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‘New energy 

to the street’ 

Arcade proposed for 

Lincoln Avenue, Page 3 

Stepping down 

Loyola Academy’s 

athletic director leaves 

position, Page 9 

Custom homes 

Geno Benvenuti’s business 

provides quality work for 

41 years, Page 11 

Winnetka Ice Arena welcomes 

back residents in August for 

new skate season, Page 4 

Sisters Anneliese (left), 

11, and Alexia Conine, 

9, of Winnetka, show 

off some advanced 

figure-skating moves 

during the Welcome 

Back Skate Friday, 

Aug. 10, at the 

Winnetka Ice Arena. 

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Pet of the Week 6 

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Faith Briefs 24 

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THURSDAY 

Author Visit 

6:30 p.m. Aug. 16, The 

Book Stall, 811 Elm St, 

Winnetka. Bestselling author 

Kevin O’Brien will 

discuss and sign copies 

of his new thriller, “They 

Won’t be Hurt.” O’Brien is 

a New Trier graduate and 

a longtime friend of The 

Book Stall. Event open 

and free to the public. 

FRIDAY 

Par 3 Family Nights 

5-8 p.m. Aug. 17, Winnetka 

Golf Club, 1300 Oak 

St, Winnetka. Bring your 

family for an outdoor activity 

this Friday. Juniors 

golf free with paid adult. 

All ages, registration not 

required but advanced tee 

time booking encouraged. 

SATURDAY 

Illinois Railroad History 

Lecture 


Lloyd Room, Winnetka 

Library, 768 Oak 

Street. Author-historians 

and lecturers Gerry and 

Janet Souter tell the story 

of the Illinois railroads— 

from leaky, steam-driven 

teakettles to high speed 

signature passenger trains 

hurtling from Chicago to 

Springfield. 

SUNDAY 

Junior Golf Tournament 

Series 

8-11 a.m. Aug. 19, Winnetka 

Golf Club, 1300 Oak 

St, Winnetka. The Winnetka 

Golf Club is offering 

an entry level tournament 

series for juniors. Players 

will experience a fun, 

low pressure competitive 

atmosphere and can sign 

up for a single event or the 

entire series. All tournaments 

are one day stroke 

play events with flights 

by age. Participants will 

receive a tee gift. Awards 

will be given to the winners 

of each flight. 

MONDAY 

Campfire Festival 


Lloyd Room, Winnetka 


Street. Gather round the 

fire to roast marshmallows, 

hear folk tales and 

sing songs with guest 

performer Alisa Rosenthal 

from the Old Town 

School of Music. Children 

of all ages welcome with 

an adult. Registration required. 

TUESDAY 

Knitting Circle and Class 

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Aug. 

21, Winnetka Studio, Winnetka 


Street. Meet fellow yarn 

enthusiasts every first 

and third Tuesday of the 

month. Don’t know how 

to knit? Organizers will 

teach the beginning steps 

and provide a starter kit of 

yarn and needles for the 

first project. 

WEDNESDAY 

Wednesdays in the Woods 

Daytime Concert 

11-11:45 a.m. Aug. 22, 

Hubbard Woods Park, 939 

Green Bay Rd, Winnetka. 

Early childhood development 

music teacher Rachel 

Thomas will perform 

an interactive concert for 

children of all ages. Bring 

a picnic lunch or pick up 

food from one of the nearby 

Hubbard Woods businesses, 

and don’t forget a 

bathing suit for the splash 

pad. All children must be 

accompanied by an adult. 

Wednesdays in the Woods 

6-8:30 p.m. Aug. 22, 

Hubbard Woods Park, 939 

Green Bay Rd, Winnetka. 

Close out the summer with 

The Jack’s during the last 

concert of the season. This 

hometown favorite plays 

a variety of music from 

all eras, so be prepared to 

hear everything from The 

Doors and Van Morrison 

to the Kings of Leon and 

Neon Trees. 

UPCOMING 

Solving Climate Change 

Lecture 

12:15-1:30 p.m. Aug. 

23, Room 101, Winnetka 

Community House, 620 

Lincoln Ave. Citizens Climate 

Lobby speaker Mike 

Zanillo will discuss how 

climate change will affect 

Illinois and the Midwest, 

what climate solutions 

exist, and what ordinary 

citizens can do to help ensure 

a stable climate in the 

future. 

Trivia Night 


Youth Organization, 

620 Lincoln Ave. Trivia 

topics will include music, 

sports, movies, gaming, 

and fashion. Prizes will be 

awarded to winning teams. 

To sign up solo or with a 

team, email Mary Komlofske 

at maryk@winnetkayo.org. 

eBook and eAudiobook 

Borrowing 

10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 25, 

Winnetka Studio, Winnetka 

Library, 768 Oak Street. 

Patrons will learn how to 

borrow from the library’s 

vast eBook and eAudiobook 

collection using their 

own smartphones, tablets, 

and eReaders. 

Family Luau 

4-7 p.m. Aug. 25, Tower 

Road Beach, 899 Sheridan 

Rd, Winnetka. Join 

the Winnetka Park District 

at Tower Road Beach for 

our sixth annual Farewell 

to Summer Family Luau. 

Enjoy dinner, swimming, 

and various activities with 

a show by The Barefoot 

Hawaiian dancers. 

Pancakes and a Movie 


Youth Organization, 

620 Lincoln Ave. Enjoy 

fresh pancakes while 

watching a teen flick. Title 

hint: the movie’s title includes 

one of the main 

meals of the day. 

Let’s Do Lunch - Happ Inn 

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. 

Aug. 28, The Happ Inn, 

305 Happ Rd, Northfield. 

Meet with Winnetka-Northfield 

business 

members over a delicious 

lunch for a fun networking 

opportunity. Fees $20 

for members and $25 for 

non-members. Register at 

www.winnetkanorthfieldchamber.com. 

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

Correction 

In the Aug. 9 issue of 

The Winnetka Current, 

in the Summer 2018 

Private School Guide, 

the correct web 

address for Christian 

Heritage Academy, 

315 Waukegan Road, 

Northfield, was cut off 

at the end of a story. 

It should have read 

www.christianheritage. 

org. The Baha’i House 

of Worship was 

also misspelled in a 

headline. 

The Current recognizes 

and regrets this error. 

Superhero Dash 

9 a.m. Sept. 8, Centennial 

Park, 225 Sheridan 

Rd, Winnetka - Tower 

Road Beach, 899 Sheridan 

Rd, Winnetka. Make 

like the Incredibles and 

participate in Winnetka’s 

very own Superhero Dash. 

This event brings the aspects 

of Warrior Dashes 

to the lakefront properties 

of Winnetka. The race is 

close to a 5K in distance 

and involves navigating 

obstacles. Stick around 

for a post-race celebration 

at Centennial Park. Ages 

8 and up can participate; 

ages 12 and under must be 

accompanied by an adult. 

ONGOING 

Drop-in Pickleball 

5-7 p.m. June 13-Aug. 

29, Wednesdays, Winnetka 

Community House 

gymnasium, 620 Lincoln 

Ave. Pickleball is a racquet 

sport that combines elements 

of badminton, tennis, 

and table tennis. Drop 

in to play for $5 a person.

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Winnetka Village Council 

Potential Lincoln Avenue arcade seeks Village, Zoning Code amendments 

Fouad Egbaria 

Freelance Reporter 

Winnetka’s Village 

Code currently prohibits 

coin-operated amusement 

devices, but that could 

change in response to an 

applicant’s request to bring 

a “high-end boutique arcade” 

to Winnetka. 

During its Tuesday, 

Aug. 7 meeting, the Winnetka 

Village Council 

considered an application 

from Hoffmann Commercial 

Real Estate, which 

seeks to bring an arcade to 

a tenant space at 552 Lincoln 

Ave. 

Bringing the arcade to 

the Village would require 

amendments to the Village 

Code, which currently 

prohibits coin-operated 

amusement devices, in 

addition to a Zoning Code 

amendment permitting an 

amusement arcade establishment 

in what is classified 

as a General Retail 

Commercial District. 

In response to a question 

regarding the basis for the 

prohibition on the devices, 

Village President Chris 

Rintz referred to feedback 

from some residents in 

2009 regarding loosening 

of liquor laws in the village. 

“There was a lot of consternation 

at the time by 

certain residents about 

the impact of allowing the 

proliferation of alcoholic 

beverages throughout the 

community,” Rintz said. 

“As an adjunct, there 

was also this concern that 

there would be bars with 

bowling machines and the 

whole nine yards and that 

it would just turn into a 

complete free-for-all with 

liquor and gaming going 

on in the same [place].” 

He added there was 

consensus on the Village 

Council regarding moving 

forward with the liquor 

law changes, and that the 

prohibition on the gaming 

devices was a “bone 

thrown” to the residents 

who had expressed concerns 

at that time. 

The only exemption to 

the general prohibition 

on the devices allows for 

restaurants to have one 

amusement device, for 

which the restaurant must 

obtain a permit on an annual 

basis. In addition to 

other requirements that 

must be met to qualify 

for the exemption, the device 

must require the user 

to “attempt to retrieve a 

gift, toy or similar object 

from within a transparent 

enclosure by manipulating 

a mechanical device 

within the enclosure so as 

to grasp such gift, toy or 

similar object.” 

Rintz said the plan moving 

forward would be to 

have staff assess the specifics 

of a code amendment 

or an ordinance that 

would facilitate the use, 

after which the Village 

Council could discuss the 

issue again, in addition to 

scheduling a public hearing 

to give residents an 

opportunity to voice their 

opinions. 

The tenant space in 

question is currently home 

to Definition Fitness and is 

approximately 720 square 

feet in size. 

Dan Burns, senior manager 

with Hoffmann Commercial 

Real Estate, said 

a majority of the games 

would be for children ages 

4-12, with a small number 

of arcade games for adults 

to play. 

Burns said the proposed 

arcade at 552 Lincoln Ave. 

won’t be a “run-of-themill 

arcade.” 

“It’s going to be nice 

flooring, nicely decorated 

with the top games that 

are out there right now,” 

he said. 

Burns said the space 

would likely feature somewhere 

between 15-20 

arcade games, including 

some that dispense tickets, 

which can be redeemed for 

various prizes. He added 

he also wants to work with 

area restaurants to cater 

birthday parties at the location. 

Burns said the arcade is 

just “one piece of the puzzle” 

in the property at 552 

Lincoln Ave. 

“What we really want 

to do is bring children, 

young families down there 

which we feel are kind of 

underserved in that area 

right now,” he said. “We 

want to use that as a catalyst 

to bring new energy to 

the street, just attract more 

foot traffic.” 

According to application 

information included 

in the board packet for the 

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That evening, the Winnetka 

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Paul Schwartz, the facility 

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Wood thrown at passing motorist on Maple Row 

A motorist reported at 

11:41 a.m. Aug. 3, a male 

subject threw a piece of 

wood at his vehicle and 

yelled at him before leaving 

the scene in the 300 

block of Maple Row. 

There was no damage to 

the victim’s vehicle and 

they did not want to pursue 

a criminal complaint. 

In other police news: 

Winnetka 

Aug. 4 

• An unlocked bike, worth 

$100, was stolen from a 

sidewalk between 5:30-6 

p.m. in the 500 block of 

Meadow Lane. 

• A bike, computer accessories 

and a leaf blower, totaling 

to $4,500, were stolen 

between Aug. 1-4 from an 

unlocked garage in the 1100 

block of Laurel Avenue. 

