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Halting in 

its tracks 

Assisted living facility 

proposal denied by 

Northfiled Village 

Board, Page 6 

another 

santa 

sighting 

Breakfast with Santa 

delights families at 

Winnetka Community 

House, Page 10 

Rainy but 

bright 

Annual menorah 

lighting takes place at 

Station Park, Page 14 

Northfield families put in a good word with Santa before 

Christmas at the Holiday Festival, Page 3 

Charlie Wallach, 6, visits with Santa Saturday, Dec. 8, at Northfield’s Holiday Festival. Jill Dunbar/22nd Century Media

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FRIDAY 

Family Movie Night 

6:30 p.m. Dec. 14, Winnetka 

Community House, 

620 Lincoln Ave. Bring the 

entire family for popcorn, 

hot chocolate, cookies and 

more while you watch 

“The Polar Express.” Cozy 

up in your PJs and kick off 

the Christmas season with 

us. Tickets are $15 advance 

per person, $20 at 

the door per person. 

Holiday Concert 

Dec. 14, Winnetka Chapel, 

630 Lincoln Ave. The 

Winnetka Chapel presents 

a night of piano and 

holiday song featuring 

acclaimed musician Dave 

Shelton and actress/songstress 

Beth Kuhn. They 

will be performing highlights 

from their Christmas 

Album “Eyes Through a 

Child.” 

SATURDAY 

Winnetka Winter Express 

9:13 a.m. Dec. 15 and 

11:13 a.m. Dec. 16, Hubbard 

Woods Train Station, 

1065 Gage St. Choo, 

choo! Come aboard the 

Winnetka Winter Express, 

where children and parents 

will hop on a magical 

ride from Hubbard Woods 

Train Station to the North 

Pole. During the trip, each 

little boy and girl will receive 

a copy of “The Polar 

Express” that park district 

staff will read along onto 

the magical destination 

and a special treat as well. 

Tickets are $25 for children 

and $20 for adults. 

Register at winpark.org. 

Skate with Santa 

1:40-2:55 p.m. Dec. 15, 

Winnetka Ice Arena, 490 

Hibbard Road. Santa will 

pay a visit to the Winnetka 

Ice Arena for the annual 

free Skate with Santa. 

There will be sleigh rides 

on ice and more at this 

Winnetka holiday tradition. 

Admission is $2 and 

skate rental is $4. 

SUNDAY 

A Jazzy Holiday 

2-3 p.m. Dec. 16, Northfield 

Public Library, 1785 

Orchard Lane. Enjoy vocalist 

Petra Van Nuis singing 

jazz for the holidays. 

Refreshments will be 

provided and registration 

is required at winnetkalibrary.org. 

Nutcracker Gems 

2-5:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 


House, 620 Lincoln Ave. 

Come and see the best of 

the classic Nutcracker ballet 

performed by the Winnetka 

Dance Centre students. 

Fun family event for 

all ages. General admission 

is $10. 

UPCOMING 

Holiday Sing 

6 p.m. Dec. 24, Winnetka 

Village Green, Maple 

Street between Elm and 

Oak streets. Join families, 

friends and neighbors for 

the annual Holiday Sing. 

Bring your singing voices 

and your own candles (or 

flashlights) and gather 

around the Village Green 

to sing everyone’s favorite 

holiday songs. 

Christmas Day Skate 

Noon-2 p.m. Dec. 25, 

Winnetka Ice Arena, 490 

Hibbard Road. The ice arena 

will open its doors for a 

free Christmas Day Skate. 

Burn off all those holiday 

goodies and try out the 

new skates while skating 

to holiday classics. 

Noon Year’s Eve Party 

11 a.m.-noon, Dec. 28, 

Winnetka Public Library, 

768 Oak St. Ring in 2019 

at our annual Noon Year’s 

Eve Party! Crafts, games, 

and a kid-friendly toast are 

all part of the festivities as 

we ring in the New Year at 

noon. Activities are geared 

towards families with 

children 9 and younger, 

though all-ages are invited 

to attend. 

Saturday Splat 

9:30-11 a.m. Jan. 12, 

Northfield Community 

Nursery School, 400 Wagner 

Road, Northfield. Preschoolers 

and families, 

come “mess” with Northfield 

Community Nursery 

School – they’ll open 

classrooms and bring out 

their gooiest, bubbliest, 

splashiest activities for 

a messy good time. Free 

to preschoolers and their 

families. Call 847-446- 

1116 for more information. 

Kids Party 2019 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 13, 

Westin Chicago North 

Shore, Wheeling. Northfield-based 

Leukemia Research 

Foundation hosts a 

fun day filled with brunch, 

activities, entertainment, 

prizes and music. This 

party is free of charge to 

all pediatric blood cancer 

patients and their families. 

More details or questions, 

contact Linda Kabot at 

847-424-0600 or linda@ 

lrfmail.org. 

Hearing Loss and 

Conversation Difficulties 

10 a.m.-noon, Jan. 14, 

North Shore Senior Center, 

161 Northfield Road, 

Northfield. Dr. Angela 

Roberts and Dr. Jack Scott 

will discuss the unique 

conversation problems 

faced by people with hearing 

loss, based on their 

personal experience and 

research. This program is 

presented by the Chicago 

North Shore Chapter of the 

Hearing Loss Association 

of America, and will be 

held in the Lindon Lounge 

equipped with a hearing 

loop and live captioning. 

Free, but donations are 

welcome to support our 

Chapter’s work. 

ONGOING 

Santa’s Mailbox 

Nov. 21-Dec. 19, Southwest 

Corner of Elm and 

Chestnut streets, Winnetka. 

Santa’s elves will sneak 

into Winnetka and drop 

off this magical mailbox 

on Nov. 22. Children can 

write to Santa and drop off 

their letters at his specially 

designated mailbox near 

the Winnetka Post Office. 

On Dec. 20, the elves will 

pack up and take it home 

to the North Pole. Include 

names and a return address 

to ensure the elves know 

where to send Santa’s response. 

Kindergarten Registration 

District 36 kindergarten 

pre-registration for 2019- 

2020 is now open. Children 

who will be 5 years 

old on or before Sept. 1, 

2019, are eligible to enroll. 

The District’s Kindergarten 

Committee and 

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School Tours 

November and December, 

ongoing: Northfield 

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School, 400 Wagner 

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for families interested in 

enrolling for the 2019-20 

school year; open enrollment 

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Pop-up Store 

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the winnetka current | December 13, 2018 | 3 

Families embrace the holidays 

at indoor Northfield festival 

Alexa Burnell 

Freelance Reporter 

The holiday spirit was 

alive and well Saturday, 

Dec. 8, in Northfield, 

thanks to the Park District 

which hosted the annual 

Holiday Festival, helping 

everyone from tiny tots to 

teens and everyone in between 

embrace the most 

wonderful season of all. 

As families poured into 

the Northfield Community 

Center, the tunes of 

holiday favorites played, 

complementing the giggles 

of glee coming from 

the children who enjoyed 

visiting with Santa, decorating 

cookies and playing 

one game after another. 

Communications and 

marketing manager Nada 

Becker snapped photos 

and mingled with visitors, 

honored to host an event 

that puts a smile of the 

faces of so many residents. 

“We always look forward 

to hosting events like 

these, because they are 

just as much fun for the 

kids as they are for moms 

and dads too,” Becker 

said. “It’s nice to have an 

opportunity to run in to 

neighbors and friends that 

folks may not see as often 

in the cold weather, particularly 

during the holiday 

season.” 

Along with the opportunity 

to have their faces 

painted, play games and 

jump in an enormous 

bounce house, little ones 

were invited to make holiday 

necklaces, thanks to 

the Northfield Community 

Preschool, which brought 

the supplies and the preschool 

teachers. 

“Today we are teaching 

Kat Berlinger (left), of Record a Hits, paints Sara 

Gallagher’s face, 6, on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Holiday 

Festival in Northfield. Jill Dunbar/22nd Century Media 

kids how to manipulate 

tiny beads, in order to create 

a necklace, which is 

not only fun, but also helps 

kids improve their fine 

motor skills,” preschool 

teacher Natalie Zawrazky 

said. 

Rob Knight, cubmaster 

for Cub Scouts pack 17, 

and his troop replicated the 

famous Plinko game from 

the “Price is Right,” allowing 

kids to win all types of 

prizes. The only criteria 

to play was the gracious 

donation of $1, allowing 

the troop to donate all 

proceeds to the Northfield 

Township Pantry. 

“In years past, we have 

hosted a canned food 

drive, but took a different 

approach this year, with 

the same goal of helping 

the pantry so that no 

one goes without a hot 

meal this holiday season,” 

Knight said. 

After getting their fill of 

cookie decorating, games, 

bounce houses and more, 

guests were invited to 

watch nearly 35 dancers 

from the Lehman School 

of Dance perform to holiday 

classics, adding an 

extra festive feel to an already 

exciting day. 

For Northfield’s Kristin 

Galbraith, who attended 

with her young children, 

Tessa and Hunter, the day 

was one filled with fun and 

festivities for all to enjoy. 

“There is such a nice 

variety of activities, and 

my kids are enjoying the 

chance to make crafts, decorate 

cookies, play games, 

see Santa and so much 

more,” Galbraith said. 

“The event is very wellrun 

and is a great way for 

families to have a little fun 

in their own hometown.” 

