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Real Beauties Courtney, Shelby & More In this issue, we introduce you to Courtney McCarthy, a Hinsdale woman, wife and mother of two who found herself on the pages of People magazine’s “Real Beauty at Every Age.” You may remember Courtney from our August 2012 HM cover story: “Hinsdale—11th most fashionable town” with fellow Hinsdale resident Jen Tallard and Gretchen Matzelle.

about the Grace Episcopal Churchbased Youth Missions Organization of approximately 25 students that is traveling to Bluff, Utah this month to build a shelter for a Navajo woman. The students come from Hinsdale and surrounding towns—Clarendon Hills, Western Springs, La Grange, Burr Ridge. Rev. Chris Pierce isn’t only leading

The Hinsdale Magazine staff sat down with Courtney and her husband and friends at Il Poggiolo in downtown Hinsdale, as HM reporter Kiki Vale discovered a side of Courtney that you may not have known. Also, you will see the exclusive in-person interview on Hinsdale60521.com. The in-depth discussion reveals why Courtney was picked out of 10,0000 candidates— not just for her looks, but also for the way she approaches life, despite some very difficult times in her life. HM also sat down with Gary Sinise last month. Gary and his Lt. Dan Band will headline this summer’s Rockin’ for the Troops concert at Cantigny Park on July 19 to benefit Operation Support Our Troops - America. As a result of his role in Forrest Gump and the events of Sept. 11, Sinise took a greater interest in America’s troops. His foundation, the Gary Sinise Foundation, benefits numerous military charities across the nation. After reading the article (p. 18), we hope you can come out to Cantigny Park to see Gary and his band. In On A Mission, you’ll read

cancer patients and their families. In our Health & Wellness pages, we feature Dr. William Walsh, a scientist who has researched behavioral disorders over the past several decades. He has spent about 35 years sampling individuals suffering from autism, ADHD, clinical depression, as well as various other disorders. We met with Dr. Walsh at the Walsh Research Institute in Naperville, and one of his finest trainees, Dr. Albert Mensah, at his office right here in Hinsdale. The Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club announced that it raised about $262,000 for Hephzibah Children’s Association at It’s a Wrap on May 13. HJWC president Tracy Zoberis also passed on the reins to Anna Fiascone, who will serve as president during the 2014-15 club year.

these students on a mission of good works, but also one of spiritual transformation. His students will experience the great connection to the universe that is central to the Navajo spirituality. On a mission of their own, several thousand walkers supported The Community House and Wellness House walks this spring. Walk the Walk for Autism benefited the Charlie’s Gift Autism Center in Downers Grove, while the Walk for Wellness House helped support Wellness House programs, which provide non-medical assistance to

In Real Estate, Mary McCloskey’s article discusses the current Hinsdale area real-estate market with the help of a variety of local sources you may recognize. You can see the newest home listings at Hinsdale60521.com real-estate page 24/7 along with all of our digital magazines. Father’s Day is near and Hinsdale DRIVER returns with Paul Kelma’s Mustang Shelby article, in which he chronicles the stories of two Hinsdale dads and Mustang collectors. The article kicks off this summer’s classic car shows in the area. Happy Father’s Day, Scott Jonlich, Founder & Publisher Hinsdale Magazine, Inc. sjonlich@hinsdale60521.com

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CONTENTS 8 Cover Story

Scott Jonlich

Hinsdale’s Courtney McCarthy

Print Managing Editor

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Mike Ellis

Nutrient Therapy

Columnists Jim Fannin Errol Janusz Dan Meyer

18 Spotlight

Gary Sinise supports our troops

20 Giving Back

Contributing Writers

HJWC It’s a Wrap Wellness House Walk

Karen Hood Paul Kelma Tanner Makris Mary McCloskey Theresa Steinmeyer Kiki Vale

Photographer & Design

24 Inside 60521

Hinsdale Cooks! Kitchen Walk

26 Real Estate

Hinsdale real-estate market examined

Marcello Rodarte

40 Community Scene

Community House Walk for Autism

Featured Photographer

Karen Hood

42 On a Mission

Graphic Artists

Grace Episcopal students “bow low” in Navajo Nation

Cheryl Chrzanowski Julia Sinogeikina

44 Hinsdale DRIVER

Shelby - An American icon

Advertising Sales

Sarah Chase Karen Hood Renee Lawrence

48 Peak Performance

Miss you, Dad by Jim Fannin

50 Spiritual Insight

This is Good by Dan Meyer

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Hinsdale’s Courtney McCarthy talks about Real Beauty

by kiki vale

insdale is buzzing over a local beauty who won People magazine’s contest for “Real Beauties at Every Age.” Courtney McCarthy of Hinsdale won the 40-year-old category in a pool of 10,000 entries nationwide. Right before Mother’s Day, Courtney sat down with Hinsdale Magazine at Il Poggiolo in Hinsdale to connect about her once-in-alifetime experience in People. Kiki Vale: People magazine recently conducted a nationwide search for the “most beautiful women” in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. You were named the winner of the 40s category from a pool of 10,000 entries. How did you become a candidate? Courtney McCarthy: It’s actually a funny story. One Sunday afternoon, shortly after my 40th birthday, my sister who lives downtown was out visiting, and we stumbled upon a banner ad for the competition while we were looking at the

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Internet for something. It was a joke that I would have to enter the 40s category, since I had just recently turned 40 in March. I thought, “What do I have to lose?” I uploaded my photo, and they also asked entrants to answer how we define beauty. My entry stated, “Your body makes you sexy, your face makes you pretty, but your mind makes you beautiful.” I thought nothing more about my entry until about a week later, when I received an email from People with a long questionnaire asking everything under the sun about me—from what’s my beauty routine, to how I like to spend my time, to what is my workout routine, to when do I feel most beautiful. I answered all the questions honestly and candidly, and was very much myself. I took it all with a sense of humor, and didn’t take any of the questions—or the contest itself for that matter—very seriously. I answered that my beauty routine included Dove soap; that I love spending my time laughing with my girlfriends over something that only [we] would find funny; that there is nothing better to me than Sunday

morning with my husband and two girls; and that I do not work out. In fact, the “not working out” thing is a joke that all my friends like to tease me about. I sent back the questionnaire, and thought nothing more about it. Then, about a week later, People magazine asked if I would have a conference call with their publishers and editors. I took the call in my car, with my two girls in the backseat watching Dora [the Explorer]. In fact, the People magazine team kept laughing that they could hear the Dora music in the background. Again, they asked me a variety of questions, and again, I was myself, and for those that know me, answered the questions with my typical, self-deprecating sense of humor. When asked about my beauty routine, I responded, “It’s embarrassing! The majority of the time I forget to wash my face at night, and I wake up looking like Rocky Raccoon, and then I take my kids to school that way.” When asked about how I’d describe my personality, I answered, “Type A, but I’m really working on trying to be more Type B.” During the call, they explained that

there were over 10,000 entries. I thought, “Oh, wow, okay, well this was fun; I’ll never hear from them again—especially after I just joked through the entire interview all while Dora was giving them a Spanish lesson!” But, lo and behold, I found out about a week later that I was one of five finalists. They encouraged me to share the good news with family and friends, and post a link on all my social media Web sites to get people to vote. Getting people to “vote” for me is not my style, and in fact, I told no one that I had even entered the contest—much less was in the final five! So, when they called me about a week later to tell me that I had won, I was dumbfounded. I honestly thought they had called the wrong girl. I flew out three days later to New York City, where myself and the other three winners in the other age categories had an unbelievably fun photo shoot, and were treated like royalty all weekend. And then a couple days after that I flew to L.A. to be on The Queen Latifah Show, where our photos from the shoot were revealed to us.

Kiki: What is your definition of “real beauty?” Courtney: Confidence and self-assurance without arrogance.

