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Blase name staysLast week at its Tuesday night board meeting the Niles village board voted 4-3 to retain Nicholas Blase’s name on the civic center plaza. Mayor Robert Callero cast the tie-breaking vote, keeping the sign that stands outside the village hall. Niles Trustee Niles Village Trustee Christopher Hanusiak spearheaded the change in June, requesting that the village board discuss the possibility of a new name and mission for the fountain and plaza in front of Civic Center Plaza, on the southeast corner of Oakton Street and Waukegan Road. The village board conducted a survey over the summer; the results were among Callero’s reasons for keeping the sign and the name. Blase, who was mayor of Niles for 47 years, pleaded guilty to federal charges of mail fraud and tax evasion and is now serving time in a federal prison in Duluth, Minn. According to federal prosecutors, Blase pressured Niles business owners, for as long as three decades, to purchase insurance from a Wheeling insurance agency, which then paid a kickback to Blase. The prosecutors said Blase received about $421,000 in kickbacks in the 10 years prior to his June 2006 arrest.

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Celebrating fallPark Ridge residents turned out for the Chamber of Commerce’s second annual AutumnFest in front of the Park Ridge Public Library. The day began with a costumed pet parade, followed by the pictured scarecrow stuff-ing event. Local businesses decorated their windows as part of the “Windows on Pa-rade” event, which will last the entire month of October. A list of where the windows can be found can be picked up at the Park Ridge Public Library and at participating merchants.

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On Sept. 29. The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, announced 173 government programs selected for its newly created Bright Ideas program. The Niles Teen Center is one of the programs being recognized. In its inaugural year, Bright Ideas is designed to recognize and share creative government initiatives around the country with interested public sector, nonprofit, and academic communities.

Bright Ideas seeks to complement the long-standing Innovations in American Government Awards Program by providing government agencies with a collection of new solutions that can be considered and adopted today. This new program serves to recognize promising government programs and partnerships that government officials, public servants, and others might find useful when faced with their own challenges.

A team of expert evaluators made up of academics, practitioners, and former public servants chose this year’s cohort of Bright Ideas. Selected from a pool of nearly 600 applicants including smaller-scale pilots, 2010 Bright Ideas address a range of pressing issues including poverty reduction, environmental conservation, and emergency management.

“For over 20 years we have been honoring the country’s most creative public sector initiatives through our Innovations in American Government Awards Program,” said Anthony Saich, director of the Ash Center. “The creation of Bright Ideas was a natural next step to shed light on an even greater number of noteworthy programs and practices across our nation and to encourage practitioners to make these ideas work in their own backyards.”

The 2010 Bright Ideas will be showcased on the Center’s Government Innovators Network, an online marketplace of ideas and examples of

government innovation for policymakers and practitioners. The inaugural group of Bright Ideas will serve as a cornerstone of a new online community where innovative ideas are proposed, shared, and disseminated. The Ash Center also envisions that these Bright Ideas have the potential to become future Innovations in American Government winners.

The Niles Teen Center, funded by the Village of Niles, is a program that provides a welcoming, structured and safe environment for local teenagers to spend time with friends, receive homework assistance, and develop social skills. The Teen Center also provides opportunities for additional experiences including community service, special activities and trips, and educational programs. The Teen Center is one of the only facilities of its kind in the country to be located within a full size shopping mall, Golf Mill Shopping Center, bringing it

regional and national attention. The Niles Teen Center continues to offer engaging activities as a result of a strong community partnership between the village government and its departments, the public library, the chamber of commerce, the shopping mall management and retailers, the local school districts, area businesses and citizens.

“This recognition will help to bring national attention to Niles Teen Center and the Village of Niles”, said Mark Williams, coordinator for the Niles Teen Center. “The Teen Center is truly an expression of municipal government at its best, with private and public interests working together for the benefit of the local youth. The Teen Center serves as a model for communities willing to work with out-of-school time programs.”

Bright Ideas is an initiative of the Ash Center’s Innovations in Government Program, which spotlights exemplary models of government innovation and

advances efforts to address the nation’s most pressing public concerns. Throughout its history, the program has generated a wealth of research based on award-winning government innovations and the study of how innovation occurs.

The Ash Center will be accepting applications and recognizing more Bright Ideas on a rolling basis throughout the year. Learn more about the Bright Ideas program at www.innovationsaward.harvard.edu/BrightIdeas.cfm

About the Ash CenterThe Roy and Lila Ash Center

for Democratic Governance and Innovation advances excellence and innovation in governance and public policy through research, education, and public discussion. Three major programs support our mission: the Program on Democratic Governance; the Innovations in Government Program; and the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia. For more information, visit www.ash.harvard.edu.

Teen center among first honored as innovative

Bright ideas? Jeff Scanlan has them. Jeff is a magician from Mount Prospect who is often seen at trade shows around the country gathering attention for a business that needs to get its’ story out there.

Although he is one of the only magicians combining magic with sports props and themes, Jeff will be focusing on how his business can help companies get a better return on their trade show/business expo investment. He plans to demonstrate some of those ideas with his magic on Oct. 21 at Bristol Court Banquets in Mount Prospect. Jeff will be one of over 35 exhibitors demonstrating their expertise.

The Business to Business Expo, a multi-chamber event, sponsored in part by the following chambers: Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Skokie and Wheeling-Prospect Heights will showcase the work of top local-area entrepreneurs in a tradeshow setting, with an estimated 50 exhibitors and a select number of restaurants providing samples for the attendees.

The event will be free of charge to any business owner with a business card and will be held from 3-6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, Bristol Court Banquets is located at 828 E. Rand Road.

Lynfred Winery of Wheeling

will feature a wine tasting and restaurants signed up already include Buca di Beppo, Wa-Pa–Ghetti’s Pizza, Hilton Chicago/Northbrook, Jason’s Deli Park Ridge, Katie’s Kitchen and Legendary Catering/Bristol Court Banquets.

Participants will experience a vibrant setting while networking with other business owners to learn about their businesses.

“This is the perfect venue for business owners to showcase their business concepts and learn about what their fellow colleagues are marketing,” said Mike Putz, CFO at Energy Veterans., Arlington Heights. “It is also a great opportunity for the press and community to experience, first hand, a thriving business environment in the Northwest suburbs.”

Exhibitors and sponsors must be a member of one of the participating Chambers of Commerce in order to showcase their businesses.

Early registration is recommended, as there are a limited number of spaces still available. Call the Niles Chamber at 847-268-8180 to register for this expo or go online at: nileschamber.com

Expo hopes to help make business-to-business magic

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On Monday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m., harpsichordist and Niles native Paul Cienniwa will perform on WFMT radio’s “Live from WMFT” with violinist Rachel Barton Pine. The performance will feature all six of J.S. Bach’s Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord (BWV 1014-1017).

Paul Cienniwa’s harpsichord playing has been called “expert” (Boston EDGE), and the Boston Musical Intelligencer wrote that “not everyone can capture the Baroque French style as Cienniwa does.” For his recording of the Bach Viola da Gamba Sonatas with cellist Audrey Sabattier-Cienniwa, KBAQ radio (Phoenix, Az) called his ability to accompany “spot-on...perfect”.

In recent years, he has appeared at Harvard, MIT, Yale, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, the Kingston Chamber Music Festival, with renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine and with Grammy Award-winning uilleann piper Jerry O’Sullivan. An advocate of new music, he has premiered harpsichord works by Larry Thomas Bell and choral works by Karl Henning.

Paul Cienniwa is originally from Niles. He began his keyboard studies at age six with Niles piano teacher Carol Beeftink and continued his studies with Beeftink through his years at St. Jean Brebeuf School and Notre Dame High School for Boys.

Following his undergraduate

studies at DePaul University with harpsichordist Roger Goodman and organist Jerome Butera, he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University, where he was a student of Richard Rephann. He is currently music director at First Church in Boston and lectures at the University of Massachusetts and Framingham State University. For more information, visit www.paulcienniwa.com.

In both life and art, violinist Rachel Barton Pine has an extraordinary gift for connecting with her audiences. She has received worldwide acclaim for her virtuosic technical mastery, lustrous tone and perceptive performances. Her passion for

research allows her to bring emotionally charged, historically-informed interpretations to her diverse repertoire, and her work as a philanthropist continues to inspire the next generation of artists and concert-goers.

Highlights of her 2010-2011 season include performances with Netherland’s Radio Kamer Filharmonie at the Concertgebouw, Bournemouth Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile, Turkey’s Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfonica de la UANL, Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, as well as appearances with the Stamford, Springfield, Lake Geneva, Asheville, Shreveport and Jacksonville Symphonies, the Illinois, Riverside and

Brevard hilharmonics, and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. These concerts include concertos by Barber, Brahms, Bruch, Beethoven, Clement, Glazunov, Mozart, Szymanowski, Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi.

Her period instrument chamber ensemble, Trio Settecento, will be featured at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., and at the 2011 Boston Early Music Festival. Recital appearances include dates in Dayton, Ohio and North Central College in Naperville, for the Ladies Morning Musical Club in Montreal, and return engagements with the Montreal and Amelia Island Chamber Music Festivals.

