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SUNDAY BREAKFAST Pat Sikorovsky steers musical instruments to students who need them P. 18

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

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Pools public and private are open for business, and many beautiful ones are carved into the ground from Lake Bluff to Wilmette.

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

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Open Houses Find out — complete with map — what houses you can walk through for possible purchase on the North Shore on Sunday.

Sports

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Brave battle Jack Klinge keeps a sunny outlook 18 months after a leukemia diagnosis.

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Social Media Steve Samson, a volunteer beekeeper at Ragdale, has always been fascinated, not afraid, of bees.

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Sunday Breakfast Pat Sikorovsky has helped Bravo Waukegan become a crucial organization for getting musical instruments into students’ hands.

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

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Off to my left there was an empty swimming pool, and nothing ever looks emptier than an empty swimming pool.

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Pools private and public are open on the North Shore — many since Memorial Day, though cool weather has tempered their use.

Many beautiful pools are carved into the ground here, some of which are pictured in this issue (including one below in Evanston by Chalet). A few rival those found in the coffee-table book “Poolside With Slim Aarons,” a fantastic collection of photographs of pools and the jet-setters who adorned them worldwide from the 1950s through the 1980s One of the nicest pools in North Shore history sat at the Schweppe Estate in Lake Forest (Slim Aarons himself photographed the spot). On Sunday, string players from Waukegan will perform there as part of an event put on by Bravo Waukegan,

founded by Pat Sikorovsky. For four years, she has helped put musical instruments in the hands of schoolchildren to the north.

“They’re projecting that studying music as a child improves the brain,” says Sikorovsky of research conducted at Northwestern University. “When they’re playing music, their brains are literally coming alive.”

Read more about her brainchild in Sunday Breakfast.

Dylan Curry has been music to the ears of the New Trier High School’s boys lacrosse team, where he served as a captain and earned US Lacrosse All-America honors.

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Pools on the North Shore, both public and private, offer plenty of opportunity for fun this summer.

photography by joel lerner and chalet

water, water everywhere North Shore residents jump into pools — including salt-water ones — with gusto ■ by bill mclean Don Fiore does not have to travel far to visit his favorite weekend resort.

It’s hyper-local, in fact, and the Lake Forest resident enjoys the bonus of having access to it on … weekdays.

Fiore’s favorite getaway destination is the pool in his back yard.

The gas tank in his car stays full, as he empties his stress while taking a dip in a free-form, pond-like pool he designed and had installed 13 years ago.

“After a day at work, to be able to come home and relax in the water for 15 minutes — you chill, get away from it all,” said Fiore, a landscape architect and owner of Lake Bluff-based Don Fiore Co., Inc. “I also had this built because I wanted my house to be a hangout for my kids [three daughters, including Lisa, the general manager at her father’s company].”

Temperatures along the North Shore neared 90 degrees on June 17, a perfect excuse to seek relief in private pools, public pools, country club pools, aqua centers and a certain body of water that’s 22,394 square miles, never has to be checked for chlorination and shares a nickname [“Great”] with four others.

“It’s nice to be able to look at Lake Michigan, but most lakefront property owners don’t want to swim in it,” said Lou Downes of Arlington Heights-based Downes Swimming Pool Company, which has designed, built and restored inground pools in Chicagoland since 1970. “They want to jump into a pool, if it’s properly designed and equipped.

“More and more people,” he added, “are spending a lot more time at home, in part because of the high cost of fuel.

They’re focusing on improving their homes, and one way of doing that is putting in a swimming pool.”

Christopher and Sarah Steiner and their three sons moved to Lake Forest nearly a year ago. Their property featured a rectangular, chlorinated pool that has since been converted to a salt-water pool. The couple’s two oldest sons, ages 6 and 4, did not know how to swim before the move.

They now could probably teach a variety of

strokes to f loaties-wearing tots every where.

“A pool gives our kids something to do,” Sarah said, “They’re in the pool all day, every day. It’s also a focal point for our family and parties we’ve hosted. We had a pool party on the day of the Bears’ season opener last fall.”

This spring, weather-wise, has been nothing like last spring. The spring of 2012 had a stifling, Gobi-Desert feel to it. This spring, until that muggy June 17, appeared to be stuck in a dank /chilly mode.

“It’s also a focal point for our family and parties we’ve hosted. We had a pool party on the day of the Bears’ season opener last fall.” | Sarah Steiner “It’s been an interesting spring, to put it mildly,” said Brian Udany, manager of the Centennial Family Aquatic Center in Wilmette. “On the first day of lifeguard training here, it was 50 degrees and raining.”

Hidden Creek AquaPark in Highland Park, like Centennial, boasts diving boards and all kinds of slides for residents who need watery options other than lanes for monotonous laps. It’s an amusement park — without the long lines for rides.

“It’s family-friendly,” said Margaret Behlow, director of communication and marketing for the Park District of Highland Park. “We have kiddie slides and slides for older kids. Some of the adults still like to do the things the older kids like to do.

“Families,” she added, “can spend hours at the park and

then check out beautiful downtown Highland Park and its fabulous shops. That’s a nice day.”

Not so nice for some, at public pools and home pools: what chlorine can do to eyes, skin, hair, lawns and plants. Its scent? Nobody has ever dared to market an Agua eau de Chlorine fragrance.

Salt water in pools is easier on the body, friendlier to the environment.

“It’s also easier to maintain a salt-water pool than it is to maintain a chlorinated one,” said Robert Milani, a senior landscape architect at Chalet in Wilmette. “You don’t have to constantly adjust the water’s pH factor, and the scent is more favorable. We’ve seen the kind of damage chlorine has done to grass and gardens around pools.”

But a salt-water pool isn’t entirely chlorine-free. Salt is a compound comprised of chlorine and sodium. The difference, in a nutshell: chlorine in chlorinated pools is raw; chlorine in salt water pools is watered down.

“We first heard about a salt-water pool when we were on a vacation and staying at a hotel that had one,” said Sarah Steiner, whose youngest son is 22 months old. “We knew it would be better for the kids.”

Salt water is also less costly to maintain and gentler on the skin.

And blond-headed members of families who swim and play in chlorinated tanks don’t have to compare their tints of green hair after spending a couple hours in the home water.

Austin, Texas, is the home of one of the first in-ground swimming pools in the United States. It’s called Deep Eddy, built in 1915. Home swimming pools became popular in the U.S. after World War II. According to swimmingpool. com, the 1952 movie, “The Million Dollar Mermaid,” starring Esther Williams, made a home pool a desirable status symbol (much more than “Sunset Boulevard,” which featured a floating dead body).

Not too long ago, a pair of grandparents told Downes, of Downes Swimming Pool Company, that they wanted to add a pool to their property for an entirely different reason.

“One of them said to me, ‘Build one so our grandchildren will want to visit us,’ ” Downes said. ■

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Samson is a busy bee at Ragdale ■ by katie rose mceneely

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At Fort Sheridan Cemetery recently, experts from the U.S. Army Installation Management Command recorded images of the more than 2,000 headstones and reviewed interment records so the public can eventually access cemetery information online.

