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Jan. 30 - Feb. 12, 2015
Southern lakes area is alive with winter activities
Don’t let cabin fever set in just
because the holidays are over and winter
is here. Must-see seasonal events are
everywhere in the southern lakes area,
including the annual Winterfest & U.S.
National Snow Sculpting Competition
taking place January 28 through
February 1. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in Lake Geneva, the highlight of
this event is watching champion sculptors from across the country create stunning works of art out of 8-foot-wide by
9-foot-tall snow blocks.
“Every year I’m amazed at the skill
and creativity of the artists we have
competing,” says Don Berg of Winter
Fun, Inc. “The participants are truly the
top snow sculpting talent this country
has to offer.”
On Saturday and Sunday, visitors
can enjoy food and live music inside the
Riviera Ballroom and helicopter rides on
the beach. [Commercial alert!] If at any
time they are looking to warm up, downtown Lake Geneva has a wealth of terrific shopping and dining options as well.
After the winning sculpting team is
announced on Saturday, visitors may
want to take advantage of the ice harvesting presentation and horse drawn
wagon rides being held at the Geneva
Lake Museum, a candlelight snowshoe
hike at Bigfoot Beach State Park and the
Winter Carnival at the Mountain Top Ski
Area at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa.
The carnival offers fun for adults and
children, along with snowboard competitions, slalom races and the famous
torchlight parade and fireworks display.
But wait! as they say in TV commer-
Some of the best snow sculptors in the country will compete in the National
Snow Sculpting Championship, Jan 28 through Feb. 1 at the Riviera in downtown Lake
Geneva. This is just one of the attractions for Winterfest 2015.
(Beacon file photo)
cials. The fun doesn’t end once the snow
sculptures are complete. Starting February 2 there will be a great fun-filled activity every day, including laser tag, bonfires
on the beach, a night of magic and soup
sampling, Bingo night at The Cove, and
the popular Human Dog Sled Races held
at Riviera Beach on February 6 and 7.
Sky Circus on Ice, at Lake Lawn
Resort February 13 through 15, will feature professional kite performances over
Delavan Lake as well as intricate ice
carvings, snow sculptures, and many
other indoor and outdoor activities.
“High-flying teams from across the
U.S. and Canada will demonstrate their
great skill as they fly gigantic streaming
kites, some measuring more than 80 feet
in length, creating a beautiful scene in
the sky,” says Tom Hyslop, Lake Lawn
Resort’s Director of Sales and
Marketing.
One of the most exciting X-Games
sports is the final stop on the Amsoil
Championship Snocross National Tour.
The Nielsen Enterprises Grand Finale at
Grand Geneva Resort will be held
March 13 through 15. If the past is any
indication, this event promises plenty of
up close, high-flying snowmobile
action. The track is laid out on Grand
Geneva’s Mountain Top ski hill and
allows for both indoor viewing and outdoor seating in the grandstands. All the
major snowmobile manufacturers will
have displays of the newest models and
equipment.
For those who enjoy the great outdoors no matter what the temperature,
the Lake Geneva area has many scenic
trails and nature areas for cross-country
skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, and iceskating. Downhill skiers and snowboarders will enjoy the Mountain Top at
Grand Geneva, which offers 18 downhill
skiing and snowboarding runs, up to
one-quarter mile in length, for all ability
levels, along with three chairlifts and
two Magic Carpet surface lifts.
Snowboarders will love the resort’s
brand new terrain park.
And don’t forget about ice fishing.
Anglers will enjoy this winter sport on
Geneva and Delavan Lakes.
After taking in the outdoors, visitors
can relax at any number of warm and
cozy resort, hotel and B&B options.
Most offer special packages throughout
the winter. More information on where
to stay, shop and dine this winter in the
southern lakes area may be found online
at www.lakegenevawi.com.
Badger High School hosts magnifique Cabaret Francais
Students at Badger High School presented an evening in Paris on Jan. 21
with their Cabaret Francais.
The event began with a reception
from 6-7 p.m. that featured mini French
lessons, a 50/50 raffle, a French trivia
table where patrons could win prizes,
statues and mimes, live strolling musicians, crepes, French pastries, cheeses
and sparkling cider.
The cabaret performances, which
took place from 7-8 p.m., included live
masters of ceremony who asked trivia
questions before each act (patrons could
win French prizes for correct answers)
and more than 15 acts performed by
Badger students, faculty and community
members that centered around the
French language and culture (which
includes more than 30 French-speaking
countries in the world)
Performances included “La Vie en
Rose” sung by Brookwood Elementary
teacher Jeanette O’Dierno; La Danse des
Petits Cygnes from the ballet Swan Lake
performed by four male dancers to
honor the all-male ballet dance troupe
called Les Ballets de Trockadero de
Monte Carlo; an African dance; and La
Marseillaise (the French national
anthem) sung by Matt Roemer and his
choir students.
Opening Cabaret Francais with a performance of the Can Can are (from left):
Abbey Schiltz, Shannon Brumm, Danielle Schramm, Marissa Ellison and Brianna
Havens.
(Photo by correspondent Penny Gruetzmacher)
Money earned from the event funds
scholarships and activities for the
French, art, culinary arts, orchestra and
choir programs.
Bringing down the house at Badger High Schoolʼs Cabaret Francais on Jan.
21 are (from left) teacher Jeff Theil, Alex Villagas, Adan Ortiz and Edgar Ortiz who performed La Danse des Petits Cygnes from the ballet “Swan Lake” to honor the all-male
ballet dance troupe called Les Ballets de Trockadero de Monte Carlo.
(Photo by correspondent Penny Gruezmacher)
2 — The Beacon
I enjoy looking at old newspapers,
not only to see what was happening but
to compare their style to the papers we
see today.
One of the biggest differences is the
columns of personal, or society, news
from correspondents around the area. I
don’t know if people submitted these
items or if the correspondents simply
went around town and listened to the
gossip. Some items in the Delavan
Republican and Delavan Enterprise
from 1915 included:
- Chas. Badger, formerly of Delavan,
now of Appleton, was a recent Lake
Geneva caller.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Hicks of Elkhorn
was married to L.C. Trow of Genoa
Junction last week.
- The Wisconsin Game and Forestry
Department has received a carload of
Elk from Yellowstone Park.
- Lake Geneva High School pupils
are being shown moving pictures of an
instructive sort free of charge at the
YMCA.
- A Northwestern baggage car caught
fire one night last week between Clinton
and Shopiere and was sidetracked at
Tiffany, where it burned up.
- The state prison registry shows that
the penitentiary holds 811 convicts. This
is the largest number ever confined in
this prison at one time.
- A muskrat was caught and killed
last week in the park at East Troy.
- Ellis Island, which usually takes
care of 5,000 immigrants a day, now
averages 150. This is one result of the
war.
- At 4 p.m. on April 2, the population
of the United States will have reached
and passed the 100 million mark.
[Today, 100 years later, it’s 320 million.]
- Clinton saloons must now close
Saturday nights at 10 p.m.
- Elkhorn residents must hereafter
shovel their sidewalks under penalty.
- E.P. Ellsworth, an Elkhorn grocer,
has decided to discontinue delivery service.
- Miss Josephine Dewane [of
Delavan] is recovering from a severe illness.
- Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mosher have
received word that their son, Matte
Mosher of Milwaukee, had an operation
performed on his throat last week, but is
getting along nicely at present.
- Miss Harriet Ramsey of Beloit was
a Delavan visitor the first of the week.
- Jos. Dewane was called to
Belvidere Wednesday by the illness of a
relative. [Lots of illness in the Dewane
family.]
Local Knights of Pythias Lodge
To Build Handsome And
Substantial Structure.
Delavan Lodge No. 59 Knights of
Pythias will erect a two story double
store building this year. More than 10
thousand dollars has been raised to date
and the matter is in the hands of a committee who will raise the required
amount. It is the intention of the lodge to
invest about 25 thousand dollars
[$567,368 in today’s money].
The building will contain two stores
on the ground floor, which will be rented. On the second floor will be located
the lodge and club rooms of the order.
The site for the building has not been
determined as yet, but it is probable that
it will be somewhere on Walworth
Avenue. [It was built at 328 Walworth
Ave. and now houses the Brick Street
Bar & Grill.]
The building will be highly artistic
as well as substantial and will be a
notable addition to the many fine buildings which already adorn the city.
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The brick building in the foreground was built by the Knights of Pythias in
1915. The ground floor was home to two businesses, with the lodge hall on the second floor where there are now apartments. It now houses the Brick Street Bar and Grill.
[The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal
organization that was founded at
Washington D.C. in 1864. In the early
1920s the Order had nearly a million
members, however by 1979 this number
had declined to less than 200,000.
Today, The order has more than 2,000
lodges in the United States and around
the world, with a total membership of
more than 50,000 in 2003.
Bucket Brigade Checks Fire
Milton — A bucket brigade and hand
engine saved this village from destruction by flames after a loss estimated at
$15,000. The fire started in the Crandall
Meat Market and spread to the Maxon
Hardware Store and College Inn barn.
The Milton Junction department aided in
curbing the blaze. An overheated chimney was the cause.
• A somewhat strange headline for an
article proclaimed “Colored Signs For
Highway.” I thought at first it was an
example of Jim Crow in Wisconsin that
assigned some highways to whites and
some to Negroes. But, no, the article
explained: Secretary McKinnon of the
Lakes to Drive Road Association passed
through the county and stated that the
improved highway from Chicago to
Minneapolis and St. Paul via Waukesha
County had been christened the Sheridan
Road and will be remarked (sic) over its
entire length with new signs – a red cross
on a background of white.
He said that a great deal of interest in
the good roads movement is being manifested in the towns of northern Illinois
where the movement is well underway.
This route, which extends north from
Rockford to Beloit, Janesville and
Madison and east to Milwaukee, entering the metropolis over the Blue Mound
road from Waukesha, will be known as
the Grant Highway. A branch of the
highway will be extended to Oconomowoc and will be indicated by yellow and
black signs – a bar of yellow above and
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below a bar of black. [This was apparently before they began numbering highways.]
Mrs. Martha McClellan,
Ex-Slave, Dies In Beloit
Mrs. Martha McClellan, colored, for
more than 50 years a resident of the
southern part of Wisconsin, died at her
home in Beloit after a lingering illness,
attendant upon old age. Mrs. McClellan
was born in Cumberland City, Tenn.,
March 4, 1833. In 1865, she left the
South, coming north to the city of
Delavan, where she lived for more than
40 years. For the past 10 years she has
lived in Beloit.
Mrs. McClellan is well remembered
in Delavan by many of the older inhabitants. She was for a number of years a
member of the Methodist Church and
was largely instrumental in the organization of the African Methodist Episcopal
church in Delavan, and donated to the
society the lot on which the church was
first built. [Today, the Wayman Chapel
of the AME Church is located at 408 S.
6th in Delavan.]
• Earl M. Horton had the great misfortune to get his right hand caught in a
roller at the Horton & Son Mills, taking
off all the fingers. He was conveyed to
the Rice Sanitarium in Delavan where
an operation was made, part of the
thumb being left upon the hand. He is
still at the Sanitarium where he is said to
be doing as well as could be expected.
[This follow-up article in a subsequent issue announced Horton’s death.]
On Thursday, morning, Dec. 31, a
most distressing accident, which resulted fatally [sic] for the late Earle M.
Horton, occurred at the Horton Roller
Mills. He had his right hand caught in
some of the grinding machinery at the
mill and before the power could be shut
off, fully half of his hand was so badly
mutilated that all of the fingers and part
of the thumb had to be taken off. The
operation was performed at the Rice
Sanitarium.
Mr. Horton was given the best of
medical care and attention and the
wounded hand began to heal rapidly
when, late Wednesday night, tetanus
[also known as lockjaw] set in. A specialist was brought from the city
Thursday and every possible effort made
to arrest the spread of the disease.
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Mr. Horton gradually failed, however,
and passed away Friday evening,
January 8, at 9 p.m. [The first tetanus
vaccine and treatment wasn’t discovered
until 1924.]
• Blackmailer Seeks Self
Eau Claire — A posse in the vicinity
of Strum was unable to locate the man
they were looking for because the man
was a member of the posse. This was the
allegation of police following the arrest
of Jesse Hogue, having sent a note to
M.C. Stogstad, cashier of the First State
Bank of Strum, demanding $560 on
penalty of death.
A dummy package was placed in the
designated place and a posse watched
the package. When Hogue was arrested,
police identified him as a member of the
posse. Police claim Hogue confessed.
• The dedication of the new Masonic
Temple in Elkhorn on Washington’s
birthday, was one of the biggest fraternal
gatherings ever held in Walworth
County. [According to correspondent
Hiram A. Biff,] more than 500 Masons
from this entire section were in attendance, including delegations from
Beloit, Clinton, Darien, Sharon, Lake
Geneva, Burlington, Walworth and
many other places.
• A bill is under consideration, which
if passed will impose a tax on mail order
houses. It is said that mail order houses
did 30 percent of the entire business of
the country last year and it would seem
as if this fact were enough to cause the
passage of such a bill with hardly a dissenting vote.
One of the big mail order concerns of
Chicago last week divided up $20 million among its stockholders, which
would indicate that there is some profit
in the business no matter how cheap
they claim to sell and what benefit may
Grafton Hall girlʼs finish school in Fond du Lac, where Prof. Frank Moon taught
drama. Moon was arrested twice for being a German spy during a trip to England during World War I.
be to the country.
[The more things change, the more
they stay the same. Rural Free Delivery
and Railway Express jeopardized the
future of Main Street businesses in the
late 19th and early 20th century. Back
then it was Sears, Roebuck and
Montgomery Ward. Today, it is big-box
stores and Internet sales.]
• • • •
Although The Great War had been
underway in Europe since the previous
August, the United States was still a
bystander and would remain so until
1917. President Wilson would be reelected in 1916 using the slogan, “He
Kept Us Out Of War.”
A Fond du Lac man’s experiences in
England brought the war a bit closer to
residents of the Badger State.
Fond Du Lac Man Jailed
As German Spy
To be twice arrested as a German spy
and to be twice put in jeopardy of his life
was the fate of one Fond du Lac man
who today is glad enough to be back on
Wisconsin soil. That man is Professor
Frank Graham Moon, who has just
returned to Fond du Lac to take charge
of the drama department at Grafton Hall
[a girls’ finishing school that consisted
of elementary grades through junior college. The exclusive school had an enrollment of about 100, some of whom came
from the east coast. Most of the school’s
instructors had graduated from Wellsley,
Bryn Mawr and Vassar. The school
closed in the early 1930s.]
It all happened while Professor
Moon was at Salisbury Plain in England,
where he was filling an engagement
with a theatrical company. A camera was
to blame for the first arrest and a high
wind for the second.
In the latter case, he had ventured
onto forbidden ground; the sentinel challenged him, but owing to a high wind he
didn’t hear the challenge. His arrest fol-
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lowed. In each instance he was released
after he had established his identity.
“One’s every action is watched very
closely while in camp,” said Professor
Moon. “Seven spies were caught in four
weeks on Salisbury Plain, and one of
them had poison on his person. All of
them including two who were apprehended while I was there, were shot.”
Professor Moon was at Marblethorp,
90 miles from Scarborough, when the
famous bombardment took place. There
was no panic on the coast, he said, but the
raid served to increase the enlistments.
[Professor Moon was referring to the
German Navy bombardment of
Scarborough on Dec. 16, 1914 – which
The Daily Mirror referred to as “the First
World War atrocity that drove Winston
Churchill to brand the Germans ‘baby
killers.’
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resort, killing 18 people including 14month-old John Ryalls, who died
instantly when a high explosive shell,
fired from just over a mile out at sea,
directly hit the home of his father, engineer, Jasper Ryalls.
The shelling went on for 29 minutes
that winter’s morning, raking schools,
shops, streets, churches, the castle on the
headland, homes and the harbour lighthouse.
The raid on the Yorkshire town was
designed to intimidate innocent British
civilians with the might of the resurgent
German Navy. But it was Kaiser
Wilhelm II’s biggest miscalculation,
triggering instead [as Professor Moon
observed] a nationwide surge of patriotism. Government recruitment posters
appeared swiftly. One read: “Remember
Scarborough! Enlist Now!” Another
urged: “Avenge Scarborough – up and at
’em now!”
And that’s the way it was, at least in
part, 100 years ago in the early months
of 1915
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Perspectiv e
Jan. 30, 2015
It will never be time
for term limits on Congress
The film, ʻAmerican Sniper,ʼ
brilliantly blurs ideological lines
By David Horsey
Clint Eastwood’s masterful, controversial new movie, “American Sniper,” is
generating a useful debate that, at heart, is
about wolves, sheep and sheepdogs.
Visually dynamic with a taut plot line,
Eastwood’s film takes the audience
straight into the horrific, intimate details of
modern war by telling the fact-based story
of Chris Kyle, the most prolific sniper in
U.S. military history. We see the chaos and
violence that surrounded him during four
tours of duty in the Iraq War and his
increasing alienation from the happy family life to which he intermittently returned
throughout all his years at war.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the movie is
a huge hit and a major contender in the
Oscar race. It is especially popular among
conservatives who see it as a bold celebration of muscular patriotism. Some anti-war
liberals, on the other hand, are disturbed
by what they perceive as a glorification of
a war that should never have been fought.
Leftie filmmaker Michael Moore outraged conservatives when, in a tweet, he
noted that his uncle was killed by a sniper
in World War II. “Snipers aren’t heroes,”
he wrote, “And invaders r worse.” An
uproar ensued, led by a tweet from former
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich who
suggested that Moore “spend a few weeks
with ISIS and Boko Haram.” The brouhaha compelled Moore to offer a fuller
assessment of the film, which he mostly
praised, noting that “there is also anti-war
sentiment expressed in the movie.”
