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First, the heavy.

It’s here in today’s edition: The first in our series about the Village of Barrington–Barrington Countryside fire split.

Meeting with the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District trustees, I learned about the history of the department, their reasons for ending the intergovernmental agreement with the village of Barrington and refusal to sign an immediate automatic aid agreement with the village, and their plans for restructuring the Countryside fire district in 2014.

This article is written based on the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District perspective. I also have met with village of Barrington officials, and will focus on their stance in next week’s edition of Barrington Life.

Public safety is a heavy subject that neither party is taking lightly. Additionally, pension benefits, budgets, equipment assessment and employee paperwork is complex.

TARAH THORNE Barrington Life reporter As a reporter, I hope to take on a complicated “divorce” and allow each party time to provide its respective explanation, rather than writing one, back-andforth, “he said, she said” story.

Moreover, I am eager to hear from village firefighters/paramedics and all village and Countryside residents on where they stand on this issue. Please contact me if you want to share your thoughts.

Now, the light.

Call me the newest GiGi’s Playhouse cheerleader. I had the rewarding opportunity to spend several hours at the Hoffman Estates Down syndrome awareness

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center, meeting Barrington mom and GiGi’s founder, Nancy Gianni, and new development director, Marc Portugal.

This place is fantastic, and I cannot wait to see its newest location in Barrington Town Square, which is set to open in October. GiGi’s is the largest, close-knit community I’ve ever met. Gianni, her executive board and thousands of national volunteers spend countless hours breaking down the stigmas associated with Down syndrome and empowering the community.

The awareness centers serve as support and outreach locations, but they aren’t a place to dwell. They’re a place to ignite positive energy and grow. I knew GiGi’s had annual events, such as galas and 5K races. Yet, I had no idea the centers were so busy year-round – buzzing with smiles, play sessions, arts and crafts, reading and dancing.

With an open-door policy, I encourage anyone to stop in and see what it’s all about. It excites me to see the organization expanding so rapidly.

I was in the building business for more than 30 years. My passion has always been with wood and the refinishing, repairing and restoration of furniture and wood-related products. I take pride in seeing the beauty of restored woods from the neglected or poor conditions of the items. I have been, on a part-time basis, doing this for 30 years.

Where do you work from? How do you find new clients? Or do they find you?

Being in the building business for many years, my clients came from word-of-mouth and specialty advertising. I was initially set up at my place of business (Ferrari Construction in Algonquin) and then moved the operations to my new workshop at my place of residence.

How did you get into the furniture restoration business? What inspired you?

I always had a passion for fixing things and making them look better than they originally looked.

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I gravitated to wood products and always went through homes and admired furniture in stores.

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What is most rewarding with your profession? Challenging?

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The most challenging aspect is the ability to take a old, bad-condition item and bring it to life, which also is very rewarding. I have the ability to see the finished product before starting the process.

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What types of furniture have you restored? How long does each piece take?

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Phil Ferrari just finished restoring an antique serpentine dresser from 1943. “It’s a beauty to have,” he said.

I have refinished, repaired and restored all types of wood, from small broken vases, clocks, bookcases, etc., to chairs, dressers, bed frames, cocktail tables, china cabinets, walls, floors, etc.

These items can take anywhere from one day to four to six weeks.

Nancy Gianni and her daughter, GiGi, South Barrington, work together to raise international Down syndrome awareness and acceptance. “Someone is going to hear about GiGi’s Playhouse and be OK when an unexpected diagnosis comes,” Gianni said. “We are making a difference.”

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One diagnosis makes all the difference Barrington-founded Down syndrome organization, GiGi’s Playhouse, still expanding

By TARAH THORNE tthorne@shawmedia.com SOUTH BARRINGTON – Three words – place, program and positivity – hold a world of significance for South Barrington mom Nancy Gianni.

“I’m a positive person,” Gianni said. “And I was not going to let a diagnosis take that away from me.”

Gianni experienced a wave of negativity when her daughter GiGi was born. Despite multiple ultrasounds, Gianni did not know her child would be born with Down syndrome and neither did her doctors.

