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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Laurel Kornfeld is a freelance writer and community activist in Highland Park. She blogs on local and regional events at blogforhighlandpark.blogspot.com.

While the national scene saw the inauguration of a new president and a continuing economic recession, Highland Park experienced a year characterized by community activism, opportunities to enjoy the arts, our usual assortment of downtown events, and the unfortunate losses of several key community members.

How Lovers Make Movies

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

I needed something to brighten my mental landscape when "Final Gifts" — our first feature film . . . four years of loving labor — was rejected by the Sundance Film Festival and the International Film Festival at Vail, Colorado.

Sen. Bill Bradley reflects on the values that shape a life

Howard Princz

Monday, December 7, 2009

On the evening of December 7th, former United States Senator and New York Knicks hall-of-famer Bill Bradley presented a number of assorted stories on Sports and Politics for the Eagleton Institute of Politics on the Douglass Campus Center at Rutgers University.

Whether passing legislation or shaping national opinion, Bradley would focus his time on large-scale reform while serving in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997. He also ran for President in 2000. He was the driving force behind the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which lowered tax rates for millions of American and closed billions of dollars of special interest loopholes. He advocated expanded global trade and federal budget priorities that bolstered the national economy and met critical human needs.

Ath coaches, alums breathe new life into Turkey Day friendly

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The holiday season brings so many feelings, but one of my favorites is the fusion of old and new. While the old can be predictable, it can feel very comfortable; the new can be exciting but also intimidating. But the best of both worlds becomes something "predictably exciting" and this was the case at this year’s Alumni Soccer Game.
For some time, soccer players of Highland Park’s graduating classes have played an alumni soccer game every Saturday after Thanksgiving break. By word of mouth and just knowing someone else, previous games were less successful than had been desired. Recalling one year when three players showed up, Owls soccer coaches Michael Kaufman and Keith Roig were determined to grow this event into something to remember.

Owls take to the hardwood under a new coach

Danny Breslauer

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Winning is contagious around Highland Park High School athletics. That is the opinion of HPHS girls basketball acting head coach Erin Washington, who believes her squad will feed off the recent accomplishments of the Owls’ fall sports season.
“All of these kids play multiple sports and know each other,” Washington said. “Watching these teams win and do well, it helps this group of tight-knit students. They like to see each other succeed.”

Quiet Dialogue: Highland Park blends a weaver and a painter

Valeri Drach Weidmann

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

As a child, Susan Edmunds remembers weaving on a small hand loom. It wasn’t until 1996 that the retired test developer, picked up another small loom and needed to find out how to change the waft.
“I visited my friend’s shop in French Town and found myself in a room surrounded by spinning wheels and looms,” Edmunds said. “I felt so at home.”
Edmunds got the same feeling of being at home during the Arts Commission’s open studio this year when she visited artist Marsha Goldberg.

Memoir follows a reluctant pilot on a conflicted mission

Valeri Drach Weidmann

Thursday, December 10, 2009

In director Bob Sheridan’s new film adaptation of "Brothers," Sam (Tobey Maguire) returns from the current war in Afghanistan, a broken man. His wife, Grace (Natalie Portman) and his brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal) are left to pick up his pieces. He goes because he’s the kind of guy who does the right thing and while he is at war he’s asked to do unspeakable things.

Brian H. Settles, a former president of the Highland Park Board of Education during the 1970s, has published No Reason For Dying: A Reluctant Combat Pilot’s Confession of Hypocrisy, Infidelity, and War (2009) about his experiences as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War.

Make Health a Part of Your Holidays

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Be careful of food and unhealthy living during the holidays. How many times have you heard that said? For every treat and sweet, there is plenty of advice on how to moderate or avoid them. For every couch potato moment, there’s a workout promoted to counteract it.

But what if you could maintain your health and fitness without prime focus on calorie count and deprivation? You can, if you view healthy eating and exercise as a natural, enjoyable and integrated part of your holiday celebration. What’s more, there is the beneift of involving your entire family in the process.

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