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SKATE 

From Page 4 

would not be open to general 

public that much for 

the rest of August as private 

clinics, camps and 

leagues use it for the majority 

of this month, but 

group lessons start Sept. 

10 around the time the 

rink starts adding public 

skate time. 

Among those taking to 

the ice, where music blared 

overhead, was Mary Kate 

Barley-Jenkins. She was 

joined by her husband, Jeff 

and their son, Micah, 9, 

who donned a Blackhawks 

jersey. 

The family just moved 

to Northfield less than 

5 a.m.-7 p.m. in the in the 

300 block of Locust Street. 

July 31 

• Israel Medina-Perez, 30, 

of Chicago, was arrested 

for driving with a suspended 

driver’s license, improper 

display of license 

plates, operation of an 

uninsured motor vehicle 

and violation of license 

classification (motorcycle) 

at 12:41 p.m. in the 800 

block of Green Bay Road. 

His court date was Aug. 4. 

July 17 

• A victim discovered an 

unknown offender obtained 

a business check 

made out to a vendor and 

altered the check without 

authorization. The check 

was worth more than 

$5,000. 

Northfield 

Aug. 5 

• Trevor K. Cox Jr., 28, of 

Palatine, was arrested for 

a month ago and were 

looking forward to skate 

Micah wants to play organized 

hockey this fall, 

Barley-Jenkins stated. 

“We used the free rinks 

in Chicago all the time 

when we lived there,” she 

said. 

The novelty of skating 

in August presented 

a challenge for Barley- 

Jenkins. 

“My hands are really 

cold right now and that is 

not a feeling I have had 

since wintertime,” she 

said. 

Then there was the case 

of the Koller family, of 

Northbrook, where all 

four boys came by with 

their parents. Their older 

boys are already play in 

speeding, 35 mph or more 

over the limit, at 10:15 

a.m. in the 2100 block of 

Willow Road. His court 

date is Aug. 22. 

Aug. 3 

• After an altercation, a 

business associate left with 

the owner’s purse at 3:41 

p.m. in the 300 block of 

S. Happ Road. Officers interviewed 

both parties and 

the owner chose not to pursue 

a criminal complaint 

against the associate. The 

purse was returned and the 

associate was advised she 

was no longer welcome at 

the business. 

organized hockey leagues 

and now the parents want 

to get the younger boys, 

5-year-old twins Kyle and 

Kevin to follow that same 

path. 

“We had some friends 

who were coming out here 

and this is the year we 

hope to get them started 

in skating,” Laura Koller 

said as she helped Kyle get 

into uniform. “It is a life 

skill and we would love it 

if they played hockey like 

their older brothers. It is a 

great team sport.” 

Yet she conceded there 

was a quirkiness to the 

night. 

“It’s very warm outside,” 

she said. “It is 

strange to be pulling out 

pants and sweatshirts.” 

Aug. 2 

• Debora Echols, 53, of 

Milwaukee, was arrested 

for driving on a suspended 

license and without lights 

when required at 12:10 

a.m. the intersection of 

Central Avenue and Willow 

Road. Her court date 

is Aug. 30. 

• Possible fraud was reported 

at 6:54 p.m. regarding 

the purchase of Lollapalooze 

tickets via Venmo. 

The case is under investigation. 

July 31 

• Police responded to a reported 

physical altercation 

between two motorists at 

4:09 p.m. at the intersection 

of Willow and Happ roads. 

Officers checked but did 

not locate any altercation 

at the scene or captured by 

surveillance camera footage. 

The caller claimed to 

be the victim and was advised 

to come into the station 

to make a report. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Winnetka 

Current Police Reports 

are compiled by the Winnetka 

Police Department and the 

Northfield Police Department. 

Individuals named in 

these reports are considered 

innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of 

law. 

arcade 

From Page 3 

meeting, Hoffmann plans 

to bring Beat Street Toys 

& Gifts back to the village, 

to the spot formerly 

occupied by Body Gears. 

In addition, it also plans 

on opening Adelheidi’s 

Organic Ice Cream & Gelato 

at the property. 

“Our expectation is to 

have children ride their 

bikes down to Lincoln Avenue, 

play some games, 

grab an ice cream, meet 

with friends in the park 

and take advantage of everything 

the Village has to 

offer,” Hoffmann’s application 

letter to the Village 

states.



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Mahoney steps down as Loyola 

Academy athletic director 

Michal Dwojak 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Loyola Academy Director 

of Athletics Patrick Mahoney 

left his position on 

Wednesday, Aug. 15. 

According to a press release 

from the school, Mahoney 

stepped away from 

his position to pursue other 

professional opportunities. 

The former athletic director 

and 1990 graduate of 

the school had been the athletics 

leader of the school 

since 2003. 

“We are very grateful to 

Mr. Mahoney for his many 

years of dedicated service to 

Loyola,” said Loyola Academy 

President Rev. Patrick 

McGrath in the press release. 

“And we wish him 

nothing but great success in 

the next chapter of his professional 

journey. Athletic 

programs have grown considerably 

during his tenure, 

and he has worked tirelessly 

to help advance the mission 

of Loyola.” 

McGrath announced 

Aug. 8 that Genevieve 

Baisley Atwood, of Wilmette, 

vice president of 

admissions and enrollment, 

will assume the duties as 

Loyola’s interim athletic 

director effective Aug. 15. 

The departure comes 

a few months after the 

From June 4 

Mahoney 

school fired former girls 

soccer head coach Craig 

Snower over allegations 

that he made inappropriate 

comments toward players 

during his time as coach. 

Investigations by The Winnetka 

Current and Wilmette 

Police Department 

into the allegations showed 

that Snower made sexual 

comments toward players. 

The police investigation 

concluded Mahoney was 

not aware of any of these 

sexual comments made toward 

players, but parents 

had approached him about 

not being comfortable with 

their children playing for 

Snower. 

Mahoney’s departure 

from the school comes less 

than a month after former 

school principal Kathryn 

Baal left Loyola to “pursue 

new educational opportunities,” 

according to Robin 

Hunt, director of public relations. 

According to the press 

release, Atwood began 

serving at Loyola as a 

faculty member in the 

O’Shaughnessy Program. 

She was named assistant 

dean of student life overseeing 

co-curricular student 

clubs and activities in 

2006, and in 2008, she was 

promoted to run Loyola’s 

Office of Admissions and 

Enrollment. From 2005 

to 2009, Atwood coached 

the women’s cross-country 

and track and field teams. 

She has been involved in 

Loyola’s Campus Ministry 

programs as a retreat leader 

and as a member of the 

Gesu Chapel Program team. 

“Ms. Atwood is a seasoned 

Loyola administrator 

and educator,” McGrath 

said. “She understands the 

mission of Loyola and how 

important athletics can be 

in the life of a Rambler. I 

am confident that she will 

lead the athletic programs 

effectively.” 

Loyola Academy will 

begin a national search this 

fall for a vice president for 

athletics and fitness. As of 

press time, Mahoney did not 

return The Current’s calls. 

“We are very grateful to Mr. Mahoney for his 

many years of dedicated service to Loyola. ... Athletic 

programs have grown considerably during 

his tenure, and he has worked tirelessly to help 

advance the mission of Loyola.” 

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THE Wilmette beacon 

1 dead, 1 injured following 

Wilmette Harbor boat 

explosion 

A 67-year-old Arlington 

Heights man was killed 

around 8 a.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 11, at Wilmette Harbor 

in Wilmette. 

According to the Wilmette 

Police Department, 

an explosion and resulting 

fire on a 32-foot private 

boat occurred shortly after 

8 a.m. at the Wilmette Harbor 

Association, 20 Harbor 

Drive. 

The deceased, Mitchell 

Z. Sroka, as idenitfied by 

the Cook County medical 

examiner’s office, was pronounced 

dead at the scene 

after his body was extricated 

by divers from the Wilmette 

and Evanstion fire 

departments. According 

to police, Sroka appeared 

to have died from injuries 

received in the explosion, 

however, cause of death is 

pending examination by 

the Cook County Medical 

Examiner. As of press time, 

the exam was not complete. 

A 74-year-old Arlington 

Heights man was injured in 

the accident. He was transported 

to Evanston Hospital 

with non-life threatening 

injuries. 

The U.S. Coast Guard 

also responded. 

According to officials, 

the boat was attached to the 

fueling dock, but was not 

being fueled at the time of 

the accident. Crews arrived 

and put the fire out and the 

boat was completely submerged. 

“It was not like a firework 

sound, but like a 

descending weight fell 

somewhere,” said Celine 

Drwiega, who lives nearby. 

“It wasn’t too long and 

drawn out. It was rather 

short.” 

Reporting by Eric DeGrechie, 

Managing Editor. Full story 

at WilmetteBeacon.com. 

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

Major parking, traffic 

changes coming to Takiff 

Center 

After a successful project 

last summer added 

dozens of much-needed 

parking spots at the Takiff 

Center in Glencoe, construction 

crews returned 

on Monday, Aug. 13, the 

start the second phase of 

the project. 

Phase I added 64 parking 

spaces in the lot, as 

well as new bike racks a 

traffic roundabout, said 

Erin Maassen, Glencoe 

Park District spokeswoman. 

“We were very short 

of parking, so adding 64 

more spaces has helped 

tremendously” over the 

past year, Maassen said. 

Each day, nearly 1,000 

people visit the Takiff 

Center on Green Bay Road 

to use its gym, fitness and 

daycare facilities and to 

participate in dance programs, 

karate, art classes, 

and summer camps. 

The goal of Phase II is to 

redirect how traffic flows 

through the lot and improve 

accessibility for pedestrians 

and people with 

disabilities. 

Crews will be flattening 

out the slope of the lot to 

make it easier to use for 

people with disabilities, 

part of a Glencoe-wide 

initiative to make its buildings 

and resources more 

accessible, Maassen said. 

“We have a lot of users 

of all abilities, and we 

want everyone to have 

access to the community 

center,” Maassen said. 

Crews also will be constructing 

a new plaza and 

a designated drop-off and 

pick-up lane for parents to 

safely their children 

Reporting by Jason Addy, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at GlencoeAnchor.com. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Youth sports facility a step 

closer to Northbrook Court 

opening 

In an era of online 

shopping and digital entertainment, 

Northbrook 

entrepreneur Dan Tuchman 

believes he can help 

save struggling brick-andmortar 

retail malls in the 

North Shore and across the 

country. 

Tuchman is seeking permission 

from the village 

to open a Hi-Five Sports 

Zone inside Northbrook 

Court shopping mall. 

His rezoning request was 

unanimously approved by 

the Northbrook Plan Commission 

at its Tuesday, 

Aug. 7 meeting, and now 

awaits final approval from 

the village’s board of trustees. 

Founded in 1990 by 

Tuchman’s father, Marv, 

Hi-Five Sports is a do-it-all 

youth recreation franchise 

that runs sports classes, 

camps and leagues, afterschool 

programs and special 

events for children 

ages 3 to 10, with some 

programs also on offer for 

preteens. 

Hi-Five Sports has proven 

wildly popular in the 

past three decades, growing 

from the North Shore 

to locations in 20 cities. 

But Tuchman will launch 

the company’s next evolution 

— and a potentially 

revolutionary idea for retail 

centers — in his hometown 

this winter if the Northbrook 

Board of Trustees 

grants his request for zoning 

changes at its next 

meeting Tuesday, Aug. 14. 

Tuchman hopes to open 

his next location in the 

space located on the second 

floor above the Apple 

store. 

