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Pet of the Week6
Police Reports 6
Editorial 15
Puzzles 18
Obituaries 22
Dining Out 23
Home of the Week 24
Athlete of the Week 27
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thursday
Armchair Travels -
America’s National Parks
1 p.m. July 5, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. Take a video
tour of some of America’s
National Parks.
FRIDAY
Imagination Playground
3-9 p.m. July 6, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Come build
and play with our big blue
blocks! For all ages. Also
being held 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, July 7, and 1-5
p.m. Sunday, July 8.
MONDAY
Libraries Take You
Everywhere!
10:30-11:15 a.m. July
9, Wilmette Police Station,
710 Ridge Road, Wilmette.
The Wilmette Library
will be bringing the
fun of summer reading all
around the community this
summer. Join the library at
the Wilmette Police Station
for a storytime and
tour of the station. For all
ages.
TUESDAY
Family Book Club: Meet
the Author
6:30-8:30 p.m. July 10,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Enjoy
snacks, activities &
discussion about “The Pet
War,” by Allan Woodrow,
plus meet the author at this
special family book club!
Copies of the book will
be available for checkout
at the Youth Desk. Grades
3-8 with an adult.
WEDNESDAY
Rotary Club of Wilmette
Harbor speaker
7:15 a.m. July 11, Sheridan
Shore Yacht Club, 20
Harbor Drive (Gillson
Park), Wilmette. Stephanie
Leese Emrich, of
Wilmette, speaks of her
commitment of Rotarians
to service dovetails with
her commitment to service
professionally and
to training others in the
service industry. Emrich
is president/chief service
officer for ServiceSpeaks
Solutions, a certified guest
service professional and
founding president of Chicagoland
Chapter of the
National Customer Service
Professional. She is a
resident of Wilmette.
THURSDAY
America’s Gangster
Demonstration
7 p.m. July 12, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. Perhaps no city
in America is more closely
associated with organized
crime than Chicago. That
connection is mostly due
to the meteoric rise, violent
reign, and spectacular
fall of Al Capone. With
the help of a new virtual
reality app that explores
the city’s most notorious
unsolved crime, the St.
Valentine’s Day Massacre,
John Russick, vice president
of the Chicago History
Museum, will attempt
to contextualize the Prohibition
era in Chicago and
help explain why Capone
had such a significant impact
on the city’s identity.
Attendees will be invited
to experience the virtual
reality app during and after
the demonstration or to
go to the Chicago History
Museum’s Chicago website,
www.chicago00.org
to download the free app
before the event.
UPCOMING
Organize Your Genealogy
Research
10 a.m. July 14, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Years of research
can generate many
documents. To keep track
of all your valuable information,
a workable organization
plan is a must. This
lecture will discuss organization
methods for paper
and digital files. Presented
by Certified Genealogist
Teresa McMillin.
Local Tour of Sustainable
Yards
9 a.m.-1 p.m., July 15,
Wilmette. Those looking
to attract birds and butterflies
or divert rainwater:
to eat the fruits of their
own labors or discover
Wilmette’s newest prairie
preserve, will find plenty
of inspiration and information
at Go Green Wilmette’s
free self-guided
tour. Bike-friendly map
and details at: http://www.
gogreenwilmette.org/.
Big-Time Block Party
July 20-21, Village Center,
Wilmette. The twoday
summer bash, dubbed
Wilmette Summerfest, includes
live entertainment,
the classic sidewalk sale,
art, food, a beer garden,
children’s activities and
plenty more. For more
information or to get involved,
contact the chamber
at (847) 251-3800 or
email info@wilmettechamber.org.
Chicago storyteller for kids
3:30-4:15 p.m. July 26,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Chicago
storyteller Gwen Hilary
and musician Enoch Williamson
will be combining
their talents to share lively
folktales about the trickster
Anansi the spider. Their
stories will be followed by
a craft activity where kids
can visualize the stories
they have heard. This program,
for kids ages 3 and
up, is jointly sponsored
by the Wilmette Historical
Museum and Library. For
more information about
this event, visit www.wilmettehistory.org,
or call
(847) 853-7666.
Recycling Event
9 a.m.-noon July 28,
Public Works Yard, 711
Laramie Ave., Wilmette.
The Village of Wilmette
will host a Document Destruction
and Electronics
Recycling Event. Residents
from Wilmette and
other SWANCC communities
are eligible to
participate. Materials
will not be accepted from
non-SWANCC residents,
businesses, schools, or institutions,
and IDs will be
checked for verification of
residency. For more, visit
www.swancc.org/swanccmember-communities.
Taste of Mallinckrodt
11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 28,
Mallinckrodt Park Gazebo,
1960 Elmwood Ave.,
Wilmette. Enjoy the food
of local artisans at Wilmette’s
garden.
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Summer Reading Finishing
Party: Ice Cream
6:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 2,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. This
all-ages event celebrates
the end of Summer Reading
with free balloon animals
and ice cream from
Homer’s.
ONGOING
‘Footloose’
July 12-29 Wallace
Bowl, Gillson Park, Wilmette.
The popular show
is a free Center for the Arts
production.
Scavenger Hunt
Through Aug. 5,
throughout Wilmette. A
free scavenger hunt for
kids aged 13 and younger,
and accompanied by an
adult, is being offered by
the Wilmette Historical
Museum and Wilmette
Chamber. The Potawatomi
were the last Native American
tribe to live here in
Wilmette. Where are they
now? Families can pick
up a scavenger hunt game
board and directions during
regular business hours
at the Wilmette Historical
Museum or the Youth Services
Department in the
Wilmette Public Library.
The board and directions
can also be downloaded
from the Museum website
at www.wilmettehistory.
org.

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Wilmette Village Board
Wilmette opts into minimum wage ordinance; remains out on sick leave
Todd Marver
Freelance Reporter
A year after opting out
of the Cook County ordinances,
the Wilmette Village
Board voted to remain
opted out of the sick leave
ordinance, but opt into the
minimum wage ordinance
at its Tuesday, June 26
meeting.
The minimum wage will
increase to $11 in Wilmette
on Oct. 1. The Cook County
ordinance increases the
minimum wage to $11 on
July 1, but the Wilmette
Village Board delayed the
effective date in Wilmette
to Oct. 1. The minimum
wage will further increase
to $12 on July 1, 2019 and
to $13 on July 1, 2020 in
Wilmette. The minimum
wage in the Cook County
ordinance increases by
the Consumer Price Index
(CPI), or 2.5 percent,
whichever is less, on July
1, 2021 and beyond, but
the CPI increase won’t
take place in Wilmette.
The Village’s opt-in will
sunset on July 1, 2021
when the Cook County
minimum wage is indexed
by the CPI and Wilmette
would revert to the state
minimum wage. The optin
would also sunset in the
event the state increases
the minimum wage and
Wilmette would revert to
the state minimum wage.
The opt-in would additionally
sunset in the event
Cook County makes any
amendment to its ordinance
and Wilmette would
revert to the state minimum
wage.
The board voted 5-2
to opt into the minimum
wage ordinance and voted
6-1 to remain opted out of
the sick leave ordinance.
Four trustees voted to opt
into the minimum wage
ordinance and remain
opted out of the sick leave
ordinance: George Pearce,
Kathy Dodd, Julie Wolf
and Senta Plunkett.
“It bothers me that the
state has not addressed
the minimum wage for
almost 10 years,” Pearce
said. “That’s why Cook
County chose to enact this
ordinance and why we’re
being asked whether or
not we should include our
residents. I will not support
the paid sick leave
ordinance as in my view
this ordinance is not appropriate
for adoption by
our Village.”
Wolf said that while
she supports the minimum
wage increase, she
is concerned of the impact
the sick leave ordinance
would have on businesses.
“I think the minimum
wage is a big step forward,
but I would not support the
sick pay. I think the record
keeping and all that are just
too onerous at this point
and I feel there are some
inconsistencies statewide.”
Village President Bob
Bielinski and Trustee Dan
Sullivan voted to remain
opted out of both ordinances.
Sullivan said his
two main overall concerns
are the legality of the
county ordinance and the
protection of Wilmette’s
home-rule status. The Village’s
corporation counsel
Jeff Stein and the state’s
attorney have both said the
ordinance could be challenged
and found not legal.
“I have trouble supporting
an ordinance that we
consider illegal as well as
a law we don’t enforce,”
Sullivan said. “(Home rule
status) preserves our right
to legislate for what is
right in Wilmette. Simply,
home rule law says some
ordinances are better made
by the local community
rather than larger, outside
governing bodies.”
Trustee Joel Kurzman
voted to opt into both ordinances
despite not agreeing
with some amendments
to the ordinances
the board approved such as
delaying the effective date
to Oct. 1 and not doing the
CPI increase in 2021.
