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8 Having a vision Sportvision, the company that invented the yellow first-down line for television, is still coming up with innovative ideas, thanks in part to two North Shore executives.

10 Pigskin parties

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It’s Super Bowl time on the North Shore. Even though the Bears aren’t in it, plenty of fun parties – some with former NFL players – are ready to kick off.

Robert Baade, a renowned sports economist, talks about mega events like the Super Bowl and the Olympics — and why reports of their impact on host cities are overstated.

20 Making waves North Shore native Scott Bennett, a longtime rocker, is enjoying his tour with the Beach Boys.

22 Goings On About Towns Find out about the 10 best events coming up this week in the North Shore.

24 Social whirl

26 North Shore Offerings Take a look at intriguing houses in our towns.

Business 28 Main Street Bob Gariano talks with Bill Hall, a Winnetka resident who knows the importance of corporate boards.

sports 30 In the fast lane Loyola Academy swimming sensation Andrew Jovanovic looks for more state championships.

41 Going pro

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he start of February is often the bleakest of times on the North Shore. Two years ago, about 20 inches of snow fell into the suburbs, paralyzing residents (though delighting schoolchildren). Most years, the footing is slick, the wind is biting and spring seems as far away as the moon, no matter what the groundhog’s shadow predicts. But there is one indoor event that unites all, if only for a few hours. It’s the biggest television program of the year, drawing a nine-figure audience in the United States that easily doubles the viewership of the Oscars. It’s the Super Bowl. Give the NFL credit: the nation doesn’t consider any baseball, basketball or hockey championships must-see TV accompanied by Doritos and beer. Regardless of which teams are playing in the Super Bowl (Baltimore and San Francisco this year), parties abound. The Chicago Bears, headquartered in Lake Forest, are infrequent visitors, making only two of the first 47 games. Yet the North Shore once again will be buzzing with bashes — and former Bears such as Alex Brown and Desmond Clark will be in attendance, as Bill McLean reports in this issue.

Even if you haven’t heard of Sportvision, you enjoy its creation during football season; the company invented the yellow first-and-10 line on television. Two of its top executives, Evanston’s Hank Adams and Winnetka’s Mike Jakob, are North Shore residents, and they discuss the state of the cutting-edge company in these pages. When you read the annual story in the daily paper about how the Super Bowl is bringing hundreds of millions of dollars to the host city (New Orleans on Sunday), think of Rob Baade. The renowned sports economist from Lake Forest College punctures the numbers trotted out by the NFL each year. His insights are part of our Sunday Breakfast feature. And if you desire one final super item before the big game, check out our new expanded calendar, called Goings On About Towns, which now lists a full week of events rather than just three days’ worth.

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Led by two North Shore residents, Sportvision keeps enhancing televised games, races

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When Sportvision President and COO Mike Jakob tells somebody he works for a company that produces innovative digital sports content and broadcast enhancements, he usually receives a look that is a cross between a “Huh?” and a “Wait, what do you do again?” But Jakob knows exactly what to add to clarify the description. “I say, ‘Our company came up with that (1st & 10) yellow line you see on the TV screen in football games,’ ” the Winnetka resident said. “After that I usually hear, ‘OK, got it.’ ” The yellow line was first used on an ESPN football broadcast in 1998, and it has helped millions of viewers during 10 Super Bowls. (A licensee of the technology will provide the broadcast enhancement in Sunday’s game between San Francisco and Baltimore.) “It’s our most iconic product,” Jakob said of an invention that won one of the company’s 10 national Emmy Awards and was rated No. 7 on ESPN’s Top 100 Innovations in Sports. “People like it because it’s easy to grasp, and it’s had its biggest impact on folks who are not passionate football fans. But Chicago-based Sportvision hasn’t just altered the viewing habits of pigskin followers. It also was behind the “Glowing Puck” for the NHL, K-Zone and PITCHf/x for baseball and RACEf/x for NASCAR. The K-Zone (a yellow-framed box superimposed above home plate) essentially allows viewers and broadcast analysts to grade home-plate umpires on each pitch; the PITCHf/x technology traces the flight of each pitch; and RACEf/x features real-time pointers to track the position of each racer. Sportvision-driven technology/content is seen worldwide on more than 3,000 live sporting events and by 300 million people annually. “The most important word in our

company is ‘storytelling,’ ” said Sportvision CEO Hank Adams, an Evanston resident who took control of the company in 2002. “With our enhancements, a broadcast is better able to tell stories and that enhances the viewers’ experience. “Our No. 2 word is probably ‘data.’ We’re able to collect it through technology and share it with a television audience.” It’s a consensus that football supplanted baseball as America’s national pastime many years ago. Look at a recent Super Bowl TV rating and compare it to a Game 7 of a recent World Series. The Super Bowl number wins — by at least three touchdowns. And the millions of fantasy football players are more rabid than ever. “In the last five years, devices beyond TV have proliferated,” Jakob said. “Secondary devices like smart phones, tablets and laptops won’t go away. Smart TVs will enhance the viewing experience of fantasy football players, who will probably be able to receive instant updates on the TV screen of how their player is doing – right after he, say, runs for a touchdown. “Everything,” he added, “is going to be more customized.” At this month’s Daytona 500, motors- Hank Adams of Evanston (right) and Mike Jakob of Winnetka are the top two executives at Sportports fans whose favorite drivers fall out vision, creator of the yellow first-and-10 line during televised football games. of contention – and thereby become afterphotography by j.geil thoughts to those announcing and analyzing the race on TV – will still be able to follow them closely thanks to a pair of driver’s car appeared on screen. “Yellow Line” is simple. mobile apps conceived by Sportvision. “Seeing our technology debut on TV can “It was our most technically challenging “Subscribers,” Jakob said, “will be able be hair-raising, exciting stuff,” said the assignment,” Jakob said. “We’re shooting to pick any driver and track that driver in 45-year-old Adams, who was a reserve the race and collecting data from a helicopreal time, even during pits stops to see how punter for University of Colorado football ter, which is moving. We’re tracking 10-15 the crew is doing.” teams before earning an MBA degree boats, and they’re moving. And then there’s “In the future,” he added, “there will be from the Kellogg Graduate School of the ocean, also moving.” a blending of all devices and you’ll likely be Management at Northwestern University. “To help the viewers,” he added, “we added able to access those devices on a remote con- “You sometimes never know how it’s going colorful lines (trailing each boat) so that they trol while watching TV from your couch.” to be received. It could fail spectacularly.” could better track the boats’ paths. On TV Another Sportvision invention that has it appears some kind of dye is spilling from During NASCAR’s 2012 season, in another first, viewers’ Twitter tweets about drawn rave reviews is its Emmy Award- each boat. One time a viewer called to say a driver or an issue related to the driver winning LiveLine system for America’s Cup the race should be stopped. He thought the appeared on screen at the same time the broadcasts. It’s as complex as the 1st & 10 boats were polluting the water.” ■

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At this time last year, Josh Rozdolsky of Lake Forest was bobbing in an outdoor pool in Cabo San Lucas and tossing around a football with former Chicago Bears defensive end Alex Brown. Not a bad way to spend a Super Bowl weekend. “He’s a cool guy and a nice guy, with a son (Tony) my age,” Rozdolsky, now 12 years old, said. “That was real fun. I’m looking forward to hanging out with him again this year.” But Rozdolsky and his family and friends won’t be in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur on Feb. 3, when the San Francisco 49ers battle the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. He’ll be at home, dipping chips in salsa and tossing the occasional football question toward Brown. “Sometimes, after a call by the referee, I’ll ask him if he agrees with it,” Rozdolsky said.

