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Wisconsin State Fair features food and fun for everyone
It’s fair time in the Badger State.
This year’s Wisconsin State Fair will
take place from Thursday, Aug. 4 to
Sunday, Aug. 14 at the Fairgrounds in
West Allis. The fair will be open Sunday
through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 11
p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to
midnight and the final Sunday from 8
a.m. - 10 p.m.
Fair “fare” is an attraction all its own
at the Wisconsin State Fair. More than
200 food and beverage locations feature
famous fair favorites and plenty of
adventurous new concoctions from year
to year. One of the main attractions at
the state fair is exotic foods, known as
fair fare. Though many fairgoers head
straight for their favorite foods and beverages upon entering the Fair Park, those
hoping to try the newest delectable
delights will not be disappointed this
year. Fair officials say they are excited
to introduce more than 80 new food and
beverage additions to the fair’s already
diverse assortment.
Some of the 80 new food items
include: 50 Yarder On-a-Stick at
Emma’s Cookie Kitchen; the Albo
Bomber Sandwich, courtesy of
Albanese’s Roadhouse; Bacon Popcorn
Balls at Laura’s Gourmet Popcorn;
Bacon Pork Burgers at the Pork
Schoppe; the Banana Split Cheesecake
Square at Aggie's Bakery &
Coffeehouse; BBQ Pulled Pork Baked
Potato; Beercicles at Pabst Blue Ribbon
Park (come on, it’s Milwaukee); Blue
Moon Marinated Pork Tacos with Garlic
and Parmesan Fries, courtesy of Tavern
at the Park; Bocce Sandwich at
Albanese’s Roadhouse; Brownie Mountains at Lehmann's Bakery; Budweiser
SpinCity, the fairʼs amusement ride and game area, lights up the night at the Wisconsin State Fair, presented by U.S.
Cellular®, Aug. 4-14. Kids of all ages enjoy the excitement in SpinCity, whichoffers fun for all ages with eight new rides and attractions, during this yearʼs fair.
(Photo furnished)
Barbeque Pulled Pork Sliders at the
Budweiser Pavilion Grill; the Caramel
Apple Hard Cider Float at Slim
McGinn’s Irish Pub.
This may be getting tedious by now, so
you may want to take a break, check out
the Good Humour section and come back.
Other new items are: Cheese Balls
On-a-Stick; a Door County Fish Boil;
Cheese Blintzes (Crepes); Cracovia
Chili-Mac Bottom Pizza; Cookies and
Cream Gourmet Mini Donuts at The
Donut Family; Crabby Lobster Melt;
Deep-Fried Bread Pudding Bites On-aStick at Saz’s Ribs; Deep-Fried Corn On
the Cob at Adeline's Corn; Deep-Fried
Fruit On-a-Stick; Deep-Fried Olives; a
Deep-Fried Ol’ Fashioned (with liquor,
we presume), courtesy of Water Street
Brewery; Deep-Fried Onion Tanglers at
the Budweiser Pavilion Grill; Disco Tots
at Knucklehead; Door County Surf and
Turf On-a-Stick;
(Continued on page 2)
Guri and Scotty Henderson of Williams Bay are celebrating their 70th wedding
anniversary. They were married on Aug. 10, 1946 at the brideʼs familyʼs cottage, which
became their home in 1949 and has remained so ever since.
(Photo furnished)
Robert “Scotty” and Guri (Bergersen) Henderson, will celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary this month.
The couple were married 70 years ago,
outside her family’s summer cottage in
Williams Bay on August 10, 1946.
They were both products of immigrant families. Scotty was born in
Hamilton, Scotland. His father emigrated to Pittsburgh where he worked until
he had enough money to send for his
wife and three-year-old son.
Guri’s parents were sweethearts in
Norway. The only trade her father knew
was fishing. In 1906 he emigrated to
Chicago where he got a job with Booth
Fisheries. It took him a year to save the
$30 to send for his fiancé. When she
arrived he had a total of $30 left. They
gave $20 to the preacher, which gave
them $10 to start married life.
“My mother soon had twins, but they
died in infancy of the summer flu,” Guri
says. Her mother often told about how
they took the two girls in their coffins
across town on the trolley to the cemetery where they are interred.
But the couple persevered and went
on to have nine more children. Guri, the
youngest, was born in 1925.
“My name was Edith Bergersen,
with no middle name,” she explains.
“My father told me ‘When you’re old
enough to know what you’re doing, you
can be baptized.’ There were five girls in
the family,” she says. “Each one of them
was known as Guri until the next one
came along. I was the last, so I got to
keep it. I chose it as my middle name
when I was baptized.”
Prillar Guri is a semi legendary figure who, according to oral tradition, was
a woman from Sel, Norway who played
a key role in the Battle of Kringen in
August, 1612. Guri is a common Norwegian woman’s name that has origins
in the Old Norse word for good. Prillar
refers to the horn, called a lur, that Guri
was supposed to have used. According
to the oral tradition, Prillar guri placed
herself on a promontory on the other
side of the river from advancing Scottish
troops. She either played her horn to distract them and then waved a piece of
clothing to signal the ambush, or she
began playing as the signal. Hence the
fame of the name Guri in Norwegian
folklore.
Scotty was stationed at the Naval
Research Laboratory in Washington
D.C. during WWII. He received a temporary duty assignment to go to Navy
Pier in Chicago to help install the first
radar unit to be shown to the public.
Then someone changed his mind, so
they tore it down again.
Guri read in the paper that there was
a to be a dance at the Merry Gardens
Ballroom in Chicago.
Williams Bay couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
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State Fair
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Continued from page 1
Elvis Chicken and Waffle Sandwich at
the Lakefront Brew Pub and Eatery;
Exotic Meat Sausage Combo On-a-Stick
at the Exotic Meat Grill; Fiesta Cookie
Dough, Cookie Dough Fondue and Fried
Gnocchi at Albanese’s Roadhouse;
Funnel Cake Fries; Hefe Weiss Cake and
Hopped Up Pecans at Sprecher Landing;
Jerky Cheese Fries at the Exotic Meat
Grill; Klement’s Backyard Select
Chorizo Sausage, Italian Sausage, Polish
Sausage, Famous Racing Sausages and
Corn Dogs at the Bavarian Haus; Mac
Bottom Pizza at Brew City; Mini Brat
Trio at Bavarian Haus; the Mountain
Man Bloody Mary Burger or just a
Mountain Man Burger at Exotic Meat
Grill; Muddy Martian Ice Cream by
Cedar Crest Ice Cream; Not Your
Father’s Fish Tacos (which is ridiculous
because I don’t know what a fish taco is,
let alone my father); Not Your Father’s
Root Beer-Braised Shredded Chicken
Salad; Not Your Father’s Root BeerBraised Shredded Chicken Wrap; Pabst
Blue Reuben Rolls – all at Pabst Blue
Ribbon Park; Pickle Fries at Miller Lite
Sports Bar & Grill; Pork Rind Nachos;
Poutine Tots (for those like me who
don’t know what poutine means, here is
a dictionary definition – chiefly Canada:
a dish of French fries covered with
brown gravy and cheese curds) at
Knucklehead; Pretzel Dog; Rainbow
Danish Layer Cake Cups at Lehmann’s
Bakery; a Raw Oyster Shooter at Joey's
Seafood; Red Velvet Cake Milkshake;
Root Beer Candy Coated Pecans, Root
Beer Caramels, Root Beer Float Cake
and Root Beer Float Donuts, all at Root
Beer Everything and Sprecher Landing;
Russian Imperial Stout Caramels at
Sprecher Landing; Saz’s Applewood
Smoked BBQ Chicken Thighs, Saz’s
Ribs and Saz’s Signature Sausage Cro-
Sampling fair fare is a must favorite activity during every visit to The
Wisconsin State Fair, which offers a variety of food and beverages from hundreds of vendors throughout the Fair Park.
(Photo furnished)
quettes at Bavarian Haus; Shannon
Nachos at Slim McGinn's Irish Pub;
Smoked Jalapeno, Bacon and Cheddar
Brat Sliders at the Budweiser Pavilion
Grill; Spam Breakfast Sandwich, Spam
Burger, Spam Curds at a place called
Spam; Sriracha Chicken Sliders at
Chicken & Waffles; Sriracha Chicken
Fries; Ribbon Fries; Sriracha Dog;
Thanksgiving Day Burrito at the
Mexican Grill; and, finally the Twisted
Turtle Donut at Sprecher Landing.
Understand that this is a list of new
items. Perhaps the favorite edible of fairgoers is the Original Cream Puff. More
than 400,000 of the creamy delights
were purchased at last year’s fair. These
required the use of more than 400
pounds of Wisconsin-produced Grade
AA unsalted butter, 200,000 Grade A
large eggs and 15,000 gallons of fresh
whipping cream.
While we are amazing you with statistics, here are some more fun facts about
last year’s fair. The record-breaking
attendance in 2015 was 1,033,053 people.
the highest number to attend on any given
day was Saturday, Aug. 8 when 131,761
people passed through the gate.
The average age of a fair goer was 40
and he/she stayed for six hours. A threeday average of fairgoers showed that 84
percent of them were from Wisconsin.
In addition to the 400,000 cream
puffs, Arctic Glacier used 600,000
pounds of ice, the New Berlin Lions
Club sold more than 109,000 ears of
corn, the Wisconsin Potato Growers sold
more than 54,000 fresh-baked potatoes,
Catalano’s Lemonade used more than
56,000 lemons, and Tropics at the Fair
sold more than 4,000 beer batterred pretzel-coated cheese curds. Whew!
For thrill-seekers, SpinCity provides
an exhilarating aspect of the fair that is
not for the faint of heart. From exciting
amusement rides to games of skill, fairgoers of all ages can enjoy staples, like
the Ferris Wheel and Tilt-a-Whirl, along
with exciting new rides that change from
year to year. Classic balloon-popping,
ring toss and other carnival games are
sure to entice everyone’s competitive
spirit, and plenty of shaded seating areas
and food and beverage options make a
visit to SpinCity a fun and memorable
experience for the whole family.
Many of the long-lasting traditions at
the State Fair are built upon memorable
attractions and activities, such as the
Giant Slide and Sky Glider – must-dos
for any State Fair visitor.
At Spin City, more than 121,000
rides were taken down the giant slide,
120,000 trips on the sky glider and
18,000 power trampoline jumps and
3,000 ejection seat catapults took place.
I use the hated passive tense for the latter because it’s impossible to tell how
many people participated because many
of them took more than one ride.
The complete fair experience also
includes stopping to watch the many
wacky street entertainers strolling the
park, sitting down to cheer on Saz’s
Famous Racing Pigs, taking a long stroll
through the Wisconsin Products
Pavilion, checking out the 4-H and FFA
exhibits in the Youth Expo Hall and
grabbing a cup of delicious flavored
milk for only 25 cents at the Milwaukee
Bucks Milk House.
It may be a bit late to mention it, but
agriculture is the backbone of the
Wisconsin State Fair and the fair industry as a whole, and can be seen throughout the barns, milking parlor and educational exhibits that make Ag Village a
family destination. The Case IH Coliseum highlights the dedication and hard
work of exhibitors in daily agricultural
shows, while interactive displays in the
Badgerland Financial Discovery Barnyard and the Farm and Family Building
fun ways for fairgoers of all ages to learn
more about Wisconsin’s ag industry.
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The Beacon
Although I will omit the quotation
marks, most of what follows was written,
and used sans permisso, by mystery writer
Martin Edwards of www.martinedwards
books.com.
Sir Basil Home Thomson was an
English crime novelist whose career
rivaled the exploits of his characters.
Thomson was born in 1861. The following year his father was appointed
Bishop of York. Basil was educated at
Eton and then Oxford, but he quit after two
terms and joined the Colonial Service. He
was assigned to Fiji, where he became a
magistrate before moving on to Tonga. He
returned to England in 1893 and published
his first book, “South Sea Yarns.”
Thomson had studied law and was
“called to the bar” but opted to take a position as deputy governor of Liverpool
Prison. He later served as governor of
such prisons as Dartmoor and Wormwood
Scrubs (love that name), and acted as secretary to the Prison Commission.
In 1913, he became head of the C.I.D.
(Criminal Investigation Department at
Scotland Yard), which acted as the
enforcement arm of British military intelligence during WWI.
When the alleged spy, Mata Hari,
arrived in England in 1916, she was arrested and Thomson interviewed her at length
at Scotland yard. She was released, only to
be shot the following year by a French firing squad.
Thomson was knighted and given the
additional responsibility of acting as
Director of Intelligence at the Home
Office, but in 1921, he was controversially
ousted, which caused a heated debate in
Parliament. It seems likely that covert
political machinations lay behind his
removal. With many aspects of Thomson’s
complex life, it is hard to disentangle fic-
tion from fact.
Undaunted, Thomson resumed his
writing career, and in 1925, published “Mr
Pepper Investigates,” a collection of
humorous short mysteries, which is now,
unfortunately, out of print.
In the same year, he was arrested in
Hyde Park for “committing an act of public
indecency” with a young woman. Thomson
protested his innocence, but in vain. His
trial took place amid a blaze of publicity,
and he was fined five pounds, which may
indicate the attitude of the judge toward the
verdict. Despite the fact that the woman
had pleaded guilty (her fine was reportedly
paid by a photographer), Thomson
launched an appeal, claiming that he was
the victim of a conspiracy, but the court
didn’t agree.
Was he framed, or the victim of entrapment? If so, was the reason connected with
his past work in intelligence or crime solving?
By now in his mid sixties, Thomson
proved remarkably resilient. A couple of
years after his trial, he was appointed to
reorganize the Siamese police force, and
he continued to produce novels. In 1933,
he introduced his most important and
enduring character, a Scottish policeman
named Richardson.
Thomson took advantage of his inside
knowledge to portray a young detective
climbing through the ranks at Scotland
Yard. Richardson began as a police constable and, by the time of his seventh appearance – in a book published only four years
after the first – had become Chief
Constable.
Readers
learned
little
about
Richardson’s background beyond the fact
that he came of Scottish farming stock, but
he is likeable as well as highly efficient.
His inquiries take him not only to different
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Sir Basil Home Thomson
parts of England, but across the Channel
on more than one occasion. In the case of
“The Dead Diplomat,” all of the action
takes place in France.
There is a zest about the stories, especially when compared with some of the
crime novels being written about the same
time, which is striking given that all of
them were written by a man in his seventies.
Thomson’s mysteries make pleasant
reading. This is, at least in part, thanks to
little touches of details that are unquestionably authentic – such as senior officers’
dread of newspaper criticism. No other
crime reporter, after all, has ever had such
a wide-ranging personal experience of
prison management, intelligence work, the
heirarchies of Scotland Yard, let alone a
desperate personal fight under the unforgiving glare of the media spotlight to
prove his innocence of a criminal charge
that was sure to stain, if not destroy, his
reputation.
By the end of his writing career – he
died in 1939 – Thomson had published 22
books. There are eight in the Richardson
series, all of which are available as ebooks from Amazon at the amazingly low
price of $1.99 each. They are clearly
labeled number one through eight and
should be read in sequence. Instead of listing them, I suggest you search the site for
Basil Thomson. I checked the Lakeshores
Library System and found no matches, but
they are available in hardcover from
Amazon. They are published by Dean
Street Press for $15.99, but are available
used for approximately $7.50.
Speaking of bargain books, I recently
received an email from a company named
BookBub, which sends a daily list of ebooks that can be purchased for anywhere
from 99¢ to $2.99, but usually $1.99.
Sometimes they are free. The list often
contains best-sellers that have been on the
market for a while. I recently purchased
“Go Set A Watchman,” the prequel to “To
Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee for
$1.99. Like many readers, I remain
ambivalent about that book. It’s worth
reading, but if you were a big Atticus
Finch fan, you may wish you hadn’t.
Other books I’ve gotten from the
BookBub list, which connects to Amazon
for ordering, are “Only Yesterday: An
informal History of the 1920s,” by
Frederick Lewis Allen; “The Dust Bowl,”
by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns (a companion volume to the programs Burns produced for PBS); “Burr,” by Gore Vidal;
“Mr. Wilson’s War,” by John Dos Passos;
“Atlantic,” by Simon Winchester; a three
novel set by Margery Allingham; another
set by Dorothy L. Sayers, etc., etc.
I apologize to those who aren’t connected to the Internet or prefer traditional
books, but I highly recommend BookBub
for
book
bargains.
See
www.bookbub.com.

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Perspectiv e
July 29, 2016
Trumpʼs acceptance Speech
Donald Trump and Mike Pence
are a political odd couple
By David Horsey
Donald Trump and Mike Pence are
quite the odd couple. Pence and Trump
disagree on a significant list of issues,
including trade, gay marriage, the Iraq
War, Medicaid expansion, immigration of
Muslims and entitlements. One of them,
Pence, is a veteran politician, the other,
Trump, cannot claim a single day of governmental experience. Pence is a believer
in the inerrancy of the Bible, while Trump
is not sure the Good Book is any better
than his own bit of gospel, “The Art of the
Deal.” And while Pence dutifully recites
from the standard conservative script,
Trump says whatever pops into his head at
any given moment.
