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In this March issue, we feature some of the Hinsdale area’s charitable organizations: the Misericordia Women’s League, the Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills Auxiliary Chapters of The Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, the Mend-A-Heart Foundation and the Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club. Between these five groups alone, more than 1,000 individuals will have come out in support of the disabled, the homeless and young children in need of healthcare. These volunteers and supporters make it possible for non-profit organizations to continue to provide life-changing services for many people.

The Hinsdale area platform tennis community came out in full force to support the Misericordia Women’s League last month through their annual Cupid Courts Misericordia fundraiser. The friendly exhibition was a precursor to the annual “March Madness” benefit at the HiltonOak Brook Hills Resort in Oak Brook on March 18, where Hinsdale Magazine will cover all of the festivities in our April issue.

Misericordia cares for approximately 600 individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities. HM hopes to see you join your friends and neighbors by purchasing tickets at www.events.org/mismarchmadness.

Many celebrity items will be auctioned off, including Chicago Blackhawks hockey sticks and much more. Also, White Sox great Jim Thome will be there for an autographed jersey, while WBBM Ch. 2 anchor Rob Johnson will emcee the event.

Did you know that the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago turned 100 years old in 2013, and is one of the oldest and most respected fundraising groups in Chicago? It has more than 700 female volunteers in 12 chapters throughout the city and suburbs. One of those is the Hinsdale chapter, and its theme for this year’s benefit is “Destination Tablescapes: A First-Class Experience.” The annual luncheon will be on Sunday, March 13, and will feature tablescapes showcasing destinations from across

the globe, ranging from city chic and northern exposure to the south Pacific. The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hilton-Oak Brook Hills Resort at 3500 Midwest Road in Oak Brook. Join in on the fun, and buy tickets online at www.

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HM was on the scene to cover the Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club annual benefit, Gala 4 Good, for Bridge Communities on Feb. 19. As you will see from Marco Nunez’s photos (p. 56), a good time was had by all, and behind each smile and toast during the evening was an individual contribution to a worthy cause.

With MAGAZINE the help of organizations like the HJWC, Bridge Communities is able to provide free transitional housing to more than 100 homeless families in DuPage County each year. Please visit www.hinsdale60521. com to see more photos and highlights of local events, and for ways you can support TO BENEFIT MISERICORDIA these fine organizations.

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The future of Hinsdale Middle AND EXPERT ADVICE A LOOK INTO IRISH DANCE School is a popular subject around town these MULLANE HEALY GODLEY ACADEMY Plus days, as the District 181 Board of Education HISTORIC HOTEL BAKER approved a referendum in December that will appear on the ballot later this month. In contributing editor Mike Ellis’s report on p.

32, you will read that the vote will not necessarily determine what could be built, but it will provide the board direction as to whether the community approves of a new $65 million middle school or not. In this special Inside60521 article, we explore the topic in detail, providing you with all of the information you need about existing problems at HMS and the proposed new school, before you go to the polls on March 15. You can go to www.hinsdale60521.com, where you will find links to voice your opinion on this important subject.

As always, thank you for reading Hinsdale Magazine, and I look forward to reading your e-mails and comments on what’s going on in our community.

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48 COMMUNITY SCENE Light Up the Night

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20 FEATURE STORY Mullane Healy Godley Academy 24 OUT & ABOUT Everything that’s new around town 32 INSIDE 60521 Hinsdale Middle School referendum 40 ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN A sure thing 42 SHOWCASE OF HOMES Modern family 62 TECH KNOW The top 3: world-changing technology 64 SPIRITUAL INSIGHT Rich kids, part II 66 PEAK PERFORMANCE Madness is good, right?

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The Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (IWS) provides a wide array of healthcare and supportive services to women and children in underserved communities. The Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago was formed in 1913, and is the single largest contributor to IWS. There are 13 Chicago area auxiliary chapters, including one in Hinsdale, which hosts an annual fundraiser, Tablescapes, each March. This year’s event will be held at the Hilton-Oak Brook Hills Resort in Oak Brook on March 13.

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resident John F. Kennedy— NFL commissioner Roger Goodell—model and actress Jenny McCarthy—what do these individuals have in common? Besides being famous in various capacities, they have all stayed at historic Hotel Baker along the Fox River in west suburban St. Charles.

Opened in 1928, Hotel Baker was the vision of St. Charles native Edward Baker, nicknamed “colonel” for his good fortune in horse betting.

Baker inherited almost $20 million from his sister, Dellora Baker Gates, herself an heiress to the fortune of John Warne Gates, the late president of the Texaco Oil Company. According to Hotel Baker’s records, he applied only the interest accrued from his inheritance to employ architects and workers to construct the hotel.

Built in a Spanish Moroccan style, Hotel Baker extended six stories above the ground and boasted 55 rooms when it opened. (Today, the updated and refurbished hotel features 53 guest rooms.)

Rowena Salas, general manager and co-owner, explained that one factor in attracting the bevy of rich and famous folks that have graced the property through the years was the contemporaneous construction of the Arcada Theatre on the opposite (east) side of the Fox River.

Completed in 1926, the Arcada was built by Lester Norris, wife of Dellora Baker Gates and a one-time caricaturist for the Chicago Tribune, who quit his Continued on page 14

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ELEGANT SETTING Hotel Baker is located 35 miles west of Chicago’s Loop in St. Charles along the Fox River.

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job after coming into a portion of the massive Gates fortune. A patron of the arts as an artist himself, Norris used his newfound wealth to construct a venue that welcomed premier entertainers and musicians, which like the neighboring hotel, is now designated on the National Register of Historic Places, and continues to welcome distinguished performers in the 21st century.

“I always felt like they built it with a symbiotic relationship between the two, where back in the early days, entertainers would perform there, and then stay here,” Salas said.

