Gorton Reels In A Wolff
Josh Wolff and his big brother, Ben, found themselves transfixed by Saturday Night Live sketches as youngsters growing up in the Washington, D.C. area. Especially any that starred either Dana…
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Cartoons
Tree-Mendous
Mike Pasquesi was a first-year track and field athlete as a senior at Lake Forest High School in 1988. Coaches slotted him in the 800-meter run, a grueling event. It’s…
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Life Isn’t Perfect, Personal, or Permanent
My current mantra is “Life isn’t perfect, personal, or permanent,” courtesy of author Ruth King. If I keep that in mind, most moments in life seem to be a little…
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Masha’s Mandolin
It could be said that musical talent helped the late Masha Pietkowski survive the Holocaust. She played the mandolin in an all-female orchestra at the Auschwitz concentration camp for nearly…
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Cards, Coffee, And The Joy Of Snail Mail
Challenging times often inspire reflection on important touchstones, reminding us of loved ones we’ve lost and the importance of people in our lives. The recent pandemic emphasized our need to…
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Cards, Coffee, And The Joy of Snail Mail
Challenging times often inspire reflection on important touchstones, reminding us of loved ones we’ve lost and the importance of people in our lives. The recent pandemic emphasized our need to…
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Woodlands Lands Wooden Disciple
Three-time UCLA men’s basketball champion Larry Farmer sits in a conference room at his new employer—Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest—and recalls the moment he turned down…
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Labor Of Love
ON MY NIGHTSTAND One year ago, my nightstand was essentially a simple shelving unit with one tiny drawer and open shelves—open shelves which drove my husband crazy with the menagerie…
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Marcia On Her Mind
Mary Anne Ehlert still hears her younger sister Marcia’s laugh, more than 27 years after Marcia— born with an umbilical cord wrapped around her tiny neck, and cerebral palsy—died at…
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Root For Nat
Natalie Pelletier and Maddie McCormick were fifth graders and rookie actors when they appeared together on the Children’s Theatre of Winnetka stage in 2001. Pelletier portrayed a cheerleader in the…
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