LAKE FOREST- This week’s showing of John’s Hughes’ production of Home Alone is SOLD OUT at the Gorton Community Center this coming Friday, November 27th.

Northbrook School District 28 Superintendent Larry Hewitt (left) confers with School Board President Joshua Prober during the Nov. 24 board meeting.

NORTHBROOK — Full-day kindergarten got a strong endorsement from Northbrook School District 28 Superintendent Larry Hewitt and now he is developing different ways to pay for it.

Hewitt outlined his reasoning to the District 28 School Board during a regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 24 in the Northbrook Junior High Library, promising to present a variety of financial plans to the board at its Dec. 15 meeting.

Some fiscal possibilities will include tuition to help fund the program and some will be free as outlined in earlier discussions. Hewitt said the board will vote on whether to implement full-day kindergarten no sooner than its Jan. 26 meeting.

Before Hewitt made his presentation part way through the meeting, Northbrook resident Mara Silver-Schack spoke in favor of full-day kindergarten, saying its time had come.

“Years ago when children in half-day kindergarten learned one letter a week half-day kindergarten made sense,” Silver-Schack said. “Now they need more information than that and it’s taken out of play time.”

Hewitt, who said he has been involved in elementary education for the last 18 years, echoed Silver-Schack’s feelings.

“Eighteen years ago you taught a letter a week and it took 26 weeks,” Hewitt said. “As prekindergarten students are now learning the letters and sounds, students come to kindergarten ready to learn to read. Kindergarten is the new first grade.”

The current two-hour, 45-minute time allotted to half-day kindergarten is not enough, according to Hewitt. He said the academic requirements of reading and other skills are necessary but cannot take the place of the social-emotional learning that goes on with play.

“The kindergarten teachers are feeling very rushed,” Hewitt said. “The kids are ready for more than the time allotted. Time for structured play is healthy.”

Hewitt also said English is a second language for approximately 14 percent of the district’s children and the demographic is growing. He said they benefit even more from the all-day program.

Though no board member voiced opposition to the concept of full-day kindergarten, there were concerns about how to meet the $651,338 cost of five new teachers, five new aids and one new teacher for physical education, art and music.

“We really have to know how we’re going to pay for this,” board member Carol Currie said. “If we’re going to add it what are we going to cut?”

Hewitt said the district could re-allocate funds in the amount of $350,000 currently used for contingencies, supplies and contributions to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund the district has been paying ahead without hurting other programs. He also said tuition of $2,000 would pay for the rest but there was resistance from board member Tracy Katz Muhl.

“People may turn pretty sick over tuition,” Muhl said. “From the survey results I’ve seen people don’t want (the fee),” she added referring to a district-wide survey taken to gauge the community’s feelings.

Survey results will be published in a few weeks, according to Hewitt. He also said from his reading of the survey 34 percent had objections to tuition and 64 percent were not opposed. He said during a break in the meeting he could find other money in the budget to reallocate for full-day kindergarten.

“I’ll build some scenarios for you to see at our next meeting,” Hewitt said.

Another board member, Anthony Forchetti, expressed concerns over potential legislation at the state level that could freeze property taxes and reduce money the state currently offers to the district.

“There are a lot of headwinds,” Forchetti said. “Are we ready for what may be coming from Springfield?”

Hewitt responded there was nothing offered from the Illinois General Assembly except conversation.

“We’ve been hearing about things but it’s talk,” Hewitt said. “If something is done we’ll answer it then.”

LAKE BLUFF – The Lake Bluff Park District received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and it attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual(s), department or
agency designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award winning CAFR. This
has been presented to: Ronald Salski, executive director

The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a “constructive spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.

The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 17,500 government finance professionals with the offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C

Submitted by the Lake Bluff Park District

Bart Myers, 83, longtime Glenview resident, passed away November 20, 2015. Husband of Gladys; father of John (Marilyn), Mary (John) Laherty and Dawn (Jared) Greene; grandfather of Ashley, Matthew, Alyssa, Rachel and Sean. Memorial visitation Tuesday, November 24 from 4-7  p.m. at N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Rd. (just south of Lake Ave. on west side), Glenview.

