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ities which host major golf tournaments often are fast-paced havens. Augusta, Ga., home of The Masters? Much more urban than suburban. Irving, Texas, home of the HP Byron Nelson Championship? The population is 216,000 and counting. Reno, Akron and other regular PGA Tour stops aren’t exactly secluded hamlets kicking up their feet on the front porch. And then there’s Lake Forest. Nationally it may be best known as the place Mr. T chopped down trees (often a golfer’s dream when a ball lies behind one), but locally it is admired for quiet streets, top schools and gracious residents. Admirable that may be, but it’s not exactly a recipe to catch the eye of the PGA Tour, which is more interested in a city’s ability to provide a championship course, hospitality, parking and more. Sure, the Onwentsia Club in town played host to a U.S. Open in 1906 — when Scotland’s Alex Smith bested brother Willie to capture a $300 first prize — but welcoming a national golf event once every 107 years doesn‘t exactly count as a regular rotation. Conway Farms Golf Club has changed the landscape. For a course carved out of farmland 22 years ago to be playing host to the BMW Championship and the world’s top golfers this month is startlingly impressive. Member Luke Donald played a role in recruiting the tournament, to be sure, but an immaculate, challenging course and a city committed to providing first-class amenities sealed the deal. There is no doubt a top-notch experience is about to take place. Read more inside. Golfers never were part of the trading-card craze,

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■ by bill mclean Eighteen is golf’s number, no matter what owners of Peyton Manning Denver Broncos jerseys think. What follows are 18 numbers associated with the BMW Championship events that will be staged at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest Sept. 9-15. The first round of the third leg of the FedExCup playoffs starts Sept. 12. 3: Families from Lake Forest that purchased a farm in 1956 straddling a stretch of old Conway Road. According to the Conway Farms Golf Club website, they had a vision for a top-ranked golf club. 8/3/91: Date Conway Farms Golf Club opened for play. 1,700: Approximate number of volunteers signed up for BMW Championship week. $10: Cost of any day practice round ticket. $40: Cost of any day tournament round ticket. Visit bmwchampionshipusa.com for more information on all tickets and the steps necessary to purchase them. 70: Number of golfers in the BMW Championship field. The top 30 qualify for the PGA Tour championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Sept. 19-22. $1.44 million: BMW champion’s prize money. The total purse is $8 million. $10 million: Grand prize for the FedExCup PGA Tour champion. 835: Number of caddies attending college on Evans Program scholarships, the sole charitable beneficiary of the BMW Championship. Conway Farms has 13 Evans Scholars alumni. 56: Weeks Conway Farms member and former Northwestern University star Luke Donald was ranked the No. 1 golfer in the world. 1999: Year Donald won NCAA medalist honors at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. Northwestern University placed third in the team segment. 1972: Last year in which a PGA Tour non-senior event was held in a North Shore community. Sunset Ridge Country Club in Northfield hosted the Western Open (the precursor of the BMW Championship) 41 years ago. 1997: Year Conway Farms Golf Club hosted the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. Pepperdine University captured the title, beating runner-up Wake Forest by three strokes. 2006: Year in which Conway Farms hosted the Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships. 20: Strokes under par Rory McIlroy finished to win last year’s BMW Championship, held at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. 11th: Conway Farms hole on which a BMW Championship player would win a BMW M6 Gran Coupe if he carded a hole-in-one. 177: Length in yards of the 11th hole. 2015: Year in which the BMW Championship returns to the Chicago area. Conway Farms Golf Club might get to stage it again.

the sole charitable beneficiary of the BMW Championships, providing full college housing and tuition scholarships to deserving caddies across the U.S. “One of the founding principles of Conway Farms is to support amateur golf,” O’Keane said, alluding to the club having hosted the U.S. Amateur, the Western Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur and the NCAA Men’s Championships, among other events. “The [BMW Championship] is a little different,” he added, “but it represents an opportunity to see how challenging the golf course is for the world’s best players. It’s exciting that the PGA and BMW folks think so highly of us.” Conway Farms presents many challenges, even on those rare days when wind isn’t a factor. The par-71 course was designed to reflect the traditions of Scottish links golf. “It’s well-built, with very few flat areas,” Looby said. “It requires a lot of skills. The rough is brutal, the sand traps are deep, and the greens can be fast. “It’s a challenge every time you play it,” he added. To ensure the course would be in pristine condition for the international event, guests weren’t allowed to play it after Aug. 15, and members could play it through Labor Day. “September is usually a beautiful month in this area,” Marsh said. “Add that to the deep history of golf along the The lengthy eighth hole at Conway Farms features water and one ex- North Shore, along with all of the golf fans here, it’s no tremely deep bunker. wonder there’s a fever pitch of excitement.” There’s been a fever pitch of e-mails too. Marsh has had to deal ■ by bill mclean with nearly 300-400 daily this summer. “It’s been busy … a good busy,” the Conway Farms’ GM said. Nothing quite announces there is a big sporting event in town “I’m a golf advocate for all of Chicagoland, not just Conway Farms, like the steady purr of an airborne blimp’s motors. so I don’t mind the effort required to put this together.” The crack of a Tigers Woods drive also does the trick. Looby is scheduled to serve as a marshal on the green of the The top 70 professional golfers in the world will battle for the par-5 18th hole. BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest “I’ll be one of the crowd-control guys, one who makes sure everybeginning Sept. 12, with NBC and Golf Channel providing televi- body is quiet before putts,” he said. sion coverage. The CDW Pro-Am starts Sept. 9, followed by practice But it won’t be entirely peaceful as well-behaved fans watch rounds and the Gardner-Heidrick Pro-Am the following two days. pros address crucial putts. It’s the third tour event of the PGA’s FedExCup playoffs and the High above Conway Farm’s layout a blimp will float — and purr. first time a North Shore club has hosted a PGA Tour non-senior Notable I: Evans Scholar and recent Woodlands Academy gradustop since 1972. Forty-one years ago, Sunset Ridge Country Club ate Bridgett Riverol will serve as one of the caddies at the BMW Championship CDW Pro-Am on Sept. 9. She grew up in North in Northfield was the site for the Western Open. “It will be a wonderful opportunity for our city to be shown to Chicago and plans to study speech and language pathology at the world,” Conway Farms Golf Club member and former Lake Northwestern University beginning this fall. Forest alderman John Looby said. “[The blimp’s camera] will zero The daughter of Belize natives, Riverol caddied at River Forest in on so many beautiful homes and back yards.” Country Club in Elmhurst. An excerpt from her Evans Scholarship Conway Farms sits on 209 acres and is an award-winning essay: “Growing up in [a town] with an African-American and course designed by Tom Fazio. The track is 22 years old — young Hispanic majority, my family instilled in me a vision blind to racial for a course that will absorb shots from pros seeking chunks of color. My parents came to the United States with a pocketful of an $8 million purse. change and a dream. A pocketful of change stood as a reminder “All of our members [nearly 300] and homeowners have been that one has to work hard to earn, fail in order to learn, and peron board since day one,” said Todd Marsh, general manager at severe to conquer. Their dream was to provide me with the gift Conway Farms Golf Club. “The City of Lake Forest has been of education. This reality and perspective became my culture.” great and supportive, as has the Lake County Board. Everybody is proud and excited. Our club is ready for the test, and we’re hoping for great crowds.” The expected attendance at the weeklong event is 125,000, with an estimated economic impact of more than $30 million in Lake Forest and surrounding communities. Former world No. 1 golfer and Northwestern University graduate Luke Donald, 35, has amassed nearly $43 million in earnings since turning pro in 2001. A Conway Farms member and a North Shore resident, he first played the course as a Northwestern University Wildcat in 1997. “My first thought was, ‘What an amazing place this is,’ ” the native of England said at Conway Farms last month. “What an amazing course. I was extremely excited when I heard about the possibility of Conway Farms hosting a FedExCup playoff. “We hope to show off this place. The guys on the tour are lookThe simple white clubhouse at Conway Farms is enjoyed by its nearly ing forward to playing a new venue in the Chicago area.” 300 members. Since Conway Farms was chosen last year to welcome the world’s best male professionals, interest in becoming a club member has picked up and the number of guests playing the course Notable II: The Lake County Community Foundation plans to set a record this summer. sponsor a youth golf clinic and celebrate its donors at a cocktail “We’re also seeing more charity events being held on Mondays reception at Conway Farms Golf Club Sept. 11. The clinic, to be at the club, so it’s a win-win-win,” said Jim O’Keane, the imme- conducted at the 16th hole by a PGA Tour player, is designed to get diate past president of Conway Farms and a member of the club low-income students involved with golf. Friends of the Foundation since 1992. “Everybody wants to play a course that the great will be recognized at the reception for their service over the years. players will soon play.” One of the board members, Kitty Lansing, is a fourth-generation Some 50 years ago, O’Keane received an Evans Scholarship resident and civic leader who has ties to both the founding of the after growing up in Milwaukee. The Evans Scholars Program is foundation and to Conway Farms itself. ■