I like to socialize a little bit at Super Bowl parties. My main focus is always on the game. If you’re in the room with me and you want to talk, I’m OK with that as long as the talk doesn’t last an entire series.” — Alex Brown Brown won’t be the only ex-Bear at that Super Bowl party in Lake Forest. Former tight end Desmond Clark will also find a comfortable seat at the Rozdolsky home to watch former Bears quarterback Jim Harbaugh coach his 49ers against his brother Jim Harbaugh’s Ravens. After the 2006 NFL season, Brown and Clark spent time together at the Super Bowl in Miami — playing for the Bears, whose headquarters are in Lake Forest, against the victorious Indianapolis Colts. “It was a wonderful time and the pinnacle of my career,” Brown said. “Our team had an unbelievable season. Knowing we were going to the Super Bowl (after the NFC Championship win) – now that gave me chills.. “I like to socialize a little bit at Super Bowl parties,” added the 33-year-old Brown, who works as a sales rep for Coyote Logistics, a transportation and logistics provider based in Chicago. “My main focus

“With people coming over, it’s like you’re hosting a reception and that means offering a good spread of food,” says Highland Park High School graduate Jim Straus. Many North Shore homes will host Super Bowl parties on Sunday.

jupiterimages is always on the game. If you’re in the room with me and you want to talk, I’m OK with that as long as the talk doesn’t last an entire series.” Other partygoers along the North Shore — and the more than 100 million others watching across the country —don’t want to be distracted for a second during Super Bowl commercials, some of which cost $3.8 million for 30 seconds this year — or a little more than what Bears linebacker Lance Briggs earned in 2012. There are almost as many Monday morning commercial reviewers as there are Monday morning quarterbacks.

“I love watching the commercials,” said Lori Rozdolsky, Josh’s mother. “Who doesn’t? They’re funny and creative. I have to admit I’m not a big sports fan, but I do enjoy the Super Bowl every year because I’m always around family and friends for most of the day. “We’re expecting 30-40 people to stop by, and we’ll have all kinds of food available, including wings, beef sandwiches and a big pot of chili.” The only beef Highland Park High School graduate and Deerfield resident Jim Straus has about this year’s big game is that the Bears aren’t in it. But he plans to watch it

anyway at home, surrounded by about 20 family members and guests at his party. “The day is all about reception,” said Straus, whose wife Robin coaches girls gymnastics at Lake Forest High School. “You need a good, rock-solid TV reception, with a reliable backup plan in case something happens to the TV. People will be Facebooking, using Twitter, checking out stats on NFL.com during the game; technology — it has to be organized, all set to go. “With people coming over,” he added, super bowl >> page 11

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Mike Belsky is a 29-year veteran of the municipal bond industry and an adjunct professor in public finance at Northwestern University and the Harris School. The Lake Forest College graduate served two terms as mayor of Highland Park (2003-2011). Reading: I just finished Tom Wolfe’s new book, “Back to Blood.” It’s fiction that takes place in Miami and tries to highlight all of the ethnic differences in Miami. I enjoyed it. I’m also a huge reader of historical fiction and history, and the literature of Chicago. I also like graphic novels; Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” is the granddaddy of them all. Listening: My musical tastes are very eclectic; a big David Bowie fan, his early stuff. I also like zydeco music and the ’70s, because those were my formative years. Watching: I am addicted to Boardwalk Empire, a show about Atlantic City during Prohibition. It’s very well done but very violent; the main character is a political boss and bootlegger. I also like Homeland. It’s very intense. It’s the type of show where when you’re done, you feel like you need a drink. Following: I’m not a big social media person. The one thing I do have is a Facebook page for the extended family and if someone has a problem we can all chime in. I’m a municipal bond person, so I read “The Bond Buyer” online every day. I also

Mike Belsky read The Wall Street Journal. I have an iPad, but I still prefer print media. Most of my online stuff is for work. Activity: I was on a table tennis team back in the ’70s, and I was a tennis player. I decided to get back into table tennis, seriously, so I’ve been practicing and play games with people around here. It’s really fun, great exercise, and it’s kind of a meditation. I also box with a trainer. Eating: I’m not a big cook, I like to eat out. I could eat steak every night. I also like Italian food — Bella Via in Highland Park and pizza from Moccio’s, though I shouldn’t eat it too often. What is your favorite mistake? When you’re a public figure and a mayor, you’re a spokesperson for the city. And there have been a couple of occasions where I spoke before I thought, and I put my foot in my mouth. I realize that the less said to the press is better. Calvin Coolidge once said, “I never had to explain anything I didn’t say.” ■

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“it’s like you’re hosting a reception and that means offering a good spread of food. And a reception by a wide receiver in the game sometimes leads to a winning (football-pool) square. We usually charge people 25 cents per square, not a big deal. The challenge is to fill all of the squares before the kickoff.” The 35-year-old Clark, who ranks second in Bears history in career tight end receptions (242, behind Mike Ditka’s 316), would have flown to New Orleans for the game had the Atlanta Falcons defeated the 49ers in the NFC Championship game Jan. 20. His younger brother, Dominique Davis, was the Falcons’ rookie third-string quarterback this season. But Clark isn’t at all upset about sticking around Lake County for what Sports Illustrated has dubbed the “Harbowl.” “I prefer watching the Super Bowl in a home,” said Clark, a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker. “I like to kick my feet up in front of a big-screen TV and enjoy some wings, any kind of wings. “There’s a dynamic story in the matchup, two brothers coaching against each other in the biggest game,” he added. “It’s an unbelievable story, really. I’m looking forward to seeing San Francisco’s offensive line — the best in the league, in my opinion — go up against Baltimore’s defensive line.” Clark also will be interested in watching Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis play in the final game of his career. The two were teammates for a year at Lakeland High School in Florida. Rob Johnson’s in-house “teammates” — wife Stacy and their 7-year-old son Jaden — plan to transport a Super Bowl party from their home in a western suburb to him

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Former Chicago Bear Alex Brown and his wife, Kari, are all set to attend a Super Bowl party Sunday at the Lake Forest home of their friend Josh Rozdolsky, with whom they watched last year’s Super Bowl after having some outdoor fun in Cabo San Lucas.

and his colleagues on Super Bowl Sunday. Rob Johnson is a news anchor at CBS 2 in Chicago and he has to work that day because CBS is airing the game. “It’s not fair that he doesn’t get to take the day off,” said Stacy, who grew up in Texas and rooted for the Houston Oilers. “But I understand the decision the station made. We’re going to make sure food will be available for everybody working that day and that everybody has a good time. What I love most about Super Bowl parties is the camaraderie and how everybody comes together when it’s cold outside. “People at Super Bowl parties are usually happy to be around others because many of them had been hibernating,” she added. ■

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A Czech proverb goes, “You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once.” Alessandro Raganelli, a freshman at Lake Forest High School, weaves in and out of two different lives: one as an American, the other as an Italian. “I get to understand both perspectives and try to find the perfect median to be the perfect human being,” said Raganelli. “It’s something that’s helped me not only in school, but in life.” Raganelli was born in Italy and lived in Rome until coming to the U.S. at age 6. Since then, he has spent nearly every summer visiting family in Rome and Nettuno. During his vacations there, he volunteers for the Italian Red Cross a few hours a day. For a change of scenery, his family likes to spend Christmas in the Alps. Fluency in Italian has helped the budding polyglot master fellow Romance language, French. An immersion trip to Quebec City last year helped him communicate more efficiently, so much that he tested into French 3 Honors, a rare feat for a freshman. “I have enjoyed how insanely polite and respectful he is,” said his French teacher, Heather Song. “Every single day he greets me with a sincere “Bonjour Madame” and he leaves with a “Bonne Journée Madame.” With no accent apparent in his English, one would never guess that Raganelli knew not a lick of the language when starting Lake Forest Country Day School. His former history teacher, Tom Crofts, remembers his progression from a rough speechwriter to an outstanding public speaker. In fact, by the end of his time at LFCDS, his classmates chose him to deliver the commencement speech at the eighth-grade graduation. “He had to overcome a lot with that language barrier, and his experience was just so positive here,” said Crofts. “We’re very proud of him.” Being a singer, Raganelli says the artistic languages really show in music. Raganelli has always loved opera and

classical music, and he cultivated his singing skills at LFCDS with Scott Baseman. In sixth grade, he won the Leadership Award in chorus. He now sings with LFHS’s Select Singers Chorus, and he was chosen to sing an Italian solo in last fall’s concert. The highlight of his singing experience was when his LFCDS Honors Chorus got to sing alongside Grammy Award-winning opera singer, Samuel Ramey at Highland Park’s Trinity Episcopal Church. “You’re singing with the greatest in

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The Highland Park City Council appointed high school students to serve on city boards, task forces and commissions as special student commissioners during its Monday meeting. These commissioners are Highland Park residents and current high school juniors who will serve until their high school graduation. The program is in its second year. “We are delighted to offer students the opportunity to be a part of democracy in action,” said Mayor Nancy Rotering. While student members do not vote, they have the opportunity to participate in policy creation meetings. The students represent Highland Park High School, Loyola Academy and North Shore Country Day School.

