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By Simon Murray

NEWS

Developer nudged to change plans

he Winnetka Plan Commission offered developer Stonestreet Partners LLC the opportunity to amend its plans for a seven-story building located in the East Elm business district before the next plan meeting after noting reservations about the project’s size April 22. Zave Gussin, an attorney representing Conney’s Pharmacy, filed a letter with the Plan Commission objecting to Stonestreet’s plan. Conney’s abuts the proposed building and is the only property at this location not owned by Stonestreet. Gussin argued that the proposed development requires the village to vacate a portion of Lincoln Avenue and would result in blocking Conney’s access to that street. Gussin further asserted that while Winnetka has the discretion to vacate streets, it may only do so for a public, not private, purpose. Commissioner Tina Dalman responded that the case law cited by Gussin was misleading, noting it was over 50 years old and more recent case law exists. Stonestreet’s attorney plans to file a legal memo with the commission responding to Conney’s assertions before the next meeting.

Residents Carmen Fassler and Jerry Brown of 711 Oak Street, a condominium that abuts the subject property, also raised questions about the proposed development, such as light pollution as cars came in and out of the garage entrances. They also questioned why the developer located the construction staging area in front of 711 Oak during the estimated 18-month construction period. And the residents worried that deliveries to the building would cause traffic and safety issues. Stonestreet CEO David Trandel responded to each of their concerns, noting that “we have tried to take in the concerns of all of the neighbors.” Trundle pointed to traffic studies conducted by experts concerning the garage entrances and that deliveries would be made at the northeast corner of the building. At issue is a proposed sevenstory mixed-use building featuring 120 rental apartments on the upper floors, underground parking, and retail space on the first and second floors. At roughly 45,000 square feet, the development would be located Continues on page 12

Lilly Jaffe has received unyielding support from her mother Laurie and father Mike. Photography by Joel Lerner

Not a hard pill to swalloW

A teenager’s diabetes ‘miracle’ has spurred a law, prompted a documentary — and made history

illy Jaffe is not your average 15 year old. Confident and well-spoken, the freshman at Wolcott School in Chicago prefers to let her body do the talking: performing musical theater and dance with dance companies in the city and on the North Shore. Her favorite form of dance is contemporary, which stresses the torso and improvisation — and is often done in bare feet. “You get to use a lot of emotion,” says the Winnetka resident. “You’re basically telling a story through the dance.” If Lilly’s own story were ever to be told in a dance routine, it would be a theatrical metamorphosis. Onstage, she would shed the surgically precise movements of a young Type 1 diabetic. Gone would be the nightmarishly routine pricks and needles, the methodical testing of blood sugar by her concerned parents, the insulin pumps. In their place would be a breakdown of rigid structure in favor of spontaneity. Her dance, as did her life, would take on a newfound fluidity, freedom, and independence. That’s because, as a child, an inexpensive pill radically changed Lilly’s life. Laurie Jaffe, Lilly’s mother, had never wanted to be a helicopter mom for any of her kids, let alone a hovering medevac. But when Lilly was diagnosed one month after being born with Continues on page 12

Winnetka permits to be approved more quickly

iting the need to revitalize Winnetka’s struggling business districts, the Village Council voted 4-1 to amend the village’s zoning ordinance to streamline the approval process for specialuse permits at an April meeting. Trustee Marilyn Prodromos was absent from the meeting.

The amendments establish the Plan Commission as the only advisory body to review business permits in the overlay district. The amendments will also eliminate the requirement of public notice in the newspaper,relying instead on the village website. According to village staff, the amendments would reduce the process by about four to six weeks.

Trustee Arthur Braun was the only council member to vote against the amendments. “How will this streamlining increase foot traffic and fill vacancies?” he asked. Braun noted that the amendments not only failed to address foot traffic, but also failed to relax rules to encourage more businesses to fill

empty retail spaces. “I truly believe it will provide no help in this area,” he said. But other Village Council members viewed the amendments as addressing the merchants’and landlords’concerns that the permitting process be made simpler. ~ Emily Spectre

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INDEX

IN THIS ISSUE [ NEWS ] 12 o n the winning side

A teenager has made history with her lifelong fight against diabetes.

16 p rolific writer

Christine Sneed has published another novel — and it’s obvious by her characters that she is intrigued by creative types.

[LIFESTYLE & ARTS ] 21 north shore foodie

Check out a delicious recipe from a top chef on the North Shore.

25 out and about

Discover the answers our roving photographer received to our weekly question to North Shore residents.

now that our coverlets, duvets, down, sheets and shams are 15-25% off throughout the month of May, you can change your bedroom look for less.

25 social whirl

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[ SPORTS ] 36 a full palette

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David Sweet

ach week inside these pages, sports on the North Shore is covered with insight and flair. Simple game stories of who scored are rarely written. The focus is on profiles and features of athletes and teams who distinguish themselves from their competitors. Sports Editor Kevin Reiterman writes many articles while also concerning himself with story assignments, copy editing and layout duties. But the author of the lion’s share of these pieces is Bill McLean, whose work also graces other areas of the paper. What sets Bill apart from his peers is his writing talent and dedication to his craft. While many of us forgo work over the weekend, nary a Saturday goes by when he’s not covering a sporting event and interviewing athletes. He’s often typing away in the office afterward.

Bill has covered high school sports since the 1980s, soon after graduation from Denison University. His recall is uncanny — he remembers sentences he penned for long-ago articles where most of us don’t even remember we covered the story. Humble and unflappable, he is a treat to work with in the newsroom. Recently, we found out that Bill was named as a finalist for a Peter Lisagor Award by the Chicago Headline Club. These awards are the best Chicago journalism has to offer and are often picked up by the biggest publications. Bill’s story about a senior football player for Highland Park High School — named defensive player of the year despite being afflicted with Crohn’s disease — was a moving, eye-opening account. As Bill wrote when the then seventhgrader heard the diagnosis, “You

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look at your parents, and they’re visibly upset. The cold room gets colder. Your reaction to the news is confusion because you had

“The cold room gets colder. Your reaction to the news is confusion because you had never heard of the disease and you have no idea how to spell it.”

never heard of the disease and you have no idea how to spell it.” Bill’s run for the award is extra special because he has been placed in the daily sportswriting category even though we’re a weekly publication, meaning the competition is that much better funded with larger resources. (Our illustrator Barry Blitt of New Yorker fame is also in the running for a Lisagor for the second year in a row.) We’ll find out at a dinner in Chicago on May 8 whether our esteemed colleagues will be winners. Regardless, reaching the finals for this heavily competitive prize is an extraordinary achievement for both gentlemen. Enjoy the weekend.

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NEWS DIABETES Continued from page 1

Lilly Jaffe — now a freshman in high school — was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at one month old. Photography by Joel Lerner

Type 1 diabetes, she had to be ever vigilant — first with insulin injections, then with checking her daughter’s blood-glucose levels after she was placed on an insulin pump. “A lot of management and hovering,” remembers Laurie at their Winnetka home. “And taking a lot of the freedom out of [any of Lilly’s] sports or dances. It was a 24/7 job to manage her diabetes.”

At one point Laurie, and her husband Mike, were having to test Lilly’s blood-glucose at least 10 times a day — routinely waking up in the middle of the night to make sure it wasn’t too high or too low. Twice, a terrified Laurie watched Lilly experience a seizure. “I used to run away from my Mom actually,” recalls Lilly. “I’d be like, ‘Don’t stick me with the needle!’”

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tion for a casual, yet upscale, restaurant with an inviting city vibe minus downtown Chicago prices,” said Dan Beelow, who grew up on his family’s third-generation livestock and grain crops farm in Mundelein. “My grandfather’s philosophy on the farm was ‘quality is always more,’ ” he recalls. “Our steaks are aged a minimum of 45 days and handcut on the premises, providing a consistent flavoring and texture that restaurant chains can’t match.” A conversation starter in the lounge is the 30-tap craft beer tower that Beelow recently imported from Slovenija.