John F. Bolger, 89, of Glenview, passed away peacefully at home on November 23, 2015. Devoted husband of Joanne nee Mulvey; dear father of Victoria (Victor) Roselli, Dimitra (Kale) Zelden, Joy and Mia; loving grandfather of Hannah, Jack and Maribel. John served in WWII as an Army intelligence officer and an interpreter of Asian languages.

A graduate of Georgetown and Harvard, he was founder and director of Christianica Center, the publisher of the Scriptural Rosary. Visitation Friday, November 27 from 4-8 pm at N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Rd. (just south of Lake Ave. on west side), Glenview; the Scriptural Rosary will be recited at 7:30 for those who wish to join. Funeral mass Saturday, November 28 at 10 am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 1775 Grove St., Glenview.

Interment private. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Lakeview Food Pantry, 3831 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 or Sr. Paulanne’s Needy Family Fund, c/o OLPH, 1775 Grove St., Glenview, IL, 60025.

Sparked by Reilly Lanigan and Daria Pyshnenko, Lake Forest High School claimed runner-up honors at the state swim meet on Nov. 21. Loyola Academy took fourth, while New Trier placed fifth. Photographer Joel Lerner captured the action.

Lake Forest High School head coach Carolyn Grevers (left) celebrates with assistant Cindy Dell after the Scouts’ 400 free relay team set a state record on the final event of the meet.

The record breaking Scout 400 freestyle relay, (left to right) Reilly Lanigan, Haley Nelson, Madeline Smith and Daria Pyshnenko.

LF’s Reilly Lanigan blasts off the starting block in the 500 free.

Lanigan reacts after taking runner-up honors in the 500 free.

Reilly Lanigan looks down at her state medal after anchoring LF’s record-breaking 400 free relay.

Daria Pyshnenko of the Scouts reacts to her first-place finish in the 100 freestyle.

Daria Pyshnenko gets flowers and a hug after her 100 free victory.

New Trier’s Jessie Creed performs a dive at the state meet. The freshman took third.

Creed and teammate Sophie Conley rock out prior to their dives.

Jessie Creed with her headphones.

Carmen White of the Scouts goes airborne. She took fifth place.

Loyola Academy’s Ella Tierney swims the 200 free. She tied for third. She also tied for in the 500 free.

Loyola’s Clarie Voss competes in the 200 medley relay.

Olivia Andrews of the Ramblers contends in the 100 free.

New Trier’s Emily George swims a leg of the 200 medley relay.

Lake Forest’s Haley Nelson goes hard in the 400 free relay.

Lake Forest’s Madeline Smith drives hard in the 400 free.

Lake Forest’s Ana Kohout competes at state.

Reilly Lanigan carries the second-place trophy and her four state medals.

LF coach Carolyn Grevers and Reilly Lanigan pose with the trophy.

Top senior athletes — class of 2016 — from The North Shore Weekend area will be playing at the next level.

Here is the list (so far):

Baseball

Glenbrook North’s Michael Oh

Glenbrook South’s Jordan Libman. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Highland Park High School’s Justin Mills. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Lake Forest High School’s Cal Coughlin. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Ben Brecht. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Glenbrook North: Michael Oh (Creighton University)

Glenbrook North: Casey Kempner (University of Kentucky)

Glenbrook South: Jordan Libman (Illinois State University)

Highland Park High School: Justin Mills (Tufts University)

Lake Forest High School: Cal Coughlin (Texas Christian University)

Lake Forest High School: Matt Peterson (Villanova University)

Loyola Academy: Liam McKeough (Denison University)

New Trier: Ben Brecht (University of California-Santa Barbara)

Women’s Basketball

Glenbrook South’s Caitlin Morrison. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Liz Satter. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

New Trier High School’s Jeannie Boehm. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Haley Greer. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Glenbrook South: Caitlin Morrison (Valparaiso University)

