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Meet Lake Forest High School’s Michael Bogdanowicz and the area’s other ‘Unsungs’. P30
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Honoring Dad’s Legacy
Weeding out danger Mutual Ace signs in teen turns 100 — one year after bedrooms BY JULIE KEMP PICK DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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hat if you could unlock the secrets in your teenager’s bedroom and other areas around the house? Some warning signs of drug and alcohol abuse might possibly be “Hidden in Plain Sight.” Andy Duran, executive director of LEAD (Leading Efforts Against Drugs) in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, will present a tour of a mock teenage bedroom containing more than 100 items that may be indicative of these risky behaviors. “Most parents have an alarm bell go off when they feel like something’s not quite right,” said Barbara de Nekker, executive director of Community - The Anti-Drug (CTAD). “Andy will give some practical tips about how to handle things around the house if you see them, which will help parents feel more validated
owner Dane Sheahen’s death BY JULIE KEMP PICK DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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yle Sheahen wrote a heartfelt letter to his dad, Dane Sheahen, last month — one year after the longtime Highland Park businessman died in a Florida plane crash. He had so much to say, both about his personal life, about his dad’s dog Buddy, and about the family business, Mutual Ace Hardware in Highland Park. In its 100th year, the business is now co-owned by Kyle, 27, with his father’s first cousin, Chris Sheahen. “It is truly shocking that you have been gone for a year now,” Kyle began in his letter to his dad, who was 63 and a resident of Fort Sheridan when the single-engine
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Co-owners Christopher and Kyle Sheahen with store mascot Buddy at Mutual Ace Hardware in Highland Park, which is celebrating its 100-year anniversary. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
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