Reporting by Jason Addy, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story 

at NorthbrookTower.com. 

Risk of West Nile reaches 

highest level since 2012 

Submitted by North Shore 

Mosquito Abatement 

District 

North Shore Mosquito 

Abatement District surveillance 

indicates the risk 

from West Nile virus at 

this time is at the highest 

levels since the 2012 outbreak, 

when 290 Illinoisans, 

174 in Cook County, 

became ill. 

The WNV infection rate 

in mosquitoes collected 

in district traps during the 

past week has increased 

significantly. 

“We are seeing amplified 

levels of West Nile 

virus in mosquitoes,” said 

Mark Clifton, director of 

the NSMAD. “The amount 

of virus we are detecting in 

mosquitoes is well above 

the historical average for 

this time of year and is 

also occurring earlier in 

the season than the average. 

These factors indicate 

that the risk for human 

West Nile virus infections 

is elevated and will likely 

remain elevated through 

the remainder of August. 

Everyone really needs to 

adopt personal protection 

behaviors.” 

Business Briefs 

Winnetka resident 

recongized as a top 

national financial advisor 

Northwestern Mutual is 

honoring Chicago North 

Shore and McHenry-based 

Wealth Management Advisors 

Thomas McBreen, of 

Winnetka, and Keith Spengel 

for their commitment 

and drive to help families 

and businesses plan for and 

achieve financial security. 

As part of this recognition, 

McBreen and Spengel will 

be inducted into the company’s 

elite membership, 

the 2018 Forum Group. 

McBreen and Spengel are 

affiliated with Goris Agency 

based in Chicago North 

Shore, and this is the 11th 

time that Spengel has received 

the Forum honor and 

the 14th time McBreen has 

received the Forum honor. 

Forum award qualifiers 

represent the top segment 

WNV positive batches 

of mosquitoes have been 

found in NSMAD traps located 

in every community 

served. In response to the 

increase in WNV activity, 

the NSMAD is increasing 

adult mosquito control 

operations throughout the 

District to augment continued 

larval mosquito control. 

West Nile virus is transmitted 

to humans via the 

bite of an infected Culex 

pipiens mosquito. Most 

people infected with the 

virus show no symptoms. 

Mild cases may cause a 

slight fever or headache. 

More severe infections are 

marked by a rapid onset of 

a high fever with head and 

body aches, disorientation, 

tremors, convulsions 

and, in the most severe 

cases, paralysis or death. 

Symptoms typically occur 

within three to 14 days after 

the bite from an infected 

mosquito. Persons 50 

years of age or older are at 

the highest risk for serious 

illness. 

The NSMAD recommends 

that residents take 

personal protection measures 

to minimize mosquito 

bites including: using 

insect repellent, wearing 

loose fitting clothing and 

avoiding peak mosquito 

feeding times during the 

hours around dawn and 

dusk. Residents are urged 

to examine their property 

and eliminate any items 

that can hold water, particularly 

smaller items that 

may be easily overlooked. 

If it can hold water, it can 

breed mosquitoes. 

The North Shore Mosquito 

Abatement District is 

a local government agency 

responsible for controlling 

the regional mosquito population 

in order to reduce 

the risk of disease from 

mosquito borne illness and 

minimize the negative impact 

mosquitoes have on 

the quality of life in the 

municipalities of Deerfield 

(Cook County, east of Pfingsten 

Road) Evanston, 

Glencoe, Glenview (east 

of Pfingsten Road), Golf, 

Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, 

Morton Grove, Niles (east 

of Harlem Avenue), Northbrook 

(east of Pfingsten 

Road), Northfield, Skokie, 

Wilmette, and Winnetka. 

Please visit www.nsmad. 

com for more information. 

of Northwestern Mutual’s 

industry-leading financial 

advisors; only five percent 

of more than 6,000 financial 

advisors receive this 

recognition. 

Spengel and McBreen 

will be recognized at a 

leadership conference in 

November, along with other 

Forum honorees. 

Business Briefs are compiled 

by Editor Megan Bernard at 

megan@winnetkacurrent.com.

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Winnetka’s Benvenuti and Stein designs 900-plus homes 

Hilary Anderson 


Creativity is in his blood 

and so is an old-fashioned 

work ethic. 

The success of Winnetka’s 

Geno Benvenuti’s 

business, Benvenuti and 

Stein Inc., vouches for his 

41 years of quality workmanship. 

His firm has a long 

history of designing and 

building custom cabinetry, 

new homes, creating 

custom cabinetry and remodeling 

houses, many 

of which are on the North 

Shore. 

“I could not think of doing 

anything else,” Benvenuti 

said. “I have been in 

business continuously.” 

That urge to create and 

build something began 

shortly after Benvenuti 

graduated from college. 

“I grew up in Wilmette, 

started working in construction, 

learned carpentry 

skills and worked with 

a designer,” he said. “That 

set me in motion to do 

more.” 

Jeff Stein and Benvenuti 

opened their own design 

and building business in 

1977. He bought out Stein 

in 1981 and has had his 

own firm ever since. 

“I went to night school 

at Chicago’s Harrington 

School of Design to learn 

more about design and 

then took classes at Oakton 

Community College to 

further my knowledge of 

architecture,” Benvenuti 

said. 

He learned the subtle, 

yet quality ways of building 

new and making improvements 

in older structures. 

All of his cabinets 

have miter-fold corners. 

He uses only the best 

grades of materials. 

Benvenuti’s eagerness 

to be creative, while adhering 

to quality workmanship 

has paid off. 

His reputation grew as 

the remodeling bubble of 

the 1980s became more 

robust.` 

“Remodeling took off in 

the 1980s,” he said. “The 

inventory of homes was 

from a different era. Houses 

were much smaller and 

not adequate for growing 

families. Owners wanted 

family rooms and bigger 

kitchens.” 

Benvenuti obliged by 

doing what has since set 

him apart from most other 

designers and builders and 

contributed to his business 

success. 

“We do the complete 

job for our customers from 

start to finish,” Benvenuti 

said. “We are there for the 

entire project, no handing 

it off to someone else. Our 

process helps keep us on 

schedule and budget.” 

Reviewing a project plan with Geno Benvenuti (center) 

are architect Jeff Herberholz (left), 17-year team 

member, and project manager Gerry Russell in the 

Hubbard Woods showroom. Photos Submitted 

Benvenuti is extremely 

proud of that facet of his 

business. 

He added sometimes, a 

customer will go away for 

the summer or an extended 

period of time. 

“We take over, send 

photos of the project 

throughout the process, 

get the customer’s approval,” 

Benvenuti said. 

“We do it all from concept 

to completion including 

maid service at the end of 

a job. They come home to 

a sparkling, clean environment.” 

His most favorite projects 

focus on interior work 

and remodeling kitchens. 

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A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center becomes 2018 USTA Facility award winner 

Submitted Content 

The United States Tennis 

Association recently 

announced that the A.C. 

Nielsen Tennis Center is 

a 37th annual USTA Facility 

Awards program recipient, 

which recognizes 

excellence of tennis facilities 

throughout the country. 

The A.C. Nielsen Tennis 

Center will be honored 

at the USTA Semi-Annual 

meeting at the in New 

York City on Aug. 30. 

“This is such an honor. 

I look forward to representing 

the Winnetka 

Park District at the USTA 

Semi-Annual meeting and 

then sharing this award 

with the A.C. Nielsen 

Tennis Center community 

at the Facility Award Presentation 

and Anniversary 

Celebration on Saturday, 

Sept. 8,” said Pat Fragassi, 

tennis center manager. 

The community is invited 

to join in the celebration 

Sept. 8 at the A.C. 

Nielsen Tennis Center, 

530 Hibbard Road. Presentation 

will take place 

at 9:15 a.m. followed by 

outdoor open play from 

9:30-11 a.m. 

The A.C. Nielsen Tennis 

Center opened on 

Sept. 11, 1962 through 

the generosity of Mr. and 

Mrs. Arthur C. Nielsen Sr. 

Throughout the years, the 

center has grown in size 

and positive reputation. 

“Great tennis facilities 

like the A.C. Nielsen Tennis 

Center help us to grow 

the game at the grassroots 

level, and we are 

proud to recognize them 

for their ongoing impact 

on the sport of tennis,” 

said Kurt Kamperman, 

chief executive of the 

USTA National Campus. 

“The A.C. Nielsen Tennis 

Center has embraced 

many of our tennis initiatives 

and kept the sport at 

the forefront of its community 

each year.” 

In 2012, the facility 

completed a 1.5 million 

dollar renovation to help 

the tennis community 

continue to enjoy the facility 

for years to come. 

A.C. Nielsen Tennis 

Center is a facility of the 

Winnetka Park District. 

This full-service facility 

offers lessons for all ages, 

leagues, court rentals, 

membership and events 

year round. 

For more information, 

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or call (847) 501-2065. 

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“We do a lot of specialty 

millwork and cabinetry,” 

Benvenuti said. “We also 

build new homes and reclaim 

the original architectural 

beauty of homes 

that were covered over by 

individuals who seemingly 

had no true appreciation 

for their once beautiful exteriors.” 

He cites various homes 

on the North Shore that he 

and his staff remodeled to 

look like they originally 

were intended. 

Benvenuti believes in 

recycling on a personal 

level. 

“All reusable material 

we take out of a house 

when remodeling it goes 

to the nonprofit Evanston 

Rebuilding Warehouse,” 

said Bevenuti, who is a 

board member. “All proceeds 

go to supporting the 

warehouse and training 

underprivileged men and 

women in the deconstruction 

trade.” 

Benvenuti is proud of 

the praise he has received 

from the Preservation Society 

of Winnetka for the 

houses whose exteriors he 

transformed back to the 

beautiful ones they once 

were. 

“Since 1977, we have 

completed 910 projects — 

372 in Winnetka and 90 in 

Glencoe,” he said. “About 

220 of them are repeat 

customers.” 

Benvenuti was quick 

to mention that occasionally 

real estate ads listing 

homes for sale, which he 

has remodeled or built, 

have a line in the copy that 

says, “built or designed by 

Benvenuti and Stein.” 

Benvenuti also takes 

pride in having a staff of 

long-term employees. 

“Two-third of my employees 

have been with 

me for 15-29 years,” he 

added. “We all have the 

same vision and take pride 

in our work.” 

He tells young entrepreneurs 

to never give up 

regardless of whatever 

scares them. 

“I have been in business 

continually for 41 years 

and have had some hard 

times,” Benevenuti said. 

“But I tell young people 

to keep going, face their 

fears and get ready for 

the next level of success. 

What scares you is probably 

what will help you the 

most when you face your 

fears head on. Having a 

passion gets you through 

the fear part. Never give 

up no matter what.” 

The Benvenuti and 

Stein showroom is located 

at 899 1/2 Green Bay 

Road, Winnetka. It’s cabinet 

and millwork facility 

is in Evanston.



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Seniors live out NSCDS’ motto with service projects 

Submitted by NSCDS 

An important part of the 

North Shore Country Day experience 

during students’ final 

year is their senior service 

project. Each senior is required 

to plan and execute a service 

project with a nonprofit, thereby 

demonstrating the School’s 

“Live and Serve” motto. 

Such was the case for senior 

Mickey Hughes, who connected 

with City Farm. City Farm is 

a small organization that develops 

urban farming plots on 

abandoned city lots. The majority 

of the food grown by City 

Farm is sold to Chicago-area 

restaurants, and the proceeds 

from those sales are funneled 

back into City Farm and its parent 

organization, The Resource 

Center. 

