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New artisan shop opens at Northbrook History Museum, Page 3 

Artist Richard Cohen (left) discusses his pottery works Friday, Dec. 7, with Sue Kaye, of the Northbrook Historical Society, at an open house celebrating the opening of a new 

artisan shop at the Northbrook History Museum. Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media 

Cracking the 

code GBN students get 

hands-on experience during 

Hour of Code, Page 14 

No shave 

November 

Northbrook officers raise 

money to support Illinois 

Special Olympics, Page 8 

Dance, 

Dance Orchesis 

performances thrill 

audiences, Page 18

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In this week’s 

Tower 

Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial31 

Puzzles34 

Faith37 

Dining Out41 

Home of the Week42 

Athlete of the Week45 

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THURSDAY 

Jazz Blues Salon Concert - 

Rosie and the Rivets 

7-8 p.m. Dec. 13, Northbrook 

Public Library, 1201 

Cedar Lane. A four-piece 

high-energy rockabilly/ 

swing band playing danceable 

music of the 1950s 

and early 1960s. For more 

information, call (847) 

272-6224. 

Managing Debt and 

Increasing Cash Flow 

11:15 a.m. Dec. 13, 

North Suburban YMCA, 

2705 Techny Road. 

Wei Zhang and Le Anh 

Blanchard of the heartland 

Institute of Financial 

Education lead a free 

workshop on creating a 

personal debt management 

strategy for you and 

your family. Open to the 

public. Reserve your seat 

by calling (847) 272 7250, 

or sign up at the YMCA 

front desk. For more info, 

contact Karen Brownlee, 

kbrownlee@nsymca.org. 

FRIDAY 

Chair Yoga 

9:30-10:30 a.m., Dec. 

14 additional session at 

11 a.m, Northbrook Public 

Library, 1201 Cedar Lane. 

Yoga instructor Olga Rudiak 

leads a series of yoga 

sessions for improved 

physical strength, relaxation 

and mental clarity. 

Exercises are done in a 

chair or standing not on 

the floor. Space in each 

session is limited to the 

first 64 people. For more 

information, call (847) 

272-6224. 

SATURDAY 

Cosmic Skating 


Sports Center, 1730 

Pfingsten Road. All ages 

are invited to enjoy some 

fun on the ice. Skate and 

dance to DJ music. Entry 

fee is $7. For more information, 

please call (847) 

291-2993. 

Live Theater: Chicken Little 

11-11:45 a.m. Dec. 13, 

Northbrook Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. 

Improv Playhouse’s Theatre 

for Young Audiences 

presents a hilarious and 

exciting new take on the 

classic folktale Chicken 

Little. For more information, 

call (847) 272-6224. 

MONDAY 

Open Gym Basketball 

8-10 p.m. Dec. 17, 

Greenbriar Gym, 1225 

Greenbriar Lane. The 

Northbrook Park District 

holds open gym basketball 

at Greenbriar Gym. 

Players pay a fee, enter 

the gym, choose sides and 

play a game. The daily fee 

is $5 per person. For more 

information, visit nbparks. 

org/events. 

TUESDAY 

Experience Laughter Yoga 

11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

Dec. 18, North Suburban 

YMCA, 2705 Techny 

Road. Come experience 

a fun way to get happier 

and healthier! Ellen Klein, 

a registered nurse who is 

professionally trained in 

Laughter Yoga, leads two 

hour-long sessions that 

will include gentle stretches, 

laughter, breathwork 

and meditation. All levels 

of ability are welcome. 

Please wear comfortable 

clothing and bring water. 

Free and open to the public. 

Reserve your seat by 

calling (847) 272-7250. 

UPCOMING 

Acupressure Healing and 

Tai Chi Class 

7 a.m., 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

Dec. 20, Body & Brain 

Yoga Tai Chi, 1947 Cherry 

Lane. Body and Brain 

Yoga will be utilizing acupressure 

healing tools and 

its Tai Chi training for a 

deeper healing experience. 

Tai Chi incorporates slow, 

deliberate movements, 

meditation, and breathing 

exercises to help your 

circulation, balance, and 

alignment while restoring 

energy. This is a low-impact 

martial art with amazing 

benefits. For more information 


562-9642. 

Holiday Skating Recital 


Sports Center, 1730 

Pfingsten Road. Join your 

friends and register to participate 

in the Annual Skating 

Recital. Skaters have a 

maximum of two routines, 

solo and/or group, if time 

permits. Routines must 

be limited to 90 seconds 

or less. Holiday music is 

preferred and costumes 

and props are optional. For 

more information, please 

call (847) 291-2993. 

NCS Annual Dinner and a 

Movie 

6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, 

2548 Jasper Court. The 

movie is free and there 

will be servings of Chinese 

food and watching the 

movie “Mrs. Doubtfire.” 

Cost for dinner will be $20 

per person. Children under 

12 will eat for free and 

watch a separate movie. 

There will also be fresh 

popcorn and arcade game 

fun. Open to the community 

and all are welcome. For 

more information, please 

call 847-509-9204. 

Winter Carnival 

11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Saturday, 

Jan. 19, Village 

Green Park, Shermer and 

Meadow Roads. The free 

event features horse-drawn 

trolley rides, singalongs, 

crafts, hot chocolate, a DJ, 

food truck and winter fun. 

Come together in the heart 

of Northbrook for some 

winter fun. For more information 


291-2993. 

ONGOING 

Registration for 

Northbrook Softball 

Registration for the NG- 

SA’s House League runs 

through March 1, 2019. 

This program is for girls 

from second-ninth grade. 

Spring House League program 

is specifically designed 

for girls regardless 

of experience, ability or 

residency. Having fun and 

instruction (without pressure) 

are the main priorities 

of the House League. 

Early-bird discount of $40 

for House League runs 

through Dec. 2 and lowers 

House League registration 

to $200. For questions, go 

to northbrooksoftball.com/ 

Take Off Pounds Sensibly 

Want to lose weight? 

Come join TOPS (Take 

Off Pounds Sensibly). 

This organization offers a 

healthy, caring, supportive 

approach to weight 

control at an affordable 

price. Chapter IL 847 

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Northbrook meets every 

Wednesday for a weigh-in 

(6:15-6:45 p.m.) and meeting 

(6:45-7:30 p.m.) in the 

back lower level of the 

North Northfield United 

Methodist Church at 797 

Sanders Road in Northbrook 

(northeast corner 

of Dundee and Sanders), 

Northbrook. For more information, 

call (847) 564- 

3147 or visit www.tops. 

org. 

Israeli Dancing 

7-9:45 p.m., Wednesday 

nights, Bernard Weinger 

JCC, 300 Revere Drive. 

Join Israeli Dance teachers 

Jim Rust and Harriette 

Leibovitz for a fun dance 

class. Exercise; expand 

your mind; make friends. 

Let yourself be teleported 

briefly to Israel. No partner 

or experience needed, 

just a willingness to have 

a great time. $10/week/ 

person. Contact Abby 

Ashkenazi at aashkenazi@ 

jccchicago.org; (847) 763- 

3627 for more. 

Current Events Club 

Every Tuesday at 1 p.m. 

in the Leisure Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. Join the 

conversation at the Park 

District’s current events 

group. Connect with others 

as you talk about the 

latest topics in the news. 

It’s free to join for Senior 

Center members. Call 

(847) 291-2995 to come to 

a meeting and start making 

new friends.

and and the father of her 

three young children in 

2005. “She was so excited 

and enthusiastic about the 

camps that I wanted to get 

involved too.” 

Operated entirely by volunteers, 

the Artisan Shop is 

open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs- 

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New artisan shop promotes community’s artistic talents 

Elizabeth Manaster 

Freelance Reporter 

Art lovers cozied up with 

a taste of wine and cheese 

Friday, Dec. 7, at the Northbrook 

History Museum 

in celebration of a newly 

minted artisans shop. 

All gathered at the museum, 

located at 1776 Walters 

Ave., gathered to look over 

the freshly updated room 

located at the back of the 

building. 

The room formerly held 

the antiques consignment 

shop known as the Inn 

Shop, but the new store 

features artwork from local 

artists, including jewelry, 

paintings, ceramics and 

more. All items are priced 

reasonably and a commission 

on each sale will help 

fund the Northbrook Historical 

Society’s operating 

expenses and programs. 

There is hope that the 

new shop will bring public 

support to the organization 

and its contributions to the 

Northbrook community. 

“This is the first time 

wine has been served in 

this building since it was 

owned by the Bartelme 

family as the Northfield 

Inn,” laughed Judy Hughes, 

President of the Northbrook 

Historical Society, 

recounting the story of the 

building’s donation in 1973 

when the Bartleme family 

closed its doors. 

In lieu of tearing down 

the building, the Bartleme 

family donated it to the 

newly formed Northbrook 

Historical Society, and it 

was then moved from its 

original home on the corner 

of Shermer and Waukegan 

to its present location. 

With the help of the community 

and many volunteers, 

the building was restored 

and was first opened 

to the public as the Northbrook 

History Museum on 

July 4, 1976. 

Volunteers have long 

been an integral part of its 

history ever since, including 

the newest venture. 

Longtime volunteer Suzy 

Yudell, current vice president 

of the Historical Society, 

was the force behind 

the Artisans Shop. 

“Bruce Bondy of the 

Northbrook Arts Commission 

contacted Judy to see 

if she would be interested 

in showcasing some of the 

artwork from the Plein Air 

Festival,” Yudell said. “We 

talked it over and came 

up with the idea of a shop 

to promote local artists. I 

thought it was a niche that 

we could fill, and so we 

decided to go ahead with 

it. There is deep pool of 

artistic talent in the area not 

only in Northbrook but in 

the surrounding area.” 

A fellow volunteer and 

Northbrook resident Sally 

Keding, shared similar sentiments. 

“It was totally Suzy’s 

vision,” Keding said, commenting 

on the transformation 

of the new shop into a 

more modern, gallery-type 

setting. “She took down the 

old wallpaper and painted 

the walls, hung gallery 

lighting and brought in new 

glass display cases. It’s still 

a work in progress and I 

know they are planning to 

bring in more artists, but 

I think it is going to be a 

great place to shop.” 