It is part of a national project to improve virtual access to military cemeteries, including Arlington National Cemetery, whose information was uploaded online last year.

The database at Fort Sheridan is likely to be ready next year.

The Village will be performing street resurfacing on 24 locations this year.

Work will include spot curb replacement, followed by grinding and resurfacing the asphalt.

Work has started on: Dennis, Elm Ridge, Fairfield, Grove, Hawthorne, Lakeside Lincoln, Oak Ridge, Pine Court, Rockgate, Skokie Ridge, Sunrise Circle, Surfside Place, Westley, Westwood, and Willow Tree.

“I’m planning on trying to harvest the honey; it all depends on how successful the bees are, but I think that they’re gonna do well.”

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As the new director of business development at the Highland Park Nursing & Rehab Center, Sarah Jakoubek will collaborate with local businesses for event planning and will sponsor luncheons for area hospitals, among other duties.

Working with Highland Park Nursing & Rehab previously, she managed more than 70 staff members, maintained departmental budgets, and worked closely with department heads.

Fire hydrant flushing should be completed by the end of June.

Flushing will be performed Monday through Wednesday between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. As a result of flushing, residents may experience a yellowing of their water. The water is safe for consumption and bathing, per the Winnetka Fire Department and Kenilworth Public Works Department.

Residents experiencing yellow water should run cold water for 10-15 minutes in the tap closest to the incoming water line, usually found in the basement.

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The introduction of Target to the west side of town came closer to reality, as the Village Board approved first reading of an ordinance supporting the project.

Second reading is expected to occur at the Monday, June 24 meeting. A number of road improvements, specifically at Route 176 and at Waukegan Road, are part of the plan for the bigbox store, which will increase traffic in the area.

The water main replacement on Oak Street between Chestnut and Birch Streets is expected to be completed

by June 28. All work is scheduled from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays.

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| Steve Samson worker bees have different duties, the very last responsibility is foraging for pollen at the end of their lifespan. I’m planning on trying to harvest the honey; it all depends on how successful the bees are, but I think that they’re gonna do well. I’d be doing the harvesting in the fall; you just have to make sure there’s enough honey for the bees to survive over the winter. That’s my first concern.

You have to monitor the hives about every week and open them up; right now, I’m feeding them a nectar syrup as well as bee pollen because it’s so early in the season that the plants aren’t mature enough for the bees to have enough food.

Eating: I’ve gone to Wildfire recently, and I love Found down in Evanston. I like any type of food, especially ethnic food.

What is your favorite mistake? When I’m doing my art, they sometimes call them happy mistakes; you have a vision of how something’s going to come out, and all of a sudden, things change directions. It usually comes out better than if I had stayed with my plan. I like those mistakes. ■

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Steve Samson is the volunteer beekeeper at the Ragdale Foundation. He is also a visual artist focusing on sculpture installation. He lives in Lake Forest.

Reading: I’m actually reading lots of news magazines — Newsweek (online) and Time, specifically. I usually read everything, because I’m trying to be more familiar with everything that’s going on globally. I am also reading about different types of beekeeping.

Listening: Classical. I like Beethoven, I also like Tchaikovsky, and I also listen to the Chicago jazz radio station.

Watching: I like science fiction movies — I haven’t seen “Oblivion” yet, but I hope to soon. I don’t know anything about it, but I love the special effects.

Following : The one thing I’m most interested in right now is what’s going on at Ragdale with the Ragdale Ring this summer; there will be a lot of artists coming in to do performances. They’ll be outside behind the house, beginning [in June]. I will be attending — I might be helping make some of the lantern decorations for the outdoors.

Beekeeping: I realized there were a couple of bee colonies on site but they weren’t in use; I asked about it, and the Ragdale people said that Ragdale used to have bees, but they had died over the winter. I talked with a donor who was interested in bringing them back, and I took a class and read a couple of books and did an inventory of what we needed. I went ahead and ordered the bees and brought them here.

We have a new location, and the bees are now adjacent to the Shaw Prairie, which is a beautiful area. They’re Italian bees from California — more passive bees, not as agitated. The bees and the gardens at Ragdale are maintained by volunteers.

I always was fascinated by bees; they’re a very important creature environmentally, because they pollinate flowers and trees, but they also work together. I think it’s important to help them. I wasn’t afraid of them.

I’m in contact with other beekeepers to compare notes. It’s a pretty easy learning

curve; it’s so fascinating, the things you find out. The bees are programmed; within their 21-day lifespan, they each have different jobs. The queen bee lays eggs, the

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Special-needs youngsters turn the corner through boxing program ■ by angelika labno When Daniel Falcon started calling organizations to raise awareness for his nonprofit boxing program, Jordan’s Corner, he got hung up on.

A lot.

“They thought it was a joke, mentioning boxing and special-needs kids in the same sentence,” Falcon said.

Have Dreams and Northern Suburban Special Education District (NSSED),

however, took a chance on him and helped structure a boxing program designed for children with special needs. Two years later, Falcon and co-founder Walter Parenti are holding their first fundraiser on June 22 at Warehouse Boxing Gym in Highland Park. The proceeds will help expand the program into the new Falcon Boxing Gym in Glenview, which is set to open in August.

The inspiration behind the program is Falcon’s brother, Jordan. An unusually high fever sent the then-infant into a seizure, resulting in continued epileptic seizures for the now 12 year old. His father put him in a kid boxing camp, where he began to develop a sense of strength, structure and socialization. When his progression amazed and motivated those around him, Falcon knew he wanted to spread the benefits.

“Boxing, in my personal life, prepared me for other things,” said Falcon, a former championship-winning amateur boxer.

“The structure of boxing, the technique involved and the coordination you have are some of the reasons why this class is successful.”

The program, which is available at Warehouse Gym, offers two Saturday classes free with a maximum of 15 children per class — about double the enrollment from last year. Volunteers accompany trainers to ensure one-on-one attention for the students. A sample class schedule features hand wrapping, obstacles and core exercises. The goals of Jordan’s Corner go beyond fitness to encompass social skills, discipline, and positivity.

“It’s been proven from this program that special-needs children can do anything,” said Mary Parthe, director and treasurer of Jordan’s Corner. “It might take them a

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little longer and a different way of going about it, but the outcome is the same.”

“We know there’s a demand for this,” said Falcon of the program, which was awarded “Best Practices Initiatives” by NSSED in May. “There are a lot of families out there that we can help.”

“The structure of boxing, the technique involved and the coordination you have are some of the reasons why this class is successful.” | Daniel Falcon The purpose of the fundraiser is to do just that: increase class sizes, keep the classes free, expand the age range (which is currently 7-16) and hire an executive director.

Highlights of the event will include: an awards ceremony for the kids, 10 boxing bouts, ring girls, food and drink, raffles and a silent charity auction. For more information on tickets, sponsorships or classes, visit www.jordanscorner.org.