“I’ve always liked to garden 

and to farm, and I knew I wanted 

to work somewhere with food,” 

Hughes said as she explained 

how she decided to work with 

City Farm. 

During her two-week project, 

Hughes helped plant seeds and 

maintain the gardens. 

“The work was amazing,” 

Hughes said. “The first day, it 

was really raining and we realized 

the beds were in the flood 

zone and at-risk for washing 

away. So we planted seeds in 

them to take advantage of the 

rain and then spent the next 

couple of days raising the beds 

out of the flood zone.” 

Another project Hughes 

helped with was finding ways to 

preserve the rainwater that did 

fall. 

“Chicago recently changed its 

policy on water rights,” Hughes 

added. “So now to use the city’s 

hydrants you have to pay $85 a 

day. City Farm doesn’t have water 

yet because they can’t afford 

it. So we planted with the rain 

cycle so a lot of it was making 

things waterproof and trying to 

find ways to preserve water in 

the beds.” 

Through the farming project, 

Hughes gained a better understanding 

of the School’s “Live 

and Serve” motto and how it applies 

to everyday life. 

“We were taking care of the 

people; taking care of the earth; 

taking care of the animals. We 

were finding ways for everything 

to coexist in a space,” 

Hughes said. “‘Live and Serve’ 

to me is knowing you don’t have 

to go and give up everything to 

serve, but you should live each 

day trying to make it better for 

someone or something else.” 

Fellow senior Carlo Castellanos 

was hoping for a similar 

experience with his senior service 

project. Castellanos, who 

plans to study nursing in college 

this fall, signed on with a 

North Shore Country Day graduate Mickey Hughes (center) spent two weeks at the end of her senior 

year volunteering at City Farm in Chicago. Photo Submitted 

local hospice to get a head start 

on his training. Unfortunately, 

his plans with the hospice fell 

through at the last minute and 

he had to look elsewhere to 

complete his project. 

Undeterred, Castellanos 

called Upper School English 

Teacher Drea Gallaga, who is 

also the Upper School director 

of service learning and community 

service and oversees the senior 

service projects, and asked 

her if there were any projects 

around the School that he could 

work on. 

“I showed up and did some 

garden work the first day,” Castellanos 

said. “I worked in the 

library, helping organize books 

for a book drive. I worked with 

Ms. Hsieh (Upper School art 

teacher) to help clean up her 

room for summer camp. I also 

worked with communications to 

take some photos around campus 

and post them on social media.” 

Even though Carlo’s service 

project was not what he originally 

planned, he was happy 

with the results and felt he made 

a difference to those he was able 

to help on campus during those 

two weeks. 

“For me, living and serving 

is just being able to help 

someone,” Carlo explained. 

“It doesn’t matter who it is; it 

doesn’t matter how you help 

them, if it’s in a big or small 

way. It was still important because 

I could see I was helping 

things be less stressful. It was 

impactful for me.” 

Letter to the Editor 

Revoke beach pass for 

‘unpredictable’ dog 

I attended the recent (Park) 

board meeting wherein citizens 

were invited to comment on issue 

at hand. I expressed my astonishment 

and utter disbelief 

that the board deemed it suitable 

to revoke their decision. I am 

aware of many details involved 

in this entire saga, and knowing 

what I know, I am incredibly 

disheartened to know that the 

board took this action. I have to 

suspect that their action was the 

result of pressures, persuasions, 

reasonable doubts and possibly 

inaccurate representations of 

facts. The fact that the board offers 

no explanation for its decision, 

deigns to respond to direct 

inquiries from the woman who 

was bitten, or to emails sent by 

other citizens, sends a message 

all its own. 

I am further troubled to know 

that this event has made news in 

surrounding suburbs, creating a 

far from favorable image of Winnetka. 

A local realtor received 

negative feedback from a potential 

buyer who had heard of this 

action. No person with children 

or pets wants to think that a dog 

attacked and bit a citizen for absolutely 

no reason — completely 

unprovoked — and is now allowed 

to run off leash at the dog 

beach. I have encountered the 

dog and owner personally. They 

appear to realize that the dog 

needs to be tightly controlled 

when out walking. Recently, 

the owner expressed to me that 

the dog can be “unpredictable,” 

which is why she kept the animal 

far back from me and my 

dog until we actually crossed the 

other side of the street. I respect 

the owner for taking appropriate 

action with the dog knowing the 

animal’s nature. 

Much misinformation has 

been introduced about the original 

dog bite incident and even 

the second incident. It seems 

designed to discredit the victim 

or create doubt about the facts. 

These distractions — some of 

which I personally experienced 

— are regrettable and offensive. 

But they do not change the truth 

or the facts for the victim regarding 

the actions of the dog. It 

appears that some combination 

of forces did change the opinion 

of the Park District Board. 

I would hope that the board 

does the right thing by revoking 

the beach pass for this or any 

known aggressive dog. 

Elizabeth Holmes 


Please see Letters, 17

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go figure 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

2012 

The last year West Nile 

virus reached the same 

risk levels the North Shore 

is facing this season. 

(See Page 10) 

Maddy Tung 

Editorial Intern 

I’ve lived in Wilmette 

since I can hardly 

remember. And for the 

first 18 years of my life, I 

let much of my town pass 

me by. Yes, that was the 

dry cleaner’s, the gas station, 

a couple of oak trees. 

There was the pet shop, 

the church, the elementary 

school playground blurring 

past my car window. I 

couldn’t wait until I went 

off to college for a change 

of scenery. 

As I grew older my 

world expanded to 

encompass Kenilworth, 

Winnetka, Northfield, 

Glencoe. I stretched the 

boundaries of my mental 

map of home whenever I 

rode the Metra train out to 

the unfamiliar corners of 

my life. 

Then I departed for university 

on the East Coast 

and with that vacated 

Wilmette and everything 

I’d left unknown. 

This summer, I came 

back home to take an 

Letters 

From Page 16 

Park District, overturn 

your decision 

I was shocked to learn 

of the response by the Park 

District to the dog-biting 

incident discussed at the 

internship with 22nd 

Century Media. In entering 

the newsroom, I exited 

my bubble and for the first 

time understood what it 

was like to engage with 

the world and the village 

around me. 

The first time I had to 

call someone for a phone 

interview, my hands shook 

and my voice stuttered. 

The nervousness never 

went away. I always felt 

jittery before I dialed the 

number or spotted my 

contact walking through 

the door. 

However, after a couple 

questions the people I 

spoke with soon began 

telling their stories. Their 

eyes would animate and 

often their enthusiasm 

would spread, planting 

roots in my businessattired 

self. 

I talked to antique 

motorcycle hobbyist 

Bartek Mizerski about his 

upcoming ride across the 

United States, and he took 

me for an exhilarating ride 

around the block in the 

sidecar of a 1940s BMW 

bike. David Zazra of the 

North Shore Mosquito 

Abatement District and 

his interns showed me 

the process of testing for 

West Nile in wild-caught 

mosquitoes. The Wilmette 

Harbor Rotary Club chapter 

graciously allowed me 

to eat a hot breakfast with 

last meeting of the Park 

District Commission. The 

Park District’s decision to 

let a known dangerous dog 

off-leash roving among 

village children, adults and 

other dogs at the dog beach 

will endanger the safety of 

village residents, including 

children. The Park District 

them and hear police chief 

Kyle Murphy speak on the 

state of the department. 

The Glencoe Community 

Gardens staff showed me 

around their stunningly 

beautiful plots. DePaul 

alum Gracie Straznickas 

explained to me her idea 

to help chronic pain patients 

using a video game. 

And all these interactions 

are only a few of the correspondences 

I’ve experienced 

this summer. 

Writing their stories 

demanded accuracy, 

respect, and connection. I 

needed to first understand 

why they felt such passion 

about a given subject, then 

do it justice in print. 

It has been a privilege 

to learn about taking pictures, 

covering events, reporting, 

and writing more 

compelling hard news and 

features under my editors 

Eric DeGrechie, Megan 

Bernard, Mike Wojtychiw, 

and Jackie Glosniak at 

22nd Century Media. 

Their experience, knowledge, 

and good humor 

are invaluable gifts, and 

I thank them profusely 

for all the help they’ve 

provided. 

I am also grateful for 

something else. This 

internship has taught 

me that I cannot let the 

world rush by in a cloud 

of seconds and years 

and content myself with 

is well aware of the danger 

posed by this dog and 

refuses to act and simply 

deny this dog a pass. I urge 

the Park District Commission 

to overturn this decision. 

Sheila Schlitter 


touching none of it. 

I have in mind the word 

“sonder.” Although the 

noun’s Oxford English 

Dictionary definition 

refers to a class of 

small racing yacht, John 

Koenig’s 2012 Internet 

project “The Dictionary 

of Obscure Sorrows” has 

given sonder a different, 

made-up but fascinating 

definition. 

The definition reads, in 

brief, “the realization that 

each random passerby is 

living a life as vivid and 

complex as your own.” 

Over the course of this 

internship, I’ve felt sonder 

as many times as I’ve 

written articles and met 

people with something 

compelling to share. After 

this summer, I wouldn’t 

call sonder an “obscure 

sorrow.” In fact, I’ve 

found the feeling more 

closely resembles awe. 

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Out of left field 

Lefty’s Pizza Kitchen owner 

trades in 20-year career for 

new venture, Page 23 

A bride altered 

her wedding 

dress at the 

Winnetka 

Library’s Studio 

during the days 

leading up to 

her wedding 

and then before 

her nearby 

ceremony. Photo 

Submitted 

Local bride 

modifies wedding 

dress at library’s 

Studio before 

ceremony, 

Page 23

22 | August 16, 2018 | The winnetka Current puzzles 


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. Slalom path 

4. Pacific island 

9. Sir ___ Teabing 

from “The Da Vinci 

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17. LFHS baseball 

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Down 

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57. Ugly spot 

59. Cubs big hitter 

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62. Corrida call 

63. Film studio with a 

lion symbol 

64. French for ‘water’ 

66. Actress who did 

movies with Tom 

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68. Place to get some 

sleep 

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winnetkacurrent.com LIFE & ARTS 


Bride alters dress on wedding day at Winnetka Library’s Studio 

Stranger assists in 

alterations, attends 

the local ceremony 

with the bride 

Megan Bernard, Editor 

“Sometimes you start 

something and it just runs 

away with you.” 

So said Steve Kline, an 

adult services librarian at 

the Winnetka Library, who 

witnessed a story of a lifetime 

this summer when a 

bride began altering her 

wedding dress at the library’s 

Studio days before 

her wedding. 

The Studio, located in 

the lower level of the library, 

features a sewing 

machine, plus the latest 

technology and equipment, 

such as 3D printers, Adobe 

Creative Cloud software, a 

laser engraver and more. 

The bride — who did not 

want to participate in the 

story — ended up working 

on her wedding dress the 

day-of her wedding. 

“Apparently there was 

an alteration that was just 

not working out and the 

wedding was coming up in 

six hours or so,” Kline said. 

“She had asked the librarians 

if [they] knew how to 

do [the alternation] and we 

were like, ‘Well, we don’t 

personally but we have a 

sewing collection upstairs. 

We could bring some 

things down.’ And one of 

our frequent patrons just 

goes, ‘I can do this.’” 

The patron, a complete 

stranger to the bride, was 

working on a nearby computer 

at the time and made 

her way over to the sewing 

machine. She sat down 

at the machine, took some 

measurements and “just 

went to work,” Kline said. 

