The North Shore Weekend EAST, Issue 8

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North Shore Weekend NEWS 08 Town centers

Community centers on the North Shore offer a host of different activities for young and old alike.

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The opera nights in the weeks before Christmas at the Del Rio Restaurant always draw a crowd.

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Lake Forest High School students give it their all to help Toys for Tots.

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24 Open House

A large list — complete with map — of where to find your next home on the North Shore this weekend.

LIFESTYLE & ARTS

15 Sunday Breakfast

Barbara Rinella of Kenilworth is still a big hit putting on her one-woman show based on a variety of books.

16 Social whirl

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

26 North Shore Offerings

Take a look at intriguing houses in our towns.

BUSINESS 27 The Shoe Fits

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17 Love & Marriage

Do men really care about their wedding band – the first ring most of them have ever worn?

20 Your Weekend Agenda

Find out about the top events coming up this weekend on the North Shore.

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Bob Gariano looks at Steve Bonner, who has led the fight against cancer as president of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

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lenty of holiday traditions are set to infuse the North Shore, but there is one that stands out because it is so different than the norm.

The Del Rio Restaurant, a Highwood establishment that opened after World War I in a former tango club, puts on opera performances for two seatings a night for more than two weeks starting Dec. 7. Reservations are notoriously hard to come by (the fourth-generation owners, the Pigatis, started taking calls for tables at 7 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving) because the productions are so stellar. Singers who have performed on Broadway and the Lyric Opera have appeared over the decades, and the Christmas songs they belt out are assured to put even the most cantankerous in the holiday spirit. Angelika Labno shares the story in this issue.

Many on the North Shore know Barbara Rinella — or at least the characters she portrays in her one-woman shows dramatizing current books.

The Kenilworth resident, who is as spot on imitating Katherine Hepburn’s voice as she is performing as Albert Einstein and discussing his theory of

relativity, is also well-known on worldwide Crystal Cruises, where she’s been invited back to entertain for 17 years.

“I pinch myself. This lady who works out of her kitchen in Kenilworth is speaking on the cruise. And so is Carol Channing. And so is Barbara Walters,” says Rinella, our Sunday Breakfast feature.

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8 | news CENTERS OF ATTENTION North Shore boasts number of community centers with plentiful opportunities for residents

Charlie Balbach and Jenna Nagel enjoy a snack at the Gorton Community Center’s Drop-In Center in Lake Forest.

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Where could you get married, drop your dog off for obedience school, take a ceramics class and lift weights on the same day?

At Winnetka Community House, that’s where.

But not necessarily in that order.

“There’s usually a lot going on around here,” said WCH marketing director Josh Bucher, sitting on a couch in the reception area of the community’s 100-year-old campus for people of all ages and interests.

“There was a time,” he added, “when this place housed the town’s only movie theatre and only bowling alley.”

A striking fact about Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest: It has reached out to some 55,000 people in 2012, via its abundance of events, Drop-In Center for children and resident non-profit organizations.

“At Gorton, our mission is quite simply to enrich the people around us,” said Brenda Dick, Gorton’s executive director. “Since 1972, Gorton has endeavored to be a place where (Lake Forest and Lake Bluff) residents aged six weeks to 100 come together.”

Not every town along the North Shore boasts a community center. But where a center stands it also pulsates, thanks to leaders and volunteers who believe their communities deserve a venue that provides residents with regular educational, social and recreational opportunities.

“It (Gorton) is a wonderful gathering place,” said Emelie Ventling of Lake Forest.

“We used it to put our puppy through kindergarten, and I met great friends at the set of dog-training classes after that.”

Ventling spends more time than most Lake Forest residents at Gorton, because she serves as development director of Mothers Trust — one of nine non-profit organizations who rent space at the community center on Illinois Road.

“It’s so wonderful to walk out our door at Gorton and compare notes and share ideas with other non-profits at the community center,” she added.

Gorton, like Winnetka Community House, does not receive tax dollars. Both centers are privately administered and funded.

Northfield Community Center, conversely,

receives public capital to run its programs.

It was built in 1998 through a co-op with the Village of Northfield, School District 29 and the Northfield Park District.

The building on Wagner Road houses a gym, a fitness center and meeting and board rooms.

Four outdoor baseball fields abut the building.

Bob Davis, an NCC personal trainer, lives close to the community center.

“It’s a unique place,” said Davis, who also helps folks get fit at Winnetka Community House. “A school (Middlefork Primary, located just west of the Northfield Community Center) uses the gym until 3:30 p.m. each weekday, and then it’s open for others in the community after that and on the weekends.

“It’s also a good place to rent a room for any kind of meeting,” he added.

The theatre at Winnetka Community House, which recently staged six soldout productions of “The Little Mermaid,” morphs into a haunted house every October.

It spooked residents for a 97th year last month.

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“It’s pretty scary,” said Bucher.

Susan Wright has lived in Lake Forest for 26 years, and Gorton has been a treat for her.

“Gorton serves a bunch of different niches in our community, and it has a huge history as a community institution,” said Wright, president of Baytree National Bank & Trust Co. in Lake Forest.

Last winter 70 residents gathered at Gorton for a focus group dubbed BIGTHINK. Residents Melissa Goltra and Tanner VanDusen guided the session.

Wright was there.

“Gorton’s leadership listened to different constituents in the community to make sure the center was in tune with the various needs of the community,” Wright said. “It was an important thing to do.”

BIGTHINK also looked ahead.

“We asked our community residents how Gorton could serve them in the future,” Dick recalled. “We pursue new ideas with enthusiasm because our community looks to us to provide the experiences that help define what it means to live in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.” ■

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The group: emergency-room doctors.

Worthen cited studies that have found children are more likely to take risks when they aren’t watched carefully. David Schwebel, a professor of psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told Worthen, “It may be that children can perceive inattention and take more risks.”

When a parent is using a device, Dr. Schwebel added, “your kid may know that you are there but not paying attention.”

What about when the children possess the devices?

Brenda Marwede is a parenting coach based in Lake Forest. She knows cellphones are a lot like curfews: sometimes necessary, sometimes evil.

“Too many people walk around with their heads down,” she said. “Yes, parents like knowing their children have cellphones and that they can be reached at any time. But I encourage parents to start conditioning their kids at an early age, to insist that they put away the phones at dinner and during other opportunities to interact and enjoy some quality time.

“More parents,” Marwede added, “should remind their children, ‘Look up once in a while. There’s a wonderful world in front of you.’ ” A sign adorns a wall at the Gertrude B. Nielsen Child Care and Learning Center in Northbrook. It features an image of a cellphone inside of red circle, with a red line (the prohibition symbol) drawn over the gadget.

The sign’s accompanying message, to parents: “Please finish your phone conversations in the lobby before pick-

Your kid may know that you are there but not paying attention.”

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“We emphasize to parents, ‘Be present and be engaging for your children,’ ” said Reagan Miller, infant/toddler administrative coordinator at the Gertrude B. Nielsen Child Care and Learning Center.

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Margaret watched her granddaughter take a swimming lesson recently at an indoor public pool in the suburbs.

What she witnessed nearby didn’t surprise her in the least. The eyes of the parents of another child, also in the water, were glued to their cell phones. Another child of theirs also was focused on nothing but a gadget.

Thankfully, the boy in the water, like Margaret’s granddaughter, was safe, thanks to a cellphone-free swim instructor.

“It was very sad, seeing those three people texting, or reading texts, or doing whatever they were doing,” Margaret recalled. “I see that all the time in so many public places. Moms and dads should put a stop to that.

But they don’t, because they’re too busy doing the same

thing.”

It’s hard — and dangerous — for moms and dads to thumb text messages on hand-held devices and either hold a young child’s hand or supervise the child in public settings at the same time. But distracted, multi-tasking parents are doing it and getting away with it. Sometimes.

Texting while driving is horrifying. Texting while protecting a loved one is confounding.

In a Wall Street Journal article entitled, “The Perils of Texting While Parenting,” Ben Worthen asked, “Is high-tech gadgetry diminishing the ability of adults to give proper supervision to very young children?”

One group of worried people, he discovered, saw the growing use of electronic devices as a “plausible explanation for the surprising reversal of a long slide in injury rates for young children.”

ing up your child. Your child and the child’s teacher may need to share important information with you at the end of the day. Thank you.”

Parents of children who attend Nielsen sign a parent partnership agreement. The agreement is core to Nielsen’s mission to establish a partnership with families to support their children’s development.

“We emphasize to parents, ‘Be present and be engaging for your children,’ ” said Reagan Miller, infant/toddler administrative coordinator at Nielsen.

Another sign of the times isn’t hanging anywhere. But Margaret pointed it out after recounting that disheartening pool scene.

“I know of a school district that is no longer teaching children cursive writing,” she said. “Can you believe that? I can’t. Everything, I guess, is so driven by technology. People aren’t communicating like they used to do. I look around, and I see people together, families together. But even though they’re together, they all seem so disconnected.”

Hurricane Sandy took lives and destroyed parts of the East Coast in late October. But for some families, some good emerged from it.

“I heard when the power went out in all those homes and computers were down, families got back to talking to each other, got back to spending more quality time with each other,” said Bob Davis of Northfield.

“They even played old-fashioned games, like card games.

“I also heard, because of the experiences after Sandy, people promised to spend more time like that with their families.” ■

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Lake Forest High School students work hard to make Christmas brighter for less fortunate

Corey Knudsen, a sophomore at Lake Forest High School, cuts wood to be used to make almost 600 wooden toys to be donated to Toys for Tots.

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There aren’t many reasons high school students hop out of bed before 8 a.m. on a day off of school. But senior Katherine Hayes is a young woman with a mission.

A Lake Forest High School senior, Hayes feels passionately about the Toys for Tots program, and her engineering class’s commitment to providing toys for young children.

“I think Toys for Tots is an amazing cause, and I’m glad to donate my time to help kids,” said Hayes, one of several LFHS students who spent the day before Thanksgiving in the woodshop – though the school was closed – building wooden guitars, alphabet blocks and rattles.

This is the fifth year the woodcraft and engineering students will collaborate to produce and donate hundreds of gifts to Toys for Tots, a program organized by the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve to collect and distribute new, unwrapped toys to less fortunate children during the holidays.

“If I didn’t have the motivation to come into the woodshop today, maybe no one else would, and I want to make sure the work gets done because I absolutely love the cause we’re working for,” said Hayes of Lake Forest.

Applied technology teacher Todd Johnson established the partnership with Toys for Tots when he came to LFHS in 2007. He worked with U.S. Marines to design a program that benefitted both his students and the youngest of the Toys for Tots gift recipients; the U.S. Marines receive the fewest donations for children under 5.

A gunnery sergeant presented the challenge to Johnson’s engineering class in the spring of 2008, so that students might design toys and present prototypes to the Marines. A new, introductory-level Woodcraft I course that fall had students producing the toys during a curriculum unit on mass production. So excited by their project, students even volunteered to raise funds to pay for the wood they needed to make all the toys.

