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Mountainfilm on Tour returns to Gorton, Page 4 

Chris Kennedy (left) and Marissa Mattys introduce the Mountainfilm tour during the 

opening night Jan. 25 at Gorton Community Center. Photo Submitted by Dale Jessen 

Room for improvement 

Village discusses replacing W. Scranton Avenue bridge, Page 3 

Stars of the 

stage 

LFHS winter play impresses 

audiences, Page 8 

Voicing 

opinions 

Residents 

weigh in on 

April election, 

Page 14

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THURSDAY 

Author Visit 

11:30 a.m. Feb. 7, The 

Deer Path Inn, 255 E. Illinois 

Road, Lake Forest. 

Author Jill Santopolo 

will discuss her new book 

“More Than Words”. For 

more information, visit 

www.lakeforestbookstore. 

com or call (847) 234- 

4420. 

Montessori from the Start: 

Parent & Child Series 

Feb. 7, Forest Bluff 

School, 8 W. Scranton 

Ave, Lake Bluff. Intended 

for parents and their children 

ages birth-15 months, 

this series provides an opportunity 

to experience 

an authentic Montessori 

environment. Times vary 

according to child’s age. 

Please RSVP to Lynn Lillard 

Jessen at (847) 295- 

8338. 

SATURDAY 

Daddy & Daughter Winter 

Ball 

5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, 

Lake Forest Recreation 

Center, 400 Hastings 

Road, Lake Forest. The 

Recreation Center invites 

fathers and their young 

princess or princesses to 

attend the Winter Ball. The 

gymnasium will be transformed 

into a beautiful 

castle, providing a magical 

night of dinner, dancing, 

and crafts. Daughters 

are encouraged to come 

dressed as their favorite 

Disney princess. Registration 

is needed. The event 

costs $53 for residents, 

$64 for guests, and $34 

per additional daughter. 

For more information, call 

(847) 234-6700. 

Chicken Little With Improv 

Playhouse 

2-2:45 p.m. Feb. 9, Lake 

Forest Library, 360 E. 

Deerpath Road, Lake Forest. 

Chicken Little is convinced 

the sky is falling, 

but the townsfolk have 

their doubts. This hilarious 

and exciting new take 

on a classic folktale is a 

great lesson about raising 

your voice in a time 

when nobody is sure what 

to believe! This story and 

performance is perfect for 

children ages 3–10. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-0636. 

Junie B. Jones the Musical 

11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Feb. 

9-10 and Feb. 16-17, Gorton 

Community Center, 

400 E. Illinois Road, Lake 

Forest. It’s Junie B.’s first 

day of first grade, and a 

lot of things have changed 

for her: Junie’s friend, Lucille, 

doesn’t want to be 

her best pal anymore and, 

on the bus, Junie B. makes 

friends with Herb, the new 

kid at school. Also, Junie 

has trouble reading the 

blackboard and her teacher, 

Mr. Scary, thinks she 

may need glasses. Throw 

in a friendly cafeteria lady, 

a kickball tournament and 

a “Top-Secret Personal 

Beeswax Journal,” and 

first grade has never been 

more exciting. For more 

information, call (847) 

234-6060/ 

SUNDAY 

Books vs. Badges 

Basketball Game 

1-3 p.m. Feb. 10, Lake 

Forest College Sports 

Center, at the southwest 

corner of Sheridan and 

Maplewood roads in Lake 

Forest. City of Lake Forest 

First Responders will play 

Lake Forest High School 

Teachers to benefit cancer. 

No admission fee. Bring 

the entire family for an exciting 

and fun competition. 

For more information, visit 

www.cityoflakeforest. 

com. 

CROYA’s Boot Scootin’ 

Barn Dance Fundraiser 

2-4:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 

CROYA, 400 Hastings 

Road. The CROYA Foundation 

is hosting a Boot 

Scootin’ Barn Dance Fundraiser 

for the whole family. 

Put on your flannel and 

your cowboy boots and 

hat, and come line dance. 

Line Dancin’, BBQ Pickin’s, 

Live Auction, and 

Youth Testimonials. Funds 

will be raised for both the 

CROYA Foundation and 

The Ellie Burns FoundationCost 

is $20 per person 

or $50 per family (3 or 

more). Contact CROYA 

for more information (847) 

810-3980. 

TUESDAY 

‘Won’t You Be My 

Neighbor’ screening 

6 p.m. Feb. 12, Lake 

Forest Country Day 

School, 145 S. Green Bay 

Road, Lake Forest. Come 

watch a documentary 

about the life and career of 

Fred Rogers, creator and 

host of “Mister Rogers’ 

Neighborhood.” Call (847) 

615-6151 to register. 

WEDNESDAY 

Parenting Series: Why 

Mindfulness Is So 

Important For Children 

Today 

6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 13, 

Gorton Community Center, 

400 E. Illinois Road. 

Come learn why it is important 

in today’s pressured 

world to include 

mindfulness training for 

our children, both in our 

schools and within our 

families. 

UPCOMING 

Supermoon Viewing Party 

5-7 p.m. Feb. 19, South 

Pavilion, Forest Park 

Beach. This event is free. 

Roast s’mores and sip 

hot cocoa as we view the 

year’s biggest supermoon. 

We will also have an opportunity 

to view Regulus, 

the brightest star in the 

constellation Leo the Lion. 

Musical entertainment 

also provided. For more 

information, call (847) 

810-3940. 

ONGOING 

Soup-er Bingo 

Noon Dickinson Hall, 

100 E. Old Mill Road, 

Lake Forest. Back by 

popular demand, Bingo 

Lunch. Come in on the 

first Friday of February 

and March to warm up 

on a chilly day. Come for 

the soup and stay for the 

bingo. The regular bingo 

game will start immediately 

after lunch. This event 

is $5 for members and $10 

for guests. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

2209. 

Go Walk 

8 a.m. every Tuesday 

morning at the Lake Bluff 

Recreation Center, 355 W. 

Washington Ave., Lake 

Bluff. Free for all Lake 

Forest/Lake Bluff residents. 

Walks will be held 

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outdoors, weather permitting, 

year round. On 

inclement days, walkers 

will be able to use the Fitness 

Center’s indoor track. 

Register at the Lake Bluff 

Park District www.lakebluffparks.org. 

Toastmasters Club 

6:15 p.m. First and third 

Tuesday of the month, 

Lake Forest Toastmasters 

Club meets at the Gorton 

Community Center, 400 E. 

Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 

Toastmasters is an international 

organization that 

aims to help develop communication 

and leadership 

skills for professional and 

personal growth. This club 

is open to all. For more information 

visit www.lakeforest.toastmastersclubs. 

org. 

Social Bridge Play 

7-9 p.m. every Thursdays, 

First Presbyterian 

Church, 700 N. Sheridan 

Road. Lake Forest. 

The Deacons of First 

Presbyterian Church are 

hosting weekly Social 

Bridge Play. Brief Bridge 

lesson given at the beginning, 

followed by social 

play. All Levels welcome. 

No partner required, dropins 

welcome. Beginner 

Bridge Instruction available 

separate from social 

play. For more information, 

call (847) 977-3159.

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Lake Bluff Village Board 

Village unanimously adopts 3 ordinances to implement RIO District 

Stephanie Kim 

Freelance Reporter 

The Lake Bluff Village 

Board unanimously approved 

the second reading 

of three ordinances 

necessary to implement a 

Recreational, Institutional 

and Open (RIO) Space 

District on Monday, 

Jan. 28. 

The RIO District includes 

more than 200 parcels 

— or about one-sixth 

of the Village’s incorporated 

area. 

Properties recommended 

for rezoning are 

used for purposes consistent 

with the RIO District, 

such as churches, 

libraries, public agency 

buildings, museums, recreational 

and leisure facilities, 

schools and open 

space. 

Village Administrator 

Drew Irvin noted the ordinances 

date back to the 

proposed classification 

in the 1997 Comprehensive 

Plan, which the Plan 

Commission and Zoning 

Board of Appeals (PC- 

ZBA) had extensively reviewed 

since January of 

2017. 

The PCZBA also conducted 

focused individual 

parcel study and outreach 

to affected agencies and 

the public and held a public 

hearing on Dec. 19. 

“After a lot of work, 

the PCZBA working 

through this with all of 

the stakeholders and all 

of the institutional uses 

and groups out there and 

finally putting this together, 

that approval seals the 

deal,” Irvin said. 

The critical piece of the 

new regulations — among 

the amendments to establish 

the RIO District, 

rezone properties into the 

district and establish fees 

for the development process 

— is a new review 

process called the RIO 

Development Plan Review. 

This process, according 

to Irvin and the PCZBA, 

addresses the unique challenge 

of addressing already 

developed sites that 

range in size from less 

than an acre to more than 

100 acres. 

Instead of writing regulations 

that account for 

every existing circumstance, 

the RIO District 

is designed to create 

flexibility for applicants 

through the same process 

that provides community 

review — by the Architectural 

Board of Review and 

then the Village Board. 

W. Scranton Avenue bridge 

to be replaced 

The board also discussed 

several other items 

Monday night, including 

a resolution regarding 

the Robert McClory Bike 

Path bridge replacement 

project. 

By unanimous roll call 

vote, the board adopted a 

resolution approving an 

intergovernmental agreement 

by and between the 

Village and Lake County 

Round it up: 

A brief recap of Village Board action on Monday, Jan. 28 

• The board approved the appointment of Kimberly Hauer to the Board of 

Police and Fire Commissioners to fill one of two vacancies. Her term expires 

April 30, 2021. 

• The board adopted a resolution approving a new four-year collective 

bargaining agreement with the Village’s police sergeants. Per the 

agreement, police sergeants will receive a one-time equitable adjustment to 

base salaries of $200 and a 2.5 percent increase in wages each year, with 

retroactivity to May 1, 2017, among other conditions. 

• The board approved a resolution authorizing the execution of a 

professional service agreement with Strand Associates, Inc., to implement 

an automated water meter reading system — for an amount not to exceed 

$62,000. The project will install the system and includes the replacement 

of about two-thirds of the Village’s water meters. The Village invoices about 

2,100 customers for water consumption, based on recent meter readings. 

• For the cold days ahead, Village Administrator Drew Irvin noted the Village 

will open up the Public Safety Building at 45 E. Center Ave. as a warming 

area. 

to replace the existing 

bridge over West Scranton 

Ave. 

The project is estimated 

to cost $200,000 more 

than an $87,600 grant 

the Village received from 

the Illinois Department 

of Natural Resources in 

2014, Village Board President 

Kathleen O’Hara 

said. The grant was 

Join us Tuesday 

suspended in 2015 

and was recently reinstated. 

Under the agreement, 

the Village and Lake 

County have agreed to 

share in 50 percent of 

project costs, up to a 

maximum of $100,000 

each. Any costs above 

that amount will be borne 

solely by the Village, 

O’Hara noted. 