To top it off, the entire 

event was free to all, 

thanks to the generosity of 

sponsors: Northview Bank 

& Trust, Nels Johnson, 

Hofherr Meat, Co., Taco 

Nano, First Bank & Trust, 

Stormy’s Tavern & Grille, 

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Northfield Village Board 

Assisted living and memory care facility unanimously rejected 

22 residents 

express their 

opinion during 

public comment 

Todd Marver 


In front of a packed 

crowd at Northfield Village 

Hall, the Village Board 

unanimously rejected a 

special use ordinance to allow 

for an assisted living 

and memory care facility 

at 1622 Willow Road at its 

Dec. 4 meeting. 

The facility was proposed 

to have 44 units with 

33 assisted living apartments 

and 11 memory care 

apartments. Trustee Tom 

Roszak felt this was not 

the right location for this 

facility next to a residential 

neighborhood. 

“These uses are not 

compatible,” Roszak said. 

Ex-North Shore teacher pleads not guilty to 64 child porn, sexual assault charges 

Jason Addy 

Contributing Editor 

A former teacher at 

schools around the North 

Shore pleaded not guilty 

Monday, Dec. 3, to more 

than five dozen felony 

counts of child pornography 

and sexual assault 

charges. 

Mathew Laird, 33, of 

the 3900 block of Triumvera 

Drive in Glenview, 

was arraigned on 64 felony 

charges during a short 

hearing Monday at the 

Cook County Second District 

Courthouse in Skokie. 

After the charges were 

read, Ralph Meczyk, 

Laird’s attorney, told 

Judge Lauren Edidin his 

“Having an assisted living 

and memory care facility 

next to these 200 homes is 

not compatible. It would 

cause extreme hardship on 

the neighbors. I just think 

it should be in a more appropriate 

location and not 

in this location.” 

Trustee Greg Lungmus 

concurred with his fellow 

trustee Roszak that this 

was not the right place for 

this facility. 

“I think there’s a need 

for a facility like this and 

I’d like to see one built in 

Northfield, but not in this 

location,” Lungmus said. 

“I’m excited about the idea 

that this building could be 

reutilized, but at the end of 

the day I really have trouble 

with the structure itself 

being used as a memory 

residence, so I just don’t 

see it working.” 

Trustee John Gregorio 

was concerned with the 

impact this project would 

client “pleads not guilty to 

all charges.” 

Laird was arrested Oct. 

23 at his home and charged 

with five felonies, including 

criminal sexual assault 

and possession and distribution 

of child pornography. 

Laird was charged with 

sexual assault after a 

young woman reported to 

authorities that Laird assaulted 

her in late 2012 

or early 2013 following a 

night of studying for college 

exams. 

Prosecutors said the 

woman told police she fell 

asleep and awoke to Laird 

groping and raping her. He 

continued to assault her 

ROUND IT UP 

A brief recap of Village Board action from Dec. 4 

• The 2018 tax levy was approved at $4.25 million, 

a 3.28 percent increase over the 2017 levy. 

• A resolution was OK’d abating property taxes for 

the 2015 general obligation (alternate revenue) 

refunding bond issue. The resolution abating 

property taxes for the 2009 general obligation 

(alternate revenue) bond issue was also approved. 

have on the adjacent residential 

neighborhood. 

“I just have too many issues 

with the parking, deliveries, 

traffic, traffic safety 

and ambulance calls,” he 

said. “They talked about a 

couple a week, that’s 100 a 

year. Most streets in Northfield 

you see two a year. I 

can’t support something 

that requires a resident of 

Northfield to have a semi 

blocking their garage.” 

Twenty-two Northfield 

residents spoke about their 

thoughts on the proposal 

after she woke up and told 

him to stop, prosecutors 

said. 

During a search of 

Laird’s home in September, 

Glenview police discovered 

Laird videotaped a portion 

of the alleged assault and 

uploaded it to an adult-pornography 

website without 

the woman’s consent. 

Police also found “several 

hundred” pornographic 

images and videos 

of former high school 

students. Police also discovered 

pornographic 

materials depicting adults 

engaging in sexual activity 

with children as young 

as 3 years old, prosecutors 

have said. 

during public comment 

with 20 people against the 

project and two in favor. 

“It just doesn’t match 

what the neighbors are 

calling for and this audience 

is very impressive 

to be so responsive to it,” 

Trustee Tom Terrill said. 

“I do think there is a need 

for this, but I can’t sanction 

this particular project.” 

One of the residents who 

spoke in opposition to the 

project was Tom Whittaker, 

of the 200 block of Old 

Farm Road. 

At the end of October, 

Assistant State’s Attorney 

Andreana Turano told the 

court Laird was facing additional 

charges after more 

victims came forward to 

authorities to report they 

were shown in the materials 

found during the September 

search of Laird’s 

home. 

New case, new charges 

Since that Oct. 30 hearing, 

prosecutors have filed 

almost 60 new charges 

against Laird, according to 

court documents. 

Prosecutors have 

charged the former Loyola 

Academy and North Shore 

Special Education District 

“I’ve had several conversations 

with residents 

from the east side of town 

who are very upset with 

the potential of this development 

going in,” he said. 

“As a board, you all have 

to ask yourselves how is 

this going to directly and 

positively benefit our community?” 

Jeff Shipko, of the 200 

block of Lockwood Avenue, 

felt the site was not 

large enough for what was 

being proposed. 

“This facility is too 

small,” he said. “If you 

drive around the neighborhoods 

and see facilities for 

individuals with cognitive 

disabilities, they are on 

acres. If you’re based on 

integrity, compassion and 

honesty, we can do better 

than this for the community 

and for the families who 

are going to be there.” 

Stacy Wipperfurth, of 

the 300 block of Linder 

educator with one count 

of aggravated criminal 

assault, a Class X felony; 

one count of criminal 

sexual assault - nonconsensual, 

a Class 1 felony; 

two counts of aggravated 

criminal sexual abuse, a 

Class 2 felony; two counts 

of criminal sexual abuse 

- nonconsensual and one 

count of nonconsensual 

dissemination of private 

sexual images, both Class 

4 felonies. 

Laird’s charges also include 

55 counts related to 

child pornography: 

Dissemination of child 

pornography: victim under 

13 - Class X felony - four 

counts 

Avenue, expressed her 

concerns with the proposal 

being the next-door neighbor 

to the property. 

“Take a moment and really 

think about what 17.6 

feet really looks like and 

how close I am to that 

property, how much this 

property development affects 

my quality of living 

and my property value,” 

she said. 

One of the residents who 

spoke in favor was Chuck 

Hirsch, of the 300 block of 

Latrobe Avenue. 

“Better the devil you 

know,” he said. “The same 

persons who are here tonight 

telling you why they 

don’t favor this will be 

here time and time again 

when the next ownership is 

before you. This is not the 

most ideal use. But we are 

much better off with what 

we know and which will 

have the least intensive 

use.” 

Dissemination of child 

pornography - Class 1 felony 

- 10 counts 

Possession of child pornography 

- Class 2 felony 

- 10 counts 

Possession of child pornography: 

victim under 13 

- Class 2 felony - 19 counts 

Possession of child pornography 

(videos) - Class 

3 felony - 12 counts 

Laird also pleaded not 

guilty Monday to two 

Class 1 felony counts of 

criminal sexual assault - 

victim between 13 and 17. 

No bail 

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Lisa Kelly Lance “Kipper,” 

daughter of Mr. and 

Mrs. John M. Lance III 

(Colleen Joyce), of Palm 

Beach, Fla. and Rocky 

River, Ohio was married 

on July 7, 2018 to George 

Kenneth Hendrick III 

“Bud,” formerly of Winnetka, 

son of the late Mr. 

George K. Hendrick Jr., of 

Chicago, and Mrs. Harry 

Stover (Frances Baltzell), 

of Glenview. 

The ceremony took 

place at the Moody Church 

in Chicago and the reception 

took place at the 

Woman’s Athletic Club. 

The bride is the granddaughter 

of the late Mr. 

and Mrs. J. Marc Lance, 

(Helen Falk). She is also 

the granddaughter of the 

late Mr. and Mrs. Edmund 

L. Joyce (Velma Trudeau 

Burns). 

The groom is the grandson 

of the late Mr. and 

Mrs. George K. Hendrick 

(Dorothy Daly) and the 

late Mr. Walter Baltzell 

and Mrs. William Jennings 

(Gladys Ramsey). 

The couple kicked off 

a weekend of wedding 

festivities on Friday evening 

hosting the wedding 

party, family and guests 

at the Conrad Hotel while 

taking in the breathtaking 

views of Chicago from 

the rooftop. The wedding 

reception took place at the 

Woman’s Athletic Club, a 

historic building founded 

in 1898, and the home 

of the first athletic club 

for women in the United 

States. An after party was 

held at the Waldorf Astoria 

Chicago followed by a 

festive brunch on Sunday 

for out of town guests with 

live jazz. 

The bride wore a lovely 

white satin gown custom 

designed by Peter Langner, 

Milan, Italy which 

was reminiscent of the 

dress she wore at her debut 

when the bride was presented 

to society at the International 

Debutante Ball 

in New York. 

Her father John M. 

Lance III a fourth-generation 

Ford dealer, founded 

by her great-grandfather 

George A. Falk and franchised 

by his friend Henry 

Ford in 1914. 