“We’re going to do anything possible to continue spreading Jordan’s name and what he’s been able to accomplish,” said Falcon.

“He’s the biggest reason why we continue to do what we do. It’s his strength, his excitement and his love for boxing.” ■

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When Waukegan music students performed at the iconic Genesee Theater a few years back, courtesy of Bravo Waukegan, one volunteer overheard a female musician’s excitement and shared the news with Pat Sikorovsky.

“She said, ‘Can you believe this? I’m on the stage at the Genesee!’ ” recalled Sikorovsky, who founded the non-profit which donates musical instruments to Waukegan schools.

“She was beside herself – literally pinching herself.”

More than 2,000 Waukegan public school students, from kindergarten to high school, are involved in band or orchestra classes. But the underfunded school district can’t supply all the instruments when, for instance, a full-sized cello costs $2,000 or more Enter Bravo Waukegan. Founded four years ago, it supplied 85 additional instruments right off the bat. Aside from providing hundreds of instruments since 2009, Bravo also launched private music lessons for high school students at a minimal cost to them.

Sikorovsky sees music as a means to extremely valuable ends.

“Music promotes self-discipline, group connection and academic achievement,” explains Sikorovsky, who started the program out of her Lake Forest house before moving the office to the Gorton Community Center. “Our whole program is not to make musicians out of these children — it’s to help them have lofty goals and to become very good citizens.”

One example of improved citizenship occurred at the annual Genesee concert this year, which features about 250 students onstage.

“The first year, there was just too much noise from kids who were onstage,” Sikorovsky recalls. “Now, all of the teachers stress concert behavior. It was so good this year it was astonishing.”

Speaking in the living room of her house with a handsome piano behind her, Sikorovsky — a big fan of Yo Yo Ma and former Ravinia Festival music director James Levine — traces her passion for music to her marriage to Gene.

“Our whole family is into music — everyone plays an instrument,” she says. “Our children always race for the piano when they come home.”

What prompted Bravo? Sikorovsky says she knew that the Waukegan area was underserved by charities (“there was no major organization extending that far north”) and that paying for instruments was a big commitment for a strapped school board and for parents there. A survey of Waukegan teachers by Bravo board member Karen Griffin, a band teacher, found that among 30 priorities, more instruments topped the list.

“I put up posters, made flyers,” Sikorovsky recalls.

“It was astonishing how many trumpets and flutes came out of attics and storage areas.”

Many needed to be repaired and sanitized, a timeconsuming task that Sikorovsky and Griffin performed at the outset before others took over (Bravo still pays for it). The instruments are distributed over a handful of nights, and Sikorovsky says the lines to pick them up can stretch as long as three blocks.

The organization also brings students to concerts at Ravinia Festival and elsewhere. Earlier this year, the Lyric Opera teamed up with Bravo to present what was billed as the world’s first mariachi opera in Waukegan.

“The mariachi musicians spoke to the children about their lives,” Sikorovsky says. “One from Mexico was the first one to go to college in his family. There was a horrendous story of a mother dying when another musician was 11 years old … the message from each musician was, ‘You can do it if I can do it.’ “ On Sunday, Bravo Waukegan will host an event at the Schweppe Estate to benefit music students.

While music is performed by the youngest Waukegan string players, Margaret Stuart Hart will share memories of the estate, Craig Bergmann will talk about its gardens and Franz Schulze will discuss its architecture. First Bank & Trust Company of Illinois has offered the property, while Bernardi Securities, Leo Burnett, MicroMetl and BMO Harris Bank will sponsor the gathering. More information can be found at www.bravowaukegan.org. ■

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“People tell me that my problem is I’m too nice. I want too many people in the play,” says theater director Tom Beck.

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‘I mean, the kids just adore him’ Beck enjoys popular role in acting world ■ by abby wickman When Tom Beck once played the part of Captain Andy in “Show Boat,” he worked alongside William Warfield, the bass-baritone legend who starred in the film version of the musical.

“Every show was sold out because – of course – everyone wanted to see William Warfield,” Beck said.

Today, it seems, every young North Shore actor and actress wants to see Beck. The Golden Apple Awa rd-w in n ing teacher and director at Lake Bluff Elementary School also runs a summer acting camp for youth called PASTA (Performing Arts Summer Theater Academy) at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. He also acts in community theater productions and even draws award-winning political cartoons.

“Actor slash teacher slash artist – he does all three. He does this sort of labor of love,” said fellow teacher at Lake Bluff Elementary and music director at PASTA Elaine Ellis.

Growing up in Peoria the son of an elementary school teacher and a high school German teacher, Beck never showed interest in theater. However, he said he probably inherited his father’s love of writing.

“He would like making parody songs,” Beck said.

His acting career started in college.

“I kind of caught the bug,” Beck said. “I liked being there onstage and just sort of grew to love it and kept going with it.”

Beck completed his bachelors of arts at Western Illinois University and his masters of arts at Northern Illinois University, as well as receiving a sabbatical at Northwestern University as part of the Golden Apple Awa rd.

Though Beck has worked with groups of both adults and children, his approach to directing his summer camp musicals is similar to that of his school productions – everyone who wants a part gets a part.

Lake Bluff Elementary fifth grader Riley Mills has worked with Beck in school productions and in the PASTA production of “The Wizard of Oz.” Mills’s

experience with Beck has taught him two things: improvisation and humility.

“If you’re stuck on a line, remember to improv, and that it’s okay no matter what – it’s always going to be fine,” Mills said. “Always be humble to other people – don’t show off.”

Most directors look primarily at experience when casting, which frustrated Beck as an actor. He often double-casts roles in order to give the experience of playing a lead character to multiple students.

Said Lake Bluff Elementary fifth grader Natalie Logue, “He knows how to solve all these different problems, and that’s what makes him a good director. He’s very funny on many levels, and he also knows what he’s doing. You just have to know Mr. Beck to know he’s a great person.”

For Beck, the difficult part is telling people that he has no more openings in the summer camps.

“People tell me that my problem is I’m too nice,” Beck said. “I want too many people in the play.”

A big comic book fan, Beck has posters of comic book characters and superheroes on the walls of his art classroom, along with the T-shirt designs of previous school shows. His wife and Glenbrook Evening High School teacher, Susan, says that the posters provide inspiration for the students when they’re creating clay figurines.

Every year Beck goes to the Rosemont comic book convention with his two daughters, though he has always wanted to go to Comic Con – an international comic book convention held in San Diego.

Beck himself is a superhero of sorts among youngsters.

“If you come to an assembly and his name is mentioned or he’s introduced – it’s up for grabs,” fellow Lake Bluff Elementary teacher Jill Weinberger said. “I mean, the kids just adore him.”

Beck has a tradition of turning around his hat at the end of a show as a signal to the students that he is proud of the job they have done, according to fifth grade teacher Mary Strauss.

