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Two-year-old Highland Park resident
returns home after heart transplant,
six months in hospital, Page 4
Highland Park resident Priscilla Lang holds her daughter,
Opal, who returned home on June 7 for the first time in six
months after receiving a heart transplant at Lurie Children’s
Hospital. Photo submitted by Karen Abrams
A mighty
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22CM papers win big in NNA
competition, Page 6
Just before
deadline
NSSD112 BOE amends
budget before fiscal
year ends, Page 3
Get the scoop
Highwood ice cream shop
celebrates one year in
business, Page 8
Festival of Fine Arts
JUNE 22-23
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FRIDAY
International Day of Yoga
and Summer Solstice
5:30-7 p.m. June 21,
Community Park at the
Recreation Center of
Highland Park, 1207 Park
Ave. West, Highland Park.
Yoga is an ancient, physical,
mental and spiritual
practice that originated in
India. Today it is practiced
in various forms around
the world and continues to
grow in popularity. Recognizing
its universal appeal,
in 2014 the United Nations
proclaimed June 21 as the
International Day of Yoga
to raise awareness worldwide
of the many benefits
of practicing yoga. Join
us for a free celebration of
yoga and meditation sound
healing surrounded by nature.
This is an outdoor
event, weather permitting.
Bring your own yoga mat.
Limited supply is available.
Beach Campfires
7-8:30 p.m. June 21,
Millard Park, 35 Ravine
Drive, Highland Park.
Enjoy a night of activities
near Lake Michigan ending
with a fire and s’mores.
Bring an optional beach
blanket to sit on. The cost
is $10, but children under
two are free. There are no
restrooms at this site.
SATURDAY
Lama Surya Das Immersion
- Catalyst for Spiritual
Transformation
9 a.m. June 22, Infinity
Foundation, 1280 Old
Skokie Road, Highland
Park. Lama Surya Das, a
bestselling author and one
of the most respected Buddhist
teachers in the West,
will conduct a two-day immersion
for both new and
experienced meditators.
Participants will be led in
Buddhist teachings that are
relevant and easily understandable.
Das will lead a
very special ceremony of
initiation to transmit mindto-mind
and heart-to-heart
from his lineage masters.
CEU’s available.
Festival of Fine Arts
10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 22-
23, The Art Center, 1957
Sheridan Road, Highland
Park. The Art Center’s
Festival of Fine Arts will
display works from around
100 artists focusing on all
different types of art. Activities
for kids, arts talks
and demonstrations, food
and live music will be
available at the festival for
a suggested donation of
$5 per person. For more
information call 847-926-
4300 or email info@amdurproductions.com.
SUNDAY
Stepping Out to Cure
Scleroderma
8 a.m. June 23, 1700
Saint Johns Ave., Highland
Park. Stepping Out to Cure
Scleroderma is a fundraising
walk to raise money and
awareness for the Scleroderma
Foundation Greater
Chicago Chapter. All proceeds
from the event will
support the Scleroderma
Foundation’s ongoing mission
of providing support,
education and research for
scleroderma patients and
their families. Participants
can choose from one-mile
or three-mile walking
paths, get photos with their
teams in the photo area, enjoy
snacks, beverages and
great music after the walk,
plus adult walkers will receive
T-shirts and top fundraisers
will receive awards.
Summer Bees
9:30-11 a.m. June 23,
Heller Nature Center,
2821 Ridge Road, Highland
Park. Put on a bee
suit. Enjoy a taste of delicious
Heller Honey. Children
must be accompanied
by a paid registered adult.
All participants must wear
closed shoes and tall socks
to visit the hives. Cost is
$10.
TUESDAY
“Captain Marvel” Outdoor
Movie
8:15 p.m. June 25, Sunset
Woods Park, 1801
Sunset Road, Highland
Park. Bring a comfy chair,
snacks, your family and
friends to enjoy a movie
shown on the big screen
under the stars. Admission
is a suggested $5 donation
to benefit the Parks
Foundation of Highland
Park SMILE Grant-in-Aid
Fund. Movie is rated PG-
13.
WEDNESDAY
Old Fashioned Games
6-7:30 p.m. June 26,
Rosewood Beach Interpretive
Center, 883 Sheridan
Road, Highland Park. Being
born in the 21st century,
you are a natural at all
things electronic. Do you
think you would have the
same mastery over games
that were popular 200
years ago? Try your luck
with award winning toys
from the past. Learn about
a simpler life by playing
old fashioned games like
rolling hoop, jacks, knee
coup, blowing bubbles or
flying a kite.
UPCOMING
Stories in the Woods
9:30-10:30 a.m. June 27,
Heller Nature Center, 2821
Ridge Road, Highland
Park. Engage in a handson
nature inspired activity.
Enjoy a story. Take a short
hike with a naturalist. No
pre-registration required.
Fee listed is for one adult
and one child.
Archery Basics
6-7 p.m. June 27, Heller
Nature Center, 2821
Ridge Road, Highland
Park. A perfect family activity.
Learn the basics of
archery. All equipment and
instruction provided.
Family Paddleboard
6-7 p.m. June 28, Rosewood
Beach, 883 Sheridan
Road, Highland Park.
Grab your family and
head to the beach for a
fun evening paddling on
Lake Michigan. Uncle
Dan’s Outfitters will lead
a 30-minute lesson before
heading out on to the lake.
Life jackets are provided.
Children must be proficient
swimmers.
Twilight Paddleboard
7:30-9 p.m. June 28,
Rosewood Beach, 883
Sheridan Road, Highland
Park. Enjoy an evening
paddle on Lake Michigan
ending with a tasty s’more.
Life jackets are provided.
Children must be proficient
swimmers.
2019 Firecracker 5k and 2
Mile Walk for SMILE
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8-11 a.m. June 30, Sunset
Woods Park, 1801
Sunset Road, Highland
Park. Bring the entire
family for our annual
5k run and two-mile
walk. Proceeds benefit
the Parks Foundation of
Highland Park. All participants
of the 5k run
and the two-mile walk
will receive T-shirts and a
SWAG bag.
ONGOING
Robotics Girls Gone Tech
Program
2:30-4:30, Fridays from
June 7 to Aug. 16, Highwood
Public Library, 102
Highwood Ave., Highwood.
Fourth and fifth
grade girls build robots
by using everyday materials
to build marshmallow
catapults, robotic arms
and more. It is a 10-week
session. Register fast. To
register, email programming@highwoodlibrary.
org, or fill out an application
at the Highwood library.
Current Events
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Second
Wednesday of every
month, Highwood Public
Library, 102 Highwood
Ave., Highwood. Lively
discussion with coffee on
today’s political Scene. All
political views are welcome.
For more information
contact Dr. Suzanne
Cahnmann at drsuzc1@
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North Shore School D112 Board of Education
Board approves amended fiscal budget after bond sale
Erin Yarnall, Editor
With less than a month
left in its fiscal year, the
North Shore School District
112 amended its approved
fiscal year budget
for the 2018-2019 year at
its June 11 regular meeting.
The amendment had
been on public display for
30 days, starting May 9.
The budget was being
amended, according to
Chris Wildman, the district’s
Chief Financial Officer,
because the board had
“been very busy.”
The board approved the
sale of alternate revenue
bonds, which resulted in
$55 million for the district
to spend on a construction
police reports
project at Northwood Junior
High School and updates
at Edgewood Middle
School.
The changes reflected
in the amendment were
related to the sale of $55
million in bonds, and the
use of that money to be
spent on the updates at
Northwood and Edgewood.
