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North Shore Weekend NEWS 08 Call a friend; call a cop

Though New York City chokeholds and the troubles in Ferguson have put police in a bad light lately, on the North Shore officers and residents often have great relationships.

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Where police still earn respect

he idea of a policeman can be frightening to some. A guy (or woman) holding a gun, handcuffs and other instruments of force never found on civilians boasts a rare position of power. And policemen have been throttled in the press lately. From a shooting in Ferguson to chokeholds in New York City, the men and women in blue have been denounced nationally, even when they’re acquitted by a grand jury. Here on the North Shore, the situation is different. Protests about the police never occur. After a decade with various suburban publications, I don’t even remember one letter to the editor criticizing policemen. Are there rude, corrupt policemen? Yes. Are there garbagemen of a similar vein? Yes. The bad side of human nature makes itself known in every occupation. But on the North Shore, residents can get to know policemen and interact with them on a more casual level than in, say, Chicago. And that makes a big difference. For example: I remember a year or two ago squatting in our front lawn as our son David hurled baseball pitches toward me on a Saturday morning. The only other memory that sticks with me about that day is a police car driving by and stopping. After

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rolling down his window, the policeman said how great it was to see both of us outside throwing the ball on a beautiful day. Such a simple gesture, but one that resonates with me still. In most North Shore towns, police departments hold open houses, where youngsters and adults can ask officers questions, tour the stations and sit in squad cars. They get to know from an early age that police aren’t to be feared, which is a significant difference from the perception engendered on the South Side and in other areas of the country. They also discover the many reasons police exist, including to help protect their property and to properly enforce the law, essential duties for any society to remain civil. Citizen police academies — where residents take courses for a few months to learn what it’s like to be an officer — also promote understanding Bill McLean — after a well-deserved vacation in Florida — fills us in about North Shore’s finest inside.

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A police officer wakes up at home, gets dressed, heads out a door. Imagine being a loved one of the officer. Imagine wondering, each work day, if the police officer will return home or become one of the approximately 150 to die in the line of duty each year. Two police officers in New York City were shot and killed while eating lunch in their patrol car last month. The assassin, a drifter, sought random retribution for the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner by police officers in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City, respectively. Protests against the deaths of Brown and Garner ensued across the nation, mostly in communities where a trusting relationship with the police department either did not exist or was a wobbly one. A national dialogue on policing also ensued. Peace marches formed. On Dec. 17, marchers surrounded Highland Park High School for a gathering called “Line the Streets for Justice and Peace.” Students, teachers and the local police department coordinated it. Signs featuring words like “solidarity,” “peace” and “inclusiveness” bobbed above the marchers. “I thought it was a terrific opportunity for students to express their concerns and wishes for peace and justice,” Highland Park mayor Nancy Rotering says. “It also was an opportunity for young people to start creating a positive relationship with our police department.” Police departments along the North Shore recognize the importance of establishing and maintaining good relations with the communities they serve and protect. They do so in a variety of ways. They conduct various charitable events, such as the annual one involving pizza deliveries and uniformed police officers in Deerfield. (APBs on those days are “Anchovies, Pepperoni, Bacon” orders.) Tips and delivery charges go to the Illinois Special Olympics.

The Lake Forest Police Department bonds with its city through the department’s popular Citizens Police Academy. Citizens sign up for a 10-week session. The objective of the course is to instill in citizens a greater general knowledge of the many functions of the police. “It’s our signature program,” Lake Forest Deputy Chief of Police Karl Walldorf says. “It’s one of my favorite things to do. I teach a section. The program serves as a great bridge between our police department and community.” Each fall a Wilmette police officer is assigned to greet students at schools on opening day. Staff members occasionally make appearances at schools as guest readers in classrooms. Each summer the Wilmette Police Department runs a bicycle safety program in conjunction with local businesses. The police officers hand out coupons to young adults “caught” wearing bike helmets. “We recognize the value of community policing,” Wilmette Chief of Police Brian King says. “It is our belief that officers should naturally look for opportunities to engage with the residents they serve.” Harriet Rosenthal is in her sixth year as mayor of Deerfield. She notes her village’s police department has an excellent reputation on a number of levels, from its quick response time to its sustained success against the fire department at a cook-off held in front of Whole Foods each summer. “We live in a community where residents’ expectations are high, as they should be,” Rosenthal says. “They expect a lot when they interact with our police force. We have a pretty diverse police force for such a small community. “It’s a department,” she adds, “that did not need [the incidents in Ferguson and New York City] to remind itself that everybody should be treated fairly by the police.” Aaron Ach, a local resident, has engaged in the national dialogue on policing. In classrooms, at staff meetings, on the phone with an inquisitive journalist. Ach is one of three editors in chief of The Oracle, the monthly student

newspaper at Glenbrook South High School. The Glenview native recently committed to Princeton University. “My generation is not perfect,” says Ach, also a topnotch diver for the school’s varsity swimming and diving team. “We need to do a better job as law-abiding citizens. You do that, you’re not going to put police in a position to compromise.

“It is our belief that officers should naturally look for opportunities to engage with the residents they serve.” | Brian King “If people in this nation think racial tension no longer exists, they’re mistaken,” he adds. “After what happened [in the aftermath of the incidents in Ferguson and New York City], that’s clear. It’s sad. It’s something we need to ease as a nation.” King, Wilmette’s police chief, points to confidence and support of a community as the linchpins to effective policing. Members of the village have asked for the police department’s take on the hot-button issues of police brutality and police-community relations. The police department has given its take. “Whether you believe the actions of the officers in the individual instances were justified or not, whether you believe the tactics were sound or not, this much is true: the police department must maintain trust with the neighborhoods and communities they are sworn to protect,” King says. “Confidence … it comes from principled leadership and the daily interactions between police officers and the public they serve.” ■

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Pan-roasted chicken breast with wild mushrooms, Cipollini onions, pancetta and a chardonnay cream will be a selection at Taste on Chestnut.

New restaurant poised to open A new restaurant serving upscale American cuisine, Taste On Chestnut, will open in Winnetka in early February by chef and sole proprietor Steven Leviton. Leviton, who has 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry, is renovating the space formerly occupied by Jerry’s/Cook’s Corner on Chestnut Street. The restaurant’s name captures the chef’s main focus. The restaurant will be “a taste-driven operation,” Leviton said. “My training was on taste first, and flavors are primary.” Leviton plans to offer a variety of seasonal foods, relying on hand-picked local vendors that he has developed relationships with over the years. The restaurant will offer diners “amuses,” which are small plates of different foods for customers to sample. Examples include pan-roasted chicken breast with wild mushrooms, Cipollini onions, pancetta and a chardonnay cream. Leviton’s passion for food began at age 12 when he worked at a deli in Skokie. Since then, Leviton honed his culinary skills, earning a culinary degree from Johnson and Wales College and serving as the executive chef at Briarwood Country Club in Deerfield and Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park. Taste on Chestnut is planning a soft opening Jan. 26-27. A grand opening is planned for Mon., Feb. 2. The restaurant will be open Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for lunch, Mon.-Th. 5-9 p.m. for dinner and Fri.-Sat. 5-10 p.m. for dinner. ~ Emily Spectre

The developer, 1314-1318 Wilmette LLC, is proposing to build seven townhouses on the property, with five units in a building on the front of the lot and two units in a building on the rear of the lot. The proposed townhouses with five units will include attached garages, while the two-unit building will have a detached garage. Wilmette LLC is requesting a special use permit from the village. Cynthia Gaskill is a 35-year Wilmette resident who lives on Wilmette Avenue near the potential construction site. Gaskill placed an opposition sign in her front yard. “I think it is a terrible idea. What is proposed is going

Many Nor th Shore communities are considering how – or whether – to provide affordable housing, which can be a lightning-rod issue. Amy Kaufman is director of community relations for Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH). It is a non-profit organization that has approximately 70 units in Highland Park, Lake Forest and Evanston. Most of CPAH’s properties were blighted, in foreclosure or available as a short sale at the time of purchase. Occasionally, the organization receives donated property, as was the case with two condominiums in Evanston. CPAH then renovates and sells to qualified applicants at a price lower than regular market prices. Kaufman said the organization is funded by public and private sources, including Highland Park’s Housing Trust Fund, Lake Forest’s Housing Trust Board, Moraine Township, First Midwest Bank, First Bank of Highland Park, Lake Forest Bank & Trust, the Trillium Foundation and many private donors. CPAH does not rely on taxpayer dollars. In Lake Forest, for example, the city’s Housing Trust Fund is funded from two sources, according to Community Development Director Catherine Czerniak. These are: 1) Payments made in cases where the City Council approves a payment-in-lieu of including affordable and moderately priced housing units in multifamily developments; and 2) Through a fee assessed when single family homes are demolished and replaced with much larger, and more expensive homes. How are buyers chosen? Said Kaufman, “The answer is that we don’t pick – we qualify.” Most of CPAH’s single-family homes are designated for those who earn less than 80 percent of Area Median Income, or $57,900 (gross) for a family of four. Household income includes all earned income by any household member, social security, disability, child support, unemployment, etc. The rentals are available for those earning 60 percent or 80 percent of Area Median Income. ~ Adrienne Fawcett