For more information, visit www.rachelbartonpine.com

Niles native to perform harpsichord on WFMT

A number of energy efficiency grants totaling $256,435 were recently awarded to the Village of Niles for projects at the Niles Family Fitness Center and the Ballard Pumping Station. Combined, these projects are estimated to save the Village over $45,000 annually in electrical consumption. The cost out-of-pocket for these energy efficiency Projects is estimated

to be as much as $45,210.The first two grants were

successfully developed through Fitness Center Director Carl Maniscalco and his staff:

• An Illinois DCEO Energy Efficiency Program grant of $36,645 for a lighting retrofit project in the gym and pool area. This project simply replaces inefficient lighting with high efficiency lighting that could

save $12,918 annually. The cost of the project is estimated at $45,800.

• A Cook County Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant of $5,000 to retrofit existing HVAC air handling systems with CO2 sensing and demand control ventilation. This project is estimated to save over $5,000 annually. The cost of the project is estimated

at $8,700. The assemblage of three

grants supports the final project developed through Public Services Director Scott Jochim and his staff:

A Cook County Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant of $95,000, a Mayor’s Caucus Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant of $89,355 and a

Public Sector Electric Efficiency Program grant of $30,435 for a total grant amount of $214,790. This project, estimated to save $27,000 annually, will install a variable frequency drive in order to maintain a constant discharge pressure at the Ballard Pump Station.

The cost of the project is estimated at between $125,000 and $225,000.

Village awarded energy efficiency grants

At the Sept. 28, Village of Niles Board meeting, Mayor Robert Callero proclaimed Friday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct 9 as “Lions Candy Days in Niles” in an effort to assist the Lions Club of Niles to promote their annual, state-wide candy day fundraiser.

Ginger Troiani, notes that the

fundraising efforts of the Niles Lions is one way the Lions of Niles try to make a difference in the life of a visually or hearing impaired child or adult. He reports that “Niles Lions, their friends, families, and many volunteers will be on the street corners and at the local stores on

Oct. 8 and 9, giving away candy to all motorists and passers-by, and they will also be accepting donations to help the visually and hearing impaired.”

As always, not one penny of the funds collected will be used for administrative purposes. The Lions Club of Niles retains a small

portion of the collected funds for special local humanitarian projects such as eye exams and glasses for needy residents.

The Niles Lions Club remits a majority of the funds collected to the Lions of Illinois Foundation. The Lions of Illinois Foundation provides many services

throughout the state that no one club could afford.

Among these statewide services are camp lions for the sight and hearing impaired, free low vision and diabetic retinopathy screening programs, as well as hearing screening programs.

Lions Club hitting street corners for Candy Days

Maine South High School goes Hollywood for a week as the Park Ridge school’s Student Council sponsors “Welcome to Hollywood: A Big Screen Homecoming.

One of the week’s highlights will get under way at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6 at

Wilson Field, where junior and senior girls square off in the annual Power Puff football game. Admission is free.

The school will crown its Homecoming Queen during an assembly at Wilson Field at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, October 8.

Friday night, the Maine South

football teams will host the Waukegan Bulldogs, again at Wilson Field. Junior varsity kickoff will be at 4:30 p.m., to be followed by the varsity contest at 7 p.m.

During the evening, four new members – Craig Fallico, David Inserra, Dave Scott and Patricia

Tarpey – will be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Admission for the evening will be $2 for students and $3 for adults.

Homecoming Week activities will culminate on Saturday, October 9, with the annual parade beginning at 10 a.m.

and following a route from the school to Park Ridge City Hall.

Students will enjoy their annual Homecoming dance Saturday night.

Earlier in the week, clubs, organizations and teams will be competing in a window decorating contest,.

Maine South homecoming making it to the big screen


Join members of the Park Ridge O’Hare Airport Commission on Saturday, October 9 from 1-3 p.m. at the Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Ave. for an informational update meeting and discussion regarding ongoing expansion at O’Hare.

The commission will present their mission and

goals including efforts to raise community awareness, noise abatement solutions, environmental concerns, and political and legal issues.

A PowerPoint presentation will outline the results of the Airport Commission’s research on O’Hare’s expansion and its effect on Park Ridge and surrounding communities.

O’Hare Airport panel meeting at Park Ridge Library Oct. 9

HERBERT W. ANDERSON, 88

Herbert W. Anderson, 88, of Niles, passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at Lutheran General Hospital. He was born August 31, 1922. Beloved son of the late Per August Anderson and the late Hilda Anderson. Cherished father of Thomas W. Anderson of Prairie View and Janice Anderson. Brother of Gordon Anderson. Brother-in-law of Gladys (Ronald) Guntle. Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Services were held September 29, 2010 at Niles Community Church. Arrangements handled by Skaja Terrace Funeral Home. Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery. He was a Navy Veteran. Memorials to: Niles Community Church, 7401 Oakton St., Niles, IL 60714.

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ONGOING

Babytime. Continuous year round drop-in program for children ages birth to two years old with an adult. Includes stories, songs, fingerplays and an extended playtime afterward at 11 a.m. Mondays at the Niles Public Library, 6960 West Oakton Street, 847-663-1234.

Rise & Shine Storytime. Drop in to hear some stories, sing some songs, and do some wiggling at 10 a.m. Thursdays. Children ages 2-6 with an adult; at the Niles Public Library, 6960 West Oakton Street, 847-663-1234.

Veterans History Project. The Morton Grove Library has partnered with the Morton Grove Historical Museum, American Legion Post 134, Morton Grove Family and Senior Services, and the North Shore Senior Center of Morton Grove in developing an oral history of veterans’ remembrances of wartime experiences and building the Museum’s collection of photographs, documents and artifacts. If you are interested in recording stories of military service, call 847-965-0203 to schedule an interview. Applications for volunteers are available through all five of the sponsoring organizations, and on the Village of Morton Grove’s website, www.mortongroveil.org

Kay Cassidy Book Hunt: Love to read? Love to win? Niles Public Library Youth and Teen departments are joining in on the Kay Cassidy Scavenger Hunt (http://www.kaycassidy.com/hunt/). For more information ask at Youth Services and Readers’ Advisory desks, at the Niles Public Library, 6960 West Oakton Street, 847-663-1234

Battle of the Books. Join your school’s Battle of the Books team and compete at Niles Public Library! 4th to 6th grade students should contact their school to find out how to get on a team. Teams read from a list of 60 wonderful books selected by Youth Services librarians. During the fall, teams compete to see how well they remember characters and events in the books. A Battle of the Books Ceremony is held in January for all teams, and includes a visit from an author whose book is on the list. At the Niles Public

Library, 6960 West Oakton Street, 847-663-1234

OCTOBER 7Sharing Photos Online with Flickr. 10 a.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Learn to upload, tag, and share photos online. Must have Yahoo! E-mail account before registering. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 9Senior Health and Wellness. Attention senior adults and family members: Come to the Morton Grove Senior Center, 6140 Dempster Street, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to get information about senior adult health, housing, and retirement. You can talk to vendors and service providers, participate in health screenings, pick up literature to take home, and attend one or more seminars. For further information, call the North Shore Senior Center of Morton Grove at 847-470-5223.

TechSavvy Saturday. “Shaking the Family Tree: Tips and Tools for Researching Your Family History,” at 10 a.m. Learn about pedigree charts, family group sheets and other tools to help get you started researching your family history in this introductory workshop. Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Avenue, Morton Grove, 847-965-4220.

Meet the “Threetles”. From 2-4 p.m. come join us for a celebration of John Lennon’s Birthday with a very special performance by the amazingly talented Threetles, Eric Howell, Michael Mahler, and Frank Canino. These ‘three cool cats’ will bring their guitars, spirit and love of all things Beatles to the Niles Library “café.” Come sing along with the fabulous Threetles! To register or for more information, go online at www.nileslibrary.org or call 847- 663-1234.

OCTOBER 11Getting Stated on Facebook. 10 a.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Learn how to set up an account, select privacy settings, find friends, and update your status. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

Friends of Morton Grove Forest Preserve Open House. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Linne Forest Preserve site in Morton

Grove, about the 6200 block of Dempster St. The event will include refreshments and tours through the woods and around the prairie. For more information, call John Thill at 847-966-0231

Rope Warrior. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Guinness World Record Holder David Fisher will demonstrate jump rope tricks and give the audience an opportunity to challenge him to attempt some of his stunts.

Introduction to Powerpoint 2007. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Learn to create, edit, and save presentation slides using text, photos, clip art, and more. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

Read to the Rainbow Dogs. 7 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog from the Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy Foundation. Come in or call 847-965-4220 to sign up for a turn with one of the dogs. Bring a book or choose from the library’s selection.

OCTOBER 12You Can’t Google This! 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Learn about the many different online resources accessible from home or the library. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 13Getting Started on the Web Part 2. 10 a.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. A follow-up to Part 1 (Oct. 6). Learn how to navigate between webpages, evaluate information you find on the web, and do simple searches using Google. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 14Setting up a Gmail Account. 10 a.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Learn to register for a free e-mail account and how to compose and send e-mail messages.

OCTOBER 15Introduction to Word 2007. 2 p.m. Learn to create, format, proof, prints, and save documents

in Word 2007. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 16Park Ridge Historical Cemetery Walk. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Touhy Ave. and Dee Rd. in Park Ridge. Learn about Park Ridge pioneers, early settlers, and recent figures of notoriety who are buried in the 160 year old Town of Maine Cemetery. Admission is free, and apple cider, coffee, and doughnuts will be served. For more information call 847-696-1973.

