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October is Let’s Talk Month – a national campaign aimed at encouraging meaningful conversation between parents and their children. As you’ll learn on page 6, research has shown that the more parents engage with their kids, the fewer problems the kids have and the healthier they are. Hear from local parents about how they broach some more serious topics with their loved ones and what community resources are available to help you keep the conversation going. October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On page 5 meet Jeanne Polak, a breast cancer survivor who

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Gere Bunnell said he wants Gurnee residents to know there’s more to rocks than what’s kicked up in the driveway. Bunnell, Gurnee resident, is an organizer for the Lake County Rock and Gem show, held this year from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Gurnee Holiday Inn, 6161 W. Grand Ave. Bunnell’s business, Wrap-N-Rocks Gems, will appear at the market of the earth’s natural wonders. The free show is an educational and shopping opportunity with rocks and gems of all kinds. Bunnell told Gurnee Suburban Life reporter Jesse Carpender why minerals rock his world.

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They can see fossils, minerals that glow under black light, opals from Ethiopia, amethysts, geodes to crack open and find crystals inside, lapis from Afghanistan, malachite from South America, bumblebee jasper from the coast of Indonesia and bones of fossilized sea creatures dating back millions of years.

How did you become interested in minerals? My daughter took me to a show hosted by [the now defunct] Lake County Gem and Mineral Society and I discovered the wonders from the earth and loved it. I like to look at the colors and textures and wonder what happened the day they were created – did it happen in a flash or with millions of years of heat and pressure?

What do you get out of this hobby? I like the challenge of identifying things. My wife

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has a fabulous memory so she’s my encyclopedia. Each year at the show we learn about something new. Last year, a gentleman showed me miniconch shells fossilized with tiny crystals inside. He’d gotten them from a dealer in India. People can see them at my show this year.

What can kids learn at the show? We encourage kids to come out and talk to the dealers. They can develop an interest in the earth and its wonders. As a kid when I was 10 or 12, I’d walk along the beach and pick up shiny rocks and wonder what they were. For more information, visit www.wrapnrocksgems.com.

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ON THE COVER Andrew Prost, skating instructor, works with Isabella Martinez, 4, of Waukegan during the Special Sk8er class at Rink Side Sports Ice Arena in Gurnee Mills.

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Gurnee Park District announces FitNation By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com Shannon Stolcers, Gurnee resident and former Gold’s Gym employee, wiped away tears of happiness at Gurnee Park District’s unveiling of their new fitness facility brand Oct. 16. “Gold’s Gym has been my family for 10 years,” said Stolcers, who has been hired by Gurnee Park District. “I look forward to maintaining that whole connection. Gurnee Park District is a family, and Gold’s Gym is a family. It’s two families becoming one.” Susie Kuruvilla, executive director of Gurnee Park District, welcomed Gold’s Gym employees to the district’s new fitness facility: FitNation. Scott Crowe, superintendent of recreation for Gurnee Park District, said 44 Gold’s Gym employees have been retained. Roughly three-fourths of the Gold’s Gym employees will likely be retained, Crowe said. The facility was purchased for $9.1 million using the district’s existing bonding ability and without a tax increase, according to a park district release. FitNation and its brand references the property’s location at 1655 Nations Drive, and also that it will belong to everyone of all nationalities, young and old, Kuruvilla said. The fitness areas of the facility will undergo a brief shutdown from Oct. 16 through Nov. 6 for cleaning and repairs to be completed. Kuruvilla said the park

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From now on, it’s not Gold’s Gym – it’s FitNation. district will eventually add personal touches of artwork and design – “Gurnee will feel it’s their facility.” The new space will allow the park district to offer more classes and expand group exercise, Kuruvilla said. “Our yoga class at Hunt Club Community Center was very small. Now there will be more opportunities for people.” Kuruvilla said she’s excited to have a facility closer to her home, and that other residents will probably feel the same way. The Gurnee Park District finalized the purchase of the Gold’s Gym property Oct. 15, the end of many sleepless nights, Kuruvilla said. New amenities will include a fivelane pool, saunas, steam rooms, multiple group exercise rooms and retail space which the district plans to turn into addi-

tional recreational programming space. Park district fitness center members will have access to the new facility with their existing membership and all Gold’s members and surrounding community members, regardless of residency, are invited to join at resident introductory rates for a limited time, according to a park district release. Kuruvilla said that the park district will not be able to offer the same deals and rates as Gold’s Gym, because they need the facility to be successful and the old ways weren’t successful before. Tenants will operate in their spaces until their leases expire or other arrangements have been made. Patrons will still have access to these businesses during the gym shutdown. The hours of operation, group exercise schedule and childcare service hours will remain sim-

ilar to Gold’s previous offerings for the near term. Kuruvilla said “We are so excited to bring our recreational expertise to this facility and the plans are in place to make it successful going forward. It is our vision to make this new facility the cornerstone for health and wellness in our community and beyond.” Gold’s Gym’s owner Dick Glass worked closely with Gurnee Park District to make the deal happen, Kuruvilla said. “His legacy will go on because we’re taking [the facility] forward.” Jim Goshorn, park board president, said “We are pleased to provide such a win-win solution. Existing members still have a place to call their fitness home, local jobs have been saved, our community has quite an expansion in their recreational opportunities and our village avoids having a large building sitting shuttered in the center of town.” The board of commissioners began the project in fall 2012, after learning that there were no other potential buyers for the facility and that imminent business shut down would displace an estimated 8,000 fitness customers. The proposed addition of the indoor pool and gymnasium located within the facility aligned with resident feedback from the 2012 community interest and attitudes survey. For more information about the new Gurnee Park District facility, membership or other information, visit www. gurneeparkdistrict.com/nations-project.

