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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Make a Deal Niles And Park Ridge School District reach provisional agreement

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

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esterday, Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 officials and the Park Ridge Education Association (PREA), the professional organization that represents the District’s teachers, came to a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract.

This comes as the Chicago teacher’s strike continues and north suburban Lake Forest High School District 115 teachers are on their first ever strike.

School District 64 currently has nearly three hundred and eighty full-time teachers. About eighty-five percent of these educators possess a masters degree or above and about two-thirds have eleven or more years of experience teaching. As School District 64 serves both the Park Ridge and Niles areas, there are more than four thousand and three hundred students in grades K-8 at five elementary schools, two middle schools, and an early childhood center.

“This agreement is a win for all stakeholders in the Park Ridge-Niles

“This agreement is a win for all stakeholders in the Park Ridge-Niles community,” PREA President Erin Breen community,” said PREA President Erin Breen.“For the taxpayer, the solvency of the District will be maintained within the current revenue stream.

Teachers will continue to share with the District the costs of rising medical premiums as well as conceding reductions in other fiscal benefits.”

Teachers that are members of the PREA are set to vote to approve the finalized four-year contract on Sept.

18. Once PREA votes, the Board of Education is expected to officially approve the agreement at its Sept. 24 meeting.

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News DEAL Continued from page 1 teaching and student learning,” said District 64 Board of Education President John Heyde.

Heyde also said that the new contract aims at being respectful of the professional demands made on his district’s teachers while implementing new, more rigorous learning standards.

He also said that the new plan also takes into account the continuing lag in the economy’s recovery and the financial commitments made to District 64 during the 2007 referendum campaign.

If it is passed on Sept.24, this will be the second time a four-year agreement has been negotiated in the past 30 years for District 64. According to parties involved,the negotiations extended over a nine-month period and were assisted by a federal mediator over the summer.

According to information released by School District 64, the terms of the contract

include a base salary increase of 2 percent each year and the contract continues to provide “step” increases that vary based on a teacher’s experience and education, which average 1.6 percent. Moreover, employees also will continue to share in the cost of their health and dental insurance coverage. This includes sharing in any cost increases.

However, if the State of Illinois enacts a law that shifts all or part of the funding obligation for the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) from the State to school districts, the Board and PREA agreed to meet to consider the cost impact to the Board.

The School District 64 and PREA also agreed to form an ad hoc committee mid-way through the contract to discuss potential changes to the salary schedule and structure.

Heyde said that this new committee is designed to provide advice and guidance to the negotiating teams of the Board and PREA long before the next cycle of bargaining on the next contract. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

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Suburban cyclists adjust to new rules

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Suburban cyclists who spin their wheels to the Chicago for work or school are learning to adapt to a new commuting environment, as the city continues to redesign its streets to be more bike-friendly.

One such cyclist is Park Ridge resident Steve Hansen, who said he always has been interested in riding bicycles for the enjoyment of it, but that as an adult he began to focus on cycling to become healthier and lose weight. Over time he met his health and weight goals while also becoming a more serious cyclist, going as far as purchasing cold weather gear to ride from his home in Park Ridge to his job in the Loop and back again during Chicago winters.

“Really serious cyclists, the ones that are faster, tend not to ride much on trails and the reason for that is that typically the trails have a suggested speed limit of about twelve to thirteen miles an hour. A serious cyclist will average about twenty miles an hour,” said Hansen, who knows that with all of pedestrians and casual riders on the trail, speeds like that are impractical and dangerous.

“Sooner of later you’re going to cause an accident.”

Those worries are echoed by

“Some of the designated bike lanes in the suburbs are more practical for schoolchildren than they are for commuters, given their locations.”

Mike Sirvinskas, Park Ridge resident

the critics of commuter cyclists, who cite their speed and bold behavior on motorways as added causes of congestion and traffic accidents.

The concerns have led Chicago to adopting new traffic systems to accommodate the cyclists.

“The more we have balance between pedestrians, cyclists and drivers the better off we’ll actually be,” said Gabe Klein, Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner.

“There’s safety in numbers and the more cyclists that we have on the road the better they will behave. Right now you have the strong and the fearless as the primary riders.”

Hansen believes that for more serious cyclists it’s safer, both for themselves and for pedestrians, to be on the road with cars. Yet, like most serious cyclists, he’s also taken the time to map out routes using roads that tend to be less traveled by cars or which are wider and thus easier for him to navigate in traffic.

“There are very few streets that really truly scare me to be on, where maybe the average cyclist would look at that street and say ‘you’re crazy riding on that.’ But my speed is usually fast enough, especially on some busy streets, where some cars aren’t going faster than thirtyfive or forty miles an hour,” said Hansen.

Another one of these “strong and fearless” riders is Park Ridge cyclist Mike Sirvinskas, a selfdescribed serious recreational and commuter cyclist. He said he averages about 5,000 miles per year on his bicycle, and rides his bike to his job at William Blair & Company, LLC in the Loop from Park Ridge on a regular basis.

Sirvinskas said Park Ridge is as bike friendly than any other suburb in the region, and thinks that most serious commuter cyclists prefer to use main routes just as motorists do.

“I think it is great that Chicago is committed to bicycle safety and expanding bike lanes, but I’m not so sure the dedicated

bike lanes are the best route,” said Sirvinskas.

He said a new problem during the Chicago segment of his commute is along Elston Avenue, just north of Chicago Avenue.

“The newer bike lanes on that first mile or so keep cyclists closer to the curb where more debris piles up on the road,” he said. “It can increase the incidence of flat tires and sometimes confuses motorists who instinctively want to park against a curb or who are pulling out of a driveway or cross street where they will need to block the entire bicycle lane to verify they can merge onto the street.”

But despite his complaints about the bike lanes in the city, Sirvinskas said he would welcome the addition of similar lanes on the suburban leg of his ride.

“It may be impractical to ask for a dedicated bike lane but I would enjoy it, as I typically ride on Northwest Highway and occasionally Devon Avenue during my daily commute,” said Sirvinskas. “Some of the designated bike lanes in the suburbs are more practical for schoolchildren than they are for commuters, given their locations.”

Back in Chicago, Klein plans to work toward a goal of more than 100 miles of protected

bike lanes and improved bike facilities in the next three years. By 2015 Klein expects the changes will open up the city roadways to cyclists of all skill levels.

“You’re going to have the ‘every-person’ out there, the 6065 percent of people that aren’t [cycling] now,” said Klein, who added that as people become more familiar with the new bike lane system, he believes it will lead to a positive change in the behavior of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

In Niles, Park Ridge and other suburban communities, officials aren’t so sure.

“We tried, it’s just not a safe environment,” said Niles Assistant Village Manager Steven Vinezeano about creating dedicated bike lanes on Niles’ Milwaukee Avenue, adding that Illinois officials have repeatedly told Niles they don’t want bicycles on that section of the road due to the perceived danger that motorists would cause cyclists.

“You’re never going to see a bike lane on Milwaukee Avenue between Albion Avenue and Gold Road,” said Vinezeano.

“However, the village, in its comprehensive transportation plan, is very interested in pursing a village wide bicycle plan in the near future.” ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

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The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Morton Grove, Niles, and Park Ridge Police Departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

Niles On Sept. 6 at 9:11 a.m. in the 6300 block of Touhy, a 36-yearold female from Chicago reported that she left her personal items in the lunch area of her work. The victim believes the unknown offenders took her Samsun cellphone valued at $300.

On Sept. 6 at 5:01 p.m. in the 8300 block of Golf, an employee for the retail store reported that an unknown female in her 20’s wearing a black t-shirt and beige shorts passed a counterfeit $100 bill at the register. The offender purchased undershirts for $10.95 and paid for it with a $100 bill. Investigation pending.

On Sept. 6 at 10:16 p.m. in the 8500 block of Dempster, a 44-year-old female from Park Ridge reported that he was battered. The victim reported that he was at the gas station to get gas. While waiting in line to pay for gas a customer punched him in the right side with a closed fist. The victim stated that he didn’t know why the offender struck him. The offender is a male about six feet tall, with a grey shirt and blue sweatpants.The employees working at the time did not witness the incident.

On Sept. 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of Natchez, a 56yearold male from Wilmette reported that he parked his vehicle in the lot and went in to work for the day. Upon coming out to his car a 2003 Honda two-door he found that unknown offenders had broken the rear passenger side window with an unknown hard object. Nothing appeared to be missing from the vehicle.

Estimate to repair not given at the time of the report.

On Sept. 5 at 7:44 p.m. in the 8200 block of Golf, the employee of the retail store stated that a female about 26-years-old, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, 180 pounds, wearing khaki jacket and jeans had attempted to purchase $5 worth of thread

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with a counterfeit $100 bill.

The offender was talking on her cellular telephone the entire time. When the cashier attempted to delay the offender she left the store leaving the $100 bill behind. The incident was caught on tape. The bill was entered into evidence.

Investigation pending.

On Sept. 8 at 2:09 a.m. on Milwaukee and Oakton, a Niles Police Officer on patrol observed a vehicle traveling west bound on Oakton from Harlem at a speed of 50 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. Further observed the vehicle making a right turn onto Milwaukee from the left turn lane on Oakton. A traffic stop was conducted on the 8000 block of Milwaukee.

Upon speaking to the driver, Oscar Roman, 20, he provided the officer with a drivers license and proof of insurance. A name check of the subject revealed his driver’s license was suspended.

