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

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once had a teacher who, as a critic for The Hollywood Reporter, was well-versed in the written word. Like most teachers, a few phrases he uttered remained memorable through the years. “If you’re reading about what a columnist had for breakfast,” he announced to the class, “you’re reading the writings of a desperate man.” His point: Columnists’ ideas often dried up to the point where they thought readers might be interested in their first meal of the day (Tom Wolfe offered similar advice when he noted, “Anytime you see a columnist trying to squeeze material out of his house, articles, books, or the television set, you’ve got a starving soul on your hands.”). Call me starving and desperate if you’d like, because I’m going to tell you what I eat for breakfast six days a week: Special K. If I’m feeling in the mood to mix it up, I may instead pour a bowl of Rice Krispies to my children’s surprise. (To show how far I’ve progressed, Frosted Flakes and Cocoa Krispies were favorites when I was young.) But the seventh day? Often I like to venture out — and there are a slew of spots on the North Shore that offer fantastic breakfasts, from spicy omelettes to crab-covered eggs benedict to Belgian waffles and much more. Bill McLean presents a taste of our local restaurants inside. One of writer Kurt Andersen’s earliest

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memories of the North Shore, actually, was eating massive pancakes at Walker Bros. The Original House of Pancakes in Wilmette. The author of “True Believers,” which is set in Wilmette, always had a bit of a fascination with the North Shore while growing up in Omaha, Neb. “I thought the North Shore was the nearest simulacrum to the affluent Midwestern suburb,” he says. “I remember at high school in Nebraska, the principal always talked about New Trier as the best high school.” In the 1980s, Andersen helped launch one of the best magazines of the era. The irreverent Spy lamchicago hinsdale lake forest pooned Donald Trump and other celebrities 773 404 2020 630 655 0497 847 295 8370 monthly. One article highlighted feuds between shopbedside.com famous people. “In a sidebar we said how Gore Vidal was quite litigious. We even catalogued all of his lawsuits,”12.13 BSM NSW Winter Slumberland.indd 1 Andersen recalled. “He threatened to sue us for that.” Read about Andersen’s career (which includes writing parodies of The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal) in Sunday Breakfast. Enjoy the weekend.

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How to stack up a mountainous stack of pancakes at one restaurant against another? It’s a matter of your taste — and culinary Sherpa. Some breakfast joints prepare omelets traditionally. Others prefer the oven-baked rout. The latter produces an airy, puffy version. Hungry yet? A sampling of breakfast items at North Shore establishments. Café Aroma, Winnetka Must try: Muesli — oats, cranberries, almonds and honey, topped with fresh berries. Food for thought: It’s unique, and it must be delicious. A regular customer named Ben orders it regularly. See menu. See “(Ben’s Favorite)” after “Muesli.” Caffé Buon Giorno, Winnetka Must try: Italian Villager’s Breakfast — three eggs with Italian sausage, tomatoes and Grana Padano cheese scrambled. Food for thought: “I don’t know an Italian villager who has ever eaten that,” says co-owner Mary Jo Vlahos, an Italian. “It’s one of our popular orders.” Country Kitchen, Highland Park Must try: Sausage and American cheese omelet. Food for thought: “I’ve been going there almost my entire life,” says Joey Morelli, co-owner of Max’s Delicatessen & Restaurant in Highland Park. “They know what they’re doing. And I respect them.” Egg Harbor Café, Lake Forest Must try: Any skillet Food for thought: They’re all billed as “eggceptional.” Adds manager Will Makoski, “We pride ourselves on also offering healthy [and gluten-free] entrees. Our ketchup is organic, and we make our own jam. We stay away from high-fructose corn syrup.” Fuel, Wilmette Must try: Two egg whites scrambled on multigrain toast, with a grilled blueberry muffin as a side. Food for thought: “That what I get there,” Kenilworth resident Wally Hayward says of the from-farm-to-table place. “I love the food. The service is quick.” Adds his wife, Jenny: “It’s quiet. It’s a hidden gem.” Max’s Delicatessen & Restaurant, Highland Park Must try: Three eggs over medium, thick cut bacon, toasted sesame seed bagel with chive cream cheese. Food for thought: That’s co-owner Joey Morelli’s go-to fare. He was a chef in New York. Trust his taste. Mrs. D’s Diner, Wilmette Must try: Mrs. D’s Breakfast Hash — a messy mix of grilled veggies, hash browns and cheese, topped with two eggs and served with toast. Food for thought: “You get a lot of food for the price ($6.75),” co-owner Dimitri Kapetan says. “It’s what we’re all about. We’re straight-forward, nothing fancy.” Northfield Restaurant, Northfield Must try: Combo — three eggs, pancakes and choice of meat. Or any one of its 13 omelets. Food for thought: “Best breakfast in town,” its website touts. Once Upon a Bagel, Highland Park Must try: Huevos Con Chorizo — eggs scrambled with spicy Mexican sausage. Food for thought: Hold the coffee. The sausage alone should serve as a delectable jolt. Walker Bros. The Original Pancake House, Wilmette Must try: Pumpkin pancakes. Food for thought: “They’re a hit, with kids and adults,” says Angel Adan, the location’s manager.

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Breakfast spots on North Shore offer abundant choices, warm atmospheres ■ by bill mclean A framed picture of Led Zeppelin hangs behind the counter at Mrs. D’s Diner in Wilmette. It is a vintage image of the four rockers, shot in the 1970s. An entirely different genre of music — forks and knives clinking plates, a variety of conversations, coffee cups hitting the countertop — serves as a morning soundtrack at the quaint joint in the heart of Linden Square. The scent track? Bacon, eggs, hash browns, toast and coffee. High school and college pennants line the walls. Napkins with customers’ handwritten messages on them are pushpinned to the corked portion of the walls. Atop the soda fountain dispenser, also behind the counter, at least five rubber ducks stare at the breakfast crowd. “We’ve been giving rubber ducks to kids who eat here for years,” says co-owner Dimitri Kapetan, whose wife, Christina (aka “Mrs. D”) is the other co-owner. “They collect them,” he adds. “A parent came in and showed us a picture of one of the kids. The child was surrounded by what must have been 100 rubber ducks.” Scott Lerman, 61, enters Max’s Delicatessen & Restaurant in Highland Park and spots his 88-year-old father, Lester, sitting alone at a table. The son nears the table and plants a quick, hard kiss on his father’s right cheek. The Lermans eat together at Max’s six days a week. “I have a rotation,” Lester Lerman says of what he orders for his first meal of the day. “One is the conventional type of breakfast — two eggs over easy, with sausage patties, crispy potatoes, buttered white toast and coffee. I also like the lox plate. My third order is matzo brei.” Scott Lerman looks around the dining area. He sees familiar customers. Busy, friendly waitresses pour coffee, take orders, make diners laugh. “I’m a little late today,” Scott Lerman says. “Had I been here earlier, I would have known half of the regulars here. This place is great. Forget the menu; they’ll make anything for you. “What I also like about coming here is sitting and talking with my father. How many sons my age get to do that as often as I do?” Hungry folks don’t just frequent popular breakfast places along the North Shore for the delicious food. A restaurant’s ambience can be as savory as the hot apple pancakes — topped by a cool scoop of French vanilla ice cream from Homer’s — or the football-sized omelets at Walker Bros. Original Pancake House in Wilmette. Attentive, entertaining service also keeps ’em coming back. Mary Jo Vlahos and her husband, Themis, co-own Caffé Buon Giorno in Winnetka. Its mom-and-pop charm warms customers well before they sit down to order cinnamon raisin French toast or maybe a three-egg Tuscan omelet (ham off the bone, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions and fresh crimini mushrooms). “I bake. [Themis] cooks,” Mary Jo says. “We’re very hands-on. My husband goes to the market in the wee hours to pick up what we need. We want people to feel like they’re eating and interacting in a house — our house. “It’s a friendly place, for people of all ages,” she adds. “I remember a little boy noticing one of his friends in here one day and running to give him a hug.” Mitra Ryndak’s hugs at Café Aroma are as hearty as her favorite breakfast creation (spinach omelet, with feta cheese) at the cozy European-style establishment she runs on Elm Street in Winnetka. “My customers … they’re not my customers,” says Ryndak, who was born in Iran and lived in France for years. “They’re my extended family.” A regular named Jack eats Café Aroma’s Hot Oatmeal four times a week. There, in parentheses next to “Hot Oatmeal” on the menu, is “Jack’s Favorite.” Another one of Café Aroma’s regulars is Marilyn. She orders a certain croissant — with butter, jam and cream cheese — often. “She sometimes calls me on my cell phone,” Ryndak

