The North Shore Weekend EAST, Issue 55

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saturday october 26 | sunday october 27 2013

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Three area golf teams claim runnerup honors at state tournament.

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Sheridan Turner guides children’s museum to new heights.

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business

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featuring the news and personalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, evanston, Lake Forest & Lake Bluff

Creative spark Art galleries on the North Shore continue to thrive. P8

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Art galleries on the North Shore have survived tough economic times to offer fine works.

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three seconds The Loyola Academy girls, New Trier boys and North Shore Country Day boys claimed runner-up honors at the state golf tournament.

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Sheridan Turner has helped the Kohl Children’s Museum reach new heights.

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hen one thinks of museums, what enters the mind is often a quiet, studious spot, where one reflects on Old World paintings or dinosaur bones.

The Kohl Children’s Museum is quite a bit different. Its patrons aren’t gazing at a sculpture by Rodin; they’re running from a grocery store to a car wash, engaging in pretend activities ideal for children up to age 8.

In charge of the facility is Sheridan Turner, an English native who has spent 15 years guiding Kohl to new heights. A veteran of the Museum of Science & Industry, Turner has helped Kohl move from an old bowling alley into an $18 million stateof-the-art facility, and she just ushered through a three-year strategic plan.

“We’re poised for the next era,” she says. “There’s still a lot more to do.” Read about her achievements in Sunday Breakfast.

Sheridan’s winding road to Kohl (which included time as a nanny) was slightly different than William Edens’ road to, well, roads. The man for whom the Edens Expressway is named fought hard to pass a $60 million roads improvement and

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North Shore art galleries are pictures of health

“The objective of art is to bring satisfaction, to make you feel good, more fulfilled," says Barbara Vahlkamp, who runs the Kamp Gallery in Winnetka with her husband Nick.

ZIA Gallery manager Anne Hughes thinks the art world in general is unpredictable, claiming it “has no rhyme, no reason, no rhythm.” But she knows this: ZIA sold out all of its large pieces at its last exhibition, and many North Shore denizens are only a snappy car trip — or casual walk — away from creative, moving works of art.

“People need to take advantage of the opportunities to view art at North Shore galleries,” Hughes said. “There are excellent ones all around us.”

An excellent source for all things art galleries — in the suburbs, in the city — is Ginny Van Alyea. She was born in Lake Bluff and moved to Cincinnati with her family four years later. She has been the owner and publisher of Chicago Gallery News magazine/website for six years.

Said Van Alyea, “People interested in contemporary art would be pleasantly surprised by the ample opportunities to explore such art along the North Shore. In the suburbs, chances exist for residents to establish relationships with artists whose work is available. Some of those artists might happen to live right in the area.”

Wendy Thornycroft is a native of Lake Forest. She is also a painter and one of four resident artists at Re-invent Gallery. Her Catharsis exhibit at the gallery on Wisconsin Avenue runs until Nov. 9. Thornycroft’s abstract art explores the artist’s fascination with life and loss against the vastness of Southern France, the mountains of Japan and the ruins of the ancient Mayans.

Nearly one-third of the work available in Re-invent’s innovative retail space was created by artists who live in either Lake Forest or Lake Bluff.

“We’re super local,” said co-owner Mikrut, a Lake Forest High School graduate who “lived 24/7 in the darkroom [at LFHS]” before becoming an installment artist.

Re-invent’s other co-owner, Lanyon, graduated from Lake Forest Academy. She is a painter.

“It started as a dream, opening an art gallery with Cecilia,” Mikrut said. “We then networked, and the ball has never stopped rolling. We knew it would have been way harder to sustain if we had opened just as a fine arts gallery. That’s why we went with a three-pronged business model and emphasized synergy. Our retail space and studio are also important elements of our business model.

“Not being in a metropolitan area, that makes it tough,” she added. “But there are benefits to being where we are.”

Kamp Gallery has been a presence in Winnetka since 1991. The co-owners, husband and wife Nick and Barbara Vahlkamp, moved the gallery to its current location on Green Bay Road two years ago.

“We pride ourselves on trying to find the right paintings for our customers,” Barbara Vahlkamp said. “The objective of art is to bring satisfaction, to make you feel good, more fulfilled.”

All pieces of art have a backstory, gallery owners like to point out to their customers. Some of the stories are compelling.

Some are educational.

The Vahlkamps’ backstory to their nuptials?

Fitting.

Barbara grew up in Canada and met Nick in St. Louis.

Their first date took place at an auction.

“He bought an antique rug,” Barbara recalled. “I was in awe.” ■

photography by joel lerner ■ by bill mclean Motionless art moves people.

A woman stands before a painting in a gallery, mesmerized and sad. She weeps.

Christina Bates, owner of Art Post Gallery in Northbrook, witnessed the moment at her gallery.

“I found out the woman’s mother had died,” Bates said.

“Her mother was an avid, avid gardener, and the painting she was viewing was that of a detailed flower garden.

“Beautiful art,” she added, “also brings pleasure to people.

Art brings out all kinds of emotions.”

All kinds of for-profit art galleries dot the North Shore.

Bates’ place carries original work from more than 100 artists. Lake Forest natives Kristin Mikrut and Cecilia Lanyon — they took a watercolor painting class together 15 years ago, as 11-year-olds — opened Re-invent Gallery in Lake Forest in 2012. It features a gallery, a studio and an innovative retail shop. Kamp Gallery in Winnetka restores artwork, does appraisals and boasts one of the largest collections of historical and contemporary paintings in the Midwest. Rena Sternberg Gallery in Glencoe displays and sells high-quality art from city galleries.

“It gives suburbanites a taste of such art without having to drive to the city,” said Sternberg, who also conducts monthly tours to galleries, private collections, artists’ studios and museums of special interest.

ZIA Gallery in Winnetka specializes in contemporary photography, painting and works on paper. Its most recent exhibition of black-and-white photographers Clyde Butcher and Ted Preuss ran from Oct. 19-23.

Are North Shore art galleries in the black or in the red?

Bates noted the bottom line for some in the gallery industry is often closely related to the health of the housing market.

“We’re seeing an improvement,” she said. “People had been putting off the addition of artwork to rooms in their homes. More people now, it seems, are updating, painting and enhancing their homes. Art is a part of that.”

But Bates was quick to point out that the worth of a gallery isn’t always about its sales figures. Viewing a gallery’s contents can be therapeutic — and free.

“Some,” Bates said, “stop in simply because they need an art fix after a tough day. When you see something beautiful, you feel better. People have told us that they like visiting our gallery because the artwork here is very tasteful and not intimidating.”

Kristen Mikrut, co-owner of Re-Invent in Lake Forest, is showcasing "Catharthis" by local artist Wendy Thornycroft.

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Wolff is at the door when it comes to writing about food

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■ by joanna brown Not many California coeds keep a side of beef in a deep freezer to enable their carnivorous habits in an affordable manner.

Glencoe native Peggy Wolff did; it reflected her Midwestern upbringing. It also foreshadowed her career writing about Midwestern food.

Wolff is the editor of “Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie,” a collection of essays about Midwestern food since World War II, contributed by 30 authors and chefs. The art school graduate built a career on her Midwestern roots and the foods that exemplify them.

“The Midwest is underrated; it is an untold story where chefs create relationships with farmers and cut out the middleman,” said Wolff, a graduate of Glencoe’s Central School and New Trier High School. “And there are nooks and crannies in the Midwest where you can see every trend coming at you: sustainable food, the localvore movement, and eating animals raised humanely.

“We owe so much to the farms here and the inventions that came about here, like the Weber grill and the bundt pan.”

“Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie” also highlights local farmers, Wolff’s experience with the legendary Door County fish boil, and Chicago’s beloved Italian beef sandwich. Elawa Farm chef Gale Gand writes about Midwestern goat cheese and the goat farmer with whom she’s built a relationship.

Chicago Tribune reporter Jon Yates, a native of Iowa who writes frequently about his love of pork sandwiches, contributed an essay about Iowa pork producer La Quercia. Several of the subjects contributed recipes to the book — including the Tunnel of Fudge cake that made the bundt pan a kitchen staple.

Ironically, it took a bad experience out West to get Wolff back to the Midwest. She moved as a teenager to California for art school and began her career there as a filmmaker. Fifteenminute films for children, addressing topics like perseverance and how to take care of books, led

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to work on documentaries, docudramas and a failed television comedy pilot.

Workplace politics spurred her decision to come back to the Midwest.

“I went back to writing,” she said. She focused on newspaper and magazine work, and 12 years ago enrolled in a writing course at Northwestern University that finally set her career on the right course.

“The final project was to either write a formal essay or a proposal for a book project,” Wolff said.

“I had this concept of profiles of people in the business of feeding us. I can’t tell you where the idea of food crossed my mind, but it went there.”

Her writing took her to a Rockford-area farm to learn about the farmer’s work with convicted felons; his agrarian ways of growing food contributed to their rehabilitation. She gathered enough information to write a book on the subject.

“But from it I pulled out this article about arugula, and it ran on the cover of the Chicago Tribune’s Food section,” Wolff recalled. “Someone taught me in film school that, ‘Honey, art is selection. You gotta pick what to do.’ ” The same lessons guided her work with “Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie.” Writers take their readers close to their subjects, whether it’s the machine that debones fish before boiling or the farmer working most every corner of his land.

But of all the things she’s seen as food moved from farm to table, nothing has ever made her stomach turn.

“It’s never too much,” Wolff said of her research.

“To get a good story you need to get to know them, move in with them, and get them to trust you. You spend as much time as is necessary to get a good story.”

As for a second book, Wolff is unsure.

“There is a lot of material out there, but that’s up to a publisher.”

Learn more about the book and Peggy Wolff’s scheduled appearances at http://peggywolffwriter. com. ■

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At 81 years of age, Allen Aron shows no signs of slowing down. He is up at 4:30 a.m. every day to lift weights. He still works six days a week — and has no plans to retire.

“I still do it because of the people I get to see every day,” said the president of Imperial Motors Jaguar. “I do it for the people that I get to work with every day.”

Aron’s Jaguar dealership, with locations in Wilmette and Lake Bluff, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The Wilmette store is the oldest Jaguar dealership in the same location in the United States and the second-oldest dealership in the country overall.

Aron has been at the helm of the dealership for all but its first five years. He started out as a salesman but knew he was not long for being just a car salesman.

“I had ideas,” said Aron. “I knew how to make the dealership go with what we had.”

So Aron bought it and turned in into one of the top Jaguar locations in the country.

