The North Shore Weekend EAST, Issue 27 by JWC Media

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No. 27

featuring the news and personalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest & Lake Bluff

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08 Preserving nature Open lands groups on the North Shore continue to work to ensure that oases of natural space remain despite continued construction.

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The Bible is the most-read book of all time. Is it taught at schools on the North Shore?

LIFESTYLE & ARTS 20 Sunday Breakfast Highland Park High School teacher Eric Wentz — a long-time Navy man — has written another thriller.

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

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

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28 Open Houses See a list — complete with map — of what houses you can see on the North Shore this weekend.

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

Business 32 Main Street College is getting pricier and pricier, far surpassing the rate of inflation. Will it really pay off in future earnings?

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34 Game on A look at scores and more from spring sports, including baseball and water polo.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST… 38 The Perfect Weekend Susan and Howard Reese share the highlights of their ideal weekend.

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ntil one visits a town overrun with shopping centers where houses rub up against other houses, it’s hard to appreciate the open lands that roll across the North Shore. Lake Forest Open Lands Association oversees hundreds of acres of prairies, wetlands and more that are full of walking trails — and peace. The Openlands Lakeshore Preserve at Fort Sheridan draws many with its ravines and bluffs. With almost 70,000 acres under management, the Cook County Forest Preserve keeps woods intact in otherwise bustling suburbs on the North Shore and elsewhere. As the weather improves, appreciation of these lands — and for those private citizens who in some cases donated the property — increases. Dog owners walk their hounds in the sunshine, and youngsters enjoy nature classes. Angelika Labno writes about the groups that save our heritage for future generations in this issue.

Few on the North Shore can say they’ve visited Guantanamo, the U.S. base in Cuba. Fewer still can say they’ve been involved in interrogations there. But Highland Park High School teacher Eric Wentz has done both. From that experience and more, Wentz has written “Killing Sharks: De Profundis,” a thriller about terrorism due out in May. His second book, “Piercing the Veil,” appeared in 2009, and the Navy veteran is already at work on his third. Finally, the dreaded April 15 beckons. Hope the stories inside take you far away from anxious thoughts of the tax man.

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Keeping the natural beauty of the North Shore intact ■ by angelika labno

What would the North Shore be without its prairies, ravines, wetlands, woodlands, and savannas? Thanks to several conservation groups, residents don’t have to wonder. “One of the great treasures that makes living in a North Shore community so unique are these permanently preserved open spaces,” said Lake Forest Open Lands Association (LFOLA) president John Sentell. “It defines who we are as a community.” LFOLA is one of those groups working to maintain the natural landscape of the North Shore. Since 1967, the nonprofit organization has been operating off of donations and membership dues, and it has acquired more than 800 acres of land, maintained by volunteers and a full-time land management team. Its land purchases are valued at more than $36 million, and other open lands have either been donated or its owners have allowed for “perpetual conservation.” Its programs educate nearly 3,500 children a year. “It’s not just enough to save the land, but we have to teach the next generation to appreciate and care for the land,” said Sentell. Sentell highlights a trend in conservation: recognizing the need for all land owners, public and private, to work together to maintain the native landscape. He suggests residents take a grassroots approach by planting a native garden in their backyards or volunteer to restore a prairie. LFOLA collaborates on projects with neighboring Lake

Bluff Open Lands Association (LBOLA). The organization also runs on individual donations, and its 200-plus acres are maintained almost entirely by its volunteers and student interns (both worked about 1,300 hours last year). Paid interns take care of “herbiciding” and tending the preserves and trails. Volunteers go out on Sunday mornings toting chainsaws and cut down buckthorn, an aggressive species of trees that threaten the native prairie plants. They also monitor woodlands burns in the fall and

“Giving nature a helping hand is a full-time job, and it’s a job that will never go away.” | John Sentell prairie burns in the spring — a necessary process that kills non-native ground plants. “There used to be lightning strikes on prairies that would burn them off,” said LBOLA treasurer Al Trefts. “We’re trying to wake up the natural prairie plants that should be there.” Their biggest workday of the year is the Earth Day event, which takes place at Rockland Wetlands on Sunday, April

21. Volunteers will add between 800 and 1,000 native plants as well as a local trademark — an oak tree that they intend to be an Indian trail marker tree. Trefts explains that Green Bay Road has been a trail for Native Americans and early settlers for centuries. In order to mark the trail, Native Americans would take a young tree and bend it in the trunk while it was growing. Besides guiding the path, the mark would point to deposits of flint, fresh water or crossing trails. LBOLA plans to train the tree over the next five years so that the bend in its trunk points to the Lake Bluff village. Lake Forest’s organization will also celebrate Earth Day on April 21 with “The Play Out,” a day that encourages students to pledge to play outdoors. It will be held at the Mellody Farm Nature Preserve on Waukegan Road and will include climbing trees, natural obstacle courses and games. Both organizations have worked alongside the Lake County Forest Preserves and OpenLands in Chicago, which runs the 77-acre Lakeshore Preserve and Bartlett Ravine in Highland Park. “We’ve developed a trail system and an interpretive plan so people can learn more about nature — and the ecological restoration we are doing at the site — while visiting,” said site manager Aimee Collins. “We feel that nature is vital to all people.” Further south, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, based in Northfield, operates about 68,000 acres of land. Volunteers work to remove buckthorn at the preserve on Tower Road in Winnetka, site of the Skokie Lagoons, where boating and fishing are available. Sentell realizes all preservation groups on the North Shore — whether private or government–run — are in it together. “Nature does not see property lines or borders,” he said. “Giving nature a helping hand is a full-time job, and it’s a job that will never go away.” ■

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Kayaking along the Amalfi Coast with views of Mount Vesuvius; skiing down the last degree of the Earth; snorkeling through the Galapagos Islands. Wilmette’s Rick Sweitzer finds adventure — and it eschews getting around by tour bus with a bellowing guide. His travel agency, Northwest Passage — founded in Sweitzer’s garage in 1983 — offers trips that diverge from the typical. “I have found that traveling in the wilderness in settings where one finds oneself up against challenges that the natural environment throws up, and getting through [those challenges], becomes a very rewarding way of life,” said Sweitzer. A hunger for outdoor adventure began with mountaineering in Colorado when Sweitzer was a teenager. During college, he lived overseas in Austria and Switzerland. After graduating, Sweitzer lived in Ghana for a few years with the Peace Corps. When he returned home, his love for adventure never left, and he began planning trips for his friends. The homegrown business catapulted after Sweitzer created and executed the first amateur North Pole dogsled and ski expedition in 1993, thus forming PolarExplorers, a sister company of Northwest Passage. The company now regularly produces expeditions to the North and South poles as well as Greenland icecap crossings. “I love cold, extreme places, so a lot of the first stuff that Northwest Passage did was skiing and mountaineering,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to go to the North Pole like some people want to be astronauts.” Northwest Passage attracts an international clientele base. Recently, the president of Mongolia sponsored the first Outer Mongolian to reach the North Pole. The guided trips can be chosen by activities such as: cycling, dogsledding, hiking, mountaineering, rock climbing, sea kayaking, and more. For each trip, there is a skill level rating, a complete itinerary, available travel dates and prices. “Whether it’s the North Pole or the tops of the mountains, the journey of getting there opens up, on a daily basis, so many interesting opportunities to explore the world and explore oneself,” said Sweitzer. One of the most popular destinations for North