For a long time, Type 1 diabetes was called juvenile diabetes to reflect the overwhelming amount of cases diagnosed in children and teenagers. That hasn’t changed: more than 15,000 children are diagnosed each year with Type 1 in the United States, according to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The name was changed to reflect the fact that doctors were diagnosing

roughly 15,000 adults each year as well. The latest statistic puts the number of Americans living with Type 1 at three million. Of that number, it’s estimated that 85 percent are adults. And yet, unlike Type 2 diabetes, which is directly linked to obesity and a lack of exercise (and is growing at an alarming rate nationwide), the onset of Type 1 has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. While its causes aren’t fully understood, Type 1 occurs when the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The pancreas stops producing insulin —or the hormone that enables people to receive energy from food — which causes eating and physical exertion to send the body’s blood sugar levels on a dangerous roller coaster ride. Once diagnosed, people are dependent on insulin injection or a pump to regulate their blood-glucose levels for life. Says Laurie: “Insulin was [Lilly’s] lifeline. So that meant having to physically hold her down sometimes while she was kicking and screaming to put the pump in.” Laurie and Mike fully expected their daughter to live a life tied to insulin dependence. So when they attended the Illinois Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s annual meeting, they never could have imagined hearing anything to the contrary. What

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they didn’t know, however, was that a scientific discovery had been made in the United Kingdom. There, it was discovered by Drs. Frances Ashcroft and Andrew Hattersley that not only were there more than two types of diabetes, as had been previously thought. There was potentially hundreds, maybe thousands, and these rare genetic mutations — generalized by the name monogenic diabetes — could be cured by a drug called sulfonylurea, which was already being used to help manage Type 2 diabetes in patients. Dr. Louis Philipson, medical director of the Kovler Diabetes Center of the University of Chicago, presented the U.K. study to the JDRF’s Illinois Chapter, showing that some children and adults diagnosed with Type 1 had already been cured with the common oral medication. Mike approached Dr. Philipson after the presentation, telling him that Lilly — who had, by then, been on a pump for years — seemed to match the profile: diagnosed with neonatal diabetes before the age of 12 months. Lilly was given a simple saliva DNA test. The results came back a few days later: Lilly had tested positive for one of these rare mutations. “People talk about doing things by the book,” says Mike. “For Lilly, there was no book at all.” A month later, Lilly was admitted to the University of Chicago’s Clinical Research Center. A weeklong test program was administered to gauge if the oral treatment could work. Starting her off with a small dose of the medicine, at the same time, the Center cut her insulin dose in half. Over the course of the week, her oral medication was increased each day, while her insulin dose was decreased. For the first time in her six and a half years, tests showed that Lilly was producing her own insulin. The Jaffes were overjoyed. History had also been made: Lilly was the first person in the U.S. to have benefitted from the U.K. study. “That’s why it was so amazing. Here, Lily had never made insulin in her life. But all of a sudden [her body was] perfectly making insulin,” says Laurie. Adds Mike: “Here’s kind of the simplified version: Your blood sugar is affected by intake and metabolism — metabolism obviously affected by

exercise. With the pills, her body regulates it all.” Now, the Jaffes are dedicated to spreading Lilly’s story, which has enlightened close to 100 children and adults in the U.S. about monogenic diabetes, which, in turn, has led them from taking insulin shots to oral medication — effectively creating a cure. It has also helped the passing of Illinois House Bill 2481 — known as Lilly’s Law — that has established a registry of Illinois children diagnosed with neonatal diabetes before the age of 12 months. The documentary titled “Journey to a Miracle: Freedom from Insulin,” which will air this summer on WTTW11, has taken five years to complete. It chronicles Lilly’s story: from diabetic baby to insulin free child — as well as the countless other families her story helped to find their own cure from the dependence on insulin. Produced by the Jaffes, it includes dozens of interviews with doctors and families from all over the world. (Its closing credits pay tribute to the late Pete Gorner, the long-time science writer for the Chicago Tribune who broke Lilly’s story in his final days battling cancer.) Last year, Lilly took part in a jazz lyrical dance. A combination of ballet and jazz, the dancers came out to a medley of music that featured Lady Gaga’s “Applause.” The song starts: “If only fame had an I.V., baby could I bear/Being away from you, I found the vein, put it in here.” But any parallels to the insulin-dependent Lilly Jaffe are a long ago bad dream put to rest. “It was really fun to do, it took a lot of energy,” says Lilly, adding that the choreographer treated them like they were professional dancers. And someday, that’s exactly what Lilly hopes to be. STONESTREET Continued from page 1

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Novelist loves writing about creative types By Gregg Shapiro

f you are looking for a new favorite author, you need look no further than Christine Sneed. You could work your way backwards, beginning with her wonderful new novel Paris, He Said (Bloomsbury, 2015). In Paris, He Said, Sneed takes us to the City of Lights where young American artist Jayne has relocated to be with her older lover Laurent, an arts patron and gallery owner who has exhibit spaces in Paris and New York. The novel balances artistic expression with romantic intrigue and is a pleasure to read. Sneed’s previous novel, 2013’s Little Known Facts, deals with “the perks of celebrity” and “the fallout of fame and fortune,” and her 2010 short story collection Portraits of a Few of the People I’ve Made Cry won the Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction. I spoke with Sneed, who divides her time between Evanston and Champaign/Urbana, shortly before the publication of Paris, He Said. The book release party for Sneed’s new novel will be on May 7 at Women and Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark in Chicago, at 7:30 p.m. On May 16 Sneed is doing a reading with writer/filmmaker/actor (and Wilmette resident) Julia Sweeney at Bookends & Beginnings, 1720 Sherman in Evanston, at 6 p.m. Gregg Shapiro: Christine, when I interviewed you in the fall of 2013, you had just returned from Paris. At that point, were you just beginning or finishing your new book? Christine Sneed: I was nearing the end of the first draft. I still had about 60 or 70 pages left to write, and at the time I didn’t know that I would rewrite about 90-95 percent of this first draft. Thank goodness I didn’t [laughs], I’m not sure how I would have felt about it. GS: Your first novel, Little Known Facts, featured movies and actors, and your new novel, Paris, He Said, features visual art and artists. Can you please say something about your interest

in writing about creative people? CS: I’m curious about what compels other people to do creative work. I know my reasons for doing so — it’s a compulsion, in part — I love it and I can’t imagine not doing it. Having a number of friends who are artists, and having worked at the School of the Art Institute (SAIC) for the five years directly following graduate school, I wanted to write about art-making. I think we all have very personal relationships with art too, whether it’s with a film, a painting, a sculpture, a song, or a book. The connectedness that we feel with someone who has created something beautiful — this is one of the joys of being alive, and this is a feeling that I am trying to write about too. GS: Carol Anshaw, another locally based novelist, is an example of a novelist who is also a painter. In addition to writing, do you also paint? CS: No, but I lived for five years with a man who is a painter and a sculptor; we met when I was working at SAIC and he was finishing his fine arts degree there. His studio (our second bedroom) was almost always an exciting place to be. It was also very messy, not surprisingly; a lot always going on in there. As a writer, it was inspiring to be near his workspace too. GS: Did you know when you first started writing Paris, He Said that it would be told, alternately in third person and in the first-person voices of Laurent and Jayne? CS: I didn’t know, in fact. This was something I realized that I wanted to do as I was rewriting the first draft. GS: Jayne expresses concern over issues brought about by climate change and overpopulation. Do you share her concerns? CS: Yes, I do. No use being coy about it. GS: Early in the first section of the book, you describe the parting of Jayne and her ex-boyfriend Colin in such a way that it felt as if you’d lived through something similarly agonizing. Did this scene come from an experience of your own?