The board unanimously
approved the amended
budget.
Project Citizen
The board also heard
from representatives
from Northwood Junior
High School and Edgewood
Middle School,
who presented their respective
Project Citizen
projects.
The schools had not participated
in the program
since the ‘90s, when it was
first implemented in the
schools.
Project Citizen was
created by the Center for
Civic Education to help
students learn about public
policy.
“Edgewood and Northwood
are very proud to
present Project Citizen
to you this evening,” Bri
Savic, the coordinator for
Highland Park home broken into, nothing taken
A complainant in the
1700 block of Second
Street reported forced entry
to a residence by an
unknown subject(s), but
reported no items missing.
In other police news:
June 4
• A complainant in the
400 block of Dell Lane
reported the theft of mechanical
equipment with
an undisclosed value from
an unlocked work trailer.
No subjects are identified
at this time.
• A complainant in the
1800 block of Deerfield
Road reported the discovery
of graffiti on the wall
of a building. No subjects
are identified at this time.
June 7
• Joshua Morris, 42, of the
Round it up (Board
action taken at the
June 11 meeting):
• The Board approved
a tentative budget for
the fiscal year 2019-
2020.
1700 block of Cloverdale
Avenue, Highland Park,
was arrested and charged
with speeding (under 40
over) when police conducted
a traffic stop in the
1500 block of Park Avenue
West. Morris was released
on a recognizance bond
with a court date in Park
City on July 10.
• A complainant in the
1700 block of Second
Street reported forced entry
to a residence by an
unknown subject(s), but
reported no items missing.
• A complainant in the
2700 block of Trail Way
reported the discovery of
graffiti on a walking path.
No subjects are identified
at this time.
June 8
• Kelly Bacon, 36, of Manhattan,
Kan., was arrested
and charged with driving
under the influence
of alcohol when police
conducted a traffic stop in
the 1900 block of Skokie
Valley Road. Bacon was
released on a recognizance
bond with a court date in
Waukegan on July 12.
• Andres Zamora, 24, of
North Chicago, was arrested
and charged with
having no valid drivers
license, speeding (under
40 over), obstructing identification,
operating an
uninsured motor vehicle,
and possession of drug
paraphernalia when police
conducted a traffic stop
in the 1400 block of Park
Avenue West. Zamora was
released on a recognizance
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teaching and learning said.
“It was a great collaborative
learning experience for
the teachers and students.”
The students from
Edgewood presented their
project, which touched on
the topic of refugees and
comparing them to new
students in schools, while
Northwood students presented
on the lack of inclusivity
in their school.
The presentations were
given in English and Spanish.
The Northwood and
Edgewood students had
Join us Tuesday
previously presented their
project in front of the
Highland Park City Council
and Highwood City
Council.
At the end of their presentations,
the students
offered solutions to the
problems they presented.
The students at Edgewood
pitched a student
handbook, created and designed
by sixth grade students,
while the students at
Northwood pitched bilingual
signage in the school.
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HP girl returns home with new heart
Eli Fraerman, Editorial Intern
Highland Park residents
Priscilla, Tyler and Opal
Lang had called the Ann &
Robert H. Lurie Children’s
Hospital in Chicago home
since December of 2018.
On Friday, June 7, they
finally came home.
On Dec. 11, 2018, Opal
Lang, 2, went into cardiac
arrest in her home, was
transported to a nearby
hospital and eventually airlifted
to Lurie’s Children’s
Hospital in Chicago.
After a series of surgeries,
Opal was stabilized on
a “Berlin heart,” a ventricular
assist device. However,
she needed a new heart.
She received that heart in
April, and three days later,
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After a whirlwind of
emotions and uncertainty,
the family was finally able
to come home this month.
They were greeted with a
welcome-home celebration
from various neighbors,
led by Karen Abrams,
one of the main organizers
of the event who helped
decorate their home.
“We were gone since
December 11, that’s when
we officially left,” Priscilla
Lang said. “When we
came back, some of the
girls from the complex we
live in had come down and
visited me a couple times
in the hospital. It was really
nice to know that they
were waiting and excited
for us to come home. They
all have kids similar to
Opal’s age, some a little
bit older some a little bit
younger but when you live
around other moms that
have kids the same age it
feels like a little community
and it was really nice
to know that everyone was
praying for us and waiting
for us to come back.”
The Lang’s have been
adjusting well back to normal
life since they came
home, and Priscilla says
that the support from her
neighbors has helped them
ease back into home life.
“When you take a step
away from people you see
every day and then you
come back, you just feel
welcomed,” Lang said.
“It was so nice to really
feel like we were going
home. It didn’t feel like we
were just coming back to a
house we lived in and had
our stuff in but we were
coming back home, and
the difference in that was
the people here that were
waiting for us and made it
warm and welcoming.”
Lang mentioned that it
Neighbors decorated the home of Opal Lang’s family
when she returned home, June 7, from Lurie’s Children
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was exciting to just have
to go to the grocery store
again to shop and cook for
themselves as the Ronald
McDonald House had provided
a majority of meals
when they were away.
While they have finally
been able to settle home
now, that is not to overlook
the uncertainty that was in
their lives for the last several
months as Opal awaited
a new heart.
“Some days you feel like
it’s going to happen that
day and then some days
you feel like it’s going to
be a year,” Lang said. “So
when they came in I really
was in shock honestly. I
thought they were joking
and it’s such a terrible
thing to joke about, they
would never joke about
that so I don’t know why I
thought that it wasn’t real.
I was kind of like ‘are you
serious?’ And they said
‘absolutely, it’s hers.’
Immediately after receiving
that message, Opal
began to be prepped for
surgery. While Priscilla
Lang was able to watch her
daughter for a couple days
following the surgery, she
had something else to tend
with. A newborn baby was
about to be on the way.
“The joke was that Opal
was going to get her heart
the same day I go into labor,
and although it didn’t
happen on the same day,
it happened three days
apart,” Lang said. “It
worked out really amazing
because once they get
a heart transplant they
start pulling the sedation
and the medication that
keeps them drowsy very
quickly, so in the frame of
2 to 3 days she was up and
moving around. … After I
had the baby, the doctors
at Evanston hospital and
all the nurses were super
on board with getting me
out of there in 24 hours.
At 8:37 the next night, exactly
24 hours afterward,
they were there with my
discharge papers ready to
boot me out of the hospital
basically.”
While Opal still has
a long road to recovery,
Priscilla says she has been
doing great since the family
returned home and is
continuing to improve every
day.
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Highland Park City Council
HP joins effort to
combat climate change
Eric Bradach
Freelance Reporter
Climate change has
become a leading topic
on the national political
stage with 2020 presidential
hopefuls proposing
policies and measures to
prevent its damages. But
worldwide, local governments
have bypassed its
federal governments to apply
more ambitious plans
with the Global Covenant
of Mayors for Climate and
Energy.
Highland Park became
the coalition’s latest participant
after Mayor Nancy
Rotering and City Council
unanimously greenlit a resolution
to adopt its pledge
at its June 10 meeting.
As a member of the
global accord, the city will
implement policies to reduce
and track greenhouse
gas emissions. The Global
Covenant also bolsters
Highland Park’s position
for grant opportunities
from the coalition, according
to the resolution.
Please see climate, 15
Round It Up:
(Action taken by the City Council at the June 10
meeting)
• City Council recognized the 100th anniversary
of Illinois being the first state to ratify the 19th
Amendment, which prohibits the states and federal
government from denying the right to vote on
the basis of sex. “By ratifying this amendment,
the state of Illinois advanced the women’s rights
movement across the country in an unprecedented
fashion,” Rotering said.