“The fun and excitement of having a new baby disappeared with her diagnosis,” she said. “People weren’t able to look me in the eye anymore.

The hospital staff was very negative. I thought my family’s life was over. I was nervous to go home and tell my other kids that things were going to be different and that we wouldn’t be taking vacations anymore.”

But with a Down syndrome infant and two then-toddlers, the Gianni family was able to turn that negativity into positivity, and it continues to do so with a sixth family member, Nancy’s adopted niece, Bella.

“People need to be accepting of differences,” Gianni said. “I could have gone and made GiGi a prodigy, teaching her how to master piano, but how would that change the world?

So in October 2003, she founded GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome and Achievement Centers, when GiGi was a year old.

“When I signed my first lease and opened the first GiGi’s Playhouse [in Hoffman Estates] in 2003, I remember praying that people besides my mom would show up and understand what I was trying to do,” she said.

Fifteen locations later, GiGi’s Playhouse annually works with more than 16,000 participants, whether that be

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GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome and Achievement Centers offer free educational and therapeutic programs for individuals with Down syndrome. “I will never stop fighting for them,” said South Barrington mom and founder, Nancy Gianni. BELOW: Megan Niklas is looking forward to the upcoming GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers live retail store front in Barrington Square Mall called “Hugs & Mugs,” offering chocolate and bakery treats in keepsake mugs designed by Down syndrome adults.

children or adults with Down syndrome, family members, friends or volunteers.

And it’s still expanding. In late October, GiGi’s plans to open a new National Achieve-

ment Center in Barrington Square Mall at 2350 W. Higgins Road. The 10,000-square-foot complex will replace the existing Hoffman Estates Playhouse/national headquarters.

The new complex will emphasize the “program” aspect of GiGi’s Playhouse, expanding on its free educational and therapeutic programs, offering a national training center for current and emerging Playhouse locations, and kick-start comprehensive and progressive learning programs for adults with Down syndrome.

“GiGi University” will be an eight-week instructional program designed to motivate adults 22 and older with Down syndrome to achieve their highest potential through goal-development, small-group skills instruction, physical fitness, nutritional education and work opportunities.

One of those work opportunities is an eight-week internship with “Hugs & Mugs,” a storefront located within the

new National Achievement Center that will offer treats in keepsake mugs designed by the adults with Down syndrome. The adults will run all aspects of the business, including mug production, packaging, customer service, community outreach and sales.

GiGi’s Director of Development Marc Portugal said the program will go above and beyond basic societal business skills.

“It’s hopefully going to open doors for these adults on multiple fronts,” he said. “Even if it’s enhancing their well-being by getting them to stand on their feet longer than they would usually stand.”

One volunteer and former special education teacher aide,

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Andi Bernstein of South Barrington, has been involved with the organization for five years.

She assists “open play” every Thursday in Hoffman Estates from 12:30 to 2 p.m. when children come to play and parents network and receive advice in an open-door atmosphere.

“I’ve always worked with special needs children but it’s great to see the awareness that GiGi’s brings to the community,” she said. “People see the storefront and see what it’s all about.”

Gianni and volunteers of GiGi’s Playhouse instead focus on teaching children of all ages basic social, motor, speech/language, reading, math, computer and peer interaction skills.

Gianni said she and GiGi’s Playhouse volunteers assist many young mothers – some who have received a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis and others who make GiGi’s Playhouse their first stop on the way home from giving birth.

“A lot of young moms need to be around people who get it

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and understand what they are going through,” she said. “I remember a friend talking about light fixtures and decorating one day after I had GiGi and I just thought ... I can’t even think about that stuff. GiGi has five different therapies a week and I need to teach my daughter how to walk and jump.”

Down syndrome is associated with low muscle tone. Therapy involves teaching children how to crawl or use their tongue (a muscle) to talk, eat, swallow and breathe correctly.

“These kids don’t get enough credit for what they learn. It doesn’t come naturally,” Gianni said. “It took us two to three months to teach GiGi how to jump after she learned how to walk.”