New Trier graduate and former Winnetka resident 

George Hendrick III (left) married Lisa Lance on July 7 

in Chicago. True Grace Photography 

The couple met at the 

English Speaking Union 

gala on New Year’s Eve at 

the Woman’s Athletic Club 

Chicago. The engagement 

took place at The Breakers, 

Palm Beach. 

The couple took a wedding 

trip to Harbour Island, 

Bahamas. They reside in 

Chicago, next to the famed 

Drake Hotel where the 

groom’s great grandparents 

held a private residence. 

Laird 

From Page 6 

October, prosecutors filed 

five felony charges against 

Laird in two separate cases 

— one for the sexual assault 

charges and another 

for the child pornography 

charges. 

A Cook County judge 

initially denied bail for 

Laird before reducing 

his bail to $500,000 for 

the three child pornography 

charges he faced and 

$250,000 for the two sexual 

assault charges against 

him. 

A grand jury, however, 

indicted Laird on 64 

charges split across three 

cases in November. On 

Monday, Judge Edidin denied 

bail for Laird on the 

third case, meaning Laird 

will not be able to leave 

the Cook County Jail even 

if he posts $75,000 to satisfy 

bail on the other two 

cases. 

In court, Meczyk said 

Laird, his client, would 

likely not be able to post 

$75,000 to be released 

while awaiting trial. 

Laird’s next hearing is 

scheduled for Dec. 21. 

Teaching, coaching career 

Laird worked as a teacher 

at North Shore Academy 

in Highland Park from the 

fall of 2017 until Sept. 18 

of this year, when the Glenview 

Police Department 

notified the North Shore 

Special Education District 

of an ongoing criminal investigation 

into Laird for 

alleged internet crimes 

against children. 

He taught English at 

Loyola Academy in Wilmette 

from 2011 to 2014 

and served as a scholastic 

bowl moderator at the 

school from 2004 to 2008 

and from 2010 to 2014, 

according to Loyola Academy 

President Patrick Mc- 

Grath and Principal Charles 

Heintz. 

After leaving Loyola 

Academy in 2014, Laird 

worked as a question-writer 

for National Academic 

Quiz Tournaments LLC for 

about nine months, from 

September 2014 until the 

summer of 2015. 

Laird also recently 

served as a moderator for 

a scholastic club at Stevenson 

High School. 

Before his arrest, Laird 

was employed by Amazon, 

Meczyk has said.


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Annual Breakfast with Santa goes green this year 

Christine Adams 


Kennedy Keenan (right), 7, of Park Ridge, looks at her 

new book with Mrs. Claus in the library. 

The 10th annual Breakfast 

with Santa was held 

Dec. 1 at the Winnetka 

Community House. Hosted 

by the WCH Woman’s 

Board, the event featured 

the usual impressive buffet, 

crafts and opportunity 

to meet Santa, but this 

year added a little “green” 

to the festivity as it was 

completely environmentally 

sustainable. 

On the cold, rainy 

morning, more than 450 

people attended the warm 

family event in Matz Hall, 

where they also heard 

seasonal songs from the 

New Trier Swing Choir, 

posed for photos with an 

inflatable Olaf from “Frozen,” 

and socialized with 

friends and neighbors. 

Families also visited 

a nearby room that had 

been converted into Mrs. 

Claus’s Library, where 

they could meet the matriarch 

and receive a book to 

take home. 

Both members of the 

Woman’s Club and the 

Community House Junior 

Board volunteered alongside 

WCH employees, 

dishing out hot breakfast 

foods and assisting at 

craft tables. 

“It is just a darling community 

event,” said Karen 

Vorwald, Woman’s Board 

president. “The kids are 

excited and parents have 

fun.” 

“The whole morning is 

really well thought-out,” 

said Shevawn Hyatt, of 

Winnetka, who attended 

with her husband Scott 

and their two sons Spencer, 

3, and Simon, 20 

months. 

Hyatt was pleased with 

the warm ambience and 

the prevalent craft tables, 

and her husband welcomed 

the environmental 

spin. 

“They were using real 

metal silverware, which 

I appreciated,” he added, 

both for the sustainability 

and the more restaurantlike 

experience. 

The kids also enjoyed 

themselves. 

“I saw Santa, and he 

was so nice,” Spencer Hyatt 

said. 

In what has become a 

family tradition, Lindsay 

Anderson, of Winnetka, 

attended with her 

twin children, accompanied 

by her sister, sisterin-law 

and children, and 

mother. 

“This kickstarts the 

holiday and gets everyone 

in a festive mood,” Anderson 

said. “I like the community 

feel of it.” 

Attendees contributed 

to the green spirit of the 

event by scraping their 

food scraps into compost 

bins. Though a new feature, 

workers assisting at 

the composting station 

observed that everything 

was going smoothly and 

many children were already 

educated in compostable 

waste from 

school. 

The seamless transition 

to this environmentallyaware 

event is promising 

for the Community 

House, which has committed 

to the mindset of 

sustainability under the 

leadership of the organization’s 

president and 

CEO Bob Thomas. 

Because of the 

103,000-square foot footprint 

of the building, 

Thomas and the WCH 

feel a responsibility to 

make environmentally 

ethical choices, which included 

using compostable 

plates and napkins at the 

breakfast. 

“We want to be leaders 

in Winnetka,” Thomas 

said. 

Speaking on the environmental 

considerations, 

Vorwald of the Woman’s 

Board acknowledged that 

they are still working it 

out at WCH. 

“We’re new at this. But 

the more we do it, the better 

we’ll get at it,” she 

said. 

Thomas and the WCH 

plan to take the composting 

choices piloted at the 

Breakfast with Santa and 

apply them to future weddings 

and events held at 

the facility. Other green 

modifications already 

made at the Community 

House include switching 

lightbulbs to the more 

Greta Andreasen (left), 5, of Winnetka, at Breakfast with Santa Dec. 1 at the Winnetka 

Community House. Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media 

New Trier Swing Choir provides entertainment at the event. 

energy-efficient LEDs, 

moving to be a completely 

smoke-free campus, adding 

plastic and cardboard 

recycling, and offering 

places to donate used 

plastic bags. 

Still, the Community 

House continues to look 

to what other green choices 

it can continue to make. 

Adding water-saving faucets, 

motion-detecting 

lights and new windows 

to reduce carbon emissions 

are some pieces of 

the long-term vision held 

by WCH, though the nonprofit 

institution, which 

receives no tax money, 

will need to find a way to 

pay for the eventual updates. 

For now, WCH is proud 

to be using their stature 

in the community to promote 

greener choices and 

is eager to work with the 

public to continue what it 

has started.



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Local village managers recap 2018 at League of Women Voters forum 

Todd Marver 


With the end of the year 

quickly approaching, the 

League of Women Voters 

of Winnetka-Northfield- 

Kenilworth hosted its annual 

State of the Villages 

forum Thursday, Dec. 6, at 

Kenilworth Union Church. 

Winnetka Village Manager 

Rob Bahan began the 

meeting with providing an 

update on the One Winnetka 

project. 

Last December, the developer 

for One Winnetka 

requested to revise its 

plans for another round of 

review by the Village’s advisory 

bodies and the Village 

Council. The project 

was given final approval 

in October, but the developer 

still has a couple more 

steps to take to make it official. 

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“They’re scheduled to do 

that next week and the Design 

Review Board has final 

control over the finishes 

and the final treatments 

of the building. They still 

need to close on the Connie’s 

property, which is the 

last piece to assemble the 

site. Until they do that, the 

zoning approvals will not 

be effective.” 

The developer estimates 

the project has approximately 

$100 million worth 

of development value. 

There is 30,000 square feet 

of commercial space on 

the first floor and 58 total 

units (seven townhouses, 

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15 condominiums and 36 

rental units). There will be 

two levels of parking in the 

building with a total of 246 

spaces including 115 spaces 

for the residents at the 

lowest level and 131 spaces 

for commuters, shoppers 

and employees. The Village 

will own the level 

with spaces for commuters, 

shoppers and employees 

once the zoning becomes 

effective and it’s deeded to 

the community. The estimated 

public benefit is approximately 

$4.7 million, 

which includes the parking 

and all the streetscape 

on the east side of the Elm 

Street district. 

“We’re closely monitoring 

it and we’re hoping this 

will be a successful project 

for the Village,” Bahan 

said. 

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business community including 

several new businesses 

that opened in 

downtown over the past 

year including a boutique 

eye care center called Wanderlust 

Eyecare, North 

Dental and Banner Day 

School. 

“I think I’m most proud 

of Northfield’s continued 

vibrant business community,” 

Sigman said. “We remain 

a community that has 

the lowest vacancy rates in 

both our business and office 

corridors of any town 

in the Chicagoland area.” 

Sigman additionally 

spotlighted some businesses 

that will soon be 

new additions to Northfield 

including a Wintrust Bank 

at the former Youngren 

Cleaners site on Willow 

Road. 

“That’s going to be a 

beautiful exciting addition 

to our downtown,” she 

added. 

The Edward R. James 

project for 28 luxury rental 

units that was approved 

earlier this year is scheduled 

to open in summer 

Winnetka Village Council 

2019 on Winnetka Road at 

the former site of the AT&T 

switching station. 

“Demo has already 

started on that project and 

we expect construction to 

start in the next couple of 

months,” Sigman said. 

Northshore Pizza Company 

is also slated to open 

soon at the former Viccino’s 

Pizza site on Happ 

Road. 