OCTOBER 17History and personal narrative of Japanese Internment. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Jean Mishiima and Richard

Hidaka from the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society present a slide show about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and their own experiences in the camps. Co-sponsored by the Morton Grove Historical Society.

Photo Road Rally. 1:30 p.m. at the Hadassah Chicago Chapter, 4711 W. Golf Rd. Suite 600 in Skokie. Teams of 3-6 people will need a digital camera with a USB cord to snap specific photos, collect unusual items, and solve puzzles along the way. Cost is $25 per person before Oct. 1 or $30 per person after Oct. 1 deadline. Pizza at Lou Malnati’s in Lincolnwood is included at rally’s end. Proceeds

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Illustrated Opinion

A Decision You May Not Live to Regret

Liberty is fleeting. On April 19, 1775 America was born. It was on that day that Americans decided to resist British tyranny and choose liberty. Yet, 99.999 percent of human history is the story of slavery: Slavery of one group to another by nobles or in our modern tongue – elites.

It is natural and a fact of history that one group of people will work to control and dominate another. They do this by controlling your mind and your body, first one and then the other.

Two years ago I was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In shock my wife and I visited the best cancer specialist in the area, a doctor at the University of Chicago. This expert gave me at best seven months to live, but three was most likely. It was, of course, devastating news. The vast majority of medical experts said my cancer was incurable – Sorry Mr. Dubiel, that’s the

simple truth.Yet, one doctor claimed to have

a cure. He’d extended lives with his radical surgical intervention. Because I had health insurance provided by my employer I had a fighting chance.

You see, health insurance is a contract and a contract is a promise.

My contract was with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and in that contract this very type of surgery was covered and so I was operated on and have been cancer free going on two years. America’s healthcare system means a lot to me.

Under Obamacare I would have been allowed to die. There are no “death panels” that is absurd. Under government healthcare there would be a team of medical specialists who would evaluate my condition. This panel of bureaucrats, strangers, would be very similar to the review team my free market insurer used, except there wouldn’t be a contract.

This panel would enter in statistics to a pre-determined formula. They would consult

Blasé sign meeting a disappointment

The outcome of the Blase Plaza sign vote taken at the September 28 Niles’ Village board meeting was disappointing but hardly surprising. Most of the Board had already indicated how they would vote in the months preceding this meeting. Feeling the need for public support, Mayor Callero authorized a survey (in fact, this survey was just a different format of his original denied request for a referendum ) to let him and the other members delay their duty as elected/appointed trustees to vote months earlier on the issue. But in spite of the manipulativeness of this process, the most disturbing part of the evening was Mayor Callero’s edict that no public participation would be allowed after the Board had discussed the issue. What purpose did that serve? It demonstrated that in spite of stating on the agenda that public comments on agenda items are allowed after the Board discussion of each item, Niles’ politics are still ethically challenged and that agreed upon procedures for being open to the residents only applies sometimes, when Mayor Callero

feels like it.Mayor Callero, the people

present at the meeting on Sept. 28 wouldn’t have taken more than 15 minutes of your time to give their input. By prohibiting public comments you allowed misstatements by some Trustees to go unanswered. By allowing the scheduled public comment Trustee Weel would have been informed that his concerns about the impeachment of Bill Clinton (acquitted by the Senate), the impeachment of Andrew Jackson (never impeached), and Richard Nixon (resigned before an impeachment vote could be taken) were incorrect. Also, he would have heard that his concern about Presidential Libraries was unfounded as they are constructed with private or non-federal funds that are donated to non-profit organizations for the purpose of building such libraries and are in no way similar to the Blase sign. Also, Trustee Weel’s argument that we have currency with Jackson’s picture on it could have been explained as much ado about nothing. Jackson was never impeached. Trustee Lo Verde questioned why people were concerned about the message that would be sent to our children if we left the sign up when they weren’t

concerned when Blase gave the public school districts a substantial amount of money. If public comments were permitted, as allowed on the agenda, Trustee LoVerde would have been reminded that Nick Blase donated that money in an attempt to lighten his sentence and in fact, a member of the District 63 Foundation board did resign fearing a conflict of interest if they accepted that money.

Nicholas Blase was not acquitted. The sign bearing his name was not put up with private donations but with public funds. He admitted to mail fraud and tax evasion while acting as the Mayor of Niles. He violated his oath of office. He attempted to buy his way out of stiffer sentence. He is a convicted felon and is in a federal prison. But this Board voted to continue honoring him and not let the public comment on it at the open meeting where a vote on the issue was being taken.

Sadly, it seems like business as usual in Niles. The Blase way of government is not gone. It has different players but it’s the same game.

Rosemary PalickiNiles

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are to benefit the Hadassah Medical Organization. For more information contact Silvi Freedson at 847-675-6790.

OCTOBER 18Do More with Powerpoint 2007. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Learn to add tables and hyperlinks, use transitions and animations, and create a customized template slide. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 19Benefits CheckUp. Senior Resource Specialist Sharon Belloff from the Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE) will provide free and confidential Benefits CheckUps, information assistance, and advocacy on issues important to adults age 60 and over, and referrals for younger adults from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Find out about eligibility for Medicare savings, Medicare Part D subsidy, prescription drugs, energy assistance, property tax assistance, food stamps, subsidized housing, and Social Security; at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Avenue, (847) 965-4220.

Concert by New Beginnings Chorus. 11:30 a.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Contemporary women’s choral group will play popular songs as well as new arrangements of favorite standards and Broadway show tunes.

You Can’t Google This Either! 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Follow up to You Can’t Google This! (Oct. 12). Learn more about the online resources accessible from home or the library. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 20Free Senior Bingo. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. at the House of the White Eagle, 6845 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Niles. The Maine Township Regular Democratic Organization presents its 41st annual Senior Bingo event, a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends, meet candidates running on the Demoncratic

ticket this November, and play bingo. Candidates will be in attendance and furnishing the prizes. Tickets are available at the Main Township Democratic Office at 6767 N. Milwaukee Ave, Ste. 102 or by calling their office at 847-588-0061.

Haunted History. Doors open at 12 p.m. at the Park Ridge Senior Center. Terry Lynch plays “Old Hank” the haunted train conductor and tells chilling tales of the historical hauntings of the Midwest. Fee is $14 and includes lunch from Portillo’s. Reservations can be made by members of the Park Ridge Senior Center.

Scrabble and Chess for Adults. 2-4 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Friendly, non-competitive games of chess and Scrabble. Light refreshments will be served.

OCTOBER 21Book Discussions. “The Senator’s Wife” by Sue Miller at 10 a.m. at Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Avenue, Morton Grove, 847-965-4220. The lives of two political wives converge in this dual family drama when two women realize they have more in common than just politics.

OCTOBER 22Do More with Word 2007. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Follow-up to the Introduction to Word 2007 class (Oct. 15). Learn page layouts, templates, columns, headers, and more. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

Monster’s Ball. 6-9 p.m. at the Oasis Fun Center, 7877

Milwaukee Ave. in Niles. Enjoy dinner followed by a spooky firelight Halloween story. Come dressed in a costume and be prepared to move to the music, play games, and have a monster good time. Cost is $13 for residents, $16 for non-residents, and includes dinner, story, and dancing to the DJ. All participants must register for this event. For more information please call 814-967-6633

OCTOBER 23Electronics Recycling. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Public Works Service Center, 400 Busse Hwy in Park Ridge. There is a $5 fee per car, but participants will receive a $5 coupon for participating Chamber members. For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 847-825-3121

Southern Vintage Treats. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Cooking demonstration based on the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Participants will receive recipes for treats such as coconut cake and pralines. Registration is required.

Halloween party and parade. Join the park district for a bewitching stroll from Oak Park (Main St. and Ottawa) to Grennan Heights, 8255 Oketo. The event is open to children up to 6th grade. The parade will kick off at 10:30 a.m. at Oak Park and end at Grennan Heights at 11 a.m. where there will be Halloween fun until 1 p.m. Cost is $8 for residents, $10 for non-residents. Registration is being taken at the Howard Leisure Center, 6676 W. Howard Street. For more information, please call (847) 967-6633.

OCTOBER 24

Family Polka Party. 1-5 p.m. at The House of the White Eagle, 6839 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Niles. Music will be performed by the Brighton Park Connection, food and refreshments will be available for purchase. There will also be raffles and other surprises. Tickets are $12 in advance of $15 at the door for adults, $5 or $6 for children 10-16, and children under 10 are free if accompanied by an adult. For more information, contact Kenneth P. Gill at 773-852-6757

OCTOBER 25Read to the Rainbow Dogs. 7 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog from the Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy Foundation. Come in or call 847-965-4220 to sign up for a turn. Bring a book or choose from the library’s selection.

Introduction to Excel 2007. 7 p.m. Learn fundamental spreadsheet skills: opening a worksheet, entering/editing data, and simple formatting. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 26Tamar-Modin Hadassah Fundraiser. 4-9 p.m. at Graziano’s Restaurant, 5960 W. Touhy Ave. in Niles. Members and the general public are invited to participate in the group’s Dining for Dollars Dinner. Visitors that mention they are a Hadassah guest will have 25% donated to the organization. For more information, contact Silvi Freedson at 847-675-6790.

