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NEWS 8 Knowing Nanny

How best to pick a nanny on the North Shore.

11 Garbage in …

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13 Doggone good

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LIFESTYLE & ARTS

26 North Shore Offerings

15 A love of vinyl

Bob Stern of Highland Park enjoys talking about albums rarely heard anymore on his podcast.

Take a look at two intriguing houses in our towns.

28 Open House

A large list — complete with a map — of where to find your next home this weekend.

16 Social Whirl

Take a look at some of the top parties attended by North Shore residents recently.

OPINION

20 Sunday Breakfast

29 Weather or not

21 Play Review

BUSINESS

Why does the media continue to insist to put weathermen and others at the scene of a hurricane?

Sue and Gregg Hartemayer are receiving a top award from Misericordia for their huge efforts.

The North Shore Weekend goes to a Steppenwolf show.

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Rick Mancuso of Lake Forest Sports Cars reflects on the a life in automobiles.

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North Shore residents are collectively exhausted after volunteering for candidates, donating money to them, dragging themselves to the polls (without even getting an “I voted” sticker) and, finally, enduring a long election night. No one was calling for tyranny to replace democracy to make life less chaotic, but let’s say there were some frayed nerves and red eyes – from fatigue and from the sadness of losing -- after tight contests on many levels Tuesday.

Despite the turmoil of democracy, it’s still the best form of government ever invented. And we live under it in much part because of the hard work and dedication of our military veterans.

In my lifetime, wars in Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan have taxed America’s fighting forces, and those older remember Korea and World War II. Those men and women who have served have undoubtedly helped us live more safely and more freely. Think of the number of terrorists who have never been able to attack our shores because our veterans helped ensure they did not have the capability to do so.

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8 MAKING THE RIGHT CALL Agencies, others help North Shore residents find best nanny

COVER STORY ■ by

Bill McLean

Lisa Finke of Glencoe was working for the family business when she and her husband, Tom Finke, decided to seek a nanny for their two children on the North Shore more than 10 years ago.

“It has to be so different now, looking for a good nanny and the right person to spend so much time with a family’s children,” said Lisa Finke. “I put an ad in (the local paper) and waited for phone calls. I was very specific. I wanted a nanny fluent in English and Spanish. I wanted my children to engage with a nanny in both languages.

Lisa and Tom tapped Maribel. They struck gold/oro.

“We were lucky,” Lisa said. “Maribel was fabulous, wonderful with our children. I have friends who went through multiple nannies before finding the right one.”

The issue of finding the right nanny on the North Shore — and for going through as thorough a process as possible in that search — has taken on new urgency after a 50-year-old nanny allegedly killed two of her charges on the Upper West Side of New York City last month, making national news.

One child was 2 years old; the other was 6. She had been working for the parents for two years. She had traveled with the family to her home in the Dominican Republic. She had been referred by another family.

Then, on Oct. 31, a 40-year-old mother in Naperville allegedly murdered her 7-year-old son and the 5-year-old daughter of a friend. The friend had trusted the mother to babysit her daughter.

Chicago-based Alter Ego Concierge assists families searching for nannies, baby nurses, doulas and housekeepers. It has helped clients in the city and suburbs, including the North Shore. Its quest: “Finding the perfect substitute for yourself to help manage your life.”

Alter Ego Concierge doesn’t take its mission lightly, particularly in light of last month’s tragedies.

“The news was heartbreaking. It shook our industry,” said Alter Ego Concierge founder/CEO Caitlin Hofherr, who grew up in Northfield and graduated from Loyola Academy.

“Pray for those victims and families.

“Families, she added, “have been calling us recently, asking, ‘How do you make sure this doesn’t happen to us?’ ” Another question: How do you tame mental illness? Many have speculated it played a significant role in both incidents.

“It’s a complex issue,” admitted Dr. Vesna Pirec, chief medical director of Insight Behavioral Health Centers in Northbrook, Evanston, Willowbrook and Chicago. “Both women, clearly, are not stable.

“When picking a nanny, referrals are very important. But just as important as those is making sure the family clearly establishes expectations for a nanny. It can be an overwhelming job, with extremely long hours.”

Alter Ego Concierge puts an emphasis on developing a long-term relationship with its clients. It prescreens every candidate, speaks with candidates’ references and uses an accredited background investigator to check a candidate’s social security, motor vehicle and criminal history.

Some families pay agencies to perform only a background check. The fee at Alter Ego Concierge for such a service ranges from $200-$350, Hofherr said.

“The ultimate goal for families, in a lot of cases, is to make the nanny feel comfortable at the home,” Hofherr added.

“How many hours is the nanny working each day? Is she

on the verge of burning out? Is there time in the day for the

Nannies are important to children — and to their parents.

nanny get away for a while, take a walk?

“Every situation is unique,” she continued. “There’s nothing cookie-cutter about what we do. And chemistry, between a family and a nanny, is vital. We’re matchmakers without the romance.”

For parents concerned about the well-being of their nanny, Pirec suggests they talk to the nanny — and the child or children under her care.

“It’s not,” she said, “as simple as sitting down with a nanny after a long day and asking, ‘How are you?’ You have to go back to expectations. Is the nanny meeting those? And is she comfortable with them?

“Parents should also ask their children for details of the day. Maybe the children tried to talk to the nanny and the nanny didn’t appear to be listening. Parents need to know details like that.”

The start of days is another valuable opportunity to assess the nanny’s relationship with her charges.

“There’s nothing wrong with the investment of time,” Pirec said. “It’s not a bad idea for a mom and dad, on some mornings, to be around to observe a nanny and the children a couple of hours before heading to work.”

Bob and Katharine were ad executives, working for the same agency, when they hired a nanny for their son years ago.

Katharine was pleased when she observed their interaction.

“One of my fondest memories of my son and Elisa was coming home and finding him on the floor, watching “Finding Nemo” for what had to be the 200th time,” recalled Bob, a resident of a Chicago suburb. “He also was playfully hanging on to one of Elisa’s ears. He was fascinated with ears.”

While interviewing Elisa, Katharine saw a peaceful, wellbalanced candidate. Word-of-mouth tidbits about Elisa had been good, too.

“I went with my instinct,” said Katharine, now a mother of two. “But a person’s character isn’t always an easy thing to judge. My main concern throughout the interview process was, ‘Will this person be decent to my kid when I wasn’t around?’ I felt so.

“We were fortunate.” ■

Need a nanny?

Five tips for the search IDENTIFY EXPECTATIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE: Will the nanny serve part-time or full-time? Live-in or live-out? How much time should be devoted each day to caring for the child/children? To household chores?

NETWORK: Let people closest to you know you’re searching for a nanny. Contact parents who experienced the process. Some of the best references come from … nannies. Contact them, too. They often have friends looking for similar work.

PREPARE QUESTIONS FOR THE INTERVIEWS: After agencies conduct candidate interviews, parents get to sit down and inquire. Some questions to deliver: What are your childrearing philosophies? What’s your work history? What’s most rewarding about the profession? Have your child around during the interview. Note the interaction between your child and the prospective nanny.

CONTACT AT LEAST THREE REFERENCES: Make sure you communicate via phone or in person.

TALK WITH AGENCIES: Private placement agencies are available to assist families in the steps leading to a selection. Three local ones: Alter Ego Concierge: alteregoconcierge.com

(312) 346-2032; All Best Nannies:

allbestnannies.com (847) 961-0002;

First Class Care:

firstclasscare.com (847) 733-2700.

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ith the election over, the thousands of signs dotting North Shore lawns and roadsides need to be taken down. In Glencoe, residents have until Tuesday, Nov. 13, just one week after the tallies; in Lake Forest, the rule is “immediately after election day,” noted Communications Manager Susan Banks.

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TRASH TALK

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hanks to a grant, Lake Forest was able to replace residents’ existing recycling bins recently with 65-gallon wheeled carts at no charge.

“We are already seeing our recycling numbers go up and our garbage numbers go down, which is exactly why we expanded to the new containers,” said Michael Thomas, director of Lake Forest Public Works.

The disposal of waste is a big issue on the North Shore and elsewhere. According to the Product Policy Institute, local governments in the United States are trying to keep up with increasing volumes.

“Since 1960 throw-away products and packaging waste has tripled – growing at more than twice the rate of population growth,” the institute says.

But in general, North Shore towns are in good shape with waste collection. The costs are low, the pickup is frequent – and the recycling programs are strong.

Ease is also a factor. Unlike the majority of Americans who take a stroll to the curb once a week — leaving behind a cart or two brimming with trash — residents of Lake Forest, Winnetka and some other North Shore towns place trash bags outside their garage or back door to be scooped up by a worker zip-

ping around on a “scooter,” as the carts are referred to. Backdoor service in Lake Forest, Winnetka and Glencoe employs municipal workers rather than being contracted out, making it invulnerable to a strike.

The frequency of refuse collection varies amongst the towns. Winnetka picks up garbage once a week, twice for a fee, which is the same as nearby Wilmette. Lake Forest offers the second visit without an additional charge. Residents of Glencoe can choose from three refuse options, depending on collection frequency, number of containers and curbside or backdoor collection.

Since the 1990s, Highland Park has offered a pay-as-you-throw garbage collection system. About half the residents take advantage of the service, which is especially appealing to those without kids in the house.

“While my wife Linda and I are empty nesters, we produce about two cans per month at the current price of $2.42/sticker,” noted Mayor Pro Tem Steve Mandel in the most recent issue of The Highlander. “Along with the annual base service fee that comes to under $10 a month.”

The trash has to be out by 7 a.m. in most North Shore communities. What if one misses the deadline? In Glencoe, that’s a $25

Bob Raymond, Lake Forest Streets and Sanitation Assistant Supervisor, tosses trash from a garbage can at a home on Longwood Drive in Lake Forest into a cart used to transport the garbage to a larger truck parked blocks away.

photography by j.geil charge. Whether it is the resident’s fault or the village’s, Lake Forest workers will come back to pick up missed trash, a complimentary service.

Towns offer other special services. Winnetka has a no-cost drop-off center for electronics refuse. Glencoe and Winnetka both offer a leaf collection program, which is currently in effect, as well as an annual holiday lights recycling program. Like Lake Forest, Glencoe offers at no charge 65-gallon recycling containers for residents.

And on the North Shore, occasionally those who collect the recycling and garbage do double duty.

According to Thomas, there are a handful of calls every year from frantic residents re-

membering that they had mistakenly thrown something out. Workers then stop the truck, spill its contents on the ground and let the owner sort through the garbage in search of the lost item.

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he saga of Township High School District 113’s push for massive renovation changes may be entering the home stretch.

On Nov. 27-28, architects will present to the community the final draft of what is called the master plan of the renovation projects at Highland Park High School and Deerfield High School. The plan will detail the recommendations for areas to be refurbished, repurposed or rebuilt, along with cost estimates — a component that has not been available thus far.

“The Board of Education is going to have to decide if they’re going to adopt the master plan, and if so, which phases they will implement now or if ever,” said District 113 Communications Director Natalie Kaplan.

Architects from Perkins + Will have overseen the projects and have helped outline the needs of the school. According to the district, 4% of DHS and 11% of HPHS is not compliant with the American Disabilities Act. The master plan includes a tier ranking of priorities. The top tier, or “vital to core school functions,” includes: general building infrastructure, physical education space and two HPHS buildings constructed in 1914.

According to the Perkins + Will analysis, the average age of mechanical equipment in the schools was found to be 34 years; industry experts say that the average life expectancy of such equipment is 24 years. According to the study, some of the oldest equipment found

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Highland Park High School students will be all smiles if major renovations to the high school’s buildings -- two of which were built in 1914 -- go through.

photography by j.geil was 72 years old. The swimming pools, for example, which were built in the late 1950s and 1960s, have serious structural problems and have “nearly exhausted their expected life,” according to Kaplan.