Loyola Academy: Liz Satter (University of Pennsylvania)

New Trier: Jeannie Boehm (Harvard University)

New Trier: Haley Greer (Colgate University)

Women’s Crew

 Loyola: Audrey Baumeister (Drake University)

Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Highland Park High School’s Brett Davidson. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School’s Gavin Hoch. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Highland Park High School: Brett Davidson (Boston University)

Lake Forest High School: Gavin Hoch (University of Iowa)

Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Highland Park High School’s Charlotte Nawor. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Kathryn House. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Highland Park High School: Charlotte Nawor (University of Illinois)

Loyola Academy: Lila Adler (University of California-Berkley)

Loyola Academy: Kathryn House (University of Michigan)

Men’s Diving

Lake Forest High School’s John-Michael Diveris. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School’s Alex Streightiff. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School: John-Michael Diveris (University of Pennsylvania)

Lake Forest High School: Alex Streightiff (University of Iowa)

Women’s Diving

Lake Forest High School’s Carmen White. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School: Carmen White (New York University)

Field Hockey

Lake Forest High School’s Emma DeNoble. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest Academy’s Caroline Miller. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest Academy’s Lexi Silver. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Lindsay Getz. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Alison Denby. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Rose Gorski. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Maggie Lake. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Claire Weaver. Lake Forest Academy’s Caroline Miller. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest: Emma DeNoble (Colgate University)

Lake Forest Academy: Caroline Miller (American University)

Lake Forest Academy: Lexi Silver (University of Maryland)

Loyola: Lindsay Getz (Georgetown University)

New Trier: Ali Denby (Middlebury College)

New Trier: Rose Gorski (Cornell University)

New Trier: Maggie Lake (Colgate University)

New Trier: Claire Weaver (Villanova University)

North Shore Country Day: Rachel Gordon (Haverford College)

North Shore Country Day: Carmille Scheyer (Yale University)

Football

Lake Forest Academy’s Daniel Joseph. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Loyola Academy’s Eric Eshoo. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Loyola Academy’s Ben LeRoy. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Loyola Academy’s John Shannon. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest Academy: Daniel Joseph (Penn State)

Loyola: Eric Eshoo (Northwestern)

Loyola: Ben LeRoy (Northern Illinois)

Loyola: John Shannon (Notre Dame)

Men’s Golf

New Trier’s Andrew Huber. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Matt Murlick. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JON DURR

 New Trier High School: Andrew Huber (Colgate University)

New Trier High School: Matt Murlick (Marquette University)

Women’s Golf

New Trier’s Louis McCullough. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s: Louise McCulloch (Northwestern)

Women’s Lacrosse

Loyola Academy’s Hannah Burgess. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Bailey Busscher. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Tessa Waters. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy: Hannah Burgess (Yale University)

Loyola Academy: Bailey Busscher (Stetson University)

Loyola Academy: Ana Freda (American University)

Loyola Academy: Taylor Kozloski (University of Cincinnati)

Loyola Academy: Caroline Thompson (Columbia University)

Loyola Academy: Tessa Waters (Vassar)

Loyola Academy: Allie Thuet (Colorado College)

Men’s Soccer

New Trier High School’s Spencer Farina. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School’s Matt Moderwell. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School: Matt Moderwell (Northwestern Univeristy)

New Trier: Spencer Farina (University of Notre Dame)

Women’s Soccer

Highland Park High School’s Zoe Redei. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School’s Paige Bourne. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School’s Sheridan Bufe. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School’s Adrian Walker (white jersey). PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest’s Hannah Marwede. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest’s Lea Waddle. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Devin Burns. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Shannon Powers. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier’s Dani Kaufman. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Kelly Maday. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier High School’s Bina Saipi. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Glenview: Abby Dein (Northwestern University)

Highland Park: Zoe Redei (University of North Carolina)

Lake Forest High School: Paige Bourne (Purdue University)

Lake Forest High School: Sheridan Bufe (University of Toledo)