The driver was cited for speeding and improper turn.

On Sept. 9 at 4:41 p.m., a Niles Police Officer was on Caldwell Avenue in the 7500 block of Caldwell, running moving radar when he observed Miguel A. Alcala, 36, 4500 N. Laporte, Chicago, travelling at a high rate of speed. In vehicle radar displayed the speed at 58 mph in a 40 mph zone. When the Officer made contact with the driver he could not produce his driver’s license or proof of insurance. A name check with the Illinois Secretary of State revealed the offender was suspended. The driver was cited for speeding and no valid proof of insurance.

Victor Buju, 20, 2600 Rascher, Chicago, was arrested on Sept. 9 at 4:48 p.m. in the 5600 block of Touhy for retail theft.

Dumitru Gorcenco, 22, 2600 Rascher, Chicago, was arrested on Sept. 9 at 4:48 p.m. in the 5600 block of Touhy for retail theft.

Igor Motpan, 22, 2600 Rascher, Chicago, was arrested on Sept. 9 at 4:48 p.m. in the 5600 block of Touhy for retail theft.

Marcel Varlan, 21, 2600 Rascher, Chicago, was arrested on Sept. 9 at 4:48 p.m. in the 5600 block of Touhy for retail theft.

Bryan Joyce, 37, 10635 Dani Lane, Orland Park, was arrested

on Sept. 10 at 12:50 p.m. in the 5700 block of Touhy for DUI. On Sept. 7 at 1:30 p.m., an employee of Niles Public Works reported that offender(s) unknown removed three manhole covers over the period of two weeks. The manhole covers were taken from Bruce St and Clifton, Review and Clifton and Harlem and Lill. The removed covers may have been sold for scrap metal.

On Sept. 7 at 4:50 p.m., an employee from Golf Mill Security stated that while on patrol in the parking lot he located a black metal safe that was left behind the rear of the business at 2002 Golf Mill. The safe was not present during earlier patrols of the area by other security staff. Safe placed into inventory.

On Sept. 7 at 7:59 p.m., the owner who lives in the 7400 block of Oakton reported that an unknown offender has been stealing trash bag stickers.

The complainant related that between 7:30 p.m. and 7:55 p.m. hours the unknown offender removed two trash stickers from the yard waste bags. The complainant has 20 bags with stickers on them. The victim states this is not the first time this has happened.

On Sept.8 at 7:49 a.m.in the 7900 block of Caldwell, a 38-year-old female form Niles reported that offender(s) unknown broke the rear passenger window to her 2001 Pontiac van. The victim was unsure how much it would cost to replace. Victim requests a follow-up.

On Sept. 10 at 5:33 p.m. in the 9400 block of Milwaukee, the employee of the store reported that the male offender, a 25-year-old, wearing grey and black sweatshirt and blue jeans entered the store.

The offender took a Galaxy telephone valued at $550. The offender cut the security cord on the phone with an unknown sharp object. Surveillance video available. Investigation pending, complaints will be signed.

drug paraphernalia.

Brian Pressney, 28, 8400 block of N. Oriole, Niles, was arrested on Northwest Highway and Greenwood on Sept. 11 at 9:21 p.m. for DUI and speeding.

Samantha Locascio, 19, 3500 block of N. Keeler, Chicago, was arrested in the 2300 block of Calwagner, Melrose Park on Sept.

7 at 11:34 a.m. for residential burglary.

Dimitri Torres-Favela, 19, 2300 block of Calwagner, Melrose Park, was arrested at 2300 block of Calwagner, Melrose Park on Sept. 07 at 11:34 a.m. for residential burglary.

Javier Zurita, 19, 9700 block of W. Dickens, Melrose Park, was arrested at Cook County Jail (Maywood) on Sept. 7 at 9:16 a.m. for obstructing a police officer.

Victor, Ramirez-Morales, 21, 4900 block of S. Artesian, Chicago, was arrested at 1800 block of S. Cumberland on Sept. 16 at 4:40 a.m. for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, no valid driver’s license, DUI, B.A.C. over .08, and damage to city property.

Anallely Molina-Nicolas, 24, Chicago, was arrested on Sept. 11 at 6700 Dempster for suspended driver’s license.

Sarah Hana, 21, Des Plaines, was arrested on Sept. 11 at 7800 Dempster for suspended driver’s license.

Timothy Payne, 52, Morton Grove, was arrested on Sept.

12 at 5700 Lee for leaving the scene of an accident and DUI. Unknown offender took $820 cash and two bottles of antibiotics from the victim’s unlocked vehicle while it was parked at 7240 Arcadia on Sept. 8.

Unknown offender took the complainant’s bicycle while it was locked outside in the 6700 block of Dempster overnight on Sept. 8.

Unknown offender took a flower pot from in front of the complainant’s business in the 9200 block of Waukegan on Sept. 10.

Unknown offender broke a window of the complainant’s vehicle parked in the 6800 block of Dempster on Sept. 10 and took a purse.

Diana, Magda, 28, 5000 block of N. Harding, Chicago, was arrested at 1900 block of Birch on Sept. 16 at 8:08 p.m. for warrant/DUI.

Unknown offender broke a window of the complainant’s vehicle parked in the 6800 block of Dempster on Sept. 10 and took a purse, which was in the rear cargo area.

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Unknown offender took the complainant’s I-Phone from his locker while he was working out at a gym in the 6800 block of Dempster on Sept. 10.

Eric Covarrubias, 42, Chicago, wax arrested on Sept. 6 at 6700 Dempster for suspended driver’s license.

John Yurnet, 25, Morton Grove, was arrested on Sept. 7 at 8500 Menard for warrant—retail theft.

Sawa Malik, 34, Chicago, was arrested on Sept. 8 at 8200 Cladwell for possession of a controlled substance.

Unknown offender took the complainant’s cash from his locker while he was working out at a gym in the 6800 block of Dempster on Sept. 10.

Unknown offender took the complainant’s cash from his locker while he was working out at a gym in the 6800 block of Dempster on Sept. 10..

Park Ridge

Roxana Hernandez, 31, Cicero, was arrested on Sept. 9 at 5800 Dempster for traffic violations and DUI.

Unknown offender took the complainant’s cash from his locker while he was working out at a gym in the 6800 block of Dempster on Sept. 10.

Christopher Rychlinski, 22, 0-100 block of Yost, Park Ridge, was arrested on Sept. 11 at 12:49 a.m. in the 1900 block of S. Prospect for possession of

Juan Olmos-Velazquez, 23, Des Plaines, was arrested on Sept.

9 at 7700 Dempster for traffic violations and DUI.

Unknown offender took the complainant’s snow blower from his garage in the 5500 block of Keeney on Sept. 12.

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Preckwinkle, Stolman promise unity in regional planning, development

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

In a pledge to stand united to keep businesses here and happy, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Lake County Board Chairman David Stolman vowed to work together to strengthen the ties between communities for the economic betterment of the region.

Stolman and Preckwinkle told attendees at a Sept. 11 meeting of the Northwest Municipal Conference (NMC) that the business community of the northwest region is now competing with international markets in addition to other states like Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana. Both said coordination and cooperation of the northwest Cook and Lake County regions is more

“We’re no longer focused on the little islands. We have to focus on everyone as a region.”

David Stolman, Lake County Board Chairman important than ever, if either hopes to remain an attractive destination for businesses like Motorola, who recently relocated to the Merchandise Mart in the Chicago loop from their campus in Libertyville.

Stolman said he has dealt with representatives from out of state coming to Lake County and trying to woo away businesses and industries.

“We’re no longer focused on the little islands, we have to focus on everyone as a region,” said Stolman, who also said that efficiency and consolidation of services are going to be

the best way for the region to push toward developing the economies of both Lake and Cook counties.

Many of the plans focus on sustainability and improvement of Lake and Cook Counties’ transportation, such as converting Milwaukee Avenue from two lanes to four.

Preckwinkle also said Cook County is in the process of creating a searchable database of available public land, similar to something that Lake County has available to the public.

She is working with the Cook County Bureau of Economic

Niles police to collect unused prescriptions

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

On Sept. 29, the Niles Police Department will again team up with the Drug Enforcement for another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. “All someone has to do is drop off the drugs in their original containers and that’s it,” said Sgt. Robert Tornabene, Niles Police Dept. “We’re having this right here in the Niles police department.”

While most drugs can be thrown in the household trash, the Food and Drug Administration recommends consumers take certain precautions before tossing them out. While a few drugs should be flushed down the toilet, a growing number of community-based “take-back” programs offer another safe disposal alternative.

According to Capt. Jim Hunter,

When: Sept. 29 Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Niles Police Department, 7000 W. Touhy Ave. Please Follow These Guidelines: • Do not remove labels • NO sharp needles • NO medical waste • NO liquid medicines

senior program manager on FDA’s controlled substance staff, disposal instructions on the label of medication packaging are part of FDA’s risk mitigation strategy.

“When a drug contains instructions to flush it down the toilet, it’s because the FDA, working with the manufacturer, has determined this method to be the most appropriate route of disposal, that presents the least risk to safety,” he said.

For this reason, drugs like narcotic pain relievers and other controlled substances carry instructions for flushing or safe disposal alternatives to reduce the danger of unintentional use or overdose and abuse.

“You wouldn’t want to throw something in the trash that contains a powerful and potentially dangerous narcotic which could harm others,” said Hunter.