The Western Golf Association is looking for golf fans to sign up to serve as volunteers for the BMW Championship, which takes place Sept. 9-15 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest. The BMW Championship is the penultimate event in the FedExCup Playoffs. Its 70-man field often features many of the world’s top players, including defending champion and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and Chicago’s own Luke Donald. Openings for 800 volunteers are available in more than a dozen categories, including marshals, scoreboards, and VIP transportation. Fans interested in volunteering may sign up by visiting the BMW Championship website www.BMWChampionshipUSA. com and clicking on the Volunteers tab.

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Cindy Avis and Emilie Tanner of Baytree National Bank & Trust Co. presented a check for $1,000, along with food items, to the Shields Township Food Pantry during a recent township board meeting. The funds were raised at the Ribfest event that took place on the Village Green in Lake Bluff this past fall. The event — which was sponsored by Baytree — raised $3,500 overall for the food pantry.

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I have enjoyed how insanely polite and respectful he is.” — Heather Song history, and that is an experience I rea lly cherish,” said Raganelli. Sports are also important to Raganelli, as he is on the school’s junior varsity golf team and varsity swimming team. He picked up golf only last year, and he trained every day in the summer leading up to tryouts. Swimming, however, is like being in his “natural environment.” “My mom’s brought me to the pool ever since I was six months old,” he said with a chuckle. His specialty is breaststroke, but he also enjoys the individual medley. The most important thing for Raganelli is to be the best learner he could possibly be. He is not stressing to know what his calling is just yet; he says his job for now is to discover new things. Not only is he taking as many AP classes as are available to him, but he just finished his first semester with As and A-pluses. Despite the pressure he puts on himself, he wants people to know that he also knows how to have fun. “I may come off as a serious person, but I love to laugh and joke around,” he said. ■

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First Montessori high school in Chicago area poised to launch on North Shore next year “The concept is a school without walls,” says Brian Abrams, shown with his wife Patty, about the new Montessori high school scheduled to open in 2014. The couple is involved with Montessori School of Lake Forest.

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Brian Abrams’s daughter was interested in dissection. She conducted research, wrote a paper and presented it to the teacher. Her school, Montessori School of Lake Forest (MSLF), then ordered in a pig for her to dissect. Spending an entire day, she took pictures of the process in order to put together a manual on how to dissect for future students. She ended her project with a presentation to her class. “There’s this interdisciplinary nature of the class,” said Abrams, Lake Bluff resident and former president of the board at MSLF, about Montessori teaching. “You may not have a separate reading, math and science class; instead, you may be doing all three simultaneously.” If this is what a sixth-grade Montessori student is capable of doing, North Shore educators wondered, what could be possible at the high-school level? That thought essentially led to the creation of Beacon Academy, a Montessori International Baccalaureate high school, set to open in Evanston in the fall of 2014. The genesis of it was a “flippant comment” made by Abrams’s wife, Patty, which led to the gathering of the heads of six Montessori grade schools from Chicago to the North Shore. Two years ago, they conducted a survey to gauge the interest of the community. Out of 1,300 families, over 900 responded, and 750 were interested or very interested. Montessori at the high school level is not a totally new concept. The first was Montessori High School at University Circle in Cleveland, and Beacon will be the third high school in the world to use its principles as a starting point. David Kahn, Executive Director of NAMTA (North American Montessori Teachers Association), who started the Cleveland school, is also the consultant for Beacon — which will be the first Montessori high school in the Chicago area. It will be private and charge tuition. Montessori teaching will be fused with International Baccalaureate, which is moralistic in approach and has a significant service component. Class schedule will be more collegiate: instead of several 50-minute class periods, a student may only have three 90-minute classes a day. Teachers will be “high caliber and experts in their

field,” according to Beacon headmaster Jeff Bell. There will be a lot of flexibility in offerings, classes will be project based, and students can expect to get off the campus often. “The concept is a school without walls,” said Abrams. “The city would be the campus, not just the physical structure itself.” The campus is not yet determined, and will be in a leased space for the first few years, but the location will be in Evanston. As that is just a short train ride into the city, students will have museums, cultural institutions, medical facilities and businesses at their fingertips. Bell explained that he wants to students to learn “street smarts” in the sense that they will be able to masterfully navigate the city and utilize its offerings. “High school-age students are capable of so much more than what is currently offered within the confines of high school schedules and buildings,” said Lynn Jessen, co-founder of Forest Bluff School and mother of a MHS-University Circle graduate. Some of today’s best inventors were Montessori students. The duo who started Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, credit Montessori learning as a factor to their success. Other famous Montessori students are Will Wright, creator of “The Sims,” Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, and Prince William and Prince Henry in England. Although the school may be initially popular with those coming from a Montessori background, Bell thinks public school students can have an easy transition into the system, as long as they are curious to learn and eager to explore. “If you’re sending your kids to Montessori schools, you’re doing a good thing,” said Bell. “They are always prepared, successful, interested in learning for the sake of learning, and always bring a talent to the table that you’d never expect.” The admissions process is set to start in fall of 2013 and will only be open to ninth and tenth graders until further notice. Updated information can be found at www. beaconacademyhs.org. Start-up costs for the campus are about $2.1 million, and they will be funded through individual philanthropy. “I hope this becomes a springboard for many other Montessori high schools,” said Abrams. ■

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veteran spotlight Book resurrects story of famed Lake Forest lieutenant ■ by

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Several reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal and elsewhere of James Carl Nelson’s highly readable Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I. But there is more to say about a name and face that reverberates through time for residents of Lake Forest and for visitors to The Art Institute in Chicago. George Alexander McKinlock Jr. — one of the five featured lieutenants — is memorialized in Lake Forest in the name of the American Legion Post on McKinley Avenue; in a quiet garden space with its monument at Lake Forest Cemetery; on a mantelpiece at the Onwentsia Club; and whimsically smiling on the cover of a 2000 book this writer co-authored with Shirley M. Paddock called Lake Forest: Estates, People and Culture. In the city, the 1924-completed McKinlock Court of The Art Institute’s Hutchinson Wing is the lone survivor of two memorials in the museum; the other was the demolished Kenneth Sawyer Goodman Theatre that became part of the site for the Modern Wing in 2009. A more ambitious memorial was obliterated by McKinlock’s parents’ losses in the Great Depression: the McKinlock Campus of Northwestern, now the University’s Chicago campus (though with a McKinlock Gate at Lake Shore Drive by master ironworker Samuel Yellin surviving). The pledge was forgiven and the funds returned to the family by 1937.

Lt. McKinlock graduated from Harvard in 1916 and was dead two years later after the battle of Cantigny, where the Americans first made their impact on the balance between the Allies and their German foes apparent. He died scouting the advance lines of the enemy, but his body was not located by his mother until 1921. Nelson was able to write about McKinlock’s military experience because his letters are on file in the Harvard archives. Indeed, the author observes that unlike the Civil War that is documented in so many letters of soldiers on both sides, relatively few significant letters of this first deployment of U.S. troops in Europe exist due to strict censorship of enlisted men’s correspondence by unit commanders — but not that of the officers’ own letters. Thus, the carefully collected and preserved letters of this group represent a rare surviving literary heritage of that long-ago war begun in 1914 but with U.S. involvement only beginning in 1917. Literary and related treatments of the American war experience includes novels such as Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms or regimental histories, but few first-hand and on-the-spot accounts of the actual events as they took place. Nelson’s book centers on this material for its stories, but it also digs deeper into the men’s origins, including for fellow Harvard alum Lt. Bill Morgan of Highland Park. The McKinlock name is traced back to John McKinlock, who was secretary to Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, and to that McKinlock’s son John, who raised

The young George Alexander McKinlock Jr. is seen at the Onwenstia Club Horse Show around 1908 with Edison Dick, right, and Edward L. Ryerson, rear in straw hat.

