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creations for Maddie, 10, and Eleanor Cohen, 7, at 

the annual Sidewalk Sale & Summerfest Saturday, 

July 20, in Wilmette. Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd 

Century Media 

INSET 1: Grayson Pitt (left), 16, of Chicago, shops 

with Rahaf Shihade, 16, of Israel, and Carol Rigby, 

of Glenview, at Sol Place to Place. INSET 2: The 

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THURSDAY 

Armchair Travels - 21 

(Almost) Free Things to Do 

in Chicago 

1-2:30 p.m. July 25, 

Wilmette Public Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. Max 

Grinnell, Chicago expert, 

tour guide leader and author 

will join us for our 

Armchair Travel series to 

talk about things to do for 

little or no money in Chicago. 

FRIDAY 

Club Hogwarts 

3:30-4:30 p.m. July 

26, Wilmette Public Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. 

Grades 5-8. 

Add magic to your summer 

with crafts and activities 

inspired by the world 

of Harry Potter. 

SUNDAY 

Rummage and book sale 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 28 

and 9-11 a.m. July 29, 

Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah 

Congregation, 3220 

Big Tree Lane, Wilmette. 

Featured will be quality 

merchandise, housewares, 

collectibles, jewelry, furniture, 

antiques, clothing, 

toys and lots more at bargain 

prices. 

The proceeds of this 

event will enable the Sisterhood 

to continue its 

many worthwhile projects 

throughout the community. 

MONDAY 

Twilight Wilmette 

Centennial Park Prairie 

Tour 

5-6 p.m. July 29, Centennial 

Park Prairie, Corner 

Wilmette and Crawford 

Avenues, Wilmette. 

Led by Charlotte Adelman, 

prairie founder. Following 

a refreshment break, 

return to the prairie to spot 

insects like fireflies. 

Event is free. Free parking. 

For information contact: 

Monarch Maniacs 

(Sierra Club Woods and 

Wetlands Group) monarchmaniacs2018@gmail. 

com 

For directions contact: 

Tiffany at Wilmette Park 

District (847) 256-9638. 

TUESDAY 

Family Storytime 

10:30-11 a.m. July 30, 

Wilmette Public Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. Stories, 

songs, and fun for the 

whole family! Children 3 

and under must be accompanied 

by an adult. 

WEDNESDAY 

‘Serengeti Rules’ film 

screening 

7 p.m. July 31, Wilmette 

Theatre, 1122 Central St., 

Wilmette. Beginning in 

the 1960s, a small band 

of young scientists headed 

out into some of the most 

remote and spectacular 

places on earth, driven 

by an insatiable curiosity 

about how nature works. 

“Serengeti Rules” tells 

the story of their adventures 

and discoveries that 

flipped our view of nature 

on its head. Discussion to 

follow. Cost is $10. 

UPCOMING 

Green Bay Trail Day 

8 a.m.-noon Aug. 3, 

Scott and South Avenues 

in Glencoe. Activities for 

cyclists, walkers, runners, 

photographers, dog walkers, 

and gardeners will line 

the trail between Glencoe’s 

Scott and South Avenues. 

View the trail’s natural 

beauty, its restored sites 

and enjoy its recreational 

opportunities. More information 

available at: gbtrail.org 

and Facebook. 

‘Shabbat in the Shade’ 

5 p.m. Aug. 23, Beth 

Hillel Bnai Emunah Congregation, 

3220 Big Tree 

Lane, Wilmette. A block 

party for the entire community 

with fun activities 

for kids, including 

challah making, corn 

husking, dessert decorating 

and crafts. 

Shabbat services at 6 

p.m. Followed by a delicious 

barbecued dinner. 

Come and meett Beth Hillel’s 

wonderful new rabbi, 

Nate Crane. Prospective 

members welcome! Call 

(847) 256-1213 for reservations 

by Aug. 19. 

ONGOING 

Beer Wars: Wets vs. Drys 

on the North Shore 

Running through Aug. 

4, Wilmette Historical 

Museum, 609 Ridge Road, 

Wilmette. Free admission. 

The exhibit chronicles the 

story of Chicago breweries 

and of North Shore 

saloons and their battles 

against temperance activists 

who advocated for 

their demise. For more 

information about the exhibit 

and Museum hours, 

visit https://www.wilmettehistory.org/, 

email 

museum@wilmette.com, 

or call (847) 853-7666. 

French Market 

Wilmette’s French Market 

on Saturdays features 

fresh produce, breads, 

flowers and other artisanal 

goods in the commuter lot 

just north of the Wilmette 

Village Hall, 1200 Wilmette 

Ave. Check it out 

from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. weekly. 

Type 1 Diabetes Lounge 

7 p.m., second Wednesday, 

Wilmette Public 

Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave. The Type 1 Diabetes 

Lounge provides a supportive 

social network 

with monthly programs 

provided by medical and 

technical professionals 

with topics such as research 

updates, cuttingedge 

technologies, management 

techniques and 

lifestyle issues. Connect 

with peers to exchange 

information, feelings and 

ideas for creative problem 

solving. Find out more at 

type1diabeteslounge.org. 

World War II Veterans’ 

Roundtable 

10-11:30 a.m., third 

Wednesday of every 

month, Wilmette Public 

Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave., Wilmette. World War 

II veterans gather for lively 

conversation and plentiful 

coffee. Participants rarely 

miss a meeting. Newcomers 

are welcome. 

Observation Days 

By appointment, weekdays, 

Rose Hall Montessori 

School, 1140 Wilmette 

Ave., Wilmette. 

Observation days are held 

every day at Rose Hall, so 

call the school to schedule 

an appointment. Observe a 

classroom, meet with the 

director and learn about 

how a Montessori school 

can benefit your child. 

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users by submitting your event at 

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Schedule an appointment 

by emailing admin@rosehallmontessori.org 

or by 

calling (847) 256-2002. 

Tuesday Tours, Baker 

Demonstration School 

By appointment, 9-10 

a.m., Tuesdays, Baker 

Demonstration School, 

201 Sheridan Road, Wilmette. 

Baker welcomes 

parents to schedule an 

appointment to see their 

Pre-kindergarten through 

eighth-grade classrooms 

in action, each Tuesday 

while school is in session. 

Tour the campus, meet the 

faculty and staff, and learn 

how Baker’s century-long 

commitment to progressive 

education can benefit 

your child. Call (847) 

425-5813 or admissions@ 

bakerdemschool.org to 

confirm your appointment. 

Ronald Knox visits 

By appointment, Ronald 

Knox Montessori School, 

2031 Elmwood Ave., Wilmette. 

Offers programs for 

children ages 6 mos. - 6 

years. Visit the school to 

see authentic Montessori 

in action and learn how an 

experience at an accredited 

Montessori school 

could benefit your child. 

To schedule a tour or for 

more information, contact 

Anita McGing, Director of 

Admissions & Enrollment, 

at anita_mcging@ronaldknox.org, 

or call (847) 

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Kenilworth Village Board 

Tax increment financing approved 

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Fouad Egbaria 

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Despite at times heated 

opposition from Kenilworth 

residents, the 

Kenilworth Village Board 

voted to approve ordinances 

to establish a tax 

increment financing, or 

TIF, district covering Kenilworth’s 

Green Bay 

Road business corridor. 

After approximately two 

hours of public comment, 

the board voted unanimously 

in favor of the TIF, 

after minimal discussion 

among trustees, during its 

regular monthly meeting 

Monday, July 15 (held at 

the Kenilworth Assembly 

Hall for the second consecutive 

month to accommodate 

the larger-thanusual 

audience). 

A TIF is an economic financing 

tool by which municipalities 

use incremental 

increases over a base 

equalized assessed value 

within a TIF district to 

fund future improvements 

within the district. 

The approval comes on 

the heels of multiple meetings 

during which residents 

expressed varying 

levels of concern regarding 

the TIF, including during 

the mandated public 

hearing in May and at the 

June board meeting. 

Almost all of the 24 

people who spoke during 

the meeting expressed 

some level of opposition 

to the proposal. The residents’ 

perspectives ranged 

from those against the TIF 

completely to those asking 

for a pause in the process 

for further consideration or 

a referendum on the issue. 

Trustee Jeff Bedwell expressed 

confidence in the 

board and Village staff’s 

ability to administer the 

TIF successfully. 

“I truly believe establishing 

the TIF district 

would be the only effective 

means to spur investment 

and establish meaningful 

improvement in the appearance 

of the district, the 

utilities that serve it and its 

buildings,” Bedwell said. 

“I think the attention paid 

to this issue by the community 

has been incredible.” 

Before opening the floor 

for public comment, Village 

President Ann Potter 

laid out her perspective 

on the options available 

to the Village with respect 

to improving the business 

district, which was a stated 

goal of the Village’s 2008 

Comprehensive Plan. 

Potter said the Village 

can continue to rely on 

property taxes (which she 

said account for 72% of 

the Village’s revenues, 

more than double that of 

neighboring communities), 

expand the tax base 

by increasing the square 

footage of the business 

district or, lastly, do nothing. 

“We can do nothing, in 

which case the we will 

come to a point where we 

can no longer meet our 

financial obligations and 

we will be absorbed by a 

neighboring community,” 

she said. 

Potter added the decision 

would be a difficult 

one for the board and that 

board members “genuinely 

want to do what is best” 

for the community. 

“If Village Boards didn’t 

make tough decisions to 

move our Village forward 

because they thought future 

boards would undo 

those changes, they 

wouldn’t be able to accomplish 

anything,” she 

said. 

Following the July 10 

Committee of the Whole 

meeting, Village staff compiled 

a list of amendments 

to the TIF documents in an 

attempt to address some of 

the concerns expressed by 

residents. 

The changes included: 

Language dictating the 

Village will not use eminent 

domain over any residential 

property located in 

the proposed TIF district 

Negotiation of intergovernmental 

agreements 

with local school districts 

to address additional costs 

associated with a potential 

increase in student costs 

associated with TIF district 

activity 

• A bonding authority 

cap of $5 million 

• A requirement that the 

TIF Fund be subject to the 

same auditing and reporting 

requirements as other 

Village funds 

• Formation of an ad hoc 

committee to “review the 

Green Bay Road Corridor 

portion of the Comprehensive 

Plan and provide 

recommendations to the 

Village Board” 

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Annual Sidewalk Sale & Summerfest delivers the goods in Wilmette 

Alexa Burnell 


There was no shortage 

of great bargains or good 

times during the Wilmette/ 

Kenilworth Chamber of 

Commerce’s annual Sidewalk 

Sale & Summerfest, 

running July 18-20. 

Beginning on July 18, 

local businesses took their 

goods to the streets, giving 

visitors easy access to the 

best deals, while working 

around the unpredictability 

of the weather. Thankfully, 

Julie Yusim, executive director 

of the Chamber, has 

perfected her skill of dancing 

in-between the raindrops. 

“I’ve officially been 

coined the ‘rainmaker’ of 

Wilmette, because nearly 

every event I plan is 

blessed with everything 

from a steady drizzle to 

a complete monsoon. We 

certainly faced our challenges 

during the first 

day downpours,” Yusim 

said. “But, we’ve learned 

to work around it which is 

why we’ve scaled back on 

many facets of our outdoor 

events, hoping to keep the 

focus on uniting residents 

with local shopkeepers.” 

With that mindset at the 

forefront of Yusim’s brain, 

she stayed committed to 

promoting the Wilmetteonomics 

campaign. 

“We started Wilmetteonomics 

with hopes of reminding 

residents how 

each purchase made in 

Wilmette, benefits the 

greater good. I’m excited 

to say, it seems to be 

catching on,” Yusim said. 

“I can’t tell you how many 

people have been telling 

me that they are making an 

effort to shop in our Village, 

understanding that 

sales tax revenue benefits 

the entire town.” 

With that in mind, local 

businesses like Staley 

Martial Arts were eager to 

sponsor and participate in 

the annual days of sales. 

