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Weather-inspired work displayed 

at City Hall, Page 4 

Cathi Schwalbe, artist and curator of the show, recites the poem “I am 

the Lightning” by Jill Charles Jan. 14 at the exhibit opening at City Hall. 

Nicole Carrow/22nd Century Media 

Paying tribute 

Funeral held for state trooper 

Chris Lambert, Page 6 

Branching out 

Highwood brewery plans second 

location in Wisconsin, Page 8 

A PeEk in 

the class 

22CM’s annual 

private school 

guide offers 

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THURSDAY 

Nature Art Scapes 

7-9 p.m. Jan. 24, Rosewood 

Beach, 883 Sheridan 

Road, Highland Park. Relax 

with friends in the cozy 

confines of the Rosewood 

Beach Interpretive Center. 

Think of sandy ebaches, 

sunshine and sip on some 

wine as you design and 

create your own shadow 

box design with sea glass 

and drift wood. Materials 

for designs are provided. 

Wine is not included in 

your registration. Participants 

must show proof of 

age. 

SATURDAY 

Eagle Watch 

8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Jan. 

26, Starved Rock State 

Park, 2668 E. 875th Road, 

Oglesby. Travel with us to 

Starved Rock State Park 

for the Illinois Audubon 

Society’s Eagle Watch 

Weekend. See a live bird 

show, view wild eagles 

fishing along the river, 

make crafts and participate 

in hands-on activities. 

The colder it is, the 

better the bird viewing. 

Children must be accompanied 

by a paid registered 

adult. Dress warmly and 

for walking; some of the 

best viewing areas involve 

climbing stairs. Meals not 

included. 

Burn Boot Camp 

8:30 a.m. Jan. 26, 1849 

Green Bay Road, Highland 

Park. Burn Boot Camp 

Highland Park offers a 

45-minute, free, co-ed 

workout. No reservation 

is required. Just show up 

ready to sweat. All fitness 

levels welcome. Personal 

training in a group setting. 

Zumba Class 

8:30-9:30 a.m. Jan. 26, 

JCYS George W. Lutz 

Family Center, 800 Clavey 

Road, Highland Park. Licensed 

Zumba instructors 

lead this fun class that 

is suitable for all levels. 

Drummers play live. Wear 

comfortable shoes and 

bring water and a towel. 

Free parking available onsite. 

Poetry Open Mic 

7 p.m. Jan. 26, Coffee 

Speaks at Port Clinton 

Square, 610 Central Ave., 

Suite 155, Highland Park. 

Square Dancing 

2:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 

Highland Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave. 

SUNDAY 

Octet Magic 

3 p.m. Jan. 27, Highland 

Park Community House, 

1991 Sheridan Road, 

Highland Park. Music by 

Dick Kattenburg, Dvorak 

and Mendelssohn. Dessert 

reception following concert. 

Tickets are $20 for an 

adult, $16 for a senior and 

$8 for a student. 

WEDNESDAY 

Film Discussion 

7 p.m. Jan. 30, Highland 

Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave., Highland 

Park. Join Dick Adler for a 

discussion about the film 

“Searching.” This event 

will take place in the Auditorium. 

This is a drop-in 

event and no signup is necessary, 

but if you would 

like a reminder, please 

sign up with your email 

address. 

UPCOMING 

“Clean Enough: Get Back 

to Basics and Leave Room 

For Dessert” 

1 p.m. Feb. 1, Highland 

Park Public Library, 494 

Laurel Ave., Highland 

Park. Wellness guru Katzie 

Guy-Hamilton, the Director 

of Food and Beverage 

of Equinox and nationally 

recognized pastry chef, 

discusses her new book, 

Clean Enough: Get Back 

to Basics and Leave Room 

for Dessert. The more 

than 100 whole-food, bestof-class 

recipes encourage 

a holistic approach to 

everyday nutrition—and a 

new way to eat, and live, 

“clean.” Books will be for 

sale and the event will conclude 

with a book signing. 

“Madagascar: A Musical 

Adventure” Auditions 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 2 

and Feb. 9, West Ridge 

Center, 636 Ridge Road, 

Highland Park. Highland 

Park Players Theater for 

Young Audiences is proud 

to announce its next production 

— “Madagascar: 

A Musical Adventure.” 

Get ready to move it move 

it with Marty, Melman, 

Gloria, Alex and the rest 

of the beloved characters 

from the hit motion 

picture. 

Daddy Daughter Dance 

5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 2, 

Highland Park Country 

Club, 1201 Park Ave. West, 

Highland Park. Dress your 

best and be our guest. Join 

us for dinner, dancing or 

both. Gals and dads are 

treated to a sit-down dinner 

fit for a prince and 

a princess. Keep an eye 

out for some very special 

geusts. During dinner enjoy 

each other’s company 

before the dance begins. 

Nature Discovery Day 

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Feb. 

2, Heller Nature Center, 

2821 Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. Visit our nature 

classroom, complete 

a craft to take home and 

explore the science of nature. 

Go sledding or cross 

country skiing, view live 

animals and enjoy a roasted 

marshmallow around a 

crackling campfire at our 

tenth annual Nature Discovery 

Day. Activities may 

vary and some are weather 

dependent. No pre-registration 

is required. 

First Wednesday 

Connections 

7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 6, 

Bluegrass Restaurant, 

1636 Old Deerfield Road, 

Highland Park. The 

HPCC First Wednesday 

Connections is a great 

way to get engaged. Mark 

your calendar, grab a 

stack of business cards 

and join the group. First 

Wednesday Connections 

of the Highland Park 

Chamber of Commerce 

is a vibrant, active meeting 

that attracts business 

people from throughout 

the North Shore. 

Highland Park Stringers 

Presents Beethoven 

Spectacular 

3 p.m. Feb. 10, Bennett 

Gordon Hall, 201 

St. Johns Ave., Highland 

Park. Highland Park 

Strings is pleased to continue 

its 40th anniversary 

season with its annual gala 

benefit concert Beethoven 

Spectacular. The concert 

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will feature world-class 

pianist Jorge Federico 

Osorio, returning for his 

second solo appearance 

with the Strings. 

Ewww-mazing! 

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Feb. 15, 

Heller Nature Center, 2821 

Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. Find and create your 

own animal scar, identify 

creepy crawlers or bones 

and make your own earthy 

slime. Please bring warm, 

waterproof outdoor clothing 

and boots for exploring 

outside. 

Mom’s Day Out 

9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 18, 

Deer Creek Racquet Club, 

701 Deer Creek Parkway, 

Highland Park. Moms need 

a break too. Kids will have 

a great time swinging into 

action as they learn the art 

of playing tennis, racquietball, 

wallyball and pingpong 

while Mom takes the 

day off. 

ONGOING 

Sherlock Holmes Book 

Discussion Group 

7-8:30 p.m. First Tuesday 

of every other month, 

Highwood Public Library, 

102 Highwood Ave., 

Highwood. Sit around our 

fireplace and drink coffee, 

while reviewing one of the 

Dr. Watson’s favorite mysteries. 

To sign up please 

contact Brenda Rossini at 

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the highland park landmark | January 24, 2019 | 3 

Highland Park City Council 

City Council approves $80K 

NEW Location 

Garrity Square 

arch for city’s 150th birthday 

Eric Bradach 

Freelance Reporter 

Residents passing by the 

corner park at Deerfield 

Road, Hickory Street and 

Laurel Avenue can soon 

look forward to a 24-footwide 

and 8-foot-tall archway 

this fall. The sculpture 

and the location celebrating 

Highland Park’s 150th 

birthday received a unanimous 

green light from the 

City Council at its Jan. 14 

meeting. 

Michael Szabo’s piece 

received approval over 

28 other hopeful artists 

looking to make a lasting 

imprint on the City. Contestants 

submitted their 

proposals last fall and four 

finalists were chosen by 

the Cultural Arts Advisory 

Group of the Cultural Arts 

Commission. 

Szabo’s sculpture, an 

arch from one angle and 

a ribbon from another, 

will be made of stainless 

steel and patinated bronze, 

and can be viewed on the 

city’s website. The three 

other sculptures were a 

23-foot-tall ribbon, an inclusion 

of native birds and 

a trail marker tree. After 

Round it up: 

• The Moraine Township 

is offering its services, 

including its food pantry 

and rent assistance, 

to federal workers not 

receiving pay during 

the partial federal 

government shutdown. 

The township is located 

at 800 Central Ave. 

• 15 students were 

extensive input from the 

community and phone interviews 

with the four finalists, 

the advisory group 

recommended Szabo’s 

submission. 

“We were moved by 

the elegant aesthetic of 

the work... and the artist’s 

idea of work that evokes 

a gateway to the community 

of Highland Park 

and the next 150 years,” 

the advisory board’s chair 

Cathy Ricciardelli said. 

“As viewers move around 

the piece, they may see a 

shape that resembles a ribbon 

of honor or an archway 

that invites them to 

enter the space. The piece 

is both sophisticated and 

encouraging.” 

The $80,000 sculpture 

is planned to be installed 

in September and its acquisition 

and installation 

costs will be paid for by 

the city’s public art fund. 