photo courtesy of lake forest college a New York state regiment in the Civil War and went on to found a Chicago hightech electrical supply firm in 1890. This John’s son was Alexander’s father, George Alexander, who married Chicagoan Marion Rappleye in December of 1890. She became the social half of the marriage, and they built a 1900 estate in Lake Forest, Brown Gables, west of A. B. Dick’s Westmoreland at Waukegan Road in the Onwentsia foxhunt countryside. Young Alexander was their only child, born in May, 1893, and he learned to ride on the estate and nearby. By the age of 10 Alexander was off to school in Massachusetts; by the age of 13, he was attending St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass. McKinlock was a leader on the football field in three seasons,

and he was recalled as “’strong, restless, affectionate, conscientious, humorous, and serious at once.’” His facial expressions, his smile, were remarkable, as the photo from the viewing stands at an Onwentsia horse show circa 1907 shows: “radiant, unbounded, comprehensive… [calling] you out to play.” The brown eyes, too, were memorable, with “sympathy and a wistful look.” In 1912 McKinlock was accepted into Harvard, and there he continued to live zestfully, participating in roughhousing and football, in his junior year intercepting a pass and running it back for a touchdown. But then, alas, came the war, and this vibrant young life was snuffed out. At least his letters survive. ■

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18 | lifestyle & Arts Sunday breakfast He knows the score for sports’ biggest events ■ by

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According to reports from New Orleans, the Super Bowl is expected to have an economic impact of at least $430 million on that Louisiana city once the final whistle blows. Robert Baade hears these types of numbers around the National Football League’s showcase event every year. There’s little more the renowned sports economist can do but shake his head. “Move the decimal point one spot to the left, and that’s more accurate,” says Baade, the A.B. Dick professor of economics and business at Lake Forest College. “You’ve got to think: What’s the nature of the city? Are they a convention city anyway? Will they get tourists in February? You may just be crowding out other visitors.” For at least a quarter century, Baade has argued in newspaper articles and speeches that mega events such as the Super Bowl have much less of an economic impact than their supporters claim. In fact, when Baade was interviewed in his office — where papers tumble freely from bookshelves and boxes — he had recently returned from Rio de Janeiro, where he had been invited to speak about how to maximize the benefits of the World Cup, to be played there in 2014, and the Summer Olympics, which will begin only two years later. “You have to be very careful when you do infrastructure,” he began. “Don’t spend it all on stadiums — think about telecommunications, light rail, all those things that will provide an economic legacy.” When he worked on the World Cup for South Africa, host of the 2010 event, he showed up bearing warnings. “Some consulting firms there were so enthused. I said, ‘Be a little bit careful.

Control the expectations, because you don’t want people to be disappointed after,’” recalled Baade, who is never disappointed by breakfast at Walker Brothers in Highland Park. He was prescient. Organizers expected 450,000 tourists for the month-long event. In fact, about 278,000 appeared — and the country usually lured about 275,000 during that period anyway. “The people who came displaced those who would have come anyway,” Baade said, adding the same principle occurred during the London Olympics last summer (and in another twist, six months later no tenants have been found to use the 78,000-seat Olympic Stadium). Promoters of mega sports events never take into account the impact of disruption created by endless building, Baade said. “When Athens got the Olympics (in 1997), the people in the Plaka were ecstatic,” said Baade, referring to the group of shopkeepers and restaurateurs near the Acropolis. “When I was there the year before the 2004 Olympics, with so much construction, people told me business was off 80-90 percent.” Closer to home, Baade points out that the economic impact of having the Chicago Bears headquarters in Lake Forest is not as big as some may believe. “They’re on the road a lot. Most of the players don’t live in Lake Forest. And when the season ends, they go back to their primary residences,” he said. Baade — a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater who was a fellow at the London School of Economics — has opined frequently on the folly of public financing of sports stadiums. “Taxpayers build the stadiums that cater to the financial elite — those that sit in luxury suites and club boxes,” he said. Baade is writing a book about why sport

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Making waves A Grammy winner who’s performed with rock legends, Wilmette native Scott Bennett reflects on a career in song

North Shore native Scott Bennett surfs on the piano of Beach Boy Brian Wilson during a recent concert.

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This is an artist’s cautionary tale — though it is not a story without success and rewards. The artist is one of the North Shore’s greatest rock musicians, who was recently interviewed in Los Angeles, and he’s created songs and performed with rock’s legends: the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Elton John — and he did so after modest beginnings in a rented house near Mallinckrodt College on Wilmette’s Ridge Road. His name is Scott Bennett. If you’ve heard of him, it may be because, even as a boy, Bennett — born in Evanston Hospital 48 years ago and once enrolled at Harper Elementary and Howard Junior High schools in Wilmette and at New Trier in Winnetka — was like a rock star. The multi-instrumental musician had a high school rock band called A Fine Mess, which was popular among North Shore teens and, when the group won a nationally televised battle of the bands competition hosted by Sammy Davis, Jr. in 1987, deals with Billy Joel’s Piano Man producer and a major record label were drafted. Then, the band broke up. Bennett turned to creating commercial jingles, a legitimate option at the time for a singer-songwriter in Chicago. “Someone was looking for someone who could sound like Sting for a Doritos commercial,” he said during an interview at a coffee shop in midtown Los Angeles. “So, at 9 in the morning, I became that guy who can hit high C [note] on a downbeat. I was [auditioning] against Dave Bickler, the lead singer from Survivor [“Eye of the Tiger”] and I got the gig.” Bennett said it changed his perspective on being a teenaged rocker after his band’s false start. “I made 900 bucks, and I didn’t have to get a summer job my senior year in high school,” he explained. For a kid living with his single, divorced mother across the street from what was then a Catholic women’s college in Wilmette (and next door to Saturday Night Live alumnus Bill Murray) it was a real breakthrough. Jingle deals rolled in, Bennett said, including a contract for Oak Brook-based McDonald’s. At the peak, Bennett said he was making six figures. For a tune he wrote and sold to Kellogg’s Sugar Pops breakfast cereal, he made more than $10,000. He wrote and sang for Old Style, Frosted Flakes and Pop Tarts.

Songwriting, he said, came naturally. “My dad had turned me on to Dave Brubeck,” Bennett recalled, “and my mom liked Ella Fitzgerald. But they both liked the Four Freshman. My big break was with [the Beach Boys’] Brian Wilson, who likes the Four Freshman, so I understood those harmonies more than the average kid.” Bennett, who lives in L.A. with his wife, Jenny, still plays with Wilson’s band. “Brian will do things with song parts from the top down to the bottom up and vice versa, which I think he got from Bach. I have to keep up,” he said. According to Bennett, keeping up keeps getting harder. With his jingles income, he had formed his own Chicago band, Scott Bennett and the Obvious, with all New Trier graduates — guitarist/keyboardist John Zdon, bassist Mick Vaughn and drummer Matt Walker (Bennett plays drums, bass guitar, piano, and harmonica) — which played Chicago’s Limelight and had a deal with Warner Bros. until that, too, fizzled. Soon, so did the ad money. Looking back, Bennett has no regrets. “I’d gotten lucky,” he said. “I got this taste of making money while writing my own music — I’ve always tried to pursue my own projects and get my own gigs — but the jingle business in Chicago just dried up.” Bennett said that’s when he decided to make changes and take big risks — being subordinate and leaving Chicago—for a crack at working with pre-comeback Beach Boys co-founder Wilson. “I met Brian in Chicago,” Bennett recalled. “He just wanted to get away from L.A., so he’d bought a house in St. Charles, where he’d built a state-of-the-art studio in the basement. His producer had me play guitar on two cuts for his 1998 album, Imagination. Once Brian lived through one winter in Chicago he said: ‘it’s time to get back to the sun’.” In short, it was time to leave for southern California. The risk, the move and the partnership paid off. Bennett recently finished a world tour with the reunited Beach Boys, with whom he’s spent years touring and recording, singing and playing keyboards, guitar and drums. At one point, Wilson told Bennett that he’s “the most talented musician I’ve ever met.” He asked Bennett to write lyrics for two unfinished George Gershwin songs for his Gershwin album. Bennett performed at the 2012 Grammy Awards with the Beach Boys and Maroon 5. He’d already taken a Grammy home for his work on Wilson’s 2004 album Smile and