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Donald ready to play host for BMW Championship ■ by david sweet Before strolling to the driving range to knock out a pyramid of balls at Conway Farms Golf Club this summer, Luke Donald mused about the challenges PGA Tour pros will face at his home course. “Guys who are offline will find the heather and the fescue grass, and that’s very tough,” says Donald, a member at the Lake Forest club that will host the BMW Championship — the third leg of the FedEx Cup — from Sept. 9-15. “The superintendent is trying to get greens firm and fast. “I was extremely excited when I heard there was a chance Conway may get this tournament. I pushed pretty hard with the PGA Tour to try to make it happen.” Born and raised in England, it may surprise some to find Donald — the No. 1 golfer in the world for 56 weeks in 2011-12 — championing a Midwestern course. After all, most pro golfers flock to Florida and Arizona — yet Donald lives 20 minutes away from the Tom Fazio-designed tract. The 35-year-old first visited Conway Farms as a teenager on a recruiting trip to Northwestern University, where he matriculated. As a member of the Wildcat golf team and since, he’s played the 7,216-yard long (from the tips) course hundreds of times. “I’m never shooting 63 or 64 consistently here — 69 is a good round,” Donald says. “I don’t think they’ll tear this course up unless it gets wet and soft. “The 15th hole (a short par four lined with water and pot bunkers) will be very dramatic — they’ll move the tees up so they can go for the green.” The BMW Championship at Conway — which will feature Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and 68 other top golfers — should be much more comfortable for Donald than last year’s Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club. Playing for Europe in his hometown and staying in a hotel 20 miles from his own residence was “kind of odd,” he admitted, though Europe’s come-from-behind victory thrilled him (and is a source of gibes from his American friends). The 5-foot-9, 160-pounder is still searching for his maiden major win. He was sizzling through the first 52 holes at the U.S. Open this year before faltering at the end of the third round. A final-round 75 at Merion Golf Club squashed his chances. He missed the cut at both the British Open and at the PGA Championship — the first time he had suffered that fate in back-to-back majors — and admits his game has not been in top form. “I haven’t hit as many greens as I would have liked this year,” he said. “I need to keep improving my game — to get a little more consistency in my trajectory and direction.”

Pat Goss, who has coached Northwestern University’s golf squad since 1997, helped lead the recruiting efforts (along with Conway pro and then Wildcat head coach Jeff Mory) of Donald, who graduated with a degree in art theory and practice in 2001. “The thing that impressed us most was the level of play he was at,” Goss recalls. “Everything we learned back then holds true now — level-headed, consistent and a solid player.” Still, the change in Donald’s game since college has been striking. “It’s undergone a full renovation,” Goss says. “In college, he was an average putter. On tour, he realized his short game and putting were liabilities. Now they’re probably the best in the world.” Donald has earned more than $30 million from PGA tournaments during his career and inked endorsement deals with Ralph Lauren, NetJets and other international names. He smiles when asked about the Luke Donald Collection — three wines produced by Lake Bluff-based Terlato Wines International. “It’s a great hobby — it’s fun to see my name on a wine bottle,” says Donald, whose brand includes a claret ($40 a bottle retail), chardonnay ($28-$29) and viognier ($28-$29). Bill Terlato, chief executive officer of Terlato Wines International, met Donald at Northwestern when the future pro played for the Wildcats and Terlato took lessons from Goss. “Ever since I’ve known him, he’s been interested in wine and food,” Terlato said. “His agent felt this would be a good reflection of the Luke Donald brand, the opposite of a beerswigging golfer.” Donald’s involvement from the get-go was significant — he and his future wife, Diane, spent nearly a week tasting different varietals with Terlato in California. “We zeroed in on the style of wine he wanted, and then we zeroed in on 9-10 blends,” Terlato recalled. “This is something he has a passion for.” He has another off-the-course passion — his family. According to www.lukedonald.com, home with Diane and his two young daughters “is where Luke loves to be the most” (during the BMW Championship, Sergio Garcia is also slated to stay there). Donald tweets intermittently for his 420,000 followers, usually tossing out jokes (“My jaw is hurting slightly this week - too many ham and cheese baguettes!!” at the French Open) to compliments (“Easy to see why Phil Mickelson is so liked and admired - he just personifies class, and one helluva golfer too!”). He’s a Chicago Cubs’ fan and attends Chicago Bulls’ games (“I was impressed with Coach Thibodeau and how much he works the guys”) in his adopted city. “A lot of people get deterred because of the winter, but

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John Makowiec’s home is swimming in sports cards. His furnace room is filled with them, and even more lie in the closet. There are two million of them, and they keep on accumulating — by the thousands. “You don’t really know how much two million of something is until you see it,” said Makowiec, 17. Although the New Trier senior is also a private collector, the two million cards technically don’t belong to him. The cards are for his charity, Cards2Kids. “Who I really want to help are the kids who could really use a pick-me-up,” said Makowiec, who has given away hundreds of thousands of packs to date. He started the organization at the end of 2010 after thinking of a way to combine two passions: sports cards and community service. The cards are sorted by sport, with the most valuable ones weeded out (like the All-Star and Hall-ofFamers). They are then arranged into packs of 20, with about five of them being those “big-time” cards. In the end, they are distributed to children at various hospitals, Boys and Girls Clubs and other organizations across the United States, Canada and Panama. If Makowiec were to put together one pack a minute, 24 hours a day, it would take him just over 69 days to go through his current collection. He’s enlisted the help of friends and volunteers, holds packing events at community centers and has recently teamed up with Lincolnshire’s nursing home, The Wealshire and The Ponds. “My grandparents and friends’ grandparents have helped us, and they find it a rewarding experience,” said Makowiec. Several events and honors spread the word and reaped donations, the most recent being the National Sports Collections Convention at the end of July. He collected 300,000 cards at the event, and Upper Deck, the trading card company, honored him by surprising him with his

own trading card. “That was definitely the coolest thing I ever got,” he said. “But the special thing is donating to the kids. I can’t emphasize it enough.” The hobby of collecting cards is not only recreational but also benefits kids educationally, Makowiec continues. Each card has a biography on the back, which helps with reading and memorization, and statistics — such as batting average — utilize math skills. Despite living a sports fan’s dream of collaborating with the NHL or traveling to Toronto to attend the Sportscards & Memorabilia Expo, he lists one of his top experiences as a visit to the Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Most hospitals don’t allow Makowiec and his helpers to deliver the cards to kids and instead leave out drop boxes for the packs. Milwaukee, however, allowed it. “It was really humbling to see the condition of some of those kids and to be able to give them a Green Bay Packers card and see their faces light up,” he said.

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HIGHLAND PARK Highland Park City Manager David Knapp announced the appointment of Joel Fontane Jr. as the new director of community development. Fontane comes to Highland Park with more than 10 years experience working with the City of Worcester in Massachusetts as its director of planning. While in Worcester, Fontane launched the city’s energy program and developed a climate action strategy plan.

