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

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Memories of an assassination

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Bill Kurtis, former Congressman John Porter and others share their thoughts on that dark day in Dallas.

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Sunday Breakfast Doug Feldmann has written a biography about Keith Magnuson, the former Blackhawk defenseman and North Shore resident who was a motivational force for his team and for others.

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Do you need to know them to be moved by their death?

s a teenager, I remember a spirited debate between two friends after John Lennon was killed. Neither one knew the former Beatle beyond his music and his persona. One was upset at the death; the other could not have cared less. “You never knew him personally,” said the one who couldn’t have cared less. “How can you be so upset?” Many years later, when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, the world saw millions of people – some in hysterics — bewailing the tragic death of a person they had never met. Strong emotions for a distant figure is a real phenomenon — and in the television age, that first became apparent during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago in Dallas. The nation was gripped by days of mourning, punctuated by the haunting, drum-pounding march of the casket to Arlington National Cemetery. People today still remember the trauma vividly, whether they knew the President or not. Inside these pages, former Congressman John Porter (who worked in the Justice Department headed by Robert F. Kennedy) and other North Shore denizens share their thoughts about the dark day in Dallas. For anyone interested in a gripping, little-known account about the President that day — the President meaning Lyndon Johnson, the man derided by Kennedy Administration staffers as “Rufus Cornpone” who succeeded the slain leader

— read Robert Caro’s “The Passage of Power.” Johnson called Bobby Kennedy, a hated rival, shortly after JFK’s death not to commiserate — but to ask the Attorney General how he could formally be sworn in as President. He wanted Jackie Kennedy next to him on the plane during the swearing-in to be seen as a legitimate heir. It’s fascinating stuff in Caro’s fourth volume of Johnson’s life. Speaking of which, there’s another solid book % off all throws, Ready to get cozy? We’re taking out, this one about a well-known Chicago hockey decorative pillows, lamps and more through 11/27 player and North Shore resident. “Keith Magnuson: so you can give fall a warm welcome. The Inspiring Life and Times of a Beloved Blackhawk” remembers the red-haired defenseman who would do anything — including stop speeding slap shots with his jaw — to help his chicago hinsdale lake forest winnetka team win. Like others mentioned in this column, 773 404 2020 630 655 0497 847 295 8370 847 441 0969 he died too young. It’s safe to say thousands who shopbedside.com only knew him as the fireball on the ice at Chicago Stadium were as upset by his passing as my friend who never met John Lennon. Read about the former11.13 BSM NSW fall access sale FIN.indd 1 11/15/13 team captain (and eventually coach) in Sunday Breakfast. Despite all the talk of death above, there’s plenty to be thankful for in this world. Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

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‘It was almost as if a nuclear bomb had gone off’

Residents’ memories remain vivid 50 years after the assassination of a President When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 50 years ago in Dallas, his death had a profound impact across the country — including on the North Shore. A few people in the area knew the President, either from working for his 1960 presidential campaign or from wintering in Palm Beach, Fla. The lion’s share knew his public image, primarily from speeches and press conferences. Whatever one’s political affiliation, the assassination was a shock, the first of a U.S. president since 1901. Here are some thoughts from those who lived through it: Mettawa resident and television journalist Bill Kurtis was a first-year student at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kan., when he heard a knock on his door on Nov. 22, 1963. It was a friend. It was noon, maybe 12:30. He told me, “Kennedy has been shot.” It was hard to compute. We went immediately to a television. Television was in its infancy then. The Kennedy assassination changed the nature of television, united the country. The entire country watched television that day, sharing a moment. Was it a shock? Yes. Was it stunning. Yes. But it left so many of us paralyzed in a way. It was almost as if a nuclear bomb had gone off. It was a deep loss, much like a death in a family for many. Everybody had come to love the beautiful, Camelot people — the Kennedys. JFK had given hope to the country. Many of us thought, ‘How could anybody do this to our President?’ We all thought we were secure. That final salute [from John Kennedy Jr., to his father’s casket] at the funeral was a highly emotional moment for those watching because it drove home the family connection rather than the military one. — Bill McLean

Bill Kurtis was a first-year law student on Nov. 22, 1963 when he heard a knock on his door.

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J o h n P o r t e r, f o rm e r Re p ub li c a n U. S . Congressman, was working out in the Evanston YMCA when the tragic news came in. Before that, he had served in the U.S. Department of Justice in the Kennedy Administration. W hen I was at the University of Michigan law school, big law firms were out interviewing for jobs. One of those was the U.S. Department of Justice. They offered me an Honor Law Graduate Attorney position. This was in 1960, His family and the nation mourned slain leader John F. Kennedy. so the appointment was made by the Eisenhower Administration. By the time Glenbrook North High School principal Paul Pryma was I had graduated law school, Kennedy had been elected. a kindergartner at Thomas Edison Public School in Chicago I took my wife and newborn child John to Washington, when he heard the news of the JFK assassination. It came D.C. for the first time. I was working for the Justice via an administrator’s voice over a loudspeaker. Department headed by Robert F. Kennedy, and I was He told us the President had been wounded. It was heavily assigned to the civil division in the appellate section. Democratic, heavily Catholic, where we lived. My kinderThe exciting part of it was when Bobby Kennedy, the garten teacher … the news shook her up. All of the adults attorney general and the President’s brother, walked in around us that day were upset. It was a sad, sad day. and told me to tell him what we were working on. Bobby I remember walking home from school and noticing the Kennedy came down from the top offices and he related behavior of the kids and their parents. It was quiet, so quiet. to people. Normally, after a school day, kids were joyous and running Everyone was buzzing about the new Kennedy around. Not that day. People were reflective. Administration. I was excited just to be in Washington. People were glued to the news on black-and-white TVs I had left the government by the time President Kennedy for the next several days. I remember Walter Cronkite, was assassinated. I was in the Evanston YMCA working taking his glasses off, looking at the camera and telling out, and people were watching the TV set in the men’s us our President had died. locker room when I heard about what happened in Dallas. It [recognizing the 50th anniversary of the assassination] Everyone was in shock. is important, absolutely. That was a compelling part of our Kennedy brought real stature to the White House and nation’s history. JFK represented such a physical presence whether you agreed with his politics or not, you felt he was of hope. When he spoke, he usually said something about our promising future and what we were going to achieve. a leader. — Scott Holleran He certainly had charisma. How he died that day, what we went through as a nation Winnetka resident Jim Marran was a history teacher at New Trier High School and was eating lunch in the faculty after hearing the news; all of it was vivid to me — and dining room on Nov. 22, 1963, when Robert Carpenter, dean that’s coming from a 5-year-old’s perspective. The audacity of somebody doing that to our President … I’m still trying of faculty, approached the table. He said to us, ‘I have some awfully bad news. The to process it. — Bill McLean President is dead. He was assassinated.’ We all sat there, stunned. I didn’t know what to say or do. Highwood resident Mary Tondi attended a grammar Before heading to class, I called my wife [Barbara] at school in Northbrook. A startling sight for her on Nov. home. She told me our daughter [Julia, then 3] had walked 22, 1963, was that of a teacher crying on school grounds. into a room and announced, [the TV show] ‘Bozo’s off. He was my teacher. It was scary. That was horrible news, Something bad has happened.’ somebody getting shot. I taught a class with an English Lit teacher [Erle Lair, After the announcement, all of the students went outalso of Winnetka]. We told our students what had happened side for an extra recess. I also remember many teachers that day. We talked about assassinations, about the other huddled up near the playground, under a basketball rim. assassinations of our presidents [Abraham Lincoln, James So many of us wondered, “Who would do that? Who would Garfield and William McKinley]. We brought up World War shoot the President? And why?” I and how it was the result of an assassination. We tried to The news was on TV constantly … for days. Every chanturn a tragedy into a teachable moment. I think we did that. nel had somebody reporting on the assassination. It was my We were all despondent that day [Friday] and for the introduction to politics. I learned a lot about Communism rest of the weekend. It was tragic. But we became aware and conspiracy theories and all the lingo of those subjects. that there was a transition of power. The world was holdWhen the funeral procession was televised, I couldn’t ing together. We were going to be OK. believe how many people lined the streets [an estimated I remember so many things about the day of the funeral. 800,000]. That was when I knew the enormity of what had One of them was [French President] Charles de Gaulle happened. You saw the funeral and you couldn’t help but walking behind the coffin. There was the salute from JFK’s think, “Wow.” son. I also clearly remember Jackie placing her hand on Seeing Jackie — everybody was thinking about her. her husband’s coffin and [their daughter] Caroline doing And I’ve always been fascinated by Caroline. She’s very the same thing. It was a touching moment. — Bill McLean strong. She’s very much like her father and mother. — Bill McLean

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■ by jenna schubert As the year nears a close, Pascal — owner of Pascal pour Elle Salons — has much to be thankful for. His new salon in Bucktown — which opened on July 1 — has proven to be a success, with new clients coming in regularly. North Shore clients who have frequented his Glencoe and Glenview salons for years rely on Pascal and his staff to help them look their best for the holidays. He says he was eager to expand to Chicago, where he is targeting a new demographic. “In the suburbs, we have a very elite clientele who are more on the conservative side when it comes to hair, but in the Bucktown area, our clients are a bit more avant-garde and edgy,” Pascal says. The Chicago salon does not include a spa or manicure and pedicure services. “The Bucktown location focuses on hair only: cuts, colors, blowdrys, and hair products,” Pascal says. “We wanted to go back to the roots — to what salons used to be 25 years ago, because hair is what we do best.” The Bucktown salon isn’t the only new venture for Pascal. He is also introducing a new electronic product finder program in all three salons; the program will allow clients to use iPads to answer a series of questions about their hair type and will subsequently generate a list of high-quality products sold in the salon that can fit their needs. Clients may also use the iPads for social media and more while they’re in the salon. Pascal’s salons carry professional product lines such as Oribe, Aveda, Kérastase, and Bumble & Bumble. “It’s important to buy high-quality products and tools, because they will influence the look and health of your hair,” Pascal says. With the upcoming holiday and winter social seasons, the stylists at all three Pascal pour Elle locations have their hands full — literally. “Updos are very popular at this time of year. We’re able to create an updo that will fit your need, whether you’re going to a wedding, a blacktie event, a bar mitzvah, or a holiday party,” Pascal says. “We also do a lot of hair treatments and

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conditioning in the winter, because of the weather changing from humid to dry.” Highland Park resident Nina Chaitin has been a client of Pascal’s for 30 years, and continues to return to his Glencoe and Glenview salons for hair cut and coloring services. Over the years, the friendly service and superior expertise of the stylists have impressed Chaitin. “I think the people who work there are very skilled and know the business well,” she says. “The stylists, colorists, and manicurists are all very talented.”