says,” a n d asks, ‘Is there a croissant in my future?’ ” A d i ner at Max’s Delicatessen & Restaurant once asked coowner Joey Morelli, “Could you make me a pizza bagel?” It was nowhere to be found on Max’s menu. Morelli replied, “Give me five minutes.” Five minutes later, Morelli whipped up a pizza bagel. “I’m a chef,” says Morelli, who co-owns Max’s with his brother, Greg, and cousin, Stacey. “If somebody wants something that we don’t offer, I will do my best to prepare it. A real treat, for those who like to sleep in on a Sunday and knock off two meals in one sitting: champagne brunch (11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.) at the Deer Path Inn in Lake Forest. Diners feast in the Inn’s English Room, under chandeliers and next to either elegant drapes or Old World paintings. “People walk in here and feel like they’re in England,” says Al Niang, the Deer Path Inn’s restaurant manager. “It’s unique. People love the setting.” They also rave about the food — and choices. Some of the stations: salad, cheese, bread, seafood (shrimp, oysters and sushi) and lamb/beef (placed on diners’ plates by a carver). Bowls of fruit take up space on another table. All kinds of desserts entice from three neighboring tables. Customers can order eggs from the servers. Each Monday, from 2-5 p.m., Niang calls the Sunday brunchers, many of whom are still full. “I ask them for feedback,” Niang says. “I want to make sure they enjoyed the food and the experience. I want to make sure they were treated like VIPs. “Business is tough,” he adds. “There is a lot of competition.” Egg Harbor Café in Lake Forest sits a tenth of a mile from the Deer Path Inn. Its manager, Will Makoski, also puts the customer first, second and third. “Our big focus is ‘customerization,’ ” Makoski says. “We will do anything for a guest as long as it doesn’t interfere with the experience of another guest. A customer asked for a tea we did not have. We went out and got it. “Our staff is a highly energetic one in a family-friendly, country setting.” Steve Rudman, a kinetic boys and girls tennis coach at Highland Park High School, meets his players at the same breakfast place each Saturday morning during the season. He sees to it that they fuel up before hitting the courts. “I like the place because there’s enough room for 13-16 of us to sit together and bond as a team,” Rudman says. The place is Once Upon a Bagel in Highland Park. And his Giants usually played tennis happily ever after. ■

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U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider, a freshman Democrat whose district includes most of the North Shore, spoke at the Lake Forest Club Nov. 22 about Obamacare and other issues.

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■ by joanna brown The October rollout of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — was awash in controversy, from a barely functioning web site to millions of canceled insurance policies. Still, Moraine Township headquarters in Highland Park remains crowded with North Shore residents hoping to sign up. Township Supervisor Anne Flanigan Bassi, a Democrat, is leading a team of five staff members and 16 community volunteers who have been certified as healthcare navigators. They help 20-30 people each week register at healthcare.gov. “This is a life-changer for people,” Bassi said of enrollees. “I think it’s going well and connecting a whole lot of people who have never before had access to healthcare.” Bassi’s optimism is echoed by Democratic leaders along the North Shore, who remain committed to the success of national health care reform — even though Republicans are expected to use their support as a rallying cry against them during 2014 elections. “I’ve consistently said that I support the Affordable Care Act and am committed to helping get it right,” said 10th District Congressman Brad Schneider of Deerfield. “While the law is not perfect and there are aspects of it that should be improved, it is a vitally important step toward providing affordable, quality health care to millions of Americans. “From allowing kids to stay on their parents’ plan until age 26 to preventing insurers from denying coverage because of preexisting conditions, making sure women aren’t paying more for coverage simply because they’re women, and helping small businesses provide coverage to employees — there are a number of critical reforms included in the law.” State Sen. Daniel Biss, D-9th, agreed. “I think we’ll look back on it with pride and wonder why there was ever any doubt,” he noted. Nevertheless, Biss and Schneider used the same word to describe the rollout: unacceptable. The number of Illinoisans able to successfully enroll

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online in October was only in the hundreds because of continued problems with the federal website that operates the state exchange. This is far less than local leaders were anticipating. “No one is more disappointed in the rollout as I am,” Schneider told a gathering at The Lake Forest Club on Nov. 22. “It’s unacceptable that people got cancelation notices for their insurance. But I’m also frustrated in the position of some that we’re not going to fix it. We have to work together.” Biss said the website’s shortcomings were most frustrating because of its intended role in making the law work. “If you look at the states that built their own exchanges like California and Kentucky, they seem to have figured out how to do it and they are seeing strong enrollment; it seems to be working for them,” said Biss of Evanston. Finding success in the coming year, he continued, will take patience. “In the long term, the Affordable Care Act includes measures to rein in the growth of our healthcare costs. Right now we’re in the early days of a complicated economic ecosystem, and we need to monitor how the numbers come in to see how much improvement we realize.” “It’s the law, so let’s lick our wounds and find ways to work together,” said veteran Democratic lawmaker Susan Garrett, who retired from the State Senate in January after 14 years representing the North Shore. She has since joined the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, a non-partisan public interest group, as chairman of the board. “I think there has been a real wake-up call as to what our hopes were and what the reality is,” said Garrett of Lake Forest. “It’s going to take a lot more time than we anticipated and is going to need a lot more deliberation and we’ll have to follow through to be sure that the law is interpreted to everybody’s benefit: the business owners, the patients, the providers, and all of our constituents. But right now I think there are still a lot of questions out there. “Everyone needs to take a deep breath and wait and explore all their options in order to make it work,” she added. ■

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Since the start of the 21st century, The Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park has given away more than $78 million in grants to more than 50 organizations. “For me, it’s a labor of love. I get to see people appreciate something that we’re doing,” said Foundation Chairman Jim Styer. He has been chairman since its beginning in 2000 and was formerly associated with NorthShore Highland Park Hospital. About $100 million established the new foundation when Highland Park Hospital was merged into the North Shore University Health System. The foundation was designed to support healthcare in the neighborhoods that Highland Park Hospital serves, Styer explained. “So the community could see that the hospital they built — the money they gave to the hospital — was not just disappearing from the community,” he said. The foundation has supported the mission of healthcare clinics, bereavement camps, hospice care, senior centers, and other local charities and organizations. “In some ways, the work that the foundation does both helps vital organizations in the community to exist, but it also helps them be better and better — to continuously improve what they do in the community,” said Midwest Care Center Vice President for Community Development Craig Dresang. Midwest Care Center is the only hospice and palliative care organization in the area that offers a music thanatology program -- a method of prescribing music to patients in order to treat symptoms. “There’s a lot of research now that shows — especially for folks who are in the final hours — that there is something in that kind of music that can alleviate pain and symptoms in a way that medications can’t,” Dresang said. “But, that is an expensive program -- one with no other revenue source other than organizations like The Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park.”