Americans, and one that Sweitzer has been visiting for over 35 years, are the Greek Islands. Northwest Passage has a base at Matala, Crete, a hippie paradise where Joni Mitchell wrote the album “Blue.” Guides lead various kayak circumnavigations along the shores of the geometric and whitewashed villages of the Cyclades, throughout which travelers can enjoy authentic cuisine and other excursions. Sweitzer hopes to someday circumnavigate every Greek island by kayak. Sweitzer is constantly adding new offerings to his list. One such trip is the mountainous island of South Georgia, one of the most remote and biodiverse

“The journey of getting there opens up, on a daily basis, so many interesting opportunities to explore the world and explore oneself.” | Rick Sweitzer islands in the world that is often compared to the Galapagos. The island was made famous by traveler Ernest Shackleton, who is buried there. Sweitzer organized the first expedition last October, and he plans to do it again this October. Unique will be “Shackleton’s Crossing,” a ski crossing retracing the route of what Sweitzer calls “the greatest adventure story of all time.” A traveling trend, Sweitzer notes, is parent-child trips, or what he calls “father-son, daddy-daughter expeditions.” His dream is to offer a package that includes the two poles and the “seven summits,” which refer to the seven tallest peaks in the world. For one price, the nine journeys can be spread out over a year or two and provide the ultimate bonding experience. “People can return to that challenge that’s very existential, and to share it with other people of like minds becomes a great way to spend time,” said Sweitzer. ■

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A career in photography clicks for Cohen ■ by katie rose mceneely Jeff Cohen is a portrait, fine art, and travel photographer located in the Ravinia district of Highland Park. He’s been in the photography and publishing business for 35 years, including a 25-year stint at Playboy Magazine’s Chicago offices. Reading: I like to read historic novels — I just read “Unbroken” (by Laura Hillenbrand). On a more entertaining level, I like the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Childs. I was totally disappointed by the casting of Tom Cruise [in the move]. He’s a nice guy but diminutive at best. Listening: I’m pretty eclectic, depending on the time of day and the mood. If I had to break down my day, it starts with the three Bs in classical — Brahms, Beethoven, and Bach. By midday, we’re into the Beach Boys and jazz — Coltrane, Miles Davis. I like that music in the studio, I think it’s very soothing and energetic. Watching: I’m a big “Dexter” fan and a big fan of “Breaking Bad.” Both don’t disappoint, season after season. I’m amazed by how creative the writing is, how satisfying the acting is. I’m very critical of screen composition and camera work —much to my wife’s chagrin, I’m fascinated with the number of TV shows being shot on DSLRs. There’s amazing things that can be done with those lenses that couldn’t have been done with TV cameras. Following: CBS Sunday Morning News is the best news show on the air by far —they get the news done, and they do features on important people doing important things. Not short sound bites; they let them run. There’s always a story you come away from and charge into the day. It’s informative and creative. Aside from Chicago museums, my wife and I go out to the Kohler

Art Museum (Sheboygan, Wis.) regularly. One of the tastiest, tightest creative outfits you’ll ever find. Photography: I like to bring my customers into the studio and out of their comfort zone — it’s a warm, fun atmosphere, and I’m able to direct and get the quality of photographs that people just love. Eating: From deep fat frying turkeys in the backyard to making a killer carrot cake or bread pudding, I run the gamut. What is your favorite mistake? I went to Syracuse University in New York and was in journalism, focusing on copywriting. I had a job offer to go to Philadelphia the Monday after graduation. I took a pass and

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by angelika labno There are three categories Northfield veteran Jay Golinkin emphasizes in his life: family, athletics and business. While war didn’t make the cut, Golinkin will still share memories about his 3 ½ years in the 324th Regiment, 44th Infantry Division in the U.S. Army. During World War II, Golinkin enrolled in the Army Specialized Training Program, which allowed him to stay in college until they needed him. It wasn’t until his second year at Northwestern University’s tech school that his active service began in 1943. He finished artillery training in a swampy Mississippi town before being sent abroad. About a week after D-Day, his crew landed in Le Havre, France. Luckily, Golinkin worked with a unit a mile or two behind the front lines, repairing artillery ranging from cannons to pistols. “The movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’ is so accurate; the guys went through hell,” he said. “And the bravery — they saw their buddies shot and torn apart, and they kept going.” He fondly remembers when his division, about 15,000 men, boarded the Queen Elizabeth for America. The ship’s high speeds were known to outrun even German U-boats, and they docked in the United States a day shy of a week. On board, Golinkin slept in a spacious stateroom and ate meals in a ballroom with a 50-feet ceiling. While he was training in Arkansas for the expected invasion of Japan, the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb twice. The war was over. “Maybe I used up all my lucky breaks, but even if I did, they were so lucky that it’s fine with me,” he said of his narrow escape. Years later, Golinkin privately visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By January of 1946, Golinkin was back in school to finish off his engineering degree, and later took over his father’s business, Chicago Industrial Insulation Company. During his 60-year run, he served on board the Midwest Insulation Association, representing Chicago. He helped write the first manual about the insulation industry that was to

be used by the entire country. Golinkin was also the chairman of the first Illinois standards committee, which wrote bulletins outlining the rules and regulations for contractors and engineers. Just after graduating, Golinkin and a few friends bought Chicago Bears’ season tickets. As the team’s longest season ticket holder at 63 years, he has quite a few memories to share. Among them is the 1963 championship game, when he was still able to bring in a little bottle of brandy and hot coffee to fend off the cold during the Bears’ victory over

“And the bravery — they saw their buddies shot and torn apart, and they kept going.” | Jay Golinkin the New York Giants in Wrigley Field. “By now, I have very, very good seats,” he laughs. On his 60th anniversary of holding season tickets, Golinkin received a certificate from the Bears (which now proudly hangs in his home) and met George and Virginia McCaskey. Now 89, Golinkin says the key to his good health is exercise, as he goes to the gym twice weekly and runs on a treadmill. He even played handball with three other octogenarians up until a few years ago. While at the gym, he enjoys challenging the younger weightlifters to break his grip. Try as they might, they fail every time. What garners the most pride, however, is the large, loving family he has built with his wife, Connie: ten children, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. With the exception of a few in North Carolina, most of them live in the area. “I couldn’t ask for better,” he said. ■

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■ by angelika labno Chase Nathan got up in front of Highland Park High School’s packed auditorium, where students had gathered for the Charity Drive’s closing ceremony. As he began to play his rendition of Mumford and Sons’ “The Cave,” the microphone made a loud, screeching noise. He kept playing. Then it happened again. “I just played through it,” said Nathan. “That was definitely the most embarrassing part of the show, but I was able to persevere.” As he ended the song, the crowd went wild for the newcomer, who just transferred as a sophomore from Chicagoland Jewish High School. “It takes a tremendous amount of courage to put yourself out there and perform in front of over 2,000 people,” said John Gorleski, HPHS teacher who suggested he perform “The Cave.” “Chase did a tremendous job.” Nathan performed as the winner of “HP Idol,” a singing competition that raised money toward Children’s Oncology Services as part of the month-long charity drive in February. He auditioned with Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love” and won over fans with Mumford and Son’s “Where Are You Now?” He counts the bands, along with Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan, as his musical influences, and he hopes to someday start a similar folk rock band. He even took up the banjo recently.