Book Discussions. “The Help”

by Kathryn Stockett at 7 p.m. at Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Avenue, Morton Grove, 847-965-4220. While home from college, a young woman gathers the stories of black women in civil rights-era Mississippi.

Employment Power Workshop. 9:30-4:30 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. All day workshop provided by coaches from Illinois WorkNet. Must bring own lunch, coffee and water provided. For additional information about Illinois WorkNet, call 847-864-3530 or go to www.worknetncc.com

OCTOBER 27Getting Started on the Web Part 3. 10 a.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. Follow-up to Part 2 (October 6). Learn how to use a variety of tools to improve and control searches. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 28Do More with Excel 2007. 7 p.m. Follow up to Introduction to Excel 2007 (Oct. 25). Learn to perform calculations, sort/filter data, and custom formatting. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 29Advanced Word 2007. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library. A follow-up to Do More with Word 2007 (Oct. 22). Learn how to create tables, charts, and work with clipart, get tips for creating flyers and greeting cards. To register, call the Reference Services Desk at 847-929-5101.

OCTOBER 30Bookin’ with Ronald McDonald. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Meet Ronald McDonald and see magic tricks, puppets, and skits that will highlight for children how much fun they can have while reading.

OCTOBER 31Halloween at Pioneer Park. 12-6 p.m. at 7135 N. Harlem Ave. Children who attend the party in costume will enjoy mini-golf for free. Bring the entire family and enjoy a fun and safe holiday at Pioneer Park. For more information, contact the Park at 847-583-2746.

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FOOD10 THE BUGLE OCTOBER 7, 2010

Especially with Columbus Day, the annual celebration of the great explorer’s arrival in the New World, coming Monday, Oct. 11, it may seem controversial to claim that “America discovered pizza.” After all, how could the United States possibly take credit for such a typically Italian dish — and why would an Austrian-born American chef say such a thing?

When you think about it, though, pizza as we know it really is an American discovery. Or at least it’s an American evolution of an Italian standby.

Traditional Italian pizzas tend to be fairly simple, but totally

delicious, things: rustic, wood-fired crusts topped with good crushed tomatoes, maybe some mozzarella and fresh basil (for a classic pizza Margherita), and possibly vegetables like artichoke hearts, mushrooms, or olives and meats such as salami, prosciutto, or pepperoni. Yes, there are regional variations, too, that might include different cheeses like Gorgonzola, ricotta, or Parmesan; pesto sauce or just a drizzle of olive oil; various kinds of seafood; and even an egg that cooks in the oven’s heat. But they’re all recognizably Italian.

American-style pizza, however, can be another thing entirely, especially as it has evolved in California since the 1980s. (And I’m proud to say that I played a part in that process when I opened Spago in 1982.)

Chefs in America have helped to make pizza an international phenomenon, both in its popularity and its ingredients. When you order a pizza topped with barbecue sauce and chicken, or ham and pineapple, or cream cheese and smoked salmon (my own innovation at Spago), you can thank America for how far pizza has come from

its Italian origins -and how much fun it can be to come up with creative new toppings.

For Columbus Day, however, I’d like to share with you a variation that stays close to tradition: the calzone. A cross between a pizza and a turnover, the calzone encloses and seals the filling inside a half-moon of dough.

I love making them. They’re beautiful to look at, with a deep golden-brown, crispy crust on both the bottom and the top. And the flavors of a good calzone can be memorable, the crust sealing in all the incredible aromas of sauce, cheese, and

other ingredients. Just remember to be careful when you cut the calzone open and you take your first bite, because the filling, and the fragrant steam, will be extra-hot!

For the recipe I share with you here, I’ve stuck to classic Italian ingredients — artichoke hearts, porcini mushrooms, garlic, herbs, and mozzarella and fontina cheeses. Once you get the hang of making them, however, you can branch out with your own calzone variations — even all-American ones.

Happy Columbus Day!

CALZONE WITH ARTICHOKES AND PORCINI MUSHROOMSMakes 4 individual calzones

Crimping the style of traditional pizza

1 recipe Pizza Dough (recipe follows), divided into 4 equal balls

2 tablespoons Chili Oil (recipe follows)2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil2 large artichoke hearts, thinly sliced1-1/2 cups fresh porcini mushrooms,

wiped clean and, if large, sliced; or sliced cremini mushrooms

SaltFreshly ground black pepper2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese1 cup shredded fontina cheese2 tablespoons chopped garlic1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan

cheese

At least 3 hours beforehand, or the night before, prepare the Pizza Dough and Chili Oil.

Preheat the oven with a pizza stone or baking tiles inside at 500 degrees F. for 30 minutes.

Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan

over high heat. Saute the artichokes and mushrooms until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl to cool.

On a lightly floured surface, stretch a ball of dough into an even circle 9 inches in diameter.

Brush to within 1 inch of its edge with 1/2 tablespoon of chili oil. Spread one quarter each of the mozzarella and fontina on half of the circle, leaving the 1-inch border. Top with a quarter each of the artichoke-mushroom mixture, garlic, and thyme. Assemble the remaining dough the same way.

Moisten the borders with water. Fold the untopped halves over the filling, trapping as much air inside as possible. Press the edges firmly to seal, then crimp by pressing down with the tines of a fork.

With a pizza peel or rimless baking sheet, slide the calzones onto the hot pizza stone or tiles and bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Use the pizza

peel or baking sheet to transfer to individual plates. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan. Serve immediately.

PIZZA DOUGH2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra if

necessary1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon honey2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil3/4 cup cool water1 packet active dry yeast1/4 cup warm water

Put the flour in a food processor.In a small bowl, stir together the salt,

honey, olive oil, and cool water.Dissolve the yeast in the 1/4 cup warm

water and leave until bubbly, 10 minutes.With the motor running, slowly pour

in the cool water mixture and then the dissolved yeast. Process until the dough forms a ball on the blade. If it looks sticky, pulse in a little extra flour.

Transfer to a lightly floured surface and

knead until smooth. Transfer to a lightly greased bowl and

let rest, covered, for 30 minutes.Divide into 4 equal pieces. Roll each

into a smooth, tight ball. Place on a baking sheet, cover with a damp towel, and refrigerate.

One hour before baking, remove from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature.

CHILI OIL1 cup peanut oil or olive oil1/4 cup crushed red pepper flakes

In a saucepan, heat the oil until very hot but not smoking. Stir in the pepper flakes and remove from the heat. Let stand until cool.

Strain into a clean bottle and use as desired. Stored in the refrigerator, the oil will keep for up to 3 months.

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INSIDE: Boys and girls golfers compete at CSL tournaments, page 12; Maine South boys soccer earns 1-0 win, page 13

By Rob ValentinSports editor

The ‘Doncat’ was on full display Friday night in Niles as Notre Dame used its version of the Wildcat to propel itself to a 28-20 victory over arch-rival St. Patrick in an East Suburban Catholic Conference showdown.

Nick Pieruccini, running back and backup quarterback for the Dons, scored two touchdowns out of the Doncat and Notre Dame used the formation on its final possession to run out the final four minutes of the game.

“We started running it a little in week three,” said Pieruccini, who ran for 74 yards on 19 carries. “It was just kind of an option and then we added a sweep.”

“Nick’s a quarterback and he gives us some versatility in the running game,” Dons coach Mike Hennessey said. “He’s a tough hard-nosed kid. In every game that we’ve played he’s been right there at multiple different spots offensively and defensively for us.”

Notre Dame (4-2, 2-2) couldn’t have asked for a better start to the game.

Connor Thomas (12 carries, 52 yards, 2 touchdowns) returned the opening kickoff 64 yards to the Shamrock 26 yard-line. Seven plays later he finished off the drive with a two-yard run. The extra point kick by Sam Retzky gave the Dons a 7-0 lead with 9:22 to play in the first quarter.

St. Patrick (3-3, 1-3) proceeded to fumble the ensuing kickoff and Conner Gavin dove on it at the Shamrock three-yard line. After a fumbled handoff and a short pass set up a third-and-goal from the three, Notre Dame debuted the Doncat. Pieruccini took the snap and raced in for the three-yard score and a 14-0 Dons lead with 7:34 remaining in the first.

St. Patrick responded with a long drive culminating in a 22-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Tentler to Guy DiBalsamo. The extra point cut the Notre Dame lead to 14-7 with 4:47 still on the clock in the first.

The Dons next score was set up by a 43-yard pass from Tim Whalen (13-of-18 117 yards) to Brian Fitzsimmons (4 receptions, 63 yards) moving them down to the Shamrock five-yard line. Two Doncat plays later and Pieruccini found himself in the end zone once again, this time with a four-yard touchdown run with 4:48 remaining in the first half.

St. Patrick was able to cut the lead to 21-10 after a 32-yard field goal by Michael Graf bounced off the upright and fell through with 24.6 second left in the half.

Notre Dame got another big break to start the second half as once again St. Patrick fumbled the kickoff. The Dons recovered at the 27-yard line and five plays later Thomas plowed his way into the end zone from four-yards out. The extra point kick pushed the Notre Dame advantage to 28-10.

