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Highland Park & highwood’s Hometown Newspaper HPLandmark.com • December 8, 2016 • Vol. 3 No. 42 • $1 A Publication 

tax levy ahead Highland Park’s budget 

approved, tax levy proposed Page 4 

MORE CHOICES FOR HPHS Three new 

courses approved by D113 Board, Page 6 

Vehicle burglaries continue Two 

more hit Nov. 21,Page 8 

North Shore School of Dance 

students exhilarate audiences with 

‘Nutcracker’ ballet, Page 3 

A North Shore School of Dance student performs during a dress rehearsal of “The Nutcracker” Friday, Dec. 2, at Lake Forest Academy. Miroslaw Pomian/22nd Century Media 

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THURSDAY 

Storytime with Santa 

5:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Highwood 

Public Library, 102 

Highwood Ave., Highwood. 

Come for a special 

Christmas story time 

with the big guy and take 

photos after. For more information, 

call (847) 432- 

5404. 

Discover the Treasures in 

Your Attic 

2–5 p.m. Dec. 8, Posh 

Essentials, 658 Central 

Ave., Highland Park. 

Guests are invited to bring 

their antiques and family 

heirlooms to be appraised 

by Arthur M. Feldman 

Gallery and learn more 

about their special treasures. 

For more information, 

call (847) 945-7614. 

SATURDAY 

Winter Weather 

10–11:30 a.m. Dec. 10, 

Rosewood Beach, 883 

Sheridan Road, Highland 

Park. What causes weather? 

How is it predicted? 

Explore these questions 

and more with experiments 

and weather measuring 

techniques. $10. 


visit pdhp.org. 

Holiday Par-Tee 

3-5 p.m. Dec. 10, The 

Golf Practice, 1546 Old 

Deerfield Road, Highland 

Park. Celebrate The 

Gold Practice’s new and 

improved indoor training 

facility with cocktails 

and hors d’oeuvres. 

All ages welcome. For 

more information, visit 

thegolfpractice.com. 

SUNDAY 

Highland Park Strings 

Concert 

3 p.m. Dec. 11, Highland 

Park High School, 

433 Vine Ave., Highland 

Park. Join the Highland 

Park Strings for a free 

community performance 

with soloist John-Henry 

Crawford. Crawford will 

perform Concerto in C 

Major by Haydn, as well 

as the Andante Cantabile 

by Tchaikovsky. The Highland 

Park Strings are set to 

perform the Serenade for 

Strings in E. Minor, Op. 20 

by Elgar, and the Serenade 

for Strings in E Major, Op. 

22 by Dvorak. For more 

information, call (847) 

831-3622. 

What the World Needs 

Now Concert 

3:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Bennett 

Gordon Hall, 201 

St. Johns Ave. Midwest 

Young Artists Conservatory’s 

concert orchestra, 

jazz workshop, choral 

groups voices rising and 

Mini and Mighty Maestros 

will perform uplifting holiday 

music. Some original 

compositions and arrangements 

by Gary Fry, MYAC 

faculty member, composer 

for the Chicago Symphony 

Orchestra. For more information, 

visit mya.org. 

MONDAY 

Lake Shore Men’s Club 

meeting 

8:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 

12, Lakeside Congregation, 

1221 Lake Cook 

Road, Highland Park. 

Wendy Kaplan and Wayne 

Mell, new owners of the 

Skokie Theatre, will discuss 

programming and 

events for 2017. $15 for 

breakfast and speaker. For 

more information, contact 

Irv at irv395@comcast. 

net. 

TUESDAY 

Full Moon Campfire 

7–8:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

Dec. 13, Heller Nature 

Center, 2821 Ridge Road, 

Highland Park. Winter is 

the perfect time to be outside 

at night, so join for an 

evening of exploring. Attendees 

will cross-country 

ski if there’s enough snow, 

otherwise be prepared to 

tromp through the snow 

off trail to enjoy everything 

a winter evening has 

to offer. $9. For more information, 

visit pdhp.org 

WEDNESDAY 

Second Wednesdays Book 

Discussion 

7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 14, 

Highland Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave. 

Davis Schneiderman, associate 

dean of the faculty 

and professor of English at 

Lake Forest College leads 

a discussion of “Left Hand 

of Darkness,” Ursula Le 

Guin’s groundbreaking 

novel. For more information, 

call (847) 432-0216. 

UPCOMING 

Gallery A + D Open House 

6–8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 

18, Gallery A + D, 421 

Sheridan Road, Highwood. 

Join the gallery for 

its year-end open house 

debuting new artists and 

exhibits for 2017. For more 

information and to RSVP, 

visit wileydesignsllc.com. 

A Magical Musical Family 

Holiday Show 

2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, 

Dec. 18, Bennett Gordon 

Hall, 201 St. Johns 

Ave., Highland Park. Midwest 

Young Artists Conservatory’s 

most advanced 

orchestra and choral ensembles 

will perform in a 

festive holiday celebration 

with skits, caroling and a 

visit from Santa. The symphony 

orchestra and high 

school choral ensembles 

VocalPoint and VX Studio 

Vocal Ensemble will perform. 


visit mya.org. 

Blizzard Bash 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, 

Dec. 28, West Ridge 

Center, 636 Ridge Road, 

Highland Park. Celebrate 

the season with snowman 

games and snowflake 

crafts. Pack a sack lunch, 

and drinks and desserts 

will be provided. $50 for 

residents, $60 for nonresidents. 

For ages 5-7. For 

more information, visit 

pdhp.org. 

Noon Year’s Celebration 

10 a.m.-2 p.m., Dec. 

29, West Ridge Center, 

636 Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. Kids ages 5-7 

are invited to celebrate 

2017 a little early. Kids 

will make party favors and 

play games before the ball 

drops. Please pack a sack 

lunch. Cost is $50 for residents 

and $60 for nonresidents. 

ONGOING 

Piano Recital with 

Commentaries 

6-7 p.m., first Saturday 

of every month, Madame 

ZuZu’s Tea House, 

582 Roger Williams Ave., 

Highland Park. Please join 

us for an evening of live 

classical piano music with 

commentaries about the 

composers and the pieces 

being played, presented by 

Zina Katsman of “Piano 

for Everyone”, rare teas 

and smoothies and great 

company. For more information, 

call (847) 926- 

7434. 

Women’s Care Group 

Trinity Episcopal 

Church, 425 Laurel Ave., 

Highland Park. A Safe 

Place invites you to a 

women’s care group, 

where participates will 

receive support by learning 

about unhealthy relationships 

and behaviors, 

recognize the impact this 

can have on you and your 

children, and explore new 

coping skills for a happy, 

healthier life. If you are in 

immediate need of help, 

please call our 24-hour 

Help Line at (847) 249- 

4450. For meeting times 

and more information, call 

(847) 731-7165. 

Story Time, Milk and 

Cookies at Panera 

9:30-10 a.m., fourth 

Tuesday of every month, 

Panera, 1853 N. Second 

St., Highland Park. Join 

us for a special story time, 

milk and cookies. Children 

ages 2-5 and parents 

and caregivers are invited 

the fourth Tuesday of the 

month. Visit www.hplibrary.org/evanced. 

Tai Chi Sessions 

12:30-1:30 p.m. 

Wednesdays, Recreation 

Center of Highland Park, 

1207 Park Ave. Work 

on balance and serenity 

through this Chinese tradition 

of gentle, flowing 

movements. For more information, 

call Lisa Hamilton 

at (847) 579-4048. 

Cardio Tone Light 

11:30-12:30 p.m. 

Wednesdays, Recreation 


1207 Park Ave. W. The 

class combines low impact 

cardio, core and stretching 

(no seated exercises). For 

more information call Lisa 

Hamilton at (847) 579- 

4048. 

Chair Yoga 

Noon–1 p.m. Tuesdays 

and Thursdays, Recreation 


1207 Park Ave. West. Improve 

your health with the 

support of a chair (seated 

and standing) so you can 

receive yoga’s healing 

and restorative benefits. 

For more information, call 

Lisa Hamilton at (847) 

579-4048. 

To submit an item for the 

community calendar, contact 

Editor Courtney Jacquin at 


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NSSD “Nutcracker” dances into 28th year 

Courtney Jacquin, Editor 

For generations, “The 

Nutcracker” has been a 

staple of the holiday season. 

For 28 years, North 

Shore School of Dance’s 

production has been a staple 

of the North Shore. 

Partygoers reveled, soldiers 

marched, snowflakes 

twinkled and flowers 

waltzed for audiences Dec. 

3–4 at Lake Forest Academy 

for the Highland Park 

dance studio’s production. 

Lisa Gold, director of 

North Shore School of 

Dance, has been putting 

on “The Nutcracker” since 

the beginning. 

Year to year, she said 

there’s not much change 

in how the classic ballet 

is staged, but new this 

Highland Park dancers in “The Nutcracker” 

Eva Bender 

Annie Casey 

Rhianna Cole 

Natalie Crane 

Gabriella Ditkowsky 

Carina DiVito 

Natalie Ecanow 

Anna Ecanow 

Maddie Gilbert 

Madeline Glazier 

Emma Hodgson 

Eve Johnson 

Sophie Katznelson 

Caroline Kern 

Grace Kern 

Megan Littman 

Esther Loewenthal 

Greta Loewenthal 

Sally Menaker 

Madie Morton 

Ava Muriel 

Maya Nathan 

Talia Nathan 

Abby Pieper 

Hayley Pieper 

Sophia Roberts 

Olivia Rosenblatt 

Shannon Schallmo 

Taryn Sollinger 

Sara Steinmeyer 

Anna Stump 

Sophie Wolle 

Isabel Wolle 

Abbie Zoloto 

year the school brought in 

dancers from The Chicago 

Academy of the Arts high 

school to fill in some roles 

in the show, including 

the Mouse King and Nutcracker 

Prince. In the past, 

guest professionals have 

been a part of the show. 

“It’s really nice because 

Please see Nutcracker, 6 

Dancers rehearse their parts in “The Nutcracker” on Friday, Dec. 2, at the Lake Forest 

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Round it up: 

• An ordinance was approved granting a three-year 

extension of the Ravinia Business District Special 

Service Area (SSA) through Dec. 31, 2019. The 

SSA was established to help coordinate events and 

marketing efforts for the Ravinia Business District. 

The Highland Park City 

Council held a public hearing 

on a proposed property 

tax levy and approved the 

budget for the 2017 fiscal 

year at its meeting Nov. 28. 

The budget of approximately 

$84 million was 

unanimously approved 

by the city council, and 

includes $14.4 million in 

infrastructure improvements, 

$3.4 million in 

street improvements, $3.4 

million in sewer upgrades, 

$2.7 million in water upgrades, 

$1.1 million in 

bridge improvements and 

$1.2 million in other infrastructure 

updates. 

The budget will also include 

a tax levy increase 

of $524,000, which would 

impact a $500,000 household 

by approximately $10 

a month. The tax levy will 

help provide funding for 

police and fire pensions. 

State law requires police 

and fire pensions to be 90 

percent funded by 2040, 

so the City has been making 

“annual state-mandated 

contributions,” according 

to Highland Park Finance 

Director Julie Logan. The 

city council and Logan discussed 

how to efficiently 

raise funds for city pensions, 

while also minimizing 

the impact that it has on 

the taxpayers of the city. 