“Some amendments
went in directions I hadn’t
anticipated and I was making
some decisions on the
fly,” he said. “So while
I do not appreciate all of
the amendments that have
been offered, I will be supporting
the ordinances with
these amendments for both
minimum wage and earned
sick leave.
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With a big hug and
hearty “I love you, buddy,”
Sarkis Tashjian served up
heaping platefuls of culinary
wonderment to generations
of North Shore kids.
But Sarkis Cafe, which he
owned and held court in
from 1965 to 2001, was
not just the quintessential
grease palace where “lorettas,”
“disasters” and an
inscrutable pricing system
were served up every day.
More importantly, it
was the place in which
everyone felt comfortable,
accepted and loved, regardless
of age or circumstance,
and they knew that
no matter how much time
had passed since their last
visit, nothing would have
changed — not the love,
not the happiness, not the
comforting feeling of permanence.
And that’s because the
man everyone called “Sarkis”
made it so.
Tashjian died June 24
at age 86. Visitation was
held Friday, June 29, at
Donnellan Funeral Home
in Skokie, with the funeral
Saturday, June 30, at
Evanston’s St. James Armenian
Church and burial
at Skokie’s Memorial Park
Cemetery.
“I love people,” the
longtime Wilmette resident
told The Beacon a
few years back. “That
has made me what I am.
You treat people with respect.
You give them a big
hug. I be happy. They be
happy. That’s what it’s all
about. A lot of the people
I hug, I don’t know them.
Sarkis Tashjian (left), of Wilmette, meets up with
Claudia Conlon, of Wilmette, a retired Cook County
Circuit Court judge, at a 2015 Breakfast with Sarkis
fundraiser hosted by St. James Armenian Church in
Evanston. Tashjian, 86, died June 24.
22nd Century Media File Photo
But that doesn’t matter. I
make them feel important.
I make them welcome.
Everybody wants to feel
the warmth. That’s what I
want, too. For me. For everybody.
Let me tell you
a little secret. A little hug
and a little smile, they go a
long way.”
Tashjian was also proud
to call his Evanston restaurant
a safe haven for kids
who needed a little push
from someone other than
their parents.
“Mothers would call
me and say, ‘Please talk
to him. He listens to you
more than to me.’ And
I would talk to them. I
would say life is good,
look where you live, here
on the North Shore. Your
parents love you. And
they would listen to me,”
Tashjian said in 2015.
“He was the most generous,
most hard-working
man I ever know,” Tashjian’s
daughter, Elizabeth,
told The Beacon.
“A man’s real worth is
measured by the deeds
he has done, the bonds he
has built, and by the men
and women whose lives he
has made better for having
crossed his path,” said Ric
Gibbs, who first met Sarkis
when he was 16. “A
very big man has left the
building this week, but he
did not leave without bestowing
gifts: the great gift
of Sarkis’ love.”
When various media
have done features over
the years on Sarkis, some
mentioned that President
Jimmy Carter once stopped
in; and maybe noted that
Wilmette native Bill Murray
sometimes gave out
the cafe’s pay phone number
as his own. They might
also have noted that North
Shore movers and shakers
like Rich Melman, Charlie
Trotter and Chris Kennedy
were big fans.
The story has also been
told about the time actor
and former Winnekta
resident Chris O’Donnell
showed up with a girlfriend,
sat in is old corner
spot, pointed at Sarkis and
said to her, “You see that
guy there? Now you’ve
seen Chicago.’”
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Players describe vulgarity of fired Loyola coach
Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor
Lauren Smith felt betrayed.
In the spring of 2012,
as a sophomore goalkeeper
for Loyola Academy,
Smith was not prepared to
enter the IHSA sectional
championship against the
Ramblers’ biggest rival
New Trier High School,
nor was she prepared for
the painful moments that
came days after.
Smith entered the scoreless
match in the second
half after the starting, All-
State goalie was injured.
Though feeling the pressure,
Smith did her part
as the 0-0 game went into
double overtime — next
goal wins.
Suddenly, Loyola’s defense
collapsed, leaving
Smith as the only remaining
opponent against a
charging Trevian attacker.
One touch forced Smith to
come off her line, but New
Trier’s player reached the
ball first and chipped the
ball into the net.
Loyola’s season was
over, but Smith knew her
anguish was not.
“I was absolutely devastated
and terrified of what
[coach Craig Snower] was
going to say at film a couple
days later, and rightly
so,” Smith said.
Loyola Academy varsity girls soccer coach Craig
Snower was fired in May over allegations of
inappropriate or offensive comments toward team
members. 22nd Century Media File Photo
In that film session,
Snower reportedly played
the goal over and over,
standing over Smith as she
hid her head in her hands.
“What the [expletive]
were you thinking?”
Snower reportedly yelled
to Smith in front of the entire
team. “You need to get
your head out of your ass
and learn how to play goalkeeper.”
Everyone in the room
fell silent — as they usually
were when Snower went on
a tirade against one of his
players.
“That absolutely ripped
me apart,” Smith recalled.
“That’s just one of the
ways Craig treated girls,
at least to my knowledge,
to make girls feel bad for
making mistakes in games.
He would curse at them and
that memory is the only one
that I can remember vividly,
but he was just very
negative in general.”
Snower developed a
reputation as an emotional
coach during his time at
Loyola and at the Glenview-based
F.C. United
Premier soccer club, a
coach who screamed and
cursed on the sidelines and
berated his players.
But to those who knew
him best, the Loyola players,
Snower was a vulgar
bully and tyrant who maintained
a “hot moms list,”
told a player he would kick
her “in the vagina” and
constantly commented on
players’ chest sizes.
These are just a few of
the scenes from a reign of
terror Snower created for
some of his players during
his time as a coach before
the school fired him May
10, just before the start of
the postseason.
Revelations
Snower, a graduate of
New Trier High School,
joined the Loyola Academy
girls soccer staff 14 years
ago and helped transform
the program into one of the
best in the nation.
He trained some of the
best soccer players along
the North Shore, while also
guiding the Ramblers to a
281-62-32 record during
his tenure.
But those wins came at
a cost.
In a police report obtained
by The Beacon
through a public-records
request, 12 of Snower’s
2018 players gave numerous
accounts of their
coach’s abuses toward his
student-athletes through
inappropriate and oftensexual
comments.
On May 15, the Wilmette
Police Department
announced it would not file
criminal charges against
Snower. Multiple messages
left with Snower’s legal
representation were not returned.
Police Reports
Woman spotted with cocaine spoon at Gillson Park
A 19-year-old Morton
Grove woman was observed
by Wilmette Police
allegedly holding a metal
spoon with a white powder
up to her nose at 6:08 p.m.
June 24 at Gillson Park,
700 Michigan Ave.
From June 28
An officer working the
park detail was walking on
Overlook Drive when he
observed two subjects in a
vehicle; one of which held
a metal spoon with a white
powder up to her nose. The
subjects were arrested and
transported to the station.
The white powder field
tested positive for cocaine.
A half pill of suspect Alprazolam,
a Skittle with
an unknown coating and
suspect cannabis were recovered
from the one of the
Please see SNoWER, 8
subjects. The female was
released without charges.
Nicholas H. Swanson, 21,
of Glenview, received a
felony charge of unlawful
possession of cocaine.
Full Police Reports at
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Wilmette Police make arrests in fencing ring for stolen merchandise
Staff Report
The Wilmette Police Department,
assisted by the
Chicago Police, U.S. Department
of Agriculture,
Schaumburg Police and
the Department of Homeland
Security charged four
subjects Tuesday, June 26,
following a several month
investigation.
The investigation began
after a fencing ring for
stolen merchandise was
identified operating in Chicago
that involved the use
of heroin addicts being directed
to steal and then sell
over-the-counter medications
and retail products.
Further investigation found
additional widespread
fraud of Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program,
or SNAP, at stores operated
by the same suspected
offenders. Several search
warrants were executed in
Chicago and the suburbs
and more than $100,000
in suspected stolen merchandise
and a firearm was
recovered. The following
subjects were charged for
the alleged crimes:
• Jamel Zayyad, 33, Orland
Park, was charged
with wire fraud, possession
of stolen property
and continuing financial
crimes enterprise.
• Theresa Pratt, 56, of
Chicago, was charged with
wire fraud, possession of
stolen property and continuing
financial crimes
enterprise.
• Grafty Lockett, 59, of
Chicago, was charged with
wire fraud.
• Ahmad Zayyad, 65, of
Orland Park, was charged
with possession of a firearm.
SNOWER
From Page 6
One player recalled to
police how Snower once
said, if no one was around,
he’d have the team play
“shirts versus skins.”
Another remembered
that Snower once asked a
group of players whether
he should kick a girl “in
the vagina” for interrupting
him, while in another incident
he asked a player what
she would do if he touched
her butt.