“You get a fair price. You get good service,” Aron said. “We are pretty well known everywhere. I was in Hawaii and saw ‘Imperial Motors’ on a car.”

Aron has a collection of letters from satisfied customers over the years. One of the letters that he is most proud of came 30 years ago from Oscar C. Blomgren Jr., former president of Tuxco Corp., who bought 10 Jaguars from Imperial.

“Jaguars have become the finest, most reliable expression of automobile art available anywhere, at any price,” Blomgren wrote. “Imperial Motors has become one of the very best automobile dealerships anywhere.”

Aron is also proud of the letters he gets from New Trier High School students, who not only got a job from him washing cars, but mentoring and life advice too.

Aron said servicemen got a taste of European luxury vehicles when stationed overseas during World War II. When they got home, Jaguar and other European car

makers capitalized.

“They were in England and saw the products,” Aron says. “They saw the Bentleys, MGs and Jaguars. People like to dress English. They like to drive English.”

Aron has many longtime employees, including a car porter who has been with the dealership for 50 years. When the worker developed stomach cancer, Aron went to see him every Sunday in the hospital.

Eventually, the porter called and said he wanted to be back at the dealership.

“I told him, ‘You can come back, but only if you rest and sleep in the conference room when you are tired.’”

There is another employee who has 40 years of service with Imperial. Seven of the workers at Imperial’s Lake Bluff location have been with the dealership since it opened 14 years ago.

“The average employee is probably around the 30-year mark,” said Aron’s son, Jordan, who runs Imperial’s Lake Bluff location.

“Dad is selling to third- and fourthgeneration customers,” Jordan Aron said.

“And now I’m selling to second-generation customers.”

“It gives us consistency,” Allen Aron said of his son’s involvement. “It shows that we will be steady in the future, that there will be carryover.”

Jordan said the dealership’s two locations have more than their share of repeat customers.

“Changes come and changes go, but we tend to have customers very loyal to the Jaguar brand,” Jordan said. “The brand is unique. People can and will have a different feel with our dealership compared to other guys.”

Imperial Motors Jaguar of Wilmette is located at 721 Green Bay Road. It can be reached at (847) 246-0606. Imperial Motors of Lake Bluff is located at 150 Skokie Highway. It can be reached at (847) 6140606. ■

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Glencoe Chicago Botanic Garden researchers have received a $1.5 million Dimensions in Biodiversity grant from the National Science Foundation to study the way flowers use scent to attract the pollinators they need to reproduce and survive.

The floral scent may also draw flower predators, and this can play an important role in the evolution and diversification of plant species. Explains Garden conservation scientist Krissa Skogen, principal investigator for the five-year project, “Why are there so many species? Why are they different? How is that diversity maintained? Developing a better understanding of the dynamics among plants, mutualists, and enemies is essential for documenting and conserving biodiversity.”

North Shore A number of North Shore Prudential Rubloff sales professionals received the 2013 Chicago Five Star Real Estate Agent award.

From the Lake Forest office, Jean Anderson, Sue Beanblossom, Julie Morse and Maureen O’Grady-Tuohy earned the honor, and from the Winnetka office, Lyn Flannery, Joe Nash and Margaret Spaan were awarded.

Sue Hertzberg and Barbara Mawicke of the Coldwell Banker Winnetka office have been named in the Top 500 of all NRT agents nationwide (NRT is the parent company of Coldwell Banker) for the second quarter of 2013.

In addition, Sharon Friedman and Frank Capitanini (the SFC Team) have been named in the Top 500 Teams in NRT nationwide.

This award is recognized for closed sales volume and puts them all in the top rank of nearly 41,000 agents.

PREVIEW Highland Park The Highland Park Strings opens its 35th season on Nov. 3 under the direction of Maestro Francesco Milioto.

Performances celebrate the Strings 35th anniversary, observe the bicentennials of Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi and honor the 100th birthday of Benjamin Britten. The season offers three concerts with complimentary admission and one benefit performance.

The opening concert for the season that runs until May will be held at Highland Park High School at 433 Vine Ave. beginning at 3 p.m. The Strings will perform the Siegfried Idyll by Wagner together with Verdi’s only piece of chamber music, his

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Wilmette The Wilmette Historical Museum will present “Voices of Early Wilmette” beginning Sunday, Nov. 3 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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It will bring the experiences of Wilmette and Gross Point’s settlers, landowners, farmers, merchants, and tradespeople to life through their own words. Themes of settlement, agriculture, marriage, government, immigration, and even the excitement and fury of the Gold Rush will be explored through artifacts, documents, and images.

Museumgoers are also invited to share their own family’s story at the exhibit’s “Family Story Tree.”

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“I remember thinking after the trip, ‘What a good kid,’” said Loyola Campus Minister and Coordinator of Summer Service Allison Loecke. “Kids tend to complain on these trips, but he never complained. He’s everything that a parent and teacher would want in a student: respectful, kind, generous and hardworking. Students like him make my job easier.”

As a member of the Clavius Scholars Honors Program, which recognizes distinction in math and science, Zaccari also has an excellent academic record. He is taking AP Calculus BC, Spanish, world literature and biology, and he took up economics and computer science as a challenge.

“I wanted to take subjects I’ve never studied before, and I’m really enjoying them,” he said.

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The Lake Forest resident has a rich resume of volunteer activities. Zaccari was voted onto the Torch Club at the end of his freshman year, through which he assists with school functions such as open houses, fundraisers and sporting events. Also beginning his freshman year was his involvement with the Arupe service program. Every quarter he participates in a mission: the Maryjhaven nursing home, where he plays cards with residents, and the Convent of the Holy Spirit, where he makes jigsaw puzzles with elderly nuns.

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■ by katie rose mceneely Felicia Doolin is an Evanston native, graphic designer, and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago volunteer.

Reading: I am reading Jane Addams’ autobiography, “20 Years At Hull House.” I’m really interested in people that have done really wonderful things for the community and public service. I’m trying to find more material that ties into where I see myself going, and that has an impact on the community. And I wanted to learn more about Hull House, because it’s a really historical place in Chicago.

Listening: Lupe Fiasco is the last thing I downloaded. It’s hip-hop, I guess.

Watching: “Who Do You Think You Are” — that’s a really good one — and “Downton Abbey”! Oh my God. I cried my eyes out.

After Season 3, I was like, I think I’m finished with this show. Except I’ve been reading about all the new characters, and I think I might have to tune in for Season 4. It’s an emotional journey — it’s beautiful to see everyone grow through the time period, and with each other.

Following: I’m following, of course, the MCA, because I like art — I like to keep up-to-date with the contemporary artists in Chicago. And I’m following my friends from [Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette], Alex Roche and Julie Roche — they’re really talented, off-the-wall graphic designers. Alex (alexandraroche.com) works as a designer at Victoria’s Secret PINK in New York, and Julie (julierochedesign.com) is an art director for Target, so she gets to do a lot of catalogue shoots and layouts. It really inspires me to do the things I love,

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and put my own voice into things.

Activity: In terms of work-work, job-work, I’ve been doing a mixture of things. I’m a visual communicator, a graphic designer for the public. I work part-time for a firm that works for political candidates in the Midwest. Sometimes I’ll work on political logos for a candidate that’s running, and it’s fun to develop a color scheme and a brand that highlights the things they’re campaigning for and what their beliefs are.

I’m also working on, just in general, a hobby with lino printing. It’s really, really fun to make things with my hands, and it’s really accessible and cheap to do, which is nice. You can buy a linoleum block for like $6, go home and make something fun.

Eating: I’ve been trying to eat a lot healthier lately, so a lot of the stuff I buy is more fresh and less processed. I just picked up this amazing avocado vinaigrette from Whole Foods — by Cindy’s Kitchen. I’ve been making snack wraps with that, and it’s so, so good. I just learned how to make kale chips, so I’ve been eating those, too.

What is your favorite mistake?

My biggest mistake was being overly confident and arrogant when I graduated, thinking I could get a job anywhere and that I was the best thing that happened to the world.

After I applied to a bunch of things it was a big reality check, like, um, no, I’m not going to get my dream job right away. But being where I am now — I wouldn’t have applied for this job if I hadn’t been in this mindset.

And having to struggle has helped me realize what I need to work on, to take other people’s advice, and not to turn my nose up at jobs that don’t fit my personal perception of what I think I should be doing at that time.

For more information, visit fdooli.info. ■

19 | lifestyle & arts sunday breakfast ■ by david sweet A few weeks after the Kohl Children’s Museum opened in 2005, Sheridan Turner was chatting on the phone before she glanced out the window of her office.

What she saw that Veterans Day caused her to immediately put down the receiver. Cars had jammed Patriot Boulevard in Glenview, itching to get into the museum.

“The museum was at capacity — we had no idea we’d have a parking problem so soon,” said Turner, president and chief executive officer of the non-profit. “We had to call the police to help manage the situation.”

Eight years later, the museum remains a magnet, mainly for mothers and fathers with young children. Three new exhibits opened in October with an emphasis on reading, joining the 17 others — ranging from a grocery store to a car wash. The annual gala last month drew hundreds. A three-year strategic plan recently adopted by the board charts the course for a promising future.

“We’re poised for the next era,” says Turner, who notes the museum — geared toward children from birth to age 8 — is discussing expansion. “There’s still a lot more to do.”

A walk around Kohl reveals much has been done.

Children work at Potbelly’s, fixing pretend sandwiches for

“It’s learning by doing. You remember when you figure something out, versus a worksheet you are told to regurgitate.” | Sheridan Turner customers. At the Ravinia Festival exhibit, three toddlers bang away on xylophones. Little hands attach X-rays to a lighted screen at a doctor’s office.

“It’s learning by doing,” explains Turner. “You remember when you figure something out, versus a worksheet you are told to regurgitate. There’s no way to flunk the museum.”

Though she moved to the United States in 1981, Turner’s remarks are graced with an English accent. A former maternity nurse in Cambridge, she became a nanny for a family that soon moved to Chicago and asked her to join them.

“I said, ‘No way! Going across the Channel was one thing; going across the Atlantic was quite another,” recalls Turner.

A few years later, she was persuaded to move to the

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Windy City, promised that it would only last three months. But she became immersed in childhood education, eventually earning a master’s degree in early childhood education and instructional leadership at the University of Illinois Chicago Circle Children’s Center. After serving on the Illinois governor’s Science and Technology Commission and running its technology transfer program, Turner was tapped by Museum of Science & Industry President Dr. James Kahn as his chief of staff in 1988, a rocket-like rise for the onetime nanny.