Now, GiGi has been busy practicing her Spanish, with the help of her siblings, for her speech at the GiGi’s Playhouse grand opening in Mexico later this month. Gianni said GiGi’s been talking about her 11th birthday party, which was Aug. 2, for the past two months.

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From shampoo girl to shop owner Renting a chair as part-time hair stylist for a year helped build up clientele

By TARAH THORNE tthorne@shawmedia.com BARRINGTON – When Justyna Cieplinski was renting a chair as a part-time hair stylist at a local salon last year, she hardly expected she’d be opening her own shop this year.

“Hair by Justyna,” at 642 S. Northwest Highway, opened June 1 and is one of Barrington’s newest hair salons. Justyna, 29, seized the opportunity to open her own business when another South Northwest Highway salon announced it was relocating at the end of June.

Cieplinski found that “99 percent” of her clients followed her over to her new salon, some traveling as far as Deerfield, Palatine, Arlington Heights and South Chicago.

Donna McQueen of Barrington is one of those clients who followed Cieplinski. She said she primarily chooses “Hair by Justyna” because Cieplinski carries hair products

that she has not been able to find anywhere else. Plus, her hair has been revitalized.

“I met her as my assigned color specialist to correct the color and damage within my hair,” McQueen said. “I’d say she’s as good, if not better, than any other stylist I’ve been to.”

“Hair by Justyna” is scheduled to host a grand opening celebration from 5 to 8 p.m.

Sept. 14.

The salon offers a range of services, including haircuts and coloring, texture treatments, waxing and special occasion styling.

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Some people have even asked for pink or orange in their hair.”

Cieplinski said she loves doing anything with hair, but color and extensions are the most fun for her.

When she moved to Illinois from Poland in 2002, Cieplinski

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I can come into work whenever I need to. I’m very flexible and my clients love that.”

Justyna Cieplinski Owner of ‘Hair by Justyna’ attended Curve Metric School of Hair Design Inc in Elmwood Park and began working as a hair assistant/shampoo girl in 2006. Enjoying her recent time as a stylist, she only dreamt of owning her own salon.

“It’s a great feeling,” she said. “It’s great to be on my own. I can come into work whenever I need to. I’m very flexible and my clients love that.”

Mindy Nelson of North Barrington has been seeing Cieplinski for a haircut and highlights for more than a

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She said she has met a lot of new clients by launching promotions and will continue

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“I like that she does special pricing for people who are ordering a lot of services at once,” McQueen said. “A lot of high-end salons make you book a bunch of different appointments and see several different people.”

Although Cieplinski keeps quite busy at work, she makes it a point to take time for other things she enjoys, such as the outdoors.

“I love biking and going for walks,” said Cieplinski, explaining she often travels to Wisconsin to boat with her husband, but won’t be moving north any time soon.

“I definitely want to stay in Barrington and fill up the salon with more staff,” she said.

“Maybe one day I’ll expand.”

And she had some advice for anyone with a similar business dream: “Be sure to build your clientele before opening shop.”

LEFT: Brayden Gulyas, 3, of Lake Barrington notices a shifting lever while playing in a street sweeper Saturday during the Barrington Park District 14th annual Big Trucks event at Ron Beese Park in Barrington. ABOVE: Families wait in line to board a school bus, nicknamed the “Sch-Hula Bus.” The event also included a tow truck, a Walter E. Smite delivery truck, a Barrington Police SUV, a snowplow and other heavy machinery and trucks.

TOP LEFT: Reegan Cadwell, 2, of Inverness looks at his mother while riding a tricycle.

TOP RIGHT: Stella Paine, 3, Ford Paine, 1, Elkey Cannon, 4, and Payton Kozlowski, 4, all of Barrington, play in a bounce house.

BOTTOM LEFT: Garrett Hon, 3, of Oklahoma eyes the shifter and other levers and buttons on the dashboard of a Groot garbage truck. Garrett’s parents are former residents of Crystal Lake.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Hudson Krauklis, 6, of Hampshire sits in the driver’s seat of a tow truck from Mike’s Towing of Woodstock.