The aforementioned Kennedy, Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, president Gerald Ford, Louis Armstrong and Lawrence Welk were among the politicians and entertainers that stayed at Hotel Baker in its early days.

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Over the years, however, the hotel fell on hard times. When Salas and her husband acquired the property in 2003, it had been closed for nearly two years.

“My kids go to school here in St. Charles, so when I was driving them one morning, I saw padlocks,” said Salas, who had dined at Hotel Baker with her husband once previously. “It was closed, and I thought, ‘Why would there be padlocks?’ ” They learned that the property had been foreclosed, and that it was up for auction.

For Salas, a nurse, and her husband, an IT professional, venturing into the hospitality business was not something they envisioned.

“This was all new to us,” Salas said.

After touring the structure in the spring of 2003, the Salases submitted a bid, along with about five other prospective bidders. In August, they discovered

that they had acquired the hotel, and moved forward to reopen it for business that December.

“It had been closed for 22 months before we reopened on Dec. 22, 2003,” Salas said. “So, we are into our 13th year—[we] really never expected to be here in 2016. It’s quite a blessing to be here.”

Being new to the hotel business, Salas credits their staff for its loyalty and dedication in making the hotel a successful venture for her family thus far.

“We have a wonderful management team, and our staff is wonderful,” she said. “We have some individuals who have been here since the day we opened.”

Salas also complimented the City of St. Charles, the local chamber of commerce and area residents for being supportive of their local destination.

“The city is very, very supportive of Hotel Baker, because it is an historic site,” she said. “The community itself is very supportive of Hotel Baker.

If you frequent here at our lounge or our restaurant, you’d see a lot of residents from the community come and support us locally.”

Hotel Baker features 53 guest rooms and suites, with the “Baker suite” on the fifth floor and a penthouse comprising the sixth.

Much of the original has been kept and maintained, such as the decadent exterior and antique elevator in the hotel lobby. But Salas said gradually, she and her husband have been making renovations and upgrades to the historic structure.

“Because we are private, we have renovated our rooms slowly,” she said. “We’re not a chain hotel, where we can do a massive renovation in one, two weeks. We usually do things in cycles.”

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THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE FOX Each of Hotel Baker’s 53 guest rooms features marbleaccented baths, custom draperies, plush carpeting and individual climate controls. Many of the furnishings found throughout the hotel and in various guest rooms are original pieces from 1928.

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renovations. Salas said her husband wanted to infuse it with more of a “city” atmosphere, reflected in the sleek, modern gray hues that predominate the upgraded restaurant.

During the week, Salas said the hotel’s meeting rooms attract corporate clients from businesses like Accenture, which has offices down the road on Ill. Rte. 25, while on the weekends, it welcomes guests for social events, fundraisers and weddings.

With two ballrooms with capacities of 200 and 100, respectively, Salas said Hotel Baker can accommodate two weddings at once.

“Our wedding business has been robust,” she said, adding that the hotel hosts about 80 weddings per year.

Salas said Hotel Baker is a popular suburban alternative for brides seeking a more affordable overall experience than the city.

“We do get a lot of brides who are seeking outside [of] Chicago, because parking is either free or very minimal,” she said.

“Room rates are much less; taxes are less. When you’re spending $20,000 on a wedding, that’s a pretty significant savings.”

Salas said the Fourth of July is becoming a popular wedding date at Hotel Baker, as after the reception dinner, guests can enjoy the City of St. Charles’s fireworks display launched over the Fox River.

such a delight for all of us.”

Perhaps the signature celebrity highlight for Hotel Baker since it reopened occurred in 2014, when it served as the backdrop for Jenny McCarthy’s and Donnie Wahlberg’s wedding.

“We met Donnie and Jenny when Jenny did a fundraiser for her son’s school back in 2013,” Salas said, explaining that McCarthy, a Southwest Side native, had moved out to neighboring Geneva, where a number of her friends reside.

Although McCarthy had connections to the area, Salas said Wahlberg, a Boston native, was enthralled with the hotel as a wedding venue, as it reminded him of a chocolate factory he frequented with his father growing up in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

“They can get married anywhere in the world,” Salas said, “and so when they called and asked to check out the place [and] see if we have availability, we were beyond delighted. [McCarthy] said it was Donnie’s idea to get married here.”

McCarthy and Wahlberg moved to St. Charles in March 2015, and Salas said they have become regulars at ROX City Grill, humorously recounting a “celebratory” dinner they enjoyed at the restaurant after earning their Illinois driver’s licenses.

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For Salas, who assumed the role of general manager in 2009, the hard work poured into Hotel Baker has paid off—especially through the occasional chance to meet entertainers like Don Rickles, Martin Short, Dana Carvey and Ed Asner, all of whom have stayed at the hotel since it reopened in 2003.

“It’s amazing, because who would have thought I would meet Don Rickles ever in my life?” Salas said. ... “It’s always such a pleasure meeting the icons, because I never thought in my life I would meet these people one-on-one. It’s been such a pleasure,

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Several years before Hotel Baker hosted the McCarthyWahlberg wedding, it welcomed some other distinguished guests for several quite significant meetings.

With the National Football League (NFL) mired in a brief lockout that ultimately did not lead to any games being canceled, the NFL Players’ Association and owners were seeking meeting sites that were convenient for transportation, yet generally concealed from the public.

“I had just revamped my Web site just a year prior to that,”

Salas said, “and they were looking for a hotel that was near a private airport, and I came up.”

Shrouded in secrecy, NFL representatives reached out to Hotel Baker’s sales office, requesting rooms over Memorial Day weekend so the respective parties could conduct private negotiations.

“It took me 24 hours to find out who was coming,” Salas said.