Young Marines educate peers about harms of drug use By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com Paul Draegert said he received “a lot of looks” for wearing his North Suburban Young Marines uniform to Warren-Township High School last year during Red Ribbon Week. It was a good thing, he said, because it brought attention to both the Young Marines and the drug prevention materials he was handing out. This year as a sophomore, Draegert and other Young Marines from Warren-Township High School are doing the same thing during Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31 – the

country’s oldest drug abuse prevention event. They’re going door-to-door to collect donations and drugfree pledges from Gurnee residents, and are visiting a Grayslake Colts football game to give other high schoolers the facts about drug use. “Most kids at my school know to stay away from drugs,” Draegert, Gurnee resident, said. “Others don’t take it as seriously but I can give them the facts and explain why it’s bad to use drugs. I want them to know.” He admitted drug prevention was not always important to him. Being in the Young Marines made it so. “We’ve

had a lot of law-enforcement officers talk to us about the consequences. “One of the Young Marines in my unit’s father is part of a SWAT team and came in to show us pictures of people who’ve taken cocaine, heroin and meth. It showed the physical differences the drugs made. He had pictures of what goes on inside your body.” Draegert, 16, became a Young Marine his freshman year because he was looking for an after-school activity similar to ROTC. His family’s military history and his own interest in the military led him to seek out the program. His unit meets Monday eve-

nings at Naval Station Great Lakes and participates in community service opportunities such as Adopt A Highway and drug-prevention education. “I’ve learned that the military does very hard work to keep our freedom, and about the different branches,” said Draegert. He added that his drill sergeants are active marines who teach about their military experiences. Dylan Morris, sophomore at Warren-Township High School, has been involved with Young Marines since he was 8 years old. “I think it’s important for every youth program to pro-

mote anti-drugs,” Morris said. “It’s always when you’re becoming an adult, from 10 to 25 [years old], that’s when people become hooked on drugs. “Recently we had a Lake County board member [Aaron Lawlor] and Sen. Dan Duffy come [to Young Marines] to talk about the heroin epidemic in Lake County. It’s weird to me because injecting something is a different animal than smoking something,” he said. “Both are bad but I find it odd that people are willing to do that. But people who aren’t informed can do stupid

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JEANNE POLAK BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR

How did you find out you had breast cancer? I had a yearly mammogram done in February of 2005. My coworker at Advocate did the imaging. It’s funny, we are embarrassed as every other woman to have someone see our breasts, so the imaging was done quickly and set aside. At the time, mammograms were still done with film/screen. The films were ready for the radiologist to read them the next day. The following day I was actually in the radiologist’s office when my films ran across the screen for her to read. It was Dr. Jasmine Oberhaus who was reading and when she saw them she told me she wanted me to have a biopsy done that day. When Dr. Oberhaus saw the new images, it was the area I was being called back for from the previous year (for a time films were released with the areas of concern circled). The area now looked more concerning. This is why women need to have annual mammograms. An area that isn’t highly conspicuous one year can look more suspicious the next, as the cells continue to divide and multiply they obviously make it clearer that there are changes happening. Women should always bring their previous exams for comparison with them if they have been done at a different facility the

year before. This is extremely important in allowing the radiologist to see if changes are occurring. It can save a patient from coming back for additional imaging or can reveal small but significant information.

What emotions did you experience? The weekend was difficult. I kind of knew the results wouldn’t come back negative because I heard the concern in Dr. Oberhaus’ words. I was praying that breast cancer would pass me by, but knew it was unlikely. On Monday I was at home and called to talk to the doctor working in the woman’s center. I must have gone through every emotion on the phone with him — crying, laughing, expressing fear, wanting reassurance they wouldn’t let me slip through the cracks… I had a HMO and was worried I wouldn’t get the best treatment possible although I had the most incredible doctors on my team. I will forever treasure every one of them. They were perfect for me. I wanted to get to be part of the team, involved and getting to make choices and every one of them let me.