St. Patrick added a 24-yard field goal with 4:00 left in the third quarter and a three-yard touchdown run by DiBalsamo with 3:59 to play in the game. But the Dons got the clock to all zeros thanks to a 10-play 34-yard drive that was exclusively Doncat plays.

“When you put Nick, Jeremy (Burgos) and Connor Thomas in there, you have three weapons that are pretty tough and they’re hard to defense,” Hennessey said.

Every year Notre Dame’s game with St. Patrick is as big as it can get in regular season high school football and this year was no different.

“The rivalry between the two schools has been going on long before we got here,” Thomas

said. “We knew coming into this school freshman year there always would be this rivalry. And it’s always good to get the win and have the upper hand over them.”

While the Dons try to approach it like it’s just another game, the celebration in the locker room is always a bit rowdier after a win over the Shamrocks.

“There’s going to be a lot of

excitement in the locker room and we’re going to have a great weekend,” Thomas said. “But then we need to buckle down and get that fifth win (to become playoff eligible). I know we’re going to make it to the playoffs. Now the next game is the biggest game.”

After St. Joseph left the East Suburban Catholic Conference following last school year, Notre Dame was forced to scramble

and find an opponent for Week 7. The Dons will travel to Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn on Friday night for a non-conference game.

“We don’t know anything about them,” Hennessey said. “We just exchanged film with them (Friday). We’re just happy we got this one and now we’ll get ready for the next one.”

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Conner Thomas had two touchdowns in the Don’s 28-20 win over St. Patrick.


By Albert CorveraCSLInsider.com

Senior Ty Frost is usually New Trier’s No. 7 golfer.

On Thursday, he was No. 1 — not only for the Trevians, but also for the entire Central Suburban League South.

Frost shot a 1-over-par 71 and then won a one-hole playoff over Glenbrook South’s Quinn Prchal to earn medalist honors at the CSL South Tournament at Sportsman’s Golf Club in Northbrook.

He also helped the Trevians defend their conference tourney and overall CSL South titles despite playing without their usual lineup.

“It’s great (to win) because we don’t have our top five guys here and this just shows how deep our team is,” Frost said of New Trier playing without Phillip Purcell, David Berlinghof, Jimmy Slovitt and Michael Phillips. “Playing on the team for the last four years, I have found that it’s just so competitive. You can play a great round and think it’s great, but it’s not going to matter because you have some many great guys ahead of you. There are so many great guys on the team and they’re all fantastic golfers.”

Maine South’s Tony Albano placed third individually with a 2-over-par 72, but wasn’t pleased with his putting.

“The front nine I played really well (33),” Albano said. “The

back nine (39), I hit a putt that I missed, a really short one. I think that got into my head a little bit. I tried to just really leave that in the past, but maybe it was in the back of my mind and I probably let it get to me too much.”

Albano hopes that part of his game improves during the postseason.

“My putting is so inconsistent right now,” he said. “My ball-striking, I’m so confident with that, but putting, I just have to work on that. I have been practicing a lot by going to the range. I’m confident with my game right now to probably make it back downstate. That’s my goal.”

Other top finishers were GBS’ Steve Petchenik (5th, 74), Evanston’s Paul Barnes (7th, 75), Maine South’s Luke Wlodarski (8th, 75) and Niles West’s Nick Hester (tied for 12th, 77).

Maine South’s other top finishers were Jay Enders (tie for 13th, 78) Spencer Groessl (80) and Mike LaPelusa (88).

Niles West was led by Nathan Lee (tie for 13th, 78), Jason Kaatz and Matt Crawford (87) and David Lotsof (91).

CSL NORTH

Niles North’s top finishers were Dylan Chalem (87), Rico Lozano (87), Nick Christus (93) and Morgan Dasovich (97).

The Vikings (2 points) placed fifth overall.

Maine East’s top scorers were Gian Reyes (87), Matt Perchess (108), Soo Han Lee (113) and Joseph Choi (117).

The Blue Demons (0 points) took sixth overall.

GIRLS GOLF

Maine South (380) placed sixth behind Kelly McCone (92), Meredith Machon (92), Mary Daly (93) and Carly Inman (103).

Competing as individuals, Niles West’s Claudia Mak tied for fifth place overall with an 85, and Niles North’s Quyah

Nguyen shot a 119.David Jaffe and Danny Hazan of CSLinsider.com contributed to this story’

Locals take swing at CSL golf tournaments

Ice Dons defeat Carmel, post winning monthOn Monday evening, the Varsity

Notre Dame Ice Dons defeated the Carmel Catholic Corsairs 5-3.

Although outshot 31-21, the Dons relentless pressure netted 5 goals from five different players as

Micah Orchard,Tyler Zanon,Vince Pergande,David Fabris and Kevin Sanetra all scored for the Dons.

While the Dons rested Jeff Levar,Sean Corcoran and Ryan Maize, their JV replacements made

significant contributions as Nick Bojko (captain of the JV team) and junior varsity defenseman Dan Reno along with Michael Indurante,David Fabris,Sean F u r m a n , J a n o s , Vo n Au l o c k and Micha Orchard all were credited with assists in the team victory. Freshman goaltender Sam Rosenbaum was again outstanding between the pipes as he made 31 saves in the victory stopping many rebound attempts by the Corsairs.

Thursday evening the Ice Dons traveled to the Rinkside Ice Arena in the Gurnee Mills

Mall and defeated the Warren Blue Devils 2-0. Displaying an adequate offense,stifling defense and outstanding goaltending,

the Dons ended September with a 6-4-1 record. The Dons game winning goal came on a blast from the hash marks by Jeff Levar at the 7:18 mark of the first period. Milliseconds before getting crushed into the boards,Gino Jacobazzi made a perfect pass to Levar who scored glove side. On the second goal, Notre

Dame dazzled the Devils with rapid puck movement and

finesse passing as Kevin Sanetra and Vince Pergande set up all-star center David Fabris who scored the insurance marker at 3:39 of the third period whipping a wrister over the goalie’s blocker. Once again all-star Ryan Maize showed why he is one of the premier high school goalies as he thwarted every Blue Devil attempt making 18 saves in the game.

The Varsity Dons next home game is Saturday Oct 9 at 8pm against Lyons. On Oct 10 the Dons open the Catholic League season against St Ignatius at Johnny’s

West at 4:20 in the afternoon.The JV Ice Dons tied the

Highland Park Giants this past week 3-3 in a game were the Dons led only to have the Giants tie the game in the third period. Sam Rosenbaum was sensational in nets stopping 47 shots while Jack Golden,Dylan Farley and Mike Zelko scored the goals. On Saturday, St Rita defeated the Dons 6-2 as Golden scored twice in the loss while Rosenbaum made 42 saves in the loss. The JV Dons next home game is Tuesday Oct 12th at 8pm against AWF at the Niles Ice Arena on Ballard.

BOYS GOLF

ICE HOCKEY


Niles West’s Claudia Mak shot an 85 and tied for fifth at the CSL tournament.


Maine South’s Tony Albano placed third at the CSL tournament.

Danny HazanCSLInsider.com

Howling north winds made it a tale of two halves for the Maine South and Maine West boys soccer teams Saturday in Park Ridge.

But a Hawks’ goal off a Warriors’ miscue proved to be stronger than the blustery conditions as Maine South senior Ben Hannon’s steal in the backfield and breakaway goal in the first half gave the Hawks a 1-0 victory.

“Coach (Dan) States saw they (Maine West) were having

trouble in the backfield,” Hannon said. “I was playing left midfield but he pushed me up to three forwards. I could tell by his body positioning that he wasn’t going to clear the ball, so I just played as hard as I could, stole it – but the main thing was finishing.”

Hannon finished with a blast off his left foot from 15 yards out with 28 minutes, 36 seconds left in the opening half that capped an early push by Maine South (5-9-2), which had come up empty on three previous shots.

Maine West (7-5-7) became the aggressors after that point, but couldn’t get any shots by Hawks’ senior goal keeper Richard Balek, who recorded five saves in the

first half.“We had more opportunities

that we didn’t put in,” Warriors coach Mike Divincenzo said. “We made one mistake that they cashed in. That has been the synopsis of our whole season.”

Balek’s biggest save came less than two minutes into the second half after Maine West senior forward Ryan Ybarra made a beautiful pass to freshman Nelson Herrera in the box, but Balek deflected Herrera’s shot just over the crossbar.

“I just saw the ball coming at me and made the save,” Balek said.

The Warriors had four unsuccessful corner opportunities in the second half, but couldn’t get a shot on goal. In total, they could only muster three shots on net with the wind at their backs.

Balek had to change up his approach in the second half with the gusts now hitting him in his face - but he responded perfectly.

“I tried to keep the ball a little bit lower and not get it in the air

too much so it wouldn’t come back toward me,” Balek said.

The Warriors threatened with 25 minutes left in the game, but Maine South defender Corey Aumiller broke up a crossing pass in the box to negate the attack

The Hawks almost added an insurance goal with 15:40 left in the game but Peter Kaczowka’s boot in the box was turned away by sophomore goal keeper Jecsan Torres (8 saves).

Maine West had a chance for some late-game heroics, but a shot off a reset from just outside the box with 30 seconds left ricocheted off the Hawks’ wall of defenders and was the Warriors last chance to try to tie up the

contest. “Credit to our guys for staying

tight defensively,” States said. “They didn’t give them (Maine West) open looks at our frame. Each time they had a shot we had a guy draped on him. In the end, Richard made a real nice save, which was ultimately the difference.”