In order to avoid a commotion, Salas said when arriving, commissioner Goodell, the owners and players entered the hotel through the back. “[Dallas Cowboys owner] Jerry Jones and [New England Patriots owner] Robert Kraft flew their planes into the DuPage Airport,” she said. “So then, they would be shuttled to wherever, and no one knew where they were going.”

Salas said area residents were curious to know where the NFL owners and players were staying, but that she and her staff were sworn to secrecy.

“We couldn’t text; we couldn’t ‘tweet;’ we couldn’t post [online],” she said. “Even our mayor didn’t know. ...

“We became the ‘no tell hotel.’ ” By the time the media learned of their whereabouts, Salas said “they had already walked out the door.”

••• More than 12 years after acquiring and reopening historic Hotel Baker, Salas said she and her husband never anticipated they would still be operating it.

“We’ve been doing pretty well, despite the economic ups and downs,” she said.

Over the next several months, the hotel will host its annual Easter and Mother’s Day brunches, which Salas said attract 850 to 900 guests. She said Hotel Baker also holds a breakfast with Santa event in December, with a Santa Claus that “looks like Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street.”

“Our 2015 was phenomenal,” Salas said. “I’m hoping 2016 will outdo 2015.” n

To learn more about Hotel Baker and its amenities, visit www.hotelbaker.com.

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MULLANE HEALY GODLEY’S IRISH DANCE ACADEMY Viola Pantuso is holding the 2015 Mid-America Oireachtas trophy that she received first place in for the girls under 13 competition.

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ow does a New York attorney suddenly find himself in Elmhurst teaching Irish step dancing?

It’s a long story that begins in Birmingham, England, where Gary Healy, the son of Irish immigrants, grew up. When Healy’s sister was five years old, she began Irish step classes, a hugely popular pastime in the U.K. Strictly out of convenience, Healy tagged along; and like Mike in A Chorus Line, who steals his sister’s dancing shoes and says to himself, “I can do that,” Healy realized that he had found his calling.

After Irish step-dancing his way through college (his parents insisted), Healy set off touring after graduating in 1997. By 1998, he was performing on Broadway in New York City, dancing with Michael Flatley in Riverdance.

In between, this wunderkind managed to go to law school, easily passing the notoriously-difficult New York bar exam.

And yet, like a siren song, the lure of his first love still called. One day in 2001, out of the blue, Healy received an invitation to do a guest workshop at a then-unknown Irish step studio in Elmhurst, now known as Mullane

Viola Pantuso, Nathan Dale and Caroline Beerbower

Healy Godley Academy. Although he had a busy litigation and immigration law practice in New York City by that time, Healy decided to accept, and flew to Chicago for a weekend. More invitations arrived.

“Slowly but surely, they reeled me in, and pretty soon, I was doing two guest workshops a month,” Healy says.

And the once no-name dance studio with no competitive dancers started to get noticed.

Healy’s method—zeroing in on dedicated dancers with dedicated parents, and then instilling a solid foundation of technique, turnout, extension, elevation and rhythm within the first few years— started paying off.

“Slowly but surely, I started to see an improvement in these dancers,” he says. “I started seeing dancers who had the tools to get to the top.”

By 2006, Healy decided to move to Chicago full-time to focus on his dancers. Boasting some 60 dancers, Mullane Healy Godley is currently unrivaled in Chicago, having recently gained national recognition.

“We’ve won four world titles over the last seven years, and have the first female from the Chicago area ever to win a world title,” Healy says. “We’re also the only school in North America to produce both male and female Ceili and Figure World Champions. Other schools win world titles, but nothing like this.”

Of course, other schools don’t have Healy.

“We have probably more champions in our teaching staff than any other school in North America,” he says.

While professional opportunities for an Irish step dancer might seem limited, Healy says many of them go on to do Irish dance world tours, dance on Broadway, and perform in theme parks such as Disney World and Dollywood.

Mullane Healy Godley even has a young dancer who is now a full-time student at the esteemed Ellison Ballet in New York City.

For now, Healy and his dancers are focused on the upcoming World Championships in Glasgow, which run for a week, starting March 19. Wearing intricate handmade dresses from England (at a cost of $2,000 to $3,000 apiece), 30 dancers from Mullane Healy Godley will compete with some of the best Irish step dancers from around the world. As usual, Healy has set his sights set high.

“We’re hoping to win,” he says, “not just one, but multiple titles.” n

Mullane Healy Godley dancers will perform in a number of local St. Patrick’s Day events, including in the Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade. For more information, visit mhgdance.com.

DEDICATED DANCERS AND TEACHING STAFF Gary Healy, teaching Caroline Beerbower and other dancers, as his commitment to excellence projected the school onto the international scene, winning regional and national team titles for both solo and team events.

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From people to products to places, everything that’s new and exciting around town

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PLATTER UP! OIL OF

THE GODS You could say Christiana Zouzias is something of an olive oil snob. While she grew up in Hinsdale, she was born in Greece, and spent every summer there as a child. And Greece is to olive oil as Belgium is to chocolate. “Olives are a huge part of Greek culture—from the tree to the fruit to the oil,” Zouzias says, “and Greek olive oil is the best olive oil in the world.” Fed up with the poor quality of American olive oil, Zouzias launched Eternal Olive a little more than two years ago, and has been educating people one bottle at a time. Her olive oil is not only certified organic, but it comes from family-owned and operated groves, where the prized Koroneiki olives are handpicked at their nutritional peak, and sent to be pressed at state-of-theart mills that only bottle the oil when it is at or below the pure level of .3.

“Acidity matters in olive oil,” Zouzias says. “Most olive oil on the shelves is rancid.” According to Zouzias, Eternal Olive Oil is so pure, it can be used for more than just cooking. “It’s a beauty product and a supplement,” she says.

