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Glencoe’s Hometown Newspaper GlencoeAnchor.com • December 13, 2018 • Vol. 4 No. 15 • $1 

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Passengers 

board Glencoe’s 

Winter Express 

to visit with The 

Big Guy, Page 4 

The Murphy sisters (left to right) Harper, Campbell and Mallory, of Glencoe, pose 

with Santa at Winter Express at the Watts Center. Alexa Burnell/22nd Century Media 

Arraignment 

Former Loyola teacher charged with 64 counts, Page 6 

Keep the 

wreath red! 

Glencoe Public Safety 

promotes fire safety with 

campaign, Page 8 

Holiday fun 

Wonderland 

Express underway 

at Chicago Botanic 

Garden through 

early January, 

Page 12

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In this week’s 

anchor 

Police Reports.......................6 

Pet of the Week........................8 

Editorial......................................19 

Puzzles22 

Faith ............................................26 

Dining Out27 

Home of the Week28 

Athlete of the Week31 

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FRIDAY 

Teen Ice Night 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 

14, Watts Ice Center, 305 

Randolph St., Glencoe. 

Bring your friends for a 

night of fun on the ice. 

They will enjoy pizza, hot 

chocolate, s’mores by the 

fire, games and ice skating. 

Fee includes skate 

rental. 

Tots-N-Tunes 

10 a.m. Dec. 14, Glencoe 

Library, 320 Park Ave. 

All ages with an adult. Accompanied 

by guitar, Mr. 

Hooper performs original 

songs about music and 

motion, nature and feelings, 

and creates a warm 

world of laughter for his 

audiences. Come on out 

for this charming kids’ 

concert. 

SATURDAY 

Breakfast with Santa 

Dec. 15-16, Chicago 

Botanic Garden, 1000 

Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. 

Ticket price includes 

parking, a buffet meal, 

a visit with Santa and 

exclusive access to Wonderland 

Express. Register 

at www.chicagobotanic. 

org. 

MONDAY 

Monday at the Movies 

1 and 7 p.m. Dec. 17, 

Glencoe Library, 320 

Park Ave. The library will 

screen “The Wife.” 

TUESDAY 

Books and Cooks: Cocoa 

1-2 p.m. Dec. 18, Chicago 

Botanic Garden, 1000 

Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. 

Bring your little chef to the 

garden for stories, songs, 

and games followed by a 

cooking activity. This onehour 

caregiver-and-child 

program is designed for 

children ages 4-5. Register 

at www.chicagobotanic. 

org. 

UPCOMING 

Winter Solstice 

5 p.m. Dec. 21, Shelton 

Park, Glencoe. Celebrate 

the passing of the shortest 

day of the year with a Parade 

of Lights on the Trail. 

Decorate your family, dog, 

wagons, strollers and self 

with lights and things that 

glow. In the event of severe 

weather, the parade 

will be canceled. Event 

updates will be posted at 

gbtrail.org. 

Winter Break — No 

School 

Dec. 24-Jan. 7, 2019, 

Glencoe District 35. The 

schools will be closed for 

Winter Break. 

Bitty Drive-In Movie 

10:30 a.m. Dec. 28, 

Glencoe Library, 320 Park 

Ave. Get out of the cold 

with an indoor drive-in 

movie. Grown-ups will 

decorate cardboard cars 

with their little ones and 

enjoy a storytime which 

will include a screening of 

picture books adapted into 

short movies. Registration 

required. 

Family Storytime 

10:30-11 a.m. Dec. 29, 

Glencoe Library, 320 Park 

Ave. Celebrate the weekend 

with family stories! 

Join Glencoe librarians for 

books, songs, and activities 

featuring a seasonal 

theme. All ages are welcome 

to attend, however, 

stories and songs will be 

aimed at a preschool-aged 

audience. 

Itty Bitty New Year 

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 

31, Takiff Center, 999 

Green Bay Road, Glencoe. 

Ring in the New Year 

with dancing, crafts and a 

countdown to noon, complete 

with a balloon drop. 

Advanced registration 

required by Dec. 28; registration 

will close when 

capacity is reached. Limited 

day of registration 

may be available; please 

call day ahead for details. 

Recommended for children 

ages 2-6. All children 

must be accompanied by a 

parent/guardian. 

ONGOING 

A Space to Read: Kids 

Winter Reading Club 

Dec. 15-Feb. 3, Glencoe 

Library, 320 Park Ave. 

Come join the coolest club 

in town: Winter Reading 

Club. Prepare for launch 

by signing up for this 

space-themed adventure at 

the Children's Desk starting 

Friday, Dec. 15. Earn 

brag tags by reading and 

completing activities. An 

adult group called Reading 

Warms the Heart will run 

at the same time. 

Toys for Tots Donations 

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. until 

Dec. 15, Glencoe Village 

Hall, 675 Village 

Court. The Glencoe Public 

Safety Department 

is once again a Toys for 

Toys drop-off location 

this year. Help make the 

holiday season special for 

local children in need by 

bringing new, unwrapped 

gifts for any age group to 

the Public Safety lobby in 

Village Hall. 

Wonderland Express 

Nov. 23, 2017-Jan. 6, 

2018, Chicago Botanic 

Garden, 1000 Lake Cook 

Road, Glencoe. Visit the 

garden for Wonderland 

Express, an annual holiday 

extravaganza featuring 

model trains, magical 

and glittering indoor snow, 

and meticulously crafted 

Chicago landmarks in 

miniature. Plus, see intricate 

ice carvings and hear 

music from carolers. For 

more information, visit 

www.chicagobotanic.org/ 

wonderland. 

Art Exhibit 

Now through Jan. 8, 

Anne Loucks Gallery, 309 

Park Ave., Glencoe. “Yaz 

Krehbiel and Sara Mac- 

Culloch: Slowing Time” 

includes 25 recent paintings 

by the artists whose 

work pays homage to the 

ever changing effects of 

light, color and atmosphere 

on water and land. 

Sesquicentennial Planning 

Committee 

Every other Tuesday, 

Glencoe Village Hall, 675 

Village Court. The Sesquicentennial 

Planning Committee 

meets in the First 

Floor Conference Room. 

For the schedule and agenda, 

visit www.villageofglencoe.org. 

North Shore Chess Club 

7-9 p.m. Thursdays, 

Starbucks, 347 Park 

Ave., Glencoe. The North 

Shore Chess Club meets 

with players at all levels 

of chess skill, beginner, 

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Sit N’ Sip 

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welcome to this event to 

get out and socialize with 

other Glencoe residents. 

Village Board Meetings 

7 p.m. third Thursday 

every month, Glencoe 

Village Hall, 675 Village 

Court. Come out to Village 

Hall for the Glencoe 

Village Board meeting. 

Tales for Tots 

10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 

Glencoe Library, 320 

Park Ave. Read, sing, talk 

and play to build early 

literacy skills. Join in for 

stories, songs and more, 

followed by time for 

socialization and play.

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Winter Express shuttles residents 

from Takiff to Watts for activities 

Alexa Burnell 

Freelance Reporter 

Glencoe families found 

the perfect way to celebrate 

the official start of 

the holiday season, hopping 

aboard the Winter 

Express Trolley on Dec. 

1, singing holiday carols 

from the Takiff to Watts 

Center, eagerly anticipating 

a visit with the man in 

red. 

The event was spearheaded 

by Liz Visteen, 

program manager and 

special events and active 

adults coordinator, who 

dressed as a holly, jolly 

elf, excited to welcome 

residents to her event. 

“The holiday season is 

such a fun and festive time, 

so the more programs we 

can create for families to 

experience the joy, the better,” 

Visteen said. “And, 

who doesn’t love riding 

a trolley? Plus, we upped 

the festivities by singing 

carols on the way too 

the Watts Center and then 

reading ‘Frosty the Snowman’ 

on the way back to 

the Takiff Center, making 

for a memorable ride.” 

After families made 

the festive journey from 

the Takiff Center over to 

Watts, all were encouraged 

to make crafts, such as 

snowman and ornaments 

to adorn their own homes. 

Next came cookie decorating 

before waiting for a 

turn to tell Santa what they 

wanted most this holiday 

season. 

The Murphy family, of 

Glencoe, includes mom 

and dad, Alison and Mike, 

along with their three 

young daughters, Campbell, 

Mallory and Harper. 

The girls couldn’t wait to 

Families took the Winter Express trolley from the 

Takiff Center to Watts Ice Center for crafts and a Santa 

visit Dec. 1 in Glencoe. PHOTOS BY Alexa Burnell/22nd 

Century Media 

Lucy Aquilino, of Glencoe, makes a craft. 

see Santa, telling him how 

much they wanted flamingos 

and an Amazon “Alexa” 

system — requests 

that brought a giggle from 

mom and dad. 

“I love what they are asking 

Santa for this year,” Alison 

said. “This event is really 

cute and it was so nice 

to have a warm, dry, trolley 

to travel in, considering the 

weather isn’t so great.” 

While families created 

and crafted, Park District 

staff like Ann Scheuer, 

answered questions and 

helped with any requests, 

happy to see parents and 

children bond over a shared 

experience. 

