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The Belfry Theaterʼs new owner, Transformative Arts, Inc., has released artist sketches of planned renovation of the complex, which has been vacant for nearly 20
years. The summer stock theater, founded in 1934 near the intersection of state Highways 50 and 67 started the professional careers of several Hollywood actors, including Paul
Newman, Delavan native Gary Burghoff and Harrison Ford. The design by locally owned Halo Architects “stays true to the historic nature of what the community would like
retained,” says theatre spokesperson Nathan Bond. Bright colors matching the former 1888 Mormon church “makes sure it looks like a theater and entertainment center, not a
funeral home,” explains Bond. See additional photos on page 11.
(Renderings courtesy of Halo Architects)
East Troy Bluegrass Festival returns for 21st year
East Troy, the home of Alpine Valley
Music Theatre, has had a long musical
connection and over the years, it’s
evolved to become a popular destination
for music fans from around the country.
On Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday,
Sept. 14, the East Troy Bluegrass
Festival will continue this tradition with
two days of unforgettable bluegrass
music and string-scrubbin’ down-home
family fun.
The 21st annual festival will run
from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day on
East Troy’s historic Village Square, featuring a full line-up of bluegrass bands
and contests, plus great food and East
Troy Marketplace vendors.
The event will begin on Saturday
with an open stage at 10 a.m., followed
by a fiddle contest at 11:30 a.m. The
bands start in the afternoon, with
Milkhouse Radio at 1 p.m., Bluegrass
Express at 2 p.m., Band Scramble at 3
p.m., Piper Road Spring Band at 4 p.m.
and national headliner The Karl Shiflett
and Big Country Show at 5 p.m.
The music will resume on Sunday
with a gospel service featuring the Solid
Ground at 10 a.m. followed by banjo,
mandolin and guitar contests at 11:30.
The bands will return in the afternoon
with Big Cedar at 1 p.m., Bluegrass
Cavaliers at 2 p.m., The Burie Family at
3 p.m., Above the Town at 4 p.m. and
national headliner Larry Gillis and The
Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show will appear at the East Troy Bluegrass
Festival at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. on the square, downtown.
(Photo furnished)
Hard Driving Swampgrass Band at 5
p.m.
Weekend wristbands are $5 per person. Children 15 and younger are admitted free. Attendees should take their own
lawn chairs. No alcohol is allowed at this
family event.
The rain location is East Troy
Middle School, 3143 Graydon Ave.
For more information, contact event
sponsor, the East Troy Area Chamber of
Commerce, at (262) 642-3770 or vanes
sa@easttroywi.org.
ABOUT THE HEADLINERS
The Karl Shiflett and Big Country
Show: Best known for their highly
entertaining retro stage show, The Karl
Shiflett and Big Country Show keeps the
sprit of the past alive with their authentic delivery of bluegrass and classic
country music. Their 1999 debut release went to the top of the charts resulting in the group becoming a household
name overnight. The band has been recognized by organizations like IBMA and
SPBGMA for their musical contributions to the industry.
Highly respected by fans and peers
alike, bandleader Karl Shiflett is one of
the most recognizable and identifiable
names in bluegrass music. The rest of
the current lineup includes CJ
Lewandowski (mandolin/vocals), Brennen Ernst (banjo/vocals), Billy Hurt Jr.
(fiddle/vocals), Kris Shiflett (upright
bass) and Dany Bureau (scrub board).
Larry Gillis and the Hard Driving
Swampgrass Band. When it comes to
hard driving bluegrass music, Larry
Gillis is the man most people think of.
Through the ’90s, he and his brother
John performed at just about every festival known to man [and some women].
Once the Gillis Brothers hit the stage,
they had the audience in the palms of
their hands.
After taking a break, Larry Gillis
has made up his mind to set the
woods on fire all over again with a
young, hard driving band to perform
by his side. In late 2008, Larry
released “Old Man Dreaming,” an
album with original songs and great
Gillis classics and started rising back
to the top by early 2009.
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Sept. 12, 2014
Harvard’s Heritage House celebrating 40 years in business
By Marjie Reed
“Gemütlicheit” is German for “good,
warm feeling.” It’s the sentiment the
Heritage House restaurant, at 21225
U.S. 14, Harvard, Ill., conveyed for the
past forty years under the ownership of
Jack and Lissie Lulofs. Since her husband passed away two years ago, Lissie
has been at the helm of the Harvard
landmark supported by a dedicated team
of employees.
In 1928, Johnny Meyer’s Tavern at
Routes 14 and 23 was purchased by Al
Froehlke, who gave it the name,
Heritage House.
“His idea was to dedicate the place,
in paint and glass, to the honor of our
early American heritage,” according to
ancestry.com.
Lissie says she is proud of the
success of Heritage House,” says a
proud Lissie Lulofs.
Mary Pat Blake began serving in
1976. “I’ve come and gone, but always
considered it to be a good place to work
and knew that Jack would have me
back,” Blake says.
Celeste Ely, too, has come and gone
as a waitress since 1984. Dawn
Dollinger has been serving continually
since 1986. The trio enjoy a unified
working environment.
“We never feel we are ‘going to
work,” said Blake said, “We love our
customers and enjoy being here.”
Lissie says she is delighted that she
and her waitresses continue to serve second and third generations of families
that have dined at Heritage House for the
past 40 years.
The bar area features the warmth of wood and a tribute to each of the original
13 colonies. It is always decorated to reflect the current season.
the regular menu. Mixed drinks and
wine are always available.
Among the dishes listed by one website are The Heritage House is open
from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and from noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday. It is closed Monday and
Tuesday. Contact The Heritage House at
(815) 943-6153.
The main dining room at The Heritage House features a beamed ceiling, fireplace and stained glass windows that were commissioned to celebrate historical and
literary characters.
stained glass windows depicting
American heroes, such as Betsy Ross
and Paul Revere, and the area behind the
bar that pays tribute to the 13 original
colonies.
The chalet-style building, features a
large early-American-style fireplace that
serves both rooms and low, woodbeamed ceilings that add to the feeling
of warmth and comfort. Although the
smaller room has a bar and television, it
retains a dining room feel.
The larger dining room features custom-made stained glass windows that let
in more light without detracting from the
cozy feel.
“Both rooms are decorated for each
season by waitress Celeste Ely,” says
fellow waitress, Dawn Dollinger.
“My waitresses are a great part of the
The staff loves to meet and serve
new patrons, as well. Recently, a traveler staying next door at the Heritage
House Motel came to the restaurant for
dinner.
“The last time I was spoiled like this,
I was on a cruise ship,” he said.
Although Lulofs is of German
decent, her menu is all-American with
German specialties sprinkled in.
Heritage House is known for their relish
tray – wonderful creamed pickled herring, beets and liver paté – and many
customers say the the ambiance reminds
them of an old fashioned Supper Club.
There are various daily specials on
Wednesdays and Thursdays, Friday features a fish fry, Saturday’s specials are
prime rib and rack of lamb, and Sunday
features German specialties along with
Stained glass windows like this one that features a character from Chaucerʼs
Canterbury Tales provide a special atmosphere that compliments the beamed ceiling,
fireplace and cozy lighting.
(Beacon photo)
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The Beacon
I first learned what the word “pica”
meant when I was in seventh grade and
chose print shop for my required manual
training course. For someone who has
always been interested in words, I was
spectacularly unsuccessful. The problem
was that we had to pick pieces of type
from a type case and slide them into a
gadget from which they would later be
taken and set into a form to be printed. Of
course we couldn’t set a whole document
in one class session, so we had to tie the
type with a piece of string and put it into
our own personal 12 x 12-inch locker to
pick up where we had left off.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t master the
knot that we were supposed to tie in the
string. At the end of every class I would try
to tie my type and it would inevitably fall
apart. The next day I had to start all over
again. I don’t believe I ever finished the
first assignment. I do remember finding an
alcove between type cases into which I
crawled and hid.
I think the saddest part is that if I asked
the teacher for help, I only did it once. It
didn’t help. I remember, however, that he
was kind enough to give me a D in the
course.
Talk about a digression!
Among its definitions, pica (pronounced pie - kuh) is a 12-point type, having 10 characters to the inch and widely
used on typewriters. It is also the depth of
that type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.;
one sixth of an inch. You may have had a
typewriter that let you choose between
pica and elite type. The latter is smaller.
So imagine my surprise when the
Merriam-Webster Word of the Day email
told me that pica (same pronounciation) is
“an abnormal desire to eat substances (as
chalk or ashes) not normally eaten.” Some
women suffer from this condition during
pregnancy.
M-W explained that “in Latin, pica
means ‘magpie.’ The magpie bird is an
opportunistic omnivore that characteristically eats just about anything. The eating
disorder in which people are compelled to
eat nonnutritious substances such as ice,
dirt, hair, or laundry starch has since the
16th century taken its name from that bird
of indiscriminate eating habits.
You never know what you’re going to
learn when you wake up in the morning.
• Does anyone remember the name
Fleer? The Fleer Corporation, founded by
Frank Fleer in 1885, was the first company
to successfully manufacture bubblegum; it
remained a family-owned enterprise until
1989. Fleer originally developed a bubblegum formulation called BlibberBlubber in 1906. However, while this gum
was capable of being blown into bubbles,
in other respects it was vastly inferior to
regular chewing gum, and Blibber-Blubber
was never marketed to the public.
In 1928, a Fleer employee improved
the Blibber-Blubber formulation to produce the first commercially successful
bubblegum, Dubble Bubble. Its pink color
set a tradition for nearly all bubble gums to
follow. It was Dubble Bubble that ruined
many a tooth and sent many a student to
the blackboard for chewing it in class.
According to the same MerriamWebster folks, however, “fleer” means a
word or look of derision or mockery.
“Fleer first appeared in English as a
verb (fleryen in Middle English) meaning
‘to laugh, grin, or grimace in a coarse manner,’” say the folks at M-W. “The verb is of
Scandinavian origin and is akin to the
Norwegian flire, meaning ‘to giggle.’ The
noun fleer first and most famously
appeared in William Shakes-peare’s
Sept. 12, 2014 — 3
tragedy ‘Othello,’ in which the evil Iago
invites Othello to observe the signs of his
wife’s unfaithfulness in the visage of her
supposed lover, Cassio: ‘And mark the
fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns / That
dwell in every region of his face….’”
wrote the bard.
• operose (AH-puh-rohss) is an adjective that means tedious or wearisome.
Of course the first question that springs
to mind upon seeing this word is whether it
has anything to do with opera. M-W’s notes
say “Operose comes from the Latin ‘operosus’ (meaning ‘laborious,’ ‘industrious,’ or
‘painstaking’). That word combines the
noun ‘oper-,’ ‘opus,’ which means ‘work,’
with ‘-osus,’ the Latin equivalent of the
English ‘-ose’ and ‘-ous’ suffixes, meaning
‘full of’ or ‘abounding in.’
“In its earliest uses, beginning in the
mid-1500s, the word was used to describe
people who are industrious or painstaking
in their efforts. Within a little over 100
years, however, the word was being
applied as it more commonly is today: to
describe tasks and undertakings requiring
much time and effort.
Could be an opera.
• Purfle doesn’t sound like anything
we’ve ever heard, but it means to ornament
the border or edges of.
“Today we (which we?) use ‘purfle’
mostly in reference to setting a decorative
inlaid border around the body of a guitar or
violin, a process known as ‘purfling.’ In
the past, ‘purfle’ got the most use in connection with adornment of garments. ‘The
Bishop of Ely … wore a robe of scarlet …
purfled with minever,’ reported an English
clergyman in 1840, for example.
• Kludge (klooj), a system, and especially a computer system, made up of
poorly matched components.
“The first recorded use of the word
‘kludge’ is attributed to Jackson
Granholm, who defined the word in a 1962
issue of the magazine Datamation as: ‘an
ill-assorted collection of poorly-matching
parts, forming a distressing whole.’ He further explained that it was derived from the
German word ‘klug,’ meaning ‘smart’ or
‘witty.’
“Why Granholm included a ‘d’ in his
spelling is not known. What we do know is
that speakers of American English have
agreed to keep it silent, making the vowel
pronunciation of ‘kludge’ reflect the pronunciation of German ‘klug’ (KLOOK).
We can also tell you that not everyone
agrees with Granholm on the ‘d’ matter:
the spelling ‘kluge’ is also popularly
used,” as well it should be.
• Kickshaw; a fancy dish or delicacy.
“‘Kickshaw; began its career in the late
16th century as a borrowing from French
‘quelque chose’ – literally, ‘something.’ In
line with the French pronunciation of the
day, the ‘l’ was dropped and the word was
anglicized as ‘kickshaws’ or ‘kickshoes.’
English speakers soon forgot about the
word’s French origin and, by taking ‘kickshaws’ as plural, created the new singular
noun ‘kickshaw.’
“These days, you are most likely to
encounter ‘kickshaw’ in historical contexts
or quotations from older sources. For
example, the following sentence from a
2008 article in The Republican
(Springfield, Massachusetts) described a
19th century meal: ‘Dinner would begin
with “kickshaws,” appetizers such as
breadsticks, dips, spreads, olives, celery
and oysters.’”
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Perspective
Sept. 12, 2014
This summer of our discontent
Hackers have no right to steal private
images of celebrities
By David Horsey
With my job as a cartoonist and columnist for one the nation’s biggest newspapers comes a modicum of minor celebrity,
but I can’t imagine a big market for naked
pictures of myself. This is not the case for
true celebrities, such as Jennifer Lawrence,
Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst, Kim
Kardashian and Rihanna, who, along with
as many as 100 others, had private nude
photos of themselves stolen from Apple’s
iCloud storage system and posted for public perusal online.
Whether the hackers who did this were
out to make money or simply to prove their
technological prowess, they caught the
attention of the FBI, which is now investigating. There is talk of the thieves being
charged with distributing child pornography because one series of stolen pictures
featured U.S. Olympic gymnast McKayla
Maroney who was under 18 when the photos were shot. The website Porn.com took
down their Maroney shots after they heard
from her lawyer. The slightly older celebs,
though, are apparently still fair game.
A representative for the Oscar-winning
Lawrence called the hacking “a flagrant
violation of privacy.” Upton feels violated,
as well, and is talking to lawyers. Sure, it’s
true the Sports Illustrated supermodel has
exposed all but a few square inches of her
body in that magazine’s annual swimsuit
issue, but, even for her, is there not a right
to privacy?
Some of the weasels who run the websites that are displaying the images do not
think so. Nik Richie, overseer of a site
called “The Dirty,” told Fox News he
refuses to take down the photos. “These
celebrities need to blame themselves for
taking the pictures in the first place,” he
said.
That sentiment has been echoed by
quite a few people, especially the trolls
who lurk in media comment sections and
The
by the hackers and hacker groupies who
think breaking into private electronic files
is a harmless, even noble, activity.
A person claiming to be the ringleader
of the hack has asked supporters to lend
him their financial support. “This is the
result of several months of long and hard
work by all involved,” the person wrote in
an online message. “We appreciate your
donations and applaud your excitement.”
Clearly – if this is the real hacker – he
and his pals believe this photo raid was just
a bit of good fun and the women who got
their naughty bits exposed were asking for
it because they are famous and beautiful.
As for the rest of us non-famous, less
beautiful people, I guess we are expected
to just shut up and not protest too loudly,
for fear that we might draw the attention of
some self-righteous hacker who claims the
right to delve into our private files.
And therein lies the problem. This
photo hacking demonstrates that cyberspace continues to be a realm where
pirates rule. The worst of them cruise for
personal information – credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, passwords
– that are used to steal our identities and
our treasure. The hackers who absconded
with the private photos of women celebrities are not as bad as that. Still, it is not an
exaggeration to say they were engaging in
a kind of existential identity theft.
If both celebrities and the rest of us
have no place where we can safely be our
private selves, then we can no longer live
with autonomy. Instead, we are at the
mercy of arrogant and brazen misfits who
believe every secret is theirs to steal.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David
Horsey is a political commentator for the
Los Angeles Times.
©2014, David Horsey
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By Lee Hamilton
Despite these past few months of hot
and lazy days, it’s been hard not to
notice a cold political wind blowing
through the country. The magazine
Foreign Affairs
captured it with
its latest cover,
a mockup of a
travel poster
featuring
a
crumbling U.S.
Capitol with
the
tagline,
“See America:
Land of Decay
and Dysfunction.”
A m e r i c a n s Lee Hamilton
are clearly uneasy. I know it anecdotally, because at
virtually every public gathering I’ve
addressed over the past few months
someone has spoken up with his or her
worry that our nation is in decline. And
the polls bear it out. In June, a
Washington Post article, “Is the American Dream Dead?” noted a string of
polls showing majorities of Americans
believe their children will be worse off
than they were.
By early August, an NBC-Wall St.
Journal poll was reporting that a full
three-quarters of those surveyed lacked
confidence that the next generation
would be better off – the most pessimistic results in the history of the poll.
Regardless of income, ethnicity, religion, or gender, Americans don’t think
much of our future.
This is a ground-shaking turnabout.
Since well before I began my political
career in the early 1960s, the keystone of
our politics was an unflagging optimism
that as Americans we could face headon the task of improving our own and
others’ lives and deliver on our responsibility to future generations. As Chris
Cilizza wrote recently in The
Washington Post, “So much of every
politician’s patter – Democrat or
Republican – is built on the idea that
America has always overcome hard
challenges, always made things better
for our kids than for us, always had
achieving the American dream as a real
possibility.” Now, he notes, “A large bloc
of the electorate no longer believes any
of that.”
Why not? Partly, it’s the economy:
growth has been sluggish, we’re not generating enough good jobs, and the benefits of the recovery have flowed more to
some than to the many. The growing
awareness of a lopsided society – one in
which a rising tide fails to lift all boats –
has put many people in a surly mood.
That problem of income inequality is
joined to a host of others – from climate
change to crumbling infrastructure to a
world in which the forces of chaos and
turmoil appear to be expanding.
Yet I think Foreign Affairs has nailed
the biggest factor: the perceived dysfunction of our political system. As
political scientist Francis Fukuyama
writes in the lead essay, dealing with our
problems “requires a healthy, well-functioning political system, which the
United States does not currently have.”
Simply put, Americans have no confidence that our system can resolve the
challenges before us. They don’t expect
miracles, but they do expect political
leaders to make progress, and they
haven’t been seeing much.
I can understand why so many people would be pessimistic, yet I don’t find
myself sharing their fatalism. That’s
because political moments are just that:
moments. Over the long reach of our
history, we’ve learned time and again
that when our political leaders do focus
on our challenges, speak to one another
directly, and are determined to find a
solution to our problems, they can overcome their differences and make
progress.