“In the suburbs, we have a very elite clientele who are more on the conservative side when it comes to hair, but in the Bucktown area, our clients are a bit more avant-garde and edgy.” | Pascal When he’s not styling hair for clients like Chaitin, or working on the business side of the company, Pascal enjoys spending time with his family: girlfriend Jenny Sepulveda (CEO and Founder of Luxe Marketing & Sales) and their children Maxim (age 11) and Sara (age 8). “Maxim is into basketball and tennis, and Sara loves gymnastics,” Pascal says. When asked if he would like his children to go into the hair industry one day, he replies, “I would like them to graduate from college first, because education is so important. But then, if they would like, they could come back into the hair business. It would be their choice.” Pascal pour Elle is located at 1992 Tower Drive in Glenview, 368 Park Avenue in Glencoe, and 1866 N. Damen Avenue in Chicago (Bucktown). For more information, visit pascalpourelle.com. ■

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NEWS DIGEST Project Beacon will be building the philanthropic project. Construction is anticipated to begin in mid-2014 following the development of the building program and design. “We hope to provide an exciting structure that will enhance and stimulate development in the local community,” explains Mark Lavender, project manager.

Lake Forest The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society won an Award of Superior Achievement from the Illinois Association of Museums for its 1916 Mock Newspaper, The Gazette. The mock newspaper promoted a program about a 1916 murder trial and included all the news of that year. The awards committee called the promotional piece a “model for the museum profession.” Among the items researched were City Council minutes, Lake Forest College yearbooks and the Lake Forest College newspaper, The Stentor. The mock newspaper is available at www.lflbhistory.org/news-archive.

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Lake Forest The Lake County Community Foundation added Lake Forest native Bert Carstens to its board of directors. He has been a Lake County banker for 23 years and has been CEO of Libertyville Bank & Trust, a Wintrust Community Bank, since 1995. He has held various leadership positions with civic and nonprofit organizations such as the College of Lake County Foundation and the Lambs Farm Board of Directors.

Winnetka Winnetka resident William C. Weinsheimer has joined the Northbrook- and Lake Forest-based law firm of Strauss & Malk after having worked for decades downtown at Hopkins & Sutter and Foley & Lardner. He has specialized in estate planning and estate and

trust law. He has focused on tax and succession planning for owners of closely held businesses among others. Weinsheimer is the former chair of the Probate Practice Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and a past director of the Chicago and Illinois Bar Foundations.

PReview Evanston A new educational and cultural center, to be located at 1911-1917 W. Church Street, will be a modern learning center that will encourage students to explore different creative outlets.

The Village of Glencoe and the Glencoe Chamber of Commerce kick off Glencoe’s Holiday Season with the annual “Light the Village Lights” Ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29 at the northwest corner of Park and Vernon avenues. After a brief program, the Village will flip the switch, and downtown Glencoe will be illuminated with holiday lights.

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■ by katie rose mceneely Rebecca Makkai is the author of “The Borrower,” a novel. Her work has appeared in the “Best American Short Stories” collection. She lives in Lake Forest and teaches at Lake Forest College. Reading: I just read this new novel called “The Virgins” by Pamela Erens. I just did an event with her, asking her questions about the book. It’s this beautiful, short literary novel set in a girls’ boarding school in the 1960s, and I’ve been forcing it on everyone who reads. It’s short for a novel; it’s really cool, so intense. It’s about sex, like the title implies, but it’s also weirdly innocent. Listening: I’m listening to Andrew Bird. I’m really into Belle & Sebastian. And I’m still into Vampire Weekend — I thought I’d get over them really fast, but they’re still one of my go-tos when I’m driving. Watching: I wish I were watching “Mad Men,” but I have to wait! I think it’s the best-written show on TV by far. I think it can’t be overstated how awesome that show is. And just for cathartic reasons, I watch cheesy reality-based TV about competitions. After a day of writing and editing and dealing with the literary world, it’s really cathartic to watch people cry over something they’ve messed up. They’ll never make one of those shows about writers, for obvious reasons. Following: I’m really interested, as a writer, in how independent bookstores are making a bit of a comeback, which didn’t seem likely two or three years ago. The decline of Borders has left a vacuum that indies can fill. I’m following the news about all of that, and also about Amazon, which I have very complicated feelings about, and all the news related to what’s happening to the book industry. It’s terrifying as a writer and fascinating as a reader.

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and charitable way,” says Feldmann, who noted that Magnuson helped launch the Blackhawk Alumni Association in 1987, which provides scholarships When Keith Magnuson for high-school hockey players among other good left the University of Denver, he was a highworks. “Of the 25 people I interviewed, the themes scoring defenseman. were universal. He was just a tireless worker and During his final NCAA a great family man.” Tournament in 1969, in Born in tiny Wadena in the province of fact, he netted more goals Saskatchewan, Magnuson was a typical Canadian and assists than his boy, obsessed with hockey. To stay awake at church team’s forwards as the services, he would write his practice routine on the Pioneers nabbed their bulletin. He started organized hockey at the age second straight college of five and was often in tears if his team lost. championship — with Magnuson helped spur the Blackhawks to two Magnuson named most Stanley Cup appearances in the early 1970s, both valuable player. losses to the Montreal Canadiens. Until Phil Russell But when the red-haired joined the team in 1972, Magnuson served as the fireplug joined the Chicago squad’s sole enforcer and could be counted on to fight Blackhawks, he scored nary two or three times per game — with one exception. a goal in his first regular seaDuring an All-Star Game he appeared in, the defenseson. He instead became the man recalled, “We were skating around before the game team’s policeman. and (Bobby) Orr says to me, ‘Hey Magnuson, we don’t fight “He jumped right into the in this game.’ “ role. He gave up the glory Magnuson racked up more than 1,400 penalty minutes of scoring goals to in his career, including nearly 300 during the 1970-71 become a fighter,” season. The Chicago Stadium ice was often explains Doug splattered red with his blood. During a Feldmann, 1973 playoff game against the New York author of the Rangers, Magnuson stopped a power-play biography shot by defenseman Brad Park by diving “Keith in front of it. His jaw was shattered — Magnuson: The the bloody cut would require 75 stitches. Yet he skated off the ice with little assisInspiring Life tance. As trainer Skip Thayer recalled in and Times of a Doug Feldmann Beloved Blackhawk,” the book, “You couldn’t hurt that kid’s head illustration by barry blitt with an axe.” published this fall skin tightening by Triumph Books. “It’s like the old story when a coach Magnuson’s physical wrinkle play took a toll on his 185-pound reduction says, ‘We really need you at this position.’ He took karate frame, as he required knee surgeries and the occasional damage reversal scores of games lessons to get ready for it.” rewiring of his jaw. Hesun ended up missing texture Long-time Blackhawks’ fans remember well No. 3, who in his career. Duringskin his last tworejuvenation seasons, Feldmann notes always appeared second on the ice after goalie Tony Magnuson started wearing a helmet at the behest of his Esposito at Chicago Stadium and sprinted around so wife, Cindy. quickly that he would do loops in his zone before all the He always appreciated when a teammate defended him. other players had reached the top of the stairs. The former In 1976, he was crosschecked from behind by Bryan Watson Lake Forest resident enjoyed a decade-long career, packed of the Detroit Red Wings. Magnuson’s jaw smashed against with fights, 100-mile-per-hour pucks to the face and other the ice and was broken. Watson was soon traded to the bodily punishment to help his team procure victories. Washington Capitals, and they played the Blackhawks Yet his tough-guy persona belied his nature off the ice. later that season in the Stadium. “Watson’s first shift on the ice, Grant Mulvey pummeled “What surprised me was how he touched lives in a friendly

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him,” Feldmann says. “Keith was up in the press box. But by the time Mulvey was ejected and left the ice, Keith was already in the locker room. He gave Mulvey a big hug and said, ‘That’s the greatest thing anyone’s ever done for me.’ “ After retiring as a player, Magnuson started a career with Coca-Cola. But the Hawks’ coaching position opened up in 1980, and Magnuson was offered the spot. “He struggled with accepting it at first,” Feldmann says. “He wasn’t sure if he wanted to go into hockey full bore again.” After a season and a half of poor results, the former captain was fired. At the same time, he helped young players like center Denis Savard, who soon guided the team to success under new coach Orval Tessier. Magnuson enjoyed a solid business career with CocaCola and others. His determination carried over into those ventures. Recalls Feldmann, “His kids would go into a grocery store with him on a Saturday, and he’d have to make sure all of the Cokes were aligned properly. He was such a detail-oriented person.” In 2003, the 56-year-old — ensconced in the passenger’s seat — was killed in a drunk-driving crash in Canada. At the Wenban Funeral Home visitation amid frigid weather, the line stretched around the block. The funeral at The First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest was filled to the rafters, much like the old Chicago Stadium during Magnuson’s career. Given the fact Feldmann is a college professor in Kentucky, one might ask: Why write a book about a long-ago hockey player? Growing up in Algonquin, Feldmann was a big fan of the team. By chance in 2003, he met Keith’s nephew, Mark Magnuson, at a conference. When Feldmann decided Magnuson’s story should be told a few years ago, he talked with Mark and was introduced to Keith’s widow and their children Molly and Kevin, who encouraged the project. Feldmann — who has written nine other books — is slated to appear Dec. 6 at a bookshop in the Willis Tower in Chicago and Jan. 18 at The Book Stall in Winnetka. Though he married a Cincinnati girl, Feldmann notes he’s turned her into a Blackhawk fan. “We always go to one game a year in Chicago,” he says, “and it’s always great to see the retired number 3 up there.” ■