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Glencoe Writers Theatre announced a $31 million fundraising campaign that will establish the company’s new home — a theatre center designed by Chicago’s Studio Gang Architects. The center, to be located on the site of the current Woman’s Library Club of Glencoe, will provide Writers Theatre with two intimate, state-of-the-art performance spaces under one roof, patron and artist amenities, and rehearsal and production space. “We will have a home that matches the quality of our art and allows us to make an even more significant investment in the artists who have been so integral to our success,” noted Artistic Director Michael Halberstam.

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Glencoe The board of the North Shore Exchange, a charitable resale shop, awarded $50,000 in grants to Chicagoland organizations helping children and families with the greatest need on Nov. 18. All of the boutique’s profits benefit charities and nonprofit organizations and its local partner, Family Service of Glencoe. For more information, visit www.northshoreexchange.org.

Highland Park The Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park received a letter from NorthShore University HealthSystem acknowledging the foundation’s role to help fulfill the hospital’s mission to “preserve and improve human life” in the community thanks to a $4 million contribution. The grant allowed NorthShore to invest in research

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The first community holiday singalong will be presented by Entre Nous Productions on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. at the Winnetka Community House. All proceeds will benefit the Community House. Showcasing vocalists and musicians from several North Shore communities, the singalong — entitled “Some Assembly Required” — will feature a selection of Christian and Jewish song favorites appropriate to the season. Designed to be family-friendly, the program will run for about two hours with an intermission. Free refreshments will be available. The Winnetka Community House is located at 620 Lincoln Ave. Because space is limited, attendees are encouraged to reserve seats in advance by calling 847.322.8202. ■

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■ by katie rose mceneely Northbrook resident Rob Shindler is a lawyer, author, and tutor at Literacy Chicago. His book “Hot Dogs & Hamburgers” raises awareness of low literacy among adults. Reading: What I’m reading now is a book that my son had to read in school, which is so funny, because I read it a long time ago and decided to revisit it — “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck. It’s so long, and when you don’t have a lot of time to read, you can only knock out a few pages at a time. It’s better the second time around, and it makes you realize how precious family is. As a dad of three, you’ve got a lot of emotions flying around the house. You see how important the family unit is. You see what could happen — the family in “East of Eden” are people that love each other one day and can be completely separated the next. Listening: I’m listening to whatever my kids are listening to. I think one of their favorites is Miley Cyrus and One Republic. Whatever the three of them are listening to is the taste of the week. Watching: We watch “The Voice” — it depends who I’m watching it with. My daughter and I are avid, avid “Grey’s Anatomy” fans, but everyone else: not so much. My son Sage doesn’t watch anything other than the NFL Network. Oliver and I like to watch “The Black List” with James Spader — it’s creepy and yet wonderful. When my kids go to sleep, my wife and I like to watch “Chelsea Lately.” Following: We’re huge Chicago Bears fans. The nice thing about having kids is you kind of get to revisit your childhood. As a kid, I was huge football fan. Now that my 12-year-old is literally obsessed, I get to become a football

fan again. Activity: The story basically is, my son Oliver has a learning disability. In fifth grade, he was reading as a first grader. Nothing seemed to be helping — the teachers, the tutors, especially my wife — and someone gave me the idea that I should start learning how to teach an adult to read—someone who wasn’t my kid, who I wasn’t related to, and maybe that would help me teach my son. It was the best advice I received. A little over five years ago I went to Literacy Chicago and met June Porter, my mentor and the director of reading at Literacy Chicago. I had to become a certified reading tutor and I learned how to teach someone to read. I started tutoring and now my class size can get into the 30s on any given Wednesday. I teach two classes: ESL and adult people with low literacy. There are people of all races [and ages] who are just trying to better themselves. Everyone in there is seeking out opportunity by learning to read; that’s a success. I have never been more passionate or dedicated in something than this. Eating: My wife met someone who told her about the benefits of juicing. We’re now big juicers. It’s not a delicacy. What is your favorite mistake? Doubting my son Oliver. When he was going through reading as a first grader, if I told you I didn’t have doubts of him succeeding, I’d be lying. How was he going to get through junior high, high school, college? He has erased every single doubt. I’m so excited, because as high as my goals are for him, I have no doubt in my mind he’ll surpass them. That’s what people need to learn about people with learning disabilities. For more information, visit robshindler.com ■

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Eagle Scout dedicated to slew of interests ■ by angelika labno Matthew Koch was on the last leg of a 77-mile hiking trip when one of his crew members began coughing up blood. Three miles away from the nearest camp, the group decided to trek uphill from 8,000 to 9,000 feet in altitude. A thunderstorm was brewing nearby, and there was no tree cover on the road built atop a ridge form. Despite several missed encounters with a lightning bolt, they arrived on site unscathed. Just another day in the life of an Eagle Scout. “We’re kids from the Midwest, and the only mountains we see are skyscrapers — so we’re not exactly prepared for altitudes,” Koch laughed about his summer adventure at New Mexico’s Philmont Scout Ranch. “Atop Baldy Mountain, being able to see into five different states and one other country kind of makes you feel really, really small.” Koch, a senior at Lake Forest High School, has been an avid scout for the past seven years and involved with several facets of the organization — even moving up the ranks with regional and national involvement. As a member of the Order of the Arrow (OA), a national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America, he helped run the 2013 National Scout Jamboree held in West Virginia. However, it is the service aspect of scouting — especially in emergency situations where a fellow hiker is coughing up blood — that resonates most with Koch,

who hopes to work towards an emergency medical technician certification and work on a volunteer basis. “I think I’ve learned almost as much in scouting as I have in the three and a half years in high school,” he said. Although Eagle Scouts and OA make several of the jigsaw pieces of Koch’s life, he possesses a myriad of others. One of them is music. The school band member plays four variations of the clarinet (soprano, bass, basset and A clarinet) and four of the saxophone (baritone, tenor, alto and soprano). Koch grew up with music, as his parents Teddi and Fred head the successful kids’ musical act “The Lil’ Cow Band.” At 15, he joined the selective VX Studio Vocal Ensemble at Midwest Young Artists. The studio-based choral group spends time recording commercials and other commercial music ventures. Together with VX, he also sang on the album “UN Ambassadors Sing For Peace,” which is available on the iTunes stores and at the United Nations gift shop. Koch recently picked up photography and video after taking Telecom-New Media, the school’s video editing and visual storytelling class. In addition to being one of the yearbook’s photo editors, the senior runs around the school football and basketball games snapping photos. His latest video project involves a former LFHS faculty member, David Hawkins. Koch was part of the film crew for the local singer/ songwriter’s CD release party and is now helping with a multi-part editing project. “Each hobby is therapeutic and relaxing

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the topic and how it affects them. All of these separate interests and talents culminate in Koch’s ultimate goal. He hopes to work in energy development to either bring sustainable energy to places devoid of power (such as the Third World) or where energy can be made sustainable. Koch expresses the responsibility of his generation to “wake up” and solve this issue. “What we will do will affect our children and the world they will inherit,” he explained. “I would like my children and grandchildren to go to Philmont and for it to be the same beautiful place as when I went there.” ■