“I think this really helped them to understand the mass production model,” Johnson said. “It became real to them because they were responsible for everything. They spent money on the materials to build toys and put wood into the machine. If the machine chews it up and spits something out, then we can’t give that toy away and it lessens our final output.

“And because every toy is tied to a little kid, it’s really meaningful.”

Students began production on their three toys Nov. 12 with gusto. The first week they cut out more than 100 guitar bodies. But the end of the second week, that total has surpassed 240.

This fall Johnson opened the woodshop up to his past students before and after school to help get the job done – as they have requested for a few years.

“This also allows us to set the stakes a little higher for the number of toys we can produce,” Johnson said. “There is always a shortage of toys and always wishes that don’t get fulfilled. Kids don’t get a choice as to who their parents are, but we have skills and abilities we can use to help those kids who didn’t get a choice.”

Sophomore Corey Knudsen, also of Lake Forest, said that’s why he worked alongside Hayes on his day off of school. Mass production was a new challenge for this Woodcraft II student because the repetitive work is both physically strenuous and a little boring. But when the dowels for the rattles came up in different lengths, he said he was glad for the challenge.

“I’m happy to be helping kids that don’t have a real Christmas,” Knudsen said. “I think about all the things we have and we’ll get for Christmas or Hanukkah, and then you think about all the kids who won’t get that kind of holiday, and you want to help them out.”

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Opera singers have entertained patrons at the Del Rio Restaurant since 1972.

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Opera nights at Highwood’s Del Rio Restaurant, the familyowned establishment of almost 90 years, give the holidays a special glow.

From Dec. 7-23, patrons can enjoy an ensemble of opera singers serenading them throughout dinner. Even with two shows every weeknight other than Mondays, seats during the holiday season are a hot commodity; the phones rang off the hook the day after Thanksgiving, when owner Bill Pigati began filling the golden-ticket reservations.

“I have a decent voice, but these folks have magical voices,” Pigati said of the singers.

Pigati has been bringing in opera singers since 1972.

Having worked for years at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pigati knew there were few places young singers could go and perform in those days, “so we’d pull up the piano on a Friday night and we’d sing,” he said. Some of the original performers went on to sing all over the world.

Nowadays, Pigati mixes it up by bringing in older and

newer voices, some coming from Broadway or European tours. The playlist may include musical comedy, opera, Christmas carols and Hanukkah tunes, with guests invited to sing along.

Del Rio also gets in the spirit of giving, as Pigati adds that every four years or so, he gets the singers to record a CD and donates all the profits to charity.

“We never quite know how we’ll find ‘em, but we’ll find ‘em,” said Pigati of the singers. Just the past weekend, Pigati — who sings in a choir — encountered a baritone whose rendition of “Ave Maria” at a church function impressed him so much, patrons will likely get a chance to watch him in the upcoming nights.

Pigati once thought that he, too, might focus on a music career, as he had no idea he would take over the family business until his father planned to sell it.

“I got into it after two days and absolutely loved it,” said the natural restaurateur. “I love wine and I love cooking, so it worked out.”

The cooking and the wine are exactly what make the

restaurant thrive after several generations, beginning in 1924.

The extensive wine list includes some 4,000 choices. Pigati is “crazy about having good stuff,” featuring exclusive recipes from Bologna, Italy using quality ingredients. The veal is raised for the restaurant in Wisconsin, and the fish, usually wild from the ocean, are out of the water for no longer than a couple days, he adds.

The defining character of Del Rio comes from being such a long-standing, family-owned Italian restaurant. Pigati often sees the grandchildren of people who used to come in when they were the grandchildren of someone else who visited.

Said long-time patron John Dick of Lake Forest, “I have gone to that bar to celebrate the afternoons my children were born. Now I’m taking my grandchildren there for special dinners.”

And opera singers aren’t the only special visitors ever seen at the fun-loving restaurant.

“I once ran through the restaurant with a gorilla suit on after graduating from business school,” Dick said. “Everyone knew it was me.” ■

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Peter Lipsey is a stand-up comedian who has been performing since 1989. He lives in Wilmette with his family and will performing at The Laughing Chameleon in The Glen from Nov. 29-Dec. 1.

Reading: Currently, all I have time to read these days is the homework of my three kids and the jokes I write. I glance through the newspaper to keep up to date.

Listening: I listen to talk radio and classic rock radio stations. I listen to a lot of progressive radio — we have Sirius in our minivan, so if I like a song I’ll listen to it.

Watching: Boardwalk Empire, Burn Notice, Dexter, Modern Family, The Daily Show, Letterman and The Good Wife. You can’t watch ‘em all, but Tivo helps. What’s great about all these types of shows is that they’re written so well, and they’re pretty tight, so they don’t leave any loose ends. As a writer of jokes, if you can craft something that well, it’s the best thing you can do. I like ensemble casts, it’s a good diversion.

Following: Mike Pace does a lot of shows for vets, he does a lot of stuff for the troops.

Literally the funniest guy in the country.

Kathleen Madigan is great. A lot of people think you have to be on TV to be well-known and funny, but you don’t. There are some great stand-ups today [even if their styles are completely different].

Activity: I play in a racquetball league and I play golf. I’ve also run in the Chicago

Marathon. My wife and I play in a mixed volleyball league and in a coed softball league.

We’re out, we’re active, trying to keep fit. It’s harder every time there’s Thanksgiving.

Eating: We do a lot of basics at home—rice and salad, Taco Tuesday, burgers, fish once and a while. My wife bakes a lot and every once in a while we’ll wander around a more difficult dish. It’s fun when you have the time.

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A month after a one-day strike, the North Shore School District 112 Board of Education and members of the North Shore Education Association have both voted to approved a two-year contract.

The board voted to amend the school calendar so the day missed due to the teacher strike will be made up at the end of the school year. The last day of school will now be Friday, June 7.

The average salary increase for teachers is 2.7 percent.

The Ravinia Business District streetscape design and identity study is looking for feedback at an open house on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Ave. The project team will present the concepts that have resulted from public feedback and input from the Advisory Committee. The concepts will be finalized and presented to the City Council for consideration.

For more information, please contact Barbara Cates in the Department of Community Development at (847) 4320867 or at bcates@ cityhpil.com.

WILMETTE Joanie Bayhack of Wilmette has been named director of communications and development for CASA Lake County.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) has 225 volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children within the Lake County Juvenile Court system.

Bayhack served as senior vice president for communications and corporate partnerships for WTTW11 and 98.7WFMT, Chicago. During the past 16 years she served in a variety of roles in both television and radio. Prior to WTTW, she worked for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Aaron Cushman & Associates and CBS2.

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HIGHWOOD The Highwood community will embrace over 300 military personnel at the fourth annual Highwood for the Holidays, taking place on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at City Hall Park (17 Highwood Ave.).

The City will have food, hot cocoa, photos with Santa, live holiday music provided by Matt Feddermann and Friends, and addresses to the military from local dignitaries.

WINNETKA On Saturday, Dec. 1, Coldwell Banker Winnetka will offer horse-drawn carriage rides and holiday-themed activities.

From 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Santa Claus will be at the Hubbard Woods Park gazebo. This is an opportunity for your child to hand-deliver a Santa letter to the man in charge.

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Busy is an understatement for Jonny Cohen.

He just got back from the 2012 ABC Continuity Forum in Miami, where he made a pitch for $100,000 to further fund his invention, GreenShields. Before that, he was a panelist at Harvard’s Leadership Institute International Impact Forum.

Forbes magazine featured him 30 Under 30 Energy Section this year. The Highland Park High School senior is no stranger to publicity: He was featured in a Pepsi commercial, on Good Morning America, in Scientific American and in the U.S. Department of State Growing Up Green journal, to name a few.

“I can’t remember a time where Jonny wasn’t blowing something up,” said sister Azza Cohen, laughing. Though she was talking about his inventing, Cohen is exploding onto the green scene with his energy- and costefficient endeavor.

For more than two years, Cohen, Azza and fellow team members have been picking up awards and presenting at some of the most prestigious schools around the nation in regards to GreenShields Project. Cohen came up with the idea in seventh grade while taking science classes at Northwestern University. Putting his new aerodynamics knowledge to use, he thought of a way to reduce school buses’ CO2 pollution and increase gas mileage.

Thanks to several grants, including one for $25,000 from Pepsi Refresh, Cohen was able to take testing from toy models to the realdeal buses. What stands today is a fourthgeneration model of GreenShields—an airfoil that attaches to the top of a school bus, redirecting airflow and decreasing its drag.

“We have to address some concerns that were brought to us by Illinois Department of Transportation so that GreenShields can be on school buses in the near future,” said Cohen of recent developments. The next stop is Michigan, where Greenshields will be tested at an independent, Environmental Protection Agency-certified testing center.

A love for science and invention came to Cohen at an early age, largely thanks to his uncle who sent him fun science kits. By fifth grade, he was taking high school honors physics (his current AP physics now pallid in comparison), and science classes at Northwestern’s Center for Talent Development throughout

Jonny Cohen’s GreenShields Project helps reduce pollution and increase gas mileage for school buses.

photography by j. geil middle school. It was not until his first grant from Ashoka’s Youth Venture that Cohen believed he could turn his idea into reality. After winning the Pepsi grant, people really started to notice, namely, Northwestern University.

“Partnering with Northwestern was most impactful for Greenshields,” said Cohen, as the school is where most of the development and testing has taken place. A close runnerup is John Benish Jr., owner of Cook-Illinois Bus Company. Upon seeing Cohen on T.V., Benish offered up his buses for testing and is set to buy the shields for his fleet once they hit the market.

According to GreenShields’ findings, the $30 add-on increases gas mileage by 10 to 20 percent, calculating a minimum savings of $600 per bus, per year. At an estimated 480,000 school buses on the roads daily, annual savings can be upwards of $288 million nationwide. In addition to providing financial benefits, Greenshields’ simple installation allows buses to remove carbon “tire marks” almost immediately.

“It’s not only green but also cost-effective,” said Cohen of how GreenShields (which can be viewed at www.greenshieldsproject.com) ultimately benefits schools. “Rather than spending money on gas, it can be spent on books or things that progress education.”

Says Highland Park High School teacher Kunal Pujara, “Jonny is the most innovative student that I have taught in 19 years.”

When Cohen is not concocting ideas of saving the planet, he plays varsity golf at HPHS and is involved in the robotics team, which took third place in an international competition last year. The senior anticipates studies in either mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering in the upcoming college years.

“I’d like to use my engineering education to continue making the world more efficient,” Cohen said. ■

LIFESTYLE & ARTS | 15 SUNDAY BREAKFAST Kenilworth’s Barbara Rinella still a showstopper with her first-person renditions

“I’m having so much fun with people’s reactions (to the costume),” says Barbara Rinella of her one-woman show as Catherine the Great.

photography by j. geil

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Back in the 1970s, Barbara Rinella was asked to speak at a book club about John Cheever’s “Falconer.” Standing at a podium with notes, she offered her thoughts about the novel, which features a university professor who is imprisoned for murdering his brother.

After she finished, her mother-in-law approached her.