Christine Sneed. Photography by Joel Lerner

CS: No, not really…well, maybe yes. A long time ago — almost 20 years now, goodness — I dated a Frenchman who lived in Chicago for a year, and when he moved back to Paris, it was hard to say goodbye to him. I visited him a few months after he moved back to France, and having to say goodbye again, this was also hard. But I wasn’t thinking about specifically him as I wrote that scene with Jayne and Colin — I was thinking of all the partings that I’d seen in good films and mainly imagining the emotions these leave-takings can engender — sadness, worry, fear, love. GS: At the same time I was reading Paris, He Said, I was sent copies of sculptor Grayson Perry’s Playing To The Gallery, as well as Brad Gooch’s memoir Smash Cut and Kim Gordon’s memoir Girl In A Band, in which the downtown New York art world of the `70s and `80s figures prominently in both books. Does this qualify as a trend, and why do you think

art has become a popular subject for writers now? CS: I think it’s probably always been a popular subject, for both fiction and nonfiction writers. For example, not long ago, Girl with a Pearl Earring was an enormous success, and people continue to read and discuss Vincent Van Gogh’s letters to his brother. I know there are countless other examples. And of course films are often made about artists’ lives (Ed Harris’s Pollock, which was excellent). Artists are interesting subjects — besides having brilliant minds, they often lead exciting, passionate, often selfdestructive lives. Much drama, needless to say [laughs]. GS: In one of the chapters, there is a list with titles of Jayne’s paintings in a dream exhibition. What can you tell me about the process of coming up with those fictional names? CS: I’m not sure how I came up with them, but I like thinking of titles — it’s one of my favorite things to do when I’m

working on something new, along with writing dialogue. I try to choose strong nouns, something concrete rather than abstract, when I title a manuscript (or in this case, a painting). GS: In the third of the book’s three parts, “Jayne, Spring,” you write about Jayne’s experiences at her gallery opening. Do you think a gallery opening is the artist’s equivalent of book reading/signing and, as a writer, how do you feel about reading/signings? CS: One thing that’s easier about a book signing is that few people have read the book before your reading/signing. If they read the book, and if they don’t like it, you often won’t know it. But a gallery opening puts an artist in a more vulnerable position — all the work is there in front of the gallery goers; it’s probably not too hard to tell how people are responding to it if you’re the artist whose work is on exhibition. GS: Near the end of the

book, you write about some of the things that Jayne’s teacher said to her when she was a student. Did you have a writing teacher whose words had a similar impact on you that Susan’s had on Jayne? CS: I had some really generous writing professors at Indiana University where I got an MFA, and at Georgetown as an undergraduate, but I don’t remember any specific conversations — they were encouraging though. I was also a poetry MFA student, and I wasn’t showing my professors much of the fiction I was writing at the time. Thank God, it was pretty rough [laughs]. GS: Have you started thinking about your next book project? CS: Yes, I’m working on a novel right now about a couple getting ready for their wedding — some dramatic tension between them and their families; there are a number of comic possibilities related to this topic that I’m hoping to explore.

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For the fourth time, Bill Griffin was elected to a six-year term to the College of Lake County Board of Trustees in April. The Lake Forest resident was endorsed by U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, U.S. Congressman Bob Dold and others.

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The North Shore Chamber Arts Ensemble will be performing the 1921 Arnold Schoenberg and Erwin Stein edition of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major at North Shore United Methodist Church in Glencoe on Sunday, May 17 at 4 p.m. Joining the Ensemble regulars will be Principal Guest Conductor, Maestro Franz Anton Krager. For tickets visit www.northshoreensemble.org.

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Diana Nyad, an author, motivational speaker, and longdistance swimmer, will deliver this year’s graduation address at Lake Forest College’s 137th Commencement on Saturday, May 9 at Ravinia Festival Park in Highland Park. Additional honorary degree recipients will be Steve Chapman, a nationally syndicated columnist, and Tamara Smith, chief executive officer of the YWCA National Capital Area in Washington, D.C. and a member of the LFC Class of 1980. A year and a half ago at the age of 64, Nyad (LFC Class

of 1973) fulfilled her lifelong dream of completing the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida. A Florida prep-school swim champion when she arrived on the Lake Forest College campus, Nyad competed in the sport and also played on an unbeaten varsity tennis team, while double majoring in French and English. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and, as the outstanding senior woman, was class speaker at her commencement in 1973.

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The Woodlands Garden Club has invited Edith Makra, director of environmental initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, to speak on Wednesday, May 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. Her topic is “The Greenest Region Compact: Collaborative Local Action for the Environment.” The event is free, but please RSVP to WoodlandsGardenClub@gmail.com

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Michael’s imagination springs into action

Chef Michael Lachowicz

By Simon Murray

conversation with Michael Lachowicz is a treat. I know this because Chef I had one with him recently, and ANDY MOTTO I urge those who will be dining at his French restaurant in Winnetka (appropriately named Restaurant Michael) to have one as well. Subjects were brought up and batted around like what the Cubs have been doing as of late to opponent’s pitchers (and what the White Sox have been doing to entire teams, sans bats.) Here are some standouts: weeping chocolate, the temperature of

industrial kitchens, floral drug deals, and the hectic pace of the restaurant industry. Last one first. This, in respect to Chef Homaro Cantu, executive chef of Chicago-based Moto, who took his own life recently — reportedly due to financial troubles associated with the relentless necessity as a chef to push the envelope, while staying constantly ahead of the pack in terms of developing original ideas. “This guy took his own life because sometimes”—and here, even the garrulous Lachowicz is hard-pressed to find the right words — “sometimes, you just

can’t keep up,” he explains. “You want to keep opening things, you want to keep reinventing things, you want to — but the fact of the matter is, you also have to maintain a business, and a family, and a personal life, and all that other stuff. It’s very hard to do.” But that doesn’t mean Lachowicz is slowing down. Now in its 10th year, the modern French restaurant — with a nod to the classics — is making use of its additional dining space, converting it into a formal room, “but a formal room with a little bit of character—and it’s going to be fun,” says Lachowicz. “I’m going to use that room to really emphasize my passion for cooking.” That passion is evident in his chicken truffle squash blossoms, what Lachowicz calls his “perennials.” Spring forces him to be creative, and the mousseline stuffed, delicate blossoms are his colorful imagination at work. Lachowicz gets most of his spring fare from Nichols Farm, but the petals are acquired from a unique relationship: his former boss, Chef Roland Liccioni, of Les Nomades. “We end up meeting in the parking lot over by the Happ Inn, and we’re doing like a dope deal with squash blossoms,” says Lachowicz of his springtime dish. “It’s really simple, but its method and technique driven. So, it’s going to take a little bit of practice.”

Restaurant Michael’s Chicken Truffle Squash Blossoms Total Time: 1 hour Serves: 6 (20 squash blossoms)

4 ounces ground chicken, dark meat 1 large egg 6 ounces heavy whipping cream, plus 2 tablespoons ½ teaspoon pate spice (or your favorite poultry seasoning) Kosher salt and ground white pepper to taste 2 tablespoon reduced chicken stock, chilled (but still liquid) 2 tablespoon minced black truffle (or ¼ cup of your favorite mushroom, sautéed, patted dry and chilled) 12 fresh squash blossoms with one-inch stems 1. In a well-chilled food processor bowl, add ground chicken and process on high speed until a lumpy paste is formed. Stop machine and add salt, pepper, pate spice, and egg. Process again until smooth. 2. Begin to drizzle the wellchilled cream into the running food processor until there are two tablespoons of cream remaining. Add the remaining cream to the chilled, reduced chicken stock and mix well. Finish the mousse with this

Restaurant Michael’s Chicken Truffle Squash Blossoms show the owner’s creativity at work. Photography by Joel Lerner

mixture. (This whole process should take no more than three minutes.) 3. Remove bowl from machine and chill for one hour. Remove from fridge and smooth the mousse through a fine sieve. Add chilled and dried mushrooms (or minced truffle) to the mousse. Place chilled mousse into a disposable pastry bag*. 4. Open blossoms and pipe in mousse until full. Twist

blossom closed and steam over boiling water for four minutes. Serve warm or chilled. *These stuffed blossoms can be filled with the aid of a pastry bag with a fine tip. They can be served steamed (three minutes in a colander, covered over rapidly boiling water) or fried in a very light tempura batter at 350 degrees until light golden brown (about two minutes).