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Amie Marks of Raymond James Financial Services is bringing “Women In The Know” together in Lake Forest. “Women in the Know” will kick off the first in a sequence of three-month-long series with a focus on food, women’s health issues and healthcare. The free lunch forums will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at The Lake Forest Club (554 N. Westmoreland Road) on Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Nov. 14. To reserve a space or for more information, please call 708.524.9374 or e-mail Melissa.dennis-araujo@raymondjames.com.

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After serving as Life magazine’s director of photography, Friend strip made fun of administration joined Vanity Fair as director of creative development in 1998. Along with Graydon officials, and the paper defended a Carter, he edited “Vanity Fair’s Hollywood,” published in 2000, along with “Oscar teacher who was being pushed out. Night,” which appeared four years later. In an era when Burt Reynolds posed “I do all the extra stuff,” explains Friend from his 4 Times Square office, such as nude for Cosmopolitan magazine, creating television specials and overseeing one-shot Vanity Fair issues that appear Friend and his co-editor decided to feature only on newsstands. the star Giants football player naked He also oversaw one of the magazine’s most important investigative pieces ever. In (except for a beret on his head) over two 2005, after decades of speculation, Vanity Fair revealed the name of Deep Throat, the pages. crucial source for Bob But what got him called into the prinWo o dwa r d a nd Ca rl cipal’s office was the headline “Hallway Policy Sucks.” Bernstein of The Washington Post, whose information “He said I would have been off the paper about White House malfeaif only one consonant had been changed,” sance helped bring down Friend says. “I told him then the word President Richard Nixon. It wouldn’t be a verb. We were on thin ice.” was W. Mark Felt, No. 2 man After graduating from Amherst College at the FBI back then. in 1977, where he served as editor of the Just like literary magazine, he moved to New Woodwa rd a nd York City. He started writing Bernstein (and joke s for Nat ion a l Post editor Ben Lampoon at $25 a pop — Bradlee) kept the even less pay than his sevname a secret, so enth-grade offerings. did Friend. “I went there to be a starving novelist, but I “For two years couldn’t afford the rent during the investigation, only three after six months,” Friend says. people knew who it was — myself, (Vanity Fair Fortunately, Life magaeditor) Graydon Carter zine was starting up again as David Friend and our legal affairs edia monthly after a hiatus. He tor,” says Friend, who a job as a reporter illustration by barry blitt landed before becoming director of adds he had no trouble keeping the secret. “We photography. were originally approached “I would travel around the world with great photographers. That’s what you did in by an attorney friend’s of those days — not so much now,” Friend says. “Today, a picture story (in print) is an Felt’s — he was getting older, anachronism. We see sequences of images online.” and his family wanted him His interest in photography prompted his work “Watching the World Change: The “Vanity Fair 100 Years” will be published in October. to get some accolades from Stories Behind the Images of 9/11,” published in 2006. His final chapter, entitled “The all those years ago.” Flag” — a picture where three firefighters hoist Old Glory among the World Trade Center Positive publicity abounded for Vanity Fair after the revelation. But another venture ruins — is also the name of a 90-minute CNN documentary he worked on which will air Friend worked on didn’t turn out as smoothly. Having launched Life’s Web site in the Sept. 8 and Sept. 11. mid-1990s, he was asked to do the same for Vanity Fair in 2004. “What does that picture convey to us?” Friend asks. “In a day of so many pictures, “It was very rudimentary. There were six people sitting around a dinner table. You that was the only one that was positive in any way.” In October, “Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age” will come out. The 456-page book, which weighs in beyond eight pounds, was spearheaded by Carter, the tome’s editor, with assistance from Friend. “We had a blast doing it,” Friend says. “We looked at every issue (650). It’s got a wonderful flavor to it.” Speaking of flavor, when he’s in town, Friend prefers Sunday breakfast at The Country Kitchen in Highland Park, where he orders a big salad or the bagel plate. Like many displaced North Shore residents, Friend remains a Chicago sports fan, despite being heartbroken by the Cubs in 1969 when he attended 30 games and wore his Bleacher Bums yellow construction hat (“I don’t know what happened to that”). In fact, a Cubs’ World Series is part of his bucket list, along with a trip to Yemen and a home with a library on the lake. 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Lake Forest www.2JuneTerrace.info $495,000 Keri Cook Falls 847-234-8000

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Wilmette www.1515Greenwood.info $659,000 Lydia DeLeo 847-256-7400

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Evanston www.2301Grant.info $535,000 Heidi Laros 847-372-7003

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Lake Forest www.1465Western.info $535,000 Marcia Lyman 847-926-1747

Evanston - Central 847-866-8200

Wilmette 847-256-7400

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Lake Forest Elizabeth Jenkins

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Evanston 1236Chicago-302.info $448,900 Patricia DeNoyer 847-866-8200

Highland Park www.923Marion.info $429,900 Janis Kirshner 847-433-5400

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Fran Coulter/Ira M. Rumick

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Evanston Daniel Schreiber

Lake Bluff www.315Waukegan.info $224,500 Carol Peckham 847-234-8000

Evanston Timothy Rosinski

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Highland Park www.950Augustaway-215.info $366,000

Fran Coulter/Ira M. Rumick

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Wilmette 212Thelin.info Maureen Spriggs

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Wilmette Kathleen McIntyre

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Evanston www.1708Washington.info$329,000 Joel Raynes 312-607-2784

Evanston 9007LINCOLNWOOD.INFO $320,000 Sylvia Holdampf 847-866-8200

Wilmette www.1925Lake-217.info $299,000 Kathleen Tyrrell 847-256-7400

Wilmette 420Linden-302.info $295,000 SFC Team 847-652-2312

Evanston 1519Hinman-4C.info $245,000 Ruth Payne 847-316-8070

Evanston 713Brummel.info $239,000 Beverly Curry 847-864-2600

Highland Park www.2020StJohns-104.info $235,000 Brendan Santi 847-433-5400

Highland Park www.715Orleans.info $235,000 Stephanie Hofman 847-681-4111

Evanston Janet Staackmann

$180,000 847-864-2600

Evanston www.1933Harrison-2A.info $179,999 Joel Raynes 312-607-2784

$95,000 847-864-2600

Evanston www.1609Howard-2.info $59,800 Marlene Ross 847-256-7400 x311

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Let Loose on Lincoln photography by larry miller The Occasion: More than 800 neighbors gathered between Elm and Oak in Winnetka to “Let Loose on Lincoln,” a block party sponsored by the Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Winnetka Park District. The Details: Four bands played through the afternoon and evening, while guests enjoyed the wine and beer garden and devoured the lobster kabobs. The End Result: The event enhanced the Chamber’s annual Sidewalk Sale, neighbors enjoyed having a lively street festival in their own backyard. winnetkanorthfieldchamber.com

JAY & SARA GREENSTEIN

AVA & HELEN HUDSON

SCARLETT & MIKE NIELSEN

PETER SWEENEY, LISA MADLENER, DEDE MCLANE, DOUG SCHMIDT

JANE SHAWKEY, DONNA O’NEILL

TERRY DASON, SUE JOHNSON

MADGA & DAMIEN SPRINGUEL

GREG & BETH ROBITAILLE, MELISSA & MARK ISERLOTH

ROBERT MATHIAS, RICHARD MATHIAS

SALLY MCQUILLEN, LISA MATHIAS

KIELEY URBAN, MEG HANDELMAN

LESLIE GARRETT, JEANNE MONTANA, MICHELLE ABRAHAMSON

The Field Museum’s Women’s Board Annual Invitation Stuffing Event

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kick-off for the annual gala. The Details: Those helping worked with great fervor, and the talk turned to the upcoming Field Museum gala on October 26, entitled “A Fair to Remember: Chicago, 1893,” a nod to the city’s hosting of the World’s Fair. The End Result: More than 50 women attended in support of the Field Museum, as well as its upcoming gala, which will feature ferris wheels, ragtime music, and other era-inspired food and entertainment. fieldmuseum.org/support/events/gala

