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Wilmette students, parents learn to work 

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Nolan and Bennett Dahm, of Wilmette, work on an art project while 

remote learning from home last week in Wilmette. Photos submitted 

LEFT: The VanderKamp family, of Wilmette, make the most of working 

and schooling from home with themed-days. 

Caring for the 

community 

Wilmette starts up caretaker 

resource, Page 3 

Good 

start 

New Trier talks 

remote learning, 

Page 10 

First case 

COVID-19 reported in Kenilworth, Page 11

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the wilmette beacon | March 26, 2020 | 3 

Wilmette D39 Board of Education 

Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 9 days ago 

E-learning program officially approved; rolled out 

Todd Marver 

Freelance Reporter 

Although school is 

closed in Wilmette District 

39 until further notice, 

the School Boar held 

its meeting on March 16 

with everyone at least 6 

feet apart per the CDC’s 

social distancing guidelines. 

Remote e-learning for 

students began on March 

16 and will continue until 

further notice. Remote 

e-learning will not take 

place the week of March 

23, due to spring break. 

The board officially adopted 

the e-learning program 

at the meeting. 

“This has been a huge 

commitment of time and 

effort,” Superintendent 

Kari Cremascoli said. “I 

am incredibly impressed 

by the work that has been 

accomplished in such a really 

short amount of time 

in unprecedented challenges.” 

Board member Ellen 

Sternweiler too was impressed 

with the way the 

district put together the 

e-learning program in a 

small amount of time. 

“I was blown away by 

the organization in such 

short time,” she said. “It’s 

incredible that you all 

were able to pull this together. 

I can’t wait to see 

how it jells over time. If 

you did this on the first 

day, I’m just amazed, so 

thank you so much.” 

Board member Amy 

Poehling was happy with 

the level of work her children 

were being assigned 

to do on the first day of e- 

learning on March 16. 

“The work that my kids 

were doing was really 

meaningful,” she said. “It 

was not busy work and it 

was relevant to what they 

had already been studying. 

It was totally appropriate 

to their grade 

level.” 

Board president Lisa 

Schneider-Fabes also was 

pleased with the content 

in the e-learning. 

“I did listen to the 

Pledge of Allegiance, 

which was touching, and 

also the introduction and 

explanation of the virus 

and why children were 

doing e-learning,” she 

said. “All of it is very well 

done.” 

Board member Erin 

Stone was pleased with 

the positivity expressed 

by district staff during 

the start of e-learning 

amidst the coronavirus 

situation. 

“My son and I queued 

up the video last night to 

see what he was supposed 

to do,” he said. “I think 

Mr. (Eric) Resis (eighth 

grade assistant principal) 

had a parting shot, ‘Have 

fun’ at the end. What a 

way to model what this 

is going to be. They were 

positive and upbeat. 

That’s exactly what the 

kids need.” 

Board member Jon Cesaretti 

felt that D39 is 

ahead of the curve compared 

to other districts 

ROUND IT UP 

A brief recap of School Board action from March 16 

· The board approved the employment of Kathryn 

Dominique as the Wilmette Junior High principal 

effective July 1. 

· The board approved a resolution providing for 

the issue of not to exceed $11.6 million general 

obligation limited tax school bonds. 

· The board approved a two-year extension of the 

student transportation contract with North Shore 

Transit. There will be a 4 percent price increase 

in fiscal year 2021 and 4.25 percent increase in 

2022. 

· The board approved the summer 2020 Highcrest 

and health/life safety construction project bids in 

the amount of $2,142,500. 

when it comes to e-learning. 

Board member Mark 

Steen was impressed with 

how the district sent some 

of its youngest students 

home with technology on 

the last day of school on 

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When news broke on 

March 12 that schools 

would close and all extracurriculars 

would cease 

due to the coronavirus outbreak, 

parents scrambled 

to keep their kids’ lives 

intact as much as possible 

while adapting to remote 

learning. After taking a 

long weekend to wrap their 

brains around their new 

reality, students all over 

Wilmette District 39 and 

New Trier, hit the ground 

running on the morning of 

March 16. 

School schedules began 

at their normal morning 

times but instead of gathering 

on the playgrounds 

and black tops, children 

hovered over their screens 

wondering how virtual 

learning was actually going 

to work. 

With no choice but to 

dive right in, many families 

looked to establish a 

new normal, while navigating 

uncharted territory. 

One of those parents, 

Wilmette’s Tara 

VanderKamp, mother of 

Maya, 14, Tyler, 11 and 

Annie, 5, focused on keeping 

the joy alive in their 

home by announcing a creative 

theme each day. For 

example, on day one, she 

announced it was a “cozy 

day” and everyone stayed 

in their most comfortable 

clothes, treated to mugs of 

hot cocoa once the day’s 

school work was done. 

On St. Patrick’s Day, 

their family dressed in 

green and ate a traditional 

breakfast of green eggs 

and ham. Husband, Nate, 

who is now working from 

home as well, suggested a 

Caroline Laczkowski, of Wilmette, learns to make 

Challah bread while remote learning from home last 

week. Photo submitted 

sports-themed day and the 

family all dressed to represent 

a favorite team. Tara 

Vanderkamp explained 

how the focus on fun has 

kept spirits up through 

such an uncertain and 

scary time. 

“On the first day, our 

youngest, Annie, burst into 

our room in the morning to 

remind us of the theme for 

the day. In turn, my husband 

and I were reminded 

why we decided to do 

theme days — because of 

the little bit of excitement 

it will offer our kids,” 

she said. “I have to say, 

our whole family is getting 

into it so it also feels 

like a very unifying, ‘go 

Team VanderKamp’ kind 

of thing that will help get 

us through this time together.“ 

For Stacey Woehrle, 

mother to New Trier student, 

Nick, and Central 

Elementary second-grade 

student, Theo, e-learning 

has been successful. Both 

her boys report that the 

virtual connection provides 

a sense of normalcy 

within the day. 

“Nick says the e-learning 

is a good way to maintain 

the normal school 

schedule and his rowing 

coach offers virtual workout, 

keeping the team 

in shape and motivated. 

Theo is really embracing 

e-learning and his teachers 

have been incredibly 

supportive,” Woehrle said. 

“He needs a little more 

hands-on assistance from 

us but overall, we are managing 

our work schedules 

with theirs. We encourage 

outdoor play on our trampoline 

and going for walks. 

We are experimenting with 

new recipes and trying our 

best to make lemonade out 

of lemons during such an 

uncertain time.” 

Moms like Kristen Dean 

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Police Reports 


Thief places stolen items from resident’s 

vehicle in neighbor’s garbage can 

A resident in the 400 

block of Poplar Drive reported 

that during the overnight 

hours of March 14 an 

unknown offender(s) put 

items that appeared stolen 

from a neighbor’s vehicle 

in their garbage can. 

WILMETTE 

March 19 

• A resident in the 100 

block of Maple Avenue 

reported that earlier in the 

night between 9:10-9:19 

p.m. of March 18 they observed 

a black male subject 

wearing a hoodie allegedly 

sitting in their vehicle. The 

subject left the scene prior 

to officer’s arrival. The 

only thing missing from 

the vehicle was change. 

March 15 

• A resident in the 200 

block of Dupree Place 

told police that between 

4:30 p.m. March 13 and 

1:10 p.m. March 14 an unknown 

offender(s) entered 

their unlocked vehicle 

and rummaged through 

it. Nothing was reported 

missing. 

• A second resident in the 

200 block of Dupree Place 

reported that between 4:30 

p.m. March 13 and 1:10 

p.m. March 14 an unknown 

offender(s) entered 

their unlocked vehicle 

and rummaged through 

it. Nothing was reported 

missing. 

KENILWORTH 

March 20 

• A resident reported to police 

that there was fraudulent 

bank activity using 

the victim’s name between 

March 13-19. No monetary 

loss was reported at 

the time of the report. 

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. 

Learning 

From Page 4 

and Tiffany Anderson are 

seeing the extra time at 

home to engage their children 

in household chores, 

while incorporating fun 

and new experiences, too. 

“For activities, we’ve 

done the shamrock walk, 

baked, drawn a 100-plus 

pictures, hopscotch on our 

front sidewalk, and enjoyed 

outdoor music pouring 

out of our neighbor’s 

home — a CSO violinist 

working from home,” 

Dean said. “The kids also 

vacuumed and washed the 

cars on a nicer afternoon 

last weekend.” 

Anderson adds, “We 

have engaged our young 

boys, ages 4, 5 and 6, 

more in everyday activities 

and they have loved 

it. Some examples have 

included vacuuming the 

couch and other various 

cleaning activities since 

we don’t have our cleaning 

lady coming right now. 