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Wilmette development draws neighbors’ ire Drive down Wilmette Avenue a half-block west of the library and it is difficult to miss the yellow signs in residents’ yards that read “R-2 Zoning Means 2 Units Per Lot.” These signs are voicing a neighborhood group’s opposition to the potential development of seven townhouses at 1314-1318 Wilmette Avenue. Currently, two older homes are situated on the property with a large sign that states the property is for sale and zoned R-2. According to the Village Zoning Code, R-2 zoning permits single-family dwellings, two-unit dwellings and a townhouse/stacked flat up to four dwelling units per building and only one building per lot. In order to build more than four units per building, or more than one building per lot, the zoning code requires the developer to obtain a special use permit from the village.

Wilmette residents near a possible development believe too many units are being proposed.

A severe water main break shut down service throughout Highwood on Monday, leaving homes and businesses without any water. Water gushed onto the street for hours on Monday afternoon, forging a hole that is about six feet deep by 15 feet wide at the corner of Sheridan Road and Webster Avenue. On Monday night Highwood Water Treatment Director Jeff Harding said that City of Highwood crews and private contractors were about “when a break of this significance occurs we have to issue a boil order.” He blamed the weather – particularly the freeze-thaw cycle. “We get cold snaps followed by warmer temperatures and then the ground begins to shift and it puts pressure on the water main … and then it snaps.” The entire City of Highwood was affected because the break was on a main transmission line coming out of the water filtration plant that feeds the city’s water tower. ■

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Memories of Elvis live on ■

by simon murray

The only American king to ever live had an 80th birthday last week. Born in a two-room shotgun house built by his father in Tupelo, Miss., he was given the name Elvis Aaron Presley. After the superstar singer’s death in 1977, President Jimmy Carter issued a statement that credited Presley with having “permanently changed the face of American popular culture.” In his absence, his close friend Joe Esposito has carried on his legacy. Esposito, a Chicago native whose nephew Steven lives on the North Shore, first met Presley while serving in the military in 1958. At that point, Presley’s stardom was white hot. Esposito would eventually go on to wear many hats while working for the Jailhouse Rocker. At times road manager and bodyguard — assigned to get him to movie studios and elsewhere on time — Esposito even served as Presley’s best man during his wedding to Priscilla. The King was sure to treat friends like Esposito with generosity. “I had an apartment in Los Angeles that I was renting,” Esposito told Larry King in 2007. “And he and Priscilla came by and they came to the apartment and we started talk. And he said, ‘You need a house, you don’t need an apartment’. And I said, ‘Well, one of these days’. He said ‘Not one of these days; let’s go to get one right now!’. “There was a real estate lady waiting for us outside and we went around, looking for some places and found a house and he bought me a house! For me and my family. He loved it — he was a very big giver.” Joe’s nephew, Steven Esposito, was 14 years old when his family traveled to Presley’s

Graceland estate in Memphis, Tenn. There, the entire family stayed on the property in one of the mobile homes Presley had commissioned for entertaining guests. “He was about as polite and respectful as anybody could be,” remembers Steven, now a senior vice president at Morgan Stanley in Lake Forest. Presley, when speaking to Steven’s mother and father, addressed them as Mr. and Mrs. Esposito. One day, during their visit, Presley was sitting on a couch across from Steven. At the time, Graceland was filled with the Memphis Mafia, a core group of friends and associates that worked for the singer, who was lounging about in casual clothes. He had just woken up. Steven recalls a jeweler holding up a plate, from which Presley selected watches to give to his friends. “As far as generosity goes, I watched him give away [these] $5,000 watches,” says Steven, “Those were 1974 prices.” The same watch today would cost about $25,000. His uncle Joe would tell Steven’s family stories about Presley: from his experiences touring with him to earlier accounts, from the time when they were stationed in West Germany together. Joe Esposito was with Presley at the end. When he collapsed in his bathroom in Graceland nearly 40 years ago, Presley’s girlfriend at the time, Ginger Alden, screamed for Esposito to come upstairs. He tried, and failed, to revive the 42-year-old. Later, he would tell Steven no amount of conspiracy theories alleging Presley faked his death could mask the painfully obvious truth: Esposito was there to watch a man, his great friend, finally succumb to years of deteriorating health issues, exacerbated or even caused by drug abuse. ■

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of hunting — but I only hunt for food. I don’t believe in killing something for the sake of the fun of killing. That’s not fun, it’s sad. But I hunt elk, and I’m pretty good at it. I butcher it and bring it home and eat it. My children were raised on eating elk; none of it goes to waste. My first book was about a boy who grows up in the wilderness in the mountains of Colorado; it’s a coming-of-age story. My second book is set in the wilderness in Canada — it’s a love story. My books are PG. I have probably the finest collection of antique walking sticks in the world. I was one of the founding members of the International Society of Cane Collectors — we have meetings every two years in a different city in the world. There are some canes that are just beautiful — Faberge-made canes, Tiffany canes. I’m passionate about it — I put a cane in every one of my stories. Eating: I eat elk. We don’t buy beef. We eat a lot of free-range chicken and a lot of vegetables — I have a vegetable garden. And, oh, gosh, fish. I go to Alaska and catch king salmon. There’s no salmon in the world like fresh-caught salmon in Alaska. What is your favorite mistake? My father sent me to military school for two years — it was really hard, and everyone loved to hate the school. My biggest mistake is that I transferred to Lake Forest Academy for my junior and senior year. It’s a great school, but there was something about St. John’s Military School, and I wish I had stayed there for four years. It teaches you discipline and respect, and it gives you appreciation for hard work and accomplishment. ■

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STANDOUT STUDENT

Mitzvah project honors the grandmother he never knew ■

by jake jarvi

It’s becoming fairly commonplace for boys and girls approaching their bar or bat mitzvah — the coming-of-age tradition at age 13 in the Jewish faith — to come up with a mitzvah project. These projects are designed to demonstrate to the young men and women that as they get older, they have the power to reach out and effect meaningful social change in their community. Thirteen-year-old Ryan Josephson of Vernon Hills used his project as an opportunity to honor his grandmother’s memory while donating an important piece of equipment to the NorthShore University HealthSystem Kellogg Cancer Center at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital. “A lot of people donate to a cause, or they help with goods and services in the community,” says Michelle Josephson, Ryan’s mother. “I really wanted him to do something that he could physically see, something that people would use every day. We talked through it that way.” Thinking of Josephson’s grandmother, Susan Josephson — who lost her battle to cancer before he was born — he and his mother marched into the office of the NorthShore Kellogg Cancer Center and asked if there was a piece of machinery that would help the staff and patients as they fight the disease on a daily basis. They chose a Dinamap blood pressure monitoring system, a $2,000 piece of equipment that measures a patient’s blood pressure, pulse,

and the oxygen level in their blood. “They said it was fine if we didn’t get the whole goal, but I said that we could do it,” Ryan says. With the baking expertise of his mother and a couple of their neighbors — along with the elbow grease of 14 friends to help wield buckets and hoses — Josephson raised a good portion of the money during a car wash/bake sale on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. They drummed up interest by making posters and putting them around the neighborhood and by sending out Facebook blasts. When people got out of their cars while Josephson and his crew washed them, they could pass the time by buying baked goods. Though he raised a lot of the money that morning, they also set up a PayPal account for the people who were unable to attend but wanted to help donate to the cause. In the days following the car wash, the money kept streaming in until he hit his goal. Josephson then presented a check for $2,000 to Medical Director Matthew Adess. “I was pretty nervous driving there, but it was nice giving them the check and showing the staff that I could do it,” Ryan says. The resulting Dinamap machine will have a plaque on it honoring the memory of Susan Josephson. “People were so moved by what he did,” Michelle says. “That he incorporated his grandmother into it made her such a part of the bar mitzvah experience.” ■