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WINNETKA $1,050,000 www.660Hibbard.com

WINNETKA $899,000 www.800Willow.com

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WINNETKA $545,000 www.518Winnetka204.com

GLENCOE $499,000 www.107Linden.com

NORTHFIELD $469,000 www.1669Harding.com

GLENVIEW $399,000 914 Juniper

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GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWNS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Summer Fridays: Deborah Rine | LAKE FOREST BOOK STORE | 680 N. WESTERN AVE., LAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | CALL 847-234-4420 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE A COPY OF THE BOOK. | Lake Bluff resident Deborah Rine will discuss her new novel, “The Lake,” a mystery set in the town of Banner Bluff. A book signing will follow the program, and refreshments will be served. Navy Night at Varsity Field | LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL | 7 P.M. | LFHS.ORG | In addition to traditional Lake Forest High School football festivities, the Navy Night celebration will feature special recognition of Naval Station Great Lakes and its personnel in a pre-game ceremony and throughout the game, including a ceremonial coin toss by Commanding Officer Captain William Bulis, a performance by Navy Band Great Lakes and presentation of the colors by Lake Forest American Legion Post 264. The performance will be punctuated by a military flyover, courtesy of the “Wings Over Waukegan 2013” air show. 89th Annual North Shore Art League Members’ Show Benefit Party | WINNETKA COMMUNITY HOUSE | 620 LINCOLN AVE., WINNETKA | 6:30 P.M. | $70 AT THE DOOR | 847-446-2870 | The North Shore Art League (NSAL) considers this nine-day exhibition its major event and benefit of the year. The exhibition will launch with the Members’ Show Artists’ Opening Reception and Benefit Party, which includes a light supper and open bar, floral interpretations of selected artwork, Art-inBloom and the chance to peruse the many silent auction tables. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 “What’s New in Technology”

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND | THE NORTH SUBURBAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY | NORTHBROOK HISTORY MUSEUM (1776 WALTERS AVE., NORTHBROOK) | 1 P.M. | NSGSIL.ORG The North Suburban Genealogical Society invites the public to a meeting featuring John Stryker on the topic “What’s New in Technology”. As a teacher at Oakton Community College, Stryker is versed in current technological changes and advancements. Hear answers to questions submitted by members and other useful tips for genealogists. His third great grandfather was one of the first settlers of North Northfield (now part of Northbrook), so there will be local history as well. Tim Liddy and Fumiko Toda: Paintings | ZIA GALLERY | 548 CHESTNUT STREET, WINNETKA | OPENING RECEPTION 5–7 P.M. | ZIAGALLERY.NET | Tim Liddy presents his hyper-realistic depictions of seemingly old game board covers; the result is an exploration of nostalgia by way of trompe l’oeil. Fumiko Toda’s paintings, by contrast, veer into colorful, textured abstraction. Lake Forest Symphony’s Opening Gala Concert | JAMES LUMBER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT THE COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY | 19351 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, GRAYSLAKE | 8 P.M.; SUNDAY, SEPT. 8 AT 2 P.M. | LAKEFORESTSYMPHONY.ORG | The concert will introduce Vladimir Kuleovic, the first of the symphony’s Music Director Candidates. He will lead the Lake Forest Symphony, the only fully professional orchestra in Lake County, playing the following pieces: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue with guest artist, Ralph Votapek, piano; Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande; Stravinsky: Firebird Suite. Bloody Mary Fest | CELEBRATE HIGHWOOD | 130 HIGHWOOD AVE. (EVERTS PARK), HIGHWOOD | SEPT. 7 & 8; 10 A.M.-7 P.M. FIRST DAY AND 10 A.M.-5 P.M. SECOND DAY | CELEBRATEHIGHWOOD.COM/BLOODYMARY.HTML | Bloody Mary Fest draws crowds of more than 5,000 people to sample Bloody Marys from

dozens of vendors. Judged by a host of (celebrity expert) and (the people) professional and amateur mixologists compete for the title of Best Bloody Mary in the Midwest. In its 4th year, the festival has expanded to two days and includes the Bloody Buddy Challenge and a 5K, live entertainment, a Farmers Market, food, plenty to drink and more. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 “God’s Work, Our Hands” Community Service Sunday | LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION | 460 SUNSET ROAD, NORTHFIELD | 8:30 A.M. - NOON | ASCENSION-CHURCH.ORG/ FORM14634.HTM | Lutheran Church of the Ascension will have a “God’s Work, Our Hands” Sunday as part of the ELCA’s 25th anniversary celebration. All are welcome to engage in service activities in the neighborhood and the surrounding community. The schedule will be: 8:30 morning prayer service, 9:30-11 community service activities, 11:30 worship celebration, noon fellowship and meal. For more information,

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and to RSVP for the lunch, please go to the address above. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Marion Elisburg Simon In Conversation With Bill Kurtis | DICKINSON HALL | 100 E. OLD MILL ROAD, LAKE FOREST | 11 A.M. | 847-2342209 | Philanthropist Marion Ellsburg Simon, author of “The Show Must Go On” (Harled LLC $29.95), lives, breathes, and loves Chicago. This nonagenarian has called the city her home for nearly a century, and she has a lifetime of wisdom to share from the lessons learned in her life experiences. Books available from Lake Forest Book Store. 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.com at least 10 days before publication, and we will do our best to get it in.

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sellInG YOur HOme In a slOw market In today’s market, Realtors® and sellers are paying more attention to the importance of “thinking outside the box”. The real estate market of the 21st century is challenging and changing at the pace of technology—in other words, at warp speed! Gone are the days of simply popping a “For Sale” sign in the yard, creating an MLS listing and placing an advertisement in the Sunday papers. Though that’s tradition—and those methods of home sale are certainly still necessary and vital— they’re simply not enough to make your home distinct in the real estate market of today. Savvy Realtors® and sellers know that it takes more—much more—to successfully close on a home and maximize on the home’s worth. Today’s buyer is looking for more than just a place to hang their hat—they’re looking for a property that reflects their lives, their values and their lifestyle. It’s as much about where your grill will be during the summer months and what kind of garden you’ll put in come springtime as it is about having four walls and a roof. Home staging is a perfect jumping-off point. Most buyers can’t imagine themselves in a space while it’s full of the things that make your house a home—so step one in selling, especially in a slow market, is de-cluttering all the spaces and storing all the home decorations that make it look like “yours”. Likewise, keeping the counters clear and the spaces clean and tidy make a world of difference. Next, have a Kodak moment with your house—glossy print magazines, social media and virtual tours are where most home buyers start looking. If they fall in love with a picture of your house, you’ve got a better chance of them making an offer once they see it in person. There’s a number of ways to make the most of a slow market and sell your home for its maximum value—sit down with your Realtor® and start drawing up your plan for success!