The new space displays 

many Plein Air paintings 

ranging in price from $175 

- $700. There is a vast selection 

of jewelry from $14 

and up, ceramics starting at 

$20, as well as quilts, handmade 

pillows, knit scarves, 

mittens, hats, greeting 

cards and items made from 

Judy Hughes, President of the Northbrook Historical Society, smiles Friday, Dec. 7, while holding knit hats at an 

open house celebrating a new artisan shop at the Northbrook Historical Society. Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd 

Century Media 

reclaimed wood and recycled 

quilts. 

Several of the artists behind 

many of works available 

were present at the 

opening reception, including 

Northbrook resident 

Linda Ring. 

Her painted leather flowers 

are multipurpose and 

can be worn as pins, barrettes, 

clipped on a headband 

or even on shoes. 

Each flower sells for $30 

and she offers a wide range 

of color choices. 

Not only does Ring donate 

a portion of her sales 

to the Historical Society, 

she also donates the remainder 

of each sale to an 

organization called Experience 

Camps, which runs 

free one-week summer 

camps for boys and girls 

who have experienced the 

death of a parent or sibling. 

“My daughter Julia 

started working at the 

camps two summers ago,” 

said Ring, who struggled 

with the lost of her hus- 

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members look through 

the many works available 

for purchase at the new 

artisan shop. 

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• Burglary to a vehicle was 

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the 900 block of Willow 

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the front seat. 

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• A complaint of theft was 

made in the 4000 block 

of Pamela Lane after unknown 

subject(s) removed 

a package which was delivered 

to their residence 

without their permission. 

Nov. 30 

• A complaint of fraud was 

reported in the 600 block 

of Dundee Road after a 

complainant reported that 

one of the company’s employees 

purchased several 

thousand dollars in iTunes 

gift cards after receiving, 

what they believed, was an 

authorized email from the 

company’s chief operating 

officer. The email was 

not sent by any authorized 

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• Identity theft was reported 

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• Identity theft was reported 

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p.m. after the complainant 

reported receiving notifications 

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• A report of identity theft 

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in the 2100 block of White 

Oaks Drive after the complainant 

reported that they 

received a letter that a 

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• A report of residential 

burglary was reported in 

the 1000 block of Sussez 

Drive at 8:41 p.m. after the 

complainant returned home 

and found the front door 

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Meet Truffle, this week’s 

Pet of the Week. Truffle is 

a 10-month-old bordoodle 

puppy. Truffle is very 

social. Her best friends 

are named Presley and 

Mollie and her boyfriend 

next door is named Beau. 

She sees them every day. She loves running with 

her friends at the Northbrook Dog Park and chasing 

balls and squirrels in her yard. She has a lot of 

energy and love to give. 

PLEASE HELP! The Tower needs Pet of the Week submissions! 

To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send 

photos and stories to Martin at martin@northbrooktower. 

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Police, officials investigating ‘unacceptable’ racial video posted by students 

Staff report 

An incident in which 

three students at Glenbrook 

South and Glenbrook 

North high schools 

allegedly posted a video 

on social media that contained 

“inappropriate and 

unacceptable racial content,” 

is under investigation 

by local police departments, 

according to 

a letter sent to parents by 

school administrators. 

The Glenview and 

Northbrook police departments 

are currently looking 

into the video, which 

From Dec. 10 

is being passed around by 

students, with support and 

collaboration from officials 

at Glenbrook South 

and Glenbrook North, according 

to the letter. 

The three students in the 

video did not attend school 

on Monday, Dec. 10, GBS 

Principal Lauren Fagel and 

GBN Principal John Finan 

say in the letter. 

“Because we consider 

messages of this type to 

be threatening and offensive 

to members of our 

school community, steps 

are being taken to increase 

security awareness 

on the high school campuses,” 

the administrators 

wrote to parents. “We take 

incidents of this nature 

very seriously, and will 

be diligent in our efforts 

to ensure the safety of every 

member of our school 

community.” 

When asked about potential 

charges stemming 

from the ongoing investigation, 

Northbrook Police 

Department Deputy Chief 

Dan Strickland said “we 

don’t know at this time.” 

“We have to see where 

the investigation leads us, 

if there are charges appropriate,” 

Strickland said. 

“It’s hard to say with juveniles, 

but it depends on 

what we find out.” 

School administrators 

encouraged parents and 

students to share any information 

they have with 

the two police departments 

or with the dean’s 

office at either school. 

People can also submit 

information anonymously 

using online reporting 

forms available on the 

schools’ websites. 

To sign up for Breaking News 

Alerts, visit NorthbrookTower.com/Plus 

Northbrook Police Department releases 

Thanksgiving enforcement numbers 

Submitted by the Village 

of Northbrook 

The Northbrook Police 

Department conducted 

additional traffic enforcement 

Nov. 16–26, reminding 

motorists to buckle up 

and not drive impaired, day 

or night, as part of the nationwide 

Click It or Ticket/ 

Drive Sober or Get Pulled 

Over enforcement effort. 

The Northbrook Police 

Department joined other 

state and local law enforcement 

agencies across 

Illinois to reduce highway 

deaths by issuing citations 

to unbuckled motorists and 

arresting impaired drivers. 

During the 10-day mobilization, 

Northbrook Police 

issued: 

• 36 seat belt citations 

• 1 child car seat citations 

• 1 DUI arrests 

• 2 uninsured motorists 

• 19 speeding citations 

• 5 distracted driving citations 

• 9 other citations 

The annual campaign 

may be over in Northbrook, 

but that isn’t an 

excuse to stop buckling 

up, per the Village. Not 

wearing your seat belt is a 

primary offense, meaning 

law enforcement can stop 

you and issue a citation for 

that alone. All vehicle occupants, 

regardless of seating 

position, are required 

to wear a seat belt. 

“Our officers are out 

year-round. If you or your 

passengers are caught not 

wearing a seat belt, you 

will be cited for the violation,” 

said detective Chris 

Lacina. “If you drive under 

the influence of alcohol or 

drugs, you will be arrested.” 

The Click It or Ticket/ 

Drive Sober or Get Pulled 

Over enforcement effort 

is funded with federal 

highway safety funds administered 

by the Illinois 

Department of Transportation. 

from the village 

1000 Skokie Boulevard 

roadway improvements 

Last week, the developer 

of 1000 Skokie Boulevard’s 

contractor installed 

the last portions of concrete 

curb and sidewalk 

along southbound Skokie 

Boulevard and Sunset 

Ridge Road, backfilled 

the curb, and installed 

pavement markings. Next 

week, crews will cleanup 

debris and complete remaining 

punch list items. 

Village Hall closed 

Christmas and New Year’s 

Eve 

In addition to closing on 

Christmas Day and New 

Year’s Day, Village Hall 

will be closed for Christmas 

Eve and for New 

Year’s Eve. 

ICDC meeting 

On Tuesday, Nov. 27, 

the the Commission discussed 

ways to notify the 

business community that 

effective Jan. 1, 2019, the 

Cook County Sick Leave 

Ordinance will be applicable 

to Northbrook-based 

businesses. 

The Commission also 

discussed how to help 

businesses thrive in the 

downtown area. 

From the Village is information 

submitted from the 

Village of Northbrook.



Youth Services, Optimist Club call in Santa to spread holiday cheer 

Jacqueline Zeisloft 


Decked out in yuletide 

garb and glee, an excited 

crowd of children gathered 

at Youth Services Glenview/Northbrook 

Saturday, 

Dec. 8, to ring in the 

Christmas season at The 

Glenview Optimist Club’s 

fourth annual Breakfast 

with Santa event. 

Santa is naturally the 

event’s main attraction — 

the hero of the hour-long 

breakfast who all the kids 

want a moment with. But 

the organizers and volunteers 

behind the holiday 

magic of Breakfast with 

Santa strive to make the 

experience welcoming and 

fun for all. 

The annual holiday celebration 

is put on by The 

Optimist Club of Glenview 

in partnership with Youth 

Services of Glenview/ 

Northbrook. 

Optimist International 

is a worldwide volunteer 

organization that looks 

to serve children in local 

communities. Through fundraising, 

scholarships and 

community outreach events 

like Breakfast with Santa, 

the Glenview chapter of the 

organization provides kids 

with engaging opportunities 

for positive growth. 

Together, the two organizations 

team up each year 

to host an event for children 

and families to come 

together and meet Santa. 

Optimist Club member 

and event organizer Karen 

Paszkiewicz described the 

process for sponsoring the 

event as a communal one. 

“It’s very collaborative. 

People want to come out 

and help,” she said. 

The event is growing 

fast. Last year, the organizers 

added a second morning 

time slot for Breakfast 

with Santa in order to serve 

Brothers Brandon Bautista, 10, and Jonathon Rangel, 3, 

pose for a photo after a visit with Santa. 

more families. This year, 

the event served about 275 

people in the community. 

Lisa Synnestvedt, the 

former president of Glenview’s 

Optimist Club, said 

Breakfast with Santa is her 

favorite event of the year. 

“This is the event we do 

each year that is entirely for 

the kids,” Synnestvedt said. 

“At this event, we serve a 

lot of our clients, and many 

are underserved kids. All of 

this is for them.” 

Every year, Youth Services 

of Glenview/Northbrook 

calls for toy donations 

leading up to the 

holiday season. The organization 

then donates 

many of those toys to The 

Optimist Club, which gives 

them out to the children 

who attend Breakfast with 

Santa. 

Each child received a toy 

after their visit with Santa. 

Some took home little cars 

or musical instruments, 

others got big fluffy stuffed 

dogs and bears. 

Decorated with holiday 

trees, streamers and a large 

Santa wall ornament, the 

gymnasium was a winter 

wonderland with games 

and crafting stations. Families 

sat around large communal 

tables; parents talked 

while the kids stuffed 

their small faces with donuts, 

waffles and bagels. 

The atmosphere in the 

room was full of joy and 

anticipation as everyone 

awaited St. Nick’s arrival. 