The project will begin 

once the Village receives 

a permit from the 

Illinois Department of 

Transportation, according 

to Village Engineer Jeff 

Hansen. Hansen said he 

expects the project to take 

a couple of weeks to complete 

and suspects it won’t 

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Film Festival spotlights relationship of people with nature 

Katie Copenhaver 


A fan-favorite event 

returned for Gorton Community 

Center for the 

third year in a row. 

“Mountainfilm on Tour” 

ran at Gorton Community 

Center in Lake Forest Jan. 

25 and 26. It kicked off 

on Jan. 25 with a screening 

of the feature-length 

documentary, “Return to 

Mount Kennedy” with 

Chris Kennedy introducing 

it and then participating 

in a question and 

answer session following 

the screening. The festival 

continued throughout the 

day on Jan. 26 with three 

sessions of short films, the 

last of which, “Best of the 

Fest Shorts,” was a soldout 

event. 

The Mountainfilm Festival, 

founded in 1979, 

takes place each Memorial 

Day Weekend in Telluride, 

Colo. Throughout 

the year, the organization 

tours worldwide screening 

selections from their 

festival. It is a “documentary 

film festival that 

showcases nonfiction stories 

about environmental, 

cultural, climbing, political 

and social justice issues 

that matter,” according 

to its website. 

For the past three years, 

Gorton Community Center 

and Lake Forest Open 

Lands Association have 

partnered to bring Mountainfilm 

on Tour to Lake 

Forest. Jamie Hall, director 

of special events and 

film for Gorton, and Susie 

Hoffmann, director of education 

for LFOLA, were 

the key organizers. 

Now in the third year of 

her position, Hall recalls, 

“Mountainfilm was the 

first time I ever sold out 

Bobby Kennedy (left) and Jim Whittaker were shown in the film “Return to Mount Kennedy” hiking a mountain in honor of President John F. 

Kennedy. The film was shown Jan. 25 at Gorton Community Center. Photos submitted by Dale Jessen 

the theater as film director.” 

She explained the film, 

“Return to Mount Kennedy” 

is based on the friendship 

between the late Senator 

Robert F. Kennedy 

and Jim Whittaker, who 

was the first American to 

summit Mount Everest. 

Mount Kennedy, located 

in Canada’s Yukon Territory, 

was named by the 

Canadian prime minister 

for President John F. Kennedy 

after his assassination. 

In 1965, Bobby Kennedy 

and Jim Whittaker 

climbed the mountain 

together. The 2018 film 

honors their history and 

explores the friendships 

that developed between 

the two men’s families. 

Bobby Kennedy’s son, 

Chris, who is an Illinois 

Event organizers and hosts Jamie Hall, (left to right) 

Marissa Mattys and Chris Kennedy pose for a photo 

after the event. 

Families explore a tent set up by REI during the expo. 

resident and most recently 

ran in the primary election 

for governor, was the honored 

festival guest for the 

Friday night film screening. 

Jim Whittaker’s son, 

Bobby Whittaker, joined 

Chris for the Q&A session 

remotely via Skype. 

The first Saturday session, 

“Family Shorts,” 

consisted of films to show 

both kids and adults more 

about outdoor adventure. 

It was followed by 

“Adrenaline Shorts,” a 

collection of films documenting 

extreme outdoor 

sports. 

Highlights of “Adrenaline 

Shorts” included 

“Intersection,” a portrait 

of painter/mountain biker 

Micayla Gatto. It shows 

an interplay between 

her biking in dangerous 

mountainous terrain 

and her painting quietly 

in her studio. “Frontier 

of Firsts” documents the 

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Police Reports 

Stolen vehicle found abandoned 

with ‘heavy damage’ in LF 

A single-vehicle accident 

with heavy damage 

and no occupants in the 

area was reported at 12:27 

p.m. on Jan. 20 on Route 

41 in Lake Bluff. 

Upon arrival, an officer 

learned the vehicle had 

been reported stolen by 

North Chicago Police Department. 

Dispatch contacted 

North Chicago Police 

Department, and they 

responded to the scene to 

tow and take custody of 

the vehicle. 

The North Chicago Police 

Department notified 

the registered owner of the 

vehicle. 

In other police news: 

Lake Forest: 

Jan. 27: 

• Richard W. Chuk, 34, of 

the 500 block of W. Everett 

Road, was charged 

with disorderly conduct 

and failure to appear warrant 

at 7:32 p.m. in the 500 

block of W. Everett Road. 

Police were called to an 

address after a homeowner 

reported a male white 

was banging on his door 

and making threats to the 

point the homeowner and 

his family were alarmed 

and disturbed by the individual. 

Police responded 

and located the offender, 

identified as Chuk. 

Lake Bluff: 

Jan. 26: 

• A one-vehicle accident 

with unknown injuries was 

reported at 11:11 p.m. on 

Route 41. Upon arrival, 

officers determined there 

were no injuries. 

Jan. 25: 

• A single-vehicle property 

damage accident was reported 

at 6:27 p.m. in the 

100 block of Skokie Highway. 

Unit No. 1 left the 

scene before notifying law 

enforcement. 

Jan. 23: 

• A two-vehicle accident 

with injuries was reported 

at 10:52 a.m. in the intersection 

of Route 176 and 

Skokie Valley Road. Both 

drivers and one passenger 

were transported to Lake 

Forest Hospital. 

Jan. 21: 

• A hit and run that occurred 

on Jan. 19 was reported 

at 2:33 p.m. in the 

Public Safety Building. 

Jan. 20: 

• Fraud was reported at 

7:10 a.m. at the Public 

Safety Building. The complainant 

did not want to 

sign complaints and the 

events took place in Elgin. 

The complainant was 

informed of the correct 

process. 

EDITORS NOTE: The 

Lake Forest Leader’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found on file 

at the Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff Police Department 

headquarters. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

the court of law. 

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From the Village 

Following the freeze 

Even though it’s not as 

cold as Siberia outside 

anymore, last week’s deep 

freeze can still cause problems. 

Know this: 

• Frozen pipes will thaw 

and may leak or burst. 

Take a moment to locate 

your water shut-off valve, 

which may be near your 

water meter. If you are unable 

to shut off an active 

source of water, call (847) 

234-2151. 

• Frozen ground is unable 

to absorb water from 

melting snow, which can 

lead to flooding. Check 

your sump pump to ensure 

it is working in case water 

pools against your home. 

We appreciate your help 

keeping storm drains near 

your house clear of snow. 

• Water lines may break 

outside of homes and under 

streets due to heaving from 

frost. If you see bubbling 

water in the street, contact 

the police non-emergency 

line at (847) 234-2151. 

Sleep with your doors 

closed 

Keeping your bedroom 

door closed at night can 

save your life in the event 

of a fire by stopping the 

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Kiwi 

The Papousek family, Lake 

Forest 

Despite her name, Kiwi 

is no fruit. Our beloved 

terrier-beagle mix has a 

penchant for adventure. 

Aside from car journeys she 

loves riding on mountain bikes and motorcycles. 

Kiwi enjoys all outdoor events on the North Shore, 

especially Concerts in the Square where she 

receives constant petting requests from young 

and old alike, which she never denies. Despite 

her age (13), she shows surprising speed when 

chasing squirrels. She can’t wait to see you 

around town! 

HELP! The Lake Forest Leader is in search of more pets. 

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

and information to alyssa@lakeforestleader.com or 60 

Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook, IL 60062. 

LFHS students stir emotions with 

timeless tale of totalitarian society 

Katie Copenhaver 


The polar vortex that 

struck the Chicago area 

interfered with the schedule 

for Lake Forest High 

School’s winter play, 

but could not stop it. As 

the Producers-at-Large 

(PALS) parent booster 

group said, “the show 

must go on,” and it did Firday-Saturday 

Feb. 1-2 in 

the David Miller Theater 

at the school. 

The original schedule 

had to be altered because 

classes were canceled due 

to dangerously cold temperatures 

on Jan. 30 and 

31. 

“We were only able to 

get in one full dress rehearsal,” 

said Joe Pulio, 

the director and LFHS faculty 

member. 

The play adaptation of 

“1984”, the classic dystopian 

novel by George Orwell 

was Pulio’s choice for 

two reasons. 

“I wanted to take on 

something that would 

challenge [the students],” 

he said, noting that two of 

his three leads are seniors 

who have performed in 

five previous plays under 

his direction. 

And second, he chose 

the story because of the 

importance of its social 

and political messages. 

The three lead actors 

were seniors Bryan Kingsley 

and Zach Demet and 

sophomore Kailey Albus. 

Comrade Julia (left to right), played by Kailey Albus, 

O’Brien, played Zach Demet, and Winston, played by 

Bryan Kingsley, discuss the conspiracy to rebel against 

Big Brother during a production of “1984” at Lake 

Forest High School. photo courtesy of Visual Image 

Photography 

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nation of Oceania, where 

everyone is watched by 

Big Brother via telescreens. 

Demet portrayed 

O’Brien, a member of the 

inner ruling party who pretended 

to be a friend and 

confidante to the couple, 

but ultimately betrayed 

them. 

Kingsley and Demet 

have taken theater classes 

with Pulio and have performed 

in plays under 

his direction since their 

sophomore year. Having 

helped them evolve and 

grow as actors, Pulio knew 

they could handle the challenges 

of this play. 

The climate of fear that 

exists in the totalitarian 

society of “1984” reaches 

its peak in the second to 

last scene, which involves 

the torture of Kingsley’s 

character, Winston Smith, 

by Demet’s character, 

O’Brien. 

“It was very hard for 

me to watch [that scene] 

because the torture was so 

realistic,” said Pulio. 

Demet, who by all accounts 

is a really nice guy, 

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festival 

From Page 4 

challenges faced by a 

group of men kayaking on 

three rivers in Alaska that 

nobody had paddled down 

before. “Climbing Out of 

a Disaster” shows how 

rock climbers in Puerto 

Rico used their skills to 

help with the cleanup following 

Hurricane Maria. 

“Follow Through” was a 

slightly longer short film 

that followed Caroline 

Gleich, a professional ski 

mountaineer and adventurer 

based in Salt Lake 

City, Utah, as she skied 

down all the lines of the 

“Chuting Gallery” in 

Utah. Those are trails with 

slopes between 40 and 50 

degrees that are not part of 

commercial resort skiing, 

but rather serve as a rite of 

passage for professional 

adventurers. 

Some of the films from 

“The Best of the Fest” 

were “A Letter to Congress,” 

an homage to 

writer Wallace Stegner’s 

1960 appeal to Congress 

to preserve the wilderness. 

“Sky Migrations” 

shows ecologist Charles 

Post in Nevada and New 

Mexico as he studies several 

flocks of hawks and 

eagles during their annual 

migrations between 

British Columbia and Argentina. 

“Why Not Now: 

Vivian Stancil” is the film 

about a blind woman who 

learned to swim at age 48 

and has medaled in more 

than 200 races. 

Concurrent to the film 

screenings in the John and 

Nancy Hughes Theater at 

Gorton, the Outdoor Expo 

took place in the Stuart 

Community Room. It featured 

a variety of nonprofit 

and business vendors 

talking to attendees about 

how they can get involved 

in outdoor adventure and 

environmental opportunities 

in Lake County. 