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Theater impresario and director/choreographer Jessica Redish is doing her part to maintain Highland Park’s reputation for nurturing the arts. “It’s an amazing community; it really is,” Redish said at The Music Theatre Company’s Highland Park home. “They value the arts, and they really care about art being a constant here. They value artists deeply. We are so blessed to have such amazing institutions around us and being encouraging of us.” The founding artistic director of The Music Theatre Company, Redish has directed and choreographed company productions, including the Joseph Jefferson Award nominated Pippin and Merrily We Roll Along (also a Joseph Jefferson Award nominee), as well as Erika’s Wall and The 9/11 Report. Her numerous area credits include choreographing Rent (at American Theater Company/About Face Theatre), Writers’ Theatre’s production of She Loves Me and Seussical at First Stage in Milwaukee. Gregg Shapiro: Jessica, what can you tell me and the readers of The North Shore Weekend about The Music Theatre Company? Jessica Redish: The company’s mission is to expand the canon of musical theater through commissions of new works, fully staged productions, musicals and musical

experiments. What that means is that we commission new works of musical theater, we develop them and we also present existing works. Our goal is to present them so that audiences can re-hear them in a new way. GS: Are there new and exciting productions at TMTC that you might want to mention? JR: A couple of things are happening here, production-wise. I’m developing a new dance musical that will be a story told completely through movement and dance. It will go up here next June. GS: Will it feature new music or existing music? JR: The goal is to work with existing music, popular music that you may know, put together to tell a story. We’ll also be presenting other existing titles in a chamber musical setting here in our space. We’ll also be holding one-night-only artist-inconcert evenings. The other thing that’s been happening is that we have launched an academy, as well. There are classes and performance opportunities for young people. We have the finest professionals teaching and directing them. GS: Growing up in Highland Park, did you attend much theatre in the suburbs and the city? JR: Absolutely! I grew up at Apple Tree Theater, taking classes. From age 8 to, I want to say, eighth grade, I was there. I performed there professionally, as well. That

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that you have directed? JR: Each project is very special to me. But there are two that stand out that I was given the opportunity to do here. The first was that I adapted, with my colleague Michael Mahler, the 9/11 report into a play with music. It was an exciting group effort to explore the events leading up to it and to dramatize and create movement around those in a respectful way around that. It was very cathartic. We also presented Merrily We Roll Along in 2011. I think Stephen Sondheim is a gift to any director because of the specificity of his lyric. The honesty with which he writes is very exciting to work with. GS: I’ve been asking all the questions in this interview, but lately on your Facebook page, you’ve been posing interesting theater-related questions. JR: [Laughs] GS: The three that I saw were “What was the last piece of riveting theatre you saw?” and “What’s the best piece of direction you’ve ever received?” and “What’s your favorite Broadway flop?” JR: [Big laugh] GS: Were you satisfied with the answers you received? JR: I was fascinated! These are questions I have for myself. Ever since starting this theater I’ve gotten more Facebook friends who are interested in theater. I have this great theater community on Facebook. GS: Would you say social media is playing a role you maybe didn’t anticipate personally or with The Music Theatre Company? JR: I’m not sure. I don’t know yet. It could be an interesting forum to keep an active dialogue going. But I don’t know the answer yet. GS: Do you have any favorite or North Shore spots that you like to frequent? JR: Yes. A relatively new place is In The Raw. I think it’s quite fantastic. Michael’s is a good old standby from growing up. I’ve been going there for many years, and it’s still here. The business climate has changed rapidly here. We are proud to partner with restaurants. I also like Café Central, who I should mention is also one of our dining partners. It’s fantastic cuisine. ■

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Lyric Opera Opening Night Gala Benefit and Opera Ball photography by dan rest, cheri eisenberg, and bob kusel

The Women’s Board of Lyric Opera of Chicago put on an evening for more than 550 during its annual Opera Ball, this year celebrating with an opening night performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello. The Hilton Chicago glowed during the event’s Grand March, dining, and dancing. Corrinne Wood of Lake Forest served as Opening Night Chairman, Cathy Osborn of Winnetka served as Opera Ball Chairman, and Anne Reyes of Lake Forest serves as Women’s Board President. The evening generated $900,000, going to operating costs of the Lyric Opera. Lyricopera.org

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DEERFIELD 847.945.7100

EVANSTON CENTRAL 847.866.8200

EVANSTON DOWNTOWN 847.864.2600

GLENCOE 847.835.0236

GLENVIEW 847.724.5800

HIGHLAND PARK 847.433.5400

LAKE FOREST 847.234.8000

NORTHBROOK 847.272.9880

WILMETTE WINNETKA 847.256.7400 847.446.4000

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In this time of gratitude we give thanks for home New Listing

Highland Park 2445woodbridge.info Upper Bracket

Julie Deutsch

847-835-6086

Lake Forest 700Mayflower.info $5,499,000 Vera Purcell 847-234-8000

Kenilworth 211Leicester.com $3,250,000 Barbara Mawicke 847-784-7322

Lake Forest 578Rosemary.info $1,895,000 Donna Mercier 847-234-8000

Highland Park 1546Knollwood.info $1,650,000

Highland Park 256Ravine.info $1,600,000 Julie Deutsch 847-835-6086

Highland Park 2240Hybernia.info $1,435,900

Open Sun 2:30-4

Kenilworth 315Leicester.com $1,800,000 Maureen Spriggs 847-721-6028

Janie Bress

847-835-6040

New Listing

Cheryl Waldstein

847-835-0236

Lake Forest Houda Chedid

210SouthRidgeRoad.info

Open Sun 1-3

New Listing

Lake Forest 1885NorthPond.info $1,299,000

Highland Park 2070Partridge.info

Donna Mercier

Fran Coulter/Ira M. Rumick 847-926-1697

847-234-8000

$950,000

Lake Forest Houda Chedid

$850,000 847-234-8000

Wilmette 711Ouilmette.info $849,000 Sharon Friedman 847-652-2312

New Listing

Highland Park Julie Deutsch

$7,500,000 847-835-0236

Open Sun 2-3:30

Lake Forest 1521Christina.info $825,000 Joanne Marzano 847-234-8000

Winnetka 1256Asbury.info $795,000 S Wigdale/ME Stalzer 847-903-1417

Wilmette 226NinthStreet.info $775,000 Kathleen Tyrrell 847-256-7400

New Listing

Highland Park 766Thackeray.info $750,000

Marsha Icko Paris

847-681-4127

Highland Park 1101Melvin.info $749,000 Maxine Goldberg 847-926-1723

$16,500,000 847-234-8000

Evanston Gloria Matlin

$765,000 847-835-0236

New Listing

Wilmette 1500Sheridan-10i.info $749,000 Sharon Friedman 847-652-2312

Highland Park 625Hillside.info $689,000 Sue Apter 847-926-1726

Open Sun 12-2

Highland Park 1107Thorntree.info $675,000

James Roth

847-433-5400

Evanston 847-864-2600

Highland Park Shirley Olin

$649,000 847-835-0236

Evanston - Central 847-866-8200

Wilmette 2515Wilmette.info $599,000 Bev & Marshall Fleischman 847-217-0494

Wilmette 847-256-7400

Lake Forest 845ForestHill.info $559,000 Patricia Carter 847-234-8000

Winnetka 847-446-4000

Winnetka Maureen Spriggs

Glencoe 847-835-0236

31IndianHill.com

Highland Park 847-433-5400

$2,700,000 847-721-6028

Lake Forest 847-234-8000

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In this time of gratitude we give thanks for home Open Sun 2:30-4

Lake Forest 202Amberley.info $559,000 Cathie Powell 847-234-8000

Evanston 1500Oak-2f.info $415,000 Linda Martin 847-784-7315

Highland Park 300Hastings.info $525,000 Linda Martin 847-784-7315

Evanston 525ChicagoAve-B.info $412,000 Laurie Gross 847-835-0236

Winnetka 380GreenBay-2C.info $450,000 Bev & Marshall Fleischman 847-217-0494

Wilmette 448Alpine.info $449,000 Patricia Federico 847-256-7400

Open Sun 1-3

New Listing

Highland Park 503BraesideRd.info $409,900

Highland Park 746Laurel.info $375,000 Allison Silver 847-433-5400

Nancy London

847-926-1673

Winnetka 99IndianHill.info Karen Arenson

$2,250,000 847-256-7400

Open Sun 12-2

Evanston Daniel Schreiber

Wilmette 403Third.info $350,000 Heidi Laros 847-372-7003

Highland Park 950Augustaway-215.info $349,900

Fran Coulter/Ira M. Rumick 847-926-1697

Wilmette 1616Sheridan-5E.info $323,000 Bev & Marshall Fleischman 847-217-0494

Evanston Steven Sims

Evanston 826Judson-6.info $259,000 Alan May 847-866-8200

Evanston 942Grey.info $250,000 Reina S. Diamond 847-866-8200

Evanston 1809Dempster.info $214,000 Celeste Johnson 847-864-2600

Evanston 492Sheridan-3.info $209,900 Kathy Lerner 847-302-2399

Evanston 2119Greenwood.info $195,000 Azam Roohani 847-425-3721

Evanston Janet Staackmann

$170,000 847-864-2600

Wilmette 1616Sheridan-6H.info $165,000 Sylvia Holdampf 847-866-8200

Evanston 142Clyde-3W.info $104,000 Sarah Taylor 847-446-4500

Evanston Noah Seidenberg

$92,500 847-316-8529

Lake Bluff Tom Glusic

819Roslyn.info

Wilmette 1630Sheridan-2D.info $199,000 Mary Rosinski 847-835-0236

New Listing

$1,295,000 847-864-2600

$320,000 847-316-8023

New Listing

Evanston 2033Sherman-503.info $139,000 Diane Mehlman 847-256-7400

Mortgage 888-492-6077

Title 847-824-8290

Concierge/Home Warranty 800-493-1181

$63,500 847-735-7639

Relocation 847-446-4000

Highland Park Marjorie Rissman

350Moraine.info

Previews 847-572-HOME

$1,100,000 847-681-4121

Commercial 800-838-7922

lifestyle & arts

goings on about towns FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Lake Forest Hospital Holiday Boutique | The Women’s Board of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest Recreation Center | 400 Hastings Road, Lake Forest | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (continues Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.) | Admission: $10 per person | The boutique will include approximately 35 vendors from across the country. Vendor offerings include children’s clothing, men’s clothing, jewelry, women’s clothing and accessories, as well as holiday treats and decor.

