to the righty 

pitcher with a good 

curveball to be their 

ace. The CSL All- 

Conference pitcher 

went 7-3 with a 2.56 

ERA, one save and 

struck out 49. 

First Base 

Anthony Calarco, NT 

senior 

• The Northwestern 

University signee had 

a monster year at the 

plate, hitting 11 home 

runs, driving in 37 

with an OPS of 1.310 

this season. He even 

helped New Trier out 

on the mound. 

Shortstop 

Caleb Durbin, LF 

senior 

• Durbin put up 

quite the season and 

earned his secondconsecutive 

First 

Team nod. He scored 

41 runs, had an OPS 

of 1.101 and was 

caught stealing just 

twice in 25 attempts. 

Outfield 

Chris Heywood, GBN 

senior 

• The senior made 

his only year at GBN 

a worthwhile one, 

hitting for a .379 

average, .496 OBP, 

.600 SLG, 1.096 OPS, 

28 RBI and topped it 

off with three home 

runs. 

Pitcher 

Jacob Newman, GBS 

senior 

• The Rutgers 

University signee 

performed with a big 

arm went 3-2 and 

struck out 52 for the 

Titans this season. 

Newman was stellar 

in his final game, 

striking out seven. 

Second Base 

Michael Snow, GBS 

senior 

• Snow earned a 

CSL All-Conference 

nod after hitting 

.333 and driving in 

14. The senior also 

had an OPS of .905 

and helped lead the 

Titans in a season 

filled with progress. 

Outfield 

Jake Novak, LA junior 

• The Rambler had 

a big season for 

the dynamic Loyola 

offense, hitting .304, 

with 26 runs scored, 

33 RBI, 11 doubles, 

five home runs 

and had an OPS of 

1.055 and a slugging 

percentage of .617. 

Designated Hitter 

Jason Vrbancic, LA 

senior 

• The University 

of Chicago-bound 

catcher played a big 

role in the Ramblers’ 

offense this season. 

He hit .333, drove 

in 37 RBI, had eight 

doubles and added 

five home runs. 

Pitcher 

Drew Gorski, NT 

senior 

• Gorski is the latest 

talented Trevian 

pitcher to be named 

to Team 22. He really 

caught fire down the 

stretch, finishing with 

an 8-1 record with 55 

strikeouts and a 1.70 

ERA. 

SECOND TEAM 

Catcher 

Daniel Spencer, GBN 

senior 

• GBN’s rock behind 

the plate hit for a .318 

average, drove in 15 

runs and had an OPS 

of .818. 

First Base 

George Korompilas, 

GBN freshman 

• Korompilas made 

quite the debut by 

hitting .340, racking 

up a .893 OPS and 

finishing with 18 RBI. 

Second Base 

Andrew Gough, LF 

senior 

• The senior had a 

.320 average, a .409 

OBP, .450 SLG, drove 

in 20. 

Third Base 

John Sakos, HP senior 

• Sakos hit eight 

doubles, drove in 21, 

had a .533 slugging 

percentage, .937 OPS 

and nine steals. 

Shortstop 

Noah Shutan, HP senior 

• Shutan, who also 

pitched, scored 35 

runs, had an OPS of 

1.029 and struck out 

52 on the mound. 

HONORABLE MENTION 

Outfield 

Drew Golde, LF senior 

• Golde holds his place 

on our second team 

list after hitting .326, 

scoring 20 runs and 

compiling an OPS of 

.828. 

Tyler Gussis, HP senior 

• The Giants all-around 

producer and CSL 

All-Conference player 

had an OPS of 1.036, 

31 RBI and an OBP of 

.483. 

Ryan Lee, LF senior 

• Lee racked up a .451 

OBP, .869 OPS and 

.481 SLG, 11 RBI and 

scored 19 runs. 

Pitchers 

Ben Wagner, LA senior 

• Wagner broke out this 

season going 9-0 in 11 

games, struck out 38. 

Michael Vallone, LF 

sophomore 

• Vallone put his name 

on the map this season, 

going 4-1 with an ERA 

of 1.286 and struck 

out 35. 

Ben Harkey, GBN senior 

• Harkey went 3-1, had 

a 1.60 ERA and struck 

out 47 batters. 

JR Naughton, LF senior P; Peter Turelli, LF junior IF/P; 

Connor Morrison, LF sophomore P; Breck Nowik, LF 

sophomore 3B/P; Brady Christoph, LF junior C; Noah 

Spitz, HP senior 2B; Jack Moran, LA junior SS; Will 

Jackson, LA senior OF; Henry Haracz, LA senior OF/P; Pete 

Burnside, NT junior P; Evan Barnes, GBN senior IF/P.