Instead of solely relying 

on property tax levy, 

Highland Park also funds 

its pension contributions 

from partial state income 

tax receipts and partial 

proceeds from the sale of 

assets, when available. 

In 2017, the City is responsible 

for a $6.4 million 

contribution to pension 

funds, which is $1.8 

million lower than the estimated 

contribution due 

to budgeting by the city 

council. 

“This is due to the City’s 

decision in 2016 to accelerate 

contributions to 

the public safety pension 

funds using LGDF funds 

to minimize the long term 

impact to the property taxpayer,” 

Logan said. 

LGDF, local government 

distributive funds, 

is money received by local 

governments from the 

state from income taxes 

from individuals and corporations. 

“(Local government 

distributive funds are) the 

mechanism the State of 

Illinois uses to distribute 

local governments’ share 

of Illinois income tax receipts,” 

Logan said. 

The finance department 

recommended funding 

pension contributions 

partly through local government 

distributive funds 

and partly through a tax 

levy increase of $524,000. 

The increase would result 

in a pension contribution 

of more than $7.4 million. 

While the total contribution 

would be more 

than required by the state, 

Logan and the city council 

argued that it’s more 

financially sensible to 

make higher contributions 

earlier, so the contributions 

don’t substantially 

increase. 

“I think it’s safe to say 

that by making contributions 

at this level that 

we’re seeking to do, we’re 

seeking to help minimize 

the long-term impact of 

this obligation,” Councilman 

Daniel Kaufman said. 

“Staying on the path of 

only contributing on the 

state-mandated level, the 

contributions would start 

increasing substantially 

over time,” Logan said. 

“So, higher contributions 

now going forward will 

minimize that increase.” 

The city council says it 

has been planning for the 

long term, especially with 

the uncertainty in state finances. 

$1.7 million was 

cut from the 2014 fiscal 

year budget, and the budget 

was constrained for the 

2015 fiscal year, allowing 

the council to have that 

money as a surplus to put 

into the pension fund. 

“We’re planning to 

keep that restraint on our 

spending, so we can put 

that money in (the pension 

fund),” Councilwoman 

Kim Stone said. 

Logan said the budgeting 

that the city is doing 

is “pretty progressive,” as 

other communities solely 

rely on property taxes to 

fund pensions. The tax 

levy will be voted upon 

Dec. 12.

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2017-18 student fees and course additions approved 

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The Township High 

School District 113 Board 

of Education approved 

student fees for fiscal 

year 2017-18 at Deerfield 

and Highland Park High 

Schools at its Monday, Nov. 

28 meeting. The Board of 

Education reviews fees on 

an annual basis. 

“I will note that none of 

the fees are increased for 

next year from this current 

year,” president Annette 

Lidawer said. 

The board also approved 

additions to the 2017-18 

program of studies. Department 

chairpersons, 

teachers, building curriculum 

committees, building 

administrative teams and 

executive council are involved 

in the curriculum 

change process and all additions 

are brought to the 

Board of Education for 

their approval. There are 

three new additional course 

offerings at Highland Park 

High School for the 2017- 

18 school year including 

Guitar III/IV, honors astronomy 

and mobile makers 

iOS app development. 

Guitar III/IV will be a 

full-year course open to 

freshmen through seniors. 

The 2016-17 school year 

is the fifth year HPHS has 

offered Guitar I/II, which 

teaches students how to 

read standard notation, 

chord symbols and TAB. If 

a student displays advanced 

knowledge of all three notations, 

they can test into 

this new course. Right 

now, the only place for a 

small number of advanced 

guitarists is in jazz lab and 

ensemble, which means 

limited opportunities for 

students. Course objectives 

are to diversify students’ 

knowledge of music and 

the guitar, to increase students’ 

technical skills on 

the guitar, to create a multiyear 

track for students to 

further their learning and to 

Student fees 

Activity ticket — $150 (includes home games, 

some theatre productions, yearbook, field trip 

transportation, newspaper, literary magazine and 

required handbook/planner) 

Handbook/planner — $15 

Physical education and materials — $15. 

Parking — $360. 

Bus — $230/semester 

Graduation — $41 

Driver’s education permit — $20 

Driver’s education lab — $240 

Transcripts — $5/each 

PSAT testing and processing — $28 

Summer school courses — $300/semester 

Technology/printing — $40 

teach diversity and culture 

through music. 

Mobile makers iOS app 

development was approved 

last year for both Deerfield 

High School and Highland 

Park High School, and the 

class will begin at HPHS 

next school year, due to a 

delay caused by construction. 

The course develops 

students’ skill sets in 

programming by using 

industry-grade tools and 

software and industry standard 

protocols that allows 

the course to complement 

current computer science 

offerings. There are no prerequisites 

for this course. 

“Compliments to the 

team for putting together 

some innovative and interesting 

programs for the 

year,” board member Stacey 

Meyer said. 

Nutcracker 

From Page 3 

the kids are also high 

school kids, and it makes 

for nice camaraderie between 

the kids,” Gold said. 

“When they’re working 

with the professionals, 

I’ve always brought [professionals] 

in to teach professional 

etiquette … but 

in this case they’re seeing 

kids their age having that 

state of mind.” 

Cast changes from year 

to year are minimal, with 

most of the new cast being 

the young dancers who 

join for the first time as 

toy soldiers. For the dancers, 

it’s about maturing 

into roles they’ve idolized 

since they were young. 

“It’s wonderful,” Gold 

said. “You see their dedication 

and their devotion, 

they get so much satisfaction 

out of growing.” 

Natalie Ecanow, 17, of 

Highland Park, plays the 

Rose Queen and dances in 

the snow scene. She’s been 

at North Shore School of 

Dance for 12 years, performing 

in her ninth and 

final Nutcracker. 

“It’s really sad, it’s very 

surreal,” Ecanow said. 

In the past, she’s played 

roles such as Snow Queen, 

Clara, Spanish and more, 

but this year Rose Queen, 

she said, is a unique challenge 

because of the partner 

work involved. 

Sarah Guggemos, 17, of 

Northbrook, who plays the 

Snow Queen, also called 

the experience “surreal,” 

to be performing in her last 

Nutcracker. 

“The comparison of 

where you start and where 

you end up is amazing,” 

she said. 

Mia D’Alessandro, 12, 

of Lake Forest, is dancing 

in her sixth Nutcracker, 

playing a party girl, an angel 

and a gingerbread. 

“For the party scene, 

you really get to develop 

your own character more 

than usual,” she said. 

The party scene, which 

begins the show, sees 

the dancers arriving at 

a Christmas Eve party, 

where Clara eventually 

receives The Nutcracker. 

While there is ample dancing 

throughout the scene, 

the young dancers do an 

outstanding job acting, 

bringing the viewers into 

the world of the ballet. 

After this year’s performance, 

North Shore 

School of Dance’s “Nutcracker” 

has been performed 

in Lake Forest for 

25 years. Though only its 

third year at Lake Forest 

Academy, becoming a part 

of the community is what 

sets “The Nutcracker” 

apart for Gold. 

“We built a following,” 

she said. “People expect to 

see us every year, and it’s 

beautiful to see the people 

who come back year after 

year ... we actually get to 

know our audience, which 

is really unique.”

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Nov. 21 on Clavey Road 

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this week when two 

vehicles were burglarized 

between 8:15 and 9 a.m. 

Nov. 21 in the 800 block 

of Clavey Road. 

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dentist named 

VP of Chicago 

Dental Society 

Submitted by Chicago Dental 

Society 

Terri Tiersky, 

DDS, JD, a 

general dentist 

who practices 

in Skokie, was 

sworn in as vice 

president of the 

Chicago Dental Tiersky 

Society at a ceremony 

held Nov. 6 in Chicago. 

Tiersky is only the fourth 

woman to hold the position in the 

152-year history of the society. 

The society, which was established 

in 1864, has more 

than 4,400 members in Cook, 

Lake and DuPage counties, 

making it the largest local society 

of the American Dental Association. 

The Chicago Dental 

Society, the respected leader in 

scientific dental meetings, will 

be hosting its 152nd Midwinter 

Meeting Feb. 23-25, 2017 at 

the McCormick Place West. 

Tiersky earned her dental degree 

from the Loyola University 

School of Dentistry. She then 

earned her Juris Doctor degree 

from the John Marshall Law 

School. She is a member of the 

American Dental Association, 

Illinois State Dental Society 

and the Alpha Omega Dental 

Fraternity. She is a fellow of 

the Academy of Dentistry International, 

American College 

of Dentists, International College 

of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard 

Academy and the Odontographic 

Society of Chicago. 

She has been practicing dentistry 

for the past 30 years. She 

has been licensed to practice 

law in Illinois since 1991. 

Tiersky lives in Highland 

Park with her husband Roland 

Davidson and their daughter 

Devin. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

District 31 hires new Winkelman 

principal 

West Northfield District 31 has 

hired a DePaul and University of 

Illinois graduate as its new principal 

at Winkelman Elementary 

School. 

Dana Tamez, a Northbrook 

resident, has been hired on to 

replace Michael Kahn, who resigned 

June 30. Tamez spent the 

last four years as assistant principal 

of Hawthorn Middle School 

South in Vernon Hills. 

“It’s been wonderful so far — 

the staff, the students and the 

community are so welcoming,” 

Tamez said. “It’s really nice to 

be a part of the school and giving 

back to my own community 

as well.” 

Tamez has a Master of Education 

degree in administration and 

supervision from the University 

of Illinois and a Master of Education 

degree in teaching and learning 

from DePaul. She also has a 

bachelor’s in Spanish from the 

University of Texas. 

Prior to working at Hawthorn, 

Tamez spent 10 years at Jones 

College Prep in the South Loop, 

teaching Spanish and leading 

the world languages department. 

She is also a native of the North 

Shore, having graduated from 

Deerfield High School. 

The number one factor that attracted 

Tamez to Winkelman was 

its diversity, she said. 

“Winkelman is unlike a lot 

of schools on the North Shore,” 

Tamez said, “in that it has such 

a high diversity, socioeconomically 

as well as ethnically. It’s 

really, really nice to be working 

in a school where we’re teaching 

children about the real world and 

working with others, having tolerance 

for others.” 

police 

From Page 8 

Reporting by Matt Yan, Contributing 

Editor. Full story at Northbrook- 

Tower.com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Village breaks down water 

meter charges 

The Village of Glenview addressed 

residents’ concerns regarding 

water bill increases during 

a Water and Sanitary Sewers 

Workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 

30, at Village Hall. 

Joining Deputy Village Manager 

Don Owen in providing answers 

were Amy Ahner, director 

of administrative services; Sarah 

Kuechler, the Village’s strategic 

services manager; Nick Santoro, 

deputy director of administrative 

services; Judy Ruiz, resolutions 

center supervisor; and Jerry 

Burke, director of public works. 

Ahner began the workshop 

with an overview. 

“There is no profit in these 

funds,” she said. “Ongoing revenue 

has to match ongoing expenses. 

We want correct data. 

What we don’t want is rate 

spikes.” 