“People tell me I have a very soulful voice and that they can feel the power behind it,” he said. “I’m always expressing myself through music.” The musical journey began with the piano about eight years ago and eventually incorporated guitar and singing. Picking up from his previous school, Nathan plays jazz guitar in the HPHS Jazz Ensemble. Last summer, Nathan took a college credit jazz course at the University of Southern California, which strengthened his fundamentals and taught him how to jam with other musicians. “I love listening to jazz music because it’s the basis of all other music,” he said. “I was knocked out when I heard a CD from [USC],” said jazz band teacher Jim Hile. “Chase is an outstanding young musician, and we are so fortunate to have him in our jazz ensemble.” The key to transitioning into a big school like HPHS was joining various activities. Nathan was on the golf team in the fall and is running the 400-meter in track. He is on the school Sophomore Board, which is starting to plan prom. As part of FOCUS on the Arts, he and fellow student Natalie Sereda performed a showcase together. “I might try out for a talent show in the future,” Nathan said, referring to nationally televised shows like “American Idol.” “Even if I get rejected, I can keep going.” ■

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A Guantanamo interrogator crafts a thriller His second book — which will debut May 28 and is printed by Tate Publishers — was a bit easier, since he retired from the Navy in 2011. “I’m hoping in the end that this book, along with the first one, are stories that people find engaging,” Wentz said. “Although my work is fiction, I’m hoping it conveys the reality of the global war on terrorism. In fiction, I have the liberty to get into the mind of my opponent. That’s not always true in reality.” Given his background, Wentz is extremely sensitive to accuracy in his descriptions. He is proud that reviewers have considered his works to be authentic. “My toughest audience is the military. They’re the one’s who can say, ‘That’s BS,” Wentz said. Wentz found that many media stories about life at Guantanamo deserved a similar appellation. “We’d read about ourselves in the media and say, ‘That never happened,’ “ Wentz said. “At one point, we were accused of doctoring the Koran. Why would we do that? Some of the detainees were illiterate and had never read a word of it.” Wentz also points out that some suspects were highly literate — and even attended American universities. “There are guys who, intellectually at least, you can have an engaging conversation. During Ramadan, I was invited by a detainee to come back and share the meal,” he said. Wentz — who teaches literature at HPHS — is fond of Arthurian legends (in fact, the title of his first book is a reference to one). He is also a big supporter of the idea of knighthood, an ideal conduct to adhere to. His son (whose name Wentz requested be withheld) understands. A veteran of the Iraq War, he was knighted by the U.S. military for his conduct there. Despite his son’s attainment, his older sister — who’s also in the military — remains unimpressed. “My daughter said, ‘Dad, he’s still my little brother. I will not call him ‘sir,’ “ Wentz said. ■

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a hard time for restaurants. We closed after two years. I failed, but I would like to try Pablo Ubera is the chef at Lake House again in a couple more years. I like what in Lake Bluff. I do and I’m satisfied with what I’ve done, How did you start cooking? I started but I think I can go for more. cooking 24 years ago, working in a Greek Funniest or most memorable kitchen kitchen. From there I started taking culi- incident? I have a few. Something I’ll never nary art classes and got my certificate in forget is when we were in the middle of dinfood service management. ner on a Friday night; the fire alarm went What made you decide to become a pro- off and we started getting water all over. fessional chef? I like the food, I love to eat There wasn’t any fire; there was just somefood. I’m from Mexico, but I like all the thing wrong with the alarm. So we were mix — Italian food, Greek food, Ethiopian still cooking, but with water all over. It was food. That’s why I started taking classes, a mess. Like if you were outside in the rain. to open my mind about the variety of food. Best advice? You have to like what you Recipe: Lemon Butter Sauce (for Roast do and want to become better. Chicken) Signature dish? Right now (at Lake Season a whole 5-6 pound chicken House) we don’t have a signature, but we with salt and pepper, stuff cavity with a focus on a rotisserie chicken with vesuvio halved lemon and halved head of garlic, sauce, a lemon-butter sauce. and place in an oiled roasting pan. Roast Favorite food to make? I like steak. I like at 425 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until juices run clear. Cover with foil and let to do everything. rest 20 minutes before carving. What do you like to eat at home? I go for While chicken rests, heat a large skileverything — I try to eat healthy at home. If I have time for myself to cook, I eat veglet over medium-low heat. When hot, etables. I grill or bake them. Lobster, fish. add 1 tablespoon minced shallots, 1 Worthwhile gadget? A knife is the most tablespoon minced garlic, and 1 cup dry important tool. And I use the grill a lot white wine. Cook for 3 minutes. Using a wire whisk, stir in 1 teaspoon salt, ½ as well. Favorite cookbook? I have a copy of cup lemon juice, and ½ pound unsalted “On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary room temperature butter in pieces; cook Fundamentals.” It tells you all the basics, until mixture is syrupy, about 3 minutes. what you have to know: how to make a Add 2 tablespoons oregano and ½ cup sauce, all the equipment in the kitchen and chicken stock over low heat. Stir in 1 what it’s for. It’s a good reference. tablespoon finely chopped parsley and ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese and serve Favorite fruit or vegetable? Papaya or over roast chicken. mango — very tropical food. It goes well with seafood, in salsa. It’s good for a summer dish. Lake House is located 525 Rockland Rd. Proudest of: One of my big goals was to in Lake Bluff. For more information, call open my own place, and I did a couple years 847-295-7140 or visit lakehouselb.com/resago; we focused on Mexican food, but it was taurant ■

