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Lake Bluff merchants, community members celebrate holiday season, Page 4 

Mr. and Mrs. Claus wave hello to eager children waiting to submit their 

wish lists on Saturday, Dec. 1 for Christmas at the Lake Bluff History Museum. 

Alex Newman/22nd Century Media 

money Trail 

Lake Bluff reviews 2018 tax 

levy, Page 3 

A new 

face 

Lake 

Forest 

welcomes 

new city 

manager, 

Page 6 

Picking 

up the 

pieces 

Lake Forest, 

Lake Bluff 

review impacts 

of blizzard, 

Page 9

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Editorial15 

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Faith Briefs22 

Dining Out23 

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THURSDAY 

Christmas Concert 

7 p.m. Dec. 6, Woodlands 

Academy of the Sacred 

Heart, 760 E. Westleigh 

Road, Lake Forest. 

Enjoy an evening of choral 

and orchestral music as 

the Woodlands Academy 

of the Sacred Heart Music 

Department presents its 

annual Christmas Concert. 

This event is free. Refreshments 

will be served following 

the concert. For 

more information, visit 

www.woodlandsacademy. 

org. 

FRIDAY 

Stirling Hall Art Sale 

6-9 p.m. Dec. 7 and 10 

a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 8, 50 E. 

Old Mill Road, Lake Forest. 

Sale items include ceramics, 

jewelry, painting, 

wood and mosaics. A portion 

of all funds raised go 

towards Stirling Hall Art 

Center and help continue 

to provide residents with 

a place to develop their 

“inner artist”. For more 

information, visit www. 

cityoflakeforest.com. 

Cocktails with the Claus 

7 p.m. Dec. 7, Northcroft 

Park, 1365 S. Ridge 

Road, Lake Forest. Come 

for an evening of cocktails 

and hors d’oeuvres 

with Mr. and Mrs. Claus 

in the enclosed and heated 

Northcroft Park Pavilion. 

DJ, photo booth, a roaring 

fire and more. This event 

costs $75. Purchase tickets 

at www.FriendsLFPR.org. 

Palette & Pours 

7-9 p.m. Dec. 7, Deer 

Path Art League, 400 E. 

Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 

The Deer Path Art League 

and Gorton Community 

Center are partnering for 

Palette & Pours painting 

party. Come have a glass of 

wine and create a beautiful 

painting. All art supplies 

and the wine are provided. 

No experience necessary, 

everyone will take home 

a completed painting. This 

event is $50. Register at 

www.deerpathartleague. 

org. 

SATURDAY 

Decoupage Workshop 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 8, 

Deer Path Art League, 400 

E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 

Decoupage is the art 

of decorating an object 

by gluing colored paper 

cutouts onto it in combination 

with special paint effects, 

gold leaf and other 

decorative elements. The 

workshop is a prelude to 

the Decoupage class series...where 

creativity, design 

and techniques will 

be expanded upon. Create 

glass plates, trays, bowls, 

and other decorative home 

items with imagery from 

Vicki’s vast and ever-expanding 

collection of 18th 

and 19th century prints. 

Winter Dance Spectacular 

4-5 p.m. Dec. 8, Lake 

Forest Recreation Center, 

400 Hastings Road, Lake 

Forest. Kick off the holiday 

season with swinging 

Santas, a Rockette kickline 

and so much more. 

Join the Performance 

Companies of Lake Forest 

Dance Academy as they 

present a holiday show for 

all ages. In addition to the 

performance, there will be 

a bake sale and a Gingerbread 

House Raffle. Tickets 

available at the door for 

$5. For more information 

contact Valerie Gonzalez 

at (847) 810-3948. 

Dinner with Santa 

4-5:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 

Dec. 8 and 2-3:30 p.m. and 

4-5:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Northcroft 

Park, 1365 S. Ridge 

Road, Lake Forest. Northcroft 

Park Pavilion will be 

transformed into Santa’s 

Workshop for this magical 

event. Decorate cookies, 

help Santa’s elves create 

holiday toys, and listen to 

Santa Claus read a Christmas 

story. Dinner will be 

served and Santa will take 

special time to visit with 

each family. Purchase tickets 

at www.FriendsLFPR. 

org. 

Pancake Breakfast with 

Santa 

8-11 a.m. Dec. 8, First 

Presbyterian Church, 700 

N. Sheridan Road. Come 

enjoy a morning of warm 

pancakes and visiting with 

Santa. Prices vary. For 

more information, visit 

www.kiwanisLBLF.org. 

MONDAY 

Concentration, Empathy, 

and Epigenetic Changes in 

Montessori Children 

7-8 p.m. Dec. 10, 8 W. 

Scranton Ave., Lake Bluff. 

Angeline Lillard, Ph.D., 

professor of psychology 

at University of Virginia 

and author of “Montessori: 

The Science Behind the 

Genius,” will discuss her 

recent research on Montessori 

education. RSVP 

to Lynn Lillard Jessen at 

(847) 295-8338. 

TUESDAY 

Lake Bluff Women’s Club 

& Lake Forest High School 

Madrigal Singers 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 11, 

Grace Methodist Church, 

244 E. Center Ave., Lake 

Bluff. Join the LBWC in 

celebrating its 115th anniversary 

with a special 

Holiday boutique, catered 

luncheon and an entertaining 

performance by Lake 

Forest High School Madrigal 

Singers, directed by 

Tim Haskett. Find seasonal 

treats, gifts for co-workers 

and friends. Enjoy this 

special gathering and continue 

coming to the LBWC 

monthly educational and 

entertaining meetings. For 

Performance and Luncheon 

reservations, call 

Cobi at (847) 234-3920. 

UPCOMING 

Charlie Brown Christmas 

Jazz with the Chris White 

Trio 

7:30-9 p.m. Dec. 14, 

Gorton Community Center, 

400 E. Illinois Road, 

Lake Forest. Join Chris 

White and his trio for 

a Charlie Brown Jazz 

Christmas Concert! Come 

listen to the holiday music 

of Vince Guaraldi, better 

known as “the Peanuts 

composer”, at Gorton. The 

Chris White Trio will tickle 

the ivories and delight 

the senses as they entertain 

everyone right into the 

holiday mood with these 

well-known favorites. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-6060. 

Gingerbread House 

Decorating Party 

1-3 p.m. Dec. 16, Gorton 

Community Center, 400 E. 

Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 

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season and decorate a tasty 

treat. Let your creative 

juices flow as you turn 

your freshly baked house 

into a edible masterpiece. 

Each registration is for one 

gingerbread house and up 

to 6 people. $60 per group. 

For more information, call 

(847) 234-6060. 

ONGOING 

Go Walk 

8 a.m. every Tuesday 

morning at the Lake Bluff 

Recreation Center, 355 W. 

Washington Ave., Lake 

Bluff. Free for all Lake 

Forest/Lake Bluff residents. 

Walks will be held 

outdoors, weather permitting, 

year round. On 

inclement days, walkers 

will be able to use the Fitness 

Center’s indoor track. 

Register at the Lake Bluff 

Park District www.lake 

bluffparks.org. 

‘Joseph and The Amazing 

Technicolor Dreamcoat’ 

Variety of show times 

Nov. 16-Dec. 23, Citadel 

Theatre, 300 S. Waukegan 

Road, Lake Forest. 

“Joseph and the Amazing 

Technicolor Dreamcoat,” 

is a reimagining of the 

Biblical story of Joseph, 

his father Jacob, eleven 

brothers and the coat of 

many colors. Celebrate 

the holidays at this inspirational 

musical extravaganza. 

For more information, 

and show times, visit 

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LakeForestLeader.com NEWS 

the lake forest leader | December 6, 2018 | 3 

Lake Bluff Village Board 

Village to receive 9 percent of proposed $3.4M tax levy 

Stephanie Kim 

Freelance Reporter 

Following a brief public 

hearing Monday, Nov. 

26, the Lake Bluff Village 

Board unanimously approved 

the first reading of 

a $3.4 million tax levy for 

2018. 

This amount is about 

3 percent higher than the 

2017 property tax extension, 

according to finance 

director Bettina 

O’Connell. 

The impact on a typical 

$600,000 market value 

home would be a $30 decrease, 

she added. 

“As always, the finance 

committee deliberates the 

amount of levy with sensitivity 

to the effective increases 

on homeowners,” 

O’Connell said. 

The board also approved 

the library’s amended request 

for a $964,117 tax 

levy, which is $20,000 

more than what was originally 

presented. The 5 

percent increase from last 

year’s tax levy is mainly 

due to upcoming capital 

projects, such as the replacement 

of the library’s 

roof, HVAC system and 

technological resources. 

O’Connell noted the library 

receives 2 percent 

of the entire tax levy and 

the village receives 9 percent, 

which trustee Paul 

Lemieux said was the most 

important takeaway from 

Monday’s public hearing. 

The finance committee 

will finalize its recommendations 

Nov. 29 and 

present them to the Village 

Board for final approval 

Dec. 10. 

“We constantly hear 

comments about the high 

property tax in Lake Bluff. 

And not to deny the validity 

of that, but what we’re 

responsible for is 9 percent,” 

Lemieux said. “Collectively, 

education makes 

up another 64 percent. I 

will say it’s interesting 

to note that the county of 

Lake takes a higher proportion 

than we do.” 