photography by angus gulliver Bennett co-wrote, co-produced and mixed the best-reviewed album of Brian Wilson’s career, That Lucky Old Sun. Growing up on the North Shore, a fact which Bennett admits tends to be met with prejudice, helped shape his music. “I wrote some of my earliest songs about my mom, who had this list of things to do every day. She wasn’t really emotionally available to me, but she supported us.” Bennett paused to think about those days, adding, “We rented a two-bedroom place with no second floor and no basement across from Mallinckrodt, so I was always a little resentful that the Chicago [rock] press had a chip on its shoulder about A Fine Mess being this spoiled North Shore band. I’d written all these songs and I was making my own posters and doing everything on my own. But you tell people you’re from Wilmette and there’s this stigma about having everything given to you, which I didn’t.” Artistic pursuits, he says, are still a struggle. “You reach a point where your art becomes survival,” he said. “I just came off of six months with the Beach Boys and I should have a lot of money in the bank, but I’m not the one making money off t-shirts and hats and programs.” An eighth grade drum solo first spread the word about his talents — and he says it’s been more or less uphill ever since. “You’re never prepared for show business,” he said. “There’s no sense of security in the music industry, and it’s worse than it’s ever been. So my biggest advice to people going into the music business is to be prepared — when you think it’s going well, prepare for it all to be shut down next month. Some people always manage to land on their feet, like Chris Holmes, the Lake Forest DJ and musician, who’s just fortuitous, but it’s not a steady stream of work for most.” At that, Scott Bennett, still prone to get up and play guitar, launched into a description of his next project. “There is a Chicago supergroup that finally finished a record 10 years in the making — so I might as well tell you about it,” he confided. He said that his new group, called Shiny, features Matt Walker, formerly of the Smashing Pumpkins and now playing with Morrissey, on drums, Brett Simons, who’s played with Melissa Etheridge, on bass guitar, guitarist Danny Shaffer and Jim Dinou, whom he refers to as another Lake Forest whiz kid. “Shiny is the stuff I’m the most proud of,” he said. “It’s very [David] Bowie influenced, with a little Muse and Radiohead influence, and the album comes out soon. We’re waiting to finalize the cover art and put it on iTunes.” ■

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February Youth Art Month   The Art Center – Highland Park | 1957 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park | 6:30–9pm (Opening reception)Free | 847-432-1888 or theartcenterhp.org Community outreach exhibit showcasing the talent and creativity of young artists from North Shore School District’s 112 elementary and middle school students, and District’s 113 (Highland Park High School and Deerfield High School) students; District 113 Exhibit runs Feb. 1–10, District 112 Exhibit runs Feb. 13–23. Gallery hours are Monday–Saturday from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Three Viewings Oil Lamp Theater | 1723 Glenview Rd., Glenview | 8pmTickets $30 |

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Events to attend on the North Shore in the week ahead

Ballroom | 1991 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park | 11am | Free | 847-905-1500, ext. 146 or musicinst.org The Music Institute of Chicago welcomes Mark Churchill, dean emeritus of the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division and current head of El Sistema USA, the international music education organization. Churchill will moderate a panel discussion on the ways young people can serve as advocates for music and its place in society and the paths young musicians can follow to be Citizen Musicians and cultural entrepreneurs in their communities.

Antique Toy Trains VI: Trains of the North Shore Highland Park Museum/Highland Park Historical Society 326 Central Ave., Highland Park | 1am– 3pm | Tickets $12/Family, $5/Indi-

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This exhibitions showcases models of historic antique trains of the North Shore. View the moving model train, see historic antique train models, watch train movies and learn all about Trains of the North Shore. Members of the Historical Society may view the train show for no charge.

of interrelated monologues set in a Midwestern funeral parlor. Written by Jeffrey Hatcher, these tales explore how the fragile threads of love, money and compassion can shape human relationships. The three sections are entitled “Tell Tale,” “Thief of Tears,” and “Thirteen Things About Ed Carpolotti.” Performances run Friday-Sunday until Feb. 10; doors open 30 minutes prior to the show.

“How I Became a Pirate” Highland Park Players Theatre for Young Audiences | Edgewood Middle School Theater 929 Edge-

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wood Rd., Highland Park | Feb. 2, 3, 9, and 10 | show times are at 1pm and 3pm | Tickets $10 | 847-6824640 or highlandparkplayers.com Highland Park Players Theatre for Young Audiences presents the musical stage version based on the acclaimed children’s book, “How I Became a Pirate.” Join Captain Braid Beard and his mates as they take Jennifer Jacob on a pirate adventure with songs and a story of finding one’s own heart. Show is appropriate for ages 3+ and has a running time of 60 minutes.

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Dave Eggers Lake Forest Book Store | 680 N.

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For one hour, Lake Forest’s own Dave Eggers will sign copies of his latest novel, “A Hologram for the King,” which is set in a Saudi Arabian city where a struggling American businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter’s college tuition, and finally do something great. It has been hailed by The New York Times as “a kind of ‘Death of a Globalized Salesman,’ alight with all of Arthur Miller’s compassion and humanism.”

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Glencoe Writer’s Theatre | 325 Tudor Ct., Glencoe | 7:30pm |

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Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny Landmark’s Renaissance Place Cinema | 1850 2nd St, Highland Park | 7pm | Tickets $18 in advance, $25 at the door | 312-9810105 to reserve tickets The film division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Moriah Films, presents “Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny”. It highlights Churchill’s years in the political wilderness, his early opposition to Adolf Hitler and Nazism, and his support for Jews under threat by the Nazi regime. The film examines why Winston Churchill’s legacy continues to be relevant in the 21st century and explores why his leadership remains inspirational to current-day political leaders and diplomats.

Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Basics Lake Bluff Public Library | 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff | 1:30pm

Tickets $75 | 847-242-6000 or writerstheatre.org

Thursday FEBRUARY 7

Hands-on Floral Design Class Lake Forest Flowers | 546 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest | 6pm

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| $75 | RSVP by Feb. 5 to Eileen at Eileen@lakeforestflowers.com or (847) 234-0017. This Valentine-themed floral & tablescape design class will start with creating the tablescape with Josephine Valenti of Valenti Interiors, followed by a floral design for your table at home with Eileen at Lake Forest Flowers.

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How many times can a girl make the same mistakes? Charity Valentine’s problems aren’t unique — a dead-end job, a string of dates with identically flawed men and a knack for making the wrong choices. Of course, in her case the job is as a dance hall “hostess” and her dates all seem to end with her being pushed into the lake — but that won’t shake her belief that great things lie just ahead.

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This program is designed to help you understand the difference between normal agerelated memory changes and more serious memory problems that should be evaluated by a medical professional. Other topics that

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Mittens & Margaritas Foundation Autism Society of Illinois

photography by larry miller About 150 people, including former Chicago Bears Adrian Peterson (#29) and Desmond Clark (#88), attended Monday’s “Mittens and Margaritas” at Casa Bonita in Libertyville to benefit The Autism Society of Illinois. Autism affects 1 in 88 children in the United States. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Alan Lynch also supported the event, which consisted of dinner, drinks, music, a silent auction, and a raffle.

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Fundamental to our capitalist system is the idea that people from various locations and backgrounds can invest their hard-earned savings in enterprises of their choice. Companies must ensure that this money is treated with vigilance. The members of the board of a company have the responsibility, as elected representatives of the shareholders, to make sure that this stewardship is maintained. Like voting or serving on a jury, being a director of a company is a solemn responsibility and such duty requires knowledge, effort, and stubborn commitment to the shareholders’ welfare. The best directors go about their roles quietly and unappreciated. One such corporate director is Bill Hall. He lives in Winnetka and works out of a modest office suite in Skokie. Bill’s professional background includes running businesses at Cummins, Farley, and Eagle Industries. An incurable entrepreneur, Bill later founded Falcon Products, a building products company. He now is chairman of Procyon Technologies, an aerospace and

The directors make sure that the enterprise has the right strategy, the right operational intensity and the right CEO.”

