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4. New Trier Science Olympiad finishes eighth
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From the Editor
Great to see new Fourth of July traditions
Megan Bernard
megan@glencoeanchor.com
This year’s Fourth
of July was extra
special for the Village
of Glencoe.
Not only was the
Village marking Independence
Day on July 4,
but it had an expanded
celebration with the Glencoe
Park District for its
sesquicentennial anniversary.
It was great to see so
many residents participate
in the day’s kickoff:
a Rotary 2-Mile Fun
Run through the town in
the morning. The holiday
fun continued with
preschool games and mini
golf at Kalk Park and
the Glencoe’s Got Talent
show. Then there was the
afternoon parade, which
invited residents to follow
it to Lakefront Park,
where there was plenty
of activities awaiting
them. Those included:
beer and wine sales, food
trucks, inflatables, races,
a dunk tank that featured
Village Manager Phil
Kiraly and Glencoe Park
District’s Superintendent
Lisa Sheppard, live music
by Serendipity and The
Blooze Brothers, and
Glencoe’s largest-ever
fireworks show.
During the celebration,
Craig Eisner, of the Glencoe
Men’s Library Club,
told our reporter, Ronnie
Wachter, that ending
the parade at Lakefront
Park was “a wonderful
addition” — and I have
to agree. Another resident
remarked that this year’s
parade had the most floats
he’s ever seen.
With the afternoon
parade and additional
nighttime activities, it
was evident that more
residents wanted to stay
in town for their celebration
of the Fourth and
their hometown, Glencoe.
I’m sure that it took “a
village” to put together
this event, so I would like
to commend everyone for
a job well done! Perhaps
next year, we could continue
the new traditions?
Glencoe Community Garden posted this photo
on July 2 with the caption: “Sensational sweaty
Service Day with Dean Pinos’ New Trier High
School Summer School Civics Class. Huge
thank YOU for your terrific work harvesting,
composting, building, painting and weeding
the Garden.”
nfyn
From Page 12
THE WILMETTE BEACON
Wilmette’s Actors
Training Center assists
college-bound actors with
new program
The Actors Training
Center in Wilmette is piloting
a new program at
the end of this summer
aimed at helping young
actors apply to college
theater departments and
conservatories.
The program, called the
College Audition Clinic,
will offer a holistic approach
to the college audition
process and provide
professional assistance in
managing this process.
Carole Dibo, the founder
of the Actors Training
Center, said the idea for
the clinic started a decade
ago.
“Ten years ago, Rachel
Brosnahan, who is now
the lead in the ‘Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel,’ came
to me looking for help
to get into college and to
help her choose the right
monologue for her audition,”
Dibo said.
Reporting by Nora Crumley,
Editorial Intern. Full story
at WilmetteBeacon.com.
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“Deputy Chiefs usually wear an eagle insignia
pin on their collar to signify their rank but this is a
first... #glencoe4th”
@GlencoePS, Glencoe Public Safety, posted
July 4
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CITY GIRL
From Page 13
fluttered, goosebumps
dotted my skin and it was
as if a voice whispered
that life would still go
on. And isn’t that true?
Life always goes on.
After every tragic event
or bad day, there is another
day that comes. A
day where people walk,
breathe and exist. A day
when the sun rises.
I’ll confess: maybe I
was wrong. Maybe I am
under construction but
perhaps I’m not the highway.
Perhaps I am the
worker in the hard hat
and orange vest waving
flags. But maybe instead
of “proceed with caution,”
perhaps the message
I’m really sharing
is “keep going, it gets
better up ahead.”
I must get better at
waiting. I’m still a work
on that. But the sun is
out. A new season is
upon us. And life goes
on. It always does.
Kelly Q. Anderson is a
writer, photographer and
former Chicagoan. She pens
blogs and books from her
home in Glencoe, which she
shares with her husband,
son and daughter.
go figure
5
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The number of students
awarded with a rotary
scholarship. (Page 8)
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