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Wilmette sisters
fight for Minnesota
wilderness area, Page 4
Wilmette’s Lola and Piper Jensen join other kids on a panel from the
Save the Boundary Waters group recently in Washington D.C. Photos submitted
INSET: The two met with many members of U.S. Congress.
State of
Kenilworth
Village
managers discuss
municipalities at
forum, Page 3
Not guilty plea
Ex-Loyola Academy teacher
appears in court, Page 6
Celebrating
Chanukah
Locals enjoy Festival of
Lights, Page 12

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Pet of the Week8
Editorial29
Puzzles32
Obituaries36
Dining Out38
Home of the Week39
Athlete of the Week42
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THURSDAY
Nursery School
observation days
9:15-10:15 a.m. Dec. 13,
Trinity Church Nursery
School, 1024 Lake Ave.,
Wilmette. Trinity Church
Nursery School is hosting
observation days for
prospective parents. Participants
will get a tour of
the school, see classes in
action, meet the staff, and
receive a brief presentation
where they have an opportunity
to ask questions. To
reserve a spot, contact Sue
Gaertner at sue@trinitywilmette.org.
FRIDAY
Common Knowledge Harp
& Guitar Duo
7-8 p.m. Dec. 14, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Friday
night concert series presents
Common Knowledge,
a Chicago-based harp and
guitar duo who blend jazz,
classical, Brazilian and
contemporary music.
SATURDAY
Grand Opening
10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 15,
16, Bella Cosa Jewelers,
1149 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette.
Bring your friends
and family to enjoy sweet
treats, drinks, and some of
the most beautiful jewelry
in the world.
SUNDAY
Wilmette Writers Group
7-8 p.m. Dec. 16, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. This group
meets weekly and offers
peer reviews of submitted
works within a supportive
environment. Facilitator
Julie Johnson coordinates
the group. Newcomers
welcome.
MONDAY
Women of Note concert
2 p.m. Dec. 17,
Mallinckrodt Community
Center, 1041A Ridge
Road. Women of Note,
a non-profit North Shore
choral organization, will
bring “Holiday Magic” to
Wilmette for a free concert.
TUESDAY
Teen Pizza Study Night
7-8 p.m. Dec. 18, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. High school
exams. Take a break from
your studies and eat some
pizza! Pizza and snacks
will be served at 7 p.m.
sharp until they run out.
WEDNESDAY
Rotary Club luncheon
Noon-1:30 p.m. Dec. 19,
Wilmette Golf Club, 3900
Fairway Drive, Wilmette.
Holiday entertainment
by the talented New Trier
High School Swing Choir
singing festive songs of
the season and occasional
jazz songs. Visit www.wilmetterotary.org.
UPCOMING
Foreign Film
9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Dec.
20, Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave.
“1981, Canada.” The third
Thursday of the month
brings foreign film showings.
Let’s Play: Dungeons &
Dragons
5-8 p.m. Dec. 21, Wilmette
Public Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. Welcoming
experienced and new players
alike, we will be playing
Dungeons and Dragons
5e! Open to grades
7-12.
‘The Incredibles’ double
feature
10 a.m.-noon, Dec. 26,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. All
ages. Join us in the morning
for a sensory-friendly
screening of “The Incredibles”
(rated PG), and then
come back in the afternoon
to see “Incredibles 2” (rated
PG).
Crafty Critters - Grades
4-8
3-4:15 p.m. Dec. 27,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Sew
a felt animal you design
and decorate. All skill levels
welcome. Registration
opens Thursday, Dec. 13.
Sock Snowmen - Grades
2-8
2-2:45 p.m. Dec. 28,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Using
socks, felt, and other
notions, make a unique
snowman guaranteed not
to melt! All supplies provided,
but feel free to bring
extras. Registration opens
on Friday, Dec. 14.
Bobby Lewis Trio - New
Year’s Eve Concert
6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 30,
Wilmette Public Library,
1242 Wilmette Ave. Celebrate
2019 at the Library’s
traditional early New
Year’s concert.
ONGOING
National Charity League
The Wilmette Chapter of
National Charity League,
Inc. is holding their annual
membership drive for current
sixth-grade girls and
their moms. NCL, Inc.
is the oldest and largest
mother-daughter organization
in the nation, giving
mothers and daughters (in
7th – 12th grade) a unique
opportunity to strengthen
their bond through community
service, leadership
development, and cultural
experiences. The membership
drive runs through
Jan. 31 and is open to
those who live or attend
school in Wilmette or Kenilworth.
Visit wilmette.
nationalcharityleague.org
to submit a membership
inquiry form. Or email us
at wilmette.nationalcharityleague.org.
Type 1 Diabetes Lounge
7 p.m., second Wednesday,
Wilmette Public
Library, 1242 Wilmette
Ave. The Type 1 Diabetes
Lounge provides a supportive
social network
with monthly programs
provided by medical and
technical professionals
with topics such as research
updates, cuttingedge
technologies, management
techniques and
lifestyle issues. Connect
with peers to exchange
information, feelings and
ideas for creative problem
solving. Find out more at
type1diabeteslounge.org.
World War II Veterans’
Roundtable
10-11:30 a.m., third
Wednesday of every
month, Wilmette Public
Library, 1242 Wilmette
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II veterans gather for lively
conversation and plentiful
coffee. Participants rarely
miss a meeting. Newcomers
are welcome.
Observation Days
By appointment, weekdays,
Rose Hall Montessori
School, 1140 Wilmette
Ave., Wilmette.
Observation days are held
every day at Rose Hall, so
call the school to schedule
an appointment. Observe a
classroom, meet with the
director and learn about
how a Montessori school
can benefit your child.
Schedule an appointment
by emailing admin@rosehallmontessori.org
or by
calling (847) 256-2002.
Tuesday Tours, Baker
Demonstration School
By appointment, 9-10
a.m., Tuesdays, Baker
Demonstration School,
201 Sheridan Road, Wilmette.
Baker welcomes
parents to schedule an
appointment to see their
Pre-kindergarten through
eighth-grade classrooms
in action, each Tuesday
while school is in session.
Tour the campus, meet the
faculty and staff, and learn
how Baker’s century-long
commitment to progressive
education can benefit
your child. Call (847)
425-5813 or admissions@
bakerdemschool.org to
confirm your appointment.

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Local village managers recap 2018
at League of Women Voters forum
Todd Marver
Freelance Reporter
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.
The developer has to get
approval from the Design
Review Board at its Dec.
10 meeting and the developer
also has to close on
the Connie’s property.
“They need to get in
front of the Design Review
Board,” Bahan said.
“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,
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.
Northfield Village Manager
Stacy Sigman next
highlighted Northfield’s
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.
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 offering 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 longterm
lease to be able to
move that trail and working
closely with the park
district and school district.”
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Mission to save wilderness
Alexa Burnell
Freelance Reporter
Wilmette’s Lola and
Piper Jensen are proving
the power of the pint-sized
person when it comes to
making great change in the
world.
This past November,
these bold, elementaryaged
leaders took their mission
of saving the Boundary
Waters in Minnesota
— America’s most visited
wilderness area, containing
1.1 million acres of pristine
water and unspoiled woodlands
— to their representatives
in Washington D.C.,
believing that their fresh
perspective and commitment
to their cause can lead
to long-term change.
After taking a trip to the
Boundary Waters this past
summer with their mom,
Annie Aggens, who leads
expeditions to Iceland,
Greenland and the North
Pole through her career
at Polar Explorers in Wilmette,
the girls learned that
the waters were at risk due
to a nearby copper sulfide
mine. Lola and Piper were
upset, particularly because
they had learned valuable
life lessons from their adventure,
falling in love with
the revered land.
“I learned so much
about overcoming challenges
and gained a sense
of accomplishment at the
Boundary Waters,” Lola
Jensen said.
“When we were there
with mom this summer,
we had to walk through
several portages to get to
our destination and it was
very challenging. I was exhausted
and it was getting
dark, but we made it to a
campground, mom cooked
dinner and we saw an
amazing meteor shower.
Piper (left) and Lola Jensen meet with Congresswoman
Jan Schakowsky in Washington D.C. Photo submitted
I felt proud that we didn’t
give up. It was a great experience
for me.”
As Aggens and her
young daughters sat under
the stars, she told them the
complicated truth about
the land.
“We learned that one part
of the government needs to
keep an eye on another part
of the government. See,
there was a two-year study
that was supposed to be
completed to determine if
the mines hurt the Boundary
Waters, but somehow,
the study was cut short. Because
of this, another copper
sulfide mine project has
been approved nearby. This
is not good for the Boundary
Waters and it’s very
important that these studies
are completed before the
mining is allowed.” Lola
Jensen said.
So Lola and Piper asked
themselves what they
could. With the guidance
of their mother, the girls
each wrote to Congresswoman
Jan Schakowsky
and scheduled a meeting.
Schakowsky listened as the
girls presented facts and
background information.
“We taught [Ms. Schakowsky]
that mining near
the Boundary Waters is
very dangerous and toxic
for the environment; we
must protect this space,”
Piper Jensen said. “Mining
may mean jobs, but those
jobs only last 20 years,
while the pollution from
the copper mine can last for
500 years.”
Not long after meeting
with Schakowsky, Lola and
Piper learned about a group
called “Kids for the Boundary
Waters,” founded by a
13-year-old boy in Springfield,
Ill., who was recently
diagnosed with cancer,
making it his mission to get
well and start an initiative
to save land. The group was
heading to D.C. in November
to speak with Senators
and Congress people, so
the Jensen girls asked if
they could join along.
A soon as they received
a “yes” Lola, Piper and
Aggens found themselves
on a train from Wilmette
to Chicago, then to Washington
D.C. — a 17-hour
journey, uniting with the
40 members of the “Kids
for the Boundary Waters.”