“I love any type of event 

that unites parents and children,” 

Scheuer said. “The 

holidays are such a wonderful 

time for parents who 

get to embrace childhood 

all over again, experiencing 

the joy through the eyes 

of their children. I also just 

love that the event takes 

place at the Watts Center — 

one of my favorite places in 

all of Glencoe because of 

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police reports 

Customer attempts to use counterfeit $100 bill at Dunkin’ Donuts 

An unknown offender 

attempted to use a counterfeit 

$100 to buy two sandwiches 

at 11:57 a.m. Nov. 

29 at Dunkin’ Donuts, 81 

Green Bay Road, Glencoe. 

The offender was stopped 

by store employees, but 

ultimately fled the scene in 

an occupied vehicle waiting 

for them outside. 

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

Jason Addy 

Contributing Editor 

In other police news: 

Dec. 4 

• An unknown offender 

broke into a home at 10:40 

p.m. in the 600 block of 

Vernon Avenue. An undetermined 

amount of jewelry 

was stolen. The case 

is under investigation. 

Dec. 3 


called a resident claiming 

he was going disconnect 

the victim’s electric service 

for non-payment unless 

resident called a different 

number to make a 

payment. 

Dec. 2 

• Robin T. Peck, 25, of 

Chicago, was arrested 

for driving an uninsured 

A former teacher at 

schools around the North 

Shore pleaded not guilty 

Dec. 3 to more than five 

dozen felony counts of 

child pornography and 

sexual assault charges. 

Mathew Laird, 33, of 

the 3900 block of Triumvera 

Drive in Glenview, 

was arraigned on 64 felony 

charges during a short hearing 

Monday at the Cook 

County Second District 

Courthouse in Skokie. 

After the charges were 

read, Ralph Meczyk, 

Laird’s attorney, told Judge 

Lauren Edidin his 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 

Laird’s home in September, 

Glenview police 

discovered Laird videotaped 

a portion of the 

alleged assault and uploaded 

it to an adult-pornography 

website without the 

woman’s consent. 

Police also found “several 

hundred” pornographic 

images and videos of former 

high school students. 

Police also discovered pornographic 

materials depicting 

adults engaging in sexual 

activity with children 

as young as 3 years old, 

prosecutors have said. 

At the end of October, 

Assistant State’s Attorney 

vehicle at 4:26 a.m. at the 

intersection of Forestway 

Drive and Tower Road. 

Her passenger Kimberly 

S. Perez, 24, of Chicago, 

was arrested for transportation 

of open alcohol and 

possession of cannabis 

(less than 10 grams). Their 

court dates are Jan. 16, 

2019. 

Dec. 1 

• Joseph D. Miller, 21, of 

Beach Park, was arrested 

for possession of paraphernalia, 

possession of 

cannabis (30-100 grams) 

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. 

and speeding at 9:01 p.m. 

at the Dundee Road exit on 

Interstate 94. 

Nov. 30 


told a victim they were 

the winner of the Publisher’s 

Clearinghouse 

Sweepstakes, but the victim 

needed to provide 

further identifying info, 

as well as the meet the 

caller at a Walmart to pay 

IRS taxes. Victim realized 

it was a scam and 

called to report it. 

• Contractor tools, worth 

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. 

$7,500, were reported stolen 

at 12:26 p.m. from a 

victim’s truck in the 400 

block of Old Green Bay 

Road. 

• Omar Herrera, 35, of Chicago, 

was arrested for possession 

of cannabis (less 

than 10 grams), uninsured 

motor vehicle, no valid 

driver’s license, expired 

registration and loud muffler 

at 9:46 p.m. at Dundee 

and Hohlfelder roads. His 

court date is Dec. 24. 

A Cook County judge initially 

denied bail for Laird 

before reducing his bail to 

$500,000 for the three child 

pornography charges he 

faced and $250,000 for the 

two sexual assault charges 

against him. 

A grand jury, however, 

indicted Laird on 64 charges 

split across three cases 

in November. On Monday, 

Judge Edidin denied bail 

for Laird on the third case, 

meaning Laird will not 

be able to leave the Cook 

County Jail even if he posts 

$75,000 to satisfy bail on 

the other two cases. 

In court, Meczyk said 

Laird, his client, would 

likely not be able to post 

$75,000 to be released 

while awaiting trial. 

Laird’s next hearing is 

scheduled for Dec. 21. 

Teaching, coaching career 

Laird worked as a teacher 

at North Shore Academy 

in Highland Park from the 

fall of 2017 until Sept. 

18 of this year, when the 

Nov. 28 

• Three fraudulent Verizon 

accounts were opened 

in with a resident’s information. 

The accounts 

amounted to nearly $500, 

but the victim suffered no 

loss. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Glencoe 

Anchor’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found on file at the 

Glencoe Police Department 

headquarters in Glencoe. Individuals 

named in these reports 

are considered innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 

Glenview Police Department 

notified the North 

Shore Special Education 

District of an ongoing 

criminal investigation into 

Laird for alleged internet 

crimes against children. 

He taught English at 

Loyola Academy in Wilmette 

from 2011 to 2014 

and served as a scholastic 

bowl moderator at the 

school from 2004 to 2008 

and from 2010 to 2014, 

according to Loyola Academy 

President Patrick Mc- 

Grath and Principal Charles 

Heintz. 

After leaving Loyola 

Academy in 2014, Laird 

worked as a question-writer 

for National Academic 

Quiz Tournaments LLC for 

about nine months, from 

September 2014 until the 

summer of 2015. 

Laird also recently 

served as a moderator 

for a scholastic club at 

Stevenson High School. 

Before his arrest, Laird 

was employed by Amazon, 

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Glencoe Public Safety promotes fire 

Oscar 

The Jeppes, 

of Glencoe 

Hi, my name is 

Oscar and I live in 

Glencoe. I am 2.5 

years old and I am 

a West Highland 

Terrier otherwise 

known as a Westie, 

the West School 

mascot. I am an 

avid squirrel hunter 

and there are no 

chipmunks around 

our house. I like to stick my head out of the car 

window and go on car rides. My other nicknames 

are frosty, fluffernutter and frostato. I wish Glencoe 

had a dog park, but for now I just mostly run 

around my backyard. 

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safety with red wreath campaign 

Christine Adams 


While wintertime songs 

share warm images of 

“chestnuts roasting on an 

open fire” and croon that 

“the fire is so delightful,” 

the Village of Glencoe 

Public Safety Department 

is reminding the community 

that not all fires are welcome 

during the holidays. 

As part of the Keep the 

Wreath Red initiative, the 

department is hanging a 

wreath strung with red 

lights outside its fire apparatus 

bay as a way to communicate 

about fires ignited 

by holiday decorations. 

As long as each light 

on the wreath is red, the 

village has remained firefree 

for the season. For 

each fire that the village 

responds to resulting from 

a holiday decoration, they 

will substitute one of the 

red lights with a white one. 

Last year, one bulb was 

replaced after a holiday 

candle caused a house fire 

in Glencoe. 

The wreath is part of a 

statewide fire safety program 

that occurs every 

year between Thanksgiving 

and New Year’s Eve 

— the most active time 

of year for housefires. According 

to the National 

Fire Prevention Association, 

the top three days 

for home candle fires are 

Christmas, New Year’s 

Day and New Year’s Eve. 

This year marks the 

sixth year of Glencoe’s 

participation in the 

initiative. 

“As long as we can keep 

them red, we’re happy,” 

Lt. Michael Neimark said. 

While some winter fires 

result from malfunctioning 

fireplaces and boilers, 

others ignite from hazardously 

displayed holiday 

decorations, and the Public 

Safety Department is eager 

to work with the community 

to reduce this risk. 

Deputy Chief of Fire 

and EMS Mary Saikin 

urged villagers to be mindful 

of their decorations, as 

many do not realize how 

dangerous they can be, nor 

how fast fire spreads after 

it sparks. 

Neimark suggested 

making sure all smoke detectors 

work and watering 

Christmas trees frequently, 

and cautioned against 

leaving candles unattended 

or using real candles 

on trees. Saikin further 

warned against overloading 

Christmas lights. 

While the Public Safety 

Department is spreading 

the word in an effort to 

keep their wreath red for 

the rest of the year, they 

also encourage villagers 

to come to them with any 

questions and concerns 

regarding fire prevention. 

“We’re always here, 

and we’re glad to do home 

safety inspections,” Saikin 

said. 

Saikin also offered tours 

of the department for 

schools or even individual 

children and their parents. 

With this amount of 

public support and education, 

and some good fortune, 

Glencoe is in good 

shape to keep the wreath 

red all the way to 2019. 

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Glencoe District 35 Board of Education 

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 

Express 

From Page 3 

the magnificent ice rink.” 

Matthew Davis attended 

with his son, Marshall, 

4, whose obsession with 

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. 

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

New city manager 

appointment receives 

unanimous approval 

Lake Forest will usher 

in a new year and a new 

city manager at the start of 

2019. 

The Lake Forest City 

Council unanimously approved 

Mayor Robert Lansing’s 

appointment of Jason 

Wicha as city manager 

during the City Council 

meeting Monday, Dec. 3. 

Wicha will begin his 

term Jan. 28, bringing with 

him 12 years of experience 

in the profession. He has 

served as the assistant village 

manager in Skokie for 

four years and as the village 

administrator of Thornton, 

the Daniel Tiger Trolley, 

sealed the deal on 

their involvement. 