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“People thought we were getting sued a lot. We weren’t,” Andersen says. “We were very careful. We had a factA generation ago, in checking department, a lawyer. “My favorite threat of a suit was a cover story of the land before the feuds between famous people. In a sidebar we said Internet, a national how Gore Vidal was quite litigious. We even catamagazine existed that skewered the logued all of his lawsuits. He threatened to sue us power f u l in for that.” Had Andersen’s work ended with Spy — named words and phoafter the magazine which employed Jimmy Stewart t o s . D on a ld Trump, for one, in “The Philadelphia Story” and which folded in fired off regular 1998 after a 12-year run — the native of Omaha, letters of outrage. Neb. could have been proud of his big-city career. “One time we But he also served as editor in chief of New York published all his magazine and penned columns for Time magacorrespondence zine. He wrote screenplays for Walt Disney with us,” recalls Kurt Pictures and launched a radio show called Studio Andersen, co-founder 360. of Spy, the irreverent And last year, his novel “True Believers” publication whose received top reviews. Set in part in Wilmette monthly appearance ratand written in the first person, the sustled the establishment, pense-ridden book looks at three juniorhigh kids who roamed the North Shore especially in New York and in the 1960s — and how that past affects Washington. “He a woman who has removed herself from was a great figure being appointed to the U.S. Supreme for us — it was fun Court. to get a rise “I wanted Midwestern kids, but I out of him.” wanted them to be near a city,” explains Starting the 59-year-old, who spent a day walka national ing around Wilmette to get his descripmagazine tions down right. “Chicago was the without first big city I ever went to. And I the backremember eating the biggest pancakes ing of a at Walker Bros. The Original Pancake media conHouse in Wilmette. “I thought the North Shore was the glomerate — or a Kurt Andersen skin tightening famous name like nearest simulacrum to the affluent illustration by barry blitt wrinkle reduction at high John F. Kennedy Midwestern suburb. I remember sun damage reversal Jr., a frequent target of Spy’s darts — almost seems absurd. school in Nebraska, the principal always talked about New skin texture rejuvenation But Andersen and Graydon Carter (now the editor of Trier as the best high school. So that wasn’t an arbitrary Vanity Fair) launched Spy in 1986, and it quickly became choice.” a must-read, thanks in part to the two editors. During a childhood he described “as good and pleasant Its inaugural 68-page issue highlighted “The Ten Most as could be,” Andersen put out his own newspaper at home. Embarrassing New Yorkers.” The “Separated at Birth?” In third grade, he wrote an essay about Thanksgiving. It, feature displayed often-unflattering photos of celebrity looalong with his picture, was printed in the local paper. kalikes. A column reviewed those who thought they had “That was the single most important thing that set me the last word — reviewers. On occasion, the satirical magaon the road to being a writer. I thought, ‘Man, this is zine even ran solidly reported investigative features. great,’ “ Andersen recalls.

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College found the teenager at Harvard, where he worked at the illustrious Harvard Lampoon. After graduation, he helped put out independent parodies of The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal that were sold on newsstands across New York City. “My favorite one was the New York Post. The cover was about nuclear Armageddon, and there was just one giant word: ‘Kaboom!’ “ Andersen noted. “For The Wall Street Journal parody, I wrote a story headlined ‘The Plight of the Second-Home Homeless.’ “ While working at Time Inc. in his 20s, Andersen met Carter, and they quickly began having lunches and talking about the magazines they loved growing up, such as Mad and Esquire. They yearned for another magazine they couldn’t wait to get. “We thought about the stories that journalists talked about the bar and could never publish,” Andersen says, “and we said, ‘Hmmm…’ “ Thus was born Spy. In the age when newspapers such as The New York Times wielded tremendous power, Spy ran a gossipy inside look at life inside the Grey Lady. Admits Andersen, “To be 32 years old and feel you were burning a lot of bridges was sort of terrifying. I didn’t grow up thinking of myself as a risk-taker. But quitting my job at Time and starting this long-shot magazine was a huge risk.” Within three years, the magazine packed with liquor, beauty and fashion advertisements was breaking even. But the recession of the early 1990s punished Spy. It was sold. Carter left, followed by Andersen. As the Monica Lewinsky scandal engulfed America — a seemingly ideal subject — Spy folded. Lake Forest’s Dave Eggers noted, “There’s no magazine I know of that’s so continually referenced, held up as a benchmark, and whose demise is so lamented.” Says Andersen, whose office today contains two bound volumes of Spy along with a Spy-logoed paperweight, “This strange little magazine … it was like being in a great band that had a great run. Now I’m doing other things.”’’ Today the Brooklyn resident writes in the mornings and works on his Studio 360 show in the afternoons. Originally his next book was set to be a science-fiction novel, but both his agent and publisher persuaded him to work on a nonfiction idea instead, about “how American has gone a little crazy,” he explains. And once or twice a year, Andersen contributes to Vanity Fair, run by his former Spy cohort. “They propose things, and I can say yes or no, but I usually say yes,” he says. “The editor there has an uncanny sense of what I’m interested in.” ■

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Forget the mall — Santa can be enjoyed in the great outdoors ■ by abby wickman Though winter’s chill has been at full force lately, sisters Alexandra Wildman, 7, and Avery, 5, will gladly be spending a couple of hours outdoors at Lake Forest Open Lands’ Mellody Farm Nature Preserve on Dec. 7. Every year, families arrive there for Story Time with Santa — an event where families can listen to Santa Claus read a story on a horse-drawn wagon or simply enjoy the farm’s winter landscape while sipping hot cocoa. Wagon rides take place every 15-20 minutes, and activity stations from learning about animal tracks to crafting an ornament to take home are available. Story Time with Santa has become a tradition for the Wildman family, according to mom Kristin. “In today’s culture, with everyone being inside for the majority of the time, I think what Open Lands does is wonderful,” Wildman said. “It’s just a great message … it’s a great reminder to enjoy being outside.” Though Open Lands Associate Board Member and event co-chair Kristin McCain is hoping for snow this year, she said the event is always well-attended — snow or shine. “Last year it was unseasonably warm, and the children dropped their coats and — in their shorts and short-sleeved shirts — were sticking around even after the event was over,” McCain said. “But, if it’s snowing, you just have the picture-perfect type of Charles

Dickens’ feel to a beautiful day.” Several years ago, the first Story Time with Santa started with an Open Lands board member inviting her friends and family for a ride around Mellody Farm. Since then, the event has grown — with nearly 100 families in attendance one year. Though children line up for a chance to see Santa at the mall every holiday season, the Wildman girls come to Mellody Farm for a chance to be outside. “Santa’s there, but he’s not the focus – the focus is the experience of being there,” Wildman said. “Getting all bundled up, just being with friends, going through the land, drinking hot chocolate, and the whole festive outdoor day – I think that’s what [Alexandra and Avery] like more than seeing Santa there.” A mother herself, McCain appreciates the event’s low-key nature. “Sometimes holidays become so busy that we forget to just sit down, take a deep breath, enjoy nature and Christmas and have a wonderful family time,” McCain said. For those more wary of the cold, the farm’s fully-heated Eldridge Center will be open during the event. Story Time with Santa will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Mellody Farm Nature Preserve in Lake Forest. Registration is $35 per family for members and $100 for nonmembers, which includes a year-long Lake Forest Open Lands membership. ■

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Chef’s changing menu is part of moveable feast ■ by katie rose mceneely

Marcus Townsend is the chef for Under The Table, a pop-up restaurant (one that changes locales) in Evanston. How did you start cooking? I always knew that I wanted to cook, so I moved to Chicago to be classically trained in French technique at Le Cordon Bleu — back then it was called the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago. Years cooking? Since 2006, my sophomore year of high school. What made you decide to become a professional chef? I watched this TV show when I was like 15 — Iron Chef America, battle of the cowboy rib eye. I’d never seen a steak so big, and that episode really made me what to cook. It was really inspiring.