Our Constitution has been in effect
for 225 years. The system it created,
with its checks and balances, and its
carefully constructed equilibrium
between constraining and enabling government, has seen us through no small
share of bruising times. It has protected
our freedom, given hundreds of millions
of Americans by birth and Americans by
choice an opportunity to pursue the lives
they wanted, and allowed us to speak
freely, associate with the people we
choose, and openly follow the religious
and spiritual lives we want.
There is no shortage of challenges
facing the system – from the influence of
money on elections to the encrusted
rules that hamstring capable public officials to the scorched-earth political culture that reigns in Washington these
days. But I am convinced that they are
no match for an aroused and determined
public that recognizes we are all in this
together, that we can adapt to changing
circumstances, and that we should not
give up on the system.
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.
The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014 — 5
The 2015 county budget
By Dave Bretl
Walworth County’s 2015 budget
process is underway. On September 4, I
released the first draft of next year’s
spending plan called the county administrator’s budget. The tax levy needed to
support the plan would increase by less
than one-half of
one percent (0.45
percent).
Each
year I write a letter to accompany
the budget when I
send it to the
county
board.
The purpose of
the letter is to
describe,
in
words, what all of
the budget numbers mean. Some
of the major
David Bretl
themes outlined in
this year’s letter include:
Sustainable budgeting. It is relatively
easy to produce an annual budget that
freezes taxes for one year. Borrowing
money, using fund balances and underestimating costs are all ways to accomplish
this short-term goal.
Budgets prepared using such shortsighted techniques usually come to a bad
end. At some point borrowed money must
be repaid, fund balances become exhausted and understated expenses create midyear budget deficits.
The modest levy increase needed to
support the 2015 administrator’s budget
follows three consecutive years of tax levy
freezes by the county board. Keeping a
careful eye on debt and saving for future
obligations are keys to controlling taxes
over the long term. We have not had to
issue bonds to fund capital projects since
2011. The proposed budget maintains this
fiscal discipline. If adopted in its current
form, the county should not need to issue
any debt through 2019.
Public safety. The administrator’s
budget proposes a number of initiatives
regarding public safety, including drug
court funding and the establishment of a
medical examiner’s office.
The County’s Criminal Justice
Coordinating Committee, comprised of
stakeholders in the criminal justice system,
has made significant progress in the establishment of treatment courts. Treatment
courts are designed change underlying
behaviors that cause people to offend, such
as chemical addictions, that fill our jails
and compromise public safety.
So far, the results of these efforts are
promising. Starting with only two participants in October 2011, when it was first
launched, as of August 2014, 44 participants have graduated from the operatingwhile-intoxicated (OWI) treatment court.
The program is not easy. The average time
to complete all four phases is 60 weeks.
Despite its rigor, 86 percent of those who
started the program have finished it.
Building on the success of the OWI court,
a second court, designed to treat drug
offenders, began this past July. That court
offers treatment to help curb the heroin
problem that has been sweeping both the
nation and our county. The administrator’s
budget maintains county support for the
OWI court and increases funding of the
drug court by $100,000 with the goal of
identifying and enrolling more offenders.
The death of our friend and colleague,
John Griebel, late last year, left a void in
our county family. John had served as a
coroner since 1960. The expertise that he
developed during his long tenure and his
willingness to work long hours on a halftime salary, made him, for practical purposes, irreplaceable to our organization.
Recognizing this fact, earlier this year,
the county board abolished the elected
office of coroner, effective January 2015,
and created the appointed position of medical examiner. The administrator’s budget
proposes entering into an intergovernmental agreement with Waukesha County to
help provide this service. Our county
would still maintain local staff, but we
would benefit from the expertise of
Waukesha County’s office.
Transportation. As the County’s population ages, the need for transportation
increases. This need is made even greater
by state and national policies designed to
keep our senior and disabled residents living in their own homes as opposed to in
institutions. This is a great goal, but without adequate transportation residents can
become prisoners in their own homes.
The county has taken steps to improve
transportation. In 2013, it established a
Transportation Coordinating Committee
(TCC) consisting of county supervisors
and community members. Earlier this
year, at the recommendation of the TCC,
the county partnered with VIP Services to
take over a transportation program that had
been run by the county for many years.
The administrator’s budget increases
the overall county appropriation for transportation by $100,000. The budget also
contains money to hire a consultant to help
the TCC look for ways to provide more
service and take advantage of state and
federal funding to stretch county tax dollars even further.
The administrator’s budget is just the
start of the process. Supervisors will spend
the next two weeks proposing modifications
to the plan, and on September 18, the
board’s finance committee will approve its
own version of the budget, called the preliminary budget. This “second draft” is
subject to further amendment by the full
county board in November.
If you are interested in learning how
your tax dollars will be spent next year, I
encourage you to get involved. Key budget documents are updated throughout
September and October, and can be found
on the county’s website, www.co.walworth.wi.us. You are invited to share your
thoughts at out public hearing on the budget on October 30. The hearing will be held
in the Government Center on the square in
downtown Elkhorn and begins at 6 p.m.
The opinions expressed in these
columns are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Walworth County
Board of Supervisors.
, The Town of Linn Board of Supervisors approved and ordered a fireboat, at
its Sept. 8 meeting, that is to be used by various departments on Geneva Lake. The
Geneva Lake Association has raised $375,000 toward the $425,000 goal. Town Chair
Jim Weiss revealed that the boat is in the premilnary stages of construction and it may
be possible to deploy the boat this fall, at least for testing and training. The photo above
is of a similar boat that the Town of Linn Fire Department arranged to have at the
Geneva Lake Association annual meeting to demonstrate it on the lake in front of the
Lake Geneva Country Club.
(Beacon photo)
The Walworth County Arts Council artist for September is Peg Williams Her
artwork will be on display through the end of the month in the WCAC showcase at the
Government Building, on the square, in Elkhorn. Williams is a long time resident of
Lake Geneva. After retiring from teaching, she took a basket-making class and has
been involved in basket weaving for many years. She is a member of the National
Basket Association and has been to Portland, Boston, and Gatlinburg for their conventions. She enjoys working in natural materials such as birch bark, cat tails, grapevine,
palm fronds and feathers. She says gathering the materials to use in her baskets is half
the fun of weaving. She has taught her art to four generations of her family.
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unless otherwise indicated.
6 — The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014
Business & Investment
Walker won’t make jobs pledge
Firefighters from 20 companies inspect the smoldering ruins of Abellʼs
Restaurant and Lounge on the morning of Sept. 5.
(CBS 58 photo)
By Shawn Johnson
Gov. Scott Walker said he won’t
make another job creation promise for
his second term, though he said he does
not regret telling voters he’d help create
250,000 private-sector jobs in his first
term.
Walker has said that in coming days
he’ll introduce his economic development agenda for his second term. It was
during a similar unveiling more than
four years ago that he made his famous
250,000 jobs pledge.
Walker said his new agenda would
focus on his plan and not on a jobs goal.
He also said he does not regret making
the pledge, though it’s highly unlikely
that the number of private-sector jobs
added to Wisconsin’s economy by the
end of his term will be anywhere close to
250,000.
“I think from my standpoint, it
would be like taking over a football team
that was 0-16 and saying your hope was
that you'd win 4 games,” he said. “That
would be a lofty goal. We set a big goal.
You take over a team and say we
‘re
going to turn around, we’re going to get
them in the playoffs, we’re going to win
the Super Bowl eventually. I think people in this state want us to aim high. We
aimed to have a Super Bowl performance economy.”
From the beginning of Walker’s
term through July of this year,
Wisconsin’s private sector had created
about 103,000 jobs, leaving the state
about 147,000 jobs short with less than
six months to go in Walker’s first term.
Democrat Mary Burke unveiled her
economic development plan earlier this
year, and while she did not pledge a certain number of jobs, she did say she
wanted to help make Wisconsin a “top
10” economy.
Wisconsin Public Radio News
Abell’s Restaurant and Lounge
destroyed by early morning fire
Abell’s Restaurant and Lounge, an
Elkhorn landmark at N6427 Highway
12, was destroyed by fire during the
early hours of Friday, Sept. 5. Despite
the efforts of nearly 70 firefighters from
departments in Walworth, Rock and
Jefferson counties, the building was a
total loss.
According to Elkhorn Fire Chief
Rod Smith, the blaze started in the
kitchen at about 4:50 a.m. Smith said
that when he arrived at 5 a.m., flames
had already broken through the roof. He
said the fire may have been fed by grease
that had built up over the years in the
ceiling and ventilation system.
Smith said he didn’t know the cause
because an investigation hadn’t been
completed. The fire was out by approximately 7:30 a.m. and state and federal
authorities had begun helping with the
investigation. The state Division of
Criminal Investigation was called to
assist in the investigation because it is a
commercial enterprise.
Two families – one a husband and
wife with two children and another an
elderly couple with pets – who lived in
apartments attached to the restaurant,
got out safely and are being helped by
local Red Cross.
The Abell family owned the restaurant for three generations before selling
to Cindy McKenna and Del Ahearn in
1978. Ryan Ahearn and Mike Kapitan
currently own the restaurant.
A piece of heavy equipment puts the finishing touches to demolition of the
Mobil station at Wright Street and Highway 50 in Delavan to make way for the new
facility in the background. The large new facility will feature not only Mobil/Exxon products, but a Dunkinʼ Donuts and a Cousins Subs.
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Sept. 12, 2014 — 7
Support ramps up for downtown Lake Geneva parking garage
By Jim McClure
Voters in Lake Geneva will have the
final say this November on whether the
city should build a parking ramp to
address long-standing downtown parking problems.
Part of the problem is seasonal, as
the 100,000 residents of Walworth
County seemingly double in summertime and on warm weekends as people
flock to the area from all over Wisconsin
and Illinois and second home “Snowbirds” return from Florida hibernation.
The shores of Geneva Lake swell
with boats and tourists while the streets
of Lake Geneva swell with a surge of too
many automobiles and not enough
spaces to park in.
Kevin Fleming, who has owned the
Irish clothing and accessories store on
Main Street for 37 years, leads a contingent of downtown business owners who
are urging the city to build a four-story
parking ramp to address the problem.
“Parking in Lake Geneva has been an
issue for as many years as I have been
here and for many years before that,”
said Fleming, who is president of the
Downtown Lake Geneva Business
Improvement District.
“We currently have an opportunity
through our Tax Incremental Financing
district, or TIF, to do the financing.
That’s why it’s come to the forefront
right now,” explained Fleming.
“The parking ramp will add more
than 225 parking spaces, and it will also
be in a good location for businesses, it
will help alleviate some of the parking
problem in the neighborhood, it’s near
the school and it’s good for beach traffic,
so all-in-all it’s a win-win situation for
the residents, for the visitors, and the
business people.”
Nadia Jenkins of Pleasant Prairie,
Wisconsin who visited during the Labor
Day weekend with her husband and fam-
Kevin Fleming, Lake Geneva businessman and president of the Downtown Lake
Geneva Improvement District, is in favor of building a parking garage to alleviate some
of the areaʼs vehicular congestion.
(Beacon photo)
ily, said “it’s probably not a bad idea to
make more parking available, I think
that it would have to be carefully selected as to the location because I certainly
wouldn’t want a parking structure to ruin
the aesthetic look of the downtown
area.”
Different architectural concepts are
being discussed in city committee.
Some local residents like Sam
Mantych are all for the plan, who said
the problem is a daily one for him.
“I think it’s a great idea to build the
parking ramp due to the fact that all the
parking around here is metered and it
costs a bunch of money to park. A lot of
people have to park two, three blocks
away just to come down here for the
couple of blocks of stores that they
have,” said the Lake Geneva resident.
“And also it will get people to stop
parking in my driveway, since I live
downtown here. We’ve had a lot of problems with people just parking in my
driveway thinking they can do whatever
they want.”
The parking ramp, which city planners are calling a parking garage, would
be located behind the closed Geneva
Theater on a city lot off Cook Street.
One proprietor next to the site had mixed
feelings about the plan and declined
comment, other than to say that extra
spaces would be a benefit to customers
but noise and a lack of spaces during
construction could be a problem as well.
Lake Geneva’s most prolific parker
has a big brown truck and a bigger
headache when it comes to finding a
space. One of the town’s UPS drivers,
who preferred to not give his name, has
to deliver to all the businesses while
attempting to find what space he can in
alleys, back lots and by double-parking
on the streets.
He said a parking garage will add to
the problems.
“It’s gonna be a disaster, because it’s
hard enough for me to park down here to
begin with and now they’re just gonna
add more parking, more people…it’s not
gonna be good for me,” he said.
The driver made those comments
just after dropping off a load of Irish
goods for Kevin Fleming, who feels that
not only is time a consideration but also
money.
“The city will not have to borrow any
money, parking revenue will not have to
cover the building costs of it, the TIF
district will provide the funding for it.
We’re not sure what the final number is
going to be but it will be a few million
dollars and the money is there for it,”
said the owner of Fleming’s Ltd.
Murial Strickler of Burlington is a
regular visitor to downtown Lake
Geneva and said now is the time. “I
think it would be a very good thing. We
have such a shortage of parking spaces,
especially in the Summer when so many
tourists are here, that we definitely could
use it.”
“The TIF is going to close in the next
few years so now is a great opportunity
to do it,” added Fleming.
Planners, advocates and proponents
have the next few months to debate the
details. The final decision will come in
November when Lake Geneva voters
will have an Election Day referendum
on the parking ramp.
8 — The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014
H e a l t h & Fi t n e s s
Parenting program builds
children’s critical thinking skills
Rescue inhalers are an important part of the life of a child with asthma. The
American Lung Association says itʼs important to have an asthma action plan for your
school-age child, and to discuss it with the school nurse.
(Photo courtesy of American Lung Association)
Back-to-school tips for parents
of children with asthma
By Tim Morrissey
As children start a new school year, it
can be particularly challenging for parents
of kids with asthma.
Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (longterm) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring
periods of wheezing (a whistling sound
when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The coughing often occurs at night or early in the
morning.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but
it most often starts during childhood. In
the United States, more than 25 million
people are known to have asthma. About 7
million of them are children.
To understand asthma, it helps to know
how the airways work. The airways are
tubes that carry air into and out of your
lungs. People who have asthma have
inflamed airways. The inflammation
makes the airways swollen and very sensitive. The airways tend to react strongly to
certain inhaled substances.
When the airways react, the muscles
around them tighten. This narrows the airways, causing less air to flow into the
lungs. The swelling also can worsen, making the airways even narrower. Cells in the
airways might make more mucus than
usual. Mucus is a sticky, thick liquid that
can further narrow the airways.
This chain reaction can result in asthma symptoms. Symptoms can happen each
time the airways are inflamed.
“What is really helpful for school nurses is to have the family stop by, meet with
them, and provide orders,” says Kathleen
Shanovich, a former school nurse and a
pediatric Nurse Practitioner for University
of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health. “Their albuterol or emergency inhaler should be available to the
child at school. This is really important for
the elementary schools and somewhat so
for middle schools.”
Shanovich says parents should insist
that their medical practitioner provide a
detailed asthma-action plan for the child.
“I provide this plan so school nurses
understand how severe the child’s condition is, what asthma triggers are, how to
step up and step down care,” she says.
According to the American Lung
Association, asthma affects close to 7 million children under the age of 18. Asthma
is the leading cause of school absenteeism,
accounting for more than 10 million
missed school days each year.
Shanovich says there’s one more very
important item to put on the checklist.
“Children should also be getting flu
shots, just because schools can be little
Petri dishes of infections,” she says.
“Usually around mid-to-end September,
you should be able to go into your primary-care doctor or provider and get a flu
shot.”
Influenza can trigger a serious asthma
episode, and influenza poses a special risk
to children with asthma, often resulting in
more severe symptoms. Asthma is the thirdleading cause of hospitalization for children
younger than 15.
Resources to help parents of children
with asthma are available at lung.org/ asthma.
A young child is upset and misbehaving and a frustrated dad raises his
voice, threatening a “timeout.” The child
responds by yelling louder and refusing
to do as his father asks. How does this
situation end? In many cases, it ends
with both parent and child feeling
stressed and angry. But researchers who
have studied child behavior say parents
can rewrite the ending to this common
scenario and have a powerful positive
effect on their child’s future in the
process.
Raising a Thinking Child, a program
designed to enhance children’s critical
thinking skills, is being offered in two
Lake Geneva Schools through Walworth
County UW-Extension this fall. Family
Living Educator Jenny Wehmeier works
with parents and caregivers while
Walworth County Health and Human
Services professionals work with children ages four and up in developing critical thinking skills. The program is
designed to give children as young as
three years old and their parents a different way to talk about problems.
Programs are being offered on
Monday mornings beginning September
29 from 9-10:30 a.m. at St. Francis de
Sales Parish Church and Thursday afternoons beginning October 2 from 4-5:15
p.m. at Central-Denison School, both in
Lake Geneva.
Parents who complete the eightweek program report that their children
are better able to control their impulses;
share and take turns; and are less easily
upset in frustrating situations.
“The skills parents learn in the program help their child develop non-violent solutions to conflicts, build friendships, and consider the consequences of
their actions,” says Wehmeier.
Kids were also able to transfer their
problem-solving and conflict resolution
skills to school.
“That is likely because Raising a
Thinking Child trains parents to teach
their children how to think – not what to
think,” says Wehmeier.
“The program gives parents guidelines for how to talk about problems,”
says Wehmeier. “And it gives kids a
vocabulary to talk about their feelings.
What’s so impressive is that we are seeing the effects last beyond the end of the
program. Parents have told us months
later that their children are more patient,
helping others and showing more concern for others.”
Asking children if they can think of
another way to handle a problem, or to
identify their feelings about an issue also
contributes to a healthy home environment and better parent-child relationships.
“One of the most consistent responses parents give after completing the program is that there’s less yelling at
home,” says Wehmeier. “Home is more
harmonious and less chaotic.”
The 2014-2015 school year will also
include spring programs in Genoa City
and Delavan. American Sign Language
and Spanish interpretation are available
at no cost. To learn more about Raising
a Thinking Child offerings, contact
Jenny Wehmeier at 741-4962.
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Health Through Chiropractic
Senator Tammy Baldwin requested the special health insurance enrollment peri(Photo by Gateway Technical College)
Government gives those who lost
BadgerCare a second chance
By Shamane Mills
The federal government has granted
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s request for
a special health insurance enrollment
period in Wisconsin for people who lost
BadgerCare coverage and didn’t sign up
for health coverage through the federal
marketplace.
