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Mike Dau’s teams have captured nearly 50 national championships. P.26
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Others like to stick around and enjoy a staycation. The latter folks are the brave ones, the resourceful souls, the creative residents. There are plenty of things to do during spring break here — besides shoveling.
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Glenview residents nab top awards
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lenview’s motto is “character counts,” and each year the town honors five residents who have impacted the community.
Now in its 48th year, the program begins with written nominations that are submitted and then reviewed by Village staff. Recently, officials announced the 2014 winners, all of whom made commendable contributions of public service. They include:
Citizen of the Year:
Myrna Newman
As the financial advisor for Youth Services of Glenview/ Northbrook, Newman has been instrumental in securing funding of more than $100,000 for critical services for the youngest people of the community. That includes supplying an effective Continues on page 9
Rick Windrow takes a swing on the driving range at Sportsman’s Country Club in Northbrook. Photography by Joel Lerner
Spring break at home? There’s plenty to do BY BILL MCLEAN
K
ids hunt for Easter eggs. Adults hunt for wayward golf balls to the right and wayward golf balls to the left. Behold the rites of spring break on the North Shore. In most local school districts, this year’s spring break starts March 27, and students return on April 6. Sportsman’s Country
Club in Northbrook opened its nine- and 18-hole golf courses on March 20. The facility also features a practice range and a miniature golf course, and the numbers in its address — 3535 Dundee Road — are the exact numbers (35-35) any golfer would love to card for a round of 18 holes. “This time of year, right around spring break, people have
cabin fever and are eager to get outside and do things,” says John Billiter, head golf professional at Sportsman’s. Five inches of snow blanketed Sportsman’s on March 23, forcing scratch golfers and duffers to retreat, once again, to the … great indoors. Many North Shore residents have departed for warmer climes, another rite of spring break.
Bird watching Not everybody likes to swing for birdies on golf courses. Some like to grip binoculars, look up and observe chirping, flying birds. Two of the best places to partake in the recreation are at Chicago Botanic Garden (1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe) and Middlefork Savanna, a forest preserve in Lake Forest. “Loons of Lake County,” an annual Lake Cook Audubon field trip, starts at 8 a.m., on March 29, near Diamond Lake in Mundelein. Outdoor enthusiasts search for migrating loons and other waterfowl. They travel to other lakes, mostly by car. Bring a spotting scope if you have one, the field trip leaders suggest. You do not have to be a member of the Illinois Audubon Society or the society’s Lake Cook chapter to participate in the event. For more information, visit www.lakecookaudubon.org. Sign up for an activity or two at a park district Not all parents get a spring break. Some have to work. Offerings at park districts allow
parents to drop their kids off at a facility in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon. The length of a day of activities at a park district usually matches the length of a typical school day (9 a.m.-3 p.m.). “Working parents are looking for activities that keep their kids entertained and busy,” says Erin Maassen, manager of marketing and communications at Glencoe Park District. Glencoe Park District offers theme days. Clay Play Day is set for March 30 in the district’s ceramics studio. Nickel City Day will be held on March 31, when spring breakers will head to the arcade and family entertainment center in Northbrook. Each day costs $45 for Glencoe residents and $54 for non-residents. Children (ages 4-13) interested in chess or engineering or sports should consider registering for an activity (or two) at the Wilmette Park District (www. wilmettepark.org). Among the sports offerings are lacrosse, basketball, noncontact football, gymnastics and archery. One of the sports camps — Spring Break Sportsters — accentuates sportsmanship and fun for boys and girls (ages 4-9). Campers get to play soccer, floor hockey, kickball, basketball, Wiffle ball and other sports/activities. “We have a nice mix of activities, a wide variety,” says Continues on page 9
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Check out a number of fun places to visit for those who stay on the North Shore for spring break.
10 m etamorphosis
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[LIFESTYLE & ARTS ] 12 social whirl
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Net result is great afternoon at state tourney
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Small school wins big competition
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arie Murphy Middle School’s Science Olympiad team won the Regional Competition, taking first place in 15 of the 22 events on March 21. The win earns a bid to the State Competition on April 18 at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Last year the Marie Murphy squad lost the chance at one of two bids to the National Competition by only one place. Marie Murphy is a small school that comprises students from Wilmette, Winnetka, Glenview and Northfield.
glenView residents Continued from page 1 report to the Village Board of Trustees that warranted a $40,000 increase for 2015, allowing Youth Services to expand individual and group therapy and prevention and social groups.
“Teamwork is an important discipline, especially in this line of work,” said nominator William T. Fitzpatrick, chief of police.
She also devotes her time to volunteering with the Optimist Club of Glenview to support its youth-based programs.
Richard Urso
Youth of the Year: Jane Brennan
Brennan was nominated by her Model UN Advisor at Glenbrook South High School, Terrence M. Jozwik, who applauded the senior year student for often being named “best delegate” in her committees, which extends to her other humanitarian efforts. Brennan is involved with Student Council and the canned food drive they organize, is a a four-year member of the debate team and girl’s lacrosse team and helps to organize a yearly bowling fundraiser that benefits Youth Services of Glenview/ Northbrook.
Public Safety Award:
Glenview Police Officers David Maize, Carly Gaba and Philip Oshana The three police officers were recognized for their swift response to a house fire on Elmdale Avenue on the afternoon of August 24, 2014 where several family members were trapped inside. Officer Maize, the first on the scene, entered the residence to search for individuals and was told of an elderly handicapped woman trapped in the back bedroom on the first floor. Gaba and Oshana arrived and also entered the home to assist and together carried out the woman to safety.
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Urso was also nominated by Chief of Police William T. Fitzpatrick who thanked him for being a “quick-thinking citizen” in helping to catch a criminal during an attempted bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank on December 5, 2014. Urso was in the drive-through teller lanes and could see the crime in progress and was able to supply Glenview Police with thorough information including the vehicle he was driving and physical descriptions. The suspect was found, arrested and charged with federal bank robbery. “He performed an act of bravery,” wrote Fitzpatrick.
