Someone you should know: Sanders Hicks

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 Sanders Hicks takes photos at the Evanston Northshore Speed Skating Open at
Robert Crown Ice Center in Evanston, Sunday March 7, 2011.

Sanders Hicks, known as Sam, founded the Evanston Speed Skating Club in 1966. He's member of
the National Speed Skating Hall of Fame and was Olympic speed skater Shani Davis' first coach.

This year the Evanston Speed Skating Open renamed of the 1000 Meter races
for both men and women as the Sam Hicks Classic. 

In 1980, Sam became Evanston's first African American fire chief.

More photos from the Open by Joel Lerner are on Facebook.

Side note: Tip of the hat to Harry Porterfield with the Someone You Should Know reference.

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Where are they now?: Catherine Johns and Karen Hand

Now at the Chicago Hypnosis Center, Catherine and Karen have a sweetheart deal for you

You might remember Catherine Johns and Karen Hand from their careers in Chicago radio.

Catherine was a news anchor, talk show host and morning show sidechick for WLS and later for WJMK. She still hears from people who miss having her keep them company from their car's dashboard. Karen was once at WLS too, then later served as News Director, on-air personality and talk show host at B-96 and WCKG. She headlined the top rated program Private Lives with Dr. Kelly Johnson for more than a decade, helping Chicagoans with self improvement and relationship issues.

Catherine and Karen are still using their voices to help Chicagoans, though now as hypnotists.

Working together again, they established their hypnosis practice in 2005 and together founded the Chicago Hypnosis Center.

Catherine is now a Certified Hypnotist and a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She works with clients on weight loss and developing their professional presence and business skills.

Karen Hand is a Master Hypnotist and National Guild of Hypnotists Certified Instructor. She specializes in pain management, smoking cessation, fear release and stress reduction. She also teaches classes in the art of hypnosis.

"The transformation we see in our clients is amazing," Catherine says. "It's very gratifying work."

Through the Chicago Hypnosis Center, Catherine and Karen are offering a "sweetheart deal". From now until Valentine's Day, a person can sign up for a hypnosis program with their sweetheart, or a friend, and one of them gets their help for free.

"There is no predetermined set program to help clients accomplish their goals. Each program is tailored for an individual's needs."

"What we do is start with a consultation to get a good sense of a person's objectives and lay out a plan to help them get there. The program could be anywhere from two or three sessions, or more, depending on a person's goals and motivation."

There's more information about hypnosis and the Center's practice on their website and Facebook page.
 
To learn more about their deal and how they can help you, Karen and Catherine are reachable at 773-725-3200.

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Evanston weathers Blizzard 2011

Images by Evanston Review's Joel Lerner

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2/1/11: Crossing Asbury at Central in Evanston

2/1/11: Bracing against the wind near the Peter Jans Golf Course in Evanston during the snowstorm

2/1/11: Crossing Ridge at Noyes

2/1/11: Ducking the snow on Orrington Ave

2/2/11: Anna Marlene Topping leads her family, (from left) father Rob, sister Jacqueline and mother Alice
in a cross country skiing excursion down the middle of Colfax St.

2/2/11: Evanston's Cathy Steege leads her daughter, Beth Neal and husband Justin Neal
snowshoeing through Perkins Woods in northwest Evanston

Here's the Feb 2 Evanston Review story to go with the above pictures.

2/3/11: Evanston Forestry Department's Juan Octaviano on the job plowing Evanston streets

2/3/11: An appreciative thumbs for Juan for plowing her streets without plowing her in

2/3/11: In accordance to the snow emergency plan, cars on the wrong side of the street are ticketed,
moved, and placed back where they were on the newly cleaned street. 

2/3/11: On larger roads, two plows work in concert to clear the streets

Here's the Feb 8 Evanston Review story Joel worked on with
Bob Seidenberg about the slow-plow ride-along.

More pictures of our Skokie, Morton Grove, Wilmette, Winnetka and Glencoe
neighbors wrestling or playing in with the snow are up on Joel's Facebook page.

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Let's lunch and talk about how we influence our girls Feb 1

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Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana cordially invites us to...
Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Dispatches from the Front Line of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
 

A Conversation with Peggy Orenstein and Maria E. Wynne
 

Peggy Orenstein
Contributing Writer for The New York Times and best-selling author of Schoolgirls

Maria E. Wynne
Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

When: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
11:30 a.m. - Registration and Networking

12:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:30 p.m. - Book signing

Where: The Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren St, Chicago 

(Here's a map, in case you need it.)

Cost: $50

Learn more and RSVP by Monday, January 31, 2011 online.

If you have questions, please contact Bryn Reese at 312.416.2500 ext. 270.
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Mountain Heart plays American Legion Post 42

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Evanston/January 8, 2011: Josh Shilling, Jake Stargel, Aaron Ramsey, Barry Abernathy, Jason Moore and Jimmy Vancleeve, collectively known as Mountain Heart, brought their brand of bluegrass to the Bluegrass Legends concert series at Evanston's American Legion Post 42.  Post member Chip Miller started the concert series 12 years ago.

Photos by Joel Lerner for Pioneer Press/Sun-Times Media

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Rotary Holiday Party and Auction December 9

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This just in...

The Rotary Club of Evanston cordially invites friends and neighbors to eat, drinking and be merry at its annual holiday party and auction.

The evening will feature a live and silent auction, live music, a dinner buffet and an open bar.

"This is one of our biggest fundraisers for the Club. It provides funds for our Charitable Fund that allows us to do so much good in the community through our grants program," says Dick Peach, a key organizer of the event.

When: Thursday, December 9, starting at 6 p.m.

Where: North Shore Hotel, 1611 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL 60201

Cost: $70 prior to December 6; $75 at the door.

RSVP: Online or by calling Dick at 847-702-1423 and sending a check payable to "Rotary Club of Evanston Charitable Fund" to Rotary Club of Evanston, P.O. Box 84, Evanston, IL 60204, Attn: Holiday Party.

Oh, by the way, Joel Lerner, Genie Lemieux, Jill Brazel and I have donated portraits to the silent auction. Other generous folks have donate some neat items too.

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NBC Chicago's looking for a winter intern

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This in from NBC Chicago Executive Producer Kathryn Janicek...

I am looking for a winter intern for the NBC Chicago morning show.

Dream candidate:
can start in December,
is a junior or senior,
has taken a few journalism classes including TV writing,
knows the benefits of social media,
and can work early morning hours 3-4 days a week.

The winter NBC Chicago morning show intern can expect to:
shadow reporters during live shots,
learn to write TV news for a live broadcast,
use social media to help promote stories and build relationships with viewers;
and help book guests.

Please have all potential candidates email me directly at kathryn.janicek@nbcuni.com.

Journalists and journalism students can learn about more career opportunities on the Association for Women Journalists-Chicago's listserv.