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Wilmette & Kenilworth's Award-Winning Hometown Newspaper wilmettebeacon.com • January 24, 2019 • Vol. 9 No. 21 • $1<br />

A<br />

Publication<br />

,LLC<br />

Community seeks to assist Wilmette Coast Guard amid government shutdown, Page 4<br />

The U.S. Coast Guard, stationed at Wilmette Harbor, remains on duty during the<br />

government shutdown as local businesses like Zier’s Prime Meats & Poultry look<br />

to help. Eric Degrechie/22nd Century Media INSET: Owner Denise Zier (left) and her<br />

daughter, Elizabeth, prepare food gift cards. Hilary Anderson/22nd Century Media<br />

Local Mary Poppins<br />

New Trier grad opens Date Night<br />

Boutique, Page 8<br />

Faith in<br />

solar<br />

Local<br />

churches<br />

discuss<br />

environment,<br />

Page 10<br />

Finding the right fit<br />

The first installment of Private<br />

School Guide, INSIDE


2 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon calendar<br />

wilmettebeacon.com<br />

In this week’s<br />

beacon<br />

Police Reports6<br />

Pet of the Week8<br />

Editorial25<br />

Puzzles28<br />

Obituaries30<br />

Dining Out33<br />

Home of the Week35<br />

Athlete of the Week38<br />

The Wilmette<br />

Beacon<br />

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Sales director<br />

Peter Hansen, x19<br />

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real estate sales<br />

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FRIDAY<br />

Kindness Club<br />

2:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 25,<br />

Wilmette Public Library,<br />

1242 Wilmette Ave. All<br />

ages. Drop in to make a<br />

special valentine for a senior<br />

friend at the Mather<br />

Place of Wilmette.<br />

SATURDAY<br />

Monte Carlo Night<br />

6-10 p.m. Jan. 26, A.<br />

Perry Homes Studio,<br />

1220 Washington Ave.,<br />

Wilmette. The event is<br />

an upscale cocktail attire<br />

gala and benefiting Northwestern<br />

Settlement. This<br />

year’s theme is a night<br />

in Monte Carlo and will<br />

feature blackjack, poker,<br />

craps, roulette and the opportunity<br />

to win some fabulous<br />

prizes. Cost is $50,<br />

includes food, drinks and<br />

chips to begin your night.<br />

Registration: https://montecarlonight2019.eventbrite.com.<br />

SUNDAY<br />

History of alcohol<br />

2-3:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Wilmette<br />

Historical Museum,<br />

609 Ridge Road, Wilmette.<br />

In her talk, “City of<br />

Booze Shoulders,” historian<br />

Liz Garibay will lead<br />

a lively conversation about<br />

the pivotal role alcohol has<br />

played in the development<br />

and evolution of Chicago.<br />

Free talk is open to the<br />

public and will be preceded<br />

by a brief meeting<br />

of Wilmette Historical Society<br />

where light refreshments<br />

will be served. Seating<br />

is limited and advance<br />

tickets are recommended.<br />

Call (847) 853-7666 or<br />

email museum@wilmette.<br />

com to reserve your place.<br />

Bowl-A-Thon<br />

3-5 p.m. Jan. 27, Wilmette<br />

Bowling Center,<br />

1903 Schiller Ave., Wilmette.<br />

The 24th annual<br />

event celebrates the Warming<br />

House Youth Center<br />

and its 48 years of service<br />

to community teens. All<br />

guests bowl free and are<br />

asked to make a tax-deductible<br />

contribution to the<br />

Warming House. Pizza,<br />

snacks and dessert will be<br />

provided. Families, friends<br />

and children of all ages are<br />

welcome.<br />

Winter Concert<br />

3-5 p.m. Jan. 27, Regina<br />

Dominican, 701 Locust<br />

Road, Wilmette. Price:<br />

$15/Advance, $20/Door,<br />

$5/Child, Skokie Concert<br />

Choir will perform a<br />

program of pop, folk, and<br />

classical tunes.<br />

Groups of 10 or more<br />

will receive a 20 percent<br />

discount, or $12 per ticket.<br />

All tickets within the<br />

group must be purchased<br />

at one time. For group<br />

ticket info contact Ann at<br />

(847) 308-8064.<br />

MONDAY<br />

Transition Planning for<br />

students with learning<br />

challenges<br />

7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 28,<br />

Wilmette Public Library,<br />

1242 Wilmette Ave. Join<br />

the team from Options for<br />

College Success to learn<br />

about college planning and<br />

preparing for the transition<br />

into post-secondary life<br />

for individuals with learning<br />

challenges and special<br />

needs.<br />

TUESDAY<br />

Vegan Cookbook Club<br />

Noon-1 p.m. Jan. 29,<br />

Wilmette Public Library,<br />

1242 Wilmette Ave. Join<br />

us for a special Winter<br />

Reading Club edition of<br />

our cookbook book club as<br />

we dedicate our cookbook<br />

club solely to plant-based<br />

dining!<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

Flower Arranging<br />

2 p.m. Jan. 30, Wilmette<br />

Public Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />

Ave. Ginny Noyes,<br />

master flower arranger,<br />

will demonstrate easy<br />

ways to incorporate simple<br />

household items into flower<br />

arrangements for striking<br />

results. Arrangements<br />

will be offered to audience<br />

members following<br />

this Go Green Wilmette/<br />

Wilmette Public Library<br />

Greener Choices Program.<br />

Details at: gogreenwilmette.org/calendar.<br />

UPCOMING<br />

LTC Planning Personalized<br />

7 p.m. Jan. 30, Wilmette<br />

Public Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />

Ave. With the advance<br />

in healthcare, and<br />

healthy life style, people<br />

in the US are living longer.<br />

According to statistics,<br />

there is a 70 percent<br />

chance of needing extended<br />

care sometime during<br />

your life. Alice Chow,<br />

a licensed long-term care<br />

professional, will guide<br />

you step by step as you<br />

consider the possibilities.<br />

Story of Mary Todd Lincoln<br />

2 p.m. Feb. 6, Wilmette<br />

Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />

Ave. Historical actor and<br />

Wilmette resident Betty<br />

Kay portrays Elizabeth<br />

Todd Edwards, the firstborn<br />

of all the Todd children.<br />

Elizabeth’s position<br />

in the family allowed her<br />

a unique perspective on all<br />

the Todds but especially<br />

with Mary who considered<br />

Elizabeth her “mother” after<br />

their own mother died.<br />

She knew Mary’s ups and<br />

downs and her good and<br />

her bad.<br />

DNA, Behind the Scenes<br />

2 p.m. Feb. 9, Wilmette<br />

Library, 1242 Wilmette<br />

Ave. DNA testing has<br />

become part of genealogy<br />

but what does it really<br />

mean? What are the different<br />

tests? Where did we get<br />

the different components<br />

of our genetic heritage?<br />

Who should be tested?<br />

How can DNA testing be<br />

used to attack genealogical<br />

problems? In short, what<br />

do you need to know to<br />

start to think about DNA?<br />

Presented by genealogist<br />

Daniel Hubbard.<br />

Road to Recovery<br />

1-4 p.m. Feb. 10, St.<br />

Augustine’s Episcopal<br />

Church, 1140 Wilmette<br />

Ave., Wilmette. Al-Anon/<br />

Alateen Open Workshop.<br />

All adults and teens welcome.<br />

More info at www.<br />

niafg.org.<br />

Meet the Lincolns<br />

2-3 p.m. Feb. 17, Wilmette<br />

Historical Museum,<br />

609 Ridge Road, History<br />

comes alive when you<br />

bring the kids to meet<br />

President and Mrs. Lincoln.<br />

Stay after to celebrate<br />

Lincoln’s 210th birthday<br />

with cake and presidential<br />

activities and books.<br />

Admission is free for museum<br />

members and $5 per<br />

family for non-members.<br />

Seating is limited.<br />

LIST IT YOURSELF<br />

Reach out to thousands of daily<br />

users by submitting your event at<br />

WilmetteBeacon.com/calendar<br />

For just print*, email all information to<br />

eric@wilmettebeacon.com<br />

*Deadline for print is 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication.<br />

Walk Bike Wilmette Open<br />

House<br />

5-7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, Wilmette<br />

Village Hall, 1200<br />

Wilmette Ave., Wilmette.<br />

Draft recommendations of<br />

the Wilmette Master Bike<br />

& Active Transportation<br />

Plan will be presented for<br />

public and input at an open<br />

house. It will include exhibits<br />

featuring proposed<br />

recommendations with opportunities<br />

for community<br />

members to provide written<br />

and verbal comments<br />

on the recommendations.<br />

ONGOING<br />

National Charity League<br />

The Wilmette Chapter of<br />

National Charity League,<br />

Inc. is holding their annual<br />

membership drive for current<br />

sixth-grade girls and<br />

their moms. NCL, Inc.<br />

is the oldest and largest<br />

mother-daughter organization<br />

in the nation, giving<br />

mothers and daughters (in<br />

7th – 12th grade) a unique<br />

opportunity to strengthen<br />

their bond through community<br />

service, leadership<br />

development, and cultural<br />

experiences. The membership<br />

drive runs through<br />

Jan. 31 and is open to<br />

those who live or attend<br />

school in Wilmette or Kenilworth.<br />

Visit wilmette.<br />

nationalcharityleague.org<br />

to submit a membership<br />

inquiry form. Or email us<br />

at wilmette.nationalcharityleague.org.


wilmettebeacon.com NEWS<br />

the wilmette beacon | January 24, 2019 | 3<br />

Wilmette Park Board<br />

2019 budget approved<br />

with deficit of $5M<br />

Todd Marver<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

With it being its first<br />

meeting of the year, the<br />

Wilmette Park Board<br />

unanimously approved the<br />

fiscal year 2019 budget<br />

and appropriations ordinance.<br />

The fiscal year 2019<br />

budget totals $26.6 million<br />

in total operating revenue<br />

and other proceeds, while<br />

operating expenditures and<br />

other expenses are $31.7<br />

million. A surplus from<br />

operations of $7 million is<br />

budgeted and will be offset<br />

by capital expenditures of<br />

$9.3 million and debt service<br />

of $2.9 million, resulting<br />

in a bottom line deficit<br />

of $5.2 million.<br />

“This is something that<br />

we do every year to approve<br />

our budget to fund<br />

everything that we do for<br />

this year,” board president<br />

Amy Wolfe said. “We had<br />

many meetings about this<br />

and have had opportunities<br />

for the public to comment<br />

and this is the point where<br />

we actually approve the<br />

budget.”<br />

The $26.6 million in revenues<br />

includes $8.2 million<br />

in general real estate tax<br />

revenues, $150,000 in personal<br />

property replacement<br />

tax revenue, $15.4 million<br />

in program user fees revenue,<br />

$2.2 million in rental<br />

revenue, $242,946 in retail<br />

sales, $130,000 in interest<br />

revenue and $273,595 in<br />

miscellaneous revenue.<br />

The $31.7 million in expenditures<br />

includes $4.3<br />

million in the corporate<br />

fund, $12.8 million in the<br />

recreation fund, $403,445<br />

in the liability insurance<br />

fund, $753,352 in the social<br />

security fund, $800,000 in<br />

the Illinois Municipal Retirement<br />

Fund, $24,905 in<br />

the audit fund, $71,688 in<br />

the security fund, $971,169<br />

in the special recreation<br />

fund, $8.8 million in the<br />

capital projects fund and<br />

$2.9 million in the bond<br />

and interest fund.<br />

Appropriations represent<br />

the legal spending<br />

limit to fund the budgeted<br />

items. During the year,<br />

unexpected expenditures<br />

may require the district to<br />

spend more than the budgeted<br />

amount in a budget<br />

line item. Because of this<br />

possibility, the appropriation<br />

exceeds the budget by<br />

an average of 10 percent<br />

and capital by 25 percent.<br />

The appropriation totals<br />

$36.2 million including<br />

$4.7 in the corporate fund,<br />

$14.1 million in the recreation<br />

fund, $443,789 on<br />

the liability insurance fund,<br />

$828,687 in the social security<br />

fund, $880,000 in the<br />

Illinois Municipal Retirement<br />

Fund, $27,396 in the<br />

audit fund, $78,856 in the<br />

security fund, $1.1 million<br />

in the special recreation<br />

fund, $10.9 million in the<br />

capital projects fund and<br />

$3.2 million in the bond<br />

and interest fund.<br />

The breakdown for the<br />

corporate fund with amount<br />

budgeted first and appropriated<br />

second is salaries<br />

and wages (2.5 million; 2.7<br />

million), employee benefits<br />

($594,236; $653,660), contract<br />

services ($608,335;<br />

$669,169), utilities<br />

($245,877; $270,465), supplies<br />

($240,200; $264,220),<br />

repairs ($78,700; $86,570)<br />

and other operating expenditures<br />

($15,250; $16,775).<br />

The breakdown for the recreation<br />

fund is salaries and<br />

wages ($7.2 million; $7.9<br />

million), employee benefits<br />

($968,995; $1.1 million),<br />

contract services ($2.5 million;<br />

$2.8 million), utilities<br />

($778,989; $856,888),<br />

supplies ($1 million; $1.1<br />

million), repairs ($210,997;<br />

$232,097) and other operating<br />

expenditures ($32,280;<br />

$35,508).<br />

The liability insurance<br />

fund breakdown is intergovernmental<br />

pool insurance<br />

premium ($362,510;<br />

$398,761) and risk management<br />

expenditures<br />

($40,935; $45,028).<br />

The security fund breakdown<br />

is salaries and wages<br />

($21,012; $23,113) and<br />

contract services ($50,675;<br />

$55,743).<br />

The special recreation<br />

fund breakdown is NSSRA<br />

contribution ($280,284;<br />

$308,312), NSSRA companion<br />

fees ($234,767;<br />

$258,244) and facility and<br />

program accessibility costs<br />

($456,118; $501,730). T<br />

The capital projects fund<br />

breakdown is park repair<br />

and improvements ($4.6<br />

million, $5.8 million), facility<br />

repair and improvements<br />

($3.3 million; $4.1<br />

million) and equipment replacement<br />

($851,000; $1.1<br />

million).<br />

The bond and interest<br />

fund breakdown is bond<br />

principal ($2.6 million;<br />

$2.9 million), bond interest<br />

($253,188; $278,507) and<br />

contract services ($803;<br />

$883).<br />

DiscoverWilmette<br />

WilmetteBiz


4 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon NEWS<br />

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Thursday, January 24 2019<br />