The only thing the two seem to have in
common is that both of them shun alcohol.
Trump claims the devil’s brew has never
crossed his lips. Pence refuses to attend
any event where alcohol is served unless
his wife comes along to shield him from
temptation.
Nevertheless, despite the dissonance
of their pairing, it was Pence in the running mate’s honored seat at the Republican National Convention, not New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christy or former Speaker of
the House Newt Gingrich. Christy would
have been Trump’s match in feistiness.
Gingrich would have been as prone to
make controversial pronouncements as
Trump. But, for once, Trump refrained
from indulging his own impulses and
instead followed the advice of cooler
heads and made a boring pick for vice
president.
In their first joint interview on CBS’
“60 Minutes” program, the contrast in
rhetorical style could not have been more
clear. Asked about how to combat the
Islamic State, Trump sounded, as usual,
like a guy on a bar stool who speaks in
broad and sometimes contradictory generalities. In the interview, he pledged to
“declare war against ISIS” because they
“want to wipe us out,” but said he could
accomplish this with “very few troops on
The
the ground” and “unbelievable intelligence.”
Taking his own stab at the question,
Pence delivered a well-rehearsed poke at
the opposition, attributing all the recent
headline-making events, from terror
attacks in France to the aborted coup in
Turkey, to the “foreign policy of Hillary
Clinton and Barack Obama that has led
from behind and that has sent an inexact,
unclear message about American resolve.”
Though he is a man of lackluster
accomplishments – he passed zero bills
during his dozen years in Congress –
Pence is still a calming choice for
Republicans who have been rattled by
Trump’s provocative Twitter posts and
elastic political principles.
Pence is a stolid Max Headroom
lookalike with very conservative views on
social issues. The only time he has disappointed the religious right is when he
backed down from signing a state law in
Indiana that would have given business
owners the right to claim a religious
exemption from serving gay people.
Despite that, he will shore up support
among at least some of the evangelicals
who are dubious about Trump’s thin religious credentials, benign view of Planned
Parenthood and history of divorces, philandering and shady business practices.
Does this rather unpopular governor of
reliably red Indiana add much to the ticket? Not really. While pleasing folks on the
religious right, his strongly conservative
views on abortion, gays and religion may
scare away libertarians and moderate
women. Sure, at the convention Republicans cheered the choice, but don’t be surprised if, thereafter, Mike Pence disappears in Trump’s shadow as he hogs the
spotlight’s bright glare.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David
Horsey is a political commentator for the
Los A ngeles Times.
©2014, David Horsey
Distributed by Tribune Media
Services.
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By Cal Thomas
Donald Trump’s acceptance speech
at the Republican National Convention
was too long – 75 minutes – and too
loud. Modulation is the key to good public
speaking.
One’s
voice
should rise and
fall like the tide,
which
allows
really important
points to be
made whether
the volume is
low or high. His
adult children are
better speakers.
Having said
that, Trump hit
Cal Thomas
mostly high notes
– the country is on the wrong track. The
latest Real Clear Politics data shows
69.3 percent of those surveyed believe
we’re on the wrong track. One has to go
back to the ’70s and Jimmy Carter to see
similar numbers.
Crime and violence are serious concerns. Trump promised to be a “law and
order” president, specifics to come.
Many believe race relations have deteriorated since President Obama took
office. The police are under attack. Poor
children are trapped in failing public
schools and Democrats won’t let them
escape. Trump and his running mate,
Mike Pence, promise school choice.
Terrorism is on the rise at home and
overseas. Instead of focusing on battle
readiness, our depleted military focuses
on the inclusion of transgender and
women soldiers. Veterans are not being
adequately cared for.
Speaking to blue collar “Reagan
Democrats,” who haven’t had a significant pay raise in years, or who are unemployed or underemployed, thanks to the
policies of the Obama administration,
Trump said, “I am your voice.”
Whether Republicans are united
enough to win the election remains to be
seen, but the left, the establishment and
the media are united in their opposition
to Trump. They claim Trump is playing
on fears, but they have fears of their
own; fear of losing control of government and their lucrative positions.
Fear is not a bad emotion to arouse if
it is based on genuine threats and there
are plenty of those, as anyone paying the
slightest attention can attest.
Liberal media coverage and commen-
tary on the convention was mostly the
same. Friday’s headlines, editorials and
columns in various publications exposed
not just bias, but the fear the media have
in losing their influence.
Here are just a few samples: “Mr.
Trump’s Apocalypse Now” (Washington
Post editorial). “A Foreign Policy
Wrecking Ball” (second Post editorial).
“Seeking Victory by scaring the country
to death” (columnist E.J. Dionne Jr.)
The predictable New York Times also
had a lead editorial about “Donald
Trump’s Campaign of Fear.” Columnist
David Brooks wrote about “The Death
of the Republican Party.” Online, the
column headline read “Make America
Hate Again,” just in case readers didn’t
get the message. A front-page “news
analysis” in the Times speaks of
Trump’s alleged “Failed Chance to
Humanize Outsize Image.”
A column by Matthew Continetti in
the Washington Free Beacon was headlined “The Demagogue Rises.” Batman,
call your office.
Like the definition of love in the
book and film “Love Story,” being a liberal means never having to say you’re
sorry about your failed programs and
failed philosophy. That’s because liberalism is not based on results, but on feelings and intentions. Trump is saying the
left has failed and liberals don’t like the
prospect of being held accountable for
the damage they’ve done to America.
That’s why the media will stage a
love-in for Hillary Clinton and all things
Democrat at their Philadelphia convention. Don’t expect a question like this:
“Your party has spent huge amounts of
money on the poor and yet there are
about as many poor people today as
when the War on Poverty began half a
century ago. Same with education. Isn’t
it time to try something else?”
You won’t hear that question
because the left thinks the problem is
that government isn’t taxing, spending
and regulating enough. That attitude has
fueled the rise of Donald Trump and
some like me, who were once skeptical
of him, would like to see Trump shake
up Washington, if only to watch the expressions on the smug faces of the left.
(Readers may email Cal Thomas at
[email protected].)
(Cal Thomas’ latest book is “W hat
Works: Common Sense Solutions for a
Stronger A merica” is available in bookstores now.
“Left to their own devices, the three [news]
networks would televise live executions.
Except Fox – they’d televise live naked executions.”
TV producer David Goldberg
The Beacon
Whatʼs where?
By Dave Bretl
I hate to make this summer go by any
faster by writing about 2017, but August
marks an important milestone in the development of next year’s county spending
plan. During this month, with help from
our finance staff, I will be reviewing budgets that have been prepared by individual
county departments and pulling them
together into a single budget document
that I will present
to the county
board after Labor
Day.
We start the
budget process
early for a number
of important reasons
including
improving coordination among the
departments and
providing
the
county board as
David Bretl
much time as possible to review and modify the draft budget that I create. Two categories of expenditures that require a high degree of interdepartmental coordination are information
technology and building projects.
A department’s decision to implement
a new software system or remodel a facility has implications for the entire organization. Because these are typically high-cost
items we can only pursue a limited number
of them in each annual budget cycle. Not
unlike your own family budget, the money
only goes so far.
A request by the public works department for more heated storage may need to
be put on hold until a new health and human
services (HHS) building is constructed
(more about that later). Even if we had
enough money to pursue both projects in a
single year, we have limited staff to oversee
the implementation of these projects.
In the case of major software upgrades,
for example, we need to ensure that our
information technology (IT) department
has adequate staff available to assist the
department in selecting a product, negotiating a contract with the vendor and overseeing implementation of the project.
Existing data must often be converted to
work in the new system and safeguarding
the integrity of our network requires constant oversight.
Building projects create similar challenges. There is no point in levying taxes
for projects that we can’t adequately manage. Not surprisingly, therefore, our information technology and building, or capital
improvement, projects are the first steps in
our planning process. Both processes
begin in May.
While our IT director, John Orr. is
reviewing and prioritizing technology
requests and our public works director, Eric
Nitschke, is doing the same with CIP projects, Dale Wilson, our human resources
director, gets into the act. By early July,
department heads need to turn in personnel
requests, including new or upgraded positions. This gives Dale time to fully cost
each requested position so we can determine their effect on the bottom line.
Between July 13 and August 3, depart-
ments electonicaly enter the balance of
their 2017 requests into the budget system.
Expenses not previously turned in, relating
to a myriad of items ranging from heat and
light to office supplies, are submitted at this
time. A training course is even built into the
schedule to show newly hired employees
how to manage the budgeting program they
will be using to submit their requests.
From August 3rd to 22nd, our finance
staff, under the direction of Nicki Andersen, pulls all of the separate budgets into
one coherent document and prepares
numerous reports showing their effecct on
overall county spending and taxes.
My work begins in earnest on August
22nd. During this week, which is called
administrative review, I meet with every
department head to discuss his or her proposal. This process has changed significantly since I prepared my first county
budget in 2001. Meetings were far more
adversarial then, as many departments had
been conditioned to inflate budget
requests, anticipating a negotiating session. In fairness to them, our system then
encouraged the behavior.
County board supervisors made all of
the cuts in those days and they had limited
time and resources with which to make
their decisions. Faced with mountains of
“green bar” computer printouts, they were
apt to make arbitrary cuts, either across the
board or to a specific budget category, like
postage, to reduce spending.
A department that needed one new
vehicle might ask for two in anticipation
that one would be cut. From my perspective, the quality of the budgets that are
submitted by departments has improved
over time. Initial requests tend to be more
modest and focused than in the past.
During administrative review, we may be
just as likely to add to a departmental
budget to ensure that departments have
sufficient funds to operate during the
upcoming year. While this may seem
counter-intuitive, the process has actually
controlled taxes far more effectively than
the old system ever did.
My work culminates with a letter that I
present to the board on September 6,
describing the proposed budget in layman’s terms, pointing out new initiatives
as well as programs and positions that are
slated to be cut in the upcoming year.
From the time information technology
requests must be submitted (early May) to
the time when my letter is released, management has completed more than 20 separate budget milestones, all before the
board takes its first look at the plan.
One of our biggest challenges for the
upcoming budget is to provide functional
space for our growing HHS department. I
hope to be able to accommodate this need
without borrowing any money. We are still
in the early stages of crunching all of the
numbers so at this point I don’t even know
exactly how that issue will be resolved. I
will let you know after Labor Day. In the
meantime, forget I ever mentioned 2017
and enjoy the rest of the summer.
The opinions expressed in these
columns are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Walworth County
Board of Supervisors.
July 29, 2016 — 5
People should not play
Pokemon Go at Auschwitz
By Leonard Pitts
Chicago Tribune
Here’s something I never thought I’d
have to say.
People should not play Pokemon at
Auschwitz.
Nor at the Sept. 11 memorial in New
York City, the
United
States
Holocaust Memorial Museum
in Washington,
or Arlington National Cemetery.
You would
think this would
be obvious, but
apparently
it
isn’t. According
to reports, people
have been play- Leonard Pittts, Jr.
ing the game in
these sacred spaces, often to the consternation of those who run them. As a tweet
from Arlington put it last week, “We do
not consider playing ‘Pokemon Go’ to
be appropriate decorum on the grounds
of ANC.”
Apparently, we have reached a point
in our devolution where people can’t figure such things out for themselves.
As you may not know if you have a
life, Pokemon – short for Pocket
Monsters – are digital creatures, characters in what was originally a Japanese
video game (there have since been
movie and television spin-offs) that’s
been around since the ’90s. The latest
iteration, Pokemon Go, has become a
global sensation since its July 6 release;
Survey Monkey calls it the most successful mobile game in U.S. history,
with 21 million daily active users.
You play it on your smartphone. It’s
synced with the real world so that
Pokemon characters pop up on screen as
you go to various places. Your object is
to capture them. Even, apparently, if
you’re at the crematoria in Auschwitz or
John F. Kennedy’s grave at Arlington.
When a Washington Post reporter
questioned the propriety of doing this at
the Holocaust Museum, “Angie,” age
37, responded with the game’s catchphrase: “Gotta catch ‘em all.”
To repeat: Angie, age 37, the
Holocaust Museum ... “Gotta catch ‘em
all.”
I’ve never been so ready to throttle
someone I’ve never even met.
I’m trying really hard here not to do
a you-kids-better-get-off-my-lawn rant,
but seriously, once upon a time didn’t
adults seem more, well ... adult? People
were ... older then. My dad turned 37 in
1963; I cannot, for the life of me, picture
him twirling a Hula Hoop at Arlington.
You may find that a hypocritical
observation coming from a guy who is
pushing 60 and still reading Captain
America, but I stand by it. I am of the
generation that invented youth culture,
that spat in the eye of aging, that
declined to stop having – or being – fun
once the crow’s feet came; I’ve always
felt that was one of the best things about
us. We are, as Bob Dylan famously sang,
“Forever Young.”
But I submit that there is a glaring
difference between being forever young
and forever immature.
And, that when you lack the common sense and simple decency to put
your toys aside and stand awed in a
place sanctified by suffering and sacrifice, you have crossed fully from the one
to the other. Nor are you just immature.
You’re shallow and self-centered, too.
And you have no apparent capacity for
reverence and reflection.
But you are hardly unique. We live in
a world where many of us have longer
and more soulful relationships with the
screens in their palms than the people in
their lives. They forget to look up sometimes. And they miss things because of
it.
Important things. Painful things.
Things that anchor us and lift us and
bind us in shared humanity.
The Holocaust Museum is a memorial to 11 million people who died, 1.1
million of them at the camps that comprise Auschwitz. The National Sept.
11th Memorial and Museum remembers
2,977 people who perished in the worst
terrorist attack in U.S. history. Arlington
National Cemetery is America’s most
hallowed ground, final resting place for
men and women who answered their
country’s call.
These places and places like them
deserve to be treated with respect.
And that’s something else I never
thought I’d have to say.
(Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The
Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami,
Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him
via e-mail at [email protected].)
©2016 Chicago Tribune
Distributed by Tribune Content
Agency, LLC.
The Good Humour Section
begins on page 27.
No joke.
6 — The Beacon
Business & Inv estment
July 29, 2016
By Laurel White
The state Elections Commission is
working to implement polling place
changes and new voter education
requirements in light of a federal judge’s
ruling on Wisconsin’s voter ID law.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman
ruled July 19 that voters who can’t
obtain a state-issued ID must be
allowed to sign an affidavit to verify
their identity at the polls. Then they can
vote on the spot.
Adelman also directed the Elections
Commission to train poll workers and
educate voters about the affidavit.
The Elections Commission is figuring out how to implement those changes,
with just about three months to go
before November’s general election,
said spokesperson Reid Magney.
“At this point it’s just too early to discuss a lot of the details,” Magney said.
Elections Commission staff are
assessing how the affidavit option can be
incorporated into already-scheduled
training sessions for poll workers and
clerks, and the possibility of adding
information about the new option to the
commission’s statewide voter ID education campaign, Magney said.
The education campaign launched
earlier this month after the commission
secured $250,000 in funding from the
state’s budget committee.
It’s too early to tell if the commission will be able to make substantive
changes to the campaign, which is running on television, radio and online,
Magney said. They’re awaiting a cost
estimate from the advertising agency
running the effort.
The Elections Commission, along
with a separate Ethics Commission,
replaced the Government Accountability
Board on June 30. Though the commission hasn’t existed long, there aren’t
concerns about navigating these turbulent waters, Magney said.
“We’re experienced in dealing with
these sorts of court orders and complying with them, and changing media campaigns to reflect them,” he said.
Many Elections Commission staff
members transferred directly from the
GAB, which navigated numerous policy
changes caused by legal challenges to
the voter ID law, beginning in 2011.
The affidavit option won’t be available for voters in August’s partisan primary, but must be in place for
November’s general election.
Wisconsin Public Radio News
Election Commisssion navigates
new Wis. voter ID requirements
Forget Me Not Flower Market is now open at 111 Fifth Ave. in Walworth.
(Photo by correspondent Penny Gruetzmacher)
Former diner is a flower market
By Geneva West
Long-time residents of Walworth
will probably always think of the building at 111 Fifth Ave. as home to the
Pontiac Diner. And even after the diner
closed, it has been the site of a number
of restaurants.
Now, however, it is home to Forget
Me Not Flower Market, whose slogan is
Simple, Rustic, Beautiful.
The shop is owned by Stephanie
Atwell and Amy Hurwitz, who operated
the floral department at Daniels Sentry
for 20 years. During the recent grand
opening on July 2, they were assisted by
Hurwitz’s sister, Kathy Sibilski.