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The values Courtney imparts on her two daughters may be innate—or quite possibly, she learned them through the Kiki: You have had several national media adversity she faced as a younger, newlyopportunities since winning the contest; married woman. It was during this time what’s next for Courtney McCarthy? that both of her parents became ill, and Courtney: I’m not really sure. I just she eventually lost her father in 2002. As signed with Ford Models [in Chicago], “a daddy’s girl,” it was very tough to cope and so we are working on some things with the death of the person she revered right now. I could have never in a million and spoke with daily. years expected to win People magazine’s However, nothing compared to losing her first son, William, at birth in 2006. Courtney said she felt a part of herself die right along with her son. The good news is that, step by step, she was able to return to a tranquil place with the help of true friends and the Hinsdale community. Originally from Michigan, and having spent four years in London extensively traveling Europe with her husband Sean, Courtney says Hinsdale is home, and she is never leaving. “The people are remarkable here, and with their hearts, they came to my rescue when William passed.” Kiki: What personal attributes As Courtney healed through do you possess that you her losses, she wanted to give believe landed you in People? back to her “unbelievable” Courtney: I think I don’t take community, and she did anything too seriously. I think that through her eightlife is what you make of it year involvement with the and how you handle what’s Hinsdale Junior Woman’s thrown at you. You can either Club, eventually co-chairing sink or swim, as they say. I’ve its annual benefit in 2012 had some major road bumps for Ronald McDonald House in my life—the death of my Charities. son, the death of my dad, Courtney draws peace from my mom’s cancer—, which her family, her friends and have ultimately made me the her yellow lab. On any given person I am today. I have a This spread of Courtney and three other women appeared in People last month. day you can see her up at very self-deprecating sense of her favorite local hangout, humor, and there is nothing I Starbucks, “where everyone love doing more than laughing or making “real beauty” at 40, much less sign with knows your name.” others laugh. Laughing and making others Ford Models; so I can’t imagine what’s Life experience has taught her that laugh, to me, is the best medicine for next. she—and we—are all stronger than we anything. know, and resilience is what will get a Kiki: You are a mother of two daughters, person through the tough patches. Kiki: The picture of you and the other and dearly love that role. What words These days, this “real beauty” is not three winners is so beautiful and high- of wisdom would you like to impart to taking things too seriously, but she is profile, as though you are a regularly mothers everywhere? definitely ready for the next chapter of featured face in People. The photo shoot Courtney: I always teach my daughters surprises. must have been exciting; how would you to be kind to others, to think before they describe the entire experience? speak and always use good manners. Courtney: Absolutely surreal—a real Without these three attributes, even the honor, but truly surreal. prettiest of girls can be ugly. www.hinsdale60521.com |Hinsdale Magazine 9

Health & Wellness

Nutrient Therapy Dr. William Walsh has spent decades researching individuals who suffer from behavioral disorders throughout the Chicago area. Find out why he believes it’s time to reexamine how they are often treated.

Dr. William Walsh at his office in Naperville

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utism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are two conditions that we all hear a great deal about these days. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one out of 68 children has autism spectrum disorder. The same source relates that as of 2011, approximately 11 percent of children between the ages of four and 17 in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD; and this figure is up from 9.5 percent in 2007 and 7.8 percent in 2003. Dr. William Walsh, founder of the Walsh Research Institute in Naperville, has developed a different way of looking at these and other behavioral disorders, such as clinical depression. Dr. Walsh, who has a chemical engineering background, has spent the past four decades or so taking a biochemical approach to examining individuals with behavioral disorders,— and some of his findings may hold the key 10 Hinsdale Magazine | www.hinsdale60521.com

to better understanding and successfully treating many of these individuals in the years to come.

From the laboratory to Statesville After receiving his Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Dr. Walsh began his first fulltime job at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont. (Although he has worked extensively with individuals suffering from behavioral disorders, Dr. Walsh is not a medical doctor.) He said his early research at Argonne involved nuclear-fuel reprocessing. “I got involved in experimental work, and that’s when I found my love was experiments,” he said, adding that it was his experimental training that equipped him to perform his behavioral researches. While he was working at Argonne, Dr. Walsh began volunteering at Statesville prison a few miles south in Crest Hill. He said a woman about three blocks from his current office in Naperville had been “senselessly murdered,” and he “just got motivated to see if [he] could do

something about crime and violence.” Dr. Walsh said he figured that the best way for him to accomplish his goal might be by going directly to those most likely to commit violent crimes: the criminals coming out of prison. So, he led a group of about 125 volunteers—many of whom were his colleagues at Argonne—that formed a prisoner assistance program, which attempted to help place and reacclimate prisoners once they came out of Statesville. “What happened was, I got to know the families that produced the criminals,” Dr. Walsh said. “I learned there are many what appear to be outstanding, ideal families that produced a criminal. “When I talked to them, I kept hearing the same story—that they knew there was something ‘different’ and ‘very wrong’ by the time the child was two years old.” So, if the cause isn’t the upbringing or environment, the question naturally arises: What is the cause of a behavioral disorder? Before about 1970, the tabula rasa theory traceable to the centuries- Continued on page 12

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“You can’t stuff these people full of vitamins and minerals of amino acids. You might do more harm than good, and often would.”

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old philosophy of John Locke that experience shapes our behavior and education predominated. But Dr. Walsh said that around this time, research began to indicate that experience wasn’t necessarily the primary factor. “There was a lot of great data—especially on depression and schizophrenia—that showed that the No. 1 factor was not these factors, but whether there was a family history of the same problem,” he said. “So, we began to wonder if maybe the violent people we were working with might have the same causation.”

Working with Dr. Pfeiffer Dr. Walsh began collecting samples and data from the prisoners with which he worked, but said his initial experiments yielded nothing. Then, as he was leaving work at Argonne one night, he heard about a lecture to be given by Dr. Carl Pfeiffer of Princeton, N.J., one of the world’s leading nutritional scientists at the time. Renowned for his work with schizophrenics, Dr. Pfeiffer saw over 20,000 during his lifetime, and successfully normalized many of them. “Here was a man who had spent the last 20 years of his life doing with schizophrenia what I had just begun to do with behavior,” Dr. Walsh said. Influenced by what he heard during the lecture, Dr. Walsh met with Dr. Pfeiffer the following afternoon, and showed him that the data he had collected wasn’t correlating. Dr. Pfeiffer suggested he begin to examine metal levels, like copper and zinc. This was the beginning of a 12-year collaboration between these two scientists, during which time Dr. Walsh brought numerous ex-convicts to Princeton to conduct his researches with Dr. Pfeiffer. He said the first group he brought was a group of five sociopaths. “They had done horrible things, which we documented,” Dr. Walsh said, “and he found they were all the same; they all had high blood histamine; they all had pyrrole disorder; they all had hypoglycemia.” Drs. Pfeiffer and Walsh later began to look at boys that exhibited similar behavioral traits—or “future criminals,” as Dr. Walsh referenced them. These 12 Hinsdale Magazine | www.hinsdale60521.com

were children whom Dr. Walsh said would perform multiple violent episodes on a daily basis, bullied other kids, and exhibited cruelty by harming animals or performing similar acts. Dr. Walsh said they discovered that many of the boys had copper or zinc imbalances that affect brain function. Developing a treatment approach of normalizing their body chemistry, Dr. Walsh said the boys “usually became quite okay within a month or two.”

“Biochemical Individuality” Throughout the next few decades, Dr. Walsh continued his research on individuals who exhibit violent behavior, while also taking a look at individuals who suffer from a wide range of behavioral disorders, including autism, ADHD, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and post-partum depression. What he has learned is that we are all “biochemically unique”—that is, the chemistries of each of our bodies is slightly different from anyone else’s. And because we are all different biochemically, Dr. Walsh said the “one size fits all” model of traditional medicine is flawed from the standpoint that we all need different quantities of various nutrients to stabilize our respective body chemistries. “You can’t stuff these people full of vitamins and minerals of amino acids,” he said. “You might do more harm than good, and often would.” If we’re all biochemically unique, it may seem as if it would be quite difficult to develop treatment programs for each individual person at first glance; but Dr. Walsh said, fortunately, there are only a few nutrients that affect the brain. “There’s more than 300 important nutrients in the body, but only about six or seven that have a really important effect on brain function, on neurotransmitters,” he said. In his book, Nutrient Power, published in 2012, Dr. Walsh has published many of his findings, which include a theory of autism and ADHD, as well as his recommendations for limiting school shootings. According to Dr. Walsh, most individuals suffering from mental disorders

possess one of several biochemical imbalances. He writes (Nutrient Power, Chap. 3, p. 18) that the most common include copper overload, zinc deficiency and methyl/folate imbalances. “What we’ve learned is that every one of these imbalances has classic symptoms associated with it,” Dr. Walsh said. He said one common misconception concerning individuals with behavioral disorders is that they are “deficient” in something, when, in fact, on many occasions, they are overstocked with a certain nutrient, like copper. “One of the surprises when I got involved clinically with Pfeiffer, was that I used to think the problem was, ‘What are they deficient in? What do they need?’” Dr. Walsh said. “I found that the greatest mischief [is] nutrients that they’re overloaded in—that the body has too much of.” But not all disorders are associated with just one chemical imbalance. For example, in his research on clinical depression that began in 1978, Dr. Walsh has identified four primary “biotypes” that correspond with 90 percent of the patients he has studied (Nutrient Power, Chap. 6, p. 73):

•Undermethylation (38 percent) •Folate deficiency (20 percent) •Copper overload (17 percent) •Pyrrole disorder (15 percent) “If a person has depression, the question is, ‘Why?’” Dr. Walsh said. “Mainstream psychiatry believes that depression is basically a single entity with a variation along a central theme, and that central theme is low serotonin activity. “My data shows that in fact, depression is not a single condition, but it’s an umbrella term that encompasses five completely different forms [or] phenotypes of depression.” He said that because clinical depression does not always stem from the same imbalance, prescribing the same medication for anyone suffering from depression could be ineffectual— and even harmful in certain instances. For example, Dr. Walsh said he believes - Continued on page 14

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most of the school shooters of the past 20 years have tended to fall under the “folate deficiency” category. Unlike most individuals suffering from depression, he said these individuals already have high serotonin activity, but were given SSRI antidepressants to address low serotonin levels. Dr. Walsh said this “folate deficient” biotype is “intolerant” to this medication. “A lot of people who are mentally ill were perfectly okay until they had a breakdown,” Dr. Walsh said. “If psychiatrists would just do a couple of inexpensive lab tests, they could identify people that should not get one of these drugs.”