It’s also a way for Zouzias to give back to a country she loves. “Greece has struggled a lot,” she says. “You could call this a natural love affair.”

Eternal Olive oil starts at $35 for a 500-milliliter bottle. For more information, go to eternalolive.com.

You never know when a hobby might lead to your own pot of gold. About 13 years ago, Hinsdale native Nora Christensen owned a paint-your-ownpottery business in Naperville, and began making platters festooned with figurines to mark friends’ birthdays and special occasions. Before she knew it, she had a factory set up in her basement. “It just snowballed,” she said. “People wanted them for their mothers and friends. They’d come and help me.” Christensen’s brother saw the makings of a real business, and Nora Fleming was born.

The concept is remarkably simple, but clever, offering a variety of serving pieces that can be transformed instantly by inserting a painted figurine—everything from a gingerbread man to a football, and an Easter egg to a mini champagne bottle.

Now sold in more than 1,800 stores across the U.S., including Char Crews in Hinsdale, Vintage Charm in La Grange and Style Studio in Downers Grove, Christensen and her brother were recently asked to speak about entrepreneurship at Hinsdale Central High School. “A lot of people think you need lots of money to start a business,” Christensen says. “It’s not true; you can start small and grow it organically.” One platter at a time, we might add.

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MISERICORDIA MIXER Community support, awareness, education and advocacy for annual March Madness event

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The Misericordia Women’s League is gearing up for “March Madness,” its annual benefit to support the Chicago campus, at the Hilton-Oak Brook Hills Resort in Oak Brook on March 18.

Located at 6300 N. Ridge Ave. on Chicago’s North Side, Misericordia is a non-profit organization that houses roughly 600 individuals of a variety of ages with an assortment of developmental disabilities on a 31-acre campus. The organization takes residents regardless of their ages or individual financial situations, indicating that 20 percent of those who reside on campus are wards of the state or hail from impoverished families (source: www.misericordia.com). It receives some federal funding, but these dollars are insufficient to provide for the individual needs of all of its residents— hence, the need for outside fundraising initiatives like the women’s league “March Madness” benefit, and Cupid Courts Misericordia, put on annually by local platform tennis players.

Last month, the campus also received a boost from paddle aficionados, who organized their annual Cupid Courts Misericordia fundraiser at various paddle venues in and around Hinsdale.

“March Madness” benefit co-chair Cathy Hofmann, who is in her first year volunteering with the west suburban women’s league, said she understands that the state needed to dial back funding for organizations like Misericordia, so “we have to step it up to support them.”

This year’s event will shift from the Burr Ridge Marriott to the Hilton-Oak Brook Hills Resort, as Hofmann said organizers are anticipating between 450 and 500 guests, and required a larger space to accommodate them.

The theme is centered on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, which Hofmann said the women’s league has found to be popular among guests over the past few years. She said there will be two large-screen television screens featuring first round NCAA Tournament games.

“It seems to work well,” Hofmann said. “Most of our silent auction items are sports-related.”

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For the first time, this year’s women’s league benefit will feature an emcee, WBBM Ch. 2 evening news anchor Rob Johnson.

Prize packages will include an opportunity to meet Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald and a stick signed

by Blackhawks players Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Andrew Shaw, who actually used it during a game.

Among the live auction items will be a meet-and-greet with Toews in which the winning bidder will have the chance to visit the Blackhawks locker room before a game, and receive additional autographed items.

Hofmann said guests are encouraged to dress casually, and don their favorite college T-shirts.

“Every single person has told us they are so excited that it’s casual attire,” she said.

The benefit commences at 6:30 p.m., but Hofmann said there will be a private reception with Sister Rosemary Connelly, the longtime executive director of Misericordia, for about 100 guests a half-hour earlier.

Hofmann said proceeds will support a wide variety of Misericordia programs both on campus and offsite.

“We have other surprises that are happening that night,” she said. “To help these people enhance their quality of life at this Heart of Mercy center only makes you feel wonderful.” n

Tickets to March Madness Misericordia are $225, and may be purchased online at www.events.org/mismarchmadness. Those interested in obtaining more information about the benefit are encouraged to call Cathy Hofmann, 630-308-3938. To learn more about Misericordia, visit www.misericordia.org.

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MAKING HEADLINES Taking a closer look at the $65 million Hinsdale Middle School referendum

by Mike Ellis | Photography by Kyle Hampson

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he District 181 Board of Education passed a referendum involving the construction of a new Hinsdale Middle School (HMS) that will appear on the March 15 ballot by a 5-to-2 vote at a special board meeting at the district offices in Clarendon Hills on Dec. 19.

The question essentially asks voters in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills and a small portion of Burr Ridge that reside within the District 181 boundaries whether they approve of spending $65 million towards the construction of a new HMS. The referendum question will appear as follows on the March 15 ballot: Shall the Board of Education of Community Consolidated School District Number 181, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois (located primarily in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills, Illinois), improve the site of and build and equip a new school building, improve the sites of and alter, repair and equip a new school building and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $65 million for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

Over the past several years, the future of HMS is a topic that has generated considerable discussion in the greater Hinsdale area, and especially within district boundaries.

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Hinsdale Township High School), prior to its relocation to Grant and 55th Streets around 1950.

The current building was completed in 1976, and features a unique floor-plan, with its gymnasium on the third floor and a non-traditional layout on both the first and second floors.

But it is not HMS’s rather unusual design that has prompted many in the community to call for a new middle school. Instead, safety, sustainability and overcrowding issues have been raised and identified, culminating in the referendum question that will appear on the March 15 ballot for voters in Hinsdale (mainly north of 55th Street), Clarendon Hills (north of 55th Street and not including Blackhawk Heights), and a northern part of Burr Ridge.