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Wilmette Coast Guard<br />

members persevere as Jan.<br />

15 paychecks never arrive<br />

Strict donation<br />

rules hinder<br />

assistance<br />

Hilary Anderson<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Wilmette residents, businesses<br />

and churches want<br />

to help.<br />

They are looking for<br />

ways to assist those tangibly<br />

affected by the government<br />

shutdown.<br />

One group is the United<br />

States Coast Guard, who<br />

has members on duty at<br />

Wilmette Harbor 24/7.<br />

“The Coast Guard and<br />

TSA are under Homeland<br />

Security and are not exempt,”<br />

said Denise Zeir,<br />

longtime Wilmette resident<br />

and owner of Wilmette’s<br />

Zier’s Meat and Poultry.<br />

“The Coast Guard is the<br />

only group in the U.S. military<br />

that is not exempt.”<br />

When the government<br />

shutdown began on Dec.<br />

22, Zier, along with her<br />

daughter, Elizabeth, immediately<br />

found ways to<br />

help. Initially, they learned<br />

the Wilmette Coast Guard<br />

staff, which consists of<br />

about 25 people, hoped the<br />

situation would change and<br />

asked everyone to wait until<br />

Jan. 15 when their next<br />

paycheck was due. Unfortunately,<br />

that money never<br />

came in.<br />

The situation is made<br />

even more difficult because<br />

the Coast Guard has strict<br />

rules about accepting donations<br />

of any kind from the<br />

public.<br />

“They also were very<br />

Cars are shown in the parking lot outside the U.S.<br />

Coast Guard building Saturday, Jan. 19, at Wilmette<br />

Harbor. Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media<br />

humble and hopeful,” Zier<br />

said. “I met with the officers<br />

on duty at the Wilmette<br />

Harbor. Some residents<br />

also talked with them.”<br />

Their rules include the<br />

following:<br />

Each Coast Guard officer<br />

is only allowed to receive a<br />

food gift card of up to $20<br />

per occasion — from Jewel,<br />

Whole Foods, Mariano’s,<br />

Trader Joe’s, Fresh Market<br />

and The Grand. They can<br />

receive no more than up to<br />

$50 in food gift cards on<br />

the second occasion. That<br />

includes the first $20.<br />

The entire staff cannot<br />

receive more than $200<br />

of food for any one-time<br />

event.<br />

Restaurants may donate<br />

food on one day but it<br />

cannot be a full meal. The<br />

same restaurant may donate<br />

similar food the next<br />

day for the next shift on<br />

duty but again it cannot be<br />

a full meal.<br />

All donations must be<br />

accompanied by the name<br />

and address of the donor<br />

so the donations can be acknowledged.<br />

The Coast Guard cannot<br />

accept donations from<br />

any potential businesses or<br />

groups that might be considered<br />

a conflict of interest.<br />

“We suggest if anyone<br />

wants to drop something<br />

off, they call and advise us<br />

they are coming,” Officer<br />

Michael Desormeaux said.<br />

“Sometimes our gates are<br />

locked and we would not<br />

want food to go to waste.”<br />

Since Zier’s first visit to<br />

the Coast Guard station,<br />

Pastor David VanBrakle,<br />

Wilmette Community<br />

Church began contacting<br />

parishioners and pastors<br />

from other churches about<br />

ways to help.<br />

He discovered there is<br />

another option, the nonprofit<br />

Coast Guard Chief<br />

Petty Officers Association,<br />

which is for Coast Guard<br />

members but not affiliated<br />

with the U.S. Coast Guard.<br />

“Several of the churches<br />

and faith organizations<br />

responding decided they<br />

Please see Coast, 8


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6 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon news<br />

wilmettebeacon.com<br />

Photo Op<br />

Reader Carolyn Gilbert, of Wilmette, sent us this<br />

photo of her grill during last weekend’s snowfall as it<br />

piles up with burgers and snow.<br />

Did you snap a cool photo of a beautiful, funny or cute moment?<br />

Send it in as a Photo Op to Editor Eric DeGrechie,<br />

eric@wilmettebeacon.com.<br />

Police Reports<br />

Man arrested for alleged theft of tobacco, allergy products<br />

Luis Miranda, 54, of<br />

Chicago, was arrested for<br />

retail theft following an<br />

incident at approximately<br />

6:58 p.m. Jan. 18 at Walgreens,<br />

811 Green Bay<br />

Road, Wilmette.<br />

Wilmette Police responded<br />

to the reported<br />

theft. A vehicle matching<br />

the offender’s car was<br />

stopped a short distance<br />

away. The male passenger,<br />

Miranda, who matched the<br />

offender’s physical description,<br />

was taken into<br />

custody along with a plastic<br />

Walgreens’ bag which<br />

contained approximately<br />

$300 worth of Nicorette<br />

and Claritin products. He<br />

was transported to the<br />

Station, processed and released<br />

on an I-bond. The<br />

merchandise was returned<br />

to the store.<br />

WILMETTE<br />

Jan. 20<br />

• A resident reported to<br />

police that an unknown<br />

offender(s) used his name<br />

and social security number<br />

on Jan. 19 to change his<br />

bank account and routing<br />

number of a check being<br />

deposited into the account.<br />

Jan. 18<br />

• A 2017 Accura, that was<br />

reported stolen in a Dec.<br />

22, 2018 report, was recovered<br />

on Jan. 17 in Harvey,<br />

Ill.<br />

Jan. 15<br />

• A resident in the 700<br />

block of Elmwood Avenue<br />

told police that between<br />

Jan, 12-13 an unknown<br />

offender(s) broke a window<br />

on her vehicle. It does<br />

not appear entry was made<br />

and nothing appeared disturbed<br />

or missing.<br />

Jan. 12<br />

• A resident in the 1500<br />

block of Sheridan Road<br />

had reported on Jan. 8 that<br />

her credit card and business<br />

checkbook has been<br />

stolen from her condo. On<br />

Jan. 11, the victim reported<br />

that she located the missing<br />

checkbook and credit<br />

card. The complaint was<br />

proven unfounded.<br />

• Larry Banks, 39, of Cicero,<br />

was arrested and<br />

charged with auto theft<br />

and driving under the influence<br />

following an incident<br />

at 1:44 a.m. Jan. 12. A<br />

resident reported that her<br />

vehicle had been stolen by<br />

Banks. Officers responded<br />

to the area and observed<br />

the vehicle southbound in<br />

the 200 block of Hibbard.<br />

Banks failed to stop the<br />

vehicle for officers and<br />

eventually crashed into<br />

a support column at on<br />

Skokie Boulevard. Banks<br />

was taken into custody and<br />

charged with DUI and possession<br />

of a stolen motor<br />

vehicle. He was transported<br />

to bond court and later<br />

released on an I-Bond.<br />

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wilmette<br />

Beacon Police Reports<br />

are compiled from official<br />

reports found on file at the<br />

Wilmette and Kenilworth police<br />

headquarters. They are<br />

ordered by the date the incident<br />

was reported. Individuals<br />

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New Trier graduate launches business<br />

to take local nannying to the next level<br />

Hilary Anderson<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

There is a new type of<br />

Mary Poppins in town.<br />

She is Lake Forest’s<br />

Bridget McManus, founder<br />

and owner of the Lake<br />

Forest business, Date<br />

Night Boutique.<br />

McManus, who has<br />

worked with young children<br />

and served as a nanny<br />

for more than 20 years, has<br />

a new way to help clients<br />

with what she calls a glaring<br />

need.<br />

The need is for families<br />

who would like someone<br />

with the expertise of<br />

a nanny to care for their<br />

child or perhaps an adult<br />

with special needs for a<br />

short period of time—like<br />

an evening or weekend.<br />

Date Night Boutique<br />

services enable a couple<br />

or caregiver to go out on<br />

a date with their significant<br />

other or to a business<br />

event. The individual<br />

could even provide some<br />

respite time for the caregiver<br />

or brief companionship<br />

for an older adult.<br />

“The idea of having<br />

someone to rely on for a<br />

brief period of time with<br />

professional child care experience<br />

and maybe even<br />

some medical knowledge<br />

has been mulling around in<br />

my mind for a long time,”<br />

McManus said. “The person<br />

could be called a family<br />

assistant, a true premier<br />

family concierge.”<br />

McManus pointed out<br />

that a family assistant could<br />

help an overburdened parent<br />

in a number of ways—<br />

from caring for children in<br />

the traditional manner to<br />

doing grocery shopping, or<br />

getting a car’s oil changed,<br />

to picking up youngsters<br />

from music lessons or other<br />

after school activities.<br />

“Sometimes parents of<br />

children with Type 1 Diabetes<br />

are fearful of going<br />

out on a date because their<br />

youngsters’ glucose level<br />

might rise too high or fall<br />

too low,” McManus said.<br />

“A family assistant who<br />

might be a retired nurse<br />

looking to make some extra<br />

money would be a perfect<br />

match for this situation.<br />

The parents could go out<br />

on a date without worrying.<br />

They have the knowledge<br />

someone watching their<br />

child knows what to do if<br />

the situation arose.”<br />

McManus, a New Trier<br />

grad, studied painting and<br />

art education at the Art<br />

Institute of Chicago and<br />

taught private art lessons<br />

to children.<br />

She based her observations<br />

about the need for a<br />

Date Night Boutique from<br />

her experiences growing<br />

up in Winnetka.<br />

“I have seen the need<br />

from both sides—the parents<br />

and individuals who<br />

needed occasional help and<br />

traditional nannies who<br />

provided it,” McManus<br />

said. “Nannies are professionals<br />

whose jobs are primarily<br />

child care and usual-<br />

Please see nannying, 10<br />

COAST<br />

From Page 4<br />

will collect donations and<br />

send them to the Chief<br />

Petty Officers Association<br />

and earmark the monetary<br />

donations for the<br />

Wilmette Coast Guard<br />

staff,” Pastor VanBrakle<br />

said. “The U.S.O. (Great<br />

Lakes) also is collecting<br />

donations and will<br />

bring and distribute those<br />

earmarked for the Coast<br />

Guard at Wilmette Harbor<br />

but individuals must<br />

contact them on their<br />

own.”<br />

Some of the churches<br />

and faith organizations accepting<br />

donations for the<br />

Coast Guard include the<br />

Community Church of Wilmette,<br />

First Presbyterian<br />

Church, First Congregational<br />

Church, Sukkat Shalom<br />

and the Muslim Community<br />

Center of Morton<br />

Grove.<br />

Julie Yusim, executive<br />

director of the Wilmette/<br />

Kenilworth Chamber of<br />

Commerce, began contacting<br />

Wilmette/Kenilworth<br />

businesses also about ways<br />

to assist.<br />

Barb Young, who oversees<br />

the Wilmette Food<br />

Pantry located at Trinity<br />

United Methodist Church,<br />

Lake and Wilmette Avenues,<br />

said anyone from<br />

the area who needs food is<br />

welcome.<br />

“We have plenty of food<br />

from generous businesses<br />

including Jewel in Plaza<br />

del Lago,” Young said.<br />

“We now have different<br />

kinds of meat that are fresh<br />

and put in our freezer for<br />

whomever needs it. There<br />

also is plenty of dairy.”<br />

“The Wilmette Food<br />

Pantry is open every Tuesday<br />

from about 10:30 a.m.<br />

to 11:30 a.m.,” Young said.<br />

“I usually am there early so<br />

if someone needs to come<br />

sooner, they probably can<br />

get in.”<br />

Zier said she will accept<br />

food gift cards from those<br />

who want to donate to the<br />

Coast Guard staff. Zier also<br />

said she will deliver them<br />

to the Wilmette Harbor<br />

Coast Guard station.<br />

“The food cards can be<br />

from any food store,” she<br />

said. “I will make food gift<br />

cards available from our<br />

store as well.”<br />

HEART Certified Auto<br />

Care, with locations in Wilmette<br />

and Northbrook, is<br />

offering free oil changes to<br />

all federal employees during<br />

the government shutdown.<br />

Employees just need<br />

to show government identification.<br />

New Trier Township residents<br />

who are affected by<br />

the government shutdown<br />

as well as members of the<br />

Wilmette Harbor Coast<br />

Guard also have another<br />

option.<br />

Gail Schnitzer Eisenberg,<br />

who is a New Trier<br />

Township trustee, tells<br />

Coast Guard members and<br />

other community residents<br />

who are affected by the<br />

government shutdown to<br />

contact the New township<br />

to obtain food or emergency<br />

financial aid.<br />

“We do recognize those<br />

who work in the township<br />

may also need service<br />

during this trying<br />

period,” Eisenberg said.<br />

“An intake appointment<br />

must be arranged with<br />

the township social worker.”<br />

For more information,<br />

contact the Chief Petty Officer<br />

Association (nonprofit<br />

and not affiliated with the<br />

U.S. Coast Guard) at www.<br />

uscgcpoa.org. Contact<br />

Jeanne Winstead Rosser,<br />

New Trier Township social<br />

worker, at (847) 446-8201<br />

or email: jwinstedrosser@<br />

newtriertownship.com.


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Wilmette faith groups learn about benefits of solar energy<br />

Alexa Burnell<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Leaders from various<br />

faith communities united at<br />

Beth Hillel B’nai Emunah<br />

on Jan. 16 to discuss the<br />

environmental and social<br />

benefits of relying on solar<br />

energy.<br />

Organized by Beth<br />

Drucker, Go Green Wilmette<br />

founder and president,<br />

the meeting included<br />

the insight from Rev.<br />

Brian Sauder, the executive<br />

director for Faith in<br />

Place — an organization<br />

that encourages people of<br />

all faiths in the state of<br />

Illinois, to be leaders in<br />

caring for the earth. GGW<br />

Board Member Marcia<br />

Heeter also spoke, as did<br />

Lisa Albrecht — an expert<br />

in the area of renewable<br />

energy.<br />

After Drucker welcomed<br />

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talks.<br />

mission is to educate, advocate<br />

and inspire faith<br />

leaders to engage in cleaner<br />

air, soil and water practices,<br />

for the benefit of the<br />

communities in which they<br />

work.<br />

“As faith leaders, we<br />

have a moral obligation to<br />

lead the way for climate<br />

health, promoting change<br />

that can help sustain all<br />

communities. Our goal<br />

should be to inspire and<br />

educate; give others the<br />

tools they need to implement<br />

change and care for<br />

our earth,” Sauder said.<br />

He then talked about<br />

establishing a green team<br />

within each faith-based<br />

nannying<br />

From Page 8<br />

ly anything associated with<br />

it like doing their laundry,<br />

organizing toys, making<br />

their meals. We have seen<br />

breakdowns come when<br />

nannies are asked to do additional<br />

duties not normally<br />

expected of them. This is<br />

where a family assistant<br />

could come in and help.”<br />

McManus added most<br />

traditional nannies are<br />

expected to work Mondays<br />

through Fridays from<br />

Beth Drucker, founder and president of Go Green Wilmette, discusses the benefits<br />

of solar energy Jan. 16 at Beth Hillel B’nai Emunah in Wilmette. Photos by Alexa<br />

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community to become the<br />

messengers to the rest.<br />

“It’s important to organize<br />

a green team, which<br />

must consist of at least<br />

three people, who can<br />

meet once per month to<br />

discuss and address topics<br />

such as, creating a<br />

garden on the grounds of<br />

your place of worship,<br />

preventing pollution and<br />

addressing water or flooding<br />

issues,” Sauder said.<br />

“Currently, there are 110<br />

green teams established in<br />

places of worship across<br />

Illinois who are taking<br />

such measures.”<br />

Sauder also stated that<br />

about 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.<br />

A family assistant’s<br />

availability usually has a<br />

wider time frame—weekends<br />

and holidays included.<br />

Her interest in better<br />

meeting the needs of<br />

North Shore families began<br />

around 2010.<br />

“I was working for a<br />

well-respected agency<br />

that hired traditional nannies<br />

to work in Chicago,”<br />

MaManus said. “I realized<br />

the agency was not servicing<br />

the North Shore. At<br />

my suggestion, the agency<br />

education is key and that<br />

small steps lead to great<br />

change. He gave specific<br />

examples of a step by step<br />

process followed at one<br />

Mennonite Church, eventually<br />

resulting in solar panel<br />

installation, and improvements<br />

in other environmental<br />

practices.<br />

Sauder’s final takeaways<br />

included: 1. Educate community<br />

members on the<br />

benefit of solar energy; 2.<br />

Celebrate small accomplishments<br />

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3. Teach and encourage<br />

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energy; 4. Work with multiple<br />

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sure that those contractors<br />

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and believe in giving back<br />

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Albrecht then spoke to<br />

the crowd, encouraging<br />

all to Google their building,<br />

which will tell them if<br />

the structure is solar panel<br />

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To make ends meet,<br />

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She attributes her success<br />

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More than 100 eighthgraders<br />

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Over the course of the<br />

next seven weeks, eighthgraders<br />

will study an issue<br />

in the community, observe<br />

government officials at<br />

work, and learn how to run<br />

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• 105 students from<br />

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18 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon NEWS<br />

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Annual Wilmette Library book program to feature ‘The Lake on Fire’<br />