The shop features a wide variety of
merchandise and flowers, including
flower arrangements, orchids, gifts, candles and fresh-cut flowers that can be
sold individually or in arrangements.
They are a full-service floral shop
that features same-day delivery, free in
Walworth. Their phone number is 2750796 and their hours are Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
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July 29, 2016 — 7
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enhancement of the Retail Banking Team
in First National Bank and Trust’s
Walworth County Market.
Holly Adamson has joined the bank as
vice president, retail market manager. In
her new role, Holly is responsible for managing the First National Bank and Trust
(FNBT) retail branches in Walworth
County, including Delavan, Elkhorn,
Walworth and Williams Bay. She serves as
a retail management team member to
develop sales and service plans, coordinate
and manage strategic priorities that support bank-wide initiatives, as well as
coaches and develops branch managers.
With eight years of banking experience,
Adamson most recently was a branch manager for another local financial institution.
Prior to banking, she earned a degree in
Criminal Justice and was in the law
enforcement field. Holly will be based at
the bank’s Walworth office.
Holly’s team of Retail Branch
Managers includes Christina Dean, Toni
Hinds, and Kathy Sanders.
Christina Dean joined the bank in 2002
and is currently assistant vice president
and branch manager of FNBT’s Walworth
office located at 105 State Road 67 in
Walworth. She oversees branch sales,
service and operational goals and provides
sound financial advice to individuals, businesses, and organizations in the community.
Dean was formerly assistant cashier
for Walworth State Bank which became
First National Bank earlier this year. She
has 20 years of experience in the banking
industry and worked as a branch manager
in Boynton Beach, Fla., prior to coming to
Walworth where she is very active in the
community.
She is a member of the Walworth
County Bankers Association and has volunteered her time and talents with the Open
Arms Free Clinic, where she was the treasurer and board member for two years. She
is instrumental in planning the bank’s
annual Shred Fest event and represents the
bank each year at the Elkhorn Area High
School Financial Expo.
Toni Hinds serves the community of
Elkhorn as branch manager of FNBT’s
office located at 190 East Geneva Street in
Elkhorn.
She joined the bank in March with
eight years of banking experience and an
associate’s degree in business finance and
management. She says she values relationships and enjoys working with customers
to provide sound advice as they move from
one financial life stage to the next. Always
striving for excellence, Hinds set a goal for
herself to complete the Wisconsin Bankers
Association’s mortgage lending school
and received a mortgage lending certificate. She is a native of the Delavan and
Elkhorn communities and graduated from
Elkhorn Area High School. She is a member of the Elkhorn Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Kathy Sanders was born and raised in
Williams Bay. She joined the team in 2011
as a teller after living in California for a
few years. Since that time, she moved into
a personal banker role, and now leads
FNBT’s Williams Bay office as branch
manager. Community involvement is a
passion for Sanders and she represents
FNBT in several community events
throughout the year.
She provides sound advice to develop
her staff through coaching and training to
help them achieve their professional goals,
and is responsible for the sales, service,
and operational goals of the branch as they
align with the bank’s strategy. Kathy lives
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July 29, 2016
He al th & Fi tne s s
What to do about county’s
increase in tick-borne illness
The Walworth County Division of
Public Health is alerting residents to an
increase in tick-borne illnesses reported
from June 20 through July 20 this year as
compared to the same time last year.
People can take steps to avoid tick
bites and reduce the chance of getting
Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses
such as Ehrlichiosis or Anaplasmosis:
✙ Avoid wooded and bushy areas with
high grass and leaf litter since ticks like
these areas. Stay to the center of a trail to
avoid contact with grass and brush.
✙ When you do enter a tick-prone
area, use tick repellants containing 20-30
percent DEET and apply according to the
label instructions. There is also a product
called permethrin that can only be applied
to clothing according to label directions;
clothing is available to buy that has been
pretreated with this repellant. Be careful
about the use of products labeled “natural”
– some of these products can be dangerous
for young children.
✙ Ticks can’t jump; they crawl, so
wear clothes that will help protect you
from a tick climbing up your leg, arm,
stomach, or chest. Long-sleeved shirts and
long pants are best. Tuck your pants into
the top of your socks or boots; and your
shirt into your pants in order to make a
“tick barrier.” Wear a wide brimmed hat to
help avoid ticks that may fall from trees or
tall brush as you brush against it. Lightcolored clothing and hats makes ticks easier to spot. Spray these items with repellant to increase the effectiveness of your
“tick barrier.”
✙ Reduce the number of ticks and create tick-safe zones by using woodchips or
gravel along the borders between lawns
and wooded areas. Remove leaf litter and
clear tall grass and brush around homes
and other buildings throughout the summer.
✙ Ticks need to be attached for a period of time in order to transmit disease. For
Lyme disease, that time is at least 24
hours, probably more. Check often for
ticks, and remove them right away. Deer
ticks are small and may be hard to find, so
check for ticks on all parts of the body. It
is important to pay special attention to
areas where ticks like to hide such as the
head, scalp, and body folds (armpit,
behind the knee, groin).
✙ Bathe daily after spending time in
tick-prone areas. Ticks do not attach
immediately, they crawl around looking
for a nice spot so you may be able to wash
the tick off before it even attaches. Wash
all areas of your body, feeling for tiny
lumps that may represent an attached tick.
The following are tick removal suggestions:
• Use a tick removal tool that allows
you to avoid squeezing the body of the
tick, which could result in squeezing the
contents into your body.
• Most tick removal tools consist of a
notched area that you slide along the skin
in order to wedge the neck of the tick into
a slot. You then either pop the tick straight
up as if on a fulcrum, or some devices
require a twisting motion to remove the
tick. After the tick is removed, check the
bite for tick parts that may remain in the
wound.
• After removing the tick, thoroughly
clean the bite area and your hands with
rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap
and water. Avoid folk remedies such as
“painting” the tick with nail polish, petroleum jelly, mayonnaise or using heat to
make the tick detach from the skin. Your
goal is to remove the tick as quickly as
possible in order to avoid infection. Don’t
wait for the tick to drop off by itself.
• If you develop a rash, fever, joint
swelling, muscle and/or joint pain,
headache, or flu-like symptoms within three
to thirty days of removing a tick, see your
doctor. While about 70 percent of people
who catch Lyme Disease may have the characteristic bullseye rash, many people do not
have this symptom. Be sure to tell the doctor about your recent tick bite, when the bite
occurred, and where you most likely picked
up the tick.
Tick-borne illnesses can also be serious for your furry friends. Protect your
pets from tick bites by checking your dog
or cat for ticks before allowing them
inside. Speak to your veterinarian about
topical tick repellant available for pets.
The Walworth County Division of
Public Health will have a table at the
National Night Out-Walworth County on
Tuesday, August 2 from 5 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. at the Walworth County Fairgrounds,
411 East Court Street in Elkhorn.Stop by
for more information on tick-borne illness.
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sales and service strategies that build relationships with the bank’s clients and developing the branch staff through coaching
and training.
Berryman replaces Steve Stupec in the
Darien office as he has taken on the position
of assistant vice president and manager of the
branch at 1882 Inman Parkway in Beloit.
First National Bank and Trust
Company is a family-owned, community
bank headquartered in Beloit. Chartered in
1882, it now serves nearly 30,000 households in 13 communities and 16 locations
in southern Wisconsin and northern
Illinois with assets of approximately $1.1
billion. For additional information, visit
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in Williams Bay, and is based at FNBT’s
office at 121 N. Walworth Avenue.
Sarah Berryman has been promoted to
the role of branch manager at FNBT’s
Darien office, 218 N. Walworth Street.
Previously a personal banker at the branch,
Sarah started with FNBT in 1997 and has
more than 25 years of banking experience.
According to First National Bank officials,
her honest and straightforward personality
helps her provide timely sound advice to
all her customers and employees. She is
responsible for creating customer-centric
Yerkes to hold dark skies workshop
Because of light pollution, it is possible
today for a child to grow up without ever seeing the beautiful Milky Way. As lighting has
gotten less expensive, people use even more.
Have we considered what negative effects
these lights might have on wildlife, astronomy,
and even our own health? Yerkes Observatory
at 373 W. Geneva Street in Williams Bay, will
hold a Dark Skies Workshop Saturday, August
6 from 1:30–5 p.m. to help people explore
answers to these questions through hands-on
games and activities.
Light pollution experts and Yerkes staff
will demonstrate how the right kind of lighting can reduce the adverse effects of artificial
light on wildlife, the night sky, our eyes,
energy consumption, and safety. Skilled educators will also cover practical lighting solutions that you yourself can implement to help
create a darker starry sky.
As there will be many activities indoors,
the workshop will take place rain or shine.
The gift shop will be open. The fee for the
event is $5 per person, with a maximum of
$15 per family. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult during the event.
Space is limited, so please pre-register
by going to the Yerkes Observatory website:
http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/ and clicking on Dark Skies Workshop.
Virginia Hasek receives a certificate of apppreciation from Williams Bay Village
President John Marra upon her retirement from the Board of Supervisors.
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Williams Bay Community leader
Virginia Hasek dies at age 90
Faced with the prospect of voting for
either of this year’s presidential candidates, Virginia Hasek departed quietly in
her sleep July 12, 2016 at Atrium Care
of Williams Bay.
She was born Sept. 3, 1925 in
Pawnee City, Neb., to Maurice and
Kathryn (Colwell) Van Horne. She married a dashing Mustang Fighter Pilot,
Ivan Hasek, who preceded her in death.
She is survived by her children, Mary
(Sol) Klein and Rex (Molly) Hasek;
grandchildren Adam (Rebecca) Klein,
Rachel (Travis) Walters, Jaffe (Bryan)
Wojcik, Alex (Melissa) Hasek and
Hannah Hasek; three step-grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, sisters,
May (John) Demkowicz and Marjorie
(Jerry) Leahy; brother, Maurice David
Van Horne; and many nieces, nephews
and cousins. She was preceded in death
by her parents, and sisters Dorothy Van
Horne and Carolyn Van Horne.
Virginia loved her home town of
Pawnee City and also Wayzata, Minn.,
where she was a secretary at Wayzata
Junior High School and was active in the
Republican Party. She and Ivan moved
to Williams Bay where they opened the
Overland Sheepskin Co. of Williams
Bay/Lake Geneva. She served for many
years on the Barrett Memorial Library
Board of Trustees, Lakeshore Library
System Board, and Williams Bay Board
of Trustees. She was the Geneva Lake
West Chamber of Commerce citizen of
the year in 2005 and was instrumental in
establishing the Kishwauketoe Nature
Conservancy and was active in the
Williams Bay Women’s Club. She loved
books, bridge, fishing, crossword puzzles and Worcestershire Sauce. She
hated swearing and incorrect grammar.
She was a wise and intelligent person with a wonderful sense of humor
and a classic sense of decency. She seldom spoke ill of anyone, even if he or
she deserved it.
A visitation will be held Sunday
Aug. 7 at Toynton’s Walworth Funeral
Home, 328 Kenosha St., Walworth, from
11 a.m. until noon, when there will be a
Memorial service. A luncheon will follow at Immanuel Church, 111 Fremont
St., Walworth. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Barrett
Memorial Library, 65 W Geneva St,
Williams Bay, WI 53191. The family
wishes to thank the loving staff at
Atrium and Dr. Garth Schneider. For
more information, contact Toynton’s at
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Meningitis in College Students
Keeping the line going and the crowd fed during the Williams Bay Volunteeer
Fire Departmentʼs 51st annual Chicken Roast on Saturday, July 16, are (from left)
Dave Burrough, Jim Lovell, Pat Prohuska and Connie Gluth.
CDC says apartment residents
are more likely to be smokers
By Shamane Mills
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention has conducted the first
national study documenting comparisons
between smoking and housing status.
Researchers found that 20 percent of
adults in multi-unit buildings smoked,
compared to 14 percent of adults in single family homes.
“That’s why we work so hard to
develop voluntary smoke free policies in
apartment complexes because you’re
really pretty vulnerable if you live in an
apartment and you keep a smoke free
policy in your own quarters,” said Dona
Wininsky of the American Lung Association of Wisconsin.
Even if apartment dwellers didn’t
smoke in their own unit, or allow others
to, 34 percent were exposed to secondhand smoke from their neighbors,
according to the study.
More than 17 percent of adults in
Wisconsin smoke, according to the most
recent data from 2014.
Register for Victory Over Violence
Walk or Paddle to End Abuse
The Fourth Annual Victory Over
Violence Walk or Paddle to End Abuse
will take place on Sunday, Aug. 7 at
Wesley Woods Retreat Center, 250 Stam
Street in Williams Bay. The event is a 3or 6-mile walk on the Lake Path or paddle (kayak, paddle board or canoe) along
the shores of Geneva Lake in the bay.
Participants will begin their event
between 7 and 9 a.m. Entrants can participate in a Poker Run as they travel
their route, competing for prizes to be
awarded at the end of the morning. After
they complete their circuit they can join
APFV for a complementary continental
breakfast. The event will end at 11 a.m.
All money raised will help support
the APFV, working with those affected
by domestic abuse and sexual violence
in the area.
The VOV registration fee of $35
supports APFV and all fees and donations are 100 percent tax deductible.
For an even more enjoyable time and
greater effect supporting these needed
services, participants are encouraged to
walk with friends or form teams and get
supporters for their adventure.
Participants can register directly online at www.active.com, or download
the registration form at www.apfvwal
worth.com and scan to APFV at
[email protected], or call
APFV at 723-4653.
APFV is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization.
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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.
According to an article on
DailyMail.com, police were called to a
third-grade party at a New Jersey school
after a student was accused of racism for
saying the word brownies.
Stacy dos Santos said officers were
called to speak with her nine-year-old
son at William P. Tatem Elementary
School after another student overheard
him talking about the party.
Dos Santos said her son was discussing snacks handed out to the class
when he mentioned the word ‘brownie,’
but another student misinterpreted it and
accused him of being racist.
That prompted school staff to call the
police who referred the incident to the
New Jersey Division of Child Protection
and Permanency, while the boy also
missed his last day of third grade.
She told the Philadelphia Inquirer
that her son was left ‘traumatized’ after
being grilled by a cop over his use of
language, and believes that school staff
overreacted.
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State Fair
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waterways, natural areas and working lands.”
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The Horticulture, Craft and Culinary
Pavilion showcases all that’s growing
and changing in Wisconsin through
beautiful displays, intricate quilts and
textiles, breath-taking photography,
baked goods and much more. The Green
& Growing Garden Walk presented by
We Energies showcases exotic floral
arrangements, gardens and topiaries,
while the Grand Champion Eats &
Treats competition highlights delicious
jams, jellies and more – all made by
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local small businesses.
Live entertainment can be found
around every corner of the Fair Park on
30 free stages, featuring family-friendly
acts like jugglers and comedians, as well
as contests and music from every genre
imaginable.
The
Bank
Mutual
Amphitheater is the largest free stage at
the fair. Returning this year is the interactive and educational Sea Lion Splash presented by Meijer, which features sea lions
balancing balls, dancing, doing handstands and even teaching kids to recycle!
More live music can be found at the
State Fair Main Stage presented by
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, which features well-known national headliners
appealing to a variety of musical tastes.
Some of the 2016 performances include
country stars Rascal Flatts and Kelsea
Ballerini, teen pop sensation Shawn
Mendes, the I Love the 90’s Tour featuring Salt-N-Pepa and other iconic
favorites and the popular Christian
group Newsboys with Grammy-winning
Francesca Battestelli.
The cost for admission is $12 for
adults 12 and over; $7 for members of
the military and senior citizens; $6 for
youngsters age 6-11; and free for children age 5 and younger.
A warning to fairgoers: the
Wisconsin State Fair searches all bags,
coolers, wagons and strollers upon entry
to the Fair Park and fairgoers under 18
years of age entering after 6 p.m. must
be accompanied by a parent 21 years of
age or older. Proof of age will be
required.
Take I-43 to 894 and go north to the
W. National Ave. exit. Drive east to S.
76th Street. Turn left onto S. 76th Street
and proceed to S. 76th Street and Pierce.
Turn left and enter the Fair Park at Gate 9.
General parking is $10 per vehicle
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“I’m not comfortable with the administration,” said Dos Santos. “I don’t trust them
and neither does my child.
“He was obviously intimidated,” she
said. “There was a police officer with a
gun in the holster talking to my son, saying: ‘Tell me what you said.’ He didn’t
have anybody on his side.”
Dos Santos said that she graduated
from the Collingswood, N. J., school system and has an older child, 21, who was
also educated there.
But now she says she has lost faith in
those running the district, and wants to
move her nine-year-old elsewhere, and
will consider doing the same with her third
child, aged three.
The incident has outraged some parents who believe police are being called
too frequently into classrooms to resolve
disputes that should be left to teachers.
