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THURSDAY 

Armchair Travels - 

Canada’s Eastern Shores 

1-2:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Wilmette 

Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave. Join pro travelers 

Barbara Sugden and 

Ron Vargason in exploring 

Canada’s eastern shores. 

FRIDAY 

Community Art Show 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 

Wilmette Public Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. Opening 

reception of “True 

Colors.” Join the library 

for the opening of our true 

colors themed fall art show 

featuring local artists. 

SATURDAY 

Pumpkin Composting 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 9, 

Wilmette Village Hall 

parking lot, 1200 Wilmette 

Ave. Pitch in to reduce 

landfill-generated methane 

by composting your pumpkins 

and gourds. Painted 

pumpkins are permitted. 

No candles or decorations, 

please. Sponsored by Go 

Green Wilmette and the 

Village of Wilmette. Details 

at: gogreenwilmette. 

org. 

Political divide talk 

2-4 p.m. Nov. 9, Wilmette 


Ave. “How to talk 

Across the Political Divide 

- A Skills Workshop 

led by Better Angels.” In 

our current polarized political 

environment, many 

people avoid or dread political 

conversations with 

friends or family members 

whose politics differ from 

their own. Registration required. 

SUNDAY 

Salaam-Shalom Music 

Project 


Public Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. The 

Salaam-Shalom Music 

Project comprises distinguished 

artists from Chicago’s 

Maxwell Street 

Klezmer Band and the 

Arab, Christian and Muslim 

professional musician 

community. 

MONDAY 

Veterans Day Breakfast 

8:30 a.m. Nov. 11, Avoca 

West Elementary, 235 

Beech Drive, Glenview. 

The Avoca students invite 

all veterans and their families 

to attend the annual 

Veterans Day Breakfast in 

gratitude for your service. 

Doors open at 8:30, breakfast 

is served at 9 a.m. 

RSVP (847) 724-6800, 

though walk-ins are welcome. 

TUESDAY 

Assessor’s Tax Calendar 

Review 

7 p.m. Nov. 12, New 

Trier Township offices, 

739 Elm St., Winnetka. 

Jan Churchwell, New 

Trier Township assessor, 

and Deputy Assessor Len 

Shifflett will present the 

annual tax calendar review. 

Besides addressing 

when your tax bills will 

be due, the presentation 

will highlight the times 

when homeowners may 

file for exemptions, renew 

existing exemptions, and 

appeal their property’s assessed 

value. The presentation 

is free and residents 

are invited. 

Avoca District 37 Finances 

& Budget 

7 p.m. Nov. 12 and 9 

a.m. Nov. 13, Marie Murphy 

School, 2921 Illinois 

Road, Wilmette. Join the 

district for a brief presentation 

on Avoca’s financial 

status, financial projections, 

and the need for a 

budget framework. After 

the presentation, attendees 

will collaborate to provide 

the Board input on how to 

prioritize budget decisions 

in order to improve the 

District’s financial position. 

WEDNESDAY 

Fashion Show 

7-9:30 p.m. Nov. 13, 

Westmoreland Country 

Club, 2601 Old Glenview 

Road. Annual fundraiser 

for D39 Educational Foundation. 

Tickets are $85. 

Complimentary wine until 

7:45 p.m. Includes hors 

d’oeuvres. For more information, 

call (847) 853- 

3939 or email d39found@ 

wilmette39.org. 

UPCOMING 

Friday Night Jazz 


Library, 1242 Wilmette. 

Concert featuring 

standard classics, Broadway 

favorites & original 

works by Ron Surace. 

Eating For Your Planet and 

Your Health 

7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 21, 

What we eat affects both 

the planet and our health. 

Dr. Ashwani Garg, Nancy 

Delveaux and Lucy Milling 

will share their knowledge 

of the benefits of a 

plant-based diet, including 

cooking suggestions. 

Details at: gogreenwilmetteinfo.org. 

ONGOING 

Books Down Under 

Hours vary, Wilmette 

Public Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave. Friends of the 

Wilmette Public Library 

has the only bookstore in 

town. Books Down Under 

is a used bookstore on the 

Library’s Lower Level. 

Donated books are sold at 

bargain prices and book 

sales support library programs, 

events, art installations 

and materials. Books 

Down Under has expanded 

their hours. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 

9 a.m.-5 p.m. and 

7-8:45 p.m. Tuesday and 

Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Saturday. 

Type 1 Diabetes Lounge 

7 p.m., second Wednesday, 

Wilmette Public 


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 


Ave., Wilmette. World War 

II veterans gather for lively 

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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. 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 

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Wilmette District 39 Board of Education 

Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 9 days ago 

Kindergarten enrichment program approved for Central, Harper 

Todd Marver 

Freelance Reporter 

Kindergarten students 

at two of the four elementary 

schools in Wilmette 

School District 39 will 

have the opportunity to 

enroll in kindergarten enrichment 

next school year. 

The school board considered 

two options for 

kindergarten enrichment 

next school year at its 

Monday, Oct. 28 meeting. 

It ultimately provided direction 

to district administration 

to open kindergarten 

enrichment to Central 

and Harper students only 

in the 2020-21 school year 

with hopeful launch of the 

program district-wide in 

the 2021-22 school year. 

Kindergarten students at 

these two schools would 

attend the existing halfday 

program in the morning 

and could choose to 

participate in the optional 

enrichment program at 

Central or Harper in the 

afternoon. The program, 

known as KEEP39 (Kindergarten 

Enrichment & 

Enhancement Program), 

requires a fee of $6,460. 

“We are very excited 

to have found a feasible 

solution to the community’s 

desire for additional 

opportunities for our kindergarten 

students,” said 

Superintendent Dr. Kari 

Cremascoli in a press 

release sent out by the 

district Oct. 29. “While 

we remain confident that 

we will continue to meet 

the comprehensive needs 

of our students through 

our half-day kindergarten 

program, we believe 

that KEEP39 will provide 

families an option for 

high-quality supplemental 

programming that will 

offer tremendous enrichment 

opportunities for our 

youngest learners.” 

The other option the 

board considered was 

opening kindergarten enrichment 

registration to 

Central and Harper students 

first with a lottery 

for any remaining spots 

to McKenzie and Romona 

students. In that scenario, 

the McKenzie and Romona 

students who get a 

spot in kindergarten enrichment 

through the lottery 

would attend morning 

kindergarten at Harper 

or Central since afternoon 


will only be at those two 

schools next school year. 

They would then move 

on to their home school, 

McKenzie or Romona, 

for first through fourth 

grades. The majority of 

the board felt there would 

be too much uncertainty 

involved with McKenzie 

and Romona families in 

doing a lottery. 

Board member Jon Cesaretti 

felt that parents 

need to know where their 

students are attending 

school as soon as possible 

and a lottery would prolong 

that process. 

“I think expectations 

need to be settled for the 

parents on where their 

kids are going to go to 

school sooner than later,” 

ROUND IT UP 

A brief recap of School Board action from Oct. 28 

• The board approved summer enrichment and 

Lechner Early Education fees. Tuition for the 

summer 2020 enrichment program will not be 

increased, but the Lechner Early Education tuition 

will be increased for the 2020-21 school year to 

$4,665 for the 5 day a week program and $3,745 

for the 4 day a week program. 

• The board approved the 2019-20 

superintendent/district goals. 

• The board approved the personnel report. 

he said. 

Board member Ellen 

Sternweiler felt that 

McKenzie and Romona 

families could face a second 

disappointment if not 

chosen for the lottery after 

the first disappointment of 


being at only Harper and 

Central next school year. 

“I know they were disappointed 

the first time 

when we had to pick two 

schools,” she said. “It was 

a hard decision and it just 

had to be made. I see two 

disappointments if we do 

this instead of just the first 

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North Shore first responders presented with lifesaving awards 

Neil Milbert 


A heartwarming presentation 

of Life Saving Awards by 

Kenilworth Police Chief Dave 

Miller began the Monday, Oct. 

28 meeting of the Kenilworth 

Board of Trustees. 

Making the presentations even 

more meaningful and emotional 

was the presence of the man 

whose life was saved, Jeff Mc- 

Bride, and his wife, Donna. 

In mid-September, the couple 

came from their home in Basking 

Ridge, N.J. to attend his 

Sears School 50th reunion. 

On Sept. 15, the morning after 

the reunion, Jeff, John Hart, Jim 

Lawson, Tom McElin and Mark 

Klein were playing basketball 

when suddenly Jeff collapsed. 

Miller recounted what transpired 

when Donna rushed to her 

fallen husband and determined 

that he wasn’t breathing and had 

no detectable pulse: 

“Tom McElin and Mark Klein 

immediately went for their 

phones to call 911. John Hart 

immediately started performing 

CPR with Jim Lawson’s support. 

911 Telecommunicator 

Matt Rutledge received the call 

and calmly walked Jeff’s friends 

through emergency medical dispatch 

protocols to assess Jeff’s 

condition and provide instruction 

while Police and Fire were 

being dispatched. 

“Upon arrival of Kenilworth 

Police Sergeant Oscar Padilla 

and Winnetka Police Officer 

Aaron Hellwig they both went 

to work. Sgt. Padilla took over 

CPR and Officer Hellwig, using 

an AED, hooked up the patient 

and the machine delivered a 

shock. Jeff’s heart re-started and 

his breathing was restored but he 

did not regain consciousness. 

Kenilworth Police Chief David Miller (left) presents awards to local 

first responders at the Oct. 28 Kenilworth Village Board. Photo 

submitted 

“The Winnetka and Wilmette 

paramedics arrived and promptly 

began advanced life support 

protocols, secured an IV, provided 

fluids and continued to 

support his airway and respirations 

to the Evanston Hospital 

emergency room. Hospital staff 

initiated an intense protocol involving 

lowering of the body 

temperature and induced coma. 

Care continued for 12 days in 

the hospital where Jeff eventually 

regained consciousness. 

“Due to the combined performance 

of Jeff’s friends, the 911 

telecommunicator, police, fire 

and hospital staff, Jeff not only 

survived but the quality of his 

life was preserved with no permanent 

side effects from this 

traumatic event.” 

All of the hitherto mentioned 

individuals were the recipients of 

Life Saving Awards along with 

the crew of Winnetka Fire Station 

28—Captain Tom Hutchison, 

Lieutenants Andy MacArthur 

and Scott Michehl and 

Firemen Chris Kopecky, Johnny 

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Police Reports 


Fake moviegoer buys candy bar with phony $100 at Wilmette Theatre 

An employee at the Wilmette 

Theatre, 1122 Central 

Ave., reported to the 

Wilmette Police Department 

that at approximately 

4:45 p.m. Oct. 27 a tall, 

thin white male wearing 

a black winter cap and a 

black puffy vest entered 

the theater ostensibly to 

purchase a movie ticket. 

He allegedly gave the employee 

a $100 bill, then 

changed his mind about 

the ticket and wanted her 

to break the bill into smaller 

denominations. 

When his quick-change 

scam was complete, he left 

with a candy bar and $98. 

The employee later realized 

he also left with his 

original $100 bill. 

WILMETTE 

Nov. 1 

• Ted Wells, 61, of Park 

City, was cited for an expired 

driver’s license following 

at a traffic accident 

at 10:50 a.m. Oct. 31 at the 

intersection of Lake Avenue 

and Skokie Boulecard. 

He was released on scene. 

Oct. 31 

• A store employee at Walgreens, 

3232 Lake Ave., 

told police that on Oct. 30 

a male white subject in his 

30s, approximately 6 foot, 

wearing a black winter 

coat and black winter cap 

entered the store at 4:13 

p.m. and stole four bottles 

of liquor. The offender left 

the area in a white four 

door sedan. 

Oct. 30 

• A complainant reported 

that between 11:50 a.m. 

and 3 p.m. Oct. 25 an unknown 

offender stole a 

soil compactor from a construction 

site at 850 Sheridan 

Road. 

Oct. 29 

• A victim told police that 

between 10 a.m.-12:30 

p.m. Oct. 26 her wallet 

was taken from their purse 

at Panera Bread, 1199 Wilmette 

Ave. 

Oct. 28 

• A person reported to police 

that on Oct. 26 their 

vehicle was keyed while 

parked in the Loyola Academy 

parking lot, 1100 

Laramie Ave., between 

10:25 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

• A complainant told police 

that between 4-5:30 p.m. 

Oct. 27 they were walking 

her dog in Mallinckrodt 

Park, 1041 Ridge Road, 

and left their purse on a 

bench when an unknown 

person took her purse 

Oct. 26 

• A school employee 

at Harper Elementary 

School, 1101 Dartmouth 

St., reported that between 

Oct. 24-25 an unknown 

offender(s) damaged a 

plaque affixed to a bench 

on the west side of the 

school. 

• A victim told police that 

at 11 a.m. Oct. 18 her wallet 

was stolen while she 

dined at Corner Bakery, 

3232 Lake Ave. • Martin J. 

Lucenti, 52, was arrested at 

9:20 p.m. Oct. 25 following 

a traffic stop for an equipment 

violation at Green 

Bay Road and Lake Avenue. 

He had a suspended 

driver’s license. Lucenti 

was taken into custody, issued 

citations and released. 

KENILWORTH 

Oct. 29 

• A person reported that 

between 10:30-11:30 a.m. 

Oct. 29 their unattended 

wallet and its contents stolen 

out of a purse during 

business hours in the 600 

block of Green Bay Road. 

The total amount of loss at 

this time is $380. The investigation 

is ongoing. 

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. 


Wilmette’s Scandia Catering and Delicatessen closes its doors 

Staff Report 

After nearly 60 years 

of doing business in Wilmette, 

Scandia Catering 

and Delicatessen has 

closed. 

According to a note on 

its website and a sign on 

the front window at 1193 

Wilmette Ave. from owners 

Bill and Jan Conroy, 

the final day of business 

was Thursday, Oct. 31. 

“We proudly catered 

your most important 

events,” the note on the 

website says. From the 

showers to the weddings; 

the baptisms and confirmations; 

the golden anniversaries 

and even 100th 

birthday parties.” 

Scandia was noted for 

classic dishes like the 

chicken tetrazini, cheese 

strata, sliced tenderloin 

and sandwich loaf among 

others. 

“We will miss our lunch 

bunch. So often our deli 

front was like a scene from 

the sitcom ‘Cheers.’ Between 

the political events 

of the day to the Cubs 

current predicament there 

was always something to 

discuss,” the note reads. 

“Thanks to those who we 

knew what you needed before 

you walked in. 

“Thanks to the guys who 

created ‘The Usual’ and to 

the ladies who came in for 

sandwich loaf and were 

thrilled to see they got the 

last piece.” 

Scandia touted itself for 

being run by the Conroy 

family for three generations. 

“We appreciate the trust 

you had in our ability to 

make your event memorable 

and wish you well,” 

the note concludes. 

Scandia Catering, located at 1193 Wilmette Ave., closed for the final time 

on Thursday, Oct. 31, in Wilmette. Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media 

AWARDS 

From Page 4 

medics John Blomquist 

and Jose Aguirre. 

“These eight individuals 

took over care, began life 

support protocols and assured 

a safe delivery to the 

Evanston Hospital emergency 

room,” Miller said. 

“Every single link in 

this chain worked. Finally, 

I was told by Donna that 

John Hart’s dog was the 

best therapy dog someone 

could ask for (and) needs 

to be recognized as well.” 

“I’m so grateful that 

you’re being recognized,” 

Donna told the honorees. 

“My sister called it 

the perfect rainbow and it 

was.” 

Laughing and talking 

with the men who saved 

his life, Jeff showed no 

signs of having undergone 

a traumatic experience. He 

said he is eager to begin 

cardio rehab after returning 

to the couple’s home 

in New Jersey.