Ivonne Trejo brought 

her daughters — Vanessa 

Alonso, 10, and Mia Ocampo, 

2 — to meet Santa 

on Saturday. Vanessa is a 

member Youth Service’s 

Adventures Program, 

which provides experiential 

programming and 

problem-solving skilals for 

children 5-18. 

Trejo’s daughters showed 

up dressed in sparkly holiday 

ensembles, ready for 

their photo-ops with Santa. 

Vanessa said she wants “a 

big surprise” for Christmas 

this year, while her younger 

sister, Mia, said she’s looking 

for some makeup or 

Princess Elsa’s “dress from 

Frozen.” 

Also at the table with 

Trejo was her friend, Patricia 

Juarez, and her sons, 

Brandon, 10, Brian, 8 and 

Jonathan, 3. Trejo said it 

Please see santa, 12 

Sisters Lucero Cano, 9, and Jackeline Cano, 3, build a tower of holiday boxes on 

Saturday, Dec. 8, at Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook’s Breakfast with Santa. 

Photos by Jacqueline Zeisloft/22nd Century Media 

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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 

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was Juarez and her sons’ 

first time at Youth Services, 

adding they were there not 

only to meet Santa but to 

learn about some of Youth 

Services’ programs. 

Many longtime Youth 

Services clients were at the 

special holiday breakfast 

on Saturday. 

Stephanie Roque, 13, 

said she has been a member 

of the Study Buddies 

program at Youth Services 

since she was in the third 

grade. Each week, volunteers 

in the Study Buddies 

program help elementary 

students with their homework 

after school. 

“It’s really fun,” Roque 

said. “I go after school two 

times a week and get lots of 

homework done.” 

Though she’s only 13, 

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 

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. 

2019-20 school calendar a 

replica of this year 

The board approved 

the 2019-20 school calendar 

for the district’s three 

schools — Hickory Point, 

Shabonee and Wood Oaks 

Junior High also at the 

meeting. 

Superintendent Dr. David 

Kroeze said the calendar 

is a replica of 2018-19 

calendar and that major 

vacation breaks will coincide 

with those at Glenbrook 

North. 

School is scheduled to 

begin on Aug. 21 and continue 

through June 4, 2020. 

Attendance days total 187, 

including five emergency 

days. If the emergency 

days are used the last day 

of school will June 11. 

The winter break will 

begin Dec. 21 and school 

will resume Jan. 6, 2020; 

spring break will start 

March 21 and classes will 

resume March 30, 2020. 

Mia Ocampo, 2, hugs her teddy bear donated to Youth 

Services for the annual event. Jacqueline Zeisloft/22nd 

Century Media 

Roque has many Breakfasts 

with Santa under her belt, 

and this year, she brought 

her younger siblings along 

for the celebration. 

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook 

offers a 

variety of social programs 

to the underserved children 

in the two villages. 

From crisis intervention 

and group therapy to after 

school Study Buddies and 

Boys and Girls Clubs, the 

organization aims to be the 

center of collaborative social 

and emotional support 

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Hour of Code gives GBN students chance to experience computer programming 

Martin Carlino, Editor 

Glenbrook North’s entire 

math department, 

which consists of approximately 

90 classes, participated 

Dec. 5-6 in the 

worldwide Hour of Code 

initiative. 

The initiative, first pioneered 

by the nonprofit 

Code.org, is an effort to 

celebrate computer science. 

Its hope is to give 

every student the opportunity 

to learn computer 

programming. 

GBN educators Steve 

Goodman and Dr. Maria 

Vasilopoulos worked to 

instill the hour of code 

initiative at GBN. After 

some discussion, math department 

educators signed 

on to devote the needed 

hour of class time. 

Goodman, who starting 

teaching computer science 

at GBN two years 

ago, said the initial reception 

afterwards has been a 

very positive experience. 

And stressed the importance 

of these skills in today’s 

world. 

“[These skills] are very 

important, even for someone 

who’s not going to be 

a computer programmer,” 

he said. “The algorithmic 

thinking, the logical 

thought process that it 

develops is pretty important.” 

Goodman continue to 

say there was a eightyear 

span where GBN did 

not offer a computer science 

course. Now, in the 

years since restarting the 

course, it’s become a popular 

choice for students. 

He estimates that roughly 

80 students have signed 

up for the course each of 

the last three years. 

One of the goals the department 

hopes to derive 

from such courses is challenging 

the way students 

think. And Goodman believes 

they’ve done just 

that. 

We’ve reached some 

kids who were interested 

in computer science and 

they never knew it before,” 

he said. “I think it’s 

made them think in new 

ways.” 

Glenbrook North students (back to front) Chris Kostantonov, Kevin Martinez and Ayush Banerjee participate in the 

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Submitted by Glenbrook North 

High School 

Glenbrook North welcomed 

several accomplished professionals 

on Dec. 5 for the annual 

Women in Business Breakfast. 

Attending students were able 

to learn from panelists with 

backgrounds in trading, engineering, 

law, entrepreneurship, 

social media marketing and 

much more. 

“You’re already showing 

people you’re ready to go above 

and beyond to achieve your 

goals just by being here this 

morning,” business instructor 

Mindy Ingersoll told the dozens 

of students who had arrived 

at school more than two hours 

early for the networking event. 

Engineering instructor Christina 

Rose said the event was 

about “making connections and 

having conversations.” 

Guest panelist Kate Flanagin, 

social media coordinator 

for Guaranteed Rate, graduated 

GBN in 2013 and was heavily 

involved in the school’s DECA 

(Distributive Education Clubs 

of America) competition group. 

Flanagin said it was her involvement 

in activities such as 

DECA and several internships 

throughout college that lead her 

into her current career. 

“Don’t be afraid to take 

changes and pivot,” she said. 

“It’s important to trust your 

gut.” 

Virginia McGathey, president 

of McGathey Commodities 

Corporation, earned her seat at 

the Chicago Board of Trade by 

age 21. She encouraged the students 

to “jump into” anything 

they are curious about. 

“All that you need is already 

within you,” she said. “You 

don’t have to be more than you 

are, but you must be all that you 

are.” 

Mary Fernitz, a junior, attended 

the breakfast for the first time 

Glenbrook North students and faculty members pose with business professionals on Dec. 5 at the 

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this year. 

“I really liked hearing about 

everyone’s career experiences,” 

Fernitz said. “It’s inspiring to 

learn about all the challenges 

they’ve been able to overcome.” 

This event was sponsored by 

the GBN Startup Entrepreneurship 

Business Incubator, Career 

and Technical Education Department 

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president, GBN alumnus 

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Village Board 

Chuck Gitles, president 

of Northbrook/Glenview 

School District 30’s Board 

of Education, is seeking 

his first term on Glenview’s 

Village Board. 

He has served as president 

of the Northbrook/ 

Glenview School District 

30 Board of Education for 

the past four years. 

He has more than a decade 

of experience on the 

school board, having been 

first elected to the school 

board in 2005 and reelected 

in 2011 and 2015. 

Gitles also has experience 

as a member of the Congregation 

Beth Shalom 

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After three terms on the 

school board, Gitles said 

he is still eager to serve 

Glenview. 

“I decided to seek a 

trustee position because 

… it continues my work 

in giving back to the community 

that’s given me so 

much,” Gitles said. 

Gitles works as a senior 

vice president in the 

commercial lending department 

of First Bank of 

Highland Park. 

He holds a Bachelor’s 

degree from the University 

of Iowa and a Master of 

Business Administration 

from DePaul University. 

A graduate of Glenbrook 

North High School, 

Gitles moved to the village 

in 2002, where he 

lives with his wife and 

three children. 

Gitles earned the support 

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a group of Glenview 

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to 64 child porn, sexual 

assault charges 

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 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. 

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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. 

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Laird’s home in September, 

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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 

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images and videos 

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said. 

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Lake Forest will usher 

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The Lake Forest City 

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Mayor Robert Lansing’s 

appointment of Jason 

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during the City Council 

meeting Monday, Dec. 3. 

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Dec. 3 City Council meeting, 

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he added. “I look 

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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. 

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 

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. 

The questions were 

posed to voters in every 

municipality in Cook 

County, regardless of 

whether their elected officials 

opted into the ordinance, 

but local governing 

bodies are not obligated to 

opt in or out based on their 

constituents’ votes. 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, 


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 

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Northbrook’s own raised 

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Maple musicians spread holiday cheer at Rosewood Care Center 

Submitted by District 30 

Toes were tapping and 

hands were clapping 

on Dec. 6, when Maple 

School’s jazz band, orchestra, 

and the sixthgrade 

choir performed 

holiday songs at the 

Rosewood Care Center in 

Northbrook. 

The students passed 

out their home made 

holiday cards to the residents, 

which they had created 

during their advisory 

class periods. This gesture 

brought smiles to many of 

the resident’s faces. 

For more than 20 years, 

Maple musicians have 

performed at Rosewood 

Care Center. This activity 

was coordinated by Choir 

Director Decima Panitch, 

Band Director Mike Vecchio, 

and Orchestra Director 

Renee Yoo. 

Maple School students perform holiday songs at Northbrook’s Rosewood Care 

Center Dec. 6 in Northbrook. Photos Submitted 

RIGHT: The students also passed out holiday cards. 

Maple School’s jazz band, orchestra, and the sixthgrade 

choir performed the songs. 

New Winkelman addition opens 

Staff Report 

An eight-room modular 

addition to West Northfield 

District 31’s Henry 

Winkelman Elementary 

School opened for use on 

Dec. 3. 

According to Susan 

Harrison, a spokeswoman 

for District 31, house 

within the addition is: 

• Four NSSED preschool 

classes 

• Core ++ math from 

District educator Beth 

Rohrer 

• Reading instruction 

from District educators 

Jennifer Perryman and 

Robert Lange 

• Math intervention 

from District educators 

Carli Krasavin, Kathryn 

LePine, and Amy Rudolf 

• A conference room 

District 31 students test out a new addition to Winkelman Elementary School on 

Dec. 3. Photo Submitted 

that may be used by all 

staff at Winkelman as 

needed on a sign-up basis 

• Staff and students 

washrooms 

• Utility room 

An open house is scheduled 

for 7 p.m. on Thursday, 

Dec. 20. During that, there 

will be a ribbon cutting and 

tour of the expansion, followed 

by a reception. 