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‘It’s a potentially life-changing experience’ JCYS director for life talks about non-profit’s impact on volunteers BY SAM EICHNER

t was Steve Podolsky’s 50th birthday. He had told his wife, Iris, that he didn’t want a huge celebration, so she suggested they host a small brunch for their closest friends instead. “There were 12 people there,” Podolsky remembers. “And as I’m looking around the table, I started smiling.” One of his friends noticed him beaming and pressed for an explanation. “We were all on the board of Young Men’s together,” Podolsky told him. “These were the people I chose to invite to my 50th birthday party.” Young Men’s Jewish Council is now Jewish Council for Youth Services ( JCYS). The agency is a non-profit organization that provides educational and recreational programs for Chicagoland’s children and, through board service, develops the next generation of Jewish civic leaders. To this year’s gala honoree Podolsky, it’s also the basis for some of his most lasting friendships. Podolsky began what he calls his family’s “three-generation love affair” with JCYS when he joined its board in 1975. During his tenure, he served as the chair of the Camp Henry Horner Committee. After six years, he moved on, but he continued to employ the skills he’d picked up there to his work at other phil-

anthropic organizations. “When you’re on the board of JCYS, you’re involved in a very hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up environment,” Podolsky says. “The board is involved in every part of the agency — from budgeting to staffing to programming to facility maintenance to construction of new facilities.”

“Working outside your profession at something you’re passionate about — whether its athletics or philanthropy or civics — is a way to break out of the 24/7 pressure of work.” —Steve Podolsky

For that reason, Podolsky has remained active in JCYS since resigning his seat, consistently encouraging a new generation of young professionals to join themselves — two of whom have went on to become president of the council. Another, of particular importance to Podolsky, was his daughter Alana. She joined the board herself and, 15 years ago or so, enlisted her father’s support in helping the council reconnect with its alumni. “It was fun to get reengaged with the agency, as well as to work alongside my daughter,” says Podolsky, citing this experience as one of the most rewarding in his 40 years at the JCYS. Though Alana eventually left the board, Podolsky remained active within the agency for a “second tenure”; a few years later, he was honored as a director for life, still the highest distinction the organization can bestow upon a member who has never acted as president. Last year, he chaired the alumni capital campaign. Today, Podolksy believes that taking part in a non-profit like JCYS is more important than ever. “Working outside your profession at something you’re passionate about — whether its athletics or philanthropy or civics — is a way to break out of the 24/7 pressure of work,” Podolsky says. “It’s also a great way to grow as a human being.”

Steve Podolsky Photography by Joel Lerner

With the gala coming up on May 16 at Ravinia Festival, the JCYS has already sold the largest number of tables in the event’s history — in part due to Podolsky’s own network. “It’s the greatest non-profes-

sional honor of my life,” he acknowledges. “I’ve been humbled to be asked back as an honoree and blown away by the response from my peers.” When asked what he would say to future JCYS volunteers,

Podolsky is frank. “You will develop the leadership skills that will serve you well throughout your life, and you’ll develop lifelong friendships,” he says. “It’s a potentially lifechanging experience.”

Home tour promises to be spirited BY ann marie scheidler

T One of the houses that will be on the Spirit of 67 Foundation Home Tour on May 7. Photo courtesy of the Hudson Group

he Spirit of 67 Foundation has a knack for finding spectacular homes, and the 13th annual “Opening the Doors to Education” Home Tour on Thursday, May 7 will prove it once again. For 2015, the tour boasts of four houses plus a bonus viewing of Howard Van Doren Shaw’s renovated Ragdale estate. Emily Savage, Diana Webb, and Judy Kernahan are co-

chairing the event. All proceeds from this tour will go towards funding educational grants used in classrooms across the district. Examples of these grants will be highlighted in each of the homes featured on this year’s tour. Tickets for the Spirit of 67 Home Tour and luncheon at The Lake Forest Club may be purchased at spiritof67foundation.org or on Thursday, May 7 — the day of the Home Tour — at Jolly Good Fellows, 270 Market Square in Lake Forest.

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out & about Photography by Robin Subar

What are you enjoying outdoors this spring?

Socials Antiques, Garden & Design Show Preview Evening Photography by Robin Subar

Donning their best spring garden party attire were the 700 guests who attended the Chicago Botanic Garden’s muchanticipated gateway-to-spring Preview Evening, throwing the doors open for the three-day Antiques, Garden & Design Show in April. Celebrating its 15th year, the show’s guests raised $200,000 for the Garden’s conservation, education, and research programs. More than 80 exhibitors of garden antiques, mid-century modern pieces, and art from around the United States and Europe displayed their wares, as guests weaved their way through the booths and nibbled on elegant fare. chicagobotanic.org

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ost men and many women will, at some point, be contemplating how best to deal with hair loss. While there are many options available, it’s important to choose a professionally-guided approach that’s right for you. We asked Dr. Leonard Lu, a highly respected North Shore Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, to share his thoughts on the subject. Hair loss, medically known as alopecia, is a common problem that affects more than 40 million men and 20 million women in the United States. Sometimes there are identifiable causes of hair loss, but most cases, such as male-pattern baldness, are caused by an interaction of factors that are not completely understood. In the current era of “selfies” and Facebook profile pictures, there is a surging interest in having a full head of hair to project an image of beauty and confidence. The days of

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| saturday may 02 | sunday may 03 2015

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Yasko’s creative — and relentless — style of play a work of art for Ramblers

he oil painting of Aaron Yasko hangs on a wall in a hallway at Loyola Academy. He is standing outside, cold, his hands near his mouth and warm breath. He appears to be contemplating something, staring off into the distance. The background of the portrait is an icy mixture of blues and grays. You look at it. You shiver. Yasko is a senior at Loyola Academy. He plays lacrosse. His sister, Alex Yasko, is a junior at Loyola Academy. She plays soccer. She also paints. She created the oil painting of her big brother. “It turned out really well,” the big brother says. “The assignment was to portray a feeling, an emotion. Alex did that.” An art teacher also thought it turned out really well.The art teacher gave Alex Yasko a grade of 98. “I’ve seen the painting,” says junior defender Lauren Chrisman, a co-captain of the Ramblers’ soccer team. “It looks exactly like Aaron.” A portrait of Alex Yasko as a young artist would have to include a soccer ball. The leftfooted Lake Forest resident and School of St. Mary alumna first kicked one at the age of 3. It didn’t matter how far that ball traveled. She wanted to kick it again. And again. Soccer moms and dads have seen the drill: Tot kicks soccer ball. Tot giggles. Tot half-runs, half-teeters after the soccer ball. Tot repeats sequence until tot gets hungry. Soccer eventually enabled Yasko to travel all over the country. She and her FC United Select U16 soccer teammates finished third at the US Youth Soccer Championships last summer in Germantown, Md. Craig Snower coached that club. He also coaches Loyola Academy’s girls soccer team. “Best left back in the state,” Snower says of the 5-foot-8 Yasko, also capable of playing at a high level as a forward or as a center back or as a center midfielder. “Alex is the whole package … speed, skills, tough as nails, does not like to lose. She runs nonstop for 80 minutes. That’s not easy.”

BY bill mclean sports@northshoreweekend.com

What Yasko told Snower last month was not easy, either. Yasko informed the coach that she is no longer interested in pursuing a college soccer scholarship. A lifelong soccer enthusiast had another post-Loyola Academy life in mind. “That was tough, telling [Snower],” Yasko admits. “He has coached me for so many years. He had helped me a lot with the start of my college search. He’s concerned that I might have regrets later; I don’t think I will. I’m fine with my decision. I stand by it.” Yasko has not ruled out participating in an occasional pickup soccer match on patch of land on a campus quad. Not playing college soccer will give her gobs of free time to hone her artistic talents. She wants to study abroad for at least one semester, a want most big-time college soccer coaches don’t want soccer recruits to have. D-I soccer, in essence, is a fall-semester-to-end-of-spring semester commitment, a “major” without syllabi, though a typical schedule of matches could pass for one. A semester in Italy interests Yasko. So does a semester in the United Kingdom. Most natives from both lands are mad-aboutsoccer natives. An occasional pickup soccer match stateside just might turn into a daily pickup futbol match overseas. “My mom [Laura] was OK with the decision after I told her, as long as I do what I plan to do in college,” Yasko says. The decision surprised Aaron Yasko, also an artist (technical drawer). He had watched his sister’s Ramblers role expand significantly this spring because of season-ending knee injuries to scoring-threat-per-second Devin Burns, a junior forward, and standout junior midfielder Natalie Joyce. He had watched his tireless sister help anchor LA’s defense (with Chrisman) and somehow summon enough energy to score goals for an 11-3-1 squad. His sister scored her team’s goal in a 3-1 loss to reigning Class 3A state runnerup St. Charles East in a Naperville Tournament match held at Wheaton North High School

Junior left back Alex Yasko of the Ramblers (left) makes a play during a recent game against Trinity. Photography by George Pfoertner

on April 24. “I had assumed she would continue to play soccer in college,” Aaron says. “Many had. But she has her reasons. I’m all for whatever works for her. How well she manages her time each day, with all the things she does … I don’t know how she does it. I’m proud of her. I’m proud of what she’s done academically and as a soccer player. “I’m proud to be her brother.” The brother critiques his sister’s artwork. The sister critiques her brother’s artwork. Both appreciate the feedback, a couple

of talented, determined teens interested in some quid pro quo (or some quid bro/sis quo). Aaron Yasko is asked to evaluate his sister, the soccer player. Aaron does need much time to start his assessment. “She is a hard worker, dedicated,” he says. “She is a lot more responsible, offensively, this year. She’s pushing the ball up more. She’s handling everything well.” He does not give her a grade. Based on his words, Alex Yasko, soccer virtuoso, deserves a 98 … at least.