Conservative fans of the film may
have overlooked that anti-war element.
They may have also not heard that Jane
Fonda – “Hanoi Jane” – has gone on Twitter
to favorably compare “American Sniper” to
her own lauded Vietnam-era anti-war
movie, “Coming Home.” She ends her
tweet with “Bravo Clint Eastwood.”
Having seen the movie myself, I would
contend that “American Sniper” is neither
pro-war nor anti-war; it is simply the reality of an asymmetrical conflict reproduced
as precisely as art will allow from the tight
perspective of the American soldiers who
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are fighting in it and the families at home
who pay a big price for having their loved
ones repeatedly sent into battle.
Some critics argue that the film’s tight
perspective is precisely the problem. In
their view, leaving out the deception and
political hubris that led to the American
invasion, as well as the complex history of
exploitation and colonialism in the
Mideast, makes the movie a simplistic
story of good Americans shooting at bad
Muslims. I understand the point, but I also
believe there is room for a movie that does
not hammer the audience with a message
and, instead, with a textured portrayal,
gives them a lot to ponder.
For me, I’ve found a lot to think about
in the central theme of the movie, which
was also the motivating principle of Chris
Kyle’s life. In an early scene, an actor portraying Kyle’s father tells his sons that the
world consists of wolves, sheep and the
sheepdogs that protect the sheep from the
wolves. That becomes Kyle’s mission and,
in the end, after all the carnage, the only
regret Kyle expresses is that he could not
save even more of the soldiers he was
assigned to protect.
The simple formulation about wolves,
sheep and sheepdogs is one of the things
conservatives especially love about
“American Sniper.” They are always the
quickest to declare that our armed forces,
filled with men like Chris Kyle, are the
only ones standing between all of us at
home and the barbarians who would
destroy our freedoms. We are the sheep,
they are the sheepdogs and the killers of
Islamic State, al-Qaida, Boko Haram and
their ilk are the vicious wolves. As glad as
I am that the United States has the best
sheepdogs in the world, though, the picture
is incomplete. There are also shepherds.
Good shepherds can see the broader
landscape. They can understand what
might be going on beyond the horizon to
make the wolves so ravenous. They can
make a wise judgment about when to hold
the sheepdogs in check, when to turn them
loose and when to call them back.
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By Lee Hamilton
It didn’t get much attention at the
time, but the elections last November
did more than give Republicans a majority in the U.S.
Senate. Voters
also added to
the ranks of
people on both
sides of Capitol
Hill who believe members
of
Congress
should serve a
limited number
of terms.
I know a lot
of people to Lee Hamilton
whom this is
good news. I know them, because I hear
from them every time I speak at a public
event that allows for a give-and-take
with the audience. Americans are frustrated with the federal government as a
whole and with Congress in particular,
and are searching for a simple solution.
The notion that the bums could be
thrown out automatically has great
appeal.
Yet as popular as the idea might be
among the public at large, it has no traction on Capitol Hill. The fundamental
problem is that any measures imposing
limits will need the support of leaders
who, almost by definition, have served a
long time. They’re not going to put
themselves out of a job they like. Small
surprise that bills calling for term limits
don’t even make it out of committee.
Now, I should say right up front that
you’re not going to hear a strong argument in favor of term limits from a guy
who served 34 years in Congress. I’m
biased. But I want to spell out the reasons for my bias, not because I think
term limits are a burning issue in
Washington – they’re not – but because
I wish they were less of an issue for ordinary voters.
Congress has a lot of problems right
now, and the American people have a
role to play in fixing them, but term limits are a distraction from the truly hard
work that needs to be done.
When you boil down all the debating
points for and against term limits, there
are two that bear the crux of the argument.
The first has to do with the nature of
our democracy. Supporters of the idea
believe that bringing in fresh thinking
and new leaders on a regular basis will
make Congress more representative.
However, stripping voters of the right to
re-elect a representative whom they’ve
supported in the past does not make for
a more democratic system – rather, less.
Representative government rests on
the notion that voters get to choose their
legislators. Telling them that this is true
for all candidates but one – the incumbent – does not strengthen voters’ rights;
it reduces their choices.
It also weakens Congress. And that’s
the other key issue.
The most important point to remember in all this is that if you take power
away from a senior legislator, that power
does not evaporate. Instead, it flows to
the bureaucracy and the President.
Serving productively in Congress is a
tough, exacting task. It demands a deep
knowledge of the issues that confront
the country; a keen eye – backed by
years of experience – for the ways in
which executive agencies can go off
track and then seek to hide that fact;
insight into the ways in which both allies
and opponents on any given issue might
be motivated to shift their positions; and
the hard-earned wisdom to forge common ground among competing interests
and ideologies.
These traits come neither quickly nor
easily. Kicking members of Congress
out of their seats just as they’re gaining
the ability to legislate effectively and
oversee the government responsibly
demotes Congress to the status of a
minor agency. A politician elected to a
limited term immediately begins looking
for another job, which reduces his or her
effectiveness and attention to the job at
hand.
Moreover, in government, information is power. Legislators constantly
come up against executive branch
expertise backed by thousands of employees and big budgets. Legislators
without expertise are at a strong disadvantage.
Term limits are not the solution to
the real dysfunction that besets Washington. They reduce the choices of voters and accelerate the accumulation of
power in the executive branch. They
move representative democracy in the
wrong direction.
Lee Hamilton is Director of the
Center on Congress at Indiana
University. He was a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives for 34 years.
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Farm Technology Days 2016
By Dave Bretl
Planning for the 2016 Farm Technology Days is in full swing in Walworth
County. The three- day agricultural exhibition will be held in our county on July
19-21, 2016. While the event may seem
like a long time away to procrastinators
like me, it really isn’t. The show, which
could draw 70,000 visitors, or more,
requires extensive planning to
address a myriad
of issues ranging
from traffic control to food service.
Farm Technology Days is
one of the largest
agricultural trade
shows in the
country, featuring
vendor displays
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as well as demonstrations of the latest agricultural equipment and techniques. This is the first time
that the event will be held in Walworth
County. The venue, Snudden Farms in
Zenda, will also mark the southernmost
location in the show’s 61-year history.
The organization that sponsors the
event, Wisconsin Farm Technology Days,
Inc., provides advice on how to set up the
event, but all of the legwork necessary to
make the show a success is the responsibility of volunteers. By the time the show
is over, nearly 1,000 volunteers will have
contributed their time and labor to the
cause.
One of the focal points of the show is
a tent city that will house exhibitors. To
get a sense of the scope of just this one
aspect of the event, the 2012 version,
which was held in Outagamie County,
required nearly 150 tents on 60 acres of
land. In addition to the tents, 10 permanent buildings were constructed on the
host farm that year. Four miles of
“streets” served the grounds that featured
559 exhibitors.
To make sure all of the work gets
done, an 18-member executive committee has been hard at work since 2013
when Walworth County was selected to
host the event. The executive committee
coordinates the efforts of 15 other committees with names such as admissions,
food, publicity and marketing, and utilities. One member of the executive committee serves as a liaison to each of the
other committees.
Several weeks ago, I was asked to
speak at a gathering of the executive
committee and chairpersons of the fifteen
Farm Technology Day committees.
Given the number of meetings that will
be taking place between now and July 19,
2016, the topic of my presentation was
tips for conducting effective committee
meetings.
In one sense, I was preaching to the
choir. Many of those in attendance have
been leading meetings for years, whether
through 4-H or elected positions in local
government.
My only real credential that qualified
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me to speak on the topic was the fact that
I have sat through several thousand meetings over the past 24 years. It may surprise you, but not all of those meetings
were winners. In addition to some of the
pitfalls that I pointed out, those in attendance shared a few of their own experiences. Some momentum killers that we
were able to identify, whether at meetings
of church, civic or governmental organizations, included the following:
Predictability. You can’t hold a committee meeting if no one shows up. It may
seem presumptuous as the chairperson,
but scheduling a year’s worth of meetings
in advance helps everyone involved.
Years ago, our county committees waited
until the end of each meeting to schedule
the next one. A 15-minute recitation of
each member’s personal schedule ensued
until a meeting date could finally be
agreed upon. Meeting at 6 p.m. the third
Thursday of each month, for example,
avoids this time waster.
Time to prepare. Getting agendas and
supporting materials to members well in
advance of a meeting allows them to
think about the topics that will be discussed and leads to a more productive
meeting. If I am asked for the first time at
a meeting, what kind of supplies are
needed to equip the first aid tent, I will
probably say that I need time to think
about it. On the other hand, if I receive an
email telling me that the committee will
be discussing the issue at our next meeting, I am likely to think about it every
day, and I may even come prepared with
a list.
Lack of progress. There is nothing
like tilling the same ground over and over
again to stop the committee dead in its
tracks. A good agenda, describing topics
to be discussed in detail, helps discussions stay on point. Minutes, describing
the decisions that were made, provide a
record that can be easily referred to in
case committee members forget what has
already been decided.
Rubber stamp. From time to time, I
have seen a committee chair attempt to
dominate the decision making process to
the exclusion of others. If committee
members get the feeling that they are
there to simply “rubber stamp” decisions
that have already been made, they will
soon lose interest in participating. This is
almost always a loss because listening to
the views of all members before making a
decision produces better results.
Given the enthusiasm that I saw
among the volunteer leaders at their
recent meeting, I have no doubt that Farm
Technology Days will be an overwhelming success. If you are interested in volunteering to help, a webpage has been set
up, complete with a volunteer application
form. The site can be found at http://wal
worth.uwex.edu/agriculture/2016-farmtechnology-days or you can contact
Walworth County Volunteer Coordinator
Colleen Lesniak at 741-4223.
The opinions expressed in these
columns are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Walworth County
Board of Supervisors.
Jan. 30, 2015 — 5
The world must now confront Salafi teachings
By Trudy Rubin
The Philadelphia Inquirer
(TNS) — On Friday, Jan. 9, the day
French police killed the terrorists who
attacked Charlie Hebdo, the liberal Saudi
blogger Raif Badawi was publicly flogged
in Jeddah for insulting Islam.
The two cases are bookends.
The terrorists, who apparently had
links to al-Qaeda
and ISIS, murdered 10 journalists in the name of
Islam because the
journalists “insulted” the prophet Muhammad.
Badawi, a brave
human-rights activist, was sentenced to 15 years
by a Saudi court –
and 50 lashes
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once a week for 20
weeks – because
he critiqued the way Saudi clerics interpret
Islam.
The Saudis export their harsh Wahhabi
version of Sunni Islam, which disdains or
denounces other religions or variants of
Islam. The terrorists just take that ideology
one step forward, killing for the faith.
As the debate begins about lessons to
be learned from the attacks in France, I'd
urge people to focus on the blogger
Badawi along with the French victims. He
fell afoul of the extreme Saudi religious
ideology that, like virulent cancer cells,
has spread through many parts of the
Muslim world.
Badawi’s website was called “Free
Saudi Liberals,” and his goal was to create
a public forum to discuss how to modernize Saudi Islam. After his arrest in 2012, he
appealed an initial seven-year sentence
and 600 lashes, but the judge made the
punishment harsher. Then his lawyer was
sentenced by an antiterrorism court to 15
years in jail.
The irony is that the Saudis denounce
al-Qaeda and are frightened by ISIS,
which has threatened their regime and
pledged to take over the holiest Muslim
cities, Mecca and Medina. Belatedly, the
Saudi rulers cracked down on government
foundations that fund Islamist terror
groups, and they have donated $100 million to the United Nations to fund a counterterrorism agency.
But the Saudis' rivalry with Iran has
led them to fund almost any Sunni Islamist
group in Syria willing to fight the Tehranbacked regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Moreover, the Saudis refuse to recognize that their extreme, literalist version of
Islam underlies the terrorists' thinking.
Most Muslims do not embrace
Wahhabism, a variant of the Salafi doctrine whose adherents seek to live like the
earliest Muslims. So, for decades, the
Saudi kingdom has spent hundreds of millions of dollars proselytizing across the
Muslim world. It has funded religious
schools and textbooks from Central Asia
through the Arab world to Pakistan and
beyond, sending out imams who spread its
intolerant thinking. Tens of thousands of
Egyptians and Syrians, who came to work
in Saudi Arabia, also absorbed Salafist
ideas.
Private Saudis still fund satellite TV
channels that are watched throughout the
Arab world, where Salafi sheikhs denounce all infidels and spew out hatred
toward the West.
Meantime, at home, the Saudi government has made only the feeblest attempts
to cleanse textbooks of diatribes against
other religious groups, or to broaden the
religion-heavy curriculum. And, as the
Badawi case shows, the regime is unwilling to permit any open discussion of religion at home.
All this money and rigid religious
propaganda have had a powerful impact.
At a time when the Arab world is in disarray and government corruption is rampant,
when the “Arab spring” revolutions have
failed, many youths are looking for new
answers. So are alienated young Muslims
in France and elsewhere in Europe.
These youths need only look to the
Internet or take a trip to Syria or Yemen,
where they can learn to put the supremacist precepts of Salafi ideology into practice, seeking to overthrow Arab governments or attack the West. In 2003, according to the State Department, the six terrorist groups causing the most casualties
globally all operated in Muslim countries.
Indeed, most of the victims of Islamist terrorism are Muslims.
The Islamic world is in a poor position
to fight back. The Sunni world has no pope
or grand ayatollah with the clout and legitimacy to counter Salafi religious propaganda.
“There are some moderate people
within the Sunni tradition calling for
reform,” says Zainab al-Suwaij, executive
director of the American Islamic Congress,
whose grandfather was a leading Iraqi
cleric, “but they are small groups and they
don’t have the power.”
Badawi tried to promote reform, and it
brought him the lash.
Many Arab leaders denounced the
Charlie Hebdo murders, but their legitimacy is shaky. Egypt’s president, AbdelFattah el-Sissi, called for a “revolution” in
Islam to reform outdated interpretations of
the faith, but he will have trouble implementing it. And to reinterpret the faith, he
must rely on the 1,000-year-old Al-Azhar
University, a government religious institution that no longer has the broad clout it
once had as a center of Islamic teaching.
Washington and its European allies can
no longer wait around for Saudi Arabia (or
other Arab states or Pakistan) to root out
the Salafist ideology that inspires terrorists. It is past time to pressure countries
that are supposedly our allies to stop dispensing this ideological poison. The flogging of Raif Badawi, as much as the Paris
murders, signals a threat that endangers us
all.
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Business, Tax & Inv estment
Board extends Bretl’s contract
The Walworth County Board members voted unanimously to extend the
employment contract of County
Administrator Dave Bretl through the
end of 2017. Bretl also serves as the
county’s corporation counsel.
Under the new contract, Bretl will
receive, “subject to satisfactory job performance,” a 1.9 percent raise to both his
base salary and his corporation counsel
compensation in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
According to County Board Chair
Nancy Russell, the county board chairman evaluates Bretl’s job performance
annually with input from members of
the executive committee.
In 2014, Bretl’s county administrator
salary was $148,128; his corporation
counsel salary was $23,929. Under the
new contract, his county administrator
salary will increase to $150,942 in 2015,
$153,809 in 2016 and $156,731 in 2017.
His corporation counsel salary will
increase to $24,383 in 2015, $24,846 in
2016 and $25,318 in 2017.
Russell said that with Bretl’s education and experience, he could probably
earn five times that amount in the private sector. “We’re really fortunate to
have him,” she said.
AIM Tax and Accounting Services associates (from left) Pat Wilson, EA; Judy
Getka-Kerkhoff, CPA; Amy Straubel, CPA; and administrative assistant/bookkeeper
Dawn Reschke discuss the busy tax preparation season. Although Kerkhoff has just
joined the firm, she has known the partners for 25 years.
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Accounting associates reunite
CPA Judith Getka-Kerkhoff has
joined AIM Tax and Accounting
Services, Inc. She and AIM principles
Pat Wilson, EA, and Amy Straubel,
CPA, have known each other professionally for 25 years.
Pat and Judy worked together at a
local accounting firm for nine years.
When Judy decided to join an office in
Milwaukee, she trained Amy as her
replacement. Amy and Pat decided to go
out on their own and started AIM in
December 2005. The trio have kept in
touch all this time, and when the partners
decided to take on an associate, they
called on Judy, who lives in Burlington
with her husband and two children.
“Getting together again after all
these years is really like a reunion,” says
Wilson, who has been engaged in
accounting work since 1970. “It’s a great
fit for a small, friendly, hometown business like ours.”
Also part of the firm is administrative assistant and bookkeeper Dawn
Reschke, who joined the firm in 2008.
The four women say they make a good
team and enjoy working together.
AIM specializes in accounting for
small businesses, individual tax returns,
estate and trust, tax planning, partnerships, corporations, QuickBooks consulting and training. They are now
accepting new clients.
AIM is located at 5540 Highway 50,
Unit 106, east of Delavan. They are open
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday and
evenings by appointment. Their phone
number is 728-6954.
Barker Lumber changes hands
Delavan’s Barker Lumber has survived competition and other business
threats for more than 140 years. Now
Ron Kastein, who has owned the lumberyard for nearly 40 of those years, is
moving on. But the business will still be
locally owned. Kastein has sold the business to Home Lumber of Whitewater.
The business, now located at 327 S.
7th St. in Delavan was founded in 1871
by D.T. Barker in Elkhorn. He opened
the yard in Delavan yard in 1881.
Kastein and partner Wayne Hilbelink
bought Barker Lumber from Charles
Spooner in 1994 when it consisted of not
only the Delavan location, but three
lumber yards in Illinois. At its peak the
company employed 53 people and
absorbed a hardware store.
Kastein bought out Hilbelink’s share
of the business in December 2003.