“She said, ‘Now, my dear, you’re assuming everyone will rush out to buy the book. They won’t,” recalls Rinella, sitting in the living room of her Kenilworth home near her miniature black poodle, Winston Spencer Churchill. “She said, ‘Why don’t you just tell the story?’

“A light goes off. Tell the story. Do it in first person. In costumes.”

Since then, famous women such as Cleopatra and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis — and even men of history such as Andrew Jackson (along with the namesake of her dog) — have been brought to life by Rinella, who performs one-hour shows which dramatize current fiction and non-fiction books.

During one week this month, she performed four different programs a total of 10 times. She’ll go to community centers, country clubs, schools, homes — and even to sea aboard

Crystal Cruise Ships, where she’s been invited back for 17 years to entertain passengers with her one-woman shows.

“I was Einstein the other day. I try to put my voice lower,” Rinella says when asked about how she can assume the role of a man. “But halfway through, with Einstein, I turn into his mother. ‘Albert, put some mousse in your hair!’”

Though the Einstein costume was relatively simple (despite having to remove the moustache when she played the mother) she said it was perhaps her most challenging role “because I had to grasp his theory of relativity and be able to explain it.” In the same program, she also dressed as Steve Jobs, who was born the year Einstein died.

That program was based on biographies of the men by Walter Isaacson that Rinella had read. But don’t think she merely recites any book by memory.

“I take the good lines from the book verbatim, but my creative strength is taking the work of literature and figuring out how to persuade people to be interested,” she said. “At the start of Catherine the Great, I ask the audience, ‘How many people in the world have been surnamed the Great? It’s 104.

And how many women? One!’ ” Recently, Rinella has enjoyed playing the role of the Russian empress.

“A big part is the fancy costume,” said Rinella, who created

it herself. “I’m having so much fun with people’s reactions.

And her last years, what was her joy? Her grandchildren,” adds Rinella, whose house is adorned with many happy pictures of hers — Annabelle, 5, and Brady, 2.

Happy is the way Rinella describes her childhood in East Grand Rapids, Mich. The youngest of two girls, she was encouraged by her father, who told her, “You can do anything.” She and her sister, Dorothy, put on the Argentina Summertime Review in their neighborhood. After school, Rinella would line up her dolls and teach them everything she had learned that day (no surprise that she ended up teaching English at New Trier).

For college she followed her sister to Duke University, where she was a cheerleader. Rinella said that experience buoys her to this day.

“Cheerleaders are involved in crowd control. I can tell when people are or aren’t having a good time,” she said.

Rinella enjoys a Sunday breakfast at Ridgeview Restaurant in Wilmette — that is, when she’s not playing tennis or paddle tennis, her favorite sports.

Speaking of favorites, does she have one among the 100 programs she’s performed?

“When I’m asked my favorite,” she says, “I say ‘The next one.’ ” ■

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Ball photography by julie skarratt

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra held its Symphony Ball, the annual CSO Women’s Board fundraiser that supports the orchestra’s operations and community engagement programs, in September. ■ WILLIAM & CATHY OSBORN

RICK & CATE WADDELL

LIZ & ALEX RORKE

EMILY KNIGHT, CARL & MARY BOYER

Bedside Manor book signing John Robshaw Two weeks ago, Bedside Manor held a book signing event with textile designer and author John Robshaw; his book tells about his career path and about the blockprinting processes his company does in India. It was a personable (and personal) event. . As a consultant for Aid to Artisans, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating economic opportunities for craftspeople in developing nations, John has traveled to Vietnam, Cambodia, Zimbabwe, and most recently, Bolivia, in support of the textile artisans there. ■

BETH KARNES

MEG CARROLL & JOHN ROBSHAW

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WEDDING BAND? Men lose their first ring all the time ■ by

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I think we all have certain routines we work through without paying too much attention.

Maybe you drop your keys on the table while you sort through the mail on the way into the house, or you empty your pockets of your wallet, keys, phone and loose change in the same way each night.

I take off my watch as I approach the kitchen sink. I place it on the window sill, and then I remove my wedding band and engagement ring and drop them into a cut glass salt cellar that I keep on the window. I squeeze soap into the sponge, and then have my way with the day’s dishes.

When I dropped my rings into the salt cellar this weekend, though, they didn’t make the delicate “ping!” that I‘m accustomed to. They sort of clanged, flatly.

Upon investigation, I found another ring was already in the salt cellar.

Yes, the wedding band that I had so proudly put on my husband’s finger 9 years ago was already in the vessel. And my husband was at a football game.

My reaction was a menacing grin because I knew the truth: he took it off before an early-morning swim and forgot to put

it back on before he ran off to his next activity. With that confidence in my back pocket, I was left to capitalize on this harmless mistake.

Was he aware that he wasn’t wearing the ring? He’s so rarely without it. And if he did feel its absence, did he know where it was? Did he think I knew where it was? And did he think I’d have strong opinions about his bare finger?

“I’ve kept the same wife, just not the ring. Men are into watches, gadgets.”

— A North Shore jeweler Maybe it was the holiday spirit that inspired a moment of generosity, but I quickly fired off a text message with news that I had the ring (and a warning to watch his step). The last thing I wanted was to find him panicking at the nearest jewelry store – have you noticed the price of gold lately?

The good-natured jeweler at Lake Forest Jewelers says he hears from bare-fingered guys like that all the time. He also asked to remain anonymous for the sake of his clients.

“We hear a lot from men who lose their wedding bands,” the jeweler told me. “Women grow up wearing rings and accessories, but for most men the first ring they wear is their wedding band. It’s not that we don’t want to wear it; it’s that we’re not used to it.”

Yup. He said WE. The jeweler does not wear a wedding band. In 28 years of marriage, he’s lost three rings.

Many of the clients who’ve come to him in a panic have taken their rings off for golf or tennis because they are heavy and the metal is pliable. A lot of men don’t sleep with their rings on, for the sake of comfort. And when you’re not used to wearing a ring, it’s easy to overlook when it’s gone.

“I’ve kept the same wife, just not the ring,” the jeweler admitted. “Men are into watches, gadgets. Some men like cufflinks and collect them like women collect shoes and accessories. We’re not into rings.”

“You’re just trendy,” I told the jeweler. “Prince William isn’t wearing a wedding band either.”

But don’t give my husband that excuse.

Love & Marriage columnist Joanna Brown can be reached at Joanna@northshoreweekend.com ■

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Cancer Research Foundation Women’s Board and Verdura photography by cheri eisenberg and dan rest Earlier this month, the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Women’s Board and Verdura hosted the 46th Annual Grand Auction “Viva La Vida,” at the Four Seasons Chicago. Principal sponsor Verdura, jeweler to some of the most stylish clients of yesterday from Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Babe Paley to today’s red carpet beauties including Anne Hathaway, Eva Longoria and Cameron Diaz, added extra glamour to the evening. The evening celebrated the University of Chicago’s preeminence in the field of cancer research; over 500 guests attended and over $700,000 in proceeds were raised for continued support of cancer research. ■

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Stegner’s advice: Buy fresh local ingredients Sarah Stenger

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Sarah Stegner is a co-chef and co-owner at Prairie Grass Café in Northbrook, which specializes in straightforward American cuisine with Mediterranean influences.

Did you cook growing up?

I did; I didn’t know what it meant to be a chef, but I always enjoyed cooking. I went to a little cooking school in Glenview, and I got a job right from school at the Ritz Carlton, where I stayed for almost 20 years.

Best advice for a home cook?

Start with good ingredients. It’s incredibly important to buy fresh local ingredients when you can, because it tastes better. Don’t skimp on the front end, there.

Favorite dish on the menu?

I think that our menu is built around dishes we know people will really like and want to see. We change what we serve with [our entrees] to keep it seasonal. All people would really enjoy vegetables if they were cooked right [so we try to make sure all of our dishes have a good vegetable].

Favorite food to make?

I’m kind of into Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes—we serve a honey-glazed sweet potato, and it’s delicious.

What do you like to eat at home?

It changes, I’m not set. I do like Thai and Indian food, which is totally opposite of the way I cook. When I actually cook at home, I make one really good vegetable and put a great salad with it.

Favorite tool?

I love my copper pot.

Favorite cookbook?

Hands down, the cookbooks that I love the most are Jaime Oliver’s. His food concept is wonderful; his recipes are easy and very doable.

Funniest kitchen incident?

One time at the Ritz Carlton, the turkeys were in the butcher cooler and the prep chef was supposed to put them in the oven at 5 a.m., except he couldn’t find the key to open the cooler. They had to take the hinges off the door, but by then it was 8 a.m. It was a panic, trying to get the turkeys in the oven.

Prairie Grass Café is located at 601 Skokie Boulevard in Northbrook. For more information, call 847-205-4433 or visit prairiegrasscafe.com. ■

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classic novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The holiday production includes original choreography from several of Chicago’s top professional.

CALL 516-232-3999 The Guild of St. Mary’s cordially invites you to attend the Christmas Holiday Prelude 2012; the boutique runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the luncheon and fashion show runs from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 1

Story Time with Santa HOSTED BY THE ASSOCIATE BOARD OF LAKE FOREST

What to do on the North Shore in your leisure time

Christkindl Market CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT MAIN FLOOR | 400 E.

OPEN LANDS MELLODY FARM NATURE PRESERVE | 350 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD, LAKE FOREST | 1-3PM | TICKETS $25 FOR MEMBERS, FAMILY MEMBERSHIP

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Add meaning to your gift giving this Christmas by shopping the Christkindl Market. All proceeds support Mission & Outreach programs, benefiting those in need in Lake County and throughout the world.

Enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride through the prairie with Santa followed by snacks and hot cocoa. Kids will learn about winter animal tracks and make a wildlife ornament to take home. Snow or shine.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30

Evanston Dance Ensemble: “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”

The Inside Show HIGHLAND PARK COUNTRY CLUB | 1201 PARK AVE., HIGHLAND PARK | 4–8PM | AMDURPRODUCTIONS.COM Celebrate the season at a juried art festival featuring 40 acclaimed artists. The Inside Show will host Business After Hours for members of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy wine, beer and appetizers while perusing and purchasing artwork at The Inside Show with fellow art lovers. Show continues through Dec 2.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY’S JOSEPHINE LOUIS THEATRE | 20 ARTS CIRCLE DR., EVANSTON | 7PM TICKETS $15 FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18, STUDENTS AND SENIORS; $22 FOR ADULTS. 847.491.7282 OR COMMUNICATION.NORTHWESTER.EDU/TIC The lion is back to entertain this holiday season as the magical winter world of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia is brought to in the company’s original dance theater adaptation of Lewis’s

Ballet Makkai “Nutcracker” Performances SPONSORED BY BEANSTALK TOYLAND & SPROUT KIDS | ELM PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 2031 SHERIDAN RD, HIGHLAND PARK | 4PM $20 | 847-433-1449 OR BALLETMAKKAI.COM Beanstalk Toyland & Bookstore and Sprout Kids are proud to sponsor the Second Annual Ballet Makkai performances of the “Nutcracker” ballet. Extraordinary dancers from the Ballet Makkai Youth Company and students of the Irina Makkai Classical Ballet and Dance School, ranging from three to 18 years old, will bring this beloved holiday tale to life.