“We opened in Wilmette 

one year ago and now our 

businesses is booming,” 

owner Laurie Jacobs said. 

“We are proud to say that 

our business has its own 

community. People are 

excited to challenge themselves 

by learning Brazilian 

Martial Arts, while 

supporting others who 

strive to do the same.” 

Local businesses from 

West Wilmette, Green Bay 

Avenue and the Village 

Center actively participated 

in the three-day event. 

Youth entrepreneurs like 

16-year-old jewelry maker 

Katie Kelly and rising 

fifth-grader and artist Fallon 

Katz found a new market 

to sell their goods too. 

Laura Lash, of North 

Shore Squares Square 

Dancing, took her performers 

to the front of 

Village Hall. There, they 

performed a choreographed 

number, teaching 

residents about the good 

times square dancing can 

provide. 

“Summerfest is a great 

opportunity to get out in 

the community, show others 

how social, fun and engaging 

square dancing can 

be and share information 

about our upcoming fall 

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In addition, this year, 

Yusim orchestrated a singing 

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like Nora and Mary Clare 

Richards, along with their 

mother, Eileen, were just a 

few participants who embraced 

the stage. 

“Our family loves to 

sing. In fact, the girls have 

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Police Reports 


Drunken driver narrowly avoids striking Wilmette Police vehicles 

Enkh Ulzii N. Seitz, 43, of 

Glenview, was arrested and 

charged with driving under the 

influence at 1:26 a.m. July 14 in 

the 4000 block of Lake Avenue. 

Seitz was stopped after allegedly 

avoiding striking Wilmette 

Police squad cars that were 

parked for a traffic stop. She 

subsequently failed field sobriety 

tests. She also allegedly refused 

to have her blood alcohol 

content measured. 

WILMETTE 

July 17 

• A resident reported to police 

that his debit card has been missing 

since last used on July 11 and 

several unauthorized charges 

had been made with the card in 

Chicago and Bensenville, totaling 

more than $2,000. 

July 16 

• An employee at Heritage Trail 

Mall, 410 Ridge Road, reported 

that on June 15 an unknown 

Asian female with long dark 

hair entered the store and stole 

a Cloisonné Bowl valued at $60. 

July 15 

• A resident told police that his 

bicycle was stolen between 1:15- 

1:40 p.m. July 14 in the 900 

block of Ridge Road. The bicycle 

was described as black with 

a red strip; make, model, serial 

number unknown. 

July 14 

• A resident in the 300 block of 

17th Street reported on July 13 

that a white and brown outdoor 

table umbrella was missing from 

his front yard. 

• A complainant reported that her 

son’s bicycle was stolen from 

the rear of their home sometime 

between 8:45 p.m. July 11 and 

9 a.m. July 12 in the 400 block 

of Ridge Road. The bicycle is a 

black with red and white accents 

Haro Flightline 1 girl’s mountain 

bike. 

July 13 

• A victim told police that an 

unknown offender stole his 

Diamondback Overdrive Sport 

mountain bike which was cablelocked 

to the rack at the Metra 

Station between 7:25 a.m. and 

5:45 p.m. July 12 at 722 Green 

Bay Road. 

July 12 

• A victim reported that between 

7-9:05 a.m. July 11 an unknown 

offender keyed his vehicle at 

McKenzie School, 649 Prairie 

Ave. 

• Employees at Walgreen’s, 3232 

Lake Ave. told police that between 

5:41-5:57 p.m. July 11 a 

Hispanic male, 5-feet-10, 190 

pounds, wearing black pants and 

a white shirt with a yellow stripe 

down the front entered the store 

and placed an unknown amount 

of over-the-counter medication 

in a reusable grocery bag and 

fled the area prior to police arrival. 

KENILWORTH 

• A resident reported fraudulent 

use of their debit card. A total 

of $757.69 in transactions were 

deducted from the victim’s bank 

account between June 16-17. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wilmette 

Beacon Police Reports are compiled 

from official reports found on 

file at the Wilmette and Kenilworth 

police headquarters. They are 

ordered by the date the incident 

was reported. Individuals named 

in these reports are considered 

innocent of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 


UPDATE: Police increase patrols in Harms Woods 

after man made lewd requests to children 

Jason Addy 

Contributing Editor 

From July 16 

The Forest Preserves 

Police Department is 

increasing the number 

of officers it has patrolling 

Harms Woods near 

the northwest portion of 

Wilmette after a man allegedly 

offered to pay 

children on a bike trail in 

the woods “to change his 

diaper.” 

The department will 

have additional officers 

patrolling the woods and 

bike trails by foot, car 

and ATV. Forest Preserve 

police will also increase 

patrols in Miami Woods 

and St. Paul Woods in 

Morton Grove, where 

the man allegedly made 

similar requests to children 

three days later, said 

Stacina Stagner, communications 

manager for the 

Forest Preserves of Cook 

County. 

A child on a bike trail 

in Harms Woods was approached 

July 8 by a man 

riding a bike, who offered 

the child money to help 

him change his diaper, 

according to Sophia Ansari, 

press secretary for 

the Cook County Sheriff’s 

Office. 

The incident in Harms 

Woods was reported to the 

Forest Preserve Police at 

about 6:25 p.m. that night. 

A similar incident was 

reported July 11 in Morton 

Grove. 

Between 3 p.m. and 6 

p.m. that day, a man approached 

several children 

on a bike trail between 

Oakton and Dempster 

street in Morton Grove, 

“pulled down his pants 

and offered the children 

money to change his diaper,” 

according to police. 

The children ran from the 

area, the release states. 

Authorities described 

the suspect as a 5-foot-10- 

inch-tall man in his 20s 

weighing between 170 

and 200 pounds. He has 

brown hair and his face 

was unshaven at the time 

of the July 11 incident, the 

release states. He was last 

seen wearing a black T- 

shirt, black jogging pants 

and black shoes. 

Anyone with information 

is asked to call Cook 

Suspect sketch via the 

Cook County Sheriff’s 

Police Department 

County Sheriff’s Police 

detectives at (708) 865- 

4896. 

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Village 

From Page 3 

sentatives from “all parts” 

of the village, will be in 

place by the end of September, 

Potter said. 

However, like the June 

meeting, residents expressed 

staunch opposition 

to the proposal. Prior to 

the comment period, many 

members of the audience 

stood and held up signs, 

provided by the anti-TIF 

Our Kenilworth Committee, 

reading “NO TIF for 

OUR KENILWORTH.” 

“The whole object of 

this has been kind of a 

hidden secret, which is 

not the way this town has 

operated,” resident John 

Phillips said. “That business 

district’s been like 

that for 110 years, it can be 

that way for another eight 

months and we can have 

a referendum on this. I’m 

telling you, the town does 

not want it.” 

Several residents expressed 

concern about the 

lack of distinct plans for 

development prior to the 

establishment of the TIF 

district. 

Resident Tom Wiegand 

also questioned the timing 

of the proposal. 

“It doesn’t seem to me 

that there is a driving need 

for cash immediately that 

makes you want to pass 

this,” he said. “I think that 

raises some suspicions in 

my mind and others. Why 

all of a sudden do we need 

to get this passed tonight? 

What money are you looking 

to spend?” 

Similarly, resident Paul 

Yovovich indicated he felt 

the sequencing of the process 

was off. 

“What I’ve heard about 

an ad hoc committee, 

‘we’ll figure it out as we 

go along,’ it sounds like 

it’s ‘ready, fire, aim,’” he 

said. “I think we need to 

have a lot more thought go 

into this.” 

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Family Vacation Photo Contest 


Time to hit the road and take a few photos while you’re at it 

Sam 

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doing pet 

therapy at a nursing home. He sleeps most of 

the day but still thinks he is a very big watch dog 

when we have visitors! He is craving a visit to 

Dairy Queen — his favorite treat! 

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Editor 

While we all love Chicagoland 

and the North 

Shore, getting away for a 

little bit on a summer vacation 

often gives us the 

perfect opportunity to recharge 

our batteries and 

appreciate the area even 

more when we return 

home. 

Some North Shore families 

may have hit the road 

at the beginning of the 

summer, right after school 

got out for the kids. Others 

may have made vacation 

plans for the next 

few weeks before classes 

resume. Either way, we’re 

betting some wonderful 

photos will come out of 

your vacations. 

Whether you shoot family 

photographs with an 

old-school camera or use 

your smartphone to capture 

all the special moments, 

memories are made 

with each click. The best 

summer vacations are the 

ones we remember for the 

rest of our lives and photos 

help tell the story. 

As the end of summer 

nears, The Wilmette Beacon 

is hosting the seventh 

annual Family Vacation 

Photo Contest. As with 

other contests we run, we 

expect some great entries 

from our readers. 

Send in a photo from your 

family vacation this summer 

2019 for a chance to 

get it published in the paper 

and win a prize from a local 

business. We’re looking for 

entries from Wilmette and 

Kenilworth residents. 

Family Vacation Photo 

Contest 

What: Submit a family 

picture from a 2019 

summer vacation 

Where: Send to eric@ 

wilmettebeacon.com or 

The Wilmette Beacon, 

60 Revere Drive Suite 

888, Northbrook, 

60062 

When: Entries due at 

5 p.m. Aug. 30 (winner 

announced in Sept. 5 

issue) 

Why: First place wins 

a prize from a local 

business 

Last year, the winning 

entry was sent in Paul Lucchesi, 

of Wilmette. In the 

photo, Charlie Lucchesi is 

looking out onto Florence, 

Charlie Lucchesi, of 

Wilmette, looks out onto 

Florence, Italy, from the 

grounds of the Pitti Palace 

in the 2018 winning photo 

of The Beacon’s annual 

Family Vacation Photo 

Contest. Photo submitted 

Italy, from the grounds of 

the Pitti Palace. 

We look forward to receiving 

your entries. Good 

luck! 

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can say, we are a musical 

family,” Eileen Richards 

said. “When we learned 

about the new singing portion, 

we were all in on giving 

it a try.” 

Along with the impressive 

vocals of the Richard 

family, other performances 

made for a perfect festival. 

Acts like the Frog Lady 

gave little ones something 

to ooo and ahh over, while 

a family Yoga class by Yogaview, 

allowed all to get 

their Namaste on. SNAP 

dance studio performed a 

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Families enjoy great 

outdoors at Gillson campout 


Staff Report 

The annual Gillson Park 

Campout was another big 

success this year as residents 

set up their tents and 

took in all the festivities 

July 13 in Wilmette. 

Sponsored by the Wilmette 

Park District, the 

event was held on the beach 

and featured family friendly 

entertainment. Campers 

roasted marshmallows 

around the campfire as the 

sun set. At sunrise, they 

enjoyed cereal, juice and 

coffee. 

Campers (left to right) Claire Smith, 9, Camilla 

Toppenberg, 8, and Dalia McGann, 7, all of Wilmette, 

dig a hole searching for water July 13 at Gillson Park in 

Wilmette. Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media 

Mark Smith (left) and Gustav Toppenberg, both of 

Wilmette, set up their families’ tents. 

The Krashin family (left to right), of Wilmette, Drake, 5, 

Madi, 8, Jacki and Dan. 

Tim Brown (left), of Wilmette, and his daughter, Riley, 9, 

set up their tent. 

Kevin Cavin (left), of Wilmette, and his son Harrison, 11, 

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Wilmette natives keep things delicious with Sweet Time Cafe 


Alexa Burnell, Freelance Reporter 

There have been countless reports 

of drivers becoming mesmerized 

by the fragrant scent of 

baked goods while driving past 

570 Frontage Road in Northfield, 

making them take a quick 

turn into the parking lot. 

Once there, folks are pleasantly 

surprised to find that nestled 

into the office buildings between 

Willow and Tower Roads, exists 

Sweet Time Cafe — a cozy, 

colorful bakery specializing in 

homemade sweets and special 

lunch options, too. 

The shop is owned by Wilmette’s 

Sari Smith and her sister, 

Jane Zimbler, also a Wilmette native 

who now resides in Skokie. 