Collingswood Superintendent Scott
Oswald estimated that over the past
month, police were called to as many as
five incidents per day across the district of
1,875 students.
Nationwide, many people have raised
concerns over the increasing presence of
police in schools, particularly in the form
of School Resource Officers.
It is estimated that there are around
43,000 sworn police officers working in
schools nationwide, alongside 39,000
security guards.
Megan Irwin, who has two daughters
in the Collingswood system and teaches at
a school nearby, questioned some of the
incidents police were being called to.
She said: “Some of it is just typical littlekid behavior. Never in my years of teaching have I ever felt uncomfortable handling a situation or felt like I didn’t know
how to handle a situation.”
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ʻOne Tree Hillʼ neighborhood
invaded by Pokémon
Welcoming customers to the grand opening of Hebrews Cafe at Inspiration
Ministries on Saturday, July 23 are (from left) Amanda Hansen, IM Executive Director
Craig Pape, head of resale operations Matt Hansen and his wife, Wendy.
(Beacon photo)
Inspiration Ministries expands
resale shop, opens Hebrews Cafe
Inspiration Ministries has operated a
resale shop for gently used furniture and
clothing for many years. It was located in
the A-frame at the corner of Highway 67
and Co. F before moving to a building
just to the east. Now it has expanded back
into its former quarters – but with a twist.
The difference is that, in addition to a
place for resale items, the A-frame is now
home to Hebrews Cafe – a coffee shop
where residents and members of the public can relax, hold meetings and study
groups. They can also enjoy live music
performances whenever they are scheduled.
With its unique architecture, the
building, which started as a book store,
presents a welcoming atmosphere to residents and visitors alike.
“I had a vision for the building for a
long time,” says Matt Hansen, who is in
charge of the resale and auction operations for Inspiration Ministries. “We
have been holding a monthly coffee
house for the residents for seven years.
But that meant we had to set it up and
tear it down every time. When this
building became available again to
accommodate the resale expansion, I
decided to build a small stage. Then
when we moved the books into the store,
it gave us the idea for a library.”
One wall in a side room is covered
by a movie screen for which Hansen
envisions many uses. The whole building has new carpeting. There are enough
tables, both old and antique, to welcome
a large number of visitors. Antiques,
many of which are for sale, are scattered
around the shop.
“It’s more than a resale shop,” says
Hansen. It’s a great place where residents can connect to members of the
community. There is also a room called
the craft corner in which residents can
make crafts that are for sale to patrons.
During the open house there were some
items for sale outside that didn’t sell at
the annual Wheels and Keels auction.
Inspiration Ministries has 65 residents in the assisted living building and
another 20 in independent living. Craig
Pape, who has been with the organization for 10 years, but has served as
Executive Director for eight months,
says the new arrangement is working out
better than he had dreamed.
Hebrews Cafe offers coffees and
other non-alcoholic drinks, ice cream
and snack foods such as muffins. The
cafe and resale shop are open Monday
and Wednesday through Saturday from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. They are closed Tuesdays.
July 29, 2016
By Celia Rivenbark
Because I live in a neighborhood
where “One Tree Hill” was filmed back
in the day, I’m
used to seeing
gaggles of mostly German teens
merrily aiming
their iPhones at
houses for a
quick picture.
Sometimes,
because I am
super nice, I
don’t
even
scream at them Celia Rivenbark
to leave. Sorry.
What I meant to say was I ask them if
they’d like me to take a picture of the
group.
They’re always grateful and I feel
that I have done my (very) little bit for
international relations. And then I
scream at them to leave.
So imagine my shock when I discovered the most recent tourists weren’t
even aware they were standing right in
front of the basement window where
Peyton’s evil twin, who really wasn’t
even related to her, was finally captured
in Season 4. No, no. They were “catching Pokemons” as one explained. Still
assuming they were German, I responded simply “WEINERSCHNIZEL!”
They were confused because, well,
they live here, so I apologized for
screaming fried meat phrases at them
and asked, “But isn’t that something 5
year olds do?”
This was greeted with the same
piteous look I get from the Princess
when I ask her tech questions like “what
are tabs?” and “why doesn’t anyone use
Zune anymore?”
Turns out, Pokemon Go is a very big
deal. The Princess, fresh from a few
hours of Pokemon Going with friends at
neighboring parks and cemeteries and
malls, explained how it works while
speaking very slowly and enunciating
each syllable. In my mind, I’m the hip
mom trying to keep up with all the cool
stuff the kids are into. In hers,
“My goal is to provide the very
best in dermatology care in a
way that is supportive and
empowering to my patients.”
Kevin M. Burns, PA-C
Dermatology physician assistant
Mercy Walworth Dermatology is happy to welcome
Kevin Burns, PA-C, to its staff. He joins board certified
dermatologist Marguerite Compton, MD, in providing
exceptional dermatologic care.
Kevin’s areas of special interest include:
• Moles
• Acne
• Skin surgery
• Eczema
• Rashes
• Psoriasis
• Fungal infections • Warts
• General dermatology
• Skin cancer
For more information, contact:
Email: [email protected]
Director: Shawn Davenport (262) 245-7930
Hwys. 50 and 67
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Home & Family
Butterfly activists keep planting,
hope monarch receives protection
By Chuck Quirmbach
A Wisconsin group working to protect monarch butterflies says it will keep
trying to improve the insect’s habitat
despite being concerned about a recent
agreement with the federal government.
A deal reached this month between
national conservation groups and The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives the
federal government until 2019 to decide
whether the monarch butterfly will
receive Endangered Species Act protection.
Barb Agnew of the Wauwatosabased group Friends of the Monarch
Trail said three years may be too long.
“They still need to put things in
place after that, that are going to help
remedy the situation. And as we saw this
spring, one freak storm threw their numbers into a tailspin again,” she said.
That ice storm in Mexico may have
killed hundreds of thousands of monarch
butterflies. Agnew said she hopes
landowners won’t wait for an endangered species ruling to put in milkweed
and other butterfly-friendly plants.
About 45 volunteers for the Friends
of the Monarch Trail recently planted
about 1,200 plants during a work session
near Interstate 41 in Wauwatosa.
Chapel on the Hill Pastor Sean Walker with his wife, Colleen and childrern
(from left) Seth, Elena, Gabriel andBenjamin.
(Photo furnished)
Sean Walker assumes pastorate
Members of Friends of the Monarch Trail plant butterfly-friendly plants, such as
milkweed, in Wauwatosa. (Chuck Quirmbach/WPR)
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Chapel on the Hill’s new pastor, Sean
Walker, and his wife, Colleen, officially
took over from Pastor Bob Bardin and
his wife, Sally, on May 29. The Bardins,
who served the church for 14 years, have
moved home to North Carolina to be
closer to their family, especially their
first grandchild, Corrine Grace.
Sean and Colleen, who had been
active in the Christian Arts Centre for
years, is now officially Director of
Christian Arts, have been actively
involved in the church and its theatre for
many years. Their passion for theater
arts shines brightly from them both.
Sean was raised in a family of deaf
people. He worked for some time as an
American Sign Language interpreter.
“As a result, he is an excellent listener,” said Sharon Shelton.
He and his wife Colleen met when
they acted in a play at the Christian Arts
Centre, which is a part of Chapel on the
Hill. Sean wasn’t a member of the
church at the time, but as his and
Colleen’s relationship blossomed, he
became a regular attendee. He and
Colleen were married in 2008 and they
moved to Iowa, where he earned his
degree from the University of Dubuque.
He then entered the university’s
Theological Seminary and graduated at
the top of his class in May 2016.
Sean had been helping Pastor Bob
Bardin with the church for some time
when the Bardins announced that they
wanted to move back to the home in
North Carolina. It was a natural step for
Sean to step into his shoes and the
church board didn’t even interview any
other candidates. He assumed his duties
at the end of May.
The Chapel on the Hill campus,
which is located four miles west of Lake
Geneva on Highway 50, consists of the
church, a Christian Education Center
that is attached to the sanctuary, a
prayer chapel that is open to the public
24 hours a day, the parish hall, which
includes a kitchen and where community events are held, and the Christian Arts
Centre, which is known far and wide for
its theatrical productions.
Sean and Colleen have four children,
Seth, Elena, Benjamin, and the newest
member of the family, Gabriel.
Duncan reappointed to board
Williams Bay resident Bill Duncan
has been reappointed to a second term as
the Walworth County representative on
the Gateway Technical College District
Board of Trustees. Duncan was also
selected to serve as board chairman. He
will serve a three-year term on the
board.
Board members are selected by an
appointment committee made up of the
county board chairs from the three counties in the Gateway district.
After more than 40 years at George
Williams College Camp,Bill retired in
2011. He and his wife, LaVerne, who
retired as a certified geriatric caseworker and social worker from the Golden
Years of Walworth, now operate a mediation and consulting service, helping the
aged and their families deal with geriatric issues.
Bill has also been a member of the
Village of Williams Bay Board of
Supervisors since 2010.
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Guri said she had a sister who was single
and two who were married. Both of the
married sisters had met their husbands at
Halloween dances. “So I told my sister
that we would go to the dance and find
her a husband.”
While they were at the dance, Guri
caught Scotty’s eye. He went over to ask
her to dance, but lost his nerve at the last
minute and walked away. Later, he
gained enough courage to ask her and
they hit it off. Her sister didn’t meet her
future husband that night, but Guri did.
After he returned to Washington,
they continued to correspond. It was on
a visit to Chicago that Scotty proposed
in the balcony of the Aragon Ballroom
by giving Guri his high school class
ring. When she got home later that night
she was wrapping string around the ring
so it would fit when her father walked
into the kitchen and asked her what she
was doing.
“Oh, papa,” she said. “Scotty asked
me to marry him and he gave me this
ring.”
“Well, I guess that’s alright,” he said.
“The Scots originally came from
Norway.”
Guri’s parents had built a summer
cottage on Orchard Street in Williams
Bay in 1927. Scotty was mustered out of
the Army in May of 1946 and they
planned to get married in August.
Unfortunately, both of Guri’s parents
died before the wedding and she moved
to the cottage to plan the wedding. The
summer cottage was very rustic. It had
no phone or hot water. She remembers
that every time she wanted to call someone about wedding arrangements she
had to go to the post office.
The couple were married outside the
cottage. They then traveled for 18 hours
to Pittsburgh so that Scotty could take a
test on Monday at Carnegie Mellon
Institute, from which he earned an electrical engineering degree. In 1948,
Scotty graduated and they moved to
Williams Bay. He accepted a job at
Fairbanks-Morse in Beloit where he
designed locomotives and worked on
many other projects. The company eventually became Colt Industries, from
which he retired in 1983. Altogether, he
holds 30 electronic patents.
During their first year here they rented a house from a Mr. Werner at the
intersection of Collie and Congress
streets, diagonally across from Williams
Bay School.
“He charged us $30 a month for the
cottage we rented from him,” Guri said.
“We were just starting out and they were
very good to us. “A lot of people in town
were good to us,” said Scotty.
In 1949, they moved into her family’s cottage on Orchard Street, which
they had winterized and expanded. The
house in which they have lived for 47
years is a storybook cottage. Although
still the epitome of cozy, it has been
expanded many times since it was built.
Scotty put in three fireplaces – one in the
living room, one in the dining room and
another in the basement.
The wooded setting is ideal. When
they were grading an area in which to
lay flagstones for a patio, they found a
lot of arrowheads and other Indian artifacts. A woman from the Wisconsin
State Historical Society came to the
house and told them that the Potawatomi
Indians used to nap flints where they
were building the patio and they had
their dome-shaped, bark-covered wigwams all the way down the hill to a nearby creek. She said it was an important
base for them.
While Scotty was commuting to
Beloit, Guri was busy raising three children and working in their adopted community. She organized the Women’s
Tevye, played by Mark Badtke from Genoa City, sings “If I Were A Rich Man,”
during the Christian Arts Centre production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” which will be presented on Fridays and Saturdays, July 29, 30, Aug. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays,
July 31 and Aug. 7 at 3 p.m.
(Photo furnished)
Civic League shows at the Riviera in
Lake Geneva for 12 years beginning in
1948. She taught at Gateway for 12
years, served on the Walworth County
Arts Council for 12 years, was curator of
the museum at Yerkes Observatory for
12 years and was librarian at Barrett
Memorial Library in Williams Bay for
the same amount of time.
Guri fondly remembers the generosity of Williams Bay residents, such as
the Schwinn family.
“Mike Gramley wanted a bicycle, so
he and another little boy went over to the
Schwinn’s house,” Guri said. “The
Schwinns had company and had just sat
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down to dinner, but Mr. Schwinn came
to the door and asked what they wanted.
They told him they wanted to buy a bike.
He asked them how much money they
had and they said they had $5 between
them. He told them to come back the
next day. They did and he gave them
each a bike. They were wonderful people,” said Guri.
The Henderson’s say they have been
fortunate to lead wonderful lives, both
before they met and in the 70 years they
have been together. And they are thankful that they have been able to spend
them in such a wonderful place as
Williams Bay.
The Beacon
July 29, 2016 — 15
In the midst of the storm
An 1898 photo shows men from Wisconsin Rapids who bore arms against
Spain in the Spanish-American War. From left to right in front of a painted backdrop
are Charles Laramie, “Patsy” Podawillitz, Earl Ridgemen and Fred Brahmstedt. Arthur
Houston is kneeling.
(Wisconsin Historical Society)
Wisconsin soldiers served in
the Spanish American War
On April 25, 1898, the U.S. declared
war on Spain. The Spanish had violently
suppressed rebellions in Cuba and the
Philippines, and policymakers in the
U.S. said they wanted to liberate the
colonies in the name of freedom and
democracy.
Brig. Gen. Arthur MacArthur of
Milwaukee served as Governor General
of the Philippines during the insurrection
that followed the Spanish American War.
(Wis. Historical Society)
Wisconsin soldiers rushed to help.
Four volunteer regiments quickly
formed but the war ended so soon that
only two of them saw action, the third
never left the U.S. and the fourth never
even left Wisconsin.
Milwaukee’s Arthur MacArthur was
appointed brigadier general of volunteers in the Philippines. Wisconsin lost
130 soldiers during the war – 2 to combat and 128 to tropical diseases.
As U.S. troops fanned out across the
former colonies, it was revealed that
American leaders had actually been
motivated by the desire to possess a port
in the western Pacific and a military
base in the Caribbean. The insurgents
concluded they’d only exchanged
Spanish tyrants for American ones and
turned against the occupying U.S.
forces.
MacArthur, promoted to Governor
General of the Philippines, struggled to
defeat the rebels with increasingly violent methods. He executed civilian sympathizers, erected concentration camps,
and ordered punitive expeditions so brutal they gained national media attention.
When the U.S. death toll passed
4,000, the American public demanded
an end to the occupation. In 1901,
Washington politicians declared the war
was over, even though the rebels had not
been defeated and battles still raged.
MacArthur returned home to the U.S.,
where he held less-demanding appointments for the rest of his career.
His son, Gen. Douglas MacArthur,
who had lived in the Philippines with his
parents as a child, returned to duty there
before, and during, WWII.
This and many other fascinating stories about history in Wisconsin are available on the website of the Wisconsin
Historical Society, www.wis consinhistory.org.
By Marjie Reed
My husband, Bob and I were in
Florida again. This time my eldest brother was very sick. We spent four days
with him at the hospital, and feeling he
was as good as he could be for the present, we left for
home.
As
things
turned out, we
had a free day in
Orlando. Needing to be refreshed a bit, we
decided to spend
the day at Epcot
at Disney World.
We loved the
ride through their
Marjie Reed
working “farms”
in the area called
“The Land”. I put farms in quotes
because they are exploring new ways to
farm to get more use out of any land
found in countries with difficult terrain
and climate.
We loved seeing the vertical farming
where melons, squash, cucumbers and
other such fruits and vegetables hang
from trellises. It’s very inventive.
They had healthy looking lettuce
growing in holes drilled in PVC pipe
above the ground. One “double farm”
had fish (similar to talapia) being farmed
in a large tank. Above the tank was more
PVC lettuce growing; however, the
water from the fish tank was being
pumped into the PVC watering and fertilizing lettuce that was twice the size of
the other PVC lettuce we saw. Much of
the produce grown there is eventually
served in the restaurants at Disney. It’s
just amazing.
“The Sea” area was fun. Cute magical visuals with characters from the
“Finding Nemo” movie were floating all
around and chatting to us – only at
Disney can fish chat.
There was a huge tank that was
viewed from the bottom containing two
real manatees. They are gigantic creatures and fun to see up close. Where else
but Disney can you see the belly of a
manatee and the underside of its flippers? What fun.
It was amazing to see such great
creatures subsisting on lettuce. A head of
lettuce that lasts Bob and me several
days lasted them a few seconds. But
then, we realized that elephants subsist
on grass, so go figure. Considering the
size of these two types of animals, I now
wonder about the virtues of salad when
dieting. It doesn’t keep manatees or elephants slim and trim. Oh, well.