The special enrollment period starts
immediately and runs through Nov. 2.
When asked by reporters about
Baldwin’s request for a special enrollment period, Walker said those no
longer eligible for BadgerCare had other
options and there was no coverage gap.
“So I think this is a situation where
someone (Baldwin) is looking for a
problem that doesn’t exist,” said Walker.
“We are the only state in America that
does not have an insurance gap.”
Records from the state Health Services Department show that most of the
people who lost BadgerCare didn’t sign up
for private insurance sold in the marketplace. Baldwin said that potentially leaves
some 38,000 people without coverage.
They can now get it during the special enrollment period, but David
Riemer, a senior fellow with Community Advocates Public Policy Institute,
said they have to be aware of that option.
“Everybody, particularly Governor Walker’s secretary of Health Services and
the people in the state agency that runs
Badgercare, need to turn their attention
to get these people health insurance,”
said Riemer.
A spokeswoman for the Department
of Health Services said the agency has
agreed with federal official’s request to
send letters to former BadgerCare members informing them of the additional
60-day window they now have to purchase health insurance on the federal
exchange.
Wisconsin Public Radio News
By Dr. Bernice Elliott
Community Chiropractic Center
Do you have a bowling ball head?
It’s estimated that 90% of the population
has a posture profile of the head
being in front of
the shoulders.
This
doesn’t
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just prevalent,
but there is much
more to this than
not looking your
best.
The head,
about the size Dr. Bernice Elliott
and weight of a
bowling ball, rests atop the neck, a movable
support column. In the correct position,
there are no additional forces placed on the
spine, muscles or ligaments.
When the head moves forward, in front
of the shoulders, additional leverage and
compressive forces are placed on he cervical spine and muscles. The creation of
more leverage increases the pull of gravity
on the head toward the ground. The muscles attached to the head and neck resist
the increased force to stabilize the head
and neck. If a person maintains this posture for a long period, months or years, the
following can occur. The head moves forward, shoulders become rounded, arms
rotate inward, chest cavity compresses and
a “dowager’s hump” can develop.
It is estimated that for every inch the
head moves forward, an additional 15 to
30 pounds of tension is placed on the cervical muscles. Joint dysfuncction occurs
with poor poture. As the posture worsens,
it can affect the following joints: TMJ,
neck, mid-back, shoulders, low back and
hip joint. It can also lead to diminshed
joint range of motion, accelerate arthritic
change in the joints and additional stress
on spinal discs.
Muscle change can also occur. Muscles
can become weak when held in a shortened
state. This can happen due to prolonged
poor posture. Muscles that are stretched
and held in that position for a prolonged
period develop “stretched weakness.” No
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
ranks 32nd in patient engagement
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center is
ranked 32 out of 100 hospitals for patient
engagement, according to listings in the
Axial Exchange and Becker’s Hospital
Review’s yearly annual rankings.
Health care providers from 3,077
provider organizations were evaluated
using patient re-admissions and satisfaction and the amount hospitals helped
patients make informed decisions.
“Engaging patients to be active participants in the type of care they receive is a
critical component to delivering the best
care possible,” Lisa Just, president of
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, said in a
news release.
Aurora Health Care has locations in
more than 90 communities in eastern
Wisconsin and northern Illinois. It serves
more than 1.2 million patients each year at
15 hospitals and 159 clinics, the release says.
“Aurora Lakeland Medical Center is
committed to educating patients and their
families about available care options and
to engaging patients in the decision-making related to their care plans,” Just said.
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news and analysis of hospitals and health
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center is
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Wisconsin allergist warns of a bad fall allergy season ahead
By Tim Morrissey
It looks like it won’t be an easy fall
season for allergy and asthma sufferers,
according to Dr. Mark Hermanoff, an
allergist and member of the Wisconsin
Asthma Coalition.
“We’ve had a very wet and cool summer in Wisconsin and that’s led to a lot
of vegetation growth,” he explains. “All
those plants and vegetation are going to
die as we get into the cooler weather and
that’s going to help produce lots of
mold. So we’re probably going to see a
big mold season and we’re in the midst
of ragweed season right now.”
More
than
a
half-million
Wisconsinites are living with asthma,
and allergens can trigger asthma attacks.
Hermanoff says it’s very important,
for both children and adults, to develop
an asthma plan with their doctor.
”Everyone who has asthma should
have a written plan, telling them or
reminding them what to do in case they
have an asthma exacerbation, because
when you wake up in the middle of the
night with an asthma flare-up, you may
not remember what you were told six
months before during your last visit,” he
says. “So, having something in writing
can be very helpful.”
For children, Hermanoff says it’s
important their school has a copy of the
asthma action plan on file and that teachers and the school nurse are aware the
child has asthma.
Wisconsin law allows children with
asthma to carry their inhalers with them at
school to use during an asthma flare-up.
According to Hermanoff, the easiest
way to avoid problems is to limit exposure to allergens, which isn’t as simple
as it sounds if you enjoy being outdoors
in the fall.
“Stay away from dead and dying
grass and mulch and raked leaves,” he
stresses. “Those things are fun to play
with, but when you’re digging around in
mulch or leaves, you’re going to kick up
a lot of mold and that’s going to set off
your symptoms. If you’re spending a
great deal of time, especially in the early
morning, outdoors during the ragweed
season, which we’re just getting through
right now, that’s going to be a trigger for
your asthma and your allergies.”
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Sept. 12, 2014
New electrolysis practice brings professionalism, compassion
By Jim McClure
Carol Aalund, owner of the newly
opened Clear 4 Life Electrolysis, ended
up in the right place for her business
vision, the former Swedish Covenant and
and Calvary Community Church building
on Geneva Street in Williams Bay.
“I prayed, ‘Please give me a profession where I can truly make a difference
in the lives of others,’” says Aalund in
her new Heritage Square building digs
just across the street from Barrett
Memorial Library. That prayer led the
former graphic designer to attend the
Rock River Electrology Institute in Eau
Claire, a state licensed postgraduate
electrology school where she graduated
with high honors.
Aalund began her practice of permanent hair removal treatments in Elgin,
Ill., inspired by her own experience.
“I experienced firsthand, after the
birth of my third son 25 years ago, how
much unwanted hair can affect one’s self
esteem and how dramatically electrolysis treatments can ensure the return of
confidence that unwanted hair can take
away.”
With her move to Walworth County,
Aalund plans to offer the most recent,
comfortable and affordable treatments,
combined with a healthy dose of compassion and empathy for a condition she
says devastates most women’s lives.
“While I’m thankful it did not happen to me, many women suffer depression as a result of hirsuitism,” says
Aalund. “I tried to hide my problem the
way many women do; with special haircuts, scarves tied around my neck,
makeup, never standing too close to any-
Carol Aalund, owner of Clear4Life Electrolysis in Williams Bay, explains
some of the details about Apilus technology.
(Beacon photo)
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Now out of the shadows, the electrologist speaks with an energetic and optimistic enthusiasm about what electrolysis can achieve.
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less painful and far more permanent than
other methods, such as waxing, laser
treatments and of course, shaving.
“I always test it first with one hair
removed from a less sensitive area like
an arm,” she explains. “I have never had
a patient not tell me to continue.”
She says her state-of-the-art Apilus
technology is known as the most comfortable and effective treatment available.
Past clients included a 100-year old
patient whose relatives offered her a number of temporary treatments. “No,” she
told her kin, “I want it to be permanent.”
Aalund says there are fewer than
than 300 licensed electrologists practicing in Wisconsin.
“I am proud and excited to be part of
this elite group of practicioners,” Aalund
says with her ever-present confidence
and enthusiasm. “I honestly like changing people’s lives more than I like
receiving the payment.”
The nearest electrologists to the
Geneva Lakes area are in Janesville,
Madison and Milwaukee. Aalund, who
moved to Williams Bay for the quiet and
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The remodeled auditorium of The Belfry Theater will offer comfortable seating
and improved acoustics for audiences.
(Halo Architects)
“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.”
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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
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Sept. 12, 2014 — 11
The theater portion of The Belfry (at right) will be remodeled to match, and
complement, the rest of the historic building, which was once a Mormon church.
(Halo architects)
Q: What happens in a periodontal
exam?
A: The goal of the periodontal exam is
to assess the health of your gums and the
bone that supports your teeth. As part of
that assessment, your dentist will probe
along the gum line to measure the depth of
the pockets between the gum and the
tooth. The dentist will use a narrow instrument called a periodontal probe, a ruler of
sorts, with lines marked in millimeters.
Abnormally deep pockets are a sign of
periodontal, or gum, disease.
The dentist will also be observant
about whatever bleeding occurs during the
exam. Bleeding generally indicates
inflammation. Swollen, red and bleeding
gums may alert a person to a gum problem, but clinical measurements throughout
the mouth are necessary to determine if
true periodontal pocketing has developed.
The periodontal exam also includes
observation and documentation of the
color and texture of gum tissue, the extent
of gum recession, evidence of any tooth
grinding and a measurement of tooth
mobility. Your dentist will record all of
these observations not only to determine
whether you have the beginnings of gum
disease, but also to set a baseline of statistics and observations against which to
compare future exams. Talk with your dentist about ways to keep your gums healthy.
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Two iterations of a common theme.
12 — The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014
Mercy Health Line
Meningitis in college students
By Marjie Reed
While on a trip this summer with my
husband Bob and my friend, Dawn, we
drove by the houses where Dawn and I
grew up, 30 miles outside Philadelphia.
It was nostalgic seeing my family
home, which my
parents named
Spring Hill. It
was a farmhouse
that had been
added to since at
least 1794.
As children,
Dawn and I spent
much time at
each other’s houses. When we
passed Spring
Marjie Reed
Hill, Dawn said
excitedly,
“Oh
look, Marj, the swing’s still there!”
Who needed an amusement park, when
Dawn and I had the swing?
It was a typical white wooden porch
swing hung on chains from the slanted
porch roof that Mom kept painted a
comforting and unforgettable color
called New Leaf Green.
As a kid, my idea of fun was to push
the swing, and then jump on as it rose;
however, that was Dawn’s idea of terror.
She sat down before we got the swing
into motion and just held onto the chain
for dear life – she knew what was coming.
We pumped that hefty old swing
until we were going as high and fast as it
would go, and then I would sit on the
edge of the swing and launch myself to
experience the thrill of flight. I didn’t
think ahead very often.
Landing on the concrete porch wasn’t nearly as much fun, but I’d hop back
on to do it again. Dawn wouldn’t jump.
She just kept laughing and hanging on to
the chain while reminding me I shouldn’t do that.
It seems God always gave me sensible friends to try to keep death at bay for
me when I was a kid. Dawn’s common
sense was a buffer between me and disaster more than once.
With a touch of sadness, we left
Spring Hill and drove through our hometown of Phoenixville, Pa., to see the
home where Dawn grew up.
Finding her house turned out to be an
adventure.
Her father was the caretaker of a
large estate and Dawn’s cozy stone
house was nestled on the edge of the
woods at the far end of the property.
The entrance to the estate had been
changed and was now littered with “No
Trespassing” signs. Don’t tell anyone,
but since no one was around to ask permission, we trespassed.
The estate home and the grounds
were also vastly changed, but we felt
sure we had to be at the right place.
We wound down the long driveway,
and still nothing was recognizable.
Finally, we came to a house that had to
be Dawn’s childhood home, but, it too,
was vastly changed. I glanced at her and
saw tears dripping down her face. She
knew it was home.
As my gaze swept the house and the
land I got excited and said, “Dawn,
there’s the pond!” Finally something we
recognized.
At my house, the swing was the item
we loved; at her house, it was the pond.
“Remember the night we slept in the
rowboat on the pond?” she asked. Now,
I’m not sure if we actually did that or if
talked about doing it so much that we’ve
convinced ourselves we did.
I do know we ate our lunch in the
boat more than once, and we rowed
miles as we circled and circled that
small pond.
We laughed about the times we hid
in the bushes and spied on “the family”
as they went out riding over the
immense property of their weekend
home. It was quite a pageant as the parents and three or four kids, all dressed in
their riding habits complete with their
small billed hats and shiny black boots,
unknowingly paraded their horses past
us.
Even as young as Dawn and I were,
it was a sight to behold. Our eyes grew
as big around as the pond as we watched
the family then gallop over their acres
for a day’s riding adventure together.
All I ever wanted (and never got)
was just one little old pony and those
kids each had their own big horse. Well,
that story is a horse of a different color
and fodder for another column.
As all of us think back to our friends,
adventures of childhood, and where we
grew up, there will be a mixture of
laughter and tears as there were for us
that day.
Dear God,
Please make it possible for us all to
visit the home(s) where we grew up.
Remind us it’s a good thing to swing by
once in a while, and to take our kids with
us. They will understand us a bit better if
they can experience a little of our childhood and see our own “swings” and
“ponds” that made our childhood home
a special place to us.
Help us to saddle up our family and
gallop down memory lane together.
Amen
Marjie Reed lives in Harvard, Ill.,
with her husband, Bob. They have been
married nearly 45 years and have three
children and eight grandchildren.
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Galloping down memory lane
Meningitis. The word itself evokes
fear in the mind of the hearer. By definition, the word meningitis means an
inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This
inflammation can be caused by a bacteria, virus or even some noninfectious
sources such as lead. Typically, invasion
by the meningitis virus or bacteria follows an upper respiratory or middle ear
infection. People who have a weakened
immune system or have lost their spleen
are the most vulnerable.
Classic symptoms of meningitis
include severe headache, high fever and
a stiff neck. More than 95 percent of
patients with meningitis will have at
least two of these signs. Other complaints can include photophobia (an
intolerance to light), vomiting, confusion, seizures, progressive lethargy,
drowsiness, skin rash (especially near
the armpits, or on hands or feet) and
rapid progression of small hemorrhages
under the skin.
The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of meningococcal meningitis and/or blood poisoning in
teenagers and young adults in the
United States. Although this type of
bacterial infection is rare, it is potentially fatal or can result in permanent brain
damage, hearing loss, learning disabilities and organ failure.
Each year in the U.S., there are
about 3,000 cases of meningococcal
meningitis which result in 300 deaths.
About 100 to 125 cases occur yearly on
college campuses. According to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the number of cases among
15 to 24 year olds doubled during the
1990s. It is estimated that 80 percent of
college cases are preventable.
When compared to all other college
undergraduates, students living in a dormitory have a sixfold increased risk for
meningococcal meningitis. Also, certain lifestyles of college students,
including bar patronage, smoking and
irregular sleep patterns, appear to be
linked to the disease.
Meningococcal meningitis spreads
through air droplets and direct contact
with an infected person; e.g., through
coughing, kissing, or sharing a glass,
eating utensil or cigarette. Outbreaks
occur most often in the late winter and
early spring.
A preventive vaccine is available.
Dr. Keith Konkol, board certified
internist and infectious disease specialist, hospitalist and medical director of
the Mercy Travel Clinic, says,
“Bacterial meningitis is a devastating
and potentially lethal disease. Although
not all forms of the disease are prevented by the vaccine, many are prevented
by the vaccine and the vaccine has minimal side effects. It is especially recommended for those who will be entering
college and living in dormitories.”
The meningococcal meningitis vaccine protects against four of the five
strains of N. meningitidis. These four
serogroups, A, C, Y and W-135, are
responsible for nearly two-thirds of the
cases of meningococcal meningitis in
college students. The name of the vaccine is Menomune and is 85 to 100 percent effective in preventing meningococcal meningitis in the above four
serotypes. Protection from the vaccine
lasts approximately three to five years,
which coincides with the length of time
most students are in college.
The only commonly seen side
effects with the Menomune vaccination
are pain, tenderness, redness and
induration (hardness) at the vaccination
site. These side effects can be easily
managed with acetaminophen and a
cold compress.
If you have a child in college, talk
with your physician about the benefits
of this vaccination.
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UW researcher’s study may
prevent hair loss during chemo
By Tim Morrissey
A new University of WisconsinMadison study offers great hope for saving
the hair follicles of patients undergoing
chemotherapy. A new kind of vasoconstrictor - a drug that narrows blood vessels
- could be the key.
Hair loss, or alopecia, is one of the
most dreaded side effects of chemotherapy, according to William Fahl, a cancer
researcher at the McArdle Laboratory for
Cancer Research, part of the UW School
of Medicine and Public Health.
“Alopecia was ranked number two,” he
says. “The only one worse than that was,
essentially, having to explain to your partner that you could possibly die from this.
“A second report showed that up to 8
percent of women were willing to forgo
chemotherapy, simply to avoid losing their
hair.”
Fahl explains chemotherapy drugs
attack rapidly dividing cancer cells, but
they also attack healthy hair follicle cells,
which are some of the fastest-dividing
cells in the body.
He says a simple, topical application of
the new vasoconstrictor researchers are
working on can save hair follicles.
And what led to the discovery
“It was equal parts hard work and
screening and looking for an answer, and
equal parts serendipity and just chance,
which isn’t uncommon in discovery,” Fahl
explains.
Fahl says in the UW cancer clinic, the
single largest poster on the first floor
shows women what they’re going to look
like after chemotherapy so they can emotionally prepare themselves.
So, in his words, preventing hair loss is
a big deal.
According to Fahl, the study has many
implications.
“We want to focus our energies on
improving the quality of life by preventing
these side effects,” he stresses, “and also
decreasing the cost of cancer care by
reducing these side effects.”
He says the next step toward bringing
the new product to market is more clinical
trials, which is a matter of finding the
money to fund the trials.
“As a physician, I am privileged to have
my patients entrust their health care needs to
me. It is my honor to take care of them, and I do
so as if they were my own family members. I
show this by treating them as a whole person,
rather than just treating their symptoms.”
Tina A. Fabiano, DO
Internal medicine
Dr. Fabiano’s special interests include:
• Adult preventive medicine
• Holistic health care
• Female wellness
• Adult health screenings
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Senior adult health care
Dr. Fabiano now welcomes new patients.
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Lake Geneva, WI 53147
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Sept. 12, 2014 — 13
Members of the Humphrey family celebrate their victory in the 2013 Hope
Walk. This yearʼs walk will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27. Participants can walk their
own distance and turn around at any time. Proceeds go to fund cancer treatment.
(Photo furnished)
Hope Walk set for Sept. 27
The Lake Geneva Hope Walk is a noncompetitive walk along the beautiful
Geneva Lake shore path that raises funds
to fight breast cancer. This year proceeds
will go to the Aurora Health Care Breast
Treatment Assistance Program. This program helps educate women and defrays
medical expenses for uninsured and
underinsured women for mammograms.