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Port Barrington teens charged in car burglaries PORT BARRINGTON – Stolen items found Two Port Barrington men Officers found several stolen are scheduled to appear in items from multiple vehicles in the court later this month on teens’ possession, police said. burglary and theft charges, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Jordan R. Grizzel and stolen items from multiple Brett Rich, both 18, were vehicles in that area in their charged with burglary, theft possession, police said. They and criminal trespass to ve- were breaking into unlocked cars and stealing items, pohicle on July 20.

Deputies were called to lice said.

As of Monday afternoon, a subdivision in Port Barrington on July 20 after a Grizzel remained at the resident reported two suspi- McHenry County Jail on a cious people on his property $25,000 bond. Rich posted 10 near his vehicles, according percent of his $45,000 bond to a news release. Two men and was released.

They are scheduled to matching the description of the caller were later found appear in court Aug. 20 and Aug. 19, respectively. by police nearby.

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GET TO KNOW RUSSELL RIENDEAU, BARRINGTON ARTIST You’re an author of an audiobook. What inspired you to take up this project? What is the audiobook about?

My new audiobook, “First Hide the Poison Arrows,” teaches sales and leadership effectiveness in our post-recession economy. I share ideas and strategies using behavioral science research.

I love to write and teach, so recording an audiobook, using sound effects and writing the music for the sound track was fun – and is selling well, I’m glad to say. Research says more people are listening to books, so give the customer something fun and useful.

What type of art do you create?

I like to paint abstract images with bright acrylics.

I also work with reclaimed wood from cut-down trees that have images that need to be flushed out. I also enjoy creating 3-D art that is fun and a play on common word phrases.

Do you plan to showcase any of your art in the Barrington area?

What tools do you use to create this art? Where did you get this idea?

We’re thrilled that for all of September, Cook Street Coffee in Barrington will be showcasing my art. And currently I have pieces at in the Re-Invent Gallery in Lake Forest. I’ll also be submitting art for the Wright Gallery Art Competition at Lake County College this fall.

I use traditional tools like brushes and paint knives, but have used a weed wacker, spaghetti strainers, lawnmower, chain saw, baseballs, hockey pucks, brooms, cement trowels, kitchen utensils (please don’t tell my family), tree branches and my feet to create different effects on the canvas. It’s fun to have viewers guess what caused the image.

You also write music.

What types of instruments do you play and what genre of music do you play/write?

I’ve released six albums of music during the past three years of contemporary piano, guitar instrumentals, acoustic rock, folk and some country. I create music that is intended and marketed for use in film scores, TV shows, commercials, documentaries, hospitality venues and corporate use. I play guitar, piano, mandolin and some percussive instruments. I’m also part of a fun band, 3 Lincolns, that plays local events in and around Barrington.

How does the Barrington area inspire you artistically?

What is the most rewarding part of making art using household objects and recycled products?

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Local artist Russ Riendeau uses traditional and nontraditional tools to create his pieces. Riendeau said he sometimes works barefoot, as pictured, using his feet to create different effects on canvas.

Barrington is a great cultural and artistic community.

With the beautiful scenery and historic homes, it’s hard not to be inspired to create some form of art. And, as an avid runner, cyclist, golfer, basketball and hockey player, it’s easy to find a convenient place to play. My wife, Cheryl, works at the Barrington Area Library, so we are always aware of new events and new books.

How is your art hobby similar and different from your professional career?

As a senior partner of East Wing Search Group here in

Barrington, I spend my days helping executives better identify top talent for their companies. My artistic side helps me better understand the creative side of people and what motivates people to succeed and remain happy.

With my education in behavioral science, I try to share research on the importance of creative time and business innovation. I use my art and music as tools when I speak and write on the subject. Audiences love to see paintings, not PowerPoint slides.

You recently took a hiking trip to Yellowstone. What hobbies do

you have outside of art projects?

Our recent trip to Yellowstone still has me on a serious high. The picture book views will keep me busy for months.

Art inspires music and music inspires art, so I’m looking forward to seeing what new music appears from my guitar. My hobbies all contribute to relaxation and remaining healthy, which in turn allow more creative ideas to flow and develop. I think all of us should find ways to step away from the business mind and tap into that childlike, free-thinking mind and simply draw, paint or build stuff for the sheer fun of it.