Author visits WJHS<br />

May 5<br />

Eric DeGrechie, Editor<br />

O n e<br />

Book, Everybody<br />

Reads will<br />

have a Chicago<br />

flavor<br />

to it for the<br />

first time Brown<br />

in the program’s<br />

14-year history.<br />

Community members<br />

are invited to delve into<br />

1890’s Chicago this spring<br />

as the Wilmette Public<br />

Library features Rosellen<br />

Brown’s new novel, “The<br />

Lake on Fire.”<br />

“Just as we do for every<br />

One Book selection, we<br />

considered many books<br />

this year until we discovered<br />

“The Lake on Fire.’<br />

Rosellen Brown’s writing<br />

is compassionate and<br />

full of heart, and, despite<br />

the fact that the novel<br />

takes place in the 1890’s,<br />

the themes of social justice,<br />

class, immigrant<br />

struggles, love, and family<br />

remain highly resonant<br />

today,” said Barbara<br />

Goodman, adult services<br />

librarian.<br />

Brown will discuss her<br />

book at 2 p.m. May 5 at<br />

Wilmette Junior High<br />

School. A book signing<br />

will follow Brown’s<br />

presentation, with books<br />

available for sale on site,<br />

courtesy of The Book<br />

Stall.<br />

“Brown is a highly respected<br />

writer who published<br />

her first book in<br />

1970, and, so, she offers<br />

a voice different from the<br />

authors we’ve featured in<br />

the past,” Goodman said.<br />

“We felt confident that<br />

hosting an author with<br />

such depth of experience<br />

and writing style would<br />

be a treat for the community.”<br />

One Book is the library’s<br />

annual community<br />

reading and book discussion<br />

program, funded by<br />

the Friends of the Wilmette<br />

Public Library.<br />

Each year, the library<br />

invites the community to<br />

read a selected book and<br />

participate in various programs<br />

and performances<br />

designed to encourage<br />

conversations around the<br />

book and its themes. The<br />

program culminates when<br />

the author visits Wilmette<br />

Previous One Book, Everybody Reads selections<br />

2018: “A Gentleman in Moscow,” by Amor Towles<br />

2017: “Mischling,” by Affinity Konar<br />

2016: “Nobody’s Fool,” and Everybody’s Fool by<br />

Richard Russo<br />

2015: “Some Luck,” by Jane Smiley<br />

2014: “Claire of the Sea Light,” by Edwidge<br />

Danticat<br />

2013: “Beautiful Ruins,” by Jess Walter<br />

2012: “State of Wonder,” by Ann Patchett<br />

2011: “Let the Great World Spin,” by Colum<br />

McCann<br />

2010: “Olive Kitteridge,” by Elizabeth Strout<br />

2009: “The Man Who Loved China,” by Simon<br />

Winchester<br />

2008: “Loving Frank,” by Nancy Horan<br />

2007: “A Hope in the Unseen,” by Ron Suskind<br />

2006: “Before You Know Kindness,” by Chris<br />

Bohjalian<br />

to discuss his or her work.<br />

Hundreds of local residents<br />

take part in the program<br />

each spring.<br />

As in past years, a series<br />

of events related to the<br />

book and its themes will<br />

take place in the spring,<br />

and information on those<br />

programs will be available<br />

in the near future. In<br />

the meantime, the library<br />

holds multiple print and<br />

electronic copies of “The<br />

Lake on Fire,” which patrons<br />

are invited to check<br />

out.<br />

“While our series of related<br />

programs is still being<br />

finalized, it looks like<br />

this could be a record year<br />

in terms of the number of<br />

events offered,” Goodman<br />

said. “Given that the<br />

book takes place in Chicago,<br />

we’re aiming to take<br />

special advantage of local<br />

resources and experts and<br />

provide the community<br />

with a unique and hearty<br />

lineup of programs.”<br />

“The Lake on Fire” is<br />

described as an epic and<br />

evocative narrative that<br />

focuses on the lives of<br />

Jewish immigrant siblings<br />

Chaya and Asher after they<br />

move to industrialized<br />

Chicago from rural Wisconsin.<br />

Against the backdrop<br />

of the 1893 World’s<br />

Columbian Exposition<br />

and through the glitter of<br />

Chicago’s Gilded Age and<br />

a tumultuous social landscape,<br />

the novel examines<br />

family, love, revolution,<br />

and social class and remarkably<br />

resonates with<br />

today’s current events.<br />

For more information<br />

about this spring’s One<br />

Book, Everybody Reads<br />

program, visit www.wilmettelibrary.info/onebook<br />

or call (847) 256-6930.<br />

THE WINNETKA CURRENT<br />

Request to reconsider<br />

assisted living, memory<br />

care facility gets denied<br />

Last month, the Northfield<br />

Village Board unanimously<br />

rejected a 44-unit<br />

assisted living and memory<br />

care facility at 1622<br />

Willow Road. But an attorney<br />

representing the project’s<br />

petitioner came to the<br />

board’s Jan. 15 meeting to<br />

request the matter be reconsidered.<br />

Ultimately, the board<br />

turned down the request.<br />

Bridget O’Keefe, an attorney<br />

at Daspin and Aument,<br />

requested the matter be<br />

reopened for two to three<br />

months and come before<br />

the board again after reengaging<br />

with the community.<br />

“What we’d like to ask<br />

tonight is that the matter<br />

be reopened for further<br />

discussion with the neighbors,<br />

community and the<br />

board,” O’Keefe said.<br />

“We’d like to just open it<br />

up, not forever, but for a<br />

60- to 90-day period to allow<br />

us to go back and have<br />

discussion with the neighbors<br />

to come to some consensus<br />

or make progress<br />

and come back to you and<br />

present what we can.”<br />

Any matter the board<br />

votes on may be reconsidered<br />

by adopting a motion<br />

at the very next meeting to<br />

do so. In order to reopen<br />

this particular matter, the<br />

board would have had to<br />

vote to do so at its an. 15<br />

meeting, which it did not<br />

ultimately do.<br />

Reporting by Todd Marver,<br />

Freelance Reporter. Full<br />

story at WinnetkaCurrent.<br />

com.<br />

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER<br />

Amended historical<br />

preservation ordinance<br />

approved<br />

Applicants seeking a<br />

demolition permit in Lake<br />

Bluff will now need to<br />

provide a hazardous construction<br />

materials remediation<br />

plan for asbestos,<br />

lead-based paint, creosote<br />

treated materials and underground<br />

storage tanks.<br />

This change comes after<br />

the Lake Bluff Village<br />

Board meeting Monday,<br />

Jan. 14, when the board of<br />

trustees unanimously approved<br />

an amendment to<br />

the Lake Bluff Municipal<br />

Code regarding historic<br />

preservation.<br />

The amended ordinance<br />

passed in a 6-0 vote, with<br />

trustee Barbara Ankenman<br />

recusing herself from the<br />

vote since she works for<br />

the property owner’s architect<br />

of record.<br />

“The Village desires to<br />

promote the preservation<br />

of older homes, while ensuring<br />

that homeowners<br />

are provided flexibility<br />

to adapt all homes to the<br />

changing needs of families<br />

and the community,”<br />

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School News<br />

Emerson College<br />

Wilmette resident makes<br />

dean’s list<br />

Finnegan Wagstaff, of<br />

Wilmette, was named to the<br />

dean’s list for the fall 2018<br />

semester. Wagstaff, a member<br />

of the class of 2021, is<br />

majoring in comedic arts.<br />

Slippery Rock University<br />

Wilmette native<br />

participating in dance<br />

show<br />

Kari Hoglund, a freshman<br />

dance major from<br />

Wilmette, will be participating<br />

in the dance<br />

Join us Tuesday<br />

theatre’s production of,<br />

“RISE,” a showcase of<br />

original choreography by<br />

SRU dance majors Feb.<br />

2 at Butler County Community<br />

College’s Succop<br />

Theater. Hoglund was also<br />

named to the dean’s list for<br />

the fall 2018 semester.<br />

University of Vermont<br />

Wilmette students named<br />

to dean’s list<br />

Meriel Mischler, Grace<br />

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Seapreme boat takes first place at annual boat regatta<br />

Submitted by Baker<br />

Demonstration School<br />

The excitement was contagious<br />

as students, parents<br />

and teachers filled Baker<br />

Demonstration School’s<br />

pool deck in anticipation<br />

of the annual Boat Regatta<br />

where eighth graders<br />

raced life-size cardboard<br />

and duct tape boats. The<br />

winning boat - Seapreme<br />

- raced the length of the<br />

pool and back in a record<br />

36.59 seconds.<br />

The races began with<br />

seven teams that raced in<br />

heats of two or three with<br />

the winners of these heats<br />

moving on to the finals.<br />

Boat Half Empty/ Boat<br />

Half Full came in second<br />

place in just under 39.12<br />

The winning boat team of Seapreme celebrates after<br />

Baker Demonstration School’s annual boat regatta<br />

recently in Wilmette. Photo submitted<br />

seconds while Kick Boat<br />

secured third place with a<br />

42.97 second race time.<br />

The three and four-person<br />

teams put their physics<br />

and engineering skills to<br />

the test with only five days<br />

to design and build seaworthy<br />

crafts. They could<br />

only use, two refrigeratorsized<br />

cardboard boxes and<br />

four large rolls of duct<br />

tape to design, engineer<br />

and decorate their winning<br />

boat.<br />

Two seventh graders,<br />

Wyatt Anderson and Seamus<br />

Whalen emceed the<br />

event and kept the audience<br />

entertained in-between<br />

races. Before the<br />

race, 8th graders paraded<br />

their boats around the pool<br />

showcasing their creativity.<br />

Each team had a boat<br />

theme, ranging from Kick<br />

Boat, Come Seal Away<br />

and Coast Busters to Seapreme,<br />

Itkin Float, and<br />

Buoyance. One notable<br />

moment was when Buoyance’s<br />

team surprised the<br />

audience with a choreographed<br />

dance routine to<br />

the tune of “All the Single<br />

Ladies.”<br />

“Our eighth graders<br />

brought their engineering<br />

and physics expertise to<br />

life as they raced against<br />

their classmates in boats<br />

designed by 3-4 person<br />

teams,” said Natasha Itkin,<br />

Baker’s 7th and 8th grade<br />

science teacher. “At Baker,<br />

we believe that learning<br />

by doing is the best way to<br />

retain important concepts<br />

while also having fun. This<br />

year, students experienced<br />

a true engineering challenge<br />

with limited time<br />

and materials to build a<br />

boat that would float and<br />

carry their weight.”<br />

“This project seems like<br />

the beginning of the end<br />

as we prepare for graduation.<br />

Some of us have been<br />

watching this and thinking<br />

of boat ideas since Kindergarten.<br />

It’s such a fun<br />

all-school event,” eighthgrader<br />

grader Max Smith<br />

said. “This high-interest<br />

project allows students to<br />

build their conceptual understandings<br />

and skills in<br />

collaboration, negotiation,<br />

and communication,” said<br />

Head of School, Carly Andrews.<br />

“It also allows our<br />

younger students to dream<br />

up the type of boat they<br />

would like to build when<br />

they become eighth graders.”<br />

The event culminated<br />

when the entire eighthgrade<br />

class jumped into<br />

the pool celebrate their accomplishments.<br />

Neighbors<br />

From Page 18<br />

Kathleen O’Hara said.<br />

Reporting by Stephanie Kim,<br />

Freelance Reporter. Full<br />

story at LakeForestLeader.<br />

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THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK<br />

City Council approves<br />

$80K arch for city’s 150th<br />

birthday<br />

Residents passing by the<br />

corner park at Deerfield<br />

Road, Hickory Street and<br />

Laurel Avenue can look<br />

forward to a 24-feet-wide<br />

and 8-feet-tall archway<br />

this fall.<br />

The sculpture, and the<br />

location celebrating Highland<br />

Park’s 150th birthday,<br />

received a unanimous<br />

green light from the City<br />

Council at its Monday,<br />

Jan. 14, meeting.<br />

Michael Szabo’s piece<br />

received approval over<br />

28 other hopeful artists<br />

looking to make a lasting<br />

imprint on the city. Contestants<br />

submitted their<br />

proposals last fall and four<br />

finalists were chosen by<br />

the Cultural Arts Advisory<br />

Group of the Cultural Arts<br />

Commission.<br />

Szabo’s sculpture, an<br />

arch from one angle and<br />

a ribbon from another,<br />

will be made of stainless<br />

steel and patinated bronze,<br />

and can be viewed on the<br />

city’s website. The three<br />

other sculptures were a<br />

23-foot-tall ribbon, an inclusion<br />

of native birds and<br />

a trail-marker tree. After<br />

extensive input from the<br />

community and phone interviews<br />

with the four finalists,<br />

the advisory group<br />

recommended Szabo’s<br />

submission.<br />

Reporting by Eric Bradach,<br />

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story at HPLandmark.com.<br />

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER<br />

No injuries reported after<br />

early morning fire<br />

Northbrook firefighters<br />

responded to reports<br />

of an explosion and fire in<br />

the 2500 block of Melanie<br />

Lane in Northbrook at approximately<br />

6:20 a.m. the<br />

morning of Jan. 16, according<br />

to Northbrook Fire<br />

Chief Andrew Carlson.<br />

Carlson told The Tower<br />

an off-duty firefighter on<br />

his way into work was the<br />

first one on the block. The<br />

first Northbrook fire truck<br />

was on the scene eight<br />

minutes after the department<br />

received a call from a<br />

neighbor around 6:20 a.m.,<br />

per Carlson.<br />

Carlson said the fire was<br />

already starting to extend<br />

on both sides of the house<br />

when crews arrived.<br />

“The houses on this<br />

street are about 20-30 feet<br />

apart, so the first house was<br />

almost entirely engulfed in<br />

fire pretty quickly, so when<br />

the first fire truck got here,<br />

it was already extending to<br />

the house on either side,”<br />

Carlson said.<br />

Reporting by Martin Carlino,<br />

Contributing Editor. Full<br />

story at NorthbrookTower.<br />

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THE GLENVIEW LANTERN<br />

Village Board tentatively<br />

approves minimum wage,<br />

sick leave ordinances<br />

Glenview is one step<br />

away from adopting Cook<br />

County’s minimum wage<br />

and sick leave ordinances,<br />

effective July 1.<br />

The Glenview Village<br />

Board voted 4-1 in favor<br />

of compliance during their<br />

Tuesday, Jan. 15 meeting.<br />

Trustees were originally<br />

slated to vote on the same<br />

ordinance with an effective<br />

date of July 1, 2020,<br />

but reduced the timetable<br />

by one year during a public<br />

debate that followed<br />

nearly an hour of resident<br />

input.<br />

Trustees Michael Jenny,<br />

Deborah Karton, Karim<br />

Khoja and Kerry Cummings<br />

voted in favor of<br />

raising the minimum wage<br />

and guaranteeing paid sick<br />

leave for workers in the<br />

village. The board previously<br />

voted to opt out of<br />

the ordinances but reconsidered<br />

after Glenview<br />

residents overwhelming<br />

supported implementation<br />

through a ballot referendum<br />

during last year’s<br />

general election.<br />

“There are a lot of diverse<br />

opinions [on this issue],”<br />

Jenny said. “That’s<br />

what makes us a great<br />

community. … But it’s<br />

clear to me … that the<br />

vast majority of residents<br />

have spoken through the<br />

referendum, and for that<br />

reason, I think we have to<br />

implement a policy that is<br />

reflective of that.”<br />

Reporting by Chris Pullam,<br />

Freelance Reporter. Full<br />

story GlenviewLantern.com.<br />

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR<br />

Change in ownership<br />

breathes new life into<br />

Reach Yoga<br />

Reach Yoga has a new<br />

owner, though not an unfamiliar<br />

one.<br />

Veteran yoga teacher<br />

Laura Merlo, of Glencoe,<br />

took ownership last month<br />

and is already putting her<br />

mark on the longstanding<br />

studio.<br />

Attendees and passersby<br />

may have noticed the updated<br />

logo and signage,<br />

and the newly branded<br />

merchandise in the window,<br />

reflective of the<br />

fresh, new energy Merlo is<br />

bringing to the downtown<br />

Glencoe yoga studio.<br />

While the appearance of<br />

Reach has been updated,<br />

Merlo is intent on leaving<br />

other aspects of the studio,<br />

such as the schedule and<br />

the teachers, just as they<br />

were. When former owner<br />

Dani Petrie was ready to<br />

sell, Merlo referred to her<br />

decision to take ownership<br />

as a “no-brainer.”<br />

“(It was) an offer I<br />

couldn’t refuse,” she said.<br />

“I knew I could do it.”<br />

Reporting by Christine Adams,<br />

Freelance Reporter. Full<br />

story at GlencoeAnchor.com.