“We are still waiting on 

the pizza place to open,” 

Sigman said. “They’re 

working on it and they’re in 

construction, but it’s taking 

longer than any of us pizza 

lovers like.” 

Sigman also highlighted 

some existing Northfield 

businesses that have expanded 

or are thinking 

about doing so. NorthShore 

University HealthSystem is 

one, expanding its location 

on Waukegan Road. 

“They’re going to be 

adding a 24-hour urgent 

care clinic into that location,” 

she said. 

Medline, which has operated 

in the Village at the 

former Kraft site for a couple 

years now, is also thinking 

about expanding. 

“Medline is now up to 

2,500 people at the Northfield 

campus,” she said. 

“They’re doing so well 

there that they’re actually 

beginning to contemplate 

adding a fourth wing onto 

that building and a parking 

structure.” 

Kenilworth Village 

Manager Patrick Brennan 

wrapped up the event by 

discussing the Village’s 

negotiations with Union 

Pacific Railroad throughout 

the past year including 

a lease at the Metra station 

that is complete and 

plans for Green Bay Trail 

bike path relocation that 

are still in progress. The 

Village finally negotiated 

a lease at the train station 

after working with Union 

Pacific Railroad on it for 

over a year. 

“This will allow the 

Village to put some more 

effort and resources into 

keeping the station clean 

to what I’ll call Kenilworth 

standards and 

also let us get in a concessionaire 

that may be offer- 

Police, fire pensions to be funded 

earlier than state mandate 

NEIL MILBERT 


Winnetka is on track to 

have its Police and Fire 

Department pensions 100 

percent funded by Dec. 

31, 2035, five years earlier 

than the state mandate, 

Director of Finance 

Tim Sloth told the Village 

Council at its Dec. 7 meeting. 

Sloth said the Police Department 

fund has a balance 

of $30.2 million and 

the Fire Department fund 

has a balance of $28.6 million. 

The tax levy contributions 

to the funds are 

$1,519,805 for the Police 

Department, which 

is lower than last year, 

and $1,819,236, which is 

slightly higher. 

Please see Voters, 13 

Low interest loan 

The Council approved 

Sloth’s recommendation to 

obtain a $1 million low interest 

loan from the Illinois 

Environmental Protection 

Agency (IEPA) “to jump 

start” its water main replacement 

program that is 

based on a 2017 study. 

“The interest is under 2 

Please see Village, 14

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police reports 

Resident’s money withdrawn with fake ID 

A Winnetka victim discovered 

from 4:30-4:57 

p.m. Nov. 23, their personal 

identifiers were 

used to obtain fraudulent 

identification and withdraw 

funds, worth more 

than $5,000, from their 

bank line of credit. 

In other police news: 

Winnetka 

Nov. 30 

• An unknown offender 

sent a victim a fraudulent 

check for an item listed by 

the victim on Craigslist. 

No reported loss at this 

time. 

• Signage was removed 

from a business entryway 

between 4 p.m. Nov. 29-9 

p.m. Nov. 30 in the 800 

block of Green Bay Road. 

Amount of loss is $150. 

Voters 

From Page 12 

Nov. 29 

• An unknown offender 

contacted a victim via 

email purporting to be a 

coworker asking the victim 

to purchase Apple 

store gift cards. Amount 

of loss $300. 

Nov. 28 

• A victim’s personal identifiers 

were used to change 

their home address and 

open up a Wells Fargo 

account between Oct. 22- 

Nov. 28. No reported loss 

at this time. 

• A victim received a 

fraudulent check from an 

unknown offender that 

wanted to rent the victim’s 

property. No reported 

loss at this time. 

ing coffee, treats and other 

things in the station,” 

Brennan said. 

Brennan hopes to turn 

the train station into a 

place for Kenilworth residents 

to hang out. 

“I hope that it will be a 

point for the community 

to gather, not just during 

commuter times, but also 

during times when people 

are out in the middle of 

the day that can become 

our spot for residents to 

gather,” he said. “We’re 

looking forward to getting 

something moving in this 

coming year.” 

The Village is also in 

the midst of talks with 

Union Pacific on relocating 

the Green Bay Trail 

bike path. The Village’s 

long-term goal has been 

to take that path and put 

it parallel to the railroad 

tracks from the Kenilworth 

Metra station 

north past the Village’s 

public works facility. 

“For those of you that 

may spend time going 

up and down the Green 

Bay Trail, it diverts into 

a series of side streets,” 

Brennan said. “There are 

various cutoffs and other 

things until it goes back 

to being parallel with the 

railroad tracks.” 

Brennan explained the 

Village’s negotiations 

with Union Pacific on 

the bike path relocation 

started bleak and have improved 

over time. 

“We’re seeing what 

we think is great progress 

with Union Pacific,” 

he said, “and hopefully 

we’ll be able to establish 

a long-term lease to be 

able to move that trail and 

working closely with the 

park district and school 

district.” 

Northfield 

Nov. 28 

• A suspicious person was 

reported at 11:39 a.m. at 

Temple Jeremiah, 937 N. 

Happ Road. The subject 

was gone prior to the officers 

arrival. 

• Officers responded to 

Stormy’s Tavern ad Grill, 

1735 Orchard Lane, for an 

employee who requested 

assistance with a customer 

that was refusing to 

leave. Officers spoke with 

the customer and arranged 

for a taxi to drive the customer 

home. 

Nov. 27 

• A resident was a victim 

of identity theft at 10:52 

a.m. The case is under investigation. 

• A resident received a 

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fraudulent check for services 

they performed at 

1:36 p.m. The resident did 

not want the incident to be 

investigated further. 

Nov. 26 

• A mailbox was reported 

knocked over at 3:35 p.m. 

in the 800 block of North 

Happ Road. Homeowners 

believe it was knocked 

over by a snowplow. 

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 

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Village 

From Page 12 

percent,” Sloth said. “The 

loan allows the village to 

go forward (with the program) 

for the next two 

years.” 

Roadways included in 

the first phase are: Linden 

Street between Willow 

Road and Sunset Road; 

Mount Pleasant Road from 

Chestnut Street to Linden; 

Westmoor Road from Hibbard 

Road to Ardsley Road 

; Merril Street from Gordon 

Terrace to Green Bay 

Road; and Warwick Road 

from Winnetka Avenue to 

Essex Road. 

Final approval 

The Council gave final 

approval to 2018 property 

tax levy and stormwater 

bond abatement ordinances, 

the village budget, 

utility rates and fees and 

general fees. All were discussed 

at length at previous 

meetings. 

The tax levy is 

$14,838,985 and captures 

new property growth at 0.9 

percent. This is the fifth 

straight year in which the 

typical Winnetka resident 

will see no increase in 

property taxes. 

Ordinances abated the 

2018 taxes levied to pay the 

principal and interest on $9 

million general obligation 

bonds series 2013 and the 

principal and interest on 

$7.5 million general obligation 

bonds series 2014. 

The 2019 budget is $79.6 

million of which $60.2 million 

is earmarked for operating 

expenses. 

Water rates will go up 8.5 

percent, electric rates 2.2 

percent, and sanitary sewer 

rates 5 percent. The residential 

fee for refuse collection 

will increase from $20 per 

month to $45 per month. 

“Refuse collection is being 

transferred from a tax 

to a fee,” Village President 

Christopher Rintz said. 

“We’re moving to an equitable 

way of charging for 

the service. Water fees are 

a reflection of the cost of 

providing service.” 

Other business 

The council approved 

an agreement of up to 

$417,584 with The Progress 

Group for inspection 

of the Unit No. 5 turbine 

and generator. According to 

Director of Water and Electric 

Brian Keys, The Progress 

Group was the lowest 

of five bidders. 

“The generator was last 

overhauled in 2007,” he 

said. “The Progress Group 

has done work for the University 

of Illinois and we received 

strong positive feedback 

from the staff there.” 

Also approved was an 

inter-governmental agreement 

with Glencoe that is 

enabling Winnetka to annex 

a lot at 1311 Scott Ave. 

that is being renovated by 

Jim Goodfellow and his 

wife, Kristen. There are 11 

other lots on Scott Avenue 

on the Glencoe tax rolls 

that are located partially in 

Winnetka and partially in 

Glencoe. 

A proclamation in observance 

of Winnetka’s 

sesquicentennial was adopted. 

“People, Places and 

Progress” is the theme of a 

year-long celebration by the 

village, which was incorporated 

on March 10, 1869. 

The celebration will begin 

with “Founders Day” at 

the Winnetka Community 

House at 2 p.m. March 10.



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From the editor 

The importance of following through 

Megan Bernard 

megan@glencoeanchor.com 

This week, you’ll 

read about a group 

of New Trier students 

that reunited a family 

with a Japanese flag. 

But it wasn’t any flag; 

it was found at the high 

school when crews were 

preparing for the construction 

project in 2015 at the 

Winnetka Campus. 

When they found the 

flag, I remember publishing 

an article on the 

unique discovery. Afterward, 

I honestly didn’t 

think too much about it 

in recent years. While 

the story was interesting, 

it sort of just came and 

went. 

So last week when New 

Trier issued a press release 

regarding the flag once 

again, I was surprised to 

see an update on the story: 

the flag was returned to a 

family in Japan. 

For the past three years, 

New Trier faculty and 

Japanese language students 

have been working to 

find the owner of the flag. 