“I hear stories all the time about something in the pool breaking,” said DHS senior Jake

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Porento. “It’s like putting a Band-Aid over a broken leg.”

Porento listed other concerns. Whether it is too hot or too cold, the air quality has distracted students from their studies. Accessibility can be difficult for senior citizens, said Porento, who has heard of grandparents expressing concern about getting to the auditorium to watch their grandkids perform. As a physical education senior leader for sophomore girls at DHS, Porento experiences firsthand the burdens of working in the given athletic space.

“Sometimes half of the class sits out because there’s not enough room for the whole class to participate in the activity, so that’s pretty an-

noying,” said Porento.

The district has not reached a decision regarding how any project will be funded; its priority has been drafting the needs of the schools first. If it decides to turn to a referendum, it may be faced with a challenge.

The community voted against a referendum calling for $133 million in capital improvements for the schools in April 2011.

“The board will now have to revisit the issue addressing needs, not wants,” said Pete Koukos, one of the leaders of Education First, after the referendum failed.

To view an outline of the renovations agenda, visit www.dist113.org. ■

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If there’s a dog in the neighborhood that consistently comes when called — and maybe even heels at an intersection — chances are it was a student of Gee Cunningham.

Cunningham has trained thousands of North Shore dogs and their masters since she started teaching dog obedience in 1961.

She’s changed her methods and adjusted her goals over time, but the octogenarian has no plans to quit any time soon.

“Teaching gives me great joy and great satisfaction, and so as long as I have my voice and my hand signals and enthusiasm, I will continue,” said Cunningham of Highland Park.

She was recruited to teach during the Kennedy Administration while still a student in someone else’s puppy obedience class with her own dog. She intended to make her dog behave around her two small children, and also show the Doberman competitively.

But before she could say “roll over,” she was selling leashes and taking attendance for her instructor. They worked together at the Park District of Highland Park for 14 years before Cunningham struck out on her own.

Since then, she’s taught classes with as many as 30 dogs in Lake Forest, Glencoe, and the College of Lake County, and also private lessons in homes throughout the area. She’s helped local owners tame dogs of all sizes and background. Some have gone on to show competitively, while others have worked in hospital therapy programs and school reading centers. But mostly they secure comfortable homes with caring families.

“I feel that I’m saving dogs from shelters by producing dogs that can live compatibly in communities with their families,” said Cunningham, who laughs at the experiences she’s had over the years.

There was the judge who took a puppy class and successfully trained his dog to sit on command. Only, while all of his classmates said “Sit” once for their desired result, his dog responded only after the judge said “Sit-Sit-Sit-Sit-Sit.” “Years later I saw him on the street walking that dog and he said, ‘Gee, you have to see how wonderful my dog is. Sit-Sit-Sit-SitSit,’ and the dog sat, just like in class,” Cunningham recalled. “I said to him, ‘What do you mean, wonderful, the dog isn’t listening to your first command,’ and he said, ‘I don’t care. The result is the same.”

Then there was her class at the College of Lake County.

“College students are supposed to be bright, intelligent,” Cunningham said. She demonstrated a maneuver for the class and instructed them, “The command is, ‘dog’s name: heel.” Rather than the cacophony of “Fido/Fifi/Spot/Rover/Buster: heel” that she expected, all 19 owners responded in unison

“As long as I have my voice and my hand signals and enthusiasm, I will continue,” said Gee Cunningham, 83.

photography by j.geil “Dog’s name: heel.”

Cunningham’s methods have roots in her college days, where she majored in psychology and education. She never imagined then that she’d apply her studies to classrooms full of dogs. Especially as a lady working with dogs in the 1960s, Cunningham felt the distaste of her neighbors.

“The profession, in my time, was dichotomous. In competition circles, people are in awe of the trainers. But at the bridge table, it was a whole different story.

“Now, I say with pride that I am a dog obedience instructor, because I think I’m good.”

So good, that frequent student Marla Gilbert calls Cunningham her Dog Whisperer.

“I’d never had a pet before, but whatever she told me to do I did, and now my dog is a therapy dog,” said Gilbert, of Highland Park, who’s taken her mini labradoodle to Cunningham’s classes in Glencoe and Lake Forest for the benefits of socialization.

Gilbert said that Cunningham’s love of life in general and dogs in specific makes her an outstanding teacher for both canine and human students.

“She has knowledge and understands dogs; I’ve seen every breed come up through her classes and I know that any dog can be an amazing dog. But she lives every day to the fullest and she truly loves what she does. She has no expectations, and a wonderful heart.”

Jane Reynolds drove from her Glenview home to Lake Forest’s Gorton Community Center for two years of puppy classes for the same reasons.

“She has an amazing dedication and respect for the dogs, but most of the training is for the owners,” said Reynolds, who took the youngest of her six children to classes with her. “She explains it so that it makes sense to the owners, and she’s funny, and she really makes the dog-human relationship work. It clicks, and it’s fun.”

To call Cunningham devoted is an understatement. Even on her days off she’s easy to spot walking through her neighborhood with Mr. Cooper, her four-year-old petit basset griffon. He’s likely tugging on the leash, darting from tree to shrub.

“If you saw me walking my dog, you’d ask how I could possibly be a trainer,” she said. ■

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■ The Rosewood Beach improvement project — approved by the Highland Park Park District in August — continued its way through the city process.

After a design was presented to the City of Highland Park’s Design Review Commission in October, the members discussed the issue again on Monday. A Natural Resource Commission meeting will address the project Nov. 14. The plan involves the construction of restrooms and concessions expanding the beach and more. The project is estimated to cost nearly $4 million.

■ The FTC Robotics Tournament will take place Saturday, Nov. 10 beginning at 10 a.m. at Highland Park High School.

The District 113 Robotics Club, comprised of students from both Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools, will be hosting the event. Teams of students are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams.

The tournament is open to the public and free. The finals will start around 3 p.m.

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■ New Trier High School is ranked sixth in the state, Lake Forest High School 13th and Highland Park High school 24th according to the percentage of students who met or exceeded state standards on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, as tabulated by the Chicago Tribune.

The same report noted Lake Forest High School was second in the Chicago area for per-pupil spending with more than $22,000 per student annually. LFHS finished first in average administrator salary ($175,375) while District 113, which includes Highland Park High School, was third ($161,683).

District 113 finished second in average teacher salary, topping $108,000.

■ Veterans Day observances will be taking place across the North Shore on Sunday, Nov. 11 and Monday, Nov. 12.

In Winnetka, a ceremony will include guest speaker Sam Badger, a New Trier High School graduate and U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Korea on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. at the Winnetka Community House.

Refreshments will be served immediately following the program.

In Lake Forest, the ceremony will take place at Lake Forest High School on Monday, Nov. 12 at 10:45 a.m. In lieu of a speaker, the Lake Forest American Legion McKinlock Post 264 veterans will welcome questions from the audience.

For other North Shore town ceremonies, please check your local village Web site.

Wilmette

■ Work continues on the nearly $300,000 project to rebuild the parking lot at Wilmette Public Library at 1242 Wilmette Ave. The library has just over three dozen spaces it is renting from the village north of the lot under construction. The project is expected to be completed in mid-November with the same number of spaces (51) available as before. The library said it will not need to request additional taxpayer funding to rebuild the lot.

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■ In mid-November, the Village of Winnetka will begin work on relining of existing sanitary sewers. Residents in affected areas will be notified with door tags one day prior to commencement of the work. For more information, including a list of streets that will be affected by the project, please go to www.villageofwinnetka.com.

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Singing her praises LFA’s Sophia Platcow thrives in many areas — and she’s only a freshman

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reshman class president of Lake Forest Academy, actress in theatrical performances and aspiring doctor/politician – Sophia Platcow is like the quintessential “Glee” character. Take out the drama and tangled background story, and she could fit right into the musical-focused TV series.

Most recently, Platcow performed in the school’s fall play, “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later,” and is waiting to see if her name makes the casting list for the upcoming winter musical. This past summer, she performed in “The Music Man” at CenterStage, Lake Forest’s community theater, and “Dear Edwina” the year before.

In addition to acting, Platcow says one can always find her belting it out, be it in the school Sophia Platcow choir and Vox (the glee club), photography courtesy of lake forest academy or in her free time. It was at Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS), medical school entrance is. Platcow hopes studying under composer and voice instruc- to take summer courses to advance in math tor Scott Baeseman, that Platcow achieved and science, and plans to apply to the summany singing successes. Seeing her talent mer Oncofertility Saturday Academy offered as both a soloist and choral singer, Baese- for high school girls through the Women’s man featured her in several of his choruses, Health Science Program at Northwestern including a professional opera chorus that University. Since she is interested in OB/ he directed for Highland Park’s “Music at GYN and oncology, the program seems to Trinity” concert series. Platcow received the be tailored for her. highest markings from her judges at the Il“I’m like the opposite of procrastinalinois Grade School Music Association com- tor; sometimes I like to get things done too petition two years in a row. In eighth grade, ahead of time,” said Platcow. she received the Director’s Choice Award for Platcow’s other passion, politics, drove her her “outstanding contribution” to LFCDS’s to join Model UN and be elected freshman choral program. class president. In one of her first council Baeseman, singing her praises, said, “She projects, Platcow came up with the idea to was a student that consistently went above sell rainbow shoelaces at school in an effort and beyond what was expected of her — to promote Gay-Straight Alliance awareness always with a smile, always with encourag- and show support to the LGBT community. ing words for her peers…and always taking She is currently working on a proposition to advantage of every opportunity that was of- have the freshman class vote on a charity orfered to her to sing or perform.” ganization to focus on. The plan will include Yet unlike some “Glee” characters, Platcow organizing “Movie Nights,” with proceeds does not aspire to land a spot in Broadway or going towards the charity.

Hubbard Street. Instead, her ambitions are “I feel like I’m always going to have my set in either the medical or political field. thirst for curiosity filled here,” said Platcow.

“I’ve always been naturally curious,” said Though only a freshman, Platcow’s progress Platcow. “I remember being six years old is evidence that she is not about to pass up on and walking around a hospital, asking every- any opportunities. Platcow admits that she body what they were doing.” puts a lot of pressure on herself, but it helps Bypassing the comics and picture books, her stimulate ambitions into actions.

Platcow recalls reading up on medicine and “Sophia has such a wonderful track record history by age seven. Fast forward to 16, and of accomplishments that any and all doors little has changed. She prepares to stay ahead will open to her,” says LFCDS alumni counof the game, as she is aware of how arduous selor Bob Bullard. ■

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STERN’S VINYL SCHMINYL PLAYS LITTLE-HEARD SONGS —AND TELLS THEIR STORIES ■ by

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ongtime Highland Park resident Bob Stern has the cure for what ails your radio.

Bored with the same songs being played repeatedly without the enthusiasm and insight of the disc jockeys of old? Tune into his podcast Vinyl Schminyl Radio (vinylschminyl.com). Stern includes intros and outros for each track and background information about the performers and the songs.

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND: What are your three favorite things about living in Highland Park?

BOB STERN: Open spaces to take our dog, Tzahi, to. The feeling of community. The Ravinia Music Festival.

TNSW: I’m glad that you mentioned Ravinia. As a music person, how many shows a year do you attend there?

STERN: Not as many as I used to and not as many as you would think [laughs]. I do have the luxury of hearing the concerts from my backyard a half mile away. James Taylor, Hall and Oates, Jethro Tull. Pretty cool stuff.

I’ve seen some great concerts there over the years. Joni Mitchell in ‘74. Jim Croce, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan and the maestro himself, Leonard Bernstein.

TNSW: For the uninitiated, please define what a podcast is.

STERN: Well, the official answer is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of audio, video, PDF or ePub files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device. The word “pod” was used in conjunction with broadcast because of the popularity of the iPod. TNSW: As someone who has such a substantial background in radio, why did you feel the need to create your own podcast?