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Laughter coming Glencoe’s way at FUNdraiser ■ by angelika labno What transcends language barriers and cultural differences? Laughter. On April 20, as part of its 8th annual FUNdraiser, Am Shalom will host comedians Robert Klein and Wendy Liebman alongside master of ceremonies Tom Dreesen. Am Shalom, or People of Peace, is a Reform congregation located in Glencoe. It was established in 1972 when 60 families came together with shared concepts of Jewish worship and living, and it has grown to 950 families. Their mission is to explore their Jewish roots, enrich spiritual lives of members and serve the community through social action. Proceeds from the FUNdraiser will benefit worship, learning, and youth and adult programs. For more than 40 years, Klein has starred in Broadway, television and movies. He was the first comedian to appear in a live concert on HBO in 1975. Klein has received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Comedy Album of the Year and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. He regularly appears on talk shows, including more than 100 appearances on The Tonight Show. “I can’t wait to see Robert Klein on stage; he is truly a comedy god,” said Liebman. Liebman was the first comedian to perform on the Rosie O’Donnell Show and has been named Best Female Stand-up by the American Comedy Awards. Over the past 20 years, she has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Daily Show. On preparing for a show, Liebman said, “The more I know my audience, the more I can tailor my show. So if you could send me everybody’s Social Security number prior to the performance, that would help. “Seriously, though, the more I know about you (that you’re in Illinois, that you’re between certain ages), the more it helps me understand your language. Also, I like to listen to the audience before I get on stage.” Also performing will be Tom Dreesen, who has made more than 500 appearances on national television. Dreesen toured the country with Frank Sinatra for 13 years as his opening act, and Sinatra once said, “If I’m a saloon singer, then Tommy is a saloon comedian. By that I mean we’re just a couple of neighborhood guys.” Dreesen performs on military bases worldwide and was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award for his humanitarian services in 2005.

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photography by joel lerner The performers all have special ties to Chicago. Klein got his start at Second City and says, “I love Chicago; it is literally my second city.” Liebman has performed at Zanie’s and The Improv and jokes that it’s “Canada-cold there in the winter.” Dreesen has perhaps the strongest connection, as he was born and raised in Harvey. He comes back to perform in the Windy City more than any other in the country, and

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Explore 17th-, 18th- and 19th- century engravings depicting French formal gardens, playful English gardens, and everything in between. Many of the landscapes in the exhibition have been lost to time and development. The engravings included are the only recorded proof of their original design. Exhibit runs through May 19.

On Feb. 9, 1916, 18-year old Marion Lambert was found dead in Helm’s Woods south of Sacred Heart Academy in Lake Forest. The coroner’s autopsy found cyanide poisoning as the probable cause of death. William Orpet, Marion’s reported boyfriend, stood accused for Marion’s murder. Guests of this program will be a member of the jury in “the most baffling case in criminal history” and decide William’s guilt or innocence. The verdict will be announced while guests enjoy a small reception after court has been adjourned. All proceeds benefit the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society.

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The Friends of the Glencoe Public Library will host ITS semiannual classical music concert, which will feature the Guadagnini String Quartet, composed of David Taylor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (violin), Cornelius Chiu (violin), Rami Solomonow (viola), and Gary Stucka (cello). They will perform the following pieces: Mozart’s string quartet in G, KV387, Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade, and Beethoven’s string quartet Op. 18 No. 1 in F major. The library will close at 4 p.m. and re-open at 4:30 p.m. for concert seating.

| RSVP to 847-999-4885 Samana Jasper, family care specialist, of Kidz N Moms Natural Health Care, (www.kidznmoms.com) will teach tools to become aware of your own energy and to shift the energy. Samana is an expert of simplifying so parents and kids can learn how to get along better every day.

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association Annual Benefit Knauz Classic Car Showroom | 775 Rockland Road, Lake Bluff | 6:30pm | Tickets $125

monday april 15

Contact Cherie Hrusovsky at 847-283-0908

Author Marty Brounstein Book Signing Event

The annual benefit supporting Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) serves as the major fundraiser to assist in providing quality adaptive sports programs for children, teens, adults including injured military who have a physical or visual disability.

Lakeshore Congregation Community Hall 1221 County Line Road, Highland Park 9:30am Meet author Marty Brounstein and learn more about his book “Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust,” a story of inter-

faith courage and compassion in the Netherlands. Frans and Mien Wijnakker, a young Christian couple, helped save the lives of over two dozen Jews during World War II. The author had personal connections to the Wijnakkers.

wednesday april 17

Glencoe PTO’s Annual Spring Fundraiser Highland Park Country Club | 1201 Park Ave. West, Highland Park | 11am | glencoepto.org The event features a fashion show featuring a number of the local fashion and beauty businesses from the North Shore such as Ami Ami, Chalk, The Shop @ Equinox, Frannie, Green Gable Denim and Such, Krista K, Shirise, Skandal and So Shee, among others. Vendors will be selling their wares at the event and donating 20 percent of their sales to benefit the Glencoe PTO. Lunch will be served at noon (approximately), and the fashion show will follow.

thursday april 18

Broadway-Style Dance Workshop West Ridge Center | 636 Ridge Rd, Highland Park | 8pm | $16 per class | highlandparkplayers.com Broadway-style Dance with classes taught by Highland Park Player’s upcoming Cats Director/Choreographer, Jennifer Cupani. Prior dance experience is helpful, but not necessary. The classes are open to anyone 12 and older and will not be taught in a linear manner, which means people can join the series at any point. Jazz shoes (any color or style) are required. Ballet shoes or dance sneakers are acceptable, but not recommended. Classes run Thursday nights through April 25. Want to submit your North Shore event to Goings On About Towns? Send an email with the particulars and the subject heading “GOAT” to katierose@jwcmedia 10 days before publication, and we will do our best to get it in.

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■ by angelika labno The Friends of Gorton has revamped its main fundraiser for the Gorton Community Center. The annual fashion show and benefit set for Saturday, April 20 goes beyond renaming the event from “Fashion Forward” to “Luxe Northshore” — it aims to mirror the transformation of Gorton itself. “Our new brand and image personifies a bold, confident vitality; a spirit renewed and in motion, just like our community center,” said co-chair Jennifer McGregor, who worked closely with co-chair Tina Ballis and Friends of Gorton President Laura Wix on the event. Rene Romero Schuler, contemporary oil painter and the inspiration behind the event’s rebranding, offered one of her images to illustrate the change: a silhouette of a woman moving forward. Her artwork will also serve as the backdrop for the evening, with large-scale paintings on display in the gallery-like space of Lake Forest Sportscars in Lake Bluff. “It’s a gorgeous space, and it works as a wonderful backdrop for all we want to accomplish that night,” said McGregor about the Sportscars’ showroom. Thanks to sponsors Neiman Marcus and Coldwell Banker, the night features a professionally produced fashion show. Ford models will display the spring trends for men and women from Northbrook Court’s

Friends of Gorton president Laura Wix (left) joins Tina Ballis and Jennifer McGregor, Luxe Northshore event co-chairs, at Lake Forest Sportscars, which will be the site of the April 20 benefit.