What is infiltrating lobular cancer? If you can picture this… the fibro-glandular tissue in our breast makes me think of

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Jeanne Polak is a breast cancer survivor from Grayslake. grapes on stems. The ducts are the stem part and the lobules are the grapes. So there are many clumps of these in the breast. The major (end) stem of each clump ends at the nipple. When lactating, the milk develops in the lobules and is directed to the nipple through the stems. This is where breast cancer starts, either in the duct or the lobule. Cancer in the breast becomes ‘infiltrating’ when it has escaped (broken through) the border of edge of the lobule or duct. My surgeon was Dr. Paul Strohmayer. He was so open-minded and gave me space to think through surgical options. We started with a lumpectomy, had to go through a re-excision and ended with a bilateral mastectomy. The course of this surgical journey was full of twists and turns. I started out wanting very conservative measures but with unexpected information along the way, I had to change my original thoughts completely. Bottom line is that because I had the mastectomy, I did not have to have the radiation therapy. I had the chemotherapy because it was considered to increase my odds.

What’s it like being a

woman fighting breast cancer? Breast cancer can be confusing. If you want to be involved, as I did, in treatment options, there can be many. You have to become informed to make confident decisions and then you can only move forward and believe in the decisions you made. I had all kinds of days… days of confusion, sadness, fear, hope and gratitude. I asked God to take my hand and not let go. I was blessed in that I didn’t have to reach out for support to a group. I had support all around me. I had it at home, through work, through friends and through my incredible doctors. I felt like I was cloaked in love and support. I felt protected getting to have my physicians watching so closely over me. In the end I feel blessed to have had an experience that many others never will. I found out how much I am loved and cared for. People pass away and many people come to show their love and respect for them. I found out, in one of my most challenging times that people wanted to be there to show support and concern for my well being. That is incredible to get to experience. I am eternally grateful that

I am here. I was able to see my children graduate. I get to spend time with a great husband. I get to be there to pay it forward. I get to be there to listen to or smile to or encourage someone else that is at the start of their journey. We are blessed that research has brought so much to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Back in the early 1990s, I had a little business that went to women’s homes and fit them with prosthetics and wigs. It was Bill Clinton that signed a law into effect that if one breast has been removed due to breast cancer the other can be modified to match the reconstructed breast. This was an incredible gift to women who would be having mastectomies. It would allow them to see two breasts in the mirror each morning and evening. It would allow them to feel comfortable in dress and casual clothes. They would no longer have to pull on a prosthetic in a specially made bra and remind themselves of the experience of having breast cancer. They would be able to move forward more easily. This was enacted not too long before my journey. I am thankful that I had the option of reconstruction.

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Jeanne Polak of Grayslake believes she’s a better person for having walked the breast cancer journey. In 2005, Polak, 55, was diagnosed with infiltrating lobular cancer and began her battle alongside her doctors and her family, a husband of 33 years, a daughter and a son. She’s worked as a mammographer for 29 years, currently at Advocate Condell, where they treated her breast cancer. She told her story to Gurnee Suburban Life reporter Yadira Sanchez Olson.

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Dog fight ring survivor wants love Secondhand Snoots gives dogs with special needs chance to find a home By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com When Rooster, a pit bull boxer mastiff mix, rolls in the grass in a shameless ploy for belly rubs five minutes after meeting a stranger, the cruelty in his past isn’t so obvious, aside from his missing eye and slanted jaw. Rooster, 3, is one of seven dogs rescued in December 2012 from a dog-fighting ring in Dolton, Ill., known as the infamous ‘Dolton 7.’ He’s living at Tracy’s Doggone Farm in Wadsworth, placed there by the Gurnee-based dog rescue Secondhand Snoots until he’s adopted. Secondhand Snoots finds foster homes or boarding spaces in Lake County for homeless dogs with special needs. The rescue works with Winds Chant in Grayslake and Shagbark in Antioch for boarding. Amy Darling, customer service manager at Shagbark, said the initial challenge of boarding Secondhand Snoots dogs is that “they come in a little scared and unsure, so we go to extra lengths to warm them up.” Erica Brown, president of Secondhand Snoots, said Rooster is named after Rooster Cogburn, a gruff but lovable character with a missing eye from the John Wayne movies. Brown, of unincorporated Gurnee, brought Rooster home for a couple days when he was between boarding, which was just enough time to learn to adore him. “I love this dog,” she said, patting his back near the fenced fields of Tracy’s Doggone Farm in Wadsworth. “I don’t know if he was a fighter or a bait dog. When the rescue [South Suburban Humane Society] got him, the whole side of his face was bruised and he had a broken jaw. One of his eyes was so damaged that they had to remove it.” Despite his violent past, Rooster has been completely rehabilitated and isn’t aggressive, Brown said. “Dogs can come up to him and take toys right out of his

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ABOVE: Rooster, a pit bull boxer mastiff mix, is one of seven dogs rescued in December 2012 from a dog-fighting ring. LEFT: Erica Brown, president of Secondhand Snoots, gives Rooster, 3, some cookies and love outside Tracy’s Doggone Farm in Wadsworth.