STERN: I felt that podcasting is now a natural way of creating your own content without the restrictions of a playlist or a program director telling you what and when to play it. The Web opens you up to the world, if you will. Instead of just having this show being heard locally I have people in more than 160 countries that have heard it. That blows me away that my voice is heard in all of those countries. I have not monetized Vinyl Schminyl Radio yet. Actually, it costs me money, but I love doing it.

TNSW: Since vinyl plays such an important role in your life, what was the first 7” single that you ever bought with your own money and do you still have it in

your collection? it pleases them to no end. The debate will STERN: If I remember correctly, the first always exist whether vinyl is better than single that I bought with my own money digital but, truth be told, unless a vinyl iPod was “Last Time Around” by The Del Vettes comes out it will be tough to totally resurand I still have it. They are actually a group rect the old standard of music completely. from Highland Park and it was probably the At the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame store in first heavy metal song ever played on the Cleveland there is a very large vinyl section. radio. I remember as a 13 year old running They are now re-releasing a few of the Beatles into them at a great music store in Highland albums on vinyl. Best Buy has a pretty subPark, back in the day, called the Holiday stantial vinyl section.

Concert Shop which was at the Crossroads TNSW: What can people look forward to Shopping Center. when they tune into Vinyl Schminyl?

TNSW: What is your all-time favorite rock STERN: They can look forward to hearing recording and who is your all-time favorite songs that they may not have heard in many rock band? years. More importantly what Vinyl SchmiSTERN: The first part of that question is so nyl Radio is known for is putting out the much more difficult than the second. I am story behind the song. Classic Rock is now a Beatles fanatic and aficionado and have approaching the 50-year mark and there is been since I first saw them on Ed Sullivan on a lot of that music out there. We have done Feb. 9, 1964. I would have to say, now that more than 600 shows since we have been on I think of it, that Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of and you can access those any time by visiting The Moon was one that I couldn’t get off my our website, vinylschminyl.com. ■ turntable.

TNSW: What do you think about the revival of vinyl among music enthusiasts?

STERN: I know there are a lot of enthusiasts that spend untold thousands of dollars on turntables “I felt that podcasting is now a natural way of creating your own content now and that, without the restrictions of a playlist,” says Bob Stern, a resident of Highland with the revival Park for 53 years. of vinyl releases, photography by j.geil

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An Evening to Imagine photography by Robert Carl Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago’s annual blacktie gala event, “An Evening to Imagine,” proved a huge success this year, raising $803,000 to support the Museum’s operations, including arts & science programming, services for children with special needs, and outreach to children and families in low-income communities. More than 450 guests from Chicago and surrounding communities attended the evening of music, dining, and conversation. ■ BRIAN BAER AND HOLLY BAER

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With blow dry bars multiplying on the East Coast and on the West Coast, North Shore natives Julia and Katie Gagnon saw an opportunity.

The mother/daughter duo set out to find the perfect Windy City location.

On Oct. 25, Blow-by-Blow opened its doors in Chicago’s Gold Coast.

With less than two weeks in business, the salon has already hosted bachelorette parties and is building a repeat client base. We caught up with Winnetka resident Katie Gagnon to get an inside look on the new trend for tresses and to hear what makes their salon different. 1 11/2/12 1:18 PM Page 1 RM-11-1291C_Layout The North Shore Weekend: Congratulations on your recent opening. How has it been going?

Katie Gagnon: It’s going well. The weekends are booked. We’ve only been open about a week and a half and we’ve already had a bachelorette party — it went great!

TNSW: What made you and your mom decide to open a blow dry bar?

KG: I was living in New York City after college and my mom was living in L.A. and we were both addicted to blow dry bars on the East and West coasts. We just kept thinking that Chicago needed one. And I have a background in PR and marketing and [my mom] had worked previously in commercial real estate, so we thought our skill sets would come together well and make a good product.

TNSW: What’s is it like owning a business with your mom?

KG: So far it’s been great. Obviously there’s, you know, some family arguing but we have the same idea for how we want everything to go.

TNSW: What are some of the services and styles you are offering at Blow-by-Blow?

KG: For $35 [our stylists] will do pretty much anything that is not an up-do. We wash and dry your hair and then we’ll straighten, make it wavy, or add lots of volume — we’re using Kevin Murphy products, which are great for styling. We’ll do pretty much anything. We’re also offering braids, so if you want a small, crown braid that’s still only $35. And for $70 you can get an up-do.

TNSW: What makes your blow dry bar different from the other chains?

KG: The difference is that we have TV’s and we offer cocktails--we’re doing champagne and wine right now. And I believe we will be doing a promotion later on with the Skinnygirl cocktails. And it’s just a really fun environment.

TNSW: And you’re originally from Winnetka?

KG: Yes, I lived in Winnetka for 15 years.

We still have our house, and I’m actually living in Winnetka at the moment.

TNSW: Do you have any plans to open a blow dry bar on the North Shore?

KG: We do. That is our next stop.

Once [our Chicago location] gets up and running we’re hoping to open [an other Blow-by-Blow] either in Winnetka or Highland Park. ■

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Women of Rush photography by Bob Carl

The Woman’s Board of Rush University Medical Center held its 86th Annual Fashion Show last month; the event was a huge success, with around 600 people in attendance and over $500,000 raised for the latest state-of-the-art digital mammography technology. The Women’s Board fundraiser is the oldest and longest continuously running charitable fashion show in the country. ■ LEIGH MORAN, MEG TALLON AND JILLIAN PRICE

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The Fifth Annual Global Health Initiative Benefit Dinner photography by Joan Hackett

The Fifth Annual Global Health Initiative Benefit Dinner was held last month at The Peninsula Chicago. The Global Health Initiative at Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates promotes global health education, provides access to healthcare in low resource areas worldwide, and encourages compassionate primary care medicine. The evening was hosted by Bill Kurtis; over 200 attendees from the greater Chicago area and Northwest Indiana came out to support the GHI mission. The event raised over $480,000 for global health. ■

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Recipe by Gretchen McKay Typically candied, sweet potatoes often are the sweetest dish on a Thanksgiving table. Not so with these individual gratins, which get their flavor from a creamy bechamel sauce and salty bacon.

Lightly grease 4 individual baking dishes.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a small saute

chopped into 1-inch pieces

pan, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp.

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C chopped onion

Remove from heat, crumble and toss with onion

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and garlic.

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In a small pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour, and cook until the mixture is well combined but still pale. Stir in the milk and the creme fraiche. Reduce the heat to low and bring to a simmer. Stir in nutmeg, brown sugar, salt, and pepper.

Layer 4 to 6 slices of potato at the base of each of the prepared baking dishes. Top with a few tablespoons of bechamel and a few spoonfuls of the bacon mixture. Repeat with another layer of potatoes, another layer of bechamel and more

thinly sliced (1/8-inch thick) ➣4

tbsp butter

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and black pepper, to taste

➣ Parmesan

cheese, grated, to taste

Bake the gratins until they are bubbly

bacon. Top with one last layer of potatoes and

around the edges and cooked through,

spoon remaining bechamel over the top. Finish

about 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool slightly

with a sprinkling of grated parmesan cheese.

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Dominic Zumpano: I didn’t.

My mom and dad both worked full time and by the time they got home from work it was time to put dinner together [so we didn’t experiment much]. When I was 17, I worked [in a friend’s family restaurant as a waiter] and after a year the curiosity really got to me and I transferred to the kitchens.

I’ve been in kitchens ever since.

TNSW: What’s your best advice for a beginning cook?

DZ: Be patient and listen. There’s a lot of misconception that people watch Food Network and think it’s that easy and its not; there’s a lot of technique involved. You have to learn as much as you can.

TNSW: What’s your: Favorite dish on the menu? Favorite food to make at home?

DZ: I’d probably have to say our potroast dish. It’s a braised short rib and we cook the carrots, mushrooms and potatoes in the liquid the short ribs were braised in.

It has the flavor of a crockpot [dish, where it’s been cooking all day], it’s one of more popular dishes here.

Ironically enough, my favorite thing to cook at home is pizza. After cooking all day, one of the last things I wanna do when I get home is keep doing it.

TNSW: Favorite tool?

DZ: Either a fish spatula or a Gray Kunz spoon, which is basically an oversized tablespoon. They’re easier for plating and putting sauces down, that kind of stuff.

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TNSW: What’s your favorite cookbook, or the cookbook that has influenced you the most?

DZ: Hands down, the “French Laundry Cookbook” [by Thomas Keller. Artisan, 1999]. Everything in the book appears to be simple, but it’s not. It all goes back to technique … it’s a great read and the food in there … is prepared the way it’s supposed to be, rather than cutting corners.

I’ve probably read it 100 times, but it’s still my favorite book.

TNSW: Funniest kitchen incident?

DZ: I was working at a restaurant in Phoenix, and we had just gotten our diamond rating and [we were getting ready for the night]. I was going down the line and I snagged my pants pocket on one of the ovens and ripped my pants all the way around. I had to wear two aprons front to back. It happened, and no one wanted to say anything [but my cooks just lost it, they couldn’t stop laughing].

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SUNDAY BREAKFAST HEARTFELT HELP ■

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“To have your heart in a charity you care about is a wonderful experience,” says Sue Hartemayer, shown with husband Gregg at Caffe Buon Giorno in Winnetka.

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hen Sue and Gregg Hartemayer were poised to move from Kansas City to Chicago in 1995, a neighbor mentioned a few words that would change their lives.

“She knew we had a son with a disability. She said, ‘You’ve got to check Misericordia,’ “Sue recalled.

Not only does Kirk, 27, live there now; the Hartemayers can be found there almost every week. Sue may be sending out corporate thank you notes or Christmas cards; Gregg can be found working at the development office or wearing a dirty smock and helping a resident paint.

And on Friday, Nov. 9, at a gala attended by more than 650 guests, the Winnetka couple was slated to receive the Misericordia Heart of Mercy Award during the namesake event at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago.

Though heartened by the award, the Hartemayers also cannot measure what they have received from Misericordia — which serves more than 600 children and adults with mild to profound developmental disabilities — over their years there.

“To have your heart in a charity you care about is a wonderful experience,” says Sue. “I don’t think I have the right words to explain how important this place is.”

“A disabled child does bring hardship,” Gregg says. “But I would

have missed a fantastic experience with Misericordia (without one).”

The award is bestowed annually on those who have given time, talent and resources to Misericordia, which was founded in 1921 as a maternity hospital for those with meager means until it began focusing on people with developmental disabilities in 1954. The 31acre Chicago campus is a special spot for the Hartemayers.

“The atmosphere is magical,” Sue says.

“Everybody there is working for a common goal.”

Adds Gregg, “The staff is nice and loving.

What they taught us is you always put the residents first.”

Even those who come in from the outside have an impact. Gregg told of a couple who attended mass at Misericordia, even though they didn’t have a relative there. They realized the mass lacked music, so they played guitar during it. Then, they created a choir called Heartzingers, where the Hartemayers’

son Kirk sings.

“Kirk is great at singing,” Sue says. “Misericordia attracts the most warm-hearted people.”

According to Sister Rosemary Connelly, Misericordia’s executive director, the Hartemayers are in that class.

“It is an honor to present the 2012 Heart of Mercy Award in gratitude for their incomparable friendship, dedication and support,” she said. “The Hartemayers truly embody the spirit of Misericordia and give of themselves generously.”

And when they have a moment away, the couple loves to get outdoors, whether on Lake Michigan or on the bike paths. For Sunday breakfast, Caffe Buon Giorno in Winnetka is their spot of choice. Though they both grew up outside of Detroit and met at the University of Michigan, the North Shore is home.

“I love it here,” Sue says.