Unfortunately, the owner 

died so they took it a step 

further and located his 

family. I don’t want to 

spoil the rest of the great 

story, so you can read the 

full feature yourself in our 

Life & Arts section (turn 

to the next page, it’s on the 

cover!). 

This flag story is one 

of perseverance, and I am 

happy to report a happy 

ending to the unique discovery 

at New Trier. 

Although it took the 

group three years and most 

likely many steps, they 

didn’t give up on finding 

the owner and family back 

in Japan. 

The group certainly 

could have just found the 

flag and framed it back 

in 2015, but instead they 

followed through and returned 

the piece of history. 

Congratulations to them! 

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District 

posted this photo on Dec. 3 with the caption: 

“It’s looking a little more festive in Winnetka with 

our book tree!” 

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THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

New city manager 

appointment receives 

unanimous approval 

Lake Forest will usher 

in a new year and a new 

city manager at the start of 

2019. 

The Lake Forest City 

Council unanimously approved 

Mayor Robert Lansing’s 

appointment of Jason 

Wicha as city manager 

during the City Council 

meeting Monday, Dec. 3. 

Wicha will begin his 

term Jan. 28, bringing with 

him 12 years of experience 

in the profession. He 

has served as the assistant 

village manager in Skokie 

for four years and as the 

village administrator of 

Thornton, Ill., for six years 

prior. 

“We look forward to becoming 

a part of this community 

and growing in this 

community in the years 

ahead,” Wicha said at the 

Dec. 3 City Council meeting, 

joined by his wife and 

two children. 

“As I’ve said before, 

Lake Forest has a reputation 

of being the premier 

municipality organization,” 

he added. “I look 

forward to working with 

all of you guys in the 

months and years ahead to 

help carry out your vision 

for the community.” 

Wicha’s appointment 

comes after longtime City 

Manager Bob Kiely announced 

his plan to retire 

in July. 

Appointed as city manager 

in 1990, Kiely is the 

eighth and longest-serving 

city manager in Lake 

Forest’s history — working 

with nine mayors and 

more than 50 aldermen 

and women throughout his 

career. 

A 1979 Lake Forest College 

graduate, Kiely started 

his career as Lake Forest’s 

assistant city manager from 

1980 to 1982. He continued 

his role as assistant 

to the village manager in 

Wilmette for four years and 

assumed his first manager’s 

position as the Prospect 

Heights city administrator 

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for another year four years, 

before returning to Lake 

Forest in 1990. 

Reporting by Stephanie Kim, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story 

at LakeForestLeader.com. 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

amount of charges former 

Loyola teacher Mathew Laird faces. 

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A group of Japanese language students pose for a photo to send to the family of Tokichi Shimizu, a fallen WWII soldier whose flag was found at New Trier. Photo Submitted

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New Trier students return Japanese flag to soldier’s family 

Hilary Anderson 


Stored in the basement 

of New Trier’s old mechanical 

area was a precious 

piece of history — a 

World War II Japanese 

flag with the classic rising 

sun. 

It was discovered in 

2015 during preparations 

for new construction at 

the Winnetka New Trier 

campus. 

New Trier art teacher 

Gardiner Funo O’Kain, 

who has Japanese heritage, 

knew it was special 

when she first saw it. 

O’Kain showed it to 

Susan Holderread, New 

Trier archivist and social 

studies teacher. 

Knowing the significance 

of the flag, the two 

began communicating 

with the Obon Society in 

order to return it to the 

rightful family in Japan 

whose fallen soldier carried 

it into battle. 

The flag was inscribed 

with several messages of 

love and encouragement 

in Japanese and accompanied 

by a portion of a 

1944 newspaper photo of 

U.S. soldiers with the caption 

“to the conquerors” 

when it was discovered. 

The flag and newspaper 

were attached to a corktype 

of board. 

It was not uncommon 

for U.S. soldiers to return 

home with battlefield souvenirs. 

New Trier social studies 

and Japanese language 

students at the time translated 

and researched the 

flag. To begin, the Obon 

Society confirmed the 

flag’s authenticity based 

on photos. 

“It took a while for the 

Obon Society to verify the 

owner of the flag because 

there were three soldiers 

with similar names,” said 

Naomi Suzuki, New Trier 

Japanese language teacher. 

“We tried to find out 

who brought the flag to 

New Trier but could not. 

We think it possibly was a 

former New Trier student 

who brought the flag back 

to the school at the end of 

the war.” 

The efforts of New Trier 

faculty members, Japanese 

language students 

and the society proved 

fruitful. 

The society returned 

the flag this past summer 

after a three-year long 

journey that used clues 

from the flag and New 

Trier’s research, and located 

the family of the 

soldier, Tokichi Shimizu, 

in Japan. 

“The flag went to 

90-year-old Teru Shimizu, 

now a cherished 

memento from his brother, 

who died in battle in 

1944 at age 21,” Suzuki 

said. “Japanese flags like 

Tokichi Shimizu’s were 

commonly given to soldiers 

by family members 

as tokens of protection on 

the battlefield.” 

Once current and former 

New Trier Japanese 

language students learned 

Tokichi Shimizu’s family 

had been found, they 

wrote letters in Japanese 

to Teruo Shimizu. 

“We felt so sad once 

we knew the flag was 

from a fallen soldier during 

World War II and no 

one found it until after 

all these years,” said Wilmette’s 

Miya Jiam, a former 

New Trier Japanese 

language student and 

now freshman at Northwestern 

University. “I 

returned to New Trier and 

wrote a letter, introducing 

myself, why I am interested 

in Japanese and my 

connection with finding 

him. I am glad I was able 

to help the family gain 

some closure and maybe 

bring them more piece of 

mind.” 

“We did not expect replies 

from the Shimizu 

family,” said Glenview’s 

Sam Pomerantz, a New 

Trier senior. “It was interesting 

to hear from the 

brother. He lives very 

modestly in the same 

place. He never saw his 

brother again after he 

left for the war but still 

thinks about him after all 

these years. I am glad we 

reached out to the Shimizu 

family and crossed 

continents and cultures to 

do so.” 

Much to their surprise, 

Teruo Shimizu responded 

to the students’ letters. 

“The 45 letters that I received 

from students were 

very heartfelt,” he wrote. 

“During the 90 years of 

my life, I have never received 

letters that moved 

me so much. Thank you. I 

want to express my gratitude.” 

He added his brother, 

Tokichi was the oldest son 

of six siblings. 

“My younger sister and 

I are the two remaining 

siblings. Both of us are 

doing well. My younger 

sister is 87 years old.” 

After hearing from Teruo 

Shimizu, current Japanese 

language students 

and members of New 

Trier’s Japanese Culture 

Club held fundraisers to 

further benefit the Obon 

Society’s cause. 

“The passion my students 

exhibited toward 

returning the flag, corresponding 

with the owner’s 

The Yosegaki Hinomaru flag found at New Trier before construction in 2015. The flag 

was returned to the owner’s family after a three-year search by students and staff. 

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for the Obon Society 

filled me with tremendous 

pride,” Suzuki said. “It 

was rewarding to see how 

connected to this 90-yearold 

Japanese man in his 

native language they are. 

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Faith Briefs 

Winnetka Presbyterian Church (1255 

Willow Road, Winnetka; (847) 446- 

7777) 

Christmas Tree Decorating 

Come and decorate the 

church’s tree following 

worship Sunday, Dec. 16. 

Christmas Services 

There will be a family 

communion service at 4 

p.m. Dec. 24 and a candlelight 

communion at 9 p.m. 

the same evening. 

LifeTalk 

LifeTalk at Café Aroma 

are held Thursdays at 9:30 

a.m. Talk and friendship 

over coffee, tea and hot 

cocoa. A great way to start 

your day. Come as often as 

you can. Contact Donna 

Powell at (847) 446-6536. 

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. 

Thanksgiving Choral 

Eucharist 10 a.m. Nov. 22. 

Winnetka Congregational Church 

(725 Pine Street, Winnetka; (847) 

441-3400) 

Sunday worship and school 

An open-minded, openhearted, 

non-denominational 

Christian church. 

Sunday Worship and 

Church School at 10 a.m. 

Christ Church Winnetka (784 Sheridan 

Road, Winnetka; (847) 446-2850) 

Sunday Worship 

Holy Eucharist is at 

8 a.m. at Church on the 

Hill, 784 Sheridan Road, 

Winnetka. Another Holy 

Eucharist with organ and 

choir is at 9:30 a.m. with 

church school classes 

for ages 3 and up. Christ 

Church offers Taizé worship 

on the second Sunday 

of every month at 5:30 

p.m. The nursery will be 

open during all services. 

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 they 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. 

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 

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In Memoriam 

Stanley J. Gaynor 

Longtime 

Winnetka 

resident 

Stanley J. 

Gaynor, 

83, died. 

Gaynor was 

the beloved 

husband 

Gaynor 

of Jo Ann nee Mass for 

43 years; loving father 

to Brooke (Keith) Day, 

Melissa (Robert) Mastros, 

Nicole (John) Butler, 

Brittney Gaynor (fiance 

Brian Kaminski), and 

Courtney Gaynor; dear 

brother of the late Donald 

Goldstein and devoted son 

of the late Rose and Robert 

Goldstein; uncle of Barry 

(Marcy) Goldstein, Robert 

(Darya) Goldstein, and 

Cindy (Robert) Stein; and 

very proud grandfather 

to Jack, Graham, Luke, 

Parker, Reese, Charlotte, 

Brody, Hailey, and Chase. 

