The North Shore Weekend EAST, Issue 68

No. 67 | A JWC Media publication

saturday january 25 | sunday january 26 2014

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sports

New York connections help lift Lake Forest Academy hoops.

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Randell Golman poised to raise money to fight cystic fibrosis.

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news

A new book on wine targets the non-connoisseur.

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

A new ice age Home hockey rinks flourish on North Shore. P8

George Nash skates in his Wilmette backyard.

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Goings On About Towns Find out about the best events coming up this week in the North Shore.

08 Skating around Some North Shore residents rarely have to leave their backyard in winter, thanks to their home hockey rinks.

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Melanie Wagner of Northfield has come out with a book on wine that’s geared to the regular drinker rather than the connoisseur.

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Snakes alive Despite its room of reptiles, the Wildlife Discovery Center in Lake Forest is less about being a zoo and more about conservation.

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Sunday Breakfast Randell Golman, an associate producer for VH1 in New York City, is back in town for the cystic fibrosis event she launched a few years ago.

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Growth of home rinks as smooth as ice

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ack in the 1970s, finding a home hockey rink on the North Shore was as likely as finding Bobby Hull hanging out in your backyard.

Plenty of sizable lawns dotted our area as they do today, but in the winter they were simply covered with snow — and any ice was courtesy of Mother Nature. I remember playing hockey on a friend’s neighbor’s frozen pond, but the idea of having two nets and boards was far-fetched.

Putting down hats and gloves for goals and perhaps a couple of sticks as boards was the norm.

Today, home hockey rinks are increasing each year. Kids and their friends love having a private spot to play their favorite sport, and parents enjoy watching their children have fun in the cold (sometimes from the comfort of their living room). Bill McLean fills us in on the trend.

Though home hockey rinks were unknown 40 years ago, makeshift baseball fields were pretty common. I remember playing home run derby with Rob Carmichael and others at South Park in Lake Forest, launching balls onto tennis courts and interrupting more than a few games.

Though Rob and I always played baseball, I had no idea at the time of his interest in reptiles and other creatures, though he insists it should have been obvious. Today he runs the Wildlife Discovery Center in Lake Forest, a fascinating spot at Elawa

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Childhood memories aside, wine has become an enjoyable treat as an adult. Melanie Wagner of It’s our January ClearanCe sale.

Northfield has written a book that, despite her ocWe’ve selected special merchandise and reduced it all 20-40%. cupation as a sommelier, is not a tome for wine It’s this month only, while stock lasts, so hurry in.

Because our loss is your gain. experts. It’s geared toward the average wine drinker, one who might feel odd going to a tasting and pretending to understand that, of course, the oak scent is emerging when one twirls the glass.

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That article is in this issue instead. I’ll blame the mishap on too much wine.

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The puck stops here Backyard hockey rinks are a winner for kids, parents on North Shore Luke Metz, Jack Woleben and Dominic Fontana enjoy the Metz's backyard hockey rink in Wilmette — which includes curved corners.

photography by george pfoertner ■ by bill mclean Snow starts to fall on Lake Forest resident Michael Ward.

He is not a happy man.

Ward pulls out his iPhone to thumb-tap an app. He needs to check out The Weather Channel app.

Once again.

“It’s the app I use the most,” Ward admits.

As he scans the day’s forecast, he thinks of the two-yearold ice rink in his backyard. It is 60 feet wide and 120 feet long — an enormous wintertime playground and a surface he prepared tirelessly to host 30 people (ages 3-45) for a New Year’s Eve/skate party last month.

A typical National Hockey League rink — such as the one a few miles southwest at the United Center — measures 85 feet by 200 feet.

“Watching our boys take care of the rink, shoveling the snow off it … now that was wonderful to see.” | Glenda Nash “Snow is the biggest evil of owning a rink in your backyard, because you can’t do anything on it until the snow is cleared,” Ward says. “Remember that day, not too long ago, when the wind chill was 30 degrees below zero? I was out there on my rink, shoveling.”

Central Street in Wilmette is home to three — three!

— backyard ice rinks. If Detroit is Hockeytown, USA, Wilmette is Hockeyvillage, Ill. Joel Metz’s rink on Central Street is also two years old.

He redesigned it for the second season.

“It’s now more professional looking,” Metz says of his prized venue, which is 35 feet wide, 60 feet long. “It has

48-inch boards, with curved corners, and I installed barrier nets at each end, sort of like the ones you see protecting fans at NHL games.

“Pucks,” he adds, “no longer fly out of the rink.”

The thought of transforming a plush, leafy yard into a frozen wonderland sometime after Thanksgiving is daunting to most along the North Shore. But the joys of being able to use an ice rink — located in a backyard, no more than a few feet from a hose reel or a swing set — far outweigh the challenges of maintaining it and dealing with a perennially fickle Mother Nature.

“It’s hard work,” Wilmettian Glenda Nash says of taking care of the family’s outdoor rink (24 feet wide, 48 feet long) on Central Street since 2010. “It’s cold one day, perfect for skating around. Then it warms up the next day, and you’re left with puddles and ice shards on the surface.

“But we [husband Ted and three sons] love it. Two of our boys [Adam and George] were born in January, and we’re usually out there on the rink during their birthday parties.”

Jim Stoller is president of NiceRink, an outdoor rink system company based in Genoa City, Wis. NiceRink sells brackets, boards, liners and NiceIce resurfacers. Stoller’s mission is to provide simple yet effective solutions to making and maintaining an outdoor ice rink.

“The biggest mistake people make is thinking their yards are flat when they’re not,” says Stoller, who has helped homeowners install backyard rinks all over the world, including the North Shore, for nearly 22 years. “Wilmette, Winnetka and Lake Forest … those areas are pretty flat.

It’s difficult to help homeowners in hilly regions, like parts of Minnesota and the Boston area.”

Jay Blunk lives in Wilmette. The Chicago Blackhawks’ executive vice president of business operations has had an outdoor United Center rink (OK, it’s not that big) in his backyard for five years.

“I considered the first two years apprenticeship years,” Blunk says. “The rink was not a very good one. But then I learned from other people who have them. We exchanged

notes. I improved the rink.

“Wilmette … what a huge hockey hotbed,” he adds.

“Everywhere you look, it seems, there’s an outdoor rink behind a home. The dads I’ve seen, spending the hours they do to get a rink ready — it truly is a labor of love.”

Blunk’s daughter is a figure skater, and his two sons are hockey players. When they’re at home, watching the Blackhawks on TV, they normally don’t grab snacks and swig beverages during intermissions.

They lace ’em up and hit the backyard ice, weather permitting.

One of Joel and Lisa Metz’s three children is six-yearold Luke, a Wilmette Gold Mite hockey player. His team went 8-0-2 in its first 10 games this winter.

Luke and his Mite mates like to gather atop the convenient destination to shoot, pass and bond. When the big outdoor cookie sheet is in high demand, Joel makes sure the boys use only half of it.

Luke’s sister, nine-year-old Leah, and her friends get to skate around the other half.

“My intent, before building our rink [in 2012], was to have a strong one, so kids could develop as players and skaters on it for 10 years,” Joel Metz says. “And now it’s a safer one, because of the curved corners. Kids could crash in a corner and not get hurt.”

Lisa Metz appreciates her icy, hyper-local amenity for a couple of reasons.

“Having the rink helps us get through the Wilmette winters,” she says. “Plus the kids love it.

“It’s nice,” she adds, “that they’re out there instead of inside, watching TV or spending more time with an iPad.” One of Glenda Nash’s favorite moments involving her backyard in the wintertime had nothing to do with a slap shot or a Salchow jump or catching up with friends near a fire pit.

“Watching our boys take care of the rink, shoveling the snow off it … now that was wonderful to see,” she says. “I hope they take care of us later in life.” ■

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Sommelier uncorks wine book for novices ■ by joanna brown

Northfield resident Melanie Wagner may be a certified sommelier — a recognized wine expert — but she considers herself a great defender of novices.

“Everybody who loves wine loves food, but people don’t apologize for how little they know about food the way they do about wine,” said Wagner, author of the recently published paperback by Chronicle Books, “Hello, Wine: The Most Essential Things You Need to Know About Wine.”

“Drink whatever you like. Don’t let people tell you what tastes better,” she adds. “There’s a real subjectivity to wine, and you can’t separate that any more than you can with what you like to eat or who you marry.”

She knows because it wasn’t that long ago that she was a novice. The Florida native said there was rarely a wine glass at her family’s dinner table, and it was a college trip to Italy that solidified her growing interest.

“The people we met treated wine as a really important part of the dinner table and the process of eating their meals,” she explained. “We were drinking very basic, local wines, but it was very natural for people to linger at the table, staying to talk after the meal was over.”