The win is the Hawks’ second straight after coming up on the losing end of several one-goal games earlier in the season.

“Our confidence is just so high right now,” Balek said. “Everyone is just pumped on how our season has gone the past couple games. I think we’ll have a good rest of the season.”


BOYS SOCCER

Hannon goal propels Maine South to win


Maine South defeated Maine West 1-0 last week.


By Anthony RecchiaCSLInsider.com

Not even strong gusts of wind from the north could stop the Maine East boys soccer team from blowing by Oak Lawn Saturday.

On a day when the entire team deserved recognition, one player stood out.

Sophomore Alexis Chavero scored four times to lead the Blue Demons to a 6-0 shutout over Oak Lawn.

With the victory, Maine East (10-4-2) extended its winning streak to eight games.

“We are playing our best ball right now,” Maine East head coach Vic DiPrizio said. “We have held it together even though we lost a few guys to injuries. We are finding ways to win in games

that we don’t play our best. That’s what the good teams do – they find a way to win.”

The Blue Demons got on the board at the 20-minute mark of the first half when Chavero took the ball up the middle, weaved through defenders and blasted the ball into the right corner of the net to put his team up 1-0.

With 8:20 to play in the first half, Chavero struck again. Teammate Petar Tijani gave Chavero a perfect pass and the sophomore took care of the rest when he snuck the ball past the diving Oak Lawn goaltender for a 2-0 advantage.

But Chavero would not be satisfied with only two goals. Just 52 seconds into the second half, he netted his third score of the contest, giving him the hat trick. Chavero added one more with 17:35 left to give his team a 5-0 cushion.

“It was cold today, but I thought

I played well,” Chavero said. “But we need to keep it going and play strong. At the end of the season, I want to be recognized and I want Maine East to be a name that people know.”

Chavero and his teammates are well on their way to making a name for themselves.

The Blue Demons recently won the Badger Tournament where they went 3-0. They beat Northside Prep 7-0, Evanston 1-0 and Niles North 2-1 in a span of just four days.

Although Maine East secured the fourth seed for sectionals this year, DiPrizio wants to smooth out some of the rough edges before two tough Central Suburban League North games this week against Glenbrook North (7 p.m. Tuesday) and Glenbrook South (7 p.m. Thursday).

“We still need to tighten up the defense quite a bit,” DiPrizio

said. “We always need to work on finishing our plays. If we can do that successfully, then I think we will finally come around as a complete team.”

Inal Gamanov and Rami Dajani each added a goal for the Blue Demons. Maine East outshot Oak Lawn 21-5. Oak Lawn did not get a shot on goal until the 24:09 mark in the first half.

Goal keeper Luis Carlos Ortiz was perfect in net, stopping all five shots he faced. With top players such as Chavero (13 goals) and Rami Dajani (11 goals) playing well, expectations are high for the Blue Demons.

“The two guys who I think will take us into the playoffs are Chavero and Dijani,” DiPrizio said. “With them leading the way, we have a chance to go strong into the playoffs. If we keep playing well in conference games, I like our chances. We are a solid team.”

Nothing can get in way of Maine East soccer

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Maine East battled to a win over Oak Lawn Saturday.


Someone might sugarcoat the situation. You

might be made to feel helpless in the week ahead when faced by a situation that upsets your relationships, but that someone says is “for your own good.”

Your anxious hunt for love is like a

goldfish hunting for water. Love is surrounding you, but it is invisible so you can’t quite accept it. Don’t impetuously break off a relationship this week.

Sometimes you are so sweet that you are in

danger of triggering sour results. You might bend over backward to please or appease the people you work with - only to have it backfire in the week ahead.

If you go overboard, there might not

be a life preserver in reach. Curtail your spending and watch out for little extravagances that mount up in the upcoming week. Unexpected changes may cause setbacks.

Your tactics are trustworthy through

thick and thin. You might not always be able to get your point across to others in the week ahead, but you will be able to ride out any misunderstandings like a champ.

You like to be seen by others as well-fixed,

well-heeled and well-known. In the week ahead, you might shift your focus to home and family and could be prompted to entertain others at your own table.

You are a mere mortal. Your ability to alter

the outcome is like trying to pull the sword from the stone. In the week to come, you might be wise to accept with serenity that which must change.

Don’t promise more than you can deliver.

In your eagerness to please other people or to win some gold stars for your resume, you might offer to do more than your fair share in the upcoming week.

Get back in the loop. If you have been a

hermit or just feeling isolated recently, you can mingle with others without fear in the week ahead. The new people you meet will offer a refreshing change of pace.

Keep your friends close and your

enemies closer. Relationships could shift in the week ahead, so you need to keep your ear to the ground. Don’t loan anyone money - especially in the first half of the week.

One grain of luck can be worth more than

a whole rice field of wisdom. In the week to come, you might be forewarned about outside influences that can upset finances. You can luckily avoid catastrophe.

“Spoiled is as spoiled does” is as apt

an expression as “Pretty is as pretty does.” You may be tempted to spoil yourself silly in the week ahead in the hope of appearing more attractive, successful or popular.

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If you want to save money while traveling, consider hosteling. Several thousand hostels provide beds throughout Europe — in cities, towns, and the countryside — for $20 to $40 per night.

For this rock-bottom price, you get “no frills” accommodations in clean, stark dormitories. The good news for couples and families is that many hostels have a few doubles and some family rooms (book ahead for these). It’s a great way to enjoy some privacy while saving money.

You may assume hostels aren’t for you because, by every standard, you’re “old.” Well, many countries have dropped the word “youth” from their hostel organization’s name, and for years Hostelling International has given “youths” over the age of 54 a discount on membership cards. Even the last holdout, the German state of Bavaria, finally dropped its youths-only restriction. If you’re alive, you’re young enough to hostel anywhere in Europe.

A reader wrote on my Website: “My partner and I stayed in a ‘youth’ hostel for the first time by Lake Como and thought we’d be the oldest people there. Not so! At our table was a 60-ish couple from Sydney and a 79-year-old British woman who was backpacking alone through Europe. All three were a delight, but especially the backpacker, who said she stays in hostels for the evening company.”

Solo travelers find a family in every hostel, and can always find a new travel partner. The hostel’s recreation and living rooms are my favorite hangouts. People gather, play games, tell stories, share information, read, write, and team up for future travels. The lights may go out by 11 p.m., but bunk-bed conversation rages long after. You’ll find yourself propped on your elbows staring intensely into the darkness, passing around travel tales like a bucket of popcorn.

Some hostels serve hearty, super-cheap meals, often in family-style settings. A typical dinner is fish sticks and

mashed potatoes seasoned by conversation with new friends from Norway to Namibia to New Zealand. The self-service kitchen, complete with utensils, pots, and pans, is a great budget aid that comes with most hostels. Larger hostels even have a small grocery store. International friendships rise with the bread in the kitchens.

Still, hostels are not hotels — not by a long shot. Many people hate them. Hostels can have strict rules. Some lock up during the day (usually from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and a few may have a curfew at night, when the doors are locked.

Unless you snare a double or family room, you could have lots of company. Dorms have from four to 20 beds. At official hostels, which require a membership card (see www.hiusa.org), the sexes are segregated.

Many independent hostels have both segregated and mixed

dorms (no membership card required).

School groups can turn hostels upside down, typically on weekends during the school year and weekdays in the summer. The sounds you’ll hear just after everyone’s turned in remind me of summer camp - giggles, burps, jokes, and strange noises in many languages. Snoring is permitted and practiced openly.

Theft can be a problem in a few hostels, but try this simple safeguard: Wear your money belt (even while sleeping) and don’t leave valuables lying around (but no one’s going to steal your tennis shoes or journal). Use the storage lockers that are available in most facilities. (Other typical hostel services include Internet access and a self-service laundry.)

Hostels come in all shapes and sizes, and some are sightseeing destinations in themselves.

There are castles (Bacharach, Germany), moored ships (Stockholm), alpine chalets (Gimmelwald, Switzerland), huge modern buildings (Frankfurt), lakefront villas (Lugano, Italy), former prisons (Ljubljana, Slovenia), medieval manor houses (Wilderhope Manor, England), former choirboys’ dorms (St. Paul’s, London), country estates (Loch Lomond, Scotland), and former royal residences (Holland Park, London).

I’ve hosteled most in Northern Europe, where hostels are more comfortable and the savings over hotels more exciting (particularly in Scandinavia, where you find lots of Volvos in hostel parking lots, as Scandinavians know that hostels provide the best - and usually only - $30 beds in town). I rarely hostel in the south, where hostels are less common, and two or three people can

sleep just as cheaply in a budget hotel.

Young backpackers can overrun big-city hostels. Rural hostels, far from train lines and famous sights, are usually quiet and frequented by a more mature crowd.

If you have a car, use that mobility to leave the Eurail zone and enjoy some of Europe’s overlooked hostels.

Some travelers love them and will be hostelers all their lives, regardless of their budgets. Hosteling is a philosophy. You trade service and privacy for a chance to live simply and communally with people from around the world.

Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. E-mail him at [email protected].

(c)2010 RICK STEVES

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This hostel in Stockholm is a former sailing ship.