Upon their first meeting,
the girls learned how to talk
effectively to members of
Congress by being clear,
concise and delivering their
message with passion. The
girls were shuffled from
one meeting to another,
meeting with Sen. Gardner
of Colorado, Sen. Kaine
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Police Reports
Wilmette vacuum thieves nabbed after trying to return stolen goods
Lamar Wimberly, 51,
and Amy Marie Santiago,
42, both of Chicago, were
arrested following a retail
theft Dec. 4 at Bed Bath &
Beyond, 3232 Lake Ave.,
Wilmette.
A store employee notified
police that between
11:19-11:25 a.m. two unknown
subjects left the
store with two vacuums
they hadn’t paid for. The
employee sent surveillance
stills to surrounding
stores.
At approximately 2
p.m. Wimberly and Santiago
were identified at the
Skokie Bed Bath & Beyond
for allegedly trying
to return the stolen vacuums.
They were taken into
custody by the Skokie Police
Department and turned
over to Wilmette Police
officers. Santiago was released
without charges and
Wimberly was charged
with misdemeanor theft.
Wimberly also had an outstanding
warrant from the
Palatine Police Department
and was transferred
to their custody at approximately
6:20 p.m.
Wilmette
Dec. 7
• A resident in the 60 block
of Indian Hill Road reported
that between 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 and 9 p.m. Dec. 4
an unknown offender(s)
stole two rings from her
home.
• A resident in the 2200
block of Greenwood Avenue
told police that during
the overnight hours of Dec.
6 an unknown offender(s)
stole a package that had
been delivered to the home.
Dec. 6
• A resident in the 3100
block of Nina Avenue
reported that between
Dec. 2-6 an unknown
offender(s) entered his
residence using brute force
but did not appear to have
taken anything.
• A resident in the 1200
block of Elmwood Avenue
told police that between
8-10:45 a.m. an unknown
offender(s) removed a
window well cover and
pushed a window open. It
did not appear entry was
gained to the residence.
Dec. 5
• A resident in the 2800
block of Birchwood Avenue
reported that at sometime
overnight Dec. 4 an
unknown offender(s) entered
his unlocked vehicle
and removed change, ear
buds and an insurance card.
Dec. 4
• A resident in the 700
block of Forest Avenue
told police that on Dec. 3
an unknown offender(s)
entered his home through
one of several unlocked
doors and took miscellaneous
items.
Dec. 3
• A resident in the 200
block of Westmoreland
Drive reported that during
the overnight hours of Dec.
2 an unknown offender(s)
entered his unlocked vehicle
parked in his driveway
and stole $30 and a black
briefcase.
Dec. 2
• Mariela Avila-Vilchez,
26, of Chicago, was arrested
and charged with
driving under the influence
at 4:49 a.m. Dec. 2 at the
intersection of Lake Avenue
and Skokie Boulevard.
Wilmette Police allegedly
found Avila-Vilchez seated
in her vehicle with the
hazards. She failed field
sobriety tests and was arrested
for DUI and having
a revoked driver’s license.
She was transported to the
Wilmette Police Department
where she was processed
for felony DUI.
Dec. 1
• A resident in the 900
block of 16th Street reported
that on Nov. 30 an
unknown offender(s) stole
a recently delivered package
from her front porch.
Kenilworth
• There were no Police Reports
for the week of Nov.
30-Dec. 7.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wilmette
Beacon Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found on file at the
Wilmette and Kenilworth police
headquarters. They are
ordered by the date the incident
was reported. Individuals
named in these reports
are considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.
Ex-Loyola Academy 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, Laird
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
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
after she woke up and told
him to stop, prosecutors
said.
During a search of his
home in September, police
discovered he 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.
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
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
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
After Laird’s arrest in
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
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Santa makes local appearance at Wilmette’s Chalet Nursery
Alexa Burnell
Freelance Reporter
The calendar had barely
turned to December, but
yet a line of eager children
lined the aisle’s of Chalet
Nursery & Garden Center
on Dec. 2, awaiting the arrival
of Santa, who each
year, offers to take a break
from toy-making to hear
the wishes of local children.
Despite the line wrapped
half-way around the store,
families remained happy
and warm, thanks to the
cider and cookies offered
by general manager Nathan
Herman, who mingled with
visitors, sharing his love
for this highly anticipated
event.
“Chalet has hosted Santa
for 50 years, a tradition that
we all look forward too, because
we understand how
this moment has turned into
happy memories and family
traditions for so many of
our guests,” Herman said.
“We have one woman who
comes every year, showing
us a series of photos of she
and her family visiting Santa,
here at Chalet. We love
knowing we are part of our
customer’s history.”
After chatting with
guests, Herman announced
that Santa had arrived and
would soon be escorted to
the place where he would
meet with children for the
next several hours.
Once he made his appearance,
families began to
cheer, as Santa stopped to
give high-fives and hugs to
very excited children.
When the moment came
to have their very own turn
with Santa, children like
Ella and Charlie Thomson,
4-year-old twins from
Wilmette, jumped on his
lap. Ella asked him for a
dollhouse while Charlie
wished for a Transformer.
Mom and dad, Scott and
Krissy, recently moved to
Wilmette, thrilled with the
Jerry Melissaratos, of Skokie, visits with Santa Dec. 2
at Chalet Nursery & Garden Center in Wilmette.
Alexa Burnell/22nd Century Media
opportunity for their children
to see Santa.
“This is what we envisioned
moving to the suburbs
would be like,” Scott
said.
Krissy added, “This is
such a great event. The kids
are so excited to see Santa
and everyone here has been
so nice.”
The Melissaratos family,
of Skokie, included
children Angelina, Evi and
Jerry. The children collectively
asked Santa for more
slime, and Jerry asked Santa
if he could have some
new video games.
Harper Sheehan, 7, of
Wilmette, wore her fanciest
dress, ready to take a memorable
picture before asking
Santa if she could have
an air hockey table placed
in her basement this year.
As the event went on,
Santa stayed in a holly, jolly
mood, happy to take pictures
and create memories
for years to come for each
and every family that came
to Chalet.
students
From Page 4
from Virginia, Congressman
LaHood from Illinois,
Congressman Gallego from
Arizona and Congressman
Gomez from California,
just to name a few.
“We asked the senators
to do their job by keeping
an eye on another part of
the government that wasn’t
doing what they are supposed
to be doing,” Lola
Jensen said.
Both girls were excited
to find out that many of
the senators and congress
people had personal experiences
at the Boundary
Waters, and that everyone
showed genuine interest in
the topic and the kids themselves.
Through the experience,
came many lesson
learned, just as important
as the ones Lola and Piper
learned while at the Boundary
Waters.
“Talking with all these
senators and congressmen
gave me another sense of
accomplishment,” Lola
Jensen said. “I learned
that even though we are
young, we have loud voices
and can give a different
perspective than adults.”
“I think all kids should
speak up if there is something
important to them.
We can make a difference
and we shouldn’t wait for
the adults to make changes
when we can do it ourselves,”
Piper Jensen said.
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LOYOLA
From Page 6
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
McGrath 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 in Lincolnwood.
Before his arrest, Laird
was employed by Amazon,
Meczyk has said.

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lights the menorah candles while Aaron Frankel, director of education and family
engagement, discusses Chanukah during a Dec. 4 luncheon. Hilary Anderson/22nd
Century Media
Annual Chanukah luncheon
unites community at Beth Hillel
Hilary Anderson
Freelance Reporter
It was a unique Chanukah
celebration at Wilmette’s
Beth Hillel Bnai
Emunah Congregation.
Residents from five area
nursing homes and participants
in adult day care
gathered for its annual Chanukah
luncheon Dec. 4.
This year it was somewhat
of an ecumenical
event. While celebrating
the traditional Jewish
Festival of Lights, the
luncheon showcased unity
— a coming together of
cultures and religions. Not
all of the residents who attended
were Jewish. Some
were Christian and Muslim.
The congregation’s sisterhood
hosted the celebration,
chaired by past president
and member Judy
Walder, who has coordinated
the event for more
than 30 years.
Children from the BJE
Early Childhood Center
sang traditional Chanukah
songs. Lighting of the menorah
followed.
“The menorah represents
light coming from
darkness,” said Aaron
Frankel, director of Beth
Hillel’s Bnai Emunah’s
Education and Family Engagement.
“It is a time of
joy, hope and coming together
as a [Jewish] nation.
We ask for God’s blessing
and thank him for miracles
from ancient to modern
times. It is a rededication
of gratitude for bringing
our community together.”
A lunch followed and
featured traditional latkes
(potato pancakes) during
the main meal and sufganiyot
(jelly-filled doughnuts)
for dessert.
Rabbi Andy Bossov entertained
the crowd with
his musical, piano and
singing talents.
Bingo games followed
with prizes for the winners.
During the luncheon,
guests and Beth Hillel
Bnai Emunah’s volunteers
offered their favorite Chanukah,
Christmas or Ramadan
memories.
“My best memories
are the times I met with
my grandchildren during
Chanukah,” Birchwood’s
Dolores Mirot said. “I am
so tickled to be here with
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everyone. Thank you for
remembering me.”
“I cherish the times my
wife, Joyce Greenfield, and
I spent together,” said Bob
Perlongo, from Evanston’s
Adult Day Care Services.
“She was a sweetheart. We
did not have any children
so we would light the menorah
candles together.”
Waiting for Santa Claus
to come was Patricia M.’s
favorite memory.
“We always put out
cookies and milk for him,”
she said.
“Chanukah is really
more for children but I
cherish being together
with my family and eating
latkes,” Beth Hillel Bnai
Emunah volunteer Etta
Greenfield said.
Friedman resident Antonella
Russo recalled how
special Chanukah was to
her.
“It was a magical time,”
she said. “I was with my
family and seeing the
lights of the candles in the
window made it a special
memory for me.”
Volunteer Roz Greenstein
remembers being a
child during Chanukah.
“We would open gifts,”
Greenstein said. “We received
a gift for every
night of Chanukah. Now
as adults we look upon the
Festival of Lights as representing
hope and peace.”
Another Birchwood resident
who calls herself Eed
talks about her memory of
a Muslim holiday.