Ryan Josephson and Dr. Matthew Adess

Winterizing a home is crucial task ■

One can relax by a fireplace if a home is properly prepared for the ravages of winter.

by simon murray

Orren Pickell once watched a chimney fire in his own home. “It was incredible to witness it,” he recalls, the yellow and orange flames licking wildly. With more than 40 years experience designing, constructing, and maintaining homes with his eponymous building company, the custom homebuilder has seen it all. Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Pickell’s Law is similar: “Nothing is bulletproof.” With that in mind, the Orren Pickell Building Group released its annual winterizing tips. Pickell writes the checklist himself — conscious of the fact that many people sometimes forget to take the simple steps to maintain their investment over the years. “Bad things can happen in the winter,” says Pickell. In his mind, the top recurring issue he sees is a lack of preparation with the outdoor hose spigot. The tube that takes water outside —typically six to nine inches long — fills with water, freezes and then bursts, unless the homeowner takes the hose off the tube. This can lead to leaks and flooding in the spring when the homeowner goes to use the hose. “Probably the biggest issue with homes is water infiltration,”

emphasizes Pickell. “That’s what causes a home to deteriorate the fastest; your investment is going downhill at a rapid pace. Rot, mold, leaks — all of this will come up on an inspection report when you go to sell your house.” Plumbing is particularly vulnerable to freezing during the cold months, which can cause pipes to burst and potentially result in expensive repair costs. Pickell’s tip is to let the faucet drop with warm water during those days of extreme cold weather (we’re looking at you, last winter). Another important issue is humidity. If you let your home get down to 10 to 15 percent humidity, you’re going to see noteworthy problems. “If you have a painted package you’re going to see cracks and openings in the trim, millwork — and hardwood floors you can sometimes put a quarter in there between the gaps.” Pickell says the sweet spot is 25 to 30 percent humidity. Among Pickell’s other tips: having the chimney cleaned, closing the damper properly, taking the hoses off the sillcock, adjusting doors and windows (which move seasonally), and changing furnace filters. Say Pickell, “And then you’ll be ready for the cold season and ultimately, when it is time to sell, it looks great, it lives well, and you’re going to pass your inspection with flying colors.” ■

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north shore foodie Greg Carter

Chef adds zest to shrimp

■ by simon murray

Comfort food is . . . well, comforting. But the best kinds invoke within us something borderline primordial: a taste that recalls a nurturing hand or a nostalgia for a Southern grandma’s cooking (if you’re lucky enough to have one). It’s safe to say chef Greg Carter, who grew up on the North Shore, never did have that kind of grandma. But you’d have trouble guessing it. At the Ten Mile House, Carter’s menu dives headlong into wood-fired pizzas and classic comfort food that includes pork-shoulder poutine, spiced pork tenderloin, and dry-rubbed baby back ribs. One of the biggest hits so far for the new restaurant on Central Street in Evanston is Carter’s take on a New TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes SERVES: 4 SHRIMP: 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder 2 teaspoons Aleppo pepper 2 tablespoons green onion, diced 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced

Orleans-style BBQ shrimp that has been slightly altered. “I wanted something that had a little bit more texture and depth to it,” he says. In an act of what might be described as sacrilege by some, he chose to add polenta over grits to his Angry Shrimp appetizer. It took about 8 to 10 tries to get it absolutely right; with the end result being this recipe —adapted from chef Carter’s cookbook — which is bursting with flavor. Roasted tomatoes and chilies, with peppers like the Aleppo that travels all the way from Syria (“not too spicy and it has a good smoky flavor to it”), lots of garlic, and a white wine base elevate and refine the simple joys found in home-style cooking. Grandma would be proud.

1 small ripe tomato, small dice 1 Poblano pepper, diced 1 Serrano pepper, diced ½ cup of white wine 1 teaspoon (or more depending on taste) red chili flakes freshly ground black pepper 4 tablespoons butter 16-24 jumbo shrimp with shells removed

1. Put milk in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add spices and while whisking slowly add the polenta. Turn down the heat and whisk often but not continuously. Cook the polenta for about 10 minutes. 2. Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium to high heat. Add shrimp and cook to get color, turn once and add all

PARMESAN POLENTA 2 cups whole milk ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ cup polenta ½ cup parmesan cheese 4 tablespoon butter ½ teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated salt and pepper to taste

ingredients up to the wine. Sauté for 1 minute before adding the wine and butter. Swirl pan until butter is melted. 3. The polenta should have the consistency of soft oatmeal. Add more milk or polenta to get to the right texture if need be. Finish with the butter and cheese and adjust seasoning to your taste. ■

The Angry Shrimp appetizer at Ten Mile House. photography by joel lerner

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love & marriage

Bride and groom say ‘I do’ — to animals at their weddings ■

by joanna brown

My attention was recently directed to an article in The Wall Street Journal regarding the use of animals in wedding ceremonies. It was my husband who emailed me a link to the Nov. 18 report, which explained that exotic animals like llamas, elephants and butterflies are the en vogue addition to weddings (as local laws allow). We got a good chuckle out of this, as we both remembered celebrating our fifth anniversary over dinner at the same hotel where we had been married. There was a wedding on site that night, too, and it was fun to watch the courtyard ceremony from afar. We got to see the bride come down the aisle, of course, but we also got to see the couple’s two lapdogs leave the ceremony discretely through a side door. Yes, the dogs were dressed in a cocktail dress and tuxedo, just like the rest of the wedding party, but as soon as their services were done (maybe they delivered the rings?), a tuxedo-clad handler led them away from the ceremony. The Journal explained that house pets and horse-drawn carriages have long been incorporated into wedding ceremonies, but exotic animals are the newest fad. Birds

and butterflies can be released at the end of the ceremony, or llamas can be walked down the aisle just to make the bride smile. But animals’ role in wedding ceremonies may also be more symbolic. In the Indian culture, for example, elephants are a symbol of good luck. It’s not a surprise, therefore, when the groom arrives at his wedding on the back of an elephant. My first call after I read this column was to Rob Carmichael, curator at Lake Forest’s Wildlife Discovery Center. Carmichael is well known for his menagerie of toads, owls, hawks, crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes, and if anyone knows about exotic animals at local weddings, it’s him. Carmichael confirmed that yes, his staff has done these kinds of appearances in the past, and he was sure they’d do them again. I don’t know, though, that I’d be comfortable with an alligator next to the bar at the next wedding I attend. The exception would be if the animal had meaning to the bride and groom and offered something more than a conversation starter. Consider the historic symbolism of some animals: The horse, in the Chinese zodiac, is the symbol of Gemini, representing devotion and stability, love and endurance. What great symbols on which to build a lasting marriage.

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Peacocks, in Christian art, symbolize immortality; the eyes on the tail feathers are akin to the eyes of God. In the Persian tradition, however, the peacock served as a guardian to royalty. When in life do we feel more like royalty than on our wedding day? Doves have a more direct biblical reference; in the Christian tradition the New Testament refers to the arrival of the Holy Spirit as that of a dove. Doves therefore represent love and purity, but also faithfulness,

as they mate for life. Alligators and crocodiles represent the balance between water and earth, and in Native American lore they are mediators. They are also widely revered among cultures for their power, resilience and emotional depth — more wonderful associations for a new marriage. Did you incorporate animals — exotic or loved pets — into your wedding in a meaningful way? Tell me via email at joanna@ northshoreweekend.com ■

socials The Booth One Ball Photography by Dan Rest and Cheri Eisenberg, and Brian Carey and Beking Joassaint for Fig Photo

The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Women’s Board, together with Verdura and Ralph Lauren, hosted the 48th Annual Grand Auction Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago this past fall. The Booth One Ball paid homage to the glamour of 1950s Chicago when the Pump Room’s Booth One was the best seat in town. More than $1 million was raised for the continued support of cancer research at the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center during the night of auctions, dinner, and dancing.

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Nelson W Armour: At Work - At Home, En el Trabajo – En Casa

Art on Armitage 4125 W. Armitage Ave, Chicago Through Jan. 31 www.artonarmitage.com The series by Highland Park resident Nelson W Armour highlights suburban landscape workers. These formal portraits show their individuality and hard work.

Sunday, January 18

Steven Wright: A Comedy Original

Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $31 www.genesseetheatre.com Steven Wright is an Academy Awardwinning stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his slow, deadpan, monotone delivery of

ironic, witty, deeply philosophical and sometimes confusing jokes and one-liners with overly contrived situations.

