The North Shore Weekend EAST, Issue 98

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OUT & ABOUT How did residents answer this week’s engaging question?

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Bonnie Hillman Shay enjoys getting people’s houses in order.

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SPORTS

As football season beckons, a look at special team players.

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LOCAL NEWS AND PERSONALITIES OF WILMETTE, KENILWORTH, WINNETKA, NORTHFIELD, GLENCOE, HIGHLAND PARK, EVANSTON, LAKE FOREST, METTAWA & LAKE BLUFF

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IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

An eyelash store in Winnetka — which opened in June — concentrates on the 1960s’ look.

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Fashion designer Prina Bagia works with a landscape of colors.

LIFESTYLE & ARTS 19 OUT AND ABOUT

Discover the answers our roving photographer received to our weekly question to North Shore residents.

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HOME & DESIGN 20 SOUL SISTERS

Two Winnetka sisters got together a few years ago and designed a stunning home.

REAL ESTATE 22 NORTH SHORE OFFERINGS

Intriguing houses for sale in our towns are profiled.

22 OPEN HOUSES

Find out — complete with map — what houses you can walk through for possible purchase on the North Shore on Sunday.

SPORTS 28 FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIALS

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All eyes are on duo’s new business ■ by angelika labno Two leading ladies of the 1960s captivated many with their eyelashes.

Twiggy’s spidery lashes helped define fashion that decade, and Sophia Loren’s thick black lashes bolstered her smoldering look.

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The beauty industry veterans decided to bank on their fascination with their newest endeavour — The 60’s Beauty Lash studio in Winnetka (www.the60beautylash.com), which opened for business in June.

“We knew many women were driving downtown to get their lashes — we were one of them — so we decided Winnetka would be our first location,” says AmatoMiller, a Winnetka resident.

The studio embodies a 1960s vibe with its white lacquer interior, black-and-white

decor and a retro metal chandelier hanging above green velvet chairs. Framed images of Brigitte Bardot, Twiggy and others line the walls, and vintage fashion books rest on tables. Music from the decade plays in the background.

To pay homage to the gorgeous eyelashes of that era, the duo decided to make the 60’s Collection its first signature look, while tweaking it to make it wearable for this generation. The “Grace Kelly” look is described as classic and refined, “Natalie Wood” as alluring and subtle, and “Sophia Loren” as full and dark.

Women can also opt to create their own look during a consultation with a lash technician, who considers eye shape and existing lash line. The initial full set takes up to two hours as the technician attaches a lash extension to each existing eyelash and adds a curl.

“Women are looking for a different beauty element but not always going the plastic surgery route,” said Pecora, who resides in Glencoe. “Forget about Botox; this makes women feel refreshed and pretty. The transformation is remarkable.”

Pecora and Amato-Miller boast a combined 40 years of experience in the beauty industry working for and consulting at Harpo, Mario Tricoci and others. They plan to incorporate fundraising events and are working on a July event that will benefit the Winnetka Community House.

“We want to be a part of the community and a part of women’s lives,” said Pecora, with Amato-Miller adding, “and we want all women to feel pretty.” ■

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The Board of the North Shore Exchange announced plans to distribute $150,000 from the profits of its resale operation after its first full fiscal year.

As a philanthropic arm of the Women’s Library Club of Glencoe, the North Shore Exchange will distribute one third of this money to Family Service of Glencoe while the remaining two thirds of grants will support nonprofit organizations throughout the Midwest.

Says Scott Javore, chair of the philanthropy committee for the North Shore Exchange, “A lot of thought and consideration will go into selecting groups to honor whose causes best align with our philanthropic mission of improving the lives of children and families with the greatest need.”

LAKE FOREST

Mark Pasquesi, manager of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group in Lake Forest, and Kelly McInerney discussed the loss of one of the office’s top agents, Carolyn McLaughlin, of McLaughlin & McInerney.

Carolyn partnered with McInerney for more than 14 years. During that time, the team consistently won awards for high sales volume.

“Carolyn was a true professional in every aspect of the business,” says Pasquesi. “Carolyn and Kelly were an amazing team. In recent years, Carolyn turned over the reins to Kelly and was so very proud of her success.”

Says McInerney, “She was everything to me, a friend, a mentor, a partner, a mother, a sister. I will carry on my very best, as always, the way she would have wanted me to.” .

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Jamie Garard, a financial representative with Northwest

ern Mutual’s McTigue Financial Group, is being recognized for his work with Working in the Schools (WITS) as a recipient of the company’s 20th annual Community Service Award.

The honor identifies Northwestern Mutual financial professionals who demonstrate exemplary service with a local nonprofit. In addition, the award secures a $15,000 grant for the nonprofit the representative supports.

Garard has been involved as a tutor for more than 11 years and has served as a member of WITS board of directors since 2006.

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The day includes scramble-format golf, lunch, dinner, prizes and awards. A shotgun start at noon will be followed by cocktail hour with appetizers at the Evanston Golf Club in Skokie.

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Prina Bagia is a fashion designer living in Skokie. Her label, Prin, is sold at Paul Miller Boutique in Lincoln Park.

Reading: I like to read, when it comes to novels, fantasy stories — like “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” — to get the imagination flowing. I also like to read fashion blogs and see what’s going on out there. I’m still looking into a bunch of different ones, and I try to find new ones every day.

Listening: I really don’t listen to music that often any more, because I’m so focused on sewing.

I do like Justin Timberlake and the wonderful Beyoncé.

Watching: I still have a day job so on my breaks, I like to people-watch. I love seeing how everyday working moms have such fashionable clothing —girly sundresses with big diaper bags.

I like to watch any movie possible — nonfiction, sci-fi. It keeps my creativity flowing.

Following: It depends on my inspiration at the moment — my last collection was inspired by print and color. I had flow-y skirts and crop tops, nothing fitted and

restricted. People want to be more loose and fluid in movement rather than stiff and in a suit.

Activity: As a child, I always created. I loved making things.

It wasn’t really until college that I realized this could become a career. I was an apparel design

“As a child, I always created. I loved making things. It wasn’t really until college that I realized this could become a career." | Prina Bagia major and really perfected my sewing so I could make the foundation of the garments. The design came from being more creative.

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from there. It’ll be more intricate pieces that what we’ve already seen.

This is the third collection I’ve created. I’m pretty broad when it comes to my colors — my first collection was chartreuse. My second collection was basic, grey, black, and navy. To keep this collection fresh, I went with jewel tones and bright colors. I love to work with tulle. It is so amazing to work with — you mold it to whatever you love. I’m a big fan of silks, because it feels so fantastic when you wear them, and I love to applique flowers. It enhances basic silk.