She moved to San Francisco after college, and eventually landed a sales internship with a wine distributer known for having the most knowledgeable staff around.

“I was definitely determined to know about wine,” Wagner said. “From the beginning, I said that I could be the smartest person in the room about wine.”

She carried reference books in her car and grew her sales through the classes she offered to the bartenders and waiters that poured her products. Customers encouraged her to offer similar classes for the general public — and her classes inspired a 20-chapter book.

“I never got a publisher for that one, but I did find a

book agent and then a publisher who said they loved my voice and wanted me to try writing a basic, gateway book about wine for novices. It was to be young, fresh and fun, but also very serious in the information it contains.”

Wagner immediately made a list of 60 questions she heard most frequently from her students. She aimed to answer them all in “Hello, Wine.” Far from a Q&A format, the book offers information in short sections filled with colorful illustrations and quotations from well-known wine lovers like Thomas Jefferson, Galileo and Robert Mondavi.

Her audience, Wagner explained, is the same crowd that attended her wine classes: young working professionals who are just starting to enjoy business and social situations with wine and food; young married people who are learning to host dinner parties; and older people who are stuck reaching for the same bottle of wine they have for many years.

“It’s a book to have on your kitchen counter for reference, like when you want a good food and wine pairing or need to see how to open a bottle without a corkscrew or wonder how long an open bottle can safely remain on the counter,” said Wagner, now the mother of two children.

In fact, she offers three alternatives for a missing corkscrew: one uses a tree trunk, one a screw and pliers, and the third a wire coat hanger.

Beyond answering these questions, Wagner hopes the book inspires novices to keep learning — as she did.

“There is also a real intellectual, spiritual side to wine. I’ve opened bottles and felt very connected to people and places, and even other eras if it’s an older bottle.”

Wagner has plans to offer several wine classes this year. Find a schedule at melaniewagnerwine.com or follow her on Twitter, @Mwagnerwine. ■

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Center goes wild caring for critters

■ by sheryl devore

Appearing happy as a clam, a 250-pound creature rests in a tub filled with 500 gallons of water at Lake Forest’s Wildlife Discovery Center.

Well, actually it’s not a clam, but Bruno — a 150-year-old alligator snapping turtle.

Bruno and more than 100 other reptiles and amphibians — many endangered and threatened — live at the Center, where they serve as ambassadors for conservation in a spot unique on the North Shore. Their biggest cheerleader, Center director Rob Carmichael — along with staff and volunteers — cares for the menagerie of critters.

“These animals help people get excited about conservation,” Carmichael says.

At the Center, kids and adults can see Indian star tortoises, rare venomous snakes, alligators, a lizard with a funnylooking horn and a 3-foot-long male Siamese crocodile – one of the most critically endangered species in the world.

Each animal arrived at the Center after being confiscated by authorities from humans breaking the law, discovered injured in the wild or transported here to become part of a conservation program.

“We try to mimic what it would be like out in nature for them,” Carmichael says.

Each glassed-in home has its own thermostat setting to make the animal comfortable, plus habitat materials such as dried leaves — which the Siamese crocodile loves.

The male came from a shuttered zoo in Florida as a hatchling and measured eight inches long. Under Carmichael’s care, it’s now 56 inches long. About 250 adult Siamese crocodiles remain in the wild, mostly in Cambodia’s remote highlands.

“We’re doing what we can do to keep this species thriving,” Carmichael says. This year, the Center plans to build a larger, indoor exhibit with room for a female Siamese crocodile. Carmichael hopes the crocs will get friendly and do their part to contribute to an international breeding program for the species.

Visitors can’t touch the crocodile, but they can rub their hands along the back of a rhinoceros iguana, a threatened lizard species from Central America.

The 36-inch-long, steely gray animal — with a snout that looks like a rhinoceros horn — loves to be touched.

When you scratch the bumpy, sandpaperlike surface of the reptile’s back, it feels (at least to the iguana) like shorebirds are picking parasites off its skin – an activity that keeps iguanas happy in the wild.

In another room, king cobras slither in one glassed-in aquarium, while a bushmaster, the largest pit viper in the world, shows off its brown, golden and tan colors and a mamba snake glows an almost iridescent green.

“We want people to see how beautiful snakes are,” Carmichael says. Research is showing that snake venom could be used to treat cancer, diabetes and other diseases.

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Rob Carmichael of the Wildlife Discovery Center get together with Bruno, an alligator snapping turtle who was born in the 19th century.

photography by joel lerner named Boris, who plays with a tennis ball and eats rabbits. The center is building a much larger space for Illinois’ only native cat, where he can romp in a pond and play near a waterfall. Boris was kept as a pet in a tiny cage, until he was brought to the Center.

When the Center’s addition is complete, “he’s gonna be a happy cat,” Carmichael says.

The Center also hopes to build an outdoor alligator house where the reptiles can rest after being taken for a walk on a leash outdoors. The public can visit the Center’s indoor exhibit for free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, except for major holidays.

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NEWS DIGEST REVIEW Lake Forest The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning approved a new segment of the Robert McClory Bike Path for funding.

Nearly $765,000 will be used to fund the construction of one-half mile of a pedestrian/bike path along the west side of McKinley Road from Illinois Road to Woodland. The Lake Forest project was one of eight projects selected for funding out of 37 considered.

Construction is scheduled to start in August and be completed by the end of this year.

Winnetka The Western Golf Association Board of Directors elected Dennis O’Keefe of Winnetka to serve as chairman. He had previously worked as Dennis O'Keefe the organization’s vice chairman.

He assumes a leadership role once held by his father, Jim O’Keefe, who served as WGA chairman in 1955-56.

O’Keefe, president of a Lake Forest law firm and a WGA director since 1992, said one of his top priorities is to continue raising the money needed to cover escalating tuition costs for the 840 Evans Scholars, with the goal of increasing that number annually.

PREVIEW Glencoe The Glencoe Junior High Project (GJHP) will present the musical production “Lucky Stiff,” an offbeat comedy based on the 1983 novel The Man Who Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, from Feb. 6-9.

Four performances will be held in Central School’s Misner Auditorium, 620 Greenwood Ave., in Glencoe. On Feb. 6-7, the play will begin at 7 p.m. both nights. It will start at 3 p.m. on Feb. 8 and at 1 p.m.

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Tickets will be sold in Central School’s Young Auditorium through Feb. 9. Tickets also will be sold one hour prior to each show, if available. The cost of each ticket is $12.50.

Lake Forest Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart alumna Jenny Sullivan Sanford (class of 1980) will give the keynote address during Career Day on Friday, Jan. 31 at 8:30 a.m. at the school, 760 E. Westleigh Road in Lake Forest.

Sanford was born and raised in Winnetka and is a graduate of Georgetown University. She worked six years at a Wall Street banking firm before being campaign manager for her then-husband, who won seats as a U.S. Congressman and as governor of South Carolina. Sanford published a memoir, “Staying True,” a national bestseller, in 2010.

Other speakers include: Sherree Burruss, Woodlands Academy class of 2008; Kiki Hamilton Clark, Villa Duchesne class of 1982; and Sarah Personette, Woodlands Academy class of 1997.

North Shore Concern Worldwide U.S. will honor Northfield resident Marie Tillman, president and co-founder of the Pat Tillman Foundation, with the 2014 Leadership Award, and Glenview resident Susan Walsh, founder and president of Little by Little, with the 2014 Humanitarian Award at its Women of Concern Awards Luncheon on Feb. 28 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Says Joseph Cahalan, CEO of Concern Worldwide U.S., “Their compassion and commitment to bringing equal access to healthcare and helping veterans and active service members fulfill their academic dreams have undoubtedly touched and transformed the lives of thousands of people.”

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Standout Students

Quintet is passionate about all that Xazz ■ by angelika labno

Highland Park High School students Daniel Jonak, Adam Adelstein, Michael Brook, Sam Subar and Michael Salgado make up the Xazz Quintet.

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Five Highland Park teenagers from different musical backgrounds have found a commonality in jazz — a genre thought to be beyond their years.

“It’s unique that we’re all high school students, yet it’s not even through our high school,” said drummer Sam Subar, 17.

The formation of Xazz Quintet began when guitarist Daniel Jonak, 16, and bassist Michael Salgado, 15, approached Subar after last year’s Highland Park High School Battle of the Bands. With the addition of Adam Adelstein, 17, on the piano and Michael Brook, 15, on the saxophone, their sound was refined into a sophisticated jam band. The band was purely instrumental until the recent addition of Dylan Kahn, 16, on vocals.

The members are also active in school groups such as Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Jazz Ensemble and the marching band.

Barely a year together, the guys have already caught a break: they were invited to play at the 2013 All Souls Jazz Festival in Chicago. Held at the Chopin Theater, the annual festival — mirrored after Krakow’s famous one in Poland — plays host to renowned jazz professionals.