The Inside Art & Wine Show | Amdur Productions | Highland Park Country Club | 1201 Park Avenue West, Highland Park | 4-8 p.m. (continues Nov. 23-24 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.) | Free admission, $10 for wine tasting | 847-926-4300 | The Inside Art & Wine Show is a winter juried art festival with gifts of art for home and holiday, as well as a wine tasting presented by the Vinic Wine Company. Forty artists will showcase their work at the festival. Wine will be available for purchase.

Friends Across the Water | Re-invent Gallery | 202 Wisconsin Ave., Lake Forest | Opening Reception: 5:30-8:30 p.m. | reinventlf.com | The exhibit features the work of Wendy Chaney and Lindy Bishop, two Midwest artists who became friends in 2009. The two have shared vacations and work trips, and they also share an artistic interest in Lake Michigan from both the Illinois and Michigan sides. Exhibition runs through Dec. 31.

THe North shore weekend

Oklahoma!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25

Mariani Holiday Shoppe

Regina Dominican presents the musical that has been hailed as “the single most influential work in the American musical theater,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!. Performances will also take place Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office prior to the show.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Annual Holiday Lighting Event | Downtown Highland Park | 3-5 p.m. | downtownhp.com | The City’s Annual Holiday Lighting Event will include performances from Highland Park High School Marching Band and the Lake Forest Country Day School Choir. “The Nutcracker” will be presented by students from the Irina Makkai Classical Ballet School in the windows of Uncle Dan’s. More than 200 trees will be lit for the holiday season.

Annual Holiday Parade | Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce | Linden Square (4th and Linden), Wilmette | 10:30 a.m. | The parade begins in Linden Square and proceeds west on Central Avenue to Village Center. After the parade, the Chamber offers photos with Santa in front of Village Hall and complimentary sleigh rides around Wilmette. Goodie bags filled with special offers and treats from local merchants will be distributed (one per family) during and after the parade.

11/23 – 11/24/13

| Mariani Landscape | 300 Rockland Road, Lake Bluff | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | marianilandscape.com | Open seven days a week until Dec. 20, Mariani Landscape’s Holiday Shoppe will provide a diverse selection of decorations. Shoppers will find a traditional mix of holiday décor favorites, such as handmade wreaths with hand-tied bows, holiday arrangements, and topiary-style centerpieces. Outside the Holiday Shoppe, Mariani Landscape features a yard with holiday trees up to 15 feet tall.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Pre-Thanksgiving Day Bash | North Shore Distillery | 28913 Herky Drive, Unit 308, Lake Bluff | 3 p.m.-11 p.m. | northshoredistillery.com | Join the North Shore Distillery for their 3rd annual preThanksgiving celebration. There will be cocktail specials and seasonal options for your holiday parties. Bring a donation item for PADS Lake County (Lake County’s homeless shelter) and get $1off your purchase. Check a list of what they need most urgently at padslakecounty.org/wish-list

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Happy Thanksgiving!

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matter of taste

Authentic Italian food is her specialty ■ by katie rose mceneely

planning the shop in 1974. We started with our homemade pasta, made with whole what durum and semolina flour — we’ve never used white flour. All flavors are made with fresh vegetables or herbs — we only use natural ingredients. Best recipe tweak? Just trial and error, and the sense that every time we do prepare something, every batch is going to be a slight bit different. Every ingredient is different. We’re infamous for opening the fridge and seeing what’s there. Signature dish? Our lasagna — it’s to die for. We make traditional Bolognese from the EmiliaRomagna region of northern Italy. Favorite thing to make? Anything. I love to do anything when it comes to food. What do you eat at home? All my customers ask me if I actually go home and cook — yes! I never bring anything home from the store. I cook something different when I go home. Worthwhile gadget? My knives. Without those, I can’t go on. Favorite cookbook? They’re basically all family recipes. But I’ll read cookbooks every day. Favorite vegetable? Obviously, tomatoes are very important to me. Funniest kitchen incident? That’s on a daily basis! I think it’s because you have to have a sense of humor in this type of business. I could tell so many different stories because especially around 3 or 4 p.m., we all get a little goofy. Pastificio! is located at 122 Highwood Ave. in Highwood. For more information, visit pastaficiohighwood.com or call 847-432-5459. ■

Patricia Galli is the owner of Pastificio! in Highwood. How did you start making pasta? It was really handed down, one generation to another. My mother’s grandmother lived to be quite an old lady. When they immigrated here, my grandmother was the matriarch. She was extremely patient and showed her kids. My mother was the first one married and out of the house —she always cooked, all the time. You’d walk in the house and smell something wonderful. I always took an interest in that. I started to really learn when I got married and had my own household. Years cooking? We opened the shop in 1977, but I started experimenting with cooking in my home when I was about 15. What made you decide to open the store? The story is that my mother needs to be the one accredited for the birth of Pastificio! When I was a little girl, she always talked about how she wished that she could get people to know what true Italian food was. Back in the ‘50s and ‘60s, restaurants were serving an Americanized version of Italian food. Nowadays, people have become a lot more sophisticated in their palate. I attended Loyola University and graduated in education and bilingual education. I couldn’t find a teaching job. My father was an extremely supportive person. My mother’s second-to-youngest sister was in a transition in her employment, so my mother and her sister and my dad and me all got together and Pastificio! was born. We opened in 1977; we started

Patricia Galli

photography by joel lerner

Recipe: La Bruschetta

Set aside 1 pound day-old Italian bread, cut into cubes. In a separate bowl, toss 6 cubed ripe tomatoes with 2 minced garlic cloves, ¼ cup chopped oil packed sun-dried tomatoes, 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, 2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, juice from ½ a fresh lemon, 2 tablespoons chopped capers, ½ cup cubed fresh mozzarella (optional), ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Let mixture stand 5 minutes; add bread. Let stand 30 minutes and up to overnight before serving at room temperature.

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SUNDAY 2 - 4

lake foreSt 7bed/7.3ba

$4,749,000

561circle.info Milena Birov

847.881.0200

glencoe 5bed/5.1ba

glencoe 6bed/6.2ba $3,975,000

lake foreSt 5bed/5.1ba

$2,975,000

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236cuMnorlane.info

Milena Birov

Steve & Robin McEwen

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894grove.info

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312.254.0200

lake foreSt 3bed/4.1ba

$1,575,000

1745broadlandln.info 847.881.0200

HigHland Park 5bed/3.1ba $929,000

glencoe 5bed/3.1ba

$899,999

847.295.0700

HigHland Park 6bed/4.1ba $799,000

WilMette 4bed/2.1ba

930Skokieridge.info

2107Magnolia.info

1219SixteentH.info

Elise Rinaldi 847.881.0200

Ted Pickus

Lori Neuschel

$550,000

1120Waveland.info Lisa Hathaway

Debbie Scully

$1,475,000 847.432.0700

HigHland Park 4bed/2.1ba

$749,000

396orcHardlane.info 847.881.0200

SUNDAY 2 - 4

lake foreSt 4bed/2.1ba

HigHland Park 5bed/5.1ba

$775,000

Ted Pickus

847.432.0700

847.881.0200

1532SHeridan.info

Tina Nobbe

442Woodland.info 847.432.0700

$2,599,995

120Mary.info

$2,295,000

Steven Aisen

kenilWortH 7bed/4.2ba

Lauren Absler

847.432.0700

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WilMette 3bed/2.1ba

$499,900

230Millbrook.info 847.295.0700

Logli/Dippold

HigHland Park 3bed/2ba

$399,000

790PleaSant.info 847.998.0200

Deanne Nissen

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NORTH SHORE

HigHland Park 6bed/5.2ba

$2,489,000

307ndeerePark.info 847.432.0700

lake foreSt 4bed/3.1ba $1,149,000

lake bluff 4bed/3.1ba $935,000

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Debbie Scully

235ecenter.info

Donna Oesterreicher 847.295.0700

Andra O'Neill 847.295.0700

$6,250,000 5bed/8.2ba 847.295.0700

196naHWaHneerd.info

lake foreSt 1200lakeroad.info andra o'neill

HigHland Park 2bed/3ba

$658,000

975villaSct.info Ted Pickus

HigHland Park 4bed/2.1ba 635lincolnavenue.info

847.432.0700

glenvieW 5bed/2.1ba

$649,900

Barry Newman

847.998.0200

$625,000

3611glenvieWroad.info Tina Haffey 847.998.0200

WilMette 3bed/2ba

$565,000

2040central.info Baylor/Shields

847.881.0200 • 807 ProSPect | Winnetka

6bed/5.1ba $2,875,000

• 884 HigginSon | Winnetka

6bed/6.3ba $4,375,000

• 970 eaStWood | glencoe

5bed/5.1ba $2,575,000

• 509 WaSHington | glencoe

6bed/6.2ba $2,675,000

• 185 old greenbay | glencoe

6bed/6.2ba $3,975,000

• 120 Mary | glencoe

6bed/6.2ba $3,975,000

• 231 WoodlaWn | glencoe

HigHland Park 3bed/2ba $315,000

WilMette 2bed/1.1ba

$275,000

neW buffalo 3bed/3ba

$430,000

neW buffalo 4bed/3ba

$345,000

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Janice Goldblatt 847.432.0700

Nancy Johnson 847.763.0200

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561 circlE | lAkE forESt

7bED/7.3bA $4,749,000

heritageluxury.com

6bed/6.3ba $3,175,000

• 164 oxford | kenilWortH

6bed/6.1ba $3,175,000

• 514 abbotSford | kenilWortH

6bed/6.2ba $3,575,000

• 229 eSSex | kenilWortH

6bed/6.2ba $3,575,000

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Wilmette Ave. 01 | 2544 Wilmette Sunday 1-3

Wild Rose Lane Meadow Road 08 | 1350 18 | 510 Lake Forest Winnetka Sunday 1-3

$439,000 Constance Coll, Koenig & Strey 847.441.6300

Cumnor Avenue 02 | 515 Kenilworth

Sunday 2-4

$1,999,900 Sherry Molitor, Koenig & Strey 847.441.6300 Hill Road 03 | 1250 Winnetka Sunday 12-1

$1,050,000 Joan Conlisk, Koenig & Strey 847.441.6300

Pfingsten Road 04 | 1133 Glenview Sunday 1-3

$339,500 Constance Conway, Koenig & Strey 847.441.6300

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$2,100,000 Louise Eichelberger, Prudential Rubloff 847.612.3347