Historic Preservation 

Ordinance amended 

despite push back from 

residents 

While the public hearing 

for the tax levy drew 

no public comment, deliberation 

on amending the 

Village’s Historic Preservation 

Ordinance — in 

response to threatened litigation 

regarding the proposed 

demolition of 419 

E. Prospect Ave., which 

has been landmarked — 

brought about harsh criti- 

Round it up 

A brief recap of Village Board action from Nov. 26 

• The Village Board read a proclamation in recognition of the 25th season 

of the Lake Bluff Farmers’ Market, which begins the second week of June. 

President O’Hara heralded the market as one of the best in the area. 

• Village Engineer Jeff Hansen provided an update on the fiscal year 2019 

capital improvement plan, which includes 26 projects. Capital expenditures year 

to date are $1,084,286 or $807,278 greater than the year-to-day expenses 

from fiscal year 2018. This can be attributed to train station improvements, the 

purchase of audio and video equipment in the boardroom, and non-Motor Fuel 

Tax Fund paving expenses. 

• Village Administrator Drew Irvin reported that 440 ComEd customers lost 

electricity during the snowstorm from Nov. 25-26. 

cism from several neighboring 

residents. 

Ed Wynn, who was the 

first to speak, said the proposed 

change of requiring 

a demolition letter of intent 

instead of an application 

“guts key protections” 

for homeowners and favors 

developers. 

Stephanie Bjork and 

Jenny Barthold added the 

proposed changes do not 

clean up existing historic 

preservation regulations, 

but create a position that’s 

open to abuse and corruption. 

“If you’re going to adopt 

this ordinance, do it,” 

Wynn said. “But please, 

don’t package it up as 

promoting historic preservation. 

It doesn’t and you 

know it.” 

Village President Kathleen 

O’Hara strongly refuted 

Wynn’s claims. She 

said the proposed changes 

avoid “needless litigation 

and its costs by amending 

the code to more accurately 

match the village’s 

consistent past practices 

in managing demolition 

departments and landmark 

applications.” 

The Historic Preservation 

Ordinance was adopted 

in 2001, as an amendment 

to the Lake Bluff 

Municipal Code, to provide 

a set of regulations 

for the designation and 

protection of landmarks in 

the village. 

Since then, the ordinance 

has been amended 

several times. 

“The village administrator 

has stated during public 

meetings on more than 

one occasion that the staff 

would bring clarifications 

to the historic preservation 

regulations, and that is exactly 

what this ordinance 

is trying to clean up,” 

O’Hara said. 

Village Attorney Peter 

Join us Monday 

Friedman agreed, pointing 

out the proposed changes 

do not provide the village 

building commission with 

total discretion, but allows 

for a more efficient process 

that doesn’t require 

an ordinance. 

With regards to the demolition 

letter of intent, 

Friedman said it would 

weed out unrealistic and 

unnecessary information 

currently required in the 

demolition process, and 

would still trigger the advisory 

review period as 

early as possible so that 

the building could be nominated 

for landmarking — 

which happened for the 

building at 419 E. Prospect 

Ave. 

“That is the maximum 

amount of historic preservation 

protection that is 

in the code today. And the 

village did that,” Friedman 

said. 

Despite pushback from 

the public, the board unanimously 

approved the first 

reading of the ordinance 

amending the Lake Bluff 

Municipal Code regarding 

historic preservation. 

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Community members 

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Lake Forest names new city manager 

Wicha to begin 

term Jan. 28, 2019 

Submitted by The City of 

Lake Forest 

Mayor 

Rob Lansing 

and the 

members 

of the Lake 

Forest City 

Council Wicha 

have named 

Jason Wicha as the new 

city manager of The City 

of Lake Forest. 

Wicha has 12 years of 

experience in local government 

management. For 

the past four years, Wicha 

has served as the assistant 

village manager in Skokie, 

which has a population 

of 65,000. Prior to that, he 

served as the village administrator 

of Thornton, 

Ill., with a population of 

2,500, and as a management 

intern in the City of 

Ypsilanti, Mich., with a 

population of 21,000. 

Wicha earned a bachelor 

of arts degree in 2003 

from Skidmore College, 

Saratoga Springs, New 

York and a master of public 

administration degree 

in 2007 from Wayne State 

University in Detroit, 

Mich. 

“The City Council and 

I are impressed with Mr. 

Wicha’s professional demeanor, 

extensive experience 

and his leadership 

and management style, 

which we believe are an 

excellent fit for the Lake 

Forest community and 

City staff organization,” 

Lansing said. “He is wellversed 

in municipal processes 

and finance, and 

the many facets that comprise 

a healthy, thriving 

community such as Lake 

Forest.” 

In Skokie, Wicha also 

served as the chief budget 

officer and made significant 

enhancements to 

infrastructure investment 

and public safety pension 

contributions. He spearheaded 

implementation of 

a new ERP software system, 

improving residents’ 

online processes and procedures. 

In addition, Wicha 

has been instrumental 

in securing competitive 

grants, negotiating economic 

development 

agreements and managing 

successful public-private 

partnerships. 

“I am honored to be 

selected as the next City 

Manager for The City of 

Lake Forest’ Wicha said. 

“I look forward to working 

with the City’s elected 

officials and professional 

staff. My family and I also 

look forward to becoming 

part of the Lake Forest 

community, with its rich 

history of service, philanthropy 

and volunteerism.” 

Wicha and his wife have 

two children, a 7 year-old 

daughter and a 4 year-old 

son. 

The City received more 

than 70 applications for 

the city manager position. 

Interviews began in October. 

Wicha’s appointment as 

city manager was for approval 

by the City Council 

at its Monday, Dec. 3 

meeting (after press time). 

He will begin work as the 

City Manager on Jan. 28, 

2019. 

Wicha succeeds Bob 

Kiely, who announced his 

retirement from the City 

in July after 28 years of 

service. 

From the City 

Building inspection and 

permit update 

On Dec. 3, the City will 

go live with new building 

permit and inspection 

software. Preparations for 

the conversion to the new 

system have been in the 

works for many months. 

Community Development 

staff is working to implement 

all of the new opportunities 

offered by the 

new software. Initially, the 

staff anticipates a few delays 

and appreciates your 

patience. 

Looking ahead, the City 

is excited to offer online 

building permit submittals 

and inspection scheduling, 

online payments and immediate 

confirmation of 

inspection results. 

Watch for more information 

on registration and 

online processes soon. 

Please note that in addition 

to these great technological 

advancements 

offered by the new ERP 

system, the Community 

Development staff will 

continue to offer in-person 

service and pre-application 

meetings. 

Tree trimming scheduled 

The City has scheduled 

tree pruning for the month 

of December on Cityowned 

properties, including 

resident parkways. The 

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have been identified 

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810-3564. 

Enhanced train schedule at 

telegraph road station to 

launch in January 2019 

Since the introduction 

and success of the Sunrise 

Express reverse commuter 

train service on the Metra 

North Line at the East 

Train Station in 2004, the 

City has been exploring 

opportunities to improve 

commuter service on the 

Metra Milwaukee North 

Line at the Telegraph Road 

Train Station. 

Currently, there is a gap 

in train service at this station. 

Morning outbound 

express trains and late afternoon/evening 

inbound 

trains are not conveniently 

scheduled for commuters, 

residents or families wishing 

to take this train line 

into Chicago. 

At its Oct. 1, meeting, 

the Lake Forest 

City Council approved a 

$100,000 total expenditure 

over the next two years 

to undertake Phase I of 

the Lake County Reverse 

Commute Initiative (a pilot 

program), to launch in 

January 2019. The entire 

project is designed to accommodate 

Lake Forest 

residents and businesses as 

well as Lake County residents 

and businesses. The 

proposed new schedule is 

pictured below. 

Phase I: Enhanced 

Scheduling including a 

northbound Sunrise Express 

train and better 

southbound express service 

in the evening. 

Phase II: Installing a 

universal crossover switch 

north of the Telegraph 

Road Train Station to provide 

fluidity and flexibility. 

Phase III: Implementing 

the final schedule 

which will close some of 

the afternoon gaps in train 

service and optimize the 

existing express train service. 

A private-public partnership 

has been created 

to undertake the Lake 

County Reverse Commute 

Initiative including Metra, 

IDOT, Canadian Pacific, 

Lake County, Lake County 

Partners, The City of 

Lake Forest, and multiple 

employers and neighboring 

communities within 

a five-mile radius of the 

Telegraph Road Train Station. 

If the pilot program is 

successful, the City would 

be asked to contribute up 

to $400,000 towards the 

installation of the universal 

crossover, which would 

represent approximately 

10 percent of the total 

construction cost. Metra 

states that the partnership 

will work on an agreement 

to divide the $4.75 million 

cost of the crossover, 

with $2.7 million expected 

to come from private sector 

employers, $1 million 

from transit agencies and 

$1 million coming from 

local governments, including 

those in Lake County. 

Presently, the City of 

Lake Forest is working 

with local corporations 

to help fund this exciting 

opportunity. For updates, 

check the City website 

at www.cityoflakeforest. 

com. 

From the City is compiled by 

Editor Alyssa Groh from the 

City’s e-newsletter.

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Police Reports 

Students charged with possession of vape pens containing THC oil at LFHS 

A juvenile male, 15, and 

a juvenile male, 14, both of 

Lake Forest, were charged 

with possession of drug 

paraphernalia on Nov. 20 

in the 1200 block of N. 

McKinley Road in Lake 

Forest. Police investigated 

two separate incidents involving 

juveniles at Lake 

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of multiple vape 

pens and pods that contained 

THC Oil. 

These incidents, which 

have increased in the last 

few years, highlight the 

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Vape pen devices may 

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device. 