— Bill Hall

defense components company that he founded. Bill earned his degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan and his masters degree in statistics from Michigan. He would later add an MBA and a PhD in business strategy from the same school. Beyond running businesses, Hall has represented shareholders as a director of some of the best-managed companies in this area. Currently he is an independent director of Lake Forest-based Grainger, Stericycle,

Actuant, and CellTrak. He volunteers as a trustee for the Rush University Medical Center, the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Association, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Hall also is a trustee with the Northwestern Settlement Association, an inner city youth education and social services foundation. “A board’s most important role in being a steward of the shareholders’ investment,” Hall said. “The directors make sure that the enterprise has the right strategy, the right operational intensity and the right CEO. Leadership is what makes companies successful.” Anone with Hall’s schedule and record of accomplishment could be excused for taking the weekends off. Instead, he has elected to take up one other challenge, to pass his wisdom and expertise on to the next generation on business leaders. Hall teaches entrepreneurial leadership and the management of biotechnology to students at the University of Michigan. He divides his teaching time between Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering. As a member of the advisory committee for the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Zell-Lurie Institute at the University, Hall helps new companies become established. His work at Michigan was recognized recently when he received the Bert F. Wertman Distinguished Service Awarded from the Ross School of Business. Bill Hall’s work as an executive, entrepreneur, and director has been rewarding to investors for decades. His expertise in running both large established businesses and smaller startups is now being transferred to a new generation of commercial leaders who can observe the kind of service and shareholder stewardship through the experiences of this accomplished executive. It is the kind of commitment and responsibility that makes our capitalist system successful. ■ Main Street c o l umn i s t Bob Gariano can be reached at bob@northshoreweekend.com

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CONGRATULATIONS TO DINNY BRENNAN DWYER

OVER 32 MILLION SOLD IN 2012! Dinny has been in real estate for over 29 years. Since joining Jean Wright Real Estate Dinny has been a consistent multi-million dollar producer. Dinny’s sales volume and transactions place her in the top 1% of Realtors® in the nation. She has been Sales Associate of the Year for Jean Wright Real Estate for the past 29 years. Dinny’s career volume exceeds 600 million in sales with over 650 transactions. Dinny’s real estate experience has included listing and selling single family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and commercial properties. Dinny sells properties in the city as well as along the entire North Shore. You can contact Dinny at 847-217-5146 or ddwyer@jeanwright.com

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razor-sharp rambler set to finish prep career with a flourish Power stroke: Loyola Academy’s Andrew Jovanovic drives to the finish line in the 100-yard butterfly during a recent meet.

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Loyola Academy senior swimmer Andrew Jovanovic didn’t visit YouTube in early January to check out a movie clip or footage of Loyola graduate Conor Dwyer capturing a gold medal in swimming at last summer’s Olympics in London. Jovanovic searched the video-sharing website to ensure he wouldn’t leave his face a bloody mess after using a straight razor for the first time. The Rambler had just purchased the grooming tool/potential weapon — it’s a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle — and he wanted to view YouTube tips on using it safely and effectively. “I was scared,” the 6-foot, 185-pound Jovanovic admitted after swimming 9,000 yards in a recent practice. “But it was something I had to try, and I’m glad I did. There’s nothing like the feeling of putting a surgicaltype blade to your cheeks and neck while shaving. It takes me 30 minutes to shave. “You should try it; it’s a confidence -booster.” The Northwestern-bound Jovanovic once again is a cut above most swimmers in Illinois and he plans to go for the figurative jugular at his final state meet at New Trier

Feb. 22-23. He has sped to three state championships (twice in the 100-yard butterfly, once in the 50 freestyle) and collected 11 state medals — one shy of the school record shared by Erik Mauer (Class of 1989) and Greg Mauer (’91). If he doesn’t earn at least two state medals at state this year it would be the greatest upset since David stunned that mountain of a man named Goliath. “He is a phenomenal athlete and incredibly passionate about swimming,” senior teammate Blake Morgan said. “Our school voted him ‘Most Likely to Become an Olympian.’ Andrew is a forceful character at our school. There’s no question he cares deeply about what he does in swimming, but he also always keeps the rest of the team in mind during the season.” Jovanovic was 8 when he tried out for a spot on one of the Northwestern-based Wildcat Aquatics swim teams. He swam his heart out and couldn’t stop smiling when he found out the coaches had picked him to start on the development squad. “I was excited because I thought that was the better of the two groups,” he recalled, laughing. “Well, it wasn’t. I discovered later that the coaches didn’t think much of me at

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As New Trier High School junior gymnast Elana Benishay prepared to execute her dismount from the balance beam at the Central Suburban League South girls gymnastics meet at Niles West last week, she sported a serious, unblinking look. Her hopeful teammates, meanwhile, stood together near a mat where Benishay would soon end her routine on Jan. 25. “Come on, ‘Lan!’ one urged loudly. “You can do it, ‘Lan!’ ” another Trevian shouted. “Laaaaan!” a third teammate sang. Everybody in the gym could hear the haphazard

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“Elana is awesome and very competitive,” said New Trier coach Jennifer Pistorius, named CSL South coach of the year after the meet. “She wants it – really wants it – when she competes. The look Elana gets when she’s performing is always focused and full of determination.” Nobody looked surprised when it was announced New Trier had successfully defended its CSL South title with a 140.75-point showing; runner-up Maine South tallied 135.25 points. A state qualifier as a team last season, the Trevians outclassed the five-team field by earning three of the top four medals in the all-around. Benishay amassed a meet-best 36.175 points, while Scafidi took third (35.55) and Steen placed fourth (35.425). Steen, a junior, would have had an airtight excuse had she decided not to compete on beam at the league meet. Only three days earlier, at a dual meet with Warren, Steen’s sternum hit the beam first during a fall that drew a slew of gasps from witnesses. “It was horrific,” Pistorius recalled. “Thankfully she’s totally fine now.” Not only did Steen courageously return to the beam some 72 hours later in Skokie, she also recorded a career-best mark (9.025). After landing a clean dismount and saluting the judges, Steen turned and received a bear hug from her joyous coach. “I blocked it out,” Steen – aka “Stoofa” – said of the memory of that scary fall. “Worrying about falling again – you can’t do that in gymnastics. Laughing is good and it helps you get through the tough times. “My teammates and I laugh about 75 percent of the time.” An unflappable Benishay also won vault (9.45) and collected bronze on floor exercise (9.0). Scafidi, a senior, overwhelmed the uneven-bars field with a 9.5, well ahead of the runner-up score (8.8) by Maine South’s Catherine Steegmueller. Scafidi also placed third on vault (8.9), behind Steen’s second-place 9.2. Steen ran and spun her way to an 8.9 on floor, good for third place. “Stephanie is our strongest gymnast mentally,” Benishay said. “She showed that kind of strength when she did what she did on beam tonight.” The Trevians will enjoy home-mat advantage when they host a regional on Feb. 1. Glenbrook South, Highland Park and Mundelein also will vie for sectional berths at NT’s Northfield campus. “Routine, routines, routines,” Steen said of the team’s theme in pre-regional practices. “So much of this sport is about repetition.” Notable: New Trier’s JV girls gymnastics squad also captured a CSL South title at Niles West Jan. 25. NT totaled 95.875 points to runner-up Maine South’s 90.15, as Trevs Lauren Chung (32.55), Nicole Karabas (31.75) and Rachel Hoying (31.275) went 1-2-3 in the all-around. Chung topped the bars (8.0) and beam (8.175) fields, while Hoying won vault (8.7) and Karabas won floor (7.8). ■

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Members of all six teams at the North Suburban Conference girls gymnastics meet at Lake Forest High School last month sat on the floor-exercise mats for a postmeet presentation. Robin Straus, the host school’s retiring gymnastics coach, was being recognized for her 34 years of guiding Scouts to success on Jan. 24. After Straus received a plaque from LFHS athletic director Tim Burkhalter, fans in bleacher seats in front of the coach stood and applauded. By the time Straus turned around to place the plaque on a table, all those gymnasts behind her had sprung from the spring-loaded surface to stand and clap as well. “She’s an amazing coach and an amazing person,” injured Scouts junior Brittany Moccia said. “She’s heartfelt and passionate, and she’s loves the sport.” LFHS supports had another reason to celebrate after the meet: the Scouts’ conference championship — Straus’ third outright and sixth in her career. LF (140.1 points) finished runner-up to Stevenson (140.75) at the meet but captured the overall NSC title because it went 5-0 in conference duals. LF’s 11 points (six points for the 5-0 mark, five for the runner-up result) edged