She explained that the decision 

to install and upgrade water 

meters in all of Glenview’s residences, 

commercial buildings 

and apartments between September 

2015 and June 2016 was 

because water meters across the 

village were approaching or had 

exceeded the manufacturer’s recommended 

lifecycle of 20 years. 

An estimated 8,300 meters were 

more than 20 years old. 

The old mechanical meters had 

internal moving parts that became 

worn over time, decreasing 

their effectiveness in registering 

water consumption. 

Reporting by Neil Milbert, Freelance 

Nov. 24 

• A Fitbit was reported stolen 

from a business at 1:05 p.m. in 

the 100 block of Skokie Valley 

Road. The incident occurred between 

3–4 p.m. Nov. 23. 

Nov. 23 

• Various items were stolen from 

a home while the residents were 

away from Nov. 21–23 in the 

1100 block of Hilary Lane. A secured 

door to a garage was broken. 

Reporter. Full story at GlenviewLantern.com. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Woman’s Club of Wilmette 

continues rebuild 

Like the proverbial Phoenix, 

the Woman’s Club of Wilmette is 

rising out of the ashes. 

The historic building, once 

the center of many community 

activities, experienced a devastating 

fire in February 2015 but 

is slowly returning to its original 

elegance. 

“We are glad that no one was 

injured in the fire,” Edie Rowell, 

chairwoman of Woman’s Club of 

Wilmette Clubhouse Rebuilding, 

said. “Things have taken longer 

than one would hope but now the 

process of rebuilding is moving 

faster.” 

She said the water poured on 

the fire caused the building to become 

a frozen ice block. 

“The Wilmette Fire Department 

did an amazing job containing 

the fire so it did not spread to 

surrounding buildings,” Rowell 

said. “They poured a clocked 1.5 

million gallons of water on the 

fire. The Wilmette Water Department 

also did a wonderful job 

keeping the pressure up in the 

fire hydrants so there was enough 

water to fight the fire.” 

The result was that about 30 

days passed before anyone could 

enter the structure. 

“It was difficult at first to assess 

the extent of the damage,” 

said Barbara Bischoff, co-chairwoman 

of the Woman’s Club of 

Wilmette along with Ruth Smith. 

“The fire caused so much damage 

that professionals had to 

determine the integrity of the 

remaining structure before we 

could go in.” 

The cause of the fire remains 

HIGHWOOD 

No information provided by 

Highwood Police. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Highland 

Park Landmark’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official reports 

emailed from the Highland Park 

undetermined according to Lt. 

Jim Bentz, lead investigator from 

the Wilmette Fire Department. 

“The fire was so intense that 

the exact cause cannot be determined,” 

Bentz said. 

Reporting by Hilary Anderson, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story at 

WilmetteBeacon.com. 

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

Lake Bluff tax levy may increase 

property taxes 

In 2017 property owners in 

Lake Bluff may see an increase 

in their property tax bills. 

The Village Board reviewed 

the 2016 property tax levy during 

a public hearing at its board 

meeting on Monday, Nov. 28. 

The proposed levy will increase 

property taxes by 1.25 

percent. The property tax bill 

will come out in May and will 

be due in June and September of 

2017. 

Susan Griffin, finance director 

for the Village, explained this is 

the first increase in six years. 

The increase will affect every 

property owner differently as it 

will depend on market value. 

If a home is valued $600,000 

the owner can expect to see a 6 

percent increase, which will be 

$14. 

The increase will depend on 

equalized assessed value or market 

value. 

The levy is divided into many 

different categories. It is mostly 

made up of the local school districts, 

taking 60 percent and the 

Village with only 9 percent. The 

library accounts for 2 percent of 

the levy. 

The Village’s surplus is maintaining 

more than 50 percent, 

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Police Department headquarters 

in Highland Park and found on file 

at the Highwood Police Department. 

Individuals named in these 

reports are considered innocent of 

all charges until proven guilty in a 

court of law.



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School News 

TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 113 

Highland Park High Schools 

approved for College Board’s AP 

Capstone Diploma program 

On Friday, Nov. 11, Highland 

Park High School was approved 

by the College Board to implement 

the AP Capstone Diploma 

program beginning with the 

2017-18 school year. 

AP Capstone is offered at 

approximately 1,000 schools 

worldwide and only 29 in Illinois. 

The program is offered 

in countries such as the United 

States, The United Kingdom, 

Japan, China, Taiwan, India and 

Jordan. 

The program builds on the 

schools’ current AP program by 

adding two courses — AP Seminar 

and AP Research — that 

equips students with skills that 

are valued by colleges and crucial 

to post-secondary success. 

The two courses complement 

and enhance the discipline-specific 

AP courses by focusing on 

students’ skills in independent 

research, collaborative teamwork 

and communication, within 

both small and large groups 

and in presentation settings. 

Upon successful completion 

of the AP Capstone program, 

students will be awarded an AP 

Capstone Diploma, a distinction 

recognized worldwide. 

The AP Capstone program is 

another way that District 113 students 

can set themselves apart. 

The curricular teams at HPHS 

are examining how the program 

might be implemented. Currently, 

students at HPHS are already 

taking AP Seminar. Should they 

choose to take AP Research next 

year, they may be awarded the 

AP Capstone diploma if they 

have also taken four AP courses. 

For more information about 

the AP Capstone Diploma program, 

please contact The College 

Board at (212) 713-8052 or 

communications@collegeboard. 

org. 

National Hispanic Institute 

Celebración 

This past month, members of 

HPHS NHI Alumni joined 300 

students from around the country 

(along with representatives 

from various Latin American 

countries) at NHI Celebración 

2016 in McAllen, Texas. These 

14 HPHS students were invited 

to this showcase event because 

of their stellar work at the various 

National Hispanic Institute’s 

Summer Leadership Programs. 

Dana Castilla’s team took 

overall second place, and Enrique 

Aguero was one of six 

students recognized as most 

promising individual. Participating 

students included: Dario 

Castillo, Norma Chavez, Gabriela 

Cruz, Stephanie Diaz, Emmanuel 

Guzman-Vega, Cassandra 

Ibarra, Casandra Martinez, 

Jasmin Mateos, Benecio Moncivaiz, 

Ana Perez, Jennifer Silva 

and Alejandra Valencia. 

HPHS FTC Robotics 

All three Highland Park robotics 

teams participated in 

the Northern Illinois Robotics 

League on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 

Lake Forrest High School. Team 

5452, Robot to the Knee are currently 

ranked 11th in the state 

and second in their division. 

Follow the FTC league standings 

— both the division and 

statewide rankings at ht bit.ly/ 

FTCIL_VV_rankings. 

Computer Science Education 

Week 

Computer Science Education 

Week runs from Dec. 5-11. During 

this time, HPHS will host 

several guest speakers during the 

block days, promote CS in classrooms 

through specialized lessons 

for nearly all departments, 

and have a panel of current CS 

students visit classrooms to answer 

questions regarding HPHS 

CS courses, including the new 

Mobile Makers course for iOS 

app development. 

This is an exciting time in 

the world of computer science, 

with job growth exploding and 

imagination pushing innovation 

beyond what the world thought 

possible. Highland Park High 

School takes great pride in ensuring 

that every student has the 

opportunity to learn to code. As 

President Obama put it: “It is 

time to empower a generation of 

American students with the computer 

science skills they need to 

thrive in a digital economy.” 

Three students earn highest 

score possible on the October 

ACT 

Three of HPHS students received 

a score of 36 on the October 

ACT Test: Zachary Auerbach, 

Matthew Kisin and Elliot 

M. Lewis. Last year, ACT reported 

only 0.1 percent of students 

from the 2016 graduating 

class earned a 36. 

HPHS Art Club Paints Mural for 

New Downtown Pulse Fitness 

Jessica Berens and the HP Art 

Club painted two murals at the 

Pulse Fitness, the new gym in 

downtown Highland 

Park. Check out the timelapse 

on the HP Facebook Page (facebook.com/HighlandParkHS). 

NORTH SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT 112 

Robot Revolution competition at 

Northwood Dec. 10 

For months, Robotics Teams 

from all NSSD 112 middle and 

elementary schools have been 

charged with designing and 

programming a LEGO robot 

that can complete a number of 

challenges on the Animal Allies 

Board. 

The teams have explored the 

many ways innovation and technology 

have enabled humans 

and animals to exchange learning, 

friendship, help, daily needs, 

protection, amusement and love. 

The competition will give teams 

two and a half minutes to score 

as many points as possible with 

each challenge being worth different 

amounts of points. The 

competition is free and open to 

the public, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 

IRead 2017 is coming soon 

Mark your calendars for the 

kickoff of iRead 2017 at the 

Highland Park Library on 9 

a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. 

Meet visiting authors, attend a 

storyteller performance and hear 

teachers and staff read throughout 

the day. 

Real life science 

Highland Park surgeon brings real-life experience to 

Highland Park HS students Nov. 30 

HPHS students listen and laugh as Dr. Mark Hill lectures on science 

and what it’s like being a surgeon. 

North Shore 

Surgical 

Associates 

President 

and Highland 

Park resident 

Dr. Mark Hill 

shares his 

experience 

as a surgeon 

to Highland 

Park High 

School AP 

Biology and 

Anatomy and 

Physiology 

students 

Wednesday, 

Nov. 30. 

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which exceeds their goal 

50 percent. 

Final approval is scheduled 

for the Dec. 12 Village 

Board meeting. 

Story by Alyssa Groh, Contributing 

Editor. Full story at 

LakeForestLeader.com. 

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

Board approves tax levy 

request 

After holding the required 

public hearing earlier 

in the meeting, the Glencoe 

School District 35 Board 

of Education unanimously 

approved its annual tax 

levy request at its meeting 

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Thursday, Dec. 1, with no 

changes from the tentative 

levy approved in October. 

The tax levy amounts 

to $26,763,482, with an 

increase of 8.56 percent 

over the 2015 tax extension. 

The increase was recommended 

in light of the 

tax cap limitation of 0.7 

percent. The levy increase 

also incorporates the possibility 

of $40 million of 

new growth for the district, 

Director of Finance 

and Operations Jason 

Edelheit said. New growth 

in 2015 amounted to $8.1 

million, up from $6.9 million 

in 2014. 

The operating tax extension, 

then, will increase by 

0.7 percent, or $172,565. 

“[The levy] only increases 

existing property 

taxes for operational purposes 

by that tax cap level 

of 0.7 percent,” Edelheit 

said. “At the end of the 

day, that’s going to be the 

number we’re looking at 

for what the actual levy 

increase will wind up being.” 

The levy is the statutory 

basis by which the school 

district obtains the local 

property tax dollars in order 

to operate the schools. 

The levy is simply a request 

for dollars, however, 

as Cook County sets the 

property tax rates. In Cook 

County, tax rates are assessed 

on a triannual basis. 

The levy process officially 

began when the 

board approved its Fiscal 

Year 2016-17 budget at its 

September meeting. 

Story by Fouad Egbaria, 

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Dear Editor, 

Recently, countless 

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meetings to protest 

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school closures North 

Shore School District 112 

is poised to implement 

through a budget deficit 

reduction plan called 

BDR3, a drastic fourschool 

closure austerity 

measure. 