• A resolution awarding Morton Salt, Inc., of
Chicago, Illinois, the Rock Salt purchase renewal
passed.
• A resolution renewing document imaging
services with the city and Microsystems, Inc., of
Northbrook, Illinois, passed.
• The City of Highland Park’s 2019-2020 vehicle
sticker design was unanimously approved by City
Council.
• Hub & Spoke Provisions received a small
business facade improvement grant.
• Mayor Rotering proclaimed June as Immigrant
Heritage Month.
police
From Page 3
bond with a court date in
Park City on July 12.
• Ricardo Pena, 47, of the
100 block of North Avenue,
Highwood, was arrested
and charged with
having a suspended or revoked
drives license and
disobeying a traffic signal
or sign when police conducted
a traffic stop at the
intersection of Green Bay
Road and Bloom Street.
June 9
• Jamie Ciesco, 40, of
Grayslake, was arrested
and charged with driving
under the influence of alcohol,
DUI with a blood
alcohol content of .08 or
more, improper lane usage,
and an improper turn
when police conducted a
traffic stop at the intersection
of Wade Street and
Beech Street.
• A complainant in the 100
block of Skokie Valley
Road reported that an unknown
subject(s) removed
cash and credit cards from
a locked locker during the
afternoon hours.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Highland Park Landmark’s
Police Reports are compiled
from official reports emailed
from the Highland Park
Police Department headquarters
in Highland Park
and the Highwood Police
Department headquarters
in Highwood. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.
Investigative,
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The Homer Horizon Investigative Story Max Lapthorne, Report from a four-month investigation on a former Lockport
Tom Czaja, Joe Coughlin Township High School student who said she was sexually
abused by her teacher
The Homer Horizon Feature Story Tom Czaja Exploratory profile of a religious icon that appears as if it is crying
Malibu Surfside News Breaking News Lauren Coughlin, In-depth coverage of a disastrous and deadly wildfire
Joe Coughlin, Bill Jones,
Barbara Burke
Malibu Surfside News Sports Story Chris Megginson Recap of Olympic bobsledder Lauren Gibbs’ silver-medal
performance
at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Malibu Surfside News Feature Story Lauren Coughlin In-depth look at the disappearance and search for Elaine Park,
one year after she went missing
The Orland Park Prairie Sports Column Jeff Vorva Local angle on a historic high school football win by Brother Rice
The Orland Park Prairie Editorial Bill Jones 1. A rallying cry to push voters to the polls, and 2. How some
missed the point of a student walkout
The Orland Park Prairie Obituary Tribute Meredith Dobes Honoring the life of a local Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
The Tinley Junction Review Jeff Vorva Recap of a head-banging show by Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson
The Tinley Junction Sports Feature Jeff Vorva Story of a senior resident running a race just months after a
heart attack
The Northbrook Tower Education/ Martin Carlino The stories of a high school’s walkout and a district’s
Literacy Story
handling of the walkouts
The Northbrook Tower Sports Feature Martin Carlino Profile of pitcher Michael Oh, who after two surgeries was
back on the mound
The Northbrook Tower Sports Story Michal Dwojak Looking at the career and influence of Hall-of-Fame basketball
coach David Weber
The Lockport Legend Sports Story Max Lapthorne Report on a youth baseball team’s blow-torch- and triple-play-aided
victory
The Frankfort Station Sports Photo Julie McMann Cover photo of a leaping, horizontal touchdown catch by
football star AJ Henning

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Gerald Ford
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Chicago Mike’s Ice Cream celebrates
one-year anniversary with events
Eli Fraerman, Editorial Intern
As Chicago Mike’s Ice
Cream gets set to celebrate
their one year anniversary,
they would never have expected
the response they
got from the community,
according to Fran Salemi,
one of the owners.
The ice cream shop
opened on June, 22, 2018,
in the Highwood Firehouse
and has taken off
since. A local family-run
business, Salemi is grateful
for the response that
they have gotten.
“I never would’ve expected
the response that
we got,” Salemi said.
“The community itself
just opened up its arms
to us and they really support
small business. We
have the coffee shop next
door, another small business
and I think that’s
what makes us so excited
about being in a town
like Highwood because
that’s what’s there are no
chains.”
As Salemi referenced,
all of their ice cream is
homemade and fresh, unlike
some chains.
“It’s unique in the sense
that you won’t go to a
chain store and find our
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we created, Salemi said.
“That’s the great thing is
that you can come to our
shop and find something
unique every time. We
don’t put any dyes or food
coloring in our ice cream,
so it’s really what you see
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With such a fast start,
many opportunities have
opened up.
“We definitely want to
get out into the community
as far as doing more
events, Salemi said. “We
want to be able to be more
of a ‘come to us for your
dessert catering needs.’
We’re investing in some
more equipment to be
able to go out into more
festivals and things like
that. We can maybe do
some more market day
type events in the near
future. We’re looking into
doing that and hopefully
opening up a couple more
locations in the next two
years.”
Their prime location in
Highwood has drawn a lot
of interest from residents
in the area and has been a
great addition to the local
businesses of Highwood.
“We wanted a location
that was independent, we
didn’t want to be part of
a strip mall,” Salemi said.
“We were literally driving
one day and I happened
to see a sign in the window
and we called. They
wanted a friendly family
business to go in there so
when I told them we were
going to do an ice cream
shop, Mike, the current
owner of the firehouse,
was really excited.”
In regard to their one
year anniversary, Chicago
Mike’s Ice Cream has a
series of events lined up
for the summer, ranging
from an ice cream eating
contest to local bands to
weekly game nights.
The events kick off on
begin June 22nd with the
ice cream eating contest.
Game nights began June
4 and are every Tuesday
during the summer.

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22CM opens nominations for 2019
NS Women In Business Awards
Residents,
businesses invited
to nominate NS
women
Heather Warthen
Contributing Editor
More than 80 women attended
22nd Century Media’s
North Shore Women
in Business Networking
Breakfast and Nomination
Kickoff June 5 at The
Happ Inn Bar & Grill in
Northfield.
The event offered breakfast,
networking and featured
speaker Ilyse Strongin,
founder and partner of
Ripple Public Relations. Attendees
were also given an
overview of the North Shore
Women in Business Awards
nomination process.
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Featured speaker Ilyse
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Attendees of 22nd
Century Media’s
North Shore Women
in Business Networking
Breakfast
and Nomination
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during breakfast
June 5 at The Happ
Inn Bar & Grill in
Northfield. Heather
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Media
Awards will be given to
16 women in the following
categories: Education,
Entrepreneur, Financial,
Health & Wellness, Hospitality
& Dining, Large
Company (51 employees
or more), Legal, Medium
Company (11-50 employees),
Non-Profit, Real
Estate, Seasoned Professional
(Age 41 and older),
Senior Care, Small Company
(10 employees or
less), Volunteer and Young
Professional (Age 40 and
younger).
Women who either
work or live in the North
Shore are eligible. Nominations
will be accepted
through Wednesday, July
24. To nominate, visit
www.22ndCenturyMedia.
com/nominate.
Winners will be honored
at the 2019 North
Shore Women in Business
Awards Luncheon. The
luncheon is scheduled for
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 12, at Chicago
Botanic Garden in Glencoe.
Tickets are now available
at 22ndCenturyMedia.com/women.