“Being kids and playing there was pretty cool,” said Subar. “It really inspired us to start delving more into jazz and our own style.”

With backgrounds in heavy metal, classic rock and Latin, the band can adapt their set lists to whatever venue and audience. They especially enjoy adding funk and R&B elements to their original and cover songs. Many of their shows have been held at private and charity events, but they are open to all opportunities.

“Jazz is easy-listening music that you can have at a private party with cocktails, or you can have it be really loud with the charisma of a rock concert,” said Jonak. “Because it is so malleable, you can use it so well to your advantage.”

The malleability of jazz allows for much improvisation and interpretation, which in turn lets the band members expand their musical scope and grow as musicians. Subar adds that jazz has challenged him the most out of all musical styles.

“Jazz can be defined in two ways: a concoction of every music genre or the origin of every modern music genre,” he says.

“Jazz is easy-listening music that you can have at a private party with cocktails, or you can have it be really loud with the charisma of a rock concert.” | Daniel Jonak The band — whose songs are available at www. soundcloud.com/xazz-quintet — is focusing more on rock as members gear up for next month’s HPHS Battle of the Bands. To strengthen their stage presence, the pianist recently acquired a keytar — a guitar with piano keys in place of strings. In the coming months, they hope to start recording with their new vocalist.

“I hope we can grow to play with some pretty well-known and talented people in the jazz business,” said Jonak, “and in time, maybe start selling records — because who doesn’t like to make some money too?” ■

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Executive enjoys giving money away ■ by katie rose mceneely

Jim Styer

“Anywhere we give money, it’s very much needed, and it’s very rewarding. “ | Jim Styer We also support Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, and all the way down to Evanston with the Cradle Foundation. We take care of our seniors at the North Shore Senior Center.

It’s been a lot of fun — we’re taking care of a lot of people who need a lot of help, and a lot of these non-profits are not getting the support they need form the state.

Additionally, I’m 75, and I’m the managing director at Mesirow Financial. Those are both things I’m very proud of.

Eating: I’m not a very gourmet eater. I like to barbecue a lot. My wife loves salads. One restaurant we like right now is Merlo’s in Highland Park.

What is your favorite mistake?

Not getting involved in what I’m doing sooner. It’s a lot of pleasure, giving money away. I used to raise money for different organizations, and this is a lot more fun. I don’t have to ask anyone for anything; I just give money. And anywhere we give money, it’s very much needed, and it’s very rewarding.

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Reading: I read a lot of spy novels. I like certain authors like David Baldacci and John Grisham. For the brainy kind of reading, my favorite book is “War and Peace.” The most recent book I really enjoyed was “The Nine” about the Supreme Court. I spend a lot of time reading grants — requests come in, and this last year we reviewed about 65 of them. After we reward them, we get a progress report about four months later. I like to read about that and see the good we’re doing in the community.

Listening: Broadway music. My favorite probably is “Les Misérables.”

Watching: I go to a lot of movies, but if you ask me to remember the names, I can’t. I did see the new “Hunger Games.” “Homeland” is my favorite. We also watch “Revenge,” “Scandal,” and “Bluebloods.” And one new one, “The Blacklist,” with James Spader. It’s a little gory sometimes.

Following: What I really follow is my industry, which is insurance. Healthcare is the big issue today; everybody’s reading about it 24/7. I read “The New York Times,” “The Wall Street Journal” and “Business Insurance Magazine.”

I also follow all of the Chicago sports teams.

Activity: The Healthcare Foundation was established in the year 2000, when we merged Highland Park Hospital with Evanston Hospital (now part of North Shore University HealthSystems). It was established with funds from the community; we took $100 million and established the foundation to give money for healthcare for anywhere the Highland Park Hospital services. In 13 short years we have [granted] $80 million. Probably our largest grantee is the Friends for Health Connection. We don’t raise money; we only give to non-profits. And Friends for Health supports a lot of health services for the Lake County Health Clinic that Lake County would not do.

We’re probably giving 50 grants this year and besides

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Younger generation follows her into the Nightcap ized because of the genetic disorder.

“I’ve always been an athlete. That’s helped me a lot.

But the cold in the winter — I cough a lot more. A cold for me will last a month — then I’m on different medicines, an inhaler.”

Golman has attended the Grand Chefs Gala— which raises more than $500,000 annually for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — for more than 15 years. Her parents, Cidney and Jeff, are co-chairs this year. Forty restaurants prepare appetizers for about 700 guests, who vote on their favorites.

“It used to be us begging restaurants for chefs – now they beg us to be a part of it,” Golman points out. “We get hundreds of requests to be in it.”

Golman lau nched the Nightcap event, which is in its third year, after she realized her twenty-something friends couldn’t afford the $500-perticket cost of the main event.

For $10 0 , beginning at

Only 26 years old, Randell Golman has already worked on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie (O’Donnell) Show and Katie, hosted by Katie Couric.

“I remember watching TV at breakfast as a child and idolizing Katie Couric,” says Golman, a 2005 alumna of Highland Park High School.

Though she loves the entertainment world and her brushes with celebrity, Golman left New York City this month to live at her parents’ home in Winnetka, mainly to help with a project she launched: The Grand Chefs Gala Nightcap, to be held after the Grand Chefs Gala (grandchefsgala.com) at the Fairmont Chicago on Friday, Jan. 31.

Golman was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis — which principally affects the lungs but also the pancreas, liver and intestine — at three months old.

“I was born tiny, a nd I wasn’t d igesti ng my food. When my parents kissed my hand, they realized it was salty — you lose a lot of salt with cystic fibrosis,” says Golman, who’s never been hospital-

9:30 p.m., they can participate in a raffle and silent auction and enjoy the offerings of the city’s top mixologists and pastry chefs.

The first year was a sellout — 350 tickets. Golman says word-of-mouth and social media helps publicize the event.

“I’m glad I can get the younger generation involved,” notes the co-chair. “Whatever I can do to raise money I’m always interested in, because this is my life.”

“I’ve always been an athlete. That’s helped me a lot. But the cold in the winter — I cough a lot more.” | Randell Golman Back in New York, she works as an associate producer on two VH1 shows: The Gossip Table, a morning celebrity news show featuring five gossip columnists who break news in a Times Square studio, and Big Morning Buzz Live, a morning pop culture talk show which features a live band to close each show.

“It’s really fun if it’s a band that I love,” says Golman, who recently enjoyed a visit by The Back Street Boys.

For both shows, she comes up with segment ideas, helps book the guests and interviews them before the show, and procures music, video and more. She works from 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m. before walking back to her apartment in Hell’s Kitchen.

Growing up, Golman enjoyed acting (“I loved being on stage — I loved the butterflies before the performance”).

Her goal was to become a sports anchor. But after earning a masters degree in the communication program at DePaul University, she soon found the entertainment world was too much fun to leave — though her ultimate goal has yet to be reached.

“I’ve always wanted to be in front of the camera,” says Golman, who appears as an extra on the VH1 shows every so often. “If I could be one of the five Gossip Columnists — gathering the stories, getting to be in front of the camera — it would be so much fun.”

And fun is what she expects her three younger brothers will have at the Nightcap event — especially since their big sister has invoked a new rule.

“They can’t come solo,” Golman explains. “I told them they have to bring dates this year.” ■

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Comedian likes to Spike the punch(line) ■ by gregg shapiro Depending on how you know of him, Spike Manton will either be a familiar voice (from his time as a host on FM radio talk shows and sports talk on ESPN Radio), a familiar face (from his years as a standup comedian working both the club and corporate circuits) or you will have heard his words spoken by others (from his work as a playwright).

A graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, Manton relocated to Chicago and then to Evanston, where he currently lives with his wife and two children. Manton’s latest play, co-written with regular collaborator Tim Clue and called “Standing In Matoon,” is described as “a middle-class comedy about hope and desperation.” If you didn’t catch it from the title, the play is set in Mattoon, Ill. “Standing In Matoon” follows a divorced bagel factory employee (along with an unusual cast of characters) and runs through Feb. 1 at Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (jpactheatre.com), 3801 S. Central in Cicero.

I spoke with Manton this month.

Gregg Shapiro: Spike, you have made a name for yourself on radio and stages in Chicago. Who are your radio heroes?

Spike Manton: I moved to Chicago in 1986 and I took right away to Steve Dahl. I really loved listening to him, and it was really great to eventually be a part of his show.

GS: Who are your stand-up comedy heroes?

SM: I had several Bill Cosby albums that I would fall asleep listening to every night, so without question he would be a huge early influence. I have a ton of comics I really enjoy, but the guys who I had a chance to work with who had a big impact on me were guys like Brian Regan and Larry Miller, who were such great writers. Also, I learned a great deal from a Chicago legend, Jim Wiggins, who was a huge help and an influence to me and a lot of young comics in Chicago.

