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14 | October 3, 2019 | The highland park landmark Highland Park hplandmarkdaily.com RAIN OR SHINE! SUGGESTED DONATION FIT FOR FALL Sat,Oct 5 th -4-10pm nsymca.org/fallfest ALL NIGHT LIVE MUSIC FOOD BEER & WINE BINGO TRIVIA KIDS FUN ART COURT BOUNCE HOUSES KIDS GAMES PONY RIDES GAME TRUCKS HAUNTED TRAIL $5per person at the corner of Techny Rd.&Pfingsten Rd. 4-9 PM 4-9 PM 4-9 PM 4:30-6:30 PM 5-8 PM 6-10 PM PAYTHE DAY& 50 % OFF JOINER’S FEE When you join now until October 31st your membership fee isadjusted according to the day you join. *Restrictions may apply EVERY BRICK MAKES THE Y STRONGER! Order today! nsymca.org/bricks 2017-2018-2019 WINNER NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA 2705 Techny Rd.Northbrook, IL •847-272-7250 •nsymca.org
hplandmarkdaily.com sound off the highland park landmark | October 3, 2019 | 15 Social snapshot Top stories: From hplandmark.com as of Monday, Sept. 30 1. HP fundraiser raises money for French boy diagnosed with INAD 2. Football: Giants roll over Maine East 3. PHOTOS: Annual regatta caps off summer for North Shore Yacht Club 4. 10 Question with Sabrina Stefani, Highland Park field hockey 5. Wine and Beer Walk highlights Highwood businesses Become a member: hplandmarkdaily.com/plus From the Editor Erin Yarnall Editor One of my favorite things about journalism is that I get to learn new things Learning on the job every day. While I sometimes like to think that I know everything, the opposite is quickly proven to me day after day when I talk to Highland Park and Highwood residents about what’s going on in their lives and communities. One thing that I have a real lack of knowledge about is religion. I was brought up Catholic, but haven’t identified with any religion since I was relatively young. This week I was able to learn about the High Holidays celebrated throughout Judaism as I interviewed Rabbi Elan Babchuck, of Providence, R.I. Babchuck traveled to Highland Park last week to officiate the services for Glencoe-based Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living’s High Holiday services at the Highland Park Community Center. I was able to attend my first ever Rosh Hashana service on Sunday, Sept. 29, as I took the photos that you can see on our Life and Arts cover on Page 17. Through that, I learned more about the Jewish New Year. It was such an enriching experience, and I am thankful that I had this opportunity through The Landmark to learn more. To read about the High Holidays at the Highland Park Community Center, turn to Page 19. On Sept. 19 the Highland Park Public Library posted, “Thanks to Claire Lombardo for kicking off our fall Meet The Author series!” Like The Highland Park Landmark: facebook.com/hplandmark On Sept. 27 the Highland Park Players tweeted, “Join us for our tap workshop with our choreographer of “MAMMA MIA” Jenna Schoppe, every Monday night in October from 8pm-9pm at West Ridge Center.” Follow The Highland Park Landmark: @hparklandmark go figure 1 An intriguing number from this week’s edition The amount of wallets reported stolen to the Highland Park Police Department on Sept. 19. Read more on Page 6. open doors From Page 11 system that regulates individual room temperatures by pre-determined times of use, the low flow faucets and toilets that operate by motion sensor,” said Olshelfke. “Both our exterior and interior lighting utilizes low energy lighting.” He added the building was designed to maximize the use of natural light, with the large Prairie style windows, which is supplemented by high efficiency interior lighting systems, such as motion sensor hallways and common areas that shut off the lights when no one is in the area. They come back on when someone enters the area. Olshelfke is proud they were able to incorporate a state- of- the-art dispatch center that included upgraded technology for enhance 9-1-1 landline and cellular systems. He added they took advantage of existing landscape and were able to design the new facility and keep the mature oak trees on the property without having to take them down. “We then enhanced the landscape with native bushes and grasses that are drought resistant in an effort to minimize the need to water as much during the drier seasons,” Olshelfke said. He is especially proud they were able to design a community friendly plaza that residents often take advantage of stopping during a walk or bike ride to rest up for a while on the benches in the landscaped and brick paver plaza. Another building that was part of the Open Doors event was the Church of the Immaculate Conception with its than two dozen stained glass windows. The church’s history even predates that of Highland Park’s 150 years. It traces its historic roots back to 1846, to the days shortly after the Potawatomi Indians hunted wild game throughout what is now Highland Park,” says the church’s Natalie Hennigan. “Thirty families decided to build a meeting place for services. It was a 28 by 30 foot, roofless log building near what is now the corner of Green Bay Road and Roger Williams Ave. shortly thereafter, the original roofless building was dismantled and rebuild on the west side of Green Bay Road. That open structure meeting space was improved with a shingled roof, a lumber floor and two windows. It was dedicated as St. Mary of the Woods August 15, 1853 but later was shortened to St. Mary. “The parish built a school in 1912 and dedicated it as the School of Immaculate Conception,” Hennigan said. “A fire destroyed the school building but it was rebuilt and included a new church, which was renamed Immaculate Conception. In 1964, the parish needed a larger church and broke ground for a new one at the same location. It was completed in 1966 and renovated in 1996.” She added the church was once crushed by snow, once destroyed by a tornado and twice butted by fire. Full story at HPLandmarkDaily.com. The Highland Park Landmark Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The Highland Park Landmark encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. The Highland Park Landmark reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The Highland Park Landmark. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The Highland Park Landmark. Letters can be mailed to: The Highland Park Landmark, 60 Revere Drive St. 888, Northbrook, IL, 60062. Fax letters to (847) 272-4648 or email Editor Erin Yarnall at erin@ hplandmark.com
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