ADHD and Autism Two behavioral disorders that have drawn significant attention from the media in recent years are ADHD and autism. Dr. Walsh has published a theory of autism, and has developed nutrient therapies for both disorders. Examining about 5,600 patients with ADHD (which was formerly oftentimes

called ADD) over a 35-year span, Dr. Walsh found that these individuals are often deficient in Vitamin B6 and zinc. He said one problem locally is, this disorder is considerably over-diagnosed, when compared with CDC findings. “ADHD is terribly over-diagnosed, especially in places like DuPage County,” Dr. Walsh said. “The Center for Disease Control has measured the incidents of ADHD as [11] percent [in 2011], and the City of Wheaton, I think, did a survey, and I think it was 38 percent of all the children were taking Ritalin or Adderall, and were diagnosed with ADHD, even though we know three-fourths of them didn’t have it.” As for autism, Dr. Walsh said he believes this disorder is more “epigenetic” (i.e., beyond genetics) in nature, generally arising from “a combination of an inherited predisposition and severe environmental insults prior to age three,” (Nutrient Power, Chap. 7, p. 92). “Scientists for 40 years have been looking for the ‘autism gene’ and the ‘schizophrenia gene,’ and it’s been a

failure,” he said. Dr. Walsh said an “environmental insult”—that is, a physical injury, serious illness or traumatic experience—can “cause genes to act differently forever,” thereby precipitating autism in an individual that was not born with it. He said while there appears to be a “predisposition” for autism in those who acquire it, only about 20 percent of autistic individuals are born with the disorder. “Most autistics are completely okay until they’re about two years old,” Dr. Walsh said, “and something happens where they get regressive autism, and they’re shockingly different, often within a day or two. One of the mysteries has been, ‘What on earth is happening in these cases that can totally alter a person?—What kind of an event in the brain could do this?’ “But the biggest mystery [has been], ‘Why doesn’t it go away? Why do these problems persist the rest of life?’ “The answer is epigenetics. What it is, is environment changing your gene expression.” - Continued on page 16

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“What we do at BrainShape involves no medication. The key question is, who are you biochemically? That determines what your nutritional state should be, and it also determines what nutrient therapeutic approaches are available for you as an individual person.” —Albert Mensah, M.D. BrainShape Center for Brain and Body Excellence in Hinsdale

- Continued from page 14

While there is no known cure for autism, Dr. Walsh has developed several nutrient therapies to treat it (Nutrient Power, Chap. 7, pp. 111-12):

•Antioxidant therapies •Normalization of chromatin methyl/acetyl levels •Reversal of deviant gene marks Dr. Walsh writes that research shows that “high oxidative stress” is a common feature of autism, and utilizing antioxidant therapies can result in better social, cognitive and speech development, as well as improved memory skills (Ibid. p. 111).

Equipping others Over roughly the past decade, Dr. Walsh has begun training medical doctors in sundry parts of the globe, including Australia and Norway. He said he has currently trained over 220 doctors worldwide. 16 Hinsdale Magazine | www.hinsdale60521.com

“Our goal is to train more than 1,000 doctors in five years, and we’re well on our way,” Dr. Walsh said. He said one of two best-trained doctors here in the U.S. is Dr. Albert Mensah, who practices here in Hinsdale at BrainShape Center, as well as at Mensah Medical in Warrenville. Dr. Mensah was a primary physician at the Pfeiffer Treatment Center in Wheaton, which has since been closed. Working alongside colleagues Drs. Jerry Iavarone and Demetrios Patos, Dr. Mensah has applied his mentor’s training to his own work. “What we do at BrainShape involves no medication,” he said. “The key question is, ‘Who are you biochemically?’ “That determines what your nutritional state should be, and it also determines what nutrient therapeutic approaches are available for you as an individual person.” Dr. Mensah said at BrainShape, doctors perform biochemical tests on each patient to develop specific treatment programs based on their individual needs. “The one-size-fits-all model is a fallacy,” Dr. Mensah said.

“General nutrients are for people who have general health concerns—maybe—, and [they] don’t fix them.” When Hinsdale Magazine met with Dr. Walsh in April, his research and findings notwithstanding, he did not speak disparagingly of traditional medicine. He described medication as an “era” that succeeded sitting patients experiencing psychiatric or behavioral problems on the couch to inquire into their past experiences. Now, he said, due to recent advances in brain science, he believes we are gradually transitioning into a new era in medicine, moving away from the use of psychiatric drugs to “natural therapies that truly normalize the brain.” “I think [medication] has helped millions of people,” Dr. Walsh said, “but I think we’re about to leave that era...Brain science has advanced to the point where we now are going to be able to normalize the brain without using foreign molecules. “The biggest problem with psychiatric drugs is, they’re powerful foreign molecules that do not produce normality, and therefore, you have side effects...I think, basically, we’re moving into a better era where we’ll be able to normalize the brain.” To read more about Dr. Walsh’s findings on other disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, you can purchase his book, Nutrient Power, at www.walshinstitute.org.

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Spotlight “A nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten.” -President Calvin Coolidge

Sense of Duty Gary Sinise kicks off upcoming concert to support American troops

by mike ellis

ctor and musician Gary Sinise helped to kick off the ninth annual Rockin’ for the Troops concert to support Operation Support Our Troops - America at McGrath Acura of Westmont on May 1. For the eighth time in nine years, Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band will headline the concert, which will be held at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on July 19. “Nine years ago, I was contacted about coming here to play a concert to raise money for a brand new charity, Operation Support Our Troops - Illinois,” Sinise told Hinsdale Magazine in an exclusive interview. “I was involved in a lot of different Actor and musician Gary Sinise at the military charities, running around, playing concerts and doing Rockin for the Troops kickoff event different things; and I actually grew up in this area, so it was sort Photos by Marcello Rodarte of a no-brainer. “I said, ‘Yes,’ and I came, and that was nine years ago.” that protect and serve us in our cities and overseas,” Sinise said, A Chicago area native, Sinise spent a portion of his childhood adding that he wants to make sure that the manner in which right here in the Western Suburbs, attending Glen Ellyn Junior he feels Vietnam veterans were treated after returning home High and Glenbard West for his freshman year of high school. “never, ever happens again.” He and his family then moved up north to Highland Park, where Founded in 2003 as Operation Support Our Troops – Illinois, he launched Steppenwolf Theatre with some friends while still OSOT provides support for military personnel deployed in in high school. harm’s way, as well as for their families at home. OSOT features Sinise said he has a number of veterans in his family on both programs for families of personnel currently serving in combat, his and his wife’s side, including his nephew, who recently as well as for families of fallen soldiers. returned from serving in Afghanistan. He said he began OSOT president Deb Rickert said the organization his involvement with wounded soldiers after playing also has a care package program that has sent a wounded soldier, Lt. Dan Taylor, in Forrest “We’re more than 1.5 million pounds of goods for Gump. After the horrific events of Sept. 11, troops in harm’s way. serving and Sinise said he became more involved with Each summer, OSOT holds a Rockin’ honoring the needs supporting American troops overseas. for the Troops concert at Cantigny Park “After Sept. 11, I volunteered to try to do of our veterans, our in Wheaton, and this year, the kickoff something to support the men and women wounded, our goldevent to promote the concert was held at who were going to Iraq and Afghanistan,” star families, our first the home of one of its newest sponsors, he said. “That led to an association with responders, people that McGrath Acura in nearby Westmont. many different military charities and a “The kickoff allows us to get everybody lot of military support work, including my protect and serve us excited,” Rickert said. “We’re a memberown foundation.” in our cities and based, volunteer organization, so our Sinise’s foundation, the Gary Sinise overseas.” volunteers are the ones that are out selling the Foundation, is dedicated to providing support tickets. to veterans, first responders and their families. “It’s an opportunity for us to get our sponsors The foundation supports a wide variety of military together and thank them for their support, and put charities, such as Air Compassion For Veterans, Disabled some focus on the fact that we do still have troops serving in American Veterans, ThanksUSA and the Lisle-based Operation harms way and veterans that need our support.” Support Our Troops – America (OSOT). Sean Makeeff, general manager of McGrath Acura of “We’re serving and honoring the needs of our veterans, our Westmont, said he learned about OSOT from a customer only wounded, our gold-star families, our first responders, people several weeks before sponsoring Rockin’ for the Troops and 18 Hinsdale Magazine | www.hinsdale60521.com