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Neiman Marcus. Congressman Aaron Schock, who has been featured on the cover of Men’s Health, will join them on the runway. In addition, there will be viewings of luxury cars, jewelry and fine art. Guests can compete for prizes in a simulated racecar or try their luck in raffles and a live auction. Food stations will be prepared by chefs from

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we will continue to perpetuate the enduring Gorton legacy,” said McGregor. The event will run from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. There is a limited number of Premium Runway Seats. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.gortoncenter. org or contact Friends of Gorton President Laura Wix at (224) 544-5012. ■

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Does college pay off in future earnings? ■ by

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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently reported that total outstanding student loans have now reached $956 billion in the United States. Later this year for the first time in history, American students will owe more than $1 trillion for student loans. Student debt has tripled in eight years, and the delinquency rate now exceeds 11%. Many of these loans were extended with only the most cursory review of the capability to repay the loans. This level of student debt is reverberating throughout the economy — including the North Shore — as new graduates with large outstanding educational loans from Lake Forest College, Northwestern University and elsewhere are much less inclined to purchase homes or automobiles immediately after graduation.

This traditionally fertile market for bigticket consumer goods has dried up as new graduates delay purchases while they try to pay down their college loans. Even though the unemployment rate for college graduates is one third of that for high school graduates, it is appropriate to ask whether the escalating cost of an undergraduate degree is a financially astute investment. From a purely arithmetic standpoint, the answer may be surprising. In order to analyze the value of investments, financial people use an idea called net present value (NPV). This is simply a method for expressing the current value of some amount that will be paid in the future in return for some investment made today. For instance, consider an investment that promises to pay $106 at the end of a year and where there are other low-risk ways to

earn 6% on those funds. In that case, the net present value of $106 paid in one year would be $100 today. Such an analysis of net present value can be applied to the costs and returns associated with an undergraduate education. This year, the average cost of a four-year degree in a private college in the United States is $240,000 and at a public institution is $140,000. This is a minimal estimate for several reasons. Those investment amounts do not count inflation, which drives these numbers inexorably higher, even during the time spent in school. College costs over the last three decades have been increasing at a 6.6% annual rate, roughly double general economic inflation in the United States. Neither do these costs reflect lost earnings from an occupation that might have been pursued during those four years. Additionally, this cost does not consider that the average time to get an undergraduate degree is now 4.6 years. This added time adds 15% onto the initial investment estimate. Even ignoring these considerations, any calculation of return on educational investments should at least include tax effects. The $140,000 or $240,000 numbers are after tax amounts. Parents or students must earn $200,000 to $320,000 before taxes to have enough after-tax money to pay for these college costs. On the payoff side, the numbers are also obvious and compelling. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the average wage earner in the United States makes $41,000 annually and a college graduate with a

four-year degree earns an average $14,000 more than that average each year. Postgraduate education adds another $24,000 each year. As an aside, these census numbers strongly reinforce the importance of high school education. A wage earner without a high school degree will earn on average only $17,000 annually — or $24,000 less than the national average. But to return to our undergraduate college investment, fortunately there is some standard software that calculates the net present value of future payouts. Most spreadsheets have such built-in formulae. Using such tools, a person can calculate the value of the additional $14,000 of yearly earnings for a college graduate over a 45-year career. Using the student loan rate of 6%, the net present value or NPV of the $14,000 increased earnings each year over 45 years is $210,648. This can be compared to the investment of $200,000 to $320,000 initially. It seems that we are reaching a so-called tipping point, where even an optimistic evaluation of the investment in an undergraduate education may not represent an attractive payoff in future earnings, especially at a private college. None of this arithmetic argues for less education. Instead, it may suggest that we begin to approach undergraduate education in a more efficient manner. These improvements may also create a more egalitarian system that promises the availability of higher education to many more people around the world. ■

Vani helps clients strengthen muscles, keep weight off by cheryl waity When Bob Vani started as a personal trainer many years ago, only the elite hired one. “Now everyone has one,” says Vani, who runs his eponymous studio in Highland Park. Vani says on average people will last three to six months at a trainer, but some of his clients have worked with him between 15 and 20 years. He’ll even take clients grocery shopping to set them off in the right direction. “The old saying is true. You are what you eat,” he said. Vani says most of his clients are between 45 and 55 years old. “It’s the age where they notice it’s harder to lose weight,” he says. He attributes that problem to people spending more time at work, less time being active, and picking up bad eating habits — like snacking later at night. Vani’s biggest pet peeve is when clients don’t want to lift weights because they don’t want to bulk up. Vani says how big you get from lifting is dependent on what you put in to your body after lifting. “If you attack your cravings with bread or meat, then you’re going to bulk up,” said Vani. Vani has about 50 clients — including 20 children. He was inspired to start a program for kids because of statistics showing two out of every three children are overweight and because of his own daughters. “I was teaching them how to read labels on food, and they caught on,” said Vani. “They loved eating healthier.”

He has even developed a board game to motivate them to progress — pretty much the opposite of Candyland because now the kids ask for berries and apples on their way out of the door. Vani doesn’t expect his clients to be absolutely perfect, but he does prefer when they keep a food log so he can point them in the direction of what they are doing wrong. That doesn’t mean it’s so regimented that they can’t eat what they want. He suggests that from noon Saturday to noon Sunday his clients can moderately indulge. There is one not-so-healthy food that Vani can’t resist — pasta. “I can not give it up,” he said, attributing the taste to his Italian upbringing. After injuring his knee before starting his freshman season as a tight end with Eastern Illinois University, Vani fell in love with physical education and nutrition studies. When he got out of college, he started building a clientele on the North Shore. Vani is not just a personal trainer. He is also an inventor of sorts, developing the Ab Master, a pillow-like device that protects the exerciser from neck injury during situps. He also developed a little bigger idea in the 1990s — the traveling gym. Vani gained national attention for his traveling gym concept where he cleared out a trailer and used it to bring the gym to his clients. He said it worked for awhile, but this wasn’t the right area for it because in the winter it would be too cold for his clients to work out in the trailer as intended. “I sold them, and now they’re probably hot dogs stands,” he laughed, acknowledging the irony of the situation. ■

Bob Vani runs Vani’s Personal Training in Highland Park.

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Laser-focused Lucy

DePaul-bound Edwards plays game with poise, grace — and competitive fire by bill mclean It’s match day on the road in the life of Lake Forest High School soccer star Lucy Edwards. She and her Scouts teammates are on a bus, the ones in the rear bobbing slightly higher than the ones in the middle and front. Some are singing while others are conversing and laughing. Edwards is sitting alone, dead silent with a dead-serious look. She’s listening to upbeat tunes only she can hear. Rap. She loves rap. “I’m also usually looking out the window during those rides, visualizing what I hope to do on the field that day,” said the 5-foot-8 Edwards, an oh-so-smooth midfielder/back. He r t e a m m at e s d o n’t d a r e bother her. Why mess with Miss Can’t-Miss-Her-Talent-On-A-Pitch. “She likes to get focused and be quiet before games,” Lake Forest senior midfielder/center back Danielle Loeger said. “Lucy never goofs around when it comes to soccer. “You should see her at the beginning of a practice,” the co-captain added. “Lucy is usually the first one to jog out there, the first one to juggle a ball. She’s always out there early, getting her touches, leading us, getting ready to go.” But a right hamstring strain has slowed Edwards let’s-go-get-’em mien in the early going. The 2012 all-sectional pick and team MVP aggravated the injury in the second half of a 1-1 tie with visiting Mundelein High School on April 4. The last thing she wanted to do that day was watch from a sideline. But there she stood for the rest of the contest, idle and itching to return to the fray. “How competitive she is … That’s what I think of first when I think of Lucy, the soccer player,” Scouts coach Ty Stuckslager said. “She doesn’t like to lose, doesn’t like to lose any 1-v-1 situation. The word for her is ‘driven.’ ” There’s a lighter, fun-loving side to Edwards, and it surfaced in the presence of her father, Kevin, before she made her college decision in March. Kevin Edwards played basketball at DePaul University and in 1988 was the second pick in franchise history (after Rony Seikaly) by the Miami Heat. He now serves his alma mater as director of community, corporate and professional relations. Lucy’s mom, Jeannie, also attended DePaul. “I told my dad, ‘I’m not going to DePaul;