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1920 Waterford Court 12 rooms, 5beds, 4.1 baths
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956 BrittanyRoad 11 rooms, 5beds, 2.1 baths
Highland Park $579,000
1054 Marion Avenue 7rooms, 3beds, 2.1 baths
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Social snapshot
Top stories:
From hplandmark.com as of Monday,
June 16
1. PHOTOS: Highland Park and Highwood
summer markets open for the season
2. HP’s reform congregations join together,
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3. Youth Sports: HP U-14 team completes
perfect season
4. NSSD112 eighth graders take step forward
at commencement
5. Highland Park teams get better with
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from the editor
My favorite part of the year
Erin Yarnall
Editor
The party at Ravinia
Festival went “all
night long,” on
June 11, when Lionel
Richie performed to
a packed crowd at the
Highland Park festival.
The show was phenomenal,
and I felt lucky to
be there and experience
it, especially with my
Dad, who has always
been a big Commodores
fan.
If I’m going to be
completely honest, my
first introduction to Lionel
Richie was when his
daughter, Nicole, blasts
“Brick House” by the
Commodores while driving
a hearse in an episode
of one of my favorite TV
shows of all time, “The
Simple Life.”
“This is my dad’s
song,” she says to her
best friend at the time,
Paris Hilton.
I didn’t know about one
of my favorite television
personality’s famous
family, so I started to do
some digging.
More than a decade
later, I’m fully aware of
the long-standing career
Richie has had, that’s
been filled to the brim
with hit after hit.
Opportunities to see an
artist of Richie’s caliber
at Ravinia make my summers
all the better, and I
love being able to share
the experiences with all
of you in our Life and
Arts section.
Look out for our coverage
of the concert, and
more concerts throughout
the summer in upcoming
issues over the next few
months, as well as online
at HPLandmark.com.
On June 14 the City of Highland Park posted,
“Happy Flag Day Highland Park! Remember
proper flag disposal etiquette; the City offers
bins for worn flags to be dropped off at the
Hazel Parking lot across from City Hall, inside
City Hall, and at the Highland Park Police
Department. #FFF #FlagDay #HP”
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On June 13 District 112 Teachers posted, “So
very proud of the NSEA’s very own @MrsDelligatti
as she starts her position as IEA Region
66 Chairperson. Previous Chairs, Jane Carello
and Kurt Kutrzhals and Margaret join together
for a Region 66 photo op! @D112Teachers”
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go figure
6
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The amount of months that the
Lang family was living out of
Lurie Children’s Hospital before
returning home June 7. Read
more about it on Page 4.
awards
From Page 6
its annual Better Newspaper
Contest welcomed
more than 1,300 entries
from 36 states. Winners in
the competition, judged by
esteemed journalists from
across the company, will
be honored at an Oct. 5
banquet in Milwaukee.
“I am blown away,” said
Joe Coughlin, the company’s
publisher. “Our editorial
team works tirelessly
to produce quality community
journalism that
informs and equips our
readers.”
Of the 16 awards won
by 22nd Century Media,
two were first-place and
seven were second-place
honors.
The Homer Horizon
earned both first-place
awards — one for a feature
written by Editor Tom
Czaja and the other for an
investigative piece produced
by a team of reporters.
Four of the honors went
to The Orland Park Prairie,
which was recognized
for two editorials by Managing
Editor Bill Jones,
a sports column by Jeff
Vorva and an obituary tribute
by reporter Meredith
Dobes.
Three each went to The
Northbrook Tower and the
Malibu Surfside News,
22CM’s only California
newspaper.
The Tower’s editor, Martin
Carlino, authored two
award-winning articles: a
sports feature and an education
story. Sports Editor
Michal Dwojak earned
recognition for a sports
news story.
The Surfside News was
honored for its collective
work covering the devastating
Woolsey Fire, a
feature by Editor Lauren
Coughlin and a sports story
by reporter Chris Megginson.
Other awards were won
by: The Tinley Junction (a
review and a sports feature
each by Sports Editor Jeff
Vorva), The Lockport Legend
(sports story by Editor
Max Lapthorne), The
Frankfort Station (sports
photo by Julie McMann).
climate
From Page 6
“This is something we’ve
been working on for two or
three years,” Councilwoman
Kim Stone said. “We
have had to put together
an inventory of our greenhouse
gas emissions for the
city and come up with some
goals for reductions.”
The global alliance comprises
of leadership from
more than 9,000 cities and
local governments from
132 countries in six continents.
Cities that pledge to
participate in the coalition
will implement policies to
produce such measures: reduce
and limit greenhouse
gas emissions, prepare for
future climate change impacts
of climate change, increase
access to sustainable
energy, and track progress
toward these objectives, the
resolution states.
Highland Park has already
been implementing
efforts to confront
climate change that are
in the pledge. These efforts
include: a completed
greenhouse gas inventory
using historical data to set
a benchmark, a climate
hazards analysis report to
identify the possible future
impacts on the city
from climate change, and
is working toward a 5%
greenhouse gas reduction
by 2023, according to the
resolution.
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A new oppor-tuna-ty
Wilmette restaurateurs open up new seafood restaurant, Page 20
Keshet brings dance class for all to West Ridge Center, Page 19
Dance teacher Diane Turner dances for the Body Groove class, June 12, at Highland Park’s West Ridge Center.

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In Memoriam
Ulf Backstrom
Ulf Backstrom was a
fun loving and adventure
seeking guy. He passed
away peacefully after a
long and arduous battle.
He was an extraordinarily
talented and internationally
acclaimed film maker.
His achievements included
Oscar nominations and 42
Golden Globes as well as
other international awards.
In addition to his professional
accomplishments,
family was his pride and
joy. His mission in life was
to imbue his children and
grandchildren with a love
of art and nature. These
lessons were ceremoniously
conducted with a
mischievous flair.
Ulf was passionate in his
activism. His work with
the Civil Rights Movement,
championing the
injustices faced by American
Indians and culminating
in his exposure of the
struggles depicted in the
artwork made in the Holocaust
camps.
Ulf is survived by his
loving wife Ia and his
adult children; son Orn
and daughters Annica (Bill
Heymann) and Helena
(Scott Weiser). His grandchildren
include: Sara and
Ben Heymann, David, Rachel,
Danielle and Ashley
Weiser. His sister Agneta
Backstrom, Gothenburg,
Sweden as well as many
nieces and nephews in the
Nordic Countries. Ulf was
blessed to have many lifelong
friends around the
world that enriched him. He
lived a good and long life
and will be deeply missed
by all who knew him.
Caroline Pagliali
Catherine Pagliai age
92 of Highwood, Illinois
formerly of Delray Beach,
Florida passed away on
Saturday, June 8, 2019
in Highland Park on her
73 wedding anniversary.
She was born on October
16, 1926 in Pievepelago,
Modena, Italy to
the union of Stefano and
Rosa (Ugolini) Cassai and
immigrated to Highwood,
Illinois as a 4 month old
infant. On June 8, 1946 at
St. James Church, Highwood
she married Dino
Frank Pagliai and they
started their family. In
1976 Dino and Catherine
retired to Delray Beach,
FL were she was active in
many of the activities, but
her passion was playing
mahjong. Over the years
she was a mother to many,
she enjoyed staying up to
date on worldly news, true
to her faith, avid fan of
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golf, football and tennis.
Beloved wife of the late
Dino Frank Pagliai on
March 29, 1995. Loving
mother of the late Steven
(Donna) Pagliai of Highwood,
Bruce (Pamela)
Pagliai of. Antioch, Mary
(Bill) Farr of Lakewood,
CO and Donna (Roger) Ingenice
of Lakewood, CO.