The Hope Walk started when a group
of women all realized they knew someone very close who had suffered from
breast cancer. They decided to create a
fundraiser to help less financially able
women in their fight against the disease.
Each year the Hope Walk has grown to
include more and more people who
come from all over to join in the event.
This year’s walk will take place on
Saturday, September 27. It will begin in
Library Park, West Main Street, Lake
Geneva.
Participants may begin walking
between 7 and 9 a.m. at their convenience after registration check in. Due to
the narrow nature of the shore path,
there will not be a mass start.
Walkers can pick their own distance
and turn around at any time.
To make the 14 mile walk (approximately 5 hours) , start in Library Park,
turn around in Williams Bay and in
Library Park.
For the 5 mile walk, start in Library
Park, turn around at the Driehaus Estate
and end in Library Park.
Those who want to make a seven
mile walk have the option to start in
Library Park and end in Edgewater Park
in Williams Bay.
Participants will be able to enjoy the
private gardens of the estates that line
the lake as they walk along the beautiful
public access Geneva Lake shore path.
The path consists of mostly unpaved
terrain with a few rolling hills. It is not
recommended for strollers or any
wheeled objects.
Leashed dogs are allowed on the
path. Pink bandannas are available at
registration.
In Honor/Memory of pink pinwheels
will be available to purchase for a $5
donation. They will line the sidewalks of
Library Park in honor or memory of
loved ones.
The cost is $35 for participants who
preregister, $40 for those who register
on the day of the race. Registration fee
includes t-shirt for the first 300 registrations, snacks and beverages.
There is metered parking directly in
front of Library Park. In order to avoid
paying the meters and getting ticketed, it
is suggested to park on the side streets,
but parking meters can be paid by credit
card and replenished via smart phones
along the walk.
More information may be obtained
by visiting http://lakegenevahopewalk.
com/
14 — The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014
Home and Family
Clown workshops begin Sept. 20
The Fall 2014 “Be a Clown” workshop classes will be held starting
Saturday Sept. 20 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church, 145 S.
Prairie St., in Whitewater.
This is a class for children 10 years
old and up to, and including, adults. The
classes will meet every other Saturday
until November 29. The students will
learn the art of applying a clown face,
creating a costume, learning about skits,
juggling and balloon sculpting, unicycle,
walkaround bits and clown magic. The
clown students will also walk in the
Downtown Whitewater Christmas Parade
in December.
The class is free, but limited as to the
number of students who can attend.
Those interested are asked to register by
calling Elaine Frietsch at (262) 308-8752
or e-mail etfrietch@aol.com
.
The class is sponsored by the Funny
Face Place Clown Workshop Group of
Illinois.
A disaster, like this tornado, can strike at any time. AARP-Wisconsin has teamed
with FEMA to provide tips on putting together a personal emergency disaster preparedness kit.
(Photo by Jeremy Lock, U.S. Air Force)
AARP says September is National
Disaster Preparedness Month
By Tim Morrissey
The American Association of
Retired Persons (AARP) is teaming with
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to try to make sure people are as
ready as they can be if disaster strikes.
September is National Disaster
Preparedness Month. Seconds count in a
disaster, and having a plan to deal with
disaster is a task that should be a high
priority, said Sam Wilson, state director
of AARP-Wisconsin.
“Our aim is to encourage people to
build a kit, make a plan, and be informed
about the types of emergencies or disasters that can occur in their area,” he said,
“so that if something does strike in their
area, they have the peace of mind that
they are prepared for it.”
A basic emergency disaster supply
kit consists of plenty of water and nonperishable food, a first aid kit, flashlights, extra batteries and garbage bags
with ties for personal sanitation. Wilson
said there are other elements of a disaster plan that people sometimes don’t
think of.
“People need to gather copies of
insurance, titles, bank accounts, medical
providers and store them in a waterproof
or fireproof box, because if you have
some insurance claims, you need to contact your agent after a disaster,” he said.
“If you have some health concerns that
need to be addressed, you want to be
able to access those documents and you
want them to be in presentable shape.”
Wilson also encouraged people to
have a list of emergency contacts, evacuation routes, and to plan a meeting
place in case the family is separated during a disaster. Tips on building an emergency kit and making a disaster plan
may be found online at aarp.org/wi. .
Wilson said we prepare for so many
things in our lives - school, work, having
a family - and planning for disaster is
just a important.??”Sometimes it’s the
last thing that we think to do, so we’re
really emphasizing for September, in our
partnership with FEMA, to put preparing first in your priorities,” he said.
“Make your communications plan, get
your emergency preparedness kit ready,
get those important papers put up in a
safe place, so that if disaster happens,
you’re ready.”
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Sept. 12, 2014 — 15
A fife and drum corps from Janesville celebrate the spirit of ʻ76 during the
Cornfest parade.
(Beacon photo)
Members of Forget Me Not Historic Expressions portray U.S. soldiers from various wars during the Cornfest parade..
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What is “household hazardous waste?”
It is the unusable portion of a household product that
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identified by looking at labels, which are generally
marked CAUSTIC, ACID, DANGER, FLAMMABLE,
WARNING, or POISON.
Examples of Products to bring:
Home Products: silver polish drain cleaner
mildew cleaner products that contain mercury
rechargeable batteries dry cleaning fluid
Automotive Products: motor oil
antifreeze
old fuel
brake fluid
engine / carb cleaner
vehicle batteries of all sizes
transmission fluid
Pesticides / Herbicides: 2,4-D
DDT
ketone
fungicides
rodent bait
Chlordane
insecticides
household fertilizer
2,4,5-T
Workshop: varnish
paint thinner/stripper
stains
adhesives
oil & lead-based paint
photographic chemicals
turpentine
swimming pool chemicals
gun-cleaning fluid
Clean Sweep Does Not Accept:
alkaline batteries
ammunition / explosives
agricultural chemicals
radioactive materials
compressed gas cylinders
tires
computer items or other electronics
household cleaning products in usable condition
Latex paint (this is a water-based product that can
be dried out and then placed in the regular trash.)
Pharmaceutical Collection Guidelines
Clean Sweep will accept
outdated or unwanted
prescription drugs and
over-the-counter items.
Medicines will be collected ONLY at the
locations and times shown above.
Our vote for the most clever use of
typographics on a license plate.
Leave medicines in their original containers.
The patient’s name may be crossed out.
Place all medicines in a plastic bag(s) and keep
the bag(s) separate from other products brought to
the program.
You will not have to provide your name – just
the name of the community where you live.
Items Accepted
Pills & Capsules
Syrups / Liquids
Salves / Creams
Inhalers
Vet/Pet Meds
Items Not Accepted
Radioactive Materials
Sharps/Needles
Oxygen Tanks
Nebulizers
Cosmetics
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Sept. 12, 2014
The Word Detective
By Evan Morris
Dear Word Detective: It is possible
to pick up, literally, a kitten or small
dog, and metaphorically a small child by
“the scruff of the neck.” What exactly is
a scruff, and are there any scruffs that
are not “of the neck”? — Allan Pratt.
Hmm. Folks should be careful about
that “scruff of the neck” tactic with dogs
and cats. It’s true that parent critters
often transport their young for short distances in this fashion. And it’s true that
you can temporarily immobilize a cat on
a table by firmly grasping the loose skin
on the nape of its neck, a secret which
can come in handy if you have to give it
medicine, teach it Esperanto, or whatever. But I’ve read that you can also inadvertently injure the little creature by
doing this, and it’s definitely not a good
idea to pick up a grown cat or dog this
way, because you’re effectively suspending it in mid-air by its neck.
There are actually two “scruffs” in
English, each with both a noun and a
verb form, but the odd thing is that neither of them actually started out as
“scruff.” The older of the two appeared
in the 16th century meaning “a scaly or
scabby condition of the skin” or simply
“skin flaking; dandruff.”
This “scruff” represents a variant
spelling of “scurf,” a much older word,
meaning roughly the same thing, which
has relatives in many European languages and seems to come from an old
Germanic root meaning “to gnaw or
shred.”
This “scruff,” having diverged from
“scurf,” lost most of its literal “yucky
skin” senses and as a modern noun is
used only to mean either “rubbish” or “a
dirty or contemptible person.”
This noun form of “scruff” is rarely
encountered today. But it’s very popular
in its adjective form “scruffy,” which can
mean anything from excessively dirty,
slovenly and possibly savage (“It is
because they ... live ... in a scruffy fashion, following the impulses and necessities of beasts,” 1974) to merely a bit on
the shabby side (“Always late, crumpled
and scruffy, perpetually in debt, hourly
expecting the sack, Greare takes refuge
... in Mittyesque fantasies,” TLS, 1958).
The other sort of “scruff” is, as
noted, unrelated to the “itchy skin” kind
of “scruff.” It first appeared in English in
the late 18th century meaning, as it does
now, the nape of the neck, the back of
the neck at the base of the skull. (“Nape”
itself is a bit of a mystery, incidentally. It
may come from the Old Frisian “halsknap,” cup, in reference to the hollow at
the base of the neck.) By the way, the
verb form of this “scruff” means “to
seize by the nape of the neck” (“I once
had a narrow escape of being ‘scruffed’
by an alligator,” 1885).
But this while this “scruff” has been
popular since its first appearance (“He
would have fallen overboard, if I hadn’t
caught him by the scruff of the neck,”
1834), its original form in English was
actually “scuft.” The origin of “scuft” is
(predictably) uncertain; it may be related
to the North Frisian “scuft” (back of a
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“skopt” (hair of the head). This “scuft”
also produced the variant “scuff,” which
may or may not be related in some fashion to the verb “to scuff,” meaning “to
brush against lightly” or “to scrape with
the feet.”
I’d advise against paying too much
attention to any of this “scuft/scuff”
business, however. The important part
came when people started to use the very
similar word “scruff” in place of “scuft”
and “scuff” to mean “nape of the neck.”
Of course, that meant that English suddenly had two “scruffs,” one meaning
“dirt or rubbish” and the other meaning
“nape of the neck,” but that doesn’t seem
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Sept. 12, 2014 —17
Former teacher compiles book about Delavan residential achitecture
By Dennis West
Francis Michael Landi is a man in
love with his hobby. And luckily for
him, others share his interest.
Born in Kenosha in 1937, Landi
earned his bachelor’s degree from the
University of Whitewater in 1962, and a
Master’s from Franklin & Marshall
College in Pennsylvania in 1971.
He taught math and science in
Racine, and then in Delavan, for 35
years before he retired in 1997.
“While I was teaching geometry, it
occurred to me that I wanted to put
together a program that would show students how it was used in the ‘real world,’
“ he says.
He had always been interested in
architecture, especially since the famous
architect, Frank Lloyd Wright was from
Wisconsin, too.
“In 1987 I began to take pictures of
houses so that I could study their architecture and pass the information along to
students. Long after he retired in 1997,
he is still sharing what he has learned
with people far and wide.
As computer software became more
sophisticated, he transferred the photos
and data to Microsoft PowerPoint to
make his presentations easier and more
effective.
Landi is especially well known locally for his series presentations on Frank
Lloyd Wright at the Lake Geneva Public
Library. His six FLW presentations
include: Frank Lloyd Wright: Artist,
Poet, Philosopher; The Mayan
Influence; Places of Worship; The
Influence of Japan; On Delavan Lake;
and The Lake Geneva Hotel.
He is writing on a five-volume history of the Wright houses on Delavan
Lake.
His most recently published work is
“Delavan’s
Historic
Residential
Architecture,” an 80-page compendium
of large black-and-white photographs of
historic homes in that city.
Fittingly, the book begins at the west
end of Walworth Avenue where some of
the oldest houses in town still exist.
The oldest structure is the Israel
Stowell Temperance Tavern at 64 E.
Walworth, which many residents have
been trying to save from the elements.
The Charles Barker House at 130 S. Fourth St., was built in 1893 by the son of
Daniel Barker, who owned the Barker Lumber Company. It has enough architectural
details on its exterior to interest the student as well as the casual observer.
(Photo by Frank Landi)
The N.W. Weed House at 211 S. Third St. was built in 1902. ʻIt clearly illustrates
Queen Anne style architectureʼs aversion to smooth wall surfaces,ʼ writes Landi.
(Photo by Frank Landi)
“In the 1800s, ‘tavern’ was the common name for an inn or hotel,” writes
Landi. Originally a temperance community, Israel Stowell built his “tavern” as a
stop for travelers who wanted to enjoy a
rest without being disturbed by revelers.
When the Park Hotel opened in 1884,
the tavern was converted into residential
housing.
An interesting structure I have wondered about for years turns out to be the
office and stables for Dr. Walter
Dunham’s veterinary Clinic, built circa
1885. In 1980, local artist Richard
Alexander converted the stable’s loft
into a private residence.
“I consider myself to be a local historian and independent researcher,” says
Landi. “Although I tell when the houses
were built and by whom, the book deals
mainly with the architecture, not the history of each structure.”
Most people who visit historic downtown Delavan are familiar with the Allyn
Mansion, one of the most beautiful
“painted ladies” in Wisconsin if not in
the U. S. of A. It was designed by
Edward Townsend Mix, one of
Milwaukee’s most prominent 19th century architects for successful farmer
Alexander Allyn in 1884. Listed on the
National Historical Registrar, it won a
National Trust Great American Home
Award grand prize in 1992.
“There is so much to see in this 23room home that the author leaves it to
the observation skills of the visitor,”
writes Landi.
But in 1860, nearly a quarter of a
century before Allyn built the mansion
on Walworth Avenue, he commissioned, and lived in, another house at
134 S. Sixth St. Although it is nowhere
near as awe-inspiring as the more
famous house, the Italianate structure is
beautifully constructed of yellow brick
on the outside and a forest of oak within, much of it intricately carved, but
functional.
“Delavan’s Historic Residential
Architecture” may be purchased for $20
at Remember When, Jan’s Hallmark and
the Delavan Historical Society, to which
Landi is donating the proceeds.
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The Blackhawk Chapter of the
Antique & Classic Boat Society will
host a two day show at the Abbey Resort
and Abbey Marina in Fontana on
Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and
28.
This year’s show will feature
antique, classic and vintage boats from
all over the country. Boats will be on display both days from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and
viewing is free to the public.
Highlights of the show include boats
ranging in style and age from 1900 to
modern reproductions. There will be an
artist’s fair including many local and
regional artists and their works for sale.
There will also be live demonstrations
with local artists in their chosen medium.
The annual “starting of the engines”
and boat parade will begin at 4 p.m. The
boat parade is one of the highlights of
the weekend. The parade will travel
through the marina and out of the harbor
on Saturday at 4 p.m. The People’s
Choice award will be presented on
Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Blackhawk Chapter has been
hosting antique & classic boat show in
northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin
for over 25 years. The chapter is
involved with promoting boating education, safety and restoration workshops
open to the membership and the public.
Over the past 10 years the Blackhawk
Chapter has donated in excess of
$50,000 to local charities, education and
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Sept. 12, 2014
Open Arms Free Clinic provides top notch care with dignity
By Jim McClure
The next open enrollment period for
the Affordable Care Act health insurance, popularly known as ObamaCare,
is coming in less than two months. At
the same time, free health care may be
available now for unemployed and
underemployed Walworth County residents and workers at the Open Arms
Free Health Care Clinic in Elkhorn.
The Clinic began full operation with
a medical team including doctors, nurses and a pharmacist back in December
2012, after Father Dan Sanders of Saint
Benedict’s Parish in Fontana expressed
the need for such a clinic as he retired
from his parish. Volunteer doctors, nurses and office workers answered the call
and, coordinated by Open Arms Clinic
Manager Sara Nichols, started a service
that is still thriving with more than 750
enrolled patients today and 300 volunteers.
“Right now the federal poverty level
for an individual is $11,700,” says
Nichols. “Someone with earnings at 200
percent of that level or below is eligible
for our services.”
The person needs to bring proof of
living or working in Walworth County
through a photo ID and mail showing
residence, and then proof of income
and/or having no health insurance.
Despite the many changes, delays ,
extensions and confusion regarding the
startup of ObamaCare programs last fall,
and resultant status changes for those
previously covered under the State of
Wisconsin’s BadgerCare program, Open
Arms continues to see new and established patients and its staff emphasize
that they aren’t about to fade from the
scene.
“We have seen patients return who
lost their private or public healthcare, so
as a safety net healthcare provider we’re
not going anywhere; we’re seeing a need
we’re filling a gap,” says Nichols.
One of the volunteers at Open Arms,
Katherine Gaulke, is a statewide expert
on free clinics, a county-wide guru on all
aspects of the Affordable Care Act and a
tireless advocate for seeing that as many
as possible of those uninsured in
Walworth County and Wisconsin get the
care that’s available to them.
“It’s really better to get local assistance if you can, so look for newspaper
announcements to find a local person or
insurance agent to help you with all the
options available,” Gaulke says. “It’s
also important to go online and make
sure you are at healthcare.GOV, not
healthcare.COM, which is a spam site,”
she warns.
Gaulke serves on a host of regional
healthcare advisory boards and will soon
be conducting a reprise of her countywide tour of a year ago during which she
made several appearances a week speaking at libraries, schools and churches
about Badger Care and Obama Care
options.
She is currently setting up her first
appearances for the Fall, including regular evening events with qualified insurance personnel at Badger High School in
Lake Geneva.
Once people do find the care they
need, including badly needed medicines,
at Open Arms, a common response after
sighs of relief is tears of joy. On a typical day, Nichols and volunteers up front
are serving up advice, appointments and
tissues in step with the many experienced doctors, nurses, pharmacists and
specialists in back.
The almost tangible love and care at
Open Arms doesn’t happen by accident.
“Treating people with dignity and
respect is our mantra,” says Nichols.
For Doctor Bob Fasano, the clinic’s
medical director, it’s imperative that
every patient not only receive dignified
treatment is to tell every patient I see for
the the first time, ‘Welcome…I’m glad
you’re here,’” says Fasano. “One thing
we want to make clear is that we are all
in this together, we want to preserve
every patient’s dignity.”
Medical professionals of every generation have been drawn to Open
Arms. One reason is their compassion
and desire to serve those who badly
need it, the other is the joy they take in
doing a job with a minimum of red tape
and hassle.
“I have many people approach me to
ask how they can help,” says Fasano.
Many Open Arms patients report a
higher level of care and attention than
they received in their fully employed
and covered days of old. Another aspect
of excellent care is the expertise of
retired nurses and physicians who make
on-target diagnoses and radiate a “bedside manner” reminiscent of thoughtful
individual treatment harkening back to
the days of house calls and TV heroes
like Ben Casey and Marcus Welby.