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Artie 

Christy Hart, 

of Kenilworth 

Artie is a 3-yearold 

German 

Shepard mix. 

His ears are 

always one 

up and one 

down, which 

contributes to 

his selective 

listening. 

He loves to 

watch the neighbors go by out the windows, and 

protecting the back yard from squirrels. He is a 

new aspiring bandana model and hopes his future 

gigs pay in peanut butter. 

To see your pet as Pet of the Week, send information to 

eric@wilmettebeacon.com or 60 Revere Drive, Suite 888, 

Northbrook, IL 60062. 

Scary pups 

Chalet’s Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade 

brings out the dogs 


Chompers (Monoscalco) is dressed as popcorn at the 

annual Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade Sunday, Oct. 26, at 

Chalet Nursery in Wilmette. 

Wilmette’s Chris Winn and her children, Elyse, 8, Avah, 

5, dress as the three pigs and dog Rosie is a wolf. 

Photos by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media 

Natalie Reich, 4, leads her dog, Diva, dressed as spider, 

and family to the parade. 

ABOVE: : Wilmette’s Teddy Hart (left), 10, and sister, 

Bridget, 11, pose with their sister dogs Honey and 

Johnny as surfers and lifeguards. 

LEFT: The Keener family, of Wilmette, dress as 

lumberjacks with their beagles Angie and Chakras.



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Kenilworth Village Board 


Revenues exceed expenditures by $58K in proposed 2020 budget 

Neil Milbert 


“The most important 

thing is the budget is balanced,” 

Kenilworth Village 

Manager Patrick 

Brennan said when he 

presented the proposed 

fiscal 2020 budget to the 

Board of Trustees at its 

Oct. 28 meeting. 

“Revenues exceed expenditures 

by $58,320.” 

The budget has been 

posted on the village’s 

website for review and a 

public hearing is scheduled 

prior to the board’s 

Nov. 18 meeting. 

Following that hearing 

the board may adopt the 

budget. 

“With the village’s dependence 

upon property 

tax revenue as the primary 

source of revenue receipt 

of the full levy amount 

is important,” Brennan 

pointed out. “Each year 

the amount requested is 

limited by various factors…the 

most significant 

of which is the Property 

Tax Extension Limitation 

Law. For 2020 our PTELL 

cap is 1.9 percent [over 

the prior year] and the 

estimated levy is structured 

to capture the full 

amount.” 

The proposed budget 

estimates revenues of 

$4,561,586 and operating 

expenses of $1,053,743 

for administration, 

$631,789 for public works 

and $2,817,653 for public 

safety. 

“The 2020 budget has 

been prepared to ensure 

the resources necessary 

to provide core village 

services and achieve the 

goals and objectives for 

the year,” Brennan said. 

The village manager 

then provided a comprehensive 

rundown of the 

village’s 13 goals and objectives 

and enumerated 

how each endeavor will 

be financed. 

The goals and objectives: 

1. Complete a review of 

the Green Bay Road Corridor 

Plan; 

2. Initiate the process 

of adopting a Streetscape 

Master Plan for the Business 

District; 

3. Develop engineering 

plans and bid documents 

for the construction of a 

new water main on Brier 

Street, north of Roger 

Avenue, and on Maclean 

Avenue; 

4. Develop engineering 

plans and bid documents 

for the construction of a 

new water main on Green 

Bay Road, north of Park 

Drive, and on Park Drive; 

5. Complete neighborhood 

meetings in advance 

of selecting the porous 

roadway surface prior to 

finalizing the KW2023 

Phase II construction 

plans and bidding; 

6. Complete the relocation 

of conflicting 

public utilities within the 

KW2023 Phase II project 

area which includes Raleigh, 

Leicester and Warwick; 

7. Complete the construction/design 

plans for 

the resurfacing of Kenilworth 

Avenue between 

Green Bay and Sheridan 

Roads; 

8. Rehabilitate Cumnor 

Road north of Kenilworth 

Avenue with new curbs 

and pavement surface; 

9. Complete a buildup 

of the Kenilworth train 

station to support concession 

operations; 

10. Initiate the request 

for bids process in advance 

of entering into a 

new agreement for refuse 

and recycling services 

with an effective date of 

May 1, 2021; 

11. Complete Phase II 

of the Village Hall refresh 

to include the public restrooms, 

conference rooms 

and west administrative 

offices; 

12. Continue development 

of the improvement 

plans for the former water 

plant and adjacent lakefront 

13. Develop a recommendation 

regarding the 

future of elevated water 

tank and cellular lease 

agreements. 

In his budget summary 

Brennan noted that “The 

impact of increased pension 

costs continues to 

be a significant factor in 

the village budget process. 

After experiencing 

a one-year drop in IMRF 

(Illinois Municipal Retirement 

Fund) contribution 

the village’s required 

contribution will increase 

in 2020.” 

After totaling 9.17 percent 

of payroll in fiscal 

year 2019 the amount is 

expected to increase to 

11.34% in 2020. 

General Obligation Bonds 

The Trustees held a 

public hearing regarding 

the issuance of general 

obligation limited bonds 

not to exceed $1 million 

to finance various capital 

projects and other expenditures. 

“We normally ask for 

around $600,000 every 

year which gets paid back 

from property taxes but 

this year we paid off a 

bond with a payment of 

$400,000 and voters have 

allowed us the authority 

to extend the debt service 

base to $1 million,” Brennan 

explained. 

“Of this amount 

$600,000 will go to 

2020 capital projects and 

$400,000 will be allocated 

to the KW 2023 capital 

projects. 

“This has zero to do 

with the TIF (Tax Increment 

Financing) Fund.” 

The Trustees are expected 

to vote on the proposal 

at the Nov. 18 meeting. 

Other business 

The appointment of 

Ken Kaufman to fill a vacancy 

on the Plan Commission 

was approved by 

the Trustees. His term will 

expire in June 2021. 

Kaufman has lived in 

the village for 21 years 

and has received an award 

from the Kenilworth Historical 

Society for the 

renovation of his home. 

A graduate of the University 

of Chicago’s Booth 

School of Business and a 

member of the university’s 

Advisory Committee, 

he is the chair and one of 

the founders of Kaufman 

Hall, a firm that specializes 

in health care strategic 

planning and consulting. 

A resolution authorizing 

the purchase of an 

in-car video recording 

system from Watchguard 

of Dallas for an estimated 

$25,856 was approved as 

was the purchase of in-car 

computer equipment from 

CDS Office Technologies 

of Itasca for $25,324. 

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one.” 

Erin Stone was the lone 

board member who expressed 

support for doing 

a lottery. 

“The faster we recoup 

the cost, the faster we 

can talk about doing an 

all-day option that isn’t 

a tuition-based half-day 

enrichment program,” 

she said. “Out of fairness 

to the McKenzie and Romona 

families, I think 

we should give them a 

chance at spots that are 

unfilled.” 

Other kindergarten enrichment 

programs are 

offered in the community 

such as the Wilmette Park 

District’s kindergarten 

enrichment program. So 

without having access to 

the District 39’s program 

next year, the kindergarten 

enrichment program 

options for Romona and 

McKenzie families will 

be the park district’s program 

and others in the 

community. 

Romona parent Lauren 

Litchfield, who was the 

lone person to speak during 

public comment, was 

disappointed that McKenzie 

and Romona parents 

won’t have access to the 

District 39 program next 

year that is less costly and 

lengthier than the park 

district’s program. 

“The cost of the District 

39 program is less and 

it’s a longer program, so 

you’re asking (Romona 

and McKenzie) families 

to pay more for a shorter 

day (at the park district),” 

she said. 

According to the press 

release sent out by the 

district, KEEP39 will be 

led by certified D39 kindergarten 

teachers. The 

program will include “experiences 

designed to enhance 

critical and creative 

thinking development 

while allowing additional 

opportunities for socialization 

and play among 

students.” 

“KEEP39 will enhance 

District 39’s high-quality, 

half-day academic kindergarten 

through enrichment 

centers, theme-based 

exploration, additional 

STEAM activities, naturebased 

experiences, art 

enrichment and purposeful 

play,” the release 

reads. 

Construction projects at 

each of the district’s four 

elementary schools are 

necessary to accommodate 

KEEP39 programming 

options according to 

release. 

“Construction at Harper 

Elementary School began 

in Spring 2019 and construction 

at Central Elementary 

School is scheduled 

for this summer. 

Both projects are planned 

to conclude in time for 

launch of KEEP39 in the 

2020-21 school year,” the 

release reads. “The Wilmette 

Board of Education 

has begun preliminary 

planning for construction 

at McKenzie and Romona 

Elementary Schools to accommodate 

KEEP39 programming 

district-wide 

as early as the 2021-22 

school year, pending program 

evaluation and expansion.”

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Wilmette resident works to fight cancer with information sessions 

Alexa Burnell 


Wilmette’s Ed Glicken 

knows all too well the 

pain that comes with a 

cancer diagnosis. 

The longtime resident 

and father of four lost 

both his parents, along 

with both his grandparents, 

to the disease. After 

watching so many loved 

ones suffer and learning 

some startling statistics, 

he is now committed to 

making a difference. 

“Having four kids of 

my own and a family history 

of cancer, it became 

my own personal mission 

to change the statistics,” 

Glicken said. “Thirty-nine 

percent of people will be 

diagnosed with cancer 

in the United States and 

half of those will die from 

either the disease or the 

from the treatments. We 

have to make a change.” 

As chance would have 

it, Glicken was introduced 

to former Glenview resident 

Kevin Henretta, who 

had his own personal beef 

with cancer. Armed with 

20 years experience developing 

large-scale purification 

and extraction 

technologies, Henretta too 

hoped to make cancer a 

preventable disease or one 

that could be treated more 

effectively. 

“I’ve lost both my inlaws 

and my father to 

cancer. At the time, my 

children were just 5 and 

8,” Henretta said. “It was 

heartbreaking to witness 

them losing their grandparents 

in such a short 

amount of time. I wanted 

to know that I could do 

something to see other 

families avoid the same 

pain.” 

With like-minded goals, 

it didn’t take long for this 

duo to create H & G Science, 

where they are now 

on the cutting edge of 

giving cancer a true run 

for its money. The goal is 

two-fold. First, working 

alongside experts such 

as Dr. Sunil Krishnan, of 

the Mayo Clinic, and Dr. 

Andrew Einstein, of Columbia 

University, they 

are discovering groundbreaking 

treatment for 

colorectal cancer. Second, 

is their efforts to reduce 

most cancers to a manageable 

chronic illness, with 

hopes of marketing an 

anti-cancer prophylactic 

in the near future. 

Over the last several 

months, Glicken and Henretta 

have made huge scientific 

strides, bringing 

information sessions with 

Einstein and Krishnan via 


Wilmette resident Ed Glicken is shown on his wedding 

day with family and in-laws, several who died from 

cancer. Photo submitted 

Skype to Wilmette. Their 

next informational session 

is scheduled for 8 

p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 

Big Tomato, 1109 Central 

Road. 

Glicken and Henretta 

encourage anyone who 

has been diagnosed with 

cancer or watched a loved 

one suffer, to attend. 

There, they will give detailed 

information about 

potential human clinical 

trials that could treat 

colorectal and pancreatic 

cancer patients. They 

will also share information 

on preventing radiation 

damage for patients 

exposed to fluoroscopic 

procedures and they will 

share the role of red palm 

extract in the fight against 

cancer. Glicken and Henretta 

will also talk about 

future goals and additional 

reasons they are so 

committed to their cause. 

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storefront in Winnetka 

Alexa Burnell 


The Village of Winnetka 

is becoming more ornate 

thanks to the addition of 

Sarah Dippold Home/Design 

Studio, officially open 

for business at 906 Green 

Bay Road. 

Dippold, a Wilmette native 

and current resident of 

Glencoe, is a graduate of 

the Harrington School of 

Design, influenced early 

on by her similarly artistic 

mother. 

“I grew up in Wilmette 

and was highly influenced 

by my mother, a jewelry 

designer. From a very 

young age, I was drawn to 

the creative world, with a 

strong interest in interiors,” 

Dippold said. “This has 

been passion for me since 

day one.” 

After graduation, Dippold 

worked with Chicago’s 

prestigious Handman 

Associates. She then joined 

her husband, Matt, a local 

real estate broker, honing 

skills that have given her a 

leg-up in the design world 

today. 

“While working alongside 

my husband, I became 

so much more knowledgeable 

about construction 

and project management. 

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Wilmette’s Sarah Dippold (center), owner of Sarah 

Dippold Home/Design Studio, cuts the ribbon to open 

her business at 906 Green Bay Road, Winnetka. 

Alexa Burnell/22nd Century Media 

managing a client’s expectations 

and consider different 

elements of architecture 

more than ever before. 

Most important, I can empathize 

with a client who is 

undergoing a major renovation. 

While it’s exciting, it’s 

also a very stressful time 

and I am more equipped 

to walk clients through every 

last detail of a project,” 

Dippold said. 

Over the years, Dippold’s 

creativity and ingenuity 

along with her business 

sense and ability to handle 

all facets of a project have 

earned her a well-deserved 

reputation around town. 

Due to her professional 

growth, it was only natural 

for Dippold to open her 

own brick and mortar shop, 

a decision that she said was 

long overdue. 

After meeting with clients 

in her home or on construction 

sites, she realized 

a storefront property would 

allow her to serve customers 

in the best way possible. 

Her new shop means 

she is able to provide both 

a showroom for her clients, 

while providing interior 

design services for luxury 

residential and commercial 

projects, too. 

“I’m thrilled to provide 

access to products 

that North Shore residents 

may not ordinarily get 

their hands on this close 

to home,” she said. “I’ve 

curated a wonderful collection 

of materials and now 

clients can come into the 

showroom to see and feel 

them. The new space allows 

me the chance to hold 

meetings and presentations 

along with allowing me to 

host upcoming workshops 

and lectures to educate the 

public on the interior design 

world.” 

The Executive Director 

of the Winnetka/Northfield 

Chamber of Commerce 

Terry Dason believes Dippold’s 

presence will only 

enhance the creative hub 

the village is becoming. 

“Winnetka has quickly 

become a wonderful design 

experience and Sarah’s arrival 

will only elevate our 

village further,” Dason 

said. “Her presence lends 

itself to our community and 

I know her business will be 

well-received.” 

On Nov. 1, Dippold hosted 

her official grand opening. 

Photo Op 

Reader Pierce 

Hedstrom, a 

sixth-grader at 

Wilmette Junior 

High School, 

submitted this 

photo taken for 

a photography 

class. The 

assignment 

was to capture 

shadow. 

Reader Laura Bennett, of Wilmette, submitted this photo taken while walking her 

dog last month at Gillson. 

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North Shore residents volunteer to make a difference with day of goodwill 

Alexa Burnell 


The Indian Hills Train 

Station was the warmest 

place in town on a cool 

Oct. 26, thanks to the 

Volunteer Center of NE 

Metro Chicago’s annual 

Make a Difference Day 

collection. Dozens of nonprofits 

benefitted from the 

goodwill of others during 

the event. 

The Volunteer Center 

helps residents and service 

groups of all ages 

and abilities in the New 

Trier Township, the North 

Shore and the greater NE 

Metro Chicago area find 

volunteer opportunities or 

participate in days of service 

with their nonprofit 

partners. 

On the morning of the 

26, Glencoe’s Margot Flanagin, 

co-chair of Make 

A Difference Day, helped 

guide folks who brought 

cars full of gear to be given 

to specific nonprofits. 

For her, the day is about 

gathering needed items 

and allowing non-profits 

the chance to spread their 

message and build personal 

relationships. 