They’ve also helped with 

cooking and folding laundry. 

On a nicer day, we 

prepared our raised garden 

beds for spring plantings.” 

Melissa Dahm, mother 

of preschooler, Nolan, and 

kindergartener, Bennett, 

has tried to incorporate 

various lessons into crafty 

activities. 

“While quarantined at 

home, I tried to come up 

with an activity that focuses 

on several aspects 

of learning. To incorporate 

art, social studies 

and gym class, we made 

a spring craft kit and delivered 

them on our bikes 

and scooters to our friends 

and neighbors mailboxes,” 

Dahm said. 

“It was also a great way 

to stay connected to our 

friends and to hopefully 

bring a smile during this 

stressful time. My kids had 

a blast making and delivering 

the kits and friends and 

neighbors appreciated the 


Wilmette D39 extends 

closure to at least April 13 

Eric DeGrechie, Editor 

Wilmette Public 

Schools District 39 students 

are not returning to 

school anytime soon. 

Superintendent Dr. 

Kari Cremascoli announced 

Thursday that 

the district will extend 

school closures through 

Monday, April 13, in an 

effort to slow the spread 

of COVID-19 (coronavirus). 

Spring break for the 

district begins Monday, 

March 23, and will continue 

through Tuesday, 

March 31, when remote 

eLearning resumes. 

“We experienced a successful 

week of remote 

e-Learning due to your 

partnership with our incredible 

teachers in support 

of our students,” 

Cremascoli said in a letter 

to parents. 

Timeline 

• Monday, March 

23-Friday, March 27 — 

Spring Break (no remote 

e-Learning will occur). 

• Monday, March 30 — 

Schools will be closed. 

Teacher work day in 

preparation for additional 

distraction.” 

Beth Karnes, mom of 

three, explained that the 

quarantined time is being 

used to teach her children 

to break a bad habit. 

“I am finding the extra 

time at home with the 

kids to be challenging 

but filled with opportunities,” 

Karnes said. “One 

of the opportunities we are 

working on is tackling a 

‘Grumble-free Year.’ I recently 

read the book, ‘The 

Grumble-Free Year,’ by 

remote e-Learning Days. 

(No remote e-Learning 

will occur). 

• Tuesday, March 

31-Thursday, April 9 — 

remote e-Learning Days. 

• Friday, April 10 — 

No School/Non-Instructional 

Day (No remote 

e-Learning will occur). 

• Monday, April 13 — 

Schools will be closed. 

Teacher work day in 

preparation for instruction 

in whichever modality 

is deemed best based 

upon situational guidance 

from our state health and 

education officials. (No 

remote e-Learning will 

occur). 

• Tuesday, April 14 — 

Instructional Day 

“This timeline to extend 

remote e-Learning 

and the decision to close 

schools for two additional 

weeks represents what 

we believe to be best for 

our school communities 

given current guidance 

from public health officials, 

the needs of our 

community and the information 

available at this 

time. We will continue to 

monitor the situation and 

revise our plans as needed,” 

Cremascoli said. 

Tricia Goyer, in December 

because my family had really 

gotten into some bad 

habits about grumbling 

about everything.” 

Whether it’s getting silly, 

getting crafty or getting 

grateful, families all over 

Wilmette are doing their 

best to keep their spirits 

up. With no other options 

than to hunker down at 

home, finding ways to not 

just survive, but thrive, 

appears to be a collective 

goal across the Village.



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Village of Wilmette launches community caretaker program 

Hilary Anderson 


The Village of Wilmette 

is establishing a Community 

Caretakers program in 

response to potential needs 

of the village’s elderly or 

disabled residents during 

the COVID-19 crisis. 

“The Village of Wilmette 

wants to coordinate 

with other local organizations 

within the village 

and provide caretaker services 

to help and support 

its elderly and disabled 

population,” said Alexander 

Arteaga, management 

analyst in the Wilmette 

Village Manager’s office. 

“Ultimately the role of 

the village in the program 

will be to act as a ‘matchmaker.’ 

“We will coordinate 

with those in need and our 

partnering organizations to 

ensure all reasonable requests 

made by Wilmette 

Village residents are fulfilled.” 

The program works in 

the following way: 

Residents who need assistance 

should call Alexander 

Arteaga at Wilmette’s 

Village Manager’s 

office (847) 853-7502. 

A staff member there 

will take the name of the 

caller and give it to the 

police or fire department 

staff person for verification 

the person is a Wilmette 

resident and then 

refer the name of the caller 

to a local group with volunteers 

interested in helping—such 

as a church, 

synagogue or other civic 

organization. 

The village staff plans to 

determine specific needs 

of Wilmette residents requesting 

help and work 

with the organizations and 

volunteers to coordinate 

the provided services. 

“The village prefers 

not to coordinate specific 

needs with specific volunteers,” 

Arteaga said. “We 

prefer that the organization’s 

leadership do that 

coordination.” 

He added the delivery of 

essential items to residents 

who cannot leave their 

homes include food — 

such as grocery store and 

market items, water, toiletries 

and medicines and 

other health care material 

readily available. 

“The services provided 

to residents may change 

over time depending upon 

what residents request,” 

Arteaga said. “The village 

or network of organizations 

may not be able to 

fulfill all requests.” 

Arteaga asks that any organization 

with questions 

or interested in becoming a 

part of the program should 

call him at (847) 853-7502 

or email: arteagaa@wilmette.com 

Wilmette’s Trinity United 

Church, Lake and Wilmette 

avenues, continues 

to open its food pantry 

from 9 a.m. to noon every 

Tuesday morning for anyone 

needing food. 

Sts. Joseph and Francis 

Xavier parish continues 

to make each of its church 

vestibules sites where 

people can make food 

donations. They are open 

7 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, and 8:30 

a.m.-noon Saturday and 

Sunday. 

Wilmette president signs local disaster declaration 


Bob Bielinski, village 

president of Wilmette, 

signed a Declaration of 

Local Disaster Public 

Health Emergency March 

17 in Wilmette. 

According to village officials, 

this is a procedural 

step that allows the Village 

to respond more quickly 

and effectively to the rapidly 

evolving public health 

crisis. The declaration is 

also necessary to seek future 

reimbursements from 

the state and federal governments. 

Officials reiterated that 

this will have no impact 

on essential core services 

provided by the Village, 

including police, fire, water 

and public works. 

• As reported at the end 

of last week, the Village 

announced several temporary 

changes to nonessential 

Village services 

and facilities in response 

to COVID-19. These decisions 

were made based 

upon guidance from the 

CDC, which recommends 

limiting in-person interactions 

to prevent exposure 

and spread of COVID-19. 

• All public meetings 

through March 20 have 

been canceled. The Village 

will communicate details 

regarding the rescheduling 

of these meetings when 

it’s available. Village Hall 

and the Historical Museum 

will be closed to in-person 


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and email during 

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New Trier D203 Board of Education 

Officials report ‘good first day’ of remote 

learning despite unprecedented circumstances 

Aaron Dorman 



“[This was] certainly 

nobody’s first choice.” 

That was how Peter Tragos, 

assistant superintendent 

for curriculum and 

instruction, acknowledged 

the situation for New Trier 

District 203 at the March 

16 Board meeting, but 

all things considered, he 

declared the district’s response 

“pretty darn good.” 

In just over a week, 

amidst the impacts of the 

COVID-19 outbreak and 

subsequent emergency 

closures, the district has 

had to react fast and institute 

a remote learning 

program. Even before Illinois 

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced 

all public schools 

to be closed from March 

17-30, New Trier, like 

many other districts, was 

making contingency plans. 

Tragos laid out the truncated 

timeline for moving 

more than 4,000 students 

and hundreds of staff to a 

virtual platform. 

On March 6, after several 

days of departmental 

planning, the district instituted 

a “call to action” to 

prepare in case of canceling. 

The following school 

day, staff got a crash 

course in using the remote 

learning tools with a technology 

specialist team. 

Schools closed for the first 

time March 13 so teachers 

could create their canvas 

pages and the Trevian Remote 

Learning system. 

“This is not how we 

would decide to teach if 

we could, but we are doing 

our best to adapt to the situation 

and provide our students 

the best opportunity 

to learn,” Tragos said. The 

board highlighted several 

student projects including 

an architecture class’ CO- 

VID-19 challenge to design 

a local health clinic, 

and some student “macro 

photography” samples. 

The remote learning 

schedule is designed to 

mimic a regular school 

day as much as possible. 