“The first day on the job, he handed me a folder. He said, ‘I want a parking garage. Any questions?’ “ says Turner.

“That was one heck of an experience.”

Based on studies that had been conducted, Turner recommended that the parking garage be built underground.

She lobbied Washington for money and received $35 million. Harder was Sheridan Turner persuading the Hyde Park neighbors of the plan’s good intentions.

“There were people tying skinthemselves tightening to trees in protest,” she recalls. “But we were restoring the (Daniel) Burnham wrinkle reduction plan and getting grass back.” sun damage When she was recruited to joinreversal Kohl in 1998, it was a skin rejuvenation far different spot than thetexture sophisticated Science & Industry.

Carved out of an old bowling alley in Wilmette (“full of love and duct tape,” Turner muses), it was run by one person, Dolores Kohl, who founded the museum in 1985. And about six months after Turner arrived, Kohl decided to leave to pursue other passions “It became very clear that without Delores as the primary benefactor, the museum would not survive,” Turner notes.

“We were too small to generate earned income.”

Plans were instituted to build a new facility that could

Time for a renovation?

No, not the house.

lure the paying masses. Once the state of Illinois earmarked $250,000, Kohl was able to launch a campaign, hire an architect — “we were off to the races,” Turner says.

About $24 million was raised. The structure cost $18 million — on budget and on time.

Turner credits Northern Trust Chairman and CEO Rick Waddell — the chairman of Kohl’s board of trustees at the time — for his dedication to making sure the project succeeded.

“He was fabulous. He came to all the events,” she says. ‘The day we opened, we had a parade of planes painted by artists, fire engines and illustration by barry blitt more. We brought Rick to the side door. The museum was packed — it was quite emotional.”

When asked what challenges she sees for the museum, Turner says she prefers to call them opportunities instead.

“Most people in my seat would say fundraising. But if you have something that is recognized as being needed, the funding will come. One of the keys is education — explain why this is a great investment in learning.”

And as scores of children dash among the exhibits on the floor below her office (including checking out “Sheridan’s Books and Crannies,” underwritten by the Souder Family Foundation on Turner’s behalf), she knows only one thing will cause them to exit.

“The kids don’t get bored,” says Turner. “Only the parents.” ■

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photography by joel lerner ■ by gregg shapiro Christine Sneed, author of Portraits of a Few People I’ve Made Cry and this year’s novel Little Known Facts (Bloomsbury), continues to garner awards and accolades for her writing.

In its recent “Best of” issue, Chicago Magazine honored Little Known Facts as Best New Book by a Local Author. At a dinner this month, Sneed received the 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation.

I spoke with Christine about her work following her return from a trip to Paris, where she was researching her next novel.

We met at Brothers K Coffee in Evanston.

Gregg Shapiro: Christine, your novel Little Known Facts was named Best New Book By A Local Author. What does that honor mean to you?

Christine Sneed: There are so many writers in Chicago who I really admire. Not all of us are putting out books every year. But it was a big honor, and I was surprised, I didn’t even know about it until my dad happened to see the issue at the doctor’s office.

He called me and said, “By the way, did you know…” It was a very nice surprise.

GS: Speaking of honors, you are a recipient of a 2013 Carl Sandburg Literary Award. What does that mean to you?

CS: I had to write a little speech for the banquet. One of the things I remember from early childhood is how important libraries were to me and to my parents. We would go to the library often. Both of my parents are avid readers, too. I was also thinking about it politically, and the library is like a foundation of democracy; the public having access to knowledge and ideas. Just the fact that a lot of libraries are at risk of losing a lot of their funding now, that’s troubling. I think it should be a priority.

Being the recipient of this award this year, it came out of nowhere; it was another wonderful surprise and shock. I have become, thankfully, a part of this literary

community. My books are being checked out by people at the library. I used to go to the library and check out books. This dream that I had of being an author most of my life has come true. Of course, Isabel Allende and Michael Lewis are hugely successful and talented, so being named with them as one of this year’s award winners, it’s phenomenal.

GS: Do you feel like, being a Chicago writer, it’s your responsibility to also make Chicago (or the region) a part of your work, the way you do in Little Known Facts?

CS: I don’t know if it’s my responsibility.

But I think Chicago is such an interesting and rich city, culturally and the history.

Plus having spent the last 30 years of my life here, on and off, it’s a huge part of my identity. So yes, I did have a good time adding the details about Renn and Lucy. I think one of them was born in Lake Bluff and one was born in Lake Forest. I’m from Libertyville and my mom is a veterinarian in Vernon Hills. My dad is from Glenview and Evanston. I definitely feel like I have to have it in every book. Even in the new book, although it’s set in Paris, the main character lived for a while in Chicago when she was growing up.

GS: It seems like it would be a lot of fun when writing a novel about Hollywood to come up with names and plots for movies.

Did you enjoy doing that?

CS: I really did. I loved it. Like books, movies were a big part of my upbringing. I remember my dad and mom taking me to see Breaking Away when it first came out in 1978. They took me to see Caddyshack and Superman and Young Frankenstein; all these films. I remember very well those afternoons and evenings with my parents going to see movies.

Our culture is such an enormous part of the entire world’s culture. Our movies are in France. There are posters for The Butler all over Paris because it was just opening.

Because we don’t have a royal family, our celebrities, our movie stars are like our

kings and queens, our Prince William and Princess Kate. Even if I can’t make movies myself, I can make them up.

GS: The title of the novel, Little Known Facts , is, as it turns out, the title of a screenplay being written by one of the characters. Was it always your plan to also make that the title of your book?

CS: It took me a little while to figure out what I was going to call this book. Normally, titles come to me pretty quickly. I was a poetry MFA in grad school, and I would often start with the title. That’s how I write fiction, too, usually. This title was hard. But then I realized when I finally found the one that I thought was going to work, it did immediately.

I also think I knew that this would be a screenplay that Billy was working on.

GS: You employ some interesting storytelling devices in the novel. For example, Will, Danielle, Anna and Elise’s chapters are written in the third person, while Lucy, Renn, Melinda and Jim’s are all in the first person. Did you know that you were going to bring these different perspectives into the novel when you began to write it, or was that something that occurred to you later?

CS: I knew that this was going to be a book with different narrators. I think that organically it evolved where I thought that I wanted Lucy and Renn to speak for themselves. The children, I wanted them to have a little more distance, as well as a couple of other characters in there, such as Danielle the girlfriend, and also Elise. I kind of knew from the outset that I was going to have these different voices, but also the different points of view.

GS: You also utilize non-traditional narrative, as in Melinda’s book excerpt and the interview in Jim’s chapter. Was this how you envisioned telling the story, or did these other methods reveal themselves to you as you were writing the book?

CS: I really like postmodern form.

Someone such as George Saunders or David Foster Wallace, they made their names writing unusual, slanted fiction. I’ve done that with a lot of short stories that I’ve written.

It seemed like a fun hybrid to do the traditional narrative arc, but underlying that having these different perspectives and modes and forms, such as the imaginary interview or the excerpts from the film reviews. It’s really fun to do that.

The book that I’m working on now, with one character point of view and closed third person limited omniscience, it is a challenge in a way to continue that energy. When I heard George Saunders speak in January he talked about how when he was writing fiction there’s a line by line energy that he’s trying for. That is something that I keep thinking about as I’m working. Making a novel that is interesting from page 100 to 300 is hard, so those different forms shake it up.

GS: Marriage and fidelity aren’t shown in the most favorable light in Little Known Facts.

CS: [Laughs.]

GS: There are divorces, adultery and unrequited romances. How do you feel about marriage?

CS: I’ve never been married. I have a longterm partner. I think it’s good for some people. Maybe I’ll want to at some point. I don’t have kids either. I’ve never wanted children.

I think I did too much babysitting when I

was younger; kids are such brats, I don’t want to be near them. Not everyone’s [laughs].

I think the idea that we can be committed to one person for an entire lifetime is a very noble aspiration, but I don’t know if it’s realistic. I was trying to reflect our culture, both in Hollywood and on a less elevated plane.

People get divorced, they get remarried, they have affairs. Despite the fact that we don’t want to believe that we would ever stray or that our partner would ever stray, it happens. Not to everyone. I just attempted to show, [laughs] even when I’m writing about Hollywood, which is this dream creation and fantasy, I still was trying to reflect reality.

GS: Because so much of the novel is about movies and making movies, is there a movie version of Little Known Facts in the works?

CS: No [laughs]. I think the problem is, in part, there are a lot of point of view characters. But also, I think it’s pretty honest.

My partner Adam (Tinkham), has a sister and brother-in-law who work in Hollywood.

Having them there and having visited them and knowing the people they know…I don’t know why no one has acquired it. But I think part of it is potentially that it doesn’t glamorize the interpersonal relationships in Hollywood.

GS: If there was a movie version, who would you want to play Renn?

CS: I think George Clooney would be a great Renn. A friend of mine suggested Alec Baldwin. Ryan Gosling would be great as (Renn’s son) Will. Those are dreams. I don’t see it happening anytime soon.

GS: Will writes poetry for Elise and even quotes the stunning last lines of James Wright’s “A Blessing” in one of his poems.

In addition to your fiction, have you also published books of poetry?

CS: No. I do have a manuscript from when I was a grad student but I never really did that much with it because in my third year in grad school I was starting to focus more on fiction. I still write poems on occasion for friends or for birthdays.

GS: When you teach writing, do you teach both fiction and poetry?

CS: I have taught both. I’ve also taught a lot of business writing and composition.

Mostly now I just teach fiction. I’m teaching part-time at Northwestern and also Pacific University, which is a low residency master of fine arts in Oregon.

GS: What do you like best about living in Evanston?

CS: I have lived here, on and off, for 15 years. I really like the cultural offerings.

It’s like Chicago, but it doesn’t have the same crazy energy [laughs]. I really love the fact that there are so many writers who live in Evanston, such as Scott Turow and Stu Dybek. There are also a lot of artists.

I used to work at the School of the Art Institute and a number of the faculty members live in Evanston. I also like that it’s a little calmer than the city. I take my bike into the city a lot and as soon as I cross Howard, I feel relaxed suddenly.

GS: Do you have favorite dining and night spots?