agreeing to open up his doors for the kickoff event. “The big thing is the opportunity to support our troops,” Makeeff said. “What a great cause—it’s universal. “One thing that speaks to me, I guess, is watching the news and seeing all the chaos that’s going on around the world, and then looking around alone having a cup a of coffee. “[I think] about the fact that I get to peacefully have a cup of coffee, because our freedom was bought and paid for by both the brave soldiers that served today, and also in the past.” At the kickoff event, guests were treated to barbecued ribs and hot dogs, while listening to music performed by The Sempletons, one of three other bands that will perform at the concert in July. Rickert and several others spoke before turning the microphone over to Sinise, who discussed the importance of assisting military personnel in their transition back to civilian life after they complete their tours of duty. “The war is winding down in Afghanistan, but we’re going to have residual effects from these wars for many, many years to come,” he said. “There’s going to be a million veterans transitioning over the next five years into the civilian sector, who’ve been part of this long, long dozenyear war. “We’re going to have jobs issues; we’re going to have posttraumatic stress issues.” Sinise told audience members that it is imperative that we

provide support for our troops, because they protect our rights and freedoms in a “dangerous world.” “It’s a dangerous, dangerous world out there,” he said. “We have to have a strong military, and that means taking care of our military before and during and after the battle.” Since he wrapped up production on his CBS drama, CSI: NY, in February 2013, Sinise said facetiously that he is “unemployed at the moment,” concentrating on supporting military personnel through his foundation. He told Hinsdale Magazine that these efforts include building homes for badly wounded service members, and that he doesn’t expect to be embarking on any acting roles through the end of this year. Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band missed Rockin’ for the Troops for the first time last year, performing at Ravinia, where he worked as a groundskeeper while growing up. While he enjoyed that experience, Sinise said “it’s great to be back.” “I’ve enjoyed this concert very much, because I grew up in the area,” he told Hinsdale Magazine. “We always have a great turnout, we raise a lot of good money to support Operation Support Our Troops – America. “They do a lot of great things with that money, and I’m just happy and proud to be back.” Tickets are available at www.rockinforthetroops.org and at local Jewel-Osco stores.

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Giving Back

Kristi Gilbert, Molly Philosophos, Kerry Logan and Tracy Zoberis

HJWC raises record-breaking total for beneficiary

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HJWC members present their check to an elated group of Hephzibah Children’s Association personnel.

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by mike ellis

he Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club (HJWC) wrapped up the 2013-14 club season at its annual It’s a Wrap event at the Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club on May 13. HJWC benefit managing co-chair Kristi Gilbert presented a record-breaking $262,000 check for Hephzibah Children’s Association, the club’s beneficiary over the last two years. When the check was unveiled, the over 100 members in attendance rose from their seats to applaud the effort that resulted from One: The Benefit this past February. “I had no idea it would be such a fruitful relationship,” said Mary Anne Brown, executive director of Hephzibah Children’s Association. “It was more than [the financial contribution]—it was the honest interest you took in the children.” Hephzibah Children’s Association provides shelter to 26 of the most severely neglected and abused children in the State of Illinois at its Oak Park group home. President Tracy Zoberis addressed her fellow members for the last time, distributing a variety of awards to deserving volunteers. Benefit managing co-chairs Kristi Gilbert and Kate Marnell were named members of the year, while Amity Comiskey of Hinsdale received the president’s award. “The ending of this year has been bittersweet for me,” Zoberis said. “I never thought I could take on or would want to take on [this responsibility], but this was the most fulfilling thing I’ve done in a long time.” Zoberis said one contribution she was happy to have made as president was developing a legacy committee to further the HJWC’s legacy in the community. Ten local charities including Hinsdale Community Services and the Robert Crown Center will reap the financial benefits of the club’s inaugural Repeat Boutique, held last month. “I think every president hopes that she can leave something behind,” she said. “In my case, part of my ‘legacy’ was to create something that would have longevity in the communities, and be able to do something for the causes and charities in our backyard.” After the awards, former club presidents Denise Howe and Amity Comiskey led the new executive board installation ceremony, as Zoberis passed the presidential reins on to Anna Fiascone of Hinsdale. “I think that our members are beyond-generous when it comes to their time, their passion,” Zoberis said. “We’re a very fortunate community, and we do have the resources to be able to support charities; but ultimately, it’s people’s hearts and their time that make the difference.”

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ver 100 local residents participated in the third annual Robert Crown Center (RCC) Hunt for Health in downtown Hinsdale on April 26. Participants came to Immanuel Hall as “teams,” preparing to descend upon the downtown area in search of an assortment

of clues, many of which were healthrelated. Some teams even coordinated outfits and developed creative names. “It’s just a great time going around Hinsdale,” RCC interim CEO Jeff Hunt said. “It’s a wonderful way to get out, explore a little bit, and have a great time at the same time.”

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Technology played an important role in the “hunting” process, as participants often consulted their cell phones for clue answers or landmark locations. Some clues also required a team photo to be taken in front of a specific landmark, and these were required to be sent electronically. Aside from some bewildering clues, the cold weather proved to be an additional obstacle for participants, with temperatures dropping near 40 degrees as the sun disappeared beneath the horizon. After finishing their downtown hunt, the teams returned to a tent outside Immanuel Hall for dinner and refreshments. Silent auction items included four tickets to the Bears-Vikings game at Soldier Field on Nov. 16, and a four-hour ride in a Hinsdale police car, while raffle prizes included autographed photos of Blackhawks standouts Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith. Hunt said proceeds from the Hunt for Health will be directed towards ongoing operations and special projects at RCC, such as the heroin prevention program and the center’s family life programs. Last year, more than $38,000 was raised at the event. Hunt and RCC program director Barb Thayer said they felt the turnout for this year’s Hunt for Health was slightly down due to the late Easter. “The turnout was a little lower than we had hoped, but I think with the Easter holiday being so late, it kind of threw us off schedule,” Thayer said. “It’s always a fun event no matter how many people we have here.”

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Record-setting crowd turns out to support Wellness House

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ver 2,400 runners and walkers of all ages came out to participate in the annual Walk for Wellness House on May 4. The number of participants in this year’s walk dwarfed last year’s total of about 1,500, and Kara Grell, manager of philanthropic services for Wellness House, confirmed that it was an all-time record for the event, which is in its 24th year. “We are blown away by the response,” Grell said, “and so grateful to this awesome community.” This year’s walk featured a Star Wars theme with the tagline, “May the ‘Fourth’ be with you.” The music of John Williams’ legendary soundtrack filled the air as participants prepared to set off on their 5K runs and 3K walks, respectively. Runners and walkers alike traversed the streets on the north-side of Hinsdale, moving to raise money and awareness for Wellness House, a non-profit organization

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that provides non-medical support for cancer patients and their families. “It’s just a fantastic cause, and it’s a great fundraiser for Wellness House,” said Jessie Barrett of Clarendon Hills, who competed in the 5K run. Altogether, participants and sponsors collaborated to raise over $500,000, which Walk chair David Jones said was significantly greater than last year’s total. “One reason why the amount of money raised was so much more this year: the number of people was so much more this year,” Jones said. “It’s people forming teams, building on teams, asking people to come out and help...A third more people coming out to support this year; it’s unbelievable.” Wellness House executive director Jeannie Cella told guests that without their support, she and her fellow staff members would not be able to provide the support they do for those affected by cancer. “This is an organization that exists only because there is a community that carries us on [its] shoulders,” Cella said.

“Nobody pays a dime for anything that they receive here...It’s all because of you.” For the second consecutive year, Brian Cowell of Darien was the top individual fundraiser, raising over $19,000. Cowell, who was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in 2009, received two Hawks playoff tickets, as well as two plane tickets to the destination of his choosing. The “dedication wall” was a new feature at this year’s walk, affording participants the opportunity to write messages to their loved ones and remind them of why they walked. Grell said the more than $500,000 raised will go towards general funds that support individual counseling groups, dieting, nutrition programs and exercise programs for stress reduction. “Things were a little hectic with [over 2,400] people on our campus, but I think that we were able to adapt and accommodate everybody,” she said. “We look forward to an even bigger event next year.”