GS: One of your specialty areas of comedy is corporate.

Would it be fair to say that working men and women are in need of a laugh now more than ever?

SM: I would certainly agree with that. I think most comics are actors at their core, but I am just a writer who performs. I am probably a little more business-oriented than most, having actually worked for Procter & Gamble for a few years, I think I have an ability to connect and understand the corporate environment pretty well. It is why I really enjoy performing for corporate audiences.

GS: Does that mean you never work blue (adult language and subjects)?

SM: It’s not that I never work blue, or don’t really appreciate that style of humor, but the corporate shows really don’t allow you to go in that direction. When I do work a club, I do sometimes work a little more blue just because I

can and it’s nice to do something a little different. But the reality is I am usually in a no-blue zone.

GS: A lot of stand-up comedians have parlayed their acts into sitcoms, with Jerry Seinfeld being one of the best examples. Would you like to have a sitcom, and if so, what would you like it to be about?

SM: I don’t have any desire to be in a sitcom, but I would love to write one. I have files of dozens of shows in tattered files and would be happy to have a show be about any one of them.

GS: Have you ever auditioned for, or thought about auditioning for, “Saturday Night Live”?

SM: Right out of college I auditioned for Second City and I am really confident that it was the worst audition of all time. I am a comedian who has literally no acting skills at all. So, no, never, ever have I thought about anything like that again. I have thought about writing for SNL a lot, but no more auditions.

GS: “Standing In Mattoon” is your latest theatrical collaboration with Tim Clue, with whom you wrote “Leaving Iowa.” How did you and Tim first meet?

SM: We met in college at Bradley University when I joined the speech team so that I would improve my skills to be a better lawyer. I discovered the comedy event — and the rest is tragic history.

GS: What makes you a good creative collaborator?

SM: It’s a plus and minus, but I always keep considering possibilities. Also, I think every good collaborator is, at his core, someone who can’t really finish anything on his own.

Tim and I always claim we are bad writers, but great rewriters. Our challenge is getting something down that we can start to change.

GS: How did the idea for “Standing In Mattoon” — which features a cast of characters, including “a recently divorced bagel factory worker,” as well as “a reverend who’s losing his congregation to a nearby Mega Church” — come about?

SM: Tim and I are both from small, rural towns, and we definitely have an affinity for small-town stories. However, Mattoon is really an intersection of several different things.

One was Tim’s fascination with the contests where people put their hands on a car and the last one standing wins, and although the actual contest is barely the backdrop for skin tightening the story at this point, it was an early building block for wrinkle the show. Also, we share a cynical view reduction of the over-comsun damage mercialized, mega-church atmosphere and reversal the idea of a texture rejuvenation spiritual man who was facing hisskin tiny church battling this phenomenon was very interesting.

Also, Tim worked at a food-processing plant, and the characters and stories that work in plants like that are fascinating to us, and add to that a town like Mattoon, where the bagel factory has stamped an identity on the town that is unique. In the end, they were all just the appropriate messengers for our story, which is simply about the struggle between what is, and what could be. We also like

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GS: You’ve written about Iowa and Mattoon. As an Evanston resident, do you think Evanston would make a good subject for a play and if so, what would the play be about?

SM: Anyplace could be a good subject for a play, but we always tend to think in terms of people, and their stories and struggles. Then we place it in a setting that allows options for those stories to evolve and develop. We have never started out with a place, and written from there, so I’m not sure what an Evanston play would be about for us.

I imagine there would be a place for ten coffee shops and condos that have lost half their value.

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

SM: It has its own character and identity, which is great, but it is still accessible to Chicago in 20 to 30 minutes by several different routes.

GS: Do you have any favorite Evanston dining, entertainment or cultural spots you’d like to share with The North Shore Weekend’s readers?

SM: The beach is a great attraction. Mount Everest is a terrific place my wife and I love to go to eat. Evanston is also home to great independent coffee houses, which are harder and harder to find, like Brothers K on Main Street.

Also, going to NU sporting events is a tremendous thing to have available just a few minutes away. Saturday afternoon football games in October are hard to beat. ■

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The more than 300 guests enjoyed cocktails while viewing tablescapes designed by local retailers. Several North Shore boutiques offered the wares, as members and supporters of the organization took to the runway. The evening event raised more than $65,000, going toward the Northwestern Settlement, which serves Chicago’s West Town community by offering services that engage its at-risk community members to help break the cycle of poverty. nush.org

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In the 1970s, Jackie Smith and her late husband Brooks — former owner of Smith’s Men’s Store in downtown Lake Forest — almost singlehandedly saved Gorton Community Center from the wrecking ball.

One evening after Jackie and her husband were cleaning up at a theater performance at Gorton, he took her on a tour of what had once been his school. In that moment, Jackie knew that Gorton was too precious to be demolished, in spite of its weathered state.

Brooks and Jackie devised a plan to rehabilitate the building using a volunteer corps.

Brooks and Jackie Smith revitalized Gorton several decades ago by focusing on cultural endeavors — art, music, and theater. In 2014, Gorton Community Center plans to do the same.

Nancy Hughes, a long-time Lake Forester and wife of the late film director, producer and screenwriter John Hughes — best known for movies such as “The Breakfast Club” — will endow the transformation of the current Gorton auditorium into the John and Nancy Hughes Theater. Her generosity will create a state-of-the-art performance space for Lake Forest and Lake Bluff residents.

“I’m elated to give my blessing to this theater named in memory of my late husband, John,” says Hughes. “He spent many of his best years, as a filmmaker and father, in the City of Lake Forest. Our family found it a fitting tribute to his film legacy, which often was set in Chicago’s North Shore.”

T he new theater will include: • N ew exterior entrance through the solarium, highlighted by a theater marquee

Thanks to a generous gift by Nancy Hughes, Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest will have a state-of-the-art theater soon.

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elegant wall of glass to invite people into the space • Modern sound and speaker system, including sound absorption panels • Digital lighting system • Monitoring and paging system that will allow communication between the backstage and dressing areas

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projector and digital video player • Movie-theater-quality screen for large format films Gorton will work closely with the City of Lake Forest throughout the building permit process. Working from the 2012 master renovation plan by Steve Wright of Wright Heerema Architects, Gorton has kicked off the development of the final architectural

plan. Once the plan is complete, the renovation will begin.

“Imagine enjoying Miracle on 34th Street with friends and neighbors after the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony or seeing your child perform their very first concert with state-of-the art sound,” said Gorton Chairman Blair Nagel. “Thanks to Nancy and her family, we will be able to provide these kinds of events for the community.” ■

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Draw Your Dream Horse Book Release Party | The Book Stall | 811 Elm St., Winnetka | 4:30 p.m. | RSVP by calling 847-446-8880 | Children’s author Patricia J. Murphy leads an after-school event focused on horses. It’s also a release party for her newest book, “Horse Club,” the story of two sisters who revitalize their school’s after-school horse riding program.

This event is recommended for equine fans ages 8-11 and is free and open to the public.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

Make-Up Entrance Exam at Regina Dominican

THe North shore weekend financial aid information will be given to students on exam day.

Clockworks 5th Anniversary Celebration | Clockworks | 34 E. Center Ave., Lake Bluff | 1-4

Fuentes for details at 847-256-7660 ext. 223 | Regina Dominican will hold a Class of 2018 Make-Up Entrance for students who did not test at another Catholic school on Jan. 11. Students should arrive at 7:45 a.m. as the exam will begin at 8 a.m. Bring test fees and two No. 2 pencils.

Calculators are not permitted. Applications for admission and

Free and open to the public. Richard Cahan will discuss examples of the photography of Vivian Maier in the recent book, “Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows,” by Cahan and Michael Williams.

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Pilgrim Chamber Players Winter Concert

Clockworks is celebrating its fifth year in Lake Bluff with a Valentine’s Party. Enjoy the collections of watches, antique clocks and jewelry. Children’s face painting will be available from 1-4 p.m., and the staff will assist in selecting a gift for your Valentine.

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Road, Highland Park | 3 p.m. | $20 per person, $15 seniors, $8 students | pilgrimplayers.org | This is the 17th season for the group and will feature the 20thcentury music of Villa-Lobos, Menotti and other composers played by a violin, cello, clarinet and piano.

| Lake Forest Baseball Association | The Lake Forest Club | 554 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest | 6:30-10:30 p.m. | Tickets $85 per person | lfba.net | Each year, the 12U teams look forward to a week at Cooperstown Dreams Park in New York, where they face teams from all over the U.S. To subsidize 12U costs for Cooperstown as well as to assist in keeping player fees low, the parents put together the LFBA Night party every year. This year’s party will feature casino tables, food and beverage, and a live and silent auction.