Tuesday, January 20

How Rum Changed The World Winnetka Public Library 786 Oak Street, Winnetka 3 p.m. Free www.winnetkalibrary.org Food historian Cynthia Clampitt shares the reason rum arose where it did and when it did, how pirates got involved, and who really said “yo ho ho.” Clampitt also explores how rum helped unite the 13 colonies, how it sparked the American Revolution, and the role it played in a revolt in Australia. The program will also include recipes. There will be a rum tasting, so you must be 21 and older to attend.

Thursday, January 22

Ceramic Arts Exhibition Lake Forest College

Geoffrey Baer

555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. , Free www.lakeforest.edu Attend the opening reception in the Durand Art Institute for an exhibit by ceramics artist and lecturer Suzanne Lussier featuring teapots and tea cups.

Friday, January 23

Lunch with WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer

The Winnetka Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Avenue, Wilmette, 11:30 a.m. Cost: $65 per person RSVP: Mary Bowman at bowman. mary@comcast.net WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer will speak on the North Shore’s rich and colorful history, highlighting the many architectural gems in the area.

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From Bergen to Bacall, bidding adieu to departed stars “The world lost one of its most beloved entertainers in Polly Bergen, but I lost my best friend.” | Rex Reed

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by rex reed

(Editor’s note: Contributor Rex Reed, who writes movie reviews for sister publication Sheridan Road, has been a film critic for The New York Times and for GQ.) A new year is like a new love affair. When it begins, it’s full of anticipation and fear, exhilaration and doubt. When it ends, you hope you can face it bravely, analyze it wisely, and move on. But you can’t say your first hello to 2015 until you say your last goodbye, and 2014 overflowed with losses, too numerous to count. Saying farewell to everyone from 104-year-old Luise Rainer, the first woman to win two Academy Awards, to Shirley

Temple Black, America’s favorite child star, puts a lump in my throat that stays there. The world lost one of its most beloved entertainers in Polly Bergen, but I lost my best friend. She was a powerful singer, award-winning actress, successful entrepreneur (shoes, jewelry and Oil of the Turtle), author, television star, charity fundraiser, women’s rights activist, and an all-around great broad in the best sense of the word. She also gave the most famous celebrity-filled Oscar parties in New York, where celebrities too important to mention lined up for her fabulous homemade chili, filling every room. Nor will I forget the night I watched the whole thing on Polly’s bed, squeezed between Paul Newman and Lucille Ball.

Onstage, nominated for a Tony in the Broadway revival of “Follies,” she was Mother Courage in sequins. At home, she was funny and irreverent, but she also brought new definitions to the words “loyalty” and “friendship”. Every year for the past decade, I have spent Thanksgiving with Polly and Christmas with Joan Rivers. With the two of them, I have eaten more turkey than all of the producers of all the movies with James Franco, Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler put together. Do you wonder why I dreaded the holidays this year? I’ll miss the dinner parties at Joan’s country house in Connecticut, where she let her hair down and emerged as a sensitive, loving, caring human being

instead of a punster who used everybody and everything as comedy material (including her husband Edgar’s suicide). On the red carpet, her barbs could be cruel, but pity her victims who had no sense of humor. She managed to hide her fragile side from the outside world, even in the documentary about her life. But ask anyone who really knew her personally and they’ll tell you this: Beyond the laughter, there were tears, and a big fat heart. Robin Williams’ suicide advanced my theory that behind their red noses and white Bozo greasepaint, most clowns hide a mask of tragedy. The same could be said of the drug-addicted third act staged by Philip Seymour Hoffman — a brilliant, oversized

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Artists We Lost in 2014 ■

Lauren Bacall

Polly Bergen

dervish of versatility who was equally at home as Willy Loman or Truman Capote. What a sad, self-destructive finale to a great career. Brittle, ascerbic Elaine Stritch belted out her last show stopper and finally managed to exorcise the demons that drove her, haunted her, and made for her as many enemies in the theatre as fans. I’ll miss her skinny legs like Q-tips in tights, her wicked drop-dead delivery, and her deadpan charm. I will also miss my friend and neighbor, Lauren Bacall. To Bogie she was Baby, to her friends she was Betty — and I was lucky enough to be counted as one of them. No longer sultry and glamorous like the siren who lit up 1940s film noirs, she could be

thorny and difficult, acting like a self-centered dowager when her limo blocked the basement entrance to the Dakota apartments in the dark days following the murder of fellow neighbor John Lennon, but everything changed the night I asked her to appear with me onstage at an event to raise money for charity. The clueless driver who arrived to pick us up greeted her with “Let me help you, Mrs. Reed.” I held my breath, fearing the beginning of World War Three, but she laughed all night. Thereafter, when she was homebound with a broken hip and her acting career behind her, I walked her dog Sophie and made her a quart of pineapple sorbet. Every thank-you note was always signed “Mrs. Reed”. ■

compiled by rex reed

Film Luise Rainer Shirley Temple Polly Bergen Joan Rivers Robin Williams Philip Seymour Hoffman Elaine Stritch Lauren Bacall Mickey Rooney Shirley Temple Sid Caesar James Garner Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Maximilian Schell Patrice Wymore Martha Hyer Mona Freeman Ruby Dee Barbara Lawrence Sarah Marshall Eli Wallach Sir Donald Sinden Bob Hoskins Joan Lorring James Shigeta Ann B. Davis Dickie Jones Wendy Hughes Jacques Bergerac Mesach Taylor James Rebhorn Ralph Waite Edward Herrmann Richard Kiel Marc Platt Marian Seldes Billie Whitelaw Virna Lisi Shirley Yamaguchi Donald Saddler Geoffrey Holder Ultra Violet Mary Anderson Ruth Robinson Duccini Jane Adams Bill Fiore Mary Ann Mobley Juanita Moore Directors Harold Ramis Richard Attenborough

Alain Resnais Noel Black Alan Bridges Brian Hutton Joseph Sargent Paul Mazursky Andrew McLaglen Mike Nichols Film Craft Gordon Willis Dick Smith Fashion Oscar de la Renta Eileen Ford Music Joe Cocker Phil Everly Pete Seeger Riz Ortolani Frankie Randall Steve Rossi Jerry Vale Patti Wicks Charlie Haden Johnny Winter Horace Silver Tim Hauser Joe Wilder Buddy DeFranco Herb Jeffries Jackie Cain Maria Von Trapp Writers Maya Angelou Nadine Gordimer Gabriel Garcia Marquez Mark Strand Mavis Gallant P. D. James Peter Matthiessen Thomas Berger Ben Bradlee Bob Thomas Marilyn Beck Jay Maeder Jacques le Sourd Martin Gottfried Jerry Tallmer Charles Champlin Mitch Leigh Mary Rodgers Michael Brown

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out & about

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Charlotte Wyman, Glencoe Coming home and seeing my friends!

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Travel.

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443 Wilmette Circle

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Highland Park 1468 Avignon Ct $310,000 Howard Mandel 847-433-5400

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Highland Park 1700 2nd St 109 $245,000 Evanston 1929 Sherman Ave 2E $209,000 Martha Gray 847-433-5400 Cyd Archer 312-266-7000

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Highland Park 1695 2nd St 501 $199,000 James Roth 847-433-5400

Highland Park 2106StJohns-F.info $189,900 Roni Nanini 847-945-7100

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9201 N Drake Ave 409 $189,000 847-696-0700

Wilmette 724 12th St 311 $175,000 Frank Capitanini 847-446-4000

Lake Bluff 3317 Stratford Ct 3C $124,900 Patricia Furman 847-724-5800

Highwood 214 Morgan Pl 4 $119,000 Carol DeGrazia Santi 847-433-5400

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2040 Kipling Ct

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Dreams Fulfilled In 2014

Highland Park

Skokie

Northbrook

Wilmette

a big

Thank You

to my friends and clients!

Janie

Skokie

Glencoe

“Janie not only meets but exceeds the highest standards one could hope for in a realtor. Janie consistently made us feel like her only clients; she always made herself available when we needed her.” “Janie is by far the best realtor I have ever worked with!”

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“Janie is one of the most knowledgeable, efficient and effective realtors that I have ever dealt with. Janie is the perfect selection for your realtor. I would recommend her to anyone who needs a really great realtor.”