Using alternative tools to create art is fun – and less expensive! It’s also fun to show children how to use different objects to make patterns and create unique pieces. All kids are artists, if you ask them.

As adults, we forget we are still artists.

Where is your studio?

What is the environment like?

My studio is a collective group of rooms including my recording/painting studio over our garage, my garage workbench, the driveway, and the basement when it starts to snow. Sometimes I’ll create art in the backyard to avoid a mess on the driveway or garage floor. In our busy lives, I, like others, have to find places to paint that are easy to stop and start, if there is not enough space.

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Russell Riendeau, a longtime Barrington resident, is a man who wears many hats.

He is a behavioral scientist, author, performer, artist and recreational enthusiast.

Riendeau spoke with Barrington Life about his unique methods of creating art and inspiration for doing so. His art is due to appear in Cook Street Coffee, 100 E. Station St., Barrington, this September.

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Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District to operate as separate entity

By TARAH THORNE tthorne@shawmedia.com The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District is making a new name for itself.

The district – started 70 years ago as a volunteer force of merchants and farmers – is ending the intergovernmental agreement it has with the village of Barrington and as of Jan. 1 will operate as a separate entity.

“This is a rare opportunity,” said Paul Heinze, a BCFPD trustee of 19 years. “Not many people witness a fire district being rebuilt.”

The district historically has served Barrington Hills, South Barrington, Lake Barrington and Inverness and portions of unincorporated Cook, Lake and McHenry counties.

Through its intergovernmental agreement with the village, the BCFPD gave the village money collected from Countryside residents through its fire tax and then purchased emergency fire and medical services from the Barrington Fire Department; the most recent agreement expires Dec. 31.

The split, BCFPD President Tom Rowan said, is ultimately due to the village’s refusal to hire additional personnel or purchase equipment for the district.

Trustees intend to spend the next five months hiring staff, restructuring the district and working on finding a way to pay pensions for its own staff – a first for the district.

Rowan said when the district started its agreements decades ago with the village, firefighters and paramedics eventually were paid by the village – seemingly the most efficient way to handle fire support and paramedic services for both the Barrington and Barrington Countryside communities.

“It worked for us for quite a while when there was cooperation. I would not say it was outdated,” he said. “We would have been happy to keep going with it, but we wanted to continue to improve service to our residents and we couldn’t get the village to move on anything we proposed.”

Tension boils Differences began to emerge in 2008, when the BCFPD hired the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association to conduct a study of emergency response procedures and

SPLIT DECISION This is part one of a three-part series about the pending split between the Barrington Fire Department and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District.

To explore different perspectives on the split, part one today focuses on the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District’s perspective. Part two will look at village's perspective, and part three will compile the opinions of Barrington area residents and fire personnel.

For a timeline of events, visit MyBarringtonLife.com

firefighter staffing levels. The IFCA’s report, issued in 2010, recommended a personnel increase from 3 to 5 firefighters/paramedics per shift at each of the district’s stations in Barrington Hills and Lake Barrington.

The village disagreed with the study – and since the agreement between the two entities stipulated the village and district split operational costs, such as vehicle purchases and maintenance, and the village pays 35.75 percent of district personnel costs, the district could not add staff.

“We even offered to sign an agreement ensuring we would be responsible for new-hire legacy costs,” Rowan said.

“When the village denied us equipment and personnel, even at our own costs, we had to do something. They stonewalled us on everything that we felt was very important.”

The BCFPD decided in August 2012 to split from the village.

In July, BCFPD trustees selected Paramedic Services of Illinois to provide professional firefighters/paramedics to serve the BCFPD beginning next year. The BCFPD will pay PSI with the same resident fire tax it has been using to pay the village.

The split will come at an undetermined cost for fire district’s residents.

BCFPD trustees they anticipate putting a pension levy proposal on the March primary ballot: If approved, it would create a new tax to cover pension costs

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The Barrington Fire Department hosts its annual open house event every October. Visitors are able to tour the station and learn more about fire trucks and a variety of emergency equipment. Prior to the January 2014 village and fire district split, all equipment and vehicles will be assessed and equally divided between the two entities. for the district’s staff and go onto property tax bills in either 2014 or 2015.