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It’s a Wonderful Life in Lake Bluff

SUNDAY DECEMBER 2

LAKE BLUFF | 9:30AM–5PM

Wonderland Express CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, REGENSTEIN CENTER |

Breakfast with Santa

Lake Bluff — the North Pole of the North Shore — is throwing a daylong holiday celebration. The library will host story time, Bluffington’s will serve hot cider, horse-drawn carriage rides around the Village Green, Santa at the Lake Bluff History Museum, and Santa’s live reindeer will visit the downtown. The day will end with the gazebo lighting.

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Catch the Christmas spirit and take the perfect family photo with Santa. Donuts, coffee, and milk will be available for purchase. Guests are asked to bring a wrapped gift marked with age and gender for needy children.

Annual Christmas Pancake Breakfast

NICHOLS CONCERT HALL | 71490 CHICAGO AVE., EVANSTON | 2PM | 847-905-150 OR MUSICINST.ORG A musical potpourri featuring students from the Music Institute’s Adult Studies Program.

The Music Institute of Chicago’s Adult Studies Program welcomes anyone older than 18 and offers a wide selection of opportunities including private instruction, chamber music, group classes, musicianship, music appreciation, bands, and orchestras.

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Musicals in Concert: Lucky Stiff

Winter Farmer’s Market

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Watch miniature trains wind through a village of tiny Chicago landmarks created from natural materials. At Krehbiel Gallery, visit an English country train platform and view a video on the creation of Wonderland Express. Tour decorated trees in the Joutras Gallery and take in a gingerbread village display.

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In addition to pancakes, this event boasts crafts in Santa’s Workshop, homemade baked goods, photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and a raffle with excellent prizes—including an iPad, an American Girl doll, a bike and more. All are welcome.

“Lucky Stiff” is a heartwarming musical of one man’s journey to find an inherited fortune on the shores of Monte Carlo. Music by Stephen Flaherty, Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahren, Directed by Jim Beaudry, Music Direction by Kory Danielson.

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NIORS, $10 FOR STUDENTS; ADMISSION FREE FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER Visit the Winnetka Historical Society’s Schmidt-Burnham Log House and experience the holiday season circa 1853.

Costumed docents will share details of a German immigrant family’s celebration of Christmas. Children ages 4 to 10 can participate in holiday crafts, and all visitors are invited to enjoy traditional holiday treats.

22 | real estate Silver gets a gold medal for holiday look ■ by

Adding silver to one’s table is always the right move during the holidays.

mary carol garrity

If you want your holiday displays to be sophisticated, add silver.

Silver has become my standard when I want to craft richly appointed holiday displays, whether it’s a little treatment for a side table or a knock-it-out-of-the-park look for my dining room.

Why? Because silver looks perfect with everything.

Platinum is one of my new favorite colors for the holidays because it has all the sparkling glory of silver, yet has a slightly warmer tone. I am pairing platinum with champagne, a whispery soft shade of gold, to create a dynamic duo that transports the look of everything it touches.

You can showcase these two metallic marvels all by themselves or you can bring in a third color for added interest. I have paired them with all shades of brown, red, green and blue, and all looked good. Whatever colors you have in your home and whatever the style of the holiday decor, it will look marvelous with the addition of platinum and champagne.

Depending on what kind of feel you want for the holidays, you can completely saturate your spaces in platinum and champagne or just add them as an accent. Thread some gilded platinum and champagne picks through the greenery on your mantel, where it will reflect the glow of your fire. Weave platinum and champagne garland around the arms of a chandelier over a dining table to give it

a bit of sparkle. Insert gilded picks into your Christmas tree for added star quality --your tree will positively glow when these picks are lit up by hundreds of twinkling lights.

You may not think of blue as a natural for

White accents are placid and serene, and the addition of sparkling silver makes it feel vivid and alive.” holiday decor, but I am convinced that blue, in all its many captivating shades, is a color for all seasons. People tease me because I have such a deep admiration for this color, but it really looks sensational everywhere you put it, including holiday displays.

There is nothing more pristine than a landscape covered in a fresh blanket of snow, glistening in the light of the morning sun. That’s the feeling I get from the color combination white and silver. White accents are placid and serene, and the addition of sparkling silver makes it feel vivid and alive.

Just because it’s a bit fancy doesn’t mean silver doesn’t look sensational in a more earthy, rustic setting. Twist together bronze and silver to provide a backdrop for a display of birds or greens. ~ Scripps Howard News Service

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The holidays are time for friends, family, loved ones and community.

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1. $2,695,000 441 E. WESTMINSTER Sunday 1-3 Coldwell Banker Jeannie Emmert 847-234-8000 2. $985,000 215 WASHINGTON CIR. Sunday 1-3 Coldwell Banker Jeannie Emmert 847-234-8000 3. $449,000 26971 ELMWOOD Sunday 1-4 Coldwell Banker MaryPat Lundgren 847-234-8000 4. $459,000 992 ARMOUR CIR. Sunday 1-4 Coldwell Banker MaryPat Lundgren 847-234-8000

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7. $269,000 3015 LEXINGTON Sunday 12-2 @properties Elise Rinaldi 847-881-0200

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THE SHOE FITS

Garrison sisters keep Forest Bootery running smoothly

Cara Garrison and Christina Garrison took over The Forest Bootery in Lake Forest from their father, Paul, in 1996.

photography by j.geil

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bill mclean

It started as just another Saturday morning in the life of Cara Garrison.

It was March 1996 and Garrison, then 24, was “doing the windows” in Lake Forest at The Forest Bootery, owned by her father Paul Garrison.

Before the end of business that day, she and her older sister Cristina were suddenly co-owners of the family shoe store in Lake Forest’s Historic Market Square.

“My father,” Cara recalled on Small Business Saturday, “met with seven or eight other men who worked at the store that day and told them, ‘Just so you know, these two (Cara and Cristina) own this store now.’

“We had no idea he had planned to announce it that way.”

Cara Garrison, 40, was an art major at Eastern Illinois University; Cristina Garrison, 43, majored in fashion merchandising at Ball State University.

Each has two daughters.

“We’ve been told we make a good team,” said Cara. “We’re also best friends.”

Cara spends most of her working — and waking — hours

at the Lake Forest location, while Cristina heads The Forest Bootery in Libertyville, a shop that opened its doors in ’05.

The first thing that hits customers as they enter a Forest Bootery: the distinct scent of leather.

“People have said to me, ‘You are so lucky; you get to enjoy

People have said to me, ‘You are so lucky; you get to enjoy the smell of leather every day.’ Well, I can’t smell leather anymore.” the smell of leather every day,’ “ Cara said. “Well, I can’t smell leather anymore. That happens.

“When I worked in a florist, I couldn’t smell the flowers after a while.”

Times weren’t so rosy for the Garrisons’ business in 200809, when all kinds of businesses in the U.S. were teetering. It has rebounded for the sisters since then, but Cara noted this country is still in the throes of a retail crisis.

“You have to reinvent yourself to survive sometimes,” Cara said. “We did that a little more than a year ago, when we started selling women’s clothing in addition to shoes and boots.”

Paul Garrison owned The Forest Bootery in Lake Forest from 1976-1996. The only other shoe store on the square then was Jensen’s, located where Williams-Sonoma now stands.

His strategy at the time, according to The Forest Bootery’s website, was, “to be competitive and have something for everyone so you didn’t have to go to the mall.”

Paul, now in his 70s, owns a Choose and Cut Christmas tree farm in Random Lake, Wis. “He doesn’t know how to retire,” Cara said.

Cara wouldn’t know what to do without the help of her mother Dani.

“She buys and hangs our stores’ socks,” Cara said. “Nobody else does that as well as she does.

“Our family history — that’s what makes our stores unique.” ■

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CHANGING GEARS

Highland Park’s Web2Carz.com makes shift to lifestyle digital magazine

“People are multi-dimensional; they are not just interested in cars,” says co-founder Alex Bravy, shown with Ben Wallach, about their revamped Web site.

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A history of hot-selling Christmas toys, the 60th anniversary of MAD Magazine and a career in cuddling.

Is this an aggregator for quirky news updates? Not at all. The articles are the latest addition to Web2Carz.com, an online auto destination that recently made the shift to becoming an autos and lifestyle digital magazine, officially launching

P.C. Vey/the new yorker collection/www.cartoonbank.com

in September.

“People are multi-dimensional; they are not just interested in cars,” said co-founder Alex Bravy. “We wanted to open up the subject matter.”

By posting fun and thought-invoking stories mixed with expert auto information, Bravy, together with cofounder and brother-in-law Ben Wallach, have found a way to have visitors click back — even when they are not looking to buy a car.

The website stays true to its original purpose, which is being a full-service site for all things auto. Think of the entire carshopping experience of walking into a dealership, only virtual and without a looming salesperson. There is information on car loans, insurance, warranties and fuel economy.

In addition to a searchable database of over 2.5 million new and used cars (which is updated daily), one has access to countless articles about car news (for example, “Is Winterizing Necessary?”). The site also offers original car reviews, as the employees literally test drive vehicles outside the Highland Park office.

“Think Craigslist, but only cars…and prettier than Craigslist,” said Wallach.

With the new lifestyle editorial component, the site is currently divided up as Auto, Lifestyle, People, Tech and Trends, which are further divided into sub categories. Misfit articles fall into the category “Everything Else.”

In showcasing the variety of topics, recent articles include: Ten Celebrities Hiding Baldness, Frat Boy Holidays, and Deep Fry Your Thanksgiving Turkey. Everything from current holidays to current news is taken into account and spun into anentertaining read.

And the articles are more accessible than ever.

“The Millenials are all about smartphones, so we have to be mindful of that,” said Wallach about the mobile version of the website, m.web2carz.com, which was released earlier this month. With the additional free Web2Carz iPhone app, car shopping can literally be in the palm of one’s hand.

Bravy and Wallach, who had met in high school in Highland Park, came up with Web2Carz during their work train commutes to and from Chicago in 2006. Hours of bouncing ideas off of each other eventually led to serious business talks, and the plan began to incubate in a self-designated “mobile office” on the Metra. Within a year, the duo left their day jobs for an easier commute to their own office, focusing all energy on the start-up.

The company made the Inc. 5000 List of America’s FastestGrowing Private Companies in 2011. With a full-time staff and freelancers in tow, Web2Carz is ready to take on the digital world of publishing.

“Our goal is to build a business that is positively contributing to overall society,” said Bravy. ■

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MAIN STREET Fight against cancer aided

by Bonner’s leadership

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Each year in the United States, more than one and one half million people are diagnosed with some form of cancer. The disease kills more than 10 times as many people as car accidents.

While heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, it is a largely mechanical malady which can be understood by patients because it involves damage to the hydraulic components, muscles, and blood vessels of the heart. In comparison, cancer is arguably the more fearsome disease because it has multiple interconnected vectors that can be mysterious to the patient.

Researchers know that cancer in its various forms is catalyzed by a variety of factors including environmental pollutants and carcinogens, smoking, aging, nutritional anomalies, stress, and failures in the immune system.