“What I most love about 

this day is watching the 

nonprofits receive the specific 

donations that they 

know will benefit those 

they serve,” Flanagin 

said. “At the same time, 

the annual day of collection 

means our nonprofit 

partners can connect with 

other nonprofits and make 

connections with families 

who may be interested in 

helping out at other times 

of the year.” 

Dr. Warren Bruhl and 

John Redmond, both of 

Northbrook, are the founders 

of Dream Weaver, an 

organization that helps 

the needy become needed. 

A facet of their organization 

— Gear for Goals 

— gathers used sporting 

equipment to be given to 

kids who can’t afford the 

baseball bats, soccer balls, 

hockey equipment and 

more that so many children 

on the North Shore 

have access too. Bruhl 

and Redmond brought the 

Loyola Academy varsity 

soccer team along, helping 

collect and sort the goods. 

Bruhl explained how a day 

of giving can positively 

impact a child in need. 

“There are so many 

benefits of team sports. 

They teach the value of 

teamwork and problem 

solving, while also boosting 

confidence and bringing 

joy,” Bruhl said. “But 

one quality baseball bat 

can cost as much as $200. 

We know there is a surplus 

of unused sporting equipment 

in homes across the 

North Shore. Those items 

can be put to good use, 

providing an opportunity 

for a kid who may not 

otherwise have the chance 

to reap the benefits sports 

provide.” 

Similarly, Orphans of 

the Storm animal shelter 

were on hand to gather 

used animal carriers, old 

newspaper, blankets, towels 

and any other supply 

that can make the life of 

an orphaned pet a happier 

one. Kristen Tump, 

a Volunteer coordinator, 

said the annual day of giving 

often leads to new and 

repeat business, meaning 

her goal of providing care 

for animals is easier to accomplish. 

“What can I say? We 

just simply cannot do this 

without our amazing donors. 

The goods we gather 

allow us to continue to 

Members of the Loyola Academy boys soccer team (left 

to right) Drew Jimenez, of Glenview, Niko Douvalakis, 

of Chicago, Jack Latterman, of Kenilworth, and Tommy 

Zipprich, of Evanston, help out during The Volunteer 

Center’s Make A Difference Day Oct. 26 at the Indian 

Hills Train Station in Winnetka. Alexa Burnell/22nd 

Century Media 

care of animals,” Tump 

said. “We are so grateful 

for each and every contribution 

and we’ve always 

had such success at the 

Volunteer Center’s Make 

A Difference Day event.” 

For more info on the 

Volunteer Center and their 

nonprofit partners, visit 

www.volunteercenterhelps.org. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

North Shore Place worker 

sued for alleged sexual 

abuse, physical assault of 

former resident 

A worker at a senior living 

facility in Northbrook 

is being sued for allegedly 

sexually abusing and 

physically assaulting a former 

resident there, according 

to a civil lawsuit filed 

in Cook County circuit 

court and obtained by The 

Tower. 

The estate of a 61-yearold 

man, who lived at 

North Shore Place from 

June 2017 to June 2018, 

is suing Snezana “Sue” 

Djuricic, a worker at the 

retirement senior living 

residence, according to 

the lawsuit. The lawsuit, 

which was filed Oct. 11, 

also names North Shore 

Place as a defendant for its 

“failure to protect the resident.” 

The lawsuit states staff 

members at North Shore 

Place notified their employer 

on approximately 

April 23, 2018, that Djuricic 

was “strangely over 

protective” and “overly 

friendly” with the resident. 

Reporting by The Northbrook 

Tower Staff. Full story at 

NorthbrookTowerDaily.com. 

THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

Former HPHS tennis coach 

files federal lawsuit 

against district, parents 

After losing his job last 

year and filing a lawsuit 

in the Lake County courts 

against Township High 

School District 113, former 

Highland Park High 

School tennis coach Stephen 

Rudman has filed 

another lawsuit in federal 

court on Aug. 15. 

The lawsuit was filed 

by Northbrook attorney 

Steven Glink on behalf 

of Rudman. He is seeking 

$150,000 for a civil rights 

violation and defamation 

by the district, members 

of the district’s administration 

and parents of students 

who played on Rudman’s 

tennis team. 

Rudman was let go from 

his position at the school 

Aug. 1, 2018, after officials 

at the district received 

a letter from attorney Neal 

Takiff, alleging Rudman 

was physically and verbally 

abusive toward his 

tennis players. 

Reporting by Erin Yarnall, 

Editor, and Nick Frazier, 

Sports Editor. Full story at 

HPLandmarkDaily.com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

District 30’s approved 

2020-21 calendar 

represents return to 

traditional structure 

The Northbrook/Glenview 

District 30 Board of 

Education approved the 

2020-21 school calendar 

Thursday, Oct. 24, during 

its regular meeting. 

The approved calendar 

represents a return to the 

district’s “usual calendar” 

after two years of modified 

calendars that supported 

the construction of the new 

Maple School, according 

to an emailed communication 

from District 30 

Superintendent Dr. Brian 

Wegley. 

Reporting by The Glenview 

Lantern Staff. Full story at 

GlenviewLanternDaily.com. 

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

Board accepts principal’s 

resignation amid boos, 

unanswered questions 

In a room filled to capacity 

by supporters of 

Deer Path Middle School 

principal Tom Cardamone, 

marked by blue ribbons 

pinned to their shirts, the 

District 67 Board of Edu- 

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CANCER 

From Page 11 

myself or one of my family 

members is my biggest 

fear. I can’t just walk 

away from this now, particularly 

after watching 

my own loved ones suffer,” 

Glicken said. “With a 

history on both my mother 

and father’s side, I fear for 

my one of my four children. 

I want anyone who 

is diagnosed to have the 

option to receive treatments 

that won’t be worse 

than the actual disease.” 

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News flashes from 

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• February 25, 1911: 

Alexander Petrie, 38, of 

710 Washington Avenue, 

Wilmette, claims that he 

saw “the first robin of the 

year.” He submitted an 

affidavit to the Chicago 

Tribune, swearing that 

“while walking along 

Eighth Street in the village 

of Wilmette, Ill., I 

distinctly heard with my 

own ears, and later saw 

with my own eyes, a real 

live robin — our beloved 

robin redbreast.” Petrie 

may have been inspired 

by colorful and corrupt 

Chicago Alderman “Bath 

House” John Coughlin, 

50, who earlier this year 

offered a prize of $5 to 

the Chicagoan who produces 

“absolute proof” 

of the first robin sighting. 

(Coughlin’s nickname 

reflects his early employment 

as a masseur 

at a bathhouse). As a 

Wilmette resident, Petrie 

isn’t eligible for the prize, 

but the publicity may 

help his struggling real 

estate business. 

• March 8, 1911: Henry 

Mulford, 37, of 931 

12th Street, shocked the 

Wilmette community, if 

not the world, by defeating 

all women-entrants 

and winning the blue 

ribbon for his strawberry 

shortcake in the Wilmette 

Woman’s Club “domestic 

science exhibition.” Mulford, 

an up-and-coming 

banker at Harris Trust and 

Savings Bank, risked his 

career by taking the day 

off to shepherd his entry. 

Observers compared his 

achievement to other 

ridiculously unlikely 

deviations from sexual 

stereotypes, like women 

becoming officers at his 

bank. 

• March 9, 1911: A 

mammoth explosion at 

the Laflin-Rand Powder 

Co. near Pleasant Prairie, 

west of Kenosha, rocked 

the Midwest, leading 

millions of people to 

believe that the area was 

experiencing a major 

earthquake. More than 

100 tons of dynamite and 

other explosives blew up. 

Miraculously, only five 

people were killed, but 

many were injured and 

damage was extensive. 

The town of Pleasant 

Prairie was leveled. In 

Chicago, windows shattered, 

buildings rocked, 

burglar alarms blared, 

and people panicked. In 

Kenilworth, 300 residents 

of New Trier Township 

were meeting at the Assembly 

Hall to discuss 

the upcoming Townshipwide 

referendum on 

going “dry” when the 

building started to rock. 

The crowd panicked, and 

“men leaped out through 

windows and rushed in 

a mass toward the door. 

Several are said to have 

been bruised slightly.” 

• April 9, 1911: “Nothing 

happened here” was 

the claim made to Wilmette 

police by everyone 

at Albert Zeutschel’s 

Gross Point saloon just 

south of Schiller Avenue 

on Ridge Road, but the 

claim was belied by 

evidence at the scene: the 

blood-splattered sidewalk, 

the broken beer 

bottles strewn about, 

and the broken jaw of 

Wilmette resident Frank 

Curry, 29. Township residents 

voted to go “dry” 

only a week ago, and now 

at the saloon, nobody 

wants to get nobody 

in trouble for nothing. 

Zeutschel, 51, denied 

selling beer to Curry, a 

plumber. Wilmette policemen 

were happy to drop 

the investigation, based 

on the technicality that if 

a crime was committed, it 

occurred in Gross Point, 

outside of Wilmette’s 

jurisdiction. 

• August 25, 1911: 

Wilmette’s nightly “trysting 

place” at Kline Street 

[now Prairie Avenue] 

and Wilmette Avenue has 

sparked more than amorous 

passion this week. 

On Monday, a ghost 

appeared and frightened 

away “four spooning couples.” 

It also frightened 

Anna Schaefer, 49, of 618 

Kline, along with three 

of her children, Christina, 

19, Frank, 15, and 

George, 13, causing them 

Please see Jacoby, 19

wilmettebeacondaily.com sound off 


Social snapshot 

Top Web Stories 

From WilmetteBeacon.com as of Nov. 4 

1. Scandia Catering and Delicatessen 

closes after almost 60 years in Wilmette 

2. Wilmette District 39 Board of Education: 

Kindergarten enrichment program 

approved for Central, Harper 

3. Wilmette students reach out to military 

personnel ahead of Veterans Day 

4. Dining Out: Papa Willie’s BBQ sells out 

on first day in business in Highwood 

5. Watts installed as pastor of Sts. Joseph 

and Francis Xavier 

Become a member: wilmettebeacon.com/plus 

From the Editor 

List of closing businesses grows by the week 

Eric DeGrechie 


Sadly, we’ve been 

reporting on far too 

many businesses 

closing over the last few 

years. Though I wasn’t 

living in Illinois after 

the recession of the late 

2000s, I can imagine that 

this area, like everywhere 

else in the United States, 

took a few hits with business 

casualties. 

I still recall in early 

2015, when I took over 

as editor of The Beacon, 

meeting with members of 

the Wilmette/Kenilworth 

Chamber of Commerce 

to discuss the state of 

business in the area. The 

representatives were 

ecstatic talking about the 

continued growth of business 

here and specifically 

how Downtown Wilmette 

was the hot spot to be for 

residents and visitors from 

afar. I don’t think that 

sentiment has changed 

and I applaud the efforts 

of the local business 

community in promoting 

shopping activeness with 

special nights and events. 

Unfortunately, Mother 

Nature far too often seems 

to have other plans but 

there’s surely nothing anyone 

can do about that. 

It has been a few years 

since I frequented Scandia 

Catering. I enjoyed my 

last visit, especially the 

beloved chicken tetrazzini 

that I had a chance to sample. 

The warmness of the 

dish and the welcoming 

nature of the owners are 

things I’ll never forget. 

With the growing challenges 

brick and mortar 

stores will continue to 

face, I don’t look forward 

to reporting on the next 

closure(s). 

Letters to the Editor 

‘Won’t be the same’ 

without Scandia 

Scandia has been a fixture 

in downtown Wilmette 

for more than 50 

years. They have been 

Loyola Academy posted this photo on Nov. 1 

with the caption: 

“At the SHS tournament, Loyola Debate 

came in 5th out of 41 teams! They were one 

of only two teams to go into the last round 

undefeated. At CPSA, Loyola debaters came 

in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th in speaker points and 

overall 2nd and 3rd! Colleen Holtgreive ‘22 

won top speaker. Colleen Holtgreive ‘22 & 

Lindsey Elliott ‘22 were 2nd overall. Great job, 

Ramblers!” 

Like The Wilmette Beacon: facebook.com/wilmettebeacon 

“Halloween is barely over, and you’re probably 

not ready to say goodbye to your orange BFF 

Jack O’Lantern yet. We get it. But when you 

are, remember to compost your pumpkins! 

Stop by the “Pumpkin Pitch” on Nov. 9 or toss 

your pumpkins in your compost toter.” 

@VofWilmette Village of Wilmette posted 

on Nov. 1 

Follow The Wilmette Beacon: @wilmettebeacon 

go figure 

8 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

Number of local police and paramedics 

given Life Saving awards for saving a 

man’s life in Kenilworth, Page 4 

Jacoby 

From Page 18 

to beat a hasty retreat 

from their front porch 

into their house. Elizabeth 

Estes, 40, of 1622 

Wilmette Avenue, was the 

next witness. “I’m not in 

the habit of seeing things, 

and I’m positively certain 

it was a real spook,” 

she insisted. Since these 

sightings, Wilmette’s 

two-man police force has 

patrolled the area, and 30 

young men and women 

have camped there, hoping 

to see for themselves, 

but the ghost hasn’t reappeared. 

Police suspect 

that the spirit is actually 

someone living in the 

neighborhood, intent on 

closing down the nightly 

revelry. I think it may be 

someone just having a 

little fun. 

both a successful catering 

business (they catered 

my wedding in 1987) and 

a deli carrying delicious 

soups, sandwiches, salads, 

and entrees. Their food 

is of the highest quality. 

NFYN 

From Page 14 

cation unanimously accepted 

Cardamone’s resignation, 

effective Dec. 

31, at its regular meeting 

on Oct. 29. This decision 

came after a recommendation 

from Superintendent 

Michael Simeck to do so. 

Reporting by Christa Rooks, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at LakeForestLeader- 

Daily.com 

THE WINNETKA CURRENT 

New business focuses on 

wellness and healing 

Glenview’s Ilyse Tariq 

is looking to use her healing 

hands to soothe the 

body, mind and soul at 

her new business called 

Therapeutic Bodywork by 

Ilyse, 540 Frontage Road, 

They are reluctantly closing 

their doors this week 

and it will leave a void 

on the North Shore. I am 

among many who will 

miss stopping in regularly 

for something good to eat 

and to chat a minute with 

Bill or Jan Conroy, the 

owners. It won’t be the 

same without them. 

Nancy Grieshaber 

Wilmette resident 

Northfield. Tariq, a 

mom of two, has always 

been drawn to wellness, 

earning her massage therapy 

license with specialties 

in oncology massage, 

craniosacral therapy, lymphatic 

drainage, cupping 

and Table Thai Shiatsu. 

With her in-home practice 

booming, she took a 

leap of faith opening the 

doors to her new Frontage 

Road location this past 

spring. Now, with her new 

space solidified, Tariq is 

eager to grow and expand, 

doing the one thing she 

loves most: helping others 

heal. 

Reporting by Alexa Burnell, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at WinnetkaCurrent- 

Daily.com. 

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New guy Wilmette church 

officially welcomes pastor, Page 26 

New barbecue joint Papa Willie’s BBQ 

opens up in Highwood, Page 28 

Kenilworth native 

gets personal with 

new comedy show 

at Second City, 

Page 23 

Kenilworth native Jimmy Carrane, a graduate of New Trier High School, 

performs his one-person show, “World’s Greatest Dad (?)” at Judy’s Beat 

Lounge at Second City in Chicago. Photo submitted

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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. Wetland 

4. Northwood junior 

high teacher, Jon 

8. Fasteners 

14. Russell Crowe’s 

middle name 

15. Clef or sax preceder 

16. Where skeletons 

might be 

found,metaphorically 

17. Important 

18. Italian bread 

19. Like some discussions 

20. “Aha!” 