“This is a nice way for 

my son and I to bond and 

have some time to ourselves,” 

Matthew Davis 

Ill., for six years prior. 

“We look forward to becoming 

a part of this community 

and growing in this 

community in the years 

ahead,” Wicha said at the 

Dec. 3 City Council meeting, 

joined by his wife and 

two children. 

“As I’ve said before, 

Lake Forest has a reputation 

of being the premier 

municipality organization,” 

he added. “I look forward 

to working with all of you 

guys in the months and 

years ahead to help carry 

out your vision for the 

community.” 

Wicha’s appointment 

comes after longtime City 

Manager Bob Kiely announced 

his plan to retire 

in July. 

Appointed as city manager 

in 1990, Kiely is the 

eighth and longest-serving 

city manager in Lake Forest’s 

history — working 

with nine mayors and 

more than 50 aldermen 

and women throughout 

his career. 

A 1979 Lake Forest College 

graduate, Kiely started 

his career as Lake Forest’s 

assistant city manager from 

1980 to 1982. He continued 

his role as assistant 

to the village manager in 

Wilmette for four years and 

assumed his first manager’s 

position as the Prospect 

Heights city administrator 

for another year four years, 

before returning to Lake 

Forest in 1990. 

Reporting by Stephanie Kim, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at LakeForestLeader. 

com. 

said. “The trolley made 

the event all that much 

more magical for Marshall 

and we are having a lot of 

fun creating some crafts to 

bring home to mom.” 

2018 levy OK'd with 4.57 percent hike 

Todd Marver 


Being in the last month 

of the calendar year, the 

Glencoe School District 

35 Board approved its 

2018 total levy at $28.6 

million at its Dec. 6 

meeting. 

This total includes 

$26.9 million in operational 

purposes and $1.6 

million in debt service. 

This is an operational 

increase of 4.57 percent 

when compared to the 

2017 extension. The truth 

in taxation law stipulates 

that if the levy request 

is more than five percent 

greater than the prior 

year’s extension, a public 

hearing is required. The 

levy increase was less 

than five percent, but the 

district still held a public 

hearing. The property tax 

extension limitation law 

limits the increase in the 

property tax extension to 

five percent or CPI (2.1 

percent), whichever is 

less. 

“Looking back historically 

while the levy comes 

in, the extension is lower 

than the levy,” Director 

of Finance and Operations 

Jason Edelheit said. 

“While the levy percentages 

have been about 4-5 

percent, the CPI is what 

caps that exclusive of new 

growth.” 

The new growth estimate 

is $25 million. Edelheit 

said he fully expects 

$25 million to cover any 

new growth expected in 

the district. 

“We’re not looking at 

new subdivisions or new 

houses,” he said. “We’ve 

got renovations, lot splits 

and things of the such.” 

Assuming no new 

growth in the district, 

the operating tax extension 

will increase by 2.1 

percent ($524,521) over 

the 2017 extension. The 

4.57 percent proposed 

levy increase allows for 

significant new growth, 

while only increasing existing 

property taxes for 

operational purposes by 

the tax cap level of 2.1 

percent. 

“One of the struggles of 

the levy is that we don’t 

have that new growth 

information at the time 

of the levy,” Edelheit 

said. “If we had that new 

growth number, we’d plug 

that in and we’d likely be 

bringing that levy request 

down even further.” 

The board also approved 

a pair of interfund 

transfers including an $8 

million transfer from the 

education fund to the capital 

projects fund and $2 

million transfer from the 

education fund to the operations 

and maintenance 

fund. The transfer to the 

capital projects fund will 

support expenditures related 

to large scale building 

improvements to the 

capital projects fund. The 

transfer to the operations 

and maintenance fund 

will support regular operations 

and maintenance 

fund expenditures. The 

School Board will continue 

to monitor fund utilization 

and may consider 

additional transfers as 

warranted in future years. 

Any future transfers will 

be brought to the board 

for consideration in a similar 

manner as they were 

in this case. 

The board also approved 

a contract with 

Valor Technologies 

of Bolingbrook in the 

amount of $124,300 for 

ROUND IT UP 

A brief recap of School 

Board action Dec. 6 

• The board approved 

the 2019-2020 school 

year calendar. 

• The board voted 

to accept the active 

transportation plan. 

asbestos removal related 

to the summer flooring 

replacement at South and 

West Schools. The asbestos 

removal work will occur 

over winter and spring 

break to allow the flooring 

project to be completed 

within the summer construction 

window. After 

this asbestos removal 

work, exposed concrete 

floors will remain and be 

maintained in a safe manner 

until the installation 

of new flooring over the 

summer. 

“It was a very smooth 

bidding process,” Edelheit 

said. “I’m very comfortable 

with Valor Technologies. 

They’ve worked 

at South School before. I 

left the bidding process 

with an even greater confidence 

in the time frame 

of it. Valor had great 

ideas about how to do the 

work more quickly within 

the time frame and I have 

no hesitation in recommending 

Valor for the 

project.” 

Superintendent Catherine 

Wang announced the 

district received a $900 

grant at each of its buildings 

(West, South and 

Central Schools) through 

the Solid Waste Agency 

of Northern Cook County. 

“We would like to use 

it for condiment dispensers 

and dispensers 

for the forks, knives 

and spoons,” she said.


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Wonderland Express runs 

through Jan. 6 in Glencoe 

Submitted by Chicago 

Botanic Garden 


brings its seasonal charm 

and holiday magic back 

to the Chicago Botanic 

Garden now through Jan. 

6 in Glencoe. Sparkling 

outdoor lights, an indoor 

model train exhibition 

and special events make 

Wonderland Express a 

beloved holiday tradition 

for visitors. 

Tickets to Wonderland 

Express can be purchased 

online or at the Visitor 

Center and are sold on a 

timed basis. Admission is 

$13 for adults, and $10 for 

children ages 3 to 12 and 

seniors ages 62 and older. 

Children 2 and younger 

are admitted free. Members 

receive $2 off each 

ticket. Tickets are half 

price on Tuesdays. Access 

to the outdoor lighting 

displays, Greenhouses 

and Greenhouse Gallery 

is free. 

Wonderland Express is 

open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 

through Dec. 21 and from 

10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 22- 

Jan. 6, with the following 

exceptions: It will close at 

3 p.m. on Nov. 30, Dec. 

8 and 24. The exhibition 

is closed all day on Dec. 

25, though the Garden 

grounds will remain open 

until 5 p.m. 

A twinkling display 

of 700,000 LED lights 

greets visitors at the Lake 

Cook Road entrance and 

continues to the Visitor 

Center and along the Esplanade, 

Heritage Garden, 

and Regenstein Center 

courtyards. Trees wrapped 

in white lights flank the 

Esplanade, anchored at the 

west end by a large evergreen 

tree decorated with 

Wonderland Express will run Nov. 23-Jan. 6, 2019, at 

Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Photo Submitted 

multicolored lights. Looking 

across the North Lake 

to the Regenstein Fruit & 

Vegetable Garden, visitors 

will see lighted spheres in 

holiday colors. Holiday 

lighting will also be found 

inside the greenhouses, 

specially decorated with 

colorful plants. The Greenhouse 

Gallery walls will 

display wreaths crafted 

by garden employees and 

offered for purchase to be 

picked up after Jan. 9. 

Ticketed visitors can 

continue through Joutras 

Gallery, staged with a gingerbread 

village encircled 

by a train. 

An atmospheric, birch 

pole and poinsettia Bridge 

Gallery takes visitors 

to Nichols Hall, which 

will be transformed into 

a storybook model train 

landscape. The exhibition 

contains more than 

80 miniature replicas of 

Chicago-area landmarks 

crafted of all-natural materials 

by Paul Busse, of 

Applied Imagination. 

Such favorites as the 

Willis Tower, Chicago 

Stadium, Navy Pier and 

the Field Museum will be 

set in a breathtaking horticultural 

display including 

poinsettias, small fir trees, 

amaryllis, boxwoods and 

many other plants. New 

this year is a replica of 

an old-style railroad water 

tower, used by steam 

trains as a stop to replenish 

their water supply. 

Garden-scale trains add 

to the magical atmosphere 

as they wind through 

the exhibition, chugging 

along tracks, trellises and 

bridges. 

The Lenhardt Library 

features the Waud felt figures 

display of hand-made 

storybook characters. 

Visit chicagobotanic.org/wonderland 

for 

more information.



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Glencoe native interns in Australia 

through North Shore connections 

Erin Yarnall 


When you graduate at 

the top of your class from 

an Ivy League University, 

you expect to get at least 

one job offer, right? 

For Highland Park resident 

Matt Meltzer, that 

wasn’t the case. 

After he graduated from 

the University of Pennsylvania 

in 2003, he couldn’t 

find a job, anywhere. That 

was, until he searched in 

different continents. 

Meltzer moved to Argentina 

and lived and 

worked there for a year 

after graduating. 

“I was a journalist, I 

wrote stories at a local 

newspaper, and I made 

five dollars an hour teaching 

English to corporate 

executives,” Meltzer said. 

After a year of living 

and working in Argentina 

and traveling through 

more of South America, 

Meltzer moved back to 

the United States. He attended 

law school at 

Northwestern, and after 

graduating he developed 

a practice representing 

Latin American clients at 

Kirkland & Ellis. 