I absolutely love Elie Saab as a designer — he makes such phenomenal pieces, so girly, so feminine, but so intricate. Everyday life inspires me to create something new, and my Indian heritage is something has stuck with me. Alexander McQueen has also been a big influence, because his stuff is so artistic and creative.

And Dior is so classic and so feminine.

I do everything by myself; I create the patterns and mockups and actual runways samples. You can see it online at prinbyprina.com.

Eating: I love hot wings. I could probably eat them every single day, if I could. I love anything spicy, really.

W hat is your favorite mistake?

When I sketch, I sometimes don’t even look at the paper and my hand sometimes just moves.

From there I’ve created some really unique pieces. The final piece from my first collection is called “The Beast,” because I created it by accident and it turned into such a beautiful ballgown. ■

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WINES OF THE WEEK

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Within the last two decades, Spain has become one of the most successful premium wine exporters in the world.

A cadre of young, ambitious and technically gifted winemakers took their notoriously backward wine industry to respectability by adopting international quality benchmarks. These rising stars still provide some of the best value finds for cost-conscious oenophiles.

SATURDAY DINNER

2002 Vega Sicilia Tinto Valbuena, Ribera del Duero, Spain; $160 This estate has reigned as

the most prestigious ultra-quality producer of Bordeaux-style wines for more than a century. Its original owners loved the grand chateaux so much, they decided to bring the vine clippings from the top vineyards and planted them on hillsides with the best sun exposure and drainage. The Cabernet and Merlot grapes have thrived there ever since.

Following a decade-long renovation Vega Sicilia has taken another leap in quality in recent years that make it a real challenger to the best wines of Bordeaux — but at a fraction of the price. The aroma and flavors resemble its distant French relatives: black fruit, earthy minerals and stout acidity that beg for a sumptuous steak, roast, stew or cheeses. Best after 10-plus years of aging and two hours of decanting.

MIDWEEK MEAL

2000 Alejandro Fernandez Dehesa La Granja, Zamora, Spain; $45

A living legend, Senior Fernandez commands tremendous admiration in a nation controlled by old wealth. With only a high school education he grew up poor and toiled as a farm worker for years. One day he tinkered with the design of a small tractor that could do the heavy lifting work on steep vineyards — and then produced the first mechanical grape harvester.

He quickly made a fortune and decided to invest in wine-making technology.

His spectacular results made his first estate, Pesquera, a cult wine internationally. Then he ventured to Zamora, a hinterland of rustic wines that suffered from a total lack of respect even in Spain. By instituting best practices in viticulture and oenology, he pioneered the leap of quality of Zamora and this estate to global acclaim within a decade.

A hearty and generous athlete of a wine abounding with dark berry and black cherry flavors, it competes favorably with French or Italian luminaries at half the price. Best paired with grilled/smoked meats, sausages, fish or BBQ after 10-plus years of aging and one hour of decanting.

BEST VALUE

2011 Condesa Eylo Verdejo, Rueda, Spain; $15

This white wine gem originated in the mountainous Rueda (“Roo-ay-duh”) region, home to the Basques and the bull run of Pamplona.

The altitude provides cool and sunny conditions for the Verdejo (“Vayr-day-ho”) grapes to ripen slowly, which allows for a rich concentration of green apples and melon fruit flavors.

The nearby tapas bars in San Sebastian have traditionally served this wine with their sampler plates of olives, stuffed peppers/ tomatoes, seafood salad, cold cuts like Jamon Iberico and Lomo (smoked pork loin) to guests like Ernest Hemingway — who wrote “The Old Man and the Sea” as well as other novels there. A quaffing favorite of siesta and leisure seekers.

Questions? E-mail wines@jwcmedia.com

A MATTER OF TASTE

Bakery is a sweet deal

■ by katie rose mceneely

Candice Hunsinger is the owner and baker at Cacao Sweet & Treats bakery in Lake County, which participates in the Lake Bluff Farmers Market.

How did you start baking? I have been in restaurant management since I was 16, and I always loved baking — I love the energy and fast pace.

Even when I was working crazy hours, I found time to bake. All my co-workers told me it was my calling, and eventually it was what I did.

Years baking professionally?

July will be five years.

Best recipe tweak? Truthfully, I think it’s using the best possible ingredients. Aside from actual chocolate, if I don’t make it, I don’t serve it.

Graham crackers, peanut butter, vanilla extract. It’s just really pure flavors I’m using. I want that to shine.

A big important part of what we do is being organic, made from scratch.

We’re using organic ingredients, local when possible. It’s important and lends to the quality of the product.

Signature dish? We do a lot of different things —fresh bread, sweets, and pantry items. One of our new

cookie. We use three types of chocolate; they’re crispy on the outside and soft in the center.

What do you like to eat at home? I keep it pretty simple. I make all of our meals — a peach cobbler I do for my husband [influenced] the peach cobbler in a jar here.

Worthwhile gadget? A bench scraper. It’s the greatest thing ever — you can use it for everything. And sheet trays.

Favorite cookbook? I don’t have one. I’m a cookbook hoarder, and I read them like novels. I do gain some inspiration, but it doesn’t alter what I’m already planning to do.

Favorite fruit? Raspberries are the greatest thing ever.

Funniest or most memorable kitchen incident?

There have been a few. My sister bakes with me as well — she’s my Candice Hunsinger photography by joel right hand. Today she was in the lerner moment where she dropped everyitems is our 122 bar. It’s our take on thing — a spatula, a bowl of melted a Snickers bar. That has really taken chocolate, a jar of sprinkles. You have off. It tastes like what a Snickers is to laugh at yourself. supposed to taste like.

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With summer days quickly ticking off the calendar, we asked one of our favorite mixologists—Sonja Kassebaum, co-owner of North Shore Distillery, the first craft distillery established in Illinois— to share her most creative, refreshing cocktail recipes with us.

Blueberry Basil Lemonade

1 1/2 ounces North Shore Vodka 3 ounces fresh lemonade 1/4 ounce simple syrup 10 fresh blueberries 2 leaves of fresh basil, plus 1 sprig

Steps

Muddle blueberries, simple syrup, and basil leaves in a glass; add ice, then vodka and lemonade. Stir well and garnish with additional sprig of basil.

Serves 1

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Leader for all the right reasons.

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More than , patients choose us for their post-hospital rehabilitation care

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Patients are leaving the hospital earlier and sicker than in the past. It’s critical that these patients choose the post-hospital provider that is experienced in providing the services they need to get back home and back to their lives.

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real experiences Bill “I choose MedBridge at ManorCare Health Services - Northbrook for aftercare following a complicated surgery on my right foot. After receiving therapy for two weeks, I think I will do very well at home. I feel better and the therapy team helped me a lot – Barbara, Jung, Roger and Mary Ellen were great, along with everyone here!. The food is good and a key component while working so hard in rehab. You can tell what’s going on in a facility by hearing laughter and seeing smiles from staff! I am highly satisfied, as my wife and I have both been to other facilities and I would recommend ManorCare - Northbrook over any other place I’ve ever been!”