22. Claim as a right 

24. Eye mouth 

divider 

25. Determined to 

accomplish 

26. Be a bother 

29. Dog-like carnivore 

34. Egg producers 

35. Certain fisherman 

36. Animals of a 

region 

40. Magic, maybe 

41. Devour hungrily 

42. Healed wound 

44. Stimulates 

45. Northwood 

School principal, 

Joanne 

50. Furnished with 

boat movers 

52. Units for exercise 

machines 

53. Silo contents 

55. Decision maker at 

home 

57. Oppressively hot 

59. “Interview with a 

Vampire” writer (last 

name) 

61. Finished 

62. Breathing noise 

63. Cobblers’ tools 

64. Doctrine adherent 

65. Stableman 

66. In order (to) 

67. Comedian Margaret 

1. Beachware 

2. Salem’s home 

3. Most festive 

4. French Sudan, once 

5. Deplaned 

6. Paper size 

7. Construction site 

machines 

8. Below-average Joe 

9. Phrase symbolizimg 

honesty 

10. Chestnut colored 

horse 

11. Founded: Abbr. 

12. Very small 

13. Avg. 

21. Golf drive location 

23. Parisian summer 

25. Rep’s counterpart 

27. Talk a lot of enthusiasm 

about 

28. Retainer 

30. “___ out!” (ump’s 

call) 

31. Large deer 

32. Born 

33. Airport sched. 

abbr. 

36. Not a whole bunch 

37. “Ni-i-ice!” 

38. Western Native 

American 

39. Almond 

40. Printemps month 

42. Jagged mountain 

ranges 

43. Mil. authority 

45. Rap doctor 

46. Capitol V.I.P. 

(abbr.) 

47. Of part of the eye 

48. Monstrous 

49. Acclimatized for 

51. Snake or mathematician, 

at times 

53. Guitar part 

54. L.A. Dodgers 

great Hershiser 

55. Where the Wizard 

of Westwood coached 

56. Confusion 

57. Couple 

58. Sighs of distress 

60. W.W. II battle site, 

for short 

Let’s see what’s on 

Schedule for Wilmette Community Television – Channel 6 

Thursday, Nov. 7 

1 p.m. Zoning Board of 

Appeals 

4 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2019 

6:30 p.m. Coach’s 

Corner 

7:30 p.m. BSK - Squash 

8:30 p.m. Zoning Board 

of Appeals 

Friday, Nov. 8-Sunday, 

Nov. 10 

5 p.m. Coach’s Corner 

6 p.m. NSSCC Men’s 

Club Program 

7 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 

9 p.m. Zoning Board of 

Appeals 

Monday, Nov. 11 

4:30 p.m. Illinois 

Channel Programming 


Corner 

7:30 p.m. Park Board 

Meeting (Live) 

Tuesday, Nov. 12 

1 p.m. Park Board 

Meeting 

3 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2019 

5:30 p.m. NSSC Men’s 

Club Program 


Corner 

7:30 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting (Live) 

Wednesday, Nov. 13 

1 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting 

4 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club 

Program 

5 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 

7 p.m. Coach’s Corner 

8 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting 

9:30 p.m. Park Board 

Meeting 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column 

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

wilmettebeacondaily.com LIFE & ARTS 



Longtime area comedian keeps audiences in stitches over the decades 

Eric DeGrechie, Editor 

“Chris Farley was one of these guys, and I was 

not an easy laugh, who made everybody laugh. 

He was so committed to what he did on stage. It 

was unbelievable to watch,” 

Jimmy Carrane — comedian and Kenilworth native on working with the 

comedy legend at Chicago’s famed Second City and other places during the 

1990s 

Jimmy Carrane admits 

he was a fat teenager during 

his days of walking 

the hallways at New Trier 

High School. 

“I weighed more than 

300 pounds. I learned to 

make fun of myself so 

other kids wouldn’t make 

fun of me,” said Carrane, 

a native of Kenilworth and 

current resident of Evanston. 

“It was pretty cliche.” 

Born out of the self teasing 

was a knack for making 

people laugh and an affinity 

for comedy. For several 

decades, Carrane has been 

part of the Chicagoland 

improv community while 

also staying active in acting, 

comedy teaching and 

storytelling. He is currently 

utilizing all of his skills 

with an autobiographical 

one-person show, “World’s 

Greatest Dad (?),” playing 

on Saturdays through Nov. 

30 at Chicago’s legendary 

comedy stomping ground, 

Second City. 

Growing up in Kenilworth 

and the North 

Shore gave Carrane countless 

memorable experiences 

that have permeated 

into his act over the years. 

“Kenilworth is a small 

town so you knew everybody. 

There was a drugstore 

called Blann Pharmacy 

and back then, you 

could charge candy to your 

parents,” Carrane said. 

“Then at the end of the 

month, you’d get nervous 

because the bill would 

come out and your mom 

would be mad because you 

charged $10 — a lot of 

money then — for candy.” 

After high school at 

New Trier, Carrane opted 

not to go on to college. He 

said that decision caused a 

lot of self shame as he estimates 

98 percent of graduates 

enter college. 

“The first thing I did was 

lie to people and tell them 

I was taking night classes 

at Northwestern,” Carrane 

said. 

Instead of signing up 

for classes in Evanston, 

he opted to take some at 

Second City, one of the 

most influential and prolific 

comedy theaters in the 

world. 

Between the ages of 

18 and 19, Carrane found 

himself getting immersed 

in the world of improv 

comedy. 

“I was a smart aleck 

kid and now everything 

I had been punished for 

in school and at home, I 

was being rewarded for in 

improv classes,” Carrane 

said. 

Carrane always wanted 

to do stand-up comedy, but 

admits he was too afraid 

to follow through. With 

improv, he could be funny 

with a group and not be 

stuck on a stage alone. This 

was much more appealing 

for a comedian that didn’t 

enjoy telling jokes. 

“In improv, you can get 

up and work off of other 

people, which I had been 

doing my whole life,” Carrane 

said. 

Among the “other 

people” Carrane found 

himself working with in 

the 1990s were comedy 

legends like Chris Farley, 

Mike Myers, Tina Fey and 

Amy Poehler, to name a 

few. 

“Chris Farley was one 

of these guys, and I was 

not an easy laugh, who 

made everybody laugh,” 

Carrane said. “He was so 

committed to what he did 

on stage. It was unbelievable 

to watch.” 

Carrane said that he 

and Myers were part of a 

team of comedians that 

performed at comedy hot 

spots like Second City, iO- 

Chicago and The Annoyance 

Theater. Even after 

landing a career-defining 

gig at “Saturday Night 

Live” in 1989, Myers 

would stop back in Chicago 

and perform with his 

friends. 

“He actually recommended 

me for ‘Saturday 

Night Live’ the first or second 

season he was on the 

show,” Carrane said. 

Carrane has worked in 

New York and Los Angeles 

but he contends nothing 

compares to Chicago, 

especially when it comes 

to team comedy. 

“We’re always doing 

it together. We’re always 

looking out for our team 

partners,” Carrane said. 

“There’s not that same 

pressure. You have to 

eventually leave Chicago 

to make it, but it’s a perfect 

training ground.” 

Carrane has stayed busy 

over the years, even teaching 

improv classes and 

guiding a new generation 

of comedians at many of 

the theaters he’s performed 

at. With “World’s Greatest 

Dad (?),” he gets as personal 

as he ever has on 

stage and audiences have 

ate it up. After playing to 

nearly sold-out crowds 

over the summer, the show 

returns to Judy’s Beat 

Lounge at Second City. 

Carrane is no stranger 

to putting his life experiences 

up on stage. His first 

one-person show, “I’m 27, 

I Still Live at Home, and I 

Sell Office Supplies,” was 

a runaway hit, opening at 

The Annoyance Theater in 

1991 and running for more 

than a year-and-a-half. 

Since then, Carrane has 

written other one-person 

shows including “Since 

We Last Talked,” “Dog 

Tales,” and “Living in a 

Dwarf’s House,” which 

was one of the Chicago 

Tribune’s Top 10 Shows of 

the Year in 2001. 

In “World’s Greatest 

Dad(?),” Carrane talks 

about how hard it was 

for him to deal with other 

people’s success and his 

painful obsession with 

fame. 

“I haven’t done a oneperson 

show in 18 years. 

Jimmy Carrane will be performing his show, “World’s 

Greatest Dad (?),” through Nov. 30 at Judy’s Beat 

Lounge in Chicago. Photo submitted 

For me, I need to have 

something to say,” Carrane 

said. “This show lets 

me do that.” 

In the show, Carrane 

talks about how the obsession 

with fame leads him 

to group therapy, but after 

10 years in therapy — despite 

having gotten married, 

bought a townhouse 

and adopting a cat – Carrane 

is still unhappy. 

When his therapist suggests 

that Carrane and his 

wife have a baby to bring 

more joy into their life, he 

sets out to become a firsttime 

dad at age 52, at the 

same time that his own father 

is dying. From fertility 

treatments to a disastrous 

funeral, Carrane takes the 

audience on a “funny and 

poignant roller coaster of 

life and death” and shares 

his discovery that you 

don’t have to be the “greatest” 

to be a good dad. 

One of the highlights 

of the show is Carrane 

telling the story of his 

father’s funeral, which 

happened three years ago. 

When Carrane discov- 

“World’s Greatest 

Dad(?)” 

7:30 p.m. Saturdays 

through Nov. 30 

Judy’s Beat Lounge at 

Second City 

230 North Ave., Piper’s 

Alley (Second Floor) 

Chicago 

ers that his siblings and 

the priest are conspiring 

to prevent him from giving 

a eulogy so he won’t 

divulge any family secrets 

about his father’s criminal 

past, he creates a scene 

that gets the Winnetka police 

involved. 

“Judy’s Beat Lounge is 

a really nice space. It’s always 

a great crowd,” Carrane 

said. “I really hope 

when people leave, they 

understand that though 

I had thought becoming 

famous would give me a 

sense of love, the birth of 

my daughter helped me realize 

I can’t get love from 

something outside of myself. 

That doesn’t mean 

I’ve given up my dream of 

becoming famous.”

24 | November 7, 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. 

Sunday Worship 

If you are looking for a faith 

community, the church invites 

you to worship with it on at 10 

a.m. Nursery care will be provided 

for infants through age 2. 

Contact the church for more details 

about the service — (847) 

251-6660 or 1stchurch@fccw. 

org. And visit the website to 

learn about the church community: 

www.fccw.org. 

Sukkat Shalom Synagogue (1001 Central Ave, 

Wilmette) 

Viktor Frankl: From Death 

Camps to Century 21 

Drawing upon a unique collection 

of audio recordings, videos, 

photographs, documents, and 

memorabilia, Haddon Klingberg, 

Jr., Ph.D. will present a 

three-part series about the renowned 

professor, psychiatrist, 

and Holocaust survivor Viktor E. 

Frankl. 

Frankl is the author of Man’s 

Search for Meaning. Written in 

nine days immediately following 

the Holocaust, the book has been 

published in 51 languages and 

continues to be a best seller after 

nearly 75 years. In a survey by 

the Library of Congress in 1991, 

the book was identified as one of 

the ten most influential books in 

America. 

The series will feature a film 

about Viktor and Elly Frankl, 

and audience Q&A will be included 

in parts two and three. 

The final session is: 

Part 3: Collective Guilt, The 

Mystery of Faith and Prayer, 

7:30-9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13 

Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah Congregation (3220 Big 

Tree Lane, Wilmette) 

Holiday boutique 

The Sisterhood of Beth Hillel 

Bnai Emunah Congregation will 

present shopping opportunities 

from vendors with unique and 

creative merchandise for all ages 

- jewelry, clothing, craft items, 

toys, books, and much more 

from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 

17. 

There will be a raffle with 

prizes donated by featured vendors 

and a delicious lunch available 

for purchase. Free admission. 

For further information, 

please call 847-256-1213 

Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 Hibbard Road, 

Wilmette) 

Sunday Services 

Join the church at 10:45 a.m. 

for its weekly service. Sunday 

School for all ages starts at 9:30 

a.m. 

Youth Groups 

The church’s Jr. and Sr. High 

Youth Groups meet on Sunday 

evenings. Jr. High meets at 4:30 

p.m. and Sr. High meets at 6:30 

p.m. 

Refuel 

The church has begun its 

Wednesday evening family 

nights again. The evening starts 

with dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed 

by a time of singing and 

skits for everybody at 6:30. 

After that everyone breaks out 

into activities for all ages. Arts & 

crafts and gym time for children 

through 5th grade, jr. & sr. high 

youth groups combined for discussion 

and fun, and Bible study 

and discussion groups for adults. 

All are welcome. 

Men’s Basketball 

All men, high school age and 

older, are invited to play basketball 

7-9 p.m. every Tuesday. 

Community Kitchen 

On the first and third Thursday 

of each month a group meets in 

the church kitchen to prepare 

food for the Community Kitchen 

of A Just Harvest. They start 

working at about 1 p.m. and continue 

until the food is prepared, 

about 3:30. All are invited to 

come and participate in as much 

of that time as you are available. 

Serve at a Just Harvest 

On the third Thursday of each 

month the church has an opportunity 

to serve the food that was 

prepared in our kitchen for the 

Just Harvest Community Kitchen 

from 4:30-7:30 p.m. 

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 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 

All are welcome to worship at 

Kenilworth Union Church. Worship 

with Communion is at 8 

a.m. in the Schmidt Chapel. Worship 

for all ages and Children’s 

Chapel at 9 a.m. and traditional 

worship and Sunday School are 

at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. 

Drop-in Breakfast Club for 7th 

through 12th graders runs from 

10:15 to 11:30 a.m. with discussions. 

Infant and toddler care is 

provided at 9 and 10:30 a.m. 

Up to date information is at 

kuc.org. 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 

(2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette) 

Sunday Worship 

Visitors are always welcome 

to join members of The Church 

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 

Saints for its weekly worship 

services on Sunday. As a membership, 

the church is a community 

where we’re all trying 

to be a little bit better, a little bit 

kinder, a little more helpful - because 

that’s what Jesus taught. 

Come worship with the church. 

Come serve with the church. 

Come learn who the church is, 

what it believes and how the 

teachings of Jesus can help you 

find joy and happiness. There are 

two congregations that meet on 

Sundays in the Meetinghouse 

located at 2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette. 

Sunday worship services 

start at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Primary 

family worship service is called 

sacrament meeting and is held in 

our chapels on Sunday and lasts 

approximately one hour. All are 

welcome to come alone or bring 

your family; children are present 

in virtually all our congregations. 

Before or after sacrament 

meeting there are a variety of 

other age-appropriate meetings 

you and your children can attend. 

A full meeting schedule is 

listed below. 

North Shore 1st Ward 

Sacrament Meeting: 10:30 

a.m. 

Sunday School/ Priesthood 

and Relief Society: 11:40 a.m. 

North Shore 2nd Ward 

Sacrament Meeting: 9 a.m. 

Sunday School/Priesthood and 

Relief Society: 10:10 a.m. 

Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden Ave., 

Wilmette) 

Devotional Gatherings 

The Baha’i Temple is open to 

all for personal prayer and meditation 

every day from 6 a.m.-10 

p.m. Prayers are read aloud daily 

in the Auditorium at 9:15 a.m. 

and 12:30 p.m., including a cappella 

singing by choir or soloists 

on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. The 

House of Worship activities staff 

can be reached at (847) 853- 

2300 or how@usbnc.org. Visit 

www.bahaitemple.org. Informal, 

interactive devotional gatherings 

are held regularly at the 

homes of Baha’is in Wilmette. 

Bring prayers, readings, poetry, 

or music to share if you’d like. 