CS: We go to SPACE and Union (Pizzeria) a lot, and Blind Faith. Also we order our take-out pizza from Homemade Pizza. But Union and Blind Faith are our two favorite restaurants. I also like Dave’s Italian Kitchen. ■

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Halloween costumes for adults best done in pairs Halloween is polarizing. Either you love it — decorating the front lawn with skulls, dressing your toddler and Golden Retriever as Batman and Robin, and buying yourself the complementary Cat Woman headband — or you become That Neighbor who turns off the lights and retreats to the basement during trick-or-treat hours.

“Your choice of costumes is a delicate subject, and your best choice may be to team up with your date.

If nothing else, it ensures plausible deniability (‘It was his idea’).”

No matter which camp you call home, an invitation to a costume party is inevitable. Your choice of costumes is a delicate subject, and your best choice may be to team up with your date. If nothing else, it ensures plausible deniability (“It was his idea”). It worked for Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Sharp when he was photographed as a flower to his wife’s bumblebee.

With that in mind, I have assembled a list of several couples you and your date might consider for your Halloween outing: •Gomez and Morticia Addams: If you’re looking for something with Halloween flare, this is your best choice.

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky...

you get the idea. They’re also hopelessly devoted to each other, affectionate and excellent hosts. And you’ll be able to raise a glass and offer Gomez’s famous toast: “To mirth, to merymaking, to manslaughter.”

• Any U.S. President and the First Lady: Your choice here comes with an implied political message, so proceed with caution. But chances are you’ve got some Barbara Bush pearls or a Nancy Reagan red dress (with shoulder pads) tucked away somewhere to make this work. Consider incorporating your family dogs, a la the Obamas and the latter Bushes, or a neighbor couple to be your VP and Second Lady.

• Lucy and Desi or Sonny and Cher: Pop-culture couples are awesome because their personalities are so amplified, but try to choose a couple who is also respectable in the way they run their businesses and treat each other (avoid Tina and Ike). Cher and Lucy have distinct fashion senses, typical of the decades in which each rose to fame. Dale Evans and Roy Rogers also fall into this category, as they are widely respected for their support of adoption.

• Fred and Wilma Flintstone or Homer and Marge Simpson: The complexity of these costumes requires that both you and your spouse are fans of Halloween, but these cartoon characters are great role models for marriage.

They always give 110 percent, they’re accepting of all faults, will undoubtedly change your neighbors’ opinion of you. and most every argument is wrapped up in less than 30 • Santa and Mrs. Claus: Perpetual favorites, this is a great minutes. couple. It’s also easy, as the stores have displayed their • Masters and Johnson: I hit the Internet to read up on Christmas decorations two aisles down from the Halloween this famous couple suggested by a retired editor, and I stuff. found they were research pioneers in the area of sexual Love & Marriage columnist Joanna Brown can be reached Ravinia North Shore 10-25 Mahoney ad_Layout 1 10/16/13 9:00 AM Page 1 response and dysfunction. While certainly a fun choice, it at Joanna@northshoreweekend.com ■

Let’s Talk Real Estate

Time to Maintain Your Heating System

by Jean Wright, President/Broker Owner Crs, GrI

What Can YOu DeDuCt? Deductions for personal real estate generally fall into two main categories: 1) Costs that can be deducted as expenses for real estate held from a buyer’s or seller’s personal income on a tax return.

2) Costs that can be used to alter the basis of the home, with an eye towards lowering the capital gains.

It’s important to note that a second or vacation home also generally qualifies for all of the same deductions as a principal resident, provided that it isn’t rented for a significant portion of the year. Buyers can also add the following costs associated with a purchase.

These additions will serve to lower the capital gains liability when the home is eventually sold: 1. Transfer or stamp taxes and recording fees, if paid by the buyer.

2. Title abstracts.

3. Title insurance.

4. Attorney’s fees for preparing their documents for closing.

Buyers cannot deduct as expenses on their income tax or add to the cost basis of the home: 1. Fees for an appraisal required by the lender.

2. Rent paid to occupy the home before closing.

3. Cost of credit reports.

4. Loan assumption fees.

For professional advice from an experienced Realtor, call Jean Wright at (847) 217-1906 or email at jwright@jeanwright.com

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goings on about towns FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

Re-Live | Re-invent | 202 Wisconsin Ave., Lake Forest | 7-10 p.m. | reinventlf.com | Come celebrate the season and the creepy creations of Katrina Davis-Salazar, Rebecca Zastany, and Amy Lynn Ross at Re-invent Gallery. Spooky attire encouraged; food and beverages will be served.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

HallowFest: A Garden of Good… and Evil | Chicago Botanic Garden | 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe | 6-9 p.m.; Continues Oct. 27 from 4-7 p.m. | Advance tickets: $14 for members/$19 for nonmembers | Day-of tickets: $17 for members/$22 for nonmembers | chicagobotanic.org | Experience family-friendly thrills and chills including Mysterious Magic with Dracula and a live show-and-tell of creepy, crawly creatures—and then get in the Halloween spirit with face painting. Walk through the Model Railroad Garden, decorated in ghostly lights and running special ghost trains.

Sarah Weber | Rena Sternberg Gallery | 378 Park Ave., Glencoe | Opening reception 4-5:30 p.m. | Artist talk at 4:30 p.m. | renasternberggallery.com | Sarah Weber’s first solo exhibition showcases mixed-media works that wrestle with brightness and blankness, youthful anxiety, and the American iconography of growing up.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

Regina Dominican High School Open House | Regina Dominican High School | 701 Locust Road, Wilmette | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. |

Our Most Sincere Appreciation O

n behalf of the Conway Farms Golf Club Board of Governors, Membership and Staff, we would like to thank the City of Lake Forest, Lake Forest residents, the Conway Farms Homeowners Residents and the surrounding Lake County communities for your outstanding support of Conway Farms Golf Club and the 2013 BMW Championship.

We were humbled by the dedication of our friends and neighbors who volunteered, attended and supported the Championship.

We could not have done this without you!

rdhs.org | Sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade girls and their families are invited to take a personalized tour of Regina Dominican’s campus and meet the faculty, staff, coaches, students and current parents.

Paula Haney and Allison Scott | The Book Stall at Chestnut Court | 811 Elm Street, Winnetka | 3 p.m. | thebookstall.com | Haney, the founder of the Hoosier Mama Pie Company, and her colleague Scott talk about their book, “The Hoosier Mama Book of Pie: Recipes, Techniques, and Wisdom from the Hoosier Mama Pie Company,” delivering secrets and recipes from their Chicago store. There will be pie. The book ($29.95, Agate Midway) will be available for sale.

Prairie Brass Band | Gorton Community Center | 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest | 4 p.m. | Tickets $10 | gortoncenter.org | The concert, entitled “Open Preview,” will present a sneak peek at the program the band is preparing for the U.S. Open Brass Band Championships the following Saturday at the Norris Center in St. Charles. This is a concert designed to introduce the audience to the diverse repertoire of the British-style brass band.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30

“Your Teenage Daughter: What’s Normal, When to Worry, What to Do” | Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart | 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest | 7 p.m. | woodlandsacademy.org | Dr. Lisa Damour directs the Center for Research on Girls at the Laurel School and is a psychologist committed to grounding the day-to-day practice of raising and educating girls.

Dr. Damour maintains a private psychotherapy practice, consults and speaks nationally, is a clinical instructor at Case Western Reserve University and serves on the advisory board of the Eating Disorders Network.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31

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Imperial Motors 60th Anniversary photography by larry miller The Occasion: A milestone to be celebrated, friends of Imperial Motors raised a glass last Friday night to 60 years of the Jaguar dealer serving the North Shore and beyond.

The Details: Held at their Wilmette dealership, owners Jordan and Allen Aron took the opportunity to thank their customers and friends for their contribution to the company’s success and longevity.

The Highlights: Guests mingled with honoree Nate McKennie and laughed along with his many stories of his 50 years at the company, as they enjoyed the catered affair. imperialmotors.com

JORDAN ARON, ANDI BOGOT, ALLEN ARON, BOB BIELINSKI, LANA ARON

MADISON, ALYSON & BRYCE ARON

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Move from accounting to cooking a sea change for Oceanique chef ■ by katie rose mceneely Mark Grosz is the chef-partner at Oceanique in Evanston.

How did you start cooking? I started when I was five years old — I worked with my mother in the kitchen at home.

When I was in the fifth grade we didn’t have any money for hot lunch — this was back when they had real food — and I’d work in the kitchen to get a hot meal. When I was 13 I worked at a Chinese restaurant — me and another white guy did the dishes and made eggrolls. After that I started working at a diner down the street.

Years cooking? 41 years.

What made you decide to become a professional chef?

I went to college for accounting and decided I enjoyed cooking more, so I pursued being a chef instead of being a CPA. But it comes in handy, owning my own business.

Best recipe tweak? Practice. It can be subtle, just having the basic experience and knowing how to roast a chicken and make an omelet. Don’t get frustrated and use the best ingredients.

Signature dish? The lobster. We take it out of the shell with a saffron yuzu sauce. Right now we’re doing it with basil, potatoes, Italian onions, and local beets.

Favorite cuisine to make? I was trained in the French kitchen with many French and European chefs, but we do a lot with Asian flavors — lemongrass, ginger, gai lan, and we make our own kimchi. Times change, and American cuisine is evolving as we speak. There’s always something to learn, which is exciting. We travel a lot, try to experience different cultures, try different cuisines and see new wines.

What do you like to eat at home? I like omelets.

Worthwhile gadget? A handheld blender to emulsify sauces or soups.

Favorite cookbook? “Larousse Gastronomique,” by Jenifer Lang.

Favorite vegetable? I like asparagus when it’s in season. And Belgian endive.

Proudest of: Being in business after almost 25 years. When we opened, I couldn’t think ahead more than a year or two. I opened with three partners on a dental-string budget. I’m proud of serving the finest cuisines and wine and having the integrity to do it well.

I’m proud we do it on a consistent level.

Funniest or most memorable kitchen incident?

We used to store tomatoes in the wine cellar so they would ripen slowly.

A few years ago, the dishwasher went down to get the tomatoes. The guy turned out to be an alcoholic; he

grabbed a couple of wines, cut off the tops with a butcher knife and drank them. When I found him, he was sitting drunk by the dumpster, eating soup from White Hen. Now we have a dedicated refrigerator for tomatoes.

Oceanique is located at 505 Main Street in Evanston. For more information, visit oceanique.com or call 847-864-3435. ■

Recipe: Warm Day Boat Sea Scallops

Cook ½ cup English peas in boiling salted water for two minutes. Season with salt, black pepper and1 teaspoon olive oil and keep warm. Sauté 2 cups watercress in hot olive oil, add 1 clove chopped garlic after 15 seconds and continue to cook for 30 seconds or so. Season with salt, black pepper and keep warm. Dry 12 ounces of day boat sea scallops and sauté over high heat with canola oil. Cook about one minute per side until golden brown. Remove from heat. Brush with olive oil to cool and lubricate. Add a pinch of salt.