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90 Indian Hill Road, Winnetka NEW ON MARKET WINNETKA-Classic brick Colonial situated on private wooded cul-de-sac. Welcoming entry hall with curved stair leads to professionally landscaped yard with pool and hot tub.

Formal living room is highlighted by fireplace and bay window. Inviting dining room is perfect for all occasions. Attractive family room overlooks yard and pool. Richly paneled library with fireplace is accessed from entry hall and family room. Newer custom kitchen includes wood cabinets, granite counters, island, butler’s pantry, and breakfast room with fabulous views of the property. Master suite is complete with dressing area and bath. There are 5 additional family bedrooms and 3 full baths on the second floor. Terrific lower level includes recreation room with fireplace and bar area, den with fireplace, storage and laundry. Additional highlights include circular drive, 4 car attached garage, rear stair case, hardwood floors and exquisite detail throughout. 12 Rooms, 6 bedrooms, 4 ½ Baths. $3,400,000. www.90IndianHillRoad.com

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OPEN SUNDAY 12-2 WILMETTE $1,195,000 www.1420Sheridan1C.com

KENILWORTH $5,250,000 www.245Sheridan.com

WINNETKA $4,600,000 www.97IndianHillRoad.com

LAKE FOREST $4,500,000 www.172Laurel.com

WINNETKA $3,900,0000 www.139SheridanRoad.info

NEW ON MARKET

WINNETKA $1,999,000 www.1170Asbury.com

WILMETTE $1,995,000 1336 Elmwood

GLENCOE $1,650,000 www.885ElmPlace.com

NORTHFIELD $1,395,000 www.2131Middlefork.com

WINNETKA $1,185,000 www.668ElderLane.com

WINNETKA $1,099,000 www.650Hill.com

WINNETKA $1,050,000 www.660Hibbard.com

WILMETTE $886,800 www.2131Beechwood.com

OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

NEW ON MARKET

EVANSTON $429,000 2407 Payne

NORTHFIELD $219,900 www.5040ArborLane302.com

WINNETKA $849,000 www.707Hill.com

NORTHFIELD $579,000 www.10Landmark.com

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OUT & ABOUT

Who was your favorite teacher and why? photography by robin subar

Jane Stickle, Evanston, Marshall and Catherine Hyman, Kenilworth Jane: Mr. LaBrie — he was funny every day, and it was the last class of the day.

Marshall: Mrs. Potempa, my second-grade teacher.

Because she was so nice!

Andrea McIlwaine, Kenilworth My third-grade teacher. She was so captivating and from Europe, and she drove a red Fiat and wore a beautiful skirt with a tennis-racket emblem.

Tom Miranda, Winnetka When I was in fifth grade, my neighbor’s father — Mr. Lee — he had a way about him because he was a musician and artist, and he had a manner of teaching that was so different.

Val Kilborn and Alice Neild, Winnetka Val: Kristen Anderson. She taught me that everyone is special and unique and to believe in yourselves and that I can be anything I want to be.

Alice: My Mom. She taught me that I can be myself, and that I deserve good friends. She stood by me during hard times!

GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWNS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

PORT CLINTON ART FESTIVAL

Port Clinton Square 600 Central Avenue, Highland Park Through August 24 More than 260 celebrated artists come together to showcase their work over the weekend. Kicking off the celebration is the 8th Annual Taste of Highland Park and runs in conjunction with the festival throughout the weekend.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

HEIRLOOM TOMATO WEEKEND

Chicago Botanic Garden, Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe August 23 and 24, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Heirloom Tomato Weekend will showcase more than 50 types of tomatoes. Expert staff and volunteers will be on hand to discuss unusual varieties, and the best tomatoes for salads, slicing, juicing, drying and making sauces and other dishes.

Activities include Garden Chef cooking series at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. and a Tomato Tour with Horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg at 1 and 3 p.m.

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Designing a house together is a true family affair for sisters ■ by thomas connors Every familial relationship, no matter how loving, has the potential to explode. And, while brothers can be merciless with each other, sisters can really make life difficult for one another.

In fact, the idea of them designing a home together — a life experience that can rate with death and divorce in the stress department — seems to be asking for trouble.

But Jeannie Balsam and big sister Laura Janssen braved the hazards of swatches, paint chips, and hardware and emerged no worse for wear a few years ago.

Winnetka resident Janssen, a marketing professional, was client to Winnetka-based designer Balsam. Their collaboration began even before they sourced a stick of furniture, as the two worked with The Reynolds Group to create a new home for Janssen, her husband Chris, and their three young boys. Once they had that project moving along, they turned their attention to complementing the home’s traditionally inspired architecture with interiors that project elegance and ease.

“When I am my sister’s for a party with family and friends, and everyone is just having a wonderful time, it’s beautiful.” | Jeannie Balsam That approach is manifest throughout the house. With its wainscot and crown molding, the dining room has a proper profile, but Balsam and Janssen gave it an almost insouciant edge.

“Since this house is composed so traditionally, we wanted to take one of the most traditional spaces and turn it upside down,” says Balsam.

Gone is the standard suite of furniture. Instead, there’s a custom Parsons table accompanied by white lattice-back chairs and lively patterned easy chairs. Even the oncesomber sideboard, a piece Janssen had in her previous home, has been jazzed up with a coral-colored glaze. And forget the usual red, gold, or terra cotta walls. Although clad with a classic Rose Cumming fabric, its green hue is fresh — and utterly unexpected.

One of the sisters’ greatest successes is the kitchen.

The bathtub and shower enjoy a sleek look.

The deft programming of the space and an understated touch in the finishes make the kitchen shine.

Although it conforms closely to today’s standards (big and anchored by an island), the deft programming of the

space and an understated touch in the finishes make it the opposite of the usual trophy kitchen, where mere square footage and stainless steel appliances trump anything that comes out of the oven.

“Our childhood kitchen had a big eating area, because there were five kids,” recalls Balsam. “But I cannot ever remember hanging out in there the way people do now.

You had dinner, you cleaned up, and turned off the lights.

“I am trying to get my clients to move away from having everything happening in the kitchen —meals, socializing, homework. I want them and their guests to appreciate and use the other parts of the house.”

To that end, she and Janssen made sure that the room has no computer workplace (that has been removed to the mudroom) and the adjacent family room is a distinct space, separated from the kitchen by a wall. The kitchen itself expresses its essential function with great style. With a limestone floor, subway tiles, white cabinets, and plenty of natural light, it is a clean, straightforward room.

Knowing each other so well, Balsam and Janssen were able to hit the ground running, without having to do the “get-to-know-you dance” designer and client are usually obliged to execute. Even then, no two minds think alike.