When the economy took a downturn in
2008, he closed the Illinois yards and
dropped the number of employees to
eight full-timers, all of whom will keep
their jobs with Home Lumber.
According to its website, Home
Lumber Co is a privately owned corporation that has been located in Whitewater since 1907.
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Matthew Malvitz has been appointed
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As Financial Representative, Malvitz
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a wide array of products, including life
insurance, disability and long term care
products. He will provide expert guidance and innovative solutions for a variety of financial needs and goals.
Before joining Northwestern Mutual,
Malvitz was a patrol Sergeant at the City
of Elkhorn Police Department. A native
of Elkhorn, Malvitz earned an associate
degree from Gateway Technical College
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wife, Jamie, and two children, Madeline,
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Jan. 30, 2015 — 7
Walker rejects tribe’s request to build Kenosha casino
By Gilman Halsted
and Chuck Quirmbach
Gov. Scott Walker rejected a Menominee Nation proposal to develop a casino at a former dog racing track in
Kenosha on Friday, Jan. 23.
Walker said his decision was based
on the possibility that the state would
lose part of its share of money generated
by the Forest County Potawatomi casino
in Milwaukee. He asserted that might
have happened if the Kenosha casino
had taken customers away from the
Potawatomi.
“Because of the compacts that were
put in place by Gov. Jim Doyle, we
believe that the state taxpayers would be
exposed to about $100 million or more
in lost revenue, and millions more far
beyond that,” said Walker.
Walker also blamed the Bureau of
Indian Affairs for recently rejecting an
amended agreement that would have
clarified the state’s responsibilities in the
compact.
The governor announced his casino
decision just a day before he spoke at the
Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines,
a major gathering of Iowa conservatives
who were to consider potential presidential candidates for 2016. Walker said his
presidential bid has nothing to do with
the rejection of the Kenosha casino,
despite general opposition to casinos
among religious conservatives.
“If that was the case, I’d have shut it
down right off the bat. If it had been
done for political reasons, I would have
done it a long time ago,” said Walker.
The Menominee Nation nevertheless
said that Walker’s run for president was
behind the rejection of their proposal, in
addition to Potawatomi opposition. It
An architectʼs rendering show the plan for a proposed casino in Kenosha.
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said its new compact with the state
would have offset any revenue losses
from the Milwaukee casino.
State Assembly Minority Leader
Peter Barca, who was a supporter of the
casino project, joined the tribe in saying
that Walker’s decision may have had to
do with politics. Barca noted that hundreds of Iowa conservatives have signed
petitions or letters urging Walker not to
expand gaming – “prominent people who
played huge roles in past Iowa elections
in the campaigns of other very conservative people like Rick Santorum,” he said.
At a Milwaukee news briefing on
Friday, Walker was asked a second time
about the timing of his casino decision
and his Iowa trip.
“I don’t think you’ll find anybody [at
the meeting in Iowa] talking about this,”
said Walker. “What they’re going to talk
about is what I say then, and I’m not
going to mention this at all.”
Walker said that in his speech for
the Iowa event, he’ll talk about how he
took on powerful, big-government special interests in Wisconsin and how his
message is new, fresh and from outside
Washington, D.C.
Walker’s decision was also met with
harsh criticism from Kenosha Mayor
Keith Bosman, who said Gov. Scott
Walker’s decision is a setback for all of
southeastern Wisconsin.
“I don’t understand the governor,” he
said. “They were talking $700 to $800
million in investment, all the construction jobs people were waiting for, (and)
hundreds if not thousands of jobs at the
casino. This is all outside investment in
the state of Wisconsin. I think it’s worth
a try,” he said.
Bosman said he’s not convinced by
Governor Walker’s argument that the
state would lose money in payments to
the Potawatomi tribe. He said the economic benefits of a new casino outweigh
concerns about legal challenges from
other tribes.
Walker, however, said his policies
have already created thousands of jobs
in Kenosha by luring new companies to
the area. He said the local economy is
healthy and can do without the boost a
casino might have provided. Moreover,
he said the economic boost would have
been offset by the cost to the state in lost
revenue from the Potawatomi.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said
he’s disappointed in Walker’s decision,
but he blamed former Gov. Jim Doyle
for signing a compact with the
Potawatomi that created a no-win situation. A former Doyle cabinet member,
however, has asserted that nothing in the
agreement from 10 years ago would
have resulted in the state losing money.
The $800 million casino would have
been managed by Hard Rock International, a gambling company that already
operates a successful casino for the
Seminole tribe in Florida.
Walker had until Feb. 19 to decide
on the casino.
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He al th & Fi tne s s
Mercy welcomes cardiologist
Open Arms Free Clinic will occupy this building just off Hwy. 67 in Elkhorn. It
was formerly home to Aurora Lakeland Elkhorn Clinic before it moved to a new building farther south.
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Open Arms celebrates second
anniversary with second home
By Jim McClure
Less than a month after celebrating
its second anniversary, Open Arms
Clinic in Elkhorn has signed a lease on a
new location that will expand its free
health care to include dental and other
specialty services.
The clinic for low income and uninsured residents of Walworth County currently serves about 900 residents at a
location near Elkhorn Area High School
that has four medical exam rooms and
1,800 square feet.
The new facility, which is slated to
open April 1, will give Open Arms a
6,000-square-foot facility, says Sara
Nichols, Open Arms executive director.
“We are going to expand not only in
space but in services to be able to offer
dental, and vision, ENT (ear, nose and
throat), general surgery and a lot of extra
specialty services that we’ve had to rely
on partners to provide pro bono but now
we’ll be able to do in-house.”
The site, in the Elkhorn Commerce
Park, will be more convenient to area
residents since it is just south of the
major interchange of Interstate
Highway 43 and Wisconsin State
Highway 67. The former Aurora system medical clinic building had been
vacant since June.
The privately run W.C. Food Pantry
moved into the other half of the facility
in early January. The moves are made
possible thanks to an undisclosed investment by Greg Kunes of the Kunes
Country Auto Group, which owns two
dealerships just south of the purchased
property.
Nichols says Open Arms and the
food pantry will be good neighbors. “In
a sense, we serve the same population,
which is all of Walworth County. We’re
going to be on this hill and I feel it’s
going to be a beacon off the highway
where people can access us from all
points of Walworth County.”
The address is 205 East Commerce
Court in Elkhorn.
State lawmaker introduces
‘death with dignity’ bill
By Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin adults diagnosed with terminal diseases would be allowed to end
their own lives with the help of physicians under a bill introduced by a
Democratic state representative.
The plan would cover state residents
18 and older who are of sound mind. If
they’re diagnosed with a terminal disease, they could ask their doctors for
medication to voluntarily end their lives.
State Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Cross
Plains, said her husband wished that he
had that option when he died from pan-
creatic cancer in 2001.
“The last weeks of his life were miserable. No quality whatsoever,” Pope
said. “It was difficult for him, it was difficult for our daughter. To have had this
option would have been a blessing.”
Pope isn’t confident her bill will pass
this session, but she said it’s a conversation lawmakers ought to have. Similar
proposals have gone nowhere in previous legislative sessions.
Pope’s plan is modeled after laws in
Oregon, Washington and Vermont.
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Mercy Walworth Hospital and
Medical Center has welcomed cardiologist Anil Khemani, MD, to its heart care
team. He joins Mercy Walworth board
certified cardiologists, Farzad Kamrani,
MD, and Thomas Teelin, MD.
Dr. Khemani is board certified in
cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology. He has practiced medicine in
the area for more than 17 years. Dr.
Khemani uses a comprehensive range of
the latest procedures to diagnose and
treat coronary artery disease, heart valve
disease and congenital heart disease.
Dr. Khemani also sees patients at
Mercy Woodstock Medical Center, 2000
Lake Ave., Woodstock, Ill., and Mercy
Harvard Hospital Clinic, 1001 Grant St.,
Harvard, Ill.
Dr. Khemani welcomes new
patients. To make an appointment, call
Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical
Center at 245-0535, Mercy Woodstock
Medical Center at (815) 337-7100, or
Dr. Anil Khemani
Mercy Harvard Hospital Clinic at (815)
943-8090.
Mercy Walworth Hospital and
Medical Center is located at the intersection of highways 50 and 67, north of
Williams Bay.
Daniel Plan promises healthier life
Chapel on the Hill will host a sixweek program, “The Daniel Plan: 40
Days to a Healthier Life.”
This practical lifestyle plan is made
up of “The Daniel Plan Essentials: Faith,
Food, Fitness, Focus and Friends” and is
designed to improve life at every level.
The weekly 90 minute class will meet
Thursdays at 10 a.m. beginning Feb. 12
in the Chapel Conference Room. This
weekly class will be repeated on
Saturdays beginning Feb. 14 at 4 p.m.
and Sundays beginning Feb. 16 at 9 a.m.
Participants should register online prior
to Feb. 8 at http://www.chapelonthe
hill.net/#/study/the-daniel-plan or call
the Chapel Office 245-9122 for more
information.
Chapel on the Hill campus is located
4 miles west of Lake Geneva on
Highway 50 at Cisco Road, across from
Geneva Ridge Resort.
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Q: What is pericoronitis?
A: The word comes from Greek
and Latin and literally means
“inflammation around the crown.”
Pericoronitis is almost always associated with the eruption of a third
molar, more popularly known as a
wisdom tooth. It is a result of a wisdom tooth not being able to fully
erupt through the gum. The condition is more commonly known as an
impacted
wisdom
tooth.
Pericoronitis is a condition that generally occurs in a patient between the
ages of 17 and 24, the time of life
when wisdom teeth are commonly
attempting to erupt.
Bacteria can get into the space
between the gum and the tooth and
cause a painful infection and
swelling. In extreme cases, the
swelling can extend beyond the jaw
and into the cheeks and neck. Such
cases, unfortunately, almost always
call for the extraction of the impacted tooth in order to eliminate the
infection and avoid damage to other
teeth.
Extracting the impacted tooth
almost always calls for the skills and
training of an oral surgeon, a dentist
who has special training as a surgeon. Depending on the circumstances, the oral surgeon may elect to
perform the surgery in his office or
in a hospital. Talk with your dentist
about wisdom teeth and the problems that can come with them.
Tooth Chatter is presented as a
public service by Dr. Paul Kreul,
who has been practicing general dentistry since 1990. His office is located in the West Side Professional
Building at 715 Walworth St. in
Elkhorn. To make an appointment,
call 723-2264.
“I view the doctor-patient relationship
as a true partnership. Education and
prevention are our strongest tools as
we work together toward an active
and healthy life. My care reflects the
patient as a whole, not just simply
a disease or set of symptoms.”
Brandon J. Orr, MD, MS
Family medicine
Mercy Health System is happy to welcome
Dr. Orr, who joins the family medicine staff
at Mercy Delavan Medical Center.
Dr. Orr’s special interests include:
• Asthma
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Preventive medicine
• Exercise science
• Men’s health
• Allergies
• School and sports physicals
Dr. Orr now welcomes new patients. To make
an appointment, call (262) 728-4301.
Mercy Delavan Medical Center
1038 E. Geneva St., Delavan, WI 53115
Jan. 30, 2015 — 9
The Word
Detective
By Evan Morris
Dear Word Detective: My girlfriend
often complains about her adult brother
“sponging” off their parents – living in
their basement, not having a job, etc. For
some reason yesterday, I suddenly realized that “sponge” is a pretty strange
word for “acting like a parasite.” What’s
the story? Sponges always struck me as
pretty self-sufficient, if boring, things.
I’m not even sure whether they’re animals or plants. Are there such things as
vampire sponges that play computer
games all night and depend on other,
more industrious, sea creatures for support? — Name withheld by request.
Vampire sponges, perhaps wearing
little black capes, turning themselves
into sea-bats? Sure, go ahead and laugh.
People thought tomatoes were pretty
harmless until that documentary “Attack
of the Killer Tomatoes” came out (“I
know I’m gonna miss her; a tomato ate
my sister”).
According to Wikipedia (caveat lector, yadda yadda), “Sponges are the simplest animal,” being essentially just a
collection of cells. They lack a nervous
system and any internal organs, and
basically spend their lives hanging out in
one place and waiting for food to float
by. I’d say that’s probably a pretty good
description of your girlfriend’s brother,
but it also applies to Wall Street, so we
should probably “drill down” a bit, as
the frackers say, for a more precise
understanding of the metaphor.
What we call a “sponge” in the
“please wash my back” sense is actually
the skeleton of the critter, the soft, flexible perforated framework it leaves
behind when it finally decides to “throw
in the sponge” and move to Florida or
whatever. Sponges (often called “sea
sponges” to differentiate them from their
synthetic rubber or cellulose imitations)
are actually farmed today, though the
bulk of the world’s sea sponges are still
“caught” by sponge fishers.
Sponges have been used for centuries, primarily as an aid to bathing or
cleaning. (The expression “throw in the
sponge,” meaning “to abandon an
effort,” comes from prizefighting, where
the sponge used to cleanse a fighter’s
face between rounds was thrown into the
ring to signal that he was quitting the
fight. “Throw in the towel” is the more
common form today.) The word
“sponge” itself, which first appeared in
Old English, comes from the Greek
name for the animal, “spongos.”
What makes the sponge useful is, of
course, its ability to soak up and hold a
large quantity of water (far more than a
washcloth or towel), which makes it
handy for both washing things and
cleaning up spilled liquids (“The spunge
is full of water, yet is it not seene,”
1580). This magical ability led, in the
14th century, to the appearance of
“sponge” as an English verb meaning
“to wipe with a sponge” as a means of
cleaning. Various figurative uses of the
verb followed, the most notable being,
in the 17th century, “to sponge” meaning
“to drain or empty,” by analogy to
squeezing a sponge. This gave us
“sponge” meaning to “squeeze” or pressure a person for money or favors (“Yea,
taking the clothes off the people’s very
backs, ... and always spunged them for
money,” 1716). By the 18th century, this
“sponge” had broadened to signify an
entire “lifestyle” of living off the labor
of others as a parasite (“They will cheat
the public at their shops, or sponge on
their friends at their houses,” 1857). And
that explains what your girlfriend’s
brother does for a living.
Incidentally, the word “parasite” is
actually far more interesting and rewarding than the sort of person to whom it is
usually applied. It comes from the Greek
“parasitos,” meaning a person who sits
at the table (“para,” beside) of another
person and eats their food (“sitos,”
food). The word was used in Ancient
Greece to mean a professional dinner
guest, one who survives by amusing and
flattering the rich.
©Evan Morris
Any port in a storm. Virginia Dare
was the United Statesʼ most popular brand
of wine in the early to mid 20th century.
10 — The Beacon
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Beloit Turner retiree Kolff named interim principal for DDHS
In his two-and-a-half years since retiring as principal of Beloit Turner High
School, Mike Kolff and his wife have visited many places; Africa, Costa Rica,
China, Iceland.
He’s now coming back to a place he once
called home for three years – DelavanDarien High School.
At a meeting with DDHS teachers on
Jan. 26, Superintendent Robert Crist
announced that Kolff was hired as the
school’s interim principal through the
remainder of the school year.
His second philosophy is developing
quality relationships with his staff. He follows the example of the late Professor
Thomas Sergiovanni, who believed that
leaders are to be servants to their subordinate staff members.
“I really do believe that administrators
have to be servants to their staff,” he said.
“How do I remove obstacles to allow
teachers to do what they do best? It may be
logistical, financial, training, or discipline.
But how can I be a servant to the staff?
They are the ones doing the heavy lifting,
and they are the ones who the kids come to
school for and spend most of their time
with. So it’s serving staff members.”
Even though he’ll have “interim” as
part of his title, Kolff said he will do the
job as if he were staying for the long-term.
He plans to be highly visible in the school,
at school events and in the community.
In fact, that visibility is one of the traits
for which Kolff is known. In 2011, a
Janesville Gazette feature article about
Kolff recognized his efforts to take photos
at numerous school events and provide
them to students and families free of
charge. He has also offered to take senior
photos, free-of-charge, of students in
southern Wisconsin who had a serious
financial need.
“That was very rewarding,” Kolff said.
“I did that for kids who normally wouldn’t
have a chance to experience that, and it
was fun.”
Kolff says he is looking forward to getting to know DDHS and its students and
families. He planned start the job on
Thursday or Friday, Jan. 29 or 30.
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Interim Principal Mike Kolff
Kolff fills the seat vacated by Dr. Mark
Schmitt, who retired Jan. 20 due to health
concerns. Schmitt had led DDHS since the
start of the 2009-10 school year.
Kolff was an associate principal at
DDHS for three years starting in 2003. He
came highly recommended by many veteran staff members, Crist said. Many of
those veteran staffers gave Kolff a standing ovation when he was introduced at the
teacher meeting during Monday’s district
in-service day.
“There are only a few school districts I
would have done this for,” Kolff said. “It
had to be one close to my heart.”
Kolff’s experience as principal and his
connection to DDHS prompted Crist to
make the offer, which Kolff accepted
before even discussing salary and benefits.
“When you talk about a trust hire, this
is one of them. That’s pretty cool,” Crist
said at the staff meeting. “I have heard
nothing but good things about Mike and
the Beloit Turner School District and
Turner High School regarding the time he
was there. I trust he will do a good job for
us here. He has experience, a diverse background and knows what’s going on in
today’s high schools.”
Kolff was principal at Turner until
2012, a job he held after being an associate
principal at Delavan-Darien. Kolff has 29
years of classroom instruction esperience
prior to that at Whitewater, Milton and
Cassville school districts. He graduated
from Milton College with a double major
in history and Spanish. He also holds master’s degrees in educational technology
(1999, Lesley Univer-sity) and educational
administration
(2003,
Marian
University).
Kolff says he stands by two main educational philosophies.