Multiple interviewed
players also claimed Snower
asked his players to play
a game called “[expletive],
marry, kill,” in which participants
select an individual
for each category.
According to various
player accusations Snower
also was known to question
players’ bra sizes and
sexual preferences and use
gender insults (such as the
“c” word) and gay slurs.
Another time, one player
reported to police, Snower
told his players to remove
their clothes, referring to
their warm-up attire, before
commenting to one player,
“I always wanted to say
that to you.”
More than one player
told police that Snower had
in his phone what players
called a “hot moms list”
and often commented on
the players’ mothers’ physical
appearance, once allegedly
saying “that some
players wouldn’t be on the
team if they had unattractive
mothers,” the report
says.
Many of the female players
told police that some
girls ignored the alleged
inappropriate comments,
considering them “bad
jokes” and “Craig being
Craig.” One of the players
interviewed by police supported
Snower and said she
did not have bad experiences
with him, while a
former F.C. United player
interviewed by The Beacon
echoed the sentiment and
considered Snower just a
fiery coach.
Other players, however,
told police they kept quiet
about Snower’s behavior
because they were worried
about losing playing time
or that Snower would not
help in college recruitment.
Snower allegedly told
multiple players he would
never get in trouble for his
comments since he “never
touched a player.”
Loyola officials reportedly
became aware of the
situation when a player met
with Loyola Principal Dr.
Kathryn Baal this spring.
According to the police
report, Baal met with five
players and each gave their
account of the inappropriate
comments made by
Snower toward them and
their teammates.
Baal initially contacted
the Glenview Police Department,
which began a
report and cooperated with
the Wilmette P.D.
After meeting with an
attorney, Loyola officials
fired Snower and advised
him to resign from FC
United, which rents athletic
space through Loyola
Academy.
According to the police
report, Loyola Athletic
Director Patrick Mahoney
said he had previously received
complaints about
Snower from parents, some
even commenting their
daughter was “uncomfortable
around Snower.”
None of those complaints,
Mahoney told police,
featured specific incidents.
Mahoney declined to
comment for this story.
Police also interviewed
two Loyola Academy assistant
girls soccer coaches,
both of whom, the report
states, were in tears after
hearing some of the allegations
and denied any
knowledge of Snower’s alleged
vulgar behavior.
‘Twisted manipulation’
Snower wasn’t afraid
to make comments to any
player.
A former Loyola player
— who started with
the program in 2013 and
wished to remain anonymous
— recalled a specific
moment when Snower acted
inappropriately.
The player competed
with F.C. United, where
Snower wasn’t her coach
but was always around.
One day, she left the facility
and ran into Snower talking
to another girl. Snower
then reportedly stopped
the passing Loyola player
and asked whether she had
kissed anyone before.
The player said she responded
“no” because she
knew if she responded
“yes” it would lead to more
questions.
She also recalled how
Snower often commented
during practice on the
weights of his players,
many of whom were between
12 and 17 years old.
“This is an example of
how at the time you don’t
realize how wrong it is because
you’re so invested in
advancing your soccer career,”
the player said. “But
looking at it now, it was really
twisted manipulation.
Even if the girls are offering
the information, he is
ultimately the adult and
shouldn’t let it perpetuate
in the way he did.”
But Snower had a power
that girls were worried to
challenge.
According to some players,
he was intimidating to a
point where no one wanted
to speak up when he would
curse or yell.
Plus, Snower was calling
the shots for a premier
soccer program and at least
partially controlled the collegiate
fate of many hopeful
athletic stars.
“For me personally, it
was because that was the
Loyola soccer program that
I was trying to advance in,
to be able to play, get time
on the field and play soccer,
it’s what had to happen,”
the player said. “I
personally tried to have it
go in one ear and out the
other. I’ve really stayed really
quiet as to not be engaging
in conversation like
that, but when I entered the
program, it was just my
understanding that it was
something I had to do.”
The former Loyola
player wrote a letter to Mahoney,
the school’s athletic
director, but she said she
never sent it.
“I didn’t want to send
it, because ... it was the
height of playoffs ... and I
knew it would’ve shaken
[my teammates] and stirred
them,” the player said, “and
I tried to take myself back
in that position where the
only thing that mattered to
me were school and soccer.
“[To] the girls that are
on this team, soccer is so
important, and so to have
such a drastic change like
this, that I believe should’ve
happened, to have it happen
at this time (right before the
playoffs), is really tough.”
Hope
Lauren Smith has found
peace with what she considers
one of the darkest
times in her life.
The now-University of
Nebraska goalkeeper still
remembers details from
her time with Snower, but
she has taken the positives
from those moments to
benefit her life.
She now coaches other
players, and her interactions
with Snower taught
her what not to do.
But with that peace,
Smith still wonders what
could have happened had
she said something right
away — before Snower
had a chance to affect more
young student-athletes.
“I wish this issue was
taken care of a long time
ago, because the girls that
were hurt after I graduated
could’ve not been hurt if I
had done something about
it, but I was too scared to
act,” Smith said. “For the
girls that came after me at
Loyola or FC, I’m sorry for
not acting. They could’ve
been spared from the treatment
that so many other
girls had gotten. I’m sorry
that I didn’t act when I
should’ve.”
Smith wouldn’t change
her experiences, though.
After all, they have shaped
her into the person she is
today. And she likes that
person.
She doesn’t hold any
grudge against Snower;
she’s just happy change
happened.
“People should treat
people with respect and
dignity,” Smith said. “I’m
just glad that this ball got
started rolling recently.
“I’m sure that the
‘#MeToo’ movement and
other movements of people
speaking up probably encourage
girls to be confident
in speaking about how
they’re treated because everyone
deserves to be treated
with respect and I’m just
glad that people are speaking
up.”

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Regina Dominican appoints Porreca as new principal
Submitted by Regina
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Regina Dominican
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the new principal of the
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the next generation of female
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Porreca comes to Regina
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background in educational
and civic leadership. Previously,
she served as the
interim principal of Hales
Franciscan Catholic High
School; the principal and
director of the University
of Illinois Laboratory High
School; a research specialist
at the Center for Education
in Small Urban Communities
at the College of
Education University of
Illinois; and the principal
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Regina Dominican High School. Photo submitted
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Contributing Columnist
It’s hard to imagine a
time when Wilmette
and Kenilworth were
mainly dark at night, illuminated
only dimly by
kerosene lanterns and oil
lamps, but that was the
state of affairs until the
mid-1890s. The situation
was about to change,
though, and the agent of
change would eventually
become wealthy and
powerful. This week,
I’ll describe the change.
Next week, I’ll profile the
change agent. For now,
I’ll call him “Charley.”
The change was the
arrival of manufactured
gas in our villages. This
substance fueled gaslights
that illuminated streets,
homes, and businesses
before electricity. Manufactured
gas is different
from the natural gas that’s
currently pumped through
interstate pipelines from
wells in distant places
like Texas to local utilities
like Nicor. Manufactured
gas was produced at local
plants where bituminous
coal was heated in an
oxygen-free environment.
The products of this process
were coal gas, coke
(a solid fuel), and coal
tar. By the 1890s, streets
and buildings in large
U.S. cities were illuminated
by gaslights burning
manufactured gas, and the
technology was spreading
to smaller towns.
Northwestern Gas Light
& Coke Co. (NGL) was
the company that brought
manufactured gas to
Wilmette and Kenilworth.
Incorporated in 1867, its
operations were confined
to Evanston for many
years. Its manufacturing
plant was located at the
site presently occupied by
the Northwestern University
research center, and
its gas mains and service
pipes extended outward
from there.
NGL experienced
significant difficulties
in 1893. In January, an
explosion at the plant
(caused by a gas leak) interrupted
gas service and
darkened Evanston. One
employee was hurled fifteen
feet into a snow bank
and another employee
against a brick wall. The
former escaped injury but
the latter suffered broken
ribs and internal injuries.
Property damage totaled
$20,000. Later that year,
on a November night, the
gas flow was interrupted
again, extinguishing all
gaslights in operation.
When service was restored
an hour later, gas flowed
through open gaslight
valves, entering living
spaces and jeopardizing
the safety of sleeping occupants.
Police conducted
a door-to-door canvass,
alerting the public and
preventing fatalities, but
several occupants were
overcome by fumes.
In 1894, NGL’s owners
decided to sell. The purchaser
was an investment
group led by Charley.
He had a vision and a
plan: Manufactured gas
One NGL streetlight was
installed at the corner
of Wilmette and Central
avenues. This 1911
photo is courtesy of
the Wilmette Historical
Museum. Photo submitted
could be used not only
for lighting, but also for
cooking and heating. The
company could expand
its operations to Wilmette
and elsewhere. There was
a bright future for the gas
industry, he believed, even
as electricity was emerging
as a viable competing
energy source. At the
time, Charley said, “I may
overestimate the Evanston
plant, but if we ever have
a millionaire in the family
he will hail from North
Chicago.”