Gaynor was born and 

raised in Brooklyn, New 

York. He went on to serve 

in the Korean War and was 

honorably discharged in 

1963. He was transferred 

to Chicago and started 

his career with Tishman 

Midwest Management. He 

was a longtime resident of 

Winnetka. 

Gaynor was a lover of 

anything war and anything 

red, a fighter, a talker, a 

toilet paper and pillow 

connoisseur and a lifelong 

Cubs and Dodgers fan. His 

collection for war movies 

was unmatched; it was his 

passion. Coffee ice cream, 

baseball games, New York 

cheesecake, and Gray 

Flannel were high on his 

list of favorite things. Always 

the life of the party, 

his happiness was telling 

stories about his life and 

he lived one hell of one. 

Of all the people he 

touched, both willing and 

unwilling, he was definitely 

most proud of his wife 

Jo Ann and his five daughters, 

while supporting him 

in all his glory during his 

heyday, and lovingly guided 

him during their last 

days together. 

Everyone who remembers 

Stanley is asked to celebrate 

his life in their own 

way, by raising a glass in 

his memory would be most 

appropriate. “In any event”, 

Stan was THE man! 

Services and interment 

private with a celebration 

of Stanley’s life at a later 

date. In lieu of flowers, 

please consider donating 

to the Pat Tillman Foundation, 

222 W. Merchandise 

Mart Plaza, Suite 1212 

Chicago, IL 60654. https:// 

pattillmanfoundation.org/. 

Lyn (Hutchings) Martin 

Marolyn 

(Lyn) Martin, 

formerly 

of Northfield, 

died 

in Overland 

Park, Ka. on 

Nov. 26. Martin 

Born in 

Boone, Iowa, Martin was 

the daughter of Adam Neal 

and Helen (McMahon) 

Neal. She grew up in Sac 

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City, Iowa to a farming 

family, and after graduating 

from the local high 

school attended Drake 

University. There she was 

active in her sorority and 

pursued her interests in 

choral music, dancing and 

theatre. Hard financial 

times for the family meant 

she had to leave college 

after only two years, but 

as someone who always 

looked forward rather 

than back, she took the 

opportunity to move to 

Chicago, living downtown 

with girlfriends and working 

for American Airlines. 

Later she married William 

Hutchings, and they 

raised their daughters in 

Highland Park, Northfield, 

and Wilmette before they 

eventually divorced. 

During this time, Martin 

started a career in real estate 

that would last almost 

50 years, working for Lake 

Bay Realty in Wilmette 

and Hugh Michaels and 

Baird and Warner in Winnetka. 

In 1973 she married 

Gerald Martin, who shared 

her love of travel, dancing 

and music before his death 

in 2000. 

Martin also loved nature 

and animals, especially 

dogs. She enjoyed 

Colorado camping trips 

with her daughters; larger 

family gatherings in Colorado, 

Ana Maria, Fla., and 

Wisconsin; long walks at 

the Chicago Botanic Gardens 

and on beaches from 

the Great Lakes to Hawaii 

and the Caribbean; swimming; 

snorkeling; gardening; 

all forms of art; and 

painting her own still life 

and landscape pieces. The 

life of any party and a dear 

friend to many, she will be 

remembered—and terribly 

missed—for her sparkle, 

wonderful sense of humor, 

and the myriad ways she 

delighted in everyday life. 

Survivors include her 

two daughters, Linda 

(Tom) Kelley of Boulder, 

Colo.; Christie (John) Eisner 

of Kansas City; three 

grandchildren, Benjamin 

(Rebekah) Eisner, Emily 

(Jacob) Wolczyk, and 

Sarah Eisner; five greatgrandchildren, 

Elizabeth, 

Abigail and Emma Eisner, 

and June and Gus Wolczyk; 

four stepchildren, Greg 

(Marianne) Martin, Scott 

Martin, Jill Duckett, and 

Kevin Martin; her stepsonin-law, 

William Gallagher; 

five step-nieces and nephew, 

Jennifer Hercreg, Joan 

Gallagher, Jeanne Schellin, 

William Gallagher, and 

Jane Murphy; and her 

sweetheart, Richard Trent. 

Lyn was preceded in 

death by her parents, her 

husband, Gerry, and her 

stepdaughter, Patricia Gallagher. 

A memorial service will 

be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, 

Dec. 16 at Northfield Community 

Church, 400 Wagner 

Road, Northfield, Il 

60093. In lieu of flowers, 

contributions may be made 

to the Humane Society of 

the United States (https:// 

www.humanesociety.org) 

or to donors’ preferred 

charities. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

Michael Wojtychiw at 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturym 

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about a loved one who was 

part of the Winnetka/Northfield 

community.

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up from traditional sports bar’ 

Martin Carlino 

Contributing Editor 

Just months after opening 

Little Tails Bar and 

Grill, John Kopanski and 

Chandra Parshetty believe 

they have the makings of a 

restaurant unlike any other 

in the area. 

The management duo 

behind west Lake Forest’s 

newest restaurant spent 

months conceptualizing 

its vision for a community 

sports bar-style eatery. 

“Little Tails started as 

just an empty shell,” Kopanski 

said. “[Parshetty], 

with the help of some restaurant 

consultants, put it 

all together.” 

Parshetty estimates 

nearly five months of preparation 

work went into the 

restaurant’s soft opening in 

late October. 

With months of experience 

now under their belts, 

and what they described as 

an “outstanding” welcoming 

from the community, 

Kopanski and Parshetty 

are envisioning a future 

full of success. 

“The welcoming from 

the community has just 

been outstanding,” Kopanski 

said. “It’s just been 

absolutely great. The main 

thing we hear everyday is 

‘We needed this.’ ... We 

believe we’ve just begun 

to scratch the surface.” 

Both feel what separates 

Little Tails from other 

sports bar-style restaurants 

is the high quality of ingredients 

they use. 

“What’s unique about us 

is anyone can serve a hamburger, 

but we serve wagyu 

beef in our hamburgers, 

which is a Japanese-raised 

beef. That’s what makes 

it unique,” Kopanski said. 

Little Tails’ meatball hero ($12) features meatballs in 

marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and topped with 

fresh basil. Jason Addy/22nd Century Media 

“It’s something we feel is 

definitely different, something 

good and something 

that is high quality.” 

Although its menu mirrors 

that of a sports bar, 

the food offerings at Little 

Tails go above and beyond, 

according to Kopanski. 

“We’re a step up from 

traditional sports bar 

food,” Kopanski said. 

“And I think [guests] will 

see that when it comes to 

our food.” 

And the root of Parshetty’s 

passion comes from 

the process of making 

those high-quality dishes. 

“I’ve always enjoyed 

the process of making 

food,” he said. “I enjoy 

everything that goes into 

making food. I’ve spent a 

lot of time traveling and 

that has inspired me. Food 

is my passion, and I wanted 

to bring a nice hangout 

place for the community.” 

Parshetty continued to 

say that he draws inspiration 

from the work of the 

late Anthony Bourdain and 

he places an emphasis on 

hand-picking selections 

for Little Tails’ menu. 

Both Kopanski and 

Parshetty believe the menu 

Little Tails Bar and 

Grill 

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Road, Lake Forest 

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(847) 235-2908 

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has been well-received 

thus far, but they’re always 

trying to keep guests coming 

back for more. 

“We’ll tweak the menu 

as we go along,” Kopanski 

said. “We do want to 

change the menu every 

few months.” 

And regardless of what 

menu offerings they 

feature, Kopanski and 

Parshetty couldn’t be happier 

with the reception 

from customers. 

“I’ve been doing this 30 

years and I’ve never met a 

more pleasant, patient, understanding 

group of customers 

in my life ... These 

customers are the best I’ve 

ever had anywhere,” Kopanski 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Darcy Barkal 

The New Trier gymnast 

finished third in the allaround 

at the Spartan 

Classic Friday, Dec. 7. 

When did you start 

doing gymnastics and 

why? 

I started doing gymnastics 

when I was around 5. 

I was a very energetic and 

I would always be jumping 

or flipping around the 

house. One day my mom’s 

best friend, who did gymnastics 

in college, suggested 

my parents put me 

in gymnastics. She recommended 

a gym in the 

area I should try and I’ve 

stuck with gymnastics ever 

since. 

What’s your 

favorite part about 

gymnastics? 

My favorite part about 

gymnastics is the thrill of 

it and also the freedom of 

the sport. It’s always thrilling 

and exciting when I do 

well at a big competition 

or I get a new skill during 

practice I never thought I 

could do. I also love how 

I have the freedom to do 

the skills I want and to be 

able to keep adding harder 

skills into my routines. 

Do you have any 

superstitions before, 

during or after a 

meet? 

Before a meet I always 

listen to a certain playlist 

I make specifically for the 

season I’m in and I have 

to watch a movie the night 

before to distract myself. 

I also always carry little 

good luck charms I got 

when I first started competing 

gymnastics in my 

meet bag. 

What’s one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

One thing people don’t 

know about me is that I 

come off as super shy but 

I’m very loud once you get 

to know me. I also love the 

Beatles. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would it 

be and why? 

If I could travel anywhere, 

I would probably 

travel to Greece. My sister 

and I have always wanted 

to go together to enjoy the 

food and the beaches. 

What’s been your 

favorite moment at 

New Trier? 

