The Lake Forest Podcast

Dentist Dr Razdolsky joins Co-Hosts Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons to "Jaw" about our favorite Dentist office The Lake Forest Dental Associates I personally used Dr Razdolsky and had as great a time you can have getting your Tooth Pulled! We later find out on the show that Skoo's family also uses Dr. Razdolsky ....Small World!!  Dr Razdolsky is in practice with his wife Dr. Tincher 

Some of the topics we covered with Dr. Razdolsky:

shares the places he like to go in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff with his family

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Skoo Walker is the owner of Dakota Insurance located a beer spill away from the Lantern. I did not know that Skoo was the voice you hear at all the Lake Forest Highschool Football and Basketball games.

Some of the items discussed:

Dakota Insurance is located where the Chambers store was? Does anyone remember that place?

Dakota provides not only  personal insurance but also commercial, Life, Health and Long Term Care protection

Skoo is trying to connect his train to the Lantern for sustenance delivery.

Skoo and I walking our dogs Cooper and Orville.

Bring on Susan Simms from Left Bank

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Chatting with Ellen Stirling owner of The Lake Forest Shop as my wife runs through her store with my credit card! 

Topics Discussed:

The Lake Forest Shop will be celebrating 100 years Sep 2022 so be on lookout for the party Ellen is going to throw in the shop.

Through Shop Your Cause they have given over 300k to local charities such as the Lake Forest Symphony, Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest Preservation Foundation, Ragdale, Lake Forest Open Lands, EcoMyths Alliance, Bernie's Book Bank, Lake County Community Foundation, Citadel Theatre, Mother's Trust Foundation, and Stirling Hall.

Ellen has been on the Board of Directors of Lake Forest Bank and Trust (Winstar) since its inception in 1991 and currently has over 35 Billion in Assets. She says to reach out to David Lee to bring him on show next

The Lake Forest Shop

265 E. Market Square

Lake Forest, IL 60045

Phone: 847-234-0548

Fax: 847-234-1017

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A few podcasts ago Joe Knesley owner of Chiefs Pub in Lake Forest gave a shout-out to Jeff Urso founder of Donati's pizza and Wings!  In Lake Bluff for helping him get his business ready with online ordering. We followed up with Jeff on what advice he gave to Joe and some of his other competitors so everyone could get through Covid. Very cool stories on how Local business and Local Government working together to get through a crisis. The SuperBowl is this weekend and Jeff says he has 500 lbs of chicken wings ready to deliver ( I had no idea) Jeff and Donatis also provided 1000's of meals during the height of Covid to essential workers at Lake Forest Hospital and the VA in North Chicago.

Shout outs to:

Drew Irvin, Sandy Hart Mike Rummel, Joanna Rolek

Jeff tags Kathleen Wood at Susy Swirl to come on next

Questions asked in this podcast:

· When did you move to Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area?

· Tell us about your family?

· Besides Donati’s in  Lake Bluff where do you and your family like to hang out?

· Tell us about Donatis, we have a lot of listeners who are new to Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area. It’s a family business? how did it start? Where did the name come from?

·  How has COVID affected your business what did you have to do to adapt taking orders and health wise.

· Have you always been good with technology

· How has the State and Local Government helped you stay open?

· What other challenges do you anticipate in 2021?

· Anything I miss? Anything you’d like to add?

· What other business would you like to recognize and I will make sure to get them on the podcast

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Cara Garrison joins us from the Forest Bootery in Lake forest. 

The hot topic of the show is..... where is the B? what are we talking about? Listen, there could be a cash prize for the right answer.

Other questions Cara answers:

· When did you move to Lake Forest?

· Tell us about your family?

· Besides The Forest Bootery, where do you and your family like to hang out in Lake Forest.

· Tell us about the Forest Bootery, we have a lot of listeners who are new to Lake Forest. it’s a family business how did it start? What’s your clientel like?

·  How has COVID affected your business what did you have to do to adapt taking orders and health-wise

· How has the State and Local Government helped you stay open?

· What other challenges do you anticipate in 2021?

This show has been sponsored by the Letter B

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Big thanks to Dave Burns for stopping by taking the time to meet all of us. Dave is from Lake Bluff and is running for a seat on District 115 School Board. Here are some of the questions he answered.

· When did you move to Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area?

· Tell us about your family. Where here do you guys like to “hang out” in Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area what are some of your favorite spots/locations

· What made you decide to run for a seat on school board 115?

· How did you learn about running for the school board? What was the process like?

· Lake Bluff has 2 seats on the #115 school board correct? That’s a bit different because we share Lake Forest High School?

· What are the challenges you think board 115 will face in 2021

· Having had a background as an engineer, how will that life experience help you on the 115 School Board?

· What should the mom’s and dad’s of lake forest know about you.

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Get to know "The" Sally Davis (yes she went to The Ohio State) a very cool person from Lake Bluff running for District 115 School Board Sally took the time to answer questions like:

· When did you move to Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area?

· Tell us about your family. Where here do you guys like to “hang out” in Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area what are some of your favorite spots/locations

· What made you decide to run for a seat on school board 115?

· How did you learn about running for the school board? What was the process like?

· Lake Bluff has 2 seats on the #115 school board correct? That’s a bit different because we share Lake Forest High School?

· What are the challenges you think board 115 will face in 2021

· Being an attorney, how will that life experience help you on the 115 School Board?

· What should the mom’s and dad’s of lake forest know about you.

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Annie Helms who is running for a seat on District 67 School Board of Lake forest stopped by and answered the questions:

· When did you move to Lake Forest?

· Tell us about your family. Where here do you guys like to “hang out” in Lake Forest what are some of your favorite spots/locations

· How did you learn about running for the school board? What was the process like?

· What made you decide to run for a seat on school board 115 vs 67?

· What are the challenges you think board 67 will face in 2021

· Tell us how experience as an attorney can help you on school board 67

· What should the mom’s and dad’s of lake forest know about you.

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Today on Tier 1 Day (where Chiefs can operate at 25% of capacity) Joe Knesley the owner of Chief's Pub shares his story of how he got to where he is today. 

He also shares how he got through 2020 and Covid with a little help from his friends, customers, and local government. Joe gives special shout outs to Jeff Urso from Donati's and Cathy Czerniak from the City of Lake Forest.

Questions asked

· You grew up in Lake Forest? How was that. Any memories growing up in Lake Forest youd like to share

· Besides Chiefs, where do you and your family like to hang out in Lake Forest.

· Tell us about Chiefs, we have a lot of listeners who are new to Lake Forest. it’s a family business how did it start?

· IMO you’ve been one of the beacons of business during COVID  how did you adapt so quickly to getting everything online so fast?

· Today is Tier 1 25% capacity what does that mean. How has the State and Local Government helped you stay open? Barstool Fund

· How about Le Colonial taking over at Market Square

· Do any of the Bears come in?

· What other challenges do you anticipate in 2021?

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Dr. Schabacker answered the following questions

· When did you move to Lake Forest?

· Tell us about your family. Where here do you guys like to “hang out” in Lake Forest what are some of your favorite spots/locations

· How did you learn about running for the school board? What was the process like?

· What made you decide to run for a seat on school board 115 vs 67?

· What are the challenges you think board 115 will face in 2021

· Tell us about your company ECRI, your position there and how that experience can help you on board 115

· Have you always been an early adopter?

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