LFOLA was on hand 

to promote their upcoming 

activities, including 

“Deep Freeze Read – An 

Evening with Dan Egan,” 

which will be held on 

March 6 at Gorton. Journalist 

Dan Egan is the 

author of “The Death and 

Life of the Great Lakes” 

and he will participate 

in an interview and book 

signing. 

“We understand that 

people come to nature 

through different portals,” 

said Hoffmann of LFOLA. 

She said it can be 

through outdoor activities, 

educational events 

and summer jobs and internships. 

The expo offered 

attendees chances to 

find their ways to nature 

through the variety of programming 

on display. 

Shamra Fallon and Marina 

Garcia of the Chicago 

Botanic Garden were there 

at a table highlighting 

a few of their organization’s 

activities. Fallon 

had a worm bin for kids 

to observe, was handing 

out zinnia seeds and was 

talking about the summer 

camps with registration 

now underway. Garcia 

talked about Windy City 

Harvest Youth Farm, an after-school 

and summer job 

program in Chicago and 

Green Youth Farm Market 

Stand in Waukegan, both 

run by the Botanic Garden. 

Other exhibitors included 

REI, Lake County 

Forest Preserves, Prairie 

Crossing of Grayslake 

and Roberti Community 

House of Waukegan, all of 

which help people build 

relationships with nature. 

Gorton’s Chairman of 

the Board Timothy Hender 

introduced the “Best 

of the Fest Shorts” on 

Saturday with some comments 

about the community 

center’s work. 

He said that an event 

like “Mountainfilm on 

Tour” represents the “true 

vision of Gorton as the 

heart of the community.” 

Women in the Know annual 

benefit celebrates women 

Submitted be Women in the 

Know 

Women in the Know 

(WINK), a nonprofit with 

a mission of raising awareness 

and funds for NPO’s 

making an impact in the 

lives of women and children, 

is proud to host its 

second Annual Benefit. 

“Luck Be a Lady Tonight” 

will be held on International 

Women’s Day, 

March from 6 to 11 p.m. at 

the Lake Forest Club, benefitting 

Bridge to Success 

and Guitars over Guns. 

This chic yet casual evening 

of food, fun and fundraising 

will bring some 250 

attendees to the Lake Forest 

Club to try their luck 

at a variety of entertaining 

games and bag raffles including 

the Treasure Chest 

Key Challenge, Wine Cork 

Pull, Heads or Tails, Golden 

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Wheel, and more! 

“Hosting this event on 

International Women’s 

Day is just icing on the 

cake. A day dedicated to 

celebrating the social, 

economic, cultural and 

political achievements of 

women is the perfect day 

to highlight how and why 

we, as women, can (and 

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cause, one organization, 

one family, or one child, at 

a time,” said Amie Marks, 

founder of Women in the 

Know. “The event beneficiaries 

are two organizations 

who we feel are best 

using resources to serve 

and support women and 

children in Chicagoland, 

and are full of dedicated 

individuals, strong visions, 

and proven processes, and 

we are excited to do our 

part to help.” 

Susan Plumer, Bridge to 

Success Board Member, is 

honored and excited that 

Women in the Know has 

chosen Bridge to Success 

as their Luck Be A Lady 

Tonight beneficiary stating, 

“I have been involved 

with Women in the Know 

since it’s inception and am 

a big believer in their mission 

to create a forum for 

women to discuss timely 

topics and world events. 

Amie Marks has an amazing 

vision and strong 

compassion for what she 

does. By gathering strong 

women that want to make 

a difference, she has created 

a platform that is unstoppable.” 

Women in the Know has 

grown from its original 

mission to give women 

a voice in today’s timely 

topics, to a larger mission 

of also creating a platform 

to facilitate women becoming 

more engaged and 

active members of their 

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“The women wanted to 

turn their words and discussions 

into action to help 

in-need or at-risk women 

and children,” Marks said. 

“Our second annual benefit 

is one way we are accomplishing 

that desire, 

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THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Wisconsin man charged 

with reckless homicide 

in crash that killed state 

trooper 

Scott A. Larsen, a 

61-year-old resident of 

Kenosha, Wis., has been 

charged with reckless 

homicide for his alleged 

involvement in a Jan. 12 

crash on Interstate 294 in 

Northbrook that killed Illinois 

State trooper Christopher 

Lambert, according 

to a press release from Illinois 

State Police. 

According to the release, 

an arrest warrant 

was issued for Larsen on 

a reckless homicide charge 

on Jan. 24. He was taken 

into custody by the Kenosha 

County Sheriff’s Department 

late last week, 

per the release. Larsen 

was then taken into Illinois 

State Police custody Jan. 

28. 

The Cook County state’s 

attorney office approved 

one count of reckless homicide 

of a police officer, 

and two counts of reckless 

homicide involving Scott’s 

Law against Larsen. 

Scott’s Law requires vehicles 

to slow down, move 

over and change lanes if 

possible, when they are 

approaching an emergency 

vehicle, or any vehicle 

with its hazard lights activated. 

Per the release, all 

charges are class 2 felonies. 

State police say Larsen’s 

black Jeep hit Lambert at 

approximately 4:45 p.m 

Jan. 12 while Lambert was 

investigating a three-car 

weather-related crash on 

I-294. The release states 

as Larsen approached the 

crash scene, he failed to 

stop, slow down or move 

his vehicle over, and 

struck Lambert while he 

was standing outside of his 

patrol car. 

Lambert, 34, of Highland 

Park, died Jan. 12 as 

a result of the crash. 

Reporting by Martin Carlino, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at NorthbrookTower.com 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Short film details 

remarkable recovery of 

GBS teacher, coach 

During the Glenbrook 

District 225 Board of Education’s 

meeting Monday, 

Jan. 28, members watched 

a short film showing the 

heartwarming tale of Terry 

Harris, a 43-year-old 

special education teacher 

and baseball and football 

coach at GBS, whose 

complete loss of hearing 

in both ears was restored 

through cochlear implants 

at NorthShore Hospital. 

The implant stimulates 

the cochlear nerve, which 

controls hearing. One part 

of the small electronic 

device is placed behind 

the ear; the second part is 

implanted in the inner ear, 

connecting the auditory 

nerve that sends sound 

impulses to the brain. 

As a child in Michigan, 

Harris was totally deaf 

in his left ear and had 

only partial hearing in 

his right ear. A hearing 

aid enabled him to lead 

a relatively normal life. 

He starred in football 

and baseball at Watervliet 

High School and 

then at Elmhurst College 

before achieving his 

goal of becoming a high 

school teacher and coach. 

On Oct. 25, 2014, Harris 

lost all hearing in 

his right ear, leaving 

him totally deaf. 

“Nobody’s ever said, 

‘Terry, at some point, 

you are going to be completely 

deaf.’ Nobody’s 

ever said that,” Harris says 

in a success-story video 

produced by NorthShore 

University HealthSystem. 

Reporting by Neil Milbert, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story 

at GlenviewLantern.com. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Wilmette exercise 

facility set to relocate to 

Kenilworth 

The Kenilworth Village 

Board unanimously 

approved a special use 

permit for a new physical 

fitness facility that will be 

relocating after 14 years in 

Wilmette. 

The fitness facility, operated 

by Body Science 

Properties, LLC, plans to 

relocate its Body Science 

PFT facility from 355 

Ridge Road in Wilmette to 

642-644 Green Bay Road 

in Kenilworth. 

Body Science PFT primarily 

offers personal 

training, but also offers 

group classes. The petitioner’s 

proposal to relocate 

previously received 

approvals from the Building 

Review Commission, 

approval for a tentative 

plat of subdivision from 

the Plan Commission and 

approval of a Certificate 

of Appropriateness from 

the Architectural Review 

Commission. 

The Village’s zoning 

regulations require physical 

fitness facilities with 

group classes to receive a 

special use approval. 

The board approved the 

special use with several 

conditions: no client ingress 

or egress through the 

facility’s west-facing door 

(which opens out to Exmoor 

Road); the business 

would purchase parking 

permits for its employees 

at one of the area commuter 

Metra lots. 

Reporting by Fouad Egbaria, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at WilmetteBeacon. 

com. 

Woodland’s Academy hosts inner-city 

students for Black History Month event 

Submitted by Woodlands Academy of the 

Sacred Heart 

Deer Path Middle 

School names winner 

of Scripps Howard 

Spelling Bee 

Submitted by Deer Path Middle School 

Congratulations to the winner of the 

2019 Scripps Howard Spelling Bee, Lili 

Sandor (eighth grade), and the runner-up, 

Alejandro Orestano (seventh grade). 

It was another tight competition, with 

some very strong, well-rehearsed participants. 

Nearly 50 fourth through eighth-grade 

students from St. Malachy School in Chicago 

visited Woodlands Academy of the 

Sacred Heart in Lake Forest Friday, Feb. 

1, to participate in a gospel liturgy, a pizza 

lunch and a talent show. This celebration 

marked the latest chapter in a Black History 

Month tradition between the innercity 

grade school and the North Shore 

all-girls college-preparatory high school 

dating back more than 20 years. 

As she opened the liturgy, which featured 

music from the joyful voices of students 

in the St. Malachy Gospel Choir, 

Woodlands Academy senior Paige Bartusiak, 

of Lake Forest, praised the strong 

bond between the two schools that makes 

it possible for their students to share so 

many experiences and learn so much from 

each other. 

“Sharing friendship is something St. 

Malachy’s and Woodlands Academy have 

been doing for a long time,” Bartusiak 

said. “We have shared by visiting each 

other’s schools. We have sung, prayed, 

celebrated and have used our talents to 

entertain one another. We are so blessed 

to share so many experiences together and 

to learn so much from one another.” 

The service, held in the Chapel of the 

Sacred Heart, concluded with students, 

faculty and staff from both schools join- 

Students from St. Malachy School in 

Chicago and Woodlands Academy joined 

in a Black History Month celebration 

Friday, Feb. 1 at Woodlands Academy of 

the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest Photo 

Submitted 

ing together in singing a rousing rendition 

of “We are Called.” 

St. Malachy and Woodlands Academy 

students enjoyed a pizza lunch in the Lake 

Forest school’s dining room and then a talent 

show with students from both schools 

performing a variety of vocal, instrumental 

and dance numbers. 

Woodlands Academy’s campus ministry, 

diversity and baking clubs joined with other 

students, faculty and staff to make this 

year’s celebration possible in the true spirit 

of “a social awareness which impels to action” 

(Sacred Heart Schools’ Goal III). 

Lili Sandor (left), was named the winner 

of the Scripps Howard Spelling Bee and 

Alejandro Orestano was the runner up. 

Photo Submitted

14 | February 7, 2019 | The lake forest leader Sound off 


A Look Into History 

Lake Forester served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce 

David Forlow 

Contributing Columnist 

Robert Patterson 

Lamont was born 

in 1867 in Detroit. 