Currently, the fund has 

approximately $82,000, 

which the City Council 

can approve for expenditures 

not within the city’s 

budget because it has 

already been appropriated 

for art purchases, according 

to Assistant City 

appointed to the 

Student Commissioner 

Program. 

• 48 people were 

appointed to five city 

advisory groups and 

their respective chair 

and vice chair positions. 

• 18 outgoing city 

commissioners were 

recognized and seven of 

which, who were at the 

meeting, received an 

Manager Rob Sabo. 

After a formal presentation 

by another representative 

by the city manager’s 

office of the four finalists 

and citing the advisory 

individual proclamation. 

• A proposed plan to 

install 18 more parking 

lifts at 760 Central Ave., 

McGovern House, by 

the Plan and Design 

Commission was 

approved. 

• $500 for the 2018 

Spark Microgrant’s 

HP150 Persona Poetry 

Project was approved. 

group’s recommendation, 

numerous resident’s 

voiced their opinions. 

While some agreed with 

City Council’s decision, a 

few were unhappy with the 

recommendation. 

One meeting attendee 

questioned whether Szabo’s 

piece truly represents 

150 years. Meanwhile, a 

member of the Highland 

Park Historical Society 

recommended the council 

choose a sculpture 

that’s educational and 

more rooted in Highland 

Park’s past, such as a 

trail marker tree. Another 

meeting attendee who 

claimed art was her “life,” 

said Szabo’s piece was 

“interesting” and “beautiful” 

but “immediately 

reminds” her of the Gateway 

Arch in St. Louis. 

She asked the council to 

put the vote on hold until 

next month so more 

contestants could enter. 

While critics of the archway 

were heard, Councilwoman 

Alyssa Knobel said 

the advisory group was 

appointed to represent the 

people of Highland Park. 

Knobel said she appreciated 

the trail marker tree but 

is “inclined to go with the 

recommendation.” 

Some council members 

admitted art isn’t their 

forte but appreciated the 

advisory group’s work. 

“I know nothing about 

art, that’s why my wife 

is in charge of [decorating] 

our household,” 

Councilman Adam Stolberg 

said. “I could only 

defer to the experts… I 

will go along with the 

recommendation.” 

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Artwork on display at HP City Hall 

Hilary Anderson 


Everyone talks about the 

weather. Some even express 

their feelings about it 

through art forms. 

Highland Park residents 

had the opportunity to see 

the opening of its latest 

art exhibit, Weather the 

Weather, throughout city 

hall last Monday, Jan. 13. 

The exhibit features 

a display of art and poetry 

— all relating to the 

weather. 

Guest curators Jennifer 

Dotson, executive assistant 

to Highland Park 

Mayor Nancy Rotering 

and Catherine Schwalbe, a 

visual artist, proposed the 

concept of the exhibit to 

The Art Center. 

“The TAC contracts 

with the City of Highland 

Park to provide and rotate 

art displays throughout the 

year,” said Dotson, who 

also is the founder and program 

coordinator of Highland 

Park Poetry. “TAC 

liked our suggestion. Artists 

and poets were solicited 

to participate. We were 

impressed with the strong 

response we received.” 

The exhibit features 

paintings and poems about 

all seasons, climates and 

weather conditions. 

One of them is the heartfelt 

“Remember Me When 

I Am Gone,” an acrylic on 

canvas painting by Meredith 

London. It shows a 

polar bear sitting on what 

looks like an iceberg that is 

melting. 

Another is Kerryann 

Leaf’s bilingual poem “El 

Presidente Visita a Puerto 

Rico.” 

“I was influenced by the 

storm in Puerto Rico and 

the visit by the U.S. States 

president who threw paper 

towels at the crowd,” Leaf 

said. 

She was one of 14 individuals 

whose poems also 

hang in the city hall gallery 

along with the various 

pieces of artwork — paintings, 

photographs and 

haiku. 

On a similar vein, Charlotte 

Digregorio’s visual 

haiku “Homeless” gives 

a window of thought and 

mental picture into the 

harshness of cold winds 

faced by the homeless. 

Cathy Schwalbe’s 

unique “Polar Vortex II” 

attracted attention for her 

creativity in showing her 

love of the Midwest’s five 

great lakes, each made out 

of porcelain in the shape 

of one of the bodies of water 

and attached to a walllike 

board with her asemic 

writing with oxides. On a 

table next to the five lakes, 

which resembled huge 

puzzle pieces, were five 

jars — each with melted 

snow and ice from one of 

the five great lakes. 

“I feel as though the arts 

and sciences are connected,” 

Schwalbe said. “I love 

the Great Lakes and am a 

true Midwesterner.” 

She gathered the ice 

and snow herself with one 

exception. 

“A friend got me snow 

and ice from Lake Superior,” 

Schwalbe said. 

Melanie Brown 

and her “Layered 

Poet Kerry Leaf discusses her poem, “El Presidente 

Visita a Puerto Rico,” on Jan. 14. The poem is hanging 

in the City Manager’s Office at the exhibit’s opening. 

Nicole Carrow/22nd Century Media 

Sounds:Weather” acrylic, 

powdered pigment and 

charcoal, represents the 

sounds created while she 

was painting with different 

media. 

“I put small microphones 

behind my easel 

to capture the sounds each 

of my strokes made with 

different types of media,” 

Brown said. “I did it in a 

recording studio. I like 

combining art with music 

and poetry. sometimes 

with another person.” 

Hallie Redman had her 

photograph “Rosewood 

Beach” in the exhibit 

showing one of the beautiful 

sunrises so often seen 

there while Peggy Shearn 

had two Silver Gelatin 

prints of Ravine Beach. 

The Art in City Hall exhibit, 

“Weather the Weather,” 

will continue through 

Feb. 28. 

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in memoriam 

HP resident Chris Lambert remembered at funeral 

Hilary Anderson 


He died helping others, 

as he did throughout his 

life. 

That is the legacy of Illinois 

State Trooper #6527 

and Highland Park resident 

Christopher Lambert. 

More than 2500 members 

of his family, friends, 

those who served with 

Lambert in the military 

along with his brotherhood 

of police officers from 

around the country gathered 

at the Willow Creek 

Community Church in 

South Barrington, Friday, 

Jan. 18, to honor him one 

last time for his service. 

Men from the Patriot 

Guard stood holding flags 

surrounding the entrance 

to the auditorium where 

the funeral service would 

be held. 

“We do this to our honor 

soldiers,” said Rick, a Patriot 

Guard member who 

North shore 

AWARDS 

only wanted his first name 

known. “We accompany 

them home from deployment 

whether they are 

alive or deceased. It does 

not matter who I am but 

who Chris Lambert was. 

He served his family, his 

country and those in his 

police brotherhood. It is a 

small thing we in the Patriot 

Guard can do.” 

A snowstorm was pending 

but still members of 

his brotherhood came 

from around the country 

to honor him. 

“I am honored to come 

here and say farewell,” 

said a California state 

trooper. “Our condolences 

to his family. Trooper 

Lambert had a dangerous 

job but still he served 

others. We bring his family 

a California state flag 

from our Governor Gavin 

Newsom so his family will 

know we care.” 

Other state troopers and 

police officers traveled 

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“We often look at heroic acts as 

being something big, but little 

acts of kindness like what he did 

last Saturday was heroic.” 

Leo P. Schmitz, director of the Illinois State 

Police 

from Maine, Delaware, 

Arizona, Mississippi, 

Minnesota, Arkansas, 

Kentucky, Texas, Pennsylvania, 

West Virginia, Iowa 

and Indiana to name a few. 

Twelve military members 

with whom Trooper 

Lambert served in Iraq 

came from Virgina to honor 

him. 

“He was a jokester and 

would always make us 

laugh,” Doug Smart said. 

“We were in the 21st 

MPCo. ABN-airborne division. 

We jumped out of 

planes together.” 

“Trooper Lambert was 

definitely a leader,” offered 

Sgt. Dingman. 

“He was a good friend,” 

said Andrew Lilly, a member 

of the Old Guard. 

One of Highland Park’s 

very own said he wanted 

to be there because he remembered 

what it was like 

when his own father, a 

police officer, was shot in 

the head while on duty and 

died from the effects of his 

wound a few years later. 

“This all brings back 

memories of that time,” 

said Police Chief Lou 

Jogmen. “I was a young 

boy then but still vividly 

remember. I had to be 

here for Chris Lambert’s 

family.” 

People began filing into 

the auditorium and viewed 

Trooper Lambert’s casket 

standing at the front of the 

middle aisle. Two megatron 

video screens ran 

photos of him, his family 

and friends. His Illinois 

State Trooper shirt was on 

display on one side along 

with his official photo on 

the other. 

Illinois State troopers 

were the last to file in. 

They walked down the 

center aisle past Trooper 

Lambert’s coffin, circled 

around and quietly moved 

into their rows. 

Then the family filed 

in including Lambert’s 

daughter, one-year old 

Delaney. 

Vocalist William Dwyer 

sang “Be Not Afraid,” 

which brought tears to 

many eyes. He sang 

throughout the service. 