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Wilmette Historical Museum Annual Meeting and Lecture | Wilmette Historical Museum | 609 Ridge Rd., Wilmette | 2-3:30 p.m. | wilmettehistory.org |

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29

Winter Elegance | Lake Forest Flowers | 546 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest | 7:30 p.m. | Class fee: $75 | lakeforestflowers.com | Tired of the cold weather? Enjoy an evening of fun working with winter greens, branches and fresh-cut flowers. Each participant will take his or her design home. Participants must RSVP in advance by calling 847-234-0017.

Want to submit your North Shore event to Goings On About Towns? Send an email with the subject heading “GOAT” along with the particulars — Event Name, Event Location/ Sponsor, Event Address, Event Time/Date, Event Cost, contact information (web or phone) and a 30-word description of the event —to katierose@jwcmedia.com at least 14 days before publication, and we will do our best to get it in. ■

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Personal trainer engages toughest clients: children ■ by joanna brown

Of all the programs he’s led and of all the clients he’s coached in 25 years as a personal trainer, the advice that Bob Vani gives most often isn’t about grams of fat or heart rates.

It’s to get real.

“People come to me because they want to fit into a certain dress for a big event in three weeks; they want results right away. But that’s not reality. If you lose weight quickly, you’ll gain it back quickly. If you go slow, you’ll keep it off, and that makes sense to people.”

He’s working now with his toughest clients yet: children ages 8-14. Vani’s Fit 4 Kids program uses games and incentives in his Highland Park Studio to establish healthier habits the children can keep up for life.

“It’s a game in the style of Candyland, with Protein Palace and Carbohydrate Falls,” explained Vani, a resident of Deerfield.

“There are incentive and rewards for reaching goals and camaraderie among all the players. We talk about what is gluten and picking healthy snack like frozen blueberries. We go shopping for snacks, which they love.”

It’s not a lifestyle Vani remembers from his days growing up in Oak Forest; he comes from a pasta-loving Italian family. But he was a high school athlete and earned a football scholarship to Eastern Illinois University – before a knee injury sidelined him.

“But I loved nutrition and I loved the fitness aspect of athletics, and I went to Eastern anyway, without football,” Vani recalled. “I loved bodybuilding and helping people in the gym. I was a physical education major and a nutrition minor.” He took a job as a trainer upon graduation – and built his client base quickly.

Since then, he’s taught most every fitness fad to groups of most every size, and invented fitness equipment that has been sold on QVC and the Home Shopping Network. But he says they’re all built on the same principles.

“It always goes back to the same things: weight training, aerobic activity and eating right. It’s like a tripod, and if you take one leg away the tripod collapses,” he explained.

His new focus on children is driven by two motivators: his daughters, ages 13 and 11.

“Having kids opens your eyes up to things like drive-throughs and obesity rates; My family goes to fairs when we’re in Lake Geneva, and the obesity rates you see at events like that are out of control in kids,” Vani said. “This is a computer age, and our playgrounds are empty. No one is outside.”

In his gym, Fit 4 Kids participants are using a deck of playing cards and their naturally competitive spirit to do sit ups and push-ups. In the summer months, they run to the local water park.

“I know that kids don’t want to exercise, so the activities have to be fun and exciting,” he said. “You can only motivate someone who wants to be motivated.” ■

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World of talent Scouts swim team boasts international flavor

■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com One hails from Australia.

Another grew up in the Netherlands.

A third called England home for years.

One lived in Estonia.

And a fifth is from Italy.

They’re varsity swimmers at Lake Forest High School.

All of ’em.

“It’s weird, having that many,” Scouts coach Cindy Dell said of her international contingent, sort of a mini UN in Lake County.

“It’s also fun, so fun,” she added. “Some still have thick accents. They love to mimic each other. The cultural diversity we have … they all appreciate their heritage. The diversity also has a way of bringing everybody on the team together.”

The fastest freestyler of the five is junior Symen Ooms, from the Netherlands. The rookie Scout and his family lived in Wyoming before moving to Illinois before the start of the 2013-14 academic year.

The Dutchman has been a clutch man this winter, particularly in the 50-yard freestyle.

Ooms sped to first place in the event (21.99) at the Trevian Relays at New Trier Jan. 18, a week after winning the 50 free (22.25) at the Evanston Invite.

Those are heady — and head- Symen Ooms, who hails from the Netherlands, accepts a medal from his coach, Lake Forest High School’s Cindy Dell, turning — results. Five of the top during the Evanston Invite on Jan. 11. six teams at last year’s state meet photography by joel lerner competed at the Trevian Relays.

Reigning state champion New Trier topped the field at Evanston senior captain and breaststroker] Dell would have junior Daniel — and downright melodious. It on Jan 11. about Estonia.”

Smith (England) swim the leadoff drips politeness. Smith played an Kull got excited when he heard backstroke leg, followed by Kull instrumental role in the Scouts’ “It’s a happy coincidence,” Ooms said of his worldly squad. “It that Dell was thinking seriously (breast), freshman and Australian third-place finish at last year’s doesn’t matter where we’re from; about tapping four of the five to native Dylan Boyd (butterfly) and state meet, touching 12th in the we’re all swimmers. But, yes, we compete in a 200 medley relay at Ooms (freestyle).

100 back and swimming on a pair talk about our countries, compare a dual meet.

Smith moved to Lake Forest’s of top-three relays.

“Finally, a chance to try a for- school district six years ago. His our countries.

“It’s a nice mixture of people,” “I have asked Rasmus [Kull, a eign relay,” he said. accent, like Boyd’s, is distinct Smith said of the Scouts’ 2013-14

edition.

Added Boyd: “My teammates have been so connecting, so supportive.”

One of his teammates, junior Alessandro Raganelli, makes a resounding impact before some meets.

The Italian sings the national anthem at home contests.

“He’s got a beautiful voice; he’s an amazing musician,” Dell said of the breaststroker/IMer/freestyler.

“And he speaks five languages. He’s brilliant, a great all-around kid.”

A significant member of Dell’s varsity last winter swam the second leg on each of Lake Forest’s 400 free and 200 medley relays at the state meet. The former quartet placed second, the latter third.

That No. 2 leg, Bogdan Balteanu, was born in Romania and lived in Canada before moving to Lake Bluff and making some serious waves for Dell’s Scouts.

What is Balteanu doing now?

Still swimming, as a freshman, at an oh-so-American institution: George Washington University.

Notable: A split squad of Lake Forest Scouts finished ninth (86 points) at the Trevian Relays.

Ooms, junior Michael LeMay, Boyd and Smith won the JV (nonsenior) 400 free relay in 3:18.26, ahead of foursomes from Hinsdale Central (3:19.26) and NT (3:20.9). … Ooms placed fourth in the 100 free (49.35); Boyd took sixth in the 200 IM (2:04.81); LeMay finished sixth in the 100 fly (54.11); and LF senior Michael Van Antwerp was sixth in the 500 free (4:57.62), bettering his seed time by nearly four seconds. … Dell, on the Trevian Relays: “I love this meet, always have. It’s great to be in this pool and swim against the top teams in the state. Six of my swimmers are swimming in it for the first time, and they’re gaining valuable experience.” ■

Deep Trevians claim second straight invite title ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Mark Onstott walked poolside in the home natatorium last weekend, holding the Trevian Relays championship plaque.

New Trier’s boys swimming coach had just addressed his victorious Trevs in a corner on Jan. 18.

“I have no idea,” Onstott said after he was asked how many consecutive Trevian Relays his program had won.

“But I do know one thing,” the retiring coach added.

“This is my last one.”

His three-time reigning state champions sped to first place in seven events at the 12-team gathering. Each school fielded two entrants in each individual event, with the combined times determining the order of finish.

“It was a home meet, and we wanted to protect our house,” said Trevians senior Connor Fotsch, who served as the leadoff leg of the winning 400-meter relay (3:12.47) and clocked the fastest time in the 100 free (48.39).

Classmate Tommy Jiang’s time of 50.29 in the 100 free gave NT a winning aggregate of 1:38.68 in the event.

“We take pride in our depth,” Fotsch added. “We have the depth to do great things and continue New Trier’s amazing legacy.”

New Trier’s Jae Park and Matt Weiser dominated as a 200 IM tandem, with Park zipping to a 1:52.35 to supplant the meet mark (1:52.98) he set last winter. Weiser took third in 2:00.88.

The Trevians’ other championship efforts: 200 free (3:32.62 — Murphy McQuet, 2nd, 1:43.52; Willie Kinsella, 7th, 1:49.1); 100 butterfly (1:48.66 — McQuet, 2nd, 51.46; Riley Mech, 14th, 57.2); 500 free (9:50.26 — Max Robertson, 3rd, 4:51; Charlie Nash, 8th, 4:59.26); and 100 breaststroke (1:59.69 — Park, 1st, 57.36; Weiser, 5th, 1:02.33).