In 1891 he graduated with 

a civil engineering degree 

from the University of 

Michigan and took a job 

working for the rail roads. 

He later worked as 

an engineer at the 1893 

Columbian Exposition in 

Chicago. Robert helped 

design the tunnel system 

under Lake Michigan 

which brought fresh water 

into Chicago. 

Robert Lamont and 

Helen Trotter were married 

in 1894. Robert 

and Helen had three children 

- Dorothy, Gertrude 

and Robert Jr. At first the 

family made their home 

in Evanston. Robert Jr. 

attended Princeton and in 

1917 he left for France to 

join the American Field 

Service as a driver. 

In France, Robert Jr. 

was badly wounded and 

lost his left arm when his 

position was shelled. 

Robert Jr. was awarded 

two medals by the French 

Army. He later became 

a successful rancher in 

Colorado. 

In 1924 the Lamont 

family moved to Lake 

Forest. Howard Van 

Doren Shaw designed 

West View Farm at 810 

South Ridge Road for 

the family. The property 

consisted of more than 

100 acres. 

Robert Sr. was an avid 

golfer and he joined Old 

Elm, Onwentsia and Shoreacres. 

He was a great 

supporter of the Smithsonian 

Institute and he was 

also an active member 

of the anti-prohibition 

society. 

Robert Lamont was appointed 

Assistant Secretary 

of Commerce under 

President Harding. 

On March 5, 1929 

he was appointed US 

Secretary of Commerce 

under President Hoover. 

The timing could not have 

been worse for Robert 

as the end of the Roaring 

Twenties had been 

reached, the US economy 

entered the Great Depression 

and the stock market 

crashed just months after 

Patterson began his service. 

Lamont served until 

1932 when he resigned in 

order to become president 

of American Iron and 

Steel. 

In 1931 daughter 

Gertrude married Charles 

Eskridge Saltzman, the 

son of Major General 

Charles McKinley 

Saltzman. President Herbert 

Hoover attended the 

wedding. 

West View Farms was 

later expended by architect 

Stanley Anderson. 

Much of the land was 

sold off but the house and 

property today is listed on 

the National Register of 

Historic Places. 

The Lamont family 

also maintained a summer 

home in northern Wisconsin 

called Summerwind. 

Legend has it the Robert 

Lamont fired a pistol 

at a ghost one night. The 

house was the focus of a 

2005 Discovery Channel 

episode and was named 

Wisconsin’s most haunted 

house. 

David Forlow has been 

a Lake Bluff resident for 

more than 20 years. He 

serves as the board vice 

president for the History 

Center of Lake Forest- 

Lake Bluff. To learn 

more about the History 

Center, visit www.lflbhistory.org. 

Robert Patterson Lamont, of Lake Forest, was the U.S. 

Secretary of Commerce under President Hoover. Photo 

Submitted 

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A fresh voice needed for 

third ward 

I am a third ward Lake 

Forest resident, and have 

worked closely with Dr. 

JoAnn Desmond as a board 

member at the Academy 

Woods Homeowners Association. 

Dr. JoAnn Desmond has 

the kind of leadership skills 

and resolve Lake Forest 

needs. 

I have admired, firsthand, 

the tenacity and energy 

JoAnn Desmond brings 

to her commitments, working 

alongside her for nine 

years on our local homeowners 

board of directors, 

including her last four 

years as its president. The 

thoroughness and persistence 

that make JoAnn so 

effective are vitally needed 

in our city council. She has 

the ability to ask the right 

kinds of questions to discover 

the best long-term 

solution. Her decisions 

are made thoughtfully and 

carefully but within a cooperative 

spirit that draws in 

the best of all participants. 

Dr. Desmond is “someone 

you should know” 

who has extensive public 

service credentials as an 

educator and leader. Her 

contributions to North 

Shore School District #112, 

and Superintendent of Bannockburn 

School District # 

106 demonstrate her ability 

to weave the disparate 

threads of regulators, employees, 

students, mandates, 

budgets, and local 

government into a cohesive 

success story. 

Dr. Desmond offers a 

choice in city government, 

and a tireless voice for all 

residents. She raised awareness 

in Springfield, Washington 

and Lake Forest over 

the Metra/Amtrak third rail 

scheme. She uncovered 

unauthorized lobbying expenses 

concealed by the 

City Manager. And that was 

working as an outsider. 

Imagine how much good 

she can do for Lake Forest 

as a member of the City 

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Lake Forest could 

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A Lake Forest resident 

Why I Will Vote for JoAnn 

Desmond for Lake Forest 

Third Ward Alderman 

As a resident of Academy 

Woods in Lake Forest, 

I was happy to read the 

announcement by JoAnn 

Desmond of her candidacy 

for Lake Forest Third Ward 

Alderman. 

JoAnn Desmond has 

served as president of 

Academy Woods Homeowners 

Association for 

several years. She has 

proven her leadership and 

competency to me. JoAnn 

has demonstrated fiscal 

responsibility by carefully 

monitoring all expenses 

with the board and negotiating 

with vendors and 

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She keeps homeowners 

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and garbage pick-up, to the 

more serious issues, such 

as the Third Rail affecting 

not only the present, but the 

future way of life of our entire 

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JoAnn Desmond will 

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the residents of the Third 

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count on that. My experience 

in how JoAnn leads 

assures me JoAnn Desmond 

will provide integrity, 

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when elected 

Third Ward Alderman of 

Lake Forest. That is what 

I want from all my elected 

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cast my vote for JoAnn 

Desmond on April 2, 2019. 

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A Lake Forest resident

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Typically around the 

holidays I write an 

editorial about how 

important it is to support 

our local businesses in 

Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff. 

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“You never know what 

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Demet said. “It’s easy to 

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Pulio teaches the Meisner 

Technique of acting, 

which encourages the actor 

to “get out of their head” 

and listen and react instinctively 

to the surrounding 

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being in the moment, and 

it helped the three leads 

portray their serious roles 

in “1984”. 

important to support local 

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Each and every day 

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Now is your chance to 

give back to local businesses, 

but in a different 

way. 

22nd Century Media, 

the parent company of 

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launched its annual North 

Shore Choice awards last 

week. 

Beginning last week 

and running through our 

Feb. 21 issue, you will 

find a North Shore Choice 

Awards ballot inserted in 

the middle of the paper. 

We are asking residents 

to support local businesses 

and vote for their 

The set and its technical 

features also helped 

to build the foreboding 

nature of the play. 

Five telescreens showed 

the impassive eyes of 

Big Brother watching 

the citizens of Oceania 

in their workplaces and 

their homes. In bold red 

letters on the set’s back 

walls were these statements 

of the government: 

“Ignorance Is Strength”, 

“Freedom Is Slavery” and 

“War Is Peace”. Collages 

of newspaper stories hung 

on the theater’s side walls 

with disturbing headlines 

about deportations, 

government-sanctioned 

shaming of minority 

groups and more. 

favorite ones in a variety 

of categories such as 

beauty, dining, health, 

pets, real estate, shopping 

and more. 

Residents can turn in 

their paper ballots, or 

vote online at 22ndcenturymedia.com/nschoice 

through Feb. 24 and winners 

will be announced in 

a special section of The 

Lake Forest Leader on 

April 11. 

There are so many 

businesses in Lake 

Forest and Lake Bluff 

— and along the North 

Shore — who deserve 

to be recognized for the 

services they offer, their 

commitment to the North 

Shore and their customer 

service. 

If you have a business 

in the area that you swear 

by, don’t forget to vote 

for them to be honored as 

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Shore. 

Last year, a few local 

businesses in Lake Forest 

and Lake Bluff received 

the honor of being named 

the best along the North 

Shore. 

Lake Bluff Brewing 

Co. was named the best 

brewery, Deer Path Inn 

was named the best place 

for brunch and the best 

hotel, Sweet’s was named 

the best place for candy/ 

popcorn, Francesca’s 

Intimo was named the 

best Italian restaurant and 

Lake Forest Country Day 

School was named the 

best K-8 private school. 

There are so many 

categories and so many 

incredible businesses in 

Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff, let’s see if we can 

increase the number of 

winners from Lake Forest 

and Lake Bluff. 

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Out with the old, in with the new 

Shanghai Garden opens in former Chin’s Chop Suey space, Page 23 

Lake Forest moms launch 

subscription book club for 

kids, Page 21 

Dean Gottman (left) and Abby Gottman read 

a book provided in a Lit League subscription 

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north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Like the Fr. “la” 

4. Developmental 

period 

9. Sustain 

14. Fire 

15. Film award 

16. Night lights 

17. Candidate for 

the Illinois 18th 

House District in 

2018 elections 

19. Chance for a hit 

20. What comes to 

mind 

21. “Oh, that’ll ever 

happen!” 

23. One Direction fan 

27. Bean type 

32. Junk mail 

33. Fey of ‘’30 Rock’’ 

34. Smoke out 

35. Candidate for 

the Illinois 18th 

House District in 

2018 elections (goes 

with 43 across) 

36. URL starter 

37. Ukraine peninsula 

39. Well-to-do 

42. Big name in 

faucets 

43. See 35 across 

44. One who attempts 

a computer connection 

47. Place to get an 

M.A. or Ph.D. 

48. Month in Madrid 

51. Having a high 

sheen 

52. Certify a document 

54. So-so grades 

56. Google co-founder 

Sergey 

57. Periwinkle 

61. African country 

inhabitants 

65. Absorb 

66. Flip out 

67. Letter 

68. Blender button 

69. Put up with 

70. Feminine suffix 

Down 

1. Tex-Mex treat 

2. Oozed out 

3. Free-for-alls 

4. Horror writer 

5. Presidential monogram 

6. Duke’s grp. 

7. Dry 

8. Bow-wielding god 

9. Stuck 

10. Clear 

11. Part of the ear 

12. One, in Mexico 

13. Alphabet trio 

18. Golf’s Poulter 

22. Eisenhower nickname 

24. Quark’s place 

25. Mock, jeer 

26. Lord of the Rings 

singer 

28. A British doctorate 

29. Musical sound 

30. Cornerstone abbr. 

31. “You betcha!” 

35. Olympics logo 

makeup 

37. Heating device 

38. Apt rhyme for 

“casino” 

39. Jorge’s hand 

40. Brief bio, in passing 

41. St. Petersburg’s 

river 

42. EPA concern 

43. Sound of firing 

45. Jail outbreak 

46. Loaf with seeds 

48. Desert illusion 

49. Internet magazines 

50. Has a hunch 

53. Baseball score 

55. Baker’s dozen 

57. Vision benefits 

provider 

58. Marker 

59. ‘Weekend Edition’ 

airer 

60. Signal 

62. Medical org. 

63. A Bobbsey twin 

64. Supplement 

LAKE FOREST 

Citadel Theatre Company 

(300 S. Waukegan 

Road) 

■8 ■ p.m. Friday, Feb. 8: 

Performance of “The 

Roommate” — additional 

performances 

throughout February. 

■11 ■ a.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 9: “Junie B. 

