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123456 2 CHICAGO TRIBUNESECTION4NS METRO Come and visit our new state-of-the-art showroom and meet our talented design staff. It would be a shame to remodel a kitchen or build a home addition without seeing all that is possible at Normandy. Home Additions Beautiful Kitchens most trusted remodeler As seen on Old Celebrating Our 25 th Year of quality remodeling THE BEAT NORTH SHORE FROM EVANSTON TO LAKE BLUFF the statues of a pilot, air crewman and sailor. Even more important, Carlson said, was the five- decade relationship with the former air station. Retired Marine combat pilot A.C.

Realie know if the war with Iraq is helping his cause, but finding an abundance of patriotic spirit in Glenview. The Village Board recently voted to advance Realie an estimated $100,000 to buy three bronze statues of military personnel for a new Navy park. The 6-foot statues will be displayed in an park the village is building to commemorate the former naval air station in Glenview. think they realized their responsibility of perpetuating the memory of the base for all who served Realie said. The former air station was headquarters to thousands of service personnel over its 50-year history.

Now being developed into a housing and shopping complex called the Glen. The Memorial Park will be in front of what was known by its military residents as Hangar One. Realie, 75, formed the Hangar One Foundation in 1996. The group has more than 500 mem- bers. A Korean War veteran who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross after completing 126 combat missions, Realie said the group had planned to sell 1,000 granite bricks for $100 each to raise money for the statues.

The bricks would be used to line a walkway in the park. But last month he decided to approach the Village Board to ask for a $100,000 loan so the statues could be built and delivered in time for the opening in October. To his surprise, the Village Board agreed to advance his group the no strings attached. were concerned they may not be able to pay the village back, so we said, will front you the $100,000, and whatever you can raise from selling the bricks could be used to pay the loan said Village President Larry Carlson. if they raise the whole $100,000, not going to go after them.

But frankly, I think a lot of sentiment involved with the base, and I think going to raise that and much Carlson, a third-generation Navy veteran, said the war in Iraq was on the minds of village trustees as they committed the $100,000 toward the purchase of air been here 50 years, so kind of in our he said. always been great respect and admiration for the people who served GLENVIEW Naval air memory stands tall Village fronts money for park statues Tribune photo by Jim Robinson Retired Marine combat pilot A.C. Realie shows model Navy statues in front of the control tower at the former Glenview Naval Air Station, now being developed for housing and shopping. So many people attend Willow Creek Community more than 17,000 at last that the congregation has been building satellite churches where worshipers can gather to watch services on huge video screens. The next one will open in Northfield.

Willow Creek North Shore will be one of several regional centers the South Barrington church has created. The video- casts are complemented with live music and an on-site pastor. The new site will be in the Christian Heritage Academy, 315 Waukegan Rd. The grand opening will be at 9 a.m. April 13.

NORTHFIELD Church is coming to screen near you Evanston parents who shelled out thousands of dollars to send their teenagers to Rome on a school to see it canceled due to still get something for their money. After a series of meetings with Evanston Township High School officials, parents have learned that they may be able to apply some of the non-refundable fees toward a different travel date. But have to wait until next spring. Still, some parents said better than nothing. Many feared they would lose the more than $3,000 they had paid for the trip.

The 19 students were supposed to depart Thursday. think a number of parents would be willing to accept deferring the trip with these reasonable said Michael Jones, whose daughter was scheduled to go to Rome. Another meeting is scheduled this month. EVANSTON It may not be totally arrivederci Some folks think Wilmette made a mistake with its latest plan to attract more people to its downtown farmers market. Starting next month, the market is officially French.

Organizers insist the change will lend a pleasant European ambience to the market, where farmers have sold fresh produce for 20 years. Not everyone agrees. want a French market at this time, when France want to support our kids said AdrienneKahn, who has lived in Wilmette for 32 years. will take business away from the The change is a done deal, however. Wilmette village trustees last month gave Bensidoun Group a five-year permit to run a French market from May until October.

The Chamber of Commerce and downtown business operators are promoting the change. The Bensidoun family has op- erated open-air markets near Paris since the 1950s. Bensidoun also operates French markets in Wheaton and Villa Park. French markets produce an increase in foot said Mimi Evans, chamber president and owner of Lad and Lassie retail store. The market will have crafts from local artisans, handmade soaps, flowers, strolling musicians and colorful canopies over vendor booths.

BUT NO JERRY LEWIS MOVIES Wilmette to go international with French farmers market Deck lovers who want to replace that splintered, knotty, warped monstrosity in the back yard can get some the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County. a catch: The new deck must be made from recycled plastic. The agency is offering Lake County residents as much as $1,000 to help them buy deck material made out of stuff like plastic milk jugs. material virtually maintenance-free and comes with a 50-year transferable said Pete Adrian, recycling coordinator for the agency. For more information, call the agency at 847-336-9340.

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