My favorite gymnastics 

moments have probably 

been getting a school record 

on vault and hearing 

my teammates cheer for 

me and being there to support 

me. Outside of gymnastics 

my favorite moments 

are spending time 

with my amazing friends 

I’ve met. 

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Century Media 

What’s the best part 

about being a New 

Trier athlete? 

The best part about being 

a New Trier athlete is 

the energy and the school 

spirit. The amazing coaching 

staff and team help me 

meet my goals during the 

season and they also make 

season the best time of 

year. 

What’s the best advice 

you’ve ever gotten? 

The best advice I’ve 

ever gotten is to be the best 

version of myself I can be 

and also to live in the moment 

and just have fun. 

What’s your favorite 

restaurant and what 

do you get there? 

My favorite restaurant 

is probably Dengeos. I always 

get their Greek Salad 

and garlic bread. 

What’s your guilty 

pressure? 

My guilty pleasure is 

probably Netflix. I watch 

so many TV shows and 

movies on Netflix, I sometimes 

stay up too late binge 

watching a show. 

If you won a million 

dollars, what would 

you do with it? 

I would donate money 

to homeless shelters and 

Special Olympics. I would 

also want to travel to different 

parts of the world 

with my family. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michael Wojtychiw 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys talk gymnastics, basketball hall of fame 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode of 

The Varsity: North Shore, 

hosts Michal Dwojak and 

Michael Wojtychiw recap 

a good start to the season 

for some of the area girls 

gymnastics teams, hear 

from Glenbrook North 

boys basketball head 

coach David Weber on Jon 

Scheyer being inducted 

into the Illinois Basketball 

Coaches Association Hall 

of Fame, play Way/No 

Way with boys swimming 

and preview some basketball. 

First Quarter 

Dwojak and Wojtychiw 

recap a fun start to the girls 

gymnastics season. 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from 

GBN boys basketball 

coach David Weber on 

Jon Scheyer being inducted 

into the IBCA Hall of 

Fame. 

Third Quarter 

In Way/No Way, Wojtychiw 

predicting what’s going 

to happen in the boys 

swim and dive season. 

Fourth Quarter 

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This Week In... 

Trevian varsity athletics 

Boys basketball 

■Dec. ■ 17 - at Niles West, 6:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 20 - vs. La Joya (Ariz.) (at Horizon 

(Ariz.) Invite), 11 a.m. 

Girls basketball 

■Dec. ■ 13 - at Glenbrook South, 7 p.m. 

Boys bowling 

■Dec. ■ 15 - host CSL Invite (at Classic Bowl), 

9 a.m. 

Girls bowling 

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Vernon Hills Invite (at 

Brunswick Zone Hawthorn), 9 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 17 - at Warren (at Bertrands Bowling 

Lanes), 4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 20 - at Vernon Hills Invite (at 

Brunswick Zone Hawthorn), 4:30 p.m. 

Gymnastics 

■Dec. ■ 15 - host Invite, 10 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 19 - at Glenbrook South, 5:30 p.m. 

Boys swimming and diving 

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Evanston, 5:30 p.m. 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 13 - host Niles North, 7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Hinsdale Central Invite, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Hinsdale Central Invite, 9:30 

a.m. 

Rambler varsity athletics 


■Dec. ■ 14 - at St. Rita, 7 p.m. 


■Dec. ■ 14 - host St. Ignatius, 7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 20 - at Taft, 6:30 p.m. 

Boys bowling 

■Dec. ■ 15 - vs. TBA (at Star Dust Lanes), 10 

a.m. 

Boys swimming and diving 

■Dec. ■ 14 - at St. Ignatius, 5 p.m. 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Glenbrook South Invite, 3:30 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Glenbrook South Invite, 10 

a.m. 

Panther varsity athletics 


■Dec. ■ 13 - at Resurrection, 7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Elmwood Park, 1 p.m. 

Raider varsity athletics 


■Dec. ■ 18 - host Rickover, 6 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 20 - host Ida Crown, 7:30 p.m. 


■Dec. ■ 15 - at Northside, noon 

■Dec. ■ 17 - at Von Steuben, 6 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 19 - host Ida Crown, 7:30 p.m. 

high school highlights 


Loyola 54, Marmion 25 

Connor Barrett led all scorers with 18 

points Friday, Dec. 7, in Wilmette. 

Loyola 58, Montini 28 

Barrett and Bennett Kwiecinski both 

scored 15 points in a road win Dec. 4. 

New Trier 57, Niles West 31 

Ciaran Brayboy led the Trevians with 

15 points Friday, Dec. 7, in Winnetka. 

Sam Silverstein added 10. 


Loyola 54, Providence 28 

Silvana Scarsella had 12 points, Celia 

Satter 11 and Julia Martinez finished 

with 7 assists and 3 steals as the Ramblers 

won in New Lenox Thursday, Dec. 

6 

New Trier 48. Maine South 45 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Liv Ryan had 10 points in a road win 

Dec. 4. 

Regina 31, St. Laurence 23 

Laura Strenk led the Panthers to their 

first conference win in two years by scoring 

11 points Dec. 4. 

Wrestling 

Prospect Invite 

Loyola’s Aidan McKeag took fourth 

place in the 132-pound weight class at 

the Prospect Invite Saturday, Dec. 7, in 

Mount Prospect. 

Loyola d. Lane Tech and Taft 

McKeag picked up his 100th career win 

in a tri-dual Dec. 5 in Wilmette. 

Boys hockey 

New Trier Green 5, Barrington 4 

Thomas Kempf had a hat trick Dec. 5 

in Winnetka. 

REGINA 

From Page 35 

cushion it’d need. 

Strenk didn’t play in the 

third quarter as Regina 

coach Robert Newton employed 

a system of getting 

more of his players playing 

time, something he’s 

done since he took over as 

Panthers’ head coach two 

years ago. 

The system is something 

his point guard feels 

can help the team as it 

continues through its season. 

“Doing that helps us 

because our players, we 

all play differently, so it 

helps knowing that if we 

have the right players on 

the court, even if some are 

struggling, we can play 

the game right,” Strenk 

said. 

Up 11 points with 2:20 

left in the game, it looked 

like the Panthers had the 

game well in hand. But 

then North Shore’s Caroline 

Segal decided to 

take matters into her own 

hands. She scored the 

game’s next seven points, 

cutting a 39-28 lead to 

39-35 with 26.7 seconds 

remaining, but Strenk 

knocked down two free 

throws to ice the game 

with 11 seconds left. 

Strenk would finish 

with a game-high 23 

points, while Segal had a 

team-leading 15 points for 

the Raiders. 

“My take from this 

game is that our kids really 

battled hard,” Blair 

said. If they do that all 

year, what else could I really 

ask for? This was a 

good game for us.” 

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Trevians 

From Page 34 

Murdock tied with Pistorius’ 

daughter, Caleigh, 

who is a senior at Maine 

South, for first place in the 

balance beam. 

Like Zun, Murdock is 

optimistic that the Trevians 

will have a stellar 

season. “There’s lots of 

positive energy this year,” 

she said. 

In stark contrast to New 

Trier, Lake Forest has a 

very young team. 

“The entire roster has 

one junior, Sophie Pozumet, 

and the rest are all 

sophomores and freshmen,” 

coach Megan Miles 

said. 

Lake Forest had the 

fourth, fifth and eighth 

place contestants in all 

around — freshman 

Taylor Cekay (35.625), 

sophomore Kristin Fisch 

(35.500) and sophomore 

Gianna Pasquesi (37.750). 

“Madison Miks also is a 

freshman and she led off 

for us on floor with a solid 

performance (8.175),” 

Miles continued. “The future 

looks very good for 

us.” 

As a freshman, Fisch 

was the North Suburban 

Conference all-around 

champion. 

“It’s nice to have Taylor 

back as a teammate,” 

Fisch said. “She and I 

have been doing club together 

since we were very 

young.” 

Cekay said she started 

doing gymnastics as a 

2-year-old and has never 

stopped. 

Sophomore Sheena 

Graham was the top allaround 

performer for 

GBS, finishing sixth 

(35.050). Junior Jenna 

Hartley also stood out by 

coming in second in the 

vault (9.725) and fifth in 

her only other event, the 

uneven bars (9.075). 

Highlighting Graham’s 

performance was a second 

in balance beam (9.350) 

and a three-way tie for 

fourth in floor exercise 

(8.850). 

“We think we have a 

team that’s comparable to 

our team last year,” said 

coach Steve Gale of the 

Titans, looking back on 

his 2017-18 team’s third 

place performance in the 

state meet in which the Titans 

had a score of 146.60 

to fourth place New Trier’s 

146.275. 

“We are deep with talent. 

We are working on 

developing that talent. A 

lot of good things happened 

tonight. We want to 

get better each meet and 

we did that tonight.” 

“This was our first big 

meet against harder teams 

that perform at a high level,” 

Hartley said. “It was 

my second time this year 

competing in vault. The 

first time was Tuesday 

(Dec. 4) and I improved 

my score a lot.” 

The top all-around performers 

for host GBN 

were Lucie Abbott, who 

finished 13th (32.525) 

and Mady Zirlin, who was 

15th (31.850). 

The Spartans’ best 

event was the vault in 

which Abbott was ninth 

(9.150), Katie Dahlke was 

13th (9.050) and Zirlin 

was 19th (8.57). 