mouth,” she said. Secondhand Snoots took up Rooster’s case at the request of Jamie Buehrle, wife of Mark Buehrle, former White Sox pitcher. “They are huge advocates of the bully breeds,” Brown said. “Jamie reached out to me because we work so much with dogs with special needs.” Brown and Cheri Walter founded Secondhand Snoots in 2010 with the mission to save as many special needs or sick dogs for kill shelters as possible. “It’s a harder population to work with due to financial constraints and lower adoption rates,” Brown said. “We take

in deaf dogs, blind dogs, even epileptic dogs.” The cute name comes from something Brown and a friend used to say – “That dog has a cute snoot [snout]” with Secondhand referencing that they are rescue dogs. Tracy Taylor, whose farm hosts 30 dogs at a time, said Rooster is adored by the women who work there and gets plenty of walks and belly rubs while waiting for his forever home. Brown said there’s a stigma that there’s something wrong with rescue dogs. “Ninety-nine percent of the time, someone got rid of them because they moved or had a

baby or they don’t match the couch,” she said, while feeding Rooster a cookie. Some of the rescued Dolton 7 dogs have been adopted, and one was euthanized because it couldn’t be rehabilitated, Brown said. “Dog fighting is a bigger problem than people realize,” she said. Brown said there was a dog fighting ring busted in Lake County not long ago. In 2009, nine pit bull puppies were rescued from a dog-fighting ring in Round Lake Beach, she said. “I think people [dog fight] because it’s a rush, a power thing. In general, dogs are disposable for many people,

even though for many they’re members of the family. It leads to misconceptions that certain dogs are mean, aggressive or can just snap,” she said. Dog-fighting rings often use pit bulls because “they’ll do anything for their owner,” she said. Brown hopes someone will adopt Rooster soon so that he has a safe place to recover during a much-needed surgery to correct his hip dysplasia. Secondhand Snoots will cover the cost of the surgery, she said. She recommends a home that has kids over the age of 10, because younger kids’ tremendous energy scares Rooster. “He’s just a big goofy teddy bear,” she said. “Look at him – he loves everybody with his entire body,” Brown said. “He wants to lay in your lap and kiss you. He’s a good dog and he deserves to know what life should be for a good dog.” For information on adopting Rooster, call Brown at 847791-3647. Visit Secondhand Snoots online at www.secondhandsnoots.org.

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Let’s Talk Month reminds parents to talk with their kids By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com Even with e-mail, social media and smart phones, parents still have a difficult time communicating with their children, said Adam Krieger, president of Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth Gurnee-Warren Township. During October, Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth, a partnership between schools, governmental bodies, businesses and faith based communities within Warren Township, is sharing conversation-starting ideas through social media. They call October Let’s Talk Month. “Let’s Talk reminds people to slow down and make time to talk to their kids,” Krieger said. Decades of research have shown that the more parents engage with their kids, the fewer problems the kids have and the healthier they are, Krieger said. “Parents are amazed that studies show that kids – even teenagers – overwhelmingly say the biggest influence in their lives is their parents,” he said. Krieger said he’s been participating in Let’s Talk Month with his own kids, an 8-year old and 9-year old. He chooses questions for Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth’s Facebook page. He was surprised his kids’ response when he asked, ‘Who’s the coolest adult you know?’ “One of my kids identified a teacher as the coolest person they know,” he said. “I’ve noticed that as they get older they’re less likely to identify a superhero, and more likely to identify an adult they know.” To keep the conversation flowing year-round, Krieger said, “I’m a news junkie, so I look at things in the news and ask them what they think,” he said. “I ask them questions like how do they choose their friends, what’s important to them. Because I’m a therapist, I probably drive them crazy with questions.” Noreen Reese, deputy director of Warren-Newport Public Library and vice president of Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth, said Let’s

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Let’s Talk Month encourages parents to spend time talking with their children. Talk Month moved online this year. “When we first started Let’s Talk Month about eight years ago, we handed out jars of paper [with questions parents could ask] to first and second graders in [school districts] 50 and 56. Last year we handed them out in Chinese take-out boxes. This year we’re doing it all online, mostly through social media,” she said. The Healthy Community Healthy Youth Facebook page posts daily questions in English and Spanish through October, which are shared by the school districts and Warren-Newport Public Library, Reese said. Krieger said while the take-out boxes weren’t made this year, more than 600 parents are participating through social media. Krieger, who worked as a family therapist before becoming executive director of youth services for Warren Township, said an easy place for parents to talk to their kids is the car. At the kitchen table, kids can feel put on the spot, he said. “Sometimes the best environment is during in-between times or traveling, when it feels natural,” he said. He said besides the fact that there’s no escape from conversation, the car creates a comfortable environment. “You can’t minimize the fact that [parents and kids] aren’t looking at each other. It’s less intimidating, they can just look out the window and talk,” he said.