Special Committee Awards
These were also given to Chuck Balling, who retires as executive director of the Glenview Park District on March 31; Cheryl Deom, who retires as superintendent of special facilities of the Glenview Park District May 1; Robert Quill, who retires as superintendent of leisure services of the Glenview Park District June 30; Wayne Globerger, who retired as Glenview Fire Chief December 19, 2014; and William Bickley, who is retiring as Commander of Joseph M. Sesterhenn American Legion Post 166. All of these individuals will be honored at a dinner and awards ceremony at the North Shore Country Club on April 17. Reservations can be made with Sandie Elliott at the Glenview Police Department at (847) 901-6100. ~ Selena Fragassi
SPRING BREAK Continued from page 1 Shelagh Donoghue, communications manager at Wilmette Park District. “We even have one for kids interested in technology, Jedi Engineering. They get to explore and use LEGO [products]. “Parents, especially working parents, appreciate the hours their kids get to spend here during the break,” she adds.
Easter egg hunt Is there a better place to conduct the annual quest than at Chicago Botanic Garden, a 385-acre living plant museum
that makes you stop, stare and wonder when you will be able to take your next breath? Probably not. Kids get to run and search for dyed eggs around the Rose Garden on April 5, right after the Easter Egg Brunch. Watts Ice Center in Glencoe (305 Randolph Street) is the site of a free spring egg hunt on March 28 (10-11 a.m.). Following the hunt, collectors get to hop-hop-hop inside for crafts, games and photos with the Spring Bunny. Check out a play Hans Christian Andersen’s
“The Princess and the Pea” is running through May 3 at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. The one-hour musical for kids (and parents) precedes a Question & Answer session with the cast. For tickets for groups of 20 or more, call (847) 634-5909, or call the box office at (847) 634-0200.
Head north for adrenaline rushes A popular spring break destination for North Shore residents worried about Chicago weather in late March and early
April is KeyLime Cove, a resort and indoor waterpark located a handful of water slides from Six Flags Great America in Gurnee (224) 717-3311. Thirty-two miles north of KeyLime is America’s Action Territory Family Fun Park in Kenosha, Wis., a spot rife with indoor and outdoor activities. Go there for good times in go-karts and in the attraction’s arcade (more than 150 featured games). Visitors also play laser tag and avoid unusual hazards around a miniature golf course at America’s Action Territory (262 857-7000).
Trend points to full-day kindergarten
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ull-day kindergarten is coming to a school near you this fall. Glenview/Northbrook District 30 and Deerfield District 109 are the latest two districts that unanimously voted to institute full-day kindergarten the past few weeks. Together, they add to the 90 percent of Illinois schools that offer extended-day schedules for young learners, marking a considerable shift away from morning- or afternoon-only schooling that had long been in place. In nearby suburbs, Glencoe recently assembled a committee to study the option at a March 2 session, and two parents in Wilmette are circulating a petition seeking full-day kindergarten in District 39. “We’ve been talking about full-day kindergarten in our district for a couple of years now,” said Dr. Melissa Hirsch,
assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in District 30, who will oversee the program once implemented at Willowbrook School for the 2015-2016 school year. “We were really looking at the timing and best opportunity for us. It seemed right to do so now, and we had a lot of support from parents, teaching staff and the Board of Education. All three of those stakeholder groups have been very important in lining up this program.” Hirsch said that overall everyone involved has been in favor of the idea, evidenced by the absence of concerns raised during a series of public forums. Some parents did have questions, mostly wondering about their child opting out if the situation was not conducive for them. “This is not a forced program,” Hirsch said. “When you offer full-day kindergarten there is
also a provision that you have to offer half-days.” Yet with the full-day structure, park district programs will be cut, which have normally been the most affordable option for parents needing extended-day options. The Northbrook Park District’s Kinder Care extendedday program, which works out of Willowbrook for District 30 kids, costs parents $377 a month for five days a week, $222 for three days, and $128 for two, according to the Chicago Tribune. Hirsch said figures will still be comparable, since most of the increased costs will be absorbed internally. “The good thing is that in our research we did put together some long-range planning. We actually found some decreases in spending, such as eliminating a couple of the bus routes we had running during the day, which
we won’t have to operate any longer,” she noted. “There are some staffing increases, but overall that’s a minimal cost and in our budget.” The fact that full-day kindergarten is a popular option is two-fold. Many households have two full-time working parents, which is coupled with a wealth of research collected that shows benefits of the program — something that Hirsch can stand behind. “The demands of the curriculum have changed in the last three years,” she said. “We believe the social-emotional piece is critical at this early stage and want to be able to structure more problem solving and sharing skills into the program while keeping true to the learning process. Now we can do both.” ~ Selena Fragassi
ComEd poised to install smart meters
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omEd will begin implementing a new smart meter project in Glenview in April and will continue until all 17,000 meters have been replaced within the village. There is no charge to customers for the replacement. The project plan was laid out to the Village Board of Trustees at its March 17 meeting and delivered by Mike McMahan, ComEd’s vice president of advanced metering infrastructure implementation. No longer will a ComEd representative have to come to your home on a regular basis to gather data; instead the smart meters have computer chips and two radio dials that communicate with ComEd daily and can also communicate with the customer when enabled. There are several advantages to this new system. First is the fact that customers will now be able to view their usage in real time. Because ComEd will retrieve hourly reports from the digital meters, customers can log on to the company’s website and access their account to see current readings. Second is the capability for automatic outage protection, so when storms hit and power goes out, ComEd will automatically be alerted to service interruptions. McMahan discussed the concerns some customers have voiced about the new digital system and the technology behind it. Data privacy was one issue; McMahan said ComEd will not sell information to third parties. Related to that were concerns about cyber security. “We specifically chose our communications vendor, Silver Springs, because of the security features they offer,” said McMahan. “We have gone as far as to hire people to try and hack into our system, and any vulnerabilities they exposed were closed.” All customers will be notified of the meter replacement plan through a variety of communications from ComEd. The company Corex is the only approved vendor for installation, said McMahan. It is not authorized to ask for money or personal information or to come into your home unless the meter is located inside. All personnel will have badges of authenticity.