The high cost of constructing
a gas distribution
network was justified, according
to gas companies,
only if they could recoup
their investment through
long-term exclusive franchises.
In late 1895, Charley
convinced Wilmette’s
Village Board to grant
NGL a 99-year franchise.
The agreement allowed
NGL to construct its distribution
network beneath
roadways and other public
Please see Jacoby, 15

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go figure
14
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
Number of years Craig
Snower was girls
soccer coach at Loyola
Academy, Page 4
From the Editor
Loyola Academy should’ve acted earlier in firing of coach
Eric DeGrechie
eric@wilmettebeacon.com
The mission statement
of Wilmette’s
Loyola Academy is
to form women and men
for meaningful lives of
leadership and service in
imitation of Jesus Christ
through a college preparatory
education in the
Jesuit, Catholic tradition.
Regular readers of this
publication know that we
often applaud the vast
accomplishments of past
and present Ramblers.
Whether in the classroom,
in the performing arts,
out on the ballfield or as
part of the working world,
Loyola Academy appears
to most often come
through on its mission.
In the recent criminal
investigation of Craig
Snower, the former varsity
girls soccer coach, I believe
the school failed in
this endeavor.
On May 10, Snower
was fired by Loyola
Jacoby
From Page 12
property and prescribed
various conditions for
operating the franchise.
It also required NGL to
erect 75 streetlights along
specified roadways, 150
feet apart, and to add 25
more streetlights per year
over the next five years.
Academy for alleged inappropriate
and offensive
comments made to team
members. Soon thereafter,
we filed a FOIA request
with the Wilmette Police
Department to obtain
more information on
exactly what happened as
we learned the police were
involved.
Last Thursday, we
received back our request
with a five-page report.
Sports Editor Michal
Dwojak’s report on the
findings can be found on
Page 6 of this edition.
Snower coached at
Loyola Academy for the
past 14 years. During that
time, he allegedly engaged
in a pattern of making offensive
comments, many
of them sexual in nature,
toward individual players
and in front of the team.
In the report, Patrick
Mahoney, Loyola Academy’s
athletic director
since 2004, acknowledged
to police that he had
received complaints over
the years about Snower’s
sideline behavior, which
consisted of yelling and
cursing at the girls on the
field. Mahoney also told
police that he received
complaints from parents
stating their daughters
were not comfortable
around Snower. Both
Mahoney and Dr. Kathryn
Baal, Loyola Academy
principal, told police that
they were unaware of any
prior specific complaints
of inappropriate sexual
comments or inappropriate
physical contact.
In discussing Snower’s
sideline antics with several
of our employees that
have covered him over the
years, the general consensus
was that he definitely
teetered on the what’s appropriate
line throughout
his career. Each had seen
him blow up at his players.
As we haven’t covered
all of his games over
the years, this summarization
is based on only a
limited sample. With that,
maybe we could’ve asked
some tougher questions
earlier on if we thought
something was out of line.
For Loyola Academy,
specifically Mahoney and
the athletic department,
the sample size is much
larger. With upset players
and parents discussing
their complaints “over the
years” as Mahoney states,
it’s unfortunate Snower
couldn’t have been
stopped much sooner. A
deeper investigation by
Loyola Academy may
have uncovered more of
his extremely inappropriate
behavior. Since we
NGL was also required
to ignite the streetlights
at dusk, extinguish them
at midnight, and periodically
clean the globes. The
Village paid NGL $18
per streetlight per year.
Wilmette resident John
Shopen was the village’s
first lamplighter.
After obtaining the
Wilmette franchise, NGL
expanded to new territories,
including Kenilworth,
Gross Point,
and Winnetka. Numerous
mergers and reorganizations
followed, and Nicor
is today’s successor company.
Charley, the subject
of next week’s column,
became wealthy and powerful,
with NGL and its
Wilmette and Kenilworth
franchises as important
stepping stones.
started our investigation
last month, Mahoney has
declined to comment on
the matter. We hope that
he’ll reconsider talking to
us about it in the future.
While Loyola Academy
could’ve done a better job
with the whole situation,
it’s important to state that
Snower’s actions are on
him, and on him, alone.
These young women that
have come forward to
state what they witnessed
and endured should be
commended for their bravery
in a most unfortunate
situation. It’s unsettling
that someone in such a position
of power could get
away with all that Snower
allegedly did. Hopefully,
Loyola Academy learns
from this situation and
works toward making sure
it doesn’t happen again.
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Brotherly love
The Drivas family keep things busy at
Highland Park’s Backyard Grill, Page 23
Film produced by
Wilmette man puts
spotlight on Bahá’í
religion, Page 19
Wilmette’s Bahá’í House of Worship (MAIN) is the subject of a film from filmmaker Bob Hercules
(LEFT) and crew, pictured on the set of “The Gate: Dawn of the Baha’i Faith.” Photo submitted by
Spring Green Films

18 | July 5, 2018 | The wilmette beacon PUZZLES
wilmettebeacon.com
north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku
Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. __ Spiegel: German
magazine
4. Mexico’s hot
sauce
9. Nobody
14. ‘’Norma ___’’
(Sally Field film)
15. Marriott rival
16. Circle
17. Starbucks
orders
19. Gallop and
canter
20. Egyptian solar
deity
21. Fix a mistake,
perhaps
23. Home of Monte
Carlo
26. Reddish-brown
31. Explosive inits.
32. Some ER staff
members
34. Hero worshiper
35. Senior Center
in Wilmette
38. Rolaids rival
39. Center
41. State E of Wash.
42. “You gotta be
kidding!”
43. Where firing
takes place
44. Breakfast fare
46. Emergency
room medicine
48. Getty aesthetics
49. Hit the nail on
the head
52. Academic term
55. Elementary
school in Wilmette
57. Largest of seven
58. Castigate
59. Indian metropolis
63. Retail
67. Scent
68. Lend ___ (be
attentive)
69. Blvds.’ kin
70. Grind one’s teeth
71. Ivans IV and
V, e.g.
72. Successor of
FDR
Down
1. Unreal
2. “Morning Train”
singer, 1981
3. Feel remorse for
4. Any seaworthy vessel
5. Cries of regret
6. Singer’s warm-up syllables
7. “Riders on the __” The
Doors
8. Sailing the Baltic
9. Call after a missed field
goal
10. Man-mouse connector
11. ___-Wan Kenobi of
“Star Wars”
12. Future louse
13. Intergalactic visitors,
for short
18. Ribonucleic acid
22. Spicy stew
24. Skipper’s hands
25. Switch positions
27. Barbarians
28. Make __ for it
29. Verne’s sub captain
30. Mos. and mos.
33. Milk type
35. ‘The Count of ___
Cristo’
36. Suffix with glycer-
37. Kind of land
39. Charade
40. K-6 abbr.
42. “Beetle Bailey” dog
43. Falcon film
44. Fall months, abbr.
45. Stumble
47. Bible book with the
line “For unto us a child
is born”
49. Buff
50. Passes
51. Most festive
53. Israel’s leading oil
port
54. “Casablanca” actor,
Claude
56. Producer, for short
59. Nobelist and statesman
Hammarskjold
60. West end?
61. Mauna ___
62. Brit. oceangoing
letters
64. Can be open or choppy
65. Blacken
66. Old phone trio
Let’s see what’s on
Schedule for Wilmette Community Television – Channel 6
Thursday, July 5
5 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club Program
6 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
8 p.m. WPD Ice Show 2017
Friday, July 6-Sunday, July 8
6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club Program
7 p.m. BSK - Summer Fun Pt. 1
7:30 p.m. BSK - Summer Fun Pt. 2
8:30 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
Monday, July 9
3:30 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
5:30 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club Program
6:30 p.m. BSK - Summer Fun Pt. 2
7:30 p.m. Park Board Meeting (Live)
Tuesday, July 10
1 p.m. Park Board Meeting
3 p.m. WPD Ice Show 2017
6 p.m. BSK - Summer Fun Pt. 1
6:30 p.m. BSK - Summer Fun Pt. 2
7:30 p.m. Village Board Meeting (Live)
Wednesday, July 11
1 p.m. Village Board Meeting
3 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
5 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club Program
6 p.m. Park Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. Village Board Meeting
9 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
How to play Sudoku
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has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of
3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column
and box must contain each of the numbers
1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
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answers
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

wilmettebeacon.com LIFE & ARTS
the wilmette beacon | July 5, 2018 | 19
Film on Bahá’í set to play at The Wilmette Theatre
Wilmette resident
among producers
of ‘The Gate’
Erin Yarnall
Contributing Editor
When Highland Park
resident Steve Sarowitz
declared as a member of
the Bahá’í faith, he didn’t
think he’d ever be making
a film about the faith.