NFYN 

From Page 22 

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. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Local village managers 

recap 2018 at League of 

Women Voters forum 

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 by 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. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 


story WilmetteBeacon.com.

northbrooktower.com sound off 


Social snapshot 

Top Web Stories 

From northbrooktower.com as of Monday, 

Dec. 10 

1. Glenbrook North football’s Pieper resigns 

from head coaching position after 21 years 

with program 

2. Police: Northbrook shopper robbed in Best 

Buy parking lot 

3. Photos: Life Time Athletic opens in 

Northbrook 

4. News From Your Neighbors: Ex-North Shore 

teacher pleads not guilty to 64 child porn, 

sexual assault charges 

5. Glenbrook North boys basketball alumnus 

Jon Scheyer to be inducted into hall of fame 

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from the editor 

Add The Tower to your Christmas card list 

Martin Carlino 


In case you missed 

our introduction a 

couple weeks prior, 

contest time is once 

again here for us at The 

Northbrook Tower. 

Earlier this year, we 

announced the start 

of our annual Holiday 

Greeting Card Contest. 

And with that, we’re 

looking for some holiday 

creativity from the 


This contest is one 

of our most popular, so 

if you’re interested in 

participating this year, 

all you have to do is add 

The Tower to your mailing 

list. 

Holiday cards are truly 

one of my favorite parts 

of this season. Often 

times many of our close 

friends include wonderful 

family photos from 

the year and even go as 

far as including individually 

addressed letters to 

each family they send 

a card to. These notes 

highlight everything that 

went on with their family. 

Doing so offers quite 

the personal touch and 

is something I find great 

value in. 

But no need to worry, 

there’s no requirement 

for such notes to enter 

our contest. There are a 

few rules, which go as 

follows: 

1. One entry per family 

2. Card must be from 

this holiday season, and 

from a Northbrook family 

3. E-cards are accepted 

We’ll be accepting 

submissions of holiday 

cards through Wednesday, 

Dec. 19. So, you 

still have some time, but 

not as much as previous 

years. 

Entries will then be 

evaluated by the editorial 

team and winners 

will be selected, notified 

and handed a grand prize 

from a local Northbrook 

retailer. 

So yes, we’ll be checking 

our mailing list this 

holiday season to collect 

holiday cards from readers 

in Northbrook. 

When submitting, your 

potentially award-winning 

holiday card, please 

do so in one of two ways. 

With the first option, 

please send your entries 

to Attn: Holiday Card 

Contest, 60 Revere Drive 

ST 888, Northbrook, IL, 

60062. 

Second, as mentioned, 

we do accept E-cards. 

Please feel free to email 

your card — or even a 

photo of it — to martin@ 


One last reminder: 

Entries are due Dec. 19. 

The winning entry, and 

potentially more, will be 

printed in the ensuing 

issue Dec. 27. Good luck 

and Happy Holidays! 

Wood Oaks eighth graders are listening 

today to immigration stories from 

members of the District 27 community. 

Northbrook School District 27 posted this 

on Facebook on Dec. 6 

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The student athlete leadership team @ 

glenbrooknorth being guided today by “The 

Team” and long time basketball coach Rick 

Malnati. Thanks for making a difference in 

our leaders lives. 

GBN assistant athletic director Matt Purdy 

tweeted this on Dec. 5 

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go figure 

13 

Longtime 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

Glenbrook North head football 

coach Bob Pieper took the Spartans 

to the IHSA playoffs 13 times in his 19 

years as head coach. Please see Page 

50 in Sports for more. 

letters to the editor 

Editor’s Note: This letter 

was submitted to The 

Tower and is presented 

with only edits for style, 

not language. 

Time for action 

On election day, November 

6, 2018, the voters 

of Northbrook spoke 

with overwhelming clarity 

with a supermajority 

(77%) voting in favor of 

the non-binding resolution 

to raise the minimum 

wage in Northbrook to 

$13.00/hr., to be consistent 

with the Cook County 

ordinance. 

In response, at the next 

Village Board meeting, 

the Board instead voted 

to abdicate its responsibility 

to reflect the will 

of the voters by voting to 

delay any action on the 

minimum wage until the 

end of May, 2019, hoping 

the Illinois legislature 

and new governor take 

statewide action. This 

response is a best tepid 

and at worst cowardly. It 

ignores the unmistakable 

message from its voters 

to do the right thing 

and to act immediately 

to make a living wage 

for the workers of Northbrook 

a reality. 

There is no excuse to 

postpone this decision 

until next summer. Every 

week that passes means 

workers in Northbrook 

will continue to struggle. 

We are an affluent community 

that can do better 

for its workers. Members 

of the Village Board of 

Northbrook, please recognize 

your duty as our 

elected representatives 

and respond accordingly 

to the overwhelming will 

of your constituents and 

take an immediate vote 

to increase the minimum 

wage in Northbrook to 

$13.00/hr. to be consistent 

with the Cook 

County ordinance and 

a growing majority of 

neighboring municipalities. 

’Tis the Season!! 

David Fishman, 

Northbrook resident 

The Northbrook Tower 

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INTERESTING REAL ESTATE DATA 

34% 

26% 

America’s Choice of 

Best Long Term Investment * 

Mortgage Rate Projections * 

Quarter 

Freddie Fannie 

MBA NAR 

Average of 

Mac Mae All Four 

2018 4Q 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.80 

17% 

15% 

2019 1Q 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.95 

Real Estate 

Stocks/ 

Mutual Funds 

Gold 

Savings 

Accounts/CDs 

6% 

Bonds 

*Source: Gallup 2018 

Buyer’s Purchasing Power * 

Principal and Interest Payments rounded to the nearest dollar amount. 

RATE 

6.00 $3,597 $3,507 $3,417 $3,328 $3,237 

5.75 $3,501 $3,414 $3,326 $3,239 $3,151 

5.50 $3,407 $3,322 $3,236 $3,151 $3,066 

5.25 $3,313 $3,230 $3,148 $3,065 $2,982 

5.00 $3,221 $3,140 $3,060 $2,979 $2,899 

4.75 $3,130 $3,052 $2,973 $2,895 $2,817 

4.50 $3,040 $2,964 $2,888 $2,812 $2,736 

$600,000 $585,000 $570,000 $555,000 $540,000 

–2.5% –5% –7.5% –10% 

*Source: KeepingCurrentMatters.com 11/2018 

2019 2Q 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.05 

2019 3Q 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.13 

The Impact of Monthly Housing 

Inventory on Home Prices * 

Less than 6Months 

SELLERS 

MARKET 

Home prices will 

appreciate 

Between 6–7 Months 

NEUTRAL 

MARKET 

Home prices 

will only 

appreciate with 

inflation 

*Source: KeepingCurrentMatters.com 11/2018 

Greater than 7Months 

BUYERS 

MARKET 

Home prices 

will 

depreciate 

*Source: NAR 

PERCENTAGE 

20.0 

17.5 

15.0 

12.5 

10.0 

7.5 

5.0 

2.5 

30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States * 

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 

*Source: Freddie Mac 

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Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook 

lights 11-foot-tall menorah, 

celebrates Hanukkah, Page 35 

Rabbi Meir Moscowitz 

lights a menorah Dec. 4 

outside Lubavitch Chabad 

of Northbrook. Scott 

Margolin/22nd Century Media 

fresh on the 

scene New Lake Forest 

bar jazzing up American 

classics, Page 41

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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 

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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 

Tune in all month in December to Northbrook Community 

Television, cable Channel 17 

7 a.m. and 3 p.m. 

Glenview Northbrook Coalition 

for Youth Raising 

Resilient Youth - Strategies 

For Parenting In A 

Complex World 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Korean War Exhibit at 

the Northbrook Library - 

Presented by Jin Lee 

10 a.m. and 6 p.m 

North Shore Senior 

Center “Cosley Zoo - Tami 

Romenjko, Education 

and Guest Experiences 

Manger of the Cosley Zoo 

in Wheaton - A Learning 

Zoo” 

11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

North Shore Mosquito 

Abatement District - West 

Nile Virus 

Noon, 8 p.m. and midnight 

Northbrook’s 4th of July 

Parade 

1 p.m. and 9 p.m 

Parent University – Paul 

Sweetow & Reducing 

Negative Emotions” 

10 p.m. 

Northbrook: An American 

Tapestry 

visit us online at 

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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 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

northbrooktower.com life & arts 


Menorah lighting marks start of Hanukkah 

Hilary Anderson 


Lighting candles in a menorah 

for Hanukkah usually 

is not a challenge. 

Lighting one that is 11- 

feet tall is, and certainly 

takes more than just a small 

match. 

“We have been doing a 

menorah lighting ceremony 

in Northbrook for many 

years,” said Rabbi Meir 

Moscowitz, of Lubavitch 

Chabad of Northbrook. 

“Our 11-foot tall menorah 

is the largest [in Northbrook].” 

Northbrook residents, 

friends and dignitaries like 

Northbrook Village President 

Sandy Frum, Chief 

of Police Roger Adkins, 

State Sen. Julie Morrison 

and State Rep. Laura Fine 

gathered last Tuesday, Dec. 

4 for the Festival of Lights 

observance and to watch the 

menorah get lit in a big way. 

A gelt (money) drop followed. 

“The menorah is so tall 

we actually had a fire engine 

there whose ladder we 

could use to light the menorah,” 

Rabbi Moscowitz 

said. “Unfortunately the 

fire engine had an emergency 

call and left. We instead 

used a regular, tall ladder 

stationed nearby.” 

Because of its size, the 

menorah does not use traditional 

candles according 

to Moscowitz. It uses items 

similar to tiki torches. 

“The menorah reminds 

us of the rights and liberties 

of all its citizens to worship 

God freely, openly and 

with pride,” Rabbi Moscowitz 

said. 

After lighting the quite 

visible menorah, there was 

a gelt drop for the children. 

Pieces of gelt rained down 

on the crowd from up high. 