On the last National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 28, people across the United States turned in a recordbreaking 276 tons of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at more than 5,600 sites sites according to a DEA press release. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

Development to find out what public land is available.

Lastly, Preckwinkle said she wants to make Cook County more efficient by accelerating the merge of unincorporated areas into Cook County, and pooling the tax revenue.

“Cook County’s taxes are subsidizing the unincorporated area’s services, and that this is again another example of inefficiency that we are working to correct.

In what Stolman referred to as “some genius inventions,”The NMC will continue to work on joint and individual projects, including: • A new interactive budget website (http:// bl o g . c o o k c o u n t y i l . gov / budget/) helping make government spending more transparent.

• An online map for the 2012

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Cook County Highway Plan (http://cookviewer1. cookcountyil.gov/ jsviewer/hwy/project. html) that allow motorists to track construction and learn new information about ongoing projects.

Online and local television broadcasts of more municipal meetings.

For more than 50 years, the NMC has been connecting communities in Chicago’s north and northwest suburbs on initiatives and issues of common purpose. It currently represents more than 1.3 million citizens residing in 41 municipalities and 1 township, including Niles, Park Ridge and Morton Grove. Currently there are members from Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties.

cake and eat it, too. Focusing too much attention on career goals could cause family relationships to suffer - and vice versa. Find a happy medium during the week to come.

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The menace of voter ID Do you ever wonder who the group of people are who don’t have any photo ID, yet desperately want to vote? Think about it. If you have a car, bank account, or job you have to have a photo ID. If you’re receiving unemployment benefits, on welfare, or want to buy cigarettes or liquor you have to have a photo ID. If you’re cashing a check, getting a senior discount pass, or marriage license you need a photo ID. Students taking the SAT or ACT or Advanced Placement tests need photo ID. A person from 18 on up needs a photo ID to function in a modern society.

Who’s left out if a photo ID is

required to vote? If you present a photo ID all the time for other things why is it too frightening to present one before you vote?

V o t e integrity is critical to a free and open society. If the vote can be abused or altered in any way different than that intended we no longer have a free and open society. What kind of person so shuns normal human life in America as to not to have an id,

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yet desperately desires to vote?

The one woman who claimed to be just such a person,Viviette Applewhite, 93, the lead plaintiff in the Pennsylvania voter ID case, got her ID the day after a judge ruled against her. So even she got her ID. Who’s left?

We don’t want non-citizens, the ineligible or the dead determining our elections.

If you don’t think it matters think about close elections and how they change history. A local election in my hometown of Niles fell by just 17 votes.

Minnesota’s race between comedian Al Franken and then Senator Coleman came down to just 312 votes. Franken won,

but it was later discovered that 1,099 ineligible felons had voted. 177 people have been convicted with another 66 awaiting trial for vote fraud.

Voter ID laws are a part of vote protection. Without it every election, particularly close ones, run the risk of fraud.

We also don’t want a voter ID law to stop eligible voters from voting. The right to vote, to selfdetermination is unique and rare. For most of human history you could count on your hands the number of countries where people were allowed free, open and fair elections. Even in the modern age many elections are pure shams. Even in liberty

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loving America it took over a century for women to get the vote and we know that freed black slaves were discriminated against by Southern Democrats well into the 20th century. No one should take their vote for granted.

What can be done to balance voter integrity and voting rights?

Strict ID laws will protect the vote at the same time we need to make sure that every eligible Illinois voter gets the ID they need. Liberals and conservatives should join together to identify and help those people without valid photo ID get it. We can all work together to guarantee free, open and fair elections.

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IDOT to upgrade pedestrian crosswalks

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Work began last week on a $2 million dollar project to improve the existing traffic signals, electrical systems and LED signal lights at eight intersections along Millwaukke, Harlem and Oakton avenues in Niles and Morton Grove.

According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the work, while a necessity, will take nearly a year to complete.

“There’s a lot of pain and suffering when it comes to lane closures. It’s a problem that happens every year in the summer,” said Niles Assistant Village Manager Steven Vinezeano. “We’re doing our best to redevelop Milwaukee Avenue so it’s not a sea of asphalt and unattractive space.”

“We had sidewalks that go nowhere and side-

walks where cars park. It’s just not a very pedestrian friendly environment.”

Steve Vinezeano, Assistant Village Manager, Niles To get the plan going, Niles worked with Complete Streets, an organization that specializes in helping municipalities redesign the look, feel and function of roads and streets in communities by changing the way most roads are planned, designed and constructed.

“One of the things [Complete Streets] determined was that we had sidewalks that go nowhere and sidewalks where cars park,” said Venezeano.

“It’s just not a very pedestrian friendly environment.”

According to Vinezeano, the

improvements to Milwaukee Avenue will make it easier someone to cross at these intersections because pedestrian signals are going to have a countdown timer visible, so it’s going to be very obvious how much time someone has to cross the busy street.

“Right now it seems the minute you step into the cross walk the signal is already flashing for you to stop walking,” said Vinezeano.

The existing traffic signals will be replaced with new poles, mast arms, electrical

Locations Construction began Sept. 10 and will conclude Aug. 30, 2013.

The locations are: • Illinois 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) and Illinois 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Niles.

• Illinois 21 at Howard Street in Niles.

• Illinois 43 and Howard Street in Niles.

• Illinois 21 at Oakton Street in Niles.

• Illinois 21 at Main Street in Niles.

• Illinois 43 at Oakton Street in Niles.

• Illinois 43 (Waukegan Road) at Oakton Street in Niles.

• U.S. 14 (Caldwell Avenue) at Oakton Street in Morton Grove.

systems and LED signal heads.

The project could require intermittent lane closures during the daytime hours where construction is taking place.

The prime contractor on the project is Meade Electric Co. of McCook.

To find details on other construction projects in IDOT’s District 1 at www.dot.state. il.us. Updates on the impacts to traffic are available at www. travelmidwest.com. ahernandez@buglenewspapers.com

Niles West news article nominated for NSPA story of the Year Niles West News writer Gabby Abesamis has been named as a finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association for Story of the Year. Abesamis’ story, nominated in the Diversity category, will receive a placing, from first to fifth, at the Fall National High School Journalism Conference in San Antonio,TX on November 15 through 18.

To read the nominated story, go to: http://www.nileswestnews. org/features/bryan-taico-not-justthe-kid-with-the-uggs/ The Niles West News Adviser is Evelyn Lauer, Certified Journalism Educator.

District 219 teachers as artists reception at Skokie Public Library on Sept. 20 See another side of District 219 teachers—their creative side—at the Teachers As Artists Reception held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 20 at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton, Skokie. District 219 art teachers and art teachers from the feeder schools will exhibit their personal artwork. Displays will include paintings, drawings, digital art, photography, sculpture and ceramics by artists who teach. The exhibit will be on the

east side of the library.

The phone number for the Skokie Public Library is (847) 673-7774.

Niles North artists accepted in 12 x 12 community art show, opening reception on Sept. 20 Eight Niles North students will exhibit their paintings at the 4th annual 12 x 12 Art Competition/ Exhibit held September 20 through October 25 at Blick Art Materials, 1755 Maple Avenue in Evanston. The exhibit is a juried show open to professional artists as well as students. Niles North exhibitors include: Corie Adams, Sally Lavengood, Gabrielle General,Jungha Suk,Alexa Jasenof, Anna Poloz, Sarah Lewin and Serena Hocharoen. The opening reception will be held at 5:45 p.m. on September 20.There will be music, a raffle, discounts on art supplies and refreshments.

Public invited to view Niles North and West sculptures at Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

The community is invited to view the permanent installations created by Niles North and West ceramics students at the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park. The West piece “Beyond the Deep” and the North piece “Visions of Skokie” are displayed in the Sculpture Park on McCormick Boulevard, south of the Skokie Park District Boat Launch.

An opening reception will be held at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 27. Refreshments will be served. Guests are invited to bring a lawn chair for seating.

Niles West debate competes at early bird tournament; one team goes undefeated in prelims at national tourney The Niles West Debate Team began its 2012-13 competitive season with very promising results at the 2012 Wake Forest National Early Bird Tournament in Winston-Salem, NC on September 7 through 9.

Four NilesWest teams competed in the Junior Varsity division against 27 teams from across the country. Nick Charles and Alwin Alex were 4-2 in the preliminary rounds and were the fourth seed

entering elimination rounds.

They made it to the Semifinals, where they lost to Pace Academy.

Janat Ahmed and Walter Lindwall were also 4-2 in the prelims and were the seventh seed entering elimination rounds. They made it to the Quarterfinals, where they were defeated by Pace Academy.

Out of 54 debaters, Nick Charles was the sixth speaker. Also competing were Michelle Sproat, James McLellan, Joseph Bakes and Julia Sarata.

Niles West also sent six teams to compete in the Varsity division, against 120 teams. Theo Noparstak and Jonass Placitis were undefeated in the preliminary rounds (6-0) and were the second seed entering the elimination rounds. They defeated a team from Alpharetta High School in the Double Octafinals and lost to a team from Gulliver Prep in the Octafinals.NilesWest Debate Head Coach Eric Oddo said,“This is the debate team’s first appearance in a Tournament of Champions Qualifying round, which is an amazing accomplishment for such a young program.”

Debaters Emma Lazar and Miranda Kang went 4-2 but failed to advance on speaker points.

Theo Noparstak was the sixth speaker out of 240 debaters.