These two New Trier graduates 

have been thick as thieves since 

their youth. The sisters have 

a long history of working and 

playing together. Years ago, they 

combined their business skills, 

creating an employment agency 

called Temp Time. After many 

ups and downs and the tough financial 

times in 2008 and 2009, 

they decided to pursue their passion 

for food and baking, a love 

instilled in them by their father. 

“Our dad was the greatest 

foodie. We lived in Wilmette, 

but he commuted weekly to New 

York, always telling us about the 

fabulous food. For him, hopping 

on a plane was no different than 

one of us jumping in a cab,” Zimbler 

said. “One day, he took us to 

New York, just to get donuts at 

the original Krispy Kreme. His 

love for food, sparked our love 

for baking; carrying on this tradition 

at Sweet Time is very special 

to us.” 

A luck would have it, fate intervened. 

Zimbler found the office 

space at their current 570 Frontage 

Road location, knowing instinctively 

that it was the perfect 

space to establish a commercial 

kitchen and get down to the business 

of baking their specialties. 

“I wouldn’t describe our baking 

as fancy, but as home-baked 

goodness,” Zimbler said. “We 

specialize in chocolate chip banana 

bread, toffee and brownies. 

We make things easy to be eaten 

in one bite or on the go.” 

Although the sisters stick to the 

things they love to make most, 

they have enlisted the expertise 

of chef, Tonya Deiotte, who formerly 

owned a patisserie shop 

in Chesterton, Indiana. With 

Deiotte’s help, Sweet Time can 

also provide for special events 

like weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, 

showers and more. Deiotte is 

also responsible for expanding 

the menu to include salads, sandwiches, 

soups and more. 

Ben Anstett, of Elgin, works in 

the offices upstairs from Sweet 

Time. He said that when it comes 

to lunch, he heads to Sweet Time 

for two reasons. 

“I love their Cobb salad — it’s 

the best, it’s healthy and a great 

light lunch,” Anstett said. “Better 

yet, is the welcoming feel I 

get every time I come in. It’s like 

being served by family.” 

Along with making their walkin 

customers feel valued, the sisters 

make sure that anyone who 

enlists their services receives 

that same personalized feel. 

“We deliver lunch within a 

three-mile radius. If you need 

a cake delivered for a special 

event outside of our regular 

business hours, we will bring 

it to you,” Smith said. “Baking 

for special occasions is one of 

our biggest passions. We know 

that those special events are so 

meaningful to the folks who host 

them, so we make it our mission 

to provide the quality of product 

and service that you can’t easily 

find elsewhere.” 

In addition, the sisters are always 

thinking of new ways to 

keep it fresh. They recently introduced 

a new creation called Broffee 

— a delectable treat that has 

the sisters famous brownie on the 

Sisters Sari Smith (left) and 

Jane Zimbler, both natives of 

Wilmette, own Sweet Time Cafe 

in Northfield. Alexa Burnell/22nd 

Century Media 

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be more excited to share their 

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For more information about 

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Wilmette resident to honor dad with BBQ competition, cancer fundraiser 

Hilary Anderson 


Something fun is coming 

to Wilmette. 

It is Big Stu’s Barbecue 

and Review, which will arrive 

on the scene for barbecue 

enthusiasts Aug. 24 

at Wilmette’s Community 

Recreation Center, 3000 

Glenview Road. The fun 

starts at noon. 

The event will be both a 

barbecue competition and 

fundraiser for pancreatic 

cancer through a partnership 

with Project Purple, 

a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) that 

raises funds for patient 

care and research. 

Wilmette resident David 

Lapidus is organizing 

Big Stu’s Barbecue and 

Review in honor of his father, 

Stewart Lapidus, who 

passed away from pancreatic 

cancer last February 

2018. 

“The contest will feature 

about 10 to 15 teams,” 

Lapidus said. “They will 

cook three items — pork 

ribs, a surprise meat that 

they will not know what it 

is until the day of the event 

and a dessert.” 

For those who do not 

want to compete but enjoy 

the taste of barbecued 

food, there will be hamburgers 

and other grilled 

foods for purchase along 

with beer, pop and water. 

“Attendees will have the 

opportunity to taste and 

sample competitors’ food,” 

Lapidus said. “They also 

will be able to vote for the 

best dessert made by those 

competing in Big Stu’s 

Barbecue and Review.” 

An old-fashioned Good 

Humor truck will be on the 

grounds selling ice cream. 

Lapidus is working 

with an airstream bar, a 

mobile bar for those 21 

and over who might want 

more than water or pop to 

drink. That is in addition 

to Glenview’s Mullarkey 

Distributors, which is donating 

two kegs of Miller 

Light beer. 

Raffle items from local 

and national businesses 

will await some lucky individuals 

who attend the 

event. Among the prizes 

for the silent auction will 

be four tickets to a Chicago 

Bears/New Orleans Saints 

game in October. Lapidus 

emphasized all proceeds 

from the event will go to 

Project Purple to help fight 

pancreatic cancer. 

Lapidus and his wife, 

The Lapidus family, including David, of Wilmette, 

will honor the life of Stewart Lapidus with Big Stu’s 

Barbecue and Review Aug. 24 at Wilmette’s Community 

Recreation Center. Photo submitted 

Sara, began organizing the 

event last October. They 

were able to secure space 

along the east side of the 

Commununity Recreation 

Center. 

All barbecue enthusiasts 

who want to compete must 

bring their own grill, utensils 

and spices they may 

want to use. Lapidus will 

provide the meat to grill 

and dessert ingredients to 

make. 

The best barbecue meats 

will be judged by Dan Marguerite 

from Wilmette’s 

Backyard Barbecue Store, 

Barry Sorkin, owner of 

Chicago’s Smoque BBQ, 

and Lapidus himself. 

“I am doing this in honor 

and memory of everyone 

who has been lost to 

pancreatic cancer including 

my father, Stuart Lapidus,” 

he said. “My dad 

loved to eat barbecue ribs 

and was a fan of my barbecuing. 

He would sit and 

watch me cook them. If we 

went out to a restaurant, he 

would order ribs.” 

Lapidus said their family 

is originally from New 

Jersey. 

For more info, email 

BigStusBarbecueandReview@gmail.com. 

Check 

out facebook.com/groups/ 

BigStusbarbecueandreview/. 


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Wilmette personal fitness trainer 

provides ‘perfect fit’ for any level 

Alexa Burnell 


Anyone looking to get 

in into tip-top shape this 

summer can find an effective 

and intense but equally 

fun fitness program led 

by Wilmette’s very own, 

Krystal Verstraete — 

founder of Krystal’s Body 

Shop & Boot Camp. 

Verstraete has been a fitness 

and health buff for as 

long as she can remember, 

vowing that one day she’d 

earn her personal training 

certification and start a 

business. This past Jan. 1, 

the moment came for her 

to follow through on this 

goal. Now, she regularly 

impacts dozens each week 

at her boot camp and private 

personal training sessions. 

“My interest in health 

and wellness really grew 

while I was living in Malaysia 

as the community I 

was surrounded by shared 

my passion. With two 

young girls to raise and 

a series of moves, it took 

a while for me to find the 

right time to go after my 

goal. I decided that 2019 

was my year; now, here I 

am living out my dreams,” 

Verstraete said. “Sharing 

my passion and knowledge 

about the fitness world is a 

dream come true and one 

that I’m thrilled to share 

with my amazing group of 

students.” 

On June 29, Krystal and 

her husband, Jeremy, officially 

cut the ribbon on 

her in-home studio. Prior 

to that, Krystal initiated a 

boot camp group workout 

program that meets 6 a.m. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 

Vattmann Park. 


“I wanted to offer something 

for every type of 

personality. Some prefer a 

more private session alone, 

or with just a couple other 

students, working out at 

my home gym. Others, appreciate 

the camaraderie 

of a group workout and 

the motivation that comes 

from sweating alongside 

their friends,” Verstraete 

said. “Whatever style one 

chooses, I can promise this 

— these workouts aren’t 

boring. I believe if fitness 

isn’t fun, it won’t be effective. 

“I want people to leave 

feeling uplifted emotionally 

along with feeling like 

their bodies just got the 

workout of their life.” 

Whatever location a client 

chooses, they will be 

introduced to the style of 

workout that Verstraete 

most adores — high intensity 

interval training, more 

commonly known as HIIT. 

Verstraete explains that 

this style of workout is incredibly 

effective because 

it combines strength training 

moves with intervals 

of high intensity cardio. 

The body benefits from 

the challenge and research 

points to a higher caloric 

burn rate, even hours after 

the workout. 

“When I was first introduced 

to HIIT, I was 

hooked right away because 

the workouts were 

fun and energizing. These 

workouts are also incredibly 

effective; you have 

to challenge the body and 

go past that point of wanting 

to fall on the floor,” 

Verstraete said. “That 

hard work is what results 

in muscle growth, high 

Wilmette’s Krystal 

Verstraete is the founder 

of Krystal’s Body Shop 

& Boot Camp. Photo 

submitted 

caloric burn, improved 

power and endurance and 

so much more. There are 

so many benefits to a HIIT 

workout.” 

Claire Romera, a client 

who is also a certified Pilates 

instructor, says it is 

Verstraete’s strong understanding 

of the body as it 

relates to movement, and 

her nurturing spirit that 

make her stand out among 

the rest. 

“[Krystal] is a natural 

born teacher and very 

down to earth. There is no 

one I’d rather be with at 6 

a.m.,” Romera said. “She’s 

a perfect fit for anyone at 

any level fitness. Her understanding 

of functional 

fitness makes her truly exceptional.” 

For those interested, 

Verstraete’s bootcamp 

meets 6 a.m. Tuesday 

and Thursday at Vattmann 

Park. To learn about 

personal services at her 

at-home studio, email 

Krystal at Krystal@krystalsbodyshop.com 

or visit 

https://www.facebook. 

com/krystalsbodyshop/. 

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At The Goddard School, 

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New Trier District 203 Board of Education 

Superintendent Sally lays out long-range facilities plan 

Sam Rakestraw 


The New Trier District 

203 Board of Education 

unveiled the latest longrange 

facilities update 

plan during its meeting on 

Monday, July 15. 

A 15-year road map 

shown by Superintendent 

Paul Sally details a series 

of up-to-date renovations 

and an emphasis on bringing 

new and better resources 

to students. The aim of 

the long-range facilities 

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for the benefit of current 

and future generations of 

students.” 

The 28 up-to-date classrooms 

completed in 2016 

on the Winnetka campus 

west side addition were 

a great start, and more 

effort is going into hallways, 

gyms and lounges, 

anywhere students study. 

The long-range facilities 

plan would allow for the 

classrooms in Winnetka’s 

north building and tower 

building to be renovated, 

not demolished, to the 

same modern standards. 

Classrooms on the Northfield 

campus would also be 

renovated. There has been 

talk of breaking down 

some walls and enlarging 

some rooms. 

“We’re thinking of 

larger more collaborative 

classrooms,” Sally said, 

“There’s not much space 

to do it at the Winnetka 

campus but here (Northfield 

campus) are some 

classrooms that could be 

connected to create a bigger 

space.” 

Some offices may need 

to be converted into classrooms. 

A strong academic 

setting allows for the 

teacher to deliver their 

lesson plans just as they 

intended to without any 

compromises, especially 

because of technology or 

limited resources. 

Not just academics, but 

athletics will see improvement 

in the long-range facilities 

plan. Kinetic Wellness 

centers are in high 

demand. In fact, one of 

New Trier’s strongest gym 

points is their strength and 

conditioning center, where 

students squeeze in for a 

time slot before and after 

school. 

“The Kinetic Wellness 

and Athletic facilities have 

received little attention beyond 

maintenance over the 

last few decades, and no 

longer meet the needs of 

our students,” Sally said. 

With this in mind, student 

fitness centers are 

expected to expand. The 

results should also yield 

exemplary building mechanics 

and infrastructure 

that is energy efficient for 

less taxing energy bills and 

a cleaner environment. 