The first is having teachers develop
relationships with their students to maximize their learning. He told the DDHS
staff how good it feels when veteran teachers hear from former students at places
such as weddings and funerals, particularly when told of the effect teachers had on
the student in the classroom.
“It’s all based on relationships,” Kolff
said. “Education is not based on the latest
Response to Intervention model or the latest standardized test that we come up with.
It’s about the relationships you forge with
kids in order to get them to learn.”
“I provide high-quality,
respectful and compassionate
care for the whole person, not
just the symptom. Together, my
patient and I consider ways
to prevent problems through a
healthy lifestyle and open
communication.”
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Family medicine
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Dr. So to the physician staff at Mercy
Lake Geneva Medical Center.
Dr. So’s special interests include:
• Senior adult health care
• Sports medicine
• Integrative medicine
• Office procedures, including
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Dr. So now welcomes new patients.
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Jan. 30, 2015 — 11
Stumbling into Jurassic Park
Walworth County Arts Council $500 Dance Scholarship winner Tessa Ritchey
speaks to WCAC members after performing a dance at the organizationʼs recent quarterly meeting. The daughter of Al and Jill Ritchey, Tessa is a freshman at the University
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By Marjie Reed
My brother Frank recently sent me
the gift of a beautiful pin depicting a pelican in flight. He figured his crazy sister
would love it. He was right.
I spent so much time in Florida last
year helping care
for my mom that
whenever I had a
chance, usually
in the early mornings, I sat in his
back yard and
watched the pelicans fly. They
fascinated me in
that they so resemble the ancient pterodactyls
Marjie Reed
that soared above
the dinosaurs.
Over the land the pelicans flew in a
slow, cumbersome-type rhythm. They
always made me laugh as they seemed to
be clones of Beaky Buzzard in the old
Warner Brothers cartoon. Great big
Beaky would lackadaisically flap his
wings while slowly singing, “I’m
bringin’ home a baby bumblebee, won’t
my momma be so proud of me.”
Over the sea, however, they became
sleek weapons of destruction.
They flew over the ocean in their lazy
way, but after spotting a fish, they immediately soared upward 50 feet or so.
Suddenly, they would start falling like a
stone, and just before hitting the water,
they folded their immense, ungainly
wings close to their bodies, turning
themselves into cylindrical dive bombs
to hit their target. I never tired of watching them.
One day when I was walking along
the edge of the Gulf, I was talking to my
daughter on the phone while also hunting
for shells. I’ve never been able to do two
things at once, no matter how simple.
Case in point: while chatting on the
phone and bent over the sand in my pursuit of whole, beautiful shells, I wasn’t
paying attention to anything else.
Suddenly, I realized there were two long,
long legs right in front of me.
By the shape of the legs, I didn’t
think it was a movie star. I slowly stood
upright and was eyeball to eyeball with a
stork. That tall, skinny bird was as surprised as I was.
Between the pterodactyl-like pelicans
and this enormous stork I wondered if I
had crossed the border into Jurassic Park.
I hadn’t said anything to my daughter
in a minute or so. Putting the phone slowly
back to my ear I heard her saying, “Mom,
are you okay? Really, even you couldn’t
get into trouble just walking down the
beach – could you? Mom? Mom?”
“Uh,” I stammered, “I just bumped
into a five-foot tall stork here on the
beach, and now I’m not sure what to do.
I’m wondering if I should apologize and
hope for the best, or run? Look, I’ll have
to call you back. If the stork wins, tell the
family I loved them.”
Strange as it sounds, I was frozen in
my tracks as if hypnotized by those narrow-set eyes. As we scrutinize each other
suspiciously, I suddenly realized how
enormous storks are – especially their
beaks. They sure don’t look that big on
the National Geographic programs.
There was no shooing him away, that
was certain.
Shaking myself back into reality, I
began slowly backing away from this
feathered beast whose feet were firmly
planted in the sand.
My only fear was that it would move
with me. Fortunately, it didn’t, and when
I was sufficiently far away, it turned and
meandered back along the surf.
I called my daughter back. She wondered if it was me calling or some ambulance driver telling her which hospital I
was being taken to in order to get stork
beak punctures tended to.
Unknown to me till that very minute,
a small crowd had gathered to watch the
faceoff.
“Wow, lady, we didn’t know how that
was going to end!” one man shouted with
excitement, his video camera at the
ready.
“I was wondering the same thing,” I
yelled back, while thinking sarcastically,
“Gee Mister, thanks for coming to my
aid. Don’t ever apply to be a super hero!”
Dear God,
Thank you for the amazing sea birds
you have created. Some experiences
with wildlife can be more than we bargained for, but very much unforgettable.
If we want our kids to see nature first
hand in the winter, we parents and grandparents will have to put down our computers and pocket our cell phones for a
day in the “wild”.
And God, in winter, remind us we
can bundle up and take our kids to the
zoo*. Cold as it may be, the animals are
still there and would love some company. Amen
*Brookfield Zoo in Chicago is open
365 days a year Monday-Sunday 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. General zoo admission is free
on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and
Sunday through February 28. Visit
www.czs.org
Milwaukee County Zoo is open
January and February Monday-Friday
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Saturday and
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison is free
and open every day. Visit www.vilas
zoo.org for more information
Marjie Reed lives in Harvard, Ill.,
with her husband, Bob. They have been
married nearly 45 years and have three
children and eight grandchildren.
Contact Marjie at [email protected].
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Jan. 30, 2015
Mercy Health
Are you itching for winter skin relief?
It’s that time of year when many of
us experience the annoying “winter
itch.” The reasons are many: cold, dry
air outside; warm, dry air inside; and
warmer-than-usual showers and baths.
The low humidity of winter – both
indoors and out – really takes a toll on
our delicate skin. Without proper care,
skin can turn dry and crack. Too much
scratching of dry skin can lead to bleeding, scabbing and possible infection.
There are many easy ways to keep
your skin looking and feeling great all
winter.
From the inside out: No matter the
season, drinking eight glasses of water
each day helps keep your skin hydrated
and looking good.
The great indoors: Properly humidified air is better for your skin, your
lungs, even your furniture. The relative
humidity of your home should be
between 30 and 50 percent. Keep a
humidistat handy and adjust your
humidifier as needed.
The great outdoors: Even on the
grayest winter days, ultraviolet rays
from the sun can damage your skin.
People who love outdoor winter sports
like skiing are especially vulnerable to
damage from the rays reflecting off the
snow. Unless you’ll only be outside for a
few minutes, apply sunscreen.
Tub troubles: In the winter, many of
us like to run our shower or bath water
warmer than usual. However, hot water
can really dry out sensitive skin.
• Soak daily in warm, not hot, water
for 20-30 minutes. Make sure the water
covers your entire body up to your neck.
• Don’t soak in soapy water. Wait
until you’re done soaking before using a
moisturizing soap. Whether you bathe or
shower, recommended soaps are
Caress®, Cetaphil®, Dove®, Oil of
Olay® and Tone®.
• If you must shower, do so for less
than five minutes and keep the water
temperature as cool as you can tolerate,
but no warmer than lukewarm.
• At the end of your bath or shower,
pat yourself dry. NEVER rub your skin
dry. Slather up: Within three minutes of
stepping out of the tub or shower, apply
a good moisturizing cream or lotion. The
lotion seals in the water left on your skin
and keeps the drying effects of your
environment at bay. Use lotions and
creams containing ammonium lactate.
These include Lac-Hydrin®, Am
Lactam® and Eucerin Plus®. These
highly effective products may sting a bit
for a few seconds but will not harm your
skin in most cases. Avoid products with
alcohol and water; they can dry your
skin further.
Senior skin: In elderly people, aging
and the cumulative effects of years of
sun exposure reduces the skin’s ability
to moisturize itself, leading to dry skin.
In addition, older skin is sometimes
more sensitive to fabrics (especially
wool), soaps and detergents. Allergies
can cause itching. Itchiness can also be a
side effect of certain medications. A dermatologist should evaluate severe itching or itching that doesn’t respond to
moisturizing.
Not everyone with dry skin will find
relief with these suggestions. If you’re
doing everything right, but still have
skin problems, it’s best to work with a
dermatologist who can devise a skin
care regimen that meets your needs.
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Walker to include new teacher
licensing method in budget
By Kristen Durst
Gov. Scott Walker is proposing an
alternative pathway for a college graduate to become a licensed teacher in
Wisconsin.
Walker said that someone who has
“real-life experience” in a subject area
will be able to take a competency exam
to gain a teacher’s license.
“There are no details with what the
governor is talking about at this point,”
said Christina Brey, a spokeswoman for
the statewide teachers union. “If we only
care about what a teacher knows and we
don’t require a teacher to prove that she or
he has a solid background in how to teach
and how to connect with children, I think
we would really be missing the boat.”
The Department of Public Instruction noted that alternative pathways to
obtain a teacher’s license already exist,
but they require additional training or
existing experience teaching.
Walker’s spokeswoman said his
upcoming budget will direct DPI to create a competency exam and the license
would only be available for grades six
to 12. Walker has said he will release
his budget proposal on Feb. 3.
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Lami is the groupʼs advisor.
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Jan. 30, 2015 — 13
Ice Party Gone Wild a success
The Fontana Fire Department and
Rescue Squad hosted its annual Ice Party
Gone Wild on Saturday, January 24, from
noon to 8 p.m. at the Abbey Harbor House.
The cost was a $10 donation at the door for
adults, while kids 12 and under were
admitted free. Those who made a $20
donation you also received an event mug,
and two raffle tickets. The price included
beer, soft drinks, brats and entertainment
by the Big Al Westzel Band, Mr Meyers
Band and DJ Kelly Kelley. T
According to Fontana Fire Chief
Wolfgang Nitsch, the event was a huge
success.
“We want to thank the community and
all the volunteers that helped make this
such a terrific event,” said Nitsch. “We
owe a great thank you to the Chicago
Black Hawks Alumni who came to our
event and spent time on the ice with many
of our local children. Although is is too
early to tell what actual amount was
raised, as many invoices and pledges still
need to still come in, we anticipate that the
event raised more than last year’s, which
was our best year ever at approximately
$13,000. The live auction was a big success thanks to auctioneer Gary Finley with
some of the following results. The jersey
from Mr. O’Callahan went for $3,400, a
signed Black Hawk’s stick for $1,025 and
the Mike Ditka signed footballs went for
$800 and $600 each.
“The funds from the event are used to
purchase unbudgeted equipment, fire prevention programs for the school and community as well specialty fire and rescue
equipment related to keeping our members
and community safer.”
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Serving brats to the crowd at Ice Party Gone Wild in Fontana on Saturday, Jan.
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OʼNeill. The food preparation was going on behind the Abbey Harbor House and
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fundraiser for the Fontana Fire and Rescue Squads went from noon to 8 p.m.
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Bad shepherds, though, read the landscape
wrong and depend on the sheepdogs to
save them from their mistakes.
“American Sniper” is a well-told story
about the sheepdogs – the tiny percentage
of Americans who volunteer to fight and
die to advance the objectives of U.S. foreign policy.
In the background are the sheep; the
vast majority of us who go on with our
lives, risking nothing, protesting little,
with only a vague appreciation of what
these soldiers are doing, for good or ill, on
our behalf.
And then there are the shepherds; too
many of them quick to deploy and use up
the sheepdogs without looking over the
horizon and finding a better, more permanent way to protect the flock and give the
sheepdogs a rest.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David
Horsey is a political commentator for the
Los A ngeles Times.
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14 — The Beacon
Jan. 30, 2015
Home and Family
Winter is a wonderful time
to paint a home’s interior
Audrey Wuttke and Bob Handel receive their state awards during the
Wisconsin Fair Associationʼs annual convention at Wisconsin Dells on Jan. 7.
(Photo furnished)
Fair volunteers receive awards
The 2015 Wisconsin Fair Association annual convention in Wisconsin
Dells ended by recognizing some of it’s
own on Wednesday evening. January 7.
Emilie Cerny, representing the
Walworth County Fair, competed for
2015 Wisconsin Fairest of the Fair and
placed in the top ten in the state. Deanna
Schlies from Brown County was
crowned the winner.
A V.I.P. Award was presented to
Audrey Wuttke of the Walworth County
Fair. The award is presented to to nonfair-board/non-committee members with
no specific length of service required.
Audrey has been a staple of the fair
for more than 50 years. She is a volunteer, fair supporter, coordinator of their
historical log cabin displays and park
stage helper. Audrey organizes informational displays all six days of the fair for
the log cabin, built in 1936 for the 100th
anniversary of Walworth County. She
assists with the opening day ceremony,
providing and serving cake and punch.
“Audrey helps any way she can, quietly and with a smile,” said Sue
Pruessing, manager of fair marketing and
public relations. “She has even been
known to bring her iron and ironing board
to press grandstand performers’ outfits.”
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including ceramic tile and Whirlpool. Huge 6
car garage w/2nd floor rec room, bdrm., bath
and storage room. Fenced cement patio, inground pool, sauna/hot tub, and 16x15 pool
storage room. Home is built on 2 lots and
both are sold together. $599,900
LT. 3 & 4 STATE HWY. 14
WALWORTH
MLS #1336364 - Build your own
farmette on 11.5 acres of premium
agricultural land in the town of
Walworth. Great location, easy to
find. 2 separate tax parcels, both
are off State Hwy. 14. Bring your
ideas. This is exactly what you have
been looking for. $159,900
The Hall of Fame award is presented
to Robert Handel of the Walworth
County Fair received a Hall of Fame
Award, which is presented to a fair
board/county fair committee member
based on twelve years of service or
more.
“Bob has worked with the Meat
Animal Sale Committee since 1973,
being Chairman the last 21 years,”
said Pruessing. “After the fair, he
organizes an appreciation dinner for
the buyers. Bob served as Fair Board
Director for 19 years, and Vice
President the last 14. He works with
the booking agent to secure grandstand entertainment.
Handel was the leader in securing a
trolley that goes throughout the area to
transport people to the fair free. He is
involved with long range plans of the
buildings and grounds.
“Bob is deeply committed to making
his local fair the best it can be,” added
Pruessing. “This was most evident when
an illness left him paralyzed from the
waist down eight years ago, yet he has
been determined not to let it interfere with
his fair duties. Bob is on the State Audit
Committee, assists with the Auction and is
involved with IAFE functions.”
N1951 SUNNYSIDE AVE.
LINN
MLS #1317170 - Very well maintained
4 bdrm., 3.5 bath home just blocks from
the lake. Wooded lot. 3 season room,
gigantic mstr. bdrm. w/walk-in closets.
Double sided frplc. Huge lower level
with much storage space. Roomy driveway and garage. So many updates.
Priced to sell. $344,900
165 PARK AVENUE
SHARON
MLS #1343645 - Very large industrial building on 2+ acres. Original brick
building was used as a milk plant
many years ago. Newer roof on half
the building, 10,000 gallon water
tower (Historic). Approx. 11,000
square feet! Office upstairs has just
been remodeled by seller. Many possibilities on this property. $89,900
400 E. MAIN ST., 400 & 402
PALMYRA
Winter’s snow and cold may put a
damper on a lot of remodeling activity,
but not interior painting. In fact, “snow
days” are a great time to paint.
Anyone who’s ever been housebound while snowbound knows the feeling of being trapped indoors. How to
put the time to good use? What could be
better than scratching an important
home improvement project off your todo list?
According to Debbie Zimmer, paint
and color expert at the Paint Quality
Institute, good light is essential when
doing interior painting. “It not only
makes the project more pleasant, but it
can speed the work by clearly differentiating painted from unpainted areas and
minimizing ‘misses’ where the light is
inadequate,” she says.
That’s part of the allure of painting in
winter: The light is often prolific. A
sunny, snow-covered landscape throws
off wonderful reflected light that brightens all but the darkest corners. Even
when there is no snow, very cold days
are almost always clear and sun-filled,
so they’re perfect for painting.
Of course, winter days are also short,
so you need to get an early start to capitalize on these conditions. Ready your
room for the next snow day by removing
the curtains, switch-plates, and outlet
covers beforehand; also, buy your paint,
brushes and other items in advance so
you can get right to work in the morning.
When purchasing your paint,
Zimmer suggests that you choose a
“paint and primer” product made with
100% acrylic, which will both hide the
existing color and add beautiful new
color to your room. “Since ‘paint and
primer’ serves a dual purpose, you can
usually get away with fewer coats,
which will help you finish the project
more quickly,” she says. That’s a great
benefit on short winter days.
It’s always wise to have some ventilation when doing interior painting,
which presents a bit of a challenge in the
colder months. You can crack the windows slightly; or run an exhaust fan, if
one is handy. Either way, always work
with water-based latex paint (not an oilbased or alkyd coating) and choose one
low in “VOCs” (volatile organic compounds). This type of paint emits very
little odor, so you won’t have a lingering
“paint smell” when the project is done.
In just a few short hours of winter
work, you’ll have attractive new color
on your walls and woodwork. And that
will make the rest of your time indoors
all the more enjoyable.
So, plan ahead for your next interior
painting project, buy your paint and sundries beforehand, and wait for Mother
Nature to provide the next opportunity
to do some snow day painting. Chances
are, you won’t have to wait very long!
For more information about interior
painting and interior color selection,
visit blog.paintquality.com or www.
paintquality.com.
Kleefish to speak at Lake Lawn
The Delavan-Darien Rotary Club and
the Delavan Chamber of Commerce will
host guest speaker Lt. Governor Rebecca
Kleefish at a forum for small-business
owners on Monday, Feb. 9 at Lake Lawn
Resort.
Governor Scott Walker designated
Kleefish as the administration’s liaison to
Wisconsin’s small-business community.
In that capacity, she has hosted 25 Small
Business Roundtables 2011, traveling
Wisconsin and listening to small busi-
5127 W. HAWKSHUNTER RD.
SUGAR CREEK
184 ANDREA COURT
DARIEN
ness owners describe their situations and
needs. She was also selected to chair
Walker’s subcabinet on workforce investment that developed The Wisconsin
Working Plan.