In January 2014, a cleaning company discovered concentrations of mold inside of HMS that resulted in a roughly two-week closure and a temporary shared-day schedule with students at Clarendon Hills Middle School (CHMS), which was maligned by many parents from both schools. According to the district facilities committee, mold remediation was also required at HMS in 2012 and 2013.

On the capacity side, the middle school currently utilizes eight mobile classrooms, as the student population has exceeded the bounds of the 40-year-old school, which spans roughly 112,500 square feet.

In October 2013, District 181 formed a facilities committee charged with developing a master facilities plan for the district and specifically formulating longterm solutions at HMS. Chaired by school board member Gary Clarin, the committee is comprised of 17 members, including architects, engineers, educators, former school board members and administrators.

Facilities committee member Julie Bryant presented to the board at Walker Elementary School on Feb. 8, chronicling the steps that led to the committee’s recommendation to construct a new school at the current site.

Bryant showed that the committee identified the following problems within the existing building: - Overcrowding - Shortage of parking for staff and visitors - Inadequately-designed sprinkler system, believed to contribute to water-intrusion events - Systemic HVAC challenges - Inefficient functional design - Limited natural light - Poor acoustics, perceived to be detrimental to classroom instruction According to the presentation, these “recurring issues” have resulted in district expenses of more than $11 million over the past 11 years.

After identifying these findings, Bryant explained that

the committee spent 12 to 18 months looking into longterm solutions for HMS, engaging community members through surveys and meetings, while even considering alternative sites for a new middle school, including Robbins, Veeck and Katherine Legge Memorial Park, and the corner of County Line Road and 55th Street.

The district originally looked into both renovation and reconstruction options for HMS, receiving design proposals from three architectural firms that were introduced to the public last September.

“HMS, I think we already knew, had more than above and beyond facility needs,” said Bridget McGuiggan, director of communications for District 181 and a member of the facilities committee.

The proposals leaned towards the reconstruction option, with two of the three neglecting renovation altogether.

Ultimately, the board selected the proposal of Cordogan, Clark & Associates (CCA), estimated at about $46 million. Tensions swelled, however, when CCA representatives returned to the board in December with an updated proposal of approximately $73 million.

“I think the community wants a middle school that’s going to stand the test of time.” –JENNIFER BURNS “I think the community wants a middle school that’s going to stand the test of time,” board member Jennifer Burns said at the Dec. 14 meeting. ... “I don’t think they expect that’s going to cost them $73 million.”

CCA representatives imputed the considerably higher price-tag to an array of costs that were underestimated or not taken into consideration at all in the initial estimate.

CCA attributed $17.2 million to “design development enhancements,” such as increased building area ($4.9 million), an architecture/engineering fee ($4.9 million) and its contingency estimate ($2.7 million). $2.4 million was attributed to “existing conditions” that were unknown prior to the original assessment, while the remaining $6.6 million increase from the original estimate was not reconciled.

A number of board members feeling rushed by the bevy of new information they were digesting, the board voted to reconvene for a special meeting that Saturday morning, Dec. 19, to resolve whether a question would appear on the March 15 ballot or not.

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including the removal of several contemplated rooms and the shrinking of others.

After a lengthy discussion, the board approved the aforesaid referendum question by a 5-to-2 vote, with president Mridu Garg, secretary Jill Vorobiev and members Burns, Clarin and Marty Turek voting in favor, and vice president Rich Giltner and member Leslie Gray opposing it.

“I think this town wants us to give them something that they’re going to be very proud of,” Turek said on Dec. 14.

Giltner objected to the utilization metrics employed by CCA in developing the proposal, arguing that the proposed facility would be under-utilized when completed.

“To put in this high-ticket middle school like we’re talking about, I think handcuffs a bit,” Giltner said on Dec. 19. ... “I have a problem with you showing us [capacity] with a population number that’s so far from our current population.

You have 881 at 85 percent capacity, when right now we have 781 students [at HMS].”

For Gray, the issues centered on “parity” with CHMS, expressing concern that the new HMS would include features currently non-existent at CHMS. Gray said she also felt the process was rushed, and the proposal cost was unpalatable to community members.

“I feel pressured to come up with a hastily-prepared either

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scenario or number, and we’re talking about multiples of millions of dollars,” she said on Dec. 19. “Although the numbers that were talked about today have come down, they are still 34 to 42 percent greater than the original number that I and others had in their head, which was $50 million.”

UPDATED HMS DESIGN CONCEPT

The board most recently approved an updated HMS design concept, styled “option G,” which was recommended by the facilities committee, by the same 5-to-2 vote on Feb. 8. This design, estimated at $65 million and 160,500 square feet, includes the following noteworthy features: - - - - - - - -

38 total teaching stations Two full-sized special education classrooms Gymnasium on the first floor 500-seat auditorium on the first floor 1,600 square-foot art lab 1,000 square-foot maker space lab Improved temperature-controlled HVAC system Artificial turf field

According to the facilities committee, this updated option addresses the identified concerns of overcrowding and parking, while being aesthetically contextual with downtown Hinsdale

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and providing modern features like a gym, exercise facility, turf field and auditorium that would be assets for “the entire district and community alike.”

“It hits everything in my book, and I think we owe it to the community to put that out there,” Turek said on Feb. 8. ... “I don’t think it’s elaborate; I think it meets the needs today, and it will meet the needs tomorrow.”

Proponents of a new HMS have developed an independent citizens’ committee to support the referendum: “Citizens for a new HMS.” Employing the tagline, “Vote yes for HMS,” this organization comprised of parents and community members launched a Web site, www.voteyesforhms.org, which includes a link to the District 181 site containing information about the referendum, and information about voter registration and March 15 polling places. The site has a page for donations, and also encourages visitors to sign up to receive promotional yard-signs that are being distributed early this month.