“We had one doctor who had moved
to Wisconsin to retire,” recalls Fasano.
(Continued on page 19)
Open Arms Free Clinic Manager Susan Nichols welcomes patients and helps
with paperwork and scheduling.
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treatment, but also a compelling invitation to make use of what Open Arms has
to offer without reservation or embar-
rassment.
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and something I say before beginning
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American Legion to sponsor
oratorical contest for students
Elkhorn’s American Legion Post No.
45 will sponsor the first leg of the organization’s oratorical contest, which progresses to county, district, regional, and
ultimately, national competitions.
Participants in the contest develop
leadership qualities, the ability to think
and speak clearly and intelligently, and
are better prepared for the acceptance of
the duties and responsibilities, for the
rights and privileges of American citizenship.
Now that school is in session, interested students may obtain details about
the contest from Mrs. Heckendorf-Reece
at Elkhorn Area High School.
During the contest, a single main
speech topic related to the United States
Constitution will be required with a
length of 8 to 10 minutes, as well as an
assigned topic that must consume 3 to 5
minutes of presenter’s delivery.
Elkhorn Post #45 will hold its contest on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Matheson
Memorial Library in Elkhorn. The
Walworth County contest will take place
at Delavan Post #95 of the American
Legion Hall in Delavan at 6:30 p.m on
January 19. The district contest date and
time is still to be announced, but the
regional and state contests will take
place on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Ripon
College in Ripon.
“Participation in the program helps
students to fine tune my communications skills for college coursework,”
Legionnaire Leo Schneider. “Looking
ahead, they will use these skills to interact in the workplace, at business meeting
and seminars. Communication is the
cornerstone to career advancement. The
Department of Wisconsin will help participants to become betters citizens and
make better voting decisions. And the
scholarship awards are fantastic.”
Each District winner will receive an
Oratory Medal. Each Regional participant will receive a $600 scholarship.
The winner of each Regional contest
will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The
Department finalists will receive $2,000
for first, $1,500 for second, and $1,000
for third place.
Ripon College will award a $5,000
scholarship to its school to each of the
three Department finalists upon their
enrollment at the college
National finalists will receive
$18,000 for first, $16,000 for second,
and $14,000 for third.
Open Arms Clinic
to make sure those who who need care
most will get it, it’s important for county residents to take the first step to see
what’s available and then follow through
and apply.
As for the importance of Open Arms,
Nichols points out “there are 1,200 free
clinics across the country and almost 60
in Wisconsin, that serve its 72 counties
but there is still a need.”
Continued from page 18
“He was fantastic. Many of these retired
doctors appreciate coming back to a
pure form of medicine without the
bureaucracy, ” says Fasano.
As the work continues at Open Arms
and at Gaulke’s seminars and workshops
Rotarian Joe Mulder (Left) receives a Paul Harris Fellowship from DelavanDarien Rotary Club President Jim Conroy during an awards ceremony at Greenieʼs
Clubhouse, Delavan, on August 25. The Paul Harris Fellowship, named after Rotary
International Founder Paul P. Harris, signifies a donation of $1000 to the Rotary
Foundation, which benefits many Rotary Activities, including ending polio, humanitarian grants, world peace fellowships, vocational training grants and ambassadorial
scholarships.
(Photo furnished)
The economy may continue to be
uncertain and healthcare options tentative, but the dedication of those in
Walworth County providing public and
private safety nets continues to provide
expert, compassionate care.
For more information on Open Arms
Free Clinic phone (262) 379-1401 or go
to www.openarmsfreehealthclinic.org.
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through amusement co. Municipal water and
sewer, almost 1000 sq. ft. of living. Parking for
30+. $379,900
DELAVAN
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.
Stage, zoned sound system, dance floor,
2 full service bars and dining room. Over 2
acres of land for cars or buses.
$899,900
PALMYRA
MLS 1333566 - Beautiful, lightly wooded, 1.22 acre lot is located next to the Kettle Moraine
State Trails & Horse Riders
Campground. Blocks away from
the historic downtown area of
Palmyra. Country living with all
the amenities. $75,900
CALL
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Beacon is effective because it doesnʼt
get lost in the clutter of hundreds of other
ads. Call 245-1877 today for rates.
BLOOMFIELD
MLS 1356049 - Well cared for 3 bdrm., 2
bath home located near the lake and countryside. All appliances included. Beautiful
landscaping gives great curbside appeal,
when all in bloom. New roof installed in
2012 on home and garage. All new main
flooring installed in 2013. Above ground
24’ round pool and garden shed included.
Home Warranty included. $149,900
Hotline: 262-814-1400 + 5 digit PIN
JANE DULISSE
262-206-5532
shorewest.com
The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014 —21
Chinese builder makes $1 billion entry into US housing market
By Tim Logan
Los Angeles Times
A major Chinese home builder is making a $1-billion bet on the U.S. housing
market, and it visited Los Angeles on Sept.
4 to celebrate.
Landsea Group is launching three
housing developments – in Dublin, Calif.,
in the east San Francisco Bay Area, and in
Weehawken, N.J., across the Hudson River
from Manhattan – with plans to invest $1
billion in U.S. home building over the next
few years.
The Landsea launch is one of the first
forays by a big Chinese builder into the
U.S. single-family home market.
“We have already established our presence in Asia and Europe, but there is no
better housing market than the United
States, where home ownership will always
be a part of the American dream and a cornerstone of economic prosperity,” said
Landsea Chairman Tian Ming, who was
wrapping up a 12-day visit to all three U.S.
sites.
Tian founded the Nanjing company in
2001 and has built it into a big player in
China's housing market, constructing
NEW LISTING
DELAVAN
PIN #01405 - This charming 3 bdrm., 2 bath Cape Cod is
move-in ready and waiting for a new family to call it home.
Includes a mstr. loft suite with huge walk-in closet or dressing
room, spacious kitchen with breakfast nook, huge garage.
Corner lot with fenced-in back yard. $154,900
CALL BARB BECKER 262-215-6597
NEW PRICE
Rendering for Landseaʼs first project in the U.S., a detached townhouse in the
north of Mission Viejo in Orange County, California.
(Courtesy of Landsea Group Co. Ltd.)
DELAVAN
about 12,000 homes a year with revenues
of nearly $2 billion. Landsea also builds in
Hong Kong, Germany, and now the U.S.
Here, Landsea is starting work on as
many as 187 units – 152 single-family
homes and a 35-unit “active adult” project
– which will be finished in 2015, said John
Ho, managing director of Land-sea’s U.S.
subsidiary. The company is targeting
entry-level domestic U.S. buyers – not just
the burgeoning market of Chinese buying
homes in Southern California – he said.
“Our research tells us that Chinese
customers in the U.S. don’t want to live in
a 100 percent Chinese community,” Ho
said. “We think we’ll sell maybe 30 percent of our hhomes to Chinese buyers.”
Los Angeles has seen a recent surge in
Chinese investment in real estate, with sev-
PIN #69945 - Quality craftsmanship in this Cape Cod style
home. Spacious rooms, 5 bdrms., 1.5 baths, main floor laundry,
frplc. Rec room with bar and pool table, almost 1 acre of land.
Recreation court, garage with attached 24x16 heated shop.
$189,900
CALL BARB BECKER 262-215-6597
NEW PRICE
FONTANA
FONTANA
PIN #14665 - Come check out this house in the country in Wms. Bay school district. All newer windows and
roof, totally remodeled big kitchen w/breakfast bar, wine
bar, Corian countertop. Nice big family room, 3 plus
acres, 2 large pole buildings. $265,000
Kathy Baumbach 262-745-5439
PIN #78195 - Wonderful 5 bdrm., 2 bath, 3 car garage
home in Country Club Estates on the end of a cul-de-sac.
Newly remodeled kitchen with oak cabinets, quartz counters and ceramic tile. Large rooms with an open concept,
cathedral ceilings, natural frplc., lrg. deck and lake rights to
Geneva Lake. $249,900
Kathy Baumbach 262-745-5439
NEW LISTING
WALWORTH
PIN #63535 - Stylish 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 2.5 car garage ranch
home. One acre A-1 zoning lot surrounded by mature trees and
no neighbors. Solid wood doors, fans and lighting fixtures, living room with cathedral ceiling and a natural rock frplc. with gas
starter, eat in kitchen, large deck, full bsmt. with egress and
plumbed for 3rd bath. $245,000
CALL KATHY BAUMBACH 262-745-5439
Barb Becker
262-215-6597
ELKHORN
MLS #1385849 - This 1st floor 2 bdrm, 2 full bath condo
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
landscaped back patio. Raised birch cabinets, 6 panel doors,
GE appliances and washer and dryer. $110,000
CALL KATHY BAUMBACH 262-745-5439
Kathy Baumbach
262-745-5439
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PRICE REDUCED
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
N6637 JUNIPER ROAD
SUGAR CREEK
MLS #1370388 - This is a short
sale. 3 bdrm. ranch with numerous
updates. New roof in 2013, water
heater in 2011, furnace in 2010,
gutters and bay window in 2010.
Well maintained, frplc. and chimney
recently cleaned. $129,900
eral major downtown projects in the works
by Chinese developers. Investment in single-family home building has been slower,
though.
Ho said Landsea sees potential to grow
in the U.S. and wanted to diversify its
holdings beyond China, where development has grown very expensive. The company is also scouting sites in the Boston
and Washington markets and plans to grow
more in Southern California, the Bay Area
and New York.
“We believe in the U.S. housing market,” he said. “We’ll make more significant
announcements in the markets we’re in,
and we’ll continue to expand.”
©2014 Los Angeles Times
Distributed by MCT Information
Services.
Members of the Zor Shrine airforce fly through downtown Darien during the
annual Corn Fest parade on Sunday, Sept. 6.
(Beacon photo)
PRICE REDUCED
400 E. MAIN ST., 400 & 402
PALMYRA
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
1601 GENEVA CLUB DRIVE
GENEVA
MLS #1358784 - 1 acre wooded lot
in Geneva National ready for any luxury home to be built. Gorgeous surroundings with gated community for
added security. 3-eighteen hole golf
courses, pool, tennis courts, hiking
trails, clubhouse and pro shop. Tax
assessment is $112,500. $68,900
5791 W. BUBBLING SPRINGS RD.
LA GRANGE
N8178 PLEASANT LAKE RD.
TROY
PRICE REDUCED
165 PARK AVENUE
SHARON
W5287A TIPPECANOE TRL.
SUGAR CREEK
N7381 COUNTY RD. O
LA GRANGE
MLS #1363849 - Gorgeous property tucked away with your own private nature views. A block away from
Lauderdale Lakes boat launch. 3.1
acres consisting of 4 tax keys with
an adjoining buildable lot. Hardwood
floors, vaulted ceilings, Viking appliances in kitchen. $35,000 PRICE
REDUCTION! $559,900
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
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. $99,900
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 #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
PRICE REDUCED
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
3142 W. NORTH DRIVE
DARIEN
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. Perked for
conventional septic and well on
site. $159,900
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
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
W8912 LK. LORRAINE RD,
RICHMOND
MLS #1229697 - Privacy and
room to roam on this 12 acre estate
with multi-level European style
home. Indoor pool, rooftop patio
and tennis court. 5 bdrms., 4 baths,
3 frplcs., gourmet kitchen, heated
tile floors. $399,900
SOLD
“Choosing the right Realtor DOES make a difference”
W6172 OSCAR ROAD
SUGAR CREEK
Richard Geaslen
262-949-1660
www.rgeaslen.shorewest.com
251 ELMWOOD AVENUE
LAKE GENEVA
MLS #1295099 - Fantastic investment
opportunity in Lake Geneva. Sellers
have maintained and updated the building as needed. Too many updates to
list! This 4 unit building is priced
$50,000 below tax assessment. All
units are rented. Plenty of parking for
tenants. $295,000
shorewest.com
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
22 — The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014
Pet Questions and Answers
By Marc Morrone
Question: I recently adopted a dog, a
shepherd mix of some sort, about 3 or 4
years old. The shelter told us she was
good with other pets, including cats, as
we already have one other dog and a cat.
She is very sweet, but contrary to what
they told us, she is not very good with
other pets. When she is outside with the
other dog, she nips at his hind legs, especially when he tries to run and play. We
usually leave her in now when he wants
to be outside. Additionally, she barks
and growls at the cat, especially when
the cat is far from her. Strangely enough,
she is fine when the cat is right next to
her – they even nuzzle up against each
other.
We have had her for about six
months now. I was hoping that with time
and patience she would adjust to the
home and maybe these behaviors would
lessen, but that doesn’t seem to be happening. Any suggestions?
Answer: She sounds like she is more
of an annoying sibling to your other pets
than any sort of threat. The fact that the
cat allows her to snuggle tells me the cat
does not regard the dog as any threat at
all; there is no better judge of character
than a cat, and if the cat had any
thoughts that the dog would hurt it, it
would avoid all contact. If anything bad
were to happen, then most likely it
would have happened already, and this is
one of those situations where I would
just allow the animals to work things out
themselves.
Question: Eighteen months ago, we
inherited Rosco, the best cat in the
world. He is a wonderful fellow and we
love him very much. He is a big tomcat,
13 pounds and not overweight. Until he
joined us he had been an “only” cat. He
adjusted well to sharing his life with our
elderly lab mix, B’boy, who grew up
with cats and was used to having them
around. B’boy passed away three
months ago. Since then, Rosco has been
petted, coddled and spoiled. We really
dote on him. My husband and I want to
get another dog. We are trying to decide
if we should:
1) Adopt a gentle adult dog (medium
to large size) who gets along with cats
2) Get a large or medium breed
puppy that will start out smaller than
Rosco and grow
3) Get a dog or puppy that will be
smaller than or about the same size as
Rosco.
What would you advise?
Answer: Realistically speaking, all
three options would most likely work.
However, looking at it from Rosco’s
point of view, he came into your life
when your dog was already in his senior
years, so this is the only experience he
has had with dogs. So if you brought in
an older dog that was calm and quiet as
B’boy was, then you would cause a lot
less drama in Rosco’s world as well as
doing something nice for an older dog.
Question: My husband and I lost our
beloved cocker spaniel two years ago to
cancer, and the loss tore us apart. I have
gotten over it now as well as I can and
want to get another dog, but my husband
feels that Bob was the best dog in the
world and another dog can never be as
good. You seem to be like the King
Solomon of the pet world, and I just
wanted to know if you could help us
make a decision.
Answer: I personally think you only
get to know one great dog in your life. I
just counted all the dogs I have had in
the past 50 years, and the total was 26.
Of them all, only one was a great dog, a
setter mix named Barney, and you can
see him in some of my older YouTube
videos.
That dog was so tuned into me that I
didn’t even have to tell him what to do.
All I had to do was think it, and since he
never took his eyes off me, he could read
my body language and perform whatever task I wanted. I had him for 12 years,
and I guess his adulation and worship of
me brought me luck because those were
You put your right foot in, you take your right foot out. This is one “together”
horse who follows directions to a T.
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the best 12 years of my life.
However, I would never let his memory prevent me from getting other dogs.
They were all good dogs in their own
way, and I loved them all.
So that is the best advice I can give
you is to go ahead and get another dog.
It will not be like Bob, but your life will
still be better because of it.
Q: We adopted a kitten when she was
10 weeks old. She is now 5 months old
and loves to be cuddled and is very
affectionate. She also likes to grab your
arm and hold on with her claws and also
bites. One minute she is cuddling with
you, and then suddenly she will just bite
you. We have tried spraying her with
water, which works at that moment, but
then she will do it again a short time
later. Is this a kitten thing, or is there
something we can do to stop this?
A: This is a common question in the
summer when there are many litters of
kittens around and thus many new kitten
keepers who do not understand why
their kitten is using its teeth in such a
manner. If the kitten really wanted to
hurt you, most likely you would be in an
emergency room.
What is happening here is just an
example of what a scientist would call
“investigatory play,” where any object
found in the proximity of a young animal is examined and tested. Cats use
their teeth for this.
The objects in question may be
grasped and let go, bitten, hit, rolled,
juggled, thrown, chased, caught and
“killed.” Even if the objects are edible,
they are not eaten. Their value lies in
their role as a source of inventive manipulation. The solution in your case is to
not ever let the kitten think that any part
of your body is an “object” that can be
used for this sort of play. Since you have
let the kitten do it a few times, now it is
even harder.
The spray bottle will not work
because the squirting does not happen
quickly enough. The correction needs to
be immediate.
The best way is to just put the cat on
the floor as quickly as possible when it
tries to play with you in this manner and
toss it some kind of toy.
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Ave., Delavan. Library Hours: Monday Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday 9:30 a.m.
- 5:30 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sunday
1-5 p.m. Computers shut down 15 minutes
before closing. Get your Check Out Sunday
card stamped each Sunday when you visit the
library. When your card is filled (10 stamps)
you’ll be entered in a drawing to win fabulous prizes. Phone 728-3111.
• September is National Library Card
Month. Replace your lost library card for
free. We’ll waive the $2 fee for replacing a
lost card. Sometime during the month, we
will be unveiling our newly designed card
with key tag. Whether you have lost your
card, never had one, or would just like to
sport one of our nifty new cards, be sure to
bring in current identification, and we will
issue you a ticket to the world of knowledge
and entertainment.
• Storytime with Ms. Denise Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Note the
time change – we now have both morning
and after school storytime sessions. Themes
this month are: Back to School, Trees, There
Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
• Knit and Crochet Club, 6 p.m.
September 3, 10, 15, 24, and 29, for all ages
and experience levels. Bring your own project to work on, share your expertise, and
learn from others. Beginners welcome.
• 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.
• Tail Waggin’ Tutors with Divot,
Saturday, September 6 at 10 a.m. Make an
appointment to spend time reading with him
the first Saturday of each month. Stop by the
Children’s Desk or call (262) 728-3111, ext.
117 to reserve your time slot.
• Book Boogie, Monday, September 8
and 22 at 11 a.m. Words and wiggles go
together like peanut butter and jelly in this
free-form story time and open play session
for babies and toddlers (and their grown-ups,
of course). Read, dance, repeat.
• Adult Craft: Clothespin Trivet Monday, September 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Registration is required. You can do something with those old spring-style clothespins
sitting in your garage or basement. Join us as
we create two wooden trivets that you will be
able to use to protect your table. All materials are provided and complete instructions
will be available to take home. Check out the
sample at the adult circulation desk.
• LEGO Club - Monday, September 15 at
4:30 p.m. Give our LEGO blocks a workout
building anything from a dinosaur to a spaceship. Work in teams or individually, give
your creation a name, then see it displayed in
the children’s library.