Chris Hurt, the pastor of 

Willow Creek Community 

Church, welcomed everyone. 

Rev. Wayne Watts, family 

friend and pastor-St. 

Joseph Church, Wilmette, 

officiated at the service. 

Msgr. Kenneth Velo, on 

the board of the 100 Club 

and Rev. Harold Stanger 

concelebrated with Fr. 

Watts. 

Fr. Watts began by remarking 

about a scripture 

reading the family chose. 

“It says the souls of the 

just are in the hand of God 

and no torment shall touch 

them,” said Fr. Watts. 

He told those gathered 

to imagine God 

now holding Chris Lambert 

in his hands just 

as Halley Lambert was 

holding their daughter, 

Delaney, then. 

Fr. Watts suggested his 

family and friends hold 

onto that image. 

He continued that Chris 

Lambert seemed to have a 

hard time distinguishing 

between who was family 

and who were friends. 

“They all were family 

to him. His kindness and 

love were known to all.” 

Fr. Watts’ words brought 

smiles to faces when he 

remarked Chris Lambert 

was known as the family’s 

jungle gym by the little 

ones in his life. 

He told Chris Lambert’s 

family and friends that as 

Delaney gets older to often 

remind her about how 

much her father cared 

about others. 

“Share the stories you 

laughed about with Chris, 

how he helped those in 

need, how he brought joy 

wherever he went,” Fr. 

Watts said. 

Fr. Watts finished with, 

“There is no greater love 

than to lay down one’s life 

for one’s friends.” 

Leo P. Schmitz, director-Illinois 

State Police 

also spoke during the service. 

His voice quivered 

as he spoke. 

“We honor Trooper 

Lambert for the ultimate 

sacrifice he made by putting 

himself in harm’s 

way to protect his fellow 

citizens even after his shift 

ended,” Schmitz said. “It 

was routine for him to 

serve others. We often 

look at heroic acts as being 

something big, but little 

acts of kindness like what 

he did last Saturday was 

heroic.” 

He mentioned how 

Chris Lambert served two 

tours of duty in the military. 

One was in Haiti after 

a devastating earthquake 

and another in Iraq. 

“It is sad we do not 

acknowledge this courage 

and compassion that 

exists every day,” continued 

Schmitz. “Chris 

was a blueprint of a life 

well-lived, a career full of 

selfless acts, a trooper’s 

trooper.” 

He added Chris liked to 

smoke meat, fish, bowl, 

play baseball. He could 

inspire the best in others. 

He adored being the father 

of Delaney and often facetimed 

with her while he 

was away or working. 

Illinois Governor JB 

Pritzker also addressed 

the mourners and recalled 

memories of his father’s 

death and funeral when he 

was 7 years old. 

“I know the agony Halley 

is now facing,” said 

Gov. Pritzker. “There 

will come a day when it 

gets easier, when a breeze 

brings back a memory that 

makes you smile. You will 

laugh when you hear a 

joke he once told or hear a 

song he liked. The memories 

will make you happy, 

not sad.” 

Gov. Pritzker gave 

some additional thoughts 

regarding her daughter, 

Delaney. 

“My mother loved me 

twice as much after having 

lost my father 46 

years ago,” he said. “My 

mother is my hero because 

she tried to ease my 

pain. Delaney will always 

remember her dad and 

love him through you and 

your family. Delaney will 

hold close to her heart his 

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Chris Bradley and Brendan 

Watters, founders of 

Kings & Convicts Brewing 

Co., announced plans 

to open their second brewery 

in Pleasant Prairie, 

Wis. The 48,000-squarefoot 

facility will house a 

large production brewhouse, 

taproom, restaurant 

and event space. 

Kings & Convicts Brewing 

Co. has contracted with 

developer and land-owner, 

Branko Tupanjac of BRV 

General Construction, to 

build the facility which will 

be adjacent to a new construction 

132 room all-suite 

hotel that will be franchised 

with a national hotel chain. 

The new facility draws 

upon elements of an old 

world brewery complete 

with a colonial style feel 

Owners Chris Bradley (left) and Brendan Watters smile 

in the taproom of Highwood’s Kings and Convicts 

Brewing Co. which will open a second location in fall 

2019. 22nd Century Media File Photo. 

that will help tell the Kings 

& Convicts’ brewing story. 

The building will also feature 

design elements reminiscent 

of the historical 

Hercules/DuPont Powder 

Plant that exploded in 1911 

in Pleasant Prairie. With 

excellent visibility from 

Interstate 94 and easy access 

off State Highway 50, 

guests to the brewery will 

enjoy ample parking, ensuring 

a great experience 

in which to enjoy locally 

brewed Kings & Convicts 

beer complete with BBQ 

meats, burgers, tacos and 

salads. 

“The Village of Pleasant 

Prairie has been great 

to work with, they have 

helped in the design process 

and assisted closely in 

the overall development,” 

Watters said. “We want to 

create a destination brewery 

where we can continue 

to expand our brewing 

operations but also where 

people can relax with a lager 

and learn about the history 

of beer and the brewing 

process as well.” 

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North Shore School D112 

School board considers severing ties with Family Focus 

Ronnie Wachter 


The North Shore District 

112 School Board is 

considering ending its 15- 

year relationship with a local 

provider of before- and 

after-school services. 

Before its final vote, 

though, the board members 

say they want a more 

clear definition from their 

superintendent of why he 

strongly favors switching 

to a much larger firm. 

“If we’re going to 

make a decision,” board 

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told superintendent Michael 

Lubelfeld near the 

end of the board’s Jan. 15 

meeting, “there needs to 

be something behind the 

decision.” 

The decision revolves 

around the district’s before- 

and after-school 

offerings, which for 15 

years they contracted to 

Family Focus, a Chicago 

non-profit. Lubelfeld lobbied 

heavily during the 

meeting for the board to 

expand how many school 

buildings offer before and 

after services, and pushed 

for a switch from Family 

Focus to Innovation 

Learning & Education, 

a firm based in a Denver 

suburb. 

Currently, the district 

pays Family Focus to produce 

a before-school program 

for Oak Terrace Elementary, 

and after-schools 

for Red Oak, Indian Trail 

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Lubelfeld wants to 

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In hopes of expanding 

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interested groups; Family 

Focus, the Highland Park 

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From that field, Lubelfeld 

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During his presentation, 

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who speak both English 

and Spanish. 

Bobbie Hinden, Family 

Focus’s center director, 

said she has tried to expand 

in District 112, but been 

disappointed by what she 

felt was a lack of response 

from the administration. 

“Your decision is devastating,” 

she told Lubelfeld. 

“We will savor every day, 

until the end of the school 

year.” 

Genevieve Levinson, a 

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High School who spent 

years in Family Focus’s 

programs, could not hold 

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his staff for more information 

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Stepping Stones provides home 

for sex trafficking victims 

Katie Copenhaver 


National Human Trafficking 

Awareness Day 

was Friday, Jan. 11, with 

all of January being National 

Slavery and Human 

Trafficking Prevention 

Month. These events 

have been established 

within the last couple decades 

to bring attention to 

this growing problem in 

the United States. Up to 

25,000 people in the Chicago 

area alone are being 

sexually exploited through 

various forms of human 

trafficking. The Stepping 

Stones Network is one of 

the organizations trying to 

put an end to it. 

“It’s ugly. People want 

to think it happens somewhere 

else,” said Colette 

Mendelson, co-director of 

fundraising for Stepping 

Stones. “We’re in between 

Chicago and Milwaukee, 

and there’s a lot of activity 

right here in Lake County.” 

The Stepping Stones 

Network has been operating 

for five years, with 

meetings taking place at 

Christ Church of Lake Forest, 

which has been a major 

supporter of the group’s 

efforts. Executive Director 

Suzanne Baker Brown, 

along with Janet Kenny, 

established the organization 

after learning about the 

problem through her work 

in women’s ministry. 

The organization has numerous 

volunteers including 

Highland Park residents 

Rachel Cutler and 

Deb Dean. 

Up until now, the organization 

has provided rescue 

assistance for women 

and their children trying 

to escape from bondage 

and provided educational 

programming to the general 

public about how they 

can combat the problem. 

This year, Stepping Stones 

is moving to a new phase 

with the establishment of 

a residential program at an 

undisclosed Lake County 

location. 

They are in the middle 

of a capital campaign to 

raise $125,000 to open the 

home with 24/7 staff. According 

to Baker Brown, 

they have about $85,000 

toward that goal and hope 

to meet it by April. 

There are three phases 

of rescuing someone: 

1) The assessment phase 

2) Long-term residential 

recovery 

3) Placing survivors in 

subsidized housing with 

follow-up therapy. 

“We will be giving them 

stability, healing and life 

skills, and will help restore 

their dignity,” Baker 

Brown said. “When you 

have gone through what 

these young women have 

gone through, your dignity 

has been stolen.” 

Mendelson explained 

that pornography is one of 

the root causes of current 

sexual slavery. 

“Because it’s so accessible 

[on the Internet], so 

many people have become 

addicted, and that creates 

a demand for sex slaves 

and prostitution,” she said. 

“Men who pay for the services 

believe the women 

are doing this willingly, 

which is not the case. 