The BCFPD said the amount the district would ask for per $100 of equalized assessed value may not be calculated until just two months before the pension levy proposal appears on ballots.

Rowan said the amount will depend on how many staff are hired as career employees, and that won’t be known until they accept positions with the district in January.

Long said if the BCFPD hired staff without PSI, the district would have to provide a pension – something the BCFPD doesn’t have enough time or funds for.

And, in order to hire PSI staff as career employees – which means they receive a pension – the Illinois General Assembly would have to approve legislation for a lateral transfer.

“We will only hire career employees

if both the referendum for a pension levy and state legislation are approved,” said Rowan, adding that those proposals likely will be sent out simultaneously.

If the pension levy proposal is rejected, the district will use a contract service for personnel.

Moving forward BCFPD consultants and PSI met the week of July 22 to determine a salary and benefits proposal for potential employees, which will be considered at an Aug. 19 meeting. Per the intergovernmental agreement with Barrington, the district must send a letter to all firefighter/paramedic personnel in all stations inviting them to interview.

Rowan said this letter is expected to go out no later than Aug. 6.

Rowan said the BCFPD is anticipating hiring at least 20 village firefighters/paramedics, first through “at-will”

contracts with PSI, and then if approved, through the state legislation that would allow the employees to laterally transfer from PSI to the district as career employees receiving lifelong benefits.

Other aspects the district will consider include assessing automaticaid agreements with surrounding fire districts and possibly building a third station in the future.

“We need to get our first two (independent) stations running first and see how it’s working,” Rowan said. “That will give us a handle on what the need is and more importantly, where the need is.”

The BCFPD said it could be next year at the earliest before trustees determine if they sign an automatic aid agreement with the Barrington Fire Department.

Longtime BCFPD trustee Tom Long said it will take time to ensure the

BCFPD would mutually benefit such an agreement.

“Right now, we have no way of evaluating what their manpower and aid will be,” Long said. “Mutual aid is mutual, and we will be happy to provide aid if we can get a reciprocal response.”

What’s Next?

At this month’s meeting, the district’s board is expected to further

detail its contract with PSI and discuss the distribution of fire equipment currently co-owned by the BCFPD and the village.

The intergovernmental agreement states that the village and BCFPD must agree on a company to assess the value of all equipment and then on a specified day, the two entities will toss a coin to choose a piece of equipment they would like to keep and pay the value of that

equipment to the other entity, repeatedly, until all equipment has been squared away.

Unless a full, board-to-board, open meeting is arranged, Rowan said he does not foresee meeting with the village about anything until that equipment selection.

And as for the future of the BCFPD? “We know our manpower won’t be limited any longer,” Heinze said.

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By TRACY GRUEN Barrington Life contributor BARRINGTON – A new program to help improve individuals’ memory and brain health is coming to the Barrington area.

The eight-class session is set to start Oct. 1, and the curriculum for the “Brain Fitness” class mirrors a book written by Cynthia Green, a memory expert with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from New York University. The class is being held by the Barrington Area Council on Aging.

Each class will focus on methods to improve an individual’s memory, such as lifestyle, diet, organization and techniques on how to train your brain, among other things.

“It’s a very holistic perspective,” BACOA Executive Director Joyce Palmquist said.

Palmquist said the group heard about the program through the American Society on Aging and received a $4,500 grant – which will cover materials and training costs – from the Barrington Area Community Foundation to host the program.

“As we get older, we don’t remember quite as well as when we were younger,” Palmquist said.

The upcoming eight-week session is for people of all ages, including caregivers, family members and those who want to learn tips on how to improve their memory.

“I think people are trying to figure out how to remember things with their busy lifestyles,” said Bonnie

Know more For more information on the Brain Fitness event, call the Barrington Council on Aging at 847-381-5030

Scherkenbach, social services coordinator with BACOA. She has been trained to teach the session on Brain Fitness.