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1566 Waukegan Road Lake Forest Sunday 1-3

$799,000 Elizabeth Rasmussen, Koenig & Strey 847.721.3481

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1500 Sheridan Road Unit LJ Wilmette Sunday 1-3

Sunday 2:30-4

Seven Pines Cir 21 | 316 Highland Park Sunday 12-2

$699,000 Sonia Cohen, Coldwell Banker 847.835.0236

$1,800,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

Park Drive 12 | 550 Kenilworth Sunday 12-2

Brierhill Road 22 | 565 Deerfield Sunday 12-2

$1,200,000 Sonia Cohen, Coldwell Banker 847.835.0236

$1,099,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

Sunday 2:30-4:30

$1,035,000 Gloria Matlin, Coldwell Banker 847.835.0236

$1,050,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

14 |

2 The Court of Cobblestone Northbrook Sunday 1-3

$575,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

N. Birchwood LN 24 | 23314 Deerfield Sunday 1-3

$309,900 Vicky Maurici, Coldwell Banker 847.370.6206 North Avenue 25 | 350 Lake Bluff Sunday 2-4

$995,000 Scott Lackie, Griffith, Grant & Lackie 847.234.0485

Sunday 2:30-4:30

$875,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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2105 Winnetka Road Northfield Sunday 12-2

26 |

$499,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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Ouilmette Lane 17 | 711 Wilmette Sunday 1-3

$849,000 Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

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$450,000 Beverly Fleischman, Coldwell Banker 847.217.0494

29 |

440 King Muir Road Lake Forest Sunday 2-4

$1,599,000 Elizabeth Wieneke, Griffith, Grant & Lackie 847.234.0485

27 |

1616 Sheridan Road 5E Wilmette Sunday 12-2

$323,000 Beverly Fleischman, Coldwell Banker 847.217.0494

1500 Sheridan RD 6D Wilmette Sunday 12-2

$480,000 Beverly Fleischman, Coldwell Banker 847.217.0494

Wilmette Ave. 30 | 2515 Wilmette

$1,079,000 Goldblatt/Casorio, @Properties 847.432.0700

Oakdale Avenue 39 | 435 Glencoe Sunday 1-3

$1,095,000 Tamara Kasey, @Properties 8 47.881.0200 Belle Foret Cir 40 | 391 Lake Bluff Sunday 2-4

$1,300,000 Andra O'Neill, @Properties 8 47.295.0700

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Northwestern concert hall remains an architectural gem ■ by bob gariano In 1971, Thomas Miller became the fifth dean of Northwestern University’s School of Music — now called the Bienen School of Music. The school had built an enviable position in the world of music education since it first started providing instrument and vocal lessons to women in 1855 as the Northwestern Female College. The program rose to become one of the premier music schools in the world. But Miller had a problem. Every time the student orchestra wanted to assemble to practice or give a concert, they had to pack up their instruments and move to a local high school gymnasium. The acoustics were more suitable for basketball than Beethoven, but the gymnasium was the only local facility with sufficient space to accommodate such large groups and their instruments. Miller realized that a new concert hall would be costly. More important, there was little space on the campus to construct a new building. But he also knew that the university was in the process of adding 84 acres of useable property by reclaiming lakefront land and expanding the campus footprint to the east. The innovative reclamation project was called the J. Roscoe Miller Campus after the benefactor who had helped pay for the expansion. Perhaps, Miller thought, he could lay claim to a piece of that new land

for a concert hall. Still, the cost of a modern building was beyond the school’s budget, even if a piece of the new land could be secured. That is when a most remarkable benefactor came to the rescue. Corinne Frada was born in 1898 in San Francisco. Early on her family recognized her talents as a piano prodigy. She was giving public concerts when she was in elementary school and was well enough known in the Bay Area to appear in Pickering Piano advertisements when she was 5. By her early teens, she had performed with both the Seattle Symphony and San Francisco Symphony orchestras. She came to Chicago in 1913 at age 15 for a concert with the American Symphony Orchestra. Miss Frada decided to stay in Chicago to continue her music studies at Northwestern. While she was working and studying in Chicago, Miss Frada met Albert Pick, Jr. a young businessman who was involved with his family’s land and hotel businesses. Albert was a confident and ambitious young man who was working his way up through the business. The romantic attraction was immediate and after a formal courtship, Albert Pick proposed. The couple were married in 1917 at the Standard Club in the Loop. Even with the difficulties of the Great Depression, Albert’s business acumen and energy became the foundation for one of the largest hospitality companies in the

country. In the 1930s, the family’s original Randolph Investment Company was renamed the Pick Hotels Corporation, and Albert was named its president. Albert led the company through five decades of growth, eventually owning and operating 41 hotels and motels in 36 cities. The Pick Hotels flagship property was the Pick-Congress Hotel in downtown Chicago. In addition to his role in his own company, Albert was active throughout the nation with various philanthropies volunteer boards and commissions. Meanwhile, Corinne never lost her love for music and the arts. She and Albert continued to support music education at all levels. In 1957 the couple established the Corinne Frada Pick Music Scholarships for piano students at Northwestern. On Dec. 27, 1967, Albert and Corinne celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the Gold Room of the Pick-Congress Hotel. Albert had been planning a suitable gift for the occasion. He decided to join resources with his brother-in-law, Charles Staiger, to provide a leadership gift for her alma mater. The gift to Northwestern would provide the funds for a new concert hall. The building would honor Corinne’s accomplishments as a pianist and recognize her love of music. On July 25, 1973, Albert and Corinne attended groundbreaking ceremonies at Northwestern for the new building. The Pick-Staiger Concert Hall held its dedication concert in 1975. The soloist that evening

was Ralph Votapek — not only a prominent Northwestern alum and winner of the prestigious Van Cliburn competition, but he had also been the first recipient of the Corinne Frada Pick Music Scholarship. Dean Miller stood tall that evening as he watched his students perform in their new world-class concert hall. The Pick-Staiger Concert Hall today stands as an architectural jewel on the Northwestern campus. The design by Edward Dart carefully balances classical visual impact with the acoustical requirements of a fine concert hall. The acoustic design is contemporary and effective. Thirty sound cloud reflectors control the sound intensity and projection throughout the building. The 1000 or so people who can attend each performance walk through a lobby decorated with Chinese artwork from Charles Staiger’s personal collection. In 1989, Mrs. Pick died in her Highland Park home some 70 years after she married Albert. She was 90 years old. Albert had passed away in 1977. In 60 years of marriage, the couple had built one of the preeminent hotel companies in the world and had used their resources to generously support their love of music and the arts. The Pick-Steiger Concert Hall stands as a magnificent legacy to their support of Northwestern University and to musical performance and scholarship. Main Street columnist Bob Gariano can be reached at bob@northshoreweekend.com ■

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40 | sports Almost picture perfect Mighty Macs block New Trier’s path to state title ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com The 14 volleyball players stood on a beach in Wilmette, arm in arm, admiring a sunrise in August. It was 5:40 a.m. “Half of us were half asleep,” New Trier High School senior setter Grace Pecora recalled. It was a moment during a preseason team-bonding stretch. It was captured in a photo, with their backs to the camera. “The sky that morning was amazing,” said NT senior setter and Northwestern-bound Taylor Tashima. “It was orange and pink and purple. I love that photo. “It showed how close we were, right from the beginning.” Their sunny season set on Nov. 16 — on a high note. New Trier edged Crystal Lake South 22-25, 25-17, 25-23 in the Class 4A match for third place at the state tournament in Normal. The night before, in a state semifinal, eventual state champion Mother McAuley topped NT 32-30, 22-25, 25-15. “Most teams, after losing such a tough first set, would have crumbled in the second,” said Tashima said, an integral part of last year’s state runner-up squad. “I was fully confident we’d win the second set.” They executed a similar recovery in the third-place match. “It says a lot about the team’s character and heart,” Trevians coach Hannah Hsieh said. Tashima couldn’t say much a day after returning to the North Shore. Her voice was way beyond Debra Winger raspy, barely audible. The 6-footer had an excellent excuse for the hoarseness. “It’s a big arena,” Tashima said of Redbird Arena on Illinois State University’s campus. “We had two long matches. I had to yell a lot. I had to make sure my teammates could hear me call the plays.” Tashima fell two kills short of recording back-to-back triple doubles Nov. 15-16. After finishing with eight kills, 20 assists and 16 digs against Mother McAuley (40-2), she pounded 11 kills, lofted 20 assists and contributed 12 digs against Crystal Lake South’s Gators (37-5). New Trier’s middles excelled in the contest for the bronze prize. Junior Sarah Shafiq struck a match-high 15 kills, and senior Haley Fauntleroy popped for nine. The Trevians (31-4) shifted from a 5-1 to a 6-2 system in mid-match, giving Tashima more opportunities to attack. Hsieh deployed Pecora to serve as the Trevians’ second setter. Pecora provided 12 assists. “Grace connected well with our middles,” Hsieh said. “She was ready, and she did a nice job. I was very happy for her.” So was Tashima. “That’s not easy, coming off the bench and executing as well as Grace did,” she said. “She deserves a lot of credit for delivering momentum under all the pressure of being under the bright lights.” New Trier senior defensive specialist Emmy Friedler also bumped 12 digs in the match for third place. In the loss to McAuley, she had 20 of the Trevians’ 58 digs. “We left a great impression on people,” Tashima said of the Trevians’ memorable, highly successful 2012 and ’13 seasons. “People know New Trier is a competitive program.” But there’s a side of the program that wasn’t so serious this fall. It wasn’t see-ball-thwack-ball all the time. Hsieh noticed that side. That side made Hsieh laugh. “We had a couple of hours of downtime [on Nov. 16],” the coach said. “One of my favorite memories was when they all got silly together during that time, dancing around and having a great time.” Notable: Hsieh completed her 18th season as head coach at NT. Her career mark is 510-171 (.749). Her Trevs went a combined 70-6 (.921) the last two seasons. ■

Whistling Dixon: Loyola Academy tight end Joe Dixon hauls in a pass against Maine South.