Amy Doyle, early childhood teacher at Woodland Primary School and Gurnee resident, said the car is usually part of her strategy to communicate with Riley Doyle, her 13-year-old daughter. She said she takes a very matter-of-fact tone with her daughter when it comes to heavy subjects like sex and drugs. “She knows she can come to me with any questions. We have a lot of open communica-

tion,” Doyle said. “She knows I won’t go against her trust.” Doyle said parents today have a harder time communicating than their parents did because of a new obstacle: The Internet. She tries to keep the conversation flowing as new apps and social media pop up. “Ask questions. If your kids push you away, just keep asking,” she said. “I want [Riley] to cherish her independence and privacy but I want her to know she’s supported.” With smaller kids, Doyle said kindergartners know more about the world than you think. “You have to gear topics toward the age group. At Woodland, we have resources within the district to go to psychologists or social workers and make programs that help kids understand,” Doyle said. Doyle said talking to kids openly at a young age makes it less awkward to tackle serious topics when they become teenagers. Jenna Vecellio, Barrington mother of 10-year old and 14year old daughters, can relate to that. “The walls start to close

in during teenage years. You have to ask more specific questions, like ‘Who did you sit with at lunch?’ Sometimes getting teenagers to talk is like pulling teeth unless something exciting happened that day.” Vecellio said she started to talk to her kids about sex and drugs earlier than most parents do. “There are a lot of people who don’t feel comfortable talking to their kids. Maybe their parents didn’t talk to them, or they don’t know how,” she said. “Since [my kids] were little, I’ve talked to them openly about the human body and human nature. Some families don’t feel comfortable even using the proper names for body parts, but it’s important for them to know. “When you’re trying to communicate with your kids about anything, start and end on a positive note so when the conversation is over, they know you love them,” she said. For conversation starters, visit www.facebook.com/ pages/Healthy-Community-Healthy-Youth.

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Focus on environment earns school top honor By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com

LEED gold certified building,” Koeniger said. Parking islands are used as food gardens. The school implements a trashfree lunch program that requires students to bring a renewable lunchbox, refillable container and cloth napkins. A farm-to-table program teaches students to grow, harvest and prepare their own food. The environmental focus is incorporated into all subjects, Deigan said. “We’re not pounding out traditional tree huggers,” Deigan said. “Whether they go into an environmental career or become president of a bank, we want them to take that environmental conscience with them. When they leave here, being able to communicate and understand whats, whys and hows will make them successful leaders in the future.” Koeniger said, “Our style is different from other districts. We don’t put a lot of effort into textbooks, we use them to supplement our curriculum.” Koeniger said PCCS teachers try to let students work answers out for themselves. For example, she said, “Due to budget cuts we weren’t able to have rain gutters. Students noticed sheets of water coming from the roof and brainstormed solutions.” They sold rain barrels to get the money to purchas the gutters. The students also learned why water from the roof can be beneficial for the earth, with nutrients from bird waste, Koeniger said. Sustich is happy to be teaching at a Blue Ribbon school. “It’s kind of fun to brag about to other teachers,” she said.

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Students from Kerri Sustich’s seventh-grade science class walked to Lake Leopold near their school in Grayslake Oct. 17 to gather water samples they’d study back in the classroom. Taking the time to let students go outside and collect water samples is one example of what sets Prairie Crossing Charter School apart and earned them a National Blue Ribbon award for the first time since the school opened in 1999. “Other schools might already have the water samples set out,” Sustich said. “It’s all the unique things we do here, like taking kids outside when we can, that got us a Blue Ribbon. I’m really proud.” Through the National Blue Ribbon Schools program, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students perform at high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students’ academic achievement. Since the program’s founding, the Blue Ribbon has been awarded to more than 7,000 of America’s schools, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Andrea Koeniger, dean of faculty and students, said PCCS’ unique teaching strategies have led to students’ high scores on state testing. Ellen Anderson, seventh-grader, said, “This school really changes people’s lives. I’m learning a lot more about the environment than kids at other schools.” Geoff Deigan, executive director of PCCS, said the school opened in 1999 teaching kindergarten through third grade. In 2008, they added classes through eighth grade. “Our school is a charter school, it’s public but it’s a school of choice,” Deigan said. The school serves Fremont School District 79 and Woodland School District 50. Students attending these districts live in Grayslake, Gurnee, Mundelein, Wauconda, Round Lake, Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods and Libertyville. “There’s a misconception that charter schools are private, but we’re not. Parents and students choose to go here,” he said. Charter schools have to have a specialty and PCCS focuses on the environment, he said. Deigan said the Blue Ribbon is a validation of the staff’s hard work and of parents’ choice to send their children to PCCS. Two years ago, PCCS became one of the first schools in the country to receive a Green Ribbon from the U.S. Department, said Koeniger. “We have a

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RIGHT: Prairie Crossing Charter School seventh-grade teacher Kerri Sustich (left) talks to students as they collect water samples for a science experiment.