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All You Need Is Love

photography by nan stein The North Suburban Medical Research Junior Board (NSMRJB) hosted an evening of food, fun, and philanthropy during its annual fundraiser held at Field Infiniti of Glencoe in October. The Chicago Players kept the crowd of more than 400 dancing into the night. An exciting raffle, live auction, and silent auction raised funds to go toward pediatric brain tumor research conducted by Dr. Stewart Goldman, neuro-oncologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The event was cochaired by Jamie Robin of Deerfield, and Jaimee Schor and Jamie Weiss of Highland Park. nsmrjb.org

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Risk = Reward

Ramblers use the surprise element to beat Patriots in state semifinal game ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com The probability of being successful on a two-point conversion? Not all that high. The probability of Loyola Academy football coach John Holecek, who played in the National Football League for eight seasons, going for the deuce in a do-or-die situation? Higher than you might think. “Coach Holecek has his ways,” said Ramblers quarterback Jack Penn. “And we trust him.” With apologies to Kenny Rogers, the Ramblers’ head honcho turned into The Gambler in the Class 8A state semifinal game at Stevenson on Nov, 23. Holecek rolled the dice in this high-stakes affair, and the Ramblers (12-1) came away as the winner take all. They will face Naperville Central (10-3) in the IHSA state title game in DeKalb on Nov. 30 (7 p.m.). With his team down 14-13, with 1:03 left in regulation, Holecek stared down the opposition and went full boat with two of his aces: No. 12 Jack Penn and No. 11 Joe Joyce. And the school’s eighth-year head coach ended up rolling … snake eyes. Shock value, sometimes, has its reward. “I was sitting on the bench, thinking about overtime,” said Joyce, who caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Penn to cut Stevenson’s lead to 14-13. In fact, the Ramblers seemed content with a tie at that point. Originally, highly dependable placekicker Mike Kurzydlowski was sent out to the field. But following an injury timeout to Stevenson defensive back Sam Oriatti, Holecek had time to rethink. He rebooted. The left-handed Penn, who has been an unbelievable playmaker all season, was in complete agreement. He was the perfect accomplice in such matters. “We had the momentum,” the senior QB said. “So we said, ‘Let’s go for it.’ ” Penn rolled to his left — and kept rolling — and eventually rifled in a pass to Joyce, who was jostling for open space among a crowd of enemy defenders. “It (the play) was not there — right away,” said Penn. “I had to improvise.” He eventually locked in on Joyce. “And I just chucked it to him,” said Penn. “It was pretty amazing.” Joyce, who was one of four receivers split out to the left, ran a three-yard curl and then a two-yard slant. “I was just trying to find an open spot,” said Joyce. “It was a great play call.” Getting open was one thing. Hanging onto Penn’s fastball on this frigid — windy and 20 degrees — afternoon was the more important thing. LA tight end Joe Dixon was more than just an on-field on-looker. “Joe Dixon tackled me,” Joyce said. “He was just making sure that I was getting down (in the end zone).” Moments earlier, Joyce was just hoping to clash some colors — his maroon, gold and white uniform with an orange pylon. The unsuspecting end zone marker didn’t have a chance. As Joyce stretched to complete his 15-yard TD catch in the left flat, the pylon went flying eastward. “I was laying out for the pylon,” said Joyce. “Who doesn’t want to do that when they’ve got a chance?” His score capped a clutch 14-play, 63-yard drive. “I was weirdly calm (on that last series),” said Joyce, who finished the game with five receptions for 37 yards. Meanwhile, Penn was wildly optimistic. He threw a critical interception deep in Loyola territory on the previous series — which led to Stevenson’s second touchdown. Thus, Penn wanted a shot at redemption. “The INT was a miscommunication on my part. But I knew I could fix it,” said Penn, who finished the game with 116 passing yards and 43 rushing yards. “Coach said not to give up. We talked about getting the ball back and scoring.” Seeing Penn rally the troops was hardly a surprise. The first-year varsity starter has had a number of magical moments this season.

Oh Happy Day: Loyola Academy’s Tony Donofrio (No. 3) and his teammates celebrate after beating Stevenson 15-14 in the IHSA Class 8A semifinal game on Nov. 23.

photography by rob hart And, LA’s defense was as sturdy — and opportunistic (3 interceptions) as ever. Led by senior safety Calvin Falkenhayn, who finished with a team-best 11 tackles and one pick, the Ramblers kept Stevenson’s stacked offense — featuring quarterback Willie Bourbon and talented wideouts Matt Morrissey (son of ex-Chicago Bear linebacker Jim Morrissey) and Cameron Green (son of ex-Bear running back Mark Green) — from taking off. The Patriots (10-3), who entered the game riding a 10-game winning streak, finished with 226 yards. They had only three first downs in the first half. “Our defense had our backs today,” said Penn. Late in the third quarter, those “backs” were against the proverbial wall. The Patriots, who marched 69 yards on the opening drive of the second half to tie the game 7-7, had the ball at the Loyola fouryard line, but they were unable to punch it in. “That’s the great thing about our defense,” said Joyce. “It’s bends a little, but it doesn’t break. It’s been that way all season.” The goal-line stand kept Stevenson out of the end zone. However, the Ramblers appeared to be stuck in a bad spot. They Jumping for Joyce: Loyola Academy Joe Joyce shows the ball to fellow receivers ran three plays and went nowhere, setting Joe Dixon (No. 9) and Fran O’Malley (No. 6) after catching a TD pass to make it 14-13. up a punt attempt on fourth-and-eight Moments later, he caught the game-winning two-point conversion pass. from their own four-yard line. photography by rob hart Which, as it turned out, was the perfect time to do the unthinkable. Time to get funky. Time to pull out all the stops. No doubt, The Gambler felt the same way. Time to attempt … a fake punt? Notable: Loyola, which finished with 274 yards and “Gutsy call,” said senior punter Bobby Reedy. “We’ve been 14 first downs, got on the board first, when running back Julius Holley scored on a one-yard run with 11:02 left in saving it — since the beginning of the season.” Reedy took the snap from Bobby Walker, stepped to his the second quarter. A 34-yard catch by Fran O’Malley on right and flicked a short pass to linebacker-turned-wideout a seam route set it up. O’Malley had three catches for 42 yards, while Holley had 26 rushes for 92 yards. Austin Lyons in the right flat. “First throw ever,” said Reedy. “I’m now 1-for-1.” The team’s other leading receiver was junior Owen The play wound up being ingenious, when Lyons slipped Buscaglia (3 catches, 37 yards). a tackle near the five-yard line and picked up 13 yards and The other defensive leaders were Andrew Cerney (7 tacka first down. les), Charlie Pontarelli (6 tackles), Tim Sullivan (5 tack“I had a lot of faith in Austin,” said Reedy. “I had faith that he les), John Kecki (5 tackles), Ryan Zinkula (INT) and Mark would get the extra yardage.” Dowdle (INT). ■