Jones The Musical” 

History Center of Lake 

Forest-Lake Bluff 

(509 E. Deerpath Road, 

(847) 234-5253) 

■6:30 ■ p.m. Friday, Feb. 

22: Trivia Night 

NORTHBROOK 

Pinstripes 

(1150 Willow Road, 

(847) 480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

GLENVIEW 

The Rock House 

(1742 Glenview Road 

(224) 616-3062) 

■Noon ■ Saturday, Feb. 

9: Ayme Frye acoustic 

performance 

NORTHFIELD 

Sunset Ridge Country 

Club 

(2100 Sunset Ridge 

Road) 

■6:30-8:30 ■ p.m. Friday, 

Feb. 8: Daddy-Daughter 

Valentine’s Dance 

WINNETKA 

New Trier High School 

(385 Winnetka Ave.) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 9: WinterFest 

Music Festival 

GLENCOE 

Glencoe Park District 

(999 Green Bay Road) 

■6:30-8:30 ■ p.m. Friday, 

Feb. 8: Teen Skate 

Night 

HIGHWOOD 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road 

(847) 433-0304) 

■7: ■ 30 p.m.Saturday, 

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Indian Summer Tour 

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answers 

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has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column 

and box must contain each of the numbers 

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LEVEL: Medium 

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LakeForestLeader.com LIFE & ARTS 


Lit League instills positive reading experience for children 

Alyssa Groh, Editor 

Two Lake Forest moms 

are taking reading to a 

new level with a fun and 

engaging subscription 

book club box designed 

for students. 

Cecelia Gottman and 

Lauren Fairchild grew 

up together and are now 

raising their children in 

Lake Forest. As an educator 

for more than 15 

years, it was important 

for Fairchild to watch 

her children have positive 

learning experiences. 

Fairchild and Gottman 

have daughters who are 

the same age, and four 

years ago they decided to 

start a book club for their 

daughters. Gottman said 

her daughter was never 

very interested in reading 

until she and Fairchild 

started the book club. 

“I have been an educator 

for over 15 years 

and taught mostly high 

school and more recently 

middle school. When I 

had my own children, I 

started getting worried 

about their experiences as 

readers,” Fairchild said. 

“Once they were in the 

school system, I became 

more concerned that they 

would always be having 

positive experiences as 

readers. As a teacher of 

older children, there are 

a ton of kids who by the 

time they get to me, they 

just didn’t enjoy reading 

very much.” 

In an effort to stop the 

cycle and get her students 

excited about reading, 

Fairchild did research 

and talked to her students 

about what would make 

reading more enjoyable. 

And after creating a 

fun mini book club for 

their daughters — who 

now enjoy reading — the 

duo knew they were onto 

something and took it a 

step further. 

“After doing the book 

club with our daughters 

for a while, we realized 

we had maybe stumbled 

on something others may 

like help facilitating for 

their children,” Fairchild 

said. 

The duo watched as 

their daughters became 

more engaged with reading 

and realized they 

could help other students 

and their parents enjoy 

reading with the start of 

their new business — Lit 

League. 

Lit League, which officially 

launched on Jan. 

27, is a subscription book 

club in a box service for 

kids ages 3-9. Each box is 

designed by educators and 

contains a book, a customized 

bookmark, kidfriendly 

activities/projects 

and/or costumes based on 

the book. 

“Lit League is a onestop 

shop,” Fairchild said. 

“Lit League gives parents 

all of the tools they might 

need to run this fun book 

club experience. It is an 

easy way for children and 

adults to engage with the 

books.” 

The boxes are designed 

for a variety of difficulty 

levels and parents can 

choose between picture 

books and chapter books. 

Each box is put together 

by a group of educators 

who have researched the 

books and picked from 

a list of award-winning 

books. 

“We wanted to make 

sure there were a good 

mix of classics and books 

that are more modern,” 

Fairchild said. “There is 

a good mix of difficulty 

Lauren Fairchild (left) and Cecelia Gottman, of Lake Forest, launched their new business, Lit League Jan. 27 at 

Sage Explorers in Lake Forest. Lit League is a subscription book box used to encourage reading among children. 

Photos Submitted 

level. ... The boxes contain 

high interest books 

that even reluctant readers 

will be happy to read.” 

And while the idea for 

Lit League is to provide 

a positive reading experience 

for students, Lit 

League will also give 

back to a local charity. 

“Our mission is to design 

experiences that will 

help foster a lifelong love 

of reading and a portion 

of our proceeds will be 

donated to Bernie’s Book 

Bank,” Gottman said. 

For more information 

on Lit League and to sign 

up for a subscription box, 

visit www.litleagueboxes. 

com. 

RIGHT: Elliot (left) and 

Eloise Fairchild read a 

picture book.

22 | February 7, 2019 | The lake forest leader faith 


Faith Briefs 

Faith Lutheran Church (680 West Deerpath, 

Lake Forest) 

Mid-Week Bible Study 

10-11 a.m. Wednesdays. 

The Lord’s supper is offered 

weekly after each 

class. The class is focusing 

on “Parables.” 

First Presbyterian Church (700 Sheridan 

Road, Lake Forest) 

Care Giver Support Group 

Do you care for a family 

member or friend? Do 

you feel isolated or overwhelmed? 

Come join our 

new Caregivers Support 

Group. Join others who 

care for loved ones to 

share, interact, and learn 

from each other in a safe, 

supportive environment. 

The group will gather from 

1-2 p.m. twice a month on 

the first and third Thursday 

of the month in the parish 

house for valuable information 

on relevant topics, 

leads on resources, and to 

share concerns and tips 

with other caregivers. All 

are welcome. For more information, 

contact Martha 

Zeeman at martha@zeemanfamily.com 

Church of St. Mary (175 E. Illinois Road, 

Lake Forest) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

Each Wednesday, the 

Church of St. Mary offers 

Eucharistic Adoration following 

the 8 a.m. Mass. A 

rosary will be prayed each 

week at 6:40 p.m. with 

Benediction following at 7 

p.m. 

Christ Church of Lake Forest (100 N. 

Waukegan Road) 

Senior High Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Sundays. All are 

welcome for a time of worship, 

teaching and fellowship. 

For more information, 

call (847) 234-1001. 

Union Church of Lake Bluff (525 E. Prospect 

Ave., Lake Bluff) 

Live Wires 

4-5 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Fellowship Hall. Live 

Wires is the Union Church 

youth group for fourththrough 

sixth-graders. The 

group meets for lively discussion 

and fun activities. 

Submit information for 

The Leader’s Faith page to 

alyssa@lakeforestleader. 

com. The deadline is noon on 

Thursday. Questions? Call 

(847) 272-4565 ext. 21. 

In Memoriam 

Timothy Howard Dacy 

Timothy Howard Dacy, 

65, of Lake Forest, died on 

Jan. 26, after a long battle 

with ALS. Dacy was born 

to William and Frances, on 

Dec. 20, 1953, in Tacoma, 

Wash. 

He graduated as a football 

legend and hall-offamer 

from Highland Park 

High School and was 

awarded all-state honors as 

a linebacker. He received a 

football scholarship from 

Arizona State University, 

but transferred to Northern 

Illinois University and was 

named football captain. He 

received his physical education 

degree from Northern 

Illinois University in 

1977. 

Dacy married his high 

school sweetheart and love 

of his life, Nancy (Galassini) 

in 1979. Nancy was 

so in love and devoted 

to him. Together he and 

Nancy raised three wonderful 

and loving children 

in Lake Forest.He leaves as 

his legacy three children: 

Brian Dacy (Ali), Kristin 

Lambropoulos (Bill), and 

Andrew Dacy. He also 

leaves to cherish his memory, 

five grandchildren who 

he absolutely treasured: 

Jack, Bridget, Logan, 

Parker, and Landon. Dacy 

was “adored” by his loving 

sister and brother in-laws 

(Mary-Gary, George-Geri, 

John-Julie, and Diane) and 

his 14 nieces and nephews 

(April, Tim, Jessica, 

Michael, Alissa, Caitlin, 

Brittany, Lindsey, Courtney, 

Valerie, Nick, Paige, 

Dylan, Rebecca, and their 

loving spouses). His children 

remember him as the 

best father, friend, coach, 

mentor, boss, partner, 

grandfather and loving husband 

to his beautiful wife. 

He was preceded in death 

by Frances Dacy (Mother), 

William Dacy (Father), 

Michael Dacy (Brother), 

Guido Galassini (Father- 

In-law) and Dirce Galassini 

(Mother In-law).As a business 

man, 

Dacy was an entrepreneur 

in every sense of the 

word. He founded and 

grew numerous successful 

organizations and until his 

passing he stayed involved 

working with his children 

serving as CIO “Chief Inspirational 

Officer”. 

In lieu of flowers, the 

family requests that donations 

be made to Augie’s 

Quest for a Cure Foundation 

at https://augiesquest. 

org/. 

Thomas Henry Ritter 

After three years of living 

with ALS, Thomas 

Henry Ritter, 74, of Lake 

Forest, died Jan. 23. Ritter 

was a husband, dad and 

pop-pop (grandpa), trader, 

coach, sports fan and under 

the table dog feeder. Many 

will remember his strong 

yet gentle nature, quiet and 

thoughtful style, his wit, 

sly smile, quiet persistence, 

loyalty, passionate work 

ethic and fun loving and 

optimistic attitude. 

Ritter leaves his wife of 

46 years Mary Sheppard 

Ritter; four children, Todd 

(Kate Bandler), Andrew 

(Katie Mahar), Colin (Jillian 

Sheppard) and Kate 

(Abby Peters) and seven 

grandchildren Grace, Ruby, 

Arlo, Adeline, Nathaniel, 

Coraline, and Jesse (with 

#8 due in May); twin brother 

Tim, younger brother 

Jeff (Kathy); many nieces, 

nephews and in-laws. He is 

predeceased by his parents 

and brother John. 

Born in Minneapolis 

and raised in Cleveland 

Heights, Ohio, Ritter was a 

long term resident of Lake 

Forest. Ritter received 

his undergraduate degree 

from Northwestern University 

in 1967 and an MBA 

from Loyola University of 

Chicago Quinlan School 

of Business in 1969. Ritter 

traded commodities at 

Mid America Commodity 

Exchange then at Chicago 

Board of Trade for almost 

50 years. He was a professional 

mentor to many, 

taught the business of commodity 

trading to clerks 

and friends alike. 

Ritter coached a variety 

of youth sports, was president 

and a long time board 

member of Lake Forest 

High School Booster club, 

the proud first parent to 

receive a SUPER SCOUT 

award. Ritter served as a 

Deacon at Lake Forest First 

Presbyterian Church and 

was on the Board of Directors 

of PADS Lake County, 

IL for a decade. Ritter was 

sober through AA for 37 

years. 