And Misericordia loves having them here too. ■

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All’s good with ‘Good People’ Steppenwolf show incredibly effective ■ by brian kirst Steppenwolf has done it again.

Each year this seminal theater company, best known for initiating the careers of such beloved performers as Joan Allen and Gary Sinese, alternates between experimental properties (Penelope, a revamped version of The Three Sisters) and more serious, accessible fare (Clybourne Park). Their incredibly effective current production, Good People, falls into the latter category.

Here, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David LindsayAbaire’s tells the story of poverty-stricken Boston mother, Margaret. Due to complications with her handicapped daughter, Margaret has just lost her latest low-paying gig.

With rent due and no other options presenting themselves, the determined woman seeks out a former flame, a successful doctor. Hoping for a job lead, Margaret soon bristles when her efforts are met with perceived arrogance. Dark secrets are ultimately revealed. In a tense meeting between the doctor and his doubtful wife, one life could be destroyed while another’s could finally arrive at a state of financial relief.

Skilled director K. Todd Freeman wisely plays up the Tony-nominated piece’s humor. Despite their precarious states of living, Margaret and her pals, Jean and Dottie, are always ready with a hard-won quip and Freeman ekes out an incredibly natural bond between the three skilled actresses playing them. His efforts are aided, immensely, by Walt Spangler’s amazingly adaptive scenic design and Nan Cibula-Jenkin’s evocative costuming work.

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Mariann Mayberry brings out a feisty spark in Margaret.

The underlying heart she gives her character always assures the audience that Margaret is one of the “good people,” even when her actions are questionable. Hysterically fine character work is also provided by Lusia Strus and Molly Regan as Jean and Dottie. Keith Kupferer, meanwhile, provides a relatable menace to his threatened doctor while Alana Arenas, as his unsatisfied wife, beams with a stiff generosity and questioning gaze.

All involved ultimately provide an experience that resonates. Particularly, as our contemporary lives constantly seem to be hanging in the balance, fine theatre like this production of Good People helps remind us that there is art (and joy) amidst the emotional chaos. ■ Good People runs through November 17th at Steppenwolf, 1650 N. Halsted in Chicago. Tickets are $52-$81 and can be purchased by visiting www.steppenwolf.org or by calling 312-335-0440.

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Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Program

Lake County Health Department / Recreation Center of Highland Park 1207 Park Ave. W., Highland Park Nov. 9, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Free, registration preferred. www.lakecountyil.gov or 847-984-5342 The free event includes family activities such as Zumba, swimming and a moon walk, as well as free health screenings for blood sugar, blood pressure, hearing, bone density and body mass index. Bring a swimming suit, gym shoes and comfortable clothes. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ■

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At The Kenilworth Club 410 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m.

Tickets $65 www.wilmetterotary.org or 847-910-4902 The Wilmette Roatary Club will feature fine wines and hors d’oeuvres from top growing regions, a silent auction, festivities and fun at its premier annual benefit, “Wine and Dine Around the World.” The public is welcome and proceeds benefit the Wilmette Rotary Club’s impressive local, national and international service projects. ■

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“Fall Fridays: Edward Bernardi” Lake Forest Book Store 680 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest Nov. 9, 7 p.m.

Free www.lakeforestbookstore.com or 847-234-4420 Join the Lake Forest Book Store as they host Edward Bernardi, author of “The Reluctant Patriot.” Bernardi will read from and discuss his novel, which tells the story of how a small, isolated Italian mountain town’s innocence is taken away by the promises, lies and cruelty of the country’s years under the new Caesar, Benito Mussolini. ■

“Egg Toy Studios Garden Shop Event” Chicago Botanic Garden, Garden Shop

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1480 Old Deerfield Rd., Unit 8, Highland Park Nov. 10, 10 a.m.

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1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe Nov. 10, 12-4 p.m.

Free (Parking fee for non-members) www.chicagobotanic.org or 847-835-5440 Meet artist Bree Benson from Egg Toy Studios. Her original etched designs on glass vases, bowls, and glasses are hand done, unique and signed. Chicago Botanic Members receive a 10% discount on all regular priced items and every purchase supports the Garden. ■

“The Chicken Bone” Hixon Hall, Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Rd., Lake Forest Weekends through Nov. 17, 8 p.m.

Tickets $7 (Cash only, pay at the door) 847-735-6169 or email theatre@lakeforest.edu to reserve ticketsTo start their fall theatrical season, Lake Forest College’s Department of Theatre presents “The Chicken Bone.”

The play is a dark retelling of the Hansel and Gretel story and other folktales. ■

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Botanical Art: Expressions of Natural Beauty Chicago Botanic Garden, Garden Shop

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1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe Through Nov. 11, 12-4 p.m.

Free (Parking fee for non-members) www.chicagobotanic.org or 847-835-5440 It’s the closing weekend for the current library exhibit of botanical volumes. These manuscripts were originally created as representations of plants for scientific discovery and research. ■

“The Producers”

The Center for the Arts and North Shore Theater of Wilmette Community Recreation Center

300 Glenview Rd., Wilmette Nov. 11, 2 p.m.

Tickets $16 www.register.wilmettepark.org or 847-256-9686 Join The Center for the Arts and North Shore Theater of Wilmette for a production of Mel Brooks’ musical, “Producers.” Adapted from the 1968 film of the same name, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. ■

“Grand Duet” with Andrius Zlabys and David Lisker Gorton Center’s Baggett Auditorium

400 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest Nov. 10, 7 p.m.

Tickets $25 http://www.liskermusicfoundation.org/ or 847-272-7003 The Lisker Music Foundation and The People’s Wave of Chicago present Grammy-nominated pianist Andrius Zlabys and PBS-featured violinist David Lisker in a classical music program at Lake Forest’s Gorton Community Center. ■

Fisher Dance Center Holiday Shopping Bazaar Fisher Dance Center

807 Ridge Rd., Wilmette Nov. 11, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Admittance $5 www.fisherdancecenter.com or 847-920-9121 A percentage of the proceeds from this first annual shopping fair will go towards Fisher Dance School’s scholarship fund. The day will feature food, refreshments, fun shops and more. W by Worth Clothing, Allegro Dance Boutique, Beijo Bags, Defining Moments Papercrafted Picture Frames, Premier Designs Jewelry, Mean Cards, and Fisher Dance Center/The Dance Foundation Holiday Gifts will be selling their finest Holiday and fashion items. ■

The Grove Arts & Craft Faire

The Grove National Historic Landmark

1421 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview Nov. 8-11 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Admission Adults $5, children $1 www.groveartscraftfaire.com or 847-299-6096 Now in its 27th year, the Grove Arts & Craft Faire showcases the work of 50 juried artisans and provides an opportunity to get the jump on holiday gift-giving. Visa and Mastercard are accepted and parking is available onsite. Strollers are not allowed inside the buildings, so plan accordingly. ■

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3220 Big Tree Ln., Wilmette Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Call 847-256-1213 for details.

Check out the holiday boutique put on by the Sisterhood of Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah. This shopping expedition will showcase vendors selling merchandise for all tastes and ages—clothing, crafts, toys, books and more.

There will be food available for purchase at the event. ■ Taste of the North Shore Holiday Bazaar Kenilworth Club

410 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth Tickets $10 ($5 for Kenilworth Club members) www.kenilworthclub.org or 847-251-1227 This festive event offers an opportunity for holiday shopping and for sampling the food from various local restaurants, including A La Carte, Frontera Fresco, The Noodle/ Nuevo Depot, Schaefer’s Wine & Spirits and more. ■

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‘Happy’ days are always here Kenilworth’s Mawicke keeps helping North Shore homeowners ■

by bill mclean

A two-year-old came up with Barbara Mawicke’s nickname.

The moniker is “Happy,” and the twinkle in the Coldwell Banker real estate agent’s eyes gets extra sparkly each time she hears it.

One of her grandchildren first uttered it in Mawicke’s presence one day.

“It came out of (Reilly’s) mouth years ago,” the Kenilworth resident said. “I’m not sure why. But it stuck.”

Nine of Mawicke’s 10 grandkids always shout “Happy!” at the sight of their grandmother. The other is a oneyear-old, likely still trying to figure out of the subtle differences between “goo-goo” and “ga-ga.”

What makes Mawicke happy, professionally, is the look of a young couple after having found that first house.

“They’re so enthusiastic and excited to find the right place, and I like to be there for them, help guide them,” Mawicke said.

Mawicke, based in Coldwell Banker’s Winnetka office, has been helping North Shore homeowners for 34 years. Her husband of 45 years, Hank, was a commercial industrial broker before retiring. They’re the parents of John, Christine, M’Liz and Megan.

“I liked it (her career) right away, the challenge to sell and the opportunities to meet so many wonderful people along the way,” Mawicke said.

“You meet all kinds of people, from all walks of life.”

If the field of real estate she discovered ran into the field of real estate today, they would need an introduction.

“It’s so different now, so much faster compared to when I started,” said Mawicke, who grew up in Glenview loving all kinds of sports. “Today you have to do everything fast to stay on top of the market.

“My phone … It rings constantly. I love it when it rings. If it’s ringing all the time, I’m happy.”

Mawicke has sold a unit for $95,000. She has sold a $9.8 million house.

In 2010 Mawicke was Coldwell Banker’s No. 1 agent for sold volume on the North Shore. She consistently ranks among the residential brokerage’s top agents in the nation each year.

“I try to serve people to the best of my ability,” she said. “I work by myself; I’m not part of a team of people. I’ve always liked working that way. I serve my clients fully, from beginning to end.”

A typical day doesn’t exist in Mawicke’s professional life.

“That’s another perk,” she insisted. “Every day it changes, and I like that about my job. You have to go with the flow.”

You have to admire Mawicke’s professional philosophy. It’s straightforward – and eye-twinkle warm.

“It’s not just my business … It’s my neighborhood,” she said. ■

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t’s probably naive — heck, it’s unbelievably naive — but perhaps Hurricane Sandy, whose destructive potential was greatly underestimated in the early going, will give us a chance to retire a journalistic custom that’s gone from being a cliche to merely tiresome.

This is the tradition of sending the TV weatherperson out to stagger about a beach informing us that the wind is really strong and the waves are really high. This is presented as “breaking news.” The photographer is shooting from the shelter of a seaside motel. The anchor back at the station urges the weatherperson to “be careful out there and

stay dry.” If you wanted her to stay dry, why did you send her -- and they’re increasingly women -- there in the first place? You never hear any such wishes for the cameraperson.

Beaches by nature tend to be featureless expanses of sand, and it must be a real problem for the crews to find some feature to give the shot texture and perspective. The result is that you get some meaningless points of reference. “In Hurricane Irene, the waves came all the way up to here,” our correspondent might tell us, pointing at some random post in the sand, “and Sandy is already past it and almost up to there,” pointing at another random post.

29 In Rehoboth Beach, Del., there was a large pile of sand, grandly referred to as a “dune,” with some scrubby grass and a fence designed to catch and hold sand. It was the only feature for hundreds of yards, apparently. We were told it was rapidly eroding and, indeed, it eventually disappeared, but I think it was trampled flat by TV crews fighting over it for an establishing shot.

Short of a giant squid — think “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” — coming out of the surf and making off with the weatherperson, it’s hard to make waves interesting. There’s a reason recordings of breaking waves are used as sleep aids. And if there are other people around, they rarely have anything to say.

Generally, “Oh, we just came out to see what was going on.” Maybe one day, the couple, and they always seem to be couples, will say, “We were just curious about that green tentacle wrapping itself around your leg.” But we daydream.

The TV tradition of first-person storm coverage can probably be dated to Dan Rather, who achieved fame and a network job by lashing himself to a traffic pole or some such to cover Hurricane Carla in Houston in 1961.