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Bill Steinberg, a 20-year-old with autism, works afternoons at the Recreation Center of Highland Park fitness desk. Photography by Joel Lerner
Paid jobs a boon for special education students BY Joanna brown
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Carr said. “We brought Bill in for an interview, as we would any candidate, and found him to be energetic, friendly, outgoing and comfortable at the point of sale. No task is too small for Bill, and he takes a lot of pride in his work. “He was looking for the same opportunity as everyone else, and that’s what he was given.” The Recreation Center of Highland Park is one of several local businesses that have hired NSSED students recently. Others include Northbrook’s North Suburban YMCA, Valley Lo Country Club in Glenview, Fresh Thyme and Whole Foods in Deerfield, and the Northbrook Park District’s Sports Center. NSSED employment specialist Laura Fine works with students ages 16-22 who are finishing their high school education and preparing to enter the workforce. Students receive job training through a variety of community experiences and are coached to manage a formal job interview. “Eighty-five percent of individuals with disabilities are not employed,” Fine said. “Everybody should be able to work. We all
want to contribute, and when we can find great partner who will customize positions for our students with extra breaks or reduced hours, that’s great.” In Steinberg’s case, his passion for physical fitness along with his interest in working with people made the Recreation Center a natural fit. His mom, Teri Steinberg, said her son is also motivated to earn money to pay for the costs for his recently acquired driver’s license. He’s juggling part-time positions at the Recreation Center, Centennial Ice Area, and Lake Forestbased Trustmark — along with two classes at Oakton Community College — toward that end. His next big goals are to live independently and to start a family in his hometown. Carr said the Park District is proud to be a part of Stenberg’s efforts. “This has been an opportunity for us at the Rec Center to provide an opportunity to a local resident who needs experience and training. What better place for him to get it than at the Park District?” Carr said. “Bill has a ton of energy and he is happy to be here every day.”
“He was looking for the same opportunity as everyone else, and that’s what he was given.” Mitch Carr
Helping hands Here is a list of both North Shore support groups and national ones with North Shore affiliations who can help those with intellectual disabilities in various ways:
Keshet www.keshet.org North Suburban Special Recreation Association www.nssra.org Best Buddies www.bestbuddiesillinois.org Glenkirk www.glenkirk.org Club Twenty One www.clubtwentyone.org
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North Shore Announcements Review:
NORTHBROOK
The Board of Trustees of the Northbrook Public Library voted to eliminate the fee to check out movies. Starting on May 1, patrons will be able to check out any movie in the library for free. The board voted to eliminate many additional fees, including the fee to check out rental books, replacing library cards, InterLibrary Loan materials, and Internet cards. The fine for overdue rental books was increased to $1 per day. “The library’s purpose is to provide residents with the resources they desire,” Executive Director Kate Hall stated. “And to do that, we need to make the greatest number of resources available to the greatest number of residents.”
GLENVIEW
Work has resumed this month on the flood control project south and west of downtown Glenview on portions of Dewes, Henley, and Elm streets. The Village last year began installing new, larger storm sewers and a new storm water detention basin. Work completed so far includes the layout, cutting existing pavement along Henley Street and Dewes Street, and the mobilization of equipment and materials. Water main and sanitary sewer installation has also begun.
NORTHBROOK
Northbrook-based Red Seal Homes has announced the start of sales at Provenance, a luxury master-planned community of 137 residences at Techny Road and Western Avenue. The community will include 21 single-family homes, 34 duplexes, and 82 townhomes set on 44 acres. It is more than 10 percent sold. “Our vision is that of an upscale, dynamic community that is a wonderful place for people
Preview: ranging from young families through downsizers to live,” said Todd Fishbein, president and CEO of Red Seal Homes. “It’s going to be exciting to witness the positive impact this high-quality, upscale community will have on the area.”
GLENVIEW
Starting this spring, coaches from the Glenbrook Lacrosse Club, a North Shore travel league for boys, will be coaching the Glenview Park District’s boys’ lacrosse program. “This kind of pipeline structure has not been available in Glenview until now,” said Adult Athletics Supervisor Chris Pietrini. “With the coaching expertise of the Glenbrook Lacrosse Club and the collaboration of the high school, this program is really going to prepare our players for competitive play at higher levels.” Under the new format, beginning and advanced players will receive the same level of coaching they would get on a travel or high school team.
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Manuel Hodzic of North Shore Country Day School, Shalonda Jones of Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Trevor Martinez of Lake Forest High School, along with Margaret McPike and Daniel Roman — both of Loyola Academy — were among a dozen area students who received the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship from the Golf-based Western Golf Association recently. The scholarships, which were awarded at Conway Farms Golf Club, include four years of college tuition and housing. North Shore clubs, including Onwentsia and Old Elm, sponsored the 12 recipients. Nearly 900 caddies across the country are enrolled as Evans Scholars.
NORTHBROOK
Pre-concert lecturer and composer fellow Jim Kendros will discuss the Northbrook Symphony’s upcoming April 12 concert “In Mahler’s Shadow: Bohemian Revelry and the Path to Resurrection,” and the May 3 concert “Franco-Prussian Fresco: German Epic and French Reverie,” at the Northbrook Public Library on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Kendros has been the pre-concert lecturer for the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra since 1995.
NORTHBROOK
The Northbrook Public Library will be participating in Autism Speak’s Light It Up Blue campaign on Thursday, April 2 to raise awareness of autism. Autism Speaks is the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. It is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and a cure for autism.