He didn’t even work in
the film industry.
But three days after
he declared, his friend, a
fellow Bahá’í, told him
he should make a movie
about the faith.
“What I told [my friend]
is I wanted to retire in a
couple of years and just
teach the faith,” Sarowitz
said. “I’m very passionate
about the Bahá’í faith.”
“He said that I could do
that and reach hundreds
of people, but if I made a
movie I’d reach millions.”
That movie ended up
being “The Gate: Dawn of
the Bahá’í Faith,” which
is being screened at The
Wilmette Theatre on Monday,
July 9, in conjunction
with the Baha’i Holy Day
of the Martyrdom of the
Bab. Doors open at 6:30
p.m. with the film starting
at 7.
Sarowitz, who worked
as a CEO for multiple
payroll companies, didn’t
take his friend seriously
until he received an email
from Peter Samuelson,
the producer of “Revenge
of the Nerds,” asking Sarowitz
to help with foster
children.
He took this as a sign.
“Here I am, never having
talked to a movie producer
before, someone
told me to make a movie,
and within an hour a
movie producer, who I’ve
never met, emails me,”
Sarowitz said.
Although he knew
“nothing” about the film
industry, Sarowitz was
able to make connections
like director Bob Hercules,
who asked Sarowitz
to help him produce another
film he was working
on, “Maya Angelou: And
Still I Rise.”
They also brought on
Wilmette-based educator
Edward Price, who helped
to write and produce the
film; Nader Saiedi, a professor
of Bahá’í studies at
UCLA, and Bahá’í actor
Rainn Wilson, a graduate
of New Trier High School
and former Wilmette resident.
“I had not even remotely
worked in the film industry,”
Price said of his
work prior to the making
of the film. “It wasn’t
even something I aspired
to.”
But Price doesn’t regret
his experience getting involved.
“Now I’ve learned a
great deal in the past two
years about film and how
that all works. It’s very interesting
and I’ve enjoyed
the journey very much.”
But because of the lack
of representation in media
that the Bahá’í religion
has had, Sarowitz and
Price both feel the pressure
of ensuring that their
religion is fairly and accurately
represented.
“It’s the kind of thing
that keeps you up at night,
paying attention to all of
the details,” Price said.
“To have my name in any
way associated with [this
film], is a bounty and an
opportunity that is incalculable
and life-changing.”
One of the things they
want to get correct in the
movie is making sure
they’re not depicting any
religious figures in the
film, as it goes against the
Bahá’í religion.
“As Bahá’ís, we embraced
this teaching, but
we didn’t know how we
were going to pull it off,”
Price said. “On the one
hand, we wanted to tell
an interesting and engaging
story, and on the other
hand, you can’t show your
main character. We spent
two years doing a lot of
experimentation and a lot
of consultations with the
institution of the Bahá’í
faith in order to do that
in the way that would be
most respectful and still
tell an engaging story.”
In addition to producing
“The Gate,” Sarowitz
gives tours at the Bahá’í
House of Worship.
“For those of us in our
community who don’t
know anything about our
beautiful temple, this is
an opportunity to learn a
little bit more,” Sarowitz
said. “To have a story like
his in modern times that
people don’t know about
is quite amazing, and
to have the opportunity
to bring it to the world,
Bahá’ís have been waiting
for this for decades.”
Actor Rainn Wilson, a former resident of Wilmette and New Trier graduate, is featured
in “The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith.” Photo submitted by Spring Green Films

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Faith Briefs
First Congregational Church of Wilmette (1125
Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)
Weekly Youth Activities Open
to the Community
Every Wednesday, the
church’s children and youth
ministry offers opportunities
for fun, friendship, spirituality,
and service. Kids Club (K–
grade 6) meets at 4:30 p.m. In
the evening, the Confirmation
Class (grades 7 & 8) meets at
6 p.m.
The Senior High Youth
Group gathers at 7:15 p.m. The
two evening youth groups have
a tasty dinner together at 6:45
p.m. — sometimes chicken,
sometimes pasta.
Learn about the church community
at www.fccw.org or
contact for more details: (847)
251-6660 or 1stchurch@fccw.
org.
Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 Hibbard
Road, Wilmette)
Community Kitchen
On the first and third Thursday
of each month a group
meets in the church kitchen to
prepare food for the Community
Kitchen of A Just Harvest.
They start working at about
1 p.m. and continue until the
food is prepared, about 3:30.
All are invited to come and
participate in as much of that
time as you are available.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (1235
Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)
Knitting and crocheting
At 7 p.m. every Tuesday, all
are welcome to knit for charity
or work on your their own
projects.
Trinity UMC Wilmette (1024 Lake Ave,
Wilmette)
Sunday Garden
You are invited to enjoy worship
in the beauty of the Memorial
Garden at Trinity UMC, at
8:30 a.m. every Sunday. Parking
is available across from the
church or walk over.
Children, dogs and friends
are welcome to worship with
this reconciling congregation
of compassion and faith.
Contact the church office at
847.251.7333 or www.trinitywilmette.org
Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden Ave.,
Wilmette)
Devotional Gatherings
The Baha’i Temple is open
to all for personal prayer and
meditation every day from 6
a.m.-10 p.m. Prayers are read
aloud daily in the Auditorium
at 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.,
including a cappella singing by
choir or soloists on Sundays at
12:30 p.m.
The House of Worship activities
staff can be reached
at (847) 853-2300 or how@
usbnc.org. Visit www.bahaitemple.org.
Informal, interactive
devotional gatherings are
held regularly at the homes of
Baha’is in Wilmette.
Bring prayers, readings, poetry,
or music to share if you’d
like. People of all backgrounds
are welcome. Contact the Wilmette
Baha’i community for
locations and schedule: 847-
906-3409 or wilmettebahais@
gmail.com.
St. Joseph Catholic Church (1747 Lake Ave.,
Wilmette)
Sunday Mass
Sunday Masses are held at
7:30, 9, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m.
Saint Francis Xavier Church (corner of 9th and
Linden, Wilmette)
Holy Listening
The church gathers each
week from 9-9:45 a.m. Saturdays
in the upper room at 524
9th St. to relax, listen to a short
passage from scripture, reflect
and respond in prayer. Everyone
is welcome.
Submit information for
The Beacon’s Faith page
to Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.
com
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Robin Lee Greiner,
53, died of breast cancer
on June 11 in Wilmette.
Born in Pasadena, Calif.,
Greiner was the daughter
of Normalee Tostenson
Greiner and Dr. Alson Greiner
Lee Greiner.
She is survived by her husband, David
Hilary Schonberg; her children,
Benjamin Castro Schonberg and Theodore
Lee Schonberg, her father Dr. Alson
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Family and quality preached at Highland Park’s Backyard Grill
Grady Bruch, Editorial Intern
Working at restaurants
is just a way of life for
brothers Gus and Nick
Drivas, owners of Highland
Park restaurant
Backyard Grill.
“I’ve done every position
in the [restaurant
business],” Gus said.
“I’ve been cleaning tables
before I could see over
them.”
Backyard Grill has been
serving Highland Park
for more than four years
now. The brothers also
own a restaurant in Northbrook,
Grill House, which
opened in 2017.
The family food business
all started when their father
created Nick’s Gyros.
“Our family has pretty
much been in the business
our whole lives,”
Gus said. “Since 1975,
our family has been in the
restaurant business.”
Located right in the middle
of downtown Highland
Park at 1825 Second
St., Backyard Grill is well
set up for success in what
Nick considers one of the
better downtown areas in
the North Shore.
Coming out of college,
Gus watched as his older
brother had already gone
straight back to the restaurant
business, but Gus
decided to create his own
path.
“He’s been in the restaurant
business since he
was out of college,” Gus
said. “[At] 21 years old,
he opened his first restaurant.
I was in the produce
business for 11 years before
I came into this. That
helped me a lot too.”
Gus considered his time
in the produce business
imperative to his job running
a restaurant.
“We pride ourselves
on our ingredients being
fresh in our salads and
The BYG chopped salad ($9) blends crispy iceberg and
romaine lettuce with bacon, tomato, cucumber, red
onion, avocado, corn, tortilla strips, Gorgonzola cheese
and chipotle ranch dressing.
everything, and my background
in [produce] definitely
helps,” Gus said.
“I check every item that
comes in and goes into
that salad because it’s
right there for every customer
to see, and to me,
that’s the most important
thing.”
Great pride is taken in
all the food at Backyard
Grill, but the chicken, in
particular, gets its own
special preparation, which
is frequently referred to as
the restaurant’s three-step
process.
“There’s a special process
for the chicken,” Gus
said. “Brine for 24 hours,
cook them for 45 minutes,
then finish them off on the
charcoal. The ovens don’t
turn off all day.”