What is particularly 

troubling about the 

Board’s recent deliberations 

is the degree to 

which board members 

keep approving new 

BDR3 expenditures. 

Last spring, District 112 

claimed to be in such dire 

financial straits that it had 

absolutely no other option 

except to shutter four 

schools. Now, suddenly, 

it has enough money for 

a ring road around Edgewood 

Middle School, for 

enhancing Edgewood 

with “middle-school philosophy” 

($700,000!), for 

expanding Edgewood’s 

cafeteria, and even for 

considering associate 

principals for our new 

mega-elementary schools. 

That’s right: now the 

Board is contemplating 

hiring more administrators 

even as it fires teachers. 

Meanwhile, the Board 

has not yet identified other 

costs that may accrue due 

to BDR3: rental space for 

administrators, maintenance 

costs for abandoned 

school buildings, and increased 

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Although the board 

majority seems blithely 

indifferent to BDR3’s 

mounting costs, the Board 

should not move ahead 

with BDR3 until all implementation 

costs can be 

fully accounted for to the 

taxpayers who are funding 

them. 

Just as the board majority 

seems indifferent 

to the mounting costs of 

its BDR3 boondoggle, so 

school board president 

Michael Cohn seems indifferent 

to the many people 

who have spoken out 

against BDR3. 

He dismisses such critics 

as “just the vocal 

ones” from mere “pockets” 

of the whole district. 

Sadly, he’s getting things 

wrong a second time. 

When people vocally 

protested the $198 milion 

referendum and the 

mega-middle school, their 

voices in letters, conversations, 

and public comment 

were dismissed and 

ignored by Cohn and his 

colleagues. 

As it turned out, those 

outspoken voices reflected 

68 percent of the electorate 

and majorities in 

every precinct. 

Now, Cohn and the 

board majority are making 

the same mistake: 

listening but not hearing 

because what they hear is 

not what they want to do. 

The Board’s majority 

has broken faith with our 

community. Therefore, I 

urge district residents to 

call for the resignations of 

all board and administrative 

members who continue 

to promote BDR3. 

Those who persist in 

promoting that plan are 

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From the Editor 

Courtney Jacquin 


There’s no way 

around it — the 

holidays are stressful. 

Whether it’s waiting 

in outrageous airport lines, 

dealing with unruly family 

members or stressing 

about gifts to give, it’s 

easy to forget about the 

fun and meaningful parts 

of the holidays and worrying 

about the not-so-fun 

parts. 

I’m a planner, somewhat 

obsessively so, so I 

usually get the majority of 

my holiday shopping done 

over Thanksgiving weekend. 

I’m not the stand in 

line for doorbusters type, 

but I love a good online 

deal with free shipping. 

Who doesn’t? 

Last week, I was reminded 

about the magical 

parts of this season, what 

make it my favorite time 

of year, despite the dropping 

temperatures. 

I was lucky enough to 

see the final rehearsal of 


Dance’s “Nutcracker” before 

they moved it to the 

stage for dress rehearsal 

and performances at Lake 

Forest Academy. 

The “Nutcracker” is my 

favorite annual holiday 

A little bit of magic 

activity. For my entire life, 

its been a defining part of 

December. 

Every year, no matter 

how busy my December 

calendar is, I try to fit 

in a “Nutcracker” performance. 

My favorite 

is the Joffrey Ballet’s 

“Nutcracker.” Robert Joffrey’s 

staging of the ballet 

officially ended with the 

Joffrey last year, and I felt 

like I lost a little part of 

myself with it. I promise 

that sounds a lot more 

dramatic than I mean it 

to. Every year I marvel 

at the perfect dancers and 

staging, and without doubt 

cry during the Waltz of 

the Flowers. Why? I’m 

still not sure, after all 

these years, but hey, I’m a 

sucker for Tchaikovsky. 

On Christmas Eve, 

The Ovation Network, 

which I don’t think exists 

anymore, used to play a 

marathon of Nutcrackers 

throughout the evening, 

showcasing ballet 

companies from around 

the world. When I was 

younger I would subject 

my family to watching, 

which would lead mostly 

to them leaving the room 

and me not noticing. They 

may not have enjoyed it, 

but I sure did. 

The “Nutcracker” is 

more than just a yearly 

ballet I see, though, it’s a 

part of me. 

Growing up, my mom 

owned a dance studio and 

dance was an extremely 

important part of my life. 

Throughout middle and 

high school, my dance 

company was my second 

family, my best friends. 

Each December, like 

most dance studios, we 

performed the “Nutcracker,” 

and I can remember 

all of my parts vividly, 

and how important they 

were to me. 

I remember how 

difficult dancing as a 

snowflake in the snow 

scene was, how exciting 

my first major role was as 

I danced in the Arabian 

scene, how amazing it felt 

to nail a fouette sequence 

(those impressive turns 

that the best dancers seem 

like they can do for hours, 

whipping their leg around 

and perfectly turning) at 

the end of Russian, and 

the horror when I met the 

eyes of one of my fellow 

dancers in the Waltz of 

the Flowers as we saw another 

dancer in the scene 

fall down in the midst of 

our ending sequence. 

Though the dancing 

part of my life ended in 

high school, it’s with me 

forever. It’s what draws 

me to covering ballets 

and theater productions in 

Highland Park, and how 

lucky I am to cover a town 

that has such a rich and 

vibrant arts scene. 

In working on the story, 

I talked to two seniors at 


Dance, who danced in 

their final “Nutcracker.” 

It’s a major accomplishment 

and milestone, both 

exciting and sad. Whether 

all of the dancers continue 

dancing past high school 

or their performance days 

end here, the “Nutcracker” 

will always stay with them. 

If any of you grew up 

dancing, I know you share 

this with me. If not, even 

if you’re just been a loyal 

“Nutcracker”-goer, like 

many have for North Shore 

School of Dance’s performance 

for the past 28 years, 

you know the magic too. 

As I left North Shore 

School of Dance that evening 

after the rehearsal, 

I queued up the Waltz of 

the Flowers on may car 

stereo. As I drove past all 

the lights in downtown 

Highland Park, I’m a little 

embarrassed to admit, 

but I teared up again. It’s 

the magic of the holiday 

season. 

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DEAR FRIENDS: 

As the Holidays are approaching, I have been 

reflecting on this past year when we have witnessed 

some of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time. 

We have seen an unprecedented refugee crisis, 

unending wars around the globe, and a hurricane 

that devastated our southeast states and neighboring 

countries. Some of our fellow human beings have lost 

everything – yet need to find the strength to carry on. 

I have been blessed with a wonderful family and a 

safe community. I am also fortunate to own a 

business that allows me to give back – and I’m 

honored to do so. 

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Merry market 

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Pizza perfection 

Newcomer Sauced Pizza opens in Lake Forest, Page 23 

HP’s Bitter Jester wins 

regional Emmys, Page 19 

Bitter Jester Creative Development’s Nicolas DeGrazia (left) and Director of Photography Daniel 

Kullman (right) watch footage being shot during the production of “Arch of Repose.” photo by 

Richard Shay Photography

18 | December 8, 2016 | The highland park landmark puzzles 


north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

THE NORTH SHORE: Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Location in 

Glencoe that was 

filmed as part of the 

film, “Flags of our 

Fathers”, goes with 

36 across 

6. One who takes 

orders 

10. Fountain order 

14. El Chapo tracker 

15. Saintly glow 

16. Same as before 

17. Like sides of 

pyramids 

19. River 

20. Lovers’ getaway 

21. Multitasking 

computer system 

22. Electrical power 

measurement 

23. Dog tags e.g. 

25. Essential oil 

29. Drive 

31. Fade out, in a 

way 

34. Highland Park 

HS mascot 

36. See 1 across 

38. Peaceful relations 

between nations 

40. Frustrates 

41. Cartilage disks 

42. Run of wins 

43. Display at the 

Getty 

44. Rehem 

47. Merry-go-round 

figure, to a child 

48. African antelope 

49. Measurer 

51. Beetle Bailey 

dog 

54. Juicy 

59. Location 

60. Constraint 

62. Party pooper 

63. Some homages 

64. Bead material 

65. Like some losers 

66. Math calculation 

67. Word on a campaign 

button 

Down 

1. Atlanta-based cable 

channel 

2. Reddish 

3. Seed coat 

4. U.N. agency 

5. Free from party affiliation 

6. Suckers 

7. Most healthy 

8. Distinctive style 

9. Ruby anniversaries 

10. Skull cavity 

11. God attended by 

two ravens 

12. Place to get a 

Reuben 

13. Card type 

18. Valuable stone 

24. Set a limit 

25. Lizard 

26. Microwave feature 

27. Sully 

28. Not pro 

30. Guinness suffix 

31. More desperate 

32. Teensy bits 

33. Exalt 

35. In an isolated postion 

37. Tropical root 

39. Perch 

45. Artist working on 

glass 

46. Certain bias 

48. Swindle 

50. Taproom 

51. Automobile pioneer 

52. Novice 

53. Spree 

55. Loosen 

56. List ender 

57. “Way to go!” 

58. Ancient ornamental 

collar 

61. Safety device 

HIGHLAND PARK 

The Panda Bar 

(596 Elm Place, (847) 

433-0589) 

■Every ■ Friday: Live 

Music 

HIGHWOOD 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road, 

(847) 433-0304) 

■7 ■ p.m. Thursday, Dec. 

8: Judy Knight with 

Brian Wilkie 

■9 ■ p.m. Friday, Dec. 9: 

Second Hand Soul 

■9 ■ p.m. Saturday, Dec. 

10: Unfinished Business 

■8 ■ p.m. Sunday, Dec. 

11: BBQ Blues Jam 

with Darren Jay Fellas 

GLENVIEW 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday: Live 

Music 

The Rock House 

(1742 Glenview Road, 

(224) 616-3062) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

Dec. 8: Ben Lewis Trio 

■6 ■ p.m. Friday, Dec. 9: 

Family Night Karaoke 

■10 ■ a.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 10: Piper Phillips 

Acoustic 

■10 ■ a.m. Sunday, Dec. 

11: Owen Hemming 

Oil Lamp Theater 

(1723 Glenview Road, 

(847) 834-0738) 

■Through ■ Dec. 30: It’s 

A Wonderful Life — A 

Live Radio Play 

LAKE FOREST 

The Lantern 

(768 Western Ave. 

(847) 234-9844) 

■6-8 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Holly the Balloon 

Lady 

LAKE BLUFF 

Maevery Public House 

(20 East Scranton Ave. 

(847) 604-3952) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every third 

Thursday of the 

month: Warren Beck 

To place an event in The 

Scene, email chris@GlenviewLantern.com 

answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column 

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

hplandmark.com life & arts 


THE GIFT OF 

ENTERTAINMENT! 

This Weekend Only! 

Bitter Jester’s Nicolas DeGrazia (left) and Daniel Kullman (right) pose with Ava Lee 

after filming “Cal’s Angels.” photo by Eshter Lee 

HP’S Bitter Jester 

wins big again 

SALT CREEK BALLET’S 

THE NUTCRACKER 

DEC 10 & 11 

SAT 1PM & 5PM | SUN 2PM 

An affordable holiday tradition performed in the 

grand Russian style by Salt Creek Ballet with 

special guest soloists. 