“I thought I could give her the CliffsNotes version of why we’re doing what we’re doing,” laughs Balsam. “But Laura is one of those people who’s used to finding out what’s wrong, rather than focusing on what’s right.

“There was one time when I had this very clear idea in my head for the living room, but she couldn’t quite envision it and was up in the middle of the night rearranging furniture. When I came for our meeting the next day, I

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The bedroom — featuring a king-size bed — is comfortable.

realized what she had done. I said, ‘Are you kidding?’ But she taught me a lot about how to think more critically from the client side.”

While a shared history and deep trust in one another carried the day, both women had to exercise their patience — not with each other, but with the delays and detours inherent in any design project.

“We kept looking and looking for a fixture to hang over the dining room table, and at one point I said to Laura, ‘We’re not looking for a fixture anymore. It will just appear to us. I am over it.’ And, as life would have it, I walked into a showroom not looking for a fixture and there it was, a Barbara Barry piece with a shade that’s not quite a perfect cylinder and chain links that look like gorgeous jewelry.”

In the end, Janssen had the home she was after — and Balsam had the satisfaction of pleasing a special client.

Says she, “Usually, I don’t get to truly experience a project once it’s completed, to enjoy it the way the client does.

And this I really get to enjoy. When I am my sister’s for a party with family and friends, and everyone is just having a wonderful time, it’s beautiful.” ■

we are...

The sofa rests in front of an elegant painting.

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PATTI & GREG SKIRVING Patti 847.924.4119 | Patti.Skirving@cbexchange.com Greg 847.863.3614 | Greg.Skirving@cbexchange.com

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

Knowledge Is The Difference

717 ProsPect Avenue | WinnetkA, iL 5 bedrooms, 4.1 baths | $2,400,000

Located on one of the most desirable streets in East Winnetka, this magnificent 5 bedroom, 4.1 bath home offers large, gracious rooms and gorgeous architectural detail.

Majestically situated on one .6 acres of spectacular property, this once in a lifetime home is just minutes away from town, schools and train.

Please call for a Private Showing.

Š2014 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker, the Coldwell Banker Logo, Coldwell Banker Previews International and the Coldwell Banker Previews International logo are registered and unregistered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

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Land or Custom Home For Sale In Glencoe www.1211longmeadow.info

Build Your Dream | $799,000 Fabulous rare 90’ x 187’ land for sale on Glencoe golf course. Build up to 5000 square foot home plus basement (check with village).

Spectacular country club-like setting close to schools, Botanic Garden and Skokie Lagoons. Beautiful private cul-de-sac location. Build in this desirable quiet enclave of beautiful homes set in nature.

Bring your own builder!

or Proposed Construction | $2,249,000 Country Club lifestyle. Proposed Construction from award winning North Shore builder, Orren Pickell.

Offering 6000 square feet of luxury living. High ceilings, top millwork, hardwood floors, and generous room sizes.

Twelve rooms, five bedrooms, 4.1 baths, huge island kitchen, Wolf, Sub-Zero, Fisher/Paykel appliance package. Open to great room, big master suite, screened porch, mud room plus a 3-car garage.

Let Orren Pickell bring your dreams to life!

Renowned North Shore Builder Orren Pickell

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Mike Mitchell 847.910.0146

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NORTH SHORE OFFERINGS Houses of the Week

$1,060,000

$2,250,000

1774 Highland Avenue Wilmette 4 Bedrooms, 3.1 Bathrooms Exclusively presented by: Michael and Lene Thomas @properties 847.322.6968 mike@atproperties.com Dramatic, light-filled entryway with an open staircase and vaulted ceilings. Updated kitchen with granite tops, double oven, breakfast bar and an eat-in table space with views of the deck. Large family, separate dining room, den and living room with a fireplace.

4 bedrooms upstairs, 2 with private baths. Master bedroom with his and her walk-in-closets. Finished basement, cedar roof, attached 2-car garage and within walking distaknce to McKenzie. Impeccably cared for. PRESENTED BY @PROPERTIES.

MARGATE 01 | 190 LAKE BLUFF y Skokie Hw

Sunday 1-3

Bay Rd

Everett Rd

$849,000 Rina DuToit, Berkshire Hathaway 847.814.8648

SHERIDAN ROAD E. SHERIDAN 03 | 695 08 | 142 WINNETKA ROAD

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$835,000 Beth Groebe, Berkshire Hathaway 847.650.5073

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$1,050,000 Chris Downey, Berkshire Hathaway 847.340.8499

CHERRY 02 | 1129 WINNETKA

Lake Bluff

E Park Ave

Sunday 1-3

$795,000 Rina DuToit, Berkshire Hathaway 847.814.8648

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247 Prospect Avenue Highland Park 4 bedrooms, 6.5 baths Exclusively presented by: Margie Brooks, Baird & Warner 847.494.7998 margie.brooks@bairdwarner.com​ Immaculately transformed historically significant home in prime HP location. 1875 home has been renovated to accommodate luxurious modern living. PRESENTED BY BAIRD & WARNER.

LONGMEADOW 06 | 45 WINNETKA

Sunday 1-4

LAKE BLUFF Sunday 11-1

$3,999,000 Jeanie Moysey, Berkshire Hathaway 847.800.8110

Lake Forest

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BRIDGEVIEW 09 | 1115 LAKE FOREST

LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-4

Sunday 1:30-4:30

$943,900 Rina DuToit, Berkshire Hathaway 847.814.8648

$1,099,000 Tracy Wurster, Berkshire Hathaway 312.972.2515

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$1,125,000 Tracy Wurster, Berkshire Hathaway 312.972.2515

TROWBRIDGE 04 | 365 CIRCLE

Sunday 12-2

$2,200,000 Chris Downey, Berkshire Hathaway 847.340.8499

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$975,000 Kelly Lundin, The Hudson Company 847.446.9600

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OLD WILLOW 12 | 2098 NORTHFIELD Sunday 1-3

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$779,000 Emily Berlinghof, The Hudson Company 847.446.9600

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$799,000 Stephanie Maletsky, Baird & Warner 847.951.2007

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OAKDALE AVE 14 | 355 LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4