His teammates Breana Brill, Vinay Patel, Kris Trivedi, Jessie

Amgalanjargal, Lia Isono, Sana Khan, Ari Hoffman and Nathan Anderson also competed.

In addition to Oddo, the team is guided by Assistant Coaches Matt Fahrenbacher, Melanie Johnson, Kevin Bancroft and Val McIntosh.

Niles North counselor elected to ISCA position Niles North School Counselor Tiffany Stallone was elected to the position of Illinois School Counselor Association (ISCA) Secondary Level Vice President for the 2012-13 school year.

The ISCA promotes excellence in professional school counseling as an integral component in the development of all students while fostering public awareness in the counseling profession statewide.

ISCA chartered in 1958 as a division of the Illinois Guidance and Personnel Association now known as the Illinois Counseling Association. ISCA is a state branch of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) as well as a division of the Illinois branch of the American Counseling Association.

Membership is approximately 700 school counselors across the state of Illinois. For more information on ISCA, please visit: www.ilschoolcounselor.org.

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1 Close-up lens 6 Jazz jobs 10 Con game 14 The American dream, e.g.

15 Colosseo city 16 “__, Can You Hear Me?”: song from “Yentl” 17 Road hog 20 Pvt. driller 21 Drips in the ER 22 Arm-twisting 23 Ritzy apartment feature 26 __ mater 27 Hog heaven 32 Frank topper 34 Diddly, in Durango 35 Nietzsche’s “never” 36 Bush’s undergraduate classmates 37 Truth-inadvertising agcy.

38 Disconcert 39 Candy with collectible dispensers 40 Flying start?

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44 Hog wild 47 River in central Germany 48 Diamondpatterned structure, as a trellis 51 Black suit 54 Hither’s partner 55 Beach shade 56 Whole hog 60 GI’s supply 61 Mindless learning 62 Shrink in increments 63 It’s history 64 Rephrase, say 65 South-of-theborder sir

Down 1 Center 2 “A watched pot never boils” is one 3 Bring under a single control 4 Dusting aid 5 __ Miss 6 Kowtow 7 Chits in the pot 8 Baseball VIPs 9 Got ready to ride 10 Slinky shape 11 Auel’s “The Clan of the __ Bear” 12 King Kong’s kin 13 Viking’s landing place 18 Big name in copiers 19 Cuban dance 24 Baseball scoring stats 25 Shrek’s sidekick Donkey, e.g.

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50 Sign up to compete 51 Trade 52 Arizona tribe 53 Bread machines, for short?

54 Hairy Himalayan legend 57 Valance holder 58 Legal thing 59 “__ you serious?”

Some days you rock but can’t roll. During the first half of the upcoming week, you might find it difficult to get up to speed when dealing with business or financial situations. Wait to begin new projects.

Persistence pays off in the end. There is no easy path to success, so keep your nose to the grindstone. It will be worth the effort, as everything you’ve worked toward will begin paying dividends this week.

You can’t have your cake and eat it, too. Focusing too much attention on career goals could cause family relationships to suffer - and vice versa. Find a happy medium during the week to come.

Everybody has something to contribute. There is still usefulness and value even in shy and reticent people, so don’t discard their ideas or fail to solicit their assistance in the week ahead. You may have misjudged someone.

Hit the switch and get your name in lights. In the week to come, you might be tempted to curry favor and grab attention by participating wholeheartedly within groups of people gathered for business purposes.

Don’t mix business and pleasure in the week ahead. Your ambitions could take precedence. but distract you from what is really important. Give your loved ones and family members extra attention.

A little change never hurt anyone. There’s nothing wrong with your circle of friends, but occasionally you can gain a whole new perspective through new people.

Break with routines during the week ahead.

Accentuate the positive. You might benefit by sharing inspirational affirmations and your wisdom with others. Business and financial decisions are best left on the back burner during the first half of the week.

There is light at the end of the financial tunnel. Take a look at the checkbook or bills and tally up the columns. Your past planning and good judgment begin to pay off in the week ahead.

Enjoy a spell in the spotlight. A situation might give you a chance to be the center of attention this week.

Maintain a steady pace when you have many tasks to perform. Take opposition in stride.

Money hidden under the mattress can grow lumpy. Be wise about spending and budgets. In the upcoming week, you will find reasons to be glad that you were highly organized and paid attention to details.

Overcome objections by opening the doors to frank discussion.

Don’t hide the truth or facts in the week ahead.

Emphasize mutual benefits rather than pointing out weaknesses when dealing with others.

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INSIDE: Maine East football falls, page 12; Notre Dame soccer wins in OT, page 13; stats online at www.buglenewspapers.com

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By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

A handful of elite studentathletes certainly have made their presence known at Niles West during the 2012 calendar year.

Jeremiah Jordan, the Wolves’ game-changing kickoff returnerwide receiver, is now a senior.

Earlier this year,the since-graduated Kevin Ross, a standout shortstop drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates; Neal Omar, an all-state 800-meter runner; and all-American girls basketball player Jewell Loyd also walked the halls between class periods.

Olivia Rusek, who was finishing up her sophomore year at Niles West last spring, knew all about Loyd, now a freshman on the Notre Dame women’s hoops team.

“Of course, everyone knew who Jewell Loyd was,” Rusek said.

“I think I was a little intimidated by her. One of my friends was actually close friends with her. I was texting her once and I said, ‘Oh, my gosh. Say hi to Jewell Loyd for me.’And she said ‘hi’ back.”

Nowadays, Rusek is becoming a household name around campus.

If the junior outside hitter for coach Stacy Metoyer’s Wolves hasn’t quite yet reached elite student-athlete status,she’s getting awfully close.

The 5-10 Rusek was an all-CSL player last year when the Wolves equaled the school record for most victories in a season (23)— the second straight year they’ve reached 23 wins.

The Wolves and Rusek have come out firing this season. Niles West brought a 12-4 record into this week’s action after finishing fifth at the Maine East Invite over the weekend. But win or lose, Rusek is usually the most dominant player on the court.

She pummeled Oak Forest with 15 kills in a victory earlier in the tournament, and had 13 as the Wolves defeated Maine South Sept. 13. A win over District 219 rival Niles North on Sept. 5 saw Rusek hammer down 14 kills (she

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had totaled 125 kills through the team’s first 11 matches).

If body armor were allowed on the court, you wonder how many of Niles West’s opponents might consider wearing some, given the power Rusek generates on her kills.

“She hits extremely hard,” Metoyer said. “If there’s no block, it’s almost like self-defense sometimes for the other team.

“Olivia’s definitely made a name for herself. Everyone knows that this Olivia girl can hit the ball really hard and she’s really fun to watch. She’s a special player.”

Yet power isn’t the only weapon in Rusek’s arsenal.

“She can hit the ball cross-court, she can hit it (on a) line, she can tip,” Metoyer said. “She can also very effectively hit out of the back row, which really makes a player above average. You don’t really see a lot of players that can get up and get a kill out of the back row consistently. She can do that now.”

Volleyball-wise, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Rusek family. Olivia’s sister, Nicole, was a top-notch outside hitter for the Wolves four years ago.

“She was such an influential player here, and she did really well,” Olivia said. “I wanted to be just like her.”

Nicole is an engineering major at the University of Wisconsin,where she plays club volleyball. Olivia also will be attending an NCAA Division I school after graduating from Niles West in 2014. Over the summer, she verbally committed to Miami of Ohio, which offered her a full scholarship.

It might seem a little early for a player of Rusek’s caliber to commit to a school before her junior and senior seasons. But that’s the way college recruiting works in volleyball. Club volleyball, of course, is played year-round;college coaches attend club matches and zero in on the players they like.The scholarships go quickly.

“A lot of the big schools and See RUSEK, page 15

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Olivia Rusek has already verbally committed to Miami-Ohio.

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Short-handed Blue Demons fall

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

The Blue Demons went into last Friday’s CSL crossover contest with visiting Glenbrook South minus three key starters.

They were left reeling after the Titans dismantled them, 56-0—a loss that puts Maine East at 2-2 following a 2-0 start.

Starting linebackers-running backs Mike Kuzebski and Javed Lukovic, along with wideoutdefensive back Christian Lopez, didn’t play. Lukovic (sprained ankle) and Lopez (hip pointer) each have missed the past two games. Kuzebski, whom head coach Gabe Corey calls his leader on defense, suffered a concussion in Week 3 and didn’t suit up last Friday.

The good news is that Corey believes each player will be back in action when the Demons travel to Niles North for their CSL North opener Friday night.

The Demons also will spend time this week in practice getting their confidence back to Week 1 and 2 levels—weeks in which they crushed their first two opponents, Chicago Schurz and Amundsen, by a combined 78-16.

The past two weeks? Well, Evanston and Glenbrook South have combined to outscore the Demons, 96-7.

“We’ve got to get their minds back,” Corey said.“It’s nothing that they can’t do. We go back to the first two weeks and what they did and we’re successful.The lack of what we’ve done the last two weeks, it’s a great comparison.

“They came out believing they could play as a team (the first two weeks), and they were at full strength.The last two weeks we’ve come out, not all the kids, but we’ve had probably a 50-50 break

FOOTBALL 1. Bolingbrook 2. Maine South 3. JCA 4. Niles West 5. Benet 6. Plainfield North 7. Notre Dame

TENNIS 1. Benet 2. Downers South 3. Maine South 4. Lockport 5. Plainfield North 6. Downers North 7. Joliet

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Maine East’s Alex Corey steps ahead of Andrew Wint to block for Wint on a kickoff return last Friday.