Children were not the only 

ones benefiting from the 

drop. 

“Gelt is Yiddish for money,” 

Moscowitz explained. 

“It was designed to entice 

children into good behavior 

and particularly as a reward 

for doing well in their studies. 

It similarly was a meant 

as a way to interest them in 

giving to charity.” 

The version of giving 

gelt evolved into chocolate 

coins in gold foil wrappings, 

which now is frequently 

associated with the 

holiday. 

A symbol and message of 

triumph 

Hanukkah, the Festival 

of Lights, recalls the victory 

more than 2,000 years 

ago of a militarily weak, 

but spiritually strong Jewish 

people who defeated 

a ruthless enemy that had 

overrun ancient Israel and 

sought to impose restrictions 

on the Jewish way of 

life, prohibit religious freedom 

and force the Jewish 

people to accept foreign religions, 

according to Rabbi 

Moscowitz. 

Moscowitz explained 

what Hanukkah symbolizes 

today and why the menorah 

is placed where it is. 

“The menorah is placed 

in a highly visible place to 

publicize the message of 

hope and religious freedom 

to all,” he said. “Today 

Hanukkah is a symbol and 

message of the triumph of 

freedom over oppression, 

of spirit over matter, of 

light over darkness.” 

He added society does 

not have to go far to see 

negativity. 

“Everyone, regardless of 

religion, has a responsibility 

of bringing goodness 

into the world.” 

Northbrook Police Chief Roger Adkins steps up on a ladder Dec. 4 to light an 11-foot tall menorah outside 

Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook. Photos by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media 

Community leaders (left to right) Rabbi Shua 

Greenspan, Rabbi Meir Moscowitz, Chief of Police 

Roger Adkins, Village President Sandy Frum and State 

Senate-elect Laura Fine gather for a photo. 

RIGHT: Levi Moscowitz (left) and Levi Teldon pose for a 

picture before the start of the lighting.

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In Memoriam 

Brian M. Konlon 

Brian M. Konlon, 54, of 

Northbrook, died. 

He was the beloved 

husband of Lynda, nee Jutovsky, 

for 10 wonderful 

years; loving and devoted 

father of Sayde Maxwell 

Konlon; adored son of 

Lynne Davis, the late Barry 

Konlon and son-in-law 

of Judy and the late Larry 

Jutovsky; dear brother of 

Lisa Weiss (Rick, fiancé), 

Wendy (Jeffery) Goldman 

and brother-in-law 

of Michael (Mary) Jutovsky 

and David (Laura) 

Jutovsky; caring uncle of 

Alyssa, Danny, Sydney, 

Morgan, Ben, Katey, Sarah 

and Haley; fond nephew 

of Howard (Susan) Lazar 

and Susan (Michael) 

Katz; treasured cousin 

and friend of many. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

may be made to the 

charity of your choice. 

Stanley J. 

Gaynor 

Stanley 

J. Gaynor, 83, of Northbrook, 

died Nov. 30. 

He was the beloved husband 

of Jo Ann nee Mass 

for 43 years; loving father 

to Brooke (Keith) Day, 

Melissa (Robert) Mastros, 

Nicole (John) Butler, 

Brittney Gaynor (Fiance 

Brian Kaminski) and 

Courtney Gaynor; dear 

brother of the late Donald 

Goldstein and devoted son 

of the late Rose and Robert 

Goldstein; uncle of 

Barry (Marcy) Goldstein, 

Robert (Darya) Goldstein, 

and Cindy (Robert) Stein; 

very proud grandfather 

to Jack, Graham, Luke, 

Parker, Reese, Charlotte, 

Brody, Hailey, and Chase. 

Gaynor was born and 

raised in Brooklyn, New 

York. He went on to serve 

in the Korean War and was 

honorably discharged in 

1963. He was transferred 

to Chicago and started his 

career with Tishman Midwest 

Management. 

Gaynor was a lover of 

anything war and anything 

red, a fighter, a talker, a 

toilet paper and pillow 

connoisseur and a lifelong 

Cubs and Dodgers 

fan. His collection for war 

movies was unmatched; 

it was his passion. Coffee 

ice cream, baseball 

games, New York cheesecake 

and Gray Flannel 

were high on his list of favorite 

things. Always the 

life of the party, his happiness 

was telling stories 

about his life and he lived 

one hell of one. 

Of all the people he 

touched, both willing and 

unwilling, he was definitely 

most proud of his wife 

Jo Ann and his five daughters, 

while supporting him 

in all his glory during 

his heyday, and lovingly 

guided him during their 

last days together. 

Everyone who remembers 

Gaynor is asked 

to celebrate his life in 

their own way, by raising 

a glass in his memory 

would be most appropriate. 

“In any event”, Stan 

was the man. 

Services and Interment: 

private with a celebration 

of Stanley’s life at a later 

date. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

may be made to: 

Pat Tillman Foundation, 

222 W. Merchandise Mart 

Plaza, Suite 1212, Chicago, 

IL 60654. 

Elaine V. Reisin 

Elaine V. Reisin (nee 

Vishny), 93, of Northbrook, 

died. 

She was the beloved 

wife for 74 years of the late 

Bernard J. Reisin; loving 

mother of Shari (Stephen) 

Cohen, Marsha (Steven) 

Levin and Richard (Karen) 

Reisin: adored grandmother 

of Adam (Meg) 

Hootnick, Seth (Alison) 

Cohen, Danielle (Aaron) 

Kaufman, David (Kim) 

Cohen, Joanna Hootnick, 

Rebecca (Gregg) Graines, 

Joey (Meryl), Jonathan 

(Schuyler) and Jimmy 

(Rachel) Levin, Michelle 

and Matthew Reisin: 

proud great grandmother 

of 22; devoted daughter of 

the late Morris and Goldie 

Vishny; dear sister of the 

late Seymour Vishny; 

treasured aunt and friend 

of many. 

The funeral service and 

shiva will be private. 

Contributions may be 

made to the Digestive 

Health Foundation, Galter 

Pavilion, 251 East Huron 

Street, Suite 3-200, Chicago, 

IL 60611, digestive 

healthfoundation.org. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

m.dwojak@22nd 

centurymedia.com with 

information about a loved 

one who was part of the 


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Faith Briefs 

Northbrook Community 

Synagogue (2548 Jasper 

Court) 

NCS Annual Dinner & a 

Movie 

Join for the event where 

the movie is freeat 6 p.m. 

on Dec. 24. We will be 

serving Chinese food and 

watching the movie “Mrs. 

Doubtfire”. Cost for dinner 

will be $20 per person. 

Children under 12 will 

eat for free and watch a 

separate movie. There will 

also be fresh popcorn and 

arcade game fun! Open to 

the community and all are 

welcome. 

Morning Minyan 

Join morning minyan 

followed by breakfast on 

weekdays at 7:15 a.m. and 

on Sundays and holidays 

at 9 a.m. For information, 

call (847) 509-9204. 

St. Giles Episcopal Church (3025 

Walters Ave.) 

Advent Lessons and Carols 

Join Sunday, Dec. 16, at 

4 p.m. for special music, 

congregational singing 

and scripture readings anticipate 

the birth of Christ. 

A reception will follow. 

Blue Christmas/Longest 

Night Service 

Join for an evening of 

quiet contemplation, readings 

and songs for those 

for whom the season is difficult 

to celebrate, or who 

simply want a break from 

stress on Thursday Dec. 

13, and Dec. 20. Labyrinth 

walk at 6:30 p.m.; service 

at 7 p.m. 

Christmas Eve 

Intergenerational 

Christmas Service 

Join for Christmas Eve 

Intergenerational Christmas 

Service, 4:30 p.m. on 

Dec. 20; Camille Saint- 

Saëns Christmas Oratorio, 

10:30 p.m.; Christmas Eve 

late service at 11 p.m. 

Community Breakfast 

Join for a monthly, free 

community breakfast held 

each second Sunday from 

9-10:30 a.m. in the church 

basement. All are welcome. 

Our Sunday morning 

worship service begins 

at 10:15 a.m. 

Men’s Night Out 

St. Giles men and their 

male friends and family 

are welcome to gather at 

Grandpa’s in Glenview, 

across from the downtown 

train station, at 7 p.m. on 

the second Tuesday of the 

month. For more information, 

call (847) 272-6622. 

Islamic Cultural Center of Greater 

Chicago (1810 Pfingsten Road) 

Juma’ah Prayer 

This prayer includes a 

khutba (sermon) by Imam, 

followed by the prayer 

from 1-2 p.m. on Fridays. 

For more information, call 

(847) 272-0319. 

Sunday Talk 

Every Sunday the Islamic 

Cultural Center will 

hold a discussion at 12:30- 

1 p.m. For more information, 

call (847) 272-0319 

or visit www.icc-greaterchicago.com. 

Young Israel of Northbrook (3545 

Walters Ave.) 

Weekly Monday Night 

Torah Study 

Study Torah with Rabbi 

Herschel Berger, spiritual 

leader of Young Israel of 

Northbrook, at 7 p.m. on 

Mondays. Discussions will 

correlate the study topic 

to modern daily life. No 

charge. For more information, 

contact Rabbi Berger 

at (847) 205-1910 or hbglobemet@aol.com. 

Casual Morning Minyan 

On Saturdays at 9:30 

a.m., join for a Shabbat, 

lay-led, participatory service 

held in the mishkan. 

The one-hour service is informal 

and open to young 

and old alike. After worship, 

many participants 

remain for a lively discussion 

about the Torah portion 

over a bagel and coffee. 

Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook (2095 

Landwehr Road) 

Tuesday Women to Women 

Class 

Weekly women’s class 

hosted by Chaya Epstein at 

2:15 p.m. Women to Women 

is a Jewish women’s organization 

run by women 

for women. For more information, 

call (847) 564- 

8770. 

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1133 

Pfingsten) 

“The Case for Christ” 

Series 

Join on a riveting quest 

for the truth about history’s 

most compelling 

figure on Sundays from 

9:20-10:20 a.m. For more 

information, visit Gloria- 

DeiNorthbrook.org. 