• Curious George Party, Tuesday, Sept.
16 at 4 p.m. Happy birthday, H.A. Rey! To
celebrate, we’re having a party celebrating all
things Curious George. Join us for stories,
crafts, food, and fun.
• Aram Book Club: “The Cuckoo’s
Calling,” Thursday, September 18 at 6:30
p.m.
• Banned Books Week Movie, Sunday,
September 21 from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. Kick
off Banned Books Week with this PG-rated
movie based on a book that was considered
controversial at the time it was first published
in 1964.
• Slow Cooking Your Fall Harvest,
Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Registration required. Is your garden bursting with fall favorites like sweet potatoes,
squash, carrots, and potatoes? Looking for a
new twist on old favorites? It’s time to bring
your slow cooker out to enjoy the fall harvest. Join Walworth County UW-Extension
Family Living Educator Jenny Wehmeier for
an hour filled with tastes and smells of fall.
We will sample several dishes and talk
through important food and slow cooker
safety do’s and don’ts. Register early; there is
a limit of 24 for this free class.
• Duct Tape Crafts, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m.
We’ll provide the duct tape, you bring the
ideas. All materials provided.
• Guilty Pleasures Book Club: “The
Body at the Tower” by Y. S. Lee, Monday,
September 29 at 6 p.m.
• Apple Stamps, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 4
p.m. Apples are in season and not only are
they delicious, they make fantastic art supplies. Come by the library to make your very
own apple creation. All materials provided.
Dress to get messy.
• 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.
• 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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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.
• Rock-Paper-Scissors Club, Tuesdays at
3:45 p.m. Ages 9 and up. Create projects
from unique materials provided.
• Matinee Movie, Wednesdays at 3:45
p.m. Ages 9 and up.
• Lego Club: Thursdays at 3:45 p.m.
Ages 7 and up; call to register.
• 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 wmsbay@williamsbay.lib.
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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 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.
The library will be closed for carpeting
from Sept. 6-13.
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. starting
Sept. 19. 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.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2796188 or email genoa@genoacity.lib.wi.us 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.
• Adults are invited to attend the Lake
Geneva Public Library’s new “Tuesdays at
the Theater” movie showings on the
Library’s big movie screen. “Heaven is for
Real,” starring Academy Award nominee
Greg Kinnear, will be shown on Tuesday,
Sept. 16 from 6-8 p.m. and is rated PG.
• Family Movie Nights presents
“Muppets Most Wanted” on Monday, Sept.
15 and Thursday, Sept. 18 from 6-8 p.m.
Children are encouraged to visit the Library
in comfy clothes, bring pillows and blankets,
and relax in front of the library’s large movie
screen. Popcorn will be served.
• Local author, Janet Burroway will present her new memoir, “Losing Tim,” on
Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Burroway
will share her story and read excerpts from
her book, which has been nominated for a
National Book Award.
• Generations-on-line computer tutoring
is now available for senior citizens. Tutors
will be available Tuesdays from 10 – 11 a.m.
and Wednesdays from 2 – 3 p.m. in the
library’s reference room. The goal of the program is to provide seniors with beginning
computer skills and to interest them in
exploring elementary uses of the World Wide
Web and e-mail.
Interested senior citizens may sign up at
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the reference desk or call the Library at 2495299 to make a reservation. Volunteer tutors
are made possible by the Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP). The laptop computer used for the tutoring sessions was made
possible by a grant received by Lakeshores
from the Racine Community Foundation and
administered by Generations on Line.
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.
• Antiques appraisal program, Sat., Sept.
13 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Registration is
required and space is limited to 50. Free.
Maximum of two items (no coins, stamps or
firearms). If you have larger items, such as
furniture, take a drawer from a dresser or
desk, or take photos. Appraiser Barbara Eash
specializes in glassware, pottery, textiles,
ivory, dolls, decorative art, figurines, lams
and clocks.
• Retirementology Program will provide
an overview of what you need to know to
achieve your retirement goals. For current
and future retirees. Wednesday Sept. 17 at 6
p.m. No registration required.
• The library hosts two book clubs per
month. The Page Turners meet on the first
Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. and the
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
6:30 p.m. We Explore, ages 3+, Friday 10
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 Thursday 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
215-0118. A board member will always be
there to render assistance if needed. To
obtain membership information or find literature regarding Walworth County, visit walworthcgs.com.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 7232678 or visit www.elkhorn.lib.wi.us for more.
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Twin Lakes Community Library, 110
S. Lake Ave., Twin Lakes. 877-4281. Hours:
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
feature healthy refreshments, programs for
seniors, good conversation, and of course,
coffee.
• Wednesday Readers Book Discussion
meets the third Wednesday of the month in
the Twin Lakes Meeting Room at 2:30 pm. To
obtain a book go to the Information Desk or
call us at 877-4281. The book for September
17 will be “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury,
while October 15, will feature “Twelve
Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis.”
• Mason Jar Madness, Sunday,
September 14, 1 p.m. in the Twin Lakes
Meeting Room. Registration is required.
Enjoy a short demonstration of popular
mason jar ideas and then complete a mason
jar craft. Supplies will be provided; adults
and teens 13 and up are welcome.
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The book “Colorado Quilting:
from Mountains to Plains” (Schiffer
Publishing, $34.99) is a history of
more than 125 years of quilting tradition.
The Colorado Quilting Council
recorded block technique, age, batting,
backings and color of each quilt that
fellow quilters and families trusted
them to preserve. There are thirteen
charters in the book that explore
important historical quilting moments,
traditional and modern quilting patterns and themes. It also tells how they
started the Rocky Mountain Quilt
Museum and the Quilter’s Newsletter
Magazine.
Council members researched, photographed and recorded significant
events. Families of quilters donated
pictures of ancestors to tell the history
of quilting in Colorado. Most of it is
similar to other places in the country.
Early Coloradans grew their own
cotton – something we can’t do in our
climate – picked it and made their own
cloth. They also saved every scrap of
fabric from the clothing they made to
use in their quilts. Many old quilt tops
have been found in attics and chests
and are given to skilled quilters to finish and make into quilts. Captions with
some of the quilt pictures explain that
it took three or four generations of the
family to complete their true heirloom
quilt.
The quilts are beautiful and the stories of the makers are very interesting
and endearing. The Colorado Quilting
Council was started in 1978. Their
object was to preserve the heritage of
quilting. The stories about these
women are very interesting and their
quilts are lovely.
Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine first
edition of 5,000 copies came off the
press in September 1969. The entire
Leman family worked on the magazine in their home in Wheat Ridge
Colorado until 1973 when they moved
into a small office. The story is great
and the pictures are wonderful.
There is much more to interest us;
men in quilting, quilt authors, quilt
exhibits, memory quilts and lots of
beautiful pictures. I loved this book. If
you are interested in purchasing
Colorado Quilting, first check your
local quilt store. The book is also
available from Schiffer Publishing,
Ltd. (610) 593-1777 or email
info@schifferbooks.com. Check out
Sept. 12, 2014
Vendors, demonstrations and a concession stand. All the proceeds will benefit Edgerton charities. Entry deadline
for quilts is October 1. For more information call Shirle at (608) 884-3002
or
go
to
edgertonquiltshow@yahoo.com.
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, IL. Guests are Welcome.
Quilts of Valor and Quilts of
Honor Quilt Group will meet at 6:00
p.m. on October 14 at Ellen Weber’s
house on Theatre Road. Bring your
sewing machine, fabric to make a
QOV quilt or a quilt that you have
started and any sewing tools you will
need.
The Scrappers Quilt Guild. The
meeting on September 16 will be at
6:30 p.m. at the Lion’s field house on
Hwy 67 in Williams Bay. There will
be a sewing and quilting rummage sale
and an ice cream social starting at 7.
They urge anyone to come for sewing
bargains and free ice cream.
The Stone Mill Quilters meet the
third Wednesday of each month at
6:30 p.m. at the Congregational
Church in Whitewater, 130 S. Church
Street, but enter through the door on
Franklin off Main Street.
If you have some quilting news to
share with quilters in the greater
Walworth County area, e-mail me or
mail to P.O. Box 69, Williams Bay, WI
53191. Make sure you send it early,
about a month before the event. I will
try to it into the next column.
“Colorado Quilting: From Mountains to Plains,” provides a fascinating history
of quilting in that state for more than 125 years.
(Beacon photo)
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Remember that the Scrapper’s
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house on hwy 67 in Williams Bay.
This sale will feature sewing and quilting related items only, not sofas, beds
and that kind of rummage. Anyone
interested is invited to the sale on
September 16, at 7 p.m. They are having an ice cream social, so go eat ice
cream and shop at the same time. The
proceeds will go to provide stocking
stuffers for hospitalized children at
Christmas time and the rest for speakers and teachers.
QUILT EVENTS
September 26-28, Sister’s Shop
Hop, Five shops, Door Prizes, $500
grand prize. See the ad below for more
information.
October 1-4, American Quilter’s
Society show in Des Moines, Iowa.
It’s the 30th Anniversary Celebration.
See their website for more information at quiltweek.com
October 18, Edgerton Quilt
Show will be held at Edgerton Middle
School, 300 Elm High Drive. This is
also a judged quilt show. There will be
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Sept. 12, 2014— 25
George Williams faculty member travels far and wide for research
By Jim McClure
The stereotype of a scholarly professor is that of a bookworm lost in the
stacks of a towering library of musty
research books.
But for George Williams College
Assistant Professor Chris Wells, who
has tracked dolphins in the Bahamas,
traced dinosaurs in Utah, and trained for
a future mission to the North Pole in
subzero Minnesota, it’s a balance between academia and adventure.
Silver screen archeology professor
Henry Jones Jr. once said in “Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull,” “If you want to do research, you
gotta get out of the library!”
Wells, who just spent part of his
summer researching off the rocky coast
of Maine, says, “I would definitely agree
with that; getting out in the field is what
really matters,” yet he points out that
libraries are part of the mix.
“You have to look through all that’s
been published and understand what’s
been done before,” he explained.
That said, the Shoreline of the Gulf
of Maine Coast proved to be a first rate
location for trying out new ways of
researching the drift of debris on the
ocean.
“Specifically, I was looking to see if
invasive species could be spread by their
interaction with floating trash and wave
patterns,” explains Wells, who points out
that unwanted species like zebra mussels
in area lakes may spread the same way.
“Take, for example, a creature that
crawls into a Styrofoam cup and stays
there while it drifts 40 miles,” he says.
Scientific method in action; take a
hypothesis, then observe it to see if it is
true. For Wells, the opportunity came
when he was able to obtain funding and
assistance from a Maine based nonprof-
it, the Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean.
Wells teamed up with Rozalia’s Rachael
Miller and several interns for a multimodal way of looking at the trash drift.
First, after dodging the effects of
Hurricane Arthur, Wells and team struck
out to comb the shoreline of the Gulf of
Maine, just north of Portsmouth, and not
just by walking the beaches.
One way by land, two more by sea:
Wells boarded a research vessel and then
towed a special snare called a Neuston
net to capture floating debris and also
deployed an underwater robotic camera.
“There is a lot of marine debris that
travels underwater and settles in layers,
like nets, ship parts and fishing equipment,” notes Wells.
Although he took the wheel, he also
took ill with seasickness common to
many a researching mariner.
“I definitely fed my lunch to the fish
one day,” laughs Wells, “and Dramamine is now my favorite item to pack.”
After getting his sea legs, Wells took
to the air with a video-camera-equipped
drone and flew the controls himself,
buzzing the Maine Coast for long distances while observing the debris drift in
real-time.
“A smart phone hooks right into the
flight controls and you can watch as
you’re flying above the beach,” he
explained.
While other action heroes may face
legendary villains, Wells’ chief nemesis
turned out not to be man-made; Hurricane Arthur had swept many of the
beaches clean of what the GWC researcher sought.
“We just didn’t see the quantities we
were looking for,” says Wells, who
added that the major challenge is timebased.
“You can pull into a cove and find a
George Williams College Assistant Professor Chris Wells spent part of the
summer tracking the drift of debris in the Gulf of Maine.
(Beacon photo)
lot of what you’re looking for or two
days later show up and find nothing
there,” he says. “It can be tricky.”
Ultimately, Wells will have to wait
and, out of professional courtesy, let his
East Coast colleagues at Rozalia release
the first results of the debris research.
He has reached the conclusion that
the planet still has a ways to go in learning how to take care of its natural
resources.
“Plastic is now part our our geologic
records,” says Wells, who says remote
operated vehicles like he worked with
this summer are finding “rivers of trash
and beer can reefs.”
Having returned to the relatively
pristine waters of Geneva Lake, the
assistant professor is both glad to be
back in the books and among his students again as a new year and semester
start at George Williams College of Aurora University.
“Since our campus is located on
Geneva Lake, an ideal setting for many
recreational opportunities and an abun-
dant environmental resource, it’s important to bring my ocean knowledge lakeside,” said Wells. “Protecting our lakes
from marine debris is important because
they are fragile ecosystems, and are difficult and expensive to restore if damaged. Marine debris has detrimental
effects on aquatic animals, and is a hazard to boaters, swimmers and fishermen.
“The ability to go out on the lake
makes the waterfront campus a research
location of its own,” he says. “Seeing
research come alive as I take my students out on the water makes it all
worthwhile for me,” says the Belvidere,
Ill., native who downplays his affinity
for exotic research locations. “Come to
think of it, I am going rock climbing in
two weeks” he says with a laugh.
And Wells does do some of the
Geneva Lake research a little differently
while his students watch from the shore.
He’ll be comparing data with his Maine
results but with a different method—
wearing his fully licensed Scuba gear as
he dives in this Fall.
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
September 27: 9:00am-12:00pm; October 11: 9:00am-12:00pm; October 27: 4:00pm-7:00pm;
November 17: 4:00pm-7:00pm; December 8: 4:00pm-7:00pm; January 12: 4:00pm-7:00pm;
February 7: 9:00am-12:00pm; March 2: 4:00pm-7:00pm
George Williams College faculty member Christopher Wells recently participated in a 10-day research voyage as a guest scientist in the Gulf of Maine through the
Rozalia Project, an organization that protects the ocean through research and innovation. The Project focuses on study in urban and coastal waters. As chair and assistant
professor of outdoor recreation leadership and management at GWC, Wells plans to
integrate his new knowledge into his teaching.
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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.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
Scarecrow Fest, downtown Delavan.
See article on page 31.
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership
Day, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., The Bark Market,
5540 Higthway 50, Delavan. A free event
that includes canine good citizen testing,
goodie bags, dress up your dog, doggie
games and more. Call 728-7877, the barkmarketllc.com.
BloodCenter of Wisconsin blood drive,
8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church
2665 North St., East Troy.
Taste of Lake Geneva, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Flat Iron Park, Wrigley Drive, downtown
Lake Geneva. Tastes from area dining establishments and sips from local breweries and
wineries,. Facebook.com/TasteOfLG.
Fat Tire Memorial Tour of Lake
Geneva; a 21.5 mile bike ride on paved roads
around Geneva Lake, beginning at Champs
Sports Bar, 747 Main St., Lake Geneva.
Check Fat TireRide.com
Scarecrow Fest entertainment, Phoenix Park Bandshell, Wisconsin and 2nd
streets, Delavan. Flight: A Tribute to the
Eagles, 5 p.m.; Pink Fraud, 7 p.m. Take a
lawn chair or blanket to sit on. Free.
Fishfest, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Unitarian
Universalist Church of the Lakes, 319 N.
Broad St., Elkhorn, will include a fish boil
dinner in which boiled fish, potatoes and
onions will be served along with assorted
breads, beverages and homemade desserts.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle, music and
fun. The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for
children. Tickets can be purchased at the
door. For more information call 723-7440 or
go to www.uucol.weebly.com.
MONDAY, SEPT. 15
2- 7 p.m., Matheson Memorial Library, 101
N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16
Geneva Lake Museum Tuesdays at Two
workshop about Horticultural Hall, all Lake
Geneva’s grand houses and all their grand
gardens. Free to museum members and a
guest, $5 for non-members. Geneva Lake
Museum, 255 Mill St. (intersection of Mill
and Main), Lake Geneva. Call 248-6060 or
email staff@genevalakemuseum.org to make
a reservation.
2:30-6:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Church Parish
Center, 1540 Mills St., Lyons.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18
“Aprons: Ties to Our Past” will be presented at 2 p.m. at Heritage Hall, 103 E.
Rockwell in Elkhorn. Free and open to the
public. Contact Gwen Tveter at 394-1703 or
ggtvet er@gmail.com for more information.
2:30-6:30 p.m., City of Lake Geneva Police
Department, 626 Geneva St., Lake Geneva.
Delavan Historical Society meeting, 7
p.m., 635 E. Wisconsin St. Contact Peg
Gleich at pgleich@charter.net for details.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
Walk to End Alzheimers registration
begins at 8:30 a.m., walk begins at 10,
Library Park, Lake Geneva. Register at
alz.org/sewi or call (800) 272-3900.
Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,
Pearce’s Farm Market, W5740 Walworth Rd.
(Hwy. 67 at Co. F), between Williams Bay
and Fontana. Helicopter rides, corn, brats,
kettle corn popped on site, hayrides, jumping
bales and music, music, music.
Native American Heritage Day, 11
a.m. - 3 p.m., Town of Delavan Community
Park, Highway 50 and South Shore Drive.
Listen as Mishketmge (Red Hawk) shares
tales and describes his early life; the way the
home was run, the roles of men, women,
children and elders. He will talk about
games, battles and war, the animals he hunts
and about interaction with newcomers to his
land – both English and French. There will
be no charge for this special event and plenty of free parking. Call 740-2335 for more
information.
Arts and Sparks in the Park Fine Arts
and Craft Fair, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Ralph Park,
Fort Atkinson. Welding Rodeo, 8 a.m. - 6
p.m., a creative, live sculpture competition
ending with a silent auction. Performances
and poetry throughout the day. Free admis-
sion. Dood and beverage by the Fort Lions
Club. For more information and full event
schedule
visit
www.facebook.com/FortArtsCouncil or email
fortartscouncil@gmail. com.
Hispanic Heritage Festival 10 a.m. - 5
p.m. at Phoenix Park Bandshell in Delavan..
Roy Diblik talks about panicum, 10:30
a.m. - noon, Northwind Perennial Farm,
7047 Hospital Road, Burlington. Join Roy as
he discusses how he discovered this native,
easy-to-grow grass and how he incorporates
it into the landscape.