“She worked for hours 

The Winnetka Library’s Studio space was used for a 

bride’s alterations on her wedding dress this June. 

Photo Submitted 

on it while the bride was 

getting her makeup done 

and getting her hair done 

(at home),” he added. 

While the bride was gearing 

up for the celebration, 

the library happened to be 

also celebrating something 

that day — its grand reopening 

on June 23. 

According to the library’s 

spokesperson Sarah 

Quish, while all of this was 

going on downstairs at the 

Studio, there were more 

than 800 people upstairs 

for the grand reopening 

throughout the day. 

“We had a lot of celebrating, 

a ribbon-cutting 

and then this wedding dress 

was going on down here,” 

Quish said, laughing. 

“There were people 

down here on and off and 

she just worked with a hyperfocus,” 

Kline added. 

The bride came back 

to the library “while the 

church began filling up,” 

Aline said, and she changed 

into her altered dress in the 

Community Room. Thanks 

to the helpful patron — 

who did not want to be 

named in the story — it fit 

perfectly. 

“She told the person who 

helped her out, ‘Hey come 

on, you are coming with 

us in the limo.’ The person 

who helped her out said, 

‘Oh no, I’m not dressed 

for a wedding whatsoever.’ 

And [the bride] was like, ‘I 

don’t care’ and she grabbed 

her and ran out the front 

doors to the limo for the 

wedding that people were 

waiting for at that moment,” 

Kline said. 

Kline has seen a lot of 

alterations happen at the 

Studio, but never like this. 

“I’ve never seen something 

this dramatic,” he 

said. “It was suspenseful to 

say the least. I had hoped 

she wouldn’t end up having 

a dress full of safety pins on 

her wedding day or something 

like that.” 

That’s the fun thing about 

the Studio, Quish said. 

“Specifically, the collaboration 

that goes on down 

here,” she added. “That’s 

just one example of it. You 

see a lot of people helping 

each other out.” 

The Studio, made possible 

by a generous gift given 

to the library from the 

Staffileno family, opened 

in October 2014. 

The space is available to 

Winnetka and Northfield 

patrons or anyone with a 

library card, which doesn’t 

have to be specifically from 

the Winnetka-Northfield 

Library District. 

The Studio is open whenever 

the Winnetka Library is 

open. The hours are 9 a.m.- 

9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 

a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday 

and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 

Upcoming Studio 

programs: 

• Tinkercad Learn and 

Play: 4 p.m. Sept. 6, for 

ages 9-13 

• Embroider a Baseball 

Cap: 4 p.m. Sept. 11, for 

ages 9-13 

• Scratch Junior Coding 

for Kids: 4 p.m. Sept. 12, 

for ages 5-8 

• Personalized Baby Bib: 

10 a.m. Sept. 15, for 

adults and teens 

• Name Keychain: 2 p.m. 

Sept. 18, for adults 

• Laser Engrave a Pen or 

Pencil: 7 p.m. Sept. 20, 

for adults and teens 

To register or view more 

upcoming Studio events: 

www.winnetkalibrary.org.

24 | August 16, 2018 | The winnetka Current FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

Christian Science Reading Room and 

Church (804 Elm St., Winnetka; (847) 

446-2233) 

Sunday Service and 

Sunday School 

Sunday School is held 

at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 

Services are 7:30 p.m. 

April-November and 1 

p.m. during winter months. 

Everyone is invited. 

Winnetka Congregational Church 

(725 Pine Street, Winnetka; (847) 

441-3400) 

Care and Calling 

Attending does not commit 

you to be a commissioned 

Care and Calling 

minister, but it does qualify 

you to be one. Attend 

from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 

25. Lunch is included at no 

charge. RSVP by Aug. 20 

to Pastor Jeffrey Phillips at 

(847) 999-9403 or jeffrey. 

phillips@wcc-joinus.org. 

Weekly Summer Worship 

During the summer, join 

the congregation for Sunday 

services on the front 

side lawn (weather permitting) 

at 9 a.m. Nursery care 

is available for children 5 

and under. Craft materials 

are supplied for older children. 

Christ Church Winnetka (784 Sheridan 

Road, Winnetka; (847) 446-2850) 

Sunday Service Times 

Holy Eucharist is at 8 

a.m. at Church on the Hill, 

784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka. 

Another Holy Eucharist 

is at 9:30 a.m. at 

Maple Street Park. During 

the summer months, we 

celebrate Holy Eucharist 

outside. If you have not 

experienced one of these 

services, you are in for a 

real treat. Gluten free communion 

wafers are always 

available. 

The Orchard (315 Waukegan Road, 

Northfield) 

Awana Clubs 

Children ages 3 through 

fifth grade can play games, 

memorize Bible verses 

and learn Bible lessons on 

Tuesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. 

Youth Group 

The youth group of 

middle- and high-school 

students meets Wednesdays 

from 7:30-9 p.m. to 

build a community around 

God’s word, have small 

group discussion, worship, 

prayer, play games and 

have snacks. 

Temple Jeremiah (937 Happ Road, 

Northfield; (847) 765-5000) 

Feed the Hungry 

Feed the Homeless, 

where we pack hundreds 

of bag lunches to donate 

to those in need, takes 

place the first Sunday of 

each month from October 

through May. It is an 

incredible opportunity to 

come full circle by making 

lunches to donate and then 

actually meeting and interacting 

with the people who 

will be eating the food. It’s 

a memorable experience 

for everyone involved 

Backpack Blessings 

This event will be held 

10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, 

Aug. 19, in the Tarshish 

Lounge/Foyer. 

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1095 

Gage St., Winnetka; (847) 446-0856) 

Religious Education 

Register now for Religious 

Education. There 

are two program options – 

weekly Sunday sessions or 

Family Faith Connection, 

the family program. More 

information online. 

Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Catholic 

Parish (191 Linden St., Winnetka; 

(847) 446-7646) 

Sacrament of 

Reconciliation 

Reconciliation occurs in 

the church on Saturdays 

from 8:30–9 a.m. 

Submit information for The 

Current’s Faith page to megan@winnetkacurrent.com. 

In Memoriam 

William Wallace Fox 

New Trier graduate 

William Wallace Fox, 93, 

died Aug. 5 of dementia. 

He was the beloved husband 

of Nancy Brocksbank 

Fox. He is predeceased 

by his parents Mr. 

& Mrs. W. W. Fox Sr., 

his brothers John and Edward, 

his daughter Barbara 

Fox McBriarty, stepson 

Sgt. John A. Phillips, 

Jr. USMC, as well as his 

ex-wife Mary Ann Janda 

Fox. He leaves his wife 

Nancy, his sister Elizabeth 

Fox Hall, his son William 

W. Fox, Jr. (Suzanne 

Lockett), his daughter Susan 

Fox-Albertine (Paul), 

stepchildren Victoria 

Phillips, Harold T. Phillips 

(Aimee), Elizabeth P. 

Moy (Steven); and grandchildren 

Charlie, Jake, 

Liza, Catherine, Edward, 

Victoria, Ella, Paul, Mary 

and Justin. 

Having survived climbing 

the steeple of the First 

Congregational Church 

in Winnetka with his 

precarious brothers, Fox 

graduated from New Trier 

High School in 1943. He 

graduated from Knox College 

in 1949 with a degree 

in Chemistry. He served 

in the US Army as a scrub 

nurse during World War 

II and served in the intelligence 

community during 

the Korean War. He 

served as past commander 

of the Wilmette American 

Legion, was a member of 

the American Legion for 

66 years. Fox was an Eagle 

Scout, and shared his 

passion for the organization 

by being a Boy Scout 

leader in Wilmette for 

several years. He had a 

distinguished career in the 

oil industry with Chevron 

and Pure Oil. 

His passion was sailing. 

He was a member of the 

Chicago Yacht Club since 

1954. He raced in over 

12 Chicago to Mackinac 

sailboat races. This race 

is the oldest annual freshwater 

distance race in 

the world. He was also a 

member of the Old Guard. 

Fox was the chairman of 

the sailing school there 

for more than 20 years. 

When he took over as 

chairman of the sailing 

school, there were only 40 

children enrolled. He and 

his team grew the sailing 

school to over 200 children, 

which included two 

traveling race teams: the 

New Trier sailing team, 

and the Opti sailing team. 

Under his chairmanship, 

the yacht club was given 

the Joe Prosser Award for 

being the best youth sailing 

school in the country. 

Several years ago, 

the Chicago Yacht Club 

named a sailing school 

award after him. The William 

Fox Sr. Trophy is 

given at the sailing school 

awards dinner at the end 

of the summer to the most 

improved female sailor. 

Fox was a lifelong Cubs 

fan. He played third base 

in semi-pro baseball and 

always kept score the “old 

way,” even into his nineties. 

He last attended a 

Cubs game after his 90th 

birthday. Fox danced a 

nasty jitterbug. He and 

Nancy were members 

of the Town Club in Kenilworth 

for many years. 

He had a wonderful dry 

wit and sweet kind way, 

and was known for the 

occasional skinny dip 

at Wilmette beach well 

into his 70’s. He will be 

missed by all who knew 

him. 

Services will be held 

at the First Presbyterian 

Church in Wilmette, 600 

9th Street, Wilmette, IL 

60091, at 11:00 a.m., Aug. 

25. Handicapped accessibility 

to the church is in 

doubt at this time. 

In lieu of flowers the 

family would prefer that 

a donation be made to 

the Chicago Yacht Club 

Foundation. Please specify 

the Barb Fox Sailing 

Scholarship Fund. 

Nelson Shaw 

Nelson Shaw died at his 

Winnetka home July 26, 

holding the hand of Judy, 

his beloved wife of 58 

years. Born April 28, 1930 

in Belleview, N.J., Shaw 

was beginning a career in 

insurance when he was offered 

a full scholarship to 

Rutgers University. After 

graduating Magna Cum 

Laude and earning multiple 

awards, he entered 

Harvard University, where 

he was Social Chairman 

of the Graduate Business 

School and played on the 

intramural basketball and 

softball teams. In 1953, 

immediately after earning 

his MBA, Shaw became 

a commissioned Naval 

officer, serving on the 

Destroyer U.S.S. Willard 

Keith for two years in the 

Pacific during the Korean 

War. After honorable discharge, 

he began his career 

in Chicago working 

for Jewel Companies, Inc. 

from 1957-67, serving as 

their last head of manufacturing. 

During that 

time, he met and married 

the love of his life, settled 

in Winnetka, and had 

three children. When Jewel 

restructured in 1967, he 

reinvented himself, learning 

the brokerage business 

at Bacon, Whipple 

& Co., where he worked 

for 15 years, becoming a 

partner. In 1982, the company 

merged with Stifel, 

Nicolaus & Co., Inc., and 

Shaw was appointed senior 

vice president. He 

was a top performer, attending 

the Chairman’s 

Council meetings for 32 

years. He secured the financial 

futures of many 

clients including the Arch 

Diocese of St. Louis and 

the Sisters of Perpetual 

Adoration in Lacrosse, 

WI. He lived to work, 

and reluctantly retired at 

the age of 84. Shaw was 

an avid golfer and loved 

spending weekends on the 

Glen View Club course. 

In the winter, he and Judy 

curled at the Glen View 

and Indian Hill Clubs. 