Newspapers have a similar and even more pointless tradition. Whenever a hurricane threatened Ocean City, Md., we had a reporter who would plead and beg to cover it.

The assignment editor, based on long experience, would say no but would eventually relent, generally when the reporter offered to pay his own way.

We would get a predictable story that could just as easily have been written in the office: rain falling, wind rising, waves crashing, storefronts boarded up, supermarkets emptied out, long lines of cars headed inland and police warning hard-core types that they stayed at their own risk.

Then, in those days when we were tied to land lines, the power and phone service would go out and we wouldn’t hear from our reporter until the storm was no longer a story.

The windblown reporter standing on the beach has become a cliche, and as an old city editor of mine used to say, “I’m tired of old cliches. Go find some new cliches.” ■ ~ Scripps Howard News Service

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n Texas, spanking is in the news. And I’m not talking about the Texas AllState Spanking Party, a “three-day Spankapalooza” that was celebrated by a couple of hundred of committed adult spankers this summer in Dallas.

No, another “spanking party” took place in nearby Springtown, when a male assistant principal at a public school paddled two teenage girls, leaving them with bruised behinds. Parents complained, not about the spanking but because the principal violated the district’s same-sex spanking policy.

In the face of the complaints, the district promptly changed its policy. Now males are authorized to spank females and, presumably, the reverse.

There’s something vaguely creepy about grown men spanking pubescent girls. But that’s between the spankers and their psychiatrists. I’m more interested in why 19 states, including Texas, still allow public schools to spank children in the first place.

In our culture, we’re fond of hitting each other. But mostly we do it vicariously. We prefer watching it, in the movies and on TV, on the football field and in sports like boxing and mixed martial arts.

For the most part, it’s against the law to hit someone else. We’ve even become more enlightened about wife beating, a wretched practice encouraged for centuries by tradition, by the female’s inferior strength and by tendentious misreading of the Bible.

Now, however, the only members of our

society that we can still strike with impunity are the most defenseless: children.

And we do hit them, a lot. A prominent study of this subject by Elizabeth Gershoff of Columbia University reports that over 90 percent of Americans were spanked as children, which belies the common complaint that modern children are undisciplined and disruptive because they haven’t been spanked enough.

In 2002, Gershoff produced an extensive study of spanking titled “Corporal Punishment by Parents and Associated Child Behaviors and Experiences.” This hefty document is a meta-analysis of 88 studies of corporal punishment conducted over the previous 62 years.

Gershoff carefully focuses her analysis around a narrow definition: “Corporal punishment is the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain but not injury for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior.”

She systematically excludes from her study behaviors that most people would consider physical abuse, punishment techniques like beating, kicking, burning, punching and shaking.

Gershoff is also careful not to assert a simple cause-and-effect relationship between spanking and subsequent child behaviors.

She speaks, rather, in terms of associations.

What did Gershoff find in the 88 studies that she analyzed? An overwhelming association between ordinary spanking as common-

ly practiced in American households and later aggression, violence, and many more undesirable behaviors.

Other studies since Gershoff’s have compiled a significant case against even the most seemingly benign forms of spanking. It’s no surprise that the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as other professional organizations, strongly opposes spanking in any form.

Still, in the face of considerable evidence that spanking does more harm than good,

many of us cling to the conviction that nothing is better for a child than, as my students put it, a “good whuppin’.”

Historically, mankind has inflicted many horrors upon its children, despite -- or because of -- their vulnerability. We’ve managed to rid ourselves of many of the worst of them. It’s time to quit the regular, systematic and culturally sanctioned practice of hitting them. ■ ~ Scripps Howard News Service

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ON A ROLL LAKE FOREST SPORTSCARS THRIVES WITH NEW LINE, OLD FAVORITES

“People think customers just walk in here and write a check for $200,000-$300,000.

That’s not the way it happens,” says Rick Mancuso of Lake Forest Sportscars

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ack in the 1960s, Rick Mancuso worked for his father’s Chevrolet dealership in Chicago. One car in particular captivated him.

“When the Corvette came out, it really caught my interest,” said Mancuso. “I realized then I wanted to be in lower-volume, higherperformance cars.”

Since 1982, when he opened Lake Forest Sportscars on Western Avenue (now home to Authentico restaurant), Mancuso has been focused on racier cars. Today, the bet has paid off, as his expansive showroom (now on Waukegan Road in Lake Bluff) boasts about $50 million in annual revenue.

Mancuso’s newest offering is the McLaren, a British automobile. He said he is one of only 10 dealers in the United States offering the brand.

“It’s light and strong and has extraordinary performance and gas mileage,” Mancuso says of the 600-horsepower car. Lake Forest Sportscars also offers Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lotus and Maserati automobiles.

Mancuso says there’s a misconception as to how high-end cars are bought.

“People think customers just walk in here and write a check for $200,000-$300,000.

That’s not the way it happens,” he said, adding that about 60 percent of sales are financed or leased. “It’s not because they don’t have the money — they don’t want to tie up their capital, especially when rates are this low.”

Mancuso said his clientele has changed over the past decade. Where customers were about half entrepreneurs, now they comprise about 70 percent. He said sales to celebrities constitute about 10 percent of his revenue, roughly the same as 2002. Though he wouldn’t disclose names of any well-known purchasers, “we once had the whole starting lineup of the Chicago Bulls in Ferraris,” he noted.

Mancuso himself is known beyond the confines of his dealership — he’s been a sports car racer since the 1970s, and he still makes one or two appearances a year. His sons, Nick and Adam, are racers as well.

“I enjoy the 24-hour endurance races,” said Mancuso, who has competed in seven of them. “(Racing) has opened a lot of doors for us in the automobile industry.”

In February for the first time, the doors will open at the Chicago Auto Show, which Mancuso believes will be great exposure for his products. Why hasn’t the dealership attended before?

“The challenge has been to address the politics of manufacturers who don’t want to be shown together,” he said.

And though he’s driven some of the best models the world can offer, Mancuso still has a spot in his heart for the car of his youth — one he often raced in.

“I really enjoyed Corvettes,” he said. “There’s something about when you’re 15 or 20. You have a different view on cars.” ■

Aston Martin has been a popular brand at Lake Forest Sportscars.

Vintage/exotic sport cars are available at Mancuso’s dealership.

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ark David Roberts cut the ribbon to Lake Forest’s newest addition, Mark David Designs, on Deerpath on Nov. 2.

“We are honored to make our debut in such a beautiful community,” says Roberts, who has over 16 years of experience in interior design.

The grand opening of the interior design and home furnishings retailer was celebrated in the theme of the store: timeless elegance. Guests streamed in, joining Roberts in a Champagne toast, munching on hors d’oeuvres from Market House on the Square and delighting in the sounds of live music.

The event was an opportunity for Roberts to give back to a place dear to him and his family, the Gorton Community Center, to which he donated 15% of the event sales.

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and cultural services and events for Lake Forest and surrounding areas and the place where Roberts’ son attends Bubbles Academy.

“Mark Roberts has brought his fresh, appealing design to town, and with it a strong sense of community and giving back,” said Gorton’s executive director, Brenda Dick. “Gorton exists because of generous people like Mark, so we’re very appreciative of him.”

Behind the white-bordered glass doors, Roberts reveals a two-story showroom of classic home displays, signature furnishings and gift items. The space is filled with sofas, embroidered throw pillows, and home treasures. Accessories range from scented oils to flower arrangements. Getting in the spirit of the holidays, Roberts features Christmas décor, complete with ornamented trees.

“There’s a lot of fun Christmas stuff this year, including custom wreaths and garlands for the mantle,” said Roberts.

He features made-in-the-U.S. product lines, many of which are distinguished or celebrity driven. A few of his favorites are Thorson Hosier picture frames, which he calls “little pieces of art,” and Rosy Rings candles, where no two are alike due to an intensive, handmade process.

Roberts, who grew up in Springfield, developed his interior design career in Washington, D.C., where he opened and operated a business for seven years. Working with homes in the Old Town area, he familiarized himself with exclusive styles.

Taking his experience back to Illinois, Roberts helped launch Room by Room in Westmont. ■ For more information on Mark David Designs, visit www.

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raveling this holiday season?

If you are one of the estimated 92 million people who just nodded your head to that question, keep reading. Traveling can be a challenge for North Shore residents during Thanksgiving and Christmas, especially if the weather is iffy and/or small children are involved or O’Hare is having severe delays.

The keys to surviving with savings and sanity intact are organization and planning. In that spirit, we’ve put together seven tips: 1. RESEARCH GAS PRICES. A car trip out of state? Or even just out of the area?

Research gas prices where you’re heading and plan to fill up your car wherever it is cheapest. There are four good online tools for researching gas prices: AAA. com, Automotive.com, GasBuddy.com and GasPriceWatch.com. That 20 or 30 cents per gallon you save can quickly add up. For example, if you’re driving 50 miles both to and from your destination, at 30 cents per gallon the savings will fatten your wallet by $30.

2. PACK FOOD FOR THE TRIP. Whether you’re going by plane, train or automobile, having sandwiches and snacks on hand will significantly cut costs. If you’re traveling by train or car, bring your own drinks as well. In addition to saving you money, it is also a great way to ensure you’re eating healthily and avoiding the dreaded creep of extra holiday pounds.

3. SHIP SMART. Getting there by air? Before you get to the airport only to find that your oversized bag is going to cost you big time, compare the costs of shipping your presents ahead of time versus how much you’ll be paying in baggage fees. Additionally, see if you can save by prepaying baggage fees. Finally, according to airfarewatchdog.com, “if you are a heavy packer, you’ll want to fly with AirTran, Alaska, Frontier and Southwest, even if there’s a cheaper fare on another airline.”

4. RENT SMART. Need to rent a car? Contact your auto-insurance company to see if your current policy applies to rental vehicles so you don’t have to pay through the rental agency itself when you’re already covered. Compare car size as opposed to miles you’ll be driving. Often, larger vehicles will be less expensive than smaller or hybrid gas-savers. If you’re traveling a good distance, then probably the gas-saver will be what you need. But if you’re flying in and just driving from the airport to your destination and around town, you can save a good chunk of dough by choosing the rental car that has the best deal.

5. GET YOUR GIFT LIST IN ORDER EARLY. We have a free printable gift worksheet you can download at GetButtonedUp.com. Use it to make a list of exactly what you need to get for whom. Don’t go into the store with an “I’ll know it when it hits me” attitude because that will inevitably lead to going over your budget. Scour newspaper circulars, online-site deals or mobile notifications and try to purchase when items are on sale. Then wrap and tag them immediately.

This not only cuts down on the mad rush to get things done, but you won’t tend to spend more simply to save time.

6. BRING ENTERTAINMENT. If you are staying overnight somewhere, be sure to bring “things to do” for grown-ups and children. Idle time can bring about quick trips to town, which in turn lead to spending money you don’t want or need to spend. So pack CDs, books, e-readers, games and tablets. Go with small items to save room in the car or in carry-on luggage.

7. BOOK WELL IN ADVANCE. Every week you wait to book your tickets after the last week in October usually adds $5 to your ticket cost. If you’re not staying with family, book a hotel room well in advance and check travel sites to get the best deals or package deals. ■ ~ Scripps Howard News Service

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SUPER SEASON CONTINUES New Trier volleyball team earns Class 4A Final Four berth New Trier’s Maggie Carragher makes a play during Class 4A sectional action at Niles North.

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t.j. brown aley Fauntleroy’s declaration last Saturday could have a very short shelf life.

“This is probably one of the best days of my life,” the New Trier High School junior said moments after her Trevians topped Glenbard West 25-13, 23-25, 25-14 to claim the Niles West super-sectional.