The long-range facilities 

plan will be implemented 

in phases to accommodate 

the financial constraint 

and also the school year. 

There are alternate funding 

sources, so there is no need 

for a facilities referendum. 

Approval for construction 

plans would be submitted 

in September, the meeting 

and work will start the following 

summer so as to not 

cause any inconveniences 

or distractions to students 

going to class. Then repeat 

the process next year. The 

basic assumption is that 

any major projects being 

done are worked on in the 

summer. 

Sally will formally present 

the long-range facilities 

plan road map at the 

August meeting. If approval 

is gained in September, 

then the construction will 

start once the 2020 school 

year is over. 

Northfield security 

improvements 

The task to bring the 

Northfield campus up 

to district security standards 

is in-progress. Assistant 

Superintendent for 

Finance and Operations, 

Chris Johnson announced 

that Phase II security improvements 

including renovating 

the east and west 


vestibules and creating a 

fence perimeter around the 

six-building campus will 

all be completed in October 

on schedule. 

The Board went ahead on 

Monday and approved the 

second bid package with 

Miscellaneous Metal and 

Fencing for $1,023,143, 

with a budget estimate of 

$1,520,915. Johnson had 

mentioned that the project 

is expected to be underbudget. 

“Based on the 

results of the bids and all 

other costs, the total cost 

of the project is estimated 

at $2,136,718,” he says, 

“The security projects are 

currently $737,528 under 

budget. Several factors 

contributed to the significant 

savings, including 

moving the kiosk inside of 

the building and reducing 

the length of the fence by 

pulling it even closer to the 

building.” 

The first bid package 

was with Abbey Paving 

and Rasco Mason Contractors 

Inc. for a total of 

$459,080. 

The adjusted entry vestibules 

will give security 

desks better positions in 

front of entrances. Vestibule 

B, which will include 

a ramp, will be completed 

on Sept. 27 and vestibule 

D will be done by Oct. 

2. On opening day, the 

fence will be partially 

completed but open. The 

full fence can be expected 

to be up by winter break. 

Work on the Special Education 

department is also 

being done and expected 

to finish up on Aug. 12. 

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Northfield woman charged 

with attempted murder 

after knife attack in car 

A Northfield woman 

was charged with attempted 

murder and aggravated 

domestic battery following 

an alleged attack of a family 

member in May. Police 

did not release the identity 

of the alleged victim. 

Arjana Zaimi, 63, of 

the 1700 block of Northfield 

Square, was arrested 

May 31 and charged with 

battery following the incident 

that occurred around 

1 p.m. A subsequent investigation 

by Northfield 

Police led to the attempted 

murder charge for which 

Zaimi was arrested on July 

1. According to the police 

report, obtained by The 

Current through a publicrecords 

request to the Village 

of Northfield, the attack 

occurred in a 2009 

Mercedes-Benz in which 

the victim was a passenger. 

A struggle allegedly occurred 

inside of the vehicle, 

and the victim was reportedly 

stabbed by Zaimi 

eight times with a kitchen 

knife with a 6-inch blade. 

When police and paramedics 

arrived, the vehicle 

was parked outside 

the victim’s residence and 

the victim was discovered 

inside the residence with 

visible stab wounds to the 

hand and arm areas. 

According to Northfield 

Police, the victim was 

treated for the wounds and 

transported to an area hospital 

and later discharged. 

Zaimi allegedly turned 

herself in the afternoon of 

May 31 at the lobby of the 

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A Word From The (Former) President 

A message from the moon 


John Jacoby 

Contributing Columnist 

Hello earthlings, 

it’s me, the moon. 

I’m here to say 

that I don’t appreciate the 

attention you gave me last 

week, the 50th anniversary 

of the landing of your 

“Eagle” at my “Sea of 

Tranquility.” In fact, I’ve 

felt aggrieved by you for a 

long time. 

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2019 

Awards Luncheon 

presented by 22nd Century Media and Autohaus on Edens 

11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 

Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe 

{ Tickets: $55 } 

There once was a 

time when some of you 

earthlings worshipped me. 

That was fun — having 

folks worship me, and I 

didn’t have to do anything 

in return. But then some 

smart guys figured out 

why I emit light, rise and 

set, change my shape, and 

occasionally disappear 

and reappear. That’s when 

the worshipping stopped. 

Astronomers learned that 

I do all these “miracles” 

not because I’m a god, 

but because of the Big 

Bang and everything that 

happened afterwards. You 

know — Isaac Newton’s 

gravity thing and all that 

stuff. I don’t mean to stir 

up a controversy between 

science and religion. 

I know that the Bible 

says that God made me 

(“the lesser light”) on the 

“fourth day.” Maybe the 

Big Bang was the “first 

day.” Hey, I’m no scientist 

or theologian. What do I 

know? 

Anyway, even though 

most folks now realize 

that I’m not a god, I’m 

still an object of admiration, 

nostalgia, and 

mystery. Artists paint and 

sculpt me. Authors write 

about me. My favorite is 

“Goodnight Moon.” Poets 

and lyricist rhyme about 

me. If I mention a few 

song titles, a melody will 

surely pop into your head: 

“Fly Me to the Moon,” 

“Moon River,” “Harvest 

Moon,” “Blue Moon,” 

“Moonlight Sonata,” “It’s 

Only a Paper Moon,” and 

Speakers include a Panel of NS WIB 2018 Winners 

• Entrepreneur: Amy Torf, Noggin Builders 

• Financial: Elaine Lewis, The Wade Street Group at Morgan Stanley 

• Legal: Cynde H. Munzer, Dykema Gossett PLLC 

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“Twinkle Twinkle Little 

Star.” (Oh wait, that last 

one may not be about me.) 

Michael Jackson named 

his best dance-move after 

me. Lovers go gaga in my 

presence. Navigators are 

guided by me. Tides are 

turned by me. 

You earthlings might 

ask, “Why do you feel 

aggrieved when you’re 

so admired?” Well, my 

grievances run deep, 

and they’re twofold: 

First, it was in 1610 that 

Galileo, the Italian guy, 

discovered that another 

planet, Jupiter, also has 

moons. In 1610, he saw 

four of Jupiter’s moons 

and gave them wonderful 

names — Ganymede, 

Callisto, Io, and Europa. 

Later that century, some 

of Saturn’s moons were 

seen and named — Titan, 

Iapetus, Rhea, Tethys, and 

Dione. Over a period of 

400 years, astronomers 

discovered 350 moons in 

the Solar System — 175 

orbiting eight planets, nine 

orbiting dwarf planets, 

and the rest orbiting other 

bodies like asteroids. The 

planetary moons have fantastic 

names. I’d love to 

Neighbors 

From Page 17 

Northfield Police Department. 

Reporting by Managing 

Editor Eric DeGrechie. Full 

story at WinnetkaCurrent. 

com. 

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

Financing for Tudor Court 

streetscape project nears 

vote in Glencoe 

That’s me in the background. I’ve inspired lovers for 

years, but Cupid gets most of the credit. I need a real 

name, not “moon,” to be properly honored. And I want 

to be left alone. Photo submitted 

be called “Titan,” a name 

from Greek mythology 

that refers to the descendants 

of Uranus and Gaea 

(heaven and earth). It 

also means “extremely 

important person” (kind of 

like me). But I’m simply 

called “moon”, with no 

capital “m.” My name 

“moon” is so generic. It 

gives me no unique identity. 

It’s like naming one of 

your kids “kid.” You folks 

creatively named a baseball 

stadium “Guaranteed 

Rate Field,” but you can’t 

come up with something 

better than “moon” for 

me? I’m also insulted by 

the meaning of the verb 

“to moon.” Where did that 

come from? 

My biggest beef, though, 

is your coming to visit me. 

You don’t know how to 

treat us heavenly bodies. 

Look what you’re doing to 

earth -- polluting the land, 

sea, and air and making 

your planet uninhabitable. 

I can see it coming. You’ll 

do the same to me. In fact, 

you’ve already left a bunch 

of junk on my surface and 

stolen some of my rocks. 

As soon as you figure out 

how to make a profit off 

me, you’ll come by the 

millions and ravage me. 

One of your nukes might 

even blast me out of orbit 

and cause me to crash into 

earth. Stay away! You 

earthlings are unworthy of 

your intelligence! 

In the coming months, 

the Glencoe Village Board 

plans to vote on issuing 

general obligation limited 

tax bonds not to exceed 

$1.5 million to finance the 

Tudor Court streetscape 

project. 

A Bond Issue Notification 

Act hearing will take 

place at the board’s August 

meeting, while approval 

of the bond issuance and 

the bond sale would take 

place in September. Construction 

is slated to begin 

in March 2020 with 

completion in July 2020. 

The scope of work for the 

project includes full-width 

street resurfacing, relocated 

curb and mid-block 

pedestrian crosswalk improvements, 

brick paver 

sidewalk enhancements 

and repairs, lighting, seat 

wall planters, site furnishings 

and landscaping. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at GlencoeAnchor.com.

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New Trier High School posted this photo on 

July 15 with the caption: 

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back to New Trier! On Saturday, a group of 

former Trevians returned to the soccer field 

for the annual NTBS Alumni Game. (Photo: 

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“The CDC estimates that 59% of car seats 

are used incorrectly. Wilmette residents 

may register for Car Seat Safety Checks 

and Installation with the Wilmette Fire 

Department. Visit the Village website to 

schedule an appointment and access more 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

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Letters to the Editor 

Decision to destroy 

cottonwoods regrettable 

The decision by the 

Park Board to destroy 

the cottonwood grove in 

Community Playfield is 

deeply regrettable. I was 

raised on Meadow Drive 

in a house that opened 

onto the park and those 

trees were a significant 

part of my early years. As 

a child I would be lulled 

to sleep on breezy summer 

nights by the distinctive 

chattering of their 

leaves. Occasionally, the 

grove would flood and 

freeze over giving neighborhood 

kids a chance to 

skate and even play hockey 

in the wild. One day, 

after a particularly fierce 

thunderstorm, I was walking 

by the trees and found 

a tree that had been hit 

by lightening. There was 

a spiraling line of shredded 

bark all the way to 

the ground. I remember 

feeling sad thinking that 

the tree would surely die, 

but it healed itself and is 

still there as far as I know. 

I learned a lot about life 

from watching and listening 

to that grove. 

A number of years ago 

I returned to Wilmette to 

care for my parents who 

still lived in the house by 

the park. I was a new father 

myself and I would 

take my girls to Community 

park to play on the 

playground and sometimes 

we would listen to 

the trees, if the wind was 

blowing hard enough. 

The grove is part of the 

community. Certainly, 

the trees have been more 

enduring members than 

most of the residents who, 

like me, come and go. The 

cottonwoods could still 

benefit people who care 

enough to pay attention. 

The Park Board said 

they will replace the grove 

with “more and better” 

trees. I believe they can 

plant more, but, I don’t 

believe they can be better 

than what we already 

have. 

Andrew Rauhauser 

Wilmette resident 

All should be following the 

same civic rules 

Many of us wonder how 

the rich get richer while 

the average Illinois family 

struggles to financially 

keep up with increasing 

costs. Well, insightful reporting 

helps us with this 

question through investigation 

on property tax 

avoidance by the wealthy 

Ricketts. One troubling 

aspect of the reporting 

is that the Ricketts can 

easily afford paying the 

correct amount of property 

tax with no impact 

in maintaining their elite 

lifestyle. Even more appalling 

is the financial 

fallout, on the average 

resident, who in essence 

is subsidizing the Ricketts 

lifestyle at the expense of 

marginalizing their own. 

Personally I don’t have 

issue with the wealthy 

leveraging their financial 

ability to hire resources 

that can minimize their tax 

obligations or optimizing 

their ability to maximize 

their financial wealth. I 

do however expect them 

to do it within the legal 

guidelines and with some 

moral compass. The benefit, 

albeit small, is that 

all of us are following the 

same civic rules. 