There is also clear evidence that some cancers are programmed into our DNA. Such a disease requires treatment with multiple approaches.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America, headquartered in Schaumburg, is a national organization of hospitals devoted to providing cancer patients with this multidisciplinary approach to treatment. CTCA owes its existence to Mrs. Mary Brown Stephenson and her son, Richard J Stephenson. Mr. Stephenson founded CTCA in 1988 after observing his mother’s battle with cancer in the 1970s. He serves as the organization’s chairman today.

During his mother’s illness, Stephenson found that there was no gold standard for cancer patient care — and his frustration turned into action. His commitment to better cancer patient care became a national treatment network with a single guiding principle called Mother Standard. It involves caring for patients as one would want care for our own mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters.

CTCA is a national organization of hospitals including facilities in Zion. The centers provide some of the most advanced patient care including surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Alongside these conventional cancer treatments, CTCA has also pioneered systemic treatments like nutrition therapy, naturopathic medicine, mind-body medicine, oncology rehabilitation, pain management, and spiritual support. It is an approach

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that involves a caring and holistic approach, designed to treat the cancer, manage side effects, and ease the cancer’s challenges to the immune system.

Running such a complex organization is challenging. Steve Bonner is the president of and chief executive officer of CTCA. He joined the board in 1996 and was recruited to run the organization in 1999. Under his leadership, the number of patients and their families that are served by CTCA has grown dramatically.

Bonner is an accomplished business executive. Before CTCA, Bonner had run several large businesses at Keyport Insurance and Prudential Insurance. Previously, he had served as president of McGraw-Hill’s Construction Information Group. But just as important as his managerial and leadership skills, is his commitment to patient-centric, quality-driven healthcare “We place patients at the center of their own medical decisions,” said Bonner, a member of the Glenview Club. “We empower them with unbiased, comprehensive information about their medical condition and the full range of treatment options.”

Bonner’s commitment to unsurpassed patient care has earned him a place on Modern Healthcare magazine’s prestigious list of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.”

He still finds time to be active on several philanthropic organizations that are close to his heart. He is a lifetime trustee of the American Architectural Foundation, chairman of the board of the William Mitchell College of Law, director of the National Foundation of Women Legislators, and director of the Tennis Opportunity Program.

CTCA started with Richard Stephenson’s commitment to providing cancer patients with the kind of empowering treatment that puts them at the center of their own cure.

But no organization runs simply on inspiration. Success also takes day-to-day execution of the strategy. In concert with Steve Bonner’s executive leadership and a team of 4,200 stakeholders, CTCA has become a leader in providing such care across the country. ■ Main Street columnist Bob Gariano is at bob@ northshoreweekend.com.

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Highland Park point guard David Sachs drives into the lane during action at the St. Viator Thanksgiving Tournament.

GUARD SECURITY

photography by j.geil

Giants are super high on Sachs, Norcia

■ by

kevin reiterman

Lock these guys up.

Now. With sophomores David Sachs and Luke Norcia, Highland Park High School’s boys basketball team appears to be set — for some time — at the guard position.

If you were an NBA executive … you would put them under lock and key. Ink ‘em long-term.

Giants coach Paul Harris loves what he sees from this talented tandem.

“They are showing that they’re ready for varsity basketball,” said the veteran head coach. “They have a high skill level. They’re providing stability.”

Going young just might work out for the Giants, who finished 1-3 but played extremely — and surprising — well in last week’s St. Viator Thanksgiving Tournament.

“David and Luke are confident players,” said Harris, who has no returning starters from last year’s 17-11 squad. “And our juniors

and seniors are confident in them. The other guys on this team believe in them.”

You also can add Jordan Krawitz, another sophomore, to the mix. The 6-foot-3 forward also a nice upside. He’s done solid work coming off the bench.

“Jordan has shown flashes,” said Harris.

“He’s shown the ability to play hard. He’s getting used to the pace of the varsity game.”

Harris knows there will be some growing pains with this trio.

“All three of them are not afraid to make mistakes,” the coach said. “And they will be able to learn from their mistakes.”

Norcia, a 5-11, 155-pound two guard, did very little wrong in HP’s 46-39 loss to Prospect in the tourney opener on Nov. 19. He led the Giants in points (12) and steals (four).

In the tense 39-38 win over Conant on Nov. 20, Norcia, who intercepted six passes as a starting defensive back on the HP varsity football team this fall, came up with a teamhigh five assists to go along with three steals.

Sachs, a 5-11, 155-pound point guard, scored double figures (10 points) in HP’s other two games — a 44-42 loss to St. Viator on Nov. 21 and a 49-46 setback to Walther Lutheran on Nov. 24. He added five assists in the tourney finale against Walther Lutheran.

Notable: Seniors Brandon Krawitz, Sam Shrago, Sam Iden and Max Kaplan, along with junior Tommy Sutker, also have been bright spots for HP in the early going.

Krawitz put up nice numbers in the win over Conant, tallying 15 points and pulling down five rebounds. He was 3 for 5 from three-point land.

“He’s developing his game, learning to score in a lot of different ways,” said Harris.

“He’s not afraid to take the big shot. In fact, he’s very willing to take it.”

The 6-3 Krawitz also the team’s leading scorer against Walther Lutheran (12 points).

“He’s just a great example of a kid worked hard,” said Harris. “He shined in practice and in JV games last year. Now, he’s hungry.

He’s worked hard for this moment (varsity

basketball.”

Iden and Shrago are the other starters.

“Sam provides us with a lot of versatility,” Harris said. “He’s a team guy. We call on him to do a lot of things.”

Shrago (6-3) is making up for lost time.

He missed most of last season with a torn ACL. He sustained a meniscus tear during the summer.

Shrago’s best offensive output came in the game against St. Viator. He finished with 10 points.

Kaplan is one of the defensive aces for the Giants.

HP’s primary defense is the zone trap. And Kaplan is perfectly suited to play out on top.

“He’s got the long arms,” said Harris. “And he anticipates well.”

The zone trap has become a staple with the Giants.

“With our (lack) of size, it’s a great equalizer for us,” said the coach.

Besides the coach added, “We’re trying to score off it.” ■

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30

New Trier’s Berman continues to be an assist machine

BOYS HOOPS

Lake Forest hosts Mundelein (7:30 p.m.)

What’s at stake? Led by big men Sam Downey (6-foot-9) and Evan Boudreaux (6-7), the Scouts will put their 4-0 record on the line against a Mundelein squad which features Southern Illinois recruit Sean O’Brien.

GIRLS HOOPS

New Trier travels to Maine South (7:30 p.m.)

What’s at stake? This will be a great early league test for the Trevians (3-1). Maine South went 5-0 in the Buffalo Grove Tournament.

New Trier has a young player to watch in Jennie Boehm, a 6-3 freshman.

WRESTLING

Highland Park travels to Deerfield (7:30 p.m.)

What’s at stake? Expect a heated contest when these two rivals take to the mats.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 BOYS SWIMMING

Highland Park and Loyola compete in Stevenson Relays (1 p.m.)

What’s at stake? Loyola will be aiming for a title. The Ramblers are a loaded squad with Andrew Jovanovic (state champ in 100 butterfly), Blake Morgan and Jack Considine.

New Trier senior guard Reid Berman brings the ball up in last week’s tournament game against Loyola.

BOYS SWIMMING

photography by j.geil ■ by

kevin reiterman

Reid Berman, a passer extraordinaire for the New Trier High School boys basketball team, is in a good place.

The talented point guard, who loves to dribble and kick the ball out, can spray the ball to a bevy of sniper-accurate three-point shooters.

Steven Cook, Jordan Thomas, Ricky Samuelson, Aaron Rosen and David Hammes are adept — and consistent — at knocking down shots from beyond the arc.

Those aren’t his only outlets. Berman, a three-year starter for the Trevians, also can get the ball to moving targets underneath in Cook (6-foot-4), Rosen (6-3) and Aaron Angel (6-9).

Thus, Berman (6-0) is an assist waiting to happen.

This pass-first, think-later senior was dropping dimes all over the court during the team’s four-game set at the New Trier/ Loyola Academy Thanksgiving Tournament.

“I like to set up my teammates,” said Berman. “I’ve always been an assist guy. That’s what I’m good at it.”

Berman had seven assists in Saturday’s

championship game — a 48-42 setback to St. Ignatius. And he had eight assists in the team’s 57-52 victory over Loyola Academy on Nov. 21.

Berman also can score the ball. He finished with a team-high 11 points against Loyola.

Cook, a Princeton recruit, reached double figures in three of the four games and ended up with a team-best 48 points.

Recap: The Trevians (3-1), who defeated Rauner 80-23 on Nov. 19 and Harper 62-39 on Nov. 20, were poised to defend their tourney title.

But things broke down for New Trier in the championship game. And NT head coach Scott Fricke was not pleased with the final.

“I’m really disappointed with the way we came out and played,” he said. “We didn’t play with the same intensity that did against Loyola.”

One of the smallest players on the court, St. Ignatius guard Lester Larry (5-9), made the game’s biggest impact. He connected on five three-pointers, including four in the second quarter, and led all scorers with 19 points.

“We knew who their shooter was,” said Fricke. “We just didn’t stop him.

“It’s very rare when one guy beats you.”

Despite being down by eight points at halftime, 27-19, the Trevians made a couple of 8-0 runs to make things interesting.

In fact, NT cut the Wolfpack lead to one point, 43-42, with 29 seconds left, when Rosen drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key.

“Our kids played with some intelligence and were able to come back,” said. “But we dug too much of a hole.”

Cook scored in each quarter and led the Trevians with 13 points.

In the win over Rauner, Rosen was the team’s leading scorer with 15 points. Cook had 10 while Berman, Hammes, Adam King and Charlie Suse had eight points each.

And against Harper, Cook led the way with 16 points. Samuelson tallied 13 points while Angel added 10.

“We’ve got high expectations for the season. I like our starters. I like our bench,” said Fricke, who guided New Trier to a 23-6 record last winter. “We lost three starters so there will be some growing pains.

“This game (tourney final) was a step back,” he added. “But we’ll learn from it. We’ll get better.” ■

New Trier hosts Rockford Guilford (1:30 p.m.)

What’s at stake? Area swim fans will get a chance to check out a boatload of quality swimmers. The Trevians, who are the defending state champs, return a number of standouts including Reed Malone (USC recruit), Brian Walsh, Jack Mangan and David Schriesheim.

GIRLS HOOPS

Highland Park hosts Palatine (5:30 p.m.)

What’s at stake? The Giants, who feature senior standout Lena Munzer, will be trying to win their home opener against nonconference foe. Munzer averaged 25.8 points per game in the recent Vernon Hills Tournament.

BOYS HOOPS

New Trier hosts Warren (7:30 p.m.)

What’s at stake? Highlighted by seniors Steven Cook and Reid Berman, the Trevians advanced to the title game at the New Trier/ Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament. Though they graduated a ton of talent, the Blue Devils are a perennial powerhouse in Lake County.