Students are expected to 

check the Canvas pages 

by 8 a.m. and complete 

assignments by 3 p.m. in 

the afternoon. Teachers are 

still expected to take “class 

attendance” and be available 

throughout the day for 

communication. 

Tragos praised the 

thoughtful and collaborative 

effort of the entire 

community for helping 

provide a sense of normalcy. 

The e-learning 

curriculum was guided by 

the Illinois State Board of 

Education and the North 

Cook Intermediate Service 

Center. Logistical issues 

include how to help special 

needs students with 

e-learning, and how to effectively 

use online tools 

like slack or zoom. 

“Where are we?” Tragos 

asked. “A good first day. 

But not a perfect one.” 

For now, there is no 

centralized portal where 

parents can provide comments. 

Superintendent Dr. 

Paul Sally acknowledged 

surveying students and 

teachers would be an ongoing 

challenge. Tragos also 

pointed to the challenge of 

“testing integrity” and how 

to create an environment 

using software that could 

mimic classroom settings 

as closely as possible. 

“I don’t think it (the online 

learning portal) will 

mimic the classroom process,” 

Tragos said. “Teachers 

are identifying what is 

important for students to 

know and grades and tests 

are secondary for now.” 

Superintendent Sally 

also anticipated student 

outcomes would have to 

look different going forward. 

The rest of the board 

expressed pride in how 

the district has handled 

the situation. Board Vice 

President Marc Glucksman, 

who attended the 

meeting remotely, said that 

students have gone from 

having “healthy skepticism” 

to “engagement” to 

“waiting to see what will 

happen tomorrow.” 

“We’re not inventing 

this alone,” Board President 

Cathleen Albrecht 

said. Albrecht noted the 

somewhat fortuitous timing 

the district had, in that 

the upcoming spring break 

allows for a much-needed 

pause in the educational 

upheaval. 

How much longer after 

that will the schools be 

closed? Tragos hoped for 

more information soon. 

“We are just waiting on it 

like everybody else,” Tragos 

said. “At this point, I 

don’t know what the process 

is going to look like.” 

For the board itself, future 

meetings will most 

likely be virtual; the March 

16 meeting had already 

taken COVID-19 related 

measures, including spacing 

out public seating and 

live-streaming the session. 


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Parent of Kenilworth preschool student tests positive for COVID-19 


According to a notice on 

its website, Kenilworth’s A 

Joyful Noise Preschool announced 

Thursday, March 

19, that a parent of a student 

From MAR. 20 

who was in a classroom 

at the school on March 12 

was confirmed positive for 

COVID-19 (coronavirus). 

The Center for Disease 

Control, Illinois Department 

of Public Health, 

and Illinois Department of 

Children and Family Services 

have been notified 

along with all families and 

teachers associated with 

AJN Preschool, according 

to the notice. 

AJN Preschool and all 

Kenilworth Union Church 

activities in the building 

were suspended on Friday, 

March 13, “the implications 

are remote of further 

spread to AJN students, 

families, and our church 

members,” reads the notice. 

The preschool building, 

located at 211 Kenilworth 

Ave., remains closed for 

activities. The notice stated 

that “a thorough cleaning 

of the entire building, 

including all classrooms, 

began and continues.” 

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New Trier student achieves Eagle Scout rank 



The Little House of 

Glencoe, located at 690 

Birch Road in Glencoe, 

has a brand new driveway 

thanks to a young, local 

Eagle Scout. 

New Trier freshman Alec 

Coleman reached the rank 

of Eagle Scout and was 

honored by members of 

Glencoe’s Troop 28, along 

with family and friends at 

an Eagle Scout Court of 

Honor ceremony Feb. 23, 

held at the Glencoe Union 

Church. 

“The rank of Eagle 

Scout, the highest level 

in scouting, is reached by 

only about 6 percent of individuals 

who become Boy 

Scouts,” said Tom Temple, 

Coleman’s Eagle Scout 

Service Project coach. “The 

requirements are challenging, 

but Alec met each.” 

There are seven ranks 

Coleman had to achieve 

before reaching Eagle 

Scout status. They included 

selecting 21 from among 

130 possible merit badges 

and completing the requirements 

for each. Four specific 

requirements are required 

for the Eagle Scout 

rank. 

“Even more remarkable 

is that most scouts are 17 

or 18 years old when they 

reach the rank of Eagle 

Scout, Alec was only 14 

and a high school freshman 

when he completed 

his service project this past 

December,” Temple added. 

To obtain the rank of 

Eagle Scout Coleman also 

had to perform a leadership 

service project that benefited 

a religious institution, 

school or community organization. 

He had to show his leadership 

skills with only the 

guidance and support from 

his parents and scout leaders. 

He also had to find the 

necessary monies to pay 

for materials for his chosen 

project. 

Coleman gave an overview 

of what his service 

project entailed at the Eagle 

Scout Court of Honor ceremony. 

“I went to the website that 

listed some possible service 

projects,” said Coleman. “I 

saw one about repairing or 

replacing the driveway by 

the Little House of Glencoe 

—I camped there many 

times with my troop. The 

driveway flooded when it 

rained and the water would 

puddle or run off into the 

grass and woods. Some of 

the grass turned into muddy 

areas. There were big potholes 

all over. I chose it and 

began planning what needed 

to be done.” 

He then went to Robert 

Delforge, a Little House 

board member who also 

had been involved in scouting. 

He made a presentation 

of his idea to the board. 

They liked what Coleman 

proposed, so he began his 

project. 

“I raised about $3,100 

through a Go Fund Me 

page,” Coleman said. 

“Then I held a bake sale in 

front of Hometown Coffee 

and Juice. I asked my 

family and friends to make 

things for the bake sale. 

That merited $720 and the 

Little House donated $375. 

Family and friends contributed 

another $425.” 

Coleman hired a landscape 

contractor, Jesus Olmos, 

who had been recommended 

by neighbors to do 

the heavy work. 

“The circle driveway in 

front of the Little House is 

about 18 feet across with 

a circumference of almost 

300 feet,” Coleman said. 

“We needed about 70 cubic 

yards of grade nine stone.” 

Most of the money went 

to buying the stone [gravel] 

for the driveway. 

“The landscaper brought 

in bobcats [ small tractors] 

to regrade the driveway,” 

he added. “It took about 

six truckloads of stone. 

We used a fallen log from 

an invasive tree that had 

been cut down to redefine 

the boundaries of the driveway. 

We burned the rest of 

the branches in a fire pit.” 

He then took an address 

sign for the Little House 

that was near the back of 

the house and hard to see 

and moved it closer to the 

front of the driveway. 

“We added a solar light 

encased in plastic on top 

of the sign,” said Coleman, 

“That way visitors could 

see the address, 690 Birch 

Rd., at night. We also improved 

the lettering on the 

sign.” 

It took Coleman and his 

crew about four days to 

complete the project. They 

finished it on Oct. 5, 2019. 

Following Coleman’s 

overview of his service 

project, Jeff Heftman, 

Troop 28’s scoutmaster 

and master of ceremony for 

the evening, congratulated 

Coleman on becoming an 

Eagle Scout. 

“May the qualities 

that inspired you to this 

achievement continue to 

lead you to even greater 

success in your life—a life 

characterized by service to 

others,” Heftman said. 

He then asked Ben Miller, 

Coleman’s former coscoutmaster, 

to make Eagle 

Scout medal presentations. 

Miller gave Coleman’s 

mother, Kristin Coleman, 

an Eagle medal to pin on 

(left to right) Alice Buchholz (Alec’s grandmother 

who came from South Carolina for ceremony), Alec 

Coleman, Kristin Coleman (Alec’s mother and Jerry 

Coleman (Alec’s father). Hilary Anderson/22nd Century 

Media 

her son’s shirt, which she 

did. 

Coleman pinned a special 

Eagle pin on his father, 

Jerry Coleman, mother and 

grandmother, Alice Buchholz, 

who came in from 

Hilton Head, South Carolina 

just for her grandson’s 

special ceremony. 

Heftman gave Coleman 

a special Eagle Scout neckerchief, 

emblematic of all 

Eagle Scouts everywhere. 

He also received a flag of 

the United States of America 

from Miller that was 

flown in Coleman’s honor 

over the United States Capitol 

building. 

He then received an 

Eagle walking stick from 

Sharon Zulkie, the Unit 

Commissioner in Glencoe 

for the Potawatomi District 

along with the council representative, 

Jack Baldwin. 

Coleman joined scouting 

in first grade and plans to 

stay involved. 

“I joined because of all 

the fun activities,” he said. 

“The pinewood derby and 

camping out for starters. 

I find scouting interesting 

and I like the ideals 

for which it stands. 