A number of opponents of the new middle school have taken to the online forum “D181 Parents for Accountability and Transparency,” w w w. h o l d 1 8 1 a c c o u n t a b l e . c o m , to publicly share their views. Blog posters, many of whom remain anonymous or use pseudonyms, have expressed various concerns and objections to the new HMS, ranging from the necessity of reconstructing to the sizable cost estimate spike that occurred in December.

The referendum vote will take place on March 15. Even if the referendum is passed, the board is not obligated to pursue construction. n

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A Sure Thing Most styles come and go, but then there are some that are always in vogue. Cutting-edge at first glance, these pieces have stood the test of time. Here’s a look at five can’t-go-wrong choices.

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PERFECT PAIRING From cabinets to fabrics, creative director Gail Drury and interior designer Jim Kunstel keep this kitchen beautifully on-point.

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A Hinsdale kitchen gets a fresh facelift fit for a full house

by Kerrie Kennedy Photography provided by Drury Designs

What happens when a real-life Brady Bunch has outgrown their small, outdated kitchen? They call Gail Drury, president and creative director of Drury Design Kitchen & Bath Studio in Glen Ellyn, to help them cook up something fresh.

The Hinsdale family in question have a real “yours, mine and ours family,” Drury says. “That’s a lot of people to navigate what was essentially a one-cook kitchen.”

With no Alice at the helm cooking, Drury was charged with opening up the kitchen so all hands could

be on-deck at once, big and small.

She did it by eliminating a door and hallway connecting the kitchen to the dining room, reconfiguring the space to allow the prep and cooking team to be on one side—complete with range, sink, steam oven and microwave drawer—, and the cleanup team to be on the other, where two dishwashers flank each side of a generous second sink.

“It completely changed the way the family was able to use the kitchen,” Drury says. “Now everyone could be in there at once.”

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But function was only part of the story. Lightening up the mood was another. The kitchen’s dark oak cabinets and dated reddish wood floor only served to highlight the fact that there was no window in this kitchen. The homeowners—Naples snowbirds—wanted something that would remind them of the Sunshine State, even in the middle of an Illinois winter. So, they enlisted Naples interior designer Jim Kunstel to select a palette that would mimic the soft pastel hues of the Florida Gulf Coast.

With the color scheme in place, Drury installed creamy white cabinets glazed with pale gray on the kitchen’s perimeter, and outfitted the island and butler’s pantry with a cool, greenish-gray cabinetry.

Keeping in mind the homeowners’ large, active brood, Drury went with durable Quartzite countertops in Taj Mahal, a white, natural tone flecked with grays and sage green. To top it off, Drury hung a pair of stunning lanterns from Hinsdale Lighting over the island. “I’m a

CLIENT-CENTERED Creamy white cabinets with cool, greenishgray cabinetry reminds the homeowners of the soft pastel hues of Florida

big believer in a little bit of bling,” she says.

In the breakfast room, Kunstel, who owns Bay Design in Naples, picked up the kitchen’s gray, green and blue color tones in the chair upholstery, window treatments and accessories, lending a soft, seaside feel to the room. A statement chandelier over the breakfast room table casts a warm glow, conjuring up Florida sunsets and memories of family vacations.

But the pièce de résistance in the kitchen is without a doubt its stunning coffered ceiling. Devised and designed by Drury, the molding creates an illusion of even more space and light, while lending a decidedly regal air to the heart of this family’s home.

According to Drury, this oversized family loves its new light-washed kitchen so much that they’re incorporating the concept throughout the rest of the house, one room at a time. With Drury on speed-dial, this blended bunch is sure to make it happen. n

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The owners purchased the property adjacent to their home to create a wide expansive lot. There is a private flagstone patio enclosed with beautiful matured perennial landscape that creates a peaceful and private area for outside entertaining off the kitchen and dining room and a fenced in dog run area in the side yard. The heated attached 3 car garage provides easy access to the mudroom and kitchen.

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LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

CLARENDON HILLS AUXILIARY CHAPTER OF THE INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY’S ANNUAL BENEFIT Photography by Marco Nunez

More than 200 area residents showed their support for the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (IWS) by attending the Clarendon Hills auxiliary chapter’s annual benefit at Butterfield Country Club on Jan. 30.

The theme for the evening, “light up the night,” blended the chapter’s two major fundraisers: the annual benefit and luminaria on Christmas Eve. Once inside, guests socialized and dined before listening to an uplifting speech by Denise Gonzalez, director of clinical operation at IWS. Attendees browsed a selection of 122 silent auction packages that included Bulls, Bears and Cubs tickets, mother-daughter day at Buké’s in downtown Clarendon Hills, and spending the first inning in the booth with White Sox radio broadcaster Ed Farmer.

IWS is a non-profit organization that provides medical and dental care to uninsured and underinsured women and children in Logan Square and surrounding Northwest Side neighborhoods at its Angel Harvey clinic.

Benefit chair Julia Costello said all proceeds from the event will go to the clinic, and that the chapter exceeded its goal of raising $50,000 through the benefit.

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determine how much income you will need in retirement, and how much of that will be provided for through existing income sources- i.e. pensions, social security, etc. The remaining amount would be the guaranteed income payout you would need from an annuity. The rest of your portfolio could be invested in riskier investments such as a traditional stock, bond, or mutual fund portfolio.

Similar to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, hedge funds, real estate, etc., annuities are a tool that can be used to help you achieve your overall financial goals. Each different type of product has its own positives and negatives.

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WINTER BALL

SETON MONTESSORI’S ANNUAL EVENT TO SUPPORT CLARENDON HILLS SCHOOL Photography by Mike Ellis

About 170 Seton Montessori parents and staff members turned out for the school’s annual winter ball at the Drake Hotel Oak Brook on Jan. 30.