“Just after Ramadan we
had a big party,” she said.
“We got to know each
other better and pray together.”
Dobson resident Josella
Amerine said she loved
everything about Christmas
time.
“We had our family together
and I remember receiving
baby dolls as presents,”
she said. “My mother
made all the food herself
for our family party.”
Volunteer Eunice Hershman
said her mother-in-law
started a tradition giving
each of the grandchildren
their own menorah in
which she would put birthday
candles for the holiday.
Rae Sanders, a Robineau
resident, said her vivid holiday
memory was the time
her aunt and uncle gave her
Lamb Chop puppets.
“I was so happy and
danced,” she said. “I
ripped my pants I danced
so hard.”
Volunteer Robin Smulson
continued another tradition
that started with her
father.
“My dad used to give
us an Israeli Bond for the
holiday,” she said. “I now
continue that with my children.”
Mel Seidenberg, a 56-
year member of the Beth
Hillel Bnai Emunah congregation
told his Chanukah
memory.
“We all gathered to play
Dreidel and used pennies,”
said Seidenberg. “Sometimes
I think the adults
cheated a little and let us
win some of the times.”
Birchwood’s Chanah
Reich was born in Lithuania
talked about how lucky she
and her family were coming
to America in 1936.
“We were so fortunate,”
she said. “We would have
died if we stayed. I married
a fourth generation
American named Jerome.
“We had two boys. I have
had a wonderful life here.”
A woman named Naima,
her Muslim name, converted
from being Jewish
to Muslim.
“I am grateful they accept
me here,” Naima said.
“It just was something inside
of me I felt I had to
do.”
Ruth Copeland attends
the annual Chanukah luncheon
at Beth Hillel Bnai
Emunah just to help.
“I love coming to this
event,” Copeland said.
“The Sisterhood here is
an unbelievable group of
women who share the holiday
across cultures and
religions. They are serious
about their Jewish faith
and its mission.”
After the luncheon, each
of the guests went home
with a bagful of Chanukah
gifts.
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Locals assist homeless with library project
Alexa Burnell
Freelance Reporter
Families got a head start
on the Thanksgiving holiday
by making care kits
for the homeless at the
Wilmette Public Library
on Nov. 21, thinking of
others, before thinking of
themselves.
The project was one of
many that Youth Service
Director Keren Joshi has
spearheaded, after beginning
the Kindness Kids
Club last November. Over
the course of the year, the
group have made cards and
crafts for nursing home
residents, first responders,
homeless shelters and
more, spreading goodwill
across the Chicagoland
area.
While Joshi and library
staff usually donates the
projects themselves, this
time, they asked willing
families to distribute care
kits personally - perfect
timing for the many families
who were heading to
the city for holiday festivities
over the long weekend.
“For kids, homelessness
Sophia Lavin, of Wilmette, makes a card.
is an abstract concept, so
for those willing to distribute
themselves, I believe it
will help them understand
how the crafts we make
today, will truly make a
difference in the lives of
those who need some holiday
cheer,” Joshi said.
The incredibly popular
event meant the youth programming
room was filled
to the brim with local do
gooders, all who stuffed
bags with waters, earmuffs,
gloves, bandages,
thoughtful cards and handwarmers
hoping to make
someone’s holiday, a little
brighter .
Henry Vankula, a firstgrader
at McKenzie, attended
with his nanny,
Kary. The two made cards
and talked about how their
gifts would spread cheer.
“I bet the people who
don’t have homes are cold
and feel scared, but I bet
they will feel very happy
when they get our gift,”
Vankula said.
Stacy Deemar, of Wilmette,
and her sons, Evan
and Andrew Fogelson,
students at Marie Murphy,
stayed long after the event
ended, helping library staff
with whatever was needed
to finalize the project.
Henry Vankula (right), of Wilmette, and his nanny, Kary, make a card to be included
in the homeless kits last month at the Wilmette Public Library. Photos by Alexa
Burnell/22nd Century Media
The boys were happy
to help, earning hours towards
their upcoming Bar
Mitzvah service hours.
“I hope that the people
that receive our gifts feel
happier and better this
holiday season; I’m glad
to know that we can make
a difference,” Andrew Fogelson
said.
Librarian Alice Joseph
assisted on the project,
floored by the amount of
people that crammed into
the small room, eager to
help.
“The turnout today is truly
reflective of a community
that cares,” Joseph said.
“Everybody here wants
to make a difference and
teach lessons about kindness
to their children. It’s
heartwarming to see just
how many people turned
out today to think of those
who need a little extra help
this holiday season.”
The next Kindness Club
activity is set for 2:30-4:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in the
youth programming room.
Wilmette Community Band features works of women composers in 2018-2019 season
Submitted by Wilmette
Community Band
The Wilmette Community
Band, now in its 37th
year, will perform a series
of four indoor concerts
during fall, holiday, winter
and spring as well as some
outdoor summer concerts
led by conductor Dr. David
Fodor. The band’s upcoming
holiday concert
is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.
14 at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 3637 Golf Road in
Evanston. This year’s programming
features women
composers and conductors
on the concert series.
Dr. David Fodor has
been Conductor of the
WCB since February,
2014. There are 35-40
volunteer band members,
with a balanced mix of female
and male members,
and a range of ages. This
community of players enjoys
playing band music
and socializing, and new
members are always welcome.
Weekly rehearsals
are held at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Evanston
and performances are held
at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Evanston.
This fall’s kick-off concert
featured Dr. Elizabeth
Peterson, Associate Director
of Bands at Univ. of
Illinois, Champaign. She
and her husband, Dr. Stephen
Peterson, Director of
Bands at Univ. of Illinois,
are long-time friends and
colleagues of Dr. Fodor
from Northwestern. Dr.
Beth Peterson conducted
the second half of WCB’s
October concert, along
with Jackie Tilles, assistant
conductor of the
Wilmette Band. Tilles
conducted “Women of the
Podium” by Virginia Allen,
which Fodor felt was
especially appropriate for
the evening.
Fodor discussed that
“while things have improved
in the last decade
in the orchestral and band
world, there is still not
equality in the number of
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The Wilmette Community Band performs. The band’s
upcoming holiday concert is set for Dec. 14. Photo
submitted

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Lad & Lassie remains family affair in Wilmette
Business opened
in 1953
Alexa Burnell
Freelance Reporter
Stores may come and
stores may go, but Wilmette’s
Lad & Lassie has
withstood the test of time
for 65 years thanks to the
kind of personalized service
only a business built
on values can provide.
Lad & Lassie came to
be in 1953 when Beulah
Liepsiger followed her
passion for fashion, opening
her very own children
and toddler’s fancy clothing
store in the heart of
Wilmette. Later, with her
son-in-law, Bill Evans,
by her side, the shop was
expanded to include women’s
apparel, making Lad
& Lassie a one, stop shop
for the whole family.
Today, Lad & Lassie
is run by three of the Evans
sisters, Patty, Mimi
and Zee, all who grew
up knowing that the store
was their home away from
home.
“For as long as I can remember,
we were always
at the shop,” Mimi said.
“The best part was that our
father treated us like real
employees, even when we
were still very young. He
taught us how to mark the
stock in the back, took us
to lunch to discuss business
matters and involved
us in every aspect of the
store.”
As the girls grew older,
they took the train from
their Highland Park home,
heading to the store after
school, picking up added
responsibilities along the
way.
“We eventually learned
how to work the floor,
helping with sales and
learning valuable interpersonal
skills at a young
age,” Patty said. “Dad
even involved us in purchasing
decisions, often
taking us on buying runs
to the City.”
Along with teaching his
children the ropes, Evans
was fully-invested in
the community. He was a
member of the Wilmette
Optimist Club — helping
disadvantage youth, succeed
in life. He, along
with business owners Jerry
Inbinder and Jerry Crabbe,
spearheaded the annual
holiday parade, creating
a tradition for families to
enjoy for years to come.
Most importantly, Evans
was known as a business
man who treated his employees
and customers
with the utmost respect.
“Dad was very dedicated
to his employees and
built a true family here at
the store,” Zee said. “He
could leave with confidence,
knowing everyone
who worked at the store
was fully invested. He
extended that trust to his
female clients, allowing
them to have their own accounts,
set-up in their own
names, which gave them
the chance to build credit;
this wasn’t a common
practice at the time, but
our dad understood the importance
of this decision.”
As time marched on and
the Evans sisters headed
to college, they were continuously
drawn back to
the store. One thing lead to
The Evans sisters, Patti, Mimi and Zee, run Lad &
Lassie, 1115 Central Ave., Wilmette. Alexa Burnell/22nd
Century Media
another and it wasn’t long
before Patty, Mimi and
Zee were officially running
the store. Through
it all, the women became
mothers themselves; many
of their own children attended
D39 schools, coming
to the shop after school
to work, carrying on a
family tradition.
Today, the three women
share the load of keeping
Lad & Lassie the same
store folks have grown to
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New Trier Dance set
to present workshop
Submitted by New Trier
High School
New Trier High
School’s Dance Division
will host its first annual
middle school dance workshop
Wednesday, Dec. 19,
followed by a joint performance
with the Northfield
Dance Ensemble (NDE),
the high school’s no-cut
dance company that is
open to all New Trier students.
“The Middle School
Dance Workshop is an
excellent way for New
Trier’s Dance Division to
bring dance into the community,”
NDE Assistant
Director Katie Kritek said.
“Middle school students
will have an opportunity
to take a dance class, perform,
and connect with
dancers their age and
older. It will be a fun and
rewarding experience and
a way for younger dancers
to feel comfortable
and excited about being
part of the dance community
at New Trier as a
freshman.”
The event will begin at
the school’s Northfield
campus (7 Happ Rd) in
the F building; Signs will
direct participants to the
School News
Trine University
Wilmette student
participates in math event
Dawn Gram, of Wilmette,
was among a number
of students majoring in
elementary education that
presented Monster Mat
Night at Hendry Park Elementary
School in Angola,
Indiana.
dance studio. Check-in
will take place from 3:45-
4 p.m., followed by a short
dance class and pizza dinner
from 4-7 p.m. Finally,
the middle school students
will join the New Trier
dancers on stage for a joint
performance of the dance
at 7 p.m. in the Northfield
campus Cornog Auditorium.