“They’re all watching at that last round of bows,” Strauss said. “They’ll all look to him, and he turns his hat, and it just erupts.” ■

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‘Here Comes the Sun’ party to rock Elawa ■ by hope holmberg In most cases, charity events require formal attire. However, Elawa Farm in Lake Forest aims for a more casual experience at its annual charity event, “Here Comes the Sun.” Elizabeth Lisk, chair of the event — which will take place this Saturday at Elawa Farm — said “it’s not one of those events that you have to get all dressed up for. You can wear a pair of jeans and fit right in.”

During the evening, guests will enjoy a pig roast, fresh vegetables and fruits, food from both Froggy’s and the Bent Fork. Attendees may want to wear shoes they can move in, because Rollover, a local rock band, will also provide dancing music.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 21

Larry Stillman, author of “The Rope Catcher” | Lake Forest Book Store | 680 N. Western Avenue, Lake Forest | 7 p.m. | To reserve your copy call 847-234-4420. | Lake Forest Book Store’s Summer Author Series continues with local writer Larry Stillman, who will discuss his book “The Rope Catcher” (iUniverse, $21.95), a novel that tells the story of Jimmy Goodluck, a young man whose aimless existence is changed when he becomes a code talker for the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

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PlaySpace Grand Opening | Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center | 4999 Old Orchard Center, Skokie | 11 a.m. to 2p.m. | 847-6736800 | The Westfield Old Orchard new PlaySpace and interactive organic garden will open to the public. Special events include gardening activities, musical entertainment, face painting, crafts and more. This event continues on June 23.

The Art Center’s Festival of Fine Craft

| The Art Center – Highland Park | Sheridan Road and Park Avenue, Highland Park | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., through June 23 | Free | theartcenterhp.org | The Highland Park Festival of Fine Craft is a two-day outdoor celebration of the visual arts showcasing the works of more than 125 artists on Sheridan Road in Highland Park.

martini in a mason jar — as well as a silent auction are additions to this year’s festivities. The auction items will include a cocktail hour in the hay barn and the opportunity to work alongside Elawa Farm’s full-time farmer, Jesse, for a day.

“That would be great for any age, to learn all the tips and trades of how Jesse harvests the garden,” Lisk said. The chance to spend a day working with the farm’s chef will also be up for auction.

Lisk said funds raised help support the farm.

“It’s just a beautiful, unique structure that the City of Lake Forest wants to maintain and the people do to,” she said.

Joanne Miller, executive director of Elawa Farm, said the benefit helps support history, gardening and kitchen pro-

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Wilmette Churches Walking Tour | Wilmette Historical Museum | 2 p.m. | Free for Wilmette Historical Museum members; $5 for non-members | RSVP required: 847-853-7666 | Join Kathy Hussey-Arntson, museum director, and Curator Patrick Leary as they talk about the early history of churches in the community and guide participants on a walking tour of four Protestant churches in east Wilmette.

This 1 1/2 -hour-long tour will include a glimpse inside several of the churches with church docents. This program complements “Sacred Spaces,” a new exhibit at the museum.

“Table Reading of the Last Sabbath” | North Shore Congregation Israel | 1185 Sheridan Road, Glencoe | 4 p.m. | Free |847-835-0724 or nsci.org | “Table Reading of The Last Sabbath” is a play written by Scott Gendell that draws upon interviews on behalf of Survivors of the Shoah Foundation performed by The Shattered Globe Theatre Company. This event is free and open to the community.

Harpsichord Recital

| Regina Dominican High School Auditorium | 710 Locust Road, Wilmette | 4 p.m. | Free | Sister Marjorie Delaplane’s piano students will play Bach Inventions and Fugues on a harpsichord, which is an authentic replica of Bach’s own instrument. Her students will play Bach’s great works on the harpsichord first and then on the piano in order to better display Bach’s style. All are welcome to attend.

MONDAY, JUNE 24

Monday Night Car Show | Westfield Old Orchard | 4999 Old Orchard Center, Skokie | 6-9 p.m. | Free | 847-433-2400 or mondaynightcarshows.com |

Elizabeth Lisk is the chairperson of the Saturday fundraiser for Elawa Farm.

photography by joel lerner gramming for both children and adults.

“We’re always thrilled that the Associate Board puts on our annual benefit that raises funds for us to continue our restoration projects,” Miller said.

Joanna Rolek, executive director for the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of

Commerce, said the farm is a jewel.

“I would say that Elawa is one of the wonderful entities that contributes greatly to the fabric of our communities,” Rolek said.

To purchase tickets, visit elawafarm.org, or call 837-234-1966. Individual tickets are $95, and donor tickets at $125. ■

Take a trip to the past and check out a selection of classic cars parked on display in the West parking lot of Westfield Old Orchard shopping center. As many as 200 cars will be on display including classic cars, muscle cars, hot rods, motorcycles and vintage military vehicles. Come and enjoy a summer night full of great music, food, prizes, hourly raffles, and fun supporting Monday Night Car Shows, Inc., every Monday night through September 3.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26

Evening Gourmet Farmer’s Market | City of Highwood | 103 Highwood Avenue, Everts Park, Highwood | Through Sept. 4 | 4-9 p.m. | Highwood’s evening Farmer’s Market meets Wednesday evenings. Live entertainment, prepared food, drinks, and more.

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Will Schwalbe, author of “The End of Your Life Book Club” | Lake Forest Book Store and the Highland Park Public Library | 494 Laurel Ave., Highland Park | 7 p.m. | Free | 847-234-4420 | “The End of Your Life Book Club” is Will Scwalbe’s memoir of the time he spent with his mother, Mary Anne, as she underwent treatment for cancer, during which the two spent many hours in waiting rooms. Once, by chance, they read the same book at the same time — and an informal book club of two was born.

Sip & Shop Event Series | Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center | 4999 Old Orchard Center, Skokie | 6 to 9 p.m. | Free; | RSVP required at westfield.com/oldorchard/ | Sip & Shop is a wine series during which customers enjoy wine and spirits tastings, food, special offers and promotions from participating retailers, as well as entertainment. The event is free but RSVP only. Guests will receive a program guide outlining all “stops and special offers,” as well as an exclusive gift bag.

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“Annie Get Your Gun” will appear at Light Opera Works later this year.

■ by abby wickman “I once heard someone say ‘In Chicago there are two kinds of people – Lake People and Mall People,’” Light Opera Works General Manager Bridget McDonough said.

“I think we appeal to Lake People – people who are looking for something a little more different, a little more unique.”

Light Opera Works is in its 33rd season of professional musical theater performances at the Cahn Auditorium in Northwestern University in Evanston. The company moved its offices and rehearsal space to Wilmette two years ago and is housed in the repurposed Duxler’s Auto Care garage.

A rarity in musical theater nationwide, Light productions are always original orchestrations with a full orchestra.

“I think the main thing about Light Opera Works is that we’ve always existed halfway between the worlds of theater and classical music,” McDonough said. “We consider the music aspect of musical theater to be very important.”

During general auditions in January, Light’s artistic director, music director and casting director will hear upwards of 800 people in search of quality opera singers.