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Bass, Scouts open season by going 4-0 in Billy Schnurr Tournament

Lake Forest junior Dane Roberts (center, No. 23) fights for rebound during the team’s win over Manley.

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Carter Bass’ Thanksgiving week was decidedly mixed.

And that had nothing to do with yams intermingling with stuffing and turkey slices on his plate last Thursday.

The Lake Forest High School senior guard helped the Scouts’ boys basketball team win four games in five days at the Billy Schnurr Tournament at Niles West.

But his beloved Green Bay Packers fell 38-10 to the New York Giants Sunday night.

“I have a Donald Driver (Packers) jersey,”

Bass said after scoring a touchdown — make that, seven points (2 buckets, 1 trey) — and grabbing four rebounds in LF’s clunky 36-23 defeat of Manley on Thanksgiving Eve Nov. 21.

LF raced out to a 14-2 lead after one quarter and went up 23-10 on Bass’ three-pointer at 6:41 of the third quarter.

Clearly the better team, LF never found an offensive flow after halftime.

“Third game in three days … Maybe we were a little tired,” Scouts coach Phil LaScala said. “Manley took us out of our rhythm after the first quarter. It was a ‘W.’ “It was ugly,” he added.

The day after Thanksgiving, LaScala’s boys earned a pretty win against highly regarded Glenbrook North. LF’s Yale-bound senior, forward Sam Downey, hit for 20 points in the 57-52 decision, and sophomore teammate Evan Boudreaux netted 14.

Bass scored 12.

“We have height and we have experience,” Bass said of what excites him about LF’s 201213 edition. “Teams wouldn’t mind having one of those strengths. It’s nice having both.”

Bass, a fourth-year varsity member, is 6-foot-4, same as fellow senior guard Ben Simpson.

Boudreaux is 6-7. Downey is 6-9.

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Things are certainly looking up.

“We play hard, and we have good senior leadership,” LaScala said after the Manley game. “The guys are also doing a good job talking and encouraging each other.”

Before the start of the season, LaScala chatted with Bass about Bass’ role this winter.

The role: Do a little bit of everything.

It’s exactly what Bass wanted to hear.

“Score, play some defense, get some rebounds … Do anything to help us get a win,” said Bass, who poured in a team-high 18 points and fought for five offensive boards in LF’s 65-50 defeat of Hersey on Nov. 20.

“I don’t mind doing anything for the team, even the little things.

“A lot of guys,” he added, “will contribute.

That’s another valuable asset we have.”

Boudreaux finished with 10 points and four boards against Manley, while Downey came down with a team-best seven rebounds.

Simpson contributed eight points, including six of LF’s 14 points in the first frame.

“We kind of relaxed after the fourth quarter,” Bass admitted. “We have to stay focused the entire game.”

Recap: In its Schnurr Tournament and season opener on Nov. 19, LF thumped Urban Prep 77-37 behind Downey’s 26 points and Boudreaux’s 19. Three others, in addition to Bass, finished with double-digit point totals against Hersey on Nov. 20: Downey (16), Simpson (12) and Boudreaux (11).

Notable: LF (4-0) faces Mundelein (2-3) Friday night at 7 p.m. in its home and North Suburban Conference Lake division opener. … LaScala, on Boudreaux: “He continues to get better and better. He’s a force underneath, and he’s added a nice outside shot. Has a nose for the ball, too; Evan often makes five to seven ‘hustle’ plays in games.” … LF junior reserve guard Cal Miller’s steal led to his lone field goal in LF’s win over Manley. The third-quarter basket put the Scouts up 27-14 at 3:17. In the fourth quarter, teammate Dane Roberts, another 6-4 junior reserve guard, scored a basket to give the Scouts their biggest lead (34-16) of the game. ■

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Baseball: Loyola Academy’s Danny Rafferty, a pitcher/outfielder, has signed a national letter of intent with Bucknell University.

Basketball: Brett Busscher of Loyola has signed a national letter of intent with Division III Hamilton University.

Football: Two North Shore Weekend players claimed Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) all-state honors: Loyola quarterback Peter Pujals (Class 8A) and Lake Forest Academy lineman Mark Rosenquist (Class 6A).

Football: Loyola’s all-conference selections include Luke Ford, Darby Goodwin, Julius Holley, Daniel Rafferty, John Rushin, Sean Sanborn, Cody Sullivan and Pujals.

Football: Five Lake Forest players were selected to the NSC first team in Hub Cirame, Andrew Clifford, Peter Durot, Jack Kutschke and,Tommy Kutschke. Trent Williams and Alex Moore were honorable mentions.

Football: At Highland Park, the all-CSL North picks were Jason Goldsmith, Robert Heroux, Grant Paley, Andrew Sledd and

Loyola Academy’s Jack Morrissey (left) defends New Trier guard Ricky Samuelson during tourney action last week.

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Jack Morrissey can carry a team.

The Loyola Academy basketball standout proved that on Saturday, when the junior poured in 31 points in a 64-51 win over Glenbrook South in the third-place game of the New Trier/Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament.

Morrissey’s scoring ability earned him a reputation throughout the Chicago Catholic League last year.

His efforts against GBS reinforced that reputation.

“Jack had not been as aggressive in the previous three games, and I made a point of telling him I wanted to see him play more aggressively,” said Loyola coach Tom Livatino said. “(Saturday night), you saw what he’s capable of. He scored in a lot of different ways.”

Morrissey created some shots off the dribble, but many came courtesy of a motion offense that created open looks at the basket. James Clarke (six assists) and Chris Sullivan (three assists and two steals) were

key in distributing the ball to Morrissey, who was 11-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-7 from three-point range.

The Ramblers finished the tourney with a 3-1 mark.

Aggressiveness might be the key to this year’s squad.

Or maybe the keys will be experience, maturity and chemistry.

Look for all four traits in the 2012-13 version of the Ramblers, who struggled through a 9-18 season which ended in a first-round exit from the regional last year. The spring commencement ceremony claimed just one player off of last year’s roster.

The 6-foot-2 Morrissey is not the only returning junior who logged significant time last year. The others include Clarke, Chris Sullivan and Kevin Kucera.

The Ramblers also bring back several key seniors in 6-foot-6 center Matt Sullivan and forwards Peter Pujals and Richie Wehman.

“We have much more chemistry,” Morrissey said. “It helps to get a year older, and get a LOYOLA >> PAGE 41

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ll I’m thinking about, while doing laps, is, ‘End result, end result.’ When I think that, I swim harder.”

— Peter Grumhaus

Lake Forest High School’s Peter Grumhaus will swim in the Big Ten next year.

FULL SPEED AHEAD Iowa-bound Grumhaus is driven to succeed

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The 200-yard freestyle is a terribly unforgiving swimming race.

It’s a middle-distance event for some, but the elite racers consider it an eight-lap sprint.

“It takes a lot out of you,” Lake Forest High School senior Peter Grumhaus said.

It takes guts, speed and endurance to stare the 200 free down.

Grumhaus is looking at the race again this winter.

And not blinking.

“I’m driven,” said the 6-foot-2, 160-pounder, eighth in the event (1:41.8) at last year’s state meet. “This sport drives me. I know what I need to do (in training sessions) to get to where I want to be.

“All I’m thinking about, while doing laps, is, ‘End result, end result.’ When I think that, I swim harder.”

What he thought about when he was a beginner in the sport, back in the second grade: the water temperature.

“It was too cold,” he recalled.

Grumhaus hung up his suit.

It stayed dry for a while.

Before returning to the sport, he played baseball and broke his left elbow in a bike accident.

His favorite things to shatter these days are his personal records in events. Look for his 200 free time to dip in the high 1:30s and his 500 free time to sink to the 4:20s (Grumhaus clocked a seventh-place 4:31.9 at state as a junior).

“The hardest trainer on our team, without a doubt,” LF senior sprinter Colin Rowe said.

“Every single practice he makes an impact, and the rest of the team notices that.”

Grumhaus, a Lake Bluff resident, joined CATS Aquatic, a Libertyville/Vernon Hillsbased swim club, after his sophomore season and started training under the guidance of former Unified Team Olympic swimmer Vlad Pyshnenko, among other coaches.

One of his CATS teammates since then has been Mundelein senior and Stanford-bound Connor Black, who set a junior national record in the 100-meter butterfly (52.16) and combined with Grumhaus, Chad Church and Alex Snarski to place third in the 400 medley relay at junior nationals last summer.

“Peter’s work ethic … That’s the No. 1

thing about him in swimming,” Black said.

“He’s always ahead of everybody else in the tough sets we do in practice.”

What separates Grumhaus from most other racers in the 200 free is his back-half effort. It’s iron-man strong. When others are beginning to feel drained after 100 yards, Grumhaus is still feeling fairly fresh.

“He can hold (a very good pace) in the 200 free,” said Pyshnenko. “He needs to work a little bit on his first half. But I’m not at all worried about his back half, because his endurance is something he’ll never lose.”

Lake Forest High School coach and Cindy Dell wore a black-and-gold University of Iowa T-shirt at a recent boys swimming coach. She graduated from the school, and her Hawkeyes were going to face Nebraska’s Cornhuskers in a football game later in the day.

Grumhaus must have smiled when he saw the shirt.

He is, after all, pumped to swim for the Hawkeyes for four years.

“When he told me he had committed to Iowa, I cried,” Dell said. “I was so happy for him. Peter has found himself in this sport, and he has matured into an amazing young

photography by j.geil man and athlete.

“His goals in swimming,” she added, “are lofty and reasonable and wonderful.”

His mom, Diane, has been there for practically every one of her son’s competitive laps.

The exact number?

Somewhere between way too many and too many to count.

“My mom,” Peter said, “has been my inspiration through the years. She’s been so encouraging, supportive and loving.”

Folks on pool decks are also pulling for Diane’s water boy.

Rowe, for one.

“Peter is talented, with great technique in the water,” said Rowe, who, like Grumhaus, helped LF capture two sectional titles in the last three years. “But he’s also a regular guy, not a braggadocio. He’s fun in the locker room, fun in the hallways at school.”

Notable: Lake Forest opens its season Saturday at 10 a.m. against visiting Fremd. …

A program-best 83 boys came out for swimming and diving at LFHS this winter, Dell noted. … Grumhaus touched ninth at state in the 500 free as a sophomore. … Former LF standout swimmers Mitch Stoehr (Stanford), Rachel Stoehr (Arkansas) and Bryan Bunning (University of Chicago) crashed the tail end of a Scouts practice the day after Thanksgiving. ■

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New Trier guard Isabella Bosco (No. 21) battles Warren’s Kristen O’Brien for a loose ball during tourney action last week.

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As her family gathered to say grace before devouring turkey on Thanksgiving Day last week, New Trier High School junior guard Megan Neuhaus, a huge Kenny Chesney fan, couldn’t pull herself away from a TV. The country music star was about to perform at the half of the Washington-Dallas NFL game.

People bowed their heads in one room.

Neuhaus, meanwhile, bobbed her head to a tune in another.

“Kenny was singing,” Neuhaus recalled after a New Trier Thanksgiving girls basketball tournament game Saturday afternoon. “No way was I going to miss that.