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the wilmette beacon | January 24, 2019 | 23<br />

A Word From The (Former) President<br />

The rise and fall of the Breakers Beach Club<br />

John Jacoby<br />

Contributing Columnist<br />

The Breakers Beach<br />

Club was another<br />

“No Man’s Land”<br />

project that caused anguish<br />

among residents of<br />

Wilmette and Kenilworth<br />

in the mid-1920s. Combined<br />

with Vista del Lago<br />

(the subject of last week’s<br />

column) and other projects<br />

planned for the territory<br />

at that time, the Club was<br />

seen as “detrimental to<br />

the home life of the North<br />

Shore villages.”<br />

The Club was organized<br />

in 1926. Like Vista<br />

del Lago, it was modeled<br />

after beach clubs that were<br />

popular in California and<br />

Florida. The promoters<br />

(none of whom lived in<br />

Wilmette or Kenilworth)<br />

intended to build and<br />

operate a luxurious $1.5<br />

million clubhouse with<br />

a wide array of facilities<br />

that would promote social<br />

intercourse and athletics<br />

among its members. They<br />

also intended to create<br />

an 18-hole golf course at<br />

an offsite location. The<br />

Club would have 3,500<br />

members, both men and<br />

women, whose immediate<br />

family members would<br />

have full privileges to use<br />

the facilities.<br />

The promoters leased,<br />

for 99 years, a site at 1600<br />

Sheridan Road from the<br />

Gage family. This location<br />

was only a short distance<br />

south of the Vista del Lago<br />

clubhouse then under<br />

construction. They hired<br />

architect John Eberson<br />

to design a luxurious<br />

clubhouse in the “Hispano-<br />

Italian style.” (Eberson<br />

was known nationally for<br />

designing movie theaters<br />

in the “atmospheric style”.)<br />

The clubhouse would be<br />

seven, eight, ten, or even<br />

twelve stories tall, as variously<br />

reported. It would<br />

have 200 guest rooms and<br />

amenities including an indoor<br />

swimming pool, nursery,<br />

dining rooms, handball<br />

courts, bowling alleys,<br />

ballroom, billiard rooms,<br />

library, and writing rooms<br />

— “all such equipment as<br />

is usual and customary in<br />

a high class family club<br />

and hotel”. The offsite<br />

golf course would include<br />

tennis courts and amenities<br />

“such as are usual and<br />

customary in golf clubs.”<br />

Not all local citizens<br />

objected to the Club.<br />

Theodore Robinson, of<br />

215 Fourth Street, Wilmette,<br />

praised the Club<br />

for offering a place where<br />

families could retreat from<br />

urban congestion and<br />

enjoy swimming and other<br />

healthy activities in a beautiful<br />

natural setting. The<br />

Club would provide, he<br />

said, “a means to preserve<br />

The Breakers Beach Club fell into ruins and was finally<br />

demolished in the 1960s. Photo submitted<br />

the right relation between<br />

man and his work and his<br />

play and his environment.”<br />

And, he added, “the plan<br />

for the club is ideal.” It<br />

will be run like a “business<br />

institution” and its “definite<br />

income guarantees<br />

continuous operation.”<br />

The Club’s membership<br />

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the wilmette beacon | January 24, 2019 | 25<br />

Social snapshot<br />

Top Web Stories<br />

From WilmetteBeacon.com as of Jan. 21<br />

1. New owners of Edens Plaza tout future<br />

of retail shopping center<br />

2. Boys hockey: New Trier White<br />

comeback stuns Lake Forest<br />

3. A Word From The (Former) President:<br />

The rise and fall of Vista Del Lago<br />

4. From the Editor: Heartbreaking story of<br />

trooper’s death brings self-reflection’<br />

5. Wilmette Park Board: 2019 budget<br />

approved with deficit of $5M<br />

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Romona Elementary School posted this<br />

photo on Jan. 17 with the caption:<br />

“Last night, the Romona PTA sponsored an<br />

Open Learning Commons evening and our<br />

community came to play! Thank you to Mrs.<br />

Rosario & Mrs. Wiechert for putting together<br />

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wearing their #RedForEd to support their<br />

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go figure<br />

25<br />

An intriguing number from this week’s edition<br />

Number of U.S. Coast<br />

Guard members<br />

stationed at Wilmette<br />

Harbor, Page 4<br />

From the Sports Editor<br />

Overcoming hardships with the help of a local organization<br />

Michael Wojtychiw<br />

m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com<br />

I<br />

sat here for a long time<br />

wondering on how<br />

to start this editorial.<br />

At the end, I just realized<br />

there’s no better way than<br />

just jumping right in.<br />

I had my first seizure at<br />

the young age of 3. Soon<br />

after, doctors diagnosed<br />

me as having a childhood<br />

seizure disorder, or epilepsy.<br />

For my family, this<br />

came as a shock because<br />

none of my relatives had<br />

ever had a history of seizures<br />

in the past.<br />

That set off years of<br />

going on and off of different<br />

medications, teasing<br />

JACOBY<br />

From Page 23<br />

quickly grew to more than<br />

1,000. In 1927, the promoters<br />

leased 250 acres<br />

northwest of Waukegan<br />

and Dundee roads for the<br />

golf course. They began<br />

construction of both the<br />

clubhouse and the golf facilities.<br />

By the summer of<br />

1928, the foundation, first<br />

story, and upper deck of<br />

the clubhouse were completed<br />

and opened. The<br />

space consisted of only<br />

a lobby, dressing rooms,<br />

and showers, and the only<br />

services offered were<br />

“beach conveniences”<br />

like tables, umbrellas, and<br />

lunch service. Nevertheless,<br />

membership climbed<br />

and you name it. All of it<br />

led me to not tell many<br />

people about my diagnosis.<br />

In fact, I’m pretty sure<br />

some of my best friends,<br />

and possibly even family,<br />

don’t even know. Very<br />

few, if any, previous coworkers<br />

knew, my bosses<br />

at 22nd Century Media<br />

are the first bosses that<br />

have known, all because I<br />

wanted to be like everyone<br />

else, not someone<br />

that’s “different.”<br />

For those of you who<br />

know me, you know I’m<br />

pretty much a quiet and<br />

private person. So coming<br />

out and writing this editorial<br />

isn’t really something<br />

I thought I’d ever do.<br />

That changed, however,<br />

three years ago last<br />

weekend at the War on the<br />

Shore.<br />

This past weekend,<br />

Evanston High School<br />

hosted the ninth annual<br />

War on the Shore,<br />

a basketball shootout<br />

featuring Loyola, New<br />

to 2,000.<br />

Meanwhile, the financial<br />

plan wasn’t working<br />

well for the promoters.<br />

Unwilling to proceed, they<br />

forfeited their investment<br />

and turned the project<br />

over to the members. A<br />

plan was devised to assess<br />

each member $250,<br />

abandon the idea of a<br />

high rise building, and<br />

create from the existing<br />

structure a scaled-back<br />

clubhouse for “purely<br />

social and recreational<br />

purposes.” One year<br />

later, in the summer of<br />

1929, the club idea failed<br />

completely, and a new<br />

developer took control of<br />

the property, planning to<br />

build either “a high class<br />

hotel or a large apartment<br />

Trier and Evanston’s boys<br />

basketball teams against<br />

three teams from across<br />

Chicagoland.<br />

Proceeds from the<br />

shootout go to the Danny<br />

Did Foundation, a charity<br />

named after Danny<br />

Stanton and whose mission<br />

is to prevent deaths<br />

caused by seizures with<br />

these main goals in mind:<br />

advancing public awareness<br />

of Sudden Unexpected<br />

Death in Epilepsy<br />

(SUDEP), enhancing the<br />

SUDEP communication<br />

model between medical<br />

professionals and families<br />

afflicted by seizures,<br />

and the mainstreaming<br />

of seizure detection and<br />

prediction devices that<br />

may assist in preventing<br />

seizure-related deaths.<br />

After covering the 2017<br />

version of the War on the<br />

Shore for our publications,<br />

I reached out to one of the<br />

co-founders of the charity,<br />

Tom Stanton, looking<br />

to see how I could get<br />

building.” This was four<br />

months before “Black<br />

Tuesday”, which probably<br />

accounts for the fact that<br />

this redevelopment didn’t<br />

go forward. Meanwhile,<br />

the golf course was taken<br />

over by a separate group,<br />

renamed “Middlebrook<br />

involved.<br />

Seeing a charity that<br />

had multiple connections<br />

to myself made me want<br />

to get involved. Soon<br />

after, I was invited to<br />

join the charity’s Young<br />

Professionals Board, on<br />

which I still serve to this<br />

day.<br />

Joining Danny Did<br />

has really helped me be<br />

able to talk about having<br />

seizures. I’m not afraid<br />

of what people might say<br />

anymore and that’s all<br />

a testament to what the<br />

charity does for everyone<br />

involved. I mean, a couple<br />

years ago I wouldn’t have<br />

told anybody. Here I am<br />

writing an editorial about<br />

my disability that thousands<br />

of residents on the<br />

North Shore are going to<br />

read.<br />

Luckily, I’ve been<br />

seizure-free since Sept. 8,<br />

2002.<br />

For the complete editorial,<br />

visit WilmetteBeacon.com.<br />

Country Club”, and operated<br />

initially as a private<br />

club. It became a public<br />

fee course and then failed<br />

during the Depression.<br />

Next week, read the<br />

short story of Miralago,<br />

the sparkling dancehall of<br />

No Man’s Land.<br />

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Not your grandpa’s restaurant<br />

Expansion breathes new life into century-old restaurant, Page 33<br />

North Shore father discusses death<br />

of son, spirituality at Wilmette<br />

Theatre, Page 29<br />

Joe McQuillen (left) talks with<br />

Jenniffer Weigel about his<br />

son, Christopher, a former<br />

New Trier student who died<br />

in 2016, on Thursday, Jan. 17,<br />

at Wilmette Theatre. Photo by<br />

Sheri Jewel


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north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku<br />

Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff<br />

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />

Across<br />

1. Bosun yeses<br />

5. Regular tendency<br />

10. “___ Comes the<br />

Sun”<br />

14. Watery<br />

15. “It’s only ___!”<br />

16. CPR pros<br />

17. Ides rebuke<br />

18. Money pots<br />

20. Fiasco<br />

22. Compass point<br />

23. Mauna ___<br />

24. Edge along<br />

furtively<br />

28. Oldest surviving<br />

house in Winnetka,<br />

goes with 32<br />

across<br />

32. See 28 across<br />

34. Civil rights<br />

organization, for<br />

short<br />

35. Sedative, e.g.<br />

37. Police alert<br />

38. “No ifs, ___ ...”<br />

39. Fuzzy food<br />

40. Approximately<br />

41. ___ nutshell<br />

42. Rubberneck<br />

43. Gentle<br />

44. Rational<br />

47. Extreme rapture<br />

49. Milkmaid’s<br />

perch<br />

50. ___ fault<br />

(overly so)<br />

51. Part of U.S.N.A.<br />

53. Like a loan<br />

shark<br />

58. Distinguished<br />

architect that<br />

designed several<br />

North Shore homes<br />

62. Org. in which<br />

Lorena Ochoa<br />

flourished<br />

63. Operatic solo<br />

64. Bluefins<br />

65. Remain sullen<br />

66. Architect of St.<br />

Paul’s Cathedral<br />

67. Sudden outpouring<br />

68. Selling condition<br />

Down<br />

1. Shocked<br />

2. Mysterious Himalayan<br />

3. Diner sign<br />

4. Jaeger bird<br />

5. Sporting a boater<br />

6. Lots and lots<br />

7. 1930’s boxing champ<br />

8. Personal statement<br />

intro<br />

9. Hardy character<br />

10. In this circumstance<br />

11. Brit. recording giant<br />

12. Road with a no.<br />

13. Big dictionary section<br />

19. Cold war antagonist<br />

21. Omit<br />

25. TV series, ___ and<br />

Greg<br />

26. Falls from grace<br />

27. Encompass<br />

28. Terrestrial mollusks<br />

29. Is incapable<br />

30. Gave it a shot<br />

31. Hosts<br />

32. Car chair<br />

33. Pejorative exclamation<br />

36. Green<br />

39. Phil Mickelson’s<br />

org.<br />

40. Kind of bran<br />

43. Old Russian ruler<br />

45. Mediterranean sea<br />

46. Outfitted<br />

48. Links<br />

52. Vintners’ vessels<br />

53. Arm part<br />

54. Iconic “Casablanca”<br />

role<br />

55. Numbered composition<br />

56. Large tangelo<br />

57. ___ Fifth Avenue<br />

58. “See-saw, Margery<br />

___ . . . “<br />

59. Airport abbr.<br />

60. Compete with a<br />

rival<br />

61. Not an orig.<br />

Let’s see what’s on<br />

Schedule for Wilmette Community Television – Channel 6<br />

Thursday, Jan. 24<br />

5 p.m. Coach’s Corner<br />

6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club<br />

Program<br />

7 p.m. Village Board<br />

Meeting<br />

8:30 p.m. Illinois<br />

Channel Programming<br />

Friday, Jan. 25-Sunday,<br />

Jan. 27<br />

5 p.m. Coach’s Corner<br />

6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club<br />

Program<br />

7 p.m. Library Board<br />

Meeting<br />

8:30 p.m. Village Board<br />

Meeting<br />

10 p.m. Illinois Channel<br />

Programming<br />

Monday, Jan. 28<br />

3 p.m. Illinois Channel<br />

Programing<br />

5 p.m. NSSC Club<br />

Program<br />

6 p.m. Coach’s Corner<br />

7 p.m. School Board<br />

Meeting (Live)<br />

Tuesday, Jan. 29<br />

1 p.m. School Board<br />

Meeting<br />

4 p.m. WPD Ice Show<br />

2018<br />

6:30 p.m. Coach’s<br />

Corner<br />

7:30 p.m. School Board<br />

Meeting<br />

9:30 p.m. Illinois<br />

Channel Programming<br />

Wednesday, Jan. 30<br />

5 p.m. NSSC Men’s club<br />

Program<br />

6 p.m. Coach’s Corner<br />

7 p.m. WPD Ice Show<br />

2018<br />

9:30 p.m. Illinois<br />

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Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that<br />

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wilmettebeacon.com LIFE & ARTS<br />

the wilmette beacon | January 24, 2019 | 29<br />

North Shore father assists other<br />

parents grieving loss of kids<br />

Alexa Burnell, Freelance Reporter<br />

Jenniffer Weigel, a journalist and selfproclaimed<br />

spiritual adventurist, has interviewed<br />

mediums and spiritual advisors<br />

on the stage of the Wilmette Theatre<br />

for the past several years, helping many<br />

find answers to the lingering questions<br />

about loved ones.<br />

Recently, her ever popular series took<br />

a local turn, when Winnetka resident<br />

Joe McQuillen, took the stage on Thursday,<br />

Jan. 17, talking about his connection<br />

to his son, Christopher, who tragically<br />

passed away after a 2016 canoe<br />

accident in southern Wisconsin. The<br />

younger McQuillen was one of four<br />

former New Trier High School students<br />

that died.<br />

Weigel started the evening talking<br />

about how the death of her father,<br />

prompted her own curiosity into seeking<br />

information from the other side.<br />

“Just like Joe, my journey started with<br />

grief,” Weigel said. “We all have different<br />

ways of dealing with loss, but many<br />

of us, feel a need to seek answers.”<br />

McQuillen explained that through the<br />

process, he has now come to believe that<br />

when a loved one passes, they are never<br />

really gone.<br />

“I truly believe that when someone<br />

passes, they are just on the other<br />

side,” McQuillen said. “For me, when<br />

Chris crossed over, I couldn’t imagine<br />

a world without him; I needed to see<br />

what was on that other side, I needed<br />

to stay connected to him and felt it was<br />

my job to figure out how to get in touch<br />

with him.”<br />

McQuillen admitted that at first he<br />

was angry with God, but he quickly received<br />

a message reminding him that<br />

God didn’t just ‘take’ his son and that<br />

the death wasn’t a punishment. McQuillen<br />

also learned that healing could come<br />

from having faith and helping others to<br />

have faith too.<br />

“The message I received reminded me<br />

that God wasn’t punishing me, but rather<br />

it was Chris’s recklessness and own free<br />

will that ended his life, all too early,”<br />

McQuillen said. “You always hear that<br />

time will heal, but that’s not necessarily<br />

the case, because the grief is connected<br />

Joe McQuillen discussed his book, “My<br />

Search For Christopher On The Other<br />

Side,” during his recent appearance at<br />

Wilmette Theatre. Book Cover submitted<br />

to the love; I’ll never stop loving Chris,<br />

therefore, I’ll never stop grieving, but I<br />

now have tools that help me to deal.<br />

“One of those ways is by helping others<br />

who are grieving, by teaching them<br />

that their loved one is not gone but has<br />

just crossed over. By staying open to this<br />

belief and seeking to connect with those<br />

who have crossed over, others can find<br />

their own tools to help them cope too.”<br />

Weigel interjected, explaining that of<br />

the ways to stay open and receptive to<br />

a loved one who has crossed over is by<br />

believing that “coincidences” are not just<br />

“coincidences.”<br />

“Think how many times you have<br />

thought of a loved one who has passed<br />

away and suddenly, their favorite song<br />

comes on or something else that reminds<br />

you of them, occurs. These are<br />

not just mere coincidences,” Weigel<br />

said. “If you took note of all of these<br />

little things that happen, you will see<br />

it is a spirit downloading – trying to<br />

communicate.”<br />

McQuillen has now turned his experience<br />

into a book, “My Search For Christopher<br />

On the Other Side,” to learn more<br />

about his experiences communicating<br />

with his son, Christopher, and the profound<br />

impact this has had on his life. You<br />

can find the book at amazon.com.