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09/07 – 09/08/13

A MATTER OF TASTE

Barnhart knows when to say cheese ■ by katie rose mceneely

Greg Barnhart

photography by joel lerner

Greg Barnhart owns Toasty Cheese, a mobile food truck that serves Chicago, Evanston, and the Highwood Gourmet Market. How did you start Toasty Cheese? We originally looked at doing a traditional brick-and-mortar-style restaurant, but we weren’t sure if the gourmet grilled cheese concept would be a viable long-term concept for a restaurant. We thought going with a food truck would be a good way to explore the concept. Years cooking? We started October of last year, so we’re coming up on our first anniversary. What’s your background? My main background is in business, more of the entrepreneurial side. I was a business consultant for a number of years. Best recipe tweak? I think making sure that we’re using all fresh ingredients and getting the best cheese we can makes a big difference — we’re not using Kraft American Cheese. A better cheese and a better bread makes a better toasted-cheese sandwich. Signature dish? The “Chef’s Choice.” We have nine signature sandwiches, but the chef’s choice is the favorite right now. It includes duck bacon, provolone cheese, fresh spinach and fresh baby arugula with Sicilian cherry tomatoes and aïoli on Panini bread. Favorite cuisine to make? I’m definitely in the sandwich movement, but really more just quality food — it seems like a lot of food that we’ve been getting the past 10 years has been packaged or processed. We’re supportive of locally sourced, fresh products. What do you like to eat at home? Well, I’m never home. But I enjoy anything from a good steak to pizza to

sandwiches — a wide variety of everything. Worthwhile gadget? A great knife and a great spatula. It’s really all you need. Favorite cookbook? My tastebuds. I would say, really, if you look at influences, it would be some of the pioneers who have moved fresh food and local food sourcing, anyone pushing that envelope. If you really look at it, the Food Network and a lot of television programs understand the importance of quality food. Favorite fruit or vegetable? Cantalope and corn. What’s the secret to a toasted-cheese sandwich? Make sure you choose quality products and read the ingredient labels. The less additives a product has, the better off you’ll be. Surprisingly, we have a build-your-own menu, which allows customers to design their own sandwiches. Some of the ingredients customers put together are things we might not put together, but they turn out phenomenal. Last week, we had a customer put bleu cheese and cheddar cheese together. It depends on the individual person. Proudest of: I’m proudest of the following we’ve developed. One of the things that makes it all worthwhile is, when somebody comes to Toasty Cheese, gets a sandwich, leaves and turns around and comes back just to tell us how much they enjoy their sandwich. That makes me very proud of the product we put out and how hard the staff works. Funniest or most memorable kitchen incident? I think the funniest thing in a mobile kitchen is when a customer tells us they want a sandwich to go. Pretty much all of our stuff is to go; we’re a mobile food truck. To find out the Toasty Cheese schedule, visit toastycheese.com ■

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310 LOCUST WINNETKA Sunday 1-3

1041 RIDGE ROAD #109 WILMETTE Sunday 1-3

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2000 GREENWOOD WILMETTE Sunday 2-4

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CHEROKEE ROAD 13 | 382 LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3

825 LAKE AVENUE WILMETTE Sunday 1-3

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492 SOUTH GLENCOE Sunday 12-2

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$1,850,000 Prudential Rubloff 847.804.0969

$215,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

$1,425,000 Coldwell Banker 847.735.7654

46 HIBBARD WINNETKA Sunday 2:30-4

$525,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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1016 WESTMOOR ROAD WINNETKA Sunday 2-4

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836 SHERIDAN ROAD WILMETTE Sunday 1-3

290 POPLAR WINNETKA Sunday 2:30-4:30

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786 LOCUST STREET WINNETKA Sunday 1-3

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1025 GREEN BAY ROAD GLENCOE Sunday 1-3

19 |

2025 MAPLEWOOD NORTHBROOK Sunday 12-2

WHISTLER ROAD 20 | 251 HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3

620 SUNSET GLENCOE Sunday 1-3

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604 WHARTON LAKE FOREST Sunday 12-2

$605,000 Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

GREENWAY 07 | 581 LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3

$999,000 Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

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$536,000 Prudential Rubloff 847.401.2801

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$2,800,000 Prudential Rubloff 847.846.8814

300 BIRCH LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4

$945,000 Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

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$899,000 Koenig & Strey 847.441.6300

2132 MIDDLEFORK ROAD NORTHFIELD Sunday 12-2

$619,000 Coldwell Banker 847.735.7654

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$850,000 Koenig & Strey 847.441.6300

380 LOCUST ROAD WINNETKA Sunday 1-3

2515 WILMETTE WILMETTE Sunday 2:30-4

$1,135,000 Baird & Warner 847.446.1855

915 11TH STREET WILMETTE Sunday 2-4

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MCGLINNIN COURT 11 | 1043 LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4

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$445,000 Koenig & Strey 847.441.6300

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TIMBER LANE 25 | 546 LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-4

$999,000 Baird & Warner 708.997.7778

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$1,139,000 Coldwell Banker 847.256.7400

PINE TREE LANE 27 | 965 WINNETKA Sunday 1-4

$2,599,000 Prudential Rubloff 847.716.0314

PINE TREE LANE 28 | 998 WINNETKA Sunday 1-4

$2,795,000 Prudential Rubloff 847.716.0314

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$749,000 Coldwell Banker 312.607.2784

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$1,490,000 Coldwell Banker 847.835.0236

BERRY PARKWAY 31 | 124 PARK RIDGE Sunday 1-4

$369,000 Coldwell Banker 847.835.0236

SEVEN PINES 32 | 316 HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 12-2

$749,000 Coldwell Banker 847.835.0236

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WINNETKA 6bed/3.2ba

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Kate Huff

LAKE FOREST 5bed/4.2ba

$1,699,000

440HUNTER.INFO 847.881.0200

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LAKE FOREST 4bed/4.1ba

$1,099,000

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WILMETTE 2bed/2.1ba

$885,000

WILMETTE 6bed/3ba

$925,000

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HIGHLAND PARK 4bed/2.1ba $849,000

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LAKE FOREST 3bed/3ba

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A SURE BET Hot summer of golf carrying over to the fall season for Loyola’s Kane Loyola Academy’s Isabelle Kane swings away during earlier action. She was a top five finisher at last year’s IHSA state meet.

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■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Midway through her nine-hole round in a recent dual with Glenbrook South, Loyola Academy senior golfer Isabelle Kane looked up at the gray sky, cracking a confident smile. Her coach, Jim Jackimiec, sat nearby in a cart at the Glenview Park District Golf Club. “It’s coming,” Kane said, referring to rain. Jackimiec dismissed the prediction, convinced it would stay dry for another hour. The two had made a friendly $1 weather bet at the practice green before the dual. By the time Kane drained her final putt on Aug. 28, it was sunny and practically cloudless. The Rambler — a program-best fourth at last fall’s rain-shortened Class AA state tournament in Decatur — had officially become one buck lighter. But the Winnetka resident had also emerged as a money player for her team again, taking medalist honors with a 1-over-par 37 in Loyola’s 155-176 defeat of Glenbrook South. “She’s the most complete player we’ve ever had,” said Jackimiec, the program’s coach since its inception in 1996. “What sets her apart is how fine-tuned her game is, in addition to her talent and competitiveness. Isabelle loves the competition and loves the game. Golf is her passion, it’s what she does, and she’s very good at it.” Kane had a summer to remember on local and national golf tracks, qualifying for both the U.S. Junior Girls’ Championship and U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.

She reached match play after two rounds at the former but not at the latter. In late July, Kane fell 5 and 4 to Nicole Morales of South Salem, N.Y., at the Junior Girls’ event at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. Morales is ranked No. 2 in the American Junior Golf Association’s Polo rankings. Kane arrived in South Carolina in early August for the U.S. Women’s Amateur at the County Club of Charleston. “That was so cool, being around so many great players [at the U.S. Women’s Amateur],” the 5-foot Kane recalled. “It was great experience.” Kane shot a medalist round of 76 at the Rockford Boylan Invite on Aug. 21, highlighting the Ramblers’ first-place finish after shooting a 72 the day before in a season-opening dual loss to highly regarded Prospect High School. Her length off the tee is impressive, as is her steady short game. Jackimiec got to watch her play a full round at state last fall because Kane was the only Rambler to qualify. “Isabelle made her round [at Red Tail Run Golf Course] look so simple,” he said. “Her drives — she was outdriving 6-foot girls. And the few mistakes she made were little ones. “What I also really like about her game is her ability to find a way out of trouble. Isabelle bears down when she’s in trouble.” A tree attracted one of Kane’s shots in the dual with Glenbrook South last month. Trouble. But she calmly sized up the challenge and essentially shrugged. “She saved par on that hole,” Loyola sophomore teammate Blake Yaccino said. “Isabelle has the ability to stay cool and control her emotions at all times. And she’s always