People of all backgrounds are 

welcome. Contact the Wilmette 

Baha’i community for locations 

and schedule: 847-906-3409 or 

wilmettebahais@gmail.com. 

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 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. 

Come and Sing 

All singers welcome to audition 

for the House of Worship A 

Capella Choir. Weekly rehearsals 

are on Thursday evenings 

and singing from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 

on Sundays, plus special events. 

Call Music Director, Van Gilmer 

for more info (847) 853-2330. 

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. 

Submit information for The Beacon’s 

Faith page to Michael Wojtychiw 

at m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury 

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Watts installed at pastor of Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier 

Hilary Anderson 


The day was a beautiful, 

meaningful and happy 

one. It was an expression 

of hope for the future and 

gratitude for the past. 

On Oct. 27, Rev. Wayne 

Watts was formally installed 

as pastor of the 

newly united parish of Sts. 

Joseph and Francis Xavier. 

The day began with a 

9:30 a.m. mass at the St. 

Francis Xavier Church, 

followed by a Eucharistic 

procession that included 

Auxiliary Bishop Mark 

Bartosic, Watts, several 

priests, deacons, altar servers 

and dozens of Wilmette 

residents, some of whom 

joined the procession as it 

passed their neighborhood. 

The group processed 

past Vattman Park where 

a Unity Mass [uniting both 

parishes] was held June 30 

and on to St. Joseph for an 

11:30 Mass. 

“This procession was a 

significant way of saying, 

we are alive and present 

and invite neighbors of all 

faith traditions to please 

come join us,” Watts said. 

“We must work together 

to create more peace, justice 

and love in the world. 

We are not just local citizens 

but global ones as 

well.” 

A packed church with 

standing room only greeted 

the procession when 

they arrived at St. Joseph’s. 

Bishop Bartosic officiated 

at the Mass while the 

priests in the procession 

concelebrated. 

Just before formally installing 

Watts as pastor of 

Sts. Joseph and Francis 

Xavier Church, he talked 

about Watts, his service to 

others, ability to get things 

done and his boundless energy. 

“Wayne is a ‘mega,’” 

Bartosic said. “He is a 

mega Watts,” to which 

there was much laughter. 

Thunderous applause 

followed Watts receiving 

his official appointment as 

pastor. 

Then Bartosic called up 

other church groups—clergy 

and staff, pastoral council, 

financial council and 

school board and reminded 

them about their responsibility 

to help Watts. 

“You will assist Fr. Watts 

and counsel him about the 

needs of the parish and Father 

Watts will be attentive 

to you,” Bartosic said. 

Watts became pastor 

of Wilmette’s St. Joseph 

Church Jan. 1. He remained 

in that role until 

July 1 when both St. Joseph 

and St. Francis united 

as one entity as part of the 

Chicago Archdiocese’s 

Renew My Church program. 

He previously served as 

pastor of St. John Berchmans 

in Logan Square. 

“Nearly four months 

ago, we gathered as one 

community in Vattman 

Park for our Unity Mass,” 

Watts said. “Everyone 

worked together to make 

the day special. We asked 

for God’s blessing for that 

which we were about to 

do. We have come a long 

way.” 

He cited many of the 

hurdles church members 

went through to achieve 

the successes so far — 

blending of two historic 

church communities that 

has included combining 

church, finance and school 

councils; determining the 

capital needs of buildings 

and best use of both 

schools campuses and 

developing a long-range 

plan. 

Rev. Wayne Watts is all smiles after being installed as pastor of Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier Oct. 27 in Wilmette. 

Hilary Anderson/22nd Century Media 

“We now have one of the 

biggest Catholic schools in 

Lake and Cook counties,” 

he said. 

Watts is not new to the 

Wilmette community. 

“I bring a deep love to 

the Wilmette community,” 

he said. “St. Francis Xavier 

was my first assignment 

as a priest. In Wilmette I 

learned how to be a priest.” 

Watts looks to welcoming 

back anyone who has 

drifted away from the 

church. 

“I am sorry for whatever 

it was that caused 

someone’s leaving,” he 

said. “I will work to right 

those wrongs. I will listen. 

I want people to be heard. I 

want them to talk with me 

openly and honestly.” 

Watts also is concerned 

about the elderly and 

homebound in the community. 

“Visiting the sick and 

shut-ins who cannot make 

it outside of their homes 

are among my other concerns,” 

he said. “They 

often tend to be forgotten 

and left behind.” 

He became a friend of 

many North Shore families 

on his first assignment 

through the ACTION 

youth group that has no 

boundaries. 

“I am interested in 

working with the youth of 

the Wilmette community, 

not just those who parents 

belongs to Sts. Joseph and 

Francis Xavier,” he said. 

“They are not just our 

future, they are our present. 

I want to see what 

they want, what changes 

they would like made. I 

want all the kids in the 

Wilmette community to 

know they are welcome 

here, on our projects and 

at our events. We need 

them now.” 

“I have stayed in touch 

with many people on the 

North Shore,” Watts said. 

“I have walked with them 

on many of their life journeys 

and involved them in 

Catholic Charities activities 

where I work especially 

with the homeless.” 

He currently is the associate 

administrator at 

Catholic Charities. 

“I am chaplain of the 

Junior Board, a group 

dedicated to service, social 

and faith engagement for 

young adults in the Archdiocese 

of Chicago,” he 

said. 

Watts also is on the 

parish outreach executive 

committee—working 

to increase collaboration 

between the parish communities 

and the work of 

Catholic Charities. 

He especially is passionate 

about working 

with the Supper program, 

seeking partnership in 

food donations, volunteers 

and financial support of 

the Tuesday night supper 

where they welcome about 

130 guests for dinner at 

Catholic Charities headquarters, 

721 N. LaSalle, 

Chicago. 

“I helped start a photo 

project with our homeless 

and hungry guests, where 

they photograph beauty 

and we hold a photo show 

annually and the guests 

can sell their art,” Watts 

said. 

He grew up in the Oak 

Park/River Forest area, 

one of nine children. 

All of his siblings live 

in the metropolitan Chicago 

area with his almost 

thirty nieces and nephews. 

One of them, his younger 

brother, Martin, and his 

wife, Monique, and their 

three children live in Wilmette. 

“I want to serve the people 

of the Wilmette community,” 

he said. “I am 

here with and for you.”

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The Great Pumpkin Contest 

3 residents carve their way to victory 

Eric DeGrechie 

Managing Editor 

Though we’re not sure 

if The Great Pumpkin visited 

Linus this year, we do 

know that the North Shore 

is filled with some talented 

carvers. 

Entries to the annual 

Halloween contest came in 

fast and furiously once the 

calendar neared Oct. 31 as 

many entrants wait until the 

last minute to dust off their 

special carving tools. 

We’re sure many of you 

wonder how we go about 

deciding which creation 

is the best so I’m going to 

take you behind the scenes 

for the first time this year. 

When our deadline for entries 

concluded on Friday, 

Nov. 1, the editors printed 

up photos of each submission 

and we began lining 

them up along the floor in 

the middle of our office. 

With so many entries, they 

took up some space. We 

then started walking around 

the pile and commenting on 

the ones we liked best. We 

even brought in our sales 

team and the publisher to 

help narrow things down. 

In the end, though it was 

admittedly difficult, we 

made choices of our favorite 

pumpkin carving for 

three different categories: 

Best in Show, Most Scary 

and Most Funny. Here are 

the winners: 

Best in Show 

Mary Roberts, of Highland 

Park. In this ode to 

“The Nightmare Before 

Christmas,” Roberts carved 

characters Jack Skellington 


on one side and Sally on 

the other. For her win, Roberts 

will receive (2) tickets 

to see the Blue Man Group. 

Most Scary 

Karen Graves, of Glenview. 

Speaking of nightmares, 

this entry of what 

appears to be a cannibalistic 

clown definitely 

scared us and that’s worth 

something. In this case, the 

winner will receive some 

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Most Funny 

Andrew Attea, of Glenview. 

Just one look at the 

toothy grin on this jacko’-lantern 

and you can tell 

the creator had some fun 

Mary Roberts, of Highland 

Park, won Best in Show 

in our annual The Great 

Pumpkin Contest with her 

entry of Jack and Sally 

from “The Nightmare 

Before Christmas.” Photo 

submitted 

carving it. The winner will 

also receive some brownies 

from Gail’s Brownies. 

Thanks again for all your 

entries. Keep an eye out for 

our next contest — Holiday 

Greeting Card Contest. 

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Papa Willie’s BBQ sells out on first day in business 

Peter Kaspari 

Contributing Editor 

When Brian Merel 

opened up Papa Willie’s 

BBQ in Highwood last 

month, he had no idea how 

popular it would end up 

being. 

On his first day in business, 

Oct. 20, he had to 

close the restaurant after 

just 90 minutes. 

Why? 

Because he ran out of 

food. 

“I was way under (the 

demand),” he said. 

Despite running out 

of food, Merel said he’s 

happy he opened the business 

that day, because it 

gave him a glimpse of 

what people in Highwood 

and the surrounding areas 

want. 

“I think people are 

ready,” he said. “There’s 

a pretty deep desire to fill 

bellies with what I’ve got 

here.” 

The opening also allowed 

him to make a few 

adjustments to his system. 

After his opening, Merel 

said he added a new iPad 

to his counter, giving a 

second place to take orders. 

He also rearranged 

the kitchen a bit so that 

orders don’t get mixed up. 

For Merel, opening Papa 

Willie’s BBQ, located at 

148 Green Bay Road in 

Highwood, was all about 

family. 

Previously a private 

chef for 10 years, Merel 

realized he needed to do 

something to support his 

growing family. 

“When gigs were busy 

and times were busy, it 

was great,” he said. “But 

when you add a wife and 

two kids, there needs to be 

a bit more consistency.” 

Merel considered other 

careers, and even looked at 

opportunities in the corporate 

world, but quickly realized 

the idea of working 

a 9-to-5 job wasn’t going 

to be satisfying to him. 

In the end, he decided to 

stick with what he knew 

and open up a restaurant. 

“This was an idea that 

was on the backburner and 

the frontburner for the last 

few years,” Merel said. 

For Papa Willie’s BBQ, 

everything seemed to 

come together all at once. 

He was originally going 

to open up in downtown 

Chicago, but eventually 

decided to look on the 

North Shore for a place. 

Merel looked at property 

in Highland Park, but 

chose the Highwood location 

after his stepmother 

was driving past it one day 

and suggested he look into 

it. 

Merel, who lives two 

blocks away from the restaurant, 

checked it out and 

realized that it was the perfect 

location for him; he’s 

been told the intersection 

outside the restaurant is 

the second-busiest intersection 

in the area, plus the 

fact that there’s a threeway 

stop means everybody 

who drives there sees the 

restaurant. 

“All stars needed to 

align,” he said. 

Family plays into more 

than just the reason he 

started the restaurant. It’s 

actually named after his 

grandfather, and his uncle 

created the barbecue sauce 

that Merel uses on all of 

his food. 

“It’s got some heat to 

it, it’s got some smoke, 

sweet,” Merel said. “I 

happen to think it’s my 

favorite barbecue sauce 

I’ve ever had, so I think 

that automatically sets me 

Papa Willie’s BBQ 

148 Green Bay Road, 

Highwood 

(847) 748-8599 

papawilliesbbq.com 

4 p.m.-9 p.m. 

Thursday-Monday 

Closed Tuesdays and 

Wednesdays 

apart from other barbecue 

places.” 

Merel said his uncle 

taught him all about barbecue. 

“He taught me the style 

of putting it up after it’s 

nearly done and taking it 

off the grill and chopping 

it up and tossing it in the 

sauce and throwing it back 

on,” Merel said. “It’s such 

an erratic style of cooking 

because it’s pure chaos on 

the grill.” 

Merel’s uncle also 

taught him to be careful 

when grilling with the 

sauce. 

“There’s sugar in the 

sauce, so if you leave it too 

long, there’s a fine line between 

burnt and carmel,” 

he said. 

Papa Willie’s BBQ is 

take-out only, and Merel 

said there’s a reason for 

that. He believes that what 

leads many restaurants to 

fail are labor, food, waste 

and overhead, so he decided 

to minimize that as 

much as he could. 

“I can do a whole restaurant 

and staff, food if 

I wanted to,” he said. “I 

don’t want to do that.” 

He’s also only open for 

dinner. 

All of it goes back to 

family. 

“I want a life,” he said. 

“I want to see my wife, I 

want to see my kids. My 

endgame isn’t the almighty 

dollar.” 

Merel added, “I want to 

Papa Willie’s BBQ’s signature dish is its Bag o’ Ribs 

($14 for a half slab, $24 for a full slab), covered in the 

barbecue sauce that owner Brian Merel’s uncle makes. 

Photos by Erin Yarnall/22nd Century Media 

The restaurant offers a seasonal salad ($9) filled with 

baby field greens, charred corn, candied pecans, dried 

cranberries, queso fresco and topped with a roasted 

shallot cranberry white balsamic vinaigrette. 

provide for them, but I’m 

not going to be away from 

them 15 hours a day, seven 

days a week. That’s not 

going to happen.” 

Merel said he loves 

cooking. 

“I get goosebumps a lot 

when I talk about food,” he 

said, adding that he can’t 

wait to see how people react 

to eating his food. 

“That might render me 

speechless,” he said, then 

added what he believes 

about food. 

“Cooking is cooking, 

but cooking is nothing until 

you share it with someone,” 

he said. “So as soon 

as people start eating my 

food and I can see it, then 

I’ll know.” 

A group of 22nd Century 

Media editors recently 

visited Papa Willie’s BBQ 

to taste the food and the famous 

barbecue sauce. 

We started with the Bag 

O’ Ribs ($14 half-slab, $24 

full-slab), which is literally 

a bag filled with ribs. 

Papa Willie’s barbecue 

sauce added a smoky, delicious 

flavor to the ribs, and 

editors enjoyed the food so 

much, the ribs were gone 

within just a few minutes. 

We also got to try the 

seasonal salad, which currently 

contains baby field 

greens, charred corn, candied 

pecans, dried cranberries, 

queso fresco and 

roasted shallot cranberry 

with white balsamic vinaigrette 

($9). Editors enjoyed 

the dressing as well 

as the variety of flavors 

that came with the salad. 

The price of the salad varies 

depending on the season. 

Editors also got to try the 

mac ‘n cheese ($3), which 

is served as a side option 

for the ribs. It’s made with 

a “rich homemade five 

cheese blend.” 

Finally, we ended our 

visit to Papa Willie’s BBQ 

by trying both dessert options; 

Uncle JJ’s Blueberry 

Crumb Pie ($6) and Possum 

Pie ($6). Both are 

served layered and in Mason 

jars. 

Uncle JJ’s Blueberry 

Crumb pie includes a buttery 

graham cracker crust, 

wild blueberry filling and a 

sweet cream cheese lemon 

zest layer. It’s topped with 

graham cracker clusters. 

Possum Pie has a thick 

Oreo crust, chocolate 

hazelnut cream, chocolate 

cream pudding and 

whipped cream, topped 

with hazelnut Pirouline 

cookies. 

Merel said the trick to 

both desserts is to stick the 

spoon down to the bottom 

of the Mason jar, that way 

all layers end up on the 

spoon and you can taste all 

of them at once. 

Additionally, Merel also 

sells jars of the Papa Willie’s 

BBQ sauce for $7, 

and Willie pig hats for $20.

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32 | November 7, 2019 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Mac Zelazny 

The New Trier senior is a 

member of the New Trier 

Green hockey team. 

When did you start 

playing hockey? 