These women are tricked 

by blackmail or fraud into 

doing this.” 

Mendelson said they 

have a male volunteer who 

attends men’s events and 

conferences to speak about 

the issue of sex trafficking 

and how to avoid it. 

Both Baker Brown and 

Mendelson explained that 

Nonprofit Humble Design 

provided furniture to local 

nonprofit Stepping Stones 

Network to fill housing 

in Lake County for sex 

trafficking victims photo 

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the perpetrators and pimps 

who coerce women into 

slavery develop a manipulative 

relationship with 

them. They recruit women 

at malls and schools as 

well as over the Internet. 

They buy them nice 

things, give them food and 

sometimes a place to live. 

When the women are 

recruited from other countries, 

the pimps will take 

away their passports and 

any other identification in 

order to keep them indentured, 

Mendelson said. 

“We run into a lot of 

challenges in helping 

women leave the scenario,” 

Baker Brown said. 

They are often threatened 

if they try to leave 

the bondage. Healing takes 

a long time, she explained. 

To contribute to the 

Stepping Stones Network’s 

capital campaign, 

visit its website at www. 

steppingstonesnetwork. 

org/donate. To learn more 

about its activities and human 

trafficking in general, 

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Police Reports 

Highland Park woman breaks window 

Brittany Price, 33, of 

the 1600 block of First 

Street, Highland Park, 

was arrested Jan. 12 and 

charged with Criminal 

Damage to Property when 

police responded to a call 

regarding a broken window 

in a residence in the 

200 block of Hazel Avenue. 

Price was released on 

a recognizance bond with 

a court date in Highland 

Park on Feb. 27. 

Jan. 7 

• Ronald Heller, 70, of 

the 1900 block of York 

Lane, Highland Park, 

was arrested and charged 

with Driving Under the 

Influence-Drugs or Combination 

of Drugs when 

police responded to a 

call regarding a vehicle 

off the road in the 1900 

block of York Lane. 

Heller was released on a 

recognizance bond with 

a court date of Feb. 8 in 

Waukegan. 

Jan. 12 

• Stephen Gordon, 56, of 

the 2200 block of Sheridan 

Road, Highland Park, 

was arrested and charged 

with Driving Under the 

brewery 

From Page 8 

The Village of Pleasant 

Prairie is excited for the 

brewery to join its village. 

“We are excited to welcome 

Kings & Convicts to 

Pleasant Prairie. Adding 

attractive and unique destinations 

will promote tourism 

within the Village and 

offer a fun and memorable 

experience for residents” 

added Nathan Thiel, the 

Pleasant Prairie village 

administrator. 

The taproom will seat 

Influence-Alcohol, Improper 

Lane Usage, Failure 

to Signal when Required/Improper 

Signal 

when police conducted 

a traffic stop at the intersection 

of Central Avenue 

and Second Street. Gordon 

was released on a 

recognizance bond with a 

court date in Waukegan on 

Feb. 1. 

• Raymond Alvarado, 35, 

of Chicago, was arrested 

and charged with Driving 

Under the Influence- Alcohol, 

Failure to Signal 

when Required/Improper 

Signal, Improper Backing, 

and Stopping, Standing, 

or Parking Prohibited 

in Specific Places when 

police conducted a traffic 

stop in 800 block of 

Central Avenue. Alvarado 

was released on a recognizance 

bond with a court 

date in Waukegan on 

Feb. 15. 

• Police found evidence of 

forced entry at a business 

in the 400 block of Central 

Avenue when responding 

to a service call for 

an alarm at the business. 

No items were reported as 

missing, and the unknown 

subject(s) was unsuccessful 

in gaining entry to the 

business before police 

arrived. 

• A business within the 

400 block of Central Avenue 

was unlawfully entered 

during the overnight 

hours by smashing the 

glass in a rear door. The 

theft of approximately 

$3000 was reported in this 

incident. 

• A complainant in the 400 

block of Central Avenue 

reported that a business 

was unlawfully entered 

during the overnight hours 

by smashing the glass in a 

rear door. No items were 

reported missing from the 

business. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Highland Park Landmark’s 

Police Reports are compiled 

from official reports emailed 

from the Highland Park 

Police Department headquarters 

in Highland Park 

and the Highwood Police 

Department headquarters 

in Highwood. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty 

in a court of law. 

200 people and include a 

separate event space that 

will be able to accommodate 

private parties for 

groups of up to 225. An 

outdoor deck on the second 

floor will overlook 

the Des Plaines watershed, 

enabling guests to 

enjoy a beer and a range 

of food cooked on site 

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Summer brewery events 

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from the editor 

Supporting and appreciating local art 

Erin Yarnall 

Editor 

At a Jan. 14 meeting 

of the Highland 

Park City Council, 

the council unanimously 

voted to approve a sculpture 

celebrating the city’s 

150th birthday, or sesquicentennial, 

that would cost 

$80K. 

The sculpture, created 

by artist Michael Szabo, 

was chosen out of 29 

submissions. Contestants 

submitted their proposals 

in 2018 to the Cultural 

Arts Advisory Group of 

the Cultural Arts Commission. 

Szabo’s sculpture will 

be an arch from one angle 

and a ribbon from another 

angle, made of stainless 

steel and patinated bronze. 

It will be installed in 

September, and the costs 

will be paid for by the 

city’s public art fund, 

which currently has $82K 

in it. 

Additionally on Jan. 14, 

the city held an opening 

for the Art in City Hall 

exhibit, “Weather the 

Weather.” 

The exhibit was curated 

by visual artist Catherine 

Schwalbe and poet Jennifer 

Dotson and features 

local artists’ and poets’ 

work, based around a 

weather-theme, on display 

in City Hall. 

The importance that is 

placed upon local art is 

one of my favorite things 

about Highland Park. 

It’s incredibly rare to go 

to a smaller city and see 

as much artwork while 

just taking a casual walk 

through the downtown 

area. 

It’s even more rare to 

step into a City Hall and 

be able to look at the type 

of inspiring and beautiful 

work that is now lining 

the walls of Highland 

Park’s building. 

I love that Highland 

Park not only has its own 

incredible and accessible 

art museum with The Art 

Center, but there’s also the 

opportunity to see art in so 

many other places within 

the community, including 

City Hall and the new 

sculpture that will become 

a part of the city’s fabric 

this fall. 

Take a moment to 

reflect on how lucky we 

all are to be able to experience 

a city that places 

such a great emphasis on 

public art that it has its 

own budget for it. 

While art may not be 

the most pressing budget 

item for a city to consider, 

it’s the type of thing that 

makes a city worth living 

in. 

To read more about the 

art in city hall opening, 

turn to Page 4, and to 

read more about the city’s 

purchase of a sculpture 

honoring the sesquicentennial, 

turn to Page 3. 

On Jan. 15 The Art Center Highland Park 

posted, “Don’t miss In View! Our Annual 

Member & Faculty Exhibition - Here until January 

29, 2019. For more information: https:// 

theartcenterhp.org/current-exhibits/ #TACHP 

#localart #highlandpark #community #exhibit 

#now #faculty #member.” 

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On Jan. 16 Red Oak Elementary School posted, 

“Stephanie Sedik from @hplibrary conducts 

book talks with Red Oak students. Thank you! 

#112Leads #112Reads #iRead2019 @NSSD112 

@112foundation” 

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nfyn 

From Page 8 

trustee Barbara Ankenman 

recusing herself from 

the vote since she works 

for the property owner’s 

architect of record. 

“The Village desires to 

promote the preservation 

of older homes, while ensuring 

that homeowners 

are provided flexibility 

to adapt all homes to the 

changing needs of families 

and the community,” 

Village Board President 

Kathleen O’Hara said. 

Reporting by Stephanie 

Kim, Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at LakeForestLeader. 

com. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

No injuries reported after 

early morning fire 

Northbrook firefighters 

responded to reports 

of an explosion and fire in 

the 2500 block of Melanie 

Lane in Northbrook at approximately 

6:20 a.m. the 

morning of Jan. 16, according 

to Northbrook Fire 

Chief Andrew Carlson. 

The first Northbrook 

fire truck was on the scene 

eight minutes after the department 

received a call 

from a neighbor around 

6:20 a.m., per Carlson. 

Carlson said the fire was 

already starting to extend 

on both sides of the house 

when crews arrived. 

“The houses on this 

street are about 20-30 feet 

apart, so the first house was 

almost entirely engulfed in 

fire pretty quickly, so when 

the first fire truck got here, 

it was already extending to 

the house on either side,” 

Carlson said. 

Carlson said the department 

made sure the occupants 

of the original home 

and the occupants of the 

neighboring homes exited 

safely. The residents were 

go figure 

80,000 

able to get out on their 

own, according to Carlson. 

No residents or firefighters 

sustained any injuries, 

per Carlson. 

The exact cause of the 

explosion and subsequent 

fire remains under 

investigation. 

Reporting by Martin Carlino, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at NorthbrookTower. 

com. 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

The amount of dollars the City 

of Highland Park is paying for 

a sculpture celebrating the 

City’s sesquicentennial. Read 

more about it on Page 3. 

