PICTURE A LIGHTHOUSE. There it stands, a tower of strength and comfort, tall and firm and reliable. See it? Good. Need a light, be it atop calm waters or troubled…
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Servant Extraordinaire
TWO PHONE CALLS, separated by about 24 years, stunned Susan Garrett. Maybe she said, “Who? Me?” each time. Perhaps she thought, “Really? Why me?” each time. Garrett was all set…
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Letter Perfect
IF IT’S RAINING LETTERS—as in written letters, tucked inside envelopes—it must be either field hockey season or girls lacrosse season at Lake Forest High School. Cat Catanzaro coaches both varsity…
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Jared The Gem
A TYPICAL SOPHOMORE in high school crams for geometry tests, begs for a one-hour-later curfew, and smiles at a DMV camera for the first time. Perhaps Jared Zenni, while attending…
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Moving Off The Mat
A REFEREE GRABS a wrestler’s right hand and raises it. A round of applause rings out in the arena, giving the victor his immediate, audible “medal.” “There aren’t many things…
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Sailing Through Life
THE MOST INTERESTING MAN in Lake Forest has to be Robert Biddle V—and not just because the highly competitive 48-year-old father of four whacks two-handed forehands and two-handed backhands…
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Award-Winning Construction
KARL SPEKTOR’S 21-year-old company, MOD Construction, and 11-year-old son, Brooklyn, have something in common: Both are “batting” 1.000. “Brooklyn,” Spektor insists, “has never had a bad day in his…
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Chase Banks On Patience
HAD A FOOTBALL BUDDY not convinced Chase Bahr to eat a salad outside Foodstuffs in Lake Forest one day last summer, Bahr wouldn’t have enjoyed a chance meeting with a…
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Wildlife Fearless Life
PETER CRAWFORD unleashes another infectious laugh in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the 2017 Lake Forest High School graduate is a senior at Eckerd College. A journalist calling from Illinois has…
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Picture Perfect
AN ASSIGNMENT in the second grade was an easy one for Valerie Gonzalez decades ago. Too easy. The task: take home a piece a paper and draw what you want…
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