MELISSA ETHERIDGE 

HOLIDAY TRIO 

TUE, DEC 13 AT 7:30PM 

Performing holiday classics from her album, 

A New Thought For Christmas and intimate 

arrangements of fan favorites & new songs! 

Video production 

company wins 2 

regional Emmys 

Erin Yarnall 


Nicolas DeGrazia and 

Daniel Kullman never set 

out to win awards — yet 

it keeps happening year 

after year. 

The duo’s Highland 

Park-based video production 

company, Bitter Jester 

Creative Development. 

The Highland Parkbased 

company received 

six Emmy nominations 

for the Chicago/Midwest 

Emmy awards, which 

took place Dec. 3, and 

won two awards: Outstanding 

Achievement 

for On-Camera Talent for 

“Pilsen Preps for the Big 

Event” and Outstanding 

Achievement for Public 

Affairs/Current Affairs 

Programming for “A Day 

in the Life of a Cristo 

Rey Student.” Since they 

started submitting pieces 

for nominations in 2012, 

they’ve received 28 nominations 

and have won six 

Emmys. 

“It’s exciting,” said 

Kullman, who was personally 

nominated as an 

editor. “To get nominated 

for it not only speaks to 

the editing craft, but think 

it speaks to how strong the 

stories are that we’re able 

to tell with our client and 

that’s really satisfying.” 

Bitter Jester takes its 

name from DeGrazia’s 

sketch comedy troupe in 

the ’90s, which featured 

a character who wore an 

ill-fitting jester costume 

and became increasingly 

angry as the audience 

laughed at him. 

“Back in the day, the 

jester was always the person 

who could get away 

with criticizing the king 

without getting his head 

chopped off — most of 

the time,” DeGrazia said. 

“I loved the idea of some- 

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20 | December 8, 2016 | The highland park landmark faith 


Faith Briefs 

Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road, Highland Park) 

Men’s Fraternity: Discipleship 

These ongoing men’s small groups 

equip men looking to go deeper in 

their spiritual journey of following 

Christ with a focus on spiritual formation, 

small group relationships 

and provides opportunities for leadership 

development and training. 

These meetings are 6-7:30 a.m. every 

Friday morning. 

HOGS Serving Day 

HOGS, “Hands Of God Serving,” 

is a practical acts of service ministry 

where we will clean, paint, haul stuff 

and perform light plumbing, electrical 

and carpentry repairs to serve 

the elderly, single moms and those 

in need. HOGS meets every third 

Saturday of the month from 8 a.m.- 

noon. Contact Phil Manley at phil@ 

manleydevelopment.com for more 

information. 

MOPS at Highland Park Campus 

MOPS stands for “Mothers of Preschoolers.” 

MOPS is about meeting 

the needs of every mom of a child 

from conception through kindergarten 

with local groups of moms. 

Every first and third Friday of the 

month from 9:15-11:15 a.m, MOPS 

is a place for moms of young children, 

ages 0-5, to connect and develop 

friendships with women in the 

same season of life. This class costs 

$10 per meeting, with the first meeting 

free. Scholarships are available. 

For more information, contact Danielle 

Maccabe at (864) 901-3498 or by 

email at mopscchp@yahoo.com. 

Congregation Solel (1301 Clavey Road, Highland Park) 

Torah Study 

From 9:15-10:15 a.m. every Saturday 

morning there will be a Torah 

study at Congregation Solel. You can 

come in the morning to kick off your 

weekend with a Torah study and then 

stay throughout the morning at Solel 

for subsequent activities and fun. For 

more information, go to www.solel. 

org, or call (847) 433-3555. 

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El (1175 Sheridan 

Road, Highland Park) 

Job Network Meeting 

Beth El Job Network is in business. 

The Network meets every Friday 

morning at 9 a.m. in the library. 

If you are unemployed, under-employed, 

changing jobs, entering or 

re-entering the work force please 

join us. For more information, call 

Dr. Eli Krumbein at (847) 432-6994 

or email JoAnne Blumberg at JoAnneB1729@gmail.com. 

Two Faiths, One Roof 

Two-FOR is a group for Jewish- 

Christian families for learning and 

fellowship. Childcare is provided 

so parents can engage in their own 

learning and conversation, while 

children can hear a story and make 

a craft for their own experience. For 

more information, contact Rabbi Ari 

at arim@interfaithfamily.com. 

Submit information for The Landmark’s 

Faith page to Courtney Jacquin at 

courtney@hplandmark.com. The deadline 

is noon on Thursday. Questions? 

Call (847) 272-4565 ext. 34. 

In memoriam 

Dominic M. Venturi 

Dominic M. Venturi Sr., 95, 

life-long resident of Highland 

Park, passed away. 

Faithful and “lucky” husband 

to the late Marie “Dolly” 

Venturi; proud father to Joseph, 

Veronica (Don) Boyajian, 

Tina (Patrick) Walsh, 

Dominic Jr. (Tammy) and 

Bridget (Mike) Veenama; 

special Nonno to seven grandchildren 

and three greatgrandchildren 

and loved uncle 

of many. 

Venturi was a 77-year 

member of the Modenese Society 

and life-long parishioner 

of Immaculate Conception 

Catholic Church. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

can be made in Dominic’s 

name to Modenese Society, 

P.O. Box 245 Highwood, IL 

60040. 

Jill Rohde 

Jill Nathanson Rohde, 74, 

formerly of Highland Park, 

passed away Nov. 29 after a 

long battle with breast cancer. 

She was a long time restaurant 

critic for Chicago Magazine, 

teacher and political activist. 

She was born in Minneapolis, 

grew up in Highland Park and 

graduated from Mills College 

in Oakland, Calif. She 

met her husband and received 

her master’s degree at Roosevelt 

University. In 1976, she 

and her husband, Ron, wrote 

the “The good (but cheap) 

Chicago Restaurant Book”, a 

popular guide to inexpensive 

ethnic restaurants in Chicagoland. 

Rohde helped found 

and for many years served 

on the board of the nonprofit 

Changing Worlds. She was 

also a board member of the 

Crossroads Fund, and Family 

Care Services of Metropolitan 

Chicago. Besides her loving 

husband, she is survived 

by brothers Marc (Jane) and 

Greg (Teresa) Nathanson, 

both of Los Angeles; brother 

and sisters in law: Judy Rohde 

Cormack, Ed and Georgette 

Rohde, Donna Rohde of 

Boulder and numerous nieces, 

nephews and cousins, and of 

course, their dog, Howie. In 

lieu of flowers, please make 

any donation to Chicago Coalition 

for the Homeless, 70 E. 

Lake St., suite 720, Chicago, 

IL 60601; Greater Chicago 

Food Depository, 4100 W. 

Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, IL 

60632; or Crossroads Fund, 

3411 W. Diversey Ave. #20, 

Chicago, Il 60647. A memorial 

service for Jill Nathanson 

Rohde is being planned in 

early 2017 in Chicago. 

Rocco Peter Dawson 

Rocco Peter 

Dawson, 81, of 

Harvard, formerly 

of Highland Park, passed 

away Nov. 26 with his wife by 

his side. He was born on Oct. 

30, 1935 in Highland Park, 

the son of the late Joseph Edward 

and Marie G. (Petite) 

Dawson. Dawson worked as 

an Operating Engineer for the 

Local 150 until retirement. He 

served in the United States 

Army. On Nov. 26, 1964, 

Dawson married Margaret E. 

Hirons in Arlington Heights. 

Dawson was a member of St. 

Joseph Catholic Church and 

the Knights of Columbus. He 

enjoyed spending time with 

his family and friends. Survivors 

include his wife of 52 

years Margaret; children, Peter 

(Karen) Dawson of Frisco, 

Texas, Paul (Paula) Dawson 

of Doylestown, Pennsylvania 

and Theresa Dawson of 

Grapevine, Texas; daughterin-law, 

Tina Dawson Scott 

(Brian Scott) of Harvard; six 

grandchildren, Luke Dawson, 

Devon Dawson, Grace 

Dawson, Tate Dawson, Kailey 

Haron and Phoebe Haron; 

one brother, Frank Dawson. 

He was preceded in death 

by one son, Mark Dawson; 

and two brothers, Joseph and 

Kenneth Dawson. In lieu of 

flowers, donation may be given 

to JourneyCare Hospice, 

405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, 

IL 60010. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email courtney@hplandmark.com 

with information 

about a loved one who was part 

of the Highland Park/Highwood 

community. 

Bitter 

From Page 19 

one who has that kind of power 

and position and a really good 

job, and they hate it. I like that 

cynical, kind of dark sense of 

humor.” 

In the past two decades, the 

original comedy troupe has expanded 

into multiple companies, 

all under the Bitter Jester brand. 

Bitter Jester Studios is the production 

company, which created 

the pieces nominated for 

this year’s Emmys. Bitter Jester 

Creative Development is a writing 

and development company, 

and Bitter Jester Foundation for 

the Arts is a non-profit, which is 

now home to the sketch comedy 

troupe as well as the Bitter Jester 

Battle of the Bands, which happens 

annually in Highland Park. 

While Bitter Jester is rooted 

in comedy, it doesn’t mean they 

can’t tackle serious subjects. 

One of the Emmy-nominated 

pieces they produced this year is 

a video for Cal’s Angels, a nonprofit 

based out of St. Charles, 

that grants wishes to children 

with pediatric cancer. 

“(The video) was exactly 

what I had hoped for because we 

worked so hard to grow the foundation 

and to educate,” Cal’s 

Angels co-founder Stacey Sutter 

said. “When you bring awareness 

to anything, you’re going 

to end up raising more dollars. 

More dollars is going to create 

more research and more research 

will hopefully someday lead to a 

cure.” 

The video is nominated for 

Outstanding Achievement for 

Human Interest Programming 

— Program/Special/Series/ 

Segment as well as a directing 

nomination for DeGrazia for 

Outstanding Crafts Achievement 

Off-Air — Directing. Sutter was 

so pleased with the awareness 

Cal’s Angels received from the 

nominations she decided to pay 

it forward — becoming the platinum 

sponsor for the awards. 

“I’m a believer in giving back 

when people help us,” Sutter 

said about the sponsorship. 

While DeGrazia is very happy 

with the work Bitter Jester 

has done so far, he has further 

dreams to grow the companies in 

the future — potentially including 

a brewery. 

“Bitter Jester is a great name 

for a beer,” DeGrazia said. “I 

don’t ever expect that to become 

a multi-million dollar business, 

but it would be a cool way for 

us to give Christmas presents 

to people and have a local brew 

that’s maybe stocked in a couple 

of places.” 

Even with the future plans, he 

still sees his many companies 

being rooted in Highland Park. 

“I couldn’t find a better community 

to have (my companies) 

in to be quite honest,” DeGrazia 

said. “I feel very artistically free 

and creatively able here. I just 

love it here.”



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Holiday spirit unleashed 

at Winter Market 

22CM’s debut 

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The magic of the holiday 

season can be hard 

to contain, but for three 

hours, that magic was 

flowing from room to 

room and person to person 

inside the Five Seasons 

Sports Complex in 

Northbrook. 

22nd Century Media’s 

inaugural Winter Market 

Thursday, Dec. 1, pulled 

out all the stops in an effort 

to release the holiday 

spirit. 

