US Supreme Court strikes down same-sex

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WEEKEND EDITION
The FREEMAN
Waukesha County’s Daily Newspaper
Meet
Miss Wisconsin
U.S. Supreme
Court strikes
down same-sex
marriage bans
Ruling prompts
praise, concern locally
and nationally
Charles Auer/Freeman Staff
Miss Wisconsin, Rosalie Smith, a 2014 Waukesha North graduate, outside the Rotunda.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
People who were inside the Supreme Court cheer as they
walk down the steps of the court in Washington on Friday,
after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right
to marry anywhere in the United States.
Waukesha’s Rosalie Smith has
personal ties to her platform
By Lauren Anderson
Freeman Staff
W
AUKESHA — Rosalie Smith
sports a crown atop her pixie
cut, lofty wedge heels and a
bright white sash. When she walks
down the streets of downtown Waukesha, heads turn. She’s Miss Wisconsin.
And while the 19-year-old seems to
wear her new title and handle the
attention with ease, Smith says she’s
much more excited for onlookers to
hear what she has to say.
“Once they know really what I’m
about, that’s what’s really exciting to
me,” she said.
A 2014 Waukesha North High School
graduate, Smith was crowned Miss
Wisconsin a week ago, which qualifies
her for a chance at Miss America in the
fall.
She’s new to the pageant scene, having competed in her first one, Miss
New Berlin, this spring.
By Lauren Anderson
Freeman Staff
What do you think?
At a glance
What: New Berlin Homecoming for Miss
Wisconsin
When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday
Where: New Berlin City Hall, Council
Chambers, 3805 S. Casper Drive
Why: To welcome home Miss New Berlin,
now Miss Wisconsin, Rosalie Smith, and
celebrate the crowning of her successor
A freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Smith hadn’t previously considered being in a pageant.
But one day, the New Berlin pageant
director, having seen Smith’s senior
pictures at a local photography studio,
called and asked her to join the competition. Smith said she agreed when she
realized the impact she could make.
“She told me then that I could choose
a platform of something that I believe
in,” Smith said. “So I instantly knew,
See SMITH, PAGE 8A
Photo courtesy Miss Wisconsin Pageant
Waukesha resident Rosalie Smith is
crowned Miss Wisconsin 2015 by the
outgoing Miss Wisconsin 2014 Raeanna Johnson. Smith competed as Miss
New Berlin in the state pageant, held
June 20 in Oshkosh.
WAUKESHA — The U.S.
Supreme Court's decision
Friday to legalize same-sex
marriage in all 50 states has
people both locally and
nationally reflecting on the
measure's historical significance.
While it does not change
law in Wisconsin, where gay
and lesbian couples have
been able to wed since last
October, the 5-4 Supreme
Court ruling declared that
same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry
anywhere in the nation. Gay
marriage had been legal in
36 states up to this point.
Evan
Williams
of
Delafield, who entered a
domestic partnership with
his partner Chad Lantow
last year, praised the ruling.
“I feel empowered and free
City says lodge didn’t
file claim properly
By Brian Huber
Freeman Staff
Charles Auer/Freeman Staff
WAUKESHA — The dispute over the
Blair House in Waukesha is on its way
to the Court of Appeals, as the city
seeks a review and reversal of a decision by Circuit Court Judge Linda Van
De Water last month.
Volume 157, No. 65
from hearing the news of
my Supreme Court’s decision in favor of same-sex
marriages,” he said. “The
Supreme Court’s decision
affects local families I know
who can now be recognized
legally as spouses and parents. My Supreme Court has
ruled that marriage equality
is law in my country regardless of the gender of those
entering into the commitment. “
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled last year
that a 2006 ban on gay marriage in Wisconsin was
unconstitutional, opening
the door for gay and lesbian
See MARRIAGE, PAGE 10A
White Rock
brought
Waukesha
to the world
Waukesha Masonic Lodge #37 filed a
lawsuit against the city last summer,
claiming the city violated the last will
and testament of former Mayor Henry
E. Blair. When Blair died in 1957, he left
the 138-year-old Italianate-style brick
home to the city, saying in his will that
the city couldn’t use it for commercial
purposes, storage, a tool shed or warehouse. He also said in the will that the
city could sell the property, but it had to
John Schoenknecht
column continues
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Dr. Komaroff.........6B
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INSIDE
Blair House case heads to appeals court
The Blair House.
SOUND OFF
St. Mary’s Family Fun Fest, 4 p.m.
to 11 p.m. today and noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday, 225 S. Hartwell Ave.,
Waukesha. Rummage sale noon to
8 p.m. today. Fireworks after dusk
today. www.catholic4waukesha.org
Annual Kitten Shower, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. today, HAWS, 701 Northview
Road, Waukesha. Adoption specials,
Kitty College demonstrations, raffle
prizes and silent auction items.
20th annual Pewaukee Kiwanis
Beach Party, starts 7 a.m. today
with a pancake breakfast, Pewaukee
Lakefront. Music, children’s entertainment. Takes place alongside the
Lake Country Clean Water Festival
on the Pewaukee Lakefront. Event
proceeds will benefit local charities.
www.pewaukeekiwanis.org
A.C.T. Summer Showcase, 10 a.m.
and 1 p.m. today, Waukesha Civic
Theatre, 264 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-547-0708, www.waukeshacivictheatre.org
The Dang-Its, 7:30 p.m. today, Sum-
merStage at Lapham Peak, W329N846 Highway C, Town of Delafield.
Country/Americana music. 262-3371560, www.summerstageofdelafield.org
Waukesha Farmers Market, 8 a.m.
to noon today, Riverfront Plaza in
downtown Waukesha. www.waukeshafarmersmarket.com
Music by Gerry Sloan, 9 p.m. to
midnight today, The Clarke Irish
Hotel and Bar, 314 W. Main St.,
Waukesha. Traditional Irish music.
Amerifest, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday,
Spring Creek Church, N35-W22000
Capitol Drive, Brookfield. Annual
patriotic concert and picnic lunch.
Free. www.springcreekonline.com
Brookfield Farmers Market, 7:30
a.m. to noon today, 2000 N. Calhoun
Road. www.brookfieldfarmersmarket.com
Elkhorn Flea Market, opens 7 a.m.
Sunday, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn.
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