“Nobody,” she added, “noticed I wasn’t around for the prayer.”

But it was impossible to miss the impact the 5-foot-3 Neuhaus had down the stretch in New Trier’s 45-43 defeat of Loyola Academy Saturday afternoon. In the last 2:24 of the fourth quarter, she scored four of her nine points, stole an inbounds pass and caused a turnover via a five-second violation.

Her bucket, at 2:01, put the Trevians up 41-40 – NT’s first lead of the game.

Trevians freshman Jeannie Boehm, a 6-3 forward, scored the winning bucket on a short bank shot with three ticks left.

Sophomore guard Jackie Welch dished the assist.

“So exciting,” Neuhaus said. “We showed so much energy there at the end.

“We were resilient.”

They had to be. How else would they have been able to overcome a 36-21 deficit in the third quarter and Loyola’s astounding 34-11 rebounding advantage?

Rodgers made her defense press Loyola’s Ramblers for most of the first half. It hardly fazed the visitors from Wilmette, as Loyola used a 10-0 run to open a 15-5 lead in the first quarter.

The Ramblers enjoyed a 30-18 cushion at the half.

“That’s not our best defense,” Rodgers said of the press.

“But we used it to wear (NT) down.”

NT ditched the press in the second half and limited Loyola to 13 points, with only four coming in the final eight minutes.

At the other end of the court, NT senior captain Carrie Rodman came up big, tallying five points in a 20-second span in the third quarter. Her second trey of the half cut Loyola’s lead to 40-37 at 4:50 of the fourth quarter.

The 5-10 guard finished with 10 points. “(Rodman) is always in the right spot,” Rodgers said. “She makes good decisions, plays within herself. What I liked about her today was the way she stayed low while catching a pass.

That got her in a more athletic stance for her shots.”

Boehm netted nine of her team-high 12 points after the break; Neuhaus finished with nine points and a pair of steals; six of Welch’s seven points came from three-point land.

Welch and freshman guard Kathryn Pedi each grabbed three rebounds for the victors, who finished the five-team tournament with a 3-1 record.

So did Loyola.

And so did Bogan.

Loyola was declared tournament champion based on fewest points allowed among the three schools.

“They were patient, and they have some shooters,” Ramblers coach Jeremy Schoenecker said of the Trevians’ second-half effort. “They were also good at pounding the ball inside.”

Sophomore guard Tyra Mills, filling in for injured starter Anna Schueler, paced all scorers with 20 points in her first varsity start. Schueler, a three-year starter, hurt her left knee late in Loyola’s win over Bogan Nov. 23.

Notable: New Trier beat Phillips in its tourney opener 64-48 on Nov. 15 and fell 62-59 to Bogan four days later. In the Bogan game, NT trailed 27-9. … Rodgers, on Neuhaus: “Megan does a great job running the show and playing smart basketball.” … What Rodgers learned about her club after four Thanksgiving Tournament games: “We play hard, and we figured out who we are. We’re unselfish; being unselfish is a big key.” … Inside Rodman’s five-point spurt in the third quarter Saturday: After nailing a three-pointer at 5:09, she collected a steal at the other end of the court and then scored on a put-back at 4:49. ■

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Loyola guard Anna Schueler drives with the ball during tournament action against Bogan last week.

STEPPING

Loyola’s Mills tallies 20 points as she fills in for injured star

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Loyola Academy sophomore guard Tyra Mills made her varsity basketball debut Saturday afternoon at the New Trier High School Thanksgiving Tournament.

Against rival New Trier.

And the shoes she had to fill?

Slightly bigger than a pair of canoes.

Ramblers guard Anna Schueler, a three-year varsity starter, had suffered a knee injury the day before at the end of a win against Bogan.

Go get ’em, Tyra.

“I told her to keep her head in the game,” Schueler said after Loyola lost 45-43 to NT but captured the tournament title on a tiebreaker.

The 5-foot-4 Mills did much more than that. She poured in a game-high 20 points, including a pair of three-pointers, grabbed four rebounds and showed third-year-starter poise.

“I’m so proud of her,” Schueler added.

Mills hit her first trey at 6:11 of the first quarter and struck for nine of Loyola’s 15 points in the second quarter.

Twelve seconds after NT went up 43-40 in the fourth quarter, Mills looked downright steely as she nailed a trey to knot it a 43-43.

Time left in regulation: 20 seconds.

“She played a great game,” Ramblers coach Jeremy

Schoenecker said.

Loyola played superbly in the first half and the first three minutes of the third quarter. It led 30-18 at the break and enjoyed a 36-21 advantage at 5:22 of the third quarter.

The Ramblers would out-rebound the Trevians 34-11.

But the hosts outscored Loyola 27-13 in the second half to escape with a stunning win.

“We were passive (with leads),” said Schoenecker. “We were not as aggressive in the second half as we were in the first half.”

Loyola stung NT with a 10-0 run in the first quarter, getting four points from junior guard Maggie Nick and two each from Mills and senior forwards Egan Berne and Jenny Franzen.

Franzen, after receiving a pass from senior guard Carly Callans, hit a buzzer-beating field goal at the end of the second quarter.

“Loyola plays great defense,” NT coach Teri Rodgers said.

“Loyola’s players made it hard for us to get any flow going in the first half.

“Against a defense like that,” she added, “you have to make six, seven, eight passes in most possessions.”

New Trier’s final possession Saturday featured the gamewinning bucket. Trevians freshman Jeannie Boehm, a 6-3 forward, took a pass from sophomore guard Jackie Welch and hit a short bank shot with three seconds left.

Mills launched a three-point attempt a few feet inside the time line as time expired.

photography by j.geil The shot hit the front of the rim.

Loyola and New Trier, along with Bogan, each finished with 3-1 marks at the five-team tourney. Loyola left as champion because it had allowed the fewest total points among the three schools.

“Defensively we get after it, and we try to limit teams to one shot each possession,” Schoenecker said before Saturday’s game. “Defense … It’s our primary strength.”

Rebounding is up there, too. Berne soared for a game-high eight boards – or three rebounds shy of NT’s total; Nick finished with seven to go with 12 points and three steals; and Loyola sophomore guard/forward Sarah Elston also had seven rebounds.

“We did a great job (rebounding),” said Schoenecker, in his fifth season at LA. “We don’t have a true, true post player.

But we do have guards who are scrappy, guards who make it hard for teams to take second shots (on possessions).”

NT shot 13-for-38 (34 percent) from the field against Loyola.

Schueler, on crutches, was behind her team 100 percent Saturday afternoon.

“We have an amazing team,” she said. “It’s not about one player.”

Notable: Loyola beat Warren, Phillips and Bogan before its loss to NT on Saturday. … Schueler, a tri-captain, was scheduled to get her injured left knee examined on Nov. 26.

She averaged 17 points in Loyola’s first three NT tournament games. … Nick and Berne are serving as the Ramblers’ other two captains this winter. … After committing a turnover in consecutive possessions in the second quarter Saturday, Mills didn’t get down on herself. She responded by hitting a field goal at 5:22 and getting fouled while netting another one at 4:35. Mills then made the ensuing free throw to put the Ramblers up 22-12. ■

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CASEY … AT THE HELM Highland Park’s new baseball coach aims ‘to build on our success’ ■ by

kevin reiterman

There’s a real “baseball buzz” right now at Highland Park High School.

And Dan Casey, who was named as the Giants new head coach earlier this fall, plans to keep it at a fever pitch.

“We’re going to try and build on our success,” said Casey, who is replacing Ed Pierzynski. “Move forward.”

Casey, who has been an assistant in the program since 2008, had a dugout seat during last year’s playoff run — HP lost 1-0 to eventual state champ Oak Park-River Forest in the Class 4A super-sectional.

“There’s a good buzz (for baseball) at our school and in our community,” said Casey. “It’s been great being a part of it.”

Now, at the age of 30, he gets to direct it.

Mold it.

“I’m excited,” Casey said. “It’s a great opportunity whether

I’m building a good connection with our feeder league players. I’ve gotten to know the players and I’ve met the parents of our Little Giants 13s and 14s. I’ve run camps.

Most of the kids know my face and philosophy.”

— Dan Casey

you’re 30 or 40.”

His ties — to baseball — run deep.

Casey was a three-year starter in the Chicago Catholic League — a second baseman, catcher and pitcher for Brother Rice — who went on to play college baseball at Illinois and Dominican University.

Casey comes from a baseball family.

At Dominican, he played for his older brother, Terry, while his uncle runs the Line Drive Baseball Academy in Chicago.

And he definitely married into a baseball family.

His wife is HPHS graduate Becky Knotek — daughter of former HPHS head baseball coach Andy Knotek.

And Jimmy Knotek, Andy’s son, will be one of his top lieutenants this spring.

“Jimmy is one of the best at teaching fundamentals,” said Casey. “And he does a great job of helping kids understand our expectations.”

Casey, who was a pitching and fielding coach for Pierzynski, has brought in Tim Champ, who has been coaching baseball in Nebraska, to work with the pitchers.

“We’ve got the same philosophies,” said Casey. “He’s big on fundamentals.”

Casey, who resides in Highland Park, also is big on getting young players on board.

“I’m building a good connection with our feeder (league) players,” he said. “I’ve gotten to know the players and I’ve met the parents of our (Little Giants) 13s and 14s. I’ve run camps. Most of the kids know my face and philosophy.”

First-year athletic director Matt Castle made the hire, and he believes that he’s got the “perfect fit.”

“Especially with the success and momentum we’ve got going (with the baseball program,” said Castle.

“What I like about Dan is his work ethic and the rapport that he has with the kids,” Castle said. “The kids respond to

Jimmy is one of the best at teaching fundamentals and he does a great job of helping kids understand our expectations.”

— Dan Casey him. He’s firm but fair with high expectations. They know he has their best interests at heart.”

Casey already has made plenty of inroads.

He’s worked closely with Brett Shimanovsky, who signed a Division I national letter of intent with St. Louis University. “(Early in his high school career) Brett went to Coach Casey and said, ‘I want to be a high school pitcher. Help me. Show me the way,’ ” said Castle.

“I had a pretty good feeling that Dan was going to get this job,” said Shimanovsky. “He knows all aspects of baseball. He helps everyone. “I would not be where I’m at without him.”

Right off the bat, Casey knew Shimanovsky could be a special hurler.

“He’s left-handed, and he’s got a live arm,” said Casey. “And he’s a kid who hasn’t missed a morning workout.”

In the summer, Shimanovsky was hitting 88 and 89 miles per hour.

“If he touches 90 (on a consistent basis), there’s going to be a lot of people (scouts) coming out to watch him,” the HP coach said.

Let the buzz begin. ■

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Lake Forest senior guard Gabby Perino (No. 13) pressures Maine East’s Christina Printzis during tourney action at Vernon Hills.

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Perino is the energizer in Lake Forest’s lineup ■ by

kevin reiterman

Gabby Perino is a high-octane performer.

The Lake Forest High School senior captain, who is listed at a generous 5-foot-4 in the game program, gets after it.

Perino is that fighter — and tough defender — every good team needs.