NORTHBROOK
On Wednesday, April 22, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the North Shore Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast will take place at the Hilton Chicago in Northbrook, sponsored by the DBR Chamber of Commerce. Jack Ablin, chief investment officer for BMO Harris Bank, will be the keynote speaker His presentation will provide insight on the global economy and lay out his strategy for navigating the uncertainty surrounding the ever-changing investment markets. Ablin is the author of “Reading Minds and Markets: Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Returns in a Volatile Global Marketplace,” published in 2009. He is a frequent contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg, The
Wall Street Journal and Barron’s. The program will include time for questions. To make a reservation, call the DBR Chamber at 847-945-4660 or email info@dbrchamber.com.
NORTH SHORE
On Friday, March 27 from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Congregation Ahavat Olam is hosting a Potluck Shabbat community dinner. The event will feature live music provided by Soul Zimra. It will be free for members and $10 for non-members who RSVP early. For everybody else it will be $15 at the door. To RSVP, please contact info@ ahavatolamdeerfield.org or Alan Posner at 847502-8120. The Congregation Ahavat Olam meets at 600 Deerfield Rd. in Deerfield.
NORTHBROOK
Plans are underway for the 25th Annual Glenbrook North High School Grad Night on June 7, and the event’s steering committee is seeking support from businesses in the community. “Every gift is important to our efforts, and donors are recognized as community leaders before, during, and after Grad Night,” notes Jill Gelb, a GBN parent who serves as Grad Night Donations Chair. “This wonderful community tradition has kept GBN graduation safe and happy for the last 25 years, and the generous support of local businesses is essential to its continuation.” To donate to Grad Night, visit gbngradnight. com or contact Grad body Nightcontouring Steeringtreatment CoolSculpting is the the non-surgical Committee at info@gbngradnight.com. eliminates fat from your body. No needles, no surgery and b
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YOur FIrst LuxurY HOme If you’ve decided to relocate into a luxury home and you’ve made an excellent choice. But quite possibly, you’re wondering where to begin. You may be astounded by the amenities and in need of a guide. Agents who are experienced in the average home market might not be quite suitable for your needs. The luxury home market is different in that there are different things to consider. Take your time. As a first time buyer of a luxury home, you should ask your agent for their advice. After your Realtor® has narrowed down the possibilities for you, previewed the homes and is ready to show you what they consider suitable, take your time on the walk through.
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Socials Spring Open House Photography by Nan Stein
Celebrating the gift of spring, Linly Designs opened its location in downtown Highland Park last Saturday. Shoppers enjoyed a free gift and special savings during the open house. Established in 2002, Linly Designs offers retails locations and a range of residential interior design services. linlydesigns.com
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Focus on the detail. These properties are immense, so be prepared for a walk through that will take at minimum of two hours to properly see all the amenities; it can often take even longer. This is an important decision to make—let your first luxury in your new home be that of time and consideration.
For professional advice from an experienced Realtor, call Jean Wright at (847) 217-1906 or email at jwright@jeanwright.com
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Theater Review A powerful portrayal of Anne Frank’s tragic life BY JILL SODERBERG
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f ever Writers Theatre has harnessed the power of its small back-of-the-book-store stage to intensify the dramatic experience of the audience, it is with its current production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” The audience encounters Jack Magaw’s immersive set even before being seated; an usher guides theatergoers through a bookcase that swings inward to a passageway leading to the secret annex behind Otto Frank’s workplace. Early on, the rules are specified: no W.C., no running water, no talking, and no shoes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. when workers are in the warehouse. Breaking the rules could mean Nazi detection, a point well understood by my fellow audience members recently, quiet as can be in shared confinement with the hiding families. Director Kimberly Senior has assembled a distinguished ensemble cast to portray the ordeal of the Frank family and the four others who hid for two years in an Amsterdam attic after the Nazis invaded the Netherlands
in 1940. While Anne Frank’s diary personalized the Nazi threat and the horrors of the Holocaust when it was published in 1947, the Writers Theatre production, Wendy Kesselman’s adaptation of the original stage play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, dramatizes the loss anew, bringing to the stage the details of persecution. Anne speaks of the antiJewish decrees in effect before her family went into hiding. “Jews must wear a yellow star, Jews must hand in their bicycles, Jews are banned from trams and are forbidden to drive. Jews are only allowed to do their shopping between three and five o’clock and then only in shops which bear the placard ‘Jewish shop’…. Our freedom was strictly limited. Yet things were still bearable.” But when the threat of deportation intensified in l942, Otto Frank (Sean Fortunato), aided by two righteous Christians, Miep Gies (Leah Karpel) and Mr. Kraler (Coburn Goss), leads his family into hiding. The Franks are joined by another family, the van Daans, and a
dentist, Mr. Dussel (Kevin Gudahl). Sophie Thatcher is the talented 14-year-old actor playing the legendary diarist close to her own age, as adept at presenting Anne, the annoying chatterbox, as she is rendering the anguished teenager in conflict with her mother. Kristina Valada-Viars as Edith Frank likewise succeeds in conveying the duality of a mother’s neverfailing love for the difficult Anne as well as her extreme frustration. Anne’s sister Margot (Lila Morse) is “the good one” in contrast to the mercurial Anne. Clearly, emotions are heightened by the challenging circumstances. Mrs. van Daan (Heidi Kettenring) loses control when her husband (Lance Baker) insists they sell the fur coat that was a gift from her father; yet when tempers flare at Mr. van Daan’s theft of bread in the night, she shows unexpected warmth. “If you are hungry, Putti, hold onto me,” she tells him. Their shy son, Peter (Antonio Zhiurinskas), at first scorned by Anne, later becomes her romantic interest.