The pods contain THC, 

which is used in vape pens 

to get high. Parents should 

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with vape pens and understand 

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being used. Teens illegally 

using the vape pens might 

not anticipate the intensified 

side effects; understand 

the increased risk of 

addiction and the potential 

negative effects it may 

cause in juvenile brain development. 

In other police news: 

Lake Forest: 

Nov. 28: 

• Janise S. Kimbrough, 

24, of North Chicago, 

was charged with DUI of 

alcohol, aggravated DUI 

with a revoked/suspended 

driver’s license, no vehicle 

insurance and driving on 

a suspended driver’s license 

at 12:37 a.m. in the 

intersection of Waukegan 

and Westleigh roads. Police 

conducted a traffic 

stop on a vehicle driving 

on Waukegan Road with 

no taillights visible. When 

officers approached the 

vehicle, they spoke to the 

female driver, identified 

as Kimbrough, about her 

driving. Police immediately 

smelled the odor of 

alcohol coming from the 

vehicle and observed Kimbrough 

was demonstrating 

signs of impairment. 

Kimbrough admitted to 

drinking alcohol earlier 

and admitted to being in 

court that same day for 

a previous DUI. Officers 

conducted further investigation 

and requested Kimbrough 

complete some 

field sobriety tests. She did 

not comply. 

Nov. 25: 

• Kyle A. Viti, 20, of Highwood, 

was charged with no 

valid driver’s license and 

possession of drug paraphernalia 

at 1:42 p.m. in 

the intersection of McKinley 

and Old Elm roads. Officers 

conducted a traffic 

stop on a vehicle after observing 

the vehicle commit 

a traffic violation. Officers 

spoke to the driver, identified 

as Viti, concerning the 

incident. Subsequently, 

Viti was arrested for not 

having a valid driver’s license 

and possession of 

two vape pens containing 

cannabis. 

Nov. 24: 

• Conner M. Simms, 25, of 

the 600 block of E. Illinois 

Road, was charged with 

possession of drug paraphernalia 

and possession of 

cannabis at 1:24 p.m. in the 

700 block of Forest Park 

Drive. A police Community 

Service Officer, conducting 

a check of Forest Park, 

observed a gray Honda 

parked and occupied. The 

smell of burnt cannabis 

was coming from the vehicle. 

Officers responded to 

the area and spoke with the 

vehicle occupant, identified 

as Simms, and while speaking 

to him officers smelled 

the odor of cannabis coming 

from the vehicle. Officers 

recovered a wooden 

bowl and a bag of cannabis 

from the vehicle. 

Nov. 23: 

• Carter D. Moore, 20, of 

the 600 block of Edgecotte 

Lane in Lake Forest, was 

charged with possession 

of cannabis and possession 

of drug paraphernalia at 

10:22 p.m. in the 600 block 

of Edgecotte Lane. Police 

on routine patrol observed 

a silver Volkswagon with 

an equipment violation. 

Officers subsequently conducted 

a traffic stop on 

the vehicle. While speaking 

to the driver, identified 

as Moore, concerning 

the traffic stop; officers 

detected the odor of burnt 

cannabis coming from the 

vehicle and observed what 

appeared to be loose cannabis 

in the cup holder 

area. Moore told police 

he was in possession of 

a “pipe” and police were 

able to locate additional 

drug paraphernalia in the 

glove box, under the front 

passenger seat, and a mason 

jar containing 4 grams 

of cannabis in the trunk. 

Nov. 22: 

• Rice T. LeQoinne, 37, of 

Chicago, was charged with 

driving with a suspended 

driver’s license, driving 

on suspended vehicle registration 

and no vehicle 

insurance at 4:55 p.m. in 

the intersection of Route 

41 and Route 176. Police 

conducted a traffic stop 

on a black Lincoln MKS 

after observing the vehicle 

registration was suspended 

for no insurance. Officers 

spoke to the driver, identified 

as Rice, and after a 

brief inquiry determined 

Rice was driving on a 

suspended license and the 

vehicle did not have insurance. 

Nov. 21: 

• Joseph Lara, 24, of Zion, 

was charged with speeding 

and driving with a 

suspended driver’s license 

at 4:49 p.m. on Route 41. 

Police conducted a traffic 

stop on a black Cadillac 

for speeding 70 mph in a 

posted 55 mph zone. When 

officers spoke to the driver, 

identified as Lara, they 

determined his driver’s license 

was suspended. 

Lake Bluff: 

Nov. 23: 

• Delayed theft of tires, 

which occurred on Nov. 

19, was reported at 1:31 

p.m. in the 100 block of 

Skokie Highway. 

• A driver was arrested for 

driving on a suspended 

driver’s license and speeding 

at 3:33 p.m. in the 

intersection of Sheridan 

Road and Buckley Road. 

Nov. 19: 

• Juan Delgado Pineda, 

25, of North Chicago, was 

charged with a DUI, improper 

lane usage and operating 

an uninsured motor 

vehicle at 1:18 a.m. on 

Route 41. 

Nov. 18: 

• Spencer T. Silvernail, 18, 

of the 400 block of Hastings 

Road in Lake Forest, 

was charged with unlawful 

consumption of alcohol 

and unlawful transportation 

of alcohol at 1:06 

a.m. on Route 176. Tickets 

were also issued for passengers 

not wearing seat 

belts. 

EDITORS NOTE: The 

Lake Forest Leader’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found on file 

at the Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff Police Department 

headquarters. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

the court of law. 

Wonderful 

From Page 4 

crafts, stories and more. 

When the event was 

started a decade ago, Joanna 

Rolek, the Lake Forest-Lake 

Bluff Chamber 

of Commerce executive 

director, said merchants 

came up with the idea and 

the name of the event, 

which is a play on the 

movie, “It’s a Wonderful 

Life.” 

“Lake Bluff has a Norman 

Rockwell atmosphere 

and the event came 

out of everyone wanting 

to keep with old-fashioned 

and traditional fun,” 

Rolek said. 

Rolek also added the tagline 

of the event is “Lake 

Bluff is the north pole of 

the North Shore.” 

The event happens every 

year, rain or shine, and 

while this year marked a 

rainy event, residents still 

came out in the holiday 

spirit. 

“This town is very festive 

and events are vital 

to the town,” Rolek said. 

“As the year comes to an 

end, this event is the frosting 

on the cake or the star 

on the tree.” 

The day kicked off at 11 

a.m. with 13 businesses 

participating in Holly Jolly 

Passport, where attendees 

travel to each participating 

business and have 

the chance to earn prizes. 

Lake Bluff Library and 

the library elves joined in 

on the fun and welcomes 

community members for 

stories and arts and crafts. 

Lake Forest Bank and 

Trust sponsored carriage 

rides through town for 

families. 

Children - and adults 

- had the opportunity to 

give Santa their wish lists 

and see if they were on the 

naughty or nice list this 

year by visiting Mr. and 

Mrs. Claus at the Lake 

Bluff History Museum. 

The Lake Forest High 

School brass entertained 

the community with music 

throughout the town 

while all waited in anticipation 

of the big event 

- the tree lighting at the 

gazebo in the center of the 

village green. 

“This event is a great 

opportunity for everyone 

to come together and enjoy 

the downtown area 

and support local businesses,” 

Rolek said. “Our 

emphasis for the event 

is supporting local businesses 

while kicking off 

the holiday season with 

old-fashioned fun.”



Lake Forest, Lake Bluff experience large 

power outages in aftermath of blizzard 


Photo op 

A glimpse of 

the majestic 

Part of the Midwest, including 

Lake County, received 

anywhere between 

2-14 inches of snow after 

the first blizzard of the season 

hit Nov. 25. 

All Lake Forest and 

Lake Bluff schools closed 

Nov. 26 due to the storm, 

and many residents experienced 

power outages – 

some lasting for days. 

In Lake Forest, an estimated 

1,135 ComEd customers 

lost power due to 

the storm. Power was restored 

in 906 homes by the 

evening of Nov. 27, and a 

majority of the remaining 

power was restored late 

Nov. 28 and 100 percent 

of power was restored by 

noon on Nov. 29, according 

to Mike Strong, the assistant 

to the city manager. 

In Lake Bluff, an estimated 

440 ComEd customers 

were out of power 

beginning in the early 

morning hours of Nov. 

26. Of those customers, 

429 residents power was 

restored by the end of the 

morning on Nov. 26 and a 

few “stragglers were without 

power until Wednesday 

(Nov. 28),” Drew Irvin 

said, the Lake Bluff village 

administrator. 

Irvin added that in one 

repair 429 customers power 

was restored. He said 

ComEd typically repairs 

lines that will restore big 

groups of customers before 

working on special 

one-off circumstances. 

There were 34 downed 

trees in Lake Forest, seven 

of which were private 

trees. There was also a 

power line that went down 

near Waukegan Road and 

Deerpath Road, which was 

a main cause of the power 

outage in Lake Forest. 

Lake Bluff only reported 

three downed public trees. 

Due to the heavy rain, 

Lake Forest saw flooding 

at the Deerpath Road/ 

Route 41 viaduct, which 

was closed for a few hours 

on Nov. 26, Strong said. 

The Village of Lake 

Bluff did not experience 

any road closures due to 

flooding, but E. Woodland 

Avenue in Lake Bluff experienced 

the “brunt of the 

storm,” according to Irvin. 

He noted there were multiple 

trees down on East 

Woodland Avenue. Those 

trees fell on cars, houses 

and blocked garages. 

“This was not your typical 

storm,” he said. “It was 

so wet and heavy and the 

winds were so strong.” 