30 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon FAITH<br />

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Faith Briefs<br />

First Congregational Church of Wilmette<br />

(1125 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)<br />

Weekly Youth Activities<br />

Open to the Community<br />

Every Wednesday, the<br />

church’s children and<br />

youth ministry offers opportunities<br />

for fun, friendship,<br />

spirituality, and service.<br />

Kids Club (K–grade<br />

6) meets at 4:30 p.m. In<br />

the evening, the Confirmation<br />

Class (grades 7 &<br />

8) meets at 6 p.m. And the<br />

Senior High Youth Group<br />

gathers at 7:15 p.m. The<br />

two evening youth groups<br />

have a tasty dinner together<br />

at 6:45 p.m. — sometimes<br />

chicken, sometimes<br />

pasta. Learn about the<br />

church community at<br />

www.fccw.org or contact<br />

for more details: (847)<br />

251-6660 or 1stchurch@<br />

fccw.org.<br />

Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 Hibbard<br />

Road, Wilmette)<br />

Men’s Basketball<br />

All men, high school<br />

age and older, are invited<br />

to play basketball 7-9<br />

p.m. every Tuesday.<br />

Community Kitchen<br />

On the first and third<br />

Thursday of each month<br />

a group meets in the<br />

church kitchen to prepare<br />

food for the Community<br />

Kitchen of A Just Harvest.<br />

They start working at<br />

about 1 p.m. and continue<br />

until the food is prepared,<br />

about 3:30. All are invited<br />

to come and participate<br />

in as much of that time as<br />

you are available.<br />

Serve at a Just Harvest<br />

On the third Thursday<br />

of each month the church<br />

has an opportunity to<br />

serve the food that was<br />

prepared in our kitchen<br />

for the Just Harvest Community<br />

Kitchen from<br />

4:30-7:30 p.m.<br />

Trinity United Methodist Church (1024<br />

Lake Ave., Wilmette)<br />

Free Accent Reduction/<br />

Writing Class for Non-<br />

Native Speakers of<br />

English<br />

Join the chirch for this<br />

free class from 7:30-<br />

8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays<br />

and Thursdays from Feb.<br />

5-28. The class is for<br />

adults who are somewhat<br />

fluent in English and<br />

will feature guided conversation,<br />

grammar and<br />

idioms and basic writing.<br />

To register or for more<br />

information, contact<br />

nancy@trinitywilmette.<br />

org. Please include the<br />

words “Accent Reduction”<br />

in the subject line.<br />

The body of the email<br />

should include the registrant’s<br />

name, address and<br />

a contact phone number.<br />

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church<br />

(1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette)<br />

Knitting and crocheting<br />

At 7 p.m. every Tuesday,<br />

all are welcome to<br />

knit for charity or work on<br />

your their own projects.<br />

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day<br />

Saints (2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette)<br />

Sunday Worship<br />

Visitors are always welcome<br />

to join members<br />

of The Church of Jesus<br />

Christ of Latter-day Saints<br />

for its weekly worship<br />

services on Sunday. As a<br />

membership, the church is<br />

a community where we’re<br />

all trying to be a little bit<br />

better, a little bit kinder,<br />

a little more helpful - because<br />

that’s what Jesus<br />

taught. Come worship<br />

with the church. Come<br />

serve with the church.<br />

Come learn who the<br />

church is, what it believes<br />

and how the teachings of<br />

Jesus can help you find<br />

joy and happiness. There<br />

are two congregations<br />

that meet on Sundays in<br />

the Meetinghouse located<br />

at 2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette.<br />

Sunday worship<br />

services start at 9 a.m.<br />

and 1 p.m. Primary family<br />

worship service is called<br />

sacrament meeting and<br />

is held in our chapels on<br />

Sunday and lasts approximately<br />

one hour. All are<br />

welcome to come alone<br />

or bring your family; children<br />

are present in virtually<br />

all our congregations.<br />

Before or after sacrament<br />

meeting there are a variety<br />

of other age-appropriate<br />

meetings you and your<br />

children can attend. A full<br />

meeting schedule is listed<br />

below.<br />

Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden<br />

Ave., Wilmette)<br />

Devotional Gatherings<br />

The Baha’i Temple is<br />

open to all for personal<br />

prayer and meditation<br />

every day from 6 a.m.-<br />

10 p.m. Prayers are read<br />

aloud daily in the Auditorium<br />

at 9:15 a.m. and<br />

12:30 p.m., including a<br />

cappella singing by choir<br />

or soloists on Sundays at<br />

12:30 p.m. The House of<br />

Worship activities staff<br />

can be reached at (847)<br />

853-2300 or how@usbnc.<br />

org. Visit www.bahaitemple.org.<br />

Informal, interactive<br />

devotional gatherings<br />

are held regularly at<br />

the homes of Baha’is in<br />

Wilmette. Bring prayers,<br />

readings, poetry, or music<br />

to share if you’d like.<br />

People of all backgrounds<br />

are welcome. Contact the<br />

Wilmette Baha’i community<br />

for locations and<br />

schedule: 847-906-3409<br />

or wilmettebahais@<br />

gmail.com.<br />

Friday Night Fireside<br />

Conversations<br />

Join the House of Worship<br />

in the fireside room<br />

at the Baha’i House of<br />

Worship Welcome Center<br />

(112 Linden Ave.) for<br />

meaningful conversations<br />

about what Baha’i Faith<br />

offers for people who<br />

want to contribute to the<br />

betterment of the world.<br />

Light refreshments will<br />

be served.<br />

Children’s Classes<br />

Children ages 7 to 10<br />

are invited learn about<br />

Manifestations of God<br />

including, Krishna, Abraham,<br />

Buddha, Christ,<br />

Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of<br />

the Bahá’í Faith), and<br />

other Divine Teachers.<br />

Sunday mornings from<br />

10-11 a.m. Contact Ellen<br />

Price at (847) 812-1084<br />

for more information.<br />

Come and Sing<br />

All singers welcome to<br />

audition for the House of<br />

Worship A Capella Choir.<br />

Weekly rehearsals are on<br />

Thursday evenings and<br />

singing from 11 a.m.-1<br />

p.m. on Sundays, plus<br />

special events. Call Music<br />

Director, Van Gilmer<br />

for more info (847) 853-<br />

2330.<br />

St. Joseph Catholic Church (1747 Lake<br />

Ave., Wilmette)<br />

Sunday Mass<br />

Sunday Masses are<br />

held at 7:30, 9, 10:15 and<br />

11:30 a.m.<br />

Submit information for<br />

The Beacon’s Faith page<br />

to Michael Wojtychiw at<br />

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury<br />

media.com<br />

In Memoriam<br />

Thomas James Friel<br />

Thomas James Friel, 62,<br />

a Loyola Academy graduate,<br />

died Jan. 14 at his<br />

home with his loving wife.<br />

He was truly loved by his<br />

family and they will miss<br />

him dearly. He was born on<br />

Dec. 26, 1956, in Mundelein,<br />

to James and Dolores<br />

(Moore) Friel. Friel graduated<br />

from Loyola Academy<br />

in 1975, where he was on<br />

the swimming team and the<br />

captain of the water polo<br />

team. He was married to<br />

Cheryl Podborny on July<br />

9, 1977, in McHenry, Ill.<br />

Friel was a warehouse associate,<br />

a CDL truck driver<br />

and a wood worker. He<br />

enjoyed living in the country<br />

by being outside, riding<br />

his 4 wheeler, hunting<br />

with his dogs, watching the<br />

wildlife, fishing, gardening<br />

and watching all Chicago<br />

sports. Friel also enjoyed<br />

coaching soccer for his<br />

sons for many years. He is<br />

survived by his wife, Cheryl<br />

“Sherry” Friel of Shell<br />

Lake, Wis.; two sons and<br />

daughters-in-law, James<br />

and Allison Friel of Waukesha,<br />

Wis., Sean and Melissa<br />

Friel of Conover, Wis.; two<br />

grandchildren, Abigail and<br />

Clare; a sister, Victoria<br />

(Don) Miller of Athens,<br />

Ga.; a brother-in-law, Joseph<br />

Dvorak of Brooksville,<br />

Fla.; a sister-in-law,<br />

Robin (Kurt) Schroeder of<br />

Pueblo West, Colo.; two<br />

nephews and four nieces.<br />

He was preceded in death<br />

by his parents, James and<br />

Dolores Friel; his fatherin-law<br />

and mother-in-law,<br />

Raymond and Bernice<br />

Podborny; a sister, Susan<br />

Dvorak; and a sister-in-law,<br />

Vivian Bandman. A celebration<br />

of his life will be<br />

held at a later date.<br />

Arthur W. Lewis<br />

Ambassador Arthur<br />

Winston Lewis, 92, died<br />

on Jan. 10 in Wilmette.<br />

Lewis was the beloved<br />

husband of the late Frances<br />

Lewis; loving father<br />

of the late Dian Cuendet-<br />

Lewis and Dale (Pete)<br />

Wentz; proud grandfather<br />

of Peter (Meagan), Hilary<br />

(Mike) and Andrew;<br />

fond great grandfather of<br />

Bronx, Saint and Marvel<br />

Wentz and Chelsea and<br />

Isla Hoye; dear uncle to<br />

many nieces and nephews<br />

and a cousin of Colin<br />

Powell, the first African<br />

American Secretary of<br />

State. He was preceded in<br />

death by his first wife Dolores<br />

and two siblings.<br />

Ambassador Lewis was<br />

born July 1, 1926, in New<br />

York City. A student at<br />

Dartmouth College, Lewis<br />

left to enlist in the Navy<br />

in 1943 and served for 23<br />

years until 1966. He returned<br />

to Dartmouth to<br />

work with the N.R.O.T.C.<br />

and teach naval science<br />

while still on active duty.<br />

He completed his Bachelor’s<br />

and Master’s degrees<br />

in Government while at<br />

Dartmouth in 1966.<br />

Lewis was a career foreign<br />

service officer who<br />

served in diplomatic missions<br />

in Eastern Europe<br />

and Africa before retiring<br />

in 1987. He also played a<br />

significant role in expanding<br />

opportunities for racial<br />

and ethnic minorities in<br />

the American diplomatic<br />

corps.<br />

Lewis began his own<br />

foreign service career in<br />

1969 when he was assigned<br />

by USIA to the U.S.<br />

Embassy in Bucharest,<br />

Romania. While there, he<br />

promoted American music<br />

as a forum for engaging<br />

the Romanian people in<br />

western culture. When the<br />

American jazz-rock band<br />

Blood Sweat & Tears visited<br />

Romania in 1970, Ro-<br />

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32 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon LIFE & ARTS<br />