Scouting has taught me a 

lot about life skills, time 

management, how to be 

independent, problem solving 

techniques, personal 

management and first aid 

among so many other 

things. I plan to stay in 

scouting and maybe earn 

some more merit badges. I 

can be a scout leader in my 

troop.” 

Scouting is not the only 

activity in which Coleman 

currently is involved. 

“I am a member of New 

Trier’s Tri-Ship Service 

Club,” he said. “I played 

hockey until last year, but 

now I mostly play baseball. 

I also play the piano 

and am interested in music 

composition. Some day I 

hope to be a scout leader 

when I have kids.”

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Wilmette’s last farm family gives way to Centennial Park 

John Jacoby 

Contributing Columnist 

Modern-day Wilmette 

residents 

who enjoy 

swimming, ice skating, 

and/or tennis at Centennial 

Park probably give 

little thought to the Park’s 

name. If asked, they’d 

probably guess that the 

name honors the 100th 

anniversary of something, 

but what? Here’s the answer, 

along with the story 

of the Park’s creation. 

After World War II, 

Wilmette officials recognized 

that the village’s 

public facilities and 

infrastructure, including 

parks, needed to be 

improved to accommodate 

the rapidly growing 

community. A “Study of 

Wilmette”, prepared in 

1946, observed that the 

“accepted minimum” 

amount of parkland for a 

community was ten acres 

per 1,000 residents, but 

with a population of about 

17,000 and only 60 acres 

of parkland, Wilmette fell 

far short of this standard. 

The report concluded that 

“the acquisition of more 

acreage is the most pressing 

problem confronting 

the community.” 

Farmland west of Ridge 

Road was a prime target 

for developers as the 

village grew. To acquire 

land suitable for a park, 

Wilmette Park District 

had to compete with these 

developers. By 1968, 

only one farm remained, 

a twelve-acre truck farm 

between Wilmette Avenue 

and Old Glenview Road at 

Crawford Avenue. Since 

1924, the farm belonged 

to Mike Loutsch. The 

son of an immigrant from 

Luxembourg, Mike was 

born in 1882 and raised 

on a farm in Niles Center 

(now Skokie). In 1905, he 

married Barbara Pettinger, 

the daughter of a Gross 

Point farmer of German 

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origin. Mike and Barbara 

had four daughters: Alice, 

Clara, Kathleen, and 

Davida. They often spoke 

German in their sevenroom 

farmhouse at 2301 

Wilmette Avenue. 

Mike loved his farm. 

It was a family business, 

with all family members 

working long hours. The 

oldest daughter, Alice, 

married and moved away 

in 1926, but the other 

daughters stayed on the 

farm. They grew all kinds 

of vegetables and flowers 

— tomatoes, green 

beans, cabbages, squash, 

pumpkins, sweet corn, celery, 

peppers, zinnias and 

gladiolas. They transported 

much of this produce to 

Chicago’s South Water 

Street market for sale. 

They also raised chickens, 

ducks, geese, and pigs; and 

they kept horses and a cow. 

In 1966, Mike was quoted 

as saying, “I’ve been a 

farmer all my life. I want 

to stay a farmer as long as 

I live.” He added, “I don’t 

have to work. I just like it. 

. . I’d rather sit on a tractor 

and cultivate than sit in a 

chair in the yard.” 

In the mid-1960s, WPD 

saw Mike’s farm as the 

last chance to acquire a 

large parcel of land at an 

affordable price. When 

Mike refused to sell, WPD 

threatened to exercise its 

power of eminent domain. 

Mike resisted, but he 

finally surrendered when 

his lawyer advised him 

that he’d lose the fight. 

In 1968, Mike and WPD 

finalized an agreement 

that allowed him, at the 

age of 86, to occupy the 

farmhouse with 1.1 acres 

of land for the rest of his 

life; his daughters could 

remain there for one 

year following his death. 

Meanwhile, WPD took 

possession of the remaining 

acreage. According to 

Mike’s daughter Davida, 

WPD “thought he’d die 

right away, but he lived 

nine more years.” 

WPD named the 

acquisition “Centennial 

Park” to recognize the 

upcoming centennial of 

the Village’s founding 

in 1872 and to generate 

enthusiasm for its plan to 

build a sports complex 

(six indoor tennis courts 

Mike Loutsch was the 

last of the farmers who 

populated the Gross Point 

area that’s now part of 

Wilmette. Photo courtesy 

of Wilmette Historical 

Museum. 

and an outdoor swimming 

pool) at the Park. In 1971, 

Wilmette voters approved 

a bond issue to pay for the 

$1.1 million complex. It 

opened in late 1972. Mike 

died on July 10, 1978, a 

date that marks the end 

of an era. His daughters 

remained at the old farmhouse 

for a year and then 

moved to a new house 

across Old Glenview 

Road. Davida Loutsch, 96, 

the only surviving member 

of Wilmette’s last farm 

family, still lives there. 



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Former Scouts football 

captain reveals COVID-19 

diagnosis 

Gabe Funk wants to use 

his situation to educate 

people while he’s in selfquarantine. 

“Everyone is talking 

about it regardless,” Funk 

said. “I don’t care if people 

know I have it. I’d rather 

inform people than keep it 

a secret.” 

Funk, 21, tested positive 

for COVID-19, or coronavirus, 

on Saturday, March 

14, and is currently in selfquarantine. 

The Lake Forest High 

School alumnus and former 

Scouts football captain 

originally discussed 

how he contracted coronavirus 

on a podcast with 

Jon Kerr of Scoutsfootball. 

com. 

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D225 officials detail 

upcoming measures amid 

coronavirus shutdowns 

A rundown on what 

Glenbrook North and 

Glenbrook South will 

be doing when school is 

closed due to the coronavirus 

was presented to 

the District 225 Board of 

Education at its Monday, 

March 16 meeting. 

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FROM THE EDITOR 

Dining Out feature renamed ‘Dining In’ for time being 

Eric DeGrechie 


Every week in our 

publications, we 

feature a different 

restaurant for Dining Out. 

A group of editors will 

visit the establishment, 

interview the owner and 

chef, take photos of the 

various dishes being 

featured and write a story 

about the experience. 

The most important jobs 

on these trips from our 

perspective is one editor 

being a reporter and another 

editor taking photos. 

The primo job, though, is 

being a designated eater. 

Your only responsibility 

if you ‘volunteer’ for this 

challenging endeavor is 

eating the food and expressing 

your opinion on 

what you’ve tasted. 

Obviously, with the 

recent outbreak and 

self-quarantining due to 

COVID-19, our voyages 

are on pause. Hopefully, 

this is only temporary as 

we thoroughly enjoy these 

experiences. Not only is it 

a great exercise for teambonding 

in our editorial 

department, but it gives 

our local eateries an opportunity 

to talk and show 

off their cuisines. 

For the time being, 

we’re going to try and 

come up with creative 

ways to continue the feature. 

This week, we spotlight 

take-out dishes from 

across the North Shore 

and we’ve also included 

those specific to Wilmette. 

We thank the Wilmette- 

Kenilworth Chamber of 

Commerce for helping 

with the latter. You can 

find the feature on Page 

24 and even more free 

information at Wilmette- 


In the meantime, we’ll 

dream about the days 

when we’re able to dine 

out again. I’m betting 

there will be even more 

eating “volunteers” than 

normal. Stay safe and eat 

local! 

Regina Dominican posted this photo on March 

17 with the caption: 

“Today there were Panthers at the Polls — let’s 

hear it for our first-time voters!!” 

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“The @WilmettePolice and Fire Department 

urge residents to register for Smart911, the 

Village’s emergency notification system, 

to receive safety alerts and emergency 

notifications. Download the Smart911 App on 

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Wilmette posted on March 15 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

Cost of approved Highcrest and 

health/life safety construction 

bids for summer 2020, Page 3 

Letters to the editor 

Deeper coverage of 

Optima project was 

needed 

[I’m a] long-time reader 

and fan of The Beacon. I 

am just retired from a 40 

year career in Chicago 

journalism and politics. 

My wife and I have lived 

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Dining In 

North Shore restaurants get creative in COVID-19 fight, Page 24 

Kenilworth family owns dog 

recently recognized by American 

Kennel Club, Page 21 

Lila (right), one of only a few hundred Barbets in the United States, is shown at 

her Kenilworth home with her beloved kitten friend, Emmie. Photos submitted 

INSET: The Wiggins’ family takes Lila out for a walk.