Travel more, experience more, spend lessHosteling provide priceless cultural experience at little cost

REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS18 THE BUGLE OCTOBER 7, 2010

Q. All the managers in my company are being asked to do more with less. Most days I just feel like tearing my hair out! Do you have any suggestions about multi-tasking especially when you manage people?

A. I approached Dr. Mehmet Oz, heart surgeon, columnist, author and television personality who is a master of multitasking. Plus, surprisingly, he’s a genuine, calm and down-to-earth guy.

I started out by asking Oz how he manages a hundred people on his television set, maintains numerous business partnerships, and supervises his staff at Columbia University. Oz observed, “It is all about getting to know each person you work with well enough to find out what his or her dream is and then helping them realize that dream.”

He noted that in any group he

manages he treats his staff like family. “In a family you don’t sugarcoat things,” Oz said. “You look in each other’s eyes and tell the truth. In the workplace, sometimes this means people are in the wrong job and they leave, but they leave for a job that is a better fit.”

He compared the work that goes on in the operating room to the work on any workplace team, “In an operating room, each member of my team has a job and certain strengths. When operating, I need to stay focused on my work and let my team have the freedom to do their jobs.”

I asked him if he ever finds

these “workplace as family conversations” difficult. He acknowledged that really getting to know people at work means more conversations about painful emotions. “It is impossible to fix a feeling until you make sure the other person knows you have heard that feeling,” he observed.

I asked him why he thought that, in most workplaces, people end up suffering not because of the work but because of other people. Oz pointed out that everyone on the planet will experience pain, but not everyone needs to experience suffering. “Suffering is the decisions we make and the behaviors we chose when we are busy trying to avoid our pain,” he explained. “When we cannot feel or cope with our pain, we do foolish things with other people and then we

suffer.”Sitting with Oz, I couldn’t help

but wonder how he maintains such a calm presence. He shared that he practices Transcendental Meditation. “When I meditate, I go to that place where truth lives,” he said. “I can see what reality really is, and it is so much easier to form good relationships then.”

I asked him how he inspires such loyalty in those that love, know and support his many professional endeavors. Oz’s eyes took on a characteristic twinkle as he suggested, “If you want to change someone, care about them.”

Oz finished our interview by emphasizing how important it is for people in the workplace to realize there is a we in every me. He concluded: “There is a common ground, when we get to know each other, where

everyone can win. Find it and let people surprise you as you serve their higher good.”

The last word(s)Q. Do you have any tricks to

avoid offending people at work?A. No, there’s no Jedi mind

trick that can control other people’s reactions. There are quite a few tricks for what to do once someone decides they are upset.

Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006). You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.

(c) 2010 INTERPERSONAL EDGE

Become the master of multitasking at work

Dear Dave,I just married a wonderful lady

with two children. We’ve talked over our financial situation, and we’re determined to get out of debt within two years. This will mean some big changes in our teenager’s lifestyles. How can we break this to them gently?

Dan

Dear Dan,Having your wife – who is also

their mother – on board with the plan makes a big difference. I think all of you need to sit down and have a frank but loving discussion about the changes that are going to come with this marriage for everyone.

The kids have to adjust to a stepdad being on the scene, just like you have to adjust to a marriage situation where teenagers are part of the package.

Let them know you don’t want to be the bad guy, but that you and mom have been looking at the money situation and things just don’t add up.

It also wouldn’t be a bad idea if mom did a lot of the talking. Let her tell the kids that you’ve both decided it’s time to make the money behave, and this will mean some lifestyle changes.

Listen to reasonable input from them, and let them know their thoughts and feelings matter. But they also need to understand things are going to be different, and this part needs to come from mom. Otherwise, they’re likely to see you as the wicked stepdad!Dear Dave,

My husband is into estate investment properties. He’ll buy a run-down house for very little money, fix it up and then rent it out. The debt we’re racking up makes me nervous. Each house has a loan, but he says it’s okay because we can sell them. Can

you give me any advice?Carol

Dear Carol,I went broke years ago doing

exactly what your husband is doing right now. I’ve known several others who went broke doing it, too.

Lots of folks in real estate tend to believe that debt is okay so long as the property is worth more than the debt, but there are several down sides to that kind of thinking. At the end of the day, the borrower is always slave to the lender. And I’m afraid your husband may be on that path.

At best, this kind of thinking will make for lots of uncertainty. The worst case scenario has you guys ending up bankrupt, just like we did. My experience way back when is proof that things like this can quickly escalate out of control when you make debt one of your building blocks.

There’s nothing wrong with investing in real estate, but I recommend that he do it much

more slowly – and with cash!

Dave Ramsey is a personal money management expert, popular national radio personality and the author of three New York Times bestseller— “ The Total Money Makeover,” “Financial Peace Revisited” and “More Than Enough.” As the host of a nationally syndicated radio program, “The Dave Ramsey Show,” he can be heard daily from 1 to 4 p.m. on WJOL AM1340. For more financial advice, plus special offers to our readers, please visit www.davesays.org.

Break debt without becoming wicked stepfather


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their charts and look at the cost/benefit of saving Morgan Dubiel. They wouldn’t consider my three young children or that I am the sole means of support to my family. They would consult their chart and in a cold objective way decide against me. The medical establishment just didn’t believe I would be alive today to write this article.

My insurance policy wasn’t perfect, nothing human ever is, but because of it I had a choice. Because I had a choice I am alive today.

Eventually, when Obamacare is implemented fully that choice will disappear and decisions about your health, your life, will be made by utter strangers all in an attempt to cut costs. You won’t be loved or even involved, you’ll be a number, a statistic and you’ll be plugged in to a formula, matched on a column across a row on a chart. That chart will determine whether you will get your treatment or not. It will determine if your life is of benefit or too costly.

This November you have a vote to give yourself a fighting chance or to lose that choice forever. Once they’ve got your body, well, liberty is fleeting.

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Halloween Concert. 2 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Acoustic guitar performance by Jim Green, AKA the Wandering Endorfin.

Iceland Scary Skate. 2:30-4 p.m. at IceLand Arena, 8435 Ballard in Niles. For more information call 847-297-8010.

NOVEMBER 8Read to the Rainbow Dogs. 7 p.m. at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. in Morton Grove. Children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog from the Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy Foundation. Come in or call 847-965-4220 to sign up for a turn with one of the dogs. Bring a book or choose from the library’s selection.

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Could health reform unleash the inner entrepreneur in millions of older workers?

T h e r e ’ s plenty of evidence that baby boomers in their 50s and early 60s want more independence and flexibility in their work. Many are ready to take a risk via second careers and entrepreneurial ventures-but have been hanging on to jobs solely for health insurance benefits. They won’t qualify for Medicare until age 65, and it’s difficult to get affordable, quality coverage outside of employer group plans.

And while health insurance issues affect Americans of all ages, the problems are acute for people over 50, who tend to have more pre-existing conditions than younger people do, and use more health care.

The new health care reform law aims to help-over time-by creating private insurance exchanges that are intended to provide access to affordable, quality coverage for people without access to group plans. The exchanges will begin operating in 2014; in the meantime, many states are creating high-risk insurance pools intended to provide bridge coverage until the exchanges are up and running.

I’ve been harboring a hunch for some time: If the exchanges work as designed, it could give older workers the assurance they need to head for the exits of Corporate America and into the land of self-employed entrepreneurship. Older Americans already have

the highest rate of new business formation in the country, according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity; many of those new businesses are individuals hanging out a shingle to work on their own.

That’s why a newly published research brief investigating the relationship between health insurance and older workers locked into their jobs really caught my eye. The brief, from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, looks at whether universal health coverage will spur greater employment mobility by examining the impact of an actual expansion of coverage implemented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the 1990s.

The VA reforms provided a dramatic expansion of coverage. “It changed from a system that was mainly an in-patient system with catastrophic coverage to look like real health insurance,” says Joanna Lahey, a co-author of the report (http://bit.ly/9i9fKI) and an assistant professor of public policy at Texas A&M University. “Veterans could get things like flu shots, and the coverage was opened up to all veterans, not just those below certain thresholds. It even offered a prescription drug benefit.”

The report concludes that more educated workers did, indeed, take advantage of the expanded health coverage to move to self-employment-the specific increase was 8.4 percent compared with the period before the VA reforms were implemented.

Lahey notes that VA benefits are provided at no charge, but she thinks national health reform will lead to similar results. “Surveys of

boomers say they want part-time work options with autonomy. But prior to health care reform, there was no way for most of them to get insurance, even in the private market. So if reform does provide a good option for affordable coverage, we’re going to see a decline in job-lock.”

This means that older workers burned out on careers they’ve been hacking away at for 30 years or more will gain the freedom to strike out on their own. Some will continue to serve the industries where they’ve worked, while others will launch into entirely

new encore careers. Dr. David DeLong, an expert in

organizational behavior, thinks the big challenge with health reform will be educating older workers on the changes that are coming. “I find many are oblivious to the health insurance challenges until they actually retire.”

DeLong is the author of “Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce” (Oxford University Press, 2004). He has studied the challenges aging boomers face in the job market, and has interviewed

hundreds of workers and employers.

But if you can show older workers that they can get quality health care as a self-employed person, there will be a percentage that say, ‘You know what? I’m 55 years old-I’m out of here.’ If the picture is clear and they see that they have options, it will be a huge trend.”