Lake Forest High School’s Lucy Edwards will play her college soccer at DePaul University.

photography by joel lerner

it’s too close to home,’ ” Lucy recounted. “But my dad still told everybody I was going there to play soccer.” Dad Edwards knew. Knew his daughter was joshing. Lucy Edwards will play scholarship soccer for DePaul and coach Erin Chastain — sister of Brandi Chastain who helped the Americans to the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup title — beginning in the fall of 2015. “It’s like a family there, the soccer program,” she said. “I like the team’s style of play; it’s simple, one-touch soccer.” Soccer appealed to Edwards immediately, back when she was a first-grader. By the time she entered the eighth grade, it was her sport, her passion. She played club soccer for FC United. “I love chasing the ball, juggling it, heading it, and I love using my feet,” said Edwards, an all-North Suburban Conference honorable-mention selection as a freshman.

Last spring she helped the Scouts (16-52) reach a Class 3A sectional final. Among the highlights she produced was the matchwinner — with 65 ticks left — in a 2-1 regular-season defeat of NSC Lake division champion Lake Zurich on Lake Forest’s senior night. “You can put her anywhere on a field and

No wonder Stuckslager invoked the name Dennis Bergkamp while describing one of Edwards’ memorable sequences in a 2012 match. Bergkamp was a Dutch star striker who played for Arsenal from 1995-2006 and confounded defenses with ankle-breaking moves and clever shots on goal. “I remember Lucy moving backward, set-

“She likes to get focused and be quiet before games. Lucy never goofs around when it comes to soccer.” | Danielle Loeger never worry about her,” Loeger said. “She’s so versatile and she covers so much space. But what amazes me the most about her is how effortless she makes the game look. Her skills — they’re outstanding. And she plays with such grace, such poise.”

tling the ball and then moving forward,” the coach said. “Her touch, the way she controlled the ball, how smooth she was … “Lucy,” he added, “reads the game very well.” ■

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full-time goalie since the season’s opening kick-off. She and Skurie might end up sharing keeper duties, if the Giants’ injuries heal up. “It’s game-to-game,” Straka said of her keeper situation. “Right now we’re lucky to have the two goalies we have. Grace, like Amanda, is incredibly athletic and aggressive.” Like many goalkeepers in soccer, Skurie didn’t start out as a goalkeeper. As a member of the Chicago Wind in her early club years, she was appointed to stop shots with her hands. “We didn’t have a goalie after tryouts,” she recalled. Skurie held her own in front of the nets — made plenty of saves, too — and also received opportunities to run around as a field player. She suited up for another club, FC United, before making HP’s varsity squad in 2011. “What’s nice about being a forward and a goalie is that, when I’m playing goalie, I usually have a pretty good idea what a forward is thinking, what a forward wants to do with a shot,” Skurie said. “Being able to read forwards — it helps.” Skurie wants TV executives to read her scripts and green light them. She plans to major in radio/television/film at Northwestern University, with a dream of landing a writing job in the entertainment industry. To write scripts for the team at “SNL” would be downright heavenly. One of her idols is Tina Fey, a former “SNL” regular and the author of the book “Bossypants.” “I read that in one day,” said Skurie. “She’s so funny, so creative. I also like the writing on the show ‘Parks and Recreation.’

“People have said to me, ‘What’s your goalie doing in the field?’” | Kate Straka

Highland Park High School’s Amanda Skurie (left) challenges New Trier’s Hailey Kaufman for the ball during action on April 4.

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Going off script Highland Park’s Skurie — a top-level goalie — nets success at forward ■ by

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It’s one of Amanda Skurie’s favorite “Saturday Night Live” skits, even though it first aired on NBC 23 years ago. It featured “Wayne’s World” characters portrayed by Mike Myers (Wayne) and Dana Carvey (Garth) and an appearance by Madonna. A Highland Park High School senior and third-year varsity soccer player, Skurie laughed when she mentioned it recently. “I’m an old-school SNL fan,” she said. “I grew up loving ‘SNL.’ But that oldschool skit … It was one of the best and

very funny, especially when (Myers and Carvey) got incredibly excited at the sight of Madonna. They freaked out.” At one point in the skit, Wayne, wearing an oversized baseball cap, turned to look at the camera, scrunched his face, nodded a few times and said, “Excellent.” Skurie’s play on soccer pitches this spring: also excellent. One of the best goalkeepers in program history, she leads the Giants in … goals scored (three). Injuries to Skurie’s teammates have forced HP coach Kate Straka to deploy Skurie at forward in the early going. “People have said to me, ‘What’s your

goalie doing in the field?’ ” Straka said of the 5-foot-6 ½ Skurie, who ranks second alltime at the school in single-season shutouts (10, accomplished her sophomore year) and is only three shy of breaking the program record for career shutouts (17). “I’m excited she’s doing so well as a forward,” added Straka, a former standout keeper at Fremd who protected the nets for Duke from 2001-05. “I have always been impressed with Amanda’s athleticism and understanding of the game of soccer. She is an extremely capable forward and goalkeeper because of her competitive nature.” Sophomore Grace Quirk has been HP’s

(Another former SNL staple, Amy Poehler stars in it). “I love TV, always have. It’s important because it allows people to relax and get away from it all.” If Skurie, a co-captain, ever takes it easy on a soccer pitch, it would be a first. Motors don’t zip as relentlessly as Skurie’s does, particularly when she’s battling for a soccer ball up top. “She’s always determined, constantly going to the ball,” said Giants senior cocaptain and forward Lauren Daly. “And she’s such a great team player. When she’s a goalie she’s aggressive and never afraid to come out and challenge players.” Briana Scurry was a fearless keeper for Team USA when it captured the Women’s World Cup in 1999. Skurie … Scurry. Wonder no more why Mia Hamm wasn’t Skurie’s favorite player on that squad. But Skurie has her sights set on crafting show-stopping scripts after high school, not on stopping soccer shots. Straka isn’t the least bit surprised about Skurie’s career aspirations. “It’s no secret Amanda is intelligent, funny, witty and a hard worker,” Straka said. “I can easily see her doing something in TV.” Notable: HP slipped to 3-2 overall when it lost 3-0 to visiting New Trier on April 4. “We played well,” Straka said. … The Giants split their first two Central Suburban League North matches. ■

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New Trier High School leftfielder Jack Cloud makes a diving catch against Loyola Academy on April 3, and then shows the ball to the umpires.