Epcot also took us around the world
as we visited country after country. We
especially enjoyed the food “in France.”
The pastries were the least expensive
way to get something to eat. Pastries,
huh? OKAY! It seemed only right to
wash the pastries down with what turned
out to be the best coffee I ever drank. It
was good to the last drop.
I don’t know how popular the
Norway pavilion was before the movie,
“Frozen,” but Norway is surely popular
now. Bob and I were amazed at the long,
long line of families waiting in the hot
Florida sun to meet the characters from
the movie. Did we do nutty stuff like
that when our kids were little? Sure we
did.
We passed a little area near the lake
that we remembered from the time we
went to Epcot with three of our grandkids and their parents. Their other grandparents who have been our dear friends
for 25 years were there, too.
Grandma Nancy was sitting on a
bench eating a hot dog when a gigantic
sea gull flew over her head low enough
to ruffle her hair. We all laughed.
A few minutes later he flew up
behind her again. This time he slowed,
hovered over her, bit off and lifted half
her hot dog and flew off with it. We were
stunned.
He must have been a gluten-free sea
gull – he left the bun.
I must add here that no one knows
what a day will bring forth.
The day after we returned home,
most unexpectedly, my dear brother
passed away to Heaven. What grief we
feel.
The days Bob and I were with Frank,
we had as good a time with him as his
serious condition allowed. We talked
about family, read scripture, sang hymns
and prayed with him. It was a precious
time, especially since we felt we would
probably not see him alive on earth
again.
Dear God,
Disney World is a fun, primarily
make-believe, spot here on earth. It is an
oasis to help people temporarily forget
the storms of life; but there is no lasting
peace there for our troubles.
Not so with our final, eternal destination – Heaven. Thank you, God, that we
know Frank is in Heaven, healthy and
happy again.
In Your perfect timing, we will join
him. But little by little, our present storm
of grief will be replaced by Your promises of Heaven and everlasting peace.
Amen and 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.
Contact Marjie at [email protected].
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living area and a 1/3 acre yard. Very
short walk to the park and lake. Close
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Garden shed and hot tub included.
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July 29, 2016 — 17
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Elena McCarthy of St. Charles, Ill., waits for her father to cut up her chicken
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Master suite with a private balcony, family room with cathedral ceilings, 1st floor
laundry and a full basement. Association
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PIN #93095 - 1901 built home has
original staircase, natural frplc., hardwood floors, glass door handles, over
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charming living room w/natural frplc and
large bay window. Screened-in patio,
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PIN #65935 - Well maintained single family 4 bdrm., 2 bath home. Lower level rec
room, lake rights to Silver Lake a few blocks
away. Remodeled kitchen with custom cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite
countertops and new wood floor throughout
the upper and lower level. Large deck with
access from dining area and mstr. bdrm.
New roof 2 years old. Home Warranty
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LAKE GENEVA • MLS 1469247
PIN #56655 - Corner lot home in Lake
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sized lot and 1 car detached garage.
Main level has 2 bdrms. with full bath
and a enclosed porch. 2nd level has 2
bdrms., with 2 extra rooms for office/den.
Full bsmt., new roof in 2015 and newer
central air. $129,900
Kathy Baumbach
262-745-5439
PIN #44265 - Cozy 2 bdrm., 1 bath
Delavan Lake home. New updates, roof 1
year olf, mechanics in furnace redone, well
pump 5 years old, windows 6 years old. 2
storage sheds are included. Minutes from
public Delavan beach, park and boat
launch. Free park parking pass for residents
and only $11.75 for daily boat launch.
Motivated seller! $87,000
Leticia Nunez
262-215-4075
PIN #83675 - Wonderful 2 bdrm., 2
bath ranch. Bright and spacious upgraded kitchen that flows into your large dining area. Enjoy the outdoors from your
deck and your fenced-in yard. Lower
level features family room and full bath.
$122,500
Roxanne Francis • 262-949-8228
DELAVAN
MLS #1488347 You'll love this
Highlands home with its many updates
and open concept. Kitchen has new
counter, backsplash sink, laminate flooring through kitchen and dinette. Bdrms.
have new carpeting. Cozy, inviting
porch, assoc. beach. All this plus an
updated 2nd floor 1 bedroom in-law
suite. $237,500
WILLIAMS BAY • MLS 1471430
PIN #04135 - 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath home in
Lakewood Trails subdvn. Large lot with
beautiful landscaping and expansive fenced
yard. Kitchen features stainless appliances
and granite counters, hardwood floors
throughout entire 1st floor. Mstr. suite features a luxury bath w/whirlpool tub. Family
room w/gas frplc., formal living and dining
rooms and main floor laundry. $329,000
Roxanne Francis
262-949-8228
Shorewest REALTORS
HOTLINE #800-589-7300 + 5 Digit PIN
WWW.SHOREWEST.COM
18 — The Beacon
By Kathi West
Lutherdale’s Annual Quilt Auction
Fest is much more than the name implies.
This is the 30th annual event at Lutherdale, a non-profit camp and conference
center at N7891 Hwy 12 between Elkhorn
and Whitewater.
More than 200 handmade quilts are
auctioned and lots of food, crafts, quilting
supplies and silent auction theme baskets
are sold. But that’s not all; there will be
baked goods and pies, garden produce, a
fabric sale, honey, and pontoon rides on
the lake. There is a kids area with arts and
crafts, food. gaga ball (I had to google this.
It’s a kind of dodge ball with a big soft
foam ball), a farm visit, s’mores and more.
There will be a fish fry and a quilt preview on Friday August 12 from 3:30 to
7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, the fest opens at 8 a.m.
and the live auction begins at 10 a.m. I’ve
seen some of the quilts and they are beautiful. This could be a fun day for the whole
family. If you want to view the quilts on
your computer go to www.lutherdale.org
and click on quilts. You can click on the
quilt you are interested in and make it bigger. The donors’ names are next to each
quilt. There are some very beautiful quilts
at this auction.
From now through September 6, the
Row by Row Experience is taking place at
shops all over the United States and
Canada. Each shop will give walk-in customers a pattern at no cost. The pattern
becomes a row in your quilt. When you
complete a quilt (quilted, bound and
labeled) using at least 8 different rows
from 8 different participating shops, be the
first to take it to a shop, and you’ll win 25
fat quarters. If you used the pattern from
that shop you get a bonus prize. It sounds
like a lot of fun.
The participating shops are listed at
www.rowbyrowexperience.com. All the
states are represented by state license
plates. When you click on the state plate it
lists the shops. Travel, shop, collect patterns and add rows to your quilt. You have
until October 31 to submit a finished quilt
for a prize.
EVENTS
June 25 - September 6, Row by Row
Experience. Stores in all 50 states and
Canada are participating. See details
above.
August 5-6, Ladies of the Lakes Quilt
Show at Lakeland Union High School on
Highway 70 in Minocqua. If you want a
vacation or weekend getaway, Minocqua
is in the beautiful north woods. A quilt
show is another good reason to go north.
The show is judged and ribbons will be
awarded. To get more information and an
entry form go to www.theladiesofthelakes.com/.
August 10-13, AQS Quilt Week in
Grand Rapid, Mich.
September 8-10, the Madison Quilt
Expo will be held at the Alliant Energy
Center in Madison. This is a juried and
judged show with money prizes.
QUILT GUILDS
Chocolate City Quilters meet the second Monday of each month at 6:30p.m. In
This quilt called Kaleidoscope Windows was donated by One Square Short
at St Johns Lutheran Church.
(Lutherdale web site)
Friday,
August 12
30th ANNUAL
July 29, 2016
Volunteers show one of the quilts to be auctioned at Lutherdale on Saturday,
Aug. 13.
the Burlington High School library, 400
McCanna Parkway.
The Crazy Quilt Guild Quilters meet
the second Wednesday of each month at
6:30 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 in Harvard, Ill. Visitors are always
welcome.
The Chicken Coop Quilters (Quilts of
Valor and Quilts of Honor Quilt) Group
meets at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of
the month at Ellen Weber’s newly remodeled chicken coop on Theatre Road. Take
your sewing ma-chine, fabric to make a
QOV quilt or a quilt that you have started
and any sewing tools you will need. For
more information call Ellen at 728-3630.
The Scrappers Quilt Guild meets at
6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the
month at the Lion’s Field house on Hwy
67 in Williams Bay. However, the meeting
in August will be at Sawdust and Stitches
in Elkhorn. Take your show and tell quilts.
Visitors are always welcome.
If you have some quilting news to
share with quilters in the greater Walworth
County area, e-mail me, [email protected], or mail to P.O. Box 69, Williams
Bay, WI 53191.
This quilt called Itʼs An Illusion was made by Mary Peterson and donated by Zion
Luthern Church.
Saturday,
August 13
Quilt Preview
& Fish Fry
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
LIVE AUCTION STARTS
AT 10:00 A .M.
3:30-7:30 p.m.
Silent Auction Baskets • Food Concessions • Door Prizes • Fresh Baked Goods &
Pies • Garden Produce • Crafts • Fabric Sale • Honey • Pontoon Rides on the Lake
Bidder Registration & Final Quilt Viewing
From 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Saturday
FISH FRY MENU
Traditional Baked or Fried Cod,
Choice of Potato, Cole Slaw,
Bread & Butter, Applesauce,
Beverage & Dessert
Adults $12 • Youth (12 & Under) $7
$
KIDS LOUNGE
15 per child • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Schedule Includes:
Lunch, Gaga Ball, Arts & Crafts,
S’mores
Farm Visit and MORE!
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The Beacon
Aram Public Library, 404 E. Walworth
Ave., Delavan. Library Hours: Mon. Thurs., 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. - 5
p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sunday 1-4
p.m.
• Fine Forgiveness Week, Monday,
August 15 – Saturday, August 20. As a thank
you to the many participants in our annual
Summer Reading Program, any materials
returned during this week will be fine-free.
This applies only to overdue fines, not loss
or damage fees.
• Move It Mondays, 12 – 12:30 p.m.
Jump-start your week with 30 minutes of
movement during your lunch hour. Using
our wealth of DVDs we will explore different types of healthy movement each Monday
through August 8. From strength training to
tai chi, exercise your mind and body.
• Brain Boosters, Thursdays Aug. 4 and
11 from 10 a.m. to noon. A hands-on, interactive environment during which caregivers
help children develop early reading, writing,
math, and science skills through open-ended
play. Various crafts, games, and exploratory/sensory activities will focus on a different
theme each week. This is a drop-in program
and is designed for patrons of all abilities.
• LEGO Club – Mondays from 1 to 3
p.m. Give our LEGO blocks a workout by
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.
• Knit and Crochet Club, 6 p.m. Monday,
August 1 and 8 and Wednesday, August 17
and 24 at 6 p.m. For all ages and experience
levels. Bring your own project to work on,
share your expertise, and learn from others.
• Tech Tutorials, Wednesdays from 9:30
to 11 a.m. Registration is required. Sign up
for a 45-minute one-on-one session with a
librarian for assistance with anything computer related. Bring in your own device or
use one of our computers.
• Storytime with Ms. Denise,
Wednesday, August 3 and 10 at 10 a.m.
Themes this month are: August 3, Sports,
August 10, Work Out. Then storytime will
take a break until September.
• Smitty and Mary G: Stories that Sing,
Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. An
afternoon of songs, stories, and silliness.
Learn some fun facts about animals, geography, and even anti-bullying while reading,
singing, and moving.
• Life-Size Angry Birds, Wednesday,
Aug. 3 at 1:30 p.m. You’ve played the game,
now, try your hand at a bigger, birdier kind
of fun. Do you have the skills necessary to
defeat those nasty, egg-stealing piggies?
• Reading Roulette, Thursday, Aug. 4 at
1 p.m. This eclectic book club meets the first
Thursday of each month to discuss the
month’s selection. This month we are reading “10% Happier” by Dan Harris.
• Water Balloon Volleyball (Tweens and
Teens), Thursday, Aug. 4 at 1:30 p.m. Water
balloon + towel + net = a whole ton of fun.
Dress to get wet. Teams will be decided at
the start of the program.
• Allergies and Asthma: Natural
Alternatives, Thursday, August 4 at 6 p.m.
Rae Garcia will discuss the use of essential
oils and other natural remedies for improving the health of those suffering from asthma
and allergies.
• Tail Waggin’ Tutors, Saturday, Aug. 6
at 10 a.m. Both Divot and Nahla will join us
at the SRP Carnival outside to meet and
greet and snuggle with all their favorite
readers, old and new.
• SRP Carnival, Saturday, Aug. 6 from
10 a.m. to noon. Summer Reading is coming
to an end. Enjoy carnival games, snacks,
smiles, and fun.
• Adult Craft Night: “SMILES”
Collector Photo Board, Monday, Aug. 8 and
Thursday, Aug. 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate summer by making collector
boards to share the photos of our summer
fun. All materials are provided. The same
craft will be offered both nights, and registration is required for both sessions.
• Pizza and a Movie: “Zootopia” (PG),
Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 1:30 p.m. Registration
required. Space is limited, so stop by the
children’s desk or call 728-3111, ext. 117 to
reserve your spot…and your slice.
• Karate with Delavan Flying Dragons –
Wednesday, August 10 at 1:30 p.m. Join
Master Joe Murphy for a fun, free, interactive introduction to karate.
• Book Buzz Parent-Child Book Club:
“Wonder at the Edge of the World,” by
Nicole Helget, Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 4 p.m.
This book club for 8-12 year olds and their
parents meets to talk, snack, and do an activity or craft. Parents are invited, but not
required.
• Crafternoon for Tweens and Teens,
Thursday, Aug. 11 at 1:30 p.m. Do you love
to craft and create? Help yourself to our
craft supplies and make whatever you’d like.
• Tween/Teen Lock-In, Friday, Aug. 12
from 6 to 11 p.m. Registration required.
Tweens and teens are welcome to join us for
crafts, food, games, and a special installment
of Cinema Snark. The Lock-In is open to
anyone between the ages of 9 and 18 who
turns in the required permission slip.
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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. Phone 2452709 or check the library’s Web site at
www.williamsbay. lib.wi.us/
• Books on the Beach: Tuesdays, 10
a.m., Aug. 9, 16 and 23. New this summer.
Hear stories at Edgewater Park.
• Tie Dye Party: Aug. 11, 3-5 p.m. Bring
your own shirt, socks or pillowcase. No towels, please. One item per person. All ages
welcome.
• LEGOS and Beads, Mondays, 1:30-3
p.m. through Aug. 22.
• Saturday Morning Book Group, second
Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. Read and
discuss a new book each month.
• Knitting Circle, Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
• Movie Matinee, Thursdays, 1:30 p.m.,
Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25.
• Rock-Paper-Scissors Club, Thursdays,
3 p.m., through Aug. 4.
• Teen Reads Book Group, Thursday,
Aug 11, 11 a.m.
For a complete summer program schedule, visit www.williamsbay.lib.wi.us.
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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. Website:
www.sharon.lib.wi.us.
• Summer Reading Program. Children,
teens, and adults can track their books read
through August 13 and submit their logs at
the library for prize drawing entries. Great
prizes for all ages. Summer Reading Party
will be on August 25 at the library – all are
welcome.
• Kid’s Club every Monday at 11:30 a.m.
for the summer. Ages kindergarten through
fourth grade. Explore the Village, read stories, create crafts to take home, and more.
Registration one week in advance requested.
Call the library to sign up. .
• Coffee Hour for adults every
Wednesday from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Free coffee,
refreshments and social hour with neighbors.
• Story Time for infants through Pre-K.
Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m. A theme will unite
a story and a craft.
Follow the library on Facebook at
www.facebook .com/brighammemoriallibrary
and
email
us
at
[email protected]/
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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 children 3 to 24 months; Fridays
at 10 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 Street,
Darien. Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed
Friday and Sunday. Phone: (262) 882-5155.
Web page: www.darien.lib.wi.us.
• Photocopies 10 cents per page. Faxes
sent or received for $1 per page
• Free Wireless access
• Ten computers for patron use at no cost
• Free library cards
• Book Cub for Adults, third Wednesday
of the month at 5:45 p.m.
• Ongoing library book sale: children’s
books for 25 cents; adult paperback books
for 50 cents; adult hardcover books for $1;
and DVDs for $2.
• Wide selection of magazines, music
CDs and DVDs to check out
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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 from 3 - 4 p.m.
For more information, call 642-6262.
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Fontana Public Library, 166 Second
Ave., Fontana. Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.
• Happy-to-Be-Here Book Club, third
Thursday of each month, 1 p.m.
• Evening Book Club, third Thursday of
each month, 5:30 p.m., sometimes off-site.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2755107 for more information.