in a good mood, always fun and funny. She’s a good teammate, too, always willing to help me with my game, with anyone’s game.” An only child, Kane first held a golf club at the age of 3. It felt right, and her sharp eye-hand coordination made the Kane-golf match a successful one from the get-go. She helped Ramblers teams reach the state meet her freshman and sophomore years, with each club finishing fifth. Kane tied for 23rd place as a freshman and tied for 15th place as a sophomore. “My dad [Bernie, also her caddy],” she said, “has been an inspiration to me. He leads by example, and when we’re at the dinner table after a round of golf we go through it, holeby-hole. My mom [Jennifer] also gives input at the table. “Golf,” she added, “has taught me a lot about patience. You can’t get too worked up out there.” A smiling Kane, also an outstanding student, politely declined to name the colleges she’s interested in attending next year. But it’s no secret her golf game is college-ready. Kane needed only two shots — they looked super smooth, super effortless — to reach a pair of par-5 greens against Glenbrook South. Par for the course afterward was her modesty. “Isabelle doesn’t talk about her big accomplishments in golf,” Jackimiec said. “She blends in. She’s pleasant.” She’s also a good bet to return to the far northern region of the leaderboard at state. Notable: Scores from senior Taylor Gentzkow (38), Yaccino (40) and sophomore Nicole Wetoska (40) also counted for Loyola in its win over Glenbrook South on Aug. 28. ■

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Mr. Multipurpose McCaffrey displays a ton of versatility in New Trier loss ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com An old “rookie” had quite an impact in New Trier High School’s football opener last weekend. Versatile senior Matthew McCaffrey — after sitting out his entire junior season with an injury — scored the Trevians’ first touchdown of the season on a 33-yard reception and tossed a late 13-yard TD pass in a 34-20 loss to visiting Schaumburg on Aug. 31. The 6-foot, 190-pounder is listed as a running back. But he wears way more than one hat — make that, helmet — for NT. “He had a nice varsity debut,” Trevians senior quarterback Frank Nicholas said. That TD catch was a thing of beauty, coming nearly three minutes after the Saxons (1-0) had taken an 8-3 lead in the first quarter. Nicholas executed an NFL-sharp playaction pass to a wide-open McCaffrey at Robert Naughton Field in Northfield. “[Schaumburg’s] safety came down hard on that play,” McCaffrey said. “Frank sold it.” But Schaumburg rang up three touchdowns in the third quarter to stretch a 14-13 halftime lead into a 34-13 advantage. “We gave up too many big plays,” Trevians coach Dan Starkey said, referring to Schaumburg’s five TDs — all via the run, including an 86-yarder and two 40-plus-yard

sprints. “We didn’t tackle well, and we didn’t handle their speed well. “But we did a lot of good things, especially in the first half.” NT senior kicker Charlie Durbin booted a pair of 42-yard field goals before the break, with the second occurring with only 2.1 seconds remaining. “We have a lot of confidence in him,” McCaffrey said. Another first-half positive was NT’s first drive, a 12-play, clock-eating trip featuring precise passing from Nicholas (4-for-5, 22 yards) and effective running from Nicholas (an 11-yard run) and senior running back Jordan Garrett (a five-yard gain on a third-and-3). A Durbin field goal put the hosts up 3-0. NT (0-1) marched 81 yards on its next possession, culminating with McCaffrey’s TD grab. “We moved the ball well in the first half,” Starkey said. “We have some weapons on offense, some very good ones.” Two of them — Nicholas and senior wideout Spencer Cotten — sat out for various stretches in the second half because of leg cramps. Cotten (four catches, 39 yards) did not return after the Trevians’ first series in the second half. Nicholas (19-of-26, 148 yards) recovered but was relieved by McCaffrey again for NT’s final possession in a game scheduled for the previous night (Incessant lightning on Aug. 30 forced the postponement.) “The humidity today was sneaky,” Starkey said. “It didn’t feel hot at times because of the breezes, but the

heat certainly was a factor.” McCaffrey hit junior wideout Scott Hammes for a 13-yard TD at 3:03 of the final quarter. Hammes showed tremendous concentration near the end zone, gathering a pass tipped by a Saxons defensive back. Schaumburg quarterback Stacey Smith threw only two passes against NT. Each fell incomplete. But he ran 10 times for 148 yards, as the visitors accumulated 405 rushing yards. “Our kids tried to stay in it,” Starkey said. “Schaumburg’s big plays killed us.” Notable: New Trier senior offensive lineman and captain Rijad Pekmez suffered a serious injury to his left knew during the Trevians’ TD drive in the first half. He groaned as trainers tended to him, prompting a concerned teammate along the sideline to shout to the rest of the team, “Take a knee!” The 6-1, 285-pound Pekmez had missed most of last season with an injured right knee. “A tough loss,” a subdued Nicholas said afterward. “He’s a captain, our main captain. I’ll probably see him tonight.” … McCaffrey (a team-high 50 yards receiving) was one of five Trevs to catch at least three balls against Schaumburg. The others were Hammes (five for 27 yards), Garrett (5-25), Cotten (4-39) and senior Mark Snyder (4-35). … Garrett (13 rushes, 53 yards) and Nicholas (18-35) paced NT’s running attack. … McCaffrey was 4-of-7 passing for 49 yards. … NT junior linebacker Will Francke had a tackle for a two-yard loss on a thirdand-1 early in the second half. ■

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Highland Park quarterback imposes his will in win over Caxys ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Tommy Sutker plays quarterback like a “Grabowski.” The tough-minded, hard-nosed Highland Park High School senior wasn’t looking for any finesse points in his team’s 32-20 season-opening win over host Lake Forest Academy on Aug. 31. Late in the third quarter, Sutker went all middle linebacker — all smash-mouth — on one of LFA’s defensive backs. “I was yelling at him, ‘You got the first down, get out of bounds,’ ” said HP head coach Hal Chiodo. “Instead he stays inbounds and runs right over their defensive back. “That,” Chiodo added, “is how a quarterback gets respect from his teammates.” “That (29-yard touchdown run) definitely was my highlight play of the game,” said Sutker, who also scored on a seven-yard scramble in the third quarter and tossed a 74-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Grant Paley late in the second quarter. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Sutker, who grew a tad and added 10 pounds of muscle in the offseason, figured to be a dualthreat quarterback this fall. He is perfectly suited for HP’s no-huddle, spread offense. And with his ability to run, make quick decisions and throw an array of passes, the zone read is his friend. “I’ll continue to go through my reads,” said Sutker, who gained 302 yards on the ground last season. “I’ll try to make the pass before I take off and run. But if running the ball helps the team to win, then ... ” Sutker, who threw for 1,162 yards and nine TDs last fall, was mostly accurate (10-21-0, 207 yards) against the Caxys. He completed passes to six different receivers: Cole Greenberg (3-40), Kelshawn Shields (3-42), Jeremy Levin (1-37), Jarae Ward (1-9), Jack McGuire (1-5) and Paley (1-74). Paley’s 74-yard catch and run came with 1:03 left in the first half — and it came gift-wrapped. “They had some sort of miscommunication,” said Sutker, who said that he couldn’t get the ball to Paley fast enough. “There was no safety over the top. We were in play-action and I made the quickest fake ever (to his running back). “Grant is the fastest or the second fastest guy on the team. So I knew he would finish it off.” HP’s other offensive weapon was kicker/punter Josh Pollack. The Arizona recruit connected on three field goals (34, 44 and 35 yards). “He’s as automatic as they come at the high school level,” Sutker said. “We know that we can turn to him anytime we get inside the 25. When you have him, you don’t have to go for it when you’re 4th-and-12 at the 20-yard line.” Pollack also had a couple of impressive punts: a 43-yarder in the first quarter and the ever-popular coffin corner — which was downed at the LFA 8-yard line — in the fourth quarter. On the defensive side, it’s hard to beat Teddy Sutker’s effort. The QB’s younger brother finished his varsity debut with three sacks and a blocked punt. “He had a monster game,” said Tommy Sutker. At 6-3, 180 pounds, Teddy Sutker has a big upside. “He had a great sophomore season,” said Tommy Sutker. “Still, you’re never sure. There’s a big difference when you go from sophomore football to varsity football.” The other defensive standouts included Jason Goldsmith (10 tackles), Jacob Wiczer (8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack), Daniel Echt (8 tackles, sack, TFL) and Luis Castellanos (6 tackles, 2 TFLs). HP will travel to Mundelein, which defeated Wheeling 29-22 in its season opener, on Sept. 6 (7 p.m.).