$775,000 Laura Henderson, Baird & Warner 708.997.7778

DELTA ROAD 15 | 266 HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 2-4

$825,000 Peter Barber, Baird & Warner 847.431.8114

TIMBER 16 | 546 LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4

$879,000 Laura Henderson Baird & Warner 708.997.7778

PEMBROKE 17 | 45 LAKE FOREST Sunday 12-3

$1,625,000 Brunhild Baass 847.804.0092

SHERIDAN 18 | 1420 UNIT 1C WILMETTE Sunday 12-2

$1,195,000 Dinny Dwyer, Jean Wright Real Estate 847.446.9166

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171 FRANKLIN

Sunday 2-4

$3,299,000 David Kipnis, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

GREENLEAF 20 | 666 GLENCOE Sunday 12-2

$879,000 Linda Martin, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

ABBOTSFORD 21 | 314 KENILWORTH Sunday 12-2

$1,625,000 Linda Martin, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

HELEN 22 | 651 NORTHBROOK Sunday 1-3

$1,195,000 Debra Kruger, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

ROLLING RIDGE 23 | 4NORTHFIELD Sunday 12-2

$1,268,000 Mohling/Barnes, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

LAKE 24 | 2015 WILMETTE

Sunday 12-2

$1,793,000 David Kipnis, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

GREENWOOD 25 | 1311 WILMETTE Sunday 1-3

$1,699,000 SFC Team, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

ASH 26 | 847 WINNETKA Sunday 1-3

$1,300,000 SFC Team, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

CRANSTON 27 | 3125 COURT WILMETTE Sunday 1-3

$745,000 Florrie Hershkowitz, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

LINCOLN 28 | 681 WINNETKA

Sunday 2:30-4:30

$2,875,000 Linda Martin, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

LINCOLN 29 | 681 WINNETKA

Sunday 2:30-4:30

$2,875,000 Linda Martin, Coldwell Banker 847.446.4000

FOREST AVENUE 30 | 931 GLENCOE Sunday 2-4

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387 Belle Foret Drive Lake Bluff 4 bedroom, 2.1 baths Exclusively presented by: Jeff Page Baird & Warner 847.942.0604 jeff.page@bairdwarner.com Lovingly maintained home offers first floor master with luxury bath. Spacious kitchen with island, walk-in pantry and kitchen nook. Butler’s pantry with granite and wet bar. Separate living, dining and family rooms with 9’ and 10’ ceilings, bay windows, and detailed molding. Private office with built-in cabinetry. Beautiful private and wooded yard. Close to everything PRESENTED BY BAIRD & WARNER.

$835,000 Rubenstein/Fox, Baird & Warner 847.565.6666

LAMPTON LN. 31 | 1040 DEERFIELD Sunday 12-2

$749,000 Rubenstein/Fox, Baird & Warner 847.565.6666

DRURY LANE 32 | 2275 NORTHFIELD Sunday 1-3

$1,599,000 Cunningham/Benson, @properties 847.881.0200 LONGMEADOW 33 | 47 ROAD WINNETKA Sunday 1-3

$1,499,000 Baylor/Shields, @properties 847.881.0200

WENTWORTH 34 | 160 AVENUE GLENCOE Sunday 2:30-4:30

$1,399,000 Susan Maman, @properties 847.881.0200

LUCKY LAKE 40 | 13560 LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3

$1,595,000 Chris Melchior, Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

SAUNDERS 41 | 240 LAKE FOREST

Sunday 3:15-4:45

$749,000 Chris Melchior, Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

NORTH AVENUE 42 | 117 LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3

$745,000 Joanne Marzano, Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

440 HUNTER LANE CLAVEY COURT 43 | LAKE FOREST 35 | 500 HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 Sunday 10-4

$1,199,000 Len Zlatnikov, @properties 847.432.0700

CEDAR AVENUE 36 | 287 HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 2:30-4:30

$899,000 Debbie Scully, @properties 847.432.0700

SCHILLER 37 | 2343 AVENUE WILMETTE Sunday 12-2

$899,000 Margaret Burton, @properties 847.881.0200

$1,449,000 Ann Lyon, Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

STABLEWOOD 44 | 500 LAKE FOREST Sunday 12-3

$2,299,000 Vera Purcell, Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

ROCKEFELLER 45 | 720 LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4

$1,649,000 Vera Purcell, Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

GREEN BRIAR 46 | 681 KENTON ROAD LANE 38 | 945 DEERFIELD LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3

$799,000 Ted Pickus, @properties 847.432.0700

BLACKSTONE 39 | 582 PLACE HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3

$775,000 Nancy Karp, @properties 847.432.0700

Sunday 1-3

$769,000 Coldwell Banker, Jeannie Emmert 847.234.8000

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Claire Lieberman Schwab 312.576.0048

claireschwab@atproperties.com Claire Lieberman Schwab is a Realtor with @properties specializing in Chicago’s Northern Suburbs and affiliated with Susan Maman, @properties North Shore top producer.

Call us if you are thinking about buying or selling your home.

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wiNNetka 8bed/5.4ba

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Stephanie Klein

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$3,475,000

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Milena Birov

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Northfield 4bed/3ba $700,000

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Candace Mirza

Wexler/Gault

Baylor/Shlelds

Debbie Scully

847.881.0200

Christine Ashmore

847.295.0700

$699,000

highlaNd Park 4bed/3ba

$699,000

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Nancy Karp

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$439,000

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highlaNd Park 3bed/2.1ba

$424,900

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Sohail Salahuddin

highlaNd Park 3bed/1.1ba

$349,000

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Rick Gruber

847.998.0200

The 5 Most Important Details About Curb Appeal.

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gleNcoe 7bed/4.1ba

$2,995,000

35asPeNlaNe.iNfo Katie Traines

847.881.0200

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Debbie Scully

847.432.0700

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312.506.0200

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847.881.0200

Geri Emalfarb

847.432.0700

Northfield 3bed/2ba

$499,885

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LONG SNAPPER: Loyola Academy's John Shannon ■ by kevin reiterman

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is days of playing middle linebacker are pretty much numbered.

Even though he’s pretty good at it, shedding blocks, covering tight ends and tracking down running backs are not in John Shannon’s long-range plans.

Looking at the world from an upside-down position — long snapping — is a more likely career path for Shannon.

The Loyola Academy junior has become a hot commodity at this specialized position. Shannon is listed as the No. 1 long snapper in the country (Class of 2016) by Rubiolongsnapping.com.

“Watch him snap the ball this fall, and you’ll see,” says long snapping guru Chris Rubio.

His “pop time” pretty much is off the charts. It takes the average high school long snapper one full second to hike the pigskin to his punter. Shannon zips it there in …

0.6 seconds.

“I used to look at myself as a linebacker,” says the solidly built 6-foot-2, 220-pound Lake Forest resident, who will back up senior Brian O’Brien at middle linebacker this fall for the Ramblers. “But now, I see myself as the long snapper. It’s my best chance of playing Division I football.”

“I would be shocked if he didn’t receive a full ride,” Rubio says.

“John is a strong kid, who listens well and who has great form. That’s a hard combination to beat,” adds Rubio. “He’s always wanting to learn more. He’ll come up to me (at a camp) and ask, ‘What do I need to fix?’ And the next time I see him, he’ll have it fixed.”