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New Trier outfielder is dazzling in the field — and at the plate ■ by

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Jack Cloud was so impressed with Matt Blanchard’s throw — gunning down a Loyola Academy runner at home plate for the first out in the inning — that he broke baseball tradition. Before the next pitch was thrown, the New Trier High School leftfielder raced over to Blanchard and gave his center-field teammate a “glove five.” It wasn’t just a unique gesture. It also was pure Jack Cloud. “You don’t see a lot of that in baseball,” said Blanchard, glad recipient of the unexpected high five. “But it was good to see him do that. “That’s the type of player and teammate he is,” he added. “I was pumped and excited,” Cloud admitted. “That was a big out for us.” A few moments later — and in the same inning (bottom of the fourth)— Cloud, who wears jersey No. 9, found himself on … Cloud 9. With the bags loaded and two outs, Loyola’s Tony Donofrio hit a frozen rope to left field. His drive had extra bases written all over it — until Cloud left his feet, went across his body and made a spectacular diving catch to his right. “Just reaction,” said Cloud. “Actually, I didn’t get a good jump on the ball. I kind of froze when it was hit to me.” Right now, Cloud is getting it done in all phases of the game. The left-handed hitting senior hit No. 4 in the batting order and came away with three hits and a stolen base in NT’s 6-2 loss to visiting Loyola on April 3. The cleanup hitter added four more hits in his team’s two recent wins: a 11-1 decision over Prospect on April 6 and a 7-6 win over St. Viator on April 8.

“I really like having Jack in the No. 4 hole,” said Trevians head coach Mike Napolean. “He’s a tough out. He got a good understanding of the strike zone. “And he’s got a good understanding of the game,” Napolean added. “He’s good with all of his teammates. He brings all of the intangibles.” Wearing No. 9 has been a rite of spring — and summer — for Cloud. “I wear it on purpose,” said Cloud. “My dad (Brad Cloud) used to wear No. 9 when he played, and he passed it down to me. “It’s always been my number — even when my last name wasn’t on the back of the jersey. It’s a family thing.” His dad played college baseball for the Hatters of Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. Jack Cloud will take his game — and his number — to Williams College, a Division III school in Massachusetts. His sister, Raechel, is a sophomore outfielder for the University of Chicago softball team. The former Trevians star hit .352 with 25 RBI during her freshman season with the Maroons. “We’re a family that loves baseball,” said Cloud. After seeing limited time on a very good New Trier varsity team last spring, the solidly built (6-foot-1, 185 pounds) outfielder/ pitcher is poised for a breakout season. In the Loyola game, Cloud came up with great results against a talented left-hander in Daniel Rafferty, a Bucknell University recruit. “It felt good to get a couple of hits off him,” said Cloud. “My confidence is up. “Last year, I had some mechanical flaws in my swing. I worked hard this summer to correct those.” Through the years, he’s had some topnotch hitting tutors, including Academy Elite’s Phil Apostle, Glenbrook Sports

Academy’s Rich Synek and New Trier hitting coach Pete Drevline. “He’s a special kid,” said Apostle. “He gets a lot out of his skills, while he respects the skills of others.” Last summer, Cloud was a key member of Apostle’s Academy Elite 17-U team that won the Illinois State Collegiate Prospect Tournament. He hit over .400 in the sevengame set. “He’s just a pleasure to coach. He’s smart and witty,” Apostle said. “If you had nine of him, you’d have a pretty tough team.” Cloud, according to Apostle, isn’t looking to attract attention. “He’s a real humble kid,” said Apostle. “One day, I told him to work on his swag. I said, ‘Put some eye black on. Do something.’ He just laughed. “But the next day, I see him wearing wrist bands.” Apostle was in attendance when Cloud made his “Cloud 9” catch against Loyola. “That didn’t shock me. He can make spectacular catches,” said Apostle. But don’t expect a lot of outfield showboating from Cloud. “I have to tell you that he’s not always pretty in the outfield. He can take some odd routes to the baseball. He can make it an adventure some times,” the coach admitted. “But unlike some guys, he doesn’t Cadillac it. He just gets it done.” At the plate, Apostle loves the way Cloud battles. “He grinds,” said Apostle, noting that Cloud averaged 4.3 pitches per at-bat last summer. Two summers ago, Apostle did all he could to put Cloud into stressful, lefty-versus-lefty situations at the plate. He could run away from Apostle — when his team was facing a nasty southpaw — but he couldn’t hide.

“I’d find him on the end of the bench and put him in the lineup,” said Apostle, laughing heartily. “He’d always make me face the tough lefthanders,” said Cloud. “And I went against a lot of them.” And considering how well he did against Rafferty — a true ace — it paid off. Notable: The Trevians improved to 3-4-1 on Monday, when they rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh to beat host St. Viator 7-6. The inning featured a home run by Grant Klenovich, a game-tying single by Ernie Roth and a game-winning double by Matt McCaffrey. In the 11-1 win over Prospect, Drew Fischer starred on the mound with eight strikeouts in five-plus innings. On April 2, New Trier played Libertyville to a 5-5 tie. Klenovich went 3-for-3. Blanchard had two hits. ■

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Baseball: The seniors turned in solid work on the mound in helping the Scouts to a first-place showing in last weekend’s Pretzel Classic in Freeport. Turelli allowed just three hits as the Scouts (3-2) defeated St. Viator 3-1 in the title game on April 6. Bedore tossed a one-hitter in the team’s 15-0 win over Dakota in first-round action on April 5. In the middle game, LF topped host Freeport 13-9 in a slugfest. Peter Gruenes went 2-for-3 with three RBI. The attack also featured Luke Johnson (2 hits, 2 RBI), J.R. Reimer (2 hits, 3 runs), Charlie Sullivan (2 hits, 2 RBI) and Jack Kauss (2 RBI). Sullivan also came up with a two-run single against St. Viator, while Reimer and Sam Templeman stroked doubles. And in the win over Dakota, the offense was paced by Connor Hayes (2 RBI), Templeman (single, double) and Reimer (2 singles). Daniel Rafferty Loyola Academy Baseball: The left-hander went the distance in LA’s 6-2 over host New Trier on April 3. He allowed five hits while striking out 10 in seven innings. Tom Bordignon had three hits, while Dan Woodrow and J.T. Trimble had two hits each. The Ramblers (3-7) went 0-5 in their weekend tournament in St. Louis. Three of the losses were by one run. Kelsey Murray New Trier Girls Lacrosse: She tallied six goals and eight assists in her team’s 21-3 victory over Deerfield on April 2. Teammate Katy Weeks also was a standout (5 goals, 3 assists, 3 ground balls). Betsey Kvan had three goals, while Jenny Thompson was credited with three assists. Val Wood Lake Forest Soccer: The junior midfielder came up with the game’s lone score, when the Scouts (2-0-2) edged Lincoln-Way North 1-0 in a Pepsi Showdown opening game at Olympic Park in Schaumburg on April 6. Sydney Johnston, Kendall Hoke (assist), Carly Hoke, Adrian Walker, Mackenzie Adams, Paige Bourne, Liz Clark and Gabby Perino also had strong efforts. On April 4, the Scouts played visiting Mundelein to 1-1 tie. Walker scored the team’s only goal on assist by Carly Hoke. On April 2, Perino scored as LF slipped past Niles North 1-0. Goalie Ginnie Revenaugh earned the shutout. Jamie Kiefer Loyola Academy Softball: She had herself a day. Kiefer starred on the