The $25 workshop is
open to all interested dancers
in sixth-eighth grade,
and participants will be
split up into two levels
based on prior dance experience:
Beginner or
Intermediate/Advanced.
The fee includes the dance
class, a t-shirt, pizza,
drinks, and two tickets
to the Northfield Dance
Ensemble Showcase at 7
p.m. Artistic direction is
under New Trier Dance
Faculty Lucy Riner, Laura
Deutsch, and Katie Kritek.
Workshop attire should be
black leggings or black
athletic pants, bare feet,
hair pulled up, and a leotard
or any shirt—the
workshop t-shirt will be
worn during the onstage
performance.
Registration is now
open at: http://bit.ly/NT-
DanceWorkshop
Augustana College
Wilmette resident makes
dean’s list
Joseph De Matteo, of
Wilmette, majoring was
named to the dean’s list for
the fall 2018 semester.
School News is compiled
by Editor Eric DeGrechie.
Send submissions to eric@
wilmettebeacon.com.
Avoca 37 seeks input in superintendent search
Submitted by Avoca
School District 37
The Avoca Board of
Education has begun the
search process for a new
superintendent who will
begin duties on July 1,
2019. The Board of Education
would like to take this
opportunity to thank Dr.
Kevin Jauch for his effort
and dedication to Avoca
Lassie
From Page 18
love, but ever-evolving at
the same time .
Patty travels to various
shows local and across the
county, staying ahead of
the trends, particularly as
it relates to the children’s
toys and gifts.
“We owe it to Patty for
the great and growing selection
of toys and birthday
party presents for children,”
Zee said. “She has
a knack for knowing what
will appeal to shoppers
and has done a great job
of providing a wide array
of items to choose from at
all different prices. Many
have mentioned they like
that we have expanded our
$10 and under selection,
so that families can compile
a gift package with a
variety of items.”
They also consult with
their customers, taking
feedback to heart.
“A lot of customers have
expressed how much they
like ‘Wilmette focused’
T-shirts, sweatshirts and
gear, so we’ve worked to
customize those items, offering
the types of things
you cannot get anywhere
else,” Mimi said.
They pride themselves
on providing the type
of advice, expertise and
knowledge that cannot be
over the past 13 years.
The Board selected
BWP and Associates, an
educational search firm, to
assist Avoca in the superintendent
search. Thus far,
the Board has met with
BWP to set the timeline
for the search process. At
this time, the Avoca Board
of Education is requesting
input from all of its
community stakeholders
found with online shopping
or at large, discount stores.
For example, when back to
school time comes, you can
be sure that the ladies of
Lad & Lassie have a leg-up
the best backpack to buy.
“There is so much to
think about when you are
making a purchase for an
everyday-needed like a
backpack. It needs to be
sturdy, functionable and
comfortable to wear when
kids are biking and walking
to school. We walk our
customers through every
step of the process and
help them select items that
truly suit their lifestyles,”
Patty said. “This is just one
of the many benefits you
get when shopping local.”
Along with offering
sound advice and impeccable
service, the women
are involved in their community,
carrying on the
traditions and beliefs of
their father. They work
with the Chamber of Commerce
to promote, plan
and execute community
events such as the recent
Wine Walk and Holiday
Happening events, seeking
ways to draw residents and
business owners together.
Lad & Lassie is located
at 1115 Central Ave. The
Evans sisters are gearing
up for the holiday season,
so pop in to find the kind
of gift you can’t find anywhere
else.
through an online survey
and focus groups in order
to create a new superintendent
profile, which will
guide the candidate selection
process. The Board
launched the online stakeholder
survey on Tuesday,
Dec. 11. You can access
the survey at this link
(https://bit.ly/2BVRtbF)
until Friday, Dec. 21.
The Board also invites
BAND
From Page 16
conductors and composers;
it is still a male-dominated
world.”
Local contemporary
female composers and
conductors include Mallory
Thompson, Director
of Bands at Northwestern,
Augusta Read Thomas at
University of Chicago,
Jennifer Higdon in residence
at Northwestern,
and Audrey Morrison,
Director of the Music Institute’s
Jazz Studies Program.
She was a featured
composer and trombonist
with WCB in the Fall
of 2016 with her original
four movement concerto
for trombone and concert
band, ‘Kaleidosonic
Suite’, reflecting classical,
jazz and Latin influences.
For this year’s holiday
concert, Julie Giroux’s arrangement
of “One Torch,
Two Women, Three Ships
and Men Rejoicing,” with
an interesting mash-up of
familiar Christmas tunes,
and Katherine Davis’s
“Carol of the Drum” will
be featured on the program.
Concertgoers will
be moved by “The Eighth
Candle,” an original Hanukkah
composition by
Steve Reisteter. The concert
finale will include “Irving
Berlin’s Christmas”
the community to attend
an open public forum
to provide input on the
Districts’ strengths, challenges
and the characteristics
the next superintendent
should possess.
BWP and Associates will
host this forum at 6:30
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19,
at Marie Murphy School,
located at 2921 Illinois
Road, Wilmette.
and “Hallelujah Chorus”
performed together
with the Trinity Lutheran
Church Choirs.
Be sure to mark your calendars
for 2019 Wilmette
Community Band performances.
The winter concert
(Feb. 22, 2019) will
feature “Forge Ahead!”
a celebratory fanfare by
female composer Shirley
Mier. The spring concert
(May 3, 2019) will feature
“Cedar Canyon Sketches,”
a musical journey through
Texas Hill Country by San
Antonio composer Carol
Brittin Chambers.
odor and the band start
planning for next season’s
concerts in the spring. Several
band members contribute
ideas for programming,
including assistant
conductor Jackie Tilles.
Fodor plans to feature her
conducting more in the
future. “When we select
repertoire for the concert
series, we have shifted our
focus. There is now consideration
of all composers,
not just the standard
canon of literature. We
want to keep exploring
new and contemporary
music, and include minority/diversity
composers and
conductors as well.”
For more information
about Wilmette Community
Band, please visit:
https://www.wilmetteband.org/.

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Wilmette pianist, 7,
makes solo recital debut
Staff Report
Eric Wang, 7, a secondgrader
at Wilmette’s Romona
Elementary School,
held his piano solo recital
debut last month at Thoresen
Performance Center
in Winnetka with a
packed hall of nearly 100
audiences. He had his first
piano lesson at the age of
4 and is currently studying
with Dr. Soo Young
Lee of Music Institute of
Chicago.
This young pianist had
recently won the Carmel
Klavier International Piano
Competition (Concerto
division). He is also a prize
winner of the 2018 Illinois
State Piano Competition.
Wang has a full cabinet for
trophies, gold medals, and
other honors from various
competitions.
On the day of the recital,
despite of the rain and
the wind, family, friends,
teachers, and neighbors
showed up to support the
young pianist. Wang performed
the music by Bach,
Mozart, Chopin, and Bartok.
“At the recital, the excitement
overcame the
nerve” Wang said. “I tried
my best and I think I did
very well. It is such an
amazing feeling that I am
able to share my music
with the community.”
RIGHT: The Romona
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to the crowd after the
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Lorelei McClure: A worthy role model
John Jacoby
Contributing Columnist
I
sometimes think about
folks I’ve known over
the years whom I consider
worthy role models
for myself and others.
Among them is Wilmette
resident Lorelei McClure,
who just celebrated her
80th birthday on Dec. 6.
I’ve known Lorelei since
the 1990s when she was
Director of the House of
Worship for the Baha’is
and the leader of the
North Shore Race Unity
Task Force. During the
1990s, the Task Force
sponsored annual walks
through Evanston and
Wilmette to promote the
principle of the oneness
of humanity. That’s when
I first noticed Lorelei’s
qualities of composure,
kindness, openness, and
commitment that made
her an effective advocate
for her principal goals —
respect and unity among
all people, and affordable
housing for folks with low
incomes.
Lorelei was born in
Marshall, Texas, the
daughter of Eugene and
Renee Edmonds. Eugene
(a Chicago native) and
Renee (a Marshall native)
met at Wiley University in
Marshall, a college established
in 1872 for African-
American students. After
college, Eugene joined
the army as a helicopter
pilot and instructor. He’d
eventually retire from
the army at Ft. Sheridan
and entered the teaching
profession. Meanwhile,
Lorelei and her mother,
also a teacher, lived in an
apartment at her maternal
grandparents’ home
in Marshall. Lorelei’s
grandfather was a Methodist
minister, and Lorelei
began her religious life in
that denomination. “I’ve
always known there’s a
Higher Being”, she says,
and “I know that we’re
not separate from one
another — we’re connected
through this Higher
Being.”
When Lorelei was
14, she and her mother
joined her father in Chicago,
where (her parents
believed) she and her
younger brother could get
a better education. She
was an excellent student
at Hyde Park High School
and (she modestly admits)
“quite a dancer,” having
received instruction from
famed Spanish flamenco
artists Rosario and
Antonio and Afro-Cuban
tap artist Jimmy Payne.
She pursued her dancing
and acting interests at the
Universities of Iowa and
Chicago. She graduated
from the U. of C. in 1961.
In 1959, Lorelei married
her high school sweetheart,
James McClure,
Jr., a physician. By 1967,
they had four children
and lived in Evanston, her
hometown until 2007. But
her interest in performing
wasn’t quenched.
In 1971, while earning
a master’s degree in
theater from Northwestern
University, she hosted
a Sunday morning TV
show, “Whys? . . . And
Otherwise!” on WMAQ
Wilmette resident Lorelei
McClure became an
octogenarian on Dec, 6.
Photo submitted
Chicago. It was an educational
program that delved
into subjects suggested
by kids. A year and a half
later, she became involved
with a children’s theater
company (Truck, Inc.) that
introduced Shakespeare to
youngsters at schools and
fairgrounds.