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where half the kids in that huddle thought they could play; the other half were doubting themselves.”

Glenbrook South, coming off a tough 21-14 Week 3 loss to rival

Glenbrook North, left no doubt as to which team would prevail this particular evening. Running back Brett Laurie scored three of the Titans’ first five touchdowns in the first half—on runs of 47 and 56 yards, as well as a 48-yard punt return.

“Once we got down by a few scores, we unraveled and it’s disappointing because we’re better than that,” Corey said.

“We’ll bounce back. We started out 2-0, and the injury bug bit us and we kind of took it on the chin. Right now we’ve got to get healthy, regroup, but besides the injuries, we’re a better club than we showed tonight.”

GBS wing back Ose Ilenikhena also took it to the house, going 41 yards on an end-around play to give the Titans a 42-0 lead at halftime.

“We did it (the end-around play) last week,” Ilenikhena said, “but it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to be. This week we went after it again and I think we did a pretty good job blocking.”

The Demons, meanwhile, advanced into Glenbrook South territory only twice the entire night. Gabe Corey Jr., the coach’s son, carried 19 times for 40 yards.

Maine East’s longest pass play See FALL, page 15

1. Benet 2. Maine South 3. Downers North 4. Plainfield South 5. Downers South 6. Notre Dame 7. Joliet Central

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 1. Benet 2. JCA 3. Niles West 4. Downers South 5. Lockport 6. Minooka 7. Plainfield North

BOYS CROSS 1. Plainfield South 2. Minooka 3. Plainfield East 4. Maine South 5. Niles West 6. Notre Dame 7. Downers North

GIRLS CROSS 1. Maine South 2. Downers North 3. Downers South 4. Minooka 5. Lockport 6. Plainfield North 7. Plainfield Central Rankings are compiled by Mark Gregory and Scott Taylor.

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Dons win in OT

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Prior to going into suddendeath overtime during its ESCC contest with Joliet Catholic on Sept. 12, Notre Dame soccer coach Reggie Lara told his club that whichever team had more heart would go home victorious.

ROUNDUP Sophomore forward-midfielder Ricky Bernabei took Lara’s preovertime reminder to heart.

Eight minutes into overtime, Bernabei capitalized on a turnover deep in JCA’s zone and slipped a shot past the Hilltopper goalkeeper who came out to challenge him, breaking a scoreless tie and giving the Dons a 1-0 victory.

Bernabei said his heroics were for the benefit of the team and for one of his teammates, senior Adrian Bosowski, whom he replaced in the lineup. Bosowski went to the sidelines to catch his breath after getting the wind

knocked out of him battling for a 50-50 ball.

“I did it for him because he got hurt,” Bernabei said.“He got hurt hustling, and I came in for him.

I just wanted to get it done for our team.”

Until Bernabei’s goal, the Dons (5-2-1,1-1) hadn’t been generating many scoring opportunities.

They had six shots on goal the entire game.

“I told the other coach that the better team didn’t actually win today,” Lara said. “They were definitely pushing the ball down to our side. I told the boys at the beginning of the game that we might not have many scoring opportunities. What’s important is that we take advantage of the few that we do have.”

Some of Notre Dame’s lack of offense undoubtedly can be attributed to the absence of high-scoring senior forward Brett Bartes, who so far has missed the entire month of September with what Lara said doctors believe is See DONS, page 15

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Lucas Carlson, a junior midfielder for Notre Dame, dribbles past Joliet Catholic’s Max Emendoerfer during the Dons’ 1-0 overtime victory over the Hilltoppers in ESCC play Sept. 12.

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Keselowski wins Geico 400

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

Before he was ever hired as a NASCAR driver, Brad Keselowski told team owner Roger Penske that he would drive for him and bring him a championship.

Keselowski took the first step toward that Sunday when he drove his No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge to Victory Lane at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday after holding off five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson late in the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kasey Kahne finished third.

“I think you’ve got to go back to the year before we hired him,” Penske said.“At one point he came by to see us, and he said that he’d like to come and race for our team. But he couldn’t do it, he had a commitment. But he said, when I do come, I want to help build a team to win the championship, and I think he’s never forgotten that. That was the year before he started with us. He’s been focused. Do I feel we got what we expected? Obviously the quality of his driving,and he went through a lot of rigmarole, some maybe he was due, some he wasn’t, but I think he’s managed to develop a lot of rapport with the drivers.

“I think they trust him wheel to wheel. He’s not a reckless guy at all, and on and off the track I think he’s got high integrity, and that’s something we want, and certainly what he’s been able to do, and I think I said this to he and Paul Wolfe, I said, if you guys help us attract the best people, that’s the benefit that Hendrick has had when you look at top to bottom of his organization, it’s the quality of the people that make the difference. So I would say he’s delivered everything I expected. But to win a race, the first race of the Chase and beat the 48 I guess is something that you’re pretty happy when you go home.”

For the first time in his career, Keselowski finds himself sitting atop the NASCAR Sprint Cup points list, and what a better time to be there than after the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. “Well, there’s no better place to start than in the lead, right?”

Kesleowski said.“It was certainly a great race. My opinion is obviously a little skewed on that. A good race, how about that? With the 48 (Johnson) car, and really everybody, the 5 (Kahne) car was strong, and a couple others were really strong, the Gibbs

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Brad Keselowski won the Gecio 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.

cars were very strong, and our team just did a phenomenal job of executing, made some key adjustments during the race that got my car running really, really strong. Certainly there was a lot of other really good cars in the field, as well.”

The 28-year old Keselowski knows that it is only the first race of the 10-race playoff, but he is happy to get the first win.

“It feels like Round 1 of a heavyweight title bout, just it’s a 10-round bout,” he said.“Week 1 is done and we won the round but we didn’t by any means knock them out, we’ve got a lot of racing left to go. We’re feeling good about today but know that we have a lot of work to do.”

Last year,Tony Stewart took the checkered flag in the Geico 400 and went on to win four more Chase races and win the Sprint Cup. It is Keselowski’s goal to become a champion in the sport and he said it made more special Sunday

to beat out Johnson, who has had success in the sport. He knows, however, he has to keep it up.

“We all know how good his team is,” Keselowski said. “We all know how good he is. And look at the résumé over the last six years. Hey, look at the résumé over the last 10 years. It’s impeccable.To be racing him, whether it was for the lead or for 10th is an accomplishment.”

Johnson is now second in Chase points, three back of Keselowski, while Stewart (-8), Hamlin (-15), Kahne (-15) and Bowyer (-15) round out the top six.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. started at the back of the field after changing an engine after qualifying to finish eighth in the race and is seventh in points, 17 back of the lead.

Greg Biffle (-19), Martin Truex, Jr. (-21) and Kevin Harvick (-24) round out the top 10.

Matt Kenseth (-26) and Jeff Gordon (-47) both had problems during the race and round out the Chase top 12. mark@buglenewspapers.com

Sports RUSEK Continued from page 11 the good programs like Miami of Ohio, they want their scholarships committed early,” Metoyer explained. “They only have a

FALL Continued from page 12 of the evening took place in the third quarter—21 yards from junior quarterback Alex Corey, Gabe’s younger brother, to Julian Brummitt.

“We’ll be fine,” coach Corey insisted. “We’re back in our conference. At the high school level, even at the collegiate level, the mindset is 90 percent of it.

(If) you walk on that field and you

DONS Continued from page 13 a viral infection.

“He’s getting blood work done,” Lara said. “He’s actually lost 15 pounds and wasn’t able to run. We’re hoping right now that he’s resting up so that we can get him out here especially towards the end of the season.

It’s been really difficult especially without our star forward trying to generate an attack.”

Junior goalkeeper Robert Hill posted the shutout for Notre Dame, turning aside 11 shots.

•Maine South competed in the Prairie Ridge tournament Saturday, losing 1-0 to Round Lake, and tying the host school 2-2 after falling behind 2-0. Alex Koziol tallied the Hawks’ first goal of the game, and Henry Mierzwa came through with the game-tying score.

VOLLEYBALL Maine East lost to Maine West 25-15, 25-12 in the CSL North opener for both teams Sept. 10.

Kate Gebultowicz had nine digs for the Demons.

•Niles West kicked off its CSL South season Sept. 11 by knocking off Glenbrook South 25-13, 25-12. Olivia Rusek’s eight kills and six digs led the way for the Wolves. Felicia Phan added nine digs and seven assists.

Molly Kleppin registered 10 digs.

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certain amount and they want to know who’s coming.”

“I got my first letter from them (Miami of Ohio) freshman year,” said Rusek, who plays for the Wildcat Juniors club team which practices at Northwestern University’s Welsh Ryan Arena.

Rusek went on an unofficial

visit to the campus last April, and participated in a camp at the university in July. That’s where she was offered the scholarship.

Rusek is the first player to receive a Division I scholarship in the nine years Metoyer has been coach.

“I went on a visit there and I went to their camp over the

summer,” she said.“I realized that I really like the campus, I really like the coaches and it was somewhere I could really see myself going. I just knew I had to go there.”

With her college choice settled, Rusek can concentrate fully on the season ahead. Setting a new school standard for victories and

advancing to sectionals are her top goals.

“This year, I really hope to break it (the record for most wins),” she said. “I think we can definitely make it to the regional final and I really hope that we can win it this year.”

feel good about it, you’re going to make some positive plays.