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Penn, Gleason lead Ramblers to a pristine playoff win over Maine South ■ by tj brown

sports@northshoreweekend.com No one should have been shocked by how thoroughly Loyola Academy overwhelmed visiting Maine South in its 35-0 win in its Class 8A state quarterfinal on Nov. 16. Two Jacks, Penn and Gleason, simply did their thing — to darn near perfection. Penn was about as flawless as a quarterback can be. He completed 17 of 20 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 27 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. And then, there’s Gleason. The defensive back turned in a sensational performance. He had three tackles and three interceptions as the Ramblers (11-1) became the first team to shut out Maine South (9-3) in nearly 20 years. The win sets up a semifinal with Stevenson 1 p.m. on Nov. 23 in Lincolnshire, with the winner earning the right to play either Marist or Naperville Central for the Class 8A title Nov. 30 in DeKalb. Last Saturday’s game was a manhandling that was long overdue in the mind of Ramblers’ fans and not particularly shocking to Penn. “When we’re clicking on all sides of the ball, we’re that dangerous,” said Penn. Besides not turning the ball over, Penn made big plays on key third- and fourth-down situations. In the first quarter, he connected with unheralded wide receiver Owen Buscaglia (6 catches, 49 yards) on a post pattern to turn a third-and-12 situation into a 19-yard touchdown pass. After scoring a touchdown of his own on a 1-yard dive later in the first, Penn and his Ramblers faced a fourth-and-three from the Hawks’ 33-yard-line with just 28 seconds left in the first quarter. Penn ran an option play in which he pitched to senior running back Julius Holley (13 carries, 64 yards). Holley ran unchallenged into the end zone.

“It’s called speed option and when we got numbers, it’s a smart move,” said Loyola coach John Holecek. “I knew if I got Julius out in space on the wide field, he was going to make a play,” Penn said. “No one (was) on that side. I saw it, we took advantage of it, checked out of it and gave the ball to Julius. He took it from there.” The Ramblers’ next two touchdowns came on fourth down. With 32 seconds left in the first half, Penn connected with tight end Joe Dixon (3 catches, 74 yards) who was wide open behind the Maine South defense. Dixon trotted into the end zone for a 33-yard pass. Penn dove into the end zone on a fourth-and-one in the third to make it 35-0. “Jack’s been pretty clean all year,” Holecek said. “He makes the best decisions. He doesn’t have that Division I body. He doesn’t have that Division I arm strength to throw that deep out to the back in the wide field, but Jack is a competitor. And he’s as smart and as good a person as you’d ever want.” Gleason, a safety turned corner, was the playmaker on defense. All three of his picks came inside Loyola’s 30-yard line. “They were all a product of knowing what was coming,” Gleason said. “(The coaches) put me in that position. They did their homework, and we had a lot of fun. They put us in great positions to make plays.” Notable: Besides Gleason’s coverage in the defensive secondary, Loyola’s pass rush was ferocious. Charlie Pontarelli (4 solo tackles, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss) led the way, drawing double-teams when not terrorizing Maine South quarterbacks Alec Basso and Brian Collis. The other defensive leaders were Andrew Cerney (6 solo tackles, 2 assists, 1 half sack), Tim Sullivan (sack, forced fumble), Brian O’Brien (3 solo tackles, 2 assists), Tommy Nickele (fumble recovery), Tom Dreher (half sack) and Mark Dowdle (interception). Loyola will make its fifth consecutive appearance in the semifinal round. Beating Maine South, which ended Loyola’s seasons in 2008-10, was a milestone of sorts. ■

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Taking the wind out of their sails Scouts’ state playoff run once again ends in Batavia ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Located 50 miles southwest of Lake Forest, Batavia is known as The Windmill City. How Dutch of it. How quaint. Every July, the good people there gather around and celebrate The Windmill City Festival. Let’s go out on a vane — make that, a limb — here. It’s probably safe to say that no one connected with the Lake Forest High School football program will be making Batavia a vacation spot any time soon. “Nah,” said Lake Forest wideout David Glynn. For the Scouts, the football field at 1201 Main Street is not a happy place. In November of 2011, Lake Forest took a trip there and lost a Class 6A second round game game 31-17. On Nov. 16 in a state quarterfinal game, the Scouts made a return trip — and once again came away unfulfilled. This time, the Battling Bulldogs won 19-14. “We didn’t play well enough to win,” said Lake Forest head coach Chuck Spagnoli, who just completed his 11th season with the Scouts. “We had a great effort. That wasn’t it. What we needed to do was make more plays.” Batavia’s other nickname is City of Energy. Enter Thomas Nelson. The senior cornerback created energy out of thin air, when he masterfully jumped a sideline route and intercepted a pass intended for Batavia’s Jordan Zwart. With a stiff wind in his face, Nelson had to run like the wind. He sprinted hard and stayed upright for 87 yards. His touchdown, along with Kyle Gattari’s PAT, gave the Scouts a 7-6 lead with 54 seconds left in the first quarter.

Fine nine: Lake Forest High School wideout David Glynn makes a catch during the state quarterfinal game at Batavia.

photography by joel lerner “I was pumped (by Nelson’s pick),” said LF senior safety Jack Yale. “I was running downfield with him. It was a great shift of momentum.” “I thought that was the biggest play of the game,” added Glynn, one of five sophomore starters on the 2011 team. “It gave us life.” But it didn’t last. The Bulldogs (11-1) recovered and eventually took a 19-7 advantage thanks to a 15-yard TD catch by running back Anthony Scaccia (32 carries, 131 yards) late in the second quarter and a 54-yard TD catch by Rourke Mullins on the opening series of the second half. “We didn’t play our best football,” said

Spagnoli. “It’s as simple as that.” And yet, the Scouts (9-3) had enough vim and vigor to make it interesting. They had their chances late. With the rain coming down, LF quarterback Regis Durbin (13-31-0, 110 yards) and Glynn connected on a pair of 16-yard pass plays, including one that took the Scouts to the Batavia 1-yard line. “His catch (at the 1-yard line) was awesome, especially since it was raining sideways at the time,” said Spagnoli. “You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that David is our main target,” the coach added. “He’s as good a wide receiver as we’ve

ever had.” Running a dig route, Glynn (6 catches, 52 yards) caught the pass while sliding on his knees. With a chunk of grass lodged in the grille of his helmet, Glynn bounced up and showed the ball to the officials. “It was a little tough to handle,” said Glynn. “But I got it. Regis threw it right on the money.” Two plays later, Trent Williams punched it in and Gattari made the PAT to make it 19-14 game with 3:52 left in regulation. “That drive (6 plays, 48 yards) gave us a boost,” said Glynn, who will play college lacrosse (Quinnipiac University) next year. Things got even more interesting on the game’s next possession. Thanks to a great pass breakup by Yale on third and seven, the Bulldogs were forced to punt from their own 23-yard line. “They were running a delay route (with tight end Noah Frazier),” said Yale. “I saw it. Broke it up. I was happy to give my team a chance to win.” But, no dice. The Scouts went four and out on their final possession of the 2013 campaign, allowing Batavia to move on to the semifinal round against Rockford Boylan. Notable: LF’s defense made a number of big plays. Jack Traynor (8 tackles), Jack Kutschke (8 tackles), Benjamin Audley (3 tackles) and Williams (7 tackles) each recorded a tackle for loss. Early in the fourth quarter, defensive tackle Jake Cirame (2 tackles) and outside linebacker Joseph Beible (3 tackles) crashed into Batavia QB Micah Coffey, forcing a fumble which was recovered by Yale (3 tackles) at the Batavia 35-yard line. LF safety Geno Quaid finished with seven tackles and had the team’s other INT. On the offensive end, Durbin was the leading ground gainer (10 carries, 65 yards). Hub Cirame finished with 41 yards on 13 attempts. ■

Rising Stars: Travel Football

Two LF teams claim league championships ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Luca Lazzaretto? Sounds like a fictional football name. It sounds made up. But nope, the name is real. And the kid quarterback with the cool name is for real. According to Lake Forest Scouts travel football coach Cory Spann, Lazzaretto put together an unreal season for the program’s heavyweight team this fall. With Lazzaretto behind center, the Scouts went 8-0 and claimed the Central Suburban Youth Football League championship. The Scouts defeated Glenview 39-8 in the title game on Oct. 27 at Niles West High School. Spann said that Lazzaretto finished the season with 20 touchdown passes. He also had two rushing TDs. “He’s got a lot of football smarts,” said Spann, who was assisted by Jim Holmes, Bill Kitchel, John Lazzaretto, James Mickens and Vern Ward. Teammate Adam Johnson also was the real deal. Johnson was one of several twoway standouts for the Scouts. He rushed for 10 touchdowns to go along with 10

quarterback sacks. John Deering also did a great job of rushing the QB — finishing with nine sacks. Wide receiver Andrew Gough was a top receiver. He caught eight TD passes. The other skill-position players on offense were Peter Kennedy (RB), Ryan Lee (WR) and Matthew Hill (WR). The Scouts, who outscored their opponents 232-48, had a strong O-Line in Spencer Yauch, Porter Weisberg, Colin King, Chase Bahr and Deering. In addition to Johnson and Deering, the defense featured Matthew Kitchel, Jimmy Holmes, Bryan Ooms, Patrick Yale, John Kuhns, Turner Ferris, Kyle Wix on the line and Chris Cavalaris, Owen Clarke, Daelon Ward and Ryan Durburg in the backfield.

team offensively. He rushed for seven touchdowns. He also caught two TD passes from fellow QB Kevin Bires. Running back Connor Morrison and Bires had four TD runs apiece. LF’s defense, which ended the season with five straight shutouts, was anchored by Gray and Jasica. This outside linebacker tandem combined on 16 quarterback sacks. Coach Richard Mellado, who was assisted by Parris Devin, Matt Clarkson and Steve Roemer, also praised the play of his “mighty mite” cornerbacks: Jake Kovanda and Patrick Roemer. The team also featured Nicholas Clarkson, Eli Franklin, James Gildersleeve, Charlie Haggerty, Wyatt Horvat, Sam Long, Mick Malanfant, Parker Manelis, Gavin Maxwell, Alex Pasinato, Stephen Shaul and Demani Ward.