Notable: Loyola Academy was scheduled to compete in two more Naperville Tournament matches, beginning on April 30 (vs. Benet Academy). The Ramblers will face an opponent to be determined for their tourney finale on May 2. … LA defeated Sandburg 2-0 in a Naperville Tournament opener at Wheaton North on April 23. … In last weekend’s tourney loss to St. Charles East, Yasko scored off a rebound shot from LA freshman forward Riley Burns, another School of St. Mary (Lake Forest) graduate. The tally came with

1:28 left in the first half and pared the Fighting Saints’ lead to 2-1. Ramblers freshman goalkeeper Maggie Avery made two sterling saves in about a twominute span in the first half, including one off a header at point-blank range. … Devin Burns was one of three Ramblers named to the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State Team last spring. Goalkeeper Lauren Smith and midfielder Tori Iatarola — a pair of 2014 LA graduates — also earned all-state honors.

saturday may 02 | sunday may 03 2015 |

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Web and flow

Walters’ steady and

rhythmic style creates plenty of goals — and buzz — for Lake Forest’s boys lacrosse team BY bill mclean, sports@ northshoreweekend.com

onor Walters and his father, Tom, talk lacrosse at home. They talk about the sport, morning, noon and night. If walls could actually chat inside the Lake Forest home their lexicon, no doubt, would morph into their … laxicon. There would be wall-to-wall debates and conversations about the clamp, jam and rake moves on face-offs, about cradling and clearing, about cross checking and dodging and scooping. Conor is a high-scoring senior attackman for Lake Forest High School’s Scouts, a 2014 AllAmerican, a future Division I Leopard at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. Tom was a middie/ face-off man at the University of Massachusetts. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound Conor flies around lax fields. Tom, a second-year Scouts volunteer assistant coach, gets to watch his son buzz through and around defenses. “My mom [Helen], she’s OK with it,” Conor Walters says of the incessant lacrosse discourse under the Walters’ roof. “She also knows when it gets to be too much. She’ll tell us, at times, to ease up on the lacrosse talk and talk about something else. “My mom is the voice of reason at home.” Walters and his teammates hit the road for a pivotal game against Loyola Academy on April 23. LA had defeated Lake Forest 10-8 in a state semifinal last spring. Lake Forest led LA 10-8 — with 4:32 left in the fourth quarter — last week at the Ramblers’ home venue in Glenview. LA ended up winning a thriller, 11-10 in double overtime. Walters finished with two goals and four assists. Those numbers meant little to him, because Walters, a fourth-year varsity player, remained stuck on zero after the contest. He has never been on the victorious side of a Lake Forest High School-Loyola

Academy tilt. The teams might clash again this spring … in the postseason. Walters wants that matchup. Badly. Lake Forest (9-4) is ranked fourth in the state by laxpower. com. Loyola Academy (10-2) is ranked second in the state by the same site. Aaron Yasko plays lacrosse for Loyola Academy. The senior middie also happens to live in Walters’ hometown. He scored two goals in the most recent LFHS-LA meeting. “Great player, very skilled player, hard to defend,” Yasko says of Walters, who poured in seven goals in a 16-3 rout of Lake Zurich High School on April 8 and five in each of Lake Forest’s wins over Glenbrook South and Mundelein High School later in the month. “He’s shifty, really shifty, when he has the ball.” Walters did not have to travel very far to practice his shot in his early years. The family’s driveway served as the convenient venue for a lacrosse goal. Conor’s older brothers, Ryan (now 29) and Patrick (26), whipped shots at the goal, too. “The shape of our driveway is a weird one,” Conor says. “But it’s a good one for a lacrosse goal because the goal isn’t anywhere near a car. I remember spending hours out there, shooting a lacrosse ball with my brothers and their friends. “I have always liked lacrosse. It’s a contact sport, my favorite kind of sport, and I’m really competitive. I like to go all out when I play.” Walters liked playing hockey until the end of sophomore year, when he opted to concentrate fully on lacrosse. A serious hockey injury would have jeopardized his goal to battle for a D-I lacrosse team. He buried his skates, lax sticks getting the nod over hockey sticks. A few weeks after the start of his junior year, Walters, an A student with a Mensa lacrosse IQ, committed to Lafayette College.

Conor Walters of the Scouts (No. 8) searches for an open teammate during earlier action this spring. The returning All-American leads the team with 34 goals and 33 assists. PHOTOGRAPHY BY jOEL LERNER

The Leopards’ men’s lax team went 4-10 this spring, doubling its 2014 win total. The 2015 squad included a pair from Illinois: junior middie Brendan Dunlap (Wheaton North High School) and sophomore defenseman Declan McGuire (Benet Academy). Walters (34 goals, 33 assists through 12 games) has little time to think about Lafayette’s 2016 season. He is devoted to channeling all of his focus on something he wants more than anything else in 2015 — a shot at a state lacrosse title. The Scouts last competed in a state final in 2012. A certain Catholic school from Wilmette edged Lake Forest High School 6-4 for the Illinois championship three springs ago at Palatine High School. Lake Forest recovered nicely after that double-OT loss to LA last week, overwhelming host Glenbard West 14-5 on April 25. It was the Scouts’ fifth win in six games. Three days earlier, Walters struck for five goals and fed two assists in a 14-0 defeat of visiting Mundelein. It is hard to control the flow of a highly intense activity like a lacrosse game. Walters, a second-year captain, makes it

look super easy, racing around the real estate behind opposing, kneeknocking goalies and effortlessly flicking heart-of-webbing lead passes to sprinting teammates. He zipped two of his four assists in a little more than two minutes in the third quarter of the loss to LA last week, with junior attackman Matthew Clifford receiving the first and senior middie Hunter Moore snaring the second. Walters’ goal in the waning seconds of the same quarter cut LA’s advantage to 8-7 and started a 4-0 run. “Conor is one of the most dynamic attackmen in Illinois,” says Scouts first-year coach Marc Thiergart, adding his senior class this spring is a “phenomenal” one. “He has the skills to control a game. He’s a great kid, a brilliant student and a good guy allaround.” A good neighbor, too. Neighbor David Sweet has seen a driven Walters develop his lax craft atop that Walters driveway, year after year after year. If that weary lacrosse goal could talk, its first utterance would be, “Ow.” “His passion for lacrosse is amazing,” Sweet says. “He’s

always out there with his dad, shooting on net. Conor is always kind and respectful — he spent time one day trying to teach one of our sons the game. When balls fly into our yard, he’s apologetic.” Scouts senior middie and University of Maryland-bound Wes Janeck and Walters have played “hockey in the air” (aka lacrosse) together since they were freshmen. Each knows the other’s game like the back of his lax glove. Each young man has chosen to go east to expand his lacrosse game. (Sorry, Horace Greeley.) “Conor is so quick, has such a quick first step,” Janeck says. “He’s the classic attackman, with great stick skills. Great guy, too. Everybody likes him; nobody ever says a bad word about him. And he always has a smile going.” Memories of Grandpa Tom do not just make Walters smile; they awe Walters, inspire Walters. Grandpa Tom was a policeman and a fireman, a hero to countless people, a friend to countless more. Walters revered him. The lifelong New Yorker died in 2011. “He was an amazing man, the most selfless man I’ve ever met,”

the grandson recalls. “He helped kids in Harlem. He cared about people. I think about him. I think about him a lot. I remember looking at him when I was 13, maybe younger, while a bunch of us opened Christmas presents from him. I remember seeing how excited he was to see how excited we were that day. “When he was in a room, any room, and talking, everybody in that room would listen closely because everybody respected him so much,” Walters adds.