We know how this story ends, and the script includes an epilogue in which Otto Frank, the sole survivor, tells the fate of the people we, in our shared space, have come to know intimately in the span of just over an hour and a half. When Sean Fortunato as Otto Frank, with a fa-
ther’s anguish exquisitely rendered, reports that Anne died at Bergen-Belsen, that the last time she was seen she was standing naked, her head shaved, shivering in the snow, the horror at the atrocity is ours as much as it is his. “The Diary of Anne Frank” runs
Sean Fortunato and Sophie Thatcher portray Otto Frank and daughter Anne in “The Diary of Anne Frank” at Writers Theatre.
through August 2 with performances Tuesday through Sunday (matinees on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday) on the Writers Theatre stage at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe. For tickets and information, call 847-242-6000 or visit www.writerstheatre.org.
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Love & Marriage
Should we carry secrets to the grave?
Joanna Brown
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was attending a funeral in Skokie recently when the rabbi remembered the deceased gentleman in a most unusual way. The deceased and his late wife loved to keep secrets from each other, the rabbi told the congregants, and they delighted in bringing their two daughters
into the game. “What?” the congregants seemed to think in unison, as the swiftly raised eyebrows caused a noticeable draft in the room. We all knew the couple to be one of the best paired, most happily married on the North Shore; theirs was a marriage we envied. Keeping secrets in a marriage is universally panned by magazine covers and daytime talk shows alike as a shortcut to divorce. The idea that the rabbi would raise their marital secrets at this gentleman’s funeral was absurd. Consider the research: a team representing the University of Tennessee and East Carolina University in 2012 studied the topic and found as much about the secrets we keep as about the people who keep them. The considered a true secret to be one that “directly affects or concerns the individual but is withheld from the partner.”
They found in their study that the people most likely to be keeping secrets from their partners were women, married people, and African-Americans. Far more interesting to me were the reasons people keep secrets, as discussed on the Psychology Today blog in 2014. Not surprisingly, the main reason for keeping secrets is to avoid damaging a relationship. Nobody wants to feel their partner’s disapproval when they admit to acting counter to their partner’s wishes. Next comes the feeling of shame, when your partner loses faith in you because of your offenses. So what did we hear about at that Skokie funeral? It was a story that made us love the mourning family even more. It seems that as a young mother in Glencoe, the deceased’s late wife was known to take their daughters for ice cream on summer afternoons. She made them promise
not to tell their father. Hours later, after the deceased had returned from work and enjoyed dinner with his family, he’d tell his wife that he was taking their girls for a drive. They invariably ended up at the ice cream parlor, where he would make his daughters promise not to tell their mother of their shared treat. This went on for years, the girls’ daily double dip the best-kept secret in Glencoe. They confessed to their dad only after their mother’s death some 20 years later. The congregants chuckled last week (which the deceased would have appreciated at his funeral), finally in on the long-held family secret. Contact Love & Marriage columnist Joanna Brown at Joanna@northshoreweekend.com.
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Is this the year the Cubs will win the World Series?
Michele Crane, Riverwoods
No. I just don’t feel it this year.
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There’s always hope!
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North Shore Foodie
A dusting of meat? Ay, there’s the rub
Chef jeff shapiro BY simon murray
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hen Jeff Shapiro first experienced Memphis-style ribs in the 1980s, it was love at first sight — and taste. “The BBQ bug kind of pinched me back then,” says Shapiro. Now, after bringing his mouthwatering discovery to Highland “Pork,” the kitchen meathead, pit master, and
half of the award-hungry team of Dr. Deckle and Mr. Hide has built the firmament of his multi-milliondollar meat empire on the lightly ground, flakey ingredients that go into his unique rub. Real Urban Barbecue — get it? R-U-B —specializes in authentic, wood-fired BBQ. Its menu features homemade BBQ sauces and slowsmoked items like burnt ends, award-
winning ribs, pulled pork, turkey, brisket, and chicken. All of it is slowly rotated on four Cookshack smokers capable of smoking 1,600 pounds — or the maximum loading capacity of a U-Haul trailer — of meat a day. But the dusting of such meat is crucial. “Our rub starts with a foundation of dark brown sugar and turbinado sugar,” notes Shapiro. “The idea behind the rub . . . it has lots of particulates in it.” These include kosher sea salt, cinnamon, black pepper, and the turbinado sugar — medium brown in color and “more crystalized,” with “bigger pieces” than the sugar that you would pour in your coffee. “When you bite into that seasoning, you’re going to get a little crunch in your mouth on top of the smoke and the soft meat,” notes Shapiro. His advice for grill masters itching to get back into grilling season after shoveling the snow off the deck and dusty the cobwebs off the grill? “The tidbit is don’t rush it — it’s all about ‘low and slow,’ “ or low temperatures, slow cooking. “And that’s really what smoking a great BBQ is about,” adds Shapiro. “You don’t want to rush anything. We like to say ‘perfection takes time.’ ”A lasting signature of the flames.
Real Urban BBQ Rub TOTAL TIME: 4 hours SERVES: 10 pounds (24 people)
1 cup light brown sugar 2/3 cup turbinado sugar ½ cup kosher salt ¼ cup chili powder 1/3 cup paprika 3 tablespoons black pepper ¼ cup granulated onion 2 tablespoons granulated garlic 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon thyme, ground 1 teaspoon basil leaf ½ teaspoon allspice ½ teaspoon cinnamon
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Store in an airtight container or keep in the freezer in a sealable plastic bag. 2. It’s recommended that you season the meat at least four hours before cooking to help with crust development. Also this rub does best with slow cooking due to the high amount of sugar — i.e. smoking, braising, or indirect grilling.