Fond noni of Dino J. (Erin)
Pagliai of Highwood,
Shannon (Joe) Pumilo of
Littleton, CO, Ryan (Jami)
Farr of Denver, CO, Anthony
Farr of Denver,
CO, Danny Farr of Bozeman,
MT, Ross Ingenice
of Lakewood, CO, the
late Randall Ingenice and
Richard Ingenice of Lakewood,
CO. Great Noni of
Victoria Pumilo and Raleigh
Ingenice. Dear sister
of the late Clementina (late
Edward) Biondi. Fond
aunt of David and Edward
Biondi.
Cecelia Kriser
Cecelia “Ceil” Draft
Kriser, née Berman, 97, of
Highland Park and Palm
Beach. Beloved wife of
the late Morris Draft and
the late Leonard Kriser;
devoted mother of Howard
(Caroline) Draft and
Sheila Draft; former mother-in-law
of Elvy Draft;
cherished grandmother of
Andrew (Cristina) Draft,
Anna Draft, and Margaret
Draft; proud great-grandmother
of Charlotte and
William Draft; treasured
daughter of the late Harry
and Anna Berman; loving
sister of the late Sam,
Mack, and Ike Berman,
Helen Broder, Bess Mandel,
and Florence Paul;
dear aunt and great-aunt of
many.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email erin@
hplandmark.com with
information about a loved
one from Highland Park or
Highwood.
Faith Briefs
Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road,
Highland Park)
Weeknight Service
7-8 p.m. Thursdays,
church coffee bar. Weeknight
service is a place to
come, stay awhile, meet
people and then go make
a difference. For more
information, call (847)
234-1001 or email Brad at
bcoleman@cclf.org.
Trinity Episcopal (425 Laurel Avenue,
Highland Park)
Sunday Schedule
8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist,
St. Michael’s Chapel
8:45 a.m. – Fellowship
10 a.m. – Holy Eucharist
with music, Main Sanctuary
10 a.m. Sunday School
(on the 1st and 3rd Sundays)
11 a.m. – Fellowship
Makom Solel Lakeside (1301 Clavey
Road)
Choir Shabbat
7:30-8:30 p.m. May 10.
Torah Study
9:15 a.m. Saturdays
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
(1175 Sheridan Road, Highland Park)
Free Hebrew School Tuition
Right now the Jack and
Mildred Cohen Religious
School at North Suburban
Synagogue Beth El
is offering second grade
parents free tuition for the
2019-2020 school year.
There are only 25 openings
in our Second to None program
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tuition for one year, and
no synagogue membership
fee required. Contact Dr.
Alicia Gejman, agejman@
nssbethel.org, for more information.
Shabbat Service
6:15 p.m. Friday (Kabbalat
Shabbat)
8:50 a.m. Shacharit
(Shabbat Morning)
10:30 a.m. Junior Congregation
(Grades 2-6)
10:45 a.m. Young Family
Service (families with
children first-grade age
and younger)
Immaculate Conception Parish (770
Deerfield Road, Highland Park)
Donations for Rummage
Sale
Donations are now being
accepted for the annual
Immaculate Conception
Rummage Sale. The
sale takes place Sept. 6
and 7 in the Parish Center.
Please drop off donations
of clothing, books,
housewares, electronics,
all children’s items, holiday
decorations and notions
in the front of the
Parish Center. Indoor and
outdoor furniture, tools,
bikes, art work, sports
equipment and large appliances
can be dropped
off at the upper level garages.
Furnity pick-ups
can be scheduled for a
minimal fee. We can not
accept mattresses, box
springs, tube TVs, sofa
beds, car seats or cribs.
For more information or
to schedule a pick up,
contact the Parish Office
at (847) 433-0130.
Central Avenue Synagogue (874 Central
Ave., Highland Park)
Jewish Spirituality and
Mysticism Class
1:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Jewish Spirituality and
Mysticism Class open to
members and non members
discusses spiritual
applications of the weeks
Torah portion to contemporary
life.
St. James Catholic Church (134 North
Ave., Highwood)
Catholic Charities Supper
6:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Parish Hall
Submit information for The
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Erin Yarnall at erin@hplandmark.com.
The deadline is
noon on Thursdays. Questions?
Call (847) 272-4565

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Keshet offers dance class ‘for everyone’ at West Ridge Center
Erin Yarnall, Editor
Dancers and movers of
all abilities are welcome
in the newest dance class
at Highland Park’s West
Ridge Center — Body
Groove.
The weekly class,
which began June 12, is
run by Keshet — an organization
that services people
with disabilities that
is based in Northbrook.
Keshet serves more than
1,000 people in the area.
Jen Phillips, the chief
program officer at Keshet
said the organization is
“always looking for opportunities”
for its young
adults to participate in,
especially ones that can
get them moving.
“We’re looking for opportunities
[for them] to
Doug Speckman (left) and Erin Diamond smile at the
class.
have an activity to do, and
a program that is a little
bit more inclusive,” Phillips
said.
The project was funded
by a grant from YEA!
Highland Park, which
now exists as part of the
Highland Park Community
Foundation.
The dance class is just
part of what the grant
covered — as it serves
the purpose of bringing
more arts opportunities to
Highland Park for adults
Laura Bubbly dances at Keshet’s first Body Groove
class, June 12, at West Ridge Center. Photos by Erin
Yarnall/22nd Century Media
with intellectual and developmental
disabilities,
according to Jamie Lake,
the director of development
at Keshet.
“We applied for this
grant and we were given
money to start programming
within the community
in Highland Park for
our residents,” Phillips
said.
According to Lake, other
programs have included
weekly craft nights,
adaptive yoga, music exploration
and art classes
led by an art therapist.
“This series of programs
was intentionally
planned to foster selfconfidence,
increased
communication and new
ways of self-expression,”
Lake said.
She added that Keshet
chose the Body Groove
class for the participants
to take part in because it
allowed for creativity in
the movements, making it
accessible for all participants.
“Dance steps are taught,
and participants are encouraged
to follow them
in whatever way is comfortable
for them,” Lake
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Wilmette’s Pescadero ‘firing on all cylinders’ since opening
Erin Yarnall
Editor
Finding a table at Pescadero
shortly after the
restaurant opens at 5 p.m.
on weekdays may seem
like a daunting task.
But for owners Mike
Chookaszian and Nick
Hynes, and chef Matthew
Fitzgibbons, that’s not a
problem.
“We’ve been firing on
all cylinders since day
one,” Fitzgibbons said.
Pescadero Seafood &
Oyster Bar is Chookaszian
and Hynes’ second venture
in Wilmette after opening
Napolita Pizzeria & Wine
Bar more than three years
ago.
“We always had the idea
to open an oyster bar and a
fresh seafood restaurant,”
Chookaszian said. “There
were places we loved in
the city, and there was really
nothing in [Wilmette].
We felt like there was a
real need for it in the North
Shore.”
They initially took inspiration
from restaurants
on the East Coast and in
New Orleans, but said after
they hired Fitzgibbons
as chef, he “put his own
flair on things.”
“We’re not really pigeonholed
in terms of an
actual style,” Hynes said.
Pescadero opened April
18 and Fitzgibbons said
the restaurant is busy every
single night.
“We open at 3 p.m. for
happy hour and we serve
food at 5 p.m.,” Fitzgibbons
said. “We’re usually
full by 4 p.m. and we’re
usually a one-hour wait
every single day.”