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Rex 

The Everett family, Lake Bluff 

Despite his maturity, Rex is 

high energy and thinks he is 

still a puppy! Rex is a 12-yearold 

Airedale Terrier. His favorite 

things are playing with his many 

squeaky toys, goofing around with his 19-yearold 

brother when he comes home from college, 

chasing rabbits in a big back yard and being 

walked around Tangley Oaks in Lake Buff by his 

very favorite dog walker/trainer, Andrew! He also 

loves visiting his friends and getting beautified 

after a sleepover at Pampered Pupz in Libertyville! 

Rex has rewarded his human family with cuddles, 

love, smiles and patience because after all, it’s his 

world, we just “chase him around” in it! 

HELP! The Lake Forest Leader is in search of more pets. 

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Students, faculty, staff 

and community members 

have anticipated the opening 

of the new performing 

arts center at Lake Forest 

Country Day School since 

it started renovations in 

March. 

Finally, on Oct. 24, the 

completed performing arts 

center was revealed to the 

school and community 

members during a grand 

opening event. 

The original space was a 

gymnasium many decades 

ago said Joy Hurd, the head 

of school at Lake Forest 

Country Day School. 

A few decades ago the 

space was first renovated 

into the performing arts 

center, but after a little 

wear and tear, it was due 

for another face lift. 

Prior to the latest renovation, 

the space did not 

have much natural light 

and the chairs were uncomfortable, 

Hurd said. 

“Now it is a really interesting 

space, it is not your 

typical auditorium,” Hurd 

said. 

The newly renovated 

performing arts center 

contains windows on the 

east and west sides of 

the space, the stage was 

moved from the east wall 

to the west wall, a new projection 

system and sound 

system were installed and 

there are 345 new comfortable 

chairs, which can be 

moved around. 

The floor in the performing 

arts center is all one 

level opposed to a angled 

floor like many other auditoriums. 

Hurd said this decision 

was made to create 

a multi-purpose space. 

The newly renovated 

space will become an area 

for a variety of things, not 

just theater performances. 

The school will also host 

Joy Hurd (left), head of school at Lake Forest Country Day School, welcomes guests 

at the grand opening of the newly renovated performing arts center Oct. 24 at Lake 

Forest Country Day School. Photos Submitted 

The Lake Forest Country Day School choir performs at the grand-opening event. 

a speaking contest in the 

space, choir concerts and 

more. 

“Every student will benefit 

from this new space,” 

Hurd said. 

But, not only will students 

benefit from the 

multi-purpose space, the 

school will also host lecture 

series in the performing 

arts center, which will 

be open to the public. 

“We think of this space 

as a place that can be used 

for the greater community 

as well,” Hurd said. 

After seeing the newly 

renovated performing arts 

center, Hurd said he felt 

inspired. 

“People are the center of 

our school, so the facilities 

we build only serve functions 

of helping our people 

do their best work and be 

their best selves,” Hurd 

said. “What is now true 

is that we have a space in 

the performing arts center 

that matches the level of 

our arts programs and the 

aspirations we have for our 

students. 

“It makes a huge difference 

to be in a space that 

inspires you to aim high.”



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The romance 

between F. Scott 

Fitzgerald and 

Lake Forest debutante 

Ginevra King has been 

well documented. The 

two met in St. Paul, Minn. 

when 16-year-old King 

was visiting one of her 

Westover boarding school 

classmates. Fitzgerald, 

a 19-year-old Princeton 

student, was home in St. 

Paul visiting family. 

Fitzgerald and King 

exchanged letters almost 

every week from 1915 to 

1917. Fitzgerald visited 

King at Westover, and she 

wrote in her diary, “Scott 

came in afternoon. It was 

so wonderful to see him 

again. I am madly in love 

with him. He is so wonderful”. 

King’s father, Charles 

King, was a successful 

investment broker. 

The King family estate 

on Ridge Road covered 

more than 45 acres. Their 

home “Kingdom Come” 

was designed by Howard 

Van Doren Shaw in 1906. 

Fitzgerald visited King at 

Kingdom Come as well. 

The property has since 

been subdivided, but new 

owners of the King home 

are restoring the house. 

Fitzgerald and King exchanged 

their final letters 

F. Scott Fitzgerald (second from right) talks to classmates 

from Minnesota. Photo submitted by Historical 

Society 

in 1918. 

She wrote to tell 

Fitzgerald of her engagement 

to William Mitchell, 

and Fitzgerald wrote a 

congratulatory reply. By 

this time Fitzgerald had 

met his future wife, Zelda. 

However, King would 

be his muse for Daisy 

Buchanan in “The Great 

Gatsby.” 

But, while the Ginevra 

King and F. Scott Fitzgerald 

connection has been 

covered extensively, 

Fitzgerald also had other 

Lake Forest connections. 

A classmate at Princeton 

was James Henderson 

Douglas Jr. The Douglas 

family lived at 910 Green 

Bay Road. Fitzgerald 

spent a month with the 

Douglas family and sent 

an inscribed autographed 

copy of his book This Side 

of Paradise to James H. 

Douglas Sr. as a thank you. 

Forgan family members 

owned homes in Lake 

Forest on N. Ahwanhee, 

Walden and Lake Road. 

James Russell “Russ” 

Forgan and Fitzgerald 

were both members of the 

Triangle Club at Princeton 

where Russ served as 

President. Fitzgerald and 

Russ Forgan remained 

friends after Princeton, 

and Fitzgerald’s diary 

notes the two still attending 

parties together several 

years after graduation. 

F. Scott Fitzgerald and 

Lucius Pond Ordway Jr. 

were neighbors and high 

school classmates in St. 

Paul, where they performed 

together in school 

plays. The Ordway family 

helped found a mining 

operation which became 

3M Corporation. After he 

married, Lucius Ordway 

Jr. and his bride moved to 

Lake Forest and lived at 

the south end of Edgewood 

Road. 

David Forlow has been a 

Lake Bluff resident for more 

than 20 years. He serves as 

the board vice president for 

the History Center of Lake 

Forest-Lake Bluff. To learn 

more about the History Center, 

visit www.lflbhistory.org.

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Lake Forest Country Day School posted this 

photo on Nov. 28. Lake Forest Country Day 

School posted this photo of first-grade students 

who wrote letters of thanks to community 

members for Thanksgiving. One student 

wrote hers Community Service OFficer Madison 

Tomasiewicz at the Lake Forest Police 

Department. Officer Tomasiewicz surprised 

students with a visit and doughnuts. 

Check out Lake Bluff Library “December 

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On Nov. 29 Lake Bluff Library tweeted about 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

23 trees were removed 

from the road in Lake 

Forest after the blizzard, 

Page 9. 

From the Sports Editor 

‘Spreading Christmas cheer for all to hear’ 

Brittany Kapa 

b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.com 

Last week a group of 

22nd Century Media 

editors, including 

myself, launched ourselves 

into the holiday spirit. 

Our assistant managing 

editor, Megan Bernard, 

pulled out the office 

Christmas tree, ornaments 

and various other holiday 

decorations and we took 

a half hour to liven up the 

office. 

With Christmas music 

playing in the background, 

and a fresh blanket of snow 

on the ground outside, we 

merrily decorated our little 

tree. It’s been quite a while 

since I had the opportunity 

to do this. 

See, my mother decided 

that once my sister, brother 

and I weren’t children anymore, 

or living at home, it 

was her time to shine when 

it came to the Christmas 

tree decorations. My mom 

nfyn 

From Page 13 

per year. The minimum 

wage in Wilmette is currently 

$11. The minimum 

wage will further increase 

to $12 on July 1, 2019 and 

to $13 on July 1, 2020. On 

July 1, 2021 and beyond, 

the wage will increase by 

the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI), or 2.5 percent, 

whichever is less. 

“The Nov. 6 referenda 

has an affinity for decorating, 

and loves to spend 

time making the entire 

house look like an elegant 

Christmas postcard or a 

spread in “Country Living” 

magazine, or something 

akin to Joanna Gaines from 

HGTV’s “Fixer Upper.” 

She’s good at it, too, and 

has stayed consistent the 

last several years and not 

given up control of the tree 

decorations. I’m not even 

allowed to place ornaments 

on there because somehow 

I always choose the wrong 

spot. I’m not mad, nope. 

Needless to say, it was a 

fun afternoon at the office 

as everyone put garland, 

tinsel and ornaments on the 

tree. 

Christmas has always 

been that time of year that 

I personally feel goes by 

too fast. I always have a list 

of things I want to do for 

the Christmas season and 

somehow I never accomplish 

any of them. I lived 

in Chicago for seven years 

and never once went to the 

Lincoln Park Zoolights 

event, and I lived a mile 

from it for most of that 

time. I did go to the Christkindlmarket 

Chicago at 

Daley Plaza once, but I’ve 

never been able to go to 

correctly and accurately 

reflected the County’s ordinances 

and were both 

approved overwhelmingly 

by Wilmette voters,” Village 

President Bob Bielinski 

said. 

The minimum wage is 

already in effect, paid sick 

leave ordinance will take 

effect in the Village on 

March 1. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story 

at WilmetteBeacon.com. 

Our 22nd Century Media Christmas tree shines bright in 

our Northbrook office. Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

something that just screams 

the holidays. 

Work and family obligations 

always seem to get in 

the way, but this year I’m 

determined to change that. 

I want to enjoy the holiday 

season with my family, like 

I’m sure most of you do, 

too. 

We’d love to see how 

you spend the holidays with 

your family. All religions 

are welcome! Follow us 

on Facebook, at www. 

facebook.com/TheLake- 

ForestLeader/, and Twitter, 

@TheLFLeader, and share 

photos with us of your 

favorite holiday things to 

do around Lake Forest and 

Lake Bluff. 