There is no charge for attending this
event. The meeting will begin at 12:10
p.m. Lunch will be available at 11:45
a.m. Cost for the luncheon will be $12
per person and reservations must be
made ahead of time by calling John
Scherer at 728-2601.
W5287A TIPPECANOE TRL.
SUGAR CREEK
N8178 PLEASANT LAKE RD.
TROY
MLS #1365923 - Unbelievable
opportunity to have your own vacation home with 8.5 wooded acres
and a creek. Endless trails throughout wooded land. Seller has just
painted the exterior and most of
interior as of May, 2014. New roof
and driveway. $339,900
MLS #1390879 - Spacious 3 bdrm.,
2.5 bath tri-level home with Lauderdale
Lake access and an outside boatslip. New
cabinets, counter tops, flooring and
recessed lighting in kitchen. New hardwood floors, new skylight in bath and roof
is 1 yr. old. Gigantic pole barn w/100 amp
service. Water and gas has been piped
underground to pole barn. $229,900
MLS #1392349 - Sellers have poured
heart and soul into this home. 3 bdrm.,
1.5 baths on main level, another 2 bdrms.
and bath on finished lower level. Marble
tile floor in kitchen, dining room and hall.
New carpet, all rooms cable ready, surround sound wiring on both levels. 12x20
vinyl shed, 3 tiered deck one with hot tub.
New vinyl fence. $199,500
MLS #1381286: Very will maintained 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath home in a
private wooded area. Gorgeous
deck overlooking lrg. backyard.
Huge mstr. bdrm. w/spacious mstr.
bath. Numerous storage areas with
walk-in closet and full bsmt. April
Aire, paved driveway, brick sidewalk, new kitchen floor. $193,500
MLS #1216288 - Unbelievable
business opportunity! Over 8800
sq. ft. 2x6 construction building,
10’ ceilings, 10” deep concrete
foundation floor, web-trussed main
level floor w/1.5” plywood. Property
also comes with 2 bdrms., 1 bath.
$229,900
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
405 N. BROAD STREET
ELKHORN
N7381 COUNTY RD. O
LA GRANGE
MLS #1389627 - 4 bdrm., 2 bath
well cared for Cape Cod home. 1st
floor laundry, main floor mstr. bdrm.,
spacious living room, gas frplc.,
huge kitchen w/newer appliances,
1 year old furnace. Most windows
and roof replaced in 2010. Lrg.
fenced yard w/pool and cement
patio. Home Warranty. $164,900
MLS #1339078 - 4.12 acre
farmette, 3 level pond w/waterfall.
Spacious wrap around deck. 4
bdrms., 2 bath farm house has an
open kitchen. Inside parking for 5
cars and machine shop with upper
floor office space. $199,900
W4962 OAKWOOD DR.
LA GRANGE
MLS #1368957 - 175’ of frontage on
Pleasant Lake. Quiet, private, no wake
lake. Pleasant Lake is a clean 145 acre
lake with a depth of 29 ft. Visitors has
access to lake from a public boat landing. Small 1 bdrm. cottage on this land,
but there are specific plans available for
a 2 story, 3 bdrm. home for this property to interested buyer. $244,900
“Choosing the right Realtor DOES make a difference”
W6172 OSCAR ROAD
SUGAR CREEK
MLS #1333032 - Privacy. 3.3
wooded acres situated at the end
of Oscar Rd. Seller has updated
home with new paint throughout
and new carpet. The landscaping is
brand new! Roof is only 4 years old.
Elkhorn School District. Very
secluded property. $184,900
3142 W. NORTH DRIVE
DARIEN
Richard Geaslen
262-949-1660
www.rgeaslen.shorewest.com
W3244 HILLTOP DRIVE
LINN
MLS #1348226 - Well maintained 3
bdrm. ranch sitting on a beautiful lot.
Newer roof, furnace and central air. Gas
frplc., Florida sunroom has gorgeous
views and plenty of space to make into
your own 3/4 season room. Bsmt. is dry
and clean, 2 sump pumps on opposite
ends of property. Iron filter is leased.
$154,900
shorewest.com
MLS #1377909 - 4+ acres, 60x30
heated, insulated with 2 overhead
doors pole barn. Large barn with
hayloft and a newer storage unit
outbuilding connected to the barn.
8 (10x10), 1 (10x36), 1 (10x40)
and 1 (20x36) units. Conventional
septic and well on site. $139,900
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Lioness to present scholarships
Applications are being taken for
2015 Lake Geneva Lioness Memorial
Scholarships, which are available to
Walworth County women age 21 or older
who wish to attend college in an effort to
secure employment or are changing
employment direction.
Applications may be picked up at
public libraries in the area, Gateway
Technical College or by calling Anna
Jan. 30, 2015 — 15
Guske at (262) 279-6285.
More than 160 participants have
received up to $1,500 each in educational grants for a total of $95,450 through
the efforts of Lioness. The project is
dedicated to the memory of women who
have given many hours of community
service as members of the Lake Geneva
Lioness Club. Deadline for application
is April 15.
A drawing of Fort Winnebago in Portage, as it looked in 1834. This was where
Lt. Jefferson Davis was stationed when he ran afoul of a local carpenter, who gave him
a whuppinʼ.
(Historical Society Photo)
Portage carpenter beat up future
president of the Confederacy
WE WILL REPLACE IT FREE!
“It is probably known to but very
few of the present citizens of our state
that Wisconsin has the high distinction
of having given Mr. Jefferson Davis…
his first public whipping,” wrote the
Milwaukee Journal in 1864. At the time
of the fight, around 1830 or 1831, the
future president of the Confederacy was
stationed at Fort Winnebago in Portage.
Then-Lt. Davis was attracted to a
young Ho-Chunk woman. He possessed
a jealous streak, however, and became
convinced that a local carpenter named
Stewart was also enamored of the lady.
In a fit of rage, Davis “swore by all the
buttons on his coat that he would
cowhide the miserable Yankee out of his
skin.”
One night he lay in wait for Stewart
outside the fort, whip in hand. When his
rival appeared, Davis began to flog him
without warning. He landed only two
lashes before Stewart charged into him,
threw two bone-cracking punches that
knocked him to the ground, and sat on
him. Davis later remarked that he had
“never received two such blows from
man or horse.”
The burly carpenter insisted there
was nothing between himself and the
woman and demanded an apology.
Davis refused, so Stewart gathered both
of Davis’ wrists in his enormous left
hand and began to pummel him with his
right. In front of the whole garrison,
Jefferson Davis in 1861. Later that
year he would become the first, and last,
President of the Confederate States of
America. (Wisconsin Historical Society)
Stewart repeatedly slapped Davis’s face
and twisted his nose until, after a lengthy
public humiliation, Davis promised to
leave him alone in the future.
This and many other fascinating stories about history in Wisconsin are available on the website of the Wisconsin
Historical Society, www.wisconsinhistory.org.
Farm Bureau offers scholarships
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www.masterserviceslg.com or email us
with the make, model, serial number,
gallon size and photo (if available),
to [email protected]
or call 262-248-2103
Master Services is searching for the OLDEST
working water heater in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Show us the oldest water heater and we’ll replace it FREE with a
brand new, high-efficiency water heater.
“We’re the Good Guys Your Friends Told You About”™
The Walworth County Farm Bureau
will award multiple scholarships ranging
from $500 to $1,000 to Walworth
County high school graduates and/or
post grads continuing their education in
an ag-related field at a college, tech
school, or short course (e.g., agricultural
business, agricultural marketing, agricultural mechanics, agronomy, animal
science, beef, biochemistry, biology,
biotechnology, dairy, environmental sciences, food science, genetics, horticul-
ture, landscape, natural resources,
plants, swine, turf management, vet tech
or veterinarian). [The foregoing may be
the longest sentence in The Beacon’s
history. It was submitted by the Farm
Bureau, not written by our staff. Whew!]
Last year a total of $3,000 was
awarded. Interested applicants should
check with their local high school guidance office or contact the Farm Bureau
office at 723-2613. Deadline for applications is April 15.
ED & KAREN
BREITENFIELD
FEBRUARY 2
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Shorewest Realtors®
Jan. 30, 2015
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623 Main Street
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
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NEW PRICE
NEW PRICE
BURLINGTON
MLS 1391639 - 3 bdrm., 2 bath home
with Cedar Point Park Brown’s Lake
access rights. This diamond may need a little polishing, but will be well worth it. Over
1,750 sq. ft. of living area and a 1/3 acre
yard, Very short walk to the park and lake,
close to major roads for easy commute. All
appliances included along with outdoor
hot tub and garden shed. $119,900
245-1877
DELAVAN
Shorewest Realtors
Shorewest-Lake Geneva
623 Main Street
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
MLS 1359452 - High visibility restaurant and
banquet/reception facility has been updated
and remodeled with a lodge-style décor. Room
for up to 300 diners in dining room and 400
banquet/reception attendees. Finish the commercial kitchen to your liking. Stage, zoned
sound system, dance floor, 2 full service bars
and dining room. Over 2 acres of land for cars
or buses. $899,900
LINN
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NEW PRICE
GENOA CITY
MLS 1283208 - The only buildable lot in
the private Lake Geneva Beach Association. Just 2-3 blocks from the lake in a
great location. Seller owns home listed
on Poplar across street. Make offer on
both. Live in Poplar house while building
your new home. Enjoy having access to
private members only beach, park, pier
and boat launch! $250,000
PIN #12445 - 2 blocks from the
lake, 4-5 bdrm. primary or secondary home has new roof, carpet,
flooring, paint, furnace, water
heater and more. Enclosed
porch/sunroom and lrg. mostly
fenced yard. $158,900
MLS 1268719 - Almost one acre of
level land ready for your new home
plans. Excellent location, Genoa City,
close to Hwy. 12 for easy commute.
Downtown is just steps away. Property
located on Petticoat Dr. behind
Pancho’s Restaurant. Bring your floor
plan and builder. $41,900
NEW LISTING
NEW PRICE
VACANT LAND
SULLIVAN/PALMYRA
MLS 1398994 - Builder’s custom built 4
bdrm., 3.5 bath home. Hardwood floors,
stone frplc., open concept. New appliances
and granite counters in kitchen, main floor
utility room. New deck with canopy, raised
lower level. English bsmt. with full sized windows, bdrm. and bath with extra unfinished
living area. 50+/- acres, horses allowed.
30x54 pole barn. $699,900
GENOA CITY
MLS 1358177 - The Hideaway, a full service
bar/tavern on the WI/IL border. Full operation
business is turnkey. Appliances, equipment, furniture and inventory included in purchase. CD
jukebox, games and pool table are contracted
through amusement co. Municipal water and
sewer, almost 1000 sq. ft. of living. Parking for
30+. $359,900
BURLINGTON
MLS 1349134 -Build your dream home
on one of the highest points in the
Bohners Lake community. This .47 acre lot
has an open and level building site with
great country views. The southern side of
property is heavily wooded and leads to
farm fields. Great recreational area with
access to Bohners Lake for swimming,
boating or fishing. $32,900
CALL
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get lost in the clutter of hundreds of other
ads. Call 245-1877 today for rates.
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LYONS
MLS 1391635 - Knob Hill subdivision, this
home sits on over 1 acre in the Lyon’s countryside. Home is all electric and has 3
bdrms., 1.5 baths. A wood burning stove is
great for those cold winter nights and a
sunroom with hot tub is perfect for any time
of year. All appliances are included. Just
minutes from Lake Geneva and major highways for easy commute. $239,900
WAUWATOSA
MLS 1392146 - Brick ranch with nice sized
yard. Many updates. Newer windows throughout (w/lifetime warranty passed to new owner),
newer roof, updated kitchen, remodeled bath,
newer water heater, carpeting, flooring, interior
doors, and paint throughout! Wood flooring
under carpet. Lower level rec room with built in
bar and bonus room. All appliances, 1 year
warranty are included. $149,900
Hotline: 262-814-1400 + 5 digit PIN
JANE DULISSE
262-206-5532
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Jan. 30, 2015 —17
Sled dog demonstration to take
place at Kishwauketoe on Feb. 8
An Adopt A Husky Sled Dog Demonstration will take place on Sunday,
February 8, from 1-5 p.m. at Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy in Williams Bay. Attendees should go to the
main entrance on Hwy. 67 at Stark St.
Demonstrations will take place at
1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. The Adopt A
Husky organization will have an information booth as well as merchandise on
sale as a fund raiser.
“Come and meet and learn about the
dogs and watch the demonstration on the
KNC trails,” says KNC chairman Harold
Friestad.
Siberian huskies were originally
bred by the Chukchi people in Siberia to
pull heavy loads long distances through
difficult conditions. They aided in the
Chukchi people’s survival by traveling
over ice and snow to fish, for general
transportation, and to keep warm in
extremely cold temperatures.
Specimens can be of many different
coat variations and colorings, but the
most frequently seen are ones with white
paws, legs and tail tops. The rest of the
coat can be black, white, red or grey. It
has distinctive brown or blue eyes.
Twenty percent of specimens have eyes
of different colors, where one eye is usually brown while the other is blue.
The dog has a unique look with double layered coat. The first layer of hair is
soft and dense, while the second layer is
short and sharp, although not too sharp.
This double layered coat protects the
husky from cold winters, making it able
to withstand freezing temperatures of 50 and even -60 °C.
In 1908, huskies were brought to
Alaska to be used as sled dogs during the
gold rush. In 1915, Leonhard Seppala, a
Norwegian musher, won his first AllAlaska Sweepstakes, a 408-mile dog
sled race through Alaska, with a team of
Siberian huskies.
In 1925, Seppala became a national
hero when he and 20 other mushers and
150 dogs traveled day and night across
the dangerous frozen Alaskan mail route
as part of the famous “Serum Run” that
saved the city of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic. Another famous musher,
Gunner Kaasan, and his lead dog Balto,
braved the worst of the trip, traveling
through a horrendous blizzard to deliver
the antitoxin that ultimately saved the
people of Nome. The incredible journey
inspired the 1995 animated adventure
film, “Balto,” starring Kevin Bacon,
Bob Hoskins and Bridget Fonda. For
more than 80 years, a statue of the
famous husky has stood in New York
City’s Central Park.
Adopt A Husky, Inc. was founded in
1998 by a small group of volunteers,
including Lois Leonard, who were dedicated to finding loving homes for
homeless Siberian Huskies. The organization is now led by a six member
board of directors who strive to ensure
A Siberian Husky pounces on who-knows-what under the snow.
(Photo furnished)
that Lois’s work continues.
The mission of AAHI is to provide a
second chance for stray, abandoned,
abused, or otherwise homeless purebred
Siberian Huskies by finding suitable,
permanent, loving adoptive homes.
AAHI is comprised entirely of volunteers and does not have a shelter facility. Instead, all of the dogs are cared for
in foster homes until their “forever”
home is found. AAHI is headquartered
near the Illinois/Wisconsin border, and
operates in Illinois, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota. AAHI takes in dogs from
shelters in the Midwest and always has a
waiting list of dogs who are in shelters
awaiting rescue, as space is limited by
the number of foster homes. The organization has saved more than 1,700
huskies since 1998.
AAHI is an all volunteer, 501(C)(3),
non-profit organization.
No representative of Adopt a Husky,
Inc. is financially compensated for his
or her contributions. More information
can be found online at www.adoptahusky.com.
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A Husky naps in the snow.
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18 — The Beacon
By Kathi West
.Local Quilt Shop Day was January 24
and I forgot to remind you. Remember to
visit your local shops even if it’s not on
January 24. They rely on us to keep them
in business. Our local stores will disappear
if you always buy things online or at quilt
shows.
The Quilts of Valor Foundation has
chosen February 7 as National QOV Sew
Day. Quilters will be asked that day to sew
for our service members and veterans
touched by war. In 2015 the National QOV
Foundation expects to award 150,0000
quilts to our veterans. Quilt-agious, 109
Lake Street in Mukwonago, will have a
sew-in from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday,
February 7. There will also be treats, games,
prizes and specials all day. For more information contact Diane Mullins at (414) 8108458 or [email protected].
Nancy Snyder from The Stitchery in
Delavan will be at the Aram Library in
Delavan, February 24 from 1:30-2 p.m., to
present Quilts from Mom’s House II. She
will show the many vintage treasures her
parents have collected through the years
and the unique stories behind the quilts.
This free event will be held on the library’s
main level. Call (262) 728-3111 in
advance to reserve a seat.
Quilt Events
March 15-17, Prairie Heritage Quilters
will have their annual show in Sun Prairie.
This is a judged show and entry deadline is
February 15. For entry forms, see
www.sunprairiequiltshow.com. There will
be lots of great quilts and wonderful vendors.
March 25-28, International Quilt
Festival in Rosemont, Ill., is offering about
40 classes (from beginning to advanced).
Class enrollment deadline is March 13.
There will be hundreds of quilts on display
from all over the world. Special exhibits
and vendors selling fabrics and every
gadget involved in quilting and more.
Machines of all makes are on display.
Books, patterns, pictures, soaps, jewelry,
and much more. It’s one enormous market.
There is a raffle quilt you could win. There
are also quilts for sale. It is the closest big
show near us. If you have any questions
call (713) 781-6864 or fax (713) 7818182, e-mail [email protected] or see
www.quilts.com. You can also view the list
of classes online and enroll in something
that strikes your fancy.
April 11 and 12, Crazy Quilters’
Guild’s show in Mukwonago at Parkview
Middle School, 930 N. Rochester. There
will be more than 300 quilts on display, a
vendor mall, raffles, a bed turning and
appraisals by appointment. This is a
judged competition with cash rewards. See
www.mukwonagocrazyquilters.com for
more details, categories, and deadlines to
enter quilts.