Jiang, Park and Mason McQuet followed Fotsch on that triumphant 400 free relay.

“I was impressed with the way we swam,” Onstott said a week after NT captured the Evanston Invite. “We were focused. We made progress. But we still have a lot of work to do.”

Notable: Fotsch’s winning time (48.39) in the 100 free at the Trevians Relay was a tad slower than his runner-up time

(47.88) at the Evanston Invite. But the captain wasn’t upset.

“I know where I messed up,” he admitted, without elaborating. “And I’m focused on staying positive.” … The tightest race at the Trevian Relays was the 200 free. Libertyville’s Matt Harrington nipped NT’s Murphy McQuet 1:43.511:43.52. That’s one one-hundredth of a second. That’s faster — way faster — than a blink of an eye.

Loyola Academy The Ramblers’ 200 free relay — minus one of its regular legs, sophomore Christopher Kearney — finished first (1:29.39) at the Trevian Relays.

LA coach Mike Hengelmann had deployed Kearney to swim in the event’s JV (non-senior) segment.

No Kearney, no worries.

Seniors George Finn, Cameron Shewchuck, Thomas Haracz and Michael Zahorik combined legs to edge a quartet from New Trier (1:29.53).

LA finished eighth (87 points) at the highly competitive invite.

Finn also touched third in the 50 free (22.2). ■

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Big Apple newcomers Quinn, Foust state their cases at Lake Forest Academy ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Diago Quinn tapped the opening tip to Isaiah Foust in Lake Forest Academy’s boys basketball game against visiting Holy Trinity last weekend.

It was a New York, New York moment.

Quinn, a junior and first-year Caxy, is from Washington Heights, N.Y. Foust, also a junior and rookie Caxy, is from Brooklyn.

The former Riverside Hawks AAU teammates live about a 45-minute drive from each other.

“They bring a toughness to our team,” LFA coach Matt Vaughn said after his club routed HT 72-41 on Jan. 17.

“And they’re both hard workers, great kids.

“The minute I met them, I knew they can’t get enough of basketball.”

Quinn and Foust shot hoops together at LFA for the first time last August — at 6:30 a.m.

Swishes by Foust and dunks by Quinn woke up birds that morning.

The 6-foot-10 Quinn is tall and raw, with a splendid upside. It appears to be only a matter of time before the center grabs crisp entry passes and scores at will.

The 6-foot Foust is a silky guard, a patient floor leader.

He owns an ideal temperament for a ball handler: confident, unflappable, wholly aware at all times.

“Basketball runs in my family,” Foust said after scoring 13 points against Holy Trinity’s Tigers (4-12).

His great grandfather, the late Ray Felix, played professional basketball for the Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers and Los Angeles Lakes in a nine-year career. Born in New York City, the 6-11, 220pound center was the first overall pick in the 1953 NBA Draft and was named Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds in the 1953-54 season.

“I saw one of his shoes,” Foust said. “Size 19. It was huge.”

Quinn did not play organized basketball last winter.

He did suit up for a season of prep ball in New York, as a freshman two years ago.

“I want to control games, offensively and defensively,” Quinn said after scoring 15 points, grabbing a team-high eight rebounds and collecting a team-high-tying four steals in the home win Jan. 17.

“I also want to be a player who keeps the team’s energy up, the team’s intensity up. I want things to run smoothly, and I want to do what I can to keep my teammates level-headed.”

Since Quinn and Foust did not play a sport at LFA during the fall, they chose to expend energy near volleyball courts.

They were, essentially, LFA’s top two girls volleyball fans.

“We got to eat a lot a free food,” Foust said, referring to one of the perks of consistently rooting for spikes, aces and digs.

Both would like to play hoops in college. One of Foust’s dreams is to dribble for an Ivy League school.

“I want to do what I can to improve my overall game and take that to the next level” said Foust, a fan of Golden State sharpshooter Stephen Curry.

Quinn’s dream isn’t as specific as Foust’s.

“I want to be great at something, not necessarily basketball,” he said. “I want to change the world.

“And I want to be somebody who is associated with hard work.”

Quinn made a dunk, after a pass from junior guard Ryan Clamage, look effortless against Holy Trinity. The emphatic bucket in the third quarter put LFA up 56-25 and started an 11-0 run.

Foust capped the stretch with an aggressive right-handed layup over an overmatched Tiger.

But he wasn’t thinking layup as he soared toward the rim.

“Dunk. I almost dunked it,” Foust said, smiling.

Be like Diago.

Foust wanted to be like Diago.

Notable: Caxys junior guard Dejon Brissett poured in a team-high 17 points and had four steals in the win against Holy Trinity. Clamage scored seven points and came down with seven boards. LFA shot 62 percent (29-for-47) from the field. The Caxys outscored HT 51-21 in the first half, while hitting seven treys. Brissett and junior guard Brandon Amoroso each connected twice from three-point land. Foust, Clamage and junior guard Alec Mesrobian nailed the other long-range shots. “We needed that,” Vaughn said. “I liked the way we moved the ball. Everybody was

Right stuff: Lake Forest Academy junior Diago Quinn throws down a dunk against Zion-Benton on Jan. 14.

photography by george pfoertner willing to share the ball. We were in the flow; that was good to see.” … Vaughn’s boys of winter defeated visiting Johnson College Prep of Chicago 68-51 on Jan. 18, improving to 6-5 after their fourth game in five days. (LFA went 2-2 in the busy span). Brissett paced the offense with 18 points, followed by Foust’s 15 and Quinn’s 12. Quinn also blocked five shots. … LFA’s scheduled game against Valeo Academy on Jan. 28 was canceled. ■

Isaiah Foust of the Caxys takes a breather during the Zion-Benton game.

photography by george pfoertner

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Highland Park’s Goldberg nears school mark in 500 freestyle ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Phil Goldberg claims his body usually speaks to him near the end of a grueling 500-yard freestyle race.

“Give up,” begs the Highland Park senior’s frame.

But Goldberg never does.

“Sometimes, though, I do wonder, ‘Why am I not a 50- or a 100-freestyle swimmer?’ ” Goldberg said before a recent practice. “The 500 … it’s physically and mentally challenging, and when you complete it, it feels like the biggest accomplishment.”

Burly and affable, the young man known as “Tank” ranks the 500 free as his favorite race. Before his freshman year, he swam strenuous freestyle sets at COHO club practices.

“Ridiculous sets,” he recalled. “But by the end of the summer, I remember thinking, ‘OK, I’m a 500 guy.’ ” His personal-best time in the event is a 4:52.

The state cut in the event is 4:47.32 The school record in the event is a 4:46, set in 1986.

“Big guy, smart guy, fun guy,” Giants coach Tim Sirois said of Goldberg, a tri-captain who touched first in the 500 free (5:00.54) and second in the 200 free (1:53.93) in HP’s 95-90 defeat of host Deerfield on Jan. 17.

“Cheery, too,” he added. “But he’s also focused.”

Goldberg will attend Vanderbilt University, possibly as a chemistry major. He is also thinking about pursuing a career in plastic surgery.

“I’m interested more in reconstructive surgery [rather than cosmetic],” he said. “I think I’m good at conceptualizing things, at putting pieces — like those of a puzzle — together.”

HP’s Giants produced impressive results in a two-day stretch last weekend. A day after downing

Phil Goldberg of the Giants checks his time during the dual meet at Deerfield on Jan. 17.

photography by george pfoertner Deerfield, Sirois’ crew captured the title at the St. Charles East College Events Invite on Jan. 18.

“We’ve been training with a lot of intensity all year,” said Sirois, an avid Detroit Red Wings fan who has drawn inspiration from “Leave No Doubt,” a book written by Red Wings coach Mike Babcock (with Rick Larsen). “It [‘Leave no doubt’] is a motto of ours, and they have bought into it.”

The initial final results at the St. Charles East Invite had to be returned — to the scorer’s table. The hosts had been announced as the victors. But the diving numbers hadn’t been tabulated, notably the firstplace points earned by HP senior tri-captain David Robbins.

The right results, at the top of the standings: Highland Park (431 points), St. Charles East (424).

“Half of our team was in a locker room when the scores were re-announced,” Sirois said. “We were already happy with how well we had swum, but the team was thrilled to find out we had won.”

Giants senior tri-captain Ben Laedlein won the 100 backstroke (season-best 54.51) and 200 backstroke (1:58.07) and swam on the victorious 400 medley relay (3:47.4, with sophomore Allen Tran, senior Jack Tresley and junior Eddie Kochman.