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“Janie is a sheer pleasure to work with. I have bought homes in multiple states and the UK and Janie outshines everyone I have worked with, hands down.” *buyers side Deerfield

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: FIND YOUR DREAM HOME! 5 Bedrooms 3.1 Baths Custom Clive Christian Kitchen 1st Floor Laundry Master Suite with Spa Bath 3rd Floor Retreat Finished Basement High-End Finishes Professionally Landscaped Beautifully Restored Designer-Owned Light-Filled Throughout Desirable 50’ x 156’ Lot

Near Lake Michigan

Beautiful Tree-Lined Street

Walk to Schools, Train & Parks

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SOLD MORE THAN 25 MILLION IN 2014!

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Strong 2014 Results… Listings

Buyers

It has been an honor to work with you.

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Magnificent Property 2298 Drury Lane | Northfield | $850,000 www.2298Drury.info The setting is so lovely that Better Homes and Gardens featured this property on its cover. This home sits on 1 1/3 acre of botanical beauty on quiet lane in Northfield.

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237 Vista**

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1630 Sheridan Unit 4C

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Going full bore: New Trier’s Murphy McQuet plows through the water during the 200 medley relay at the Evanston Invite. photography

■ by bill mclean sports@northshoreweekend.com Swimmer Murphy McQuet had been warned. His high school years at New Trier would zip by, four years feeling like two. Stop and smell the chlorinated water, the one delivering the warning essentially suggested. McQuet’s father, Rick McNair, voiced the directive. “That’s been his main message to me for years,” McQuet says. “It’s my senior year already. Weird. My dad was right. Time does pass quickly. I’m going to enjoy this season, enjoy the competition at every meet.” McQuet was a sophomore when a senior named Reed Malone was New Trier’s stud fish. McQuet was a junior when a senior named Jae Park was New Trier’s water wonder. It is McQuet’s turn now. It is McQuet’s time. Time to shine, time to lead, time to pare serious time in his events. The captain and Princeton-bound swimmer added 15-20 pounds of muscle to the 6-foot-2 frame he steered to finish third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.54) and eighth in the 100 butterfly (50.76) at the state meet last winter. He also swam a leg on the Trevians’ sixth-place 400 free relay. “Our most talented swimmer, no question,” says NT’s firstyear coach, Josh Runkle, formerly the helmsman of boys crews at Glenbrook North and Highland Park. “Murphy is our homerun hitter. But the biggest thing is his leadership. He’s a leader who works his tail off. “I tell his teammates, ‘Look, if Murphy is doing something in practice, it’s probably something you should be doing, too.’ He’s special, a talent … conscientious and aware of things. There’s a lot to like.” McQuet generated the most points for his team at the

Evanston Invitational on Jan. 10. He topped the 100 free (47.09) and 200 free (1:42.06) fields and swam the third leg of the victorious 200 medley relay (1:38.02, with classmates Drew Keenan, Alex Grant and Tomo Sharpee). He also contributed third-place points in the 400 free relay, joining senior Willie Kinsella and juniors Danny Brooks and Maxwell Robertson for a time of 3:15.68. It’s a good thing NT’s quartet took third instead of fourth in the final race of the 18-team meet. NT edged Glenbrook South 2,836-2,833 for the team championship. It’s also a good thing McQuet is a member of New Trier’s Class of 2015. “It’s been fun. It’s been nice being a senior and mentoring the younger swimmers,” says McQuet, 17th at state in the 100 free (46.96) in his sophomore year. “We have a new coach, a new system. We’re getting in a groove as a team. Right now, for me, it’s all about school and swimming. I consider my teammates to be 20 of my best friends.” Computer science interests him. It might end up being his major at the Ivy League school in New Jersey. He labels the area of study “kind of a fun topic.” Swimming is grueling and taxing and exhausting. It is also exactly what a math guy wants in a sport. “I like that it’s quantitative, objective,” McQuet says. “You see yourself getting better [based on a clock, never qualitative, never subjective]. There’s no gray area in swimming. What I also like about it is its culture. Great culture. It’s for grinders, guys who put the time in, guys who like to put the time in to get better and faster. It fits me.” Earlier this season, Runkle deployed McQuet as the anchor leg of a Trevians “B” relay at a crossover Central Suburban League dual meet. Runkle knew McQuet would

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likely find himself in the position to chase another quartet’s anchor. Coach was right. McQuet entered the pool. He was behind, way behind, 15 yards behind. Insurmountable, right? It certainly looked that way, initially. Imagine a star varsity basketball player, averaging 30 points per game, ripping his warm-ups off and entering a game for the first time with his team down 30 points in the fourth quarter. McQuet put his head down and churned, churned, churned. Fifteen yards melted to 10, to five to no separation. McQuet ended up catching and passing his target. Dad must have been proud. McQuet is proud of his dad, no doubt. Rick McNair played for the U.S. men’s water polo team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. McNair was 27 years old and a 6-5, 190-pound two-meter defender then, a native of Port Richmond, Calif., and a graduate of Stanford University. “Knowing him, he was probably a pretty scrappy player,” McQuet says. He probably also savored every day of the experience in Atlanta, every moment. Notable: Grant bronzed in the 100 breaststroke at last week’s Evanston Invite. Keenan added a third-place effort in the 100 backstroke (53.93). … New Trier’s top diver at its invite on Jan. 10 was junior George Owen (13th place, 367.05 points). Forty-four others also competed. … Libertyville standout senior Matthew Harrington and Glenbrook South senior Aaron Ach joined McQuet in Princeton’s ’15 recruiting class. Harrington finished second in the 100 butterfly and helped the Wildcats’ 200 medley relay clock a winning time of 1:31.55 at the state meet last winter. Ach finished seventh in diving at the same meet. ■

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Loyola Academy’s Canning continues his ascent — and clean descents — in diving circles ■ by bill mclean sports@northshoreweekend.com Maybe it has happened. Maybe it has not. Chris Canning stands on a diving board, slips, falls, hits water. Loyola Academy diving coach Tony D’Amico has a pretty good idea what he’d see if Canning, a sophomore at LA, ever has to deal with such a mishap either at a practice or at a meet. “He’d still crush it … crush the dive,” D’Amico says, “crush” serving as an aggressive substitute for “nail.” “His technique,” he adds, “is that good. The technique Chris has for his age is pretty amazing. It’s outstanding.” Canning, a Wilmette resident, did not fall once at the New Trier Invitational on Jan. 10. He did, though, descend intentionally and gracefully 11 times, totaling a runner-up and personal-best score of 494.15 points in a sturdy field of 45. Lake Forest High School junior Alex Streightiff (505.55) took home the gold medal. “I’m not the most powerful diver. I don’t jump the highest,” admits the 5-foot-10, 148-pound Canning, fourth at state last winter as a freshman plunger. “I try to make dives look good.” Canning got off to quite an impressive start this winter. He set the school mark and LA pool mark for six dives (318 points). Canning also now owns the six-dive pool record at Evanston Township High School. Sound technique isn’t his only weapon. Canning also carries confidence, exudes confidence. “That’s a huge part of diving, confidence,” Canning says. “Like technique is. But you don’t ever want to be overly confident. Not in diving. There are too many others who are better. I do like competing. I like the thrill of training, of trying a new dive.” For several summers, Canning trained under the guidance of former U.S. Olympian diver and current New Trier diving coach Bruce Kimball. Kimball silvered (10-meter platform) at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. A fairly famous teammate of Kimball captured gold that year. Louganis, Greg Louganis. Kimball’s style of coaching suits Canning. “He’s very straight-forward,” Canning says. “I like that. I react well to that. He inspires me. He also makes diving so much fun. His coaching is similar to [D’Amico’s style], which helps. They both stress the importance of technique.” D’Amico compares the rhythm of a successful diver’s hurdle and approach to that of a smooth golfer’s swing. Timing trumps brawn. Technique squishes brawn. Every. Single. Time. “Big body builders don’t hit long drives off tees,” D’Amico says. “Rhythm is more important than power in diving and golf, much more important. A diver like Chris, he has good rhythm on the board, a good feel. He also has plenty of kinesthetic awareness. He knows where everything has to be when he’s in the air.” On the ground, Canning occasionally sheds seriousness, allowing a lighter side to emerge and entertain. D’Amico has seen it, heard it. D’Amico likes that side, too. “He can be kind of a clown. There’s plenty of goofing around with Chris,” the coach says. “But that’s OK with me. I enjoy seeing that. Having a light side helps in this sport. One of our other divers [senior Ryan Nash] has a different kind of humor, a dry sense of humor.” Technique, confidence, humor. All are critical for an elite diver, in practices and in meets. Canning knows that. The first two qualities produce results. The third trait takes the edge off of an athlete in a potentially dangerous sport that requires inordinate amounts of concentration and focus. “You need to have fun in practice,” Canning insists. “Even at meets, it’s good to talk to other divers, get your mind off some things in between dives. If you’re too serious, too worked up, then you’re likely to mess up.” Canning’s competitive diving baptism occurred at the age of 11. He bounced off boards at a small meet at the University of Illinois-Chicago. His very next meet? In St. Louis, at a regional USA Diving meet. He got his first taste of a national meet at the University of Arizona, executing his list in the 11-and-under age segment. Canning grew up in a hurry in the world of competitive