April 22-25, AQS Quilt Week in
Paducah, Ky., is a little bit farther away
but if you can get there and get a hotel
room it’s well worth it. There are classes
and workshops and quilts and venders
everywhere. See www.A QS.com for more
information.
June 5-27, Wisconsin State Shop Hop.
Put this on your calendar now. There will
be more information to come.
September 10-12, Quilt Expo in
Madison. If you want to enter a quilt, entry
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Quilt Guilds
Chocolate City Quilters meet the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in
the Burlington High School library, 400
McCanna Parkway.
The Crazy Quilt Guild Quilters meet
the second Wednesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the First Congregational Church,
231 Roberts Drive in Mukwonago.
The Harvard Village Quilters meet the
third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. at
Trinity Lutheran Church 504 East Diggins
Street Harvard, Ill. Visitors are welcome.
Quilts of Valor and Quilts of Honor
Quilt Group meets at 6 p.m. on the second
Tuesday of the month at Ellen Weber’s
house on Theatre Road. Take your sewing
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tools you will need. The next meeting will
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67 (north) in Williams Bay on the third
Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is
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Aram Public Library, 404 E. Walworth
Ave., Delavan. Library Hours: Mon. - Thurs.,
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sunday, 1-4 p.m..
Computers shut down 15 minutes before
closing.
• Nancy Snyder from The Stitchery in
Delavan will be back at the library on Tues.,
February 24 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. to present
Quilts from Mom’s House II. Nancy’s program will include a discussion of all things
quilt-related. The highlight will feature a
continuation of her “trunk show” showcasing
many of the vintage treasures her parents
have collected through the years and the
unique stories behind the quilts. Sponsored
by the Friends, this free event will be held on
the Library’s main level. Drop by or call 7283111 in advance to reserve a seat for this popular program.
• 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten.
Long before children start school, they begin
learning the skills needed for success in
school and in life – including the skills that
lead to literacy. One of the best ways to
encourage learning is to spend time reading
books every day. The 1,000 Books Before
Kindergarten program aims to ensure that all
children entering kindergarten have acquired
such skills through exposure to books and a
language-rich early childhood experience.
For more information, call 728-3111, ext.
117. Stop and sign up at the children’s desk.
• Tech Tutorials, Wednesdays from 9:30
to 11 a.m. Registration Required. Baffled by
technology? Sign up for a 45-minute one-onone session with a librarian for assistance
with anything computer related, such as
downloading e-books and audiobooks, filling
out online applications, signing up or managing email, or learning to use Microsoft Office
software. Bring in your own device or we
will use one of our computers.
• Knit and Crochet Club – For all ages
and experience levels, Knit and Crochet Club
meets at 6 p.m. on the scheduled dates.
Contact the library for this month’s schedule.
• Credit/Debit Cards Accepted at APL.
Aram Public Library now offers credit/debit
card payment service in the library for fines
and fees totaling $10 or more.
• The library now owns a battery-powered portable scanner that you may check out
to use in the library. Scan your pictures or
documents into the device, then use the cord
provided to plug into your laptop or one of
the library’s public computers and transfer or
print your scans. The scanner checks out for
a period of two hours from the Adult
Services desk. You must have a valid
SHARE library card in order to use it.
• The library’s Kindle e-reader can now
be checked out for 21 days, just like a book.
It’s a great lightweight alternative to large
print books; adjust the print to the size that
works best for you. Plus, to update our
Kindle with titles that you want to read,
we’re taking requests. Leave your purchase
suggestions at the adult services desk, and
ask about checking out the Kindle.
• Disc cleaning service. Extend the life of
your favorite DVDs, CDs, and other discs.
Bring your audio, video, or game discs to the
library for cleaning on Saturdays between 1
and 2:30 p.m. Library staff will clean them
for you for $3 per disc. Stop at the adult services desk for more information about this
service.
• Ongoing in-library book sale. We
always accept donations of gently used
books and movies.
• Would you like to get library news by email? Contact the library at 728-3111 or
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(Photo by correspondent Penny Gruetzmacher)
email [email protected] to sign up.
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Barrett Memorial Library, 65 W. Geneva St., Williams Bay. Open Mon. and Wed.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 a.m. - 6
p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Check the library’s
new Web site at www.williamsbay. lib.wi.us/
• StoryTimes: Tuesdays 10 a.m. and
Thursdays 1:30 p.m. Crafts to follow. Same
books and craft both days.
• Video Game Tournaments, Fridays at 4
p.m.
• Lego and Beading Club: Mondays at 4
p.m. Ages 9 and up.
• Movie Showings. Watch our website,
www.williamsbay.lib.wi.us, for upcoming
dates.
• Scrabble Club, Wednesdays 10 a.m. noon.
• Knitting Circle, Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
All skill levels welcome. Take a project to
work on.
• The Saturday Morning Book Club
meets the second Saturday of the month at 10
a.m.
• “What Are Teens Reading?” book
group meets the third Wednesday of the
month at 7 p.m. This group is for parents to
read and review teen books. Stop at the
library to pick from a great selection of
young adult books.
• Ongoing sale of a great selection of
used books. Browse Barret for Books.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2452709 or e-mail [email protected].
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Brigham Memorial Library, 131 Plain
St., Sharon. Hours: Mon. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.;
Tues. 12-8 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thurs.
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 9
a.m. - noon. Phone 736-4249.
• Story Time, Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m.
A theme will unite a story and a craft.
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Clinton Public Library, 214 Mill St.,
Clinton. Hours: Monday and Friday 8:30
a.m. - 5 p.m.; Tuesday - Thursday 8:30 a.m.
- 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Phone (608) 676-5569.
• Storytimes at the library, Mondays at
10 a.m. for 3-24-month-olds; Fridays at 1
a.m. for 2-5-year-olds.
• 55+ Tech Desk. A new technology service offers free help to people 55 and older.
Available every other Thursday. Call to register. Free one-on-one help is available for all
ages by appointment.
• Adult book discussion the fourth
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
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Darien Public Library, 47 Park Ave.,
Darien. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Closed Friday and
Sunday. 882-5155.
• Book club for adults, third Wednesday
of the month at 5:45 p.m.
• Wireless Internet now available. Bring
your laptop and ask at the desk how to access
the wireless connection.
• Ongoing book sale.
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East Troy Lions Public Library, 3094
Graydon Ave., East Troy. Hours: Mon. Thurs. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone 542-6262.
• Story Time, Fridays, 11 a.m., for ages
18 months – 4 years.
• Lego Club, Thursdays at 3 - 4 p.m.
For more information, call 642-6262.
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Fontana Public Library, 166 Second
Ave., Fontana. Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.
• Happy-to-Be-Here Book Club, third
Thursday of each month, 1 p.m.
• Evening Book Club, third Thursday of
each month, 5:30 p.m., sometimes off-site.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2755107 for more information.
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Genoa City Public Library, 126 Freeman St., Genoa City. Hours: Mon. and Wed.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tues., Thurs. and Fri. 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Story time, Fridays, 10 a.m. for kids
ages 3-5 and siblings.
• Ongoing book sale. Donations of new
or slightly used books, including children’s
books, may be dropped off at the library.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2796188 or email [email protected] for
more information.
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Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W.
Main St., Lake Geneva. Hours: Mon. - Thurs.
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat. 9
a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone 249-5299 or visit the
Library’s website at www.lakegene
va.lib.wi.us.
• Preschool Story Time” every Friday
through May 29 from 9:30-10 a.m. Children
ages 3-5 years are especially encouraged to
attend this half hour reading program, however, families and children of all ages are
also invited. Each week, library staff read
aloud stories that are often based on a seasonal theme. “Preschool Story Time” may
include singing, dancing, and other participatory activities.
• Toddler Time for babies through age 2
every Thursday from 9:30-10 a.m. through
May 28. Toddlers are invited to enjoy stories,
rhymes, songs, and play.
• Computer coaching and basic computer
problem-solving sessions are available at the
library for adults of all ages. Tutors will be
available Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in
the library’s reference room. Computer
coaching is led in a question and answer format by volunteers from Volunteer Connection of Walworth County. It is a one-on-one,
or two or more, training session that covers a
specific technology topic of interest, such as
setting up an email account. This service is
intended for all levels of users who need to
get more comfortable with specific computer
topics, such as using Google. People may
attend an unlimited number of sessions.
Topics covered include: email, Internet,
basic computer set-up, and basic troubleshooting. Topics not covered include:
hardware problems, Adobe Photoshop,
Linux Software, or other specialized, jobrelated software.
Please contact the reference desk staff to
register for a session at 249-5299 at least one
day in advance. Sessions are free.
For more information, call the library at
249-5299 or visit the Library Web site, www.
lakegeneva.lib.wi.us.
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Matheson Memorial Library, 101 N.
Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. Open Monday Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 6
p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 723-2678.
• Spend Fridays with Oscar. The Friends
of Matheson Memorial Library are sponsoring their 3rd Annual “Fridays With Oscar”
film festival to showcase 2015 Academy
Award-nominated films every Friday night
from January 30 to February 20. Stroll down
the red carpet to view some of this year’s
nominated films before the ceremony!
Admission, popcorn and soda are all provided by the Friends. There will also be trivia,
giveaways, and more! Check the library
website www.elkhorn.lib.wi.us or call 7232678 for film titles and ratings. All showings
will begin at 6:30 p.m. Dressing like a
Hollywood star is encouraged.
• Green living tips by the green mamas
on Wednesday, Jan 28 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Local authors of “A Busy Mom’s Guide to a
Green, Clean and Balanced Life” will be
back for another exciting and informative
program on living green. They will present
tips on easy, inexpensive and effective ways
to clean your home and offer some makeand-take examples of their favorite recipes.
• The library hosts two book clubs per
month. The Page Turners meet on the first
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Plan ahead. Look through the calendar to
make advance reservations for events that
require them. Phone numbers are in area
code (262) unless otherwise indicated.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Lake Geneva Winterfest snow sculpting
at the Riviera. Teams from all over the U.S.
will compete for the championship.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting
Championship judging, 11 a.m. at the
Riviera.
Winterfest activities in downtown Lake
Geneva. Free parking and shuttle service
from 8a,m, to 8 p,m. Pick up for the shuttle
service pick up is available at the Northeast
corner of the Home Depot parking lot, 550
N. Edwards Blvd. Downtown drop-off and
pickup is in the front of US Bank, 303 Center
St. Shuttle will run every 20 minutes.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
Winterfest activities continue in downtown Lake Geneva. View the finished snow
sculptures at the Riviera. Riviera shops will
be open from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Riviera
marketplace will be providing entertainment,
food, fun, exhibitor information and souvenirs, and children’s entertainment in the
ballroom.There will also be helicopter rides
at the Riviera Lakefront during this time.
Free parking and shuttle service from 8 a,m,
to 8 p,m. Pick up for the shuttle service pick
up is available at the Northeast corner of the
Home Depot parking lot, 550 N. Edwards
Blvd. Downtown drop-off and pickup is in
the front of US Bank, 303 Center St. Shuttle
will run every 20 minutes.
MONDAY, FEB. 2
German Interest Group, 7 p.m. at St.
Mark Lutheran, 2921 Mount Zion, Janesville. The program will be “A Genealogical
Tour of Alsace-Lorraine.” The meeting is
free and open to the public. For further information, contact John at (608) 362-4311.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
Tuesdays@2 presents Glass Etching, by
Dori Davis/Beck. Geneva Lake Museum,
255 Mill St, in downtown Lake Geneva. Free
to museum members and a guest, $5 for nonmembers. Free parking at the rear of the
museum. Call 248-6060 for reservations.
Bonfire on the beach in downtown Lake
Geneva, 4 - 8 p.m. There will be a fire ring
on the beach, fire trucks, music, s’mores, and
hot cocoa for sale at Riviera Beach.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
Elkhorn Limber Timbers Square Dance
Club, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Elkhorn Middle
School cafeteria, 627 E. Court St., (Hwy 11)
Elkhorn. Caller Mike Richards, cuer Al Krol.
For information call Barb at (608) 883-2017.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5
UW-Whitewater Music Department
presents a flute recital by Robin Fellows at
7:30 p.m. in the Light Recital Hall. Professor
Fellows will be joined by faculty members
MyungHee Chung, piano and Leanne
League, violin to perform the Sonata in E
Major B.W.V. 1035 by J. S. Bach, Jouers de
Flute by Albert Roussel, Sonata by Walter
Piston and the premier of a work for flute and
violin by faculty member Christian
Ellenwood. Tickets are $5 for the general
public, $4 for seniors over 65 and $3 for
those under 18. Call 472-2222 or purchase
online at http://tickets.uww.edu.
Patrick McCaskey, Senior Director of
the Chicago Bears and Chairman of Sports
Faith International, will speak at 7 p.m. in the
church center at St. Francis de Sales Church
in Lake Geneva. McCaskey is the author of
several books, including “Bear With Me,”
which is a family history of George Halas
and the Bears, “Pillars of the NFL,” and
“Sports and Faith,” which relates stories of
well-known sports figures. Admission is
free, but a free will offering will benefit
WSFI 88.5 Catholic Radio.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
The Senior Travel Club of Walworth
County will meet Friday Feb. 6 from 10-11
a.m. in the Community room of Matheson
Memorial Library in Elkhorn. Sign up will
continue for the Tuesday, March 24 to
Thunder Valley Family Fun Musical Event in
the Wisconsin Dells. Begin signup for
Wednesday, April 15 "A Progressive Lunch."
to Madison, Lake Mills, and Jefferson.
Membership dues are $15 a year.
Lake Geneva Winterfest continues with
Human Dog Sled prelims from 7 - 10 p.m.
Teams are made up of six people and must
register at lakegenevawi.com. Team registra-
also at www.readthebeacon.com
tion fee is $45 per team and will go to
Riviera Beach.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
Williams Bay Women’s Civic League
Seventh Annual Chili Cook-Off, beginning
at 11:30 a.m. at the Lions Field House on
Highway 67, north, in Williams Bay. For the
price of a ticket ($7 for adults/$5 for children
under 10) tasters will be able to sample chili
from local restaurants. Those attending are
encouraged to vote for their favorite chili.
Trophies and bragging rights are given to the
top three winners. For answers to questions
or information, call 245-9373.
Human Dog Sled Competition 12 - 3
p.m. Teams will compete for the grand prize
at Riviera Beach.
MONDAY, FEB. 9
BloodCenter of Wisconsin blood drive,
2-7 p.m. at Trinity Church, W775 Geranium
Rd., Pell Lake.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10
Tuesdays@2 presents Historical Post
Cards: Tom Laughlin is the expert and he is
ready to explain how we all became so
“attached” to post cards. Geneva Lake
Museum, 255 Mill St, in downtown Lake
Geneva. Free to museum members and a
guest, $5 for non-members. Free parking at
the rear of the museum. Call 248-6060 for
reservations.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11
American Red Cross blood drive, 8 a.m.
- 1 p.m., Alternative High School, 400
County Rd. H, Elkhorn.
FRIDAY, FEB. 11
American Red Cross blood drive, 12 - 5
p.m., St Francis De Sales, 148 W. Main St.,
Lake Geneva.
SATURDAY, FEB. 14
Valentine’s Luncheon, 12:30 p.m. at
Sherwood Lodge, 116 Cherry Street in Williams Bay, sponsored by the Williams Bay
Historical Society. Soup, salad, a sandwich
with coffee and dessert for $15 per person.
The Banjo Man, Mike Woitowicz, will entertain after lunch. Everyone is welcome. There
will be exciting raffle prizes. RSVP to Pat
Grove, (262) 607-6025 by February 9.
Track the Past: a free all day (10 a.m. - 4
p.m., actually) trip on toy train memories at
Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mills St. in
downtown Lake Geneva. Play trains, watch
train movies, ring the train bell with pre-war
trains, Gauge 8, have a cookie and more.
All you can eat chili dog dinner, 5:30-8
p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of the
Lakes, 319 Broad St. in Elkhorn. Tickets are
$10 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
Included in the meal will be hot dogs, several varieties of chili, toppings, corn bread,
beverages, desserts and some meatless
options as well. For more information go to
www.uucol.weebly.com.
Valentine Gala, Love is in the Air, sponsored by the Lake Geneva Symphony
Orchestra, Riviera Ballroom, Lake Geneva.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., concert begins at 7.
LGSO swing band, dancing, dinner, wine,
beer, silent auction for $50 per person. Log
on to http://lakegenevaorchestra.org for more
information and to make reservations.
SUNDAY, FEB. 15
Milwaukee Keyboardist Al White, Sun.,
Feb. 15, 4-8 p.m., Ye Olde Hotel in Lyons. 1
(262) 763-2701. No cover charge.
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Geneva Lake Museum will be open every
Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11
a.m. -3 p.m. from Jan. 2 through March 31.
Special hours during Winterfest. The museum
is located at 255 Mill St. in downtown Lake
Geneva.
Volunteer work day, every Saturday
from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Kishwauketoe
Nature Preserve, Highway 67, north,
Williams Bay. Meet at the main entrance.
The work location will be posted at the
kiosk. Contact Harold at (262) 903-3601 or
email [email protected] to get on the list.
American Legion Auxiliary meeting,
6:45 p.m. on the second Monday of each
month at the Legion Hall on Second Street in
Delavan. The group raises money for scholarships and to send gifts at Christmas time
to the servicemen and women that are hospitalized due to injuries while in combat.
Southern Lakes Masonic Lodge #12,
1007 S. 2nd St., Delavan. Stated meetings
are second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m.
Geneva Masonic Lodge #44, 335 Lake
Shore Dr., Lake Geneva. Regularly stated
meetings, second and fourth Tuesdays, 7:30
p.m. 725-3062.