He was an expert Curling 

Skip and strategic competitor, 

winning dozens of 

Bonspiels. He was a gentle 

giant at 6-feet-6 inches 

and was a lovely, peaceful 

man. He will be greatly 

missed. Preceded in death 

by his parents, Helen 

Gertrude Shaw (nee Nelson) 

and James Kennedy 

Shaw, Brother Robert 

Shaw, and son Nelson Edward 

Shaw (Ted), Shaw is 

survived by his wife Judy 

(nee Kochs), children 

Jim Shaw (Veronica) and 

Kathy Kirrish (Greg), and 

seven grandchildren: Eric 

Shaw, Megan Shaw, Nicole 

Shaw, Anthony Kirrish, 

Eden Kirrish, Kaitlyn 

Shaw and Rebecca Shaw. 

The family would like to 

express their deep gratitude 

to Nelson’s wonderful 

caregivers Francisco, 

Gabriel and Anna, who 

enabled him to be in the 

comfort of his home for 

the past three-and-a-half 

years. A memorial service 

will be held at 4 p.m. Aug. 

18 at Christ Church, 784 

Sheridan Road at Humboldt, 

Winnetka, IL 60093 

A reception will follow 

at Glen View Club, Golf, 

IL. Info: 847 675-1990 or 

www.donnellanfuneral. 

com. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

Michael Wojtychiw at 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury 

media.com with information 

about a loved one who was 

part of the Winnetka/Northfield 

community.



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After working as a commodity 

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John Munao envisioned 

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beyond the walls of Chicago’s 

iconic Board of 

Trade building. 

Munao’s visualization 

was vastly different than 

the scenes of Chicago’s 

famed financial district, 

yet it was one that was 

equally synonymous with 

the area’s history — the 

sight of a meticulously 

prepared caramelized 

crust pan pizza. 

Munao traded his usual 

shirt-and-tie work-attire 

for a chef’s apron and 

paired up with a business 

partner to reopen a local 

favorite pizza place in 

Morton Grove. 

Filled with the desire 

to further venture out, 

Munao sold his shares 

after a year and started to 

look for a location of his 

own. It didn’t take him 

long, and found a space 

in downtown Wilmette, 

an ideal spot for his pizza 

place. 

Lefty’s Pizza Kitchen, 

1156 Central Ave. in Wilmette, 

opened to the public 

July 18. 

“It’s the perfect spot,” 

Munao said. “I was looking 

for a spot along the 

North Shore. ... I really 

want to draw everybody 

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pizza around. I just want 

everybody to have a try.” 

Prior to Lefty’s opening 

in mid-July, Munao 

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pizza options. According 

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options are the heart of its 

menu. 

Pictured is a Lefty’s pan pizza ($11.25 for a 10-inch, 

ranging to $20.95 for a 16-inch) topped with mushroom, 

pepperoni and sausage and a signature caramelized 

crust. Sari Mishell/22nd Century Media 

“Our pan pizza is our 

speciality,” he said. “I believe 

in that and I know 

that’s good. I was worried 

a little about the thin (pizza), 

but it’s been amazing 

and we’ve really got great 

feedback on it.” 

Lefty’s pan pizzas place 

an importance on the pan 

itself, a method that Munao 

learned from his prior 

experience making pizza. 

“[From] the method I 

learned ... the pans themselves 

are important,” he 

said. “We buy pans and 

won’t serve a pizza out 

of them until they’re seasoned 

at least five times in 

our ovens. As each pizza 

cooks, that pan gets better 

and better. That’s a big 

part of our pan pizza. And 

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[pan] pizza is the caramelized 

crust that we do on 

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dough and sauce for both 

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sausage, fresh-, dailypicked 

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation to the use of an 

Assumed Business Name in the 

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Winnetka Board of Fire & Police 

Commissioners (BFPC) introduced 

amendments to its Rules and Regulations. 

Per Section 1.8 of the existing 

Rules and Regulations, rules 

are introduced at one meeting of 

the Board and adopted at a subsequent 

meeting. Notice of the 

amendments is also published for a 

period not less than 10 days before 

the rules go into effect. 

A copy of the amended Rules and 

Regulations is available at Village 

Hall (510 Green Bay Road) in the 

Village Manager's Office (2nd 

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Lizzy Storkman at 

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 

THE WINNETKA-NORTHFIELD 

PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, 

COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Public notice is hereby given that a 

public hearing will be held on the 

proposed Annual Budget and Approrpriation 

Ordinance for the Fiscal 

Year July 1, 2018 to June 30, 

2019, at the following place and 

time: Winnetka-Northfield Public 

Library District, Main Library, 768 

Oak Street, Winnetka, Illinois, at 

7:00 p.m. on the 17th day of September 

2018. The said ordinance 

shall be available for public inspection 

for at least thirty (30) days 

prior thereto at 

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library 

District, 768 Oak Street, 

Winnetka, Illinois 60093 during 

regular business hours. 

Dated this 18th day of June 2018 

Suzanne Shoup, Secretary 

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NOTICE OF 

PUBLIC HEARING 

PLAN AND ZONING 

COMMISSION 

The Plan and Zoning Commission 

of the Village of Northfield will 

hold a Public Hearing on the following 

matters on Tuesday, September 

4, 2018, beginning at 7:00 

p.m. in the Northfield Village Hall, 

Board Room, 361 Happ Road. 

1) 190-B NORTHFIELD ROAD - 

Consideration and discussion of a 

request for a Special Use to allow 

for the storage of corporate and 

employee owned motor vehicles 

(cars, motorcycles, atv's) along 

with the storage of corporate documents, 

supplies and electronics for 

the property located at 190-B 

Northfield Road. 

Petitioner: KSDC, LLC., a Delaware 

Limited Liability Company 

Property Index Number: 

04-24-413-054 and 04-24-413-055 

Project Number: 2018-0252 

2) 211 WAUKEGAN ROAD - 


request for an amendment to Special 

Use Ordinance No. 13-1574 to 

allow for “immediate care” (allow 

walk in appointments for 

non-emergency issues) for the existing 

medical practice known as 

NorthShore University HealthSystem. 

The change in Special Use is 

required due to the change in hours 

of operation, the inclusion of an 

x-ray and potentially the use of the 

branding “immediate care” for the 

property located at 211 Waukegan 

Road. 

Petitioner: NorthShore University 

HealthSystem 


04-23-401-099 


3) 191 WAUKEGAN ROAD - 


request for a Special Use to allow 

for the operation of a dental office 

to be known as Toraason Dental 

Associates, Ltd. for the property 

located at 191 Waukegan Road, 

Suite 106. 

Petitioner: Dr. James H. Toraason 


04-23-401-104 


4) 2005 SOUTHRIDGE TER- 

RACE - Consideration and discussion 

of a request for approval of a 

preliminary and final Plat of Armstrong 

Subdivision to subdivide the 

property, which consists of approximately 

10.5 acres, into one 

buildable lot and four 

non-buildable outlots for the property 

located at 2005 Southridge 

Terrace. The property is currently 

zoned in the R-2 Single Family 

Dwelling District. A request for 

approval to change the zoning of 

two of the non-buildable outlots to 

R-1 Single Family Dwelling District 

and one of the non-buildable 

outlots to R-3 Single Family 

Dwelling District. 

Petitioner: Nancy Armstrong 


04-13-303-052 

Project Number: 2018-0151

30 | August 16, 2018 | The winnetka Current SPORTS 


This Week In... 

Trevian varsity 

athletics 

Field hockey 

■Aug. ■ 21 - at Elgin 

Academy, 6:15 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Aug. ■ 16 - at Woodstock 

Invite (at Bull Valley Golf 

Course), 1 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 18 - at CSL Invite (at 

Lake Bluff Golf Club), noon 

■Aug. ■ 18 - at Prospect, 1 

Girls golf 

■Aug. ■ 17 - at Prospect, 4 

■Aug. ■ 21 - host Lake 

Forest (at Winnetka Park 

District Golf Course), 4 p.m. 

Boys soccer 

■Aug. ■ 20 - at Wheeling, 7 

Girls volleyball 

■Aug. ■ 21 - at Libertyville, 

6 p.m. 

 

 

 

Rambler varsity 

athletics 

Field hockey 

■Aug. ■ 21 - at HP, 6 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 22 - host Antioch, 

6:15 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Aug. ■ 16 - at Woodstock 

Invite, 1 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 19 - at Mount Carmel 

Invite, 7:30 a.m. 

Girls golf 

■Aug. ■ 16 - host Fenwick, 

Providence (at Glencoe Golf 

Course), 1 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 18 - at Providence 

Invite, 2:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 20 - host 

Resurrection, 4:15 p.m. 

Boys soccer 

■Aug. ■ 21 - host Lake View, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls tennis 

■Aug. ■ 17 - host LF, 10 a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 20 - at Libertyville, 

4:30 p.m. 

Girls volleyball 

■Aug. ■ 21 - host Lane, 6 

Raider varsity 

athletics 

Field hockey 

■Aug. ■ 20 - at Antioch, 6:30 

■Aug. ■ 22 - host Naperville 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Aug. ■ 16 - at Northridge 

Prep, 10 a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 21 - host Parker, 11 

■Aug. ■ 22 - host Latin, 1 

Boys soccer 

■Aug. ■ 22 - host Senn, 

4 p.m. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Alex Arenson 

The North Shore Country 

Day School senior is a 

member of the girls tennis 

team. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would it 

be and why? 

New Zealand. It looks 

absolutely beautiful. I like 

going on adventures, being 

able to hike and seeing 

beautiful things. Also, they 

have penguins. 

What’s the best part 

about being a North 

Shore Country Day 

athlete? 

There’s a real community 

around being an athlete 

at my school. Everyone at 

the school has to participate 

in a sport so you get 

to meet a lot of people. Everyone 

comes out to watch 

and cheer us on and that’s 

really cool. 

If you could play any 

other sport, what 

would you play and 

why? 

Basketball. I’m not coordinated 

in that way but 

I think it’d be cool to be 

able to be coordinated that 

way. Other than soccer, 

I’ve never really played a 

sport where everyone is on 

the court or the field at the 

same time. Usually tennis 

is pretty individual so it’d 

be cool to play a sport with 

a team aspect. 

What’s been your 

favorite moment at 

North Shore Country 

Day? 

Winning the state title. 

Just sitting there with my 

friends, watching the match 

that decided the title, if we 

were going to win, was 

pretty intense and when 

the result came out in our 

favor we all jumped up and 

started celebrating. It was a 

really cool experience. 

What’s one item on 

your bucket list? 

To ride an elephant. 

What’s the hardest 

part about playing 

tennis? 

It’s really easy to get 

stuck in your head and 

question everything you’re 

doing because it’s such an 

individual sport. 

What’s the best advice 

you’ve gotten? 

A family friend told me 

that the four years and the 

four years in college are 

the eight years in total that 

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will create the foundation 

for the rest of my life. 

What’s the best part 

about playing tennis? 

It’s nice to know that it’s 

all on you and that you’re 

not letting anyone else 

down and your only goal 

is to make yourself feel 

proud. I really try to make 

myself proud, even if I lose 

I know that I worked hard 

and I think that’s different 

from other sports because 

it’s all on you. 

What’s one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I have the same birthday 

as my dog. 

What’s your favorite 

restaurant on the 

North Shore? 

I love Homer’s. I usually 

get a mint chocolate chip 

milkshake with a cheeseburger 

and fries. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michael Wojtychiw

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NSCDS alum takes over girls tennis program 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Sports Editor 

Last year, the 

North Shore Country 

Day School 

girls tennis team 

did something no 

other girls sports 

team had done in 

the school’s history: 

win a state title. 