If you prefer email, send 

them along to editor Alyssa 

Groh at alyssa@lakefor 

estleader.com. You might 

just see them pop up in 

print soon! 

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Gorton Community Center brings holiday ballet to life, Page 19 

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31. Mediocre 

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in Acapulco 

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47. Centimeter, abbr. 

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51. Cloth sample 

54. Numbers, abbr. 

56. Tune player 

57. Diamond or 

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59. Prefix with 

angular 

60. Original manufactured 

item 

61. Ring org. 

62. Bicycle part 

63. Manage, with 

“out” 

65. A pewter 

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Dec. 6: Free Christmas 

Concert at Woodlands 

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Northcroft Park 

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■7-10 ■ p.m. Friday, 

Dec. 7: Cocktails with 

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Glenbrook North High 

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■7 ■ p.m., Dec. 6, Dec. 7 

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Dance Company 

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GLENVIEW 

Oil Lamp Theater 

(1723 Glenview Road, 

(847) 834-0738) 

■Multiple ■ showtimes 

until Dec. 30: Performances 

of “It’s a 

Wonderful Life” ($40 

adult, $25 student 

tickets) 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday: Live 

Music 

The Rock House 

(1742 Glenview Road 

(224) 616-3062) 

■5 ■ p.m. Friday, Dec. 

7: Family Night and 

Karaoke 

■9 ■ a.m.. Saturday, Dec. 

8: Gene Lim 

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One-act ‘Nutcracker’ brings holiday spirit to Lake Forest 

Katie Copenhaver 


A shortened version of 

the classic holiday ballet, 

“The Nutcracker,” brought 

dancers together from 

across the North Shore. 

LoMastro Performing 

Arts Academy presented 

“The Nutcracker: Clara’s 

Dream,” during a two-day 

event Saturday-Sunday 

Dec. 1-2 at the Gorton 

Community Center. 

The condensed version 

focused on Clara’s dreams 

and her time in the Kingdom 

of Sweets. 

The fourth annual Lo- 

Mastro Academy production 

included 83 dancers 

from age 4 to adult. Most 

dancers were students 

from 11 communities: 

Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, 

Highwood, Highland Park, 

Deerfield, Vernon Hills, 

Libertyville, Lincolnshire, 

Riverwoods, Mundelein 

and Buffalo Grove. 

Loren LoMastro Specht, 

owner/director of the academy, 

first conceived the 

idea for the annual production 

to “provide dancers 

from various studios the 

opportunity to come together 

in a noncompetitive 

way to share their love of 

ballet.” 

Plus, it gives the dancers 

a chance to connect with 

one another through the 

holiday spirit of giving and 

goodwill. 

“Every dancer should do 

a ‘Nutcracker,’” said ballet 

instructor Kara DelGrosso. 

“It’s so much fun because 

of the memories and 

friends that you make.” 

Kara and her sister Katrina 

DelGrosso are current 

faculty at LoMastro 

Academy. Katrina Del- 

Grosso has served as the 

academy’s director of the 

Bentley Frost dances during dress rehearsal for a 

scene from “The Nutcracker: Clara’s Dream,” at the 

Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. 

“Nutcracker” for all four 

of its years, and Kara Del- 

Grosso played the role of 

Frau Silberhaus in this 

year’s production as well 

as helping the student 

dancers prepare. 

The lead role of Clara 

was shared by student 

dancers Clara Collis and 

Elizabeth Xakellis, both 

age 12 and both of Lake 

Forest. It was particularly 

ironic for Collis. 

“When my mom found 

out I was cast as Clara, 

she was especially excited 

because ‘The Nutcracker’ 

was one of her favorite 

ballets and the reason she 

named me Clara,” Collis 

said. 

For Xakellis, the role 

gave her an idea of a professional 

dancer’s life. 

“One of the most challenging 

things about being 

Clara is not only the physical 

strength required, but 

the mental strength necessary 

to memorize all of the 

choreography. Especially 

because there is very little 

time off stage the entire 

show,” she said. 

Guiding Clara through 

the Kingdom of Sweets 

was the Sugar Plum Fairy, 

played by Abigail Stachnick, 

a professional dancer 

and a LoMastro instructor. 

A native of Milwaukee, 

Stachnick is a dancer with 

the Evanston-based Cocodaco 

Dance Project and 

has performed with the 

Chicago Repertory Ballet 

and other companies. 

According to LoMastro 

Specht, some of the children 

have participated in 

this show all four years, 

while others were participating 

for their first year. 

Some had two or more 

roles this year with quick 

costume changes while 

some, particularly the 

younger dancers, had only 

one role. 

A few more notable 

students in the production 

were Bentley Frost, of 

Lake Forest, who played 

Peppermint Starlight. 

The visual appeal of 

the ballet dancing along 

with the well-known musical 

score by Tchaikovsky 

makes this a timeless favorite 

for everyone during 

the holidays. 

As Katrina DelGrosso 

reminded the performers 

during their dress rehearsal, 

it’s a happy show 

and they could radiate that 

feeling to the audience by 

the smiles on their faces. 

J.T. Bonner dances his role as a Polichinelle at dress rehearsals Thursday, Nov. 29, 

for “The Nutcracker: Clara’s Dream,” at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. 

Photos by Ernest J. Schweit/22nd Century Media 

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Faith Briefs 

Faith Lutheran Church (680 West 

Deerpath, Lake Forest) 

Mid-Week Bible Study 

10-11 a.m. Wednesdays. 

The Lord’s supper is offered 

weekly after each 

class. The class is focusing 

on “Parables.” 

Men of Faith 

8 a.m. Saturday (once a 

month). The men of Faith 

meet for an hour or so of 

breakfast and a short Bible 

study and discussion. All 

men, members or not, are 

welcome. This is typically 

on the third Saturday 

morning of the month. 

First Presbyterian Church (700 Sheridan 

Road, Lake Forest) 

Care Giver Support Group 

Do you care for a family 

member or friend? Do 

you feel isolated or overwhelmed? 

Come join our 

new Caregivers Support 

Group. Join others who 

care for loved ones to 

share, interact, and learn 

from each other in a safe, 

supportive environment. 

The group will gather from 

1-2 p.m. twice a month on 

the first and third Thursday 

of the month in the parish 

house for valuable information 

on relevant topics, 

leads on resources, and to 

share concerns and tips 

with other caregivers. All 

are welcome. For more information, 

contact Martha 

Zeeman at martha@zee 

manfamily.com 

Hymn Singers Choir 

6-6:45 p.m. Thursdays. 

The new Hymn Choir is 

designed for any singers 

who wish to improve their 

singing skills, learn about 

hymnody, or simply enjoy 

fellowship with others who 

love to sing hymns. All 

are welcome. No performances 

or ongoing commitment 

– come when you 

choose. For more information, 

visit firstchurchlf.org/ 

hymnchoir. 

Third Thursday Taizé 

Prayer Service 

6:30 p.m., every third 

Thursday, in the Chapel. 

Step back from everyday 

life to be refreshed and 

encounter God in the silence. 

A gracefully simple 

service of contemplation 

in a prayerful setting, with 

scripture, prayer, song, silence 

and light. 

Grace United Methodist Church (244 

East Center Ave., Lake Bluff) 

Boy Scouts 

7-9 p.m. Mondays. Boy 

Scout Troop 42 will meet 

in Fellowship Hall. 

Gentle Chair Yoga 

3-3:30 p.m. Fridays, 

Fellowship Hall. All are 

welcome. 

Church of St. Mary (175 E. Illinois 

Road, Lake Forest) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

Each Wednesday, the 

Church of St. Mary offers 

Eucharistic Adoration following 

the 8 a.m. Mass. A 

rosary will be prayed each 

week at 6:40 p.m. with 

Benediction following at 

7 p.m. 

Christ Church of Lake Forest (100 N. 

Waukegan Road) 

Senior High Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Sundays. All 

are welcome for a time 

of worship, teaching and 

fellowship. Friends are 

encouraged to attend. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-1001. 

Love INC Furniture 

Ministry 

8 a.m.-noon, second Saturday 

of the month. Volunteer 

to help load, deliver 

and pick-up furniture. All 

ages and abilities are welcome, 

youth is welcome 

with adult supervision. For 

more information, contact 

Tim Banks at timothy 

cbanks@yahoo.com. 

The Bridge Young Adults 

Group 

7-9 p.m., every Wednesday. 

All young adults are 

welcome to join. For more 

information, contact The 

BridgeCCLF@gmail.com. 

Christian Science Society (Gorton 

Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake 

Forest) 

Testimony Meeting 

7:30 p.m. first Wednesday 

of each month. Come 

to Gorton Center for 

prayer, hymns, and readings 

from the Bible, with 

related passages from the 

“Christian Science” textbook, 

“Science and Health 

with Key to the Scriptures” 

by Mary Baker Eddy. Then 

participants share their 

own healings and inspiration. 


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com. The deadline is noon on 

Thursday. Questions? Call 

(847) 272-4565 ext. 21. 

In Memoriam 

W. Allen Davies (Davies) 

Allen Davies, 87, of 

Lake Forest, died Nov. 9, at 

the Lake Forest Place nursing 

facility. He was born 

Dec. 6, 1930 in Houston, 

TX. 