“Ben had a great meet, and he keeps making improvements in his start, which has really helped,” Sirois said of the Giants’ lone state qualifier (100 back, 34th place) in the 2012-13 season.

Laedlein was primarily a butterflyer when he transferred to HPHS from Texas before his sophomore year. Sirois told Laedlein back

then, “Hey, we need a backstroker.”

Laedlein was ready, willing and … bankable.

He is poised to supplant the school record in the 100 back (53.01).

“We’re training new sets this year,” Laedlein said. “We’re concentrating on race pace, instead of yardage, and it’s working out well. Everybody is holding times now — times that we were holding near last year’s sectional meet.

“We train hard, but there are times when we goof off. And [Sirois] sometimes joins in when we goof off.”

HP’s Giants wore their serious race faces for the test at Deerfield last weekend. HP went 1-2 in three events and won the 200 medley (1:44.13) and 400 free (season-best 3:25.95) relays.

Jordan Krawitz/Highland Park

Boys Basketball: The junior was 8 for 8 from the field as the Giants (12-3, 5-0) took care of visiting Glenbrook North 58-35 on Jan. 17. Krawitz ended up with a teamhigh 17 points to go with five rebounds and two steals.

David Sachs finished with 13 points, six assists and four steals.

David Hammes/New Trier

Boys Basketball: The junior guard was one of the star performers for Trevians, who went 4-0 and took first place in the Rockford Jefferson Tournament. He tallied 34 points in NT’s 72-71 overtime victory over Rockford Lutheran (15-1).

Then, in the championship game on Jan. 20, he had a team-high 20 points as the Trevians (12-7) defeated 13-2 Belvidere 74-69. The other wins came over Jefferson 55-32 and Belvidere North 80-60.

Jeannie Boehm/New Trier

Girls Basketball: The sophomore center tallied 17 points and three assists in her team’s 52-49 setback to visiting Nova High School (Miami, Fla.) on Jan. 20. Jackie Welch had 13 points, while Alexa Czyzynski added seven points and five assists. It was the first loss of the season for the

“We had a lot of swimmers rise to the occasion against a great team,” Sirois said. “Deerfield is outstanding and will be even better [at next month’s Central Suburban League North].”

Laedlein, Tran, freshman Levy Nathan and Kochman got things going with their victory in the 200 IM. HP sophomore Alex Grigorovich followed with a first-place 1:51.44 in the 200 free, ahead of Goldberg’s runner-up time of 1:53.93. Laedlein (2:05.83) and Tran (2:11.02) then finished 1-2 in the 200 IM. Goldberg (5:00.54) and Nathan (5:03.8) took the two top spots in the 500 free.

Goldberg, Nathan, Grigorovich and Laedlein combined legs to win the 400 free by nearly three seconds.

“They came up big,” Sirois said.

So did Robbins, the next day.

HP’s top diver recorded a personalbest 354.5 points at the St. Charles College Events Invite.

“He’s a linebacker on the boards, not afraid of anything,” Sirois said of Robbins, also a gymnast and bus boy/drink-order taker at Kevin’s Place in Deerfield.

Robbins’ toughest dive is an inward double (degree of difficulty: 2.8). His 2013-14 dive list is more challenging than last year’s.

And his plunges are sharper.

Notable: Laedlein easily won the 100 back (54.72) in the Deerfield dual. Tran overwhelmed the 100 breaststroke field, clocking a 1:03.76; the runner-up in the race finished in 1:09.37. … Nathan topped the 1000 free — yes, 1000 — at the College Events. His time of 10:19.97 bettered runner-up Nick Boryk of St. Charles East by nearly seven seconds. “[Nathan] surprised himself but not me,” Sirois said. “He swam a very smart race, stayed under control for the first 200 and then kept building from there.” … Sirois also lauded sophomore Jason Fox for taking fifth in the 100 back (1:00.47) and sixth in the 200 back (2:14.74). ■

She scored 14 points in each game.

On Jan. 18, the Giants (7-14, 4-2) dropped a 38-26 decision to host Palatine. Sophomore Dahlia Cohen had 10 points.

Annie Keller/Lake Forest

Trevians, who opened the season with 19 straight wins.

On Jan. 17, Czyzynski came up with 19 points and four assists in a 73-26 win over visiting Waukegan. Kathryn Pedi had 10 points and three assists. Izzi Bosco had four assists.

On Jan. 14, Boehm (19 points) and Grace Gahlon (10 points) led the way in a 63-33 victory over Hinsdale Central.

Girls Basketball: She finished with 14 points and four rebounds in LF’s 50-39 setback to host Libertyville on Jan. 18. Teammate Grace Torkelson had eight points and 11 rebounds.

Keller also led the Scouts (4-15) in their 42-34 loss to visiting Lake Zurich on Jan. 16. She had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Kate Arnson had six points and two blocks.

Lucy Hoffman/Highland Park

Girls Hockey: The junior turned in a stellar performance in the Scouts’ 6-0 victory over the Evanston on Jan. 19. Newtown notched a hat trick and dished two assists. Anna Bleck added two goals, while Caroline Knop also lit the lamp once.

Newtown (12 goals, 7 assists) and Bleck (14 goals, 5 assists) are the team’s top scorers with 19 points apiece.

The other leading scorers include Chandler Scoco (7 goals, 5 assists), Ava Applebaum (8 goals, 2 assists) and Nina Wilson (3 goals, 7 assists). ■

Girls Basketball: The senior guard scored in double figures in two games last week. She had a team-high 17 points in HP’s 44-46 win over Wheeling on Jan. 14.

Then, she tallied 10 points in the team’s 55-45 victory over host Glenbrook North on Jan. 17.

Classmate Sarah Glazer had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists against GBN. She came up with 13 points and six rebounds against Wheeling.

Lizzy LoGrande, a senior guard, also helped the cause.

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Boys Basketball Lake Forest HS: Evan Boudreaux needed one of those patented 30-point games on Jan. 17, when the visiting Scouts took on Stevenson.

With 30, Boudreaux would have hit a milestone: 1,000 career points.

But the 6-foot-7 junior settled for a mere 22 points in a hard-fought 66-50 loss to the mighty Patriots (14-1).

Thus, heading into Tuesday’s home game against Vernon Hills, Boudreaux needed only eight points to reach the benchmark.

He also is closing in on the all-time scoring mark at Lake Forest (1,495). That record is held by Matt Vogrich, a 2009 graduate who went on to play Big Ten basketball at Michigan and brother of current Scouts junior Steve Vogrich.

In that game at Stevenson, there was a crazy amount of talent — five Division I athletes — on the court. In addition to Boudreaux (12 rebounds, 5 blocks), who has seven scholarship offers, the list includes Stevenson’s Jalen Brunson (basketball), Connor Cashaw (basketball), Matt Morrissey (football) and Nick Dillon (football).

“It’s always fun to go against Brunson,” said Boudreaux, who used to play with the Patriot point guard in club basketball (Next Level Performance).

“Obviously, he’s a great player, great competitor. We get after it.”

Brunson led all scorers with 25 points.

“It’s a privilege to play against Evan,” said Brunson, who left NLP last spring and joined Mac Irvin Fire.

“When you step onto to the court against a good friend, it always brings out the competitive spirit.”

Cashaw, a shooting guard, finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

“Connor is as talented as any player in the state,” said Boudreaux, who still teams up with Cashaw at NLP. “Personally, I think he’s very underrated.”

The only other player in double figures for LF was junior Noah Karras. The shooting guard came off the bench and netted 11 points on three three-pointers and a nifty baseline drive.

“Noah is an aggressive player,” said LF coach Phil LaScala. “He’ll be getting more and more playing time.”

Boys Basketball LF Academy: Guard Dejon Brissett was down, flat on his stomach, in the second quarter of the Caxys’ home game against Holy Trinity on Jan. 17.

But the scene did not concern the home fans in the least.

It entertained them.

The game ball had rolled underneath a set of bleachers, and the dynamic junior gladly slithered his 6-foot-1 frame under the gym’s furniture to retrieve it.

After flipping the ball to a ref, Brissett returned to the court. The home fans cheered.

Those same fans erupted when Brissett threw down a violent — and chills-inducing — dunk in the third quarter of LFA’s 72-41 victory.

He finished with a team-high 17 points and four steals.

Girls Basketball Lake Forest HS: Delaney Williams may be only 5-foot2, but the freshman has filled a huge void for the Scouts.

The Scouts lost their starting point guard, when talented junior Brooke Green sustained an ACL injury at a team camp in the summer.

Williams came to the rescue.

Williams, a club soccer player for FC United, is a true point guard. She’s a solid ball-handler, passer and defender. And she’s been able to handle the daily grinds of varsity basketball.