20 | March 26, 2020 | The wilmette beacon PUZZLES 


north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Across 

Down 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

1. Jethro ___ : 60s 

rock group 

5. Annoys 

10. Fashionable 

resorts 

14. Singer India.___ 

15. Dickens’s Heep 

16. Verizon product 

17. Aspiring atty.’s 

exam 

18. Tank swimmer 

19. Head cover 

20. Wagon train 

22. Stat start 

24. “___ night love 

affair,” Bryan Adams 

25. Thin layers of 

rocks 

29. Skipped 

33. Glencoe village’s 

first seal was based 

on the seal of a town 

in this country 

36. Rulers of Russia 

37. Distinctive atmosphere 

38. Grand Coulee e.g. 

39. “Miss ___ Regrets” 

40. Gourmand 

42. Native American 

tent 

43. Sparkle 

44. Jordan native, e.g. 

45. More liberated 

46. Glencoe village 

trail 

48. French, melancholy 

49. Vegetable that 

makes you cry 

50. Van Gogh: “___ 

Cypresses” 

51. Broadway play 

made into a film in 

2019 

54. Subdivision 

59. Arch type 

62. Head bone 

64. Love personified 

65. Warning device 

66. Bolshoi rival 

67. Spot 

68. Loudness measure 

69. Bitter ill-will 

70. MOMA artist 

1. Locker room supply 

2. Major or Minor Bear 

3. Tale-teller 

4. “I ___ Song Go Out 

of My Heart” 

5. Deviant sci-fi character 

6. Adler of Sherlock 

Holmes fame 

7. Strong and healthy 

8. “M*A*S*H” actor 

9. Former ruler in 

Teheran 

10. Teach 

11. Prankster’s projectile 

12. Greatest boxer 

13. Camera inits. 

21. French you 

23. Trade agreement 

26. Refined women 

27. Sulking 

28. Marvel at 

29. On again, off again 

30. Rearward 

31. Asian island capital 

32. Hosp. areas 

33. Didn’t get involved 

34. Pool stick 

35. Catch-22 character 

(1970 film) 

40. Tarzan creator’s 

monogram 

41. Auto insurer with 

roadside service 

42. Lead-in with angle 

44. “___ Karenina” 

45. Kermit’s species 

47. Epoch characterized 

by the rise of mammals 

48. Midnight 

50. Letter-shaped opening 

52. Sounds of disapproval 

53. Wake Forest coach, 

Prosser 

55. Hide 

56. “Quo Vadis” Oscar 

winner Jannings 

57. Part of a chord 

58. Squirrel’s home 

59. Circus cries 

60. Sticky stuff 

61. Ending for east or 

west 

63. He was famous for 

spoon bending 

Let’s see what’s on 

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Thursday, March 26 

6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club 

Program 

7 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 

9 p.m. BSK - Soups 

Friday, March 27–Sunday, 

March 29 

6 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2019 

8:30 p.m. NSSC Men’s 

Club Program 

9:30 p.m. Illinois 

Channel Programming 

Monday, March 30 

6 p.m. BSK - Gone Fishin’ 

7 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club 

Program 


Programming 

Tuesday, March 31 


Programming 

8 p.m. BSK - Soups 


Club Program 

Wednesday, April 1 

6 p.m. WPD Ice Show 

2019 


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9:30 p.m. Illinois 

Channel Programming 

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Special dog brings joy to Kenilworth family 



Meet Lila, the dog. 

She is a Barbet, one of 

about only 500 such dogs 

in the world. The American 

Kennel Club only 

recently recognized her 

breed. 

“Lila is special and the 

love of our lives,” owner 

Betty Wiggins, of Kenilworth, 

said. “She is a 

true member of our family.” 

There is a laugh, coupled 

with a smile in Betty 

Wiggins’ voice every time 

she talks about Lila. The 

addition of Lila into the 

Wiggins’ family did not 

just happen. 

“We went to a breeders’ 

event at the Westminster 

Dog Show when we lived 

in New York,” Wiggins 

said. You can see hundreds 

of dogs there. People attend 

and talk with the different 

breeders about their 

dogs but they do not sell 

them at the event. It was 

there we first learned about 

the Barbet breed.” 

The word, barbet, is 

French for beard, which 

the dog appears to have 

on its face. It is said the 

Barbet breed dates back to 

the time of Napoleon but 

it almost became extinct 

during the periods between 

World War I and World 

War II. 

“Michael, my husband, 

was reluctant at first to 

get a dog,” Wiggins said. 

“He didn’t want just any 

dog. He preferred one that 

goes in the water, is sporty, 

could run like he does or 

take long walks with him, 

but not a lap dog. We became 

smitten with the idea 

of getting a Barbet that we 

learned about at the Westminster 

Dog Show.” 

About a year later, 

it happened. Wiggins 

“found” Lila at a breeder. 

“At the time, I could 

only find four Barbet 

breeders in the U.S. and 

discovered a mere 200 

dogs or so from the Barbet 

breed that lived here in the 

states,” Wiggins said. “Lila 

is a beautiful dog with big, 

dark eyes, a double wooly 

coat and web feet that enable 

her to go into cold water. 

She loves getting wet. 

Lila does not shed. She is 

a lowlands hunter and is 

happiest when chasing a 

squirrel. ” 

The Wiggins family 

likes walking Lila and taking 

her to the dog beach. 

She enjoys it even more 

than they do. 

“You have to be prepared 

to have a Barbet in 

your life,” Wiggins said. 

“She requires at least a 

good brushing two to three 

times a week so her coat 

does not get matted. When 

she runs on the beach, she 

sometimes gets little sticks 

or even burrs in it. We usually 

brush her daily while 

watching TV. Lila needs 

to be groomed every five 

weeks.” 

Regardless of the frequent 

upkeep, the Wiggins 

family loves Lila deeply. 

“Barbets have what 

looks like a beard on their 

face,” she laughs. “Barbet 

in French translates to 

‘beard.’ She is a messy eater 

so we often have to wipe 

her face once she finishes 

eating. If there is a puddle, 

Lila will find it and go in 

it. She does not like getting 

a bath.” 

Wiggins adds that Lila 

does not mind going to the 

vet but not so much her 

groomer. 

“We bought a house 

closer to the lake because 

Lila enjoys the water so 

much,” Wiggins said. “Her 

thick hair, not fur, is soft. 

She loves the snow but is 

miserable in summer and 

spends a lot of time indoors 

in front of the airconditioning 

vents.” 

Wiggins adds that Lila 

is very smart and obedient. 

“Lila is a happy dog as 

long as she is kept exercised,” 

Wiggins said. “She 

does not mind running the 

four to six miles with my 

husband.” 

She is very protective of 

their son, Jonathan, 13. 

“Lila’s goal in life is to 

catch a squirrel,” Wiggins 

said. “She is very prey-focused 

when we hear what 

sounds like moans coming 

out of her mouth, we 

know she is unhappy about 

something. 

It was about the time 

the Wiggins were getting 

ready to move back to 

the Chicago area that Lila 

brought them a present. 

Betty Wiggins grew up in 

Winnetka and Michael in 

Lake Forest. 

“We were in our New 

York backyard that was 

surrounded by vineyards 

and farms,” Wiggins said. 

“We saw a mother cat carrying 

a kitten. A storm was 

approaching. After it was 

over, there was a meow 

coming out from under a 

bush. Lila went over to the 

bush, picked up the kitten 

in her mouth and brought 

it to us. We think the mother 

cat abandoned its baby 

during the storm.” 

The family brought 

the kitten to the Animal 

Welfare League thinking 

someone would want to 

adopt it. The animal was 

in fine condition. In the 

meantime, the organization 

gave the Wiggins 

everything they needed 

to foster the kitten — formula, 

carrier. 

More information about 

Barbet dogs is available 

from Betty Wiggins at lila. 

emmie@gmail.com. 



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24 | March 26, 2020 | The wilmette beacon DINING OUT 


Quick Bites 


North Shore eateries provide plentiful take-out, delivery options during quarantine 

Staff Report 

These are surely trying 

times, but luckily, the 

North Shore is filled with 

restaurants that are stepping 

up to the plate and 

helping local residents 

ease their minds a little 

with the delicious food options 

they’ve become familiar 

with over the years. 

With orders from Gov. 

J.B. Pritzker last week to 

close down dine-in options 

in response to the COV- 

ID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, 

area eateries needed 

to pivot quickly to ensure 

continued business and 

to feed hungry residents 

while doing it. 

From curbside service 

to local deliveries, restaurants 

are getting food to 

residents while also following 

strict COVID-19 

safety guidelines for food 

preparation and exchanging 

of the goods to customers. 