Davies earned a BS 

degree in chemical engineering 

from Rice University 

and a SM degree in 

chemical engineering from 

M.I.T. A summer job with 

the Pan American Refining 

Company led to a career 

working for it and its successors, 

ultimately retiring 

from Amoco Corporation 

after 38 years. Davies designed 

refineries in Texas 

City, TX and Whiting, 

Ind., rising to director of 

planning & economics to 

supply Amoco refineries 

worldwide. He represented 

Amoco Internationally and 

served on the management 

committee of Amoco Production. 

His work took him 

on many trips to Europe, 

Egypt, the Middle East and 

the Philippines. When he 

retired he was the Manager 

of Investor Relations for 

Amoco. 

A strong sense of civic 

duty lead him to serve on 

the Lake Forest District 

67 Board of Education as 

president for five years and 

on the Lake Forest City 

Council for seven years. He 

also served on the boards of 

the Lake Forest Symphony, 

Friends of the Lake Forest 

Library, and the Chicago 

Hearing Society. In addition, 

he helped form Amo- 

CARES, a group of retired 

Amoco employees that 

does volunteer community 

service. 

He loved music, frequently 

attending concerts 

by the Lake Forest and Chicago 

Symphonies and Ars 

Viva. At home, he listened 

to an extensive record collection 

and had lifelong 

interests in woodworking 

and photography. He built 

many furniture pieces for 

his home and his family. 

He brought the Northshore 

Photography Club to Lake 

Forest Place retirement 

community to share his 

enthusiasm and encourage 

other amateur photographers, 

as president then 

news editor for many years. 

Davies was in great demand 

to take photographs 

for local organizations, including 

churches and the 

Boy Scouts. He also enjoyed 

hiking, singing in the 

church choir, and traveling 

around the world, which he 

documented in many self 

published travelogues. 

Davies is predeceased 

by his brother Tom and 

his parents, R. Glenn Davies 

and Jewel Robinson 

Davies, and step-mother 

Grace Kniseley (nee Ryan) 

Davies. He is survived by 

his wife, Eliza (nee Taggart), 

and his three children, 

Bill Davies and his 

wife Candy (nee Ermilio), 

Carolyn (nee Davies) Holt 

and her husband Rick Holt, 

and Steve Davies and his 

wife Laurie McFarlane, as 

well as seven grandchildren 

and a great-granddaughter. 

A memorial service will 

be held in January at the 

Lake Forest Place Chapel, 

1100 Pembridge Dr, Lake 

Forest, IL. The interment 

will be a private ceremony 

for the family at the First 

Presbyterian Church of 

Lake Forest. 

Contributions in lieu of 

flowers may be made to 

support the Chicago Hearing 

Society. www.chicago 

hearingsociety.org. Info: 

Wenban Funeral Home 

(847) 234-0022 or www. 

wenban.com. 

Mary Lynn Furth 

Mary Lynn Furth, 82, of 

Lake Forest, died Nov. 14. 

Furth was the wife of Donald 

R.; mother of Donna 

Raymo, Mary Ellen (Fred) 

VanDerLinde, Glenn 

(Yvonne) Furth, Christopher 

(Caroline) Furth, 

Daniel (Kristin) Furth and 

Kenneth (Nancy) Furth; 

grandmother of Connor, 

Joseph, Carly, Kasey, Isabelle, 

Daniel, Jack, Nick, 

Andrew, Alex, Colleen, 

John; great-grandmother 

of Colin; sister of George 

N., Ellen and Christine. 

Marion Guyton 

Marion Guyton, 96, of 

Lake Forest, formerly of 

Wilmette and Northfield, 

died on Nov. 11. She was 

the wife of Bill for 62 

years until his death in December 

2012. 

Guyton was born on 

Aug. 10, 1922 in Kenyon, 

MN to Carl and Caroline 

Danielson. She was raised 

in Eau Claire, Wis., and 

graduated from St. Olaf 

College. Guyton was active 

in numerous organizations 

and volunteered 

many hours to charitable 

groups, most notably the 

Infant Welfare Society of 

Chicago. 

She is survived by 

daughters Joanna (William) 

Lynn, Carolyn 

(James Ringbloom) Guyton-Ringbloom, 

Pamela 

(Arthur) Kral; grandchildren 

Kristina (Adam Robbins) 

and Bradley (Cassie) 

Lynn, Jeffrey and Kimberly 

Ringbloom, and Adam 

Kral; great grandchildren 

Isaac, Emily, and Haley 

Lynn. 

Service is private. Contributions 

in Marion’s 

memory may be made to 

Infant Welfare Society of 

Chicago, Attn.: Michelle 

DiBenedetto, 3600 West 

Fullerton, Chicago, IL 

60647 or at infantwelfare 

society.org. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

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Name of the game is freshness for Visconti at R&V Market and Deli 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Contributing Sports Editor 

The restaurant business 

has always been a part of 

Frank Visconti’s life. After 

working for his dad as 

a child in the industry, it 

was only a matter of time 

before he owned his own 

restaurants. 

The Visconti name has 

been around in Little Italy 

restaurants in Highwood 

and Lake Forest for four 

generations. Eight years 

ago, he opened up R&V 

Market and Deli in Lake 

Forest. Visconti is also the 

owner of Visconti Foods, 

located next door to the 

deli, an importer and distributor 

of food directly 

from Italy. 

“My employees (at 

Visconti Foods) were going 

to lunch for an hour, 

hour-and-a-half, and when 

I’d ask why, they’d say, 

‘There’s nowhere to eat in 

the area,’” said Visconti, 

of Lake Forest. 

That’s when Visconti 

knew something had to 

change, especially since 

there are 4,800 people in 

the subdivision. 

When opening the deli, 

it was important to have 

everything fresh on the 

premises, Visconti said. It 

began with the hot meals, 

cold cuts and sandwiches 

and went from there. 

“Fresh is the only way 

to do it,” Visconti said. “A 

lot of people buy frozen 

chicken and more. Why? 

You take up five extra 

minutes of your time to 

clean up a piece of chicken 

and what are you doing? 

You’re giving a customer 

a fresh taste; you’re giving 

them really good food. 

“It doesn’t take much. 

A lot of people like to take 

shortcuts and it’s not worth 

it. You’re giving someone 

a fresh product; you’re 

The Italian sub sandwich ($7.95) that, along with the 

normal ingredients for an Italian sandwich, included 

tomatoes, lettuce, oil and a vinegar dressing. 

giving them a great flavor.” 

Catering is also a big 

part of the business, and 

Visconti said all you need 

to do is call a day in advance 

to place your order. 

Lunch delivery is also 

available. 

A pair of 22nd Century 

Media editors stopped by 

the Lake Forest deli and 

tried some of the more 

popular dishes that Visconti 

and his establishment 

offer. 

Visconti brought out all 

six dishes family-style. 

First we tried an Italian 

sub sandwich ($7.95) 

that, along with the normal 

ingredients for an Italian 

sandwich, included tomatoes, 

lettuce, oil and a vinegar 

dressing. 

The chicken Parmesan 

sandwich ($8.95), according 

to Visconti, is the deli’s 

biggest seller and another 

one of the meals made on 

the premises. Like many of 

the other sandwiches and 

foods in the deli, chicken 

parm is also available as 

a meal-to-go. Examples 

of other grab-and-go’s include 

salads, wraps and 

desserts. 

A third dish was a meat 

lasagna ($8.95) made 

with fresh pasta noodles, 

a homemade meat sauce, 

R&V Market and Deli 

13801 W. Laurel Drive, 

Lake Forest 

randvdeli.com 

(847) 816-6468 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday- 

Friday 

Saturday-Sunday 

closed 

which had spinach in it, as 

well as Parmesan cheese. 

The ricotta cheese has Parmesan 

cheese mixed in it 

and all of the products are 

fresh. 

One dish that has a special 

place in Visconti’s 

heart is the eggplant rollatini. 

It is a dish that his 

mom made when he was 

a child and he continued 

to use the same recipe 

when he started selling it 

at the deli. One thing that 

sets this apart from others 

is that it is fried in vegetable 

and olive oils. The 

deli offers two eggplant 

sandwiches: rollatini and 

Parmesan. Both eggplant 

dishes are $8.95. 

The salmon ($9.95) with 

vegetables is marinated 

overnight in lemon and orange 

juice, as well as olive 

oil, and then drained the 

next day. The combination 

removes any true fish smell 

and taste from the dish. 

The eggplant rollatini ($8.95) at Lake Forest’s R&V Market and Deli comes from a 

special Visconti family recipe. Photos by Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media 

The salmon ($9.95) with vegetables is marinated overnight in lemon and orange juice, 

as well as olive oil. 

The last dish we tried 

was the pasta alfredo with 

vegetables, which is a side 

pasta that patrons can get 

with many of the sandwiches. 

Visconti, who was born, 

raised and still lives in 

Lake Forest, has been able 

to get more involved with 

the community in recent 

years, something he’s always 

aimed to do. This 

past year, he was able to 

be a vendor at the city’s 

Fourth of July fireworks 

celebration. 

“This was the first year 

we did the fireworks,” 

Visconti said, “and I had a 

blast.”

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with TJ Cottam 

Cottam is a senior wrestler 

at Lake Forest High 

School, he wrestles at 145 

pounds. 

How did you start 

wrestling? 

I first started wrestling 

freshman year, because 

my mom actually wanted 

me to do swimming and I 

didn’t. I decided wrestling 

was the next best option. 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys talk hockey, hoops 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode of 

The Varsity: North Shore, 

the only podcast focused on 

North Shore sports, hosts 

Michal Dwojak and Michael 

Wojtychiw recap of 

fun hockey weekend, head 

from Glenbrook South 

boys basketball head coach 

Phil Ralston, play Way/No 

Way with hockey and talk 

about how the boys and 

girls basketball seasons 

have gone for area teams. 