“She’s had to learn on the job. And she’s had

Loyola Gold’s Mathew Szafoni (No. 58) reaches for the puck as St. Viator’s Adam Czarnecki checks Loyola’s Ryan Hill (No. 56) and John Buck (No. 32) during action on Jan. 18. St. Viator won 5-4 in an overtime shoot-out.

photography by joel lerner to learn fast,” said LF head coach Kyle Wilhelm.

“She definitely has been a pleasant surprise.

“I knew of her,” the coach added. “But also knowing that she’s a club soccer player, I didn’t know if she would come out for the team.”

Williams has the athletic gene. Her brothers — Trent and Owen — were star football players at the school.

Trent Williams, a senior outside linebacker, earned allstate honors in the fall and will play college football at Colgate. Owen Williams, a 2012 grad, was an all-state running back who is now playing at the University of Dayton.

Stick Nation

Girls Lacrosse Lake Forest HS: Catherine Catanzaro, a two-time All-American field hockey player for Longwood College in Virginia, will be the head girls lacrosse coach for the Scouts this spring.

She comes in with plenty of experience. Catanzaro served as the head girls lacrosse coach at Highland Park (2006-08), Warren (2009-13) and Episcopal School of Dallas (2001-03). She led her Texas team to a secondplace finish at state.

Catanzaro currently a JV field hockey coach at Lake Forest.

Slap Shots

Boys Hockey New Trier Green/Loyola Gold: Things could not be any tighter in the Scholastic League. NT Green is the top team in the standings with 35 points. Loyola has 34 points.

Glenbrook North also is competitive: 30 points.

Matt Solberg, a senior captain, is the top scorer for New

Trier (26-5-1) with 26 goals and 23 assists. The first-place squad also is getting solid production from juniors Brent Segvich (27 goals, 10 assists), Jason Kuker (13 goals, 12 assists) and Brad Glass (10 goals, 14 assists).

NT Green is getting solid play from two goalkeepers: Jack Junge (542 saves) and Jared Merens (444 saves).

Zach Stoll is pacing the LA Gold attack with 19 goals and 10 assists. He had a pair of goals in team’s 5-4 overtime shoot-out loss to St. Viator on Jan. 18. Scholl, who also scored in the shoot-out, was assisted by Jack Boersma and Cal Callahan. The other goals were scored

by Hayes Williams and Nick Kropp. Matt Szafoni and Ryan Hill had assists.

The other scoring leaders are Axel Lifvendahl (13 goals, 14 assists) and Callahan (10 goals, 17 assists).

Honored for their Efforts

Hall of Fame Highland Park HS: Two former standout athletes — Juan-Pablo Galvan and Jason Zaremski — will be inducted in the school’s athletic Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony at the school on Jan. 31. They will be introduced prior to tipoff, when the Giants boys basketball team entertains Maine West at 7 p.m.

Stat Monsters

Girls Hockey Loyola: Senior Erin O’Connor is the leading scorer in the Metro League with 28 points. She also was the leading scorer a year ago, The other offensive leaders include Emma Wright (14 points), while Valerie Caldwell (13 points). The team is 9-3-3. ■

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Loyola’s Morrissey continues to burn twine as one of Illinois’ elite three-point shooters ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Three-point shooters are drawing cards.

They’re home run hitters. They’re touchdown makers.

Jack “Quick Draw” Morrissey has been a long-distance darling at Loyola Academy for three seasons.

You watch him — with heightened anticipation.

The 6-foot-2 senior guard isn’t one to shoot from the hip. He’s too humble, too quiet for that.

But, when it comes to dialing it up from downtown — city blocks — Morrissey is not shy. He’s got the quick trigger.

Lining up from 19 feet, nine inches — and beyond — is in his comfort zone.

Wanting to take the tough shot in the tough moment is part of his DNA. “For Jack, the three-pointer is a highpercentage shot,” said teammate and fellow long-distance sharpshooter James Clarke.

The other day, LA head coach Tom Livatino, who is as emphatic in a huddle as he is in a phone interview, touted Morrissey’s prowess from the perimeter.

“Jack Morrissey is the best threepoint shooter in Illinois. Period!” said the Ramblers’ coach.

Period.

Exclamation point!

Just before Christmas, Morrissey reached a milestone: 1,000 career points.

And, on Jan. 17 in a 70-51 victory at Leo High School, Morrissey had another watershed experience. He sank six threes against the Lions, giving him 273 for his varsity career and placing him 20th on the IHSA’s all-time list.

If he remains true to form, Morrissey figures to pass up a local legend: former Glenbrook North and Duke University star Jon Scheyer, who is ranked 15th (284).

The No. 1 spot? That appears to be out of reach. Washington’s Matt Roth (2005-08) has the record: 464.

Loyola Academy’s Jack Morrissey is averaging 17.1 points per game. In 16 games this season, he’s made 61 three-pointers. He has 273 for his career.

“I didn’t realize it, until coach told me,” said Morrissey, who wants to teach high school math some day. “It’s cool. But it’s really a team thing.

“I’ve been blessed to have great coaches and teammates (at Loyola),” he added. “A lot of it is due to them.”

What impresses Livatino is that Morrissey has scored all those points with a target on his back.

“It’s not like he sneaks up on opponents,” said the coach. “It’s not like the people we play don’t know who he is. They’re trying to take his shot away.”

And the current Loyola system doesn’t lend itself to a lot of high scoring.

“When you consider our style of play,” said Livatino, “it’s difficult to have someone score 1,000 career points.”

But Morrissey’s game is bent that way.

He truly is a modern-day gunslinger.

His release — from just about anywhere on the court — is lightning-quick. So fast, in fact, that it would make Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok envious.

“He’s a catch-and-shoot shooter,” said Livatino, “who’s got the ability to get a shot off in a small window.”

Morrissey takes advantage of those windows of opportunity with good shooting technique.

“He’s got good feet. He sets up well,” Livatino said. “And he’s got the quick release.”

Morrissey is at his best when he sets up in the outer regions of a basketball court. He’s a range rover in maroon sneakers.

He likes to push the limit. He hit backto-back NBA threes in a recent win over Mount Carmel.

“It’s pretty hard to guard somebody who is shooting from NBA range,” said Clarke.

“He’s confident shooting it from anywhere.”

His range didn’t just appear out of thin air.

“A lot of it is conditioning. To be able to shoot deep shots, you have to have strong legs,” said Morrissey, a big fan of J.J. Reddick, a Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard. “I did a lot of leg work in the summer. If you’re not in good shape, you’re not going to shoot well.”

Morrissey has mastered the step-back three-pointer.

“I started doing that when I was in the seventh or eighth grade. It probably is my best move,” said Morrissey, averaging 17.1 points and for the 14-2 Ramblers. “I’m just trying to create more space for myself.”

Morrissey, who has canned 44 percent from three-point territory during his threeyear career, also is trying to perfect the more difficult side-step three.

“It’s a counter to the step-back three,” said Morrissey. “Someone showed me that in practice one day.”

And then, there’s the runner. In one firsthalf possession against visiting Evanston in December, he executed that shot to perfection. It also resurfaced in the game against Mount Carmel.

“That one goes way back,” said Morrissey.

As a second-grader going up against fourth-graders in pick-up games, Morrissey had to be cagey and resourceful. He had to figure out a way to get a shot off against bigger opponent. The runner did the trick.

“He’s still a little bit of a specialist, but it’s a bad rap on him when people say he can’t score off the dribble,” said Livatino.

“They are just wrong about that.”

The LA coach also is a little miffed that no Division I recruiter has locked in on Morrissey.

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For john and erica, a grand time is always had on the island

We go down to Grand Cayman every year.

We really enjoy it.

We grab the 12:25 p.m. flight on Wednesday on Cayman Airways non-stop from O’Hare and land just in time to make it for sunset on Seven Mile beach with a glass of wine in hand. The next day we like to charter a boat to Rum Point for the afternoon and enjoy dinner at the Rum Point Restaurant. The catamaran back leaves after sunset, allowing you to enjoy the Milky Way as you head back across the bay.

The beaches are absolutely beautiful — calm waves and white sand. What you envision in your mind is what you get. The local people embrace tourists and visitors.

Stingray City is a huge draw. You get in two or three feet of water and touch the stingrays.

It’s one of the only places in the world where you can get that close. You can also swim with them.

“The beaches are absolutely beautiful — calm waves and white sand. What you envision in your mind is what you get.”

Members of the Associate Board of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Erica and John Scully of Wilmette are looking forward to Art in Motion — a fundraiser and juried art exhibition to support art therapy — which kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Northwestern University’s Lurie Center in Chicago For more information, please go to www.ric.org.

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Sunday comes all too soon. Your flight back to Chicago leaves at 8:15 a.m. Enjoy your complimentary rum punch on the flight home.

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