“For whatever reason tonight, we had too many guys on that field not believing they could play. That’s the unfortunate part because it kills the kids that are playing hard. But we’ll bounce back.”

•Niles West held off Highland Park 25-20 to post its first 4-0 start since 1974.

As for the much-anticipated showdown last Friday between two of the area’s most electrifying players, the Wolves’ Jeremiah

Jordan and Highland Park’s Andrew Sledd, Jordan ran back his first kickoff of the year for a touchdown—a 97-yarder that put Niles West in front 13-3.

Meanwhile, the Wolves held Sledd, who scored six TDs on them last year, to under 100 yards rushing and one touchdown.

Highland Park led 20-19 in the third quarter, but Niles West pulled ahead for good late in the quarter on quarterback Mike McGivern’s 28-yard TD pass to Andrew Mihulet. Jake Glotzer and Nick Johnson also reached

the end zone on runs of 78 and 2 yards, respectively.

•Notre Dame’s Chris James just keeps rolling. The junior tailback ran wild in the Dons’ 22-9 triumph over Marian Catholic last Friday, amassing over 200 yards and scoring three touchdowns on runs of 35, 83 and 4 yards.

It’s the fourth straight game James has cracked the century mark on the ground. Defensively, Billy Hirsch had an interception for the Dons (3-1, 1-0) in their ESCC opener.

•Maine South quarterback

Matt Alviti burned Niles North’s secondary for five touchdown passes as the Hawks breezed past Niles North, 45-0, last Friday to go 4-0.

Two of Alviti’s TD tosses went to Zach Hinkamp (20 and 11 yards).

He also hooked up with John Solari (57 yards),Anthony Mitchell (12) and Frank Perrone (25).Alviti scored on a 1-yard sneak as well.

John Oberhelde kicked a 35yard field goal in the first quarter, and safety John Cerniglia picked off two passes.

(168) and Willowbrook (190) in a nonconference triangular meet Sept. 13. Leia Atas medaled for Maine South by shooting a 36.

•Resurrection lost two matches in consecutive days to Trinity (201-204) and Loyola Academy (196-240). Cailin Murphy shot a 47 to lead the Bandits vs. Trinity.

The Bandits also fell to Regina Dominican, 199-205, on Sept. 13.

Murphy’s 49 paced the Bandits.

first in all of the relay events, with the team of Hannah Ferstel, Jenna Zitkus, Tyler Gooding and Anne Marie Pavis taking the 200yard medley relay, Ferstel, Pavlis, Gooding and Lauren Buszydlo winning the 200 freestyle relay, and Zitkus, Pavlis and Buszydlo and Maddy Coffey capturing the 400 freestyle relay.

Individual winners were Erin Patrick in the 200 individual medley, Zitkus in the 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle, and Gooding in the 100 freestyle.

Hawks’ relay teams were again dominant in their triangular meet victory over Palatine and Lane Tech on Saturday. Zitkus, Buszydlo, Gooding and Iza Matczuk teamed up to win the 200 medley relay, while Zitkus, Buszydlo, Coffey and Ferstel won the 400 freestyle relay.

Gooding, Ferstel, Coffey and Pavlis teamed up to take the 200 freestyle relay.

The Hawks got first-place finishes in individual events from Ferstel in the 200 freestyle, Zitkus in the 100 backstroke, Gooding in the 100 breaststroke and Taylor Pinkerton in the 500 freestyle.

•Niles West 2011 state qualifier Edan Scott won both the 25 and 50 freestyle races at Saturday’s Glenbrook North Sprint Classic.

•Resurrection’s first home meet of the season was spoiled

by Regina Dominican, which won 90-81. Kelly Taylor finished first in two individual events: the 50 and 200 freestyle. AnnMarie Biancalana also was first in the 100 freestyle.

25-21. Krista Grunst notched six kills vs. Stagg. Rusek racked up 15 kills in a 31-29, 17-25, 25-17 win over Oak Forest earlier in the tourney.

•Maine South’s CSL South opener versus Evanston went three games, but the Hawks lost 26-24, 22-25, 18-25. Pat Wardynski shined in a losing effort,recording 10 kills and 15 digs. Jane Acker added 15 digs and Emily Wolf 10 assists. On Saturday, the Hawks (9-8) took second at the Maine East Invite after losing the title game to Stagg 25-19, 22-25, 2521. Wardynski amassed 30 kills and 26 digs for the tourney.Anna Kinell added 24 kills; Kirsten Lee and Wolf netted 48 and 33 assists, respectively.

Niles West and Maine South faced each other in a key earlyseason CSL South match last week, with the Wolves prevailing 23-25, 27-25, 25-14. Rusek contributed 13 kills and had 12 digs, and Grunst had 11 kills.

Molly Morello and Phan notched 17 and 10 assists, respectively.

Kleppin piled up 29 digs, with Monika Cieszynski getting 15.

For the Hawks, Wardynski recorded 12 kills to go along with 22 digs, and Kinell added 10 kills. Kate Thorsen had 23 digs and Lee 14 assists.

•Resurrection split a pair of matches last week. The Bandits lost to Fenwick 25-23, 25-22 but defeated Queen of Peace 25-19, 25-21. Lexi Mpsitolarides recorded five service aces against Fenwick. In the victory over Queen of Peace, Sofia Lyskanowski registered five kills and Kayla Albanses had nine assists.

TENNIS Maine South captured the championship at its Hawk Invitational on Saturday. Two doubles teams won titles: the No. 2 team of Nicole Dinkel and Claudia Aniol, and the No. 4 team of Caroline Borowski and Lauren Zydowski. The No. 3 team, Gabi Lojewski and Marisa Sclafani, and No. 4 singles player Maddie Schulze, each came in second. No. 1 singles player Leiah Friedman and the No. 1 doubles team of Nicole Kitsuse and Meghan Salgia posted 2-1 records for the day.

BOYS GOLF Maine South placed 12th at the 20-team Zion-Benton Invitational Sept. 8. The Hawks, who shot a 351, were led by Joey De Frenza (86), Joey Marabelli (87), Corbin Rustenberg (88) and Rob Mazza (90).The Hawks dropped a 152-155 dual Sept. 10 to Glenbrook South.

Rustenberg and Lung carded a 36 and 39, respectively. On Sept. 13, Lung was the medalist with a 35 in the Hawks’ 146-149 CSL South dual win over Niles West.

Mazza shot a 76 while Lung added a 79 for the Hawks.

•Maine East was defeated

by Leyden, 179-197, on Sept.

10. Anthony Calderone led the Demons with a 42 and David Schnobrich added a 48.

•Notre Dame prevailed over Niles North, 171-195, on Sept. 12.

Kyle Kolodziej was medalist with a 41.

GIRLS GOLF Maine South (156) topped York

GIRLS X-COUNTRY Maine South’s girls turned in a strong effort at the 23-team Harvey Braus Invitiational held at Lake Park High School Sept.

8, finishing fourth with a team score of 123 points. Emily Leonard was the Hawks’ top performer, placing fifth in a time of 17:42.6 over three miles.

Megan Lemersal finished 12th and Mirae Mastrolonardo was 26th.

BOYS X-COUNTRY Notre Dame finished fourth at the pre-championship ESCC meet held on Sept. 12. Mike Gibson turned in a time of 16:34 over three miles and placed 10th overall. On Saturday, the Dons were ninth out of 21 teams with 241 points at the Argo David Brady Invitational. Gibson’s 15:58.4 enabled him to come in 18th overall. Matt Siemanowski added a 26th-place finish.

GIRLS SWIMMING Maine South upended Hersey 11-75 in a nonconference dual meet Sept. 11.The Hawks placed

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Indians go back to roots, beat Wildcats

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

In a game that was almost a must win for Minooka after starting the season 0-3, the Indians dug deep into the playbook.

Well, deep enough to get back to what Minooka has always done – run the football and play good defense.

“The first three weeks was the head coach getting in the way,” said first-year Minooka coach Paul Forsyth. “We tried to do some things that traditionally we don’t do. So basically what you saw is us getting back to what we do here.

We got out of the I (formation) and went back to the three-man backfield.”

That running game gave Central the 45-14 win.

Two of those backs, Nate Gunn (11 carries, 122 yards, 2 TDs) and Max Brozovich (7, 129, TD) went over the 100-yard mark, while the third starter, Cory Bee (12, 81) scored twice.

It was the first game back in the backfield for Brozovich, who was converted to a wide receiver.

“I love running back,”he said.“My sophomore year they moved me to wide receiver and I did pretty good there, but I loved getting back and running the ball. It is back to old school Minooka football. Back to doing what we do.”

The Indians got off the bat right away when they turned the first of three interceptions by Corbet Oughton into Bee’s first TD. It was the first lead for Minooka all season.

A Central fumble on the next possession led to a Jacob Stytz 37yard field goal and a 10-0 Indian lead.

A Brozovich TD on a fake punt

closed the first quarter for the Indians with a 17-0 lead.

The second quarter opened with a touchdown pass from junior quarterback Shane Briscoe, who was starting for the injured Joe Carnagio, to Luke Stovall from 44-yards out.

The Indians took a 31-0 lead at halftime.

After Oughton took his second interception back 36 yards for a score and a 38-0 lead, it looked as if the Indians may get a running clock.

However, a 75-yard punt return for a score by Central’s Dane Moscatelli got Central on the board. The Wildcats trimmed the led to 38-14 when Brian Blair found Joe Tatum from nine-yards out for a score.