Making headway: Loyola Academy’s Chris Canning prepares to pierce the water during the New Trier Invite. He took runner-up honors. photography by joel lerner

diving. He had no choice. Diving is still his thing now and will continue to be for two-plus more seasons at Loyola Academy and for maybe four more years in college. Big meets against big-time divers don’t faze him. It’s just Canning and a board at meets. The air above it is his canvas, his body a paintbrush. Art moves. Art elevates and twists and flips and somersaults and pierces water. “I spend a lot of time diving, spend a lot of time practicing

and preparing for diving meets,” Canning says. “I enjoy everything about it. I’m comfortable in diving surroundings.” Notable: Nash also had a strong meet at New Trier, finishing fourth (472.4). Nash took 11th at state last winter. … Ramblers junior Christopher Kearney touched fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.65) and sixth in the 200 free (1:47.33) at the Evanston Invite, also held on Jan. 10. LA finished 10th (2,345 points). ■

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The year is 1988. St. Ignatius College Prep had just shocked Gordon Tech in a varsity boys basketball game. Gordon Tech, coached by Steve Pappas, had entered the game undefeated, highly ranked. St. Ignatius’ Wolfpack, coached by Paul Pryma, is celebrating in a locker room. “We’re in there, still stunned, still trying to process the win,” recalls the 56-year-old Pryma, now the principal at Glenbrook North High School. “We’re giggly. I hear a knock on the door. An assistant coach answers it.” It is Steve Pappas. The coach of the defeated team would like to address the victorious team. Pryma is all for it. What Pappas said to Pryma’s players makes Pryma’s eyes well up as he shares the anecdote in a Q & A session in mid-December. He chronicles it and many other moving moments in his book, Coaches of Chicago: Inspiring stories about leadership and life (2014, Windy City Publishers). Pappas, Rick Malnati and Gene Pingatore were central figures in the stories. Pappas, who also coached boys basketball at Deerfield High School, died in 2006 after a two-and-a-half year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Malnati, currently Fenwick’s boys basketball coach, helmed the varsity boys basketball program at New Trier High School from 1996-2008; and Pingatore is in his 45th season as boys basketball coach at St. Joseph High School in Westchester. “Their stories provide tremendous guidance to me as a high school principal,” writes Pryma, who also served as the athletic director at Highland Park High School (1994-99) and as varsity boys basketball coach at Evanston Township High School (1999-2005). “Candidly,” he adds, “they inspire me to be a better human being.”

Q: What did Steve Pappas say to your St. Ignatius team in the locker room that night? A: You have to know, Steve — my dear friend, a man I considered my brother — was devastated when he spoke to my team. But it was an obligation to him, telling a worthy opponent how well it had played, recognizing a fine effort. He spoke to other opponents after losses. I had pushed our kids so hard, and for Steve to acknowledge them the way he did that night … it meant so much to me, to my players, to our program. Our team took a major step that season, and it started with that [December] win over Gordon Tech. Q: What motivated you to write the book? A: I wanted to detail what these three great men — these three pillars of education, these icons — did for me through basketball and through the opportunities I had to be around them. I owe a lot to the game of basketball and to Chicago basketball. The Chicago scene was, and still is, filled with great basketball coaches and players and fans. Q: What’s unique about Chicago basketball at the prep level? A: It’s physical, full of energy, an inyour-face brand of basketball. Coaches from all over the country became aware

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of that at Five-Star basketball camps [where he served as a coach in the 1980s] in Pittsburgh. Chicago basketball was different. Chicago kids dominated. I remember games on Court 2 at those camps. I remember looking up and seeing Bobby Knight in the stands. John Thompson, Dean Smith, Jim Valvano and other great coaches from colleges were in attendance, too. Rick Pitino worked the camp. Q: Chicago basketball or New York basketball, which is better? A: Chicago basketball. We play better defense. Q: In your first year at Evanston, your Wildkits beat Rick Malnati’s New Trier Trevians in your very first Evanston-New Trier matchup. Your memories of that night? A: Divine intervention. We won, with two of our stars sitting out [for academic reasons]. The message got out. The message was, ‘Our program has academic expectations.’ Q: What was it like facing Malnati’s New Trier teams? A: Rick brought an intensity, such an intensity, to games. A pursuit of perfection. He is a relentless competitor, a visceral competitor. But Rick also has a wonderful sense of humor, and he’s self-deprecating, thoughtful. Before the start of one of our games [at Northwestern University’s Welsh-Ryan Arena], we enter the gym. It’s packed. We look at each other. We are thrilled with the turnout. He then says to me, ‘We need to thank the crowd.’ Before the tip, we head to the middle of the court [with a microphone] and thank the fans for their support.

Q: Your favorite Gene Pingatore story? A: Ping was on a stairwell, as a grade-school kid named Isiah Thomas [future St. Joe, Indiana University and NBA star] walked up the stairs from a locker room [following a tournament game]. Gene told him, ‘Nice game. I’d love to have you come to St. Joe’s.’ Isiah said, ‘OK.’ When I think of Gene, I think of how responsible he is. He knows coaching requires exceptional commitment. He never stops working. Q: You have taught English. In the book you mentioned getting goosebumps while engaging in a discussion with either a small group or a student in a classroom setting. What was a moment in a basketball game that generated long-lasting goosebumps? A: Our team (at St. Ignatius) was a 12 seed in the playoffs, playing mighty Proviso West, a two seed. At Proviso West. It was for a regional championship. We were down by one point, with three minutes to go. I called a timeout. We held the ball … for the rest of the game. [Pryma didn’t call another timeout]. The winning shot came off a ball screen at the top of the key. Arthur Reliford Jr. hit it, an 11-footer. He’s an attorney now. Great moment … a great moment for the program. Arthur’s dad was my assistant. Q: The highlights of your prep basketball career at St. Patrick High School? A: Funny story. I was 4-foot-11 as a freshman, 5-1 my sophomore year. I got cut all four years. I played baseball (center field). The great Max Kurland Pryma >> page49

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coached basketball at the school then. I did go on to play some basketball at Northeastern Illinois University. After graduating, I taught English and coached basketball at St. Patrick. As a young freshman coach [in 1983], I worked under the direction of Max Kurland. Q: Mike Kolze was Highland Park High School’s boys varsity coach when you were the AD at the school. His children played prep sports at a high level. What impressed you about the way he handled his program? A: My last hire at the school was Paul Harris [Kolze’s successor and still the Giants’ coach]. I thought what Mike told the parents of his players each season was great. He used the image of a traffic cone to compare how he saw his program and how parents saw their kids. A coach looks from the small end … looks at the big picture out there, at the direction he wants to lead the entire team. A parent, though, likes to look in from the wide end, directly at the small end, which represents that parent’s child and — in some cases — that child’s playing time. That was his way of making it clear to the parents that there’s conflict at the beginning. But that conflict is also a natural thing. It’s such a profound way of looking at coaching and the coach-player relationship versus the parent-player relationship. Q: The voice of Steve Pappas’ widow, Cathie, is featured throughout the book. Some of the best parts of the book are the passages about the couple’s interactions with each other. One day she asked him to teach her the fundamentals of basketball;

he agreed and then told her to throw a basketball against a wall, so he “could see what I have to work with.” He liked to look up at the stars at night with her and ask, “Well, what do you see?” What was it like interviewing her? A: I was grateful for getting to see Steve through the lens of Cathie. Her voice is eloquent in the book. She’s a great writer. She’s retired now. Both Cathie and Steve taught English at Deerfield High School. They team-taught classes, so Cathie got to see, firsthand, the impact Steve had on his students. And Steve had quite an impact on everybody who took his classes. Q: What’s the difference between the prep basketball player of 20 years ago and today’s prep hoopster? A: They’re bigger, stronger, faster. Equipment is better. Shoes are better. Parents are investing significantly in the development of their children as athletes. There’s a lot of science behind it. There’s a better understanding of that development. And there’s much scrutiny on players today. Players, I’ve noticed, are developing without imagination. Imagination is missing. Players used to use their imagination — their creativity — when they played pick-up games, when they played for hours at a playground. Some of the best lessons I learned were during basketball games, played outside, played without the presence of parents, of adults. I learned fisticuffs in basketball lead to nothing. I learned there are other ways — better ways — to resolve conflicts on a basketball court.

