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From the Editor
Meet the candidates face to face
1. Owners of Cibo, District to try again,
reopen as Valor in December
2. Team 22: Football (defense)
3. Dining Out: Northfield Restaurant
provides comforts of home
4. Team 22: Football (offense)
5. Football: Loyola title defense thwarted by
Maine South
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Fouad Egbaria
fouad@glencoeanchor.com
One election cycle
wrapped up last
month, but another
is set to begin (albeit with
far less noise and fanfare).
The Glencoe Caucus’
Village Nominating
Committee announced
its slate of candidates
for the upcoming April
2017 elections in the village.
All of the village’s
municipal bodies have
elections on the docket:
Village, Library, Park and
D35 boards. The New
Trier Caucus also released
its own slate of candidates,
too.
Where do you come
in? Other than being a
dutiful, engaged citizen,
in general, you’ll have the
chance to meet the slated
candidates at the biennial
Town Meeting. This year,
the meeting will be held at
7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6, at
Glencoe Central School’s
Young Auditorium.
If you’ve ever wondered
who your local
government officials are,
or even those running for
positions set to be open,
this is your chance to say
hello.
Additionally, the president
of each board will
provide an update on his
or her board, and outgoing
board members will
be recognized for their
service to the village.
Of course, the candidates
presented are just
the candidates slated
through the Caucus process.
While I haven’t
seen it here in Glencoe
since I began covering it
two years ago, independent
candidates are also
eligible to run. In fact, in
this past spring’s Winnetka
Village Council
elections, six candidates
ran for three open trustee
positions: three independents
and three Caucusslated
candidates. So, if
you’re a Glencoe resident
who wasn’t slated by the
caucus and is planning on
running, we’d love to hear
from you, too (as would
the rest of the community).
In any case, as you begin
to shake off the post-
Thanksgiving food coma,
remember to stay involved
and informed about the
people looking to join the
local government.
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go figure
The Chicago Botanic Garden posted
this replica of the World Series trophy,
made from organic materials, one of
many sights and attractions featured in its
Wonderland Express train exhibit, which
opened for the season Nov. 25
So proud of @LoyolaAcademy girls @
LoyolaSwimDive finishing 2nd in state! It’s
a great day to be a Rambler! #AMDG
Father Pat McGrath, SJ, @
frpatmcgrath, tweeted this congratulating the Loyola
Academy girls swimming and diving team on its
second-place finish at state
$230,000
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
Superintendent salary for Paul
Sally — currently the associate
superintendent — who will
succeed current New Trier
Superintendent Linda Yonke next
year after her retirement (read the
story on Page 14)
City Girl Confessions
A child’s mess is the masterpiece
Kelly Anderson
Contributing Columnist
Glencoe resident
I’ve entered a new
hobby with my kids
that I didn’t see coming:
baking. Let me preface
by disclosing that my
baking interests are pretty
pathetic … usually a box
mix of brownies or a
random batch of cupcakes
on a rainy day is what I’m
good for.
But every parent knows
that when your child perks
up and shows interest in a
hobby, it will very quickly
become your hobby, too.
I found it pretty darn
adorable that my son
dragged a little red chair
to the kitchen counter and
beamed when he was able
to bake on my level. So we
dove right in with flour flying
and baking cups askew.
I learned very quickly
that his exploration would
be messy. I let him pour
ingredients into measuring
cups and wield a whisk.
Batter mixes dripped on
the counter and puddled
on the floor. Dirty dishes
stacked up, as did a pile of
kitchen towels (I had never
mopped up so many disasters
in such a short time).
I learned very quickly
that my baking methods
were rather impatient. Too
often I was focused on
timing things just right,
tidying as we moved
through a recipe, and
micro-managing my little
sous chef’s efforts. My
stress level rose as did my
voice octaves — “That’s
hot! Careful with the glass
bowl! WAY too many
chocolate chips!,” I’d say.
But for any kitchen
to succeed, there must
be a coming together of
the minds and an effort
straight from the heart.
Cooking and baking can
be high intensity. We use
energy, fire, knives, and
our very own hands to
create beautiful, edible
results. In order to make
a masterpiece, I had to
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