Ritter was especially 

grateful to all who supported 

him during his ALS 

journey. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial 

donations can be made 

to PADS Lake County, PO 

Box 428, North Chicago IL 

60064, (http://www.padslakecounty.org/donate) 

or 

to support ALS Research 

within the Les Turner ALS 

Center at Northwestern 

University Feinberg School 

of Medicine, 420 E Superior, 

Rubloff Bldg., 9th 

Floor, Chicago, IL 60611 

Jacquelyn Epstein 

Jacquelyn Epstein nee 

Baldwin, 66, of Zion and 

formerly of Lake Forest, 

died Jan. 22, surrounded 

by loved ones after a long, 

courageous battle with cancer. 

Epstein was born July 

21, 1952 to George and Patricia 

Baldwin. 

Epstein enjoyed sewing, 

quilting and loved a good 

book. She donated her 

time to the MESS Canteen. 

She was a member of Zion 

Women Of The Moose 

Chapter 859. Epstein was 

very proud to achieve her 

Senior Regent Degree of 

The Women Of The Moose. 

Epstein is survived by 

her husband Steven, her 

two daughters Jodi (Gregg) 

Blackford, and Jenifer 

Koulizos; and her two sons 

Jarame (Tricia) Baldwin 

and Wesley Griffis III; her 

grandchildren Dylan, Juniper, 

Samantha, Jack, Bryana, 

Wesley IV, Gregory, 

Emma, and Katelyn. She is 

also survived by her sisters, 

Rosemary (Greg) Sarmas 

and Colleen Baldwin; and 

her brothers George Baldwin 

and Barney (Cindy) 

Baldwin. She is also survived 

by a large extended 

family and countless 

friends. 

In lieu of flowers donations 

can be made to The 

Women Of The Moose 

Lodge 859. 

William Leslie III 

William “Bill” 

Leslie, III, 70, 

of Lake Forest, died on 

Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. He 

was born April 20, 1948 

in Bronxville, NY and was 

formerly of Evanston and 

Lake Forest where he and 

his wife, Carol had a family 

business called, Trends 

and Traditions. 

Leslie was a graduate of 

the University of Denver, 

where he was the president 

of SAE Fraternity. He was 

the former vice president 

of Western Pacific Railroad 

and former project manager 

for the Department of 

Labor in Chicago. Leslie 

was a US Army veteran 

that was badly wounded in 

the Vietnam War, earning 

a Bronze Star and a Purple 

Heart and a member of 

the Lake Forest American 

Legion Post #264. He was 

also a founding member of 

Christ Church Lake Forest. 

Leslie enjoyed taking 

ski trips in Colorado and 

Oregon, was a proud Eagle 

Scout, gardening with his 

wife, sailing and camping. 

Surviving is his wife of 

43 years, Carol Leslie; four 

children, Camela “Cammie” 

(Michael) Gramm, 

Cristin (Kevin) Marshall, 

William Leslie, IV and 

Scott Leslie; three grandchildren, 

Matthew, Zachary 

and Liam; two sisters, 

Meredith (Bill) Costa and 

Karen (Brian) McKay 

and a sister-in-law, Karen 

McElvain. He was preceded 

in death by his parents, 

William & Georgie 

Leslie, an infant grandson, 

Michael Crissman Gramm 

and a brother, David Leslie. 

Memorial contributions 

can be made to Christ 

Church or Wounded Warrior 

Project, woundedwarriorproject.org. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email alyssa@ 

lakeforestleader.com with 

information about a loved one 

who was part of the Lake Forest/Lake 

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Glencoe’s Shanghai Garden serves 

up ‘real Chinese food fast’ 

Megan Bernard 

Contributing Editor 

When Chin’s Chop Suey 

closed after 20 years in 

downtown Glencoe, residents 

were left missing 

their Chinese takeout. 

Luckily for them, the 

space didn’t stay vacant 

for long. 

“It has been a Chinese 

restaurant since 1964,” 

landlord Kevin Campbell 

previously told 22nd Century 

Media. “It was originally 

owned by Mr. Chin. 

About 20 years ago, he retired 

and sold the business 

to family members, the 

Chens. They maintained 

the name and it’s basically 

another retirement situation. 

They found another 

family member who was 

interested in purchasing 

it.” 

Shanghai Garden, a new 

Chinese food restaurant, 

opened up shop in the beginning 

of October last 

year. It took about a year’s 

time from the possession 

to the opening date after 

the space was required to 

renovate due to Glencoe’s 

Village Code. 

The “total remodel,” 

Campbell said, included 

renovating the kitchen and 

equipment, changes to the 

seating, and new floors. 

“The fact that we didn’t 

have the restaurant there 

for a year’s time, it was 

really missed by the community,” 

Campbell said. 

“I was getting questions 

constantly through the 

process about the buildout 

and when we were going 

to open. 

“They were truly 

missed. There was a great 

deal of excitement when 

they got up and running.” 

Husband and wife, Rong 

and Shu Yan Wu, of Chicago, 

own and operate 

Shanghai Garden at 655 

Vernon Ave. 

The Wus — who are 

related to the Chin family 

and are “experienced restaurant 

owners,” according 

to Campbell — kept 

Chin’s staples, but updated 

and modernized the menu. 

The menu, described as 

authentic Hunan, Szechuan 

and Cantonese cuisine, 

offers lunch and 

dinner options with an additional 

section for Weight 

Watchers. The menu also 

provides a slogan to describe 

the food: “This isn’t 

fast food, it’s real Chinese 

food fast.” 

22nd Century Media 

editors recently visited 

Shanghai Garden to see the 

new space and grab some 

lunch. The downtown establishment 

has several 

tables to dine at, but serves 

mostly as a takeout destination. 

To begin, we started 

with the chicken pot stickers 

($5.95). The dumplinglike 

appetizer came with 

soy sauce and was packed 

with shredded meat. Other 

appetizers on the menu include 

crab meat rangoons, 

teriyaki beef, edamame 

and onion cake, among 

others. 

We also tried several 

lunch specials, including 

the Mongolian beef 

($6.95), Kung Pao Shrimp 

($6.95), orange chicken 

($6.95) and lo mein 

($6.40). The lo mein noodles 

come in five options 

including chicken, shrimp, 

BBQ pork, vegetable and 

beef. 

The lunch specials were 

a hit with our office and 

each flavorful dish was 

Shanghai Garden 

655 Vernon Ave., 

Glencoe 

(847) 835-4660 

11 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Tuesday-Thursday 

11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

2:30-9 p.m. Sunday 

Closed Monday 

served with a heaping 

amount of chicken fried 

rice. 

Each of the lunch specials 

were considered entrees, 

and included an egg 

roll, the rice and a fortune 

cookie. The special runs 

from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 

After 3 p.m., it is $1.50 

extra. 

Shanghai Garden also 

offers soups, eastern 

popular noodle dishes, lo 

mein, chop suey or chow 

mein, Cantonese double 

pan fried noodles, egg 

foo young, seafood and 

smoothies. The restaurant 

provides takeout, dine in 

and delivery options. 

In all, residents have 

reacted well to the new 

restaurant, according to 

Jordan Lester, Village 

of Glencoe management 

analyst and deputy village 

clerk. 

“Residents responded 

very positively to a Village 

announcement on Facebook 

back in October that 

the restaurant had opened 

for business,” Lester said. 

Campbell added that so 

far, it’s so good. 

“The feedback has been 

positive,” he said. “The 

community is happy to 

have the Chinese restaurant 

back even though it’s 

under new ownership.” 

The orange chicken lunch special ($6.95) features fried chicken pieces coated in a 

sweet orange-flavored chili sauce. Photos by Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media 

The Mongolian beef lunch special ($6.95) is stir-fried with vegetables in a savory 

brown sauce. 

The vegetarian lo mein lunch special ($6.40) is made with egg noodles and chicken, 

shrimp, barbecue pork and beef can be added.

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10 Questions 

with Michael Pasquesi 

Pasquesi is a senior basketball player 

on the Lake Forest basketball team who 

recently scored the game-winning basket 

against Zion-Benton. 

Do you have any pre-game rituals 

or superstitions? 

Right before the game, I like to stretch 

out at midcourt and then I finish with one 

pushup. I do it every time. 

If you could play another sport, 

what would it be? 

I probably would have played football. 

I liked football a lot in middle school, but 

I decided to focus on one sport in high 

school. It’s a big time commitment for 

both. But I like a lot of guys on the football 

team so it would have been fun. 

What would be your dream job? 

Probably something in the entertainment 

industry, but I don’t really know to 

be honest. I like media and journalism. I 

don’t know. I just don’t want to have a 

boring desk job. [I want] something creative 

that will keep me inspired. 

If you could travel anywhere, 

where would you go? 

I’ve never been to Asia. I feel like Asia 

would be cool. And I love Italy. I’ve been 

there a couple times; it’s an awesome 

country. But I’d probably want to go 

somewhere new. 

Who is the funniest kid on the 

team? 

I’d probably go with Jake Fisher. He’s 

always messing around, always has a 

smile on his face. He has an upbeat attitude 

and that’s contagious. 

What is your best memory of 

Scouts basketball up until this 

point? 

Probably last year when we played 

Libertyville and it went into three overtimes 

and we ended up winning by four 

at home. That was an awesome game that 

I’ll never forget. 

22nd century media file photo 

What’s your season been like so 

far? 

We’re all confident, we’re all prepared, 

we’re all going to keep working hard, and 

I feel like we’ve identified some things 

we can do better and will try to fix that 

before the postseason and go in as ready 

as we can possibly be. 

If you could have dinner with 

anybody, who would it be? 

Probably Elon Musk, I think that would 

be awesome. I feel like he’s a once-ina-generation 

mind, brilliant guy. Would 

love to hear what’s on his mind — and 

what he’s working on too. Him or Kanye 

West, because I love Kanye West. 

If you are going into Walgreens 

and you have a couple bucks, what 

are you buying? 

Probably buying an Arnold Palmer Half 

& Half and probably Reese’s Peanut Butter 

Cups. 

What are your goals for the 

postseason? 

We all want to win a sectional. It’s been 

one of our goals since the beginning of 

the year. We know all the teams who will 

be in our sectional and know how to play 

against them. That would be huge for us. 

Interview by Publisher Joe Coughlin 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys recap wrestling, 

hear from new coach 

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 

the start of the wrestling 

postseason, hear from new 

Glenbrook North football 

coach Matt Purdy, play 

Way/No Way with girls 

basketball, preview the 

start of the boys swimming 

and diving postseason and 

go to overtime to wrap 

some things up in the week. 

First Quarter 

Dwojak and Wojtychiw 

recap the start of the wrestling 

postseason for area 

teams. 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from the 

new GBN football coach. 

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The hosts preview the 

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Athlete of the Month 

Goldman makes it two in a row for New Trier 

Michael Wojtychiw, Contributing Sports Editor 

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New Trier’s Rebecca Goldman is one 

of the best shooters in the area and has 

led the Trevians to a lofty season thus far. 

Her local residents helped her shoot to the 

top of the 22nd Century Media December 

Athlete of the Month voting, leading the 

senior to the title with 287 votes. 

Goldman’s win makes it two consecutive 

titles for the Trevians, who saw crosscountry 

runner Ellie Finnigan win last 

month. 