Arrange watercress on 4 plates, top each plate with ¼ cup kimchi and the peas, add scallops, and 1 cup thin-sliced radishes.

Squeeze fresh lemon on scallops. Serve ASAP with a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

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110 Sheridan road | Winnetka 6 bedrooms, 4.1 baths | $2,265,000 Rate this stunning home a 10! Perfection abounds in this admired brick Colonial. Sited on beautiful ½ acre with private yard. Entry with winding staircase opens to formal living room, cozy library and spacious dining room. Fantastic newer kitchen with granite, high-end appliances. Sunny family room addition with fireplace.

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Designer wants clients to be at home with their choices

Mary Ann Hart Beardman

photography by joel lerner

■ by kevin beese Mary Ann Hart Beardman wants to help people feel at home.

She wants those building a home to bring the blueprints to her shop to make sure the architect — when designing the family room — left room for the TV. She wants to help people reupholster a favorite chair rather than discard it.

And she wants to make sure homeowners avoid saying the five dreaded words of interior design — “Why did I buy that?”

Beardman has been in the interior design industry for 25 years, the last dozen as owner or co-owner of Bailey & Hart Interiors in Lake Forest. She said serving the individual client is what has made her business successful.

“We have something for everybody,” Beardman said. “I feel we can help everybody who comes in. We will work with each customer to customize a plan for what they want.”

Beardman and a business partner started the interior design firm, using their maiden names for the company moniker. When her business partner moved, Beardman bought her out but kept the “Bailey & Hart” name on the door.

The six-person firm’s business is centered in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Glenview and Chicago, but it has also designed the interiors of homes in Florida, Michigan and Arizona.

One client, with homes in four different states, has had Bailey & Hart handle the interior design for each residence.

“If we get the floor plans, we never have to be in a place,” Beardman said.

She said livable space is important to homeowners these days.

“Things (in homes) are not as formal as they used to be,” Beardman said. “But a lot of older people still want to keep elegance, and we can decorate for that. People will move into Lake Forest Place (a local retirement community) and want to have the interior design done.”

Sara Trausch, store manager as well as a designer, said staff will put in the time to make sure clients are happy with their home’s interior.

“It can be a long process,” Trausch said.

Beardman said that unlike some designers, Bailey & Hart will work with customers to tweak interior design plans or redo them entirely if it is not what the customer wants.

Designers will give the customer their thoughts, but Beardman noted that it is the customer who has to be satisfied with the project upon completion.

Beardman said one misconception out there is that interior designers are only for upper-income individuals and that they only deal with topend furniture.

“We can work with anybody’s budget,” she said. “No job is too small; no job is too big.”

Keeping people from cringing when they walk into a room in their own home is what keeps Beardman and her staff doing what they do.

“We don’t want them to make a mistake,” Beardman said. ■

New Consumer Awareness Hotline Helps North Shore Home Sellers Pocket Thousands of Additional Dollars When Selling Their Homes Winnetka – A new consumer awareness hotline gives North Shore home sellers a behindthe-scenes peek at the most common mistakes that people make when selling their homes, and shares tips on simple, inexpensive things to do that make homes sell for thousands of additional dollars.

“Some home sellers over-invest in expensive improvements that don’t significantly increase the value of their home,” said Anne West of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, “while other sellers fail to do the simple things that cost almost no money, yet always make homes sell for thousands of dollars more.”

West became so frustrated with seeing sellers make the same mistakes over and over again that she launched the Consumer Awareness Hotline as a community service. “It’s really nice to see that people are calling and getting benefit from the hotline,” said West. “We get calls from people thanking us for the tips.”

You can access West’s Consumer Awareness Hotline by calling 1-888-881-4309, ext. 15 to listen to a free recorded message or visit NorthShoreHomeOwner.com. *No content provided on NorthShoreHomeOwner.com is provided by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

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Edens paved the way for modern roads

■ by bob gariano The Edens Expressway is an essential artery for North Shore communities. It carries I-94 from the northern end of the Kennedy Expressway to Northbrook and then adds Route 41 from Wilmette to the highway’s northern terminus.

However, few of the tens of thousands of motorists who use this road daily know whom it is named for.

“William Edens may have been raised in humble surroundings, but his tenacity and vision created roadways and infrastructure that continue to benefit our North Shore communities to this day.”

The Edens was the Chicago area’s first limitedaccess modern highway when it opened in December 1951 as the Edens Parkway. It is named after William G. Edens, a banker and one of Chicago’s earliest and most active sponsors of paved roads.

Edens understood the importance of such surface travel infrastructure and also was cognizant of the cost of such projects. He became a champion of public road financing and sponsored the first Illinois bond issuance for major road construction in 1918.

Edens was born to working-class parents in Richmond, Ind. in 1863. He attended public school but dropped out in sixth grade. He started his working career as a messenger boy for Western Union and later became a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He soon found work as a trainman and conductor, and this led him to become involved with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. At age 24 he was elected vice grandmaster of this important Midwestern union.

As Edens became active in union organizing, he also became involved with politics and was selected to become a state organizer for the Illinois State Republican Party. While working for the Republican National Committee, he was elected chairman with supervision of the Organization of Railroad Voters. It was in this work that Edens was befriended by General Charles Gates Dawes, a leading political figure in Evanston. Edens impressed Dawes with his tireless work that helped William McKinley carry Illinois in his successful presidential campaign of 1896.

It was Edens’s connection with Dawes that created an opportunity for him to realize the most important occupation of his career. In 1905, Dawes invited Edens to join the Central Trust Company of Illinois. In this role Edens would soon observe how the private banking sector could be instrumental in providing public financing for infrastructure improvements, especially paved roads and expressways.

Edens’s interest and activities in road systems for Illinois led to his being elected chairman of the Illinois Good Roads Committee of the Illinois Bankers Association in 1912. It was from this influential position that Edens pushed through a $60 million roads improvement and construction bond issue in 1918.

William Edens had a precise crystal ball. His forecast of the future of our state included investments that were a sign of big developments in road travel.

When Edens started his campaign for the bond issuance in 1912, there were 70,000 motor vehicles registered in the state of Illinois. By 1918 that number had swelled to almost 600,000. In 2012 there were more than 7 million passenger cars and almost 4 million trucks and buses registered in Illinois.

Edens worked tirelessly to promote the bond issue and traveled across Illinois giving speeches about the need for modern road systems in Illinois. He was persuasive, and in November 1918 the voters approved the measure overwhelmingly.

The new expressway that would serve North Shore communities was the centerpiece for this investment, and it involved $23 million of design and construction costs. Planning started in 1930 and land acquisition began in 1942. By 1946 the first earth was being moved and paving began. The Edens Expressway was named the “Most Beautiful Expressway in the United States” when it opened for traffic on a snowy day in December 1951.

Edens continued to use his influence and persuasive talents to help philanthropic organizations throughout the 1950s. In 1956, as his health was failing, he moved into the Villa St. Cyrill in Highland Park, a nursing and retirement home.

He died in 1957 at the age of 93 and is interred at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, a short distance from the Old Orchard exit of the expressway that bears his name.

William Edens may have been raised in humble surroundings, but his tenacity and vision created roadways and infrastructure that continue to benefit our North Shore communities to this day.

Main Street columnist Bob Gariano can be reached at bob@northshoreweekend.com ■

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“...No Prom Pictures But Many Colorful Vistas” Dear potential buyer, Buying a home is more than purchasing a property and an address. It’s investing in a lifestyle and the potential of dreams fulfilled. To understand what our home offers “beyond the bricks and mortar,” I’m delighted to offer reflections on living at 7 North Green Bay Road in Lake Forest.

Visitors will view our Lake Forest home as historically significant, with architectural detail from a bygone era, a coveted address on Green Bay Road, and walking distance to town, Market Square, the train, and countless special amenities that East Lake Forest offers. However, the true experience of living in this home simply cannot be captured on a listing sheet or in a brochure.

We have scores of glorious trees on our 1.25 acre property — including magnolias, pears and crabapples flowering during alternate seasons — thoroughly enjoying what our younger daughter has always referred to as ‘our own botanical garden.’ Color-drenched vistas grace our floor-toceiling windows, and abundant southern exposures provide sunlight and warmth, even during the deepest days of winter.

Our picturesque and photo-ready home made us a repeat popular choice for pre-prom pictures at Lake Forest High School, giving dozens of families endless spaces to capture that magical afternoon.

Our home has plenty of room for grand entertaining and lots of cozy nooks for gathering, not to mention the requisite 15 closets necessary for a large family’s needs. We relish family and holiday get-togethers and inviting friends for the weekend, but forever embedded on our hearts are the countless play dates, sleepovers, birthday parties and game night marathons enjoyed here.

Architectural detail beckons from your first step through the front door. Teakwood, cherry and mahogany are carefully crafted into an elegant custom floor design in the foyer. Elegant Dentil and bead moldings, vintage French doors and graceful windows capture the era of our home’s design by noted architect Ralph Milman, best known for his work on the Lake Forest Post Office.

A true haven for quiet work and relaxation, our study is a thinker’s lair, offering a cozy feel with enveloping walls of books, built-ins, and stretches of beadboard trim. For fun, our first floor “man-cave/woman-cave” offers a unique space to bring in the seasons, the friends, the laughter, the libations.

Our master wing is a thoughtfully appointed escape, where one can lounge, converse, retreat, unwind. From elegant frescoed walls and ceilings to flowing rooms and a true sense of calm, it is an enclave of luxury unto itself.

Our home functions for the 21st century, honors a time where gracious living and afternoons of hide-and-seek reigned, and where one can feel solitude and peace amidst the busyness of life.

We know you’ll create happy memories here, too!

Please join our REALTOR®, Allison Murphy, this Sunday afternoon for a very special open house. No prom pictures, but many colorful vistas.

Most sincerely, The Prell Family

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Crowd pleaser

Moderwell — a Northwestern recruit — is in the middle of LF’s success ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Lake Forest High School soccer fans knew all about John Moderwell well before he played in his first varsity match in 2010.

He was a regular performer — at halftime of his sister Jennie’s home soccer matches. John and his younger brother, Matt, along with their father, Charlie, liked to hit the open soccer pitch rather than the concession stand between halves.