Notable: Clifford tallied a team-high four goals in the 11-10 double-OT loss at Loyola Academy on April 23. Scouts sophomore middie Cole Johnston, a Maryland University recruit, finished with a goal and a pair of assists. LFHS sophomore Davis Kahlili and freshman Blake Ulmer shared goalkeeper duties. … Scouts senior middie Mac Montagne (4 goals) paced the attack, and junior middie Mac Altounian provided three assists In Lake Forest’s 10-9 triple-OT defeat of Wheaton Warrenville South on April 18. Kahlili collected nine saves.

| saturday may 02 | sunday may 03 2015

the north shore weekend

SPORTS

Thinking outside the block Hoffman coming up big — as a middle blocker and hitter — for HP’s volleyball team BY bill mclean, sports@northshoreweekend.com

e looks like an outside hitter, jumps like an outside hitter. The sound he produces when his right hand smacks a volleyball for a kill is music to an outside hitter’s ears. But the 6-foot-1, 170-pound Ari Hoffman is a senior middle blocker for the Highland Park High School boys volleyball team. It says so on the team’s typewritten roster, an “MB” near his name, separated by a few taps of a space bar. A basketball comparable? A 6-foot-3 center, smallish for the position but not so small when the 6-3 center grabs more rebounds than the taller opposing centers and effectively uses attributes other than height to defend well. Hoffman defends well in volleyball matches. He leads the Giants in blocks. Hoffman attacks well in volleyball matches. He leads the Giants in kills. “Most middle blockers are uncoordinated,” Highland Park junior outside hitter Dylan Brown says. “Ari is not uncoordinated. He’s the most coordinated player I know. Have you seen how hard he hits the ball?” Hoffman knew nothing about volleyball years ago, as a middle school student at a summer camp in Eagle River, Wis. One day he found himself standing on a sand court, a net in front of him, a volleyball in the air. Fellow campers stood around and looked up, too. “I didn’t know what to do,” Hoffman recalls. “Others around me didn’t know what to do that day. I did OK. I liked the sport.” The former clueless camper is a current go-to force in the middle of the front row for a 5-12 squad (through April 28). Hoffman was the varsity’s second or third attack option last spring. Now a captain, he is Attack Option No. 1, a Jonathan Toews (productive on offense, impressive on defense) without a stick and a pair of skates. Hoffman struck a team-high 43 kills (with a .452 hitting percentage) and soared for 4.5 blocks in five matches at the Warren Invitational April 10-11. A weekend later, at the Lake County Invite at Vernon Hills High School, he paced the

The lights are off in the gym. Hoffman stands near a gym entrance. Kills, blocks, digs and aces are not on his mind. What Ben Roethlisberger will do for the Steelers in 2015 is not on his mind. Those two service errors? Forgotten, forgotten. Ancient history, ancient history. Important, meaningful stuff is on his mind. “All the people in my life … I’m so fortunate,” Hoffman says. “I have a wonderful, supportive family, a great girlfriend. I’m surrounded by a lot of love and happiness.”

Highland Park’s Ari Hoffman (blue jersey) attempts to thwart an attack during a recent match against Niles North. PHOTOGRAPHY BY jOEL LERNER

Giants in kills (33) and ranked second among teammates in digs (31). “Ari is getting it done for us, in a lot of ways,” Giants volleyball coach Kyle Muldoon says. “He gives it everything he’s got, every single night. I don’t have to worry about Ari. I don’t have to say much to Ari. He tells it like it is to his teammates. He tells me what he thinks, tells me what we should work on as a team. “I appreciate that.” It is impossible to miss Hoffman’s competitive fire during matches. In a 25-22, 25-19 home loss to a 12-1 Maine East team

on April 22, he tilted his head back after a resounding block kill and released a primal scream. Teammates surrounded him, pumped to join the celebration. The emphatic point narrowed Maine East’s lead to 21-19 in the first set. Hoffman pounded another kill minutes later. He would finish with eight kills, a team-high figure. Hoffman also made two service errors in the match against the Central Suburban League North leader. Each miscue disturbed him. He could not hide his brief disappointment after the second error, walking doggedly

to his team’s bench to take a seat. His body language essentially screamed, “I want to serve again … now! I want to at least give my team a chance to win a point!” A service error is a free point for the other team. No need to remind Hoffman of that translation. “No excuses,” Hoffman says. “All I’m thinking, after an error like that, is, ‘I have to put that behind me, move on, stay positive for my team.’ I try my best to stay as positive as possible at all times.” Hoffman says he got most of his unwavering will to win from his father, Steve, a businessman.

Toughness? That’s another trait father and son share. Ari Hoffman grew up rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a football team he equates with toughness. A young Ari pulled for “The Black and Gold” in the 2006 and 2009 Super Bowls. His team won both. “I fell in love with the Steelers,” says Hoffman, a huge Chicago White Sox fan and Indiana University-bound business major. “I watched toughness when I watched them play. Their toughness rubbed off on me.” His gentle, heartfelt side surfaces after a recent home match.

Notable: Giants senior outside hitter Zack Pollack hammered seven kills in the loss to visiting Maine East (4-0 in the CSL North) last week. HP senior setter Caleb Goldstein lofted 24 assists. Brown and senior Joe Rogowski each finished with four kills. Hoffman, Pollack and junior Ben Wellek totaled six digs apiece. Junior setter/libero Ryan Chiou reached for five digs. HP trailed 21-14 in the first set and 20-14 in the second. The Giants got the Demons’ attention at the end of each set. “We played them tough,” Hoffman said. “We showed we could play with them, stay with them. Our guys are hitting harder. But balls are still hitting the ground [on the Giants’ side of the court].” … Chiou amassed an impressive 14 digs in the Giants’ 25-17, 25-15 defeat of visiting Niles North on April 22. Hoffman and Brown popped for seven kills apiece against the Vikings. Pollack contributed six kills and nine digs. … Pollack finished with a team-high 37 digs to go with his 27 kills in the Lake County Invite April 17-18. Ninety-four of HP’s 96 assists came from Goldstein at the invite. … Hoffman, on Goldstein: “Always an important player for us. He runs our offense. He’s our quarterback.” … Brown, on Hoffman: “Great guy. You’re not going to find a nicer guy.” … HP improved to 2-3 in the CSL North when it downed host Maine West 25-19, 25-9 on April 27. Pollack (6 kills) and Rogowski (6) led the attack, and Ben Wellek fed 21 assists. Giants junior libero/defensive specialist Bennett Preskill had a team-high five digs.

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Inside the Press Box Circling the Bases Baseball Highland Park: One day after claiming a tense 2-1 victory over host Niles West, Highland Park dropped a 9-2 decision to the host Libertyville (11-7) on April 25. The Giants (3-17, 0-2) jumped out on top 1-0 in the first inning against the Wildcats, when junior Justin Mills, who reached on an error, came around to score on singles by Eric Schwartz and Noah Stern and a throwing error by the Libertyville left fielder. HP right-fielder Sam Nevers stretched a double into a triple in the fourth inning, when the senior smacked a pitch into the left-center field gap. It brought in Noah Stern, who had reached on a single. In the win over Niles West, Stern earned the win on the mound. He struck out five in five shutout innings. Toby Tigges pitched the final two frames. Shortstop Liam McCann went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Mills drove in the other run with a double, while Thano Fourlas finished the game 2-for-3. Lake Forest: The Scouts got back on the winning track on April 24, when they exploded with nine runs in the first inning and defeated host Round Lake 20-0. Matthew Peterson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Matt Gruenes, Charlie Sullivan and Jake Durburg had two hits apiece. Durburg drove in three runs, while Gruens, Sullivan, Cal Coughlin and Mark Turellin had two RBIs apiece. The winning pitcher was Jack Blake. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Scouts (14-3). They were swept by Mundelein earlier in the week, falling 9-0 and 9-2 to the Mustangs. Senior catcher George Karkazis hit a solo home run in the April 22 game. Durburg had two hits. LF was limited to two hits — one by Sullivan and one by Gruenes — in the April 21 setback. Loyola: The Ramblers (11-7) managed only three hits in their 8-3 setback to visiting St. Rita on April 27. It was the third loss in a row for LA. The Ramblers also dropped a 5-4 decision to Evanston on April 24 and a 5-1 decision to Bishop McNamara on April 22. Thomas Smart and Jacob Frank had two hits each against Evanston. Frank also drove in two runs. Junior Charlie Rafferty had two hits for LA in its loss to Bishop. New Trier: He came up with a dandy. Senior Tim Fox allowed only three hits in 6-plus innings in NT’s 1-0 victory over visiting Libertyville on April 27. Andrew Earvolino got the final two outs to earn the save, while Matt Boscow drove in the lone run in the bottom of the first inning. On April 23, NT defeated visiting Waukegan 6-2. Boscow had two hits, while Jake Reynolds had two hits and three RBIs. Danny Katz worked six strong innings to get the win. The Trevians (12-3-1) also