Lake Forest: Hannah Marwede (University of Miami)

Lake Forest: Lea Waddle (Vanderbilt University)

Lake Forest High School: Adrian Walker (DePaul University)

Loyola Academy: Devin Burns (University of Iowa)

Loyola Academy: Shannon Powers (Miami University-Ohio)

New Trier High School: Dani Kaufman (University of Maryland)

New Trier High School: Kelly Maday (Univeristy of Illinois)

New Trier High School: Bina Saipi (Depaul University)

New Trier High School: Katie Sedera (University of Chicago)

Men’s Swimming

Loyola Academy’s Chris Kearney. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

New Trier Swim Club’s Max Robertson. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola: Chris Kearney (Miami University-Ohio)

New Trier Swim Club: Danny Brooks (Lehigh University)

New Trier Swim Club: Max Robertson (University of Massachusetts)

Women’s Swimming

Lake Forest High School’s Reilly Lanigan. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School’s Haley Nelson. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy’s Jamie Kolar.

Loyola Academy’s Claire Voss. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HANDWERKER

New Trier Swim Club’s Hope Hayward. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Lake Forest High School: Reilly Lanigan (University of Notre Dame)

Lake Forest High School: Haley Nelson (University of Illinois)

Loyola Academy: Jamie Kolar (University of Illinois)

Loyola Academy: Claire Voss (San Diego State University)

New Trier High School: Samantha Adams (Colgate University)

New Trier High School: Morgan Conley (Georgetown)

New Trier High School: Hope Hayward (Indiana University)

Women’s Tennis

Lake Forest High School: Christina Zordani (University of Wisconsin)

Women’s Volleyball

Loyola Academy’s Christina Reed. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Loyola Academy’s Melanie Fyda. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

Loyola Academy’s Olivia Van Zelst. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER

New Trier High School’s Isabelle Tashima. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

Loyola Academy: Melanie Fyda (University of Massachusetts)

Loyola Academy: Christina Reed (Brown University)

Loyola Academy: Olivia Van Zelst (Purdue University)

New Trier High School: Isabelle Tashima (Harvard University)

We launched Daily North Shore a few days before Thanksgiving 2014, and in the year since then nearly half a million people have visited the website. Thank you to everyone who has commented on stories, provided news tips, forwarded our emails, visited our pages and liked us on Facebook. You’ve helped DNS become an important conduit for the people, events and issues that connect our communities.

On behalf of the DailyNorthShore reporting team and my colleagues at JWC Media, I hope your Thanksgiving is as beautiful and full as the moon in this photo, which was taken by our photographer Joel Lerner before the recent eclipse.

Full moon rising; photo by Joel Lerner

Salon Volé hosted a night out just for their friends and clients last Friday, November 20, at their chic Highland Park location. Guests mingled with experts in their respective fields like energy healer Stacy Steinberg, and author and internet talk show host Karenlee Poter. VFemina Medical Spa answered questions and Make Up By Josie offered up cosmetic tips and tricks. Guests sipped on champagne by Le Medallion and enjoyed tasty bites. salonvolehighlandpark.com

Anthony & Josie Volpentesta Photography by Nan Stein

Karen & Allen Sutker

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Meredith Kaminski, Melissa Janson

Taylor Appelbaum

Stacy Steinberg

KarenLee Poter, Kate Gordin

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Carol Joan Corcoran nee Simon, 95, longtime resident of Glenview, passed away November 23, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Robert E. Corcoran; loving mother of Greg (Janet) Corcoran, Debbie McGoldrick, and Denise Cardosi; cherished grandmother of Kelly (Paul) Westberg, Bryan, Terry (Jessi) and Jason (Lizette) Corcoran, Matt, Tim (Jane), Zach (Jenna) and Justin McGoldrick, Calesse and Andrew Cardosi; proud great grandmother of seven.