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Not your grandpa’s restaurant 

Expansion breathing new life into century-old restaurant, Page 22 

HP native tours with 

Halsey, breaks out on his 

own, Page 21 

Highland Park 

native Greg 

Spero toured 

with pop singer 

Halsey for three 

years, playing 

synthesizer in 

her band. Photo 

submitted

20 | January 24, 2019 | The highland park landmark faith 


Faith Briefs 

Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road, 

Highland Park) 

Membership class 

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

Jan. 27, Interested in joining 

the Christ Church family 

through membership? 

Come to a membership 

class. 

Weeknight Service 

7-8 p.m. Thursdays, 

church coffee bar. Weeknight 

service is a place to 

come, stay awhile, meet 

people and then go make 

a difference. For more 

information, call (847) 

234-1001 or email Brad at 

bcoleman@cclf.org. 

Men’s Breakfast Group 

6:30-7:30 a.m. Tuesdays. 

Panera Bread, 1211 

Half Day Road, Bannockburn. 

For more information, 

contact Sean at seansmith797@gmail.com. 

Trinity Episcopal (425 Laurel Avenue, 

Highland Park) 

Sunday Schedule 

8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, 

St. Michael’s Chapel 

8:45 a.m. – Fellowship 

10 a.m. – Holy Eucharist 

with music, Main Sanctuary 

10 a.m. Sunday School 

(on the 1st and 3rd Sundays) 

11 a.m. – Fellowship 

Men’s Bible Study Group 

9-10 a.m. Saturdays 

Wednesday Service 

9:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist 

with healing, St. 

Michael’s Chapel 

A Safe Place 

6 p.m. Thursdays - Guild 

Room 

Men’s AA Meeting 

8:30 p.m. Fridays 

Congregation Solel (1301 Clavey Road) 

Souper Bowl at Lakeside 

4:30-7 p.m. Feb. 3, 

Lakeside Congregation 

for Reform Judaism, 

1221 Lake Cook Road, 

Highland Park. Enter our 

chili, soup or stew cookoff 

competition featuring 

a guest judge from the 

Highland Park Fire Department. 

Watch the big 

game and win great prizes 

playing football squares 

— silent auction for sports 

tickets, dining experiences 

and more. 

Eating for Good: Mizrahi 

Grill 

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 12. 

Torah Study 

9:15 a.m. Saturdays 

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 

(1175 Sheridan Road, Highland Park) 

Jeans and Jammies 

5 p.m. Jan. 25, Join us as 

we celebrate Tu B’Shevat 

with special guest and song 

leader Josh Warshawsky. 

Includes Shabbat celebeation, 

PJ Library Take 

Table, singing, free children’s 

dinner and activities. 

RSVP to Ali Drumm at 

adrumm@nssbethel.org. 

Writer’s Beit Midrash 

9:30-11 a.m. every other 

Wednesday, The NSS Beth 

El Writer’s Beit Midrash 

meets in the Maxwell 

Abbel Library. All fiction, 

non-fiction, poetry, 

memoir and essay writers 

(published or not yet 

published) are welcome 

for discussions, exercises, 

camaraderie and critique. 

Contact Rachel Kamin at 

rkamin@nssbethel.org for 

more information and to 

be added to the mailing 

list. 

Open Conversational 

Hebrew 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

Practice Hebrew conversation 

and reading informally 

with other participants. 

Free. For information, 

contact Judy Farby at 

judyfarby@yahoo.com. 

Daily Minyan 

8:45 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. 

Sunday 

7:15 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

7:15 a.m.; 6:15 p.m. 

Friday 

Shabbat Service 

6:15 p.m. Friday (Kabbalat 

Shabbat) 

8:50 a.m. Shacharit 

(Shabbat Morning) 

10:30 a.m. Junior Congregation 

(Grades 2-6) 

10:45 a.m. Young Family 

Service (families with 

children first-grade age 

and younger) 

Immaculate Conception Parish (770 

Deerfield Road, Highland Park) 

Weekend Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays 

4-4:45 p.m. Sundays, 

confession 

8 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. 

Sunday service 

Confessions 

4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays 

Sunday Connection 

Scripture Group 

10-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 

The Sunday Connection 

is a women’s discussion 

group based on the 

readings for the following 

weekend liturgies. Coffee 

and camraderie following 

each session. Everyone 

welcome, no sign-up necessary. 

The group is located 

in the church’s parish 

center. 

St. James Catholic Church (134 North 

Ave., Highwood) 

Catholic Charities Supper 

6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

Parish Hall 

Food Pantry 

5:30-7 p.m. every Thursday, 

lower level of school. 

Worship Services 

8 a.m. Monday through 

Friday 

8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays 

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sundays 

Noon Sundays with a 

Spanish-language 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

7 p.m. Mondays in the 

Lounge. 

Submit information for The 

Landmark’s Faith page to 

Erin Yarnall at erin@hplandmark.com. 

The deadline is 

noon on Thursdays. Questions? 

Call (847) 272-4565 

ext. 34. 

Lambert 

From Page 6 

final act of courage and 

bravery on this earth. She 

will know more about 

compassion and kindness 

she might not have known 

because of him. Delaney’s 

memory of her dad will be 

built on all the best parts 

of him. When Delaney 

grows up, she will know 

these things because of 

you.” 

Brandon Bernabei, Libertyville 

police officer, 

then gave some remembrances 

of his short time 

working with Trooper 

Lambert, which brought 

laughs to everyone. 

“Chris was the epitome 

of a good cop in every 

way,” said Bernabel 

After the service, the 

group went outside to for 

a formal farewell. 

It was growing colder 

and starting to snow. 

Chicago Police Pipe 

and Drum Band and Illinois 

State Police Pipe and 

Drum played. 

There was a 21-gun salute 

followed by a “missing 

man flyover.” Then 

the police Honor Guard 

removed the flag draping 

Trooper Lambert’s coffin, 

folded it and gave it to his 

wife, Halley. Their daughter, 

Delaney, watched the 

activity from her stroller. 

It was the end of watch 

(EOW) for her dad, Illinois 

Trooper Christopher 

Lambert. 

A procession of police, 

family and friends cars 

then made its way from 

the church to the cemetery. 

In Memoriam 

Gilbert Kosirog 

Gilbert Gregory Kosirog, age 85 of 

Highland Park passed away on Saturday, 

January 12, 2019 at his home. He 

was born April 13, 1933 in Chicago 

to John and Joanna (Angel) Kosirog. 

He attended St. Stanislaus Koska Elementary 

School, graduated Weber 

High School, Chicago. Received a 

Bachelors Degree in Pharmachology 

from the University of Colorado and 

while attending college he was president 

of the Newman Club. He served 

in the U.S. Army during the Korean 

Conflict as a combat engineer. On 

October 1,1960 at St. James Church, 

Highwood he married Carol Lou 

Berube and the couple started their 

family. Gilbert worked as a pharmacist 

and was a member of Immaculate 

Conception Church, Highland Park, 

the VFW Highland Park post 4737 

where he served as post chaplain and 

also a honorary 3rd degree member of 

the Knights of Columbus. 

Beloved husband of Carol Kosirog. 

Loving father of Mary Ann (Max) 

Brooks, Renee (Stephen) Kropp, 

Barbara (Patrick) Picchietti and Steven 

Kosirog. Fond grandfather of 

Michelle (Eric) Drey, Allison (Brian) 

Kroeter, Stephen and Kristine Kropp, 

and Matthew and Julia Picchietti. 

Great grandfather of Emerson and 

Avery Drey and Lucas Kroeter. Dear 

brother of the late Margaret (late Joseph) 

Lach, late Leonard (late Clara) 

Kosirog, late Norbert (late Mildred) 

Kosirog, late John Kosirog and Marion 

(Pat) Kosirog. Cherished uncle 

and cousin to many. 

June E. Farmer 

June E. Farmer (nee Dean) 94, of 

Vernon Hills, previously of Wheeling 

and Highland Park, passed away 

January 11, 2019 in Vernon Hills. She 

was born to the late Melville and Helen 

Dean and preceded in death by her 

son James (Leslie) Farmer, brothers 

Melville S. Dean, Warren Dean, Robert 

Dean, and David Dean and sisters 

Dorothy Dostalek, Muriel Ronowski, 

Betty Olson and Marge Canmann. She 

is the mother of John (Bryce) Farmer 

of San Diego, CA, grandmother of 

Ryan, Stephanie, Rick (Lauren) and 

Bill Farmer, sister of John (Sheila) 

Dean and Larry Dean. A private interment 

is planned for the spring at 

Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie. In 

lieu of flowers donations can be made 

to Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter, 

for the benefit of the Jim Farmer 

Dog Enrichment Park, 2200 Riverwoods 

Road, Riverwoods, IL 60015, 

www.orphansofthestorm.org/donate. 

Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? 

Email erin@hplandmark.com with 

information about a loved from Highland 

Park or Highwood.

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HP native branches out 

after pop music success 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

After performing to a 

sold-out crowd at Madison 

Square Garden, and then 

performing on “Saturday 

Night Live,” Highland 

Park native Greg Spero 

felt he had reached “a 

plateau” in his career. 