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he Hinsdale Cooks! Kitchen Walk benefiting the Hinsdale Historical Society celebrated its tenth anniversary last month. The tour featured five exciting and professionally-designed kitchens in the Hinsdale area. “[The] money raised goes to the Hinsdale Historical Society and its work to fulfill its mission to collect, preserve and promote the history of Hinsdale,” Hinsdale resident Shannon Weinberger said. “Proceeds also go to help with the operating and maintenance of our three historic properties in town.” “The Hinsdale Cooks Kitchen Walk is such a wonderful time to reconnect with friends while walking through some of the most exquisite kitchens and homes in Hinsdale,” said Laura Glosniak, a Kitchen Walk committee member. “With character and eloquence, the homes have so much to offer, and visitors take away inspiration and perhaps a treat from one of the local vendors.” Megan Hickman of Mark Hickman Homes also reviewed the event. “I had the opportunity to take the tour with my mother and grandmother, and we had the best time,” Hickman said. “It was so nice to see everything come together, and to see people having so much fun. “I was honored to be a part of such a wonderful event for Hinsdale. The weather worked in our favor, and it was a fabulous day...It was so nice to walk around to all the homes, and see every home filled with people truly enjoying themselves. “I thought the homes were all unique in their own way, and all had wonderful qualities and characteristics that set each of them apart for the next. From early 1900s to modern 2014, all were wonderful!”

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n irresistible force meets an immovable object. When that happens, according to the Johnny Mercer lyric, “Something’s gotta give.” In Hinsdale and its surrounding suburbs, that irresistible force is the pent-up demand for housing. The immovable object is the dearth of sales inventory. Eventually, something’s got to give. The desultory economy in the last few years has forced banks, builders and homebuyers to be wary about investing, but as economic anxiety has eased, buyers have begun jumping into the market. As confidence grows, it’s hoped that listings will increase and home sales will build. Signs of confidence are showing up in two areas: loans for new home construction and mortgage applications from younger families. According to Dennis Jones, CEO of Hinsdale Bank and Trust, “Applications for financing for home mortgages have increased a bit, maybe 20 to 25 percent, compared to this time last year. But a large portion of this is for construction financing. Individuals are saying, ‘I can’t find what I want in the stock of homes for sale, so I’m going to build.’” As for young families, Jones said, “These are 30-somethings interested in the houses priced at one million and under— people who very often grew up in these areas, have done a stint in the city, had their first child and now they’re worried about education. Their decision is, ‘Do we stay in the city and pay tuition at a private school, or move?’” But for deals to take place, realtors need listings, and so far there’s a real scarcity of homes for sale. According to Jones, one reason is, families are finding the cost of moving up prohibitive. He described the scenario of a young couple who have lived in the area for four or five years. They own an $800,000 house with a $600,000 mortgage that they’ve financed at 3.25 percent. Counting principal and interest, taxes and insurance, their monthly housing costs amount to about $3,611. “If they move up to a million-and-a-half price-point home, their new payment should be almost $7,000,” Jones said. (A $1.5 million home with $1 million mortgage financed at 4.5 percent equals a total cost of $6,866, including principal, interest, taxes and insurance.) “I’ve heard more than a few comments from potential buyers that go through this analysis that, for twice the monthly payment, my housing situation will not be twice as good,” Jones 26 Hinsdale Magazine | www.hinsdale60521.com

said. “I think this holds back or delays the decision of some potential move-up buyers.” At the same time, Jones said, “Older folks like myself who might not want to take care of the million-dollar house with five bedrooms and a yard and bear all the expenses might like the idea of downsizing, because we got in at the low end. However, at today’s rates, we’d be paying about the same price per month for less space, and that works against people putting their homes up for sale.” Yet sellers miss the whole picture if all they look at is today’s market, according to local Coldwell Banker agent Julie Sutton. Waiting could mean higher prices in the future. “Barclays and Morgan Stanley both project home prices to appreciate by approximately four percent this year and eight percent by the end of 2015,” Sutton said. “If you are moving to a higher-priced home, it will wind up costing you more in raw dollars (both in down payment and mortgage payment) if you wait.” Also, Sutton said that you can lock in your 30-year housing expense with an interest rate of 4.5 percent right now. “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac project rates to be 5.1 percent by this time next year, and 5.7 percent by the fourth quarter of 2015,” she said. To be sure, buying is not a walk-in-the-park. Mortgages are tougher to get today than during the late 2007-2011 time frame, but financing is still happening, Jones said. “People who are qualified to buy homes can still get mortgages at good rates and relatively easily, but it’s more cumbersome than it used to be. There are more hoops to go through and more hurdles to climb.” Careful pricing is of paramount importance in this market, experts say. “Anything that’s well-priced, there’s little to nil inventory,” said Dan Gjeldum, senior vice president of mortgage lending for Guaranteed Rate. “The properties that are staying on the market, they’re either mispriced or they need a little work.” Real estate brokers echoed that sentiment. “Homes are selling quickly if they are priced right and are in good condition,” said Chris Pequet, senior broker with Crawford Group Sotheby’s International Realty. “However, buyers are still very selective. Updated styles are extremely important. Most buyers do not want to do any work to a home, unless they perceive the potential of adding value. “ When homes are priced appropriately, are updated and show well, buyers in some cases are now experiencing multiple offers, - Continued on page 28

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One upside to the new-construction market is that it’s good said Megan McCleary, a broker with Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate. In fact, Gjeldum said sellers are sometimes making deals for people with property to sell. Individual buyers “are in a foot-race with the builders for the lot,” Parsons said. “Now that within 24 hours. “If you were a client of mine and I knew you wanted to list there’s demand out there, the builders are chasing the land.” Sutton shared some wisdom that both buyers and sellers your place, but you were not ready to put it on the market, I would promote it before it hits the MLS (multiple listing might take to heart. “If a home is in good condition/location, relatively updated service) in my office or in my networks,” he said. “You have the listing in your pocket. So, those properties don’t hit the market. and priced fairly, there will most likely be multiple offers,” she said. “Buyers today are extremely savvy. On average, they’ve I might mention it to a friend, and the deal happens that fast.” If homes are being snatched up that quickly, it adds to the been studying the market for nine months or more. “They’ve narrowed in on the area they want, pored over loss of inventory. According to Midwest Real Estate Data, there were 22 fewer houses for sale in Hinsdale this April than in April online photos, know the comps and recognize a fair price when 2012. In Burr Ridge, during the same time period, there were 25 they see it. “All of this adds up to ready buyers who pull the trigger when fewer houses on the market. The low inventory was significantly they find the right home.” less in Oak Brook and in Clarendon Hills. In many instances, this scarcity of inventory has caused home buyers to turn to new construction. At one time, spec homes (those constructed by a builder in hopes of selling later) amounted to about 70 percent Distinctive Custom Homes and Renovations of architect Dennis Parsons’ business. That all changed when the economy went south in Hinsdale • Oak Brook • Western Springs 2005. Parsons said he then shifted to working with private clients, rather than builders. Parsons’ business has been on the upswing the last six months to a year, said his associate Kevin Geist. The bulk of the work is new homes and large remodels. At present, there are least seven homes on the drawing board, compared with two last year. Parsons said that at present, “There’s a cautious interest in the speculative building market, but it’s guarded.” Jen Cousino and her husband listed their home in Hinsdale for sale in the middle of May. Her family is looking for more space and a larger backyard for their three young children. Cousino said they’d like to be moved in by the time their son starts kindergarten. In the first week after listing her place, Cousino had looked at ten homes, two of which the family is seriously considering. One of the homes isn’t even on the market yet. She said they heard about it through their realtor. The other option she’s interested in is new construction. “The fact that it’s new—customized exactly to what we’re looking for,” is attractive, she said. “It’s actually about the same price as a house that’s already built. The downfall is that it wouldn’t be ready for a year. We would have to rent, and the rental market in Hinsdale is almost non-existent.” She and her husband have already talked 2013 Crystal Key Recipient to a builder. They’re waiting until they have an offer to decide on new construction or an SUNDAYS 87C 708.783.1133 existing home. According to Jones, entry level for new www.RiordanHomes.com construction in the Hinsdale area is about $1.2 million, which includes the price of the FEATURING JAY RIORDAN land and the loan for new construction.

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STUNNING THREE STORY Custom built home, open floor plan, elegant living room with double french doors opens to veranda. Formal dining room with custom cabinetry, private first floor study with cherry bookcases and moldings, impressive kitchen that opens to large coffered family room with stone fireplace and leads to inviting pergola, deck, built-in Dacor grill, paver patio and stone fireplace. Five spacious bedrooms suites all with private baths, third floor suite, two laundry rooms. Incredible detail throughout includes rich moldings, 10 foot ceilings, hardwood floors, plantation shutters, 3 car garage and full heated drive, and gorgeous landscaping.