Bergman 

Now, a year later, despite returning 

pretty much their entire 

lineup, the Raiders do have one 

major new face on the sidelines, 

as Alexandra Bergman takes over 

the coaching duties. 

Despite being new to the coaching 

realm, Bergman isn’t new to 

the North Shore or the Winnetka 

school. She’s a 2012 graduate 

of North Shore, who spent her 

freshman and senior years at the 

school, while spending her other 

two years at Saddlebrook Prep, a 

tennis academy in Florida. 

Taking over a team coming 

off of a state championship also 

doesn’t seem to be something 

that’s bothering the first-time 

coach. 

“(I feel) a little pressure but 

more I think excitement,” she 

said. “We have some great newcomers 

coming in which I’m really 

excited about. Just to grow 

on the success from last year.” 

Bergman doesn’t have a distinct 

coaching style she plans to 

put in place, but knows it will be 

all about teamwork, while also 

having fun. 

Even though she only played 

two years of high school tennis in 

the Chicago area, she’s excited to 

come back to her alma mater and 

have the opportunity to represent 

the school she grew up with. 

“I always had a great time. So 

I’m just excited,” Bergman said. 

“I know they’re coming off of 

a state championship so just to 

keep growing the tennis program 

just because it wasn’t always a 

successful when I was there. Just 

to generate interest and just really 

let the girls have a great time.” 

Bergman won’t go into the season 

alone on the sideline though. 

Her high school coach, Nazlie 

Green, has stayed on as an assistant 

coach, just as she had been 

last year during the record-breaking 

season. 

The Raiders start their season 

Aug. 25 at the Niles West Invite. 

One shot 

Winnetka golfer sinks hole-in-one, wins $10k check 

Wade Keats (right), a Winnetka resident, sank a hole-in-one July 

12 at Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling and was granted a 

$10,000 check from Swing King. Swing King sets up automated 

hole-in-one contests at golf courses across the state and gives 

cash prizes to those who make the hole-in-one. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

ALUMNI 

From Page 33 

It’d be fair to say the rising 

senior broke out in his junior 

cross-country and track seasons, 

as he won the 10,000 

meters at the New England 

Division III Outdoor Championships 

in May and was 

third in the 5,000 meters. 

This followed a crosscountry 

season that had 

him earn USTFCCCA All- 

Region and NEWMAC 

All-Conference honors en 

route to a 16th-place finish 

at the NCAA Regional and 

a 47th-place finish at the 

NCAA Championships. He 

also finished second at the 

NEWMAC Championships, 

all three of which were personal 

bests. 

His win in the 10,000 is 

actually a funny story. 

That race was on Friday 

night, and both he and a 

teammate were coming back 

for the 5,000 meters the next 

day. The goal was to try and 

score as many points in the 

10K, while minimizing their 

energy expenditure, so they 

could recover for the next 

day. Both runners were running 

a pretty consistent pace 

throughout, and staying 

pretty comfortable, and everyone 

started falling off the 

back until it was just Rosenkranz 

and his teammate. The 

two ran the last three miles 

of it together, not really 

racing each other because 

it didn’t matter what order 

they finished in because they 

would have scored the same 

amount of points for the 

team, and were trying to win 

the team championship. 

In the last 200 meters of 

the race, Rosenkranz had 

been leading, and turned to 

his teammate, and told him 

he should go ahead and win 

because it was his senior 

year, and he had placed second 

the year before, so coming 

in first would be a nice 

improvement for him. A nice 

way to cap off his MIT outdoor 

track career. 

So his teammate passed 

him going into the final 

straightaway, and then five 

meters before the finish line 

slammed on the brakes. 

“I flew by him and crossed 

the line first, and then he 

turned to me afterwards, 

and he’s like, ‘You had led 

us through the whole second 

half of the race. I couldn’t 

just take the win from you.’ 

“It was definitely one of 

the stranger races I’ve been 

in, but I think it really spoke 

to the focus that everyone on 

our team has on helping the 

team, rather than just helping 

themselves.” 

The 47th-place finish at 

Nationals put him seven 

spots short of being an All- 

American, something he 

knows he can achieve. 

“The change I need to 

make to get there I think 

is just going to be training 

more consistently,” he said. 

“Because the spring going 

into last fall, I didn’t run because 

I had a stress reaction, 

so I feel like my buildup for 

cross country was a little bit 

shortened because I hadn’t 

run in the spring. 

“I feel like having gotten 

12 months of consistent 

training leading up to this 

summer, I think hopefully 

will make the difference between 

being just outside of 

an All-American spot, and 

getting one of those All- 

American spots.” 

Sports briefs 

Murlick finishes Top 10 at Illinois 

Open 

A year after taking second place at 

the Illinois Open, New Trier graduate 

and Marquette University junior, 

Matt Murlick finished in a tie for seventh 

place at this year’s Illinois Open. 

Murlick, who finished eight strokes 

under par, was tied for the secondlowest 

amateur score in the tournament. 

Murlick earned Marquette’s first atlarge 

NCAA Regional bid since 2009 

when he was selected to the Bryan 

(Texas) Regional and became the first 

player in MU history to shoot better 

than 221 in a 54-hole regional with 

his 1-over-par 217 (74-72-71), which 

tied him for 19th place overall. He 

was also named to the First Team All- 

Big East. 

Local athletes make college 

commitments 

Numerous Loyola and New Trier 

athletes made their decisions on 

where they plan on playing collegiate 

athletics this summer. These 

commitments are ones found on 

Twitter. Know of any more commitments? 

Email m.wojtychiw 

@22ndcenturymedia.com. 

Loyola 

• Elizabeth Ford, girls volleyball - 

University of Pennsylvania 

• Jake Gonzalez, football - University 

of Pennsylvania 

• Jake Novak, baseball - University 

of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 

• Celia Satter, girls basketball - University 

of Richmond 

• Jack Lombardi, baseball - University 

of Nebraska-Omaha 

• Mick Burden, boys lacrosse - University 

of Richmond 

New Trier 

• Ciaran Brayboy, boys basketball - 

Harvard 

• Maddie McGregor, girls volleyball 

- University of Pennsylvania 

• Kasey Venn, girls swimming - 

Michigan State 

• Henry Scherb, boys lacrosse - 

Tufts 

• Henry Pelinski, baseball - Emory 

University 

Sports briefs are compiled by Sports Editor 


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Loyola girls lax, alum fighting for good cause 


Sports Editor 

Ask most people what 

makes being a member of 

the Loyola Academy community 

a great one and the 

majority will have a similar 

answer: family. 

Whether it be with returning 

alumni, family, 

friends or the athletes following 

the school’s motto 

of being “Men and Women 

for Others,” there’s something 

that stands out about 

the school. 

That was none more evident 

this spring when the 

Loyola girls lacrosse team 

embraced the presence of 

Ryan O’Connor, 3-yearold 

son of Loyola alumna, 

and a lacrosse All-American, 

Elizabeth O’Connor 

and her husband Ben. 

Ryan suffers from Angelman 

Syndrome, a rare 

genetic disorder that affects 

the nervous system. 

The syndrome affects the 

fine motor skills and children 

with Angelman Syndrome 

typically have problems 

with movement and 

balance, verbal communication 

skills and delayed 

development, according to 

the U.S. National Library 

of Medicine. 

The Ramblers girls lacrosse 

team welcomed 

Ryan and the O’Connor’s 

to multiple games this 

season and denoted themselves 

as “Team Ryan,” 

Loyola coach John Dwyer 

said. 

“We can’t have him 

around our team enough. 

He’s such an uplifting kid. 

“I think probably no 

individual has done more 

for us over the years than 

Elizabeth. And while at 

first, you’re heartbroken 

for them, it’s hard to be 

heartbroken around them 

when you’re with them 

because they’re so positive 

about it. And they will give 

this kid the best life that he 

could ever have.” 

Typically, the girls lacrosse 

team decides to 

fundraise for a different 

charity every season and 

this year, after a suggestion 

from Lynn Gorman, 

of Loyola’s Admissions 

Office, the team chose the 

Foundation for Angelman 

Syndrome Therapeutics 

(FAST). The donation 

would be made in Ryan’s 

name, the O’Connor’s was 

flattered and touched. 

After meeting with 

the team and members 

of the Loyola girls lacrosse 

board, the group 

decided to have a bake 

sale at the school, selling 

baked goods for a dollar. 

The team raised $1,050 

from the bake sale alone, 

the team donated $7,000 

to FAST in total after 

matched donations and 

other fundraising efforts. 

Ryan’s Story 

At just 18 months old 

Ryan was diagnosed with 

the rare genetic disorder, 

years ahead of the typical 

3-7 year-old age range. 

Since the team had 

spent so much time around 

Ryan, they were curious. 

The O’Connor’s, Highland 

Park residents, sat down 

with the girls during a 

team dinner this season to 

explain Ryan’s disorder in 

full. 

“Most people are very 

interested and curious, 

and it’s eye opening for 

them to learn about Angelman 

Syndrome and I think 

that’s been what’s been 

most amazing about the 

lacrosse team,” Elizabeth 

O’Connor said. “When we 

presented to them at their 

team dinner, they all were 

so compassionate and interested, 

genuinely interested 

in what Angelman 

The Loyola girls lacrosse team poses with the O’Connor family after one of its games during the 2018 season. 

Photo submitted 

Syndrome is and how it 

affects Ryan.” 

That meant a lot to Elizabeth 

O’Connor and her 

husband. 

For the first time parents, 

being told that there was 

something different about 

their first-born child, that 

he won’t be like the rest of 

his peers, was difficult information 

to process. 

“It was devastating,” 

Elizabeth O’Connor said. 

“The neurologist said, 

‘He’ll never walk. He’ll 

never talk, and he’ll never 

live an independent life.’ 

To hear that your first 

child, as a first-time parent, 

was devastating. I 

mean just complete shock. 

Slowly but surely you see 

him progress, you see him 

do the things they say he’d 

never do. And you see that 

the only limitations he has 

are the ones that people 

place on him.” 

To help cope with the 

disorder, Ryan attends 

therapy Monday-Friday, 

and does a combination 

of physical, speech and 

different forms of occupational 

therapy. One of 

which is hippotherapy, 

where he works with an 

occupational therapist on 

a horse. In total, Ryan has 

six-to-eight therapy sessions 

a week and now has 

started school which provides 

extra help as well. 

Ryan in non-verbal, but 

technological advancements 

have made it easier 

for him to communicate 

with his parents and others. 

Ryan uses a voice app 

called Touchchat on the 

iPad which helps him ask 

for what he wants. 

“It’s four blocks on the 

screen,” Ben said. “So it’s 

on the screen and it’ll say 

something, ‘I want ... I feel 

...’ something about, ‘Me 

...’ And you can choose, 

‘I want X kind of food.’ 

Then a new screen comes 

up with four options. If not 

that, he pushes the next option.” 

“Our speech therapist 

in particular says, ‘He’s 

smart. He understands 

what you’re saying. He’s 

getting it,’” Elizabeth 

O’Connor said. “He must 

be so frustrated because 

he wants to do something 

in his brain but he can’t 

tell his body to do it, or it 

doesn’t listen properly.” 

Support means everything 

The couple realizes how 

lucky they’ve been to have 

the support of not only 

their family and friends, 

but the Loyola community. 

“We realize how lucky 

we are, as difficult as 

this has been, we’re surrounded 

by great family 

and friends,” Elizabeth 

O’Connor said. “We have 

the resources and the education 

to navigate this difficult 

journey.” 