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Abby Wagner is one of the “Havoc Sisters” at Regina Dominican High School. If her coach asks her to jump, she’s says … how fast? “When we hear ‘Jump’ from her (coach Kerry Durham), we know exactly what to do,” said Wagner. “We get after it.” The “run and jump press” has become one of Durham’s defensive staples. “Organized chaos,” said the Panthers’ head coach. It’s a trapping, fast-moving and double-team defense, which she learned years ago at a Nike clinic from one of the game’s masters: University of Georgia Lady Bulldogs coach Andy Landers, who is closing in on 900 career victories. “It’s the element of surprise,” said Durham. “It’s reading the offense and knowing whom you should double team.” Wagner, a three-year starter and two-time team captain, has bought in. She’s fully vested in this style of defense, and at times, it’s hard to tell her apart from her two “Havoc Sisters,” Lindsey Welch and Erin Gavin. That tenacious trio of seniors created plenty of mayhem on Jan. 23, when each of them collected four steals apiece in Regina’s 49-39 road win at St. Viator. “We’re trying to put as much pressure on the ball as we can. We’re trying to force them (opposing ball-handlers) to make quick decisions,” said Wagner. “And normally, when you do that, they don’t make the best decisions.” The Lions (14-13) didn’t know what hit them during the final five minutes of the first quarter. The pressure got to them. They turned the ball over on nine of 10 possessions. The “Havocs” also did fine work on the offensive end. Welch led the way with 13 points, while Gavin and Wagner finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Fellow starters Caroline Adamczyk and Maggie Palmer added five points each, while Maeve Degnan had four points. “I like the way we’re well-balanced,” said Durham. “It’s a tribute to everyone on this team that nobody cares about being the leading scorer. They only care about the end result.” It’s been a good season in the won/loss column for the

Regina Dominican’s Erin Gavin (above) heads downcourt after making a steal in her team’s game at St. Viator, while Abby Wagner (right) drives to the bucket.

photography by j.geil Panthers, who improved to 16-7. “That (record) is a big deal for Regina,” said Wagner. “I love it. “It’s helped that we’ve played together for a few years,” she added. “We work well together. We’ve got good communication.” Having a chip on the shoulder also has helped. “I think our success this year has a lot to do with the past years,” said Wagner, noting that the Panthers were limited to six wins last year and four wins two seasons ago. “We’ve been looked down on by other teams. Our coach has helped us to realize that we can be winners.” Durham likes the fire she sees from Wagner. “She brings a lot of intangibles,” the Regina coach said.

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The lineup shift wasn’t exactly an exclamation point. It was more like moving a comma. Teri Rodgers was looking to free up her best outside shooter: Alexa Czyzynski. So, the New Trier High School girls basketball coach made Megan Neuhaus the starter at point guard and moved Czyzynski to the “two” guard. The subtle change, which was made several games ago, is paying off. At least, it did — in a big way — in the team’s suitable-for-framing 71-52 victory over state-ranked Marist (15-8) in a Maine West Sweet 16 game Saturday at Lake Zurich. “We wanted Alexa to handle the ball less (and shoot more),” said Rodgers. “And that’s why we inserted Megan into the starting lineup.” Neuhaus is all in when it comes to feeding the ball to Czyzynski. “We’re tying to get her more shots,” said Neuhaus. “And she was automatic today,” the junior added. Czyzynski hit five three-pointers and wound up with a team-high 22 points against the Redhawks. At the same time, Neuhaus arguably played her best game of the season against Marist, ranked No. 14 by one Metro website. She finished with six points, four rebounds, three steals and five assists. Most importantly, the 5-foot-3 junior ran the show in a deftly manner, which is what her coach is looking for. swim >> from 30

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me with a, ‘Hey, Rambler.’ ” What distinguishes Javonovic from other elite prep swimmers is his dolphin kick, Hengelmann noted. If dolphins watched it, they’d be envious. “It’s the best I’ve seen in the state,” he said. “To do what Andrew does underwater you need a strong core and strong legs.” Swimmers use the underwater motion after the start of races and before reaching the 15-meter mark. Javonovic considers the dolphin kick the “fifth stroke” and strives to perfect it as seriously as he works on the other four strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke

“She understands the flow of a game,” said Rodgers, who has guided the Trevians to three Elite Eight state finishes. “I like the way she plays within herself. She doesn’t try to do too much.” Besides getting the ball to Czyzynski, Neuhaus did a nice job of dishing the ball inside to Jeannie Boehm (15 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks) and Colleen McConnell (six points). “I’m pretty confident about setting up plays,” said Neuhaus. “And I’m working on my ball-handling. I want to be confident with that.” Her confidence appears to run deep. Prior to her arrival at super-big New Trier, she was the “big thing” on the basketball floor at the notso-big Christian Heritage Academy in Northfield. “I’m used to taking the ball to the hole,” she said. “I didn’t do a lot of passing there. So it’s a big transition for me.” Softball is her other sport. And it didn’t take her long to make an impression on the diamond. She was the starting third baseman on the Trevians’ varsity team last spring. Recap: The Trevians (12-12) wound up splitting their Saturday doubleheader at Lake Zurich. In the nightcap, they fell 54-34 to Marian Catholic (23-1), which is ranked fourth in state. In earlier Sweet 16 action, NT fell 48-33 to Trinity (19-3) and lost to Providence 38-37. But things went well in league play on Jan. 25. Led by Kathryn Pedi (13 points), Neuhaus (11 points) and Czyzynski (eight points), the Trevians knocked off state-ranked Glenbrook South 47-44. ■ and freestyle). Javonovic’s gregariousness is almost as impressive as his swimming achievements. The future doctor converses with strangers as if he has known them for years and loves to discuss a wide range of topics, including all there is to know about the elaborate pre-shave preparation of straight-razor wielders. Ask him about self-doubt — in sports and in life — and how he deals with it each day, or about beliefs espoused by Rene Descartes. He digs getting deep — out of the water. Before boarding a plane for a swim meet, Javonovic bought the book “Great Dialogues of Plato.” “I was looking for some light reading,” he cracked. ■

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How tweet it is! Former standout Quon heading home to play pro soccer in new league

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Rachel Quon was barely awake one morning last month when she refreshed her Twitter account several times in her room at Stanford University. The inaugural National Women’s Soccer League draft had kicked off at 6 a.m. California time, and the former Lake Forest High School soccer superstar would rely on the social network to deliver the super news on Jan. 18. “It was 6:30-ish in the morning when I found out,” she said. Quon learned the Chicago Red Stars had selected her with the ninth overall pick in the four-round, 32-player draft. The eight-team league starts in March. The Red Stars’ coach is none other than Rory Dames, Quon’s Eclipse Select club coach who guided Quon and her U-15 teammates to a national championship in 2006. “I’m coming home,” said Quon, an outside back who helped the Cardinal capture the NCAA women’s soccer championship her junior year. “My original plan was to keep playing after graduating, but then this new league popped up and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play pro soccer and play it near my hometown.” Quon (LFHS, ’09) will miss Stanford’s spring quarter and complete her final quarter (12 credit hours) of college in the fall.

Quon and her senior teammates at Stanford capped an astounding four-year run last fall, going 94-4-4 overall, 40-0-0 in the PAC-12 and 52-0-1 at home. The Cardinal finished runner-up at the NCAA Tournament in each of Quon’s first two seasons, before topping Duke’s Blue Devils for national title in ’11. Nicole Lipp, one of Quon’s classmates at LFHS, played for Duke that year. “We hugged afterward, no hard feelings,” Quon recalled. “It was such a great experience for me, playing against older and physical players right away,” added the 5-foot-3 Quon, named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America first team after her senior season, when Stanford lost to eventual champ North Carolina in a national semifinal. Stanford senior midfielder Mariah Nogueira was chosen 13th overall by the Boston Breakers in the NWSL draft last month. Quon, Nogueira noted, isn’t just a smart, tactical player who reads the game well. “She’s a ‘pressure player,’ a player who delivers no matter where she’s put.” Stanford coach Paul Ratcliffe deployed Quon in the midfield late in last fall’s Stanford-UCLA clash — a match against the nation’s top two teams at the time. Quon scored the game-winner in the 79th minute of a 2-1 decision, a result that clinched another PAC-12 title. “We needed some offense and I knew Rachel

Lake Forest High School graduate Rachel Quon, seen here playing for Stanford University, will be playing professional soccer with the Chicago Red Stars.