After four years with
“the Truck”, Lorelei
returned to full-time
parenting, supplemented
by studying for a doctorate
degree in comparative
literature at the University
of Chicago. But her desire
for a doctorate waned, and
her search for spiritual
fulfillment grew. After five
years of study, she chose
the Baha’i faith because of
its core belief — “humanity
is one.”
I won’t detail Lorelei’s
many efforts to promote
interracial harmony
and affordable housing.
They’re matters of record.
But it’s important to
understand the qualities
that make her influential:
“I truly believe that love
is the force that creates
oneness,” she say. “We
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LetterS to the Editor
Arming teachers is foolish
I just read your cover
story (Nov. 21) for this
week about arming teachers,
which is not just a local
or state-wide issue, but
a national issue.
Our school board president,
Mark Steen, summed
it up when he said: “If you
put a gun in a school there
has to be an adult responsible
for that gun that has
absolutely no other primary
job junction than public
safety … Putting people
in place who have dual
responsibilities … is foolish.”
I don’t think it can be
said any better than that.
Russ Light
Wilmette resident
THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
District 27 tax levy calls
for near 4 percent increase
Final approval of the
2018 property tax levy of
$27,483,734 for Northbrook
School District 27 is
set for the Thursday, Dec.
20 meeting of the Board
of Education following
a public hearing at the
board’s Thursday, Dec. 6
meeting.
Assistant Superintendent
for Finance and Operations
Dr. Kimberly
Arakelian said the levy is
3.98 percent higher than
that of 2017. The levy
combines the 2017 Consumer
Price Index (CPI)
of 2.1 percent plus a 1.88
percent increase to account
for potential new property
that can be added to the tax
rolls.
Arakelian pointed out
that although the state
doesn’t require a public
hearing unless the levy is 5
percent or higher than the
previous year, it is common
practice for District
27 to hold the hearing in
Kudos to reporter for
Kenilworth coverage
On Nov. 29, you published
an article written by
Fouad Egbaria regarding
Kenilworth’s budget hearing.
I am writing to compliment
the work of Fouad
on this story.
During the Village
Board meeting, I presented
a fair amount of detailed
information regarding our
budget and the police pension
plan. I read the story
that he published (with editorial
help I assume), and
found myself impressed
with the way he understood
the details and presented
the information in
a clear manner. Our work
keeping with its policy of
transparency.
No members of the public
came to the hearing to
comment on the levy that
was discussed by the board
at its Thursday, Nov. 18
meeting. At that time the
board recommended approval.
Arkelian said she is
monitoring “key issues”
that could impact the tax
levy in future years: state
sources of revenue; the
cost of pension obligations
shifting to employers; and
the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
Reporting by Neil Milbert,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at NorthbrookTower.
com
can tend to be a bit difficult
to explain in a way
that someone can capture
the essence of our goals
and work in a few inches
of text. I feel that Fouad
did a great job conveying
the relevant portions of our
meeting in a clear and understandable
way for your
readers.
In my years of doing this
work, I have not always
had the pleasure of working
with journalists that
seem to have that talent. I
appreciate his efforts to get
the story right on a regular
basis.
Patrick Brennan
Kenilworth Village
Manager
THE GLENVIEW LANTERN
Glenview Village Board to
reconsider minimum wage,
sick leave ordinances Jan.
3
The Glenview Village
Board opted out of Cook
County’s new minimum
wage and sick leave ordinances
last year, but
during the Nov. 6 general
election, village residents
voted overwhelmingly in
favor of changing course.
According to Cook
County election results,
approximately 76 percent
of voters in precincts that
include at least a small
section of Glenview registered
their support for a
$13 hourly wage starting
by July 2020, while 82
percent backed a proposal
to provide employees in
the village with paid sick
time benefits.
The questions on the
November ballot read:
- Shall the minimum
wage in your municipality
match the $13 per hour
Cook County minimum
wage law for adults over
the age of 18 by July 1,
2020, and be indexed to
the consumer price index
after that?
- Shall your municipality
match the Cook County
earned sick time law,
which allows for workers
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FROM THE EDITOR
Wilmette on display at Botanic Garden
Eric DeGrechie
eric@wilmettebeacon.com
Last year at this time,
my wife and son,
who was 1 at the
time, visited the Chicago
Botanic Garden for the
Wonderland Express.
Though they took photos
and my wife described
to me how special the
display is, I needed to see
it for myself.
Luckily, through the
kind gestures of a coworker
and the staff at the
Chicago Botanic Garden,
I got to do that with my
family last weekend. A
frequent visitor to the
Glencoe attraction, I’m
always amazed at all of
the cool exhibits they
have to offer and the
Wonderland Express is no
exception.
In addition to recreating
many Chicago landmarks
in the exhibit, just outside
of Wonderland Express is
a train display that pays
tribute to the North Shore.
Among the stops on the
train tracks is Wilmette’s
Bahai House of Worship.
An electronic train drives
past a model of Wilmette’s
Bahai House of Worship
at the Chicago Botanic
Garden in Glencoe. Eric
DeGrechie/22nd Century
Media
Pretty cool stuff.
Wonderland Express
runs through Jan. 6. Visit
chicagobotanic.org.
JACOBY
From Page 28
don’t understand the force
and necessity of love. I
meet every person, every
situation, with an expectation
that I’m connected.
Then, it’s up to me to find
middle ground.
“I don’t argue. I don’t
walk away. I just try to
understand. What am I
missing? If you win a
point by forcing someone
from a belief or stance,
it’s not a permanent win,
because it’s going to come
back. The negativity is
still there. I had to learn
patience. It’s a process.
You can’t do everything in
one step. I’ve always been
flexible, but I’ve learned
to apply flexibility to a
broader sphere.”
Let’s learn from Lorelei.
And congratulate her on
80 years of a good life!.
Wilmette Park District posted this photo on
Dec. 6 with the caption:
“Santa and his crew are totally jazzed about
the great effort you’ve all be putting in for
the Holiday Hustle - keep up the strong
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go figure
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An intriguing number from this week’s edition
Number of child porn,
sexual assault charges
ex-Loyola teacher pled
not guilty to, Page 6
Neighbors
From Page 28
to earn up to 40 hours (5
days) of sick time a year
to take care of their own
health or a family member’s
health?
As a whole, approximately
84 and 89 percent
of Cook County voters, respectively,
supported opting
into the ordinances.
Reporting by Chris Pullam,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at GlenviewLantern.
com.
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Assisted living and
memory care facility
unanimously rejected
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.
“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
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 voiced their
thoughts on the proposal
during public comment,
with 20 people against the
project and two in favor.
Reporting by Todd Marver,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at WinnetkaCurrent.
com.
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On their tail
New Lake Forest bar and restaurant serves up American classics, Page 38
Louis the Child returns
home to play Friendsgiving
show in Chicago, Page 33
Louis the Child’s Freddy Kennett (left), a native of Wilmette, and Robby Hauldren, both New Trier graduates, pose with the crowd at their sold-out show Nov. 23 at
Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Photo by @ItsColinMiller

32 | December 13, 2018 | The wilmette beacon PUZZLES
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north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku
Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Negligible amount
5. Relating to aircraft
9. Last name in cosmetics
14. First-rate
15. Cascade
16. Halt
17. Speechless
18. Ring loudly
19. Answers an invitation
20. Wilmette is in this
township
22. Powerful
23. New energy related
24. Biblical beast
25. Squeezing (out)
28. Woman’s shoe
32. Engagement
35. Provide, as with
some quality
37. Exclamation of
dismay
38. Large crosses
40. The works
41. Think out loud
42. “Just _____ bit”
43. Clumsy person
45. Latest
46. Operatic soprano
Geraldine
49. Single-master
51. ___ general rule
52. Chinese zodiac
animal
55. Wilmette’s weekly
____ Market
58. Yadda yadda yadda
61. Range of hills
62. Napoleon’s exile
island
63. Cambodia currency
64. Humorist Nash
65. Airline to Tel Aviv
66. Lord of the Rings
evil warriors
67. Has permission, to
Shakespeare
68. “Chicago” star
69. Post-WWII alliance
Down
1. Denounce in no
uncertain terms
2. Rakes
3. Bisected
4. Retro car
5. Headache suppressor
6. Bladed weapon
7. Kind of admiral
8. Night hooter
9. Spanning
10. Highway oasis
11. Rocker Matthews
12. Cable sports
channel
13. Settle down and
raise chicks
21. Landscaping
tools
22. One way to stand
26. Sask. neighbor
27. Coastal fliers
29. Downfall
30. Teen affliction
31. “That was a close
one!”
32. Agassi’s wife
33. Hawkeye state
34. Attendee
36. Jewish calendar
month
39. Disturbs mentally
41. Atmosphere layer
44. How architects’
models are built
47. Rising movement
48. “Go, team!”
50. Supporter
53. “Pirates of the
Caribbean” star first
name
54. Pitch
55. Starting
56. Baltic port
57. Countercurrent
58. Popular fashion
magazine
59. It’s designed to
give you a lift
60. “Wait, there’s
more . . .”
62. Hosp. readout
Let’s see what’s on
Schedule for Wilmette Community Television – Channel 6
Thursday, Dec. 13
3 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
5 p.m. BSK - Holiday Sauces
6 p.m. Coach’s Corner
7 p.m. Village Board Meeting
8:30 p.m. Park Board Meeting
Friday, Dec. 14-Sunday, Dec. 16
6 p.m. BSK - Holiday Sauces
7 p.m. Holiday Happenings 2018
7:30 p.m. Park Board Meeting
9 p.m. Village Board Meeting
10 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
Monday, Dec. 17
3 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
5 p.m. Coach’s Corner
5:40 p.m. Holiday Happenings 2018
6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club Program
7 p.m. School Board Meeting (Live)
Tuesday, Dec. 18
1 p.m. School Board Meeting
4 p.m. WPD Ice Show 2018
6:30 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
8:30 p.m. School Board Meeting
10 p.m. Holiday Happenings 2018
Wednesday, Dec. 19
4 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming
6 p.m. Coach’s Corner
7 p.m. Holiday Happenings 2018
7:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals
(Live)
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answers
How to play Sudoku
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of
3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column
and box must contain each of the numbers
1 to 9.