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WILMETTE<br />

The Rock House<br />

(1150 Central Ave., (847)<br />

256-7625)<br />

■6-9 ■ p.m. Friday, Jan.<br />

25: Family Karaoke<br />

Night<br />

The Baha’i House of<br />

Worship<br />

(112 Linden Ave, (847)<br />

251-3800)<br />

■7:45 ■ a.m. Tuesday, Jan.<br />

29: Member Orientation<br />

& Get-Together<br />

NORTHBROOK<br />

Pinstripes<br />

(1150 Willow Road,<br />

FEATURING:<br />

(847) 480-2323)<br />

■From ■ open until close<br />

all week: bowling and<br />

bocce<br />

Northbrook Theatre<br />

(3323 Walters Ave.,<br />

(847) 291-2367)<br />

■Recurring ■ performances<br />

of “Pinkalicious” on<br />

Saturdays starting at<br />

10 a.m.<br />

GLENVIEW<br />

Johnny’s Kitchen<br />

(1740 Milwaukee Ave.<br />

(847) 699-9999)<br />

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday<br />

and Saturday: Live<br />

Music<br />

The Rock House<br />

(1742 Glenview Road<br />

(224) 616-3062)<br />

■5 ■ p.m. Friday, Jan.<br />

25: Family Night and<br />

Karaoke<br />

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, Jan.<br />

26: Frozen ground<br />

• Arts Camps • Day Camps<br />

• Overnight Camps<br />

• Sports Camps and more!<br />

MORE INFO: (847) 272-4565<br />

22ndCenturyMedia.com/events<br />

blues<br />

Curragh Irish Pub<br />

(1800 Tower Drive, (847)<br />

998-1100)<br />

■7:30 ■ p.m. every<br />

Wednesday: Trivia<br />

Ten Ninety Brewing Co.<br />

(1025 N. Waukegan<br />

Road, (224) 432-5472)<br />

■7-9 ■ p.m. every Thursday:<br />

Trivia Night<br />

LAKE FOREST<br />

John and Nancy Hughes<br />

Theater<br />

(400 E. Illinois Road)<br />

■3-5 ■ p.m. Sunday, Jan.<br />

27: Shout Section<br />

Big Band with special<br />

guest LFHS Jazz<br />

Lake Forest College<br />

(555 NS Sheridan Road,<br />

(847) 234-3100)<br />

■2-3:30 ■ p.m. Sunday,<br />

Please see SCENE, 34<br />

Saturday<br />

Feb. 23, 2019<br />

10am - 2pm<br />

V E N D O R S W A N T E D<br />

Northbrook Court<br />

1515 Lake Cook Rd<br />

Northbrook<br />

DEADLINE:<br />

FEB. 6, 2019<br />

Memoriam<br />

From Page 30<br />

manian officials sought to<br />

shut down a performance.<br />

Lewis successfully negotiated<br />

with the band and<br />

communist officials to allow<br />

the concert tour to<br />

continue.<br />

Lewis’s primary foreign<br />

policy interest lay in Africa.<br />

From 1972 to 1974,<br />

Lewis served as Cultural<br />

Affairs Officer at the U.S.<br />

Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia.<br />

In 1974, he was sent<br />

to Ethiopia and in 1977,<br />

Lewis was sent to Lagos,<br />

Nigeria, where he continued<br />

his work for USIA<br />

until being appointed as<br />

the agency’s Director of<br />

African Affairs in 1979.<br />

In 1983, President Ronald<br />

Reagan nominated Arthur<br />

Lewis as U.S. Ambassador<br />

to Sierra Leone. He<br />

served at the Embassy in<br />

Freetown until his retirement<br />

in 1986.<br />

Arthur Lewis continued<br />

to promote international<br />

political and economic development<br />

in Africa after<br />

his retirement from diplomatic<br />

service. He has been<br />

a senior consultant for the<br />

Nord Resources Corporation<br />

which operated mining<br />

interests in Sierra Leone<br />

from 1983 to 1995.<br />

In 2016, he moved to<br />

Wilmette to be closer to<br />

his daughter, Dale, sonin-law,<br />

granddaughter and<br />

two of his five great grandchildren.<br />

A reception in celebration<br />

of his life will be held<br />

from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30<br />

p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at<br />

Westminster Place, Elliott<br />

Hall (located below the<br />

Elliott Chapel) 3131 Golf<br />

Road, Evanston, IL 60201.<br />

A Funeral Service with full<br />

honors will be held: this<br />

spring at Arlington National<br />

Cemetery.<br />

Donald R. MacGregor<br />

Donald R. MacGregor,<br />

74, died Jan. 15 from<br />

complications related to<br />

leukemia. Born in Auburn,<br />

N.Y., MacGregor<br />

grew up in Wilmette and<br />

Northbrook and was a<br />

graduate of Loyola Academy<br />

and St. Ambrose College.<br />

He was the beloved<br />

father of Don (Kim) of Elmhurst<br />

and Mike (Moira)<br />

of Chicago; the adored<br />

grandfather of five; and a<br />

loyal big brother to dear<br />

sister Mary (Harriett) of<br />

Dallas. He was preceded<br />

in death by his parents,<br />

Leonard and Jean; brother<br />

Leonard (Judy); and sister<br />

Janet (Nick) Montanaro.<br />

Before retirement, Mac-<br />

Gregor worked in sales<br />

for National Cash Register<br />

(NCR) and, later, Discover<br />

Financial Services.<br />

He was a kind, gentle<br />

man, and a rare breed<br />

who loved both sailing<br />

and stock car racing in<br />

equal measure. He also<br />

enjoyed walking miles,<br />

riding his bicycle, getting<br />

a good bargain whenever<br />

he could, and supporting<br />

his grandchildren in all of<br />

their pursuits. A celebration<br />

of his life will take<br />

place at a future date.<br />

Timothy Devin O’Brien<br />

Timothy Devin<br />

O’Brien, 53, loving father,<br />

brother, son, uncle and<br />

friend died on Jan. 13 in<br />

Wilmette. A lifelong resident<br />

of the North Shore,<br />

he attended Loyola Academy,<br />

graduated from the<br />

University of Notre Dame<br />

with a Bachelor of Arts &<br />

Humanities in 1988, and<br />

attended the Thunderbird<br />

School of Management,<br />

where he received an<br />

MIM, Finance. An avid<br />

golfer, long time member<br />

of North Shore Country<br />

Club and sports fan, he<br />

was most passionate about<br />

hockey. He played in high<br />

school, coached youth<br />

hockey teams over the<br />

years, installed ice rinks<br />

in his yard and some of<br />

his neighbors’ and loved<br />

nothing more than rooting<br />

for his kids on the ice.<br />

A devoted father, he delighted<br />

in all their accomplishments,<br />

from sports to<br />

academics to community<br />

service. O’Brien’s career<br />

was spent in the field of<br />

finance, serving for the<br />

past 10 years as Senior<br />

Vice President of Equity<br />

Derivative Sales at BTIG,<br />

LLC. He will best be remembered<br />

for his razorsharp<br />

mind, playful sense<br />

of humor, kind heart and<br />

unfailing generosity. He is<br />

survived by four remarkable<br />

children, Devin, Abigail,<br />

Eamon and Ciaran<br />

O’Brien with former wife<br />

Aimee Meccia, parents<br />

Thomas and Kathleen<br />

(nee Runkle) O’Brien,<br />

and brothers Tom (Ann),<br />

Sean (Tracy) and Dan<br />

(Jennifer) O’Brien as well<br />

as numerous nieces and<br />

nephews. Visitation was<br />

held Friday, Jan. 18. The<br />

Funeral Mass was Saturday,<br />

Jan. 19. In lieu of<br />

flowers, donations may<br />

be made to The O’Brien<br />

Children Fund or Loyola<br />

Academy Hockey Scholarship<br />

Fund or Evans<br />

Scholars Program. Details<br />

at: www.donnellanfuneral.com<br />

or (847) 675-1990.<br />

In lieu of flowers, memorial<br />

contributions may<br />

be made to Dartmouth<br />

College, designated to<br />

the Ambassador Arthur<br />

W. Lewis Memorial Fund<br />

Gift Recording Office<br />

Dartmouth College, 6066<br />

Development Office, Hanover,<br />

NH 03755<br />

Have someone’s life you’d<br />

like to honor? Email<br />

Michael Wojtychiw at<br />

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury<br />

media.com with information<br />

about a loved one who was<br />

part of the Wilmette/Kenilworth<br />

community.


wilmettebeacon.com DINING OUT<br />

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Grandpa’s Place still growing after 122 years<br />

Jason Addy<br />

Contributing Editor<br />

When the Middletons<br />

purchased Grandpa’s Place<br />

in 2003, the family immediately<br />

got down to work<br />

modernizing the 106-yearold<br />

fixture of Glenview’s<br />

culinary scene.<br />

They updated the original<br />

bar area, redid the walls,<br />

added modern touches and<br />

built a small parlor inside<br />

to open up some elbow<br />

room and create a space to<br />

host live music, said Rory<br />

Middleton, who runs dayto-day<br />

operations at Grandpa’s<br />

with his brother, Kevin,<br />

on behalf of the family.<br />

Middleton said his family<br />

first started looking into<br />

purchasing the property<br />

at 1868 Prairie St. around<br />

the turn of the century,<br />

“but the original owner<br />

wouldn’t sell it without the<br />

business,” which started<br />

as Lang’s before becoming<br />

Grandpa Rugen’s and<br />

finally Grandpa’s once the<br />

Dwyer family moved in<br />

nearly 50 years ago.<br />

A decade after taking<br />

over from the Dwyers, the<br />

Middletons completed a<br />

major expansion project at<br />

Grandpa’s, adding a downstairs<br />

room for live music<br />

and private catering, converting<br />

what was once an<br />

off-track betting room and<br />

apartments into an upscale<br />

space to host corporate and<br />

family events, and opening<br />

a patio and second-floor<br />

terrace for patrons to enjoy<br />

in the milder months.<br />

Though Grandpa’s had<br />

more than a century of<br />

success under its belt by<br />

that point, the expansion is<br />

breathing new life into the<br />

restaurant and bar by giving<br />

it a unique “something<br />

old, something new vibe,”<br />

Middleton said.<br />

“We wanted it to be a<br />

place where your parents<br />

can go and remember their<br />

time when they were your<br />

age at this bar — because<br />

it’s that old, it has that much<br />

history — but at the same<br />

time make new memories<br />

for the new generation of<br />

people that are coming in<br />

to continue that legacy,”<br />

Middleton said.<br />

Though the Middletons<br />

have drastically revamped<br />

the establishment that first<br />

opened in the late 1890s,<br />

they’ve been careful not<br />

to change the tried-andtrue<br />

recipe for success too<br />

much.<br />

Grandpa’s menu “has<br />

grown with age,” Middleton<br />

said, with the menu<br />

featuring bar-food staples<br />

like burgers, sandwiches<br />

and wings, as well as some<br />

newer dishes like chicken<br />

kabobs and calamari.<br />

“It’s always a matter of<br />

The Grandpa Burger ($11.90) is a half-pound burger<br />

served on a toasted bun with a choice of traditional<br />

toppings.<br />

The Reuben ($12.95) sandwich is tender corned beef<br />

served with homemade Thousand Island dressing, sauerkraut<br />

and melted Swiss cheese on rye bread.<br />

GRANDPA’S PLACE<br />

1868 Prairie St.,<br />

Glenview<br />

(847) 724-1390<br />

grandpasplace.com<br />

11 a.m.-2 a.m.<br />

Monday-Saturday<br />

11 a.m.-midnight<br />

Sunday<br />

keeping it local, keeping<br />

that sense of history, while<br />

always keeping it relevant,”<br />

Middleton said, noting<br />

Grandpa’s gets much of<br />

its ingredients from local<br />

shops and producers like<br />

Reagan Meats and Harrison’s<br />

Poultry Farm in<br />

Glenview, Gonnella Baking<br />

Company in Schaumburg<br />

and Harrington’s Catering<br />

and Deli in Chicago.<br />

A group of 22nd Century<br />

Media editors stopped by<br />

Grandpa’s last week to try<br />

out some classics and a few<br />

“sleeper” dishes flying a bit<br />

under the radar.<br />

After a tour of Grandpa’s<br />

many versatile spaces,<br />

we tried calamari ($13.95<br />

for full serving), a dish<br />

Middleton said people always<br />

order again after trying<br />

it once.<br />

“(The calamari) is better<br />

than it has any right to<br />

be,” Middleton joked, adding<br />

many of the restaurant’s<br />

recipes are something of a<br />

mystery as they’ve been<br />

handed down across the<br />

generations.<br />

The simple appetizer<br />

dish of lightly breaded<br />

squid is served with cocktail<br />

sauce and lemons to<br />

add a little zest.<br />

Next, we sampled the<br />

classic Grandpa Burger<br />

($11.90), a half-pound<br />

Grandpa’s Place’s calamari ($7.95) is lightly breaded in<br />

their seasoned flour and brown sugar and is a “sleeper”<br />

on the menu. Photos by Michal Dwojak/22nd Century Media<br />

burger served with Merkts<br />

cheddar cheese and traditional<br />

toppings on a toasted<br />

bun, with a side of fries.<br />

Grandpa’s Reuben sandwich<br />

($12.95) pairs Harrington’s<br />

corned beef with<br />

homemade Thousand Island<br />

dressing, sauerkraut<br />

and Swiss cheese on rye<br />

January 17 -March 3<br />

Phone (847) 834-0738<br />

Theater located at 1723 Glenview Road<br />

Complimentary freshly baked cookies<br />

bread.<br />

To cap off the meal, we<br />

tried Grandpa’s chicken<br />

kabobs, featuring two footlong<br />

skewers loaded with<br />

grilled chicken, onions,<br />

peppers and tomatoes over<br />

a bed of rice pilaf with a<br />

homemade peanut dressing<br />

on the side.


34 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon LIFE & ARTS<br />

wilmettebeacon.com<br />

Wilmette resident honored at House in the Wood Gala<br />

Staff Report<br />

Inspired to give the joy<br />

of camp to inner-city children,<br />

the House In The<br />

Wood Gala drew a crowd<br />

of 250 to Venue SIX10<br />

Chicago on Oct. 13, raising<br />

more than $400,000 for<br />

Northwestern Settlement’s<br />

summer camp and outdoor<br />

education program.<br />

Northwestern Settlement’s<br />

North Shore Board<br />

members Sarah Boulos, of<br />

Winnetka, Jessica Fleming,<br />

of Northbrook, and<br />

Diana Peterson, of Glencoe,<br />

co-chaired the annual<br />

event, where guests<br />

enjoyed performances<br />

by Artbeat Live and The<br />

North 41, and celebrated<br />

the lifetime achievements<br />

of North Shore Board<br />

alumna Valerie Hall, of<br />

Wilmette. The Valerie Hall<br />

Outdoor Education Center<br />

inspires over 1,000 innercity<br />

children each year to<br />

explore and learn about<br />

math, science and nature at<br />

the award-winning Northwestern<br />

Settlement House<br />

In The Wood camp.<br />

Learn more at northshoreboard.org.<br />

RIGHT: Co-chairpersons<br />

(left to right) Jessica<br />

Fleming, Sarah Boulos,<br />

Diana Peterson and<br />

Northwestern Settlement<br />

President Alice Schaff.<br />

Photos submitted<br />

Anne Mueller (left), of Wilmette makes a bid.<br />

Northwestern Settlement Hall of Fame honorees Valarie and William Hall, of Wilmette,<br />

enjoy the festivities at the House in the Wood Gala Oct. 13 in Chicago.<br />

SCENE<br />

From Page 32<br />

Jan. 27: “The Sleds are<br />

coming”<br />

WINNETKA<br />

Winnetka Community<br />

House<br />

(620 Lincoln Ave.)<br />

■6:30-9:30 ■ p.m. Friday,<br />

Jan. 25: Family Bingo<br />

Night<br />

Good Grapes<br />

(821 Chestnut Court,<br />

(847) 242-9800)<br />

■3-4:30 ■ p.m. Saturday,<br />

Jan. 26: Chili Cook-Off<br />

GLENCOE<br />

Skokie Country Club<br />

(500 Washington Ave.)<br />

■6:30-9:30 ■ p.m. Saturday,<br />

Jan. 26: Glencoe<br />

Hall of Fame Dinner<br />

Takiff Center<br />

(999 Green Bay Road)<br />

■6:30-8:30 ■ p.m. Friday,<br />

Jan. 25: Paint and Sip<br />

HIGHWOOD<br />

210<br />

(210 Green Bay Road<br />

(847) 433-0304)<br />

■5:30 ■ p.m. Saturday,<br />

Jan. 26: Angel Spiccia<br />

Duo<br />

■7:30 ■ p.m. Sunday, Jan.<br />

27: Jeff Mackevich<br />

Quintet featuring Jim<br />

Trompeter: Benefit for<br />

Curt’s Cafe<br />

Buffo’s<br />

(431 Sheridan Road,<br />

(847) 432-0301)<br />

■7 ■ p.m. every Monday:<br />

Trivia<br />

The Humble Pub<br />

(336 Green Bay Road,<br />

(847) 433-6360)<br />

■8-12 ■ p.m. every<br />

Wednesday night:<br />

Open Jam<br />

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, Jan.<br />

26: Gina Jordynn<br />

HIGHLAND PARK<br />

Bennett Gordon Hall<br />

(201 St. Johns Ave.,<br />

(847) 266-5100)<br />

■8:30 ■ p.m. Saturday,<br />

Jan. 26: Vocalists from<br />

Ravinia’s Steans Music<br />

Institute<br />

To place an event in The<br />

Scene, email martin@northbrooktower.com


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38 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS<br />

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The Varsity: North Shore Podcast<br />

Guys recap CSL wrestling, preview gymnastics<br />

Staff Report<br />

In this week’s episode of<br />

The Varsity: North Shore,<br />

the only podcast focused<br />

on North Shore sports,<br />

hosts Michal Dwojak and<br />

Michael Wojtychiw recap<br />

Central Suburban League<br />

wrestling, hear from a Glenbrook<br />

South wrestler, play<br />

Way/No Way with wrestling<br />

and preview postseason<br />

girls gymnastics.<br />

First Quarter<br />

Dwojak and Wojtychiw<br />

recap CSL wrestling with<br />

Find the Varsity<br />

Twitter: @varsitypodcast<br />

Facebook: @<br />

thevarsitypodcast<br />

Website:<br />

WilmetteBeacon.com/<br />

sports<br />

Download: Soundcloud,<br />

iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn,<br />

PlayerFM, more<br />

area teams fighting to become<br />

known as the area’s<br />

best team.<br />

Second Quarter<br />

The guys hear from a<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Glenbrook South wrestler<br />

about how things went at<br />

last week’s CSL meet.<br />

Third Quarter<br />

With the postseason on<br />

hand for area teams, Wojtychiw<br />

plays Way/No Way<br />

with how they will do in<br />

the IHSA playoffs.<br />

Fourth Quarter<br />

To finish things off, the<br />

guys preview the conference<br />

invite for area girls<br />

gymnastics teams and preview<br />

some regionals.<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Athlete of the Week<br />