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Warren Blue Devils shut out Mustangs 54-0 By BILL PEMSTEIN editorial@gurneesuburbanlife.com What was all the pre-game worry about improving Mundelein? While the Mundelein Mustangs were better than they were a season ago, they were no match for Warren Township High School’s offense. It’s one of the best offenses in the state. By one quarter of Friday night’s game, it was all over. Warren football is going to the playoffs in two weeks. Warren punched its ticket by the whopping score of 540. Sure, Warren (6-2) could have scored 60 or 70 points, but that’s not the mission here. And to top it off, that for-

mer star high school wrestler, Dave Mohapp, became the top winner at high school with Friday’s win. Victory number 108 lifted him over former coach Mike Kunkle. If Warren has a start in the playoffs like it did on Friday night, the Blue Devils would not only set state records on the way to an easy state title, they would be recognized as the best team ever to play. If the Devils had kept the pace up in the first quarter, they would have won this game 162-0. Late-arriving fans must have wondered what was going on. It was 41-0 after one quarter of the varsity game. The rout of Mundelein started with a short pass

from Andrew Nickell to Danny Rockingham. Max Sorby got into the act next when he bulled over from the oneyard line. It was back to the passing game as Zach Rappel took one to the house from 29 yards out. It was 21-0 (with three extra points from Griffin Rosuck). Again, the first quarter was still active. And Rappel wasn’t done yet, either. With the Mundelein offense sputtering, Rappel grabbed a punt and traveled the distance from 80 yards out and found the end zone for the touchdown. The Warren offense wasn’t done yet in the opening quarter. Nick Turner caught a short pass from Nickell and he, too, joined in

touchdown fun. It was now 34-0. And then it was time for the Warren defense to play a little offense as well. Senior Nick Kokotas picked off a Mundelein pass and added his name to the scoring column. We’ve all heard of a running clock being turned on after halftime. But who scores enough points to turn it on in the first quarter? Warren added scores later in the game on short TD runs from Mason McIntosh and Jalen Powe.

At Lake Forest: Now there is a big difference between having a 6-3 record heading to the playoffs than having a 7-2

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Teen center haunted house filled with scary sights By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com Amy Podborny, 17, takes haunting seriously. She loves to see guests’ reactions and enjoys the rush she gets when she knows she hit the mark at Warren Township Teen Center’s annual Haunted House in Park City. Last year, Podborny of Park City was an evil nurse with blood-red hair, lurking in a sinister doctor’s office and crawling from under the examining table. “I made a grown man cry once,” she said with a proud grin. Podborny will be haunting with other teens from 7 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 25-26 at the Teen Center’s Park City location, 333 Teske Blvd. Christie Smuda, assistant director of Warren Township Teen Center, said the best thing about the Teen Center’s haunted house is that it’s entirely designed, decorated and haunted by the teens themselves. For four weeks, the group of 15 teens meets every Wednesday to plan and build decorations for their center of creepiness. On Oct. 16, the teens met

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Stephanie Smuda practices witch doctor makeup on teen center member Mark Gutierrez, 13. to work on decorations for what will be a particularly disorienting room where the haunters fade into the scenery, and for Christie’s sister Stephanie Smuda, office manager at Warren Township Teen Center, to try out some scary make-up techniques.

It all pays off, too. “It’s huge – last year we hit 600 people,” Christie, of said. “The line will wrap around the building. The whole community looks forward to D O O R

Neil Diamond tribute coming to Confetti’s By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com Steve Richards really believes in walking a mile in someone else’s shoes. He does it professionally, as a tribute act to Neil Diamond. “I’ve had a lot of troubles in my life,” said Richards, who will perform as Diamond at 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Confetti’s, 5101 Washington St. “I was not the most popular child in school. Neil Diamond’s song Brooklyn Roads is about being an outcast, and I’ve been an outcast, too.” Richards quoted the song’s lyrics: “And as I sit there softly crying / Teacher’d say,

“He’s just not trying / Got a good head if he’d apply it / I built me a castle / With dragons and kings.” “I was a horrible student in school,” he said. “I can relate to the struggle and no one realizing that it gives you the strength to be what you could never be. If you walk a mile in someone’s shoes, you can understand [their struggle.] My shoes are worn down, but I’m always looking for that glory road.” Richards, Chicago resident, has found a piece of that glory road performing on America’s Got Talent in 2008

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it.” The Teen Center Haunted House, a collaboration between Warren Township’s Gurnee and Park City Teen Centers, costs only $1 for admission, which helps pay for haunted house materials. Guests will walk through three rooms of the haunted house, which is haunted by the teens themselves, Christie said. Stephanie said there isn’t a limit to how scary the house can be. “They’re teenagers, so they don’t make it super scary,” she said. “We let them know when little ones are coming through, so they tone it down.” Tiffany Cossman, 15, said the most important element for a truly scary haunted house is the set. A funny incident happened last year when Lexus Mikalay, 14, was wearing a monster morph suit, which covers the body entirely except for eye slits. He walked into a wall during last year’s haunted house. The haunters all burst into unstoppa-

ble laughter as more guests were sent through, Mikalay said. Stephanie practiced witch doctor make-up on Mark Gutierrez, 13, who planned to wear the makeup home, he said. Adrian Diaz, 15, teen center member, said a challenge of the haunted house is the preparation, making sure every room is finished on time. Diaz said last year, he was a mechanical clown that waved, shook his head and suddenly chased people. Another teen center member, Teshawn Black, 14, said “Less people usually attend the first night of the haunted house, so a lot of haunters lose self-esteem until more people come the next night.” “If you wanna have a good time, come to our haunted house,” said Israel Diaz, 15. “Outside, we’ll have a bonfire, face-painting and games too.” For more information, visit www.warrenteens. com.