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Genoa City Public Library, 126 Freeman St., Genoa City. Hours: Mon. and Wed.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tues., Thurs. and Fri. 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Story time, Thursday, 10 a.m. for kids
ages 2-5 and siblings.
• Ongoing book sale. Donations of new
or slightly used books, including children’s
books, may be dropped off at the library.
• Lego Club, the first Monday of every
month from 4-6 p.m. All school age children
are welcome.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2796188 or email [email protected]
for more information.
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Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W.
July 29, 2016 — 19
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
www.lakegene va.lib.wi.us.
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. 7232678.
• Get Fit with Rachel, 6:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, August 2, in the Community
Center. Personal trainer Rachel Person from
Four Lakes Athletic Club, will give an
inspiring talk on seizing the day and making
a commitment to getting fit. She’ll go over
the many ways you can begin your journey
to a healthier lifestyle and show you how.
• 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
Thursdays from the Lego Building Club at
3:30 p.m.
All library programs are free and open to
the public unless otherwise indicated. Call
723-2678 or visit www.elkhorn.lib.wi.us for
more.
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Walworth Memorial Library, now located in the West Garden Plaza in Walworth.
Open Mon. and Wed. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tues.,
Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 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 3:304:30 p.m.
• Book Club for adults, third Saturday of
each month, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2756322 for more information.
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Librarians and Friends Groups: Send
information about upcoming library events
by mail to: The Beacon, P.O. Box 69,
Williams Bay, W I 53191; by fax to 2451855; or by e-mail to [email protected].
20 — The Beacon
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. For a
more complete listing of activities at area
businesses, log on to www.visitwalworth
county.com/events.
FRIDAY, JULY 29
Elvis – Back To Live, 7 p.m., Belfry
Music Theatre, 3601 Highway 67, north of
Williams Bay. A family friendly tribute to the
trio. Tickets range from $30 to $40 and are
available at www.belfrymusictheatre.com
/tickets/.
K of C Corn and Brat Roast, 4-8 p.m.,
Historic Village Square, East Troy. The event
will feature brats, hamburgers, roasted sweet
corn and live music. For more information,
call (262) 642-5198.
Michelle Smith, pianist and soloist,
Bragi, 80 N. Walworth Ave., Williams Bay.
Door opens at 6:30, performance at 7. Log on
to www.BragiCoffeeWineMusicA rt.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Elvis – Back To Live. See July 29 for
details.
K of C Corn and Brat Roast, 10 a.m. - 6
p.m., Historic Village Square, East Troy. The
event will feature brats, hamburgers, roasted
sweet corn and live music. For more information, call (262) 642-5198.
Delavan-Darien High School Classical
Concert, 7 p.m., followed by the Turtle Creek
Chamber
Orchestra,
Phoenix
Park
Bandshell, 111 E. Wisconsin St., Delavan.
Free. Take a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.
Bill Liggett and Larry Sell, original
blues/folk music, Bragi, 80 N. Walworth
Ave., Williams Bay. Door opens at 6:30, performance
at
7.
Log
on
to
www.BragiCoffeeWineMusicA rt.com.
St. Patrick Parish Summer Celebration, 510 p.m. at the Retreat and Learning Center
(formerly St. Patrick School, 534 Sunset
Drive, Elkhorn). There will be food, games
for kids and adults, live music from Phil
Norby, beer tent, raffles, fellowship and
more. Win up to $5,000. Outdoor Mass
begins at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
SUNDAY, JULY 31
K of C Corn and Brat Roast, 10 a.m. - 6
p.m., Historic Village Square, East Troy. The
event will feature brats, hamburgers, roasted
sweet corn and live music. For more information, call (262) 642-5198.
Cruisin’ Car Show, 12-5 p.m., Phoenix
Park, Delavan.
Cruise O Matics classic rock, 1 - 3 p.m.,
Phoenix Park Bandshell, 111 E. Wisconsin
St., Delavan.
John Ludy Puleo performs tributes to
various artists, 3 - 5 p.m., Phoenix Park
Bandshell. See above.
TUESDAY, AUG. 2
Tuesdays@2 will present 50 Years of
Lake Geneva’s Musical History by Chris
Buttleman; Musician, Producer and Owner of
Lake Geneva House of Music. 2 p.m. at the
Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mill St., Lake
Geneva. Non-members $5, members free.
Ice Cream Social sponsored by the
Walworth County Genealogical Society at
the Community Center, 826 E. Geneva
Street, Delavan. The evening begins with a
brief business meeting at 6:30 p.m. followed
by build-your-own ice cream sundaes. Ice
cream is provided; bring your favorite topping. Then WCGS Vice President and UWWhitewater Archivist Karen Weston will
take on the role of game show host in an
original version of Genealogy Jeopardy. We
have the answers; do you have the questions?
WCGS meetings are free and open to the
public. Guests are invited to join WCGS by
paying annual dues: Individual $15, Family
$18, Student $7.50.
Open mic night, 7 - 10 p.m. at Bragi, 80
N. Walworth Ave., Williams Bay. Log on to
www.Bragi CoffeeWineMusicA rt.com.
THURSDAY, AUG. 4
“Bruce in the USA,” a tribute to Bruce
Springsteen. 7 p.m., Belfry Music Theatre,
3601 Highway 67, north of Williams Bay. A
family friendly tribute to the trio. Tickets
range from $30 to $40 and are available at
www.belfrymusictheatre.com /tickets/
The Georgia Rae Family Band plays a
mix of folk, bluegrass, classic country oldtime and contemporary folk rock, 6 p.m., Flat
Iron Park, 201 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva.
Take a lawn chair or blanket to sit on for this
free concert.
Harvest Point Worship Band, 7 p.m.,
St., Delavan. Take a lawn chair or blanket to
sit on.
FRIDAY, AUG. 5
“Bruce in the USA.” See Aug. 4 for
details.
Piper Road Spring Band plays bluegrass,
7 p.m., Phoenix Park Bandshell, 111 E.
Wisconsin St., Delavan. Take a blanket or
lawn chair to sit on. Free.
SATURDAY, AUG. 6
Walworth Immanuel UCC cream puff/
bake sale, 9 a.m. in conjunction with the
Rotary Club corn/brat fest. It all takes place
around the Walworth square.
“Bruce in the USA.” See Aug. 4 for
details.
Steve Meisner Band plays mostly polka,
7 p.m., Phoenix Park Bandshell, 111 E.
Washington St., Delavan. Take a lawn chair
or blanket to sit on. Free.
Ballroom Dance, Darien Senior Center
(Darien Public Library - Level 1), 47 Park St.,
Darien. Dance from 7-10 p.m. to strict-tempo
DJ music. Everyone is invited, including couples and singles. Casual dress or dress to
impress. Ice will be supplied, but take your
own non-alcoholic refreshments. Admission
is $6 per person. Unlimited free parking. Call
728-5585, ext. 2 for more information.
SUNDAY, AUG. 7
Victory Over Violence Walk or Paddle to
End Abuse. Join the Association for
Prevention of Family Violence (APFV) at
Wesley Woods Retreat Center, 250 Stam
Street, Williams Bay, for a 3- or 6-mile walk
on the lake path or paddle (kayak, paddle
board or canoe) along the shores of Geneva
Lake in the Bay and help support area domestic and sexual abuse vital services.
Participants will begin their event between 7
and 9 a.m. The morning, ending at 11 a.m.,
includes a poker run with prizes and a complimentary continental breakfast. The $35
registration fee and all donations are 100 percent
tax
deductible.
Register
at
www.active.com, download the form at
www.apfvwalworth.com, or call APFV at
723-4653.
TUESDAY, AUG. 9
Open mic night, 7 - 10 p.m. at Bragi, 80
N. Walworth Ave., Williams Bay. Log on to
www.Bragi CoffeeWineMusicA rt.com.
THURSDAY, AUG. 11
Mark & Gretch Hladish present a high
energy vocal performance, 6 p.m., Brunk
Pavilion, Flat Iron Park, 201 Wrigley Dr.,
Lake Geneva. Take a lawn chair or blanket to
sit on for this free concert.
Greens, Grains and Beans, a program by
nurse educator Joan Davis that looks at the
connection between food and health and
why you might want to consider adopting
whole food plant-based nutrition, 7 p.m.,
Peoples Bank, 837 N. Wisconsin Street,
Elkhorn. Learn how to evaluate nutritional
claims and hear about evidence-based scientific studies offering good news amidst the
confusing media messages. This is a meeting
of the American Association of University
Women (AAUW), but the public is invited to
attend.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church presents
spiritual music, 7 p.m., Phoenix Park
Bandshell, 111 E. Wisconsin St., Delavan.
Take a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. Free.
FRIDAY, AUG. 12
“Zac Brown Tribute,” 7 p.m., Belfry
Music Theatre, 3601 Highway 67, north of
Williams Bay. A family friendly tribute to the
trio. Tickets range from $30 to $40 and are
available at www.belfrymusictheatre.com
/tickets/
SATURDAY, AUG. 13
Friends of Lake Geneva Library annual
book sale of fiction, non-fiction, young adult,
and children’s books, DVDs and videos, specially priced rare and collectible volumes. 9
a.m. - 3 p.m., 218 W. Main St., Lake Geneva.
Call 249-5299 for more information.
The First Brigade Band plays Civil Warera music on period instruments, 5 p.m.,
St., Delavan.
Delavan’s 180th Anniversary Celebration
play, 7 p.m., Phoenix Park Bandshell, 111 E.
Wisconsin St., Delavan.
“Zac Brown Tribute.” See Aug. 12 for
details.
SUNDAY, AUG. 14
Lake Geneva Library Book Sale continues, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Library Park, 218 W.
Main St., Lake Geneva. See Aug. 13 for more
details.
Sharon Farmers Market, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
North Street, downtown Sharon by the railroad tracks. The event takes place every four
weeks.
Los Arenales de Tejas plays Hispanic
music, 3 p.m., Phoenix Park Bandshell, 111
E. Wisconsin St., Delavan. Take a lawn chair
or blanket to sit on. Free.
~ ~ ~ Ongoing events ~ ~ ~
The Delavan Historical Society, 663 E.
Ann St., at the intersection with Seventh St.
(Highway 50), is open free to the public from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Mondays and Saturdays.
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 info., call Shirley
Grant at 473-2214 or email [email protected].
American Legion Auxiliary meeting, 7
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
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to send gifts at Christmas time to the servicemen and women that are hospitalized
due to injuries while in combat.
Southern Lakes Masonic Lodge #12,
1007 S. 2nd St., Delavan. Stated meetings
are: July and Aug. fourth Monday only; Dec.,
second Monday only; all other months, second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m.
Geneva Masonic Lodge #44, 335 Lake
Shore Dr., Lake Geneva. Regularly stated
meetings, second Tuesday, 7 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).
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 the month, except July and August, with
doors opening at 6 p.m. and play starting at 7
p.m. For more information see www.standrews-delavan.org.
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
Commander Ronald Sorenson, 751-0677.
Authors Echo Writers group meeting, 7
p.m., first and third Tuesday of every month,
Aurora Hospital, East entrance 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 [email protected].
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July 29, 2016 —21
Pet Questions and Answers
By Marc Morrone
Q: We promised our 10-year-old
daughter that if she got good grades this
year we would allow her to get some
kind of pet. She is one of those kids who
only watches “Nat Geo Wild” and she is
crazy for animals. Well, she is finishing
out the year now and it looks like she
will have very good averages, so now
we have to keep our part of the bargain.
Our landlord won’t allow dogs or cats
but said we could get any pet that stays
in a cage. We were thinking of a bird or
rodent and wondered what you suggest.
My wife and I both work so it would
have to be something with low maintenance but we want her to be able to
assume most of the burden so that it
teaches her some responsibility and
time-management skills.
A: A child should never be expected
to learn responsibility from caring for a
pet. Petkeeping is supposed to be fun.
Responsibility is learning to do unpleasant tasks for no obvious immediate
reward to the person doing the tasks and
for the benefit the common good of the
family and society. Petkeeping can teach
a child better time-management skills,
but it really should be to encourage a
child’s fascination in firsthand learning
of the natural world rather then the
omnipresent virtual one. A child should
never think that caring for a pet is not a
pleasant task.
The best pet for a child is whatever
pet the child’s parents have time to care
for. In a busy household sometimes it is
just not practical for children to be 100
percent in charge of a pet’s husbandry
needs. When children try to clean a pet’s
cage or cut up fruits and vegetables for it
to eat or other such tasks, sometimes
they make such a mess that it creates
more work and household drama for
busy parents.
That said, here are some options for
a pet for your daughter:
Hamsters and gerbils are the best for
ease in care. Being desert animals, they
urinate very little and the cage stays dry
and cleaner than those of other pets; a
twice-weekly cleaning will suffice. They
are very content just to be alive, and if
nobody has the time to take them out and
play with them for a day, that is fine with
them. However, they do not make any
noise and some children find them hard
to relate to because of this and lose interest. From a parent’s point of view, no pet
is easier to keep.
Guinea pigs are extremely responsive to children. They recognize each
child as an individual and are as sentient
as dogs and cats. The fact that they can
vocalize to children with their squeals
keeps up a child’s interest and concern
for the animal. However, they do need a
lot of care: The cage must be cleaned
daily and they do need fresh vegetables
and fruits every day. This may be too
much for some parents to keep up with.
However, if the time is available then
this is probably the best small-mammal
pet.
When you first think of a bird for a
child, the first thought is parakeets, also
know as budgies. However, they are
small and fast and, while they will learn
to lose their fear of a child and sit on the
child’s finger and thus socialize with
humans, they really do not like to be
touched and petted. A better choice are
conures, a group of small parrots about
eight inches long. The most popular are
sun conures and green cheek conures.
They love to socialize with children and
will actively seek them out and beg children to touch and pet them and thus create a strong bond. However, they do
need daily care _ cage cleaning and
washing of food and water dishes and, as
with the guinea pigs, this may just be too
much for some households. They cost
between $300 and $500 each. This
expense is offset by their long life span.
I know many that are well into their
twenties.
For children allergic to fur or feathers the bearded dragon is a great pet.
Having to wear one of those plastic cones so you canʼt bite at stitches is a
terrible trial, but it helps to have someone to make you feel better. (Source unknown)
Bearded dragons are one of the few reptiles that are sentient and recognize and
react to humans as individuals and actually enjoy being held and petted. They
do not need daily cage cleaning, but
feeding them live crickets and vegetables is a bit complicated and most children would need adult help. As with the
conures the purchase price of a dragon is
high and the equipment to keep their
cage warm and well lit is expensive, but
this is also offset by their long lives. I
know many that are over 10 years old.
As with all reptiles there is a remote
chance of their passing salmonella to
children so young petkeepers need to be
prompted to wash their hands with soap
or Purell after handling them.
Q: We have a bearded dragon as a
pet and she is a wonderful addition to
our family. We feed her crickets and a
“spring mix” of salad greens that we buy
in the grocery store and we dust that
with a vitamin supplement. I notice that
our backyard is full of dandelions and
other weed type plants that look very
much like the greens that we have been
feeding her and I was wondering if we
can feed them to her as well?
A: In spring and summer the world is
full of nutritious greens that can be fed
to pet reptiles, birds and small animals.
The best ones are dandelions, chickweed
and purslane, and all of these grow in
many flower beds and up against the
side of your house where they are safe
from the landscaper’s herbicides and
poisons. That is the only issue that you
have to worry about, and for this reason
I feed these greens that I collect for my
pets only from areas that I know have
never been sprayed.
If you have small birds like finches,
parakeets or cockatiels another nice treat
you can forage for them are heads of
seeding grass. Many grasses that are
growing as weeds in odd areas and have
never been cut by a lawn mower produce seed heads that you can cut off and
give to your birds as a very nutritious
and all-natural treat. As the summer progresses, you may find native insects
such as grasshoppers and others while
you forage for greens, but these you
should leave alone as wild-caught
insects may carry internal parasites that
could hurt your bearded dragon.
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July 29, 2016
Williams Bay Fine Art and Craft
Fest to take place on July 30, 31
Located on the scenic and serene
shore of Geneva Lake in the Village of
Williams Bay, the Williams Bay Fine Art
& Craft Fest will take place in
Edgewater Park on Saturday, July 30
from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 31
from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The eventis a juried show featuring 40 fine artists and crafters from
Wisconsin offering original painting,
pottery, jewelry, sculpture, 3-D art,
mixed media, photography and more.
The Williams Bay Fine Art & Craft
Fest’s (formerly Art in the Bay) 40-year
tradition began in 1976 as part of the
Bicentennial Celebrations.
The show awards four prizes in two
categories (Fine Art and Fine Craft) to
participating artists: Best of Show for
$500 each and Audience Choice for
$200 each. The Best of Show awards are
voted on by peer group review and art
show attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artist for the
Audience Choice award that will be
announced on Sunday.