Call 248-8229, or log on to www.northwind
perennialfarm.com
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21
Spaghetti Dinner, sponsored by the
Williams Bay Rescue Squad, noon to 5 p.m.,
Conference Point Camp, 300 Conference
Point Road, Williams Bay. Menu includes
spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and beverage.
Adults $10; under 12, $5.
Beloit Lions Autorama Car Show, Parts
Swap, Car Corral, Arts and Crafts Sale, 8 a.m.
- 4 p.m., Town of Beloit Preservation Park,
3444 S. Riverside Dr., four miles north of
Beloit on Hwy. 51. Adults over 15, $6, 8-15
years $2, under 8 free. Hosted by the Beloit
Evening Lions Club, Coachmen Strreet Rod
Club, Blue Ribbon Classic Chevy Club and
Cranked, Inc. Log on to wwwbe loitautora
ma.com for more information.
Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,
Pearce’s Farm Market, W5740 Walworth Rd.
(Hwy. 67 at Co. F), between Williams Bay
and Fontana. Helicopter rides, corn, brats,
kettle corn popped on site, hayrides, jumping
bales and music, music, music. Free boiled
corn today only.
~ ~ ~ Ongoing events ~ ~ ~
Army Lake Camp Corn Maze, 11 a.m. 8:30 p.m., The Salvation Army, Army Lake
Camp, N8725 Army Lake Rd., East Troy.
Activities include: 10 acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay rides, corn cannon, archery, barrel train, bounce houses, paintball, climbing
wall, concessions, and more. Activities for the
whole family. This year's maze runs
September 26 - November 1. Hours: General
Public, Friday 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday 11
a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Not open Sunday, Monday,
or Tuesday. Adults 13 and older: $8 entrance to
maze; Children 5 - 12 years $5 entrance to
maze; Children 4 and younger, free entrance to
maze Other activities and concessions range
from $1 to $5.
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
knc@kncwb.org to get on the list.
AARP Local 5310, 9:30 a.m. the fourth
Tuesday of every month (except August and
December) at Peoples Bank, 837 N.
Wisconsin St. Elkhorn. For information, call
Shirley Grant at 473-2214 or email
shirl23@charter.net.
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.
Geneva Lake Museum, Mon. - Sat. 10
a.m. - 4 p.m., Sundays 12-3 p.m., 255 Mill
St, Lake Geneva. Call 248-6060.
OFA-LG, meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth
Monday of each month at Caribou Coffee in
Lake Geneva. Come join us for discussion
and updates on the happenings in
Washington, D.C.
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.
Butchers Model Car Club 4H models
project meetings take place on the third
Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
at the Delavan Community Center, 826
Geneva St., led by 4H scale models key advisor Keith Reimers. Bring models for display
and projects to work on. Sale and swap items
are also welcome. The club also hosts the 4H
scale models project and young people in the
project are encouraged to attend. Call Keith
at 728-1483 for more information.
Walworth County Toastmasters Club
meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every
month from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at VIP Services,
811 E. Geneva, Elkhorn. Check www.wal
worthcountytoastmasters.com.
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
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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,
Progressive. For info call Mary or Bill
Gronke at (847) 840-8878.
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.
Authors Echo Writers group meeting,
7 p.m., first and third Tuesday of every
month, Grace Church, 257 Kendall St.,
Burlington. Call Frank Koneska at 534-6236.
Yerkes Observatory, 373 W. Geneva
St., Williams Bay. The observatory offers
free, 45-minute tours, Saturdays, 10 a.m., 11
a.m. and noon as well as night sky observations for a fee of $25. Visitors may also view
the Quester Museum, which covers some of
the observatory’s history. For more information, call 245-5555 or e-mail rdd@yerkes.uchicago.edu.
Support Our Troops rally, 11 a.m.,
Mondays, second floor of the Government
Center (formerly the Walworth County
Courthouse), downtown Elkhorn on the
square. The names of servicemen and service
women with ties to Walworth County who
are currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
will be read. Call Bob Webster at 275-6587
for more information.
Cards and games, Mondays, 1 – 4 p.m.
Darien Senior Center, 47 Park St., Darien.
Call 882-3774.
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.
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host the annual Discover Lake Geneva
Bridal Showcase on Sunday, September
28 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Local wedding experts are partnering with Lake Geneva Cruise Line to
offer what they promise will be an entertaining and engaging experience. Six of
the eight boats operated by the Cruise
Line will be decorated in various “wedding themes” to showcase the endless
possibilities available to those looking
for a venue for their wedding celebration. Don’t think this is just for the big
day ceremony,” says organizer Clare
Mulcahy. “This will be a great opportunity to plan other celebrations, including
showers, rehearsal dinners, receptions,
next-day brunches, bachelor and bachelorette parties.”
While touring the boats, attendees
will have a chance to sample appetizer
and entree selections, wedding cakes
and champagne, view table settings,
flowers and linen options.
Wedding planners, photographers,
videographers, entertainment, beauty,
spa and salon services and many other
vendors will be available to answer
questions.
The Discover Lake Geneva Bridal
Showcase is open to everyone, but they
ask that those who want to attend make
advance reservations, which can be done
by visiting cruiselakegeneva.com/bridal
showcase. Admission is complimentary.
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Library notes
fun hour of creative crafts. All materials provided.
• Wee Reads for babies 0-2 years of age,
10:30-11 a.m. Friday September 26, October
3, 10, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28. No
registration required. Learn pre-reading
skills the fun way. A lap sit program
designed just for babies 0-2 years with plenty of activities including stories, songs, bubbles, scarves, and parachute play.
• Story time for pre-schoolers age 2-6,
11:15 a.m. to noon Thursdays October 2, 16,
30 and November 13. No registration
required. Develop listening and language
skills while enjoying books, storytelling,
puppetry, and crafts.
• Beginning Genealogy. Part 1 will take
place on Saturday, September 20, and part 2
on Saturday, October 11, from 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Registration required. Learn the
basics of genealogy in this two part class.
Part 1 covers Home Sources, charts, recording information and citing sources. Part 2
covers vital records, compiled sources, federal census records and select online databases.
Plan to attend both parts to get the most out
of this class
• Intro to the PC Friday, September 26,
from 1-2 p.m. Registration required. This
one hour class is an introduction to the basic
functions of the computer. Attendees will be
using the library’s laptops.
• Books and Boogie, 11:15-11:45 a.m.,
Thursdays September 25, October 9, 23,
November 6, 20. Family/Preschool (0-6). No
registration required. Bounce on in and play
our rhythm instruments, dance to music, and
hear lively tales.
• Lego Club for kids 5-12, 11 a.m. - 1
p.m. Saturdays- September 13, October 4,
November 8. No registration required. The
library will provide the Legos, while the kids
provide the imagination. All materials must
stay at the library, so bring a camera to capture your adventures. Please leave your
Legos at home. We don’t want you to lose
your favorite pieces.
• Craft Club for tweens and teens 10-18,
6- 7 p.m. Tuesdays September 23, October
21 and November18. No registration
required. Drop in for Craft Club and enjoy a
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Maple Ave., Walworth. 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. The book for
September is “The Power of Habit” by
Charles Duhig. Copies are available at the
circulation desk.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2756322 for more information.
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Local author to present her new
book at Lake Geneva Public Library
Local award-winning author Janet
Burroway will present her newly-published memoir, “Losing Tim,” at the
Lake Geneva Public Library on
Wednesday, September 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Burroway will share her story and read
excerpts from her book, which has been
nominated for a National Book Award.
She will also talk about her writing
process and the art of the memoir. A
question and answer session and book
signing will follow the program.
Burroway’s presentation will be followed by a book discussion of “Losing
Tim” on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 6:30
p.m. at the library.
“Losing Tim” is a memoir by a
mother about a soldier son who killed
himself. “It’s not an easy read,” says
Think Piece Publishing, “but it’s a beautiful one.” Burroway welcomes readers
to grieve along with her, while also providing a lens into how soldiers, and military contractors like her son are
changed by their combat experiences.
Pulitzer
prize-winning
author
Madeleine Blais said of Burroway’s
memoir: ‘’This book is both an elegy
and a call to action by one of our finest
writers, who addresses us from the deepest place imaginable in a voice that is
loving, memorable and overflowing with
generosity.’’
Burroway’s memoir has been featured in half a dozen print and radio
interviews, including The Milwaukee
Journal. A reading and talk she gave at
the Pritzker Military Museum was
broadcast on PBS.
Burroway, who was awarded the
Florida Humanities Council’s 2014
Lifetime Achievement Award in
Writing, is the author of eight novels,
plays, poetry, essays, texts for dance,
and children’s books. Her Writing
Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
(ninth edition), is the most widely used
creative writing text in America, and her
multi-genre Imaginative Writing is out
in a fourth edition. Her most recent
novel is “Bridge of Sand” (Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt 2009), and her play,
“Medea With Child,” was produced in
2010 by Sideshow Theatre Company in
Chicago.
She is at work on a musical adaptation of Barry Unsworth’s novel,
“Morality Play,” and a play,
Headshots. She is Robert O. Lawton
Distinguished Professor Emerita of the
Florida State University. She and her
husband Peter Ruppert divide their
Janet Burroway
time between Wisconsin and Chicago.
Burroway was born in Tucson,
Arizona, educated in Phoenix and at the
University of Arizona, Barnard College
(A.B. cum laude), Cambridge University, England (B.A. with First Class
Honors l960, M.A. l965), and at the Yale
School of Drama (RCA-NBC Fellow
1960-61). She has taught at the
University of the State of New York,
Harpur College; the University of
Sussex, England; the University of
Illinois; the Writer’s Workshop at the
University of Iowa; and the Florida State
University at Tallahassee.
Burroway’s novel, “The Buzzards,”
was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in
l970, and “Raw Silk” was runner up for
the National Book Award in l977. Her
book, “Opening Nights,” (l985) was a
Book of the Month Club alternate selection. “Cutting Stone” (l992) was a New
York Times Notable Book. Burroway’s
book, “A Story Larger than My Own:
Women Writers Look Back on Their
Lives and Careers,” was published in
February 2014.
Burroway’s poems, stories, and
essays have appeared in Atlantic
Monthly, Mademoiselle, New States-man,
The Guardian, MS, Story Quarterly, New
Virginia Review, Prairie Schooner,
Prague Review, Five Points, St.
Petersburg Times, Ninth Letter, and New
Letters, and in Pushcart Prizes XXVII.
She has reviewed for New Statesman, The
World and I, and The Philadelphia
Inquirer, The Chicago Tribune, and The
New York Times Book Review.
Everyone is welcome to attend this
program at no charge. For more information, call the Lake Geneva Public
Library at 249-5299 or visit the Library
website
at
Sept. 12, 2014
WGTD revives old time radio
Celebrating its tenth year on the air,
the WGTD Radio Theater is reprising
shows and themes from across its many
award-winning years. The shows will air
at 11:15 a.m. on September 20 and
October 25, and 10:15 a.m. on
December 13.
As members of an in-studio audience, old time radio fans will have a
chance to see and hear how radio shows
were produced in the “good old days”
when the WGTD radio players perform
another live on Saturday, Sept. 20 from
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lake Lawn
Resort in Delavan.
Remember the classic movie
“Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”
Well, what if Jane were the “nice” sister
and Blanche – yes, Blanche, the one in the
wheelchair – were the nasty one? At the
September 20 taping, the WGTD Radio
Theater will present a new and chilling
take on the story of two sisters locked
together by money, need, and desperation.
Executive producers Dr. Steve Brown and
Mike Ullstrup promises the audience will
feel the bird’s bones breaking!
Guests can arrive early for a breakfast buffet in the Frontier Restaurant at
9:30 a.m., then catch the pre-show
warm-up at 10:30. Cost for the show and
breakfast is $20, and the performance
alone just $10. Call 725-9155 for reservations for this trip back in time.
A few seasons ago, the WGTD
Radio Theater presented new episodes
from iconic television shows. On
November 1 at Lake Lawn, audiences
will be able to catch up with the “Golden
Girls” and “Hogan’s Heroes.” The
Miami ladies try another money-making
scheme – just how much money can
Blanche make in an evening? Then,
Hogan and company receive surprising
orders: a German scientist wants to
escape. But why does Hogan want to
keep this scientist close by?
And in case that isn’t enough, on
December 13, the WGTD Radio Theater
will present its annual Holiday
Extravaganza. Singing, skits, carols,
dancing girls. Well, maybe not dancing
girls…but it’s radio. Pretend there are
dancing girls.
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~ FARMERS’ MARKETS ~
Delavan Fresh Market, Thursdays 3-7
p.m., through October, Tower Park,
Walworth Ave. Call (262) 374-4221
East Troy, 3-7 p.m. Fridays through
October 3, W2463 County Road ES, East
Troy. Call (262) 642-3770 or log on to
www.easttroywi.org.
Elkhorn, Walworth County Farmers’
Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
Courthouse Square and Wisconsin St. Call
(262) 741-4961.
Fontana, Saturdays 8 a.m. - noon
through Sept. 27. Porter Plaza between Mill
St. & Hwy. 67. Call (262) 749-8913, or log
on to www.coffeemillfontana.com.
Lake Geneva, Historic Horticultural
Hall Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
through Oct. 30, 330 Broad St., Lake
Geneva. Call (262) 745-9341, www.hor ticulturalhall.com
Mukwonago Area Farmers Market,
Wednesdays 3-7 p.m. through October 8,
Mukwonago’s Field Park, Corner of
Highways 89 & NN. Call (262) 363-7758.
Whitewater, Saturdays 8 a.m. - noon,
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~ HEALTH AND FITNESS ~
Mercy Walworth Grief Support
Group provides comfort, guidance and stability in times of loss. Experts in the field of
grief 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
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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
information.
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
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.
Sept. 12, 2014 — 29
Northbrook, Ill., resident Bonnie Siegel is the Geneva Lake Association Artist of
the Month whose work is on display at the Lake Geneva Public Library.
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Bonnie Siegel, artist of the month
Bonnie Siegel has been named Artist
of the Month by the Geneva Lake Art
Association (GLAA) for September.
Each month, a member is chosen to be
the featured artist at the Lake Geneva
Public Library’s ongoing “Artist of the
Month” exhibit. Siegel’s work can be
seen at 918 W. Main Street in Lake
Geneva during regular Library hours
throughout September.
Siegel says her animal portraits
“convey the spirit, likeness and expression of a cherished pet.” Her lifelong
love of nature is her inspiration for her
artwork. She specializes in dog, cat, and
horse commission portrait paintings in
oil. She equally enjoys painting people
and landscapes. Her style is an impressionistic painterly style that captures the
realism and warmth of the subject.
Siegel continues her art studies by
regularly attending classes, seminars and
workshops presented by nationally
known artists. She is an active member of
Geneva Lake Art Association, and is on
the Board of the North Shore Art League.
She served for more than 10 years on the
Northbrook Art Commission.
Her commissioned oil paintings are
in private and public collections across
the country. She has participated in
many art shows and exhibitions in
Illinois, Indiana, California, Wisconsin
and Wyoming. She and her husband
have two grown sons and share their
home in Northbrook, Ill. with two active
English Springer Spaniels named Molly
and Jasmine.
Siegel’s work can also be seen on her
website, www.bonniesiegel.com.
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What’s Happening
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 information.
Free blood pressure screening, last
Friday of every month, 2 - 4 p.m., Williams
Bay Care Center, 146 Clover St., Williams
Bay.
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 located at 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 by
email at jhollenbeck2@wi.rr.com.
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.
An LGBTQ Support Group for young
adults (high school and post-high school)
who identify with, or are have questions
about, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender issues will be held the third Wednesday
of each month. The group will meet at the
Lake Geneva Wellness Clinic, 101 Broad St.
Suite 201, Lake Geneva, from 5-6 p.m. There
is no charge for attending. For more details,
go to www.lgb twalco.org.
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 for
more information.
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)
215-6893, Maureen at 723-8227 or through
the
Families
Anonymous
website:
www.FamiliesAnonymous.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. (Taking 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, corner of 2nd and Washington
Streets, Delavan.
~ ART, LITERATURE THEATER, MUSIC ~
Milwaukee Keyboardist Al White,
Sunday, Sept. 28, 4-8 p.m., Ye Olde Hotel in
Lyons. 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
Summer Art Exhibit: “Water Works,”
Fridays 1-4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Sundays 1-4 p.m. through Sept. 7, Geneva
Lake Art Association Gallery, 647 Main St.,
Lake Geneva. 249-7988, www.genevalake
art.org
Pianist Kathy Fry, Wednesdays from 58 p.m., Lobby Lounge, Grand Geneva
Resort, Highway 50 and 12, Lake Geneva,
and Fridays from 6-11 p.m., Lake Lawn
Resort, Delavan.
Guitarist Paul Silbergleit, Thursdays
from 5-8 p.m., Lobby Lounge, Grand Geneva
Resort.
Live entertainment, Saturday and
Sunday 2-5 p.m., Village Supper Club, 1725
South Shore Drive, Delavan. 728-6360.
Live Music Fridays 9 p.m. to midnight,
Champs Sports Bar & Grill, 747 W Main St.,
Lake Geneva. No cover charge. Call 248-6008,
or log on to www.foodspot.com/champs.
Karaoke, 9 p.m. - close., 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.snugharborwi.com for details.
Pianist Tom Stanfield, Thursdays 6-9
p.m. in the music parlor of The Baker House,
327 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva; every Friday
and Saturday from 6-9 p.m. and Sundays
from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Fontana Grill
and 9:30-11 p.m. in The Helm, Abbey
Resort, 269 Fontana Blvd.
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.
Les Miserables, Sept. 11 - Oct. 26 at the
Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson. Call
the box office at 800-477-9505 or log on to
www.fireside theatre.com for schedules,
prices and more.
Pet Q&A
The best toy for this purpose is a large
sock that you fill up with balls of
wadded newspaper and then tie off so
that it is a foot long or so. I make lots of
these and leave them all over the house.
They are large and visible, and when the
cat gets playful you just grab one and
entice the cat with it. Small toys like catnip mice and such do not work as well.
Most of them end up under the couch,
and they are never around when you
need them.
If the cat no longer has the opportunity to play with your hands and arms, it
will eventually forget that was ever an
option.
Q: We just got our daughter a baby
guinea pig. He is a delightful pet and
very tame. He learned right away that
when the fridge is open, vegetables are
forthcoming. He comes right to the front
of the cage and starts to call us.
However, we are concerned, as every
now and then he starts to run around the
cage in circles, jumps up in the air and
does U-turns as if something is bothering him. We have no dogs or cats in the
house. We are wondering if he sees
something or senses some kind of danger that we don’t.