“There’s no way I 

would have been able to 

accomplish the things I 

had professionally, had I 

not taken this really, at the 

time, bizarre path coming 

out of the school that I did 

and the environment that I 

did,” Meltzer said. 

But he still was interested 

in the abroad experience 

while working at 

his law firm, and so he 

reached out to some of his 

former contacts in Buenos 

Aires to inquire about 

starting an internship 

program, one that a Glencoe 

resident would one 

day partake in. 

After being put in touch 

with an incubator for startup 

companies in Buenos 

Aires, Meltzer sent down 

five students to spend the 

summer interning. 

“We sent them down for 

a summer to help companies,” 

Meltzer said. 

“Those five students had 

tremendous experiences, 

and the outcomes they 

had from their prospective 

careers were really 

increased.” 

Due to the success the 

five interns had, Meltzer 

sent down more, and began 

to branch out with his 

ideas. 

“That was the impetus 

to take this simple passion 

project and building 

it into more of a program, 

and ultimately, a 

company,” Meltzer said. 

Since 2013, his company, 

Sage Corps, has sent 

more than 500 students to 

intern abroad. 

Glencoe native Charlie 

Malkin was one of those 

interns. Malkin interned in 

Sydney, Australia. Malkin 

spent a summer interning 

at Marketing Bee, a digital 

marketing agency in 

Sydney, where he said he 

worked as a copywriter. 

In addition to learning 

skills that he took back 

with him to the United 

States, Malkin also got 

to partake in Australian 

culture. 

“Throughout the whole 

summer I would wake up 

before work, catch a couple 

of waves surfing, and 

in Australia the money is 

waterproof, so I would 

put $10 in the pocket of 

my bathing suit, walk 

down to the beach without 

a shirt or shoes on with 

my surfboard, then surf 

a little bit with money in 

my pocket,” Malkin said. 

“Afterwards, I would 

grab a bagel and a coffee 

and then put on my work 

clothes, hop on a bus and 

go to work.” 

Every person who interns 

through Sage Corps 

has different goals they 

want to achieve throughout 

their time abroad. 

For Highland Park native 

Chris Flores, he wanted 

to improve his Spanish. 

With a Mexican father and 

Colombian mother, Flores 

was accustomed to the 

Spanish language, but he 

wanted to be able to learn 

and use it in a professional 

setting. 

Flores heard of Sage 

Corps through a fair at his 

school Pomona College in 

California, and interned 

at a startup in Santiago, 

Chile last year. 

“I had never been to 

Chile,” Flores said. “I had 

been to South America. I 

wondered how the southern 

tone of South America 

compared to the northern 

part.” 

Highland Park native 

Josh Katlin spent time in 

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 

like Meltzer himself. He 

said that his time in Argentina 

with Sage Corps 

helped to prepare him for 

his current career at BMO 

Harris in Chicago. 

“Sage Corps was a great 

program in terms of being 

able to align my current 

skill set, and what 

I had vocalized to them 

that I wanted to continue 

developing,” Katlin said. 

The House, a members-only tutoring lounge, opened Dec. 1 in downtown Glencoe. 

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The House provides new ondemand 

tutoring in Glencoe 

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Say hello to the new kid 

on the block: As of Dec. 

1, The House, a first-ofits-kind 

tutoring lounge, 

is open for students in 

downtown Glencoe. 

The revolutionary concept 

empowers students 

to take control of their 

learning through an innovative 

on-demand tutoring 

approach (set in an 

ultra-trendy space). The 

members-only lounge is 

designed to be the coolest 

afterschool hangout spot 

and has already spurred 

substantial sign-ups from 

the area’s middle and high 

school students. 

The House offers on-demand 

tutoring, scheduled 

tutoring and test prep for 

college and high school 

admission exams. When 

a quick homework question 

arises, students can 

request immediate assistance 

in a Genius Bar-style 

concierge setting. Upon 

request, experts in every 

academic subject — with 

Ph.D. and master’s degrees 

to prove it — are available 

for immediate homework 

support. Throughout The 

House, cozy and collaborative 

spaces are replete 

with swings, lounge 

seating, study rooms and 

roaring fireplaces. 

“Since we created Chicago 

Academic 10 years 

ago, we’ve spent years 

listening to our families. 

Homework time, at home, 

is stressful, making home 

stressful for everyone, including 

the dog. Teenagers 

need a place of their own 

— outside of their homes 

— where they can get 

their homework done and 

socialize with friends. Tutoring 

centers have looked 

the same for one hundred 

years, boring white boxes” 

says Gil Gibori, co-founder 

of The House. “My wife 

Carrie and I came up with 

the concept of a bespoke 

tutoring lounge designed 

to energize our students.” 

Open every day of the 

week including weekends, 

The House creates a safe, 

social-study space where 

parents feel comfortable 

sending their children after 

school. Parents will 

no longer struggle to get 

their children to focus on 

homework or worry about 

not being able to answer 

a question. Now, kids are 

happy to complete homework 

in a fun and lively 

environment. 

“The House is set to be 

a catalyst for change. It 

provides the caring, nurturing 

space needed for all 

learning, and it is a model 

for what is possible for 

schools,” said Dr. Robert 

Dillon, educational leader 

and author and former, 

principal and director of 

innovation. “Education 

is in need of innovation, 

and The House looks to 

be a positive disruption 

for students and families. 

Learning environments 

matter deeply, and 

The House has all of the 

right ingredients.” 

Benefits of membership 

extend far beyond academic 

support from the most 

eclectic, engaging tutors 

around. When in need of a 

break, members can enjoy 

gourmet brain food created 

by Cameron Grant of 

Chicago’s renowned Osteria 

Langhe. In the coming 

months, The House 

will offer weekend events, 

such as movie nights, to 

round out students’ social 

lives. 

“The House is the ultimate 

afterschool hangout,” 

said Carrie Gibori, 

co-founder of The House. 

“We’ve considered every 

need of our students and 

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Sustainable Living 

The role you play in managing watersheds 

Pete Mulvaney 

Contributing Columnist 

Did you know that 

half of Glencoe 

drains into Lake 

Michigan, the second 

largest of the Great Lakes, 

while the western half 

drains into the Skokie 

Lagoons? 

The Glencoe Sustainability 

Task Force has 

been working to raise 

awareness of stormwater 

and its impact on 

our water resources and 

encouraging residents to 

take a moment to consider 

how water flows on their 

property. 

The self-identification 

of where we live and 

where our stormwater 

goes is an important step 

in understanding its impact 

on our water resources. 

The boundary shown 

in the map is established 

by both topography and 

the storm sewer pipes. For 

example, a raindrop that 

lands on your roof, will 

run into the roof gutter, 

down the spout, across 

your lawn or driveway 

and onto the road. It runs 

down the street until it 

reaches a drain inlet and 

drops into our storm sewer 

system. 

The Village has separate 

sewer systems; meaning 

that there are two sewers 

systems, a storm sewer 

and a sanitary sewer. The 

storm sewer system collects 

stormwater runoff 

from streets, yards, roof 

downspouts and sump 

pump discharge. The sanitary 

sewer system collects 

wastewater from interior 

plumbing systems. 

The storm sewer system 

collects rain water runoff 

from streets and homes to 

and discharges that water 

to either the Lake or the 

Lagoons. While much of 

Glencoe’s storm water 

management system was 

initially designed more 

than 75 years ago, during 

the last 25 years, the Village 

has invested more 

than $18 million in a number 

of significant storm 

sewer improvements. 

These investments have 

improved both the capacity 

and condition of our 

infrastructure and have 

utilized best management 

The map of Glencoe’s drainage systems. Photo Submitted 

practices for improving 

the quality of our runoff. 

For example, included in 

the Terrace Court basin 

storm sewer improvement 

project is a stormwater 

treatment system designed 

to remove pollutants before 

discharging into Lake 

Michigan. 

Glencoe homes have 

a very real impact on 

the quality and quantity 

of stormwater. With a 

basic understanding of the 

water cycle and hydrology 

in mind, let’s all be 

mindful of the pesticides, 

herbicides, fertilizers and 

salt that we apply to our 

property. These chemicals 

often get washed away 

in the rain ... and into 

our drinking water, if 

you drain into the Lake. 

If your water is draining 

into the lagoons, these 

chemicals are in large part 

responsible for the algae 

blooms that ruin the days 

of our fish and our young 

fishermen. 

So be aware of where 

you live and the role you 

play in managing our 

watersheds. Few things 

are as important to our 

sustainability as protecting 

the water sources we 

depend on to be clean, 

bountiful and beautiful. 

We are encouraging all 

residents to ask “Which 

way does our water flow?” 

Sustainable Living is a 

column from the Sustainability 

Task Force featuring 

different green initiatives in 

the village. 

City Girl Confessions 

The joyful lesson of giving this time of year 

Kelly Anderson 

Contributing Columnist 

December marks 

a really fantastic 

time for reading. 

One of my personal 

favorites to read during 

the holiday season is 

David Sedaris’ “Holidays 

on Ice,” which chronicles 

the author’s adventures 

in working as an elf at a 

famous department store 

among other humorous 

essays. It’s a book that 

gives me great joy and lot 

of laughs. 

For my kids, I’ve 

employed a fun tradition 

of a Book Advent calendar: 

each night leading 

up to the holiday, they 

read a book that captures 

the spirit of the season. 