The event will also feature a Raffle,
tickets for which are $5. Each artist contributes one piece of work for the raffle
so it’s an opportunity to win something
of great value. Visitors will also want to
see the Williams Bay students’ art tent.
Money raised from the raffle and sale of
students’ artwork will benefit the Art
Department for the purchase of supplies.
The art show also donates $500 to the
Williams Bay Recreation Department to
purchase arts and craft supplies.
The opening ceremony will begin
promptly at 10 a.m. on Saturday, when
Williams Bay Village President John
Marra and Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Wayne Anderson will present $1,000
scholarships to Williams Bay High
School seniors Kayla Hulke and Emily
Hennig.
The Williams Bay Historical Society
will be selling specially designed stationary and historic prints, while the
United Church of Christ Congregational
in Williams Bay will operate the lunch
concessions, featuring a variety of sandwiches and veggie wraps with chips,
drinks and homemade treats.
The event was organized by directors
Sandy Johnson of the Williams Bay
Cultural Arts Alliance and Dave
Rowland of the Williams Bay
Recreation Department, Lis Korsholm,
Marijo Petullo, and Patti Stilin.
Art in the Park set for Aug. 13, 14
The Geneva Lake Arts Foundation
will host Art in the Park, their annual
juried fine art event in Flat Iron Park at
the corner of Wrigley Drive and Center
Street in downtown Lake Geneva from
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13,
and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug.
14. More than 80 artists will show and
sell their work. Admission is free,
refreshments will be available, and
entertainment is provided by various
musicians throughout each day.
A shuttle from Home Depot in Lake
Geneva will be available to transport
visitors to and from the park every 20
minutes from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. both days.
The Geneva Lake Arts Foundation’s
Gallery 223, displaying the work of
local artists, will be open to visitors both
days, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., at 223
Broad St. in downtown Lake Geneva.
For information about the Geneva
Lake Arts Foundation and Art in the
Park visit genevalakeartsfoundation.org
or phone 249-7988.
ANNUAL
RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE
46 Stam Street • Williams Bay, WI
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
PREVIEW SALE
RUMMAGE &
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RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE
4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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8:00 a.m. - Noon
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ON SELECT ITEMS
Singing the hit song, “Matchmaker,” in the Christian Arts Centre production of
“Fiddler on the Roof” are (from left) Heidi Grace (Cava), Makenzie Ferguson (Tzeitel)
and Michaela McCabe (Hodel).
(Photo furnished)
Christian Arts Centre presents
hit musical ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
The Christian Arts Centre of the
Chapel on the Hill is presenting Fiddler
on the Roof with music by Jerry Bock,
lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by
Joseph Stein. The award-winning musical
is set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial
Russia in 1905. It centers around the
character of Tevye, a milkman who tries
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to protect his daughters and his way of
life from a changing world.
The production, directed by JaNelle
Powers, music directed by Janet Palmer,
and choreographed by Donna Badtke,
contains many memorable songs including “Tradition,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Do
You Love Me?,” “Far From the Home I
Love,” and many more.
The cast, led by Mark Badtke of
Genoa City in the lead role of Tevye, has
about 60 members, both children and
adults, from Burlington, Delavan, Elkhorn, Fontana, Genoa City, Janesville,
Kansasville, Kenosha, Lake Geneva,
Pell Lake, Sharon, Silver Lake,
Walworth, Williams Bay and beyond.
Performances are at 7:30 pm on
Fridays and Saturdays, July 29, 30,
Sundays, July 31 and Aug. 7 and at 3 p.m.
on Sundays, July 31 and Aug. 7. All tickets are $10 and may be paid with Visa and
MasterCard. Tickets may be purchased
online at www.brownpapertickets.com or
by calling 245-9122. Tickets may be
reserved online at: www.Chapel onthe
hill.net/connect/Fiddler.
The Christian Arts Centre is located
4 miles west of downtown Lake Geneva,
on Highway 50 at Cisco Road, across
from the Ridge Hotel.
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7/30 CLASSICS NIGHT
Delavan-Darien High School Summer - 7:00 P.M.
Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra - 7:15 P.M.
7/31 CRUISN’ CAR SHOW
The Cruise O ‘Matics - Classic Rock 1:00 P.M.
John Ludy Puleo - Tribute 3:00 P.M.
8/4 Harvest Point Worship Band - Spiritual 7:00 P.M.
8/5 Piper Road Spring Band - Bluegrass 7:00 P.M.
8/6 Steve Meisner Band - Polka 7:00 P.M.
8/11 Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - Spiritual 7:00 P.M.
8/13 DELAVAN’S 180th CELEBRATION
7:00-9:00 P.M. Concert Featuring The First Brigade Band
9:00-10:00 P.M.
Multimedia Presentation of Delavan’s Early History
8/14 Los Arenales de Texas - Hispanic 3:00 P.M.
8/18 Calvary Community Worship Team - Spiritual 7:00 P.M.
8/19 Matthew Wundrow Band-Folk/Country/Waltz 7:00 P.M.
8/20 The Mike Stone Trio - Rock 6:00 P.M.
8/20 Groove Hotel - Jazz 7:00 P.M.
8/25 Sacred Agent - Spiritual 7:00 P.M.
8/27 The Boogie Men - Funk/Disco 7:00 P.M.
8/28 StateLine - Country 3:00 P.M.
9/17 SCARECROW FEST
Audiophilia - Rock 5:00 P.M.
Mike Stone & The Rockers - Rock 7:00 P.M.
MOVIES IN THE PARK
Friday, August 12: ZOOTOPIA
Friday, August 26:
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
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July 29, 2016
Charity gives retired horses a home
A postcard features Davidson Hall on the campus of Northwestern Military and
Naval Academy on the south shore of Geneva lake. The school moved from Highland
Park, Ill., to the Town of Linn in 1915 and operated until it merged with St. Johnʼs
Military Academy in Delavield in 1995.
(Photo furnished)
Brookes to present program about
Northwestern Military Academy
Lake Geneva resident Chris Brookes
will present a program about the
Northwestern Military Academy at 7
p.m. on Aug. 11 at the Walworth County
Historical Society. The program will be
held in Heritage Hall on the corner of
South Washington and East Rockwell
streets in Elkhorn.
The Northwestern Military was
founded by Harlan Page Davidson in
Highland Park, Ill., in 1888. After
Harlan’s death in 1915, his son, Royal,
moved the academy to the south shore of
Geneva Lake where the institution’s
cadets had held encampments. It was at
that time that it was renamed
Northwestern Military and Naval
Academy.
Brookes begins her story in 1942
when her father, James Howard
Jacobson, an Episcopal priest and honorary colonel in the Wisconsin National
Guard, became the assistant headmaster
at Northwestern. He became headmaster
in 1944.
Although he did not graduate, film
star Spenser Tracy attended the
Academy from 1919 to 1920.
The school began by educating
cadets in grades 9 through 12, but in its
later years, also accepted those in grades
seven and eight.
Northwestern merged with St. John’s
Military Academy in Delafield. The
campus stood empty for several years
before the buildings, notably Davidson
Hall, became too dilapidated to restore.
It was razed and the Academy grounds
were sold for residential development.
The Her family’s personal experience offers a fascinating opportunity for
audiences to get behind the scenes of the
historic and important institution.
Walworth County Arts Council
presents five scholarships
Winners of Walworth County Arts
Council Scholarships were presented
with their award certificates at the May
quarterly meeting of the organization.
Receiving a $1,000 art scholarship
was potter Brendan Kelley from Big
Foot High School. Brendan will be
attending Madison Technical College
and then transfer to UW-Whitewater for
an art education degree.
Julia Gilstrap, also from Big Foot
High School, received a $500 art scholarship. Julia will attend Indiana
University to major in Interior Design.
Megan Batz from Badger High
School received a $500 art scholarship
to attend Carroll University to study
photography and fashion design.
A music scholarship for $1,000 was
awarded to Abigail Hummel from
Badger High School. She is a vocalist
who will be attending UW-Whitewater
to major in music education.
Receiving a $1,000 scholarship in
dance was Samuel Hubertz from
Elkhorn High School. Samuel will
attend the University of St. Francis in
Indiana.
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Have you ever wondered what happens to the magnificent horses you see
racing at local County Fairs at the end of
their racing careers? Located in southeastern Wisconsin, Racer Placers welcomes Standard bred race horses to
retrain and rehomes them to permanent,
loving homes. In their new, responsible,
adoptive homes, they may begin second
careers as pleasure driving horses, riding
horses, therapy horses or pasture pals. At
any given time, up to 20 horses may be
in residence with Racer Placers. Incoming horses enjoy several weeks of pasture time to rest and relax, and then
training begins. Once placed in their
new home, Racer Placers keeps in touch
with the new owners for two years to
ensure that the horse and owner are
happy.
On Monday, August 8, a community
fundraising dinner will take place from 5
to 8 p.m. at the Pizza Ranch, located just
west of Highway 67, west of Kwik Trip
in Elkhorn. A portion of the sales will
help benefit Racer Placers, Inc. (a 501c3
non-profit, charitable organization).
Your dinner is your donation. The
cost is: $10.70 for adults and 80 cents
times their age for children to age 11.
For more information about Racer
Placers, visit Facebook or their website,
www.racerplacers.com.
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• KIDS GAMES • INFLATABLES • MERCHANTS
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PARADE SATURDAY AT NOON
Kid’s Fishing Contest After Parade
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July 29, 2016 —25
FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY GUIDE
PIRATE’S COVE
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Served Fridays
4:00-9:00 P.M.
2 piece dinner $9.00 • 3 piece dinner $10.00
4 piece dinner $11.00 • Extra piece $1.75
BROILED COD DINNER............... 12.50
FRIED SHRIMP DINNER.................$9.00
COCONUT SHRIMP DINNER.......$9.00
$
All dinners are served with a choice of potato, salad
tray and garlic bread
Cup of Soup $2.75 • Fish Sandwich $6.00
Extra Salad Tray $4.50
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All You Can Eat Fried Cod $10.99
Broiled Cod $10.99 • Fried Perch $12.99
Grilled Salmon $13.99
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Includes choice of
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Trans p o rt at i o n
Ford F-150, America’s best-selling vehicle, still delivers
By Charles Fleming
Los A ngeles Times
For 34 consecutive years, the Ford F150 has been the best-selling vehicle in
the United States, and the best-selling
truck for even longer.
Ford sold 780,354 of its F-series
trucks in 2015, including models from
its brawnier 250, 350, 450 and 550 lines,
outpacing trucks made by Chevrolet,
Ram, Nissan and Toyota.
This year, said Doug Scott, Ford’s
truck group marketing manager, sales
through May are 7 percent ahead of
2015.
Those numbers include all Ford’s
pickups, but the bulk of the vehicles sold
are F-150s, which in the heartland are
the preferred daily drivers for the country’s construction workers, farm workers
and cowpunchers. Like the people who
drive them, these trucks are purposeful,
plain and hardworking.
Until you get to the top of the trim
line.
The Supercrew 4x4 Limited is about
as fancy a truck as Ford makes. Sitting at
the top of the spread from entry-level
XL to XLT to Lariat, King Ranch,
Platinum and Limited, it’s Ford’s rhinestone cowboy car.
Trimmed in leather, accented by
wood paneling and fitted with the latest
electronics, technology and sound systems, it’s a conspicuous consumption
vehicle – riding high in traffic, taking up
every inch of its freeway lanes and gulping gallons of fuel.
Driving the Supercrew Limited
around town, I started asking myself,
“Does this truck make my wallet look
fat?”
More than 19 feet long, 8 feet wide
and almost 6 feet tall, it’s too big for
some parking structures and most parking spaces. While it has enough ground
clearance and gross vehicular weight to
squash a Smart car or flatten a Fiat 500,
doing that didn’t seem like it would
increase my chances of finding someplace to leave it.
Who’s it made for? At just under
$70,000, this isn’t the working person’s
truck. It’s not even the foreman’s truck.
Celia Rivenbark
I come across as someone who is holding an ear trumpet in one hand and
rolling bandages for the army hospital
with the other.
I nodded as though I understood and
excused myself to Google it.
“Rolling Stone” magazine had all the
answers.
“Technically, it’s a free-to-play, location-based, augmented-reality, multiplayer online mobile game that also supports its own custom wearable tech.”
Ugh. Where did I put those bandages?
Mercifully, there followed a more
accessible definition: Players look for
critters, catch them, train them and battle
with them while using their phone’s
GPS sensors to turn their neighborhood
into a virtual “game board.” Captured
The 2016 4x4 Supercrew Limited is Ford's top of the line F-150 model, which
has been the most popular vehicle sold in the U.S. for the last three decades.
(Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
This is the boss’ truck.
And what is he doing with it? The
Supercrew seats five and has a 5.5-foot
short bed. The boss might take his
lawyer and tax accountant and their
spouses out for dinner, but he’s probably
not hauling a load of pea gravel.
Not that the truck’s not up to that.
This Supercrew came with Ford’s 3.5liter V-6 Ecoboost engine, which makes
365 horsepower and 420 pound feet of
torque. Fitted to a six-speed automatic
transmission, it gets accordingly pretty
poor fuel economy – an EPA estimated
18 miles per gallon for combined city
and highway driving, but about 12 miles
per gallon during the time I drove it.
The Limited Supercrew also can be
had with a 5-liter V-8 engine – though
Ford doesn’t offer it in a diesel configuration – and can be ordered with a 6.5foot or 8-foot bed.
With the standard power plant, it’s
capable of carrying close to two tons of
payload and towing 12,200 pounds of
trailer.
On the road, the Limited is like driving a cloud – quiet, powerful, comfortable. Accelerating from 65 mph to 85
mph or more produces no discernible
increase in engine, tire or road noise.
The truck also helps keep itself in line,
literally. The lane-keeping assistance
will nudge the steering wheel gently if
Pokemons are trained at a local landmark “Gym” which you must walk to
and where you will, no doubt, run into
tons of other people who are late for
work at Chipotle aiming their phones
skyward.
Although it has only been available
for a short time now, Pokemon Go has
already garnered tons of fans and critics.
The former because it forces pudgy
diehard gamers to walk outside in the
fresh air for the first time since elementary school recess; the latter because you
might stumble onto a dead body face
down in a ravine while hunting for
Pikachu, as one Wyoming teen did.
Well. Nothing’s perfect. Except maybe
the idea of a “virtual gym.” That’s pretty awesome.
(Celia Rivenbark is the author of
seven humor collections. Visit her website at www.celiarivenbark.com.)
©2015 Celia Rivenbark
Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
“My grandfather always said, ‘Don’t watch your money, watch
your health.’ So one day while I watching my health, someone
stole my money. It was my grandfather.”
Jackie Mason
you stray – unless you’ve hit the turn
signal, and told the truck you’re changing lanes on purpose.
Off-road, it’s almost as smooth as on
the pavement, with the suspension easily soaking up ruts and washboard.
The Limited line comes standard
with heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, Sony stereo system,
rearview camera, remote tailgate lock,
tire-pressure monitoring system, a fullsize spare tire and a running board that
deploys electronically when you unlock
the doors.
When kitted out with the optional
Active Park Assist, a $440 add-on, it’ll
parallel park almost by itself. With the
$895 Pro Trailer Backup Assist, it will
even help you park a trailer like an
expert. Instead of looking in the rearview mirror and trying to remember
which way the trailer goes when the
steering wheel turns left, the driver looks
into the infotainment screen and uses a
simple knob to drive the trailer backward.
A cynical, seed-spitting farmhand
might say that’s just a lot of lipstick on a
pig. But this is no pig. Beneath the wood
panel and leather, it’s still an F-150,
which time and experience have proved
durable: This is the 12th generation of a
truck Ford has been building since 1948.
Of course, not everything about the F-
Jim Peck
150 – not even the Limited – is perfect.
I was dismayed to hear the front passenger seat belt clonking against the B-pillar every time I hit a bump.
I’ve owned a 2005 Ford Ranger and
a 2001 Ford Ranger, and they both did
that. I can’t be the first person to notice
this problem. I’m probably not the first
to solve it, either – by keeping the seat
belt latched, even when I don’t have a
passenger in the car.
Ford sells an entry level F-150 for
$26,540. The Limited Supercrew starts
at $63,100. The model we tested would
cost $67,270.
There almost certainly will be more
expensive F-150s coming. Scott said
Ford’s research indicates there continue
to be customers within the truck’s massive owner base who still would be willing to pay more money for more truck.
“We haven’t reached the ceiling, in
terms of the price point or the luxury,”
Scott said.
That’s still a lot of money for most
consumers, and almost twice the current
average transaction price for a vehicle in
the U.S.
But if I needed a truck this big, and
could afford it, and had someplace to
park it, and had someone else paying for
my fuel consumption, I might buy one.
Especially if Ford can get that seat belt
latch figured out.