First Quarter 

Michal Dwojak and 

Michael Wojtychiw recap 

a fun series of games between 

the Loyola Academy 

and New Trier hockey 

teams, all playing for a 

good cause. 

Find The Varsity 

Twitter: @varsitypodcast 

Facebook: @thevarsitypodcast 

Website: LakeFor 

estLeader.com/sports 

Download: Soundcloud, 

iTunes, Stitcher, 

TuneIn, PlayerFm, 

more 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from 

Glenbrook South’s boys 

basketball head coach Phil 

Ralston after his Titans upset 

a top-ranked Evanston 

squad. 

Third Quarter 

After almost a monthlong 

absence, Way/No 

Way is back, and Wojtychiw 

makes some predictions 

about the area boys 

and girls hockey teams. 

Fourth Quarter 

To finish things off, the 

guys talk about some interesting 

basketball storylines 

early in the season. 

Why do love the 

sport? 

I didn’t like swimming 

because I thought it was 

boring. With wrestling I 

like the feeling of winning. 

I know that if I work 

harder than the other guy 

I would definitely be the 

winner. 

What is the most 

challenging part of the 

sport? 

The most challenging is 

definitely weight cutting 

and dieting. It requires a 

lot of mental toughness. 

Sometimes you don’t get 

to eat because you have to 

do it for the team. 

What’s the best advice 

you’ve gotten from 

coach? 

The best advice I’ve gotten 

from my coach is probably 

keep your head up. 

If you lost this one keep 

working and you’ll beat 

them next time. 

What is your most 

memorable moment in 

the sport? 

I would say it was when 

I won my first tournament. 

It was last year at the Lisle 

Tournament. 

Who favorite 

professional wrestler? 

I’m going to have to 

go with Kyle Dake. I like 

the way he wrestles. Very 

defensive and he doesn’t 

give up a lot of points. And 

he knows where he is on 

the mat. 

What do you do to 

prepare for a match? 

Typically I do the same 

thing every day. I run and 

then I drill with a partner. 

Sometimes I do a little 

game to keep my spirits 

up. 

If you could travel 

Photo Submitted 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I think I would go to 

Australia. I don’t have to 

learn a new language and 

there are lot of cool things 

down there like the Great 

Barrier Reef. 

What is your biggest 

pet peeve? 

My biggest pet peeve 

is when I’m working hard 

and I see that someone is 

not is working as hard or 

putting in effort. 

What is your go-to 

pump up music? 

My pump up music, 

I’m going to thank coach 

Jerina for this, it’s heavy 

metal. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Brittany Kapa

28 | December 6, 2018 | The lake forest leader SPORTS 


Athlete of the Month 

Orucevic helps Titans 

earn another 2018 win 

Edging out the competition 

Scouts JV hockey team wins Stevenson 

Thanksgiving Tournament 

Michal Dwojak 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Glenbrook South’s Emsela 

Orucevic didn’t only 

have a successful November 

in the pool. 

The Titan swimmer 

made the Thanksgiving 

month memorable by winning 

22nd Century Media’s 

November Athlete of the 

Month competition, beating 

out some tough competitors. 

Orucevic won the 

monthly battle with 443 

votes, edging out Loyola 

Academy girls swimmer 

Aidan Koconos-O’Malley, 

who finished with 349 

votes, and New Trier boys 

cross-country runner Charlie 

Forbes, who had 130 

votes for third place. 

Orucevic was a key 

leader for the Titans all 

season long and earned the 

support from Titans fans, 

helping the school earn 

its second Athlete of the 

Month win of 2018. 

Voting lasted from Nov. 

10-25. The Athlete of the 

Month contest for athletes 

selected in the month of 

November gets underway 

on Dec. 10 and will end on 

Dec. 25. Vote at LakeFor 

estLeaser.com. 

The Scouts JV boys ice hockey team won 4-3 over York High school to claim the Stevenson 

Thanksgiving Tournament Elite title for themselves Nov. 25 in Buffalo Grove. 


Glenbrook South girls swimmer Emsela Orucevic won November’s Athlete of the 

Month competition. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

December Athlete of the Month 

candidates 

Lake Forest 

Elijah Fietsman, boys cross-country 

Lauren Garriques, girls cross-country 

Flynn McClellan, girls swimming 

Danny Fisher, boys golf 

Glenbrook South 

Kristin Ralston, girls basketball 

Michael Bukhalo, boys tennis 

Glenbrook North 

Grace Heywood, girls volleyball 

Nick Redstone, boys cross-country 

Christina Christos, girls basketball 

Brian Johnson, boys basketball 

Bridget Billig, girls gymnastics 

Loyola Academy 

Jack Fallon, football 

Mary Kate Lopez, girls volleyball 

Jake Gonzalez, football 

New Trier 

Ellie Finnigan, girls cross-country 

Bobby Soudan, boys hockey 

Highland Park 

Sebastian Thomas, boys hockey 

Abby Smith, girls swimming 

Ireland Hieb, girls volleyball 

Alexandra Pielet, equestrian 

Ryan Foreman, girls ice hockey 

Scouts 

From Page 30 

26 points from there. But 

in the first quarter they 

missed a lot of easy opportunities. 

Even so, their 

defense held Stevenson in 

check, and in the second 

quarter Lake Forest went 

on a 10-2 run increasing 

a 14-12 advantage to 

24-14. Douglass had six 

points during that stretch 

along with buckets from 

Pearson and Finola Summerville. 

“While we did want to 

attack the basket, we also 

were looking for opportunities 

to kick it out to 

the perimeter,” Tirzmalis 

said. “We have a lot 

of good shooters. When 

we’re playing inside-out 

effectively, that’s when 

we’re at our best. We gave 

ourselves good opportunities 

in the paint and from 

three.” 

“The first quarter, I was 

wondering if anything 

would fall,” Wilhelm 

said. “But we were able 

to overcome those missed 

opportunities because of 

how well we were defending. 

Our defense kept 

us around when shots 

weren’t falling early and 

allowed us to be in a good 

position regardless.” 

Both teams went on 

runs in the second half as 

Stevenson got to within 

two in the third before the 

Scouts 11-4 run got the 

lead back up to 42-33. 

Early in the game Tirzmalis 

was the Scouts’ primary 

threat from the perimeter 

as she buried four 

threes in the game. In the 

second half, she started 

going inside more. But 

she was happy with how 

she shot the ball. 

“I’ve kind of been 

slumping from the threepoint 

line to start the season,” 

Tirzmalis said. “I 

haven’t been hitting as 

consistently as I would 

like. So I was happy I was 

able to get into a rhythm 

early on. That’s what 

stood out to me.” 

“Grace is a four year 

varsity player,” Wilhelm 

said. “She hit some big 

threes early. She had some 

big rebounds. She can 

beat you inside and out. 

She rebounds, gets deflections, 

blocks shots. She 

does a lot for us.” 

Douglass added 13 

points, eight assists and 

two blocks while Summerville 

and Lily Trkla 

each had four points.



Wrestling 

LF’s 10-0 start sign of good things to come 

Brittany Kapa, Sports Editor 

After a 10-0 start to the season, 

the Scouts are hoping to set another 

record this season. 

That is the best season start 

coach Matt Fiordirosa has seen 

in his eight-year tenure with the 

team. 

“Our big thing is that we set the 

big school record in 2016 winning 

16 dual meets; we tied that 

in 2017 and 2018,” Fiordirosa 

said. “One of the goals this year 

is to break that record.” 

With a 10-0 start, the Scouts 

are already on their way to accomplishing 

their biggest season 

goal. 

With only two seniors on the 

squad this year, Fiordirosa has 

seen his squad step up in the 

preseason. This group of players 

has quickly become the mostdedicated 

group he’s seen to date. 

That work ethic has allowed the 

Scouts to hit the ground running 

this season. 

“I think the kids committing 

and really buying into the program 

is the difference,” he said. 

“We have 30 kids in the program, 

spread out enough to where we 

cover every weight class.” 

But that wasn’t always the 

case with the Scouts wrestling 

program. Regis Durbin, Fiordirosa 

believes, was the key to the 

program’s interest and success 

for the last few years. Durbin 

won the 2013-14 IHSA Class 3A 

195-pound title, and after that the 

coach saw the tide turn in favor of 

wrestling. 

“We had low numbers leading 

up to that, and he wins the state 

championship and that was the 

turning point,” he said. 

Lake Forest has since dropped 

down to Class 2A competition, 

but Fiordirosa sees that as a benefit 

to his team. 

“We compete against schools 

more our size,” he said. “This 

year we’re focusing on being a 

team. Now that we’re at 2A we 

Lake Forest junior Chase Waggoner gives it his all in an early-season wrestling match; Waggoner has helped his team achieve a 10-0 start 

to the season in match play. Photos submitted 

can compete and focus on winning. 

Winning is contagious. 

Winning is fun, and I think that 

gets kids to buy in.” 

The Scouts 2018-19 varsity 

team has two more specific goals 

they want to accomplish this season. 

Fiordirosa said the Scouts 

want to qualify more than one 

wrestler to state this season, and 

win all three big tournaments 

they compete in. They’re already 

two thirds of the way to that last 

goal. 

After winning its own quad 

meet Nov. 21, hosting Grayslake 

North, Hinsdale South and Palatine, 

Lake Forest went on to win 

the Carmel Catholic High School 

dual tournament held Nov. 22-23. 

The Scouts won all six matches 

against Carmel, Richmond Burton, 

Geneva, North Chicago, 

Notre Dame and Solorio Academy. 