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Four-tastic

Sparked by Lucenti, Corboy, Ford and Wall, the Trevians claim their fourth straight state title ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Kara Lucenti was in denial. Shortly after the New Trier High School senior won the 200-yard IM at the state meet in the home water on Nov. 23, one thought raced through her mind: “That did not just happen.” But it did. The decibel level inside the Trevians’ natatorium should have provided plenty of irrefutable evidence. Think jumbo jet taking off plus a rock concert in a small gym plus a fireworks display in a garage. The math: earsplitting loud. The reactions of Lucenti’s teammates and coaches, bunched together in a corner, should have made it clear that her time of 2:02.27 had just added 16 points to NT’s team total. They were jumping and cheering and hugging. Some were wonderfully out of control. Some ended up standing poolside with their arms up, frozen temporarily. Touchdowns, in swimming? It happened, Kara. “Our team’s morale shot up as soon as she won,” Trevians senior Amelia Girgenti said. “The energy she gave us was insane.” NT used that collective vim for the rest of the meet. Every ounce helped. New Trier scored 160.5 points to runnerup Downers Grove North’s 157 to capture its fourth straight state championship and 14th in program history. “I knew the meet would probably come down to the last event,” Trevians coach Mac Guy said. “But I didn’t think it would be as close as it turned out to be. “It’s a testament to our team’s focus. They came in on Monday [Nov. 18], ready to go, ready to make sure they’d be prepared for the state meet.” New Trier freshman Ingrid Wall followed Lucenti’s meet-turning performance with a fourth-place-tying 23.26 in the 50 free. The Trevians’ two divers took the baton from there and provided the team with even more oomph. Senior Juliette Corboy started the final session in fourth; she ended up second (426.45 points). Classmate Tally Ford, a first-time state participant, qualified second for the finals and wound up taking the bronze medal with a 413.35-point effort. “Twenty-five points, ladies!” an exuberant fan from the balcony shouted to Trevs on deck. Michigan-bound Corboy had earned 13 points; Ford had contributed 12. “Like a relay,” Corboy said of the significant point total. “Tally,” she added, “did unbelievably well. She could have been in the top 12 [at state] last year. But it’s a ‘New Trier problem.’ We have it every year. We have all these great swimmers and divers who should be competing at state but can’t [because of the two-per-event limit].” Corboy admitted to being “a bundle of nerves” between most of her dives. But Trevians diving coach Bruce Kimball did something timely to loosen her and Ford up near the end of the meet. “He calmed us down behind the boards,” Corboy said. “He came over to us, and all he did was smile and say, ‘Have fun.’ ” Lucenti had to make room at home for three more state medals. In addition to her 200 IM gold, the Vanderbilt recruit sped to silver in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.9) and helped the 200 medley relay finish third (1:43.02, with Wall, senior Liza Gallagher and Girgenti). “Kara is an incredible teammate; she supports everyone,” said Girgenti, who, after securing the 10th seed in the 100 free prelim session on Nov. 22, placed eighth in 52.09. “And she has the best personality. “Every team here,” she added, “must have at least one swimmer who knows her, and each likes her.” Girgenti anchored the third-place 200 free relay (1:36, with junior Brittany Bishop, senior Grace Ford and junior Nicole Retondo) and led off for the fifth-place 400 free relay (3:29, with Retondo, Bishop and Wall). Wall touched fourth in the 100 breast (1:03.28); NT senior Christine Ryan took an impressive fifth in the 500 free (4:57.17) after entering the state meet with No. 18 seed time of 5:04.56; and sophomore Julia Green finished 11th in the 200 free (1:52.97). Notable: Lucenti’s individual state title was the first by a Trevian since Samantha James topped the 100 free field (51.05) at the 2010 meet. ■

Kara! Kara! Kara! New Trier High School’s Kara Lucenti comes in for a hug from Fenwick’s Paulina Kaminski before receiving her first-place medal in the 200 IM.

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Atta girl: Juliette Corboy of the Trevians goes airborne in the diving competition at state. She took runner-up honors.

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With Kevin Reiterman & Bill McLean

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• Lake Forest: The Scouts will play the 2013-14 campaign without junior Brooke Green. The talented point guard, who also starred on the school’s soccer team last spring, sustained an ACL injury at a team camp in the summer. The Green-less Scouts have started the season in positive fashion. They won two of their first three games in the Vernon Hills Thanksgiving Tournament.

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Club Soccer • Lake Forest Soccer Association: Here’s a team rich in talent. The LFSA U12 Select girls soccer team has finished the fall season as the No. 1 ranked team in the state by GotSoccer. The Otkay Akgun-coached team is No. 7 in the Region 2 rankings. LFSA Select, which finished the fall with a 16-3-1 overall record, played up and finished with a 7-1 record in the Illinois Women’s Soccer League (IWSL) U13 Open Division. The team took first place in the U13 Eclipse Oktoberfest Shootout, while it was a semifinalist in the U13 Palatine Celtic Cup and the U12 SLSG Fall Classic in St. Louis. One of its losses came against Cincinnati United U12 Premier Gold, which is ranked No. 2 nationally. The team members include Sarah Bires, Margaret Buchert, Sami Burkett, Sophia Divagno, Nicole Doucette, Halle Douglas, Ingrid Falls, Katherine Gotta, Anya Kavanagh, Julia Loeger, Emma Manolovic, Alyssa Marquis, Bridget Mitchell and Quinn Sokol.

The Rundown

Club Cross Country Wilmette Running Club: Mimi Smith, a junior at New Trier, placed 17th in the Nike Midwest Regional race in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 17. Smith, who took first at the IHSA state meet a week earlier, cruised the three-mile course in 19:04.0. Smith was eighth in last year’s regional. The prestigious Foot Locker Cross Country Championships will be held at UW-Parkside in Kenosha on Nov. 30.

Honor Roll Girls Volleyball

• Highland Park: The Giants’ lone all-conference selection was junior outside hitter Stela Kukoc. She was a force this fall, finishing with 297 kills (40 percent), 174 digs, 68 aces and 34 blocks. • Lake Forest: Junior outside hitter Jenna Dethlefsen was named to the North Suburban Conference all-conference team. She wound up with a team-best 270 kills. • Loyola Academy: Four players earned all-conference honors for the Ramblers (28-8): Victoria Lord, Kelsey O’Neill, Danielle Van Zelst and Jamie Wright. O’Neill, a Pitt recruit, finished the season with 161 kills and 82 blocks. Lord, who will play at Emory, had 137 kills and 121 digs. Van Zelst had a team-high 174 kills and 125 digs. And Wright had 101 kills and 63 blocks. • New Trier: The Trevians (31-4) placed five players on the CSL South all-conference team: Emily Blackwell, Haley Fauntleroy, Emmy Friedler, Sarah Shafiq and Taylor Tashima. Tashima, a Northwestern recruit, finished the season with 189 kills, 79 aces, 463 assists and 182 digs. Fauntleroy, a Virgina recruit, ended the season with 164 kills. Shafiq, a junior who has committed to CalBerkeley, had 143 kills, while Blackwell recorded 123 kills. Friedler, who will play at Penn, led the team in digs (306).

Crowd pleaser: Fran O’Malley (No. 6) and his Loyola Academy teammates whoop it up following the team’s dramatic 15-14 state semifinal win over host Stevenson on Nov. 23.

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Honored for Their Efforts Lake County Sports Hall of Fame • Lake Forest: Coaches Robin Straus and Lester Long were inducted into the Lake County Sports Hall of Fame last month. Straus was the school’s head gymnastics coach, who guided the Scouts to a second-place finish at the state meet during 2010-11 season. She coached at the school for 34 years. Long, a long-time assistant coach, served LFHS for 26 years.

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College Signings • Lake Forest: Seven Scouts made it official, when they signed national letter of intents on Nov. 19. According to the school’s website, the list includes Margaret Carney (Colgate, swimming), Scott Christian (Marquette, tennis), David Glynn (Quinnipiac, lacrosse), William Lowe (High Point, lacrosse), Lukas Munoz (Bucknell, lacrosse), Catherine Orfanos (Montana, tennis) and JR Reimer (Northwestern, baseball).