I think I started around 

the age of four or five, 

because my uncle played 

hockey at Notre Dame, 

and my mom’s side of the 

family was a big hockey 

family and she got me into 

it. I just started with coach 

Rafe Aybar, who recently 

passed away. But he was 

kind of my first instructor 

and ever since then I’ve 

loved it. 

What’s the best part 

about playing hockey? 

I think just during the 

winter months, being able 

to play outdoor hockey, 

like pond hockey and just 

getting to know a locker 

room, too. Boys, the relationships 

you build 

over the course of a long 

seven months season with 

a group of 19, 20 guys is 

all... You just get to know 

people so well and the 

hockey locker room was 

so much fun. 

If you could play 

another sport, what 

would it be? 

I think it would be 

football just because I’ve 

always loved watching 

football and playing pickup 

football and I used to 

play football when I was 

younger. But football has 

always been a passion of 

mine. Too bad it’s not a 

spring sport. 

If you could have one 

meal for the rest of 

your life, what would 

it be? 

I think just the steak 

and potatoes that my dad 

makes. Classic meal that 

I have on the weekends 

usually. It’s a great, great 

dinner. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I think New Zealand, 

because it’s a foreign 

country, different culture 

and they have really good 

surfing and skiing on an 

island, too. Jus beautiful 

mountains and coasts. 

What’s one item on 

your bucket list? 

To see the Northern 

lights one day. 

If you had $5 at 

Walgreens, what 

would you get and 

why? 

I would get the cinnamon 

raisin swirl bread 

and some Sour Patch watermelon 

candies because 

that sounds amazing. 

If you won the lottery, 

what would you do 

with the money? 

Photo submitted 

I would get a bunch of 

different properties in different 

places around the 

country, in California, the 

Cape Cod area, and in 

Denver, in Utah and just 

travel the world places. 

If you had a 

superpower, what 

would it be? 

Invisible. Just being able 

to be places where no one 

knows you are, do stuff 

and be alone, sit down. I 

don’t know. That’s a hard 

one. 

What has been your 

favorite moment at 

New Trier? 

Definitely winning state 

last year. For sure. Just the 

whole entire season, working 

to that point was amazing 

to finally get in there 

and being at the United 

Center in front of all those 

people and winning the 

state championship was 

unbelievable. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michael Wojtychiw 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys recap postseason football, 

announce boys soccer honorees 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode of 

The Varsity: North Shore, 

the only podcast focused 

on North Shore sports, 

hosts Michal Dwojak, 

Nick Frazier and Michael 

Wojtychiw recap the start 

of playoff football. The 

guys recap Loyola Academy 

and Lake Forest 

playoff football games, announce 

boys soccer Team 

22 all-area teams and the 

Boys Soccer Coach and 

Player of the Year, preview 

another week of postseason 

football and talk 

Hockey 

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the season. 

“Our communication, a 

couple of us seniors have 

been playing together for 

four years, so we know 

how each other play,” 

Julia Fortier said. “Our 

communication, constant 

support and being on each 

other, holding each other 

responsible and pulling 

for each other has really 

helped us a lot.” 

While the defense was 

doing its job, the offense 

was trying to get the Raiders 

on the board to give 

them a lead they wouldn’t 

relinquish. After multiple 

attempts throughout the 

entire game, senior Caroline 

Segal broke through 

with a goal with a minute, 

11 seconds remaining. 

“It had been a really 

long game, especially 

since we had played a 

tough game last night,” 

Segal said. “I had the support 

of my teammates and 

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First Period 

had wanted to go in and 

finish what we had started 

and I just did what I could. 

“Luckily it went in.” 

Last year’s season ended 

with an overtime loss 

to the same Glenbard West 

team, so North Shore was 

looking for a little bit of 

revenge in Saturday’s tilt. 

Even though the Raiders 

had easily defeated 

the Glenbard West in the 

regular season, they knew 

their fourth-seeded opponents 

wouldn’t be an easy 

out. 

“They came out really 

strong but we knew we 

had to leave everything on 

the field and for our one 

last game for North Shore 

field hockey,” Morgan 

said. 

Segal (Middlebury College), 

Morgan (University 

of Virginia) and Fortier 

(Yale University) will all 

be continuing their field 

hockey careers at the collegiate 

level next fall, so 

going out in their senior 

season with a win was a 

special moment. 

The three recap both 

Loyola and Lake Forest 

football games. 

Second Period 

With soccer ending for 

the area teams, the guys 

announce the all-area 

teams and best player and 

coach. 

Third Period 

With the playoffs continuing, 

the three hosts 

preview the next games. 

Overtime 

The guys recap the other 

postseason headlines. 

“It’s unreal,” Morgan 

said. “Our culture here at 

North Shore is so strong 

and we love each other 

so much. This was really 

special. The juniors wanted 

to finish off for us and 

that means the world to 

us. To finish off the year 

with a win is really great 

and we’re happy about it.” 

Doar, in her second year 

as the Raiders head coach, 

couldn’t have been prouder 

of her squad, especially 

the seniors who really 

stepped up and put North 

Shore in the spotlight as a 

team not to take lightly. 

“They came in an athletic 

bunch and they fell 

in love with the sport and 

with each other and decided 

they were going to 

do big things,” she said. 

“And they did. 

“They’ve put in the 

work in the offseason and 

have accomplished their 

goals. They’ve rallied 

their young teammates 

and it’s really admirable.”

wilmettebeacondaily.com SPORTS 


Girls volleyball 

New Trier falls in regional final to Fremd 


Sports Editor 

For the second consecutive 

season, New Trier and 

Fremd met in the state 

playoffs. And like last 

year, the game was an intense 

matchup between 

two highly successful programs. 

Also like last year, 

Fremd took down the Trevians, 

this time in the New 

Trier Regional final 21-25, 

25-20, 25-20 Thursday, 

Oct. 31, in Winnetka. 

“It was such a fun game, 

we were just talking about 

it in the locker room that 

Fremd out up such a great 

fight,” Bodman said. 

“They’re not willing to 

give up no matter what and 

it creates such a competitive 

environment. 

That’s what girls volleyball 

is, everyone wants to 

win. That’s what makes it 

so fun about it.” 

Fremd controlled the 

first set from the early 

going, but every time the 

Vikings would extend a 

lead, the Trevians would 

mount a comeback, pointby-point. 

After tying the set at 

12, the Trevians went on 

a 10-4 run, essentially 

making it too difficult for 

the visitors to come back 

from. In the process, the 

hosts were able to take 

care of multiple Fremd 

hitting and passing errors, 

getting the Vikings out of 

sync multiple times. 

“They have some go-to 

hitters so we were shutting 

them down,” Bodman 

said. “The blocking was on 

point and we were playing 

defense really well. It was 

an all-around good set. 

“We came out with so 

much energy in the first set 

and that was pretty much 


Cat Flood puts down a kill during New Trier’s match 

against Fremd Thursday, Oct. 31, in Winnetka. Carlos 

Alvarez/22nd Century Media 

unstoppable.” 

The second set was 

much like the first in that 

one team got off to a quick 

start with the other having 

to battle back. However, it 

was the Vikings this time 

that were able to take advantage 

of New Trier miscues, 

taking the 15-14 lead 

on a New Trier service error 

until the Trevians were 

able to rally to make it a 

19-all set. 

However, another New 

Trier service error gave the 

Vikings a 21-20 lead, one 

they wouldn’t relinquish. 

The third set was, coincidentally, 

almost identical 

to the second, where a service 

error broke a 19-all tie 

and propelled the Vikings 

to the set and match win. 

The Trevians graduate 

a majority of their roster, 

one that was closer as a 

team and became more so 

as the season went along. 

“This team, I love this 

team, some of the best 

girls in the school, in my 

opinion are on this team,” 

coach Hannah Hsieh said. 

“They’re high-character 

girls, live with integrity, 

work hard and don’t need 

to be told to work hard, it’s 

just part of their nature. 

“The level of commitment 

they brought to this 

team will be a huge mark 

that they’re leaving on the 

program.” 

Hsieh was also proud of 

the way her team handled 

adversity, as the season 

would be an up-and-down 

one, consistency-wise. 

“We talked about when 

teams lose, that’s usually 

when they fall apart and we 

definitely had some tough 

losses, but I didn’t have 

to worry about that with 

them,” she said. “They 

were fully committed to 

the team, they owned their 

own mistakes, but knew it 

wasn’t only one person.” 

Even though the Trevians 

do lose players like 

Cat Flood, Bodman and 

Britt Soudan, they bring 

back talent in Stephanie 

Mayer and Rose McDermott, 

as well as others, 

Flood and fellow senior 

Grace Magner led the team 

in kills against Fremd with 

six kills, while Bodman 

added five. 

girls volleyball 

Tough serving launches Loyola to regional title 

Bill McLean 


Loyola Academy’s dress 

code prevented its students 

from donning a scary costume 

on Halloween. 

But it didn’t stop the 

school’s girls volleyball 

team from wearing out 

Niles North by playing 

frighteningly well in the 

Class 4A Rolling Meadows 

Regional final Thursday, 

Oct. 31. 

Loyola’s Ramblers 

— behind eight aces, including 

four from sophomore 

outside hitter Mia 

McGrath, and decisive 

scoring runs in each set 

— overwhelmed North’s 

Vikings 25-11, 25-11 for 

the program’s ninth regional 

championship in 

12 years and second under 

second-year coach Mallory 

Thelander. 

“Everybody was energetic 

tonight, and everybody 

was on the same 

page,” said a pleased Thelander, 

whose top-seeded 

club (29-7) faces fourthseeded 

Glenbrook South 

in a Maine East Sectional 

semifinal Nov. 4 at 5:30 

p.m. 

“And we got contributions 

from a number of 

players.” 

The 5-foot-11-inch Mc- 

Grath set a super tone from 

beyond a baseline, helping 

the Ramblers take a 3-0 

lead via her serves; she 

notched her first ace for 

the third point. 

“We wanted to put pressure 

on their serve-receive 

and get off to a strong 

start,” said McGrath, 

whose clean ace — the 

ball hit nothing but hardwood 

in a deep corner — 

widened LA’s advantage to 

24-10 in the first set. 


Ninth-seeded Niles 

North (21-15) enjoyed 

only one lead (5-4 in the 

first set, after a 5-1 spurt) 

all night and trailed 21-8 

after LA had produced a 

resounding 9-0 run in the 

first set. A pair of aces 

from senior setter Chloe 

Tierney highlighted the 

set-turning stretch. 

A kill from junior middle 

Jane Robertson gave 

LA a 19-8 cushion and 

prompted Vikings coach 

Terri Vander Jeugdt to call 

for a second timeout. 

“Our serves kept 

[North’s Vikings] out of 

their system,” said Tierney, 

who served eight of 

the points during that 9-0 

torrent. “Our team is intense 

and focused; the 

closeness of our players is 

another strength.” 

Ramblers senior middle 

Jackie Yau pounded the 

match’s most emphatic kill 

to end the second point of 

the second set. It followed 

junior setter/right-side hitter 

Sarine Kalayjian’s tipwinner. 

Fifteen points later, LA 

senior defensive specialist 

Rosie Talaga catapulted 

forward and hit the floor 

hard to come up with the 

dig of the match. Talaga’s 

right arm skidded and appeared 

to absorb the brunt 

of the hustle play. But she 

shook off the pain, as LA 

won the point to secure an 

11-6 lead. 

McGrath struck two 

more aces in the second 

set, with the second — the 

ball clipped the net tape 

and trickled over — upping 

the Ramblers’ chasm 

to 17-7. LA scored its 19th 

and 20th points on backto-back 

kills from junior 

hitters Josie Fronczak and 

Marissa Lynch. 

The 23rd point was a 

lengthy rally, featuring 

several impressive digs 

from McGrath and Kalayjian. 

LA won the entertaining 

exchange and then 

needed only two more 

points to earn regional 

hardware. 

Junior defensive specialist 

Meilani Calcutt 

ended the match fittingly 

with yet another ace. 

“Deep serves, short 

serves … our players hit 

the serves to the right 

spots,” said Thelander, 

who guided her first Ramblers 

squad to a Class 4A 

supersectional last fall. 

Robertson paced the 

Ramblers’ attack with four 

kills, followed by Yau, Kalayjian 

and senior reserve 

hitter Katy D’Arrigo with 

three apiece. D’Arrigo 

popped to put down consecutive 

kills midway 

through the first set and 

hammered another to 

make it 8-6, Loyola Academy, 

in the second set. 

“She puts it away, consistently,” 

McGrath said. 

“Katy,” Thelander added, 

“has been stepping up 

for us lately.” 

McGrath (team-high 

nine digs) and Fronczak 

each contributed two kills; 

Kalayjian also finished 

with eight assists, one 

ace and one block; and 

D’Arrigo and Yau elevated 

for a block apiece. 

“We’re a strong team, 

offensively and defensively,” 

McGrath said. “We 

showed that tonight.” 

McGrath also shared the 

name of her favorite candy. 

It was, after all, Halloween. 

“M&M’S,” said the 

Rambler with the M.M. 

initials.



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Trevian varsity 

athletics 

Boys bowling 

■Nov. ■ 9 - at Glenbrook 

North Invite (at Brunswick 

Zone Mount Prospect), 8:30 

a.m. 

■Nov. ■ 12 - at Glenbrook 

North (at Brunswick Zone 

Mount Prospect), 4:30 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 14 - host Niles North 

(at Classic Lanes), 4:30 p.m. 

Field hockey 

Boys cross-country 

■Nov. ■ 9 - IHSA State Finals 

(at Detweiller Park), 2 p.m. 

Girls cross-country 



Girls swimming and 

diving 

■Nov. ■ 9 - at CSL Invite (at 

Glenbrook South), 1 p.m. 

Rambler varsity 

athletics 

Boys bowling 

■Nov. ■ 12 - vs. Fenwick (at 

Habetler Bowl), 4:30 p.m. 

Boys cross-country 



Girls cross-country 



Girls volleyball 

■Nov. ■ 8 - vs. TBD (IHSA 

Supersectional at Fremd), 

6 p.m. 

NSCD seniors conclude 

historic careers with win 


Sports Editor 

North Shore Country 

Day’s senior class has put 

up some gaudy numbers. 

The seniors on this 

year’s squad went undefeated 

in conference play 

over all four years, not 

giving up a goal in conference 

play during that 

span. They’d also made 

four consecutive final 

fours and outscored their 

opponents 319-56 over 

four years. Out of the 14 

goals given up this season, 

11 had come against 

New Trier and Lake Forest 

in three games. 

After fourth-, secondand 

fourth-place finishes 

at state, the Raiders added 

another impressive finish, 

taking third at this year’s 

state finals after defeating 

Glenbard West 1-0 Saturday, 

Nov. 2, in Oak Park. 

“I think our freshman 

year, we were coming 

onto a really strong team, 

once they had built a really 

good culture at North 

Shore and we really wanted 

to feed off of that,” 


NSCD poses with its third-place trophy Saturday, Nov. 

2, in Oak Park. Michael Wojtychiw/22nd Century Media 

Xas Morgan said. “Our 

first final four was a such 

a team win and we knew 

from that point on out, we 

wanted to continue that. 

“We have really, really 

strong seniors and we’ve 

been able to work together 

and continue building. 

Yesterday was really 

devastating for us, but we 

knew we wanted to come 

back on a high and finish 

off strong and finish off 

what we started at North 

Shore.” 

Much like many of their 

previous contests, the 

Raiders’ defense stood out 

and didn’t allow their opponent 

to really get anything 

going toward their 

goal. 