College coaches pay attention to Rubio’s list. During an eight-year period, 150 of his ranked snappers have received full scholarships. Last year’s No. 1, Tanner Carew, is now at Oregon. This year’s No. 1, Blake Ferguson, has committed to LSU. The value of a long snapper is exceedingly high on a college campus. In effect, it has become a glamour position.

“They’re treated like hand models,” says Rubio.

“In high school, a long snapper is allowed to play other positions,” he adds. “But not in college. It’s too risky. You don’t do anything else. Teams aren’t going to carry two long snappers. You’re in on 10 to 15 plays per game, and the snaps have to be done perfectly.”

Division I football is familiar territory to the Shannon family. His grandfather, Dan Shannon, was an AllAmerican tight end at Notre Dame.

Division I long snappers also are nothing new for Loyola Academy. Pat Hickey, a standout linebacker for the Ramblers in 2008 (12 tackles for loss), was a four-year

starting long snapper for Northwestern University.

For Shannon, it all started with a Nerf football.

Back in the seventh grade, he was hanging out at the home of School of St. Mary classmate Thomas Picchietti, when foamed spirals started flying around the basement.

“He was long snapping it, and he said I should try it,” says Shannon.

“I found out that I was pretty good at it.”

Neighbors don’t even blink any more, when they see Shannon hiking a ball into his specialized snapping target net.

“I snap everyday in the driveway,” he says. “Working on speed and accuracy.

“Over time, it becomes a second instinct,” says Shannon, who also spends his summers caddying at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest.

This will be Shannon’s first season as a varsity long snapper. Last year, the job went to defensive back — and current Bucknell University baseball player — Dan Rafferty. His holder will be senior Aiden Walsh, while senior Mike Kurzydlowski, who is ranked No. 93 in the Chris Sailer Kicking national rankings, will kick the PATs and field goals.

“Aiden is very good at what he does,” says Shannon.

“And Mike,” he adds, “is very accurate and very committed. He’s in the same boat that I’m in — wanting to play college football.” ■

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oe Lewis isn’t a 6-foot-1, 190-pound bowling ball, but the New Trier junior attempts to pick up “spares” every time he plays football.

Lewis, an inside linebacker/fullback, also serves the Trevians as their wedge buster on kickoffs. Lining up second to the left of NT’s kicker, Lewis races downfield as soon the ball leaves the tee.

His mission: locate the kick returner, blow up at least two blockers in front of the kick returner.

Picture one blocker (bowling pin) flying to the right, the other blocker (another bowling pin) flying to the left.

Such a clearance allow Lewis’ teammates a better chance to drop the ball carrier.

“It’s a way of sending a message to the other team,” say Lewis, a Northfield resident who learned all about special-team play as a Wilmette Eagle from the fourth to the eighth grade. “You have to be willing to lay it all on the line.

“A big hit, especially at the beginning of a game, gets everybody fired up,” he adds.

There’s a thankless, sacrificial element to the wedge buster job, since most of the glory usually goes to the tackler on kickoffs.

When was the last time a PA announcer praised a wedge buster after a resounding tackle from the gridder trailing a wedge buster?

When was the first time?

“A wedge buster can make a ‘statement play’ on kickoffs, can set an ideal tone,” says Trevians first-year coach Brian Doll.

“Joe is a leader, a tenacious player. Every coach will you tell you he’s as tough as nails. He’s also fearless, which is something you have to be when you’re taking on and knocking people around who are nearly twice his size.

“I’ve never seen Joe give anything less than 100 percent on a football field.”

Lewis first performed the wedge buster duty at the high school level two years ago — after an injury to a freshman teammate.

“I kind of knew what to do,” he recalls.

It didn’t take a long time for him to realize he kind of liked the role.

A lot.

“It’s exciting, being on special teams,” Lewis says. “There’s nothing like it.

There’s nothing like being on the kickoff special team. I think it’s the most exciting [unit] out of all the special teams.”

His Wilmette Eagles coaches considered the special team phase as important as the game’s other two phases, offense and defense. They never rushed through the teaching of it between games.

“They devoted a substantial amount of time to it at practices, but they also made sure we had a ton of fun,” says Lewis, thrilled that his most successful Eagles season was his last one in the organization. “Knowledge of special teams is stressed [at New Trier] … knowledge of multiple things related to special teams.

“Another important part of being a member of special teams is wanting to do what has to be done,” he adds. “Coaches need to know that you want to be out there on special teams.”

That want-to could be crucial, especially late in a tight game. When a wedge buster wants to do everything he can to erase blockers, and when a hustling, charging teammate wants to do nothing more than separate a kickoff returner from the ball, good things usually follow.

The kickoff team recovers fumble in, say, the fourth quarter of a 14-14 game.

The offense scores two plays later, thanks to a short field.

Momentum is established for the rest of the contest.

“Big plays on special teams,” Lewis says, “tend to change the way teams view games. Special teams … they’re a lot more important than people think.”

For Lewis, a special time away from the rigors of football is anytime spent fishing.

He and some of his friends hit lures on a lake in Glenview in August.

“The day was a pretty slow one at the start,” Lewis recalls. “But it got exciting later. I think I caught the biggest fish that day, a largemouth bass.

“Then I let it go.”

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PUNTER: Highland Park High School's Jacob Swartz

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T

he number of times Highland Park High School sophomore Jacob Swartz has attended a kicking/ punting camp in the past year nearly matches the number of times he has celebrated his birthday.

Swartz, HP’s likely starting varsity punter this fall, has displayed his leg strength and accuracy at 12 camps or showcases, including eight in Wisconsin.

“He’s extremely passionate about punting,” says Giants junior long snapper Cristian Volpentesta. “He’s also a quiet and conservative kid, who is really focused on football.”

Chris Sailer Kicking ranks Swartz No. 2 nationally in punting and No. 2 nationally in kicking among Class of 2017 booters. The Kohl’s Professional Camps (kicking, punting and snapping) organization rates the 5-foot-11, 155-pound Swartz a four-star (out of five) Class of ’17 punter and kicker.

Gone are the days when a prep head football coach would ask his best or most versatile athlete to take care of punting and kicking duties — and then hope for the best or pray the kid who wears all the crucial helmets for his team doesn’t hurt his kicking leg on the play before attempting to kick a game-winning field goal.

Instead of “LB/RB/K/P” after a player’s name on a roster, you’re now more than likely to see only a “P” or a “K” next to a special-team specialist like Swartz. Also relatively new are rating services for special-team standouts.

Annual lists produced by Kohl’s and Sailer help college recruiters winnow their lists of targeted specialists.

Swartz’s name is out there for college coaches from bigtime conferences to see. And he still has three — three!

— years of high school eligibility remaining.

But unlike his punts, Swartz remains grounded.

“Jacob,” Volpentesta says, “has a good attitude, and he’s modest.”