Mark Miller is the author of the forthcoming book, “The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security.” He publishes http://retirementrevised.com, recently named the best retirement planning site on the web.

Will health care reform create 50-plus entrepreneurs?

Niles Senior Center

9th Annual Pet ParadeMonday, October 11, Hot Dog

Lunch at 12noon to Benefit Wrightway Pet Rescue with “Parade of Pets” to follow at 1:00PM

All ages of pet owners are invited to sign up to showcase your special pet.

Prizes are given for furriest, largest, smallest, best behaved, human-pet look-a-like, and much more. If you would like to join us for the Hot Dog Lunch, there is a cost of $2 with all profits going to the Wrightway Animal Rescue.

If you are coming for the “Parade of Animals” we are asking that you bring a donation of paper towels, bleach, clean bath towels, and, of course, a monetary donation.

Oktoberfest Luncheon & Celebration

Friday, Oct. 22 11:30-2:00PM $14M/$19NM. The traditional German Band, Die Lustigen Musikanten will play waltzes, polkas, marches, and German folk songs. Vocals in English & German. Prior to the performance, enjoy a catered lunch featuring chicken schnitzel, sauerkraut, potatoes, dill carrots, and a delicious dessert. Now open to non-members. Reserved seating available.

Birthday TimeWednesday, Oct.27 1-2PM

Free to Members/$2NM Mayor Robert Callero invites all seniors who have had a birthday within the last 12 months (or will have one within the next 12 months) to join him at the annual Niles Senior Center Birthday Bash! Our celebration will be complete with cake and raffle prizes. Advanced registration is required.

Potawatomi Casino TripTues., Oct.26, 8:15-4:00PM,

$17M/$22NM This outing to Potawatomi package includes motor coach transportation, $10 Bonus Play money, and a FREE lunch voucher. You must bring your valid Driver’s License or State ID with you on the day of the outing to receive the package. To claim a large prize, you must present your Social Security Card. You will need to supply your birth date and (if you have one) your Potawatomie

Player’s ID #. Now open to non-members.

Ron Hawking Holiday ShowTues., Dec. 14, 10:15AM –

4:15PM $70M/$75NM In this special holiday version of Hawking’s hit show, the “man of a thousand voices” will pay homage to Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Julio Iglesias, Jack Nicholson and many more great entertainers. Prior to the show, lunch at Drury Lane will feature butternut squash soup, striploin au poivre (sliced New York strip steak with a peppercorn sauce) rolls, and dessert.

Lap Robe for Veterans in Need of Donations

Our volunteers make lap robes for veterans throughout the year using donated yarn. We are looking for donations of clean, full 4 ply yarn. Please contact MaryAnn at the Center or drop by with your donations.

Caregiver Support Available at the Senior Center

If you have questions about resources to assist a caregiver

or would like to participate in a caregiver support group, please contact Bev Wessels at 847 588-8420.

Advanced registration is required for all tournaments.

Pinochle Tournaments- $5M $7.50NM Friday, November 12 12- 4PM

Participate in a three-handed tournament. Lunch will be served prior to the game. Refreshments and prizes included. Call for availability.

Poker Tournaments- $5M $7.50NM – Fri., October 29 12-3: PM Play 7-Card Stud and 5-Card Draw. Lunch, refreshments and prizes included.

Wii Bowling Tournament on Thursday , October 21 2-4 PM $2M $3 NM.

If you’ve never played before, give us a call to schedule a practice. Refreshments and prizes are awarded.

Every Friday at 10:00AM. Meet Tom Surace, Transportation Supervisor for the Village of Niles, who will explain how to use the FREE Bus. Call 847 588-

8420 to register.

Park Ridge Senior Center

BREAKFAST CLUBThe Park Ridge Police

Department will begin hosting a monthly breakfast at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19 at the Park Ridge Senior Center. The monthly meetings will give attendees an opportunity to speak with officers about relevant topics.

They will provide information about issues such as home repair scams, changes and updates to laws, crime prevention, personal security and more.

In addition, some meetings will include guest speakers from the State’s Attorney’s Office and Illinois Attorney General’s Office. There is no cost, but reservations are requested no later than Friday, October 15. Members and guests are invited to attend.

BLOOD PRESSURE & BLOOD SUGAR SCREENING

These screenings will be given at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 15.

Karen from St. Matthew’s Center for Health will be providing these services free of charge. No appointments are necessary.

DRIVER SAFETYA driver safety course provided

by AARP takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, October 26 and 28. This is an informative defensive driving course. A certificate of completion from this course may entitle participants to a discount on automobile liability insurance. The charge is $12.00 for an AARP member, $14.00 for non-AARP members. Checks can be mailed in advance or dropped off at the Center and should be made payable to AARP.

CAMERA CLUB Avoid the 17 hour plane ride

to exotic “down under” Australia and New Zealand. At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 26, Cora and Bob Burton will share their adventure. See and learn about beautiful, breathtaking lands filled with dramatic history, spectacular landscapes and interesting people. Center


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members and guests are invited. Come early for digital camera instruction.

TAP DANCE CLASSESTap dance classes for beginner/

advanced beginners meet at 12:30 and advanced students meet at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 19 at the Center. The session is 8 weeks and the charge is $12.00. This is a fun way to exercise.

LAST GOLF OUTINGSOctober is the last month of

the golf season. Ladies will play at 8 a.m. on Mondays, October 4, 11, 18 and 25 at Tam. The charge is $16.00 for the outing on the 4th and $13.00 for the remainder. Reservations should

be made by the Friday before the Monday outing. Men will play at 7:45 a.m. Fridays through the month at Tam. Lunch follows at the Center. The cost is $23.00 on October 1 and 8 and $20.00 for the remainder of the month for golf, lunch, and prizes.

FALL DINNER DANCEA number of tickets are

available for the Center’s annual fall dinner dance. The party begins with cocktails (cash bar) at 5:30 p.m. at the Elks Club in Des Plaines on Thursday, October 21. Dinner begins at 6 p.m.and includes cream of mushroom soup, Caesar salad, choice of orange roughy or butt steak, baked potato, green beans and chocolate sundae. Music will be provided by Ed Knaack and Gene Schuster for listening or dancing enjoyment. Tables of 10 can be arranged. Guests

are welcome, but reservations should be made according to current policy. There is a $30.00 charge per person.

THANKSGIVING RAFFLEThe center will be raffling off

Thanksgiving dinners for two provided by All on the Road Catering. Chances will be 6 for $5.00 only. The dinners include turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, rolls, and pie. Drawing will be held on Monday, November 15. Raffle chances are included in the current issue of the newsletter.

North Shore Senior Center

Salute to Frankie Vallli and the Four Seasons

Enjoy a trip to see real life

“Jersey Boy” Bobby Valli as he salutes his brother Frankie Valli and the music of the Four Seasons at Nite Club at Noon in Chicago on Wednesday, October 20 from 11am-4pm. Bus departs from Senior Center at 6140 Dempster Street in Morton Grove at 11am. Fee for day trip is $82 for NSSC in Morton Grove members and $95 for non-members. Fee includes lunch, performance ticket, and transportation.

Health and Wellness Fair 2010Local organizations come

together to offer older adults information and resources on health, housing, and retirement lifestyle opportunities on Saturday, October 9 from 9:30 am– 1:30pm at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center, 6140 Dempster Street, Morton Grove. Talk with representatives

from local organizations and businesses, participate in health screenings, pick up information and educational literature, and attend seminars. For more information call the NSSC in Morton Grove at 847-470-5223.


In an effort to challenge individuals to take steps towards good brain health, Norwood Crossing, 6016-20 N. Nina Ave. in Chicago, will host a Brain Game Challenge, on Oct. 16, from 12–4 p.m. Free parking is available in the lot behind Norwood Crossing.

Designed for people of all ages, abilities and interests, participants can play games such as logic, memory, puzzles and recall, as well as pick up educational materials about healthy lifestyle

choices. For more information, call 773-577-5323 or visit www.norwoodcrossing.org.

“We are pleased to have been selected as the only long-term care retirement community in the Midwest to host this special event,” said Peter Lim, Norwood Crossing director of marketing. “If you’re challenged by working crossword puzzles, matching letter-selection skills with contestants on Wheel-of-Fortune or solving Word Finder, then you’ll want to participate

and enjoy refreshments with us.”The event is part of an initiative

sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), a national nonprofit organization composed of 1,400 member organizations, including Norwood Crossing that provides hands-on support to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and their families. AFA developed the Brain Game Challenge around the concept that stretching your brain, just like stretching other

parts of your body, is critical for a successful aging workout—so much so that experts suggest that people of all ages exercise both their brains and bodies on a daily basis.

Research suggests that regular mental workouts may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorders by stimulating growth of new brain cells, and maintaining connections between brain cells. “It is never too early or too late to build up good health habits,

including brain health,” said Eric J. Hall, AFA’s president and chief executive officer. “This event is designed to show that the path to successful aging can be both educational and entertaining.”

Currently, Alzheimer’s disease affects as many as 5.1 million Americans. This is expected to increase dramatically in line with the nation’s aging population; advanced age is the greatest known risk factor. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

Stretch mental muscles at Brain Game Challenge

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