The evening event raised funds to support the Clarendon Hills school, which provides an alternative, more hands-on educational approach to children ranging from two months to 12 years old, based on the innovative teachings of Dr. Maria Montessori.

The theme for the evening was “life in pictures,” with photos of students displayed throughout the space that were taken by a professional photographer who spent time on the school grounds.

Ball co-chair Kelly Kirchheimer said the majority of proceeds from the evening will go towards Seton’s tools for growth fund, which will support technology initiatives at the school.

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More than 500 area residents supported homeless families in DuPage County by attending Gala4Good, the Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club (HJWC) annual benefit, at VenueOne in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood on Feb. 20.

Local ladies dazzled and glistened in resplendent attire, as the HJWC took to the city to raise funds for Bridge Communities, a Glen Ellyn-based nonprofit that offers a transitional housing program for more than 100 homeless families in DuPage County each year.

The artistic vision for the benefit was on clear display as guests entered to a brilliant, yet reserved use of pink throughout the venue.

Paintings furnished by children in Bridge’s transitional housing program were showcased on the west side of the main hallway, as part of an extensive silent auction that also included autographed Dick Butkus and Dirk Nowitzki jerseys.

One popular attraction was the “Smilebooth,” a modern photo booth that combines a series of photos into a rapidly-flipping digital scrapbook that resembles an animation sequence.

On the main stage, HJWC president Kirsten Douglass thanked everyone for attending and supporting the HJWC and Bridge Communities.

Douglass commended the efforts of benefit managing co-chairs Kristin Hull, Lauren McLaughlin and Cara Omiecinski for organizing the benefit over the past year.

Emcee Alison Victoria, host of the TV show Kitchen Crashers on the DIY Network, led the live auction that followed, before guests took to the dance floor for the remainder of the night.

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HEARTFEST 2016

MEND-A-HEART FOUNDATION ANNUAL EVENT Photography by Mike Ellis

More than 200 residents of Clarendon Hills and surrounding towns gathered to support the Mend-A-Heart Foundation at the annual Heartfest at The Community House in Hinsdale on Feb. 13.

The annual event benefits the non-profit foundation, founded by Clarendon Hills residents Brian and Bridget O’Meara to aid causes related to children suffering from congenital heart defects.

The O’Meara’s son, Liam, was born without a functional left side of his heart, and required three openheart surgeries before he turned three.

Held in The Community House gym, Heartfest featured an extensive silent auction with items ranging from sports and recreation to home and garden to kids and family.

Artist Elliott from ArtBeat Live dazzled the crowd with a pair of rapidly-generated paintings of the Chicago skyline and the Chicago Blackhawks logo.

Emcee Scott Marshall told attendees that proceeds from this year’s Heartfest will support four beneficiaries, including Camp Odayim, a Minnesota-based summer camp designed for children that suffer from congenital heart defects.

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by Errol Janusz

THE TOP 3: WORLDCHANGING TECHNOLOGY

3-D PRINTING

3-D printing has also been around for a while, but the future possibilities for printing objects are endless. Gone are the days of your HP LaserJet 4 paper printer; now a Makerbot printer can print anything you program into it. Auto mechanics will not have to wait for car parts to be shipped—they will be able to simply print the unique part that they need. But why only think small? Large-scale 3-D printers will now build your home in a matter of days. Break out that old Sears catalog; you can once again pick out that cookie-cutter home, and have it delivered in just a week or two.

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Drones have been around for some time now as a novelty toy or basic video-recording device, but only as of late are these flying machines becoming popular as business tools. Drones are being widely used in the real estate industry to record entire properties at highly-elevated angles. Once the drone has finished recording, a realtor can upload the footage to his or her Web site for additional information and photos of the property he or she is selling. Another instance of future drone use will be with online shopping giant Amazon, which is testing drones to instantly deliver packages right to your backyard, avoiding the carrier services. For more information on drones and how they can change your world, visit the local Micro-Center, which has many on display.

There is a good reason why our IT consulting firm does not charge for travel time. We are prepared to instantly move our office right into the backseat of our new autonomous cars. The car company Tesla has made a claim that its self-driving cars will be road-ready in as little as two years, and the U.S. government may allow them on the road in less than five. If you are currently planning a career as a DUI lawyer, truck driver, cab driver, delivery person, limo driver or even collision mechanic, you may want to rethink how much your specialty would be needed with self-driving cars on the road.

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by Dan Meyer

RICH KIDS Part 2

In my last column, I began a reflection inspired by the bestselling book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Recognizing that true “wealth” has to do with a lot more than mere money, I got to thinking: What do the spiritually rich teach their kids that others might tend to miss?

Searching through the famous Book of Proverbs, I found some principles that seemed to speak to this question, and suggested two of them last month. First of all, spirituallyrich parents teach their children to prize character above all material goods. And secondly, they instruct them to remain humble, even as they achieve success in life (Prov. 22:1-4).

Let me finish this reflection today by suggesting three more lessons that you and I may want to work at passing along to our kids.

hand, try to help their kids develop a healthy wariness of the dangers and detours that lie along the path of apparent wealth and success. King Solomon once wrote, “Along the paths…lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them,” (Prov. 22:5). Talk with your kids about where you’ve experienced commercial success as a “snare” (trap), or felt the prick of the thorns that accompany the rose of affluence? Invite your children to talk about what they like about the lifestyles of the rich and famous, and what they notice as broken or tragic about them. Discuss how you guard your own soul from being caught in the “thicket of things,” and stay focused on the deeper values and relationships that are the stuff of a greater kind of wealth.

LESSON #3: GUARD YOUR SOUL

One of the sharpest thorns and tightest snares surrounding us today is the temptation to take on greater and greater debt. We’re constantly barraged with the message that we should have certain things and can have those things. All it takes is one click, a thumbprint or a swipe of that card.

