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Hands of Peace Celebrates 15 Years BY LIBBY ELLIOTT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
More than 300 supporters and young alumni of the Glenview-based organization Hands of Peace gathered on May 6 in Regenstein Hall at the Chicago Botanic Garden to celebrate the organization’s 15-year history of empowering Israeli, Palestinian and American teens to work for peace in their communities. The event raised more than $150,000 to support the non-profit’s summer peace building programs in Chicago and San Diego, as well as ongoing outreach in the Middle East to promote education and leadership skills for young people. After an opening cocktail reception, dinner and silent auction, attendees watched two short films, including one made by Hands of Peace youth during a recent summer visit to Chicago. The evening’s program also featured presentations by two Hands of Peace alumni: Shira Gemer, a Jewish Israeli who participated in Hands of Peace in the summers of 2003 and 2004, and Samir Hawila, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who traveled to Chicago for the summer program in 2006 and 2007. Gemer is now working at a Jerusalem news channel as the editor of a program about Middle Eastern politics. Hawila is a political advisor at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. “The experience definitely shaped my profesContinued on PG 7
FETCHING FUN DOG PARKS GIVE CANINES, HUMANS SPACE TO UNLEASH BY LIBBY ELLIOTT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
On a warm spring or summer day on the North Shore, it can often feel like all of humanity is out walking a dog. It’s true that Chicago’s leafy northern suburbs are a paradise for canines. Between the lake, the beach, and a plentiful supply of off-leash dog parks, there’s ample space for rambunctious pups to run, fetch and wag their way to tired contentment. At Winnetka’s off-leash dog beach at Centennial Park on Sheridan Road, a warm, sunny morning can bring as many as 10 to 15 dogs and their humans out for 30 minutes to an hour or more of playtime, a ritual many dog beach regulars consider an essential component of their daily routine. Winnetka resident Annie Ross takes her 9-month old mini-Australian Shepherd, Nellie, to the dog beach almost every morning - rain, snow or shine. Bringing Nellie to the beach, said Ross - even on a bitterly cold morning – is a necessity for them both. “It’s her social time,” said Annie, who chatted amiably with other dog owners while tossing balls to Nellie. “It’s my social time, too. By coming down here each day, winter didn’t seem quite so daunting.” Nellie is joined most beach mornings by her four-legged pals, Ryman, Goldie, Bear, Pippa and Henry. In the years before Pippa - a German Shorthaired Pointer - and Henry - an English Springer Spaniel - relocated to Winnetka from the United Kingdom in 2015 with owners Caroline and Lee Betsill, the two dogs lived totally off-leash, running alongside the Betsills’ horses and wandering freely on their property. The Betsills chose their home, in part, for its close proximity to Centennial Park. “Our realtor told us, ‘you’ve got to get a beach pass and get yourself down there,’” said Caroline. Grace Flatt walks the short distance from
Van Cortez of Glenview with Dory the Dachshund at Community Bark West in Glenview. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
her home to Winnetka’s dog beach nearly every day with her active, athletic 2-year-old Yellow Labrador Retriever, Goldie, often meeting good friends, Rosalie Ten Bruggencate - dog mom to 3-year old Black Lab Bear - and Ashley Vaughn Bransfield mama of Ryman, a Border Collie/Blue Heeler mix. “To be honest, if Goldie doesn’t get the proper exercise each day, I’m in trouble,” said Flatt. “I come home to find a rug or chair chewed in my kitchen.”
The Winnetka Park District (WPD) maintains strict control over access to Centennial Dog Beach, requiring that owners produce proof of current vaccinations and a village dog license before issuing a key entry card to the enclosed area. Roughly 375 dog passes are issued by the WPD each year. Like most North Shore dog parks, the WPD charges a hefty fee for non-residents. Locals pay just $40 per one-year pass versus Continued on PG 7
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