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was capable of providing that,” Ratcliffe said. “She was tremendous against UCLA and showed once again that she can do it all. What a competitive player she was for us, with exceptional technical skills and a really high soccer IQ.” Quon ranks third all-time in career starts at Stanford, with 96. She can’t wait to start the next chapter of her sensational career. “It hasn’t hit me yet that I played four years of college, the best years of my life,” said Quon, who in ’08 started at outside back on the United States team that finished runner-up in the inaugural FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Zealand. “Because of soccer I was

able to meet so many great people, travel to many places and experience many cultures. I’ll always be thankful for that. “It’ll be fun and exciting to be coached by Rory again,” she added. “He’s intense and loves to win — a mentality I love.” Quon’s inspirations on and off the soccer pitches have been her parents, David and Diane, and her late brother, Christopher, who died suddenly at the age of 22 in ’09, after attending Colorado College as a soccer and lacrosse player. “My parents have always supported me and wanted what’s best for me,” she said. “And every time I play soccer I think of my brother.” ■

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There will be battles galore when the annual War on the Shore commences at Loyola Academy on Saturday. The lineup is a good one. Lake Forest (13-5) will take on Evanston (7-14) in the opener at 4 p.m. Game two will feature New Trier (20-4) and St. Viator (155) at 5:30 p.m. And, in the finale, the Ramblers (15-5) will go up against Niles Notre Dame (17-5) at 7 p.m. Highland Park also will be involved in a special game, when the Giants (10-10) face Libertyville at the Bradley Center — home court of the Milwaukee Bucks — on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.). Meanwhile, the HP girls basketball team, which is closing in on a CSL North title, will host Glenbrook North on Friday at 7:30 p.m., while Loyola Academy is competing in the GCAC Tournament. New Trier Boys The Trevians picked up their 20th win of the season on Jan. 25, when they took down Glenbrook South 58-51 in CSL South action. “I’m really proud of these guys,” said NT head coach Scott Fricke, “especially when you consider the guys we lost from last year’s team. “Winning 20 means a lot,” he added. “Now we have to get ready for the final push.” Point guard Reid Berman led the way against GBS with 13 points. Stas Banas and Aaron Rosen scored 12 points apiece, while Steven Cook added nine points. Lake Forest High School Boys Last week’s three-game set started off in fine fashion for Lake Forest. Led by sophomore Evan Boudreaux (25 points) and senior Sam Downey (17 points), the Scouts knocked off talented St. Viator 66-53 on the road on Jan. 22. But then, the team dropped a pair of North Suburban Conference road games over the weekend: 62-56 at Mundelein and 57-56 at Zion-Benton. “Every game is a war in the NSC,” said LF head coach Phil LaScala. “They (Mundelein) did a good job of taking us out of our game.” “We knew we were in for a physical game,” added LF senior Carter Bass, who finished with 12 points. “It was a battle.” The Scouts also made some critical mistakes,

fouling on three three-point field-goal attempts. “That’s a Cardinal sin,” said LaScala, who watched Mundelein convert 7 of 9 of the free tosses. “And we did it three times.” Boudreaux finished the contest with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Downey had 12 points and seven rebounds. In the Z-B setback, Bass (18 points) and Boudreaux (17 points, 12 rebounds) led the way. Downey also was in double figures (10 points). Boudreaux is now averaging 16.6 points per game. Downey is scoring just under 15 points per outing. Highland Park Boys The low-scoring game worked in HP’s favor on Sunday, when the Giants edged Von Stueben 36-31 at Young High School. The team was paced by Sam Shrago (nine points), Sam Iden (eight points) and David Sachs (seven points). On Jan. 25, Highland Park dropped a 58-32 decision to CSL North leader Niles North. Sachs (11 points, three assists) and Schrago (eight points, six rebounds) led the way. Vikings star Malachi Nix was limited to six points. Highland Park Girls Senior guard Lena Munzer, who averages 25.4 points per game, put 25 more in the books on Jan. 25, when the Giants defeated host Niles North 49-31 to improve to 8-0 in the CSL North and 15-8 overall. Munzer also had 10 rebounds and seven assists, while sophomore Grace Quirk finished with 13 points and five rebounds. Lake Forest Academy Girls The Caxys upped their record to 10-8 with decisive wins over Willows Academy 35-22 and Elgin Academy 59-23. Lauren Clamage scored 13 points and Dija Diouf added 12 in the victory over Willows on Jan. 26. Lake Forest High School Girls Annie Keller reached double figures (10 points) but it wasn’t enough as the Scouts fell to Mundelein 61-33 on Jan. 22. Gabby Perino scored seven points, while Brooke Green added six points. ■

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But the track and field standout didn’t seem to mind the added burdens, and that spirit probably had something to do with her being the team’s NSC Sportsmanship Award selection his winter. McKeon finished third in the all-around (37.4) and runner-up on the balance beam (9.55) in her final conference meet. Carlson took fifth in the all-around (36.1) and bowed for third-place medals on vault (9.55) and floor (9.4).

Winning conference was one of the goals we set at the beginning of the year. To do it at (Straus’) final conference meet was special.” — Kylie Carlson McKeon also placed first among teammate on the uneven bars (third place, 9.25) and added a fourth-place effort on floor (9.25). Sophomores Laura Blake and Tabby Jeffers also performed as all-arounders for LF. “Winning conference was one of the goals we set at the beginning of the year,” the Vanderbilt-bound Carlson. “To do it at (Straus’) final conference meet was special.” Straus coached the program to eight regional championships and five state appearances, including runner-up (2010-11 season) and third-place (1984-85) teams. And in her 34th and final season, she was named NSC Coach of the Year. “I think 34 is associated with greatness,” Burkhalter said. “Walter Payton (who wore No. 34 for the Chicago Bears) was one of the best humanitarians, and Robin is one of the best people in Illinois girls gymnastics.” ■

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Sparked by junior Emily Ablin and freshman Avery Spitz, the Highland Park High School girls gymnastics team placed fourth at the Central Suburban League meet. The Giants tallied 121.775 points in the six-team meet at Niles North on Jan. 26. Ablin finished runner-up on bars (8.35), while Spitz took fourth in the all-around (33).

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Ablin also placed fifth on vault (8.675) and Spitz also contributed a fifth-place effort on beam (8.4). Giants sophomore Bianca Oviedo was sixth on beam (8.025) and floor (8.6). Deerfield captured the league’s divisional championship with 135.675 points, ahead of Glenbrook North (133.075) and the host school (122.75). HP vies for sectional berths at the New Trier Regional on Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. ■

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We both have traveled throughout the world — wine country in Europe and South America — but now, our perfect weekend is with our family at home. Charlotte (1) is usually in bed when we get home on Friday. We’ll have some salmon for dinner, with some wild rice and vegetables and a bottle of wine from the store (Winnetka Wine Shop). We talk about what’s gone on that week. I love cooking, and I’ll make some breakfast recipes for the next day. A breakfast casserole with egg-based bread, egg, onion, some seasoning. I’ll make a fruit salad that’s ready to go. We’ll watch a movie or one of our favorite TV shows and head to bed — we have to wake up early with

Steve will do some home brewing with my brother. They make a great IPA. We’ll have a big family dinner with a couple of nice bottles of wine or the homebrewed beer.”

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a one-year-old. On Saturday we’ll walk with Charlotte and the lab to the lake and then go to the Winnetka Farmers Market when it’s open. Then we head home and get breakfast going — throw the casserole in the oven, have some coffee. Charlotte will take a nap. We’ll head to Chicago, where my brother and his girlfriend live. We pick up some sweets at Sweet Mandy B’s. Then we head to The Shedd Aquarium. Charlotte loves the sting-ray exhibit now — you can stand over them on glass. She loves the penguin exhibit. When we head back north, my aunts will come over and see Charlotte. She just started walking. Steve will do some home brewing with my brother. They make a great IPA. We’ll have a big family dinner with a couple of nice bottles of wine or the home-brewed beer. Steve and I might head down the street for a cocktail or head downtown to see a friend. On Sunday, I head over to play paddle tennis, and Steve and Charlotte will have daddy-daughter time at the Kohl Children’s Museum. Charlotte has swimming lessons that day. We’ll head to the lake again. That evening we kind of relax and get ready for another work week. ■ Emily and Steve Link, as told to David Sweet

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