Scherkenbach said many want to be proactive, so she expects people of various ages to sign up.

“Younger people want to do whatever they can to prevent it,” she added.

Eating the right foods, getting adequate sleep and exercise, being socially engaged with others, and participating in mentally stimulating activities help improve memory, according to Green.

The classes accommodate up to about 15 people each, and Palmquist said the hope is for the program to continue.

“You want people to be interactive and comfortable,” Palmquist said about the class sizes.

Scherkenbach said those interested in taking part in the class can call BACOA to find out more information.

The BACOA also offers a program for people who have recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s to help plan for the future while they are still able to make important decisions.

Memory screenings also are conducted so people can determine whether what they are experiencing is normal memory loss or something more serious.

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• Congratulations to Aaron Boruch, the winner of last week’s mystery photo contest. He correctly guessed that the picture of the clock in the night sky is a photo of the clock tower at Barrington’s Metra Station. Aaron wins a gift certificate from Angelina, a boutique near the clock tower on Cook Street in Evangeline Tako prepares to take a bite of her downtown Barrington.

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LAKE ZURICH – Savanah’s Furniture and Mattress held a grand opening Friday for its second store location at 475 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich. Owner Steve McCoy, who also owns the Savanah’s at 1786 N. Richmond Road in McHenry, has been in business for 14 years, and has worked in the furniture industry for more than 20 years. The stores are family owned and operated, and carry more than 40 vendors, including Rowe, Flexsteel, Lane, Bassett, and Southern Motion. Visit the store’s website at savanahsfurniture.com.

BARRINGTON – Barrington resident and certified facilitator Eileen SanFilippo is hosting a workshop that will encourage participants to lead a passion-filled life and to “conquer beliefs that move you from anxiety to acceptance,” SanFilippo said.

The event is from 6 to 9 p.m.

Aug. 14 at the Panera Bread in The Arboretum of South Barrington, 100 W. Higgins Road.

“Say Yes to Possibility” will cost $35 for one person and $60 for two. It is open to the public.

SanFilippo said only 20 percent of people actually enjoy what they do in life. The workshop is for anyone who is at a crossroads, looking for change or wanting to realize what they desire out of his of her life.

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8LETTERS To the Editor: I read the story regarding laptops for all students of School District 220 (Barrington Life, July 18).

District 220 and its administrators/teachers don’t yet get it.

Taxpayers are fed up with being sent the bills. I totally agree with the theory. However, burdening taxpayers any further is outrageous.

If these administrators and teachers want this as part of our school system, then let the parents pay for it.

Since when are the billpayers in this town responsible for computers for all our students?

And they get to take them home.

Are their families going to be able to sign onto these computers too? What is the matter with all of you?

We just received a tri-annual reassessment of our real estate taxes. Some of us got a $2,700 increase and some of us got as much as a $4,000 increase and more.

We cannot afford to pay these increases. We are not your money tree.

Do you realize that people will have to sell their homes, if they can even sell them with such high taxes, and possibly move to another state because of what our taxing entities are doing to taxpayers?

All of this because of irresponsible people who care only about themselves and their latest bloated and unrealistic contract – referencing the meeting this past year between the union and District 220 administrators voting themselves raises, health-care enhancements and shorter school days – again without voter approval.

Hear me now: We are fed up with not being asked and our taxes rising to ridiculous, unaffordable levels to pay for all of these benefits and retirements.

Yes, those administrators and teachers came up with another grandiose idea, without voter

approval.

Their explanation for buying the laptops was laughable, taking the money from updating computer labs at the schools.

Do you think we are stupid?

This is a far more expensive alternative than school computer labs. When are all of you going to realize what you continue to do and what you have just done is bankrupting everyone? Maybe when the great state of Illinois files for bankruptcy?

I want to thank Barrington Life and reporter Danielle Elliott for her story.

Now let’s see if you will print the other side of this very important story –the taxpayers’ side.

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Doesn’t work To the Editor: Today’s problems are easy to explain – the people who work for a living are a lot fewer in number than those who vote for a living.

The 47 million-plus on food stamps know who to vote for to keep their goodies.