Northbrook United Methodist Church 

(1190 Western Avenue) 

Christmas Celebration 

Love is real. God draws 

near. Love Drawn Here. 

Join for a Christmas Eve 

worship on Dec. 24 at 4 

p.m. for a family-friendly 

worship when everyone 

plays. There will be a traditional 

worship with choir, 

communion and candlelight 

at 10 p.m. For more 

information, visit www. 

northbrookumc.com. 

Line Dancing 

Join Tuesday nights 

from 7-8 p.m. for $50 

per six-week session. For 

more information, visit 

www.northbrookumc.com. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Every Thursday from 

7:30-9 p.m. the church 

hosts an AA meeting in the 

basement. For more information, 

visit www.north 

brookumc.com. 

Temple Beth-El (3610 Dundee Rd) 

Kabbalat Shabbat 

Join TBE for Friday 

night refreshing musical 

service every Friday night 

at 6 p.m. Soloists include 

Jane Heyman and Susan 

Coren. Early one is at 

5:30 p.m. For more information, 

contact Shaina at 

(847) 205-9982. 

Congregation Beth Shalom (3433 

Walters Ave.) 

Shabbat with a Twist 

Join for Shabbat with 

a Twist on Dec. 21 and 

Jan. 18 at Congregation 

Beth Shalom from 11- 

11:45 a.m. Families with 

children up to Pre-K join 

us to sing songs, hear a 

story read by our clergy 

and twist your own challah 

with the dough we provide 

and take it home to bake. 

All are welcome, open 

to the community, free of 

charge. For more information, 

call (847) 498-4100. 

Thou Shalt Innovate 

AIPAC invites to “Thou 

Shalt Innovate,” featuring 

Avi Jorisch, author, Thou 

Shalt Innovate: How Israeli 

Ingenuity Repairs the 

World on Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. 

The event will be held at 

Congregation Beth Shalom, 

3433 Walters Ave, 

free of charge. Register 

for program at www.aipac. 

org/CBS and contact Brittany 

Cohen at (312) 253- 

8968 with questions. 

Havdalah, Dinner and a 

Movie 

Get tickets today for 

Havdalah, Dinner and a 

Movie on Jan. 12, at 5:30 

– 10 p.m. at Congregation 

Beth Shalom, 3433 

Walters Ave, Northbrook, 

IL. Join discussion leader 

Reid Schultz to review the 

film, Norman: The Moderate 

Rise and Tragic Fall of 

a New York Fixer (Director, 

Joseph Cedar, 2016) 

watch the film, and join us 

for dinner, movie snacks 

and Havdalah. Tickets are 

$25 for non-members registered 

by Jan. 7 or $32 after 

that date. RSVP to Lisa 

at (847) 498-4100x46 or 

LOrlov@BethShalomnb. 

org. 

Sidney and Frances Avner Torah 

Learning Center of Northbrook (2548 

Jasper Court) 

Rabbi Kalman Worch 

Join for a special Shabbat 

weekend in loving 

memory of Bunny Oberlander, 

Join on Dec. 21 at 

4 p.m. for service and then 

Shabbat dinner and presentation 

at 5 p.m. Costs 

for the dinner at $18 for 

children 12 and under and 

$25 for adults. On Dec. 22, 

join for a service at 9 a.m., 

sermon at 10:45 a.m. and 

lunch and presentation at 

noon. For more information 

and to RSVP, please 

go to torahlearningcenter. 

com or (847) 272-7255. 

Submit information for 

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Pinstripes 

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■■From open until close 

all week: bowling and 

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Northbrook Sports Center 

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GLENVIEW 

Oil Lamp Theater 

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■■Multiple showtimes 

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The Rock House 

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■■9 a.m.. Saturday, Dec. 

15: Gene Lim 

■■Noon Sunday, Dec. 16: 

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Curragh Irish Pub 

(1800 Tower Drive, 

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■■7:30 p.m. every 

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Gorton Community Center 

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Christmas Jazz with 

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Winnetka Community 

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Winnetka Youth 

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Village Green 

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Chicago Botanic Garden 

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

Martin Carlino 

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 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 

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 

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. 

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. 

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 

Little Tails’ namesake burger ($14) is made from wagyu 

beef and topped with avocado, maple bacon, brie 

cheese, bacon jam and garlic aioli. 

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 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Shannon Schmitt 

Schmitt has been a constant 

force for the Glenbrook 

girls hockey team 

this season. 

When and why did 

you start playing 

hockey? 

I started playing hockey 

when I was 9 because it 

was just before the Blackhawks 

started getting 

popular and I live close 

to the ice rink, so I asked 

my dad to go try skating. 

He thought I meant figure 

skating at first, but that 

was too not sporty enough 

for me, so I decided to go 

with hockey instead. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

I like the aspect of the 

team the most because every 

year, we’ve had such 

a different team environment 

and with every year 

it just gets more fun. 

Do you have any 

superstitions before a 

game? 

I always have to sit in 

the corner of whatever 

locker room we’re in so 

that I can see everybody so 

I know what’s going on. 

What is your favorite 

sports moment? 

It has to be two years 

ago when we were at the 

United Center and the moment 

we knew that we had 

won the state championship. 

What is one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I have web toes but I am 

not a great swimmer. 

What would you do if 

you won the lottery? 

I would give half the 

money to charity and use 

the other half to pay for 

college. 

If you could be any 

superhero, what super 

power would you 

want? 

I would want to be able 

to teleport places so I 

could travel really quickly 

and not have to deal with 

traffic. I could also travel 

to multiple places on the 

same day. 

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If you could play any 

other sport, what 

sport would it be? 

I play field hockey and 

softball as well, but if I 

could choose another sport 

to play, it would be gymnastics 

because I think it’s 

so cool. 

What is one thing on 

your bucket list? 

I want to go to all the 

games of a Stanley Cup 

Final. 

If you could be any 

animal, which animal 

would you be? 

I would be a monkey because 

they have so much 

energy and are hopping 

from tree to the next. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michal Dwojak 

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■Dec. ■ 15 - at CCL Conference 

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■Dec. ■ 18 - at Lake Zurich, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 20 - at Mundelein, 

4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Dec. ■ 14 - hosts Deerfield, 

7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 15 - at Lincoln 

Park, 1:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 20 - at Highland 

Park, 7 p.m. 

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■Dec. ■ 14 - at Deerfield, 

7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 15 - hosts Mundelein, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 18 - at Grayslake 

North, 7 p.m. 

BOYS HOCKEY 

■Dec. ■ 14 - at York, 

7:10 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 15 - hosts New 

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Boys Hockey 

North seeking perfection after win 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

Players and coaches 

working to become champions 

never stop seeking 

improvement, something 

Glenbrook North looks 

for even after games 

where it seems like everything 

went right. 

So while the Spartans 

enjoyed their 4-1 win 

over Maine on Dec. 5 in 

Niles, coaches and players 

echoed the need for 

improvement after and 

during the win. Spartans 

yelled during the game 

during the bench, questioning 

whether some decisions 

would help in a 

championship setting. 

That’s what the Spartans 

are aspiring for: 

a championship. After 

champion Loyola Academy 

Gold knocked GBN 

out of the playoffs in last 

season’s semifinals, that’s 

all the team can focus on, 

even after a game where 

the top line produced and 

the defense looked solid. 

But head coach Evan 

Poulakidas found a flaw 

that could keep his team 

from reaching its goal. 

“We have to find some 

secondary scoring for us 

to be the elite team I think 

we can be,” Poulakidas 

said. 

The Spartans started the 

game strong after a few 

minutes of puck exchanges 

in their own and Maine’s 

zone. GBN started to create 

chances and Charlie 

Slovis capitalized early on, 

scoring on a wristshot with 

12 minutes, 41 seconds 

left in the first period. 

GBN’s defense created 

an opportunity when Matt 

Dahlke ended up on a 

breakaway and scored on 

the Maine goaltender with 

Glenbrook North boys hockey player Charlie Slovis looks to move the puck against Maine on Dec. 5 in Niles. 

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9:42 left in the first period, 

helping the Spartans 

get off to a quick start, 

something they know will 

be the key to success. 

“One of our goals is 

to start fast, whether we 

score or not, we want to 

dictate the play at the beginning, 

we don’t want it 

to be dictated against us,” 

Poulakidas said. 

The top line of Slovis, 

Dahlke and Mikey Day 

continued to produce, as 

Slovis added his second 

goal in the second period 

and Day scored in the third 

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period to give the Spartans 

a 4-0 lead. The line 

has worked well together 

throughout the season and 

created different opportunities 

for each other, sometime 

inadvertently. 

“My first line was 

grinding the entire time 

and honestly I did no 

work,” Slovis said. “My 

guys were feeding it to me 

and I was right there.” 

But besides the top 

line, both Slovis and Poulakidas 

admitted there’s 

still room for growth. 

The Spartans know if 

they want to compete 

for a state championship 

against teams like Loyola 

Gold and New Trier 

Green, they’ll need to add 

on to their depth. The top 

line can’t play for the entire 

game, and if they do, 

things will turn bad fast. 

Poulakidas is challenging 

his players to compete 

even after games like 

the win against Maine. 

While it’s nice to win a 

game at the beginning of 

December, the players 

and coaches know they’ll 

need a bigger, more-complete 

performance from 

all line in order to achieve 

their dreams. 

“If we can get help 

from our third and fourth 

lines, and I think they’re 

talented enough, it’s not 

like they’re not capable 

to do it,” Poulakidas said. 

“They just have to have 

the will to do it.” 

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Shore Podcast 

Guys talk 

gymnastics, 

basketball hall 

of fame 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode of 

The Varsity: North Shore, 

hosts Michal Dwojak and 

Michael Wojtychiw recap 

a good start to the season 

for some of the area girls 

gymnastics teams, hear 

from Glenbrook North 

boys basketball head 

coach David Weber on Jon 

Scheyer being inducted 

into the Illinois Basketball 

Coaches Association Hall 

of Fame, play Way/No 

Way with boys swimming 

and preview some fun basketball 

in the area. 