What made the defense’s 

performance even 

more impressive was that 

it was breaking in a new 

goalie after Abby Renaud 

graduated and headed off 

to play at Northwestern 

University. According to 

coach Mullery Doar, goalie 

Charlize Guillen made 

14 saves in the semifinal 

loss to Lake Forest, after 

need to make only a combined 

11 saves the rest of 

Please see Hockey, 32 

Athlete of the Month 

New Trier’s Katie Lipsey was named 22nd Century Media’s September Athlete of the 

Month. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

Diver Lipsey hands Trevians 

second monthly honor of year 

MichaEL WOJTYCHIW 

Sports Editor 

Katie Lipsey has had a 

lot of success in the pool 

as one of New Trier’s top 

divers. She’s finished in 

the top three at the state 

meet the past two seasons 

and now has another honor 

as well: November’s Athlete 

of the Month. 

The Trevian senior took 

a lead early in 22nd Century 

Media’s latest Athlete of 

the Month competition and 

never gave it up, giving the 

school its second monthly 

honor in 2019. 

Lipsey finished in first 

place with 730 votes, 

knocking off Highland Park 

field hockey player Maddie 

Gordon, who finished 

with 425 votes, and fellow 

Giants field hockey player 

Sabrina Stefani, who finished 

with 238 votes. New 

Trier football player Sean 

McNeely finished fourth 

and Highland Park girls 

volleyball player Georgia 

Sullivan finished fifth. 

October Athlete of the Month Candidates 

Loyola Academy 

Grace Kryscio, girls golf 

Jackie Yau, girls volleyball 

New Trier 

Aidan Crowder, boys soccer 

Kate McLaughlin, field hockey 

Daniel Tanaka, boys golf 

Glenbrook North 

Yusuf Shaaban, boys soccer 

David Schueler, boys soccer 

Kevin O’Regan, boys golf 

Lara Pick, girls tennis 

Victoria Grzesiuk, girls swimming and 

diving 

Glenbrook South 

The senior has been a 

big part of New Trier’s 

success in the pool, finishing 

second and third, 

at the past two state tournaments. 

She also medaled 

her freshman year 

as well. 

Voting lasted from Oct. 

10-25. The Athlete of the 

Month contest for athletes 

selected in the month of 

October gets underway on 

Nov. 10 and will end on 

Nov. 25. Vote at Wilmette- 

BeaconDaily.com. 

Olivia Vamos, cheerleading 

Coley Scott, field hockey 

Highland Park 

Corey Fairchild, boys cross-country 

Chris lee, football 

Michelle Nava, girls cross-country 

Matt Holleman, boys soccer 

Chris Hernandez, football 

Lake Forest 

Julia Hender, field hockey 

Jahari Scott, football 

Kai Kroeger, football 

Sophie Gambit, field hockey 

Woodlands Academy 

Genevieve Hessy, girls tennis



boys soccer Player of the Year 

Crowder’s emergence leads to accolade 


Sports Editor 

A season after only 

scoring three goals, New 

Trier senior forward Aidan 

Crowder set a goal for 

himself for his last season 

as a Trevian: score 20 

goals. 

Unfortunately for 

Crowder, he fell short of 

the goal, finishing with 17 

goals, but his presence up 

front is what made the Trevians 

a scary team to face 

offensively. 

For that, Crowder was 

named this year’s 22nd 

Century Media Boys Soccer 

Player of the Year. 

After scoring only 40 

goals as a team during the 

2018 season, New Trier 

looked to gain more offensive 

firepower and Crwoder 

was going to be a big 

part of that. 

“I knew that I needed to 

step up because I knew I 

was capable of doing it,” 

Crowder said. 

Scoring goals had always 

been in his blood, ever 

since he was a kid playing 

club soccer and early on in 

his New Trier career. 

“Early on in New Trier, 

when I wasn’t on varsity, 

I would score a lot and I 

was usually looked at as 

the main guy to score goals 

because of my speed and 

just being athletic,” he said. 

“Yeah, so it was kind of 

weird, my junior year, not 

having that much of an impact 

on the team, but it kind 

of felt like there wasn’t 

much else I could do. “ 

New Trier Matt Ravenscraft 

realized Crowder’s 

potential early on at New 

Trier, pulling him up to the 

varsity level toward the end 

of his sophomore season. 

Even though he didn’t 

get a lot of playing time or 

get on the score sheet, there 

were some key things that 

the coaching staff really 

liked, namely his speed, 

tactical IQ and realizing 

how to make runs during 

games. 

Ravenscraft saw a different 

Crowder between his 

junior and seasons, however. 

“I think the primary 

thing is Aidan himself,” the 

coach said about the differences 

between the two 

years. “We see this every 

year and there’s always a 

couple of guys who put in 

the work and Aidan put in 

the time there. That can be 

difficult in January or February 

when your season 

feels like it’s a long ways 

away, but he did that. 

“He was fast last year and 

that was a weapon that he 

had last year, but his speed 

improved, his strength improved. 

A lot of that just 

goes down to Aidan and his 

work and then some of the 

just physical growth. But 

he really took the time, particularly 

in the summer, to 

understand his role in our 

playing style.” 

Crowder combined with 

fellow senior Alex Powell 

to form a formidable duo 

up top for the Trevians, who 

saw their season end in the 

sectional semifinals with a 

1-0 loss to rival Evanston. 

However, the Central Suburban 

League and soccer 

coaches from across the 

state recognized Crowder’s 

achievements, naming him 

to the conference-s allconference 

team, as well 

as an All-Sectional player 

through the Illinois High 

School Soccer Coaches Association. 

Included in his 17 goals, 

were six game-winning 

goals, an impressive number 

for any team, especially 

considering he scored the 

New Trier’s Aidan Crowder 

is this year’s 22nd Century 

Media Boys Soccer Player 

of the Year 22nd Century 

Media File Photo 

game-winner in 38 percent 

of the team’s wins. 

“I love having clutch 

plays,” Crowder said. “To 

me that’s one of the most 

important things a player 

can do, because when it 

seems like the game might 

be over or we’re not going 

to have a chance, I always 

just give it a little extra to 

make sure that we can get 

the goal or just win the 

game.” 

Crowder plans to play 

in college but hasn’t made 

a decision on where yet. 

The 2019 high school season 

has given him plenty 

of confidence going into 

his club season, where he 

hopes to catch the eyes of 

more colleges and find the 

best fit for him. 

“Now I know I can score 

when I want to against really 

good opponents, and this 

club season’s going to help 

a lot because it’s kind of 

like an all-star team, when 

you think about it with the 

best players from all the 

schools around here,” he 

said. 

“We can really play 

our style to the maximum 

level, it’s just going to improve 

me a lot, and I’m really 

excited to score a lot of 

goals.” 

boys soccer Coach of the Year 

Historic season propels 

Jones to annual award 


Sports Editor 


Day has been on quite the 

run athletically over the 

past couple years. Multiple 

trips to the state’s final 

four spread out among 

multiple sports, including 

a couple state titles and 

runner-up finishes. 

One of those teams that 

has had success has been 

the boys soccer team, 

winning back-to-back regionals 

last year and this 

season. 

This season, however, 

was different. 

The Raiders were able 

to accomplish something 

that no team had done in 

program history: win sectional 

and supersectional 

titles and qualify for the 

state’s final four. 

While the team ended 

up taking fourth place, it 

was still a historic accomplishment 

for the Winnetka 

school. 

For that, the Raiders’ 

coach Kyle Jones has 

been named 22nd Century 

Media’ Boys Soccer 

Coach of the Year. 

“We’ve got a good 

foundation in terms of 

how to be a great teammate 

during preseason, 

having deeper squads than 

we’ve had in the past, and 

being able to rest people 

throughout the season,” 

Jones said. “I think we 

play off the mindset of 

just taking one day, one 

play at a time rather than 

looking forward and overthinking 

things. We’ve 

just been focused on each 

game and each day and 

each practice and each 

play in practice.” 

Most teams that get 

over the proverbial hump 

are made up of mostly upperclassmen 

contributors, 

but that hasn’t really been 

the case this season for the 

Raiders. 

North Shore has gotten 

contributions from freshman 

Cole Sabia and sophomores 

Mason Roberts- 

Jones and Nick Potter, as 

well as juniors Vincent 

Luglio, Jacob Sherman 

and Axel Garcia, to name 

a few. Those, combined 

with the senior leadership 

of the likes of Adam Terhaerdt 

really put the Raiders 

in a good spot. 

“I always say that players 

in the middle school, 

at our school, if you’re 

good enough, you’re old 

enough, you can play at 

any level,” Jones said. 

“We’ve got freshmen 

making a contribution and 

sophomores and juniors. 

For me, I put the best 

11 or 12 or 18, however 

many people are playing, 

in the game. To play, you 

have to fall at the highest 

level on a daily basis. 

Sometimes that’s seniors 

and sometimes that’s 

freshmen and sophomores 

and juniors.” 

Jones is in his 13th 

year at North Shore, but 

that’s been spread over 

15 years. He spent five 

years at North Shore before 

heading over to England 

to be the coach and 

head of coach education 

at Manchester College for 

two years, before coming 

back to Winnetka and becoming 

the Raiders’ head 

coach for the past eight 

seasons. 

While at Manchester 

College he helped train 

future coaches, as well as 

picking up some pointers 

himself that he was able 

to bring back with him to 

Winnetka. 

“I bring everything 

back. Wherever you go, 

you’re constantly learning 

and growing,” he said. 

“It’s something that I’ve 

got to if I want my players 

to pursue excellence and 

improve on a daily basis, 

I’ve got to be doing the 

same. 

“That was part of the 

journey, part of the coach 

education. I was fortunate 

enough to work with 

some really good coaches 

and take some courses and 

see some of the academy 

programs over there. I’ve 

got a couple core friends 

at Man United, and Man 

City and I was fortunate 

enough to see them in action 

and see how they’re 

programs work.” 

The former Cornell 

University soccer player 

has loved every moment 

of this historic ride, one 

he’ll always remember. 

“It’s been great. We’re 

just enjoying it along the 

way,” he said. “We’re remaining 

focused. We’ve 

just been so proud of the 

boys. They’ve done really 

well. The boys are loving 

it. They’ve really bought 

in and enjoying the ride.”



BOYS Soccer 

First Team 

Forward 

Joey Martens, GBN senior 

• 19 goals, 7 assists; Martens 

returns to 22nd Century Media’s 

First Team after an impressive 

senior season. He increased both 

his goals and assists statistics. 

Midfielder 

Nico Adducci, GBN senior 

• 6 goals, 6 assists; North’s 

two-year varsity starter ended 

his career on a strong note, 

helping the Spartans win an IHSA 

regional. 

Defender 

Mario Hrvojevic, LA junior 

• 4 goals, 12 assists; Loyola’s 

junior helped move the ball 

around the pitch, creating 

different scoring chances. He 

earned CCL All-Conference 

honors. 

Welcome to the 22nd Century Media All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to the help of area 

coaches, and the eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from 

eight high schools — Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), 

Lake Forest Academy (LFA), Lake Forest (LF), Loyola Academy (LA), New Trier (NT) and 

North Shore Country Day (NSCD) — in our coverage area. 

Second Team 

Forward 

Aidan Crowder, NT senior 

• 16 goals, 7 assists; New Trier’s 

senior earned Central Suburban 

League All-Conference and 

All-Sectional honors. He finished 

with five game-winning goals. 

Midfielder 

Oliver Akintade, LF senior 

• 7 goals, 4 assists; Lake 

Forest’s senior was a strong 

leader for the Scouts on the 

pitch, controlling the middle 

portion of the field. 

Defender 

Konrad Ziaja, LF senior 

• 1 goal, 3 assists; Lake Forest’s 

defensive leader helped anchor 

a strong wall against opponents’ 

forwards. 

Forward 

Giuseppe Maida, LFA sophomore 

• 37 goals, 6 assists; The 

sophomore burst out onto the 

scene with a big season. Lake 

Forest Academy’s second-year 

varsity player led the Caxys in a 

big way after a nice freshman 

year. 

Midfielder 

Tommy Zipprich, LA junior 

• 10 goals, 6 assists; Zipprich 

returns to the First Team after 

strong play in his junior season. 

The Rambler earned Chicago 

Catholic League All-Conference 

and All-Sectional honors. 

Goalkeeper 

Christian Noordover, GBS senior 

• 0.85 GAA, 4.5 shutouts; The 

Titans’ goalkeeper limited what 

opponents could do on the 

offensive side of the ball. The CSL 

All-Conference honoree allowed 

13 goals in 1,230 minutes. 

Midfielder 

Will Franzen, NT junior 

• 7 goals, 10 assists; The Trevian 

impressed in his first season 

playing high school soccer. 

Franzen earned All-Conference 

and All-Sectional honors. 

Defender 

David Schueler, GBN senior 

• 4 goals; The three-year varsity 

player and senior captain was a 

major leader for the Spartans, 

especially during a run to a 

regional championship. 

Honorable Mentions: 

Honorable mention: Danny Sergiev, 

GBS senior F; Zach Ochab, GBS 

senior F; Justin Leszynski, GBS 

junior F; Luke Zucker, HP senior 

F; Danny Barragan, HP senior 

MF; Scott Skinner, LFA senior MF; 

Antonio Ferraiolo, LFA junior MF; 

Nico Defilippis, LF senior F; John 

Walsh, LF senior GK; Nick Roscoe; 

LA senior MF; Michael Sullivan, LA 

junior MF; Ryan Ball, NT senior MF; 

James Paden, NT sophomore D; 

Cole Sabia NSCD freshman 

F; Adam Terhaerdt NSCD 

senior MF 

Forwards 

Alex Powell, NT senior 

• 10 goals, 11 assists; Powell returns to 

the Second Team after a strong senior 

campaign. The Trevian earned All-State 

and CSL All-Conference honors. 

Ronin Moore, HP senior 

• 13 goals, 7 assists; The Giants captain 

led his team with 33 points. 

Vincent Luglio, NSCD junior 

• 17 goals; The Raider helped lead his 

team to a historic season, advancing to 

their first-ever state semifinal. He earned 

All-Sectional honors. 

Midfielders 

Jake Krueger, NT junior 

• 4 goals, 9 assists; The Trevian scored 

one game-winning goal and earned CSL 

All-Conference honors. 

Julian Issar, GBS senior 

• 1 goals, 3 assists; South’s three-year 

varsity player earned All-Sectional and 

CSL All-Conference honors. 

Jhovany Guadarrama, GBS senior 

• 4 assists; Head coach Reggie Lara 

called the senior “the heart and soul” 

of the team. Guadarrama earned All- 

Sectional honors. 

Stefan Momcilovic, LFA sophomore 

• 10 goals, 13 assists; Momcilovic was 

another sophomore who came out and 

helped the Caxys in a big way. 

Defenders 

Jose Santos-DeSoto, GBS senior 

• 1 goal, 3 assists; South’s CSL All- 

Conference player helped the Titans 

defense earn six shutouts. 

Drew Maytum, GBS junior 

• 3 goals, 2 assists; Maytum was the 

vocal leader for the Titans backline and 

thrived on set pieces. 

Matt Holleman, HP senior 

• HP’s senior played in every match this 

season and helped his defense earn a 

1.51 goals per game average. 

goalkeeper 

Ethan Fineman, HP junior 

• 1.52 GAA, 7 shutouts; Fineman 

returned to the Second Team after 

another solid year in net.



Football 


Loyola outduels Maine South in first-round heavyweight battle 

Neil Milbert 


The rivalry between 

Loyola Academy and 

Maine South has become 

a high school football version 

of the classic boxing 

matches pitting Muhammad 

Ali against Joe Frazier. 

The heavyweights went 

at it again under the lights 

at Maine South on Saturday, 

Nov. 2, in the opening 

round of the Class 8A 

playoffs. 