Richard Pochetti 

Wilmette resident 

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From the Sports Editor 

Fun exercise comes to a close 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Sports Editor 

For the past two 

weeks, fellow sports 

editors Nick Frazier, 

Michal Dwojak and I 

have been discussing our 

top current North Shore 

professional athletes on 

our podcast, The Varsity: 

North Shore. 

This is the second year 

we’ve done something like 

this, as last year we did 

a top athletes bracket as 

well, but that was all-time, 

not only current athletes. 

Like last year’s exercise, 

coming up with a list 

for this bracket was fun, 

difficult and really informative, 

as we all learned 

more about our local athletes, 

and who some of the 

top ones we may not have 

known about, are. 

Originally we came up 

with a list of 16 and broke 

it up into seeds and then 

matchups. 

That was followed up 

this week with the three of 

us discussing who would 

win each matchup all the 

way down to the final two, 

Conor Dwyer and Hilary 

Knight. 

If you had a chance to 

listen to the podcast, you’d 

hear how we agreed on 

many of the matchups, but 

were still able to have a 

discussion and somewhat 

of a heated one as the 

rounds went on. In fact, the 

final between Dwyer and 

Knight got a little heated. 

But now it’s your turn. 

What did you think 

of our bracket? Were 

there athletes you think 

we missed? Did we seed 

some of them incorrectly? 

Disagree with our reasoning 

for why certain athletes 

moved on or the final 

result? 

We’d love to hear from 

you, the listeners. Tweet 

at us at @VarsityPodcast, 

message us on Facebook, 

email any of the three of us 

with ideas or suggestions. 

Maybe some of you even 

have your own bracket you 

filled out. We’d love to 

hear what you have to say. 

Next week, we have our 

100th episode since we’ve 

been doing the podcast. Is 

there anything special you 

think we should do? Let us 

know! We’re always open 

to new ideas. 

And thanks for listening! 

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Featured cellist 

Wilmette youth musician 

performs, Page 27 

Pho sure 

Pho Nam Bac brings traditional 

Vietnamese cuisine to Highwood, Page 28 

Annual Go Green Wilmette tour features 

eco-friendly homes, Page 25 

Beth Drucker (right), president of Go Green Wilmette, 

talks with a Sustainable Yard Tour participant Sunday, 

July 21, in Wilmette. Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd 

Century Media 

INSET: William Murray, 2, of Chicago, walks on a path at 

a home in the 700 block of Laurel Avenue.

24 | July 25, 2019 | The wilmette beacon PUZZLES 


north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Across 

Down 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

1. First name in scat 

5. Glencoe ice arena 

10. “Peanuts” character 

14. Spot 

15. Hells Canyon 

locale 

16. Tune player 

17. Cut open 

18. The ultimate stunt 

arists 

20. Part of many a 

superhero’s life 

22. Lumberjack’s tool 

23. Brings into play 

24. Makes a salary 

28. Louisa May 

32. Be in a pantomime 

33. They may be collared 

34. Walmart’s club 

37. Madame, for short 

38. Seemingly forever 

39. Low places 

40. Abstruse 

41. Subj. of 

2006 film “The Good 

Shepherd” 

42. Give an audience 

to 

43. All Black player 

44. One of the 

original African 

American settlers in 

Glencoe, goes with 

47 across 

47. See 44 across 

48. Arise 

49. Mideast bloc 

(abbr.) 

51. Criminal charge 

53. Byway 

58. Like winning lottery 

tickets that were 

never cashed 

62. Beauty products 

provider 

63. Soup vegetable 

64. On the double 

65. Use a fruit knife 

66. Start of something 

big? 

67. Tree ___ avenue 

68. The “Y” of Y.S.L. 

1. Fashionista Schiaparelli 

2. Hang out 

3. Café au ___ 

4. A chip, maybe 

5. Most expansive 

6. Aphorism 

7. Poi ingredients 

8. Everyday article 

9. Fizzy drink 

10. Occupy 

11. Wire service 

(abbr.) 

12. Rank above maj. 

13. QB’s gains 

19. Big cheese 

21. Monotonous 

routines 

25. Ladies’ men 

26. Dos, e.g. 

27. Enter 

28. Attack helicopter 

29. Multitude 

30. Routs 

31. Word after photo 

32. Blockhead 

34. Self-titled envelope 

35. Chicken ___ king 

36. French for sea 

39. Band of radio 

frequencies 

40. Cowboys abbreviation 

43. They move on 

pads 

45. Reputed Archimedes 

exclamation 

46. Take in an article 

47. United in matrimony 

49. Ottoman Empire 

founder 

50. Chessman 

52. Sound of thunder 

54. Fibrous 

55. Patron saint of 

Norway 

56. Thun’s river 

57. Stains 

58. City on the 

Danube 

59. Named at birth 

60. Gas station abbr. 

61. Prefix with center 

Let’s see what’s on 

Schedule for Wilmette Community Television – Channel 6 

Thursday, July 25 

6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club 

Program 

7 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting 

8:30 p.m. Illinois 

Channel Programming 

Friday, July 26-Sunday, 

July 28 

6 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 

8 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting 

9:30 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2018 

Monday, July 29 

5 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 

7 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club 

Program 

8 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2018 

Tuesday, July 30 

6 p.m. BSK - Summer 

Fun Pt. 1 

6:30 p.m. BSK - Summer 

Fun Pt. 2 

7:30 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 

9:30 p.m. NSSC Men’s 

Club Program 

Wednesday, July 31 

6 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2018 

8:30 p.m. Illinois 

Channel Programming 

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Yard tour educates public on sustainable gardening 

Alexa Burnell 


Six Wilmette homeowners 

opened their doors to 

the public, showcasing the 

many ways to integrate native 

plants, improve soil, 

grow healthy gardens and 

more during the seventh 

annual Go Green Wilmette 

Sustainable Yard Tour 

Sunday, July 21. 

Go Green Board member 

Saima Abassi chairs 

the event each year, making 

it her mission to teach 

others that sustainable gardening 

practices can be 

easily achieved. 

“I hope that this yearly 

tour shows others that we 

can all take steps to help 

the environment while creating 

aesthetically pleasing 

yards. Most important 

is the inclusion of native 

plants. Each home on display 

today includes native 

plants and each owner has 

found their own unique 

way to incorporate them 

into their yards,” Abassi 

said. “Best of all, this tour 

allows visitors to learn 

from the homeowners directly. 

My hope is that 

when visitors see that their 

friends and neighbors have 

been able to incorporate 

sustainable practices, they 

will learn that the process 

is doable.” 

As Abassi mingled with 

visitors she explained 

how native plants attract 

pollinators like bees and 

butterflies. Increased presence 

of pollinators means 

healthier habitats. Native 

plants also nourish soil 

with their deep roots and 

they are incredibly successful 

at sequestering carbon, 

even mores so than 

trees. Native plants are 

also able to balance water 

levels and feed birds and 

other species — the list 

goes on and on. Best of all, 

simply planting one native 

plant, can have a major environmental 

impact, while 

adding beauty. Bee Balm, 

Coneflowers and Milkweed 

for example, attract 

pollinators and add color 

and depth to a garden with 

little maintenance. 

With Abassi’s main 

mission to educate, each 

home was decorated with 

informative signs, allowing 

visitors to take notes 

or snap photos, to be used 

as a resource when gardening. 

She and fellow GGW 

members decided all 

homes on the tour would 

be located near one another, 

in East Wilmette, allowing 

for visitors to travel to 

and from on foot and bike. 

The addition of QR codes 

this year also allowed visitor 

to gain specific info 

about each garden. 

During the tour, guests 

learned useful facts, like 

how to improve the health 

of soil and encourage a 

thriving insect and bacterial 

environment by allowing 

diverse plants to grow 

together. 

A homeowner who once 

faced flooding and soil nutrient 

depletion, resolved 

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the issue with a pea stone 

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to divert water from the 

downspout. 

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26 | July 25, 2019 | The wilmette beacon FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

First Congregational Church of Wilmette 

(1125 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette) 

Weekly Youth Activities 

Open to the Community 

Every Wednesday, the 

church’s children and 

youth ministry offers opportunities 

for fun, friendship, 

spirituality, and service. 

Kids Club (K–grade 

6) meets at 4:30 p.m. In the 

evening, the Confirmation 

Class (grades 7 & 8) meets 

at 6 p.m. And the Senior 

High Youth Group gathers 

at 7:15 p.m. The two 

evening youth groups have 

a tasty dinner together at 

6:45 p.m. — sometimes 

chicken, sometimes pasta. 

Learn about the church 

community at www.fccw. 

org or contact for more 

details: (847) 251-6660 or 

1stchurch@fccw.org. 

Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 

Hibbard Road, Wilmette) 

Beach Services 

In addition to the 10 

a.m. services, on four Sundays 

we will have services 

at 8 a.m. at the beach at 

Gillson Park. The services 

will be held at the far 

south end of the beach. 

YARD 

From Page 25 

People should bring a 

blanket or chairs to sit on. 

The dates of those services 

are: Aug. 4, Aug. 18. 

First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette 

(600 9th St., Wilmette) 

Summer Book Study 

Discussion on MLK 

Jr. and racism in Chicago 

and Memphis runs 9-9:50 

a.m. through July 28 in the 

church lounge. The reading 

and discussion from 

Martin Luther King Jr.’s 

letter from a Birmingham 

jail, “I’ve Been to the 

Mountain Top,” and the 

book, “The Color of Compromise” 

by Jemar Tisby. 

People are invited to join 

the series at any time. Call 

(847) 256-3010 for more 

information. 

Trinity United Methodist Church (1024 

Lake Ave., Wilmette) 

Food Pantry 

If you are in need of 

help, and are short on food, 

do not hesitate to come to 

the Wilmette Food Pantry. 

The church is here to serve 

the community. No matter 

who you are or where you 

are on life’s journey, you 

vegetable gardening, many 

found great information 

from one of the homeowners 

who installed raised 

vegetable beds in 2013. 

Since then, and through 

trial and error, the is owner 

proudly explained that 

they harvest cucumbers, 

zucchini, lettuce, kale, 

broccoli and more, nearly 

every day. 

Homeowner Tom Wallace 

welcomed guests to 

the property he’s lived at 

for 30 years. His front yard 

is filled with shade, but 

thanks to the construction 

of a 10x12 foot garden in 

the sunniest spot on his 

front lawn, he has managed 

to grow a variety 

of vegetables- — Swiss 

chard, kale, green beans, 

garlic, cucumbers and 

more. His backyard too 

faced similar shade constraints, 

so he removed the 

lawn, planting wildflowers 

instead and included a majestic 

pond, giving birds a 

new home. For Wallace, 

his interest in sustainable 

gardening is multi-faceted, 

but certainly a reflection 

of his belief of how nature 

provides countless health 

benefits. 

“We are all connected 

to nature and there are 

many health benefits of 

surrounding ourselves 

with the peace that only 

the outdoors can provide,” 

Wallace said. “There is 

are welcome at the Wilmette 

Food Pantry. 

The food pantry is open 

from 10:30-11:30 a.m. every 

Tuesday and provides 

grocery items and seasonal 

produce. All Wilmette residents 

are welcome and no 

appointment is necessary. 

Kenilworth Union Church (211 

Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth) 

Worship 

Come worship with the 

church at 8 and 10 a.m. every 

Sunday. 

Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden 

Ave., Wilmette) 

Friday Night Fireside 

Conversations 

Join the House of Worship 

in the fireside room 

at the Baha’i House of 

Worship Welcome Center 

(112 Linden Ave.) for 

meaningful conversations 

about what Baha’i Faith 

offers for people who 

want to contribute to the 

betterment of the world. 

Light refreshments will be 

served. 