A: This is another type of play
behavior that young animals engage in.
Scientists would call it “acrobatic play.”
Guinea pig enthusiasts call it “popcorning.”
In acrobatic play, a young animal
will throw itself into unrestrained gymnastic movements during which it utilizes all its muscles. Throughout these
play bouts, the young animal is edging
itself toward the outer limits of its muscular abilities, learning how far it can go
and where its weaknesses lie.
This is very important in animals
such as guinea pigs that are eaten by
many different animals and thus need to
be able to flee from enemies. So just
enjoy watching this little bit of the natural world that is going on in your home.
Don’t worry that your guinea pig is
nervous about anything in the environment that you have provided for it.
Q: I was pruning a weeping cherry
tree in my front yard, and as I was cutting a branch a mourning dove bolted
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out of the tree right in front of my face
and started to run about in circles on the
ground flapping its wings very quickly
all the while. I tried to pick the bird up,
but when I reached for it she just ran
away from me and started flapping
more. When I tried again, she took off
and flew away as if nothing happened.
So when I went back to the cherry tree
and peered in I saw a nest right there in
a fork of the branch with two little
babies in it. I left the front yard alone
after that and saw her fly back into the
cherry tree and sit on the babies again,
and she seems to be caring for them. Did
I startle her and cause some kind of
seizure?
A: What you saw is a fascinating bit
of the natural world that few people get
to experience. This is called a “distraction display.” It doesn’t usually happen
in mourning doves, although I have seen
it myself in this species from time to
time.
This instinctive behavior happens in
most ground nesting birds. When a predator approaches a nest of a bird that nests
on the ground, the parent bird will flutter
about and run from the nest. The predator will think the parent bird is injured
and thus an easy meal and will take off
after it. When the bird feels the predator
is far enough from the nest to no longer
be a threat to it, it will fly off as you saw
the dove do and return to her babies
later.
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Delavan’s Scarecrow Fest Sept. 13
The 14th Annual Scarecrow Fest will
take place on Saturday, September 13th in
downtown Delavan. Everyone is invited to
this community-wide, family-oriented
event that will showcase dressed and decorated Scarecrows throughout historic
downtown Delavan, and beyond.
All the scarecrows will be tagged and
ballots will be printed. The public will be
able to pick their favorite scarecrows, and
a winner will be crowned. Downtown
Delavan will have “Scare-crows on
Parade” throughout the month of
September, .
According to organizers, this year’s
festival will be better than ever. Scheduled
activities include: free pumpkin painting;
free children’s face painting; live music by
Cheryl Niemo & the Down Home Boys, as
well as Cedric Square; vendors in the park;
sidewalk sales; food, and the Fourth
Annual pie and cake auction.
Attendees will even be able to build
their own scarecrow and take it home. The
nominal $10 fee includes supplies and help
to build a scarecrow. The Great Delavan
Duck Raffle will also take place during
Scarecrow Fest. The winners will be determined at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The raffle tickets are $2, or 3 for $5
and can be purchased at many downtown
businesses,
including
Bradley’s
Department Store, Lauren’s Antique & Art
Centre, Lubick Gallery, Gill Family
Chiropractic, Brick Street Market, Avant
Bicycle Supply, Del-Mart, Remember
When, and others. First Place is $200,
Second Place is $100, Third Place is $50,
and there are lots more prizes to win,
thanks to the local businesses who donated
them.
All of the proceeds go to pay for events
like Scarecrow Fest and the Fresh Market,
and community projects, such as the 2015
Walldog Event. Attendees will also be able
to participate in the Parks Department’s
Amazing Race or watch as a mural is
Autumn is on the way, as proved by this field of pumpkins that stretch for as far
as the eye can see from Highway 67, west of Williams Bay,.
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Scarecrow Fest will conclude with a
concert by Flight: a Tribute to the Eagles
and Pink Fraud at the Phoenix Park
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WATER TOWER PARK ACTIVITIES:
• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., craft fair and flea
market. Food.
• noon - 12:30, Dance Factory
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• 12:30 - 1p.m, Flying Dragons martial
arts demonstration.
• 1 p.m., fourth annual pie and cake
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• 1 - 3 p.m, free pumpkin painting.
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• 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Music by Cheryl
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Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Porsche Macan S hauls like an SUV, acts like a sports car
By David Undercoffler
Pay no mind to the Porsche Macan’s
18 cubic feet of cargo room, its capacity to
carry five adults comfortably and its commanding view of the road. With 340 horsepower and reflexes that would make
Catwoman jealous, the Macan S never got
the memo that it’s not a sports car.
Porsche’s speed-hunting pedigree shows in
every corner of this all-new small SUV.
The Macan is the smaller sibling to the
Cayenne, the German marque’s original
SUV, which sent Porsche purists into fits
when it was introduced a decade ago but
reaped huge profits in the U.S. and globally.
The company is hoping for similar success with the Macan, which is Indonesian
for “tiger.” For sale now, it’s Porsche’s
play for the burgeoning compact crossover
segment – one of the fastest-growing areas
of the luxury vehicle market, fueled by
wealthy empty-nesters, first-time luxury
buyers and professional women.
All three groups are lured in by equal
parts indulgence and practicality, and
automakers are scrambling to find just the
right mix of both in new products.
Lincoln, Lexus, Audi and Jaguar have
all-new models on the way. They will
crowd a space already occupied by Land
Rover, Mercedes, BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti
and Acura.
Nearly all those models will span the
$30,000-to-$45,000 range.
The Macan S starts higher, at $50,895,
but that gets you surprisingly little in the
way of standard features.
Start adding what should be gratis and
the price quickly rockets higher – all the
way to $67,895 for the one we tested.
Among other extras, that vehicle had
$2,745 worth of active air suspension,
$2,990 worth of navigation and satellite
radio, an $810 keyless entry and a $1,400
Bose sound system. Another package, for
$2,590, included parking sensors, a backup
camera and heated seats.
Things get even more expensive with
the Macan Turbo, which starts at $73,295
but with extras quickly gets to $85,000 and
beyond.
On paper, this pricing gulf between the
Macan and the other luxe cute-utes flooding the market seems odd. But unlike current sales leaders such as the Acura RDX,
Cadillac SRX or Audi Q5, the Macan is
unequivocally fun to drive.
The Macan S’ twin-turbocharged V-6 pulls
340 horsepower and 339 pound-feet of
torque out of 3.0 liters. Porsche’s sevenspeed dual-clutch transmission is standard,
as is all-wheel drive. The Macan S will do
zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds in standard
guise, or 5.0 seconds with the $1,290 Sport
Chrono option on our model.
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Macan’s transmission and engine are
unimpeachably smooth and robust. In normal mode and in normal driving, initial
acceleration can be a smidge tepid, but
that’s why God invented the Sport button.
In true Porsche fashion, this is a vehicle that likes to dance when the road gets
bendy. The brakes are firm, the steering is
direct and the Macan S holds tightly to the
road in hard cornering without leaning
ominously to the side.
That grip is courtesy of our tester’s
aforementioned – and pricey – active air
suspension, which helps hide the fact that
the Macan is several hundred pounds heavier than its peers.
Which might explain why it’s so
thirsty at the gas pump. The Macan S is
rated at 17 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on
the highway. During a week of testing in
more city driving than on the freeway, we
averaged 16.5 mpg. That’s not a good
number, especially for a compact vehicle
like this.
But what the Macan S lacks in efficiency it makes up for in practicality
inside. The crossover’s tidy proportions
belie ample leg and headroom for five fullsize adults. The two riders upfront also
revel in wonderfully supportive and comfortable seats.
The cargo area in the back swallows a
useful 17.7 cubic feet of gear, and the rear
seats fold flat for extra room. This functionality is then bundled in a package
that’s easy to park and maneuver around
tight cityscapes.
Looking ahead, an even cheaper base
Macan is planned, but Porsche hasn’t
decided whether it will use a detuned version of the S’ gas engine or switch to
diesel for that. (The recently updated
Cayenne SUV offers a diesel as its cheapest model, and Mercedes has also adopted
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Notice: The contents in this section are not to be taken seriously
Willy & Ethel
by Joe Martin
Sept. 12, 2014
The Beacon
Laughing Matter
Two kids were talking
to each other.
“I’m really worried,”
said the first. “My dad
works twelve hours a day
to give my family a nice
home and plenty to eat.
My mom spends the
whole day cleaning and
cooking for me. I’m worried sick!”
“What do you have to
worry about?” asked the
other kid. “It sounds to me
like you have it made.”
“Sure,” says his friend,
“but what if they try to
escape?”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A teacher instructed the
class to write a brief
account of a baseball
game. All the pupils were
busy during the allotted
time, except one little boy,
who sat motionless and
didn’t write a word. The
teacher gave him an additional five minutes, counting them down so he
knew where he stood. The
fifth minute had almost
elapsed when the youngster sat us straight and
scrawled a sentence … of
sorts.
“Rain – no game.”
☺
"
☺
A traveler was indignant
at the slow speed of his
train. He appealed to the
conductor, “Can’t you go
any faster?”
“Yes,” said the man, “but
I have to stay aboard.”
☺
"
☺
“How did you find your
steak?” asked a waiter of a
diner in a very expensive
restaurant.
“Just luck,” replied the
man. “I moved that little
piece of potato and there it
was.”
☺
"
☺
An engineer who was
engaged on railroad construction in Central
America explained to one
of the natives living along
the right of way the
advantages that would
come to him from the projected line.
“How long does it take
you to carry your produce
to market by mule?” he
asked the man.
“Three days, señor,”
said the man.
“Then,” said the engineer, “you can understand
the benefit the road will
be to you. You will be
able to take your produce
to market and return home
on the same day.”
“Very good, señor,” the
native agreed, “but what
will we do with the other
two days?”
☺
"
☺
“You were very naughty
in church, Freddy,” said the
Sunday school teacher to
one of her pupils. “Do you
know where little boys and
girls go who don’t put their
coins into the collection
box?”
“Yes, teacher,” replied
the lad. “To the movies.”
☺
"
☺
An obviously poor man
approached a stranger and
said, “Pardon me, sir, but
would you help a poor
man whose wife is out of
work?”
☺
"
☺
Just before the service
a clergyman was called
into the vestibule by a
young couple who asked
that he marry them.
“I don’t have time right
now,” he said, “but if you
will wait until after the
sermon I will be glad to
do so.”
Just before the end of
the service he announced:
“Will those who wish to
be married please come
forward?”
Thirteen women and
one man quickly walked
to the front of the church.
☺
"
☺
When his daughter
returned from college, the
farmer regarded her critically and then asked,
“Ain’t you a lot fatter than
you was?”
“Yes, pa,” admitted the
girl. “I weigh 140 pounds
stripped for gym.”
The father stared at her
in horrified amazement
and then shouted, “And
just who is this Jim?”
☺
"
☺
What is the penalty for
bigamy?
Two mothers-in-law.
☺
"
☺
A cook named Nora
announced her engagement to a man who was
often seen hanging around
the kitchen. A year passed
and nothing more was
heard of the nuptials. So
one day the mistress
inquired, “When are you
to be married, Nora?”
“Indade, an’ it’s niver
atall, I’ll be thinkin’,
mum,” answered the cook.
“The problem is that I
won’t marry him when
he’s drunk and he won’t
marry me when he’s
sober.”
☺
"
☺
The owner of a hunting
lodge in Scotland presented his gamekeeper with a
fur cap of the sort that had
earflaps. When at the
lodge the following year,
the gentleman asked the
man how he liked the cap.
The man shook his head
dolefully and said, “I’ve
nae worn it since the accident.”
“What accident was
that?” demanded his
employer.
“A mon offered me a
dram and I didn’t hear
him.”
☺
"
☺
The number of people
watching you is directly
proportional to the stupidity of your action.
☺
"
☺
The five secrets to a
great relationship: 1. It’s
important to find a man
who works around the
house, occasionally cooks
and cleans and who has a
job.
Pickles by Brian Crane
Sept. 12, 2014 — 35
36 — The Beacon
Mr. Boffo by Joe Martin
Garfield
by Jim Davis
Sept. 12, 2014
The Beacon
Mr. Boffo by Joe Martin
Willy & Ethel
by Joe Martin
Sept. 12, 2014 — 37
38 — The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014
F uN a nd G a m eS
Crossword Clues
Across
1 Wedding reception fare
16 Hunter’s accessory
17 Fourth-generation relative
18 Wrong
19 1980s pop duo with an exclamation
point in their name
20 Stowe novel
21 Chanel competitor
22 Chihuahua chatter
25 Rent-__
28 Jolly Roger crewman
29 Desperate letters
32 Certain cohabitant
37 Anglican leader
38 Beethoven work completed the same
year as the “Moonlight”
39 Cobb and others
40 Get up
41 Scrapes (out)
42 Moments
43 One may be zapped
46 Deuce follower
49 Cup part
50 One of Can.’s Maritime provinces
53 Have a considerably negative effect on
58 Recipe datum
59 Fitness specialist
All puzzle
answers are on
page 26.
♠
♥
Bridge
Intra-finesse
Goren on Bridge with Bob Jones
Neither vulnerable. East deals.
NORTH
♠ J, 7, 2
❤ J, 8, 2
♦ A, 9, 8, 4
♣ 10, 7, 3
WEST
♠ K, Q, 9, 5, 4
❤ 10, 3
♦ J, 7, 2
♣ A, J, 2
EAST
♠ A, 10, 8, 6, 3
❤ K, Q, 5
♦ Q, 6, 5
♣ 8, 6
SOUTH
♠ Void
❤ A, 9, 7, 6, 4
♦ K, 10, 3
♣ K, Q, 9, 5, 4
The bidding:
EAST
SOUTH
1♠
2❤
Pass
4♣
Pass
Pass
Down
1 Crones
2 “Dallas” actor Katz
3 Bootleggers’ foes
4 ‘70s Chinese leader
5 Huddle directive
6 In order
7 Cattle drive concern
8 Spherical meas.
9 Suffix with bass
10 Close
11 “Buffy” airer after The WB
12 Cancels
13 Penitent
14 Old Roman cry
15 Discard
21 Peak
22 Liberal
23 Takes in
24 Alloy prefix
25 Pro
26 Pharmacy figure
27 Not in order
28 Bygone pharmacy fixture
29 Preview opener?
30 Montevideo-to-Buenos Aires direction
31 Sp. lasses
33 Tie, perhaps
34 Like doughnuts
35 “Not for me”
36 Pointed, in a way
42 Marsh bird
43 It may be inherited
44 Bounce
45 Appliance maker once owned by
Raytheon
46 Intensifies, with “up”
47 Skinny
48 Robert of “The Sopranos”
49 Three-time LPGA Player of the Year
Daniel
50 Nabokov novel
51 Edward’s adoptive mother in the
“Twilight” series
52 Anatomical passage
54 A spray might be used for one
55 Uru. neighbor
56 Parlor work, briefly
57 “Lord, is __?”: Matthew
WEST
3♠ –
Dbl
NORTH
Pass
Pass
Opening lead: K of ♠
Many of the magical plays that are available to declarer are very complex and would
be difficult for an average player to execute.
Sudoku
♦ ♣
The intra-finesse is a lovely play that anyone
can execute, provided she or he can recognize the position.
North was ordering a cocktail during his
last turn, perhaps explaining his odd final
pass. Most would have “corrected” to four
hearts. South ruffed the opening spade lead
and immediately led a heart, inserting
dummy’s eight when West played low, losing
to the queen. He ruffed the spade continuation and led the king of trumps. West won
and led yet another spade.
Declarer ruffed this and cashed the queen
of clubs, his last trump, before crossing to
dummy with the ace of diamonds. Next came
the jack of hearts from dummy. East covered,
but West’s 10 was pinned, completing the
intra-finesse. Declarer was able to run the
rest of the hearts. West could ruff with his
jack of clubs whenever he liked, but with the
10 of clubs still in dummy, declarer was in
control. Dummy’s trump controlled the
spade suit and the king of diamonds
remained as an entry to declarer's hand. Well
played!
(Bob Jones welcome readers’ responses
sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune
Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr.,
Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail
responses may be sent to tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
© 2014 Tribune Content Agency LLC.
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Laughing Matter
2. It is important to find a man who
makes you laugh. 3. It is important to
find a man who is dependable, respectful
and doesn’t lie. 4. It’s important to find a
man who’s good in bed and who loves to
make love to you. 5. It’s important that
these four men should never meet.
☺
"
☺
A man was driving the wrong way up
a one way street when a cop pulled him
over and demanded where he was
going?
“I don’t know,” replied the driver,
“but I must be late. Everyone is coming
back.”
☺
"
☺
Harry wanted to get married but
couldn’t find a girl his mother approved
of. A friend suggested that, to solve the
problem, he look for a girl just like his
mother. He found a woman who looked
like her dressed like her and talked like
her. Than he took her home to meet his
parents.
“How did it go?” asked his friend.
“Terrible!” said Harry. “My father
couldn’t stand her.”
Sept. 12, 2014 — 39
☺
"
☺
A man got lost and walked into a village store for directions.
“Can you tell me the quickest way to
Burlington?” he asked.
“Are you walking or driving?” asked
the clerk.
“I’m driving,” replied the man.
“Oh, good,” said the clerk, “because
that’s definitely the quickest way.”
☺
"
☺
What’s big and yellow and comes out
in the morning to brighten a mother’s
day?
The school bus.
☺
"
☺
A dentist was working on a patient’s
teeth when he asked her if she’d mind
screaming loudly. She did so and then
asked why.
“I’ve got a tee time in 30 minutes,” he
said, “and the waiting room was
packed.”
☺
"
☺
Patience is something you admire in
the driver behind you but can’t stand in
the driver in front of you.
☺
"
☺
I’ve never understood why women
love cats. Cats are independent, they
don’t listen, they don’t come in when
you call, they like to stay out all night
and when they’re home they like to be
left alone and sleep. In other words,
every quality that women hate in a man,
they love in a cat.
☺
"
☺
Professor to medical student: “What
happened when the human body is
immersed in water?”
Student: “The telephone rings.”
☺
"
☺
And now an important announcement
for drivers on I-43 to Madison. I-43
doesn’t go to Madison.
☺
"
☺
Only the young die good.
☺
"
☺
My cousin joined Alcoholics
Anonymous. He thought it meant drinking under an assumed name.
☺
"
☺
“You were going to start marketing
cow manure when I last saw you,” a man
said to a farmer. “How is that going?”
“Great,” replied the farmer. “It’s one
of the phew things that sell.”
40 — The Beacon
Sept. 12, 2014
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