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CHARMING DOWNTOWN GENEVA Exceptional business executive, entertaining and family home situated on approximately 2.5 acres. Property is very private, borders Geneva Golf Club and includes creek with historic bridge. The stunning 1100 square foot Great Room has soaring windows, wide plank flooring and a 15 foot stone fireplace. A tiered wrap around deck offers views of the swimming pool, creek and woods. 5 bay garage includes 1 separately enclosed bay for secure storage of luxury car. This rarely available home is just 4 blocks from the train station and Third Street shopping and dining in charming downtown Geneva.

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Escape the everyday in this stunning modern presentation. Inside the open floor plan reveals all the “must haves”. Anticipate spacious bedrooms and luxurious baths galore. The main level of soaring ceilings with endless sunshine, first floor office, sunroom with Southern exposure, massive kitchen and 3 car attached garage add to the wish list. Unexpected is the fully finished walkout lower level and the bonus of walk to everything location. Reward yourself!

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Graciously set on a large “Southeast Hinsdale” private lot, this stucco and limestone one of a kind estate property presents like royalty. From the sundrenched kitchen of marble, limestone and top of the line cabinetry and appliances to the impressive 2-story living room and richly paneled 2-story family room, this incomparable home awaits to satisfy your every need. A rare find!

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With the grand entry foyer suitable for a palace, the gala begins. This timeless design and abundance of light compete for top billing with the fabulous walk to everything, Western Springs, location. Here’s a unique opportunity to have it all – 5 en suite bedrooms all on the 2nd floor, handsome first floor office, entertainment size kitchen, 3 car attached garage, massive fenced yard and finished lower level all spell perfect place for family living. Come see!

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Community Scene

Community House Walk for Autism by mike ellis

Roughly 1,300 walkers from throughout the Western Suburbs came out to participate in the annual Walk the Walk for Autism at The Community House on April 27. WLS-TV morning anchor Judy Hsu, who is also a Hinsdale resident, helped kick off the walk alongside Roy Thygesen, president and CEO of Burr Ridge Bank and Trust, the presenting sponsor. Participants of all ages then wound their way through the neighborhood on the south side of Hinsdale, walking slightly more than three miles to support The Community House’s Charlie’s Gift Autism Center. “We’re so excited to be able to keep growing our family support programs at Charlie’s Gift, and really moved and grateful for everybody coming out and being part of that effort today,” said Jeni Fabian, executive director of The Community House. This year, the venue for the walk shifted several blocks north from Hinsdale

Central High School at 55th and Grant Streets to The Community House on the corner of Madison and Eighth Streets. “Last year, with our record-breaking

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street, and we think it worked out really well.” Local elementary schools had a strong presence at this year’s walk. Walker School principal Eric Chisausky said this was his first year participating in the walk for autism, and he was “excited” to bring his family along. “We’re really proud of the effort at Walker School,” Chisausky said. “Deanne Tomanovich, one of our Walker teachers, and her son Noah began a significant fundraising effort.” Fabian said she was pleased with the “energy and enthusiasm” local students brought to the table. “Everywhere we went in town, there was a group of school-kids doing something to support the walk,” she said. “We’re so grateful for that.”

A team of local students shows its support for Charlie’s Gift at The Community House Walk the Walk for Autism. Local schools formed a significant portion of the roughly 1,300 total participants.

Proceeds from Walk the Walk for Autism will benefit programs at Charlie’s Gift Autism Center in Downers Grove. “At Charlie’s Gift, we provide therapy for children on the autism spectrum,” Fabian said, “and we also provide services for their parents and siblings. We have a

lot of new programs coming up—summer horseback riding therapy and [a] monthly support drop-in group for parents. “We’re really excited about those [programs]. “Today’s support will help us expand all of those offers for families.”

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On a Mission

Danielle Arthaud, Claudia Casas, Nathan Hill, Henry Hostettler, Sofia Howson, Kirstin Jones, Matt Kaczynski, Alex Kane, Claire Meyer, Nick Naimo, Ansley Pierce, Ellen Pierce, Emery Pierce, Amanda Powell, Emily Powell, Alden Pritchard, Olivia Pritchard, Maggie Schwartz, Elizabeth Sprague, Kelly Summers and Bennett White.

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Navajo Nation

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wenty-five students from the Grace Episcopal Church Youth Missions Organization will travel to Bluff, Utah, on a journey of good works and spiritual transformation this month. They’ve come together from Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Western Springs, La Grange and Burr Ridge, and led by Grace Episcopal’s Rev. Chris Pierce, they’re excited to build a “hogan” (a sacred Navajo dwelling) for Catherine Plummer, wife of the first Navajo bishop at St. Christopher’s Mission at Navajo Nation’s Episcopal Church. Plummer currently lives in a condemned trailer, and the hogan will serve as her new home. Traditionally, a hogan is an eight-sided structure built around a central fireplace with dirt floors and mud walls. To create more livable space for Plummer, Hinsdale-area architect Bruce George has drawn up a modernized design, which includes two additional rooms built onto one side of the building, raised floors and a steel roof. But to Rev. Pierce, the trip is not so much about philanthropy as it is about fostering cultural acceptance and respect for the Navajo faith among students. He brought the students on a similar trip last year to build a hogan in Crown Point, N.M. But on that trip, Rev. Pierce outsourced much of the planning. He worked with an organization through which he encountered what he referred to as a “radical, fundamentalist theology”—a theology that tried to impose a Eurocentric understanding of faith on the Navajo people in the process of helping them. “Although we did great work last year, and I began to get an exposure to the Navajo people, I was very uncomfortable,

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because I was able to recognize that the relationship was predicated on saying ‘yes’ to what the white man had to say,” Rev. Pierce said. “This isn’t just a church taking a mission trip to go help poverty because Jesus said so. “To take care of those that are in need is a mandate; it’s not a mission. “Our very human existence calls us to take care of those who suffer.” Building the hogan is only the beginning of the students’ purpose: they are traveling to Utah as empty-handed guests who want to understand and respect the Navajo spirituality without trying to impose their own religious biases upon it. Rev. Pierce said that it’s not necessary for the Navajo people to speak about Jesus—the Navajo faith, grounded in the sacredness of the earth, is every bit as beautiful and true. “Our respect for the earth has not anywhere reached the level and depth that they have,” he said. “They understand the winds and the spirit in the winds. “They understand the gifts of the earth; they honor it.” To ensure that this year’s trip would be rooted in openmindedness, Rev. Pierce traveled to Navajo Nation himself last fall to build stronger relationships with the Navajo people and their faith. He explored the nation’s Episcopal diocese to learn about the people’s needs, but when he arrived at St. Christopher’s, he felt that the universe was speaking to him. “The wind said, ‘This is where we’re to be,’” he said. This year, instead of outsourcing the trip’s intensive logistical preparations, Rev. Pierce has taken them upon himself. He has organized meal plans, construction materials and the necessary

trip leadership, which includes adults from Grace Episcopal Church, contractors, an electrician, plumber, medical assistance, two chefs and a cultural liaison. The students have also been preparing. At the Grace Episcopal “Rock-a-thon” in April, they rocked in their chairs for 24 hours to fundraise for the trip. Since all but three went on the New Mexico trip last summer, most of the group has been meeting weekly for nearly two years to share meals and meditate. Their journey will begin before dawn on June 7, when they’ll load their bus for the 21-hour trip. Contractors will set the foundation in advance to give it time to cure, and when the students arrive, they will assign and teach the students the necessary building skills. The students will work in four teams, and may be assigned daily tasks like framing, roofing, or kitchen and cleaning duties. “Most of the time, a team gets into their project, they won’t give it up,” Rev. Pierce said. Assuming poor weather conditions or inspections don’t slow them down, they’ll have put a roof on the hogan by the end of their five-day construction period. Still, Rev. Pierce estimated that two to three days of work will remain when it is time for the students to return home— work that includes dry-walling, mudding, painting and possibly adding windows and doors. The Grace Episcopal group will be leaving the hogan unfinished, and although Rev. Pierce said that the help of an outside group will be necessary to complete it, he has no idea who will come. Nevertheless, he has “complete faith” that someone will hear the call to finish the job. “The winds don’t just speak to me,” he said. Rev. Pierce said he looks forward to taking the students for silent meditation in the mountains, to the place where the winds

Rev. Pierce and local architect Bruce George review an architectural plan.

first “spoke” to him. He’ll bring along a flautist, an Apache shaman and a medicine man, and the students will take part in a “smudging,” an American Indian blessing with smoke. Together, they’ll try to center themselves, and to be open to what Rev. Pierce believes will be a greater understanding of the universe than the students have ever known. “The universe has spoken that this is where we’re to be,” Rev. Pierce said, “and to be not because they need us, but because we need them; because they’re going to show us how to bow, and we’re going to bow low.”