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TRIBUTE Continued from page 16 and X-Factor in 2010. The quick-witted musician started in the entertainment business as a record label photographer, meeting industry newbies who would later become giants – Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Alice Cooper and more. He said rubbing shoulders with stars made him want to be a musician. “I’d go to a show and see those thousands of lighters out and think, ‘This looks like fun. And they’re getting paid for it,’” he said. Richards, who sings and plays piano and guitar, got his start as a tribute musician performing Elvis Presley for many years. “There were so many impersonators when he passed away, and I thought it was sad, so I bowed out for a while,” he said. In 1980, he picked up where he left off with a Neil Diamond tribute band. His favorite Diamond songs to perform are Sweet Caroline, America and September Morn. “You try to do the best characterizations you can and laugh it off when you make a mistake,” he said. “Elvis would laugh it off when he forgot the

words.” He likes Neil Diamond’s music because “a lot of his music tells great stories of love, happiness. You can relate to it if you’ve lived it.” In 2010, Richards was at a Las Vegas Garth Brooks show – yet another musician he can impersonate – and was lucky enough to be brought onstage for a duet. Brooks was having an audience Q&A session when Richards asked to sing with him. They sang The River together, and after the show an employee of Brooks’ approached him to say, ‘Garth can’t stop talking about you. He does the show every night and he couldn’t believe you didn’t need to be carried,’ Richards said. Richards and his five-piece band are starting to write their own music, influenced by many of the artists he emulates. Art Lake, owner of Confetti’s, said Richards comes highly recomended by customers as “the best Neil Diamond act out there.” The free event will feature drink and dinner specials, Lake said. For more information on Richards, visit www.steverichardstributes.com.

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When fall begins to slip into winter, squirrels in my neighborhood sport darkstained chins as they dart across the tree’s branches. The stains come from black walnuts that have ripened and are either dropping to the ground, or hanging precariously alongside the tree’s long, slender, composite leaves. Squirrels love black walnuts and have strong teeth that can break open the hard green hull surrounding the prize. Inside the hull is a dark nut that was eaten by Native Americans. The hull,

dark green at first, turns to black, which stains the squirrels’ chins as well as human fingers that touch it. The stains can also get onto sidewalks and other places where the walnuts drop. Native Americans used that part of the walnut as a dye. When European settlers came to the New World, they brought English walnut seeds with them to plant – but they soon learned those English walnuts didn’t like it here. So they started using the native black walnuts – though the taste is much stronger, which is why I buy English walnuts at the store when making my yearly holiday goodies such as Slovenian potica. The black walnut can grow to 150 feet tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 6 feet. Its valuable wood has led to its

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decline as a native forest tree in the Midwest. The largest black walnut tree in Illinois is 87 foot tall with a 17.3-foot circumference, and is located at a private residence in Yorkville, Ill , according to the Illinois State Tree Registry. In northern Illinois back yards and forest preserves, you can also find lovely, large specimens. Indeed, a walk through a forest on years when nuts are plentiful, can be a tad dangerous as your foot steps onto the hard green shells strewn on the forest floor. When the walnuts are falling, the tree’s leaves are turning yellow. My sister, who has lots of hickory and walnut trees in her Lake County yard, said it’s hard-hat season right now. There are more walnuts than blades of grass on her lawn, as they drop all day, “kerplunk” on her roof and on the ground. She says this year she has to dodge the dropping walnuts when she walks outdoors. What annoys her is heaven to the squirrels. In some years, the walnuts produce little crops and in other years, they produce an abundance. This is the high-productivity year and it’s got the squirrels scampering about eating as well as hiding the many meals they will have this fall and winter. Squirrels are not only planting meals, but they are also planting trees that could sprout and grow. These common rodents don’t always find what they’ve hidden, so that gives the tree a chance to reproduce. Black walnuts can make it difficult for other plants to grow nearby. The roots contain a substance called juglone, which

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The Bears are 4-3 heading into the bye. At this point a year ago, they were 6-1. But it seems a bit of context is called for. The Bears came into this season with a new head coach and staff; new starters at every position on offense but quarterback, running back, one of the receiver spots and center; and four new starters on defense, including the nickel back. Their goal was to see dramatic improvement on offense and in quarterback play while holding the line on defense. Through seven games in 2012, the Bears’ offense was averaging 319.6 yards per game, 124 rushing, 195.6 passing and 31:43 time of possession. On third down, they were 38 for 95, a 40 percent conversion rate. They had

scored 185 points on 21 touchdowns, and piled up 51 penalties for 352 yards. This year, they are averaging 367.7 yards per game, 112.9 rushing, 254.9 passing and 29:16 time of possession. They are 30 for 83 on third down, a 36.1 conversion rate. They have scored 213 points on 25 touchdowns and have been called for 31 penalties for 273 yards. Last year after seven games, Jay Cutler was completing 58.1 percent of his passes, had 1,545 yards for a 7.19 average, nine touchdown passes and eight interceptions. He was sacked 25 times for 175 yards lost, and he had a 78.9 passer rating. In 2013, Cutler is completing 64.9 percent of his throws. He has 1,658 yards for a 7.4 average, 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions, only 10 sacks for 71 yards and a 91.7 rating. The offense is significantly improved, and head coach Marc Trestman, offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer and their staff deserve a B+ or A-. Third down efficiency and time of possession are the only concerns.