10 Questions<br />

with Maddie Michiels<br />

The New Trier senior is a<br />

captain on the cheerleading<br />

squad<br />

When did you start<br />

cheering and why?<br />

I started cheerleading<br />

the summer going into<br />

freshman year. Cheerleading<br />

always had a special<br />

place in my heart because<br />

I enjoy sharing my spirit<br />

for the school, I love doing<br />

stunts, and performing<br />

the dances. I studied<br />

classical ballet at Ruth<br />

Page and after I suffered<br />

an injury, this was a way<br />

I could still dance and be<br />

athletic. Also, my mom<br />

was a cheerleader and I<br />

always wanted to be a<br />

cheerleader.<br />

What’s your favorite<br />

part about cheering?<br />

My favorite part about<br />

cheering is that moment,<br />

right after you hit the stunt<br />

perfectly, it gives you this<br />

rush of adrenaline and you<br />

have this instant team moment<br />

of ‘We did it!’<br />

What’s one thing<br />

people don’t know<br />

about you?<br />

That I’m shy.<br />

If you could travel<br />

anywhere in the<br />

world, where would it<br />

be and why?<br />

Italy. It looks beautiful,<br />

and my mom’s family is<br />

from there. And the food.<br />

What’s been your<br />

favorite moment at<br />

New Trier?<br />

Performing at the Pep<br />

rally for homecoming and<br />

receiving wonderful praise<br />

from my teachers and the<br />

students. Going to the<br />

dances with my friends<br />

and having a wonderful<br />

time.<br />

Do you have any pet<br />

peeves?<br />

I cannot stand hearing<br />

someone eat in a quiet<br />

room. It doesn’t matter if<br />

their mouth is closed I can<br />

still hear it.<br />

What’s the best advice<br />

you’ve ever gotten<br />

and who was it from?<br />

Whenever I feel like giving<br />

up or something isn’t<br />

going as planned, I remind<br />

myself to “suck it up, and<br />

you got it.” My mom says<br />

that because sometimes I<br />

may feel like we didn’t do<br />

something as well as we<br />

could have or I’m feeling<br />

overwhelmed and need a<br />

boost.<br />

What’s your favorite<br />

restaurant and what<br />

do you get there?<br />

My favorite restaurant is<br />

Topo Gigio. I get the same<br />

dish every single time I go,<br />

it’s called the Spaghetti<br />

con le Polpette. It’s Spaghetti<br />

with a Bolognese<br />

sauce with meatballs. It’s<br />

the most amazing food.<br />

What’s your guilty<br />

pleasure?<br />

Photo submitted<br />

Goat cheese with cranberry<br />

or Brie. Love these.<br />

If you could have<br />

dinner with three<br />

people who would<br />

they be and why?<br />

If I could have dinner<br />

with three people it would<br />

be Ariana Grande - she is<br />

so talented, Carmela Turano<br />

(my grandmother who<br />

died from ovarian cancer<br />

before I was born) and my<br />

mom (Andreana Turano).<br />

I think that we would have<br />

a great time laughing and<br />

telling stories. I would<br />

love to meet my grandmother<br />

she sounds wonderful<br />

and everyone says<br />

I remind them of her, and<br />

my mom because I know<br />

she’d like to have another<br />

dinner with her mom too.<br />

Interview by Sports Editor<br />

Michael Wojtychiw


wilmettebeacon.com SPORTS<br />

the wilmette beacon | January 24, 2019 | 39<br />

Girls Basketball<br />

LFA’s size too much for Regina<br />

David Jaffe<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

The Lake Forest Academy<br />

girls basketball team<br />

had a clear size advantage<br />

in its matchup Thursday,<br />

January 17, with visiting<br />

Regina Dominican.<br />

And although the Caxys<br />

struggled for much of the<br />

game to convert their opportunities,<br />

they continued<br />

getting into the paint<br />

and to the free-throw line.<br />

And eventually that<br />

consistent low-post pressure<br />

paid off as the Caxys<br />

knocked off the Panthers<br />

44-30.<br />

Regina did a good job<br />

hanging in despite being<br />

undersized and defended<br />

well overall.<br />

“Our goal is to hold<br />

teams to eight points in a<br />

quarter and 32 for a game<br />

because we don’t have<br />

enough size,” Regina<br />

coach Bob Newton said.<br />

“We didn’t give them anything<br />

easy in the first half.<br />

They did a better job getting<br />

to the basket off the<br />

bounce. The issue was we<br />

made too many mistakes<br />

on offense that led to<br />

scores for them.”<br />

Being undersized hurt<br />

the Panthers as they<br />

couldn’t finish when driving<br />

to the rim.<br />

For almost three quarters,<br />

it was a tight contest,<br />

but the Caxys scored<br />

the final five points of the<br />

quarter, part of an eventual<br />

9-0 run.<br />

The run increased a 23-<br />

21 advantage to 32-21,<br />

giving them control for<br />

good. Rama Keita scored<br />

four points during that<br />

stretch along with Kelsi<br />

Jackson’s three-point play<br />

and Courtney Harris’ layup.<br />

They then sealed the<br />

deal with six straight<br />

points, extending the lead<br />

to 41-25 with Keita scoring<br />

four more points and<br />

Jackson converting a layup.<br />

“We started playing<br />

with more energy,” said<br />

Keita, who had a gamehigh<br />

16 points. “We started<br />

talking more and did a<br />

better job moving the ball.<br />

That allowed us to convert<br />

on a couple of plays and<br />

turn things around.”<br />

For LFA coach Erica<br />

Wood, patience paired<br />

with the energy.<br />

“We played with much<br />

more patience on the offensive<br />

end,” Wood said.<br />

“In the first half, we were<br />

forcing up too many<br />

shots. We did a better job<br />

of waiting for better opportunities<br />

to open up and<br />

passed the ball effectively,<br />

giving us better looks.”<br />

The Caxys continually<br />

got to the rim and thus, the<br />

charity stripe, attempting<br />

26 free throws and getting<br />

into the bonus in the first<br />

quarter.<br />

But they only shot 50<br />

percent from the line and<br />

couldn’t convert a number<br />

of shot opportunities in<br />

close.<br />

As a result, Regina took<br />

an early lead when Lola<br />

Simon buried three treys<br />

for a 9-5 advantage.<br />

The Caxys battled back<br />

to tie things at 16-16 at the<br />

half, but it took a while<br />

before they could get any<br />

consistent offensive production.<br />

“I think we’re long,<br />

more than it being a distinct<br />

size advantage,”<br />

Wood said. “It wasn’t<br />

until Courtney had some<br />

plays where she was able<br />

to score or draw some<br />

reach-in fouls from them<br />

to get to the line that got<br />

us some points off of getting<br />

to the rim. We did a<br />

good job continuing to attack<br />

though.”<br />

Luckily for the Caxys<br />

that size advantage paid<br />

even bigger dividends on<br />

defense.<br />

The Panthers got to the<br />

basket but more often than<br />

not Lake Forest Academy<br />

sent the shot back.<br />

“I make sure I keep my<br />

hands up and go straight<br />

up without moving too<br />

much,” Keita said. “My<br />

coaches say when I defend<br />

like that, the other<br />

team doesn’t want to go<br />

inside too often.”<br />

The Caxys took the lead<br />

in the third by going up<br />

22-18 getting three apiece<br />

from Harris and Jackson.<br />

“We missed too many<br />

layups and had too many<br />

empty possessions,” Newton<br />

said. “You compound<br />

that with it making it<br />

much harder for us to defend<br />

them when they use<br />

that to get out in transition.<br />

We’re a young team<br />

who has potential but I<br />

wish we could get over<br />

the hump.”<br />

It’s very clear that Keita<br />

can contribute in multiple<br />

phases of the game. And<br />

her coach said that’s because<br />

of how much work<br />

she puts in<br />

“Rama does everything<br />

for us,” Wood said. “She<br />

wants to be breaking a<br />

sweat after warmups.<br />

She’s a quiet leader but<br />

leads by example from<br />

how hard she plays.”<br />

Harris added nine for<br />

the Caxys while Jackson<br />

scored eight.<br />

Simon led Regina with<br />

12 while Laura Strenk had<br />

eight.<br />

Boys bowling<br />

Trevians, Ramblers fall short of state<br />

Chris Walker<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Ryan Torf didn’t think<br />

he was going to bowl for<br />

Glenbrook North during<br />

Saturday, Jan. 19’s<br />

Hinsdale South sectional<br />

at Brunswick Zone Woodridge<br />

Lanes.<br />

But the sophomore got<br />

his name called for the<br />

sixth and final game and<br />

he delivered big-time,<br />

firing a 227, the team’s<br />

third-highest score of the<br />

day and enough to lift the<br />

Spartans to sixth place and<br />

This Week In...<br />

Trevian varsity<br />

athletics<br />

Boys basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - host Senn, noon<br />

■Jan. ■ 28 - host Manley, 6<br />

p.m.<br />

Girls basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - host Niles West,<br />

7 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - host Oak Park-<br />

River Forest, 2:30 p.m.<br />

Boys Bowling<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - at IHSA State<br />

Finals (at O’Fallon - St.<br />

Claire Bowl), TBD<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - at IHSA State<br />

Finals, TBD<br />

Girls bowling<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - at CSL Invite (at<br />

Classic Bowl), 9 a.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 29 - host Loyola (at<br />

Classic Bowl), 4:30 p.m.<br />

Fencing<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - at State Meet (at<br />

Marian Catholic), 7 a.m.<br />

Gymnastics<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - host CSL South<br />

Invite, 6 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 31 - host IHSA<br />

Regional, 6 p.m.<br />

Boys swimming and<br />

diving<br />

qualify to the state finals<br />

on Jan. 25-26.<br />

New Trier was more<br />

than 400 pins off the pace<br />

of GBN, placing eighth<br />

with a 5,269.<br />

The youthful Trevs<br />

didn’t bowl as well as they<br />

did in regional play as<br />

sophomores Matt Booden<br />

(1,120), Nicholas Henner<br />

(1,098) Max Blake (1,039)<br />

and Jack Eadie (964) all<br />

scored lower than they did<br />

at the GBN Regional.. Junior<br />

Christian Franke competed<br />

in one less game in<br />

the sectional than he did in<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - host Niles North,<br />

5:30 p.m.<br />

Wrestling<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - host Lane, 6 p.m.<br />

Rambler varsity<br />

athletics<br />

Boys basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - at De La Salle,<br />

7 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 29 - host Evanston,<br />

7 p.m.<br />

Girls basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - host De La Salle,<br />

6 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - host Providence,<br />

11 a.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 31 - host St. Ignatius,<br />

6 p.m.<br />

Boys Bowling<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - at IHSA State<br />

Finals (at O’Fallon - St.<br />

Claire Bowl), TBD<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - at IHSA State<br />

Finals, TBD<br />

Girls bowling<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - host Trinity (at<br />

Brunswick Zone - Niles),<br />

4:15 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - host GCAC<br />

Championships (at<br />

Brunswick Zone - Niles), 9<br />

a.m.<br />

the regional, but his average<br />

of 176-177 was nearly<br />

identical. Michael Ritchie<br />

subbed for him in the third<br />

game and had a 162.<br />

“We started out really<br />

strong with a 1,022 which<br />

was the best series we’ve<br />

had all season,” Booden<br />

said.<br />

Jonathan Tomasiello<br />

was the lone representative<br />

for Loyola. The freshman<br />

didn’t qualify for state<br />

with a 965, which included<br />

a game high of a 180.<br />

Full story at WilmetteBeacon.com.<br />

■Jan. ■ 29 - at New Trier (at<br />

Classic Bowl), 4:30 p.m.<br />

Wrestling<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - at T.F. South<br />

(with Montini), 5:30 p.m.<br />

Panther varsity<br />

athletics<br />

Girls basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 29 - at Von Steuben,<br />

6:30 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 31 - at Willows, 6:30<br />

p.m.<br />

Girls bowling<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - at DePaul Prep<br />

(at Brunswick Zone - Niles),<br />

4:15 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 27 - at GCAC<br />

Championships (at<br />

Brunswick Zone - Niles), 9<br />

a.m.<br />

Raider varsity<br />

athletics<br />

Boys basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - host Hales, 6<br />

p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 30 - host U-High, 6<br />

p.m.<br />

Girls basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - host Rochelle<br />

Zell, 6:30 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 29 - at Latin, 6 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 30 - host Christian<br />

Liberty Academy, 4:30 p.m.


40 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS<br />

wilmettebeacon.com<br />

Athlete of the Year 2018<br />

The Beacon readers to vote for local athletes<br />

Online contest<br />

begins Saturday,<br />

Jan. 26<br />

Michael Wojtychiw<br />

Sports Editor<br />

Despite the fact the calendar<br />

year has now turned<br />

to 2019, 2018 still has a<br />

little bit missing from it.<br />

On fields of play all<br />

over the North Shore last<br />

year, student-athletes<br />

soared to new heights,<br />

and in many cases, took<br />

their team along for the<br />

ride. 22nd Century Media<br />

was following the action<br />

with its seven North Shore<br />

publications and websites,<br />

documenting the moments<br />

of glory as well as<br />

the agony of defeat.<br />

Along the way, every<br />

week, papers like our<br />

Wilmette Beacon selected<br />

and interviewed a worthy<br />

Athlete of the Week.<br />

At the end of the month,<br />

all Athletes of the Week<br />

from the seven newspapers<br />

were pitted against<br />

one another in the popular<br />

Athlete of the Month<br />

competition, for which<br />

residents decide the result<br />

by voting for their favorite<br />

athlete online.<br />

At year’s end, there are<br />

12 winners, and we’re<br />

not done just yet. Those<br />

12 winners — along with<br />

six at-large contenders<br />

selected by 22CM staffers<br />

— are about to vie for<br />

the ultimate title: 22nd<br />

Century Media Athlete of<br />

the Year.<br />

The Athlete of the Year<br />

competition is a two-week<br />

online voting contest that<br />

began at noon Saturday,<br />

Jan. 26, at WilmetteBeacon.com,<br />

as well as the<br />

22nd Century Media Athlete of the Year<br />

When: Saturday, Jan. 26, through Saturday, Feb. 9<br />

(two weeks)<br />

Where: WilmetteBeacon.com, WinnetkaCurrent.<br />

com, GlenviewLantern.com, NorthbrookTower.com,<br />

LakeForestLeader.com, HPLandmark.com and<br />

GlencoeAnchor.com<br />

Who: Eighteen North Shore student-athletes (12<br />

Athletes of Month, 6 at-large contenders)<br />

company’s six other North<br />

Shore websites.<br />

Fans can vote daily for<br />

their favorite student-athlete<br />

until 5 p.m. on Feb. 9.<br />

To avoid voting spam and<br />

abuse, we have restricted<br />

the votes to one per IP<br />

address per day with a<br />

special feature to ensure<br />

votes are being made by<br />

humans. If votes are proven<br />

illegitimate, they will<br />

be discarded and the beneficiary<br />

of the fraudulent<br />

votes may be disqualified.<br />

A winner will be announced<br />

in the Feb. 14 issue<br />

of The Beacon.<br />

The Athlete of the Year<br />

2018 Nominees are:<br />

• January winner: Morgan<br />

Paull, Glenbrook<br />

North girls basketball<br />

• February winner:<br />

Tommy Barr, Loyola<br />

Academy boys swimming<br />

• March winner: Hugh<br />

Brady, Loyola boys hockey<br />

• April winner: Drake<br />

Johnson, Loyola boys volleyball<br />

• May winner: Victoria<br />

Nagle, Glenbrook North<br />

softball<br />

• June winner: Isaac<br />

Weinberg, Glenbrook<br />

North baseball<br />

• July winner: Dylan<br />

Garvey, Glenbrook South<br />

boys lacrosse<br />

• August winner: Alex<br />

Arenson, North Shore<br />

New Trier High School<br />

girls soccer player Nicole<br />

Kaspi<br />

Country Day School girls<br />

tennis<br />

• September winner:<br />

Carly Harris, Glenbrook<br />

North girls cross-country<br />

• October winner: Emsela<br />

Orucevic, Glenbrook<br />

South girls swimming and<br />

diving<br />

• November winner: Ellie<br />

Finnigan, New Trier<br />

girls cross-country<br />

• December winner:<br />

TBA online<br />

• At-large: Jimmy Mc-<br />

Mahon, Glenbrook South<br />

boys soccer<br />

• At-large: Nicole Kaspi,<br />

New Trier girls soccer<br />

• At-large: Jake Gonzalez,<br />

Loyola Academy football<br />

• At-large: Natalie<br />

Sandlow, Glenbrook<br />

North girls cross-country<br />

• At-Large: Tom Motzko,<br />

Highland Park football<br />

• At-Large: Halle Douglass,<br />

Lake Forest girls<br />

basketball<br />

New Trier cross-country<br />

runner Ellie Finnigan<br />

Loyola Gold goalie Hugh Brady<br />

Loyola boys volleyball player Drake Johnson<br />

Loyola boys swimmer Tommy Barr<br />

Loyola football player Jake Gonzalez 22nd CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTOS


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Boys hockey<br />

New Trier White’s comeback<br />

stuns Lake Forest at home<br />

David Jaffe<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Coming back from a big<br />

deficit is almost always a<br />

difficult task.<br />

And New Trier White<br />

had already fought back to<br />

cut a three-goal deficit to<br />

just one after two periods.<br />

When the third period<br />

began, it appeared fatigue<br />

was beginning to set in<br />

for the Trevians. Initially<br />

it seemed that they were<br />

just trying to get their legs<br />

back.<br />

But rather than succumb<br />

to the fatigue, the Trevians<br />

became more energized,<br />

scoring two more<br />

goals in the third period.<br />

Ryan O’Rourke scored<br />

the game-winning goal in<br />

front of the net with three<br />

minutes left completing<br />

New Trier’s comeback<br />

with a 4-3 win over Lake<br />

Forest Wednesday, January<br />

16, at the Winnetka<br />

Ice Arena. The Trevians<br />

trailed 3-0 in the second<br />

period.<br />

“That involved a lot<br />

of puck movement,”<br />

O’Rourke said of his goal.<br />

“We have plays set up for<br />

this type of situation that<br />

we practice over and over<br />

again. So we were very<br />

comfortable with what to<br />

do that late in the game<br />

when it’s close.”<br />

Although New Trier got<br />

off to a slow start on the<br />

scoreboard, they were getting<br />

plenty of opportunities<br />

early on that they were<br />

unable to convert. But that<br />

changed when Johnny<br />

Hackett put the Trevians<br />

on the board with nine<br />

minutes left in the second.<br />

It took less than a minute<br />

New Trier’s Tyler T. Nolan (middle) looks for an open<br />

teammate against Lake Forest on Jan. 16 in Winnetka.<br />

David Kraus/22nd Century Media<br />

for them to score again as<br />

Trevor Jones tipped in a<br />

shot making it 3-2.<br />

“When we got those<br />

back-to-back goals, it<br />

energized the bench and<br />

everyone on the team,”<br />

O’Rourke said. “We knew<br />

we had good looks at the<br />

net. It gave us a chance<br />

when we were able to convert<br />

a couple.”<br />

New Trier had expended<br />

a lot of energy getting<br />

back in the game and<br />

Lake Forest seemed to be<br />

controlling things early in<br />

the third period. But the<br />

Trevians flipped the script<br />

again when Hackett scored<br />

his second goal tying the<br />

game with 6:30 remaining.<br />

“We knew how important<br />

this game was,”<br />

O’Rourke said. “If we<br />

won, we’d probably win<br />

the division. That’s something<br />

we kept thinking<br />

about and allowed us to<br />

push through being tired.”<br />

Lake Forest’s Sam Sheffield<br />

scored 20 seconds<br />

into the game. Carter Blake<br />

increased the advantage to<br />

2-0 with just over eight<br />

minutes left in the first.<br />

Griffin Slobodnik extended<br />

the lead to three goals<br />

less than two minutes into<br />

the second period.<br />

The Trevians showed<br />

what they were made of<br />

staying poised and not<br />

panicking despite their<br />

early struggles.<br />

“I think we’re a team<br />

that plays with a lot of<br />

energy even when we’re<br />

down,” O’Rourke said. “I<br />

think we demonstrated that<br />

today. We came together<br />

and fought through the adversity<br />

as a team.”<br />

For Lake Forest it was<br />

an extremely tough loss to<br />

swallow.<br />

“We gave up two penalties<br />

in that period,” Lake<br />

Forest coach Steve Sarauer<br />

said. “We gave up two<br />

shorthanded goals as a result<br />

and it ended up costing<br />

us.”<br />

Sarauer felt bad for his<br />

team considering how well<br />

they played overall.<br />

“The kids really wanted<br />

to win,” Sarauer said.<br />

“This was the hardest I’ve<br />

seen the kids play as a a<br />

team this season. They really<br />

wanted this one and it<br />

hurts considering how we<br />

started the game.”<br />

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42 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS<br />

wilmettebeacon.com<br />

McKenna, Miralles lead Trevians at CSL meet<br />

Gary Larsen<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Nothing tosses a shovelful<br />

of coal into the blast furnace<br />

of a wrestler’s motivation<br />

quite like a loss, and<br />

the loss that New Trier’s<br />

Matt McKenna took on the<br />

title mat at this year’s CSL<br />

tournament Saturday, Jan.<br />

19, in Winnetka, should<br />

provide him with a lot of<br />

internal heat.<br />

McKenna led 5-0 after<br />

two periods against<br />

Deerfield’s Josh Avenaim<br />

in their title match at 145<br />

pounds before Avenaim<br />

battled back to tie it in the<br />

third period and then won<br />

it 7-5 over McKenna with a<br />

takedown in overtime.<br />

“We have regionals in<br />

two weeks so I’ll be going<br />

in there even hungrier,”<br />

McKenna said. “In overtime<br />

I felt a little gassed<br />

but I thought I was in good<br />

position. (Avenaim) is a<br />

strong opponent but I beat<br />

him 5-2 earlier this year.”<br />

A short memory is required<br />

in wrestling and<br />

New Trier coach Marc<br />

Tadelman isn’t worried<br />

about McKenna with the<br />

postseason looming.<br />

“He’s a tough kid and<br />

he’ll bounce back,” Tadelman<br />

said. “Matt wrestled<br />

good all day.<br />

“He wrestled well in<br />

the first and second period<br />

of the title match and<br />

we thought he had the win<br />

locked up, but (Avenaim)<br />

kind of caught him on his<br />

back. But those things happen<br />

and I’m super proud of<br />

him, even though it doesn’t<br />

sit well with him right<br />

now.”<br />

McKenna won by fall<br />

in his first match and then<br />

won by first-period fall in<br />

his semifinal match against<br />

Maine East’s Angel Villegas.<br />

McKenna placed fifth<br />

as a freshman and third as<br />

a sophomore at the CSL<br />

meet, so his appearance on<br />

the title mat as a junior this<br />

year marked another incremental<br />

step forward.<br />

“I’ve gotten a lot better<br />

on my feet,” McKenna<br />

said. “I was terrible on my<br />

feet, freshman and sophomore<br />

year, and I’d rely on<br />

turning kids and pinning<br />

them on top. But I’m a lot<br />

more aggressive on my feet<br />

now. I know you have to<br />

New Trier’s Michael Miralles wrestles in the 120-pound<br />

weight class at the Central Suburban League meet<br />

Saturday, Jan. 19, in Winnetka. Gary Larsen/22nd<br />

Century Media<br />

have a good mindset, work<br />

on your skills, and be good<br />

in all phases.”<br />

The Trevians placed 10th<br />

overall, also getting a third<br />

from Michael Miralles<br />

(120) and a fourth from<br />

Jake Cummings (160).<br />

Miralles reached the semifinals<br />

before losing 5-2 to<br />

eventual champion Zack<br />

Chrisovitsiotis, and then<br />

won by tech fall in his final<br />

match of the day against<br />

Maine East’s Jeffrey Beccera.<br />

Cummings won two<br />

matches in the consolation<br />

round to reach the thirdplace<br />

mat before losing to<br />

Maine South’s Ryan Pena.<br />

You won’t find Glenbrook<br />

South freshman Will<br />

Collins listed on either of<br />

Illinois’ top rankings lists<br />

— at Illinois Matmen or Illinois<br />

Best Weekly — but<br />

odds are Collins won’t be a<br />

secret for much longer.<br />

Collins improved to 32-1<br />

and dominated the CSL<br />

field at 138, posting three<br />

pins on his way to winning<br />

his first conference<br />

title. No wrestler made it<br />

into the third period with<br />

the freshman, who pinned<br />

Deerfield’s Troy Mock in<br />

55 seconds on the title mat.<br />

Afterwards, Titans coach<br />

Pat Castillo spoke to Collins’<br />

competitive nature.<br />

“With some of these guys<br />

it doesn’t matter if they’re<br />

playing video games, tictac-toe,<br />

or checkers,” Castillo<br />

said, “if they lose at<br />

anything, it burns.”<br />

“Will’s a competitor. He<br />

doesn’t want to lose, no<br />

matter what we’re doing.<br />

Whether it’s an assistant<br />

coach or I’m going with<br />

him (in practice), he wants<br />

to wrestle a hundred percent<br />

and not hold back.”<br />

Collins’ three pins were<br />

no accident.<br />

“I told (Castillo) I wanted<br />

three pins and I was able<br />

to get them,” Collins said.<br />

“All I want to do is win<br />

— football, wrestling, anything.<br />

That mostly comes<br />

from my dad encouraging<br />

me to go after it, every<br />

single day, and from my<br />

coaches.”<br />

The Titans got a second<br />

memorable performance<br />

from junior KP Santos<br />

(26-10), who provided the<br />

high-drama moment of the<br />

tournament. Trailing Niles<br />

West’s Omar Abbas by a<br />

point on the title mat at<br />

106, Santos earned a takedown<br />

with less than a second<br />

remaining in the match<br />

to win an 8-7 decision.<br />

Trailing by a point with<br />

10 seconds remaining is no<br />

place a wrestler wants to be<br />

but Santos stayed calm and<br />

did what he’s been taught.<br />

“Stick to the basics. We<br />

work on them every day,”<br />

Santos said. “Thank god<br />

we do that because if I<br />

didn’t stick to my basics in<br />

that situation, I don’t know<br />

what would have happened<br />

in that last ten seconds.”<br />

It was the first CSL title<br />

of the junior’s career and<br />

the accomplishment wasn’t<br />

lost on him. Glenbrook<br />

South recently posted a<br />

wrestling record board in<br />

the school that lists accomplishments<br />

of past wrestlers,<br />

and Santos’ name will<br />

now be added.<br />

“I was really working towards<br />

that,” Santos said. “I<br />

really wanted my name on<br />

the board. I look up there<br />

every day and see all those<br />

names of people who’ve<br />

done amazing things for the<br />

program. The Titans placed<br />

fourth in the tournament.<br />

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Boys basketball<br />

Loyola offense stalls in loss to St. Viator<br />

22nd Century Media File Photo<br />

1st-and-3<br />

three PLAYERS of<br />

the WEEK<br />

1. Ciaran Brayboy<br />

(above). The New<br />

Trier senior boys<br />

basketball player<br />

scored 21 points<br />

in two Trevian<br />

wins last week,<br />

including 11 in a<br />

win over highlyregarded<br />

DePaul<br />

Prep.<br />

2. Rachel Zun.<br />

The New Trier<br />

gymnast won<br />

all-around honors<br />

in two meets last<br />

week, against<br />

Niles North, as<br />

well as Maine<br />

South.<br />

3. Bobby Soudan.<br />

The Loyola Gold<br />

hockey player<br />

scored six goals<br />

during the Jesuit<br />

cup, including a<br />

hat trick against<br />

Loyola (Montreal).<br />

Casey Bannon<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Some coaches like to<br />

dive straight into the film<br />

after a tough loss. Others<br />

like to throw it away.<br />

Loyola coach Tom Livatino<br />

says he’ll be opting for<br />

the latter after a 38-29 loss<br />

to Saint Viator at Evanston<br />

High School, Saturday, Jan.<br />

19.<br />

“I just think we look<br />

exhausted,” Livatino said.<br />

“And that’s not to make<br />

any excuses, [Saint Viator]<br />

played great, but we look<br />

tired out there.”<br />

Playing their seventh<br />

game already in January,<br />

which follows a four-game<br />

Florida trip to end December,<br />

the grind-it-out Rambler<br />

offense managed little<br />

of anything against the Lions.<br />

Junior forward Bennett<br />

Kwiecinski knocked<br />

down a pair of free throws<br />

with less than a minute remaining<br />

to become the only<br />

State-bound<br />

Loyola’s Ramblerettes<br />

qualify for state meet<br />

RIGHT: The Loyola dance team<br />

performs its routine at the IHSA<br />

Competitive Dance Sectional on<br />

Saturday Jan. 19, at Warren High<br />

School in Gurnee. Photos by<br />

David Kraus/22nd Century Media<br />

Loyola scorer in double<br />

digits for the night. Quinn<br />

Pemberton chipped in with<br />

seven.<br />

After holding Saint<br />

Viator (16-4) to only two<br />

points in the second quarter,<br />

the Ramblers (16-6)<br />

headed into halftime trailing<br />

16-14 before scoring<br />

only two points of their<br />

own in the third quarter.<br />

Just a night prior, the<br />

offense failed to make a<br />

3-pointer and managed<br />

only 38 points in a victory<br />

against St. Josephs. Rather<br />

than panic, they will attempt<br />

to reset.<br />

“We’ve been scoring the<br />

ball well all year,” Livatino<br />

said. “I just think we need<br />

to take some time away.”<br />

For all of the offensive<br />

struggles, there were equal<br />

positives on the defensive<br />

end. Jordan Kwiecinski,<br />

with help defense from his<br />

twin brother Bennett, held<br />

the Lions’ senior guard and<br />

Loyola’s Matthew Enghauser powers his way past St.<br />

Viator’s Owen Hickey in a Saturday, Jan. 19, game at<br />

Evanston. Tracy Allen/22nd Century Media<br />

Kent State commit Jeremiah<br />

Hernandez to 13 points<br />

— and only four in the second<br />

half.<br />

This is only the fourth<br />

game that Hernandez has<br />

played without his backcourt<br />

mate Treyvon Calvin.<br />

Calvin, a senior captain and<br />

Wright State recruit, broke<br />

his left hand while high-fiving<br />

a teammate earlier this<br />

month but is expected to be<br />

back by the playoffs. The<br />

Lions are now 2-2 without<br />

their leading scorer. In the<br />

interim, junior guard Connor<br />

Kochera picked up the<br />

slack with a game-high 15<br />

points — 14 of those coming<br />

in the second half.<br />

“I actually thought our<br />

kids did a really good job<br />

picking up on the things we<br />

wanted to do defensively,”<br />

Livatino said. “That is a<br />

very good team and I think<br />

they’re going to have a nice<br />

run later this year.”<br />

Trailing by eight heading<br />

into the fourth, the Ramblers<br />

attempted to speed<br />

up a patient Lions offense<br />

with full court pressure.<br />

After creating a few turnovers<br />

with a 1-3-1 trap,<br />

and adding a 3-pointer<br />

from junior guard William<br />

Pujals, the Ramblers had<br />

a chance to make it a twopossession<br />

game with just<br />

under two minutes remaining.<br />

Hernandez would have<br />

other ideas, however, as<br />

he plucked the ball from a<br />

stumbling Pujals and took<br />

it the other way for a twohand<br />

dunk to end any hopes<br />

of a Rambler comeback.<br />

The game was the second<br />

of three played at Beardsley<br />

Gymnasium on Saturday,<br />

as part of the 9th Annual<br />

War on the Shore. All<br />

proceeds from the shootout<br />

will go to the Danny Did<br />

foundation — a nonprofit<br />

which raises awareness to<br />

fight Sudden Unexpected<br />

Death in Epilepsy.<br />

The Loyola dance team poses for a team photo.<br />

Listen Up<br />

“We have regionals in two weeks, so I’ll be<br />

going in there even hungrier.”<br />

Matt McKenna — New Trier wrestler after his secondplace<br />

finish at the Central Suburban league meet<br />

Saturday, Jan. 19.<br />

tunE in<br />

What to watch this week<br />

GIRLS GYMNASTICS: It’s conference tournament time in the<br />

gym.<br />

• New Trier hosts the CSL meet at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan.<br />

25, in Northfield.<br />

Index<br />

39 - This Week In<br />

38 - Athlete of the Week<br />

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael<br />

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.


The Wilmette Beacon | January 24, 2019 | WilmetteBeacon.com<br />

Gone cold Loyola basketball<br />

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Comeback kids<br />

New Trier White fights back<br />

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New Trier’s McKenna drops CSL<br />

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New Trier’s<br />

Matt McKenna<br />

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his bout at the<br />

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