Lake Forest Academy Christopher John Karamanos, who was an all-conference quarterback last season, flashed another skill in Saturday’s game against Highland Park. The senior ran a kick back 95 yards. And get this: “I had never returned a kick in a varsity game,” said the three-year starter. “I didn’t expect to score. It was kind of surreal.” Karamanos got a little help from a friend: Malcolm Chaka. Chaka took on HP’s last line of defense and made the block of the game at the HP 35-yard line. “I didn’t think Malcolm was going to pancake him,” said Karamanos. “I saw that and then I thought, ‘I’m gone now.’ ’’ “I’m glad that (HP’s Josh Pollack) didn’t kick that one into the end zone,” said LFA head coach Robin Bowkett.

PRESS BOX LF’S REIMER COMMITS TO NORTHWESTERN Baseball: JR Reimer, a standout pitcher and middle infielder, will be taking his game to the Big Ten. The Lake Forest High School senior made a verbal commitment to Northwestern University last week. He hit .330 for the Scouts last spring. On the mound, he had 2.48 a ERA. And, according to the Prep Baseball Report, Loyola Academy senior Tommy Bordignon, a pitcher/middle infielder, also gave NU an oral commitment. Ramblers senior Drew Owen will play at Villanova. Meanwhile, Lake Forest senior David Keaton earned high marks at the PBR Unsigned Senior Games in early August. He was rated as the fifth best left-hander. Highland Park High School’s Liam Carter, a 6-foot-7 right-hander, also earned rave reviews.

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Lake Forest Academy’s Dejon Brissett defends a pass intended for HP’s Jeremy Levin.

photography by joel lerner “It’s not ideal to have your quarterback return kicks,” the coach added. But he’s one of our better athletes.” The special-teams TD came with 1:03 left in the second quarter, and it gave LFA a 14-13 halftime lead. Karamanos (13-24-0, 116 yards) also threw for a TD, when he fired a 32-yard strike to Dejon Brissett (8 catches, 79 yards) with 6:30 left in regulation. “Dejon is a great playmaker,” said Bowkett. “We need to get the ball to him as much as possible.” “They were bringing five and six (pass rushers). And they played a lot of man coverage,” said Karamanos. “Basically, I had time to throw on that play.” The team’s other TD came in the second quarter, when Kur tis Bur ton-R owe capped off a 15-play, 80-yard drive with a fiveyard run. Burton-Rowe ended up as the game’s leading rusher (14 carries, 88 yards). On the defensive side, Thomas Schaffer (6-7, 240) turned in a terrific second half. He recorded tackles for loss on consecutive plays and later added a quarterback sack. “You run down the QB and maybe something good happens,” said Schaffer, who is from Austria. “Even if the situation looks bad, you continue and keep going. You never give up.” LFA will play at Kankakee McNamara (1-0) on Sept. 6 (7:30 p.m.). ■

Basketball: Former New Trier High School superstar Matt Lottich has joined the men’s basketball coaching staff at Valparaiso University. Lottich, a three-sport athlete with the Trevians, had a standout basketball career at Stanford University. He went on to play professional basketball in Japan for eight years. Meanwhile, his high school teammate, Todd Townsend, took an assistant coaching position with the men’s basketball team at Drake University earlier this summer. Townsend, who played college basketball at Marquette, had been an assistant at Northern Illinois.

LFC GRAD NYAD MAKES HISTORY Swimming: Diana Nyad, a Lake Forest College graduate, completed a historic trip on Sept. 2, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Key West, Fla., without the aid of a shark cage. It took the 64-year-old Nyad about 53 hours to accomplish the feat, after having attempted the approximately 110mile swim four other times. Nyad’s first try came in 1978. Storms and difficult currents, among other factors, hindered her attempt last year. ■

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After lightning show, Traynor and Scouts bolt to victory

Junior linebacker Jack Traynor of the Scouts wraps up Racine St. Catherine’s running back Tarail King.

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■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com There was nothing delicate about Lake Forest High School junior linebacker Jack Traynor in the Scouts’ season opener last week. The 6-foot-1, 215-pounder played ferociously on defense, dropping a ball carrier for a five-yard loss and pouncing on one of LF’s three fumble recoveries in a 33-14 defeat of visiting St. Catherine’s (Wis.) on Aug. 30. He also stopped an Angel for no gain. But Traynor revealed another side afterward. “I dabble with the piano whenever I get some free time,”

Traynor said. A tackler one hour, a tickler of the ivories the next. Who knew? Had somebody rolled a piano into the Scouts’ locker room before the opener, Traynor could have donned a crisp tuxedo and entertained his teammates for more than an hour. An occasionally spectacular show of lightning delayed the start of the football game. “We have this countdown clock inside,” Traynor said. “When it [reaches 0:00] we head out to the field. “We had to look at [0:00] for quite a while.” It took the visitors from Racine only 90 seconds to get on the board, using a 68-yard pass play on its third play from scrimmage.

But LF (1-0), a Class 6A state semifinalist last fall, scored 34 unanswered points, mostly behind senior running back Hub Cirame (team highs of 117 yards rushing and 64 yards receiving). The 6-foot, 200-pounder found the end zone four times (two rushing touchdowns, two TD receptions), darting and cutting hard when he wasn’t zipping past the Angels’ defensive backs. “Hub had a special game,” Scouts coach Chuck Spagnoli said. “He’s bigger this year, and his speed has picked up. He has a better understanding of when to cut; he knows how to read a defense. “It’s been neat, seeing Hub’s maturation as a player,” he added. A defensive back a year ago, Lake Forest senior quarterback Regis Durbin finished with 145 yards passing (11-of-16) and 38 more on the ground, including a two-yard TD burst midway through the fourth quarter to cap LF’s scoring. His first-half scoring tosses to Cirame covered 35 and 24 yards. LF led 13-7 at the break. Scouts senior wide receiver David Glynn — whose father, also named David, suited up as a running back during his days at LFHS — caught three passes for 41 yards in the opener. His 17-yard reception was Durbin’s first completion of the night, coming on a first-and-20 on the first series. “I try to do whatever I can as a receiver and on special teams,” said the humble 6-2, 185-pounder. “Make plays — make as many plays as I can for the team.” The final play last weekend didn’t occur until 11:17 p.m., due to the late start time of 8:45 p.m. After the Angels struck quickly following the storm and lingering lightning bolts, Lake Forest never panicked, never sulked. “We stayed positive,” Glynn said. “We persevered,” added Traynor. Notable: Scouts senior linebacker Jack Kutschke and junior defensive back Virgil Young also recovered fumbles against St. Catherine. … LF senior linebacker Joseph Beible imposed his will in a variety of ways, blocking a punt, recording a sack (minus-15 yards) and batting a pass. … Scouts senior tight end Liam Howe caught three passes for 27 yards, including an 11-yarder from backup QB David Keaton. … LF’s longest scoring play was Cirame’s 59-yard run early in the third quarter. … Senior tight end Thomas Ward’s 22-yard reception set up Cirame’s one-yard TD run in the third quarter. … Scouts junior linebacker Bryan Bund finished with two tackles for loss. … Spagnoli’s crew executed a balanced attack, rushing for 188 yards and passing for 179. The blocking was led by lineman Peter Durot, Thomas Kennedy, Spencer Bleecker, John McArthur and Daniel Sullivan … LFHS will host a “Naval Station Great Lakes Appreciation Day” on Sept. 6 (7:30 p.m.), with the football game between Grant High School and LFHS serving as the backdrop. The celebration will feature special recognition of the naval station and its personnel. ■