Goldman finished the Athlete of the 

Month voting with 287 votes. Connor 

Barrett of Loyola’s boys basketball team 

finished second with 207 votes and Jared 

Kuper of Glenbrook North’s bowling 

squad finished third with 143 tallies. 

Voting for the January Athlete of the 

Month starts Feb. 10. Vote at LakeForestLeader.com. 

January Athlete of the Month 

candidates 

Lake Forest High School 

■Carlos ■ Minetti, boys swimming 

■Tatum ■ Litzsinger, Dance 

■Taylor ■ Cekay, girls gymnastics 

■Jack ■ Owen, wrestling 

■Frank ■ Pasquesi, wrestling 

Loyola Academy 

■ ■Celia Satter, girls basketball 

■ ■Aidan McKeag, wrestling 

New Trier High School 

■Holly ■ Fessler, badminton 

■Maddie ■ Michiels, cheerleading 

■Sam ■ Silverstein, boys basketball 

This Week In ... 

Scouts Varsity 

Athletics 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 8 - hosts Waukegan, 

7 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 12 - at Zion Benton, 

7 p.m. 

BOYS SWIMMING AND 

DIVING 

■Feb. ■ 8 - at Mundelein, 

6 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 9 - at NSC 

Championship at 

Stevenson, 11 a.m. 

Caxys Varsity 

Athletics 

BOYS SWIMMING 

■Feb. ■ 7 - at University High 

School, 4:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 11 - hosts Taft High 

School, 4:45 p.m. 

SQUASH 

■Feb. ■ 7 - hosts Beacon 

Academy, 5 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 10 - at conference 

Rebecca Goldman puts up a jump shot 

for the Trevians in a game earlier this 

season. 22nd century media file photo 

Glenbrook North High School 

■Nein, ■ boys hockey 

■Lucie ■ Abbott, girls gymnastics 

■Jeniah ■ Griggs, cheerleading 

■Tim ■ Burke, boys hockey 

■Faith ■ Kim, girls basketball 

Glenbrook South High School 

■KP ■ Santos, wrestling 

■George ■ Papagianopoulos, wrestling 

Highland Park High School 

■Tobe ■ Obochi, boys swimming and 

diving 

■Addie ■ Budnik, girls basketball 

■Lucas ■ Absler, boys diving 

■Weisskopf, ■ girls gymnastics 

■Val ■ Oplchenski, boys basketball 

tournament, TBA 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 7 - at Wheaton 

Academy, 6:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 9 - hosts Lane High 

School, 2 p.m. 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 8 - hosts Crossroads 

Christian Academy, 6 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 9 - at Lincoln Park 

High School, Noon 

■Feeb. ■ 12 - at St. Viator, 

7 p.m.



Boys Basketball 

Regulation heroics can’t save Caxys 

Gary Larsen 


This game can come 

down to the final seconds, 

but all the seconds matter. 

In overtime, host Highland 

Park surged past Lake 

Forest Academy for a 63- 

60 victory Jan. 29 in a contest 

that featured plenty of 

back-and-forth drama. 

For Lake Forest Academy 

coach Kyle Koncz, 

it boiled down to more 

than the point total on the 

scoreboard. 

“Winning is hard, and 

there’s more that goes into 

it than just making shots,” 

Koncz said. “You have 

to make more winning 

plays up and down the 

line, especially on the 

road, and tonight we left 

too many winning plays 

out there.” 

The Caxys, led by senior 

guard Bellamy Marcus’ six 

points, led 16-13 after one 

quarter. 

Olivier Prosper netted 

six in the second quarter, 

and LFA led 31-29 at halftime. 

Prosper and Dane Quest 

finished with 15 points 

apiece while Marcus 

scored 13. 

“We’re a balanced 

team,” coach Kyle Koncz 

said. “Bellamy has had a 

good year for us, Prosper 

has a lot of talent, Quest 

has a lot of talent. We’re 

at our best when we have 

three or four guys scoring 

double digits. 

“[Marcus] played well 

tonight and I thought a 

lot of our guys had a good 

game. But sometimes 

having a good game isn’t 

enough to win.” 

After being outscored by 

three points in the game’s 

first quarter, Highland 

Park earned a one-point 

Lake Forest Academy’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper dunks 

the ball in his team’s overtime loss to host Highland 

Park on Jan. 29. Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media 

scoring edge in each of the 

next three quarters. 

Lake Forest Academy 

opened the fourth quarter 

with an inside basket from 

Prosper and then a Prosper 

dunk, and the Caxys led 

49-43 early in the fourth 

after a three-point-play 

from Bellamy. 

Then, Highland Park’s 

Nate Fleisher hit a 3-pointer 

from the corner and 

Beermann buried a jump 

shot to make it 49-48. 

The Caxys Jake Wolf (9 

points) and the Giants Andrew 

Natinsky (13 points) 

traded 3-pointers, and after 

baskets from Natinsky 

and Marcus, LFA led 54- 

53 with 45 seconds left in 

regulation. 

A wild final 10 seconds 

of regulation saw the Giants 

Zach Fageneholz hit 

a 3-pointer to take a twopoint 

lead, but the Caxys 

answered with some poise 

of their own, racing up the 

floor and finding Quest for 

a layup at the final buzzer 

that sent the game to overtime. 

HP’s Cole Beermann 

(26 points) took a charge 

early in the overtime period 

and then hit a trey that 

gave the Giants a lead they 

would not relinquish. 

Prosper and Quest each 

had a basket in overtime 

for the Caxys. 

Koncz applauded his 

side’s defensive play in 

keeping the game close 

throughout and only 

wished his boys had made 

a few more plays. 

“We gave ourselves a 

chance to win,” Koncz 

said. “But guys have to 

know that everything 

counts throughout the 

course of the game. You 

never know how any play 

will come back to affect 

you.” 

Girls Basketball 

Scouts celebrate seniors Tirzmalis, 

Pearson and more before victory 

David Jaffe 


Grace Tirzmalis has 

meant a lot to the Lake 

Forest High School girls 

basketball program. 

As a four-year varsity 

player, she has been integral 

to the development of 

the team chemistry, which 

has helped the Scouts’ 

success. 

Tirzmalis, fellow fouryear 

varsity player Ellie 

Pearson and the other 

Scouts seniors were recognized 

as part of senior 

night Friday, Feb. 1, in 

Lake Forest. 

“I think it was better 

that I wasn’t too emotional 

but I thought I was going 

to be,” Tirzmalis said. “A 

lot of the members of the 

team I’ve played with for 

two or three years. Ellie, 

I’ve played with for four 

years. It was really cool to 

be a part of. It’s crazy it’s 

gone by this fast though.” 

Tirzmalis has been on 

the court for a lot of victories 

but most meaningful 

to her are the friendships 

she’s made. 

“I still want to win regionals 

and sectionals this 

year, but one of the things 

that will stand out to me is 

winning regionals sophomore 

year,” Tirzmalis 

said. “And the friendships 

will be the most important 

things. I’m still very close 

with some of the people 

I played with that have 

graduated and keep in 

touch with them. So that’s 

the best thing that’s come 

out of this besides how 

well we’ve played.” 

Scouts coach Kyle Wilhelm 

likes to think back 

when the two seniors just 

started out in the program 

and just how far they’ve 

come. 

“I joke with Ellie and 

Grace that when they first 

got onto varsity freshman 

year, they weren’t as ready 

as they could be,” he said. 

“But they took the opportunity 

and their growth 

and development as players 

over these four years 

has been unbelievable. 

And as a result, they’ve 

developed chemistry, 

which isn’t something 

you can evaluate, but it’s a 

benefit of having the same 

kids play together all this 

time.” 

After a slow start Friday 

night, the Scouts (22- 

6, 9-3) had little trouble 

beating Waukegan 70-49 

for their sixth straight win. 

The Bulldogs took an 

early 10-7 lead, but Lake 

Forest went on a 12-0 run 

to go ahead 19-10. Tirzmalis 

and Pearson each 

had four during the run, 

while Halle Douglass and 

Finola Summerville also 

scored. 

Waukegan cut the deficit 

to 23-19, but not long 

later, with Lake Forest 

holding a 30-24 advantage, 

another 12-0 LF run 

put things away for good. 

The Scouts eventually 

led by as much as 29 in the 

second half. 

“We came out slow and 

knew we weren’t playing 

with the energy we needed 

to,” said Tirzmalis, 

who had a game-high 19 

points. “We knew we had 

to play like we wanted to 

win and play hard no matter 

who the opponent was. 

That mentality changed 

things for us.” 

Tirzmalis shot the ball 

well from three-point 

range but where she was 

really effective getting 

into the paint and converting 

off inbounds passes 

from Douglass. 

Waukegan couldn’t stop 

it. 

“We for the most part 

run the same inbounds 

play. I think we changed 

it up one time,” Tirzmalis 

said. “We always joke that 

no matter what, Halle always 

finds someone in the 

right spot to convert the 

play. Someone will just 

appear. Whether it’s to me 

or someone else, we don’t 

know how but the ball is 

always where it needs to 

be.” 

The set play is good, but 

Wilhelm said it’s his players’ 

chemistry that really 

makes it work. 

“Grace has been running 

that play for the 

last four years,” he said. 

“And Halle has been inbounding 

it to her the last 

three years. Again, that’s 

the benefit of having had 

players like Grace, Ellie 

and Halle play together 

for so long. They know 

each other well on the 

court and that chemistry 

can be hard for a team to 

realize but good teams 

usually have it and when 

they have been doing this 

for as long as they have, 

it’s going to be an advantage.” 

Douglass had 15 points, 

9 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 

steals and 3 blocks. Additionally, 

Summerville 

scored 11 points while 

Pearson had 6 points, 6 rebounds 

and 2 blocks. Molly 

Fisher added 6 points 

and Trkla and Alex Flynn 

had 4 apiece.

30 | February 7, 2019 | The lake forest leader SPORTS 


Five Scouts to wrestle at Barrington Sectional 

Lake Forest High’s 

historic season 

comes to a close 

NEIL MILBERT 


This has been by far the 

most successful wrestling 

season in Lake Forest 

High School history, and 

for Maxwell Yates, Bennett 

Duggan, Charlie Heydorn, 

Jackson Meadow 

and Truman Thuente it’s 

still a work in progress. 

After ending the regular 

season with a 28-2 dualmeet 

record and winning 

three tournaments, coach 

Matt Fiordirosa’s team 

competed in the IHSA 

Class 2A Regional tournament 

on Saturday, Feb. 2, 

at Lakes High School in 

Lake Villa. 

The winning team in the 

regional advanced to the 

sectional. Also advancing 

to the sectional were the 

top-three finishers in each 

of the 14 weight classes 

who were not members of 

the championship team. 

Although the Scouts 

finished fourth among 

the nine teams with 136.5 

points — trailing Antioch 

(208.5), Grayslake Central 

(143) and Carmel (140.5) 

— Yates, Duggan, Charlie 

Heydorn, Meadow and 

Thuente all qualified as individuals. 