Visitation Friday, December 4, 2015 from 8:45am – 9:45am at N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Rd., Glenview (just south of Lake Ave. on west side). Funeral mass Friday 10am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1775 Grove St. (at Church St.), Glenview. Interment All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sr. Paulanne’s Needy Family Fund, C/O OLPH, 1775 Grove St., Glenview, IL 60025

HIGHLAND PARK – A Chicago man has been charged with two counts of felony criminal neglect of a long-term care facility resident.

Richard A. Oyinloye, 45, was charged on Nov. 18 after police investigated a complaint of a suspicious incident at a business located in the 2700 block of Skokie Valley Road.

From the Highland Park police blotter; please note that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

WILMETTE- To celebrate the success of the inaugural season of ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA Series, the Wilmette Theatre will co-host with Sophia’s Choice, a special closing night film screening and after party at 7pm, on December 4, 2015. Audiences will be the first in the country to see the manga-based POISON BERRY IN THE BRAIN (Japanese Film, 121 min. w/English subtitles), at the Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Avenue, Wilmette. Director of the film, Yuichi Sato, specially flown in from Tokyo by the Board of Directors of Sophia’s Choice, will introduce the film and answer questions from the audiences. Tickets are on sale now, $30 (film + party): <ahref=”http://www.wilmettetheatre.com”>www.wilmettetheatre.com.

POISON BERRY IN THE BRAIN (脳内ポイズンベリー ) directed by Yuichi Sato and starring Yuki Furukawa, Yoko Maki, and Hidetoshi Nishijima, is based on a manga of the same title illustrated by Setona Mizushiro, POISON BERRY IN THE BRAIN is about the love life of a 30-year-old unemployed woman, Ichiko. She meets Ryoichi at a drinking establishment and, even though he is a lot younger than she, she can’t forget him. Meanwhile, similar to the current Pixar hit, INSIDE OUT, Ichiko has five different characters in her brain that govern her actions: “Yoshida” presides over the meeting as the chairman; while “Ishibashi” is the optimist; ”Ikeda” is the pessimist; “Hatoko” is the character who lives in the moment; and “Kishi” thinks about the past.

Immediately following the premiere will be the Closing Night party with a sneak peek of Asian Pop-Up Cinema Spring 2016 line up plus wrapping up a successful inaugural season. Fresh sushi rolls prepared by 153 Akira, seasonal treats with complimentary wine & beer will be served.

Among highlights of the inaugural season, included opening night festivities of a screening of the breezy rom-com WOMEN WHO FLIRT (Hong Kong, dir. Pang Ho-cheung), preceded by a reception supported in part by the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (New York), September 16. ECOTHERAPY GETAWAY HOLIDAY (Japan, dir. Okita Shuichi), MEETING DR. SUN (Taiwan, dir. Yee Chih-yen) and ONLY YOU (China, dir. Zhang Hao) all of which made their Chicago debuts. Most films in the ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA series were followed by question-and-answer sessions led by award-winning screenwriter, Columbia College Chicago Associate Professor in Cinema Art + Science, and host of the popular Cinema Slapdown series, Ron Falzone. The inaugural series featured films primarily in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean languages (with English subtitles).

Submittted by Wilmette Theater

HIGHLAND PARK – The city is seeking public feedback to strengthen the City of Highland Park Sustainability Work Plan. Specifically, resident input regarding stormwater management, water conservation, waste management, and light pollution is requested. Developed in partnership with the city’s sustainability advisor, Quercus Consulting, the survey is available on the city’s website and will be distributed electronically, via hard copy at City Hall and to a random selection of residents via direct mail.

The city regularly takes proactive steps to become a more sustainable community through its sustainability program established more than a decade ago. The program will focus on four areas over the coming year – stormwater management, water conservation, waste management and light pollution. The survey will assist the city in understanding residents’ perspectives on these four issues, identifying solutions to common obstacles, and determining how our community can maintain our high quality of life while reducing our environmental impact.

We are asking residents to take the survey by Friday, Dec. 11. It can be completed online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SustainableHighlandPark. Residents can also visit City Hall for a printed version; these can be mailed or dropped off at City Hall by the deadline or emailed to kbrunetti@cityhpil.com.

