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By Laurie Petersen Updated July 2022 “My years at Crow Island were the best learning years of my life. It was there that I discovered the genius of children.” These words were spoken by one of the most famous children’s book authors of the past half-century: Bill Martin, Jr. Martin was the author of the […]
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By Sally Schneiders Katrina Wolcott Kelley is 90 years old, though you would never guess by looking at her. On the day I interviewed her she answered her front door clad in Lycra leggings and a turquoise fleece jacket. As Katrina reminisced about growing up in Winnetka in the 1930s she laughed, made jokes, and […]
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Gazette Article by: Rance Barber Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 2003 Boy Scout Troop 20: 75 Years in Winnetka Troop 20 was started in November 1927 by 39-year-old Scoutmaster Robert Bowen Brown. Dubbed Troop 4 at the time, Troop 20 began with 22 scouts ages 12-14. Originally chartered by the Lions Club of Winnetka, Troop […]
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Gazette Article by: Susan Shabica Appeared in the Gazette: Spring/Summer 2000 They are visible in the Village several times a year—in full uniform for parades on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, and out of uniform cleaning up the Green Bay Trail, celebrating in costumes on World Friendship Day, helping out at the North […]
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Gazette Article by: John T. Thomas Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 2003 Several years ago when the Minnesota Historical Society reopened its exhibit area, a unique approach was taken to interpret its history from “A to Z.” Various objects and topics were depicted by “letters,” and visitors moved through the gallery “alphabetically.” The editorial board […]
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Gazette Article by: Bean Carroll Appeared in the Gazette: Spring/Summer 2000 Located on the lower level of Crow Island School is a room that is held fast in the memories of many Winnetka residents, young and old. If asked to recall their most memorable experience from their days in the Winnetka Public Schools, almost everyone […]
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Gazette Article by: Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr. Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 1997 Winnetka Way articles are written by guest columnists who have been asked to share their memories of an aspect of Winnetka that they remember fondly. Winnetka Way articles debuted in 1994 and continue to the present. My parents moved to Winnetka 75 […]
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Gazette Article by Barbara Joyce, Gazette Winter 1994 Winnetka Way articles are written by guest columnists who have been asked to share their memories of an aspect of Winnetka that they remember fondly. Winnetka Way articles debuted in 1994 and continue to the present. Dancing the Watusi…No Necking In the days when “hootenanny” was a […]
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Gazette Article by Mike Leonard, Gazette Spring 1994 Winnetka Way articles are written by guest columnists who have been asked to share their memories of an aspect of Winnetka that they remember fondly. Winnetka Way articles debuted in 1994 and continue to the present. The smell of burning leaves drifted through the air as we […]