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SPORTS 

Team 22: softball 

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

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

(GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF), Loyola Academy (LA), New Trier (NT) and 

Regina Dominican (RD) — in our coverage area. 

FIRST TEAM 

Catcher 

Winnie Tomsheck, 

GBS senior 

• .250 BA, 12 RBI, 

8 R, .333 OBP; 

the Titans catcher 

moved up to the 

First Team after 

a strong senior 

campaign. 

Shortstop 

Nora Conway, LA 

senior 

• .521 BA, 50 H, 

40 RBI, 44 R, 6 HR, 

1.445 OPS; Conway 

ended her senior 

year with a perfect 

four-year run on our 

First Team after she 

led the Ramblers in 

every aspect of the 

game. 

KK Raymond, LA 

freshman 

• .481 BA, 50 H, 

11 2B, 19 RBI, 

29 R, 1.147 OPS; 

Raymond joined 

her teammates on 

the First Team list 

after a breakout 

freshman season 

with the Ramblers. 

First base 

Jen Kaufman, HP 

junior 

• .405 BA, 6 

RBI, 25 R, .928 

OPS; Kaufman’s 

performance this 

season landed her on 

the Central Suburban 

League All-Conference 

list, the only one from 

her team, and led the 

Giants offense this 

year. 

Third base 

Marisa Michi, LA 

sophomore 

• .521 BA, 43 H, 

39 RBI, 26 R, 5 HR, 

1.391 OPS; Michi 

provided another 

reliable bat in the 

batting order, earning 

her an All-GCAC nod. 

Summer Rocha, RD 

junior 

• .362 BA, 25 H, 

14 R, 12 2B, 1.016 

OPS; Rocha provided 

consistency in the 

outfield and at 

the plate for the 

Panthers. 

Second base 

Emily Molloy, LA 

sophomore 

• .337 BA, 30 H, 

25 RBI, 42 R, .928 

OPS; Molloy had a 

tremendous season 

with the Ramblers 

and helped rack up 

runs for a highscoring 

offense. 

Outfield 

Jon’nah Williams, 

LF senior 

• .453 BA, .571 

OBP, 15 RBI, 35 

R, 2 HR, 3 DP, 5 

TP; this four-year 

first team player 

covered more 

ground than anyone 

in the outfield for 

the Scouts and will 

contribute to UW- 

Whitewater’s team 

next season. 

Pitcher 

Lauren Mendelson, 

GBN senior 

• 175.2 IP, 180 K, 

2.71 ERA, .341 BA, 

18 RBI, 16 R; this 

Spartan led her 

team on the mound 

and pitched two 

no-hitters during 

the season. It’s no 

surprise she earned 

All-CSL honors. 

HONORABLE MENTION 

Lydia Taylor, HP sophomore P; Hannah Matthews, HP senior C; Madie Kapsimalis, GBS freshman SS; Beth Fisher, NT sophomore SS; 

Campbell Flower, HP senior 3B; Devin Davidson, HP senior OF. 

SECOND TEAM 

Catcher 

Kathryn McDarrah, RD 

freshman 

• .387 BA, 24 H, 

14 RBI, 13 R, .486 

OBP; the Panthers 

freshman played solid 

defensively behind the 

plate and skillfully hit 

in front of the plate. 

First base 

Kathryn Kinsella, LA 

junior 

• .329 BA, 26 

H, 8 2B, 25 RBI, 

18 R, .881 OPS; 

Kinsella was another 

Rambler weapon this 

season with solid 

plate appearances 

throughout the 

season. 

Second base 

Lauren Cole, GBN 

senior 

• .246 BA, 8 RBI, 5 

R, .271 OBP, .281 

SLG; defensively, Cole 

helped keep LA at bay 

this year and held the 

team to two runs in 

the Spartans’ regional 

semifinal loss. 

Shortstop 

Sydney Martens, LF 

junior 

• .448 BA, 19 RBI, 16 

R, .515 OBP, 10 DP; 

Martens had a great 

year at the plate with 

powerful hits to help 

the Scouts offensively 

this season. 

Third base 

Kendall Barrett, RD 

senior 

• .472 BA, 28 RBI, 20 

R, 9 2B, 1.228 OPS; 

Barrett showed off 

her offensive skills, 

hitting nine doubles 

and drove in 28 of her 

teammates. 