Everything at Backyard
Grill is made to make the
customer feel like they’re
eating at home.
“All these things are
homemade, we never cut
corners,” Gus said. “The
slogan is ‘Home of Great
Taste.’ Everything is
cooked like at home. We
were thinking of something
with more of a homey
feel like you’d make it
in your backyard.”
The community is another
important aspect of
the restaurant. Backyard
Grill has hosted events to
sponsor different groups
around Highland Park,
from high school clubs
to raising funds to fight
pediatric cancer. And being
a part of the community
comes with a great
responsibility for Gus.
“When you’re in the
community, you’re a part
of it,” Gus said. “The people
who come and eat here
live here, they love their
community and you got
to give back to the people
who come into your establishment.”
Although running the
family business is a lot
of work, Gus feels it’s all
worth it in the end.
“The one thing with
restaurants you have to
understand, you’re here
all the time and it’s going
to be time-consuming,
but it’s gratifying to know
that people enjoy the food
and you’re getting the
right product out there,”
Gus said.
Last week, 22nd Century
Media editors went to
The homemade gyro plate ($11.50) at Backyard Grill
comes with onion, tomato, homemade tzatziki sauce
and pita bread served with Greek potatoes over a bed
of rice pilaf. Photos by Chris Pullam/22nd Century Media
try out some items on the
menu.
First, we tried the homemade
gyro plate ($11.50),
which comes with onion,
tomato and homemade
tzatziki sauce with Greek
potatoes, pita bread and a
rice pilaf on the side. We
followed that up with the
half chicken and chicken
souvlaki.
The half chicken ($12)
went through the restaurant’s
customary threestep
process and was
prepared with Greek potatoes,
pita bread and rice
pilaf, alongside a fresh
vegetable garnish. It also
comes with your choice of
soup or salad.
The chicken souvlaki
($12) includes two skewers
of chicken with onions,
green and red peppers,
tzatziki sauce, pita
bread, and rice pilaf, including
a fresh vegetable
garnish. It also comes
with your choice of soup
or salad.
The restaurant also has
many vegetarian options
including the spinach pie
($8) served with rice pilaf,
tomato, onion and tzatziki
sauce.
Backyard Grill
1825 2nd St.,
Highland Park
(847) 681-8400
www.eatbackyardgrill.
com
10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Monday-Saturday
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
The BYG chopped salad
($9) was made fresh in
house right in front of us
at the salad bar, which is
visible right as you walk
in. The salad consists of
crispy iceberg and romaine
lettuce with bacon,
tomato, cucumber, red onion,
avocado, corn, tortilla
strips, Gorgonzola cheese
and chipotle ranch.
The black quinoa salad
($9.50) has plenty of
greens in it including avocado,
edamame, red pepper
and cucumber all in a
poppy seed vinaigrette.
Finally, we finished
our meal with an assortment
of desserts including
the rice pudding ($3.50),
the brownie with walnuts
($3.50) and the fresh
baked chocolate chip
cookies ($1.50 each).
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5: The Stares
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Sun Sounds
Buffo’s
(431 Sheridan Road,
(847) 432-0301)
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Henry Haracz
The recent Loyola graduate will play
baseball at John Carroll University
Did you have any superstitions
before, during or after a game?
I always wear the same quarter-sleeve
undershirt during every game. When I’m
pitching, no matter how well I’m doing,
I don’t like to talk to people between innings.
Before every pitch, I’ll flip the
ball up from my glove to my throwing
hand and just keep the same routine every
time.
If you could travel anywhere in
the world, where would it be and
why?
France would be great. I’ve never been
to Europe and it’d be fun to go see and
visit.
What was the best part about
being a Loyola athlete?
The bonds you build with people. I
joined the swim team my junior and senior
year with people I had never really
spoken to. Just to meet all the people and
become friends with them, that was great
culture.
What was your favorite moment at
Loyola?
On the baseball team, junior year we
went down to St. Louis and played St.
Louis University High, a team we had
never beaten in our nine trips down there.
We finally beat them. I got the start that
day and we came back to win.
22nd Century Media File Photo
What’s one thing that’s on your
bucket list?
To play professionally. It’s always been
a dream of mine to be drafted.
If you had a superpower, what
would it be and why?
Being able to fly because you can get
around easily.
What was the hardest part about
baseball?
More of the offseason is more difficult.
It’s hard to motivate everyone to get in the
weight room, it feels like a long offseason
and it can be hard to stay focused on the
goals we want at the end of the season.
What’s the best part about playing
baseball?
The best part is playing the game itself.
Pitching for me is when I’m happiest.
Athlete of the Month
Nagle brings monthly honor back to Spartans
Michal Dwojak
Contributing Sports Editor
The Glenbrook North
drought is over.
After a three-month
hiatus from the top of the
mountain, softball player
Victoria Nagles helped the
Spartans return to Athleteof-the-Month
glory. Nagle
finished first in the June
competition, earning 100
votes to take back the honor
for GBN. She edged out
fellow Spartan girls soccer
player Emily Charen
and baseball player Ben
JULY Athlete of the
Month Candidates
New Trier
Sabrina Rice, girls
lacrosse
Albert Yen, boys track
and field
Charlotte Melgard,
rowing
Marty Tatosian, boys
Boeke, who rounded our
the top three, respectively.
Voting lasted from June
10-25. The Athlete of the
Month contest for athletes
volleyball
Glenbrook North
Issaac Weinberg,
baseball
Chris Heywood, baseball
Faith Ottaviano, girls
soccer
Michael Roane, boys
volleyball
selected in the month of
June gets underway on
July 10 and will end on
July 25. Vote at Wilmette
Beacon.com.
If you could play any other sport,
what would it be and why?
Hockey would be cool. I can’t skate
but it’d be really cool on how fast you
can fly around the ice, hit people and stay
balanced, control the puck very well. I
can’t do any of that, but it’d be fun to be
good at.
If you had $3, what would you buy
at Walgreens?
Tropical Skittles. I love Tropical
Skittles. They’re hard to find but if they
weren’t there, I’d get regular Skittles. I
love Skittles.
Interview by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw

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Baseball Coach of the Year
Loyola program going according to Bridich’s plan
Michal Dwojak
Contributing Sports Editor
Nick Bridich is living
the coach’s dream, at least
part of it.
The Loyola Academy
baseball coach has spent
five years building his program
the way he wants it
and he’s seeing the fruits
of his labor. Loyola has improved
with each year, making
strides, culminating in
the 2018 season where the
Ramblers won a sectional
championship and came a
game shy of making it to the
state’s final four.
Bridich’s plan and his
team’s accomplishments
showed the resiliency he’s
helped instill to his program,
which helped earn
him 22nd Century Media
inaugural Baseball Coach
of the Year honor.
“I’m really humbled and
honored, and to be honest,
I don’t think it’s something
that should be directed at
me,” Bridich said. “I think
so much of the credit of
where our program is going
has to do with great
student-athletes, kids who
have worked really hard and
players who’ve dedicated
themselves to themselves
and what they love, which is
baseball and getting better.
“It’s an honor but it’s an
award that goes out to the
players and coaching staff
as well.”
The Ramblers started
the season strong, winning
their first five games, and
getting into a groove that
lasted an entire season.
But once the conference
season started, the competition
started to get stronger
and Bridich learned
who his team truly was.
Loyola competed in
nine games this season
that were decided by a
run, and far more with less
than three runs. The team
won five of those one-run
games, but learned what
it took to be a team that
would eventually make a
deep run in the playoffs.
The Ramblers faced adversity
throughout the season
with these tight games,
which Bridich knew he
could use as lessons to help
the Ramblers learn what it
took to win in a game like
baseball, where many follow
the cliche of taking the
season one game at a time.
“I think the level of experience
our guys had going
through the ups and
downs and understanding a
true mentality to play very
balanced baseball where
you’re not giving up,”
Bridich said. “It definitely
put us in a position to have
confidence in the playoffs.”
While tight games helped
the Ramblers learn how to
Loyola Academy baseball coach Nick Bridich earned
22nd Century Media’s Baseball Coach of the Year after
leading his Ramblers team to the final eight. Photo
submitted
compete in the postseason,
they barely faced any tight
games during their playoff
run. Loyola defeated Notre
Dame to win the regional
title 4-1 and won the sectional
title against Evanston
9-3 and ultimately
fell short to Huntley in the
super-sectional, losing 8-4.
Bridich didn’t treat this
season any differently than
he has in the past. Each
team is different, filled
with various talents that
can’t be copied for the
next season, but he’s seen
the progress to know that
his program is headed in
the right direction.
“Every season is different
based on the group of
guys you have,” Bridich
said. “Every year we’ve
been building and improving
on the year before. I
think there were a lot of
guys who played as juniors
and there was a lot of experience
coming back. They
had a clear understanding
of what it takes to be really
competitive on a daily basis.
