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THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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Highland Park resident Chelsey Maxwell was approved as the new principal of the Green Bay Early Childhood Center during a North Shore District 112 Board of Education vote on March 20. Maxwell currently serves as the early childhood principal in Skokie District 69, where she has worked since 2008. Her new position starts July 1. “Ms. Maxwell brings to the position an extensive knowledge of special education and early childhood education, ” said North Shore School District 112 Superintendent of Schools Dr. David L. Behlow. “Her energy and enthusiasm will make a difference in the lives of our children and staff.”
Friends of Lake Bluff Parks will sponsor the 2013 Lake Bluff Block Party and assume management of the annual summertime event in the Village of Lake Bluff. This year’s Block Party will be held in conjunction with the second annual Northwestern Medicine Lake Bluff Criterium on Saturday, July 20. The Lake Bluff Park District will host kids’ games on the Village Green. “Sponsoring the Block Party is a natural fit for us and consistent with our mission,” said Peter Arnstein, president of the Friends’ Board of Trustees.
Wilmette Bids for the Wilmette Park District’s proposed platform tennis facility in West Park were sent out this month. Plans call for the construction of four paddle courts and a warming hut, along with a new parking area. The Park District has set a fall 2013 opening date for the new facility, which would offer league and recreational play, lessons and parties. The estimated cost for the project is $1.2 million. Winnetka North Shore Country Day’s Middle School placed second out of 16 varsity teams at the Regional Science Olympiad held at the College of Lake County in Grayslake this month. At the varsity level, North Shore earned medals in 21 of 23 events. Students earned first-place medals in “Mousetrap,” “Write-it-do-it,” “Road Scholars” and “Shock Value.” They will proceed to compete in the Illinois State finals at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana for the 15th consecutive year in April.
Highland Park The Highland Park Police Department will join the Deerfield, Lake Forest, Waukegan and Winnetka Police Departments on April 1 to conduct education and enforcement pertaining to their communities’ hand-held cell phone use while driving restrictions. The aforementioned communities each have similar ordinances. Exemptions apply for reporting police, fire or medical emergencies. The police departments will also increase their enforcement of the state law, which restricts the use of a handheld cell phone while driving in posted school speed zones or construction zones. Winnetka O’Neil’s Restaurant will host a grand re-opening night event on Thursday, April 11 from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Wine and appetizers will be served, and attendees can preview several “guest appearances” from The Porsche Exchange, which will flatbedding six new cars to parking spaces in front of the restaurant. The event is open to the public. O’Neil’s Restaurant is located at 1003 Green Bay Road.
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