First Quarter 

Michal Dwojak and Michael 

Wojtychiw recap a 

fun start to the girls gymnastics 

season at the Spartan 

Classic. 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from 

Glenbrook North boys 

basketball head coach David 

Weber on Jon Scheyer 

being inducted into the Illinois 

Basketball Coaches 

Association 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 

To finish things, the guys 

talk some area basketball, 

including some discussion 

about hall of famers.



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Boys Swimming and Diving 

North falls in rival meet against South 

Gary Larsen 


Glenbrook North senior 

Ryan Purdy won the 200 

individual medley, coming 

from behind finish in 1 

minute, 53.61 seconds, just 

27 hundredths of a second 

ahead of the Glenbrook 

South’s Max Iida when the 

two faced off on Friday, 

Dec. 7, in Glenview. 

Purdy’s time broke the 

Spartans’ program record 

in the 200 IM in the Titans’ 

116-69 dual meet win over 

GBN. 

“He’s really competitive, 

which you saw in the 

IM when he raced down 

(Iida), who’s a really good 

IM’er,” Spartans coach Jarod 

Schroeder said. “I like 

those kinds of guys, who 

grit their teeth and just 

don’t want to get beat. 

“He’s a guy that used 

to play football and now 

he’s committed to swimming. 

He’s an athlete and 

he picks things up really 

quickly.” 

Purdy also won 100 

backstroke for the Spartans, 

while senior Ryan 

Cohn dominated the field 

in the 1 meter diving event, 

finishing with 257 points. 

“Our breaststrokers, 

Daniel Kaufman and Sam 

Shin, swam well and so 

did Jake Shapiro,” Schroeder 

said. “He went (personal) 

best in-season times 

in the 200 free and the 100 

fly today.” 

Kaufman was second 

and Shin third in the 100 

breaststroke, while Shapiro 

was second in the 100 

butterfly and 200 freestyle 

events. 

Sophomore Sami Moussally 

didn’t have a team 

to swim on at Grayslake 

Central last year, so when 

Glenbrook North’s Ryan Purdy swims against Glenbrook South on Friday, Dec. 7, in Glenview. Gary Larsen/22nd 

Century Media 

he transferred to GBS the 

team culture under coach 

Keith MacDonald was 

new to him. 

So far, he can’t say 

enough about it. 

“Being a part of this 

team is just amazing,” 

Moussally said. “The energy 

is always up, somebody 

is always cheering for you, 

and no one’s ever letting 

you get down. It’s just all 

positivity.” 

Moussally won the 200 

and 500 freestyle events 

and didn’t take the lead in 

the 500 until the mid-point 

of the race before finishing 

10 seconds ahead of the 

field. 

“The 500 is a bit of a 

stretch for him,” MacDonald 

said. “He’s more of a 

100, 200 guy so when we 

come down to the very end 

of the season, he’s going 

to be very valuable in the 

shorter races. He’s talented 

and we’re fortunate to 

have him. He gets along 

with all the guys, and I 

think he’s really enjoying 

the experience,” 

The 500 freestyle is a 

grueling race and Moussally 

felt things out before 

turning on the afterburners, 

finishing with a time 

of 4 minutes, 46.34 seconds. 

“I like to take out my 

first 250 a little easy, get a 

feel for the water, and then 

I’ve just got to go,” Moussally 

said. “First I want to 

have a good stroke built 

in so that In know when I 

pick it up, I can keep good 

technique. Then I have to 

sprint and whatever pain 

comes, I just have to ignore 

it. 

“It was a good race. I 

was about ten seconds off 

my best but I definitely felt 

like I could have taken it 

out a little bit harder.” 

The Titans kicked off 

the meet with a win from 

the 200 medley relay 

team of Max Iida, Quinn 

Loughran, Matt Dale and 

Elliot Chen. With a time 

of 1:37.37, the foursome 

finished a mere 33 hundredths 

of a second ahead 

of the Spartans’ Ryan Purdy, 

Daniel Kaufman, Alexander 

Johnson, and Ilian 

Farbman. 

South also won the 200 

freestyle relay thanks to 

Zac Spalding, Mike Hadjiivanov, 

Kevin Becker, and 

Adam Zuiker. 

The junior Hadjiivanov 

also won the 50 free for 

GBS. 

“He’s a monster of a 

swimmer and he’s been 

swimming great,” Mac- 

Donald said. 

Loughran won the 100 

butterfly in 52.27, just 

five-hundredths of a second 

ahead of North’s Jake 

Shapiro. Chen won the 100 

freestyle and Iida won the 

100 breaststroke events. 

Loughram and Iida 

are sophomores who had 

great success last season. 

Loughran finished 11th 

in the 100 butterfly at the 

state finals as a freshman, 

and Iida placed 12th in the 

100 breaststroke. 

“They’re both back and 

they’re swimming great,” 

MacDonald said. “They 

haven’t really grown a lot 

(physically) since last year 

but in the water, they’re 

much farther ahead than 

they were as freshmen. 

The end of the year is going 

to be really exciting for 

those two.” 

Iida, Loughran, and returning 

junior Adam Zuiker 

were also part of the 200 

medley relay that placed 

12th at last year’s state finals. 

The junior Chen was 

on the 400 freestyle relay 

team that placed eighth 

downstate two years ago. 

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a couple mental mistakes, 

we got in foul trouble with 

our point guard (Mirochnick) 

and when he went 

out that’s when they took 

that lead. 

“But that’s a great team. 

They’re smart, they share 

the ball, and they’re a very 

well-coached team.” 

South’s 16-point lead 

held after each team scored 

13 points in the third quarter, 

but the Titans’ lead 

swelled to 53-33 early in 

the fourth on a Joe Shapiro 

drive to the basket. 

The Spartans continued to 

battle but the Titans stayed 

in control to the final 

buzzer. King and Jimmy 

McMahon each finished 

with nine points, while the 

Titans got two three-pointers 

in the game from Mac 

Hubbard and one apiece 

from McMahon and Tyler 

Nelson. 

“It was a fun game and 

fun to win against our rival,” 

King said. “I haven’t 

beaten them in my four 

years here so it was really 

nice to get the win. 

We played really well as a 

team. Chemistry-wise, this 

is the best team I’ve ever 

been a part of. We know 

where to find each other 

and we know how to play 

as a team.” 

GBN center Frank Siegien 

led the Spartans with 

15 points, Brian Johnson 

scored 12 and Jeremy 

Gertz scored seven. Gertz 

hit two 3-pointers while 

Alex Press and Mirochnick 

buried one a piece, for 

a Spartans offense in the 

process of finding its way. 

“We’ve just got to keep 

working and figure our 

offense out,” Weber said. 

“Against good teams it’s 

been difficult for us to 

score and as a coach, I 

have to figure out what we 

should run to get us more 

looks.”

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Girls Gymnastics 

Spartans finish strong at Spartan Classic 

Neil Milbert 


The nine-team Spartan 

Classic turned out to be 

a showcase for the New 

Trier, Glenbrook South, 

Lake Forest and Glenbrook 

North. 

The Trevians amassed 

143.425 points to capture 

the championship in the 

competition at GBN 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. 

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.” 

Sophomore Sheena Graham 

was the top all-around 

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.” 

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 

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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.” 

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.” 

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.” 

Pieper 

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proach. 

“It’s about family here,” 

said Purdy, who will be entering 

his 23rd season as a 

member of North’s coaching 

staff. “We tell the kids 

the family approach is 

what we want to have.” 

Purdy, who credits 

Pieper for much of where 

his coaching and professional 

career is, continued 

to say “the foundation and 

the success of our program 

has been that family approach.” 

Within his coaching 

staff, Pieper built the same 

focus. He always told his 

coaches family came first, 

and if they had to miss a 

practice or football obligation 

for family purposes, 

he’d be happy to cover for 

them. Pieper’s relationship 

with his coaches is something 

he holds dear to his 

heart. 

“This coaching staff has 

been great … they’ve been 

very loyal, and we’re all 

friends first,” Pieper said. 

“We all believe in family. 

We just have a great time, 

we have great relationships, 

we laugh and joke 

a lot.” 

The future 

Although Pieper is stepping 

down from his head 

coaching position, he 

plans to still stay involved 

at GBN. 

“My plan is to still 

coach, I’m going to coach 

the lower levels” he said. 

“I still love football, I want 

to be around football. … I 

just have to make sure that 

I can see my son play.” 

When looking back on 

his tenure at GBN, Pieper 

is “extremely proud” of 

the success on the field, 

but he’s equally proud of 

the impact off the field. 

“I’m really proud of how 

many former players have 

gone on to teach or coach,” 

he said. “That means we 

really made a difference. 

… That means a lot when 

you see all these guys giving 

back to the game.” 

Despite him not being 

the varsity head coach 

anymore, Pieper’s impact 

won’t be forgotten. 

“His legacy is one of 

those ones that will last forever,” 

Purdy said. “Whether 

it’s 15 years from now, 

it’s just something that 

doesn’t go away.”



Pieper’s legacy ‘one that will last forever’ 

Martin Carlino, Editor 

Much of the success of 

longtime Glenbrook North 

head football coach Bob 

Pieper, the winningest 

coach in the program’s history, 

is rooted in his belief 

in family. 

Pieper’s family-first focus 

and his desire to watch 

his son’s high school football 

career, are also at the 

heart of his decision to 

step down as GBN’s head 

coach. 

A Dec. 4 press release 

from GBN’s athletic department 

states Pieper is 

resigning so he can “watch 

his son play high school 

football in the future.” 

Pieper’s son is currently 

a member of the football 

program at Vernon Hills 

NORTH SHORE 

High School. 

Pieper coached at GBN 

for 21 years, 19 of those 

as the team’s head coach. 

He served as North’s head 

coach from 1997-2000 and 

then from 2004-2018. 

In his tenure with the 

Spartans, Pieper racked up 

120 wins, 10 conference 

championships and 13 

trips to the IHSA playoffs. 

The IHSFCA Hall of Fame 

enshrined Pieper in 2018. 

The hall of famer leaves 

the position with a laundry 

list of accomplishments. 

And his journey into Spartans 

lore started in 1997. 