“Once in a great while we will go out of town to cast someone, but we try to cast in [the Chicago area] if we can,” McDonough said.

Light often draws from the North Shore.

Highland Park resident Stacey Flaster will be directing Light’s production of “Cabaret,” which opens Aug. 10. Flaster has also directed “Carousel” and “The Secret Garden” with Light. Kenilworth resident and percussionist Debbie Katz-Knowles will also be starring in “Cabaret” as part of four members of the orchestra who will be playing onstage as part of the show’s live band.

“Evanston and the North Shore are very supportive of the arts,” McDonough said.

“We find that we play to a lot of people who don’t want to go all the way downtown to see professional performances.”

McDonough also notes many small businesses on the North Shore have been partners with Light through being dining partners, sponsors and donating to silent auctions and fundraisers.

Joining arts organizations like Northlight Theatre, Next Theatre, and the symphonies of Lake Forest, Northbrook and Evanston, McDonough said Light Opera Works is “just adding to the mix.”

“You come here and you’re going to see local talent – maybe you’re going to see someone on our stage who, a year later, is going to be on Broadway.” | Bridget McDonough Many cast members of Light productions have gone on to Broadway, or conversely, had careers on Broadway or opera careers around the world and come back to the Chicago area and performed with Light.

Chicago Magazine named Nick Sands (who starred as Henry Higgins in Light’s production of “My Fair Lady”) Best Actor of the Year in 2011. James Harms’s performance of Don Quixote in “Man of La Mancha” was named one of the top ten performances of the year by Chicago Tribune critic Chris Jones.

“You come here and you’re going to see local talent – maybe you’re going to see someone on our stage who, a year later, is going to be on Broadway,” McDonough said.

“You really get a chance to see some great talent and be surprised by it.” ■

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■ by katie rose mceneely Augie Arifi is the chef-owner at Bobby’s Deerfield in Deerfield and Café Lucci in Glenview. You can follow him on Twitter: @ MadChefAugie How did you start cooking? I started when I was about 15, working as a busboy.

On my days off, I used to go and work in the kitchen for free. I’ve always had a passion for it.

Years cooking? About 20, with a little time off in between to go to school.

What made you decide to become a professional chef? It’s just something I had a passion for; I got a degree in finance, and it didn’t excite me. I always loved cooking. I enjoy the freedom and the ability to express yourself through food.

Best recipe change? The turning moment for me, as far as my career goes, is when I took a trip to Tuscany. I backpacked around for 10 days, and just got a sense of how they use and respect ingredients. I don’t really copy recipes; I just take inspiration from things I see and create recipes around that.

Signature dish? At Bobby’s we have a unique twist on the whole crab bake thing.

Favorite food to make? Seafood. There’s so many different things. For example, I ordered Branzino on Wednesday afternoon and got them Friday, fresh. Just the wide array that’s available makes it easy to inspire yourself. It allows me some time to create dishes around whatever’s available.

What do you like to eat at home? My favorite thing to eat is sandwiches or grilling. I’m a very, very simple eater when it comes to eating at home. My wife is a great cook; I almost never cook at home.

Worthwhile gadget? The most important thing in any kitchen is a great set of knives.

Anything you cut, if the knife is not sharp, you end up bruising it.

Favorite cookbook? There is a cookbook, author’s named Peterson — I’ve had it for years. It’s like a giant encyclopedia of seafood; it’s by far the most valuable cookbook I’ve ever used.

Favorite fruit or vegetable? Tomato. I can eat them raw like an apple.

Funniest or most memorable kitchen incident? When the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010, Pat Foley, the TV announcer of the Blackhawks, walked into the kitchen of Café Lucci (our other restaurant in Glenview) with the Cup and set it down on my table. I’ll never forget that.

Recipe: Halibut Fennel for two Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On the stove, preheat an ovenproof sauté pan large enough to hold 2 8-ounce filets of Alaskan halibut over high heat. Dredge flesh side of filets in flour and shake off excess. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil until hot and add filets, floured side down, being careful not to overlap. Cook until golden brown. Turn over and cook on other side for another minute. Drain excess oil. Add 1 julienned fennel bulb, tossing briefly, then add 1 minced medium shallot. Mix to combine fennel and shallot. Season with salt and pepper. Add ½ cup white wine to deglaze pan, reducing by half. Then add ½ cup fish or chicken stock.

To finish the fish, place pan in oven for 7-8 minutes. Add extra time for thicker filets. When fish is done, place on warmed plates. Put pan with sauce on stove over medium high heat. Wisk 1 tablespoon butter into sauce and reduce to a smooth consistency. Spoon sauce over fish and serve immediately.

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Hadley Woman’s Board Shopping Day at Sara Campbell photography by larry miller Looking for the hottest silhouettes for summer at the Sara Campbell in downtown Winnetka, supporters of Hadley School for the Blind Woman’s Board snapped up dresses and accessories during the store’s special shopping day, held on May 9. Sara Campbell donated 10 percent of all day’s purchases back to the Woman’s Board, who serves as a source of personal and financial support for the school. Shari Kvam and Donna Keller served as the event›s co-chairs.

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$1,425,000 Prudential Rubloff 847.460.5412

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1433 Country Lane Deerfield Sunday 1-3

$749,000 Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

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645 Dimmeydale Dr Deerfield Sunday 1-3

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2335 Greenwood Ave Wilmette Sunday 1-3 $1,349,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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$1,450,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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$1,375,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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$1,060,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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$959,000 Coldwell Banker 847.721.4393

$694,500 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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$369,000 Coldwell Banker 847.721.4393

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The 12-year-old prepares to exit the field after his baseball game was called.

Jack Klinge was all set to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Scouts Showcase on June 15. Unfortunately, it rained.

photography by joel lerner

Winning attitude

Rain washes away Klinge’s day — but it can’t douse his sunny outlook ■ by bill mclean sports@northshoreweekend.com A steady downpour tried to ruin Jack Klinge’s Saturday last weekend at the Lake Forest Rec Center.

It failed miserably.

A 12-year-old rising seventh-grader at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest and an infielder for LF Gold, Klinge was slated to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the Lake Forest Baseball Association Scouts Showcase on June 15. He had batted .000 in the 2012 season, but not because of overwhelming pitching.

Klinge battled leukemia last year. Steady, energy-sapping treatments meant he’d only be able to watch his teammates from dugouts.

Saturday was going to be a big day for Klinge, a day for him to toss a baseball from a mound and announce — without words — “Take that, cancer!” Klinge’s family, teammates and coaches couldn’t wait to witness the pre-game throw and applaud until their hands stung.

Mother Nature, sadly, refused to turn off her faucet for the LF Gold-Lake Bluff game.

But Klinge didn’t appear to be bothered in the least. He was wearing uniform No. 55 and a smile as wide as the distance between first base and third base.

Nothing in life is impossible,” said Klinge, in remission and sitting inside the LF Rec Center. “That’s what I’ve learned from this.“If I can beat cancer, I can do anything.”