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welve years and 1,980 miles apart, two boys had finally scraped up enough money to fulfill their passions for a car that would one day be an icon in a country where having your own “wheels” is every youngster’s dream. The Shelby Mustang brought these two Hinsdale residents together in 2013 at a gathering of owners at a Joliet racetrack. One hooked up the other with organizers of the Father’s Day Car Show at Oakbrook Center, so both are taking their cars and families to the 46th annual show this year. Spicing up their interest is that 2014 is the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang. On June 15, Jose Armario, 55, a McDonald’s executive, will crank up his 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350, and drive it to Oakbrook Center for the show. Armario, his wife Mary and one of their daughters, Catherine, also plan a little shopping. Nicholas Guisto III, 44, an anesthesiologist, will take his 1967 Shelby Mustang GT350 to the show with his wife Bernadette Aulivola, son Marco, 4, and daughter Gia, 2. Also planning to join them is father Nicholas Jr. and mother Patricia, visiting from the Champaign area. Armario and Guisto became graduated to the Shelby Mustang in oddly similar ways, acquiring their first used Mustangs the old-fashioned way—by working and saving. Guisto said his father’s ownership of a string of classic Fords steered his interest to the brand. His focus was the Mustang, and eventually, on the creations of the late racing and auto-design legend Carroll Shelby. In 1984, at the age of 14, Guisto’s parents promised they would pay for insurance if he saved for a car. “I wanted a Shelby Cobra, but I couldn’t afford it,” Guisto said. “Then, I read that Shelby made Mustangs, but I couldn’t afford that. So, I said, ‘All right, I’ll buy a regular Mustang.’ “I just fell in love with the car. Something about it always appealed to me. There was no car like that before it.” Armario agreed that “if you owned a Mustang, you would have found out that the most special were the Shelbys. There was something about the way Shelby ‘dressed’ that car—from the

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Jose Armario and Nicholas Guisto III stand beside their classic Mustangs outside of Fuller’s Car Wash in Hinsdale.

engine to the look—that makes you smile. It’s what every little boy would dream of in having a ‘muscle car.’” In 1986, Guisto had saved enough for a 1966 Mustang, which he kept and eventually brought back to Illinois in 1988 from his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Guisto, originally from Elmwood Park, said it is in the final stages of restoration. He did acquire a 1966 Shelby Cobra at a later date, but there was something not quite right. The Mustang has a back seat; the Cobra doesn’t. “I thought it was pretty selfish of me to own a two-seat roadster,” Guisto said. “I wanted a Shelby Mustang so the family could enjoy it.” Contact over the past four years with Bill Collins, a Shelby dealer in Middletown, Pa., had alerted Guisto to a blue ‘67 Shelby Mustang that had special appeal. It originally went to Paradise Ford in Scottsdale. The dealer was in the same Zip code as the Guisto home, across the street from where his mother worked, near where Guisto got off the bus from school. To Guisto, “it was karma” he should own that particular Shelby Mustang; but although by then he could afford it, the blue ‘67 was owned by someone else. Maybe it really was karma. After a car show in Downers Grove last July, “My wife asked me what I wanted to do, and I said I was going to sell the Cobra. I was upset the kids couldn’t ride in it.” The next day, Guisto sent an email to Collins asking how he would go about selling the Cobra. “Six minutes later, he told me the blue Shelby was up for sale,” Guisto said. In 1974, 12 years before Guisto bought his first Mustang, Jose Armario had managed to pull together enough money to buy his first Mustang. It wasn’t easy. Armario, who started work in a gas station at age 12, gave most of his earnings to his mother. The family of four—mother, father, Jose, and older brother David—

were building a new life from scratch in Miami after fleeing their native Cuba, as dictator Fidel Castro tightened his grip on the island. Every day, going to and from school, Armario admired the burgundy Mustang coupe parked by a neighbor around the block, thinking, “It was so sporty, so classy—someday, I’m going to have one of those.” Inspired by that passion, by age 15, he had saved a few dollars of his own, and read in the Miami Herald that a 1967 Mustang GT coupe was for sale. His mom drove him to the seller’s home after work, and they made the deal for $250. “I drove it home that night (illegally, he admits). It sat in the backyard, and I washed it and waxed it every day. She wouldn’t let me drive it until I turned 16” and could get a license, Armario said. Since then, hard work, building a career, the blessings of an understanding family and his passion have given Armario the opportunity to own a succession of four Shelby Mustangs, starting in 1998. He now owns two, a 1968 GT350 he bought three years ago, and the ‘65 he takes to the show. The latter is really special, being No. 132 of only 562 made. “Throughout my entire adult life, I always wanted a Shelby,” he said. The Shelby Mustang also proved a magnet for friends. Through a revived Chicago-area chapter of the Shelby American Automobile Club, Armario and Guisto met in 2013 at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet at a Mustang “round-up.” In fact, he is taking the ‘65 to Oak Brook, because “Nick saw my car last year,” and shared the information with managers of the show. “Maybe I can inspire another young man, just as I was inspired,” Armario said. “That would be kind of cool.” www.hinsdale60521.com |Hinsdale Magazine 45

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ur focus in this edition of techKNOW is the latest technology trends for the real-estate industry. We take a look at a couple of “apps” for smartphones that improve the way realtors show properties to potential buyers. Our article also takes a look at how technology and mobility are changing the operations of entire real-estate firms. We expect that by next year, all mobile Internet traffic will surpass Errol Janusz Contributing Writer desktop Internet traffic globally. Realtors are staying ahead of the game by having quick access to MLS listings and housing information via their smartphones. Two competing apps on the mobile market are Vidcaboodle and Onvedeo. These apps have revolutionized on-demand video marketing by giving businesses the power to create video advertisements from their smartphones. A realtor can film the house he or she is standing in with an HD camera, and instantly post a professional property commercial to social media sites. Onvedeo is staying ahead of the game by processing multiple MLS listings by any agent and automatically creating a professional mobile video of each property. The most popular of real-estate apps is the eKEY, which opens electronic lockboxes so the buyer’s agent can instantly show a property without the listing agent being present. This app also sends email notification that the property is currently being shown, along with a review of what the buyer thought. Is the office as we know it heading towards a slow extinction? It seems that mobile apps, tablets and touchscreen laptops are replacing desktop networks in offices everywhere. As many industries start to adopt mobile technology, they are finding ways to downsize their office space. Real-estate firms primarily use office spaces for professional meetings and closings. Many realtors find that every piece of information they need to run their businesses can be obtained through their laptops and smartphones. The idea of checking in at the office and having daily or weekly staff meetings is becoming more and more unnecessary. An example of such technology is an app called Oovoo. This proprietary video-chat client instantly connects you to other smartphones and computers, eliminating travel to your office space. You can schedule meetings with multiple colleges, completely eliminating the need for an office conference room. As ridiculous as some of the names for new mobile applications seem, you see can what a serious impact they are creating in the world of technology and business. Believe it or not, the realestate industry is overwhelmed with technology options. With so many options for technological assistance, it’s important to review and research the most efficient or productive technology for your business. For more information, contact Errol at (630) 333-9323, ext. 303, or email him at ejanusz@Hinsdale60521.com.

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AVOID PAIN WHILE GARDENING By: Nicholas E. Wesolowski, DPT, Clinic Director, ATI Physical Therapy, Darien, IL

fter a long winter, coming out of hibernation and planting seeds for new growth couldn’t sound more therapeutic... but if you aren’t careful, a different kind of therapy may be in store for you! Back pain is common among those with a green thumb, so review a few of these tips to help you prepare for a day in the dirt. GARDENING IS HARD WORK! Planting a garden isn’t just about getting your hands dirty. It involves a lot of bending, twisting and lifting. Therefore, it should be compared to other athletic activities for which warm-ups are a necessity. You wouldn’t run a mile without the proper stretching, or start pitching in a softball game without warming up your arm, would you? Try this warm-up. Hold each stretch for 10 seconds and repeat 3 times. > Bend forward like you are going to touch your toes until you feel a stretch in the back of your legs and lower back. > Raise your clasped hands overhead. Lean to one side until you feel a stretch in the side of your trunk. Repeat on other side. > Place your hands on your hips. Lean back until you feel a stretch in your lower back. PROTECT YOUR SPINE Weeding and planting can take a toll on your spine. However, there are ways to reduce strain and still get the job done. Just as timing is everything with proper growing, timing is everything for proper movement.