“We don’t really know 

how much of a toll this 

takes, emotionally, because 

[Ryan] is fun to be 

around,” Ben said. “But it 

still does take a lot out of 

you and just hearing from 

people, and people saying, 

‘I’m really thinking about 

you guys.’ 

“I think anybody who’s 

got a child with special 

needs loves hearing that 

kind of stuff.” 

The support the family 

has received from the 

Loyola community, the 

girls lacrosse team and 

even coach Dwyer has 

made dealing with everything 

that much easier. 

“I know that they will 

certainly face challenges, 

but there is nobody that 

is better equipped or better 

willing to take it on for 

their child,” Dwyer said. 

Elizabeth O’Connor is 

amazed by her son on a 

daily basis, and provides 

the family with a good reminder 

of what they have 

to be thankful for. 

“He continues to amaze 

us with his hard work and 

his determination,” she 

said. “He inspires us every 

day with just the way he 

approaches life with a big 

smile on his face.”



Alumni Spotlight 

Rosenkranz breaks out 

in junior year at MIT 


Sports Editor 

For many athletes, the 

hope is to improve as they 

progress in their careers. 

Given more opportunities, 

that often becomes 

the case, as it did with 

Josh Rosenkranz, a New 

Trier graduate and current 

Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology cross-country 

and track runner. 

After not competing in 

that many races his freshman 

year, Rosenkranz not 

only saw action in more 

races, but saw his results 

improve as well. 

“I feel like it’s more 

with running, just as you 

get older, and get more 

lifetime miles, and get 

stronger, improvement 

is somewhat expected if 

you can stay healthy,” 

he said. “And I did have 

some injury problems my 

sophomore year, so my 

improvement wasn’t great 

then, but I’ve been pretty 

healthy for the past 12 

months, and I think I feel 

like I improved a lot over 

the past year in both cross 

country and track.” 

The Glencoe native 

comes from a family of 

runners, as his parents 

have run marathons and 

his older brother ran 

cross-country and track at 

New Trier, but it wasn’t 

until his freshman year at 

NT that he really got involved 

in the two sports. 

Even though he only 

started to get serious 

about running while at 

New Trier, it was the summer 

of his sophomore 

years when he realized he 

had a chance to run at the 

collegiate level. 

“I just remembered 

there was one workout 

where I hadn’t run so well 

my sophomore year of 

high school, and then one 

workout over the summer 

I did leaps and bounds 

better than I thought I 

would.” 

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Flynn wins first national title 


Sports Editor 

Eighteen seconds ahead 

of the pack, New Trier 

sophomore Andrew Flynn 

beat out his nearest competitor 

at the USA Triathlon 

Youth Elite Boys 

National Championships 

Aug. 4 in West Chester, 

Ohio. 

The Wilmette native 

went on to win the national 

title with a time of 30 

minutes, 21 seconds. 

“It was a great feeling. 

Honestly, I didn’t expect 

to win it,” Flynn said. “I 

thought I was going to 

come in second place. 

There was one other kid 

that I thought was going 

to, for sure, win the race. 

Then I ended up breaking 

away from him. 

“It was a great feeling. 

I don’t really know how 

to explain it. You don’t 

usually become a national 

champ. That happened to 

me and I’m still getting 

over it. It’s a great feeling.” 

Flynn had a slow progression 

into doing triathlons. 

He first started to 

New Trier sophomore Andrew Flynn at the top of the podium after winning the USA 

Triathlon National Championships Aug. 4 in West Chester, Ohio. Photo submitted 

swim when he was 5 or 6 

years old and then added 

the running portion a year 

or two later. Running with 

his mom helped him get 

more serious about running 

and then between the 

ages of 8 and 9, he started 

entering triathlons. 

Despite being a part 

of the Mach II Triathlon 

Team, a club team based 

out of Geneva, Flynn 

trains by himself because 

it’d be too far for him to 

constantly travel to practice 

with his club teammates. 

However, it was his 

club teammates that lead 

him to participate in the 

USA Triathlon series, a 

series of triathlons with 

participants from all over 

the country. 

This year marked the 

last year Flynn could participate 

in the Youth Elite 

Boys age group, as next 

year he’ll move up to the 

Junior Elite Male level 

because he’ll be 16 years 

old. Prior to this year’s 

meet, the highest Flynn 

had finished at the National 

Championships was 

14th, accomplished last 

year; He finished 39th the 

year before. 

Flynn holds a flag over his head. 

“I was just determined 

that I wanted to be at the 

top of my age group every 

year,” Flynn said. “My 

weakest link of the triathlon 

was the biking and 

that’s why I really started 

to take that more seriously. 

The last year, I’ve 

really tried to work a lot 

more on my biking. That’s 

what helped me this year. 

“I also progressed a lot 

in my swimming. I wasn’t 

always the best swimmer, 

but I started to go to a lot 

more practices. I really 

progressed in that area, 

too.” 

One thing that’s eluded 

Flynn thus far is participating 

in international 

events, something he 

hopes to change next year. 

He’s hoping that with this 

recent result, USA Triathlon 

will pick him for the 

opportunity to accomplish 

that goal. But Flynn 

knows that’s something 

he can’t control. 

“I’m going to be aging 

up to an older category so 

it’s 16 to 19 years old,” 

he said. “I hope, maybe 

next year, my main goal, 

I really want to go race 

international. I hope USA 

Triathlon will maybe pick 

me for some of the races, 

to go out. That’s kind of 

like what I really want to 

do right now, to race international, 

but we’ll see 

what happens with me.” 

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Reflecting on a summer of learning 

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Three TEAMS of the 

FALL 

1. Andrew Flynn 

(above). The New 

Trier sophomore 

won the USA 

Triathlon Youth 

Boys Elite National 

Championship 

Aug. 4 in West 

Chester, Ohio. 

Flynn improved 

from a 14th-place 

finish at last 

year’s national 

championship 

race. 

2. Matt Murlick. The 

New Trier graduate 

and Marquette 

University junior 

finished tied for 

seventh at the 

Illinois Open, 

shooting an eightunder-par 

for the 

tournament and 

tying for second 

among the 

amateur players. 

3. Josh Rosenkranz. 

The NT graduate 

won the 10,000 

meter race during 

MIT’s outdoor 

conference track 

meet this year. 

Michael Parsky 

Sports Intern 

Wow, summer really 

does breeze 

by. 

It feels like yesterday 

that I was unpacking my 

gear from college and 

ready to begin my three 

months of rest and relaxation. 

As I now prepare to say 

goodbye to my friends 

and family, and head 

back to the University of 

Wisconsin-Madison where 

I will begin my sophomore 

year in September, I’d like 

to reflect on the amazing 

experience I had at 

22nd Century Media and 

acknowledge those who 

made it so great as well. 

To begin, I’d like to 

thank Mr. Eric DeGrechie, 

the managing editor of 

22nd Century Media’s 

North Shore office, for giving 

me the special opportunity 

to cover high school 

sports in the communities I 

grew up in and around. 

I also owe a huge thank 

you to the three sports editors 

I worked closely with, 

Brittany Kapa, Michael 

Dwojak, and Michael 

Wojtychiw, for taking 

me under their wings and 

teaching me the tricks-ofthe-trade 

on how to be a 

great and effective professional 

journalist. 

I came into the job 

expecting to perform the 

cliché duties that intern’s 

do in Hollywood films: going 

on coffee runs, making 

copies, and keeping your 

head low. 

That was not the case 

at all. 

Within five minutes of 

introducing myself, shaking 

everyone’s hands, and 

logging on to the Wi-Fi 

network, I hit the ground 

running as an email with 

my first two writing assignments 

had been sent to 

me before I even stepped 

foot in the office. 

And the rest is history. 

I believe that the only 

way a writer gets better is 

if he or she writes as much 

as possible. For most of 

the summer, I was turning 

in two-to-three articles a 

week, which was astronomically 

higher than I 

expected. 

I think the reason why 

I wrote so much this summer 

was the high level of 

trust my editors had in me. 

They always were willing 

to give me extra assignments, 

edited my articles 

right in front of me before 

they were published, and 

were never worried about 

me missing a deadline. 

This confidence my editors 

exhibited toward me 

really made a difference 

in my writing and really 

allowed me to grow and 

flourish as a writer and I 

could not be more appreciative 

of that. 

Aside from having the 

AP-style rules seared into 

my head (thanks guys), 

waiting around for some 

coach to respond to an 

email I sent a week ago, 

or having a communications 

coordinator at an 

undisclosed university 

give me the wrong time 

for an interview because 

he forgot that we are in 

central-standard time, I 

really had a fun time working 

in the office, whether 

it was cracking sarcastic 

jokes with Ms. Kapa and 

Mr. Wojtychiw during my 

intermittent trips to the 

editors desks to ask questions, 

or listening to Mr. 

DeGrechie talk sports with 

the office and say how 

amazing the New York 

Yankees are. 

From a worldly standpoint, 

something I realized 

throughout my time at 

22nd Century Media is that 

everyone has a good story 

to tell. I wrote a lot of feature 

articles on athletes this 

summer from all different 

sports and backgrounds. 

To hear about the good and 

the bad, the adversity, the 

This Highland Park-Loyola game was the first one 

Michael Parsky covered. 22nd century media file photo 

perseverance, and ultimately 

the triumphs from 

these athletes was truly 

memorable. To bring their 

stories out of obscurity, 

and unveil them to the 

public, is probably one of 

the most rewarding jobs a 

journalist can do. 

Additionally, I also 

learned how small the 

world can be. To travel and 

visit the school’s I grew 

up competing against on 

the basketball court, and 

to be able to meet and 

interview people within 

my hometown community 

of Lake Forest, including 

interviewing my former 

high school basketball 

coach, was definitely a 

highlight of my time here 

at the paper. 

With troves of knowledge 

and experience 

under my belt, I now look 

forward to taking all I 

have learned and applying 

it up in Madison. As a 

newly admitted student to 

the School of Journalism 

and Mass Communication 

at Wisconsin, I hope all I 

have accomplished here at 

22nd Century Media will 

translate to success in the 

classroom at UW and in 

practice as I look to rejoin 

The Daily Cardinal student 

newspaper in the fall as 

well. 

For one last time, and 

for good measure, thank 

you 22nd Century Media 

for granting me the opportunity 

to work for you 

and giving me invaluable 

experience that I will use 

going forward. 

And to steal KVWN 

Channel 4 News Anchorman 

Ron Burgundy’s line, 

a tad bit, you stay classy 

North Shore of Chicago. 

Listen Up 

“It was a great feeling. Honestly, I didn’t 

expect to win it.” 

Andrew Flynn — New Trier sophomore, on winning the 

USA Triathlon National Championship 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

FIELD HOCKEY: There’s no better time to play some quality 

competition than the first week of the season. 

• Loyola hosts a play day with numerous local teams at 

9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at its Glenview campus. 

Index 

30 - This Week In 

30 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The winnetka current | August 16, 2018 | WinnetkaCurrent.com 

New Trier sophomore wins 

USA Triathlon Nationals, 

Page 34 

Sprinting 

ahead NT grad 

Rosenkranz enjoying 

success at MIT, Page 33 

Ryan’s 

Ramblers 

Loyola girls lacrosse 

teams up with alum’s 

family, Page 32 

New Trier’s Andrew Flynn takes part in the running portion of the USA Triathlon Nationals meet Aug. 4 in Ohio. Photo submitted

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