Recently, they sat down 

to peruse a copy of “The 

Berenstein Bears and the 

Joy of Giving.” 

I’ll confess, there was 

a beautifully simple 

message to this story 

that I found refreshing. 

In a world where we are 

tempted by Doorbuster 

sales, Black Friday deals, 

and obtaining the perfect 

gift, I enjoyed the idea of 

letting go and focusing 

more on giving. 

But what can one do to 

celebrate giving? I always 

aim to start local when 

faced with a challenge. 

During a recent visit to the 

Glencoe Public Library, 

I noticed a donation box 

for Becca’s LEGacy 

11th Annual Childhood 

Cancer Toy Drive. When 

I explained the concept 

to my kids, they became 

very excited about the 

idea of carefully selecting 

new art kits, LEGOs, dolls 

and board books to give to 

this special organization. 

And you can participate as 

well, as the toy drive runs 

through Dec. 26. 

There are many ways 

to give with items that we 

already own, too. Bernie’s 

Book Bank, based 

in Lake Bluff, collects 

new and used books in 

order to provide at-risk 

children with 12 books a 

year for 12 years. Glencoe’s 

own North Shore 

Community Bank & Trust 

is designated as a book 

drop location for this 

organization, so clear off 

anything gathering dust 

on the shelves and happily 

give the gift of reading 

to a child that needs it. 

Bernie’s accept books 

appropriate for ages birth 

through sixth grade. Fun 

fact: for my daughter’s 

birthday this past year, we 

asked guests to forgo gifts 

in favor of bringing us 

their gently-used books. If 

you’re hosting a gathering 

or party for the holidays, 

perhaps consider this notion 

and the spread the joy 

of reading and giving all 

around. 

I’ve often heard that 

time is a precious gift: 

we wish we had time for 

more vacations, time to 

indulge hobbies, time with 

friends, time to spend with 

our parents or grandparents. 

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that trends more toward 

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offered to give time to 

someone who needed it 

— perhaps a free evening 

of babysitting, a quick 

half hour to grab coffee, 

a phone call with that 

friend you lost touch with 

or even a spontaneous 

potluck or happy hour 

with neighbors. Giving 

someone our time is 

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Following through is important 

Megan Bernard 


This week, you’ll 

read about a group 

of New Trier students 

that reunited a family 

with a Japanese flag. 

But it wasn’t any flag; 

it was found at the high 

school when crews were 

preparing for the construction 

project in 2015 at the 

Winnetka Campus. 

When they found the 

flag, I remembered publishing 

an article on the 

unique discovery. Afterward, 

I honestly didn’t 

think too much about it in 

recent years. 

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So last week when New 

Trier issued a press release 

regarding the flag once 

again, I was surprised to 

see an update on the story: 

the flag was returned to a 

family in Japan. 

For the past three years, 

faculty and Japanese language 

students have been 

working to find the owner 

of the flag. Unfortunately, 

the owner died so they 

took it a step further and 

located his family. You can 

read the full feature on in 

our Life & Arts section. 

This is a story of perseverance, 

and I am happy 

to report a happy ending to 

the discovery at New Trier. 

They certainly could have 

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framed it, but this group 

followed through and returned 

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New Trier students return Japanese flag to soldier’s family 

Hilary Anderson 


Stored in the basement 

of New Trier’s old mechanical 

area was a precious 

piece of history — a 

World War II Japanese 

flag with the classic rising 

sun. 

It was discovered in 

2015 during preparations 

for new construction at 

the Winnetka New Trier 

campus. 

New Trier art teacher 

Gardiner Funo O’Kain, 

who has Japanese heritage, 

knew it was special 

when she first saw it. 

O’Kain showed it to 

Susan Holderread, New 

Trier archivist and social 

studies teacher. 

Knowing the significance 

of the flag, the two 

began communicating 

with the Obon Society in 

order to return it to the 

rightful family in Japan 

whose fallen soldier carried 

it into battle. 

The flag was inscribed 

with several messages of 

love and encouragement 

in Japanese and accompanied 

by a portion of a 

1944 newspaper photo of 

U.S. soldiers with the caption 

“to the conquerors” 

when it was discovered. 

The flag and newspaper 

were attached to a corktype 

of board. 

It was not uncommon 

for U.S. soldiers to return 

home with battlefield souvenirs. 

New Trier social studies 

and Japanese language 

students at the time translated 

and researched the 

flag. To begin, the Obon 

Society confirmed the 

flag’s authenticity based 

on photos. 

“It took a while for the 

Obon Society to verify the 

owner of the flag because 

there were three soldiers 

with similar names,” said 

Naomi Suzuki, New Trier 

Japanese language teacher. 

“We tried to find out 

who brought the flag to 

New Trier but could not. 

We think it possibly was a 

former New Trier student 

who brought the flag back 

to the school at the end of 

the war.” 

The efforts of New Trier 

faculty members, Japanese 

language students 

and the society proved 

fruitful. 

The society returned 

the flag this past summer 

after a three-year long 

journey that used clues 

from the flag and New 

Trier’s research, and located 

the family of the 

soldier, Tokichi Shimizu, 

in Japan. 

“The flag went to 

90-year-old Teru Shimizu, 

now a cherished 

memento from his brother, 

who died in battle in 

1944 at age 21,” Suzuki 

said. “Japanese flags like 

Tokichi Shimizu’s were 

commonly given to soldiers 

by family members 

as tokens of protection on 

the battlefield.” 

Once current and former 

New Trier Japanese 

language students learned 

Tokichi Shimizu’s family 

had been found, they 

wrote letters in Japanese 

to Teruo Shimizu. 

“We felt so sad once 

we knew the flag was 

from a fallen soldier during 

World War II and 

no one found it until after 

all these years,” said 

Wilmette’s Miya Jiam, a 

former New Trier Japanese 

language student 

and now freshman at 

Northwestern University. 

“I returned to New 

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

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

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Trier and wrote a letter, 

introducing myself, why 

I am interested in Japanese 

and my connection 

with finding him. I am 

glad I was able to help the 

family gain some closure 

and maybe bring them 

more piece of mind.” 

“We did not expect replies 

from the Shimizu 

family,” said Glenview’s 

Sam Pomerantz, a New 

Trier senior. “It was interesting 

to hear from the 

brother. He lives very 

modestly in the same 

place. He never saw his 

brother again after he 

left for the war but still 

thinks about him after all 

these years. I am glad we 

reached out to the Shimizu 

family and crossed 

continents and cultures to 

do so.” 

Much to their surprise, 

Teruo Shimizu responded 

to the students’ letters. 

“The 45 letters that I received 

from students were 

very heartfelt,” he wrote. 

“During the 90 years of 

my life, I have never received 

letters that moved 

me so much. Thank you. I 

want to express my gratitude.” 

He added his brother, 

Tokichi was the oldest son 

of six siblings. 

“My younger sister and 

I are the two remaining 

siblings. Both of us are 

doing well. My younger 

sister is 87 years old.” 

After hearing from Teruo 

Shimizu, current Japanese 

language students 

and members of New 

Trier’s Japanese Culture 

Club held fundraisers to 

further benefit the Obon 

Society’s cause. 

“The passion my students 

exhibited toward 

returning the flag, corresponding 

with the owner’s 

brother and raising 

money for the Obon Society 

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Faith Briefs 

St. Paul A.M.E. Church (336 

Washington Ave.) 

Voices of BGSU Choir 

St. Paul is celebrating 

our 135th Anniversary in 

the Village of Glencoe. To 

commence this significant 

event, the church presents 

in concert the “Voices of 

BGSU Choir” of Bowling 

Green State University. 

The concert will take place 

at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 

16 at the church. 

Voices at BGSU Concert 

Choir is comprised of 

45 singers and performs a 

varied repertoire, however 

approximately 80% of 

their selections are spirituals. 

Members of the choir 

represent various majors 

and range in age from 

17-22. Their mission is to 

share the culture and history 

of spirituals in a joyful 

manner. The success of 

this choir is made possible 

through hard work, discipline 

and collaboration 

executed through performances, 

community service 

and social events. 

North Shore Congregation Israel (1185 

Sheridan Road, Glencoe) 

Study the Talmud with 

Rabbi Geffen - Fall Session 

Join Rabbi Geffen from 

1-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 

as we continue the study of 

Tractate Brachot. 

Friday Night Young 

Professionals Event 

Join the congregation 

at The Guest Room above 

Antique Taco from 6-8:30 

p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, for 

great food, craft cocktails 

and low-key Shabbat celebration 

with other young 

professionals. To register, 

visit the congregation’s 

website. 

Sunday Morning Parenting 

Book Group - Gift of 

Failure Book Discussion 

In this 4-part series the 

congregation will read, 

“The Gift of Failure: How 

the best parents learn to 

let go so their children can 

succeed.” by Jessica Lahey 

and use it as a springboard 

for discussion led by Tracey 

Kite, LCSW and Rabbi 

Lisa Greene. The next sessions 

will be 9:15-10:45 

a.m. Dec. 16 and Jan. 20. 

Ritual In Our Lives 

Explore with Rabbi 

Greene opportunities to 

make times of joy and 

times of struggle, the great 

and the small, meaningful 

in a Jewish way. this event 

is from 7-8:30 p.m. on 

Monday Dec. 17. 