Unfortunately, the defense is a completely different story. In 2012 through seven games, the defense had allowed 131 first downs. It was 31 for 91 on third down, a 34 percent efficiency rate. It allowed 77.9 yards per game rushing and 238.1 yards per game passing for a total of 316 yards per game. The Bears’ defense piled up 23 sacks for 155 yards in losses, had 16 interceptions and forced 16 fumbles, recovering seven. The unit allowed nine touchdowns and 100 points. This year, the Bears have given up 147 first downs, are 39 of 88 on third downs, a 44.3 percent conversion rate. The defense has given up 117.3 yards per game rushing and 273.7 yards passing for a total of 391 per game. They have only nine sacks for 66 yards, 10 interceptions and have forced 15 fumbles, recovering eight. They’ve allowed 23 touchdowns and 206 points. Having allowed more than twice as many points as a year ago, Trestman, defensive coordinator Mel Tucker and their staff get a D. All that separates

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them from an F is the fact that they are somehow 4-3. Unlike the offense, where all the key players have shown improvement, on defense Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman are the only players playing as well or better than they did last year. There is tremendous concern that the playoffs are out of reach, with Cutler and Briggs joining Henry Melton, Nate Collins and D.J. Williams with serious injuries, but that is premature. If Josh McCown can play like he did in Washington until Cutler gets back, and veterans Julius Peppers, Corey Wootton, James Anderson, Jennings and Tillman can play to their abilities, there is hope. With St. Louis, Minnesota, Dallas, Cleveland and Philadelphia still on the schedule, in addition to Baltimore, Detroit and two with the Packers, there are plenty of winnable games left. The biggest questions are how soon can Cutler and Briggs get back, and what will Trestman do until they do?

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10. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jaguars: Aggregate Draft Position: 25/Total Points: 44/Points Per Start: 6.3

7. Roddy White, WR, Falcons: ADP: 34/TP: 10/PPS: 2.0

Despite 48 catches and 584 yards, Johnson has failed to score a touchdown. He has suffered from shin problems and bad quarterback play.

Other than Matt Ryan, Atlanta has been a fantasy disaster. White is the disaster’s poster boy. He has the fewest points (8) of any of the first 35 players drafted. White has been dealing with ankle and hamstring issues and was inactive in Week Seven.

8. Chris Johnson, RB, Titans: ADP: 17/TP: 63/PPS: 9.0 Johnson has averaged 30 yards rushing over his past four games, and he does not have a single rushing touchdown this season. He is gaining a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The only thing keeping him from being higher on the list is the fact that he has two long receiving touchdowns.

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6. Steven Jackson, RB, Falcons: ADP: 16/TP: 17/PPS: 8.5 Six weeks is a pretty long time to be out with a hamstring injury, but Jackson hasn’t played since Week Two against St. Louis. He wasn’t lighting the world on fire be-

Would you believe that Eli Manning and Geno Smith have more fantasy points than Brady? It’s true. In fact, 20 quarterbacks have outscored Tom Terrific, which means – unless you play in a 21-team league – Brady should be on your bench.

4. Doug Martin, RB, Buccaneers: ADP: 2/TP: 52/PPS: 8.7 So you drafted Martin with the No. 2 overall pick, eh? Because the “Muscle Hamster” is currently the 88th highest-scorer in fantasy, it’s probably safe to label him a disappointment.

3. Ray Rice, RB, Ravens: ADP: 7/ TP: 45/PPS: 7.5 Traditionally one of fantasy’s more reliable running backs, Rice is averaging just

2.8 yards per carry. He has scored three rushing touchdowns.

2. CJ Spiller, RB, Bills: ADP: 5/TP: 42/PPS: 8.4 Picked second in many drafts, Spiller has been a bust. He has one touchdown and triple that number in fumbles. Not only does he trail 33 running backs in fantasy points, he’s not even the leading fantasy back in Buffalo.

1. Trent Richardson: ADP: 10/TP: 47/PPS: 6.7 Richardson tops the list due to the fact that he has been healthy all year and has disappointed for two teams. He played the first two games of the season with the Browns. He scored no touchdowns and rushed for less than 60 yards in both. Since joining the Colts, he has scored two touchdowns. His best performance came against Jacksonville when he managed just 60 yards on 20 carries.

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