One of the best days of her life could be topped by the close of business tonight at Normal’s Redbird Arena, when New Trier (37-1) takes on South Side volleyball power Mother McAuley in the Class 4A state semifinals. And that best day of her life could be quickly supplanted just 24 hours later when the winner of the New Trier-Mother McAuley match face either Libertyville or Benet Academy for the state volleyball championship. A New Trier girls volleyball state title would be its first since 1974, when New Trier East won the state crown.

Already, New Trier has made history. Coach Hannah Hsieh took the Trevians downstate five times from 2000 to 2006. But that was back when it was two-class volleyball, and Normal hosted the Elite Eight. Each time New Trier went down to Normal, the Trevians headed home after one match. Tonight, the Trevians will make their first trip to the Final Four as a unified high school.

In Saturday’s super-sectional, Fauntleroy and teammate Taylor Tashima played a big part in the third set. With the score tied at 8-8, Fauntleroy took a Tashima set and delivered a powerful spike. She followed that point up with another kill, followed by a Maggie Carragher kill off a Tashima set. Several plays later, Fauntleroy delivered another kill off a Tashima set to make it 16-9, and a trip to Normal looked to be reality.

New Trier aggressively built a 22-8 lead on Glenbard West in the first set thanks to strong serving by MC Magner en route to a 25-13 win. The Hilltoppers came back in the second set with an inspired effort on the nets, winning 26-24.

Early in the third set, the momentum appeared to remain in GBW’s corner until that 8-1 run.

“There’s no team that’s going to roll over for them,” Hsieh said. “I’m proud of the girls for getting through that letdown.”

New Trier earned the trip to the super-sectional just 40 hours earlier with a 25-17, 26-24 victory over Niles West at the Niles North Sectional. You couldn’t wipe the smile off the face of Brittani Steinberg, a senior who proudly clutched the sectional trophy after getting eight kills in the sectional final.

“After last year when we didn’t get it, it’s great to have it back,” Steinberg said after the Nov. 1 match. “It’s been incredible. From day one, our goal has been to win state.”

Recap: The Trevians opened the postseason in dominant fashion.

After topping Prosser 25-5, 25-3 and Maine South 25-14, 25-21 in the Prosser Regional, the team took care of host Niles

North 25-21, 25-23 in the sectional semifinal on Oct. 30.

Carragher has been a steady player for New Trier. One of six seniors on the squad, she provides depth at outside hitter with fellow seniors Steinberg and Savannah Hubly. Carragher and Hubly also spend time in the backcourt.

“After last year when we didn’t get it, it’s great to have it back,” — Brittani Steinberg “Maggie is a great girl, one of the hardest workers on the team,” Hsieh said. “She does a great offensive job with Savannah, and we use her in the backcourt as well. Offensively, she takes some of the pressure off of Brittani, but it’s also nice to have depth.”

“I personally prefer the front row, but playing the back row gives me a new perspective and an appreciation for how setters need to give opportunities for their teammates,” said Carragher, who intends on playing volleyball for a yet-to-be determined Division III school next year. ■

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Courtney Ackerman turned in a terrific race.

But she wanted more.

She wanted to turn the clock back — to 2011.

“I had a pretty good race, but I’m not completely satisfied,” said the New Trier High School. “What happened this year doesn’t compare to last year.

Having team success is much more enjoyable. But we fell a little short.”

Despite having three all-state performances — Courtney Ackerman (3rd, 16:27), Mimi Smith (12th, 16:56) and Jessica Ackerman (16th, 16:59.7) — the Trevians were unable to defend the team crown in Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A state race at Peoria’s Detweiller Park.

Finishing with 147 points, the Trevians wound fourth behind Naperville North (113), Lake Park (133) and Glenbard West (138). The other scorers for NT included senior Kathleen Kene (17:55) and freshman Oona Jung-Beeman (95th, 18:03).

Ackerman trimmed an amazing 23 seconds off of her 2011 time. And what did her fast time at Detweiller — 16:27 — get her? Third place.

“I was hoping for a PR,” Ackerman said. “I ran the best I could.”

But on this day, no one — meaning, NO ONE — was going to beat Madeline Perez. The Glenbard West junior ripped through the course in 16:22, shattering the state-meet by 20 seconds.

“She ran a ridiculous time,” said Ackerman, who finished 13 seconds in back of the runner-up: York’s Emma Fisher.

Ackerman now will go down as a four-time Illinois all-stater.

Which she pretty much shrugged off.

“I’m not really thinking about that right now,” she said.

And yet, there’s a very cool thing about her four state runs. Ackerman got noticeably faster in each race: 17:22 as a freshman (6th place), 17:06 as a sophomore (17th) and 16:50 as a junior (4th).

The New Trier senior has yet to pick up that elusive title. In track, she has taken home a couple of runner-up medals in the 1600 and 3200.

“I’m not losing any sleep over it,” said Ackerman, who will run at the University of Illinois next season.

Jessica Ackerman, who will run at Princeton, earned all-state recognition for the third year in a row. She was 11th as a junior and 16th as a sophomore.

She certainly held up her end of the bargain by running a PR and breaking 17:00.

Smith, a sophomore, will be NT’s new front-runner.

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Jonah Hanig of the Giants, seen here during the regional, earned all-state honors in Peoria on Saturday.

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MR. OPPORTUNISTIC Senior safety Daniel Rafferty (No. 7), seen here during the regular season, leads Loyola Academy with five interceptions this fall.

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Loyola’s Rafferty picks off another pass as team handles Bartlett in Class 8A second round

e’s already decided his sports career path.

Earlier this fall, Loyola Academy’s Daniel Rafferty made a verbal commitment to play baseball at Bucknell University.

Maybe he should rethink that?

How about football?

The talented senior has put together a stellar fall season for the Ramblers (10-1).

In Saturday’s Class 8A game against Bartlett, Rafferty came up with one of the game’s signature plays late in the first half.

With the game still in question, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound safety made a leaping interception to stall a Bartlett drive at the Loyola three-yard line. The Ramblers, who will host Palatine on Saturday (12 noon) in the state quarterfinals, went on to beat the host Hawks 31-7.

“He made a similar play against Dallas (Jesuit) to give us a chance,” said Loyola head coach John Holecek, referring to the team’s 30-29 road loss in August.

Rafferty has been Mr. Opportunist all season. It was his team-best fifth interception of the season.

This one against Bartlett’s Steve Hrbacek had a high degree of difficulty.

“We knew they were a team which likes to run the ball 92 percent of the time,” said

Rafferty. “But our coaches preach to read our keys. I was lined up on their tight end, and I saw the quarterback sprint out. I baited him a little and then jumped the route.”

Somehow, Rafferty was able to haul in the pass while keeping his feet in bounds.

“That was a huge play on his part,” said Loyola quarterback Peter Pujals. “He’s a phenomenal athlete.”

The Ramblers picked off a grand (larceny) total of three passes against Bartlett (7-4).

Luke Ford and Cody Sullivan had the other INTs. “Our coaches do an unbelievable job,” Rafferty said. “It not just me. As a unit, we have around 20 interceptions (19 to be exact).”

Patience also plays a part with Rafferty.

During the 2011 season, Rafferty got on the field by being the team’s long snapper.

He didn’t get full-time work in the secondary until this season.

“Waited my turn,” said Rafferty. “Junior year was a learning year.

“Coach Holecek’s defense is complex,” he added. “I enjoy it. I love it. I’m making the most of it.”

Baseball is a totally different story with Rafferty. He’s comes from a baseball family.

His brother Tom plays college ball at Mid-

dlebury College in Vermont. Brother John plays for the University of the South in Tennessee.

Rafferty will be a four-year varsity performer for Loyola this spring. The pitcher/ outfielder not only earned all-conference honors, but he also was named honorable mention all-state during the 2012 campaign.

In the summer, Rafferty hit .423 for the Chi-Town Cream, which ended up 44-4.

Notable: In the Round Two game, which was played at Streamwood High School, the Ramblers once again displayed a high-powered offense.

Pujals completed 21-45 passes for 266 yards. Richie Wehman III caught 15 passes for 122 yards. Junior Joe Joyce snagged 10 balls for 80 yards.

Junior Julius Holley led the rushing attack (22-113).

The rushing touchdowns were scored by Pujals (four yards), Ryan Ribordy (one yard), Holley (two yards) and Colin Skinner (four yards).

Sophomore Mike Kurzydlowski made it a 17-7 game, when he connected on a 32-yard field goal with 7:57 left in the third quarter.

Recap: Loyola opened the playoffs with a

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41-0 victory over visiting Evanston on Oct. 27.

In this game, senior Joe Hovanec didn’t waste anytime making his presence known.

The safety-turned-linebacker intercepted a pass on the first play on Evanston’s first play from scrimmage “The D-line was getting some pressure on the QB (Chris Little) and he just forced a quick throw,” Hovanec said.

For Hovanec, dropping into coverage is never an issue, as he was a safety until earlier this season.

“He’s a terrific story,” Holecek said. “He was backing up Luke Ford and the safeties last year. But he kept on working, and the last few weeks he’s been great.”

Hovanec had two interceptions in a 45-0 win against Brother Rice Oct. 13, his second start at the position.

“I’m getting to know the position a little better,” said Hovanec, who lives in Deerfield and attended Holy Cross Grade School. “It’s not much different from strong safety. You come down into the same zone (coverage).”

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aylor Broughton didn’t see much of his team’s game-winning drive.

Instead, he did what kickers do.

The Lake Forest High School senior went into alert mode.

He took his ball and got ready — in a hurry — for the kick of his life.

“I must have kicked the ball into the (practice) net at least 30 times during that last drive,” said Broughton. “Just preparing. Just trying to get consistency.”

Just hoping for an opportunity.

Self-doubt never entered Broughton’s mind in this Class 6A second-round game on Nov. 2. The LF senior confidently drilled a 26-yard field goal with 1:05 left in regulation to lift the Scouts to a 23-21 over visiting Lakes.

“If you’re not hoping for it, then you’re not ready for it,” said Broughton, who has connected on nine field goals this fall.

“I felt confident,” he added. “I told my holder (Regis Durbin) to perform likes it’s practice.”

Like a boxer smacking a right hook into a punching bag, Broughton’s kick had the sound of a winner as it darted through the uprights in the south end zone and sailed over the concession stand at Varsity Field.

“There was not one person on our sidelines that didn’t

think he was going to make it,” said Lake Forest head coach Chuck Spagnoli. “We believe in him.”

“I have all the confidence in the world in Baylor,” junior linebacker Trent Williams added.

Broughton’s three-pointer ultimately held up when his counterpart, Lakes’ Brandon Brumm, missed a 43-yarder (wide left) with six seconds left.

With the win, the Scouts (8-3) will be returning to the state quarterfinals for the first time in 20 years (1992). They will travel to Niles Notre Dame on Nov. 9 (7:30 p.m.).

Notable: Williams had a night to remember with a blocked punt, two quarterback sacks — and one very timely fumble recovery.

“That was all Thomas Kutschke,” said Williams. “He made the hit. Recovering it was the easy part.”

The Kutschke/Williams takeaway — at the Lake Forest 35-yard line with 3:53 left in regulation — set up Broughton’s game-winning field goal.

“I got great penetration on the play and that will do wonders for you,” said the 6-foot-5, 240-pound Kutschke, who popped the ball out of the hands of Lakes’ star running back, Direll Clark.

LF quarterback Andrew Clifford (14-23-2, 168 yards)

photography by j.geil took over from there, moving the ball to the Lakes’ nineyard line on nine plays.

“I can’t say enough about Andrew,” said Spagnoli. “He knew there was a sense of urgency, but he was able to stay under control.”

On that game-clinching drive, Clifford, who was being protected by Chase Clemens, Spencer Bleecker, Peter Durot, Jack Ellis and Daniel Sullivan, completed key passes to four different receivers: Steve Powell, Jack Troller, David Glynn and Wesley Janeck.