Last week, a group of
22nd Century Media editors
stopped by the new
Wilmette spot to sample
some of the menu items
that chef Fitzgibbons and
Pescadero Seafood &
Oyster Bar
1167 Wilmette Ave.,
Wilmette
(224) 215-3011
3-10 p.m. Monday-
Wednesday
3-10:30 p.m. Thursday
3-11 p.m. Friday-
Saturday
3-9:30 p.m. Sunday
his team created for us.
First off were the brussels
chips, one of the restaurant’s
most popular
items. Fitzgibbons used to
order his brussels sprouts
from Mexico, where they
were $30 a case, but after
recent tariffs, they now
cost $90 a case to ship
from other states in the
United States.
“I think a lot of people
stopped using brussels
sprouts about four or five
weeks ago because the
price went from $30 to $90
a case,” Fitzgibbons said.
But he still finds it worth
it to make the restaurant’s
popular appetizer. Pescadero’s
brussels chips
are served with flashfried
leaves, served with
green onions and toasted
almonds, all topped with
a garlic honey balsamic
drizzle.
We also sampled the
restaurant’s seafood skewers
($18) — skewers filled
with jump Gulf shrimp
and sea scallops, alongside
a charred asparagus salad
and topped with a chili
lime honey drizzle.
Sea scallops are also
served off-skewer, in
the restaurant’s jumbo
sea scallop ($32) entree,
served with a sweet corn
risotto and topped with a
sun-dried tomato butter.
Fitzgibbons also
brought out Pescadero’s
mussel frites ($19), consisting
of a bowl of one
The mussel frites ($18) at Wilmette’s Pescadero are one pound of Prince Edward Island mussels in a Flying Dog
oyster stout broth with shallots, garlic and Parmesan fries.
Jumbo sea scallops ($32) are served in a sun-dried
tomato butter and topped off with a sweet corn risotto.
Photos by Michael Wojtychiw/22nd Century Media
pound of Prince Edward
Island mussels with shallots
and garlic, all soaking
in Flying Dog oyster stout
broth. Fries, of course, are
served on the side, topped
with Parmesan.
To highlight the other
Oysters ($1.50 per oyster), served chilled with lemon,
hot sauce and a variety of other sauces, are one of two
specials during a daily happy hour.
part of Pescadero Seafood
& Oyster Bar’s name,
Fitzgibbons brought us
out some baked oysters
— oysters in their shell,
topped with spinach, artichoke
and peppered
smoked bacon with a Parmesan
stuffing.
In addition to its baked
oysters, Pescadero is
known for its raw oyster
bar. We sampled some of
the restaurant’s oysters
($1.50 each during happy
hour), served with hot
sauce and lemon. While
the restaurant doesn’t begin
serving food off of its
menu until 5 p.m., oysters
are available every day at
3 p.m., when the restaurant
opens, as part of its happyhour
offerings.

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keshet
From Page 19
said. “Unlike most dance
classes (or fitness classes),
there is no right or wrong
way to Body Groove,
which makes it accessible
to everyone.”
Dance therapist Erika
Hornthal believes that creativity
and self-expression
is one of the most important
aspects of dance.
“Movement is really our
first language,” Hornthal
said. “For some people, it
remains our primary language,
especially for individuals
that either have
a hard time communicating,
or can’t rely on verbal
communication.”
Hornthal emphasized
that dance is for “everybody,”
and is at its best
when it allows students to
be creative.
Phillips agreed that the
creative boost the students
get from the class is a
boost for them, but it also
offers additional benefits
beyond that.
“It gives them an opportunity
to move around, feel
better about themselves,
and boost confidence and
also, at the same time,
they’re exercising,” Phillips
said.
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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Talk a lot
4. Neighborhood
spread across Lake
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down
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Security
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36. Comics canine
37. Compass point
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40. Certain sibling, for
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14. “That’s nice!”
16. Un-frost
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21. Govt. construction
overseer
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26. Picnic invaders
27. Doctors Without
Borders, e.g.
30. New Delhi dress
32. Bright, as in
future
33. Sean of “Milk”
34. Ice hockey org.
35. Old west gun
37. Resuscitate
38. See 4 across
41. Breakfast meat
42. Parrot
43. Make fun of
44. Speak
46. Route finder and
tracker
48. Anise flavored
liquor
49. Kind of center
50. Back up
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57. One of the Ewings,
on “Dallas”
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60. Semi conductor?
61. Jazz pianist
King Cole
62. Org. for drillers
and fillers
63. Return envelope,
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Charlie Tiemeyer
Tiemeyer is a sophomore singles player
on the Highland Park boys tennis team.
How did you get started playing
tennis?
My mom introduced it to me. I really
liked it so I kept on playing.
What’s your favorite part of
playing tennis?
Getting into rallies, just grinding out
points, clean winners and stuff like that.
What’s the most challenging part
of playing tennis?
The mental game, hands down. It’s very
hard to keep your temper when you play
tennis.
Do you have any pregame rituals
or superstitions?
Usually I just stretch beforehand, I usually
wait for my match like five minutes
early. I usually eat something beforehand,
something energetic that will get me
ready before my match.
If you could play another sport,
what would it be?
I think I would do cross-country, lots of
people do it. It would be the sport I’d do if
I never did tennis.
What’s your favorite place to eat?
Edzo’s Burger Shop in Evanston, they
have top-tier burgers.
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Who is your favorite athlete?
Roger Federer. He’s one of the best tennis
players in the world. He’s influenced
my tennis, he’s amazing on-court.
If you could travel anywhere in the
world, where would you go?
Japan, because they have lots of cool
stuff, technology and culture.
What’s something on your bucket
list you’d like to cross off soon?
Finishing several books by the end of
the summer..
If you could be any superhero, who
would you be?
I guess Batman because he has a lot of
money.
Interview by Sports Editor Nick Frazier
The Varsity: North Shore Podcast
Guys talk state basketball changes,
announce softball honors
Staff Report
In this week’s episode of The Varsity:
North Shore, the only podcast focused on
North Shore sports, hosts Michal Dwojak,
Michael Wojtychiw and Nick Frazier recap
the changes to the IHSA’s state basketball
format and how it might affect
area teams, announce the softball Team
22 all-area teams and the Softball Coach
and Player of the Year honorees.
First Period
The three recap the changes coming to
basketball in the state.
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Second Period
The guys announce the 2019 Softball
Team 22.
Third Period
The three announce the Coach and
Player of the Year.
michi
From Page 29
The Loyola coach
watched a shy freshman
become a junior who
cracks jokes in the dugout,
keeping everyone loose.
Her switch from third
base to shortstop midway
through her sophomore
season was an example of
how adaptable Michi can
be and what Farrell-Fink
believes shaped her into
the player she is today.
“She’s just worked so
hard to become such a
phenomenal hitter,” Farrell-Fink
said. “But what’s
really nice to see is her
finding her voice and becoming
such a great leader.
The Marisa that we played
with this year was so different
from freshman year,
being able to keep things
light in the dugout.”
Even though Michi has
had success, she still sees
that there are some things
she could improve .
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Team 22: softball
Welcome to 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and the
eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from seven high schools — Glenbrook
North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest Academy (LFA), Loyola Academy
(LA), New Trier (NT) and Woodlands Academy (WA) — in our coverage area.
FIRST TEAM
hONORABLE MENTION
Pitcher
Mackenzie Barry, LA
freshman
• 1.73 ERA, 118
strikeouts; Barry was the
ace for the Ramblers this
spring, pitching more than
104 innings and winning
16 games. She also batted
.355 at the plate and
drove in 27 runs, proving
to be one of the best twoway
players in the region.