“We love creating lasting 

impressions for people and 

giving them quality yet fun 

experiences,” said Heather 

Warthen, chief events officer 

for 22nd Century Media, 

publisher of The Highland 

Park Landmark. “It 

fits with what we do with 

community journalism. 

We are your hometown 

newspaper, so why not do 

a hometown event around 

the holidays?” 

The magic was real 

enough to touch as soon 

as you guests neared the 

front entrance, where they 

were greeted by a pair of 

live reindeer named Peppermint 

and Snowflake. 

No one — not guests, 

vendors or employees of 

22nd Century Media — 

could contain their joy 

upon seeing the majestic 

creatures. The reindeer 

obliged to dozens of photos 

with young and old. 

“My favorite part about 

doing something like that 

is you see everyone, from 

4 to 104, have the same 

Jan Barkley and Drew Barkley of Giveback Kitchen, 

out of Highwood, pose at 22nd Century Media’s Winter 

Market Thursday, Dec. 1 at Five Seasons Sports 

Complex in Northbrook. Joe Coughlin/22nd Century 

Media 

reaction,” Warthen said. 

“They feel like a kid again 

seeing one of Santa’s reindeer. 

It really puts you in 

the holiday mood.” 

The good feelings 

weren’t allowed to subside 

after the initial greeting. 

Just inside the front doors, 

members of the Glenbrook 

North Express holiday 

choir, dressed in their holiday 

best, belted out classic 

carols. 

Flanking the choir, festive 

vendors lined the 

halls off the foyer, selling 

everything from cookies 

and breads to scarves and 

knits. 

Giveback Kitchen personified 

the season with its 

chocolate sauces, offering 

a sweet holiday treat with 

a side of good will, as a 

portion of all proceeds are 

donated to Make-A-Wish 

Illinois. 

Drew Barkley, who 

owns Giveback Kitchen 

out of Highwood with his 

wife, Jan, said the venture 

is only 18 months old, 

but after an “amazing” 

summer at local markets, 

Giveback Kitchen is on 

the rise, showing at holiday 

fairs and gift shows 

all season. 

Down the other hallway, 

the Tower Princess was 

busy warming children’s 

hearts. 

There was more spirit 

around the corner, near 

the building’s cafe, where 

children could write holiday 

cards to soldiers overseas 

amid more holiday 

songs from the Glenbrook 

Express. 

Nearly 40 vendors in all 

packed the main floor of 

the Five Seasons Sports 

Complex. Other vendors 

from Highland Park included: 

WizBang Knits, 

Glamour Girlz Central and 

Arbonne 

“For a first time out, we 

thought it was a great experience; 

people seemed excited 

to be there,” Warthen 

said. “We had a really great 

variety of vendors and 

hopefully this is something 

we can repeat next year.”

hplandmark.com dining out 


St. Louis native puts fresh spin on Chicago-style pizza 

Sauced Pizza latest 

in Lake Forest 

Courtney Jacquin 

Contributing Editor 

Craig Grimes has been 

in the restaurant business 

his entire life. 

From starting in an Italian 

restaurant bussing tables 

and washing dishes as 

a teenager in St. Louis to 

becoming the regional vice 

president of operations 

at Levy Restaurants and, 

most recently, the CEO at 

Native Foods in Chicago, 

Grimes has been training 

all his life to own his own 

restaurant. 

His dreams and hard 

work have finally come to 

fruition with Sauced Pizza 

in Lake Forest. 

“I’ve always loved pizza, 

it’s probably our family’s 

favorite go-to item,” 

Grimes said. “It’s no secret 

that everyone loves pizza.” 

After leaving Native 

Foods a little more than 

a year ago, Grimes immersed 

himself into the 

pizza industry, learning 

everything he could from 

friends and colleagues he’s 

made in his more than 30 

years in the industry. 

“Essentially I became a 

student of the pizza business,” 

he said. 

Grimes first went back 

to St. Louis to study from 

Imo’s Pizza, a popular local 

chain in the area. 

“I learned a lot about the 

core values of operating a 

business, consistency and 

commitment to quality and 

exceeding guests’ expectations,” 

he said. 

He then went to Austin, 

Texas, to learn consistency 

and quality control from a 

friend who runs more than 

100 Pizza Hut restaurants 

in the area. 

The Sauced Deluxe pizza includes the restaurant’s five-cheese blend served with 

toppings galore, including Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, red onions and 

green pepper. Photos by Jacqueline Glosniak/22nd Century Media 

From there Sauced, 

which opened in late October, 

was born. 

Located in Prosciutto 

Italian Kitchen’s former 

location, the space is 

small, with only one table 

and two chairs. For now, 

the restaurant is focusing 

solely on carry-out and 

delivery, and perfecting 

the menu and brand before 

branching out further. 

“Restaurants are not 

simple,” Grimes said. 

“[This location] can serve 

a foundation, to build upon 

a brand, to really define 

who we want to be.” 

The menu is small, but 

not limiting, featuring 

pizzas in a thin crust or 

hand-tossed style, three 

pastas, wings and two salads. 

Grimes developed all 

of the recipes himself, and 

continues to tweak and 

perfect the menu as feedback 

from the community 

rolls in. 

“It’s not what I like, it’s 

not what we like as a family, 

it’s what the guests 

Sauced Pizza 

508 N. Western Ave., 

Lake Forest 

(224) 544-5035 

www.saucedpizza.com 

11 a.m.–9 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday 

Noon–8 p.m. Sunday 

like,” he said. 

At Sauced, pizza is the 

cornerstone of the menu. 

The margherita pizza 

($17.58 for a 12-inch pizza) 

features large sliced 

tomatoes, fresh basil and 

fresh buffalo mozzarella. 

All pizzas can be ordered 

as thin crusts or a thicker 

hand-tossed crust for the 

same price. 

The margherita was 

served on the thin crust, 

which had a great crunch 

to it. The sauce, the restaurant’s 

namesake, has 

a slightly sweet finish, 

giving the pizza a unique 

taste. 

The Sauced deluxe 

pizza features Italian sausage, 

pepperoni, mushrooms, 

red onions and 

green pepper atop the 

restaurant’s five-cheese 

blend — aged Asiago, 

Romano, Parmesan, provolone 

and mozzarella. 

Served on the hand-tossed 

crust, the hearty ingredients 

are supported by the 

doughier base. The handtossed 

crust, not quite as 

thick as Chicago-style 

deep dish, gives slices a 

nice chew, without being 

overly bread-like. 

Starting this month, 

Sauced is expanding from 

its five specialty pizzas 

and adding monthly artisan 

pizzas, adding even 

more of a foodie touch to 

the menu. 

The chicken Florentine 

pizza features baby 

spinach, sliced tomatoes, 

grilled chicken, feta 

cheese as well as the restaurant’s 

five-cheese blend 

atop an alfredo sauce base, 

finished with a basil pesto 

drizzle. The flavors are 

complex but not overwhelming, 

and while it’s 

Sauced’s chicken alfredo pasta ($10.58 for an individual 

serving, $38.98 for a family serving) includes penne 

pasta complete with owner Craig Grimes’ signature 

creamy alfredo sauce. 

Sauced carries both traditional and boneless wings, 

with sauces including honey barbecue, smoky 

barbecue, garlic Parmesan and more. 

not a pizza to share with 

the whole family, it’s great 

for parents looking for an 

elevated food experience 

while still ordering a basic 

pizza for the kids. 

Beyond pizza, the wings 

and the chicken alfredo 

pasta are standouts. 

The wings ($6.99 for 

six, $12.99 for 12, $19.99 

for 24) are available traditional 

style or boneless, 

and with a variety of sauces 

such as honey barbecue; 

smoky barbecue; mild, 

medium and hot Buffalo; 

garlic Parmesan; sweet 

chili; and Asian teriyaki. 

The Buffalo wings provide 

a great flavor and heat 

without being too overwhelming. 

The chicken alfredo 

($10.58 for individual, 

$38.98 for family serving) 

has penne pasta tossed 

in Grimes’ alfredo sauce, 

which is creamy and 

cheesy in all the best ways. 

Sauced Pizza may be 

starting small, but there’s 

no doubt it’s doing big 

things.

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Maile Lunardi 

Lunardi is a senior guard on the Highland 

Park High School girls basketball team. 

How long have you been playing 

basketball and how did you get 

started with it? 

I’ve been playing basketball for seven 

years. I first started in sixth grade when I 

tried out for the seventh grade team with 

no experience but wanted to try it. 

What’s the most challenging thing 

about playing basketball? 

The toughest part is mentally being engaged 

and always thinking one step ahead 

of your opponent. 

Do you have a favorite NBA or 

WNBA player? 

My favorite basketball player is 

Skylar Diggins. 

What do you usually eat before a 

game? 

I typically go to Once Upon a Bagel 

and get an everything wheat bagel with 

grandma’s tuna, lettuce and tomato. 

Who is one team you look forward 

to playing each season? 

I look forward to playing Deerfield every 

year because they are our biggest rivals 

and the games always get very intense. 

If you could have any superpower, 

which would you choose and why? 

I would want to be able to stop time 

so that I could prevent bad things 

from happening. 

If you could travel anywhere, where 

would you go and why? 

I would want to go to Fiji because I 

have never been and it looks so tropical 

and relaxing. 

What is your favorite book or 

movie? 

My favorite movie would be “Rocky” 

because it was all about determination and 

hard work. 

What’s the best coaching advice 

you’ve been given? 

The best coaching advice I’ve been given 

was for when I got nervous before a game. 

My coach would just tell me to take a 

deep breath, take a step and fly. 

What’s the best part of being an 

athlete at HPHS? 

The best part about being an athlete here 

at HPHS is the bonding experience I’ve 

gotten to be a part of and getting the 

chance to meet new people. 

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Athlete of the Month 

New Trier’s Urbanowicz takes home title 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Sports Editor 

For the third time this year, 

a Trevian tallied the most 

votes in 22nd Century Media’s 

Athlete of the Month 

contest. 

New Trier senior girls volleyball 

player Nicole Urbanowicz 

finished with 74 votes 

for the contest in the month 

of October. 

Urbanowicz was a key 

member of the Trevians volleyball 

squad the past two 

seasons. After missing some 

time early in the year with 

an injury, Urbanowicz came 

back to help lead the Trevians 

to the Glenbrook North tournament 

title. 

Finishing second in the voting 

was Highland Park sophomore 

golfer Julia Shafir. 

Glenbrook South volleyball 

NOVEMBER Athlete of the Month Candidates 

Highland Park 

Tommy Cahill, boys hockey 

Aaron Hope, boys hockey Loyola Academy 

Matthew Casey, boys crosscountry 

and diving 

Ella Tierney, girls swimming 

Evan Robertson, boys Margaret Petersen, girls 

hockey 

bowling 

Zach Chamberlain, boys 

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hockey 

Nicole Knudson, Glenbrook 

Lake Forest 

girls hockey 

Liam Pooler, football 

Chloe Carroll, Glenbrook 

Brett Chody, girls crosscountry 

girls hockey 

Maren Douglas, girls 

Jack Ulrich, boys bowling 

volleyball 

Mike Lee, boys crosscountry 

Bryan Ooms, football 

New Trier 

Glenbrook South 

Al-ameen Salako, boys Lizzy Shaw, girls basketball 

soccer 

Max Klemm, boys soccer 

player Julia Rytel was third. 