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Gleason, Ramblers click in season opener ■ by t.j. brown

sports@northshoreweekend.com He’s a Jack of all positions — in Loyola Academy’s defensive backfield. It’s a luxury having senior Jack Gleason as a primary weapon in Loyola Academy’s secondary. Before spending last season as a starting cornerback, he flew around often as a safety. In Loyola’s season opener against visiting Milwaukee Marquette on Aug. 31, Gleason was back at safety, and effective, too, helping to keep the Hilltoppers from crossing midfield until two minutes remained in the first half. He returned to cornerback to start the second half. On Marquette’s second play of the half, Gleason stepped in front of a Charlie Greif pass, running it back 22 yards to the end zone. Loyola football coach John Holecek said that Gleason will continue to move between safety and corner this season. “When we have mismatches, we like to put him at corner because he’s so physical,” Holecek said. “When you put him in the middle of the field, as athletic and tough as he is, he gets to make some more plays.” Gleason’s defensive touchdown came on the heels of a Julius Holley 30-yard touchdown run, a 10-8 Loyola lead at halftime suddenly becoming a 24-8 lead, and it was a nail-biter no more. Gleason and Co. finished up a 31-8 win to start the season. “We needed a momentum changer, with all those first-game jitters,” Gleason said. “Finally, we had something good happen to us. After that, everything started clicking.” Gleason clicked all game. Behind Greif, a second-year starter, Marquette put up 33 points the week before in a loss to Wisconsin Lutheran, ranked No. 4 in Wisconsin by the Associated Press. Against Loyola, Marquette managed just 162 passing yards as Gleason had four solo tackles and three assists playing two positions. Beyond Gleason, defensive backs Mark Dowdle (6 solos, 2 assists) and Ryan Zinkula (3 solos, blocked punt, interception), linebackers Tim Sullivan (4 tackles, fumble recovery) and Austin Lyons (3 tackles, sack), and linemen Charlie Pontarelli (3 tackles, forced fumble) and John Kecki (fumble recovery, sack) also stood out. On offense: Quarterback Jack Penn debuted as the starter and shook off some early jitters, going 14-for-30 for 222 passing yards and two touchdowns as Loyola picked up 19 first downs and piled up 568 yards of total offense for the day. “After the first couple of snaps, I felt pretty comfortable and confident in myself and the guys lining up next to me,” Penn said. Holley complemented Penn’s passing game nicely with 125 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. An offensive line led by starting tackles Milan Urukalo (6-4, 265 pounds) and Jack Moroni (6-3, 265), guards Bubba Kubon (6-0, 230) and Matt Maher (6-0, 230) and center Michael Carlin (5-11, 240) not only opened opportunities for Holley but kept prized Wisconsin recruit Connor Sheehy (6-4, 270 pounds) from creating too much havoc. “They loaded up the box, and we still moved the ball at times very well on the ground,” Holecek said. Junior Owen Buscaglia was Penn’s favorite target, grabbing both touchdown passes. He gained 83 yards on six receptions. The Ramblers will play a road game Saturday against O’Fallon at East St. Louis High School. ■

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JACK HEDSTROM NEW TRIER Boys Golf: Highlighted by Hedstrom’s third-place finish (71), the Trevians captured top honors (291) at the Bison Invite on Aug. 31. Teammate David Brandfonbrener shot a 73 to place in a tie for fourth. The other top scorers were Nick Iserloth (74), Jack Junge (75) and Will Connelly (75). PATRICK FLAVIN HIGHLAND PARK Boys Golf: The junior shot a 70 to claim runner-up honors at the Bison Invite. Flavin helped the Giants to a second-place finish behind New Trier 291-292. HP’s Sam Metius carded a 74 to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place. The Giants also received solid efforts from Noah Apter (76), Brandon Nasatir (77), Daniel Hetlinger (77) and Noah Fishbein (78). MICHAEL BANAS LOYOLA Boys Golf: He recorded a 73 to finish in tie for fourth at the Bison Invite. Nick Rossini (74), Michael Abrahamson (75) and George Galanas (76) also were instrumental in LA’s fourth-place finish (298). DREW BARRETT LAKE FOREST Boys Golf: He came in with 74 to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place at the Bison Invite. The Scouts placed seventh in the team standings (307). Mac Montagne shot a 76, while Sean Casey added a 78. EMILY YOUNG LAKE FOREST Girls Golf: The sophomore recorded an 83 to help the Scouts to a second-place finish at the Libertyville Invitational on Aug. 29. Teammate Genevieve Foster shot an 87. Lena Benjakul added a 90. JACK CORNELO NEW TRIER Soccer: He had one goal and two assists as New Trier took down Mather 4-0 on Aug. 29. Joey Long, Tim Moriarty and Kyle Bergland also scored. Will Belliel and Bergland had the other assists. MATT MODERWELL/JOHN O’CONNOR LAKE FOREST Soccer: In the three-match set at the North Shore Shootout last week, Moderwell and O’Connor tallied two goals each for the host Scouts, who took third place with a 2-1 record. John Moderwell added four assists and one goal (penalty kick) in the tournament, while Paul Passalino and Keegan Kullby also scored goals. Matt Moderwell and Robert Schyns had the other assists. The Scouts opened with a 3-1 win over Deerfield. Then after falling to Carmel 2-1 on penalty kicks, the team topped Waukegan 3-0. Brogan O’Connor earned the shutout. JUAN CHAVEZ HIGHLAND PARK Soccer: He was the winning goalie as the Giants defeated Deerfield on penalty kicks in the final round of the North Shore Shootout. Zach Kohn, Tony Barrios and Oscar Mancilla scored during the PK shootout. With a goal by Kohn, the two teams battled to a 1-1 tie during regulation. In the opening game of the tourney, HP (1-3) lost to eventual champ Dundee-Crown 4-1. Christian Porras had a goal for the Giants. The team fell to Round Lake 3-0 in game two. JENNA DETHLEFSEN LAKE FOREST Volleyball: The junior tallied six kills to lead the Scouts to a 22-25, 25-8, 25-10 victory over Wheeling on Aug. 29. Senior Annie Keller and freshman Ashley Williams added four kills each, while freshman Emma Patlovich had 14 assists. KELSEY O’NEILL LOYOLA Volleyball: She was credited with five blocks and six kills as the Ramblers downed Conant 25-21, 25-8 on Aug. 31.

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On Friday evening we typically drive to the Deer Path Inn and eat in the courtyard. We sit there as often as we can. Rick loves the boar sausage and venison sausage plate, and I have what I call the Mary salad — tomato, avocado, and arugula. They have a pinot noir we love. On Saturday morning we go back to the Deer Path Inn for breakfast with daughter Chloe Hurt (14) and son Cam (10). We make phone calls to see who wants to join us on the boat. This is our second summer with the boat; it’s a 24-foot Four Winns.

“The kids have squirt guns, they play ball and they raft … we’ll be on the lake as long as the kids allow us to.”

Mary and Rick Esp of Lake Forest enjoy heading out on Lake Michigan.

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We get to the boat launch in Lake Forest around noon. Typically we bring sandwiches that we get at Lake Forest Food & Wine. We head out to the cove (north of Lake Forest) and throw the anchor in the water. The kids have squirt guns, they play ball and they raft. When we’re not anchored they go tubing — sometimes we take strangers tubing. We’ll be on the lake as long as the kids allow us to. For dinner we order pizzas from Donati’s, and they deliver to the boat ramp. The kids eat the pizzas on towels. Then we’ll go on a sunset ride until the kids can’t keep their eyes open anymore. On Sunday morning we’ll go down to the great tiny restaurant at Forest Park Beach. They have fabulous breakfast burritos and great coffee. One of our daughter’s friends works at the stand. We have a 70-pound boxer, and we’ll walk him to the beach at Fort Sheridan. Eventually, once the kids are grown, we would like to live on a boat in the Carolinas. Mary and Rick Esp, as told to David Sweet. ■

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