“I took that as the point 

where it was a peak of 

what we had done so far,” 

Spero said. 

Spero was performing 

synthesizers as a member 

of pop star Halsey’s live 

band for three years, in 

which he toured throughout 

the world. 

He joined Halsey’s live 

band after moving to Los 

Angeles from Highland 

Park and coming across 

the project at the beginning 

of the singer’s career. 

“Our first shows were 

about 80 people when we 

started out, so it was very 

small,” Spero said. “She 

didn’t have much of a following. 

Gradually, after 

being on the road for three 

years, we built it up.” 

Spero said that his years 

of touring as a member of 

Halsey’s band were unrivaled 

in providing him 

with knowledge on how 

the music industry works. 

“Seeing the inner-workings 

of that was sort of like 

getting a PhD in the music 

industry,” Spero said. 

But in early 2018, Spero 

left Halsey and her live 

band to branch out on his 

own. 

“I thought to myself at 

that time that I could either 

continue to grow with that 

operation, or I could consider 

that a chapter of my 

life and move on to the next 

Highland Park native Greg Spero poses for a photo with 

music producer Quincy Jones. photo SUBMITTED 

steps, which were basically 

starting from ground zero 

again,” Spero said. 

Since then, he’s started 

his own project. Namely, 

“Tiny Room” — a studio 

in Los Angeles, which also 

serves as an audio and video 

recording suite. Spero 

has been posting videos 

online as part of his “Tiny 

Room” project since early 

2018. 

“[It’s] where I can bring 

in any projects that I’m 

working with, or other 

ones that I’m not even 

working with — I’m just 

interested in helping,” 

Spero said. 

With his new project, 

Spero is hoping to intertwine 

his experience working 

in pop music with his 

love of jazz music. 

“My idea with that was, 

I saw a need for something 

more creative in the pop 

world, and for something 

more acceptable in the jazz 

world,” Spero said. “There 

is a scene of young creative 

instrumentalists who are 

doing really cool, interesting, 

innovative things with 

music, that incorporate the 

language of today.” 

In addition to working 

with “Tiny Room,” Spero 

has been creating his own 

music with his band Spirit 

Fingers. The band recently 

wrapped up a tour throughout 

Europe. 

“It was a lot more 

grueling than the European 

tours that I did 

with Halsey,” Spero said. 

“With Halsey we were 

playing maybe three 

nights a week and traveling. 

We would have off 

days. When you do jazz 

work, you’re playing for 

much smaller audiences 

and you’re playing every 

single night.” 

Spero is grateful for the 

experience that working 

with Halsey gave him, but 

is looking forward to continuing 

to share his own 

music in the future. 

“When there’s so much 

music that is made purely 

for commercial purposes, 

it’s very important that 

this music that is purely 

from the part of the soul 

with no compromises, that 

that exists and that is out 

in the world,” Spero said. 

“I think people are seeing 

that more and more now.”

22 | January 24, 2019 | The highland park landmark dining out 


Grandpa’s Place still growing after 122 years 

Jason Addy 

Contributing Editor 

When the Middletons 

purchased Grandpa’s Place 

in 2003, the family immediately 

got down to work 

modernizing the 106-yearold 

fixture of Glenview’s 

culinary scene. 

They updated the original 

bar area, redid the walls, 

added modern touches and 

built a small parlor inside 

to open up some elbow 

room and create a space to 

host live music, said Rory 

Middleton, who runs dayto-day 

operations at Grandpa’s 

with his brother, Kevin, 

on behalf of the family. 

Middleton said his family 

first started looking into 

purchasing the property 

at 1868 Prairie St. around 

the turn of the century, 

“but the original owner 

FEATURING: 

wouldn’t sell it without the 

business,” which started 

as Lang’s before becoming 

Grandpa Rugen’s and 

finally Grandpa’s once the 

Dwyer family moved in 

nearly 50 years ago. 

A decade after taking 

over from the Dwyers, the 

Middletons completed a 

major expansion project at 

Grandpa’s, adding a downstairs 

room for live music 

and private catering, converting 

what was once an 

off-track betting room and 

apartments into an upscale 

space to host corporate and 

family events, and opening 

a patio and second-floor 

terrace for patrons to enjoy 

in the milder months. 

Though Grandpa’s had 

more than a century of 

success under its belt by 

that point, the expansion is 

breathing new life into the 

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restaurant and bar by giving 

it a unique “something 

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Middleton said. 

“We wanted it to be a 

place where your parents 

can go and remember their 

time when they were your 

age at this bar — because 

it’s that old, it has that much 

history — but at the same 

time make new memories 

for the new generation of 

people that are coming in 

to continue that legacy,” 

Middleton said. 

Though the Middletons 

have drastically revamped 

the establishment that first 

opened in the late 1890s, 

they’ve been careful not 

to change the tried-andtrue 

recipe for success too 

much. 

Grandpa’s menu “has 

grown with age,” Middleton 

said, with the menu 

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11 a.m.-midnight 

Sunday 

featuring bar-food staples 

like burgers, sandwiches 

and wings, as well as some 

newer dishes like chicken 

kabobs and calamari. 

“It’s always a matter of 

keeping it local, keeping 

that sense of history, while 

always keeping it relevant,” 

Middleton said, noting 

Grandpa’s gets much of 

its ingredients from local 

shops and producers like 

Reagan Meats and Harrison’s 

Poultry Farm in 

Glenview, Gonnella Baking 

Company in Schaumburg 

and Harrington’s Catering 

and Deli in Chicago. 

A group of 22nd Century 

Media editors stopped by 

Grandpa’s last week to try 

out some classics and a few 

“sleeper” dishes flying a bit 

under the radar. 

After a tour of Grandpa’s 

many versatile spaces, we 

tried calamari ($13.95 for 

full serving), a dish Middleton 

said people always 

order again after trying it 

once. 

“(The calamari) is better 

than it has any right to 

be,” Middleton joked, adding 

many of the restaurant’s 

recipes are something of a 

mystery as they’ve been 

handed down across the 

generations. 

The simple appetizer 

dish of lightly breaded 

squid is served with cocktail 

sauce and lemons to 

add a little zest. 

Next, we sampled the 

classic Grandpa Burger 

($11.90), a half-pound 

burger served with Merkts 

Grandpa’s Place’s calamari ($7.95) is lightly breaded in 

their seasoned flour and brown sugar and is a “sleeper” 

on the menu. Photos by Michal Dwojak/22nd Century 

Media 

The Grandpa Burger ($11.90) is a half-pound burger 

served on a toasted bun with a choice of traditional 

toppings. 

The Reuben ($12.95) sandwich is tender corned beef 

served with homemade Thousand Island dressing, sauerkraut 

and melted Swiss cheese on rye bread. 

cheddar cheese and traditional 

toppings on a toasted 

bun, with a side of fries. 

Grandpa’s Reuben sandwich 

($12.95) pairs Harrington’s 

corned beef with 

homemade Thousand Island 

dressing, sauerkraut and 

Swiss cheese on rye bread. 

To cap off the meal, we 

tried Grandpa’s chicken 

kabobs, featuring two footlong 

skewers loaded with 

grilled chicken, onions, 

peppers and tomatoes over 

a bed of rice pilaf with a 

homemade peanut dressing 

on the side.

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HIGHWOOD 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road 

(847) 433-0304) 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Jan. 26: Angel Spiccia 

Duo 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Sunday, 

Jan. 27: Jeff Mackevich 

Quintet featuring 

Jim Trompeter: Benefit 

for Curt’s Cafe 

Buffo’s 

(431 Sheridan Road, 

(847) 432-0301) 

■7 ■ p.m. every Monday: 

Trivia 

The Humble Pub 

(336 Green Bay Road, 

(847) 433-6360) 

■8-12 ■ p.m. every 

Wednesday night: 

Open Jam 

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, Jan. 

26: Gina Jordynn 

HIGHLAND PARK 

Bennett Gordon Hall 

(201 St. Johns Ave., 

(847) 266-5100) 

■8:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Jan. 26: Vocalists 

from Ravinia’s Steans 

Music Institute 

NORTHBROOK 

Pinstripes 

(1150 Willow Road, 

(847) 480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

Northbrook Theatre 

(3323 Walters Ave., 

(847) 291-2367) 

■Recurring ■ performances 

of “Pinkalicious” 

on Saturdays 

starting at 10 a.m. 

GLENVIEW 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday: Live 

Music 

The Rock House 

(1742 Glenview Road 

(224) 616-3062) 

■5 ■ p.m. Friday, Jan. 

25: Family Night and 

Karaoke 

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, Jan. 

26: Frozen ground 

blues 

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Scene, email martin@ 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Addie Budnik 

Budnik (right, 41) is a junior 

on the Highland Park 

girls basketball team and 

recently scored 16 points 

in a win over Deerfield. 

How did you get 

started playing 

basketball? 