The writer of Proverbs, however, warns of the risk there: “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender,” (Prov. 22:7). Studies suggest that Americans are racking up debts at an earlier and earlier age, becoming slaves to their lenders.

The spiritually-poor parent is going to unintentionally foster an environment that continues this problem. He or she may be inclined to teach or model the idea that the rich life is about having the stuff you want now. The spirituallyrich parent, however, will teach that it is better to wait and want than to go and owe. One of the most important ministries we have with our kids is picturing for them what it looks like to demonstrate self-control: “You know, I’d really like to buy this, but I’m not, and this is why.”

A well-known proverb says, “Point children in the right direction [now]—[so that] when they’re old they won’t be lost,” (Prov. 22:6). The underlying assumption there is that without a clear vision of where they want to go and what they might face along the way, our kids can lose their way as they travel life’s road. So, how are we pointing them?

Spiritually-poor parents are going to tend either by word or example to teach a child to focus on the gems and glories that stud the path of the world’s successful. Such parents may go to religious services or talk about morality and ethics, but their kids are going to be shaped by what their parents’ eyes and imagination are truly fixed upon most. If I’m glued to following the lifestyles of the rich and infamous on the E! network—if I’m stuck on the jewelry and luxury ads—if I’m talking a lot about what I’d do if I won the lottery—, it’s going to be hard for them not to grow up seeing money as life’s major goal.

Spiritually-rich dads, moms and mentors, on the other

LESSON #4: DEMONSTRATE SELF-CONTROL

DAN MEYER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dr. Dan Meyer is the senior pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook.

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LESSON #5: EXPRESS GENEROSITY

At the same time, being a truly rich parent also means that we will teach and model generosity too. The Good Book defines generosity not as piling more stuff on people who already have a lot, but as lavishing resources upon those who have little: “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor,” (Prov. 22:8).

Winston Churchill once observed that we need to teach our children that, “We make a living by how much we get; [but] we make a life by how much we give.” I will confess that I’ve dragged my kids into service projects and contact with the poor against their wishes at times. I do it partly because more hands are needed in those places; but I also do it, because I love our boys. Amy and I want to see them blessed. We believe what the great psychologist Erich Fromm once wrote, that “the essential difference between the unhappy, neurotic type person and [the person] of great joy is the difference between get and give” (Acts 20:35).

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How blessed and joyful do you want to see your kids become? What is the definition of “wealth” on which your children are operating?

How can you open up some more conversation about the difference between “the good life” being peddled at them, and “the life that is good,” which they will have to define for themselves?

Here’s a simple idea in closing: go to www.linda-ellis.com. Read her poem “The Dash” with your children. Talk about how you want to spend your “dash.” n

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by Jim Fannin

MADNESS IS GOOD, RIGHT? It’s March, and the madness is everywhere

It’s March, and this month has some bizarre date designations.

It is National Frozen Food Month, National Nutrition Month, National Peanut Month, National Women’s History Month, Red Cross Month and Social Workers Month. There are special days like: March 3: I Want You To Be Happy Day (I really do want this) March 5: Multiple Personality Day (sounds like a huge party day, even alone) March 10: Middle Name Pride Day (I am “Edward” this day) March 10: Popcorn Lover’s Day (one of my favorites) March 20: International Earth Day (not sure what to do, but love it) March 25: National Waffle Day (probably need to avoid this) March 28: Something on a Stick Day (makes you go, huh?...)

March 30: National Take a Walk in the Park Day (Katherine Legge, here I come) March 31st: National Clam on a Half Shell Day (two dozen, please) Who comes up with this stuff? It’s March, and the madness is everywhere.

What is madness?—Webster’s Dictionary defines it as “folly, insanity, enthusiasm and ecstasy.” Two big events every March bring out these characteristics in all of us: St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

During a meeting this time last year with the CEO of a $600 million company, he informed me of his weekly plans. Attending a board meeting?—no. Taking customers to dinner?—no. Scrutinizing his profit-and-loss statement?—no.

He will be drinking green beer in an Irish pub on the South Side

of Chicago, while watching college hoops. Was he mad?—yes.

Will this year be different?—no.

On March 17, all of us will become Irish. We will celebrate St. Patrick, the apostle saint from the fifth century, who some say banished snakes from Ireland. I’ve been there; I saw no snakes.

His celebration has its parades, alcohol and mad partying into the wee hours of the morning. I’m Irish; I will wear green— we will all wear green. There is a legend that wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns that will pinch you if they can see you. Are we mad?

A few weeks ago, the No. 1 and 2 ranked NCAA basketball teams were upset on the same night by two successful coaches and good friends. Why did this matter? At this time of year, every NCAA basketball game matters—especially the big upsets. Getting into the “Big Dance” is paramount for most college basketball programs. Millions of dollars will change hands, as university coffers grow with every win. Baby-faced, scholastic basketball players will launch their professional careers by getting in the “zone” at the right time and place.

Campuses across America will go crazy as their favorite teams run onto the court with shouts of, “We’re No. 1” reverberating from students, faculty and alums everywhere.

Why do we wear the cloth of madness in March? After a long winter, we want to let our hair down, and root for our alma mater. We want to celebrate our Irish heritage—even if we’re not Irish at all. We long to be kids again. We need to put aside our economic challenges, political views, family squabbles and other hardships. Through two events, we can party in the moment, forget our troubles and recapture our youth. Who doesn’t want that?

Do you feel the tug and pull of March Madness? Get your shamrock; wear green on the 17th. Put on your school’s colors; root like a crazy person for your favorite team.—But don’t forget to embarrass yourself eating popcorn on the tenth, and be sure to suck down some clams on the 31st.

Are we mad?—absolutely, yes—and this means that spring is just around the corner.

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