December 2011 was a tough month for Klinge. Nearly a week after suffering a broken collarbone in a hockey game, he traveled to Westport, Conn., with his family for the holidays. Fatigue plagued him on the East Coast, and he craved nothing.

“Not even mac and cheese, one of my favorite meals,” Klinge recalled. “I remember thinking, ‘Dude, you love to eat. What’s going on?’ ”His blood was tested. Jack Klinge was diagnosed with leukemia — on Christmas Day.“I cried that day,” he said.The next day?He stayed dry.

“I was determined to fight and stay positive throughout whatever it was I had to go through,” Klinge said.

In early January 2012, he opened his front door at home and found an army of flash-mobbing supporters on the front lawn, a mix of Deer Path students and friends from other schools.

Pep rallies aren’t always held in gyms.

“I had no clue they would be there,” Klinge said. “What a great surprise. That meant so much to me.”

“Nothing in life is impossible. That’s what I’ve learned from this. If I can beat cancer, I can do anything.” | Jack Klinge Klinge and his mother, Mary, listened to a song together often in 2012. “What a Wonderful World,” by Louis Armstrong, became their song. Jack also continues to draw inspiration from the lyrics in “Stronger,” by Kelly Clarkson.

One of the highlights of his 2013 was a trip to the United Center, where he

dropped a ceremonial puck before a Chicago Blackhawks-Nashville Predators game in March. Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville addressed Klinge and other cancer survivors in the team’s locker room, and one of the players Klinge spoke with was Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.

“Hockey is my favorite sport, by far,” said Klinge, a left wing when he’s not dribbling a soccer ball or gobbling up a ground ball. “That experience at the United Center … amazing, so amazing.

Jonathan told me to kick cancer’s butt.”

Leukemia is smarting now, suffering daily because of K linge’s r es olve a nd exc ess opt i m i sm.

“His perseverance has been great,” said Jack’s father, John, on the day before Father’s Day. “My son has had to mature quickly because of this, which is good and bad. His positive attitude throughout the whole process has helped him.”

Jack Klinge isn’t in the ninth inning of his treatment plan. That comes in April 2015. Count on him swinging and smiling every step of the way until then, come rain or shine. ■

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06/22 – 06/23/13

Curry-ing favor

All-American wins approval as top-notch defenseman for state runner-up New Trier

New Trier High School’s Dylan Curry (No. 9) goes up against Lake Forest’s Andrew Clifford during action this spring. Curry will play Division I lacrosse at Monmouth (N.J.) University.

photography by joel lerner

■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Dylan Curry was 5 and about the size of a lacrosse stick when he played catch for the first time with his uncle, Todd Curry.

Li’l Dylan was an enthralled lax novice back then, a kid who would have flung and caught that lacrosse ball for five straight days — if eating and sleeping weren’t necessities and if his uncle suddenly had nothing else to do for the next 120 hours.

Todd Curry was a three-time All-America defenseman at perennial power Syracuse University and no doubt pumped up that his nephew was showing serious signs of falling hard for a sport that’s been dubbed “hockey in the air.”

Uncle Todd lives in Baltimore, aka “lacrosse hotbed.”

“The sport of lacrosse really intrigued me,” recalled Dylan, a 2013 New Trier High School graduate and Wilmette resident. “It looked fun; it was fun.

“I found out later how incredibly fast and exciting a game can get. The speed of the game at the offensive side of the field … at times, it’s amazingly fast. I’ve loved it for years.

The sport combines the teamwork you need in basketball with the conditioning you need in soccer.”

His father, Terry Curry, played lacrosse at Niagara University in New York and started coaching Dylan when the future Trevians defenseman was a third-grader.

“Fundamentals have always been stressed to me,” said the 5-foot-9, 175-pound Dylan, referring to passing, catching and clearing. “And because of that, I’ve always focused hard on them.”

Curry and his New Trier mates had their sights set on taking down second-seeded and reigning Illinois High School Lacrosse Association state champion Loyola Academy in the state championship game in Northfield on June 1.

But top-seeded NT had to watch LA celebrate a 9-6 victory on the Trevs’ home turf.

“What I really liked about our team this year was our balance,” said Curry, a captain. “In past years, our program usually had one or two stars, and we relied heavily on them to win games. This year we could count on so many to come through for us.

“I was at our banquet when I looked at our stats and noticed so many guys with double-digit point totals.”

Only one guy for New Trier’s 18-4 squad earned US Lacrosse All-America honors this spring: Curry, who will take his game to Division I Monmouth (N.J.) University.

“Dylan was our top defenseman, a consistent player, a blue-collar player,” NT coach Tom Herrala said of his twotime IHSLA all-state pick. “He was a great communicator on the field, and he led by example.

“You knew day in and day out what you were getting from Dylan.”

Curry knows exactly what he wants to do after he plays in his final college lax game and his cap completes its haphazard descent at Monmouth’s graduation in 2017.

A 170-pound captain on New Trier’s JV wrestling team in 2012-13, he wants to serve the FBI as a member of its Hostage Rescue Team (HRT). One of the paths to such a post begins by majoring in … accounting.

Inventories before interventions.

“My dad has a friend [a federal government employee], and he told me that was a good degree to get before spending two years as a special agent,” said Curry, whose Uncle Brad was a Navy Seal. “After that, I’d probably be able to apply for HRT status.”

The paint of his current status, recent NTHS graduate/ former NTHS lax star, is still fresh, still damp in spots.

“What a great school, New Trier,” Curry said. “It helped me think critically. So many teachers stressed that, encouraged that. What I also learned is the kind of impact decision-making can have on you now and how seriously that should be taken.”

He’ll seriously miss the time he spent with his father after lax games, breaking down the key moments and reliving the joyous ones.

“My dad loved talking lacrosse during our seasons, and I loved listening to him and then carrying on a conversation with him,” Curry said.

An entirely different kind of discourse usually materializes when Curry and three of his buddies gather on a driveway for some 2-on-2 hoops battles.

“Those get intense; they’re pretty physical,” Curry said.

“But they’re all so much fun, and I love hanging out and competing with my friends.

“One night we played until 1 a.m. I thought it was only 10:30 p.m., maybe 11, when we stopped.”

A winner had lost track of time.

It was a forgivable offense, no free throws necessary. ■

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Brett Shimanovsky, an all-league pitcher for the Giants, delivers a pitch during action this spring.

Armed — and ready

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Highland Park’s Shimanovsky is poised to deliver at St. Louis University ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Back in the day, Brett Shimanovsky was “that guy.”

Every community has one.

Kid Marvel.

Boy Wonder.

Wunderkind BKOD: Big Kid on Diamond.

Bigger and stronger than the others, Shimanovsky was the Babe Ruth of kiddie baseball in Highland Park.

“Back then, it was magnificent to watch him hit,” said Harrison Carl, a long-time teammate. “He was a marvel.”

Shimanovsky, who even wore No. 3 in honor of the Bambino, hit his stride in sixth grade, when he muscled up and won a home run derby.