In kindergarten or first 

grade I did house league 

at the rec center. Then in 

seventh grade I got more 

serious and I did travel. 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys recap conference wrestling, 

preview postseason gymnastics 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode 

of The Varsity: North 

Shore, the only podcast 

focused on North Shore 

sports, hosts Michal 

Dwojak and Michael Wojtychiw 

recap Central Suburban 

League wrestling, 

hear from a Glenbrook 

South wrestler on the confernece 

meet, play Way/ 

No Way with wrestling 

and preview postseason 

girls gymnastics. 

First Quarter 

Dwojak and Wojtychiw 

recap CSL wrestling with 

area teams fighting to become 

known as the area’s 

best team. 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from a 

Glenbrook South wrestler 

after competing at the conference 

meet. 

Third Quarter 

With the postseason 

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on hand for area teams, 

Wojtychiw plays Way/No 

Way with how they will 

do in the IHSA playoffs. 

Fourth Quarter 

To finish things off, the 

guys preview the conference 

invite for area girls 

gymnastics teams and preview 

some regionals. 

What is your 

favorite thing about 

basketball? 

Probably the people 

aspect, just making new 

friends and being a teen. 

What is the best 

advice that a coach 

has ever given you? 

A lot of the game is mental, 

and it’s really important 

to keep playing and 

just worry about the next 

play. Don’t be focused on 

one mistake. 

What do you do to 

prepare for a game? 

I’ll usually listen to music 

and then have a sandwich 

or something before, 

something light. But 

there’s definitely food 

What’s your go-to 

sandwich? 

Something from Jimmy 

John’s. 

Who is your all-time 

favorite athlete? 

I’d say Michael Jordan 

because of his work 

ethic, and he plays 

basketball. He’s one of the 

greatest. 

What is your funniest 

memory from the 

basketball team? 

All of our ‘tinners,’ or 

team dinners. We have 

one before every game. 

They’re so fun and we always 

make so many jokes. 

What’s your favorite 

movie? 

Any Disney Channel 

Original Movie; they’re so 

good. They remind me of 

my childhood and they’re 

so funny. 

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If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I would probably go anywhere 

in South America. 

Somewhere tropical, because 

I like being in warmth 

and colorful places. 

If you could have 

dinner with anyone, 

who would you 

choose? 

Probably Ellen Degeneres, 

she is so funny and 

just seems like an amazing 

person. 

Interview by Editor Erin 

Yarnall

28 | January 24, 2019 | The highland park landmark sports 


Youth trainer Lil Sluggers 

swings into Highland Park 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

Young baseball enthusiasts 

now have their own 

place to learn and play the 

game, as Lil Sluggers, a 

youth baseball company, 

opened in Highland Park 

this month. 

While there is still work 

to be done at the location, 

at 1660 Old Skokie Road, 

it officially opened Jan. 7. 

“We’re in there doing a 

little bit of work, getting it 

to where we want it,” said 

Jeff Kapp, the program director 

at Lil Sluggers said. 

The company is taking 

over the former North 

Shore Baseball Academy 

location, and although 

Kapp said it will still be 

called the North Shore 

Baseball Academy, it 

will house Lil Sluggers 

and its parent company, 

the Chicago Baseball 

Company. 

Lil Sluggers has been 

located in Chicago for 11 

years, with 11 locations 

located throughout the 

city, and one in Hinsdale. 

The company decided to 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Boys Basketball 

Hoffman Estates 48, 

Highland Park 45 

The Giants fell on the 

road in the nonconference 

matchup Jan. 15. 

Girls Basketball 

Maine South 42, Highland 

Park 27 

The visiting Giants 

(8-8) dropped the Central 

Suburban League crossover 

tilt Jan. 15 in Park 

Ridge. 

branch out to Highland 

Park because they have 

had former clients move 

to the North Shore and 

request a branch opening 

closer to their homes. 

“We’ve been looking at 

the area for a long time,” 

Kapp said. 

Kapp said the company 

has been looking at 

the space for “about three 

years,” and when it became 

available in 2018, 

they “jumped on it right 

away.” 

Lil Sluggers offers baseball 

training to young children, 

whose age range is 2 

to 8. Kapp believes the age 

range they serve is what 

helps Lil Sluggers stand 

out in its services. 

Lil Sluggers offers beginner 

and advanced classes 

for players in its age 

range, private lessons, and 

leagues in which coaches 

pitch to the players. They 

are planning to add batting 

cages for children, ages 

4 and up, and they’ll also 

offer field rental for local 

teams that want to rent indoor 

space. 

Girls Hockey 

Scouts 5, Latin JV 0 

Abby Benjamin had a 

goal and three assists to 

lead the Scouts to victory 

Jan. 14. 

Caroline Mower, Kennedy 

Stein and Grace Walker 

all scored, as well, while 

Walker, Stein and Lillian 

Aston (2) all recorded assists 

for the combined team. 

Goalies Amanda Peter 

(6 saves) and Sarah Matthews 

(4) combined for the 

shutout. 

Athlete of the Year 

Landmark readers to vote for best of 2018 

Online contest to 

begin Saturday, 

Jan. 26 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Despite the fact the calendar 

year has now turned 

to 2019, 2018 still has a 

little bit missing from it. 

On fields of play all 

over the North Shore last 

year, student-athletes 

soared to new heights, 

and in many cases, took 

their team along for the 

ride. 22nd Century Media 

was following the action 

with its seven North Shore 

publications and websites, 

documenting the moments 

of glory as well as 

the agony of defeat. 

Along the way, every 

week, papers like our 

Highland Park Landmark 

selected and interviewed 

a worthy Athlete of the 

Week. At the end of the 

month, all Athletes of 

the Week from the seven 

newspapers were pitted 

against one another 

in the popular Athlete 

of the Month competition, 

for which residents decide 

the result by voting for 

their favorite athlete online. 

At year’s end, there are 

12 winners, and we’re not 

done just yet. Those 12 

winners — along with six 

at-large contenders selected 

by 22CM staffers — 

are about to vie for the ultimate 

title: 22nd Century 

This Week In ... 

Giants Athletics 

Boys Swimming and 

Diving 

■Jan. ■ 25 - Varsity Meet at 

Highland Park, 5 p.m. 

Media Athlete of the Year. 

The Athlete of the Year 

competition is a two-week 

online voting contest that 

began at noon Saturday, 

Jan. 26, at HPLandmark. 

com, as well as the company’s 

six other North 

Shore websites. 

Fans can vote daily for 

their favorite student-athlete 

until 5 p.m. on Feb. 9. 

To avoid voting spam and 

abuse, we have restricted 

the votes to one per IP 

address per day with a 

special feature to ensure 

votes are being made 

by humans. If votes are 

proven illegitimate, they 

will be discarded and the 

beneficiary of the fraudulent 

votes may be disqualified. 

A winner will be announced 

in the Feb. 14 issue 

of The Highland Park 

Landmark. 

The Athlete of the Year 

2018 Nominees are: 

• January winner: Morgan 

Paull, Glenbrook 

North girls basketball 

• February winner: 

Tommy Barr, Loyola 

Academy boys swimming 

• March winner: Hugh 

Brady, Loyola boys hockey 

• April winner: Drake 

Johnson, Loyola boys volleyball 

• May winner: Victoria 

Nagle, Glenbrook North 

softball 

• June winner: Isaac 

Weinberg, Glenbrook 

North baseball 

Boys Basketball 

■Jan. ■ 25 - Varsity Game at 

Maine East, 7:30 p.m. 


Highland Park, 6:30 p.m. 

Girls Basketball 

Football star Tommy Motzko represents HP in the Athlete 

of the Year contest. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

22nd Century Media Athlete of the Year 

When: Jan. 26-Feb. 9 (two weeks) 

Where: HPLandmark.com 

Who: Eighteen North Shore student-athletes (12 

Athletes of Month, 6 at-large contenders) 

• July winner: Dylan 

Garvey, Glenbrook South 

boys lacrosse 

• August winner: Alex 

Arenson, North Shore 

Country Day School girls 

tennis 

• September winner: 

Carly Harris, Glenbrook 

North girls cross-country 

• October winner: Emsela 

Orucevic, Glenbrook 

South girls swimming and 

diving 

• November winner: Ellie 

Finnigan, New Trier 

girls cross-country 

• December winner: 


Maine East, 6 p.m. 


Niles North, 7:30 p.m. 

Boys Wrestling 


TBA online 

• At-large: Jimmy Mc- 

Mahon, Glenbrook South 

boys soccer 

• At-large: Nicole Kaspi, 

New Trier girls soccer 

• At-large: Jake Gonzalez, 

Loyola Academy 

football 

• At-large: Natalie 

Sandlow, Glenbrook 

North girls cross-country 

• At-Large: Tom 

Motzko, Highland Park 

football 

• At-Large: Halle Douglass, 

Lake Forest girls 

basketball 

Glenbard West, 9 a.m. 

Girls Gymnastics 


Vernon Hills, 6 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 28 - Varsity Regionals 

at Glenbrook South, 6 p.m.

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At roughly 210 pounds, 

Highland Park junior 

Chris Hernandez has been 

giving up a considerable 

weight advantage all season 

to nearly everyone he 

wrestles in the 285-pound 

weight class. 

A third-place finish at 

this year’s CSL tournament 

is a testament to how 

Hernandez has embraced 

the endeavor. 