Ice Age Trail Alliance, monthly meeting,
third Tuesday of each month 7 p.m. at U.S.
Bank, Elkhorn (Downstairs in the community
meeting room, enter at the back door).
Home-brew Club, 7 - 9 p.m., Lake
Geneva Brewing Emporium, 640 W. Main
Street, Lake Geneva, meets the third
Wednesday of every month. Call 729-4005
for more information.
Bingo, second and fourth Thursday of
the month at the Delavan American Legion
hall, 111 S. 2nd St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,
a 15-game session begins at 6:30.
Progressive session follows. $1 face, progressive pot grows until it is won. $100 consolation prize.
Bingo, St. Andrew Parish in Delavan.
The games will be played on the first Friday
of every month, with doors opening at 6 p.m.
and play starting at 7 p.m. For more info see
www.standrews-delavan.org.
Bingo, St. Francis de Sales Church, 148
W. Main Street, Lake Geneva. First and
Third Wednesdays of the month. Doors open
at 5:30, bingo starts 7. Refreshments available. Games include 50/50, Pull Tabs,
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Civil Air Patrol, Walco Composite
Squadron, meets every Thursday from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at the Elkhorn National Guard
Armory, 401 East Fair St., Elkhorn. Visit
www.gocivilairpatrol.com/ or call Maj.
Robert Thomas at (262) 642-7541.
Thursday Senior Card Club, 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m., Matheson Memorial Library
Community Room, Elkhorn. Bridge, 500 or
bring your own group. Call Judy at 723-1934
or Liz at 723-5036 for more information.
Bridge, (open to new members), every
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Lake Geneva City
Hall, second floor conference room.
Bridge - every Tuesday, 12:30-3:30 p.m.,
Lake Geneva City Hall, second floor conference room.
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provides comfort, guidance and stability in
times of loss. Experts in the field of grief
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Art exhibition to open Feb. 6
The Geneva Lake Arts Foundation,
Inc. will hold the inaugural opening of
their Spring 2015 Exhibition of member
artwork entitled, “Through a Window,”
on Friday evening, February 6, from 6 –
8 p.m. at the GLAF Gallery, 647 Main
Street in the North Shore Pavilion, Lake
Geneva. Musical entertainment will be
provided and light refreshments will be
served.
The featured artist for this exhibit is
Lynne Railsback, GLAF Art School
teacher for Botanical Watercolor painting. Lynne doesn’t paint roses, orchids
or irises. The plants that grow in the
woods and prairies in the Midwest are
her favorite subjects. She says she is
grateful for the opportunities that have
opened up to her and the artists she has
met in a career that began after retirement.
“Growing up in an artistic family, I
was introduced to the art world at a
young age. After graduation from the
University of Illinois with a major in
graphic design, I chose a career in
Commercial Interior Design,” she says.
“With my background in graphics, I was
able to provide my clients additional
services such as wall murals (known as
“Super Graphics” in the ’70’s), designs
for construction barricades, signage,
company logo’s, business cards and promotional literature of various types.
“As time permitted,
I
would paint. It
wasn’t until
1998, however,
that
I
retired from
interior design
to seriously
pursue my talents as an
artist.
The
flowing lines
in
nature
became
my
Lynne Railsback
inspiration. My
method is a meticulous and time consuming style that I find stimulating.”
Attendees will be able to meet Lynne
and the other artists who will be displaying their artwork and find out how they
can join the GLAF. Membership enrollment is underway with fees due
February 1. Dues are $30 for general
membership, $25 for supporting membership and $15 for student membership.
There is a membership form on the organization’s
website,
http://www.genevalakeart.org.
Gallery hours are Saturdays from 10
a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 – 4 p.m.
The Geneva Lake Arts Foundation is a
501c3 charitable organization and subscribes to EOE standards.
New Alzheimer’s support group
A Day in Time, a support group
based in Lake Geneva and sponsored by
the Alzheimer’s Association is welcoming new attendees. The group’s next
meeting will be held on Friday, February
20 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Anchor
Covenant Church, 1229 Park Row, in
Lake Geneva. The support group will
meet on the 3rd Friday of every month.
A support group is designed to pro-
vide an open forum for caregivers or
family members to voice their concerns
and ask questions about Alzheimer’s
disease or a related dementia. In addition to the emotional, educational and
social support provided, the regularly
scheduled meetings also allow participants to develop methods and skills to
solve problems.
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Local historian Ginny Hall (right) trains volunteers at Black Point Estate.
(Photo furnished)
Black Point recruiting volunteers
Black Point Estate, the historic house
museum on Geneva Lake, is recruiting
volunteers for the 2015 season. The
estate, owned by the State of Wisconsin
and operated by the Wisconsin
Historical Society continues to grow in
popularity as a historical resource and
tourist attraction. Attendance to the
estate was roughly 6,400 people in 2014.
Black Point Estate was the summer
home of Chicago beer baron Conrad
Seipp. The Estate evokes the sense of
time and place when wealthy urban families escaped to Wisconsin to spend lazy
summer days entertaining guests on large
verandas or sailing on Geneva Lake.
“Attendance to this lovely estate has
steadily increased since we’ve opened,”
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that need completed.
“We anticipate another very busy
year and hope to recruit additional volunteers so that we can provide the best
possible visitor experience.
“Volunteering at Black Point is a
wonderful way to learn about the history
of the region, make new friends and give
back to the community at the same time.
There are numerous volunteer opportunities ranging from giving tours to
flower arranging. New volunteer training will begin the last week of March.
Registration is open now.”
To learn more about volunteer
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Alzheimer’s group
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The group is open to family members or caregivers of people with
Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. There is no cost to attend. For more
information, contact the support group
facilitator, Cindy Lester at 248-2922 or
the Alzheimer’s Association at (800)
272-3900.
The Alzheimer's Association is the
leading voluntary health organization in
Alzheimer’s care, support and research
whose mission is to eliminate
Alzheimer's disease through the
advancement of research; to provide and
enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia
through the promotion of brain health.
For more information about
Alzheimer’s disease and local services
visit www.alz.org/sewi or call the
Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline
at (800) 272-3900.
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Singing Valentine a unique treat
Cards, flowers and candy are great
on Valentine’s Day. Bur the Country
Gentlemen Barbershop Chorus is offering a Valentine treat the recipient will
never forget.
For just $40, the organization will
send out a barbershop quartet to sing to
a sweetheart on either February 13 or 14.
Anyone who wants to arrange for a
singing Valentine may do so by calling
245-6632.
Others who might appreciate such a
thoughtful gift could include the boss,
co-workers, mom, dad, a teacher (toned
down for suitability, of course; the list is
endless.
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counseling provide their expertise and compassion when healing is needed. The group
meets on the third Tuesday of every month, 6
p.m. in the lower level community education
rooms at Mercy Walworth Hospital and
Medical Center, highways 50 and 67 in the
Town of Geneva. For more information or to
reserve a spot in the next meeting, call (888)
396-3729.
Mercy Walworth’s Stroke Support Group
provides compassionate and understanding
care for those who have experienced a stroke
as well as their caregivers. The group meets
on the second Tuesday of every month at 2
p.m. in the lower level community education
rooms at Mercy Walworth Hospital and
Medical Center, corner of highways 50 and
67.
Cancer Support Group meets in the
church at Chapel on the Hill, 4 miles west of
Lake Geneva on Highway 50, the third
Friday of the month at 3 p.m. For more information, or to receive answers to questions,
call Lou Kowbel at (847) 922-5461.
Alanon self help program, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, VIP building, 816 E. Geneva St.,
across from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn.
Mindfulness and Loving kindness
Meditation each Thursday, 7-8 p.m., at
Elkhorn Matheson Memorial Library
Community Center Room, 101 N. Wisconsin
St. Beginners and experienced practitioners
are always welcome. No registration is necessary, just drop in. Meditation is practice for
being more awake and attentive in our daily
lives. Sponsored by Wisconsin Blue Lotus, a
meditation group led by Buddhist nun
Vimala (Judy Franklin). For more information, call 203-0120, or visit www.bluelo
tustemple.org.
Diabetes Support Group meets at 6 p.m.
on the second Monday of the month, April
through October at Aurora Lakeland Medical
Center, Highway NN, Elkhorn. This group is
for adults with insulin or non-insulin dependent diabetes and their family/support person.
The purpose is to provide support and education to the person with diabetes to help manage this chronic disease. The group is facilitated by a registered nurse. Call the diabetic
educator at 741-2821 for further info.
Breast Cancer Support Group meets the
first Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. at
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Highway
NN, Elkhorn. The group addresses the fears
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and adjustments faced by women with breast
cancer. It encourages participants to develop
a positive attitude about the future and discuss common concerns after being treated for
breast cancer. Contact Leann Kuhlemeyer at
741-2677 for more information.
Stroke Support Group provides emotional support through opportunities to interact
with others who have experienced stroke.
Informational programs will also be provided
on topics related to stroke/brain attack. The
group welcomes individuals newly diagnosed
and those with a history of stroke. Family,
friends and caregivers are also encouraged to
join. The group meets the third Monday of
every month from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Call Pat
Positano at 741-2402 for further information.
Free blood pressure screening, courtesy
of The Walworth County Public Health
Department on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of
every month from 9 – 10 a.m. at the
Walworth County Public Health office, located at the east entrance of the Department of
Health and Human Services building,
W4051 County Road NN, Elkhorn. The
screenings are open to all. Contact the Health
Department at 741-3140 for more info.
Free blood pressure screening, last
Friday of every month, 2 - 4 p.m., Williams
Bay Care Center, 146 Clover St.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the
southern lakes area. Call (877) 434-4346
(toll free) for times and locations.
White River Cycle Club, 7 p.m., VIP
Services, 811 E. Geneva St., Elkhorn, second
Tuesday of each month. Contact Mike Lange
for more information at 723-5666.
Lake Geneva Alzheimer’s support group,
6:30 p.m., third Wednesday of the month.
Arbor Village of Geneva Crossing, 201
Townline Road, Lake Geneva. Call Andy
Kerwin at 248-4558.
Alzheimer's/Dementia support group,
third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.,
Delavan Community Bank Community Center, 826 E. Geneva Street in Delavan. Call
Bob Holland at 472-0958 or Arlene Torrenga
at 728-6393 with questions.
Alzheimer’s Support Group, first
Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m., Hearthstone/Fairhaven, 426 W. North Street,
Whitewater. Facilitators: Janet Hardt,
Darlene Zeise, 473-8052. Respite care is
available with no advance notice.
Parkinson’s Disease support group, 1
p.m., second Monday of every month, Lower
level conference room, Fairhaven Retirement
Community, 435 W. Starin Road,
Whitewater. Contact Julie Hollenbeck, 431-
4772, or at [email protected].
Huntington’s Disease Support Group for
anyone affected by Huntington’s Disease,
meets the third Saturday of the month on the
lower level, conference rooms A and B, of
Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave,
Milwaukee. Call (414) 257-9499 or go to
www.hdsawi.org for more information.
Harbor of Hope grief support group, first
Thursday of each month, 3 - 4:30 p.m.,
Aurora VNA of Wisconsin, 500 Interchange
North, Lake Geneva. 249-5860.
NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental
Illness, Support Group, first and third
Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. at the Health and
Human Services building on Co. NN,
Elkhorn. Call 495-2439 for more info.
A support group called “Entouch,”
(Encouraging others Touched by suicide),
meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of
the month at Riverwood Church, 6919
McHenry St., Burlington. The group is for
those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Attendees do not need to attend the church
or, indeed, have any religious affiliation.
Everyone is welcome. Call 758-0886.
Families Anonymous (FA), a 12-Step,
self-help support program for parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends who are concerned about, and affected by, the substance
abuse or behavioral problems of a loved one,
meets every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the
First Congregational United Church of
Christ, 76 S. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. Enter
through the double glass doors on W. Geneva
St. Parking is available on the street or the
parking lot west of the church. Additional
information may be obtained by calling (262)
215-689 or through the Families Anonymous
website: www.Fami liesA nonymous.org.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS),
Tuesdays 8-9 a.m. Community Center, 820 E
Geneva St., Delavan. Encourages nutrition
and exercise with a positive attitude. Guests
are welcome, no weekly meeting fee.
Contact Marilyn Wilkins at 249-0304.
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Tuesdays 9:15 - 9:35 a.m., Community
Center, U.S. Bank, 101 E. Walworth St.,
Elkhorn (call 723-3791 with questions) and
Tuesdays 5:30 - 6 p.m., United Methodist
Church, 2nd and Washington St., Delavan.
T.O.P.S. (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
meets Tuesdays, 1:30-2:15 p.m., Immanuel
Church of Christ, 111 Fremont St.,
Walworth. Group support with self help,
good times. Information: 275-8071.
~ ART, LITERATURE THEATER, MUSIC ~
Milwaukee Keyboardist Al White,
Jan. 30, 2015
Sunday, Feb. 15, 4-8 p.m., Ye Olde Hotel in
Lyons. 1 (262) 763-2701. No cover charge.
Pianist Rex Wilkinson, Wednesday and
Sunday nights 6:30-10 p.m. at Mars Resort
on Lake Como’s south shore.
Scott Thomas, karaoke, Fridays and
Saturdays from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m., Lake Lawn
Resort, Highway 50, Delavan
Karaoke, Saturdays 9 p.m. - close (usually 2 a.m.)., Snug Harbor Lakefront
Campground Pub and Restaurant, Highway
A and P (not the food store) Richmond, Wis.
Call (608) 883-6999 or log on to
www.snughar borwi.com for details.
Monday Morning Dixieland Band,
Thursdays from 6-9 p.m., FIBS Restaurant,
105 W. Main St., Rockton, Ill.
Brian Fictum, That Sax Guy, Thursdays
from 6-9 p.m. at B.J. Wentkers, 230
Milwaukee Ave., Burlington.
Dan Trudell’s Contemporary Jazz Trio,
Fridays and Saturdays from 5-8 p.m., Lobby
Lounge, Grand Geneva Resort. Trudell also
plays piano every Monday from 5-8 p.m.
Those Sensational ’70s, through Feb. 22
at The Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort
Atkinson. The Fireside’s Live Band Show is
like no other. Log on to www.firesidethe
atre.com or call (800) 477-9505 for more
information about the performance, prices
and reservations.
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New automatic Corvette doesn’t lose a step
By Terry Box
Every slinky Stingray at the old
Steakley Chevrolet dealership in Dallas
bore my sweaty teenage imprints.
As a car-dazzled dreamer, I’d go to
check out Corvettes, pressing against their
windows to make sure they all had stick
shifts and clutch pedals.
No snorting, self-respecting ’Vette
should ever be emasculated by some sissy
slush-box automatic, I harrumphed.
Real Corvettes required strong arms
and legs, demanding that drivers wrestle
them down the road stabbing clutches as
stiff as a leg press at the gym.
Those days left deep marks.
My semi-senior feet still dance daily
across three pedals, moving to a faint
melody I learned decades ago.
But in the push-button 21st century –
when some folks view lifting a fork as aerobic exercise – automatics absolutely rule.
I knew the end was near for us leftlegged drivers when Lamborghini and
Ferrari quit offering manual transmissions.
Then, Porsche began building its road-ripping 911 GT3 and 911 Turbo in automatic
only.
And now, my thundering Corvettes.
Sure, you can still order a seven-speed
manual in the 2015 Stingray. But the heavily redesigned ’Vette is also available with
a new eight-speed automatic that most
buyers will surely select.
Just go ahead and put me out to pasture
– but leave the gate open.
Because here’s the deal: Like most
modern, highly computerized vehicles, the
new Corvette with the eight-speed automatic is slightly quicker than the manualtransmission cars.
Drat. Another illusion evaporates.
The screaming yellow 2015 Stingray I
had recently with the optional ($1,725)
eight-speed automatic certainly didn’t look
short of snort.
Every line on the car cut like a laser.
Radical, vertical-shaped headlamps –
vaguely reminiscent of some Ferraris – lay
atop chiseled fenders.
A long, hard-looking hood with a
power dome in its center stretched to a
seriously laid-back windshield and hatchback top.
Naturally, in a road racer like the new
Stingray, the car’s black 19-inch wheels up
front and 20-inchers on back were pushed
to the corners.
The fronts wore 245/35 tires and the
rears spun meaty 285/30s.
The 3,500-pound coupe’s razor-slash
styling looked especially strong on the
sides, with two character lines providing
all sorts of edginess, as well as broad
shoulders over the rear wheels.
Four exhaust pipes in the rear, each big
enough to swallow the Soul’s dancing
The all-new, seventh-generation 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
(Mueller/Chevrolet)
rodents, left little doubt about the ’Vette’s
extra-legal intentions.
And the 6.2-liter, 460-horsepower V-8
beneath its radioactive-yellow hood could
certainly fill those big pipes with real
street music.
Mine was a Z51 model, equipped with
a tighter suspension and the so-called multimode exhaust system – a nice way of
saying it absolutely thundered beyond
4,000 rpm with a roar that sounded pretty
much unmuffled.
In sport mode, the engine had a slightly lumpy, old-school growl at idle that
sounded like a loosely leashed Rottweiler.
Any sudden shoves on the accelerator produced immediate wheel spin that often
kicked the rear end out a bit.
Hit the loud pedal hard and the car
squirmed against its traction control before
blasting forward with a roaring force that
pinned driver and passenger deeply into
their seats and threatened to stretch necks.
Sixty flashes by in 3.7 seconds,
according to Car and Driver, with the new
slush-box clicking off tight 6,000-rpm
shifts.
Moreover, it automatically downshifted heading into corners as I eased up on
the gas, holding the ’Vette in gear through
curves.
Here’s the thing that was hardest for a
20th-century guy like me to believe,
though: While the Stingray was rated at
only a modest 16 miles per gallon in town,
it carried a 29 mpg highway number and
barely missed qualifying for 30.