Surveys will also be distributed by mail to a random selection of residents. If you receive one in the mail, please submit it before December 11 so that your opinions can be included.

For more information, please contact the city manager’s Office at (847) 926-1043.

NORTHBROOK – A local chapter working to create a healthier planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality is forming in the Northbrook area. Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is the grassroots vehicle to convince the US to lessen its emissions and our country’s impact on the environment.

A local chapter of CCL will be meeting the third Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Northbrook Library’s Civic Room. Come learn more about proposed legislation to place fees on industries releasing carbon that would be returned to citizens as a dividend.

CCL volunteers are working to pass a revenue-neutral carbon disposal fee and dividend policy, with 100% if the revenues returned to households. By lobbying at the federal level, educating the public and publishing opinion pieces in the media, CCL’s goal is to create the political will necessary for Congress to pass such a policy.

Monthly meetings, regional conferences and an annual national conference provide members with chances to learn more, celebrate achievements, network and work together on regional strategy.

For more information, contact Mary Hansen, maryhansen9@sbcglobal.net . Details can be found at citizensclimatelobby.org.

Submitted by Northbrook Public Library

The Children Research Fund North Suburban Board (CRFNSB) hosted their annual fundraiser in mid-October, this year set to a fun-loving southern theme. The evening, co-chaired by Courtney Fahn, Carin Sussholz, Dana Wallman, and Jamie Weiss, featured bourbon cocktails, southern comfort food, and dancing to Cowboy Jukebox, all under the roof of Field Land Rover in Northfield. Funds raised from the night will go directly to support the cutting-edge brain tumor research priorities identified by Dr. Jason Fangusaro, section head of neuro-oncology at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. crfnsb.org

Karen Segal, Dann Wallman
Photography by Mary Carol Fitzgerald

Laurie Wurster, Danna Kriser

Abby & Ken Sarnoff

Stacy Auslander, Melissa Karman, Joanna Slavick

Ben & Jennifer Riback

Mikki Stone, Whitney Musen, Andrea Feldman

Entertainment

Mark Fishbein, Dana Kolton, Rob Rosenfeld

Jamie & Jason Robin, Dr. Brad & Judi Marino

Opening scene of “A Christmas Carol”

WINNETKA – Share the joy of the holidays by attending Toby Nicholson’s original production of A Christmas Carol on Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th at the Winnetka Community House. Charles Dickens’ timeless tale comes to life with the arrival of ghosts, delightful musical numbers, and plenty of “Bah Humbugs.” Scrooge’s joyful discovery of love is filled with energy and the spirit of the season. A story of hope and redemption, A Christmas Carol is heartwarming entertainment for the entire family!

Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited old man, receives visitations from the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. Through a sequence of mysterious scenes, he finally learns his lesson. Overwhelmed with joy by the chance to redeem himself, Scrooge transforms into a gentler, kinder man, who embraces the spirit of Christmas.

All original sets are designed by Toby and the performance features a cast of professional actors joined by local amateurs both adults and children.

Underwritten by the Hirschmann Family foundation and Dr. Richard Hirschmann and Cathy Hirschmann, all ticket proceeds benefit the Winnetka Community House, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of North Shore residents by providing educational, cultural, social and recreational opportunities for people of all ages.

The show schedule for A Christmas Carol, performed at the Winnetka Community House, is as follows:

Saturday, December 5th, 3 p.m.
Saturday, December 5th, 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 6th, 3 p.m.
Sunday, December 6th, 7 p.m.

Ticket prices: $25 Adults/$15 Children under twelve
Group Pricing, 10 or more tickets: $20 Adults/$10 Children under twelve

All seats reserved. TICKETS ON SALE NOW online at www.winnetkacommunityhouse.org

For more information, please call (847) 446-0537.

The cast of “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge” views the world he missed

Sophie Waimon, Charlie Ellensohn, and Erin Miller

Elizabeth Connolly, Matty McDonald, Isaac Hatchet, and Julia Flatley