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Day’s overtime goal triggers instant elation as GBN claims fifth state title in program history
BY BILL MCLEAN, sports@ northshoreweekend.com
Logan Nein (right) celebrates after scoring a goal to give GBN a 2-0 lead in the second period. The Spartans wound up edging Benet Academy 3-2 in overtime. Photography by: Jon Durr
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ith a puck on his stick, Kyle Slovis raced toward one end of the ice rink at the United Center in Chicago. An excited, throbbing throng of Glenbrook North fans, clad in Spartans green and gold, cheered for the captain in the second period of the Illinois High School State Championship game. The closer the senior defenseman got to Benet Academy’s all-state goaltender, Justin Davidson, the louder the throng got. Amid the din on March 22, Slovis heard a voice behind him, a familiar voice. The voice screamed, “Drop! Drop! Drop!” The scream came from the lungs of Slovis’ lifelong friend, Spartans senior forward Logan Nein. They were introduced to each other before each could walk, meaning their first “conversation” likely involved a pair of stares. Slovis obeyed Nein at the United Center, back-tapping the puck before veering to the right of Davidson. Nein struck the well-timed drop pass past Davidson, upping Glenbrook North’s lead to 2-0. “Logan,” Slovis recalled, “did all the work there.” Nein later experienced an entirely different kind of drop. Immediately after Spartans junior forward Joe Day scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime victory, Nein’s skates got caught in a teammate’s skates near the Glenbrook North bench. Nein went down abruptly — face first. “I hit the ice as I was just about to start celebrating,” he said. “I had my cage [helmet] on.” Nein and Slovis and the rest of the state champs wore rinkwide smiles in the hour that followed. The thrilling win — Benet’s Redwings had scored twice in a 2:14 span in the third period to force OT — halted a losing streak in state title games
at two (both coming at the sticks of New Trier Green players, in 2013 and 2014) and increased Glenbrook North’s state championship haul to five, second all-time to New Trier Green’s 12. Spartans last hoisted a state trophy in 2008. “ They had dedicated themselves to winning this since July,” Glenbrook North coach Evan Poulakidas said. “They had resolve all year, and their consistency … through the roof. We played 77 games (63-12-2), and they expected to win every one of them. They did not want to come off the ice. “I’m so happy for them.” Spartans senior goaltender Garrett Cohen, a backup last winter, did not allow a goal in last weekend’s championship until the 5:45 mark of the third period. Benet knotted it at 2-2 with 3:38 left in regulation. Benet (44-9-3) appeared fired up to extend its winning streak to 27 games. The surge could have deflated the Spartans’ outlook.
It did not. It did the opposite. “It pumped us up,” Nein said. With just under a minute left in the 10-minute OT session, Day dimmed Benet’s collective mood with the biggest goal of his life. Day split Benet’s defensemen, gathered a sharp pass from senior forward Eric Doar and zinged a backhand shot over Davidson’s right shoulder. Game over. MVP honors to Day. Most of Glenbrook North players separated themselves from their sticks and helmets and gloves. The gear rested on United Center ice, hockey’s celebratory litter. Ecstatic skaters negotiated around it as they acknowledged their joyous fans. “Eric’s pass was incredible,” said Day, whose older brother, Indiana University freshman Nick Day, earned all-state honors as a Spartans forward last year and attended last weekend’s state final. “We have 18 seniors on our team. This was for the seniors, all of them. Amazing … what an amazing feeling this is.”
Spartans senior forward Alexander Merritt tallied his team-leading 57th goal, on an assist from senior forward Chris Zhang (53 goals, team-high 66 assists), to put his club up 1-0 in the fourth minute of the second period. Shortly thereafter, the Slovis-Nein show unfolded. Glenbrook North’s 2-0 advantage seemed fairly comfy for the rest of the second period and a big chunk of the third. Cohen (29 saves) was a wall in pads. But Benet found life, found openings. “We stood around and watched after we got the 2-0 lead,” Poulakidas said. “That put pressure on Cohen.” Cohen had a week, a trying week. After starring in Glenbrook North’s 4-3 defeat of Notre Dame in a state semifinal in Bensenville on March 16, he traveled to Florida to attend the funeral for his grandmother ( Joan). He did not return to practice until March 21, on the eve of the state championship. “He’s a battler, a terrific
athlete,” Poulakidas said. “When we were down 2-0 [against Notre Dame], he came up with two huge kick saves. We would have been down 4-0 without him. You have to give him a lot of credit for that win.” Poulakidas first coached Cohen as a Northbrook Bluehawks youth coach. The coach knew he had a special puck stopper back then. The coach shared a prediction with his goaltender’s mother, Debbie, back then. “I told her, ‘Your son is going to be a state champion one day,’ ” Poulakidas recalled last weekend.
Notable: Glenbrook senior forward Alex Crane slid the secondary assist on Nein’s goal in the state championship game. … Spartans junior forward Kyle Fisher scored twice in the 4-3 state semifinal defeat of Notre Dame on March 16. Senior defenseman Chad Yale provided two assists. Zhang, Nein and senior forward Tyler Mulier delivered the other assists. …
Slovis (23 goals and 51 assists, in 74 games) was named the 2015 JJ O’Connor Boys Hockey Player of the Year and recognized for the honor, on the ice, between the first and second periods of the last weekend’s state championship game. Indiana University-bound Nein, on Slovis: “He’s the best player in the state, he’s got a 5.0 [GPA), he’s going to [the University of ] Michigan, he’s captain of our team … he’s the perfect human being. You should see him play lacrosse.” … Poulakidas, on Slovis: “He has all the tools. He sees the ice like a center sees the ice.” … Zhang was named one of only six players to the 2015 Blackhawk Alumni All-Star team. … Poulakidas and Barrington coach Steve Martins earned Scholastic Hockey League Co-coach of the Year honors. … Slovis, Zhang, Merritt and Yale will suit up for Team Illinois at USA Hockey America’s Showcase in Pittsburgh April 9-13. … Glenbrook North went 2-0-1 vs. Benet during the regular season.