This big bopper also was the “fast” pitcher.

“He was the one with the great arm,” Carl said. “The kid who threw the hardest.”

Decision time for Shimanovsky came at the end of his freshman season at Highland Park High School. Lineup cards don’t lie.

“I lost it (as a hitter),’ he said. “I went from being the cleanup hitter to batting either seventh or eighth in the order.”

It was time to take his game to a different dimension (60 feet, 6 inches) — and keep it there.

This sultan of swat went from being a power hitter to a premier pitcher.

The 6-foot, 170-pound left-hander decided to specialize.

He mastered the cut fastball, corrected his arm angle and learned how to change speeds.

“It’s weird how it all changed,” said Shimanovsky, who just completed his senior year at HPHS. Now, pitching is securely entrenched in the here and hereafter for this 17-year-old phenom. After three seasons on the mound with the Giants’ varsity, he will take his wide array of pitches — two-seam fastball, cut fastball, curve and changeup — to a Division I program: St. Louis University.

“I’ve been telling him all along that there’s no limit to his potential,” said Carl, who caught him several times

this spring. “He’s become exponentially better each year.

He definitely can go far.”

“He’s got electric stuff,” said Top Tier’s Todd Fine. “He’s tough to hit once he conquers the strike zone and gets ahead of hitters.”

And that cut fastball?

“It’s an advanced pitch,” said Fine.

Shimanovsky has been good theater. His masterpieces include the final game of the 2012 season [a 1-0 supersectional loss to eventual Class 4A state champ Oak ParkRiver Forest] and the opening game of the 2013 season [a 1-0 victory over eventual Class 4A state Mount Carmel].

Against OPRF, he went the distance on a two-hitter. The winning run was brought in by one of his Top Tier buddies, Nick Kowalczuk, a Michigan recruit.

“It still plays in my head … in slow motion,” said Shimanovsky.

In the win over Mt. Carmel, he fired a two-hit gem.

In addition to playing with high-profile Top Tier for three seasons, Shimanovsky has benefitted from the expertise of Jim Sakas, a highly regarded instructor who trains pitchers at Slammers Training Academy in Lake Forest.

“When he first came to me, we did nothing but drill work,” said Sakas. “He had to work on his mechanics. He had to change his arm action. It’s been a process.

“But when the light bulb goes on with a Division I (talent), it really goes on,” he added. “He’s got a bright future.”

Sakas loves Shimanovsky’s ability to repeat his delivery and set up hitters.

“He’s got a live arm. His pitches pick up speed (on the way to plate),” said Sakas. “His pitches break late and break hard.”

Shimanovsky, who has touched 89 miles per hour on the radar gun, has proven that he’s got swing-and-miss stuff.

As a sophomore, he recorded 52 strikeouts in the 39.1 innings to finish 5-1 with a 3.38 ERA. As a junior, he gave up only 43 hits in 56.1 innings to go along with 59 Ks. This spring, he earned all-Central Suburban League honors after amassing 53 Ks in 44 innings while allowing

only 35 hits. His ERA was 2.06.

His mound presence has been a work in progress.

“He’s changed so much. In the past, when he struggled, he let it affect him,” said Carl. “But now, he sets the tone — which effects the game in his favor.”

“He’s the silent type who lets his action do the talking,” said Fine. “He’s still working on being a bulldog on the mound.

“But,” Fine added, “he’s a competitor.”

Shimanovsky has developed into a workout junkie — which will set him up nicely for college baseball. He trains at EFT and he’s faithfully attended 6 a.m. workouts — working on his agility and explosiveness — at Wolters Field.

“He still comes to our workouts,” said HPHS head coach Dan Casey. “He is where he is today because of hard work.

He made a decision that no one was going to out-work him.”

“Coach Casey has a saying, ‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard,’ ” said Shimanovsky.

“I don’t like to take anything for granted. I’m willing to go the extra (mile).”

Shimanovsky drew interest from St. Louis University during a Prep Baseball Report (PBR) Showcase in Joliet in the fall of 2012. He put on a show, if you will, with a 14-strikeout performance.

At St. Louis, he will be joining a highly successful program. The Billikens finished 41-21 and won the Atlantic 10 championship this spring.

Under the direction of Kevin Moulder, who recruited Shimanovsky, SLU’s team ERA was 3.65.

“Moulder has done some great things at St. Louis,” said Shimanovsky, who will be following in the cleatsteps of his father, David, who pitched at Illinois State University.

“With him there, I’m hoping to get that much better.”

Shimanovsky watched the recent MLB free agent draft with interest. He saw plenty of left-handers of his ilk — including Gonzaga’s Marco Gonzales who went to the St. Louis Cardinals with the 19th overall pick — fly off the board.

“The draft dream is alive, even if you’re only 6-foot,” said Shimanovsky. “You just have to keep working hard.” ■

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Grace Foley

Kelsey Murray/Katy Weeks New Trier

Lacrosse (Girls): The two talented seniors have been named first-team AllAmericans and first-team all-staters.

Murray, who will play at Stanford, also has been honored as an Academic AllAmerican. She finished the 2013 season with 131 points (78 goals, 53 assists).

Weeks (Cornell University) recorded 26 goals and 21 assists. She was the Illinois player of the year in field hockey.

New Trier’s other all-staters include junior Betsey Kvam (second team), junior Charlotte McGuire (second team), junior Julie Ball (honorable mention), sophomore Grace Hemmer (honorable mention) and senior Claire McCain (honorable mention). McGuire was the team’s third leading scorer with 46 points (31 goals, 15 assists).

Kvam was second on the team in goals (32).

Senior Maddie Hack was NT’s other Academic All-American.

The all-conference list includes Allison Fitzgerald, Ball, Hack, Hemmer, Kvam, McCain, McGuire, Murray and Weeks.

Isabelle Montague Lake Forest

Lacrosse (Girls): The Duke-bound standout has received a number of postseason honors: honorable mention All-American,

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points (111 goals, 67 assists). Thomas just missed 100 career points with 98 (45 goals, 53 assists).

Loyola

Lacrosse (Girls): The star defender, who will play at Georgetown University, is the 2013 Jackie Pitts Award Winner — “a graduating senior who truly honors the game of lacrosse … is an exceptional player and outstanding student… exemplifies the spirit of the game, on and off the field … and a valued role model at her school.”

Foley, who helped Loyola to its fifth straight state title this spring, also was named an honorable mention All-American, Academic All-American and first-team all-stater.

Loyola senior Anna Schueler, a Michigan recruit, earned first-team All-America honors and first-team all-state recognition. She finished the 2013 campaign with 47 goals and 31 assists.

Fellow senior Katherine Eilers (Notre Dame) is a first-team All-American and first-team all-stater. The midfielder ended up with 42 goals and 30 assists.

Maggie Nick’s also was recognized for her efforts: first-team All-American, Academic All-American and first-team all-state. The junior midfielder was LA’s scoring leader: 75 goals, 36 assists, 111 points.