Children’s Classes 

Children ages 7 to 10 

also something so gratifying 

with taking one seed 

and seeing it grow; this is 

something we are all capable 

of doing. My advice 

to anyone thinking of starting 

a sustainable garden is 

to start with one plant — 

perennials are best because 

you never have to replant 

them, so they are lo maintenance, 

yet offer a host 

of benefits to our environment.“ 

As guest floated in and 

out of each yard, many, 

like Paula Cleave, of 

Evanston, were floored 

by the intricate, yet easy 

to replicate gardens. For 

her, the information she 

gathered from spending 

one, half day at the GGW 

Sustainable Yard Tour, was 

are invited learn about 

Manifestations of God 

including, Krishna, Abraham, 

Buddha, Christ, 

Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of 

the Bahá’í Faith), and other 

Divine Teachers. Sunday 

mornings from 10-11 

a.m. Contact Ellen Price at 

(847) 812-1084 for more 

information. 

St. Joseph Catholic Church (1747 Lake 

Ave., Wilmette) 

Sunday Mass 

Sunday Masses are held 

at 7:30, 9, 10:15 and 11:30 

a.m. 

Saint Francis Xavier Church (corner of 

9th and Linden, Wilmette) 

Holy Listening 

Individuals gathers each 

week from 10-10:45 a.m. 

Saturdays in the upper 

room at 524 9th St. to relax, 

listen to a short passage 

from scripture, reflect 

and respond in prayer. Everyone 

is welcome. 

Submit information for 

The Beacon’s Faith page 

to Michael Wojtychiw at 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury 

media.com 

priceless. 

“When I decided to attend, 

I just expected a basic 

garden tour, looking at 

pretty plants. But this event 

is absolutely spectacular. 

I’ve learned so many interesting 

tips that I cannot 

wait to put into practice. 

The depth and variety in 

each garden is exquisite 

and I have learned the 

value of allowing various 

native plants to grow in 

one environment,” Cleave 

said. “My only wish is 

that the tour was longer, 

because I could spend all 

day learning from each 

of these homeowners. As 

an avid gardener, I am so 

interested and impressed 

with everything I have 

learned today.” 

WILMETTE 

Wilmette Bowling Center 

(1901 Schiller Ave.,(847) 

251-0705) 

■11 ■ a.m.-9 p.m. (10 

p.m. on Friday, Saturday): 

Glow bowling and 

pizza all week long 

Wallace Bowl at Gillson 

Park 

■Friday, ■ July 26 and Saturday 

July 27: Monty 

Python’s “SPAMALOT” 

Wilmette Historical 

Museum 

(609 Ridge Road) 

■Sunday, ■ Aug. 4: Local 

history scavenger hunt 

WINNETKA 

Fred’s Garage 

(574 Green Bay Road) 

■Every ■ Friday: Fred’s 

Garage Fish Fry Fridays 

Winnetka Village Hall 

(510 Green Bay Road) 

■7:30 ■ a.m. on Saturdays: 

Winnetka Farmers 

Market 

Tower Road Beach 

(899 Sheridan Road) 

■7-9 ■ p.m. Saturday, July 

27: Movie in the Park: 

“The Little Mermaid” 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Saturday, July 

27: Family Camp Out 

NORTHFIELD 

Stormy’s Tavern and Grille 

(1735 Orchard Lane) 

■Barbecue ■ every Sunday 

Tapas Gitana 

(310 N. Happ Road) 

■6 ■ p.m. every other 

Sunday: Live music 

GLENCOE 

Green Bay Road and Park 

Avenue 

■10 ■ a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 

July 27 and Sunday, 

July 28: Glencoe 

Festival of Art 

Tudor Wine Bar 

(338 Tudor Court) 

■5-7 ■ p.m. Wednesday, 

July 24: Educational 

Wine Tasting 

HIGHWOOD 

The Humble Pub 

(336 Green Bay Road, 

(847) 433-6360) 

■9 ■ p.m. every Wednesday 

night: Open Jam 

■9 ■ p.m. every Friday: 

Kara-Moe-ke 

■9 ■ p.m. Saturday, July 

27: Crook County Blues 

Band 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road 

(847) 433-0304) 

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, July 

27: Doors of Chicago 

Buffo’s 

(431 Sheridan Road, 

(847) 432-0301) 

■7 ■ p.m. every Monday: 

Trivia 

Everts Park 

(130 Highwood Ave.) 

■Wednesdays, ■ 

running 

until Aug. 28, 4:30- 

9:30 p.m.: Highwood’s 

Evening Gourmet 

Market 

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Wilmette cellist among standouts at summer recital 

Submitted Content 

Trio Tempest of the Music 

Institute of Chicago, 

featuring pianist Wooba 

Song, 11, of Buffalo Grove, 

violinist Elle Cho, 10, of 

Park Ridge, and cellist 

Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, 12, 

of Wilmette, performed a 

summer recital at Nichols 

Concert Hall in Evanston 

on June 11. 

Trio Tempest recently 

became the youngest ensemble 

in the 46-year history 

of the Fischoff National 

Chamber Music 

Competition to advance to 

the quarterfinal round. The 

trio is coached by MIC faculty 

members Sang Mee 

Lee and Elaine Felder. At 

Fischoff, Trio Tempest 

performed the Beethoven 

“Trio Op.1 no. 1 in E Flat 

Majo,r” “Allegro, Adagio 

from F. Mendelssohn Piano 

Trio in D minor Op.49,” 

and “Primavera Portena,” 

by Astor Piazzola. 

The June 11 recital also 

included a surprise encore 

by MIC Academy Program 

alumnae — pianist Natalie 

Vargas Nedvetsky, 21, and 

violinist Gallia Kastner, 

22, — performing Mozart 

Sonata K 301 in G Major, 

2nd Movement. Jan Nedvetsky’s 

sister, Natalie, 

grew up in Wilmette and 

now resides in New York 

City, studying piano performance 

at The Juilliard 

School and Russian History 

and Literature at Columbia 

University. Natalie Nedvetsky’s 

upcoming Chicago 

area performances will feature 

chamber music recitals 

with cellist Horacio Contreras 

and violist Stephanie 

Block in August 2019, as 

well as a solo recital in the 

Dame Myra Hess Memorial 

Concert Series on Jan. 

8, 2020. Gallia received her 

Bachelor’s Degree at the 

Colburn Conservatory in 

Los Angeles. She has performed 

as a soloist with the 

Chicago Symphony, Cleveland 

Symphony, Montgomery 

Symphony, and many 

more. She performs on a 

Giovanni Francesco Pressenda 

violin on generous 

loan from the Mandell Collection 

of Southern California. 

Jan Vargas Nedvetsky 

currently studies with cellist 

Horacio Contreras at 

MIC. Since 2016. Nedvetsky 

has had regular 

master classes with Vladimir 

Perlin, a renowned Belorussian 

cello pedagogue, 

and also started master 

classes with Jerome Pernoo 

of the Paris Conservatory 

of Music this past January. 

Jan has performed in the 

Musica Mundi International 

Chamber Music Festival 

in Belgium the past three 

summers, and this summer 

Trio Tempest will perform 

at the Festival. Jan plays 

on a Jules Grandjon cello 

made in Mirecourt, France 

in 1860. In addition to practicing 

cello, he enjoys math, 

science and history. He has 

earned a first-degree black 

belt in Taekwondo, and is 

a prize winner in regional 

mathematics competitions. 

Representing cultural diversity 

in music, Trio Tempest 

members blend Chinese, 

Korean, Colombian 

and Russian cultures and 

Does Your Kitchen Spark Joy? 

Trio Tempest members 

(left to right) Elle Cho, 

Wooba Song, and 

Wilmette’s Jan Vargas 

Nedvetsky, a student at 

New Trier, following the 

June 11 recital at MIC’s 

Nichols Hall. Jan Loew 

Photography 

speak several different languages. 

Individually, each 

has won numerous local 

and national competitions. 

Wooba Song studies piano 

performance with Yumy 

Lee Kim at MIC. Wooba 

received First Place and 

also Best Interpretation of 

a Korean piece in the 2018 

Sejong Music Competition. 

Elle Cho studies violin with 

Almita Vamos at MIC. Elle 

has been a prize winner at 

numerous competitions 

including the Walgreens 

Concerto Competition, 

Sejong Cultural Society, 

Confucius Music Competition, 

and Grandquist 

Geneva Competition. Elle 

performed with the Oistrakh 

Symphony Orchestra 

after winning the DePaul 

Concerto Competition. In 

addition to her achievements, 

Elle has taken part 

in masterclasses led by 

violinists Ilya Kaler and 

Vadim Gluzman. 

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28 | July 25, 2019 | The wilmette beacon DINING OUT 


Opportunity of a lifetime 

Owner of 

Highwood’s Pho 

Nam Bac fulfilling 

passion 

Michal Dwojak 

Contributing Sports Editor 


By Jenelle Riley 

July 25 through September 8 

To reserve tickets - oillamptheater.org 

Or (847) 834-0738 

Lien Le needed some 

help to fulfil her dream. 

The owner of Highwood’s 

Lien Spa & Nails 

was a pioneer when she 

brought the first nail salon 

to the community 16 years 

ago, but there was another 

passion she wanted to 

bring to the community. 

Le always loved cooking, 

so much so she often 

volunteered to make food 

when there was a party 

or gathering. Even after 

spending her entire day at 

her salon, Le cooked in her 

kitchen, making the food 

of her native home Vietnam. 

So when opportunity 

presented itself next door 

when a Chinese restaurant 

closed, her friends and 

family thought of Le right 

away. 

“They said ‘Lien, why 

don’t you open a restaurant?’” 

Le remembered. “I 

said that’s my dream, but I 

cannot open it because it’s 

too expensive.” 

Le saved money, but 

opening and running a restaurant 

was much more expensive 

than a nail salon. 

That didn’t stop her friends 

and family from aiding her 

buy the space, helping her 

realize her passion and 

opening Highwood’s Pho 

Nam Bac. 

“That’s always been my 

dream,” Le said. “I’ve always 

loved the kitchen.” 

The start of Le’s restaurant 

career didn’t start off 

smooth. She spent three 

A rice dish at Pho Nam Bac ($9.99) comes served with 

a grilled pork chop also comes with steamed white 

race, a fried egg and the vegetable of the day. Erin 

Yarnall/22nd Century Media 

months cleaning the kitchen 

after the previous owner, 

saying it was in poor 

condition. Le spent her 

nights cleaning the kitchen 

from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. after 

working at her nail salon 

during the day. 

She also needed to learn 

how to run the day-to-day 

operations. Orders were 

mixed up as Le and her 

staff learned during the 

first few weeks, forcing Le 

to apologize and ask for 

patience. 

“Now after a few weeks 

we figured it out, and now 

we’re not messing up anymore,” 

Le said. 

Pho Nam Bac’s menu 

features food Le grew up 

cooking in her kitchen and 

something she remembers 

from Vietnam. They are 

popular items with people 

familiar with Vietnamese 

food, but she also has 

daily specials. If customers 

like the daily special, 

she’ll add it to the menu. 

Le wants to expose the 

Highwood community to 

Vietnamese food, which is 

why prices are low at the 

restaurant’s start. Many 

family and friends told Le 

she’ll need to raise prices, 

Pho Nam Bac 

114 Washington Ave., 

Highwood 

(847) 926-3015 

10 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Monday, Tuesday and 

Thursday 

10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday 

and Saturday 

4-8 p.m. Sunday 

Closed Wednesday 

but she doesn’t want to 

worry about that right now. 

“I told them I don’t 

make money yet, but I 

love to cook.” Le said. “In 

Highwood, we have a lot 

of seniors, they don’t make 

money. So I wanted to give 

a reason for everybody to 

try the food.” 

With such an inspirational 

story, some 22CM 

editors had to check out 

the food. Le presented the 

editors with a bountiful 

of food, giving the editors 

a perfect sampling of 

the delicious, homemade 

food. We started off with 

the crab rangoon ($4.99), 

which was served with 

portions of five. 