Central would threaten again, but Oughton’s third pick, one that could have been returned for a score if he didn’t stumble and fall, squashed the drive.

Brozovich ended all scoring with a 58-yard TD run midway through the final stanza.

“We were flat,” Plainfield Central coach John Jackson said of the start of the game. “Minooka was ready for us.They respected us and they came out hard and took it to us in the first half. We can’t spot them 17 points and we can’t turn over the bloody ball.”

Jackson was happy with how the Wildcats responded after halftime.

“It took us until the second half to wake up and start playing how we can, but then the mistakes happened again,” he said.“We had them scared there for a little bit in the third quarter. We will be ready to play this week. That is on me and I guarantee we will be ready.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Do you dare tell the truth at work?

Q. I’ve noticed a lot of people in my workplace seem to play it fast and loose with the truth.They often cover up their mistakes and play up their strengths. One of my coworkers says this is marketing, I think it is lying.Who is right?

A. Both of you are right. The public relations idea of “spin” on truth has become accepted and customary. You may strongly disagree and be angered by how unpopular truth has become, but your outrage does not change the workplace.

Many people I’ve coached have spent years of their career fighting windmills like a passionate version of office Don Quixote.

These same people come to me burned out, discouraged and bitter.

In a long career, we will meet with many realities we do not approve of or like. Our choice is whether to be effective within

the constraints of these realities or to knock ourselves out expecting reality will finally conform to our expectations.

G e n d e r differences often play a role in how comfortable a person is with using “spin” at work. Men more often than women consider amplifying successes as “marketing.”

Women tend to see these same conversations as outright lying.

Do note that men generally still earn a dollar for every 70 cents women make at the same job.

“Spin” has become so commonplace there is a math people do when they hear your professional biography. The math goes like this: Listen to what

Get affairs in order Dear Dave, One of my relatives just discovered she has cancer. She’s a single mom with two young kids,and I’m not sure if she’s prepared to face something like this.What are the best steps she can take financially at this point?

Shannon Dear Shannon, I’m really sorry to hear about this.I know cancer is a scary thing to hear, but please remember to pray and be there for her all you can. God willing, things can still turn out okay.

When people ask if a person has their affairs in order, they’re usually asking a couple of different questions.

Are you right with God? Do you have life insurance and a will? Another important thing is to have all the paperwork of your life organized and in a safe place, so someone you trust can handle the details if things don’t turn out well.

Everyone should have a good term life insurance policy in place.

My advice is to have a policy worth 10 times your annual income.When it comes to a will, make sure it’s state specific. Probate and estate regulations are not federal laws, they’re state laws. So any will should be drawn up according to guidelines for the state in which you live.

Make sure, too, that she has made arrangements for any minor children.

It might be a good idea to sit down and talk with two or three trusted family members or close friends and decide who will take them if the worst should happen. Whoever this is should be incredibly responsible and caring, and willing to love and raise these kids as if they were their very own.

—Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored four New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership.The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 5 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

people say they’ve done, cut it in half, and you’re pretty close to the truth. What this means is that if you always tell an unvarnished story about your achievements, people cut this in half, and you look fairly unimpressive.

Now, before you send me outraged emails about truth, justice and the American way, let me make it clear I am not recommending that you either spin your history with embellishments or provide just the facts. Clearly, your own peace of mind needs to come first. Realize that whatever you choose there are simply tradeoffs between spin, money and opportunity.

If you do chose to vent by sending me an outraged email, be aware I am flattered by my readers’ perception of my influence over the business world. However, I have no power to change the

popularity of spin. Instead, my column is about working with business as it is, not as we wish it should be.

There is a huge difference between confidently stating what you believe you can do and lying about having attended Harvard.

Outright lying on your resume, in an interview or on the job will catch up with you.

If, however, you are asked in an interview whether you can do a project, you are not lying to say, “Absolutely!”You can then worry about your inadequacy after you get the job. Most professionals who love their jobs have repeatedly taken on more than they thought they could do and surprised themselves by finding they could do it!

There is also a difference between choosing not to disclose one mistake and not disclosing a pattern of problems. If you make

one mistake, learn from it and don’t repeat it. If you repeatedly make the same mistakes, don’t take a job which requires these skills.

You have every right to put your best foot forward when it comes to being hired and promoted. Just make certain that foot doesn’t “spin” right into your mouth if you can’t deliver what you promised.

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

You can contact Dr. Skube at www. interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)

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Alphabet soup of financial designations

By Jill Schlesinger Tribune Media Services

What’s better: a CFP or a CPA-PFS? What’s the difference between a fee-based financial adviser and a fee-only one?

Being a consumer of financial services these days can be maddening. One reader asked, “Can you give me a rundown about what these designations mean so I can select the right type of adviser to help me with my retirement planning?”

Absolutely. Let’s start with the basics: There is a difference between a license and a designation.Conducting certain sales activities in the securities and insurance industries can require both state and federal licensing. Additionally, those who are Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) are licensed to provide advice and must put their clients’ interests first (“the fiduciary standard”).

Those licenses require passing standardized tests and some continuing education. However, many professionals engaged in providing financial advice also rely on outside designations, which are often more rigorous than the licensing exams, in order to differentiate themselves from those who sell product versus those who sell advice.

The financial professional designations include: CFP(r) certification: The

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) requires candidates to meet what it calls “the four Es”: Education (through one of several approved methods, must demonstrate the ability to create, deliver and monitor a comprehensive financial plan, covering investment, insurance, estate, retirement, education and ethics), Examination (a 10-hour exam given over a day and a half; most recent exam pass rate was 59.1 percent), Experience (three years of fulltime, relevant personal financial planning experience required) and Ethics (disclosure of any criminal, civil, governmental, or self-regulatory agency proceeding or inquiry). CFPs must adhere to the fiduciary standard.

CPA Personal Financial Specialist (PFS): The American Institute of CPAs(r) offers a separate financial planning designation. In addition to already being a licensed CPA, a CPA/PFS candidate must earn a minimum of 80 hours of personal financial planning education and have two years of full-time business or teaching experience (or 3,000 hours equivalent) in personal financial planning, all within the five year period preceding the date of the PFS application. They must also pass an approved Personal Financial Planner exam.

Chartered Life Underwriter(r)

(CLU(r))/Chartered Financial Consultant(r) (ChFC(r)): Available for insurance agents who want to demonstrate a deeper knowledge base. The CLU is more insurance-focused, while the ChFC is broader.

Both require designees to take eight college-level courses on all aspects of financial planning from The American College in Bryn Mawr, Penn., and then complete continuing education. Neither requires a comprehensive exam.

Membership in the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA): Becoming a member of NAPFA maintains a high bar for entry: Professionals must be RIAs and must also have either the CFP or CPA-PFS designation.

Additionally, NAPFA advisers are fee-only, which means that they do not accept commissions or any additional fees from outside sources for the recommendations they make. Fee-only advisers can charge based on an hourly or flat rate, or based on a percentage of your portfolio value, often called “Assets Under Management” (AUM).

Either method is fine with NAPFA; however, if the adviser collects a commission from an insurance company or a fee from a mutual fund company as part of the financial plan, then that adviser is precluded from membership.

In addition to being feeonly, NAPFA advisers must be fiduciaries and must provide information on their background, experience, education and credentials, and are required to submit a financial plan to a peer review.

After acceptance into NAPFA, members must fulfill continuing education requirements.

The requirements make NAPFA members among the tiniest percentage of registered investment advisers, with only 2,500 total current members. I asked John Ritter, NAPFA board member and public policy chair about setting the bar too high, making it too exclusive a club. He responded that NAPFA advisers want “to be the ones carrying the torch, in front of the industry.”

Certainly, you can get good advice from someone without these designations,but knowing what they mean can help you ask the right questions about the services and fee structures they provide, so you can make an educated choice.

(Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is the Editor-atLarge for www.CBSMoneyWatch.com.

She covers the economy, markets, investing or anything else with a dollar sign on her podcast and blog, Jill on Money, as well as on television and radio. She welcomes comments and questions at askjill@ moneywatch.com.)

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Niles Senior Center September/October Naturally Active. All programs require advanced registration.

Individuals must be a registered member of the Niles Senior Center to receive the member price. Non members are invited to participate in programs at the non-member price. For more information about membership and programs, contact the Senior Center. For more information about membership and programs, contact the Senior Center at 847-588-8420.

Flu Shots at the NSC by Appointment only.

Tuesday, October 2 and Wednesday, October 3.

Medicare will be billed for seniors receiving Medicare Part B. (Must bring Medicare Card) Non-covered person cost -$20.

Appointments are needed for flu shots. Appointments are available mornings on Oct. 2 & Oct. 3 from 9:30-11:30AM and Afternoons from 1:30-3:30PM. 6th Annual Low Vision Fair Saturday, Sept. 22 10AM1:30PM This event is cosponsored by the Niles Senior Center, Niles Public Library and four other local libraries.

Over 20 exhibitors will be present with low vision aids, product

information, and glaucoma screenings will be offered by North Shore University Health Systems. Try out the products and see if they work for you!

Dr. Conti will do a presentation on macular degeneration. This event is FREE and opened to the public. No registration is required.

I Love Lucy! Live on Stage at Water Tower Place, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 10:305:00PM $64M/$69NM What a great day at Water Tower Place! We will arrive early enough to shop and enjoy lunch (on your own at one of the great lunch spots right inside Water Tower Place). Then you will experience first-hand the new hit musical stage show adapted from the longest-running and most beloved television program in history. You’ll be going back to 1952 where as a member of the studio audience you’ll share in the hilarious and side-splitting antics of that crazy redhead! There is a reservation deadline of Monday, Sept. 10 for this outing.