Senior goalie Mary Kate Vanecko, who is headed to Holy Cross, claimed honorable mention All-America honors and firstteam all-state accolades. She recorded 217 saves and finished with a 6.56 goals against average.

Loyola’s other all-staters include junior Anne Dooley (second team), sophomore Caroline Heldring (honorable mention), senior Clare Kennedy (honorable mention) and junior Dee Dee Snediker (honorable mention). Dooley (53 goals, 12 assists), Heldring (25 goals, 39 assists) and Snediker (40 goals, 25 assists) supplied a lot of firepower.

LA’s other Academic All-Americans include Mary Therese Forsyth, Tierney Stein and Katherine Cienkus.

The other all-conference selections were Gieriet Brown, Karina DeHueck, Charlott Griffith, A lex Gambacorta and Megan Schulte.

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Noah Pickus Highland Park

Lacrosse (Boys): He was the lone allconference player for Highland Park.

In 13 games, the junior tallied 44 goals and 26 assists.

A three-sport athlete (football, hockey and lacrosse), Pickus is prolific on offense.

He had 53 goals and 46 assists for the HP hockey team in the winter.

Mimi Morris/Allison Quigley New Trier

Annie Dooley (No. 12) was a second-team all-stater for the Loyola Academy girls lacrosse team.

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Softball: Morris, Quigley and five other Trevians (29-3) — Alexa Caruso, Ryan Lee, Lauren Secaras, Abbey Boyd and Lily Novak — earned all-conference honors.

NT’s offensive stat leaders were Secaras (.521 BA, 4 HRs), Morris (.511, 47 hits, 32 runs, 14 steals), Boyd (.507, 4 HRs, 9 doubles, 26 RBI), Amanda Howell (.435, 15 RBI), Novak (.429, 33 hits, 26 runs, 15 steals), Quigley (.365, 3 HRs, 15 RBI), Caruso (.333, 23 runs, 21 RBI, 3 HRs) and Ryan Lee (.295, 6 HRs, 22 RBI).

Corey Burns Loyola

Academic All-American and first-team all-state.

Teammate Brenna Carberry was selected second-team all-state.

The all-state honorable mentions include junior Emily Cavalaris and sophomore Katie Karahalios.

Cavalaris also earned Academic AllAmerican honors. The other selectees include junior Chandler Scoco, Halle Frain and Kallie Feldhause.

Conor Walters Lake Forest

Lacrosse (Boys): The talented sophomore finished with 31 goals and 45 assists to lead the Scouts in scoring (76 points) this spring.

Walters was named second-team allconference along with junior defenseman Lukas Munoz, junior goalkeeper Tyler Vandenberg and sophomore midfielder Wes Janeck.

Senior Chris Janeck, senior Joe Kurschner, junior Mick Wright and freshman Matthew Clifford were honorable mentions.

Matthew Clifford led the team in goals with 33 and added 12 assists to finish with 45 points. The other scoring leaders were senior Andrew Clifford (26 goals, 13 assists), Joe Kurschner (25 goals, 10 assists), Chris Janeck (18 goals, 14 assists) and Mac Montagne (22 goals, 7 assists).

Conor Adler and Patrick McGuire were honorable mentions.

Dylan Curry New Trier

Lacrosse (Boys): He completed his prep career by being named first-team all-state and earning All-America honors.

Seniors Ross Weber and Phil Rooney also collected major awards. Weber has been named an Academic All-American, while Rooney, a goalie, claimed second-team allstate honors.

The first-team all-conference selections were Rory McGinnis, Matt Solberg, Curry and Rooney. The second-team picks were Chad Casas, Jack Hill, Tyler Schmarak and Mike Thomas. Michael Germano was honorable mention.

Curry (Monmouth), Germano (Navy) and Schmarak (Colgate) will play at the next level.

NT’s scoring leaders this season were McGinnis (55 goals, 22 assists), Thomas (29 goals, 29 assists), Solberg (22 goals, 36 assists), Schmarak (28 goals, 11 assists) and Ben Connelly (19 goals, 10 assists).

McGinnis finished with a 178 career

The North Shore’s

Soccer: The senior, who will play in the Big Ten for Iowa, wrapped up a stellar season by claiming All-America honors. She finished with nine goals and 11 assists for the 21-3-1 Ramblers.

She also was named to the All-Midwest team along with goalkeeper Brittany San Roman (Indiana State), who finished with a .460 goals against average.

LA’s all-state selections were Burns, San Roman and junior Tori Iatarola, who finished the season with five goals and a teamhigh 27 assists.

The other all-sectional pick was freshman phenom Devin Burns, who set a school record with 35 goals to go along with seven assists.

Jill Stevenson, Elle Zadina and Shannon Powers were all-conference along with San Roman, Iatarola and the Burns sisters.

Maddie Gelberg/Isaac Shapiro Highland Park

Water Polo: Gelberg tallied 32 goals and earned all-conference honors for the Giants.

Teammate Ari Freeman was another stat leader, averaging three steals per game.

In boys action, Shapiro was HP’s lone all-conference selection.

Oldest Jeweler.

Charlie Schatz/Michael Schiappa Loyola

Lacrosse (Boys): This senior duo earned All-America recognition and were named first-team all-staters.

Defenseman Schiappa is now a two-time All-American. He also received Academic All-American accolades. He will play at Bucknell next season.

Schatz, a midfielder, will take his game to the University of Massachusetts.

LA’s second-team all-staters were junior attackers Brian Callahan and Jack Penn.

The first-team all-conference players include Callahan, Penn, Schatz, Schiappa, Sean Dolan and Ryan Seymour. Will Nowesnick was a second-teamer, while

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For Jill and Kenneth tranquility abounds in the Northwoods

We have five kids, so taking an extravagant trip is out for us. Our favorite vacation is to go to Crab Lake in the Northwoods in Wiconsin.

We go to a cabin with all the modern-day conveniences with another family. We bring up all of our food and cook everything. We plan all the meals in advance. We never eat the same thing twice. We have black-bean brownies, waffles, cinnamon coffee cake. The kids love to learn how to bake up there. They can learn about healthy eating in a fun way — and no one is rushing off to soccer practice We do archery, water sports. The kids all hone their skills in fishing – they all know what lure to use, the names of all the fish in the lake. We have board games every day, like Monopoly. We play tons of chess; there’s an old-fashioned chess table. That’s a great game we never would have taught them. We can all watch a family movie at night, which is so rare. We never are able to get all five in the room at the same time at home.

“We do archery, water sports.

The kids all hone their skills in fishing – they all know what lure to use, the names of all the fish in the lake.”

The loons sing to each other at night, and we just listen. It’s low-key and mellow. It’s about being in the moment. To take a vacation and sightsee and be in a hotel doesn’t sound fun. We’ve skied, gone to islands, all of those things.

But this is the best vacation with one other family.

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Jill Motew, shown with her husband Kenneth, runs Zemas Madhouse Foods in Highland Park.

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