> NEVER bend and twist your back at the same time! > Take frequent breaks if you are going to be bending forward for long periods of time. > Do some back bends during your break time. > Consider using a stool to sit on to lessen the stress on your knees and spine. > Raised beds are great for people who have a history of back pain. > Keep your chin tucked to lessen stress on your neck. USE LEGS AND CORE – NOT YOUR BACK! When lifting bags of soil, carrying water hoses, and digging with a shovel, it is important to concentrate on your core and your legs. Low back pain is the most common injury seen in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinics. Proper lifting can keep you active in the garden and out of the clinic! > DO make a plan before you lift - know where you are going and what you are going to do. > DO lift close to your body. > DO bend mostly at your knees and hips; some bending of the low back is actually okay. > DO stand up like you are getting out of a chair, driving the movement with your legs and keeping your back straight. > DO get help if you have to strain to lift. > DO NOT bend and twist at the same time—these two combined movements are what lead to most lifting injuries! If you do feel pain or suffer an injury, contact ATI Physical Therapy for a complimentary injury screening at www.atipt.com or 855-myATIpt.

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Peak Performance

Miss you, Dad Jim Fannin Contributing Writer

He was born in poverty. He ran four miles round-trip to school. Money was scarce. His clothes were hand-me-downs; however, they were always pressed and clean. At 5’9” tall, he was a giant among his peers. He was always confident and optimistic. Good looks were his gift. He wore it well. Determination was his sidekick, as he grew into the man he would become. Later in his life, he would become my father. I’ve seen where James Edward Fannin was born and raised. I cried at the thought of his existence in those conditions. However, my dad never looked back on his past as a handicap. He was my hero. Although I grew to be four inches taller than him, I always looked up to him. I never heard him utter a negative word; he never gossiped; he never spread rumors; I never knew him to tell a lie. These things I learned from my father. Thanks, dad. My father worked multiple jobs to put my mom through college. He never complained. He even helped her make an “A” in trigonometry—and this was without a highschool education. How he figured it out, I’ll never know. We sat in the front row as my mom crossed the stage to receive her Master’s degree in nursing. He was so proud. He was tireless in putting my mom through school. In fact, he was tireless in everything he did. I’ve always mirrored his work ethic; it has served me well. Thanks, dad. My father was brilliant. I have seen him finish a New York Times crossword puzzle in one sitting. Every space was filled in, and all the words were correct. “How did you know the sun god was called ‘Ra?’” I would ask. His reply was, “You didn’t learn that in college?” He read a lot; there was always a book by my father’s nightstand. I know my mind was cultivated partly from his DNA and partly from witnessing his thirst for knowledge. Thanks, dad. James Fannin wrote on a legal pad every day of his adult life. He was an uneducated wordsmith. My penmanship and fondness for the written word was his doing. A yellow legal pad is near me at all times. Thanks, dad. He threw a baseball with me every day the weather was nice. He was my biggest fan. His love for sports became my love. We listened to the University of Kentucky basketball games, Cincinnati Reds broadcasts,

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and watched the Cleveland Browns every chance we could get. My first Major League Baseball game was with my father at old Crosley Field in Cincinnati. I love sports; it’s a passion. Thanks, dad. Although he couldn’t afford to travel with me to tennis tournaments, he encouraged me to be the best that I could be. He knew that it was my mind that would set me apart. His insight into the mental side of sports set me on a path that I still enjoy. He had read every book about and by the great Kentucky-born prophet and psychic, Edgar Cayce. Cayce has been called the “father” of the New Age movement. My father turned me on to this thinking at an early age. Thanks, dad. My father was a kind man. He was polite; he was considerate. I never heard him raise his voice. He was gentle. I hope I have inherited a few of those traits. Thanks, dad. Don’t get me wrong. My father was tough—he was hillbilly-tough. He fought seven professional fights; he rode bulls in

the rodeo in Texas; he worked in the shipyards as a laborer in Galveston, Texas, and Newport News, Va. He would never back down from a challenge—never. I get that tenacity from him. Thanks, dad. In 1974, when I created the S.C.O.R.E.® Success System, my father was the president of his local “optimist club.” The word “optimism,” which is both literally and figuratively at the center of the word S.C.O.R.E.®, was my father’s influence. Optimism was my only option as the cornerstone of my program. Thanks, dad. Today, I always dress nice; I wear the best clothes I can find; looking sharp is the only option. This is to honor my father, who was the best-dressed man I’ve ever met. Thanks, dad. I hope I’m the man you believed I could become. Honor your father this Father’s Day. Acorns don’t fall far from the tree.—Hug the tree a little extra on June 15. Miss you, dad.

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Spiritual Insight

Dan Meyer Contributing Writer

he story is told of an African king who had a close friend who had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life—whether pleasurable or painful—, and remarking, “This is good!” One day, the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. It was the friend’s routine to load and prepare the guns used on such a trip, but on this occasion, something went wrong. As the king pulled the trigger, the gun misfired, and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation, the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” To which the king replied, “No, this is not good,” and proceeded to send his friend to jail. About a year later, the king made the grievous error of going hunting in an area known to be inhabited by hostile cannibals. In an unguarded moment, the cannibals captured him and took them to their village. Tying him to a stake, they piled wood around his feet and prepared to set the fire, when one of the cannibals noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than whole. So, untying the king, they sent him on his way. As the king returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb, and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. Going immediately to the jail, he said to his friend, “You were right; it was good that my thumb was blown off.” And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had just happened. “Please forgive me for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.” “No,” his friend replied, “This is good!” “What do you mean?” the king asked. “How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?” The other man smiled. “Don’t you see?” he said. “If I had not been in jail, I would have been with 50 Hinsdale Magazine | www.hinsdale60521.com

“This is Good” you!” It remains one of the great truths of life that the full meaning of an event cannot be grasped, except over time. Sometimes, all that we can see is the brokenness of human choice, the wreckage of poor decisions, the agonizing tragedy of what clearly seem senseless losses. In the moment of devastation, it seems betwixt insanity and insult to assert, as some people do, that somehow God will weave even these circumstances into the tapestry of His good purposes. And yet, strangely, we often come to see that God has. In the Old Testament book of Genesis, there is a well-known story of a dysfunctional family torn asunder by a father’s over-the-top love for a favorite child. The child, Joseph (of Technicolor Dreamcoat fame), becomes seriously full of himself. In a moment of jealous and somewhat understandable rage, Joseph’s siblings turn on him, beat him up, throw him in a pit, and eventually sell him off to a passing slave-trader. Joseph’s life becomes a very dramatic roller-coaster ride that takes him to far-off Egypt, a slave market, a good job; followed by an unjust prison term, another employment opportunity, and then an absolutely amazing rise to a position in the presidential cabinet of the greatest superpower of that era. In a climactic moment, Joseph’s brothers come to him begging for food in a time of famine. When they realize that this powerful government leader is actually the sibling they’d sold off so long ago, they cower in terror at the certain retribution to come. But Joseph’s response is amazingly like the King’s servant in the story I told before. “No,” says Joseph, “this is good!” “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done,” Gen. 50:20. Joseph sees that the suffering he has endured was the strange pathway to an even greater place of positive influence. For all of his scars, he was now

in a position to make decisions that could rescue the entire nation of Israel. The Bible is full of stories like this. Moses’ tragic murder of the Egyptian drives him into exile, where he meets God and learns to shepherd a flock through the wilderness. The rooster’s crow over Peter morphs in time from a taunt at human failure into a testimony of the God who works with broken vessels. The horror of Good Friday comes to be seen in the light of Easter glory. It is admittedly hard to look at things this way in the midst of life’s heartache. My own family has been savaged by a lot of tragedy and loss through the years. I’ve hated it when people have offered me pat assurances that everything will work out for the good. The bizarre thing is that some of it has. I’ve seen enough surprising outcomes from horrendous beginnings, that I’ve started to trust that maybe there is a greater purpose at work even in those places that still seem such a mess. I do not believe that God is responsible for sin or the vagaries of a fallen world. He is not in the calamity-causing business. But in the mystery of His grace, God “works all things together for good, for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose,” Rom. 8:28. As we heal up from a very hard winter, or from the pain of other losses, maybe we can try looking at life through the lenses of the King’s friend. Dare to believe more in God’s sovereign goodness. When your plans explode, when the wood seems laid around your stake, when you are imprisoned or wandering the wilderness, persevere in faith. Keep looking for what God is teaching you. Take captive every opportunity trials bring to humble the heart, sharpen the mind and refocus the soul. There will come a day when the clouds clear and the pain is redeemed. This is good.

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