LF Flyweights The trio of Breck Nowik, Robby Gray and Jon Jasica was instrumental in helping the LF Blue squad to an undefeated season in the CSYFL. The Scouts capped an 8-0 season by downing fellow unbeaten Kenilworth 20-0 in the championship game on Oct. 27 at Niles West. Nowik, a quarterback/running back, led the

Kenilworth Lightweights Coach Chip Kenyon had a good feeling heading into the CSYFL championship game against Evanston. And Rebels were right there at the halfway mark: 0-0. But the second half was all Evanston. “We got humbled,” Kenyon said after the 19-0 setback. “They took it to us.” Still, it was a fine season for the Rebels,

who went 7-0 in the regular season. This squad was led offensively by running back Brian Sitzer and fullback Aidan Favakeh. The defensive mainstay was Andrey Nash. The roster also included Hazard Bahr, Zach Baj, Mick Burden, Tommy DeFelice, Jackson Dugan, William Dugan, Jack Garvey, Patrik Kaufman, Sam Leiter, Brad McHugh, Matt Mirkovic, Joe Musolino, Charlie Nahrwold, Connor Rooney, Timmy Schragel, Jack Seminetta, Andrew Shearson, Rob Ward and Matt Zelten.

Kenilworth Flyweights The Rebels finished the regular season with a 6-1 record in the South Division of the CSYFL. The Rob Baj-coached team fell to Lake Forest 20-0 in the championship. The team was led by running back Drew Erdi. The other roster members were Alex Baj, Zach Bayindiryan, Jack Crowley, Liam Cummins, Vincent Flanagan, Patrick Fitzgerald, Clayton Genty, Will Hedly, Casey Khanna, Mitchell Lafferty, Joe Masterson, Sam Nahrwold, Ryan O’Rouke, Luke Ponke, Patrick Reilly, Will Roser, Nick Simonds, Will Thompson, Hayden Veber and Henry White. ■

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Water beneath her wings: Vanderbilt-bound Kara Lucenti, seen here at the CSL South meet, and the Trevians will be aiming for another state title this weekend.

She hears you

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Roar of her teammates makes a difference with enthusiastic Lucenti ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com The beep signaling the start of the 100yard breaststroke race sounds. Kara Lucenti explodes off a block and enters a pool. Water flies, fans and teammates roar, heads in six lanes resurface. The capped noggins then bob haphazardly toward the first wall. It’s Lucenti’s favorite race. The New Trier High School senior sped to runner-up honors (state-qualifying 1:05.04) in the 100 breast at the Glenbrook South Sectional on Nov. 16, nearly a year after taking fifth (1:04.39) in the event at state. A glance — in the middle of the sectional race — spurred her. “You swim, and you’re in a lane, all alone,” said Lucenti, a Vanderbilt University recruit. “That’s what people think. But what’s great about high school swimming is having teammates support you during races. You don’t feel so alone. “I sometimes look over and see my teammates. They’re on the deck, cheering for me. I then think, ‘This is for them.’ I’m not racing for myself.” Quintessential Lucenti: Trevians first, Lucenti a distant second. “Kara’s enthusiasm helps her get everybody involved,” New Trier coach Mac Guy said. “She’s all energy, all the time. She likes to have fun. She’s also dedicated. For a high school kid, she has kind of a pro-level swimming mentality; she makes sure her strokes are very finely tuned.” Lucenti’s sectional time ranks fifth among state qualifiers in the 100 breast. Freshman teammate Ingrid Wall — the sectional champ in the event at Glenbrook South — ranks second (1:04.57) to Fenwick senior Paulina Kaminski (1:04.07). “One of the most positive girls I’ve ever met,” Lucenti said of Wall. “She’s a compassionate, great teammate. She cares about all of us.” The three-time reigning state champion Trevians captured the state’s most competitive sectional championship, tallying 275 points to runner-up Loyola Academy’s 243. NT finished first in four events and qualified 16 entrants for this weekend’s state meet

in the home water. “What made me most proud today was how well our team bounced back,” Guy said, alluding to some setbacks in the first half of the meet. “We were close to perfect in the last third of the meet.” Juliette Corboy neared a flawless level in the meet’s diving segment. The New Trier senior finished first with a pool-record 492.6 points — the state’s top sectional score. The previous Titans pool mark of 482.85 was held by … Corboy. Michigan-bound Corboy placed third at state as a first-year New Trier diver last fall. She took third at state as a North Shore Country Day sophomore and sixth as an NSCD freshman. NT senior diver Tally Ford scored a personal-best 454.7 points to secure runner-up honors at the sectional. “Scary but fun,” Bucknell-bound Ford said of her first sectional meet. “Juliette pushes me and picks me up. She always knows exactly what to say when I’m having a rough day. If I’m struggling with my reverses, she’ll say, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.’ ” Coach Guy marveled at his divers’ efforts after the swimming portion of the sectional. “Juliette … she had another great meet,” he said. “Having a diver like Tally … there’s a girl who can make a difference for a team at state. It’s so helpful having two strong divers like Juliette and Tally. [NT diving coach] Bruce Kimball does such a tremendous job, year after year.” Wall also touched first in the 50 free (23.64) and swam the second leg of the victorious 200 medley relay (1:45.89, with Lucenti and seniors Liza Gallagher and Amelia Girgenti). NT advanced its other two relays (200 and 400 free). Girgenti, Wall, junior Nicole Retondo and freshman Brittany Bishop silvered in the 400 free (3:32.21). Bishop, Retondo, Girgenti and senior Grace Ford bronzed in the 200 free (1:38.03). Lucenti added a runner-up, state-qualifying time in the 200 IM (2:07.02), and Georgetown-bound Christine Ryan earned state berths in the 500 free (third place, 5:04.56) and 200 free (fourth, 1:54.3). Trevians junior Katy Christian and sophomore Julia Green qualified for state in the

100 backstroke from the penultimate heat of the event. Christian (eighth, 58.56) and Green (ninth, 59.43) had entered the sectional with seed times north of a minute. “They gave us a huge emotional lift,” Guy said. Green also advanced in the 200 free (sixth, 1:54.5). Girgenti clocked a state-qualifying 53.27 in the 100 free (fifth). Bishop needed to match or better 24.68 to qualify for state in the 50 free. She hit the wall in 24.67 (sixth). The state meet will be held at New Trier Nov. 22-23.

Loyola Academy She was in the penultimate heat of the 200 free at the GBS Sectional. She got slotted in an outside line, with a seed time of 2:01.6. The state-qualifying cut in the event: 1:55.59. Eleven other entrants in the event had recorded faster seed times than she had. What the heat sheet was saying about Ramblers freshman Ella Tierney: “Not this year, kid. Maybe you’ll qualify for state in the 200 free next fall.” Heat sheets know nothing. Tierney didn’t just qualify for the state meet with an inspiring seventh-place finish. She extended her season in the event with a stunning seven-second time drop (1:54.58). “The plan was for her to get out in front of the pack,” Loyola coach Mike Hengelmann said. “She took off and … exploded. I can’t remember the last time I was as excited as I was after a race. “Ella,” he added, “is such a hard worker. She comes in, every day, and works her heart out.” Tierney’s initial reaction to her time in the 200 free did not propel her out of the pool for an impromptu dance on deck. She eyed the result. She let it sink in. “I thought, ‘Oh, OK,’ ” Tierney recalled. Her older sister, junior Grace Tierney, won the race in 1:52.54 and later topped the field in the 500 free (5:01.3). A total of 14 LA entrants advanced to state, including all three relays. Olivia Andrew, another swift Ramblers freshman, swam on all three of them (200 medley, 200 free, 400 free) and qualified for state with a fourth-place 53.03 in the 100 free.

Loyola junior Maria “Libby” Jardeleza also went 4-for-4, establishing a pool record in the 100 butterfly (56.9) along the way. She also touched first in the 100 backstroke, swam on the victorious 400 free relay (3:32.21) and led off for the runner-up 200 medley relay (1:46.07). LA (243 points) finished runner-up to three-time state champion New Trier (243). “We have a lot of talented girls on our team,” said Jardeleza, ninth in the 100 fly and 12th in the 200 IM at state last fall. “We’re set up well for (state weekend).” Sophomore Maria Kyle and Grace Tierney bookended the 400 free relay; Kyle and sophomore Claire Voss also motored on the 200 medley relay; and junior Claire Rushin joined Andrew, Kyle and Grace Tierney to take fourth in the 200 free relay. Rushin clocked a state-qualifying, thirdplace 24.12 in the 50 free; LA’s other state berths were earned by sophomore Jamie Kolar (fourth place, 100 back, 57.66); Voss (sixth, 100 breast, 1:06.31); and junior Sophia Funck (ninth, 100 breast, 1:07.51). Notable: Hengelmann and Glenbrook South’s Keith McDonald were named Glenbrook South Sectional co-coaches of the year.

Highland Park Emma Gelberg ordered her twin sister, Natalie, to swim faster — without uttering a single syllable. Emma, a sophomore at Highland Park High School, served as Natalie’s lap counter during the 500 free at the Glenbrook South Sectional. Late in the race, she shook that lap counter underwater. Vigorously. “I noticed what she was doing,” Natalie Gelberg recounted. “I knew what it meant. “I then swam my heart out.” The Giant zipped to an 11th-place time of 5:28.9, paring more than 12 seconds off her seed time. “She rocked it, owned it,” HP coach AJ Block said of the team’s “Hardest Worker” award winner. “Natalie swam a great 500.” Giants junior diver Erin Cullather placed ninth (337.75 points). HP sophomores Samantha Lask (1:11.1) and Sophia Livney (1:12.41) went 11-12 in the 100 breaststroke. ■

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Girls Basketball • Lake Forest Academy: Senior power forward Dija Diouf has signed a national letter of intent with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). In September, the 6-foot-2 Diouf, who plays her club basketball with Full Package, was named to the Illinois AAU All-State team. New Trier’s Jenny Boehm, a 6-3 sophomore center, and Deerfield’s Margot Sylvan, a 5-6 point guard, also earned Illinois AAU All-State honors. Both suited up for Full Package.

Flipside

Girls Gymnastics • New Trier: Senior standout Elana Benishay will be sidelined for the season after sustaining an ACL tear in practice. Benishay, one of the team captains for the Trevians, figured to be one of the state’s top performers this winter. Last year, she was the all-around champ at the New Trier Sectional and helped the Trevians to a fourth-place finish at the State Finals. During the 2011-12 season, Benishay placed eighth in state on the balance beam.