“They’d put on a show. They’d do bicycle kicks for the crowd,” recalled Scouts boys soccer coach Rob Parry, who coached Jennie Moderwell (LFHS, ’12).

John Moderwell no longer has to resort to fancy moves to wow folks.

The 5-foot-8, 150-pound senior midfielder does it with toughness, savvy and a team-first mindset.

“A lot of star attacking players do not like to do the dirty work, do not like to win the ball back after losing possession,” Parry said of the Northwestern recruit. “That is a part of the game that John loves. He loves to hunt the ball, and when his teammates see him working hard, it gets contagious.”

Moderwell has scored 12 goals and delivered eight assists for the 12-6-1 Scouts. Two of his memorable goals this fall: a header — from 12-18 yards out — in a 2-1 loss to New Trier, and a penalty kick in LF’s 1-0 defeat of Stevenson, a victory that clinched the North Suburban Conference Lake division.

Moderwell drew the penalty.

“Normally I don’t let the player who draws a PK to kick the PK,” Parry said. “Not that time. I wanted John.”

Moderwell relished the nod.

“I don’t plan a set spot before kicking a PK,” Moderwell said. “I like to try to read a goalkeeper [in mid-kick].”

Stevenson’s keeper dove to his left.

Moderwell blasted a low shot to the keeper’s right. It marked his fourth PK in as many attempts this fall “His knowledge of the game,” Scouts sophomore forward Matt Moderwell said of one of his brother’s strengths. “He also has strong [dribbling] skills and the ability to shake off defenders.”

John Moderwell was promoted to varsity about halfway through his freshman year. He scored his first goal for the parent club against Lake Forest Academy, on the Scouts’ senior night.

As a left back for club teams, he helped an Eclipse Select team and a Chicago Fire Juniors team capture national titles in 2011.

“There’s something about soccer. I’ve always been attracted to it,” said Moderwell, an Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association all-sectional (honorable mention) pick last fall. “The big games, the big moments … I’ve always liked those.”

Parry likes it when Moderwell positions himself anywhere near a ball in matches.

‘Well’ done: Lake Forest High School senior John Moderwell (No. 18) had 12 goals and eight assists during the regular season.

photography by joel lerner “Even if it looks like a 50/50 ball, he is coming out of there with it 100 percent of the time,” the coach said. “John isn’t just a great finisher and passer; he is also our finest tackler.”

Parry revisited some of his team’s statistics recently and was struck by Moderwell’s goals.

Not the number of his goals (12), a decent figure for a midfielder.

But when they were scored.

“So many of John’s goals have been the important goals, like the first ones or the second ones in a close game,” Parry said. “What I also really like is how many assists (8) he has.

This season he has excelled at making every player around him better. John runs the show from the midfield. He’s like a point guard in basketball, not a shooting guard.”

One of Moderwell’s biggest fans is Grandpa John of Gages Lake. The elder John likes to visit the Scout and drop off a variety of articles.

“He’s given me articles about college planning and soccer and other topics,” said Moderwell. “I like it when he does that. The encouragement he’s given me means a lot.”

Grandpa John might want to be on the lookout for copy related to economics. Moderwell’s favorite class these is days is AP Econ.

He and his classmates have been studying cost curves this month.

And where does the midfielder sit in his AP Econ class?

“In the middle,” Moderwell said.

Notable: Fifth-seeded Lake Forest was scheduled to host No. 12 Lake Zurich in a Class 3A regional opener on Oct. 23.

The winner will play either fourth-seeded Hersey or No. 13 Highland Park at Lake Forest High School’s West Campus for a regional title Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. … Matt Moderwell scored seven goals to go with six assists during the regular season. … The Moderwell brothers plan to play hockey for the Scouts this winter. ■

Scouts unable to carry the day against Pats ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Chuck Spagnoli picked up part of the sideline kickingnet apparatus and started carrying it off the field after a football game.

It would have been a perfectly normal act on Oct. 18 — had he been a Lake Forest High School kicker. Or long snapper. Or holder.

Or team manager.

But Spagnoli is the Scouts’ head football coach.

The unusual scene was akin to a CEO vacuuming an intern’s crumbs after a company lunch.

“He’s a good guy, a guy who is all in,” Lake Forest senior linebacker Jack Kutschke said after the Scouts’ 20-6 loss to Stevenson’s visiting Patriots. “All of our coaches are all in. “[Spagnoli],” he added, “cares so much about the team.”

LF (6-2, 3-2) did not take good care of the football against

the Stevenson (6-2, 5-0). The Patriots capitalized on two of the Scouts’ three turnovers in their sixth straight victory.

The visitors scored a touchdown after an interception in the first half and put six more points on the board following a special-team mishap in the second half.

“We never got any momentum going,” said Spagnoli, who spoke near midfield after an assistant coach relieved him of the apparatus-toting chore. “We had too many secondand-longs. Stevenson played hard and fast.”

Stevenson limited Lake Forest’s top running back, senior Hub Cirame, to 25 rushing yards on 13 attempts. Scouts senior quarterback Regis Durbin (12-of-27) finished with 100 yards passing and 45 yards rushing. LF senior David Glynn ended up with seven receptions for 67 yards.

Junior kicker Kyle Gattari (field goals of 22 and 32 yards) tallied all of the home team’s points.

Stevenson led 14-6 at the half, and it remained a onepossession game until the Pats scored their final TD at

8:05 of the fourth quarter.

“It was a tight game for a while,” said Kutschke, whose seven tackles ranked second among teammates behind junior linebacker Jack Traynor’s 11. “We fought hard.

We’ll get better.

“We still have all of our goals ahead of us.”

LF hosts Warren (6-2, 3-2) in its regular season finale Oct. 25 at 7:30 a.m.

Notable: LF linebackers Jake Cirame and Trent Williams and lineman Austin McIlvaine each had a tackle for loss in the loss to Stevenson. … Scouts linebacker Ben Audley and defensive back Geno Quaid (six tackles) each came down with an interception. Audley’s first-quarter pick followed senior DB Charles Moss’ tip of a Willie Bourbon pass and preceded Gattari’s first field goal. Bourbon competed 21 of 35 passes for 327 yards and three TDs. … Lake Forest’s defense forced six punts, five in the second half. ■

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Driven Kane, Ramblers secure program’s best showing at state golf Striking: Loyola Academy senior Isabelle Kane tied for second at the class 2A state golf meet.

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sports@northshoreweekend.com He clicked it in.

He brought it home safely.

Loyola Academy girls golf coach Jim Jackimiec wanted to make sure the Class 2A runner-up state trophy would return to Wilmette in one piece on Oct. 19.

So he did what any conscientious, protective person would do.

He secured the prize with a seat belt in the team van.

Jackimiec drove.

The hardware rode shotgun.

“He was glowing,” Ramblers senior Taylor Gentzkow recalled a couple of days after LA finished a program-best second to Prospect at the state meet in Decatur. “You should have seen him, skipping to the van with that trophy after we had posed with it for a bunch of pictures.”

Loyola opened the meet with a sizzling — and programrecord 299 — at Hickory Point Golf Club. Ramblers senior Isabelle Kane shot a sparkling four-under 68, and Gentzkow carded a sturdy 74. Loyola sophomore Blake Yaccino chipped in with a 77, while freshman Margaret Hickey contributed an 80.

Jackimiec’s club was in first place after one round, four shots better than Prospect High School.

“It was a lot of fun, watching our girls play on Friday,” Jackimiec said. “But we knew how tough of a team Prospect is.

“We knew Prospect wouldn’t just roll over.”

Prospect’s Knights shot a 309 to Loyola’s 322 in the second round and won the team title by nine strokes (612-621).

Three Knights finished in the top eight.

Prospect won its first state girls title in 2011, with a 643.

“That score we had,” Jackimiec figured, “is a score that would be good enough for the state championship about 80 percent of the time.

“Our girls played great the entire weekend.”

Kane (68-78) finished in a tie for runner-up honors a year after tying for fourth place at state.

All of Kane’s teammates had gathered near the 18th hole to watch her complete her stellar first round, which featured six birdies.

“We all sprinted down a hill and gave her a big huddle hug after her round,” Gentzkow said. “We were so excited about her amazing round, yelling, ‘Four-under! Four-under!’

She had no idea how well the rest of the team did. When we told her, she got all excited.

“All of us were amped up.”

Gentzkow (74-82) tied for 16th place. Hickey’s 159 (8079) was good for 30th overall and sixth among the freshmen state qualifiers. Yaccino (77-84) finished fourth among Ramblers, followed by senior Katie Boesen (85-86) and sophomore Nicole Wetoska (91-83).

Loyola’s previous best state showing was fourth, achieved

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since the 2003 season,” said Paul Harris, who has been coaching HPHS boys golf for the past 19 years.

Andrew Denenberg placed sixth that season and went on to play golf at Yale University.

“Pat is in good company,” said Harris.

Flavin came off a sensational summer — he qualified to the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur — and followed it up with a phenomenal fall. The Miami of Ohio recruit medaled in every tournament but one (Warren Invite).

“He’s been a model of consistency,” said Harris, noting that he finished the season with a 72.5 average.

Along with Glenbrook North’s Brian Ohr (1st, 141) and Nick Hardy (3rd, 144) and Deerfield’s Ian Kelsey (7th, 147), Flavin was one of four players from the CSL North to finish in the state’s top 10.

“That’s pretty impressive,” said Harris. “They’ve been marked men all year.”

Highland Park senior Sam Meitus wasn’t too far off. He shot a 36 on his final round at The Den, which placed him in six-way tie for 21st place.

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in 2007 and ’08.

The program’s appearance at state last weekend was its sixth in seven years.

“We were all disappointed when we didn’t qualify for state as a team last year,” said Santa Clara Universitybound Gentzkow. “What was special about our team this year was how well we meshed. We were always there to motivate teammates when things didn’t go so well. We discussed course management.

“Our goal all year was, ‘Bring home some hardware.’ We did that. It was a big deal.”

New Trier Boys Hinsdale Central took control of the Class 3A state meet on the first day.

The reigning champs shot a 295 to take a commanding seven-stroke lead on Oct. 18 at The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington.

And then, the Red Devils went on cruise control. They wound up beating a hard-charging New Trier team by 13 strokes, 616-603.

“What they shot on Friday was unbelievable,” said New Trier head coach Peter Drevline. “But we stuck with them on Saturday.”

The Trevians, who last won a state title in 2003, earned the second-place trophy by moving up two spots on the second round. They finished bettered Quincy and Glenbrook North by one stroke.