Here at 22nd Century 

Media, we are featuring 

but a few of the options out 

there and will continue to 

work with local businesses 

as we all adjust to the many 

changes now and on the 

horizon. Please reach out 

to our individual publications 

with any information 

you’re hoping to get out to 

our readers. Stay safe out 

there and eat local! 

Vegetale Fresca — 

Convito Cafe and Market, 

Wilmette 

Since 1982, when Convito 

Cafe and Market 

opened its Wilmette location 

at Plaza del Lago, 

founder Nancy Barocci 

and her daughter, Candace 

Warner, have been 

providing comfort foods 

for North Shore residents. 

Knowing it’s in their 

The Vegetale Fresca ($5.50 for individual order) at Wilmette’s Convito Cafe and 

Market includes peapods, zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions with 

an oregano vinaigrette. Photo Submitted 

blood, it should come as 

no surprise that they’re 

continuing this important 

service during the COV- 

ID-19 outbreak. 

“With the help and loyalty 

of our customers, and 

our diligence and great 

team, we will strive to 

continue to provide great 

food and drink to our local 

customers,” Warner said.” 

Together, businesses and 

customers can get through 

this difficult time.” 

Among the most popular 

items Convito is offering 

for curbside service and 

deliveries is the Vegetale 

Fresca ($5.50 for single 

order), a dish that dates 

back to the early days of 

the market and was invented 

by accident according 

to Barocci. 

“I literally invented it 

out of what was left in the 

refrigerator on the day that 

Violet Caldarelli (our first 

chef) nagged me to make 

certain that I used the vegetables 

in the refrigerator 

before they lost their nutrients 

and were no longer 

fresh,” Barocci said. “To 

this day, we use the same 

recipe.” 

On the menu every day, 

the delicious, crunchy 

vegetable salad includes 

peapods, zucchini, carrots, 

tomatoes, cucumbers, red 

onions with an oregano 

vinaigrette. 

Convito Cafe and Market 

is located at Plaza 

del Lago, 1515 Sheridan 

Road, Wilmette, and is 

currently open 10:30 a.m.- 

630 p.m. Monday through 

Friday; 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 

p.m. Sunday. Call (847) 

251-3654 for curbside or 

delivery service. 

Story by Eric DeGrechie, 

Managing Editor 

Bag ‘O Ribs - Papa Willie’s 

BBQ, Highwood 

While most places seem 

to be shutting down to 

avoid the spread of COV- 

ID-19, it’s business as usual 

for Papa Willie’s BBQ. 

Well, as usual as it can be. 

Papa Willie’s BBQ, 

which mostly operates as 

a carry-out restaurant during 

non-pandemic times 

is sticking to that, and offering 

delivery through 

DoorDash and UberEats 

and curbside carryout for 

customers who order over 

the phone while restaurants 

are ordered to be shut 

down. 

Owner Brian Merel is 

not allowing customers 

inside the restaurant and 

is only accepting payment 

over the phone by credit 

card. 

But Merel is trying to 

keep it as close to normal 

as can be — he’s still blasting 

his signature Phish 

soundtrack outside of the 

restaurant for curbside 

pickup customers to enjoy. 

“I’m just doing the best I 

can at following whatever 

guidelines come,” Merel 

said. 

One of the items that 

Papa Willie’s BBQ customers 

have been driving 

up for is the restaurant’s 

Bag ‘O Ribs ($14 for a half 

slab, $24 for a full slab) — 

Other Wilmette dining options include 

• 5B2F Akira Sushi — Order and pay online at 

www.5b2fakirasushi.com. Call (847) 920-5332. 

• Akai Hana Restaurant at 3223 W. Lake Ave. — 

order online at www.akaihanasushi.com or call 

(847) 251-0384. 

• A La Carte — for orders, call (847) 256-4102 

or (847) 256-9626 or email alacarte. catering@ 

sbcglobal.net. 

• AO Sushi Wilmette — Online at aosushi.com,(847) 

256-4404. 

• Burhop’s in Plaza del Lago, (847) 256-6400. 

• Homer’s Ice Cream, (847) 251-0477 Ext.1. 

• Irving’s For Red Hot Lovers, (847) 251-6300. 

• Pescadero Seafood, pescaderofish.com, (224) 

215-3011 and press option 3. 

• Napolita Pizzeria & Wine Bar, napolitapizza.com 

to place an order or call (224) 215-0305. 

• Nick’s Neighborhood Grill, (847) 251-3262 

or email cater@nickswilmette.com. A one-day 

advanced notice is requested. https://www. 

nickswilmette.com/order-online/. 

• Norshore Meats & Deli, (847) 251-3601 

• St. Roger Abbey French Gourmet Patisserie, 

(847) 251-3005, www.strogerabbey.org 

• Torino Ramen, (847) 920-5075, www. 

torinoramen.com. 

• Ridgeview Restaurant, (847) 251-2770, www. 

ridgeviewgrill.com. 

• Valley Lodge Tavern at 1141 Central Ave., (847) 

920-5675, www.valleylodgetavern.com 

• Zier’s Prime Meats & Poultry, (847) 251-4000, 

www.mercato.com/shop/ziers-prime-meats-poultry. 

— From the Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber 

of Commerce. Complete listings at 

WilmetteBeaconDaily.com. 

literally, a bag filled with 

ribs, covered in the restaurant’s 

signature barbeque 

sauce. 

Papa Willie’s BBQ is 

located at 148 Green Bay 

Road in Highwood, and is 

currently open seven days 

a week, from 4-9 p.m. 

Story by Erin Yarnall, Contributing 

Editor 

Korean BBQ bulgogi 

— Gangnam Ramen, 

Glenview 

Sure, you’ve probably 

stuck inside for longer 

than ever hoped, but you 

can still eat like royalty. 

Glenview’s Gangnam 

Ramen is currently offering 

carryout and delivery 

for its full menu, including 

the Korean BBQ bulgogi, 

a dish once reserved for 

Korean nobility and special 

events. 

Story by Jason Addy, Contributing 

Editor 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Emma Weaver 

The New Trier senior is 

the reigning Illinois Girls 

Soccer Gatorade Player 

of the Year 

Do you have any 

superstitions before, 

during or after a 

game? 

My parents didn’t teach 

me how to tie my shoes 

because I was the youngest 

so I have a different way 

of tying my shoes. I tie my 

cleats at least five times 

because I hate it when 

the laces are on my cleats 

and I always start with the 

right cleat. 

When did you start 

playing soccer? 

I started playing probably 

around 3 or 4. My 

three older siblings all 

played soccer, so a lot of 

times my sister Jessica 

would be in tournaments 

and I’d beg my mom if I 

can go and at halftime I 

remember shooting with 

my dad or kicking the ball 

with my dad. I grew up 

with a soccer ball around 

me and that’s what got me 

to playing. 

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What’s one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I like to go to bed early 

and wake up early. Before 

preseason, I’ll wake 

up sometimes at 5:30, go 

work out from 6-7 and 

then go to school. I don’t 

sleep in on weekends because 

I like to be productive 

in the mornings. 

What’s the hardest 

part about playing 

soccer? 

Getting over a mistake 

quickly. A lot of times I 

feel like I’ll make a mistake 

and hang my head. 

How you can pick yourself 

and your teammates up 

after a loss or tough weekend 

is always important. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I would go to Barcelona. 

It really interests me and 

looks beautiful. 

What’s one thing on 

your bucket list? 

I’ve always wanted to 

surf. 

What’s the best part 

about playing soccer? 

The team dynamic, the 

competition, the discipline 

and most of all, it makes 

me the happiest person. 

What’s been your 

favorite moment at 

New Trier? 

Beating Stevenseon in 

the supersectional last year 

because we were so ready 

for that game. That’s one 

thing I’ll always remember. 

If you could play 

another sport, what 

would you play and 

why? 

Field hockey. I played 

that when I lived in Pennsylvania 

and my sister 

Claire played at Villanova. 

If you could have 

dinner with two 

people, who would 

they be and why? 

Abby Wambach because 

she’s a consistent, good 

player, a soccer legend and 

is one of the greatest soccer 

players ever. Second 

would be Hailey Bieber. 

It’s a weird obsession I 

have but she’s awesome. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michael Wojtychiw 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys discuss how coronavirus 

affects high school athletics 

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 discuss the latest 

about the COVID-19 

virus affecting Illinois 

high school sports and 

how the IHSA is planning 

on starting a new season, 

talk about how the both 

current and former players 

and responding to the lack 

of play and highlight some 

Soccer 

From Page 31 

improved],” Burnside said. 

“Because when I first when 

down this (roster), Jenna 

Birdsell, she’s an outside 

back, improved amazingly. 

“Caroline Finnegan 

might be one of the most 

improved players over the 

past 12 months maybe that 

I’ve coached.” 