Not so modest: Swartz’s 55-yard punt, with an impressive hang time of five seconds. The Giant lifted the beaut while training with a trainer.

Somewhere, a relieved bird is still chirping to another about that flying pigskin.

“Punting is not only about the punter,” Swartz says modestly. “You have only between 1.5-1.7 seconds to get a

Sophomore Jacob Swartz

photography by joel lerner punt off, and in order to do that you have to have a very good long snapper and a line that’s going to protect you.”

It also helps to have a mentor. Swartz has that in Josh Pollack (HPHS, ’14), now a freshman kicker/punter at the University of Arizona and owner of one of the best

legs in HP program history.

“Josh basically showed me everything and told me everything I need to know about punting and kicking,” says Swartz, who thinks he blasted his very first punt — using a Nerf football — at the age of 6 in his backyard, with his dad, David, nearby. “Josh has given me so many tips and pointers.

“After the [2013] season, Josh helped me almost on a daily basis and introduced me to the importance of lifting and training. Because of Josh, I know what kind of workouts kickers should do to get better.”

Pollack also hit the camp/showcase circuit hard between seasons, parlaying such exposure into college scholarship offers.

“I still talk to him a lot, and he’s still helpful,” Swartz says.

“His roommate at Arizona,” he adds, “is a long snapper.”

Swartz’s long snapper, Volpentesta (also a strong safety and wideout), knows exactly where Swartz likes his punt snaps: between his waist and neck. He does all he can to make sure a tight spiral ends up in Swartz’s still hands each time.

“That’s my job,” Volpentesta says.

Swartz’s job varies, depending on field position and weather conditions.

Pooch a punt here.

Boom one there.

Deliver a directional punt in other situations.

“Jacob’s leg his extremely strong,” Volpentesta says.

“He’s also accurate and consistent.”

Reviews from Kohl’s and Chris Sailer are also glowing.

Kohl’s: “[Swartz] drives the ball well and is a strong combo (kicker/punter) prospect.”

Sailer: “Jacob is a fantastic young kicker. He has a great leg for his age and already kicks with consistency off the ground.”

Swartz also knows the importance of the body part protected by a helmet. The last thing a punter wants to do on a 4th-and-long is mentally kick around every possible scenario while standing 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage.

“You have to have a clear mind as a punter,” Swartz says of his pre-snap mindset. “You have to relax, let technique take over.” ■

PLACEKICKER: Lake Forest High School's Kyle Gattari ■ by kevin reiterman

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yle Gattari was all set to embark on a high school soccer career.

Until he got hijacked By a football player.

Trevor Morcott, an outside linebacker, was one of the driving forces in convincing Gattari to play football at Lake Forest High School.

In the summer of 2012, Gattari, Morcott and a few of their buddies had just finished a friendly game of tackle football, when they found their way onto a real field — with white lines, hash marks and goalposts.

Just for kicks, they took turns teeing it up.

“I hit a 45-yarder,” says Gattari. “And my friends said, ‘Wow, you’re pretty good.’ They said that I should think about coming out for football.

“Before that day,” he adds, “I had no intention of playing football.”

Since that day, Gattari has attended many regional and national kicking camps. At the end of May, he received a 4.5 star (out of 5) rating by Kohlkicking.com.

“I’m pretty happy with that,” he says.

Gattari’s stock started to rise after turning in solid work for the Scouts last fall. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound senior attempted 13 field goals, splitting the uprights 10 times. He also was good on 38 of 40 extra points.

His success rate could have been even better. But two of his field goals and two of his PATs were blocked.

One of the blocks came on a 50-yard attempt in a Week Nine home victory against Warren.

That “thwap” sound?

Worst sound ever.

“At the time, I was feeling pretty good about it. I had a 15 mph wind at my back,” says Gattari. “But a kid came out of nowhere and smacked it down. Horrible.”

Senior Kyle Gattari

photography by joel lerner He also got blocked on a 30-yard try during an IHSA Class 6A second round state playoff win at De La Salle.

“That was even worse,” he says.

With a varsity season under his belt, Gattari’s confidence has grown in leaps — and yards.

“If the game depended on it, I think I could hit from 50 yards out,” he says. “I feel comfortable from 50.”

He’s got the thinking part down.

“Honestly, up to this point, I haven’t felt any pressure kicking,” Gattari says. “It’s become routine. I’ve practiced the same thing 1,000 times.

“I just like to keep my head clear,” he adds. “I try not to think about the things around me. I’ll take my mind to a beach … in Hawaii.”

Morcott continues to be impressed with Gattari’s strength and accuracy.

“He’s a natural,” Morcott says. “He has put in the time. He’s got the good technique.

“And, with him giving up soccer, it just shows how much he wants to play football,” Morcott adds.

Saying goodbye to soccer wasn’t easy for Gattari. He was moving quickly through the futbol ranks.

And, even now, he wouldn’t mind spending the fall as a two-sport athlete.

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Placekicking fits Gattari to a T, even if he would rather kick … without a tee.

He prefers to do it NFL style.

“Most of my practice kicks are done off the ground, without a tee,” says Gattari. “The way they do it in college and in the pros (National Football League). I actually feel more comfortable without a tee.”

Gattari is not afraid of contact. In addition to his kickoff and placekicking duties, he’ll be vying for playing time in the defensive secondary.

“I got in during garbage time last year,” says Gattari, noting that his brother, Ryan, is a sophomore linebacker.

“I’d like to play more. But I’m good with whatever he (LF head coach Chuck Spagnoli) thinks will help the team."

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Lake Forest Academy's Nick Frystak ■ by bill mclean

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punter punts a football — BOOM! A rushing special teamer blocks the punt — THWAP! BOOM!-THWAP! Two sounds, separated by less than a second, fill the air — the punter’s intended destination for the pigskin.

Parts of the crowd gasp as the football dances haphazardly atop turf amid animated, desperate players from both teams.

Other spectators roar.

“One of the most exciting plays in football,” Lake Forest Academy coach Robin Bowkett says. “When it happens, you know it’s a tide-turner or one that at least has a chance to turn the game around.”

LFA’s Nick Frystak smothered two punts and got a few fingers on another last fall. But the Gurnee resident heard nothing at the point of contact each time.

“I zone out when I compete,” the 5-foot11, 150-pounder admits. “Punt blocks … they happen so quickly, and a play like that really gets my adrenaline going. I don’t hear a thing. Really, I don’t.

“The big thing about blocking punts,” he adds, “is luck, being in the right place at the right time.”

Not true. Punt blockers need speed, fast-twitch muscles, a knack for anticipating well, creative moves at the line of scrimmage, fearlessness and athleticism.

Frystak owns all of the above traits.

Big things, all of them.

