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8 | October 3, 2019 | The highland park landmark community hplandmarkdaily.com HP residents say goodbye to summer at Autumn Fest 4 Tashen (Tashi) Submitted by the Nisenholz family Tashen (Tashi for short) came home with this red ball and never lets it out of her sight: morning, noon and night we listen to its squeaking. We call it her “lovie”. Tashi is loveable, she loves humans more than other animals. Her favorite humans are her mommy and daddy and our grandaughter, Jordyn. Her favorite activity is to sit at the window and bark at every passerby. To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send a photo and information to Editor Erin Yarnall at erin@hplandmark.com. Doug Rapp, Freelance Reporter Attendees race stuffed animals, Sept. 20, at the Park District of Highland Park’s Autumn Fest. Photos submitted Josephine Pfahl, 8, is not afraid of snakes. The Cherokee Elementary student handled a small albino corn snake while her grandmother kept a safe distance. Pfahl was attending the Park District of Highland Park’s Autumn Fest at Heller Nature Center Sept. 20 as she says she does every year. “I really love reptiles,” she said. “It’s really beautiful here and the snakes are also really beautiful.” The Chicago Herpetological Society was one of the first stops on the circuitous path of booths and activities surrounding the nature center during this annual event. “I like the reptiles, the horse rides, the tractors and you get to take some pumpkins home,” Pfahl said. Other attractions at the event included hayrides, games, a campfire, and live music from Kendra Swanson. “It’s a great event for families, for kids, for grandparents and everybody to come out on a beautiful autumn Friday evening and enjoy the bounty of nature,” said Liz Gogola, director of communication and marketing at Park District Highland Park. Gogola expected attendance to top 600, especially on a warm and sunny September evening. Many young families strolled among the attractions as kids excitedly went from game to game. They tried to take a hands-free bite from dangling apples, tossed bean bags through narrow targets and bowled with miniature pumpkins. Some park employees offered face painting. Alberto Gonzalez, 7, of Highwood, opted for a shark painted on his arm. “They’re cool,” Gonzalez said, explaining why he chose that design before racing off with friends. Nearby, attendees ate grilled sausages and roasted corn as Kendra Swanson played gentle folk songs. When she played Raffi’s “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” many kids enthusiastically joined in the call-andresponse section of the song. Pumpkins were available with the purchase of a wristband, which included unlimited hay and pony rides for children, or for $5 each. The winding path to the patch had pumpkin-shaped signs with trivia. Pumpkin capital of the world? Morton, Illinois. Mark Frye worked as a volunteer at the pumpkin patch, something he’s done for the past 10 years. His wife, Carolyn, works at camps for the nature center and volunteered at the face-painting table. Nancy Voltz, of Highland Park, has been attending Autumn Fest since her son, Lincoln, now 8, was a toddler. “I like all the activities and the community feel,” Voltz said. “We think it’s a great way to kick off the fall season.” fallen From Page 4 awareness to the motoring public.” “We want to make sure people really understand Scott’s Law, and we want to spread as much awareness and possible,” said Sam Shachtman, also a senior and member of the stressing committee. “We are super proud of the boys,” said Larry Elbaum, vice president of the hockey board of directors. “They saw that no one was doing anything and they said, ‘we’ve got to do something.’” Scott’s Law was named after Lt. Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Department, who was struck and killed by an intoxicated driver while assisting at a crash scene in December, 2000. As of Jan. 1, 2017, the newly constituted “Move Over Law” requires drivers to slow down and move over one lane, if possible, when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle, or any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped with oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights while the owner or operator of the vehicle is engaged in his or her official duties. Lambert, a native of Dayton, Ohio, was an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Haiti. He had been with Illinois State Police since 2013 and worked in the criminal patrol division. He was also a member of the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, a task force of officers from different departments who focus on illicit drugs, gangs and weapons. The work includes conducting house raids and drug seizures. State Trooper John Oreskovich helped train Lambert and the two often worked together. “He was very high energy and was very dedicated to the job. He was excited to be out there and that is what we are looking for,” Oreskovich said. “He would have been very humbled by the turnout.” Scott Larson, then 61, of Kenosha, was charged with a count of reckless homicide of a police officer and two counts of reckless homicide involving Scott’s law. A drug test revealed signs of cannabis in Larson’s system. Authorities say he admitted to vaping. Larson had been convicted of felony reckless driving and DUI in Wisconsin five years ago. In March, he entered a not guilty plea to the charges. If convicted, Larsen faces up to 14 years in prison. Additional reporting by Nick Frazier, Sports Editor.
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