Two years of unemployment compensation is a long, long vacation.

Those of us who are white (trash) will soon be minorities.

(Those in California already are.) The untaxed like it that way.

We need to change the game.

Everyone – even the lazy, unemployed freebie-takers – needs to pay some taxes, period.

The ignorant and uninformed, low-information electorate needs an education. Free stuff has to end.

I’d rather help my neighbor get back on his or her feet than to have them get government goodies.

Wake up, America, socialism doesn’t work. Just watch Europe collapse!

James A. Wagner Barrington

through AUGUST!

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Young talent, old philosophy Barrington’s coach sets tone for team

By STEPHANIE KOHL Barrington Life Contributor BARRINGTON – It was an emotional moment for Macray Poidomani when he took off his cleats following the 2nd Division Legion Playoffs.

“It was just part of my life growing up,” said Poidomani, 19, of Barrington. “We have a family emphasis [on the Legion team].”

Poidomani has played for the Barrington American Legion Post 158 baseball team for the past four years, played for the Barrington High School team and has been playing baseball since he was a kid.

This year, the Barrington American Legion Post 158 baseball team finished its season with 30 victories and 15 losses. The team won the 10th District (Lake County) championship on July 18 and continued on to the 2nd Division Legion Playoffs, where it took second place at the tournament. The winner of that game, the Wheaton American Legion Post team, went on to the state tournament.

“It’s just completely different with Legion baseball, with their history ... and playing with Barrington across your chest,” Poidomani said.

Since most of the boys on the Legion team have played together since they were in elementary school, Poidomani said “a really good senior nucleus” and the addition of two players from DundeeCrown High School contributed to the team’s exceptional record this season.

“Everyone gelled, which made it really easy to win,” he said.

The Legion team last won a state championship in 1995, and current head coach Pat

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The Barrington American Legion Post 158 baseball team won the 10th District (Lake County) championship on July 18, and played in the 2nd Division Legion Playoffs on July 27, where the team fell to the Wheaton American Legion Post team.

Wire was a player on that team. Since Wire became coach in 2009, the team has continually improved its record year after year.

In 2009, it went 18-11 and were 10th District champions, 2nd Division champions and state finalists. In 2010, the team went 17-13 and took third place in the 10th District.

The 2011 record was 2713-1 and the team was 10th District champions and took third in Division. In 2012, the team went 26-17 and took second place on the 10th District and second in Division.

“We believe in a simple philosophy,” Wire said.

The team tries to out-hustle every single team it plays, have a plan on every single pitch and try to force a change in the opposing pitch-

er, Wire said.

“Our past is what helps provide a guideline for where we want to go,” he said.

While several members of the team cite Barrington Legion baseball as some of the best memories of their lives, for some, playing for the team can be life-changing.

Take Trent Muscat, an 18-year-old from East Dundee who joined the team this year. He went from planning to try to walk on to the baseball team at Augustana College to getting a scholarship to University of Wisconsin-Parkside following a tournament the Legion team played at the school.

“I felt really good because if I went to Augustana I would have had to walk on ... but there’s always that worry about if you don’t make it,”

the third baseman said.

Muscat said that although this was his first year on the team, the players from Barrington High School were welcoming of the two from Dundee-Crown High School.

“We got pretty close as the season went on,” he said.

The players said the team felt like a family, brought together by their love of the game.

“There’s just a feeling I get when I step on the field,” Muscat said. “A feeling of kind of being free.”

North Barrington resident Dylan Balogh said chemistry-wise, this was the best team he has ever played on.

This was the 18-year-old’s first year with the team and while he has played for several teams, this one was different.

“If you’re going for a competitive and winning experience, Legion baseball is fun,” Balogh said. “It made you appreciate baseball a little more.”

Another thing team members had in common was their appreciation for Wire and his coaching style.

“When I played for Coach Wire in 2009, baseball went from being something I enjoyed to being a passion,” said Chris Holke, who has served as an assistant coach for three years.

Holke attributes the team’s success to several things, including their chemistry, focus on the fundamentals and executing plays well.

“You have to have good players to win and we had some great players this year,” he said.

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