“She’s known for her defense,” said Kyle Wilhelm, who is in his second season as LF’s head coach. “She likes the challenge of guarding the other team’s best player.

“In fact, she asks for it,” the coach added.

Perino, who is coming off a standout volleyball season (allconference libero), is the elder “stateswoman” on the Scouts — the lone senior in the starting lineup.

She brings experience and energy to the LF lineup.

She also brings “fire.”

“When we (as a team) lack it, I try to make up for it,” said Perino.

“Like my dad (Angelo), I’m so competitive,” she added.

“It’s my personality. It’s in my blood.”

Her overall game is on the upswing.

“She has significantly improved over last year,” Wilhelm said.

The same goes for her young teammates, who opened the 2012-13 campaign with two wins in the 4th annual Cougar Classic at Vernon Hills High School last week.

“Last year obviously was a rebounding year,” said Wilhelm, who watched his first team win four times after the Scouts went 1-25 a year earlier. “We’re trying to build the excitement level here,” the coach added “We’re trying to create expectations.”

Here’s a good sign: the Scouts closed out both wins in strong fashion.

In a 36-35 victory over Glenbrook North on Nov. 17, sophomore power forward Grace Torkelson scored the winning basket with 13 seconds left to play.

And, in a 50-45 win over Maine East on Nov. 20, the Scouts (2-3) overcame a 29-17 first-half deficit. Junior Annie Keller (16 points) put the Scouts ahead with a rebound bucket, while sophomore point guard Brooke Greene (10 points) sealed the win by hitting four free throws in the final 17 seconds.

But, will these two game be telltale wins?

“I think things started for us in the summer,” Wilhelm said. “We went to our first team camp at Monmouth College.

And you could tell that our players enjoyed being together.

photography by j.geil “We’re just going to try to build on that momentum this winter.”

Keller, who emerged as a solid varsity player last winter, is off to a terrific start. She had 15 points and 11 rebounds against GBN. She also had a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) against Lake Forest Academy in the opening night of the tourney.

“She’s taking charge,” said Wilhelm. “She’s a fierce competitor, who doesn’t let up. She plays hard the whole way.”

The 5-9 Keller is a fearless rebounder who knows how to score underneath.

“She’s undersized for the post, but she’s a great anticipator when it comes to rebounding,” the LF coach said.

Keller is receiving plenty of help inside. The Scouts feature two 6-2 players in junior center Kate Arnson and Torkelson.

In game two of the tournament — a 60-29 loss to powerhouse Vernon Hills — Arnson had the task of guarding 6-2 DePaul recruit Meri Bennett-Swanson.

“Kate didn’t give an inch on defense,” said Wilhelm.

Maddie Wells is another junior seeing a lot of court time.

She hit a couple of big baskets late and wound up with six points in the win over Maine East.

“I’m really glad to have her on my team,” said Wilhelm.

“She’s a competitor.”

He’s also excited about his sophomore trio: Torkelson, Greene and Maddy Gailey.

“They’re picking up the speed of the game,” said Wilhelm.

“They’re getting their feet wet right now, and that’s going to pay dividends in the long run.” ■

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Salvador Vergara.

Football: Seven New Trier players were named to the allCSL North team: Devon Boehm, Jack Buckingham, Michael Henderson, Kevin Keene, Conor Kolstad, Tom Maentz and Michael Sernus.

Football: Elias Butler, Joel Hylton and Sam Tullman were allconference first team for North Shore Country Day. Secondteam selections include Ayo Okesanya, Kendrick Hales and Kemani Hunter. Carl Anderson, Matt Cook and Manny Gonzalez were honorable mentions.

Field Hockey: Highland Park’s Caroline Schuler and Amanda Skurie were named to the all-state team.

Field Hockey: Five NSCD players made all-conference: Addie Ball, Katherine Chandler, Lizzy Gendell, Rory Kelly and Alissa Nolan. Mackenzie Nolan was honorable mention.

Lacrosse: Four members of the Loyola girls lacrosse team have signed national letters of intent: Katherine Eilers (Notre Dame), Grace Foley (Georgetown), Anna Schueler (Michigan) and Mary Kate Vanecko (Holy Cross). On the boys side, the signees are Charlie Schatz (UMass) and Micheal Schiappa (Bucknell).

Rowing: Evan Berne of Loyola has signed a national letter of intent with North Carolina.

Boys Soccer: Senior midfielders Craig Scott of Lake Forest Academy and Kevin Francis of Loyola were named to the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSSCA) all-state team.

Boys Soccer: At Highland Park, Noah Bloch and Nikita Katsman earned all-sectional honors, while Frankie Rios was honorable mention all-sectional. That trio also made all-conference along with Zachary Kohn, Tristian Penick and Omar Rodriquez.

Boys Soccer: Two New Trier players — senior midfielder Matt Hayes and junior defender Kevin Sokal — gained LOYOLA >> FROM 35

full year under our belts.”

Matt Sullivan and 6-5 forward/center Matt Bauer provide muscle inside.

“We have tremendous guys on this team,” Livatino said.

“The guys coming back for us have great chemistry.”

Pujals and Wehman have yet to play as they played prominent roles on the Rambler football team. Pujals, an All-State quarterback, was a top scorer on the court last year. Wehman, another captain this season, spent the fall developing chemistry with Pujals as one of his favorite targets.

“We can’t wait to get these guys back,” Morrissey said.

Recap: Loyola held a double-digit lead most of the way in its win over Glenbrook South. Chris Sullivan finished with nine points, while Clarke had seven points. Matt Sullivan recorded eight points and six rebounds. The Ramblers’ defense was very active, forcing 20 Titans turnovers.

In other action, the Ramblers fell to New Trier 57-52 after beating Prosser 52-38 and Rauner 84-16.

Against New Trier, Clarke connected on three three-pointers in the fourth quarter and led the team in scoring with 15 points. Matt Sullivan and Morrissey scored 12 points apiece.

Clarke also paced Loyola in its victory over Prosser. He had 19 points, while Morrissey finished with 14.

In the rout over Rauner, the Ramblers had balanced scoring. Senior Brett Busscher led all scorers with 15, while Jack Byrne added 12 points. Three other players reached double figures: Morrissey (12), Kucera (11) and Bauer (10). ■

all-sectional recognition. Sam Markin was honorable mention all-sectional.

Boys Soccer: Lake Forest’s Peter Passalino picked up allsectional honors, while teammates Adam LaVitola and John Moderwell were honorable mention all-sectional. That trio also made first-team all-conference, while Karl Marcott, Chris Janeck and Mitch Talbot were honorable mentions.

Boys Soccer: Saleiman Thomas of Lake Forest Academy was named all-sectional. Teammate Joey Laboy was honorable mention all-sectional.

Boys Soccer: North Shore Country Day had four all-conference honorees: Riley Hall, Floris Hondmann, Alex Karmin and Jamie Swimmer. Hall and Swimmer also were honorable mention all-sectional.

Boys Soccer: Corey Meehan of Loyola was honorable mention all-sectional.

Swimming: Loyola’s Andrew Jovanovic has signed a national letter of intent with Northwestern University. On the girls side, two Loyola seniors have signed national letters of intent: Evan Swenson (USC) and Madeleine Jardeleza (Penn).

Girls Volleyball: New Trier, which took runner-up honors at the IHSA Class 4A state tournament, placed five players on the CSL South all-conference team: Maggie Carragher, Haley Fauntleroy, Emmy Friedler, Brittani Steinberg and Taylor Tashima.

Girls Volleyball: Three players on the Loyola Academy squad were named to all-conference team: Grace Kane, Anna Pontarelli and Sarah Udelhofen.

Girls Volleyball: Senior outside hitter Johnie Gustafson and junior libero Erin French of Regina Dominican earned GCAC all-conference recognition.

Girls Volleyball: Two Highland Park players made the CSL North all-conference team: Stella Kukoc and Maxie Mottlowitz.

Girls Volleyball: North Shore Country Day had two players earn second team all-conference honors in Paige Jendrisak and Allyson Vaughn. Kaitlyn Johnson was honorable mention.

CLUB SPORTS

Soccer: Four Lake Forest Soccer Association teams came up with divisional crowns in their fall leagues. The list includes Girls U8 Blue, Girls U9 Blue, Girls U10 Select and U12 Select. Ivo Iontchev, Susie Kullby, Tim Marginean and Can Gungoren were the respective coaches.

Runner-up finishes were turned in by Girls U11 Select and Boys U13 Select. They were coached by Oktay Akgun and Gungoren, respectively.

COLLEGE SPORTS

Women’s Soccer: Lake Forest High School graduate Rachel Quon helped Stanford (20-1-1) to another NCAA Final Four finish. Quon and the Cardinal topped UCLA 2-1 in the quarterfinal round on Nov. 23. The team will face North Caroline in the semifinals in San Diego on Friday. The winner advances to the title game on Dec. 2.

Quon, a four-year starter, was a key player on the 2011 Stanford team, which claimed a national title. This season, as a defender, she has two goals and seven assists.

Meanwhile, Lake Forest’s Nicole Lipp was a senior starter for Duke (15-5-2), which dropped a 1-0 decision to Penn State in the quarterfinal round. Lipp was an all-tournament selection in last year’s NCAA tournament, when Duke fell to Stanford in the title game. ■

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The Perfect Weekend

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

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North Shore residents Melissa and Steven Esposito spend as much time as they can each summer in Lake Tahoe.

photography by j. geil

For Melissa and Steven LAKE TAHOE HAS IT ALL

After dinner we’ll go for another walk — no humidity, no bugs — and the scent of pine smells so good.

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e’d fly to Reno on a Friday night and drive to North Lake Tahoe. We stay at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe. We typically get a nice big suite. After we check in first thing we do is take a nice walk of two miles along the lake, then go back and get ready for dinner. We go to the main restaurant in the resort that overlooks the mountains. After dinner we’ll go for another walk — no humidity, no bugs — and the scent of pine smells so good. We might stop in the casino. The kids will go to a bonfire and cook s’mores.

On Saturday morning, we’ll sleep late. The breakfast buffet at the Hyatt is fantastic. Then we change and go to the pool. The scenery is breathtaking while you’re sitting there.

And the temperature is in the high 70s. Though it’s tough to pack into one weekend, we’ll try to go horseback riding. We drive along the lake to get there. They’ll take you all the way

to the top of the mountains, and you can look down on Lake Tahoe. Dinner would be at one of the three restaurants in the Hyatt — the only hotel on the lake there. We’ll have a nice glass of wine overlooking the lake. Not a lot of nightlife there.

On Sunday we’d drive to Virginia City, an hour away. That’s where they shot “Bonanza” – the scenes were so vibrant, that had a huge impact on people buying color TVs. We’ll tour the mines in Virginia City. If we have time, we’ll rent a boat that day. They have a bay that everyone goes to and beach our big pontoon there. You can’t believe the color of the water — all the snow that goes in there.

In the winter there’s nothing like Cabo and the Hilton Los Cabo. But in the summer, we love Lake Tahoe. If we had the option we would move there.

Melissa and Steven Espositio, as told to David Sweet

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