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The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys talk some area football 

with fall season looming 

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The Varsity: North Shore, 

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“We’ve got good athletes 

on the hill and guys that are 

progressing and getting better 

every single day.” 

The Ramblers got one hit 

apiece from center fielder 

Mike Bednarek, second 

basemen JP Nelson, and 

third baseman Billy Palmer 

in the loss. 

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First Period 

The three hosts start the 

show off by going to the 

past, recapping what happened 

last season. 

Second Period 

Our hosts go general in 

the second period, talking 

about what are some major 

Bednarek and Ryan Nevins 

were all-conference 

players during the spring 

high school season, but the 

Ramblers played the summer 

without Nevins, who 

spent his summer playing 

baseball in California. 

Bridich will also count 

on players like catcher Colin 

Summerhill, pitchers 

Mike Ellingsen and Thomas 

Schafer, and infielder 

headlines for some teams 

heading into the season. 

Third Period 

With the new school 

year comes more coverage 

from 22nd Century Media, 

and the guys talk about 

what to look forward with 

the company’s coverage 

this fall. 

Andrew Smart moving forward. 

“And Charlie Ratdke is 

an infielder who had done 

incredibly well for us the 

whole summer. He works 

his tail off,” Bridich said. 

“And JP Nelson hit .400 

this summer and can really 

barrel it up. We’ve also got 

a lot of good arms coming 

back for the spring, so this 

team has a ton of potential.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Summer Rocha 

The recent Regina graduate 

will play softball at 

Morgan State University 

next season. 

When did you start 

playing softball and 

why? 

I started playing T-ball 

when I was six. My parents 

wanted me to play different 

sports to see what I 

liked, I started softball between 

eight and nine. 

What’s one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I like to cook. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would it 

be and why? 

I would probably go to 

Oklahoma City so I could 

watch the Women’s College 

World Series. I feel 

like that’d be a lot of fun. 

What’s the best 

part about playing 

softball? 

My team. Making great 

memories with my team 

and you get to play your 

favorite sport with like 15 

of your best friends. 

What’s the hardest 

part about playing 

softball? 

Losing or overcoming 

challenges. Your team, or 

you, will make errors but 

you have to pick up your 

team and just move on. 

It’s about the team and not 

yourself. 

If you won the lottery, 

what would you do 

with the money? 

I would probably buy a 

really nice car. 

If you had a 

superpower, what 

would it be and why? 

I’d want to be invisible 

because I would like to 

pull pranks on my friends 

and family. 

What’s one thing on 

your bucket list? 

To travel out of the 

country. I want to go to 

Greece and many of the 

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big, touristy countries. 

What was the best 

part about being a 

Regina athlete? 

Playing for your school. 

I got to play with a lot of 

my really close friends. 

When you grow on the 

field, you grow in school 

because you see them in 

the hallways, give them 

high fives and build strong 

relationships. 

What was your 

favorite moment at 

Regina? 

Winning the regional 

championship my junior 

year. 

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Michael Wojtychiw

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Sports briefs 

IHSA state finals find new 

television home 

Last week, the Illinois 

High School Association 

(IHSA) and digital broadcast 

partner the NFHS 

Network announced a new 

partnership with Quincy 

Media, Inc. that will create 

a statewide television 

and digital network 

to carry IHSA State Final 

broadcasts live during the 

2019-20 school year, as 

well as the 20-21 and 21- 

22 school years. 

Quincy Media, Inc. is 

a privately owned family 

company that is headquartered 

in Quincy, Ill. with 

roots in the media business 

dating back to 1926. 

In Chicago, IHSA state final 

events return to Weigel 

Broadcasting’s WMEU, 

“The U” and WCIU 

“CW26”, stations with 

long-time roots in high 

school sports coverage. 

“We are incredibly excited 

to announce this new 

partnership,” said IHSA 

Executive Director Craig 

Anderson in a press release. 

“I don’t think it is an 

overstatement to say it will 

provide the largest statewide 

TV audience access 

to IHSA State Final broadcasts 

since the games aired 

nationally in the 1970s.” 

The partnership will debut 

with the 2019 IHSA 

Football Playoff Pairing 

Show on Oct. 26, followed 

by the 2019 IHSA Football 

State Championship 

games live from Northern 

Illinois University’s Huskie 

Stadium in DeKalb on 

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 

29-30. America’s Original 

March Madness will air on 

the channels in February 

and March, as the IHSA 

Girls Basketball State Finals 

and Boys Basketball 

State Finals unfold over 

the course of four weekends. 

The IHSA football, girls 

basketball, and boys basketball 

state finals will 

continue to be streamed 

live and on demand on the 

NFHS Network. 

The IHSA had previously 

partnered with NBC 

Sports Chicago exclusively 

airing the state football 

and basketball championship 

finals. Quincy Media, 

Inc. owns and operates 

television stations in 16 

markets including four in 

Illinois. In addition, the 

company operates WGEM 

AM/FM and the Herald 

Whig newspaper in Quincy. 

Local rowers to represent 

USA 

USRowing is in the 

midst of its summer season 

and New Trier and Loyola 

grads are all a part of the 

program’s success. 

• New Trier graduates 

Grace Joyce (Lightweight 

Women’s Double Sculls) 

and Peter Chatain (Men’s 

Four with Coxswain) 

and Loyola graduate Emily 

Molins (Lightweight 

Women’s Four) are members 

of the Under-23 roster. 

• Loyola rising senior 

Jack Oliveira brought 

home two gold medals 

for the U.S. over Canada 

& Mexico in the 8+ and 

4+ races. He also helped 

set a new record in the 8+ 

race for the CanAmMex 

regatta. 

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media.com) 

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and on weekends, creating 

new experiences, opportunities 

for leisure time, skill 

development and perhaps 

most importantly, friendship. 

NSSRA’s Gator Athletics/Special 

Olympics 

programs span 10 sports 

with nearly 100 athletes. 

After the exhibition, Xidas 

and fellow Gator athlete 

Sam Green (Winnetka) 

sang the National Anthem 

to open the evening’s play; 

their performance is always 

a highlight for attendees 

and an anticipated moment 

each year. 

Green and Xidas were 

joined Monday evening 

by Gator teammates Katie 

Livingston (Kenilworth), 

Deane O’Connor (Evanston), 

Rachel Palmer 

(Glencoe), Inaara Rajwani 

(Glenview) and Alison 

Shapiro (Highland Park), 

all of whom recently competed 

in the Special Olympics 

Illinois (SOI) Tennis 

Qualifier in Aurora on 

June 29. In their respective 

events, O’Connor and Xidas 

placed 3rd, Palmer and 

Rajwani earned 2nd and 

Green took 1st place. With 

his gold medal win, Green 

qualified for the state competition 

in August. 

“The team has been 

looking forward to the exhibition 

all season, and during 

practice beforehand it 

was all they wanted to talk 

about,” commented Whalen. 

She continued, “The 

Gators really enjoy seeing 

the crowd come out to 

cheer them on, and the recognition 

and support they 

received from their families, 

friends and community 

was incredible. They had 

giant smiles on their faces 

the whole evening, and it 

was a memorable night for 

everyone!”



Alumni Spotlight 


Wilmette’s Maday has high hopes for Illinois in senior year 


Sports Editor 

The University of Illinois, 

Urbana-Champaign 

has had a long history of 

bringing in some of the 

state’s top women’s soccer 

talent. 

Three years ago, that included 

the state’s Gatorade 

Player of the Year, New 

Trier’s Kelly Maday. Maday, 

a native of Wilmette, 

was actually the only instate 

recruit in that year’s 

signing class and she made 

an instant impact on the 

Illini squad, playing in all 

19 of the team’s games, including 

two starts. 

The past two years, 

she’s also played all of 

Illinois’ matches, including 

16 starts in 19 games 

in 2017 and starting all 20 

matches last season. 

“My freshman year we 

had 11 seniors, so there 

was definitely a lot of leadership 

and a lot of room 

for me to learn,” she said. 

“I kind of came in openminded 

my freshman year, 

thinking that obviously at 

the collegiate level it’s so 

much different in terms of 

pace and skill. And everyone’s 

fast. Everyone’s big. 

So there’s a lot more skill 

that you need to be able to 

play, especially in the Big 

10.” 

Coming from New Trier, 

Maday was already accustomed 

to playing at a high 

level, having played some 

of the state’s top competition 

throughout her four 

years on the varsity level. 

The level of skill in a 

major college soccer program 

is higher than what 

most will see in high 

school or club soccer, but 

it was something else that 

took a little more transitioning 

for the Wilmette 

resident. 

“I think from the time I 

was a sophomore in high 

school, I really started to 

take on a leadership role as 

just someone who was on 

the varsity team for four 

years,” she said. “So to 

have to kind of step back 

again and really learn everything 

and kind of get 

the team vibe and the team 

chemistry, and learn what 

college soccer is like. That 

was kind of a new role for 

me in terms of learning 

again and learning basically 

everything at this level. 

“’How is the pace? How 

is the scale? What do I 

need to do positionally?’ 

And learning that and trying 

to kind of find my way 

again and a place where I 

could feel comfortable on 

the team. And you kind of 

have to find something that 

you’re good at and build 

on that to be able to be a 

standout player.” 

One of the things that 

helped Maday adjust was 

getting to campus early 

before school started. With 

the early arrival, she was 

able to get acclimated to 

the soccer aspect of college 

life instead of being 

thrown into a situation 

where it was school and 

soccer starting at the same 

time. 

Now as a senior, she’s 

looking to have that same 

impact with the current 

freshmen that the 11 seniors 

had on her when she 

was starting her collegiate 

career in 2016. 

“I think one of the most 

important things is actually 

being able to get that 

chemistry off the field 

first, and introducing and 

welcoming the new freshman 

onto the team, to be 

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign’s Kelly Maday, a New Trier alumna, chases 

down a ball against Illinois State University. Photos submitted by Illinois Athletics 

Kelly Maday looks to get past a Northern Illinois University player in a game last 

season. 

able to connect with them 

on a personal level, getting 

them adjusted on campus 

and through soccer,” Maday 

said. “ But I think my 

leadership comes more 

off the field, and I think 

something I’m good at is 

being able to be approachable 

and being able to talk 

to people through some of 

the hard times or the adjustments 

that they need 

coming on campus, coming 

from high school.” 

Last year’s Illinois 

squad qualified for the Big 

Ten Tournament for the 

first time since 2015, earning 

the fifth seed and making 

it to the tournament 

semifinals before falling to 

Penn State 1-0. 

After finishing the year 

with an 11-8-1 record, 

Maday and her teammates 

will be looking to not only 

make their way back to the 

Big Ten Tournament, but 

also to the NCAA Tournament, 

a place they haven’t 

been since 2013. 

To get there, she knows 

exactly what the squad 

will have to accomplish. 

“I think we just really 

need to look at the numbers 

we have and the strengths 

that we have during the 

first couple weeks in preseason,” 

she said. “We 

have some really great 

new freshman coming in, 

and to be able to see where 

they fit into the puzzle as 

well, and seeing with our 

numbers and our formation 

how we can use that 

to our advantage, and how 

we can build off of what 

we did last year, because 

we made huge strides from 

my sophomore year to my 

junior year. 

“I just want to continue 

down that path, and I think 

both the Big 10 tournament 

and the NCAA tournament 

are in our reach 

this year. So we just have 

to figure it out in the first 

couple of weeks, what our 

team goals are and what 

we really want to accomplish 

as stepping stones to 

get there.” 

Maday, who is studying 

kinesiology and wants to 

one day be a pediatric occupational 

therapist, is in 

Champaign for the summer 

working out with her 

teammates and preparing 

for her last go-around in an 

Illinois jersey. 

The Illini start the season 

Aug. 22 when they 

host Loyola-Chicago, 

which is coming off of its 

first NCAA Tournament 

appearance since 2007.