At the Next Level

Football • At Holy Cross: Ex-Loyola Academy star quarterback Peter Pujals turned in an impressive first season at Holy Cross. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound freshman

threw for 1,754 yards with 16 touchdowns. The AllStater also was the leading rusher (445 yards) for the Crusaders (3-9).

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Football Loyola Academy: The Ramblers (12-1) will face Naperville Central (10-3) in the IHSA Class 8A state championship game on Nov. 30 in DeKalb. The game at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium will commence at 7 p.m. The Wilmette school will be trying to win its first state football title since the 1993 season, when John Hoerster was at the helm. The Ramblers took second in 1992 and 2011. Naperville Central is no stranger to state championship games. The Redhawks won a state crown in 1999. They took runner-up honors in 1995 and 2001. No one expected this Naperville Central team, which entered the tournament with a No. 7 seed, to make it to the title game. The Redhawks, who didn’t even make the playoffs in 2012, were scuffling at the end of the regular season. They started October with a three-game losing streak and finished fourth in the always tough DuPage Valley Conference. On Nov. 23, Naperville Central, which was down by two touchdowns in the second half, rallied to beat Marist 27-21. ■

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Believe it Scouts' Carney comes from way back to earn state medal ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Up, down, up, down. Up … way up. Behold Maggie Carney’s swimming season. No wonder the Lake Forest High School senior smiled as she sat poolside near the end of the state meet at New Trier High School on Nov. 23. “My coach [Carolyn Grevers] never stopped believing in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself,” Carney said. “She encouraged me the entire season,” the Scout added. “So did [assistant] Colin [Kiely]. They gave me pep talks. So many people supported me.” Carney entered her final state meet with a qualifying time of 58.43. A total of 35 others in the event had clocked faster times during sectionals on Nov 16. Thirty-five. Only 12 would get to bow for a medal in the event. An unfazed Carney put her head down in the chlorination and plowed away. Twice. Carney left the Trevians’ natatorium with a 10thplace medal, after touching in 56.76. The Colgate recruit had flown to a personal-best 56.71 in the preliminaries on Nov. 22. “At times this season she was her own worst enemy,” Grevers said. “She has always expected a lot from herself, sometimes too much. What she did [during the weekend] … Good for her. It was not unexpected. But what a nice surprise. “She’s driven, just like everybody else is on the team,” the coach added. Grevers’ crew placed sixth at state (78 points), four points behind North Suburban Conference sister Mundelein (fifth place) and four points ahead of seventh-place Stevenson, another NSC sibling and the conference’s reigning champion. Scouts sophomore Reilly Lanigan collected two more individual medals, matching her state haul from last fall. She took third in the 200 IM (2:03.73) and fourth in the 100 fly (55.42). “Not the best day,” said Lanigan, seeded first in the 200 IM and third in the 100 fly after the prelim session. “The competition was good. There are some really fast girls. “I’ll keep my head up, keep working hard, keep moving forward.” Lake Forest freshman Daria Pyshnenko sped to third place in the 50 free (23.18) and led off the Scouts’ fourth-place 400 free relay (3:28.02) and seventh-place 200 free relay (1:36.1). Sophomore Haley Nelson, senior Caitlin Lanigan and Reilly Lanigan swam legs 2-4 for the 400 free unit; junior Eleanor Meeks, freshman Madeline Smith and Reilly Lanigan followed Pyshnenko in the 200 free. Nelson placed ninth in the 500 free (5:00.07). “We had nothing to lose. I liked the girls’ attitudes,” Grevers said. “Being a team, racing well for

Life of Reilly: Lake Forest High School’s Reilly Lanigan drives to third-place finish in the 200 IM at the state meet.

photography by joel lerner the team — that’s what today [Nov. 23, state finals day] was all about.” Look for the team to be in the thick of a statetrophy hunt for the next several years. “My teammates, young and old, were awesome,” said Carney, who made Grevers’ varsity as a sophomore after spending her freshman year at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn. “It’s a great group of girls, energetic and funny. And the freshmen in our program are spectacular. “I felt honored to be a part of this program.”

Notable: Lake Forest sophomore Carmen Smith placed 19th (161.05 points) at her first state meet on Nov. 22. The top 12 in each event advanced to the state finals on Nov. 23. … Nelson finished 16th in the 200 free (1:52.92). … Carney, on Reilly Lanigan: “I’m never surprised when she does well, because she works so hard all the time.” … Carney, on Caitlin Lanigan: “She stepped up so well for us [in the 400 free relay].” … Carney is thinking about majoring in pre-med at Colgate. ■

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Beating the ‘long’ odds Sprinter turned distance ace Tierney shines like silver at state meet ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Grace Tierney, in 2012: sprinter freestyler for Loyola Academy’s swimming and diving team. Tierney, in ’13: rookie distance swimmer for Loyola’s swimming and diving team. “My club (NASA Wildcat Aquatics) coach thought I’d be a better distance swimmer,” the junior said after the state meet at New Trier High School on Nov. 23. “It turned out OK,” she added. Did it ever. Tierney raced to state runner-up honors in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking a school-record 4:52.1. Barrington sophomore Kirsten Jacobsen successfully defended her title with an impressive 4:46.93. Earlier in the meet, Tierney took third in the 200 free (1:50.19). “We had a good talk before the season,” Ramblers coach Mike Hengelmann recalled. “Grace told me she was interested in distance events. We planned out a training program for her. It’s tough … distance training. I had her doing sets on her own. “Mentally,” he added, “that’s a great hurdle.” Tierney cleared it, cleanly. “It surprised me,” Tierney said of her silver-medal effort in the 500 free. “I was hoping top 12.” Tierney also collected a top-five medal on Nov. 23 — after serving as a … sprinter. She anchored LA’s fifth-place 200 free relay (1:36.9). Junior Claire Rushin, freshman Olivia Andrew and sophomore Maria Kyle preceded Miss Versatile Freestyler. The 200 free relay is the race after the 500 free. So Tierney had to bow for her 500 free medal, pose for photos with the event’s other finalists, hustle back to the deck, pack her shiny prize and then quickly summon her Race Face in order to be ready for relay duty.

She somehow managed to squeeze in one other act between events. “She took a swig of water,” Hengelmann said. It was quite a sequence. Tierney competed as a watery version of Joan Benoit for one race and as damp version of Florence Griffith Joyner in the next one. Not easy. “Long strides,” Tierney said, referring to technique in distance events. “[For the relay], it was all about getting up and going all out.” Two things buoyed Tierney before the state meet. One was her strong aerobic base. “Grace also tapered wonderfully,” Hengelmann said. Loyola junior Maria Jardeleza also came up big at a big meet, taking runner-up honors in the 100 backstroke (school-record 54.71) and fifth in the 100 butterfly (56.3). She led off for the Ramblers’ fourth-place medley relay (1:45.04) and served as leg No. 2 for the 10th-place 400 free relay (3:31.07). “I’m so proud of her,” Tierney said. “She’s one of my best friends. She’s competitive, and she’s a funny girl.” Loyola made another serious run at a team trophy last weekend. Hengelmann’s squad placed fourth (100 points), 26 points behind third-place Fenwick. It marked the program’s fourth straight top-five state finish. The Ramblers finished second in ’10, fourth in ’11 and fifth last fall. “I am thrilled with our team’s performances, absolutely thrilled,” Hengelmann said poolside on Nov. 23. “It was a true team effort this weekend. Everybody knew what their role was, and everybody did it successfully.” LA sophomore Claire Voss, Kyle and Andrew also swam legs on the 200 medley relay; Kyle and Andrew joined Jardeleza and Tierney for the 400 free relay race. Ramblers sophomore Jamie Kolar touched ninth in the 100 back (56.6). ■