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New Trier senior girls volleyball player Nicole Urbanowicz is the winner of 

22nd Century Media’s Athlete of the Month competition for the month of 

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Highland Park AYSO VIP soccer program promotes awareness and inclusion 

Children with 

disabilities thrive in 

Highland Park AYSO VIP 

Buddy Soccer program 

Stephanie Kerch, AYSO 

Long-time friends and buddies within the program (from left), Ezra Miller, Alec Knobloch and Justin 

Illes, all of Highland Park, pose for a picture during a recent practice. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

Team sports are one of the defining 

experiences of childhood. 

Weekday practices, weekend 

playing on the field, winning, 

losing, and the excitement of 

play are all part of growing up. 

Only local league, the Highland 

Park American Youth Soccer 

Organization (HP AYSO) VIP 

(Very Important Player) program, 

makes it possible for children 

with disabilities to enjoy 

these rites of passage. 

The HP AYSO VIP teams 

provide local soccer play experiences 

to children whose physical 

or mental disabilities make it 

difficult to participate on mainstream 

teams. Locally, they play 

on Sunday mornings throughout 

the Fall and Spring seasons, 

enjoying games that get 

everyone moving and having 

fun. 

“The goal of the national 

AYSO program is for every 

child to have the opportunity to 

play soccer at every level and 

ability, and this program personifies 

that mission,” said Alana 

Miller, a Highland Park resident 

who started and has helped 

to manage the VIP program for 

more than eight years. 

Highland Park AYSO has 

one of the more robust VIP programs 

in the area, due largely to 

the dedication and leadership of 

both Miller and Todd Grayson, 

who previously ran the coaching 

side of the program for more 

than four years as another HP 

AYSO Board member and parent 

of a VIP player. Today, the 

HP AYSO hosts 17 VIP players 

and 25 “Buddies.” Buddies 

are volunteers that range in age 

from 8th grade to seniors in high 

school, and devote their time 

to effectively providing oneon-one 

help to players on the 

field. 

Visiting a game recently, it’s 

impossible to overstate how 

wonderful the program is, and 

how rewarding and fun it is for 

all involved. One Northbrook 

mom of a player on the autism 

spectrum shared, “My son has 

been coming for nearly six 

years, and he is now in seventh 

grade. He cannot wait to get up 

and go each week, and he loves 

to run up and down the field, especially 

early before things get 

too busy. It is so good for him. 

He loves the game, learning 

skills, and the one-on-one time 

with his Buddy is a connection 

he enjoys, that really helps 

him.” 

Laura Florek, of Northbrook, 

has been bringing her two children 

for more than five years. 

Her daughter, 11 and son, 13 

both are on the autism spectrum. 

“As a parent, to be able to 

have them do something in the 

community, play sports, be with 

buddies and get into activities, 

well, it’s wonderful,” Florek 

said. “They really look forward 

to it, and are excited to participate. 

I can see how happy they 

are doing something with their 

peers.” 

“We couldn’t do it without 

our amazing volunteers,” said 

Andy Karsen, HP AYSO Commissioner, 

“It would be impossible 

to field the teams. We’re 

very appreciative that we have 

so many terrific young people 

who step up.” 

Some of the Buddies that 

shared insight into the experience 

include Dani Cohn, Justin 

Illes, Rachel Antman and Abby 

Karsen, Becca Turley and Ezra 

Miller – all of Highland Park. 

Each expressed passion for being 

Buddies, and how rewarding 

it is to see the smiles on the 

players, watching them grow 

and improve, and their amazing 

attitudes. 

Miller said, “Our hope is 

that VIP soccer will help the 

athletes gain confidence, learn 

teamwork, some new skills, 

and enjoy the physicality of 

sports. Overall, this experience 

is meant to be fun, fair and safe 

for the athletes. Still, it’s not 

just giving these VIP players 

some genuine inclusion and fun 

– although that is the point. It 

gives something invaluable to 

the parents as well. They can sit 

and watch the game, see their 

child’s joy in participating in 

this team activity, and have an 

opportunity to get to know the 

other parents too.” 

To register, go to www.hpayso.org/vip. 

For more details, 

write to vip@hpayso.org or like 

the Facebook page Alana VIPsoccerbuddy. 

wrestling 

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you have to do against the best 

wrestlers in the state. I want to 

go back there and improve upon 

what I did.” 

The Giants received pins 

from Weathers (152) and Martin 

Melcher (160), a technical 

fall by Alex Rosenbloom (145), 

a 6-3 win from Aidan Sanders 

(120) and forfeit wins from Jett 

Koulentes (113), Andy Rosenbloom 

(126) and Juan Melgar 

(182). 

GBN’s Gio Kollias gave a 

strong performance as he was 

one of three Spartans to earn 

pins. Kollias’ pin in 132 came 

with 1:29 left in the second period. 

“We had a tough fall to start 

the match at 220,” Kollias said. 

“I wanted to get some points for 

the team and do what I could to 

help them rally. I did a good job 

making sure I was staying on 

top and tried to keep control of 

my position.” 

As a senior, Kollias has been 

part of the Spartans program for 

quite a while. And he takes his 

role as one of the primary leaders 

for GBN seriously. 

“I’ve been in this program under 

coach (Jason) Erwinski for 

four years now so I know what 

some of the younger guys go 

through when they’re first starting 

out,” Kollias said. “I feel like 

it’s my job to try and get them 

to buy into what the coaches are 

teaching and set a good example 

for the rest of the team.” 

Though GBN dropped its first 

conference match of the season, 

Kollias has liked what he’s seen 

from the team thus far. 

“We just about have a full lineup 

and there were a lot of things 

that we did well today,” Kollias 

said. “A lot of guys had pins 

and really stepped up. I think 

we’re capable of having a good 

turnaround from last season. We 

have to keep working but I feel 

like guys are buying in and we’re 

showing improvement.” 

Jake Fahey (138) and Nate 

Rosenberg (170) earned pins 

while other Spartans winners 

were Justin Starr (195) and Jacob 

Weingardt (285) while Kazden 

Orshoski (106) won by forfeit.



Winter 

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This Week In 

Giants varsity 

athletics… 

Boys Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 8 - at Glenbrook 

North, 7 p.m. 

Girls Basketball 

■Dec. ■ 8 - at Maine West, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 9 - vs. Glenbrook 

North, 7:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 13 - vs. Niles West, 

7:30 p.m. 

Boys Hockey 

■Dec. ■ 8 - Varsity vs. Loyola 

Maroon (Centennial Ice 

Arena), 9 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 9 - Blue at St. 

Patricks (Edge West), 7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 - Varsity at Crystal 

Lake South (Leafs Ice 

Center West Dundee), 8:20 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 11 - Blue vs. Cary 

Grove (Centennial), 8:30 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 12 - Blue vs. Maine 

(Centennial), 9:10 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 13 - Varsity vs. 

BGHW (Centennial), 8:50 

p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 14 - Blue at Lake 

Zurich (Glacier Ice Arena), 

8:50 p.m. 

Boys Swimming 

■Dec. ■ 9 - at Vernon Hills, 

5 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 - Diving at Buffalo 

Grove Invite, 7 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 - Swimming at 

Buffalo Grove Invite, 10 

a.m. 

Wrestling 

■Dec. ■ 9 - vs. Vernon Hills, 

6 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 10 - at Glenbard 

East, 10 a.m. 

b-ball 

From Page 35 

with (Budnik) for a while 

and she’s always been a 

part of our team helping 

us and coming to games 

before she was in high 

school,” Ignoffo said. 

“She’s a huge asset and a 

6-foot freshman and she 

can do it all. She really 

helps our team a lot.” 

Following Highland 

Park’s first victory came 

a four-game losing streak 

with losses to Glenbrook 

South (62-31) on Nov. 16, 

Carmel (39-28) on Nov. 

18, Grayslake North (49- 

46) on Nov. 19 and Niles 

North (60-49) on Nov. 26. 

The Giants opened the 

season with a 37-35 loss to 

Mundelein on Nov. 14. 

“Even though we lost 

(the four previous games) 

and our heads were down, 

we were able to pick ourselves 

back up and have 

the energy to keep going 

and win this game,” Budnik 

said. 

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Boys Hockey 

Shared connections bring Giants, Scouts together 

Derek Wolff, Sports Editor 

At Lake Forest College’s 

Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, 

a banner along the 

building’s northern wall introduces 

its proud partners, 

one of whom is the Falcons 

Hockey Association. 

The Falcons are boys 

and girls youth hockey 

travel organization, where 

many of its alumni have 

gone on to play for Highland 

Park or Lake Forest 

High School. 

Many of those alumni 

met back up on Wednesday, 

Nov. 30, when hosts 

Lake Forest Blue defeated 

Highland Park, 4-2. 

Will Lincoln, Jack Kaptrosky 

and Jack Barbour all 

scored for the Scouts in the 

contest before senior cocaptain 

and left winger Ryan 

Gattari iced it with a goal at 

4:52 in the third period. 

“There’s been a big rivalry 

here between Lake 

Forest and Highland Park 

over the years,” Lake Forest 

coach John Murphy 

said. “I thought the boys 

responded pretty well. Our 

goaltending was huge.” 

Lake Forest sophomore 

goaltender Colson Stutz 

played for Highland Park’s 

junior varsity team last 

season, then came back to 

haunt the Giants. He turned 

aside 22 of the 24 shots he 

faced in the contest. 

“You can imagine being 

asked to go play for a different 

high school on the 

JV team your freshman 

year, which is intimidating 

enough,” Murphy said. “He 

went over there and just 

worked his butt off. We’re 

so excited to have him as 

part of our program.” 

Stutz’s counterpart, Giants 

senior Evan Robertson, 

was equally impressive 

for most of the night, 

where he stopped 34 of 

38 shots he saw and held 

Highland Park together 

during stretches. 

Lake Forest opened the 

game with dominant puck 

possession that translated 

into Lincoln’s goal on a 

high wrist shot that beat 

Robertson on the stick side 

3:27 into the contest. 

Highland Park stepped 

up its forecheck afterward 

and controlled the majority 

of the possession for the 

rest of the period, though it 

failed to score. 

Following the first intermission, 

continued to 

play aggressively in the 

offensive zone, which paid 

off when Dylan Abt scored 

on a giveaway with 5:55 to 

play in the period, besting 

Stutz through his 5-hole. 

It was Abt’s team-leading 

16th goal of the season. 

Three minutes later, 

Stutz would get the better 

of Abt on a game-saving 

play. 

Following a turnover 

at the Lake Forest blue 

line, Giants winger Gabe 

Schlussel earned a 2-on- 

1 in the Scouts’ zone. He 

made a toe drag move 

around a defender before 

getting a pass across ice to 

Abt, whose shot was denied 

by a sprawling save 

from Stutz. 

The rebound led to an 

odd man rush the other 

way for Lake Forest, 

which played the end-toend 

game to perfection 

when a cycled pass found 

Kaptrosky alone in the 

high slot. He buried a slap 

shot past Robertson to retake 

the lead, 2-1. 