“We’re very excited,” said Drevline. “It’s a long season and to even get to the state meet is an accomplishment.

It’s a thrill to come home with hardware.”

NT also placed second in 2010 and 2009.

“Everybody contributed. It was a team effort,” Drevline said. “It’s great when you compete in an individual sport and play like a team.”

Junior Jack Junge, who shared medalist honors with Deerfield’s Ian Kelsey last year, had the team’s top score: 152 (tied for 16th). This year’s winner was Glenbrook North’s Brian Ohr (141).

Junior Will Connelly shot a 154 to finish in a tie for 21st place, while senior David Brandfonbrener and sophomore Nick Iserloth shot 157s. Senior Jack Hedstrom shot a 160, while senior John Wegener had a 166.

Highland Park Boys Patrick Flavin went into his senior season as one of the “marked men” in the Central Suburban League North.

And how did he end it?

He left an indelible mark.

In the Class 3A State Finals on Oct. 19, Flavin capped off his prep career by shooting a blistering 34 on his final nine holes at The Den. His 148 tied him for eighth and earned him all-state honors — and a place in school history.

“That’s the highest finish by a Highland Park player

Highland Park Girls In state tournament play, birdies had been hard to come by for Kelli Ono. “She had been down there twice — and she had never birdied a hole,” said Highland Park head coach Cathy Nachman.

The junior took care of that little detail, when she birdied the par-four fourth hole during the opening round of the Class 2A tournament on Oct. 18 at the Hickory Point Golf Club in Decatur.

And just for good measure, Ono also birdied the fifth hole on her way to a front-nine 38.

Ono was steady throughout this year’s State Finals. She finished Day One with a 78 and then matched that total on Day Two to finish with a 156, tying her for 16th place.

“I’m sure that she’s not satisfied,” said Nachman. “But she did a great job. Those were her best scores at state. Until this year, she had never broken 80.”

Ono finished in a tie for 15th as a freshman in 2011. She came in 34th last fall.

Teammate Liza Kraff shot an 81 on the first day. But the senior fell back on the second day and wound up in 67th place.

“It was windy but manageable on the first day,” said Nachman. “On the second day, the wind was howling.”

New Trier Girls Lexi Salberg put the finishing touches on a solid senior season.

Salberg was on fire on the first day of the State Finals in Decatur. She shot a two-under 74 to put her in the top 10.

She eventually capped off her career with the Trevians with a respectable 20th-place finish (157).

“She broke through this year,” marveled North Shore Country Day coach and local golf pro Joe Bosco. “I think she’s a Division I player in the making.”

As a team, the Trevians were unable to defend their state title. They wound up fourth (645), finishing eight strokes behind the third-place team: Hinsdale Central.

Sophomore Louise McCulloch had a strong showing for NT. She shot a 78 on the first day and wound up in a tie for 31st (160).

Senior Julia Schuham (164) and Lois Suh (166) were the team’s other scorers.

North Shore Country Day Boys And this, according to Coach Joe Bosco, was supposed “to be a rebuilding year” for the Raiders.

“We lost our three biggest stars to graduation,” said Bosco, who guided NSCD to back-to-back Class 1A state championships in 2011 and 2012. “I don’t think a lot of people gave us a chance to even get back Downstate.”

As it turned out, the Raiders weren’t that far from a threepeat. They wound up beating every team except El PasoGridley, who ended up winning by nine strokes, 647-656, on Oct. 18-19 at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington.

“Not a bad run,” said Bosco. “We’re proud to be the second-best team in our class.

“It wasn’t smooth sailing,” he added. “But I saw the early signs. I had a hunch we’d be pretty good.”

Here’s a scary fact … for the competition. Four of the team’s top finishers at the State Finals — juniors Andrew Blechman, Sam Reategui and Daniel Viellieu and sophomore Drew Miles — will return next season.

Blechman had the best showing at state. He finished in a three-way tie for 21st place (159). He was followed in by Reategui (164), Viellieu (169) and Miles (170), while senior captains William Skinner (173) and Jack Valenti (175) were competitive.

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team from the North Division.

HP had four other runners make the all-CSL North team: Marni Pine (22nd, 19:24.3), Celia Margolin (24th, 19:26.5), Robin Israel (29 th, 19:49.8) and Jasmine Gilling (31st, 19:51.9).

My, oh my New Trier’s Smith turns in dominant performance at CSL meet

New Trier High School junior Mimi Smith cruises to the finish line at the CSL championships. She won by nearly 40 seconds.

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sports@northshoreweekend.com This was a “My My, Hey Hey” performance by Mimi.

New Trier High School junior Mimi Smith found her rhythm early and put on a power display in the Central Suburban League cross country championships at Niles West on Oct. 19.

Smith won the girls varsity race by nearly 40 seconds. She cruised the school’s threemile course in 17:17.0.

She ran alone for most of the race — but never got lonely.

Or complacent.

Her thoughts?

“I kept reminding myself to go faster,” she said. “I told myself to keep pushing it.”

This was her best time ever on the Niles West layout, blowing away her previous PR (17:35) by a significant margin.

“Leading from start to finish allowed me to work on my splits, especially my secondmile split,” said Smith.

Smith, who ran No. 2 and No. 3 for New Trier last fall, took the torch — from the legendary Ackerman twins, Courtney (now at Illinois) and Jessica (Princeton) — and now she’s running with it.

Her commanding presence at the league meet was nothing new. Smith has competed in four major meets this fall and done exceedingly well: 1st at Wheaton North Classic on Oct. 5, 2nd at the Roy Gummerson Invite in Chicago on Sept. 28, 3rd at the Richard Spring Invite at Peoria’s Detweiller Park on Sept. 21 and 2nd at the Hornet-Red Devil Invite at Hinsdale on Sept. 7.

Smith, who finished 12th at the 2012 state meet, was hardly a one-girl band on Saturday.

The Trevians came up with a powerhouse team showing, placing seven runners in the top 10 and amassing a meet-best 19 points.

Maine South was second with 76 points.

“I’m real excited with the way our team finished,” said Smith. “Now’s the time to have that state-meet mindset.”

Youth definitely is being served with this NT squad. The team’s top five included two freshmen in Cara Keleher (3rd, 17:59.2) and Molly Schmidt (5th, 18:13.7), along with two sophomores in Kelli Schmidt (4th, 18:12.8) and Oona Jung-Beeman (6th, 18:14.8).

Seniors Kaitlin Frei (9th, 18:26) and Anna Sanfilippo (10th, 18:29) also earned all-CSL South recognition.

In the boys conference race, the foursome of Chase Silverman (4th, 15:25.2), Peter Cotsirilos (5th, 15:30.8), Om Kanwar (6th, 15:31.8) and Connor Trapp (7th, 15:34.2) surged to the finish line together and helped the Trevians to a first-place showing (33 points). Maine South was second with 61 points.

All told, New Trier placed seven runners in the top 16. All seven, including Josh Rosenkranz (11th, 15:47.6), Luc Duros (13th, 15:50.1) and Austin Santacruz (16th, 15:56.4), earned all-conference status.

Highland Park Winning the league meet certainly was in reach for Highland Park’s Angel Estrada.

But, in the end, the senior star ran well (15:10.4) but couldn’t close out a victory.

And that didn’t sit well with Estrada.

“He doesn’t like getting beat … by anyone,” said Highland Park head coach Kevin

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Caines, who watched his ace take runnerup honors to Maine South’s Jack Carpenter (15:05.1).

“But believe me,” the coach added, “he’ll bounce back.”

Estrada, who placed 43rd at last year’s state meet, has put together an impressive fall season. He claimed top honors at the Art Campbell Lake County Meet on Sept. 3 and Wheeling Invite on Oct. 12. He was second at the Hornet-Red Devil Invite on Sept. 7 and third at the Pat Savage Invite on Oct. 5.

“He’s running with the best around,” said Caines.

A win at the league meet would have looked good on his resume.

“To be honest, I went out too slow today,” said Estrada. “And when he (Carpenter) made his big move with about 1200 yards to go, I wasn’t able to cover it.”

Not all was lost. The Giants finished fourth in the race with 106 points. They outran all of their divisional foes to claim the CSL North title.

And then, there’s sophomore Brett Davidson.

“Awesome job,” said Caines. “He came through big time.”

Davidson was clocked in 15:52.8, which placed him 15th overall.

Junior Ben Casey, who usually runs No. 2 for the Giants, finished 22nd (16:03.7).

HP had five runners earn all-league recognition. The others were seniors Griffin Bojan (33rd, 16:19.6) and Jeremy Bloom (34th, 16:23.1).

In the girls race at Niles West, junior Lily Pickus led the way with a 16th-place finish (19:05.8) as the Giants outscored Deerfield 122-128 for fifth place. They were the top

Loyola Academy The race was held at Turtlehead Lake in Chicago.

But there nothing slow about Loyola’s Kathryn House.

The sophomore was rabbit fast at the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) meet on Oct. 19. House moved through the threemile course in 18:03. She beat St. Ignatius’ Alexis Jakubowski by 14 seconds.

The Ramblers also received fast times from Sarah Kelley (3rd, 18:28), Caroline Zaworski (6th, 18:43), Jackie McDonnell (8th, 19:04) and Samantha Evans (15th, 19:50).

But those efforts came up just a little short in the team totals. St. Ignatius edged LA 32-33 for the title.

On the boys side, things went Loyola’s way.

Led by Christian Swenson (2nd, 15:07.42), Spencer Kelly (5 th , 15:28.90), Teddy Brombach (6th, 15:29.31), Jack Carroll (9th, 15:37.95) and Matthew Randolph (12th, 15:43.76), the Ramblers earned a narrow victory over St. Ignatius 34-38 to capture the Chicago Catholic League crown.

Lake Forest Claire Yandell continued her fine senior season by claiming a top-eight finish at the North Suburban Conference meet on Oct. 19.

She cruised the course at Camp Henry Horner in Fox Lake in 19:29.82 which helped the Scouts to a fifth-place team finish. Lake Zurich scored 49 points to beat runner-up Vernon Hills (75).

The other LF scorers were Emma Allen (13 th , 19:47.85), Nora Burgener (21st , 19:57.24), Gabrielle Simeck (28th, 20:12.52) and Kelsey Schmidt (41st, 20:55).

In the boys race, sophomore Mark Myers led the Scouts with a 10 th-place finish (16:20.91).