The 106-pound freshman 

Yates and the 

126-pound sophomore 

Duggan made it to the title 

matches in their weight 

classes before losing. 

Joining them in the 

Scouts’ delegation at 

the sectional will be 

the 120-pound freshman 

Charlie Heydorn, 

138-pound junior Meadow 

and 195-pound sophomore 

Thuente, all of whom rebounded 

from semifinal 

defeats to win their thirdplace 

matches. 

Five other Scouts — 

220-pound junior Jai 

Williams, 170-pound junior 

Chase Waggoner, 

152-pound junior Jack 

Heydorn, 145-pound 

senior T.J. Cottam and 

113-pound sophomore 

Austin Kennedy — lost 

their third-place matches 

to come up just short of 

advancement. 

“We don’t have superstars,” 

said Fiordirosa, 

who is in his eighth season 

as the Scouts head coach. 

“It’s a group that from top 

to bottom works very, very 

hard. We saw that again 

today. 

“In my first year we 

were 3-19 and finished the 

year with seven kids in 

the lineup. The win record 

used to be 15. We broke it 

in 2016 with 16; we tied it 

in 2017 with 16; we tied 

it again in 2018 with 16; 

and this year we won 28, 

making it by far the most 

successful season in Lake 

Forest’s long history of 

wrestling. Our only losses 

were to Libertyville and 

Stevenson.” 

With a lineup replete 

with underclassmen, the 

Scouts made a strong 

showing in the regional, 

giving every indication 

that they will sustain their 

momentum in coming seasons. 

Duggan (34-4) downed 

third-seeded Jake Jozwiak, 

of Grayslake North, 

on a fall in 4 minutes 24 

seconds in his semifinal 

match before dropping an 

11-4 decision to Antioch’s 

Danny McPherson in the 

championship bout. 

Yates (14-13) was 

Lake Forest’s Jackson Meadow (left), who finished third in his weight class, sizes up his opponent during a match 

in the 138-pound division at the regional Saturday, Feb. 2, in Lake Villa. Erin Yarnall/22nd Century Media 

pinned by Will Ludolph, 

of Vernon Hills, at 1:26 of 

his title match after earning 

an 8-5 decision over 

North Chicago’s Darien 

Banks in the semifinals. 

Charlie Heydorn (28- 

10) came on strong following 

a semifinal loss 

on a fall inflicted by Alex 

Barbarise, of Antioch, who 

went on to become champion. 

The Lake Forest wrestler 

took only 49 seconds 

to take out Nate Gunderson, 

of Vernon Hills, and 

advance to the third-place 

match, where he then toppled 

Jayden Terranova, of 

Lakes, at 3:01 to earn the 

right to wrestle in the sectional. 

“I watched film on his 

matches and I watched 

him wrestle today,” the 

precocious freshman said 

in critiquing his encounter 

with Terranova. “I knew I 

could be aggressive.” 

Meadow (25-13), likewise, 

didn’t let a 3-1 loss 

on a decision in his semifinal 

daunt him. 

He won a 9-0 major decision 

at the expense of 

Cooper Vincent, of Grayslake, 

and then gained a 

7-3 victory by decision 

over Mickey Kane of 

Lakes to claim third place. 

“I wrestled that guy 

before,” Meadow said of 

Kane. “It was much closer. 

Winning is one thing; 

dominating is another. 

This time I wanted to dominate.” 

Thuente’s quest for the 

195-pound title ended 

when champion-to-be 

Casey Wood, of Vernon 

Hills, stopped him on a fall 

at 3:30 of their semifinal 

match. 

He regrouped and took 

only 68 seconds to get 

the best of Jacob Black- 

Miahaan and followed up 

with a 9-0 major decision 

triumph over Antioch’s 

Lucas Bentley in the thirdplace 

match. 

Thuente (31-6) pointed 

out that he also had met 

Bentley in the quarterfinal 

match, in which the Antioch 

wrestler was injured, 

halting the action at 2:28. 

“I accidentally slammed 

him and he had to default,” 

Thuente said. “I didn’t 

mean to hurt him. To his 

credit he rallied and made 

it back. He’s a good wrestler 

and I look forward to 

meeting him again in the 

future when he’s back to 

100 percent physically.” 

Of the five Lake Forest 

wrestlers who lost their 

third-place matches, Williams 

(3-2) came the closest 

to prevailing. 

The son of former Chicago 

Bears star lineman 

James “Big Cat” Williams 

put up a remarkable fight, 

forcing his match with 

Noah Green, of Grayslake 

North, into overtime before 

losing 4-2. 

Making it even more remarkable, 

Williams (3-2) 

didn’t join the team until 

late January. 

“I needed a 220-pounder 

and pulled him out of the 

hallway a week and a half 

ago,” Fiordirosa said. 

Williams wrestled as a 

freshman and sophomore 

but decided to focus on 

football as a junior and 

had an outstanding season 

for the Scouts as a wide 

receiver and outside linebacker. 

In the third-place 

match, the first two periods 

were scoreless. Williams 

picked up the first 

point of the third period 

but with under one minute 

remaining Green gained 

the lead with a two-point 

takedown. In the closing 

seconds Williams managed 

to get the equalizer, 

tying the score 2-2 and 

forcing the match into 

overtime. 

In the overtime it was 

obvious that fatigue finally 

caught up with him. 

“I kept in good shape 

after football season but 

it’s nothing like being out 

here competing,” Williams 

agreed. “I gave it all I had. 

I love the competitive spirit 

of wrestling.”



Girls Gymnastics 

Fisch, Pasquesi lead Scouts’ march to sectional 

David Jaffe 



File Photo 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the week 

1. Bennett Duggan 

(ABOVE). Improving 

to 36-4, the Lake 

Forest wrestler 

was the runnerup 

in the 138-pound 

weight class at the 

Lakes Regional 

Saturday, Feb. 

2, advancing to 

the sectional 

championships. 

2. Gianna Pasquesi. 

The Scouts 

gymnast qualified 

for the sectional 

in every event 

thanks to her 

overall stellar 

performances at 

the regional meet. 

3. Dane Quest. The 

LFA basketball 

player scored 15 

points, including 

a buzzer-beating 

layup to force 

overtime against 

Highland Park. 

Lake Forest gymnast 

Gianna Pasquesi switched 

from doing a Yurchenko in 

her vault last year to doing 

a suke this season. 

That has paid big dividends 

for Pasquesi and it 

got her started on the right 

track Jan. 29 during the 

Mundelein Regional. 

The sophomore scored a 

9.2 on vault, taking third, 

good enough for an automatic 

qualification to the 

sectional. In fact, Pasquesi 

earned automatic qualifications 

in every event, including 

all-around, where 

she was also third with a 

35.525. 

“I started off very strong 

in vault my first event,” 

Pasquesi said. “I switched 

to a suke at the beginning 

of the season, and it’s been 

working out really well. So 

I was super confident going 

into that event today.” 

Lake Forest coach Megan 

Miles said Pasquesi 

was well suited for the 

change. 

“You need to be a powerful 

runner and great 

sprinter,” Miles said of the 

suke. “She does track too 

so that’s something that 

works to her advantage. 

This year she took a big 

step not only competing 

in, but qualifying for sectionals 

in every event.” 

Pasquesi took fourth on 

the uneven parallel bars 

Scouts Gianna Pasquesi placed fifth on the balance 

beam at the Jan. 29 regional at Mundelein High School. 

Photos by Nicole Carrow/22nd Century Media 

(8.675) and even though it 

wasn’t quite the score she 

was expecting, she still felt 

very good about the routine. 

“They were taking a lot 

off on form,” Pasquesi 

said. “I was a little surprised 

by my score because 

it was one of the better 

routines I’ve done on 

bars. But overall, I’m still 

feeling very good about 

it going into sectionals. 

There will just be some 

minor things I have to fix.” 

She was fourth on floor 

(9.075) and tied for fifth on 

balance beam (8.575). 

“The beam I overcame 

a fall to still get a good 

score,” Pasquesi said. 

“And I was able to put that 

behind me and put together 

a solid floor routine. I 

feel like between floor and 

the suke on vault I’ve done 

a good job adding different 

skills this year.” 

Lake Forest was second 

as a team (138.65), behind 

Mundelein (141.225), 

enough to earn an at-large 

bid to the sectional. 

Kristin Fisch led the way 

for the Scouts, qualifying 

in every event and earning 

titles in the all-around 

title (36.825), beam (9.15), 

floor (9.55) and vault 

(9.475). 

And though Fisch took 

fifth on bars (8.65), Miles 

was impressed most with 

that routine. 

“She fell in the same 

spot on bars as she did at 

conference,” Miles said. 

“But the difference is she 

came back and finished 

Lake Forest’s Kristin Fisch works through her firstplace 

beam routine at the regional, where she also 

placed first in the all-around. 

it. You saw a terrific performance 

from Kristin 

and I’m looking forward 

to seeing what she can do 

next week.” 

Additionally, Taylor 

Cekay competed in her 

first meet in the last three 

weeks after being out with 

a knee injury. But as she 

had recovered from that 

injury, she hurt her back in 

the process. 

Despite all that she dealt 

with, Cekay competed in 

three events, earning an 

automatic qualification 

on vault, tying for fourth 

(9.05), and an at-large 

qualification on beam (7th, 

8.525). 

“With all the injuries 

she’s sustained, she’s only 

practiced once in the last 

few weeks,” Miles said. 

“She clearly wasn’t 100 

percent. But she had a great 

vault and will qualify on 

beam. Our team score suffers 

a lot without her so it 

was big having her back.” 

Madison Miks earned 

an at-large qualification on 

floor (9th, 8.8). 

For the sectional, 

Pasquesi feels this is the 

time to try any new skills 

that she hasn’t yet incorporated. 

“I’m going to add a 

double full on floor,” 

Pasquesi said. “Sectionals 

are the time you want to 

put in all your new skills 

because that will give you 

your best shot at making it 

to state. Even if you can’t 

stick it, it’s better to have 

tried them than having regrets 

at not doing them.” 

Listen Up 

“The win record used to be 15. We broke it in 2016 

with 16; we tied it in 2017 with 16; we tied it again 

in 2018 with 16; and this year we won 28.” 

Matt Fiordirosa — Lake Forest wrestling coach after the team’s regional 

performance 

tune in 

Swimming and diving conference 

• Diving: 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8; Swimming: 11 

a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Stevenson High School. 

Index 

28 - Athlete of the Month 

27 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Editor Alyssa Groh. Send 

any questions or comments to alyssa@lakefo 

restleader.com

Lake Forest Leader | February 7, 2019 | LakeForestLeader.com 

Flipping forward LFHS will 

make trip to sectional as team, Page 31 

Senior celebration 

Scouts girls basketball players didn’t disappoint 

on senior night, Page 29 

Scouts’ historic team season ends at regional, but handful of grapplers not done yet, Page 30 

Lake Forest’s Truman Theuente (right) works to regain control at the regional en route to his third-place finish Saturday, Feb. 2, at Lakes Community High School. 

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