Highland Park came out 

of the second intermission 

energized and tied the score 

52 seconds into the period. 

Lake Forest’s Ryan Gattari (23) fights off a stick check as he takes the puck in on net against Highland Park on 

Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Lake Forest College’s Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. Miroslaw Pomian/22nd Century Media 

Junior winger Ryan 

Genender’s stretch pass 

went blue line to blue line, 

connecting with Schlussel’s 

stick, who raced in 

on net and beat Stutz high 

to the glove side for the 

equalizer. 

With about 10 minutes 

remaining in the game, 

however, a boarding call 

would ultimately cost the 

Giants, giving the Scouts a 

power play. 

Barbour received a pass 

near the side boards, then 

toe dragged around a defender 

to fire off a snap 

shot from just below the 

right circle for what became 

the game-winner. 

With plenty of time remaining, 

Highland Park 

felt confident it could 

tie the score for a third 

consecutive time, Giants 

coach Sean Freeman said. 

“We’re a very resilient 

team with a lot of heart 

and a lot of character,” 

Freeman said. “I think 

there was positive energy 

there and we thought that 

we could get it back. We 

had a couple shots that just 

didn’t go in.” 

With 4:52 left to play, 

Gattari added the insurance 

goal on a fluttering 

shot near the right point 

that tipped off Robertson’s 

glove and went in. 

“The puck kind of just 

came to me,” Gattari said. 

“It wasn’t a very good shot 

but if you shoot it at the 

net, it’s going to (occasionally) 

go in.” 

Though the Giants possessed 

the puck for longer 

portions of time throughout 

the game, Lake Forest’s 

notable shot advantage 

at 41-24 made a big 

difference. Robertson was 

replaced in net by Chase 

McKellar with 3:30 left in 

the game. 

“The way we were beating 

and competing with 

Highland Park’s Dylan Abt (black) weighs his options 

after gaining the offensive zone. 

other teams, everything 

was shot first, rebound second,” 

Freeman said. “Tonight 

everything was extra 

pass first, shot second. 

I’m not the smartest guy 

in the room ever, but I have 

figured out that if you don’t 

shoot, you can’t score.” 

The jovial nature of 

the rivalry and the shared 

bonds between the teams 

extends behind the benches 

as well. Murphy was 

one of Freeman’s coaches 

while growing up. 

“As much as we like and 

respect each other, we’re 

competitive, we wanted to 

win,” Freeman said. 

The teams will play for 

a third and final time on 

Jan. 24, 2017, in Highland 

Park. Lake Forest also 

won the first matchup with 

the Giants, 8-2, at Highland 

Park’s Centennial Ice 

Arena on Sept. 20.



Giants improve to 2-0 in CSL North 

David Jaffe 


While Highland Park’s 

DJ Penick has wrestled at 

220 pounds before, it’s not 

the weight class in which 

he typically wrestles. 

But Penick showed 

Friday, Dec. 2, that even 

when faced with a situation 

where he may be undersized, 

he is still a force 

to be reckoned with. 

Penick pinned Glenbrook 

North’s Brandon 

Friedman, a very talented 

wrestler, with 16 seconds 

remaining in the first period 

in the first match of the 

night, helping the host Giants 

improve to 2-0 in the 

Central Suburban League 

North with a 44-31 win 

over the Spartans. 

Highland Park’s D.J. Penick (left) looks to put 

Glenbrook North’s Brandon Friedman in an arm bar 

during their matchup at 220 pounds during a wrestling 

bout at Highland Park High School on Friday, Dec. 2. 

photos by Miroslaw Pomian/22nd Century Media 

Among the 14 weight 

classes, Highland Park 

earned six pins, a technical 

fall and four forfeits. 

“I ended up having to 

move up a class today and 

I knew I was going to be 

the smaller kid,” Penick 

said. “I just wrestled my 

match since I couldn’t tie 

him up. I was quick and 

aggressive because I had 

to compensate for the size 

difference.” 

Penick feels that even 

though there’s an adjustment 

to wrestling in a 

higher weight class, he 

was prepared for what to 

expect. 

“In 220, they’re definitely 

stronger in addition 

to being bigger,” 

Penick said. “But working 

with teammates that 

are in smaller weight 

classes helps a lot. Guys 

like (teammates) Steven 

Weathers and Max Rosenbloom 

are light on their 

feet and quick so they 

help me in practice know 

Giants wrestler Aiden Sanders looks to pin Spartans 

counterpart Tim St. John. 

what to expect being the 

smaller wrestler.” 

Penick was a state qualifier 

at 170 last season and 

it was an experience that 

taught him a lot. 

“I learned that I really 

have to push my pace and 

can’t wait around to see 

what the other wrestler is 

going to do,” Penick said. 

“I have to set the pace 

on offense. That’s what 

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Girls Basketball 

Defense helps snap four-game skid 

1st-and-3 

Miroslaw Pomian 

Stars of the Week 

1. D.J. Penick 

(ABOVE). Despite 

wrestling above 

his weight class, 

Penick proved 

once more to be a 

capable leader on 

the wrestling team, 

winning a match 

at 220 pounds 

against Glenbrook 

North. Penick was 

a state qualifier last 

year at 170 pounds. 

2. Kirby Bartelstein. 

Bartelstein nailed 

a 3-pointer late in 

a contest against 

Maine East to 

give the Giants a 

lead they wouldn’t 

relinquish. 

3. Gabe Schlussel. 

Schlussel 

continued his hot 

streak of late, 

scoring a gametying 

goal against 

Lake Forest in 

a Highland Park 

comeback bid. 

Todd Marver 


In its seventh consecutive 

road game to open 

the season, prospects for 

a Highland Park victory 

looked bleak when Maine 

East went into the halftime 

break with a 39-28 lead. 

But Giants coach Jolie 

Bechtel’s halftime speech 

helped the team turn it 

around in the second half 

to pick up a 62-57 win 

on Friday, Dec. 2, in Park 

Ridge. 

Highland Park improved 

to 2-5 overall and 1-0 in 

the CSL North with the 

victory. 

“We defended in the 

second half,” Bechtel 

said. “We did not defend 

in the first half. We talked 

about that at halftime. If 

we’re going to win we 

have to defend. We scored 

enough points in the first 

half. That’s not really our 

trouble. We’re giving up 

too many points. We dug 

in and played better defensively 

in the second half.” 

Maine East took its 

largest lead of the game 

at 40-28 early in the third 

quarter. But the Giants outscored 

the Blue Demons 

13-6 to cut their deficit to 

46-41 early in the fourth 

quarter. 

“I think as a team our intensity 

was so much better 

the second half,” Giants 

sophomore guard Sydney 

Ignoffo said. “Our defense 

and our bench brought us 

back in. We were a little 

negative honestly in the 

end of the first half and 

we just came together 

as a team and positivity 

brought us up.” 

Highland Park still 

trailed by five points at 50- 

45 before going on a 7-0 

run to take a 52-50 lead. 

The scoring surge included 

a three-pointer from senior 

guard Jenny Goldsher and 

two points apiece by Ignoffo 

and freshman post 

Addie Budnik. 

A pair of free throws 

from Maine East’s Lauryn 

Alba Garner tied the score 

at 52 before the Giants reclaimed 

the lead at 55-52 

thanks to a three-pointer 

by Highland Park junior 

guard Kirby Bartelstein. 

Maine East went on a 5-0 

run to take the lead back 

at 57-55 due to a Caralina 

Apostolou 3-pointer and 

two points from Jenny 

Iype. 

Highland Park went on 

a 7-0 run to end the game. 

Bartelstein’s 3-pointer 

with 39.6 seconds left 

gave Highland Park the 

lead for good at 58-57. Ignoffo 

sealed the game with 

four free throws. 

“Both of them (Bartelstein 

and Ignoffo) in 

the second half had really 

gutsy efforts,” Bechtel 

said. “Kirby and Sydney in 

the second half both dug 

in defensively and did a 

great job. Kirby came up 

2016 Giants Varsity 

Roster 

Sydney Ignoffo SO G 

Denise Maldia JR G 

Nicole Berardi SR G 

Kirby Bartelstein JR G 

Lily Biagi JR F 

Leah Berns SR G 

Jenny Goldsher SR G 

Maile Lunardi SR G 

Tina Diez SR F 

Addie Budnik FR F 

Maggie Fincher SR F 

Lily Kahn SR F 

Gracie Libman JR F 

with three loose balls and 

she was physically on the 

floor. Sydney did a nice 

job on Lauryn (Alba Garner) 

their best player (who 

finished with eight points). 

I think that when we play 

well defensively, the baskets 

come easy.” 

Budnik led the Giants 

with 19 points with 12 

coming in the second half. 

Ignoffo added 13 points 

with eight of those in the 

second half and Bartelstein 

scored all 10 of her points 

in the second half. 

“I think that especially 

today (Budnik) really 

started to show some confidence 

and we were able 

to see what she really is 

capable of,” Bechtel said. 

“She bailed us out in a lot 

of situations in terms of a 

rebound or a loose ball, 

not just in scoring points. 

She’s got a great work 

ethic, a great basketball 

Senior forward Lily Kahn, pictured here in a game from 

earlier this season, is expected to take more of a role 

in the low post this season after the Giants lost senior 

Kaci Burden to graduation in 2016. Varsity Views 

IQ and I think she’s going 

to do a lot of great things 

here.” 

Maine East was led by 

Angelina Apostolou’s 20 

points and Caralina Apostolou’s 

19 points. Twelve 

of Angelina’s 20 points 

and 16 of Caralina’s 19 

points came in the first 

half. 

“We started out in a zone 

and I think we weren’t getting 

to our close outs,” 

Bechtel said. “We went 

to man and did a little bit 

better job and then played 

man in the second half 

and we were able to slow 

them down a little bit. We 

didn’t leave them as open 

and didn’t give them as 

many open looks. But they 

played a great game and 

shot very well.” 

In Highland Park’s first 

win of the season, a 48- 

46 triumph over Grant on 

Nov. 15, Ignoffo led the 

Giants with 19 points and 

Budnik added 18 points. 

“We’ve been playing 

Please see b-ball, 32 

Listen Up 

“I’m not the smartest guy in the room 

ever, but I have figured out that if you 

don’t shoot, you can’t score.” 

Sean Freeman — HPHS hockey coach on getting pucks to 

the net. 

tune in 

What to watch this week 

BOYS BASKETBALL: The Giants tip off with their rivals 

from Northbrook in a pivotal CSL North battle. 

• Highland Park at Glenbrook North, Thursday, 

Dec. 8, 7 p.m, Glenbrook North High School. 

Index 

30 - Athlete of the Month 

29 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Derek Wolff. Send 

any questions or comments to d.wolff@22ndcenturymedia. 

com.

The highland Park Landmark | December 8, 2016 | HPLandmark.com 

Skid Stopped 

Girls basketball ends four-game 

losing streak, Page 35 

Stumble and Fall 

Scouts best Giants in third 

period, Page 33 

Giants use pins, forfeits to top GBN, Page 34 

Highland Park’s Aiden Sanders looks to gain the upper hand against Glenbrook North’s Tim St. John in a wrestling bout from Highland Park High School on Friday, Dec. 2. 

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