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G’day, mate: Lake Forest’s Dylan Boyd flies to a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly at the Evanston Invite. The sophomore also earned three silvers. photography

■ by bill mclean sports@northshoreweekend.com Dylan Boyd owns a Mickey Mouse towel and uses it at swim meets. It hung neatly on a rod, behind where Boyd and his Lake Forest High School teammates and coaches hung out in between races at last weekend’s Evanston Invitational. A song blared in the natatorium shortly after the conclusion of the meet. Boyd, a sophomore, had never heard the tune. The vocalist sang the word, “yummy,” a lot. “Tummy” was another prominent word in the lyrics. Boyd liked the song. A lot. It made him

smile. It made him nod his head. It made him smile and nod his head at the same time. “Dylan is light-hearted, and I love that about him, love that he shows that side,” said Scouts coach Cindy Dell, standing about five yards from Boyd’s towel, purchased at Disney World when he was an eighth-grader living in Pittsburgh. “He’s got a looseness about him. But he is severely competitive. That competitiveness comes from his heart, from deep in his gut. He has matured a lot since last year, a ton. He trains incredibly hard. The intensity … it’s all there, it’s where it should be, in the right way, in the right direction.” A Lake Forest entrant finished first in one event and second in five others at the

18-team gathering at Evanston on Jan. 10. Boyd touched first in the 100-yard butterfly (52.3) and second in the 200 free (1:44.81). He also swam on the runner-up 200 free (1:29.7) and 400 free (3:15.54) relays. Dell’s crew placed fourth (2,626 points). Boyd’s story began in Australia. He lived there and swam there before moving to Pittsburgh as a seventh-grader. The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder still owns an Aussie accent. It isn’t thick, isn’t Crocodile Dundee heavy. It’s noticeable, though. He speaks with a faint Down Under lilt. It’s cool to some, maybe yummy to others. Before deciding to move to Lake Forest in time for Boyd’s freshman year, Boyd’s parents Googled “Lake Forest.” A few clicks

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later, the Boyds discovered some boys — now men — had trained with Lake Forest-based swim clubs. The boys’ names were famous names back then. They are still famous. Matt Grevers, for one. Conor Dwyer, for another. Both competed for the USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Both might collect more swimming medals at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Dylan Boyd and his family and his Mickey Mouse towel settled in Lake Forest. In the fall of 2013, at the start of his freshman year, Dylan had doubts. About swimming. About swimming for the high school’s team, specifically. boyd >> page 56

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Lake Forest: A sweet 16. Lake Forest needed overtime to get past visiting Niles Notre Dame 82-78 on Jan. 9. The Scouts, who improved to 16-0, received stellar performances from Evan Boudreaux (38 points, 13 rebounds) and Noah Karras (20 points). Boudreaux, who is averaging 25.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, made 11 of 13 free throws. Karras, who is averaging 13.0 points per game, made four of his seven three-point attempts. Junior Lorenzo Edwards helped the LF cause with seven points, five rebounds, two blocks and two assists. Steven Vogrich added six points. Scott Dent had seven assists, while Justin McMahon had six dimes. Dent is averaging 4.2 assists per game. Lake Forest was scheduled to put its unbeaten record to the test on Jan. 15, when it hostedStevenson. The Patriots came into that contest 5-0 in conference play and 14-1 overall (14-0 against Illinois teams). Lake Forest Academy: The Caxys are hitting their stride. LFA went 4-0 to win the 12-team Ridley College Invite in St. Catherines, Ontario, on Jan. 9-10. The 11-2 Caxys capped off the tourney by beating host Ridley 54-40 in the championship. In the semifinal, LFA received 17 off-thebench points from Daniel Joseph to top Senator O’Connor 69-45. Ryan Clamage had 12 points in the win. Isaiah Foust stood out in the quarterfinal round. He tallied 21 points in an 84-49 victory over Villanova College. And, in the opener, LFA downed Ancaster School 66-34. Clamage came up with a teamhigh 13 points. Loyola: Five straight wins. The Ramblers (11-4, 5-1), who were scheduled to take on host Notre Dame on Jan. 13, picked up their fifth win in a row on Jan. 9 by edging host Mount Carmel 41-38. Mike Mangan led the team with 13 points, while Ramar Evans tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Mangan was 5-for-6 at the foul line. Evans made 7 of 8 free throws. Senior Peter Poggioli also had a big say in the win: eight points, four rebounds and two blocks. New Trier: Don’t forget about New Trier. The Trevians capped off a winning weekend with a 56-39 victory at Buffalo Grove on Jan. 10. Robbie Abuls continues to shine. The NT senior wing led all scorers with 18 points. Teammate Sean Boyd had 10 points and four rebounds. A night earlier, the Trevians took care of host Glenbrook South 55-40. Abuls and Ryan Haak led the way with 16 points apiece. The team in now 8-6 overall and 3-1 in the Central Suburban South. It was a good weekend for junior guard Tino Malnati. With three-year varsity player David Hammes sidelined with a concussion, the 6-foot-3 Malnati has stepped in and played solid basketball. “He’s taking advantage of an opportunity,” said New Trier coach Scott Fricke. “He’s an intelligent player. He’s makes good decisions on defense and doesn’t turn the ball over. “He’s a do-it-all kind of player,” the head coach added. Malnati, who is the son of ex-New Trier coach Rick Malnati, finished the BG game with six assists. “We like his calm demeanor on the floor,” said NT assistant Greg Kapsimalis.

Hammes, who has missed four starts including two at the recent Proviso West Holiday Tournament, figures to return soon. NT will host Waukegan on Jan. 15 before playing three games in the Rockford Jefferson Invite on Jan. 17 and Jan. 19.

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Lake Forest: Senior forward Katie Hanson had one of her best outings of the season, but it wasn’t enough for the host Scouts. Stevenson chained together a pair of 24-point quarters in the second half and wound up beating LF 81-59 in North Suburban Lake action on Jan. 10. Hanson went 5-for-10 from three-point distance to lead the Scouts (9-8) with 15 points. Senior guard Brooke Green wound up with 12 points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds, while Grace Torkelson had 11 points and eight rebounds. The other contributors included Tori Salanty (9 points), Maeve Summerville (6 points, 9 rebounds) and Delaney Williams (6 points, 7 assists). Lake Forest Academy: The Caxys opened play in the Fenton Invite by downing Latin 50-43 on Jan. 10. Tessy Onwuka turned in a stellar performance, finishing with a game-high 26 points. Teammate Brianna Sturkey added 11 points. The Caxys, who improved to 9-1 overall, also defeated Woodlands Academy 49-24 on Jan. 9. Onwuka paced the team with 16 points, Jasmine Sawyer had nine points. Play in the Fenton Invite resumes on Jan. 19, when LFA takes on St. Viator at 3:30 p.m. Loyola: The 9-7 Ramblers experienced success at the Chicagoland Invitational Showcase. In an event held at Fremd High School, they took care of Rockford Lutheran 56-49 on Jan. 10. Liz Satter (16 points, 6 rebounds), Alexa DeLeo (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Mary Cormier (10 points, 6 rebounds) led Loyola. In other action last week, LA dropped a 62-31 decision to Marist on Jan. 7. Satter had eight points and four rebounds. Maeve Stanton had seven points and four rebounds. New Trier: A new winning streak has begun for New Trier. The Trevians improved to 17-1 overall after beating highly regard Montini 53-43 in front of a ton of colleges coaches in the Chicagoland Invitational Showcase at Fremd on Jan. 10. Montini (13-3) is a perennial powerhouse in Class 3A, winning state titles in 2010, ’11, ’12 and ’14. New Trier, which has won three straight games, was paced in scoring by junior center Jeannie Boehm (19 points). The other key contributors were Haley Greer (11 points), Kathryn Pedi (11 points) and Rachel West (8 points). On Jan. 9, the Trevians went to 5-0 in the Central Suburban South by handing Glenbrook South its first league loss 48-38. Boehm led the team with 16 points. Greer added 12 points on four threes. NT also received solid efforts from Pedi (6 points), Jackie Welch (8 points) and Autumn Kalis (6 points). Regina Dominican: The host Panthers picked up win No. 10 on Jan. 12, when they defeated St. Joseph 53-46. Regina (10-7) received strong efforts from Maeve Degnan (14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals), Maggie Palmer (14 points, 11 rebounds), Audrey Jahns (12 points, 7 rebounds) and Colleen Palmer (8 points). On Jan. 9, the Panthers claimed a 40-20 victory over visiting Nazareth. Degnan had 21 points and four steals. The other stat leaders press box >> page 56