After being pinned 

against the ropes, the defending 

state champion 

Ramblers counterattacked 

in the closing 10 minutes 

to knock out the team that 

ended their 30-game winning 

streak in the 2016 

state title game. 

When the game was on 

the line, Loyola hit Maine 

South with its best shot — 

long passes thrown by JT 

Thomas to Matt Mangan 

— and the Hawks fell 14-6. 

“That’s one (playoff opponent 

down),” coach John 

Holecek told his Ramblers 

afterward. “Let’s not be 

satisfied. We have a huge 

challenge coming up.” 

Next up is Glenbard West 

(10-0) on Saturday, Nov. 9, 

at Loyola. Glenbard West 

is averaging more than 46 

points-per-game and holding 

opponents to under 10 

points, and in the season 

opener the Hilltoppers got 

the best of Maine South 

45-28. 

The Hawks also lost their 

next regular season game 

to Mount Carmel but then 

won seven in a row to go 

into the playoffs with momentum, 

whereas the Ramblers 

(7-3) were coming off 

a 14-6 loss to Marist. 

It seemed that the Ramblers 

were vulnerable and 

it took some big defensive 

playoffs by free safety 

Marty Auer to keep Maine 

South off the scoreboard in 

the first half. 

With the Hawks on the 

Loyola 4-yard line early in 

the second quarter Auer intercepted 

a pass and ran it 

back 100 yards to the end 

zone but an illegal use of 

hands penalty wiped out 

the touchdown and instead 

the Ramblers took possession 

on their own 3-yard 

line. 

They managed to get out 

of that precarious situation 

and advance to the Hawks’ 

44 before losing the ball on 

downs. 

Maine South then went 

back on the attack and advanced 

to the 18 but Auer 

broke up a third down pass 

and on fourth down he 

blocked John Sassan’s 35- 

yard field goal attempt with 

49 seconds left in the half. 

In the third quarter, the 

Ramblers continued to live 

dangerously. They found 

themselves deep in their 

own territory three times 

— at the 11-yard line, at 

the 1 and at the 5 — and 

each time they managed to 

escape. 

Then, with 15 seconds 

elapsed in the fourth quarter, 

they suffered a staggering 

blow. The Hawks’ 

Liam Barry stripped the 

football from a Loyola ballcarrier 

and took the fumble 

25 yards to the end zone. 

The Hawks tried for a 

two-point conversion — a 

pass from Luke Leongas to 

Jack Leyden — and when 

an official raised his arms 

it seemed as though they’d 

succeeded. However, the 

other officials saw it differently, 

asserting that the diving 

Leyden had fielded the 

football after it had hit the 

ground, and after they conferred 

for nearly a minute, 

LOYOLA VERSUS MAINE SOUTH 

1 2 3 4 F 

LOYOLA 0 0 0 14 14 

MS 0 0 0 6 6 

Top Performers 

1. JT Thomas, QB – 2 passing TD, 189 passing yards. 

2. Matt Mangan, WR – 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD. 

3. Marty Auer, DB – INT, blocked FG. 

the two-point conversion 

was invalidated. 

Given a reprieve, the 

Ramblers took advantage 

of the situation and went 80 

yards in five plays for the 

touchdown that decided the 

game. 

Earlier in the game 

Thomas had connected 

with Mangan repeatedly on 

relatively short passes. 

On this drive, they went 

long. A 35-yard pass to 

Mangan put the ball on the 

Hawks’ 35 and two plays 

later the wide receiver outdueled 

a defender to catch 

Thomas’ pass in the left 

corner of the end zone, tying 

the score. 

Then, Nate Van Zelst 

kicked the extra point, putting 

the Ramblers on top 

7-6. 

As is his custom, Mangan 

downplayed his role. 

“The credit goes to our 

offensive coordinator, 

coach (Tyler) Vradenburg,” 

he insisted. “Coach Vradenburg 

does an incredible job. 

He knew their defense and 

he called the play. He trusted 

JT and me and JT threw 

the perfect ball to make it 

happen. 

“Before that, our team 

was a little down but when 

we scored it picked us up.” 

On their next possession 

the Ramblers drove to the 

Maine South 12 before being 

stopped on downs with 

just over three-and-a-half 

minutes to play. 

Two pass completions 

put the ball on Loyola 44 

but on a first down rushing 

attempt by Ryan Kilburg 

linebacker Kyle Zupec 

jarred the ball loose and 

Auer took the recovered 

fumble to the Hawks’ 36. 

Two plays later — in a 

third-and-six situation — 

Thomas threw the ball to 

James Kyle in the clear 

and the big sophomore parlayed 

the catch into a 32- 

yard insurance touchdown 

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back during the teams’ first-round playoff matchup 

Saturday, Nov. 2, in Park Ridge. Margo Grogan/22nd 

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with 63 seconds remaining. 

Van Zelst kicked the extra 

point to seal the triumph. 

“Our defense played really 

well,” Holecek said. 

“Marty Auer showed what 

a playmaker he is. He was 

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a cornerback but Kyle Zupec 

has done a great job at 

right corner and we also 

have Artist Benjamin back 

there.” 

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New Trier repeats as champs in thrilling fashion 


Sports Editor 

Lake Forest and New 

Trier have been the state’s 

two premier field hockey 

programs for what seems 

like years. The Trevians’ 

lone in-state loss this season? 

A one-goal setback to 

Lake Forest. The Scouts’ 

lone in-state losses? Two 

one-goal losses to the Trevians 

and a two-goal loss 

as well. 

So it was only fitting that 

the two faced off in the Illinois 

High School Field 

Hockey Association’s title 

game Saturday, Nov. 2, 

at Oak Park-River Forest 

High School in Oak Park. 

The fifth matchup ended 

p being an epic battle as 

well, as the Trevians repeated 

as state champions 

after holding off the Scouts 

4-2 in overtime. 

“I really don’t know 

what to say, this is the best 

feeling ever,” New Trier’s 

Kate McLaughlin said. “I 

love my team and I’m sad 

it’s over now but it’s been a 

great couple years playing 

for New Trier field hockey 

and I’m so glad we finished 

out the best way possible.” 

Like she has numerous 

times this season, 

McLaughlin led the way 

for the Trevians, racking 

up two goals, three minutes 

apart, toward the end 

of the first half. Her first 

goal, with 4 minutes, 20 

seconds left in the half got 

the Trevians on the board 

and her second, with 1:34 

before the break gave the 

top-seeded Trevians a 2-0 

lead. 

“Overall, our team 

worked really hard together 

and we knew that 

any goal we were going 

to get was going to be really 

scrappy,” McLaughlin 

said. “They have a great 

goalie so we knew we 

were going to have to keep 

shooting and do everything 

to put the ball past 

her. “ 

The game looked to go 

into the halftime break 

with the 2-0 score, but the 

Scouts were able to score a 

goal after time had run out. 

According to one of the 

referees, per field hockey 

rules, if a team earns a penalty 

corner, the teams have 

to complete the corner or 

play until the ball goes 

over the end line or past 

New Trier’s Kate McLaughlin tries to control the ball in 

the field hockey state title game against Lake Forest 

Saturday, Nov. 2, in Oak Park. Michael Wojtychiw/22nd 

Century Media 

the five-meter line. So the 

Scouts were able to earn 

multiple corners and got 

to continue play even after 

the clock read 0:00 and 

eventually took advantage 

when Mimi Gordon scored 

to cut the Trevians lead 

down to 2-1 at the half. 

For the second day in a 

row, the Scouts went into 

the half trailing their opponent. 

Lake Forest trailed 

North Shore Country Day 

1-0 at the half in Friday’s 

semifinal, but rebounded 

for the 3-1 win. 

The Scouts were hoping 

that something similar 

SETTING 

THE 

STANDARDS 

OF 

INNOVATION 

would happen against the 

defending state champions. 

“I feel like in the past, 

we’ve had slow starts 

and have always been a 

second-half team, something 

we knew from the 

beginning,” Lake Forest’s 

Gracie McGowan said. “It 

shouldn’t really happen 

but when it does it gives 

us more internal drive and 

more intensity in the second 

half to turn things to 

go our way.” 

Lake Forest came out of 

the break hungry to even 

the score, putting shots on 

goal, keeping the ball in 

its opponent’s zone. The 

Scouts’ efforts were rewarded 

when Gordon put 

in a goal with 9:55 remaining 

in the contest. 

“The goal gave us confidence, 

but we had a game 

plan and we just got away 

from it in the first half,” 

Lake Forest coach Catherine 

Catanzaro said. “We 

had to stick to the game 

plan, keep surging, not 

be afraid to lose because 

if you’re afraid to lose, 

you’re not going to win.” 

Neither team scored for 

the rest of the game, sending 

the game into overtime 

tied 2-2. The teams would 

play a full 10-minute, 7v7 

period to hopefully determine 

the state champion. 

“Overtime, you just have 

to really go at it as hard as 

possible because there are 

only seven people on the 

field and the goalie, so you 

have to work really hard 

at all times,” McLaughlin 

said. “There’s a lot of field 

and not a lot of players, so 

it’s a lot of running and 

definitely hard. 

“But we made it work.” 

“We haven’t played a 

lot of overtime games, but 

going in I was pretty confident, 

not that we would 

win, but that we would 

dominate with our lineup,” 

New Trier coach Stephanie 

Nykaza said. “I had a 

lot of confidence in them 

going in, we’ve been practicing 

7v7 a lot, so I knew 

we were ready. 

“The magic is you have 

great athletes, great players 

on both teams and they 

work hard. To score two 

goals in overtime is really 

hard.” 

McLaughlin completed 

her hat trick when she 

put in a goal with 7:45 

remaining and Grace Harris 

sealed the contest with 

1:06 remaining to send the 

Trevians happy. 

The Trevians graduate 

12 seniors this season, one 

of the best the program has 

had. 

Unlike the Trevians, 

Lake Forest had a younger 

team this year hoping to 

make a statement. 

Piling up over 20 wins 

and making another appearance 

in the state finals 

sure seems as if the Scouts 

managed to do just that. 

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Historic run ends in fourth place finish for North Shore Country Day 

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1st-and-3 

THREE STARS OF THE 

WEEK 

1. Kate McLaughlin 

(above). The New 

Trier senior field 

hockey player 

scored a hat 

trick during the 

Trevians’ 4-2 

state-title win over 

Lake Forest. 

2. JT Thomas. 

The Loyola 

quarterback 

threw two 

touchdowns to 

help lead Loyola 

to a first-round 

playoff win over 

Maine South. 

3. Mia McGrath. 

The Loyola 

sophomore 

volleyball player 

had three kills, 

three aces and 

nine digs a 

regional-title win. 

Hernan Gutierrez 



Day seniors had seen the 

program grow throughout 

their time on the team. 

After winning regionals 

again this year, they knew 

they had to draw inspiration 

for the tough road 

ahead of them. 

Senior captain Tyler 

Doornweerd credits graduated 

teammates for inspiration 

this season. 

“The older players when 

I was a freshman had a 

really big impact on me, 

“ Doornweerd said. “As 

we’re winning this year, 

thinking back to how much 

those players cared and 

how devastated they were 

when we lost twice at the 

regional final and last year 

at the sectional semifinal. 

“That really drove us.” 

Game of the Week: 

• Glenbard West (10-0) at Loyola (7-3) 

Other matchups: 

• Kaneland (8-2) at Lake Forest (6-4) 

• South Elgin (9-1) at Brother Rice (6-4) 

• Huntley (9-1) at Marist (6-4) 

• Glenbard North (7-3) at Mount Carmel (10-0) 

• Fremd (8-2) at Warren (10-0) 

• Hersey (9-1) at Lake Zurich (7-3) 

That would be a sentiment 

that the rest of the 

current seniors echoed. 

Unfortunately for the seniors, 

their program’s first 

trip to the state tournament 

did not end favorably. The 

Raiders lost both the semifinal 

and consolation game 

at the EastSide Centre in 

East Peoria. 

On Friday, Nov. 1, 

NSCD fell to Chicago 

University High 3-0 in the 

first semifinal of the day. 

That loss led them to 

face off against Quincy 

Notre Dame the next day 

Nov. 2. They lost the third 

place match 2-0. 

The first half was uneventful 

with both teams’ 

defenses absorbing each 

other’s offensive pressure 

fairly well. 

Quincy’s first goal came 

early in the second half. In 

the 41st minute, Quincy 

56-14 

JOE COUGHLIN | 

Publisher 

• Loyola 24, Glenbard West 14: 

‘Toppers haven’t faced adversity 

like the Ramblers, who grind out 

another W. 

• Lake Forest 

• Brother Rice 

• Marist 

• Mount Carmel 

• Warren 

• Hersey 

42-28 

NICK FRAZIER | 

Contributing Sports Editor 

• Loyola 21, Glenbard West 20: T he 

Ramblers pull off another win over 

a higher seed to advance to the 

quarterfinals. 

• Kaneland 

• South Elgin 

• Marist 


• Warren 

• Hersey 

53-17 

MICHAL DWOJAK | 

Contributing Sports Editor 

• Loyola 21, Glenbard West 20: Don’t 

bet against the Ramblers on a 

home, Saturday afternoon game. 



• Marist 


• Warren 

• Hersey 

NSCD poses with the fourth-place trophy Saturday, Nov. 

2, in East Peoria. JAY YOUNG/NSCDS 

drew a foul right outside 

the 18-yard-line. Seth Anderson 

took a shot straight 

off the free kick for the 

first goal of the match. 

NSCD continued to 

handle Quincy’s pressure, 

however dealing with this 

pressure forced their hand. 

They only managed three 

shots throughout the game, 

freshmen Cole Sabia had 

the only shot on goal. 

The second goal came 

off a defensive mistake 

allowing for Anderson to 

score once again in the 

59th minute. 

The Raiders did start to 

play with urgency after 

the second goal, creating 

chances in the last minutes. 

Despite not coming 

away with a result, senior 

Adam Terhaerdt touched 

on the impact making it to 

state has had on the program. 

“The program has definitely 

developed over 

time,” Terhaerdt said. “We 

came from being a lesser 

known school to an actual 

power house. Making 

to state and being down 

here you can really see 

how we’ve developed as a 

team.” 

Head coach Kyle Jones 

47-23 55-15 

MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW | 

Sports Editor 

• Loyola 17, Glenbard West 10: The 

Ramblers are locked in and ready 

to take down their west suburban 

counterpart. 



• Marist 


• Warren 

• Hersey 

also recognized the impact 

being at state had but also 

did not shy away from 

criticizing his team’s performance 

this weekend. 

“It’s been good for us 

to get down here. Now we 

keep working and building,” 

he said. 

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MARTIN CARLINO | 

Contributing Editor 

• Loyola 20, Glenbard West 17: T he 

Ramblers haven’t loss a playoff 

game in Wilmette since 2012. 

The streak continues against the 

undefeated Hilltoppers. 



• Huntley 


• Warren 

• Hersey 

Listen Up 

“I really don’t know what to say, this is the 

best feeling ever.” 

Kate McLaughlin — New Trier field hockey player after 

leading her team to a state title Saturday, Nov. 2. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

FOOTBALL: The season is in do-or die mode now as the playoffs 

have begun. 

• Loyola hosts Glenbard West at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 

9, in Wilmette. 

Index 

36 - Team 22 

35 - Boys soccer Coach/Player of the Year 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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Trip downstate NSCD boys soccer takes fourth 

in first-ever state final four appearance, Page 39 

Squeaking by 

Loyola football wins first-round 

matchup with Maine South, Page 37 

New Trier takes down Lake Forest in extra session for field hockey state title, Page 38 

New Trier celebrates with its trophy after defeating Lake Forest in the field hockey state title game Saturday, Nov. 2, in Oak Park. Michael Wojtychiw/22nd Century Media

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