“We had some girls who 

had to go in at the last moment 

because of injuries,” 

GBN Coach Julie Holmbeck 

said. “Bridget Billig 

pulled a muscle and 

was able to do only one 

event (the vault in which 

she had a score on 8.400) 

and Roxy Goldfarb hurt 

her elbow on Wednesday 

(Dec. 5). 

“As a team, we’re moving 

forward. For me, a 

highlight tonight was to 

watch the girls compete 

against a lot of girls who 

are their friends (from 

club gymnastics). They 

got out there and did a 

nice job.”



New Trier’s Dable kicks his way to the Big Easy 


Sports Editor 

New Trier’s Graham 

Dable grew up playing 

soccer. But after trying out 

for the sophomore team 

and getting cut, he knew 

he didn’t want his athletic 

career to end. So he tried 

out for the football team. 

Originally a receiver and 

linebacker, then-sophomore 

coach Jim Davis had 

Dable try kicking because 

of his soccer background 

and the rest is now history. 

“It was really confusing 

at first to try and figure out 

how the game (football) 

worked and stuff,” Dable 

said. “But my teammates 

were really supportive as 

well as were the coaches, 

so it was yeah, probably 

the best decision that I 

ever made was to sign up 

for football.” 

That best decision has 

led Dable to being one of 

the best kickers in the nation 

and earning a spot on 

Tulane University’s football 

team next fall. The senior 

chose the Green Wave 

over Purdue and Western 

Michigan. 

“It’s a really good balance 

of competitive football 

and it’s a really good 

school academically,” he 

said about why he chose 

the school. “I visited for 

the first time last November 

and I really liked it 

when I was down there.” 

Dable will be a preferred 

walk-on when he starts 

school, meaning that he 

isn’t on scholarship. Yet. 

“For the most part the 

coaches are pretty upfront 

about that,” he said. “As 

for Tulane, they have a 

junior right now, so they 

told me I’d have a chance 

to compete as soon as I got 

down there.” 

For many kickers, punters 

and long snappers, the 

New Trier kicker Graham Dable kicks a field goal during the 2018 season. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

easiest way for them to get 

recruited is to go to exposure 

camps during the offseason. 

That was the case 

for Dable, who last summer 

attended Kohl’s National 

Scholarship Camp, 

regarded as one of the 

top, if not the top, kicking 

camps in the country. 

Dable credits former 

New Trier and current 

Notre Dame University 

longsnapper Michael Vinson 

for introducing him to 

the camps after his sophomore 

year at New Trier. 

Dable tied for second 

overall at the National 

Scholarship Camp, scoring 

36 out of a possible 39 

points. 

“That was awesome because 

I worked really hard 

all year and then in about 

May or June that’s when 

everything really started to 

click for me,” he said. “So 

the ball just started flying 

a lot further, which was 

great.” 

One of the hardest parts 

of a kicker’s job is to forget 

about the mistakes. If they 

miss a kick, it’s onto the 

next one, you don’t have 

time to dwell on it. The 

best kickers know how to 

do this and do it well. 

But it isn’t something 

that comes easily to everyone. 

“That was something I 

used to struggle with my 

junior year when I was first 

starting to kick field goals, 

it used to rattle me a lot 

after missing one,” Dable 

said. “But now, I just think 

like this, ‘There’s nothing 

you can do, it happens, 

I’ve got to work on getting 

better for the next one.’” 

Dable had a lot of success 

this year, both with 

field goals and kickoffs, 

with many of his kickoffs 

going for touchbacks. He 

isn’t letting that success get 

to him though and knows 

that he’ll have to work hard 

once he gets down to New 

Orleans in the summer. 

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Trevians showcase depth in Spartan Classic win 

Neil Milbert 


The nine-team Spartan 

Classic turned out to be 

a showcase for the New 

Trier, Glenbrook South, 

Lake Forest and Glenbrook 

North gymnastics 

teams. 

The Trevians amassed 

143.425 points to capture 

the championship in the 

competition at Glenbrook 

North on Friday, Dec. 7. 

GBS finished second with 

140.475, the Scouts were 

third with 134.575 and the 

Spartans came in fourth 

with 131.100. 

There were four events 

— vault, balance beam, 

uneven bars and floor exercise 

— and four girls 

represented their schools 

in each of the events. 

New Trier gymnasts finished 

1-2-3 in all around: 

Rachel Zun showed the 

way with a composite 

score of 36.250 followed 

by teammates Maeve 

Murdock with a 36.200 

and Darcy Barkal with a 

35.900. 

Zun was second in both 

the uneven bars (9.250) 

and floor exercise (9.150). 

Barkal won the vault 

(9.75) and floor exercise 

(9.250) and teammate 

Zoey Spangler was first in 

the balance beam (9.375). 

“It was a fun meet and 

we did great right off the 

bat,” New Trier coach 

Jennifer Pistorius said. 

“I’m so proud of them.” 

In spite of illness and 

injuries, the Trevians’ 

season also is off to an 

exhilarating start. Competing 

at home in their 

opening meet they were 

compelling conquerors of 

Deerfield and they then 

traveled to Glenbard West 

where they knocked off 

the defending state champion 

(on Dec. 8). 

Barkal was sidelined for 

three weeks with the flu 

and Avery Faulkner (who 

helped the Trevians earn 

a fourth place finish in last 

year’s state meet) has been 

on the disabled list with a 

shin injury. 

“We’re lucky we have 

so much depth, so many 

talented girls,” Pistorius 

said. “We have 12 or 15 

we could put in the varsity 

lineup.” 

New Trier’s Rachel Zun performs her second-place floor exercise routine at the Spartan Classic Friday, Dec. 7, in 

Northbrook. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media 

The team also has experience 

in competing at 

the highest level. Zun, 

Murdock and Faulkner are 

juniors, while Barkal and 

Spangler are seniors. 

“I was kind of disappointed 

with my performance 

last year,” Zun said. 

“At sectionals I had a mistake 

on my bar routine and 

was really disappointed 

that I didn’t make state. I 

used that as motivation — 

I came back the day after 

state and from then on I 

didn’t take a day off. In 

June I went to Hawaii for a 

short vacation and I conditioned 

in the gym, while I 

was there. I love training; I 

enjoy every practice.” 

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Fast start propels Regina to win over NSCDS 


Sports Editor 

1st-and-3 

22CM FILE PHOTO 

Three STARS of the 

week 

1. Rachel Zun 

(above). The New 

Trier gymnast won 

the all-around 

title at the GBN 

Spartan classic, 

finishing with a 

score of 36.25. 

She took second 

in the uneven 

bars (9.25) and 

floor exercise 

(9.15). 

2. Connor Barrett. 

The Loyola boys 

basketball player 

scored 33 points 

in two games last 

week, both Loyola 

wins. 

3. Darcy Barkal. The 

New Trier gymnast 

set a school record 

in vault with a 9.75 

score en route 

to a third-place 

all-around finish at 

the GBN Spartan 

Classic. 

Regina Dominican 

players stepped into action 

after North Shore Country 

Day scored the first basket 

in the teams’ nonconference 

game Saturday, Dec. 

8, in Wilmette. 

The Panthers rattled off 

the next 10 points, holding 

North Shore without 

a field goal for the final 6 

minutes, 4 seconds of the 

first quarter and the first 

2:27 of the second quarter. 

“They were doing a 

good disciplined job of 

putting pressure on our 

players on the ball,” North 

Shore coach Bruce Blair 

said. “It’s good education 

for us that we need to 

learn how to play through 

that. 

“It was a good experience 

for some of our players 

who are kind of green. 

The good thing is we 

came within six points of 

a good team in their home 

gym.” 

Despite the big lead, 

Regina would hold off 

North Shore 41-35 for the 

nonconference win. 

“This type of game 

gives us encouragement,” 

Regina’s Laura Strenk 

said. 

Strenk led the charge 

for the fast start, scoring 

the Panthers’ first 16 

points, 16 of their 18 firsthalf 

points. The sophomore 

point guard, in her 

second year on varsity, 

North Shore’s Caroline Segal dribbles around pressure from a Regina defender Saturday, Dec. 8, in Wilmette. 

Photos by Tracy Allen/22nd Century Media 

has already stepped into 

a leading role, something 

she embraces. 

“I do have confidence 

with the ball in my hands, 

but my teammates open 

up the court for me and 

the coaches make plans 

around that so I can get 

shots up,” she said. 

Even with the slow 

start, North Shore was 

able to make it a fivepoint 

game at the half, 

cutting the Panthers’ lead 

to 18-13. However, a 10-1 

run to start the third quarter 

gave Regina all the 

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Regina’s Laura Strenk (left) drives past a North Shore Country Day School defender. 

Listen Up 

“We’re lucky we have so much depth, so many 

talented girls.” 

Jennifer Pistorius — New Trier girls gymnastics coach on 

her team overcoming injuries. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

BOYS BOWLING: Conference season comes to an end at the 

conference meet. 

• New Trier hosts the CSL Invite at 9 a.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 15, at Classic Bowl in Morton Grove.. 

Index 

32 - This Week In 

31 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The winnetka current | December 13, 2018 | WinnetkaCurrent.com 

That was close Regina holds off 

NSCDS rally in girls basketball, Page 35 

Going south New Trier’s Dable 

commits to Tulane, Page 34 

Seamless 

Transition 

New Trier overcomes 

injuries for invite win, 

Page 34 

New Trier’s Maeve Murdock performs her floor exercise routine at the Spartan Classic Friday, Dec. 7, in Northbrook. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media

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