LEVEL: Medium
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Louis the Child makes Chicago pitstop on world tour
Megan Bernard
Contributing Editor
The last couple of times
The Wilmette Beacon
checked in with Louis the
Child, it had released its
first EP and then made the
Coachella lineup.
Now two years later, the
EDM group is touring internationally
and is on its
heels of releasing a debut
album. Its hit song “Better
Not” featuring Wafia even
became the Minnesota
Wild’s victory song this
season.
Freddy Kennett, of Wilmette,
and Robby Hauldren,
of Northfield, both
New Trier graduates, together
comprise Louis the
Child, a DJ-group mixing
the sounds of pop and
dance. The duo’s “Dear
Sense” tour is wrapping up
Saturday, Dec. 8.
The tour wouldn’t have
been complete, however,
without a stop home in
Chicago.
On Nov. 23, Louis the
Child played to a sold-out
show called Friendsgiving
at the Aragon Ballroom.
It was the second time
the group had performed
there, but it was the show
they were most looking
forward to this year, seeing
how their new set would
look inside the space.
“The tour is really cool,”
Hauldren told The Current
before the Chicago
show. “Freddy and I and
our whole crew think it’s
a step up from every other
tour that we’ve ever done.
We’ve been a lot more involved
than ever before.”
The duo made decisions
on major parts of the show
down to the lighting, lasers
and visuals.
“We had enough time
to put together a show
that we are really proud
of,” Hauldren added. “We
have a whole new set up
where we are facing each
other instead of facing the
crowd. We have a couple
more little toys to play
with on stage. … It’s a lot
more fun and (there is) a
lot more to do up there.”
“This show is just a
huge step up for us and it
feels really, really good,”
Kennett added.
As for the set list itself:
Hauldren said there have
been a lot of new edits on
old Louis the Child songs.
“There’s also a lot of
new things that we made
to play live,” he said. “It’s
a lot of fun to be playing a
lot of new things and to be
playing a fresh set.
“It’s more Louis the
Child music than we’ve
ever played at a show.
There are maybe three
songs in the entire show
that aren’t Louis the Child
songs. … It’s a lot of our
own music, which feels
fun to play out.”
After touring for a couple
of years and several
festival circuits, Hauldren
and Kennett said they are
starting to recognize fans
and the fans are starting to
recognize their music.
“It seems like people
know every song that we
play,” Kennett said. “Definitely
people are screaming
‘Better Not’ at the top
of their lungs. It’s not that
way for every single song,
but those moments, like
with ‘Better Not,’ it’s really
special and makes us
feel very grateful for doing
all this.”
“We’re seeing a lot
more familiar faces in the
crowd, too,” Hauldren
said. “We’ll hop up on
stage and look down at
the front row and we rec-
Louis the Child’s Robby Hauldren (left), of Northfield, and Freddy Kennett, of
Wilmette, perform at the Aragon Ballroom Nov. 23 in Chicago for a Friendsgiving
show. Photos by @ItsColinMiller
The Chicago Friendsgiving show on the “Dear Sense” tour was sold out.
ognize people, the fans
that have been to multiple
shows. … It’s cool to have
fans that are coming up to
us and tell us it’s their fifth
or 10th time they’re seeing
us. We really have formed
awesome relationships
with our fans.”
After the tour wraps, the
duo will head to Europe in
February to play a handful
of overseas shows. This is
their second time touring
Europe, after a headliner
tour with Whethan, another
New Trier grad-turnedartist,
last year.
“We go from playing a
room as big as the Aragon
in the United States, and
then you go back across
the pond and you go back
to playing 200-400 people
rooms that are as big as
Lincoln Hall [in Chicago],”
Kennett said.
Although their shows
are smaller in Europe,
Hauldren and Kennett said
their true fans show up.
While on tour, the duo
is “always making things
on the road,” they said, to
possibly put it into a future
album.
“We want to get an album
out before the summer
hopefully next year,”
Kennett said. “I have no
doubt that we’ll be able to
do that. We have so many
ideas already that feel like
they should be on the album.
I think we are going
to be working pretty hard
the next few months to get
that album together and
done and finished.
“I just really want to
make a really cool debut
album. … We want to hit
a lot of different sides of
Louis the Child and keep
exploring to capture new
feelings.”
If the wait till next summer
is too long, catch Louis
the Child on their own
radio show “Playground
Radio” on Sirus XM’s
Diplo Revolution.
On their show every other
Monday, the duo “picks
out a bunch of songs that
we’ve been listening to all
week and we get to show
them to the world on the
radio station.”
“It’s wild,” Hauldren
said, “because there are
so many little things like
this radio show that have
happened in our career
that you never would have
thought would happen.”

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First Congregational Church of Wilmette
(1125 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)
Weekly Youth Activities
Open to the Community
Every Wednesday, the
church’s children and
youth ministry offers opportunities
for fun, friendship,
spirituality, and service.
Kids Club (K–grade
6) meets at 4:30 p.m. In
the evening, the Confirmation
Class (grades 7 &
8) meets at 6 p.m. And the
Senior High Youth Group
gathers at 7:15 p.m. The
two evening youth groups
have a tasty dinner together
at 6:45 p.m. — sometimes
chicken, sometimes
pasta. Learn about the
church community at
www.fccw.org or contact
for more details: (847)
251-6660 or 1stchurch@
fccw.org.
Sunday Worship
If you are looking for
a faith community, the
church invites you to worship
with it on at 10 a.m.
Nursery care will be provided
for infants through
age 2. Contact the church
for more details about
the service — (847) 251-
6660 or 1stchurch@fccw.
org. And visit the website
to learn about the church
community: www.fccw.
org.
Winnetka Covenant Church (1200
Hibbard Road, Wilmette)
Dec. 16 Sunday Worship
The 10:30 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 16, worship service
will include the Prairie
Brass Band, joining the
choir and congregation.
Prelude music begins at
10:30, with worship starting
at 10:45. Following
the service the band will
continue to play for a coffee
hour “Winter Pops”
program.
Christmas Eve
The church will hold the
following two masses on
Christmas Eve:
4:00 p.m. - Child/Family
friendly service
10:30 p.m. - Candlelight
service
Fall service hours
Sunday school for all
ages starts at 9:30 a.m. and
worship at 10:45 a.m.
Men’s Basketball
All men, high school
age and older, are invited
to play basketball 7-9 p.m.
every Tuesday.
Community Kitchen
On the first and third
Thursday of each month a
group meets in the church
kitchen to prepare food for
the Community Kitchen of
A Just Harvest. They start
working at about 1 p.m.
and continue until the food
is prepared, about 3:30.
All are invited to come and
participate in as much of
that time as you are available.
Serve at a Just Harvest
On the third Thursday
of each month the church
has an opportunity to serve
the food that was prepared
in our kitchen for the
Just Harvest Community
Kitchen from 4:30-7:30
p.m.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
(1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)
Knitting and crocheting
At 7 p.m. every Tuesday,
all are welcome to
knit for charity or work on
your their own projects.
Kenilworth Union Church (211
Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth)
Lessons And Carols Service
Kenilworth Union
Church will be offering
our annual Lessons And
Carols service on Sunday,
Dec. 16, at both the 9 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m. services.
This worship service will
be narrated with scripture,
and many choirs and instrumentalists
will tell the
story of the coming of the
Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. All of Kenilworth
Union Music Ministry is
involved in this service;
Chancel Choir, Youth
Choir, Rejoice Singers,
Bell Choirs, and numerous
instrumentalists will
be giving glory to God
with beautiful carols of
the season. This very popular
service provides an
opportunity for the congregation
and visitors to
sing some of their favorite
Advent and Christmas
carols.
Exploring Grief
The group meets every
other from 7–8:30 p.m.
Dec. 13 and Dec. 27 at Kenilworth
Union Church.
This free series provides
a confidential, supportive,
and educational environment
to grieve the loss of
a loved one or friend. All
community residents are
welcome to participate.
For more information and
to register for the fall or
spring sessions, contact
Joellen Hosler at 847-
475-6955 ext. 19. Sponsored
by Christ Church
Winnetka, Kenilworth
Union Church, and Winnetka
Congregational
Church.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette)
Sunday Worship
Visitors are always welcome
to join members of
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints for its
weekly worship services
on Sunday. As a membership,
the church is a community
where we’re all
trying to be a little bit better,
a little bit kinder, a little
more helpful - because
that’s what Jesus taught.
Come worship with the
church. Come serve with
the church. Come learn
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In Memoriam
Lyn (Hutchings) Martin
Marolyn
(Lyn) Martin,
formerly
of Wilmette,
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
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
stepson-in-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.
James Louis Larsen
James Louis Larsen, 80,
of Wilmette, died Dec. 5.
James was born Jan. 24,
1938 in Evanston to Louis
Larsen and Fern Ericksen.
He is survived by his cousins,
Dave L. (Beth) Peterson
of Hawthorn Woods,
Wayne A. (Lois) Peterson
of San Luis Obispo, Calif.
and Susan (the late Harry)
Adams of North Carolina.
Larsen was preceded in
death by his mother Fern
P. Pettersson nee Ericksen;
and maternal grandparents,
Carl A. Ericken and Josephine
Knorr. A committal
service for James was held
Monday, Dec. 10 at Memorial
Park Cemetery.
R. Riley Obenchain
R. Riley Obenchain,
formerly of Wilmette, was
felled by cancer on Dec. 5
at 60, with his sister, Edith,
his brother, Sam and nephew,
Eli, by his side.
He was the son of the
late Ralph and Elaine
Obenchain, brother to Abigail,
Edith, Sam and Valerie.
Denise. He was also the
uncle to Mason and Avery
Cole, Jax and Eli Obenchain,
Krista and Sammy
Obenchain and Milo and
Skyler McLeer.