Outfield 

Tessa Bojan, HP senior 

• .319 BA, 14 RBI, 17 

R, .507 SLG, .41 OBP; 

Bojan provided senior 

leadership and steady 

play for the Giants at 

both the plate and in 

the outfield. 

Elisa Nettesheim, NT 

senior 

• .319 BA, 18 RBI, 

8 2B, .507 SLG; 

Nettensheim helped 

the Trevians offense 

in a big way and was 

a trusted presence in 

the outfield. 

Maggie Baumstark, 

GBS freshman 

• .380 BA, 15 RBI, 18 

SB, 2 HR; The Titans 

speedster stole 18 

bases in her first year 

with the team. 

Pitcher 

Alexis Rocha, LA senior 

• 90.1 IP, 96 K, 4.03 

ERA, .311 BA, 19 

RBI, .763 OPS; the 

senior pitcher reached 

almost triple-digit 

strikeouts for her team 

this season.

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Bob Jones Award winner keeps golf dream alive 

Neil Milbert 


Dennis Walters didn’t 

let an accident derail his 

dream. 

A former PGA hopeful, 

Walters life has been a 

mix of ups and downs. 

Walters came to Exmoor 

Country Club on 

June 9 to hit trick golf 

shots while strapped to a 

mounted swivel seat on 

the passenger side of a 

golf cart and used those 

amazing shots to convey 

his powerful message. 

“If you have a dream 

and it doesn’t work out, 

that’s okay,” Walters said. 

“Get a new dream. That’s 

what I did.” 

The Highland Park 

course was Walters’ third 

stop on a tour of seven 

courses in the metropolitan 

area, and his second 

in three days on the North 

Shore. In the course of 

all those shows, Walters 

never deviated from his 

message. 

“Dream is a wonderful 

word I think you should 

think about every single 

day of your life,” he emphasizes. 

“That’s how important 

the word dream is 

in my book.” 

When Walters, who 

will turn 69 in September, 

was in high school in 

Neptune, N.J. and in college 

at North Texas State 

he dreamed of being on 

the PGA tour. In 1967 

at 17 years old he won 

the New Jersey Junior 

Championship, the Caddie 

Championship and the 

Public Links Championship, 

an unprecedented 

triple crown. He finished 

11th in the U.S. Amateur 

Championship when it 

was medal play. 

In 1973, at age 24, he 

was in the final stage 

of the PGA’s qualifying 

school. Then, one day 

when he was out on the 

course, his dream came 

to a sudden end and when 

he awakened it seemed as 

though his life had turned 

into a terrible nightmare. 

“I was going down a 

steep hill in an old threewheel 

golf cart,” he told 

the Landmark. “I hit the 

brakes, the thing started 

flying and that was it. I 

was paralyzed from the 

waist down.” 

The following January, 

Walters was nearing the 

end of his rehabilitation 

when he came home for a 

weekend. 

“I was watching the 

Bing Crosby Tournament 

on TV and a lot of 

my friends were in it,” he 

remembered. “I was crying 

my eyes out because 

I should have been there, 

too. I was trying to cope 

with what I thought was a 

hopeless situation. I can’t 

move my legs. I can’t 

even feel my legs. 

“My Dad said: ‘Come 

on, let’s hit some golf 

balls.’ So, I went out and 

started hitting golf balls 

sitting down in a wheelchair 

because I couldn’t 

stand up.” 

When Walters’ rehabilitation 

was completed 

and he returned home he 

went back to hitting golf 

balls. A friend created 

the mounted swivel seat 

on the passenger side of 

a golf court and his shots 

started traveling longer 

and straighter. 

“It felt better when I hit 

golf balls so I knew it was 

good physical therapy and 

good mental therapy, far 

better therapy than any 

medicine I could take,” 

Dennis Walters, who recently visited Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, holds his 

rescue dog Mr. Bucky who helps him with his golf trick shot show. Photos Submitted 

Walters continued. “I never 

thought I would make a 

career out of it.” 

That summer three 

courses in New Jersey had 

benefit tournaments for 

him and at the first two he 

demonstrated his ability to 

hit golf shots straight and 

long while sitting down. 

At the third tournament 

he added something. He 

had seen films of trick 

shot artist Paul Hahn and 

he incorporated some of 

Hahn’s shots into his demonstration. 

The spectators 

loved it and Walters realized 

he was onto something. 

“I got a 16 millimeter 

film of Paul Hahn and I 

must have watched it 500 

times on the wall in my 

bedroom,” he continued. 

He began practicing 

many of the trick shots 

he saw and adding them 

to his repertoire. He did 

his first show in 1977 at a 

PGA event in Florida but 

had very few bookings 

during the next few years. 