The other key play was a 19-yard gain by junior running back Hub Cirame (20 carries, 112 yards).

Clifford’s evening also included a one-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter and a dazzling 35-yard TD toss to Nicholas Giordano to open the scoring in the second half.

Williams, meanwhile, teamed with Thomas Doherty on his other big play. And it also was very timely.

On the third series of the game, Williams crashed through the Lakes’ line and blocked Nick Battaglia’s punt.

Doherty was “Tommy on the spot” when he picked up the live ball inside the one-yard line and took it in for a touchdown to give the Scouts a 6-0 advantage.

It’s funny how things work out.

According to Doherty, the Scouts were setting up for a return. Not a block.

“We talked about coming up with a big play in the first quarter,” said Williams. “And that’s what we did.”

“The blocked punt was huge,” said Thomas Kutschke, who finished with five tackles. “It jump-started the whole team.”

The other defensive leaders were Jack Traynor (seven tackles, forced fumble), Jack Kutschke (six tackles), Chris Wilson (eight-yard quarterback sack), Durbin (six tackles), Alexander Moore (five tackles) and Geno Quaid (five tackles). ■

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New Trier junior diver Juliette Corboy performs a dive during the CSL South meet. She took first with a record-breaking score.

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uliette Corboy’s primary fan base at last year’s state swimming and diving meet numbered a grand total of two.

Mom (Peg) and dad (Flip).

“I looked up in the stands, and there they were, cheering for me,” Corboy, a junior, recalled last weekend.

Corboy was a diver at North Shore Country Day in the 2010 and ’11 seasons — and the school’s lone state qualifier each season.

Corboy plunged to a sixth-place state showing as a freshman.

Last fall her result at state rose, to third place.

But this fall she’s no longer a Raider.

She’s a New Trier Trevian.

NSCD’s enrollment totals 211, give or take a few bright students.

NT’s student body: 211 times 20, or 4,220.

“It was a tough decision, transferring here,” Corboy said after Saturday’s Central Suburban League South meet in the home water. “I’m a ‘people person’, and I like to talk, like to be around a lot of people. I was ready for a bigger school.

“I’m happy.”

In late August she was “kind of nervous.”

Who wouldn’t be, at the thought of encountering at least 211 New Trier students while walking halfway down a hallway between classes?

“The divers on this team,” she said, “were so welcoming.

They gave me a tour of the campus before the first day of classes.”

Corboy, a two-time AAU age-group champion, found her way into a record book at Saturday’s CSL South gathering, amassing a meet-record 482.05 points.

Former Trev Paige Grant had set the previous mark of 462.3, in ’09.

Corboy’s teammates, Tally Ford (412.2) and Olivia Loucks

(396.2), finished 2-3 on Saturday morning, setting a resounding tone for a dominant day.

NT would coast to the team championship by scoring 515 points, a couple of oceans in front of runner-up Glenbrook South (345.5).

“It certainly gave our swimmers confidence,” NT swim coach Mac Guy said of NT’s ridiculously good efforts off the boards.

Loucks finished eighth (356.2 points) at state a year ago, 24.15 points behind her new teammate.

“Our divers, all of us … We support each other in practices,” said Loucks, sixth at this past summer’s AAU Nationals (1-meter).

“I take it dive by dive at competitions, and I try to learn something at each meet.”

Spoken like a true Bruce Kimball charge. New Trier’s diving coach encourages his divers to think about one dive and one dive only.

The dive at hand.

“That’s the one I want them to embrace,” said Kimball, a former U.S. Olympic diver. “Both Juliette and Olivia are focused athletes, and they’re committed to the sport. They’re year-round divers. And they both have a perfectionist quality about them.

“That,” he added, “can be a good quality to have at times, especially in a discipline like diving.”

Corboy is a powerful diver, Kimball noted.

Loucks, meanwhile, relies on finesse to rack up points.

“But Juliette is also capable of showing finesse as well,” Kimball said. “What I really like about both of them is their competitiveness. They’re driven athletes, and they’re all about trying to achieve consistency.”

A board drives Loucks every Thursday.

But it’s a board that has nothing to do with serving as a springy launching surface for pikes and tucks and inwards.

And everything to do with serving eager kids in Rogers Park. Loucks is on a social service board at NT, and she’s a leader for a volunteer group that helps kids develop their reading and writing skills at Centro Romero Community Center.

“Olivia is a giving person, very involved,” said Kimball.

“She reaches out to her teammates.”

Corboy, a member of Chicago Dive Club, caught up to Loucks, a member of Glenbrook Aquatics, at a diving meet in Missouri over the summer.

She had some news for her future teammate. Some transfer news.

“She’s meant a lot to our team,” Loucks said after receiving her medal Saturday morning. “Having her around, having her support, hearing her cheer for her diving teammates — it has all been motivating.”

Corboy’s mark Saturday was one of five CSL South meet records set by NT entrants.

The others: junior Christine Ryan (500-yard freestyle, 5:00.9); sophomore Nicole Retondo (100 breaststroke, 1:06.47); 200 free relay (1:36.32, Stephanie Marchuk, Jessica Sutherland, Taylor Patterson and Amelia Girgenti); and 400 free relay (3:31.93, Sutherland, Marchuk, Retondo and Campbell Costley).

Sutherland also anchored the victorious 200 medley relay (1:47.27, with Sharon Wu, Riley Hayward and Liza Gallagher). Ryan added a first-place effort in the 200 free (1:53.5); Trevians junior Kara Lucenti topped the 200 IM field (2:08.62); Gallagher clocked a first-place 58.06 in the 100 butterfly; and Marchuk won the 100 free in 52.87.

NT vies for state berths at Saturday’s Glenbrook South sectional, beginning with diving at 9 a.m.; the swim segment starts at 1 p.m. ■

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Lake Forest High School’s Clare Wieland drives hard in the 200 freestyle at the NSC championship meet on Saturday.

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RAZOR-THIN WIN SCOUTS NEED EVERY ½ POINT TO CLAIM NSC CHAMPIONSHIP

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arolyn Grevers made a confession after Saturday’s North Suburban Conference swimming and diving meet at Vernon Hills High School.

“I peeked,” Lake Forest’s coach said.

Grevers had glanced at the team standings at the scorer’s table after the 11th event of the 12-event meet on Nov. 3.

She then knew exactly where her Scouts’ 400-yard freestyle relay had to finish — no worse than second place — in order to stay ahead of Stevenson and capture the team championship at the seven-team gathering.

Her quartet of junior Caitlin Lanigan, sophomore Clare Wieland and freshmen Haley Nelson and Reilly Lanigan finished runner-up with a time of 3:34.27.

Bingo.

The effort upped LF’s point total to 344.5.

Stevenson’s runner-up point total: 344.

It doesn’t get tighter than that.

What buoyed the champs wasn’t their gold-medal count.

Only one LF entrant — Caitlin Lanigan, in the 100 back-

stroke (59.67) — left the natatorium as an event champion.

Grevers’ crew amassed 11 top-three finishes in a combined 10 events to survive Stevenson’s six event titles.

“We don’t lack depth; that’s for sure,” said Grevers.

Stevenson lacked points after the meet’s diving session in the morning. Scouts divers, led by senior Christine Anderson’s silver medal (345.3), outpointed the Patriots 26-0 in the segment.

LF junior Mary Rose Donahue took fifth (325.3), and Scouts freshman Carmen White plunged her way to three team points with a 10th-place showing (277.85).

Nelson anchored LF’s third-place 200 free relay (1:41.39), sped to runner-up honors in the 200 free (1:54.14) and placed third in the 100 free (53.28).

Junior Marge Carney (58.69) and sophomore Eleanor Meeks (58.87) went 2-3 in the 100 butterfly for LF. Scouts senior Annie McArdle touched second in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.5); Reilly Lanigan motored to third in the 200 IM (2:11.87), before freshman teammate Elise Vondra bronzed in the 500 free (5:14.43).

Meeks, Carney and Caitlin Lanigan preceded Nelson in the 200 free relay. LF’s 200 medley relay — Carney, Reilly Lanigan, junior Hillary Rancap and senior Amanda Gottschalk — clocked a third-place 1:51.54.

Four integral LF seniors were fully tapered for the conference meet. Captain Abbi Kordell contributed 22 team points with her fourth-place efforts in the 200 IM (2:12.21) and 500 free (5:14.43) races.

“She was fantastic,” said Grevers.

Senior Nina Demet dropped two seconds off her seed time in the 100 breast (1:11, fifth place); classmate Maia Brearton recorded a lifetime-best 1:01.77 in the 100 back (sixth); and LF senior Colleen Harrison placed sixth in the 500 free (5:24.52).

“I met with those four seniors after the meet and told them, ‘All of you showed how classy you are today.’

“They made me proud. They went out with pride.”

LF vies for state berths at its sectional on Saturday, beginning with diving at 9 a.m.; the swim segment starts at 1 p.m. ■

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Highland Park’s Samii Asher competes in the 100 backstroke in Saturday’s CSL North varsity meet at Maine East.

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YOUNG TALENT GIVES HIGHLAND PARK SWIM PROGRAM PLENTY OF HOPE

our days before Halloween, Highland Park High School fielded a skeletal crew at the Central Suburban League frosh swimming and diving meet at New Trier.

A scant nine swimmers and one diver combined to produce 228 points in a meet featuring each team from the CSL North and South divisions Oct. 27.

The Giants finished an impressive third out of 12 teams, behind scary-good squads from Evanston (402) and New Trier (401).

“So exciting,” HP varsity coach AJ Block.

“To do what we did, against teams that had so many more competitors than we had, was thrilling.”

A Spitz hit the water for HP. But not as a swimmer.

Avery Spitz finished third in diving (293.65) — the highest finish among teammates in any of the 12 events.

Teammate Natalie Gelberg finished fourth in a pair of events, clocking a 1:31.92 in the 150-yard freestyle and a 3:20.36 in the 300

free. Giants freshman Sophia Livney contributed fifth-place efforts in the 100 IM (1:08.54) and 50 breaststroke (35.43, just in front of teammate Samantha Lask’s sixthplace 35.45).

HP’s Emma Gelberg placed fifth in the 50 backstroke (32.94) and sixth in the 50 butterfly (30.78).

A week later, at the CSL North varsity meet at Maine East, several of HP’s freshmen helped Block’s club finish third (280) behind Deerfield (357) and champ Glenbrook North (418).

Natalie Gelberg anchored the Giants’ third-place 200 medley (1:56.85, after legs from Samii Asher, Talia Fishbein and Livney).

Fishbein later pulled to runner-up honors in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.25), ahead of Laski (third, 1:12.44).

Asher added a third-place 1:01.91 in the 100 backstroke and a fourth-place 56.06 in the 100 free; Giants sophomore Erin Cul-

lather (329.4 points) and Spitz (286.55) went 4-5 in diving; Livney (2:23.64) and Fishbein (2:24.68) went 4-5 in the 200 IM; Natalie Gelberg took fifth in the 500 free (5:37.05); and HP’s Ari Freeman medaled in the 100 fly ( sixth, 1:06.12).

“I was very pleased,” Block said. “Tapering is always tricky; you’re never sure what you’re going to get. Its effectiveness varies from swimmer to swimmer.

“But we received personal-best times in a very high percentage of our swims. That’s all you can ask for at this point of the season.”

HP’s varsity vies for state berths at Saturday’s Glenbrook South sectional in Glenview, beginning with diving at 9 a.m.; the swim segment starts at 1 p.m.

LOYOLA ACADEMY The Ramblers (376.5 points) finished runner-up to host Fenwick (397) at last month’s Metro Catholic Athletic Conference meet.

Senior Evan Swenson touched first in the

100 breaststroke in a meet-record 1:04 and topped the field in the 50 free (23.76).