Obenchain worked at
the Chicago Botanical
Gardens where he used his
expertise for 40 years as a
mechanic, fixing all manner
of vehicles, and enduring
endless battles with
the infamous Tub Grinder.
He also developed deep
and lasting friendships at
the Gardens and became
known for his prowess
at volleyball and balloon
tossing and as a master
pumpkin grower and carver,
and could always be
counted on, for a story and
a smile.
Known to children of all
ages as “Uncle Riley” he
could always be found in
the center of the fun. He was
a mentor to his nephews,
having the calm patience
to teach them all manner
of things boys should know
such as cleaning fish, using
an axe, shooting a gun,
making popcorn over the
fire, extreme tubing, water
skiing, and driving cars,
boats, tractors or snowmobiles.
He was a strong and
steady presence in their
lives and his influence cannot
be measured.
A celebration of Riley’s
life was held Saturday,
Dec. 8.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com with information
about a loved one who was
part of the Wilmette/Kenilworth
community.
Faith
From Page 34
who the church is, what
it believes and how the
teachings of Jesus can help
you find joy and happiness.
There are two congregations
that meet on Sundays
in the Meetinghouse located
at 2727 Lake Ave.,
Wilmette. Sunday worship
services start at 9 a.m.
and 1 p.m. Primary family
worship service is called
sacrament meeting and
is held in our chapels on
Sunday and lasts approximately
one hour. All are
welcome to come alone or
bring your family; children
are present in virtually all
our congregations. Before
or after sacrament meeting
there are a variety of other
age-appropriate meetings
you and your children
can attend. A full meeting
schedule is listed below.
North Shore 1st Ward
Sacrament Meeting: 9
a.m.
Sunday School: 10:20
a.m.
Priesthood and Relief
Society: 11 a.m.
North Shore 2nd Ward
Sacrament Meeting: 1
p.m.
Sunday School: 1:20
p.m.
Priesthood and Relief
Society: 2 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church (1024
Lake Ave, Wilmette)
Saturday Morning Bible
Study
Small group study with
two-hour meetings will
cover 60 percent of the
Bible. Facilitated discussion.
Materials fee is $40.
Contact Tom Board at
tom@trinitywilmette.org
for more information.
Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden
Ave., Wilmette)
Devotional Gatherings
The Baha’i Temple is
open to all for personal
prayer and meditation
every day from 6 a.m.-
10 p.m. Prayers are read
aloud daily in the Auditorium
at 9:15 a.m. and 12:30
p.m., including a cappella
singing by choir or soloists
on Sundays at 12:30
p.m. The House of Worship
activities staff can be
reached at (847) 853-2300
or how@usbnc.org. Visit
www.bahaitemple.org. Informal,
interactive devotional
gatherings are held
regularly at the homes of
Baha’is in Wilmette. Bring
prayers, readings, poetry,
or music to share if you’d
like. People of all backgrounds
are welcome.
Contact the Wilmette
Baha’i community for locations
and schedule: 847-
906-3409 or wilmettebahais@gmail.com.
Friday Night Fireside
Conversations
Join the House of Worship
in the fireside room
at the Baha’i House of
Worship Welcome Center
(112 Linden Ave.) for
meaningful conversations
about what Baha’i Faith
offers for people who
want to contribute to the
betterment of the world.
Light refreshments will be
served.
Children’s Classes
Children ages 7 to 10
are invited learn about
Manifestations of God
including, Krishna, Abraham,
Buddha, Christ,
Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of
the Bahá’í Faith), and other
Divine Teachers. Sunday
mornings from 10-11
a.m. Contact Ellen Price at
(847) 812-1084 for more
information.
Come and Sing
All singers welcome to
audition for the House of
Worship A Capella Choir.
Weekly rehearsals are on
Thursday evenings and
singing from 11 a.m.-1
p.m. on Sundays, plus
special events. Call Music
Director, Van Gilmer for
more info (847) 853-2330.
St. Joseph Catholic Church (1747 Lake
Ave., Wilmette)
Sunday Mass
Sunday Masses are held
at 7:30, 9, 10:15 and 11:30
a.m.
Saint Francis Xavier Church (corner of
9th and Linden, Wilmette)
Holy Listening
Individuals gathers each
week from 10-10:45 a.m.
Saturdays in the upper
room at 524 9th St. to relax,
listen to a short passage
from scripture, reflect
and respond in prayer. Everyone
is welcome.
Submit information for
The Beacon’s Faith page
to Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com

wilmettebeacon.com LIFE & ARTS
the wilmette beacon | December 13, 2018 | 37
WILMETTE
The Rock House
(1150 Central Ave.. (847)
256-7625)
■7:30 ■ p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15: Mid Atlantic
performing
The Wilmette Theatre
(1122 Central Ave., (847)
251-7424)
■7-9 ■ p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 13: Event: Q&A
with Lisa Dietlin
NORTHBROOK
Pinstripes
(1150 Willow Road,
(847) 480-2323)
■From ■ open until close
all week: bowling and
bocce
Northbrook Sports Center
(1730 Pfingsten Road,
(847) 291-2993)
■7-9 ■ p.m. Saturday, Dec.
15: Cosmic Skating
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.
14: Family Night and
Karaoke
■9 ■ a.m.. Saturday, Dec.
15: Gene Lim
■Noon ■ Sunday, Dec. 16:
Sean Hefferan
Curragh Irish Pub
(1800 Tower Drive, (847)
998-1100)
■7:30 ■ p.m. every
Wednesday: Trivia
LAKE FOREST
Gorton Community Center
(400 E. Illinois Road,
(847) 234-6060)
■7:30-9 ■ p.m. Friday,
Dec. 14: Charlie Brown
Christmas Jazz with
the Chris White Trio
WINNETKA
Winnetka Community
House
(9620 Lincoln Ave., (847)
446-0537)
■12:15-1:30 ■ p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 13: New Trier
Swing Choir performs
holiday songs
Winnetka Youth
Organization
(620 Lincoln Ave., (847)
446-0443)
■6-10 ■ p.m. Friday, Dec.
14: Holiday Battle of
the North Shore Bands
2018
The Book Stall
(811 Elm St., (847) 446-
8880)
■10:30-11:15 ■
a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15: Holiday
Storytime with Sherri
Duskey Rinker
Village Green
(533 Maple)
■6-6:25 ■ p.m. Monday,
Dec. 24: Holiday Sing
GLENCOE
Chicago Botanic Garden
(1000 Lake Cook Road,
(312) 835-5440)
■10 ■ a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15 (continues
until Jan. 4):
Wonderland Express
Writers Theatre
(325 Tudor Court, 847)
242-6000)
■7:30-9 ■ p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 16: An Evening
With PigPen Theatre
Co (with a few holiday
surprises)
HIGHWOOD
210
(210 Green Bay Road
(847) 433-0304)
8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14:
Petty Kings & Remedy at
210 Live
9 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
15: Nelson Street Revival
with Cathy Richardson
Buffo’s
(431 Sheridan Road,
(847) 432-0301)
■7 ■ p.m. every Monday:
Trivia
HIGHLAND PARK
Ravina Festival
(418 Sheridan Road,
847-266-5100)
■6:30 ■ p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15: A Chicago
Chorale Christmas)
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38 | December 13, 2018 | The wilmette beacon DINING OUT
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Little Tails Bar and Grill a ‘step 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 communityfriendly
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.
“It’s something we feel is
definitely different, something
good and something
Little Tails’ namesake burger ($14) is made from wagyu
beef and topped with avocado, maple bacon, brie
cheese, bacon jam and garlic aioli.
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 and
cocktails list.
Both Kopanski and
Parshetty believe the menu
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
Little Tails Bar and Grill
840 S. Waukegan
Road, Lake Forest
littletailsbarandgrill.
com
(847) 235-2908
11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday-
Saturday
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
said.
The duo hopes to roll
out new soup options and
lunch specials sometime in
the coming days. In the future,
Parshetty said Sunday
brunch options are a possibility,
as well.
Once winter passes, an
outdoor patio and the addition
of live music during
the summer months are
both possibilities.
We recently headed to
the new Lake Forest eatery
to test out some of its offerings.
We started with The
Little Tails’ meatball hero ($12) features meatballs in marinara sauce, mozzarella
cheese and topped with fresh basil. Photos by Jason Addy/22nd Century Media
The restaurant’s shrimp de jonghe ($24) is served with five shrimp tossed in a white
wine garlic cream sauce.
Little Tails burger ($14),
a dish Kopanski said is
quickly becoming a fan favorite.
And after tasting the
dish, it’s easy to see why.
The flavorful burger is
a half-pound of wagyu
beef topped with avocado,
maple bacon, brie cheese,
bacon jam, garlic aioli, and
served on a brioche bun.
Next up was Little Tails’
chopped salad ($12), which
Kopanski described as “a
little different than your traditional
chopped salad” because
of its featured ingredients.
The chopped salad
comes with grilled chicken,
roasted corn, tomato, iceberg
and romaine, roasted
red pepper, pasta, tortilla
chips and is tossed in buttermilk
ranch dressing.
The third dish on our
menu is Little Tails’ meatball
hero ($12), which is
served on a fresh-baked
hoagie with house-made
meatballs in marinara
sauce, mozzarella cheese
and topped with fresh basil.
We finished our visit
with a hearty portion of
shrimp de jonghe ($24).
The dish features five butterflied
shrimp, tossed in
a white wine garlic cream
sauce, is topped with garlic
bread crumbs and served
over linguine pasta.

wilmettebeacon.com REAL ESTATE
the wilmette beacon | December 13, 2018 | 39
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40 | December 13, 2018 | The wilmette beacon CLASSIFIEDS
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I'LL PAY YOU $$$
Before donating or before
your estate sale. I buy
jewelry, china, porcelain,
designer clothes &
accessories, collectibles,
antiques, etc. Call today:
224-616-7474
Want to
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2701 Property for
Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Plaintiff,
-v.-
BERNARD G. DIMEO, LAURA A.