“He is very bright, a driven individual,” Bowkett says of Frystak, also a free safety and hybrid running back/wideout for the Caxys. “His ‘get-off’ [from a four-point stance] is explosive, and at the line he knows how to execute moves that make him skinny. Bending, with one shoulder pointing toward the ground, is one way he makes himself skinny, which makes it harder for blockers to block him.”

Few catch up to him on tracks. The school-record holder in the 200-meter

dash (22.72), Frystak qualified for this summer’s National Junior Olympics in the 200 and 400 races but did not compete because he had committed to attending a leadership camp in Costa Rica. He nearly ran a sub-50-second time in the 400 — as a rookie in the event.

Perspective: At last spring’s Class 2A boys state track and field meet in Charleston, Will Moore of Metamora High School clocked a 49.96 in the 400, swift enough for fifth place.

A four-point stance at the prep level is a tad unusual, Bowkett notes. For Frystak, though, it’s a familiar starting point. Track sprinters assume a nearly identical stance while waiting for the sound of a starter pistol.

“Sometimes I’m the farthest out [along the line of scrimmage],” Frystak says of one of his pre-snap positions. “Other times I’m one guy in on the line, with our outside guy stunting as I’m going around him [to begin Frystak’s punt rush].”

From there, if Frystak has a clear path to the punter and the snap isn’t too snappy, he senses an opportunity to disrupt, to make some serious noise.

“When I go for the block, I don’t aim for the ball while getting horizontal,” says Frystak, who has never been called for roughing the kicker. “I aim for a spot a little above the punter’s leg. It’s sort of like what a goalie [in soccer] does; if I do my job, the ball will hit me.”

A punt block, like a caused turnover, can be a momentum-changer if the team fielding the punt is trailing on theskin tightening scoreboard. Unlike a blocked field-goalwrinkle reduction attempt, a ruined punt attempt eithersun damage reversal gets scooped up or downed in the punting skin texture rejuvenation Senior Nick Frystak photography by joel lerner team’s territory, thus shortening the field for the ensuing possession. punt when boys ran to and fro in over“He’s very coachable and confident,” One team becomes demoralized; the the coach says. “You tell him what to do, other receives a boost. sized helmets. and you never have to tell him again.

“You’re happy when your defense forces “I looked like one of those bobblehead Nick has that mindset, that determinaa punt on fourth down,” Frystak says. dolls,” he recalls.

“Then, after a block, you usually get Ever since Frystak received the nod tion, that, ‘I’m going to block this punt’ incredible field position.” to relentlessly rush punters for the belief.

Frystak played youth football in Caxys, Bowkett has been an interested “That’s exactly want you want from a Gurnee, where he thinks he blocked a bystander — on a sideline. special teamer on that unit,” he adds. ■

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34 | SUNDAY BREAKFAST SHE MAKES SURE CLIENTS ARE ORGANIZED IN SHORT ORDER ■ by bill mclean With a fork in her hand and a widening smile, professional organizer Bonnie Hillman Shay of Highland Park lowers the utensil near her vegetarian omelet at a local Walker Bros.

But her focus is on another implement — a significantly bigger implement — as her smile expands some more.

“I’m going to speak to a group of accountants in August, about 50 of them, and I’m thinking of using a shovel as a prop,” Shay says. “I’m all about helping people dig out, helping people get unstuck.

“A shovel in one hand, a magic wand in the other,” she adds. “What do you think?”

Always thinking and always clever, Shay thought seriously about adorning her head with a red ribbon on the first day of a set of organizing sessions for a new client. Shay’s services had been purchased for a Mother’s Day gift.

“I don’t like giving gifts that are objects,” says Shay, owner of Mariposa Creative Solutions in Highland Park. “Objects take up space; objects clutter up rooms. I prefer giving gift certificates … certificates for massages or pedicures. Or tickets to an event.

“I like giving the gift of an experience.”

Shay addresses a harrowing experience for many — at home, at the office — in her first book, published in May by iUniverse. The experience: turning on a computer and facing thousands of unread emails and thousands more that hadn’t been deleted for various reasons. The book, “Take Charge of Your Email Inbox,” is a tidy 68-pager, filled with punchy pieces of advice and solutions to real-life examples

of overwhelmed email at the age of 6, when she recipients. spent three hours neat“The book … it ening up her family’s wasn’t a novel idea,” kitchen and panquips Shay, whose try for free. “Now, work is available a family of five for $10.95 at five usually has five Sunset Foods cameras, plus locations on the the iPhone camNorth Shore, eras, plus the Arriva Dolce iPad cameras. in Highland “I encourage my Park and other clients to focus on outlets. “I’ve told the quality of the photos, people, ‘Don’t expect a not the quantity. It’s easier to tell gripping plot.’ People out there a story using 500 pictures instead fear making decisions. Deleting of 3,000, and it’s more enjoyable an email is a decision — a deciwhen the photos are in a chronologision people are often afraid to cal order. I love seeing members of a make because they think they family grow up from picture to picmight need that email ture. I love going down memory someday. lane with a client.”

“An overf lowing Most of Shay’s cliinbox,” she writes in ents had surrendered the first chapter, “is to something burdenactually a pile of decisome and disruptive sions not made.” when they sought her guidance. The One of Shay’s specialties in her field most difficult part is photo organizof any challenge ing. She essenis usually the tia l ly helps first step. Shay clients transform generally helps a cliboxes of disorgaent achieve that critinized family cal move with a gentle nudge. photographs or Bonnie Hillman Shay illustration by barry blitt random files of Momentum digital images ensues.

Clutter gradually disappears. into orderly, captivating vehicles.

“Families used to have one camera …

A client reacts, “Wow, I didn’t think that only one,” says Shay, a professional orgawould be possible.”

It’s one of Shay’s favorite reactions. nizer for seven years but a rookie organizer

“It’s like losing weight without going on a diet,” Shay says. “The advice I like to give right away is, ‘Stay away from zigzag organizing.’ It’s that tendency to start working on one part of a project in, say, a messy room, and then heading over to another part of the room before completing the first part of the project. I encourage my clients to do one task at a time, not bits of a lot of tasks.”

In between the opportunities to suggest her clients consider diverting some emails to certain folders, Shay immerses herself in a lively diversion: contra dancing.

“It’s a relative of square dancing, but it’s performed in long lines to live music,” she says. “I sometimes go on dance weekends in the Midwest. I dance my heart out on those weekends; it’s exhilarating, social.”

It’s what she wants to do. Shay’s clients want to do things, too, want to pursue their passions. But more often than not they’re suffering from a form of paralysis — because of chronic disorganization.

Pursuits then get tabled indefinitely.

“We’re all wired differently, and we all have strengths,” says Shay, whose website www.MariposaCreativeSolutions.com offers more information about her work.

“One of mine is organizing. Through it I get to help free people up, and I get to help them feel better about themselves and their lives. People don’t want to be distracted by their messes.

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