Am Shalom (840 Vernon Ave.) 

Sugar Factory and Ice 

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Youth! 

We return to the sugar 

factory for delectable 

treats and ice skating! 

Winter is here, so join 

the congregation for an 

amazing youth event - ice 

skating and the sugar factory! 

We will be leaving 

after Sunday School and 

heading to the Sugar Factory, 

one of our kids’ favorites, 

for lunch and delicious 

sweets! Afterwards, 

the kids will be going ice 

skating. Pickup will be at 

Am Shalom at 4:30 p.m. 

When you RSVP on the 

website, ONLY if you are 

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Share the Care - Brookdale 

Visit 

All ages are welcome 

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Each month we’ll meet at 

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with any questions at 

847.835.4800. 

Fanchon Simons’ Feeding 

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On the third Sunday of 

every month, volunteer 

members of Am Shalom 

gather to help at the temple’s 

kitchen from 9-10 

a.m. Questions? Call Nina 

Schroeder at 847-835- 

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St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church (556 

Vernon Ave.) 

Decorate-the-Church Party 

Decorate the Church 

Party will be after the one 

service on Sunday, Dec. 

23. This Fourth Sunday 

of Advent informal 10:00 

a.m. Eucharist will be 

followed by treats in the 

church itself, while all 

hands (all ages) work to 

get the church ready and 

decorated for Christmas 

Eve. 

Christian formation 

On Sunday mornings, 

drop your child off at the 

second floor rooms for 

Catechesis of the Good 

Shepherd at 9:50 a.m. 

This year, we are trying 

something new, having 

all children come at 9:50 

a.m., and joining the congregation 

at the beginning 

of Holy Eucharist. After 

refreshments all children 

are welcomed upstairs during 

the adult forum time. 

Childcare continues to be 

available for the younger 

ones in the nursery on the 

first floor. Children of all 

ages are also invited to 

stay in church with their 

family. 

Glencoe Union Church (263 Park Ave.) 

Gentle Yoga 

Join the church from 

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In Memoriam 

Pamela Platt Carlson 

New Trier graduate Pamela 

Platt Carlson, 64, 

died Nov. 18. She was 

the beloved wife of Loyal 

Carlson, Jr; devoted 

mother of Jessica Carlson; 

cherished sister of 

Kathy (Bruce) Recher and 

John (Kathryn) Platt III; 

fond aunt of Jeffrey and 

Mark Recher and William 

Platt. She was preceded 

in death by her father 

John H. Platt Jr. and her 

mother Katherine Platt, 

nee Steed. Carlson attended 

Sunset Ridge Elementary 

in Northfield and 

went on to graduate from 

New Trier High School 

in 1972. She earned a 

paralegal degree from 

Mallinckrodt College 

in 1982 and graduated 

from the College of Lake 

County in 2007. Carlson 

shared her love of reading 

and her library science 

expertise for many years 

on the staff of the Deerfield 

Public Library. Later 

in life, she earned a cum 

laude Bachelor of General 

Studies from North 

Park University. While 

attending, she became a 

member of the National 

Omicron PSI Society, and 

they awarded her an academic 

honors certificate 

on April 26, 2013. Carlson 

will be deeply missed 

by all who knew her. A 

memorial service will be 

held at 11 a.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 15 at Northfield 

Community Church, 400 

Wagner Rd, Northfield IL 

60093. Interment will be 

private. In lieu of flowers, 

memorial contributions 

may be made to the Vasculitis 

Foundation, www. 

vasculitisfoundation.org. 

For info: 847-251-8200. 

Alice Caroline Hair 

Former New Trier 

teacher Alice “Caroline” 

Hair died Dec. 2. Hair 

was born Alice Caroline 

Janson to Joseph B. Janson 

and Stella Lee Janson 

Feb. 16, 1933 in Excelsior 

Springs, Mo. Her father 

was an authentic Swedish 

masseur, and her mother a 

school teacher. She grew 

up in Excelsior Springs 

with Brothers David, Joe 

and her German Shepard 

named King. She attended 

Gulf Park Women’s College 

in Gulfport, Miss. 

and graduated as a theatre 

arts/Drama major from 

Northwestern University 

in 1955. Hair received top 

honors in her field winning 

several awards including 

Actress of the Year 

for her leading role in the 

play “Wa Mu” in Chicago, 

named outstanding drama 

teacher at New Trier High 

School and was coveted 

as a fantastic high school 

English teacher at Punahou 

School, Honolulu. 

Hair married the love of 

her life, Dr. Walter W. Hair 

in 1955 for the start of an 

absolute true love story! 

She helped support him as 

he finished medical school 

and a move to Boise, Idaho 

to start a medical practice 

and raise a family. She 

leaves as her legacy 3 loving 

sons, David Mason 

Hair (Sharon), Shaun Cameron 

Hair and Mark Janson 

Hair (Barb) and 4 grandchildren, 

Connor Walter 

Hair, Brendan James Hair, 

Sydney Caroline Hair and 

Ally Madeline Hair. 

Hair is preceded in 

death by her father Joseph, 

mother Stella, Brother 

Gustav Janson, brother 

David Janson and brother 

Joseph Janson. 

Hair contributed greatly 

to the Boise Community 

though various wonderful 

causes and fund raisers. 

She served a term proudly 

as President of the Ada 

County Medical Auxiliary. 

As a self-described amateur 

standup comedian, she 

terrorized the Boise medical 

community through 

comedic roasts of unsuspecting 

Physicians and at 

special medical community 

events. She was absolutely 

hilarious and in high 

demand for these talents! 

She loved the stage! 

Hair was an avid reader, 

very engaging in her book 

club and truly treasured 

her dear friends at book 

club. She was an enthusiastic 

traveler and was 

very fortunate to travel 

the world with family and 

many friends! 

Caroline was an amazing 

woman and will be 

missed by the entire 

world...her family misses 

her terribly! 

A simple mission for humor 

and kindness was her 

mantra. Those whose lives 

she touched will never be 

the same and will never 

forget. You know who you 

are! 

A family memorial will 

be determined at a later 

date. The family requests 

that donations be made 

lovingly in her name to 

your favorite charity. 

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 Glencoe community.

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Little Tails Bar and Grill a ‘step up from traditional sports bar’ 

Martin Carlino 


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 

Just months after opening 

Little Tails Bar and 

Grill, John Kopanski and 

Chandra Parshetty believe 

they have the makings of a 

restaurant unlike any other 

in the area. 

The management duo 

behind west Lake Forest’s 

newest restaurant spent 

months conceptualizing 

its vision for a community 

sports bar-style eatery. 

“Little Tails started as 

just an empty shell,” Kopanski 

said. “[Parshetty], 

with the help of some restaurant 

consultants, put it 

all together.” 

Parshetty estimates 

nearly five months of preparation 

work went into the 

restaurant’s soft opening in 

late October. 

With months of experience 

now under their belts, 

and what they described as 

an “outstanding” welcoming 

from the community, 

Kopanski and Parshetty 

are envisioning a future 

full of success. 

“The welcoming from 

the community has just 

been outstanding,” Kopanski 

said. “It’s just been 

absolutely great. The main 

thing we hear everyday is 

‘We needed this.’ ... We 

believe we’ve just begun 

to scratch the surface.” 

Both feel what separates 

Little Tails from other 

sports bar-style restaurants 

is the high quality of ingredients 

they use. 

“What’s unique about us 

is anyone can serve a hamburger, 

but we serve wagyu 

beef in our hamburgers, 

which is a Japanese-raised 

beef. That’s what makes 

it unique,” Kopanski said. 

“It’s something we feel is 

definitely different, something 

good and something 

that is high quality.” 

Although its menu mirrors 

that of a sports bar, 

the food offerings at Little 

Tails go above and beyond, 

according to Kopanski. 

“We’re a step up from 

traditional sports bar 

food,” Kopanski said. 

“And I think [guests] will 

see that when it comes to 

our food.” 

And the root of Parshetty’s 

passion comes from 

the process of making 

those high-quality dishes. 

“I’ve always enjoyed 

the process of making 

food,” he said. “I enjoy 

everything that goes into 

making food. I’ve spent a 

lot of time traveling and 

that has inspired me. Food 

is my passion, and I wanted 

to bring a nice hangout 

place for the community.” 

Parshetty continued to 

say that he draws inspiration 

from the work of the 

late Anthony Bourdain and 

he places an emphasis on 

hand-picking selections 

for Little Tails’ menu 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 months.” 

And regardless of what 

menu offerings they 

feature, Kopanski and 

Parshetty couldn’t be happier 

with the reception 

The restaurant’s shrimp de jonghe ($24) is served with 

five shrimp tossed in a white wine garlic cream sauce. 

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. 

Editors from 22nd Century 

Media headed to the 

new Lake Forest eatery to 

test out some of its offerings. 

We started with The 

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. 

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 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.

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Darcy Barkal 

The New Trier gymnast 

finished third in the allaround 

at the Spartan 

Classic Friday, Dec. 7. 

When did you start 

doing gymnastics and 

why? 

I started doing gymnastics 

when I was around 5. 

I was a very energetic and 

I would always be jumping 

or flipping around the 

house. One day my mom’s 

best friend, who did gymnastics 

in college, suggested 

my parents put me 

in gymnastics. She recommended 

a gym in the 

area I should try and I’ve 

stuck with gymnastics ever 

since. 