The Scouts faced another 

Lake Forest sophomore Bennett Duggan gets the best of his opponent in a match. 

early-season test, against Mundelein, 

Friday, Nov. 30, and won 

that dual meet. 

That momentum continued 

into the weekend, and the Scouts 

celebrated another tournament title 

after winning the Tom DuBois 

Wrestling Classic in Richmond 

Burton. 

The team scored 205.5 points, 

besting the second-place team by 

45.5 points. 

T.J. Cottam returns this season 

as one of two seniors on the 

squad, wrestling at 145. Several 

freshman have stepped up on the 

varsity lineup as well, and sophomore 

Bennett Duggan is back 

but wrestling at 126 this season. 

Junior Chase Waggoner adds veteran 

experience at 170.

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Lake Forest came off 

its first loss of the season 

three days earlier against 

Libertyville. 

The biggest thing missing 

from that game was 

the Scouts did not play 

with energy. 

On Friday, Nov. 30, at 

Stevenson, Lake Forest 

(6-1, 1-1) rectified that 

with arguably its strongest 

performance of the season 

in defeating the previously 

unbeaten Patriots 

61-50. 

“Our goal going into 

this game was to play with 

a lot of energy,” Grace 

Tirzmalis (23 points, 11 

rebounds) said. “We were 

lethargic in our last game. 

So we wanted to come out 

and set the tone and play 

at the energy and pace we 

wanted to play at.” 

Lake Forest coach Kyle 

Wilhelm thought his team 

played its most-complete 

game of the season, 

bouncing back from the 

Scouts’ only loss of the 

season well. 

“We made extra passes, 

talked on defense, went 

after loose balls,” he said. 

“We did a good job making 

sure we put the team 

in better position for 

someone to make a play.” 

While the Scouts were 

in control pretty much 

throughout, Stevenson always 

seemed to hit a couple 

of shots, never completely 

going away. 

That finally changed in 

the fourth quarter when 

Lake Forest went on a 

9-1 run increasing a 48- 

43 lead to 57-44, starting 

Lake Forest junior Halle Douglass drives to the basket 

despite pressure from Stevenson Friday, Nov. 30, in 

Lincolnshire. Neil Ament/22nd Century Media 

with Ellie Pearson’s (13 

of 15 points in the second 

half) three-point play. 

Tirzmalis and Halle Douglass 

added to the run all 

at the free throw line. 

“This was a team win 

for us,” Tirzmalis said. “I 

think we wanted to show 

just how good we were 

among quality competition. 

We responded to 

their runs in the fourth 

quarter. Ellie had some 

big buckets for us. We 

worked well as a team.” 

“It seemed like every 

time they (Stevenson) 

needed to hit a shot to 

stay in the game, they 

did,” Wilhelm said. “But 

I thought we stayed very 

composed and had an answer 

whenever they made 

a run.” 

The Scouts had a considerable 

size advantage 

and could get into the 

paint seemingly whenever 

they wanted, scoring 

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1st-and-3 


Stars of the Week 

1. Charlie Heydorn 

(above). The 

Scout freshman 

helped the 

wrestling team 

to a 10-0 start 

to the season 

with wins in the 

first week of 

competition. 

2. Grace Tirzmalis. 

Tirzmalis was 

a force to be 

reckoned with 

in two important 

games for the 

Scouts. She was 

named MVP 

against Montini 

Dec. 1 after 

scoring 14 points. 

3. Bennett 

Duggan. Another 

underclassman 

powerhouse 

for the Scouts 

wrestling team, 

the sophomore 

scored 24.5 team 

points Dec. 1 and 

took first place at 

126 at the Tom 

DuBois Wrestling 

Classic. 

Girls Ice Hockey 

Loyola Academy 7, Lake 

Forest Academy 1 

Dagny Birkets came 

through for the Caxys 

Thursday, Nov. 29 in a 

tough battle against the 

Ramblers. 

Birkets scored an unassisted 

goal on an “amazing 

shot,” against a powerful 

Loyola squad, said coach 

Tyler Madeley. 

Goaltender Syd Olinger 

made several fantastic 

saves against a talented opponent. 

Boys Basketball 

Grayslake Central 48, Lake 

Forest 40 (2OT) 

Crawford Bolton led 

the team with 12 points, 

5 rebounds and 3 steals in 

a tough battle Nov. 27 at 

home against Grayslake. 

The teams went into the 

This Week In ... 

Scout Athletics 

high school highlights 

Boys Swimming and Diving 

■Dec. ■ 6 - hosts Mundelein, 5 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 8 - at Barrington (Diving), 

9:30 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 8 - at Barrington Relays 

(Swimming), 1:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 11 - hosts Zion-Benton, 5 

p.m. 

Scouts Girls Ice Hockey 

■Dec. ■ 6 - hosts Glenbrook, 9:15 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 9 - at Fenwick, 7 p.m. 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 7 - hosts Warren, 5:30 p.m. 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

first overtime tied at 31, and 

then at 26 for the second 

OT. Grayslake scored 12 

points in the second overtime 

whereas the Scouts 

came up with only 4. 

Tom Hanson had 6 

points, 2 assists and 4 rebounds. 

Mike Pasquella 

contributed 7 assists and 9 

rebounds. 

Girls Basketball 

Libertyville 51, Lake Forest 

34 

Scouts junior Halle Douglass 

led the team with 16 

points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 

in the team’s first loss 

of the season on the road 

Nov. 27. 

The Wildcats came out 

strong and had a 16-5 lead 

after the first quarter. The 

Scouts outscored the Wildcats 

15-13 in the second 

quarter. 

Libertyville sealed the 

■Dec. ■ 12 - at Sullivan (Chicago), 

4:30 p.m. 


■Dec. ■ 7 - at Lake Zurich, 6 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 13 - at Saint Viator, 6:30 

p.m. 

deal in the third quarter after 

adding 17 to the Scouts 

8. 

Grace Tirzmalis added 

10 points and 5 rebounds 

and 3 blocks; Ellie Pearson 

led the team in rebounding 

with seven. 

Montini 48, Lake Forest 41 

Grace Tirzmalis led the 

Scouts against Montini and 

scored 14 points and was 

named the Chicagoland 

Showcase Player of the 

Game Saturday, Dec. 1 in 

Palatine. 

Lake Forest suffered 

their second loss of the season 

against Montini. 

Halle Douglass was in 

lock-step with Tirzmalis 

and contributed 14 points 

in the effort. Lilly Trkla 

added 8. 

Wrestling 

Tom DuBois Wrestling 

Girls Gymnastics 

■Dec. ■ 7 - at Glenbrook North, 6:30 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 13 - at Mundelein, 5:30 

p.m. 


■Dec. ■ 7 - at Lake Zurich, 7:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 11 - hosts Warren, 7 p.m. 

Poms/Dance 

■Dec. ■ 9 - at Glenbrook South, 

10 a.m. 

Grace Tirzmalis poses for a photo with her MVP award 

after playing Montini Saturday, Dec. 1. Photo Submitted 

Classic 

Lake Forest won by a 

commanding lead at the 

Tom DuBois Wreslting 

Classic Saturday, Dec. 1, 

winning the 11-team invite 

with 205.5 points. 

Bennett Duggan placed 

first in the 126-pound category, 

scoring 24.5 team 

points. 

T.J. Cottom also had a 

Cheerleading 

■Dec. ■ 9 - at Stevenson, 8 a.m. 

Wildcat Athletics 

Head head 

■Dec. ■ 7 - at Cristo Rey/St. Martin, 

7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 11 - at Beacon Academy, 5 

p.m. 

Caxy Athletics 


■Dec. ■ 6 - at Latin, 4 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 8 - hosts Immaculate 

Conception, 3 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 11 - hosts Glenbrook North, 

5 p.m. 

first-place win at 170, scoring 

22.5. Truman Thuente 

placed first at 195 and 

scored 24 team points. Cottom, 

Duggan and Thuente 

are all 11-1 on the season. 

Maxwell Yates (106), 

Jackson Meadow (138), 

Sebastian Starks (160) and 

Jack Owen (285) all came 

in second in their respective 

weight classes. 


■Dec. ■ 7-9 - at Peddie School Invite 

Boys Ice Hockey 

■Dec. ■ 7 - hosts PREP, 6 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 8 - at Fox Valley, 7:10 p.m. 

Squash Co-Ed 

■Dec. ■ 8 - hosts University High, 2 

p.m. 

Boys Swimming 

■Dec. ■ 8 - at Highland Park, 9 a.m. 

Listen Up 

“We have 30 kids in the program, spread out enough 

to where we cover every weight class.” 

Matt Fiordirosa — Lake Forest wrestling coach, on how the wrestling 

program has grown 

tune in 

Girls Gymnastics 

The Scouts face a big rival in a regular-season 

NSC matchup. 

• Lake Forest at Mundelein, Thursday, Dec. 13 

at 5:30 p.m. 

Index 

28 - Athlete of the Month 

27 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Brittany 

Kapa. Send any questions or comments to 

b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.com.

Lake Forest Leader | December 6, 2018 | LakeForestLeader.com 

Scouts’ team game launches 

them past Patriots, Page 30 

Lake Forest Matt-ers 

Wrestling team starts season with 

impressive run, Page 29 

Puck Luck Scouts 

junior varsity hockey team edges out 

York for tournament title, Page 28 

Lake Forest senior Grace Tirzmalis (left) 

elevates for a jump shot against Stevenson in 

an NSC win Friday, Nov. 30, in Lincolnshire. 

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