Then, his father had 

what turned out to be a 

brilliant idea. 

“My dad wrote a letter 

to Jack Nicklaus, who at 

the time was the owner 

of MacGregor Golf,” explained 

Walters. “Jack is 

a family man and my dad 

tried to appeal to him as a 

father who wanted to help 

his son. The MacGregor 

Golf Co. hired me in 1982 

and that’s when my career 

took off.” 

During the course of his 

career Walters has traveled 

more than 3 million 

miles and performed in 

more than 3,000 shows. 

He has competed in every 

state and in Canada, Mexico, 

England and Wales. 

He has put on shows for 

members at two of the 

sport’s most revered venues, 

Augusta National and 

St. Andrew’s. 

For many years he traveled 

in a motor home and 

was on the road for 200 

days a year, doing 90-100 

shows. 

“Now I do one month 

in Chicago, one month 

in Philadelphia and one 

month in Cape Cod 

and I’m doing about 65 

shows,” he said. “I still 

enjoy doing this.” 

Accompanying Walters 

on the tour is his warmup, 

Mr. Bucky, a small white 

dog who came from the 

pound in Naples, Fla. 

“He was rescued by 

a little group called Canine 

Castaways of Arcadia, 

Fla., and I got him 

from them when he was 

6-months-old,” Walters 

said. “His breed? He’s a 

not sure. This is the fourth 

dog I’ve had and I rescued 

all four. Because of golf 

each of us has had a better 

life. They’ve got senses 

and instincts we don’t 

have. Dog training is like 

golf. Every day is an opportunity 

to learn something. 

“Each one I’ve taught 

a little bit more. My third 

dog, Benji Hogan, won a 

talent contest on Animal 

Planet. Bucky is just as 

good or better but they 

don’t have the contest 

anymore.” 

Mr. Bucky gave several 

demonstrations of his intelligence. 

He used his 

nose to put a golf ball on 

a tee, he barked the correct 

answers sequentially 

when Walters asked him 

to add and subtract. Turning 

to sports, Bucky answered 

correctly when 

asked how many points 

the Bears get when they 

score a touchdown; how 

many runs score when one 

of the Cubs hits a home 

run with the bases loaded; 

and how many times Jack 

Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer 

and Tiger Woods have 

won the Masters. 

After Mr. Bucky demonstrated 

his intelligence 

Walters demonstrated his 

own incredible ability to 

hit a golf ball. Assisting in 

the demonstration during 

the Chicago tour is Amy 

Grasso, a seventh-grade 

math teacher at Helen 

Keller Junior High in 

Schaumburg. 

Please see golf, 33

hplandmark.com news 


Going Places 

Giants runner goes the distance to D-I 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

Team 22 Athletes 

1. Tyler Gussis. 

(Above) 

The Giants senior 

baseball player 

had a stellar 

year and hit six 

doubles, two 

triples, a home 

run, 31 RBI and a 

.483 OBP. 

2. Sakos and Shutan. 

No Team 22 list 

would be complete 

without these 

two seniors. Both 

Noah Shutan and 

John Sakos helped 

the Giants in all 

aspects of the 

game. 

3. Jen Kaufman. 

The Giants first 

basewoman for 

HP softball was 

named to the CSL 

All-Conference list, 

hit a .405, 6 RBI, 

25 R and .928 

OPS to land her on 

our Team 22 First 

Team list. 

Brittany Kapa, Sports Editor 

Over the last eight years, 

Highland Park’s girls distance 

running program has 

benefited from a renaissance. 

Athletes like Charlotte 

Nawor, Nyjah Lane and 

Veronica Kriss have all 

gone on to represent Highland 

Park at their respective 

Division-I colleges. 

Kaitlyn Twadell is the 

latest name to be added to 

that list. 

“Over the past eight 

years, the culture of the distance 

program has changed 

dramatically,” said Andy 

Butler, Highland Park’s 

cross country and distance 

coach. “A lot of that had to 

do with girls like Maddie 

Dolins (Brandeis University) 

and Charlotte Nawor 

upping the expectations 

and really achieving things 

that they didn't think were 

possible.” 

Twadell paid close attention 

to Nawor’s search for a 

college and ear-marked one 

for the future reference. 

Nawor eventually chose 

to attend the University of 

Illinois, but Santa Clara 

University in Santa Clara, 

California was on Nawor’s 

shortlist. 

For Twadell, Santa Clara 

was the exact right fit from 

the moment she stepped on 

the campus. 