Stick Nation

Girls Lacrosse • Loyola Academy: Loaded. Last spring, the Ramblers claimed a state championship — their fifth straight. This spring, they will feature six players who participated in the school’s signing ceremony on Nov. 13. The list includes Gieriet Bowen (Boston College), Karina deHueck (Bowdoin), Annie Dooley (Notre Dame), Alex Gambacorta (Marquette), Maggie Nick (Stanford) and Delia Snediker (Denver).

Poolside

Girls Swimming & Diving • New Trier: Senior Juliette Corboy, who will be aiming to win a state diving crown this weekend, signed a national letter of intent with the University of Michigan on Nov. 13. The three-time All-American chose the Wolverines over the University of Virginia. Corboy heads to the State Finals, which will be held at New Trier on Nov. 21-22, after winning the Glenbrook South Sectional title on Nov. 15 with a 492.60 score. Last year, as a member of the Trevians, Corboy came home with a third-place medal at state. She also had success at state while representing

Horizontal Holley: Loyola Academy running back Julius Holley goes airborne after being tripped up by Maine South’s John Hader during the Class 8A state quarterfinal game on Nov. 16. The Ramblers won 35-0.

photography by jon durr North Shore Country Day, placing third as a sophomore and sixth as a freshman. Corboy wasn’t the other only member of the New Trier diving team to sign on the dotted line last week. Fellow diver Tally Ford, who took second at the sectional, inked with Bucknell. Meanwhile, the school had two swimmers accept scholarships: Kara Lucenti (Vanderbilt) and Christine Ryan (Georgetown).

Volleys

Boys Volleyball • Loyola Academy: Nov. 13 was a big day for Loyola’s big man: David Wieczorek. The 6-7 outside hitter, who helped the Ramblers to 31 wins last spring, signed a national letter of intent with Pepperdine University. He finished the campaign with 427 kills, 66 blocks and 59 aces. He will be playing for a college powerhouse. The Malibu, Calif., program has won five NCAA championships.

Honor Roll

Football • Highland Park: Nine Giants were placed on the CSL North all-star team, including seniors Jason Goldsmith (LB), Jared Korn (DL), Grant Paley (WR/

DB), Josh Pollack (P-K), Tommy Sutker (QB), Jeremy Trudell (OL) and Jacob Wiczer (LB/OL). Juniors Jack McGuire (WR) and Luke Norcia (WR/DB) also made the squad.

• Loyola Academy: Eight seniors have earned all-conference recognition in the Chicago Catholic League Blue Division: Andrew Cerney (LB), Jack Gleason (DB), Julius Holley (RB), Joe Joyce (WR), Austin Lyons (LB), Jack Penn (QB), Charlie Pontarelli (DL) and Milan Vrukalo (OL). • New Trier: Five Trevians were named to the CSL South all-star team, including three junior: Scott Hammes (WR), Kevin Mulhern (RB) and Charlie Schoder (DB). The list also includes two seniors: Michael Sernus (DL) and Michael Frett (OL). Boys Soccer • All-Sectional: Two Highland Park players (junior defenders Zachary Kohn and Omar Rodriquez) and two Lake Forest Academy players (junior midfielder Stephen Payne and senior defender Jason Santos) have made the 2013 Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSSCA) all-sectional team. The squad also includes Glenbrook South senior midfielder Peter

Campbell, Loyola Academy senior midfielder Alex Lopez and New Trier senior midfielder Jack Cornelo. The honorable mentions include Deerfield senior midfielder Mitchell Doppelt, Deerfield senior goalkeeper Troy Kayne, Glenbrook North junior midfielder Jake Santellano, Glenbrook South senior midfielder Kosta Brkovic, Loyola senior defender Brian Feehan, New Trier junior defender Tim Moriarty and New Trier senior defender Kevin Sokal.

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Baseball • Highland Park coach Dan Casey, on senior pitcher Liam Carter signing a national letter of intent with Missouri: “Liam has worked hard over the last several years to develop into the pitcher he is today. The best part is that he has only tapped into a portion of the pitcher he is going to be.” Boys Golf • Highland Park coach Paul Harris, on senior Patrick Flavin earning a golf scholarship to Miami of Ohio: “Patrick’s love for the game of golf is evident. He has worked incredibly hard to become the player he is today. Miami of Ohio is getting a fine young man and a great competitor.” ■

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Pyshnenko, Lanigan come up with record-breaking swims at sectional sports@northshoreweekend.com As soon as she hit the final wall in the 50-yard freestyle, Daria Pyshnenko felt normal. The Lake Forest High School freshman then looked up to check out her time at the Vernon Hills swimming and diving sectional on Nov. 16. Her time: 23.31. Abnormal. But wonderfully abnormal. “I thought, ‘Wow, how did I do that?’ ” Pyshnenko said of her pool-record time. She isn’t the least bit interested in figuring that out. Thinking isn’t healthy for a sprinter. “As soon as you think, you’ll be behind everybody,” said Pyshnenko, a 6-foot daughter of former Olympic swimmers Vlad Pyshnenko and Natalia Mechtcheriakova. Daria Pyshnenko’s snappy time in the 50 free ranks first among all qualifiers in the event for this weekend’s state meet at New Trier High School. She also advanced in the 100 free (second place, 51.94) and as a member of relays that supplanted two other pool marks (200 free, 1:36.36; 400 free, 3:29.12). Another Lake Forest freshman, Kayla Smith, also stood out for the Scouts’ underclass-heavy crew. Smith placed third in the 100 breaststroke in a state-qualifying 1:07.81. A week earlier, at the North Suburban Conference Meet, she finished fifth in the event with a time of 1:09.23. “She is always happy, always cheerful, always up,” Pyshnenko said. “But [before the sectional race] Kayla was so nervous. I asked her, ‘Why?’ Then I encouraged her to calm down.” Lake Forest won the sectional in downright convincing fashion, tallying 299 points to runner-up Warren’s 225. Lake Forest sophomore Reilly Lanigan sped to pool records in the 200 IM (2:05.65) and 100

butterfly (55.92) and swam 200 and 400 free relay legs. LF sophomores Haley Nelson (5:00.62) and Elise Vondra (5:06.62) went 1-2 in the 500 free. Nelson touched second in the 200 free in a state-qualifying 1:52.09. Scouts seniors Caitlin Lanigan (58.48) and Hillary Rancap (59.16) went 3-4 in state-qualifying times in the 100 backstroke. “It was a good meet,” LF coach Carolyn Grevers said. “We were strong and focused all day. “I was very proud of how our divers started the meet for us.” Senior captain Mary Rose Donahue placed fourth in diving with 403.95 points, one spot ahead of sophomore teammate Carmen Smith (392.25). Each advanced to state as an at-large qualifier. Each recorded a personal-best score at Vernon Hills. “I felt really good all week,” said Donahue, 21st at state last fall. “My inward 1 ½ pike … I messed that up [at the NSC Meet]. Today I kicked it.” Carmen Smith battled Donahue and Christine Andersen (LFHS, ’13) for one of two postseason diving slots in the week before sectional weekend last fall. She wound up third. “I like her work ethic,” Scouts diving coach Pam Uhrik said of Smith, a Glenbrook Aquatics diver with a gymnastics background. “I also like how reflective she is. Carmen wants to make changes if they’ll help her improve. “Sometimes it’s tough to change muscle memory in this sport,” she added. It’s impossible to rattle Donahue. Diving is a fun diversion for her, an escape, an ideal chance to get board silly … without yawning. “I don’t get stressed out,” she said. “I kind of float. I enjoy diving so much. I’m baffled that it’s a sport. But I’m glad it’s a sport. It’s definitely something I want to do in college.” LF senior Margaret Carney earned a state berth in the 100 butterfly (fourth place, 58.43)

Hear them roar: Members of the Lake Forest High School swim team cheer on freshman Kayla Smith, in the 100 breaststroke at the Vernon Hills Sectional.

photography by george pfoertner and swam on a state-qualifying 200 medley relay unit (third, 1:49.07, with Rancap, Kayla Smith and junior Eleanor Meeks). Meeks followed Pyshnenko and preceded freshman Madeline Smith and Reilly Lanigan in the 200 free relay. Nelson, Caitlin Lanigan and Reilly Lanigan swam the final three legs of the 400 free relay. “My goal is to keep this young team focused and hungry to race [at state],” Grevers said. The state meet will be held at New Trier Nov. 22-23. Notable: Grevers was named Vernon Hills Sectional coach of the year. … LF’s other

top-six state ranks, based on sectional times: 200 free relay (second); 400 free relay (second); Reilly Lanigan (fourth, 100 fly); and Nelson (fourth, 500 free) … An infected jaw sidelined Pyshnenko for most of the summer. She had to use a straw to sip many of her meals. … Flashback: LF’s Scouts placed 17th at state a year ago, behind Reilly Lanigan’s pair of top-five efforts (fourth, 100 fly, 55.6; fifth, 200 IM, 2:04.99). … Pyshnenko, on swimming: “After a hard day of school, it’s relaxing for me to get in the pool and swim, even if it’s to do hard sets. It’s quiet, nice. But what I really love about it is the competition. I’m competitive.” ■

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We start our weekend at Shri Yoga (owned by Marcia). We take classes there, and it starts us off on a sound note. There will sometimes be 40 people there — we can see friends. Then we’ll head to The Art Institute of Chicago to have lunch. We go to Terzo Piano on the top floor of the Modern Wing. It’s just a beautiful restaurant, with floor-to-ceiling windows.

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We do like the Art Institute so much — there’s so much to see. We go regularly, so we can be relaxed when we go through. There are no distractions; we don’t check text messages. It’s rejuvenating. We take our eight-month-old Teddy. There’s a 12th-century Buddha statue with a jewel on his hand he likes. He’s a wish-granting Buddha, so we always stop and make a wish. It can’t hurt, right? At the Pritzker Pavilion on Sundays, they’ll have dancing and live music. Sometimes it’s tango — other times it’s salsa. The music comes on, and they have got the moves — some are serious ballroom dancers. For dinner we go to Karyn’s on Green. They do a lot of raw food, but there’s also cooked and vegan as well. We also like Coco Pazzo on Hubbard. They have a fun bar scene — it’s probably one of the most romantic places to eat dinner. The corner spot at the bar is behind the curtain — it’s like you have your own valet. The weekend really is about being together. You don’t have to do stuff off the wall to be romantic. Marcia and TJ Tazioli, as told to David Sweet ■

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