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Finegan’s stunning goal highlights state semifinals BY Kevin Reiterman sports@northshoreweekend.com
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sually , his demeanor at a hockey game is ice-rink cool. But Loyola Academy head girls coach Conor Sedam admitted that he got more than a little excited at the sight of Kaela Finegan’s game-winning goal. “As a coach, you try not to get too high or too low,” said Sedam, following his team’s 2-1 victory over the Lake Forest Scouts in the state semifinal at The Edge in Bensenville on March 17. “But,” he added, “when she scored, I jumped up in the air and did a 360.” Finegan broke a 1-1 tie with a rifleshot goal on a one-timer from the blue line with 7:18 left to play. Her stunning goal sent LA into the state championship game for the second year in a row. Senior Courtney Cheevers scored LA’s first goal against Lake Forest on an assist by Tess Dettling in the opening minute of the second period. With her versatility, Cheevers has been invaluable to LA’s program. As a freshman, she played goalie and was between the pipes when LA won the Scholastic Cup in 2012. She later was moved to the defense. And now, Cheevers is logging minutes at forward. “I thought she could help us up front,” Sedam. Tianna Lavalle finished the game with 12 saves. Her biggest stress test came at the end of the game, when she and her teammates — Caldwell, Tessling, Abigail O’Brien and Nicole Matousek — were able to hold off a Lake Forest power play. Meanwhile, Finegan’s unassisted goal was something to behold. It appeared to be a typical long-shot opportunity, before it went barreling off the crossbar and into the net. “I was just looking to get it to the net,” said the freshman, a Glenview resident. “The puck was a little to my left. I came at it a little sideways.” “An amazing shot,” said Sedam. Lake Forest Scouts By losing to Loyola, the Scouts capped off their season with a 15-8-3 record. “It’s been a battle all year long against Loyola,” said Lake Forest head coach Liz Zorn. LA went 4-0 against the Scouts this winter. “Every game was like tonight’s,” said LA head coach Conor Sedam. “I have a lot of respect for their program.” Zorn liked a lot of what she saw from her squad in the state semifinal “Our defense gave us a shot,” said Zorn. “We made some amazing plays.” Sophomore Corynn Salazar had another solid performance in the net. She
New Trier’s Morgan Baird angles herself in front of Latin goaltender Lauren Bennett in the state semifinal at The Edge in Bensenville. Photography by: Jon Durr
made 13 saves against LA and finished the season with 384. In 24 starts, her goal-against average was under 1.5. Salazar teamed up with a solid core of defensemen in seniors Willa DeBoom, Alex Kazarian, Mary Claire Newtown and sophomore Olivia Remissong. Newtown earned all-state honors along with freshman forward Victoria Soukup. Soukup scored the team’s lone goal in the state semifinal. It came with 12:52 left in the third period off a feed from Newtown. “Soukup is a huge asset to our team,” said Zorn. “She’s a very versatile player. What she does on the ice never surprises me.” Soukup finished the season with 12
goals and five assists. Newtown and Nina Wilson also had 10 goals apiece. The other top offensive contributors included sophomore Kyra Mangasarian (8 goals, 13 assists), freshman Suzanna Newton (6 goals, 7 assists) and freshman Delaney Weiss (6 goals, 5 assists). New Trier The Trevians (15-11-4) were looking to turn the tables. It didn’t happen. New Trier was eliminated from the postseason on March 17 at The Edge in Bensenville, when it dropped a 5-0 decision to Latin in the state semifinals. Latin beat the reigning state champs four times this season. “I think they’re a great team,” said New
Trier head coach Nelson Forsberg. “But I also don’t think tonight’s score reflected how good of a game we played.” Latin broke a scoreless tie in the opening minute of the second period on a goal by all-stater Kendra Nealey on a power play. Then, less than four minutes later, Latin’s other all-stater, Grace Zarzecki, proved why she was named the 2015 AHAI Player of the Year, when she broke free and scored on a breakaway in lightning-quick fashion. “We didn’t panic after they took the 2-0 lead,” said Forsberg. “We tried to jump-start our offense,” the coach added. “The kids kept fighting.” In a seven-minute stretch in the second period, New Trier put six shots on goal.
No doubt, plenty was at stake in this one. The game had 10 penalties, including seven by New Trier. Latin scored on two power plays. The Trevians had plenty of standout performers this season, including six allstate selections: seniors Ivy Dynek and Barrett Sullivan; juniors Morgan Baird and Johanna Glaaser; and sophomores Tay Munson and Isabelle Sennett. Dynek, who will play Division I hockey at St. Cloud State, led NT with 29 goals and seven assists. She had 27 goals a year ago. Sennett finished the season with 16 goals and 13 assists. Glaaser had 13 goals and nine assists. And Munson added nine goals and 13 assists.
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Supreme Court North Shore Weekend Selects 2014-15 All-Area Basketball Teams BOYS
Player of the Year Evan Boudreaux (Lake Forest) Sr.
G: Chris Harris (LF Academy) So. G: Sam Kuznetsky (Deerfield) Sr. G: Jack Traynor (Lake Forest) Sr.
Fab Five G: Robbie Abuls (New Trier) Sr. C: Evan Boudreaux (Lake Forest) Sr. F: Lorenzo Edwards (Lake Forest) Jr. G: Noah Karras (Lake Forest) Sr. G: David Sachs (Highland Park) Sr.
All-Newcomer Team G: Matt Giannakopoulos (GBS) So. G: Michael Hurley (New Trier) Jr. G: Dan Jenkins (GBS) Jr. G: James Karis (GBN) So. G: Tino Malnati (New Trier) Jr.
Second Five G: Jordan Baum (Deerfield) Jr. G: Dejon Brissett (LF Academy) Sr. F: Pat Hamilton (GBN) Sr. G: Joey Lane (Deerfield) Sr. G: Luke Norcia (HP) Sr.
Rookie of the Year Ramar Evans (Loyola), So.
Third Five G: Ryan Clamage (LF) Sr. G: Brandon Danowski (Loyola) Jr. G: Michael Mangan (Loyola) Sr. F: Jimmy Martinelli (GBS) Jr. C: Diago Quinn (LF Academy) Sr. Fourth Five C: Sean Boyd (New Trier) Sr. G: David Hammes (New Trier) Sr.