defeated Waukegan 4-1 on April 21. Boscow and Reynolds had two hits each. Reynolds also drove in two runs. Fox was the winning pitcher. On April 22, New Trier beat Maine East 10-0 in six innings. Reynolds had two hits and two runs batted in. Eric Hoffman also had two hits, while Michael Hurley had two RBIs. Ben Brecht and Justin Romic teamed up on the shutout.

Flipside Boys Gymnastics Highland Park: Andy Kaufman did solid work at the John Cress Invite on April 24. The senior finished sixth in the all-around (47.11). Kaufman placed took six th on high bar (6.80) and parallel bars (8.61). He was ninth on pommel horse (7.50), while he ended up 10th on still rings (7.35) and floor exercise (8.35). Stick Nation Girls Lacrosse Lake Forest: Highlighted by Katie Karahalios (3 goals), the Scouts claimed a 15-6 victory over Evanston on April 24. Kara Antonucci, Lindsey Close, Grace Geraghty, Audrey Kaus and Marielle St. Amand came up with two goals apiece. Katie Hanson and Sarah Steindl also scored. Kaus also had two assists and three groundballs. Geraghty added three groundballs. On April 22, LF dropped a 15-7 decision to Glenbrook South. Karahalios had a hat trick. The other goals were scored by Close, Geraghty and St. Amand.

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New Trier: Sparked by hat tricks by Katherine Gjertsen and Maddie MacRitchie, the Trevians took care of Maine South 15-8 on April 22. Kitty Kenyon, Audrey Kingdom, Clare Rooney and Darby Tingue tallied two goals each. Abby Hidder also scored. Morgan Crane came up with a career high nine draw controls.

Footnotes Girls Soccer Highland Park: The Giants (1-10-2) snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 2-2 tie against visiting Maine West on April 27. Josie Dee and Lily Pickus scored the goals. The assists were credited to Sydney Kalter and Claire Powell. Lake Forest: Paige Bourne scored both goals in LF’s 2-1 victory over host Libertyville on April 25. Adrian Walker assisted her second goal. On April 23, the Scouts (7-3-2, 2-1-1) dropped a 2-1 decision to host Warren. Bourne scored the team’s lone goal in the second half. And, on April 21, Lake Forest played visiting Mundelein to a 0-0 tie. New Trier: Goals by a pair of sophomores, Natalie Laser and Avery Schuldt, lifted New Trier to a 2-0 victory over Plainfield North in the title game of the PepsiCo Showdown at DePaul University on April 26. Assists were credited to senior Jackie Welch and junior Molly Continues on page 45

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On top of her game — again Howell’s hitting returns to form, lifts New Trier softball team BY kevin reiterman sports@northshoreweekend.com

manda Howell, an avid snowboarder, found herself in a downward spiral in the early portion of the 2015 softball season. Her batting average was cascading, heading due south. But there was no panic in the batter’s box. For Howell, who loves snowcapped mountains, dealing with slippery challenges — and deep inclines — is nothing new. Descending down a slope on a snowboard is a rush that Howell can’t get enough of. It’s like smacking a high fastball over the center-field fence. It’s X Games cool. “There’s nothing like a view from the top of a mountain — in Colorado,” said the New Trier softball star, who has a fondness for the snowy summits located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. “Especially when the sun’s out.” Slumps, meanwhile, aren’t so sunny and pretty. Howell, a three-year starter and returning all-Central Suburban League South player, experienced more valleys than peaks during the first eight games of the 2015 season. The senior, a power hitter who fits perfectly into the No. 4 spot in New Trier’s batting order, had to negotiate through the land

mines — and head games — of an old-fashioned slump. And, this uphill climb wasn’t exactly a winter wonderland for her. “This game,” Howell said, “can eat you up mentall y. “Sometimes, you go through stages, when you just have bad at-bats,” she added. Twenty-six official at-bats into the season and Howell was Antarctica cold. Her batting average tumbled during an 0-for-10 stretch. She was hitting a mere .153. “It was a little rocky,” Howell admitted. Her coach, John Cadwell, eyeballed her stats and never blinked. “It’s hard to lose confidence in someone like Amanda,” said the veteran coach. “She struggled a little. She might’ve been putting extra pressure on herself and feeling like she had to carry the team,” he added. “But in practice, she was crushing the ball. And, in games, she was hitting some long shots that outfielders were tracking down.” In her last six games, including a 3-for-4, 3-RBI performance in a 12-2 win over visiting Glenbrook South on April 23, the numbers have turned completely upside down. The right-handed hitting Howell, who doesn’t get cheated when she digs in, has banged out

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Amanda Howell of the Trevians checks a sign as she digs into the batter’s box against Glenbrook South. PHOTOGRAPHY BY: JOEL LERNER

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Notable: The Trevians (7-7), who have won six of their last seven games, topped visiting Glenbrook North 6-2 on April 27. Howell, Novak and Gillian Gossard had two hits apiece. … In the 12-2 five-inning win over Glenbrook South on April 23, the Trevians strung together eight straight hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. Dana Dolinko not only was solid on the mound (WP, 5 IP, 2 runs, 5 hits, 6 Ks), but she also had two hits, including a double. The other offensive standouts were Howell (3 hits, 3 RBIs), Gossard (3 hits, runs), Novak (2 hits, 3 runs), Shayle Arenson (2 hits, 3 RBIs) and Laura Bagan (2 hits, 2 RBIs). … In addition to Howell and Bagan, Novak (Northwestern University) and Dolinko (Union College) also will play at the next level next year. Howell and Bagan will team up with NT grads Ryan Lee and Lauren Secaras at Denison. Secaras, a freshman, currently is hitting .357 with a team-high 21 runs for the Big Red. Lee, a sophomore, is batting .286 with seven extra base hits.

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Purcell. With the win, the Trevians improved to 15-0 overall. NT also competed in the Barrington Tournament. After opening the tourney with a 2-0 victory over Benet Academy on April 23, the Trevians took care of Rockford Boylan 4-1 on April 25. On April 21, the Trevians defeated Maine South 4-0. Kelly Maday had two goals. Welch and Bina Saipi scored the other goals. The assists were credited to Maday, Saipi, Schuldt and Maggie Armstrong. Courtside Boys Tennis Lake Forest: The Scouts scored a 7-0 victory over Mundelein on April 23. The winners in singles were Connor Polender at No. 1, Clarke Hough at No. 2 and Alex Prindle at No. 3. In doubles, the winners were Craig Campbell and Jack Armstrong at No. 1, Parker Marsh and Matt Reay at No. 2, John Franzese and Nick Lawler at No. 3 and Rick Walgreen and Jack Williams at No. 4. On April 21, Lake Forest topped the Libertyville 6-1 behind the singles play of Alex Bancila (No. 2) and Connor Polender (No. 3) and the doubles play of Greg Frauenheim/Jordon Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kelly (No. 1), Ben Kasbeer/ Colton England (No. 2), Craig Campbell/Jack Armstrong (No. 3) and Matt Reay/Yusef Alsikafi (No. 4).