Second Baseman
Emily Molloy, LA junior
• .477 BA, 31 RBI; Molloy
was extremely efficient in
the batter’s box, drawing
17 walks and striking out
just three times all year.
Left Fielder
Emily Miller, GBS
freshman
• .333 BA, 20 RBI;
The first-year player
provided a big boost
to the Titans, both at
the plate and in the
outfield.
Catcher
Arianne Berner, WA
sophomore
• .706 BA, 43
RBI; In her second
season with the
Wildcats, Berner
was fantastic at the
plate, reaching base
almost 75 percent
of the time.
Shortstop
Marisa Michi, LA
junior
• .494 BA, 52 RBI;
A threat every time
she stepped to the
plate, Michi had
17 extra-base hits
and was named to
the Girls Catholic
Athletic Conference
All-Conference
team.
Center Fielder
KK Raymond, LA
sophomore
• .558 BA, 31 RBI;
Raymond totaled
the highest batting
average on the
team to help lead
the Ramblers to
their IHSA regional
final.
Nicole Pyke, GBN senior 3B; Sami Nash, GBS sophomore P; Natalie Abreu, HP senior SS; Jen Kaufman, HP senior 1B.
First Baseman
Grace Heywood,
GBN senior
• .427 BA, 13 RBI;
Heywood was the
top batter for the
Spartans in her final
high school season,
totaling a 1.092
OPS.
Third Baseman
Julia Bass, GBS
junior
• .427 BA, 28
RBI; The Central
Suburban League
All-Conference
member was a key
factor in the Titans’
turnaround season,
playing both the hot
corner and catcher.
Right Fielder
Maggie Baumstark,
GBS sophomore
• .538 BA, 42
RBI: One of two
Titans to bat over
.500, Baumstark
was a power hitter,
smacking eight
home runs en
route to CSL All-
Conference honors.
SECOND TEAM
PITChER
Abby Moravek, WA
freshman
• 2.96 ERA, 161
strikeouts; Moravek
dominated in IHSA Class
1A, with the highlight
of her season being a
21-strikeout perfect game
in the regional semifinal.
She also batted .765 and
was named Independent
School League Player of
the Year.
CATChER
Grace Spencer, HP
freshman
• .433 AVG; A speed
demon on the basepaths,
Spencer stole 12
bases and was one of
the Giants’ top hitters,
earning her CSL All-
Conference honors.
FIRST BASEMAN
Kathryn Kinsella, LA
senior
• .393 BA, 6 2B; The
veteran infielder and
pitcher was another GCAC
All-Conference member
for the Ramblers.
SECOND BASEMAN
Megan Chin, GBS
senior
• .389 AVG, 27 RBI;
The CSL All-Conference
member crushed six
home runs in her final
season with GBS.
ShORTSTOP
Maddie Kapsimalis,
GBS sophomore
• .551 BA, 26 RBI;
Kapsimalis earned CSL
All-Conference honors
after putting up a 1.323
OPS and guiding the
Titans to 17 wins.
ThIRD BASEMEN
Jadin Knowles, LFA
junior
• .654 BA, .98 fielding
percentage; The Caxy star
also hit two home runs
and was a team captain
as a junior.
LEFT FIELDER
Nyah Moore, LA
sophomore
• .394 BA, 13 RBI; The
underclassman reached
first base on more than
46 percent of her plate
appearances and played
the field well for the
Ramblers.
CENTER FIELDER
Cyd Alvarez, HP senior
• .324 BA; Alvarez, who
transferred to Highland
Park as a junior, made
great plays in the outfield
and was named the
Giants’ Most Improved
Player.
RIghT FIELDER
Ava Reichert; NT
sophomore
• .381 BA, 15 RBI:
Reichert, who also played
shortstop when needed,
totaled three extra-base
hits for the Trevians.

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Softball Coach of the Year
Introspection
leads to Titans’
turnaround
Michal Dwojak
Contributing Sports Editor
Dana Boehmer didn’t
like what happened last
season.
The Glenbrook South
softball coach and her team
finished last season with
a 5-22 record, good for
second-worst in the Central
Suburban League South
division. South didn’t have
any consistent pitching
or hitting, which happens
when a coach is forced to
play four freshmen in the
lineup.
Boehmer challenged herself
and her players. No one
wanted to go through a season
like that again, so something
needed to change.
Something did.
The Titans responded by
finishing this past season
with a 17-9 record and a
CSL South championship.
“They just really came
out determined,” Boehmer
said of her players. “No one
was happy with last season
and they came back with
a new attitude that they
weren’t going to let that
happen again. It was awesome.”
South’s turnaround season
and total transformation
from a team that battled
consistency to becoming
one of the most consistent
teams in the area is why
22nd Century Media named
Boehmer the company’s
2019 Softball Coach of the
Year.
The introspection started
at the end of the previous
season, when the Titans realized
they needed to put in
more work if they wanted
Glenbrook South softball head coach Dana Boehmer
was named 22nd Century Media 2019 Softball Coach of
the Year. 22nd Century Media File Photo
to see change. Boehmer
changed her style too, altering
the way she ran
practices, placing a bigger
emphasis on hitting
and swinging at the right
pitches in the right counts.
According to the coach, she
and the players had open
conversations early into the
spring practices where they
wanted to figure out what to
do so they didn’t have to go
through another season like
that again.
Boehmer started to see
the change in the first few
games of the season. The
Titans hit for better contact
and their pitching staff kept
South in games it lost the
previous year. GBS won its
first four games and won
eight of the first 10 games,
showing the head coach
that the hard work might
pay off.
“There was a lot of pressure,”
Boehmer said. “We
had the ability to win a lot
more games. Winning those
first two games, the kids
were getting lighter. They
just gained confidence.”
South went on to win its
division title before falling
to rival Glenbrook North in
its IHSA regional matchup.
The Titans will lose two seniors,
one from their starting
lineup next season as
much of the underclassmen
are expected to return to try
and take the next step in the
program’s development.
They went through the
lows of a losing season and
now know what it takes to
be successful softball players.
What’s next?
“I’m really excited,”
Boehmer said. “The possibilities
are endless.”
Softball Player of the Year
Michi shows growth in junior season
Michael Wojtychiw
Contributing Sports Editor
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Loyola junior shortstop Marisa Michi is
22nd Century Media’s Softball Player of
the Year. 22nd Century Media file Photo
Marisa Michi has been a fixture for
Loyola Academy the past three years.
Playing on the varsity team as a freshman
can be scary for anybody, especially
when facing players two or three years
older who have played at the high school
level.
But with only one senior on this year’s
team, she knew there was an opportunity
to take her next step both on the field and
as a leader.
“Of course we had the senior leader, but
I think it was important that to be strongly
bonded as a team, we needed multiple
(leaders) on the field at a time,” Michi
siad. “So I think it was important to step
up and be that person for the team.”
Her leadership skills and play on the
field is why 22nd Century Media named
Michi its Girls Softball Player of the Year.
Michi finished the year with a .494 batting
average, .545 on-base percentage,
.843 slugging percentage, 1.387 on-baseplus-slugging
percentage while also tacking
on a team-leading seven home runs,
52 RBI and 10 doubles.
Loyola coach Michelle Farrell-Fink has
seen a lot of improvement from her star
shortstop during her first three seasons.