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Player of the Year Jeannie Boehm (New Trier) Jr. Fab Five C: Jeannie Boehm (New Trier) Jr. G: Haley Gรงreer (New Trier) Jr. G: Maeve Degnan (Regina Dominican) Sr. F: Ashley Oldshue (GBS) Sr. F: Tessy Onwuka (LF Academy) Jr. Second Five G: Brooke Green (Lake Forest) Sr. F: Kathryn Pedi (New Trier) Jr. F: Caitlin Morrison (GBS) Jr. G: Carie Weinman (GBS) So. G: Jackie Welch (New Trier) Sr. Third Five F: Sarah Elston (Loyola) Sr. F: Maggie Palmer (Regina Dominican) Sr. F: Liz Satter (Loyola) Jr. C: Grace Torkelson (Lake Forest) Sr. G: Delaney Williams (Lake Forest) So. Fourth Five G: Ilana Malman (GBN) Jr. G: Colleen Palmer (Regina Dominican) So.
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Unsung Hero Nick Zwart (Deerfield) Sr. Best off the Bench Daniel Joseph (LF Academy) Jr. Best Shot Blocker Lorenzo Edwards (Lake Forest) Jr. Chairman of the Boards Evan Boudreaux (Lake Forest) Sr. Spirit Award Griffin Boehm (Loyola) Sr.
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Give him a hand for 49 national titles By Simon Murray
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now lies atop McDonald’s roof and golden arches in Lake Forest. It blankets everything but a thin strip of shoveled sidewalk, cutting a winding path to the entrance. Inside, Mike Dau is partaking in his weekly morning ritual. When he’s not enjoying his wife Paula’s Swedish pancakes, he gets together with Franz Schulze, the most widely published campus author in Lake Forest College’s history. The two men grab a coffee and chat; one a retired art professor, the other the school’s coach of one of the most obscure sports in the country: handball. Dau — who will turn 80 this year — says he gets messages each year from all over the world. In effect, every letter says the same thing: We understand Lake Forest College has a scholarship for handball. And every year Dau is compelled to reply with his already prepared stock answer: “I’m sorry to tell you,” he writes, “but we play with a ball the size of a golf ball.” They don’t usually write back. “They think we’re playing team handball,” adds Dau, referring to the Olympic sport with a 32-panel leather ball. “We got a team, but we ain’t playing team handball.” Instead, the Foresters play a
game in which players use their hands to hit a small rubber ball against a wall. Like backgammon, the roots of such a game extend far back. In 2000 B.C., priests were depicted in the temple of Osiris in Thebes letting off steam by striking a ball with the hand. In “The Odyssey,” Homer refers to a game invented by a Spartan princess: “O’er the green mead the sporting virgins play, their shining veils unbound along the skies, tossed and retossed, the ball incessant flies.”
They think we’re playing team handball. We got a team, but we ain’t playing team handball.” —Mike Dau The family tree that includes tennis, racquetball, and squash stems from this ancestral game.
But even with the invention of the wooden racket and its technologically advanced children, the game of handball has continued to thrive in various spots. Next year will be Dau’s 48th year as head coach of the Foresters, who recently returned from Portland after winning the U.S. Handball Association’s National Collegiate Championships. Sweeping all three titles — men’s, women’s, and combined team — brings Dau’s national title count to 49. Move over, Urban Meyer. “We don’t have a whole lot of friends in the intercollegiate community,” jokes Dau. The reason being Lake Forest — a private college of just under 1,600 students — repeatedly whips the much larger schools, including the University of Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri State, and Minnesota State. At this point, those universities might have to wait for Dau to retire to grab a crown. And unfortunately for the players and coaches of those universities, Dau has zero plans to do so in the near future. “When they put me in the grave,” he notes. In 1958, handball was nonexistent at Lake Forest College when Dau, an alumnus, graduated with All-America honors in football. A friend introduced
him to the game at the Waukegan YMCA. But what really got him interested in the sport was his stint in the Mar ine Corps. During officer training, Dau had discovered two unused handball courts next to the base i n Quantico, Va. Tucked away inside an old airplane hangar, the Mike Dau | Illustration by Barry Blitt wooden courts were a welcome sight. He just needed test, and he was second.” to find a partner. Two years later, Dau finally When he returned to base, he got his revenge. Stationed toasked if any of the other infan- gether in Okinawa, the two trymen had played handball. A officers had been playing handgreat big swimmer by the name ball on outdoor courts next to of David Drum, a graduate from the base. Their weekly matches UCLA, said he had. Dau cau- had improved Dau’s game, but tioned him that he was only a he still couldn’t secure a win. beginner. On a hot, miserable day, “So we go over, and he kicks Drum goaded Dau into playing my ass badly,” says Dau. “And he him. Dau won. As Drum tried was the kind of guy that loved sneaking into the Officer’s Club to come back and tell everybody that night for dinner, Dau relhe kicked my ass because I ished his rival’s sheepish cries, always won the physical fitness begging him for a rematch.
Handball attracts its fair share of eccentrics, athletes, and eccentric athletes. And Dau — a member of the U.S. Handball Assoc i a t i o n’s Hall of Fame — has either coached or played with many of them. Paul Haber, Stuffy Singer, Jimmy Jacobs, Naty Alvarado. Their feats have the sound of legend; the most unbelievable being Paul Haber playing then racquetball champion Dr. Bud Muehleisen. During the exhibition match, Muehleisen used a racquetball racket, Haber his gloved hands. After three games, Haber was victorious. (“Paul told me after the game it was the most exhausting experience of his life,” says Dau.) What’s the secret to your success? I ask Dau. Cryptically, he replies: “Weight transfer.” (As in: the organization of players’ bodies before engaging with the ball.) But of course that answer belies this fact. The secret to the Foresters’ success is Mike Dau.
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