Standout Efforts on the Shore mound — 17 strikeouts — and at the plate — three-run homer — in LA’s 9-0 win over Niles North on April 8. Teammate Caitlin Haughey also homered as the Ramblers improved to 5-1. Sarah Porter Lake Forest Softball: The sophomore has been a bright spot for the Scouts (1-1) in the early going. Porter went 3-for-5 with a triple and three runs scored in the team’s 18-8 loss to Wauconda on April 4. A day earlier, she went the distance — six strikeouts — in the team’s 11-9 season-opening win over visiting Waukegan. Maddie Gailey and Mary Rose DeYoung led the offense against Waukegan. Gailey had three hits, including a double, and two RBI. DeYoung drove in three runs. In the loss to Wauconda, Porter had three hits, including a triple, and three runs. Kaela Whittington-Baschoff knocked in two runs. Abby Jones Highland Park Softball: The junior nearly hit for the cycle in HP’s season-opening loss to Waukegan 7-6 on April 2. Jones finished the game with a single, double and home run. Teammates Dylan Timmeney and Sarah Glazer also had three hits apiece. In other action, HP (0-4) fell to Rolling Meadows 15-0 on April 6 and Evanston 13-3 on April 4. Emily Zonca (3 hits) and Timmeney (2 hits) led the offense, while Bella Diez and Amanda Isaccs made nice defensive plays. Peter Tarwid/Brice Polender Lake Forest Tennis: Playing No. 1 and No. 2 singles, Tarwid and Polender claimed easy wins in LF’s season-opening 6-2 victory over Glenbrook North on April 8. John Zordani and Scott Christian earned a win at No. 1 doubles. Camron Bagheri and Connor O’Kelly won at No. 2 doubles, while Greg Frauenheim and Jordon O’Kelly were victorious at No. 3 doubles. Dejon Brissett Lake Forest Academy Track: The sophomore came up with a leap of 43-8 in the triple jump in a dual meet against Grant in the outdoor opener on April 4. Brissett also won the high jump The Caxys, who lost 66-61, also received first-place showings from sophomore Nick Frystak in the 100 meters

(11.29) and 200 (24.23), sophomore Vicente Nagel in the 400 (54.14), junior Will Stewart in the 1600 (5:05.0) and junior AJ Hood in the 110 hurdles (17.04). On the girls side, LFA (50 ½) went up against Trinity (73) and Wheaton Academy (28 ½). The Caxy winners were Alexandria Moton in the 800 (2:40.9), Cece Boles in the 300 hurdles (55.13) and Meg Kennedy in the triple jump (26-10). Kathryn Bertram Lake Forest Girls Track: The junior sprinter was clocked in 27.85 to win the 200 meters at Metea Valley Invitational on April 6. The Scouts, who placed fifth with 48 points, also receiving winning performances from Carly Schmidt in the pole vault (12-0), Diana Mzyk in the high jump (5-2) and the 4x200 relay of Bertram, Alexandra Westphal, Schmidt and Elizabeth Woidat (1:52.43). Schmidt added a third in the 200 meters (28.66). Other strong showings were turned in by Elise Wong (2nd, 400, 1:02.49); Helen Schlachtenhaufen (2nd, 1600, 5:35.17); Lisa Bennatan (3rd, 800, 2:38.19); and the 4x800 relay of Bennatan, Schlachtenhaufen, Caroline Marwede and Wong (2nd, 10:15.32). McKenna Nard New Trier Girls Track: She didn’t win a title at the Metea Valley Invite on April 6, but she did come up with her career best effort — by a significant margin — in the triple jump (2nd, 33-0 ¾). Her best outdoor leap last year was 32-2. The Trevians (2nd, 51 ½ points) also had runner-up showings from Dana Hankin in the 300 hurdles (51.37) and 4x200 relay of Kenzie Carnow, Abby Compernolle, Audrey Baer and Madoline O’Dwyer (1:52.79). Compernolle added a third in the 100 meters (13.92), while Hannah Waldman was third in the 100 hurdles (17.14). David Wieczorek Loyola Academy Volleyball: This 6-foot-7 outside hitter finished with 17 kills and three assists in his team’s 21-25, 25-18, 25-23 win over Glenbrook South on April 2. Sean Festle helped the Rambler cause with 19 assists and two aces. Cam Shewchuck Loyola Academy Boys Water Polo: Loyola finished in fourth place at the eight-team York Tournament earlier this month. The Ramblers beat the host school 14-6 and Niles West 13-7 on April 6. Shewchuck paced LA with nine tourney goals, followed by Jack Considine (seven) and Ben Pasquesi (six). Ramblers senior keeper Kyle Strobel got the wins in goal. In a tourney opener, George Finn poured in two goals in a 16-5 loss to Fenwick on April 5.

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For Howard & Susan the grandkids offer a second childhood We are so fortunate to be able to spend our weekends with our five grandchildren. They all live within 45 minutes of us (three in Highland Park and two in Chicago). We’ll have sleepovers at our house most weekends. We’ll go to Menchie’s (for frozen yogurt) and visit the Chicago Botanic Garden with them. It’s a favorite for all ages. They have trains and butterflies for the grandkids. It’s a place to restore your soul. We went to a play this past weekend and also a pottery place in Highland Park. It’s fun to have your second childhood when you

“It’s a favorite for all ages. They have trains and butterflies for the grandkids. It’s a place to restore your soul.”

have grandchildren. In religious terms it’s redemption with your own kids. We’ve become very active in Aitz Hayim (in Glencoe). We are involved in social service causes. We help raise funds and advocate in Springfield and Washington for social service causes. We bring in scholars — sometimes they will stay with us — and they will speak on a Saturday there. We both are experiencing cancer. It’s been going on for a decade and a half. It changes your view on a lot of things. We’ve been fortunate to be able to grow over time and realize that spirituality is important. To have a quiet day is also a real treat for us — to take a deep breath and get caught up on everything. That usually occurs on Tuesday at 1 a.m.

Howard and Susan Reese are long-time residents of Highland Park.

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