The offense, like it had 

been last season, will be 

led by the state’s reigning 

Gatorade Player of the Year 

Emma Weaver, who scored 

over 30 goals last season. 

Unfortunately for the 

Trevians, their secondleading 

scorer had six 

goals, so the hope this year 

is to create more of a balanced 

scoring attack. 

Junior Alex Wirth, who, 

along with the now-graduated 

Lily Conley tied for 

the six goals, returns to 

help take some of the pressure 

and junior Mia Sedgewick, 

who really came on 

toward the end of the year, 

will also look to continue 

strong performances from 

alumni during the fall and 

winter. 

First Period 

The guys discuss everything 

they know about the 

coronavirus outbreak and 

how the IHSA is planning 

on bringing back sports 

this spring. 

Second Period 

They move on to talk 

about how both current 

and former athletes have 

responded to the lack of 

games and what they’re 

her improvement this year. 

It’s one player who 

hasn’t played for the Trevians 

yet that might help 

Weaver the most. Junior 

Morgan Fagan, who has 

played with FC United’s 

Developmental Academy 

program the past two years 

will be making her high 

school debut whenever the 

team gets the chance to step 

onto the pitch. 

“You’d come out and see 

her, and be like, ‘That’s exactly 

what Emma needs,’” 

Burnside said. 

The forwards will also 

be aided with the return of 

Grace Walker, who missed 

last season with an ankle 

injury, Maggie Gifford 

and Juliette Lana, both of 

whom didn’t see much 

playing time but have really 

improved and gained a 

lot of confidence. 

After backing up nowgraduated 

Meghan Dwyer 

for the past two seasons, 

the net will be all Courtney 

Charcut’s this year. Even 

though Charcut backup up 

Dwyer, she got plenty of 

game time, having gotten 

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doing to help pass the time. 

Third Period 

To finish things off, the 

hosts talk about some of 

the better performances 

they saw from alumni in 

the fall and winter. 

into 12 games last season. 

The two years of varsity 

experience has more than 

prepared the senior for her 

turn in net. 

“To be 100 percent, I did 

not view Courtney in any 

way, shape, or form being 

a first year (starter),” the 

coach said. “The way she’s 

played, the way she’s led, 

the way she’s looked, she’s 

a veteran. 

“She is a ridiculous athlete. 

She’s one of the fastest 

kids in the program, an extremely 

hard worker. She’s 

intense in a way that she 

really wants to do well in 

anything that she does. You 

have to shoot for perfection, 

because if there’s one 

time that something was 

wrong, it could be a goal. 

And that’s going to happen. 

Nobody’s ever going to be 

perfect, but she shoots for 

it.” 

Whenever the season 

starts up again, the Trevians 

will be ready for no 

matter what the schedule 

throws at them.

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girls soccer preview 

Regina excited for upcoming season 


Sports Editor 

Regina is coming off of 

one of its more successful 

seasons, one where it won 

a conference title and have 

the Girls Catholic Athletic 

Conference’s White Division 

Player of the Year. 

Despite falling short in 

the regional final to Willows, 

the Panthers season 

was seen as a success and 

one that was only going to 

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help lead to better things 

in 2020. And it was looking 

that way. Regina lost 

only two seniors, each 

had seen some time in the 

starting lineup, so bringing 

back pretty much the 

entire lineup is something 

that excites the third-year 

coach even if she doesn’t 

know when the season 

will start thanks to the 

coronavirus pandemic 

postponing school and 

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This year’s squad features 

six seniors, five of 

whom Bak says will be 

for-sure starters when the 

season starts. 

“My role has shifted 

dramatically from not being 

able to do as much as I 

could last year,” said Bak, 

who is eight months pregnant. 

“What having that 

leadership does for us is it 

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promotes the same culture 

that Regina does where 

everybody is a leader and 

everybody has a role and 

everybody has a responsibility 

to each other. 

“They know Regina 

prides itself on the leaders 

that it helps cultivate and 

develop throughout the 

four years of school there 

and just try to do the same. 

Giving them opportunity 

to coach, to set up drills to 

lead culturally, to lead in 

demos, to lead and keeping 

things at game speed. 

We’re there for guidance 

and counsel but we really 

do rely heavily on them to 

set the tone, set the pace, 

set the energy for everybody 

else.” 

Two of the key senior 

leaders will be Kathleen 

Rabbitt and Lilly Rausch, 

who were key forces offensively 

to the Panther 

attack last season. Te two 

both had double-digit 

goals and combined to 

score over 25 goals on the 

season. 

Rausch, who earned 

the conference’s Player of 

the Year honor, also was 

named to 22nd Century 

Media’s Team 22 First 

Team and earned All- 

Sectional honors. To say 

it was a breakout year for 

the now-senior would be 

an understatement. 

Despite winning numerous 

honors and winning 

conference, Bak doesn’t 

feel as if her team feels 

any pressure coming into 

the season. 

“I think the girls thrive 

in the excitement of the 

opportunity that’s in front 

of them,” she said. “They 

get really energized by 

doing everything they can 

to hold onto that conference 

title, especially in the 


REGINA 2020 GIRLS SOCCER ROSTER 

Margaret Clancy Meghan Martens 

Kendall Maloney Nora Clancy 

Kirka Kallioras 

Grace Kelly 

Danielle Morales Anelise Leahy 

Bella Nunez 

Kathleen Rabbitt 

Eva Nehring 

Lilly Rausch 

Muriel Reese 

Grace Steffen 

Mary Storino 

*Madeline Lunt 

Sophia Watson 

*Marie Maranto 

Maura Heneghan 

Vicky Mando 

*Latrisha Taylor 

Maeve Newton 

*Christina Sopkikotis 

Laura Strenk 

*Layla Hajdarovic 

Kate Stieve 

*Anais Martinez 

Lexi Facchini 

*Ashlyn Foley 

Maeve Gibbons *Jane Keenan 

Madison Maloney * Practice Player 

community that they felt 

together should preserve 

it and, and go fight for it.” 

This year’s squad will 

be a bit different than 

most, especially for Regina, 

as the squad includes 

32 players. Twenty-four 

players and eight practice 

players. 

“We’re super excited 

because last year we just 

carried 23 or 24 so it was a 

humongous growth for us 

year over year,” Bak said. 

“I think the practice 

player, in our minds, is 

going to be somebody 

who is present with us every 

day. They won’t travel 

with us, but they’ll be at 

every home game, every 

practice. And their challenge 

and an opportunity 

in front of them is really 

to learn from the upperclass 

girls and some of the 

high-performing freshmen 

that we have. So that 

next year when we graduate 

six seniors, all of a 

sudden kind of the flood 

gates open if they stick 

with it and really commit 

to getting better.” 

Bak will be looking 

for four of the team’s 

six freshmen to step up, 

namely Eva Nehring, Muriel 

Reese, Mary Storino 

and Sophia Watson. Those 

four will join players like 

three-sport star Laura Strenk 

as more sparkplugs 

to the offense, while 

Vicky Mando returns as 

the team’s starting goalie. 

For the first time, at 

least in Bak’s tenure, the 

Panthers will head out of 

state to play in a tournament. 

The team is scheduled 

to play in a tournament 

in Waukesha, Wis. 

at the Laura Moynihan 

Tournament. 

“It’s a great opportunity 

and exposure for the 

girls,” Bak said. “We have 

such an exciting group 

that we thought it would 

be good for exposure, to 

different teams and different 

squads. 

“The teams that we’re 

playing would be about 

the same size, maybe a 

little bit bigger than Regina. 

A number of Catholic 

schools would be there. 

And I think we just really 

wanted the experience for 

the kids to do an overnight 

together thinking again 

about the special kind of 

bond that they all have.” 

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IHSA sets tentative return date 

Michal Dwojak 

Contributing Sports Editor 

The IHSA is planning on 

resuming spring sports by 

March 30, but that’s not a 

certain date. 

The high school sports 

organization announced 

all spring sports practices 

and games are prohibited 

until March 30 because of 

COVID-19 concers and 

the group hopes to resume 

play by the date, according 

to a press release. The 

IHSA admitted that state 

governmental, educational 

and health bodies will 

need to approve the action 

as the date draws closer. 

It admitted it is too soon 

to say that play will definitely 

resume on March 30. 

“During this time of 

mandated closure, the 

IHSA does not believe it 

is necessary or prudent 

for any number of students 

to gather for workouts, 

regardless of how 

those students gather or 

whether any IHSA rule is 

broken by said gathering,” 

the release reads. “That 

includes informal/playerled 

practices or any type 

of instructional session. 