Got the Dot? – It Could Save Your Life!

Assist first responders with the information they need.

Become part of the Illinois Dot Program.

The Illinois Dot Program is a statewide initiative designed to provide vital medical information on vehicle drivers and passengers.

Information contained on the medical card can assist first responders in the “Golden Hour” immediately following a serious crash. This can very well mean the difference between life and death. For more information, please contact the Niles Senior Center (847 588-8420).

Computer Basics, Mondays & Wednesdays, Sept. 17-26, 2:303:30PM $25M/$30NM Instructor: Mary Kussmann Little by Little with Nurse, Author, and Founder of Little by Little – Susan Walsh Thursday, October 5, 1011:00AM $2M/$3NM Susan Walsh, author of Walking in Broken Shoes, a Nurses Account of Haiti and the Earthquake, will be here to talk about the foundation she started, Little by Little, and her experiences in Haiti throughout the catastrophic earthquake on January 12, 2010. While in Haiti with her husband and 21 other team members, the group was providing medical

care to hundreds of people in a mountain village 13 miles from downtown Port-Au-Prince. The devastating earthquake struck as they were leaving the medical clinic for the day, resulting in devastation, injury, and loss of human life.

6Th Annual Variety Show.

Saturday, October 6, 2PM5:00PM Tickets in Advance: $3M/$4.50NM. Tickets at the Door: $5M/$7.50NM See the best of the best! See our friends and neighbors shine as they sing, dance or laugh their way across the stage. Lite refreshments will be served following the performance.

11Th Annual Pet Parade.

Monday October 8, 1-2 PM Free Welcome all furry, scaled, feathery, winged, hoofed or any other variety of pet to this year’s pet parade. Costumes (for both pets & owners are encouraged).

Prizes will be awarded. Pet registration is required.

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Oktoberfest Friday, October 19, 11:30AM2:00PM $12M/$17NM Join us as we welcome back the fabulous Die Lustgen Musikanten (Merry Musicians), a traditional German band that will play waltzes, polkas, marches and a variety of German folk songs. Vocals will be in both English and German. Prior to our entertainment, enjoy a delicious lunch featuring chicken schnitzel, sauerkraut, potatoes, dill carrots, rye bread, and dessert.

Annual Birthday Celebration, Wednesday, October 24, 2:003:00PM Anyone who has celebrated a birthday or will be celebrating one in 2012, is welcome to join Mayor Bob Callero to this annual See SENIORS, page 2

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SENIORS Continued from page 21 birthday celebration complete with cake and raffle prizes. If you are 90 or older and would like to be acknowledged during the celebration, please call the Senior Center (847 588-8420) and put your name on the over 90’s list!

North Shore Senior Center North Shore Senior Center offers programs, classes, activities, and travel opportunities for adults at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center at 6140 Dempster Street, Morton Grove.

You may register for all programs at the Center or call 847-470-5223.

Better Balance.

Tuesdays & Thursdays through October 25, 2012, from 10 – 10:45 AM This class is designed to enhance core strength, balance,

coordination, stability, and flexibility. Balance and stability training can directly improve all aspects of daily living.

Assessment with fitness center staff is required at least one week prior to first class. This exercise class supported in part by a donation from the American Legion Post #134 and runs from September through October 25, 2012, from 10 AM 10:45 AM. Fees are $45 member; $55 member. To register for this program, or seek additional information, call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 AM to 4 PM From Macy’s to Monica Monday, September 24 from 1- 2:30 p.m.

When Lazarus Straus immigrated to the United States in 1852 from Germany, little did he imagine that he was beginning a dynasty of merchants, industrialists, public servants, and philanthropists.

This amazing family has created a legacy both in America and in Israel by their multiple talents and generosity, and we are all the beneficiaries. Join us Monday, September 24 from 12:30 p.m. to learn the amazing

contributions of different members of this family over the generations, and the surprising connections to some infamous Americans.

Presented by Leah Polin, Former Executive Director, Institute for Jewish Learning. Fees are $8 member; $10 non-member .To register for this program, or seek additional information, call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Art & Creativity of Aging- Art & Craft Show Friday September 28, from 10 am – 3 pm Revel in the artistry and craftsmanship of older adults on Friday, September 28 from 10a.m. – 3 p.m! Artisans and crafters will show and sell their works at our Art and Craft Show. Enjoy performances by seasoned local musicians as you browse and chat in this unique celebration of Active Aging Week. Free admission to the show.

If you are an older adult artist and are interested in exhibit space for this event, please contact Loretta Pable at the North Shore Senior Center, 847.470.5223, to inquire about

exhibit space.

Book Talk: Start a Series.

Wednesday October 3, 2012, from 1 – 2 PM Do you love following your favorite characters from one book to the next? From mysteries to fantasy to romance, there are tons of exciting series available at the library! Come Wednesday October 3, 2012, from 1 PM – 2 PM. learn about some of our favorites. Don’t forget your library card, since books will be available for checkout.

There is no fee, but please call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 AM to 4 PM to register.

Starved Rock Land & Water Tour Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 8:30am - 4:45pm Revel in the glorious fall color of Starved Rock State Park on Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 8:30am - 4:45pm! This trip features a trolley tour and a river cruise on the “Belle of the Rock,” an authentic paddle wheel boat. Lunch at the Starved Rock State Park Lodge, all tours, and transportation are included in the trip fee. Fees are $125

member; $150 non-member.Trip departs from our Morton Grove location at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center, 6140 Dempster Street, Morton Grove.

To register for this program, or seek additional information, call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Understanding Prescription Benefit Plan Options.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, from 2 – 3 PM It is time to choice your Medicare Prescription Benefit Plan, and Illinois RX is a thing of the past.

Overwhelmed by prescription drug benefit options? In this presentation you will learn how to evaluate your options for prescription drug plans.This program is presented in partnership with the Morton Grove Commission on Aging.

There is no fee, but please call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 AM to 4 PM. to reserve your space.

Lunch & A Movie: The Iron Lady.

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SENIORS Continued from page 22 from 12:20 – 3:30 PM The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century’s most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.

The film portrays an elderly Margaret Thatcher as she carries on conversations with the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband, while scenes from her life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.. Rated PG-13. Fee is $6 member, $8 nonmember and includes a delicious lunch. To register for this program, or seek additional information, call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 AM to 4 PM. Peter O’Toole: My Favorite Year.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012, from 1 - 2:30 PM Although best known for epic dramas like Lawrence of Arabia, in this 1982 film his role called for a deft comic touch as a fading alcoholic swashbuckling movie star slated to appear on a live broadcast of a thinly veiled

Sid Caesar show $8 member; $10 non-member .To register for this program, or seek additional information, call 847.470.5223 weekdays from 9 AM to 4 PM. Volunteer Drivers Needed!

North Shore Senior Center’s Escorted Transportation Service (ETS) relies on volunteers to provide rides for ambulatory seniors to/from medical and dental appointments. Volunteer drivers use their own cars and have great flexibility; they can accept or decline any request for transportation.To learn more about this important and rewarding role, please contact Maura Rogan, Director of Volunteer Services and Community Engagement, at 847.784.6052 or mrogan@nssc. org.

Tell your Life Stories!

North Shore Senior Center’s Life Stories is an oral history program in which you tell and record stories from your life.

During two meetings with a trained volunteer interviewer, ideally in the comfort of your own home, you identify themes and events you want to cover and then share and record them in a conversational interview.

The recorded interview is one hour in length and is transferred to CDs for you to keep and/or share. A Life Stories interview makes a wonderful gift to give or receive! Fee: $40 North Shore Senior Center members; $50 others. To learn more, call

847.784.6085.

Park Ridge Senior Center Something new has been added to the Center’s list of programs … Sit and Get Fit. Starting time is 2:30 on Fridays from September 21 to November 30 at a cost of $62 for members and $77 for nonmembers. This class is perfect for those with compromised knees, hips, shoulders, ankles or back pain. It will include gentle stretching, light weights, and cardio. Participants can stand for a few minutes for balance or stay seated and work at your own pace. Class is 45 minutes long.

Tai Chi for Health: Balance, Posture, Pain, & Arthritis begins an hour earlier, 1:30, Fridays from September to November 30. This class will increase flexibility, muscle strength, heart and lung activity, posture and help prevent falls in this low impact approach to fitness. The class can be done standing or modified to a chair, practicing at your own pace.

Class is 45 minutes. Cost is $62 for members and $77 for nonmembers.

The next tap class will be starting at 12:30, on Tuedays from September 11 to October 2 at a cost of $10 for members and $15 for non-members. We may not end up dancing like

Gene Kelly or Ann Miller, but the class members will learn how to shuffle, flap and ball change.

If bridge is of interest there are several opportunities to enjoy the game. Groups meet on Friday mornings, Sunday afternoons,and Couple’s Bridge meets the first Thursday of the month. Call the Center at 847692-3597 for more information or to be put in touch with one of the group moderators.

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Membership dues for the 2012-2013 year are being accepted. The dues are: single - $45 resident/$63 non-resident and a Couple (must reside in the same household) $68 resident/$97 non-resident.

And attention to current members … bring in a new member and receive a $5 gift card.Ask the front desk for more details.

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