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Highland Park teams get better with summer camps
Nick Frazier, Sports Editor
The last day of school at
Highland Park was June 7,
but many wouldn’t know it
from walking around Wolters
Field on June 11.
That’s because the athletic
complex was filled with
different Giants teams running
their summer sports
camps in the afternoon.
Fourteen different HPHS
programs are either in the
midst of or just beginning
their offseason training,
keeping the young athletes
as busy as ever, either at
Wolters or in the gymnasiums
at the high school.
With the fall season still
a couple of months away,
conditioning isn’t necessarily
the focal points of
these camps.
“Just improvement,
that’s probably the biggest
thing,” said Paul Harris,
Giants boys basketball
coach. “We want guys with
great work ethics who understand
that the summer
is just a really good time
to improve as a player. As
a coach, you just want to
see guys not be afraid to
make mistakes, enhance
strengths and really try to
improve on their weaknesses.”
Highland Park softball
coach Lydia Gonzalez
echoed that idea, saying
she ask the girls what they
want to work on and go
from there.
“One of the things we
really stressed last year
is how athletic we were,”
Gonzalez said. “That’s
been a real good thing
where the kids themselves
said ‘I usually play this position,
but I’m looking to
play anything, what do you
think? My response is let’s
try a variety of things and
see what maybe clicks better
for you. Everyday we’re
just going to break a couple
skills down for us.”
While the returning Giants
are focusing on the
little things during summer
camp, the field hockey session
featured more than 30
incoming freshmen that are
new to high school sports.
Coach Joe Achino said he
likes the summer training
because both newcomers
and veterans grow from it.
“For most of them, this is
their first time with any interaction
with a high school
sport, kind of the idea of
what that looks like and
how it’s run,” Achino said.
“It also gives us a chance
to start letting some of our
returning players in the
program come out and start
getting into the swing of
things and start their summer
training for the upcoming
fall season.”
Another positive from
summer camps, which typically
run just two weeks
in June, is building team
chemistry. That component
is important for Harris, as
the basketball team graduated
six seniors.
“For any coach in the
summer it’s about getting
a group to gel and come
together,” Harris said. “We
have a handful of guys who
are back from last year’s
varsity time, but a lot of
new faces too. Watching
the guys grow together,
kind of see where they fit
in, hopefully find guys
who can fill different roles.
Those will be things that
we look for in the summer.”
It’s important for the athletes
to get better, but make
no mistake, these summer
workouts aren’t as intense
as practices in the season
are. Some teams just finished
their seasons a few
Danny Saslow tosses a ball to Giants baseball head coach Jason Newburger during a practice session on June 11
at Wolters Field. Photos by Nick Frazier/22nd Century Media
weeks ago, so there’s no
need for rigourous workouts
in the heat.
For instance, Gonzalez
was watching Sportscenter’s
Top 10 plays the other
night and saw a baseball
player field the ball and flip
it to second with his glove.
Gonzalez had her girls
practice that in one of the
sessions just to try and find
different ways to improve
their game.
“It’s different for them
and it’s different for me, I
think it gives us a little bit
better opportunity to get
to know each other with a
much more relaxed situation,”
Gonzalez said. “I’m
not saying that in season
there’s more pressure, but
there’s more school stuff,
and that adds a little bit of
pressure. This is nice, this
is really nice.”
Lydia Gonzalez teaches an incoming Giants freshmen how to field a ground ball at
the softball summer camp.

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22nd Century Media File
Photo
1st-and-3
Stars of the Week
1. Bradley Goldstein
(Above).
Not long after
graduating from
Highland Park
High School,
Goldstein will play
in the Western
Junior Golf
Championship.
2. Jessia Berens.
The longtime
assistant girls
golf coach was
recently named
head coach of the
program.
3. Grace Spencer &
Syd Alvarez.
The two Giants
softball players
were named to
22nd Century
Media’s Team 22
after their strong
seasons.
Girls Golf
Berens ready to take over Giants golf team
Drew Favakeh, Sports Intern
For the first time in 13
years, Highland Park has
replaced its head coach.
Taking over for Cathy
Nachman is first-time
head coach Jessica Berens.
Currently an art
teacher at Highland Park,
Berens served as the girls
golf assistant coach for
three seasons.
Nachman, who collected
two of the only state
qualifiers in program
history, won’t be easily
replaceable. Yet Berens
is confident her time as
captain of the golf team
at Augustana College,
along with her teaching
and coaching experience,
will make for a smooth
transition.
“Working in a classroom,
just like coaching,
is having relationships
with the kids,” Berens
said. “I feel that I’m
very receptive and able
to communicate with
them and listen to them.
I also think they value
my opinion and I value
their opinion. I think that
really translates well to
coaching.”
In college, Berens captained
the Vikings her senior
year and was named
a National Golf Coaches
Association All-Scholar
honoree twice. The Schaumburg
native also made
the academic All-Conference
team for all four of
her varsity seasons.
Berens is excited about
forming relationships
with the players, most of
whom she is already familiar
with either through
school or coaching.
“What I’m most excited
about is to coach them
out on the course and
talk through approaches,
and seeing them follow
through with that,” Berens
said.
While she hopes to
simply continue Highland
Park’s success, Berens
also yearns to make
this team her own. She
already had a meeting
with the girls in which
they discussed potential
changes. Among them
is a new team motto: “If
we’re not having fun,
what are we doing?”
“That will be one of
my mottos,” Berens said.
“The one thing they’re
excited about is the motto:
practice with a purpose.
To come and have
meaningful practices
which will then hopefully
translate into good golf.
And I want the girls to
have fun, although we’re
in a very competitive
sport.”
This past season the
Giants earned a share
of the Central Suburban
League North Championship
title and placed fifth
at the Stevenson regional.
Jessica Berens played on the Augustana College varsity
team for four seasons. Photo Courtesy of Augustana
College Athletics
Goldstein
invited
to junior
tournament
STAFF REPORT
Recent Highland Park
graduate Bradley Goldstein
earned an invitation
to the 101st Western Junior
Golf Championship in
Sugar Grove, Ill.
The Western Junior is
the oldest junior championship
in the United
States. Junior players from
more than 40 states and
internationally take part.
Many who competed in
the championship have
gone on to the PGA Tour,
including Tiger Woods and
Phil Mickelson.
One hundred fifty-six
junior golfers will play,
and the top-three finishers
are awarded exemptions
into the Western Amateur
golf tournament.
Goldstein, who will
play golf at Stetson University
in Florida in the
fall, earned first team All-
Conference honors with
the Giants three times and
has IHSA state tournament
experience. Goldstein, 17,
also qualified for the Junior
PGA Championship in
2017.
The tournament began
on Monday, June 17, and
will wrap up Thursday,
June 20.
Listen Up
“We want guys with great work ethics who
understand that the summer is just a really good time
to improve as a player.”
Paul Harris — Boys basketball coach on summer camps
Tuning In
What to watch this week
Connie Mack baseball: Highland Park hosts
Maine West early in the season.
• Games on June 24 and 25 at Wolters Field, 5 p.m.
Index
29 - Softball Player of the Year
27 - Athlete of the Week
Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Nick
Frazier. Send any questions or comments to
n.frazier@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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A New Era Berens takes over
HPHS girls golf, Page 31
Shining Stars
Team 22 for softball announced, Page 28
Highland Park boys basketball coach
Paul Harris gives shooting instructions
to rising junior Max Mauer on June
11 at Highland Park High School. Nick
Frazier/22nd Century Media
Giants athletics
focuses on improving
during summer
camps, Page 30
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