I N C 0 N' S B I R T H D A ores LINCOLN CENTER SHOPPING THAT MAKES SENSE 4J WRIGHT ASHLEY STEWART BASKIN ROBBINS BOOK BEAT BREAD BASKET DELI DILLMA1V CHIROPRACTIC DISCOUNT UNIFORM DOLLAR CASTLE DOTS ERROL SHEMIN FOOTCARE EYES RIGHT OPTICAL FASHION BUG GLORY JEWELERS JACKIE'S FASHION KMA.RT IA INSURANCE LINCOLN BARBER SHOP MAGIC TOUCH SALON METROPOLITAN DRY CLEANERS PAYLESS SHOE SOURCE RADIO SHACK RAINBOW APPAREL RITE AID SECRETARY OF STATE STRICKLEY KOSHER MEATS T NAILS P R E S I D E N T' S D GREENFIELD AT 10 1/2 MILE ROAD OAK PARK A Y Y LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY? Jewish Home & Aging Services' Guardianship Program invites you to attend a GUARDIANSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM The GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM provides legal representation to older adults so that they do not walk alone. GUARDIANSHIP VOLUNTEERS provide religious, cultural and practical, support to these special Jewish individuals. 4, Cover Story WINTER OLYMPICS from page 55 In The Limelight Some experts consider 17-year-old figure skater Sasha Cohen from Laguna Niguel, Calif, as a top contender for the gold. "She was really on form at the U.S. Championship [six weeks ago]," her coach, John Nicks, said. "She has trained well since then." Cohen's success has brought atten- tion, including invitations from numer- ous Jewish groups, Nicks said. Still, she has remained unfazed. "It's exciting and fun, but it's not real- ity," Cohen told the Los Angeles Jewish Journal. "I'm enjoying it now, but when it's not here, that's OK, too," Cohen will be one of three female figure skaters representing the United States in Salt Lake. She earned the silver medal with her second-place finish at last month's U.S. Figure Skating Championships, overcoming an injury to fulfill her Olympic dream. The 5-foot-1, 94-pound skater didn't have a bat mitzvah, but she always wears around her neck a gold medallion whose back is a Star of David, even wearing this gift from her grandmother's friend during competitions. Last year, Cohen was forced to with- draw from the 2001 Nationals with a stress fracture in a vertebra and missed the skating season. She underwent extensive physical therapy and changed her training and diet. Her perseverance paid off. In recent months, she rocked the skating scene. To rebuild her reputation with the judges, Cohen skated a heavy fall schedule. She finished fifth at Skate America, fourth at September's Goodwill Games, third at November's Trophee Lalique in Paris and first in the Finlandia Trophy — all stops on Cohen's road to the 2002 U.S. National Championships. Nicks, who has coached Cohen for five years, said she's poised to win a medal despite her inexperience. "She really hasn't reached her poten- tial yet," he said. "But she's ready." [11 These sessions will train you as a GUARDIANSHIP VOLUNTEER. Session Topics Include: • The Impact of InstItutioncdization • Profile of a Care FadIlty Resident • Coping With Loss, Death and Dying Thursday, February 14, 9:30 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. • How to Enhance the Jewish Care Experience: Thursday, March 7, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. The Guardianship Volunteer's Role AP sessions will be held at: JIMMY PRENTIS MORRIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER I5110WEsT TEN MILE ROAD, OAK PARK Register by Monday, Febnianj 11, 2002 Shirley Jarcaig, MSW, Chaplaincy Coordinator, 248-661-2999, Ext. 300 - r names, speed skater Weiss and moguls skier my Bloom; both Americans aren't ewish. Peter Bockelman, Weiss' man- p tig er, said he is not Jewish. A spokes- oman for U.S. Skiirv, said Bloom's er Jewish, but the skier does not t to be identified with a religion. Ifina Slutskaya, the Russian figure skater, is Jewish.