I think they were ready
and confident and knew
they could beat anybody
on any given day.”
Bridich is happy to be
in the position he is. The
Ramblers have made improvements
each year under
his helm, and the future
seems like it’ll continue
that trend. Loyola returns
talent next season and will
showcase players opponents
haven’t seen yet.
The coach is right where
he wants to be.
“It’s a nice place to be:
winning a sectional and
being in the last eight
teams and all those type
of things are great things,”
Bridich said. “We’re just
really working at it every
single day and moving on
to improve, that’s the fun
part of it.”
Baseball Player of the Year
New Trier’s Anthony Calarco powers his way to top honor
Brittany Kapa
Contributing Sports Editor
Anthony Calarco’s superb
senior season with
New Trier traces back to
an unlikely beginning.
An arm injury during
his sophomore season
benched the Trevians’
catcher turned first baseman,
but Calarco didn’t
let that derail his training.
Instead, he used it as an
opportunity to study the
game of baseball.
“That time period was
huge for me,” he said. “I
was able to watch a full
season of varsity baseball
and I really learned from
the older seniors. That [injury]
helped me take a step
back from the game and
watch it from an outside
view.
“It made me really
appreciate playing the
game.”
Calarco missed his entire
sophomore season,
including summer, and
didn’t return healthy until
the spring of his junior
year. Players, coaches
and fans could still find
Calarco on the field, with
his teammates, practicing
what he could one-handed.
When his senior year
rolled around, Calarco
knew he wanted to make
the best of it and do everything
he could to get
his team to the IHSA State
Championships.
That didn’t happen, but
Calarco’s contributions
in all facets of the game
helped lead the Trevians to
22 wins. And offensively,
he delivered a record-tying
season.
By year’s end, Calarco
belted 11 home runs, tying
the school’s record for
most in one season. He
drove in 37 of his teammates
and had an on-base
plus slugging percentage
of 1.310.
His superb offensive
stats, mixed with his ability
to lead a team, earned
Calarco 22nd Century Media’s
inaugural Baseball
Player of the Year title for
the 2018 season.
Long-time New Trier
coach Michael Napoleon
has watched Calarco develop
as a player during
the last three years of his
varsity tenure. The 6-foot-
4-inch, 210-pound first
baseman became a leader
for New Trier not only because
of his style of play
but by the way he carried
himself.
New Trier’s Anthony Calarco, shown here taking a
swing during a game this season, was chosen as 22nd
Century Media’s Baseball Player of the Year for the
2018 season. 22nd Century Media File Photo
“He has good power, he
has a great on-base percentage
– he gets a lot of
walks – and he [doesn’t]
swing at bad pitches,” Napoleon
said. “I tell people
that the one thing about
Anthony is, when people
see him hitting, and
they’re about to leave a
game, they’ll be like, ‘No,
I’ve got to watch Calarco
hit one more time.’”
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softball Coach of the Year
Loyola coach’s ‘small-ball’
approach secures award
Softball Player of the Year
Independence helps lead
Conway to yearly honor
Michael Wojtychiw, Sports Editor
Michael Wojtychiw, Sports Editor
Since its 2009 IHSA state championship,
Loyola Academy’s softball program
has been a sleeping giant.
In coach Michelle Farrell-Fink’s four
years at the helm, the Ramblers had never
won more than 17 games or made it to a
regional final. That all changed in Farrell-
Fink’s fifth year as the squad exploded offensively.
Loyola sprinted to a cool 20-9 record
before it dropped a heartbreaker to Carmel
Catholic High School, 7-2, in its own
regional final.
“I always say softball’s a game of failure
and we had two options from the year
before,” Farrell-Fink said. “Give in and
just have another year like the previous
year and the years in the past – which
weren’t awful years, but we weren’t .500
last year – or we learn from our mistakes
and we get better.”
Farrell-Fink saw the seniors step up to
the plate, figuratively and literally, and
combined four years of hard work into
something spectacular. In the first five
games of the season, the Ramblers out
scored their opponents 82-9, went 5-0 for
their start and easily won their seasonopening
game against Taft, 15-0.
“I think it just started from them saying,
‘This is our year, this is our last year. How
do we want it to end?’” she said. “Everyone
stuck to what they were saying.”
Farrell-Fink’s ability to inspire her team
to achieve their best earned her the inaugural
22nd Century Media softball Coach
of the Year award.
Another big reason for the Ramblers’
success this season was the contributions
of loaded sophomore and freshman classes.
Freshman players like KK Raymond,
Nyah Moore and Emily Rivero started on
a consistent basis and had a big impact on
what Loyola was able to do.
“They played pretty good travel ball,
so I would say they are used to a higher
level of softball,” the coach said. “Just in
preseason work, they adjusted really well
by us pushing them.”
Farrell-Fink had two seniors, Nora
Conway and Alexis Rocha, who were
four-year varsity players. Conway helped
Loyola coach Michelle Farrell-Fink slaps
hands with Riley Bendery as she rounds
third base. PHOTO SUBMITTED
explain what it was like seeing her coach
progress during her time at the school.
“Offensively and defensively, she knew
what had to be done, where we had to be
positioned,” Conway said. “If someone
was out of position, they changed where
we were. It was just an overall help to have
that and it wasn’t just us doing it ourselves.
We had her and her past experience helping
us throughout the whole season.
Farrell-Fink said that at the beginning of
the year one of the team’s big focus points
was stringing together hits. In previous
seasons, the team would be able to get hits,
but scattered and not together in any way.
That changed this year and it was evident
with some of the scores the Ramblers
put up. Loyola scored double-digit runs
in 12 of its 20 wins and did it as more of
a “small-ball” team, hitting singles and
doubles, walking, instead of trying to hit
home runs.
“We really were able to get those runners
in by stringing together the hits and really
focusing on just keeping that ball in the
ballpark and hitting those hard line drives,
hard ground balls, getting singles, doubles,
and putting the ball in play making the other
team work,” Farrell-Fink added.
Both Conway and Farrell-Fink said a
game that will always stick out in their
minds is the team’s come-from-behind win
over Montini, who went on to win the state
title this season.
With the young talent the Ramblers
have returning, it’s fair to say that Loyola
will be in store for more of those types of
wins and deep runs into the playoffs with
Farrell-Fink at the helm.
Being a four-year varsity starter is a
tough thing to accomplish.
Not many do it, especially since nerves
and doubt on whether one is good enough
to be a starter creep in.
“The first game I was definitely freaking
out and I was like, ‘Oh no. I can’t
make an error. I’m going to get pulled
and be on the bench all season,’” recent
Loyola Academy graduate Nora Conway
said. “After we got into it, one of the senior
and junior outfielders with me out
there, they were the ones that would really
calm me down and were like, ‘You
earned this spot for a reason. You know
what you have to do.’ So it was a lot of
the upperclassmen helping me to calm my
nerves down. That really helped me with
a good freshman season.”
That good freshman season turned
into three more and the four-time Team
22 First Team member capped her high
school career by being named the firstever
22nd Century Media Softball Player
of the Year.
Conway played a huge part in Loyola’s
softball revival as she, and many of her
teammates, put up video game numbers
for most of the season. Conway finished
with a regular-season stat line of .521
batting average, 50 hits, 40 RBI, 44 runs
scored, six home runs and a 1.445 onbase-plus
slugging percentage.
“I know for me, definitely we have two
to three hours to practice, and you have to
make the best of it all,” Conway said. “Even
sometimes if practice gets canceled because
of rain and stuff, you have to find somehow
to get the work in to get good results from
it.”
Her coach, Michelle Farrell-Fink, has
been there throughout all of Conway’s
tenure and said it was easy to see what
made her so successful.
“She definitely has a great work ethic,
she puts in the time, she plays on a good
travel ball team, and she’s wanted it from
day one,” the coach said. “She’s wanted
to play in college. She put her mind to it
and now she’s able to live out that dream,
but she’s a hard worker and this year she
really came through for us. Not only on
Loyola Academy graduate Nora Conway
(middle) was named 22nd Century
Media’s Softball Player of the Year. PHOTO
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the field, but just being a leader.”
One of the things that helped Conway
develop into the player she has become, is
having played with her older sisters. The
experience she said helped her get to where
she’s at right now.
“It was intimidating at first, but it was
like I realized looking back on it now it
was such a great opportunity to be able to
play at such a higher level at such a young
age that it basically made me the player I
am today,” she said.
Conway, who has played all over the
diamond, including the outfield, shortstop
and first base, will be heading to play at
Caldwell University next season. While
she believes she’ll be playing the outfield,
the coaching staff at Caldwell recruited
her as a utility player, meaning she can
play all over the field and doesn’t have a
designated position.