2016 Ford F-150
4x4 Supercrew Limited
Quick take: Top model of America’s
top vehicle
Highs: So capable! So cushy!
Lows: Good luck finding a parking
space
Vehicle type: Four-door pickup
Base price: $63,100
Price as tested: $67,270
Powertrain: 3.5-liter V-6 engine,
four-wheel drive
Transmission: Six-speed automatic
Horsepower: 365
Torque: 420 pound-feet
EPA fuel economy rating: 16 mpg
city/22 highway/18 combined
©2016 Los A ngeles Times
Distributed by Tribune Content
Agency, LLC.
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L au g h in g M at t e r
What’s the difference
between a businessman
and a warm dog? The businessman wears a suit; the
dog just pants.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A mathematician and a
farmer were on a train. As
they passed a flock of
sheep in a field, the mathematician announced confidently: “There are 797
sheep out there.”
“That’s incredible,” said
the farmer. “It so happens I
know the owner and that
figure is exactly right. But
how did you count them so
fast?”
“Easy,” said the mathematician. I just counted the
number of legs and divided
by four.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A grumpy old woman
was in the hospital for the
first time and was hating
every minute of it. Within
two hours of her arrival,
she had complained about
everything – the food, the
ward, the nurses, her bed,
even her fellow patients.
On her first night there,
she spotted a small button
attached to a cord.
“What’s that?” she
demanded.
“If you need anything in
the middle of the night, just
press
the
button,”
explained an intern.
“What does it do? Ring
a bell,” she asked.
“No,” said the intern. “It
turns on a light in the hall
for the nurse on duty.”
“Looked,” snapped the
woman, “I’m the sick one
around here. If the night
nurse needs a light on in
the hall, she can damn well
get up and switch it on herself.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
What do you call a
woman who knows where
her husband is every night?
A widow.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
When the plums on
your tree dry out, it’s time
to prune.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
Did you know it takes
40 pigs to make 4,000
sausages? Isn’t it amazing
what you can teach them?
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A drunk phoned Alcoholics Anonymous.
“Is that AA?” he asked.
“Yes,” said the switchboard operator. “Would
you like to join?”
“No,” said the drunk.
“I’d like to resign.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
Bogged down in a huge
mud-filled hole in the
road, a motorist paid a
passing farmer $5 to pull
him out with his tractor.
Once back on dry
ground, the grateful
motorist said, “If that’s all
you charge, I bet you’re
pulling people out of the
mud day and night.”
“Can’t,” said the farmer. “At night I haul water
for the hole.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A tourist wandered into
a back-alley antique shop
in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Picking through the
objects on display he discovered a detailed, lifesized bronze sculpture of a
rat. The sculpture was so
interesting that he picked
it up and asked the shop
owner what it cost.
“Twelve dollars for the
rat, sir,” said the shop
owner, “and a thousand
dollars more for the story
behind it.”
“You can keep the
story, old man,” he replied, “but I’ll take the
rat.”
The transaction complete, the tourist left the
store with the bronze rat
under his arm. As he
crossed the street in front
of the store, two live rats
emerged from a sewer
drain and fell into step
behind him. Nervously
looking over his shoulder,
he began to walk faster,
but every time he passed
another sewer drain, more
rats came out and followed him. By the time
he’d walked two blocks,
at least a hundred rats
were at his heels, and people began to point and
shout. He walked even
faster, and soon broke into
a trot as multitudes of rats
swarmed from sewers,
basements, vacant lots,
and abandoned cars. Rats
by the thousands were at
his heels, and when he
saw the waterfront at the
bottom of the hill, he panicked and started to run
full tilt.
No matter how fast he
ran, the rats kept up,
squealing hideously, now
not just thousands but millions, so that by the time
he came rushing to the
water’s edge a trail of rats
twelve city blocks long
was behind him. Making a
mighty leap, he jumped
onto a light post and
grasped it with one arm
while he hurled the bronze
rat into San Francisco Bay
with the other.
Pulling his legs up and
clinging to the light post,
he watched in amazement
as the seething tide of rats
surged over the breakwater into the sea, where they
drowned.
Shaken and mumbling,
he made his way back to
the antique shop.
“Ah, so you’ve come
back for the rest of the
story,” said the owner.
No,” said the tourist, “I
was wondering if you
have a bronze lawyer.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A man phoned the hospital in a highly agitated
state.
“My wife is pregnant,”
he gasped. “Her contractions are only two minutes
apart.”
“Is this her first child?”
asked the doctor.
“No, you fool,” the man
said. “This is her husband.”
Pickles
by Brian Crane
July 29, 2016 —27
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Mr. Boffo by Joe Martin
Willy and Ethel
by Joe Martin
July 29, 2016
The Beacon
Mr. Boffo
by Joe Martin
Garfield
by Jim Davis
July 29, 2016 — 29
30 — The Beacon
July 29, 2016
F u N an d G am e S
Crossword Clues
Across
1 Ignore the teleprompter
6 Take for a ride, so to speak
10 Pyramid, to Tut
14 Supermodel Klum
15 “Look what I did!”
16 Old-time knife
17 “Full House” star Bob
18 Alphabetically first of the acting
Baldwin brothers
19 Sedgwick of “The Closer”
20 McDonald’s freebies
23 Contractor’s approx.
25 Word ending for enzymes
26 Outcome
27 Multi-day event featuring rainbow
flags
31 Alaskan native
32 Forever and a day
33 Opposite of NNE
36 Campus official
37 Willy with a chocolate factory
39 Indian spiced tea
40 Kazakhstan, once: Abbr.
41 For the lady
42 Prankster’s favorite month
43 Ride with wooden horses
46 Scramble, as a secret message
49 Dawn goddess
50 Old AT&T rival
51 Fruit-flavored hard candies
55 Part of Q.E.D.
56 “You hurt?” reply, hopefully
57 Really bad turnout
60 Feel concern
61 Luigi’s “Bye!”
62 Conclude
63 “Faster __ a speeding bullet ...”
64 Tailor’s sewn folds
65 Sidewalk eateries
Down
1 Sighs of satisfaction
2 Agcy. with narcs
3 Astronomical distance
4 “I had no __!”
5 Walk-on role
6 Hung around
7 Not windy
8 “Zip-__-Doo-Dah”
9 ‘90s Los del R’o dance hit
10 “For shame!”
11 “Shame __!”
12 Two-time Best Actress Oscar winner
Streep
13 Beauty’s beau
21 Tire pressure abbr.
22 Popular jeans
23 “Jeepers!”
24 Black Friday deals
28 Many a punch line
29 __-weensy
30 Chinese cookware
33 Doesn’t lose sleep over
34 New Orleans footballer
35 Oscar who quipped, “True friends
stab you in the front”
37 Lottery winners’ cry
38 Bobby of hockey
39 Naval noncom: Abbr.
41 Actress Lamarr
42 As, on the periodic table
43 Like lava
44 Colorful little lizards
45 “Impressive!”
46 Cockpit panic button
47 “Little Broken Hearts” singer Jones
48 Civil War nurse Barton
52 Parisian gal pal
53 Linguist Chomsky
54 Gossip columnist Barrett
58 Michelle Obama __ Robinson
59 EMTs’ destinations
Puzzle answers
are on page 20.
♠
♥
Bridge
Louie’s bad luck
Goren on Bridge with Bob Jones
Both vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
♠ 8, 4
❤ J, 7, 6
♦ Q, J, 10, 7, 3
♣ 7, 5, 3
WEST
♠ J, 10, 9, 6
❤ Q,9, 8, 3
♦ A, 9, 5
♣ Q, 8
EAST
♠ 7, 5, 3, 2
❤ 10, 5, 2
♦ 8, 2
♣ K, 10, 9, 4
SOUTH
♠
A, K, Q
❤
A, K, 4
♦
K, 6, 4
♣
A, J, 6, 2
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST
2♣
Pass
2NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
NORTH
2♦
3NT
EAST
Pass
Pass
Opening lead : J of ♠
The club's Saturday night duplicate saw
the usual group battling for master points. All
of the pairs reached three no trump on this
simple deal. Simple?
Hard Luck Louie won the opening spade
♦
♣
lead and saw that his best chance was to find
an opponent with the singleton or doubleton
ace of diamonds. He led the king of diamonds from hand and another diamond to the
board's 10. Both were allowed to hold. He
still had a chance if the missing clubs split 33, so he led a club to his jack, losing to West's
queen. Louie won the spade continuation and
then led the ace of clubs and another club.
When that suit split 4-2 and the queen of
hearts didn't fall under the ace or king, Louie
conceded down one. “Can you believe my
luck,” said Louie. “I’m gonna stop playing if
my luck doesn’t change.”
Lucky Larry also felt that his best chance
was to knock out the ace of diamonds, if he
could, but he saw an extra chance as well. He
won the opening spade lead and led a low
club from his hand. Larry won the spade
return and cashed the ace of clubs, noting the
fall of the queen from West. Now he led the
king of diamonds and a diamond to the
board. When this failed to knock out the ace
he reverted to clubs, leading toward his
remaining jack-6. Bingo! Nine tricks and his
contract.
(Bob Jones welcomes 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 [email protected].)
© 2016 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Sudoku
Complete the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box (in bold
borders) contains every digit, from 1 to 9.
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What’s Happening
Cards and games, Mondays and
Wednesdays 1 – 4 p.m. Darien Senior Center,
47 Park St., Darien. Call 882-3774.
Senior Card Club, every Thursday 11
a.m .- 3 p.m., Matheson Memorial Library
Community Room, Elkhorn. Bridge, 500,
and other games. Everyone welcome.
Bridge - every Tuesday, 12:30-3:30 p.m.,
Lake Geneva City Hall kitchen. Call 2483536 for more information.
Duplicate bridge, first and third Tuesday
at 7 p.m., The Highlands at Geneva Crossing,
721 S. Curtis St., Lake Geneva. Call Mary or
Dick Koehler at 248-4632 or 374-9164.
~ ~ ~ Farmers Markets ~ ~ ~
Geneva Outdoor Market, farmers and
artisans, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon through
Oct. 29. N3252 Co. Road H, at the intersection with NN. Vendors wanted. Call Debra at
(262) 215-6139.
Delavan – Fresh Market, 3-7 p.m.
Thursdays from June through October,
Tower Park downtown.
East Troy, Village Square, Thursdays 4-7
p.m., through September.
Lake Geneva, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
Horticultural Hall, 330 Broad St., Thursdays
through Oct 27.
Burlington, Northwind Perennial Farm,
7047 Hospital Road, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fridays
through Sept. 16
Elkhorn – Saturdays 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
Elkhorn Town Square, North Wiscocnsin St.
Whitewater – Fridays, 8 a.m. till sold
out, Winchester True Value parking lot, 1415
W. Main St.
~ 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 conference room A 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) 3963729.
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.
Alcoholics Anonymous Walworth
County Hotline is 723-1224. Their website is
www.area75.org. Call or check online to get
information about meetings in your area.
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
Matheson Memorial Library Community
Center Room, 101 N. Wisconsin St. in
Elkhorn. 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.bluelotustemple.org.
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 1-2 p.m.
at Aurora Lakeland Medical
Center, lower level conference room. Call Pat Positano
at 741-2402 for further
information.
Walworth County Public
Health im-munization walkin clinics, the second
July 29, 2016 —31
Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. and fourth Tuesday
from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at W4051 County Road
NN, Elkhorn. Immunizations available for
uninsured children or children on Medicaid.
Some adult vaccines are available at competitive cost. To check availability of vaccine or
to make an appointment, call Bill FitzGerald
Fleck, RN 741-3133.
~ ART, LITERATURE THEATER, MUSIC ~
Legendary Milwaukee Keyboardist Al
White, Sunday, Aug. 21, 4-8 p.m., Ye Olde
Hotel, Lyons. No cover. (262) 763-2701.
New Art Show opening at Gallery 223,
223 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, Wednesday,
Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 25. Gallery
hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m. The show will include two- and
three-dimensional work in various media, all
created by local artists. Visitors always welcome. Geneva Lake Arts Foundation memberships available for artists and art appreciators.
Live music Thursday - Sunday, 6:30-11
p.m. at Mars Resort on Lake Como’s south
shore.
Scott Thomas, karaoke, Fridays from 9
p.m. - 1 a.m., Lookout Room, Lake Lawn
Resort, Highway 50, Delavan
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, Saturdays 9 p.m. - close (usually 2 a.m.), Snug Harbor Lakefront
Campground Pub and Restaurant, Highway
A and P (not the food store) Richmond, Wis.
Call (608) 883-6999 or log on to
www.snughar borwi.com for details.
The Good Earth Church of the Divine
and Michael Fields Agricultural Institute will
host an exhibit of acrylic and mixed media
compositions by 92-year-old artist Leo
“Nello” Rotelli. The exhibit, “Forever
Young: Sacred Summer,” will be on display
in the big brown barn at the Institute, W2493
Co. Rd. ES, East Troy through September 16
and is open to the public from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m
and Sunday mornings by appointment. All
sales of artwork go directly to the artist.
Singin’ In The Rain, the greatest movie
musical of all time, is now live and on The
Fireside stage in the lightning paced, toe-tapping, rib-tickling Broadway version of the
Gene Kelly masterpiece. Featuring a stellar
cast of some of the country’s most talented
young Broadway and regional singers and
dancers, Singin’ In The Rain is filled with
great songs such as “Good Morning,” “Make
‘Em Laugh,” “You Are My Lucky Star,” “Fit
As A Fiddle And Ready For Love,” and
“Broadway Melody.” Of course, the unforgettable title song “Singin’ in the Rain” is the
featured number, complete with our hero
dancing his way through a “real” rain storm.
Log on to www.firesidetheatre. com or call
(800) 477-9505 for schedule, prices and
reservations.
32 — The Beacon
July 29, 2016
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Real Estate Broker Associate
(262) 745-1762
[email protected]
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FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE
BUYING OR SELLING NEEDS,
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839 N. Wisconsin Street, Elkhorn
262-741-1400
Formerly Festival of Summer the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce
is reviving this event with a NEW name and date!
We would like to invite you, your employees and your family members to
ELKHORN'S
CORN & BRAT DAYS
August 5th & 6th
located throughout
Elkhorn's Downtown Veterans Park
beginning at 10:00 am on Friday, August 5th
Artisans will be on the square while Corn & Brats
are served from 11am-2pm provided by our
Platinum Sponsor Elkhorn Rotary Club
and our Chamber office.
Join us all day Saturday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm
with food, festival fun and local community acts
on our Entertainment Stage
sponsored by TDS Telecom
Corn & Brats will be served from
11:00 am-4:00 pm on Saturday, August 6th
MID-AMERICA
INSURANCE CENTER, INC.
15 S. Lincoln St., Unit 1 • Elkhorn, WI 53121
DAVID J. RICHARDSON
(262) 723-4841
Email: [email protected] • www.midamericains.com
Fax (262) 723-4891
Phone 262-723-7945 • Fax 262-723-7945
your feed nʼ seed is our business indeed!
641 N. Lincoln Street, Elkhorn
THE INFINITY CENTER
Friday & Saturday, August 5 & 6
enjoy the smells,
tastes & sounds of summer!
20 S. WISCONSIN STREET • 723-8021
StebnitzBuilders.com
800.410.8027
Store & Wellness Center
12 S. Wisconsin Street
Elkhorn, WI
262-723-2220
www.theinfinitycenter.net
WE ALWAYS OFFER 15% OFF FOR ALL SENIORS, MILITARY & TEACHERS
Movie and Game Retail and Rental Store
YOUR SOURCE FOR ENTERTAINMENT
16 S. Wisconsin Street • Elkhorn • 262-723-2800
350 Pellar Road, Lake Geneva
262-249-0221
CALL BILL 262-903-4833
Florist
26 S.Wisconsin Street, Elkhorn, WI
262-723-6677
www.flowerswishingwell.com
Leith & Associates
Est. 1863
LAKESIDE ORTHOPAEDICS
352 Pellar Road, Lake Geneva
262-248-4467
9 E. Walworth St.
Elkhorn
(262) 723-9997
Sawdust
& Stitches
QUILTING FABRIC & NOTIONS
N644 US 12 • Elkhorn, WI
262-742-3417
Swimming
Pool & Spa
Installation
& Service
13 S. Wisconsin Street, Elkhorn, WI
262-723-1213
Monday-Friday 10:00-5:00; Saturday 10:00-4:00
Web Site: www.sawdustandstitches.net • E-mail: [email protected]
• FRESH SWEET CORN
• Local Produce
• Free Range & Organic Eggs
OUT NEAR ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL
www.splashtimepoolsandspas.com
5788 St. Rd. 11
Elkhorn, WI
MERCY WALWORTH HOSPITAL
AND MEDICAL CENTER
Hwys. 50 & 67, Lake Geneva, WI • 262-245-0535