A phone call from Jim 

Bloch 

Prior to his tenure at 

GBN, Pieper coached for 

Crete-Monee High School 

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in Crete, Ill., from 1992 to 

1996. 

In early 1997, a call 

from Jim Bloch, then GBN 

athletic director, sparked 

Pieper’s interest in coming 

to Northbrook. 

“I was the head football 

coach at Crete-Monee … 

my wife and I had been 

married for 10 months, 

we had just bought a new 

home and one night when 

we got home, there was a 

message on our answering 

machine from Jim Bloch,” 

Pieper said. “ He ask me if 

I’d be interested in coming 

to speak with him.” 

Enticed by Bloch’s offer, 

Pieper met with him 

and it wasn’t long before 

mutual interests came to 

light. 

“When I came up and 

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looked at the community 

and looked at the facilities 

and met with Mr. Bloch, I 

was very impressed with 

him and thought he had 

a plan going forward that 

would support football,” 

Pieper said. 

Pieper quickly noticed 

the school’s record of success 

in other sports and envisioned 

a strong possibility 

to transfer that over to 

the football field. 

“To me that means that 

there was athletes in the 

school, and we just had to 

get them out for football,” 

he said. 

Changing the program’s 

culture 

Success and GBN football 

were not synonymous 

in the 1990s — but then 

Pieper, and a new coaching 

staff, arrived with the 

hope and skill necessary to 

change that. 

In 1999, just his third 

season as the team’s head 

coach, Pieper led the Spartans 

to their first playoff 

appearance in nearly two 

decades, but success did 

not come right away. 

“The first year, even 

though we went 0-9 … 

there was a lot of progress 

that first year,” Pieper said. 

“I think we lost six games 

by seven points or less.” 

To instill a winning attitude 

in the program, 

Pieper and his coaching 

staff knew a change in the 

program’s culture was necessary. 

“It took a lot of people 

to change the culture,” he 

said. “A lot of great people, 

a lot of great kids, a lot of 

great coaches. The faculty 

and especially the parents, 

they’ve been so supportive 

over the years. ... So it kind 

of took a village to change 

Longtime Glenbrook North head football coach Bob 

Pieper, the winningest coach in the program’s history, is 

resigning from his position. Pieper won a school-record 

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our culture.” 

One of the members of 

the coaching staff Pieper 

brought in was Matt Purdy. 

Purdy played for the University 

of Iowa and spent 

time with the Philadelphia 

Eagles in 1996. 

At the heart of the staff’s 

philosophy was instilling 

hope among the program’s 

players. 

“It was a lot about trying 

to get the kids to believe 

in the program and in the 

system,” Purdy said. “And 

trying to get the best effort 

put on the field. And 

I think that was a big part 

of the evolution of the program.” 

A tactical mind on the 

sideline 

Many factors outside the 

sideline helped shaped the 

program’s, and Pieper’s, 

success. But on the field, 

Pieper’s in-game and 

weekly coaching set the 

Spartans up for prosperity. 

“[Tactically] he simply 

might be one of the best,” 

Purdy said. “I think that 

one of the best things that 

he is known for is his ability 

to see something on 

the field at the time and 

quickly adapt the offense 

or defense to it. He might 

be the best guy I’ve ever 

been around in drawing it 

up in the sand on the fly.” 

Outside of in-game 

coaching, Pieper helped 

prepare players with the 

mindset he believed they 

needed to have. 

“I think that one of his 

best qualities was being 

able to help us leave the 

negative behind and really 

focused on moving us 

forward as a team,” Chris 

Heywood, a 2017 all-conference 

Spartans football 

player said. 

Ben Kieffer, a 2018 allconference 

Spartan, shared 

similar sentiments. 

“Coach Pieper always 

did a great job of leading 

the team,” he said. “He did 

a great job making us feel 

like a team.” 

Kieffer continued to say 

Pieper “created a winning 

culture that wasn’t there 

before” and encouraged 

his players to “never settle.” 

A family-first approach 

As a leader of young 

men, Pieper hoped to pass 

down life lessons to his 

players that far transcended 

the game of football. 

One of the most important 

messages he believed 

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1st-and-3 

Athletes of the 

week 

1. Frank Siegien 

(ABOVE) The Glenbrook 

North boys 

basketball player 

led the way for the 

Spartans in a loss 

to rival Glenbrook 

North, scoring 15 

points. 

2. Jon Scheyer 

North’s boys 

basketball legend 

adds on to his 

career accomplishments 

when 

it was announced 

that he’ll be 

inducted into the 

Illinois Basketball 

Coaches Association 

Hall of Fame 

in 2019. 

3. Bob Pieper The 

GBN football head 

coach announced 

his resignation 

after being the 

winningest coach. 

Boys Basketball 

North can’t keep up with South 

Gary Larsen 


After Glenbrook South 

junior Dom Martinelli 

scored 26 points against 

his team, veteran Glenbrook 

North coach David 

Weber did not mince 

words. 

“Martinelli is the best 

high school player I’ve 

seen in years,” Weber 

said. “He’s unbelievable. 

It doesn’t look real fancy, 

but he’s going to get 30 

(points) on you like it’s 

nothing.” 

Martinelli’s ability to 

move without the ball and 

get open was on full display 

in Glenbrook South’s 

62-44 win at GBN on Saturday, 

Dec. 8. 

GBS senior Will King 

can distribute as well as 

any point guard around, 

and he appreciates the 

work Martinelli does to 

provide an easy target. 

“The kid’s amazing,” 

King said. “I love playing 

with him. He hustles and 

scraps a lot for his points, 

he knows how and when 

to get open, and we can all 

find him.” 

Martinelli, a 6-foot-4 

forward, said that in his 

second varsity season, he 

simply has a better understanding 

of South coach 

Phil Ralston’s offense. 

“I just move to open 

spots and try to get as many 

looks as I can,” Martinelli 

said. “My teammates give 

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me great passes and I just 

keep working hard for the 

ball. The key is just hard 

work, having an IQ for the 

game, and understanding 

where the open spots are.” 

The Central Suburban 

League crossover game in 

Northbrook was nip and 

tuck at the outset as the 

game’s first quarter saw 

eight lead changes. GBN 

took a 12-11 lead on a 

baseline jump shot from 

Brian Johnson, but that 

was the last time the Spartans 

would hold the lead 

all night. 

A 3-pointer from Tyler 

Nelson gave GBS a 14- 

12 lead and the Titans led 

17-12 by quarter’s end. 

King led South with seven 

points and guard David 

Mirochnick led North with 

five. 

The second quarter saw 

GBS (8-0) take control 

over GBN (5-3). The Titans 

used a 19-8 scoring 

edge in the quarter to build 

a 36-20 halftime lead as 

Martinelli scored 10 of his 

26 points to lead the way. 

Ralston was pleased 

with his side’s secondquarter 

play. 

“We ran our (offensive) 

sets perfectly and were 

able to get some transition 

baskets, and I thought our 

defense was just outstanding,” 

Ralston said. “So far 

this season they’ve done 

a nice job of playing the 

game the way we want it 

played.” 

Turnovers hurt GBN in 

the pivotal second quarter. 

“We knew it was going 

to be a battle and we needed 

to hang close in that first 

half,” Weber said. “We had 

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Boys basketball 

Scheyer to be inducted into hall of fame 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

Jon Scheyer gave Glenbrook 

North fans one of 

their favorite athletic moments 

in 2005 when the 

boys basketball won the 

school’s only state championship. 

Now Scheyer will enter 

into an elite class of Illinois 

basketball history 

when he will be inducted 

into the Illinois Basketball 

Coaches Association Hall 

of Fame as part of its latest 

class. The 2006 Illinois 

Mr. Basketball will join 

numerous different players, 

coaches and broadcasters 

in the latest class 

that will be inducted in 

2019. 

The nod likely doesn’t 

come as a shock to many 

fans and didn’t to his high 

school head coach and current 

GBN boys basketball 

coach David Weber. 

“I think it’s a great honor,” 

Weber said. “Obviously 

this was going to happen 

sometime because he is, to 

me, one of the best players 

that’s ever played in this 

state. If you look at all the 

records just through history 

of Illinois, I know he’s 

in a lot of those categories. 

It’s just an outstanding career, 

well-deserved.” 

Scheyer came onto the 

scene quickly and captured 

the eyes of many high 

school basketball fans during 

his time at GBN. His 

teams advanced to three 

Elite Eights, including the 

2005 state-championship 

run. 

He is the fourth-leading 

scorer in Illinois history 

with 3,034 points and is 

the only player in state 

history to finish his career 

ranked in the all-time top 

10 in points, rebounds, assists 

and steals. 

Scheyer was an McDonald's 

All-American in 2006 

before he graduated and 

continued his basketball 

career at Duke University. 

He is now the associate 

head coach for the Duke 

men’s basketball team. 

Weber saw firsthand the 

impact Scheyer had on 

the basketball community 

in Illinois. As an inductee 

into the hall of fame last 

year, he knows Scheyer 

will go back and remember 

all the great memories 

he had in high school. 

His former head coach 

remembers how he was 

one of the best in Illinois 

history. 

“Sometimes he was so 

good and people tried to 

be like him but people 

weren’t as good as him,” 

Weber said. “I think he’s 

very unique and wasn’t a 

kid who made spectacular 

dunks, making those 

acrobatic palys, he was 

just such a smart basketball 

player. Through the 

years, kids saw how you 

should play the game because 

he played it the right 

way. He’s been a great role 

model for anybody that 

during those years was 

able to watch him.” 

Listen Up 

“... he is, to me, one of the best players that’s 

every played in this state.” 

David Weber — The GBN boys basketball head coach 

on Jon Scheyer being inducted into the hall of fame. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

The Glenbrook North boys hockey team hosts New 

Trier Green on Saturday, Dec. 15. 

• 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, at Northbrook Sports 

Complex 

Index 

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46 - Boys Hockey 

Fastbreak is compiled by The Tower’s staff. Send comments to 

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Falling short Spartans 

can’t keep up with GBS, Page 51 

Strong start 

North finishes well at 

Spartan Classic, Page 49 

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