Classmate Maddie Jardeleza sped to runner-up honors in the 200 free (1:56.89) and 100 butterfly (58.13) races and anchored the victorious 400 free relay (3:34.03, with freshman Maria Kyle and sophomores Libby Jardeleza and Grace Tierney).

Maddie Jardeleza also led off the Ramblers’ second-place 200 medley relay (1:48.59, with Swenson, Libby Jardeleza and junior Marta Considine).

Tierney churned to second in the 100 free (53.35) and third in the 50 free (25:09); Kyle silvered in the 500 free (5:12.76); and Libby Jardeleza earned runner-up honors in the 100 fly (58.13).

Loyola’s 200 free relay — Swenson, Tierney, Considine and Kyle — took second in the 200 free relay (1:38.07).

The Ramblers also compete at Saturday’s Glenbrook South sectional. ■

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off her freshman season with 10th-place finish at state (17:08).

LAKE FOREST BOYS Billy Bund simply went on the attack in Saturday’s Class 3A boys race.

The three-mile layout at Detweiller Park was a proving ground for the Lake Forest senior.

He started fast. He finished fast.

“I wanted to leave nothing in the tank,” Bund said.

Giving his all was awfully good. He battled the state’s best and wound up fifth overall in a lightning-quick time (14:17). Which, by the way, equaled the winning time of last year’s state champ: Leland Later of New Trier.

This year’s individual champ, St. Ignatius’ Jack Keelan, claimed the title in 14:05.

Bund impressed people.

“He just goes out there and hammers away,” said HP coach Kevin Caines. “He sticks to his race plan. He’s clearly one of the top runners in state.”

The fact that he never competed on the Peoria course certainly didn’t hold him back.

“I looked at that as an advantage,” Bund said. “I just went there to run it.”

And he loved every minute — and second — of it.

“The atmosphere there was electric — for all of the races,” he said.

HIGHLAND PARK BOYS Senior Jonah Hanig put the finishing touches on a brilliant campaign, when he cruised the three miles at Detweiller in 14:46 to earn Class 3A all-state honors (21st place).

Hanig came ready — and focused. His time was 30 seconds faster than a year ago, when he took 45th place.

“I couldn’t ask for a better team leader than Jonah,” said HP coach Kevin Caines. “He’s completely devoted to running.

“What he did was pretty special,” the coach added. “He put this one away. He went out

New Trier’s Jessica Ackerman, seen here in the Niles West sectional on Oct. 27, is now a three-time all-stater.

photography by j.geil strong and battled the whole way.”

Hanig is just getting started. He’s set to run cross country next year at Columbia College in New York.

Junior Angel Estrada was HP’s No. 2 runner in Peoria, finishing 43rd overall in 15:02.

“He’s going to be a heck of a No. 1 for us next year,” said Caines, who also is excited about sophomores Ben Casey and Brady McDougall and junior James Rector.

The team’s No. 3 runner was Emmett Smith, who finished 86th despite having a respectable time.

“The runners in this meet were insanely fast,” said Caines.

There’s

In the team standings, the Giants settled for 15th place (382 points).

“That (15th place) left us feeling a little gloomy,” said Caines.

But Caines liked what he saw in the big picture.

“The team average (top five scorers in each meet) was 15:22,” said the HP coach. “And, our top three (Hanig, Smith and Estrada)?

We’ve never had a trio that fast.”

NEW TRIER BOYS The Trevians capped off the season by taking 14th in the Class 3A meet (354 points).

Ethan Kaplan led NT, placing 53rd overall

in 15:06.

The other scorers were Chase Silverman (92nd, 15:21), Austin Santacruz 96th, 15:21), Connor Trapp (108th , 15:27) and Ben Rosenkranz (123rd, 15:33).

The future is bright. Silverman and Trapp are juniors. Santacruz is a sophomore.

WOODLANDS ACADEMY Caroline Watts came up with a solid effort in the Class 1A championship meet in Peoria.

The junior finished 51st in a field of 210 runners. She was clocked in 18:55. ■

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HER TALENT RUNS DEEP Player of the year Weeks succeeds on daily basis

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he field hockey ball was going out of bounds in a hurry, no doubt.

New Trier High School senior defender Kelsey Murray had unintentionally whacked it too hard in a game this fall.

“Turnover,” she thought, as the ball skidded rapidly toward a back line.

But classmate Katy Weeks, a forward and a captain, had a different thought. Weeks somehow caught up to ball, kept it in bounds, shifted and clubbed a pass.

“Her speed … Katy was everywhere on the field for us,” Murray said. “And if any of us made a mistake, she’d be right where we needed her to be to save the day.”

Weeks was a Game Day EMT often this fall, pacing the Trevians (23-2-1) in goals (27) and assists (16) and leading them to a third-place showing at last month’s state tournament.

Blurry speed is only a part of her splendid game. The 2012 Illinois High School Field Hockey Association player of the year also owns deft stick skills, supreme savvy and an unselfish bent missing from most superstars.

“The transformation Katy made, from her sophomore year to her senior year, was remarkable,” NT coach Stephanie Nykaza.

“Her natural athletic ability stands out. She’s got agility, explosive moves, great body control, super-quick stick skills, great lateral movement.

“But Katy,” she added, “became the player she is today mostly because of her desire and work ethic.”

Weeks didn’t make the varsity field hockey team as a freshman.

Didn’t even start for the freshman team.

The summer before her sophomore season, Weeks found herself enrolled at a prestigious field hockey camp at Stanford University.

It didn’t take her long to come to a conclusion in Palo Alto, Calif.

“I was the worst player at that camp,” the 5-foot-8 Weeks recalled. “Had to be. I felt bad, and I was scared.”

But she paid attention, learned countless “cool moves” and returned to her hometown of Kenilworth with more than just her luggage.

“I came back with a lot of knowledge — field hockey knowledge,” she said.

Weeks started on varsity as a sophomore and scored a team-high 18 goals for the state champions. As a junior she dished a teambest 16 assists and helped the Trevians claim a third straight state title.

The 2009 second-string freshman forward also earned all-state honors in ’11.

Weeks plans to play field hockey for four more years at Cornell University.

And to think: Weeks’ favorite sport before entering New Trier was … basketball. She played guard in grade-school and park district hoops games for a coach named Brice

New Trier’s Katy Weeks has been named the IHSFHA player of the year.

Weeks, who doubles as Katy’s father.

“My dad has been a huge factor (in her athletic career),” Weeks said. “My work ethic, my competitive air – I’m like I am in sports because of my dad. He was a great coach for me.”

But she opted to stop dribbling a basketball. If you wanted to become an elite hoopster, she discovered, you essentially had to play year-round.

“There was something about field hockey and lacrosse,” said Weeks, who will have earned three varsity letters in each sport when she graduates in the spring. “I wanted to continue playing those sports in high school.”

She wanted to try her hand in glass art as a junior. So she took a class and joined an art club at NT. Weeks created plates. She got hooked. She produces colorful dinnerware, with unique patterns.

People have reacted to her artwork like many spectators have reacted to her work in field hockey games: with oohs, aahs.

And lots of wows.

“I’ve seen the plates she’s made,” Murray said. “I asked some people in her class, ‘Are Katy’s plates normal?’ They told me, ‘No, they’re amazing.’ ” Also amazing, but not surprising: Weeks, a sports headliner, considers herself equal to the 22nd player on a 22-player team. She

photography by j.geil prefers to be the provider of an assist, rather than the goal scorer, in all successful giveand-go sequences in a game.

Weeks, on a daily basis, is also a genuinely good, fun-loving teen.

“Katy is as down-to-earth of a person as you’ll ever meet,” Murray said. “She can be so much fun to be around. But if she needs to be focused in a situation, she can snap into that role, too.

“I know the one thing I’ll never say, to anybody is, ‘Oh, you remind me so much of my friend Katy Weeks.’ There’s nobody out there like Katy.” ■

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–BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING– Lake Forest senior Peter Grumhaus will swim in the Big Ten next season.

Grumhaus has made a verbal commitment to the University of Iowa.

He turned in a terrific club season with Libertyville-based CATS. LF senior diver Kevin Marsh also will be heading to Iowa.

–GIRLS VOLLEYBALL– Libero Gabby Perino, a senior at Lake Forest, has been named to the 2012 NSC all-conference team.

Three players at Woodlands Academy earned all-conference recognition.

Senior Allie Vela and Kate Edwards made first team. Senior Kiara McKinley was honorable mention.

–FIELD HOCKEY– Michaela Bowler of Woodlands has been named to the all-conference and all-state teams. Teammate Summer Simmons was honorable mention.

–GIRLS TENNIS– Highland Park senior tennis standout Jacqueline Baum has been recruited

by Tufts University.

Baum teamed with Sarah Raab this fall. After winning a doubles title at sectional, they went on to win four matches at state.

–MEN’S BASKETBALL– Josh Bartelstein, a HPHS graduate, has been named the lone captain of the University of Michigan basketball team this winter.

The senior guard is a walk-on.

–BOYS BASKETBALL– Senior Steven Cook of New Trier will be playing at Princeton. He played for Mike Weinstein and Fundamental U during the club season.

Contact Kevin Reiterman with your local sports news kevin@northshoreweekend.com

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For Hovanec, dropping into coverage is never an issue, as he was a safety until earlier this season.

“He’s a terrific story,” Holecek said. “He was backing up Luke Ford and the safeties last year.

But he kept on working, and the last few weeks he’s been great.”

Hovanec had two interceptions in a 45-0 win against Brother Rice Oct. 13, his second start at the position.

“I’m getting to know the position a little better,” said Hovanec, who lives in Deerfield and attended Holy Cross Grade School. “It’s not much different from strong safety. You come down into the same zone (coverage).”

Plenty will be said about Loyola’s offense, but how about that defense which pitched a shutout?

“The whole defense came out focused,” Hovanec said. “We played Evanston twice last year, so we knew what to expect.”

Evanston managed 111 yards of total offense and six first downs. Ford intercepted a pass, Darby Goodwin picked up a sack and three tackles, John Rushin added four tackles, and Rafferty four tackles.

Offensively, Pujals starred, rushing for 76 yards and three touchdowns on four carries and completing 13-of-17 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown.

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Mary and Patrick O’Neil

For Mary and Patrick IT’S ABOUT THE SIMPLE LIFE NORTH OF THE BORDER

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e typically go up to Wisconsin.

On Friday we’d go into Racine to our favorite spot, Sebastian’s. It’s an old farmhouse.

They grow all their own vegetables. It has a big old fireplace.

Great food and a great atmosphere.

On Saturday morning we’d cook our own breakfast. If we did go out, it would be to Cliff’s Boathouse down by the water. It’s got a whopping 20 seats in it. The grand special is $4.25 with eggs, bacon, sausage, juice and more. It’s unbelievable.

That afternoon we’d typically hang around the house and watch a college football game. We’d have bike rides along the lakefront. The trails are way up high. It’s gorgeous. You feel like you’re in the Caribbean. Racine is the best-kept secret. It’s charming. We’ve been going up there for 10 years.

We’re in the warehouse business up there — 58,000 square feet. Cars and boats and storage lockers up there.

We would cook at home that night. Veal chops or tenderloin. Our grill is on the patio on the lake. We literally have a full kitchen outside.

“We’d have bike rides along the lakefront. The trails are way up high. It’s gorgeous. You feel like you’re in the Caribbean.”

On Sunday we’d watch pro football. We have to be on Green Bay side up there for the safety of our family, but we’re Bears’ fans.

With the new restaurant (Trifecta Grill in Winnetka, in addition to Little Ricky’s and O’Neil’s) we’re not getting up to Racine as much as we’d like. We’re pretty simple people.

We’re not fancy people. We’ll go to the outlets. We’d like to sit in a pub in Wisconsin and talk with people. ■ ~ Patrick and Mary O’Neil, as told to David Sweet

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