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“I wasn’t sure I wanted to go out for the team,” Boyd recalled. He went out for the team. He made the varsity team. But the whole team atmosphere was, well, foreign to him. Understandably so. “In Australia,” Dell said, “more emphasis was placed on individuals, instead of the team. Dylan didn’t quite understand that. New school, new training, new friends, new everything. It was difficult to adjust to all of that.” Boyd qualified for the state meet last winter as a member of the Scouts’ 400 free relay. He swam leg No. 3. The other legs were Daniel Smith, Michael LeMay and Symen Ooms, all of them current seniors. The quartet finished 13th (3:12.65), missing a berth in the consolation finals by one spot. Boyd trained with the Lake Forest Swim Club in the offseason. Things started to change. Things got more comfortable for Boyd. “It’s very difficult to find yourself, at first, in this community,” Boyd said. “Now, though, I feel mentally stronger. Pressure is off. I know what to expect.” Dell knows she has a veritable force in Boyd, a reliable points-producer at meets. What he accomplished at last weekend’s invite — one gold, three silvers — demanded rounds and rounds of applause. Boyd, though, wasn’t exactly fresh and rested for that medal-heavy show. Boyd swam 4,500 yards in Lake Forest’s pool before getting on a bus bound for Evanston. He wasn’t alone that morning. His teammates swam the same distance. Tom Brady threw for 4,109 yards in 16 regular-season games for the New England Patriots in 2014, for those looking for a little perspective. Scouts swimmers arrived at the meet

tired. They swam some more. They left tired. It’s January, No. 12 on a typical swimmer’s list of favorite months of the year. “I had them swim those yards because of the weather [during the week],” Dell said of the frigid conditions that forced some North Shore schools to close and cancel sports practices. Boyd must have been spent, dog-tired, when he climbed a starting block for the first time on Jan. 10. It did not matter. He needed a little more than 52 seconds to complete the race, to win the race. Runner-up Joe Widuch of Neuqua Valley needed 52.6 to complete the same race. It had to be tempting. Tempting for anybody in the Scouts’ camp to ask Widuch, “So, Joe, how many yards did you swim at your pool this morning?” “Dylan has such great energy, great desire,” Dell said. “He moves water … incredible amounts of water. And he moves water in a smooth way. His walls, they’re also strong, incredibly strong.” Notable: Scouts junior Alex Streightiff topped a highly competitive field of 45 divers at the New Trier Invitational on Jan. 10. He amassed 505.55 points. Loyola Academy sophomore Chris Canning — fourth at state last winter — earned runner-up honors with a 494.15-point effort. Lake Forest junior John-Michael Diveris finished sixth (444.15). … Smith pulled his way to runnerup honors in the 100 backstroke (53.59) at the Evanston Invite last weekend. Smith also collaborated with Boyd, LeMay and Ooms on those runner-up relays (200 free, 400 free). Ooms sped to second-place in the 50 free (21.7), a time that would have been fast enough for 10th-place points at the state meet last winter. ■

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were Maggie Palmer (10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals), Colleen Palmer (11 rebounds) and Jahns (7 points, 6 steals). In other recent action, the Panthers dropped a 38-30 decision to Resurrection on Jan. 6. Degnan had eight points and three steals. Maggie Palmer finished with six points, while Jahns had four points and eight rebounds.

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At Elk Grove Invite: Highland Park High School’s swim team took first place in 14 of the 32 events at the “Fast, Faster and Fastest” Elk Grove Invite on Jan. 10. The Giants ended up winning the eightteam meet with 375 points. Cary-Grove was the runner-up with 344 points. Junior Allen Tran had a big day for the Giants. He had the “Fastest” times in the 200 IM (2:02.57) and 100 breaststroke (1:00.42). He also was a part of two winning “Fastest” relays: 200 medley (2:02.57) and 400 free (3:23.62). Tran teamed up with Alex Grigorovich, Levy Nathan and Eddie Kochman in the 400 relay. Tran’s swim mates in the 200 medley were Nathan, Kochman and Hugh Laedlein. Grigorovich also fared well in a pair of “Faster” events, taking first in the 200 free (1:52.34) and 100 free (51.38). Other individual winners for HP included Jack Burson in the “Faster” 200 IM (2:17.86), Samuel Dotson in the “Faster” 100 breaststroke (1:07.48), Joey Levy in the “Fast” 200 free (2:02.41), Adam Grobelny in the “Fast” 100 butterfly (1:06.97), Mark Fox in the “Fast”

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100 backstroke (1:09.08) and JJ Fradin in the “Fast” 100 breaststroke (1:11.64). HP also won a pair of “Faster” relays. Fox, Dotson, Levy and Burson were clocked in 1:50.08 in the 200 medley, while Levy, Dotson, Grobelny and Fradin finished the 400 relay in 3:54.14. Highland Park also claimed a 10383 dual-meet victory over Deerfield on Jan. 9. HP’s individual winners were Tran in the 500 free (5:02.83) and 100 breast (1:02.07); Grigorovich in the 200 free (1:56.47) and 100 free (51.29); Nathan in the 200 IM (2:08.24) and Kochman in the 50 free (23.78). The Giants went 3-for-3 in the relays. The 200 medley, which was clocked in 1:44.64, featured Laedlein, Tran, Burson and Grigorovich. The foursome of Nathan, Burson, Fradin and Kochman claimed the 200 free in 1:35.35. And Grigorovich, Levy, Fradin and Tran teamed up in the 400 free (3:35.76). Dance Competition

Lake Forest: Plenty went right for the school’s varsity blue dance team last weekend. On Jan. 10, Lake Forest competed in the Universal Dance Association (UDA) Chicagoland Dance Competition at the University of Illinois-Chicago and took first place in the pom division and third in the jazz division. Then, on Jan. 11, the squad took first in the overall dance category at the Deerfield Invite. LF will compete in the conference meet at Stevenson on Jan. 17. Then, at the end of the month, the Scouts will try to defend their national title in Florida. ■

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magazine. From there, she assigns each for Children and Family Services. case out to a team that includes one of the “Through that experience, I often had to partners, a senior associate, another associgo to court,” she says. After doing ate, one to two paralegals, and a law clerk. foster care spot checks and But before any of that she checks to see visiting homes, Arquilla DeBoni would report if she can add value herself, sometimes resolving the case before it on what she saw to the judge. goes to court; a testament to her skills as a shrewd negotiator. “That was part of Though she doesn’t litithe inspiration for me gate as much as she used to, going to law school, she still keeps a caseload. because I enjoyed Certain clients like workthe courtroom ing directly with her. Often aspect of it but they’re women. still wanted to “They like being able to be able to help have a female attorney,” others,” she notes Arquilla DeBoni, says. who chairs U.S. Sen. Much of that Mark Kirk’s Women’s experience stays Advisory Board. with her, even to this day: A Gr ow i ng up i n g i rl named Northbrook, it would seem Arquilla DeBoni Cassandra, seven was destined to have a years old, sent by career in the courtroom. (Her her mother alone father, a first-generation on a bus from Italian-American, always Chicago to Iowa; wanted her to go into law.) a mother with Her uncle and learning disabiligrandfather ties who would for(“a true acaget to turn on her demic”) were child’s heart monitor. both lawyers. “I felt these children needed a voice Her friend’s fathers were to protect them,” says judges. But Arquilla DeBoni. aside from her Today, the firm repgrandfather’s storesents plaintiffs in Gina Arquilla DeBoni illustration by barry blitt ries, law didn’t facnumerous areas of the tor prominently in law, and among them, her household. That immersion would come Arquilla DeBoni specializes in medical mallater, beginning with representing children practice, product liability, nursing home in the courtrooms of Iowa. negligence, and construction injury cases. Arquilla DeBoni always wanted to help Adds Arquilla DeBoni, “we [also] handle others, so she thought, initially, it would cases involving sex abuse, hazing and bullybe through social work. At the University ing, and birth injuries.” In overseeing those, of Iowa she studied sociology and volun- she feels like she’s still able to help children. teered for course credit at the Department Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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