DIMEO
Defendants
15 CH 16919
2008 HOLLYWOOD COURT
Wilmette, IL 60091
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure
and Sale entered in the above cause
on April 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial
Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
AM on January 22, 2019, at The Judicial
Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
as set forth below, the following described
real estate:
Commonly known as 2008 HOLLY-
WOOD COURT, Wilmette, IL 60091
Property Index No. 05-33-322-025.
The real estate is improved with asingle
family residence.
The judgment amount was $944,755.75.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid
by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will beaccepted.
The balance in certified funds/or
wire transfer, is due within twenty-four
(24) hours. The subject property issubject
to general real estate taxes, special
assessments, or special taxes levied
against said real estate and is offered for
sale without any representation as to
quality or quantity of title and without
recourse toPlaintiff and in AS IS condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court.
Upon payment in full ofthe amount bid,
the purchaser will receive aCertificate
of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to
adeed to the real estate after confirmation
of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection
and plaintiff makes no representation
astothe condition ofthe property.
Prospective bidders are admonished
to check the court file to verify all
information.
If this property isacondominium unit,
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure
sale, other than amortgagee, shall
pay the assessments and the legal fees
required by The Condominium Property
Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).
If this property isacondominium unit
which ispart ofacommon interest community,
the purchaser ofthe unit atthe
foreclosure sale other than amortgagee
shall pay the assessments required by
The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SECTION
15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued
by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order togain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at
other county venues where The Judicial
Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure
sales.
For information, contact Plaintiff sattorney:
LAW OFFICES OF IRA T.
NEVEL, LLC, 175 N. Franklin Street,
S it 201 CHICAGO IL 60606 (312)
Help Wanted
per line $13
4 lines/
7 papers
2701 Property for
Sale
, , ,
Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312)
357-1125 Please refer calls to the sales
department Please refer tofile number
15-02619.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-
TION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7
day status report of pending sales.
LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL,
LLC
175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201
CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 357-1125
E-Mail: pleadings@nevellaw.com
Attorney File No. 15-02619
Attorney Code. 18837
Case Number: 15 CH 16919
TJSC#: 38-8971
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, you are advised
that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be
adebt collector attempting tocollect a
debt and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN-
CERY DIVISION
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
ADELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY
Plaintiff,
-v.-
JEANNE M. MCDONAGH, INDI-
VIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE UN-
DER THE PROVISIONS OF ADEC-
LARATION OF TRUST DATED MAY
17, 2004 AND KNOWN AS THE
JEANNE M. MCDONAGH TRUST,
BMO HARRIS, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO HARRIS, N.A., 1625
SHERIDAN HOUSE CONDOMIN-
IUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN
TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS
AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants
18 CH 6309
1625 SHERIDAN ROAD, UNIT 400
Wilmette, IL 60091
NOTICE OF SALE
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42 | December 13, 2018 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS
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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 basketball.
First Quarter
Dwojak and Wojtychiw
recap a fun start to the girls
gymnastics season.
Second Quarter
The guys hear from
Glenbrook North boys
basketball coach David
Weber on Jon Scheyer being
inducted into the IBCA
Hall of Fame.
Third Quarter
Way/No Way is back,
with Wojtychiw predicting
what’s going to happen in
boys swimming and diving.
Fourth Quarter
The guys talk some area
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basketball, including some
discussion about hall of
famers.
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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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

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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
Boys basketball
■Dec. ■ 14 - at St. Rita, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
■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
Girls basketball
■Dec. ■ 13 - at Resurrection, 7 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 15 - at Elmwood Park, 1 p.m.
Raider varsity athletics
Boys basketball
■Dec. ■ 18 - host Rickover, 6 p.m.
■Dec. ■ 20 - host Ida Crown, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
■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
Boys basketball
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.
Girls basketball
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 47
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 46
In the 2017 state meet
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.”

44 | December 13, 2018 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS
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Loyola grad Woodrow impresses in Arizona Fall League
Robert Martinez
Freelance Reporter
For the past six weeks
former Loyola Academy
baseball player Danny
Woodrow has been opening
eyes in the just-completed
Arizona Fall League
(AFL) as a member of the
Mesa Solar Sox.
While at Loyola, the
2013 graduate set the
school record with a
19-game hitting streak,
achieved academic honors
each year and earned the
school’s Dumbach Scholar
Award.
The 5-foot-10-inch, lefthanded
hitting outfielder
chose to attend Creighton
University in Omaha, Nebraska.
In three years with the
Blue Jays, he played 112
games, hit one home run
with 43 runs batted in, 89
runs scored and a slash
line of .314/.380/.405.
However, he did steal 53
bases, all in 440 at-bats.
It was his junior year
that caught the eyes of professional
baseball scouts,
especially those from he
Detroit Tigers. That year
he had career highs in hits
(79), doubles (9), runs
(44), runs batted in (22),
stolen bases (32), games
(55) and he hit his only
home run.
The Tigers selected
Woodrow in the 12th
round of the 2016 MLB
draft (535rd overall) and
immediately sent him
to the rookie Gulf Coast
League, where he batted
.361 with nine RBI and 10
runs scored in 18 games.
He finished out the year
at Connecticut of the New
York-Penn League, where
he batted .276 with 21 runs
and 13 RBI in 36 games.
Woodrow spent all of
2017 in West Michigan
of the Midwest League
(MWL). In his first full
season of professional ball,
he played in 116 games or
the equivalent of his college
career.
The jump from playing
collegiately to professionally
is often the biggest a
player will make in his career.
“It’s still the same game,
you just have to go out
and prove you belong. It’s
all about making adjustments,
and it takes time,”
he said. “It’s hard at first,
I struggled when I got to
Creighton and I struggled
a little when I got to pro
ball. You have to make the
adjustments and know you
belong there. You’re there
for a reason and you need
to go out and play.”
That first set of adjustments
resulted in a .271
average and career highs
in runs, hits, runs batted in,
and stolen bases. He was
named to the mid-season
MWL All-Star Team.
Woodrow began the
2018 season on the disabled
list and played only
five games at High-A
Lakeland of the Florida
State League. He was then
promoted to Double-A
Erie of the Eastern League.
In a combined 97 games,
he batted .317 with three
home runs, 38 RBI, 53 runs
and 23 stolen bases in 37
attempts. His .313 average
was second in the Eastern
League and he earned his
second mid-season all-star
bid in two years.
Among his favorite stops
on the road this season was
Portland, Maine, home of
the Sea Dogs and lobster.
Instead of gaming, he
prefers listening to music,
watching Netflix or playing
cards with his buddies.
He’s even been able to
bring along his golf clubs
and get an occasional
round in with hitting coach
Mike Hessman.
Danny Woodrow, a 2013 Loyola Academy graduate, up at bat during an Arizona Fall
League game this fall. Robert Martinez/22nd Century Media
Woodrow leads off of second base.
Hessman was his hitting
coach in West Michigan
and Erie and is held in high
regard by Woodrow.
“He’s the best and really
understands everyone’s
swing and how everybody
is different. He tries to
make you the best hitter
with your particular swing
and strengths.”
Even though he isn’t
currently on any top prospects’
lists, he’s caught the
attention of teammates and
coaches alike.
Tiger prospect and
teammate at both West
Michigan and Erie, Daz
Cameron said, “It’s just
fun playing with Woody
and watching him play. I
enjoy watching him spray
liners around the field.”
When asked if speed
still has a place in this “era
of launch angle,” Cameron
continued, “Everybody
values speed man,
especially if you’ve got
Woody’s speed. If he gets
on base, he can make stuff
happen anytime, in any
scenario and I think it’s
an important part of baseball.”
Cameron and Woodrow
are two of the Tigers eight
prospects who just finished
their six-week stint in the
AFL. Tigers prospects
were joined by coaches
and players from the Chicago
Cubs, Boston Red
Sox, Oakland Athletics
and Los Angeles Angels
on the Mesa Solar Sox.
The AFL has long been
considered the finishing
school for the top prospects
in the game with
over 60 percent of AFL
participants reaching the
Major Leagues at some
point. It is both an honor
and a place where pitchers
and position players can
make up for lost innings or
at-bats.
In 16 games for the Solar
Sox, Woodrow was
second in the league with
a .371 batting average. He
hit safely in 13 games, had
10 multi-hit games and
ended the season with an
eight-game hitting streak.
He also drove in six runs
and scored 10 times. He
was second in the league
with 12 stolen bases and
was only caught once, in
his final attempt of the season.
Solar Sox hitting coach
Jesus Feliciano said, “He’s
a solid player who knows
what he is capable of, he’s
been swing the bat really
good and I know he came
here to work on stealing
and getting better leads
and all that. He’s been
awesome, that’s going to
be his game and he’s been
very solid.”
Solar Sox infielder and
Tiger prospect, Danny Piniero
has known him since
they were drafted in 2016.
“He knows his game and
knows exactly what type
of player he is, type of hitter,
runner, everything.
Guys figure that out later
in their careers, but he’s
figured that out right away.
He drives the ball and gets
the barrel to the ball really
good. If he gets a single
and you know how many
of those he gets, he’s going
to be at second because
he’s fast as hell,” he said.
How far he rises up the
Tigers prospect chart is
anyone’s guess, but after
his performance in the
AFL and under the tutelage
of Mike Hessman, the
sky is the limit.

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New Trier’s Dable kicks his way to the Big Easy
Michael Wojtychiw
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
Freelance Reporter
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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Girls basketball
Fast start propels Regina to win over NSCDS
Michael Wojtychiw
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
43 - This Week In
42 - Athlete of the Week
Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael
Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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That was close Regina holds off
NSCDS rally in girls basketball, Page 47
Going south New Trier’s Dable
commits to Tulane, Page 45
Seamless
Transition
New Trier overcomes
injuries for invite win,
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New Trier’s Maeve Murdock performs her floor exercise routine at the Spartan Classic Friday, Dec. 7, in Northbrook. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media