What’s your 

favorite part about 

gymnastics? 

My favorite part about 

gymnastics is the thrill of 

it and also the freedom of 

the sport. It’s always thrilling 

and exciting when I do 

well at a big competition 

or I get a new skill during 

practice I never thought I 

could do. I also love how 

I have the freedom to do 

the skills I want and to be 

able to keep adding harder 

skills into my routines. 

Do you have any 

superstitions before, 

during or after a 

meet? 

Before a meet I always 

listen to a certain playlist 

I make specifically for the 

season I’m in and I have 

to watch a movie the night 

before to distract myself. 

I also always carry little 

good luck charms I got 

when I first started competing 

gymnastics in my 

meet bag. 

What’s one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

One thing people don’t 

know about me is that I 

come off as super shy but 

I’m very loud once you get 

to know me. I also love the 

Beatles. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would it 

be and why? 

If I could travel anywhere, 

I would probably 

travel to Greece. My sister 

and I have always wanted 

to go together to enjoy the 

food and the beaches. 

What’s been your 

favorite moment at 

New Trier? 

My favorite gymnastics 

moments have probably 

been getting a school record 

on vault and hearing 

my teammates cheer for 

me and being there to support 

me. Outside of gymnastics 

my favorite moments 

are spending time 

with my amazing friends 

I’ve met. 

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Century Media 

What’s the best part 

about being a New 

Trier athlete? 

The best part about being 

a New Trier athlete is 

the energy and the school 

spirit. The amazing coaching 

staff and team help me 

meet my goals during the 

season and they also make 

season the best time of 

year. 

What’s the best advice 

you’ve ever gotten? 

The best advice I’ve 

ever gotten is to be the best 

version of myself I can be 

and also to live in the moment 

and just have fun. 

What’s your favorite 

restaurant and what 

do you get there? 

My favorite restaurant 

is probably Dengeos. I always 

get their Greek Salad 

and garlic bread. 

What’s your guilty 

pressure? 

My guilty pleasure is 

probably Netflix. I watch 

so many TV shows and 

movies on Netflix, I sometimes 

stay up too late binge 

watching a show. 

If you won a million 

dollars, what would 

you do with it? 

I would donate money 

to homeless shelters and 

Special Olympics. I would 

also want to travel to different 

parts of the world 

with my family. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michael Wojtychiw 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys talk gymnastics, basketball hall of fame 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode of 

The Varsity: North Shore, 

hosts Michal Dwojak and 

Michael Wojtychiw recap 

the season for some of 

the area girls gymnastics 

teams, hear from Glenbrook 

North boys basketball 

head coach David Weber 

on Jon Scheyer being 

inducted into the Illinois 

Basketball Coaches Association 

Hall of Fame, play 

Way/No Way with boys 

swimming and preview 

some fun basketball. 

First Quarter 

Dwojak and Wojtychiw 

recap a fun start to the girls 

gymnastics season. 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from 

GBN boys basketball 

coach David Weber on 

Jon Scheyer being inducted 

into the IBCA Hall of 

Fame. 

Third Quarter 

Way/No Way is back, 

with Wojtychiw predicting 

what’s going to happen 

in the boys swim and dive 

season. 

Fourth Quarter 

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This Week In... 

Trevian varsity athletics 

Boys basketball 

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

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

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

Girls basketball 

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

Boys bowling 

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

9 a.m. 

Girls bowling 

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

Brunswick Zone Hawthorn), 9 a.m. 

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

Lanes), 4:30 p.m. 

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

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

Gymnastics 

■Dec. ■ 15 - host Invite, 10 a.m. 

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

Boys swimming and diving 

■Dec. ■ 14 - at Evanston, 5:30 p.m. 

Wrestling 

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

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

p.m. 

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

a.m. 

Rambler varsity athletics 


■Dec. ■ 14 - at St. Rita, 7 p.m. 


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

■Dec. ■ 20 - at Taft, 6:30 p.m. 

Boys bowling 

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

a.m. 

Boys swimming and diving 

■Dec. ■ 14 - at St. Ignatius, 5 p.m. 

Wrestling 

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

p.m. 

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

a.m. 

Panther varsity athletics 


■Dec. ■ 13 - at Resurrection, 7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Elmwood Park, 1 p.m. 

Raider varsity athletics 


■Dec. ■ 18 - host Rickover, 6 p.m. 

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


■Dec. ■ 15 - at Northside, noon 

■Dec. ■ 17 - at Von Steuben, 6 p.m. 

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

high school highlights 


Loyola 54, Marmion 25 

Connor Barrett led all scorers with 18 

points Friday, Dec. 7, in Wilmette. 

Loyola 58, Montini 28 

Barrett and Bennett Kwiecinski both 

scored 15 points in a road win Dec. 4. 

New Trier 57, Niles West 31 

Ciaran Brayboy led the Trevians with 

15 points Friday, Dec. 7, in Winnetka. 

Sam Silverstein added 10. 


Loyola 54, Providence 28 

Silvana Scarsella had 12 points, Celia 

Satter 11 and Julia Martinez finished 

with 7 assists and 3 steals as the Ramblers 

won in New Lenox Thursday, Dec. 

6 

New Trier 48. Maine South 45 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Liv Ryan had 10 points in a road win 

Dec. 4. 

Regina 31, St. Laurence 23 

Laura Strenk led the Panthers to their 

first conference win in two years by scoring 

11 points Dec. 4. 

Wrestling 

Prospect Invite 

Loyola’s Aidan McKeag took fourth 

place in the 132-pound weight class at 

the Prospect Invite Saturday, Dec. 7, in 

Mount Prospect. 

Loyola d. Lane Tech and Taft 

McKeag picked up his 100th career win 

in a tri-dual Dec. 5 in Wilmette. 

Boys hockey 

New Trier Green 5, Barrington 4 

Thomas Kempf had a hat trick Dec. 5 

in Winnetka. 

REGINA 

From Page 35 

cushion it’d need. 

Strenk didn’t play in the 

third quarter as Regina 

coach Robert Newton employed 

a system of getting 

more of his players playing 

time, something he’s 

done since he took over as 

Panthers’ head coach two 

years ago. 

The system is something 

his point guard feels 

can help the team as it 

continues through its season. 

“Doing that helps us 

because our players, we 

all play differently, so it 

helps knowing that if we 

have the right players on 

the court, even if some are 

struggling, we can play 

the game right,” Strenk 

said. 

Up 11 points with 2:20 

left in the game, it looked 

like the Panthers had the 

game well in hand. But 

then North Shore’s Caroline 

Segal decided to 

take matters into her own 

hands. She scored the 

game’s next seven points, 

cutting a 39-28 lead to 

39-35 with 26.7 seconds 

remaining, but Strenk 

knocked down two free 

throws to ice the game 

with 11 seconds left. 

Strenk would finish 

with a game-high 23 

points, while Segal had a 

team-leading 15 points for 

the Raiders. 

“My take from this 

game is that our kids really 

battled hard,” Blair 

said. If they do that all 

year, what else could I really 

ask for? This was a 

good game for us.” 

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Trevians 

From Page 34 

Murdock tied with Pistorius’ 

daughter, Caleigh, 

who is a senior at Maine 

South, for first place in the 

balance beam. 

Like Zun, Murdock is 

optimistic that the Trevians 

will have a stellar 

season. “There’s lots of 

positive energy this year,” 

she said. 

In stark contrast to New 

Trier, Lake Forest has a 

very young team. 

“The entire roster has 

one junior, Sophie Pozumet, 

and the rest are all 

sophomores and freshmen,” 

coach Megan Miles 

said. 

Lake Forest had the 

fourth, fifth and eighth 

place contestants in all 

around — freshman 

Taylor Cekay (35.625), 

sophomore Kristin Fisch 

(35.500) and sophomore 

Gianna Pasquesi (37.750). 

“Madison Miks also is a 

freshman and she led off 

for us on floor with a solid 

performance (8.175),” 

Miles continued. “The future 

looks very good for 

us.” 

As a freshman, Fisch 

was the North Suburban 

Conference all-around 

champion. 

“It’s nice to have Taylor 

back as a teammate,” 

Fisch said. “She and I 

have been doing club together 

since we were very 

young.” 

Cekay said she started 

doing gymnastics as a 

2-year-old and has never 

stopped. 

Sophomore Sheena 

Graham was the top allaround 

performer for 

GBS, finishing sixth 

(35.050). Junior Jenna 

Hartley also stood out by 

coming in second in the 

vault (9.725) and fifth in 

her only other event, the 

uneven bars (9.075). 

Highlighting Graham’s 

performance was a second 

in balance beam (9.350) 

and a three-way tie for 

fourth in floor exercise 

(8.850). 

“We think we have a 

team that’s comparable to 

our team last year,” said 

coach Steve Gale of the 

Titans, looking back on 

his 2017-18 team’s third 

place performance in the 

state meet in which the Titans 

had a score of 146.60 

to fourth place New Trier’s 

146.275. 

“We are deep with talent. 

We are working on 

developing that talent. A 

lot of good things happened 

tonight. We want to 

get better each meet and 

we did that tonight.” 