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NSSRA Gator Tennis participates 

at Nielsen Pro Tennis championship 

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In what has become 

a tournament highlight, 

the Northern Suburban 

Special Recreation Association 

(NSSRA) Special 

Olympics Gator Tennis 

team took the courts on 

Monday, July 8 to greet 

the crowds at the Nielsen 

Pro Tennis Championship 

and perform an exhibition 

prior to opening matches. 

Held in Winnetka from 

Monday, July 8 – Sunday, 

July 14, the ATP 80 Challenger 

tournament is a oneof-a-kind 

event attracting 

some of the finest tennis 

players in the world and 

drawing international attention. 

Net proceeds benefit 

NSSRA, and in the last 

12 years the tournament 

has donated over $185,000 

for programs and services 

benefiting people with disabilities. 

Gator athlete Stefan 

Xidas of Wilmette played 

a friendly set of matches 

against his tennis coach 

Pat Fragassi, who is also 

Manager at Winnetka Park 

District’s Nielsen Tennis 

Center. “Stefan did a 

great job this year playing 

against Pat,” shared NS- 

SRA Recreation Specialist 

and Gator Coach Abby 

Whalen. She continued, 

“They have a great relationship, 

and it’s evident 

when they play each other 

on the court. Stefan really 

showed off his skills, and 

it was so fun for all of us to 

cheer him on!” 

NSSRA, founded in 

1970, serves approximately 

1,800 children, teens 

and adults with disabilities 

living in its partner communities 

throughout the 

Stefan Xidas, of Wilmette, and Pat Fragassi prior to 

their exhibition on Monday, July 8 at the Nielsen Pro 

Tennis Championship in Winnetka. Photos submitted 

Xidas poses with long-time Nielsen Tournament 

Director Linda Goodman. Xidas has been performing at 

the tournament, as an athlete and a singer, for several 

years, becoming a favorite of many attendees. 

Gator Coach Tiffany Dean (left) and Gator athlete Sam 

Green, of Winnetka, prior to the start of the exhibition. 

northern suburbs. In addition 

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Gator Tennis program, 

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Waves offense too much for Loyola in third-place game 

Gary Larsen 


Drew Robinson ended 

his summer with a fourhit 

day for the Wilmette 

Waves, to go with three 

steals and three RBI in a 

12-1 win over local rival 

Loyola Academy.\ 

But then again, Robinson 

has felt good with a bat in 

his hands throughout the 

summer’s Connie Mack 

league season. 

“I’ve been feeling comfortable 

at the plate, right 

from the beginning of the 

summer,” Robinson said. 

“I had a broken thumb at 

the end of the spring (high 

school) season and it made 

me miss it so much. So I 

wanted to come into the 

summer firing.” 

Robinson batted .398 

and stole 49 bases in 33 

games this summer for 

coach Mike Napoleon, but 

Napoleon valued Robinson 

beyond what the center 

fielder did with his glove 

or his bat during Connie 

Mack league play. 

“He’s had a great summer 

for us,” Napoleon said. 

“He’s been everything I’ve 

asked of him. He’s also been 

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a leader to a lot of younger 

guys and that holds more 

weight for me than how he 

actually plays.” 

Robinson, first baseman 

Jack Miller, and pitcher 

Magnus Sivertson are all 

members of New Trier’s 

class of 2020. The three 

provided good leadership 

to a Wilmette team that 

went 33-7 this summer season, 

capped by the win over 

Loyola on Wednesday, July 

18, in a Connie Mack thirdplace 

game. 

The Waves would have 

rather reached this summer’s 

championship game, 

but after playing 40 games 

in roughly 40 days, they 

leave a quality summer behind 

them. 

“Compared to last year, 

we had a lot of stolen bases 

so we took a big stride 

with that,” Robinson said. 

“We also struck out much 

less than we did during the 

spring (high school season), 

we had a lot of extrabase 

hits, and our defense 

has also been very good.” 

The Waves scored in 

each of the game’s first five 

innings against Loyola in a 

game that was called with 

one out remaining in the 

TM 

fifth when the lightning 

alarm siren sounded at 

Loyola’s field in Glenview. 

Wilmette pitcher Jack 

Liepert put together another 

masterpiece on the 

mound, giving up a single 

run on three hits, with five 

strikeouts and no walks 

through four innings. 

In 36 innings pitched this 

summer, Liepert went 5-1 

with a .972 ERA, striking 

out 41 while only giving up 

three walks. 

“Every pitch moves, he 

throws a lot of strikes, and 

when you’re in the (strike) 

zone and you have a lot of 

movement on your fastball 

— and he knows how to 

control it,” Napoleon said. 

“If he has too much movement, 

he’ll take something 

off, so he just knows how 

to pitch.” 

Third baseman Ryan Jeffrey 

had two hits and Miller 

had a 3-RBI day. Miller 

batted .416 in 38 games 

played and led the Waves 

with 36 RBI. 

Sivertson relieved Liepert 

on the mound in the fifth 

inning, and the two pitchers 

along with Jeffrey and Ben 

Portland all logged more 

than 25 innings each on the 

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Mack League third-place game July 17 in Glenview. Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media 

mound this summer. 

“What surprised me — 

considering the amount of 

games we played in a short 

amount of time — was going 

33-7 in about 40 days,” 

Napoleon said. “Especially 

with four next-year sophomores 

on this team that 

played important roles for 

us.” 

Catcher Louis Florida, 

left fielder AJ Steinback, 

third baseman Dalton Hastings, 

and shortstop Alex 

Mendes will all be a part 

of New Trier’s graduating 

class of 2022. 

“They were put into roles 

that maybe they weren’t 

used to all the time, and 

they performed well,” Napoleon 

said. “And whenever 

they struggled they had 

seniors helping them out. 

They led by example and 

also brought kids in and 

talked to them.” 

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Loyola’s summer didn’t 

end on the note the Ramblers 

would have liked, but 

coach Nick Bridich sees a 

high ceiling for the high 

school season in the spring 

of 2020. 

“There’s a lot of tremendous 

potential here with this 

group. It’s really promising, 

especially on the pitching 

side of things,” Bridich said. 

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Going Places 

Three-sport star Forester picks MIT field hockey 


22nd Century Media FILE PHOTO 

1st-and-3 

three STARS OF THE 

WEEK. 

1. Jack Liepert 

(above). The 

Wilmette Waves 

pitcher threw four 

innings of onerun, 

three-hit ball, 

while striking out 

five and walking 

none in a win over 

Loyola. 

2. Paige Forester. 

The recent 

NSCDS alumna 

will play field 

hockey at the 

Massachusetts 

Institute of 

Technology 

starting this 

upcoming fall. 

3. Kelly Maday. 

The New Trier 

alumna enters 

her senior year at 

the University of 

Illinois Urbana- 

Champaign 

looking to 

lead the Illini 

to the NCAA 

Tournament. 


Sports Editor 

North Shore Country 

Day has been on one of 

its best athletic success 

stretches its ever had, if not 

the best. 

A big part of that has 

been the play of Paige Forester, 

a three-sport standout 

at the Winnetka school, 

who played field hockey, 

basketball and soccer for 

the Raiders. 

Despite playing three 

sports, Forester had to 

make up her mind on which 

one she wanted to pursue in 

college. 

The winner? 

Field hockey. 

After playing soccer 

since she was 5, she 

picked up field hockey as 

a freshman at North Shore 

because she had to play a 

fall sport and thanks to the 

encouragement of her older 

brother. 

“Once I spent even just 

a season on North Shore’s 

team, I immediately fell in 

love with the game, and the 

potential that I thought I 

had in being able to ... I just 

really enjoyed it more than 

I had enjoyed soccer,” she 

said. “Right away, I knew 

that I wanted to play field 

hockey, and that I wanted 

to play in college, even just 

in ninth grade. 

“It was definitely a risk 

because I was, at the time, 

a better soccer player but 

I thought that if I put in 

enough work, my field 

hockey ability would be 

able to surpass my soccer 

ability. It was definitely 

a risk, but I enjoyed field 

hockey more so I didn’t 

even think of it that way. 

I just started to train more 

in field hockey than in soccer.” 

So with the decision to 

play field hockey already 

made, all that was left was 

choosing where to play. 

And thanks to a class 

she took at Northwestern 

University last year that 

focused on electrical engineering 

and computer science, 

the decision to attend 

the Massachusetts Institute 

of Technology seemed almost 

as easy. 

“It was always my dream 

to study engineering in 

college, and when I also 

wanted to pursue playing 

field hockey in college, 

MIT right away became 

the clear first choice for me 

because of the field hockey 

opportunities I could have 

there, and the engineering 

opportunities,” she said. 

Even though she started 

playing field hockey at a 

later age, she realized she 

had the opportunity to play 

about halfway through her 

high school career. 

“I went to my first recruiting 

showcase, I think, 

after my sophomore season,” 

she said. ”At that 

point, I really did not feel 

ready, and I just felt super 

out of place at that showcase. 

“Then, I went to another 

one the summer before my 

junior year, so just a few 

months after that, and I just 

felt as I was playing that ... 

I just felt so passionate and 

happy while I was playing 

it that it made me play so 

much better. I think at that 

moment, I knew what I was 

able to do and that if I continued 

to talk to coaches, 

and putting in work on my 

own, that I would be able to 

play in college.” 

In the past couple years, 

Forester has been on two 

soccer state runner-ups, 

multiple top-four field 

hockey finishes and multiple 

basketball regional 

title winners. That’s something 

that hasn’t been lost 

by her or anyone at the 

school really. Along with 

that success above, the girls 

tennis team has also won 

two straight state titles, the 

school’s first state titles in 

any girls sport. 

Forester feels that a reason 

for that has been the 

continuity of the teams, as 

well as the relationships 

they’ve been able to build 

on and off the field. 

“I think really what it 

was, this year and last year, 

and the past few years, 

there’s been almost a wave 

of girls on field hockey and 

soccer teams, and basketball 

even, where it’s like 

we’re all such good friends 

outside of our sport, where 

we’ll hang out during 

school and we all actually 

enjoy being with each other,” 

she said. “I think that’s 

NSCDS alumna Paige Forester will play her collegiate 

field hockey at MIT. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

one of the great advantages 

of going to a small school, 

where your teammates 

are some of your closest 

friends. 

“For soccer, we were basically 

the same team going 

from my junior year to my 

senior year, which made 

us super experienced and 

we knew what was coming. 

Same thing with field 

hockey, from sophomore to 

junior year we had almost 

an identical starting lineup, 

which gave us such an advantage 

of knowing each 

other so well and recognizing 

what our teammates’ 

needs are, and being able 

to predict on the field, even 

tactically, sensing where 

our teammates were.” 

Forester will go to MIT 

in mid-August and plans 

on studying electrical engineering 

and computer 

science, thanks to that class 

she took at Northwestern. 

Even though coding 

was difficult at first, it was 

something that by the end 

of the class, she was going 

home and wanting to work 

more on what she was doing 

in class. 

“On another end, I think 

it’s one of the fields in engineering 

that is underrepresented 

by women, and 

I’m really intrigued by that, 

and I want to pursue a field 

where I can be doing something 

different than what is 

expected.” 

Listen Up 

“I’ve been feeling comfortable at the plate, right 

from the beginning of the summer.” 

Drew Robinson — Wilmette Waves outfielder on his summer 

performance. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

GOLF: It’s time to hit the links and get a couple of 

rounds in while the weather is nice. 

• Visit any of your local park districts and hit the 

ball onto the green this summer. 

Index 

35 - North Shore Athlete Competition 

34 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The Wilmette Beacon | July 25, 2019 | WilmetteBeacon.com 

Heading Eastward 

NSCD’s Forester ready for field hockey at MIT, Page 39 

Breaking out 

Wilmette’s Maday enjoying success at Illinois, Page 36 

Wilmette Waves take 

down Loyola in Connie 

Mack third-place 

game, Page 38 

Wilmette Waves first baseman Jack 

Miller (left) applies a tag on Loyola’s 

Charlie Ratdke in a Connie Mack game 

July 17 in Glenview. Gary Larsen/22nd 

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