National, state, and local 

governmental leaders are 

clear: To help our country 

slow the spread of this 

pandemic, the best thing 

society can do is limit its 

interaction with one another, 

so, despite how difficult 

this may be, the IHSA 

strongly recommends students, 

parents, and nonschool 

coaches/trainers 

follow this advice. Doing 

so could ultimately end up 

salvaging the spring sports 

season.” 

The IHSA also announced 

it isn’t sure 

whether or not the spring 

state tournaments will take 

place as they are scheduled 

or be extended to June or 

July. 

Spring athletes cannot 

compete for their club 

teams during this break but 

players can gather to practice 

as long as the school 

or coach is not officially 

organizing the gathering. 

Athletes can also have 

personal lessons during 

this time and seniors will 

not be given an extra year 

of eligibility — they have 

eight semesters once they 

start ninth grade. 

New Trier extends athletics 

postponement into April 


Sports Editor 

New Trier announced 

Friday, March 20, that it 

will be further postponing 

athletic events until at 

least April 14. 

The New Trier athletics 

twitter account posted the 



following: 

“Updated Information: 

All athletic practices, 

competitions, team travel, 

banquets, and parent 

meetings, have been cancelled 

until further notice. 

The earliest we will 

resume athletic activities 

will be April 14, 2020.” 

The previois expected 

date of continuance was 

March 30. 

On Thursday, March 

19, the school posted on 

its website that it would 

continue E-Learning 

through that same date. 

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Travel basketball teams raise money for charity 

Alexa Burnell 


Members of Hot Shot Sports 

travel basketball teams recently 

put their athleticism toward a 

good cause during their second 

annual “Free Throw-a-Thon,” 

resulting in over $20,000 raised 

for the Ronald McDonald House 

Charities. 

The teams participating included 

The Storm (Wilmette, 

Winnetka and Glencoe Park 

District travel basketball teams, 

grades 4-6), New Trier Girls 

Feeder (grades 7 and 8), the 

Winnetka Hawks (Winnetka 

Park District boys travel teams, 

grades 4-6) and the Glencoe Fire 

Basketball teams (grades 4-6). 

For Hot Shots owner Steve 

Duman, the act of charity reflects 

his belief that coaches should 

impact their athletes both on and 

off the court. 

“In 10 years, these kids may 

not remember me but I believe 

that they will remember the lessons 

they learned about giving 

back to others,” Duman said. “I 

hope they’ll look back on their 

experience, realizing how their 

good deeds benefit others who 

are going through a difficult 

time.” 

For more than 40 years, Ronald 

McDonald House Charities 

has supported children and families 

through the Ronald McDonald 

House, Ronald McDonald 

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an independent not-for-profit 

501(c)(3) organization whose 

mission is to care for families 

of children with complex medical 

needs by providing comfort, 

compassion, and a sense of 

community. 

During the free-throw competitions, 

athletes were challenged 

to throw as many shots 

as possible during a two-minute 

time period. Prior to the 

competition, young athletes approached 

friends, family, business 

owners and more, asking 

for sponsorships and pledges. 

Glencoe’s Ava Feinberg won 

first place for The Storm and her 

teammates Lila Scott of Glencoe 

and Margaret Fitzgerald of Kenilworth 

tied for second place. 

All there girls collectively agreed 

that the experience taught them 

how their passion for basketball 

can easily be combined with acts 

of charity and kindness. 

Kenilworth’s Chloe Mangel, 

also on Team Storm, was particularly 

moved by the opportunity, 

sharing that, “I’m so proud to be 

part of this team and know that 

together we can change someone 

else’s life for the better. I 

absolutely loved the experience 

and I can’t wait to do more good 

deeds.” 

Wilmette’s Paige Campolieto, 

a student at Highcrest Middle 

School and player for The Storm, 

echoed Mangel’s sentiments, adding, 

“It feels really good to know 

we can give back and reminds us 

how important it is to think of others 

in our communities.” 

For Beatrice Franklin, of Winnetka, 

the experience of promoting 

a good cause and enlisting 

sponsors was very rewarding. 

“I reached out to my family 

and friends nearby and I also 

sent out an email and a link to all 

my relatives, explaining our important 

mission to help the Ronald 

McDonald House.” Franklin 

shared. 

Lastly, top-earner Noah 

Quicksilver, a student at the 

Skokie school in Winnetka, said 

he participated because, “I felt 

it was important to help raise 

awareness and money for the 

families of sick children. I’m 

glad I was able to participate in 

such a great cause. 

Winners from the other teams 

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participating in the Hot Shot Hoops second annual “Free Throw-a- 

Thon,” which raised money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. 

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Girls Soccer Preview 


New Trier looking for another deep postseason run 


Sports Editor 

22nd Century Media FILE PHOTO 

1st-and-3 

Three SPRING teams 

TO WATCH OUT FOR 

1. New Trier girls 

lacrosse (above). 

The Trevians 

won their first 

IHSA state 

title by taking 

down defending 

state champion 

Hinsdale Central 

in the state title 

game. They return 

a number of key 

players in 2020. 

2. New Trier boys 

lacrosse. The 

Trevians swept 

the lacrosse titles 

after the boys 

overcame over 

a two-hour rain 

delay to also win 

their first IHSA 

state title. 

3. Loyola boys 

water polo. The 

Ramblers made it 

to the conference 

title game last 

year and were 

the sectional’s 

top seed before 

being upset in the 

sectional semifinal. 

New Trier is on one of 

the more impressive runs 

in Illinois high school girls 

soccer history. After playing 

in five consecutive state 

title games, the Trevians 

made it to the state’s final 

four yet again last season, 

this time taking third place 

with a win over Lyons. In 

fact, the last time the Trevians 

haven’t played at 

North Central College’s 

Benedetti-Wehril Stadium 

was 2013. 

The coronavirus pandemic 

has a potential 

chance of ending the streak 

depending on when the 

season will start, if it starts, 

but that hasn’t ruined coach 

Jim Burnside’s excitement 

for this year’s team. 

“We’re a lot more experienced,” 

he said. “The 

number of years of experience 

we have this year 

compared to last year, it is 

amazing. And our ability to 

start teaching further down 

the line, rather than teaching 

new people, you’re 

teaching people who’ve 

been through it before. It’s 

exciting to be able to teach 

a little bit at a ... coach a 

little bit at a higher pace. 

“This group of kids has 

grown so much and worked 

so hard. They’re just ready 

and eager to get on the field 

and play.” 

A big difference between 

this year’s squad and the 

New Trier’s Mia Sedgwick will be a key part in the Trevians’ attack this season. 22nd Century Media File photo 

2019 team is the experience, 

especially on the 

defensive backline. Last 

year’s team had to face 

losing multi-year starters, 

including Sydney Parker 

who was off to play at De- 

Paul University and won 

numerous Player of the 

Year awards. 

This year, however, is a 

different story as the Trevians 

return an experienced 

squad led by Miami (Ohio) 

University commit Heidi 

Bianucci, Ava Shah and 

Naya Rhee. Rhee and Shah 

saw time as freshmen last 

year, helping them gain 

valuable experience that 

they’ll be able to use. 

It’s a couple of the players 

who didn’t get a lot of 

playing time that have really 

impressed Burnside 

this year. 

“You go down the (roster), 

and this is interesting 

to say, all of them [really 

Please see Soccer, 27 

New Trier Girls Soccer Roster 

Wynne Hague 

Anna Marshall 

Courtney Charchut Ava Shah 

Alex Wirth 

Heidi Bianucci 

Juliette Lana 

Caroline Faurot 

Erin McNally 

Sadie-Grace Richardson 

Jenna Birdsell 

Naya Rhee 

Caroline Finnigan Emma Weaver 

Julia Fay 

Morgan Fagan 

Elizabeth Marquardt Maggie Gifford 

Mia Sedgwick 

Grace Walker 

Alex Lampe 

Ceci Troglia 

Kendall Sierens Lauren Caldwell 

Listen Up 

“To be 100 percent honest, I did not view 

Courtney in any way, shape or form as being a 

first year (starter).” 

Jim Burnside — New Trier soccer coach on his team’s 

starting goalie, Courtney Charcut. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

As all local games are canceled to help limit the 

spread of the coronavirus, we suggest binge watching 

ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries! Be back soon. 

Index 

29 - Postponement Updates 

27 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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Leaders return New Trier returns key 

players in 2020, Page 31 

FUN TIMES AHEAD 

Regina girls soccer ready for 

upcoming season, Page 28 

Local basketball 

teams host ‘Free 

Throw-a-Thon’ for 

Ronald McDonald 

House Charities, 

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