“This was our first big 

meet against harder teams 

that perform at a high level,” 

Hartley said. “It was 

my second time this year 

competing in vault. The 

first time was Tuesday 

(Dec. 4) and I improved 

my score a lot.” 

The top all-around performers 

for host GBN 

were Lucie Abbott, who 

finished 13th (32.525) 

and Mady Zirlin, who was 

15th (31.850). 

The Spartans’ best 

event was the vault in 

which Abbott was ninth 

(9.150), Katie Dahlke was 

13th (9.050) and Zirlin 

was 19th (8.57). 

“We had some girls who 

had to go in at the last moment 

because of injuries,” 

GBN Coach Julie Holmbeck 

said. “Bridget Billig 

pulled a muscle and 

was able to do only one 

event (the vault in which 

she had a score on 8.400) 

and Roxy Goldfarb hurt 

her elbow on Wednesday 

(Dec. 5). 

“As a team, we’re moving 

forward. For me, a 

highlight tonight was to 

watch the girls compete 

against a lot of girls who 

are their friends (from 

club gymnastics). They 

got out there and did a 

nice job.”



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


Sports Editor 

New Trier’s Graham 

Dable grew up playing 

soccer. But after trying out 

for the sophomore team 

and getting cut, he knew 

he didn’t want his athletic 

career to end, so he tried 

out for the football team. 

Originally a receiver and 

linebacker, then-sophomore 

coach Jim Davis had 

Dable try kicking because 

of his soccer background 

and the rest is now history. 

“It was really confusing 

at first to try and figure out 

how the game (football) 

worked and stuff,” Dable 

said. “But my teammates 

were really supportive as 

well as were the coaches, 

so it was yeah, probably 

the best decision that I 

ever made was to sign up 

for football.” 

That best decision has 

led Dable to being one of 

the best kickers in the nation 

and earning a spot on 

Tulane University’s football 

team next fall. The senior 

chose the Green Wave 

over Purdue and Western 

Michigan. 

“It’s a really good balance 

of competitive football 

and it’s a really good 

school academically,” he 

said about why he chose 

the school. “I visited for 

the first time last November 

and I really liked it 

when I was down there.” 

Dable will be a preferred 

walk-on when he starts 

school, meaning that he 

isn’t on scholarship. Yet. 

“For the most part the 

coaches are pretty upfront 

about that,” he said. “As 

for Tulane, they have a 

junior right now, so they 

told me I’d have a chance 

to compete as soon as I got 

down there.” 

For many kickers, punters 

and long snappers, the 

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

easiest way for them to get 

recruited is to go to exposure 

camps during the offseason. 

That was the case 

for Dable, who last summer 

attended Kohl’s National 

Scholarship Camp, 

regarded as one of the 

top, if not the top, kicking 

camps in the country. 

Dable credits former 

New Trier and current 

Notre Dame University 

longsnapper Michael Vinson 

for introducing him to 

the camps after his sophomore 

year at New Trier. 

Dable tied for second 

overall at the National 

Scholarship Camp, scoring 

36 out of a possible 39 

points. 

“That was awesome because 

I worked really hard 

all year and then in about 

May or June that’s when 

everything really started to 

click for me,” he said. “So 

the ball just started flying 

a lot further, which was 

great.” 

One of the hardest parts 

of a kicker’s job is to forget 

about the mistakes. If they 

miss a kick, it’s onto the 

next one, you don’t have 

time to dwell on it. The 

best kickers know how to 

do this and do it well. 

But it isn’t something 

that comes easily to everyone. 

“That was something I 

used to struggle with my 

junior year when I was first 

starting to kick field goals, 

it used to rattle me a lot 

after missing one,” Dable 

said. “But now, I just think 

like this, ‘There’s nothing 

you can do, it happens, 

I’ve got to work on getting 

better for the next one.’” 

Dable had a lot of success 

this year, both with 

field goals and kickoffs, 

with many of his kickoffs 

going for touchbacks. He 

isn’t letting that success get 

to him though and knows 

that he’ll have to work hard 

once he gets down to New 

Orleans in the summer. 

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Trevians showcase depth in Spartan Classic win 

Neil Milbert 


The nine-team Spartan 

Classic turned out to be 

a showcase for the New 

Trier, Glenbrook South, 

Lake Forest and Glenbrook 

North gymnastics 

teams. 

The Trevians amassed 

143.425 points to capture 

the championship in the 

competition at Glenbrook 

North on Friday, Dec. 7. 

GBS finished second with 

140.475, the Scouts were 

third with 134.575 and the 

Spartans came in fourth 

with 131.100. 

There were four events 

— vault, balance beam, 

uneven bars and floor exercise 

— and four girls 

represented their schools 

in each of the events. 

New Trier gymnasts finished 

1-2-3 in all around: 

Rachel Zun showed the 

way with a composite 

score of 36.250 followed 

by teammates Maeve 

Murdock with a 36.200 

and Darcy Barkal with a 

35.900. 

Zun was second in both 

the uneven bars (9.250) 

and floor exercise (9.150). 

Barkal won the vault 

(9.75) and floor exercise 

(9.250) and teammate 

Zoey Spangler was first in 

the balance beam (9.375). 

“It was a fun meet and 

we did great right off the 

bat,” New Trier coach 

Jennifer Pistorius said. 

“I’m so proud of them.” 

In spite of illness and 

injuries, the Trevians’ season 

also is off to an exhilarating 

start. Competing 

at home in their opening 

meet they were compelling 

conquerors of Deerfield 

and they then traveled to 

Glenbard West where they 

knocked off the defending 

state champion (on Dec. 

8). 

Barkal was sidelined for 

three weeks with the flu 

and Avery Faulkner (who 

helped the Trevians earn 

a fourth place finish in last 

year’s state meet) has been 

on the disabled list with a 

shin injury. 

“We’re lucky we have 

so much depth, so many 

talented girls,” Pistorius 

said. “We have 12 or 15 

we could put in the varsity 

lineup.” 

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

Northbrook. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media 

The team also has experience 

in competing at 

the highest level. Zun, 

Murdock and Faulkner are 

juniors, while Barkal and 

Spangler are seniors. 

“I was kind of disappointed 

with my performance 

last year,” Zun said. 

“At sectionals I had a mistake 

on my bar routine and 

was really disappointed 

that I didn’t make state. I 

used that as motivation — 

I came back the day after 

state and from then on I 

didn’t take a day off. In 

June I went to Hawaii for a 

short vacation and I conditioned 

in the gym, while I 

was there. I love training; I 

enjoy every practice.” 

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Fast start propels Regina to win over NSCDS 


Sports Editor 

1st-and-3 

22CM FILE PHOTO 

Three STARS of the 

week 

1. Rachel Zun 

(above). The New 

Trier gymnast won 

the all-around 

title at the GBN 

Spartan classic, 

finishing with a 

score of 36.25. 

She took second 

in the uneven 

bars (9.25) and 

floor exercise 

(9.15). 

2. Connor Barrett. 

The Loyola boys 

basketball player 

scored 33 points 

in two games last 

week, both Loyola 

wins. 

3. Darcy Barkal. The 

New Trier gymnast 

set a school record 

in vault with a 9.75 

score en route 

to a third-place 

all-around finish at 

the GBN Spartan 

Classic. 

Regina Dominican 

players stepped into action 

after North Shore Country 

Day scored the first basket 

in the teams’ nonconference 

game Saturday, Dec. 

8, in Wilmette. 

The Panthers rattled off 

the next 10 points, holding 

North Shore without 

a field goal for the final 6 

minutes, 4 seconds of the 

first quarter and the first 

2:27 of the second quarter. 

“They were doing a 

good disciplined job of 

putting pressure on our 

players on the ball,” North 

Shore coach Bruce Blair 

said. “It’s good education 

for us that we need to 

learn how to play through 

that. 

“It was a good experience 

for some of our players 

who are kind of green. 

The good thing is we 

came within six points of 

a good team in their home 

gym.” 

Despite the big lead, 

Regina would hold off 

North Shore 41-35 for the 

nonconference win. 

“This type of game 

gives us encouragement,” 

Regina’s Laura Strenk 

said. 

Strenk led the charge 

for the fast start, scoring 

the Panthers’ first 16 

points, 16 of their 18 firsthalf 

points. The sophomore 

point guard, in her 

second year on varsity, 

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

Photos by Tracy Allen/22nd Century Media 

has already stepped into 

a leading role, something 

she embraces. 

“I do have confidence 

with the ball in my hands, 

but my teammates open 

up the court for me and 

the coaches make plans 

around that so I can get 

shots up,” she said. 

Even with the slow 

start, North Shore was 

able to make it a fivepoint 

game at the half, 

cutting the Panthers’ lead 

to 18-13. However, a 10-1 

run to start the third quarter 

gave Regina all the 

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

Listen Up 

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

talented girls.” 

Jennifer Pistorius — New Trier girls gymnastics coach on 

her team overcoming injuries. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

BOYS BOWLING: Conference season comes to an end at the 

conference meet. 

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

Dec. 15, at Classic Bowl in Morton Grove. 

Index 

32 - This Week In 

31 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

the glencoe anchor | December 13, 2018 | glencoeanchor.com 

That was close Regina holds off NSCDS 

rally in girls basketball, Page 35 

Going south New Trier’s Dable 

commits to Tulane, Page 33 

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

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