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2. Dining Out: Mario’s Comida Fresca
makes long-term stop in Northbrook
3. Droves of locals donate blood in
memory of Wilmette resident
4. Wilmette Children’s Theatre’s ‘Shrek Jr.’
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5. Dining Out: Maestro Grill’s new menu
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From the Editor
Seeking interns for summer work
Eric DeGrechie
eric@wilmettebeacon.com
One of my regrets
during and
after college was
never getting a chance to
intern at a newspaper or
media company. Though
I wrote for two school
newspapers, I also waited
tables at a local restaurant
throughout the school
year and during the summers.
I just couldn’t fit
an internship into my
busy schedule. I believe
because of this it set
me back a little when I
started my career path.
Luckily at 22nd Century
Media we’ve been
blessed over the years
with a number of excellent
interns. Starting in
May and usually running
through the middle of
August, our internship
program gives potential
journalists a wonderful
opportunity to see what
we do up close and be a
major part of it. Being
an editor at a weekly
newspaper is a difficult
job so getting some help,
even if it’s only for a few
months, is beneficial to
our entire staff.
Recently, I received
some requests from
former interns to write
recommendations on their
behalf. Since they worked
so hard for us, this is the
least I can do on my end.
If you or someone you
know is interested in
working for us this summer,
please send a resume
to me at eric@wilmettebeacon.com.
Our staff is
definitely looking forward
to meeting you.
Letters to the Editor
Axelrod is ‘fighter for
causes he believes in’
I have lived in my home
in Wilmette for the past
35 years. I am excited and
pleased that we have a
passionate and dedicated
resident who is running
for trustee of our village.
Jeff Axelrod has great core
values, and will insure that
Wilmette remains the kind
of community that attracts
young families moving
here. He is a fighter for
causes he believes are just,
and will enable Wilmette to
remain on the forefront as a
great community.
Please vote for Jeff Axelrod
for Village Trustee.
Beth Gomberg-Hirsch
Wilmette resident
New Trier High School posted this photo on
March 4 with the caption:
“Members of Erika’s Lighthouse hosted a
bake sale today to bring attention to their
club, which is dedicated to educating and
raising awareness about adolescent depression,
encouraging good mental health and
breaking down the stigma surrounding
mental health issues. Proceeds from their
bake sale will be donated to Haven Youth
and Family Services, which also works to
bring attention to and support depression
and overall mental health in our community.”
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“Our thoughts and prayers are with
McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob
Keltner and his family. Deputy Keltner was
killed in the line of duty yesterday while
serving an arrest warrant in Rockford.”
@WilmettePolice, Wilmette Police
Department posted on March 8
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JACOBY
From Page 23
coals, which set fire to our
clothes. Both of my arms
and legs were burned and
my clothing was on fire
when some man pulled me
through a broken window.
He put out the fire in my
clothes and then I lost
consciousness.”
“Automobilists” returning
home from a dance at
the Evanston Country Club
(now Canal Shores Golf
Course) were the first to
lend aid. Soon, firefighters
from Wilmette and Evanston
arrived, pulled passengers
from the wreckage
through windows and
doors, and extinguished
the fire, which would have
been more severe but for
the car’s steel construction.
Wilmette doctors Bryon
Stolp and Maud Sands rendered
first aid, and injured
passengers were transported
in private automobiles
to Evanston Hospital, St.
Francis Hospital, and the
Kenilworth Sanitarium,
where they received further
medical care.
Police promptly arrested
the motorman, William
Oppenheimer, 32, and
charged him with criminal
negligence. Several
witnesses reported that
the trolley was traveling
too fast and suggested that
the motorman appeared
intoxicated. However,
both Oppenheimer and
the conductor insisted the
car was going no faster
than ten miles per hour.
Oppenheimer claimed that
the air brakes failed as he
approached the curve, and
that his dazed appearance
was due to a blow to his
head. The charges against
him were dismissed two
days later.
No one died, but one
victim was in critical
condition for awhile. At
least nine victims lived in
Wilmette and Kenilworth,
including Henry and
Prudence Fowler, both 46,
go figure
116
of 1404 Forest Avenue;
and cousins Vinton and
Thomas Mickey, both
23, of 1525 Lake Avenue
and 1523 Columbus (now
Walnut) Avenue, respectively.
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
Number of exhibits at
the annual Going Green
matters fair, Page 4
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