The Scouts, who finished sixth (144 points), also received solid work from Liam Gayter (12th, 16:28.18), Matthew Mekaelian (38th, 17:13), Etienne Najman (39th, 17:14) and Sean Jones (45th, 17:23).

Woodlands Academy Caroline Watts turned in a sparkling performance at the Independent School League (ISL) meet on Oct. 17 at Washington Park in Chicago.

Watts ran a personal-best 18:06.11 on the three-mile course to finish with runnerup honors. She will compete in the Class 1A Luther North Regional on Oct. 26 (1 p.m.). ■

Mitchell, Korn deliver as HP improves to 7-1 ■ by t.j. brown

sports@northshoreweekend.com Defensive tackles Arie Mitchell and Jared Korn may not look the part. But they certainly have done their part.

Mitchell (5-foot-11, 185 pounds) and Korn (5-7, 165) aren’t exactly what you’d expect, size-wise, but they have been instrumental in Highland Park’s success. They came up big in CSL North wins over host Maine East, 46-16, on Oct. 11 and host Niles North, 21-20, on Oct. 18.

The first win clinched a playoff berth for the Giants (7-1, 4-0 CSL North), while their latest triumph set the stage for tonight’s game for the conference title with Glenbrook North (5-3, 4-0) at Wolters Field (7 p.m.).

Against Niles North, Mitchell led the team in tackles with eight solos (four for a loss) and two assists. Korn had one solo and three assists.

The week before, the duo had their way against Maine East’s O-line, which featured a couple of behemoths in Nick

Pavlovic (6-3, 315) and Kyree Brammer (6-3, 340).

“A lot of people ask what I play in football. I tell them D-Line, and they’re like, ‘Really? You look so small for a D-lineman,’ ” Mitchell said. “I have to find ways to prove people wrong. What matters is your technique and how quick you get off the ball.”

Mitchell put up some huge stats against the Demons: eight solo tackles, three assists, a sack and a fumble recovery, while Korn had two solo tackles, three assists and a forced fumble and recovery.

“We have great communication. We talk before every play and know what each other’s doing,” Korn said. “We know what gaps we’re going to hit before each play.”

The play of the Maine East game might have been Korn’s fumble recovery, which he returned 32 yards for the Giants’ second score of the game. With help from Mitchell, Korn stood up 6-1, 255-pound fullback Jared Kukovic and then stripped the ball.

Notable: Niles North’s physical defense caused some matchup problems for Highland Park, who trailed 20-14 with

6:31 left in the game. But the Vikings muffed a Highland Park punt, and Tommy Rudman recovered it at the Niles North 11. Facing a third-and-18 from the Nile North 19 after a sack, HP QB Tommy Sutker connected with junior Cole Greenberg on a fly pattern for the game-winner.

“When they called the play, I just knew I was going to be open be open and I was hoping (Sutker) would trust me and just throw it up there,” Greenberg said.

Sutker finished the night 13-for-23 for 177 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Kelshawn Shields rushed for 87 yards on 24 carries, while Grant Paley starred both ways, catching six passes for 109 yards and a touchdown while making seven tackles (one for a loss) and grabbing an interception.

In the win over Maine East, Sutker was 7-for-8 for 191 passing yards with two TDs. Paley (3 catches, 109 yards) hauled in a 51-yard touchdown pass on a fly pattern. And Jack McGuire (2 catches, 36 yards) caught a 26-yard touchdown pass on a fade which was highlight-reel worthy. ■

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Finke, MacKinnon stand out for NT — just like their moms did in ‘81

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Highland Park Casey Frommer had bronchitis.

Jessica Rosenberg had a strained calf.

When the singles players and doubles teams started Each Highland Park High School netter would have warming up for the championship matches at the Niles been excused for opting not to play in the singles final North girls tennis sectional on Oct. 19, two spectators at the Highland Park Sectional on Oct. 19.

But the juniors refused to go the white-flag route. must have had wonderful flashbacks.

Frommer defeated Rosenberg 6-1, 6-0.

New Trier High School graduates Cathy MacKinnon “We have a couple of tough young ladies,” Giants and Lisa Finke played for the incomparable Trevians coach Steve Rudman said. “They answered the bell. club that finished first and second in singles and They played well.” doubles at the 1981 state meet.

HP’s double entrants — seniors Nicole Berkman/ MacKinnon’s name was Cathy Van Pelt in her prep days, half of the state doubles champions.

Janine Cooper and senior Kimberly Rhum/junior Finke was Lisa Gollob, half of that year’s state Lizzie Raab — also played for a sectional title on runner-up doubles team. a home court. Berkman/Cooper topped their teamTheir daughters — sophomore Catherine mates 6-3, 6-2.

“It’s always hard, playing teammates at a tournaMacKinnon and senior Carol Finke — served as parts ment,” Rudman said. “But each team did some good of two New Trier vs. New Trier contests at the Niles things.”

North Sectional in Skokie.

Perfection and domination … again.

HP scored the maximum number of points (36) and “That was so cool to look around and see all of my captured the sectional championship, as all four of teammates playing during the finals,” said Carol its entrants advanced to state. Berkman and Cooper Finke, who defeated junior teammate Taylor Tamblyn have a good shot at landing a 5-8 doubles seed, based 6-1, 6-2 in the singles final.

Fuzz buster: New Trier High School senior Carol Finke slugs a backhand dur- primarily on their win over a strong Edwardsville pair in the regular season.

MacKinnon and NT senior partner Alex Wolkoff, ing sectional singles action on Oct. 19.

“Max points … I don’t think I’ve ever coached a meanwhile, lost 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Trevians Cammy photography by joel lerner team that has done that at a sectional,” Rudman said.

Frei/Lily Schroeder in the doubles final.

All four entries qualified for state, and NT (32 points) “Maybe I did and I can’t remember because I’m too old.” overwhelmed the nine-team field. to battle with yet another doubles partner at the Antioch Runner-up Evanston finished with 13 points. girls tennis sectional.

Loyola Academy “It’s a unique situation when New Trier plays New Trier, Miller, a Lake Forest High School junior, had competed Just another match. because as coaches we don’t want any perception of play- with three Scouts in doubles during the regular season.

That was how Loyola Academy sisters and doubles parting favorites,” Trevians assistant coach Kerry Hall said. She and senior Catherine Orfanos then reached the doubles ners Abby Witkowski/Caroline Witkowski treated each test “So we mostly just let them play. They are smart enough final at the Antioch Sectional on Oct. 19 after securing a at the Glenbrook North girls tennis sectional Oct. 18-19. to make tactical adjustments on their own.” state berth the previous day.

The healthy approach worked. The fourth-seeded pair “Our coach [Denise Murphy] expects us to play doubles beat a Glenbrook North tandem 6-0, 6-4 in a state-qualiFor New Trier’s netters, the sectional finals matches amounted to a glorified practice session. There were light with anybody on our team,” Miller said. “I trust her com- fying quarterfinal on Oct. 18 and ended up in fourth place pletely. New partner? My thinking has always been, ‘OK, the next day. moments. Familiarity can breed considerable laughter.

But all six Trevs took the championship contests seriously. fine.’ ” “They have good energy, and they’re maturing as a douLake Forest’s other doubles team, senior Victoria Falk/ bles team,” Ramblers coach Dave Bavlsik said of his reign“As our coach [Jerry Morse-Karzen] told us, the main goal in the finals was to make our teammates better,” Finke said. junior Colleen Morris, also advanced to the sectional final. ing Girls Catholic Athletic Conference-Red No. 1 doubles “All of us want to be as well-prepared for state as possible.” But that match was never played. champs. “Strategy was the focus today [Oct. 19] — choices, Neither was the singles title match between Scouts sis- shot selection. Developing the right mindset in doubles is Five of this year’s six qualifiers played for New Trier’s third-place team at state last fall. MacKinnon earned her ters and state qualifiers Elizabeth Zordani and Christina also something I wanted to see from them.

“I’m really happy. They’re playing well.” first state berth last weekend — and praise from a keen Zordani. observer.

Murphy’s reigning state champions easily won the Abby Witkowski, a junior captain, strikes groundstrokes “She is playing like a veteran,” Hall said. sectional with 36 points. All but Miller have state-meet to set up Caroline, a freshman who is comfortable poaching and finishing other points near the net.

The state meet was scheduled to start on Oct. 24 at experience.

The rookie is more outgoing than her big sis. She also “I am thrilled,” Miller said. “Cat and I … we’re friends, Buffalo Grove High School and many other sites. and our energy goes well together. [Preparing] for state, it respects her elder sibling.

Lake Forest will be about becoming comfortable with being aggressive "[Abby] is a responsible captain, always on task," Caroline It didn’t faze Margaux Miller in the least when she had and, at the same time, being consistent.” said. ■

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• 120 mary | glencOe

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• 561 circle | lake fOrest

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perfect weekend

THe North shore weekend

10/26 – 10/27/13

For Annmarie and Thomas Italy delivers a buon compleanno

We usually don’t go away during the summer since it’s so nice here.

Our birthdays and anniversary are within six days of each other in the summer, and usually our daughters and grandchildren come to celebrate. This year, we went to Italy instead of, as Thomas said, “having cake the whole week at home.”

We flew into Milan. We went to Varenna, a small town on Lake Como. We stayed at the Hotel Olivedo, a lovely family-owned spot where the mother just sat in a chair observing everything. The scenery was just stunning, with the Italian Alps in the distance.

They had a hop-on, hop-off ferry, which we took to Bellagio. It had great designer shops. We went to another town where we could tour mansions — unfortunately, we didn’t see George Clooney in any of them.

“They had a guitar player. He started singing ‘Happy birthday’, and the whole restaurant came over and started singing. We were overwhelmed.”

Annmarie Trapp, president of the Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitials, gets together with her husband Thomas.

photography by joel lerner

The food was great in Varenna. The local fish was excellent — it was a whitefish. The breakfast was fantastic — it came with ham, salami, and croissants to die for.

The last night in Varenna, they were having this big festival with unbelievable fireworks over the lake. We had a balcony with a view of the lake, so the fireworks were right in front of us.

We took a train to the Malfi Coast and stayed at the St. Regina Hotel on the Mediterranean. It was my (Annmarie’s) birthday — the maître d’ brought a tiny cake with a candle during breakfast — I guess they knew it was my birthday because of my passport.

Later we went to another town and to dinner at the Ristorante Mediterranean. The ambiance was wonderful — they had a guitar player. He started singing “Happy birthday,” and the whole restaurant came over and started singing. We were overwhelmed.

Annmarie and Thomas Trapp, as told to David Sweet

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