Volleys Boys Volleyball Lake Forest: Highlighted by Andrew Salzer (9 kills), the Scouts took care of visiting Vernon Hills 28-26, 25-20 on April 27. On April 24, LF defeated Lakes 25-20, 25-20. Mason Moore finished the contest with 10 kills and seven digs. Salzer had six kills, while Michael Christensen came up with eight digs. On April 22, the Scouts topped North Chicago 25-15, 25-15. Moore had six kills and six digs. Quinn Gaughan and Varun Rao had nine assists each. Loyola: The Ramblers picked up some impressive wins on their way to taking runner-up honors at the Downers Grove South Tournament on April 24-25. Prior to its 20-25, 25-16, 25-12 loss to Barrington in the championship, LA defeated New Trier 25-21, 16-25, 25-14 in the semifinals and Lake Park 25-18, 27-25 in the quarterfinals. In the loss set to Barrington, Connor Kreb (15 kills), Jakub Mazurek (11 kills) and Jack Talaga (34 assists) led the Ramblers (19-4, 4-1). In the win over NT, Kreb and Mazurek had 11 kills each, while Talaga had 32 assists. And, against Lake Park, Mazurek (10 kills), Kreb (9 kills) and Talaga (26 assists) paced LA. The Ramblers topped Evanston 25-16, 25-16 and Maine West 25-17, 25-17 in pool play on April 24. On April 22, Talaga came up

with 31 assists, while Mazurek had 10 kills as the Ramblers (15-3, 5-1) beat host St. Ignatius in three sets 24-26, 25-16, 25-11. And, on April 21, Mazurek blasted 10 kills to help the Ramblers take down host Mt. Carmel 21-25, 25-17, 25-23. Matthew Byrne had nine kills, while Talaga dished 32 assists. New Trier: New Trier downed Naperville North 25-18, 25-17 in the third-place match at the Downers Grove South Tournament on April 25. Collin Crowder (4 kills, 2 blocks) and Dan Wacura (5 kills) led the team. Loyola Academy blocked the Trevians (21-1) from advancing to the championship. The Ramblers scored a 25-21, 16-25, 25-14 victory over the Trevians in the semifinal round despitebig outings by Peter Hindsley (15 kills, 4 blocks) and Brian Hammes (11 digs). In the quarterfinals, New Trier defeated Downers Grove South 25-13, 25-12. Dante Chavravorti had 19 assists. Peter Hindsley had six assists. On April 23, Chakravorti amassed 18 assists, seven kills and two aces in New Trierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25-17, 25-22 victory over visiting Glenbrook South. Hammes helped out with two aces and 13 digs. Henry Lindstrom finished with nine kills and three blocks, while Daniel Wacura added three blocks. On April 21, Lindstrom (9 kills), Wacura (5 kills, 4 blocks), Hammes (15 digs) and Chakravorti (19 assists) led the way as the Trevians took down visiting Maine South 25-14, 25-14. Poolside Boys Water Polo New Trier: Alex Grant was named the most valuable player at the Titan Invite at Glenbrook South on April 24-25. His efforts helped New Trier to a first-place finish. GBS was second in the nine-team meet. NT claimed victories over Hersey 14-2, Palatine 14-5 and Niles North 12-5, while it finished in a 9-9 tie against the host Titans. Grant scored nine goals in the win over Niles North. He had six against Glenbrook South, four against Palatine and two against Hersey. Michael Krueger tallied a combined six goals in the wins over Hersey and Palatine.

Girls Water Polo New Trier: The Trevians recorded a 2-1 record in the two-day tournament at St. Ignatius on April 17-18. They defeated Homewood-Flossmoor 7-2 and Lyons 6-5, while they dropped a 9-7 decision to the host Wolfpack. Senior Stephanie Jodloman scored nine goals and had nine steals in the three games. Jodloman had three goals in the loss to St. Ignatius. Lauren Barrett and Maria Breen had two goals each against the host team. Sarah Caywood finished the tourney with eight steals.

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It’s anchors aweigh for business built around America’s Cup yachts By Simon Murray

laza del Lago in Wilmette is basking in sunlight. A light breeze shakes the fledging buds on the trees. The cheerfully blue sky is cloudless, bright, and flat. In other words, it’s a perfect day for sailing. Typically, on a day like this, Paul Schulz will take his family to Walker Bros., head a few blocks to Gillson Park, untie the moorings, and enjoy the rest of the day out on Lake Michigan with his family. That is, when he’s not racing sailboats. If he’s racing, he’ll flex his culinary skills. Bringing onboard with him his homemade shrimp gazpacho — a recipe developed by his mother “sitting on the beach in Connecticut for 20 years” — for the team to enjoy. “There’s nothing more refreshing than a vegetable medley with shrimp on a hot summer day,” he says. Instead of being out on the water, Schulz and I are seated at a high-top table at Starbucks. Surrounded by landlubbers, the whirring and grinding of coffee machines, and the frothing of

fresh lattes — noises that sound, almost, like the rigging of masts and spray of water foam — Schulz is seated next to the uninitiated; the ones unfamiliar with bowsprits, spinnakers, and jibs. And yet, whether they know it or not, those same uninitiated are who Schulz is betting on. Along with his racing-turnedbusiness partner Ryan Weber, Schulz has brought two 80-foot long International America’s Cup Class (IACC) high-tech racing yachts to the Windy City — or what he calls “a couple thoroughbred racing machines.” Never mind that many Chicagoans couldn’t tell you what country proved victorious in the last America’s Cup (the United States). Or what city will host the 2016 Summer Regatta (Chicago). Or what U.S. city came a coin’s toss away from owning the rights to host the next America’s Cup (Chicago). After traveling from San Diego on five trucks, which had to be outfitted specifically for this purpose and — to give you an idea of scope —normally transport windmills, the two yachts, Abracadabra and Stars and

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Stripes, are ready for their opening day. They are being housed at Crowley’s Yacht Yard on 95th Street, where marine engineers are “bringing them back to the Ferrari condition that they need to be” for opening day on Friday, May 15. After that, Schulz envisions his company, Next Level Sailing Chicago, becoming a reoccurring sight for city-goers — as unremarkable as the plodding architecture tour boats or the 19thcentury schooner replica Tall Ship Windy, which launches from Navy Pier. O.K. — maybe not that unremarkable. The by-product of fame-seeking billionaires, daredevil sailors, and the most sophisticated technology money can buy, each racing yacht is outfitted with a 12-story mast, super lightweight carbon fiber, and titanium alloy. Meaning this: It’s going to look like a pair of buildings are flying from the Shedd Aquarium to Navy Pier — and back again — seven days a week, all summer long. On some days, they’ll keep pace with the traffic on Lake Shore Drive. “We’re introducing the whole racing aspect to it as part of the

excitement,” says Schulz. That includes both corporate team building racing experiences and private sailing charters. Imbuing a spirit of racing into these machines won’t be difficult for Next Level Sailing’s cofounders. Schulz and Weber have been racing together for more than 10 years, ever since Schulz — who grew up racing on the Long Island Sound — moved to Chicago “sight unseen.” After driving up Lake Shore Drive and seeing Belmont Harbor, he got off the exit thinking, “this is my neighborhood.” Since then, he’s fallen in love with Lake Michigan. “The competitive racing community here is incredible,” says Schulz. Onboard Weber’s sailboat, La Tempete, during races, Schulz trims the sails, Weber runs the bough, and Weber’s father, Tom, helms the boat. Schulz credits their team dynamic for their continued success. “We’re podium standers. We’re disappointed if we’re not first place,” he says. After sipping on a beer after a race, Schulz and Weber came up with the idea for a corporate team-building experience that was different than the tradi-

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tional haunts. Says Schulz, “How many times can you do a golf outing, a steak dinner? “The parallels between business and yacht racing are numerous, and we’re going to be highlighting that,” he adds. “First of all, if you don’t work as a team on these boats, you’re just simply not going to go. You can’t get them to move.” A standard offering for corporations will split the 20-person crews into three groups: tacticians, trimmers, and drivers.

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More advanced offerings will include sending a consultant into the company to learn about their goals and objectives, strategy and tactics that they’re employing. Those goals will then be built into these team-building events. On the water. In real time. “We [also] want to use this as a way to expose people who have never been out on a lake or out on a sailboat to the sport,” says Schulz. “That’s why we’ve quit our jobs in order to do this; it’s a passion.”

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