“I’ve always practiced everywhere,”
she said. “As I was a kid, I learned almost
every position. I used to pitch. I used to
catch. I would be all over the field, and the
really helped me learning it at young age
the fundamentals that when we needed a
player to play somewhere else, I was able
to adapt to it more quickly.”
With how she’s adapted to all levels so
far, it’ll be fun to see how she adapts to the
college game next season.

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New Trier powerlifters take charge at state meet
Michael Wojtychiw, Sports Editor
When thinking of high school
sports, powerlifting isn’t usually
one that comes to many people’s
minds.
But that hasn’t changed New
Trier Staff & Student Wellness
Coordinator and Powerlifting
coach Jim Davis’, as well as his
team’s, approach to the love of
the sport. The Trevians hosted
the Illinois High School Powerlifitng
Association state finals
May 5 and came away with some
of the best performances they’ve
seen.
New Trier came out on top,
winning the boys meet by scoring
67 points, one point ahead of
Maine West and Stagg, who finished
second with 66 points.
Chamberlain Coffee was the
Trevians’ top finisher, winning
a state title in the 242 pound
weight class, beating out a tough
group of challengers.
“It was a super exciting atmosphere
which made it a lot of fun,
and everyone was very supportive,”
Coffee said.
Coffee put on a show during
his meet, as he bench pressed
285 pounds, squatted a state record
540 pounds, and deadlifted
625 pounds.
“He’s one of the strongest
kids we’ve ever had here,” Davis
said. “If you combine natural
ability with great work ethic and
consistency, you get an athlete
like Coffee.”
Konner Klassen, who will be
playing football at the University
of Nebraska-Kearney next
season, also put on a show, as
he took second place in the
308-pound division.
“The meet was very competitive,
but everyone from other
schools was cheering each other
on. It was a really cool experience,”
he said.
Other notable point-scorers
for the Trevians included Jay
Zaldivar, who took third place
in the 114-pound division, Seth
Babbit, third at 123 pounds, Matt
George fourth in the 132-pound
division, Dara Safe second at
148 pounds, Andrew Banh third
in the 165-pound class and Daniel
Park fifth at 165 pounds.
Also competing for the Trevians
were James Ogden, Andrew Balestrerey,
Cameron Powell, Sam
Palmer, and Alex Hoopes.
Davis had nothing but great
things to say about this year’s
team, which included only two
seniors.
“I’m “incredibly proud of this
Members of New Trier’s powerlifting club pose with a check given
to Embrace Mental Health after the state powerlifting meet May 5 in
Winnetka. PHOTO SUBMITTED
group,” he said. “Both guys and
girls have worked really hard,
some of them for three and four
years. This was a competitive
group of teams, lots of character.
I’m happy they got to experience
this. All of our athletes finished
strong, that’s all we can ask.”
The New Trier girls team had
a strong showing at state as well,
led by state champion Bella
Mendes, who led her team to a
fourth-place finish. She edged
out competitors from Stagg,
Lockport, Waukegan, Maine
East, McHenry, Warren, and Romeoville
to win her division.
Mendes, who took part in the
state meet as a sophomore last
season, had nothing but good
things to say about the event.
“I’m amazed to see how popular
the sport is becoming,” she
said. “It’s more competitive every
time.”
Notable point-winners on
the girls side included Mara
Kapes, who finished second
in her division, Soleia Quinn,
who took third, Mae Olshansky,
who finished second and Maeve
Gobeyn, who tied for fifth.
“The girls did a great job today,”
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While the weekend was mostly
about powerlifting, it meant a
little more to all of the participants.
Competitors also raised
funds for North Shore Special
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and meet coordinators handed
out big checks to beneficiaries.
Mendes, who had such a successful
day competitively, could
not help but add that she was
proud to be part of an organization
that puts “so much emphasis
on service. They are giving
back, and really making an effort
to reconstruct the powerlifting
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Her coach echoed those sentiments.
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Buddy Baseball serves New Trier Township youth
22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st-and-3
Three teams of the
spring season
1. New Trier baseball
(above). The
Trevians finished
the season by
winning 22
games, including
wins over rivals
Loyola Academy,
Glenbrook South
and Evanston. The
Trevians’ season
ended in the
regional final.
2. Loyola boys
volleyball. The
Ramblers bounced
back from a slow
start to the season
to make a run to
the sectional final,
where they’d fall to
New Trier.
3. Loyola girls
water polo. The
Ramblers tied
a program-best
finish by taking
fourth place in the
state tournament.
The Ramblers also
finished fourth in
2009.
Alexa Burnell
Freelance Reporter
With the barrage of sad
stories and bad news heard
on the 24-hour news cycle,
it is easy for folks to wonder
if there are any kindhearted
individuals out
there. But then, someone
like Jeff Kost comes into
the picture and suddenly
faith is restored.
A board member for
the Wilmette Baseball
Association, Kost saw a
need within the organization
to create a program
to serve New Trier Township
youngsters with special
needs, creating Buddy
Baseball – a program that
gives New Trier Township
kids with varying developmental
and physical disabilities
the chance to be
part of America’s favorite
pastime.
It was 2016, when the
idea first came to Kost. He
has raised three sons, all
who loved baseball, and
all who played for New
Trier. He knew how the
game enriched their lives
and felt it was a shame
that a child who may be
struggling with a disability
didn’t have the same opportunity.
“I get choked up when
I talk about it,” said an
emotional Kost. “I just
see so many benefits to a
program like this one. For
one, we recruit local teen
volunteers who are given
the chance to help their
peers, learning how to
work with and understand
those who are different.
The participants feel like
there is a place for them- a
place where they are accepted,
understood and are
given the same opportunities
as all the other kids in
the Township. Then, and
most importantly is the
gratitude from the families.
I can’t put into words,
how it feels when I know
we have positively impacted
their lives.”
Kost says that the rules
are simple. He instructs his
preteen and teen volunteers
to “do things with a smile,
treat the players well, get
to know them. Everyone
here loves to be a part of
this program. There are
no judgments, no failures
and everything is about the
players. I always say, 90%
of success comes from
patience, compassion and
a smile.” Kost says to his
youth volunteers.
To Wilmette mom Andrea
Keener, Kost’s words
are music to here ears. Her
son Thor has what she
calls an “invisible disability”-
one that isn’t obvious
to everyone else, but
influences his behavior
in a way that others can’t
always understand. While
she knows the schools and
surrounding community
do their best to make Thor
feel accepted, she also
knows that others are incapable
of fully understanding
her son.
“We’ve looked at other
programs, but some have
made it seem like Thor’s
Aedan Salama gets a helping hand from NT graduate Adam Kost. Alexa Burnell/22nd
Century Media
involvement wouldn’t be
convenient; with Buddy
Baseball, it’s the complete
opposite. This experience
has become so incredibly
important to our family.
It is not just Thor who
benefits, but his younger
siblings as well. On game
day, they wake up, excited
to go to the game. “Now,
just like so many other
families, we pack up our
drinks, our snacks and our
chairs and head to the field
for a day of baseball. It is
so important to us that Thor
feels like he belongs; it is
important to us that we all
feel like we belong. Thanks
to [Jeff Kost] we feel like
we have a place where we
are understood, accepted
and welcomed. I just cannot
say enough good things
about this program and all
the wonderful young volunteers
who give their time
to help someone else.”
So, on the first game of
the season on June 17, Father’s
Day, families packed
into West Park, ignoring
the heat and blazing sun,
and cheered for the team.
Travis Tassone, kicked- off
the ceremonies by beautifully
singing “The Star-
Spangled Banner” and
then volunteers and players
began their warm- up.
Not long after, Tassone
and fellow player Aedan
Salama hit a ground ball to
first, while Will Personette
and Thor Keener nailed a
ball to the outfield. Volunteers
high-fived the players
and gave them a well -deserved
round of applause,
making a day out at the
ballpark special for all
those involved.
For more information on
Buddy Baseball, visit http://
wilmettebaseball.org/content/10859/Buddy-Ball
Listen Up
“I’m amazed to see how popular the sport is
becoming.”
Bella Mendes — New Trier powerlifter after winning a
state title May 5 in Winnetka.
tunE in
What to watch this week
GOLF: It’s the middle of summer and time to hit the links at
your local course.
• Visit any one of the local park district golf courses to
get some summer golf in.
Index
27 - Athlete of the Month
27 - Athlete of the Week
Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael
Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The Wilmette Beacon | July 5, 2018 | WilmetteBeacon.com
Playing for a good cause
Local baseball players team up with kids with varying
developmental and physical disabilities, Page 31
Best of the best
22CM names top coaches and
players on the ballfield, Pages 28-29
New Trier wins multiple powerlifting state titles, Page 30
The New Trier
boys and girls
powerlifting
teams pose
for a photo
after hosting
the Illinois
High School
Powerlifting
Association
state finals May
5 in Winnetka.
Photo
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