By the way, the car also has a top speed
of 180.
But new Corvettes are just as amazing
in curves as they are on straights.
As I’ve mentioned previously, General
Motors is now among the best in the industry at tuning electric power-steering units –
a true black art.
Right from the first roll, the wheel felt
alive in my hands, twitching slightly with
the pitch and surface of the road.
It was also eye-blink quick, darting
into corners with sweet aggression.
The body never moved in the highspeed corners I, uh, carefully tested, ripping through them flatly with seemingly
unflappable grip.
Between the ’Vette’s natural athletic
grace and all of its various electronic handling-nannies, the car could be pitched
hard into curves and drift lightly through
them with little sweat.
Although its window sticker said
$67,445, my Stingray did not have the
optional, more opulent interior – and
seemed none the worse for it, really.
The coal-black interior in the car I had
featured a cockpit-style layout and a
swoopy dashboard that tumbled down to a
broad console.
While the plastic was plentiful, it
looked upscale, with decent texture and
tone.
But I was slightly baffled by the instru-
ment panel, which offered traditional analog gauges for the speedometer, fuel and
heat gauges. Right in the center of the IP
was a large digital tachometer that looked
as if it belonged in some tacky computer
game.
Why? It felt even more conflicted than
me, veering from the 20th to 21st century
in a matter of inches.
I didn’t get too worked up about it,
though, because I rode in black-leather
seats that provided good lateral support
and had perforated suede centers.
Likewise, while the door panels were
mostly black plastic, they wore white
“stitching” up high that kind of elevated
their stature.
Enjoy the seats, because the Stingray
in sport setting had only two modes of sailing down the road – stiff and light beating.
On the moderately smooth pavement,
the Stingray’s ride was resolutely firm but
didn’t blur the view of a rich array of billboards – thankfully.
The ride is a small price to pay, I say.
The new automatic Stingray just seems too
easy, combining smoking acceleration
with organ-displacing handling in a package that anyone can drive.
And while inching along, making hundreds of up- and down shifts, that can look
pretty good – even to a dinosaur in
Dockers.
2015 Chevrolet Corvette
Stingray Coupe
Type of vehicle: Front-engine, rearwheel-drive, two-passenger sports coupe
Price as tested: $67,445
Fuel economy: 16 miles per gallon
city, 29 highway
Weight: About 3,500 pounds
Engine: 6.2-liter V-8 with direct fuel
injection, 460 horsepower and 465 poundfeet of torque
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Performance: 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds
Sources: Chevrolet; Car and Driver
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☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A woman went to visit
her married daughter. Her
son-in-law opened the
door and said, “Good
afternoon, dear. I’m so
glad to see you. It’s been
ages. Come in. How long
are you staying?”
The
mother-in-law
smiled and said, “Oh,
until you get tired of me.”
The man looked at her
and said, “Won’t you at
least have a cup of coffee?”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
“How do you feel
about the guy you met at
the party last night?” Sara
asked her girlfriend.
“The only thing that
keeps him from being a
barefaced liar,” responded
her friend, “is his mustache.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A psychology student
was conducting a survey.
“Is your husband hard
to please?” she asked a
woman shopper.
“I don’t know,” replied
the woman. “I never
tried.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
Tommy’s grandmother
lived all the way across
the country, so she had
never visited. On her first
trip she knocked at the
door and when Tommy
answered, she said, “I’m
your grandmother on your
daddy’s side.”
“Wow,” said Tommy.
“Did you pick the wrong
side!”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
The District Attorney
stared at the jury, unable
to believe its verdict.
Bitterly he asked, “What
possible excuse could you
have for acquitting this
man?”
“Insanity,” answered
the foreman.
The attorney said, “All
twelve of you?”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A tribe of cannibals
stopped eating missionaries because of indigestion.
They had a lot of trouble
keeping a good man
down.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A cabbie knocked
down a pedestrian and
was bawled out by a cop
on the corner.
“What kind of driver
are you?” yelled the cop.
“You must be blind!”
“What do you mean
blind?,” said the cab driver. “I hit him, didn’t I?”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
“Hasn’t
it
ever
occurred to you that you’d
have more money if you
were in some other line of
business than begging?”
“Oh, sure. I’d love to
open a bank, but I don’t
have the tools.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
“Your hair is getting
gray,” observed the barber.
“Try cutting a little
faster,” said the client.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A man walked into a
store and asked the proprietor if he’d cash a
check.
“I wouldn’t cash a
check for my own brother,” replied the man.
“Well,” said the customer, “you know your
family better than I do.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
My uncle lights his
cigars with hundred-dollar bills. Some are a year
overdue, some are two
years overdue.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A lieutenant
was
reviewing the troops. He
stopped in front of one
man and said, “Why do
you keep scratching yourself, soldier?”
The man replied, “I’m
the only one who knows
where it itches, sir!”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
Old bookkeepers never
die, they just lose their
balance.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A minister was telling
members of a Sunday
school class about his
recent trip to Africa. In the
hope that he could
increase the amount of
contributions he said, “In
Africa there are millions
of children. Sundays they
can’t go to church. You
must save up your pennies, nickels and dimes
and do you know what
you should do with
them?”
A young voice from the
rear answered, “Yup. We
should buy a ticket for
Africa.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A truly good person is
one who can sell his parrot to the town gossip
without moving away.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
“Joey,”
said
the
teacher, “you have your
shoes on the wrong feet.”
“But teacher,” said
Joey, “these are the only
feet I have.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
My neighbor asked me
why I don’t go to Florida
for the winter. I told him
it’s because they don’t
have one there.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
There was a bachelor
who decided it was too
much work to cook, so he
ate dehydrated food right
out of the package. One
day he went swimming
and gained 150 pounds.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
During WWII my
uncle was hidden in a cellar for a year by an Italian
girl. They were in Minneapolis at the time.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
There’s a town in
Massachusetts
named
after his great grandfather.
It’s Marblehead.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
An elderly gentleman
walked into an office and
asked the manager, “Can I
see Eddie Trumbull? I’m
his grandfather.”
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F uN a nd G a m eS
Crossword Clues
Across
1 Trapping device
6 Official records
10 Got an A on
14 Restriction at some fitness clubs
15 Mark from a healed wound
16 Fancy fabric with metallic threads
17 Coral ring
18 Metal to melt down
20 State Department’s purview
22 Anxious feeling
23 Olds Cutlass model
26 Pulp comic that transformed Nick
Fury into a super-spy
31 British noblewomen
34 Soda fountain orders
35 Try to win
36 Happy hour pints
37 Sorceress jilted by Jason
38 Ireland’s Sinn __
39 Dream state letters
40 Suffix with Beatle
41 Theater access
42 Entertainer with many fans?
45 Cling wrap brand
46 “Queen of Soul” Franklin
50 “War of the Worlds” attack
55 Inning-by-inning runs summary
57 Hedren of “The Birds”
58 Bldg. annex
59 Slimmest of margins
60 Actress Falco et al.
61 Gravy vessel
62 Very
63 Like some populations
All puzzle
answers are on
page 20.
♠
♥
Bridge
Timing!
Goren on Bridge with Bob Jones
Both vulnerable. West deals.
NORTH
♠ A, Q, 9
❤ 10
♦ A, K, Q, 3
♣ A, K, 8, 7, 3
WEST
♠ 7, 5, 3
❤ A, 8, 3
♦ 8, 7, 4
♣ J, 10, 9, 5
Down
1 Major mix-up
2 “__ your life!”
3 Passion, in Pisa
4 Issues
5 Signs up
6 Part of PGA: Abbr.
7 Letters on a Soviet uniform
8 Islands tuber
9 Kazakhstan border sea
10 Keys at the keys
11 Westley portrayer in “The Princess
Bride”
12 Punk rock subgenre
13 Bear lair
19 Ancient Britons
21 Belg. neighbor
24 Do more work on, as a persistent
squeak
25 In unison
27 Revise
28 Gymnast Comaneci
29 Collect bit by bit
30 LAX posting
31 Has the nerve
32 Billy Joel’s musical daughter
33 Reminder notes
37 Apple computer
38 Roosevelt’s chat spot
40 Short-short skirts
41 Like soda water
43 Natural ability
44 Cleveland NBAer
47 Easy basketball score
48 Aspirations
49 Herb that tastes like licorice
51 Reverberation
52 Ark helmsman
53 Spring flower
54 Rex Stout’s stout sleuth Wolfe
55 Chocolate dog
56 Wedding vow words
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EAST
♠ K, J, 10, 2
❤ K, J, 9, 7, 6, 2
♦ 9
♣ Q, 4
SOUTH
♠ 8, 6, 4
❤ Q, 5, 4
♦ J, 10, 6, 5, 2
♣ 6, 2
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST
NORTH
EAST
1❤
Pass
2❤
Dbl
Pass
3❤*
Pass
3♦
Pass
5♦
Pass.
4♦
Pass
Pass
Pass
* Cue bid, forcing, tell me more
Opening lead: A of ❤
South was anxious to see the dummy, but
he was pleased with what he saw. North had
Sudoku
♦ ♣
done well with his massive hand and the contract was reasonable.
West shifted to a low spade at trick two.
Considering East's opening bid and West's
opening lead, the spade king was sure to be
offside. South played the nine from dummy,
losing to the 10. East shifted to the nine of
trumps, won in dummy with the ace and
declarer continued with the trump king. When
trumps failed to split 2-2, South started on
clubs. He cashed the ace and king, then ruffed
a club in hand.
A heart was now ruffed on the table, followed by another club ruff, establishing the
long club. Declarer could ruff his last heart in
dummy, but he could not return to hand to
draw the last trump and drifted down one.
This contract could have been made with
careful timing. South was correct to draw two
rounds of trumps, but the second round should
have been low to his jack. A heart ruff on the
board would come next and he could then start
on the clubs. Ace, king and a club ruff as
before, but note the difference in timing.
Declarer could now ruff his last heart with
dummy's trump king and then ruff a club back
to hand. The long club would be established
and he would be in the right hand to draw the
last trump, shedding the queen of spades from
dummy.
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Complete the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box (in bold
borders) contains every digit, from 1 to 9.
When he learned that his apartment didnʼt come with indoor parking, Herman
said, “Oh, what the heck, it wonʼt hurt me to scrape the frost off the windows a few
times in the winter. Itʼll be good exercise.”
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“He’s not here,” said the manager.
“He’s at your funeral.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
Although it was winter, the ice on the
surface of the pond wasn’t yet strong
enough to support skaters. Nevertheless,
one young man decided to try it. It wasn’t long before there were cries for help
from the direction of the pond. The
farmer from the farm adjacent to pond
heard the cries and rushed to the shore.
The young man, his teeth chattering,
was shoulder-deep in the water. Putting
a board across the ice, the farmer ventured out as far as he could, extended his
arm and said, “Work your way over to
me and grab hold I’ll pull you out.”
“I can’t swim,” said the young man.
“Just throw me a
rope.”
“I don’t have a
rope,” said the
farmer. “You’d
Jan. 30, 2015 — 31
better come towards me. It doesn’t matter if you can’t swim. The water only
comes to your shoulders.”
“It’s 10 feet deep,” said the lad. “I’m
standing on the shoulders of the fat guy
who broke through the ice.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A young man came in to apply for a
job and was asked to fill out a questionnaire. One question asked, “Do you have
a prison record?”
He answered that he didn’t.
The next line was headed “Why?”
The young man wrote, “Never been
caught.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A family is a unit assembled to spend
the money its breadwinner hasn’t earned
yet.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
I told my girlfriend about my rich
uncle. Now she’s my rich aunt.
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PIN #01405 - This charming 3 bdrm., 2 bath Cape Cod is
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Includes a mstr. loft suite with huge walk-in closet or dressing
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ELKHORN
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offers a 1 car garage and is located right outside Elkhorn. It has
a split bdrm. floor plan, in unit laundry, open concept living, dining and kitchen and a peaceful patio overlooking the nicely
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PIN 88795 FONTANA MLS 1359488
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Afternoon Book Club meets on the third
Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. You can
check out a copy of the book club selection
3-4 weeks prior to the book club meeting. All
meetings are held at the library and are facilitated by staff librarians.
• Story times are about 30 minutes and
are filled with books, songs and more. Each
week will bring something new. No registration required. Toddlers on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
and 11 a.m.; Books n Babies on Thursday at
10 a.m.; Preschool age on Wednesday at 10
a.m.; and Tiny Tots 2nd and 4th Monday at
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a.m.
• Slipped Stitches, every Wednesday, 68 p.m. in the Youth Services story room. A
group for anyone who does some sort of
stitching: knitting, crocheting, needlepoint,
tatting etc.
• The Lego Building Club for all ages
meets every other Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in
the community center. Each meeting will
feature a different building theme. Creations
will be displayed in the library and online.
Lego donations greatly appreciated.
• Messy Art Club meets on the alternate
Thursdays from the Lego Building Club at
3:30 p.m.
• The Walworth County Genealogical
Society Library is open Tuesdays from 10
a.m – 3 p.m. and by appointment, which can
be made by calling the WCGS librarian at
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Monday - Wednesday 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Thurs.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday – Sunday 12-4 p.m.
• Senior Coffee Hour, 10-11:30 a.m. on
the second Wednesday of each month will
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seniors, good conversation, and of course,
coffee.
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Walworth Memorial Library, now located in the West Garden Plaza in Walworth,
south of Aurora Health Care, Aurora
Pharmacy and Tracy Building. Grand
Opening will be held after New Years. Open
Mon. and Wed. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tues.,
Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Now offering wireless Internet service.
• Knitting and crocheting classes,
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Call for details.
• Preschool Story Hour, Fridays, 9:45 –
10:30 a.m., for preschool-age children infant
to age 5 and their caregivers. The hour will
include stories, snacks, crafts and more.
• Children’s story hour, age kindergarten
through grade 3, Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30
p.m.
• Book Club for adults, third Saturday of
each month, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
• Digital downloads of electronic
books (e-books) are growing in popularity.
The
Digital
Download
Center
(http://dbooks. wplc.info) is sponsored by
the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.
You can also access the Digital Download
Center through your library’s online catalogue.
Available to all Wisconsin residents, the
Digital Download Center offers e-books,
audio books, videos and music that you can
download to devices such as iPods and other
MP3 players, Kindles, Sony eReaders,
Nooks and iPads, to name just a few. For a
complete list of supported devices, visit the
Digital Download Center and use the link
near the bottom of the left column. While all
new titles will not be available immediately,
the purchase of new titles has already begun
and will continue.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2756322 for more information.
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PIN 92985 FONTANA MLS 1399190
3 BR, 2 BA, completely furnished. Garage, central
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$
529,000
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2 BR, 2 BA home in Cedar Point Park. Assoc.
pier, updated kitchen, 2 car garage. Lake views.
$
444,900
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WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1397624
Well built 4 bdrm., 2.5 bath home with views of
Geneva Lake. Private lake access. Approx 1.5 lots.
Needs some TLC. $449,500
FONTANA MLS 1395263
3 BR, 3.5 BA custom built home on 1.11 wooded
acres. Walk to Fontana beach, in-ground pool.
Close to Abbey Harbor. $419,800
PIN 10105 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1374961
4 BR, 3.5 BA, just under an acre. Brick and cedar
exterior, oak flooring, cherry cabinets. Centrally
located to Hwys. I-43, 50 and 67. $359,900
PIN 74085 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1393743
3 BR, 2 BA, beautiful Cedar Point Park, 1 block
from assoc. pier. Frplc., bar. 5 yr. old roof. Walk to
lake. $334,000
PIN 08865 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1380057
4 BR, 2 BA ranch in Cedar Point Park. Updated
kitchen counters, finished lower level. Easy walk to
downtown. $289,000
PIN 70135 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1363309
3 BR, 3 BA home in Willabay Woods. Frplc., sizable mstr. suite w/private bath. Full bsmt., 2 car
garage. $274,000
PIN 84935 LAKE GENEVA MLS 1386370
2 BR, 2.5 BA on 6.8 acres. Zoned part residential,
part Ag., 2 outbuildings. Newer electric and roof.
Fenced kennel. $229,500
PIN 83315 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1356645
3 BR, 2 BA Willabay Shores condo. Frplc., assoc. pool
and tennis court. 1 car attached garage. Walking distance to beach. $189,500
PIN 17365 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1357835
3 BR, 2 BA home in Willabay Woods. 2 car garage,
nicely wooded lot. $180,000
PIN 73115 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1401045
2 BR, 2 BA home in Willabay Woods. 1 car garage,
in unit laundry. Home Warranty included. $159,000
VACANT LAND
PIN 04095 WHITEWATER MLS 1396604: Currently a home a business for the present owners. Many options here: loads of space & great visibility. Property is zoned A2 and the land is
currently rented to a local farmer. Nearly 24 acres...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $579,000
PIN 29645 LYONS MLS 1379586: Country living minutes from downtown Lake Geneva. Beautiful 5.02 acre lot in Tuscany Subdivision. Easy access to Hwys. 50, 12 and I-43.
Fifteen minutes to Illinois border. Building restrictions apply....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $119,000
PIN 70475 LAKE GENEVA MLS 1366181
2 BR, 2 BA Lakeshore Village condo. Minutes from
swimming, boating and downtown Lake Geneva. 1 car
attached garage. $155,500
PIN 51445 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1385404: Sloped lot in downtown Williams Bay. Approx. 5 blocks to downtown, beach, boat launch, bike trail, restaurants and shops.................... $40,000
PIN 90625 WILLIAMS BAY MLS 1385542: Sloped corner lot in downtown Williams Bay. Approx. 5 blocks to downtown, beach, boat launch, bike trail, restaurants and shops....................
$
40,000
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