“I am so happy for Chris 

Hernandez,” Giants coach 

Chris Volpe said. “I’m really 

proud of him. He had 

a great day of wrestling.” 

Wrestling against opponents 

who are often 75 

pounds heavier than he is, 

Hernandez has kept a simple 

approach to the task. 

“I just try not to think 

about it,” Hernandez said. 

“It’s hard, and I was nervous 

about it at first but I 

was down for it because I 

wanted the varsity experience. 

I just can’t allow 

myself to get underneath 

some of these guys so I 

have to take a lot of outside 

shots.” 

Hernandez plans to 

wrestle at 220 pounds next 

year but this season has 

only made him better. 

“People say you have to 

lift weights to get strong,” 

Volpe said. “Chris is a 

stronger guy because of 

the work he puts in in the 

weight room, but he has 

gotten so much stronger 

just by wrestling those bigger 

guys.” 

The Giants finished 11th 

in the field at this year’s 

meet. Volpe sent four 

wrestlers to the fifth-place 

mat and got fifths from 

Aidan Rosenbloom (132 

pounds) and Pano Drosos 

(160), and sixths from 

Aidan Sanders (126) and 

Joe Ferrari (145). 

Rosenbloom (12-10) 

and Drosos (160) reached 

the semifinals before losses 

sent them to the consolation 

rounds. 

Rosenbloom won by 

injury default on the fifthplace 

mat while Drosos 

won a 5-4 decision 

over Glenbrook South’s 

George Papagiannopoulos. 

Sanders (8-4) and Ferrari 

(12-13) weren’t able to 

wrestle in their fifth-place 

bouts due to an IHSA rule 

that limits wrestlers to 

five matches per day. Both 

went 4-1 on the day. 

“To wrestle five matches 

— and some of those 

guys were in real battles 

— that’s not easy to do,” 

Volpe said. “To battle and 

then have to refuel, rev up, 

and battle again for five 

matches is not easy. So 

those guys impressed me 

so much today. Hats off to 

them.” 

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30 | January 24, 2019 | The highland park landmark sports 


Giants post highest total 

in years on special night 

Gary Larsen 


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The smiles that Highland Park’s gymnasts 

flashed before their senior night meet 

against Deerfield returned in a big way after 

the meet was over. 

Deerfield may have beaten Highland 

Park 136.8-128.4 in the dual meet on 

Thursday, Jan. 18, but the Giants and 

coach Anthony Kopp left Deerfield with 

their heads held high. 

“It was our best night in a long time,” 

Kopp said. “It’s my third year as head 

coach and sixth year on staff. We scored 

a [128.45] and that’s the highest we’ve 

scored since I’ve been here.” 

On a night when the Giants honored departing 

seniors Lindsay Weisskopf, Helen 

Spellberg and Brielle Meged, one major 

factor carried Highland Park. 

“We had a lot of energy tonight,” junior 

Ali Rosenberg said. “That just makes it easier 

to perform and helps everyone do better. 

“Sometimes it’s not always there but we 

always try to pump up the energy because 

we know that hearing your teammates 

cheer for you is really helpful.” 

Rosenberg and freshman Kaya Bogot 

competed in all four events against Deerfield, 

with Bogot finishing third in the allaround 

and Rosenberg placing sixth. 

Bogot placed second in the uneven bars 

and balance beam, fourth in the vault, and 

fifth in the floor exercise to lead the Giants. 

Lauren Margolick placed sixth in vault, 

and Maria Lubell was fifth in the uneven 

bars behind Bogot. 

Rosenberg finished fifth in the beam and 

seventh in the floor exercise as Kopp got a 

teamwide effort against the Warriors. 

“Ali, Kaya, Maria, Rachel [Weber]: A 

lot of girls stood out tonight,” Kopp said. 

“They all had so much energy tonight. We 

had a great week of practice and everyone 

feeds off of that. We started hot this season, 

then had a little dip, and these last couple 

weeks we’ve really picked it up.” 

Kopp said that gymnasts generally don’t 

develop new moves during the course of 

the short high school season. What he 

mainly witnesses during the season is the 

growth of mental toughness among his 

gymnasts. 

Rosenberg has been a case in point. 

HPHS’s Ali Rosenberg performs her floor 

routine to help the Giants to a seasonhigh 

128.4 points on Thursday, Jan. 

17, in Highland Park. Gary Larsen/22nd 

Century Media 

Making mistakes during a routine and recovering 

from them in real time is a unique 

aspect of the sport, and Rosenberg has 

come a long way since her freshman year 

on the varsity. 

“When I was a freshman, I’d get really 

frustrated,” Rosenberg said. “If you make 

a mistake you just have to keep moving on 

and focus on the next upcoming skill. I had 

to learn that I needed to just keep moving 

on. 

“You need to try to get over your fear 

and just focus on the skill you’re doing. 

You can’t worry about what’s going on 

around you.” 

Rosenberg’s evolution has helped her 

become a team leader, along with senior 

Lindsay Weisskopf and junior Rachel 

Bringas. 

“You can ask her to do anything and 

she’ll do it, and she has really turned into a 

leader,” Kopp said of Rosenberg. “It’s her 

third year on varsity and it’s nice to have 

that girl to lean on, as a leader, especially 

with three freshmen on varsity.” 

Giants junior Lubell competed in three 

events against Deerfield, and her presence 

on the team is paying dividends beyond her 

performances. 

“[Lubell] is the hardest worker in the 

gym every day, by far,” Kopp said. “She 

loves gymnastics. She’s the first one here 

and the last one to go. It’ll be time to leave 

and she’ll always ask, ‘Can I do one more 

of this, or one more of that?’ She’s a quieter 

kid but she works super hard and she’s 

great to coach.”

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Curling 

Local boys team takes regional, is headed to nationals 

Exmoor girls squad 

finishes second 

Submitted by Exmoor 

Country Club 

22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE 

PHOTO 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the 

Week 

1. Bora Hopali 

(ABOVE). 

The Giants 

swimmer won 

four events (three 

relays) during his 

team’s dual win 

over Vernon Hills 

and he helped 

HPHS to an invite 

win at Buffalo 

Grove the next 

day. 

2. Kaya Bogot. The 

Highland Park 

freshman gymnast 

led the way on a 

big night for her 

team. She finished 

second in two 

events and third in 

the all-around as 

HPHS put up a big 

team score. 

3. Chris Hernandez. 

The Highland 

Park wrestler to 

take third in the 

285-pound weight 

class at league 

meet. 

Exmoor Country Club’s 

esteemed curling program 

has a group of rising curling 

stars who displayed 

their talents in the Midwest 

Curling Association 

Regional Playdowns Dec. 

27 at Exmoor. 

The winning boys team 

featured Max Kassner, 

Nick Schallmo, Koen 

Brown and William Ortell, 

while the runnerup girls 

team consisted of Audrey 

Zimmerman, Faith Geake, 

Audrey Gottschild and Kasha 

Kassner. 

The boys team advanced 

to the 2019 U18 National 

Championships March 12- 

17 at Chaska Curling Center 

in Minnesota. 

To determine who would 

represent the Midwest 

Curling Association at 

nationals, teams played a 

round robin (8 end games) 

tournament. 

In the first draw, the Exmoor 

boys won 9-0 against 

the Waltham boys team. 

Teams from St. Louis 

Curling Club and Exmoor 

Country Club curled 

against each other in the 

next draw, with both the 

girls (10-4) and boys (16- 

2) claiming victory. 

At the end of the playdown, 

after finishing 

2-0, the girls team from 

The Exmoor boys curling team of (left to right) William Ortell, Nick Schallmo, Max Kassner and Koen Brown is 

headed to nationals after winning a regional tournament Dec. 27. Photos Submitted 

Waltham Curling Club and 

boys team from Exmoor 

Country Club secured their 

spots at the U18 National 

Championships. 

Established in 2017 by 

the USCA, the U18 National 

Championships was 

created as a regional curling 

competition for individuals 

younger than 18 

years old. Twelve girls and 

12 boys teams will compete 

in March. 

RIGHT: The girls team 

from Exmoor — (left to 

right) Faith Geake, Kasha 

Kassner, Audrey Gottschild 

and Audrey Zimmerman 

— finished second at 

the regional. 

Listen Up 

“It’s my third year as head coach and sixth year 

on staff. We scored a [128.45] and that’s the 

highest we’ve scored since I’ve been here.” 

Anthony Kopp — Girls gymnastics, on the team’s meet 

against Deerfield Thursday, Jan. 17 

tune in 

Boys basketball 

•Highland Park hosts Lake Forest Academy, 

Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m. 

Index 

28 - High School Highlights 

27 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Editor Erin Yarnall. Send any questions 

or comments to erin@hplandmark.com.

The highland Park Landmark | January 24, 2019 | HPLandmark.com 

Peer Review Giants square off against local 

foes at conference meet, Page 29 

The brightest stars Who’s 

your favorite North Shore athlete of 2018? 

Vote on it starting this week, Page 28 

Giants gymnasts compile 

highest team score ‘in a long 

time’ on senior night, Page 30 

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