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Lizzy LoGrande/Highland Park

Girls Basketball: The senior guard, who figures to be the team’s prime floor leader after the graduation of four-year starter Lena Munzer (Yale University), earned all-tournament honors at last week’s Mundelein Turkey Tournament. “She’s been on varsity since sophomore year,” said HP coach Jolie Bechtel. “It’s a natural progression that she’d be our leader this year.” In the five-game set at Mundelein, LoGrande reached double figures four times. She had 18 in the team’s opening-round loss to Prairie Ridge 61-56 on Nov. 18. She tallied 13 points in a 60-37 setback on Grayslake North on Nov. 19. In a 57-38 defeat to the host Mustangs on Nov. 20, she led the team with 15 points. And, in a 62-49 loss to Carmel on Nov. 22, she put 13 points in the book. The Giants (1-4) finally got in the win column, when they downed Grant 64-58 in the tourney finale on Nov. 23. Junior Grace Quirk had a monster game, leading all scorers with 27 points. Teammate Sarah Glazer had 19 points, while LoGrande scored seven points. Annie Keller/Lake Forest

Girls Basketball: The veteran pulled down 16 rebounds and added nine points as the Scouts earned a 34-29 victory over Glenbrook North in third-round action of the Vernon Hills Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 23. Grace Torkelson and Kate Arnson also ruled the backboard, finishing with 12 rebounds apiece. Torkelson added six points and five assists, while teammate Delaney Williams finished with seven points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals. On Nov. 21, in the second round of the tournament, the

Scouts fell to the host Cougars 42-18 despite jumping out to an 11-8 first-quarter advantage. Keller had seven points and six rebounds. Torkelson wound up with eight rebounds. In the tourney opener on Nov. 18, the Scouts took care of Lake Forest Academy 39-33. Keller (13 points, 5 rebounds), Torkelson (10 points, 7 rebounds), Maddie Wells (6 points, 8 rebounds) and Laurel Tesar (3 assists) led the way. Kathryn Pedi/New Trier

Girls Basketball: The sophomore forward led a balanced attack and helped the Trevians to a 72-56 victory over host Loyola Academy on Nov. 22 in the second round of the New Trier Thanksgiving Tournament. Pedi scored a team-high 15 points to go along with seven rebounds. Fellow sophomore Jenny Boehm came up with a doubledouble (12 points, 10 rebounds), while junior Jackie Welch finished with 14 points and five rebounds. Senior guards Megan Neuhaus (11 points) and Alexa Czyzynski (8 ponts, 6 assists) also came up with solid work. Neuhaus had one of the plays of the game, when she drove the lane and tossed in a scoop layup in traffic with 1:38 left in the third quarter. In the opening round of the tournament on Nov. 19, the Trevians topped Chicago Phillips 58-36. Boehm paced the attack with 12 points. The other scoring leaders were Czyzynski (8 points), Welch (7 points) and Neuhaus (6 points). The tournament will conclude on Nov. 30. Mary Kate Herion/Loyola

Girls Basketball: This senior guard has gotten off to a terrific start. In the opening round of the New Trier Thanksgiving Tournament, the 5-9 Herion scored a teamhigh 14 points in a 40-32 victory over Warren on Nov. 19. She then poured in a game-high 21 points on five threepointers in the 72-56 loss to New Trier on Nov. 22. Senior guard Maggie Nick finished in double figures in both contests. She tallied 13 points against Warren and added 11 points against NT. She also pulled down seven rebounds against the Trevians.

Junior Sarah Elston had nine points against New Trier. Noah Pickus/Highland Park

Boys Hockey: The senior is tearing it up — again. In helping HP to a 15-1-4 record, Pickus has been very explosive. He has 29 goals and 22 assists for 51 points. David Shapiro (21 goals, 7 assists) and Gavin Proeh (15 goals, 9 assists) also have been super productive. In recent action, the Giants topped Warren 6-1 on Nov. 23 and St. Patrick 6-0 on Nov. 21. They finished in a 1-1 tie against New Trier Blue on Nov. 18. Pickus had a hat trick against Warren, while Koby Schneider, Zachary Harris and David Shapiro also scored. Kieran Jagadeesh had two goals and two assists in the win over St. Patrick. David Kessler, Brice Saul, Shapiro and Harris added the other goals. Anna Bleck/Lake Forest

Girls Hockey: After eight games, Bleck is the team’s top goal-scorer. She has scored four times for the 4-4 Scouts. Eva Appelbaum has three goals and one assist for four points, while Chandler Scoco also has four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in the young season. The other offensive leaders include Caroline Knop (2 goals, 1 assist), Shannon Miller (1 goal, 2 assists), Mary Claire Newtown (1 goal, 2 assists) and Nina Wilson (1 goal, 2 assists). In goal, Corynn Salazar has been credit with four wins. She has 77 saves and 1.17 goals-against average. Lilly Bianchi has 31 stops in two games. The Scouts, who are the reigning state champs, fell to New Trier 3-2 on Nov. 12. Bleck and Miller scored for LF. Salazar had 16 saves. On Nov. 10, the team fell to Fenwick 4-2 in a rematch of last year’s state title game. The Scouts outscored the Friars 39-12. Betsy Sensenbrenner and Appelbaum scored on assists by Sasha Carney and Newtown, respectively. On Nov. 7, Newtown and Knop scored the LF goals in a 6-2 setback to Lake Forest Academy. In her goaltending debut, Bianchi had 22 saves. ■

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For rabbi moffic and family, Chanukah means teaching values

Even though Chanukah (which runs until Dec. 5) is a minor holiday in Jewish law, it’s important for American Jews. I (Evan) was born in Houston, which doesn’t have a huge Jewish community, but Chanukah was just so much fun and so exciting. It was a big deal. We were a gift-giving family, but my dad, a doctor who specializes in medical ethics, used to come up with creative things to do for the holiday that were centered around a theme.

“We devote at least one night to some kind of social action. We have collected clothes and delivered them to consignment stores.”

Rabbi Evan Moffic of Congregation Solel in Highland Park and Arielle Poster Moffic, director of InterfaithFamily/Chicago, both went to nursing homes as children to light Chanukah candles.

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One year, on each of Chanukah’s eight nights, we looked at a different part of Jewish history. Another year, he presented us with a different ethical dilemma to discuss as a family. Our neighbors were Catholics from Spain. They would often come over for Chanukah on at least one night. We would make latkes (potato pancakes) together. These are the most lasting memories. My wife (Arielle Poster Moffic) and I start thinking about Chanukah months in advance. Inspired by my father, we try to make Chanukah as more than about gifts for our two children (ages 6 and 4), although we love giving gifts. We devote at least one night to some kind of social action. We have collected clothes and delivered them to consignment stores. As children my wife and I both went to nursing homes to light Chanukah candles. Some of (the residents) didn’t have grandkids close by, so we wanted to give them a sense of family and celebration. I expect we’ll do this with the kids when they get older. We also set aside one night on which we do not give gifts to each other, but to (the needy). We make that a specific part of Chanukah. Congregation Solel in Highland Park has a big Chanukah festival, “Musical Menorah,” for which congregants bring their menorahs. We turn out all the lights, and everyone lights them. This year, Chanukah is unique. You have an incredible congruence of holidays (Chanukah and Thanksgiving) that may not seem similar but actually are. They are about family and gratitude, and both center on religious liberty. For us, an ideal weekend, especially around Chanukah, is centered on teaching its values to our children and celebrating as a family and community. Rabbi Evan Moffic and Arielle Poster Moffic, as told to Donald Liebenson. ■

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