“For me, it was really 

easy,” Twadell said. “I'm 

one of the lucky ones, I 

know some people applied 

to a 1,000 schools but I definitely 

got really lucky with 

how it all worked out.” 

Twadell knew she 

wanted to continue running 

in college, she also 

knew she wanted a school 

with a good atmosphere, 

that had good year-round 

weather and was a fit academically 

as well. Santa 

Clara checked all of those 

boxes. 

Butler, who has been 

coaching at Highland Park 

for 19 years, has seen Twadell’s 

love of the sport 

grow from an early age. 

“She has been coming to 

our running camps probably 

since fifth or sixth 

grade,” he said. “As a runner 

she is just super dedicated. 

She’ll do whatever 

you ask and work as hard 

as possible.” 

Making that leap to the 

DI level may be intimidating 

for some athletes, but 

for Twadell it’s just another 

opportunity to develop her 

skill and learn new techniques 

to cut her mile time 

down. 

“I'm definitely most excited 

to be on a team where 

I’ll be pushed and surrounded 

by runners better 

than myself,” Twadell said. 

Santa Clara’s coaching 

department has already set 

up Twadell with her summer 

training schedule and 

even this is another opportunity 

for Twadell to expand 

as a runner. 

Highland Park 2018 alumna Kaitlyn Twadell, shown 

here in a 2017 cross-country race, will run for Santa 

Clara University’s Division-I program next season in 

California. Photo Submitted 

“When I got my summer 

training plan (from Santa 

Clara) with all of these different 

workouts, there are 

fartlek, in-and-outs and 

aerobic-capacity training, it 

was exciting” she said. 

The variability of the 

workouts was what excited 

Twadell the most, she 

added. 

Butler isn’t at all worried 

about Twadell’s transition 

to that next level either. 

“She is goal orientated,” 

he said. ”I think for her going 

to a D-I school, she is 

up for the challenge. 

“I think it will be good 

for her to be around other 

really good runners to push 

her on a daily basis.” 

Twadell isn’t a stranger 

to difficulties either, and 

suffered an injury her junior 

year. Her senior-year 

track season was a bit of a 

comeback for her. 

“She has shown a ton of 

resiliency, bouncing back 

from the ups and downs 

of running and injuries,” 

Butler said. “She finished 

on a really high note in her 

senior track season.” 

In the Niles West 3A 

Sectional, Twadell finished 

11th of 27 runners in the 

1,600-meter race in 5 minutes, 

31.97 seconds. The 

qualifying time for state 

was 5:09.66. As a team, 

Highland Park finished 

third in the sectional, qualified 

eight athletes and went 

on to finish 10th in state. 

“I’ve just been really 

lucky in terms of having 

such amazing and talented 

teammates in Highland 

Park,” Twadell said about 

her time at the school. “I’m 

excited for that to continue 

in college.” 

Twadell is staying 

grounded in her freshman 

year at Santa Clara though, 

and is setting realistic goal 

for herself in her first year 

of transition to that next 

level. 

“I don’t have many specific 

time goals, I think it’s 

pretty early in the year,” 

she said. “I don't want to 

get caught up in the times 

being my main focus.” 

Butler has seen the 

strides Twadell has made 

from the time she was 

young until her last race of 

her senior year. He knows 

that amount of hard work 

doesn’t go unrewarded. 

”That's where I feel happy 

for Kaitlyn, she's put a 

ton of hard work into running 

and she's putting it together 

and she has a great 

opportunity in college,” he 

said. 

Listen Up 

“I’m definitely most excited to be on a 

team where I’ll be pushed and surrounded 

by runners better than myself.” 

Kaityln Twadell — HPHS cross country, track alumna, on 

running for Santa Clara University this fall 

tune in 

Connie Mack Summer Baseball 

The Giants summer baseball team will take on the Notre 

Dame in Red Division play. 

• HP hosts Notre Dame, Monday, June 25, 5 p.m. 

Index 

34 - From the Sports Editor 

33 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Brittany Kapa. Send 

any questions or comments to b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

com.

The highland Park Landmark | June 21, 2018 | HPLandmark.com 

Broncos Bound Kaitlyn Twadell sprints 

toward Division-I running program, Page 39 

Home Run 22nd Century 

Media announces Team 22 

baseball, softball, Pages 36-37 

Dennis Walters 

hits a trick shot 

off a golf cart 

customized with 

a swivel seat at 

Exmoor Country 

Club June 9 in 

Highland Park. 

Submitted photo 

Walters shares experiences, golf trick shots at Highland Park golf course, Page 38 

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